“Lady Mingdie, why do you think the other party chose this location for the transaction?”
The black-haired girl, with cat ears and a tail, holding a small black box in her arms, followed Luo Shuangyue closely.
Her vigilant eyes scanned the surroundings.
Amber vertical pupils swept across every corner of the abandoned factory as Jiuye emitted a low growl.
“Who knows? Maybe they just like this kind of place, or perhaps they want to play black against black. But I think no one in this day and age can default on ‘Polar Night’s’ debts.”
Luo Shuangyue shook her head and said loudly to what appeared to be an empty space, “Right, those hiding in the dark?”
Clap, clap, clap.
Accompanied by three crisp claps, the air in a corner of the abandoned factory began to ripple, and three burly men dressed in black with sunglasses surrounded a frail old man who slowly stepped out.
“As expected of Mingdie, it seems the cloaking device is still a bit lacking.”
The old man wore a dark green breathing mask, and his voice carried a heavy static noise, causing a frown to involuntarily form.
On his hands were dark, vein-like blood vessels, and the substance flowing within them was certainly not normal blood.
This was someone who had forsaken everything for the sake of life.
Luo Shuangyue slightly furrowed her brows; she didn’t like this old man at all.
“Since we’re here, let’s quickly hand over what we came for.”
Luo Shuangyue gave a glance to Jiuye.
Jiuye understood and opened the black case in his hand, showing the three green vials inside to the three men in front of them.
The old man’s eyes flickered with a hint of fanaticism.
He raised his right hand and issued orders to the men behind him.
One of the big men nodded, taking out a transparent box.
Through the box, Luo Shuangyue could see a pure white card quietly floating in the center.
“It’s the sealing card left by Baiye. This is something I spent a lot of effort getting.” The old man sneered.
“Enough talk, let’s make the trade,” Luo Shuangyue shrugged.
She wasn’t the one making the decisions here; she was simply here to prevent these people from pulling a scam.
A handoff of goods and payment would be the best, but if they wanted to try paying with their fists, Luo Shuangyue wouldn’t mind testing the strength of their fists.
The old man fell silent for a moment and then, as if realizing there was no point in a confrontation with Luo Shuangyue here, shook his head and decided to proceed with the transaction.
At this moment, a familiar aura suddenly appeared in Luo Shuangyue’s senses.
“Magical Girl?! You’re actually working with the Magic Department, how shameless!”
Upon sensing the magical girl’s aura, Luo Shuangyue immediately entered battle mode.
Countless butterflies engulfed her, and in an instant, Mingdie had transformed.
The very next second after her transformation, a pure white light tore through the ceiling of the abandoned factory.
Two figures, one black and one white, descended from the sky—one attacking the old man, the other attacking Jiuye.
And making a dramatic entrance, the purple magical girl did not surprisingly face off with the strongest person present—Mingdie.
“Rosemary, it’s you again!”
Blocking the incoming magic cannon with wings made of magic, Luo Shuangyue looked up at the magical girl hovering in the sky, her expression a mix of helplessness and dissatisfaction.
Well.
The Rosemary transformed by Xia Mo still looked a bit pale. It was better than a few days ago, but her current state was far from ideal.
In other words, Xia Mo was still fighting while injured.
“Did you just ignore everything I said the other day?”
Luo Shuangyue cursed silently in her heart.
If it were an unavoidable situation like a monster attack, fine, but I’m here just doing a simple exchange of goods.
Why did you come here?
How much are they paying you for extra attendance?
Is it really worth it?!
“Mingdie, surrender! This time, I won’t let you escape!”
“Surrender? Do you have a misunderstanding of the difference in strength between us?”
Upon hearing Xia Mo’s words, Luo Shuangyue’s lips twitched.
Last time I let my guard down and you shot me with one attack, and now you think you’re stronger than me?
Fine, today I’ll let you know who’s really in charge here!
With a heavy stomp on the ground, her butterfly wings behind her flapped, and Luo Shuangyue’s speed reached its peak in an instant.
In less than a blink of an eye, Luo Shuangyue was already standing in front of Xia Mo.
With a surprised expression on Xia Mo’s face, Luo Shuangyue slapped her hand against the pale purple magical barrier.
Boom!
The barrier cracked with several lines, and Xia Mo quickly retreated, trying to use magic to stop Luo Shuangyue’s advance while simultaneously repairing her barrier.
But Luo Shuangyue wasn’t about to give Xia Mo the chance.
Her goal was to beat Xia Mo so badly that she wouldn’t want to be a magical girl anymore.
Now that Xia Mo had come to get beaten, she couldn’t blame anyone else!
Without anyone else distracting her attention, Luo Shuangyue easily pressed Xia Mo to the ground, rubbing her face into the dirt.
Though the magical shield was still intact, Xia Mo was knocked down to the ground by a whip-like kick from Luo Shuangyue, who proceeded to perform a powerful attack from above.
“Proud, huh? Think you’re so strong, do you? Let’s see how proud you are now!”
The gray Death Butterfly flapped its wings, launching repeated spinning slashes toward the purple-haired girl on the ground.
Cracks quickly multiplied across the magical barrier, and finally, with a perfect diving spin, Luo Shuangyue broke through the shield.
“Rosemary, you’re too weak. Someone like you doesn’t deserve to be a magical girl.”
Luo Shuangyue grabbed the panting magical girl by her collar and brought her face close to Xia Mo’s purple eyes, coldly saying, “…”
Without waiting for Xia Mo to respond, Luo Shuangyue tossed her aside, then shifted her gaze toward Jiuye.
Jiuye was in combat with a gray-black dressed magical girl, who had mechanical cat ears and a tail, and wielded a wand adorned with cat-themed elements.
Aha.
Siam, the last magical girl from Xinghai City.
The fight between the two cat-themed magical girls ended with Jiuye crawling all over the ground.
This black-furred little demoness cat had truly exemplified the meaning of ‘useless.’
Aside from bluffing, she served no other purpose.
Swooping down beside Jiuye, Luo Shuangyue slapped Siam away with a single strike.
She then stuffed the seal card she had snatched during the chaos into Jiuye’s arms, grabbing her by the collar and tossing her toward the sky.
“You take the stuff and go. I’ll cover you.”
“Lord Mingdie, I…”
Jiuye still wanted to resist, but a swarm of butterflies grabbed her arms and swiftly carried her out of the combat area.
After all, what Luo Shuangyue had to do next was something Jiuye couldn’t witness.a