Shelter: Ceruno

(Ceruno)

"Oh, you're here!"

Under the command of the Tactical Division, the "big guy" Sirius wanted appeared at the other end of the highway.

A double-decker bus with a rated capacity of 55 passengers is the most capable of carrying people among civilian ground vehicles.

What's more, it can be overloaded.

"But it still feels like there's not enough room?"

Sirius began to beckon the magical girls to get on the bus.

"Alright, everyone get on the bus! We're about to depart. The magical girl who uses ranged attack magic, sit by the window! You can squeeze into the aisle too, it's fine. You'll get off after you get in, but make sure everyone gets on board!!"

A total of seventy-five people eventually squeezed into the double-decker bus.

Magical girls from all over the world were crammed together like sardines in a can. Although the treatment was a bit harsh, no one complained. After all, they were going to save the world.

"Let's go!"

He glanced back briefly and saw the experienced magic driver, a cigarette dangling from his lips, closing the car door.

Sirius also turned to look at me.

"Alright, Miluno- chan, shall we combine?"

"Um..."

Although I understood what she meant, the way she put it still sounded strange.

To allow the large bus to break through the barrier, more robust Bubble Membrane is needed.

For this reason, Sirius transformed back into a giant Crystal, turning into a beam of Flowlight that crashed into my stomach... Enveloped in a burst of light, it transformed into its long-lost Celius form. I quite like this form; besides the obvious increase in magic power, the most direct feeling is the increased field of vision.

"Huh? Your compatibility with Crystal has increased?"

At the same time, Sirius's voice came from my head, which was good news.

"Hmm! Mono absorbed the Dark Energy from my Crystal ~"

Holding the Ruby Gunstaff high, he created Bubble Membrane covering the entire bus. The front of the bus remained a drill-shaped structure for easy entry; as long as the accelerator was floored, it would surely break through the barrier.

Hop onto Quanyin's motorcycle, Sirius continued to ask:

"Oh? It can already purify Contaminated Crystal?"

"It's already possible, but it requires special conditions. We've already reported it to Miss Metal, and she and Professor Stratos will be in charge of this research... Let's go inside!"

As the bus started moving, I also climbed into Quanyin's car.

Because of the increased height and longer legs, mounting the motorcycle was not as difficult, and I was no longer unfamiliar with riding it.

Being tall is really great!

Why was I originally so short?

The bus in front floored the accelerator, speeding along the highway at full speed. Finally, with the help of the enhanced golden bubble drill, it passed through the Witch Domain barrier without any resistance, leaving behind an unrepaired hole. I followed closely behind on my motorcycle and rushed in.

Honestly, riding a motorcycle on the highway at night is a great experience, it's like having a line of text floating above your head [original work stone something something], but...

"Watch out for enemy attack!!"

As soon as I rushed into the barrier, pairs of Monster, glowing eyes appeared in the darkness on both sides of the road. I shouted warnings, but the Monster from all directions still pulled out all sorts of amazing gadgets and bombarded my Bubble Membrane...

Although dazzling, it still lacked a bit of flair; even with the road riddled with craters from the explosions, it couldn't stop the rampaging bus.

The magical girls on the vehicle were also prepared. Beams, magic bullets, projectiles, and various other forms of counterattack firepower were poured onto the Monster's position without restraint. For a moment, the dark night was as bright as day.

Even if those Monster manage to survive, they probably won't dare to show their faces for a while, right?

Although it's just a bus, its firepower and defense are comparable to a "magical land battleship".

I rode my motorcycle around to the driver's seat and shouted:

"Turn right ahead and assemble at the town's middle school!"

"It's working!"

The bus driver shouted, then swerved the steering wheel sharply, drifting and turning the corner with almost no reduction in speed.

It finally stopped in front of the town's middle school.

A support force of nearly eighty magical girls arrived at the middle school, thus leveling the gap in combat power between the two sides—and even giving them the upper hand on paper.

"Ceruno! Ah! My Clamor!"

Quanyin rushed out immediately... then left me to check on her motorcycle.

"Now you should call me Celius. Sirius is also inside me!"

"It seems a bit different."

Quanyin then led me into the City School, patted my head, and laughed, "I didn't expect you to actually break out and bring back so many reinforcements! That's great! With so many men, our North Suburbs will definitely not fall!"

"Let's first confirm the situation with Teacher Bai Ze, and discuss our next steps..."

Looking around, Miluno was nowhere to be seen.

Where is Miluno?

Heat Haze, who had walked over from the side, replied, "She went to find SpiCa."

She and Miss Falcon separated; prolonged fusion might have made them lose sight of each other, so they would avoid this situation.

"They really never stop... Ah, we've already broken in, isn't Miss Sirius coming out?"

As soon as I asked that, she answered in my head, "Don't worry about me! This is fine, my power is yours!"

Miss Sirius, do you always act like a hands-off manager, no matter what?

"Let's first sort out the situation."

Teacher Bai Ze walked over with a gentle smile befitting an elder. Her steel armor still gave people a sense of security. Sky Lock followed behind her as always, waving his bangs with a crooked mouth.

"I believe the most urgent task is to get all the surviving civilians out of the barrier. There are more than 480 people gathered in this school. Even if we attack, we will need to leave a considerable number of people behind. If we can get them out first, we will have no worries about our rear when we launch a counterattack."

After hearing what Teacher Bai Ze said, I also thought about it.

"Hmm, relying on that big bus would require at least six round trips... It's not that much trouble, is it?"

"We need to clear an area, and we can't let those Monster get in while we're evacuating the residents..."

Dantai Xue, who was passing by, interjected, "I heard that! If drivers and dispatchers are needed, we at Dantai Society handle that! We can find a few more buses or tour buses and send them out all at once. Shortening the transportation time will reduce the risk of accidents."

"I can drive too!"

Miss Tiger Cub was trying to get attention, but nobody paid her any attention.

Teacher Bai Ze was seriously considering Snow Sis's proposal.

"Then find a few magical girls who can drive to the nearby bus stop and bring the car over... Quanyin, have your father prepare the wounded; they'll be the first to board."

"Good..."

Quanyin- nee had just turned around.

A huge point of light fell from above the wormhole like a shooting star.

"And what are those? Enemy reinforcements?" Quanyin- ne asked.

"No, this thing is bigger than that tower."

Whether magical girls or ordinary people, everyone looked up at the night sky with trepidation, gazing at the blue wormhole ring.

However, what flowed out of the wormhole ring was...

A suffocating filth.