Chapter 84 Anger (5k)
After this was said, Wang Tengfei indeed thought of many possibilities.
Was the person named "Lin Yun" a disguised magical girl Cornflower from the beginning? Or was Lin Yun also a person with extraordinary powers, and he asked Cornflower to disguise himself? Or did he know that Lin Yun was widowed two years ago? Or rather, the most heated gossip discussed in the subsidiary at that time was whether the female subordinate in the after-sales department who had always had feelings for Lin Yun could take advantage of the opportunity to get promoted.
The fact is, until the female subordinate climbed up to another high position and was transferred to the headquarters, her relationship with Lin Yun had not made any progress at all.
In the past, everyone thought that this was because Lin Yun was depressed and unable to get over the grief of losing his spouse. But when Wang Tengfei thought about it again now, he tasted a bit of difference.
In addition, whenever the company has a team building, Lin Yun always likes to work alone quietly. When it comes to entertaining and socializing, he always abides by the bottom line and never gets involved with other women in the service place...
The experience of working together for more than ten years made Wang Tengfei feel that he had figured out the truth.
"You turned into Lao Lin's appearance...is this also magic?" So he asked.
His guess is that "Lin Yun" is just a false identity used by Cornflower in the material world society.
Although this speculation is very bizarre, many clues in the past seem to point in this direction, and it is reasonable that things related to magic are a little bizarre.
"almost."
Delphinium had no intention of continuing to explain, so she left an ambiguous answer, took two steps back, and prepared to turn around and leave.
Now she has resigned from the company, and she and Wang Tengfei are just familiar strangers. There is no need to say anything more to him. For her now, the most important thing is to rush to the place where Mo Ke appeared last, to see if her daughter and her group are really in danger.
As for the disclosure of his identity, once the Strategy Bureau is notified, someone will naturally come to handle it. After Wang Tengfei accepted the psychological suggestion from the Strategy Bureau, he would subconsciously regard today's experience as a bizarre dream and gradually forget it over time.
The severe headache still did not ease, but Delphinium knew she had no time to waste. She retracted the last wave of magic thread, opened her palm, and the wand reappeared in her hand.
—“Cornflower!”
At this moment, Wang Tengfei's voice came from behind her again: "You resigned and left because there are some dangerous enemies in Fangting City?"
Delphinium did not look back, but instead mobilized the magical power around it, preparing to take off into the air once again.
"You don't have to resign! If you don't have time, I can give you a sinecure here!" Wang Tengfei said hurriedly.
To this, Delphinium still did not respond.
Seeing the figure that he had always longed for but never reached when he was young was about to leave like this, Wang Tengfei felt speechless for a moment, because he really didn't know what else he could say.
He is very successful, but this success is still limited to ordinary people.
He is rich, but money is useless in the face of the power of magic.
He felt that every word he said was an insult to the once fanatical and pure self. Every time he tried to measure this once beautiful memory with interests, there would be a voice telling him: Stop talking, shut up.
Maybe I should really shut up. Silence is the best choice.
When Lin Yun submitted his resignation to the company and when cornflowers appeared in the city again, he should have understood that some things were over.
No matter why the other party disappeared, and why he had been an ordinary person in this ordinary branch company for so long, when he revealed his true identity in front of him, everything in the past came to an end.
Perhaps, watching her leave like this is the most sensible choice.
But he still wanted to speak, not for the present, but for his past self. If that was the case, how should he express it now? Looking at the figure gradually rising in front of him, he seemed to understand in a trance.
He suddenly knew what he should say.
"Cornflower! Come on!"
He suddenly opened his mouth and shouted, his hoarse voice now loud as a teenager: "The people who supported you in the past are still living in this city. Although no one will mention it deliberately, we all still remember you!"
"Although I don't know why you disappeared, now you come out to fight again to protect something. You must be an enemy that we cannot understand!"
"But if you need any help, we will all come forward to help you, because you were once our hero!"
