The Mysterious Organization Makes Its Move in the Firmament
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The gun muzzle flashed, Luna's gun remained as steady as a still picture, the recoil had no effect on Luna, and the bullet flew out and turned into a straight beam of light in the air!
Faced with danger, the strange bird immediately soared into the air, smashing through the ceiling above while dodging bullets from Luna.
Luna's arm then began to deflect, the bullet arcing through the air as it chased after the strange bird!
Unlike Aurora's side, where they fight directly with their fists.
Luna's confrontation with the strange bird is a clash between ranged ability users.
The strange bird's feathers and Luna's bullets either brushed past the two of them or collided in mid-air.
The clanging and banging sounds transformed this place into a battlefield of modern warfare. The trajectories of bullets and the marks left by feathers eroded the buildings below, leaving the structures near the center of the two combatants riddled with holes.
Boom!!
Finally, the surrounding buildings could no longer withstand the devastation; they collapsed, raising clouds of dust.
Luna's figure emerged from the dust, her blue form soaring into the sky, where she once again clashed with the strange bird.
"... Can its feathers Regeneration?!"
Lien, perched on Luna's shoulder, watched as Luna's feathers shot out relentlessly towards them, as if she had unlimited firepower, and couldn't help but complain.
Luna remained silent, her expression grave, the weapon in her hand long since transformed from an automatic rifle into an anti-materiel sniper rifle.
After dodging the incoming bullets in mid-air, Luna suddenly stopped, pointed her gun, and pulled the trigger without even aiming!
The bullet, enveloped in azure magic, passed through the magic circle created by Luna in mid-air and suddenly grew larger.
The magic bullet, now more than ten times larger, arrived in front of the strange bird almost instantly at several times the speed of sound!
Boom!!!!
A massive burst of magic erupted in the air, fire and shockwaves spread across the sky, and a mushroom cloud bloomed within the barrier. The attack, a fusion of modern weaponry and magic, created an effect akin to a small nuclear bomb exploding!
Magic mixed with the wind, blowing through Luna's hair. She was thrown back quite a distance by the impact before finally stopping and looking at the mushroom cloud in front of her.
The magical dust from the mushroom cloud dissipated in the air, Luna's expression grew increasingly solemn during this time.
When the mushroom cloud completely dissipated, the strange bird, whose entire body was covered by wings, remained suspended in the air!
No one knows how it hovered in the air without flapping its wings, but in any case, it was completely unharmed despite being covered by its wings!
At most, the outer feathers turned red as if the metal was melting, and dripped out bright red molten metal, but otherwise the feathers themselves were not damaged!
"Shouldn't we... have used an explosion...?"
Luna quickly realized that while the explosive attack might have been powerful, it had actually made the magic distribution more even, giving the opponent an opportunity to defend.
If all the magic power were condensed into a single point, like when we fought the Werewolf Demon last time, perhaps we could severely injure it with a single blow!
However, Luna's initial thought was to kill with a single blow. She worried that the opponent might possess the same regenerative abilities as the Werewolf Demon, and that simply piercing its body with a bullet wouldn't cause much damage to the monster bird.
That's why they thought of using a powerful, wide-range explosion to completely annihilate the enemy.
Unexpectedly, despite the opponent's high defense and the immense power of the explosion, it only slightly melted its wings.
"A witch!!!"
Although the strange bird was not injured, it seemed to be enraged by Luna's attack.
It spread its wings again, its cry becoming even sharper, and once more it flapped its wings, shooting its own feathers out like bullets!
The feathers, their tips turning fiery red, seemed to be imbued with fire magic, transforming into sparks of light in the sky.
Countless sparks of light, like a rain of fire covering the sky, fell towards Luna!
The fiery rain reflected in Luna's pupils, transforming into Magical Armament —a sniper rifle—that changed form once more.
This time, Luna chose to transform her Magical Armament into a hand cannon. While dodging, the hand cannon emitted a blue ray that pierced the sky.
