Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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It was like a large monster, formed by forcibly kneading twenty or thirty people together into a ball of flesh, falling from the ceiling and lying between them and Xiangzi.

"Damn it!" Meow Dream couldn't help but curse, her gaze sweeping past the fleshy monster and pointing upwards at the elevator.

The elevator shaft is designed to be very transparent, allowing you to see the deep sea directly from the platform, and of course, you can also see what's happening above the elevator.

The mountain of flesh blocking their way was secondary; what truly sent chills down Miaomeng's spine was the group of monsters that filled the carriage's iron chains, trying to sever them with bone blades that had grown from their bodies.

Trying to cut through a steel cable as thick as an arm seems like a pipe dream, but more and more monsters are crowding into the elevator, and it won't be long before the elevator becomes overloaded. When that happens, the cuts made by these bone knives will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

"Xiangzi! Come down quickly!" Miaomeng called out to Xiangzi.

Roar--!

However, the countless human faces on the giant meatball roared together, drowning out Miaomeng's voice.

"(Xiangzi!)" Miaomeng clicked her tongue, then switched to a more natural, unaffected voice, "(Can you hear me?! Those guys are trying to cut the elevator's chains, hurry up and get down!)"

"(I felt it! But I couldn't get away!)"

Behind the lump of flesh, where Meow Dream couldn't see, the elevator entrance was almost completely occupied by a horde of monsters that had suddenly surged in.

Xiangzi had no choice but to leave a few high-explosive bombs on the spot before hiding deeper into the ground.

With a loud "BOOM!", the high-explosive bomb blasted the oncoming horde of monsters into a bloody mess, with pieces of flesh scattered all over the ground.

But it was precisely because of this explosion that the elevator became even more unstable.

The elevator shook violently twice, throwing several monsters clinging to the top off, but then even more monsters rushed up.

These monsters of unknown origin emerged from every corner, relentlessly surging towards the three living beings present.

Hailing's twin blades were stained with putrid, black blood. In just about a minute, she had already slain no fewer than twenty of these monsters. However, the number of monsters surrounding them showed no signs of decreasing; on the contrary, it continued to increase.

She could slice through the massive mountain of flesh with a single strike, but after a little black, foul-smelling blood flowed out, it would quickly be filled by other monsters, turning it into an even larger mountain of flesh.

No matter how she chopped, the mass wouldn't be affected, effectively separating the two of them from Xiangzi.

However, at such times, misfortune never comes singly, and bad news keeps coming one after another.

"(The regeneration speed is still slowing down!)" Meow Dream clutched her arm, which was showing signs of slowing regeneration. "(What's going on? Is this a trap?!)"

What could possibly weaken their magic? Could this be a power beyond causality?!

"(Most likely!)" Xiangzi threw a grenade outside the bunker, panting heavily, and pulled a Lament Cube from his pocket to replenish his magic power. "(Now I'm more worried about Mu's situation!)"

With a loud bang, accompanied by a sudden feeling of falling.

Xiangzi suddenly squeezed his legs together, trying to suppress the discomfort caused by the feeling of weightlessness.

Damn it, we can't drop any more bombs.

"(You still have time to worry about Mutsuko at a time like this? I don't even know what to say to you!)" Meow Dream complained intermittently. "(Take care of yourself first! Don't just disappear like you did thirty years ago!)"

Xiangzi peered out from behind cover, fired a few shots to drive back the monster that had forced its way in, and spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva.

She licked her lips, which tasted strongly of blood.

For Meow Dream, the weakening of the magic effect means a slower regeneration speed, while for Xiangzi, it directly increases the magic power she needs to recreate items.

In less than 120 seconds since the start of the battle, her magic consumption has increased from the normal level to more than three times, even more exaggerated than her worst period of consumption. If she hadn't brought enough Sorrowful Cubes, she might have run out of magic long ago given the current density of monsters.

"It's as if I'd like to do that," Xiangzi said, pursing his lips. "(What's the situation outside? How many steel cables are still broken?)"

“(We can hold on a little longer, you have to hurry.)” Hailing’s calm voice came through telepathy. “(The mountain of flesh can’t be killed; it only grows bigger every time it’s cut. It’s probably blocking the exit now, you have to go somewhere else.)”

Somewhere else?

Xiangzi raised his head.

Aside from the elevator entrance, only the maintenance exit above is left. I guess by now the maintenance exit is already full of monsters, so whether it can even be opened is another question... So, is it really going to be blown up after all?

She gave a slight twitch at the corner of her mouth.

I seem to really like explosives; when in doubt, I just blow them up.

Xiangzi focused his gaze on the wall beside him.

Blowing up the wall would create another route, but the explosion would severely compromise the stability of the elevator car. Should we do that?

There was almost no time left for me to think.

If she leaves things as they are, she has no way out; if she blows up the wall, the elevator car might fall down with it.

Bet?

That goes without saying, her usual practice is—

drop.

A piece of clay-like substance was stuck to the wall. Xiangzi inserted a detonator and then used a magically generated iron plate to shield his body.

A huge explosion rang out, blasting all the monsters clinging to the outside of the wall off, and the entire carriage visibly dropped a section.

Xiangzi cautiously peeked out from behind the iron plate.

"Are you crazy?!" Meow Dream roared. "Are you out of your mind?! What if the elevator car blows up and falls out?!"

"(I succeeded.)" Xiangzi crawled out of the hole she had blown herself out, but the monsters that kept coming in seemed to want to block the hole, so she could only continue to pour firepower at the monster horde in a non-explosive manner.

"(Oh dear, you haven't changed at all! It's driving me crazy!)" Meow Dream shouted angrily, "(Are you out yet!)"

