What a joke! Magical girls, just obediently get hypnotized!

However, Reinemu still saw through her own executive's lie at a glance:

"Forget it, my lord. Although your creation has an excellent increase in ability stats, its compatibility is absolutely terrible. Only the powerful mental strength of the Hypnotist Lord can handle it. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid it would self-destruct as soon as they put it on."

Lianmin Qing coughed awkwardly.

He couldn't refute that.

As both a madman and a genius, Lord Mercy's creations are extremely unconventional. Simply put, if you want an airplane to outspeed a missile, a normal person would try to strengthen the airplane's engine, change the materials, and redesign the fluid curve. Lord Mercy's design idea is to simply attach the missile to the airplane and let it detach when it's about to explode.

Lynn's [Combat Mode] armor works on a similar principle; the armor itself has no superfluous parts, but when assembled, each part becomes redundant.

Only Lynn's abnormal mental strength could forcefully combine these parts together and make them function properly. It must be admitted that this is an exclusive armor that only Lynn, the Hypnotist, can use.

But the results were quite amazing.

At this moment, relying on this [Combat Form - Survival] armor, Lynn, who is not a combat specialist, completely suppressed Jin Xiu, one of the best magical girls in her enraged state.

"However, sir, in my opinion, this suit of armor is still a work in progress. The 'finishing move' module and the summoning module for summoning the Night Bats to fight haven't been assembled yet, have they? Is that alright?"

Lianyinmeng asked again.

"Yes, that's true, but these aren't really problems,"

Lianmin nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"Actually, this suit of armor is still in the development stage, so because the modules are incomplete, it only has one small problem, which is its endurance in intense combat."

"Battery life?"

Lian Yinmeng glanced at the countdown in the bottom right corner of the screen, which had already reached two minutes and thirty seconds.

"Sir, if I may ask, what is the current battery life of this armor?"

"three minutes."

"I pity you," he said smugly.

"?"

A question mark rose above Lianyin's mind:

"One more question, sir, does the Hypnotist Lord know that his battle form can only be maintained for three minutes?"

"I guess... you know."

The tentacles of the man scratched their heads in pity.

"perhaps?"

"Well, I've set it up so that it will automatically notify my brother whenever he enters battle mode."

"I pity you," he said smugly.

Lianyin Meng only glanced at the progress bar, which had silently scrolled to two minutes and fifty seconds.

Quack!!

In other words, this is the first time the Hypnotist Lord has used this completely unfamiliar armor, and he only has ten seconds left. If he cannot win within ten seconds, the armor will automatically deactivate, and he will be forced to his knees, turning into this seemingly repressive and extremely evil magical girl, Hoshino.

"You CS trash, get me some ideas!!!"

Lianyinmeng grabbed Lianminqing's quilt and shook it vigorously.

"Calm down, calm down... Give me some air, trust my brother Meow, maybe he can win?!"

I have no choice but to beg for mercy.

But how is this possible?

He himself didn't really believe that.

Magical Girl Jinxiu is a terrifying magical girl with a record of single-handedly defeating executives. Her talent and combat power are among the top tier of all magical girls, making her an absolute standout.

As for Hypnotist Qing, he was just a "civilian cadre" like himself.

Moreover, this was the first time the opponent had used this "Night Demon" combat form.

His ability to defeat the magical girl Kim Soo in three minutes is an impossible feat in the eyes of any rational person.

In fact, his purpose in calling Lianyinmeng over was quite simple.

Right now, I'll have them gather all the female monsters and villains from the Hypnotist Rei's fan club. Maybe that way, I can save my good brother before this magical girl drains him dry enough to become impotent. Maybe...

Suddenly, Reine stopped shaking and stared at the screen without blinking, as if she had seen something very surprising.

With two minutes and fifty-two seconds left in the countdown, the battleground between Lynn and Jinxiu shifted back to the original alley.

With two minutes and fifty-five seconds left on the countdown, Jin Xiu, who had risen again from the collapsed rubble, raised her golden magic heavy sniper rifle, [Chiba Manhua], and aimed at Lynn from behind cover.

