Go to work, and then educate magical girls.

Chapter 47 Hostages

Upon hearing Shui Lan's powerful words, everyone in the square raised their heads and looked at the sky-blue figure in the air.

"It's a magical girl!"

"We're saved..."

Among the crowd, some people who were emotionally unstable cried out as if they had survived a disaster.

Some children pointed at the figure in the air, showing no fear at all in the face of the approaching monster; instead, they were excited.

"I know, she's Aqua Blue! She's my favorite magical girl!"

"The magical girls will definitely defeat the monsters!"

Encouraged by Shui Lan's voice, the crowd gradually regained order and slowly retreated towards the western exit.

Meanwhile, Shui Lan was already facing the calamity beast.

"Go for it, magical girl!"

Someone in the crowd shouted out.

The next moment, cheers erupted from the crowd.

"come on!"

"We must defeat it!"

"You are our hero!"

"Magical girl, you're the best!"

As Shui Lan listened to the cheers of the crowd below, a warm feeling welled up in her heart.

This made her feel that all her hard work and dedication had not been in vain.

Although the magical girl didn't strive to eliminate the monsters for reward, the recognition she received gave her even greater motivation.

Seeing everyone's relief and trust, their shining eyes, especially after surviving the ordeal, strengthened her resolve to uphold her ideals and beliefs.

To become a magical girl, to protect everyone, to protect these families that should be happy, and to protect the smiles on people's faces.

To protect all these beautiful things...

"So, go to hell."

She stood in mid-air, her magic wand pointing towards the calamity beast not far away.

Tang Feng and Zi Wan hid behind the stage curtain, secretly watching the scene outside.

"I never expected that Misty Rain Sand would be Water Blue!" Tang Feng feigned a surprised expression.

Ziwan nodded in agreement.

She didn't connect the two of them either.

One was her idol, and the other was a magical girl senior who had helped her fight the monsters; the two unexpectedly merged into one.

This gave her a strange sense of joy.

But as the battle progressed, Ziwan noticed something was amiss.

The situation seems to be getting out of hand.

Ziwan observed the battle situation not far away, her eyes revealing worry.

Aqua Blue was clearly at a disadvantage.

Before they had exchanged more than a few blows, she had already taken several attacks from the monster, and the magical aura emanating from her body began to become unstable.

Tang Feng also noticed something was wrong.

As a veteran B-rank magical girl in Binhai City, it's impossible for Shui Lan to be defeated so quickly by an A-rank disaster beast.

He squinted and began to observe carefully.

Shui Lan was furious at the moment.

Even though she debuted early and has experienced many ups and downs, and her emotional control is relatively stable, she still couldn't help but feel an urge to tear the other person to pieces.

There was a reason she participated in this impromptu event.

The investigation is currently at a standstill, and progress on Qingning's side is also not going smoothly.

In the morning, she complained to Qingning that all she got were young thugs and weird men trying to pick her up, and Qingning couldn't help but beat up several of them.

Shui Lan participated in the event to give a public service speech after the performance, calling on everyone to pay more attention to the missing girls and homeless people in the area, and to provide any clues to the police.

Using her popularity for this kind of publicity is much more effective than using the police.

Before the event was even over, this calamity beast appeared.

Recently, the frequency of disaster beast appearances has decreased significantly, but unexpectedly, one suddenly appeared in the most crowded commercial square.

Moreover, no prior warning was received.

Fortunately, she was there; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

She glanced around at the crowd and saw that although there were injuries from pushing and trampling, there were no fatalities.

This is a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

All that's left is to deal with this calamity beast.

But before they had even exchanged a few blows, she realized something was wrong.

The opponent is an A-level disaster beast.

That's not important; she has fought against and won against A-rank disaster beasts before.

But this A-level disaster beast is a bit abnormal.

Normally, when facing a higher-level monster, it is unwise to fight it head-on with magic. In this case, a kite-guerrilla tactic is often chosen to deplete the monster's stamina and magic with minimal effort.

When the time is right, kill them in one fell swoop.

But whenever she tried to move away from the monster, it would try to get past her and rush towards the crowd below.

Shui Lan could not allow the calamity beast to rush into the crowd.

This would be a devastating blow.

She could only withstand the onslaught and fight the monster head-on.

In this situation, the disadvantages of magic become particularly apparent.

After exchanging another blow with the calamity beast, Shui Lan was knocked back several meters, and a question arose in her mind.

Normally, the monsters don't intentionally attack people; they just destroy things aimlessly. When the magical girl attacks them, they instinctively retaliate.

