Hyacinth rarely confronted Xin Yuehu like this.
Even during their first meeting, she used the Monster with tentacles to control herself, and afterward, she completely hid behind the Monster and her companions, acting as a commander, giving herself very few opportunities to ambush her.
Now that she finally had the chance to confront Xin Yuehu, it was a little different from what she had imagined—
“Let’s have a shooting match, and the bet will be the ropes on their bodies.”
The Golden Fox said with a smile.
Hyacinth clenched her fists, looked at her companions hanging by the edge of the mall rooftop not far away, then turned back to look at the Golden-haired Fox Girl in front of her, who was smiling gleefully.
Although her face bore a charming smile, and she wore Inari’s fox mask on her head, this smile made her feel as if she had thorns in her back.
Why wasn’t it a direct confrontation with her?
When it came to close combat, she would definitely not lose to Xin Yuehu! Especially when everyone was forbidden from using magic!
But Xin Yuehu seemed to have seen through her thoughts, threatening her with hostages to engage in another level of confrontation, perfectly avoiding her initial idea.
“...Alright, I’ll compete with you.”
After taking a deep look at her companions by the rooftop edge, Hyacinth fixed her gaze on Xin Yuehu in front of her and nodded.
The Fox Girl laughed happily.
A familiar brought a table and placed two Glock pistols on it.
“Miss Hyacinth, do you like this shooting game Fox Fox prepared for you?”
Xin Yuehu said with a smile.
Hyacinth was silent for a moment, frowning deeply.
“Less talk, let’s get started.”
“Hehehe, it seems you’re shy. Or perhaps, are you so certain you can win against Fox Fox in a shooting match?”
The two exchanged glances, and Hyacinth glared fiercely at the Golden-haired Fox Girl in front of her, but did not respond.
The pistols were on the table, and each of them conjured a magic bullet and placed it on the table, quietly looking at the other.
Hyacinth was a little nervous.
If she wanted to save Nightingale and Iris, she had to play this strange shooting game with Xin Yuehu.
But what if she lost…
The girl shook her head, casting away the dangerous thoughts in her mind.
No! How could she think such things!
“Are you ready, Miss Hyacinth?”
“...Bring it on.”
The two picked up the Glock pistols in front of them, expertly disassembled them, and placed the parts in front of themselves.
Slide, recoil spring, barrel, frame, magazine, plus one magic bullet.
The Glock’s quick-release parts were not many, but winning in a speed-assembly gun contest still greatly tested the shooter’s familiarity with the pistol.
But in terms of hand speed, Hyacinth had ample confidence.
Xin Yuehu’s true combat power was not strong; her speed, strength, and all other aspects were far inferior to her own. She completely relied on her ability to summon Monsters and her strange little gadgets to win.
As long as she could confront her directly, she would definitely win!
With this confidence, Hyacinth looked up again at the smiling Golden-haired Fox Girl in front of her.
“—Start.”
The familiar beside them gave a clear command, and the two simultaneously grabbed the scattered parts on the table and began assembling their guns.
Hyacinth grabbed the barrel and inserted it into the slide, just as she was about to install the recoil spring, she suddenly caught sight of Xin Yuehu’s movements, which were on par with her own speed:
Her movement to install the recoil spring was even faster than her own!
Wasn’t Xin Yuehu’s true combat power supposed to be weak? Why was she displaying such swift speed?
Was this really her normal hand speed level?!
Must be faster! Faster than her!
Only by winning this shooting match could she save Iris and Nightingale—
Hyacinth felt her gun assembly speed had reached her absolute limit.
Recoil spring installed, slide closed, magazine inserted—everything was completed almost in an instant!
But just as she was about to press the slide release button, a clear sound suddenly came to her ears:
“Click!”
Hyacinth’s movement stopped at the moment of pressing the slide release.
The Golden-haired Fox Girl raised her pistol, the bullet already chambered, the dark muzzle pointed directly at her, almost allowing her to see the golden magic bullet poised to fire in the barrel.
Hyacinth stared blankly at Xin Yuehu, who had a brilliant smile on her face.
