Give children a little self-destruction shock to their worldview.

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Is it that I don't have enough mana left? Or is it that the opponent's magic resistance is higher than expected?

Even with exceptionally high magic resistance, there should still be a reaction when attacked...

……wrong!

The Gentleman of the Abyss realized he had made a huge mistake.

He suddenly felt a chill run through his body.

In its current state, the true "eye" that connects the black dragon to the mind is not its dragon pupils!

Instead, it was the half-humanoid figure hanging on the black dragon's forehead, like a mimic or humanoid bait!

When the Abyss Gentleman realized this, he reflexively looked up at a slightly higher position.

Sure enough, the humanoid figure whose upper body was surrounded by fleshy buds and whose eyes had been tightly closed has now quietly opened its eyes.

His blood-red eyes stared coldly at the Abyss Gentleman, their gazes meeting for a fleeting moment.

And in those clear, almost empty eyes, there was not a trace of being affected.

This means that the Abyss Gentleman's magic just now completely missed its target, and the Black Dragon has completely locked onto them.

"Did I misjudge the true form...? No, I didn't misjudge it." The Abyss Gentleman murmured, his mind racing, listing all the small details of the brief exchange just now.

He immediately understood the situation.

Although Yuga Mayumi and the Black Dragon are one entity, they are actually dual-core entities.

As a guardian of the world, Mayumi Haga does not possess such a strong desire for destruction. She is governed by reason and duty.

As for that black dragon, it should be described as... a self-destruct device arranged by the world's consciousness.

When forced to destroy their own civilization, dragons will become the executioners. This is precisely their backup plan.

Because Mayumi Haga herself has two distinct identities—as a guardian and as a black dragon after her transformation—she actually possesses two operating systems in this distorted state.

Attacking only one of them is useless... because the other can take over control of the body at any time.

Moreover, to the Abyss Gentleman's surprise, both the humanoid part and the dragon part had frighteningly high magic resistance.

The mental thrust that attacked the black dragon just now only caused the humanoid to fall into a moment of emptiness. For Him, it was practically painless.

This is really bad.

The Gentleman of the Abyss thought.

If my own fear magic doesn't work, I'll have to expend more magic to use illusions. But now's not the time to be stingy with magic; I need to save my life first so I can slowly figure out how to replenish this dwindling amount of magic.

Within the colorless mist, the figures of the Abyss Gentleman and the little bear appeared and disappeared. Having decided to use a different spell, the Abyss Gentleman simply dispersed part of the mist.

He tried hard to recall the magic his former friend had taught him, hoping he hadn't misremembered.

All that could be seen was a strange gentleman dressed in British-style clothing awkwardly forming hand seals, looking rather flustered.

Because he hadn't practiced for too long, and because the Abyss Gentleman preferred to use fear magic to teleport behind people and jump out to scare them, his hand seals were indeed very slow when using the magic his friend taught him—which he called "ninjutsu."

Fortunately, he hadn't forgotten the order, and just before a piece of flesh the size of his head was flung at his face, the two strange figures disappeared with a "bang."

The explosion only shattered the wooden stake used as a stand-in, sending charred wood chips flying everywhere.

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"Phew... I'll have to thank that ninja kid if I see him again." The Abyss Gentleman wiped away a bead of cold sweat; the heat from the explosion on his face seemed to still linger, almost drying his sweat.

Fortunately, he escaped with Little Sadness and Miss Phantom Thief.

He hadn't practiced the magic his old friend had taught him for a long time, but thankfully he didn't mess up at this critical moment.

Although the Gentleman of the Abyss was not used to the hand seals of these ninjutsu when he exchanged his favorite magic with that kid back then, finding them too troublesome, he only learned a little bit of them.

But the only thing he remembered was the teleportation technique that saved his life; he'd better find that kid and thank him properly once he gets out.

While the Abyss Gentleman was still active, he also had dealings with many strange people or odd characters from other cities.

The world's worldview is big enough to accommodate many strange characters, so it's not surprising that ninjas would cross over and appear.

However, the ninja never appeared in Miracle City again after that summer. Perhaps the ninja boy who was chatting so happily with the Gentleman of the Abyss was not from this world.

That doesn't matter.

Thank you for the theatrical version, and thank you for my own studious spirit.

The Abyss Gentleman is actually a very studious eccentric, as evidenced by his desire to save money for university entrance exams. He's even considered submitting horror stories privately to see if they could be serialized in magazines.

However, because his own educational level was not very high and he didn't have time to write on weekdays, his plan to submit articles was delayed.

