Chapter 1984: Darius's Stunning Suffocation

"Sis is right!"

Lei Mu also nodded in deep agreement, and with a wave of her palm, a meteor hammer suddenly appeared in her hand.

A single horn also slowly appeared on her forehead, and the terrifying magical power pouring from her body was only a notch inferior to Lei Mu's.

"...... Too terrifying! Behind that rift in space-time lies another world."

Ruby suddenly leapt out, spinning around Illya as she spoke, her voice very grave, "The other side was able to forcibly punch through two worlds — no amount of caution would be excessive."

"...... Connecting two worlds — Ruby, can you confirm it?"

Tohsaka Rin stiffened, an expression of disbelief surfacing on her face.

She naturally wouldn't doubt Ruby's words, but what Ruby had said was simply too preposterous.

Until now, Tohsaka Rin had only assumed that the scene before her was a great magecraft built upon an enormous magical foundation, gathering a terrifying amount of magical energy.

But...... hearing that it pierced through two worlds, she knew her earlier guess had been completely wrong.

"Is it the legendary Magic?"

Luvia's lips trembled as well, her gaze somewhat unfocused, "Master's ability seemed to be... piercing through different parallel worlds — is this the power of the Second Magic, the same as Master's?"

"The Second Magic?"

Wei Bo glanced at Luvia, shook his head calmly, "No! Perhaps the opponent's tenacity is no less than that of the Old Man of Jewels, if not more...... but, the power the other side has displayed this time can only be called a fragment of the Second Magic."

"The true Second Magic — the Parallel Worlds Interference — is far stronger than merely piercing through two worlds."

Tohsaka Rin: "......"

Luvia: "!!!"

Both were dumbfounded; they could hardly imagine what kind of strength an existence even more powerful than the Old Man of Jewels would possess.

Just what is the background of this enemy...... Illya tightened her grip on Ruby and instantly completed her magical girl transformation.

Then, she turned to gaze at Miyu beside her, who had fallen silent, and said softly, "They came for you, didn't they, Miyu?"

Miyu gripped Sapphire tightly, stared intently at Illya, and nodded, "That's right! They really did come for me......"

"If you hand me over, perhaps they'll withdraw on their own......"

A trace of bitterness surfaced on Miyu's face, "Sorry, this time it's me who dragged you all down."

Tohsaka Rin and Luvia both gave a start:.

Then, they looked Miyu over, a hint of uncertainty and suspicion in their eyes.

A powerful existence that had crossed parallel worlds was actually connected to Miyu! But amid their shock, a hint of understanding also rose in their hearts.

If Miyu came from a parallel world, perhaps it could explain why they had never been able to detect Miyu's identity no matter how hard they tried in the past.

Illya stepped forward slowly, tightly holding Miyu's hand, her gaze earnestly fixed on Miyu's eyes.

"...... Illya."

Miyu parted her lips.

"Don't say it!"

Illya cut Miyu off, saying softly, "I, and everyone in the guild, will protect you...... Don't worry! The enemy is nothing at all."

A calm, somewhat amused voice suddenly rang out.

"Miss Illya...... admirable courage! But, you have no idea what you're facing...... Hmm!"

Cracks appeared in the void one after another, and a middle-aged figure stepped out from among them — it was Darius.

The instant he landed, his words caught in his throat, and every trace of composure on his face froze solid.

Darius's gaze swept one by one across Su Han, Bai Hu Zi, Niang Shanshan, Ram and Lei Mu, Wei Bo the King of Conquerors, Illya, and Heracles.