Chapter 99: Heroes Truly Are Countless in This World

When Jiang Si charged straight toward Red Crane, Twins was startled.

No, boss!

It’s only been half an hour!

Jiang Si arrived so fast that Twins hadn’t even prepared to welcome him, and as soon as he reached Hulin City he’d gone straight to the witch laboratory she had just found without saying a word!

She hadn’t even had time to figure out what that place was for!

Besides, Scorpio had bullied her back when they were at headquarters’ lab, and Twins had been planning to take her sweet time getting revenge!

Now the girl she wanted to punish had already been turned into two Scorpios.

I know you’re fast, but you don’t have to be this fast, boys aren’t popular when they move this quickly, boss!

Most importantly, only half an hour has passed!

Sitting on the tall building, Twins grew anxious. Lady Bingtang didn’t forget to tell the boss, did she!

Wasn’t it arranged that they would eliminate the Witch Association in Hulin City after three hours?!

Or did the boss get carried away and forget right away?

Boss, you’re such an idiot, a dummy, a silly goose, a fool, a murderer, a slaughterer, a dissector, an executioner!

How are you going to make it up to Twins...

As she paced in a whirl of worry, a gu insect crawled over beside the high-rise.

The wind up on the building was fierce, and a gust nearly blew the gu insect off.

But it clung to the power line by the edge of the building and grinned eerily, “Fantastic, having Azure Cloud Sect as an ally brings such peace of mind, doesn’t it, Twins. If I have a next life, I want to join Azure Cloud Sect too.”

“Ha ha, of course.”

My foot!

The three-hour speedrun record would be broken — how could she then mock Chilian or get Chilian to leak the locations of surrounding Witch Associations!

Back when she and the captain were in BH City, they were basically isolated, with little contact with Witch Associations in other cities.

After all, the captain cared about face; no matter the reason, after losing like that, he wouldn’t have the gall to mingle and communicate.

Chilian, on the other hand, had developed well; at least no one in East China had outpaced her. She flaunted it everywhere, had connections with many Witch Association leaders, and knew their exact locations.

So for Twins, that three-hour speedrun record must absolutely not be broken!

Of course, in reality Twins didn’t care that much about the Witch Association itself.

Her real problem was she couldn’t stand Chilian doing well!

If the three-hour record were broken, wouldn’t Chilian be over the moon?

People like that must be crushed! They must never be allowed to hold their heads high!

The thing Twins hated most was seeing someone toppled from the pillar of shame get back up!

Especially people she despised!

If Chilian climbed down from the pillar of shame, who would fill the missing speedrun ridicule for her?

No way, no way, the boss must be careful, don’t accidentally one-shot them...

While fretting, Twins saw a gu insect beside the building. Because of the high wind, one gust almost blew it off.

That gu insect clung to the power line and cackled, “This is great. When Azure Cloud Sect is your teammate, the sense of security is unparalleled. Don’t you agree, Twins? If I have another life, I’d join Azure Cloud Sect.”

“Ha ha, of course.”

What a load of crap!

The three-hour speedrun being broken would ruin everything; no more taunting Chilian, no more using Chilian to leak the positions of other cities’ Witch Associations.

At first she and the captain in BH City were nearly isolated with no ties to other cities’ Witch Associations.

Because the captain cared about face, after losing so badly, there was no way he would shamelessly contact others.

Chilian, however, had done well and boasted everywhere; East China at least had no one better than her. She had contacts with many Witch Association leaders and knew their exact locations.

So for Twins, the three-hour speedrun record absolutely could not be broken!

But in truth Twins wasn’t that concerned about the witch groups themselves.

Her real issue was she hated seeing Chilian succeed.

If the three-hour record were broken, Chilian would be unstoppable.

People like that must be suppressed, never allowed to raise their heads!

Twins’ worst fear was the person on the pillar of shame getting back up.

Especially someone she despised.

If Chilian climbed down, who would make up the missing speedrun mockery for her?

No — the boss must be careful, don’t accidentally finish them off...

Nearby, Chilian suddenly grew anxious.

“What is this person doing?! Can’t they play properly! They’ve already controlled so many Disaster Beasts! Start killing! How can you lose when riding a Disaster Beast at someone’s face? There aren’t many strong people in this Witch Association, what’s he wasting time for! He’ll finish in a minute! Don’t waste time!”

Twins glanced and laughed.

The Disaster Beasts all over the city were only sniffing out Witch Association members and not killing people.

In this short time, they had basically found all the Witch Association members, but they didn’t attack; they just sniffed around.

Some even urinated on Witch Association members like they were marking territory.

They simply wouldn’t act — they were toying.

“Damn, attack already!”

Chilian was about to go crazy.

Although it hadn’t yet been half an hour, Chilian wanted it over as fast as possible.

If it just took a little longer, two hours plus, people might still mention it. Jiang Ming once had a three-hour stalwart record.

But if it were half an hour, or even less than an hour, who would remember that Chilian only endured three hours?

When a champion breaks a record and shocks the crowd, no one remembers the runner-up!

