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Chapter 15, The Test
The magical fragments swirling between heaven and earth dyed the hazy sky with vibrant colors.
The large-scale operation of so many magical girls caused the magical energy fluctuations in the entire area to become chaotic. Hidden beneath this chaotic fluctuation, the gathering of obscure and dark magical energy was difficult for anyone to detect.
Cheng Chen leaned back in the van, sipping his coffee.
He wasn't good at perception; he only sensed that things were slowly changing based on his fifth-level instincts.
She glanced subtly in Congcong's direction and murmured to herself.
"Eager to test the waters, are you?"
The moment the words left his mouth, a tremor began to emanate from beneath his feet, followed by a deafening explosion and a surge of almost frenzied magical power mixed in with the torrential rain.
"roar!!"
The blue crocodile burst from the ground and leaped into the air, its dark body casting a shadow that covered the entire parking lot from afar.
"Producer!"
Startled, the assistant spilled coffee all over the floor and hurriedly turned to look at Cheng Chen.
Cheng Chen merely glanced at him indifferently, slowly raised his hand, aimed at the mountain-sized blue crocodile, and clenched his fist.
……
The raven was blown away by the immense magical power, tumbling an unknown distance before crashing into a wall.
When she looked up, the blue crocodile had its head lowered, its two dark eyes gleaming, its gaze fixed on her.
No, to be precise, it converged on the demon Han Chao, who had already turned into a corpse and lost all life.
The enormous and ferocious beast displayed extremely human emotions in that instant.
Indifference, disdain, a hint of anger, and the coldest killing intent.
Suddenly, the blue crocodile roared to the sky.
The immense magical power pressed down like a tsunami, almost suffocating Eya instantly.
"Ugh..."
She instinctively wanted to condense a cross-shaped spear of light to resist, but the magic wouldn't obey her commands.
All thoughts of casting spells remained unanswered.
Clang.
The giant scythe handle was driven into the ground. Beside Huiya, the rose was in no better condition. As the one who delivered the final fatal blow to kill Hanchao, she had to bear even more pressure than Huiya.
A cold wind blew by.
The raindrops in the sky froze, turning into countless icicles radiating a chilling aura, instantly locking onto all the magical girls who were frantically fleeing in the park.
Even if the president of the Magical Girl Association were to personally come here, it would probably take a fierce battle to defeat a fourth-tier "evil god" level monster, let alone them.
The next instant, ice spikes shot out like a storm.
As if sensing its own riddled state, Eya instinctively closed its eyes.
one second.
two seconds.
three seconds.
The world was deathly silent, and the expected pain did not come.
Only a gentle breeze brushed across the girl's forehead, and that was all.
"...How...is this possible!?"
She heard the sound of someone kneeling down beside her, and incredulous mutterings, so she slowly opened her eyes.
An icicle was just centimeters away from her.
Behind the ice spikes was the calamity beast, Blue Crocodile, trembling and struggling, gripped in the palm of a gigantic black arm that appeared out of nowhere in the void.
"What...is this?"
The crow revealed the same expression as the rose.
The black arms resembled a dense, clustered shadow, looking ferocious but emanating no aura whatsoever.
magic?
How can such a massive amount of magical power be gathered to cast a spell of this scale?
The arm appeared in the blink of an eye, without any warning.
A deathly silence spread within the massive magic circle's seal, and the magical girls simply stared blankly into the air.
No one speaks.
There was complete silence, without any noise.
The series of unexpected events temporarily impaired his ability to think, and the fear stemmed from the very existence of the black arm—its grotesque appearance could not possibly be the magic of a magical girl!
There's another one nearby: a demon and a calamity beast that could easily take down the Blue Crocodile!
"Someone you know?"
Suddenly, Rose asked Crow a question, but the latter only looked puzzled.
"What?"
"...No, it's nothing."
Rose shook her head and used her giant scythe to support herself on the floor as she stood up.
She did not explain that the spell that seized the blue crocodile's arm was not the same as the spell that stopped the ice spikes from shooting out; the caster protected them with another spell while stopping the blue crocodile from moving further.
Meow~
A cheerful meow suddenly rang out in the sky, and a gigantic cat head, like a fleeting shadow, suddenly covered the sky, opening its blood-red maw and snapping down at the blue crocodile.
Another series of gasps erupted.
When the magical girls came to their senses, the black arm and the blue crocodile had vanished into thin air.
The cat's head that flashed by just now seemed to be just an illusion.
Unconsciously, Huiya breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Cimei with renewed vigor.
Even though the unexpected event has passed, their story is far from over.
Just then—
"Everyone, come back to the assembly point. Check your phone for your location."
A detached voice suddenly rang in my ears.
The impulse within Eiya suddenly ceased.
She glared angrily at Thorn Rose, as if trying to memorize her appearance completely, before taking flight under Thorn Rose's strange scrutiny and disappearing into the distance as a black streak of light.
……
In the distance, at the parking lot, Cheng Chen withdrew his hand.
Bai Xing had returned sometime earlier, and tossed a small lizard that looked like a gecko at his feet, which she kept poking at with her claws.
Cheng Chen glanced at it briefly before looking away: "It seems that after all these years, there are still people in Yincheng who remember me. I don't recall any of the mortal enemies I offended here back then remaining."
"The producer?"
Congcong tilted his head.
She saw Cheng Chen make his move, but now she pretended to be completely oblivious, acting as if she hadn't noticed anything.
Cheng Chen was too lazy to investigate what she was thinking or whether she was involved in today's test.
"The scene will be handled by the Magical Girl Association. Today's practical training session is over. Once all the trainees have arrived, return to the company immediately."
After saying this, he got back into the van, the door blocking Congcong's view.
"OK."
The assistant lowered his head and answered immediately.
Half a minute later, Lingxia returned first.
The downpour barely soaked her; she still looked exquisite and lovely.
"Oh my god, producer, did you see that? That was really scary! I almost got killed by the monster!" She exclaimed as soon as she got back, looking relieved and scared.
In reality, when the incident occurred, she was about 100 meters away from the scene and hadn't even entered the area where the demon was hiding; she was observing from the edge.
Cheng Chen glanced at her indifferently, and Ling Xia stuck out her tongue and stopped talking.
When Zhu Lei returned, his chest was bulging.
Her dress was covered with a layer of dreamy, flame-like veil over the red fabric, and inside that veil was a nest of squirrels, munching on peanuts with both hands, peeking out curiously.
Upon seeing the group, Zhu Lei was startled and lowered her head, obediently getting into the back seat of the van.
The raven was the last to return.
Compared to the two who hadn't changed their clothes, she looked rather thin.
Her black hair was wet from the rain, falling loosely around her ears and temples, her delicate magical girl hair accessories swaying wildly, and the ends of her hair clinging to her cheeks.
She nodded slightly to Cheng Chen as a greeting.
Then he bent down and climbed into the car, walking towards the empty back seat next to Candle Tears.
"Do you know that magical girl?" Cheng Chen asked calmly.
The raven stopped moving and turned its head toward him.
"Get some rest."
He closed his eyes and ended the conversation.
Huiya's expression darkened, but he still silently sat down in the back seat.
On the way back to the company, the atmosphere in the car was somewhat somber. Even Lingxia, who usually liked to joke around and tease others, shrank her neck and remained silent.
Things only changed when the Yinfu Entertainment building came into view.
Jiang Fei was waiting at the company entrance early.
As soon as the car came to a stop, she came to greet us.
"Something's happened." Jiang Fei said succinctly, then her gaze fell on Huiya. "Someone from the association reported that you attacked other magical girls without provocation. Do you have any explanation for that?"
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