Toyokawa Shoko doesn't want to become a witch

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"..." Chu Hua's face immediately turned a little red.

It sounds like an overblown boast.

But that's really what Xiangzi thought.

“However, now is not the time for debriefing.” Xiangzi lowered his body and said in a low voice, “Let’s go, let’s hurry to the entrance of the underwater cave.”

......

"Go this way."

Mio walked at the front, leading the way, and stopped from time to time to give directions to the people behind her.

The person behind this is not Chu Hua, but specifically refers to Miao Meng.

Miao Meng carried Xiangzi's body on her back, walking along the rugged mountain path. She would stop every time she took a step, weighing the soft body she was carrying on her back as if it were some priceless blue and white porcelain vase. She was covered in sweat as she walked.

"Hey, Xiangzi, can you hear me?"

“Xiao Xiang said she can hear me.” Chu Hua walked a little ahead and turned around.

With Xiangzi's help, she regained some control over Bai Xiang, and the beast's hind limbs and claws lay dormant. Her armor, made of keratinous material resembling obsidian, clung to her body, outlining her slender figure. Her tattered wings tucked behind her shoulders like a cape. Her tail had shrunk to half her height, so it wouldn't snag on anything as she walked.

Maintaining that half-human, half-inhuman appearance would have been quite troublesome for walking through the forest full of trees and shrubs, so becoming like this would have been much more convenient.

Looking at Chu Hua's black knight appearance, Miao Meng thought it would be even better if she could hold the iconic sword and shield.

“Xiao Xiang said, ‘Ask whatever you want to ask quickly,’” Chu Hua said fiercely, mimicking Xiangzi’s tone.

"Oh, it's nothing." Miaomeng lifted Xiangzi's bottom to hold her more securely. "Am I going to go down into the underwater cave with you later—I mean, with your body."

"..."

Hearing this, Mio, who was walking at the front, turned around and frowned.

However, no one saw her expression.

She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she gave up.

"No need," Chu Hua said, mimicking Xiangzi's tone. "You can stay upstairs."

"Pfft, Hatsuko, you're quite the imitator." Meow Dream also tried to mimic Xiangzi's tone, making a face, "'No need, you can just stay up there.'"

Xiao Xiang asked, "Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"Live for today, for tomorrow we die" has always been my motto. Miao Meng proudly raised her nose and casually patted Xiangzi's butt.

Snapped.

It feels really good.

“…Uh.” Chu Hua suddenly looked a little embarrassed. “Xiao Xiang said, ‘I want to add that impromptu drumming part from before to the live performance. What do you think?’”

Miao Meng could almost see a semi-transparent figure emerge from behind Chu Hua, with a large "well" character on its forehead, clenching its fist, and wearing a kind smile.

Are you ready to die?

Miao Meng shivered, shook her head, and shook the image out of her mind.

Just then, Mio's voice brought the topic to a perfect close.

"We've arrived."

Mio pushed aside the weeds blocking her way.

My eyes suddenly opened up.

Before me lay a coastline covered with blue-green flowers.

It's as if a small piece has been cut out of a complete mountain, with the open space spreading upwards in a cone shape, forming a layered hillside. On the hillside, there grows endless blue-green flowers that are like the sea, the mountain, the waves, and the wind, swaying in the evening breeze and emitting a faint glow.

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P.S.: Sorry, I was in a bad mood today and only just finished writing this.

The Lost Tale: The Spirit of Youth: Chapter 237 The Abyss

Rumble rumble rumble ————!

Led by Aden, the sea witch's familiars surged past the howitzer's range and marched in a mighty torrent toward the Scroll.

"Captain, they're getting close!"

"Then abandon the howitzer. Thanks to Miss Toyokawa, we have more than just howitzers." The captain picked up the walkie-talkie and relayed the order to all the guards outdoors.

Aden's horde of familiars broke through the first line of defense faster than expected, but after all, they only had two cannons, and the guards operating the cannons were not real artillerymen, so it was understandable that the familiars quickly broke through.

However, once the horde of familiars gets close to the Scroll, they will find that they are met with an even denser barrage of machine guns and rocket launchers.

"The distance is close enough. You can't possibly miss such a big meat target."

"We could hit it with our eyes closed from that distance."

The answer came from the other end of the walkie-talkie.

"it is good......"

The captain nodded, grinning as he looked out the window at the approaching horde of familiars.

"Fire at will! Let them know we're not to be trifled with!"

Rumble rumble rumble ——————!

The fixed machine guns, heavy machine guns, rocket launchers, and mortars that Xiangzi prepared for them were the weapons they used most often and were most comfortable with on the battlefield.

Moreover, since these things are all copied with magic, they don't cost any money, so you don't feel bad no matter how many times you fight them.

"Ignore the shelling, just charge through!!!"

