Chapter 34: If It Happened in Front of a Friend, Everything Would

Ye Ning bit her lip and walked to a hidden corner.

She hesitated no longer, closed her eyes, and silently chanted a spell.

A black magical halo radiated around her, and the Witch reappeared—a black dress with delicate lace trim on the hem, a low neckline revealing her delicate collarbone, and a black cloak draped over her.

The cloak’s hood covered most of her face, leaving only her small chin and flushed cheeks visible.

The girl’s already suggestive Witch costume, paired with her blushing, flustered expression, looked especially alluring.

“…”

In a remote alley, it was a complete mess.

The ground was covered in cracks, and the surrounding walls were damaged beyond recognition.

The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder and the stench of the Disaster Beast.

Magical Girl Blood Butterfly stood in the middle of the alley, fighting an A-rank Disaster Beast.

She wore a black outfit and held a bow formed from magic.

At this point, Xu Zhiyuan was gradually gaining the upper hand.

Although the A-rank Disaster Beast was fierce, its body covered in hard scales and its mouth spewing black venom, under Xu Zhiyuan’s attacks, it was already exhausted, covered in wounds, and letting out agonized roars.

Clearly, it couldn’t hold out much longer.

Xu Zhiyuan’s attacks were precise and fierce.

Every arrow she shot accurately hit the Beast’s weak points, giving it no chance to counterattack.

Ye Ning took a deep breath, gathering the Disaster Power within her.

A black beam of Disaster shot from her hand, hurtling toward Xu Zhiyuan.

Xu Zhiyuan reacted quickly, instantly sensing the attack from behind.

She instinctively dodged to the side.

The black Disaster attack struck the wall behind her, instantly corroding a large black hole into it.

Xu Zhiyuan turned around, her expression serious as she looked toward the source of the attack.

When she saw the figure in the black Witch dress and black cloak, a flicker of vigilance and disgust flashed in her eyes.

Her voice was icy cold as she said, “A Witch?”

Ye Ning did her best to lower her voice, making it sound hoarser and more unfamiliar.

She put on a cocky and flirtatious demeanor and giggled, “Oh my, you managed to dodge my attack so easily. As expected of an S-rank Magical Girl. Your reputation is well-deserved.”

Xu Zhiyuan stared at the Witch before her, a look of deep disgust flickering in her eyes.

Her tone was freezing cold and laced with disdain: “Spare me the nonsense. You Witches are nothing but trash that harms the world. You should all be wiped out.”

As she spoke, she tightened her grip on her magic bow, ready to attack.

But then, she suddenly froze—come to think of it, why was this Witch standing so oddly?

And although her voice was deliberately lowered, it still felt strangely familiar, like she’d heard it somewhere before.

Xu Zhiyuan’s mind suddenly had this thought.

Her brow furrowed slightly, and her gaze turned more probing.

But she shook her head, suppressing the idea—this wasn’t the time for that.

A Witch had appeared, probably to ambush her.

She couldn’t get distracted.

She had to deal with the Witch first and then finish off the A-rank Disaster Beast.

Without thinking further, Xu Zhiyuan tightened her grip on her magic bow and launched an attack at Ye Ning.

A purple magic arrow shot forward with a sharp aura, heading straight for Ye Ning.

Seeing this, Ye Ning quickly dodged to the side.

She gathered the Disaster Power within her and launched a counterattack.

But her attacks were slow and perfunctory, clearly intentional.

Every strike she sent out was easily dodged by Xu Zhiyuan, doing nothing to hinder her.

“Take this!”

Ye Ning shouted, gathering most of her Disaster Power for a super-strong strike.

A black torrent of Disaster surged toward Xu Zhiyuan, still moving slowly.

Xu Zhiyuan instinctively sidestepped.

As she dodged, the attack, which seemed aimed at her, struck the A-rank Disaster Beast instead.

The A-rank Disaster Beast was already exhausted.

Hit by this super-strong strike, it let out a piercing roar.

Its body trembled violently, and its wounds worsened, clearly heavily injured.

“One more!”

