It's so quiet.
Sitting in the dark basement, the captain stared at the empty crystal ball.
I suddenly remembered the last thing the Shuangsheng said.
"Captain, the last one is all alone, so pitiful."
Although she didn't feel lonely, the Witch Association in Beihai was indeed all alone now.
The question is, can an organization still be considered an organization if only one person remains?
Back then, the Beihai Witch Association was teeming with life...
Forget it, that's too far off. Ever since the Azure Cloud Sect started its activities three years ago, the Witch Association has basically had nothing to do with vitality.
It's more like a state of widespread panic.
However, since the Witch Association shrunk to only four members— Du Juan, herself, the Shuangsheng, and Oleander —it has indeed become quite stable and has a promising future.
One is a veteran magician with decades of experience, extremely cautious, who has been in Beihai for three years without being caught by the Azure Cloud Sect. On the contrary, she has even ambushed and injured Azure Cloud Sect disciples.
Their record is truly remarkable.
As a result, Jiang Si was caught by Shion and died a gruesome death.
Oleander, the only mole in the Witch Association's Disaster Countermeasures Bureau in BH City, was developed with a great deal of effort and time, consuming an unknown amount of resources.
They successfully secured three seeds and were preparing to send them out when Shion blocked their way.
Not only was he blown to the head on the spot, but he also gave away only one of the three seeds, with the other two being snatched away by those bastards from the Azure Cloud Sect.
As a result, the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau blamed the Witch Association for everything.
The pressure on the Witch Association in other cities has increased even more.
The headquarters there specifically reminded the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau of major cities to protect the Miracle Seed and to crack down on the Witch Association to prevent the Miracle Seed from being stolen.
It caused complete chaos.
The leaders of the Witch Association in other cities even began to put pressure on him, feeling that he had obtained three Miracle Seed but hadn't achieved anything significant, which increased the pressure on other Witch Association. They simply handed over the Miracle Seed to share the burden.
What could the captain say? Even if he said he only had one, no one else would believe him.
Later, the team leader sent the Shuangsheng to stall for time, simply instructing them to cause trouble and distract the Azure Cloud Sect and the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau.
This is something Shuangsheng often do, so it shouldn't have been a big deal...
Then he was blocked by Shion.
Oh, it doesn't matter anyway. Her identity is unclear anyway, so let it be. The only person who wanted her dead is still alive and has been taken to the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau.
There was another one... The captain remembered there was a member who released a B-rank Calamity Beast at the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, but he forgot who it was.
This one is even more outrageous; he went to Shion to discuss cooperation.
The captain didn't know whether to laugh in exasperation or feel a deep respect for her.
But thinking about it carefully, it might also be because she couldn't escape, so she pretended to cooperate.
To die with some dignity.
After all, no one has ever been seen to escape after being targeted by Shion.
The only pity is that Shuangsheng.
How the hell is it that you're still alive?
It doesn't matter if they all die, at least we got the Miracle Seed.
If the Shuangsheng were to die, it would be perfect.
As a result, she managed to survive Shion's clutches.
There's definitely something wrong with the Shuangsheng ' identity...
He thought about it with some resentment.
Wasn't she the one who caused all those failed plans before?
Those wretched Shuangsheng, now that they're hiding in the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, there's nothing we can do about them.
If the Shuangsheng weren't high-level witches sent from the Witch Association's research institute—whose rank was no lower than the captain's—the captain would have turned against them long ago.
Those hateful Shuangsheng, that hateful Shion, but everything is coming to an end...
Just as he took out his only Miracle Seed, the crystal ball next to him lit up.
A woman with bright red hair was revealed.
The pale purple lipstick and the light red eye makeup around the blue pupils looked somewhat flamboyant. The light-colored right-fastening top was decorated with delicate embroidery of flowers, birds, and plants along the shoulder pads, cuffs, and right front edge.
It has a very strong exotic style.
"Oh, still alive, Captain." A few worms crawled across the red-haired woman's face as she laughed, her smile somewhat chilling. "I heard that your Beihai is about to be completely wiped out by the Azure Cloud Sect."
"As long as I'm still alive, the Witch Association of Beihai won't be considered completely wiped out."
The captain said calmly, "The rest are just consumables that can be used casually. You don't really think I care, do you?"
"Really? You started your scheme in Beihai five years ago, and now, your entire plan has been ruined, hasn't it?"
"Everything is within the plan."
The captain remained calm and composed, saying, "I have my own rhythm; you don't need to worry about it."
