Chapter 30 – This Special-Grade Disaster is Quite Interesting
Given the circumstances, Lin Xi had originally wanted to strike a pose with her hands on her hips and show off in front of Shi Yu.
She planned to point a finger at the building she’d just blasted a hole through and warn that bastard Shi Yu to be more sensible in the future and not to mess with her.
Unexpectedly, Shi Yu didn’t give her an ounce of face, immediately snapping at her:
“You Perverted Witch!”
“You absolute idiot!”
“You just burned a million credits into nothing!”
Ah, well-
Lin Xi looked toward the empty second floor. The Lava Explosion Bear had been incinerated so thoroughly that not even ashes remained.
The core on its body, worth a million credits, had naturally ceased to exist.
“I was a bit heavy-handed…” Lin Xi explained. “I, I just remembered how to use my power and didn’t hold back enough…”
If she had known a piddling Fireball Spell could have such an effect, how could she have possibly released it with full force?!
What the hell!
Was the Cuddle Witch’s strength actually this terrifying?!
If this girl was so powerful, why was her only thought to cuddle with girls?
With this kind of ability, wasn’t there anything better she could be doing?
Lin Xi cursed the Cuddle Witch without mercy, feeling a strange sense of frustration, as if she were disappointed by the original owner’s lack of ambition.
“Get on!” Shi Yu shouted. “If we don’t leave now, the people from the Countermeasures Bureau will be here.”
The plan to snatch the Lava Explosion Bear’s core first and sell it on the black market had been completely ruined by Lin Xi’s intervention.
“Sigh-” Shi Yu shook her head repeatedly. “It really is like they say: you don’t fear a god-like opponent, you fear a pig-like teammate.”
Lin Xi climbed onto the vehicle, feeling indignant. “You certainly have a short memory. Weren’t you the one urging me to hurry up and do something? Is it really fair to dump all the blame on me?”
“Did I? Did I urge you?”
“Hey! You’re playing the ‘I forgot’ card again, aren’t you? Luckily, Lu Yi is here too. Lu Yi, you have to testify for me.”
Lu Yi only offered one sentence: “Lin Xi, you’re amazing.”
“Ehehe…” The sudden praise actually made Lin Xi feel a bit shy. “Oh, stop it. I’m only a tiny bit more amazing than Shi Yu.”
“Would it kill you not to brag!” Shi Yu twisted the handlebars.
Whoosh!-
With a sharp, drifting turn, Lin Xi, sitting at the back, was nearly flung off.
“Shi Yu, are you trying to throw me off the bike?!”
Lin Xi voiced a strong condemnation while tightly hugging her Neko teammate’s slender waist.
“And how was I bragging?”
“Fine, fine, fine, Perverted Witch, you’re amazing. You’ve unlocked the ‘Arson and Murder’ achievement in one go. You’ll definitely be classified as a Special-Grade Disaster by the Countermeasures Bureau.”
Arson and murder???
Only then did Lin Xi realize-could there have been people still in that building…?
As if hearing Lin Xi’s inner thoughts, Lu Yi told her that the people in the building had all been evacuated before the Lava Explosion Bear broke in.
In this world, everyone’s awareness regarding Dark Realm Disasters was extremely high.
The monthly evacuation drills weren’t just for show; on a miserable day like today, they really could save lives!
“Shi Yu, you were trying to scare me on purpose again!”
Knowing she hadn’t harmed any innocents, Lin Xi’s mood lightened considerably.
“Lu Yi, do you really think I’ll be classified as a Special-Grade Disaster?”
“Yes.”
“Then won’t I be in a lot of danger?”
“Yes.”
“Don’t worry, Lu Yi, I won’t hurt you.”
“Is that so?”
“Of course!”
“Then please loosen your grip a little.”
“Ah, sorry!-” Lin Xi realized she was hugging her way too tightly.
“Whatever, if I’m a Special-Grade Disaster, then so be it. I’m a witch and a bank robber anyway. Adding the destruction of a building to the list doesn’t change much.”
