"Calling headquarters, this is Hyacinth, we are in position."
The entrance of Gang City Central Bank was covered with fully armed Hero Association vehicles and barricades.
The roads were completely sealed off, with sentry posts and firing points everywhere, ensuring that as soon as Xin Yuehu showed her face, a dense barrage of bullets would immediately be directed at her.
Hyacinth stood beside a temporarily mobilized infantry fighting vehicle, her SCAR heavy assault rifle, swapped from Nightingale, aimed tightly at the bank's empty lobby and entrance.
Nightingale herself stood on the gun mount of the infantry fighting vehicle, wearing a sturdy bulletproof helmet, her expression relaxed, even yawning boredly.
A retired infantry fighting vehicle retrofitted with a 30mm autocannon—this was the strongest firepower the Hero Association could currently deploy.
For the heroes fighting crime, a 30mm autocannon was already enough to deal with all criminals; nothing could survive its firepower.
And with the Magic Girls enchanting the bullets with magic, this autocannon could even make a Hellcat-level defense think twice.
"Headquarters received, sniper support is ready."
Red Zircon replied.
Wrapped in bandages, she and Zi Ying Shi were lying together at a nearby sniper position, sealing off all side doors and window exits of the entire bank building, ensuring that Xin Yuehu would be spotted immediately if she tried to escape through a window.
"Are you feeling alright, Red Zircon?" Hyacinth asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, I'm tough."
Red Zircon said with a laugh over the radio,
"Besides, Zi Ying Shi would be very uncomfortable without my observation, so let's handle the sniping mission!"
"Then I'll leave it to you."
After ending the radio communication, Hyacinth glanced back at Iris, who was standing next to Bai Lili not far away, and pouted, still unable to alleviate the tension in her heart.
Why was she so nervous?
This time, she was fully prepared, having received strong assistance from the Hero Association, even with firepower support at the level of an infantry fighting vehicle.
Not to mention the firepower from Bai Lili and her group; with the seasoned experience of those veteran firepower-type Magic Girls, suppressing Xin Yuehu and her four from medium to long range was entirely within their capabilities!
But even so, the tension in her heart remained.
"Hyacinth, you're too nervous."
Nightingale, sitting on the gun mount, looked down at Hyacinth by the vehicle, pushed her ill-fitting bulletproof helmet, and said to her.
"We have an autocannon, Xin Yuehu and her group only have some light weapons, so no matter what, they can't confront us head-on."
"I think so too, but..."
Hyacinth murmured to herself, unconsciously tightening her grip on the assault rifle, feeling a strong sense of unease whenever she looked at the bank entrance.
What exactly was it?
What was she worried about?
Xin Yuehu and her group had to come out of that door! She couldn't escape!
"Ding-dong—"
An elevator bell rang in the lobby.
Everyone immediately tensed up, and Iris, who had been chatting with Bai Lili, immediately raised her automatic rifle, all pointing at the vault elevator with its upward indicator lit.
"All units prepare! The target is in the elevator! Prepare to intercept!"
Nightingale was the most nervous, gripping the autocannon's handle tightly.
She was currently the strongest fire support in the team; if anyone had the ability to take down Xin Yuehu's four with a single burst of magic bullets, it was her.
Sixth basement floor.
Fifth basement floor.
The elevator slowly ascended.
Hyacinth's heart rate gradually climbed into her throat, and she could even feel fine beads of sweat breaking out on her palms.
Xin Yuehu and her group were about to appear.
Why were they attacking the bank vault? What kind of mindset were they operating with?
Second basement floor.
First basement floor.
"Ding-dong~"
The elevator bell rang.
Everyone disengaged their weapon safeties, and magic bullets were chambered.
Nightingale pulled the autocannon's bolt, loading the first magic shell from the ammunition belt into the barrel.
At the sniper position, Zi Ying Shi also pushed a .408 caliber magic bullet into the chamber of her M200 heavy sniper rifle, gently pressing the trigger.
A brief silence.
But the moment before the elevator doors opened, two metal cylinders were suddenly thrown out from the gap, exploding into a thick smoke screen in the lobby! Instantly obscuring everyone's vision!
"Fire! Suppress them with firepower!"
Hyacinth didn't hesitate, immediately issuing the fire command.
