Just a magical girl who picks up trash

It's been a common practice among scavengers for years for new scavengers to be led by veterans. In these situations, to allow the newcomers to gain sufficient experience without putting their lives in danger, the veterans usually don't take them to overly dangerous ruins. Instead, they choose ruins that have been cleared by many scavengers and are generally free of any large treasures or high-level exotic beasts. They then let them explore freely within these ruins, and ultimately determine through their harvest whether they are suitable for becoming scavengers...

That’s right, nowadays not everyone can become a scavenger if they want to. They need to pass an assessment. There is even a scavenger training academy in the scavenger alliance, which is a college specifically for training scavengers, and it is officially recognized!

I've gone off topic... Anyway, because of work, Hong Gu was walking in the ruins in a khaki outfit with a khaki hood and windproof glasses covered with sand. Her steps seemed casual, but she was actually paying attention to the surrounding situation. She was also using the communicator at her ear to listen to the reports of the new scavengers around her... Well, actually, she was just chatting!

"Haha, I found a phone. The damage to its exterior is less than 20%. Maybe it can still be used after it's repaired!"

"What's that to you? I just found a diamond drill. I tried it out, and it actually works!"

"Tsk, look at my gold necklace. I just found it on the ground. It's worth at least three hundred dollars if I sell it. Aren't you envious?"

"Huh~ What's so great about a necklace? My brother just found a lightsaber!"

"What? Lightsaber? Holy shit, didn't your brother get rich with that monkey?!"

"Don't listen to that brat! This thing is already over 90% damaged. It's worthless!"

"That's incredible! Even if it's 90% damaged, it can still be sold for at least a thousand dollars. Brother Cai, you're making a killing!"

"Yeah, even if we don't talk about making money, just based on this harvest, Brother Cai, you can definitely become an official scavenger this year!"

"That's right, it's your treat!"

"Haha, definitely!"

"Pay attention, the communicator is for you to call for help, not for chatting. Energy blocks are free, right?!"

Just when the atmosphere was getting heated, a dull voice suddenly rang out. It was undoubtedly Hong Gu's rebuke. After hearing his voice, the originally noisy communicator instantly became quiet, and then there were rustling sounds. Obviously, these new scavengers had started a new round of searches!

"Humph~ These brats are so happy with a broken lightsaber. It would be so embarrassing if they went to a bigger ruin!"

After hanging up the communicator, Hong Gu couldn't help but reveal a funny expression on his face under the mask:

"But Xiao Cai is really lucky. He actually found a lightsaber in the nearly stripped-out G-class ruins. That's really quite something!"

While muttering to himself, Honggu gave his performance a passing grade in his mind. At the same time, being bored, he found a place to sit down. Then he casually opened the microcomputer on his arm, intending to search for what other tasks he could find after training this group of newcomers!

"If I complete two or three more missions, the money I save should be enough to buy a hover car. Hehe~ By then, I'll have both a car and a house!"

With this thought in mind, Honggu casually flipped through the task information above. After several minutes, he still couldn't find a task that interested him or could make money. Instead, he accidentally saw an intelligence message about the ruins of 1625!

"The red figure galloping through the ruins, is it a humanoid beast or perhaps an intelligent robot that unexpectedly awakened in the ruins?"

He read the title of the intelligence with doubt. It was not because Honggu was interested in these gossips, but because the place where the "red figure" reported in the report was located was none other than the ruins No. 16225 where they were. This made him interested, but also secretly alert.

"If it really is a robot sleeping in the ruins that accidentally activated, it's fine. But if it's a strange beast... then it's troublesome!"

Most of the scavengers are ordinary people who have no magical talent and cannot awaken their special powers. Although they have certain strength thanks to various weapons or colonial clothes and armor, they are obviously a piece of cake when facing the ferocious and brutal beasts living in the ruins!

Among the ruins, the three most terrifying things are: forbidden areas, natural disasters, and strange beasts!

The forbidden areas are basically some military factories or alchemy rooms that existed before the Mirror Destruction Day. They survived after the Mirror Destruction Day due to various accidents. Any item in them is a priceless treasure, but despite this, few scavengers would pay attention to them, not for anything else, just because... it's too dangerous!

Military factories and other places undoubtedly have various protections or guard robots, and alchemy rooms also have magic puppets or various magic traps. Each of these is fatal to scavengers. Unless it is a large-scale assembly, no team dares to go alone. It is for this reason that this place is called a forbidden area.

