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! — Swoosh
Just then, countless streams of ink appeared out of thin air around Xiangzi and surged toward her.
Xiangzi turned to the side, swung the gun blade, and pulled the trigger.
The scattered paint flowed backward along the trajectory of the wielding gunblade, eventually converging into a Cubist-style lion. No matter which angle you look at it from, you can only see one plane of this lion, which is also a plane formed by unfolding all the faces of the lion.
It looks just like a Picasso painting.
The other party seems to be similar to the magical girl who used ink painting earlier; they are both the type who use painting to realize their magic.
This cubist lion is one of her works.
An abstract lion crashes backwards towards Xiangzi, forcing him to fight back.
Ding ding—!
With his considerable experience fighting the other side, Xiangzi withstood several of the lion's claw attacks and seized the opportunity to swing his sword at a large gash in the lion's body.
The splashes of paint appeared out of nowhere and converged on the gaping hole in the lion's body.
brush--!
After the cut, the lion became more complete, looking even more ferocious. It let out a roar that made Xiangzi's ears ache, and then...
The lion transformed into colorful ink, returning to the tip of the girl's pen, who was wearing a gas mask, and disappeared.
Xiangzi clicked his tongue, feeling like he'd been cheated.
If the fight continues like this, the battle will end the moment the opponent joins the fight. Although she caused all these injuries herself, from her perspective, she is personally guiding the opponent back to their best condition step by step.
"You're amazing. Even though you sealed most of your magic to avoid becoming a world-destroying flower, you can still unleash such power. I really admire you."
A voice with electronic sound effects suddenly came from the other person's gas mask, and then Xiangzi heard the original sound playing in reverse.
Does it have the same translation function as Mami's mask?
Xiangzi, panting heavily, looked at the other person and bowed to him.
—"I offer you my respect."
"My name is Alina Grey."
The Tale of Reincarnation: The Shore of Oblivion: Chapter 550 The Time of Exit is the Time of Entry
—"I offer you my respect."
"My name is Alina Grey."
The green-haired magical girl bowed deeply to Xiangzi, her right pinky finger slightly raised as she held the pen, looking affected and annoying.
Xiangzi frowned, feeling like he'd heard the name somewhere before.
Where have I heard that name before...? Alina Grey, Alina Grey...
Xiangzi's pupils suddenly contracted.
She remembered.
She had seen this name in the archives of Reed Plains. Back then, in her search for information related to Su Shi, she had scoured the entire RiNG archives, and the name Alina Grey had appeared there more than once.
As a magical girl, Alina is one of the very few characters who frequently appears in the category of those who cause harm.
A magical girl from abroad, who was already active before the establishment of magical girl management organizations across the country, with unknown qualifications, is someone who comes and goes without a trace.
If that's all, she wouldn't be able to reach the Dangous danger level.
Yes, in the gathering's files, this person's name is listed alongside a very small number of high-risk witches, which shows how deep the scars she left on Reed Plains are.
She played a part in the nationwide rise of witch breeding.
Xiangzi was not surprised at all that such a person would join the eulogy faction.
Just as Xiangzi was pondering, Alina's time continued to rewind. After bowing, she straightened her back and raised her paintbrush.
At the same time, new oil paints appeared out of nowhere, gathering behind Xiangzi.
A tingling sensation ran down Xiangzi's back, raising goosebumps all over his body.
brush--!
The circular blade flashed past the object that was forming behind it, and large patches of paint, upon contact with the tip of the gun blade, converged into one black crow after another.
The crows, their scarlet eyes glaring, flew backwards and circled around Xiangzi.
—Quack!
The number of crows around Xiangzi increased, forcing her to defensively swing her knife and unleash the flames of the Seed of Lamentation to prevent the swarm of black crows from devouring her.
—Quack
—Quack!
As the number of crows increased and they gradually coalesced into a pitch-black tornado, Xiangzi noticed that some of the crows seemed to be getting paler in color.
The jet-black stain that had stained its entire body gradually faded, and other colors began to appear on the crow's body.
Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple—the pure black crow gradually transformed into a small bird with seven-colored wings. The tornado surrounding Xiangzi also dispersed with a roar after they regained their original colors, turning into a torrent that flowed towards Alina's pen tip.
So, mixing all the colors together results in pitch black? So that's how the black color on a crow is created.
Xiangzi straightened his disheveled clothes and watched as Alina collected all the little birds back into her brush and dipped it into the palette.
Xiangzi moved and arrived in front of Alina before she could make her next move.
She could almost see her own reflection in the goggles of the gas mask.
Regardless of what Xiangzi did afterward, Alina clearly knew how to dodge this attack. She took a step back, her right shoulder aimed at Xiangzi.
A shield painted with oil paint appeared out of thin air, its surface covered with all sorts of grotesque damage.
Xiangzi continued to wield his gun blade, launching a fierce attack on Alina's defenses.
The explosions and accelerated blades caused by the [Continuous Sword] kept repairing the damage to the shield until it was completely repaired, at which point Alina's pen tip erased it bit by bit like an eraser.
Immediately afterwards, an ancient-looking cannon appeared next to it.
Xiangzi dodged the shells coming from behind almost by instinct, and awkwardly created distance between himself and Alina.
The shell returned to the cannon, and the paintbrush lightly wiped away the cannon along with the shell inside the barrel, returning the paint to the palette.
But it's not over yet.
After Xiangzi got up, he discovered that the area around him was riddled with bullet holes or cuts left by some sharp object.
"This guy......"
