Chapter 17 : Once I finish licking, I’ll let you go (3K6～)

“Who… who exactly are those people? The police!?”

Hearing the gunfire fading in the distance behind them, Steel Thorn’s pale face showed little relief.

Her mind remained locked on their rear guard, the Lao Da.

If she could, she’d turn the car around right now and pick the Lao Da up… Even if it meant dying, the three sisters had to die together!

“Trash cops don’t have that kind of strength.”

Spring Breeze sat back down in her seat, turning her head to look out at the pitch-black night.

Even the Yue Liang was hidden behind thick clouds, refusing to show itself.

Aside from the Pika, the only sources of light were the long-neglected Ludengs lining the road.

According to the plan, they would try to put as much distance as possible between themselves and Jiangnan City.

By the time Ice Thorn brought the car back, the tank was full.

Barring accidents, they could run for hundreds of kilometers.

“…Spring Breeze, what if the Lao Da—”

“No matter what happens, we have to keep living.”

“That’s the Lao Da’s wish… We absolutely cannot betray her!”

Ice Thorn was an lv.4 freak—albeit the lowest-ranked one—but not someone ordinary humans could easily shake.

As long as the setup was proper, even heavy firepower wouldn’t be able to harm her.

At least, that was what she hoped…

She forced herself to cling to this excuse for comfort.

As they passed a fork in the road, the gray-haired girl suddenly noticed lights flashing from the adjacent lane.

Taking a closer look, several roaring black SUVs were closing in on them.

“Accelerate! Accelerate!!”

“I know, but it can’t speed up any faster!!”

This Pika was bought for just three thousand yuan—three thousand!

It moved well enough, but there was no way it could outrun professional armed SUVs!

Only half a minute had passed since the SUVs appeared, and already one was preparing to ram them.

Spring Breeze rolled down the window and reached out her hand.

With the night breeze intensifying under her control, the SUV was slowed by the strong wind resistance.

Then a gust struck from the side, pushing it off the road and into a nearby field.

“Woohoo! Nice! Full blackout!!”

Before Steel Thorn could finish cheering, the Pika suddenly veered sharply to one side.

Luckily, she instinctively gripped the steering wheel tightly and barely managed to keep the car stable.

Another aggressive SUV was tailgating closely, ready to pit them again.

“Spring Breeze!!”

“I know!”

She wanted to shake that guy off, but the car was shaking violently, and she couldn’t focus.

Plus, it was already summer; her abilities were restricted by the season, and her control had significantly dropped.

Seizing the moment, the SUV behind stomped the accelerator and rammed the Pika from the side and rear.

The Pika spun two or three times on the spot before crashing headlong into the guardrail.

“Bang!!”

The three-thousand-yuan Pika was burned out.

“Get out! Get out!!”

The SUVs quickly surrounded them.

Soldiers jumped out, and dangerous laser beams rained down inside the Pika.

The two girls were still stunned from the violent collision.

“Give up resisting, and you’ll have a chance to live!”

Blinding flashlights made it impossible for them to open their eyes.

In a daze, Spring Breeze suddenly felt a hand grip hers.

“I’ll fight them off! You take the money and run—just get over the hill up ahead, and you’ll be safe!”

“Wait, wait, no—You idiot!!”

Before Spring Breeze could react, Steel Thorn grabbed a steel bar from the passenger seat and kicked open the door.

“Bang bang bang!!”

“Xiao Ye!!”

The girl froze, her eyes clouded with blood mist.

The figure in the driver’s seat had collapsed… Spring Breeze tried to reach out to hold her, but before she could, soldiers yanked her out of the car window and dragged her away.

“Ye Wenyan, lv.3 Steel Thorn freak, sixteen years old.”

“Su Muchun, lv.3 Spring Breeze freak, seventeen years old.”

“Containment complete.”

Putting down the radio, the Xiaodui Zhang was about to order her squad to load the two freak girls into the vehicle when she suddenly felt a chill at the back of her neck.

Raising her hand, she touched something soft pressed against her back.

“?”

“Ahh—!!”

The next moment, she was lifted off the ground.

Hearing the commotion, the others immediately looked over, and under the spotlight, they saw the attacker’s true form.

It was a massive, eerie pink mass of tentacles, which had somehow taken over their vehicle.

At the center of the tentacles was a tiny, adorable pink-haired loli sitting on a throne-like seat.

“Yayaya, good evening, lowly big sisters~”

“It’s so hard on you, having to work overtime at night. Tentacle-chan sees you’re so tired, so I’ve decided to give you a little reward. Please enjoy without holding back~~”

The tentacles slithered up the Xiaodui Zhang’s body, stripping her bare in moments before tossing her, clothes and all, into the arms of her teammates.

At the same time, a cloud of pink gas spread over the soldiers.

Under its influence, hearts appeared dangerously in their eyes.

“Y-you guys… don’t come any closer! Waaaaa!!”

Taking advantage of the chaos among these idiots, Vita quickly commanded the tentacles to coil around the two freak girls before dashing down the highway.

“Hehe, what a bunch of Xingya Yi trash, they can’t handle even a little provocation~ Poor unlucky one, she won’t be getting up tomorrow for sure~~”

The tentacles moved at incredible speed, even faster than the fallen Pika earlier.

Spring Breeze, wrapped midair in the tentacles, managed to make out the situation.

