vncnus Chapter 268 I'll gamble with her life
Chapter 268 I'll gamble with her life
The snipers are engaged in a duel, and the chaotic battle in the shopping mall furniture store is still ongoing.
Hellcat fully demonstrated her excellent close-combat skills, firmly suppressing Hyacinth.
Although both Hyacinth and Hellcat are powerful magical girls with the shadow of stars and are well aware of each other's combat techniques, the catgirl has an advantage that no one else can match:
For her, fighting bare-handed is no different from fighting with weapons.
"Boom!!"
"Gurgle!?"
Hyacinth took a heavy blow from the cat paw gauntlet head-on, staggered back several steps and knocked over a display case, then quickly got back into a fighting stance, staring intently at the dark blue catgirl who was flicking her wrist.
The Hellcat straightened its back, loosened its wrists to relax its muscles, and looked at the hyacinth with eyes full of joy.
It's like watching a super-skilled punching bag that has made tremendous progress.
"He has enough strength but lacks skill, but he has made a lot of progress since last time."
"Tsk..."
Hyacinth pursed her lips, gripped the tactical dagger in her hand, and looked for a possible opportunity to attack.
Since Hellcat obtained the Shadow of the Stars, her close combat skills have become increasingly powerful, and her punches are much stronger than before, giving Hyacinth the same feeling she had when she first met this catgirl.
However, no matter how powerful she is, she's still just a villainous magical girl! Her magic is finite!
As long as I can hold her off and use the terrain and my abundant mana to fight a war of attrition, I will definitely be able to defeat Hellcat!
"Trying to play a war of attrition with me?"
As if she had seen through Hyacinth's tactics, the catgirl smiled enigmatically, maintaining her fighting stance.
"Why don't you give it a try?"
"Let's see if my magic runs out first, or you collapse first, shall we?"
“…………”
Hyacinth frowned.
...No, I can't fall into her trap, I can't waste my time with Hellcat here!
My target is Xin Yuehu, and my mission is to dismantle the barrier nodes within the mall to ensure the complete destruction of Xin Yuehu's conspiracy!
If fighting the Hellcat delays the mission, it might lead to even more serious consequences... but there's no way to avoid the Hellcat...
A troubled thought once again surfaced in Hyacinth's mind.
Why does the Hellcat always target and beat me up? Hyacinth really couldn't understand it.
But now, the only way to advance is to find a way to break through the Hellcats' defenses.
"Drink it all!!"
"?!"
Suddenly, a loud roar reached their ears, and they both turned to look.
Aquamarine pounced on Hellcat, carrying a heavy, sturdy double-door solid wood wardrobe! She looked incredibly fierce!
It had a powerful aura, like someone carrying a small mountain and leaping down, and even Hyacinth, who was used to using a greatsword, was stunned by Aquamarine's exaggerated choice of weapon.
This isn't a furniture store brawl! Who throws wardrobes at people like that?!
"Snap!!"
However, even a whole solid wood wardrobe couldn't tame the Hellcat.
The catgirl nimbly escaped from the wardrobe's confinement. Aquamarine released the wardrobe and threw a swift jab, only to have it caught firmly by the cat's paw.
After the loud crash, the wardrobe shattered into pieces of wood, and dust scattered everywhere, which was then stirred up by the impact of the two people's magic.
"Hyacinth, get to the rooftop! I'll hold her off!" Aquamarine shouted at Hyacinth as she tried to subdue the catgirl with brute force.
But before she could finish speaking, the catgirl's delighted smile made Hailan Stone shudder. The strength in her hand suddenly increased, and she was almost dragged up from behind the wardrobe by the catgirl!
Then came a heavy over-the-shoulder throw, slamming Aquamarine into a small mountain of bedding, sending down feathers flying everywhere in a spectacular display.
"Whoa!..."
Aquamarine winced in pain. Although being slammed into the down comforter was better than being thrown directly to the ground, she still couldn't stand up immediately.
Immediately afterwards, amidst the swirling down feathers, the catgirl appeared before Aquamarine, tilting her head and smiling gently.
"Hehehe."
