Chapter 14: Fierce Battle

“What do you mean? You should watch fewer of those weird things.”

Luo Xiao tapped Bai Jia’s head, but his own hands were weak—

He couldn’t affect Bai Jia, who had become an invincible magical girl, in the slightest.

“But Bai Jia still pretended to be in pain, shouting, ‘You hit me! I’m going to tell Grandma when I get back! I’ll tell her you’ve become a bad woman’s toy!’”

“Don’t talk nonsense! Miss Na Gou and I are just ordinary friends!”

“Wow, you’re even calling her ‘Miss Na Gou’ so intimately!”

“Sigh, you little rascal! Grandma has also met Miss Na Gou, and she thinks she’s a good person.”

“What?! Even Grandma…”

‘…with you two nutty pair, it’s truly the bitter fruit of my past life’s evil deeds.’

‘Is this idiot my future master? How pathetic.’

“Little AI, don’t talk nonsense!”

After learning that Shaliya was the magical girl’s AI system, Bai Jia’s tone gained some confidence.

“You.”

Luo Xiao sighed, rubbed Bai Jia’s little head, “Alright, now we have important things to do. Do you remember which direction those two magical girls went?”

“Um, I don’t know. The two of them almost disappeared instantly in front of me.”

Bai Jia recalled carefully, shaking his head helplessly.

“I see…”

Luo Xiao thought for a moment.

‘Since I accepted Miss Na Gou’s power and became her chosen one, can I sense Miss Na Gou’s location through the resonance of Na Gou’s power?’

Saying that, Luo Xiao began to sink into his mind, feeling the inside of his body.

‘Come to think of it, he hadn’t tried using Na Gou’s power yet. Well, let’s give it a try—’

His thoughts drifted in the dim void, and a greenish glow emerged from the depths of his body, slowly extending to every meridian.

With Luo Xiao himself as the center, an invisible sphere expanded, gradually enveloping the surroundings.

Among them, some special things each took on different forms.

For example, the residual Na Gou and another force in the room appeared as green and red, while Bai Jia beside him was a pink-white charm light orb.

As the sphere’s range grew larger, Luo Xiao also felt some pressure on his shoulders.

Finally, beneath the sphere, Luo Xiao sensed familiar rotting energy and a berserk bloody aura, engaged in fierce battle, intertwining and contending!

“They’re below… It seems to be the morgue.”

Luo Xiao opened his eyes, but found Bai Jia in front of him with a shocked expression, looking at him worriedly.

“Luo Xiao, are you okay?”

Luo Xiao was stunned, then looked down, his pupils widening—

The body under his clothes had taken on a rotten, filthy state, with countless indescribable things wriggling under his skin, a stench assailing him, yet Luo Xiao felt no nausea or discomfort, even feeling some comfort and peace.

For a moment, Luo Xiao was also startled, but the next moment he realized that this was the symptom after trying to use Na Gou’s power.

“It’s fine. Just think of it as my battle mode.”

Luo Xiao smiled at Bai Jia.

“What battle mode? This obviously looks very wrong!”

Bai Jia’s eyes were full of worry.

“Luo Xiao, you haven’t really fallen into a bad woman’s hands, have you? Don’t be afraid, I’m a magical girl now, I can protect you!”

Luo Xiao shook his head and said solemnly, “Bai Jia, Miss Na Gou saved me. She really isn’t a bad person. Even if you don’t believe her, please believe me.”

“I—”

Bai Jia wanted to say more, but seeing Luo Xiao’s determined expression, finally gave up.

“Fine, but you must let me meet that Na Gou properly later!”

“Of course, no problem.”

Luo Xiao smiled and patted Bai Jia’s head.

For some reason, Bai Jia’s cheeks suddenly flushed a lot.

‘Is it the influence of Se Nie’s power? Normally, when Bai Jia was touched before, he just took it as a joke.’

Luo Xiao tilted his head, decided to put these matters aside for now, and go help Miss Na Gou.

