"Iris!!"
Hyacinth quickly rushed back to provide support, calling out loudly into the dust.
Having successfully ambushed her, Cheshire Rabbit immediately flipped backward and disappeared, only to reappear in the distance in the blink of an eye.
It was as if she wasn't the one who had just hammered Iris down.
The Rabbit Girl returned to Xin Yuehu's side, floating calmly in the air, staring intently at the dispersing dust on the ground, and the pure white Magic Girl struggling to stand in the large crater.
Looking at Iris's disheveled and pathetic state, Xia Taotao suddenly felt an inexplicable thrill.
She had never seen Iris like this before.
The usually elegant Artillery Princess was now easily struck down by her, struggling and in such a pathetic state...
Ah ah... this feeling is simply wonderful.
"Well done, Rabbit."
Su Tianqing chuckled in praise.
The Rabbit Girl turned her head, meeting the radiant Fox Fox's smiling face, and happiness instantly filled her entire being.
Fox Fox, she is praising me...
To be able to be Xin Yuehu's companion, to be watched by her like this...
Such, such a wonderful feeling...
"It's not over yet!"
A sound came from below.
Iris struggled to her feet, Hyacinth and Nightingale rushed to her side, the latter quickly casting healing magic on her companion, helping Iris recover from her injuries.
Fortunately, that hammer blow had only broken two layers of magic shields and hadn't caused very serious damage to Iris herself, and she quickly recovered her spirits.
"After taking that hit, she can still stand up?"
Hellcat—or rather, Nan Jiayu—raised an eyebrow and whispered.
Although Cheshire Rabbit was making her debut and was a newcomer, she had been replenished with magic by Xin Yuehu, so theoretically her attacks were on par with her own.
In fact, because the Rabbit's weapon was a large hammer, her explosive power would only be more terrifying than her own gauntlets.
Yet Iris had withstood such an attack—with the help of two stacked magic shields.
"Hmmph."
Nan Jiayu's gaze fell on Nightingale.
She was the only Magic Girl in the trio whose specialty was various magics, but her offensive methods were lacking, while her support abilities were very strong.
Interesting.
But with just support abilities, they simply couldn't salvage this vast disparity in strength.
Looking at the legitimate Magic Girls in the dust, the villainous trio under the moon all showed joyful smiles.
A battle was about to erupt.
...
However, the battle completely tilted to one side.
Hyacinth was forced to engage Hellcat, but with just one exchange, she was fiercely slapped by a cat's paw.
"Too slow!!"
Hellcat struck with a punch, seizing the opening when Hyacinth tried to block, pushing her back, smashing through a warehouse, and scattering countless broken stones and debris.
And the situation on Iris's side was even worse.
Iris and Nightingale stood back to back, wary of their surroundings, but a strange laugh from above made their scalps tingle.
"—Heh heh. Here I am."
"?!"
The Rabbit Girl's figure appeared out of thin air above Iris's head; the pure white Magic Girl swung her magic cannon, attempting to engage her in close combat, but she was no match for that Rabbit's large hammer.
A hammer strike in mid-air!
"Crack! Boom!!!"
"Ugh?!"
...
On the other side, Su Tianqing sat contentedly on her magic staff, her tail wagging left and right, as if enjoying a good show.
After all, this scene before her wasn't something one could see all the time:
Hellcat was smiling while brutally beating Hyacinth, and Cheshire Rabbit was laughing eerily while hammering Iris.
The remaining Nightingale frantically cast magic shields on both of them, her magic staff almost smoking, barely managing to keep them from being knocked down.
If it were other evil organization villains, they'd probably be up in the sky, cackling and reciting lines by now—
"Heheheh, this is where the Magic Girls will be buried, heheheh."
Or perhaps...
"With such powerful Catcat and Rabbit by Ben Hu's side, the Magic Girls' doom has arrived."
Or even...
"Magic Girls, bow down at my feet!"
The most common lines of villains in Magic Girl anime echoed in her mind, and Su Tianqing quickly wagged her tail, shaking off these dangerous thoughts.
After all, these three in front of her were orthodox Magic Girls personally certified by the secret codex.
According to the script of orthodox Magic Girls, after saying these lines, it would be the protagonist's turn to unleash their power and crush the evil organization.
What does 'orthodox' mean?
This is what 'orthodox' means!
Even if they always get beaten, especially that Hyacinth, once they unlock new forms, they will definitely possess extremely terrifying combat power.
Don't look at how happily Catcat Rabbitrabbit are fighting now, with the protagonists being relentlessly beaten, but if they grow up, it's hard to say who will be getting beaten then.
How to make the growth from their special training burst forth?
She was currently exploring the feasibility of this matter.
"Heh heh heh..."
The playful Fox Fox grinned and chuckled softly.
That's right, new forms, that's what Ben Hu wants to see!
Question,
If she wanted to see the Magic Girls' new forms erupt in a desperate situation, what should she do?
"First is to find the threshold of this desperate situation."
Su Tianqing muttered to herself.
Today's provocation, she intended to treat as an observation study.
She had to conduct villainous activities with a scientific mindset, only then could it be more effective!
First, create an insurmountable scenario, observe their reaction to despair, and then appropriately adjust the pressure applied to the Magic Girls!
Too little pressure won't force out their ultimate moves, too much pressure could cause them to break; it has to be just right to induce them to awaken new powers.
Thinking this, Su Tianqing looked down at the rapidly changing battlefield below.
...But from the current battle situation, it seems the pressure she was applying was a bit off?
Hyacinth, who had been brutally beaten by Hellcat earlier, was still taking hits.
However, this kid was surprisingly resilient, or perhaps Catcat was deliberately holding back? Hellcat was currently just unilaterally unleashing 'Ora Ora' on Hyacinth.
And Cheshire Rabbit's eerie invisibility was quite effective against Iris; Iris, unable to aim her magic cannon, was forced into close combat with her.
But the Rabbit's large hammer was no pushover; one strike could shatter Iris and Nightingale's magic shields, plunging the two into a bitter struggle.
Seeing Iris and Hyacinth both being smashed into the ruins again, Su Tianqing timely spoke up, stopping them from continuing their pursuit.
"Catcat, Rabbit, that's enough for today," Golden Fox said.
She really disliked such chaotic, one-sided crushing battles.
She disliked them very much.
Next time, she would adjust her method, reduce the pressure a bit; the effect should be better.
Watching Hellcat and Cheshire Rabbit return to her side, Su Tianqing dismounted from her magic staff, her expression slightly disappointed as she looked at the protagonist trio.
"I originally thought your three's special training would be very effective, but it seems... it hasn't had any of the intended effect at all."
"Xin Yuehu!... You, stop spouting nonsense...!"
Hyacinth struggled to get up but was held down by both Nightingale and Bai Ling.
Su Tianqing wasn't angry; instead, she smiled softly.
"Heh heh heh, it seems Miss Hyacinth is very unconvinced."
"How about this, Hyacinth, shall we play a game? Let me tell you beforehand, you don't have the right to refuse, okay?"
After a slight pause, Su Tianqing said with a smile:
"Starting tomorrow, Ben Hu will choose a location to launch an attack every day."
"If you three can arrive in time for every attack, perhaps Ben Hu will restrain herself... but it's not certain~"
With that said, teleportation magic activated, and the three villainous Magic Girls vanished instantly.
Only Xin Yuehu's charming laughter remained, the cold glance of her heterochromatic cat eyes, and Cheshire Rabbit's faint smile lingering in the air.