"Miss Aquamarine, so you wanted to take Hyacinth's place and fight me, Cat? That's perfect, I'd love to fight you too."
So said the War-Crazy Cat.
Aquamarine suddenly regretted saying what she had just said.
But it was too late for regrets. As the catgirl's cat paw gauntlets came slashing at him, Aquamarine's wail echoed throughout the entire furniture store.
……
Hyacinths raced down the stairwell.
The mournful cries of Aquamarine still seemed to echo in my ears, but this was not the time to worry about Aquamarine!
Without a moment's mourning for Aquamarine's noble sacrifice, the first to arrive at the scene were—
"Clatter!"
Hyacinth stepped onto the last step.
The vast sky appeared before her eyes, but the breathtaking view of the rooftop did not attract Hyacinth's attention at all. Instead, she saw the golden fox sitting leisurely and relaxed on the edge of the rooftop in the distance.
With the Glock pistol in hand, Hyacinth aimed at the golden-haired fox girl and shouted loudly at her:
"Heart Moon Fox! Surrender!"
"Oh dear... look who's here! Isn't this Miss Hyacinth?"
The golden fox turned its head and looked at them with a smile.
Her face was half-covered by an Inari fox mask, revealing half of her small face with a charming and bright smile.
She had no weapons in her hands, nor was she wearing a holster at her waist. The only thing she had was an Inari fox mask hanging on the side of her face and above her head, covering half of the fox's ear.
Hyacinth adjusted the gun's fire selector to fully automatic mode and gritted her teeth, saying:
"Surrender, Kokoro. You have no way out. The Hero Association is everywhere outside."
"...That's true."
Su Tianqing glanced at the magical screen beside her; the camera familiar was filming the surrounding Hero Association's encirclement network, a truly spectacular scene.
"The entire Hong Kong Heroes Association has been mobilized just to surround and annihilate me. They're really giving me a lot of face."
"Then why don't you surrender already? Did you or didn't you install a bomb barrier underground in the port city?"
Hyacinth asked the question that had been troubling her for the past few days.
Did Xin Yuehu actually plant a bomb? What was her purpose in coming to Hong Kong?
However, just as he was about to step forward and question her, the golden-haired fox clapped her hands lightly, and the GG-themed curtain covering the side of the mall was suddenly pulled back by her familiar, revealing several struggling figures underneath—
"What?... Irises! Nightingales! What are you doing...?"
Hyacinth couldn't believe what she was seeing.
"Stop, Miss Hyacinth, stay there."
The golden fox said with a smile,
"Fox, I have forbidden you from using magic, which naturally includes flight magic."
"If it were you, falling from this height might be fine, but if it were Iris and Nightingale... it wouldn't be so simple."
"You!...Despicable! Shameless! You actually took hostages!"
Hyacinth shouted angrily, her anxiety growing.
"Release them now! Or I'll..."
"Bingo~"
The golden-haired fox girl snapped her fingers.
The familiar suddenly released its grip on the rope holding the peridot, which fell freely with a groan, startling the hyacinth.
"--stop."
"Sizzle!!"
With a screeching sound, the familiar pulled on the cable holding the peridot again, leaving the girl hanging in mid-air, crying for help, terrified and helpless.
"Put the gun down, Hyacinth, or I won't let the familiar grab the rope again."
"...Tsk."
Hyacinth pursed her lips, but had no choice but to grit her teeth and put down her pistol.
The safety of hostages is always the top priority.
Su Tianqing smiled and walked up to Hyacinth. The familiar handed the pistol with a drum magazine to the fox girl, who then began to play with it carefully.
"The Glock 18C, with both single-action and fully automatic modes, is a powerful weapon. I really like it."
"I wonder if you like this pistol that I specially prepared for you, Hyacinth?"
After saying that, the golden-haired fox girl smiled charmingly, took out another identical Glock pistol from under her skirt, and showed it to Hyacinth.
"Miss Hyacinth, I, Fox, would like to play a game with you."
"You must have maintained this pistol during this time, and naturally you should have learned how to disassemble and assemble it, right?"
"Hey Fox, I'd like to have a gun-assembly contest with you."
"How about we bet on the ropes binding Iris and Miss Nightingale?"