Several automatic rifles poured out magic bullets of various trajectories, weaving a rainbow-like dense rain of bullets, gunshots echoing throughout the financial district.
But in the next moment, when the autocannon opened fire, all the automatic rifle fire seemed like music from a toy:
"Clang-dang-dang-dang-dang!!!"
The 30mm autocannon on top of the infantry fighting vehicle began to unleash its firepower.
Nightingale gripped the autocannon's handle tightly with both hands, using the base to absorb most of the recoil, completely focusing her attention on sweeping the smoke screen.
Smoke cover? Vision obscured?
Whatever scheme Xin Yuehu had, whatever escape plan she concocted, she only needed to be met with firepower!
"Clang-dang-dang-dang—Whoosh!!!"
One magic ammunition belt was expended.
The autocannon temporarily ceased fire, and Nightingale immediately began reloading it with a new belt.
The rifle fire from the others also temporarily stopped, as they looked at the thin smoke screen torn apart by the autocannon in the lobby, and at the bank lobby, which was dark due to the obscured light.
"...Did we get them?"
Hyacinth asked doubtfully, in a low voice.
That firepower just now wouldn't have injured them, would it?
But remembering how they had beaten her without holding back, Hyacinth wished she could have sent another burst of magic bullets at that stinky Fox Girl.
"They should be down, there's no movement inside," Bai Lili said.
Even this veteran firepower Magic Girl was still quite astonished by the autocannon's magic bullet firepower Nightingale had just unleashed.
...However.
Just when everyone thought Xin Yuehu had been taken down by the autocannon's firepower, two strong lights suddenly illuminated from inside the lobby!
"!!!"
Hyacinth raised her automatic rifle again.
But after the strong light, a huge roar of an engine immediately followed from inside the lobby,
"What... what's that sound...?"
Bai Lili looked in horror at the two headlights piercing through the smoke screen.
A black cannon barrel pierced through the smoke and emerged from behind.
Followed by the explosive reactive armor on the front of the vehicle, painted in urban camouflage, the perfectly fitted reactive armor on the turret, and the Golden-haired Fox Girl poking half her head out of the commander's cupola.
Everyone was stunned by the scene before them.
Even Nightingale, who was about to pull the autocannon's trigger, and Zi Ying Shi at the sniper position were both stunned, staring blankly at the Steel behemoth that was almost impossible to appear at such a robbery scene:
T90M, Main Battle Tank.
The tank's headlights illuminated, like a beast returned from hell.
Its black cannon barrel slowly rotated, aiming at the infantry fighting vehicle positioned at the entrance, a menacing shell loaded into its breech.
"No! Nightingale! Run!!!"
Hyacinth unhesitatingly abandoned her weapon, jumped onto the infantry fighting vehicle, grabbed Nightingale, who was stunned on the autocannon's gun mount, and with all her might, leaped!
"—Fire."
"Boom!!!!"
The cannon fired.
The 125mm smoothbore tank gun spewed dazzling fire, and the entire street lit up with its gunfire.
The shell directly struck the retired infantry fighting vehicle where Nightingale had been, the fuse detonating, and the terrifying blast wave threw the hastily dodging Hyacinth and Nightingale into the air! Along with countless cars used to block the road!
"Rumble rumble rumble!!!!"
125mm high-explosive anti-tank shell.
With just one shot, the infantry fighting vehicle was completely destroyed, and Hyacinth, protecting Nightingale with all her might, fell onto the median strip, covered in dust and dirt.
"Ptooey! Ptooey ptooey ptooey... Nightingale, are you alright?!"
"I'm fine! All my limbs are intact!"
Before the two could check on their remaining companions, the engine's roar had not ceased.
In the open space created by the high-explosive shell, the T90M, like a Steel behemoth, crushed all cars and road barriers that dared to block its way, accelerating towards the end of the road.
And the Fox Girl, who had poked half her head out of the commander's cupola, did not forget to wave at everyone,
"See ya~ Ms. Hyacinth~"
"The gold from Gang City Bank, Fox Fox will take it~!"
The magic-amplified engine roared, accelerating the tank to a terrifying speed like a sports car, and it sped away amidst the stunned expressions of the Magic Girls who looked at each other in bewilderment.
A grand escape!