Remnant beasts, as a kind of monster that existed long before human civilization in the material world, no one can say exactly when they were born.

One of the most well-known theories is that the life and power of all remnants come from the same source, a powerful being that has no name or image. However, there is no evidence in the existing research on the magic side to support this claim.

But faith doesn't need proof, and there is no shortage of people in the world who believe it. The "Lord" in Ember Dawn's mouth actually refers to this unknown existence.

They called him the "beast master".

"The Great Beast Disaster nineteen years ago certainly brought a catastrophe to the material world, but it left a considerable wealth for the study of the power of the remnant beast."

The voice of the remnant beast with a smile clearly entered the consciousness of every magical girl present: "A large number of remnant beast remains that have not been stripped and echoed, a large number of lives damaged by the magic of the beast, and a large number of data in battle. These are things that are not available to Ember Dawn in peacetime, but in the midst of the Great Beast Plague, they are readily available. ”

"After that, we extracted a rare spar from some extremely special residual beasts, and what is surprising is that as long as the residual beasts with this hedron embedded in their bodies, their bodies have more or less magical enrichment."

"Their body structure is stronger; Special organs in their bodies are more developed; Even the evolution of intelligence is extraordinary. ”

"We conducted a detailed study of this spar, and finally found that this spar has the function of devouring and purifying a large amount of magic power, and then feeding back a certain special energy, and this special energy can greatly promote the evolution of the remnant beast and raise the upper limit of the evolution of the remnant beast."

"It's just that the stock of this hedron is so scarce that we can only get a few of the remnants of the beast that we have dissected from the beast plague. And the magic power it needs is too huge to supply it with just a small amount of mana. Our experiments are moving forward quite slowly. ”

"In the first experiment, it took us more than ten years to create a fully evolved metamorphosis remnant. However, the remnant beast collapsed at the end of its evolution, turning into a puddle of flesh full of magical power. ”

"The second experiment, which started two years later than the first, took longer, but the outcome made no difference, it collapsed."

"After two more failures, I ruled out all possible triggers and found that it wasn't our thinking that was wrong, but that the 'food' was wrong."

"We have produced a large number of pigs to feed the remnants, but pigs alone are not enough, just as humans will have all kinds of problems if they are picky eaters, and the remnants of animals also need a 'balanced diet'."

"The magic of a fairy, the magic of a magical girl, the magic of a beast, all of them are indispensable."

"In order to verify this conclusion, two years ago, I made a decision in my latest cultivation that I intercepted some of the magic power of the Flower Magical Girl and fed it to our remnant beasts. As a result, a variable emerged: it was growing far faster than previous experiments, and it also showed a considerable degree of intelligence. ”

"I know, my experiment was successful."

The giant moth slowly flapped its wings and stared at the blue-haired girl lying on her back on the ground: "So I need to thank your teammate, Cornflower." It was Sakura's death that allowed me to get enough magic for a long time, and it opened my eyes to the possibility of success. ”

The delphinium did not speak.

Because she was really hurt.

The remnant beast took away his magic costume and slashed his body with a solid slash.

It is true that the body of a magical girl is made of magical power, and there are no biological body organs, but it is not the body of the magical girl that is harmed by the magic costume, but a deeper soul.

The soul was almost cut off by the waist, and the pain of this waist slash was enough to make the average magical girl's body lose control.

At this moment, the delphinium was lying on her back on the ground, looking at the huge moth in the air with an expressionless face, quietly listening to the other party's triumphant and complacent speech.

“…… You seem to lack an audience. ”

However, even with such an injury, there was not the slightest pain in her voice, and it was as flat as usual: "I have no interest in the story of you who have been lying on your back and working hard for so many years. ”

"Is that so?"

There was a slight surprise in Mouss's voice: "I thought you would be a little moved by the death of your old teammate." ”

"If you're just trying to provoke me, you've already achieved your goal."

Delphinium's voice remained unwavering: "But if you want to shake my heart by telling me 'you killed Sakura', then I can only answer you, no way." ”

"Oh? I deliberately kept the altar until now, you should have captured Sakura's magic from the ritual just now, and you can't even believe me? ”

"So what?"

