Xingyue appeared at the highest point of the city.
At this moment, the Star Ring was already in position, right where the Dimensional Beast was located. As soon as the Interference Field was activated,
the Dimensional Beast would fall out of the other dimension, only to be instantly slain by her.
This was a battle with absolutely no technical difficulty.
Not even a bit.
—That is, if Xingyue actually intended to take action.
Since the Stabilization Squad was established with the goal of forging bonds, of course the magical girls were meant to support each other in fierce battles, deepen their friendships, and form new bonds!
“Alright, I’ll leave that big guy to the six of you. Xingyue and I will just watch.” “Ehhhhh?!”
Loyou’s words made Luo Zining and the others scream in protest.
Seriously!
Luo Zining really wanted to complain—just who’s the official member of the Ten Seats here, you or me? Why do you get such a grand stage just to sit in the audience?
She immediately demanded, “Hey, the strongest Dimensional Beast you’ve faced was just peak Ghost Class, right? Are you really in any position to just sit in the audience?”
“Nonono, not Ghost Class. It was Light Devourer Class!”
Loyou called out loudly and proudly, “For a magical girl like you, who’s been highly expected to shine on the frontlines but never managed to achieve anything big, a Light Devourer Class is an opponent you can’t even imagine, right? Haha! Too bad! I’ve already experienced it and even repelled it. What’s there to brag about?”
“You—!”
Luo Zining ground her teeth.
This girl even counted her experience against the Wrath-Eater Giant in Huahai City last time!
“Stop whining. Look at Xingyue—she hasn’t said a single word, has she?” Loyou said.
It was true, Xingyue hadn’t said anything at all and left everything for them to handle. Luo Zining could only silently accept it.
Loyou added, “Besides, a peak King Class Dimensional Beast might be a bit much for Qiuyu and Mushui, but for you four magical girls from the very front lines, isn’t it a challenge you can handle? Come on, go for it!” “No, no, no! Even for magical girls from the frontlines, this is an extremely dangerous Dimensional Beast!!” Haizhe cried, sounding like some blue-haired, airheaded goddess, almost in tears.
A beast of this level would at least be a twelve-person raid in Jiuying Sea! And now, they were bringing along two magical girls from the secondary zone!
“Stop shouting, Haizhe. Let’s give it our all—we can’t let that guy look down on us.”
Luo Zining lifted her chin confidently, the bright moonlight spreading over her face, “Do you know why it’s set up this way?”
“Why?”
“Because I’m here! That’s what makes this lineup possible!” “Little Red Riding Hood…”
Haizhe and the others were all stunned by her confidence.
But to be fair, sometimes you really do need that kind of confidence to inspire your teammates.
“For someone who can’t even dodge an elbow, you sure act tough…”
Loyou let out a snort of laughter.
She still remembered that when Luo Zining and the others arrived that first night, Luo Zining mumbled in her sleep, “You elbowed me again!”
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Action begins.
The moment the Star Ring opened the Interference Field, the Dimensional Beast fell from the other dimension, caught in a moment of weakness. As a gentle breeze blew by, Xingyue floated down beside Loyou, “Why aren’t you joining in?”
Loyou blinked, “You didn’t object either.”
“If you don’t take part, how will you build friendships with them?”
“Hmm? I never planned to in the first place.”
“…Fair point. It’s not them you’re supposed to bond with.”
Xingyue added, “But I think you could work together with Little Red Riding Hood. She’s your daughter, you might be able to inspire her.”
“Not a chance. If she can’t do it herself, then her talent is only so-so.”
Seeing Loyou’s firm attitude, Xingyue didn’t bring it up again.
“Are you a bit unhappy?”
“No.”
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Xingyue turned to look at the battlefield where Luo Zining and the others were, but kept sneaking glances at Loyou.
Well, she could understand why Loyou was upset.
[In the past… Chiyu was also someone who hated making progress, and her influence rubbed off on her… It’s only natural she’d be unhappy hearing such words.]
While Luo Zining and the others were still fiercely dealing with the King Class Dimensional Beast, a new message came from the Command Center.
“There’s a second Dimensional Beast! It’s a super small one, just Ghost Class, but it’s already emerged from the other dimension!”
“I’ll go.”
Loyou volunteered to take the mission.
Xingyue wouldn’t follow; she still had to ensure Luo Zining and the others’ safety.
The second Dimensional Beast was farther from Luo Zining’s group, but actually not far from the place where Loyou had been washing her feet earlier.
But with the city’s complex terrain and the small size of the beast, even with the Command Center’s real-time tracking, it wasn’t easy to find the target.
“Aaaah——————!”
A woman’s scream, like a radar, lit up Loyou’s target.
She quickly crossed three streets and found the Dimensional Beast’s shadow in an old alley.
“Great Shockwave.”
A second-tier spell was devastating against a Ghost Class Dimensional Beast. Aim for the weak spot, and it was a one-hit kill—Loyou’s sneak attack finished it instantly.
“Oh my, isn’t this Xiaohui?”
After seeing the person she’d just saved, Loyou asked, “You still haven’t gone to the shelter?”
“Huh? Do I… know you?”
“Weren’t you just talking with us about life not long ago?”
“Eh?”
Xiaohui was stunned. The Loyou before her looked nothing like the customer who’d been washing her feet earlier. And wasn’t this the super popular magical girl, Golden Scale?
“I… just figured, no way I’d be that unlucky. What were the chances something dangerous would happen to me? I just wanted to try walking through a deserted downtown for once.”
Phew, Loyou understood—some people just have to do things at times like this that they’d never do in public. Like stealing a bottle of soda, or shouting obscenities in the street or something.
“What about you, what did you do?”
“Hmm? I just walked down an empty street, that’s all.”
“You don’t want to do anything special while you have this chance?”
“Not at all.”
“Oh, alright then, just pretend I didn’t ask.” Loyou turned her head away in mild annoyance.
Seeing only half the Dimensional Beast’s corpse on the ground, she teased, half-mocking, “Didn’t you say even if you died right now, you’d have no regrets? Then why did you scream so loudly?”
“Isn’t it normal to be scared when you suddenly see something that terrifying?” “You’re just scared of that? Not afraid of dying? I don’t believe you’re really so unconcerned about life and death.” “Don’t forget the ‘painless’ part of that premise.”
Loyou didn’t have anything else to say to her. After warning her not to touch the Dimensional Beast’s corpse, she turned and flew back.
Meanwhile, Luo Zining and the others’ battle was also coming to an end.
“Are you upset again?” Xingyue asked sharply.
Tch!
Loyou clicked her tongue in annoyance, “No!”
“Alright, alright.”
Xingyue instantly surrendered.
No need to keep digging and make things worse at a time like this.