Huff——!
At that instant, Black Rose cast a spear made of thorns from behind her, but Magical Girl Xiaohongmao was quick to react, steering the Christmas sleigh sharply to the right, barely avoiding a collision.
"What's the point of running away? Aren't you here to save her? Keep this up, and she'll turn into a witch."
Black Rose spoke slowly.
However, in the next second, she slightly raised her eyebrows.
Magical Girl Xiaohongmao remained calm, tipping the brim of her Christmas hat slightly lower, her ice-blue eyes locking onto Black Rose's.
Her Christmas sleigh suddenly turned around, closing the hundred-meter distance, aiming straight at Black Rose.
Meanwhile, in front of the sleigh, two reindeer were lowing softly, pawing the ground in place, their powerful hooves creating a tempest of howling winds and snow in the air.
Gradually, these winds and snow started to solidify into a tangible circular barrier, enveloping the sleigh with perfect precision.
Simultaneously, Yuri, donning her red and blue battle outfit, pulled five Grade-C cards—"Magic Overdraw"—from her magic book, shattered them with a swipe of her cat paw, and released them all at Xiaohongmao—these were all her inventory, as for the past two months, she and Ke Mingye had been coercing and enticing her to make cards non-stop in her spare time, culminating in an impressive number of magical cards.
With the "Chosen One" title's empowerment, Xiaohongmao's total magic power was already at a frightening level. Even with her magic release threshold only at forty percent, she was on the verge of hitting the threshold of a Grade-B magical girl.
Not to mention now, with Yuri betting her entire fortune on Xiaohongmao.
She took a look at the two reindeer still pawing in place, their actions akin to oxen gathering momentum for a charge;
Then took another look at the icy snow barrier steadily forming on the surface of the Christmas sleigh.
Black Rose seemed to have grasped something, her eyes refilled with disdain and pity when she turned back to Xiaohongmao.
"You want to clash head-on with me? Overestimating yourself..."
Black Rose murmured softly, slowly raising her right hand, thousands of thorns writhing in the air with an enchanting grace, eventually twisting together, tensing in an instant to form a sharp, rough spear. Roses bloomed on the spear's surface, their fragrance pervading every corner.
On the other side, as the two reindeer before the Christmas sleigh trotted in place countless times, the wind and snow upon their hooves grew denser, and the barrier in front of the sleigh nearly turned solid, looking from a distance like a train made of condensed snowflakes.
In the next moment, Witch Black Rose raised her right hand, then slowly lowered it.
Huff——!
Accompanied by a deafening whoosh, the spear of thorns and roses hurtled forward, the fierce wind it stirred revealing Black Rose's sleek forehead amidst the winds and snow, her gaze as cold as poppies flourishing in the arctic frost.
The spear of thorns was astoundingly fast; in less than half a second, it had already reached right in front of Magical Girl Xiaohongmao.
At the same moment, the reindeer halted their charging motion in place, their hooves striking the ground as they bolted forward furiously.
Carrying thousands of flakes of ice and snow, the Christmas sleigh burst forward like a tornado rushing to meet Witch Black Rose's thorny spear.
The spear that seemed capable of piercing all dove into the tornado of snow, colliding head-on with the Christmas sleigh. The two remained locked in mid-air for several seconds, the violent magical ripples spreading outward, ravaging every inch of the witch's night floor.
Eventually, the spear of thorns gained the upper hand, the surface of the snowy barrier around the Christmas sleigh showing myriad cracks.
But just then, seated on the sleigh, Magical Girl Xiaohongmao took a deep breath and pulled out a mobile phone from her pocket, throwing it forward.
Mid-flight, on the electronic screen, Lan Ou's right arm was spinning rapidly.
The next instant, Lan Ou emerged from the "Pixel Body" effect of the mobile screen, while the stored multiplier of Rotary Arm Fist-Guessing Skill had already reached its limit.
[Accumulated Rotary Arm Circles: 20, reaching the limit, the power accumulated on the arm is now – 10 times the original.]
[Triggered Grade-B skill—"Rotary Arm Fist-Guessing Skill" effect two: release all accumulated power in a randomly determined Fist-Guessing outcome (choosing one out of Rock, Paper, Scissors), with three different skill effects depending on the outcome.]
At this instant, Ke Mingye slipped on the Grade-A equipment "Gambling Gloves", the dark crow-feather gloves instantly enveloping his pale fist.
[With the ability effect of Grade-A equipment "Gambling Gloves", the Fist-Guessing part of "Rotary Arm Fist-Guessing Skill" has been modified to a selectable function. Please choose one from "Rock," "Paper," "Scissors."]
"Scissors."
With his curt statement, light surged along his entire arm, flowing in reverse like a river, converging to the tip of his lifted right hand. He raised his index and middle finger together to form scissors. At that instant, the light collected over the tips of the two fingers, extending and becoming a blade of light.
In an instant, Lan Ou swung his scissor-shaped right hand forward, the blade of daylight on his fingers sang out as it cut through the air!