eurekapd Chapter 161 A Desperate Struggle
Chapter 161 A Desperate Struggle
Chapter 161 A Desperate Struggle
While Qin Nan and Tang Zijun were talking, Su Siyao gradually calmed down.
The appearance of those strange beasts had terrified her, and her heart was still pounding even now.
Looking at the ferocious golden statues of beasts, and after confirming that they would no longer move, Su Siyao adjusted her glasses and couldn't help but nudge Tang Cao beside her.
"I never want to go through that again in my life... Tangtang, what are you thinking?"
Tang Cao was still recalling the battle with the golden figure when Su Siyao shook her, and she came to her senses.
"It's nothing, I was just curious about that person's identity."
"You mean that golden guy over there? That guy is really amazing. Sister Nan Nan only managed to take down one of them with great difficulty, and he wiped them all out in one go."
Su Siyao nodded, then added, "But he doesn't seem to be your type. Haven't you met him before?"
"No," Tangcao replied truthfully. "I haven't been a magical girl for very long. Before... I always thought that only beings like us were special in this world."
"Magical Girl..."
Upon hearing this title, Su Siyao looked her best friend up and down again—her unconventional long white hair paired with a delicate and pretty dress; it did indeed look like a magical girl's professional attire.
"I never imagined that magical girls and evil monsters actually existed in this world. I always thought they were things that only appeared in anime... Tangtang, you hid it so well that even I didn't notice anything amiss."
"..." Tang Cao smiled sheepishly. "Yao Yao, I didn't intentionally hide it from you, it's just..."
"It would be troublesome for ordinary people to know a magical girl's identity, so this is an unspoken rule that every magical girl understands. If it weren't for this accident, Tangcao wouldn't be able to reveal any information to you."
Before Tang Cao could finish speaking, Xiao Bai slowly walked over and tidied his fur.
Seeing Xiaobai speak again, Su Siyao was no longer as shocked as she had been at the beginning. Unlike the others,
Su Siyao has a strong ability to learn.
Hearing this, she chuckled and scratched her head. "I understand, I understand, a secret identity, right? I didn't mean to blame you. If it were me, I wouldn't have blurted it out either, hehe..."
"Are you sure? I still remember the last time you hugged me and kept whimpering about Tang Zijun when Tang Cao wasn't around!!"
As Xiaobai was speaking, she suddenly felt a blur before her eyes, and her entire body was caught in the arms of the panicked Su Siyao.
She covered her mouth tightly.
"Haha, Tangtang, don't misunderstand, I was just kidding, just kidding...hehehe..."
"I can't...I can't breathe!"
Little White stuck out its tongue and struggled with its two hind legs.
Tang Cao paid no attention to Su Siyao and Xiaobai's playful fight; her mind was preoccupied with thoughts of that golden figure.
She was no longer the naive girl who had just awakened as a magical girl; after the initial excitement,
She began to absorb all sorts of knowledge about magical girls, like a sponge.
Despite knowing so much, she had never touched upon anything related to special beings other than magical girls.
Seeing how familiar Senior Qin was with the other party, Tang Cao was also a little surprised. Could it be that there are other factions in this world that are different from magical girls?
Seemingly noticing Tang Cao's confusion, Su Siyao brought Xiao Bai closer.
"Speaking of which, that guy helped us, so he must be one of you guys, right? Judging from his outfit and fighting style, could he be an Armored Warrior? Or a Golden Armor Warrior?"
"I don't know, this is the first time I've ever seen something like this."
Tang Cao frowned slightly. For some reason, she felt a very, very familiar feeling from the other person.
The voice I heard just now... I feel like I've heard that tone and way of speaking somewhere before.
But after thinking for a long time, Tang Cao still couldn't come up with a solution.
Since arriving in Snow City, she has met so many people, just at the school alone, that she really doesn't know how to judge their identities.
However, Su Siyao's mind had already wandered to other things.
"By the way, Sugar, how long have you been a magical girl?"
"About a month, why?"
Have you told your brother?
"Of course not!" Tang Cao said seriously. "You know my brother's personality; he would never let me do something so dangerous!"
"So that means Brother Tang doesn't know your real identity?"
Su Siyao pursed her lips and blinked.
It turns out that Brother Tang is just an ordinary person like myself.
No, it's one thing if I didn't know before, but now that I do, I have to figure out a way.
I can't let Brother Tang end up in such a dangerous situation as I am!
On the other side, Qin Nan clenched her small fist.
"Why can't I stay?"
