My sister is a magical girl!

"Ah."

Another silence followed.

"That's settled then." She stood up, forcing a smile. "Don't let this affect your competition, okay? Aren't you dreaming of winning the championship?"

"I understand." Wang Hao's reply was incredibly hoarse, as if his throat was blocked.

"Didn't you think about how Xinlan would react if she heard that?"

Wang Hao clenched his fist on the table: "I will explain to her properly later, but right now, I really can't refuse Mu Wanqing's request."

Forget it, let him worry about his own problems. Besides, he created this mess himself, and I have no intention of cleaning it up for him.

"However, I was quite surprised that she could let go so easily."

"She is a remarkable person."

Yeah, look what a good person you've ruined. Hurry up and stick your face out so I can punch you.

"You should just punch me instead."

Hey, do you have mind-reading abilities? Why did you say what you were just thinking?

"I just felt that letting you punch me would make me feel better." Misunderstanding the surprise on Chen Yu's face, he said with a wry smile.

Oh, I see. That was terrifying.

“I won’t do it,” Chen Yu rolled his eyes at him, “You just go ahead and experience this feeling of guilt.”

Are you really my friend?

Hearing such malicious words, Wang Hao began to doubt the authenticity of the friendship between the two.

"Of course, I'm doing this for your own good." Chen Yu put his arm around Wang Hao's shoulder. "This is a memory that will last you a lifetime, how can you run away?"

"You talk like you have experience with this," Wang Hao said dismissively, slapping his arm away.

Looks like you've regained some energy.

In preparation for the storms that may come, let you recover a little now.

Unexpectedly, it was I who was the first to be battered by the storm.

"What did you say?" You could clearly feel the intense anger contained in every word.

First, let's check the situation. We're in the living room of my house. Sitting opposite me is my younger sister, who is radiating obvious displeasure.

The only possible reason is that I recounted what had happened before to her. As soon as I finished telling her, she erupted with astonishing force.

Lu Shiyao withdrew her right hand from the coffee table: "What is Wang Hao thinking?"

I don't think you're thinking anything inappropriate, right?

"Well, Mu Wanqing is just too pitiful."

"Pitiful?" His eyebrows shot up from under his bangs. "Then isn't Sister Xinlan pitiful too?"

"Isn't this all the mess he made?" Her anger was rising. "And now he's still so indecisive. Who does he think he's doing this to?"

"However, this suggestion is also reasonable."

"If he didn't have even a little bit of a reason, I would have called him over and given him a good scolding."

So you didn't think about it earlier? Judging from your attitude just now, I thought you were going to go straight to his house and slap him in the face!

Regardless, it's best for your younger sister to control her behavior. "Calm down first."

"I just feel like if he keeps dragging this out, what if he gives Mu Wanqing hope?" The younger sister straightened her sleeves. "It's really infuriating. Maybe we should ask Sister Xinlan..."

Suddenly, her expression changed.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yu's heart sank. What went wrong? He had just confronted Mu Wanqing today; could it be...?

“He’s not someone you know,” Alpha, who appeared out of nowhere, answered on behalf of his sister. “Do you remember that star player?”

Although he felt very sorry for him, Chen Yu still breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's fortunate that we were able to detect it at all." Alpha unfolded the map, which was marked with red dots.

Lu Shiyao glanced at it and frowned slightly: "Is it near his house? Let's hurry."

Then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she stood there for a moment, then turned to Chen Yu and said, "You come too."

"I?"

At this point, shouldn't you usually keep as far away as possible?

Unfortunately, Chen Yu didn't have time to think things through carefully. His sister's voice rang out with a hint of urgency: "Any objections?"

"No."

How could that be? Rather, I really hope to bring myself along in the future, but wouldn't I become a burden?

As a series of thoughts flashed through his mind, Chen Yu suddenly felt his feet leave the ground.

Wait a minute, could it be...?

"Let's go!" Alpha shouted cheerfully.

Give people some time to prepare!

With his feet firmly planted on the ground again, Chen Yu felt almost reborn. If rebirth is accompanied by intense dizziness...

"Take care of him." Although he wasn't in sight, it must have been her sister's voice.

"Oh, leave him to me. Be careful yourself."

Is there anything else that even she needs to value?

Chen Yu quickly straightened up: "What's up ahead?"

