Chapter 276

The Fifth Weakest Pretty Cure in History?

Just a moment ago, she was still in battle. Now, she suddenly found herself in such an intimate pose. Even though she knew her opponent was an enemy, the distance between them made Rei’s cheeks flush. She felt dizzy and didn’t know how to react.

“What… What is this person? She doesn’t seem that detestable….” Just as she was about to change her impression of Ash, he spoke.

“You’re really weak.”

Ash truly felt so. Compared to other Pretty Cures from the past, even the seemingly unworthy Purple Pretty Cure was better than her.

Her reverse punch lacked power and her forward punch was inaccurate. Forget combat techniques; she even wrapped her thumb inside the other fingers when throwing a punch. If not for her serious attack, Ash might have thought she was just being spoiled.

In reality, Rei wasn’t the first Pretty Cure in the world. The CureMoonlight who passed on the legacy wasn’t either.

Through the fairies’ legends, Rei and Erika learned that whenever Earth or humans faced danger, legendary warriors called Precure would step up. By all accounts, the传承 of Pretty Cure had likely spanned over 4000 years.

When the legendary title “Weakest Pretty Cure in History” was given to Lei Flower, it fell on her during her first battle with no rookie blessings and an escape as the outcome, which was unheard of for a Pretty Cure.

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Ash looked at Rei, puzzled, his glove’s temperature sensors fluctuating like a slide, indicating intense emotional turmoil within her.

‘Is she crying?’

‘My eyes are blocked by her skirt. Ask someone else.’

“Um… Did I say something that displeased you? Should I apologize?”

“No! Don’t talk to me like that!”

If Ash were using sardonic logic, Lei could still hold her ground. But sometimes, words that appeared trivial could sting deeply.

At this moment, Lei was overwhelmed with disappointment.

“Come on, show some respect.”

Scorpio-Lena was enjoying the fight from the slide when a masked figure appeared beside her. Sensing his aura, she immediately called out his name.

“Shabak!”

“What are you doing here? This battle is mine!”

The newcomer was Doctor Shabak, responsible for technological development for the Desert Apostle. As the second-in-command, he led the three officers. Shabak was also Scorpio-Lena’s superior.

“Your time’s up. No contact, so I came to check.”

He noticed an unusual fight below, without a desert beast and only one Pretty Cure present, alongside a human in strange armor.

“What is this? Can sense dark energy, yet different.”

“A rather interesting human,” Scorpio-Lena said without holding back. She directly pointed at Ash, who looked troubled while standing with hands on hips, staring at OTZ. “He wants to join us Desert Apostles, and wants to defeat the Pretty Cure.”

“He has already defeated the Angel of the Ocean, indeed showing some capability.”

On hearing this, Shabak focused on Ash. The light behind his mask flickered, unknowable thoughts swirling in his mind.

Scorpio-Lena was happy to let him handle it. Recruitment decisions ultimately lay with him.

“Well, Shabak, do you have any plans?”

“Interesting.”

Shabak concluded that he wanted to see the outcome and potential value of this fight. If valuable, he would work for Dune, the King of the Desert.

But Ash was quite troubled on the other side. Rei looked helpless, winning against her wouldn’t mean much.

Looks like I need a stronger challenge to see her true strength.

“Do you know what a spider does to prey stuck in its web?”

Lei, terrified, froze.

Not because she didn’t know, but because she did.

“The spider wraps the prey with webs, immobilizes it, and then injects digestive fluids.”

“Then comes the feast, consuming the prey piece by piece.”

Ash vividly described the scene. His voice made Lei’s body freeze. The large white cocoon stopped rolling, now struggling violently on the ground with muffled chaos.

“How exactly would a Pretty Cure taste?”

A special thread reinforced with fibers wrapped and immobilized the writhing white “worm” on the ground. As Ash prepared to pull it, the thread abruptly halted mid-air. A force from another direction tightened the web.

“Not possible!”

Lei, who was previously hesitant, now hugged the cocoon with determination. She yelled at Ash:

“No way!”

“Erika is my best friend, and I won’t let you devour her!”

For the sake of my friend, I won’t hesitate!

“BlossomShower!” Five fingers drew a circle in front of her, and Lei cried out, sending a wave of cherry blossom petals that turned into a gust, severing the web around Ash’s arm. Ash was blown away.

Petals slicing past Ash left sparks. Quickly, he created a dark red web-like energy shield in front of him to deflect the attack.

“Amazing!”

Despite the simple technique, its effect was superb! If unprepared, it could destroy Timons.

This hit was perfectly executed, both in force and speed. Ash purposely didn’t dodge, experiencing the Pretty Cure’s power directly, and his smile widened even more!

That’s what I’ve been waiting for!