- Boom!

In the middle of the night, a violent explosion burst out from the center of the city, and the explosion that resounded in the sky woke Lin Xiaolu from her sleep.

“…… What's going on? ”

Sleepy-eyed as she got out of bed, she looked out of the window of her room into the distance, and when she saw the scene outside the window, she experienced a brief moment of fog, and then gradually opened her eyes.

"Wake up, summer cool! Bai Jingxuan! ”

Turning around and waking up the other two girls who were still asleep, Lin Xiaolu pointed out the window and shouted, "It seems that something is wrong, there is something strange!" ”

The two of them, who had already been immersed in sleep, had to rub their eyes and get out of the bed, came to the window together, and then lost speech at the same time.

- Huge pillars of purple-black light rose from the center of the city and shot straight into the sky, piercing the clouds. Even the surrounding clouds were dyed purple, swirling around the pillar of light, flashing with an ominous light.

Bai Jingxuan, who was in a daze, took two steps forward, trying to get closer to the window to see the scene outside the window, but as soon as she approached the window, she saw a huge moth hit the window and made a "pop" sound.

"Hmm!"

This movement startled her, and she took a few steps back, and her head, which was still a little sleepy, was scared to sober up a lot.

"It's really, it's still in the way at this time!"

Seeing that Bai Jingxuan was frightened by the sudden appearance of the moth, Lin Xiaolu angrily tapped the window and drove it away, then walked to the wardrobe in the room and opened the door of his wardrobe: "Hurry up and change clothes!" I don't know what the situation is, but we've got to get out! ”

"Can't you just transform and go out?" Xia Liang yawned and asked, "I have to change my clothes at this time, which feels so troublesome." ”

"You should just be able to put on your shoes, right?" Bai Jingxuan proposed so.

"You two, ......"

Lin Xiaolu glanced at them, crossed her waist, and spoke a little unhappily, but before she could say the second half of the sentence, she felt that the purple light shining behind her was a little thicker.

This made her unfinished words choke directly in her throat.

"It's a remnant!"

Mo Ke, who had just woken up, also came over, pointed out the window and shouted, "Xiaolu! I can feel the breath of the beast! And it's powerful, stronger than all the remnants I've ever seen! It's definitely a big guy this time! ”

It's a pity that no one cares about its words. Even Bai Jingxuan, who had the best relationship with Moko, only symbolically agreed.

After all, the sight outside the window is too conspicuous. Even if you are a fool, after seeing the current situation, you know that the purple pillar of light that soars into the sky is definitely not normal.

Lin Xiaolu realized that if she insisted on changing into a set of casual clothes before going out now, I was afraid that the daylily would be cold when she arrived at the place. In desperation, he could only change his plan, took out a coat from the wardrobe and draped it on his body, and walked to the door: "Forget it, let's go quickly." ”

The other two also knew that the situation was urgent, so they followed her out of the room. The three of them and one goblin hurriedly walked out of the door of the room, but they didn't even have time to turn on the lights, and they trotted together and rushed to the door.

Lin Xiaolu wanted to remind them to be quiet and not to wake up their father, but seeing that several people had already run to the entrance, they couldn't say anything, so they could only stand in the corridor and glance at the door of their father's room with some weakness.

She didn't look at it, but when she did, all she saw was the open door.

The door is not closed?

This made Lin Xiaolu stunned.

"What are you doing standing there?"

Before she could think about it, Xia Liang, who was not far away, said to her in a suppressed voice: "There's no time to waste, let's go!" ”

"Hmm...... Oh. ”

Lin Xiaolu could only suppress the doubts that rose in her heart for a moment, and followed the others to the entrance.

She didn't have time to make sure the door was open, or if her father was in the room.

Maybe you forgot to close the door when you went to bed, right?

She explained to herself, and walked out of the house with her companions.

——

——

"Seniors".

The name shouted by the person behind the delphinium undoubtedly proves her identity: she is Hong Sihe.

But when she heard this title, Delphinium only felt a slight sinking in her heart.