"This is for your safety. And don't forget, Tang Cao and Su Siyao are still here. Yao Yao is just an ordinary girl. You have to be responsible for getting them to a safe place."
"But you can take them straight home. I'll stay and help you. Besides, this involves my family, and I absolutely cannot stand idly by."
"I know you want to stay and help, but this matter is complicated, and the situation in the secret realm and in reality is quite delicate."
The slightest misstep could escalate the situation, and given your current capabilities, I cannot guarantee your safety.
Seeing that Qin Nan wanted to speak again, Tang Zijun put her hand on her shoulder.
"Listen to me, now is not the time to be emotional. Leave this to me and Mr. Qingnang. Don't you trust us?"
Feeling the warm hand on her shoulder, Qin Nan bit her lip. Although she really wanted to stay and contribute her own strength, she also wanted to find out what exactly happened here.
But she also understood that Tang Zijun was right. The fact that Sir Skull could create so many strange beasts proved that he had other trump cards up his sleeve. That level of battle was beyond her reach.
After a long silence, Qin Nan lowered her head.
"..I see."
Looking at Qin Nan, whose face was covered by bangs, Tang Zijun also sighed.
He really didn't want to drag Qin Nan and his sister into such a troublesome situation.
The war between the Crown City and the Skeleton King has escalated to a conflict between three worlds, something he has never encountered before. If he is not careful, the entire world will see the truth hidden in the darkness.
This is definitely not a trivial matter concerning an individual; it involves the interests of countless people. Once exposed, no supernatural being can escape; all will be swallowed up by this enormous vortex.
What will become of the magical girls when that time comes?
After patting Qin Nan on the shoulder, Tang Zijun didn't say anything more. Just as he was about to use the golden light and reflection to open the passage to the reversed world.
Suddenly, an inexplicable tremor descended.
The ground seemed to be squeezed by some invisible force, and the violent shaking caused all the surrounding golden statues to crash heavily to the ground. Qin Nan almost fell over as well, but fortunately, Tang Zijun caught him.
The silent forest suddenly became noisy, with the sounds of tree trunks snapping and the rumbling from beneath the ground intertwining like a fierce symphony.
Dust swirled and blended into the thick fog, making the environment even darker.
"What's wrong? What happened?!"
Su Siyao grabbed Tang Cao beside her and struggled to steady herself.
"Was there an earthquake?!"
Tang Zijun frowned slightly and suddenly raised her head.
The next moment, a world completely different from the one before appeared in Tang Zijun's field of vision.
After transforming into her Magic King form, the magical girls' "magic vision" has become Tang Zijun's passive skill. Thanks to this magic, Tang Zijun is now able to see her current environment clearly.
The surrounding space began to twist and change continuously, and the violent pressure fluctuations caused the entire secret realm to tremble.
The secret realm became even more unbalanced under the influence of spatial fragments, with more and more objects being stripped away and pulverized, disappearing into nothingness amidst the spatial turbulence.
"Oh no..."
Tang Zijun grabbed Xiao Hui and then lifted Qin Nan, bringing them directly to Tang Cao and Su Siyao's side.
"Don't move around. The space here is starting to collapse internally. If you take the wrong step, you could be swept away to another place, or even pulled into the spatial turbulence."
Although the three girls didn't know what spatial turbulence was, they understood from Tang Zijun's serious words...
She silently stood beside Tang Zijun, observing the changes around her with astonishment.
The violent tremors continued, the collisions between spaces became increasingly intense, and the thick fog was gradually dissipating, or rather, it was expanding.
The once relatively stable space became fragmented, and this caused everything in the secret realm to be affected by this power.
Several of the golden statues of the strange beasts were sliced in half by space itself, with extremely smooth cut surfaces that could even be used as mirrors. Strangely, however, these mirror surfaces did not reflect any images.
The ground beneath their feet began to gush forth, streams of black, viscous liquid gushing out like fountains, filling the air with a foul stench.
Oh no...
Tang Zijun frowned, her gaze fixed on the towering tree in the distance.
Others may not be able to see the full picture of the Tree of Life, but Tang Zijun can get a general idea of it with her "Magic Vision".
The Tree of Life began to shake violently, as if resisting some kind of force, and the tremors throughout the entire space were caused by this.
"Wolf Rider, what... what is this... The passage to the reverse world has been blocked. The Tree of Life is using its last strength to fight to the death, trying to prevent this world from intersecting with the real world."
"What do you mean?" Su Siyao asked, voicing the question everyone wanted to know.
"It means..."
Tang Zijun looked up at the sky.
"...Everything in the secret realm will be annihilated in the spatial turbulence."