“Stop! Don’t run!”
Hyacinth pursued her all the way.
Iris and Nightingale followed closely; the former tried to pull out her jammed large-caliber pistol from its holster while running, and the latter was calling the Hero Association to report the situation.
“Headquarters, Hyacinth Squad reporting! We encountered an unfamiliar Gray Wolf Magic Girl at Point One, the Inari-themed mall! Requesting backup!”
A quick response came from the other end of the line:
“Association Headquarters received. On-duty heroes have already gone to evacuate the public. Please find a way to stall her!”
Nightingale nervously jogged to keep up with her two companions in front, stuffing her phone back into a compartment in her bag while pulling out a dark object from her pocket—
A Kriss Vector .45 caliber submachine gun.
“Still remember how to use it?”
“Of course! Release the safety, inject magic, aim at the target, then fire!”
Nightingale recited the training mantra from her Hero Association days like a tongue twister, accelerating a few steps to keep pace with Hyacinth, and opened fire on the Gray Wolf Girl who was frantically fleeing down the corridor not far away!
The terrifying rate of fire of the Kriss Vector submachine gun instantly unleashed a barrage of bullets, the gunshots merging into a single roar, completely enveloping the Gray Wolf Girl!
But she turned a corner an instant before the firing, and the magic-formed bullets exploded into countless dust clouds on the wall, even causing Hyacinth, who was charging ahead, to freeze for a moment.
“...Oh, this thing is much easier to use than a magic wand!”
Seeing the exaggerated effect, Nightingale was stunned for a moment, looking down at the submachine gun in her hand, from which wisps of gunpowder smoke drifted.
As a support type with no offensive firepower, Nightingale’s most reliable skill, apart from defensive and healing magic, was a magic shockwave for self-defense.
And the range of the magic shockwave… beyond two meters, it could only tickle, and even at close range, it could only ensure repelling an opponent, unable to cause more significant damage.
She had thought that after being forbidden from using magic, she would only be a burden to the team, but this submachine gun that could fire magic bullets… didn’t it completely make up for her lack of firepower?
She even leaped to become the strongest assault player in the current team!
Then Nightingale was pushed forward by Iris from behind.
“Don’t just stand there! Hurry and chase!”
.
The chase between three people and one wolf intensely unfolded in the corridor.
Hyacinth led the way, closely following the Gray Wolf Girl’s footsteps.
Nightingale and Iris followed closely, seizing every opportunity to fire at the Gray Wolf Girl, completely unconcerned about the damage the magic bullets might cause her.
These were no different from magic missiles; hitting Magic Girls with abundant magic power would cause little substantial harm beyond some pain, but at least it was better than close-quarters combat empty-handed.
The Hero Association’s alarm had already sounded inside the mall; people were evacuating in an orderly fashion, completely unaware of the few individuals chasing each other up the stairwell.
Hyacinth had only one thought—
According to Xin Yuehu’s rule of forbidden magic, they also couldn’t use magic to escape or fight, which undoubtedly greatly narrowed the gap in strength between them!
As long as she captured this unfamiliar Gray Wolf Magic Girl and interrogated her about Xin Yuehu’s specific plan, maybe she could…
“Bang!!”
Turning a corner, the Gray Wolf Girl suddenly darted into a warehouse in the mall, pulling the large door shut behind her.
Hyacinth reached the door, just about to kick it open and rush in, but was stopped by both Iris and Nightingale.
“Don’t go! Watch out for traps!”
“!”
Hyacinth quickly retracted her foot from kicking the door, reloaded a clip of magic bullets into her pistol, and looked back at her two companions.
“This warehouse only has this one exit; she can’t escape,” Nightingale immediately checked the mall map in her bag and said to Hyacinth.
“Maybe Xin Yuehu is inside. Let’s find a way to break in!”
The three took their positions; Hyacinth cocked her pistol, and kicked open the large door.
Two pistols guarded the flanks, the powerful submachine gun pointed straight ahead, and the three filed in!
“Hands up! Nobody move!”
The three looked towards the only lit area in the warehouse, their dark muzzles pointing directly at the Golden Fox sitting on a second-story shelf, humming a song.
The villainous Magic Girl, Xin Yuehu.
At this moment, she held no weapons, not even her usual magic wand, and there were no firearms in sight. The Gray Wolf Girl stood obediently by the shelf, like a child who had done something wrong.
“Xin Yuehu! I knew you were here!”
Hyacinth shouted loudly,
“Surrender! The Hero Association has surrounded this place!”
“Heh heh heh… It’s impressive that you managed to guess Fox Fox would choose this as her first attack location… Not bad, well done.”
Xin Yuehu smiled and clapped her hands, as if commending the trio’s actions.
“But since the Hero Association is already on standby… that means the crowd in this mall has been completely evacuated, right?”
“...What exactly do you want?”
Hyacinth persisted, her pistol aimed at Xin Yuehu’s flat chest, having quietly switched to full-auto mode, ready to unleash all the magic bullets in the clip at any moment.
But after much hesitation, she still couldn’t bring herself to open fire on this harmless Golden Fox.
Had Xin Yuehu really set up a bomb?
Was this her usual style?
She always helped evacuate people during theater attacks, and today was no exception. Would she really bind all Hong Kong City residents to a bomb barrier?
Or… did her actions have another motive?
“Originally, Fox Fox wanted to prepare some interesting things for you three, but Little Wolf’s experience as a newcomer is far from enough, and she exposed our position to you…”
Xin Yuehu interrupted Hyacinth’s thoughts, lightly jumped down from the shelf, her tail wagging a few times to steady herself, a smile on her face like a mastermind villain.
“So next, let Cat Cat and Rabbit Rabbit play with you~”
With that, Xin Yuehu happily stepped back half a pace, raised her right hand, and gently clapped her left hand.
“Clap!”
With a soft sound, the lights in the warehouse suddenly illuminated, and Hellcat and Cheshire Rabbit darted out from behind the shelves beside her. Their attire, completely different from their ceremonial forms, left the trio dumbfounded:
Hellcat’s hair was tied into a ponytail behind her, and she was no longer wearing her deep blue magic ceremonial dress, but a sturdy tactical chest rig paired with a fitted blue casual shirt, making her look heroic and spirited.
If the black-coated HK416 automatic rifle in the Cat Girl’s hand made the trio’s expressions sink, then the equipment of the Pink-haired Rabbit Girl next to her was even more terrifying:
The usual pink Bunny Girl, the usual crescent smile, but without the usual Rabbit Rabbit’s big hammer,
And the M2 Browning heavy machine gun in her hand, with its ammunition belt extending all the way into the backpack on her back, made the trio abandon any thought of confronting her, and they scattered frantically to dodge!
“—Fire!”