She just stood straight for a while, staring at the ground, and after a while, she still couldn't hold back the thoughts in her heart, turned her head sideways, and wanted to look back.

- "Don't look back, senior. ”

However, Red Si and stopped the delphinium's movements.

Her voice was soft and clear at this time, and it sounded fine: "Just listen to me, and then talk to me." ”

“…… I hate the guy who is secretive. ”

Without directly responding to the other party's request, the delphinium lowered her head, looked at the shadow on the ground, and sighed: "Why don't you tell me directly?" Why play some disappearance trick and don't answer the phone even if you're dead? When did the Alien Bureau become like this? ”

"Hmm...... Who knows? I forgot about it too. ”

Hong Si said lightly in his voice: "And what do you say to hide it, senior, you are the most dishonest person, right?" How much did you hide back then? I've been kept in the dark. ”

"If you're willing, I'll tell you when this time is over." The delphinium continued to keep her head down, her voice low, "So tell me, is there anything you can do?" A way to turn these people back? ”

"I don't know, but I guess not."

Hong Sihe dragged out his voice, as if he was thinking: "The people who did this never seemed to intend to let these people turn back, after all, they are just experiments and feed. ”

“…… Who is the person doing this? ”

"You know, I can't say it, senior."

"So, what exactly is your position now?"

Delphinch's voice was a little serious: "Are you still a retired magical girl?" Is it an employee of the Alien Bureau? Or is it ...... Are you already a man of the dawn of the ashes? ”

After she asked, Hong Siyu's voice disappeared for a moment.

After a few moments, she spoke again, "Your question is so sad for me, senior. ”

"In your mind, I'm such a person who will easily turn back? After being a magical girl for ten years, she finally turned back into such a disgusting organization and did something disgusting? ”

Hong Siyu's voice was dissatisfied, and he seemed to be a little angry: "Even at this point, I still want you to deal with the remnants of the beasts here, if I really rebelled, why should I tell you this?" ”

“…… Oh, yes. Delphinium pursed her lips, her eyes flickering, and then she breathed a long sigh of relief, with a complicated expression, "I really shouldn't doubt you." ”

"I can't tell you who did it, not because I don't want to say it, it's just because I can't say it."

There was some grievance in Hong Sihe's voice: "Otherwise, I would have told you when Xiaolu was ambushed, and I still waited around the bush until now?" ”

"Xiaolu? You mean the wetland park? It already started at that time? ”

There was a pause in Delphinium's words: "It seems that I did come too late. ”

"It's not too late, it's better to say you're too early, senior."

Hong Si laughed, "Don't you know what I mean by letting you stay at home?" I'd be a little sad if you were in such a hurry to come over at this point in time. ”

"If I don't come now, will I still meet you?"

Puzzled, Delphinium asked, "If you really delay until the second half of the night, or even come back tomorrow, you won't talk so much to me again, will you?" ”

“…… Quite right. Hong Sihe sighed, "It's always good to say a few more words, although I don't want to talk to you in this situation." Wouldn't it be nice to let me say goodbye to you in the elevator as the end? ”

"Just 'over to you'? Such irresponsible? Delphinium raised her voice and asked, "Are you willing to drop such a sentence and let me deal with this mess alone?" ”

"Then I can't help it after all." Hong Siyu laughed a little embarrassedly, "You can see it too, I've already messed up." ”

"There's room for redemption." Delphinium stared at the shadows on the ground and whispered, "It's still too late, we still have a chance to remedy this." ”

"Well, it's still too late." "Now, clean up all the monsters here, and then go to the culprit to defeat her gorgeously, everything still has a chance." ”

"That's not what I'm talking about."

"Senior, you should still have bud-level combat power now, right? It's a bit reluctant to win, though...... Does it seem like it's a bit far off? But that's okay, I trust you, after all, you can always do miracles. ”

"That's not what I'm talking about."

