"Th-This... So, Miss Tingyun, who has been traveling with us all this time, is a member of the Legion?!"
Looking at the purple array barrier breaking outward, March 7th wrinkled her cute little face. "Did you two know about this long ago?"
"I dunno!"
Stelle shook her head like a rattle drum, her little expression full of naive cuteness.
She had also been startled just now; she hadn't expected Caelus-cub to sneak up behind Tingyun and strike with the King's Sword.
However, during battle, the trust and tacit understanding between the two were one hundred percent, so Stelle naturally wouldn't interrupt Caelus.
"Wasn't I afraid that you, Ah Qi, wouldn't be able to act?" Caelus cleared his throat and said.
"Ugh, that is true..." March 7th nodded in distress.
"Let's deal with these guys in front of us first, and then, Ah Qi can lead us to chase Phantylia!"
Stelle snatched the King's Sword from Caelus's hand, raised it to the side, twisted her wrist, and held the blade horizontally:
"Blind Flailing Style · Fifth Form — Spinning in Circles!"
Sword King Ryujinmaru's body began to rotate like a spinning top, looking as if it were about to transform into a blade storm and shred the surrounding Mara-struck Voidrangers.
But suddenly, a white luster rose from the surface of Ryujinmaru's body.
"Uh..."
Inside the internal space, Stelle, who was spinning in circles with the Dragon Sword on the dragon's head, froze. Ryujinmaru's super vision disappeared, and she saw the outside world with her own eyes—golden light particles drifting all over the sky.
"Eh? Eh?!" The gray-haired raccoon looked left and right, bewildered.
"Is time up already?"
"What do you think?" Caelus bumped Stelle.
The summoning time for the disposable Mashin Mecha could last 2-3 hours depending on combat consumption.
Caelus had supplemented it with a Sword King Divine Magatama, which could extend the time by an hour, but Ryujinmaru was the one with the highest consumption among the three mechas.
The usage time ended. Not only Ryujinmaru, but Torijinmaru and Senjinmaru also transformed into wind particles and black-red particles respectively, dissipating. And so...
"Waahhh! Uncle Yang, Ah Stelle, Ah Caelus! Catch me quickly!"
Little March let out babbling cries.
Team Star Rail and Welt appeared thirty meters in the air after the mechas dissipated. Old Yang could control gravity to fly, and the Stellaron spirit constitution was invincible, so even doubling the free fall would be no problem.
Only March 7th was left sluggishly high in the sky after Torijinmaru dissipated, like Tom Cat holding a steering wheel while the entire car had vanished, her face full of blank confusion.
"Don't panic, I'm here."
Ignoring the falling Stelle, Caelus took out a Clow Card and flew high into the sky. His arms circled March 7th's soft legs and back, catching the Express crew's little princess in a princess carry.
The gentle wind dispelled the chill of the high altitude. Landing in a familiar embrace, the tactile sensation of those hands brushing against her skin moved March 7th's heart, and a slight blush inexplicably dyed her small face.
"Mhm."
March 7th's arms naturally encircled Caelus's neck.
"This guy..."
Stelle, who had fallen to the ground relying on her physical fitness with a miserable splat, got up and patted the dust off her body, revealing a fish-eyed look that was quite expressive as she looked up.
"Forget it."
"Yo, Uncle Yang~" Stelle hopped over to Welt, who was slowly drifting down from mid-air.
"Is time up?" Welt was still somewhat unsatisfied.
"Yeah, actually I haven't played enough either."
She wanted to buy another one to play with, but the shop had entered its rotation refresh time, requiring half an hour to complete the product rotation.
Stelle scratched her head: "But there's no way to buy one now."
"It doesn't matter, it was already very good."
With a look of satisfaction, Old Yang put on his glasses, sealing away his chuunibyou self.
Operating a magical mecha in combat for the first time could be said to be a heartily delightful experience!
"I wonder what will be refreshed?"
Stelle looked at the System interface that only she and her stinky little brother could see. The countdown in the upper right corner was ticking away second by second, and she couldn't help rubbing her hands in anticipation.
