Does this work too?

The falling spear hurtled straight toward the bad wolf, a flash of black light passing through the air.

"Woo—!" A mournful wolf howl echoed around. The wicked wolf had been pierced through the heart, blood flowed all over the ground, and its body trembled.

In a flash, Little Red Riding Hood went wild with excitement, her meat saw aimed at the bad wolf and slashing fiercely, shouting, "I did it!!"

puff!

With a tearing sound, the wolf's head was severed in an instant, and she finally beheaded her destined enemy.

The wolf's severed body splattered blood instantly, spreading across the ground like a torrential downpour, staining everything around it red.

Little Red Riding Hood stood amidst the carnage, her face, hidden beneath her hood, revealing joy and happiness.

"I did it—!!" she shouted to the sky, her voice filled with excitement.

Suddenly, Reito, who was fighting the angry servants nearby, saw Little Red Riding Hood in a daze and her eyes flashed. She then controlled her magic wand and aimed it at Little Red Riding Hood.

"Magic beam!"

boom--!

A pink beam of magic pierced through Little Red Riding Hood's chest at incredible speed.

Pfft——!

"Huh?" Little Red Riding Hood paused, blood spilling from between her teeth. Her golden pupil contracted as she slowly looked down at her chest. It was blood.

But she didn't care, because she was already satisfied. Her trembling body felt a little cold, but in her hesitation, she saw something.

A wooden hut, an old man wearing a red cloak, the old man giving you a kind smile.

At that moment, she remembered.

'Grandma, I've avenged you.'

Little Red Riding Hood smiled happily, as if she had returned to the happiness of her early days. Standing in the bright sunshine, in front of the familiar wooden house, she looked like a little girl returning home to see her beloved family. A sweet smile appeared on her face when she saw her grandmother.

Grandma smiled and looked at her kindly, "Little Red Riding Hood, welcome back."

She remembered.

The wolf killed her grandmother, and she abandoned her innocence and kindness in order to seek revenge.

—After that, I stopped drinking wine and eating cake, and I stopped celebrating in any way. I was only 15 when I got used to sharpening my axe in the garden every day instead of picking wildflowers.

Pfft!

Little Red Riding Hood fell heavily to the ground, completely unable to move, but her eyes were filled with happiness and warmth in her final moments.

The mark on her red cloak disappeared; the mark that symbolized protection vanished.

A desperate scream, a hysterical cry, echoed through the nearby hills and forests—the despair of the Knight of Despair.

—I failed to protect her again!

Desperate Knight - Out of Control!

Chapter 618 So what is the price?

Little Red Riding Hood's fall sparked a riot in the distant forest. In the blink of an eye, the forest was stained black, and an immense pressure descended from the sky. Everyone present felt the despair weighing on their shoulders and turned to look in the direction of the forest, where even the sky had turned dark.

Standing in the middle, Kirino felt the pressure and a wave of nausea washed over her. She quickly covered her mouth and gagged, but couldn't vomit. After finally catching her breath, she looked around in disbelief.

"What's wrong with me..." She couldn't understand the situation, nor could she figure out why she felt nauseous, as if excessive stress was causing her to vomit.

Ruri, who was standing to the side, also felt the pressure, but it wasn't as severe as Kirino's. Enma Ai, however, sensed the situation and spoke up to explain, "It's normal for ordinary people not to be able to withstand the aura of despair."

After her explanation, Ruri and Kirino understood the situation, but their gazes towards the distant forest became serious. Although they didn't know what had happened, they could sense something terrible was approaching.

Homura Akemi, floating in the air, frowned as she felt this familiar sensation, her eyes filled with a sense of reminiscence and a hint of longing.

The taste of despair—were you also born from despair?

She cautiously gazed at the distant forest, a mixture of sorrow and感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both sadness and reflection). She感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing sadness and reflection) of her past self, how she had drowned in despair for Xiaoyuan, how she had erupted in despair… No, she hadn't erupted in despair, she had never truly despaired, because she had met Leng Mo. Leng Mo had pulled her out of despair the very moment she sank into it.

But could she pull the guy out of his despair now? She wasn't sure, and she knew it was unlikely. This kind of despair, so deeply ingrained, was irreversible unless a miracle or magic...

