Later, at the Hero Association Headquarters in Hong Kong City.
The Magic Girls gathered around the conference table, discussing the gains from their morning operation.
"According to the plan, we went to Inari Lake today to dismantle a barrier."
"The barrier was quite complex; it was hidden underwater, and the entire lake was enveloped by it."
"But fortunately, we managed to get underwater, and that's how we successfully found the location of the node and destroyed it."
Hyacinth reported to everyone present.
She had already removed her bandages, showing excellent recovery, and even took over from Hai Lan Shi as the host of this meeting.
The S-Class Hero Cobra, sent by the Hero Association, still sat in on the meeting, occasionally writing something, but always giving off a feeling of being distracted.
Perhaps he felt that the Magic Girls were performing professionally enough that he didn't need to get involved, Nightingale thought to herself.
"Hmm... so, Xin Yuehu has set up a large number of nodes in Hong Kong City to maintain the 【Bomb Barrier】, right?"
The pure white Magic Girl sat in the Maisui Squad's original spot, looking at the thick stack of operation reports in her hand, and asked.
Hyacinth nodded.
"That's right, our series of actions are all aimed at dismantling her barrier."
"But as you can see... we've had several confrontations with Xin Yuehu during this period, and we haven't gained the upper hand against her."
"...Without being able to use magic, I don't think anyone can defeat that Hellcat," Bai Lili said with a somewhat dejected and helpless expression.
As a Magic Girl from Shanghai, Bai Lili had a very deep impression of Hellcat, an old acquaintance:
She was belligerent, weak in magic, but her close combat and physical prowess were monstrously exaggerated.
Bai Lili felt that there were only a handful of people in the world who could fight Hellcat to a draw in close combat, let alone defeat her.
Especially after she obtained the Star Shadow state, the scene of her smashing a giant beast's teeth with one punch in Red Rose's Mindscape World was even more terrifying.
Everyone originally thought that was Hellcat's swansong, but she somehow acquired a guardian star and continued to be active as a villainous Magic Girl...
"Yes, but we don't intend to confront Xin Yuehu and Hellcat head-on, and they don't seem to want to entangle themselves to the end; it feels like they're just touching upon it."
Hyacinth continued.
"However, for safety reasons, we temporarily haven't taken multi-line actions--"
"That won't do, it's too slow," Bai Lili cut straight to the point, rejecting Hyacinth's conservative idea.
"Bai Lili is right."
The Golden-haired Fox Girl sitting not far away also spoke, her soft voice attracting everyone's attention,
"Now is not the time to worry about so-called safety issues; rather, the safety of the entire Hong Kong City is the key."
"If Xin Yuehu really set up a bomb barrier, every moment of our hesitation is giving her more time to improve the barrier, and then she might be able to detonate the bomb without these nodes... it's not impossible."
Magic Girl Dandelion, everyone's Tianqing Jie.
Nan Xiaofeng wasn't very clear why her Tianqing Jie suddenly came to attend this Magic Girl regular meeting, but thinking that it was a plan discussed by Bai Ling and Yue Tianxin, the two Observers, she didn't pay too much attention.
Although her Tianqing Jie came out to play with Jia Yu Jie, it seemed reasonable for her to come and help as Dandelion.
Bai Lili followed up:
"Yes, Miss Dandelion makes sense."
"We must hurry to dismantle the barrier as quickly as possible, then find the main location of Xin Yuehu's bomb barrier and capture it all at once."
"As for the 'inside agent' she arranged, didn't Zi Ying Shi say she had already dealt with it? Why are we still so restricted?"
Upon hearing Bai Lili's words, Hyacinth hesitated for a moment, feeling helpless.
She understood the logic in their words, but she was genuinely worried, fearing that some unexpected mishap might occur again.
After all, there was already the precedent of the mall incident; if teammates were injured or even severely injured and hospitalized again due to exposed whereabouts...
