Chapter 89: Rin’s Battle

Chapter 89: Rin’s Battle

Rin would never make a mistake. The girl lying on the ground was indeed Kotone, her closest friend.

"Kotone!"

Rin called out anxiously, but Kotone remained motionless, showing no signs of response.

Kotone's wide-open eyes lacked focus and the usual radiance. Her face was expressionless, resembling a delicate doll.

If Rin couldn't feel the warmth of a human body and the beating of a heart through her touch, she would have thought that her best friend was already dead.

"Kotone!? What have they done to you? What should I do? Is there anyone—"

Rin looked around, trying to find something that could be of help.

She couldn't find anything to assist her, and something even more horrifying appeared—the man who made Rin feel danger, the man who was accompanied by two boys.

In an instant, Rin felt as if she was being stalked by some savage beast.

Her whole body seemed frozen, unable to move. She couldn't even scream. The terror held the young girl captive.

The man with rotating eyes caught sight of Rin. He first appeared startled but then approached her with a more radiant smile and a gentle voice.

"What's wrong? Are you lost?"

"No, it's just that..." Rin's body and mind were controlled by fear. She couldn't articulate her words properly, didn't know what to say, and could only stutter and tremble.

"You came at the right time."

The man seemed oblivious to Rin's expression, and he walked towards her with a smile.

The moment he released his grip, the two boys he was holding seemed to lose their strength and collapsed, just like Kotone in Rin's arms.

"We were about to hold a party, but we're a bit short on people. Will you help us, too?"

It was only at this moment that Rin noticed there were not only Kotone and the two boys lying on the ground but also several other children.

The man squatted among the children, in front of Rin, and extended his hand towards her.

The magical energy on the bracelet once again invaded Rin's body, and the stabbing pain made her face turn pale.

But soon, Rin no longer felt the pain. The courage and consciousness she had mustered were slowly fading away as if someone were singing a lullaby in her ear.

This was the effect of the bracelet. By directly contacting it, magical energy would be injected into the target's body, taking away their consciousness.

Gradually, Rin's vision became blurry, and the man's face became indistinct. She could only vaguely hear his triumphant voice.

"Well, it seems you're willing to cooperate after all."

That voice snapped Rin back to reality, reminding her of what she should do.

She clenched her teeth and activated the switch of the magic circuit within her body. Forty main circuits and thirty auxiliary circuits were simultaneously activated, and the stored magical energy in her body poured out like a floodgate being opened.

There are no tricks, no magic tricks to be used. It's just a pure release of magical power, fighting against the magic emitted by the bracelet.

Although Rin is young, she possesses qualifications far surpassing those of ordinary magi. If the body of an ordinary magi is like a pond, Rin's body is like a reservoir. Even if this reservoir has not been fully utilized, the stored magical power within it should not be underestimated.

Aqua-colored magic radiated from Rin's eyes, hands, and entire body, illuminating the dim bar and intertwining with the harmonious purple magic light emitted by the bracelet.

The magic pointer hanging around Rin's neck, always pointing towards the bracelet, began to sway, sometimes pointing at Rin and sometimes pointing at the bracelet, indicating the intense struggle between the two types of magic.

"Weird, what's happening?"

The man whose left hand was grabbed by Rin was bewildered by the scene before him. He had no idea what was happening and just stared blankly.

As time passed, the amount of magical power output by Rin grew stronger and stronger. The magical power from the bracelet was expelled from her body, and the swaying pointer started to shift in her direction.

When Rin completely freed herself from the influence of the bracelet, all the magical power within her surged forcefully into the bracelet through her hands. This scene resembled the pouring rain during the stormy season, with seawater surging back into the distant river.

She recalled her father's teachings when she failed her first attempt at shaping gems. Magecraft is a rigorous and precise craft, and using more magical power is not necessarily better. Excessive magical power can instead disrupt the magecraft itself.

Now, Rin wanted to destroy the bracelet using the same method.

"This thing!" In Rin's furious roar, the output of magical power reached its peak. The roaring magical power caused the magic pointer to finally settle on Rin, surpassing the limits of what the bracelet could bear.

With a loud "bang," the bracelet, like a gem that Rin failed to shape, shattered into pieces in a burst of light.