My Superpower Is Piloting Magical Girl Corpses?

Chapter 21: Because If You Don’t Fight, You Can’t Survive!

“Huh?”

Su Fang was stunned for a moment.

The girl before her lowered her eyelids, staring at her own empty hands, as if the fiery passion and excitement from her transformation and battle had completely burned away the emotions inside her.

“I don’t remember anything.”

“When I woke up, I was already here. I’ve just been fighting.”

Su Fang’s eyes went wide.

Amnesia?

In this “Outer Realm” full of monsters, having forgotten everything, left only with this instinct-like combat reflex and extreme vigilance toward the outside world, she had fought alone until now?

“How could…”

“Mengmengxiang.” The girl slowly raised her head, looking at Su Fang and Airwen. “Magical girl Mengmengxiang.”

“That’s all this body has left.”

…………

Watching Su Fang’s face fill with shock and heartache, and Airwen who had been silent but whose eyes flickered with changing emotions, Lin Guang felt slightly reassured in his heart.

The language these two spoke was unlike any he had ever heard before. However, the existence of the Soul Link allowed him to dig out something called “common language” from this body’s knowledge, letting him understand everything they said without any barrier. After brief adaptation, he could even speak this language himself.

They probably weren’t monsters. They were beings he could communicate with. They had even shown him goodwill.

But right now, Lin Guang’s condition was truly terrible, so he didn’t let his guard down.

The flaming torrent unleashed by the chant and emotional resonance just now had been beyond imagination, but as the price, the magic power inside his body had been nearly drained.

That one shot had emptied him completely.

Admittedly, this had given Lin Guang new inspiration and direction, meaning that even after a successful transformation, relying on words and emotional control could still have an extremely powerful impact on his power.

But on the tactical level, this was actually a pretty dangerous mistake. After all, he hadn’t originally planned to waste all his magic power on that Head Maid.

Magic power seemed to be tied to physical stamina and mental energy. Running out of magic power wouldn’t cause injury or death, but it would completely strip away all combat capability.

Lin Guang could already feel his spirit growing quite scattered, as if he had no energy for anything.

However, relying on his terrifyingly strong willpower, he was still forcing himself to think at high speed.

—Last time I entered the game, right before I died from exhaustion, I thought I sensed someone approaching.

Was it them?

It seemed like stupidly bashing my head against these enemies the whole time was a bit foolish. Asking them for help from the start might have been the easier path.

But… if I hadn’t clashed with them while burning all my strength, there’s no telling whether they would have found me at all.

Still, running into other magical girls was indeed something within my expectations.

The setting and circumstances of this trial were still murky and unclear.

So Lin Guang had long prepared a plan for when he encountered someone he could communicate with, along with a complete logical framework for his current identity.

—The trial required him to play the role of Mengmengxiang, not to be recognized as an outsider, but it didn’t give him any memories.

That was undoubtedly deadly. After all, dying here wasn’t the scary part; being recognized meant direct trial failure and immediate settlement.

Based on his own situation, magical girls’ senses were always sharp. It wasn’t impossible for them to detect emotional fluctuations or such.

The best plan he could make was to tell the truth.

Since the four words “I don’t remember” were the truth, they should be enough to handle most situations.

For him, an amnesiac identity was the best cover. It meant he didn’t need to explain why he had appeared here, and it could mask his lack of knowledge about the common sense of this world.

Most importantly, it wouldn’t expose him when he ran into someone who knew the original body.

At that moment, Mengmengxiang’s cherry-red eyes had locked onto Airwen’s gaze.

—From the look in her eyes, which had been shifting and filled with all kinds of complex emotions just now…

She recognized him.

Had they crossed paths before?

As if by telepathy, Airwen snapped back to reality at that moment, looked at her, and nodded.

“That’s right. You really are Mengmengxiang.”

Her tone was firm, and she said seriously, “You’re a member of the Magical Girl Association. Just like me, you’re an ‘Outer Realm Investigator.’”

Su Fang’s eyes widened: “Huh? Senior Airwen actually knows Senior Mengmengxiang?”

This time, Airwen shook her head.

“I wouldn’t say I know her.”

“You and I weren’t really close back then. But at least I’ve seen you. I recognize your face, and your transformed form.”

“……”

“Ah, that’s a good thing!”

Su Fang let out a long breath: “At least after we get back to town, once Senior returns to the Association with us, we can quickly find someone she knows!”

But her expression was still worried. She looked at Airwen and asked, “Then why did Senior Mengmengxiang lose her memory?”

“There are too many possible reasons. This is, after all, the ‘Outer Realm’—a heavily contaminated disaster zone where Abyss power erodes reality. Anything can happen.”

Airwen explained: “So the risk of mental influence or even memory disorder definitely exists… Even ordinary people end up lying in the hospital for life sometimes.”

“But honestly, as long as you survive, everything can be sorted out.”

The girl named Mengmengxiang blinked expressionlessly, lowered her head again, looked at her body, as if accepting this setting: “Is that so…”

“I see.”

She nodded and said no more.

Every sentence was just a few short words. There was no warmth, only the distance and unfamiliarity of caution, along with a faint daze.

This deepened the pity in Su Fang’s eyes.

—Senior truly remembers nothing besides transformation and combat…

It was like she had completely burned out, reduced to nothing but embers of residual warmth.

“Let’s leave here first.” Airwen didn’t explain further, but gave her a deep look. “This isn’t a good place to talk.”

The terrain of this black fog forest was infuriatingly complex.

All around were identical withered ancient trees and lingering black mist. There were no clear landmarks or reference points. The rotten soil underfoot covered up the original paths, and a single misstep could lead to getting lost.

But Airwen, walking at the front, moved with extraordinary ease.

She didn’t check any maps or use any magic to scout the path. She just kept her hands in the pockets of her tactical jacket, strolling leisurely through the dense forest.

Where to turn, where tangled roots needed to be avoided—she seemed to know it all by heart.

The level of familiarity gave the feeling that she had walked this path alone thousands of times.

And under Airwen’s precise guidance, the return trip was surprisingly smooth, without any trouble.

“We’re here.”

The leading Airwen stopped in her tracks.

Lin Guang raised his head and, through the thinning black mist, saw what she called the exit.

It was a sight that could trigger a fear of giant objects.

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