Ye Ning shouted again, launching another attack, still slow.

Xu Zhiyuan dodged it easily again.

This attack also hit the A-rank Disaster Beast, worsening its injuries.

It could barely stand.

“One last shot!”

Ye Ning took a deep breath, using all her strength to unleash a final attack.

Xu Zhiyuan dodged again, and this attack accurately struck the A-rank Disaster Beast’s vital point.

With one final roar, the Beast collapsed to the ground, twitched a few times, and then went completely still.

Its body gradually turned into black smoke, dissipating into the air.

A-rank Disaster Beast: “? “

Boss, weren’t you here to help me?

“…”

The alley fell silent instantly, leaving only Xu Zhiyuan and Ye Ning, along with the lingering smell of gunpowder and stench in the air.

Xu Zhiyuan lowered her magic bow, looking speechlessly at the Witch before her.

The corner of her mouth twitched slightly, and her heart was full of confusion and helplessness—was this girl messing with her?

She was supposed to be ambushing her, but every attack she launched was slow and accurately hit the A-rank Disaster Beast.

Instead of hindering her, she had helped her kill it.

At that moment, Ye Ning was on the verge of breaking down.

Her legs were trembling slightly, and her vision was starting to go dark.

Her cheeks were so red they looked like they’d bleed.

Sweat beaded on her forehead, and her eyes were full of panic and grievance.

Tears welled up in them, threatening to fall.

Just then, Hua Niao’s voice suddenly rang in Ye Ning’s ear, thick with mockery and teasing, as if she could see everything happening there.

She whispered, “Ningning’s been so naughty. Not only did you not hinder her, but you helped her. It seems you still can’t let her go.

If you couldn’t hold it in and made a fool of yourself right in front of your former teammate, then everything would be over, wouldn’t it?”

“Waaah…”

Ye Ning couldn’t hold it in anymore.

Tears of grievance spilled down her cheeks.

Her voice was choked with sobs and despair, and her heart was full of helplessness.

She really couldn’t control it much longer, but she had to force herself to endure, at least not in front of Xu Zhiyuan…

Ye Ning gritted her teeth, forcing herself to rally.

She shouted angrily at Xu Zhiyuan, trying to make her voice sound as cocky as possible, and unleashed an ultra-powerful but ultra-slow attack:

“The nuisance is dealt with! Come on, let’s fight fair and square!”

Inside, Ye Ning had already made up her mind—as soon as Xu Zhiyuan attacked, she’d deliberately not dodge, take the hit, and pretend to collapse unconscious.

That way, Hua Niao would surely appear immediately and rescue her.

She wouldn’t have to endure this pain anymore, wouldn’t have to hinder Xu Zhiyuan, wouldn’t have to hurt her, and wouldn’t embarrass herself on the spot.

It was a win-win.

But what Ye Ning didn’t expect was that after dodging her super-slow attack, Xu Zhiyuan didn’t counterattack.

She just stood there, her gaze complex as she stared at Ye Ning, motionless, quietly observing her.

Why are you staring at me like that!

Ye Ning screamed internally, on the verge of tears.

“Why won’t you hit me!”

Ye Ning couldn’t hold back anymore. A tearful voice came from under the cloak, filled with grievance and despair, “Just hit me already! Stop looking at me!”

Xu Zhiyuan was startled by Ye Ning’s tearful voice.

She paused for a moment, then spoke slowly, her tone tinged with confusion and curiosity:

“You don’t seem to want to hurt me. In fact, you’re deliberately helping me. So I’ll hold off and observe. I want to know who you really are and why you’re doing this.”

“You can observe my—”

Ye Ning was so furious she almost cursed, but she choked the words back down.

Her heart was filled with despair and collapse.

Just then, Hua Niao’s voice rang in Ye Ning’s ear again, heavy with mockery and a hint of warning.

Her tone was light, but it felt like a death knell:

“Time’s up, Ningning~ I’m not going to buy you any more time.”

“Fwoosh!”

As soon as Hua Niao finished speaking, Ye Ning felt her mind go blank, and all the strength in her body vanished.

I’m done…