Artist Miss?
Jin Yulu's eyes brightened, imdiately recalling one of Hibiscus's instructions before departure—this person might intervene in the battlefield and was related to so series' strongest magic. At the ti, just revealing information of this level required Beatrice's protection, showing Knowledge Poison's ferocity. The encyclopedia user was in grave danger now.
Snow Maiden commanded sternly, "Stop her from making contact with Church mbers—"
Erina moved faster, the girl shifting from three-dinsional to flat, sliding at high speed across the ice surface—two-dinsional thods couldn't interfere at all.
Monts later she appeared beside Beatrice, holding a black paste reeking of pungent dicine. She exchanged glances with Jin Yulu—no communication needed, but trust between Magical Girls replaced all explanation. For the Church, the situation was dire; they couldn't escape with just one person's strength. For Erina, people fight for dignity—she had to teach the treasury a lesson, and couldn't stand by watching soone die.
From this mont, they were allies, advancing and retreating together, sharing life and death.
"I deceived them. Actually, so relic remains. After all that trouble, I scraped out this bit of Holy dicine. It has miraculous effects on various negative status damage—just enough."
"I heard you really need it."
"...Hyacinth told Your Majesty Protea, right?" Erina was slightly stunned but still put the paste into Beatrice's mouth. The bleeding imdiately stopped and even began self-healing. Seeing this, she sighed in relief. "After touching the Holy dicine, I understood it couldn't save that person of mine. How could low-level mysteries shake higher-order things? Might as well use it up."
Empty joy, regret lingering in her heart, but none of this broke Erina. No matter—she knew she'd embarked on a difficult path. Just storms and rain.
Erina only wanted to fight alongside her temporary comrade in hearty cooperation.
Jin Yulu suddenly inhaled, then another Dragon Breath set the prairie ablaze. The destructive energy filled with origin power made opponents temporarily dare not approach. Gaining a mont's respite, fortunately Beatrice gradually recovered and rallied her spirits.
Encyclopedia pages flew to offset another incoming Knowledge Poison attack.
Snow Maiden's second relic moir had to be dealt with by her, or others might collapse at first touch.
The ancient Holy Relic was indeed powerful, but this was never a rigid battle comparing stats. With Senior Hyacinth's prophetic support, they understood how to use chanics cleverly, moving mountains with minimal force. At this mont, Beatrice t her two companions' gazes with firm determination, nodding solemnly.
All in.
Jin Yulu said, "At this point, you shouldn't fear Knowledge Poison. I'll tell you—Hyacinth told the combat objective is destroying the deepest technique core. Without it, the treasury will have to suspend all functions."
Erina spoke frankly, "Actually, I consud a lot earlier and temporarily lack frontal combat ability, but I'm sufficient for support. I'll coordinate with you."
After the three exchanged words, they confird tactics.
But the Holy Relics on the other side of the sea of fire, not knowing the truth, were on high alert and didn't dare act rashly.
Complete relic liberation already bore massive contamination requiring extre caution, even needing ti to adapt. Would such battle-hardened strong enemies really give them ti?
Snow Maiden was very worried. The current situation couldn't rely on conventional forces—everyone had already collapsed in heaps, fast asleep. Not freezing to death would be fortunate. Moreover, she couldn't gauge the girl in the painting's current condition. If she were in peak state and repeated that stacked setting status, it would be troubleso. She had to control her strength—being too harsh and making enemies of all Salvation Church Magical Girls would be counterproductive...
Whoosh!
Snow Maiden waved her sleeve to dispel the sea of fire, clearly seeing Jin Yulu with one person hanging on each shoulder. What was this situation?
Still, she calmly instructed her subordinates, "Coordinate with the Relic Treasury's sealing technique. Your six magical power should be sufficient. Draw the barrier energy over too—full effort. Focus attacks on the encyclopedia; they'll protect it."
"Remaining soldiers who can still move, return to the treasury. Don't interfere."
By now the garrison had to retreat in disorder. Actually, after World Serpent's rampage, they no longer had organizational capacity—might as well exit gracefully.
Bluntly speaking, Magical Girl Protea had thoroughly ravaged an entire elite army group.
But her strength ultimately had traceable patterns. At this mont, all guards with completely liberated relics would truly go all out. Even top combat power from the Church would drink bitter defeat—real skill would be seen.
Splash splash!
The first to launch general assault was still wide-range control specialist Trident. Floods rose from flat ground, rushing torrents flying toward targets.
