93: Prepare

After Xiang Yan finished modifying the magic formation, he hid himself.

After that, the Magical Girl's workload began to increase, simply because Xiang Yan started frantically creating Monsters.

These Monsters sprang up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, one after another, bringing endless trouble to the Magical Girl.

In the early morning, when the first ray of sunlight hit the earth, the Magical Girl had already begun fighting.

She waved her magic wand, shouting incantations, and eliminated one Monster after another.

However, before she could even catch her breath, a new Monster appeared.

At lunchtime, the roars of Monsters broke the city's tranquility once again.

At night, when people entered their dreams, the Magical Girl was still rushing about in every corner of the city, fighting Monsters.

Even when the Magical Girl had just fallen asleep, she had to transform again to protect the city.

She was tired, truly tired.

Her body had reached its limit, and her magic power was beginning to become unstable.

However, she could not stop.

She knew that once she fell, the city would fall into darkness.

She could only grit her teeth, force herself to stay alert, and continue fighting.

The Magical Girl's Magical Pet knew how much pressure its partner had been under during this time and how exhausted she was.

It looked at its partner with heartache, wanting to help her relieve some pressure.

"This cannot go on," the Magical Pet paced anxiously, "We must find that guy and make him stop this endless attack."

Thus, the Magical Pet began to search everywhere in the city for traces of the Monster King.

However, it discovered a strange phenomenon: it always felt that the Monster King was nearby, but no matter how it searched, it couldn't find him.

This eerie feeling made Pudding feel uneasy.

It couldn't help but recall the various extreme cases in the famous book "Rankings of the Most Useless Monster Kings" from the Sacred Hall Heaven.

The situation it was facing now was extremely similar to one of the classic cases.

Thinking of this, it broke out in a cold sweat. Could it be that it had encountered a similar situation?

The Magical Pet was spinning around in anxiety; while praying that it wouldn't be that unlucky, it continued searching.

The Magical Pet kept praying for a miracle to happen, its little paws clenched tightly together, sweat seeping from its pink paw pads.

It kept searching along its intuition, showing extreme dedication. Within the range of its detection, it weaved through the streets and alleys, leaped in the shadows of high-rise buildings, sniffed around trash cans, and even crawled into the sewers. The stench made its eyes water, but it still did not give up.

Just like that, several days passed, and just when it was about to give up in despair, a blurry figure appeared at the edge of its vision.

"Huh? This height, this appearance, this movement—isn't this the Monster King I'm looking for?"

Trembling with excitement, it could hardly believe its eyes. Thank goodness it hadn't given up yet; if it had just slacked off, it would have been truly over.

Xiang Yan naturally noticed the Magical Pet's reaction. In fact, the reason it couldn't find him during this time was just a bit of mischievous fun Xiang Yan had come up with on the fly.

Back when he was interrogating that dead rabbit, hearing the rabbit talk about the deeds in that ranking list, he couldn't help but sigh: talent abounds in every generation, each leaving a legendary, flamboyant mark.

And then, encountering a Magical Pet again after several hundred years, he really couldn't resist teasing it.

Now that he had played enough, it was time to get down to business.

Xiang Yan deliberately slowed his pace to allow the Magical Pet to easily follow him.

The Magical Pet carefully maintained its distance, its eyes fixed on Xiang Yan, fearing he might suddenly disappear.

Xiang Yan arrived at an abandoned factory; the surroundings were silent, with only the whistling sound of wind blowing through broken windows.

He stopped, seemingly observing the surrounding environment.

Once they reached this deserted place, the Magical Pet realized this was an opportunity and immediately pulled a black crystal from its body and began operating it.

Xiang Yan, who had been observing the surroundings, suddenly collapsed to the ground, his body twitching a few times before remaining motionless, just as if he had really been affected by the black crystal.

"It worked..." the Magical Pet whispered.

It cautiously approached Xiang Yan. Once it reached his side, it reached out its little paw to touch the black crystal again, muttering to itself, preparing to plant a few suggestions in this Monster King to stop him from being so intense all day long.

Just as it was operating it, the "unconscious" Xiang Yan suddenly erupted into action!

Like a hunting cheetah, he grabbed Pudding's soft body, his rough fingers squeezing it so hard it could barely breathe.

Pudding widened its eyes in terror; before it could even let out a scream, it felt the world spinning.

