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

She has already seen that some people in certain groups have shown obvious signs of wavering.

What Mr. Huoxin did may not have been as terrifying as directly launching indiscriminate attacks, and may even have objectively "reduced casualties," as he claimed.

However, the consequences of his actions may be a hundred times more terrifying than indiscriminate attacks.

Even the lives of some individuals, the bonds of a particular class, and even the entire school could be ruined by this choice.

She had to stop this from happening before it became irreversible!

Protecting everyone's body and mind

This is the responsibility of a magical girl!

"Hey, so that's how it is. I thought he had some brilliant idea that would surprise me."

Just then, a soft chuckle beside her caught the girl's attention. Then, in her ears—no, in her mind—Lynn's voice suddenly rang out:

“Hey, Eileen, listen up, I’ve found this guy’s weakness.”

"Next, I will create opportunities for you. You must seize these opportunities, find the right moment to transform, and quickly eliminate these hostage-takers while protecting all the students and teachers."

"I know it's difficult, but consider it a test for you. So, good luck, Magical Girl Irene."

"Always playing the villain, but occasionally playing the hero seems pretty good too."

Hearing Lynn's sudden words, Ling Yuwei was completely dumbfounded.

What hero?

What opportunity? What is this guy saying?

However, before she could even understand what Lynn was saying, Lynn, under the girl's shocked gaze and in full view of everyone, slowly became the first to stand up.

"Hey, weirdo, I want to report you."

Lynn spoke, his voice clear and carrying far across the playground.

Instantly, all the noise stopped, and gradually, everyone's eyes, even those of the monster fighters, focused on him!

The entire school's live broadcast screen, which originally belonged to Mr. Huoxin, was divided in half and given to Lynn, who had stood up.

Some were worried, some were happy, and some were disdainful.

But everyone was thinking the same thing.

Is the first traitor about to appear?

Wow, that was fast!

shameful!

Meanwhile, Mr. Bewitching's eyes, hidden behind his mask, gleamed with a subtle light as he gazed expectantly at Lynn through the screen.

"Oh, you're quite good, student. As a reward, I'll give you preferential treatment. So, tell me, who do you want to report?"

Immediately, everyone, especially those in Lynn's class, tensed up, afraid that his gaze would fall on them.

"I want to report this."

However, Lynn's tone remained calm, but her finger and gaze did not point at anyone in the class. Instead, she looked at the screen, slowly clenching her fist so that only her index finger was pointing at the tip of her nose.

"Myself."

“Hahahahahaha!!”

In a moment of utter silence, all the bewitching men on the screens burst into wild laughter, spreading their arms wide in celebration:

"You're a perfect 100!!!"

He didn't notice at all that the girl in the crowd, who had been looking bewildered, suddenly had sharp eyes, and... the girl who had been gently comforting and persuading her classmates to calm down, suddenly lowered her head. Through her pink hair, no one could tell that the girl, who was gentler and kinder than anyone else, had revealed a cold gaze that would chill even a demon.

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At the same time, at the school gate, a black luxury sedan smoothly stopped opposite the school. As soon as the car stopped, the driver, who was sweating profusely in the driver's seat, seemed to burn out and slumped over the steering wheel. A slender leg, wrapped in black stockings and square-toed leather shoes, stretched out from the open rear door and gently stepped on the ground.

The graceful young woman leaned on her cane, her brow slightly furrowed.

Why is it making crackling noises?

Are the Experimental Middle School setting off firecrackers to welcome themselves?

What's the fuss?

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Chapter 68: Now is the time to protect those who matter to the death! (5k)

Lynn's calm voice and the eccentric's arrogant laughter echoed far and wide throughout the campus, reaching everyone, even the SWAT officers and combatants fighting outside the campus.

The once chaotic campus instantly fell silent. Even the sounds of gunfire became sparse. Some special police officers and the portly but dignified commander on the scene stopped their angry shouts and simply listened silently to the broadcast.

To be honest, when Lynn stood up and said he was going to report someone, everyone reacted differently. Some people despised him, some were afraid of him, some were angry with him, and some were glad it was him. But not many people blamed him, and some even secretly thanked him.

I thank him for being the first trader.

After all, the exchange terms proposed by the weirdo were too good to pass up. As long as one person was successfully reported, the safety of at least dozens of lives in a class could be guaranteed. There was simply no more worthwhile deal than this.

But the key question is... who will be the first to report this?

The eccentric man's deal is a great deal and should be accepted immediately, but that's a conclusion that can only be reached through absolutely rational thinking.

Mr. Huoxin's actions were tantamount to presenting all the students with a trolley problem: on one side was a life of pure goodness or pure evil, and on the other side were the lives of the entire class, including himself.

You can know which side to choose without hesitation, but the problem is that even if you know what the best option is, even if you know that sacrificing a few people can benefit the majority, most people still can't help but hesitate.

Even in a world where magical girls and monsters exist, there are still a minority of "partners of justice" who can shoot their own fathers or shoot down their adoptive mothers' planes with a rocket launcher without batting an eye.

Moreover, the people who received the options weren't some resolute assassins, but just a group of naive students from the school. To be honest, even if the stern-faced SWAT commander who was leading a raid on the school and fighting with the monsters were to decide the list of trades, he would have his fingers trembling and unable to make a selection for a long time.

What makes humans human is that they are never absolutely rational.

This quality can be described as womanly kindness, but it can also be called "human nature".

Not to mention, to save your own life, you casually killed a classmate with a single sentence. Do you think your decisiveness will earn you the gratitude and admiration of others?

