“Yang!”
The fellow Fusion Warrior watching this scene couldn’t help but tremble in fear.
She actually blew away the hostages as well?
Isn’t she supposed to be a Magical Girl?
Yang did not lose his combat ability because of this.
Without using his lower body, he floated midair, relying only on his remaining upper limbs to continue moving at high speed.
Just the lower half of the body—it’s fine if it’s gone!
Yet Yang’s heart was full of shock.
As a Fusion Warrior, his physical toughness was among the strongest in the Bureau, yet with just a snap of her fingers, the other party erased half of his body!
That’s why people say the magic of Magical Girls is such a cheat…!
Yang gnashed his teeth in hatred.
Very quickly, as he saw Luo You’s stance clearly, he suddenly felt a chill down his spine.
[I remember now… she’s Golden Scale!]
He couldn’t have imagined that the one who showed up would be Golden Scale.
Although this Magical Girl had not yet reached the terrifying level of the Ten Seats, judging by her earlier performance, she was already first-rate—perhaps even among the best.
But more importantly, the last Terror Attack Case in Huahai City had already proven that Golden Scale’s mindset far surpassed that of ordinary Magical Girls!
No wonder she could so casually take out the hostages as well—so that’s the reason…
[No, she was definitely just forcing herself just now!]
Yang’s eyes widened.
He refused to believe there could be a Magical Girl in this world who could kill the civilians she was supposed to protect without a shred of hesitation.
Even the so-called decisive Ten Seats couldn’t do it.
That’s right! She was only putting on a brave face just now!
If he showed fear at a time like this, he’d be swallowed up without a trace!
The more indifferent Golden Scale acted, the more it showed she cared about these people’s lives!
In that case…
There are so many hostages here—I’ll make her kill until her mental defenses crumble!
“Chou Xie!”
“Got it!”
The two were old comrades and understood each other’s thoughts.
While moving at high speed, they grabbed the hostages to use as a human shield, forcing their way toward Luo You.
More reinforcements arrived.
“Hm? Still coming?”
Actually, the Fusion Warriors present weren’t just the two of them, but the rest were caught up in a firefight two miles away and couldn’t spare a hand for now.
Luo You immediately saw through their plan.
Raising her hand once more, she curled her finger and aimed at the badly wounded Yang.
“Great Quake.”
Yang was watching her movements closely.
He threw the two hostages forward, buying himself just a brief instant, and dodged to the left.
Whoosh!
The tremor shook the ground behind him.
He didn’t even need to look to know the two hostages were annihilated without a trace.
Yang grabbed two more hostages.
Now, he and his teammate Chou Xie were less than fifty meters from Luo You.
That distance could be closed in the blink of an eye, but they knew they couldn’t possibly defeat Golden Scale on their own.
Rushing in would just be suicide.
It was better to break down her mental defenses with the hostages before closing in for a counterattack.
But…
“Great Quake!”
“Quake!”
“Shock!”
The number of hostages who died at Luo You’s hands had already surpassed ten.
[No way… right?!]
Because of a single mistake, Yang’s chest cavity was blown apart this time.
Looking at the corpse of the hostage and the single remnant of his shoulder, his eyes were full of disbelief.
Is this… not some kind of demon?
“Yang!”
Chou Xie’s eyes were bloodshot—he’d just lost an arm himself.
Golden Scale could afford countless mistakes; he could only afford one.
They weren’t even on the same level.
[This is the end…?!]
Suddenly, Chou Xie spotted a chance for survival.
As if grasping a lifeline, he charged forward.
“Still not giving up, huh? You guys really are stubborn.”
Luo You was just about to finish him off, but instead he dove into the wreckage of the train and grabbed a little girl hiding in the shadows.
Chou Xie shouted hoarsely, “Well? Can you bring yourself to kill such a small child too? If you dare, then kill her! Let me go, and we’ll call it even!”
He slapped the little girl’s face, forcing her to speak.
The little girl, sobbing, cried out to Luo You, “Big Magical Girl sis… I-I’m just an elementary schooler… I don’t want to die yet…”
“Great Quake.”
“Wha—“
A forceful impact sent his body flying.
Chou Xie lay on the ground, completely spent.
With effort, he lowered his head to look—most of his body was gone.
The only reason he hadn’t died instantly was thanks to the Fusion Warrior’s formidable vitality.
Plop—
A pair of delicate feet wrapped in embroidered white shoes landed beside him.
Luo You gazed at Chou Xie’s dying face, closed her eyes in pain and rebuked, “You people really deserve death! To think you killed such a young girl in her prime…”
“Pu—”
Chou Xie spewed a mouthful of blood, laughing cruelly, “It was… clearly you who killed her, wasn’t it… you devil…”
But Luo You seemed not to hear, continuing in a voice full of regret, “Not just that girl—so many others. All of them were killed by you!”
“That was you! No matter how you try to cover it up, it was you! Hahaha—”
Chou Xie forced out a hollow laugh, “As a Magical Girl… your life is over! This is… our… victory…”
With the lives of just two Fusion Warriors, they’d destroyed the future of a promising Magical Girl…
Heh!
Worth it!
Hahahaha…
“Shut up! There’s no way I could be wrong—Lord Golden Scale can’t be wrong! If there’s any mistake, it’s all because of your framing!”
Luo You shook her head with righteousness, and her words left Chou Xie—who had been searching for psychological comfort before death—utterly dumbfounded.
“Ah, what a pitiful group. They all could have had a bright future, but you took it away from them… I’ll kill you, to avenge them!”
Chou Xie’s face contorted in anger.
What a shameless Magical Girl, twisting words to suit herself!
No wonder she was feared by countries around the world and those in league with the Border Sea.
She was practically a second Manjusaka!
…No, even more extreme and terrifying than Manjusaka!
“You’ll die a miserable death—-!!”
“Great Quake.”
Chou Xie’s remaining body vanished without a trace.
Now, only the Armed Gang exchanging fire at the site of the derailed train a kilometer away remained.
Luo You shook her head and suddenly glanced at the nearby carriage.
“So then, little elementary school girl who doesn’t want to die, where would you like to go?”
The elementary schooler playing dead on the ground instantly froze.
She should have died when she was taken hostage just now, but by some miracle, she had survived.
In a movement like teleportation, Luo You appeared behind her.
“Zhizhi, did you see it all?”
Realizing her identity was exposed, Zhizhi simply turned around.
That face, always smiling and mischievous, now wore an uncharacteristically heavy expression.
“Even though I only just arrived… I pretty much understand the situation.”
“I see.”
Luo You replied blandly, not at all surprised.
“Zhizhi, what do you think?”
“I can’t say what you did was the best option. After all, you really can’t show mercy to people that vicious. Your actions were right, but…”
Zhizhi pursed her lips and spoke her truest feelings.
“But how you felt afterward scares me.”
“Is that so?”
Luo You shrugged slightly, “I’m just relieved that I saved even more people.”
“That’s true… but you should at least feel guilty for the dead hostages… No, at least be a little sad, right?”
“I’m very sad, and very guilty. I just don’t want to show it.”
Luo You turned away, pointing at the carriage.
“Let’s rescue the others first.”
Watching Luo You’s holy and reassuring figure as she saved people in the carriage, Zhizhi could only feel a jarring sense of disconnect compared to how Luo You had behaved just moments before.
[Was it really the right choice to make her a Magical Girl?]
Zhizhi couldn’t stop herself from thinking.
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