Attack

“I really can’t take it anymore… sniffle, anyway, I’m not going back to that house… sniffle, whoever wants to go back can go back!”

In the girl’s bedroom, Xia Cheng grabbed a handful of spicy gluten strips and stuffed them into her mouth, munching and muttering.

Across from her, Pan Nannan didn’t interrupt, just listened, occasionally taking out a tissue to wipe the spicy gluten oil that splattered on her face.

Compared to Xia Cheng’s room, which was strewn with clothes and various magical girl posters and figurines, Pan Nannan’s room was obviously much neater.

Besides the desk, bed, and wardrobe, there were very few extra things.

The room was tidy and organized, and you could see everything at a glance.

Or in other words… ordinary.

Since she was at home, Pan Nannan was dressed more casually, in a cool white dress, with her hair draped over her back, gently blown by the clear wind from the window.

This kind of attire was very common in a southern city like Xingchuan.

Even so, she still gave off an elegant, even artistic, feeling.

In contrast, Xia Cheng, who was fiercely battling the spicy gluten strips next to her, dressed in branded clothes, could only make people ask, “Whose kid is this?”

“So you plan to stay at my place from now on?”

After Xia Cheng had finished venting all her complaints and refilled her stomach with spicy gluten strips, Pan Nannan finally spoke softly.

Hearing this, Xia Cheng answered almost without thinking, “Of course, at least until my dad comes back. My dad can definitely kick that guy out. What right does he have to live in my house… What, you’re not willing?”

“No, as long as you want, you can stay for as long as you like. My parents will definitely be very happy to have you.” Pan Nannan shook her head gently.

Her parents and Xia Cheng’s parents had known each other for a long time and had a very good relationship.

If Auntie Jiang had really entrusted Xia Cheng to them, their family would have been very happy.

“But you’re just running away right now. He is your brother, no doubt about it. This is not a problem that can be solved by waiting for your uncle to come back or by you running away from home. Chengzi, even if you don’t like him, you have to accept him.”

Pan Nannan’s tone was very strict, and she stared at Xia Cheng with an almost scrutinizing gaze.

After hearing this, Xia Cheng also stopped stuffing spicy gluten strips into her mouth.

After a long while, she muttered, “But I just don’t like him. For over a decade, my parents only had me. Now a brother suddenly appears. Why should I accept him? From my mom’s tone, he might even be living here from now on.”

“Just the thought of having a strange man in the house from now on makes my skin crawl… No, I can’t stand it just thinking about it!”

“Besides, do you know his attitude towards magical girls? I was the one who saved him, and he wasn’t even grateful. He even said that magical girls are not saviors. Even if there’s some truth to it, what right does a person who was saved have to criticize others?”

A new round of complaints from Xia Cheng came one after another, and Pan Nannan once again returned to her listening state.

Because she knew very well that the current Chengzi didn’t really hate her brother, at least not now.

She had always been an awkward person who didn’t like to express her feelings, which was why she had had so many unhappy moments with Auntie Jiang.

Including her feelings about her brother.

It was less about rejecting him as a person and more about rejecting the idea of having another family member in her life.

This was like a growing pain.

It was very uncomfortable, but she would get over it sooner or later.

And all she could do now was probably to take her in and let her slowly figure it out.

But she really talks a lot…

Just as one was talking and the other was lost in thought, they suddenly clutched their heads at the same time.

Hallucinations and a piercing alarm shrieked in their minds.

In a daze, they saw—

It was a cold, morgue-like environment.

A group of doctors in white coats, accompanied by a few police officers, were dissecting three corpses with scalpels.

Two of the corpses already had their abdomens and chests cut open.

They were talking to each other from time to time.

But suddenly, one of the doctors pointed at one of the corpses in terror.

Everyone’s attention was drawn, and then they all showed looks of terror.

Some of the police officers were even so scared that they fell to the ground—because that corpse had suddenly opened its eyes and, with a grinding sound of teeth, sat up straight!

A few police officers immediately drew their guns and started shooting.

However, even though the bullets tore through half of the living corpse’s head, it didn’t stop.

It raised its stiff arms and pounced on the nearest doctor, biting down on the top of his head!

Gunshots, screams, calls for help, running.

In the midst of the chaos, the other two corpses also woke up and stood up, dragging their organs and intestines that had fallen out of the incisions, and attacked the living.

And behind the three corpses, there was a faint black shadow, with huge, tattered flesh wings…

It was an Anomaly!

Xia Cheng and Pan Nannan woke up from the hallucination and the alarm, looked at each other, and both showed looks of disgust.

That scene was very horrifying even in their magical girl’s eyes.

“Why… we just defeated an Anomaly this morning, and another one yesterday. It’s only been a few hours, and there’s a third one?”