Delphinium didn't squint, but no one knew what was going on beneath her calm exterior: "Sakura is dead, her heart jewel is gone, and I already know about it." Your actions are nothing more than to make me understand that her death is indeed inseparable from you. ”

"You don't understand what the 'best flower card' really means, and you don't understand what she can do. Sakura, but I've defeated all kinds of invincible enemies again and again to get to that position. ”

She propped her hands on the ground, straightened up slightly, and her tone gradually became serious: "Even scum like you want to defeat her, or even kill her?" ”

"Don't make me laugh, you don't deserve to mention her name to me."

Moss was silent for a moment, and then she laughed again:

"Hahaha, that's good, I really like your kind of character that doesn't admit defeat."

"That's why I set the stage today, on this very grand occasion, and invited these lovely little audiences."

She waved her wings and pointed her knobs at the newcomers not far away, "Whether I can kill Sakura or not, I can't prove it to you now." But what about the little ones? What do you think? ”

"For example, the girl over there, Sakura's daughter, her father seems to have a leg with you. If I kill her here, will you still be able to hold that ice-cube-like face? I'm looking forward to it. ”

“…… Don't even think about it. The delphinium supported her body with silk threads and allowed herself to stand up again.

"Then it's up to you to perform."

As she said this, Mousse lifted her knuckles, and countless dense purple-black spheres appeared in the air: "How long can you protect her, Cornflower?" ”

As her words fell, several purple-black magic balls smashed towards Lin Xiaolu's location like a meteorite falling from the sky.

Lin Xiaolu and the others were still fighting with the remnants of the beast while approaching the direction of the delphinch, but at this time, when they saw the ball of light falling in the air, they immediately turned around and tried to dodge. However, the purple-black magic balls seemed to be conscious, and as Lin Xiaolu shifted his position, their landing points were also shifting.

The delphinium turned into a streamer of light, and in the blink of an eye, it flew to the side of several newcomers, and the magic costume formed a huge network in front of him, blocking the magic ball that landed in the air, trying to stop it.

However, before the magic ball could make contact with the costume, the magic thread she had woven disappeared out of thin air.

Without hesitation, she struck the Favo rune again, and several magic barriers quickly enveloped several people, isolating the magic orb. However, these magical barriers also turned into nothingness in an instant.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Lin Xiaolu below also raised his hand and waved out a silver-white magic power arrogance and slashed towards the magic ball, but like a delphinch, he disappeared halfway.

"It's not a one-time thing, it can be stored in multiple sections."

The delphinium muttered to herself in the air, seeing that the magic ball was about to hit Lin Xiaolu, her eyes condensed slightly, and then accelerated again. She rushed to Lin Xiaolu like this, and used her body to resist the magic orb strongly.

Seeing this, Xia Liang on the side also quickly released his magic costume, and several mirrors wrapped the delphinium in a group, trying to divert the magic power of the sphere to other places. But her magic suit couldn't withstand the magic of this specification, and before it was even Mousse's turn to make them disappear, the mirrors all shattered.

Click.

"Boom...... Belch! ”

A slight crack suddenly appeared on Xia Liang's face, and the whole person was shocked and flew out.

Not to mention the Delphinium in the center of the magic explosion, the heavy blow to her soul made her fall like a kite with a broken string, and then was quickly caught by Lin Xiaolu below.

"Summer cool! Damn it! Delphinium! How are you! ”

She touched the delphinium's snort in a bit of panic, looked at the tattered and even scorched dress on her body, and called out to the gods: "Are you okay?" Delphinium? ”

Delphinch's closed eyes opened again at Lin Xiaolu's call, and then she got up slightly and grabbed Lin Xiaolu's hand.

"It's fine."

After gasping slightly, Delphinium looked at Lin Xiaolu calmly: "I'm here, don't worry, it'll be fine." ”

"Say 'it's going to be fine'! Twice already! You're already hurt like this! ”

Lin Xiaolu's voice carried a hint of crying: "Don't treat yourself like this, if she wants to kill me, you will feel that the battle is in the way, then it is better to ......"

Delphinium didn't say anything more.

She just squeezed Lin Xiaolu's hand and motioned for her not to say any more, and then struggled to stand up again and looked at Mousse in the air.

"I thought your bitter drama would have to be performed for a while."

Moss scoffed, "Why don't you show her more of your sacrifice so I can see more tear-jerking?" ”

"I don't want to waste my tongue in front of the scum."

