Why are the magical girls in your area male?

Laughed angrily.

Yuan Qing grinned through gritted teeth: "Change it quickly, or I'll tear it apart with my bare hands!"

"Oh......"

Toriumi Riki immediately became obedient, pouting as she removed the exaggerated court dress constructed from magic, leaving only her more form-fitting battle attire.

The pure white jumpsuit features armor protecting the waist, abdomen, and arms, and is adorned with light gold floral patterns. The overall color scheme is much more understated than before.

Her long golden hair, white boots, and outfit inexplicably reminded him of the smiling Delilah from Claymore.

It would be even more fitting if she were wielding a greatsword; thankfully, this character is a healer.

Otherwise, Yuanqing will develop PTSD.

Hiss, wait a minute...

Our lineup... seems to have some special synergy.

Toriumi Ritsuki, that shameless guy, seems to have called that dog-thing's second father before, right?

Wouldn't that mean two fathers and one daughter?

Holy crap, the whole family of three (lol) is here?

"Om-"

Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from the Echoing Stone.

Immediately afterwards, Shui Yuan's light and melodious voice came from inside:

"Moshi moshi~ Can you hear me? This is Shuiyuan!"

Danzhu immediately replied, "This is Danzhu, I can hear you very clearly."

"Yo-shi~ Senior Danzhu, Yuanqing, Yaoli, I am your operation recorder for this mission. Let me briefly explain the operation plan:"

First of all, this is the first time Yuanqing and Yaoli have participated in a mission. Therefore, Danzhu will serve as the temporary team leader for your team. During the mission, you must follow the team leader's orders in all actions.

Once inside the dungeon, communication will be cut off, and the outside world will be unable to know what is happening inside. Therefore, please use the Echoing Stone to record the entire process of this operation.

The association will collect Echoing Stones, use magical projections to obtain information about the dungeons, and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of its members. Therefore, I'm sorry to trouble you with recording this information.

"clear."

Danzhu nodded slightly at the air.

Yuan Qing, who was standing to the side, then realized that the Echoing Stones distributed by the association also had the function of a law enforcement recorder.

After ending the call, Danzhu said to the two of them, "Then, let's set off."

“Wait,” Yuan Qing suddenly raised his hand to interrupt, “I can’t learn your magic, so I can’t fly. What should I do?”

Danzhu's eyes lit up, and she was about to seize this hard-won opportunity to extend an invitation: "I could..."

However, before he could even speak, the troublesome fellow spoke first:

"Oh dear, little Yuanqing doesn't even know flight magic? No problem, Yao Li-sama will give you a flight buff! Don't be shy, worship me as much as you want!"

"Wow, Yori-sama is amazing! You've really been a huge help! I never imagined that a support-type character could even use flight magic! Isn't that incredible, Yori-sama?"

"Oh ho ho~~"

Danzhu unconsciously clenched her fists.

Damn it!

Xi! Hai! I swear I will bombard you to death!!

......

Moon Etching, Shibuya Ward.

The crescent moon hung high in the sky, its thick, yellowish light spilling onto the distorted and broken city streets.

Shibuya, which is known as the world's number one crossroads in reality, now resembles a desolate graveyard.

The exterior of the famous "Shibuya 109" building is covered with spiderweb-like cracks, and the huge glass curtain wall has shattered and peeled off, revealing a dark interior.

Like the head of a giant beast with its eyes gouged out, it stares blankly at this dark land.

The portal is located at the Shibuya subway entrance.

Looking at the subway entrance in front of him, which was completely different from the real world during the day and resembled a gaping maw, Yuan Qing suddenly had a sense of déjà vu.

Will this lead to the Impression Space?

The three of them stepped into the portal together. With a soft hum, they felt a sudden, dizzying sensation as their feet touched solid ground.

The light in front of me suddenly dimmed.

A nauseating stench, a mixture of rust, damp mustiness, and a faint smell of blood, hit me.

An oppressive, deathly silence permeated the entire subway station. The "drip-drip" sound of some kind of liquid falling from above and hitting the cold ground echoed hollowly within the station.

Yuan Qing looked around. Above him was a rusty, cobweb-covered arched dome, and below him was a cracked, waterlogged concrete platform.

The tracks were buried under twisted steel bars and collapsed concrete blocks, and the rails themselves were rusted and corroded, giving the impression of a giant, twisted centipede corpse.

Looking up, the eerie railway tracks stretched into the deep darkness, their destination unknown.

[Entered a special instance: The Confined Subway]

[Description: A unique space constructed from a former bustling transportation hub]

[Difficulty: Nightmare, Recommended Level: Lv.25 (C-rank)]

[Host units: Rotclaw Hound, Ghost Passenger, Tunnel Worm, Boss (Unknown)]

[Conditions to leave the instance: Defeat the boss/Find the portal to leave the instance]

[Failure Condition: Death]

See? I told you the nightmare difficulty level was late but it was finally here, right?