"Don't worry, your sister can handle it." Alpha draped its wings over his shoulder. "You just need to get into a good state and make sure you're safe."

“But you’ve never told her to be careful before.”

"It's just that the level is higher this time." The wand's tone was relaxed. "Besides, why do you think she brought you here?"

"why?"

“Go if you want,” Alpha’s tone suddenly turned impatient, muttering under his breath, “The enemy knows your address.”

Although its voice was soft, it wasn't inaudible. Chen Yu remained silent for a while before slowly saying, "It's really kind of her to consider so much, but I'm still worried."

“If you promise to do exactly as I say, I might let you see it from afar,” Alpha said, his back to him, as if talking to himself.

"I will do as you say."

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Chapter 25. Is this person mentally unstable?

"The visibility here is a bit poor," Chen Yu squinted, looking at the distant light, and stretched his stiff shoulders. "Also, it's really uncomfortable."

"Huh? You dare to be picky? Believe me or not, I'll just throw you down." Alpha shouted from above, "And stop swaying around."

The current situation is quite delicate. One is trying hard to look up into the distance, while the other is struggling to stretch out its wings and dangle in mid-air, clinging to the former's clothes.

"Can't we get any closer?"

"Get any closer and you'll distract her, you idiot."

Damn it, the only time they'll act according to your mood is now. I'll definitely reduce the amount of snacks I give you when we get back.

Finally, after some discussion—which amounted to only a few words—the two observed the situation from mid-air, where they could barely see Lu Shiyao's figure.

My neck and shoulders are so sore right now. Can I really hold on until the end?

"Hey, I might not be able to hold on for much longer."

Hang in there, keep going!

Could someone else cheer me on?

When Lu Shiyao arrived at the target point, the evil beast had not yet broken through the glowing transparent shield.

A pale blue flame ignited on the glove, and she stared wide-eyed in surprise: "This person is really thick-skinned."

Inside the shield, a boy with a shoulder bag slung across his shoulder was observing the monster outside with great interest, his curiosity completely overshadowing his fear.

This person's thought process is just too bizarre!

If conditions allowed, Lu Shiyao really wanted to ask this guy what he was thinking.

However, there was no time for conversation at this moment. He spread his five fingers on his left hand, and two fire snakes rushed out of the flames, silently biting at the evil beast.

"Phew, this is a tricky one." The fire serpent reflected a blue light in its pupils, and she frowned slightly.

Alpha warned to be careful, not because it was particularly powerful, but because it was impossible to know what abilities it possessed.

This evil beast was completely different from the ones we'd encountered before. It was neither humanoid nor animaloid, but upon closer inspection, one could still discern that it possessed wolf claws, arthropods, and other features with entirely different aesthetics. Furthermore, its size was larger than any animaloid creature we'd seen before.

This is a hybrid type.

If Alpha were present, he would probably have gasped in surprise, but Lu Shiyao merely raised an eyebrow slightly and began to flex her fingers, ready to make a move at any moment.

This isn't the first time I've seen this type of monster. It's not something that can arise naturally; it's a product of special humanoid abilities.

“Looks like we guessed right this time,” she suddenly said with an awkward expression. “Let’s just say he did something right.”

Lu Shiyao had the energy to be distracted, while the evil beast could only do its best to escape.

The fire snake stealthily crept up behind it and suddenly opened its mouth to bite down.

The evil beast let out a painful roar, its body shaking violently as it tried to shake off the foreign object.

Unfortunately, its efforts were in vain, and it was also entangled by another fire snake that was lurking nearby.

For a moment, the enormous monster could only howl helplessly, watching its body being consumed by flames bit by bit.

Just before the flames covered its entire body, it suddenly stopped roaring and its whole body entered an eerie state of stillness.

Then, a change similar to molting occurred on its body, and the burning parts detached from its body along with the flames. Soon, the ground was covered with burning black clumps.

"Is there a way to deal with the flames?" Lu Shiyao narrowed her eyes slightly, a disdainful smile on her face. "Unfortunately, how many times can it be used?"

Having temporarily escaped the danger of being burned by flames, the Evil Beast's size has shrunk considerably, and it is far from its initial imposing presence.

"I'd like to see what you'll do this time." The flames in her palm surged and rose as she raised her hand.