Chapter 348 The experiment failed miserably, so it's time to increase the intensity.
Chapter 348 The experiment failed miserably, so it's time to increase the intensity.
A farm in the southern suburbs of Chengdu.
The golden fox sat on a compacted haystack, with a deep blue catgirl sitting beside him.
The latter was carefully combing the fluffy fox tail with a small brush, and as her slender fingertips slid through the fur, the catgirl couldn't suppress the upturned corners of her mouth.
Su Tianqing was already quite skilled at using her tail to catch cats.
With just a few slight flicks of its tail, the little fish's gaze will involuntarily focus on it, just like a kitten seeing a cat toy.
The pink-haired rabbit girl and the gray wolf girl stood on the edge of a field not far away, watching the blonde girl who was panting heavily in the open space.
"...Little Fish," Heart Moon Fox asked.
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"What do you think of Alice's abilities...?"
"..."
The catgirl paused her grooming for a moment.
Just then, Alice seemed to have gathered a new surge of magic power; the tip of her wand shone brilliantly, and she lunged towards the disemboweled monster not far away—
"Ugh—!"
"Hey!!"
The girl leaped high into the air, wand in hand, and slammed it down with all her might towards the face of the ripped monster!
Before she could react, she was struck by a blade that darted out from the side. Her magic shield blocked the blow, but she was still violently sent flying.
"Plop! Plop!"
Alice rolled several times on the ground before being caught by Fenrir, who was waiting nearby, preventing her from crashing into the railing.
"How are you? Are you alright?"
"N-nothing...sob..."
With tears in her eyes, Alice struggled to stand up straight. When she looked at the ripped monster again, her eyes were still filled with fear.
"To be honest, he's a complete newbie." - Hellcat's scathing comment.
"Huh? Is that so?"
"Fox, don't treat Iris and Nightingale like normal newbies, and the same goes for Hyacinth."
Hellcat sighed helplessly, and while grooming the fox girl, he said with a wry smile,
"In the recent Hero Association annual election, Hyacinth and her team won the award for the 'Strongest Rookie Group in History,' which is absolutely unexpected."
"Do you know that burr in Lily's team? I remember when she first transformed, she could barely walk properly."
"Is that so...?"
Su Tianqing pinched her chin and muttered to herself.
This is somewhat contrary to my long-held beliefs.
In her own understanding, Hyacinth is the benchmark of the classic magical girl, the kind who shouts and yells while cutting monsters in half at the waist.
Even Rabbit, after first falling into a state of magic depletion, quickly mastered meticulous close combat skills and became a world-renowned hammer assassin.
So there are differences between magical girls? Could it be that I've been encountering geniuses among geniuses all this time...?
"Hey, Alice, stop fighting it! Your magic is already..."
Fenrir's surprised shouts suddenly came from the edge of the open space.
The blonde girl took two steps forward, then suddenly knelt down, leaning on her wand, nearly collapsing on the spot.
Everyone paused abruptly. The golden-haired fox girl immediately raised her Heart Moon Magic Wand and, without the slightest hesitation, threw out twelve monster capsules from her magical space.
The twelve witches of the zodiac rushed forward and slapped the ripped monster into the ground twice, instantly turning him into magical particles that scattered in the air.
The ripped monster disappeared, and Alice, clenching her teeth, collapsed to the ground as if all her strength had been drained.
"Alice! Are you alright?"
Cheshire Rabbit ran to the girl's side and asked with concern.
The girl glanced up at her companion, then turned back to see the cat and fox running towards her, and gripped her wand even tighter.
"I'm sorry... I'm just too weak..."
"Why apologize? I'm the one who should apologize to you, Fox. I didn't think things through at all."
Xin Yuehu said, stepping forward to help Alice up, and solemnly addressed the blonde girl in front of her.
Alice was a little nervous, but still looked downcast.
"I didn't take adequate precautions for you, and your mana consumption was somewhat unexpected."
"So it really is because I'm too weak..." Alice lowered her head, on the verge of tears.
While everyone was comforting her, Su Tianqing also instructed the camera familiar to save the recording, opened the communication grimoire stone, and sent it to a familiar contact.
Contact Person: Inari
I received it; I'll study it carefully later.
Inari quickly responded.
"Then I'll leave it to you. I'll have my courier send you some good food in a few days."
Why be so polite? I'm also very interested in Jack... oh no, I'm also interested in Miss Alice's situation.
The brief fox-fox conversation temporarily ended with two fox-fox emojis of different colors.
Su Tianqing looked at Alice, who had recovered from her slump, and said to her:
"I originally wanted Alice to fight the Ripper Monster alone; perhaps that would be the key to breaking its resurrection ability."
"Eh...do I have to defeat it myself...?" Alice muttered to herself.
"Yes, because you've never defeated it head-on, and its resurrection ability is very strange; even my summoning magic can't replicate it."
Su Tianqing honestly admitted her limitations.
"But judging from what just happened, Alice, you don't seem to have grown strong enough to defeat it yet."
"Waaah..."
Alice was very disappointed.
"Even though I've been a magical girl for two years... I still don't have any decent fighting ability at all..."
"Magical girls are born to protect, but I ended up protecting nothing..."
"You can't think like that. Didn't you protect yourself and your dad?" Hellcat said, trying to cheer Alice up.
"Nyan is right. Belief is the most important thing for a magical girl. Only with a firm belief can we act as magical girls."
Xin Yuehu said earnestly.
Since Alice is unable to defeat the Ripper for the time being, she might as well try a different approach.
Magical girls are based on their beliefs and possess a rather idealistic strength.
When protecting something, magical girls can unleash extremely powerful forces, even awakening a miracle known as the Shadow of the Stars.
If Alice could build up her beliefs in other different areas and gradually explore and develop them, wouldn't that also enhance her strength as a magical girl?
"Got it!"
The fox spirit clapped her hands and said confidently.
"In that case, Alice, why don't you join our daily activities?"
"Daily activities?" Alice tilted her head curiously.
"It's just the kind of activities we usually do to have fun!" Su Tianqing said with a smile.
"If Alice can find her own enjoyment, her belief in magical girls will become even stronger, and perhaps her own power will even increase!"
"...Will this really work?" Fei Yelan asked doubtfully.
"I think it's pretty good."
Nan Jiayu was the first to agree.
"You can start by beating up nightingales, then follow Rabbit to beat up irises, and finally beat up hyacinths with me. You'll definitely improve very quickly."
"If Alice saw the terrified expressions on the magical girls' faces, such a rare and unforgettable scene would surely captivate her..."
Xia Taotao chuckled as she spoke.
Fei Yelan, unable to bear it any longer, loudly complained:
"Hey you three! Don't corrupt Alice!!"
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