Who remembers the runner-up who lost to Usain Bolt?

The problem was the situation was dragging on. If it stretched to two hours, there would be less impact, and Chilian would still be remembered as the loser!

“Attack! Little—”

“Twins! Stop watching, go help Azure Cloud Sect!”

“Don’t be ridiculous, I’m the Witch Association’s most loyal Complete Witch, number 004396, Twins!” The girl grabbed her hair and wagged her twin tails, “How could I help the enemy! They hurt my beloved captain! I’d rather die!”

“You’re pretending...!”

“Don’t use bad words, Miss Chilian, be a good child.”

Twins teased the gu insect with a smile, “Don’t be anxious, why are you in such a hurry? There’s still plenty of time before three hours.”

Watching the gu insect jump around on the power line like an ant on a hot pan, Twins wanted to mock it some more, but noticed something wrong.

Why was that gu insect smoking?

She hurriedly grabbed it off the power line.

“Damn, what kind of power line is this, it’s leaking electricity!”

The already charred gu insect trembled and asked, “Tw-Twins, how is it now? Did they start killing?”

“Soon, soon.”

Slower, slower.

Seeing the Disaster Beasts meandering around like tourists, Twins breathed a long sigh of relief.

Although the boss had charged straight at Red Crane, after locking eyes with her for a moment he had turned and headed toward the central TV tower.

She didn’t know what the boss was doing.

But surely he wouldn’t only think about dragging it out for three hours after charging in?

What Twins hadn’t expected was that brainless Red Crane actually chased after him?

Her eyes widened and she was momentarily confused.

“Has Red Crane always been this brave?”

Chilian paid her no heed and waved her tentacles, performing a lively show, “Good job! Red Crane, don’t leave the Complete Witches the credit!”

Seeing Red Crane charge forward and be struck to her knees by the Disaster Beasts she had raised, Twins’ face darkened and she furiously bit her fingernails.

It’s over, it’s over, it’s over. Twins had worked so hard.

She’d unexpectedly made Chilian’s victory look good!

This is unbearable!

She had planned to wait until three hours and then mercilessly mock Chilian, but now it might be over in an hour!

There’s no way I should go in myself, right?

Twins didn’t want to risk it. If the boss wasn’t careful and struck too hard, Twins might die on the spot.

If there’s a hell, she’d be ridiculed by the captain and Chilian together!

As she fretted, she saw the Disaster Control Bureau’s Magical Girl arrive.

Her eyes lit up and Twins snickered, “Chilian, if a Magical Girl goes, won’t Red Crane die even faster!”

Chilian paused and immediately nodded, “Makes sense!”

“Then we lure her over to Red Crane’s side!

“Charge, charge!”

But Chilian quickly realized something was wrong.

“No! What is this Magical Girl doing!” Chilian barked, “Why is she obstructing Azure Cloud Sect! How ungrateful a Magical Girl! Azure Cloud Sect dutifully eradicates Witch Associations and cleans up Disaster Beasts, and she opposes them! Shameless! Does a Magical Girl have no conscience!”

“That’s not your place to say, big sister.”

Twins chuckled and finally relaxed.

No matter how ferocious the boss was, he wouldn’t kill an innocent Magical Girl.

First entangle with the Magical Girl, the Disaster Control Bureau’s Magical Girls are all troublesome. Even if they lose, they might trigger a last-second breakout.

Of course a last-second breakout wouldn’t change the result. Keke and Li Yi had both broken through before; the result was still the same.

But even if they can’t win, they can stall.

After losing and cancelling transformation, even without combat ability they’d likely still try to stop the boss, forcing him to knock them out, which buys time.

One thing led to another, then they could deal with Red Crane and the three hours would be exceeded!

The more Twins thought, the more confident she became, slapping her thigh and laughing.

“Look again, will you?”

Chilian’s teasing laugh came from beside her. Twins glanced over.

“What the hell are you doing! Why is your skill hitting teammates!”

Chilian looked at the barely conscious Red Crane and finally exhaled in relief, excitedly rubbing her hands like a gloating fly.

Tonight is settled!

....

“Whew...”

Xingxuan panted heavily.

The endless tide of Disaster Beasts was finally ending!

When the last Disaster Beast fell before her, the four soul rings on Xingxuan’s magic wand nearly dimmed.

To match the setting, she’d only stored four cards for herself — four soul skills.

After all, without a new ten-thousand-year soul ring you can’t use a new soul skill.

The upside was her four cards recovered faster than others, cycling smoothly.

As long as her mana was sufficient, she could use them continuously without pause.

Recycling them felt a bit tedious, but it worked great!

Especially the second soul skill, which grew stronger the more she used it. Stacking it allowed her to deal huge damage even to A-level Disaster Beasts.

Using soul skills personally was cumbersome and slow; inserting a card was simple and fast — a single read provided the needed power for instant activation. Much more convenient.

In this massive Disaster Beast onslaught, only someone like her could sustain uninterrupted soul skill use.

Otherwise, the sheer number would exhaust anyone to death.

