How much could the Prophecy Maiden truly grow in just ten days, no matter how fast she developed?
Among the magical girls present, not a single one had been awakened for less than two and a half years.
Airwen gazed at the four pairs of eyes fixed on her and shook her head.
"I know it sounds unbelievable, but this is already the most optimistic estimate."
Her black eyes swept across the four girls' faces.
"The truth is, we and the Sacred Tree are the ones who can't afford to drag this out."
"The Phoenix told me that the Abyss will keep sending demon beasts to search for and attack the Prophecy Maiden."
She pointed at the cyan-yellow leaf that had actually been nestled in Su Fang's hair all along.
"And to completely obscure Su Fang's coordinates on a conceptual level, it requires the Sacred Tree's power."
"If we had to hide Su Fang long-term, the Sacred Tree couldn't sustain that around-the-clock consumption."Airwen gestured toward the night outside the tent and continued, "Actually, even during our training, although the Sacred Tree provided its protection, it was only operating in energy-saving mode."
"In that mode, the Abyss can only vaguely sense whether the Prophecy Maiden is within the barrier or outside it."
"When it senses we're outside, the Abyss naturally won't go to the extreme of dispatching powerful monsters to attack the city barrier like it did yesterday."
Airwen pointed at the ground beneath their feet. "And when we return to the Outpost to rest, through the Phoenix's relayed message, the Sacred Tree's power will completely conceal the Prophecy Maiden's existence while we sleep."
"This way, the Abyss can't even tell whether Su Fang is inside or outside the barrier. It's like a blind man who's lost his target, so it naturally won't take action."
"The Abyss doesn't have a clear, definitive will—only something like a diffuse consciousness. That's why this alternating concealment tactic can work."
"But this isn't a long-term solution. After all, the Phoenix still needs the Sacred Tree to reserve power for our upcoming expedition."
"Otherwise... if there's no concealment, the moment the monsters sense the Prophecy Maiden's exact location, they'd probably all step out of their territories and gang up on her together."
"…………"
The girls processed this information and fell into silence.
But it was at that very moment that a sweet yet indifferent voice rang out.
"I have a few questions."
Airwen nodded, signaling for her to continue.
Lin Guang raised a finger and asked seriously,
"First, regarding the classification of strength."
"Monsters are divided into Claw-type, dangerous species, and Nightmare Seeds. Does the magical girl side have a specific rating system for strength too?"
"If so, what are the criteria? Is it magic power reserves, magic intensity, or the precision of magic control?"
As she asked, her gaze wasn't only fixed on Airwen's face but also on the panel only she could see.
[Game Character: Mengmengxiang]
[Game Character Abilities: ★Magical Girl Transformation★ (C-Rank), Magic Power (D- Rank), Magic Aptitude (D-)]
[Overall Evaluation: D- (Average person in the main world is F)]
To be honest, Lin Guang was very sensitive to combat power systems and calculations.
After all, a top-tier player couldn't be insensitive to data—especially with letter grades already marked on the panel.
Hearing Lin Guang's question, Airwen didn't seem surprised at all.
"That was indeed my oversight."
"You've lost your memory and don't remember the basics, so I really should explain."
The silver-haired girl looked at Lin Guang and spoke unhurriedly:
"The monsters' strength classifications are clearly defined because there truly are significant gaps. The differences between Claw-type, dangerous species, and Nightmare Seeds are enormous."
"But we magical girls don't have such a classification."
"The Association hasn't compiled anything as clear as game levels either."
Airwen continued to explain, "Therefore, the Association usually evaluates based on combat records."
"Specifically, how strong a magical girl is depends on what level of monster she has successfully hunted, how many, or how many of a certain level she can match."
Airwen paused for a moment, her gaze sweeping over everyone present, as if organizing her words to assess the power balance. "Based on everyone's combat records here, it can roughly be divided like this."
She first looked at Tang Keren, who was lying on the side eavesdropping, and Zihan, who still seemed to have her soul floating off somewhere. "First, Tangtang and Hermit's Purple."
"Although they have completely different personalities, their teamwork is surprisingly good. They once jointly killed two upper-rank dangerous species, which can be counted as solo-kill records for each."
Tang Keren flashed a smug look.
Airwen added, "As for that Nightmare-level monster they killed yesterday while suppressed by the Sacred Tree's domain, that doesn't count. A truly unsuppressed Nightmare-level is far beyond that."
"As for you..."
The silver-haired girl even hesitated, a rare occurrence. "Before your memory loss... you didn't even have any dangerous species hunting records, and very few Claw-type kills."
She quickly added words that sounded like comfort. "But it doesn't matter—you got one the day before yesterday."
Lin Guang: "......."
Having said that, Airwen's eyes sharpened a little.
"But it's worth mentioning."
"Judging by the magic you released earlier, with an extremely long chant time, massive consumption, and the inability to move as costs, its destructive power was enough to injure an upper-rank dangerous species."
"Although it's not flexible, given your total magic power, it's indeed an impressive trump card."
Upon hearing this, Lin Guang fell into deep thought.
Airwen's explanation, her observations from the past few days, and her grasp of her physical body seemed to give her some clues.
E- to E+ ranks undoubtedly corresponded to Claw-type.
And D- to D+ should correspond to dangerous species.
If she were optimistic, the combat strength of Tangtang and Zihan after transformation was probably around D+.
And her previously chanted Crimson Flame Cannon could barely touch the edge of D+ in terms of attack power?
Though she could only fire one shot.
Beyond that, there didn't seem to be any reference points.
If dangerous species and Nightmare Seeds corresponded to D and C respectively, then based on Airwen's explanation, there was probably a massive chasm between those two ranks.
Although forcibly dividing them subjectively like this seemed deliberate, it would be even more uncomfortable for her if she didn't have a clear power classification in mind.
Lin Guang propped her chin on her smooth, delicate hand, a contemplative look in her cherry blossom-colored eyes.
In short, it was similar to how someone who could solo a first-grade ○ spirit would be rated as a first-grade ○ sorcerer, right... Excluding that someone who was a second-grade ○ sorcerer but got soloed by a second-grade ○ spirit, this classification was actually acceptable.
This matter was also recorded in "My Old Feng is a Brain Flower."
"As for Su Fang..."
Airwen looked at Su Fang.
"I-I'll work hard..."
Su Fang lowered her head and spoke softly.
"No, I told you, what you did today was already good."
Airwen looked at the nervous girl and spoke again, "Just in terms of innate magic power, you're already close to the current total magic power of those two."
"As long as your combat experience improves and you find a way to develop your abilities, it won't be difficult for you to solo an upper-rank dangerous species like them."
"That's really nice..."
Zihan also spoke in a soft, sticky voice, looking at Su Fang together with Tangtang, envy hard to suppress in their eyes.
After all, this Prophecy Maiden's starting point alone already placed her alongside them, who had been through countless trials.
The introduction seemed to end there.
But Airwen suddenly noticed something.
Lin Guang didn't seem to have any intention of immediately asking the next question. She just quietly stared at her.
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