Superman Termination Manual-Chapter 617 - 290: Major Family Events III: Night of the Witch (Part 5)_2

Chapter 617 -290: Major Family Events III: Night of the Witch (Part 5)_2

Although she was young, even the youngest among these magical girls, she felt her understanding wasn’t any less than theirs. Every time she watched anime, she thought that the reason villains could act with impunity was exactly because they didn’t have as many concerns as the heroes.

Heroes have to consider the lives of civilians, ensure they don’t kill the innocent, and make sure their actions adhere to legal standards, constrained by a plethora of rules and regulations, yet they always manage to fight on equal terms with villains of equivalent strength—it’s downright nonsensical.

And the scene before her reinforced her thoughts.

In a situation like this, if she were Xizi Yue, she would never board the Time-Space Train to rescue people in those towns—because it’s clearly a blatant trap. But what can they do, they are so-called “heroes” bound by all sorts of rules, right?

“How can we win against those witches with such a conventional mindset?”

Spirit Bell Child thought to herself, secretly despising the others present. Except for her, none of these people even thought to object; for the so-called justice and righteousness, they simply stepped into the glaring traps, led by the nose by others.

Qili lowered the brim of her cowboy hat, “Understood, we’ll wait in Huanjing. You guys go ahead.”

Xizi Yue nodded silently.

The next instant, she pulled out a card labeled “Time-Space Train” from within her turquoise magic book, pinched it between her index and middle finger, and casually crushed it with a “snap”. The brightly lit Time-Space Train came thundering in.

The three leaders slowly got up from the round table, boarded the train, and not long after, the Time-Space Train departed from the Alliance branch building.

As the rift in the sky sealed, a brief moment of silence enveloped the conference room.

“Is there any situation outside?” Kokonoe Sakura asked in a low voice.

“No strange magic power fluctuations have been detected,” Qili answered, her one hand hugging her shoulder, the fingers of her other hand fiddling with her phone.

“Is that so…”

Kokonoe Sakura muttered, her gaze shifting to Xiaohongmao, who was sitting alone in the corner, and she slightly raised her eyebrows.

She looked around and then realized that Shi Neian, Rainbow, and Feng—the usual companions at Xiaohongmao’s side—were all absent from the conference room.

So she asked, “I have a question, where are Shi Neian, Feng, and Rainbow? Weren’t they still beside us during the meeting?”

“Why care about those small fries? What good would their presence do?” Spirit Bell Child laid lazily atop the giant bell, looking down at her PSP.

“They are our comrades—!”

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After a low shout and seeing no one respond, Kokonoe Sakura exhaled and continued to ask.

“Does really no one know where they are?”

Qili took a breath, and then said, “Shi Neian has been missing for a few days; Rainbow and Feng as well.” She paused, “I’ve been looking for them… but haven’t found them.”

Kokonoe Sakura frowned, “Why didn’t you say something sooner?”

“Because the current situation is chaotic enough as it is,” Qili spoke slowly, “It’s not just them; there have been close to 20 cases of magical girls gone missing around the world. They are but a fraction of it.”

Kokonoe Sakura pondered for a moment, “Does Xizi Yue know?”

“Telling Xizi Yue would only make her worry even more.” Qili said, “The number of witches is far less than that of magical girls, and they are also much stronger than the average magical girl, the scale isn’t even comparable—this means we can’t possibly look after all the magical girls. Once a witch targets some unrecognized ones, we simply won’t have time to step in for a rescue.”

She paused, her tone growing heavier, “So… we have to choose to put this out of our minds for now, otherwise we’ll distract ourselves and disturb our original plans, got it?”

Kokonoe Sakura didn’t seem convinced; her eyes held a faint anger.

Liu Huazi leaned in close and whispered to Kokonoe Sakura, “Miss, she’s speaking the truth. Let’s focus on the ‘Witch’s Night’ for now.”

Kokonoe Sakura took a deep breath, “Forget it, it’s been several days now—”

As she was speaking, suddenly a deafening boom echoed through the sky above Huanjing.

The magical girls in the conference room turned their heads and looked up at the transparent glass walls.

A massive fissure opened in the sky above Huanjing, with the pattern of Babel Tower reflected upon it. Following that, a gigantic rectangular platform slowly descended from it, falling into the mortal realm.

Dark red ripples of magic power spread out like thunder, shaking the pale blue sky.

Seeing this, Spirit Bell Child casually threw the PSP on the table, her hands resting on the giant bell, and she lightly swung her legs, “Wow, it really is a trap… Now that Xizi Yue has been lured away, what are we going to do?”

You Ya faced sideways, her eyes like the crisp aurora reflected the Witch’s Night, “Just like the legends… Witch’s Night is a stage setup.”

Qili lowered her voice and said emphatically, “Delay time. Wait for their return.”

“It’s time to move out…”

Saying this, Kokonoe Sakura rose from her chair, and as she walked towards the exit of the conference room, she drew a sword from its hilt on her waist. With a gentle flick, the blade turned into a myriad of cherry blossoms swirling around her.

“Xiaohongmao, Liu Huazi, you two stick close to me,” she said without looking back.

“Yes, senior Kokonoe Sakura.”

The Christmas dress girl nodded expressionlessly, summoned her magic book, and followed behind Magical Girl Kokonoe Sakura, slowly exiting the conference room.