The Old Era's Tier 0

As a result, not only did they not call off the engagement, but the two also fell in love with each other because of their shared interests and complementary personalities and abilities.

And it's about love...

It's hard to label the heirs of the Four Great Families with the word "love"... but this is a pretty positive development so far.

While the group was chatting and making their way home...

A familiar figure darted across the street ahead, bouncing and skipping... it looked like a small, golden animal.

Has Takemikazuchi come to Wind City?

With this in mind, Cong Yu, still sucking on the lollipop Lantian Zhu had given her, didn't bother to call out to Takemikazuchi.

In any case, Takemikazuchi just likes to wander around, and even if he becomes the king of Central City, he is unlikely to govern Central City.

It can't even govern itself, so how can you expect it to govern the city?

That's overthinking it.

To put it simply, for Takemikazuchi, Central City is probably just a doghouse where there's always food to eat... nothing more.

Even if someone wanted to bomb Central City, it would only scratch its neck and casually mention it to others.

Then, Takemikazuchi quickly ran over again.

"..." No, to be precise, "another Takemikazuchi" once again ran from the left into the alley on the right... Yes, another one.

It wasn't just a round trip; it was like a replay of the past.

"???" Cong Yu rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was seeing things... A paranormal event? Or had Takemikazuchi clones?

Cong Yu, feeling somewhat lost, couldn't help but look at the others around her.

The bewildered and surprised expressions on everyone's faces proved that Cong Yu had not been hallucinating...

Takemikazuchi really did run from the left to the right.

"That's Takemikazuchi, isn't it...?"

Xiao Cui said this with great wonder, "Could it be that he learned the Shadow Clone Technique?"

God's Shadow Clone.

Did you learn it using a move-learning machine?

For a moment, Cong Yu felt a chill run down her spine... not that she was scared, but rather that she felt the situation was somewhat terrifying.

"Something's not right, I need to go check it out."

As she said this, Cong Yu immediately rushed to the intersection and looked at the alleyways on both sides. "Nothing... nothing special."

What lay before Cong Yu were two alleyways with nothing much to offer... just ordinary alleyways at the street entrance, nothing more.

But why are there two Takemikazuchi?

Amidst this question, Cong Yu's pupils contracted, and she suddenly realized something. "Oh no, retreat! Retreat quickly!"

As she said this, Cong Yu stopped Xiao Cui and Hong, who were about to come and see what was going on. "Maybe this is a time loop alley!"

These kinds of ghost stories and settings weren't very popular in this era.

However, Cong Yu, who has seen many similar movies, is not sure whether to call it a horror movie or more of a science fiction movie.

It's basically a thriller with elements like "seeing your future self," and it has a bit of a "Triangle" feel to it.

"What? A time loop?"

Xiao Cui became even more curious and began to peek out to observe, while Hong was more obedient and simply stood still.

After all, Cong Yu is quite intelligent, so we can leave the thinking to him.

What? You're asking what Lantian Zhu is doing?

Check Little Lan's status!

Little Lan has never been good at these kinds of supernatural things, and at this moment she has already hidden behind Xiao Cui, her legs trembling.

It seems that Sister Blue Sky does tremble sometimes, and not just because of trembling... Xiao Cui realized this.

He then kept Little Lan Sister's gesture in his heart.

Cong Yu frowned and prepared to go to the alley on the right to take a look. He turned back to look at the two people who were about to follow him.

"You all step back five meters!"

Despite being stopped, Cong Yu took a deep breath. "I'll go check the situation... There won't be any danger, don't worry."

Xiao Cui and Hong exchanged a glance, then nodded in agreement.

To be fair, although this world has magic, it's still quite scientific overall. Even with the ghost stories and rumored paranormal events...

Nothing of it is real.

There are no ghosts, only Vampire.

Not a small number. After the two girls left, Cong Yu took a deep breath, reached into her pocket, and pulled out her phone.

He then sent a message to Takemikazuchi.

[Cong Yu: Are you in Wind City now?]

[Takemikazuchi:?]

[Takemikazuchi: Takemikazuchi eating. gif]

[Takemikazuchi: No, I'm eating ice cream at Snow Woman's place.]

Going to North Capital ice cream? Aren't you cold?

[Takemikazuchi: Do you want me to come over and play?]

[Cong Yu:...]

[Cong Yu: Recently, where have you been?]

Did anything happen around you? For example, did anyone draw your blood, or did anyone use you for experiments?

[Takemikazuchi: Huh? No, oh... someone suggested giving them some of their blood for healing or something, but I'm afraid of the pain, so I didn't agree.]

