Magical Girl Fan Bingbing

The night wind carried the three streaks of light, speeding through the night sky outside Tianhai City for a long time until they were completely out of the police station's surveillance range, at which point Jiang Ran finally stopped.

The howling wind suddenly dissipated, and Moonlight and Sirius staggered to their feet, hovering one after the other in mid-air. Their blue and silver hair were disheveled by the wind, their skirts and clothes were crumpled, and even their magic was somewhat disordered.

From their initial desperate struggle to unleash their magic, to their realization that the magic levels within the raging wind were far beyond what the two silver-level beings could overcome, and finally their helpless surrender, this relentless journey finally made them fully understand the immense gap in strength between themselves and the mysterious magical girl wearing a fox mask before them.

Moonlight raised a hand to tidy her messy, deep blue hair. The composure and friendliness she displayed when she intercepted the deal were gone, replaced by undisguised reverence. She composed herself, and when she spoke again, her tone was far more polite than before: "Your Excellency, what do you wish to do?"

Jiang Ran leaned against the floating, frozen monster corpse beside him. His crimson gem eyes, hidden beneath the fox mask, were devoid of warmth. Instead of answering, he coldly retorted, "I'd like to ask you something else. You intercepted my things halfway, and now you're asking me? Is your Demonic Cultivation Society some kind of mafia headquarters?"

"I'm so sorry!" Moonlight immediately bowed her head and apologized, adopting an extremely humble attitude. "We were just following the chairman's orders to keep an eye on this batch of bait released by the Public Security Bureau. We didn't mean to target you. We've always wanted to befriend someone as strong as you, and we have absolutely no hostility towards you."

Jiang Ran didn't respond to that question, but instead asked several questions in succession.

"What are the organizational principles of the Demonic Cult?"

The moonlight did not answer.

How many people are there?

Moonlight shook its head.

"What are you going to do with the monster corpses?"

Moonlight shook her head again, her face full of apology. She bit her lip and shook her head: "I'm very sorry, these are the organization's core secrets, and I have not been authorized to disclose them to the outside world."

Seeing that Jiang Ran's aura had turned colder, she quickly added, "But if you truly want to understand our Demonic Cultivation Society, why not try joining us? With your strength, the president will definitely come to greet you personally!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran merely gave a lukewarm snort and didn't reply, clearly showing little interest.

Seeing that she was not in a good mood and her interest was waning, Moonlight could only cautiously reveal a little information:

"Our president is extremely powerful. Even if she can't directly confront the Ten-Seat Council, she's definitely not someone they can easily subdue. If you're truly dissatisfied with the Ten-Seat Council's rule, don't worry at all. Our Magical Cultivation Society is willing to provide shelter and assistance to all magical girls who have broken free from the Ten-Seat Council's jurisdiction."

Jiang Ran remained noncommittal, merely raising her chin and saying in a flat tone, "Leave your contact information, we'll talk next time."

Moonlight was taken aback at first, then her face lit up with undisguised joy. The fact that the other party had taken the initiative to ask for her contact information meant that they were somewhat interested.

She quickly exchanged encrypted communication contact information with Jiang Ran.

To show her sincerity, she took the initiative to speak, revealing some of her and Sirius's secrets: "We are both Silver-level magical girls, and we are mid-level cadres in the Magic Cultivation Association. With your strength, as long as you are willing to join, you will at least be a core high-level member. The higher the level, the more privileges you can enjoy in the organization."

Upon hearing the word "privilege," Jiang Ran was taken aback for a moment, then sighed softly, shook her head, and said nothing.

No wonder this organization is called the Demonic Cult.

It seems they have indeed revised some of the Magic Alliance's philosophies.

Twenty years ago, in the Magical Girl Alliance, from the dazzling magical girls who could rewrite the course of battle to the newly awakened reserve soldiers, everyone was risking their lives on the front lines against the magical beasts. There was never any blatantly privileged class. Everyone fought desperately, simply to ensure the continuation of human civilization and to protect those they cared about.