Even when he was still a rebellious and eccentric person, he had already shown this studious quality.

Curious about all magic and skills, he has humbly sought guidance from almost everyone he has come into contact with who has a particular skill.

Because the Despair Monster, who was supposed to be responsible for teaching him, disappeared long ago when the Gentleman of the Abyss was able to become independent, he could only ask others for advice if he wanted to learn anything.

Many of his magical abilities, as well as a variety of miscellaneous job skills, including playing the drums, were learned from other people.

The ninjutsu used to escape this time was also used.

Although the ninjutsu from another world had its driving force changed to magic to adapt to the laws of this world, its effectiveness was not significantly reduced, allowing the Abyss Gentleman to quickly relocate with his little sorrow.

Perhaps someone will ask:

If that's the case, why not just use ninjutsu from the start?

The Gentleman of the Abyss also wanted to, but it had been too long since he had used it, so he wasn't proficient enough, and the hand seals were complicated; he didn't want to make a mistake.

So, in the beginning, we chose to test the waters with the Black Dragon first.

Only after obtaining the relevant intelligence did they choose the backup plan.

She's much better than that erratic phantom thief.

Now, the Abyss Gentleman and the Little Bear, who had finally evacuated to the air-raid shelter they had envisioned, breathed a sigh of relief.

The entrance was so narrow that even if the black dragon spotted them, it would be unlikely to squeeze in.

Moreover, they used ninjutsu to teleport here, leaving no obvious traces. As long as they stay quietly here, the Black Dragon will definitely not be able to find them.

However, just as they were thinking this, the two still-conscious strange men felt the sound of bombing gradually approaching.

Wait, don't rush, this might just be your imagination.

The Abyss Gentleman gestured for the little bear to shush and listened intently.

He initially thought it was his imagination, but after listening for a while, he realized that the black dragon was indeed moving precisely in his direction.

...Where exactly did things go wrong?!

"B-Big brother... dragons are living beings..." Little Bear whispered his guess, "Could it be that she smelled... smelled the scent around here? And it could also be a connection between strange beings..."

The case is solved.

The black dragon outside looked terrifying, like a lifeless zombie, but it was still a living being. Moreover, its dragon form enhanced its sense of smell, allowing it to pinpoint their location even when its entire body reeked of blood and the city was a chaotic mess of mingled scents!

Moreover, the connection between these strange individuals also plays a role...

The Gentleman of the Abyss wanted to click his tongue, but that was an impolite sound only a young man would make. Right now, he simply took a deep breath to calm himself down and immediately adjusted his plans.

He originally intended to stay in this dark place, slowly recover his magic, and then find an opportunity to leave with Xiao Beishou.

But now, with the black dragon relentlessly pursuing them, they couldn't afford to waste all of their magic power on the constant transfer process.

He began to wonder how long this air-raid shelter could hold off the black dragon.

Given a little more time, it's not impossible to send Little Sadness and Miss Phantom Thief away...

As the eldest brother, I always have a way to solve the current predicament.

But you need to give yourself some time.

While the Gentleman of the Abyss was still pondering, a viscous sound began to emanate from the entrance of the air-raid shelter.

"..." The Abyss Gentleman stood up and said, "Little Sadness, come behind me."

The stench of blood was already on their faces, almost overwhelming him and Xiao Beisai.

Because it was too dark inside the air-raid shelter, the Gentleman of the Abyss couldn't see what it was at first, only thinking that it might be some kind of liquid bomb that would explode.

But as those gurgling things drew closer, the Gentleman of the Abyss finally saw them clearly in the dim light at the entrance of the air-raid shelter.

His heart skipped a beat, and a feeling of nausea surged up, which he suppressed by pressing the surface of his tongue against the roof of his mouth.

That wasn't the blood he had imagined at all!

Instead, they are countless incomplete but still growing human organs!

Heart, intestines, lungs, brain, eyeballs... soft, warm, and even pulsating clumps of organs and flesh are now frantically multiplying inward, filling the passage in front of them, wriggling inside like flesh and blood slime, filling every corner it passes through.

They stuff whatever is soft inside, almost like a starfish ejecting its internal organs when it encounters an enemy.

On the contrary, this is an attack method that involves throwing out one's own body tissues and rapidly multiplying them in a narrow passage to compress the enemy's defensive space.

All of this was indeed too horrifying. The Gentleman of the Abyss felt that it could become writing material for his future works... but it was best not to let Little Sadness see it.

