Chapter 37 – It’s Not Shy, It’s Afraid of Me
“Hey! Perverted Witch,” Shi Yu’s complaints crackled through the earpiece. “Stop chatting about movies with Xia Xun!”
Just as Lin Xi thought Shi Yu was accusing her of being an unprofessional spy, Shi Yu added, “You two are dropping spoilers left and right! I was actually planning to go see that!”
Lin Xi froze. Shi Yu wanted to see this animated movie too?
Then she definitely had to spoil it!
“Come on, Xia Xun, let’s go over the plot again from the beginning, very carefully.”
“Good things are worth savoring repeatedly, after all.”
By the way, it had been Xia Xun’s suggestion to drop the formal suffix of “Classmate” when addressing each other.
“Lin Xi, just how much do you love this movie?” Xia Xun asked, more than happy to continue the conversation.
Lin Xi gave a smug grin. She was going to spoil every single detail for Shi Yu.
“Perverted Witch, you just wait!” With that, Shi Yu unilaterally disconnected the line.
Lin Xi was slightly surprised. Did Shi Yu actually enjoy movies? She’d given up on her eavesdropping just to avoid spoilers…
Lin Xi quietly removed the micro-earpiece. She didn’t feel like playing the spy to pry information out of Xia Xun anymore anyway.
Wasn’t it better to just enjoy wandering around and eating with a Magical Girl?
However.
Just when you want to enjoy life, life tends to slap you across the face.
In the distance, a crowd of people began to flee in panic, signaling the arrival of yet another Dark Realm Disaster.
“No way? This frequently?” Lin Xi was a bit stunned.
If Dark Realm Disasters were this frequent, this parallel world wasn’t just in trouble-it was a living hell.
They should hurry up and put all their research into interstellar migration and just get out of here.
Or perhaps, push forward with the Wandering Earth Project and take the whole planet with them?
Xia Xun cleared up Lin Xi’s confusion.
“It’s because the barrier covering Z City has been breached in several areas recently. That’s why so many Dark Realm Disasters are finding openings.”
A barrier? Lin Xi had seen mentions of this when she was researching this parallel world online.
The barrier over Z City was maintained by the city’s strongest Magical Girl, Su Tang.
While the barrier didn’t affect humans entering or leaving Z City, it was highly effective at preventing Dark Realm Disasters from breaking through spatial rifts into the city.
“I see…” Lin Xi fully understood why the Z City high-ups were suppressing the news about the barrier being breached.
Looking at how panicked people were now, if that news got out, many would probably think Z City was doomed.
Humans really are fragile and cowardly… Lin Xi wasn’t saying this just because she was a witch; the main reason she could remain so calm and unruffled was simple:
Xia Xun was right here!
What was there to fear?
If Xia Xun hadn’t been by her side, Lin Xi would have been running for her life already.
“Even though parts of the barrier were damaged,” Xia Xun said, “it was discovered in time. Su Tang has already gone to repair it.”
“Isn’t Su Tang from District 1?” Lin Xi asked curiously. “How are you two classmates?”
“The three of us Magical Girls used to undergo combat training together at the Countermeasures Bureau headquarters. In a way, we’re classmates.”
There was one Magical Girl for each of the three districts in Z City, and together they protected the city’s peace and tranquility.
“Lin Xi, wait here for a moment. I’ll be right back.”
With a heroic air, Xia Xun turned and ran against the flow of the panicked, fleeing crowd.
“It’s a Magical Girl!” someone recognized Xia Xun and shouted joyfully. “Don’t panic, everyone!”
“A Magical Girl is here!”
“We’re saved!”
As the word spread from person to person, the citizens who had been scattering in terror suddenly felt as if they’d taken a sedative. They stopped in their tracks.
Then, one by one, they pulled out their phones.
If they could film a video of a Magical Girl pummeling a Dark Realm monster and upload it online, it would go viral in minutes!
They would gain massive traffic, start livestreaming sales, fleece the masses, and make a fortune. Finally, they’d marry into wealth and reach the pinnacle of life!
Lin Xi also pulled out her phone, but she wasn’t blinded by greed; she simply wanted to capture the scene of Xia Xun elegantly slaying monsters.
Sliding her finger across the screen to zoom in, Lin Xi clearly saw Dark Realm monsters crawling out of a swirling spatial rift in front of a commercial building.
“It’s a Shadowspider!” someone screamed. “A Fourth-Grade Disaster, a Shadowspider!”
The disaster level of a Shadowspider wasn’t high, but what they lacked in quality, they made up for in quantity.
In less than a minute, three of them had already crawled out of the spatial rift.
Their bodies were covered in deep black fur, and their eight spindly, sharp limbs shimmered with an eerie light. The tips of their legs secreted a corrosive mucus.
On their abdomens was a giant human face with distorted features and hollow eyes that could release a dizzying magical glow. Once locked in their gaze, a person would fall into a state of fear and hallucination.
Before the spatial rift closed, five Shadowspiders had emerged, each baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, eager to feast on human hearts.
But their wishes were destined to be thwarted; Xia Xun had already rushed in front of them.
A large crowd of people held up their phones, waiting to capture the brilliant and heroic fighting style of the Magical Girl.
However, their wishes were also thwarted.
They watched as Xia Xun tossed out the white cat she had been holding in her arms.
“Little Mi,” Xia Xun said with a smile, “it’s dinner time!”
Aah!-
Little Mi opened its maw-a literal blood-red maw that stretched more than ten times the size of its own body.
With a single snap, in less than a second, a Shadowspider was swallowed whole into its body.
“This…” Lin Xi’s eyes widened, certain she hadn’t seen it wrong. “A python swallowing an elephant?”
“Isn’t this a bit too much?!”
Xia Xun set up a temporary hunting ground for Little Mi-she used ice walls to block the Shadowspiders, preventing them from scattering and escaping.
“Little Mi! Quick! This one over here, don’t let it crawl out of the hunting ground!”
Xia Xun was like a cheerleader on the sidelines, cheering for the “contestant” Little Mi.
“You’re eating so slowly. Do you not have an appetite today?”
Little Mi’s “mukbang” finally made Lin Xi realize that Xia Xun’s pet cat was no ordinary pet!
No wonder it was qualified to stay in the Countermeasures Bureau building.
Maybe it was even an outstanding employee!
Also, no wonder Xia Xun said there was no need to order food for Little Mi when they were eating at the restaurant.
It ate Dark Realm monsters; human food probably didn’t suit its palate!
Just like that, without Xia Xun even needing to lift a finger, Little Mi made short work of the five Shadowspiders, packing them all into its stomach.
The rescued people cheered one after another, though they felt a bit of regret at not having captured Xia Xun’s battle scene…
“Lin Xi, sorry to keep you waiting,” Xia Xun ran over, holding Little Mi. “Sorry, I was so focused on talking about the movie that I forgot to introduce you.”
“Little Mi is actually a Dark Realm Creature too, a First-Grade Disaster, an Essence Devourer.”
“But it doesn’t eat humans, and I’ve tamed it. It’s become my reliable partner.”
“Do you want to try holding it?” Xia Xun held Little Mi up in front of Lin Xi.
Just as Lin Xi reached out her hand, Little Mi’s fur stood on end as it let out a startled cry. “Meow!-“
“Little Mi, what are you doing!” Xia Xun scolded the cat before apologizing to Lin Xi. “I’m so sorry, it really is quite shy around strangers.”
Lin Xi knew the real reason she wasn’t liked by Little Mi:
It’s not shy. It’s afraid of me.
After all, I am a Special-Grade Disaster.
Lin Xi felt quite helpless.
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