MHGA Chapter 395: The Blue-Haired Hero and Shagaru Magala's Reappearance
Homura Akemi raised her head, eyes following Himmel as he soared through the sky.
Though she was merely standing and watching, unable to fully gauge Himmel's strength, the moment he drew the Hero's Sword, Homura understood clearly...
In terms of pure strength, the blue-haired youth in the sky far exceeded her expectations. His power wasn't like a Magical Girl's varied abilities.
It was purer—strength distilled through decades of dedicated training.
Had Kairo Retsu known Homura's thoughts, he would have proudly introduced the man preparing his charged attack.
Himmel, the hero who had defeated the Demon King—a true, genuine hero. Even decades after defeating the Demon King, his mere existence prevented any remaining demons from causing trouble.
But right now, Kairo Retsu had no mind to explain. Silly Cat was already charging toward him, carrying another weapon.
"Boss! The Hunting Horn you wanted!"
Struggling slightly, Silly Cat quickly dragged the Hunting Horn to Kairo Retsu. He temporarily set down his Great Sword and grabbed the Hunting Horn from Silly Cat's shoulder.
The hunters did not intend to waste too much time on Walpurgisnacht.
Moreover... they did not wish for Walpurgisnacht to continue existing in such painful despair.
No matter which Magical Girl or girls Walpurgisnacht originated from, the hunters' sole intention was to swiftly end that despair.
Therefore...
A vibrant horn sound pierced the gloomy sky, enveloping Himmel in a red musical glow.
Hunting Horn melody buff—Attack Up (Large).
But the radiance surrounding Himmel didn't stop there.
"Might Seed, Demon Powder, Mega Demondrug..." Kazuma skillfully consumed various red potions, sharing their buffs via Wide-Range to Himmel in the sky.
"The Four Holy Shields…" Naofumi Iwatani raised his hand, activating all his shield buffs in succession toward Himmel.
Laios applied additional enhancement spells learned from Marcille and Falin onto Himmel.
Other hunters without personal buffs also took up prepared Hunting Horns, playing different melodies in coordinated fashion.
Himmel's body radiated a rainbow of various colors:
Buff spells, buff skills, Health Boost, Natural Recovery Up, Reduced Stamina Consumption, Blessing of the Elf King, Earplugs, Wind Pressure Negated, Flinch-Free, Critical Hit Rate Up, Status Attack Up…
And… equipment skills specifically prepared for Himmel by Kairo Retsu before departure:
Critical Draw, Critical Boost, Weakness Exploit, Latent Power, Attack Boost…
"Go."
After Kairo Retsu sounded the final note, he watched Himmel raise the Hero's Sword solemnly toward Walpurgisnacht, preparing to strike.
"Air Strike Shield!"
Naofumi Iwatani timely provided the final stepping stone.
The floating Air Strike Shield provided Himmel a pivoting platform. Himmel bent his knees and forcefully sprang from the shield.
Naofumi's reinforced Air Strike Shield shattered beneath Himmel's leap, propelling Himmel downward like a meteor, his entire body covered with buffs, toward Walpurgisnacht's massive form.
Homura Akemi's eyes widened, capturing every detail.
The seemingly ordinary sword delivered an unbelievably powerful strike.
Walpurgisnacht, which Homura had previously only slightly damaged even with artillery, exploding oil tankers, and missiles, was sliced open as effortlessly as butter.
With decades of refined skill and a body at peak condition, Himmel delivered the most decisive blow possible to the Witch, who had once been an innocent girl.
Walpurgisnacht's enormous body was nearly cleaved in half by the sword strike.
As Walpurgisnacht instinctively tried to counterattack, Himmel continued relentlessly, immediately following up the vertical slice with a horizontal strike, severing its remaining body.
Quickly achieving his objective, Himmel revealed the Grief Seed core hidden within Walpurgisnacht's body.
The core radiated terrifying despair, connecting Walpurgisnacht's form and supplying it immense destructive power. Himmel decisively extracted this core and flung it skyward.
Even removed, the giant despair-radiating Grief Seed continued spreading disaster, as if the Witch's destruction was incomplete.
"First time…" Homura murmured, eyes wide with faint joy.
This was the first time she'd seen Walpurgisnacht like this.
In previous timelines, Madoka had destroyed Walpurgisnacht, but only by sacrificing her Soul Gem with overwhelming power. Homura had never witnessed this extracted Grief Seed.
Unlike Homura's subtle joy, Kairo Retsu tensed when Himmel tossed the Grief Seed into the sky.
Because Kairo Retsu knew tonight's protagonist wasn't Walpurgisnacht alone.
The core still hovered in the sky, trying to reincarnate into a Witch from lingering despair. Just as the Witch's form began reforming, a golden streak shot from the horizon like a meteor toward it.
Halfway through its rebirth, Walpurgisnacht sensed danger. Yet the golden shadow already crashed into it.
A giant mouth full of sharp teeth seized Walpurgisnacht's form, flying upwards into the clouds. Once reaching sufficient height, two powerful claws grasped either side of its half-formed body and violently tore it apart.
Shagaru Magala… intended to consume Walpurgisnacht's core, replenishing its energy lost in previous battles.
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