Leng Mo might have a way, but Xiao Meiyan didn't. All she could do was end the other party and completely destroy everything.

Soon, a figure rushed out of the blackened forest in the blink of an eye. When the others saw this figure, they were all stunned, especially the angry servant and Reito, whose faces showed astonishment.

"is her."

"how come……"

Reito and the Angry Attendant were shocked by the sudden appearance of the Knight of Despair, a wave of sorrow washing over them. The person they least wanted to encounter was the Knight of Despair—the gentlest of the magical girls, the one they had protected.

When Reito saw the Knight of Despair appear, her face broke into a look of utter rage. She opened her mouth and demanded, "Why! Why you?! Why are you, the one who's supposed to be righteous, protecting the villain?!"

Her voice was filled with anger and resentment. As a magical girl of love and justice, she had to eliminate evil, but the person she eliminated turned out to be someone another magical girl was protecting. This was just not right.

The angry servant looked at the Despair Knight who had appeared before her with grief, "You... are you like this too?" She remembered the Despair Knight's past, and her heart was filled with sorrow.

The Knight of Despair... he became desperate because he saw those around him in despair. His former companions, one became greedy in pursuit of his own happiness, an endless greed; another pursued absolute peace, but after achieving peace, he turned into evil; and finally, he himself was betrayed by those around him because of his pursuit of absolute justice and fell into despair.

The Knight of Despair witnessed the whole process and the fate of everyone around him. He felt guilty for not being able to protect anyone, and after that guilt came only unfathomable despair. He couldn't change anything and even had to fight against his former companions.

Just like now.

The Despairing Knight realized that Rei was the one who killed Little Red Riding Hood, and cried sadly. Black tears stained half of her pure white face. She was desperate not only because she had failed to protect him, but also because she had to kill her former companion.

"Once again I failed to protect you, once again I must fight you..."

The Knight of Despair let out a sorrowful cry, but her hand did not stop. She opened her palm and aimed it at Rei, filled with despair, yet she did not stop.

Zheng!

Countless knight swords flew out from behind her, floating around her, their blades aimed at Rei. Everything was already self-evident.

The Knight of Despair lamented, "Since I failed to protect you, let me kill you and then destroy the world. This is the only thing I can do..."

Seeing this, Reito's face darkened, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Since you've already sided with evil, I will eliminate you in the name of justice!" As she spoke, her magic staff floated up, ready to fight with all her might.

However, the angry servant beside her wouldn't give Reiji a chance. Seizing the opportunity, the angry servant unleashed green magic and launched a sneak attack on Reiji.

"It's you that damn it!"

She made her move, seizing the opportunity when Reito was vulnerable to the Knight of Despair.

Belatedly realizing what was happening, Reito was startled and turned around abruptly, "What!?"

At the same time, the Despair Knight's attack descended, with countless knight swords being fired at Rei like missiles.

Brush brush!

It was a terrifying speed, giving Rei no time to react. Rei had to defend against both the Angry Servant and the Desperate Knight, and for a moment, she was no match for them all.

Even so, Reito still has a chance, which is to dodge.

Magical girls all possess the ability to teleport. In the blink of an eye, Rei's expression darkened, and her magical power erupted, enveloping her body in pink light. After a flash of light, she vanished from her spot, and the attacks of the Despair Knight and the Wrathful Servant missed their mark.

However, at that moment, Homura Akemi, holding a black spear, pointed it in a certain direction, where a pink light appeared—the location where Reito had teleported.

Homura Akemi looked at her and said, "I'm sorry, this is the only way."

As soon as he finished speaking, the spear flew out of his hand.

Whoosh-!

A black beam of light tore through the sky and fell toward the location of the pink light.

puff!

Perfect timing, perfectly timed. The moment Rei appeared in the blink of an eye, a black spear pierced through her body, blood streaking through the air. Rei stared wide-eyed at the sky in disbelief.

She said incredulously, "How could this be..."

It struck the heart; even an alien entity cannot withstand Homura Akemi's power. Homura Akemi possesses the power of the Witch of Despair and the power of the Flame Demon; it is impossible to resist.

"Pfft...cough cough cough..."

Reito regained her senses, bent over, and knelt on the ground, coughing violently. Blood spurted from her mouth onto the ground. She felt weak and her consciousness was fading; she simply couldn't withstand such force.

