At night, on the rooftop of a skyscraper in Hong Kong City.
Golden Fox stood on the outdoor unit of the central air conditioner, overlooking the brightly lit Hong Kong City and the countless cargo ships and large vessels that were urgently departing to avoid danger.
“Heh heh heh… Cat Girl, look, I just made an attack announcement, and the cargo ships are fleeing in such a hurry to seek refuge. It’s truly amusing.”
“It can’t help but remind one of a rumored story—in ancient times, a monarch lit beacon fires to please his favorite concubine. Were the princes running around somewhat similar to the cargo ships today?”
Cat Girl stood calmly at the edge of the rooftop, letting the night wind lift her skirt and a few strands of hair, her cat eyes fixed on the hastily departing cargo ships.
After a brief silence, Hellcat nodded.
“Yes, it does look somewhat similar, but I can’t quite understand the behavior of ancient monarchs.”
“Fox Fox, I can’t understand it either, and today we’ve forced many fans to work overtime. It seems we’ll have to give our audience some lucky draw benefits during the live broadcast later.”
Su Tianqing glanced at the scrolling bullet comments in the live stream.
Occasionally, comments like “I’m on that cargo ship in the middle” or “Can I see Fox Fox while working overtime on the cargo ship?” would float by.
“In any case, we have quite a lot to do today. I hope Rabbit and the newcomer can make good use of their combined abilities~”
“Can it really work…?”
Cat Girl looked towards the coast with considerable worry, her heart pounding with unease.
—After arriving in Hong Kong City, Fox Fox suddenly came up with a new idea: to film an exciting and thrilling Magic Girl-themed police and gangster blockbuster.
Nan Jiayu herself was very fond of Hong Kong City’s series of police and gangster films, especially the Police Story series starring Uncle Long. She enjoyed watching them immensely as a child and even imagined becoming the protagonist in the movies.
But that was only a movie, after all. Where could such explosively powerful villains exist in reality?
Well, you really can’t say, who would have thought that after growing up, she would perfectly fit the role of the big villain in the story?
What’s more, she even had a super Fox Fox villain by her side who was even more exaggerated than herself.
…But, this was quite fun.
Especially when she learned the script she was about to perform, a surging emotion couldn’t help but rise in Nan Jiayu’s heart.
But before this excitement could translate into a physical reaction, the sudden surge of magic from the distant sea made Cat Girl freeze:
A flash of fire, and a massive, surging rift seemed to crack open in the sky. Even from the distant sea, it still reminded Nan Jiayu of the giant rift in Red Rose’s Mindscape World.
Although its scale was completely incomparable to that giant rift, it was still terrifying.
And slowly emerging from that rift… was none other than the Volcano Monster that had attacked Hawaii not long ago!
“What…”
Cat Girl’s surprise was palpable. She turned back in astonishment to look at Xin Yuehu, whose face was full of smiles, and her gaze towards the Volcano Monster carried a hint of fear.
Fox Fox… could she really replicate the Volcano Monster so perfectly…?
How terrifying was Tianqing’s magic power? She had never even seen her practice magic diligently! Could she really reach such a terrifying level with just her talent!?
It’s also fortunate that Tianqing has always maintained the principle of not harming any innocent civilians, only creating incidents for fun.
If she had even the slightest tendency to lean towards being the big boss of an evil organization, she would absolutely be considered the most terrifying super villain in modern history.
“This level of commotion should be able to hold Hai Lan Shi and the others for quite a while.”
Su Tianqing retrieved her Xin Yue Magic Wand, switched the Volcano Monster to high-performance autonomous mode, and said to Cat Girl with a smile.
“Cat Girl, remember what we just discussed?”
“Mm.”
Nan Jiayu collected herself from the shock and nodded.
“Confirm the appearance of the Hai Lan Shi Team, wait for the battle information from Rabbit and Little Grey Wolf, and then…”
Their gazes turned to the peak of Victoria Peak, looking at the Inari Memorial Hall on the mountaintop, and simultaneously revealed joyful smiles.
