What Are a Slime's Traits?

A huge writhing monster appeared before the two of them.

Its pitch-black body squirmed ominously in the night, as though countless slender forms were reaching out from it—or perhaps it was merely an illusion brought on by the darkness.

Only after Iris lit up an illumination spell in her hand and clearly saw the monster's full form did both girls gasp in shock again.

"S-So huge...!" Iris was stunned by the massive monster before her.

Her vague observations earlier had been correct. It was a gigantic Slime monster!

"How disgusting!"

Remembering how she had been ambushed the first time she encountered Heartmoon Fox, Hyacinth's cheeks flushed slightly as she shouted,

"You despicable little brat! Why are you always making this kind of disgusting thing!?"

"What? Miss Hyacinth doesn't like it?" Su Tianqing burst into crisp laughter.

"...Tch!"

The brief shock did not frighten Hyacinth. The sky-blue magical girl exchanged a glance with her companion, raised her greatsword, and charged forward first!

First, she would take down this disgusting monster! Then she would drag that golden-furred fox down and teach her a lesson!

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Su Tianqing floated near the ceiling close to the roof, watching the fierce battle on the ground with great interest.

The Heartmoon Wand floated in midair, and the little fox sat leisurely atop it, her eyes filled with amusement.

After watching Hyacinth fight at close range, Su Tianqing once again felt the combat skill of this seasoned senior:

Flexible, deadly, agile.

Every strike of the greatsword precisely read the monster's movements. No matter how Su Tianqing controlled the monster to attack her, Hyacinth always evaded cleverly.

And the greatsword formed from her wand was extraordinarily powerful.

Aside from being rather lacking in magic, Hyacinth's close-combat ability was absolutely top-tier.

"But... hehe..."

Watching Hyacinth gradually gain the upper hand in her battle against the Black Slime, Su Tianqing's smile grew brighter and brighter.

Unlike the two of them, she completely understood every trait of this monster.

And now that it had been strengthened by the Heartmoon Wand, even without her control, it could pin Hyacinth to the ground and beat her senseless.

So why had it become like this in her hands? Because Fox Fox's mind-control skills were lacking?

Wrong! This was part of the plan!

Su Tianqing's gaze shifted toward Iris, who stood not far away clutching her wand in confusion.

Hua Ling, a rookie magical girl. This was her second transformation.

She possessed outrageous firepower and could use a Magic Cannon to knock down a gigantic monster that Su Tianqing had reinforced twice, but she also had an extremely fatal weakness—

"Mobility."

The Golden Fox murmured to herself.

Her princess dress looked inconvenient for movement just by looking at it. Combined with those elegant high heels, her mobility was greatly reduced, and her flying ability was nothing impressive either.

Su Tianqing had observed all of this on the Ferris wheel.

Unfortunately for her, this Slime's traits had been designed specifically for Iris.

The battle did not last long.

"Turn into scraps for me!!"

"Rumbleeeee!!!!"

The greatsword came down!

A full-force blow wrapped in magic struck the last piece of black slime still squirming, blasting it into several powerless clumps of mud that scattered around. Iris swiftly gave each one a Magic Missile.

After confirming that the Slime had completely stopped moving, Hyacinth let out a breath and raised her greatsword with both hands, its tip aimed directly at the golden-furred Fox Fox floating in the air and leisurely watching the fight.

"How about that! The monster you summoned has already been taken down by us!"

"Surrender now!"

Silence.

Su Tianqing quietly watched the angry sky-blue magical girl below. The mischievous smile vanished from her face, leaving her cute features expressionless as she stared intently at Hyacinth.

That inexplicable gaze made Hyacinth feel uncomfortable all over.

"What's with... this girl..."

Hyacinth muttered to herself inwardly, not daring to step forward for a moment.

Clearly, the golden fox no longer had a monster guard at her side, nor did she make any attack or defensive move, yet Hyacinth simply did not dare to rush at her.

What were you afraid of, Hyacinth?

Nan Xiaofeng questioned herself.

She had already fallen into this girl's ambushes and traps twice.

Those two ambushes had left a considerable psychological shadow over Hyacinth, even leading to the current situation.

