I dug up the magical girl's corpse.

Chapter 68 Sunset

"【Strong Yang High Crown】".

The next second, Kapok swiftly finished her chant, and the blazing ring of fire once again lit up the sky above the girl's head!

Flames shot towards Chen Mu at the bottom of the pit. He reacted quickly, dodging and jumping away, and soon left the pit to avoid becoming a target there.

But even so, it was to no avail. Although his speed was enough to avoid the fire attacks, he had suffered quite a few injuries over the long period of time.

Chen Mu doesn't have Lin Yongxi's ability to heal his body with magic. Relying solely on this "weirdo's" physique, he's probably already at his limit.

"This can't go on."

To make matters worse, the kapok tree, with a cruel smile, took flight once more.

Although she suffered considerable injuries, she was still able to maintain her flight magic. As long as she was airborne, Chen Mu would be no threat to her from the ground.

There's no need for close-quarters combat; just keep using fire magic attacks, and sooner or later you'll exhaust Chen Mu to death on the ground.

"Furthermore, my attacks are insufficient to break through the defenses of that [Gemstone Body]."

As Chen Mu dodged, he glanced at Lin Yongxi, who was unconscious in the bushes. It seemed she wouldn't wake up anytime soon.

I can only rely on myself now.

Without that [Instant Light] attack, I really don't know how to kill the Kapok. Besides that, there are no other [Bud] level attack methods.

We've entered a dead end again.

"If I were you, I would obediently kneel down and apologize to me, and then I might give you a proper cremation."

The kapok trees in the air still coldly mocked us.

Thinking of this, Chen Mu quickly rolled around once, turned around, and ran wildly—

He ran towards the villa's gate again!

"Hmph, trying to pull the same trick again? I won't fall for it twice!"

Mu Mian sneered. This time, she focused her attention and controlled her distance in the air, so that she would not give Chen Mu another chance to climb to the roof and jump over to launch a surprise attack.

However, Chen Mu did not climb back to the rooftop. Instead, he stopped on the second floor and ran to the side of his wife Lin Chaojing's body.

We stopped right at the breach in the wall.

"It's still the same old trick in a different guise... Do you think I won't dare to attack now?!"

Mumu was stunned for a moment, then her face flushed red with intense shame. Last time, she had been caught off guard by fear and thus ambushed. How could she possibly make the same mistake again? Was this person deliberately trying to humiliate her? I already know, this is just the corpse of Lord [Dawn], it serves no purpose other than blocking the flames!

She gritted her teeth and said, "Chen Mu, are you going to keep hiding behind your wife, using her as a shield while you run away?!"

After saying that, Kapok raised her finger, and the temperature of the fire ring rose again, making the light even brighter.

She was determined to create an unprecedented fireball to completely burn the house down. She refused to believe that Chen Mu could survive while holding that corpse.

"I won't leave. This is her home. Where else can I go?"

Chen Mu stopped in his tracks.

He stood at the edge of the breach on the second floor, the night wind blowing in through the hole, ruffling his slightly disheveled hair, but he did not move.

The kapok trees in the air are gathering an unprecedented attack, their blazing light illuminating the night sky as if it were daytime, and the terrifying heat makes the air itself groan and twist.

Chen Mu slowly sat down beside the charred ruins.

The blue markings faded from his skin, and the violent aura of the freak vanished without a trace, leaving behind only a man with a gentle expression and a slightly tired look.

He helped Lin Chaojing's soft body up, letting her lean gently against his shoulder in a snuggling, resting position, her head tilted slightly towards his neck.

"They're all sleeping in disarray."

Chen Mu reached out and gently brushed his fingertips across her cheek, carefully tucking a few strands of hair behind her ear.

Then, he adjusted his posture, his legs dangling several meters above the edge of the breach, above the still-burning, smoky ruins of the garden. This posture carried a strange, almost childlike casualness, illuminated by the crimson fireball above, casting long, almost merging shadows of the two figures.

This scene is utterly absurd, yet incredibly...romantic.

The cotton tree floated in the air, watching this unbelievable scene below. She couldn't understand it, nor could she accept it. What was this? Giving up resistance?

Are you trying to humiliate me with this pretentious act of affection?

"Chen Mu!!" Her shrill voice ripped through the silence. "You think I'll go easy on you like this?!"

The answer she received was a hand raised by Chen Mu.

To be precise, it was both hands, because Chen Mu was holding his wife Lin Chaojing's hands tightly, their fingers interlocked, and they were raised together.

他 说:

"I am willing to sign a contract with the angel Lin Chaojing, embark on the path of [Dawn], and become the witch of [Dawn]."

It was a crazy idea, a gamble born of a sudden inspiration.

Ultimately, Chen Mu had no other choice but to try.

He recalled his experiences in the "dream world," and the girl, Xiaoying. Since he could become a magical girl in the dream world, and since Xiaoying's words and her powers were real, then could the "witch" also truly exist? He had seen the angel of "hope," so there was a reason to try.

He cannot become a magical girl in reality because, as a male, he lacks the "Seed of the Heart".

Since I can become a magical girl in my dreams, then I'll switch over!

Let's switch it! In reality, it's not impossible for him to become a "witch"!

Chen Mu didn't see an angel, and no one gave him a contract, so he decided to find one himself and create one himself! He would create one contract himself!

"Asakage was a powerful [Flower]-level magical girl in her previous life, possessing the power of [Dawn]. Why can't she be my angel? I can just borrow her power!"

Chen Mu thought of this, and although he didn't understand how to make a contract, he spoke those words based on the vague feeling he had when he met [Hope] last time.

Xiao Ying once said that the power wielded by witches is the power of the beautiful things in the world. As long as the contract is fulfilled, one can control the power. Lin Chaojing may meet the conditions for this qualification.

After all, she is like the sun.

If even Dr. Wang can do it, then men can also become witches! They don't need a "Seed of the Heart" and aren't limited by gender!

With this power, we can defeat the kapok tree above!

……silence.

However, after a few seconds, Chen Mu's confident declaration was met with silence.

There was no reaction, no sound.

"So, it seems the power of a [witch] is still unusable in this world? Or perhaps Asakage isn't qualified to issue me a contract... or is that just wishful thinking?"

Chen Mu chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Oh well, it was just a last-ditch effort anyway. If I fail, I'll just die here with her; that's not a bad ending."

The kapok trees in the sky didn't even notice the strange words just now, thinking they were just some inexplicable last words.

The fireball finally descended slowly, heading towards them, threatening to incinerate everything completely—

At this time.

"Um?"

To Chen Mu's surprise, his palm suddenly moved.

It was Lin Chaojing, Lin Chaojing's corpse, as if a finger had suddenly twitched.

No! This isn't an illusion! When I looked over, she actually opened her lips and spoke:

"I wish to sign a contract with the angel Chen Mu—"

As if to "correct" Chen Mu's wrong words, the girl's clear and pleasant voice slowly recited.

She kept her eyes closed, but holding Chen Mu's hand, she bowed her head and gave him a slight greeting.

"Walk the path of the sunset, and become the witch of the sunset."