“Did it succeed?” Huanhong watched the explosion on the other side, both worried and relieved.
She had been focused on dealing with the yellow adhesive liquid and had completely forgotten to keep her senses alert.
Yinlin, on the other hand, wore a grave expression as she charged up her power again.
Her senses were sharp; the aura of the aberration was still there, and it was moving again, very fast.
A few seconds later, the aberration ran out of the smoke.
It wasn’t that the smoke had protected it—it was injured, its flesh torn open and bleeding profusely.
It had actually used its body to tank Yinlin’s medium-powered magical cannon blast.
That was quite rare.
Even a medium-powered magical cannon shouldn’t have been something this small aberration could endure, right?
Could it have been blocked by gravity magic?
Impossible.
Gravity magic formed a semi-circular dome shape, and the aberration couldn’t stay inside it; otherwise, it would be affected.
Since it was outside the gravity magic, that blast definitely hit it.
Being at the center of the explosion and also hit by the shockwave—this should have been too much for a normal aberration to withstand.
This aberration couldn’t even handle a failed photon rifle shot, nor fully endure the city defense cannon fired by humans, so how could it resist the magic girl’s spells that inflicted extra damage to aberrations?
Yinlin suddenly recalled a term from the game—“Resistance.”
Maybe this aberration had a high level of “Magic Resistance.” That would explain it.
It only took the physical damage from the explosion, while the magical damage was partially resisted.
Yinlin continued to follow the aberration, still charging her power and waiting for the next opportunity.
The aberration was still fleeing, seemingly heading toward the suburbs.
At its current speed, it would probably run for a long time.
There should still be chances during this pursuit.
After it had run a certain distance, her phone suddenly rang—a message received.
Taking out her phone, she saw there was a signal.
It was from Jinluan, sent five minutes ago, asking about their situation.
Jinluan had sent more than ten messages, clearly very worried.
Yinlin sent back a brief voice message, saying things were fine for now.
Actually, things were not fine.
If the aberration really had a high Magic Resistance, she might have to use a full-powered magical cannon to deal with it.
Opportunities to use the full-powered magical cannon were rare.
If she did, the people from the Eastern Alliance would definitely criticize her on television and Huang Yi would nag her endlessly.
As if on cue, she suddenly received a message from Huang Yi, advising her to be cautious about when to open fire and to avoid killing humans if possible.
This time, the aberration had attacked the Eastern Alliance headquarters and caused a huge commotion.
Television stations and people worldwide were watching closely—it was a major embarrassment.
If Yinlin opened fire and accidentally killed humans, it would be far beyond a simple apology and damage control.
In short, if this incident was handled well, the Human Alliance would be more lenient.
If handled poorly, the Human Alliance would be pressured to take action against Yinlin.
Huang Yi had made it perfectly clear, and Song Wuli understood exactly what that meant.
Just like the Internet, it magnified both good and evil countless times over.
This aberration’s attack on the Eastern Alliance had attracted too much attention.
Every small move by Yinlin now had an impact far beyond normal.
Instantly, the weight of pressure settled on her shoulders.
This was why she hated politics.
Politics was an invisible force.
No matter how strong a person was, they could be disturbed by this unseen power.
She sent Huang Yi a voice message: “I’ll try my best. If I really commit an unforgivable sin, then I’ll just go all the way!”
It was part joke, part serious threat—an attempt to fend off Huang Yi’s political pressure.
Huang Yi didn’t reply, probably stuck in a dilemma as well.
Just then, the aberration suddenly changed its behavior.
It looked around anxiously, then turned and ran in a different direction.
Hmm?
Something was wrong—it was as if it had suddenly received some kind of command.
Wasn’t that direction where Huanhong was?
Yinlin became even more focused.
She released a bit of the charged magical cannon blast to scare the aberration.
The aberration didn’t stop.
It kept running as if it knew this blast wasn’t powerful enough.
The shot missed the moving aberration and exploded on the nearby concrete road, leaving a small crater.
This wasn’t good.
If things continued like this, Huanhong would be in serious trouble.
Huanhong seemed to sense the aberration’s approach and was so scared that tears welled up in her eyes.
She struggled desperately but still couldn’t shake off the sticky yellow adhesive liquid, which glued her tightly to the car roof.
The street filled with the sound of a Diesel Engine.
An Excavator was driving against traffic, weaving past fleeing citizens.
The Excavator pushed aside the cars blocking its way.
Soon, it reached the car where Huanhong was stuck.
Huanhong exchanged a glance with the driver.
Wasn’t this Liang Tai, coming back? Where did he get an Excavator?
“Don’t be afraid. We in the Magic Girl Support Association will always be loyal partners to magic girls!” Liang Tai gave a thumbs-up.
He was surprisingly optimistic.
Using the Excavator, he scooped up the small car, smashing the tires in the process.
He lifted the car along with Huanhong on top and carried them away.
With a step on the gas, the Excavator sped down the road, barely reaching the city’s speed limit.
Huanhong was so moved that she wept openly—both in pain and out of gratitude.
This human had helped magic girls many times and earned Huanhong’s trust.
“Run fast! That thing is chasing us, and it’s faster than we are.” Huanhong took on the role of an early warning radar, alerting Liang Tai.
Liang Tai’s foot was pressed hard to the pedal; there was no other choice.
Following Huanhong’s instructions, he began to make turns, trying to circle around to another area.
More than anything, they were pinning their hopes on Yinlin—hoping the little sister could hold back the aberration.
Actually, Yinlin had no better options.
The farther she chased, the more humans appeared around the aberration.
The aberration passed by where Huanhong was trapped, paused briefly, but didn’t find her.
This confirmed Yinlin’s suspicion—it really was going after Huanhong.
Could an aberration really have that kind of intelligence? Normally, beasts fled to familiar or less crowded places when threatened; that was consistent with the behavior of beasts and aberrations.
When the network was down, this aberration had indeed done just that, behaving like a wild beast.
But after the network was restored, it changed.
It suddenly altered its running direction to find Huanhong.
Now, it was running toward a more crowded place.
Ahead appeared to be the City Center Landmark—where even more people gathered.
If the aberration was accidentally running there, it wouldn’t be a big deal.
But if it was deliberately heading to the crowded city center, that behavior was too human-like.