But this one did not do that. It used the crowd below as hostages to force her into a direct confrontation.

Is this really the behavior expected of a calamity beast?

She carefully observed the monstrous beast, trying to find its weakness.

Standing at just over three meters tall, with a hunched posture, thick black fur, and sharp claws and teeth, he looked extremely sturdy, with strange veins protruding like withered branches spreading across his strong limbs.

Shui Lan could only be thankful that the other party was relatively slow, otherwise she would not have been able to stop them from rushing into the crowd.

Conversely, the opponent's strength was astonishing. Occasionally, when she took a direct hit, she felt as if her shoulder was about to be ripped off. Even with the protection of magic, the powerful force penetrated to the bone marrow.

Shui Lan gritted her teeth. She knew she couldn't continue like this, or she would be defeated in a short time.

Perhaps the other magical girls have already received the news and are on their way.

But she couldn't place her hopes on others.

She is now the temporary captain of the magical girl squad here and needs to take on more responsibilities.

Shui Lan exhaled softly, and the magic wand in her hand quietly transformed into the shape of a sword.

It wasn't an ordinary sword, but rather a fencing-like blade, with a straight, slender body and a pale ice-blue color. A dazzling sapphire was inlaid on the magnificent hilt, making it appear exquisite and noble.

Shui Lan gripped the sword hilt with one hand and raised the other high, assuming a fighting stance.

Facing the charging beast, she slowly drew a circle in the air with her sword in hand.

Two water bubbles, each several tens of centimeters in radius, appeared at the feet of the calamity beast.

The calamity beast stomped on the bubble without hesitation, causing it to burst open. The water elemental energy inside transformed into transparent ropes that briefly wrapped around the beast's feet.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Shui Lan sidestepped and moved closer to the calamity beast, thrusting her longsword forward and gently touching the beast's chest.

The moment the sword was pointed, a huge and complex magic circle appeared at the tip, completely enveloping the calamity beast. A blinding pale blue light shone, and a violent energy bombardment began within the magic circle.

Enduring the bombardment of magic from all directions, the calamity beast raised its head high and let out an extremely angry roar.

Just then, an inconspicuous black grain of sand shot into the roaring maw of the calamity beast at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

Neither the calamity beast nor the aquamarine noticed anything amiss.

The calamity beast suddenly exerted its strength, breaking free from the water ribbons binding its feet, and simultaneously swung its claw forward, shattering the magic circle set up by Shui Lan.

Its other paw quickly followed, slapping directly at the magical girl in front of it.

Magic power gathered at the tip of the azure sword and touched the giant claw of the calamity beast.

A violent explosion rang out. Although Shui Lan withstood the attack, she was sent flying more than ten meters away. She felt her blood and qi surge, and then coughed violently a few times. She wiped her mouth and thankfully, she was not injured to the point of coughing up blood.

Shui Lan straightened up, raised the longsword in her hand, and faced the calamity beast again.

Unbeknownst to the beast, the black sand inside its mouth began to move.

This grain of sand was naturally Tang Feng's doing.

He wants to study this carefully this time.

In all his years in Kyoto, he had never encountered any similar intelligent monsters.

We found a suspected case when we were with Jinju Shengxue before, and this one is also very suspicious.

He attached a wisp of his consciousness to a grain of sand, which then roamed within the body of the calamity beast.

After thoroughly searching the body of the beast and finding nothing, Tang Feng controlled the sand grains and brought them to the head of the calamity beast.

"This is……"

Tang Feng narrowed his eyes; he had discovered something extraordinary there.

Inside the skull is a structure remarkably similar to the human brain, with its winding folds and interwoven neurons, all highlighting the complexity of the brain's structure.

This is impossible for a calamity beast to appear on.

The secret known only to a very small number of people is that the Calamity Beasts are not actually native to this world.

Although calamities and monsters are categorized as the same type of disaster, they are actually completely unrelated.

The weirdos are native to this world, and even if they are deformed, they still have characteristics similar to the creatures of this world.

Unlike the calamity beasts, whose origins are unknown and whose physical structure is vastly different from the creatures of this world, firearms have very limited effect on them, and only magic can defeat them.

It's even more impossible for a monster to possess a brain and intelligence similar to that of a human.

Tang Feng vaguely sensed that Binhai City seemed to be shrouded in mystery.

Perhaps some powerful being is plotting something, and it might be someone they know.

Yesterday, he searched the entire city but found no trace of the other party.

