Go to work, and then educate magical girls.

Chapter 10 Heroes

An Jinju plummeted through the air at breakneck speed, the fierce wind stinging her eyes so much she couldn't open them.

She channeled her magic, drawing a simple magic circle, and her falling speed began to gradually slow down.

Suddenly, she heard a loud bang from above.

She looked up and saw that the helicopter that had just carried her had not survived the storm and had disintegrated into countless metal fragments in the fierce airflow.

An Jinju was stunned.

Her mood suddenly became extremely heavy.

All of this is because of her.

The driver was innocent; he shouldn't have been here.

He risked his life just to send this fake magical girl to fill the belly of the monster?

An Jinju felt a sense of absurdity and amusement.

Although she didn't know how difficult it was to become a helicopter pilot with that level of disability.

But she knew that it was difficult for ordinary people to get a job in the Magical Girl Association, and that was something that ordinary people couldn't do.

He worked incredibly hard and won the opportunity to pilot a helicopter for magical girls, just so he could say a few words to them.

In the end, he only managed to talk to this fake magical girl.

"Is this what they call fulfilling a dream?"

She chuckled.

"How pathetic..."

It seems to be talking about the poor driver, or perhaps it's talking about herself.

Anyway, she won't live much longer.

The storm continued, and the magic circle she had painstakingly created was on the verge of collapse.

Maintaining the formation under such harsh conditions is no easy task.

She felt the magic draining away rapidly.

Perhaps her cause of death wasn't falling into the belly of the calamity beast, but rather falling to her death from the air due to exhaustion of her magic.

She will become the first magical girl to fall to her death in the news.

An Jinju couldn't help but burst into laughter.

As she laughed, tears welled up in her eyes.

"Sister, I'm sorry, I've brought shame upon your name..."

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Shengxue was carrying Tang Feng on her back, nimbly dodging the monster's attacks.

"Cough, cough..." Tang Feng coughed up a mouthful of black pus and blood, his voice becoming extremely angry.

"Why, why did the transformation fail?!"

"I...I don't know either..." Shengxue said weakly.

She did indeed transform successfully for a moment, and even condensed the Heart Gem.

But that state didn't last long, and she transformed back into Saint Snow.

She held the Heart Gem, attempting to transform again, but failed once more.

At this moment, she is carrying a burden on her back, using the most primitive human girl's body to fight against a powerful calamity beast.

Their already tattered clothes had been completely corroded, and at this moment, they were practically rubbing skin to skin.

"Change back to normal!!"

Tang Feng grabbed Sheng Xue by the neck in a fit of rage and shook her violently as if in a final burst of energy.

"Cough, cough, teacher, be gentle." Shengxue coughed softly.

How can I turn her back?!

Even Tang Feng, who had seen a lot, had never seen anything like this before.

It's not a failed transformation after running out of magic.

Rather, they simply didn't know why.

Tang Feng thought for a moment, and then a clump of slime flew toward the two of them at an extremely fast speed, which he blocked with his back.

"Ouch!"

Tang Feng dramatically spat out a mouthful of black blood, then collapsed onto the girl's bare back, unconscious.

"teacher!"

Saint Snow looked anxious, but at this moment, she was unable to transform.

Fortunately, her awakened power was much stronger than before, and with the help of her silvery-white magic, she was able to dodge the attacks of the calamity beasts with ease.

If it weren't for this burden, she might have been able to try to fight back.

Seeing that Tang Feng had been injured again, Sheng Xue was anxious and almost failed to dodge several attacks, but Tang Feng secretly defused them.

Seeing the girl's flustered expression, Tang Feng sighed.

It seems she's destined not to be able to transform again today.

He lifted his head from the back of the girl's neck.

"Don't worry, the teacher is tough; he won't die."

As he spoke, he coughed up another mouthful of blood.

Seeing that Tang Feng hadn't completely died, Sheng Xue felt a little relieved, but the occasional spurts of blood from him made her heart pound.

Such a large amount of bleeding...it's terrifying.

She looked up at the sky.

Why haven't the Magical Girl Association members arrived yet? Wasn't it said that a powerful magical girl had already set off?

So much time has passed, and I haven't seen a single person.

Tang Feng was also thinking about how to end this. Now that it was confirmed that she could not transform again, this calamity beast could die.

He didn't intend to let Saint Snow know his identity, so he planned to use a slightly more covert method.

It's not difficult to kill this monstrous beast without anyone noticing; the real challenge is how to claim credit for it.

That girl, Shengxue, is really something. She didn't launch a single attack on the disaster beast, and just kept dodging, which made him unable to use his strength.

Suddenly, he sensed something, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Here comes the solution.

Just when An Jinju thought she was about to fall to her death, she found that the storm had suddenly stopped. She quickly exerted her strength to stabilize the precarious magic circle.