Faced with an opponent completely exposed and defenseless, she, a close-combat specialist, actually did not dare to charge forward?

"This is bad. Something's wrong with Hyacinth!"

Bailing had been lying beside Iris all along. Seeing Hyacinth's inexplicable state, she spoke softly.

Iris blinked in confusion.

"Something's wrong? She looks fine to me. We defeated that monster together. Hyacinth just needs to fly up and pull Heartmoon Fox down..."

"Heartmoon Fox probably thinks so too, but look carefully at that fox's expression."

Hua Ling focused her gaze.

Heartmoon Fox sat obediently on the floating wand, her fluffy tail hanging down and swaying from side to side. She was as quiet as an angel.

Although her appearance and movements were cute and lively, there was not the slightest expression on her face, not a trace of a smile.

A fierce glint seemed to flicker in those emerald fox eyes, as though she were telling Hyacinth with her gaze:

You've stepped into my traps twice already. Are you really going to deliver yourself to me again?

An open scheme, a blatant open scheme.

"...Hehe."

The Golden Fox's laughter echoed through the dark train station.

She merely smiled faintly and did nothing, yet it made Hyacinth take half a step back.

"What exactly are you plotting?" Hyacinth finally could not hold back any longer and demanded.

"A plot?" Su Tianqing's lips curled into a mischievous smile. "Haven't you noticed yet, Hyacinth?"

"From the very first move you used to attack that monster, you were already deeply trapped in it."

"What did you—"

Hyacinth only managed to get halfway through her words.

The black muck scattered around them, all of which had been cleared once by Magic Missiles, surged and boiled at the same time!!

"What...?!"

"Oh no! It's Heartmoon Fox's trap! Iris, hurry... Waaaaaah?!"

Bailing was the first to react.

She was about to warn Iris to retreat immediately, but a limp, elongated Slime suddenly sprang from a puddle of black sludge behind her! It wrapped tightly around the Stargazer Spirit!

Immediately afterward, countless black shadows rose from the muck scattered around them, instantly wrapping around Iris as she instinctively tried to break free!

The princess-like white magical girl had no power to resist. Her prized firepower could not be used at all in this moment, and she could only cry out as she was hoisted into the air.

"Ugh, aaah... Help, save me..."

Hua Ling's cries drew Nan Xiaofeng's attention. Her greatsword was already slashing at the Slimes winding toward her, but when she turned and saw the scene before her, she was utterly shocked.

"Iris!... Damn it! Heartmoon Fox, you despicable brat!"

"Still worried about your companion? You should take a look at your own situation first, Miss Hyacinth."

The mischievous smile on Su Tianqing's face deepened.

That was this Slime's trait—after being smashed into fragments, it still retained its vitality. Attacks on the level of Magic Missile could only put the fragments into temporary dormancy; they could not destroy them completely.

And the chunks of muck Hyacinth had finely sliced apart had created this hellish scene:

The entire train station waiting hall was almost completely covered by Slimes! It had become a dense forest of limp, wriggling bodies!

Each small Slime was not very powerful and could not break through the magical girls' magical protection, but such an enormous number of them was more than enough to hold Hyacinth back.

"Just play with the Slimes there, Hyacinth."

With a flick of the Golden Fox's tail, teleportation magic activated. In an instant, she arrived before Iris, whose limbs were bound and unable to move.

"Eek?!"

Seeing the golden figure suddenly appear before her, Iris tried to lean backward to avoid her, but with all four limbs tightly restrained, it was completely futile!

"Hehehe~ Hello, Miss Iris. This should be our first meeting, right~?"

Seeing the Golden Fox's smile, Iris suddenly had an illusion—

She probably would not do anything to her, right?

The golden-furred Fox Fox gave a sweet smile, as though answering Iris's doubts with it.

"Miss Iris, do you like singing?"

"Singing?..." Iris asked in confusion.

"Fox Fox specially prepared a stage here just for you." The little fox smiled sweetly.

"But you can't sing while wearing high heels and a crown, so... Iris, do you know what will happen next?"

"Ah, don't worry. If Miss Iris doesn't want to sing, then Fox Fox will take your place instead~"