Encountering a Shallow Tier Again

Looking at the few thug-like men who had suddenly appeared, the two Magical Girls did not treat them as ordinary hooligans. Both raised their Magic Armaments, as though they were about to attack at any moment.

But they did not attack immediately. Instead, they carefully observed the scar-faced man at the front.

The scar-faced man clenched his fists and shook his head a few times before speaking in an arrogant tone. "Oi, let that guy go already. Otherwise, don't blame me for not going easy on pretty girls."

"A Monster wants to negotiate with Magical Girls? Have you lost your mind?"

Xia Ya said calmly, holding up her staff.

"Tch."

The scar-faced man stopped walking and irritably rubbed the back of his head. Even after being provoked by the girl, he did not fly into a rage. Instead, he calmly said to Xia Ya:

"Kid, I'm a Monster. Do you see me destroying the city?"

"Whether you've destroyed anything or not, you're still a Monster."

Seeing that the girl showed no sign of backing down, the scar-faced man shook his head, his face instantly filling with malice.

"Fine. I wanted to settle this peacefully, but since you're looking to die, I don't mind killing two of you first."

As soon as he finished speaking, his pupils shrank. His irises and pupils turned pitch-black, and an inky black aura rose from his body.

Shallow Tier.

With a raise of his hand, the three men beside him convulsed their heads wildly as well, releasing the auras of Surface Tier Monsters.

One powerful Shallow Monster and three Surface Tier Monsters—if ordinary rookie Magical Girls ran into them, they probably would not even be able to escape.

The livestream chat thought so too. The two fairies on the rooftop aimed the streaming device beside them at the scene below, and countless comments flooded in, telling them to run.

At the sight, Xia Ya's eyes narrowed slightly. The Shallow Tier Monster's aura was even more terrifying than that black-robed Monster they had encountered before. He was probably an old hand among Monsters.

She did not believe his talk of settling things peacefully in the slightest. The undisguised killing intent coming from him was practically slapping her in the face. He was clearly just toying with them.

"Be careful. That Monster is very strong."

She quietly warned Molis beside her.

"Mm, I know."

Molis merely answered calmly, then said, "I'll handle the Shallow Tier. You deal with the rest. No problem?"

"I can do that, but on your side..."

Xia Ya glanced at Molis in surprise, still looking somewhat worried.

"Don't worry. Trust me."

Molis turned her head toward her and gave her a reassuring smile.

"Finished talking?"

Up ahead, the scar-faced man spoke in a low voice. Then he took a step forward, instantly crushing the ground beneath his foot.

The next moment, he was already standing before Molis. His pure black eyes fixed on the girl as he slowly spoke.

"Then it's time for you to hit the road."

In an instant, he threw a punch.

The man was built like a brute, but he was faster than any Monster the girl had encountered before. Molis only had time to raise her spear horizontally in front of herself before his fist smashed directly into its shaft.

With a bang, the Monster's terrifying strength sent both her and the spear flying. She hit the ground and rolled several times before coming to a stop.

Before the scar-faced man could even turn around after that punch, several light bullets had already flown toward him and exploded against his body, briefly halting his movements.

The instant the man began speaking, Xia Ya activated her staff. She cast spells to interfere with him while anxiously shouting, "Molis!"

Molis, who had been sent flying, stirred and flipped herself back to her feet.

The man, hindered by the light bullets, turned his head. He looked surprised when he saw Molis rise again.

"Oh? You took one of my punches and still got up. Not bad."

He swept his large hand, kicking up a fierce gust that forced Xia Ya, who was continuously firing light bullets nearby, back.

Then he pointed at Xia Ya and casually ordered the Surface Tier Monsters who had just arrived, "She's yours."

"Hehe, understood, boss."

The three Monsters chuckled and slowly approached Xia Ya.

The scar-faced Monster made a powerful leap and quickly arrived where Molis stood.

Facing the Monster who had sent her flying with a single punch, Molis merely brushed the dust off herself, then raised her head and fearlessly met his gaze from close range.

"You took my punch, and you're not afraid even when facing me. You Magical Girls have got some skill after all."

The Monster grinned and looked at her with interest.

But Molis showed him no courtesy despite the praise.

"You're pretty fast, but your strength is nothing special."

"Is that so? Then try taking a few more punches."

Without hesitation, the Monster raised both fists and launched a barrage at Molis from point-blank range.

This time, Molis did not choose to defend. Instead, she raised her spear and met the Monster's fists head-on.

The spear and fists collided with a roar like metal striking metal, throwing out showers of sparks. Sharp clanging sounds like hammering iron echoed through the factory district.

Over on Xia Ya's side, despite being attacked by three Surface Tier Monsters at once, she did not look strained. A faint glow remained on her staff, and a pink ring of light covered her body as she used both fists to fend off their combined assault.

After attacking for quite some time without being able to bring her down, one of them said to the Monster beside him:

"Second Brother, this chick seems pretty damn strong. What do we do?"

The Monster called Second Brother twisted aside to dodge an incoming ball of magic light. He glanced at the skinny man still lying motionless nearby and shouted irritably:

"Damn it! Send one of you to wake Fifth Brother up. The four of us will gang up on her together. I refuse to believe we can't beat one girl."

"Got it, Second Brother!"

One of them immediately nodded, withdrew from the fight, and hurried toward the skinny man.

His idea was good, but he had not expected that the three of them had only barely been able to suppress Xia Ya together. Now that only two remained, Xia Ya instantly found things much easier.

And she could find more chances to counterattack.

Facing the combined attack of the remaining two Monsters, Xia Ya cast a defensive barrier around herself, then immediately stopped blocking one of their attacks and instead locked firmly onto the weaker Monster.

Just as Second Brother shattered the defensive screen around Xia Ya and revealed a triumphant smile, Xia Ya pressed the end of her staff against the other Monster's chest.

"Explosive Flash."

Xia Ya softly spoke the words, and a dazzling pink light bloomed from the tip of her staff.

Second Brother sensed that something was wrong and raised his hand to attack Xia Ya again.

The next moment, countless beams of light struck that Monster the instant they appeared.

A violent explosion erupted at close range. Second Brother nearby, and even Xia Ya herself, were caught in the blast and hurled away by the shockwave.

Not far away, the Monster who was about to wake the skinny man turned at the sudden explosion and froze in shock.

"Holy crap, how did things get this crazy the moment I left?"...

Xia Ya landed hard on her butt, her face covered in dust and looking rather disheveled.

Fortunately, Explosive Flash had a certain directional blasting effect. Since she was positioned on the opposite side, she had not suffered much damage.

She rubbed her aching backside and climbed to her feet, then looked toward the explosion site.

Second Brother had been slammed into the nearby wall by the shockwave. His head was spinning, but he was otherwise fine.

But the unlucky Monster who had taken the full force of the attack had his upper body blown into charred blackness, giving off a faint burnt smell.

He fell stiffly to the ground and did not move again. Even if he was not dead, he had completely lost the ability to fight.

"Third Brother!"

Second Brother, recovering from his daze, looked up and saw the Monster lying on the ground like roasted meat. He let out a grief-stricken roar.

Xia Ya raised her staff and pointed it at him.

"Two left."