The villainous magical girl's daily mission is to find fault.

Chapter 122 The Hero Arrives

[Strange guy alert! Strange guy alert!]

[All on-duty heroes, move out immediately! Evacuate the surrounding crowd immediately!]

Broadcasts were made around the stadium.

The Hero Association staff standing around the cordon were stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and began shouting to expand the evacuation area.

"Witch?"

"It's been so long since I've seen a witch."

Inside the command tent, two heroes in uniforms sat on camping chairs, exchanging messages while facing a screen displaying live footage taken by a drone.

If Su Tianqing or Lin Muyao were present, they would definitely recognize one of them:

"Meteor, you're the only one among us who has ever confronted the witch head-on. Tell me your thoughts."

The young woman with long, straight black hair tilted her head at the girl next to her and asked a question.

The girl named Meteor remained silent for a while, then looked up at the direction of the stadium facilities outside the tent window.

"...Very strong, ridiculously strong."

After a long while, Meteor spoke softly.

"Just like the Astral Monsters, our psychic abilities have little effect on witches. Moreover, at the witch level, they are no longer just low-level monsters who randomly smash things; they have developed something much stronger—"

"—Astral magic," the young woman said softly, taking over the conversation.

Her name tag prominently displayed the words "S-Class Hero," followed by a golden title—[Electromagnetic].

"Sometimes, I think this world is quite cruel."

How so?

"Magical girls are just children, yet they have to shoulder the responsibility of saving the world. Don't you think that's cruel?"

"...When you decided to join the Hero Association ten years ago, weren't you just a kid, Meteor?"

The young woman chuckled and released the power cord she was holding, instantly turning off the screen.

"Alright, stop sitting here chatting. Go help evacuate the people in the expanded evacuation zone to a safe place. This is what you're best at."

"I think so too. You should be careful too."

"Ha, those three kids are holding the line at the front, don't worry."

"...See you later."

After saying that, Meteor got up from the camping chair and disappeared in an instant.

Psychic ability, [Spatial Maneuvering], a superpower unique to Meteor.

After glancing at the spot where the girl had disappeared, the female hero codenamed Electromagnetic shook her head with a wry smile and walked out of the command tent.

Next... it's up to you, magical girls.

……

"Stars... Witch...?"

Inside the stadium, Hyacinth is wrestling with the Bear Witch. Although she still has some strength left, she is still extremely shocked by the current situation.

This was the first time I had ever truly seen a "witch".

Why would this astral monster, which only exists in Bai Ling's descriptions, suddenly appear among the monsters summoned by Xin Yuehu?

Besides the Great Ursa Major constellation in front of her, another figure floating behind her was even more awe-inspiring:

She was also a young girl, dressed in gorgeous but dark colors, but two crab claw-shaped props were floating around her, with two black cannon muzzles protruding from them!

Star Witch - Cancer.

Two magic cannons floating around her were aimed directly at the bewildered irises in the distance!

[Haha, it feels strange, doesn't it? You don't know why two Star Witches suddenly appeared before you, do you?]

The voice of the Heart Moon Fox emanated from the mouth of the Ursa Major Witch.

【Then let's have some fun with them and bring me, Miss Hyacinth, a grand battle feast~】

In an instant, Hyacinth felt as if some mysterious power was fading away from the Witch of Ursa Major.

The next second, the Bear Witch's strength suddenly increased! Another palm strike came, sending Hyacinth back several steps!

"Boom!!"

"!!!..."

The girl braked mid-air, raised her greatsword without showing any weakness, and engaged in battle with the Ursa Major Witch who had taken a fighting stance.

But the irises and nightingales weren't having such a good time.

"Watch out! Irises! Get out of the way!!"

Noticing the glow emanating from the Cancer Witch's two magic cannons, Nightingale quickly warned her and simultaneously cast a magical shield in front of her.

A bright beam of magic cannon light shot up from the ground, accompanied by a violent explosion, shattering the magic shield in an instant!

"Huh!?"

Lin Muyao's body sank, and she could almost feel that the magic power stored in her body had instantly decreased by a large margin.

The magic shield it releases dynamically adjusts its magic power to counter attacks based on the attacks it receives, but those two attacks were comparable to the magic cannon from the Iris Flower!

It's even double the firepower!

If I were to be slapped twice more like before, my magic power would probably be completely depleted first, forcing me to withdraw from the battlefield!

"iris!"

"learn!"

Seizing the momentary lapse in the opponent's firepower, Iris immediately launched an attack on Cancer Witch!

A powerful beam of magic cannon light descended from the sky.

But the Cancer Witch neither dodged nor avoided, simply raising her left hand and conjuring up a similar magical shield in front of her!

"Crack!!"

The magic cannon dissipated, and the magic shield shattered, leaving the Cancer Witch unharmed!

"A magic shield?!" Iris was taken aback.

