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

Gray Raven's magical girl form can be described as "relaxed".

After transforming, she changed into a gray-blue outfit similar to a nightgown, with silk lace covering her arms and waist like spreading branches.

Meanwhile, the magical girl form of the phantom is "majestic and awe-inspiring".

Her costume consisted of a cape and leather armor, making her resemble a female knight from a fantasy work more than a magical girl.

Thanks to Xu Ting's suggestion, Huan Guang specially found a mask that matched the art style, making her look even more like a heroic young knight.

Before Xu Ting and his two companions set off, Crow joked:

"Look at the three of you dressed like this: one looks like pajamas, one like a knight, and one like a maid."

"It's just like the temperamental young lady Gray Raven throwing a tantrum and running away from home in her nightgown, and you, her loyal maid, having no choice but to follow, while the imposing knight Illusion comes to capture you both."

"Hmm, you didn't choose a magical girl name, so it doesn't sound quite right."

Crow didn't think "Fainted" was a suitable code name for a magical girl and insisted that Xu Ting choose another one.

Xu Ting could only say that he hadn't thought it through yet and would talk about it when he did.

At this moment, the young lady, the maid, and the knight passed through the virtually non-functional laser corridor and arrived at the inner area of ​​the factory.

The Magic Ball is no longer effective in the inner area.

The drone swarms used by Tianyi Group to scan the lower city area are all equipped with alchemy devices similar to magic balls.

These alchemy devices acted like signal sources emitting outward waves, interfering with Xu Ting's magic ball to the point that it could only detect a bunch of gibberish.

In this situation, the three of them could only check one warehouse at a time, according to the plan.

The inspection method also relies on the power of the Illusionary Light; she can make part of the warehouse wall invisible to spy on the items stored inside.

However, as they continued their investigation, the warehouses were either completely empty or contained only raw materials and finished products from normal industrial production.

The swarm of drones seemed to have vanished just like Huan Guang and his two companions, leaving no trace whatsoever.

With the last warehouse in the inner area searched, the three discussed countermeasures in disappointment.

"Could you use the deputy factory manager you control to investigate the situation?"

Gray Crow pressed its face against Xu Ting's ear and asked in a voice barely louder than a mosquito's buzz.

Xu Ting answered in the same way:

"I asked him, and he knew nothing about drones and had no authority to ask about them."

Ordering him to intervene rashly could easily arouse the vigilance of the Tianyi Group, resulting in more harm than good.

Gray Raven sighed silently, pondering a solution, while Illusion stood in front of the factory map, deep in thought.

Suddenly, Huan Guang tiptoed over and whispered:

"Look, there's a big platform upstairs in the inner area. Could the drones actually be upstairs?"

Not too possible.

The platform above the inner area is open-air; Tianyi Group placed the drones there and waited to be bombed.

Xu Ting stared at the ceiling of the inner area, pondering where he would place the drone if it were really upstairs.

Then she discovered a meshing mark running through the center of the ceiling, extending into the interior area.

Xu Ting felt her hair stand on end, and a startling guess formed in her mind.

She suppressed her emotions and said to the other two:

"The ceiling in the inner area can be opened."

Gray Raven and Illusion tilted their heads, looking at Xu Ting with confusion.

Xu Ting took a breath and continued:

"If the drones are stored in the inner area, they can take off directly from the ceiling and fly to various parts of the lower city to scan the magical girls."

"But the drones aren't stored in any of the warehouses in the inner area," Gray Raven said, puzzled. "And we haven't received any intelligence that they were activated in advance."

"My magic ball was indeed interfered with in the inner zone, and the inner zone's layout was perfectly suited for the drone's takeoff. The drone must be in the inner zone."

Xu Ting spoke up eagerly.

"We didn't find them, there's only one possibility—"

"They really can become invisible."

Xu Ting pointed downwards and said:

"Think about it, if drones want to scan the entire lower city, all the factions will definitely be unwilling. They will do everything they can to prevent the drones from getting close to their territory and shoot down the drone swarms as much as possible."

"If I were a high-ranking executive at Tianyi Group, I would have drones with stealth coatings scan the area. Those drones would infiltrate silently like mosquitoes, leaving the people in the lower city with no way to resist."

The gray crow suddenly realized:

"You mean those empty boxes in the warehouse...?"

"It's not an empty box, we just can't see what's inside."

The three of them hurriedly ran downstairs to the warehouse.

boom--

The ceiling in the inner area slowly opened.

not good.

Xu Ting arrived at a glass window that offered a view of what lay below, where a large number of Tianyi Group guards began opening the warehouse and pulling out the "empty boxes."

Her guess was correct.

But now she prefers to guess that she's wrong.

"Tianyi Group is preparing to launch its drones ahead of schedule."

Perhaps feeling that the simultaneous attacks from various forces in the lower city were too suspicious, or perhaps the Tianyi Group had obtained other intelligence, in any case, the Tianyi Group seemed to want to launch drones elsewhere.

Once the drones are airborne, these invisible spies can hide in the streets and alleys of the downtown area.

By then, it will be too late to change anything.

"Perfect timing, I'll just give Oki a timer and have him blow up all these drones."

"Let's slip away before the explosion to avoid being affected by the magic."

The gray crow was eager to take out the wooden stick.

Xu Ting quickly pressed her down.

"Xu Ting, the female cadre in the suit downstairs is a magical girl."

The crow reminded him.

"The wooden stick is an alchemical tool that any magical girl can use. If you put a timed wooden stick here, that magical girl will likely sense the magical fluctuations and stop the magic on the wooden stick."

Xu Ting told the two magical girls the above facts.

The gray crow curled its beak and said angrily:

"Then there's only one way left."

Xu Ting and Gray Crow arrived at the answer at the same time—

"Defeat that magical girl, then use the giant wooden stick to destroy the drone," Gray Raven said.

"Draw that magical girl away, then take the opportunity to plant the bomb," Xu Ting said.

The two stared at each other, and Xu Ting gave a sufficiently convincing reason:

"If the other party is a magical girl from the Tianyi Group, then she is very likely already at the [Ascension] level."

"Even if we have wooden sticks, we might not be able to completely defeat her."

After a moment's thought, Gray Crow realized that Xu Ting's plan was indeed reasonable and agreed to it.

She placed her hands on Huanguang's shoulders and said solemnly:

"Phantom Light, the task of using the Great Wooden Talisman is now entrusted to you."

"The Color Loser and I will create a disturbance in the outer area to attract the magical girl. Once she leaves, you quickly set the timer and then evacuate from the inner area."

Illusionary Light's innate magic has a limited range; if she is part of the Attraction group, then the Lurking group will be exposed.

Huan Guang nodded:

Don't worry.

"If all else fails, I'll set the large wooden stick to instant-detonation mode and complete the glorious mission of destroying the drone—"

"Ouch."

Gray Raven angrily poked Illusion's nose hard and said seriously:

"No unauthorized actions are allowed, and no lives are to be wasted."

"She's just a magical girl at the Ascension level? I can drag her out until the end of time!"