The next second, Xiang Yan's body underwent a hair-raising transformation.

His originally tall and twisted figure expanded rapidly, his skin turning a disgusting dark green, and sharp claws and fangs grew out.

In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into the Monster form of the Monster King he had previously disposed of, exuding a suffocating, terrifying aura.

The Magical Pet struggled desperately in Xiang Yan's hand, but it was to no avail.

It stared in terror at the hideous monster before it, its small eyes filled with disbelief.

"Ah!" Pudding let out a shrill scream.

Xiang Yan grinned maliciously and mercilessly gave Pudding a brutal beating.

Fists and kicks landed on the Magical Pet's petite body, emitting dull thumping sounds.

The Magical Pet's screams grew weaker and weaker, eventually turning into painful whimpers.

Having beaten it enough, Xiang Yan pulled out a black rope from somewhere, tied up the dying Pudding, and hung it at his waist like a trophy.

He burst through the factory roof, arrived above the densely populated city area, and let out a deafening roar toward the sky, announcing his presence.

Immediately, screams and explosions rang out one after another in the city.

As Xiang Yan wreaked havoc, the Magical Girl soon arrived.

"Pudding!" Seeing the Magical Pet hanging at his waist, the Magical Girl exclaimed, raised her wand, and pointed it at Xiang Yan.

However, this time Xiang Yan had no thoughts of chivalry or gentleness; he charged directly at the Magical Girl.

He turned into an afterimage, appeared instantly in front of the Magical Girl, and slammed a fist hard into her chest.

The Magical Girl let out a muffled groan, flew backward, and crashed heavily onto the ground, her wand falling to the side.

Xiang Yan approached the Magical Girl step by step, looking at her with cold eyes.

He attacked again without hesitation, fists and kicks raining down on the Magical Girl, but the force and the hitting points were perfectly controlled—enough to make her feel pain, but not enough to make her pass out or die.

The Magical Girl had no power to fight back and could only let out painful groans.

"Please... you... let... Pudding... go..." the Magical Girl spat out the words with difficulty, her voice so weak it was almost inaudible.

Xiang Yan ignored her pleas, his strikes becoming even more ruthless until he had beaten the Magical Girl beyond recognition.

Finally, he stepped on the Magical Girl's head, ending her life completely.

Then, Xiang Yan turned his gaze to the Magical Pet hanging at his waist, its eyes dull, having watched its partner being brutally murdered...

Xiang Yan reached out, grabbed the Magical Pet by the neck, and lifted it up in front of him. Looking at its dull eyes, Xiang Yan used a little force to stimulate its spirit, making it come back to its senses.

The Magical Pet known as Pudding had a ferocious expression, its short limbs struggling endlessly as if it wanted to attack, but bound as it was, it was powerless.

Xiang Yan increased the pressure of his hand on its neck slightly; Pudding let out a weak whimper and simultaneously calmed down, merely staring intently at Xiang Yan as if wanting to carve him into its heart.

"Is my information transmission finished?"

The question made Pudding freeze for a moment; it seemed to have realized something, its eyes filled with terror, yet it could only struggle powerlessly.

Xiang Yan remained expressionless, suddenly exerting force with his hand. With a "crack," the pet's neck was snapped. Then, the negative energy gathered in his hand exploded; the originally lively body instantly went limp, then ignited into flames and drifted away with the wind.

After finishing this, Xiang Yan's gaze scanned the city and finally landed on a trembling lucky person.

Xiang Yan approached the lucky person and placed a large hand over his head.

The lucky person only felt a sharp pain in his mind; his memories were forcibly modified and forged by Xiang Yan.

Xiang Yan then stuffed the reassembled and slightly modified black crystal into the lucky person's body. The mutation began immediately, and in a short while, he became exactly the same as Xiang Yan's current form.

Under the influence of Xiang Yan's methods, this lucky person mistakenly believed that he was the Monster King, and that he had successfully defeated the Magical Girl and the Magical Pet through his own earth-shattering wisdom and strength.

Xiang Yan pressed lightly on the lucky person, branding a mark.

He whispered a few words into the lucky person's ear, left some guidance, and then flashed away, disappearing into the city.

Arriving at a pre-prepared secret location, Xiang Yan looked at the city and muttered to himself: "Sacred Hall Heaven, let me see where your bottom line of tolerance lies!"