Her mind was soon called back by the shouts of killing from the Cloud Knights and the Mara-struck Voidrangers. The gray-haired girl raised her delicate brows slightly, and the flaming Lance of Preservation manifested in her hand.
"Heavenly Fire, Unsheathe!"
Amidst Old Yang's 'black guy question mark' expression, Stelle held the lance and launched a charge at the Mara-struck Voidrangers, triggering soaring crimson flames along her path with a raging fire.
"Ah Qi, you provide air support."
In the air fifty meters up, Caelus forcefully threw the Intertwined Fate spirit he was princess-carrying upwards.
"? Air sup... Waahhh!"
Little March tilted her head in confusion, her super cute appearance not lasting two seconds before she started screaming.
Caelus, falling rapidly under the reaction force, was caught by Silver Wing, with her soft and ample chest serving as a buffer.
"Here's a Wind Glider for you to play with; it's not the pirated version used by that blonde fool."
Caelus snapped his fingers. The Clow Card: Wind flowed behind March 7th, transforming into a pair of emerald-green angel wings.
"Wow!"
At first, she wasn't used to it, but after stabilizing her figure, March 7th's eyes shone, and she beamed with joy.
"Leave it to this young lady!"
Excitedly taking out her compound longbow, Little March, occupying the aerial advantage, began to support the battlefield with Six-Phased Ice arrows.
Caelus performed a handsome starting move with the Curio Bat yo-yo, smiling at it: "Let's go."
Jizo Mitama's favorability was already sufficient for Divine Awakening; the Curio Bat yo-yo was just one step away. Who knows, maybe he would cross that threshold sometime during this battle.
On the other side, time shifted slightly forward.
"Shangshang, aren't you going to execute the task given by the Lord General? Is it really okay to stay here all the time?"
"Yeah, yeah, Sister Sushang, how about we two help you look together?"
Guinaifen and Bailu were holding two bags of roasted meat skewers and eating wildly. Neither of their eating manners could be considered elegant; their hands and lips were stained with grease, and their bulging cheeks showed a goofy kind of cuteness.
Little Bailu saw a bright future, and Little Gui had resolved her older siblings' difficulties, so naturally, they had to celebrate and let loose to chow down!
Opening her mouth, Moonscar waited for Little Gui to feed her a skewer, then bit down. Chewing and swallowing, she smiled:
"Sure."
"Then wait for the two of you to go chase the criminal with me."
"Cough!"
"Pfft!"
These words choked the two who were wolfing down their food. They beat their chests with super high synchronization rates to swallow the food in their throats.
Guinaifen and Bailu had a very clear idea of their own capabilities.
As a street performer, Little Gui could barely deal with some ordinary Medicine King members with her various methods. If you asked her to help chase a major Xianzhou criminal, wouldn't she really be dragging them down?
Little Bailu had even zero combat power; she was purely dead weight.
However, since Shangshang needed help, as good besties and good friends, the two naturally wouldn't shirk their duty.
"Sushang, you just go chase. Whether it's external bleeding or internal lung injury, the moment this young lady acts, I guarantee the medicine will cure the illness!"
Bailu finished the roasted meat in two or three bites and let out a cute little burp, having no other desires.
"Why is the premise that I get injured?"
Moonscar threw the wooden stick into the trash can, looked at the two who were ready to go, and said with a smile:
"No rush, no rush. I'll pick up a courier package first, and then go execute the mission."
"Pick up a courier package?"
Guinaifen and Bailu looked at each other, both seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.
What kind of package are you picking up at a time like this?
"Is it something very important?" Bailu tilted her head.
"Mhm, very important!"
Moonscar nodded seriously.
Half a system hour later.
"Shangshang, didn't you say you were picking up a package? There aren't any couriers around here, are there?"
Guinaifen looked around. The urban area was sparsely populated, already close to the edge of the current Grotto-Dust Inn delve.
"There is, there is."
Moonscar found a place to sit down, swinging her snow-white, slender legs: "Someone will come to deliver it in a while."
The three sat on a stone bench and chatted. Not long after, Moonscar seemed to sense something and turned her head to look at an ordinary house by the roadside.
