Yes, I did all of this!

"Never mind then—let's talk about that dead dragon. What's it planning?"

Both were fully aware of their relationship. At this moment, both Duanmu Mo and Leviathan were sharpening their knives behind their backs, waiting for the right moment to stab each other.

However, on the surface, they are still "good partners" working together.

"...Just as you have seen, he deliberately caused his own death, so that people could inherit his power and 'live' in death."

Living amidst death... similar to the undead in movies and TV shows, perhaps even worse?

Duanmu Mo had heard about this state from a few unfortunate individuals who were partially corroded. In short, it was about becoming aware of another dimension, something like eternal bliss.

In the story, the undead can communicate once they reach a certain level. As for these guys, their boss is a crazy lunatic, and that's how their lives will be.

"This sounds so unreliable."

But unusually, Leviathan shook its head and spoke up for it: "It fits the idea of ​​this madman, but it is theoretically feasible. It is a madman, but not a fool—and because of the harm you have done to it, it will inevitably take action soon."

"Oh?"

Duanmu Mo looked at Leviathan, his expression serious in the eyes of the stone sea monster: "I will send people to help it, and it also needs your protection to prevent harm from those magical girls—I hope you can make the right choice."

"...It makes it seem like we're protecting a baby."

Duanmu Mo couldn't help but shake his head and say in a disgusted tone, "Forget it—just tell me directly, how much longer do you think you need to prepare?"

"If we can ensure both stability and speed, it will take two or three years," Leviathan said, pausing for a moment. "Of course, it could also increase tenfold."

"Forget about ten times the amount." Duanmu Mo waved his hand and stood up.

He could sense that Leviathan was genuinely worried about the power of the Key to the Underworld, and had even begun to intervene. In other words, the three monsters were now united in facing the magical girls.

This would increase the pressure on the magical girls, but the problem is probably not serious.

Thinking of Cangyi and Cangyuan, the two pillars of the family, Duanmu Mo patted the hem of his trench coat, mounted his motorcycle, and bid farewell to Leviathan with a carefree air.

Chapter 438: The Library

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"Yuzhi! Over here, over here~"

At the library entrance, Yuzhi smiled and ran quickly toward Huizi, who was greeting her loudly.

"coming!"

Upon reaching her, Yuzhi hunched her shoulders, "Phew, it's so cold..."

It's eight o'clock in the morning, and the sky is already bright, but the cold wind is still blowing, and the snow and ice are falling on the ground, forming snow.

Yu Zhi is now also wearing a long coat, but it wasn't the one Duanmu Mo bought for Yu Zhi to cover her legs when they went shopping.

She wore a warm sweater on her upper body, but still wore a skirt on her lower body, only with white tights on top.

Fortunately, she was protected by the trench coat, otherwise Yuzhi would have already felt the urge to transform and go there.

"Let's go, let's go inside quickly."

Huizi also breathed a sigh of relief, and holding Yuzhi's shoulders, they supported each other and quickly walked into the library.

"Really... Look how cold you are, there's no need for you to wait for me outside."

"I was just worried you'd get lost. Ugh... It's so cold. It's alright, just go inside. I've asked for a rest room."

The library has a special rest room for guests, which is designed to accommodate book clubs like Hui Zi's. The space is quite large and can easily hold more than a dozen people. The rest room also has air conditioning that can be turned on for a fee, and it gets warm in no time.

When Huizi brought Yuzhi to the rest room, there were already quite a few students studying there. The layout was similar to a private room in a KTV, but the lighting was much brighter.

After Yuzhi greeted her classmates, Huizi pulled her to sit on one side of the sofa.

Just as Yuzhi was about to take out her textbook, Huizi let out a comfortable sigh, seemingly relaxing completely from the warmth of the air conditioner.

"Ha. I'm alive again~"

"Really... so you don't need to wait for me at the door."

Once again, Yuzhi sighed at her friend's enthusiasm, then looked at Huizi and laughed, taking out her textbook from her bag.

The break room was quite noisy. Some people were discussing difficult problems from their textbooks, while others were talking about things unrelated to studying. But since everyone around was their classmate, the overall atmosphere was not much different from that in the classroom, which allowed people to calm down and study.

Whether the person reading the book has the intention to learn is another matter.

"Speaking of which, Yuzhi, I didn't expect you to not go back to your own home this year."

After reading for a while, Huizi started chatting with Yuzhi.

"After all, Fengchuan City is still under repair, and my parents are busy too, so there's nothing we can do."

"Hey... So how are you going to spend this holiday? Staying home alone must be so boring, right?"

"I wouldn't really call myself a person..." Yuzhi said with a slightly embarrassed expression.

"Ah, oh..."

Hui Zi realized what was happening and remembered that there was someone named Duanmu who had an ambiguous relationship with Yu Zhi, so she immediately fell silent.