When you’re already drowning in debt, one more loan doesn’t hurt.
As long as she didn’t get caught by the Countermeasures Bureau, it would be fine.
“Hey, Shi Yu, we’re going to the shelter,” Lin Xi said, correcting Shi Yu’s direction.
“Why go to the shelter?”
Lin Xi told her, “Xinning is still at the shelter, waiting for me to rescue you and your ‘sprained ankle.'”
…
Xia Xun and Captain Zhao Xing were the first to arrive at the disaster site. They stared in shock at the building before them, which had been burned through from top to bottom.
“Captain, are you sure this was really a Third-Grade Disaster, a Lava Explosion Bear?”
Based on Xia Xun’s assessment, this level of destruction was a stunt that only a First-Grade Disaster could pull off.
Zhao Xing also found it hard to believe. “I received an alert that a Lava Explosion Bear was sighted here.”
Upon receiving the alert, Zhao Xing had immediately called Xia Xun to rush to the scene together.
“Fine,” Xia Xun said, looking left and right. “So, where’s the Lava Explosion Bear?”
Zhao Xing spread his hands. “You’re asking me? I’d like to know too.”
Feeling baffled, the two entered the scorched building to investigate.
“By the way, Xun, weren’t you at this amusement park earlier today with the Bureau’s Commerce Department to sell Magical Girl merchandise? If I remember correctly?”
Zhao Xing suddenly recalled the matter.
“Why did you come back to the Bureau? If you had stayed here, wouldn’t this mystery be solved already?”
“Don’t even mention it,” Xia Xun sighed softly. “Around noon, a Fourth-Grade Disaster, a Rakshasa Ghost, appeared here. I took care of it and then went back to the Bureau to report in. Who knew a Lava Explosion Bear would pop up right after?”
“I see.” Zhao Xing crouched by a charred wall, feeling waves of heat rolling off it. “Even the residual energy is this powerful… it doesn’t feel like the flames of a Lava Explosion Bear.”
Xia Xun reached out her hand, and Zhao Xing warned, “Careful not to get burned.”
“How could I possibly get burned?” A thin layer of frost covered Xia Xun’s hand.
The moment she touched the scorched earth, she reached a conclusion.
“It couldn’t have been a Third-Grade Disaster Lava Explosion Bear. Judging by the intensity of the leftover energy…”
“It’s a Special-Grade! Disaster type… yet to be determined.”
“Special-Grade?!” The gravity of the situation made Zhao Xing frown. “Our District 3 hasn’t seen a Special-Grade Dark Realm Disaster in nearly a year.”
Z City was divided into three major districts; this was District 3.
“Damn it. A Special-Grade Disaster appearing in our District 3 and disturbing the peace is going to get our bonuses docked!”
Xia Xun: “…”
“Captain, how about you worry about whether anyone died here first!”
Zhao Xing gave a sheepish laugh. “Right, right, right. Human lives are more important than bonuses!”
Xia Xun couldn’t be bothered to criticize her eccentric captain. She performed a careful inspection. “There are no remains or bloodstains. Most likely, everyone evacuated in time.”
“Z City’s monthly evacuation drills actually served a purpose.”
“They sure did,” Zhao Xing said. “No casualties means our bonuses are safe!”
“Captain!”
“Uh, I mean, this Special-Grade Disaster that burned through the building was pretty decent. It took out the Lava Explosion Bear and then just vanished?”
Zhao Xing didn’t understand it, and Xia Xun had no clue either.
“Special-Grade Disasters are often highly intelligent and unconventional. No one knows what they might do.”
“Captain,” Xia Xun requested, “most of the people in the amusement park should have fled to the nearby Public Shelter. I’ll go there to ask around.”
“Alright, go ahead.” Zhao Xing stayed behind to contact the Bureau’s Logistics Team to come and clean up the ‘battlefield.’ “This is the first time I’ve seen a Special-Grade Disaster beat us to the punch and serve justice.”
“This Special-Grade Disaster is quite interesting.”
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