"Hahaha, the Witch Association, built up over five years, an organization of several hundred people, wiped out completely. So it was all part of your plan all along."
"When playing a grand strategy, one cannot be concerned with short-term gains or losses."
"You played such a brilliant move! There's only one checkmate left. What's the next move?"
I have my own plans.
The red-haired woman laughed heartily, "I'm not trying to be mean, Captain, but back when you were in North China, you were the best among us. Now you're the most down on your luck. You built a city that had almost no magical girls from Starting from Zero, only to be overtaken and crushed by a Free Magical Girl Organization."
"If you're so capable, come to Beihai and let me see how you develop your career," the captain said coldly. "Stop talking nonsense. Have you ever even met a disciple of the Azure Cloud Sect?"
"You don't actually think my Jiangming City doesn't have any magical girls from the Azure Cloud Sect, do you?"
The red-haired woman laughed, and the pendants and ornaments on her body jingled. "I admit they're quite vigilant, but their strength is just so-so. Although we didn't catch them, they've basically been driven out of Jiangming City. How powerful can an illegal magical girl organization be? You should stop embarrassing yourself and making a fool of yourself, Captain."
The captain didn't want to reveal anything more to her at that moment.
After all, no one knew better than him how vengeful and protective the Azure Cloud Sect was.
Even if they are outer disciples or even unofficial members, if the Witch Association dares to make a move, then endless retaliation will follow.
The BH City Witches' Third Branch was destroyed because of the interrogation of unofficial members of the Azure Cloud Sect.
The person was arrested in the morning, Shion arrived in the afternoon.
In less than an hour, all eighteen members of the third branch were dead.
It is precisely because the Azure Cloud Sect is fiercely protective of its own and extremely vengeful that Du Juan was able to escape unscathed after ambushing Azure Cloud Sect disciples, which is a remarkable achievement.
Although the outcome was the same, they both died quite quickly in the end.
But this is enough to prove the value of Du Juan.
" Chilian, did you really injure the Azure Cloud Sect disciples?"
Just to be on the safe side, the captain specifically asked, "You're not just putting on an act, trying to brag to me, are you?"
The red-haired woman scoffed, "Why would I brag to you? Do I get paid for it? They're just a few rookie magical girls. If it weren't for the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau getting in the way, we would have arrested them already!"
"It's a pity, it would have been even better if you could have caught him."
The captain's words left Chilian momentarily stunned. "What do you mean?"
"Nothing interesting, hehe, let's hurry up and catch one to see how strong we are."
"I'll catch him eventually; there's no need for you to rush me."
The captain is already looking forward to Shion going to Jiangming City.
The hardships I've endured, others must also endure!
"Stop talking nonsense, Captain. You've already squandered the Beihai Witch Association. It's such a waste for you to be all alone with three Full Blossom Miracle Seed. Give me one."
"I said there's only one, and that means there's only one."
"Don't be ridiculous, who would believe that?"
Believe it or not.
"If that's how you want to be, then there's nothing more to talk about. You can just mess around in the Beihai until you die. I want to see what you can do all by yourself with three Miracle Seed without anyone else's help!"
After cutting off contact, the captain rubbed his face.
Although he had no teammates left in BH City, he was all alone, facing the Azure Cloud Sect and the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau.
Although the Witch Association in other cities had also largely turned against him because of the Miracle Seed and were unwilling to help him.
But it's okay.
All preparations have been completed, and all sacrifices have been worthwhile.
The captain picked up the only Miracle Seed, and countless extremely fine threads came from all directions, connecting and wrapping around Miracle Seed.
On the other side of each thread lies a complete Calamity Beast Egg!
"Come on, come on."
The captain inserted the Miracle Seed into the blood-red cross on his forehead!
"Rise, my love!"
"My proudest A-rank Calamity Beast!"
After discussing the specific departure time and action plan, learning about the specific situation in Jiangming City, and then exchanging blows with Bai Mei, Jiang Si left Azure Cloud Sect as the sky grew darker.
When I came out, I found that the city was shrouded in fog.
Beihai's location and weather, it's quite rare for fog to appear at night.
However, on my way home from the familiar streets of the South District, I found that the traffic was quite congested.
Although the fog was quite thick and covered the entire city, it was mostly a thin fog and didn't significantly affect visibility.
It shouldn't affect driving.
Seeing the large traffic jam and the piercing, drawn-out honking of horns, I couldn't help but shake my head.
The longer it goes on, the more I realize that this car is completely unnecessary for me.
Not only is it prone to traffic jams on the road, but it's also extremely inconvenient. You have to find a parking spot, and some places even charge parking fees.
