Magical Girls Had Their Own Pecking Order

After a brief burst of cheers, people kept fleeing in panic.

A battle between Magical Girls and freaks was thrilling to watch, but almost no one dared stay, apart from a few people with a death wish. Even most S-Rank heroes were no exception.

After all, Astral Magic had a destructive power beyond reality. No matter how sturdy a defense was, it might as well have been nothing against powerful magic and magical attacks.

Besides, Magical Girls' battles generally sent out considerable shockwaves... and Qiu Gui was no exception.

As a veteran Magical Girl team, the Qiu Gui Squad was a classic, formidable combination of melee fighter, ranged firepower, and support. Its tactics were well honed, but even it could not completely avoid damaging the surroundings when fighting freaks. Freaks dodged attacks too.

Yet as the fight went on, nearby residents noticed that despite all the commotion on the battlefield, there was no collateral damage—

CRASH!!!

A Cat Fist struck, and the Skeleton Tyrannosaurus exploded into a heap of bones once more. Not far away, the Skeleton Triceratops had reassembled itself. It watched its fellow freak tremble, then turned its frightened gaze toward the dark-blue Magical Girl before it.

Hellcat walked with a feline grace, her tail swaying and her fists hanging loosely at her sides. She moved with effortless elegance, like a cat taking a lazy stroll after an afternoon nap.

But to the Skeleton Triceratops, that elegant stride inspired fear. Even through its shattered consciousness, flooded with violent Astral Magic, it felt the urge to recoil. The frenzy with which it had charged through the exhibition grounds was gone. All it wanted now was to duck its head and back away.

The two great horns on its head, which had once sent the A-Rank hero Iron Man flying