Watching the anime from Madoka Magica and writing the rules

After the three of them exchanged glances, Touka no longer cared about being quiet and warned the protagonists:

"The monster is coming from behind!"

As he spoke, he made the former gymnastics club member move his body, avoided the attack of the shadow monster, and retreated back to the passage where the protagonist group was.

Chapter 418 The Battle is Over

Although they are a group of daily protagonists, there are many smart people among them.

Seeing that a new shadow monster blocked the retreat, Qigong immediately gave up the idea of ​​luring the monster back and sharing experience, and immediately turned around to start fighting.

Although it was only a few rounds, with Touka's physical fitness from her previous gymnastics training, it was not impossible for her to dodge these rounds of attacks.

[Phantom Thief Joker] also observed the strength of this first-layer shadow monster several times before choosing to take the risk.

But in the eyes of the protagonists, this kind of adventure is a fatal crisis.

Apart from anything else, the fact that monsters can withstand the magic attacks from the magic wand without dying shows the difference in physical fitness between them and ordinary people.

Although the shadow monster in front of him was intentionally chosen by [Phantom Thief Joker], it is a small floating shadow monster that is somewhat similar to an elf, but it has no shortage of necessary long-range attacks.

The protagonists were alerted by Touka's shouting and all turned around to see the shadow monster appear. Everyone had different reactions.

"Now is the time to activate the [Evil King's True Eye]! I..."

"Don't go. Given the current situation, it's better to trust Sister Shihua. Besides, Nanamiya will be here soon."

"but!"

"No buts. Even if you can awaken into a Phantom Thief, you can only use an umbrella for defense. This situation is too risky. If you fail, you will definitely get hurt!"

[Black Flame] reached out and held down [Evil King's True Eye] who was about to step forward, because on the way here, Tohka had already been alert and entrusted Rikka to Yuta to help look after her. After all, as the first contact, [Evil King's True Eye] was very likely the target of that [Phantom Thief Joker], so he pulled in Nanami, who was at the end of the list, but did not give the same opportunity to the girl who seemed to be just as immature.

Yuta also fought for the weapon. Although he didn't know much about the true nature of the [Thunder Hammer], he knew that Touma was the top student in the junior high school class after the midterm exam incident. In comparison, [Evil King's True Eye], who only scored in the single digits in mathematics, was obviously more focused on the second-year syndrome.

If the purpose of [Phantom Thief Joker] is really as he said, that there is no need for a world-destroying crisis, so he plans to plunder the so-called secret treasures one by one, then Rikka's [Evil King's True Eyes] can be said to be the most likely candidate to produce the so-called powerful secret treasure besides Nanami.

Faced with this sudden change, Yuta didn't have time to think too much, and instinctively followed Touka's instructions and comforted Rika who wanted to rush to the front line.

[Evil King's True Eye] stared at [Pitch-Black Flame] with her exposed left eye, but ultimately she held her umbrella tightly and was unable to move forward.

Compared to this original CP, the yuri group on the other side made the opposite decision.

"Mr. Mori, is that an elf?! With all the monsters I've encountered, I knew I'd see one!"

"In my opinion, that one isn't really an elf. It's probably like any other monster, the kind that attacks others at random."

"But, this is an opportunity! It seems that the master's sister has no chance of becoming a [Phantom Thief], so to be on the safe side, we should give it a try. Maybe we can rekindle the love from the past!"

[Mr. Mori] frowned and looked at Tohka who dodged the attack again. He could see that this pattern of waiting for the opponent to attack and then dodging was obviously not a long-term solution. Even using words to attract the opponent's attention was a method.

Therefore, Lord Mori decisively accepted the proposal of Thunder Hammer and took the risk himself:

"I can't let Sister Shihua take risks alone. I'll go over and try."

"I'm going too! I'll protect Lord Mori as a Thunder Hammer user!"

"As long as we can regain our old weapons, Lord Mori will definitely regain the power of a magician!"

After the proof provided by Nanamiya in the morning and the recognition from [Phantom Thief Joker], Touma had an unprecedented recognition of Nibutani's identity, but he also heard from various descriptions that [Lord Mori] seemed to have lost his power now.

But just as [Lord Mori] mentioned in the quotations from the "Dark Codex" compiled by Touma, as a magician who has existed for more than 500 years, this is not the first time he has lost his memory. As long as he regains his power, [Lord Mori] will still be the [Lord Mori] respected by Touma.

Although without the so-called power, Touma will listen more to Nibutani, of course, on the premise that Nibutani no longer shows too strong resistance to "Lord Mori".

The two women ran towards Shihua, one in front and one behind, and were naturally discovered by the three people who stayed behind.

But just as Yuta stretched out his hand, before he could think of words of persuasion, he heard Fennel shouting with an attitude as if on a picnic:

"Master Mori, take me with you~"

"Wait, Nibutani, Anise-senpai!"

Yuta tried to stop them verbally, but it was obvious that his relationship with them was not close enough to call them back.

