Turn the Tide

The Mindscape burned and boiled amid crimson flames.

Countless fixed turrets opened fire on the monster, but nearly all of their shots were swallowed by the blood-red mist spreading around it, without leaving the slightest trace of a hit.

Qiu Gui watched this all-too-familiar scene of artillery fire proving ineffective, her brow knitting slightly. She was no longer particularly surprised; instead, this felt like the natural outcome.

The monsters were growing stronger and stronger. These defensive barrages were like tickling them, but no matter what, the previous monsters had at least been slowed down or injured to some extent by the bombardment. Unlike Monster No. 21...

"The Magic Cannons have no effect on it," Dongqing said grimly.

Qiu Gui nodded lightly and replied,

"This can't go on. We need to find another way to weaken its defenses."

With that, Qiu Gui's wand appeared in her hand. Activating Flying Magic, she was the first to charge straight at the monster, unleashing all sorts of spells in midair and pouring firepower onto the monster's main body beneath the crimson mist.

Bolstered by the Mindscape's rules and further empowered by the magical girls' magical energy, the Magic Missiles and beams finally pierced through the crimson mist, bursting into brilliant sparks of magic across the monster's body.

...But the enormous, flailing octopus simply ignored that level of firepower. It swung its tentacles at the rooftop where Qiu Gui stood, only for her to nimbly take off and evade. Her magical barrage did not stop.

As the squad captain, Qiu Gui provided the team's core all-purpose firepower. She was highly skilled in casting speed, and her reactions and spellcasting were fast enough to suppress Cheshire Rabbit's Stealth-Breaking Strike.

(Mercury's Secret Words: See earlier chapters.)

Her firepower mainly consisted of continuous volleys of small-caliber, high-penetration Magic