Starting as a Magical Girl, I Alone Shall Rule for Eternity Chapter 23

Cripple climbed up from the ground, his originally somewhat dazed eyes gradually turning more ferocious.

Don't be afraid, don't be fearful, he was different now.

As long as he felt anger, as long as he felt hatred, the seed would bring him power!

"Ahhhhhh!"

Cripple roared loudly, the seed on his forehead expanding again, sprouting a bud that even covered his entire forehead!

He charged forward once more!

"Jiang Si!"

His roaring voice had also changed, sounding like the roar of a beast.

He threw a fierce punch!

It smashed into the brick wall behind with a boom, creating a large hole in the relatively sturdy wall, yet his fist felt no pain at all.

Pulling his fist out, Cripple turned to look at the figure that had haunted his nightmares countless times, feeling utterly exhilarated, "You dodged, you dodged, didn't you? Jiang Si, are you scared? I've caught up to you! This is what being different means!"

Jiang Si looked at the seed, somewhat disappointed, "It seems I can't count on you turning into a Disaster Beast."

Cripple heard this sentence, but with power surging through his entire body, he no longer cared about such things.

He wanted to smash the young man before him to pieces, smash him into pulp!

The power seemed to have no upper limit, continuously pouring out. When Cripple threw another punch, even he himself was shocked by its power.

Maybe he could take on the whole world now!

The surging power caused his thoughts to become ethereal too... he wanted to knock down those high-and-mighty Magical Girls as well...

His heightened emotions made the blood throughout his body boil, until the opponent in front of him, neither dodging nor avoiding, also threw a punch.

Their fists collided, terrifying power creating a shockwave that stirred up dust, spreading outwards in all directions!

The sleeves on both sides were simultaneously torn apart by the dreadful force, fragments scattering everywhere as Cripple stumbled back several steps.

His entire right arm was trembling; the fist that had just punched through a wall without any pain was now constantly spasming, the burning pain forcefully suppressing his previously high emotions.

That cold, terrifying feeling surged up again, accompanied by the pain in his right fist.

"Damn it..."

He lifted his head to look at the slowly approaching young man, his eyes bloodshot, the sprouted bud from the seed on his forehead penetrating into his cheek, almost covering half his face, making him appear ferocious and terrifying, "Go to hell!"

A sharp high kick shot straight towards the other's neck!

Yet this time, Jiang Si neither avoided it nor tried to block it, allowing the terrifying kick to land directly on his neck.

His body remained completely still. Having taken the kick head-on, Jiang Si looked at Cripple expressionlessly, "And then?"

That contemptuous tone made Cripple's anger rise again. The seed on his face grew wildly, directly tearing open part of his facial skin! Blood splattered, a large portion of his face now mangled!

He applied force again, wanting to press down Jiang Si's arrogant head, but the other simply gave a light kick to his left calf.

A clear bone-breaking sound reached his ears. The leg pressing on Jiang Si's neck immediately retracted as Cripple staggered backward. Jiang Si followed up with another kick, breaking his right leg as well.

The entire person suddenly knelt before Jiang Si.

Jiang Si was slightly shorter than him. Due to starting training from a young age, Jiang Si's physical development wasn't ideal.

Yet at this moment, kneeling on the ground and looking up at the other, Cripple only felt he was so tall he couldn't clearly see his face.

Monster...

His thoughts only had time to settle on this before Jiang Si grabbed his hair, pulled him up, looked at Cripple's seed-torn face, and pressed his hand against the seed on his forehead.

"Just obtaining a bit of external power and you think you're different. Unfamiliar with power, relying on anger and hostility, you believe you can defeat me. But you can't even become a Disaster Beast. You're truly worthless."

He abruptly dug out the seed, tearing off half of the other's facial skin with it. Cripple let out a piercing scream, collapsing to the ground while covering his face.

Jiang Si looked at the almost magic-less, completely useless Grief Seed, casually crushed it.

It turned into fragments, and after he released his hand, they scattered with the wind.

"A mere Grief Seed, how could it possibly compare to my decades of effort and sweat."

Relying on unstable external power, that fragile anger and violence, thinking it could surpass the power and experience he had accumulated through day and night of hard work.

Living in a dream.

Controlled by external forces and emotions, unaware that in this world, only hard work won't deceive you.

Thinking you can defeat me with anger and external power is like believing you can solve advanced mathematics problems without any foundation just because you're extremely angry.

Lacking a basic correct understanding of the world.

However, Grief Seed, cursed magic.

The work of the Witch Association?

Jiang Si looked at Cripple, who had already passed out from pain. After losing the Grief Seed, not only would he lose power, but memories from this period would also vanish. Whether he could even survive was questionable.

But that had nothing to do with him.

