Living with a magical girl, but a weirdo cadre

　Urged on by Yuan An Apophis's cries of "Run! Murasame! Run!", Murasame, as its host, was somewhat speechless.

　"..." At first, they shouted "Collapse, retreat, sell, and run!" Later, seeing that they might have an advantage, they shouted, "Who will eat whom is still uncertain! Hahaha!" In the end, realizing that they couldn't beat the opponent, they shouted "Run away" again.

　This is no ordinary cowardly lizard; we must strike hard!

　Cong Yu originally intended to make this comment, but she had to admit...

　He looked at the wound that had been slashed open by Source Darkness Apophis, now constantly healing, yet still oozing black mud.

　Cong Yu felt a little uneasy.

　"go!"

　After saying this, Cong Yu, as the host of Source Darkness Apophis, still made the same choice—quickly disappearing into Li Township.

　It's gotten so juicy... These harpies, they just have to get juicy.

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　[Source Darkness Apophis: Children, I'm back!]

　As Yuan An Apophis's voice rang out, Cong Yu returned to her home in Lixiang, holding the hourglass that was still working.

　At this moment, the black sand in the hourglass flows slowly, gradually turning white... symbolizing the purification of the snake scales.

　"Phew... finally back."

　Cong Yu let out a long sigh of relief, but the moment her body relaxed, she suddenly felt dizzy.

　Physical exhaustion and mental exhaustion are intertwined.

　How should I put it? There's a kind of...

　The urge to just lie down and sleep...

　Fortunately, although the battle just now did not achieve a decisive breakthrough, they at least obtained valuable intelligence.

　Upon Cong Yu's return, the people sitting on the sofa who were waiting stopped asking about Miss Chi You's condition.

　Miss Chiyou can see beyond Lixiang, and it is through this that everyone can inquire about Congyu's safety.

　Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon Cong Yu's safe return.

　Then...

　"so……"

　Lan Tianzhu spoke up, intending to ask about Cong Yu's experiences, but before she could say anything...

　"Congyu-chan!"

　Yaochuan Guang's voice came from the kitchen. After hearing Cong Yu return, she quickly ran out with a concerned and worried look in her eyes.

　She ran up to Cong Yu, first looking him up and down, then touching him thoroughly to check if he was injured.

　But to be fair...

　If Cong Yu is injured, she will recover quickly. But if it's a serious injury that takes a long time to heal...

　Therefore, it's highly likely that Cong Yu won't be able to return.

　Therefore, the idea that "Yaochuan Guang discovered Congyu was injured" is almost impossible... This might also be a form of survivor bias.

　"I am fine."

　Cong Yu said this, then smiled slightly, patted the dog's head, and then lay back on the sofa in a relaxed tone: "I'm just a little tired."

　Is that so? That's wonderful...

　Yaochuan Guang breathed a sigh of relief and then sat down next to Cong Yu, while Lantian Zhu continued the topic they hadn't finished talking about earlier.

　"So just how strong is that giant serpent?"

　Cong Yu's expression turned serious at this question, and he hesitated slightly: "Very strong... and the issue isn't whether the opponent is strong or not, but rather that they are the rarest kind..."

　Although it might seem a bit like boosting others' morale while diminishing one's own...

　But Cong Yu felt she still needed to make one point clear.

　Cong Yu took a deep breath, then expanded on the explanation: "Fortunately, the giant snake's scales are not endless."

　"Although the snake scales seem to be endless, every time we destroy some of them and add them to the hourglass... the total number of snake scales will decrease."

　"Although this 'weakening' is negligible, it at least proves that it is not invincible... it just needs enough time."

　To Cong Yu's words, Lan Tianzhu's voice was quite calm and indifferent: "So, as long as we keep depleting the opponent's 'soldiers,' we can gradually wear down the giant serpent's power... That makes it simple."

　"..."

　"No... Although I can confirm that the snake scales are being depleted, the opponent's 'power' doesn't seem to be necessarily connected to the snake scales."

　Cong Yu said this, shaking his head with a helpless sigh, and described the previous situation between Yuan An and him, where they would "defend and you attack" and "attack and you defend," as well as the state of the giant snake after it was injured and spurted blood (or possibly mud).

　The snake scales are merely the giant snake's soldiers.

　The other [Source Darkness Apophis] manifested as the potential black mud, which was the opponent's true method.

　The concept of "anchoring probability"...

　When using it as her own power, Cong Yu only felt that it was useful and strong, but also consumed a lot of energy, so there was no need to use it.

　However, when this power appears on a giant serpent enemy that shows no signs of magical depletion and has a maximum margin for error...

　An unparalleled sense of "trickiness" permeated all my thoughts.

　This is too difficult! This is too difficult!!

　Holy crap! How could this Source Darkness Apophis be so evil? Who's in charge of managing things? Where are the security guards?!

　what?

　Another host of Source Darkness Apophis is another Murasame... Damn it, how could this Murasame be so wicked?!

　Who is Cong Yu? Who is Cong Yu?!

　Oh, I'm Cong Yu... Never mind then.

　"..." Cong Yu shook her head as she pondered the troublesome situation, and continued, "Moreover, that giant snake never made a move from the very beginning."