She had put on Inari’s fox mask at some point, and she whispered to her:
“You lost, Hyacinth.”
Xin Yuehu said with a smile.
Hyacinth showed an expression of disbelief and said to Xin Yuehu:
“This… this is impossible…!”
“Why are you… why are you so fast? What exactly have you…?”
“Hehehe, since I was last approached by Miss Hyacinth, you wouldn’t think Fox Fox hasn’t made any progress at all, would you?”
Su Tianqing replied with a smile,
“As a righteous Magic Girl, you must never underestimate your opponent at any time, do you understand, Miss Hyacinth?”
Maintaining her aiming posture, Xin Yuehu’s smile remained on her face.
“If your defeat is due to your carelessness and underestimation, do you think you can bear the consequences, Hyacinth?”
Silence.
Hyacinth was silently speechless, not daring to respond to Xin Yuehu’s words, not even daring to meet her burning gaze.
“—As punishment for your failure, Miss Hyacinth, are you ready?”
A gunshot.
Hyacinth tightly closed her eyes.
But the pain of being hit by a bullet did not come; instead, there was a sound of shattering and breaking—
“CRASH!!”
“?!”
The Glock pistol in Xin Yuehu’s hand suddenly shattered and flew apart!
Magic protection shielded her hand from the exploding fragments. Both of them simultaneously turned their heads to the north, meeting the gaze of the wheat-skinned figure on the rooftop holding a marksman rifle.
Mai Sui, who was inside the northern building responsible for fire support!
Her original sniping position could not cover the mall rooftop. She must have urgently moved to the rooftop to deliver a fatal blow at this crucial moment!
Seeing this, Hyacinth decisively abandoned the pistol in her hand, which only had one bullet left, and threw a punch, attempting to take down Xin Yuehu with close combat on the spot.
But the Fox Girl’s movements suddenly became exceptionally swift. While stepping back to dodge the jab, she kicked up the table in front of her, sending it smashing directly towards Hyacinth.
“CRACK!!”
The wooden table shattered, and Hyacinth seized this opportunity to pursue.
She couldn’t waste the opportunity Mai Sui had created for her!
Her incredibly precise sniper shot had destroyed the pistol in Xin Yuehu’s hand. What she needed to do was quickly snatch back control of the ropes from her, to prevent Iris and the others from falling to the ground and becoming a pile of meat paste!
“Ah hahahahaha! A perfectly executed sniper shot! Miss Mai Sui!”
Xin Yuehu let out a joyful laugh, completely disregarding whether Mai Sui could hear her, and brazenly laughed towards the northern building.
“This is exactly the effect Fox Fox wanted! If everyone followed the rules and went by the book, there would be no fun at all! Hahahahaha!”
“Stop! Xin Yuehu!”
Hyacinth accelerated her pursuit, and incidentally tied a dead knot at the end of Iris’s trio’s ropes, securing them to the railing to prevent the three of them from falling.
After a brief chase on the rooftop, Xin Yuehu stopped at the edge of the rooftop, as if there was nowhere left to escape.
She turned to face the relentlessly pursuing Hyacinth, smiled, adjusted the mask on her face, revealing half of her beautiful face, her smile still present.
“You have no retreat, Xin Yuehu, surrender!”
“...Are you so sure?”
“Where else can you run?! Neither of us can use flight magic, you can’t just jump off the rooftop, can you?”
Hyacinth said through gritted teeth.
Although she hated to admit it, she had indeed lost to Xin Yuehu just now, and it was entirely thanks to Mai Sui’s precise sniping that she had salvaged a victory.
Now, she was pressing her advantage to expand the victory, and it looked like she could take down Xin Yuehu on the spot. What other variables could there be?
— — — — — —!!!
However,
A piercingly loud engine roar echoed in her ears!
Outside the building rooftop, two coaxial rotors slowly rose behind Xin Yuehu. Cheshire Rabbit’s gaze looked through the cockpit glass towards her, turning the seriousness on Hyacinth’s face into horror, followed by surprise and fear:
—Ka-52, “Alligator” attack helicopter.
“Come on, Miss Hyacinth.”
“This is the… surprise gift that Rabbit and I prepared for you~”