Chapter 42: The Lonely Guardian

The sickle-shaped pendulum still swayed, and the shadows reflected on the wall kept strewing, completing the cycle again and again. Just like Xiao Meiyan did, she kept repeating the same movements, but she couldn't get rid of the set trajectory.

The so-called tragedy is nothing more than that.

"Time-traveler, Xiao Meiyan. Kewpie appeared in the space again and said to Xiao Meiyan, who was sitting in a daze, "I came to thank you. ”

Xiao Meiyan slowly turned her head: "Laugh at me?"

"No, we don't have feelings, but because of your contributions, our race has made unprecedented progress, so we have every reason to thank you. Cuppy squatted on the ground and wagged his tail and explained, "Based on the current state of the calculation, we deduce that you have regressed time again and again in order to change Madoka's fate and get the desired ending, so as to keep repeating this month, right?"

Xiao Meiyan didn't answer, it was a tacit acquiescence.

Cupi continued: "Time is a very mysterious thing, and even my clan is very shallow in its research. But this act of yours explains the question of why Madoka Shikame has extraordinary qualities as a magical girl. It stands to reason that the potential of a magical girl is related to the amount of cause and effect it carries, and if it is the queen of a country or a savior, it can be understood, but it is just a small circle who lives an ordinary life, why it is burdened with such a huge cause and effect line, which has always been a problem that has plagued us. ”

"But through your actions, we hypothesize an answer. The purpose of every time you go back in time is for the safety of Madoka Shikame, which means that the starting point of every new plane created by your magic is Madoka. Whether it is a powerful person, a commoner, or even a beggar on the side of the road, because of Madoka's repeated experience of this month again and again, the hope and despair born continue to accumulate, and the laughter and tears of countless people gather on Madoka, which creates what she can call a terrifying magic coefficient. ”

Xiao Meiyan's hands gripped the hem of her skirt tightly, showing her owner's inability to calm down.

"So, as the culprit of everything, you have made a meritorious service. Cuppy said, "Xiao Meiyan, you helped us create the most powerful magical girl, which is equivalent to helping us create the most powerful witch." When Madoka falls into despair, the energy she provides must be unprecedented!"

Picking her nails into the flesh, Xiao Meiyan said coldly: "If you're done, leave it." ”

"Unfortunately, our gratitude is still unspoken. Kewpie glared at the round red eyes and said, "Compared to Madoka, Yingluo ...... No, the capture of the gods is the greatest gain. Although our study of time is very shallow, it is undoubtedly a mistake to go back in time again and again, and the consequences are very serious. But because of your ignorance and selfishness, you are using this power unscrupulously, which is probably the reason for the appearance of the gods. Of course, this is just speculation, and perhaps the gods have a deeper purpose, but you are one of the most important triggers. ”

"Thank you again, Xiao Meiyan, you have personally pulled the gods into the mortal world, which has given us the opportunity to devour the gods. You're probably the most valuable magical girl I've ever signed, and your stupidity and naivety have made us a family, and in return, we'll record your deeds and broadcast them to the outside world, so that the whole universe will remember your contributions!"

"Whoa!"

The chair was overturned to the ground, Xiao Meiyan stood up violently, her shoulders trembled, and said fiercely in an extremely suppressed voice: "Get out of here, right away!"

"Why be angry, human beings have such a short lifespan, aren't they all in pursuit of leaving a name after death? Shouldn't you be happy to let the whole universe remember your name?"

"I said it, get out of here immediately!"

Xiao Meiyan let out a frantic scream, and Kewpie couldn't continue. It glanced at the panting girl, wagged its tail and turned into the darkness.

Curled up in pain, her forehead pressed tightly against her knees, and the black-haired girl let out a mournful scream: "What should I do, who can come to save me......"

……

The sky was cloudy, and thunder rang out from time to time. The temperature also dropped again and again, and it was as cold as winter even though it was summer.

"The thunderclouds are separating and spinning with extraordinary momentum, and the magnetic field is constantly changing, what is going on?" said the faces of the staff members in the Meteorological Bureau were full of shock and solemnity.

An intern cautiously asked, "Senior, is it a thunderstorm?"

"If it's a thunderstorm, that's great. The staff member's back was already soaked with sweat, and he said in a trembling voice: "Judging from the readings, thunderstorms, hurricanes, and earthquakes are all possible, considering that there is a tsunami caused by the tentashi Takihara waterfront, and perhaps a tsunami caused by an undersea volcanic eruption!"

The intern's face turned pale, and he certainly knew what that meant. Unlike ordinary people's superstitions about modern technology, he should be more aware of the power of nature. Any disaster that his predecessors said would cause irreparable tragedy, but these things were going to befall Takiwara at the same time, and just by imagining a scene like that, he felt a blackness in front of him.

