Chapter 80: Snake Fang is Finished
“Injured pretty badly, huh…”
Wrapping bandages around Luo Shuangyue’s left shoulder, Monise let out a sigh.
“That magical beast was too strong; I feel like it has already touched the threshold of a Royal-class magical creature. Tsk, how could something like that appear in Xinghai City?”
The commotion caused by the appearance of a Royal-class magical creature could be described as cataclysmic; it was enough for the Magic Department to send a group of Blooming Level Magical Girls to lie in wait at the creature’s birthplace and subdue it right at its arrival.
However, the magical beast that Luo Shuangyue had just encountered had no signs of arrival whatsoever and appeared out of nowhere.
Rather than calling it a magical beast, it seemed more like a defective product forcibly catalyzed into existence. Its body would self-destruct amidst numerous clashes, and even if left alone, it would disappear in half a day at most.
Unfortunately, the consequences of leaving this thing unattended for half a day were far too severe, and neither Luo Shuangyue nor the magical girls could accept such an outcome.
“This is indeed a concerning issue… I’ve encountered similar situations before, injecting high concentrations of purified magical energy into biological entities can achieve this effect, and to create the opponent you encountered, the magical energy absolutely has to be Royal-class.”
As Monise bandaged Luo Shuangyue’s wounds, she murmured.
In conflicts involving evil organizations, such suicidal attacks were not uncommon. Some inhumane evil organizations would even kidnap innocents to use as expendables.
But the magical energy they used at most reached the Level class; Royal-class was impossible, let alone Royal-class.
After all, producing such a large amount of magical energy required a magical beast to continually provide its own magical energy, and there’s no powerful magical beast that could survive for such a long time.
Even if they did survive, those people couldn’t extract so much magical energy from such powerful creatures.
No matter how much they modified their bodies, the power limit of those monsters remained capped at Initial Bloom level. The Blooming Level and above were realms only accessible to Magical Girls and magical beasts.
In this world, the strongest are ultimately the Magical Girls.
“Royal-class magical creatures possess intelligence comparable to humans. If a Royal-class magical creature successfully survives the onslaught of the Magical Girls, will it hide and establish its own organization?” Luo Shuangyue frowned, having a faint bad feeling.
The news of a Royal-class magical creature hiding within human society, if it got out, would be akin to a nuclear bomb.
“…Not impossible. Heh, it seems that this tranquil pond is about to get turbulent soon.”
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“Royal-class? Are you sure it’s not a malfunction with the equipment?”
After the battle, the Magical Girls could rest, but the Magic Department wasn’t at the rest point; their work was just beginning.
The aftermath involved collecting various data from the battle, uploading it to the database, finding any potential loose ends, and so on.
These were all tasks for the Magic Department.
“Director, if one piece of equipment fails, that’s conceivable, but for all the equipment here to fail? That’s absolutely impossible!” A researcher in a white lab coat and black-rimmed glasses shook his head.
All the equipment on-site detected the magical energy of a Royal-class creature, which could only mean that Royal-class magical energy had indeed appeared here not long ago.
The monster was clearly something forcibly catalyzed with magical energy.
This evidence chain was definitely connected!
“Moreover, we discovered some items on-site: an unidentified person who died of poisoning and several members of Snake Fang. Based on their testimonies, we can basically confirm that the entity is the Tyrant Python.”
“Tyrant Python… Snake Fang?” The director’s expression showed contemplation. “I didn’t expect them to have a hand in this.”
The Magic Department in Illusion Mushroom City had always struggled to eradicate Snake Fang for many reasons, but primarily because they didn’t consider Snake Fang a target that needed to be dealt with. However, this time, Snake Fang might not escape this calamity.
Once they got linked to the Royal-class magical creature, no matter how powerful or influential they were, Blooming Level Magical Girls would be at every branch of their organization tomorrow, sweeping them all up.
The Magic Department had this capability; they just usually didn’t mobilize such force against a small organization.
After all, Blooming Level Magical Girls had their own missions and couldn’t leave easily.
But a Royal-class magical creature was reason enough for the Magic Department to react so intensely.
“Immediately report this news. A Royal-class magical creature has infiltrated human society. It seems the Magic Department has been too lenient with them over the years, letting them forget who cleared the rampant magical beasts from this land back in the day.”
A cold glint flashed in the director’s eyes; those who dared to touch that bottom line should not blame the Magic Department for demolishing their entire family.
Snake Fang is doomed!
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“Today, big brother won’t come home~ Why isn’t he coming home?” Sitting in Luo Shuangyue’s room, Luo Shuangxing hummed a cheerful tune while looking around the room.
She wanted to find evidence to prove that her brother was no longer her brother while he was away.
However, despite turning the entire room upside down, she found no valuable clues.
Luo Shuangyue’s room was very ordinary, completely lacking any features. Other than the necessary living items, it was almost bare.
The wardrobe that Luo Shuangxing had already rifled through had no abnormalities, just a few cheap and ordinary male outfits.
This made Luo Shuangxing feel a little sour inside; what kind of life is her brother living that it’s so pitiful?
“Shuangxing, did you find anything?” Xia Mo poked her head in from outside the room. She didn’t dare to rummage through Luo Shuangyue’s room; she only waited outside.
After all, her relationship with Shuangyue wasn’t as clearly defined, unlike Shuangxing and Shuangyue’s blood bond.
“Nothing. There’s nothing in big brother’s room, not even many clothes,” Luo Shuangxing shook her head helplessly. It seemed there was no breakthrough to be found here.
“However, it doesn’t matter if we can’t find leads here. As long as we can match big brother’s scent with that of the Dark Butterfly, he won’t be able to wriggle out of it!”
Not finding female clothing in Luo Shuangyue’s room was inconsequential. As long as Xia Mo could match the scents of the Dark Butterfly and Luo Shuangyue, that would be solid evidence!
Even though she hadn’t obtained this final proof yet, Luo Shuangxing had already determined that her good brother was that bad woman who loved to bully her.
