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

"Hey, can you hear me?"

The polar day patted the girl's cheek with its icy palm.

The force was so light that it didn't even produce a crisp sound.

It was less of a reminder and more of a caress.

But to the magical girl before him, Purple Butterfly, the actions of Polar Day were no different from those of a demon.

Although it wasn't outwardly apparent, Purple Butterfly could sense that her body had been frozen by extremely powerful magic.

Unable to resist, unable to escape.

All I can do is... wait for death.

Are you scared?

The dazzlingly white-haired girl revealed a bright and honest smile:

"Don't worry, Tianyi Group follows the rules. You've taken care of two magical girls for us, so we'll keep our promise and give you the appropriate reward."

Is that so...?

Purple Butterfly regained the strength to breathe, and the cold air re-entered her alveoli, feeling as if a thousand knives were gouging at her throat.

She gasped for breath in pain, yet, driven by the will to live, she managed to utter words:

"I have no intention of being an enemy of Tianyi Group."

"You've finally spoken," Polar Day said.

She walked around the purple butterfly with her hands behind her back, then asked:

"Where's Shaohua? Didn't she come to the event?"

Despite the polar day, she hadn't transformed. She was wearing a pure white shirt and a maroon plaid skirt, looking just like an ordinary high school girl from the upper town.

The questions she asked were like asking a friend, "Why didn't so-and-so attend the party?" making her seem like an innocent young girl.

"I...don't know." Purple Butterfly dared not lie in front of the polar day.

"It's not time for the assembly yet, and Shaohua might not have arrived yet."

"Oh." Polar Day nodded and stopped behind Purple Butterfly.

She put her hand on Purple Butterfly's shoulder and said:

"You mean, because you couldn't control your tempers and started fighting with other people..."

"Does this mean I'll never see my youth again?"

Zi Die felt as if a thunderbolt had struck her from the sky, and she quickly began to explain:

"No—"

Click.

Her head was slapped off and spun around on the ground.

With a look of disgust, Jizhou took out a wet wipe from his pocket and wiped his hands.

Although the wound was frozen with ice, and not a single drop of blood fell on her hands throughout the process, disinfection was still necessary.

As she wiped her hands, the Tianyi Group's airship finally descended to the appropriate altitude.

Armed troops wearing small jetpacks landed in droves and, after a very brief exchange of fire, brought the situation under control.

Several gang members were brought before the polar day by armed forces; they were the highest-ranking members present from the three factions engaged in the firefight.

"Who's in cahoots with her?"

Without even glancing at the gangsters, Polar Day pointed at Purple Butterfly's head and asked.

A gang member was pushed forward a step by armed men.

"Untie him, then give him all the bounties for the two magical girls, and let him take his people away."

"Kill the rest."

As he spoke, Jizhou looked around.

After issuing the order, she scurried over to the trash can and threw the wet wipes she had used to dry her hands into it.

Then, she snapped her fingers.

The ice wall rises from the very end of the block.

Several ice walls blocked all the exits of this block, and as the ice walls rose, Tianyi Group's armed personnel fired a special bullet into the air.

The network and other communication methods in the entire block and even a wider area were instantly paralyzed.

"Search every area within the ice wall."

"Notify me immediately upon discovering a magical girl."

Not content with that, Polar Day wanted to capture all the magical girls attending the gathering.

And Xu Ting, just right—

Outside the ice wall.

Although communications remain paralyzed due to interference from the Tianyi Group, Xu Ting is not within the scope of the Tianyi Group's search.

She kept herself far enough away from danger from the start.

The crows also returned from the vicinity of the midnight sun at just the right time.

This contracted beast went unnoticed by the polar day and was not hindered by the ice wall.

"What happened?"

Xu Ting only saw the ice wall suddenly rise, but didn't know exactly what happened.

The crow explained the situation to Xu Ting, and then said:

"Watch out for that white-haired, white-eyed magical girl; she's an opponent you absolutely cannot defeat right now."

"Like cutting off karma?" Xu Ting asked.

"Compared to her, Zhan Ye is nothing," the crow swore, speaking seriously.

"She is a magical girl of the Ring-Bound level. The gap between her and Zhan Ye is greater than the gap between Zhan Ye and Gray Raven."

There are actually two layers of flash sale boxes?

"I'm talking about the gray crows that have lost their power."

A three-tiered flash sale box?!

"Currently, in this city, there are only two entities that are hostile to her and capable of confronting her," the raven continued.

"One of them is the elusive Shaohua. She is clearly a magic girl of the Ring Contract level, possessing her own [Contract Magic Armor]. Perhaps she can put up a fight against her."

"But Shaohua refused to come forward and even sent your sister to help her with the work, basically treating her as a scapegoat."

"So don't expect Shao Hua to save you; if you encounter this magical girl, you can only run away without looking back."

Xu Ting nodded and asked:

"Then who is the other being?"

"It's a pity that, because of you, the other being has no chance of defeating this magical girl," the crow said regretfully.

"Another force that can rival them is Earl Hall, the mastermind behind the Blackwater Gang. He is a legitimate apostle of the evil god, but unfortunately he has been severely injured and is unlikely to take any action in the short term."

So Earl Hall was also of the Ring Crest class?

He was defeated by such a small fry that Xu Ting thought the opponent was at most at the Ascension level.

"In short, if you see her, just run."

"If you insist on fighting Zhanye head-on, I can give you some enhancements."

"But if you want to defeat this magical girl who's two levels above you, you might as well quickly transform into a witch and pledge allegiance to the Star Goddess, so He can bless you..."

"I understand, I know what I'm doing," Xu Ting continued. "We've been working together for a while now, you should know I'm very cautious."

The crow remained noncommittal; it folded its wings and said:

"Let's hide a little longer. There are Tianyi Group airships in the sky. If we run away rashly, we might be targeted."

"There are still five living magical girls within the ice wall's area, and they are basically doomed."

"In other words, because of your plan, a total of eight magical girls died."

Did you get the result you wanted?

Eight magical girls?

The three magical girls who died deserved to die. Since they were planning to hunt each other, Xu Ting was essentially prey to them.

Therefore, they were Xu Ting's enemies, and their deaths here were truly gratifying.

But the remaining five...

"Lord Black Phoenix, is there any chance they can escape?"

Xu Ting asked the question tactfully, but the crow already understood what she meant.

"Since you have asked so sincerely, I will mercifully tell you."

"There is a way for them to escape."

"I can briefly make a hole in the ice wall and guarantee that it won't be discovered by its maker."

"You won't need to face the enemy directly, and you won't be put in any risk."

"But if you want me to do this, I have one condition—"

The contracted beast flew to the window, spread its jet-black wings, and spoke in a sinister tone:

"You need to allow me to make a contract with those five magical girls."