Enemies

With a formidable enemy at hand, the entire Association was immediately gripped by tension.

Even the Association's dogs no longer lazily lie around all day; instead, they sit upright and watch everyone who enters or leaves the Association with serious expressions.

But Yang Cheng... still has to go to school.

Yesterday, after confirming the group operations, Old Wei roughly allocated the areas.

Then they discovered that the school and the Association were facing each other, so they decided to have Chen Qianqian and Ben Xiangmeng patrol outside together, while Yang Cheng would stay at the school to ensure a quick response in case of any incidents.

The remaining three stayed at the Association.

Yang Cheng harbored deep resentment about this.

Is that really patrolling? It's clearly just publicly funded shopping sprees!

Magical Girl don't need to be in a transformed state for their daily patrols; they can just stroll around like they're going shopping and transform to attack when they encounter a situation.

However, Yang Cheng ultimately couldn't resist Old Wei and tragically ended up at school.

"Ah... Qianqian is gone! Did she secretly go to see Yang Chen?"

Seeing that Chen Qianqian hadn't arrived by the time class started, Miss Friend's eyes gradually lit up. She excitedly poked Yang Cheng's arm, who was about to lie down and sleep.

"Hmm... Ah... I guess so."

Yang Cheng didn't even bother to lift her head, casually brushing off her friend.

But Miss Friend wasn't about to let Yang Cheng off the hook so easily; she even dared to tug at Yang Cheng's arm.

"Tell me, tell me... Aren't you Qianqian's best friend too... You must know more, right? How can you sleep at such a vibrant age? Get up!"

It hardened; its fist hardened.

Yang Cheng raised her head and took a deep breath.

"Yes, Qianqian went to see Yang Chen. She said she wanted to express her feelings to Yang Chen so that no one could steal her away... That's all. If you want to know more, just ask Qianqian yourself."

My friend smiled with delight.

"Hey~ So what did you say? Did you agree?"

"Of course I said yes!"

Yang Cheng lay back down.

The friend's voice disappeared, indicating that she had received a satisfactory answer and would not disturb her for the time being. Yang Cheng's thoughts began to slow down.

However, the conversation she had just had with her friend kept flashing through her mind.

"So what did you say? Did you agree?"

Cardiac arrest!

Yang Cheng was still in a daze, suddenly opened her eyes wide and sat up abruptly.

"Ooh!"

The man sitting next to him was startled.

"What's wrong, Yang Cheng? Did you have a nightmare? I have some sweet snacks here, do you want some?"

Yang Cheng had no interest in listening to what her deskmate was saying at the moment.

Where is the person who was just talking to me?

The man sitting next to him looked at the table with some confusion.

"Were you still half asleep? You weren't talking to anyone just now. You haven't been very energetic since you came in today; you've been sleeping on the table the whole time, haven't you?"

Nobody here?

Yang Cheng felt cold sweat seeping down her back. She released a little of her Magic Power and successfully found a footprint next to her seat... It wasn't a return of Magic Power, but simply finding the footprint.

Under her powerful Magic Power perception, the changes in the dust on the ground were particularly noticeable.

In other words, someone was indeed talking to her just now, and there was no such thing as her dream being invaded... but her deskmate had absolutely no recollection of it.

Does it Presence-Dampening Ability? Can she only make certain people aware of her presence?

"I'm not feeling well, I need to ask for a day off."

Yang Cheng paused for a moment, then stood up and walked out of the classroom.

Her heart was still pounding... because a strong, strange feeling was constantly surrounding her, but she couldn't pinpoint it; her emotions and body remained in a state of high tension.

"Yang Cheng, are you alright?"

Chen Qianqian came to Yang Cheng's side and saw that she was sweating profusely and had difficulty breathing, and her expression was very worried.

"I'm fine, I just feel a little strange..."

Yang Cheng shook her head, indicating to Chen Qianqian not to worry.

She's going to look into it.

Given the severity of the situation, it's completely impossible for her to concentrate on her studies.

"Qianqian... I..."

Yang Cheng was just about to greet Chen Qianqian, but she stopped abruptly after taking a step.

The blood seemed to freeze instantly.

Wait... why is Chen Qianqian's body empty?

Yang Cheng stared intently at Chen Qianqian, or rather, at the light that should have been shining on Chen Qianqian at this moment... but nothing appeared.

This person is not Chen Qianqian.

She remembered that Chen Qianqian should be patrolling outside with Ben Xiangmeng.

And Lin Guo, whom I saw yesterday... She clearly went to Northern Capital a few days ago to study and take the official membership exam, how could she possibly be at the Association Branch?

This person's ability... is the ability to transform into someone else?

No! It's not just about transforming; it can even subconsciously render people unable to distinguish between reality and illusion.

Seemingly realizing that Yang Cheng had noticed something was wrong, "Chen Qianqian" turned and ran.

Yang Cheng immediately gave chase.

We absolutely cannot let her get away!

If that's her ability, then if we let her get away, finding her again next time will definitely not be so easy! We must catch her!

"Old Wei, the school..."

While chasing each other down the corridor, Yang Cheng sent a message to Old Wei.

However, just a few words were sent when a wave of Magic Power energy spread out, directly cutting off Yang Cheng's communication.

How do you do this?

Yang Cheng gritted her teeth.

It's during class time, there's no one in the hallway... and the security cameras aren't pointing this way, so there's no risk of being discovered... So...

Transform!

With a flash of light, Magical Girl Ai appeared in the corridor.

Flying is much faster than running; in just a few seconds, love arrived beside "Chen Qianqian".

But just as love was about to grasp the other person, they suddenly turned their head away.

Upon seeing what the other person looked like now, Love's pupils contracted sharply.

"Poor little guy..."

Because of that momentary hesitation in love, the enemy vanished.

Inertia and a momentary lapse in concentration prevented Love from stopping; it crashed through the Rooftop door and slid quite a distance before finally coming to a stop.

Ai remained seated for a long time.

She felt her hands trembling...

"Damn it... damn it... how dare you..."

"Hey! What happened?! Your communication suddenly dropped!"

The Knight's voice rang out from the communicator.

Ai took several deep breaths before she could finally relax her tense mind.

"It's nothing... I encountered the enemy..."

"The ability is quite tricky."