With fifty-nine seconds left on the countdown, at the very last moment before the trigger was pulled and the battle form dissipated, Magical Girl Jinxiu's sniper rifle suddenly disintegrated, unable to even maintain its parasol form, and directly transformed into a small magic wand, falling to the ground.

"Hmph, it seems I overestimated you. It hasn't even been three minutes yet."

Lynn, now atop the telephone pole, looked down at Jinxiu, who was staring at him intently and no longer concealing her murderous intent.

In the final instant of the countdown, as the battle form was forcibly deactivated, the remaining power of the image retention system on the armor completely ran out. In the last moment before the connection was lost, Jin Xiu, who had struggled to stand up, finally collapsed due to exhaustion, staggered for a moment, and touched the ground with one knee.

But, even if only for a moment,

It took two minutes and fifty-nine seconds.

Magical Girl·Jin Xiu,

Kneel down!!!

.............

P.S.: Today's update is also 6k words! I made a little bit of the protagonist's first special form, Survival Knight, because the first Kamen Rider anime I watched when I was a kid was this one, and I think Knight is so cool!

Chapter 49: Box Strike, Reappearance

In the dark alley, the two people, now back in a standoff, stood on a telephone pole, their figures upright, seemingly blending into the night, while the other stood on the ground, still elegant, yet unable to hide a hint of dishevelment.

The two looked at each other from afar, as if the great battle that had just taken place had never happened.

However, the magical girl was covered in dust, and her previously composed expression proved the intensity of the battle and who had truly gained the upper hand.

At this moment, a crack appeared in the girl's perfect mask, leaving only a cold scrutiny as she stared intently at the villain opposite her:

"You dispelled that form, why?"

Her voice carried a suppressed doubt and a hint of barely perceptible frustration.

Jin Xiu couldn't understand why her opponent didn't press their advantage when they clearly had the upper hand and even victory in their grasp.

"I told you, I just want to beat you to your knees."

Lynn's voice came through the mask, flat and emotionless, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

That's because I can only manage three minutes!

Although he appeared aloof and imposing atop the telephone pole, Lynn was inwardly sending a warm and friendly greeting to Lord Lianmin's family tree.

You only find out the usage time is three minutes when you put it on—is this a design even humanly conceived?!

You're messing with your buddy by acting like Ultraman!

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and immediately issued a three-minute declaration to the other party.

He knew Jinxiu would definitely fall for it.

Because it's not just ourselves that can't sustain a prolonged war.

Through the mask, Lynn looked at Jinxiu's waist. The golden chain was still there, but the test tubes hanging below had become transparent, and the six test tubes were empty.

Indeed, from the moment Jinxiu appeared, Lynn naturally noticed the six test tube-like objects around her waist, bound by gold chains and looking quite out of place with her clothes. They were clearly not decorations.

As she fought with Eileen, Lynn noticed that when Jinxiu used her ability, the golden liquid in the test tube would gradually decrease, slowly descending like sand in an hourglass. Furthermore, the more powerful the attack, the greater the evaporation of the golden liquid.

The changes caused by the evaporation of these energies were very subtle, but they could not be hidden from Lynn, who possessed Leeuwenhoek-level observational skills thanks to his powerful mental strength.

When Jinxiu appeared, there were about four and a half golden liquids left in the test tube. After the battle with Eileen ended, she used up about half of it.

Therefore, he boldly guessed that Jin Xiu was most likely relying on the liquid in those golden test tubes to sustain her combat power, which was why he had deliberately provoked Jin Xiu many times before.

He only has three minutes, so he must use those three minutes to decide the outcome, or at least create a situation that is favorable to him.

As expected, the opponent was successfully provoked and launched a fierce attack immediately after hearing the three-minute declaration. Just as Jinxiu took advantage of Eileen's weakness, Lynn also took advantage of Jinxiu's weakness. As a character who is more inclined to control the field, Jinxiu is not good at dealing with fast-paced battles and battlefields that switch continuously. The threat that Jinxiu's needles and threads pose in open areas is not as great as in this alley.

In fact, when the two sides switched battlefields for the first time, Jinxiu realized that she had gotten a little carried away and immediately planned to deploy Jinsi at the new location and stop being kited.