"Xiaolu, they have grown a lot now, so they shouldn't have to hold back, oh, maybe there will be a surprise when you rush to meet them? Hehe, I'm not going to get through here. ”

"Red Thoughts and." Delphinium spoke, in a serious tone: "You know, that's not what I'm talking about. ”

“…… But you have to do what I said, senior. ”

Hong Siyu gradually lowered his voice: "Can you see it?" It's over there, the heart of the city. ”

With her voice, a ray of moonlight suddenly penetrated into the boundless darkness, and the originally dim hall was illuminated by a silver-white light, and a glass curtain wall showed its original appearance.

Beyond the glass curtain wall is the night view of Fangting City.

It's just that, even from an incomparably long distance, the delphinium can see that there is a beam of purple-black light that reaches the sky, rising straight from the ground and rushing all the way to the sky, illuminating the clouds together.

If you simply estimate the distance, the location of the pillar of light is quite far away from the strange strategy, but from such a distance, the delphinium can also feel a strong ominous aura.

“…… What is that? Delphinium asked in a calm tone.

"Remnant Beast...... Right? ”

"Why an interrogative sentence?"

"Because it's probably not as pure as a remnant in the usual sense of the word."

“…… What does it mean to be 'pure'? ”

"Senior, you know, right?"

There was a certain emotion suppressed in Hong Sihe's voice: "What did that remnant beast grow up with?" ”

“…… Do you have anything to do with this? ”

"I don't know."

"Don't know?"

"Hmm." "I don't know anything about it, but I think I wouldn't do it if I knew." ”

The delphinium turned its face sideways and looked at the purple-black pillar of light in the distance, her face calm. She knew that this pillar of light was probably the result of Ember Dawn's many painstaking efforts.

What Hong Sihe said, "What did that remnant beast eat and grow up", they both knew the answer, but it was difficult to say.

Before she died, the spiders of Bai'an City had told her that Ember Dawn was looking for "nourishment" for the remnants, and there were no restrictions on this nourishment: they could be humans, other remnants, goblins, or even magical girls.

Therefore, what Hongsihe said "will not do" is actually a statement.

She is saying that even though she seems to have a certain connection and involvement with the mastermind behind this incident, and even participated in this matter early, she did not betray.

“…… You don't have to make that kind of commitment. The delphinium spoke again, but felt her voice be dry.

"I have it, senior." Hong Siyu's tone was very solemn, "There are some things that I don't want to be misunderstood by you. ”

"I can't get me wrong."

"You've misunderstood, haven't you?"

"I just need to know if you're from Ember Dawn now, as long as you're not, then there's no misunderstanding."

"I'm not." Hong Siyou's answer was calm and clear.

“…… That's fine. Delphinium didn't know how she was feeling when she said this.

"So, senior, although you came early, you don't have time."

Hong Siyu didn't continue to dwell on this topic, but gently prompted: "The real culprit is there, it's time for the magical girl to clear the remnants of the beasts in the way and face the real enemy." ”

Remove the remnants.

Delphinium had fully understood what Red Si was talking about, as she had gathered all the pieces of the puzzle that had been related to it and had the answer to the matter.

But, because of this, she has never felt so resistant to the term "weeding out the remnants".

Before the unknown call, tell yourself that Red Si is "in a high place". Where exactly this "high place" is, after seeing the scene of the ceiling, the delphinium already knows.

She now understands the meaning of the strange words that Hong Sihe said when she left her home a few hours ago.

A retired magical girl shouldn't have the magic to see a goblin, but Red Siyu did, how exactly did she do it, and Delphinium found the answer.

Red Si and the strange taste she showed in cooking on weekdays, she finally knew the reason.

Also, five months ago, the day I first found out that my daughter had become a magical girl.

It was a bad day as bad as ever after Anya's death, she had just gotten off work and it was getting dark. Before she knew that Lin Xiaolu had become a magical girl, Hong Sihe called herself and asked "Do you want to eat together".

In the restaurant, this junior, who has not communicated with him for a long time, talked a lot of boring things with him, and vaguely informed Lin Xiaolu of the news that she had become a magical girl.

Then, he sent her home drunk.

