vncnus Chapter 33 Battlefield Planning
Chapter 33 Battlefield Planning
Chapter 33 Battlefield Planning
Tang Zijun played with the dark crystal in her hand. It was the last thing the mantis beast left behind in this world, and could be considered its relic.
After a brief conversation, Tang Zijun now has a basic understanding of magical girls and spirit beasts.
It seems that her retirement plan was set a bit too early. If she had known that there were so many strange forces hidden in this world, Tang Zijun would never have started to retire in college.
Xiao Bai was grinning foolishly. After only a few minutes, her fear of Tang Zijun disappeared, and she even eagerly came over.
"Speaking of which, since you're so strong, we should be able to completely end the invasion of the Outer Path Demons. Perhaps wiping them all out isn't impossible!"
"It's not that easy."
Tang Zijun flicked her finger, and the dark crystal traced a path in the air before landing precisely in the fish tank in the living room, splashing water and startling the goldfish inside.
Tang Zijun raised her hand and made a "yes" gesture, then turned to look at Xiaobai.
"The reason I was able to eliminate those greedy beings in the mirror dimension is because the inverted world itself is my domain. I can freely enter and exit the mirror world, but the inner world is still a mystery to me."
"What you say seems to make sense. I've never heard of anyone being able to enter the inner world." Xiao Bai frowned. "The memories I received only provided a simple description of the concept of the inner world."
"What could a newly enlightened silly cat like you know?" Tang Zijun shook her head, then continued, "Seriously, Xiaobai, haven't you ever thought about interacting with other magical girls?"
"Contact with other magical girls?"
Xiao Bai blinked, seemingly not understanding why Tang Zijun would ask this question, but she still lowered her head and pondered for a while before speaking.
"Actually, I haven't really thought about this question. Generally speaking, magical girls are fixed in a certain city, and it is very rare for two magical girls to be born in one city."
"Why?" Tang Zijun asked.
"Because if more than two magical girls are born in a city, it proves that the negative energy in that city has risen to an immeasurable level," Xiaobai said seriously. "The slightest carelessness could cause a terrible disaster."
"So, once a magical girl has determined her work area, she can't leave the city, right?" Tang Zijun's expression was a little strange.
It seems that being a magical girl is not an easy job after all.
Every day, I risk my life with a bunch of heretics and demons. Not only do I not have the five social insurances and one housing fund, but I also can't take leave without reason. Under the premise of working all year round without rest, my work environment is even fixed in one city.
Compared to that, I realize how incredibly comfortable I was back then.
Although balancing studies and combat is tiring, the work environment is not fixed, and sometimes I can travel abroad to experience the customs and cultures of different countries.
Thinking of this, Tang Zijun picked up her cup and took another sip. "So, according to you, magical girls generally don't have any connection with each other?"
"That's not entirely true," Xiaobai said after thinking for a moment. "I've also seen scenes of multiple magical girls fighting together in my memories, though not many times."
After a pause, Little White stretched out its paw and waved it in the air.
"The actions of magical girls are mainly divided into two categories. The first category is what I just mentioned: the chosen magical girl will guard a fixed city and eliminate all the heretical demons that attempt to invade."
"The second type is, as you guessed, a small group of two or more magical girls. They mostly work in teams to kill invading demons. However, this type is relatively rare, unless it involves two cities that are very close to each other."
Tang Zijun stroked her chin. "If cities are close to each other and both have high levels of negative energy, will they exchange energy and create an even more powerful enemy?"
Tang Zijun didn't ask this question casually; he himself had encountered a similar situation back then.
Because there is no concept of distance in the Reversed World, Tang Zijun often faces battles where she is outnumbered. She might be facing one greedy person from Chuancheng one minute, and then be surrounded by greedy people from Chuncheng the next.
Upon hearing Tang Zijun's question, a glimmer of light flashed in Xiaobai's eyes.
"You've hit the nail on the head. The threshold for negative energy isn't fixed, and the entrance to the other world keeps moving. If two cities are too close together, the battle lines will be stretched out, and that's when more magical girls will be needed."
As she spoke, Xiaobai continued.
"However, there is another possibility."
"You mean the city is too big for a magical girl to manage the whole situation, right?" Tang Zijun had already given the answer before Xiaobai could finish speaking.
Actually, the logic of magical girl battles isn't hard to guess. Take the most basic tower defense game as an example: a magical girl's radius of influence is only so big, but cities vary in size.
When two cities are close together, the battle line will expand and cover both cities, at which point the power of one magical girl will be far from enough.
However, if the area of a large city is large enough, even several times larger than that of a typical city, then magical girls might not be represented by "city" but rather by "district".
"That's right! But there's nothing we can do about it. After all, large cities have large populations, so it's normal for negative energy to spike."
Little White nodded quickly, then smiled happily.
"However, the situation in Snow City is actually not too bad. The city is of a moderate size, and besides, you are so powerful. With you and Tang Cao together, those heretical demons shouldn't be able to cause any trouble."
Hearing Xiaobai's slightly excited cheers, Tang Zijun's brows furrowed with a hint of worry.
On the surface, these heretical demons I've encountered aren't that powerful, but the fact that they sent me a beast egg right after I deliberately left a trace in Snow City suggests there's more to the story.
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Furthermore, the fact that the heretical demon was able to find a way to appear during the day clearly indicates that it holds secrets that are unknown to the outsider.
Is it a tacit test?
Ha ha.
Tang Zijun shook her head slightly, then her gaze fell on Xiaobai.
"Xiaobai, please keep this a secret for me. I don't want Tangcao to know about my ability to transform yet."
"Huh?!"
Little White's ears twitched.
"Why? Aren't we comrades in the same camp? You and Tang Cao are even siblings. At this time, uniting is the best choice!"
Tang Zijun just smiled helplessly and reached out to stroke her chin.
"You still don't understand Tangcao. I've only lived here for half a year, and I've practically become her babysitter. Do you think she'll do anything if she finds out I can transform into Kamen Rider?"
Upon hearing this, Xiaobai was stunned.
Immediately, Tang Cao's voice also vaguely appeared in her ears.
"Onii-chan, oh nee-gae~"
"This game event is really fun, and it's time-limited. Please help me deal with that heretic demon."
"They're willing to do anything."
Please, please~
Thinking about this...
The man and the cat exchanged a glance and both sighed helplessly.
(End of this chapter)