"So, ahem, so..."
Looking at the figure that was getting farther and farther away, he shouted at the top of his voice: "Don't disappear suddenly again!"
After shouting these words, he felt a sharp pain in his throat, followed by a cough. His body, weakened by tobacco and alcohol, and his physical strength, weakened by age, made it impossible for him to shout loudly.
But no matter how uncomfortable he felt when he shouted, he felt that his former self, the self who liked magical girls, seemed to have floated up from the bottom of the lake of memory, and the blurred figure became clear again.
He failed to regain the impulse of his youth, but he seemed to have found himself.
Then he saw the figure that was already level with the sun, making a gesture to him from a distance.
She is waving.
As if promising "no problem", the girl waved her wrist, stayed in the air for a few seconds, then burst out with magic power again and flew to the other side of the sky.
Wang Tengfei was left staring at the shadow that was getting smaller and smaller. Although he felt a little lost, for some reason, he suddenly smiled with relief.
"Let's take an early holiday this afternoon."
Above the blue sky, a deep blue magic trail stretched across the sky. Although it did not travel with the other three colors as in the past, the solitary blue was straight and clear, upright and firm.
That is the blue that many people remember.
It is also the blue color that belongs to Fangting City.
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“——Roaroooooooooooooooooooooooo!”
The huge beast claws smashed down from mid-air to the ground, tearing up the concrete road and bringing up a cloud of dirt and rocks.
In the First Welfare Home of Fangting City, Lixing District, the battle is still going on.
After withdrawing from the position where the beast was attacking, Lin Xiaolu turned around holding the magic wand tightly and shot a few more magic beams at the beast's head. However, the light blue magic beams could only leave shallow scars after touching the beast.
“Ouch!”
The attacks that could not seriously injure the crippled beast only made it more angry. The crippled beast, which looked like a tiger or leopard, stood up its strong and huge body, leaped in front of Lin Xiaolu in just two steps, and then smashed down towards her again.
“Damn it!”
Shaking her wand and directing her magic power to move again, Lin Xiaolu shouted rather unwillingly, "Why is it so hard! This guy!"
"Xiao Lu, don't be impulsive, save your magic power!"
Xia Liang, who was standing by, reminded him seriously. The Yinli Mirror beside him flashed and split into several parts, which eliminated the dark magic bullets that the remnant beast spewed out from time to time. "This guy's skin defense is very abnormal, it is much tougher than that of ordinary caterpillars!"
The beast in front of him, or the man in black robe before, if he still had complete sanity and could speak, he would definitely start to mock him at this moment.
Because of the three magical girls present, not to mention Bai Jingxuan who was a complete newcomer, the other two were also unable to break through its defense.
Close-range attacks could only leave some dents, and long-range magic shots could only scratch the surface of the flesh. Even if it did not dodge the attacks of the two people at all, it did not suffer any substantial damage.
If classified according to the evolutionary characteristics of the remaining beasts, his appearance after transformation would probably be at the insect stage.
Compared to the egg stage, it has stronger magic power, and its special organs are further alienated, covering most of its body. From its extremely disproportionate claws, it can be seen that the remnant beast that the man transformed into should be considered an evolved state of the eroded claw type.
It's not that Xia Liang and Lin Xiaolu haven't seen the remnants of the Cicada-level beasts before. Although they have always been asked by Cuiqiao to stay away from battles above the Cicada-level, they also know the approximate range of their strength.
At the very least, a genuine bud-level magical girl like Xia Liang shouldn't be completely helpless against it.
Even if her magic suit could not really enhance her attack capability, and had not been fully developed since she had only obtained it a few days ago, it should not be like it is now, only causing some superficial damage to the man who had turned into a crippled beast.
Even if they could not actually hurt the man, the fight had to continue, because behind them was an orphanage with countless innocent old and young people. If they lost here, the consequences would be disastrous.
The magic of light blue and hibiscus purple surrounded the beast, constantly circling and dodging, repeatedly hitting and shooting.
