Are those two girls really acting so recklessly?!
They rushed into the resort’s Nano-Isolation Zone without any protection at all. Or are they just not thinking of themselves as Moon Rabbits at all?
Clara, having hung up the phone, looked up at the resort in front of her and let out a soft sigh.
Still, given Guan San’s situation, they probably aren’t in mortal danger. Surely they can’t be harmed by the very nanites they created…
…I’m a bit sleepy.
It was already past ten at night, about time for good children to be in bed.
[You can sleep for a while. I will wake you if Guan San makes contact.]
Clara rubbed her eyes but still said, “What are you talking about? Now’s not the time for sleep. I have to keep an eye on the resort.”
[Please rest properly. Conserving energy for the upcoming operation is also necessary.]
Nyx’s attitude was firm.
[After all, the plan you proposed…]
[…is one that requires pushing yourself to the absolute limit to execute.]
Clara looked down at Jeanne, Bell and the other Moon Rabbits already curled up asleep together. She pulled her own Moon Rabbit Combat Unit over and lay down with them.
She’d take a short nap.
It wasn’t suitable to take action until the nanites around the resort dissipated. Otherwise, these Moon Rabbits without compatible bodies would also be knocked out by the nanites and quickly die.
“Then, wake me up if there’s any movement from Guan San or Labi, okay?”
[Please rest assured.]
Nyx said. Exhausted from a whole day of running around, Clara closed her eyes…
Then, she felt the surrounding Moon Rabbits snuggling closer, including Bell and Jeanne. She was clearly bigger than Clara, yet she curled up her limbs, trying to burrow into Clara’s arms, even competing with the combat unit for space…
“Haah, so hot…”
Each of these furballs was like a little heater. The resort’s night temperature wasn’t low to begin with, making Clara frown.
Although the fur felt nice, they were, after all, wild rabbits and carried a certain scent.
The sleeping environment wasn’t exactly comfortable, but the weary Clara quickly fell into a deep sleep…
And as a result, her dreams were also full of rabbits.
Clara dreamed of the original Moon Rabbit trains.
***
Meanwhile.
While little Clara was sleeping soundly, the adults’ side was getting more and more lively.
It’s unclear how Labi managed to stuff that “meatball” into her head.
Having returned to her appearance of twin braids and a wide mouth, looking at a glance no different from a normal person, she was now smiling a natural, appropriate smile at the camera.
“Good evening, everyone! This livestream welcomes every viewer who holds Black Cat in their hearts~ Of course, fans who want to witness a hero’s final moments are also welcome!”
“Now, allow me to briefly introduce for viewers who just joined the stream. My identity is a cadre of the Fourth Calamity, and my name is Labi. As for that thing just now… it was a ‘Predator’~”
She had no professional experience as a streamer. Although her main job was as a cadre of an evil organization, whether it was resort hospitality or now hosting this livestream, Labi always managed effortlessly.
However, because the imaging equipment following Bell was actually a modified Moon Rabbit, the shooting angle was a bit low and somewhat shaky.
She deliberately created an atmosphere of being aloof and looking down from above.
“In the next several hours, I will bring you the fourth panel drama, and the splendid performance of the rookie hero, Magical Girl Clara~ What fate awaits a hero who dares to challenge the Fourth Calamity… I ask the viewers in this stream to confirm with your own eyes!”
The stream had plenty of viewers who loved to watch drama, as well as a large number of fans worried about the fourth panel drama.
Even if they didn’t know the people involved, they wanted to confirm what had happened to the interrupted fourth panel drama…
Of course, there was also a portion who were Clara’s fans.
Utilizing this curiosity and human nature, Labi’s livestream attracted a massive audience right from the start. Although its popularity soared, the barrage was filled with curses.
But Labi, confident of her victory, didn’t care. All she needed to do was hype up the atmosphere.
And victory would be delivered to her personally by the Moon Rabbits.
“The synthesis of the bodies, is it not complete yet?”
Labi inquired of the hive mind, whose response wasn’t in words.
—It’s finally done!
Labi had no intention of delaying. The saying goes, ‘a long night is fraught with dreams.’ If those art witch technicians managed to develop a new type of nanite, the current bodies would become ineffective.
“Have all the Moon Rabbits prepare. Once we take down the resort, this Island Site will be your core laboratory. I won’t interfere with anything anymore, understand?”
To make the hive mind serve her plan wholeheartedly, Labi even made such a verbal promise.
In the Black Cat Rainforest, dense shadows began to squirm.
“Well then,” Labi addressed the stream viewers again, “viewers, you’ve all probably heard of the wild rabbit hordes that devour everything on the lunar surface. But have you ever seen Moon Rabbits that can operate indoors?”
Residents of Central City had some understanding of the Moon Rabbits’ reputation. Moon Rabbits that could move indoors sounded even more terrifying than ant colonies that could only survive in extreme environments.
“Don’t worry, the Moon Rabbits’ operation is about to begin!”
The Moon Rabbits began to move.
A small group of Moon Rabbits tentatively entered the nanite diffusion zone.
The effects of the nanite bodies were quite evident. The scouting Moon Rabbits, although they inhaled nanites, were not knocked down.
They quickly approached the resort’s outer perimeter. However, they were soon met with resistance from security personnel manning the defensive fortifications.
The battle line kept advancing.
While ordinary Moon Rabbits couldn’t withstand the dense hail of bullets, those “rabbit soldiers” could withstand the firepower, using their larger bodies to shield the smaller Moon Rabbits, and were extremely difficult to take down.
Labi didn’t even plan to take action herself. All she needed to do was sit on the hillside, eating some unknown sweet treat, and watch the Moon Rabbits devour the entire resort.
However, things are never that simple.
A hero clad in pure white exoskeleton charged out from the resort’s side door. Wielding two sharp blades, she plunged into the Moon Rabbit horde, slaughtering them as if cutting through melons and vegetables.
—It was Pure White Storm.
Her wing units and thrusters were already scrapped; for now, she was still in “grounded chicken” mode.
But on her helmet, a pair of rabbit ear decorations still protruded from the exoskeleton.
“Nü Ya, can those exoskeletons still be used?”
Labi asked casually.
Nü Ya, standing behind her, then reminded her, “I’m not the only mechanic in the resort.”
The heroes from the fourth panel drama had retrieved the bodies of the two casualties from the staff quarters, and along with them, the exoskeletons. After repairs by Si Ya and Guan San, they could be put back into combat.
Of course, the aftereffects left by Nü Tui had been dealt with by them.
A drone closely followed Pure White Storm, live-streaming the battle in real-time.
“Even after being modified into Moon Rabbits, they still harbor the heart of a hero!”
With this kind of publicity, Pure White Storm would become the key to restoring the fourth panel drama’s reputation.
But the prerequisite was—
The upcoming battle couldn’t end in too ugly a defeat.
The air translator has loss the names.