The speed of her descent slowed down again, and she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

At least the most humiliating outcome of falling to one's death will not happen.

But the next moment, she was horrified to find the calamity beast directly below her, and she could see its bloated, gaping hole, which she couldn't tell was either a head or a mouth.

She tried to change the direction of her fall, but the monster had already spotted her and opened its massive, several-meter-long gash, revealing its dark, deep mouth.

A tremendous suction force, like that of a whale feeding, emanated from the monster's gaping maw, causing An Jinju to fall uncontrollably into it.

"No!!"

She could already imagine how the news would be broadcast today.

A-rank magical girl descended from the sky and landed directly inside the belly of a B-rank calamity beast.

Graduate.

It's not much better than dying from a fall...

Let her at least pretend to fight and heroically sacrifice herself, right?

An Jinju thought this before being completely swallowed by the calamity beast.

Endless darkness enveloped her.

There was also an indescribable, intense stench.

A drop of thick, foul-smelling liquid fell onto her body from somewhere, causing a sharp, burning pain when it touched her skin.

Don't touch this!

An Jinju's last shred of reason reminded her, and she activated a magical shield to protect herself from the dripping corrosive liquid.

Deadly drops of liquid fell onto the magic shield, making a crisp sound in the dark and silent space, but An Jinju found the sound incredibly jarring.

It sounded like a death knell from hell.

She sensed that the magic shield wouldn't last much longer.

But she couldn't do anything else. Let alone break through this dark space, she couldn't even protect herself.

A series of dense, viscous liquid flow sounds rang out, and in the darkness, she could feel a large amount of viscous liquid condensing above her head.

The next moment, as if a torrential rain had begun, all the slime poured down.

The magical shield was completely corroded the moment it came into contact with the large amount of slime.

Is it over?

Fragments of memories flashed by—some happy, some sad, and some of the humiliating experiences of the last two days of his life.

I've finally gotten rid of him...

At this moment, An Jinju actually felt a sense of relaxation she had never experienced before.

Suddenly, a dazzling light appeared in the pitch-black space.

It was a rift that stretched across the entire dark space.

More light seeped in through the crack, making her eyes feel a little uncomfortable.

The cracks were expanding rapidly, soon spreading throughout the entire space like a spider web.

She heard a loud crashing sound.

Then, night turned into day.

An Jinju suddenly looked up.

She found herself standing under the sky, with clouds dyed red by the setting sun above her, and the warm sunlight shining on her, giving her a faint golden glow.

The dark space and the corrosive slime vanished in that instant.

She glanced around and saw that the enormous beast had been split in two, with the two huge halves of the corpse on either side of her body, emitting wisps of black smoke.

She was somewhat confused when, in the next moment, several people rushed into the smoke and carried her out.

She saw many people standing and waiting outside, and as the calamity beast disappeared, more and more residents were rushing over, gathering in increasing numbers.

"wait……"

Before she could even speak, a burst of cheers erupted from the crowd, tossing her high into the air.

"hero!"

"Magical Girl, you are our great hero!"

"Thank you for saving everyone!"

These people are residents from the surrounding area; even in the suburbs, there are many private residences built here.

Although they had received evacuation notices long ago, some residents couldn't bear to see their homes, which they had worked hard for their entire lives, ruthlessly destroyed by the monster, and chose to stay.

Another group consists of people who are simply fearless and enjoy watching and joining in the fun.

After the calamity beast was split in two, they rushed over immediately and found the girl in the center of the body parts.

Even though she wasn't wearing the glamorous battle outfit of a magical girl, they were still certain that the girl before them was the savior.

They cheered, thronged around, and tossed their savior into the air again and again.

An Jinju was in a daze; she had inexplicably become a hero in the eyes of the local residents.

She received warmth, love, respect, and admiration from people.

This is exactly the feeling she likes.

But she knew that none of this was real, and that the person people were worshipping was not her.

So who is it?

She looked around and observed carefully, but found nothing.

At that moment, a TV reporter squeezed through, followed by a follower carrying a camera.

"Dear magical girl, may we interview you?" The reporter approached excitedly.

An Jinju could only nod in agreement.

The culprit, Tang Feng, had already left; he was now lying helplessly on the girl's bare back.

They were indeed in a state where it was inconvenient for them to be seen by others.

Not a single piece of clothing on his body was intact, if these fragments could even be called clothing.

Although it was in the suburbs, there were still a few people coming and going. Shengxue carried him to hide behind a bush.

Running naked in the street is not appropriate.

"Was that light from a magical girl?" Shengxue put Tang Feng down and used her silvery-white magic to heal his back injury while asking.

"Probably, otherwise who would have the power to split a calamity beast in two in one go?"

"That's amazing..." Shengxue looked on with longing.

