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

Miyan's true identity is a female doctor.

She looked very young and wasn't wearing any makeup.

Xu Ting's previous examinations were mostly completed by her alone. She was very efficient and clearly had clinical experience.

"I found that child two and a half years ago."

"In order to escape the orders of the Tianyi Group's experimental subjects, she deliberately destroyed her own magic core."

"It all started with the Gray Raven's family..."

Mystery slowly recounted the past of the Grey Crow.

It adds many details about how Gray Raven was driven to the brink of despair by the Tianyi Group.

Xu Ting remained expressionless as she listened silently, but her fingernails dug deep into her palms.

"...In short, I couldn't bear to watch a patient die in front of me, so I saved her."

"Although Gray Raven was lucky enough to escape with her life, she was left with many hidden injuries, and her magical girl power has also fallen to the level of the initial coloring stage."

"At first, I advised her to stop using magic, but she insisted on repaying my kindness."

"She also said that her magic core seemed to be showing signs of recovery, and that using magic more might help her heal herself."

"I couldn't persuade her otherwise, so I let her do it."

The crow offered its unsparing comment:

"Once the magic core is destroyed, there is absolutely no possibility of it being restored."

"It's a miracle she survived after the magic core was destroyed."

It then proceeded to analyze:

"First of all, the characteristic of witches is their extremely strong vitality. They combine the high self-healing ability of magical girls with the thick health bar of evil god apostles, making them very difficult to kill."

"Grey Raven was in the process of becoming a witch at the time, and she also enjoyed some of the benefits."

"Secondly, the gray crows are of a low enough level."

"While magical girls in the coloring stage can condense a magical core, they don't forge their souls into it like magical girls in the molting stage."

"Destroying the magic core won't destroy the soul as well."

"Finally... Gray Raven said she heard a sigh as she was dying."

"She may have also received help from that divine messenger."

Xu Ting pressed further, "A divine messenger? Is it the Lord of the Nightless Kingdom who bestowed the gifts and faith?"

The crow refuted Xu Ting's conjecture:

"The only divine messenger corresponding to the witch can be that one—[Star-Seeing Silent Demonic Resurrection Star God Servant]."

"She was the first witch to follow the evil god. It is said that she was already by the side of the evil god before magical girls discovered the [witch transformation]."

Xu Ting asked, puzzled:

"But why would this Star Servant save Gray Raven?"

She had absolutely no good impression of the so-called Four Divine Envoys; the cult leader's ugly appearance remained vivid in her memory.

It's said that the Star Servant saved Gray Raven, but Gray Raven doesn't have tentacles on its body...

"The Star Goddess loves all witches," the raven replied.

"He lamented the desperate fate of magical girls who betrayed their masters, and couldn't help but reach out to help girls who were about to become witches."

"If a newly born witch is besieged by magical girls, He will grant her immense power to slaughter all the magical girls who come to attack;"

"If a newly born witch is consumed by destructive desires, He will help her regain her sanity and lead her to reunite with the other apostles of evil gods;"

"For a witch like Gray Raven, who is determined to die, her choice naturally becomes to save this life as much as possible."

"Xu Ting, if you accidentally turn into a witch one day, He might come to your aid."

Xu Ting didn't want to be helped by this Star God Servant.

Moreover, this Star God Servant seems to only care about the witch and not about the lives of others.

After learning about the witch from the crow, Xu Ting said to Mi Yan:

"Can I go see the gray crows?"

Mi Yan hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

She led Xu Ting to another ward, where Gray Crow was lying in the middle of the bed.

At this moment, the girl had changed into a gray-blue hospital gown, and her whole body was covered with electrodes to monitor her physical condition in real time.

Xu Ting didn't understand what those numbers meant, but judging from the nurse's grim expression, the situation wasn't good.

Seeing Mi Yan and Xu Ting approach, Gray Crow struggled to sit up, but was pushed back onto the bed by the nurse.

"Don't move! Your wound will reopen!"

The nurse sternly reprimanded Gray Crow, which elicited an embarrassed smile from the latter.

"Thank you, loser."

"If it weren't for you, Huanguang and I would probably be dead in the factory by now."

"The gray crow said weakly."

Xu Ting stared at Gray Crow, whose body was covered with dark blue scars from the scorching heat of the karmic flames.

Under the influence of the flesh regeneration agent, pink, tender flesh stubbornly grew from the wound, only to quickly turn into an ugly black.

"Can Gray Raven... be cured?" Xu Ting asked.

The gray crow forced a smile and replied, "It's just been burned a little; it'll be fine after a while."

"Anyway, Huan Guang can do the work... She'll definitely envy me. Even though her hand injury wasn't minor, she was forced to do more work because she recovered quickly."

Xu Ting smiled and nodded, responding silently to Gray Crow.

In his heart, however, he was having a fierce argument with the crow.

The question of whether the gray crow could be cured was addressed not only to the gray crow but also to the black phoenix.

The response they received was far less optimistic than the crows themselves had described.

"She's not far from death," the raven concluded. "Her witch transformation has only been halted, not completely removed."

"Because she was severely damaged by the karmic flames, her body sought the power of the witch to recover, thus restarting the witch transformation process."

"But Gray Raven no longer has a magic core, so witch transformation is impossible, resulting in her body constantly malfunctioning..."

"Until complete self-destruction."

"—Do you have a way to save her, Black Phoenix?"

The crow was taken aback by Xu Ting's address, then protested:

"Why should we waste our energy saving her?"

"The only way to stop her transformation into a witch is to strip her of her magical girl powers. As her contracted beast, I can certainly do that, but there's no benefit in doing so."

"Without the power of a magical girl, she is just an ordinary little girl who can no longer be a magical girl."

"In terms of value, she can't even compare to Qi Li."

When Qi Li was mentioned, the crow suddenly realized:

"Seeing her pitiful state, you've started to feel sorry for Gray Raven again?"

"You can't help helping sickly, beautiful girls you see. You don't have that kind of fetish, do you? Like what you humans call 'disability fetish' online..."

"Shut up, you damned crow," Xu Ting said angrily.

"You start talking whenever I try to show you respect."

She spoke forcefully:

"I am your only contractor. If you want to regain your strength, you still need me."

"I want to save Gray Raven. We can discuss your terms slowly."

The raven appeared from the void and sighed:

"I give up. How could I refuse my contractor's request?"

"Once you get the contract document, help me find a suitable contractor, and I should be able to strip Gray Raven of her magical girl powers."

"But let me make this clear from the start: Gray Raven is a subordinate of Mystic Words. If Mystic Words refuses, you cannot force Gray Raven to be treated."

"We can forgo making a profit, but we absolutely cannot suffer a loss."

"If this leads to a complete breakdown in relations with Miyan and the loss of this ally, I'll be furious with you."