Magic Power Cannon, a conventional attack method in the magical world.
It’s a basic skill every Magical Girl brings out to face enemies—almost every Magical Girl uses it—but it’s not simple, because the power is too weak.
You can charge it to increase attack power, but as charging increases, the Mana required multiplies, while the power doesn’t double; the improvement is very slight. At least before Yin Lin debuted, that was everyone’s understanding of Magic Power Cannon.
Until she kept charging this simplest attack magic, reaching a qualitative change.
It wasn’t that the Magic Power Cannon was weak—it was that other Magical Girls were weak.
This not-yet-fully-charged Magic Power Cannon already had terrifying power. No one doubted its power, whether it was Jin Luan or those Star Summoning Society members.
Jin Luan immediately distanced herself, running as far as she could.
The Star Summoning Society members on the train only had time to shout:
“Don’t you fear dying together with all these oil tanks here?!”
Their answer was the beam getting closer and closer.
At that moment, it was unexpectedly somewhat tragic.
“Show the Pope supreme courage!”
That burly brown-robed man raised his shield and charged forward, using the shield to directly take this not-fully-charged Magic Power Cannon.
Given that the thick beam was already the size of his shield, logically thinking, this shield couldn’t block it—even if the beam didn’t explode and only caused high-temperature burning, this shield shouldn’t be able to take it head-on.
Even Yin Lin panicked, thinking that guy’s shield might be some captain’s vibranium shield, possessing a law-level defensive ability that could block everything.
Now Yin Lin couldn’t change her move, so she actively detonated the Magic Power Cannon.
The originally dim subway tunnel was instantly bleached white by the light of the Magic Power Cannon’s explosion.
Even a midsummer sky at noon wasn’t this bright.
All that could be seen was pure white; anyone daring to look directly would be instantly blinded.
Yin Lin closed her eyes, but the light seemed to pierce through her eyelids, causing countless little stars and flickering afterimages before her eyes.
The blast wave became stronger in this narrow space; a huge thrust could clearly be felt spreading to both sides of the tunnel, pushing Yin Lin, who was in midair, dozens of meters away.
Not fully charged, yet it almost had the effect of a full charge.
The Magic Power Cannon’s explosion lasted several seconds and wasn’t over yet—the train’s oil tanks were also detonated, triggering another massive explosion.
But the light was a bit weaker, while the temperature was even higher, turning this section of tunnel into a steamer.
After the explosion, Jin Luan patted her ears. The ringing was severe; her hearing was disrupted.
Too close to the explosions of the Magic Power Cannon and the oil tanks.
Yin Lin wasn’t much better—her own explosion had made her ears very uncomfortable.
As for those Star Summoning Society members closer to the blast point? Those who melted, melted; those who ran faster were now pieces that could be reassembled into a person.
Unfortunately, this Magic Power Cannon wasn’t fully charged, so some people still escaped the blast range, didn’t die, and were still alive.
What shocked Yin Lin the most was that the burly man who had taken the Magic Power Cannon head-on was also still alive.
His robe had been destroyed, revealing his appearance.
His skin was a light purple, somewhat different from humans. His whole body was extremely muscular, more grotesque than an overdose of protein powder.
But after being hit by the Magic Power Cannon, his body was like bread that had been nibbled on. Most of his muscles were gone; half his head remained; half the flesh on his body was missing, bones visible, even internal organs faintly seen.
He lay there, holding that large shield with a high degree of intactness.
Even after taking the Magic Power Cannon head-on, this shield wasn’t destroyed.
After the explosion, he slowly stood up again, still holding the shield.
He shouted in a hoarse, terrifying voice:
“For the Pope… the Pope…”
“…Show…”
What the hell was this thing? Was this really a human?
Jin Luan also flew over to her and loudly asked:
“Why did you suddenly come over just now?”
Yin Lin raised her voice:
“Demonic Creatures have appeared, about 10 kilometers from here, three of them, intermediate level, also appearing suddenly, using the Dungeon’s means.”
Her ears were a bit off; her hearing hadn’t fully recovered.
Jin Luan: “You go, I’ll handle this.”
Yin Lin:
“Are you really okay? It looks like you almost got beaten to death.”
She was a bit doubtful—if she had really left just now, Jin Luan would probably have been killed by these people.
Yin Lin’s doubt was correct.
Jin Luan patted her head:
“Trust me, even if I can’t beat them, I can run.”
Alright, Yin Lin didn’t argue with her; she took off and left the place.
She habitually started charging again.
As she passed the sea of fire, she glanced a few times and noticed those severely injured or dying Star Summoning Society members.
After the robes covering their bodies fell off, their appearances could be seen.
They looked like ordinary humans, but generally had some unusual features.
Some had discolored skin, some had eyes that were too big or too small, giving a distinct biohazard vibe.
However, they all had one common trait: they showed fearful expressions toward Yin Lin.
Only that shield-wielding giant was still muttering:
“Supreme… courage…”
Yin Lin left without attacking them.
Watching her retreating figure, they also breathed a sigh of relief.
Jin Luan flicked her knife again, shaking off the blood on it onto the ground nearby.
Even though she was already injured, even though her Mana was nearly depleted, she was confident she could handle these enemies.
[Nine minutes earlier]
She had used Instant Step to jump over the shield-wielding giant, cut down the enemies controlling the Train Cannon among the foes, and only then realized she had been too reckless.
After killing those two, wasn’t she surrounded by enemies?
Now she was low on Mana, couldn’t use Instant Step consecutively, and had very few uses left—not at her peak.
Most importantly, she wasn’t dealing with simple-minded Demonic Creatures, but with intelligent humans.
Sure enough, the next second, the enemies holding small cannons in the distance fired separately, no longer focusing fire, disrupting Jin Luan for a few seconds.
The shield-wielding giant closed in, blocking her movement.
The enemies bombarded both Jin Luan and the giant together, not caring at all about friendly fire.
Trapped between front and back, she started to panic.
The shield-wielding giant pressed close and shoved her with his shield, causing her to stumble, unsteady on her feet, unable to control her body.
At that moment, she felt fear again—not only had Demonic Creatures made her feel fear, but these seemingly ordinary Star Summoning Society members had also instilled fear in her.
She realized that even though she could kill them with one knife, they had a higher chance of killing her than the Demonic Creatures.
Humanity’s thousands of years of accumulated wisdom posed a greater threat to her than the Demonic Creatures did.
At that moment, time seemed to slow down.
She thought of Magical Girl Hei Huang, the one called the Evil Aspect of the Magical Girl.
That one didn’t underestimate humans and could be ruthless toward them too—she had long seen clearly what posed the greatest threat to her.
Jin Luan took a deep breath and calmed down.
She looked at the Star Summoning Society members who had stood up again, ready to regroup.
The thought of underestimation had been cast aside, and she stared at those people with a serious expression.