Tang Feng remained silent, carefully sensing the new abilities Saint Snow had acquired. This silvery-white magic seemed to have a unique healing effect. He had experienced similar effects on other magical girls before, but none were as powerful as this.

Before long, Tang Feng's horribly mangled back had recovered to about 70-80%.

As for how much of it was due to the white magic, only Tang Feng himself knows.

"Shengxue, you're amazing!" Tang Feng exclaimed, his eyes sparkling with admiration.

"Huh?" Shengxue was also stunned when she saw the healing effect. Wait a minute, is the effect really that good? How come she didn't know?

The girl's adorable expression made you want to poke her cheeks, "Is she really that amazing?"

"Of course, Saint Snow is the best."

After the treatment, the two encountered a problem:

How are they supposed to sneak home like this?

Keep in mind that there are still occasional pedestrians passing by on the road.

Are we supposed to wait here until nightfall when no one leaves?

"Can't you use magic to conjure it up?" Tang Feng asked knowingly.

"Creating physical objects? Even magical girls can't do that, right?"

Tang Feng wasn't in a hurry. He watched the girl's exposed skin with great interest, marveling at it.

He had carefully examined the bodies of many magical girls. After their transformation, they would cleanse themselves of all impurities and filth, making their skin look crystal clear, radiant, and smooth as jade.

And Saint Snow was already close to this effect even before transforming.

I can't even imagine how delicious she would be in her magical girl form...

Recalling that stunningly beautiful silver-white figure from before, Tang Feng felt another surge of impulse within him.

Shengxue noticed the change in Tang Feng's eyes, which were becoming dangerous and aggressive.

At the same time, she also noticed her current state.

Hmm? Under these conditions...

Shengxue felt the pressure that had been building up inside her burst forth like a flood, and at that moment she experienced an unprecedented release.

Extremely.

She reveled in this feeling.

Tang Feng's eye twitched. He hadn't done anything, so why was she getting so carried away?

It turns out that beneath that innocent and lovely exterior lies such an alluring enchantress.

Then he wouldn't stand on ceremony.

Tang Feng turned the girl's chin, blocking the source of the music.

Shengxue regained consciousness, her eyes widening slightly.

"Well……"

With her mouth gagged, she could only make helpless whimpering sounds.

The four lips parted as soon as they touched, and Tang Feng stopped, his expression displeased.

It wasn't because of the sacred snow, but because someone came.

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After a brief interview, An Jinju fled the scene.

The insincere words she uttered during the interview made her blush with embarrassment.

The residents' support and affection were even more overwhelming for her.

They shouldn't be worshipping her; she's just taking credit for it.

So who really killed the calamity beast? Why did he leave?

Besides magical girls, is there anyone else who can kill such a powerful monster?

An Jinju looked around the battlefield, trying to find any clues.

There was clearly a fierce battle taking place here.

A nauseating odor lingered in the air. An Jinju, who had experienced it firsthand, knew it was the smell from the monster's mouth, only diluted countless times. With the flow and exchange of air, it would probably dissipate soon.

The trees were all broken, and the ground was corroded and pitted, making maintenance a costly affair.

However, post-disaster maintenance is not the responsibility of magical girls; it is the government's job. They have a professional aftercare department to handle the damage to roads and buildings caused by the monsters.

Many of them are mages who can use the corresponding spells to repair damage; otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to accomplish these tasks by manpower alone.

These things were unimportant to her; An Jinju continued searching for suspicious items on the battlefield.

Persistence pays off; she found bloodstains on a patch of charred turf.

It was clearly not the black pus belonging to a calamity beast, but rather human fluid.

She looked around and found that the ground around her was covered with these dark red blood clots.

An Jinju was secretly alarmed. With such a large amount of bleeding, could that person already be...?

Is this why he didn't appear? Did he sacrifice himself to fight the calamity beast? And her credit was stolen?

An Jinju felt a little sad. She solemnly faced the bloodstains and bowed deeply to them.

"You are their hero..."

She knelt on one knee and ceremonially poured a handful of yellow soil over the bloodstains.

As if possessed, she lowered her head and smelled it.

"..."

An Jinju became expressionless; she even felt like killing herself.

Upon smelling the familiar scent, An Jinju's emotions surprisingly remained largely unaffected.

That person has been haunting her relentlessly, and she's trying to break free from his control, but hasn't found a good way yet.

It's perfectly normal for him to be able to kill this monstrous beast.

It's very abnormal for him to be bleeding so much. What is he doing? What special purpose does he have?

An Jinju used her unique talent to lie on the ground and sniff around.

Soon, she caught another familiar scent.

That belongs to...Saint Snow.

An Jinju's expression finally turned ugly.

She sniffed intently, following the direction the scent was heading, and continued forward.

When the scent occasionally disappeared, she went around, sniffed around, and regained the clues.

Soon, she followed their scent to a bush.

(End of this chapter)