Xiangzi was just about to say, "Almost there, almost there," and indeed, she had just dealt with the monster blocking her way and was about to peek out. But at that moment, the thickest steel cable finally gave way and snapped with a "bang!" The flying cable even whipped the monsters it touched into a bloody pulp.

A violent feeling of weightlessness swept over Xiangzi's entire body.

click-

Just as the elevator was about to plummet, the mechanism of the small round shield activated, turning the world into black and white.

"I never expected it would come in handy at a time like this." Xiangzi grabbed the time-stop mechanism that Yan had given her and poked her head out of the elevator lobby.

One second, two seconds.

Two seconds passed, and she barely managed to stand firm on the iron plate that had been fixed in place by time stop. Before she could even catch her breath, the third second had arrived.

three seconds.

click-

The time-stopping mechanism emitted a strained sound and bounced back to its original position, instantly restoring the world to its colorful state.

Xiangzi's feet suddenly gave way, and he plummeted into the abyss along with the elevator car.

The Tale of Transcendence: Stars and Us: Chapter 803 The Rabbit Hole

Since all of their magic was inexplicably suppressed by some force here, it's possible that Yan's time-stop mechanism for himself was also suppressed, turning the theoretically free time-stop duration into a mere three seconds.

By the time Xiangzi realized what was happening, she had already fallen into the abyss along with the elevator car and countless monsters clinging to it.

The elevator rubbed against the rails that held it in place, producing a sharp, piercing noise and dazzling sparks as the massive elevator plummeted into the deepest part of the ocean.

Honestly, why didn't I realize it sooner?

As Xiangzi fell, she pulled out a grappling hook and shot it at her head. However, the hook hit a monster that was falling with her, instead of slowing her descent.

Xiangzi couldn't help but utter a polite curse, and because monsters were still approaching, he had to put the grappling hook aside.

Most of the monsters on top of the elevator were whipped into a bloody pulp by the snapping steel cable, but quite a few were still able to move. They seemed completely oblivious to their fall, desperately writhing their twisted bodies in the air as they crawled toward Xiangzi.

Xiangzi blew the heads off the two monsters with his pistol and kicked their bodies away.

The weightlessness during the fall, coupled with the almost identical relative environment around him, made Xiangzi feel as if he were floating in the air.

She pulled the pin on the grenade, threw the bomb towards the area where the monsters were most concentrated, grabbed the broken steel cable, and pulled hard, dragging herself in another direction.

Fragmentation grenades turned the nearby monsters into sponges, their bodies riddled with holes from small steel balls. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xiangzi began searching for the grappling hook gun he had just left behind.

The palanquin was almost at the bottom, and if she didn't do something soon, her fate would be dire. She had an idea, but she needed the grappling hook she had just dropped. She had to hurry, before it disappeared due to depleted magic...

Snap gun, snap gun, snap gun... Found it!

Amidst the chaos, Xiangzi found the grappling hook he had just dropped.

She grabbed the metal plate beside her, pushed herself forcefully toward the grappling hook, and once again gripped the handle of the grappling hook.

Immediately afterwards, Xiangzi took out the time-stop mechanism and wound up the spring behind the round shield.

click-

The time-stopping mechanism was activated again, and the world suddenly stopped, but Xiangzi, the only one still able to move, showed no signs of stopping his fall.

She gripped the handle of the grappling hook gun tightly, waiting for the moment the grappling hook would snap.

One second, two seconds.

The grappling hook suddenly snapped shut, and the monster's body, pierced by the grappling hook gun, stopped in mid-air due to time stop, becoming an anchor point that could hold the grappling hook in place.

three seconds.

"what!"

Xiangzi felt a tearing pain in his arm, and his falling speed suddenly dropped to zero, then time returned to normal.

A loud boom came from beneath her, and things around her passed by faster than she could go, including the monster's body that had just been used as an anchor point.

A group of grotesque monsters, like dumplings being dropped into boiling water, made crackling sounds as they crashed onto the ruins of the elevator, turning into piles of flesh.

Xiangzi had slowed down to a point where he wouldn't fall to his death thanks to the time stop, and then he crashed into the pile of minced meat with a thud.

Bang!

The violent impact caused Xiangzi to experience a period of mental blankness, and she didn't remember much about what happened afterward.

.......

.......

.......

My right hand hurts so much, it feels like the muscles have been completely torn apart. Not only does it hurt, but I can't move it at all.

The rubble beneath me felt incredibly uncomfortable.

No... we have to get out of here quickly, what if something else falls from above...

Some of the monsters didn't seem to be dead; they thrashed their mangled bodies and tried to crawl toward him.

Kill them...

Then... escape from here...

—“Xiang”.

who is it?

That voice sounds so familiar...

Green... hair... could it be...?

Xiangzi inexplicably felt a sense of warmth and peace, and his tense consciousness instantly relaxed. Then, everything went black.

.......

.......

.......

After an unknown amount of time, Xiangzi felt the presence of his eyeballs. Although everything was still pitch black, he knew he was awake.

She tried to slowly open her eyes.

Although I was awake, my consciousness was still very blurry, and I couldn't tell whether I was dreaming or in reality.

A strand of emerald green hair fell in front of my eyes. Sunlight shone through the hair, making the emerald green hair appear translucent and beautiful, just like in a dream.

wrong.......

Could this really be a dream? She remembered falling into the sea, but how could she see the sun from the seabed?

Consciousness gradually returned to his brain, and the scenery before Xiangzi's eyes became clearer and clearer.

It wasn't the sun, but a very bright lamp.

This is not a dream, it's reality.

Xiangzi rubbed his eyes and propped himself up.