Chapter 286 Emergency Announcement
In the second half of the patrol, Cornflower did not continue to discuss with Nina whether her previous behavior was right or wrong.
In her opinion, if you have said something once and the other party has really listened to it, there is no need to repeat it. Instead of discussing it over and over again, it is better to give the other party more time to think.
Therefore, in the second half of the journey, the two of them focused on patrolling and inspection, occasionally chatting, and did not mention any other topics.
The patrol situations of each division were recorded, and a total of 7 mines in poor condition were recovered. Just as the whole work was coming to an end and Cornflower had begun to consider which route to take to leave the minefield, the magic mirror she carried with her suddenly reacted.
"Wait a minute, the magic mirror is lit up." She told Nina, then took out the magic mirror and answered the call.
——"Hello, this is the city defense headquarters. Is this Cornflower?"
Then, a strange magical girl wearing an officer's hat emerged from the mirror, and she asked these words as soon as she opened her mouth.
"Yes." The division of labor between superiors and subordinates in the military is clear, and it is normal to receive orders from an unknown superior, so Cornflower did not question anything, but simply responded concisely: "Excuse me, what are the orders?"
"Okay, we've confirmed we've contacted Team Bluebonnet."
The strange magical girl in the mirror lowered her head, as if writing something on the table, then raised her head again with a serious expression: "It's like this, just now a fairy in the command center reported that they sensed the appearance of a remnant beast in the southern part of the city, and the location is in the urban area that your team is responsible for. Judging from the level of magic fluctuations, the evolution level of the remnant beast has reached the pupa or even above, please be sure to send an experienced magical girl to deal with it."
Such instructions were not unfamiliar to Cornflower.
Cruel beasts have never been a nightmare exclusive to the material world. In the magical kingdom, they are still a troublesome occasional disaster.
At the same time, just like in the material world, these monsters are omnipresent. Even if a dragnet is set up to prevent the remaining beasts from entering the city, they will still appear in the city from time to time, just like data refresh. Even a core city like Lunorei cannot avoid this kind of thing.
During the war, the magical girl organization in the entire country was temporarily reorganized. Nowadays, Runore no longer has regular garrisoned magical girls, and the city defense army is the main force to deal with these remnant beasts.
In other words, for Runnore, who is not currently on the front line, these beasts that appear from time to time are the biggest enemies of the city defense forces.
However, although it was a job content that he was already accustomed to, a few key words said by the other party during the call still aroused Cornflower's vigilance.
"pupa?"
She frowned slightly: "Why would a pupa-level beast suddenly appear in the city?"
It's no wonder that she reacted like this, because the emergence of this news simply threw the label of "incompetent" in her face.
The Cornflower Squad was stationed in the southern part of the city and was also responsible for the security of the entire southern urban area. As the team leader, she was naturally the first person responsible.
In order to ensure that the area under her charge was free of mistakes, Cornflower spared no effort in clearing out the remaining beasts in the past month. All the remaining beasts that appeared in the southern urban area were eliminated immediately, and even the underground areas, which were likely to harbor filth, were cleared out by her team. In her mind, the urban area under her team's charge was not the safest in the entire Runnore, but it was definitely one of the best.
And now, the command center actually told her that a pupa appeared in its jurisdiction?
You know, the evolution of a remnant beast is never from nothing to something. From egg to pupa, this remnant beast must eat a lot, whether it is eating humans, eating fairies, or even eating its own kind. In the south of Runnore, where such a remnant beast will be exterminated as soon as it appears, there will definitely not be room for a remnant beast to develop like this.
So, where did this pupa come from?
The vast majority of remnant beasts were born in the egg stage, and there might be a few that were caterpillars, but there was almost no chance that they were pupae. Looking through the history of the kingdom and the material world, there were only a handful of cases where remnant beasts were born in the pupa stage, which was an event that normal people would never encounter in their lifetime.
Was it really a stroke of luck that such a rare event happened in the area under the jurisdiction of his team? Cornflower was inexplicably moved.
"The command center has marked the location where the remnant beast appeared. The city blockade has been activated. The area where the remnant beast can move has been restricted. Emergency evacuation notices have been sent to local residents."
On the other side of the magic mirror, the magical girl at the command center obviously couldn't sense Cornflower's mood, and continued to report: "We are lifting the restrictions on the use of magic in the corresponding blocks. Please go to the corresponding magic-free area as soon as possible. In 5 minutes, the remaining beasts will resume normal mobility."
“…Yes, I understand.”
However, no matter how he felt, Cornflower could only accept this fact.
Time is precious, which is a consensus between her and the headquarters. So, although some people in the headquarters may question her negligence, they only informed her of the fact that the beast had appeared, without saying anything more. Similarly, even if she had doubts about the current situation, she would not use the rescue time that should be cherished to question the authenticity of the information.
Even if there really is a pupa, how it came about and who is responsible are issues that can be discussed after it is disposed of.
"Let's go."
After figuring this out, Cornflower closed the call on the magic mirror and turned back to look at Nina: "Let's go see the so-called pupa together."
"Ah, yes, but... eh, chrysalis?"
Nina nodded blankly at first, and when she figured out what Cornflower was talking about, she suddenly said in shock: "Should I go too?"
"That's right." Cornflower just nodded: "The mission here is just in the final stage, so we can just set off now."
"No, no, no, that's not the question. I mean... I have never had any experience in dealing with pupae."
Nina shook her head vigorously, then shrank her neck: "What if I go and fail to get things done, and end up hindering us?"
"Mo He."
Cornflower did not directly respond to Nina's remarks, but asked: "You are already Leaf level, right?"
"Yes, yes?"
"How many basic spells have you mastered, and how many sets of runes have you stored?"
"Well... I've learned all seven, and the preparatory runes are according to the standard, four sets." Nina's tone was vague.
"That's enough."
Cornflower nodded and said, "As for handling the pupae, even if you are not the main force, you will definitely not be a drag, so just follow me."
"Eh? Really? But I heard that many pupae have pupae shells on their bodies. A magical girl of my level seems to be unable to penetrate its defense..." Nina whispered.
"That doesn't matter, I'm here."
Cornflower swung the wand in his hand as if he was swinging a mallet, with a smile on his face, but his eyes showed that he was not smiling at all: "You dare to cause trouble in my territory, I will smash the shell of this thing into pieces."
(End of this chapter)
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