On the other side, Bai Jingxuan helped Tian Sheng sit aside, and under his command, she gradually removed the magic barrier covering the outside of the welfare home.
"Hurry up, Xiaoxuan!"
While watching the battle in the distance, Mo Ke urged anxiously, "I feel like the situation over there is getting more and more tense!"
Since they first came to help and started fighting with the man, the momentum of Lin Xiaolu and the other person has been getting weaker and weaker.
At first, it was able to suppress the attack frequency with its momentum, but after the remaining beast found that its attacks were not very effective, this momentum declined endlessly as the rhythm of the battle prolonged.
By now, there is almost no possibility of a turnaround.
Therefore, Moko and his companions could only hope that they could hold back the remaining beasts so that they could quickly remove the barrier and call for Delphinium to come for support.
Time passed by minute by minute, and the progress of removing the barrier continued to advance, until a certain moment, the barrier that had been invisible all along began to flicker with unstable ripples.
"There's hope! Ahem..."
Tian Sheng, who was sitting on the side of the road, shouted excitedly, but then he sat back down weakly because of his injury: "There are only a few structural points left!"
Bai Jingxuan didn't say much, just nodded obediently and continued to remove the barrier.
However, unlike the steady progress on this side, problems finally began to arise on Lin Xiaolu's side after the battle lasted for a long time.
First, Lin Xiaolu made a mistake. She failed to choose the right position when dodging the close attack of the beast, so she landed right on the trajectory of the magic bullet in mid-air.
The purple-black spheres, each about the size of a basketball, spewed out from the enemy's mouth and rushed straight towards Lin Xiaolu in the air, and were about to hit her.
It was at this moment that a mirror suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking the magic bullets.
That was Xia Liang's magic suit, which could deflect the enemy's magic attack. But in this case, she could only deflect and weaken the enemy's attack, and she didn't even have time to set up another mirror for teleportation.
Her response in a hurry also led to greater risks, because the crippled beast reacted faster. Almost at the same time she chose to use the magic suit to protect Lin Xiaolu, it rushed forward and chopped Xia Liang with one claw.
As a bud-level magical girl, Xia Liang was unable to master the technique, and naturally could not deploy a barrier when approached, but instead took the attack hard.
"Xia Liang!"
Lin Xiaolu shouted in shock and anger.
Her shouting was useless and could not stop the beast. She could only watch as Xia Liang flew out like a thrown sandbag and hit the wall heavily.
The crippled beast looked at Lin Xiaolu.
After dealing with the biggest threat between the two, even though its wisdom was little compared to its human state, it knew it was time to end the fight.
The green tubes wrapped around his body suddenly began to beat, and streams of purple-black magic power were pumped out from his heart and transported to various parts of his body, causing his already exaggerated body to bulge with hideous blood vessels.
Then, facing the last remaining magical girl, it kicked its legs.
Lin Xiaolu, who was far away, suddenly felt her vision freeze and her eyes blurred. Wherever her sight went, the enemy had disappeared.
The strong sense of déjà vu made her subconsciously stop breathing.
It happens again.
She couldn't help but think.
Just like that night in the wetland park, she fell into a trap that had been prepared in advance and was hunted by the beasts in the barrier.
At that time, she had no power to resist, and was defeated by the snake in just a few moves, and her head was almost chopped off. If Delphinium had not suddenly appeared and blocked the attack for her, she would be dead now.
It seems that it was from that moment that she began to develop a deep admiration and respect for delphinium.
But this time, Delphinium herself was attacked by the enemy and could no longer expect to be rescued by others.
Would she die here? Like her mother, sacrificed in battle? She suddenly remembered the question she had asked Delphinium a few days ago.
At that time, Delphinium told her that if she couldn't figure it out, she shouldn't think too much about it. She was still just a child, and she would protect herself and give herself enough time to make a decision.
