Carrying a bag of discounted evening groceries back home, closing the heavy security door behind her, the world was once again shut out.
During the afternoon's target practice, Lin Guang felt his spirit had once again condensed, his state once more elevated to its peak.
The existence of the supernatural in this world was an indisputable fact to Lin Guang, so even if what Master Chu said was true, and he was indeed extremely interested, there was no need to urgently chase after something so elusive.
Since the system had been delivered right to his face, focusing on the trial mission at hand was the higher priority.
So, without delay, Lin Guang sank his consciousness into the system.
【YES】
…
The moment his consciousness descended, a wave of cold dampness and the stench of blood rushed toward him.
The slender girl opened her eyes and stood up with clean, sharp movements.
She paid no attention to the faint, almost imperceptible nerve pain or the approaching footsteps, channeling all her focus into the power surging within her, ready to burst forth.At this moment, this blazing-hot power seemed to have undergone a qualitative change, feeling in Lin Guang's consciousness like an extension of himself.
The rolling torrent had become an extension of his will, no longer feeling alien.
Following an instinct carved into her very bones, she raised her hand, struck a pose, and the corner of her mouth curled into a smile brimming with confidence and anticipation.
Her emotions were already burning fiercely.
"Smile: perfect score."
"Fighting spirit: one hundred percent."
"Burning the fire in your heart, crush your opponent—"
"Are you ready?"
(<ゝω·)~☆
Whoosh—!
A crimson radiance erupted instantly, as if a miniature sun had been ignited within her body!
A massive torrent of magic power surged through her being with unprecedented smoothness, every muscle fiber and every bone vibrating with joyous resonance.
The girl's fair, beautiful skin was covered by a cool spirit outfit, and the murky, dim, slightly cracked pendant lay quietly on her gently heaving chest.
The blazing microphone staff fell into that slender hand, her cherry-blossom hair dyed a burning crimson, and her eyes lit up with a brilliant, gem-like glow.
—This surging, almost overflowing power within her, and the body so light it felt like it could break free from gravity's pull…
She savored the feeling of this blazing emotion, unable to stop a slight curl of her lips, revealing a breathtakingly beautiful smile.
The transformation had succeeded, after all.
Those eighteen deaths were now completely and utterly worth it.
If the magic orb was gone, so be it. At least she was still a pro gamer.
And at this moment, those two familiarly tiresome puppets finally made their belated appearance.
Snapping back to the present, her gaze swept over the two puppets that had just pounced close. Too lazy to do anything complicated, she casually waved the microphone in her hand like shooing away a fly.
Whoosh—!
The microphone carried flames and immense force, and the two puppets couldn't even put up the slightest resistance. The moment they made contact, they were smashed to pieces, splinters of wood flying everywhere.
Lin Guang moved, transforming into a crimson streak of light, charging actively into the depths of the black mist.
What followed was a pure and utter massacre.
Those monsters that had once required careful handling were now as fragile as paper before Lin Guang, who had chosen to complete her transformation from the very start and was in peak condition.
Butler, maid, apprentice maid, carpenter, stone statue, fur ball… No enemy could make her pause for more than a second.
Every attack carried explosive power, leaving behind a path paved with charred, broken remains as she passed.
Her physical attributes were at least double what they were before transformation, and the magical flames ignited with every move vastly increased her offensive power.
Although the flames condensed from magic power released outside her body were still a bit unruly, their power was more than sufficient, and they couldn't harm her.
This comprehensive enhancement gave her absolute dominance over these monsters she already knew so well.
However, Lin Guang wasn't carried away by the thrill, and she even deliberately conserved her magic power.
Because—
Falling into a pit of dirty water was something no pro gamer could ever tolerate.
Finally, that elegant, rhythmic footstep entered her ears for the second time.
The Head Maid puppet was about to make her entrance.
However, just as the figure in the blue-and-white maid outfit with twin silver ponytails emerged from the black mist, still not entirely clear, and was habitually giving a slight bow, preparing for her opening ceremony—
The massive microphone staff seemed to awaken, a burst of rousing music ringing out from it, piercing the silence of the forest.
And the slender, crimson figure, like a specter, appeared without warning right in front of her.
In that instant, the Head Maid's expressionless face seemed to freeze. Her bowing motion was only halfway complete when she flickered backward in a series of jerky, stuttering retreats.
There was no warning, her speed surpassing the limits of visual perception, still undetectable even to the transformed girl.
But this time, the girl finally sensed that extremely faint, peculiar fluctuation of magic power within her body.
—Hyper-speed.
If the Head Maid had an ability, there was only one.
It would put her into an extremely fast state after activation, but it couldn't be used consecutively.
Last time, after transforming in a near-death state, the girl had tangled with her for about a minute before the outcome was decided, narrowly managing to kill her just before she was completely exhausted.
But this time, there was no need for such trouble.
Because a strategy had already been developed from that one-minute struggle and the subsequent review.
The first acceleration: a flash to create distance.
The second acceleration: a dagger throw, forcibly blocked by the blazing ribbon of flame from the girl's staff.
The third was still a dagger throw, but the interval was noticeably shorter, and the number of daggers thrown was also fewer.
This meant that continuously using this acceleration also put a strain on this creature.
The very moment the maid was forced back by the third consecutive flash-like retreat, finally unable to accelerate anymore.
The girl's strangely shaped microphone staff was already pointed at her.
Magic power and surging emotions seemed to resonate, and two syllables were chanted from her lips in the form of an incantation: "Fire!"
In the next instant, her eyes couldn't help but widen.
…Wait a minute.
This power after the incantation!
In the next moment, a torrent of flames, so intense that even she hadn't anticipated it, surged forth from the five-pointed star-shaped staff head.
…………
In the dim forest.
"Huff… huff…"
A magical girl in a azure-blue spirit outfit stepped out of the black mist, panting heavily, and arrived at the edge of the battlefield.
"That explosion sound and the music from earlier…"
And behind her, the silver-haired, capable girl followed closely, her right hand, clad in a tactical glove, already gripping the sword hilt at her back, an illusory sword light faintly glinting from within the sheath.
Her voice was steady and serious as she said, "Su Fang, be careful."
The magical girl called Su Fang was about to speak, but was struck silent by the sight before her.
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