That was definitely not Airwen, not even a magical girl, and certainly not something the word human could describe.

Because that bone-chilling sensation had already reached its apex.

It was like when you stare into the Abyss and the Abyss stares back.

It slowly opened its eyes, revealing a pair of pupils as bottomless as black holes.

The next instant, it slightly lifted its head and looked up toward the three stars still flickering in the sky, which were positioned even higher than where it hovered now.

The moment its gaze met them, the three girls in the sky suddenly felt a terrifying pressure that almost bent their spines.

“…!!” “…!!” “…!!”

Although they carried no magic, there was an indescribable weight, as if the gravity of the surrounding space had multiplied by a thousandfold in an instant, crushing down upon their souls.

They could barely stop themselves from falling, stumbling as they touched down on the water.

All three stared in disbelief.

—They were clearly still in Full Bloom!

Keep in mind, under the Sacred Tree’s origin magic, their Full Bloom duration had not yet come to an end, and they showed no signs of weakness.

But the mere existence of the girl before them was enough to make the surrounding world cry out under the strain.

And her Truth seemed to be fighting the whole world itself!

The only magical girl not locked by that gaze was the crimson one, as if she simply did not exist in its eyes.

“……”

Lin Guang stood in place, gazing at those black pupils.

Innocent.

That word flashed through Lin Guang’s mind, impossible to suppress.

There was not the faintest trace of the negative emotions one would expect from an Abyss-formed being in those eyes; there was only an absolute, crystalline clarity.

Like a newborn infant just come into the world.

But that did not mean she posed no threat.

On the contrary…

Because there was no good, no evil, and no emotion, she could not be communicated with through language or moved by feeling.

The girl’s appearance was merely a shell.

It was the Abyss’s will made concrete, an existence that utterly transcended ordinary understanding—like a star high in the heavens, looking down without any emotional bias, impartially bestowing destruction and death upon all things.

At that moment, everyone seemed to receive a certain data stream into their souls.

To observe such an existence was already an affront; to describe it felt almost like a taboo.

An unborn Forbidden Species.

Also the embodiment of Pride…

The Witch King.

Zihan’s fingers tightened on the giant scythe, her gaze dropping.

She could feel a shiver rising from the depths of life itself, silently spreading at her core.

It had nothing to do with bravery; it was merely the most primitive human instinct when facing the unknown or a calamity.

The other party showed no intention of paying attention to them now, simply hovering in the air and slowly rising.

Yet the endless Black Fog surrounding the Sacred Tree’s body ascended with even greater speed than before.

The corruption had resumed.

And at this moment, the parts of the Sacred Tree not yet submerged by the Black Fog were down to…

Only half.

Worry flickered across Tang Keren, Zihan, and Su Fang’s faces.

—If it all gets corrupted, then everything is over!

The pink magical girl broke the silence first.

She stared at the black-haired girl high above, voice trembling slightly, “Could it be that Airwen that—”

“No.”

Lin Guang landed beside them.

Her crimson eyes remained fixed on the slowly rising black silhouette; her sweet, indifferent voice sounded in everyone’s ears, calming them a little:

“It was forced out to take over the body.”

“The Sacred Tree wasn’t fully corrupted, and Airwen hadn’t completely fallen into despair; rather, she truly wavered.”

“So this being’s ‘birth’ right now is absolutely not complete.”

Simple logic.

If it could truly be born ignoring everything, there would have been no need to bind it to Airwen, nor to use Airwen’s hand to reclaim all authority.

Whether that was due to instinct, preference, or an actual weakness, at the very least the recent battle had gone against its intention and forced its original self out.

As an experienced player, she understood one thing well.

—In any PvP game, if you make the enemy uncomfortable and disrupt them, you’ve done it right!

“Hah… so it’s just an underdeveloped half-finished product, how exaggerated.”

Tang Keren bit her lip hard, then lifted her head. Her pink twin ponytails whipped behind her.

“But conversely…”

In the next instant, her hands traced a brilliant afterimage across the floating keyboard; the keys erupted with dazzling starlight:

“That means this really is the final, final enemy, right?”

The gigantic spotlight in the sky flared again, bathing the four in brilliant light. Countless pink homing light bullets coalesced, charging and ready.

“Since that idiot hasn’t given up, I’ll wake her up with the most gorgeous performance!”

“Heh… exactly!”

Zihan brushed her left hand across her cheek, the corners of her mouth curling into a crazed smile. Her golden right eye gleamed, as if concentrated magic swirled within.

Her massive scythe swept in a roaring arc, the blade pointing straight at the black-haired girl above, sending out profound fluctuations.

“A mere unformed shadow of calamity dares to decree our end?”

“If it’s unfinished, then it must have flaws!”

She said in a deep voice, “I will use my slash to sever the causal boundary linking it to the Silver of Judgment’s soul!”

Su Fang inhaled deeply, no more hesitation in her azure eyes.

She smoothly dropped to one knee, bracing the two-meter heavy sniper rifle on her arm. Ample magic converged from all directions into her Soul Gem, sending a low hum down the barrel. “Right!”

“Everyone, charge together!”

Lin Guang stared at the figure high above.

Despite continuous high-intensity combat, there was no sense of magic depletion; instead, the heat from the Soul Gem at her chest grew increasingly intense, more and more pronounced.

—As if transmitting the signal she had long awaited, though something still seemed missing, preventing a full breach of that threshold.

The girl exhaled slowly, “…Hah.”

The next instant.

She lifted the crimson microphone staff again, flames roaring in her eyes.

“O Ruler!”

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