Luna's arm rotated, and the blue ray followed Luna arm, changing direction accordingly.
Like a sharp sword slashing across the sky, wherever the blue ray touched, all the feathers exploded!
The sky was filled with continuous bursts of light, like anti-aircraft guns shattering incoming missiles.
The flames engulfed the sky.
(... Why do I feel like the spin-offs had a better budget than the main series?)
(The style seems different now; the battles in the main series of Magical Girls are simpler and easier to understand, while the side stories seem a bit more complicated.)
(The main difference is that Luna's weapon is different from that of traditional Magical Girls, right?)
(Yeah, compared to Luna, Little Red Hong is more like a traditional Magical Girls www)
(Little Red? Looks like this nickname has already been decided...)
(Yes, after all, calling her Aurora 'Aurora always gives people a sense of unfamiliarity.)
The comments are spot on; compared to the main series, the spin-off's style and filming techniques are much more violent.
While it's possible that the fighting style of Aurora and Luna in the spin-off is different from traditional Magical Girls, Fang Ming thinks it's probably because the spin-off had a different director.
Although the opening and ending themes do not include the production team's name, judging from the dream sequence of Record Bear, the main story and the spin-off series did indeed have production staff.
Perhaps the production team for the spin-off is not the same as that for the main story; they may belong to the same company, but they are definitely not the same studio.
Chapter 230 The Mysterious Organization Begins Operations from Within the Sky Screen
Of course, regardless of whether the spin-off and the main story are produced by the same team or have the same director, one thing remains unchanged.
That means everything on the Sky Screen is something that could happen in the future. At least Aurora's fighting style is very similar to the one on the Sky Screen.
As long as the overall direction and key plot remain unchanged, minor changes in details are insignificant.
Moreover... right now, Xiao Bai and the other viewers don't have time to care about the difference between the sequel and the main story.
Because a new unexpected event occurred in the Sky Screen.
An unexpected event that sent viewers' blood pressure soaring...
The scene shifts from inside the barrier to outside. Just as the Magical Girls are fighting the monsters inside the barrier, a group of fully armed special forces soldiers appear from a street corner and surround the entire area.
The soldiers were led by a white man in a black suit and sunglasses. He walked in front of the soldiers and ordered them to take away all the nearby witnesses.
At the same time, he approached Fang Ming and his bodyguards, who were being guarded by these soldiers.
"His name is Fang Ming, a well-known writer from the Central Continent District. He was injured by [B7] when the witch appeared, but was later healed by another witch."
A burly mercenary with a thick beard, not wearing a helmet, explained next to the white man in a suit.
The man in the suit looked at Fang Ming and asked the mercenary captain beside him:
"So, does that mean there might be residual 'Demonic Energy Particles' in his body?"
"That's possible."
"Take away."
The white man in the suit said calmly.
His subordinate was quite troubled. He whispered, "Minister, this is a world-renowned author. If he disappears... it will be very difficult."
The man in the suit frowned, looked at his subordinate, and asked, "Is he backed by some large corporation?"
"No..."
"Do you have any connections with members of Congress who hold official Federation seats?"
"No, not at all..."
"That's your relative."
"Minister, you must be joking. I'm not even from the Central Continent."
The mercenary captain said helplessly.
The man in the suit then said coldly, "Since neither of them are you, what are you waiting for? Take him away."
"... yes!"
The mercenary team had no choice but to comply with his request, carrying Fang Ming and the group of unconscious bystanders into a van that had pulled up nearby.
(Holy crap! Who are these guys!?)
(Damn it, Magical Girls fight to the death to protect ordinary people, and you guys are just here arresting people?!)
(This is unacceptable! Federation, you better give us an explanation! Is this the kind of garbage we've been feeding with our taxes?!)
(... Calm down, look closely, they seem to be a private mercenary group, not affiliated with the Federation)
(That's even more outrageous! What's going on in the Americas District?! Private armed groups of capitalists are openly showing up on the streets?!)