Seeing that the three people except Rikka were walking towards Tohka, Yuta couldn't help but turn around and look at the battle situation on Nanamiya's side.

"Well, if Rikka really rushed out, it might really provoke resistance."

"You used to be so bold, how could you hesitate now? Just now, when you saw the shadow monster so close, you looked eager to try it."

The paper merchant who was still rushing here to confirm the direction saw the situation of the protagonists clearly through the [camera] and felt sorry for it.

At the same time, I am also a little surprised that the "Phantom Thief Joker" who knows the existence of the monster would do such a thing.

Obviously, due to limited time, Zhixing chose to create a cognitive existence in the [cognitive world], but he did not expect that he could create himself with so many memories.

After all, since coming to this world, Zhixing has basically been in a [stealth] state, and even stayed abroad for a long time.

If the paper industry only wanted to produce everyday items that everyone could recognize, it could still do it, but customized items would quickly be assimilated due to the lack of recognition from others.

Just like in "Dangan", because there are audiences watching the paper lines, the paper lines can easily create their own cognitive existence.

At that time, Kazuyo originally wanted to create Yuta's cognitive existence, so he quickly skipped over the story situations of "Chuunibyou" and "P5" in his mind, as well as the actions he planned to change next.

What comes out is the cognitive existence of Zhixing himself.

Although it was somewhat unexpected, the people outside were about to come in after the negotiation, so Zhixing had no choice but to give orders to the cognitive existence while he could still do so. He gave instructions on how to forge weapons, follow behind, and protect them in case of danger.

Therefore, the current situation is not under the command of the paper bank, but is the result of the cognitive existence acting on its own.

The fact that such a self-willed act could occur is obviously related to the other cognitions that make up [Phantom Thief Joker].

Among the people Zhixing has exposed so far, only the [One-Eyed Death God] and the superpower user Fennel here know about it.

The only one who knows his true identity should be the [One-Eyed Grim Reaper].

"Is this the power that a wisher alone can provide?"

"As expected, it's a secret treasure that was formed at the lowest level of the Impression Space, recognized by other superpowers."

"If he, as the One-Eyed Death God, can draw out this power, then the mobile app issue should be possible as well."

Zhixing thought so and pointed the [camera] at [Mr. Mori] who was going to persuade Shadow.

As it turns out, if you don't defeat the shadow and prove that you are stronger than it, the shadow will only stick to its own cognitive actions and will not be persuaded by Lord Mori, and will not even respond.

On the contrary, Tohka was distracted by the sound behind her and was worried that Rikka was there too. She had no choice but to use the spoon in her hand to take the attack, and the spoon flew away, and she almost fell to the ground.

But on the other hand, although the shadow monster did not respond to Lord Mori, it also showed that it heard the other party's words very clearly, and the attack in its hands slowed down a little, which allowed Tohka to stabilize her body and continue to avoid the attack.

[Phantom Thief Joker] has also returned to the corner where he was hiding before, ready to shoot at any time.

But this preparation was of no use, because Qigong had already resolved the battle over there, turned on the flight mode for himself, and quickly came over to take over the shadow monster.

Although it brought an unexpected crisis to the protagonist group, it did not awaken other people. The only thing that surprised Zhixing was that in order to help Shihua quickly, the [Magic Demon Girl] fired a magic cannon towards this passage just after the battle.

But Nanamiya is not a character from the Magic Cannon Girls, she is just using the power of a personality mask, so this long-range attack did not hit the shadow, but shot straight at the wall.

Looking at the [camera], everyone who had survived this sudden change began to communicate in a group, and Zhixing finally found [Phantom Thief Joker] from the passage without shadow monsters.

"This [Cognitive World] still has so many unusual phenomena. It seems that air here truly doesn't exist. It's just the cognition that allows us to breathe. Therefore, the trajectory of the launched projectiles is not affected by air resistance, nor is there any loss due to air. I don't even see any attack range."

"No wonder the Phantom Thieves were able to attack from such a long distance when they were fighting the False God. I just wonder if there's any way to apply this knowledge."

Zhixing slowed down his pace, thinking about Tao Pai Pai's flying skills in his mind, while walking to the side of [Phantom Thief Joker] and patted him on the shoulder.

"That shouldn't be possible. Even though the Phantom Thieves appear to be as light as a swallow, they still have to deal with gravity and resistance. If they want to ignore these, I guess the only way is to use attacks that consume mana."

After hearing what Zhixing had learned, [Phantom Thief Joker] expressed his disagreement. The reason why the two of them could talk in a low voice was that after seeing Nanamiya coming, [Phantom Thief Joker] retreated to the previous intersection to avoid being hit by the protagonist group.

"Do you have any instinctive knowledge of this world? Do you know what this MP is?"

"No, I only know what I know."

Zhixing nodded, not expecting this same self to provide any good ideas. Being able to point out the problem was already very useful. However, although [Phantom Thief Joker] did not have the instinctive knowledge of [Cognitive World], he still had other cognitions that played a role in Zhixing.