However nightmare it may be, this thing is still a C-rank dungeon, with a recommended level of only 25.

Yuan Qing felt absolutely no sense of crisis.

To put it bluntly, he felt he could clear the game with his eyes closed using the "Hook Eight" skill.

"This, this is... the dungeon?"

Toriumi Ritsuki looked around, glancing left and right, and said in an exaggerated tone, "Ha, you dare to show off your petty skills before an expert? This place is just a bit dark, nothing to be afraid of."

The other two remained silent.

Oh, really?

Why is your voice trembling and your legs shaking?

Yuan Qing looked at Toriumi Riki as if he were an idiot, finding it hard to believe that this moron was the strongest of the three of them.

He patted the other person on the shoulder and teased, "Yao Li-sama, you're an A-rank, please go first! Take good care of our juniors!"

"..."

Toriumi Riki swallowed hard and took two steps forward cautiously.

Then she turned around and stepped behind Danzhu, not forgetting to show courtesy: "Let our captain go first!"

Although I am very strong, Senior Danzhu is far more experienced than us, so we should give the stage to the younger generation.

Laughed angrily.

It's just right, familiar, a classic shockwave.

Danzhu's lips twitched slightly, she sighed inwardly, and silently led the team forward.

The subway tunnel was quite dark, with only the emergency lights along the sides emitting a faint glow.

"This place is really dark. The further we go in, the less we can see... Yao Li, can you help me out?"

Danzhu turned around and spoke to the light bulb sandwiched between the two of them.

"OK."

The latter raised his hand, and a soft golden ball of light condensed in his palm.

"Buzz!"

The sphere of light expanded instantly, emitting a warm and bright glow that instantly dispelled a large area of ​​darkness.

"How about it? Much brighter, right?" She proudly raised her chin, looking at Yuan Qing and Dan Zhu. "With this goddess here, you feel so safe, don't you?"

Two people: "..."

Yuan Qing looked at the bright holy light in front of him, and suddenly everything went black.

His lips twitched slightly as he said to Toriumi Riki, "I think Danzhu means you should cast a night vision spell on us."

Within the Moon Etch, most Shadow Beasts are phototropic. By illuminating the area like this, aren't you just like carrying a lantern in the dark, telling those guys that new humans are coming?

"Uh, is that so?"

"Yeah, you idiot, weren't you paying attention in class? Were you swatting mosquitoes in your ears?"

"It feels like you're using all my words..."

Toriumi Ritsuki scratched her head awkwardly and asked, "So, what do we do now? Is it too late for me to turn off the lights?"

“Click, click.”

Before she could finish speaking, a series of strange, crisp footsteps suddenly came from deep within the subway.

The next second, a dozen rotting hounds and white worms emerged from all directions and attacked them.

Rotting flesh, stark white bone spurs, a slimy body surface...

This series of sanity-draining elements appears exceptionally clear and disgusting under the holy light of Toriumi Riki!

"Ugh, that's disgusting!"

Toriumi Riki frowned and subconsciously took two steps back.

Yuan Qing quickly used the system to check the information on this group of monsters.

Fortunately, just as expected, although they looked disgusting, they were all low-level monsters, only around level 10, and posed no threat whatsoever.

He sighed, took out the Dark Blade, and said, "Forget it, they're just a bunch of mobs. Let's speedrun through."

"and many more."

Danzhu's calm voice rang out.

She stepped forward, her silver-gray eyes suddenly flashing with a sharp light. She turned slightly to the side and spoke in a deliberately feigned cold voice:

"You two don't need to move, I'll take care of it."

As soon as she finished speaking, she clenched her right hand in the air, and a sharp white light quickly gathered in her palm.

In the blink of an eye, a magnificent staff, crystal clear and as if sculpted from ice crystals, appeared in her hand.

She twirled the staff in her hand, then pointed the tip at the surging mass of monsters in front of her—

"Break!"

A sudden burst of blazing white beams shot out like a torrential rain, precisely piercing the heads of the first few Rotting Claw Hounds charging forward!

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Dark purple blood and brain matter exploded instantly! The hunting dog didn't even have time to yelp before it turned into black smoke and vanished!

No sooner had one problem been solved than another arose. Danzhu twisted his wrist, and his staff drew a graceful arc.

With a series of loud cracking sounds, a large patch of dark blue frost instantly formed on the ground!

Several worms that emerged from the side were instantly frozen in place, turning into ice sculptures emitting a chilling aura!

As if he felt that this wasn't cool enough, Danzhu's staff suddenly disappeared and reformed, and two beautifully designed automatic pistols appeared out of thin air.

With her hands clasped together and her face expressionless, she fired a flurry of shots at the ice sculptures!

The gun muzzle spewed out a scorching tongue of fire!

Bullets formed from pure light energy poured out like a torrential downpour, instantly turning the ice sculptures into sieves.

Immediately afterwards, she turned to face Yuan Qing, revealing a cold smile, and snapped her fingers: