Chapter 66: Clues from the Zoo
“Cough, damn Dark Butterfly, I will never let her go!”
“I advise you to stop making empty threats and hurry up to complete the task assigned by your leader. Xinghai City is not a place for you to act recklessly.”
“What do you mean! Do you look down on me? If I hadn’t been careless, I wouldn’t have been hurt by that yellow-haired girl!”
While Luo Shuangyue was training the magical girl to the point where she couldn’t even stand, the villain faction inevitably began to experience internal discord.
After the Tyrant Python was defeated by the Dark Butterfly, he became singularly focused on revenge, even putting aside the task assigned by the leader, which made his companions quite displeased.
Our task this time is to seize the sealing cards left by Bai Ye, rather than getting into a prolonged fight with the local snakes of Xinghai City.
Dealing with the Magic Department and the magical girls is already troublesome enough; if other local organizations get involved, the situation would be a complete mess. Even the leader of Snake Fang might not be able to handle it easily.
After all, there might be a magical girl hidden in Xinghai City with strength that could break the limits.
“I do look down on you! You had to rely on the poison of the King Snake just to escape from a Dark Butterfly. If Bai Ye hasn’t left and is actually hiding in Xinghai City, can you withstand even one of her attacks?” The Black-clad Man slammed the table heavily and scolded.
The Dark Butterfly is one of the strongest combat forces in Xinghai City, and her attitude is very clear: she would rather temporarily set aside her conflict with the magical girls to drive the Snake Fang out of Xinghai City.
As for other villains in Xinghai City, they have no intention of helping; the Magic Department is their enemy, and Snake Fang is too.
Two enemies going at it? They can’t wait to see both sides suffer, giving them an opportunity to develop.
Thus, this operation for Snake Fang is full of obstacles; one misstep could lead to a point of no return.
“I’ve already found out that the location where the Serpent King appeared back then is now the site of the Xinghai City Zoo. The sealing card is most likely there.” The Black-clad Man said with a serious face, “This operation must be carried out quietly!”
The Tyrant Python clenched his fists, his veins bulging on his forehead, but in the end, he just let out a low hum, tacitly agreeing with the Black-clad Man’s idea.
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“The zoo? Is that true?”
“It’s very likely. The Serpent King appeared at the current zoo site back then, and only the budding Bai Ye battled it for a whole day and night. She finally broke through to Initial Bloom and killed it. According to Bai Ye’s habit of sealing magical energy on the spot, the Serpent King’s sealing card should be in the zoo.”
Monise spoke with a hint of certainty.
After learning that Snake Fang’s target is Bai Ye’s sealing card, Monise immediately went to look through the data, ultimately finding these clues among a pile of documents.
“For the past few days, Black Dragonfly has been searching for clues in the zoo. Yesterday she reported that the atmosphere in the zoo has been quite abnormal lately, with a significant number of animals entering a state of unexplained agitation.”
“I suspect this state is due to the animals sensing the sealed magical energy of the Serpent King. Back in Bai Ye’s time, her sealing spells probably weren’t as mature as they are now. After all these years, it’s not impossible for the seal to have deteriorated.”
Luo Shuangyue nodded in understanding; it really made sense. No matter how talented her mother was, she wouldn’t have been very strong right after reaching Initial Bloom. Even when she tried to imitate her mother’s sealing magic, she could only seal the King Snake’s poison for a day. Her mother’s sealing of the Serpent King’s magical energy for so many years could be considered an extraordinary feat.
Now that there was a problem, it was quite normal.
“I’ll go to the zoo tomorrow and keep an eye on things.”
“Take Jiuye with you; her perception might come in handy.”
“Got it.”
After ending the call with Monise, Luo Shuangyue glanced at the night outside the window and then looked down at her phone.
How should she tell Xia Mo about this news? Should she climb through the window as usual, or be honest and tell her through a text?
“She’s been really tired today, so maybe it’s best not to disturb her rest…” She murmured quietly, making a decision.
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“Hmm… the zoo?”
Xia Mo, who had just finished showering and walked out of the bathroom, looked at the message from the Dark Butterfly, her expression suddenly becoming serious.
If there is a problem in such a crowded place, it would indeed be a huge issue.
“Sister Xia Mo, what are you looking at?”
Feeling a weight on her back, Xia Mo’s expression turned helpless. After learning her true identity, Luo Shuangxing had become particularly clingy.
Before, she only liked to tease Xia Mo about her relationship with Luo Shuangyue, but now Luo Shuangxing was hugging her directly, as if she wanted to steal her older brother away.
Nothing is tastier than dumplings, and nothing is more fun than a sister-in-law.
“Some things… Shuangxing, can you accompany me to the zoo tomorrow?” Xia Mo thought for a second and decided it was better to keep Luo Shuangxing in the dark about her relationship with the Dark Butterfly for now.
“The zoo? Of course I can!” Luo Shuangxing’s eyes lit up; they were going out to play together!
But soon, the light in her eyes vanished because she remembered she had class at the Magic Department tomorrow.
Which magical girl has to train and attend classes every day! Mine! Well, that’s no problem then.
“But I have class tomorrow.”
“Just take a leave. Say that I found some strange things at the zoo and that you’re accompanying me to investigate.” Xia Mo smiled, indicating that it was a trivial matter.
This way, she wouldn’t need to expose her connection with the Dark Butterfly, and it would also allow the Magic Department to enhance their surveillance over the zoo.
As for the source of the information, Xia Mo didn’t reveal it; she was just looking for a reason to hang out with her junior.
“Sister Xia Mo, you’re so bad! I thought you were a good student!” Luo Shuangxing puffed her cheeks and whispered.
“Hahaha, after all, I used to work really hard to find excuses when I was in school.”
Every magical girl is a master at skipping class, and the most common excuse is feeling unwell. Among ten magical girls, nine of them feel ill, and every couple of days they need to ask for leave to go to the bathroom during class.
And as her experience grew, Xia Mo found more and more excuses. Although she still felt embarrassed when lying, those reasons ended up being increasingly convincing.
Including managing the current situation perfectly.
“By the way, since the two of us are going together, let’s invite Mimi as well.” Xia Mo patted her palm, not forgetting her other junior.
“She? I think maybe we should leave her out…”
“No saying that. Mimi is also our comrade!”
“Okay then…”