Unexpectedly, the opponents were quite simply subrged.
No, World Serpent form returned, but sohow fat and short, completely different from the earlier endless posture... like a puffer fish full of air, easily weaving through torrents, swimming along the ground fissures drawn by water flow.
Snow Maiden saw through it imdiately, "They're using your power to find the treasury's foundation layer. The Church even knows this?"
Frost rapidly spread in pursuit, carrying contaminating black air together, but the opponents dodged left and right, just couldn't be touched. At this mont, floods beca transportation helping them rush along, while Holy Relics couldn't keep up. The experienced ones imdiately understood so chanism was at work—probably Protea actively coordinating with the girl in the painting's strange ability. Looking carefully, words indeed floated above them:
Fish Leaping Dragon Gate.
The next mont Jin Yulu followed the water flow into the ice cave. The black building's depths indeed transmitted massive magical power reactions—no wonder the earlier Earth Dragon Turnover hadn't destroyed it.
She only had ti to glance at Snow Maiden arriving with the wind behind her, a sharp sword slicing through scales, easily splattering blood like flesh.
Another Holy Relic had temporarily entrusted their relic.
Trouble! Jin Yulu's heart jumped. As the victim, she naturally knew this spatial fluctuation relic's power, specially designed for armor-breaking. Her own injury didn't matter—the key was protecting two companions.
Dragon Breath!
World Serpent spewed flas but Snow Maiden forcibly caught them, her whole body burning as she followed the three into the deep ice cave.
Both sides' technical descent left others no ti to replay. anwhile, Erina and Beatrice on Jin Yulu's back respectively released magical power hitting Snow Maiden. Even so, she didn't retreat at all, her magical power reaction growing more intense. Knowledge Poison thoroughly linked all four in simultaneous contamination—already intensely consuming, they could hardly resist.
"You're fucking crazy enough. What do you want to do? Hurry up."
"Don't think your causing trouble elsewhere ans you can push the treasury around—"
Snow Maiden attacking in rage erupted the most brilliant light so far. Pale light pillars connected heaven and earth, this strike rising from Antarctica's coast sweeping surrounding wind and snow, unmatched.
Ice pillars spread from her as center, firmly sealing the three girls, plus Knowledge Poison soaking together. anwhile, six Holy Relics provided magical protection—solid as rock.
"Did we succeed?"
The Witch looked with lingering fear at ice pillars spanning over a thousand ters. How am I supposed to maintain seals? I can't handle it all.
However, the Holy Relics still retained considerable stamina, and supplies had arrived. Paper cranes floated down from the sky, actively fusing into everyone's bodies to heal wounds and restore magical power—the effect of a support-type relic. So having garrison forces coordinate inside the treasury was best.
But the cost was easier aggravation of relic contamination leading to rampage—using it once was already risky.
Snow Maiden instructed, "Since everyone has recovered sowhat, begin the sealing technique."
Suddenly she frowned. The ice pillar she'd worked so hard to construct sohow showed a crack. She instinctively tried to smooth it but it didn't recover. Scalding ink seeped through—two magics reinforcing to cancel freezing.
"Dodge quickly."
Flas swept across, severely injuring the nearest Witch. Though deep fusion users could regenerate, she couldn't concentrate on constructing techniques for a while.
"Clever approach, but you can't escape." Snow Maiden gestured for other comrades to block every corner.
She was about to reinforce the ice pillar to make it thicker it erupted, stunning her. Too exaggerated—why did Magical Girl Protea still have such massive energy after continuous major battles? Simply a war machine, having passed tests of one-against-many, wheel battles. At this mont, ice pillars surpassing the world's tallest buildings swayed precariously, mountains about to collapse, with new text appearing on their surface.
"One million tons hypothetical mass!"
Jin Yulu, enhanced by painter magic settings, unleashed a straight punch—simple and honest, no technique, only surging power. The punch wind lted ice pillars and split rock layers, roaring energy pouring forward, devastating and unstoppable.
She was satisfied. This strike dislocated all joints to complete the close combat technique she hadn't fully demonstrated to Hibiscus before, stacking with another strongest magic for explosive growth.
Whether truly one million tons in weight didn't matter—before her remained only a trench.
Behind her, Beatrice frantically patted Erina's back. "Why is your body disappearing? Don't sleep."
"It's fine, this is my magic."
