West.
To better hide her identity, Luo Shuangyue actually had a backup phone.
The one she pulled out this time was, of course, the backup.
Since it was just a backup, it naturally wasn’t from a big brand — the main point was simply that it worked.
This inevitably made Xia Mo start to doubt things again in her heart: it looked like Ming Die’s poverty wasn’t an act, but real.
She had worn the same outfit for days, used the cheapest phone model, and didn’t even subscribe to any premium features on communication apps.
How could someone like that be a vicious, dangerous villain?
Xia Mo truly couldn’t believe it!
Look at other villains — why do they commit evil deeds?
Isn’t it all to satisfy their own desires?
But Ming Die?
If you really count it up, the bad things she did weren’t all that many — at most, just fighting magical girls.
“I sent you the location,” Luo Shuangyue said, unaware that her image in Xia Mo’s mind had become so… abstract.
Receiving the address from Luo Shuangyue, Xia Mo nodded and casually forwarded it to the Director, along with a message:
“Director, I found Snake Fang people at this location! Requesting backup!”
After doing all that, Xia Mo finally curiously tapped on Ming Die’s profile, wanting to see what secrets might lie behind this mysterious opponent.
But she was soon disappointed — Ming Die’s profile and page were practically empty, with no valuable information at all.
She didn’t even have a personal signature!
“You look disappointed?”
Luo Shuangyue noticed the expression of disappointment on Xia Mo’s face and was a bit confused.
What happened?
Why did Xia Mo look like that? Could it be the Magic Department didn’t believe her intel?
Impossible.
While the Magic Department had its share of useless people, they were always fairly reliable when it came to supporting magical girl combat.
As long as a magical girl requested support, no matter how ridiculous the reason, the department would always send help.
At most, if the situation turned out to be exaggerated afterward, the magical girl might get a minor scolding.
“You didn’t even decorate your profile space!”
Xia Mo turned the phone screen to show Luo Shuangyue, the barren space making her genuinely question if Ming Die was even a girl.
Even if you’re a villain, shouldn’t you write something dramatic in your profile, like:
“The world has abandoned me!” or “I will make this dark world taste despair!”
Luo Shuangyue went silent.
A few seconds later, she said coldly:
“No wonder magical girls these days are getting worse and worse.”
“So these are the kind of pointless things you pay attention to, Xia Mo?”
“Your training the day after tomorrow — double it.”
“Huh?”
Xia Mo suddenly felt a chill down her spine, almost dropping her phone.
Why did it feel like something terrifying had just set its sights on her…?
Could it mean the upcoming battle would be very dangerous?
Xia Mo wondered to herself.
Hmm… she’d better be careful. After all, magical girl instincts are usually right.
***
“Hehe… Senpai, you smell so nice…”
“Tastes sweet too, like cake…”
Drool dripped from the corner of her mouth, slightly dampening the pillow.
A girl in white pajamas lay on the bed in a messy position, mumbling in her sleep.
From the sounds she made, it seemed like she was having a pretty girlish and sweet dream.
Unfortunately, that sweet dream was abruptly interrupted by a loud, shrill ringtone.
The phone on her nightstand began to vibrate and emit a sound only magical girls could hear.
Luo Shuangxing’s eyes flew open.
Though her pale golden eyes were still a little dazed, within seconds of picking up the phone, the confusion vanished completely.
As a magical girl, being woken up by calls in the middle of the night was just part of the job.
“Lily of the Valley, go to this location and support Rosemary.”
After answering, Luo Shuangxing heard the Director’s voice.
At the same time, an address was sent to her phone.
“Understood!”
Without asking why or who the enemy was, Luo Shuangxing flipped off the bed and, with movements still a bit unrefined, opened the window and jumped out.
“Wah! Transform, transform!”
Unlike Xia Mo, who had already completed her transformation the moment she left the window, Luo Shuangxing’s transformation was a bit embarrassing — it wasn’t until she was mid-air, free falling, that she realized she hadn’t transformed yet.
Thankfully, magical girls could transform very quickly; otherwise, she might’ve become the first magical girl to end up hospitalized for forgetting to transform before jumping out a window.
After stabilizing herself mid-air, Luo Shuangxing, now transformed, glanced at the address the Director had sent and quickly estimated her travel time in her mind.
“Director, I can reach the location in four minutes!”
“Good, Siam can get there in three… Rosemary, hold your position. Wait until Lily of the Valley and Siam arrive before engaging.”
It was clear that Luo Shuangxing wasn’t the only one communicating with the Director — both Rosemary and Siam were in the call too.
“Join the voice channel — Rosemary will explain the situation.”
“Here’s what happened earlier…”
After entering the magical girls’ dedicated voice channel, Xia Mo concisely explained the situation to her teammates and the Director.
While she was speaking, she kept glancing sideways at Ming Die, her eyes clearly saying, “See? I wasn’t wrong.”
Luo Shuangyue, who had snatched one of Xia Mo’s earbuds and shoved it into her own ear, nodded indifferently.
This kind of thing?
Say whatever you want.
Ask me? |
Why bother.
As long as you can come up with a reason convincing enough to trick your friends into showing up, that’s all that matters.
“I’m right outside the negotiation site between Snake Fang and Black Flame. Sounds like they’re arguing pretty fiercely inside.”
Pressing herself against the wall, Xia Mo whispered while eavesdropping on the voices inside.
The negotiation site between Snake Fang and Black Flame was a hidden base belonging to Black Flame.
They seemed to think no one could ever find this place, so they weren’t bothering to lower their voices at all.
Xia Mo could clearly hear the two sides arguing heatedly inside the room — including some vulgarities that made her frown slightly.
“Their boss and a few senior officers got taken down recently. It’s total chaos right now. Yeah, from that incident.”
Luo Shuangyue added quietly.
It was the same incident where she’d been blasted by Xia Mo’s Mind Cannon — a mess orchestrated by Black Flame.
To save their boss, a few high-ranking members had somehow gotten their hands on a General-Class Monster Controller, but they ended up being killed by the very general-class monster they summoned.
“So it was them… Wait — are they fighting in there?!”
Before Xia Mo even finished speaking, a sudden roar came from inside the room:
“So you refuse a toast and prefer a forfeit? You must have a death wish!”
The next moment, someone crashed through the wall and flew out.