"However, from the perspective of the game, although HP represents the Persona itself, it is actually just the power of the Secret Artifact. So if the HP is depleted, the Hall Masters will not die. They will just be separated from the Secret Artifact and have no ability to resist."

"Are you trying to say that MP is the power of the shadow itself? But MP is the easiest to be depleted, far more often than HP. That can't be the case, right?"

"Then, that's another situation. It's a power that can be depleted, but without it, it can't be released from the Persona."

"Besides being able to transform within the palace, what else can the secret treasure do?"

Zhi Xing raised his eyebrows, thinking of the difference between the palace and the distorted space.

"If the shadow at the level of the distorted space was previously formed, it could only form a small private plot within the impression space."

"After becoming a palace, the space first expanded to a building or even a city, and then... other soldiers appeared inside."

"But from what I've learned, these soldiers are the Palace Master, and they were formed after a contract was signed. But these magical attacks are obviously not shadow monsters, nor are they part of the Palace Master's body."

"So, excluding those soldiers, what else is there in the hall?"

"And... there seem to be some traps and treasures? Like collectibles, things that won't regenerate."

"Is there anything special about it that allows it to ignore the influence of gravity here?"

"I figured it out. It's another force besides the secret treasure, an entity that can enter the real world and not disappear."

Zhixing came to his senses, and then looked at the [Phantom Thief Joker] with a strange expression, who seemed to be guiding him to discover it. However, the [Phantom Thief Joker] did not say much, but stood up and took out a pistol without bullets.

"Are they coming over?"

"Hmm? Well, it seems they are planning to retreat."

"Well, I'll buy a little more time then, to see if this stimulation has any effect."

[Phantom Thief Joker] said this, and then he wiped his face, a mask appeared, and he walked out directly.

When the protagonists saw this stranger, they couldn't help but stop, and Nanamiya even raised his magic wand and aimed it at [Phantom Thief Joker].

"Are you the enemy who lured the monster here?"

[Phantom Thief Joker] said nothing, but just glanced at everyone, raised his pistol in front of the protagonists, and pulled the trigger to his temple.

"Bang~!"

Liquid splashed out from the other side, and [Phantom Thief Joker] fell to the ground.

[Evil King's True Eyes] and the others all had expressions of not being able to react, staring blankly at the corpse in front of them.

After Zhixing wiped the liquid off his face, he put on his hood, walked out from the corner, picked up the pistol that fell on the ground, and pointed the pistol at the protagonists without even looking at it.

"Do you want to die once and try it?"

Chapter 419 Shoot! !

Everyone saw the authenticity of the pistol, and for a moment even Qigong didn't dare to move forward rashly, because everyone had heard about the lethality of modern firepower.

But this is only limited to these underage protagonists.

When Shihua saw Zhixing coming out and picking up the gun, she had already started rushing forward. However, Zhixing, who had already switched the [camera] to himself, aimed the gun directly at Shihua who was rushing towards him without even turning his head.

"Do you want to die once and try it?"

While Zhixing was talking, Shihua threw the soup spoon in her hand towards the gun, trying to knock it away directly.

However, projectiles flying at such high speeds obviously exceeded the speed of children's usual play, so the spoon disappeared before it got close, and Zhixing also stretched out his pistol towards Tohka, who did not expect such an outcome, so that Tohka was within the range of seven steps, fast and accurate, and dared not sprint forward.

Although Zhixing was still leaning sideways, he could still see the situation on the protagonists' side through the perspective of the [camera]. Therefore, after standing up straight, he did not turn around, but maintained a sideways posture and observed Touka's decision.

"Om~"

Zhixing was attracted by the sudden sound, and his attention and pistol followed the sound towards the source. He immediately saw that the automatic umbrella of [Evil King's True Eye] accidentally opened, and [Evil King's True Eye] even pressed the umbrella down a little, revealing his eyes to look at the situation on Zhixing's side.

opportunity!

After all, Shihua was too close. This distance, which was neither too long nor too far, gave her the illusion that she could counterattack. As soon as she saw the movement of the gun muzzle, she immediately kicked sideways and rushed towards Zhixing.

Faced with such a close-range attack, Zhixing immediately chose to use [Sightseeing]. In the tug-of-war between the [Witch's Barrier] and the [Cognitive World], Shihua missed and passed through his body.

Then, Zhixing reacted and withdrew from [Sightseeing]. With a turn of his right hand, he pointed the gun at Touka, who was unbalanced because of the missed attack.

Then, knowing clearly that there was no bullet in the gun, he pulled the trigger at Touka's leg.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The solid feeling from the trigger made Zhixing turn the gun around and shoot at the open space in the river after hitting the target.

"what!"

Then, amid Touka's shout, Zhixing pointed his gun again at the protagonists who took a few steps forward.

Without Zhixing saying anything, everyone stopped in tacit understanding.

The [camera] looked towards the place where Touka had failed to get up. After confirming that no liquid had appeared, Zhi Xing spoke again: