Chapter 178 Qi
As the battle in the sky intensified, the evacuation of the headquarters building of the Strategy Bureau was also proceeding in full swing.
Following the crowd rushing out of the building, Tian Sheng raised his head with difficulty under the shove of his colleagues, and looked up at the sky as if he had some sense in his heart.
Above the blue sky and between the buildings, the magical light curtain of purple, red and white was suddenly mixed with a few familiar touches of blue.
The faint blue flickered and flickered, as if waiting to gather strength. Then, at a certain moment, it suddenly burst out, dispersing all the white mist around it, and the azure blue color seemed to return the sky to its original color.
In the surging tide of magic, Delphinium hooked a fluorescent blue silk thread in her left hand and tightly grasped a purple-red scissors in her right hand. Her petite figure stood straight, her eyes far away and firm.
The magic of blue and purple intertwined, yet a clear boundary was vaguely drawn. The light silk thread emitted a faint light from her palm, drawing a thin and undetectable track in the blue sky. The exquisite scissors flashed in her hand, and the tiny blades concealed a cold light that could not be ignored.
“I feel surprisingly relaxed…”
Feeling the weight of the scissors in her hand, she exclaimed in surprise.
The scissors that Hong Siyu reproduced are exactly the same as her original magic outfit in terms of appearance and feel, but its biggest feature is its consumption of magic power.
It is inevitable that magical girls will consume their own magic power when using magic costumes. The consumption will vary depending on the strength of the magic costumes themselves and the user's proficiency in mastering them.
The original Life-Weaving outfit was a magical outfit that consumed a great deal of magic power. If it weren't for the fact that Delphinium's own magic power was quite abundant among magical girls of the same level, she really wouldn't be able to sustain such consumption.
In fact, the more complex the magic costume is, the more so this is the case. According to the country's archives, there are even cases where magical girls were unable to advance to the bud level because the magic costume was too complicated.
Now, when Kuei-Ching held the reappeared scissors, she could hardly feel the loss of magic power. Not only that, there was even a faint fluctuation of magic power feeding back from the scissors.
"Although it can only last for five minutes, it consumes all my magic power."
Seeing the surprised look on Kuznetsuzan's face, Hong Siyu suppressed his desire to take credit, turned his gaze away, and said a little uncomfortably: "So, there is no need to worry about the problem of magic power, just use it to fight with confidence."
"……Thanks."
Delphinium understood that the more sincere the kindness, the less need for excessive courtesy and resistance. Using the shortest language to express the most direct gratitude was the only thing she could do now.
After a brief explanation, she turned her head and looked seriously at the buildings not far away.
The kite was floating there quietly, waiting with interest.
"Are you ready? Can we start fighting?"
Seeing that Kusanagi was looking at her, she picked up the ink metal in her hand again, and raised the corner of her mouth: "Using magic clothes to complete magic clothes, this is really eye-opening."
"I thought you wouldn't miss the opportunity to hand over in the middle."
Delphinium gently waved the sewing scissors in her hand: "Why didn't you attack me just now?"
"I told you, I won't stop others from using their abilities. Whether it's a strange place or a prosperous place, I can only feel satisfied when I defeat an opponent who has given his all."
Yuan shook his finger. "Using a sneak attack to interrupt the opponent's preparation, even if you win, it is not a sign of 'strength', but just a servant of 'victory'."
"I thought the people in Claw Mark would be unreasonable bad guys."
Delphinium shook her head expressionlessly: "It's a pity that I didn't get to know you earlier."
"It's not too late to get to know each other now. If you join us, we won't have any conflicts with each other."
Yuan raised her hand slightly and took a starting stance for battle: "But before that, let me see your true strength. If you are too weak, I am not interested in bringing a weak magical girl back to see the leader."
"Thank you for your organization's appreciation, but I am not interested in leaving the city I am stationed in for the time being."
Cuiqiao was also on high alert: "Please leave Fangting City on your own."
"No point in talking any more!" Yuan kicked his feet, shouted loudly, and rushed forward fiercely, "The winner controls everything!"
After saying that, he ignored Semi's cry of "Don't act on your own" and started the battle again.
The black and blue magic power collided instantly. In the surging magic power, the two figures did not distance themselves from each other, but engaged in a fierce close combat. The ink-like liquid metal was extremely agile in Yuan's hands. The gun, sword, knife, dagger and other forms could be transformed freely. The moves were tricky and exquisite, making it extremely difficult to resist.
