The snipers were engaged in a duel, and the chaotic brawl in the furniture mall was still ongoing.
Hellcat fully demonstrated her excellent close-quarters combat ability, firmly suppressing Hyacinth.
Although both Hyacinth and Hellcat were powerful Magic Girls from Star Shadow, and both fully understood each other's combat techniques, the Cat Girl had an advantage no one else could match:
For her, even fighting bare-handed was no different from fighting with a weapon.
“Bang! !”
“Guh!?”
Hyacinth took a direct heavy blow from the Cat Claw Gauntlet, stumbled back several steps, knocking over a display cabinet, then quickly repositioned herself, staring intently at the dark blue Cat Girl who was shaking her wrists.
Hellcat straightened her back, stretched her wrists to loosen her muscles and bones, and her eyes, looking at Hyacinth, were filled with delight,
as if looking at a super-convenient punching bag that had made great progress.
“More power than skill, but much improved since last time.”
“Tsk…”
Hyacinth pursed her lips, gripped the tactical dagger in her hand, and looked for a possible opportunity to attack.
Ever since Hellcat obtained Star Shadow, her close-combat skills had become even more formidable, and the force of her punches was much more powerful than before, giving Hyacinth the same feeling she had when she first met this Cat Girl.
However, no matter how powerful she was, she was still just a villainous Magic Girl! Her magic was limited!
As long as she stalled her, and used the terrain and her abundant magic recovery to fight a war of attrition, she would definitely be able to defeat Hellcat!
“Do you want to play a war of attrition with me?”
As if seeing through Hyacinth’s tactics, the Cat Girl smiled faintly, maintaining her combat stance,
“Then let’s give it a try.”
“Let’s see if my magic runs out first, or if you fall first, how about it?”
“…………”
Hyacinth frowned.
…No, she couldn't fall into her trap; she couldn't waste time here fighting Hellcat!
Her target was Xin Yuehu, and her mission was to dismantle the barrier nodes in the mall to ensure Xin Yuehu’s evil plot was completely destroyed!
If she delayed the mission time by fighting Hellcat, it might lead to more serious consequences… but she couldn't bypass Hellcat…
A troubled thought once again appeared in Hyacinth’s mind.
Why did Hellcat always pick on her? Hyacinth really couldn't understand it.
But as things stood, the only way was to find a way to break through Hellcat’s defenses, only then could she advance her—
“Hoo ah ah ah ah!!”
“?!”
Suddenly, a loud roar reached their ears, and both of them turned to look.
Hai Lan Shi pounced towards Hellcat, carrying an entire heavy and sturdy double-door solid wood wardrobe! Her momentum was fierce!
She had the imposing aura of someone leaping and smashing down with a small mountain, and even Hyacinth, who was accustomed to using a greatsword, was stunned by Hai Lan Shi’s exaggerated choice of weapon.
The furniture mall brawl isn't played like this! Who picks up a wardrobe to smash people with!
“Crack!!”
However, an entire solid wood wardrobe could not faze Hellcat.
The Cat Girl dodged, escaping from under the wardrobe, and Hai Lan Shi released the wardrobe, throwing a sharp jab that was steadily caught by the Cat Claw.
After a loud crash, the wardrobe shattered into wooden pieces, dust flew everywhere, and was dispersed by the magical impact of the two.
“Hyacinth, quickly go to the rooftop! I’ll hold her off!” Hai Lan Shi tried to suppress the Cat Girl with brute force, shouting loudly at Hyacinth.
But before she finished speaking, the Cat Girl’s joyful smile made Hai Lan Shi shiver suddenly, the strength from her hand abruptly surged, and she was almost forcibly dragged up from behind the wardrobe by the Cat Girl!
Then came a heavy over-the-shoulder throw, and Hai Lan Shi was slammed into a small mountain of bedding, feathers instantly flying everywhere, a spectacular sight.
“Uwah!…”
Hai Lan Shi winced in pain; although being slammed into a down comforter was better than being directly thrown to the ground, she still couldn't get up immediately.
Immediately after, amidst the flying feathers, the Cat Girl’s figure appeared in front of Hai Lan Shi, tilting her head and chuckling at her.
“Heh heh heh.”
“Miss Hai Lan Shi, you actually want to replace Hyacinth and fight me, the Cat Cat? Well, that’s perfect, I really want to fight you too.”
The battle-crazed Cat Cat said so.