Xiangzi twitched the corner of his mouth, a bad feeling creeping over him.
Her premonition came true almost instantly, as the paint once again coalesced in the air into a blurry human figure.
Why is it a blurry human figure? Because Xiangzi can only vaguely see a real but indistinct human silhouette, as if it were very far away from him, like a Monet painting.
But in reality, the figure was very close to him, almost within arm's reach.
It was a huge humanoid figure with a cannon in its left hand and a long knife in its right. It must have been three or four meters tall. The impressionist painting style made Xiangzi feel that it was some kind of giant creature that was dozens of meters away from him and much taller. A strange fear was aroused.
The craters on the ground began to revert as the humanoid figure moved, and the oil-painted ammunition continuously repaired the craters on the ground. The scimitar marks left by the reverse-swung curved blade restored the platform floor to its original state.
Xiangzi felt as if he had returned to the art museum and was fighting against his past self before the magic was sealed. He felt uncomfortable, unnatural, and very frustrated.
She could only passively evade.
But it wasn't entirely hopeless. The moment all the trenches and craters on the ground disappeared would be their greatest opportunity.
Xiangzi continued to dodge the attacks of the giant drawn by Alina, maintaining the same rhythm he had at the art museum, while patiently waiting.
Waiting for the craters on the ground to decrease one by one.
Just as the last crater disappeared, Xiangzi caught Alina raising her pen. She seized the opportunity and swung it at Alina's most serious wound.
Bang-!
After the Seed of Lamentation was fired, it accelerated the speed of the blade. The tip of the gun blade was covered with a splash of colorful paint. Xiangzi saw with his own eyes that the paint on the tip of the blade filled Alina's body, filling in a wound on her body.
this--
When Xiangzi saw the greasepaint exposed in Alina's wound, his pupils suddenly contracted.
What did this person do to her body? Did she fill her body with oil paint, or was the body itself "painted"?
While Xiangzi was still pondering, the giant did not return to the palette.
Xiangzi first felt a repulsive force coming from behind him. Then, the giant that Alina was supposed to draw exploded with a bang, turning into scattered ink that flew back into Alina's pen tip.
A strong repulsive force pushed Xiangzi aside, and then Alina put down her paintbrush, jumped back, and disappeared from Xiangzi's sight—in other words, this was the moment she entered.
For Xiangzi, Alina left the stage at this moment.
The Tale of Reincarnation: The Forgotten Shore: Chapter 551 Finding the Way
After being thrown aside by the repulsive force from behind, Xiangzi got up and saw Alina put the "explosion" pattern back into the tip of her pen, leap backward, and leave the battlefield.
Xiangzi got up from the ground, panting, and walked to the edge of the platform. Looking at the figure walking on the road he had drawn, disappearing along with the road, his shoulders suddenly went limp.
"It can even draw an explosion first, and then condense it into a human shape... What a terrifying way to use it." Xiangzi's lips twitched.
Alina's drawing depicts a reverse explosion, which would be a normal shockwave for Xiangzi, indicating that she is actually quite familiar with the case and the other side.
Those little animals she drew when she was fighting with herself... she wasn't just drawing them for fun, was she?
Xiangzi remembered that at the beginning, Cai was also fighting with someone from the other side, which should be Alina. Judging from the final result, Alina didn't seem to be in any danger, and Cai didn't have any major problems either... It's possible that this battle didn't have a result at all, and Alina wasn't serious at all throughout.
What is this guy here for? Is he here to watch the show?
Xiangzi frowned.
She always felt that this Alina Gerr was a troublemaker who would cause them a lot of trouble later.
But that's not something that can be done now.
The most urgent task is to eliminate Mami Tomoe and stop the ceremony from proceeding.
Xiangzi turned around, dusted herself off, looked around to confirm her location. She glanced at her watch and realized that there wasn't much time left before the agreed meeting time.
"We need to hurry and get there."
As Xiangzi muttered to himself, he jumped off the now perfectly restored platform and landed on the suspended corridor below, continuing his journey deeper into the maze.
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A few minutes later, Xiangzi finally found the right road and ran into Sayaka and Kyoko, who were on their way.
"What are you doing here?" Kyoko was surprised by Shoko's appearance. "I remember seeing you and Homura go through another door together."
"There was a slight mishap, but it's not a big problem."
"How is Yan?"
"It should be fine, don't worry." Xiangzi reached out and poked Xingzi's forehead. "But you, don't forget what you practiced before."
“It’s right to give that idiot a good talking-to.” Sayaka nodded.
"I know what I'm doing!" Kyoko exclaimed, covering her forehead in dissatisfaction.
"Really? Who was that who was pulling me around while whispering their recitation—"
"Shh, be quiet."
Xiangzi suddenly raised his index finger, signaling the two of them to be quiet.
Sayaka scratched her face and hid behind Xiangzi.
"what happened?"
"We're almost at the second main battlefield. The main force has already clashed with the eulogists. Be careful not to get spotted."
In the distance, near the edge of the field of vision, came into view a huge church. It looked like Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, magnified several times. The towers on both sides were about 100 meters high. The entire church was pure white, with intricate and beautiful patterns covering the pure white walls. Under the holy light, the church revealed rows of shadows.
The building's grandeur is even more apparent from a distance, but Xiangzi's attention is not on the beautiful and majestic building at all, but on the large square in front of it.
The entire church, along with the outermost large square, is a complete floating island, and almost all the floating corridors end here.
The magical girls, who entered through various entrances and returned to the same place after exiting, clashed with the waiting Chorus Faction the moment they entered the plaza.