novelinnhs Chapter 117 It wouldn't matter if we killed them all, right?
Chapter 117 It wouldn't matter if we killed them all, right?
"Sis, you've been on your phone since just now."
The hot pot restaurant was steaming and filled with laughter. But Lu Yue felt completely out of place in this lively scene.
From the moment she sat down, she barely touched the bowl and chopsticks in front of her, only holding her phone and constantly typing something on it.
Shen Zixin looked at her older sister sitting next to her and whispered a reminder—
"It's rare for us all to get together for a meal, and you're just staring at your phone the whole time. It's such a killjoy."
Today is quite unusual, as Noah invited most of the magical girls in the city, including very young magical girls like Ye Han and Fu Ping.
From the moment everyone went to get the condiments to the moment they sat down and started enjoying the hot pot, Lu Yue remained motionless, playing on her phone.
"I'm thinking of a way to resign." Lu Yue didn't look up, her hands still moving. "I suddenly thought of a reason for resignation that the Civil Defense Bureau couldn't refuse."
"Oh?" Shen Zixin was also a little curious. "Could I ask what the reason was?"
"Well, I'll just say I'm a member of 'Dawn's Sons,' a terrorist organization that aims to overthrow the Civil Defense Bureau. Surely they wouldn't force a traitor to remain in the Civil Defense Bureau under those circumstances?"
"Cough cough cough!" Shen Zixin almost spat out her drink. "Sis, are you serious? And what the hell is the Son of Dawn?"
"It's just an organization that wants to overthrow the Civil Defense Bureau. It's okay if you don't know."
"That's not the point, is it? Are you really a member of that organization?" Shen Zixin leaned closer and asked in a low voice.
What is my sister thinking? Is this the kind of joke you can just make?
"Who knows?" Lu Yue finally put down her phone, seemingly having almost finished writing her resignation letter. "Anyway, I'm just looking for an excuse, as long as I can resign from the Civil Defense Bureau."
"Aren't you afraid the Civil Defense Bureau will actually arrest you as a traitor?"
"Ah, at worst I'll just pretend I didn't know anything and say I was just talking nonsense." Lu Yue picked up her chopsticks, ready to eat. "Anyway, I signed the labor contract as the magical girl Ji Xia, so they'll have to put in some effort to find my human form."
"Sis...why did you go to such lengths...?"
Shen Zixin looked at her speechlessly and sighed.
"There's no other way. I have to do this to protect my important younger brother. After all, if I act as an employee of the Civil Defense Bureau, I might face punishment from Tianquan in the 'Seven Councils'... That guy is truly terrifying."
"Tianquan...?" Shen Zixin had heard the name before. "It sounds familiar. I think her job is to arrest unruly magical girls?"
"Yes." Lu Yue nodded. "And it's said that her methods are special... Most magical girls are completely unable to resist her and are directly subdued by her."
"Completely unable to resist...? That must be because she's too strong; she defeated her opponent in an instant."
"It's not the kind of 'unable to resist' you understand," Lu Yue shook her head, "but the literal meaning, 'unable to do anything but obediently be arrested on the spot,' that's the meaning of 'unable to resist.'"
"Uh... you felt the opponent was too strong, so you gave up resisting and accepted the punishment?"
"Please, many magical girls who have committed serious crimes and are basically facing execution don't resist at all. Is that normal? Shouldn't they at least put up a struggle?"
"Indeed..." Shen Zixin said thoughtfully.
"I've thought of a possibility," Ji Xia said, picking up a slice of beef with her chopsticks and putting it into the hot pot. "When Tianquan arrests magical girls below the 'Eternal Shao' level, she always goes alone. But when facing 'Eternal Shao' level girls, she brings a whole bunch of henchmen to gang up on them."
"...This Tianquan...isn't it just bullying the weak and fearing the strong?"
"While it might indeed be a case of bullying the weak and fearing the strong, there's actually another possibility. That is, Tianquan's mental construct... is a special attack targeting magical girls below the 'Eternal Radiance' level."
"Hmm, what do you mean?"
"It means exactly what it says. I guess Tianquan's Heart Image might only work on magical girls below the 'Eternal Radiance' level."
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The excruciating pain, as if being torn apart all over her body, roused Ji Xia from her brief coma.
I just recalled the scene at the hot pot restaurant a few days ago.
In a daze, she felt as if she were still in that steaming hot pot restaurant, and she could still hear her brother's worried questions.
Who could have imagined that just a few days later, that warm and cozy daily life would be completely shattered?
She struggled to support her heavy body, and her vision gradually cleared. What came into view was the enemy with a contemptuous expression.
The expression on the face of the Fallen Heavenly Authority was serious, while the Fallen Heavenly Pivot seemed to have lost all interest in her and yawned listlessly.
"Even though it's just playing around with her, it's so pointless to just strip her of her magical girl abilities like that!" The Fallen Celestial glanced at his companion beside him, his tone full of complaints.
"...Since you want to play so much, I'll cancel 'The Oracle of Ceasefire' and you can play slowly."
The Fallen Heavenly Authority snorted coldly and casually flicked his right hand. Ji Xia immediately felt the feeling of being trapped in mud disappear. However, the wounds on her body did not heal, and she was still seriously injured.
—As expected… Tianquan's mental image… can directly deprive the opponent of their magical girl abilities…
However, judging from the fact that she needs to bring many helpers to deal with "Eternal Beauty" level magical girls, her abilities can only be effective against those below the "Eternal Beauty" level.
If that's the case, then her decision to relinquish her power is her biggest mistake.
A smile appeared on Ji Xia's lips.
"Oh my, your eyes are sharp, not bad." The Fallen Celestial noticed the change in Ji Xia's expression and feigned surprise. "You're so badly injured, yet your eyes are still full of fighting spirit? But how can you possibly fight back?"
"Don't be careless, Tian Shu." The Fallen Heavenly Authority seemed to sense something was wrong and warned, "This guy is acting strangely. If you can't beat her, I'll immediately activate my mental image again to turn her into an ordinary person."
"What nonsense are you spouting?" The Fallen Celestial glared at her, clearly displeased with the reminder. "As a member of the 'Seven Councils,' how could I possibly be defeated by a severely injured 'Blooming'-class magical girl?"
Ji Xia ignored their conversation and slowly stood up.
She knew perfectly well that with her current abilities, it was absolutely impossible for her to win.
Ji Xia's mental construct "Obedience of Heaven's Voice" has no effect on magical girls. In other words, her current mental construct is essentially blank, offering no help in combat.
Moreover, even if he can defeat Tian Shu in his current severely injured state, he will immediately become an ordinary person as soon as Tian Quan activates his mental image.
This is a dead end.
But for her younger brother, for the home that was still waiting for her in the distance... no matter what, she had to win.
Ji Xia raised her head, her eyes burning with flames, and looked at the two people in front of her.
She smiled.
But that smile lacked its usual gentleness and cheerfulness, and looked somewhat frightening.
"Although at first, my goal was just to buy time."
"but--"
"It wouldn't hurt to kill you all, would it?"