However, if it's an old friend... it certainly won't be that easy for him to find out.

He was in the open, while the other party was in the shadows.

Tang Feng didn't know if the other party was aware of his current strength, but since the other party didn't choose to show up, it meant that he wasn't confident.

Tang Feng sighed.

I wanted to find a city without weirdos to live a more relaxed life, where I could drink tea and play games happily with my beloved magical girls. But I never expected that I would still be caught up in all sorts of conflicts.

With no further discoveries, Tang Feng turned his attention back to what was in front of him.

Just then, Shui Lan's figure crashed down from the sky.

With a loud "boom".

The blue light collided violently with the ground, blasting countless fragments of the plaza's paving stones around her.

Shui Lan lay in the deep crater created by the impact, coughing up a mouthful of blood. She tried to stand up again, but found that her whole body was in a state of trembling numbness, and she could only move her fingers with difficulty.

The calamity beast jumped down, creating a dent in the square.

It stood not far from the blue water, raised its head, pounded its chest, and let out a triumphant roar.

Everyone in the square felt their hearts clench at the sight.

Is the all-powerful magical girl about to be defeated?

If even magical girls can't save them, then who can?

After the monsters tore the magical girls apart, they'll be next.

The crowd began to show expressions of horror.

Some people couldn't bear it and started crying out loud.

The previously orderly evacuation turned chaotic again.

People began to flee, trying to leave the square as soon as possible.

People were pushing and shoving from behind, trying to get to the front. Those in front turned around and retaliated, hurling insults and even starting physical fights.

In an instant, desperate cries and shrill curses echoed throughout the area.

Seeing all this, Ziwan reached out to shield Tang Feng from the flying bricks, and then took a step forward without hesitation.

Tang Feng stretched out a hand.

"Don't stop me, I've already made up my mind." Ziwan's voice was utterly calm.

"No." Tang Feng shook his head and held out his hand to Zi Wan. "Let's go together."

Ziwan looked at Tang Feng with a hint of surprise.

What's the difference between an ordinary person going there and going to their death?

Tang Feng seemed to see through the other party's thoughts and said, "In front of this calamity beast, you and I are not much different."

Shui Lan looked at the two people who appeared in front of her, opened her mouth, but couldn't make a sound.

She is now unable to move and cannot stop the two men's foolish and suicidal actions.

She could only turn her head away, unable to bear watching the cruel scene that was about to unfold.

After the calamity beast roared to the sky, it did not continue its pursuit. Instead, it stood still, its sharp pupils reflecting two small figures.

Perhaps it was wondering why two such weak people would suddenly rush up.

At that moment, Tang Feng's voice rang out.

He held the microphone on the stage, and his voice, amplified by the speakers, resounded throughout the entire square.

Although he doesn't need to use a microphone.

"Listen up, all of you!!!"

Tang Feng's roar echoed throughout the entire area, drowning out the crying and cursing of the crowd. Everyone looked up in alarm at the scene in the center of the square.

Tang Feng's roar continued.

"You've disappointed me so much!!"

"The magical girl has saved us time and time again, and now she needs someone to save her, but you're all just thinking about yourselves!"

"I know you're all going to say, 'If even magical girls lost, what can ordinary people do?'"

"But what I'm saying is, even delaying for just one more second is useful!"

"The other magical girls are definitely on their way. Every second of delay increases our chances of turning the tide!"

"I'm an ordinary person, and the girl next to me is an ordinary person too, yet we still stand before the magical girl!"

"The magical girl needs protection!"

"She's saved so many lives, isn't there anyone brave enough to stand up and protect her now?!"

"I know that everyone's life is precious, and no one is unafraid of death."

"But aren't magical girls' lives also lives? Don't they fear death? They face dangerous and terrifying monsters year after year, protecting everyone. Have they ever complained of being tired?!"

"I'll be blunt, their lives are more precious than yours!!!"

"You're all a bunch of trash! Don't think your lives are so precious!"

"Now is the time to prove our worth!"

"At this very moment!"

"Those who are willing to protect her."

"Those who aren't afraid to die."

"Get on my side!!!"

Tang Feng shouted these last few words and then put down the microphone.

He genuinely reached out and wiped the fine layer of cold sweat that had appeared on his forehead.

Then, the corners of his mouth subtly turned up.

Tang Feng stared at the calamity beast in front of him, a gentle breeze ruffling his hair slightly.

Defeating this monstrous beast would be a piece of cake, but he wanted to do something more meaningful to him.