This feeling of being protected is really good, very safe, warm, and happy. She even hopes that she can always be just a child and hide in that gentle harbor.
But now it’s different.
Although she was in danger, she had no intention of retreating. What did she feel? Was it fear? Was it regret? Or was it unwillingness?
Maybe all of that, but more importantly, she felt angry.
Anger at the enemy in front of you.
It wasn't just that they attacked places like the Orphanage, it wasn't just that they nearly killed Fangting City's new magical girl, it wasn't just that he had just severely injured his friend.
Also, the man's words insulted and trampled on the word "magical girl".
They claim to be noble and righteous, but in fact they set ambushes and kill ignorant girls. Their existence is an insult to the dream of magical girls.
From the magical girls she saw in TV animation when she was young, to now, her friends, her predecessors, and perhaps now there will be another junior, the faces of these magical girls all appeared in her mind.
Magical girls are supposed to be shining and beautiful, and she still believes this to this day.
Therefore, she felt a strong anger towards what the man said about "hunting" and "encircling" magical girls.
The beautiful image that she most longed for and cherished was easily trampled upon by the man in front of her. She couldn't even imagine how desperate and helpless those girls who had just become magical girls, whose hearts were pure and full of dreams for the future, were when they were killed.
The more unimaginable it is, the hotter and more fiercer this rage becomes, until it is about to burst through my chest.
At the same time, this anger was also directed at myself, at the deep sense of powerlessness.
Because, even though she was so angry, she couldn't do anything.
Being just a magical girl of one level, she couldn't even hurt the enemy. It was like she was being played with. She might even die here next.
How shameful.
She sneered in her heart.
I think more than anyone else, but I am more useless than anyone else at the critical moment. Cuiqiao is fighting the enemy; Xialiang is protecting himself; even the newcomers are working hard to remove the barrier and release the hostages; only I am on the battlefield, but I am like a bystander.
Even when she closed her eyes, she seemed to see Delphinium looking at her with disappointment.
That's right, she thought. If she really died here, it would only disappoint Delphinium, right? But for some reason, she couldn't help but think of the night before.
She would remember what Delphinium said to her that day by the river, she would remember Delphinium holding her hand, she would remember Delphinium saying to her, "Here I am."
In a trance, she seemed to feel that her hand was really held by someone, as if Delphinium was really here, and it really wrapped her hands around hers again. It was a cool but reassuring touch.
“Believe in your own possibilities.”
Then, Delphinium's voice rang in her ears.
These words made Lin Xiaolu suddenly open her eyes.
She began to feel that something was different: the touch on her hand gradually became real, strong, and she could no longer ignore its existence.
Shifting her gaze towards her hands, she saw only a silvery white.
It was magic, but not the familiar light blue, but silver-white magic.
She saw the white magic in her hands burning and flickering like a flame, and soon after that, she felt the power filling her whole body.
In the sight of the crippled beast, the magical girl, who had been stupid and waiting to die, suddenly burst out with extremely powerful magic power.
Like a wave, it began to dissipate in all directions. The white magic power lit up everything on the girl. Her eyes, the heart gem on her chest, her hair, and even the nails between her fingers, all flashed with intense white light.
The blazing white light was like the dazzling sun, making the remaining beasts in the dark feel that all the magic power in their bodies was retreating into their bodies, as if it was about to be dissipated and they had lost their due strength.
Raising her head from the burning white magic, the girl widened her eyes, which had turned blazing white, and like an eagle, she suddenly locked onto the fast-moving beast.
A flame-like beam of magic power was emitted from the tip of her wand and hit the crippled beast directly where it landed. The dangerous aura in it forced it to stop and avoid the attack.
It was this pause that exposed its figure to Lin Xiaolu's sight again.
"It's really disgusting. It's about time we stop."
Looking at the remnant beast, Lin Xiaolu frowned and raised her chin high. She opened her mouth, and the magic power around her fluctuated violently: "Now I am really... furious!"
(End of this chapter)
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