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

The clock hands crossed midnight, and a new day began.

Midnight has arrived.

For ordinary residents of the downtown area, the most dangerous moment has arrived. They can only huddle in their cold beds, trapped in endless nightmares, praying that the fires in the streets will not harm them.

There are quite a few gangsters in the Lower City who take drugs and shoot rockets into residential buildings.

But Airport No. 5 was still brightly lit.

People worked and talked in a relaxed manner, without any fear of threats from gangsters or others, boarding one airship after another to their destinations.

There is no other reason.

This is Tianyi Group's territory, and it leads directly to the Upper City District.

"I want to go to the Upper District." Xu Ting leaned against the smart ticket counter. "I need a single ticket to the Upper District."

"Okay, please place your ID card in the designated area and select the flight you wish to take," the smart robot replied.

Xu Ting took out her ID card, fiddled with it on the counter for a while, and discovered that the counter was actually self-service and she didn't need to speak.

Ah, the moment of being a country bumpkin.

Xu Ting is not a resident of Hezhi City in the strict sense. The orphanage is located on the outermost edge of Hezhi City, a gathering place for wilderness refugees and outsiders, and is not under the jurisdiction of the Hezhi City government.

Therefore, even though Xu Ting became a notorious "disfigured person," she did not have a legal ID card.

Naturally, there was no opportunity to buy a ticket to go to the upper city.

Now she has an ID card.

Moreover, it was the most formal, the kind of ID card for the elite.

Yan Yuling's promise to her finally came true. During Xu Ting's vacation, the coffee shop processed Xu Ting's identity documents, opened an account for her, and deposited her salary.

When Xu Ting moved out of the coffee shop, she took the ID card with her, thus giving her a "legal identity guaranteed by a former senior executive of Tianyi Group".

The smart kiosks were easy to use. Xu Ting bought a single ticket for the upcoming departure in just a few minutes and reluctantly paid the price of the ticket.

Her meager salary at the coffee shop didn't even cover a fraction of the cost of the boat ticket; she could only afford it thanks to the gifts from the Christian Church.

After buying the ticket, Xu Ting went to the security checkpoint to prepare to board the ship.

"Are you really going to the upper town?" the crow asked.

"Going to the Upper City District was just a pretext; my real purpose was to seduce Wu Qingshuang."

"If I were to walk directly out of Airport 5 and fight her to the death in this thunderstorm, I would be at a great disadvantage."

"She can fly and control lightning. As long as she keeps pointing at me from the sky and striking me, I'll be struck so hard I won't be able to fight back."

"So I'm going to board an airship and head to the upper city to confine the battlefield to the airship."

If Wu Qingshuang's intent to kill Xu Ting is strong enough, she will never allow Xu Ting to escape by boat.

If Xu Ting really goes to the Upper City, Wu Qingshuang, a half-magical girl with the power of an evil god's apostle, will not dare to go with him.

The Upper City is the headquarters of the Tianyi Group. Once the Tianyi Group discovers it, Earl Hall and the Blackwater Gang will be torn to pieces.

She will definitely stop Xu Ting halfway.

"What method will Wu Qingshuang use to stop me? Will she strike the ship with lightning?"

"Putting aside whether she can break through the airship's defenses, even if she really had the ability to smash the airship into a crash, she wouldn't dare to do it."

"These ships all belong to the Tianyi Group, and I specifically chose the most expensive and luxurious one."

"She didn't just slash at the ship I was on, she slashed at the face of the Tianyi Group."

"The Tianyi Group's rapid reaction force will fly out of the Tower of Babel and smash her to pieces."

This was Xu Ting's plan.

Perhaps this plan has many imperfections, and perhaps Wu Qingshuang can come up with more solutions.

However, Xu Ting couldn't think of a better solution in the short term.

The fact that the crow did not object indicates that it considered the plan feasible.

It's at least more reliable than "preventing witch transformation through willpower" and "condensing a magic core in one breath".

Soon, Xu Ting arrived inside the airship.