More likely, even if he survives, he will be feared and ostracized by others, including the classmates he saved, and may eventually be branded as a "murderer".

Without a doubt, the first whistleblower who made a deal with the weirdo will bear the most pressure, and other whistleblowers will also hold a grudge against him. This person will be the real target of everyone's hatred.

Even those who were already wavering in their resolve mostly dared not be the first to report it.

But Mr. Bewitching wasn't in a hurry; he was confident he could break down the students' psychological defenses before the magical girl arrived.

Once the first whistleblower appears, subsequent whistleblowers will spring up like mushrooms after rain. This is called the "virginity-breaking effect."

But the key point is that he didn't even use a single tactic, and someone actually jumped out on their own!

Moreover, what is even more surprising is that the first boy to report the incident on the playground, the one who gave up his life in the trolley problem, the bullet loaded into the gun was pointed at himself!

This was something even Mr. Huoxin hadn't anticipated.

In an instant, everything reversed. In everyone's eyes, Lynn went from a shameless villain who betrayed others to survive to a selfless figure who would not hesitate to sacrifice himself to save his companions. Some students, especially the girls in Lynn's class, had tears in their eyes as they looked at Lynn.

He is not some villain who betrays others to survive!

Instead, he was the first to step forward and sacrifice himself – a selfless hero indeed!

Except for the girl closest to him, whose eyes were filled with astonishment and disbelief, as if she didn't understand why he did this.

Mr. Bewitching sighed inwardly for Lynn, feeling that his behavior was somewhat unworthy—did you think I didn't notice that the two of you were supporting each other when you came out? Don't you understand why he did such a thing?

However, he didn't rush to remind Lynn, but instead nodded approvingly and said:

“Very good, young man, I admire your qualities. You absolutely meet the requirements. Therefore, I will keep my word and will not verify anything. I will just randomly let go of all the students in a class.”

Upon hearing this, all the students couldn't help but show expectant eyes, feeling even more grateful to Lynn while silently hoping that their class would be chosen. However, at that moment, Lynn, standing on the playground, frowned upon hearing this and said:

"Wait a minute, didn't you say you'd give me special treatment?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Huoxin sighed inwardly. "Look," he thought, "this is the naiveté and ignorance of a student who has never experienced the ways of the world."

She's looking at you like that, do you still want to sacrifice yourself for her?

Who do you think I deliberately kept her around a little longer for?

But those were words he had spoken himself, so Mr. Huoxin could only say:

"Okay, what are your requirements?"

In fact, he felt he already knew what the other party wanted; it was simply because of that girl, and they wanted to choose to have their own students leave first...

"I want you to let all the students leave."

Lynn said without any politeness.

???

Three question marks floated above Mr. Huoxin's head.

No kid, are you out of your mind?

Do you think you have the right to make such demands of me?

Mr. Bewitching said angrily.

"Didn't you say you'd give me preferential treatment?"

Lynn immediately retorted.

I meant I'd treat you well, not that I'd make you my father!

Mr. Bewitching immediately snorted coldly, all his goodwill towards Lynn vanished, and he sneered:

"You're too greedy. Have you forgotten that I'm a freak? Even if I take back the preferential treatment I didn't give you, or even if I just take your soul and leave no one behind, what can you do about it?"

However, Lynn was not intimidated by his threat; instead, she smiled slightly.

"Ha, of course you can back out on the spot and not let anyone off the hook, but have you ever thought about whether anyone will continue to play your unfair game after that?"

Mr. Bewitching was utterly disdainful of Lynn's counter-questioning; how dare they not...?

wrong!

He was suddenly jolted awake.

You brat, how dare you scheme against me!

Lynn stepped forward and made an outrageous demand, which sounded extremely irrational and like he was just throwing his life away. However, Mr. Bewitching was an intelligent eccentric, so he instantly understood everything behind it.

Of course, he could refuse Lynn's conditions, back out on the spot, or even do nothing but send someone to capture Lynn and seize his soul live. But what would the others think after seeing Lynn's fate?

It's important to understand that from the moment he appeared, in order to prevent these students from causing too much trouble and to make it easier to collect high-quality souls, Mr. Bewitching Heart has been maintaining the persona of a "quality eccentric" and "sincere," gradually giving these students hints.

But if he breaks his agreement with Lynn, it will undoubtedly be a slap in the face to himself. Considering the students' original aversion to weirdos, all his previous efforts will have been in vain.

In other words, it is very likely that no one will participate in reporting the game again, at least for the foreseeable future.

Furthermore, the students will become even more united in their hatred of the enemy, and even if they try to make amends and promise to release more people, few will believe them.

If time permits, Mr. Huoxin wouldn't mind spending time with these students and the special police officers outside.

But right now, what he needs most is time!

The magical girl could arrive at any moment, and the eyes of that hypnotist might be observing everything from the shadows.

Mr. Bewitching Heart wasn't confident enough to have already trapped all the magical girls and the Hypnotist Lord at the same time.

Therefore, he dared not launch an indiscriminate massacre, because then he would truly have no other choice but to sacrifice himself for Lord Lion Madman.

And that bastard, he actually used such an impossible condition to ruin his perfect plan.

He did indeed use his own life as a bullet, but the gun was not pointed at himself, but at Mr. Bewitching's perfect plan!

You bastard, you bastard, a mere human brat!!

Still calling it noble?

I bother!

Mr. Huoxin is now certain that this guy is not a kind and noble soul at all. Just how dark and filthy must his heart be to come up with such a purely harmful and self-destructive plan under such circumstances?!

"What are you after to go to such lengths?"

Mr. Huoxin's voice, barely containing his anger, questioned through the screen.