But the tricky moves did not put Kusanagi at a disadvantage. On the contrary, although she was a little passive, the silk threads in her hands also changed their shapes with the rhythm of Yuan, constantly interweaving different masterpieces. When the opponent stabbed, she defended; when the opponent slashed, she fought back. The two of them used swords against swords, spears against spears, and used similar weapons in different ways, fighting at a high speed that was difficult for ordinary people to catch with the naked eye.
Silk thread and ink, two magical pieces of equipment that do not look like weapons, are now enough to replace all weapons, launching a primitive and gorgeous battle.
"Actually... there is actually someone in this world who can fight this guy Yuan in close combat without losing?"
Semi, who was thrown aside by the fierce battle, steadied himself and looked at the battle scene not far away. He couldn't help but widen his cat eyes: "Am I dreaming?"
It was no wonder that it was surprised, because even within Claw Mark, Yuan was a well-known melee maniac, and her close combat ability was top-notch. Claw Mark had been established for so many years, and she had fought only a few times, but as long as she entered the realm of close combat, few people could withstand her violent attacks.
As for Cornflower, as a once famous magical girl, Semi knew that her active time was no more than three years. In other words, such a magical girl with only three years of front-line combat experience tied with Yuan in close combat.
Of course, its thoughts had no effect on the battle situation. The two people at the center of the battle had already fought to a white-hot level in just two minutes. Punches and kicks made muffled sounds, and the flashing of swords and sabers was breathtaking.
However, only Delphinium could feel the pressure of fighting Kite.
In fact, even if she regained control of the scissors-shaped magic suit, she could only hold her own in close combat. It was almost impossible for her to find the opportunity to attack.
What's more troublesome is not only the changes in moves in close combat, but also the layer of white mist surrounding Yuan's body.
Delphinium could not make out what it was, but the mist continued to flow with Yuan's breathing. In this mist, the power of all magical attacks was compressed to the extreme, and her magic could hardly leave her side.
"This mist... is not your magic power, nor is it your magic suit."
After feeling it for a few times, Kuei-Jin blocked Kite's slash during one of the attacks and said confidently, "It should have nothing to do with the power of the remnant beast. It must be something else entirely."
"Magic? Of course not, these are my 'chi'."
As if she was enjoying the battle, Yuan had no intention of hiding anything: "Although I am a magical girl, I am also a martial artist. This power comes from the ancient heritage of Donghua Province, and it is naturally not the same thing as magic power."
"Angry?" Cuique couldn't help but frowned, "I'm not talking to you about martial arts novels."
"Novels are often created based on reality. The mention of 'qi' in the book is certainly not groundless."
Yuan's eyes widened slightly, and the yin-yang fish in his eyes slowly turned: "Of course, it is normal for people nowadays not to know. Things that cannot adapt to the times will be eliminated by the times and eventually become the dust of history. Martial arts is just a corner of that dust, no different from others, and there is nothing worth remembering."
"Can't adapt to the times?" To cope with the opponent's attack, Delphinium slightly tilted its neck back to avoid a jab, "Why?"
"Because the so-called martial arts, the so-called Taoism, and the special arts used to protect oneself cannot be compared with magic."
Yuan's emotions were quite high, and his voice was quite loud: "Practicing is slow, the cost is high, and the talent required is one in a million. In the end, after practicing, you can only fight against mortals. When facing real crises and disasters, the remnant beasts have no power to fight back."
"No matter how talented, quick-witted, or ambitious one is, generations of warriors have failed to make this path more sustainable. On the contrary, the more they practice martial arts, the more they realize that it is a dead end."
"Martial arts rely on young bodies, requiring vigorous qi, blood and vitality. However, as martial artists age, their qi becomes weak and their blood becomes depleted. No matter how passionate they are, they cannot maintain their physical condition. They can only watch themselves weaken and eventually be unable to climb up again."
"So, I chose to join the kingdom and stay as a magical girl for a longer time. I wanted to see if I could go further as a magical girl."
In the fierce battle, Yuan blocked the masterpiece in front of him with a sword and grinned: "And what you see is the result of my practice over these long years."
"So why did you join Claw Mark?"
Taking the thread back into her hand, Kuija slightly adjusted her body posture, and then began to attack again as if tirelessly: "Betraying the country and colluding with the beasts, is this the path you want?"
"Betrayal? Collusion?"
Yuan blinked, and suddenly laughed after a moment: "I'm sorry, is this what you think? I have never thought about this."
