Chapter 60

As Li Qiuyu’s direct subordinate, the magical girls under her command were also an extremely outstanding group.

Although their talismans were not as powerful as the ancient ones, they were all high-level magical girls trained by the state.

The fact that these elites couldn’t find a single clue this time was enough to prove the strength of the demon.

She frowned and said, “I will be fully responsible for the demon investigation this time. You will focus on the commonalities of the missing people and the suicide victims, trace the missing people, and re-examine any abnormalities around the deceased.”

“Received, Captain.” After a brief exchange, they hung up the phone. Li Qiuyu’s expression was grim as she prepared to leave.

Just before she left, Li Qiuyu quickly went up to Liu Menglu and Chloe and whispered a reminder, “A demon may have appeared in our city recently. Both of you be careful.”

Chloe raised an eyelid. Although she hadn’t planned to speak, she said, “I happened to overhear your conversation. This type of demon could be a phantom that directly invades ordinary people’s brains, or it could be a demon that lures others through a medium. In your investigation, you can pay attention to any unusual sounds, smells, or beautiful people around you. These could all be the mediums.”

Upon hearing this, Li Qiuyu’s impression of Chloe improved. After their last encounter, she knew that Chloe’s combat ability was not inferior to hers. This raised Chloe’s favorability in Li Qiuyu’s mind, as in this world full of danger, strong combat power was the only guarantee of survival.

Of course, Li Qiuyu hadn’t forgotten Chloe’s lazy demeanor, so even though Chloe’s status had risen in Liu Menglu’s heart, it wasn’t by much.

Naturally, Chloe didn’t need Li Qiuyu’s approval. The person she cared about, from beginning to end, was only Liu Menglu. This reminder was a form of repayment, and she also wanted to use their hands to eliminate the demon and prevent it from harming Liu Menglu.

Liu Menglu didn’t understand the cryptic exchange between them, but looking at Li Qiuyu’s half-eaten bento, her eyes showed sympathy. Seeing this small detail, Liu Menglu knew that Li Qiuyu was not at all unaccustomed to such a sudden departure, which meant it was a very common occurrence.

Ever since the lively magical girl Chloe came into her life, Liu Menglu couldn’t stand to see magical girls lack food and clothing. She wanted to tell Li Qiuyu to take the bento with her to eat on the way, but she was afraid of disturbing her, so she stood there, torn.

Li Qiuyu didn’t notice Liu Menglu’s pursed lips. She glanced at Chloe, then left.

Fighting demons was their mission as magical girls and a destiny they could not escape.

The final look she gave Chloe carried many meanings. The one Chloe received most clearly was, Don’t forget your mission.

As a magical girl from Falion, and as one of the seven ancient talismans, Chloe also wanted to participate in this mission to exterminate the demon. Although she had just analyzed the demon’s information, she had never encountered one like it.

As a magical girl, fighting a new type of demon was what she longed for.

There were too many types of demons in the world and too few human magical girls. Any information on a new type of demon was incredibly important, as that information would become a treasure for their successors.

Just like the information Chloe knew, which was a legacy of a senior magical girl from Falion who had sacrificed her life for it. Although she wanted to go, Chloe knew what she needed to do the most right now.

A demon had appeared, and it was a new type of demon. She had to stay and protect Liu Menglu.

While the demon’s data was valuable, Liu Menglu’s position in Chloe’s heart was far more important.

If Mista knew about this, he would probably first comment, “Liu Menglu is a disaster for the country,” and then spread the news everywhere to shock the magical world, which had been calm for a long time.

Because of Li Qiuyu’s departure, Liu Menglu wasn’t in high spirits. She returned to the classroom dejectedly, kicking a small stone under her feet as she walked, talking to Chloe in a listless manner.

Chloe naturally knew the reason for Liu Menglu’s unhappiness, but she didn’t comfort her.

A demon had just appeared in their city, and Yang Shishi appeared in front of Liu Menglu with a trace of demonic energy. This whole thing seemed a little too strange.

So, until the source of that demonic energy was investigated, Chloe didn’t want Liu Menglu to have too much contact with Yang Shishi. This was one of the reasons Chloe didn’t comfort Liu Menglu. But looking at the dejected girl beside her, Chloe also felt a wave of frustration.

Just as she was about to open her mouth to comfort Liu Menglu, a clear female voice rang out.