“Ugh, damn Dark Moth, I’ll never let her off!”
“I advise you to stop with the threats and quickly complete the mission our leader assigned. Xinghai City is not a place for you to mess around.”
“What do you mean! Are you looking down on me? If it weren’t for my momentary carelessness, how could that yellow-haired girl have injured me!”
Just as Luo Shuangyue had the magical girl so reprimanded she couldn’t stand, the villainous faction, as expected, began to squabble amongst themselves.
After being defeated by Dark Moth, Mad Python was single-mindedly focused on revenge, even putting aside the mission assigned by their leader, which greatly annoyed his companion.
Our mission this time is to seize the sealed card left by White Night, not to get into an intractable fight with the local powers of Xinghai City.
Fighting with the Ministry of Magic and the magical girls is already troublesome enough.
If there were other local organizations mixed in, that scene would be too beautiful for words.
Even if Snake Fang’s leader came, he might not be able to handle it easily.
After all, there might still be a magical girl with sky-high power hidden in Xinghai City.
“I am looking down on you! You had to rely on King Snake’s venom just to escape from one Dark Moth. If White Night hadn’t left but was living in seclusion in Xinghai City, could you even withstand one of her moves!” The man in black slammed his hand on the table and sternly rebuked him.
Dark Moth is one of Xinghai City’s strongest known combatants, and her attitude is already very clear: she would rather temporarily set aside her conflict with the magical girls and work together to drive Snake Fang out of Xinghai City.
As for the other villains in Xinghai City, they have no intention of helping out. The Ministry of Magic is their enemy, and so is Snake Fang.
When two enemies are about to clash, they would love to see both sides suffer heavy losses, giving them an opportunity to develop.
Therefore, Snake Fang’s operation this time can be said to be fraught with obstacles; one wrong move could lead them into an inescapable abyss.
“I’ve found out. The location where the Snake Demon King appeared back then is where the Xinghai City Zoo is now. That sealed card is most likely there.” The man in black said in a low voice with a grim face, “This operation, we must minimize the commotion!”
Mad Python clenched his fists, veins bulging on his face, but finally, he let out a low snort, tacitly agreeing to the man in black’s idea.
“The zoo? Really?”
“Nine times out of ten. Back then, the Snake Demon King appeared at the current location of the zoo. At that time, White Night, who was only at the Budding stage, fought it for a day and a night, finally breaking through to the First Bloom stage to kill it. According to White Night’s habit of sealing demonic energy on the spot, the Snake Demon King’s sealed card should be at the zoo.”
Monice’s voice carried a hint of certainty.
Upon learning that Snake Fang’s target was White Night’s sealed card, Monice immediately went through the data and finally found these clues among a pile of them.
“Black Dragonfly has been searching for clues in the zoo these past few days. Yesterday, she sent news that the atmosphere in the zoo has been somewhat abnormal recently, with a large number of animals entering an unexplainable state of frenzy.”
“I suspect this state is because the animals have perceived the sealed demonic energy of the demon king. White Night’s sealing spell back then might not have been as mature as it is now, and after all these years, it’s not impossible for the seal to have been damaged.”
Luo Shuangyue nodded in understanding.
It made sense; even with her mom’s talent, she wouldn’t have been incredibly strong right after stepping into the First Bloom stage.
Luo Shuangyue herself could only seal King Snake’s toxic mist for a day by imitating her mom’s sealing magic.
Her mom sealing the Snake Demon King’s demonic energy for so many years was already an extraordinary feat.
It was completely normal for issues to arise now.
“I’ll go to the zoo to keep an eye on things tomorrow.”
“Bring Jiuye along too. Her perception will be useful.”
“Understood.”
After ending the call with Monice, Luo Shuangyue glanced at the night outside her window, then looked down at her phone.
How should she tell Xia Mo this news? The usual way, climbing through her window, or just sending her a message on her phone?
“She’s exhausted today. Best not to disturb her rest…” Luo Shuangyue murmured, making her decision.
“Hmm… the zoo?”
Xia Mo, who had just come out of the bathroom after a shower, saw the message from Dark Moth and her expression immediately turned serious.
If something went wrong in such a densely populated place, it would be a huge problem.
“Xia Mo-jie, what are you looking at?”
Feeling a weight on her back, Xia Mo’s expression became helpless.
After learning her true identity, Luo Shuangxing had become exceptionally clingy.
Before, she only liked to tease Xia Mo and Luo Shuangyue’s relationship with words.
Now, Luo Shuangxing was directly hugging her, looking like she wanted to steal her older brother’s girlfriend.
Delicious as dumplings, more fun than a sister-in-law, right?
“Just some stuff… Shuangxing, can you accompany me to the zoo tomorrow?” Xia Mo thought for a second, deciding it was better not to let Luo Shuangxing know about her relationship with Dark Moth for now.
“The zoo? Of course!” Luo Shuangxing’s eyes lit up. Another outing together!
But soon, the light in her eyes disappeared because she remembered she had classes at the Ministry of Magic tomorrow.
Which magical girl has daily special training and classes? Mine does. Oh, well, never mind.
“But I have class tomorrow.”
“Just ask for leave. Say I found something unusual at the zoo, and you’re accompanying me to investigate the anomaly.” Xia Mo smiled, indicating these were minor issues.
This way, she wouldn’t have to expose her relationship with Dark Moth, and it would also prompt the Ministry of Magic to increase their surveillance of the zoo.
As for the source of the information, Xia Mo didn’t know; she just casually found an excuse to go out with her junior.
“Xia Mo-jie, you’re so naughty! I thought you were a good student!” Luo Shuangxing puffed out her cheeks and whispered.
“Haha, after all, when I was still in school, I spent a lot of effort finding reasons to skip class.”
Every magical girl was a master of skipping class.
The most common excuse was a stomachache; nine out of ten magical girls had bad stomachs and had to ask for leave to go to the bathroom every day or two during class.
As her experience grew, Xia Mo found more and more reasons.
Although she still felt embarrassed when lying, those excuses were one after another incredibly believable.
This even allowed her to perfectly handle the current situation.
“Oh, right, since the two of us are going together, let’s call Mimi too.” Xia Mo clapped her palm, not forgetting her other junior.
“Her? I think maybe we shouldn’t…”
“Don’t say that! Mimi is our comrade too!”
“Okay…”