[Takemikazuchi: Then that person was chased away by the people from the Magical Girl Headquarters, and it looked like they were about to fight.]

It seems someone did indeed try to use Takemikazuchi for something, but ultimately failed... Failed?

So what we just saw wasn't a clone of Takemikazuchi?

Yes, indeed. Current technology is probably not powerful enough to replicate a champion's performance; even Doctor couldn't do it.

So, what exactly did we just run past?

With this question in mind, Cong Yu looked intently at the alley that was now completely empty and stretched deep into the building complex.

Then, in the next instant...

"Zzzzzzz!!!!!!!"

A bolt of lightning, reaching the heavens, erupted from a distance, instantly illuminating everything around it.

Along with several magical girls, all the passersby couldn't help but look over there... at the golden lightning pillar.

"..." Cong Yu frowned, not understanding what had happened, but there was no doubt that he needed to find the answers to his questions at this moment.

"I'll go check on you..."

As Cong Yu said this, she looked at the magical girl behind her, and then at Lantian Zhu, who had almost returned to normal. "You guys should come and take a look too."

Anyway, it's probably not some kind of paranormal event or time loop.

It's definitely a clone or something similar to a clone!

[Cong Yu: To make a long story short, I saw two of you running down the street in Wind City, and it looked like they were fighting.]

[Takemikazuchi: Two of me... what does that mean?]

[Cong Yu: Two little animals that look exactly like you.]

[Takemikazuchi: Croak?!]

Chapter 484 The Old Era Version T0

Boom!!!

Lightning flashed and thunder roared across the sky, the chaotic thunder echoing from the clear sky in a corner of the city... constantly striking the open space in the Wind City afternoon.

The thunderstorm was caused by two seemingly harmless small animals that appeared to be cut from the same mold.

"It's time to go back. Takefutsu 76, Toyofutsu 47... You should know that you are not the real Takemikazuchi, and you have no strength left to resist."

The magical girl standing in front of the two small animals spoke calmly, then walked towards them. "Don't waste time. I don't want to inflict violence in the city."

After all, Wind City is still a very troublesome place... The King of Wind City's protection of Wind City seems nonexistent, yet it is inexplicably omnipresent.

Within the Purge Squad, some suspect that the King of Wind City can obtain all information about the city through "the wind of Wind City".

Just like the Rain Tiger at Will Technique.

After saying that, the girl walked towards the two small animals, but... when she got close enough to be dangerous...

Sensing something, she stopped abruptly.

And in the next instant...

"Boom!!"

The blue and purple thunderbolts were released simultaneously and synchronously, striking down in front of her.

If I take one more step, I'll be hit...

But it wasn't a big problem, because her magic was enough to allow her to easily catch the attacks from these two "Replica Phantom".

An illusion is ultimately just an illusion; even if an individual appears somewhat unique, it won't hold much significance...

A perfectly controllable virtual creation still requires much more experimentation.

However, this had nothing to do with her; after all, they were merely pawns in the hands of the mayor of the Central City.

The mission is to capture the escaped phantom entity, so we must capture it.

It's that simple.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!!"

As the two "Takemikazuchi" adopted a threatening posture and emitted hissing warning sounds, several more deafening explosions followed.

A massive bolt of lightning struck the girl, but it was blocked by the shield that had been erected on her body beforehand...

While not exactly seriously injured, he was certainly unharmed.

However, the magical girl's expression grew increasingly cold. "The commotion is too great... It wouldn't be good if it attracted the guys from Wind City."

As she spoke, the girl looked down at the two "Takemikazuchi" before her, her tone so cold it seemed to freeze into ice.

Then, she was met with Thunder Light Cannon that seemed intertwined and kept piercing the air—

"BOOM!!!!"

Although it was a spell that carried an invisible sense of oppression, and although the magic power dropped sharply with pressure.

Despite the terrifying appearance, the girl remained calm and stretched out her hands, quickly approaching after deflecting the lightning.

He then simply reached out and grabbed the two "Takemikazuchi" in front of him, lifting them up by the scruff of their necks.

Once lifted up, the two little ones stopped moving, just like puppies being grabbed by the scruff of their necks.

The task is now complete.

Thinking this, the magical girl wiggled her butt.

She tidied up her dress and then prepared to fly away.

However, at this very moment...

"Masterpiece?"

A familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar voice appeared behind her, causing the magical girl to turn around and look at a woman whose face was familiar but much older.

"Crimson... it really was you?"