bookrebus Chapter 247 The Great Robbery of Cats, Foxes, Rabbits, and Wolves
Chapter 247 The Great Robbery of Cats, Foxes, Rabbits, and Wolves
"Hyacinth! Think of something quick!"
"I'm...I'm already trying my best to find a solution...!"
Iris set up her magic cannon, alerting her surroundings, and called out to Hyacinth, who was wielding her greatsword near the volcano monster in the distance.
The nightingale floated behind her, its magical hands cradling Aquamarine's body, casting healing magic on her unconscious body with its wand.
This is the outer sea of the port city. The Hyacinth Squad and the Aquamarine Squad form the first line of defense against the Volcano Monster.
The Wheat Squad, which came to provide support, was on standby near the coast, ready to use their formidable firepower to try and crush the volcano monster if the two teams were unable to hold it off.
As for why Mai Sui and the others weren't allowed to use magic cannons to attack the monsters on the open sea...
According to Mai Sui herself, her accuracy in flight mode is not very good. Her firepower is most fierce when she is used as a fixed turret, so she was placed in the rear to wait for support and serve as the last line of defense.
However, the volcano monster did not attack the group. It simply kept moving towards the coastline. Now, it was being held back by Hyacinth and Red Zircon, two melee fighters, and could not advance an inch.
The former wielded a greatsword, while the latter carried a crimson spear. After a few rounds of cooperation, they began to work together seamlessly, leaving Peridot, who was healing Aquamarine with Nightingale, somewhat impressed.
"Hyacinth and red zircon go so well together! Is this really the first time they've met?"
"Of course, this is our first time in the port city," Iris replied, remaining vigilant and not daring to make the slightest move.
—The battle began ten minutes ago.
The battle was initially going very smoothly, almost one-sidedly:
Hyacinth, red zircon, and aquamarine—three melee-type magical girls joined forces and suppressed the gigantic volcanic monster in one fell swoop.
Although its enormous size and turtle-like shape made it quite defensive, it was still unable to break through the defenses of the three-person team.
With the combined firepower of the iris and the amethyst, there was a chance that the volcano monster could be quickly defeated in a short period of time.
However, the pink figure that appeared behind Aquamarine shattered this notion.
"Was that person just now...the Cheshire Rabbit who's active in Chengdu?"
Having completed a round of healing magic, Peridot observed Aquamarine's recovery while speaking to Nightingale and Iris.
The two nodded in response, while remaining vigilant.
Even the taciturn and solitary Zi Yingshi was forced to come closer to the group. Half of her face was covered by a mask so that her expression could not be seen, but her nervousness could be seen from her eyes.
—The Aquamarine Squad has never faced an opponent like Cheshire Rabbit.
Powerful magic, terrifying and unpredictable stealth abilities, and the incredibly powerful bunny hammer that could even cripple a melee fighter like Aquamarine with a single blow...
What kind of assassin uses a sledgehammer as a weapon?!
"That's right, that was the Cheshire Rabbit just now," Nightingale nodded.
"Be very careful, her invisibility ability is extremely troublesome. Once she gets an opportunity to ambush you, it's very likely..."
A brief silence.
The Aquamarine team had fully felt the pressure from the rabbit, and fearfully huddled together with Nightingale and the other two, afraid of being targeted by Cheshire Rabbit.
But even after the Volcano Monster was killed by the four members of Wheat who rushed to its aid after realizing something was wrong, Cheshire Rabbit never appeared again, as if she wasn't the one who had seriously injured Aquamarine with her hammer.
The magical girls felt like they had punched a cotton ball.
Hyacinth, in particular, hovered above the wreckage of the volcano monster, wand in hand, looking as if she hadn't had enough.
What's going on? This isn't like Xin Yuehu's usual style today.
She always announces her attacks in a grand manner, then uses a powerful combination of freaks to defeat her group, or she uses powerful fox gadgets to pull off some fancy moves.
How can things go like today, where someone just sends a weirdo over, gets beaten up, and nothing happens?
"Something's wrong! Something's very wrong!"
Sitting in the Hero Association's temporary command post by the coastline, Hyacinth slammed her hand on the table, stood up, and addressed the crowd.
Nightingale was sitting across the table watching cartoons with a bowl of instant noodles when she was startled by Nightingale's scream and almost spilled the bowl. She hurriedly used a defensive spell to protect the noodle bowl's opening, thus avoiding a disaster.
"What's wrong? Do you feel like something's not right?"
Wheat sat calmly next to Nightingale, peering at the animation. Her attention was drawn to Hyacinth, and she turned back to say something to her.
"Don't you guys think something's really wrong with what's happening today? This is completely unlike Xin Yuehu's style!"
"...Come to think of it, today's situation seems more like a tactic she used to test our strength when she first debuted."
The nightingale chimed in.
"But why did she plan such a seemingly large-scale attack that was actually just a small-scale skirmish? Even Hellcat and Heart Moon Fox didn't show up. Was she just testing the waters?"
"It's strange... I have absolutely no idea what Xin Yuehu is trying to do..."
Hyacinth sat back down in her seat, looking troubled, and pinched her chin as she fell into deep thought.
The white ferret spirit was chatting with a turtle spirit wrapped in a quartz turtle shell not far away when it heard what the hyacinth said and quickly turned around to come closer.
"It's not that simple! Look at this!"
The two stargazing elves joined forces to project a magical light screen in front of them, and even the nightingale, who was watching an animation, looked up and stared at the image projected on the screen.
The screen shows Xinyuehu's cute little face and fox ears, as she happily talks to the camera.
Ta-da! Good evening everyone! Fox is back again!
Are you all in the port city looking forward to Fox's arrival?
The video on the screen is the latest video from Xinyuehu's video account, and the comments section is already flooded with fox radish emojis.
Since I'm here in the port city, I've decided to give out some small gifts to everyone here!
[Simply leave a comment with your address in the gift robot section in the comments section, and I, Fox, will randomly select 100 lucky viewers to receive a super cute little fox plush toy via the delivery mini-me!]
Lin Muyao paused for a moment, then immediately exited the anime she was watching. She skillfully logged into the Magical Girl Fox Official account and left a message on the gift robot.
Nan Xiaofeng resisted the urge to leave a comment, deciding to see what tricks Xin Yuehu was up to next.
But then, when Heart Moon Fox moved the camera behind her, the enchanted glass display stand standing there left everyone speechless.
"W-what?"
"Are you kidding? That's... "
Aquamarine sat up abruptly from her hospital bed, staring incredulously at the images on the screen.
The others were also taken aback by the scene before them, their mouths slightly agape, their expressions of surprise and astonishment.
Behind Kokoro lies the magical girl Inari's fox mask, lying quietly in the display case! And her priceless guardian star!
[You're all surprised, aren't you? Why do I have Inari-san's mask in my hand? Shouldn't it be lying in Inari-san's memorial hall?]
[Hmph hmph hmph... Since that's the case, I, Fox, will show you some super interesting things!]
A video link is posted below.
【The Port City Heist of Magical Girl Cat, Fox, Rabbit, and Wolf ~Inari Mask Arc!】
Hope you all will come and support us!
Oh, by the way, if Miss Hyacinth ever sees this video, please remember to watch the video I sent you carefully!
The golden fox revealed a mysterious smile, leaned close to the camera, and seemed to whisper something to the hyacinth watching the video:
[Hidden in this video is a special gift that I, Fox, designed especially for you!]