As for the second type, it is easier to understand. Natural disasters are nothing more than disasters such as sandstorms and earthquakes. When encountering such things, generally speaking, let alone scavengers, even people with special abilities or magic hair artists can only leave it to fate!

Then, apart from these two things that are not often encountered, the most dangerous thing in these ruins is the various strange beasts!

They were born after the Mirror Destruction Day. Whether they were once magical beasts, transformed beasts, or ordinary wild beasts was no longer something that needed to be investigated, because after the Mirror Destruction Day, these beings, collectively referred to as exotic beasts, all gained the ability to evolve to varying degrees!

That would be an absolute disaster for the scavengers... The flesh and blood bodies of the beasts, which were already extremely ferocious, grew thick steel plates, and some were even able to release supernatural powers or magic. Some even evolved directly into pure monsters that were not even beasts... Of course, these are not the most important things. The most important thing is: they all like to eat people!

That’s right, it’s not to satisfy appetite, nor for anything else, I just like to eat people!

For example, two beasts that are natural enemies are fighting a life-and-death battle. At this time, someone goes up to watch. There is no doubt that the next second the two beasts will decisively give up killing each other, and instead rush over together to eat the person first before continuing to fight!

In view of this, when Honggu saw this information in the newspaper, he couldn't help but feel a little worried. After reading the information carefully, he stood up from the stone with a serious expression.

"He moves with ghostly speed and possesses immense strength. He was able to lift a three-ton white-armored elephant? And he even killed it with a single punch?!"

You have to know that although the White Armored Elephant is only an E-level alien beast, it has always been characterized by its heavy tonnage and high defense. Even D-level technological weapons would be difficult to harm it if they didn't find its weaknesses. But now, not only was it lifted up directly, but it was also killed with a single punch. Such a creature, whether it is an alien beast or a robot...

"It's at least a C-rank existence!"

If that was really the case, let alone those newcomers, even I couldn't be their opponent. Such a dangerous existence actually appeared in this ruin that had been almost turned upside down. This was really...

"I don't know whether to lament my good luck or bad luck!"

I'm lucky to have encountered such a good thing in this almost abandoned ruin. Whether it's a strange beast or a robot, it's obviously of very high value. I'm unlucky because with my current strength... I can't beat it at all!

What? You're asking if there are new people helping us? Come on, we should be thankful that those brats don't cause more trouble!

"Beep beep beep~~beep beep beep~~~"

The next second, before Honggu could sigh with regret and notify the newcomers to retreat, a sharp sound suddenly came from his ears, which made his face change suddenly: This was an emergency signal for help, and the source of the signal was the group of newcomers he brought with him!

"Damn it, I hope we don't really run into each other!"

According to the intelligence, the red shadow did not seem to come from the 1625 ruins, but from another ruins, and seemed to be wandering aimlessly. This was not witnessed, but a scene accidentally photographed by a drone of a scavenger team in the sky. Hong Gu, who had seen this message, still had some hope in his heart, hoping that the other party was just passing by here and had left long ago. After all, the message was from two days ago. However, after seeing the call for help on the communicator, he could not help but prepare for the worst while running towards the coordinates!

"Roar~~"

At the same time, while Honggu was still running wildly, a battle was going on on the other side, which was the direction of his destination!

The two sides in the battle: one man and one strange beast!

Location: An abandoned square

The audience present: two skinny humans who fainted and looked like special forces soldiers, wrapped tightly and carrying guns, and three hedgehog-shaped monsters that were no longer breathing and lying on the ground!

"...So this is the father of those three hedgehogs?"

After you beat the small one, the old one comes. Yu Huan finally understood what this sentence meant now... He had killed the three hedgehog-shaped monsters that wanted to eat him just because he was hungry, but he never expected that the last hedgehog suddenly screamed before it died. At first, Yu Huan didn't take it too seriously. Who would have thought that this scream not only attracted a big hedgehog, but more importantly, it attracted two people!

A person! A person! This was the first person Yu Huan had seen since coming to this world almost a week ago! How could she not be excited?

Unfortunately, these two people seemed too weak. When they saw the big hedgehog as soon as they came out, they were stunned on the spot. At the big hedgehog's shout, they fainted. Seeing this, Yu Huan certainly couldn't watch them being eaten by the big hedgehog. Therefore, she stopped decisively while planning to run away with the three little hedgehogs, and started a fight with the big hedgehog!