Pulling the emblem of religion from his collar, he prayed in a slightly trembling voice: "God, please save us......

Seeing that the gymnasium in Takihara was already overcrowded, it was not a wonderful sporting event, but a temporary refuge point. After all, at critical moments, centralized management can help improve efficiency and allow resources to be more concentrated.

"At seven o'clock in the afternoon today, with the abnormal weather, an evacuation order was issued, please go to the nearest shelter immediately to take refuge!"

Seeing that the radio truck of the Takihara Fire Department kept broadcasting evacuation instructions, Madoka's family also came to the gymnasium early.

There were too many people and too little space, so everyone had to keep a minimum of movement. Privacy and reserve are not worth mentioning at the moment of life and death, some adults have a dignified face, some point at the map, no matter how to hide it, the worry is clearly written on the face, and everyone can't grasp the future.

"Is it camping when you live outside today?" Madoka's younger brother, Tatsuya Kame, asked in a childish voice. He was only three years old, a sweet and energetic child, unaware of and unable to comprehend the impending danger. For him, no matter what kind of difficulties there are, there are adults to resist for him, and he just needs to grow up healthily.

"Well, yes, it's a camping day for everyone. The father picked up Tatsuya and replied with a smile.

"If you're camping, do you know how to barbecue?"

"Uh, that's a bit ......"

The father held everything up for his younger brother, but Madoka sat next to him with his knees in his arms. The mother leaned over and asked with a smile, "Are you scared?"

Madoka nodded. She needs to know more about the origin of this disaster than ordinary people. This is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster. It is not a punishment from nature, but a resentment that has been accumulated for a long time.

The Night of the Witch has not even appeared, it is already so terrifying, does Flame-chan really want to fight such an enemy?

Mother hugged Madoka's shoulder: "Don't worry, Mom and Dad are also here." If we face it together, the suffering will not be so terrible. ”

But...... There's only one person in Flame Sauce.

No friends, no partners, only to fight alone.

Is it really good for you to know everything and hide here?

Madoka smiled palely and nodded to her mother, "I'll go to the bathroom." ”

Looking at her daughter's back, the mother's face was full of worry.

The hallway of the gymnasium was empty, except for maidens and snow-white beasts.

"Is it true that Hoko-chan said she was enough alone?" asked Madoka.

Cuppy squatted on the railing, wagged his tail and replied, "Will you still believe my words? Whether I affirm or den, you must be full of doubts about me, right? Let's see how far Xiao Meiyan can go in the face of the witch's night. ”

Madoka's hand touched the railing tightly: "I have no partner, and I have lost a helper, even the gods...... Why does Flame Sauce continue to fight at this point?"

"Because she's still looking for hope. Cuppy replied, "If it doesn't work, turn this timeline into nothingness, and then continue to fight, this is the path that Xiao Meiyan has been doing." Obviously she has failed again and again, knowing that the enemy is strong and invincible, but in order to protect you and change your fate, she keeps repeating all this. I don't have a long memory at all, and I don't stop hitting the scales all over my body, and the individual named Xiao Meiyan is experiencing a meaningless chain like this. For her, standing still is tantamount to giving up, and in that moment, she will become a witch due to despair. ”

"Is it because of hope that you can't stop? It's so painful. Madoka asked, "Isn't there anything you can do?"

"You know that. Cuppy glared at the red eyes and said, "The way, it has always been in front of you." ”

……

On the banks of the river, the wind flows rapidly. Xiao Meiyan stood there quietly, her long hair fluttering.

She had cried, painful and helpless, but in the last moments, she still stood here.

There are some things that must be done, and guarding the people she wants to protect to the end is the only meaning of her existence.

The mist rises slowly, allowing the temperature to drop. But no matter how cold it is, it can't shake Xiao Meiyan's will, because her heart is even colder than this.

"It's coming!"

The black-haired girl raised her head and walked forward firmly.

Strange circus demons come to you, with elephants and clowns, fire-breathing and stilt-walking entertainers. They are so happy, but Xiao Meiyan ignores them and swims against the current.

Bunting balloons adorn the surroundings, and there are beautiful curtains, as the circus makes the demons disperse, the cheerful atmosphere becomes solemn, and an invisible pressure squeezes Xiao Meiyan's nerves, and she has become accustomed to it.

The strong wind blew, as if it was the hand that opened the curtain, and the terrible magic power was exposed, and laughter like crying resounded through the heavens and the earth!

The giant witch floats in the air, upside down, with the upper body of a woman in a blue dress, and the lower half of her body is not her usual legs, but a huge stage made of gears.