Watching Hyacinth discuss the action plan with Bai Lili with a conflicted expression, Su Tianqing revealed a mischievous smile in her heart.
See, she took the bait.
Make Ben Hu dismantle the barrier herself? How boring! And it's very tiring!
Miss Inari's barrier is very intricate and cannot be dismantled by conventional means; it can only be forcibly broken by magic power impact.
The nodes are also hidden in very ominous places!
With Ben Hu's weak stamina, she can dismantle at most one a day. The task of running to two or three places in an afternoon to output high-intensity magic power to forcibly break barrier nodes can only be done by Hyacinth and her team.
Instead of Ben Hu doing it herself, it's better to take the opportunity to get Hyacinth and her team to act.
With their abundant magic power, dismantling three a day is no problem!
...
After double persuasion from Bai Lili and Dandelion, Hyacinth finally accepted the plan of dividing into two groups to dismantle the barrier as quickly as possible.
"I'll act with Bai Lili and her team this afternoon; I'm more familiar with Xin Yuehu's magic style."
At the end of the meeting, Su Tianqing made this arrangement.
Bai Lili was slightly surprised, but she had a rather good impression of the Golden-haired Fox Girl next to her, so she readily accepted Su Tianqing's suggestion.
"So, that means we're temporary companions, right?"
Watching Hyacinth lead a few people from her team to prepare their weapons, the pure white petite girl sat by the conference table and said to the Fox Girl beside her.
Bai Li, the true form of Magic Girl Bai Lili, is a petite girl, completely different from the slender girl she is in her Magic Girl form.
Su Tianqing tilted her head to look at her, smiling and wagging her tail.
"Yes. We might even encounter Hellcat this afternoon, Miss Bai Li, do you feel nervous?"
"Of course I'm nervous! She has Star Shadow now; how could I defeat her without Star Shadow?" Bai Li shrieked in response.
As the two were chatting, another girl's figure suddenly walked over, holding two cups of warm drinks.
"Senior Bai Li, Miss Tianqing, would you like some hot cocoa?"
--Nan Gong Zi Xuan, the true form of Magic Girl Zi Ying Shi.
Seeing the junior approach, Bai Li quickly reined in her horrified expression from talking about Hellcat, transforming into a smile full of senior presence, and thanked Zi Xuan with a smile.
The change was so drastic that even Su Tianqing was surprised.
"Oh, yes, thank you, Zi Xuan."
"Hm? You two know each other?" Su Tianqing showed a little surprise.
"Yes, my older sister and Senior Bai Li know each other; they even reportedly attended the same school."
Zi Xuan briefly explained their relationship, then politely said goodbye and went to talk to Hai Lan Shi and her team.
Watching the girl's retreating back, Bai Li quietly leaned close to Su Tianqing's fox ear and whispered softly:
"Miss Tianqing, do you know Zi Xuan?"
"Just met recently. Miss Bai Li, do you... have something you want to tell me?"
"I'm afraid you don't know, but I'm actually not very willing to come here to fight Hellcat; I really don't like fighting her."
In front of Su Tianqing, Bai Li had no intention of hiding these things.
After all, she was currently the only one who knew the true identities of Su Tianqing and Nan Jiayu.
(Mercury Secret: The above is Bai Lili's self-perception; do not project it onto Fox Fox)
"But I once promised her older sister some things, so I just planned to come and see, nothing more."
"...I see."
Su Tianqing nodded gently,
"Then what exactly was it? Can you tell me secretly?"
"..."
Bai Li looked around.
Seeing no one around, she leaned even closer to Su Tianqing's fox ear and whispered:
"Zi Xuan's older sister... is Magic Girl Inari."
"She came to Shanghai to talk to me before, saying that something big would happen in Hong Kong City this year, and that I absolutely had to be there!"
Su Tianqing stood dumbfounded, her brows furrowing quickly.
Senior Inari, did she actually make two sets of preparations?