The next day, in the conference room.
Bai Lili sat in front of the projection screen, displaying the PPT she had rushed to create, and said to the people in front of her.
"There is a huge source of magic power under Hong Kong City."
"According to the intelligence we have gathered so far, Xin Yuehu likely altered the Harvest Magic left by Senior Inari, accumulating a massive amount of magic power underground, leading to the current situation."
"Xin Yuehu actually... actually has the ability to modify the barrier magic left by Senior Inari..."
Hai Lan Shi was astonished, and the expressions of Red Zircon and Gan Lan Shi were similar to their captain's.
Only Zi Ying Shi remained calm, as if she wasn't surprised at all.
As one of the Magic Girls who had directly faced Xin Yuehu, Zi Ying Shi knew how ridiculously powerful this self-proclaimed villainous Fox Girl Magic Girl was.
Just one of her familiars could disrupt a team and cause immense trouble, let alone when she was serious.
Thinking of this, Zi Ying Shi silently turned her gaze to the other side of the table.
Four more people were at the conference table than yesterday:
Mai Sui, looking confused and utterly bewildered, Luoluo, pursing her lips with a sense of awe, and the battle-damaged, recovered versions of Violet and Edelweiss, wrapped in bandages and plasters.
The four members of the Maisui Squad were finally discharged!
However, after missing so many events, their lack of understanding of the current situation had reached an exaggerated level:
"Huh? You're forbidden from using magic?"
"Huh? Why were you, Luoluo, beaten so badly?"
"Huh? There's a big bomb under Hong Kong City?"
"Huh? ..."
Mai Sui suddenly felt an urge to throw in the towel.
After she raided the theater, she was knocked unconscious by Xin Yuehu and imprisoned in her Mindscape World, not knowing how long she had been unconscious inside.
When she woke up, she was already lying in the Hero Association's medical room.
She originally thought that everything had been completely resolved, but after coming to the conference room and hearing the whole story, Mai Sui suddenly felt as if a lifetime had passed.
What's going on?! Xin Yuehu, are you targeting me? You made me offline for this entire major event? Only releasing me now??
But then she thought, maybe it was because her firepower was so strong, and Xin Yuehu was wary of her, which was why she specifically kept her unconscious the whole time?
Hmm, that makes sense.
After a period of self-persuasion, Mai Sui forced herself to focus and looked at the plan PPT made by Bai Lili on the screen.
In fact, she and Bai Lili were actually Magic Girls from the same period. Mai Sui sighed.
It was a pity that she had almost gone astray due to her initial confusion, but fortunately, with the help of Miss Dandelion, she was able to get back on track, and even with Dandelion's assistance, she achieved a quasi-Star Shadow state.
However, in terms of plan formulation and teamwork, Bai Lili had quite excellent abilities.
The old her might have felt annoyed, and even said, "Wouldn't it be better to just blast everything flat with magic cannons?" But the current her would seriously listen to Bai Lili's plan...
...This is quite good, isn't it? Mai Sui murmured to herself.
"This is our preliminary plan."
Bai Lili said,
"This barrier covers almost the entire Hong Kong City, and the accumulated magic power is located in the center. We have no means to bypass her."
"So the only method currently—with Miss Dandelion's temporary control over a localized barrier, open a temporary gap for an elite squad to enter and investigate the truth of that underground magic power."
"What do you all think of this plan?"
After a brief silence and thought, everyone nodded in unison.
"I think it's feasible." Hai Lan Shi nodded.
"It is indeed the most reliable plan at present." Hyacinth agreed.
"...Pretty good." Mai Sui praised.
Amidst the chirping sounds of agreement, Nightingale suddenly said:
"But isn't Miss Dandelion not participating in our operation? Wouldn't it be quite dangerous to just let her control this barrier that has been altered by Xin Yuehu?"
The Magic Girls paused for a moment.
Especially Hyacinth and Iris, they immediately realized something.
Tianqing Jie, or rather, Magic Girl Dandelion, she only temporarily joined the team as an external aid. If they just let her undertake the dangerous task of "controlling the barrier"...
What if something went wrong?
Before they could speak, the Golden-haired Fox Girl sitting in the audience had already spoken:
"Thank you for your concern, Nightingale. I'll take care of this matter."
"Since I have unique abilities in this area, I should also bear the corresponding responsibility."
Dandelion smiled and looked at Nightingale,
"And it's just a temporary control of that barrier. I understand Xin Yuehu's magic very well, so don't worry."
"Um... then, then let's proceed with this plan..."
Nightingale hesitated for a moment, choosing to respect her Tianqing Jie's decision.
Su Tianqing, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief.
While having a junior who cared for her was a nice experience, at this particular moment, Su Tianqing was afraid that Lin Muyao's words might make Bai Lili waver.
The task of controlling the Inari barrier could only be done by her, Su Tianqing firmly believed.
Only she truly understood the structure of this barrier and could open a gap large enough for the Magic Girl squad to pass through while ensuring safety.
【Task Update】
【Task: Open the barrier passage, paving the way for the elite squad's entry】
This was the task the secret codex gave her this morning.
The daily task of finding fault was also directly replaced with a 'lying flat' task, probably because the secret codex also felt that she was about to face a severe and intense battle and didn't want the Magic Girls to suffer combat power losses because of her.
"In that case..."
Bai Lili stood up and said to the people around the conference table,
"Then, let's act according to this plan!"
...
With the plan confirmed, everyone immediately set about implementing it.
The elite squad was composed of several Magic Girls with Star Shadow: Hyacinth, Iris, Bai Lili, and Nightingale, who was very skilled in support and defensive magic.
The designated barrier entrance was determined to be a certain park in the urban area. According to the Hero Association's description, there used to be an old, abandoned mine shaft under this park, which was the deepest place in Hong Kong City.
If there was any place closest to the underground barrier, it would only be this mine shaft.
"...Miss Hyacinth, and Miss Bai Lili."
Standing at the entrance of the reactivated abandoned mine shaft, Hai Lan Shi spoke seriously to the people in front of her,
"No matter what you see down there, don't rush to deal with it. Our goal for this trip is to collect information. Absolutely do not act rashly!"
"Don't worry!"
Hyacinth confidently puffed out her chest and grinned.
But when she actually walked to the entrance of the dark mine shaft, Nan Xiaofeng still felt a little nervous.
...Ahead lay the path to the deepest part of Hong Kong City's underground.
What would she see underground?
Would it be a bomb too huge to dismantle, or some strange barrier concocted by Xin Yuehu? Or perhaps...
Ah ah ah! Don't think about these things! Cheer up!
"—Then, wait for our good news!"
Hyacinth said loudly, to embolden herself.
The elite squad took a step, embarking on that unknown journey!