“Infiltrate the Inari Memorial Hall, steal Inari’s fox mask, and then leave them a ‘huge surprise fireworks display’.”
“—Operation Codename: Inari Action!”
…
“Hurry! Red Zircon! Faster!”
“I… I’m already trying my best…!”
The Magic Girl in blue floated in mid-air, speaking loudly to Red Zircon in the distance over the sea.
The resident Magic Girl squad of Hong Kong City had all arrived: Hai Lan Shi, Red Zircon, Gan Lan Shi, and Zi Ying Shi waiting and looking out not far behind them.
At this moment, the crimson Magic Girl was strenuously pushing a cargo ship on the sea that had not managed to depart to avoid danger.
Her powerful magic provided the cargo ship with propulsion far exceeding the ordinary, allowing it to move at a high speed like a sports car on the sea.
Gan Lan Shi floated beside Hai Lan Shi, and both looked together at the Volcano Monster approaching the coastline step by step in the distance, both swallowing nervously.
“You’re kidding me… that Xin Yuehu fellow…”
Gan Lan Shi muttered softly,
“Is that the Volcano Monster that once destroyed Hawaii? Why is it here? Could it be that Xin Yuehu…”
“Don’t overthink it. What we need to do now is find a way to stop this Volcano Monster.”
Hai Lan Shi said firmly.
After Red Zircon assisted the last cargo ship in departing and settling down, the three of them floated side by side to Zi Ying Shi, who had set up a magic telescope, and looked towards the only firepower-type companion in the team.
“How is it, Zi Ying Shi, have you observed any new developments with that Volcano Monster?”
“…No.”
The purple girl shook her head. Her ceremonial dress was completely different in style from Hai Lan Shi and the others—
A hooded trench coat covered a simple long dress and short pants underneath, a mask covered the lower half of her face, and coupled with the rifle-shaped weapon behind her, it immediately made one associate her with her position in the team.
Sniper.
“Stop observing, we have to find a way to deal with it before it breaks through the coastline!”
Red Zircon nervously pointed at the mountain-sized Monster on the distant sea and said to her companions.
The residents and workers in the port and on the coastline had been completely evacuated by the Hero Association. Only the four of them remained in the sky, facing the Volcano Monster that had almost razed Hawaii to the ground not long ago.
…Can they really solve it?
All four of them felt a simultaneous unease.
Zi Ying Shi gazed at the Volcano Monster through the telescope, silent.
She was already a woman of few words, and at this moment, she was even more speechless, completely unable to think of how her sniper’s precise firepower could deal with a behemoth of the Volcano Monster’s caliber.
Unless someone specializing in heavy firepower came…
“Hai Lan Shi!”
Suddenly, a voice from not far away made all four of them turn their heads to look.
A sky-blue magic trail flew from a distance, followed by two arcs of tender yellow and pure white!
The Magic Girls from Rong City, the Hyacinth Squad!
“Oh oh! It’s Hyacinth and Iris!”
Hai Lan Shi was overjoyed and immediately led her team to meet them.
They came just in time! Hyacinth and the others are the masters at dealing with Xin Yuehu!
“Sorry we’re late, that over there is… wow…”
Hyacinth turned her head to look at the distant sea horizon, shocked by the Volcano Monster’s exaggerated size.
Perhaps only the Jellyfish Monster from her first transformation into Star Shadow could compare to it.
“We must find a way to stop it! We can’t let it get close to Hong Kong City’s coastline! Otherwise, the city will be in great danger!”
“In short, we just need to take down that big guy, right?!”
Hyacinth’s eyes were sharp, her magic wand transformed into a greatsword, pointing directly at the distant Volcano Monster with full momentum!
“Let’s go together! We can definitely take it down!”
The Magic Girls all activated their flying magic and flew towards the relentlessly approaching Volcano Monster.
Their brave figures fell into the blood-red Rabbit eyes and golden Wolf eyes, evoking a cruel smile.
“Cheshire Rabbit reporting.”
“…They took the bait.”