She tried to shield her face from the strong wind and shouted to the nearby loli,

“Ten-tentacle lord, did the Lao Da send you to rescue us?!!”

“Hm? Yes, indeed~”

“Trash Ice Thorn was willing to sell herself just to get me to bring you somewhere safe. She begged me like that, so the great Tentacle Lord couldn’t very well say no.”

“Is… is that so… then what about Steel Thorn?!”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry, just a little injury. Those trash soldiers planned to capture you alive. If they’d made you into Swiss cheese, it would’ve all been for nothing.”

Hearing Vita’s words, the girl finally relaxed.

“…Tentacle Lord, thank you so much!!”

“Hmph, did you really think I was giving it my all just now? What a useless idiot trash you are~”

Normally, the female brat’s remarks would annoy anyone, but now Spring Breeze only felt grateful toward her.

Sighing lightly, protected by a powerful ally, Spring Breeze immediately felt much lighter.

From here on, all they had to do was reach that place, and then…

“Swoosh!!”

A sharp slicing sound broke through the night.

The tentacles that were holding the girls were suddenly cut in midair.

“What!?”

Before Spring Breeze could fall to the ground, another tentacle quickly filled the gap and grabbed her again.

Both Spring Breeze and the unconscious Steel Thorn were dropped by the roadside.

Vita stopped on the spot, her eyes locked on a figure under the Ludeng.

“I am Magical Girl Yae Sakura.”

“Tentacle freaks, surrender now!”

Her colors were very similar to Vita’s, both primarily pink.

But while Vita’s shade leaned toward a sinister crimson, this magical girl was a bright, adorable pale pink—standing out vividly even in the dark.

She held a pair of magic-imbued short blades—precisely the weapons that had just attacked them.

“Magical Girl?”

“I thought you were some trash, but turns out you’re just a little brat. Hey, move aside, Tentacle Lord, I’ve got serious business, no time for pretend play!”

“…Trash? Little brat? Pretend play?”

“You’re clearly younger than me, so why the adult attitude?”

“Because I’m the adult!”

“Yeah, right. You’re built like a grade schooler. The mattress at my house has more curves than you!”

Grade schooler?!?

“Boom boom boom!!!”

The magical girl’s words hit Vita’s red line, and she froze…

If the tentacles before had been SUV-sized, now they instantly expanded to the size of an intercity bus.

The pink tentacles swarmed around her.

Though they looked soft, they were as hard as steel, even regular bullets couldn’t pierce them.

But with her nimble figure, Yae Sakura darted through the tentacles’ attacks, and her magic blades easily cut through their defenses.

Yet, this came at a cost.

Due to the power gap, every slash consumed a significant amount of magic, making a prolonged fight with the tentacle freaks impossible.

This weakness was not lost on Vita.

“Wow, you were pretending to be so tough just now, but two strikes and you’re done? Trash magical girls should just go home and find their mommies. Kids shouldn’t meddle in grown-up affairs~”

Trash talk was basic combat etiquette.

Compared to others, the cute Vita often fought just to taunt her opponents.

“You only know how to provoke others!”

“Who says I only provoke? A qualified female brat must master the art of words and have strength that makes the big sisters want to retaliate but can’t do a thing about it!”

Taking advantage of a distraction, the pink tentacles wrapped around Yae Sakura’s ankles and flung her high into the sky.

“Hehe, trash is trash, garbage is garbage.”

“Go back to the city and play pretend, childish magical girl!!”

The tentacles stretched skyward, aiming to impale the descending Yae Sakura.

But the magical girl remained calm, turning her body to cross her blades in front of her.

Previously trapped and unable to fight back, the silly loli had now released her—and she wasn’t holding back.

“Chaos Blossom·Thousand Cherry Blossoms!!”

In an instant, her blades spun at high speed, breaking into countless sharp petals under the influence of magic and gravity.

When the dense petals met the tentacles, a magnificent rain of blood erupted!

“Hah!? How is that even possible!!”

“Hmph, damn female brat, receive your punishment!”

Breaking through the tentacles, Yae Sakura charged forward and soon stood before the pink-haired loli.

Victory seemed within reach.

But—

“I’m so scared, so scared—you didn’t really think I’d say that, did you!!”

A proud smile appeared on the cute little face.

The tentacles that had just been shredded instantly reformed, snatching Yae Sakura’s slender waist and slamming her to the ground.

Not satisfied, they threw her to other tentacles like a bouncing ball.

“I’m a half-step lv.5 freak. How dare trash like you act so boldly in front of me? Hmph, now you know better, little brat~”

If Ice Thorn was an lv.4 gatekeeper, Vita was undoubtedly the top-tier forward.

The petite loli jumped down from her tentacle throne.

Yae Sakura was thrown to the ground, struggling to get up, but a soft, delicate foot pressed firmly against her head.

Yae Sakura glared with hatred.

As a newly promoted lv.4 magical girl, fighting tentacle freaks was a fool’s errand…

Moreover, she’d wasted almost half her magic energy traveling.

The longer this dragged on, the sooner she’d be forced to revert…

Revealing her true form before the freaks was extremely dangerous!

“Want to stand up? Okay, one lick and you can go.”

“How’s that? Pretty affordable~”

What?!

One may kill but never insult!

No matter how beautiful, cute, or delicious the jailer looked… she absolutely would not…!

Quietly, Yae Sakura shamefully parted her lips.

Mm, so red.