Chapter 964: Venting

Just at this moment, an unusual aura suddenly surged up from afar.

"Is this... has a Witch appeared?" Seeing this surging aura, the expressions of the Magical Girls present turned serious.

After their Soul Gems were enhanced by Lingyun, their performance in all aspects had been improved, and the perception of Witches was one of them. In the past, if Magical Girls wanted to find the whereabouts of a Witch, they could only rely on the Soul Gem to vaguely capture the direction of the Witch's power fluctuations, and wait until the two were within a certain distance before entering the Witch Barrier to fight the Witch.

But now, the Soul Gem's ability to perceive Witches and even Familiars has expanded to the entire Mitakihara. No matter where in Mitakihara a Witch or even a Familiar appears, they can capture the opponent's precise location at the first moment; the efficiency of this has improved by an unknown amount compared to before.

Not long after, a Witch Barrier appeared before everyone. While others were about to make a move, Sayaka had already completed her transformation and charged into the Witch Barrier first.

"Forget it, Sayaka is in a bad mood today, letting her vent a little is fine," Lingyun said to everyone present, then stepped into the Witch Barrier.

Inside the Witch Barrier, Sayaka was already engaged in a frantic clash with the Shadow Witch. In a sense, Sayaka had completely abandoned her defense, clashing with the Shadow Witch through a blood-for-blood method. This frantic posture made even the Shadow Witch feel a hint of trepidation, frantically using its own shadows to snipe at Sayaka, who was trying to get close.

Sayaka's eyes were tinged with a hint of madness, and musical notes leaped around her. Those were notes representing healing, and it was precisely because of the existence of these notes that Sayaka's injuries were constantly recovering.

"Sayaka..." Watching Sayaka, who seemed to have fallen into a state of madness, Kaname Madoka couldn't help but cry out in alarm.

"Boom—"

The Shadow Witch suddenly extended shadows like tree branches, fiercely trapping Sayaka's body.

A stream of light suddenly descended from the sky, and then countless rays of light flickered over the shadows, instantly tearing apart the tree-branch-like shadows. Sakura Kyoko dropped from the sky, with her Chain Spear dancing by her side. Sayaka fell from the sky and was caught by Sakura Kyoko with one hand. Landing on the ground, Sayaka braced her hands against the floor, panting heavily, which was clearly a manifestation of excessive magic consumption.

"Seriously, I can't watch this. Alright, you should rest, let me give you a demonstration!" Sakura Kyoko said while brandishing her Spear.

"Don't interfere, I'll solve this alone!" Sayaka said expressionlessly.

"Blocking pain, strengthening healing—this is a Berserker's fighting style. Sayaka, I have never taught you this kind of fighting style!" Just as Sayaka lowered her body, about to charge up again, Lingyun pressed one hand onto Sayaka's shoulder, leaving her unable to move.

"Teacher..." Sayaka turned her head to look in Lingyun's direction, her complexion somewhat pale, whether because of what happened during the day or because of the excessive consumption. "But, I have no talent. If I don't use this method, how could I be a match for a Witch?"

Lingyun reached out and gave Sayaka a flick on the forehead: "You call this having no talent? Then what do those girls who can't even see Kyubey count as? Moreover, the so-called talent you speak of is not necessarily directly proportional to combat! Forget it, forget it, let me show you what real combat should look like; it's not just about blindly rushing in like you've been doing!"

"Eh?" Hearing Lingyun say this, a trace of confusion couldn't help but appear on Sayaka's face.

"Watch closely!" Thin lines suddenly extended from Lingyun's fingers, connecting to Sayaka's body.

"Th-this is?" Sayaka looked at the thin lines on her body, a hint of curiosity in her eyes.

"Have you heard of puppet theater?" Lingyun said with a smile.

"Puppet theater, is that the kind of drama where puppets are manipulated with strings to perform?" Sayaka was still somewhat puzzled.

"Then, Sayaka, you are the puppet in my hands right now!" Lingyun moved his fingers slightly, and Sayaka stepped forward.

"Hey, hey, hey, you can even do something like this?" Watching Sayaka perform various movements under Lingyun's command, Sakura Kyoko couldn't help but cry out in surprise.

On the side, the Shadow Witch seemed to have become angry because it was being ignored, and countless shadows reached out toward the direction of Lingyun and his group.

"Go, Sayaka! You just need to vent properly, leave the rest to me!" Lingyun's fingers moved slightly, and Sayaka's figure crouched, instantly charging forward like lightning.

"Hum—"

Magic Arrays unfolded in the Void one after another. With the help of these Magic Arrays, she moved back and forth in the sky, avoiding the Shadow Witch's attacks by a hair's breadth every time. The Command Sword in her hand swung out like lightning, tearing the Shadow Witch's shadows apart one after another.

Watching Sayaka rapidly approaching the Shadow Witch, and then looking at Lingyun, who was moving his fingers like a pianist on the side, the expressions of everyone present were somewhat astonished.

The battle in the arena became increasingly intense. Sayaka had never discovered that fighting could be done this way—not by relying on her own recovery ability to trade blood for blood, but by using combat techniques to exchange the least amount of damage to herself for the greatest damage to the opponent. The Command Sword in her hand swung faster and faster, even leaving afterimages around her, constantly tearing through the Shadow Witch's attacks.

The Shadow Witch let out a shrill roar, and countless black shadows extended from its body, surging toward Sayaka's direction like a tidal wave. Seeing so many black shadows, even Sayaka couldn't help but have her expression change drastically.

"Watch closely! Sayaka!" Lingyun's voice rang in Sayaka's ear.

Under Lingyun's manipulation, Sayaka's figure shifted and moved, easily avoiding all the attacks. At the same time, the Command Sword in her hand swung out afterimages, instantly tearing apart all the shadows surrounding her, while Sayaka herself didn't suffer a single injury.

"Sayaka is so amazing right now!" Kaname Madoka couldn't help but exclaim.

"What's amazing isn't Sayaka, but the teacher who is manipulating Sayaka!" Akemi Homura said indifferently.

"Did you see it, Sayaka? This is what real combat is!" Lingyun's voice rang in Sayaka's ear; at this moment, Sayaka had already broken through to the front of the Shadow Witch.

Although Sayaka was a bit out of breath, the light in her eyes was startlingly bright. The Command Sword in her hand swung out a brilliant trajectory, instantly tearing apart the Shadow Witch's body.

The Witch Barrier began to shatter, and a small Grief Seed fell into Sayaka's hand.

"Sayaka, so amazing!" Kaname Madoka pounced on Sayaka all at once.

"Hehe, I'm not that amazing; it's all the teacher's credit!" Sayaka said, holding the Command Sword in one hand and scratching the back of her head with the other, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"Do you know? That method you used before of trading injuries for injuries is the most inadvisable. Not only will it put enormous pressure on your Soul Gem, but even if your body is tough, it won't be able to hold up either!" Lingyun said to Sayaka.

"I, I know," Sayaka said with her head lowered.

Lingyun reached out and patted Sayaka's head: "After venting, you must feel a bit better."

"Mm." Sayaka showed an embarrassed smile toward Lingyun.