When there's a traffic jam on the road, walking is faster than driving.
Besides, even without traffic jams, it's still not faster than running, so for Jiang Si, buying a car would be a complete waste of money.
Although he didn't have the money to buy a car.
I jogged home; the fog smelled strangely sweet and cloying, which wasn't very pleasant.
When he got home, he closed the doors and windows and turned on the air conditioner to adjust the air quality.
As usual, the food was heated up. While eating, Keke came out of her bedroom. Jiang Si glanced at her and casually asked, "Did Li Yi go back?"
"Yes, she said she'll be staying at the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau for the next few days to familiarize herself with the work of the Security Department."
" Security Department?"
Keke sat down at the table and continued, "Since she can't transform anymore, she has to stay in the Security Department and learn some job skills from Senior Susan. That way, she doesn't have to go home, which is a good thing for Yiyi."
"Oh."
Jiang Si understood and didn't say anything more.
Although he felt that Li Yi clearly still had the ability to transform, he didn't know why she said she couldn't transform anymore.
Perhaps she's tired of the magical girl life and is using this as an excuse to retire.
It's a bit of a waste to use the Miracle Seed.
If she really doesn't want to be a magical girl anymore, then let the Shuangsheng take back Li Yi's own seeds and make the most of them...
After thinking about it, I didn't take it to heart.
He didn't really need the Miracle Seed of the New Sprout.
While they were eating, Keke didn't go back. Instead, she sat down at the table wearing her Little Bear slippers.
"I... I have something I'd like to ask you, Jiang Si."
"What?"
"So, did you see Ms. Shion today?"
After thinking for a moment, Jiang Si nodded. "I saw him."
Before returning, I transformed and sparred with Bai Mei in the sect, so I guess you could say I saw her.
Did she mention me?
Seeing Keke's expectant gaze, Jiang Si took a sip of water. "It was mentioned."
So the little girl clenched her fists, both happy and a little nervous, and then gently tapped the table. "Did they say I've gotten stronger? As a magical girl?"
"No."
Jiang Si replied without hesitation, "She said you've learned too many things, and haven't truly grasped many of them. Imitation is indeed a convenient way to improve at the beginning, but the higher you go, the more you need to understand the depth of your mastery of a skill. Learning a lot is just scratching the surface and is ultimately useless."
As Jiang Si spoke, Keke lowered her head even further, until she was lying face down on the table.
He looked dejected.
After thinking about it, it really wasn't necessary to make it sound so serious.
Jiang Si pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket. The words on the paper were written by Bingtang to avoid giving herself away. "This is Shion's advice to you. It says which skills are more suitable for you and need further study and in-depth research, which skills are not suitable and need to be discarded, and which skills can be kept as backups."
"Oh."
Keke took the paper, looked at the suggestions on it, and forced a smile. "Then please thank Ms. Shion for me."
"Um."
Jiang Si nodded, then recalled Keke's performance. "Oh, right, Shion also said that your magic control precision has improved quite a bit, which surprised her. Keep up the good work and maintain your progress."
Keke had finally heard a compliment, showed a somewhat relaxed smile.
Holding the piece of paper in his hand, he said, "I put in a lot of effort to get to that point."
Although she became more talkative, Jiang Si could tell that Keke wasn't actually talking to her.
It's a conversation between herself and Shion.
It still feels pretty strange.
Keke skipped off to the bedroom to get her phone, and when she came out, Jiang Si felt a strange, blurry sensation.
I rubbed my eyes, and the blurriness finally disappeared.
"Oh, right, I'm going to Jiangming City next door tomorrow, or maybe the Postnatal. Be careful while you're home alone these next couple of days. Remember to lock the door and don't lose anything. If all else fails, you can ask Li Yi to come and stay with us; that would be more convenient."
"I'm fine on my own."
As she said this, Keke hesitated for a moment and asked, "When will you be back?"
"I don't know, probably two or three days."
I got up, washed the dishes, and tidied up. Just as I was about to go upstairs, I heard Keke say, "Come back early, don't leave me alone, brother."
"Oh."
Holding the cleaned-up dishes, Jiang Si suddenly looked up at Keke.
What did you just say?
Keke tilted her head, seemingly puzzled. "Come back soon."
"Next sentence."
Don't leave me alone, brother.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Si said again, "You called me by the wrong name."
"What nonsense are you talking about, brother?" Keke said, amused. "We..."
Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Si slapped Keke across the face, causing it to swell immediately.
Jiang Si coldly said, "Call me Father."