The villainous magical girl's daily mission is to find fault.

Chapter 312 Encounter Battle

The magical girls possess formidable fighting abilities.

Even when magic is unavailable, they can still engage in close-quarters combat using their exceptional physical abilities.

However, this formidable fighting ability is not something one is born with.

Before becoming magical girls, they were all ordinary girls who needed to gradually hone their combat experience in their future lives in order to become powerful magical girls.

However, for Hyacinth, or for the entire Hyacinth Squad, their combat experience is far superior to that of other magical girls of the same generation.

Even veteran magical girls like Lily can't compare to them.

—They don't usually fight against beastly minions, but rather powerful monsters that are carefully manipulated.

Even witches, or a villainous magical girl squad led by Kokoro.

This gave the Hyacinth Squad ample experience in combat.

"To get the limited edition figure, you have to eliminate all the other teams."

Inside the Foxkov Central Mall, in the underground parking lot, the field mouse Hyacinth was quietly discussing tactical plans with the white mouse Iris beside her.

"...Should we go and collect the gold from the mall's vault?" Iris asked honestly.

"Nightingale should be back with the intelligence soon. While the mall's empty, we can head over to the vault and..."

"No, we're not going to the vault."

The field mouse hyacinth rejected the white mouse iris's idea, put away its highly customized assault rifle, and unfolded a shopping mall map.

It provided a very detailed map of the mall's overall condition and also marked an available evacuation point.

Whether it was Xin Yuehu's wicked sense of humor or the ultimate goal of this grand adventure, all the evacuation points on the outskirts of Foxkov City on the map were closed, leaving only this one evacuation point available.

This gave Hyacinth an idea.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the teams that have been scattered around collecting gold will soon be approaching this shopping mall."

"We need to investigate the details of this shopping mall as soon as possible, and then..."

"...stake out the evacuation point."

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The mall was unusually quiet.

Bai Lili walked along the wall in a supermarket, while her teammates, alert to their surroundings, advanced together.

"Bloodwort, lay tripwires and broadsword mines along the way. Cocklebur, where is the familiar we just spotted?"

"There's one patrol team at the supermarket entrance and two well-equipped patrol teams of four people each inside the mall."

"Very good... Our current supplies are still insufficient. We need to find a way to deal with the two groups of familiars to replenish our ammunition and armor."

"Four-leaf clover, follow me to the supermarket entrance and take out that group of guarding familiars."

White Mouse Lily made the arrangements, and the four of them quickly deployed their formation inside the supermarket, each fulfilling their respective duties.

As a veteran magical girl, Lily has ample combat experience and leadership skills, far surpassing Hyacinth, who is used to fighting alone, in terms of team command.

Even the well-coordinated Aquamarine Squad couldn't compare to her, let alone the Wheat Squad.

Just as the group approached the supermarket entrance and were about to deal with the familiars, a gray figure suddenly appeared in the clothing store across the street.

"Watch out for the other side!"

White Mouse Lily was startled. She immediately turned the gun she was aiming at the familiar and fired decisively at the gray figure!

"Da da da da da!!"

Gunfire erupted at the supermarket entrance.

The muzzle flash illuminated the gray figure:

A pair of wolf-like eyes peered at her from inside the sturdy bulletproof helmet. The moment the bullets flew toward her, she maneuvered, deftly dodging Bai Lili's line of fire, and slipped into cover.

Without a doubt, that was one of Kokoro's companions, the villainous magical girl Fenrir!

Feeling uneasy, Bai Lili dealt with the familiar that had discovered her and immediately called her teammates back into the supermarket to carefully scout the surroundings.

"...Was that Fenrir just now?"

Clover also saw the gray wolf girl's back and asked Bai Lili.

"If nothing unexpected happens, that should be it." The latter nodded slightly.

"But what was she doing in that clothing store? Could it be the gateway to the vault?"

"...Try to go and take a look."

After some discussion, the four mustered their courage and walked out of the supermarket. After confirming that there was nothing else moving around, they quickly searched the familiar's body for supplies and hurried towards the clothing store.

They didn't find the gray wolf in the clothing store, but after searching, they found a lot of supplies.

"Strange...where did she go? She ran so fast."

The bamboo rat burr sullenly closed the last familiar box, muttering to itself as it handed the looted supplies to the nearest gerbil, bladderwort.

"Don't worry about that. Our target isn't Fenrir. Just keep an eye on her for now."

"Let's go investigate the next place; maybe it's just ahead..."

Just as the four were packing their gear and preparing to head to their next destination, they heard a soft footstep in the mall corridor.

"Clatter".

"Um?"

Bai Lili turned her head and looked at the three magical mice not far away.

Field mouse hyacinth, white mouse iris, and hamster nightingale.

The three were fully armed, wearing heavy armor that Bai Lili couldn't understand, and for some reason, they exuded a tremendous sense of oppression.

"……hyacinth?"

"Senior Bai Lili?"

The two sides exchanged words, but neither took a step closer; instead, they gripped each other's weapons tightly.

"You're here pretty early."

"It's not that early, I just arrived."

"..." "..."

The slightly awkward conversation did not ease the tension; instead, it caused both of them to squint their eyes.

"...Hey Hyacinth, you wouldn't happen to be interested in the limited edition Heart Moon Fox figure, would you?"

"I was going to ask you the same thing, Senior Bai Lili. You guys probably aren't that interested in those figures either, right?"

silence.

Hyacinth and Lily each read the answers they sought from each other's faces, and the air in the mall aisle began to feel scorching.

The team that successfully evacuates with the most gold will receive a limited-edition figurine.

"Those who are eliminated will leave all their gold and equipment behind, which means..."

The two whispered the game rules they had heard from Xin Yuehu.

"Senior Bai Lili."

"Miss Hyacinth".

""--bring it on!""

Bai Lili raised her gun and aimed.

But Nightingale chose to draw the Victor submachine gun from her waist, and .45 caliber magic bullets instantly turned into a barrage of bullets!

Bai Lili was a step too slow; her armor was hit by several bullets, and she retreated in pain. With the help of her teammates, she immediately retreated into the clothing store.

"Hey! You can't play like that!"

"These limited-edition figures are ours! You can't give them up, not even to your seniors!"

"Just wait and see how I deal with you!"

"There's a grenade!"

"Flashbang! Flashbang!"

Intense firefight ensued.

Gunshots, grenade explosions, the piercing sound of flashbangs, and the detonation of tripwires.

The mall was surrounded by the sound of gunfire, and even the gray wolf girl who was peeking out from not far away to observe the battlefield was somewhat moved.

...Should I join them after they've finished fighting?

Or... try to find another lone team?