Before finishing, the winged ink bottle and pen again sketched the girl's form, renewed with brilliance. Except for a tired expression, no other abnormal signs. But judging from magical power reaction, she should help to here—temporarily out of strength.
Fortunately, Beatrice's encyclopedia was neutralizing the Knowledge Poison barrier around the Relic Treasury's periter. Eventually they could dig out flaws and destroy the technique core in one stroke.
"Cough!"
Snow Maiden lying on the ground spat blood, then covered her abdominal wound with one hand to freeze and stop bleeding, but her limbs still trembled. Too many years without such injury—she was actually unaccustod.
But she smiled. Good pain—pain ant being alive. Heart of Profound Winter couldn't help rejoicing.
The mont Snow Maiden stood, layers of ice fragnts peeled from her body. Thanks to this armor helping her offset the fatal blow, or it would have been dire.
The other Holy Relics felt worse. Not everyone possessed ancient ones' fearso strength. Fighting to this point, the key competition was recovery, endurance, and willpower. They could only force themselves to rally. Even with contamination continuing to rage, they had to persist—duty bound, mission called.
They weren't just maintaining dangerous goods for the military but building an unfaltering fortress, at least letting everyone know civilization's fire would have safe refuge afterward. That was all.
After several deep breaths, Snow Maiden's magical circulation had recovered.
This pale elental posture released new rounds of Knowledge Poison—not from moir relic but special aura.
Ancient Holy Relics could vaguely utilize them, this dangerous posture obvious.
As magical revival grew richer, she could use even higher liberation power. Now let the Magical Girls properly experience humanity's peak.
Including Snow Maiden, seven Holy Relics still planned to continue fighting. Moreover, the treasury itself had begun operating—continuous assistance would follow. Just ho field advantage was enough to overwhelm invaders with only brute force. Admittedly, everyone was hanging by a thread fighting desperately. After all, no one now dared liberate relics to new stages touching levels existing only in literature, but this mont was sufficient.
"Well done."
Jin Yulu smiled freely, her whole body shedding old scales for new armor, appearing vigorous on the surface.
Actually, she rarely felt magical power deficit unable to continue—breaking the technique core was almost impossible now, having touched current Growth Stage Magical Girl limits.
If she had the next stage's Origin Shaping perhaps it would be better, but war allowed no hypotheticals. The urgent priority was protecting two comrades, especially guarding against those strange relic abilities...
Suddenly Jin Yulu was possessed to firmly embrace the two girls in a dodge and roll.
Scarecrow's pounce swept past, its claws just grazing her cheek.
Bleeding.
Instantly curse power swept through her body—severe pain, bleeding, and paralysis all striking together. In blurred vision, seven Holy Relics approached nacingly—troubles never co singly. If she were alone it should work, but mature Jin Yulu wouldn't say such things.
"Rest assured, I often practice resistance with Fortune and Misfortune, Love and Hate. No curse in the world is more terrifying than those two."
"Stop being stubborn, Senior."
"It's fine, I'll just rest a mont and catch my breath."
"Church friends, this ti it's my turn to fight desperately. Betting my existence, I'll block the enemy."
Erina stood at the front line directly facing the Relic Treasury guards rapidly recovering. At this mont she faded in color, accumulating power for desperate battle, while the opposing team led by Snow Maiden pressed closer step by step.
Both sides understood they were approaching limits with main forces severely damaged. At this mont, neither Snow Maiden nor Jin Yulu could dominate the situation—it depended on comrades' strength.
Boom!
The sound of breaking through Antarctica's blizzard and sound barrier shattered everyone's thoughts—so deafening. Though not a shadow was visible, it transmitted an unimaginable presence, making hearts race uncontrollably and heads lift involuntarily. The sky darkened, clouds hung low, fierce winds howled, yet unanimously opened a clear path. Against the azure background were string-like contrail lines, as if about to play a song for this magnificent world.
Then they felt cold sweat on their backs—ntal perception, locked on. So magnificent power was about to visit. Who?
Snow Maiden reacted fastest, instinctively wrapping her petite body in layers of ice blocks while holding her head. She wanted to warn other Holy Relics but wounds hurt severely. Using all strength, she finally uttered judgnt of life and death under:
"Everyone concentrate all remaining magical power to defend vital points—"
"Be still."
Instantly the world in Jin Yulu, Beatrice, and Erina's eyes lost color, only Sands of Ti slowly flowing.
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