After the collapse of the Thousand Goods Mall, the chaos inside did not subside.
From the ruins, a figure that barely retained a trace of its former humanity but had now degenerated into a monster crawled out.
At the same time, the Magic Alliance authorities of Huahai City promptly issued a dimensional beast invasion alert.
“Damn it! The Fusion Warriors have lost control!”
The SWAT captain immediately saw through the situation.
Such cases have happened quite often abroad—using outdated Fusion Warrior technology almost always led to this outcome.
Once they turned like this, the Fusion Warriors became no different from dimensional beasts and had to be eliminated.
“There’s more than one!”
Two more out-of-control Fusion Warriors soon appeared, exuding a powerful aura—both at least at the Ghost-level.
Whenever this kind of thing happened, it was usually the Magical Girls who handled it.
Of course, some powerful nations used their own Fusion Warriors to deal with the threat, but casualties were generally high.
But right now—
“Where are the Magical Girls? Are they still alive?”
The SWAT captain felt a chill in his heart.
No matter how capable the Magical Girls were, being buried under an entire building—who knew if they could survive?
The Jingwei Squad’s Fusion Warriors would be in the same boat.
Without Magical Girls to stop these three—no, these three out-of-control Fusion Warriors, Huahai City would see thousands, maybe tens of thousands, of casualties!
“Request immediate aid from the Magic Alliance!”
The SWAT captain shouted angrily into the radio, unlocking the safety on his sidearm.
“Hm? Request aid? Isn’t the reinforcement already here?”
“Where?”
The SWAT captain instinctively turned to the source of the voice.
“Right here.”
From the collapsed ruins of the mall, golden light suddenly surged forth, forming a shield-shaped shockwave.
The debris above was instantly pulverized, and the three Fusion Warriors brimming with murderous intent were blown away.
From the swirling dust, Luo You emerged, leading the trapped rescue team members out from beneath the rubble.
They’re all unharmed!?
The SWAT captain’s eyes went wide.
“Hey~ Did you all forget what my weapon is?”
The shield-shaped badge on Luo You’s chest transformed into a half-man-high triangular shield adorned with exquisite patterns.
I’m the Demon of the Shield, you know!
“Qiuyu, Mushui, join the other Magical Girls and use Linked Grand Magic to block off these three’s escape routes!”
“Got it!”
Qiuyu and Mushui didn’t hesitate—they were veterans, after all.
They immediately worked with the others to cast Linked Grand Magic, forming a grand barrier.
The three rampaging Fusion Warriors instantly sensed danger and turned their sights on Luo You’s group, charging over at full speed.
“Lord Jinlin, I’ll assist—”
“No need… Ah, fine.”
Luo You suddenly changed her mind.
Gotta let the teammates rack up some assist points, right?
If I do it all myself, wouldn’t that make them look useless?
“Act according to the situation.”
As she spoke, the Fusion Warriors’ attacks were already upon them.
Luo You raised the giant shield to block!
Clang!
A crisp, purifying ring echoed, as clear as a bell in the soul.
The Fusion Warrior that struck at her was sent flying by a massive rebound force, blood spraying from its body.
The two behind lunged almost simultaneously, their immense strength and crackling thunder visible to the naked eye as they attacked.
CLANG—-!
Two Ghost-level Fusion Warriors attacked in tandem, yet they couldn’t even make the shield tremble.
They were blown back at cannonball speed, leaving a vortex of air in their wake.
Bang!
Bang!
The first Fusion Warrior that was repelled was hit again by the following collisions, leaving a hundred-meter-long scrape on the ground, dazed and staggering, unable to get up for quite a while.
That kind of impact was far more than just a few broken bones.
Perfect Defense Rebound!
Luo You stood holding the Golden Shield, like a rock-solid fortress.
Just two exchanges and the battle was almost over.
In truth, she’d secretly used the Shisifang Pure Land and had even toned down the rebound force.
Otherwise, these three wouldn’t be getting up at all.
The move looked impressive, and indeed, it was.
“W-what!?”
Qiuyu was at a loss for words.
All she did was stand there, and the fight was nearly won!
Never had a battle been this easy!
“Qiuyu, what are you spacing out for? The one on the far right is yours.”
“Ah, right!”
Truthfully, after losing control, Fusion Warriors were nothing but mindless brutes.
Once heavily injured, even Qiuyu could handle one on her own.
While Qiuyu was restraining her opponent, she heard Luo You softly whisper in her ear.
Then, the golden triangular shield slammed into the ground, unleashing a dazzling torrent of magic power that swallowed the other two Fusion Warriors—Second-Tier Magic?!
Qiuyu was stunned.
The strongest spell she herself could use was only Third-Tier Magic, and that was already her limit.
To master Third-Tier Magic was as hard as getting into a 985 University.
Even for first-class Magical Girls, the highest magic they could learn was Second-Tier Magic—powerful enough to level a football field.
Learning Second-Tier Magic was as hard as becoming a Professor at a 985 University.
Jinlin had been a Magical Girl for barely half a month, and she’d already become a Professor!?
“Don’t just stand there.”
Jinlin suddenly flashed in front of her, blocked an attack for her, and then with a rebound, took out the last enemy.
“Ah! I’m so sorry!”
“Don’t let it happen again next time.”
Luo You’s soft, comforting voice filled Qiuyu with warmth.
Jinlin could totally be my big sister!
But she knew her place—the difference in strength was far too great.
Even if it really happened, it wouldn’t be anything to celebrate.
“We’re done!”
Luo You coolly stowed away the Golden Shield, her Sage-like Immortal Beauty and Kingly Aura sweeping across the scene.
Whoa—
The crowd cheered and rejoiced, thrilled by her overwhelming victory.
This is what a Magical Girl should be!
“Enough celebrating, clean up the aftermath!”
The rescue team captain remained calm.
There had been over thirty hostages on the fourth floor.
Most likely, they hadn’t survived, but who knew?
Even saving one would be worth it.
“You lot, don’t just stand there—get moving and help!” she ordered Qiuyu, Mushui, and the others.
“Understood!”
After this battle, Jinlin’s status in their hearts had risen to a level on par with the Ten Seats.
The rescue work on-site grew busy once again.
Naturally, Luo You joined in as well.
“Hmm… oh? Looks like there’s someone here.”
Through a gap between several chunks of rebar and concrete, the outline of a human limb could just barely be seen.
Luo You approached to move the concrete aside.
But as she shifted it a bit, she met a pair of lively, sparkling eyes.
Luo You’s heart stopped on the spot.
She looked around to make sure no one was watching, then hissed quietly at the person in the gap, “Why are you here?!”
Hui Xue blinked her big eyes, “Yo! You!”
“You, my ass! Pretend you don’t know me! And answer my question!”
“Came out to buy some cola, got kidnapped by accident.”
Before Luo You could start scolding, Xue quickly added, “But I was properly kidnapped, didn’t do anything out of line!”
“Just get out here!”
Luo You moved the concrete aside, freeing Xue, who hopped out nimbly. But just then, Luo You suddenly elbowed her hard in the waist!
“Ow!”
“Don’t look at me—it’s to make you look more convincing. Who’s ever seen a kid come out of the rubble so lively?”