I'm a magical girl in the future

Chapter 39 Magical Girl Ji Xia

Lingbo and the calamity beast faced off in this way.

"It's a magical girl! We're saved!"

Inside the teaching building, someone shouted out first. This was followed by even more barely suppressed cheers.

"Can you guys just hurry up and leave?! Stop making a scene in the hallway!"

A slightly hoarse, yet anxious, middle-aged voice drowned out the students' commotion. It was probably a teacher; he stopped the students from gathering and making a scene in the hallway.

Lingbo had no time to pay attention to the chaotic noises. Her entire focus was on the enemy before her.

That magic bullet was the maximum attack I could muster, but it still couldn't damage the monster.

They couldn't even break through the opponent's defenses... There was an overwhelming gap between the two sides.

Therefore, one must never confront it head-on.

As long as I stay in the air, I can use remote means to attract and distract its attention until a stronger magical girl arrives.

—That's right, this is the only tactic she can execute at this moment.

However, just as Lingbo was pondering this, the calamity beast standing on the ground suddenly vanished—

No, it hasn't disappeared.

It was speed. It surpassed the speed at which she could capture dynamic vision.

The next instant, at the level of her vision, a huge and heavy shadow appeared—

The monstrous beast's claws slammed down on her body from above. The sensation was like being struck head-on by a powerful spike in a volleyball match—

Lingbo felt as if the whole world had turned upside down.

The calamity beast that was on the ground suddenly jumped up and slapped Lingbo down from the air.

How can something so big be so fast? And how can it have such amazing jumping ability?

Lingbo hadn't expected this at all. This calamity beast didn't seem to have any ranged attack capabilities, so she had assumed she would be safe as long as she was in the air.

Her body slammed hard into the ground.

It hurts—no, it's less about "pain" and more about a more fundamental sense of "collapse."

The feeling of injury is completely different for a magical girl than for a normal person.

Noah once said that a magical girl's transformation is actually a temporary physical body reconstructed from her own soul. Therefore, being attacked while a magical girl is essentially equivalent to having her soul attacked.

"……hateful."

In this situation, his eyes couldn't keep up with the beast's movements at all. Even if he forced his way into the air, given the beast's agility, he wouldn't be able to escape.

Lingbo struggled to her feet from the crater in the ground, cracked from the impact. Then, almost instinctively, she rolled to the side, avoiding the beast's follow-up trampling attack.

A hair's breadth away.

As she rolled, she swiftly unleashed her magic—

"Wide Area Perception Technology" - Activate!

This is a technique that Lingbo just learned yesterday. However, having only learned this technique for a day, her range of perception is extremely limited.

But that's enough.

She and the monster are now within close range, which is sufficient for her.

The moment her "Wide-Area Perception Technique" was activated, she could perceive the terrain and moving objects within a radius of several meters, centered on herself.

The calamity beast is attacking from the left front!

It sensed its movement! As long as—

"Thump—!"

The dull thud sounded again, and my vision spun.

Lingbo's body was thrown about as if hit by a speeding truck, flying uncontrollably toward the nearest teaching building. Her body was "driven" into the building like a nail.

Her body shattered the window, sending countless shards of glass flying through the dust. Finally, her back slammed heavily against the hard wall of the corridor.

The powerful impact caused the wall she slammed into to crack under the strain.

More piercing screams and chaotic footsteps echoed from the surroundings. The students who had not yet completely evacuated stared in terror at the "Guardian," who looked like a defeated dog.

Damn it, even if I sensed it, I'm too slow to dodge the opponent's attack.

The impact left her in so much pain that she couldn't stand up.

I can only blame myself for overestimating myself. Ignoring the Civil Defense Bureau's warnings, I still fantasized that I could buy time.

From the moment he appeared, to his confrontation with the calamity beast, and now to his complete defeat—all in all, he probably couldn't even last half a minute.

Lingbo opened her eyes with difficulty.

The giant werewolf was approaching step by step. Its massive claws were aimed at the school building and raised high.

However, in the next instant, a streak of rainbow light, like a flame, pierced through the air—

It was a uniquely shaped spear—its body was smooth and metallic, while its tip shimmered with a scorching magical light, striking the beast's raised arm from behind.

"Awooo—!!"

The calamity beast let out a roar, and its attack came to an abrupt halt.

Lingbo saw it; in the air not far away, a tall figure was quietly floating in the air.