The airship's interior was indeed luxurious; even though Xu Ting bought the cheapest third-class cabin, he still had a private little room.

After all, those who can go to the Upper City are either rich or powerful. The few who occasionally go to the Upper City for work or other reasons are "respectable people" with legal status recognized by Tianyi Group.

Xu Ting sat quietly in the small private room, waiting for takeoff.

The crows kept an eye on Wu Qingshuang's movements.

"Xu Ting, Wu Qingshuang must have found you," said the crow.

"She flew down from the thunderclouds and walked into Airport No. 5."

Xu Ting nodded and said, "She's probably planning to buy tickets next, right?"

Crow agreed with Xu Ting's point of view: "That's right. She really didn't dare to intercept this airship halfway. She only dared to obediently buy a ticket, board the ship, and chase after you."

It seems Xu Ting no longer needs to go up to the deck to seduce Wu Qingshuang.

Wu Qingshuang must have been monitoring Xu Ting's movements through the surveillance system, which is why she knew that Xu Ting "attempted to escape by boat".

Xu Ting had actually prepared for Wu Qingshuang to hack into the ticketing system and prevent her from buying tickets.

But the latter did not do that.

This means that Wu Qingshuang is not as powerful as Xu Ting thought, and cannot hack into any electronic devices at will.

Wu Qingshuang was able to discover Xu Ting through surveillance footage because she had painstakingly hacked into the system beforehand.

Ten minutes later, the crow reported Wu Qingshuang's latest movements again.

"She boarded the boat and ran incredibly fast the whole way, as if she was afraid of losing you."

"You can make your move now."

"Strike? Why should I waste this golden opportunity to ambush her?" Xu Ting stood up from the small sofa.

She went out of her room and knocked on the door of the room next door.

Although she was sorry, she had to use the Eye of Fear to borrow the room next door.

The door remained closed. According to the magic ball's scan, the person inside glanced through the peephole and, presumably realizing Xu Ting was a stranger, didn't open the door.

Unexpectedly, her beauty failed to fool anyone into opening the door.

Then Xu Ting no longer needs to pretend to be a gentleman.

After condensing his magic core, Xu Ting's strength increased by leaps and bounds.

Therefore, it is possible to do such a thing—

The red magic slowly seeped into the room from the floor and crept into the trouser legs of the guests inside.

Without the guest's knowledge, the red magic continued to climb upwards, from the calves to the thighs, waist, and finally to the throat.

At the same time, Xu Ting clenched his hands.

The red magic hidden beneath the guest's collar also suddenly contracted.

The guest felt an immense force suddenly pressing down on his neck, making it impossible for him to breathe. He frantically reached out to grab the air near his neck, but couldn't grasp anything.

He became increasingly flustered, and his fear intensified. Xu Ting saw that the time was right and used magic to drag the guest to the door.

Then, he coldly issued the order:

"Open the door for me."

The door opened, and Xu Ting stepped inside.

"You are not allowed to call the police, you are not allowed to call for help, you are not allowed to treat me as an enemy, and you are not allowed to disobey me."

Xu Ting issued a series of orders, and then released the magic from the guest's neck.

"I'm just using your room for a bit. I'll let you leave once I'm done. Don't worry, I mean you no harm."

The guest nodded, glanced at Xu Ting, and asked excitedly:

"You are not—"

"Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask," Xu Ting stopped the guest from asking.

This guy, having survived such a disaster, actually started caring about this kind of thing.

Xu Ting glanced at the business card on the table and realized that the person was actually a reporter, so he was no longer surprised.

Journalists are creatures who would risk their lives for sensational stories;

If he can't do that, he can't be a good reporter in Hezhi City.

"Xu Ting, Wu Qingshuang is approaching your room."

"She must have seen your ticket through the surveillance footage and knew which cabin you were in."

The crow reminded him.

Xu Ting immediately put everything else out of his mind.

It's time for a head-on confrontation.

Red magic slowly gathered from her palm.