“Hyacinth?!”
Bai Diao (White Sable) Spirit anxiously flew to Hyacinth, who was completely embedded in the ruins, and frantically sprinkled Star Realm Magic particles on her to help her recover.
“Damn it… How did that Cat’s punch suddenly become so terrifying…?”
Nan Xiaofeng struggled to her feet, re-summoning the greatsword that had been shattered by a single punch, and muttered to herself.
The last time she fought Hellcat was in Coarse Alley, and she had been completely suppressed by her, utterly helpless.
She had thought that after this period of training, she had grown sufficiently, but why was Hellcat suddenly so unfamiliar now?
“Didn’t expect it, did you~? Kitty has been replenishing her Star Realm Magic recently! Now she’s a super Kitty with full Star Realm Magic!”
Golden Fox poked her little head out from behind the Cat Girl, made a peace sign, and chuckled.
“How is it, how is it~ Miss Hyacinth? Don’t you think Kitty is completely new~?”
“Damn it!…”
Hyacinth’s cheeks flushed, and she gritted her teeth, but she couldn’t bypass Hellcat to punch that Fox Fox.
Su Tianqing’s mischievous smile grew more intense.
The Fox Fox borrows the Tiger’s might!
You thought Ben Hu’s physical combat power was weak, so you wanted to launch a sneak attack and take me down? Still too naive, Miss Hyacinth!
Hellcat paid no attention to Su Tianqing’s mocking display of borrowed power behind her, her gaze silently falling on Nightingale and Iris.
The two immediately retreated, each summoning their weapons.
Iris still had her pristine Star Realm Magic cannon, while Nightingale’s Star Realm Magic staff remained unchanged, only her Star Realm Magic was denser.
“It’s not over yet!”
Hyacinth’s voice rang out again.
The sky-blue Magic Girl had already flown back in front of the two, staring at Hellcat across the air, gripping her greatsword tightly, and resuming her fighting stance.
Hellcat tilted her head, her cat ears twitching twice.
“…Quite tenacious, aren’t you?” The Cat Girl said softly, a sharp curve forming on her lips.
As a hunter, a Cat does not rush to kill its prey immediately, but rather satisfies its cruel curiosity.
“I hope you don’t bore me too quickly, Hyacinth.”
……
Ten minutes later.
Golden Fox leisurely flew in mid-air, allowing the Monster, a land turtle that had burst out of the ground, to attack Iris and the other, her attention entirely on Hyacinth.
The battle was so brutal that even Villain Fox Fox couldn’t bear to watch.
“Poof! Boom!!”
“Ugh!…Wah!…”
A cat punch struck, and Hyacinth tried to defend herself in a hurry, but she couldn’t keep up with Hellcat’s speed and was launched into the air by a swift uppercut.
This was immediately followed by a powerful aerial slam, smashing Hyacinth, person and greatsword alike, to the ground!
Scenes like this had occurred at least three times in the past ten minutes.
“Rumble!!!”
A wail reached everyone’s ears, and Iris looked down at the dusty, smoky ground in surprise.
“Hyacinth! You’re not—”
“When you’re playing with Fox Fox, how dare you get distracted, Miss Iris~?”
“!!!!”
A moment of distraction was pointed out by Su Tianqing, and a huge fireball spat from the mouth of the land turtle Monster instantly arrived in front of Iris, emergency-blocked by a layer of tender yellow Star Realm Magic shield.
The explosion’s shockwave forced Iris back several steps, and she thanked Nightingale beside her.
“Thank you!”
“As long as you’re okay.” The girl nodded in response.
“You have such good feelings with your companion, Miss Nightingale.” Su Tianqing grinned lightly, saying to the tender yellow Magic Girl.
Nightingale dared not be careless, re-casting her Star Realm Magic shield while keeping an eye on the situation on the ground.
Hyacinth lay in the large crater on the ground, covered in dust, her clothes already tattered and disheveled.
The girl gazed at the sky in terror, looking at the Hell Shrike, who seemed to be glowing with Star Realm Magic all over her body.
So strong.
Too strong.
Can I really defeat her?
Such a thought arose in Hyacinth’s mind, and she struggled to get up.
But in the end, she couldn’t stand up again.
As Hyacinth collapsed from exhaustion, losing her main attacker, the battle quickly tilted towards Xin Yuehu’s side.
Iris finally managed to penetrate the land turtle Monster’s sturdy shell with all her might, but after barely defeating the Monster, Nightingale, who was responsible for support, had also been taken down by Hellcat with a single punch.
The Magic Girls team, utterly defeated!
“Oh my… You’re all in such a state, it seems you really struggled today.”
