Jin Luan seemed to trust Wan Zi, while Yin Lin was skeptical.
After all, she had been tricked by human enemies and played by Greenfield, so she had become more guarded against both humans and magical girls.
Having recently played the Travel Suitcase Mini Game with Greenfield, she faced the official facility.
“System, that means your Yiri City has been thoroughly infiltrated. Bad people are controlling them.”
Wan Zi chimed in again, “Should I report this to the Human Alliance and have them come help you? Since the enemy can release poison, set fires, and control the ventilation…”
“No need, we can handle it,” Jin Luan said.
Although the words came from Jin Luan, they were also what Yin Lin was thinking.
‘Miss Yin was even a bit curious. Wasn’t Jin Luan close to Huang Yi? Why was she starting to guard against him now? Maybe it wasn’t guarding against Huang Yi, but there were other reasons she didn’t want to bring in outside forces?’
Wan Zi suddenly continued, “My offer is valid for the near future. Consider it. We help each other and build a force. Ever since we became magical girls, we are no longer human. There is ultimately a difference between us and humans.”
“Shut up,” Jin Luan said.
Yin Lin could tell that Wan Zi was hostile.
Because Yin Lin had taken a resistant attitude and didn’t want to add her as a friend to chat, Wan Zi spoke these words loudly to Jin Luan with hostility, making sure Yin Lin could hear.
Sure enough, Wan Zi continued, “We all know that those not of our kind are bound to have different hearts. If you don’t think that way, and I don’t think that way, can you guarantee that those humans don’t think that way? In fact, haven’t their actions over the years been opposing us?”
“Enough, if you say another word, I’ll cut off the communication,” Jin Luan said.
“Protecting others requires power, not lip service,” Wan Zi said.
Jin Luan cut off the communication.
She continued flying without a word.
Yin Lin didn’t dare to provoke her by talking either.
The atmosphere was clearly off.
The farther they flew, the smaller the fires became, indicating that the fire had started from the explosion point and then spread all the way here.
They were probably getting close to the enemy.
The two flew very fast, speeding through the metro tunnel at a pace far exceeding that of a subway train.
Yin Lin was still charging, still using Magic Power Cannon instead of the Spear of Creation.
Her Magic Shield was also permanently active, not canceled.
Gradually, sounds reached their ears.
It sounded like… the noise of a subway train moving?
“It’s coming. Might not be friendlies—could be enemies,” Jin Luan warned.
Yin Lin nodded, sped up a bit, wanting to take the vanguard.
Seeing this, Jin Luan also accelerated, once again overtaking Yin Lin, unwilling to give up the position.
After more than ten seconds, they saw lights in the tunnel and confirmed it was a vehicle.
But the vehicle wasn’t a civilian subway train.
It was a train loaded with oil tankers, continuously spraying gasoline into the adjacent Agricultural Zone and then igniting it.
So that was their method of quickly setting fire to the Agricultural Zone—crude, yet full of imagination.
Jin Luan flew over, her drawn knife already in an attacking stance.
Yin Lin paused, slowed down slightly, and gradually fell behind.
Jin Luan left Yin Lin behind and flew toward the oil tanker train at maximum speed.
The enemy was intelligent life—this was finally confirmed.
“Don’t get close!” Jin Luan shouted, startling Yin Lin.
The oil-spraying pipes pointed toward the rear of the train and then ignited, creating a flamethrower effect.
They also had a backflow prevention feature, preventing the flames from traveling back and igniting the tankers.
The enemy knew the magical girls had arrived—they probably had some way of sensing them.
Yin Lin’s charge continued without stopping.
At this moment, Jin Luan also sensed mana, very similar to the mana-infused cannon Yin Lin had mentioned in the Three Sisters Group.
She understood.
This train wasn’t just carrying many oil tanker cars—it also carried a train cannon.
Jin Luan made a judgment almost instantly, abandoning the idea of a quick victory.
She switched from offense to defense and detoured around the flamethrower via the Agricultural Zone.
This action might cause collateral damage, but the enemy also turned the flamethrower’s angle toward Jin Luan, who had taken cover in the Agricultural Zone.
Large swaths of crops were reignited, quickly turning into a sea of fire.
Jin Luan didn’t care about such a trivial matter to her.
She continued to dodge the flamethrower in the air while observing the enemy’s situation.
She figured out the enemy’s setup.
It was a train with twenty cars, over half of which were oil tanker cars, likely intended to burn down half the Agricultural Zone.
Near the front of the train, there were several uncovered sections where many fixed cannons were located.
Those were the things emitting the mana aura and charging up.
A rough count showed quite a few—over twenty vehicle-mounted cannons, clearly meant to deal with magical girls.
Someone was manually adjusting the angle of those cannons.
It was all manual operation, not remote electronic control.
They were too far away to see the specific appearance of those people.
They wore gray robes of a uniform style, resembling the cultists mentioned in certain works of fiction.
Jin Luan remembered the intelligence Yin Lin had posted in the group, knowing that those mana shells were powerful.
They might not be enough to take down Yin Lin, but they could definitely take down Huan Hong and Jin Luan.
So Jin Luan played a little trick.
She hadn’t yet reached her maximum flight speed, letting the enemy get used to her current speed.
Until the first shell was fired.
The magical girl’s pride—her Perception Ability—proved extremely effective at this moment.
Even if her eyes couldn’t see the enemy or make out details, her Perception Ability clearly detected something mana-infused being launched.
Jin Luan accelerated hastily.
The enemy’s shot even predicted her flight trajectory, brushing past her.
It missed, but it was close.
A dense barrage of mana shells was fired.
The enemy’s turret rotation was slow, and she managed to shake them off.
She also took the opportunity to close the distance, activated her Magic Shield, used Instant Step to reach the rear of the vehicle-mounted cannon car, and landed on it.
She was aboard.
“Jin Luan! It’s Jin Luan! Help!” the nearest gray-robed person screamed in terror.
“I don’t want to die! Sorry, don’t kill me!” another cried.
Some abandoned the vehicle-mounted cannons and began fleeing toward the front of the train.
Others were desperately turning their cannons, trying to find an opportunity to attack Jin Luan, but it would take ten more seconds.
“Do you know why I’m ranked third on the Wanted List?” Jin Luan’s tone was icy.
She stood expressionless, grabbing the knife handle with her other hand, assuming a two-handed grip.
She used Instant Step to close a few meters and caught up with the first person.
One swift motion, and the blade fell.
The gray-robed person was cut in two at the waist, bodily fluids splattering everywhere.
Jin Luan flicked the uchigatana, flinging off the blood.
The blade became pristine again.
She broke into a run, caught up with another person, and slashed horizontally again.
That person’s body also split in two.
Jin Luan flicked the blade again, shaking off the blood.
The blade became pristine once more.
In less than three seconds, this car was completely cleared.
The ground was littered with severed limbs and broken bodies.
Yin Lin was stunned.
Only now did she understand the true weight of the Human Alliance’s Wanted List.
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