Why would the Witch Association target him? Did they discover he was Shion?

Or were they simply targeting Keke, so they wanted to use him to threaten Keke?

The Witch Association did this kind of thing often - targeting Magical Girls' relatives to threaten them.

If that were the case, it would actually be advantageous for Jiang Si.

Over the years, the Witch Association had been hidden, always hard to find. If they came to him proactively, that would be truly sought after...

Not just because they stole the Miracle Seed, but their power to create Disaster Beasts and their application of Grief Seeds all made Jiang Si covetous.

As someone determined to tread the great path, Jiang Si's goals certainly weren't limited to Magical Girl's Full Bloom.

That was the Magical Girl's limit, not his ultimate goal. After all, Full Bloom couldn't achieve eternal proof, reversing cause and effect.

To go further, he still needed the power of Disaster Beasts.

Yin and Yang combined, that is the great path.

The sound of police sirens came from outside. Jiang Si picked up his backpack and made a quick escape.

He had no time to waste at the police station. Today's training wasn't completed yet. After actual combat was the perfect time for training.

He pulled out his phone from his backpack, planning to contact Bingtang to discuss matters regarding the Witch Association.

The possibility of his identity being leaked still existed; he had to make Bingtang pay attention.

...

Li Yi was called to the teacher's office to help after school, causing her to miss the excitement at the school gate.

She originally thought being a bit late would be fine, but by the time the teacher finished nagging and she came out, the students watching the spectacle at the school gate had dispersed, and Jiang Si had left with Cripple.

Maybe she should have ignored the teacher.

Thinking with some annoyance, she asked around and learned that the two had gone to the alleyway where troublemakers often fought.

She also incidentally heard about the embarrassing incident where Teacher Zhang Song was slapped by a troublemaker, his glasses knocked off.

She felt a bit of schadenfreude, thinking he deserved it for being so harsh with students. Outside school, nobody would indulge him.

However, when she arrived at the scene and saw the mess, the brick walls kicked to pieces everywhere, and Cripple lying unconscious on the ground still clutching his half-torn face, she was still startled.

The gap on his forehead still carried the aura of polluted magic.

As the captain of the Magical Girl combat team, Li Yi immediately realized that a Grief Seed must have been implanted in his forehead...

The method of inserting Grief Seeds into human bodies to enhance power was a unique ability of the Witch Association.

Before she could think further, the police had already arrived at the scene, and she naturally followed the police car to the station.

Her mind remained somewhat chaotic the entire way.

Did Jiang Si really beat Cripple into that state?

She knew Keke's brother was very capable, with strong physical fitness, probably having broken through human limits due to magic influence.

But being able to directly defeat a human who utilized a Grief Seed was too exaggerated, right?

There were no other magic traces at the scene either, meaning no Magical Girl or Disaster Beast had intervened. Jiang Si had no magic on him either - he purely relied on his own flesh and blood to defeat a monster enhanced by polluted magic...

No, the real monster should be Jiang Si.

After arriving at the police station, she was taken to a reception room.

The reception room was very clean, with only one table and two chairs. However, the window was open, and she could see police officers walking back and forth outside, so it wasn't too oppressive.

Before long, a girl in police uniform entered the room.

Wearing a police cap, she looked heroic and impressive, around just over twenty years old with a pretty face. What was particularly special were her pupils, which showed a faint golden color.

As soon as they met, she immediately saluted, "Captain."

Li Yi felt somewhat helpless, waving her hand, "No need to salute outside, Yueji."

Actually, Yueji was much older than her. Yueji had been assigned to Beihai Police Station by the Disaster Control Bureau after graduating from university, and now through her own efforts and some small help from the Disaster Control Bureau, she had climbed to the position of deputy director.

After all, the Disaster Control Bureau had to handle numerous Disaster Beasts as well as illegal organizations like the Witch Association and Azure Cloud Sect, making police station relations and power essential.

Though called an official organization, the Disaster Control Bureau actually had quite limited funding and support coordination from various departments.

Many matters still had to be handled by the Disaster Control Bureau itself.

The police station's response to Disaster Beasts and illegal organizations was always slow. After inserting Yueji, many things became much more convenient.

Like now, without Yueji, just dealing with the police station, explaining she was a Disaster Control Bureau member while not exposing her Magical Girl identity would be terribly troublesome.

With Yueji around, many things were simpler. Li Yi only needed to deal with Yueji.

"In terms of seniority, I'm far inferior to you."

Hearing Li Yi's muttering, Yueji smiled gently, took off her hat, and sat down opposite Li Yi, "Captain, don't undervalue yourself. Seniority isn't that useful; what matters is ability and talent. You're the Magical Girl Hyacinth thinks most highly of; sooner or later you'll surpass her."

"Sigh, I hope so."

