Tokyo: Magical Girl Shatters My Dream of Going Public

Chapter 89 The Unsolvable Rule (3/5)

Below, the giant cocoon finally broke open.

*Sizzle!*

Like a rotten scabbard being torn open from the inside, a thick, black liquid carrying a large amount of debris gushed out.

But what struggles to rise from the ashes is not flesh and blood.

It was a gigantic humanoid figure, over ten meters tall, with a bloated and twisted physique.

Its "body" is forcibly piled up and glued together from countless shopping bags, broken toys, outdated electronic devices, and even unopened clothing boxes.

The monster's surface was covered with a layer of flowing, dull slime, like cheap oil paint.

When the other person's head emerged from the cocoon, everyone finally saw it clearly.

Its "head" is a huge LED screen that is constantly flashing and rotating.

Inside, various product logos, discount tags, and even promotional slogans are displayed on a scrolling screen!

E-121 [Accumulated Desire], Fully Hatched!

"Open fire, all units!!!"

Command was switched instantly.

The team leader on site roared out.

Almost simultaneously, bursts of intense flames erupted from behind the railings on each floor!

Bang bang bang bang bang—! ! !

The rifles made with magical materials fired simultaneously.

The bullets that were fired had a dark blue hue.

All the firepower poured down on the giant humanoid figure like a magical energy storm!

The barrage of bullets tore through the air and slammed into the body made of piled-up debris.

Black slime mixed with broken plastic, metal, and fabric splattered everywhere.

The vengeful spirit's bloated body was beaten so badly that it couldn't stand up, and its surface kept exploding with dents.

It emitted a sharp hissing sound, like a mixture of countless electronic notification tones, and the GG icon on the screen flickered wildly.

It actually happened—I was pinned down?

Under the dense barrage of bullets, the E-121's massive, cluttered body could barely stand upright.

The dual energy guns in Xiaoying's hands were like two blazing spears of light, each strike precisely piercing into the body of the vengeful spirit.

Those energy bullets even had the ability to burn, constantly scorching the opponent's massive body.

Kurokawa stared at the pure white prototype combat suit.

Memories of my past life surged up.

This is the first "prototype" combat suit in Tokyo's history to be successfully deployed in actual combat.

It was even included in textbooks later.

It is built with the crystal core of the E-grade legendary vengeful spirit [Will-o'-the-wisp] as its core — its firepower output is indeed amazing, and even the bullets it fires have a continuous burning effect.

The situation appears to be completely under control.

But if things were really that simple, this incident wouldn't have been the key turning point in the previous life where the existence of magic was almost exposed.

Pfft—

A faint but unsettling, sticky sound came from the edge of the battlefield.

Kurokawa's gaze shifted slightly.

It was the black sludge that splattered from E-121.

They did not die, but instead, as if they possessed independent life, slowly crawled on the walls, the ground, and the railings, heading towards the nearest combatant.

"Something's approaching from three o'clock!"

One of the team members sensed the danger, calmly turned his gun around, and fired a burst of fire!

The sludge exploded with a sound.

But the next second, a ring of energy ripples, shimmering with an oily sheen, spread out from the crack, sweeping across his rifle and arm.

At first, nothing happened.

Until a thin layer of sticker, like a supermarket label, suddenly appeared on the surface of the barrel, quickly blocking the heat dissipation holes and the sights.

"What is that—?"

He instinctively reached out to tear it off, but the label seemed to grow and spread.

Immediately afterwards—

Further away, a combatant who had fired a single shot at five small mudslides was firing his sixth shot.

boom! ! !

Those labels actually blocked the gun muzzle, causing the gun to explode instantly!

"Don't attack those little sludge pellets!" a terrified shout exploded through the communication channel. "They'll release energy waves when they're destroyed, creating discarded tags! They'll clog our weapons!"

The scene instantly descended into chaos.

A gap has appeared in the firepower network.

Kurokawa's eyes narrowed.

The rule is that attacking a secondary target will result in an attached tag?

Is that really the case...?

Kurokawa's gaze swept quickly across the entire battlefield.

Those team members who were simultaneously approached and attacked by multiple sludge piles of sludge had their weapons quickly covered by labels.

Whether a weapon will immediately become unusable depends entirely on luck. If the muzzle is blocked, it will take time to resolve the issue.

But in the corner—

A lone team member managed to shatter a swarm of mud with his gun.

The energy ripples swept across, and his rifle remained perfectly intact.

Kurokawa's pupils contracted.

It's not that "an attack will trigger it".

Is it attacking multiple targets simultaneously?

No—to be more precise, it means being attacked multiple times in a short period of time within a certain range?

But even stranger things were yet to come.

As his gaze quickly swept over everyone below.

He also noticed that a fighter about 20 meters behind the vengeful spirit was simultaneously being attacked by a large amount of mud.

But his shots at the mud had no effect whatsoever.

What exactly are these rules?

His gaze quickly fell upon the E-121 body below, which was struggling to stand up again.

Those tiny sludge particles that kept gushing out and crawling all around —

Could it be bait?

Or rather—is it some kind of "counter"?

The squad leader's shout rang out: "Xiaoying! Cease fire—!"

But it was too late.

The white-clad figure pulled the trigger again.

Two fire bullets, as powerful as those fired from a sniper rifle, pierced E-121's torso the instant they struck.

The vengeful spirit trembled violently, and dozens of clumps of filth exploded on its body, shooting out in all directions like black spores!

Most of them rushed straight towards the isolated white figure.

Countless sludge swarmed towards Xiaoying.

She didn't dodge.

Raise your gun and fire.

The bullet pierced through clumps of black mud, and the resulting energy ripples swept across her body like raindrops.

Sizzle—

"Growth" began on the surface of the white combat suit.

Discarded packaging paper, discount tags, plastic film —

Like mold, it seeped and spread from the seams of the armor, quickly covering the shoulder armor on her arms and even the sides of her legs.

At first, it was just a burden.

But as she kept firing and breaking through more mud, the "garbage" on her body accumulated thicker and thicker, and her movements began to visibly become sluggish.

The energy rifle's heat dissipation vents had been completely sealed off by labels, causing the rifle's temperature to rise rapidly.

Kurokawa watched indifferently, offering no assistance.

If this continues, we will lose.

The next second—

boom!

A ring of scorching blue flames suddenly burst out from inside Xiaoying's body!

Flames swept outwards from her center, and wherever they passed, the labels and packaging paper attached to the combat suits and weapons quickly carbonized and peeled off like wax in the fire.

The intense heat evaporated the surrounding moisture, even causing the air to distort slightly.

In just two seconds, the "garbage" piled up on her body was completely burned away, leaving only some charred residue.

Kurokawa raised his eyebrows slightly.

[Prototype] The combat suit will inherit a weakened version of the rules from the vengeful spirit's previous life.

The core of this item is [Will-o'-the-Wisp].

The rule is roughly that it will automatically release high-temperature flames when approached or subjected to continuous harassment.

The situation has been temporarily resolved.

But Kurokawa's gaze had already passed over her and landed on the E-121 body that had already stood up.

Flames can burn off the attached labels, but they can't burn away the endless stream of sludge.

Without thoroughly understanding the opponent's rules, this battle will only become a quagmire of attrition.

Unless you have overwhelming strength and can instantly vaporize your target with sheer firepower —

Otherwise, the longer it drags on, the more dangerous it becomes.

Below, Xiaoying raised her gun again.

The sludge is rising again.

The flames flickered around her; she still had considerable strength left, but Kurokawa could already see the end.

He is now more worried about the fumes from the sewers.

I wonder if she can successfully deal with those secondary clones?