Of course, this wasn't because Yu Huan was so sanctimonious that she was planning to save them at the cost of her own life. It was simply because she had finally seen someone after more than a week, and the momentary intimacy made Yu Huan not want to let these two people be eaten. By the way, she also planned to ask for some information about this world. If she couldn't defeat the big hedgehog in front of her, then Yu Huan would naturally not think too much about it, and she would definitely not hesitate to abandon these two people and run away!

therefore……

"bring it on!"

Facing the giant hedgehog monster that was looking at her aggressively, Yu Huan made some provocative remarks. Although the giant hedgehog could not understand Yu Huan's words, it felt the threat from the monster and looked at her with vigilance. It did not rush up to swallow the monster immediately.

At the same time, when Honggu arrived, he saw this scene and his face suddenly changed!

"Xiao Cai! Monkey!"

He glanced worriedly at the two figures on the ground, then looked in the direction of Yu Huan and the big hedgehog, and blurted out:

"Thousand Thorn Beast?! Red Shadow?!"

Two names came out of his mouth and instantly attracted Yu Huan's attention. Thousand Thorn Beast should refer to the big hedgehog opposite, but who is Hongying?

"..."

However, the next second when Yu Huan saw what he was wearing, he immediately understood!

"Hongying, your sister, I... No, my name is Kuuga!"

6. What a coincidence! It turns out you are also a scavenger!

The inner garment is mainly black, and the outer garment is covered by metal armor with a red base and gold embellishments on the edges. Except for the golden protectors on the knees and ankles, the main protection of the armor is concentrated on the upper body. On the golden border from the neck to the chest, there are obscure rune symbols engraved.

Extending upward from here, not only the body but also the head is tightly wrapped in armor: a silver-white mask like an insect's mouthparts covers the mouth, and upwards is a pair of red eyes that occupy half of the entire face, like insect compound eyes. The golden edging separates them and extends upward at the same time, forming a pair of golden horns on the top of its head.

"My name is Kuuga!"

When such a voice full of childishness came out from the armor of the person in front of her who looked more like a humanoid insect than a human, Honggu was confused for a moment. Yuhuan obviously didn't take it seriously. After explaining it, her eyes suddenly turned around, because on the opposite side, while she turned around, the hedgehog, who felt that he had found an opportunity, rushed up directly.

"Roar~~"

The whole body instantly curled into a ball, and long thorns sharper than steel stretched out densely. While rushing towards Yu Huan, they also formed dense pits on the sand-covered ground.

"Is that what a hedgehog calls?"

This was the second sentence that the dazed Honggu heard, and the next second he saw Hongjia in front of him... Even though the girl was facing the oncoming attack, there was no panic on her face. She just watched the hedgehog ball getting closer and closer to her, and she stretched out her hand woodenly, and a red ball floated up little by little.

"Heart of the Rising Sun... Master, do you want to transform?"

Seeing Yu Huan take out the Heart of the Rising Sun, the system immediately raised questions.

"Transform? Don't be ridiculous. I don't want to do that in front of outsiders...or men at that!"

As a boy, Yu Huan didn't dare to do this, let alone now that she's a girl. You know, transformation involves changing clothes. Although she doesn't know the actual situation, it's how it's played in anime, so she naturally thinks so. Therefore, let alone transforming in front of others, now that she's a girl, she even feels shy when transforming alone, not to mention...

"Besides, I've already become Kuuga, so turning into a magical girl at this point wouldn't be superfluous!"

"Master, what are you doing..."

Watching Yu Huan transform the Heart of the Rising Sun into a cane in the light, the system questioned... "Why are you holding a magic wand if you can't transform? Are you using it as a weapon for hand-to-hand combat?"

And the facts prove...it is true!

However, the way it was used was different from what the system imagined, where Kamen Rider would fight hand-to-hand with a magic wand. Instead, it was...

"Ding~~"

The red gem originally located in the center of the silver-white belt on Yu Huan's waist suddenly made a slight sound, and then instantly turned from red to purple. Like a chain reaction, the red armor on Yu Huan's body instantly turned silver-white, and purple stripes extended to the edge of the armor. At the same time, the originally red big eyes also instantly turned dark purple!

"Om~~"

At the same time, not only the armor, but also the Heart of the Rising Sun, which was originally a mixture of pink and silver-white, slowly turned into a long sword with purple edges and silver-white body under the illumination of the purple light!

Titan form, Director Earth Warrior!

