Why are the magical girls in your area male?

Yuan Qing closed the attribute panel with satisfaction, and looking at the lifeless hall around him, he couldn't help but fall into thought.

The countdown to the end of the lunar etch hasn't been released yet, which means it's still a long time before we return to reality.

What can I do in this short time? Am I just supposed to stand there and daydream?

Hmm? Wait a minute...

When did a red dot appear on the system page?

Yuan Qing looked puzzled, then, with a thought, he opened the red dot that looked like a message notification:

Congratulations on reaching level 10!

[Training and Extermination Quest Triggered: Clear the Shadow Beast Nest]

[Description: Within the Moon Etch, a large number of highly threatening Shadow Beasts will continuously emerge, and their nests are the breeding ground for these beasts. To reduce their numbers, please immediately proceed to destroy the Shadow Beast nests and defeat the nest leaders.]

[Task Difficulty: C-rank, Minimum Level: Lv.10, Recommended Level: Lv.20]

[Rewards: 5000 Gold, 5000 Experience, 5 Basic Recovery Potions/Mana Potions, 1 Bone Ring, 1 Fatigue Recovery Potion]

[Note: After accepting the quest, you will be teleported to the quest location. You will return to the Tower of Illusion if the quest fails or is completed.]

[Note: New player protection is now activated. Before reaching level 30, if you suffer a fatal blow during a raid, you will be automatically teleported back to the Tower of Illusion and fully recovered, but the raid will fail and you will be demoted!]

So that's how it is. It's a mission to subdue the outside world of the Tower of Delusion.

Not only are there generous rewards, but newbie protection is also provided.

The problem is that the recommended level for this "dungeon" is 20.

I'm currently only level 11, just above the minimum level.

Is it a bit too risky to attempt this level?

Yuan Qing rested his chin on his hand, looking thoughtful.

After a brief hesitation, he shook his head and gave a self-deprecating laugh.

What's there to hesitate about? The newbie protection system will safeguard me until level 30. No matter how reckless I am during this time, the system will support me. The right thing to do is to take this opportunity to hone my skills and improve my abilities.

I'm already tired of killing these slimes. Without the blessing of experience, I might not even reach level 11 after killing them for another week.

No matter how many low-level monsters you kill, you can't figure out your own limits. The current monster-hunting mission is a good opportunity to hone your skills.

With the addition of newbie protection, it's definitely a great place to level up.

I was originally thinking about how to leave the Tower of Illusion before the Moon Etching ended and go out to see the outside world. Now that's perfect, it's convenient for me to go out.

This is an opportunity not to be missed, of course we'll seize it!

......

Moon Etching, Minato Ward, Tokyo.

The dim, yellowish light, like solidified grease, was applied to the abandoned dock warehouses in the port area.

The air was filled with the smells of the sea, rust, and the unique stench of the Shadow Beast.

Deep inside the warehouse, darkness writhed and rolled like a living thing, with faint sounds of viscous movement and the "plop" of liquid dripping.

Yuan Xun stood in the shadows at the warehouse entrance, her long, icy blue hair fluttering slightly in the foul, fishy wind.

She gripped her staff tightly, and the chilling aura emanating from it dispelled the approaching filth like mist.

She gazed ahead, her cold, sharp eyes fixed on a silhouette hidden in the darkness deep within the warehouse, exuding a powerful and oppressive aura—

C-rank Shadow Beast Leader, Rotting Behemoth.

This is the opponent she is going to defeat this time!

Volume 1: Chapter 32 Magical Girl Sparkling Sparkling

"are you OK?"

Danzhu stood beside Yuanxun, casting a concerned glance at her.

She naturally extended her affection to the sister of the person she loved.

"I'm a little nervous..."

Yuan Xun isn't the kind of girl who would hide her feelings in such situations and cause others to worry, so if she feels uncomfortable, she'll speak up directly.

Danzhu comforted her, "I can understand. After all, this is your first time taking the lead in a semi-independent attack against a C-level Shadow Beast leader. It's normal to be nervous."

"No..." Yuan Xun shook her head slightly, her expression complicated. "Actually, saying I'm nervous isn't quite right, it's just that I feel a little nauseous..."

As soon as he finished speaking, the giant creature deep inside the warehouse began to wriggle forward.

The dim moonlight shone through the window and fell upon it, revealing its entirety.

It was a pure mountain of flesh.

Its enormous body almost filled half the warehouse, and it was nearly two stories tall. Its skin was a nauseating dark red.

Large swaths of sticky, moist, and oily muscle fibers were exposed as if their skin had been peeled off!

The outer layer of fat slowly flowed and hung down like melted wax, constantly dripping thick, disgusting, and foul-smelling yellowish-brown pus!

Right in the center of its massive body, a huge, menacing rift that almost covered the entire front of its torso was wide open.

That's its "giant mouth"!

The mouthparts are made up of dark red muscles that turn outward like rotten flower petals.

The inside of the rift was bottomless, and the flesh walls were densely covered with layers of pale white sharp teeth!

Upon seeing this, Yuan Xun felt his stomach churning.

"Stay calm, little girl. You'll be fighting even more disgusting Shadow Beasts in the future. This is far from enough."

The red finches's soft, flirtatious voice came from the shelves not far away.

She leaned back lazily, holding a thermos filled with goji berries. She took a big slurp, gurgled it around in her mouth a few times before swallowing, and then let out a satisfied sigh.

This action cannot be imitated without twenty years of experience as a village cadre.

"Pay attention, this thing is called the Rotten Behemoth, a C-rank Shadow Beast. It looks disgusting, and it's even more disgusting to fight."

