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She quickly stood up, her fighting spirit undiminished.
Aozaki Touko raised an eyebrow, her face showing surprise.
"Not bad, it seems you've really grown during this time."
She said slowly.
"However, I've seen through your tactics. What are you planning to do next?"
Aozaki Aoko wiped the sweat from her brow, a stubborn smile playing on her lips.
It's simple: I'll keep walking closer to you, and then beat you to a pulp.
"Oh?"
Aozaki Touko revealed a playful expression.
What gives you such confidence?
"Because I believe I can win."
Aozaki Aoko said firmly, and began to walk step by step toward Aozaki Touko.
"While I may not have as many magic circuits as you, we are roughly equal in quality. As long as we can turn the difference in combat into a winning formula..."
Aozaki Touko chuckled softly.
"That's incredibly arrogant. Are you sure you want to do this?"
Her fingers began to move through the air again, and new runes gradually took shape.
"If you dare to come any closer, I won't hold back."
Aozaki Aoko glanced down at her tattered uniform, the charred marks like twisted snake patterns crawling all over the once-neat blue fabric, and several holes were even burned into the cuffs, revealing her fair skin underneath.
She bit her lower lip; this was her favorite uniform.
"asshole..."
Aozaki Aoko cursed under her breath, her fingers gently tracing the most severe tear in her uniform, where a few sparks still lingered.
She clenched her fist tightly, her knuckles making a crisp cracking sound.
Across from her, Aozaki Touko maintained that infuriating smile, her red hair swaying gently in the night breeze, as if the explosion that had almost taken Aozaki Aoko's life had nothing to do with her.
"What? Feeling sorry for the clothes?"
Aozaki Touko tilted her head, her eyes behind her glasses filled with a playful expression.
"Do you want your sister to buy you a new one?"
Aozaki Aoko didn't answer, she just took a deep breath.
The heartache caused by the torn uniform was like gasoline poured on the fire of anger within her, making that flame burn even more fiercely.
She could feel the magic circuits in her body starting to operate at high speed, and magic power flowing through her veins like boiling water.
"Stop making sarcastic remarks!"
Aozaki Aoko suddenly looked up, her eyes filled with a resolute blue light.
"This time, I'm going to make sure you never have that annoying smile again!"
Before she finished speaking, Aozaki Aoko's figure had already disappeared from the spot.
A distance of a dozen meters is a safe range that an ordinary magician would have to be careful about, but for Aozaki Aoko, who was going all out at the moment, it was just a matter of blinking an eye.
The howling wind reached Aozaki Touko first, its sharpness like a knife cutting into her cheeks.
Her red hair was blown wildly by the wind, and a thin layer of frost instantly formed on her glasses.
"Varied--"
Before Aozaki Touko could react, Aozaki Aoko had already appeared to her side, her fist striking her face with a whooshing sound.
The fist carried a force powerful enough to shatter rocks, and Aozaki Aoko could even hear the faint cracking sound of her knuckles from the excessive force.
A cold smile curled at the corner of her lips, as if she could already see Aozaki Touko's delicate face twisted and distorted by her own blows.
Chapter 472 Magic Mark
"I've wanted to punch that bastard's face in the back for ages!"
The heat generated by the friction between the fist and the air distorted the surrounding scenery.
This attack was unavoidable!
However, when the fist actually hit its target, Aozaki Aoko frowned.
The sensation was wrong—there was no feedback of bones breaking, no real feeling of flesh and blood denting; instead, it felt like hitting an invisible barrier.
As the smoke cleared, Aozaki Touko remained standing in the same spot, without even raising her arm.
She simply pushed up her glasses slightly, a look of appreciation appearing on her face.
"Let me give you a compliment."
Aozaki Touko's voice was eerily calm.
"Such a change in just a few days, as expected of my sister."
Although she said that, Aozaki Aoko keenly noticed that Aozaki Touko's face had darkened and her eyes held a dangerous rage.
Her punch was indeed blocked, but the enormous impact clearly put pressure on Aozaki Touko.
Aozaki Aoko ignored her sister's praise; her gaze was firmly drawn to something that had suddenly appeared behind Aozaki Touko.
Those were countless golden characters, arranged and combined in the void, radiating dazzling light.
The characters formed complex patterns. Some of them were familiar to Aozaki Aoko, being runes commonly found in Western European magic systems; but most were mysterious symbols she had never seen before.
"This is..."
Aozaki Aoko's pupils contracted slightly.
"Engraving."
Aozaki Touko answered casually, as if she were just discussing today's weather.
"They were taken from other people. I fixed them in space to avoid rejection. Although the activation time increased, the quantity made up for it."
Aozaki Aoko's heart sank.
Magic markings are supposed to be family secrets engraved on the skin of magicians, with each marking representing the accumulation of countless generations of hard work.
Now, these treasures, which should have been unique, have been plundered by Aozaki Touko like stamps and displayed behind her like decorations.
"You... are crazy..."
Aozaki Aoko's voice trembled slightly.
"Do you know what this means? Those magicians whose marks you stole..."
Aozaki Touko waved her hand impatiently.
“They are living well, enjoying eternal happiness somewhere. I gave them a pastime that was more interesting than the pursuit of magical truths.”
A cruel smile curled at the corners of her lips.
"Physiological."
Aoko Aozaki felt a chill creep up her spine.
She should have known that her sister had completely abandoned the principles of being a magician.
Aozaki Touko only cares about the result; she doesn't care how dirty the means are.
"You monster..."
Aozaki Aoko said through gritted teeth.
Aozaki Touko shrugged dismissively.
"Say what you will. But remember, Aozaki Aoko, whoever reveals their ace first loses."
Aozaki Aoko group, chatting about Yi Lingqi's private affairs, forced herself to calm down.
She cannot back down; backing down now would mean certain death.
Her gaze was fixed on Aozaki Touko, not daring to even blink, because she knew that once her eyes left her, the battle would be over.
"You forced me to do this, Aozaki Touko."
Aozaki Aoko slowly raised her arm, spreading her fingers and pointing them at her older sister.
The magic circuits within his body began operating at an unprecedented speed, and the torrent of magic almost broke through the confines of his blood vessels.
Aozaki Aoko could feel a burning sensation under her skin, a sign of magical overload, but she couldn't care less about that now.
Multiple magic circles unfolded in front of her palm, with complex geometric patterns rearranging and overlapping at a dazzling speed.
A grand engineering magic technique involving more than three sections is taking shape; this is her trump card—pure power capable of shattering any defense.
"Aozaki Touko! Prepare yourself—!"
Aozaki Aoko's voice resonated strangely due to the surge of magic.
Aozaki Touko watched her sister prepare to unleash a magic trick, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
There was self-blame, regret, and even... relief?
"What amazing progress!"
"It's a soft voice," Aozaki Touko said, her voice almost like a sigh.
"You really have a talent to master this level of magic in just a few days."
But the next second, all the expressions on her face vanished, replaced by a cold, resolute look.
"But this must end here."
Aozaki Touko's voice suddenly turned incredibly cold.
Chapter 473 You are no match for me at all
"Failure is something you only need to experience once. I no longer need those childish things to prove anything."
The golden engraving array behind her suddenly shone brightly, and countless runes began to writhe, combining into more complex patterns.