Magical girl? She got tricked into this!

So the only place they could escape was through the other seven passages on the rock wall, and the size and height of these seven passages were about 40 meters.

Of the seven holes, only the one in the middle showed signs of wind, meaning that choosing that passage would likely lead to reaching the surface...

wrong……

As she kept thinking, she suddenly thought of something.

She and Lianhua instinctively felt that the wind would blow in from the exit of the cave, so they followed the direction of the air flow.

But this is the void world. Although we don’t know why there is air in the void world, it is impossible for wind to appear in the void world under normal circumstances.

What's more, this place is hundreds of meters underground. How could there be such obvious air flow?

This situation can only mean that something is guiding them to that place in this way.

Is it a real exit or a trap?

It's like defusing a bomb, choosing to cut one of the fuses before the bomb explodes, but from now on it seems that she only has the choice of choosing or not choosing this channel.

After hesitating for a moment, she finally gritted her teeth and chose the special passage among one special and six identical roads.

After finishing her thoughts, she cast an entanglement spell to seal the hole under her feet, and at the same time flapped her wings to fly towards the passage where the air flow came from.

After tearing apart all the chains that blocked its way, the anglerfish swallowed the insects that were chasing the two people and emerged from the cave into its stomach.

However, it was not satisfied yet and did not chase after An Teng Meiko and the other person who had already escaped into the passage. Instead, after taking a look at the two people who had escaped into the passage, it sank again.

Volume 4: Something Hidden Underground: Chapter 75: If You've Had Enough of Fighting, Take My Move

After flying into the passage, Ando Meiko looked back and saw that the Void Anglerfish had no intention of chasing them, so she landed on the ground, folded her phoenix wings, and returned to her normal form.

The escape just now used up some of her magic power. Although it was not much, it was a considerable amount for Ando Meiko, who had just experienced several hours of digging and had almost exhausted all the magic power in her body.

At least when there is no magic power to absorb, it will take more than ten minutes to fully replenish the consumption based on the production speed in her body.

After gaining temporary safety, the two people who walked slowly forward began to talk in low voices.

"Yezi, how did you get your wings?" When asking this question, Lianhua's face was full of envy.

When she first became a magical girl, she actually fantasized in her mind that she might also become a magical girl who flies in the air, fights against evil forces, and maintains world peace.

But the reality is always very cruel.

Excluding some special magic like air walls and enhanced outerwear, ordinary magical girls need to reach the super level to have the ability to stand in the air and fight in the air. If they want to fly at high speed in the true sense, they must reach the ultimate existence like Lord Kamijou.

However, given that the number of super-level beings must be limited today, it is indeed difficult to reach this level.

That's why Renhua, who had originally given up hope, became so excited and envious when she saw the wings on Ando Meiko's back.

However, this made Ando Meiko feel a little embarrassed. She couldn't possibly say that this was the spoils she had confiscated from the Sky Flame Dragon, right? But she didn't seem to have found a reasonable explanation for this question, because no one had ever asked her this question.

"Well, how should I put it? This seems to be a bonus after I condensed my domain. I spent a lot of time learning how to fly in order to practice it."

"Is that so? Then there's nothing we can do." Lianhua shrugged, a hint of disappointment flashing across her expression.

Each of the Yaoshi Magical Girls has a different field, and the ability of each field is also different. Only after it is activated can you know what this ability is.

Therefore, although this explanation is a bit far-fetched, it is the most convincing excuse at present.

Just as she thought, after hearing her answer, Renhua did not ask too many questions about the matter, which made Ando Meiko feel slightly relieved.

Although she didn't want to deceive her comrades, she still needed to keep Vita, who existed in her own consciousness, a secret, so she could only make her give up in this way.

Walking on the silent and dark road, An Teng Meizi couldn't help but feel a little hesitant. She sighed softly and said, "Oh, I don't know if we can go back this time."

Hundreds of meters underground, everything is covered with black matter that suppresses magic power. In addition, the entire nest is like an ant nest with many connections. There are many and strong void beasts. Even if the headquarters comes to support them, it seems that they will not be able to discover their whereabouts.

So even if their magic power is almost exhausted, they can only rely on themselves to keep moving forward.

The Void Anglerfish behind them did not regard them as their target. Instead, after eating the Void Bugs that fell from the willow tree, it returned the same way and continued to serve as its trap.

Perhaps this has something to do with the anglerfish's natural habits, or perhaps it simply enjoys cannibalism. Otherwise, why would it occupy an entire transit plaza hundreds of meters underground? Could it be waiting for these magical girls to arrive?

How small is the probability?

Since the transit square behind has been occupied by it, judging from the current terrain, at least there will be no pursuers behind, so if you want to move forward, the best way now is to rest on the spot and restore magic power.

