Time rewinds to Yin Lin’s perspective.
At this moment, because she was so light, the blast wave from the explosion sent her flying, slamming her into the corner of a wall a hundred meters away.
There was also the fact that she deliberately accelerated her flight to ride the force, otherwise she wouldn’t have flown so far.
Yin Lin’s magic shield had already shattered.
This was the second shield she put up after being caught in the explosion, but now it, too, was cracked.
Looking back at the explosion site, the Purple Barrier had completely collapsed.
It couldn’t withstand even a single low-charged magic cannon from Yin Lin.
The milky-white Explosion Ring stopped not far from Jin Luan and Huan Hong.
Huan Hong stared in horror, her eyes wide open, crawling a short distance along the ground.
Jin Luan wasn’t much better.
She had just regained consciousness when the explosion hit, and she scrambled away, rolling and crawling.
In the end, the aftershock of the explosion stopped only when it reached Jin Luan’s hair.
If it had advanced another meter, both of them would have been injured.
The entire underground drainage palace was illuminated as bright as day.
As for the Human Alliance Special Task Force members who had been dismantling the Purple Barrier, they avoided the explosion quickly because their superiors had sent an early warning.
Humans were clever.
When they saw Yin Lin deliberately pulling away, they guessed what she was about to do and immediately ordered a retreat.
From this blast, only Yin Lin and Lightning-man suffered the most serious injuries.
Others who were caught in the aftermath were only hit by flying debris—mostly minor injuries.
A few Experts from the Human Alliance sighed in awe.
This explosion was truly a delight to behold, like a work of art.
Suddenly, a frail-looking man with glasses pointed at the screen and said, “Rewind that.”
Someone rewound the footage from the High-Speed Camera by a minute.
“Pause, right here.”
The man with glasses spoke again, “Zoom in, on the ear of the aberrant creature. Zoom in there.”
The image was enlarged, and when the Experts saw what appeared on the screen, they all gasped.
This cadre-level aberrant… was there an earpiece stuck in its ear?
“This is a serious matter. I hope everyone here will not spread this information.”
The man with glasses warned everyone sternly.
He then left to report the matter.
At this moment, the underground drainage palace was collapsing.
Too many supporting pillars had been destroyed.
The Special Task Force was retreating.
Jin Luan, having recovered a bit, grabbed Huan Hong with her left hand and Yin Lin with her right, flying them out of there quickly.
She used the same evacuation route as the Special Task Force.
As they passed, a man who looked like an Officer shouted at them.
“Don’t think you can do whatever you want, Magical Girls!”
The unshaven man yelled, “I will definitely catch you!”
He shouted furiously, clearly enraged.
Jin Luan couldn’t be bothered to respond.
Unexpectedly, applause rang out from the other side.
Led by Liang Tai, a group of Spectator Crowd clapped and cheered, “Go, Magical Girls!”
Jin Luan nodded toward them.
Seeing that the Special Task Force seemed ready to open fire, Jin Luan deliberately flew lower, sweeping just above the heads of the Spectator Crowd.
The Spectator Crowd moved in closer on purpose, using their bodies as a shield.
This forced the Special Task Force to hold their fire, afraid of hitting the wrong target.
They could only watch as the girls left.
The Officer was so angry he smashed his Comms Device on the ground.
After leaving, Jin Luan ascended to a high altitude to avoid snipers from ground units.
Only when they neared their destination did she descend—sure enough, it was that hospital.
From afar, they could see people waiting on the hospital rooftop.
Stretchers and beds were all prepared—they must have anticipated their arrival.
They had probably seen the Live Broadcast earlier.
Landing on the rooftop, the Elder Physician quickly called the medical staff to settle them in, then wheeled them into the hospital’s Special Ward.
“You three made quite a scene today.”
The Elder Physician chatted with them, trying to keep them conscious.
“It’s a pity we couldn’t deal with the biggest troublemaker.”
Jin Luan’s hair was matted with blood, the clotted blood sticking to her head.
Elder Physician: “This is the first time the three of you have worked together as a team, right?”
Jin Luan thought for a moment.
“I suppose it is.”
The Elder Physician gently patted Jin Luan on the shoulder and said, “Well done. This time, all three of you did great. Don’t mind those Human Alliance people. Just keep doing what you think is right. I’ll always be your strongest supporter.”
A trace of warmth welled up in Yin Lin’s heart.
Her mindset had shifted just a little.
Perhaps only Diamond noticed—ever since Yin Lin became a Magical Girl, she had been the most hostile toward humans among the three.
That magic cannon was so powerful, it could have wiped out a whole group of humans.
From her debut until now, she hadn’t changed much.
On the surface, she looked like a cute little sister, but inside, she was far darker than the other Magical Girls.
“Ahem…” Diamond’s cough pulled Yin Lin back from her thoughts.
Yin Lin finally remembered it.
“How are you? Did you use that move again just now?”
Diamond had stained the pristine bedsheets with some blood.
“At that moment, I felt like it had to be me. I had to step in.”
Yes, Diamond’s control at that moment was crucial.
Seeing Diamond’s weakened state, Yin Lin knew that move had cost Diamond dearly.
She feared Diamond didn’t have many days left.
At this moment, Yin Lin suddenly understood something.
Maybe the Contract Goddess had foreseen all of this, and deliberately allowed things to unfold this way.
Even Diamond’s intervention was part of the Contract Goddess’s plan.
That woman had calculated that three Magical Girls plus Diamond’s control would resolve this crisis.
If that was true, then the Contract Goddess was no good B.
Next, the three girls and one beast underwent X-rays and all sorts of tests at the hospital, followed by IV drips and surgery.
Yin Lin was the most seriously injured of the three—not only had her ribs broken, but scans showed fractures or dislocations in the bones of her arms and legs, minor displacement of her spine, and even some internal organ damage.
In short, she was hurt all over.
Next was Huan Hong, who also had broken ribs, some spinal issues, and ligament injuries.
Jin Luan had a concussion and cranial trauma—not minor, but not too severe either.
Once again, Yin Lin had to take sick leave.
She even took photos of part of her test results and sent them to Huang Yijun to prove she wasn’t lying.
Huang Yijun was startled by the photos.
Spinal displacement?
Is it serious?
Where are you?
I’ll come to the hospital to see you.
Of course, Yin Lin refused.
She definitely couldn’t let him come.
She also asked him to send her work files so she could work remotely.
The company was about to lay off a lot of people—taking sick leave now was almost like resigning.
Huang Yijun tried to persuade her, but seeing she wouldn’t budge, he had no choice but to comply.
At this point, the trouble wasn’t over yet. Members of the Special Task Force actually came to the hospital, saying they were searching for fugitives and suspected the hospital of harboring Magical Girls.
At first, they thought their secret had leaked.
But those people just went through the motions, searched the place, found nothing, and left.
It seemed they were just following procedure, checking every hospital in the city.
Fortunately, this was the Special Ward, well hidden.
Even if it hadn’t been, hiding in the director’s office probably would have worked.
The Special Task Force’s search wasn’t very thorough.
These team members obviously didn’t have the same obsession as that Officer.
While searching, they even joked and chatted about the recent battle.
The three girls lay in the hospital room, resting and waiting for surgery.
Suddenly, Jin Luan asked, “Isn’t it time you told me? What exactly is a Genesis Artifact? What have you been hiding from me?”
Hiding from you ? Woman, she don’t have too tell you anything