As a land-adapted Magnamalo form, it not only fully met Klee Meow's requirement of "turning into a kitty," but this feline-inspired shape was also exceptionally agile.
On top of that, this form also had a so-called "Hellfire Burst" mode... which actually meant having Klee Meow serve as its "pilot," greatly improving the Toot Toot Forward's performance.
This time, the pilot role was not just something to fool Little Plushie with. In its basic Magnamalo form, the Toot Toot Forward could still perform simple movements using the flaming skeleton Klee Meow created. But once "Hellfire Burst" mode was activated, the flaming skeleton's "AI" could no longer quite keep up, and only Klee Meow's personal control allowed it to maneuver nimbly.
Likewise, the Toot Toot Forward was at its strongest in combat in this form. After all, this was a cat controlling a big cat, which was much easier than hunters using Wirebugs for Wyvern Riding.
Still, the trade-off was actually somewhat unfavorable. Klee Meow herself was already one of the Research Commission's top combatants, so having her operate the Toot Toot Forward in battle was something of a waste.
And Xie Wen and the others had paid another price for this, which was...
Thanks to Klee Meow's kicking and screaming, the Toot Toot Forward's Magnamalo form still used its original figurehead for its head. Little Plushie's kitty head was certainly cute, but placed on this imposing, formidable Magnamalo form, it looked just a tiny bit out of place...
All right, extremely out of place.
"Hmm?"
Enel, who was eating an apple out of sheer boredom inside the God's Shrine, tilted his head slightly.
"Heh... a few little rats dared set foot on God's land?" Enel carefully sensed their numbers. "Those tourists from the Blue Sea? Heh heh heh~ I was