With the sound of the gear clicking, the witch itself is also turning a little bit, if the upside-down puppet becomes upright, it will fly close to the ground at the speed of light, instantly clearing the surface civilization to zero!

The stage installation witch is the real name of the witch's night. She is centered on a witch, a collection of all the witches of the past generations, the nature is "powerless", the upside-down body is a symbol of the fool, representing the girls who have been deceived by illusions, she will keep wandering in the world until everything is turned into a "script"!

A black-purple light erupted from Xiao Meiyan's body, and she transformed into a magical girl in an instant.

Staring at the huge figure in the air, she said coldly: "This time, let's make a break!"

With a wave of the left hand, the gears in the shield turned, and time was stopped.

Countless AT4 single-shot bazookas and RPG-7 anti-tank rocket launchers appeared around the girl, as if it was a jungle made of steel, exuding the smell of metal and gunsmoke!

Countless cannonballs were shot into the sky and stopped in front of the witch's night, and the tail flame of the cannonballs lit up the entire sky like a little star.

It's time to turn on!

Hundreds of rockets piercing through the armor of modern tanks hit the Witch's Night perfectly, blasting into brilliant flames on the opponent's body.

But Xiao Meiyan's attack is not over, and her long-term preparation is for this moment. It's already the final battle, the magic doesn't need to be kept, and the collected munitions don't need to be cherished, all you have to do now is to keep attacking and attacking, and use flames and explosions to open the way to the future!

The Night of the Witch could not resist the attack of artillery fire, like a balloon floating in the air, which was pushed down above the river by the powerful impact. And Xiao Meiyan had already prepared, hundreds of L16 mortars were neatly lined up on the riverbank, and as the girl's figure flashed from behind, the muzzles of the guns erupted in a fierce bright light one after another.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Mortar shells rained down from the sky, like falling meteors, and they accurately hit the night of the witch, blowing up the opponent and drifting diagonally towards the bridge across the river.

The huge tanker truck is wrapped in magic, and Xiao Meiyan squats on the front of the car to control the direction, and there is no need to reserve her strength in the battle where everything is at stake. The bulky tanker truck exaggerated onto the curved steel frames on both sides of the bridge, and then flew high under the effect of inertia, and happened to crash into the face of the witch night who floated over.

With the violent explosion, even the river swelled with huge waves. In the first few seconds of contact, Xiao Meiyan rolled over and jumped into the river without hesitation, but she was greeted not by the cold water, but by the steel structure.

The Type 88 shore-mounted anti-ship missile, which had long been hidden here, exposed the pitch-black muzzle from under the water, and the armament used to resist the warship roared under the control of Xiao Meiyan, and the four-meter-long 200-kilogram missile gushed out, drawing a magnificent trace in the air, and slammed into the Witch's Night at once!

Launch, non-stop launch!

It's okay to overload, and it's okay to be damaged!

The greatest enemy is right in front of you, and only by defeating her can you open the way to the future!

Xiao Meiyan's magic power continued to unleash out, controlling the launcher to fire non-stop. The explosions and fires continued, and the witch's night was beaten back in the midst of weeping laughter, seemingly powerless to fight back.

The heavy bombardment lasted several minutes, and thousands of tons of missiles were fired at once. Xiao Meiyan gasped, the intense consumption of magic power also took away a considerable part of her physical strength, looking at the burning fire and the smoke covering the sky in the distance, the black-haired girl wiped the beads of sweat on her chin, and also had a trace of anticipation in the rest.

Victorious...... Is it?

But the reality is so cruel, a black shadow pierced the smoke and rushed towards Xiao Meiyan at a very fast speed!

It was too late to even stop using time, Xiao Meiyan could only subconsciously turn sideways, the black shadow passed by, and directly interrupted the high-rise building behind him, and Xiao Meiyan himself also let out a muffled snort, and was knocked out like a kite with a broken line, and kept rolling and bouncing on the ground, bumping and flying far away, and finally stopped, and couldn't help but vomit out a mouthful of blood.

The Witch's Night slowly rose from the smoke, not only intact, but even the upside-down body tilted a lot, and it was a few points closer to returning to its normal position.

The attack just now was completely ineffective!

Xiao Meiyan hugged her left arm, which was already unconscious, and staggered to her feet. She looked behind her, which was the direction of the gymnasium.

His bloodied hand pulled out the M294 mini light machine gun, and although his legs trembled, he firmly blocked the path of the Witch's Night.

"I won't let you pass, that's the person I want to protect!"

……

Madoka took a deep breath, as if she had made some kind of decision, and turned around and walked towards the stairs leading to the outside world......