“This isn’t right…”

Just then, both of their phones rang. It was a message from their group chat—

Lin Mengyu: I’m on my way. You guys get online first. We’ll group up when we reach the instance.

As a three-person magical girl team, they naturally had a group chat to make communication more convenient.

However, for fear of their secret being discovered, they would try to find cover when talking about more sensitive topics.
As long as they understood each other, it was fine.

Seeing this message, Xia Cheng and Pan Nannan looked at each other and took out their Source Bloods at the same time.

A magical girl’s transformation is very fast.

As long as the transformer holds the Source Blood pendant, remains calm at that moment, and lets their consciousness resonate with the starlight within the Source Blood, the power of magic will awaken—

And then, the magical girl makes her debut!

“Sir, what’s the situation now?”

The East City Police Department Autopsy Center.

Although it was subordinate to the East City Police Department, in reality, all the city’s autopsy work and injury identification were done here.

It was the core of Xingchuan City’s forensic work.

However, at this moment, it was surrounded by police cars.

A group of police officers holding guns and riot shields stared solemnly at the eerily quiet autopsy center in front of them.

Many of them were sweating profusely in the slightly cool weather but didn’t dare to wipe it.

Liu Xiaoxiao’s police car drove up quickly.

She held her police gun and quickly approached a middle-aged man in a police uniform who looked like a leader, and asked solemnly.

“I don’t know. We rushed over as soon as we received the distress call, but we found it was too quiet here. We didn’t dare to approach rashly. Captain Li has already taken a few brothers in to investigate.”

“Also, use my title at work.”

“Yes, Chief! So do you think it’s an Anomaly?”

Although he was wearing a police uniform, it couldn’t hide his middle-aged, out-of-shape figure.

The chief turned his head, his voice hesitant. “If it were in the past, I would never believe in any reanimation. I would rather think it was a group of terrorists in disguise who came to attack. But now, no one can guarantee… this world is too bizarre.”

“Reanimation…” Liu Xiaoxiao pondered this word, and her expression suddenly became very ugly, as if she had thought of some unpleasant memory.

Just then, the chief suddenly tapped her on the head and said in a strange voice, “By the way, I haven’t had a chance to ask you yet. What’s with that kid?”

“Huh?”

Liu Xiaoxiao held her head and turned around in confusion.

That was her police car, and in the passenger seat, Bai Hai was looking at them with an innocent expression.

“Damn it, what are you doing here!” Liu Xiaoxiao felt like her scalp was about to explode.

She quickly went over, opened the car door, and shouted at Bai Hai, “It’s dangerous here. Unrelated citizens should not approach!”

“Hey, I’m innocent!” Bai Hai got out of the car and spread his hands in front of a group of bewildered police officers. “After you received the call, you drove here like a madman. I shouted for a long time on the way to get out, but you ignored me. And now you’re asking me why I’m here?”

“Why do you think? It wasn’t me who was driving!”

Hearing Bai Hai’s words, Liu Xiaoxiao was stunned.

She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

And the chief’s roar was the first to sound from behind.

“You idiot!”

Looking at Liu Xiaoxiao’s aggrieved and frightened but actually clueless look, the chief was almost amused with anger.

He deeply regretted choosing her as a student back then.

His position in the police force was unshakable, but his position in the education world was about to be disgraced out of the universe!

Just as the chief was throwing a tantrum and everyone was watching the show, a call suddenly came from the walkie-talkie:

“Chief, please respond, please respond!”

Instantly, everyone became tense and immediately stood on guard.

Even Liu Xiaoxiao raised her gun and quickly took a position, leaving only Bai Hai by the car, like an outsider.

“Received, received. What’s the situation?” The chief took the walkie-talkie and answered solemnly.

“Chief, it’s terrible…” The muffled male voice on the walkie-talkie paused for a few seconds before continuing, “All our forensic brothers and other brothers couldn’t escape. They… they’ve all been eaten!”

“Chief, it’s definitely an Anomaly!”

Bang—!

The chief showed an angry expression, slammed his fist on the car hood, and said through gritted teeth, “Understood, retreat immediately! Retreat immediately!”

“Received, we’ll… what’s that! Fire!”

The shout on the walkie-talkie suddenly stopped, but the people outside could clearly hear a series of gunshots from inside.

This meant that the people inside had definitely encountered something and opened fire.

The chief’s expression changed from anger to anxiety, and he shouted, “What happened! Hey, what happened!”

After a long while, the gunshots gradually stopped, and the walkie-talkie sounded again.

A weak male voice came from it:

“Chief, run, run! We can’t deal with them!”

“They’re about to come out!”

The last gunshot was heard.

Bang—