We need to get out of here quickly with Little Sadness.

The smell of internal organs was so strong it was almost unbearable, and everything in front of him was just too disgusting. The Abyss Gentleman wanted to vomit but couldn't afford to give up at this moment, so he painfully prepared to continue forming hand seals to leave.

And at that very moment, the familiar magic erupted violently in the outside world!

The magic and magic cannon techniques were so familiar that the Abyss Gentleman almost developed PTSD, and their power was exceptionally great, as if magic was free.

Even in this dark world where magic is suppressed, the old rival's moves are just as powerful as they were back then!

The crimson torrent severed the unyielding black dragon from its waist, even tearing open half of its skull. Once the magical flames touched its body, they were difficult to break free from, and within a few breaths, the black dragon was completely stained.

The half of the black dragon's head roared angrily, and chunks of flesh, burned to charcoal, fell off in a flurry, leaving only bones in the blink of an eye.

But in just a few breaths, the flesh buds covered the black dragon's body again, piecing it back together.

[Power] Looking towards the enemy who ambushed her, what came into view was the rational Mayumi piloting Sugiyama Rika No. 1.

The two appeared on a distant mountaintop behind the Black Dragon, where Rational Mayumi was instructing Sugiyama Rika on how to strike him hard.

The white-haired, rational Mayumi was quite indifferent. She held Sugiyama Rika's slightly sweaty hand and expressed her approval of the one-fifth power artillery barrage just now: "That's it. Don't hold back. Unleash all physical damage."

"It looks...it looks like it hurts..."

"Don't worry, you won't die." Mayumi, who was being rational, laughed as she said this. "If it were that easy for you to die, things would be much easier."

Main Text: Chapter 229 The Secret Weapon Will Give You Endless Surprises (5K)

If dying like that were possible, "I" wouldn't have struggled for so many years.

The smile that suddenly appeared on Mayumi's face carried a hint of self-mockery, but she quickly concealed this feeling.

Sugiyama Rika didn't notice anything unusual about her. She wiped a non-existent cold sweat from her forehead and looked at the scene in front of her with relief: "Thank goodness... I made it in time."

The blow to Mayumi left her with mixed feelings.

I'll apologize to Mayumi later, at least after we've merged back together.

In this alternate world, the power of magic is severely suppressed, but that applies to those whose total magical power has not reached the level of Sugiyama Rika.

The magical girl Red, known for her total magical power, can still exert 300% of the strength of others even when her power is suppressed to 25%.

Moreover, her physical structure is more unique, allowing her to quickly recover magic power even in the inner world. This is probably a benefit granted after her body was assimilated by the spiritual veins; her magic power circulation and recovery process are completely different from ordinary people, so she is naturally not suppressed by this world.

After being assimilated by the spiritual vein, she essentially gained some of the authority of a world administrator. The inner world was also within the jurisdiction of the spiritual vein, so she wasn't actually suppressed much. As long as she wanted, she could break free from these constraints at any time and restore her full strength.

However, Sugiyama Rika did not want to reveal her secret for the time being, so she pretended to be suppressing it.

Even with reduced output, this attack was still terrifying, instantly evaporating more than half of the black dragon's flesh and blood.

Keep in mind that the black dragon's magic resistance is almost maxed out. Even if Sugiyama Rika manipulates the rules to unlock the physical attack restriction in her magic cannon, she still can't achieve this without terrifying magical damage sufficient to penetrate the opponent's magic resistance.

If you want to find another damage dealer on par with Sugiyama Rika in this world, you might have to look to Tono Hitomi.

It must be Tono Hitomi, whose seal has been lifted by at least two-thirds and who is ready to warm up.

The dragon that Tohno Hitomi and Haga Mayumi fought together the first time was nothing more than a slender snake in front of the current black dragon. The black dragon is a giant dragon specializing in physical strength and magic resistance, making it even more difficult to defeat.

It's truly astonishing that Sugiyama Rika can do all this without batting an eye.

While the Black Dragon was recovering and didn't have time to bother them, Sugiyama Rikka was about to rush into the air-raid shelter to find them when she saw Abyss Gentleman and Little Bear rushing out and heading this way.

Sugiyama Rika was taken aback: "Old Jack?"

"...Ms. Sugiyama Rika, why is your way of addressing me getting more and more old-fashioned? If I remember correctly, I seem to be younger than you." The Abyss Gentleman breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Sugiyama Rika come to the rescue, but he still couldn't help but complain when he heard Sugiyama Rika's way of addressing him.