"The leader found me, told me that I could see new powers and possibilities by joining Claw Mark, and then defeated me, so I followed her."
"Anyway, to me, the form and shape of power are external things. The only pursuit is to keep moving forward on the path of becoming stronger. Good and evil, beauty and ugliness, merit and sin, they have nothing to do with me, and I don't care about these things."
After the fierce fight, the two separated briefly. Yuan paused slightly with a rather refreshing smile on his face: "The opinions of the world are not important. I am getting stronger, and that is enough."
After she said this, Delphinium knew that it would not work to try to convince the other party through conversation.
Although the contact time with each other was very brief, Delphinium had already vaguely felt that Yuan, as a "bad guy" from Claw Mark, did not seem to be the same as those unforgivable villains in Black Ash Dawn.
In addition, the opponent's fighting power was very strong, and it was difficult to expel him simply by fighting. This made her think of persuading the opponent through words and making him give up voluntarily.
Unfortunately, after these words came out, she realized that although Yuan was not a pure villain, he did not have pure good intentions. The other party did not care about the so-called concept of good and evil. The reason why he did not become a villain was just because he felt it was meaningless, just like she was not a good person now.
If such a person is a companion, then there is still a possibility of communication, but if he is an enemy, there is no more room for discussion. If you want to resolve this crisis, you can only defeat the other party by force.
However, after the fight just now, Delphinium has realized that this is not an easy task.
The opponent's close combat skills were not weaker than his own, and he even had a slight advantage. If no one interfered from the outside, the battle would surely continue. However, Delphinium who was in the battle knew that he did not have that much time.
Hong Si's reproduced magic suit can only last for five minutes, which means that after five minutes, both the completeness of the magic suit and the magic power will be greatly reduced, and he will definitely not be able to continue fighting like this.
Therefore, if you want to end the battle, you have to do it as quickly as possible.
Thinking of this, she concentrated slightly, began to call upon the magic power of the scissors in her right hand, and used the scissors form of Weaving Life without hesitation.
In the interval of the high-intensity fight, the small pair of tailor's scissors glowed in her hand. Then, Delphinium pointed the scissors at the white mist around Kite without hesitation, opened the blade slightly, and then suddenly closed it.
Crack.
After a crisp sound, a large part of the white mist surrounding the two people suddenly dissipated.
Almost at the same time, Hong Siyu, who was holding a book not far away, turned pale, and one third of the wall of books behind him disappeared with the swing of the scissors.
“Ugh… cough cough cough!”
She took a few steps back and leaned against the wall of the reception room, which had been reduced to ruins. She covered her forehead with her hands and finally recovered after a long time. She smiled bitterly, "This level of magic power consumption, has the senior been fighting with this kind of magic outfit? It's really... too exaggerated."
She reacted violently, and the center of the battle was greatly affected. Yuan's offensive almost stopped, and even her breathing became disordered. She coughed a few times as if she was choked, slightly distanced herself from Delphinium, took a few deep breaths, and raised her eyebrows in confusion: "My energy... has been weakened?"
Not far away, Delphinium, who was holding the scissors, was also slightly out of breath.
This was the first time she used the ability of the reproduced scissors. Now it seemed that although it could be used, the consumption of Hong Siyu was indeed too great.
The effect of the cut just now was the ability of the scissors themselves - separation.
Although the scissors form of Fateweaver needs to be used in conjunction with Wonderland in most cases to perform large-scale concept removal, this does not mean that the scissors themselves have no function.
In fact, even without the cooperation of Wonderland, this pair of scissors has very powerful capabilities. In the current situation, Delphinium only moved the knife lightly and separated the "qi" used by Yuan.
Although it was a bit despicable to do so, this was also the reason why she had asked the other party what the white mist was. When Yuan explained the nature and principles of "Qi" and made Cuique have a certain understanding of it, she could activate this ability and "separate" it from the other party.
Of course, this separation is not permanent.
Not only does the moment of separation consume a huge amount of magic power, but in order to maintain this state of separation, she also needs to continuously input magic power into the scissors - this part now becomes all the pressure on Hong Siyu.
That's why, on the night of the Full Moon Festival, in order to permanently remove the large-scale "remnant beast" concept, Delphinium had to destroy her scissors. If she didn't do that, she simply wouldn't have the magic to achieve that effect.
And now, in order to end the battle as quickly as possible, she had no choice but to use this ability.
After two days of rest, I feel like I have recovered a little, so I am going to update today.
Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long.
(End of this chapter)
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