lerbook Chapter 266 Furniture Market Mayhem
Chapter 266 Furniture Market Mayhem
While a fierce chase raged inside the mall, at a sniping point on the perimeter, Red Zircon was chatting idly with the Purple Fluorite beside it.
Since the battle took place inside the mall, in an area covered by brick walls and steel frames, Zi Yingshi's sniper rifle was completely ineffective, leaving her with nothing to do but stand there idly.
"I think I understand what Xin Yuehu meant by this 'cops and robbers game'," Red Zircon spoke first.
"...A cops and robbers game?" Zi Yingshi tilted her head in confusion and asked her companion.
"Yes, Xin Yuehu has always claimed that she is playing a 'game,' Zi Yingshi, don't you feel the same way?"
"Is that so..." The girl hesitated for a moment, then tacitly agreed with her companion's statement.
Although fluorite is not good with words, she is quite talkative in front of her long-time partner, red zircon.
"You see, it was like that at Whale Reef. Xin Yuehu clearly blocked us, but she still waited for the surrounding crowd to disperse before launching an attack, giving us a lot of breathing time."
"The same goes for the shopping mall that preserved that old peach tree."
The two looked at each other, and remained silent.
If that's the case, then Xin Yuehu's actions really do have the feel that Red Zircon described.
Although she frequently attacked various parts of the port city, she always managed to keep the crowds away from the battlefield in time before engaging in a fierce and satisfying battle with Hyacinth and her allies.
It gives the impression of deliberately causing trouble but not wanting innocent people to get hurt. This feeling is amplified when combined with the previous trailers for crime thrillers.
It was treated like a movie performance!
"But regardless, her behavior of disrupting the order of the port city is absolutely intolerable, especially since she also installed a super-massive bomb barrier in the center of the port city!"
Red Zircon sighed and then said,
"But then again, does her so-called bomb barrier actually exist? I think that's quite debatable."
"...The so-called bomb barrier is probably not very likely," Ziyingshi replied.
How could a villainous magical girl who even helps evacuate people from shopping malls possibly set up a massive bomb barrier to blow up the entire port city?
Moreover, a bomb barrier of that magnitude would require an astronomical amount of magical power. Could a single magical girl really support her in setting up a barrier of that level?
Ugh... I don't understand...
Zi Yingshi felt a slight heat in her head, shook her head to clear her mind, and focused her attention on the sniper rifle in her hand, trying to concentrate.
"Anyway, let's not worry about these things and just focus on supporting Hyacinth and the others," Red Zircon said helplessly.
"Um."
With a concise and to-the-point answer, and in her usual silent style, Zi Yingshi picked up her rifle and loaded a magic bullet into the chamber.
The M200 sniper rifle fires .408 caliber bullets.
"Hyacinth, we're ready here. Just let us know if you need any backup!"
Red Zircon spoke into the radio, and Nightingale immediately replied:
"Understood! Thank you for your help!"
You're welcome!
After a brief communication, Red Zircon poked his head out, raised his professional binoculars, and carefully observed every movement and detail at the mall window.
"On another note, Ziyingshi, who do you think is the mole in the team, disguised as a familiar?"
"...I can't guess."
The girl answered honestly.
Amethyst felt that she was not good at this kind of guessing and reasoning game. If it were Red Zircon, they might be able to have a few words, but if it were her... she would probably remain silent from beginning to end.
But if I remain silent, I might have already been kicked out by everyone as a mole...?
"We've reached the third floor! Prepare for sniper support!"
Suddenly, a hyacinth's call came over the radio.
The observer and sniper quickly turned their guns and aimed at the pre-calibrated firing table window.
……
The furniture section on the third floor of the shopping mall.
Hyacinths wander alone among the exhibited furniture.
She had already holstered the pistol, and Hyacinth held a dagger in her hand, alert to any movement around her.
"Damn it... that Xin Yuehu guy... he actually resorted to these underhanded tricks..."
The sky-blue magical girl gritted her teeth and cursed under her breath.
The moment they stepped into the furniture store, the group tried to fire at the Hellcats not far away, but for some reason all their guns became unfireable.
Before they could even react, everyone was quickly surrounded by the moving merchandise and entered the furniture store maze, losing all contact with each other.
That's definitely Heartmoon Fox's magic! We clearly agreed that no one could use magic, but that stinky fox cheated!
Hyacinth decided that after catching the golden fox this time, she would definitely pet her tail hard as punishment.
But just as she rounded a corner, a deep blue cat paw gauntlet suddenly appeared in the corner of her vision, startling Hyacinth into shuddering and hastily taking half a step back to narrowly avoid the attack!
"Whoosh!!"
The boxing gloves whipped up a gust of wind that could almost tear apart a strand of hair caught in the hyacinth.
"Hehe, you reacted pretty quickly."
Hellcat withdrew its fist and glanced at Hyacinth.
"Don't even think about it. Fox has had her familiar set up a spell on this floor that prevents the use of guns. None of us can use guns."
"...Tsk."
Hyacinth pouted.
But that's fine too. After all, the firepower of the automatic rifle in Hellcat's hands is no joke. If I were to face her with a Glock pistol, I might not have a chance of winning.
However, if firearms cannot be used, then the combat capabilities of both sides are essentially on the same level.
Close-quarters combat!
"Come on, let me see how much you've improved all this time." Hellcat took a half step back and assumed a fighting stance.
"Damn it! Don't underestimate me!" Hyacinth whispered, striding forward.
With daggers flashing and gauntlets responding, the two melee fighters were instantly locked in combat.
The boxing gloves smashed a bookshelf, and the magic-infused dagger sliced through a floor lamp, but was instantly blocked by a folding chair. Then came a cat's kick, which was steadily blocked by the hyacinth.
Neither side would back down, and the hand-to-hand combat quickly turned into a fight using whatever props they could grab, with chairs and benches as examples, all with the sole objective of knocking the other down!
.
"Well done, kitty! That's how you fight!"
"Oh dear, how can the hyacinth defend like that... Oh, that counter-attack move is brilliant!"
The battle quickly escalated to a fever pitch.
Watching the intense brawl in the furniture store on the camera, Su Tianqing excitedly moved several more cameras to that location, determined to capture this rare fight scene.
What a perfect crime thriller!
Although the process is very simple—the Hyacinth Squad storms into the mall, engages in a firefight, enters the furniture store maze, and then there is this series of long shots of fighting.
There is almost no dialogue; the film uses hand-to-hand combat scenes to accelerate the release of adrenaline. With a little editing, it can become a natural long action film!
"I wonder where this fight scene will be placed in the final cut? I'm really looking forward to it."
What I'm really looking forward to is the fox-like drama that's supposed to unfold with Hyacinth on the rooftop later—
"Hehehe..."
"Come to me quickly, Miss Hyacinth."
"I, Fox, have prepared a big surprise gift for you...~"