—

Annie’s great sword was mighty with each swing, grinding away the filth around her.

Xia Lan’s body was already covered with eyes and mouthparts, worms falling from the gaps, merging into the ground as nutrients that corroded the earth.

At this moment, the morgue floor was already rotten beyond recognition, pus flowing freely, greenish fungal mats covering every possible foothold, countless terrifying filth growing and devouring on the fungal mats, finally attacking Annie.

Then, they were destroyed by Annie’s powerful absolute stats.

It seemed that Xia Lan had the advantage.

But she knew that Annie was just deliberately enjoying this feeling; after all, an opponent like herself was not something Annie could encounter often.

A rare dessert should be savored slowly—that was probably her thought.

When she felt it was enough, she would use her real skills.

Sure enough, before long, a crimson light bloomed on Annie’s body.

“I suppose if we continue at this pace, you’ll feel bored too.”

Annie’s mouth twisted.

“Then, I guess I should get serious.”

Without a response, Xia Lan immediately retracted her power, preparing to counter Annie’s next attack.

The next moment, Annie’s great sword burst with brilliant crimson blood light.

A vast blood mist spread through the morgue with high temperature, the scorching blood energy burning all the surrounding bacteria and filth to ashes, turning them into corpses.

The red occupied half of the morgue, standing in opposition to Xia Lan’s Na Gou domain.

Annie’s figure was obscured by the crimson blood mist, and even Xia Lan’s perception could not detect the movements on the other side.

‘Is something coming?’

Xia Lan was ready at all times.

Five seconds, ten seconds, thirty seconds…

For a full minute, there was no movement from the blood mist.

Xia Lan frowned.

‘Was she waiting for her to show an opening?’

But no matter what, continuing to wait like this was too stupid.

Xia Lan put her palms together, extended them forward, and aimed her fingertips at the blood mist.

Instantly, filth, decay, and Na Gou’s power gathered at Xia Lan’s fingertips, forming a dark green orb.

The orb expanded and was compressed repeatedly, and within its core, countless bacteria and viruses multiplied frantically, turning the small ball into a deadly “life” bomb.

Just as the orb was about to be fired, a movement finally came from the blood mist.

A flash of red flew out from the blood mist, the immense force producing bursts of sonic booms, heading straight for Xia Lan!

Xia Lan’s expression stiffened, and she immediately fired the orb, colliding with the red in a flash.

In an instant, a massive explosion of energy erupted, the terrifying impact almost lifting the entire hospital building—

In fact, if Xia Lan hadn’t used Na Gou’s power to reinforce the morgue, or if Annie had let loose a bit more, the battlefield would have long since exceeded this small morgue.

As the smoke cleared, Annie’s great sword flew to the side and embedded itself in the ground.

That was the red that had just flown out.

“Whoosh, finally,” Annie reappeared, this time with a satisfied expression on her face.

“After making me wait so long, just that level of attack?”

Xia Lan’s expression was serious.

“I originally wanted to wait for you to let your guard down. Looks like next time I’ll just go straight to fighting for fun, no more of these roundabout tricks.”

Annie leaned on the great sword, crossing her legs.

“That move just now—I’ve never seen it before. Did you create it?”

“Maybe.”

“…Just as the young lady said, Doctor Xia back then used a completely different process from us when modifying you.”

Annie’s gaze fixed on Xia Lan.

“Hoo~ I suppose she must be mistaken.”

“After all, why is it that as a magical girl, your strength is a notch higher than ours? The company’s researchers have always been puzzled.”

Annie smiled.

“Since Na Gou’s own strength doesn’t surpass other magical girls, it’s probably because Doctor Xia used some special process back then.”

“Who knows.”

“It’s fine if you don’t say it. We’ll find out eventually.”

Annie raised her great sword again.

“Then, second round, begin…”

Just as Annie’s attention was all on Xia Lan, a green shadow attacked Annie from behind!