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

Xu Ting was held back.

The cult leader's vicious orders halted her progress.

But that wasn't the worst part. The worst part was the girl with the huge scar on her face.

Luo Ruolan, Luo Ruowei's younger sister.

She was over twelve years old, had undergone brain-computer interface surgery, and was also affected by EMP.

But she recovered much faster than expected.

Even Luo Ruoshan, who had been manipulated by Xu Ting's magic, had not regained her senses, but she had already regained her mobility and immediately found the most threatening item—a gun.

Her face was filled with resentment and malice, and the gun barrel slowly moved upward with her movements, gradually pointing at Xu Ting.

"Go to hell!"

She screamed frantically as the bullet was about to leave the barrel.

Xu Ting's thoughts were racing at this moment, and everything around him seemed to stand still.

Luo Ruolan was no longer a child, and even though she and Luo Ruowei were sisters, Xu Ting had no psychological burden to shoot her.

The problem was... she was hiding behind several children.

The bottom line for Xu Ting is that children cannot be harmed.

She couldn't stop Luo Ruolan's actions, but what about Luo Ruoshan on the stage?

There wasn't enough time; Luo Ruoshan was quite far from Luo Ruolan and lacked the means to launch long-range attacks.

There was no other choice; no matter what she did now, she couldn't stop the outcome—Luo Ruolan had no shooting experience, so she would most likely miss Xu Ting, but the children around her were likely to get hurt in the chaotic scene.

Is there really no other way?

Is there really no miracle that can save all the children?

Even someone as experienced as "The Color Loser" cannot reach a perfect ending.

but......

Magical girls are possible.

"Magical Girl, Transform!"

Following the nameless impulse in his heart, Xu Ting recited in his mind.

Instantly, a tingling sensation from the depths of her heart entered her brain.

Power surged from his heart, and light overflowed from it, a dazzling band of light surrounding Xu Ting like a five-colored ribbon.

Red, blue, green, white, and black—five colors of light embraced her, dressing her in magnificent attire.

Through Luo Ruolan's eyes in the distance, Xu Ting saw his own appearance at that moment.

After the transformation, her clothing underwent a significant change.

Her upper body was clad in a sleeveless white undergarment, adorned with a black bow matching that of a maid's outfit; her arms were covered in long, pure black silk gloves, which blended seamlessly with her waist-length black hair in the shadows; from her waist down was a long black skirt, with scarlet patterns winding upwards from the hem like dancing dragons and snakes; beneath the skirt were a pair of white stockings and black high heels, giving Xu Ting's new outfit a glamorous finish.

What is most eye-catching is the blood-red ribbon tied to Xu Ting's right arm. It flutters without wind, drawing a deep red line in front of Xu Ting.

But it wasn't the most captivating red; the most dazzling red came from Xu Ting's eyes.

That red hue was dazzling, beautiful, and elegant;

That red color was cruel, bloody, and insane;

Incomprehensible.

"Lie down."

Xu Ting issued the order.

Then everyone present did the same.

One by one, all the conscious people present began to tremble, curled up, and finally—

He lay face down on the ground.

Among them, Luo Ruolan's reaction was the most violent. She had been the most infatuated with the disillusioned girl depicted by the cult leader, but now she lay on the ground trembling, muttering the same words over and over again:

"I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry..."

Xu Ting ignored Luo Ruolan's apology; she cared more about what she had just done.

"This is my innate magic?"

A sudden realization dawned on Xu Ting's mind.

One of my innate magic spells is Eye of Fear.

Wherever the gaze falls, those who are afraid will obey the spellcaster's commands;

Those who succumb to the spell cannot gain liberation even if they flee to the other side of the world.

"Congratulations on your transformation. You should now instinctively know the name and function of your innate magic."

The mocking crows rang in her ears.

"However... your signature magic doesn't really look like a 'magical girl' in terms of art style."

"What is the name of your innate magic?"

"The Eye of Fear, but there's 'one'," Xu Ting answered the crow's question.

"Hmm? Firstly?"

Xu Ting didn't continue explaining to the crow that since she had subdued the children with magic, she could go and capture the escaped cult leader.

She strode to the small room where the cult leader had fled and flung open the door.

The door was wide open.

Inside are layers upon layers of deep, dark corridors.

Air rushed into the seemingly endless corridor, creating a fierce gust of wind.

The cold wind that swept in from behind carried away the blue smoke in the basement, but it also intensified the eerie atmosphere within the Gift-Giving Cult's stronghold.

"Spatial distortion, that's the most distinctive characteristic of evil beasts." A crow appeared and flew to Xu Ting's shoulder.

"It seems that the cult leader wasn't lying; he truly did gain divine power—"

"--It came from the hands of the apostle of the evil god, who was once the nemesis of magical girls."

"An apostle of an evil god?" Xu Ting pondered this peculiar term, then asked, "Could it be that the madman of the Doomsday Cult was right, and that the evil beasts in the wilderness that destroyed the old civilization were indeed created by a god?"

"It's not nuclear radiation, it's not biological weapons, is it really some bastard god orchestrating this?"

"Damn it, I thought that when the textbook said 'the evil beast suddenly appeared,' someone was trying to distort history and cover up their crimes."

The crow seemed to have heard something extremely funny, and burst into laughter with its cawing.

After a while, it stopped laughing wildly and said meaningfully:

"The world has evolved into what it is today, and city-states like the City of Hercules have emerged on Earth..."

"But they are all inextricably linked to magical girls and evil god apostles."

It didn't continue speaking, but instead turned to talk about the current situation.

"If I'm not mistaken, that cult leader is receiving the power of an apostle of an evil god. He'll soon complete the transformation and emerge from that corridor."

"And you have two choices."

"First, before he turns into a monster, quickly take everyone and leave. Although the space here is distorted, I can still help you and a few others escape."

"What happens after that is none of your business; Tianyi Group will handle it on its own."

"However... the pedestrians in this neighborhood are really suffering."

"Secondly, you should stay here obediently and wait for the cult leader to complete the transformation, and then fight him like the magical girls of the past."

"This path may be riskier for you, after all, you have only just completed your first transformation and are not yet proficient in controlling your power."

"Tell me, what's your choice?"

Xu Ting gazed into the deep corridor and said:

"Didn't you say my innate magic doesn't look 'very magical girl-like'?"

"You can't say that to me anymore after I do what magical girls do."