Magical Girl's Knight Brother

There was silence on the other end of the phone.

After a long time, a trembling voice was heard.

"Sister Tan, cough, cough me."

The voice didn't sound like that of a young girl at all, but rather extremely hoarse and low.

“I’m afraid I’m in trouble here.”

Chapter 112 Same goal

Inside the Home Inn in Yucheng.

The bathroom door opened, and clouds of hot steam filled out.

Water droplets slowly slid down the wall. The girl was wrapped in a white bath towel. She stood in front of the mirror and stretched out her slender fingers to wipe away the mist.

In the mirror, her hair was wet and stuck to her cheeks, with a few strands hanging down to her collarbone. On her neck, there were hideous marks that were red and a little purple.

The girl raised her hand and gently stroked the scar on her neck. Her movements were extremely gentle, but it still caused a dull pain.

At this moment, a worried voice came from the phone on the table.

"Nana, what happened?"

Tan Zhixin seemed like a completely different person. Her previous laziness was gone and she became serious instead.

As the supporter and contact of many magical girls, she values each of her sisters very much and also pays attention to their safety.

"I followed the information you provided me and tried to patrol my area. I was just giving it a try, but I did find it."

The girl's voice was extremely hoarse, and every time she spoke, or even every time she breathed, she felt a burning pain in her throat.

But even so, she still endured the discomfort and continued speaking.

"You're right, Sister Tan. Those foreign demons are indeed carrying out some plans. They are secretly cultivating alien beast eggs!"

Hearing this, a faint light flashed in Tan Zhixin's eyes, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Tang Zijun not far away.

Tang Zijun remained standing, with no intention of disturbing her call, but he quietly pricked up his ears, listening to the voice on the other end of the line.

At such a close distance, even if Tan Zhixin didn't turn on the hands-free mode, Tang Zijun could still clearly hear the girl's words.

"Are you in any danger?" Tan Zhixin immediately made sure of the other party's safety.

"It's okay." The girl on the other end of the phone forced a smile, but this slight movement caused pain, and she couldn't help but frown.

Covering the wound on her neck, the girl continued, "I was planning to continue observing the situation, but I didn't expect that they would discover me before I could even make a move."

"Fortunately, that guy didn't know much about my methods. I spent a lot of money and finally saved his life."

Tan Zhixin took a deep breath. She was quite familiar with the strength of this sister. Even among the magical girls she knew, she was considered one of the stronger ones.

The opponent's combat capability must have reached an unimaginable level, as he was able to put her in danger and barely save her life.

"Is it Sir Skeleton?" Tan Zhixin's voice was a little low.

Tan Zhixin herself is quite familiar with the various jurisdictions managed by the magical girls who can be contacted. After receiving Qin Nan's message, she immediately contacted the magical girls who had conflicts with Skeleton Lord.

Nana's jurisdiction happened to be connected to the territory under the command of Sir Skeleton, so she directly targeted the terrifyingly powerful heretic demon.

"Oh, if it was him, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to call you." The girl walked out of the bathroom and slumped on the bed. "It's Qiong Niu, a cadre under Lord Skeleton."

Hearing this, Tan Zhixin lowered her eyes, a hint of worry on her face. "If I remember correctly, the gaps in your jurisdiction aren't high enough to warrant a cadre's approval, right?"

The girl knew what Tan Zhixin meant. In fact, she was also a little bit unbelieving when she was attacked.

When the negative energy in the real world reaches a critical point, the gap between it and the inner world will open accordingly, but this channel is very small and subtle at first, and will only expand when the negative energy soars.

This is also the reason why magical girls can master magic and grow little by little. Otherwise, those senior officials in the other world would just show up, and the newly born magical girls would have no chance of resisting at all.

During the time the girl was on duty, the negative energy in Yucheng had been brought under control. Although it did not disappear, it was growing relatively slowly. It was impossible for a cadre-level heretic demon to appear.

"I'm also surprised. The negative energy in Yucheng hasn't fluctuated much recently. Logically, there's no reason for someone of his level to be here."

"Perhaps he didn't descend from my jurisdiction. Didn't my sister mention before those unusually agitated Outer Path Demon phenomena, and the cases of high-level Outer Path Demons descending into cities without a gap to harm people?"