Delphinch's voice was still calm and firm: "If you want to see a tragedy, go to hell and slowly see your own ending." ”

"Hahaha, interesting, since you're so motivated, let's move on."

The purple-black ball of magic light appeared in the sky above everyone again, and Mousse's voice was high-pitched: "Let me see, without being able to use magic power, how long can you protect them with your already scarred body?" ”

Looking at the dense magic balls in the sky, the delphinium's face did not change, Mo Ke's face was full of horror, and Xia Liang was powerless to lower his eyes. Lin Xiaolu was also pale, she looked at the delphinium, and subconsciously spoke again, but she didn't know what to say at all.

Mousse's attack did not waver from the will of the magical girls.

The purple-black magic ball fell again, and this time, it was the same delphinium that blocked it with her body.

"Hahaha, it's really too rare, a magical girl who prepared a gem scepter and used to be a flower card, but now she's so embarrassed!"

Moss laughed, "Where's your magic costume?" Where's your wonderland? Where's your bloom? It's ridiculous to fight like a species, or even a species, like that! ”

"I've been talking like a stinky little ghost, do you think I don't know? Twice overdraw yourself in the Garden Defense War and the Great Beast Plague, and your strength is already gone! ”

"Look at the way you look now, how pathetic!"

"This is the Magic Nation! This is their hero! The hero who saved the situation in the war, who saved the city in the material realm, only deserved to be so humiliated in the end! ”

"Because of this, you are my best prey, the best ingredient for me to step on a higher ladder!"

As her words fell, more orbs of magic appeared around her.

“…… Sure enough, that's the case. ”

The delphinium looked at the sky that had been soaked in purple and black, and the figure under the light was reflected in her jewel-like eyes: "Your target has been me from the beginning." ”

"Just now realize? It's late! ”

Moss laughed arbitrarily, "What city, what human, what country and what inquisition, these things have nothing to do with my plan from the beginning, all I need is you." ”

"In two years, take a large number of pigs to feed a remnant beast on the verge of collapse, and then get a large amount of high-quality magical girl magic power that is enough to bring the magic in its body back to balance. This will be a quick result to achieve the results I want! ”

"What could be better prey than a prey than a former gem scepter that has been badly wounded, retired for years, and unaware of the outside world?"

"As long as I get your source of magic power and let my beast intestine complete the final completion, I can break through the limit of metamorphosis, ascend to a higher level, and become an existence close to the peak - Wang Xuan!"

"I asked those useless men to attack your old friend's daughter, and you showed up; I told them to attack the men you had a relationship with, and you did it; I told the spider to get the attention of the Inquisition, and you went right away; I let Hongsi deceive your cognition, and you are also ignorant! ”

"I prepared so many smoke bombs to delay the time of the ceremony, and I prepared so many troubles to delay your steps, and you really stepped on every step I expected, and your ignorance made me feel pitiful!"

"You're like a bird living in a cage, trapping yourself in a cage, completely unaware of how many crises are looming in the outside world. Pathetic, ridiculous, lamentable! ”

"Put away your useless stubbornness, and kneel before me at the end."

Her voice grew colder: "Just like I can't protect my daughters at all, now you can't protect those little girls at all." Get down on your knees and ask for my mercy, that I may be able to spare their lives and make them my new test subjects. ”

The limbs of the moth remnant beast were raised high, and under the flapping wings, countless purple-black magic balls were extinguished, surging with the aura of destruction: "Of course, you can also refuse, I don't mind devouring a few more heart gems in the final ritual." ”

It looked down at the delphinium and waited for a reply.

However, the answer given is, there is no answer.

The delphinium did not respond to her words.

Her long blue hair was stained with dust, and her torn navy blue dress was scorched black, and she looked at an absolute disadvantage, but the delphinium still stood there very upright and firm, looking at Mousse calmly.

“…… There is no flow direction. ”

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about. ”

"When the magic disappears, there is no flow."

"So what, answer my question!"

"There's no need to answer, I don't want to waste my tongue on nonsense."

Delphinium said lightly: "I have already guessed your rules." ”

This sentence was as if ice cubes had been thrown into the boiling water, which made Mousse, who was still extremely arrogant, instantly quiet down.

