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What exactly do the Remnant Beasts, above the Metamorphosis Stage, look like?

Cornflower had thought about this question before, but it was only at this moment that she realized how limited her imagination truly was.

Even though there was still a will to fight in her heart, and her courage hadn't disappeared, the moment exhaustion swept over her like never before, and the scissors in her hand cracked, an unprecedented chill enveloped Cornflower.

The ability of the Weave of Fate was shattered under the overwhelming difference in Magic Power.

The world in Cornflower's eyes began to dissolve once more.

Indiscriminately, even those Remnant Beasts that came to "sacrifice" showed signs of gradual liquefaction in their bodies. And this time, the speed at which everything turned to liquid, or rather the Rule Power behind it, far exceeded the sum of those past King's Transformations.

The Magical Girls belatedly launched a desperate, yet futile resistance.

Ordinary attacks didn't even qualify to touch that Remnant Beast; the defense web combining ability and rules completely blocked all underpowered attacks; the incredibly hard cocoon shell constituted a second line of defense, rendering even Flower Level attacks barely effective. No matter how many layers of obstacles were penetrated to hit this Remnant Beast, its enormous size and semi-liquid body made those attacks sink like mud into the sea.

The rules lost their effect before the absolute magic power gap, and Bloom was only barely qualified to face it. The attacks released by these Boundary Gate Magical Girls, who were considered elites even in the entire Kingdom, looked like child's play against this Remnant Beast.

And when the play was over, the Remnant Beast moved forward.

As it moved, all sounds around the Boundary Gate extinguished once more. In this silent world, the Magical Girls could only watch as this giant beast approached the Boundary Gate.

And when sound reappeared, the indiscriminate shockwave almost pulverized everything within dozens of kilometers.

In one minute, all Bud Level Magical Girls lost their ability to fight. If not for Stonegarlic's timely command to retreat, the consequences would have been unimaginable, but even so, a considerable number of Magical Girls failed to retreat in time and were directly assimilated by the rules, disappearing into the ocean of liquid.

In two minutes, the joint defense line of all Flower Level was breached, two Flower Cards perished on the spot, and most of the main combat forces were injured. The already exhausted Stonegarlic and Cornflower wobbled on their feet.

In three minutes, the Remnant Beast, having eliminated all obstacles, reached the Boundary Gate.

Rumble.

Crack.

The Boundary Gate, which should have been incredibly strong, and hadn't been broken even under the siege of dozens of Metamorphosis Stage creatures, shattered with just a forceful collision from that Remnant Beast.

At that time, under the Boundary Gate, Mo He was using her Magic Armor to stabilize the collapsed building debris, struggling to excavate the dust-covered Cornflower from the ruins.

Cornflower, crawling out of the ruins with difficulty, just happened to witness the scene of the Boundary Gate breaking open.

It was her first time in her life seeing the so-called "Garden."

Like a world depicted in fairy tales, it was a space covered by a sea of flowers, connected by several white paths, with the silhouettes of massive buildings visible in the distance.

But if possible, she truly wished she hadn't witnessed it under such circumstances.

The magic within her was completely depleted, and she no longer had any strength left to continue fighting.

What could she still do now? Was it necessary to go up there and try to stop it? The overwhelming confusion made Cornflower remain motionless for a moment.

"C-Captain."

Mo He, who was almost out of magic herself after excavating Cornflower, was utterly exhausted, sinking to her knees on the ground and nearly falling into the nearby liquid ocean. She quickly shuffled herself, partly fearful, partly hopeful, looking at Cornflower: "What should we do? Should-should we stop it?"

What should be done?

Cornflower and Mo He gazed at each other, at a loss for words.

And just at the moment when everything seemed beyond salvage, the Remnant Beast, almost about to squeeze into the Boundary Gate, stopped its advance.

Then, its body started to slowly retreat, bit by bit, no matter how fast the speed, but it was indeed being stopped by some force, this monster that seemed to be the embodiment of a natural disaster.

"—A little late I am, letting you, vile beast, commit such a grave injustice."

A woman's voice echoed from the other side of the gateway.

Cornflower had heard this voice before.

It was when she joined the City Defense Army with a group of officers. The owner of this voice received them and explained the duties of the City Defense Army.

It was Emerald, the Gemstone Scepter ruling Luennolay.

Compared to the last time she saw this person, when her demeanor was leisurely and even lazy, the voice now was rarely... severe.

Several gigantic Jade Stone Pillars slowly extended from the other side of the Boundary Gate, propping up the body of the Remnant Beast, so slowly and powerfully pushing the beast out.

A figure much smaller compared to the Remnant Beast, but whose presence was so strong as to be undeniable, slowly floated out from the top of the Jade Stone Pillars.

The green-haired girl lowered her gaze, overlooking the city that rightfully belonged to her. Her eyes swept from the distant, devastated ruins, paused momentarily on the vortices of liquid, and then passed over the area where Cornflower and Mo He were.

The face, usually adorned with a leisurely smile, now showed an expression of disgust and even anger.