As a loyal Kamen Rider fan, Yu Huan naturally knew very well what form of Kuuga's armor was suitable for what situation. There was no need for him to dodge the attack in front of him, because according to the system's exploration results, the level of this thing was only C level, while his own Kamen Rider armor after the magic modification was B level!

Although in Yuhuan's current situation, the Kuuga Armor can only be opened to the initial four modes at most, and it cannot do anything about the later enhanced modes, let alone Heime, but at least it is enough to deal with a hedgehog!

"Hey~"

The communication with the system is carried out in the consciousness, so it only takes a short moment. Just when Yu Huan had just finished, densely packed sharp eyes appeared in front of him. Seeing this, Yu Huan immediately blocked the eyes with the long sword in his right hand, and resisted the opponent's attack amidst violent sparks. At the same time, he clenched his left hand into a fist... and attacked!

"Bang~"

The huge impact force directly made the big hedgehog fly backwards, while on the other hand, there was not even a scratch on Yu Huan's side, which showed his defensive strength.

"continue!"

The attack was successful, and before the big hedgehog could react, Yu Huan on this side had already taken the initiative to attack with a sword in hand.

"Ho ho ho~~"

He got up from the ground and shook his dizzy head. When he looked up, the big hedgehog saw Yu Huan rushing towards him with a sword. He immediately let out an angry cry and suddenly turned around. The next second, the sharp thorns on his back were like countless arrows rushing towards Yu Huan.

“Ding ding ding ding ding~~”

The pleasant sound was filled with a chilling murderous intent. Sharp spikes hit Yu Huan's armor at the speed of bullets, but were bounced off in an instant, causing no harm to Yu Huan at all. Yu Huan, who was rushing forward, simply used the long sword in his hand to block the sharp spikes that were shot at his eyes. Apart from that, he decisively ignored everything else and rushed straight forward.

The slow speed is a disadvantage of the Titan mentality, but compared with the fat body of the hedgehog, it is much more agile. Therefore, after withstanding a wave of attacks from the opponent, Yu Huan arrived in front of the opponent in just a dozen steps. Before the opponent had time to turn around, the purple gem on the hilt of the sword in his hand suddenly emitted a dazzling light, and then Yu Huan raised the sword high in his hand and slashed it directly!

Pfft~~

As expected, the big hedgehog was cut in half with one stroke. Under the bloody corpse, a shiny gray crystal fell directly to the ground and rolled to Yu Huan's feet.

"Oh, what luck! A crystal exploded!"

Well, it is actually an energy crystal, an energy body in the body of a strange beast. However, not every strange beast has this thing. Therefore, even after hunting strange beasts for a week, Yu Huan is still very short of this thing. After all, this is the only prop that can be modified at present!

Of course, in addition to the energy crystal, Yu Huan naturally couldn't let go of the big hedgehog's corpse. He immediately turned his wrist and wanted to let the system start to "touch the corpse", but the next second he suddenly remembered that he was not the only one present. Yu Huan immediately turned his head and looked at Hong Gu who was confused from beginning to end behind him, and asked:

"Hey... do you want to share some?"

Everyone who sees it gets a share. After all, there are three small ones there, enough to fill his stomach. Therefore, Yu Huan is quite generous with the food that he obviously cannot finish.

"Uh……"

Honggu couldn't come back to his senses for a long time after hearing Yuhuan's words. After all, he had just witnessed the brutal scene. Now he saw the man in armor with blood on his body suddenly speaking to him. What's more important is that the voice he used was a cute loli voice that was completely different from this mighty armor. Honggu's brain short-circuited and he couldn't come back to his senses in time.

"Uh uh... uh... well, then... well, then... thank you very much!"

After a stuttering sentence, Hong Gu almost slapped himself the next second... Scavengers have their own rules. Whoever kills something owns it. The Thousand Needle Beast in front of him was killed by the other party with a single blow. In a sense, it wasn't just him, the two guys lying over there were also rescued by the other party. Forget about sharing the other party's prey. If he didn't prepare some life-saving gifts for the other party, he would be ungrateful. And what did he just do? He actually agreed?!

"Um... no, I... I mean..."

However, when he was about to explain something, Yu Huan had already taken action.

"Bang~~"

A huge shadow suddenly appeared in front of him. The sudden impact made Honggu sit back on the ground. When he saw clearly what the black shadow in front of him was, his eyes became even more dull.

"This...this is..."