dkrc Chapter 38 The Sudden Attack
Chapter 38 The Sudden Attack
As usual, after getting up, Shen Zixin prepared breakfast for her family and He Yuran.
However, he also had classes today, so not long after, he arrived at the university.
I'm already a senior, so I don't really have many classes to attend. But there are still some scattered non-major courses I need to listen to.
In reality, none of them are very important courses. Basically, as long as you sign in for every class and take the final exam casually, you can accumulate enough credits and your graduation certificate will be fine.
However, I ran into an acquaintance as soon as I entered the campus.
"Hey, isn't this Old Shen?"
A familiar voice came from behind her. Shen Zixin turned around and saw a boy she knew well.
Sun Ming was a classmate he had known since high school. Although his relationship with Shen Zixin wasn't exactly that of best friends, he certainly deserved the title of "trustworthy friend."
"Sun Ming, what a coincidence," Shen Zixin replied to the greeting.
Sun Ming walked up in a few steps and nudged Shen Zixin with his elbow:
"So, how's the internship going? Still no idea? Hey bro, I recently found a pretty good company that's hiring part-time customer service staff. Apparently, if you perform well, they can give you an internship certificate, and the benefits are decent. Want to consider it?"
In the past, a position that offered stable working hours and the opportunity to obtain an internship certificate would have been extremely tempting for Shen Zixin.
He has to carefully budget every expense in the household, and he will not easily let go of any opportunity to alleviate financial pressure.
However, times have changed.
But right now... because of his responsibilities as a magical girl, he probably won't have time for those part-time jobs. Besides, according to Noah, being a magical girl is actually quite lucrative.
"No need," Shen Zixin shook her head. "I have more important things to deal with now."
"Oh?"
Sun Ming looked at him meaningfully, "More important things? Old Shen, you haven't finally figured it out and are too busy being all lovey-dovey with your childhood sweetheart to even think about internship certificates anymore, have you? I knew it, you two are both interested in each other, it's time to act like lovers—"
"Get lost," Shen Zixin interrupted his teasing, "I really have important business to attend to."
"Official business? What could be more important than an internship certificate?"
"...This is difficult for me to explain to you."
The two chatted idly for a while, then parted ways at the crossroads, each heading towards the teaching building where their class was held.
Today's class is art history. In Shen Zixin's opinion, this kind of class is basically useless. But its advantage is that it's simple. As long as the attendance is up to standard and you don't hand in a blank paper on the exam, it's easy to pass the final grade.
Shen Zixin arrived early; only a few early-arriving students were scattered around the classroom, each playing on their phones or chatting quietly.
As the first class of the morning, the atmosphere was indeed much quieter.
Shen Zixin habitually walked to the back row of the classroom, intending to slack off during this class. She also planned to take out her phone to kill time before class started.
However, just a few seconds after he sat down—
Boom! ...
A dull, loud bang suddenly came from outside the window, shattering the quiet atmosphere inside the classroom. The entire school building trembled; desks and chairs shook, and the students gasped in surprise.
Shen Zixin was startled. He stood up from his seat, rushed to the window, and looked in the direction from which the sound came—
Beside another teaching building, a hideous monster stood out prominently.
It was a monstrous beast that resembled a giant werewolf, standing an astonishing 5 or 6 meters tall. Although it didn't appear that enormous in front of the experimental building, it brought with it a bloody and menacing aura, and its waving claws exuded the scent of death.
"—Disaster Beast!"
Someone screamed in the classroom, and then the students, like a flock of startled birds, screamed and rushed toward the door.
Just then, her phone vibrated. Shen Zixin picked it up and saw it was a message from the Civil Defense Bureau's application software—
A monster has appeared on the university campus, and he is the magical girl closest to it. Is this a mission given to him by the Civil Defense Bureau?
However, upon seeing the specific information, he was quite surprised:
[Urgent Alert! Location: Within the campus of the First Comprehensive University in Yuehua City. Detected monster activity. Preliminary assessment of psionic level: 31-33.]
[WARNING! This target's danger level is far beyond your capabilities! Engagement is strictly prohibited! Please immediately evacuate to a safe area and await support from other magical girls!]
The Civil Defense Bureau actually issued an order not to engage in combat.
Thinking back, when the app was introduced, it did indeed say that tasks would be assigned based on the magical girl's actual abilities.
The crowd in the classroom had receded like the tide, leaving only empty desks and chairs.
The monster appeared near another teaching building, some distance from the building where it was located, but everyone instinctively wanted to escape.
In this kind of thing, the further you go, the better!
Then I should leave as well.
After all, the Civil Defense Bureau's app stated that this wasn't a battle he could participate in. Even if he left at this point, it would be perfectly reasonable and there wouldn't be any problem.
Don't feel guilty, just go.
A voice inside me offered this advice.
However, Shen Zixin did not move his feet; he looked at the experimental building that was under the threat of the calamity beast.
He could vaguely see the stairwell crammed with panicked students desperately fleeing. Under the shadow of the monstrous beast, they appeared so helpless and vulnerable.
The monstrous beast raised its massive claws, its target the tall building packed with students—
--no!
With that one swipe... everyone in that building...
Even if the Civil Defense Bureau's order is to retreat... rationally speaking, I should retreat immediately...
But to watch so many innocent lives perish before your eyes, and yet remain unmoved...
He can't.
At least... at least buy some time! Until the other magical girls arrive!
Shen Zixin took a deep breath, and the hesitation in her eyes vanished, replaced by a burning will.
He looked around the empty classroom again to make sure there were no witnesses.
Then, he flung open the window and, without hesitation, leaped out—
—Bloom, my heart's flower!
In an instant, a dazzling white light, like the rising sun, burst forth around him.
College student Shen Zixin disappeared in a flash of white light, and out of it emerged a petite figure—
Enter Magical Girl Lingbo!
She quickly adjusted her flight attitude and flew swiftly toward the werewolf's monstrous beast.
Magic gathered on the magic wand, transforming into a magical light bullet.
"call out--!"
The magic bullet whistled out and struck the side of the calamity beast's massive body. Although it caused no damage, it still drew the beast's attention.
The calamity beast's claws, which were swinging towards the teaching building, stopped. It looked in the direction from which the magic bullets had come and locked onto the petite figure in mid-air.
Lingbo hovered in mid-air, raised her magic wand, and pointed it at the calamity beast below—
"Your opponent is me."