yournovel Chapter 111 Annihilation Crisis
Chapter 111 Annihilation Crisis
Noah walked out of the pharmacy and strolled slowly down the street.
She didn't choose to fly. The meeting place with Kaiyang's "friend" wasn't far, at most a twenty-minute walk. If possible, Noah preferred to keep a low profile and avoid unnecessary attention.
January's weather was already chilly; the plane trees along the street were bare, and pedestrians wrapped their coats tightly, their breath quickly dissipating into the air.
Noah put her hands in her pockets, letting the cold wind blow through her silver hair, and began to recall the progress of everything.
The return of Floating Duckweed and Fennel was undoubtedly a shot in the arm. Although she hadn't expected to have to use these two "trump cards" so soon. In her ideal scenario, waking them up would have been unnecessary unless she was forced into a desperate situation.
As for He Yuran… that child, although she still didn't like her, she was willing to lend a helping hand at crucial moments. This made Noah even more certain that the "He Yuran" in this world, and the one who ultimately became her adversary in her own timeline, had embarked on completely different paths.
Everything seemed to be moving in a positive direction.
If I can eliminate the huge hidden threat posed by the empty box and deal with the pursuers sent by Yi Luoxin... perhaps I can truly have a different ending in this era.
That's right, there's nothing to be afraid of anymore.
Just as Noah's thoughts drifted away, she felt an even colder gaze in the chilly air.
She stopped and instinctively looked in that direction.
Across the street, a woman in an ordinary trench coat stood quietly in front of a bookstore window. She appeared to be browsing new books, but her gaze was fixed intently on Noah through the glass.
Are you looking at me? And not just in a normal gaze—
It was a gaze filled with murderous intent... a gaze that, once locked onto its prey, could never be looked away from.
It's them!
The instant she realized she had been exposed, Noah channeled her magic into her legs, her toes barely touching the ground, and her entire body shot skyward like an arrow released from a bow—
"Let's do it!"
The command came from somewhere unknown, and in an instant, four figures burst forth from four different locations—
At the entrance of the alley, in the coffee shop, through a broken window on the third floor, inside the bookstore—
They quickly took flight, following Noah into the air, and surrounded her—
The four women simultaneously shed their trench coats used for disguise, revealing their corrupted magical girl battle suits underneath—dark and blood-red fabric interwoven with the distinctive pink pattern around their abdomens.
It is "future assassin".
Before the pedestrians on the street could react to this sudden turn of events, the attack had already begun.
Without exchanging any further words, the four corrupted magical girls unleashed four beams of light, each a different color, from four different directions, towards Noah, who was located in the center of the encirclement.
boom--!!!
The violent explosion instantly engulfed Noah's figure, and the raging shockwave spread outward from her.
However, because Noah flew high enough, the explosion occurred in mid-air. Although it caused a great commotion, the damage to the streets below was quite limited.
After all, one of the clauses in the negotiations between the Civil Defense Bureau and the future assassins was that they could not harm local personnel. Therefore, their attacks were restrained as much as possible.
The four assassins seemed unconcerned about the damage they caused, or perhaps that was exactly what they wanted.
The commotion was enough to disperse all innocent civilians in the shortest amount of time, clearing the area for their next "hunt".
However, Noah was nowhere to be seen from where the four magical girls attacked. The corrupted magical girls were not surprised by this; they knew very well that Noah, with her time-stopping ability, could not be easily hit by such a direct attack.
The illusory image of the clock flashed briefly in Noah's right eye.
When she reappeared, she was already hovering hundreds of meters in the air, coldly looking down at the four assassins below.
Noah's heart sank.
Why did the attack suddenly occur?
Where is Shui Li? She was supposed to coordinate all the future assassins' actions, so why did she suddenly appear out of nowhere and attack the team?
Could it be that Yi Luoxin has become suspicious of Shui Li, and thus dispatched a secret force that is not under Shui Li's control? Or... has Shui Li... been exposed, or even turned against her?
Noah gritted her teeth; now she had to prepare for the worst.
If Shui Li really betrayed them, will her teammates in other places also be attacked?
*
Meanwhile, in Li Mengling's apartment.
"Looks like it's a mimicry-type mental construct," Fennel said, analyzing the catgirl Asaka. "Usually, this kind of mimicry enhances your own attributes. Asaka, do you feel anything different about yourself compared to before?"
"Hmm... I seem to be more agile, and my reaction time is faster. My flexibility and balance are also stronger than before." Asaka thought carefully for a moment, her cat ears twitching.
"I see. Then I think, in accordance with your mental state, regarding magic—"
Halfway through her story, Fennel suddenly looked out the window with alarm. Then, her eyes widened in disbelief.
"Eh...? Teacher... what's wrong?" Yotsuba asked with some concern.
"Morning Glow, Four-Leaf Clover—" Fennel slowly took off her glasses and placed them on the table. "You two leave my house now from the front door. Then, run as far as you can."
"Hey... Teacher... What happened?" Asaka suddenly sensed something was wrong.
"Just do as I say. No matter what happens to the teacher, you must never look back—"
The words had barely left her lips when a blinding light streamed in from outside the French windows. Fennel instantly rushed to the balcony, her arms crossed, unleashing her strongest defensive shield—
"Go quickly—and absolutely do not look back!"
*
Street outside a memorial cemetery in Gwangyang City.
Shen Zixin looked at the three strange women in front of her with some confusion.
They were all wearing trench coats. Although it's winter, there are still quite a few people wearing trench coats. But the fact that the three of them were standing together in such matching clothes still drew some attention.
These three people stood like a wall, blocking Shen Zixin's path back to the hotel. Moreover, whenever Shen Zixin tried to walk around them, they would annoyingly move in sync and block his way again.
"Excuse me, is there something wrong?" Shen Zixin stopped and decided to find out what had happened and why these three people seemed to be deliberately causing trouble.
And... why do I feel like these three people's faces look... a little familiar? Like I've seen them somewhere before.
"Oh dear, I didn't expect you not to recognize us." The woman in the middle covered her mouth with her hand, revealing a very affected expression of surprise.
"Enough with the nonsense, let's get started." The woman on the left spoke with obvious impatience.
"Given his current strength, there's no way he could escape." The woman on the right looked listless and yawned. "However, I agree that we should act quickly and go back to report to Lady Yi Luoxin."
Could it be—?!
Shen Zixin suddenly thought of a terrifying possibility.
The three women in front of him, as if to confirm his guess, simultaneously threw off their trench coats—
The iconic corrupted magical girl battle suit, and the pink markings on her lower abdomen, came into view.
They are three corrupted magical girls.
"Ah, let's introduce ourselves before we start." The woman in the lead—the Fallen Celestial—smiled. "We are magical girls under the command of Lady Iroko: Tian Shu, Tian Ji, and Tian Quan."
"Lady Yi Luoxin is too cautious. She insisted on nipping you in the bud, and actually sent three of us 'Eternal Radiance' level magical girls to kill you." The Fallen Heavenly Pivot was completely unmotivated, and glanced at Shen Zixin with contempt.
"You're only at the 'Budding' level right now? This isn't just using a sledgehammer to crack a nut, it's like using an atomic bomb to kill a mosquito."