She couldn't remember what the drunken Hong Sihe had said, but she seemed to be back in the alcohol-filled cab. In the sour and bitter taste, there was a vague whimper in the passenger seat next to him:

- "I'm sorry".

It was a phrase that the delphinium did not understand at the time.

"I ......," she began, but she didn't know what else she could say, only that the blood was running and her brain was buzzing, "I can't ......"

"You can do it, senior, that's why I said, please."

Hong Siyu's voice also softened, with a little encouragement: "Because, only you can do it here, and I believe that you can do it, just like in the past, bring miracles to this city." ”

"After all, you're the one I admire the most."

After the words fell, the delphinium felt that the buzzing in her head disappeared. It was as if the whole world had lost its voice and became empty, entering a silent, colorless and illusory realm.

There was no blinking, and the delphinium was expressionless. She slowly lowered her head and looked at her feet. I looked at the place where the shadow was reflected.

There should have been a shadow there, a shadow that represented "Red Sihe". However, at this moment, she couldn't find what she wanted to see.

Although she could see the shadows, the shadows on the ground did not belong to Hongsihe, and even more, it did not belong to "humans".

Cast from behind her onto the ground in front of her was the shadow of a moth that stretched its wings and stood tall and completely obscured itself in it.

It looks so heterogeneous, but it's not alone. Because in this strange situation, there is far more than the shadow of such a moth.

Countless shadows of pitch-black moths, extending from the ceiling, from beyond the walls, from all directions, prostrate, prostrate, and chant, but all in the same direction—the purple-black pillar of light in the distance, in the center of the city.

They encircled the delphinium in the center, like a whirlpool, and at any moment the tiny figure was swept into it.

"Red Thoughts and." The delphinium spoke again, breaking the silence in the midst of the infinite black shadows.

However, this call has gone unanswered.

She just stood expressionlessly, looking at the ground in front of her without squinting, and suddenly felt a little like laughing, and suddenly felt a little suffocated.

She wasn't happy, she just didn't know what else she could make.

"I'm supposed to be the one who said 'I'm sorry'......"

The delphinium tilted its head back and muttered indistinctly. Then, she finally turned slowly and walked behind her.

"I'm sorry for you, Red Sihe."

She hadn't looked back before, not only because of Hong Sihe's request, but also because she had already guessed what she would see, so she didn't want to and didn't dare to look back.

She knew that the moment she turned back, all the beauty and nostalgia would be easily torn apart like a layer of tissue paper, and she would never be able to find a trace of warmth.

But she had to turn back, she needed to make sure, she had to tell herself that there was no one there she wanted to say "I'm sorry" anymore.

Huge, several people tall, the remnants of the beast were standing there.

Its outstretched wings were like a brilliant blooming flower, and its fluffy, outstretched wings were glowing purple-red in the moonlight. The wings are dotted with countless black and white spots, forming a dreamy and strange pattern.

Its eyes were dark and deep, flowing with a purple-black evil brilliance, as if it could see everything. The body covered with fluff is a little hideous in its slenderness, which makes people subconsciously a little afraid.

In the moonlight, the remnant beast quietly stared at the delphinium. It doesn't make any sound, and of course, it doesn't speak.

It just stood lightly in front of the delphinium, and then, stretching out its mouthparts, gradually approached the delphinium.

The slender mouthparts gradually dilated in the delphinium's pupils, and then, slowly reaching the side of the delphinium's neck, stretching out, several slender tubes and fangs emerged from the viscous saliva, and stuck to the delphinium's slender and delicate neck.

The delphinium closed its eyes.

In the darkness, she seemed to see the familiar figure of her junior again, and she just stood in front of the delphinium, put her hand on the delphinium's neck, and looked at herself with dark eyes.

No more clumsy imitations, crude lies, contrived folly. These things will no longer affect Hong Siyu's heart, she has lost all the disguises of her daily life, just like when she first met Delphinium, she looked at Delphinium with a bit of firmness in her shyness, and opened her mouth:

"Do it, senior."

"Magical Girl...... It's time to banish the remnants. ”

(End of chapter)