The live chat was in an uproar, filled with insults against the Federation.
Under the Sky Screen, Xiao Chun and Song Niandong were even more flushed. Xiao Chun had even completed her Magical Girl Transformation and looked ready to settle scores with the officials in the Americas District.
In the end, Chen Xiaoxia and Yu Muqiu held her back, preventing her from actually rushing out to cause trouble for the Federation authorities.
"Xiao Chun! Calm down! Calm down! What happened in the Sky Screen hasn't happened yet! It can't happen in reality either! Brother Fang Ming will be alright!!"
Yu Muqiu hugged Xiao Chun's waist and said loudly.
Chen Xiaoxia, holding onto Xiao Chun's Magical Armament, also urged, "Yes, yes! Don't forget, Fang Ming is our nominal guardian now, no one dares to lay a hand on him! Calm down! Xiao Chun... be good! Calm down!"
"..."
Xiao Chun, her face flushed with anger, calmed down slightly, lowered her Magical Armament, and stared coldly at the Sky Screen.
Xiao Chun is very mature and usually very rational, but only if it involves people she cares about or considers important.
Viewers who have watched both seasons know exactly how important Fang Ming is to Xiao Chun.
As a result, Yu Muqiu and Chen Xiaoxia also knew that Murong Xiaochun, who usually took care of them like a little adult, was very sensitive in this regard.
When Fang Ming went missing, Xiao Chun was worried for several days.
Seeing that Fang Ming was injured, Xiao Chun's decision not to immediately run out to settle scores with the group of people in the Sky Screen was a testament to her rationality!
Although she couldn't break free, it was because Yu Muqiu and Chen Xiaoxia caught her...
"Phew..." Xiao Chun let out a long breath, suppressed her trembling hands, and smiled at Yu Muqiu and Chen Xiaoxia:
"I know, I'm fine, please let me go."
"... Are you really alright?"
Yu Muqiu, who was quite sensitive to emotions, sensed the terrible emotions hidden in Xiao Chun's heart and carefully inquired.
Xiao Chun nodded and took another deep breath:
"It's really nothing... Wait, where's Dongdong?"
"!! broken!"
Chen Xiaoxia turned her head and found that Song Niandong, who had been sitting there, had disappeared at some point. She immediately thought to herself that something was wrong.
The person who reacted the most at the time was Xiao Chun, because Xiao Chun immediately activated her transformation and tried to rush out, forcing the two to protect Xiao Chun first.
However, they overlooked Song Niandong, who was also very important to Fang Ming.
They finally managed to persuade Xiao Chun to calm down, but Song Niandong has disappeared again!
Clearly, Song Niandong's departure was to take revenge on the group in Sky Screen!
"What should we do! What if Dongdong does something stupid?"
Song Niandong's disappearance greatly worried Yu Muqiu.
She feared that Song Niandong might do something irrational out of anger, and Chen Xiaoxia couldn't help but curse at the group of people in the Sky Screen:
"These guys! They're a bunch of bastards! It's one thing to attack Little Red and Xiao Lan, but to Fang Ming! They're really something!"
If Chen Xiaoxia hadn't been so rational, she probably would have wanted to unleash a "Xiaoxia-Brand Greatsword Technique" on those people in the Sky Screen right now.
Fortunately, although Chen Xiaoxia was also very angry, perhaps because her relationship with Fang Ming wasn't that close, she was still able to barely maintain her composure and didn't rush out with Xiao Chun.
Although Xiao Chun was persuaded and Xiao Qiu and Xiaoxia remained rational, Song Niandong had disappeared somewhere.
This is extremely worrying.
However, the Magical Girls' worries did not last long.
Only a minute had passed when Aurora, in her transformed form, walked in from outside. She grabbed Song Niandong by the collar, like catching a runaway kitten, and pulled her back, then threw her in front of the Magical Girls.