"Are you trying to say that the heretic demon has found a passage outside the gap to descend into the real world?" Tan Zhixin frowned.

Leaning on the soft pillow, the girl glanced at the little frog beside her and suddenly thought of a possibility.

"Sister Tan, is it possible that those guys in the mirror did it?"

The guy in the mirror?

Tan Zhixin turned to look at Tang Zijun, and Tang Zijun spread his hands with an innocent look on his face.

"Probably not." Tan Zhixin retracted her gaze and continued, "I have a general idea of the situation. Don't overthink it. Rest for the next two days. I'll arrange for the sisters nearby to come and support you."

"Let Sister Fang come and ask her if she is free. I miss her a little bit, but unfortunately she hasn't replied to my messages." The girl said excitedly.

"You were just too enthusiastic last time. Your sister Fang has a boyfriend." Tan Zhixin smiled helplessly, then said seriously, "Be safe and keep in touch."

As if she could detect some seriousness in Tan Zhixin's tone, the girl sighed and nodded.

"I know. I'll take good care of myself, don't worry."

After hanging up the phone, a document popped up on the laptop on the tea table. On it was the coordinates of the location where Nana witnessed the strange beast egg in Yucheng.

The atmosphere in the flower shop returned to calm. Tang Zijun and Tan Zhixin looked at each other, and neither of them spoke first.

After a while, it was Tang Zijun who took the initiative to break the silence.

"It seems that you are under a lot of pressure here."

"We are facing more than just the threat of Sir Skeleton. Do you know how many senior officials across the country are threatening the security of the real world?" Tan Zhixin said casually.

Tang Zijun tilted his head slightly and spoke. "Tell me where the magical girl is being attacked. If I rush over now, maybe I can stop them in time."

Tan Zhixin was a little surprised, but more confused.

She stared at Tang Zijun in front of her quietly. "When did you greedy people become so kind-hearted?"

Tang Zijun opened his mouth, but in the end he did not choose to clarify the fact that he was not a greedy person. He knew that this matter was not so credible, so he followed the other party's words.

"Just think of me as being bored. It's undeniable that we're facing a disaster that threatens everyone, not just you."

"Don't forget, I also live in the real world. If the Outer Path Demons were to dominate, I would be in big trouble."

"But didn't you disappear for seven years?" Tan Zhixin said with her arms folded.

"Do you want to continue discussing the recent history of the Greedy with me here, giving those Outer Path Demons time to leave, or are you willing to trust me for now and allow me to stop them before they leave?"

After the words fell, Tan Zhixin also fell silent.

After a moment of silence, she turned the laptop around and faced it towards Tang Zijun.

"The factory in the suburbs of Yucheng was attacked an hour ago. Those outsider demons have most likely already left."

“But they will always leave a mark.”

Tang Zijun turned slightly, then tilted his head and whispered.

"Please investigate the origins of that biological specimen. If you have any information, please contact Qin Nan immediately. She knows how to find me."

Tan Zhixin frowned immediately. What she least wanted now was for Qin Nan to have anything to do with the greedy person in front of her.

However, when she was about to look up and say something, in the blink of an eye, the armored figure had already disappeared in the flower shop without causing any ripples.

Looking at the empty doorway, Tan Zhixin was silent for a long time, and finally sat back on the sofa.

The breath of nature filled every corner, all shadows were covered by magic, and all strange visions disappeared. She knew that the other party had left.

"elder sister."

The green snake came to Tan Zhixin's side with its tongue spitting out, its eyes full of worry.

"I'm fine." Tan Zhixin shook her head slightly, then pursed her lips and looked at the photo frame.

She didn't know what Mr. Wolf Rider's purpose was, nor did she know why he wanted to help the magical girl, but for now, their goals were the same.

The actions and plans of the Outer Demon, or Sir Skeleton, have deeply threatened everyone. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, so for now, we should direct our attacks outward.

What's more, this Mr. Wolf Rider had already taken out the "gift".

Carefully observing the tiny and delicate skeleton specimen, the emerald green magic danced lightly around Tan Zhixin's fair fingers, emitting a faint fluorescence.

