Volume 1 Chapter 111: The Beginning of a Love Rival Battle
Bai Muxue blinked, and a trace of surprise appeared on her pretty face. She did not know what the others were thinking, but only one sentence was running through her mind right now.
Can it really be this much of a coincidence?
—A soft purple light lit up the night sky. The girl’s figure was slim and tall, her face cold yet beautiful. Her skirt fluttered in the wind like a dancing purple butterfly. Against the black stockings, the small part of her pale thigh showing at the edge looked especially eye-catching.
The slightly fancy dress softened the “keep strangers away” feeling around the girl. Even though she also looked a little surprised right now, her cold and elegant temperament could still be clearly seen... like chilly moonlight quietly covering the street.
Shen Jingyi... or rather, should she now be called... Amethyst?
Seriously, you could have come earlier or later, but you had to appear at this exact moment? Isn’t this a little too dramatic?
Even someone as calm as Bai Muxue could not help feeling lost for a moment.
Especially since she had just been having close contact with Amber... only to immediately run into Shen Jingyi afterward.
Clearly, she and Amber were just friends, and with Shen Jingyi... maybe they could not even be called friends. Yet for some strange reason, a feeling of guilt and awkwardness still spread through her heart.
Amber, standing nearby, also froze for a moment. Her delicate brows slowly frowned, and her lively deer-like eyes flashed with surprise. But if one looked carefully, they could also see a faint sense of caution hidden deep inside her eyes.
“Amethyst...”
The girl bit her lip as she remembered what the little girl in the apartment filled with vampires had once said.
—’Not long after that magical girl left, those monsters appeared…’
Could this magical girl called Amethyst be connected to the apartment incident from before, as well as the ghoul in front of them, and had come here on purpose to check the situation?
But...
Although the magical girl named Amethyst kept a cold expression, the surprise in her eyes could not fool anyone.
That surprise was obviously not because of Amber herself...
Instead...
Amber slightly turned her head and glanced at the somewhat flustered Bai Muxue, but said nothing.
Heh, looks like it’s not just your name. You’re hiding many things from me too, Xiao Xue.
Amethyst looked surprised as well, but unlike Amber’s unusual reaction, she was only surprised that there was another unexpected person beside Bai Muxue. Other than that, she had no extra thoughts.
But now was clearly not the time to think about such things. Amethyst parted her lips, swallowed back the words she wanted to say, took a deep breath, and once again focused her eyes on the ghoul before her.
Although Amethyst looked relaxed on the surface, her fingers had never left the string of her strangely shaped bow...
If the monster tried to escape at this chance, a sharp arrow would shoot out instantly, leaving it no chance to make a move.
Compared to Amber’s complete confidence, Amethyst had always been very careful when facing enemies. Even though her eyes had stayed on Bai Muxue a little longer because of surprise, she had never lowered her guard. Instead, she kept looking for a chance to finish the enemy in one strike, worried that the ghoul might suddenly turn and run away.
Of course, she was not worried about failing to catch up to the monster.
She was worried that, in panic, it might rush straight into the night market nearby. If that happened, the situation would become impossible to control.
After all, not far beyond this building... was a street crowded with pedestrians.
“Roar—”
The ghoul bared its sharp teeth. Looking at the glowing longbow in Amethyst’s hand, a very human-like fear appeared in its hollow eyes.
The dried and wrinkled skin on the ghoul’s terrifying face became even more obvious. Its thin body suddenly swelled several times larger, and dirty yellow bone-like spikes grew from the corners of its mouth, making it look even more twisted and horrifying.
With a low growl, the ghoul moved again.
But unlike what Amethyst expected, it did not turn around and run after falling into a disadvantage. Instead, it roared and charged straight toward her once more.
Maybe even the monster itself knew that escape was impossible. If it risked everything, it might still have a chance!
In almost an instant, the ghoul arrived in front of Amethyst. Its sharp claws flashed with frightening cold light as it fiercely struck toward her.
“Be careful!”
Amber reacted quickly and immediately pulled Bai Muxue to the side. At such a close distance, with Xiao Xue’s thin and fragile body, even being slightly touched would lead to terrible consequences. Amber did not want to take that risk.
Still...
Even though the monster in front of them looked even stronger than before, the famous magical girl of Wangdu was already here, so Amber did not plan to interfere anymore.
The monster’s speed was also faster than before, so much so that even Amber showed a little surprise.
At this point, its speed was no longer that of a normal ghoul.
Amethyst’s figure flashed as she easily dodged the ghoul’s attack. The longbow in her hand quickly changed into a sword of light, which she fiercely slashed across the ghoul’s waist.
Electric currents flowing through the light sword instantly rushed into the monster’s body. The ghoul cried out in pain and quickly turned around, sweeping its spiked tail toward Amethyst’s face. Then it slammed down with one claw, cutting through the steel bars where Amethyst had been standing just moments earlier.
“As expected... this is not an ordinary ghoul...”
As if she had already guessed it, Amethyst showed an expression of “just as I thought.” After the short exchange, she had already roughly judged the ghoul’s strength.
“But this ends here.”
So naturally, she no longer planned to hold back.
The light sword in her hand changed back into a longbow. Her slender fingers pulled the bowstring, and countless arrows of light instantly formed a huge net, trapping the constantly roaring ghoul inside.
When facing only one or two arrows, the ghoul could still barely block them with its claws and mouth.
But as the number of arrows kept increasing, it finally could not defend itself anymore.
After tiredly knocking away several incoming arrows, it had no time to continue blocking before a sharp “crack” sounded.
Another arrow had already pierced through its neck and shot out from its throat.
Amethyst clearly understood the ghoul’s regeneration ability very well. Even as the monster slowly collapsed to the ground, she did not lower her guard at all. Instead, she transformed the longbow into a magic staff and gave a low shout while lightly swinging it.
A pure and powerful purple light immediately covered the fallen ghoul. Its twisted and terrifying body did not even struggle before turning into ashes and disappearing completely.
Unlike Amber’s somewhat reckless fighting style, Amethyst had clearly held back after judging the ghoul’s strength beforehand...
After all, if she used her full power, this unfinished building probably would not survive the destruction.
Amethyst calmly glanced at the remaining traces on the ground before turning her eyes back to the two people silently watching nearby.
“Can we have a proper talk? You... magical girl like me?”