“…… Oh? ”

After a while, she made a somewhat playful voice: "That's really, surprisingly." ”

"Unexpected what? Surprised that I could guess your rules, or surprised that I wasn't a fool? ”

Delphinium narrowed her eyes slightly: "You've been throwing out all sorts of topics since the beginning, your own experience, Sakura's death, the system of the kingdom, and my past...... Isn't it just trying to divert my thinking and distract my thinking? ”

"Babbling like a noisy clown in battle, other than because you're a natural talker, the only reason I can think of is that you're trying to dominate our train of thought."

"Forcing me to answer with all kinds of topics that you think will stimulate me and arouse my interest, so that I will ignore and give up thinking about the nature of your rules."

"After all, your rules seem so incomprehensible, as if they can block everyone's magic attacks, but to put it bluntly, it's just a sentence:"

"—the one with the greatest shadow, who occupies the magic of others."

Her words silenced Moss once more.

"Nonsense." After a moment, Moss sneered, "If that's the conclusion you've reached, you're only going to lose more ugly." ”

"Really?"

Delphinium was noncommittal: "In that case, why didn't you remove the dazzling pillar of light after your 'ceremony' ended?" Have you been moving around meaninglessly, letting your shadow cover us all the time? ”

"Oh, let's take it as such."

"yes, that's what it is." The delphinium repeated to Mousse's words, and then reached out and pointed to its back:

"After all, the magic suit I left behind you has not disappeared until now."

Following the direction of the delphinium's finger, Mousse looked behind her, and saw a small piece of blue magic silk thread fixed to the ground at some point, and it was quietly emitting a halo of magic at the moment.

It just kept its position, looking at the small thread of magic before turning back for a moment, stretching its wings wide. In an instant, a huge black shadow enveloped the entire area around the delphinium.

Mousse looked at the thread, and it was not until this moment that she realized that she might really underestimate this magical girl who had retired for many years.

"You've been thinking about it all the time."

Looking at the delphinium, it was amazed: "If it weren't for the fact that we are enemies of each other, I'm afraid I would really have to ask you for advice, what is it that makes you so calm?" ”

"The first rule is not to listen to the nonsense of brutes like you."

"That's a real honor for me."

"The second is because I've fought countless battles between the rules so far."

Delphinium continued, "Guessing and concealing the rules are number one priority, and I don't think you'll ignore that. After all, when the truth of the rules is revealed, your rules lose their threat. ”

"Oh? Even if you know the rules, what can you do? ”

Mousse said expressionlessly: "You still can't use your magic power, you can't use your magic costume. And now you can't use Wonderland for a long time, and you don't have the ...... to resist all this at all."

- "Who says I can't use Wonderland?" ”

The delphinium interrupted and stared straight at Mousse, "Did I say I can't use Wonderland?" ”

"Hmph, bluff!"

Moss snorted coldly: "Your Heart Gem and Demon Costume have long been damaged, and it is already a miracle to be alive, forcibly using Wonderland?" Do you think this kind of lie makes sense? ”

"Whether it's a lie or not, you'll find out if you fight."

Delphinium said calmly: "As long as I know your rules, then in the future, your rules will never work again." ”

"Okay, come on."

Moss paused, then smiled: "Let me take a look at your wonderland, and see what else you can do to struggle so far!" ”

Delphinium did not speak to Mousse again.

She silently opened her hand, and the few remaining azure magic surged through her body again, and in the intertwining of silk threads, a small pair of tailoring scissors, the size of her palm, gradually appeared between her fingers.

The silver-blue scissors seem to be engraved with dense intricate patterns, but if you look closely, you will find that those patterns are actually all cracks. In fact, this scissor has long been contoured, and I am afraid that it will be completely broken if I move it casually.

The delphinium stared at the scissors in her hand, as if she was nostalgic for something, and as if she was gradually letting go of something.

“…… Sorry for using you so rudely all along. ”

She reached out and stroked the tailoring scissors, and her voice was a little soft: "But, let me be willful again." ”

Picking up the scissors, pulling out the silk thread at the knuckles, the delphinium waved her hand and looked awe-inspiring at the remnants of the beast in the air.

"Mana is constructed, precipitated; Wonderland, unfold, cut it all here—"

The command came out of her mouth, and her will became more and more determined, and the blue magic surged again like a high-pressure stimulus, and even the cracks in the scissors shone through, as if they would shatter and explode at any moment.

Then, Delphinium raised her voice and summoned the name of her magic costume for the first time since her comeback:

- "Weaving life." ”

(End of chapter)