She was being hunted down, so she became a magical girl.

"Witch transformation?"

Xu Ting immediately gripped Xiao Ling's mouse tightly and said eagerly,

"Has Shaohua shown signs of witch-like transformation?"

"Ouch, you're hurting my grip," Xiaoling complained, then replied, "Miss Shaohua does indeed show signs of becoming a witch; I have no reason to lie to you."

"That's not hard to figure out, is it?"

"There are no evil beasts in Hezhi City. Although we brought a lot of evil beast crystals from the wilderness, they were all lost after the entire team was wiped out."

"Miss Shaohua has suffered another severe mental blow. Under such circumstances, it is almost inevitable that she will show signs of becoming a witch."

"But you don't need to worry. Miss Shaohua sacrificed herself before she could complete her witch transformation, so she won't become a monster like a witch."

Xiaoling's words had a dark humor, conveying the absurdity of cancer cells appearing in a centenarian, with the tumor not having time to spread before the elderly person dies of old age.

But for Xu Ting, the problem was much bigger.

Shao Hua showed signs of becoming a witch. Even if she died young and did not undergo physical mutations, she would still be a witch trainee like Zhan Ye.

This is her—

They are able to see the future through the eyes of the Star Gods.

"Xu Ting," the crow, who had been silent all along, spoke up, "perhaps you could look out the window."

"Because the barrier blocked my magical perception, I was completely unable to detect anything outside the barrier."

Xu Ting turned her body away.

Look straight ahead with both eyes.

His gaze shot from her red eyes and finally landed on Zhan Ye's face.

Zhan Ye was flying outside the window, staring intently at Xu Ting.

"Don't worry, she can't see you." Before Xu Ting could make a move, Crow said in time, "The barrier can block my senses, so it can naturally deceive Zhan Ye as well."

"Then why is she standing in such a precise spot?" Xu Ting felt a chill run down her spine under Zhan Ye's gaze.

"Because this barrier cannot be hidden from the Star Gods," said the raven.

"Xu Ting, we went to great lengths to shield the Gray Raven's senses, but we never expected that there was a witch hiding here."

"The Star God's attendant knew from the beginning that Shaohua had died here, so this barrier naturally couldn't hide it from His eyes."

Xu Ting closed his eyes and let out bursts of laughter.

"No wonder, no wonder, no wonder!"

She repeated it three times, each time more annoyed than the last.

Xu Ting said through gritted teeth:

"No wonder the first prophecy the Star Servant gave to Gray Raven was to send me to Airport No. 5 to meet Jiang Chenglian ahead of time."

"It was precisely because I met Jiang Chenglian beforehand that I installed a tracking device on her."

"It was because I installed a GPS tracker that I was able to locate her when she started her lecture and discover the temple."

"It was precisely because I discovered this temple that I was inevitably forced to come here to search for my lost youth!"

Then, Xu Ting will discover that the powerful ally she relied on has already died.

She herself was trapped inside the barrier and unable to escape.

"Crow, can you help me escape from here, like on the floating islands and the spaceship?" Xu Ting asked.

The crow shook its head and replied:

"I won't be able to use that move again for a while."

"If I have to use this method, then sleeping won't be the solution."

"Really?" Xu Ting asked.

"...Really," the crow replied.

Xu Ting let out a long sigh of relief:

"So I have no choice but to kill Zhanye here, right?"

She laughed self-deprecatingly and said:

"This is a trap set by the Star God Servant. He will definitely have Zhanye tell Jizhou, so that the latter will also participate in the hunt for me."

Moreover, unlike in the safe house, this time Zhan Ye had extremely good reason to bring Ji Zhou here.

The temple is the stronghold of youth.

Zhan Ye only needs to report this one piece of information, and Ji Zhou will definitely come here.

"Crow, you once told me that the midnight sun was an enemy I could never defeat back then. Has that conclusion changed now?"

"No," said the crow. "You still have no chance of defeating the midnight sun."

"You even said back then that if I wanted to defeat Polar Day, which is two levels above my current level, I should quickly transform into a witch and submit to the Star God's servant, so that He could bless me," Xu Ting said.

"Perhaps the Star Servant thinks the same way?"

"Um... why did you suddenly stop talking, you magical girl whose name I don't know?" Xiaoling was unaware of the conversation between Xu Ting and the crow; she only saw Xu Ting holding her and falling into silence.

"Can't you see the view outside the window?" Xu Ting asked.

Xiaoling said helplessly:

"I only have a front-facing camera. If you point the screen out the window, I should still be able to see."

So Xu Ting flipped the laptop over.

Then Xiao Ling emitted a sharp, explosive sound.

"What...what do we do?" Xiaoling said in a panic, "That's a magical girl from Tianyi Group, right? It must be!"

"That's terrifying! She's got a whole body of prosthetics. To my laptop, it's like seeing human hands growing all over the wall!"

Xu Ting turned the laptop back over.

"Xiao Ling, do you have combat abilities? Are there any items in the barrier that can be used for combat?"

Xiaoling's screensaver has changed to a picture of Shaohua with her arms crossed in front of her chest.

"I'm only good at fighting online, and Miss Shaohua has used up all my fighting tools. Only the barrier itself has defensive capabilities within the barrier."

"But you don't need to worry too much."

Xiaoling's screensaver has changed to a picture of Shaohua giving a thumbs-up.

"I didn't sense any pressure from that magical girl at the level of a two-color ring. She's at most a rookie at the level of a one-color feather, the same level as you."

"That person made a foolish mistake by abandoning the powerful physique of a magical girl and arming himself with weak machinery. He definitely can't beat you!"

Xu Ting shook his head:

"I haven't reached the Ascension level."

"...Huh?" Xiaoling was dumbfounded.

A few seconds later, Xiaoling changed her screensaver to a serious-looking headshot of a young woman against a blue background, saying:

"I can try to switch enemies."

"If it were a normal magical girl, I would be helpless, but since the enemy has a prosthetic structure, I can attach my magic to her prosthetic body and restrict her for a few minutes."

"You should take this opportunity to leave."

Xu Ting asked, "What are you going to do? You've attached magic to your prosthetic body, what about your existence?"

"Of course I went with Miss Shaohua." Xiaoling couldn't find a suitable screensaver, so she switched it to a black background and added a big "carefree" icon.

"It's alright, I am Miss Shaohua's spirit, your senior."

"Seniors are meant to make sacrifices for their juniors."

"Since Miss Shaohua has passed away, this matter can only be handled by me."

--"No."

Xu Ting resolutely rejected Xiao Ling's proposal.

On the one hand, even if Xiaoling held off Zhanye, she couldn't prevent the impending arrival of the polar day;

On the other hand, if Xiao Ling is sacrificed to escape this place, Xu Ting's situation will remain unchanged from before he came here. Jiang Chenglian and Huan Guang will still be unable to be saved, Gray Crow will still not be able to unlock his senses, and Zhan Ye, who has recovered, will still hunt down Xu Ting.

"Seniors should protect juniors."

"Shaohua is dead. There is no magical girl in this city who is more powerful than me and who is at odds with the Tianyi Group."

Xu Ting raised his head and stared directly at Zhan Ye outside the window.

"I will be the one to defeat the slayer of karma."

"Then I'll take care of the polar day," said the crow. "Although I can't defeat her, I can at least hold her off."

"Don't worry, I'm not that spirit. It's not worth risking my life to hold off the polar day."

"If you risk your life, I'll despise you for the rest of my life," Xu Ting said.

"Back then, I was able to hold off the polar day even in my Black Phoenix form. As the Black Phoenix in its true form, you should be able to hold it off for at least longer than I could, right?"