Dark Fang’s figure turned into a black lightning bolt streaking low to the ground, instantly closing in on the rotten fishman, which was briefly off-balance from its severed arm.
The bone blade retracted, and his hands, covered in black sharp armor, directly pierced into the monster’s torso made of countless rotten fish bodies, then—
Rip—!!!!
That was the sound of flesh being forcibly torn apart.
That body, condensed with terror and malice, was like a rag, brutally ripped in half right down the middle by those pitch-black claws! Masses of rotten flesh, viscera, and shattered fish bones burst to the sides like an exploding balloon!
It wasn’t over yet.
Before the two halves of the monster could hit the ground, Omega’s figure had already appeared at the side of one half, delivering a fiercely sharp side kick!
Bang!!!
That half of the remains deformed and shattered instantly, as if struck by a full-speed truck, turning into countless fragments that smashed into the distant beach.
Immediately after, Omega’s compound eyes flashed red, locking onto the other half attempting to wriggle away toward the sea.
His belt driver emitted a low hum, and the Fighter Grip was twisted once more!
The arm’s bone blade popped out again, but this time, the blade edge was wrapped in incredibly frenzied energy currents.
Severing Technique—!
The bone blade sliced through the remains, as easily as cutting through tender tofu, and with a gush of blue-red plasma, the rotten fishman’s remains struggled for a bit before going still.
On the beach, that remaining half of the rotten aggregate, along with a patch of sand beneath its feet, silently shifted and slid apart.
The cut surface was smooth as a mirror, even revealing the internally twitching corrupt tissues, but all signs of regeneration were completely frozen and necrotized under the erosion of the lingering blue-black energy.
From appearance, to tearing apart, to the final terminating slash.
The entire battle ended in less than 10 seconds.
No flashy moves, no unnecessary words—only the most primal, most violent, and most thorough extermination.
This didn’t even resemble a battle between monsters; it was… a slaughter between hunter and prey!
The beach fell into dead silence.
Only the crashing of waves against the filthy shore remained, along with… the fine white steam seeping from the gaps in that black monster’s armor as he slowly straightened up, and the predator-like scarlet glow in his compound eyes gradually subsiding.
He turned around, looking at the stunned Gold behind him.
The orange cat had long been trembling in fear but still used its tiny body to shield its host.
Gold looked up at this black devil who had just slaughtered the monster that drove her to despair in a crushing manner, her mind a complete blank.
The warm dark green blood on her face was slowly cooling, sticking viscously to her skin.
She opened her mouth but couldn’t make a sound.
Only her heart pounded wildly in her chest, belatedly.
“…Are you okay?”
After a long while, Li Chi spoke with a complicated expression.
After half a year of “friendly exchanges” with anti-humans, Li Chi knew very well that magical girls had no methods to counter these monsters at all—let alone a novice magical girl newbie.
Oh, right—the Dark Organization had data on all magical girls who appeared in Canghai City: abilities, contracted beasts, active locations, and appearance times.
So, Li Chi knew a bit about Magical Girl Gold’s information.
Worth mentioning was that these magical girls’ real identities were protected extremely well, as if deliberately concealed—there was no related information to be found at all.
But that was a good thing.
If he could really find a magical girl’s real identity, he might follow the trail from Xiao Guang and discover himself.
“Are you okay?”
Li Chi saw the yellow magical girl in front of him staring at him blankly and at first thought she was just scared silly.
It wasn’t until he confirmed several times that he realized…
This girl had gone deaf.
Well, that was within expectations.
Fortunately, she was a magical girl, with magic constantly protecting vital organs—it seemed this girl was only temporarily deafened.
The orange cat still had that look of facing a natural enemy.
As Li Chi reached out, the orange cat alertly bristled its fur, baring its teeth at him.
Hakimi hissing?
Looking at the orange cat’s puffed-up, teeth-baring appearance, Li Chi under the Omega armor nearly laughed out loud.
“What a fat Spinosaurus.”
The word “fat” seemed to trigger some instinct in the orange cat; it subconsciously shrank its neck, trying to hide its round body behind Gold, but with poor results.
