In the heart of Fangting City, under the dark purple barrier, the battle of the Magical Girls had been raging for quite some time, entering an intensely heated phase.
A massive, cocoon-like flesh mass hovered within the barrier, with a gigantic Remnant Beast head poking out from the top, continuously spewing a dark purple Magic Power breath onto the surrounding ground.
This Magic Power carried a potent corrosiveness that would decay the surface of any building it touched, leaving the central district in total disarray, unrecognizable from its former prosperity.
The only solace was that on the night of the Full Moon Festival, the downtown commercial area didn't have a large gathering of people, and the very few individuals present had chosen to flee upon sensing danger, sparing many civilians from the collateral damage.
Above the scorched city blocks, light blue, Jinzhi purple, and pale green Magic Power tangled with the lone Remnant Beast.
"Xiaolu, this Remnant Beast is on a completely different level from our previous opponents; it's an enemy the likes of which we've never encountered. Its evolutionary stage must have already reached the chrysalis level!"
Lying on Lin Xiaolu's shoulder, Moke raised its voice against the wind:
"Chrysalis-stage is different from the ordinary Remnant Beasts we usually encounter. They have a structure on their surface called chrysalis shell. If our Magic Power output can't exceed its threshold, we'll never be able to inflict any damage!"
"You know about Remnant Beasts too?" Lin Xiaolu narrowly dodged a burst of dark purple Magic Power, but her expression bore no sign of panic.
"Are you questioning this now?" Moke's voice grew louder.
"No, how should I put it... it just feels... a bit surprising?"
"This isn't the time to be discussing this! If this continues, even if all of your Magic Power is depleted, you won't be able to harm it!"
"Alright, alright, I get it, I get it!" Lin Xiaolu replied loudly while she flew at high speed in the air, "In any case, we just need to shatter its outer shell, right? Just like the annoying guy we met at the welfare institute!"
"This one is much stronger than that brutal thug!" Moke corrected.
"Who cares, we are not the same as before! We've properly considered this in our strategies!"
Lin Xiaolu raised her hand to signal to Xia Liang: "Xia Liang!"
Following Lin Xiaolu's call and Xia Liang's response, several mirror-like surfaces shimmered, rotating and moving to encircle the central Remnant Beast. Different colored Magic Power from the three Magical Girls converged on the mirrors, briefly circulating before focusing and aiming at the head of the Remnant Beast.
The Magical Girl with a green ponytail spread her hands, and the small box she had been clutching opened suddenly, releasing a light and nimble melody that caused the already powerful Flow of Magical Power directed at the mirrors to surge even more.
This was Bai Jingxuan's Magic equipment, named Heavenly Sound.
Its capability lay in controlling Magic through resonance to play different melodies. Depending on the rhythm, melody, and timbre of the music, it would exert various effects on the surroundings.
Because she had only recently awakened and developed her skills, Bai Jingxuan had only managed to develop two uses for it: invigorating the body and activating Magic Power.
The former could speed up the body's self-healing capabilities or consume some energy to enhance a person's physical abilities; the latter, like what she was doing now, played music in the most unadorned way through her Magic equipment to activate Magic Power, making it more lively and agitated.
As a result, she managed to make the Magic Power gathered at Xia Liang's magic mirror equipment even more tumultuous.
A week ago, under the joint guidance of Hong Siyu and Xia Liang, Bai Jingxuan achieved the blossoming of her bud-stage capabilities and acquired her own Magic equipment.
At that time, she didn't fully understand the ability of her Magic equipment nor mastered the method to use it, so she kept her discovery to herself, deciding not to inform Emerald Sparrow.
Her original idea was to wait for Emerald Sparrow's return before revealing this to her as a surprise, while simultaneously expecting some praises.
The others guessed Bai Jingxuan's thoughts and deliberately kept it to themselves, choosing not to mention it to Emerald Sparrow.
However, nobody anticipated that the ability of this Magic equipment would be employed in battle before Emerald Sparrow's return.
The raging Magic Power Beam was ignited from the surface of Xia Liang's Magic equipment, blending light blue, Jinzhi purple, and pale green Magic Power together and launching it towards the distant Remnant Beast.
The flood of Magic Power arrived in an instant, converging to a point and exploding on the head of the Remnant Beast. At first, the body surface of the Remnant Beast wrinkled up, resisting the Magic's impact with a structure resembling an outer skin. But soon, that structure broke under the combined attack of the three girls, tearing a vast gap.
The trio-colored Magic Power Beam penetrated the cracked skin, striking the head of the Remnant Beast squarely.
"Aaaooh, aaaooh, aaaooh, aaaooh!"
The deafening cries rose above the city center as the pained Remnant Beast writhed within its cocoon, emitting an indecipherable scream. Then, it quickened its attack pace, unleashing another corrosive Magic Power breath on the Magical Girls.