Proving one's status starting with magical girls

"Demon, I will fight alongside you."

The witch, draped in a blood-red coat, spoke calmly, as if she had everything under control.

"...Why not have that witch join the attack as well?"

The demon, Fu Xun, was somewhat puzzled.

Linjiang City originally only had two witches, namely the witch in front of us and the witch named Chenyan from before.

Later, the witch Chenyan failed to perform her duties effectively, so the senior officials sent the witch Wujia as support.

Unexpectedly, Wu Jia was killed by Magic Blaze and Magic Rice Sprout as soon as she arrived in Linjiang City.

Faced with its doubts, a ruthless glint flashed in the witch's eyes.

"Dust and Smoke...that good-for-nothing."

"He was actually severely injured by mere humans, and the negative core of that adult inferior beast couldn't be recovered."

"If she weren't still useful, this witch would have fed her to that thing long ago!"

Fu Xun was silent for a moment, his voice devoid of emotion.

"As fellow subordinates of the Grand Duke, that person can be considered your colleague as well."

Why be so harsh?

"Meaningful?" the witch sneered.

"That utterly foolish thing, Chenyan, I really don't know what use it would be for the Grand Duke to corrupt her!"

"Not only is she physically useless, but she's also mentally unstable. I sent her to capture adult humans to supplement and modify combatants, and she actually brought me back a bunch of human male cubs."

"Still doing those meaningless things in front of me, hah, sooner or later I'll feed her to that thing!"

Hearing the witch's words through gritted teeth, the demon Fu Xun was speechless.

It emphasized that.

"We, the cadres, are strictly prohibited from killing each other."

If necessary, the apostle cadres will even help each other.

This is also why the demon left the subway station and rushed to the battlefield of inferior beasts after receiving the witch Chenyan's distress call.

"Hmph, kill each other? That piece of trash would have to be capable of killing me first."

The witch's face was entirely sinister.

"..."

The demon decided it was best not to get involved, since as an outside helper, its role was only to act as a henchman.

So it turned and asked.

"Witch, how is the weapon?"

"Everything is fine, no need to worry," the witch said casually.

However, this perfunctory attitude displeased the demon.

Even as the rain poured down, Fu Xun's androgynous voice still resonated clearly in the latter's mind.

"I have come here at the general's behest. If this matter is successful, you will surely achieve great things."

"...That thing only became active once two months ago, and then it went into a deep sleep."

The witch hesitated for a moment, but still told the demon about the thing's condition.

The latter only uttered four words after hearing this.

"The situation is not optimistic."

The witch didn't seem to care and spoke calmly.

"Demon, this is why you and I are forcing them to make a move today."

Fu Xun nodded: "It's to stimulate that weapon to break free from its cocoon."

"Hehe, it's not as simple as just getting it to emerge from its cocoon."

The witch sneered:

"The Evil Magic Devouring Beast... This thing wasn't just able to become a weapon of war because of its brute strength."

"The Magic Purple Oyster has been gone for two months. If it hasn't retired, then that means the thing has taken effect."

"Although the cost is a temporary halt in development, the result is already very close to the abilities of the Primarch of the Beasts."

"If such a weapon is indeed created, our great cause will be just around the corner."

The witch's progress was more impressive than he had imagined, and the demon was clearly quite satisfied.

There's just one thing it still needs to clarify.

The demon's mouthparts writhed, making a jumbled sound in the rain.

"Witch, I have another question... Does the Grand Duke have any other plans?"

The cold-faced witch frowned.

"What do you mean?"

Fu Xun lifted his gray robe, revealing a long, white bone sword. The tip of the sword pointed at one of the three people under the umbrella in the distance, in the rain.

"That human girl, she is neither a magical girl nor an angel, yet she can unleash attacks that possess the aura of a grand duke and are akin to magic."

"If this is the Duke's arrangement, then the girl must not be killed."

Upon hearing its words, the witch turned her gaze to Li Jiangqun for the first time.

The magically modified body granted her superhuman vision; even from a thousand meters away, the witch could still clearly see the expression on the girl's face.

However, after observing for a long time, the witch could not sense the Blood Duke's aura from the girl.

However, the demon always acted in a straightforward manner, and there was no need for him to lie to her about such a matter.

She pondered for a moment.

"Your Excellency... I am only acting on orders from senior officials. Even if Your Excellency has made some arrangements, we have no way of knowing them."

"But since there are no other orders, it means this matter is not in our interest. Let's proceed as planned!"

The demon nodded slightly. It wasn't one to overthink things, and since the local witch had said so, it had no objections.

In the pouring rain, the two figures vanished in an instant.

......

"So, if you had a Seed of Hope, you could also transform into a magical girl?"

Cheng Yu was somewhat surprised, while the latter nodded slightly.

"Although I don't know what type of magical girl I am, as long as the contract compatibility is right, it should be possible."

Although the rain had subsided considerably, the three of them still huddled together under the same umbrella.

"If that's the case, then we have another magical girl in Linjiang, haven't we?"

Cheng Yu said happily, but Wang Fanfan was speechless.

She couldn't help but remind her.

"You've only been in Linjiang for four days."

"Huh? But I've been a resident of Linjiang for a long time!" Cheng Yu blinked.

Wang Fanfan: ......

Come here, Shen Jin, show me your countermeasures class. Is this the magical girl you've trained?

Wang Fanfan kept a straight face, thinking that she would kick this guy back to Shenjin after this matter was over, but as she walked, Cheng Yu, who was in front, suddenly stopped.

"...Wait a moment."

She reached out to stop the two of them, her tone turning serious in an instant.

Something's not right.

Traffic continued to flow on the road, while the heavy rain turned into fine threads of water falling from the sky.

The three of them immediately went on guard, and just then, two figures silently appeared in front of and behind them.

The witch in front watched them calmly, while the demon behind them stood silently with his sword in hand.

At the very moment these two appeared, the traffic on the entire street reversed rapidly as if it had seen a ghost, turning around on the spot even at the risk of a car accident.

Some even abandoned their cars and fled, causing chaos throughout the entire lane.

Ignoring the humans' panic, the cold and beautiful witch had a lamp hanging from her waist and a sword in her right hand.

She said calmly.

"Gentlemen, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am a witch under the command of the Blood Duke."

"Chang Xiao."