Its weakness lies in the largest, pulsating 'rotten core' in the middle of its body. The outer layer of pus-filled armor is alive, flowing and regenerating, making it ineffective against physical attacks.

Snow Owl, your ice magic is its nemesis. Be careful not to get its pus on you, it's corrosive.

The best approach is to freeze its abdomen and feet with cold air to render it immobile, and then attack the junction of the abscesses to make the rotten flesh brittle and stiff.

As for those tiny, acidic worms that fall off it...

Red Sparrow glanced at the dark red growths on the warehouse floor that were constantly wriggling and trying to get closer to the group. "Ignore them, leave them to me."

With that, she casually raised her hand, and the blazing flames instantly engulfed it.

"Understood, Senior Red Sparrow."

Yuan Xun suppressed the discomfort in his stomach, took a deep breath, and his eyes flashed even colder.

Without further hesitation, she swung her staff forward, and a stream of icy blue cold water, like a living snake, rushed along the ground towards the feet of the rotten giant mouth!

Wherever the cold air passed, the ground froze into ice, simultaneously freezing and crushing the dark red fleshy worms that tried to swarm in!

The rotting behemoth seemed to sense a threat, and its massive body trembled violently!

The dark yellow "armor" covering the entire body, resembling giant pustules, suddenly began to writhe violently!

The fleshy slits on its sides suddenly opened, spewing out large plumes of thick, acidic fumes!

At the same time, the flesh at the top of its back split open with a "plop," and several fleshy, whisker-like nozzles burst out, aiming at Yuan Xun and shooting out several pungent, corrosive acid arrows!

With lightning speed, Yuan Xun swung her ice staff, and a wall of ice as thick as a city wall rose from the ground beneath her feet, firmly blocking the opponent's attack.

The ice wall melted away, and the broken ice fragments condensed in mid-air into extremely sharp ice spikes. With Yuan Xun's command, they shot towards the opponent like a rain of arrows!

"Puff puff!"

One ice spike after another pierced through the gaps in the rotting behemoth's "armor," sending rotten flesh and slime flying everywhere, emitting a stench.

"Crack! Click!"

A sickening freezing sound rang out.

The massive body of the humus maw suddenly stiffened, its movements instantly becoming sluggish!

The surface of those wriggling pustules was covered with a layer of white frost, and the thick pus flowing from the joints began to congeal.

"Roar--!!"

The giant beast roared furiously from its gaping maw!

The flesh and blood in the middle of its mouth suddenly surged, and a huge, bloodshot eye suddenly appeared, turning sharply towards Yuan Xun, with a destructive light gathering deep in its pupil!

"Watch out! Attack from the main eye!" Red Sparrow's warning came just in time!

Yuan Xun's eyes sharpened, and instead of retreating, he advanced!

"Danzhu, cover me!"

She gave a low shout, and the light at the tip of her staff surged again. A chilling aura surrounded her, freezing the poisonous mist and acid that tried to approach.

As she spoke, she had already darted forward several meters!

That idiot is being too reckless!

Danzhu didn't have time to call her back. She twirled her staff, and a giant shield, like a prism, appeared out of thin air, protecting Yuanxun behind her.

The massive eye of the decaying maw suddenly lit up! A dark red beam of deathly light, condensed to its extreme and carrying an aura of destruction, shot out, aimed directly at Yuan Xun!

"boom!"

The dark red death beam slammed into the prism shield, causing it to vibrate violently and emit a groan of unbearable strain!

Danzhu's body trembled violently, feeling the pressure increase exponentially. The hasty condensation of the giant shield left her unable to adjust her posture properly, and she almost dropped her staff.

She gritted her teeth and stared intently, using the cracked giant shield to forcibly deflect the terrifying death ray, blasting it into the warehouse wall on the side and creating a huge hole!

Just as the death ray dissipated, Yuan Xun, shield in hand, used the path created by the cold air to rush to the front of the Shadow Beast's massive body, only a meter away from the half-frozen, violently pulsating "core"!

The Shadow Beast sensed a deadly threat and struggled frantically to break free of the ice. Its unfrozen pustules and mouth attempted to spit venom at Yuan Xun, who was right in front of it.

Yuan Xun's eyes were icy as he gripped his staff, transforming all his magical power into extreme cold!

A deep blue light shot into the sky, and the surrounding temperature plummeted to below freezing, as if the air itself had frozen!

"Give it to me, freeze it!!"

With Yuan Xun's soft shout, a chill suddenly condensed from the core of the rotting behemoth, freezing it!

Click!Click!

The deep blue ice spread from its core, instantly freezing all of its flesh and blood from the inside out!

The chilling air relentlessly eroded the viscous flesh and internal organs, turning the beast's furious roar into a mournful whimper, and its massive body stiffened completely.

The frigid ice completely sealed the giant beast inside, making it look like a ferocious ice coffin from afar.

“Now, smash it.” The cardinal’s voice was approving.

Yuan Xun's eyes sharpened, and his staff trembled slightly—

"boom!!"

The enormous ice coffin, along with the massive frozen mountain of flesh inside, exploded with a deafening roar!

Frozen into countless tiny ice shards, the blood and flesh fragments, like blood-red shaved ice, flew everywhere, and the strong, sweet, fishy smell was completely dispelled by the cold air.

The next second, flames from the cardinal burned everything to ashes.

Volume 1: Chapter 33 Danzhu's Love for His House and Its Crows (Third Update)

The battle is over.

Yuan Xun leaned on his staff, looking at the evaporating water vapor in front of him, a trace of weariness flashing in his eyes.

But more than anything, it felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders.

Finally, we've gotten rid of this disgusting thing.