Before she could even react, Cancer's two magic cannons had already been reloaded, sparkling with starlight!

[Magic Cannon, Fire!]

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The battlefield was in complete chaos.

Iris and Nightingale fled in panic under the double attack of the Cancer Witch.

Two cannons are far more powerful than one cannon. Moreover, when the Iris Flower is recharging its magic, it can only cast a rather weak magic shield, and the Nightingale's shield is the only thing holding it back.

The Ursa Major witch and the Hyacinth are locked in a fierce battle. Although the Ursa Major witch is no match for the Hyacinth in terms of raw strength, the latter is occasionally hit by a sneak attack from the Cancer witch, instantly reversing the situation.

Gradually, things started to get a little strange.

Especially when Nightingale felt her strength failing, the situation began to gradually tilt in favor of the witches.

"BOOM!!!"

"Snap!!"

Two more beams of light flashed by.

Despite her intense dizziness, Nightingale cast another magical shield, but the moment the shield shattered, everything went black before her eyes. Unable to maintain the mana consumption of her flight magic any longer, she plummeted like a bird with broken wings.

The iris hurriedly caught its companion falling from the sky.

"Nightingale! Nightingale, what's wrong? Are you alright?!"

"I'm fine... I'm not injured, it's just... all my magic has been..."

The nightingale struggled to float up again, but the intense depletion of her magic prevented her from casting even a flight spell. She could only slump in the iris's arms and wait for her magic to recover.

"Oh? Your magical power is far greater than I imagined, Miss Nightingale."

The Cancer Witch did not continue to launch magical attacks at the two of them. She spoke in the voice of the Heart Moon Fox, chuckling softly.

Iris raised her magic cannon at her, and Crab Claw Magic Cannon immediately aimed at her, neither giving way.

But the Cancer Witch's other magic cannon was quietly aimed at the hyacinth.

【You only have one magic cannon, but I have two. What makes you think you can overpower me? Miss Iris~】

"hateful……"

The iris clenched its teeth.

Both Cancer Magic Cannons fired simultaneously.

Instead of attacking, the iris cast its magical shield, protecting the fallen nightingale and blocking the blow.

But hyacinths weren't so lucky:

Sensing the approaching magic cannon, Hyacinth hastily raised her greatsword to block it, but this left her completely exposed to the Bear Witch, who delivered a solid blow to her paw.

"Whoa?!"

With a mournful cry, Hyacinth was smashed to the ground. She managed to steady herself and avoid being knocked down, but the sharp pain in her shoulder almost caused her to drop the greatsword. She could only grit her teeth and hold on tightly.

Your companion has fallen, Miss Hyacinth.

The Bear Witch floated in the air, looking down at the ground with an expression of leisure, and smiled at Hyacinth.

A giant crab-shaped magic cannon was aimed at her. Looking at the dark muzzle, Hyacinth once again felt a tremendous sense of oppression.

"Oh no... Nightingale, she..."

Bai Ling remained crouched behind the hyacinth, nervously watching the direction of the nightingale and iris, her teeth clenched.

The situation is too dangerous!

Nightingale was unable to move, Iris was suppressed by the Cancer Witch's firepower, and even though Hyacinth was already in the form of Starry Shadow, it was a bit too much to ask her to fight against two witches at the same time!

"What to do... what to do in this situation... what should I do..."

Bai Ling tried to come up with a solution, but the stargazer's mind was blank, and he couldn't think of a way to deal with the situation.

What should we do?

I'm the one who observes the stars, Hyacinth and the others! It's time for me to be the one offering a solution!

But... but I...

Looks like that's all for today, Miss Hyacinth.

The voice of Xin Yuehu, uttered by the Cancer monster, was still as soft and sweet as ever, yet the lines she spoke were so cold and sharp.

For a fleeting moment, the hyacinth wavered.

Nightingale was unable to move, and Iris had abandoned her magic cannon firepower to protect her. She had to face two witches at the same time, and it was almost impossible for her to win!

Thinking about it carefully, Xin Yuehu had never harmed her. If she had finished playing with her today and left, perhaps...

But wouldn't it be too naive to pin our hopes on the opponent "getting tired of playing with us and leaving"?

But what can be done to salvage the situation when faced with such a desperate two-on-one situation?

Just when everyone thought the night was over, and even Xin Yuehu's live stream was flooded with comments like "The magical girl has been defeated yet again"—

"—Now is not the time to give up!!"

A clear, girlish voice rang out.

"!!??"

【!?】

Magical girls and witches alike looked up at the starry sky.

Two golden figures descended from the sky above the stadium, streaking across the heavens like shooting stars!

Everyone noticed the brand-new golden magical girl, seeing her fluffy golden ears and tail, as well as the stargazing elf accompanying her!

A brand new magical girl, like a hero descending from the heavens!