At that moment, entangled in combat with it was Bai Jingxuan, who had already released the Residual Beast Magic.
The fight, for Semi, was indescribably tough.
Semi had specifically targeted Bai Jingxuan because the leader had previously mentioned her by name. Semi wanted to see if capturing the youngster could complete a part of the mission earlier.
Initially, before finding the opponent, Semi had thought about how to continue the fight with her once captured. However, once the fight started, Semi realized it had considered this too soon.
Because the opponent was really tough to handle.
Although Semi had an advantage in ability rank, and understanding the rules allowed it to quickly evade many attacks that were unfavorable, Semi wasn't injured for a while. But, in reality, it hardly found any opportunity to counterattack.
The opponent also used Residual Beast Magic, meaning its own magic had no controlling effect; the opponent could also use some basic Magic Techniques, meaning it had no advantage in attack methods; the opponent's magic power, for some reason, was not inferior to its own, indicating that a war of attrition wasn't viable.
What was even more critical was the opponent's fighting style was even more reckless.
Although Magical Girls wouldn't receive fatal injuries before their true essence was damaged, to let their own claws pierce through the abdomen to blind the opponent's eyes, was this really a fighting style a Magical Girl should have?
Moreover, the opponent's Magic Armor seemed to have some kind of auxiliary effect. From the moment Semi engaged her, it could feel her condition was getting better the longer they fought. Her magic power didn't seem to diminish much, her injuries were quickly healing, and even her attacks were becoming heavier, making it difficult for Semi, which was at the Half-Molt level, to cope.
Honestly, at this point, Semi was considering running away again.
Even more so because it knew that even if it resolved these few girls here, the stone tower serving as the ritual device was already in dire straits.
But there was no turning back for it now, after all, now it wasn't a matter of how quickly it could resolve the fight, but whether it could win at all.
The situation changed again when Bai Jingxuan suddenly threw several Magic Bullets into the air.
Although Semi did not understand the purpose of this action, it released magic out of caution, attempting to block them.
The block wasn't very successful, but in fact, after the Magic Bullets were fired into the high sky, there were no further changes. So, soon enough, Semi forgot about them as the flow of battle changed.
It never thought that its rules could be broken in this situation.
So, minutes later, when it saw the pale blue magic trajectory descending from the sky, with a Magical Girl wielding a long spear landing in the middle of the battlefield right in front of it, it finally realized what a huge mistake it had made.
—"Are you okay? Bo Xue, looking , with those claw marks..."
"No problem at all, oh, uhm, Sister Bai Mei, I'm actually in good condition."
"Have they done something to you?"
"Ah, that wasn't their doing, it's unrelated to what's happening now."
"...Is that so, then I'll ask you more back home."
The two Magical Girls stood side by side, one with her eyes wide open, the other who had at some point closed her eyes.
Pale blue and dark green magic power surged unrestrained, quickly surpassing the magic on Semi.
Looking at the two gearing up for a fight and feeling his own considerably depleted magic power, Semi looked up toward the approaching pale yellow magic trajectory not far away.
Forget it, just like that.
Thinking so, Semi gave up thinking.