Her long, fiery red hair shone like flames, and she wore a combat outfit that was a mix of formal dress and Western-style dress, predominantly red and black. In her hand, she gripped another spear, identical to the one she had just thrown.

It was her?

Magical Girl Kisaki is a magical girl who has been active in Tsukikawa City for a long time. She has been featured in many news interviews and is quite famous online. Therefore, Ayanami knows a certain amount about her.

The crimson spear had clearly inflicted substantial damage on the calamity beast. However, the beast still retained its fighting ability.

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, the calamity beast seemed completely enraged. It roared and leaped into the air, pouncing straight at Ji Xia.

Ji Xia seemed to have anticipated this. She quickly leaped aside, causing the calamity beast to miss its target. Then, taking advantage of the beast's momentary lapse in speed, she aimed at its back and unleashed a burst of energy—countless fist-sized exploding fireballs flew towards the beast like a storm.

"BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM—!!"

The continuous explosions echoed between the school buildings. Each fireball that exploded left a deep wound on the monstrous beast.

"Awoooo ...

This time, it was the calamity beast that let out a wail.

As summer approached, an even greater magical force began to gather.

"A decisive blow!"

Above her appeared a massive magical sword, six or seven meters long, which crashed down on the calamity beast with tremendous force.

Under this powerful attack, the calamity beast let out a final roar and then fell silent.

The intense light faded, and everything returned to calm.

Lingbo stared blankly at all of this, her heart filled with indescribable shock.

Is this... the real battle of magical girls?

In previous attacks by monstrous beasts, she had always tried to stay as far away as possible. This was the first time she had witnessed a magical girl in battle—

To be precise, if we include Noah's previous encounter, this should be the second time she's witnessed something like this. However, Noah's battle wasn't as spectacular.

Ji Xia seemed to sense a faint magical girl aura emanating from within the teaching building. In a flash, she appeared in the chaotic corridor.

Ji Xia glanced at the smashed window and the almost collapsing wall behind Ling Bo, and could roughly guess that this place was slammed here by the disaster beast.

"Little sister, are you alright?" Ji Xia walked up to Ling Bo and gently helped her up.

"...I'm alright." Lingbo's voice was weak, but her eyes were very calm.

Ji Xia carefully examined Ling Bo's youthful face and petite figure, then frowned. "Looking at you... you should still be at the 'First Bud' level, right?"

Lingbo nodded.

"This is outrageous!" Ji Xia's voice was filled with anger. "Are you blind? Didn't you see the warning in the Civil Defense Bureau's app? Shouldn't it have told you not to engage in combat?"

"But..." Lingbo looked up, "At that time... that calamity beast was about to attack the building. There were so many people in this building... I couldn't... just leave them there."

Lingbo originally wanted to defend herself in a very calm tone. However, the weakness brought on by her injuries, combined with her uniquely childlike voice, made her words sound extremely aggrieved.

After hearing Ling Bo's explanation, Ji Xia's anger subsided somewhat. She sighed deeply and glanced at the still-shaken students lining both sides of the corridor.

An inexplicable, nameless anger welled up from the depths of her heart once more. She couldn't help but turn around and angrily rebuke those people:

"You adults! You saw this little girl fighting for her life to protect you, and now she's fallen here, and not a single person even bothers to help her up?! How can you have any shame?!"

Under Ji Xia's oppressive gaze, the onlookers lowered their heads in shame, not daring to meet her eyes.

"No...that's not how it is!" Lingbo was supported by Jixia, but she still tried her best to explain.

"Just now...it happened so fast...it only took...a few seconds...so...same—"

Before she could even utter the words "classmates," Lingbo sensed something was amiss; such a form of address was certainly inappropriate for her current status. So, she quickly changed her approach, choosing a more fitting term for her moment:

"—So… it’s normal that the older brothers and sisters couldn’t react in such a short time. And… everyone was terrified when the monster suddenly attacked… that’s also normal."

Huh...?

Ji Xia was slightly taken aback. This child... isn't he a bit too kind? Even at a time like this, he's still speaking up for others.

She looked down at the little girl with short silver hair and clear eyes, and the irritation and anger in her heart had unknowingly dissipated by more than half.

"You're a newly recruited magical girl, right?" Ji Xia's voice softened considerably. "What's your codename?"

"...Ayanami".