Hai Lan Shi suddenly regretted saying what she had just said,
But it was too late to regret; when the Cat Girl’s Cat Claw Gauntlet swung towards her, Hai Lan Shi’s wail echoed throughout the entire furniture mall.
…
Hyacinth ran wildly along the stairwell.
Hai Lan Shi’s wails seemed to still echo in her ears, but now was not the time to worry about Hai Lan Shi!
Without a moment’s lament for Hai Lan Shi’s great sacrifice, what arrived immediately at the scene was—
“Pat!”
Hyacinth stepped onto the last stair.
The vast sky appeared before her, and the wide-open rooftop scenery did not attract Hyacinth’s attention at all; instead, she saw the Golden Fox sitting leisurely and relaxed at the edge of the rooftop in the distance.
With the Glock pistol in hand, Hyacinth aimed at the Golden-haired Fox Girl and shouted loudly at her:
“Xin Yuehu! Surrender now!”
“Oh my… look who it is, isn’t it Miss Hyacinth?”
The Golden Fox smiled and turned to look.
An Inari fox mask partially covered her face, revealing half of her small face beneath, with a charming and brilliant smile.
She had no weapons in her hand, nor a holster at her waist; only the Inari fox mask hung by her face at the top of her head, pressing down on half of her fox ear.
Hyacinth flicked the pistol’s selector switch, adjusting it to full-auto mode, and gritted her teeth, saying:
“Surrender, Xin Yuehu, you have no retreat. Outside are all Hero Association personnel.”
“…Indeed.”
Su Tianqing glanced at the magic screen beside her; the camera familiar was filming the surrounding Hero Association encirclement, a truly spectacular scene.
“The Hong Kong Hero Association has mobilized its entire force just to encircle and suppress me, the Fox Fox; you’ve truly given me, the Fox Fox, a lot of face.”
“Then why don’t you surrender quickly? Did you or did you not install bomb barriers underground in Hong Kong City?”
Hyacinth asked the question that had been troubling her for days.
Had Xin Yuehu installed bombs, and what was her purpose in coming to Hong Kong City?
However, as she prepared to step forward and press her, the Golden Fox clapped her hands lightly, and the advertising billboard covering the side of the mall building was suddenly pulled away by a familiar, revealing several struggling figures beneath—
“What?… Iris! Nightingale! How could you…”
Hyacinth couldn't believe what she was seeing.
“Stop, Miss Hyacinth, stand there and don’t move.”
The Golden Fox said with a smile,
“I, the Fox Fox, have forbidden you all from using magic, and that naturally includes flight magic.”
“If it were you, falling from this height might be fine, but if it were Iris and Miss Nightingale… it wouldn’t be so simple, you know.”
“You!… Despicable! Shameless! Kidnapping hostages!”
Hyacinth cursed loudly, anxious and worried.
“Release them quickly! Otherwise, I’ll…”
—“Bingo~”
The Golden-haired Fox Girl snapped her fingers.
The familiar suddenly released its grip on the rope around Gan Lan Shi, and Gan Lan Shi wailed as she free-fell, making Hyacinth shiver sharply.
—“Stop.”
“Screech!!”
A piercing screech, and the familiar pulled the rope tied to Gan Lan Shi again; the girl was left dangling in mid-air, crying for help, terrified and helpless.
“Put down the gun, Hyacinth, otherwise I won’t let the familiar grab the rope again.”
“…Tsk.”
Hyacinth pursed her lips, but could only grit her teeth and put down the pistol.
The safety of the hostages was always the top priority.
Su Tianqing walked smilingly towards Hyacinth, and the familiar handed the drum-magazine-equipped pistol to the Fox Girl, who carefully examined it.
“Glock 18C, single-action and full-auto dual mode, it’s a powerful weapon, I, the Fox Fox, am very fond of it.”
“I wonder, Hyacinth, do you like this pistol that I, the Fox Fox, specially prepared for you?”
After speaking, the Golden-haired Fox Girl smiled charmingly, pulled out another identical Glock pistol from under her skirt, and displayed it in front of Hyacinth.
“Miss Hyacinth, I, the Fox Fox, want to play a game with you.”
“You must have maintained this pistol during this time, and naturally, you must have learned how to disassemble and assemble it, right.”
“I, the Fox Fox, want to compete with you in assembling the gun.”
—“We’ll bet on the ropes around Iris and Miss Nightingale, how about it?”