"Here they come. You two hide first."
Moonscar pointed to the ancient tree behind her, which was thicker than an adult male, and spoke to Bailu and Guinaifen.
"Oh, oh!"
"Okay!"
The two nimbly ran behind the ancient tree, poking their heads out from the left and right to carefully observe the situation.
The door of the house opened a tiny crack. The person inside looked around furtively at the outside situation. After finding nothing abnormal, he walked out of the house nonchalantly.
A man dressed in a blue robe looked left and right as if looking for someone, and then saw the brown-haired girl in a white robe walking over with casual steps.
"You are Blue Aconite, right? Gin asked me to meet you."
A trace of astonishment flashed through the man's eyes. He was somewhat suspicious and vigilant, not directly believing the girl's words.
"Here, this can prove my identity."
Moonscar took out a yuri doujinshi of Sister Yaoshi and a gender-bent Miss Lan. Upon seeing this, the man was instantly astounded and bowed respectfully:
"My Lord!"
This method is too wild!
"The brothers have all transferred out from the secret passage. A total of 35 people, not one missing."
The blue-robed man lowered his voice and pointed to the house behind him.
There were a total of eight passages leading to the outside from the secret Grotto-Heaven; this was the furthest one.
"Has the secret passage been handled?" Moonscar asked, putting on the airs of a superior.
"Handled. The self-destruct sequence is confirmed to execute."
The blue-robed man nodded.
Dan Shu had activated the underground Grotto-Heaven's self-destruct sequence when transferring the people out. It would be confirmed after the Disciples members left the secret passage, and the underground Grotto-Heaven and the secret passage would collapse and be destroyed together.
"Within a short time, it's absolutely impossible for the Demon Bow's hunting dogs to follow the secret passage and find us."
It would take at least several days to dig out the secret passage entrance from the Grotto-Heaven and then clear the way to the target location.
Moonscar nodded in satisfaction. This way, not a single one would escape. She continued to ask:
"Where are the things?"
"...Uh, the Head commanded me to hand them personally to Lord Gin."
The blue-robed man looked troubled.
"Caution is very good, but do you know what the relationship between me and Gin is?" Moonscar used a meaningful, ambiguous tone.
Being entrusted with a heavy responsibility by Dan Shu, the blue-robed man was obviously very clever. He quickly reacted—so she was Lord Gin's internal partner.
Thinking for a moment, the blue-robed man put on a smiling face, his tone even more respectful: "My Lord, the things are all here."
The blue-robed man took out a bank card containing the remaining 'clean' funds of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus organization and a parcel from his bosom.
Moonscar took them and opened the parcel to check. Inside were the results of the forbidden elixirs that the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus were researching and restoring.
"Very good!"
Storing both the money and the elixir recipes into her spatial ring, the scarlet feathers on Moonscar's hair emitted a red glow. The blue-robed man felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, then fainted directly, collapsing on the ground.
Moonscar stepped into the room, and wails and screams ensued.
Although the transfer of members was based on loyalty to the Medicine King's faith, only a few had considerable combat power, as combat power was needed more over at the Alchemy Commission.
In less than five minutes, she came out of the house.
"Done~!"
The remaining funds of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus organization were not a small amount; her little treasury had increased by a large sum again!
"Shangshang, these people are?"
Guinaifen and Bailu ran over from behind the ancient tree when they saw the brown-haired girl beckoning.
"Part of the members transferred by Dan Shu to help the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus stage a comeback."
Moonscar let go of the collars of two members, threw them onto the ground, and said with a beaming smile.
The mission to encircle and suppress the evil cult was about to be completed; she would be able to do a ten-pull right away.
"I called the Cloud Knights to wash the floor... take these criminals to the Shackling Prison. You guys wait here to receive them."
"What about you?" Little Gui squatted on the ground and poked the unconscious Medicine King member with her spear.
"I am naturally going to execute the task assigned to me by the General."
Moonscar gave a few instructions to Guinaifen and Bailu, bid farewell to the two who told her to be careful, and left.
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