The magic wand possessed rule-level defensive power, much like an indestructible divine artifact. Even a Sky-Splitting Spear shouldn’t be able to pierce the magic wand’s defenses. Therefore, this time Yin Lin didn’t use the Sky-Splitting Spear, but a Charged Magic Cannon with area-of-effect capabilities.
Green Field was very familiar with her movements, having watched recordings of her countless times. She knew that was the stance for a magic cannon, and she also knew it was a low-charge version, not a full-power one.
Green Field opened her Mana Drain Circle once again, enveloping both Jin Luan and Huan Hong inside. She wanted to see if the Three-in-one Warrior could stand against Yin Lin in a direct confrontation.
Yin Lin took flight, circling around to find an angle. Green Field, meanwhile, was restricted to the 50-meter radius of the Mana Drain Circle. She was still absorbing mana and didn’t make the first move.
When she felt the timing was right, she intentionally left an opening, slowing her turning speed and allowing Yin Lin to circle around to her side. Dark Souls players were most familiar with this—getting to the boss’s side before going in for damage.
Yin Lin naturally fired. A 20% power magic cannon shot out, posing a significant threat to both low-level exotic demons and magical girls.
The moment she fired, Green Field began her defense, coiling her incredibly long whip into a vine-like shield in front of her. She intended to block this single cannon blast.
However, Yin Lin wasn’t aiming for the center. She fired at a position two meters away from Green Field’s side. This was a tactic most familiar to rocket launcher enthusiasts in video games—using the explosion to cause splash damage and hit as many enemies as possible with the AOE. Because of this, she didn’t attack the target directly.
Just as the magic cannon blast was about to streak past Green Field, she detonated it herself.
Sure enough, Green Field used her shield-like whip to block the explosion damage from the magic cannon. she only took about 10% of the damage, resulting in some minor injuries along with negative buffs like ringing in her ears.
Feeling that this move wouldn’t solve Green Field, Yin Lin followed up with an Instant Magic Cannon at the exact moment of the detonation. Small, bean-sized bullets struck Green Field. Lacking a magic shield, she relied on the magic defense granted by her magical girl uniform to tank the hits, but minor wounds were still blasted into her.
Holes also appeared in the Leather Suit.
Green Field timely brought her whip-shield back to the front to block the subsequent Instant Magic Cannon fire. Yin Lin didn’t stop either, continuing to fire. She had no other motive; she simply wanted to see if she could find an opening.
The small shells occasionally hit Green Field’s feet or the head of the Leather Suit—places the shield couldn’t reach. Craters were blasted into the Leather Suit one after another. If someone looked closely at mid-range, they could probably see the flaws in the Leather Suit.
Liang Tai sensed something and moved the camera away, making awkward small talk with the audience in the livestream. It wasn’t until the viewers started complaining loudly that he turned the lens back to film Yin Lin’s heroic stance for everyone, no longer including that flying-type exotic demon in the shot.
***
Inside the Countermeasure Center, several people were also deliberating.
The new acting head clearly didn’t enjoy communicating with so many experts; he only summoned a few elites to his office for analysis.
“Analyze the combat situation. We must have them reach a conclusion before 12:00 PM.” The acting head’s command style was different from the middle-aged man’s.
The elites in the office discussed among themselves. “With all due respect, a result won’t be reached before 12:00.”
“That’s right. Our database shows that Green Field is very skilled at using her whip for defense, possessing almost ceiling-level defensive capabilities. Furthermore, such defense consumes almost no mana and can be sustained for a very long time.”
“Even if Yin Lin can attack relentlessly, and even if she has a vast amount of mana, these small spells alone cannot break through Green Field’s defense.”
“No winner will be decided before 12:00.”
“What if we intervene?” The acting head’s tone was cold. “Come up with a plan. We need them to end this bickering early.”
“They aren’t bickering,” Huang Yi spoke up.
The acting head asked, “With a few children running around making a scene like that, do you have any brilliant insights?”
Huang Yi answered formally, “My brilliant insight is not to intervene and to simply do our part.”
Acting Head: “Do you intend to command our Countermeasure Center?”
Huang Yi: “You asked for my opinion. I’m just telling the truth.”
The two stared at each other, both stubborn.
The acting head looked at the others. “What about you? Bring me a plan. How do we make them end this farce before 12:00?”
“To be honest, I also don’t suggest intervening.” One of the elites stood on Huang Yi’s side. “At 12:00, we’ll just destroy the portal on schedule. If enemies are really drawn here before then, our armed forces can stall for a bit. They will prioritize the bigger picture and cease fire to help us.”
The acting head questioned, “Why do you believe they can put aside what’s at hand and stop fighting to help us?”
“It has always been thus.” The elite shrugged. “No matter how big a mistake the Human Alliance makes, no matter how many foolish things humanity does, aren’t they always like that? They have always helped humanity.”
The acting head asked this elite, “Are you part of the Witch Faction?”
“No.”
The acting head looked at the crowd again and shouted, “Is there no one who can provide a plan?”
No one spoke again.
His expression gradually turned cold and dark, as if he had made some sort of decision. He picked up the communicator next to him and connected to the captain of Team Failure.
Just as he was about to speak, Huang Yi’s hand gripped the communicator and forcibly shut it off.
***
At Morrow Square, Yin Lin and Green Field were still fighting.
The Leather Suit had been riddled with holes. Yin Lin’s Instant Magic Cannon was causing Green Field some trouble. Both sides were personally gathering intelligence on the other, learning each other’s true combat capabilities.
Having reached a new stage, Green Field finally took action. She used her ultimate move, and her whip emitted a green light. The whip also transitioned out of its shield state, swinging out in a highly destructive strike.
To hurt Yin Lin, she had to cause excessive, overflowing damage in a single instance. She needed a single attack that could both break her shield and deal damage to her.
By absorbing the mana of Jin Luan and Huan Hong, combined with her own mana, the current Three-in-one Warrior Green Field had been created.
She shifted from defense to offense, swinging the whip that radiated green light. It lashed out toward the constantly circling Yin Lin with the sound of breaking air.
Yin Lin’s combat methods were becoming more and more proficient. At this moment, she even used a 2% Charged Magic Cannon to hit Green Field. The damage was higher now, blasting through the Leather Suit and leaving wounds on Green Field’s body—even blowing small bloody holes in her.
After being greedy for one burst of damage, Yin Lin even showed off her footwork, dodging Green Field’s signature whip strike. The strong wind stirred up by the whip even affected Yin Lin’s balance, causing her body to wobble a few times.
Yin Lin knew this whip had a follow-up; she had seen it before.
While continuing to bombard Green Field to maximize her damage output, she continued to evade.
Sure enough, after Green Field’s first whip strike missed, she swung it in a circle and lashed back again. Furthermore, she left the range of the Mana Drain Circle, continuously shortening the length of the whip to close the distance with Yin Lin.
The 2nd whip strike still failed to hit Yin Lin.
Then came the 3rd strike, then the 4th.
When the length of the whip was reduced to 5 meters, the speed of the whip’s rotation was so fast it was simply impossible to dodge. Yin Lin was finally hit.
Her body flew out like a meteor, smashing violently into the ground of the square and creating a large crater.