Remembering the previous purple Magical Girl, Li Yi felt somewhat down, but quickly rallied her spirits and asked, "How's that Cripple doing?"

"Both legs were kicked broken. The wound on his forehead was confirmed to be traces of an implanted Grief Seed. The residual polluted magic is very concentrated. His face was basically penetrated by magic. Forcibly removing the Grief Seed actually prevented further magic spread, saving half his life. But whether he can ultimately survive depends on if his life is hard enough."

Li Yi nodded, "Exactly as I thought. This method should be the Witch Association's work."

"Yes. I wonder what the Witch Association suddenly wants to do. After lying low for so long, are they finally making a move again?" Picking up the teapot on the table and pouring hot water for both of them, Yueji's pupils showed some disgust, "Who knows what their goal is this time. Fortunately, Captain, you discovered it early and didn't let the danger spread further."

"No, I didn't resolve it."

Li Yi hesitated for a moment, but still said honestly, "It was Keke's brother, Jiang Si, who did it. They had conflicts before, the two arranged a fight. When I arrived, I only saw Cripple beaten into that state."

Yueji listened in stunned silence, then immediately shook her head, "Impossible."

"There were no other magic traces at the scene, and someone was watching that area at the time. There were only two people in the alleyway."

Slapping the table, the Magical Girl member who was also a policewoman looked serious, "How is that possible, Captain? You should know how dangerous someone polluted with magic to this extent is - practically half a Disaster Beast! Even a Sprout-tier Magical Girl might struggle without experience."

"I know." Li Yi also felt helpless, "I certainly know it's somewhat unbelievable, but Jiang Si, influenced by his sister's magic, has physical fitness far exceeding ordinary people. At the Disaster Control Bureau before, he could jump six meters high... Perhaps he fought with all his might to defeat Cripple. Maybe he's seriously injured; I should go check on him later."

"Keke's brother."

Yueji quickly caught the key point, "Keke is the new Magical Girl you found, right?"

"That's her. I took her to the Disaster Control Bureau for registration."

"Then it's not strange. Perhaps Keke placed some magic on him."

Uh, probably not possible, given their relationship.

Li Yi muttered inwardly, while Yueji continued: "Speaking of her going to the Disaster Control Bureau for registration, she happened to encounter the Miracle Seed being stolen, and then the Witch Association released the Disaster Beast hidden at the Disaster Control Bureau."

Taking a sip of water, Yueji's expression turned serious, "A bit coincidental."

"You mean Keke is involved with the Witch Association? I was right beside her during her first transformation."

"That's not what I mean." The girl shook her head, "I mean, the Witch Association might have targeted her. It happened to cause trouble when she went to the Disaster Control Bureau, and then coincidentally, someone controlled by the Witch Association found her brother."

Li Yi also reacted, "They want to capture Keke?"

"As the rare Magical Girl in BH City who wasn't taken by the Azure Cloud Sect." Yueji said quietly, "The Witch Association might be even more anxious than us. They're probably determined to get Keke. Captain, you need to be careful."

After remaining silent for a while, Li Yi took a deep breath.

Actually, she didn't dare say that Keke seemed to know Shion, the leader of the Azure Cloud Sect.

That day after fighting Shion and falling unconscious, when she woke up later, Keke confessed to her that Shion had taught Keke how to transform and use magic, so Keke regarded Shion as her teacher.

Keke joined the Disaster Control Bureau hoping to become stronger and meet Shion again, to become friends with her.

Regarding the new Magical Girl wanting to be friends with the leader of the Disaster Control Bureau's hostile organization, although somewhat unconventional, Li Yi didn't think it was a bad thing.

If they really established a friendship, perhaps they could dismantle the Azure Cloud Sect from within.

So she helped Keke keep this secret. As long as she kept an eye on Keke, it shouldn't be dangerous.

Moreover, she always felt that someone willing to help new Magical Girls might not be such a bad person.

Of course, this was absolutely something she couldn't tell Yueji. If Yueji knew, she would be very angry.

After all, Yueji's most respected former captain, Hyacinth, was practically forced into retirement by Shion...

Li Yi put down her water cup, saying seriously, "At the police station recently, you must closely monitor the Witch Association's movements. Once discovered, report immediately. We need to deal with them as soon as possible. After all, the Miracle Seed is still in their hands; we must get it back."

Regarding Li Yi's order, Yueji immediately replied seriously, "Received."

"As for matters concerning Keke and her brother, I'll handle them alone. You don't need to worry about it."

Having said that, Li Yi stood up, "Help me with the procedures. I'll go notify Keke to prevent her from being caught off guard by the Witch Association. Phone call, phone call... Forget it, I'll go directly to her home and conveniently see how Jiang Si is doing."