Xin Yuehu lightly touched the ground with her toes, walking to the three people who were supporting each other, and said with a light chuckle.
Hyacinth found it difficult even to stand, and Nightingale was clutching her aching shoulder.
Iris also didn’t look calm, supporting her two companions, at a loss for what to do.
“…”
Nightingale silently looked at the little Fox Fox in front of her.
Petite and cute, with bright eyes.
But precisely because of this, her smile, full of tricks, made people feel even more terrified.
“This is our first time meeting, isn’t it, Miss Nightingale~?”
“…Indeed.” Nightingale nodded and said.
“Your performance last night was truly impressive, Fox Fox… I want to get to know Miss Nightingale more deeply~”
“Snap!”
A snap of fingers.
Vast Star Realm Magic swept through, and Bai Diao (White Sable) Spirit, who had been shrinking behind Hyacinth, said with a shocked expression, “This is… Mindscape World?! Xin Yuehu! What exactly are you—”
“Noisy fellow, not welcome by Ben Hu.”
Su Tianqing gave the Bai Diao (White Sable) a cold glance, casually expelling her from her Mindscape World, and then a even brighter smile appeared on her face.
The surrounding world twisted and changed, and the Star Realm Magic, as if soaking everything around it, unfolded completely with Golden Fox’s soft murmur:
High-rise buildings dissolved and disappeared, transforming into a confined, dim room.
Slimes crawled out from the floor, their squishy bodies sending chills down the Magic Girls’ spines.
“Wah?!”
“Why are these disgusting things again?!”
“!!…”
The three cried out in fear, making the smile on Su Tianqing’s lips bloom even wider.
“Welcome to my Mindscape World.”
“I hope the three of you… have fun~”
.
Five minutes later.
Hellcat sat calmly on a nearby sofa chair.
Several Cat familiars lay prostrate beside her, meowing, half-leaning, half-resting, as a massage familiar diligently massaged her shoulders.
“Hmm… A bit more force here. Yes, just like that.” The Cat Girl slumped contentedly into the sofa.
Cats are fluid.
Although she somewhat suspected that this massage familiar was being personally controlled by someone, with the techniques of a professional masseuse, it was very comfortable, so it didn’t matter.
And the three people not far away were far from enjoying themselves as much as she was—
“Let go of me! Xin Yuehu! Let go of me!”
Hyacinth’s hands, feet, and torso were all gripped by the shadow Monster, only her legs were free, and she was struggling vigorously in the air, trying to break free, shouting loudly.
Golden Fox was completely unmoved, humming a tune while messing with the tender yellow Magic Girl’s head in front of her.
“Mm-hmm~ How about it? Do you like pigtails? Fox Fox thinks Miss Nightingale suits this hairstyle very well~”
A full-length mirror floated in front of her, and Nightingale looked up blankly, meeting the gaze of her utterly different self in the mirror.
This was already the third dress she had been forced to change into.
From a court dress similar to Iris’s, to an elegant ball gown, and now this fluffy, cute Western-style short dress.
She was completely being treated like a dress-up doll!
“Gulp…”
Nightingale swallowed, feeling the tension of dancing on a knife’s edge.
Xin Yuehu’s usual style was to tightly bind her opponents, and then mess with them in various mischievous ways:
Hyacinth was held in mid-air, swearing, and Iris was being tickled by slimes, emitting indistinct, mournful laughter.
And what about herself?
Not only were her hands and feet not bound, nor was she forced to be still, even the injury on her shoulder had been healed by her with healing Star Realm Magic!
This different treatment compared to Iris and Hyacinth made Nightingale a little worried about what she would face next.
It couldn’t be a case of ‘courtesy before force,’ and she would face even more terrifying treatment, could it…?
“Xin Yuehu! @#…%!@#…￥!￥#!”
However, Hyacinth’s cursing finally made Su Tianqing unable to hold back.
Golden Fox narrowed her eyes and walked to Hyacinth with a smile.
Her Star Realm Magic staff lifted the chin of the sky-blue Magic Girl, as if admiring her flushed face.
“Such a cute little face, why is it so noisy?”
“It seems to make you shut up, I’ll have to use this thing.”
After saying that, Su Tianqing lightly clapped her hands.
The Monster holding Hyacinth immediately acted, beginning to adjust its grip strength.
Hyacinth tensed all over.
“You, you, you, what are you going to do? Don’t come any closer!”
“Even though you’re a Magic Girl, you always say impolite things, very naughty.”
Su Tianqing said, pacing to the front of the Monster, and the girl immediately tensed up, not daring to breathe.
“You, this, this is…?!”
Golden Fox grinned mischievously.
“Do you remember the game we played last time? I wonder, Miss Hyacinth… do you want to play it again~?”