Even so, Xingxuan’s hands had gone numb.

Counting the card draws and insertions added up to over two thousand actions!

Fortunately her soul power was abundant.

If it weren’t for stalling on the fifth and sixth soul rings, she should have fully advanced to Blooming, nearing the peak of Soul Emperor!

So Xingxuan rarely felt short of mana.

This was the first time she’d felt mana might be insufficient.

The woman behind her was already unconscious, barely breathing.

The pollution was too deep and the wounds too severe — this was a cruel Witch Association.

There might be a life-or-death situation. She couldn’t waste any time; she had to leave the battlefield quickly and get the person to a hospital!

She glanced up — the dangerous fox-masked youth had already come down from the TV tower. No Disaster Beasts circled him, yet his aura remained terrifying!

“Your — your Disaster Beasts are all finished!”

Xingxuan raised her wand and stepped back, “No matter who you are, if you’ve cleared your Disaster Beasts you can’t be an enemy of Magical Girls. I advise you to leave. Don’t force me to act!”

He didn’t answer, just looked at the time.

There was a big clock on the TV tower. He glanced at it, nodded as if confirming something.

Then he beckoned.

The scattered Grief Seeds on the ground flew into Jiang the Demon Butcher’s hand.

Xingxuan retreated warily.

A helicopter circled overhead but didn’t approach. The Central Bureau must be controlling the city government’s response and wouldn’t let the military attack rashly. They were just scouting now.

When she retreated to the unconscious woman’s side, she relaxed.

No problem — at this distance he couldn’t catch them; as long as she carried the person away they’d succeed!

Get her to a hospital first...

“Never, ever think you’ve already succeeded.”

The fox-masked youth suddenly spoke.

Before she could react, a cold presence came from behind.

Before she realized it, a blade pierced through her chest from the back, the tip protruding well past her heart, sizzling with black gas!

The youth with the fox mask looked up as if he had suspected it, but spoke calmly:

“This slash, admonish arrogance and haste.”

Xingxuan forced herself to turn and saw the woman who had been unconscious earlier, now emitting black gas and staring at her like a madwoman, “You must die too! Anyone who kills my Disaster Beast babies must die!”

“You...”

Before she could finish, Red Crane had drawn her long blade, grabbed the Miracle Seed from the girl’s neck, and kicked Xingxuan outward.

Tumbling on the ground, the Magical Girl hit the fox-masked youth’s feet and then lost her transformation.

Although the wounds remained, the cards scattered on the ground and without the Miracle Seed she could no longer transform.

Red Crane clutched the Miracle Seed, her eyes bloodshot, staggering as she walked.

“Left Azure Dragon, right White Tiger.”

She muttered crazily, her hands gesturing in the air as if grasping something, “Movable at will, my Witch Association’s strongest Disaster Beasts, twenty years — twenty years of accumulation — all gone! All gone!”

She began to weep, tears streaming down her face.

“I was helping you!” the now-untransformed girl cried out in grievance, “How could you do this!”

“You’re wrong!”

Before Red Crane could answer, the fox-masked youth sharply commanded, “That’s not the line!”

The girl stared at him in bewilderment, “Huh?”

“You should say, Red Crane, what a Red Crane, heroes of the world, truly like fish crossing the river!”

Not only was the girl stunned; Red Crane herself froze, her madness easing a little.

“What are you talking about? She stabbed me in the back and you want me to praise her?”

Jiang the Demon Butcher slowly shook his head and sighed, “After all, just a child of Douluo, who doesn’t understand the Great Dao of the world and life philosophy.”

The girl retorted, “It’s Doumo!”

Red Crane pulled out her Grief Seed and embedded it into the blood-cross at her brow, “All of you die! Die!”

“Hear it, the world’s lament!”

A pitch-black magical outfit cloaked her, all her original wounds vanished. The girl on the ground, having lost her transformation, narrowed her eyes — “Complete Witch!”

Then she saw the fox-masked youth bend down and pick up her card.

He casually flicked the dust off the card, then with his right hand a Grief Seed in his grasp melted, reformed, and shaped itself.

A brand-standard South China Magical Girl’s wand appeared in Jiang the Demon Butcher’s hand.

Xingxuan gaped, dumbstruck.

The black wand, aside from its corrupted mana attributes, showed almost no difference, and Xingxuan realized the wand wasn’t even in her shape but in the shape of Senior Qingying’s!

“All of you die!”

Red Crane, transformed, raised her blade and struck down. Polluted Magic condensed into a massive blade, crashing toward the two of them!

“Run!”

Xingxuan instinctively sprang up to push Jiang Si — but she couldn’t move him; she fell back down hard.

She stared at the youth in a daze. Jiang the Demon Butcher didn’t even look at her, as if he hadn’t noticed her shove.

He simply took that card and inserted it into the wand he had constructed with Polluted Magic.

[Stellar Mark Descends:]

Even the broadcast voice was the same mechanical female tone.

[Weave the corona of a stellar vortex.]

Half the city was suddenly shrouded in pitch-black magic!