An awkward silence fell between the two until someone spoke to Huizi, at which point she reverted to her original enthusiasm and chatted with the other friends.

Watching their conversation, Yuzhi felt a warm atmosphere and couldn't help but smile before lowering her head to continue reading her book.

Based on Yu Zhi's understanding of them, the things they talk about, besides studying, are always the same few things: fun things, fashion items like cosmetics, and magical girls.

—Huizi was clearly the one who organized this study group, yet she was the one who was most irresponsible. After analyzing this information from their words, Yuzhi was not surprised at all; she just smiled helplessly.

After they finished talking about the first two topics, they naturally moved on to the last one:

"Recently, our city seems much more peaceful."

"Cough cough..."

As soon as she finished speaking, Yuzhi coughed unexpectedly. When Huizi and her friends turned their attention to Yuzhi, she waved her hand awkwardly: "Sorry, I choked a little - but Huizi, what makes you think it's peaceful here?"

From Yu Zhi's perspective, strange people occasionally emanate their auras here, and there are underworld monsters eyeing this place covetously at any time. There's also Neville, who is unknown whether he is a monster or not, but is even more troublesome than a monster.

Not to mention, because the sealed gate was opened, this group of people all gathered in the vicinity of Kazekawa City and the surrounding area of ​​Kamishiro City.

No matter how you look at it, this has nothing to do with the word "peace".

Huizi understood the reason for her reaction and wasn't so surprised: "So what? These days, magical girls can fly, right? Just throw the monsters into the air and deal with them. Besides, there have been far fewer monsters appearing lately."

"The police have been equipped with more gear lately, and they've been helping to clear out the weirdos," Huizi's friend added.

"Huh? Is that so?" Huizi was a little surprised, then nodded, her expression returning to calm: "I see."

—It's clear that Huizi isn't interested in anything outside of magical girls. As for these police officers wearing exoskeletons made with Striker technology, while their efforts cannot be denied, they are still somewhat outmatched by the monsters from the underworld.

It's not that they were too weak, it's just that those weirdos were too strong...

Thinking of this, Yuzhi sighed softly, without letting anyone else notice.

She looked at Huizi, who remained as cheerful as ever, and reminded her:

"Even so, the monsters have been getting stronger lately. Even though the magical girls can fly, the effects of the battles will still damage the ground."

"It's alright, we have two magical girls, Lingyin and Fengling, anyway," Huizi said with a smile.

"Huh? What... what happened to them?" Upon hearing two familiar names, Yuzhi paused, looking puzzled.

"Lingyin can protect everyone, and so can Fengling. Her ability seems to be able to quickly repair buildings, right?"

That's what they say...

Yu Zhi opened her mouth as if to say something, but then realized something and her brows furrowed slightly.

While Huizi was saying these things, some others told her to be careful, but most of them just looked indifferent.

Yu Zhi herself is different. As a magical girl, she has her own sources of information, as well as Cang Yi's usual warnings, which keeps her always so vigilant.

These ordinary people are different. When a real crisis strikes, are they truly capable of remaining calm?

Yu Zhi quieted down and became a listener, silently listening to their conversation.

Suddenly, she sensed a corrosive smell. The familiar aura made Yu Zhi's pupils shrink slightly. The next moment, a series of roars rang out from afar.

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Chapter 439: The Three Eccentrics

"Ow—"

This inhuman voice rang out, and not only Yuzhi heard it, but her classmates were also attracted by the roar.

What was that sound?

"what happened?"

"Is there some kind of weirdo here?!"

Some people looked out the window, while others took out their phones to detect strange people. But no matter what, the voice appeared too quickly and suddenly, catching everyone off guard and plunging them into silence.

Yu Zhi froze on the spot, her gaze sweeping over her classmates. She was considering how to escape. Leaving like this would be too abrupt, but what if her classmates discovered her...?

Immediately afterwards, a scream rang out, interrupting Yuzhi's thoughts and breaking the silence of the students in the break room.

"A weirdo... He really is a weirdo!"

Hui Zi's face stiffened, her mouth agape, never expecting that her words would be so easily contradicted.

"Quickly! Get out through the window!"

Some students have already opened the windows, abandoned their backpacks, and left with only their phones.

"Yuzhi, let's go quickly!"

Huizi immediately came to her senses, grabbed Yuzhi's arm, and led her away from there.

The window was small, but fortunately, the people of this world had already conducted many drills to prevent the monsters from entering, and the whole process was carried out in a tense but orderly manner.

Yuzhi and Huizi also turned and left. During this time, Yuzhi also found the answer in her heart.

—The one behind this operation must be that strange being with corrupting powers, because only it can conceal its presence from being discovered.

Therefore, I must go out and face the enemy...

boom--

A loud crash suddenly came from nearby. Yuzhi looked up and saw a truck had crashed into the library building, and a large number of stones were falling and pressing down on them.

--Chance!