After the Demon Alliance disintegrated, is there no one or organization left that can truly inherit its will?

Jiang Ran suddenly felt a little listless.

Seeing that her interest had waned considerably, Moonlight wisely refrained from saying anything more. She gave Jiang Ran a slight bow, then turned into two streaks of light, one blue and one white, and disappeared into the night.

Watching the two disappear into the distance, Jiang Ran glanced down at the frozen monster corpse beside her, then, without lingering, lightly touched the ground with her toes and transformed into a streak of dark green light, flying towards the warehouse where the RV was parked.

Back in the RV, I closed the door.

The police department certainly went all out to catch her, this big fish. The freezer contained three complete Black Iron-level monster carcasses, several times larger than the incomplete scraps Leng Qiaoqiao had previously bought from the black market.

Adding to the one-third section of the corpse that Leng Qiaoqiao had bought earlier, the raw materials were so plentiful it was touching.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, Jiang Ran worked through the night without resting.

With the magical control abilities of a Shining Magical Girl, the process remained smooth and effortless.

After completing the final step, Jiang Ran deactivated her transformation and let out a long breath.

Based on the price he had previously agreed upon with Commissioner Lin, the money he earned was enough to pay for an exorbitant medical bill.

Jiang Ran's expression turned serious again as he recalled the fleeting guess he had made earlier.

He crushed the magic essence and steadily slapped the surging magic power onto his left chest.

There, the purple World Serpent pattern seemed to come alive, instantly illuminating with a dark purple light, like a bottomless black hole, devouring all the incoming magic power completely.

Just as the magic was completely absorbed, a long-lost feeling of lightness, like the sun breaking through the clouds, instantly spread throughout Jiang Ran's body. The chest tightness and lingering fatigue and pain caused by organ failure during this period had lessened considerably, and even her heartbeat was more steady and stronger than before.

Jiang Ran's eyes brightened slightly. Without pausing, he picked up four more magic crystals and fed all the pure magic power inside to the snake pattern on his chest.

The purple snake accepted all comers. Feeding it a few magic crystals was like a few drops of water merging into the ocean, not even causing a splash. But it did have an effect. The pressure on its chest was significantly reduced, and the feeling of exhaustion from being constantly drained from its body was also relieved a lot.

Jiang Ran closed her eyes and carefully sensed the changes within her body.

The high-purity magic crystals could indeed replace his life force, which was being devoured by the old wounds left by the World Serpent.

This is equivalent to slowing down the countdown of his remaining two and a half years of life. Even if the organ failure cannot be reversed, at least it will not deteriorate any further.

During his last check-up at the hospital, the doctor subtly warned him that if the rate of deterioration accelerated, he might not even last two years.

But then Jiang Ran's brows furrowed tightly, her heart filled with mixed joy and worry.

What made him happy was that he had found a way to prolong his life, so he could spend a few more years with his daughter Jiang Li, earn more money to ensure she could live a stable life, and also give himself a chance to be cured.

The worry is that the purple snake's appetite seems bottomless; a few magic crystals are barely enough to fill its teeth. To maintain this effect in the long term, it needs to be fed large quantities continuously.

What happens when the purple snake is fed to its fill?

Whether the World Serpent was completely killed back then remains inconclusive.

If the practice of feeding the purple snake with magic essence continued, it would eventually lead to the resurrection of the World Serpent...

Jiang Ran didn't continue thinking about it.

Too far.

Jiang Ran shook her head, forcibly putting these distant concerns to the back of her mind.

Live in the moment, and get through this hurdle first.

Jiang Ran took out her phone and opened the encrypted chat software.

"Contact Commissioner Lin as soon as possible and tell him that we have a new contract to sign."

It was already past midnight, and Leng Qiaoqiao replied instantly.

"Another new contract?!?!"

Her message popped up on the screen immediately afterward.

"Teacher Jiang, how did you do that?!"

"A few fishing buddies are treating us."

Leng Qiaoqiao sent a cat emoji giving a thumbs-up, followed by the words:

As expected of you, Teacher Jiang.