Although the conditions are very harsh, fortunately, these magical girls have no problem going without food or water. With the speed at which Ando Meiko's body generates magic power, it only takes half a day to fill the first space.

"Lianhua, there are no more pursuers behind us, let's rest here for a while."

They had to return to the ground before being completely surrounded, and they also had to use time to rest and recover their magic power. The two were inherently conflicting, but in order to face the upcoming danger, they had no better choice than the latter.

Otherwise, if they encountered a ghost-level void beast based on an ancient creature in this state, they would not be able to deal with it.

Lianhua nodded. She was about to agree to Ando Meiko's proposal, but her eyes fixed and she turned to look at the passage ahead with Ando Meiko.

In the absolutely dark passage, the creepy sound of insects crawling and moving could be heard again, disrupting Ando Meiko's plan to rest in place.

In desperation, she could only turn on the slacking radar and stand on both sides of Lianhua to enter combat mode together.

A moment later, the void bugs suddenly rioted and attacked them at an accelerated speed... The bugs' attack pattern was exactly the same as the last time, all of them launching themselves out and then launching a life-threatening attack.

Although this kind of attack was troublesome to deal with, it was not difficult. Facing the endless offensive, the two girls kept waving their swords, like people bathing in a storm, trying to block all the raindrops hitting them.

However, facing the increasingly intensive and endless attacks, Ando Meiko and the other person, who had already concentrated their minds highly, still suffered injuries as if they were cut by a sharp blade.

The blade of the jewel sword flashed with a dazzling red light as if it was full of accumulated power. The sudden burst of light scared the insects that were accustomed to the darkness. They retreated and even stopped attacking for a moment.

"Lianhua, come behind me!"

Lianhua, whose name was being called, did not hesitate at all. When the void insects began to retreat, she flashed behind An Teng Meizi.

"Bug-types are probably most afraid of Fire-types. Once you've had enough, take my move, Air Flame Breath."

She pointed the red jewel sword in a straight line, and a magic circle took shape at the tip of the sword. After some fine-tuning by Anten Meiko, a spiral column of flames gushed out and spread into a giant column of fire with a diameter of fifty meters, almost covering the entire cave.

Under the impact of the column of fire, the charred insects made a strange hissing sound and were burned to ashes almost in an instant.

Volume 4: Something Hidden Beneath the Earth: Chapter 76: Hope Flavors Like Strawberry

Unleashing a diffused breath of air flames maximizes the breath's damage range, but significantly reduces its power.

But the opponents are just some soldiers and generals. Even if the power is reduced, it is enough to burn all the insects in the passage.

Holding the jewel sword tightly in her hand, Anten Meiko maintained the same posture as before, her eyes looking at the charred insect corpses on the ground, her body rising and falling due to her heavy breathing.

The breath of air fire had almost consumed her limited magic power, but if she wanted to clear the obstacles ahead in one go, this price was already the lowest.

Lianhua stepped forward and supported the staggering Anten Meiko. She walked to the edge of the wall and let her lean against it, then she turned around and sat down.

She felt a strange sensation coming from the rock wall she was leaning against, but she couldn't care less at the moment. With her magic power unable to recover, all she needed now was to rest and regain her strength.

But reality is always contrary to one's wishes. Just as they sat down to rest for a while, the second wave of insects was discovered by them in the passage ahead.

"Let me do it."

"Be careful."

Meiko Anten did not reject Renhua's kindness. When she felt the insect appear, she had already sensed it through the radar.

The number of insects in the second wave was much smaller than that in the first wave. Although there were a few general-level ones, they no longer posed any threat to Lianhua, who had become accustomed to the attack methods of the underground void insects.

So she simply stopped all methods that required the use of magic power, slowly closed her eyes and restored the magic power in her body as quickly as possible.

As soon as she closed her eyes, sleepiness swept over her brain like a tide. In just a moment of tilting her head, she fell into a deep sleep.

Excessive consumption of magic power will be accompanied by dizziness, fatigue, nausea, and other symptoms depending on the individual. These symptoms are experienced by every magical girl, and even Meiko Anten, the body of destiny, cannot escape it.

The reason why she felt sleepy was a self-protection function of her body.

Because only when she is asleep can her body produce magic power at the fastest speed, and this instinctive reaction of the body is not something that Meiko Anten can control.

boom

I don’t know how long it took until a loud noise suddenly opened the eyes of the sleeping Anten Meiko. She subconsciously looked in the direction of Lianhua, and after turning on her slacking radar, she scanned over.

At this time, Lianhua was knocked back to the ground by a general. She used the diamond sword to barely support herself and got up, but the hand holding the sword was shaking constantly.