Gold still sat there dazed, her eyes unfocused, completely unresponsive to the interaction before her.
The dark green bloodstains on her face had half-dried, leaving eerie marks on her fair skin.
Li Chi sighed. The task was completed, but this scene… was a bit troublesome.
He squatted down—this action made the orange cat jump back again—and extended his armored finger, gently touching Gold’s forehead.
Hum…
A extremely faint thread of blue-black energy seeped from his fingertip, like a living fine line, burrowing into Gold’s skin.
This wasn’t an attack, but an auxiliary ability gained after Amazon Omega’s mutation: biological current.
This ability seemed capable of healing injuries—perhaps it could help this little girl.
A few seconds later.
“—Cough! Cough cough cough!!!”
Gold suddenly coughed violently, as if choking on seawater.
She clutched her ears, her face showing a mix of pain and confusion.
Fine, tainted black blood trickled from her ear canals—that was the congested blood from the monster’s sonic injury being rapidly expelled.
“What… what on earth happened?”
She murmured.
Just moments ago, her world seemed covered by something—she couldn’t see clearly, couldn’t hear, couldn’t speak.
“You went head-to-head with an anti-human, lost, and lost badly.”
She jerked her head up, looking at the black monster right in front of her.
Omega’s scarlet compound eyes calmly gazed at her, that ferocious faceplate even more oppressive up close.
But what Gold felt at this moment wasn’t fear, but a… dizziness of surviving a calamity, along with a strong sense of unreality.
“Th-thank… thank you for saving me.”
She finally found her voice, though still trembling.
Gold felt incredibly incredulous.
Oh my god, I’m actually thanking a monster! That’s a monster!
Li Chi nodded, acknowledging it. He stood up, surveying the surroundings.
The rotten fishman’s remains had already begun rapidly disintegrating, turning into foul-smelling black mud seeping into the sand—only the part severed by the technique remained in its eerie dead state.
The fishy stench in the air was still thick, but that nauseating active pollution sensation was slowly fading.
The problem was solved—there was no need to stay here anymore.
“People will come to handle this soon.”
Li Chi said in that low synthetic voice, as both explanation and reminder: “You’d better leave immediately. The residual pollution is risky for a newbie like you.”
Gold was stunned, carefully pondering Li Chi’s words, then looked at Omega in surprise: “You… you’re not a monster?”
She regretted it the moment the words left her mouth.
What monster would idly save a magical girl and speak so logically?
Li Chi didn’t answer that question. He bent down, picking up Gold’s fallen magic wand from the sand, casually shaking off the grains, and handed it back to her.
“Your magic is impressive, just not mastered proficiently yet.”
He suddenly said, like a senior instructing a junior. “When facing something unbeatable, you should put your own life first, not count on that illusory support.”
Gold subconsciously took the wand, her fingertips touching the cool staff body, only then snapping back to reality.
She… had indeed thought that way at the beginning, hoping to hold out a bit longer for nearby magical girls’ support.
“You… who exactly are you?”
Li Chi didn’t speak; he turned around, preparing to leave.
Task complete—it was time to go back and settle with Lina. He’d acted enough; any more would be overkill.
“I’m just a passing Kamen Rid—cough!” Li Chi suddenly remembered he wasn’t an orthodox Kamen Rider, and in some ways not even a rider. After thinking, he said, “Just a hobby-driven monster killer.”
He waved without looking back.
“As for your data? Easy to look up. See you, rookie. Next time you pick an opponent, remember to weigh your own capabilities first.”
As his words fell, Omega’s figure began rapidly fading, turning transparent, like ink dissolving into air.
“Wait!”
Gold struggled to stand, chasing forward a couple steps. “At least… tell me your name!”
In the transparent air came a final low chuckle laced with amusement:
“Dark Fang.”
The voice dissipated.
On the beach, only Gold and the orange cat remained.
One person and one cat stared at each other wide-eyed; facing this situation, they didn’t know what to do next.
“Woo—!”
The siren of the city’s cleanup department suddenly sounded.
“Sister Gu, given the circumstances, let’s head back first.”
The orange cat looked worriedly at where Li Chi had vanished.
“A guy like this existing… is it good or bad?”