Suddenly, countless knight's swords flew towards her body from all directions.

*Pfft! Pfft!*

Without any resistance, the swords pierced through his curled-up body, leaving him pierced by countless knight's swords, curled up on the ground like a hedgehog.

"Lingshi..."

Kirino, watching from afar, stared blankly at the scene. She couldn't do anything, not even get closer; she could only watch.

Reito stared, her mind hazy, at the blood-stained ground. "Am I going to fail...? Evil has triumphed over justice..."

She tried to stand up, but when she exerted her strength, she found that her body was only trembling and she couldn't stand up no matter what she did. She wanted to stand up for the sake of justice in her heart, but she never realized that her justice was also evil.

The next second, Homura Akemi summoned two spears in the sky, this time two black spears. Powerful black magic enveloped the sky, even darkening the blue sky and white clouds.

As the angry servants and desperate knights on the ground noticed and looked up, two black flashes of light descended from the sky.

It is Homura Akemi's spear.

A jet-black spear, a spear that slays everything.

puff!puff!

Two piercing sounds rang out almost simultaneously, and the hearts of both the Desperate Knight and the Wrathful Squire were destroyed.

The Knight of Despair gazed at the sky, looking at Homura Akemi in the heavens, and belatedly asked, "Are you the same? Are you also protecting someone?"

Homura Akemi said, "Perhaps."

The Knight of Despair smiled gently: "Then you must protect it, don't end up like me, unable to protect anything in the end."

Homura Akemi said, "Definitely."

The next second, the Knight of Despair fell with a smile, his body turning into black fragments as he fell, until nothing was left when he was completely gone.

Desperate Knight - Suppression.

Upon seeing this, Kirino, trembling with fear, asked, "Is it over?"

Liuli breathed a sigh of relief. "It should be over by now."

Enma Ai blankly replied, "Not yet, the biggest threat is coming."

Kirino and Ruri paused, turning to look in surprise. "Eh? How could this be?"

The two didn't understand what else was needed, since Homura Akemi had already defeated everyone present. Just as this thought crossed their minds, two magic circles of different colors erupted.

It's Rei and the angry servant!

The magic of the green and pink ones burst forth, enveloping their respective bodies.

Roar--! !

Immediately, the furious roar of the monsters echoed all around, and in the blink of an eye, two enormous monsters stood on the ground.

A creature entirely red, its hands transformed into axes with green liquid flowing from their blades. At the same time, a gigantic, open eye occupied its chest, and tears streamed incessantly from the eye's position on the lizard's head, as if it were crying out in despair.

The other, a pale blue-green, enormous snake-like body, lay helplessly in the house. It had huge wings of the same color on its back, and a snake-headed body with two hands, but no fingers, and more like feet.

"What is this..." Kirino was so frightened by the sight that she stepped back and accidentally fell to the ground, staring at the huge monster in front of her, completely at a loss for words to describe her feelings.

However, no one answered her question; they all silently watched the situation ahead.

Upon seeing this, Homura Akemi in the sky maintained her merciless expression and summoned two more spears with her hands, intending to finish the job in one go.

"If it were Amo... perhaps there would be a better way. He knows your past well and can't bear to see you like this now. However, it's a pity you've encountered me; I will only bring you destruction."

As she spoke, a glint flashed in her eyes, and the black wings on her back flapped open, scattering countless black feathers into the air, drifting and swaying before falling.

At this moment, on this day, dark clouds filled the sky above Chiba, brimming with powerful magic and the ability to annihilate everything.

Two black bolts of lightning descended from the sky and struck the monster with astonishing speed, giving it no time to react.

Boom——!

A thunderclap, a deafening roar, resounded all around.

No one saw what happened. When they came to their senses, all they saw were black feathers scattered everywhere, Homura Akemi spreading her wings in the air, and two huge craters on the ground that were empty.

She descended to earth like a fallen angel, standing in the air with her huge, wide wings spread, looking down on all living beings.

Ruri, standing on the ground, swallowed her astonishment upon seeing Homura Akemi at this moment. "This is the real Homura... such terrifying power..."

Although I had heard about Homura Akemi's strength from others, I only truly understood how shocking and incredible it was after seeing it with my own eyes.