Seeking Help, Miluno

(Miluno)

The mad Wolf Woman stared at me amidst the pollution.

She wasn't dead, not even injured; her earlier wails weren't from pain... but because...

"Ah! Her clothes and fur have been corroded!"

The little thing pointed out the reason... um?

"Wait a minute, the clothes are one thing, but even the hair on the arms and legs is fake!?"

The corrosive black fog gradually dissipated.

The Wolf Woman's gray fur was burned off, leaving her with the smooth skin of a normal young girl. The robust appearance that her fur gave her was gone, and all that remained of her body-covering clothes was a revealing two-piece swimsuit.

A fake Fu Rui.

It turns out to be the summer event limited-time bikini costume SSR Little Red Riding Hood disguised as "The Big Bad Big Bad Wolf disguised as Little Red Riding Hood".

"I see!"

The little thing was shouting loudly in my head.

"Only she and her Battle Dress could withstand that black mist. She didn't want to become naked like that, so she refrained from using magic!"

I see. She was shy because she was a newly transformed Modified Witch in her girl form.

"But you burned all her possessions, which means... she has no more worries, right?"

"Awooo--!!!"

Freed from the gag, the Wolf Woman howled at the moon overhead. The black mist that had previously only clung to her claws now formed a wolf-shaped protective sheath around her body. This sheath was both offensive and defensive, making it quite a headache for someone like me who lacks long-range attack methods...

"Even if you had a gun, it wouldn't be of any use against this thing. The bullets would be corroded by the black mist before they even touched her."

I never expected to encounter such a shameless magic.

Is there really no other way?

I sighed, and then... turned and ran away.

"It's moisturized now?"

The little thing was quite surprised.

But I did this purely out of rational consideration.

"This guy's only ranged attack is throwing black mist with one hand. As long as we run fast enough, she can't catch us. Let the magical girls with ranged attacks deal with her, and we can just pick out the easier prey."

As the instructor of the Mobility Class, my advantage lies in mobility. If this Wolf Woman holds me back, I won't be able to utilize my strengths.

Not to mention that the enemy has more people than us, in this situation, the best strategy is to reduce their numbers as quickly as possible.

"Then I should remind you, she's still chasing you, using your scent."

Was she born in the Year of the Dog?

"She's a wolf!"

She's been targeted; that Wolf Woman is really petty.

Because of the dense Dark Energy within the Witch Domain, Mono's detection range was greatly enhanced, thus enabling a certain degree of early warning mechanism.

"There are two Monster lying in ambush on the roof ahead!"

"Receive."

Not only did it give me a hint, but the little thing also marked the enemy's location in my field of vision. I pressed the Future Moment button downstairs, teleported upstairs, and stabbed the Monster was completely unaware that he had been exposed.

"Miluno, at the first intersection ahead, turn left. There are three magical girls fighting against several Monsters. I suggest you rescue them; it might hold off the Wolf Woman chasing after you!"

"Okay, got it."

The little one is like a portable tactical officer for the Association, often helping to come up with ideas. Although I don't want to admit it, she sometimes does think more than I do.

Move along the road to the left front from the rooftop.

In the middle of the road, three magical girls were locked in a fierce battle with seven Monsters. The leader was a stylishly dressed magical girl wielding a chainsaw and wearing a tie... I felt like I'd seen her somewhere before, but I couldn't quite place her name.

Whether or not they are needed to deal with the Wolf Woman, it is the least they can do to lend a helping hand to allies who are already struggling in battle.

It's time for the hero to step in!

"Ha!"

When he jumped from the rooftop to the three magical girls, they all showed ugly expressions, even a bit of despair, while a silly-looking Hippo Monster seemed quite excited.

Clearly, they mistook me for an enemy witch.

But the hippo's excitement didn't last long, because my sword had already pierced through the Simulacrum Factor of its companion... This is an efficient way of killing enemies that I've figured out: directly destroying their Simulacrum Factor. This move is very effective against Monster and Modified Witch.

It then opened its mouth wide, trying to bite me, but how could such a slow attack possibly reach me?

The combined longsword sank into its thick neck fat.

Cross-section.

Massive bleeding.

The remaining Monster were stunned by my swift and decisive actions, and for a moment none of them dared to step forward.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, I forced a passable smile and greeted the three magical girls.

"Don't worry, I'm one of us."

But they didn't seem to understand what I meant.

Because it's an emergency support mission, the magical girls from the City School might not understand Chinese. While the City School has a translation function in its Central Control System, communication in Skyreach City wouldn't be so convenient.

Because I killed two Monster right in front of them, they didn't attack me rashly, but they seemed nervous and afraid.

In that case, if we just kill the remaining Monster, they'll realize I'm an ally, right?

Let's finish this quickly.

It's over.

It took a little longer than I expected.

The Monster that attacked this time were more troublesome than those I'd encountered before. They truly are elites of the Supreme Council; even in my Witchification form, they still managed to find opportunities to threaten me...

But overall, it was a close call without any real danger.

"It's over."

How can I convince them to help me?

As I was pondering this, the stylish magical girl wielding a chainsaw walked up to me, staring at my face with narrowed eyes.

Then, as if suddenly realizing something, he took out his phone and typed in a place name using an offline translation app.

Busan

Ah, I remember now.

The first time I escaped from "the Other Side," she was the one who took me to a treatment facility;

Later, during the battle with the Coal Witch, she was also imprisoned in a cage by the Coal Witch.

However, the name...

What was her name again?

It's a bit rude of me, but I really can't remember...

"Stop dawdling, the Wolf Woman is catching up!"

With a high-pitched wolf howl, the Wolf Woman, shrouded in black mist, jumped down from the rooftop.

I picked up a piece of rubble and threw it at the Wolf Woman in front of the magical girls. She didn't dodge or evade; the rubble was completely corroded before it could even touch her.

Of course I know that an attack of this magnitude is unlikely to be effective.

I was simply using this method to tell the three magical girls behind me about the Wolf Woman's magic.

The Busan Chainsaw Girl frowned...

She was a close-combat magical girl like me, and instantly understood how troublesome the Wolf Woman was.

The other two magical girls fared somewhat better; one wielded a whip that glowed blue, while the other carried a proper long-handled magic wand...

While I was observing them, the Wolf Woman was doing the same thing, assessing her chances of winning.

But she quickly lost patience and unleashed a black mist claw at the three of them.

Although it was something I could dodge, the Wolf Woman herself was very fast, and like Ryu, she was an agile warrior.

Being a magical girl specializing in close combat, the Chainsaw Girl reacted quickly, dodging the claw with a side roll;

The magical girl wielding the whip swung it into the air, somehow hooking onto some anchor point and pulling herself up into the air;

But the magical girl wielding the long staff was powerless to dodge...