“A General-level monster? Appearing in broad daylight is pretty rare…”
Standing on the rooftop of a building, Luo Shuangyue looked down at the massive monster already engaged in battle with Lily, a hint of confusion in her heart.
The appearance of monsters wasn’t without signs.
The stronger the monster, the greater the disturbance it caused beforehand, and the Magic Department could track these disturbances to destroy the breeding grounds, preventing the monster from appearing or forcing it to emerge in a weakened state.
Soldier-level monsters gave short warnings, making them hard to prevent, but their strength wasn’t great.
Even without magical girls, the Magic Department could handle them, and the damage they caused was minimal.
General-level monsters were different.
Their precursors lasted several hours.
Unless someone deliberately accelerated their formation, the Magic Department would absolutely detect anomalies in the city and neutralize them in time.
Like the last time Black Fire ambushed Luo Shuangyue’s home, they used a technique even the Magic Department didn’t understand to forcibly spawn a General-level monster.
And this time, it felt somewhat similar.
The monster appeared suddenly in the city.
Though this area wasn’t particularly prominent in Star Sea City, it was still downtown!
The Magic Department’s response team had already arrived, evacuating civilians and setting up makeshift barriers to protect people on the ground from the monster in the sky.
Up above, Lily was doing her utmost to draw the monster’s attention, making it attack her instead of the ordinary people below.
For her, still at the Bud-level, this was an immense challenge.
The General-level monster’s attacks and speed were incredibly difficult to handle.
But compared to her last encounter with a General-level monster, her performance this time was nothing short of impressive.
Her pure white light cannons could stagger the monster, her reflexes allowed her to dodge its assaults, and her magical shield could block its attacks.
While she couldn’t defeat it, she perfectly fulfilled the task of buying time.
“The special training’s paying off nicely,” Luo Shuangyue muttered, rubbing her chin.
To say something Xia Mo might not like hearing, she felt Lily’s talent surpassed Xia Mo’s.
Given just a little time to grow, Lily’s strength would skyrocket, perhaps even reaching Bloom-level one day.
“If I can make this kid super strong, could I get Xia Mo to retire early?”
Luo Shuangyue mused, a new idea forming.
If Lily could become incredibly powerful, like her mother was back in the day, single-handedly suppressing all threats in Star Sea City and slaying monsters with one swing of her sword, then Xia Mo wouldn’t have to keep risking her life as a magical girl fighting monsters, right?
But for this plan to work, Lily would need to become strong enough, and fast…
Hmm, maybe double her training load!
Luo Shuangyue slapped her forehead, deciding to push Lily harder and bear the blame herself.
“Hm? Why do I feel like something bad’s thinking about me?”
Luo Shuangxing, in the midst of battling the monster, suddenly felt a chill down her spine, her sharp danger sense warning her of something ominous.
Of course, she had no idea why, assuming the monster was planning some sneaky move against her.
She’d have to be more careful. Luo Shuangxing heightened her vigilance, redirecting some of her offensive magic to defense.
Her light cannons were only scratching the monster anyway, so it was better to focus on defense.
As long as she could hold out until Senior Rosemary arrived, this monster wouldn’t cause much trouble.
Whoosh!
A jet-black beam slammed into her pure white light shield, cracking it in several places.
Luo Shuangxing remained calm.
The monster’s beams were too fast; her only option was to block with her shield.
Fortunately, after several training sessions, her strength was far beyond what it used to be.
Otherwise, facing a General-level monster’s attack like this, she wouldn’t be so composed.
Senior White Night’s training was exhausting, but the results were immediate, Luo Shuangxing thought to herself.
Once, she’d been overwhelmed by a General-level monster after just a few moves, but now she could hold her own for so long.
The feeling of progress was exhilarating.
Even more thrilling was the praise she heard in her ear.
“Great job, Lily! Leave the rest to me!”
A purple light streaked from the horizon, arriving at the battlefield in an instant.
The monster, which had been chasing Luo Shuangxing, froze.
The dozen or so eyes scattered across its body stared warily at the newly arrived magical girl.
Even without intelligence, it could sense this enemy was far more dangerous than the annoying white bug.
While it hesitated, unsure which enemy to target first, a nimble figure appeared above its head.
“Here’s my chance! Take this claw, meow!”