"Xiaoqing, don't you think this thing looks familiar?"

The green snake looked at the skeleton in the frame curiously, its eyes a bit strange. "If we talk about energy fluctuations, it does have some similarities to us, but I can't quite place it in my head."

"I once read about this in a book. It's not quite right to call it a book; to be more precise, it's an archive."

Tan Zhixin frowned slightly, constantly searching for memories about this thing in her mind. After a pause, her expression slowly relaxed.

"Do you remember?" Xiaoqing asked curiously.

"Um"

Tan Zhixin slowly put down the photo frame and stood up.

"It was Qin Nan who left it here with me back then."

"Her parents' belongings."

Chapter 113 Big Fish

At the Yucheng factory, it was already late at night.

On the glass of the locked terraced windows of the factory, a dark hand slowly stretched out in the moonlight, and then very quickly, Tang Zijun jumped down and landed on the ground.

He stood up slowly. Since it was his first time in this place and he was relatively unfamiliar with the place, Tang Zijun did not start to move immediately, but observed the surrounding environment first.

This kind of observation is not limited to vision. In an instant, Tang Zijun's hearing and smell were all mobilized, and he gradually explored the situation in the factory area bit by bit.

With a slight frown on his face, Tang Zijun felt something was wrong as soon as he arrived here.

The air was filled with a strong stench, which was difficult for ordinary people to detect, but Tang Zijun could tell that it was the breath of an external demon, and it was extremely powerful.

Unlike magical girls, Tang Zijun cannot simply rely on the perception of the "spiritual beast" to identify the strength of the enemy. He has always been accustomed to distinguishing by the strength of the breath.

Just like in the mountains and forests, powerful beasts will leave marks on their territory, and when other beasts approach, they will also smell the scent.

The first contact between wild beasts begins through breath.

Even cats will determine the fighting power of their opponent by its breath before fighting. This is a habit of wild animals and is also one of Tang Zijun's means of detecting dangerous areas.

At this moment, a powerful aura permeated the entire factory.

It feels like an ancient Colosseum, filled with bloodthirstiness and a strong fighting spirit, as if if you take another step forward, you will be watched by some powerful being.

After turning the corner of the factory, Tang Zijun soon saw the hideous crack on the ground.

The ground had been scorched black by the high temperature, and the crack extended from the road surface under the factory building to the darkness in the distance.

Is this where the magical girl was attacked?

Although he didn't know how strong Nana was, Tang Zijun could tell from the simple traces of destruction that it was a miracle that she was able to escape from the other party.

Tang Zijun had fought with many cadres before, and he knew very well how powerful the power generated by this negative energy was.

A fishy smell leaked out from the cracks in the factory building. Tang Zijun jumped lightly and landed on the roof in an instant.

After glancing at the iron railings melted by the high temperature and confirming the primary scene, Tang Zijun turned his gaze to the shadows below.

The ground there was still a little damp, and scarlet mucus mixed with some pieces of meat gathered behind the machine tool - this was the original location of the strange beast egg, but that egg had long since disappeared.

Sure enough, he was taken away.

These heretic demons are really carrying out some unknown conspiracy. If nothing unusual is discovered here, I am afraid that in a few hours, when the sun rises, these last traces will disappear completely.

No wonder she and the other magical girls hadn't noticed anything was wrong. The whereabouts of these heretic demons were too secretive, and coupled with the unrecognizable energy fluctuations of the monster eggs, it was hard to imagine how many monsters Sir Skeleton had created in such a long time.

Tang Zijun jumped down from the skylight at the top, and his feet touched the ground, causing a dull sound to echo in the factory.

After taking a quick look at the surrounding environment, Tang Zijun did not feel any gaps.

Logically speaking, if the heretic demon wanted to recycle the alien beast eggs, there should be corresponding gaps around them.

After a pause, Tang Zijun took the initiative to take a step forward and headed straight towards the mucus not far away. He needed to investigate the remains of this thing more carefully.

But when Tang Zijun moved forward about four meters, he suddenly stopped and the expression on his face changed.

In the silent factory hall, heavy breathing sounds were heard at some point.