The tan Magic Girl flew through the air.
Mai Sui tightly gripped the magic staff in her hand, looking at the dim mountain valley scenic area ahead, but couldn't help but glance back at the brightly lit city below.
The difference between Rong City and Sui City didn't seem as great as she had imagined; in fact, Rong City appeared even more prosperous than Sui City.
With that thought in mind, Mai Sui refocused her attention on the distance and suddenly noticed three figures floating in the air, waiting.
The girl braked mid-air, meeting the gazes of Hyacinth and the other two.
"Good evening, Mai Sui Senior," Iris said politely.
Hyacinth remained silent, merely glancing at the time on the divine code stone in her hand.
7:45 PM, fifteen minutes late from the scheduled 7:30 PM.
"Yes, good evening."
Mai Sui nodded.
"Sorry, I had some urgent matters to attend to just now, so I arrived a bit late."
..."It's alright, we just arrived too."
Hyacinth didn't say much, turning her gaze to the Dragon Valley Mountain scenic area not far away.
The cable car station at the mountain peak was lit up, and three small figures could vaguely be seen sitting there; no trace of Monsters was found around them, making it seem very peaceful and tranquil.
"It seems those three aren't on guard at all," Mai Sui said with a slight frown, hugging her arms across her chest, completely ignoring the fact that she was fifteen minutes late.
"But we still need to be careful. That Xin Yuehu might have something strange ambushing nearby. Be extremely cautious."
"You're being overly cautious. Iris, you and Miss Hyacinth both have Star Shadow. Couldn't you just go up and chase them away?"
The tan Magic Girl looked puzzled.
But seeing the speechless expressions of the three, Mai Sui felt a surge of dissatisfaction, frowned, and flew forward alone.
"Hey, Mai Sui Senior, wait a moment!"
Iris quickly tried to call out, but the petite Magic Girl seemed not to hear, flying towards the mountaintop on her own.
The three had no choice but to silently follow her.
..."I say, your senior's personality is really difficult."
Hyacinth sent a magic communication to the two beside her.
"Yeah, not only was she late, but she started pointing fingers as soon as she arrived. If it weren't for her being a senior, I would have told her off already," Nightingale replied testily.
Iris smiled awkwardly, turned to look ahead, and sighed softly.
...
Mai Sui stopped in mid-air, looking down at the three figures on the mountain peak observation deck.
"Hey, you're Xin Yuehu, right?"
Two magic cannons lit up beside the girl, pointing at the three, and she shouted loudly.
The Golden Magical Girl looked up and glanced at her, smiling as she tilted her head. The two dark blue and pink figures beside her remained motionless.
"Hmm? Oh my, isn't this Miss Mai Sui? What brings you here? Do you want to have some late-night supper with Fox Fox?"
"Late-night supper? ...Eating late-night supper at this hour, your timing is really strange," Mai Sui replied, puzzled, the magic cannon's light undiminished.
Hyacinth and the other two arrived shortly after, looking down at the three figures on the observation deck, and immediately felt something was amiss.
Hellcat and Cheshire Rabbit... why are they completely still?
"Haha, late-night supper, isn't anything eaten at night considered late-night supper? Or perhaps... Miss Mai Sui, have you never had late-night supper with friends?"
...
Silence.
The tan Magic Girl frowned, a hint of anger in her eyes.
"What do you mean? Are you mocking me for not having friends?"
"Oh, hum... Fox Fox just said it casually. Why is Miss Mai Sui getting so upset~?"
Su Tianqing understood in her heart, but a joyful smile appeared on her face.
She had stumbled upon the truth, and could even vaguely guess why Mai Sui had come to Rong City at this delicate time.
"Damn it... Unforgivable!"
The anger on the girl's face became even more prominent. Before Iris could stop her, the magic cannons beside her fired at full power!
"Ka-boom!!!"
Magic fluctuations spread out, creating violent ripples of magic around her. Hyacinth and the other two were also pushed back by the aftershock.
But those two magic cannons failed to eliminate the three figures on the ground, being completely absorbed by a dark figure also holding two magic cannons!
"What!?"
"That's... the Crab Monster from last time... No, that's a Witch...!"
Iris immediately recognized this move that could absorb magic cannons and shouted loudly.
Seeing her magic cannons blocked, Mai Sui frowned tightly, meeting the gaze of the Golden Fox peeking out from behind the Cancer Witch.
"Hehe, how about it, Miss Mai Sui? My anti-magic cannon Monster is very powerful, isn't it?"
..."Damn it."
Mai Sui said through gritted teeth.
"Don't underestimate me! Try this move!"
The two magic cannons immediately disintegrated into magic particles, gathering and forming beside the girl, transforming into a tan tank cannon, gleaming with a fierce light.
Hyacinth and the other two didn't know whether to go up and mediate.
Mai Sui rushed to the very front on her own, immediately covering Xin Yuehu with magic cannon fire, leaving no space for close-quarters combat, even blocking Iris's support cannon, leaving her in a dilemma.
But what concerned the three even more were the two villainous companions beside Xin Yuehu, who still hadn't moved an inch—
—Were they really her villainous companions?
..."No!"
Realizing she had been tricked, Hyacinth immediately activated Star Shadow. Her keen perception instantly revealed the truth about those two figures.
They were merely two magic projections of Xin Yuehu! And the real Cheshire Rabbit and Hellcat... were not with Xin Yuehu at all!
But if these two weren't with her, then where would they be...
"Of course, they're..."
"Here."
A low voice.
A familiar sensation came from beneath her feet. Hyacinth immediately twisted her greatsword, directly colliding with Cheshire Rabbit, who broke stealth and attacked from below with an upward hammer swing!
"Ka-boom!!!"
"Ugh!"
Hyacinth felt her body tremble violently, astonished by the vast, almost overflowing magic power emanating from Cheshire Rabbit.
How could this be! When she fought her last time, she clearly didn't have such a massive amount of magic power. Why suddenly...
But even with strong magic power, she couldn't continuously contend with Star Shadow. Cheshire Rabbit knew this too, striking once and retreating, stealthily disappearing, leaving only a crescent-shaped, eerie smile in the air.
But when Hyacinth looked back at Mai Sui, who was preparing to fire the tank cannon not far away, the scene before her eyes made her pupils contract sharply—
"Got you."
"Ugh?!"
A dark blue figure descended from the sky at high speed. The Shrike-form Hell Shrike punched Mai Sui in the abdomen, instantly scattering her charging tank magic cannon, and the petite figure was carried far away by the Hell Shrike!
A super-high-speed aerial raid from the sky!
Nan Xiaofeng recalled the summary posts about villainous Magic Girls she had seen before, which also documented the Hell Shrike's super-high-speed raid tactics.
This was an absolutely fatal threat to firepower-type Magic Girls who lacked mobility!
And Mai Sui had fallen victim to this move. Her entire being instantly lost control of her magic, and she was carried high into the sky by the full-speed Hell Shrike, transforming into a dark blue meteor that streaked away.
...Wait, streaked away?
Hyacinth was stunned for a moment. Her mind, which had been wary of Cheshire Rabbit's surprise attack, quickly shifted to the Golden Fox on the observation deck, but she saw a familiar mischievous smile on her face.
And a waving, tail-wagging farewell gesture.
"Fox Fox only came to catch Miss Mai Sui today~"
"Bye-bye~ Miss Hyacinth~"
"Wait! Don't run!"
Teleportation magic activated.
Hyacinth's greatsword was ultimately a step too slow, striking empty air and leaving a deep gash on the observation deck.
The Dragon Valley Mountain scenic area was quiet, as if nothing had happened.