High above the sports equipment room, in the sky.
Amber Flowing Light hovered in front of the rift, the strong wind whipping her skirt about.
What lay on the other side of the rift?
Amber Flowing Light was very curious, but the instructors from the General Bureau had strictly warned her never to stare directly into a rift.
Still, she couldnāt resist.
She tried to peer through the chaotic colors for just a glance.
One look was all it took.
A powerful wave of dizziness and nausea slammed into her brain, accompanied by a sharp ringing in her ears.
Amber Flowing Lightās face turned pale as she quickly averted her gaze.
This was while she was protected by magic power.
If ordinary people down below had looked, they might have suffered a mental breakdown.
She glanced down at the sports field.
Sure enough, a few students who had ignored the warnings and looked back were already foaming at the mouth and fainting, being dragged away by teachers.
What a huge pain.
Amber Flowing Light took a deep breath and stretched, interlacing her fingers to loosen her stiff body.
The support signal had already been sent. Reinforcements would arrive soon.
But until thenā¦
With a thought, a pale orange magic circle appeared before her.
She reached into it and pulled out a white-and-orange magic staff.
The staff felt weightless in her hand. She spun it skillfully, performing two elegant flourishes.
Before the seniors arrive, let me warm up properly!
***
At the same time, inside the equipment room in the corner of the field.
āMaster! I can feel it!ā
Bai Ning suddenly clutched her chest, her expression serious as she lowered her voice.
āThe sky is crying out! The earth is trembling! Could it be that another powerful being has intervened?ā
āā¦Thatās just the idol using her skills.ā
Lu Yushan sighed helplessly and pointed at the tightly closed door.
āYour job is to guard that door. Itāsā¦ the blind spot of the barrier. Donāt let anyone come in, okay?ā
āYes! I swear to protect the Absolute Territory with my life!ā
Bai Ning immediately stood ramrod straight with her back against the door, closing her eyes to listen for any movement.
Is that how youāre supposed to use āAbsolute Territoryā?
Lu Yushan complained inwardly.
With Bai Ning distracted, Lu Yushan walked over to the dusty window and looked outside.
In the center of the sports field, lumps of semi-transparent slime were wriggling about.
Are theseā¦ slimes?
Lu Yushan frowned slightly.
They looked like a mix of jelly and paste, with rocks and debris trapped inside their bodies.
His first thought was of the slimes from isekai stories.
āAmber Ā· Cloud Piercer!ā
A delicate shout rang out from the sky.
A pale orange magic missile trailing a long tail of flame shot out and accurately struck a slime trying to crawl toward the school building.
Boomā!
The slime exploded, turning into a puddle of dark green remains.
The rift in the sky began to twist and shrink.
After the last, noticeably larger giant slime fell through, the rift snapped shut and vanished completely.
He had to admit, opening the rift right in the middle of the sports field was quite a deliberate choice.
Time to get to work!
Seeing no more monsters spawning and the rift closed, Amber Flowing Light moved again.
She rapidly gained altitude and hovered directly above the center of the field.
She closed her eyes. As she chanted silently, layer upon layer of orange magic circles unfolded beneath her.
āGrand Ceremony Ā· Bloom!ā
Accompanied by an energetic shout, countless orange magic missiles poured down like a torrential rain.
The scene was spectacular, resembling an enormous inverted spider lily enveloping the entire sports field.
Boomā Boomā Boom boom boomā!!
Explosions rang out one after another. The entire field was indiscriminately covered by a dazzling meteor shower.
Smoke and dust billowed, debris flew everywhere, and even the glass windows of the equipment room shook with a constant buzzing.
When the smoke finally cleared, most of the slimes had disappeared, leaving only puddles of slime, wreckage, and scattered debris.
āHah! Easy peasy!ā
Amber Flowing Light slowly descended from the sky.
To maintain her graceful image, she brushed her hair back while secretly wiping the cold sweat from her forehead.
Although that large-scale AOE was cool, it consumed too much magic power.
Her legs felt a little weak right now.
āSo cool! Amber Flowing Light!ā
āWife is number one in the world!!ā
Shouts came from inside the school building. Some students who hadnāt evacuated were leaning out of windows cheering.
Hearing the praise, Amber Flowing Light instantly recovered.
She puffed out her impressive chest, struck a victory pose, and basked in her moment of glory.
āAmber Flowing Light!ā
āAmber Flowing Light!ā
However, the situation changed abruptly.
Whooshā!
Amid the cheers, the remains of the giant slime that had been blown apart suddenly surged upward.
A thick, dark green tentacle shot out like a striking viper, heading straight for the unprepared Amber Flowing Light.
āWatch out!ā
A sharp-eyed girl screamed.
A confident smile appeared at the corner of Amber Flowing Lightās mouth, as if she had anticipated it.
With a light backward jump, her skirt fluttering, the tentacle brushed past the tip of her nose.
She then spun her staff in her hand and fired a point-blank magic missile.
Boomā!
The monster was obliterated, and the cheers around her erupted once again.
Another wave of weakness hit her.
Amber Flowing Light staggered before barely steadying herself.
Wow, Iām seriously so damn cool!
Just as Amber Flowing Light was praising herself inwardly, the ground beneath her feet suddenly shook violently.
She knew something was wrong and was about to take off to create distance.
But it was too late.
Rumbleā!
The ground beneath her collapsed with a thunderous crash.
Several thick green tentacles shot upward like prison bars, instantly sealing off all escape routes.
Before she could react, the magic staff in her hand was knocked away and swallowed into the massive green gelatinous body.
When the dust settled, a deathly silence fell over the area.
In the center of the sports field stood an enormous fused slime.
Its body was a huge, dark green semi-transparent mass, with dirt, grass, countless pieces of debris, and the recently swallowed magic staff floating inside it.
And Amber Flowing Lightā¦
She was hanging upside down in mid-air.
Two tentacles were tightly wrapped around her ankles, while another bound her right wrist, suspending her in a shameful spread-eagle position.
Even worse, under the pull of gravity, her skirt was slowly flipping downward uncontrollably.
ā!!!ā
Amber Flowing Lightās face turned bright red. She could only use her remaining free left hand to desperately press down on her skirt, guarding her final line of defense.
A magical girl and a tentacle monsterā¦ This is way too classic.
Inside the equipment room, Lu Yushan watched the scene through the gap and couldnāt help complaining inwardly.
This monster really understood how to generate clicks.
āDonāt look! No one is allowed to look!ā
Amber Flowing Lightās body swayed unsteadily as she shouted with a crying tone, her voice full of shame and anger.
But the more she shouted, the more heated the gazes from the school building became.
Even though the situation was extremely dangerousāif the magical girl lost, they would be nextāalmost no one was thinking about escaping.
Countless phone flashlights flickered from the windows. Someone could even be faintly heard cheering for the monster:
āGo, Tentacle Bro! A little higher!ā
āHang in there a bit longer! Let me get a video!ā
As if responding to the spectatorsā wishes, the slime extended a long, smooth, mucus-covered tentacle.
It moved slowly, almost teasingly, toward Amber Flowing Lightās hand that was desperately holding down her skirt.
āNoā¦ No no no!ā
Amber Flowing Light closed her eyes in despair, humiliated tears squeezing out from the corners of her eyes.
If her first public appearance ended with this kind of defeat CG being photographed, she really wouldnāt be able to live. She might as well retire on the spot.