The acting person-in-charge hinted at wanting to help, but couldn’t say it outright.
As the boss here, some things just aren’t appropriate to say.
If they helped the Magical Girl, it would damage the prestige of the Eastern Alliance and the Human Alliance.
It was clear that Silver Lin had given them great confidence. They felt Yiri City wasn’t at a life-or-death moment yet, so they still had to consider political issues.
He quietly shot Huang Yi a few looks.
Everyone in the Countermeasure Center knew Huang Yi was from the Witch Faction. It wasn’t a secret; Huang Yi had admitted it long ago.
Facing the gaze from the acting person-in-charge, he understood the meaning.
“I think we need to send some support to help Magical Girl Silver Lin deal with Lifa Male.”
As a member of the Witch Faction, it was only natural for him to say this.
Then, some fierce criticism came.
“What kind of nonsense is this? Our Human Alliance actually supporting a Magical Girl? We humans can handle the Demonic Creatures ourselves.”
This was also exactly what the Human Supremacists had to say. Even if they knew how stupid it was, they had to say it.
Huang Yi replied, “Our manpower is already insufficient. We can barely handle the lower-level Demonic Creatures, let alone Cadre-level ones.”
The opposing faction responded, “Isn’t it precisely because the Magical Girl is fighting Lifa Male that we can’t carry out the bait plan? Isn’t she just making things worse?”
Then came the familiar pointless squabbling.
The Witch Faction, represented by Huang Yi, suggested supporting the Magical Girl at this time, while the other faction opposed.
They argued for only half a minute. It was more like a show—neither side put any real emotion into it. It was like going through the motions, reading off a script.
The acting person-in-charge used this as a way out and said accordingly, “Let the Magical Girl fight the Demonic Creature. That way we reduce human casualties. We need to focus our combat power on the defense of the Underground Industrial Area.”
Both sides continued arguing, but the acting person-in-charge had made up his mind and gave the order to support.
And so, a simple support operation began.
The Special Task Force had developed a new precise method to attack Magical Girls—using mini-drones equipped with grenades, flashbangs, and other gadgets.
It looked ridiculous and crude, but it was said to be an effective tactic against Magical Girls.
Just now, when he saw Liang Tai, he happened to recall this tactic.
The Special Task Force deployed some personnel and launched a swarm of drones.
On the battlefield, Silver Lin and Lifa Male were still fighting. Both sides began a very comedic tug-of-war.
After Silver Lin had fully charged her Magic Power Cannon, Lifa Male changed its behavior pattern and stopped closing in for Melee Combat.
It had relatively low-level combat experience, but it was far smarter than a beast.
Silver Lin was looking for a one-hit-kill opportunity. If this Charged Attack hit a vital spot, it would likely kill Lifa Male instantly, preventing it from activating its Rewind Magic.
Lifa Male was probably dumbfounded too, not knowing how to handle her.
It wanted to get close, but was afraid. It wanted to keep its distance, but was also afraid.
So it kept throwing punches from a medium range of several hundred meters. This tactic had been very effective against Jin Luan and Huan Hong.
Because even Silver Lin’s Shield would be broken at that range. One punch’s wind was far more powerful than an attack from an Intermediate Evil Demon.
It dealt both physical damage and a high amount of magic damage.
She was beaten to the point where she couldn’t leave the underground tunnel and return to the free sky.
The underground area was also being constantly destroyed, causing the surface to keep collapsing, resulting in huge casualties and property damage.
During this time, Silver Lin sustained some minor injuries. Her hair and clothes were a mess—she was quite disheveled.
She held tightly onto her Magic Power Cannon without firing, waiting for an opportunity.
A few minutes later, that opportunity seemed to come.
Many drones descended from the sky, crashing toward Lifa Male.
It heard the sound but didn’t sense any danger. It casually swatted like a human shooing flies.
A strong wind swept in with its hand motion, sending drones dozens of meters away flying.
Some other drones flew in from different angles and were already right in front of it.
A flashbang exploded a few meters away, emitting a blinding light and deafening noise for humans, but Lifa Male only blinked, and then there was no further effect.
It swatted again, sending nearby drones flying. One drone charged close and hit its head, causing a violent explosion by human standards.
Shrapnel flew everywhere, hitting Lifa Male’s head.
It just scratched its head as if itchy.
These little gadgets were the new tactic against Magical Girls. With enough numbers, even the three sisters—Jin Luan, Silver Lin, and Huan Hong—would have trouble dealing with them.
But no one expected this tactic to be used on a Demonic Creature first, and an Executive-level one at that.
Its effect on it was minimal.
The Eastern Alliance naturally knew this, but they kept deploying anyway. Tens of thousands of mini-drones launched together—the sight was spectacular.
All of them crashed down toward Lifa Male.
If countless flies flew at you, buzzing around, you’d find it annoying too.
Even more so for a less intelligent Demonic Creature. It instinctively detested these drones and started shooing them away.
With one slap, it knocked away dozens, but dozens more crashed into its body, constantly flashing, buzzing, or exploding.
It finally couldn’t take it anymore and got serious.
Charging up, it swung one palm, and everything within a few hundred meters was swept flat by a massive, visible hand—far more powerful than any bulldozer.
Nine years of humanity’s hard work building that city block was reset with a single slap.
Then another punch—the blast of wind passed through, giving the Earth a new hairstyle.
All the drones ahead were cleared. Even the transport planes high above felt the shockwave, being pushed around, their fuselages shaking, taking a while to regain balance.
Once Lifa Male started dealing with them seriously, not a single drone could get close. They were all easily swept down by the wind from its fists.
This interference plan caused Lifa Male to accidentally damage even more buildings, resulting in more property loss than Silver Lin had caused.
Inside the Countermeasure Center, more voices of criticism arose, blaming this support plan. They said it would have been better to let Silver Lin face Lifa Male alone; the damage to Yiri City wouldn’t have been this severe.
The acting person-in-charge was under immense pressure, but he still didn’t give up on the support and continued implementing the plan.
And finally, it created an opportunity for Silver Lin.
Hearing the continuous explosions outside, Silver Lin realized someone had come to help her.
She quickly closed the distance, found a way out, and returned to the surface.
She was only a hundred meters away from Lifa Male now.
She probably never thought that as a long-range magic core, she would one day be reduced to needing to close the distance with an enemy.
The Demonic Creature sensed danger and threw another punch.
Silver Lin also struck at this moment. The Magic Power Cannon fired.
She was swept away by the fist wind, suffering another heavy blow.
But the Magic Power Cannon wasn’t swept away. It pierced through the terrifying fist wind and nearly hit Lifa Male.
Just as the Magic Power Cannon was about to detonate, Lifa Male indeed used Rewind Magic again.
Its damaged skin began to repair. The Magic Power Cannon that had just exploded reverted back into a beam of light, retracting.
The blood Silver Lin had spat out was also sucked back into her body. Her wounds began to heal, and her Magic Shield returned.
It reverted back to the positions just when she had fired the Magic Power Cannon.
Even from a hundred meters away, it could react in time and activate Rewind Magic.
‘How in the world can she defeat it?’