“Clang, clang, clang!~”
“Game over! Congratulations to Hyacinth Squad and Autumn Osmanthus Squad for successfully infiltrating the Hive City's interior despite the tight defenses!”
In the center of the map, a battle flag belonging to Hyacinth Squad rose from a complex energy core building complex.
Everyone looked up at the soldier familiar holding the flag, cheering and applauding along with the flood of bullet comments.
“What a spectacular match! Hyacinth successfully leveraged the advantages of their faction's soldiers and perfectly coordinated with their squad members to achieve today's mission objective!”
“But Alice and Cat Cat, don't be discouraged! Everyone's performance today was equally brilliant!”
“To hold on for so long with fewer numbers is also an excellent performance worth praising!”
“How do our viewers feel? Don't you agree with Fox Fox that today's match was super exciting~?”
The renewed flood of bullet comments in the live stream fully expressed the audience's thoughts.
Autumn Osmanthus Squad on the periphery was no less impressive:
All four members of Autumn Osmanthus chose the versatile 【Astra Militarum】, combining diverse offensive tactics and using their numerical advantage to tie down a large number of Hellcat and Cheshire Rabbit's elite forces.
At the same time, Hyacinth Squad's close coordination also encountered strong resistance from Alice—
The powerful combat capabilities of the 【Necron】 troops gave the three a hard time. It was also thanks to Nightingale's timely recovery of troop points to transform into the Titan unit 【Warlord Titan】, which momentarily turned the tide of the battle.
However, Alice also deployed her Titan unit 【Obelisk】, destroying Nightingale's Warlord Titan and regaining control of the battlefield.
The subsequent battle needs no further explanation:
With their Titan unit destroyed, Iris seized the opportunity while Alice was unable to recover Titan unit points and spawned a wave of troops, using a pure human wave tactic to overwhelm the under-manned Alice.
Under the relentless charge and suppression of Iris's forces, Hyacinth successfully broke through Fenrir's defenses, successfully occupied the Hive City core, and completed the mission objective.
“That scene just now was truly spectacular,” Hellcat said.
“Indeed, destroying a Titan with just one blow. It's a pity there wasn't much room for further display afterwards,” Fenrir nodded in response.
Cheshire Rabbit was still immersed in the process of commanding the Dreadnought just now, seemingly wanting to play a bit longer.
But unfortunately, as the mission was completed, the Mindscape World was also naturally dispelled, and everyone appeared back in the board game cafe in the real world.
On the table, there were even beautifully painted miniatures of their own.
“After Fox Fox's battle review, have you all felt the charm of strategy games?”
“This was just a simple test~ If everyone is looking forward to it, Fox Fox will work with Alice to refine and improve it, and the next event will be even more exciting~”
“Oh, right, we'll give you those miniatures as gifts, after all, you spent so much effort painting them~”
Hyacinth picked up the miniature in front of her with a puzzled expression.
Although she did paint it… compared to the exquisitely painted one in Alice's hand, hers looked like a crude scribble by a kindergarten child.
Comparing oneself to others is infuriating!
Xin Yuehu and the others said goodbye and left. Hyacinth, uncharacteristically, did not try to chase them, which surprised Iris and Nightingale a little.
“Why didn't you chase them today?” Nightingale asked.
“Little Hyacinth, you usually yell 'Don't run!' and then rush towards the teleportation magic, only to find them gone, don't you?”
“…I'm a bit tired today, so I didn't want to chase.”
“Eh~ So you're tired? But Little Hyacinth, your physical activity today is nothing compared to usual~?”
Nightingale revealed a mischievous smile, and Hyacinth, blushing slightly, pounced forward. The two played around for a bit.
The four members of Autumn Osmanthus exchanged blank glances.
“…Xin Yuehu is quite trustworthy after all,” Chun Lan said after a few seconds of silence, nodding.
“Yes, and she even gave us gifts,” Xia Jin chimed in.
“I remember the miniatures for this IP are super expensive. Look at this Baneblade tank in my hand, I heard it can sell for a four-digit sum.”
“Four digits??…That's robbery!” Winter Holly replied in horror.
Qiugui silently looked in the direction where the five villains had disappeared.
After a long silence, Qiugui lowered her head to look at the beautifully sculpted miniature in her hand, which still bore her own hand-painted design.
Magic Girl 【Alice】.
Her abilities and potential are actually far more outstanding than anyone imagined.
…
Later, on the villains' rooftop.
Fox Girl raised her drink and clinked glasses with her companions, celebrating.
“““Cheers—!”””
“Gulp, gulp… Phew!”
Su Tianqing gulped down a few mouthfuls of refreshing drink and looked at Alice across the table, who was sipping her juice in small sips.
“Little Sister Alice, your performance today was excellent! Both the game content and the map scenes you designed received everyone's unanimous approval!”
“Is… is that so…?”
The girl was a little nervous and shy, but a smile also appeared on her face.
After all, who doesn't like to be praised?
“If Fox Fox had met Alice earlier, our usual activities might have become even more interesting.”
“Yes, Alice, the scenes you created in the Mindscape World are truly amazing.”
Even Nan Jiayu praised her very sincerely.
To be able to create such excellent works on her first entry into the Mindscape World, relying on her talent and past painting experience, she will definitely be a master of fun in the future.
Just imagining what kind of scenes she could conjure up in the Mindscape World in the future filled Nan Jiayu with anticipation.
Today was a strategy activity like the Hive City World offense and defense. Tomorrow, will she be able to design a more action-oriented arena activity?
And further on, will she be able to design a role-playing activity with a complete story arc?
Boundless prospects, truly boundless prospects.
A joyful smile appeared on Alice's face. The moment this heartfelt smile appeared on her face, Su Tianqing felt an almost equal sense of pleasure.
This meant that Alice had found her own joy, signifying that her stage goal had finally been successfully completed.
“But Alice, if you want to truly become an independent Magic Girl, there is still a rather challenging task to undertake.”
Su Tianqing's cheerful expression from the celebration just now vanished, becoming a few shades more serious as she spoke to Alice.
The girl perked up, not timid or shrinking back as before, but instead straightened her back and listened attentively.
“Defeat the Ripper who haunts you, step out of the shadows of the past, and only then can you embrace a broader future.”
“Let's start tomorrow. Try using the magic and command tactics you practiced in the Mindscape World today to challenge that Ripper!”
“…Mmm!”
Alice pursed her lips and nodded forcefully.
.
It was late. Su Tianqing said goodbye to Alice and the wolf-rabbit, watching them leave.
Thinking about Alice having to face the Monster challenge alone tomorrow, Su Tianqing actually felt uncertain.
The Ripper's strength is quite high among Monsters, enough to rank among her old Zodiac Twelve Witches.
Although Alice has been a Magic Girl for some time, she is a complete newcomer in terms of combat!
Her strengths lie in commanding and creative design. The Ripper would definitely be a towering mountain for her.
“…I believe in her.”
Su Tianqing murmured, as if talking to someone, yet also to herself.
But just to be safe… should she have a chat with Senior Inari?