Chapter 66: Frontline

Ding dong.

『A user you follow has a new post.』

Xing Yue, working out of town, saw the popup notification on her phone and clicked it without hesitation.

But the content immediately cast a shadow over her mood.

——Famous Fitness Blogger:

『Really got chained up and trained hard by the big sister!

So tough!

Haven’t been able to post anything these days!

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Below the post, the comment section was flooded with all sorts of crazy requests: ‘Willing to pay big money for videos,’ ‘Willing to pay big money for the original used stockings after…’ and so on.

“She’s causing some nonsense again…”

Xing Yue pressed her forehead in frustration.

From a rational standpoint, this kind of post was probably just a joke, a script to stir up attention.

But she knew that the user called ‘Famous Fitness Blogger’ was actually Elera.

Who could tell if that woman was serious or just playing around?

Sigh.

Xing Yue put away her phone and looked into the distance.

A stretch of lush green forest.

“Is that thing really here?”

The dragon-level dimensional beast that had infiltrated was highly intelligent and small in size.

These three factors combined made it incredibly difficult to locate.

Xing Yue’s gaze sharpened.

Better finish this off quickly, then go back and keep a close eye on that woman whose libido was exploding.

“If you want to leave, that’s fine. It’s getting late, so I’ll head back first.”

“Mm, thank you so much! I’m really glad I met you!”

In front of the door, Luo You and Li Yun shared a touching farewell.

After going downstairs, Luo You couldn’t help but sigh at having created a magically obsessed, twisted woman who harbored perverse thoughts toward her.

What had she been doing all this time?

But to get Li Yun back on her feet, this kind of shock was necessary.

As for Li Yun’s ignited thirst for revenge, Luo You wasn’t worried at all.

There were countless magically obsessed women; one more or less made no difference.

Let there be more, because in the end, it was all the same.

Could they really turn the tables and kill her?

Ridiculous!

Next, the only obstacle preventing Li Yun from becoming a true magical girl was repairing the sisterly bond between them.

But that probably didn’t even require Luo You’s direct intervention.

Once Li Yun’s desire for revenge flared up, she would naturally align with her sister Xing Yu again, and the problem would be solved.

A joyous occasion! Truly joyous!

“————(phone ringing)”

“Hello? Zi Ning, why are you calling me?”

“Dad, where are you?”

“Eating, what’s up?”

“I have a math competition coming up out of town, so I won’t be coming back for now.”

“Oh.”

A very brief call, more like a notification.

After saying this, the line went dead.

Luo You didn’t pay much attention.

Math competition?

Who would believe that?

Luo Zi Ning had been acting like this lately.

From previous conversations, Luo You guessed she probably had magical girl duties that required frequent trips to the ultra-large Star Ring.

“Could something have happened to the ultra-large Star Ring?”

No wonder there had been so many dimensional beast invasions recently.

But come to think of it, those invasions had clearly decreased lately.

A while back, there was at least one dimensional beast invasion reported every day, but now it had been four days without any news.

Not sure if the threat had really been dealt with or if the information was being suppressed.

“If the threats from the Dimensional Sea have been blocked, then what exactly is that ‘smell’ that Xue and I keep sensing?”

Luo You was baffled.

Afterward, Luo Zi Ning didn’t return home for five consecutive days.

***

“Sigh… when will this ever end?”

Onboard a steel giant the size of a space battleship.

Luo Zi Ning gazed down at the human city below, which had shrunk to the size of ants.

The grand waves of emotion she once felt had long since turned into visual fatigue.

Mochizuki-class Ultra-large Star Ring, No. 13.

Hovering twenty thousand meters above the ground, its exterior was pitch black, covered with mechanical textures.

Inside the ring was a massive energy field that distorted light, creating a bizarre and surreal spectacle.

Looking upward from below, it appeared as if a stargate had opened in the sky, leading to unknown time and space.

“Zi Ning, do you want to go back?”

Ji Yue asked beside her.

“Ah… well, it’s an honor to be on the ultra-large Star Ring… but the living conditions here really aren’t great,” Luo Zi Ning sighed.

Despite the immense size of the ultra-large Star Ring, the living quarters were still very cramped, and the bed she was assigned paled in comparison to the two-and-a-half-meter-wide bed at home.

That wasn’t even the worst part—the worst was spending an entire day like a salted fish on an assembly line, injecting magical power in the control room until she was numb.

“Did I become a magical girl just to work on a magical assembly line…”

Luo Zi Ning’s eyes had developed that unbeatable deadpan stare, commonly known as dead fish eyes.

She regretted pushing herself so hard to stand out earlier.

Because the first time she came here, she had injected more magical power than any other magical girl, so she was called upon every day afterward.

Truly a case of self-inflicted suffering.

Looking at Ji Yue beside her, whose brows were perpetually furrowed, Luo Zi Ning whispered, “Auntie, can’t you tell me what’s really going on?”

Ji Yue shook her head.

“It’s better if you don’t know. Just focus on injecting magical power.”

“Something big must have happened at the Dimensional Sea Gate, right?”

“Don’t ask. After you finish injecting the magic tomorrow, you’ll be going back to the mainland.”

“Huh? I can leave?”

“Mm. I’ve applied for you to get a chance to study advanced magic. If you don’t perform well, I won’t spare you!”

Luo Zi Ning was speechless.

She knew the frontline was definitely dangerous now, and Ji Yue didn’t want her to stay long.

Ever since Xing Yue had told her about some millennium-era events, she’d developed a strange fear of the battlefield.

Deep down, she was relieved to be going back to the mainland.

As an elder, Ji Yue saw right through what she was thinking.

“You shouldn’t feel ashamed. You’ve never been on a real battlefield. Your only experience facing strong enemies was in Huahai City—and you failed. The important thing is to learn from your mistakes, gain experience, and not throw yourself onto a frontline meant for seasoned magical girls to get yourself killed.”

“Then Auntie, what about you…”

“Don’t worry about me. As you can see, I’m a top-tier magical girl. How long do you think I’ve been at the frontline?”

“Auntie, that sounds like a flag…”

“Bring it on!”

In the middle of the night, Luo Zi Ning lay in her bed, unable to sleep.

She knew Ji Yue was right—staying here would only distract her.

“I have to learn some powerful magic and become a magical girl who can handle things on her own…”

There was still a shortcut in front of her—the Divine Particles.

Since the last test, her compatibility with the Divine Particles had been slowly increasing, but the progress was painstakingly slow.

More than half a month had passed, and it had increased less than 0.6%.

At this rate, she thought it might be better to just fuse now.

Speaking of compatibility, she recalled the previous test using Luo You’s saliva.

Test result—Old Deng’s saliva was instantly devoured by the Divine Particles!

Ah, saying “devoured” was not quite right; it should be “completely digested!”