　Even when the black mud attacked, it seemed to be merely an instinctive self-defense mechanism... If the giant serpent really made a move, the situation might become even more troublesome.

　If possible, Cong Yu hopes that the other party can maintain that "retreating" state indefinitely, and then be killed.

　But this is uncertain...

　Normally, we should treat the opponent as an "invincible enemy"... We can assume that the opponent has two transformations.

　In its normal form, it constantly summons minions, and when hit, it will reflect damage (black mud), but it is a training dummy without an action bar.

　After being crippled (possibly), he will regain consciousness and enter the next stage... We can tentatively make that judgment.

　As Cong Yu thought this through and explained these things to everyone little by little... Miss Chi You's expression changed.

　This change in expression was similar to when Cong Yu first discovered Moira from her own world inside her Jormungandr train.

　It also resembled his expression when he discovered that the Jormungandr Train had been invaded by [Jormungandr Train: Serpent Scales].

　And this is indeed the case...

　"The outer walls of the Li village are getting thinner!"

　As Miss Chiyou said this, she suddenly stood up.

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　Chapter 50 Deadly 24 Hours

　Cong Yu had to admit that the other Cong Yu seemed to be using the snake scales very well... at least better than he was.

　At least I never imagined that the "Jormungandr Train" would erode and invade other people's barriers and small worlds.

　Of course, he's thought of that now.

　With the reminder of another version of himself, Cong Yu is now also able to do it, breaking through the barriers between Li Village, Fairy Village, Black Hole, and the present world.

　But there's absolutely no need to do that.

　"It will not help to fill the gaps in the Li villages."

　Miss Chiyou explained the situation, sensing the invasion of Lixiang: "At this rate, it will be breached in a day."

　As she said this, Miss Chi You gently closed her eyes.

　Feeling the black snake scales covering the area as they gnawed at the outskirts of Li Village... or perhaps it could be called erosion.

　Chi You could clearly sense that those dark masses were constantly eroding the Li village, as if countless tiny blades were cutting through the barrier of the world.

　It will probably break open a day later.

　Before Cong Yu could say anything, Moirai spoke first: "Although I had expected it, it still came very quickly and abruptly... just like the last cycle."

　Only one day left, it's gone by so fast.

　"Times of Day……"

　Cong Yu murmured softly, but he quickly made a judgment and opened his mouth... but before he could say anything...

　"I'll inform Xiankui and the others, as well as the group and the Monster King."

　Hong spoke first, then quickly took out her phone and began composing a message: "Lixiang needs everyone to be prepared for battle, right?"

　Cong Yu paused for a moment at Hong's words, then nodded, preparing to say something else...

　Xiao Cui spoke first, saying, "Sister Xian Kui already knows what happened before... Hmm, should we notify the Star Alliance? The giant serpent's firepower has probably been drawn away by us."

　Cong Yu, who had been "ready to speak" but was interrupted, looked at Xiao Cui and began to think about how to speak.

　Before that, Lan Tianzhu spoke first—

　"Notification: In times like these, we need to stand together... and we also need to share intelligence with pilots from other worlds."

　As she said this, Lan Tianzhu turned her head and glanced at Bai Leliu, who was temporarily staying in their community, and her pilot friend's machine gun.

　At this very moment, with the help of the special mechs, the production line for the special mechs has been basically completed.

　They are gradually starting to produce advanced mechs.

　Moirai, on the other hand, chose to respond: "I'm going to build the gates of the Mech Warriors in Lixiang, and then summon all the angels..."

　With that, Moirai took a deep breath and said seriously, "It's time to prepare for the final battle."

　Cong Yu: "..."

　Hmm, these people have said everything I wanted to say, so what am I supposed to say?

　Amid this hesitation, Cong Yu suddenly realized that everyone had already explained what they were going to do next.

　There's nothing more to add.

　They've all grown up and matured.

　So Cong Yu just smiled and nodded, then, as if remembering something, asked, "Then, where will the snake scales rush into Li Township?"

　Miss Chiyou took a moment to process Cong Yu's words.

　"Hmm, Britain... there's a city called Canterbury nearby, it's probably around there."

　Cong Yu pondered Chi You's words for a moment, then immediately showed a nostalgic expression.

　"Ah, what a coincidence... A long time ago, there was a town nearby called 'Thyson Town,' and next to that town was a village called Itoro."

　As she said this, Cong Yu, who had initially said "what a coincidence," became thoughtful: "That's where I and the Saint King were born."

　To be more precise, that area should be considered his hometown...

　However, as he spoke, he realized something.

　"Hmm... is this really a coincidence?"

　As Cong Yu spoke, she pondered that if the "giant snake" was "another version of herself," perhaps it was the other person who wanted to go and see it.

　Is this considered going back to one's hometown in some sense?

　Yaochuan Guang seemed quite interested in what Congyu said, and asked, "Eh? Congyu-chan's hometown?"

　It's obvious at a glance that Yaochuan just wants to go have fun.

　In such a serious and critical moment, it's probably a good thing that Yaochuan Guang can still maintain this happiness and ease...