The ghost ship of Aden was protected at the innermost part by sea slugs, which directed the sea slugs behind it to fill the line forward.

Ammunition was bombarded forward without restraint, and the situation of the demon horde became extremely tragic. Blood and chunks of flesh flew everywhere, and the sea slugs at the front were torn to pieces by the barrage of bullets and explosions in the blink of an eye, and were swallowed by their companions following behind.

The artillery fire acted as a barrier, keeping the familiar outside its arc.

"Good, keep it up like this!" The person in the control room, looking at the billowing smoke and flashing artillery fire outside, was so excited that his face turned red. "If we keep going like this, we'll win!"

"Do not."

The captain frowned.

"It's not that simple."

His gaze pierced through the smoke of gunfire, meeting and colliding with Aden standing at the bow of the ghost ship in the distance. He could almost see the man's contemptuous, calm, and mocking eyes.

It appears that the sea witch's familiars suffered heavy losses before even making contact with the Scroll.

But is this really the case?

The sea slugs that surged forward from behind, under Aden's command, blocked most of the damage with the anemone-like tentacles. The bullets and shrapnel lost most of their kinetic energy after destroying the anemones, and could no longer cause any more damage.

Even if the later shells were able to tear the leading sea slugs apart, they would have already achieved their goal—to advance the battle line.

The sea slugs behind stepped on the corpses of the sea slugs in front, swallowed the pieces of flesh into their own stomachs, merged into a new sea slug, and continued to fill the gaps in front.

Back and forth, the defensive network formed by artillery fire was shrinking at a visible rate.

Before long, the area of ​​the defense network was compressed to its limit.

The sea slug's tentacles could even reach the ship's side.

at last.

The horde of familiars broke through the second line of defense.

Countless sea slugs formed a mass of fleshy slugs on the sea surface, creating huge waves that propelled the ghost ship, already at the forefront of the storm, onto the deck of the Scroll.

boom!

With a deafening crash, the keel of the ghost ship slammed onto the deck, turning two guards operating the fixed machine guns into a bloody pulp.

"They're coming up! Retreat quickly!"

As the ghost ship climbed onto the deck, the remaining sea slugs began to crawl upwards along the hull of the cruise ship, their tentacles almost obscuring the moon.

The scene suddenly descended into chaos.

"Hahahahahaha——————!"

Aden jumped down from the figurehead and landed on the deck.

thump.

Boom, boom, boom.

A large group of seafood people, who retained their self-awareness like Aden, jumped off the ghost ship.

"Now I can finally do pirate stuff!"

He drew his military knife from his waist and pointed it at the fleeing guards.

"Young ones, come on!"

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Boom!

From afar, a thunderous sound continued to echo.

But the distant thunder only made the tranquil coastline seem even quieter.

The blue-green flower field is dotted with scattered stones. The dark stones do not break the visual unity, but instead add just the right amount of staggeredness and layering to the profusion of flowers.

As the evening breeze blows, each flower sways gently in the wind, each flower emits a faint glow in the night, and each flower seems to be shrouded in a thin mist.

Xiangzi had long heard Chuhua mention that his hometown had a beautiful coastline.

But I didn't expect it to be so beautiful.

Being surrounded by a sea of ​​flowers is like walking through a fairy tale.

"This is where we filmed this afternoon," Chu Hua said. "It's also the most magical and beautiful place on this island."

"It's so beautiful," Xiangzi murmured.

"Yes, this is the most beautiful time of year," Chu Hua said proudly. "The light from these flowers can only be seen at night..."

Boom——!

The sound of gunfire rang out again, this time even clearer.

Not far from the cliff, where they were standing, they could even see swarms of sea slugs advancing towards the cruise ship.

Chu Hua frowned, then sighed with relief.

"Pity."

Now is not the time to admire the scenery; there are more important things waiting for them.

I remember the sinkhole that Mio mentioned. Just before dark, when they were about to leave, the film crew stayed a little longer just to film that sinkhole, which was located at the end of the island and looked extremely abrupt.

Amidst the occasional sounds of gunfire, the group arrived at the edge of the sinkhole.

The sinkhole was pitch black and its bottom was invisible; no one knew how deep it was.

Xiangzi peeked out from behind Chuhua and looked down.

A fishy smell wafted over, and the dim darkness seemed to spew out countless resentments along with the fishy odor.

"There's a sense of oppression, it's suffocating," Chu Hua said.

"Really?" Xiangzi blinked.

She only smelled the fishy smell.

"It's a bit like the oppressive feeling I had on the day Nirvana merged the barrier with reality," Chu Hua added. "It made it hard to breathe, suffocating, like..."

Chu Hua swallowed hard.

"...below is like the abyss of hell."

"Perhaps it is the abyss of hell."

hum-

The familiar fluctuations swept over Xiangzi, and the seed of sorrow from his rebirth reacted even more strongly.