Unfortunately, as soon as she stopped, Lynn, who was prepared, activated [Shadow Descent] and used her clone and main body to attack in turn, not giving her a chance to change the battlefield. This forced Jinxiu to take the initiative to attack and pursue in order to prevent the ranged character from being caught in the predicament of being approached by a speed-type enemy.

In this way, Lynn successfully squeezed all of Jinxiu's stock out in three minutes.

When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy is exhausted, we attack.

This is not despicable; it is the wisdom of our ancestors, a tactical victory!

Of course, Lynn dared to devise such a risky tactic because the power of his "Night Demon" combat armor far exceeded his expectations. He had to admit that his good "best friend," Lianminqing, was indeed a brain-dead genius.

This armor gave Lynn, a non-combat-oriented villain, the confidence to face and suppress the fully-equipped magical girl Jinxiu, or at the very least, to safely retreat.

Now, this is undoubtedly the most ideal situation. Before his own armor energy runs out, he has successfully exhausted all of Jinxiu's reserves and created the impression that he "self-disarmed" after achieving his goal. This not only preserves the "Hypnotist" image, but also makes Jinxiu lose her combat power before him.

What if the worst-case scenario occurs?

That makes it even simpler.

If after about two and a half minutes there is still no hope of exhausting all of Jinxiu's gold reserves, Lynn will decisively use his mobility and clone ability to run away.

—Hehe, I want to survive!

As for declarations and such, heh, you're not facing a stupid, hot-blooded magical girl protagonist who'll fight you to the death head-on, but a cunning villain.

How could you talk about martial ethics with a villain?

Silly child, how can you believe the words of bad people?

The answer is that running away was also part of the plan.

"Hypnotist, is it? I've remembered your name."

However, even though the wand had reverted to its original form, Jinxiu showed no intention of turning around and running away in a disheveled manner. On the contrary, she stared intently at Lynn, her voice cold, her golden eyes filled with nothing but calm.

Then, seemingly out of nowhere, she produced a new test tube—the seventh test tube brimming with golden magical energy!

Moreover, the golden magical energy emanating from this test tube was unlike the pale gold of the previous few bottles, which was somewhere between liquid and gas. Instead, it was a deep yellow molten gold, like real melted liquid gold, and even contained a trace of strange dark blue energy. Even without extending his mental power, Lynn could tell how powerful the energy contained in this bottle was.

"As a reward for you, although I think your behavior is stupid, I will wait until you enter that state before launching an attack."

Jinxiu's tone was calm, yet it carried an undeniable resolve.

"Okay, here they come," Lynn said expressionlessly.

That look is terrible. It lacks both genuine, feigned pleasure and the anger of someone who has been seen through. It's the look of someone who truly sees another as an adversary and wants to kill them.

An even worse situation than the worst-case scenario has emerged: the magical girl Jinxiu doesn't actually have a limit to her magical energy; she can replenish herself, and she has a hidden backup energy source?!

But you still want it?

Now Lynn understood what it meant to have no land that had been over-cultivated and no ox that had died from exhaustion.

The greedy magical girl still wanted more, but unfortunately, she really had no stock left.

However, even after seeing Jinxiu pull out her backup hidden energy source, Lynn did not immediately turn around and run away.

He didn't believe that what he had done tonight was a complete waste of time.

Didn't he finally get the chance to truly "communicate" with Jinxiu?

Moreover, with the armor's energy depleted and deactivated, it means that Lord Lianmin and the others should no longer be able to see what's happening here.

So, he has one last trick up his sleeve.

"Golden Embroidery,"

Standing on the telephone pole, Lin (three) Si O fin 24 玐斯yue 漪恩 looked at the magical girl on the ground and slowly said:

“If your sister were here, she would never have attacked Eileen just now.”

Upon hearing these words, Jin Xiu, or rather, Bai Lixia, the girl at the core of the magical girl Jin Xiu, was momentarily stunned.

The next instant, just as her gaze returned to calm, attempting to forcefully suppress the fleeting turmoil, and as she prepared to decisively continue activating the energy within the test tube in her hand—

Snapped!