Her body was covered in blood, not just from her own body, but also mostly from the disgusting things that splashed out after she killed the void bugs.

The void bugs all over the ground told Anten Yazi that Lianhua had experienced many similar battles after the second wave of bugs. Even now, she was exhausted and had no intention of waking herself up.

Meiko Anten, you still have the mind to sleep at this time? What will you do if you wake up and see the scene of Renhua dying?

She reached out and slapped herself hard to calm herself down.

This crisp sound not only attracted Lianhua's attention, but also attracted the attention of the void insect. After realizing that there was another enemy, it quickly changed its target and rushed towards Anten Yazi.

She stood up, grabbed the magic wand beside her and waved it at the void bug.

With a flash of red light, the man and the insect exchanged positions in an instant. Anten Meiko stood proudly, and the magic wand in her hand had turned into a sharp gem sword, while the insect was cut in half and fell to the ground without a sound.

【Ruby, how long did I sleep just now? 】

【Master, only sixteen minutes.】

[Yes, I understand...]

Just as Anten Meiko was about to go and check on Renhua, Ruby's hurried call temporarily interrupted her actions.

[Master, wait a moment. I have something to tell you.]

【What's up? 】

[I just observed that, apart from the first wave of bugs, a new wave of bugs appears every two waves starting from the second wave, and each wave of bugs is exactly composed of forty-nine soldiers and one general.]

The cycle loops every two minutes, and the number and configuration of enemies in each cycle are exactly the same. As can be seen from the corpses, the types of void bugs are also exactly the same.

It is hard not to wonder whether there is something at the end of the passage that is constantly producing the same batch of void bugs and driving them into the passage where they are.

In this case, they simply cannot stay here. The powerful void bugs attack every two minutes, and the short interval is not enough for them to even catch their breath, let alone rest.

After a quick thought, she turned around and walked to Lianhua and helped her up: "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, just a little tired. It would be nice if I could have a good sleep on a soft bed."

"Do you need me to heat up another cup of hot milk for you?"

"If possible, I hope it's strawberry flavored. I prefer strawberry milk."

"Me too."

In such a desperate situation, the two people who were talking about irrelevant things chuckled for a while, and then walked slowly forward.

After guarding her for sixteen minutes and enduring eight waves of collective attacks from void bugs, Lianhua's magic power and physical strength had reached the point of exhaustion.

Therefore, when faced with enemies on the way forward, Anten Meiko did not let Renhua take action. Instead, she put the latter down on the spot and defeated them all by herself.

During the rest period, not only did her physical strength recover, but her magic power was also replenished a lot without her realizing it. In her current state, it was much easier for her to clear out these miscellaneous soldiers than when she first entered the passage.

I don’t know how long I walked, but when An Teng Meizi’s physical strength was almost exhausted again after being tormented by waves of insects, the passage finally came to the end.

As expected, there was a square outside the passage, but this square was not a transit square, because the only passage connecting here besides the one they were in was another one on the opposite side.

And she finally figured out the reason why those void bugs kept appearing.

In the middle of the square, there are dozens of giant eggs of various sizes. Every time a giant egg cracks, a void worm will crawl out accompanied by the flow of black juice.

The giant black egg that gave birth to the void worms quickly closed again, beating like a heart, and starting the next round of incubation.

Volume 4: Something Hidden Beneath the Earth: Chapter 77: A Strange Ecosystem

Ando Meiko, who quickly came to her senses, suggested, "Let's go around the side."

Lianhua also felt the things in the center of the square. Her pretty face was full of fear. She nodded slightly while being supported, and walked out of the passage with Ando Meiko and walked towards another passage along the edge of the square.

Those newly born void bugs quickly began to absorb the black water on the ground and grew to the level of soldiers. The wave of fifty void bugs that attacked them in the passage quickly left that area and walked towards the passage that the two girls had just left.

In fact, Ando Meiko had just guessed whether these void insects were heading into the passage with a purpose.

Especially when the Void Anglerfish clearly had the ability but had no intention of chasing the two of them, this feeling of doubt was infinitely magnified.

At first she thought that it was the Void Anglerfish that referred to the habits of the anglerfish, but now when she saw that the Void Bugs ignored them and still walked towards the passage, she suddenly realized.

In this area, whether it was the bugs chasing them from behind or the bugs blocking their way, their purpose was actually just to feed the Void Anglerfish.

Since there is endless food here, there is no need to chase after those two humans who can't even fill their teeth.

Although Ando Meiko and the other girl were amazed at the food chain and ecological cycle here, the Void Bugs were not targeting them after all, so they could breathe a sigh of relief.

This square was much smaller than the previous ones. They moved towards the target location as slowly as possible, not daring to make any noise.