Witch Special

Early the next morning, Saitama, who had tea rice for breakfast, did not rush to do his daily street patrol work, but waited downstairs because he received the message from Lin Zhenxi through the black cat Yanyan.

While stretching on the balcony that morning, he caught a glimpse of Hayashi Maki, dragging her rather reluctant black cat downstairs for a morning run. Knowing that Hayashi always showered at home after her run, Saitama didn't worry too much. Hayashi Maki was a very punctual person, and since she had an activity in the morning, she wouldn't be delayed for too long.

Sure enough, not long after, Saitama saw Lin Zhenxi appear downstairs wearing a black robe that he had never seen before.

"Hi, uncle~ It seems like we haven't seen each other for a long time." Lin Maki waved and greeted Saitama.

Saitama was still standing on tiptoe to exercise his calf muscles. Seeing Lin Zhenxi's black robe, which was obviously not suitable for the season, he asked curiously, "Xiao Lin, aren't you hot dressed like this?"

"I just don't want to be told that by this uncle who wears a bodysuit every day." Lin Zhenxi shook out his black robe, revealing the lining that looked like changing stars. He explained proudly, "This is the Star Robe, a magical device that makes my magic easier to control."

In fact, this is a semi-artifact, a gift from a close friend of Lin Zhenxi's witch teacher to her as a junior. She usually doesn't want to wear it, and with her previous magic power, she can't afford this magic-consuming item that consumes magic like water.

In the professional realm of magic, the starry sky is a vast canvas. Each star is the eye of a deity watching over the world. The constellations across the sky are filled with legends left by ancient gods. By tracing the stars' forms, painting the starry patterns of the night sky onto magical cloth, and then cutting this cloth into clothing and wearing it, one can become incredibly close to the stars, making it easier to mobilize the great power hidden in myth.

Of course, it merely makes the wearer's simulation of those powers more realistic, not directly granting divine powers. Otherwise, it wouldn't be just a demigod artifact, but a genuine divine weapon. More importantly, of course, its creator is a demigod witch with divine blood flowing through her veins, not her mother, the true creator deity. Without that innate divinity, it naturally couldn't become a divine artifact. If Lin Zhenxi had a system that could digitize everything, the description of this robe would probably be something like this: [This robe contains the profound power of the stars. Comprehending this power will elevate your control of magic to a new level. Mysticism level +2, Magic control level +2, Magic consumption increased by 500%].

Then, according to the author's habit, there is a long paragraph describing the origin of this robe.

It's a pity that Lin Zhenxi doesn't have a convenient thing like a personal system (watered-down words), and the only thing that follows her all the time, besides the magic wand, is the black cat lying on her shoulder that looks like it hasn't woken up yet.

It's a little-known fact: cats sleep 16 hours a day, and are most active at night. Therefore, cats are often less energetic and lazy during the day. Even if they run, they only run a few steps before stopping.

Saitama was intrigued by the flowing star pattern on Hayashi Maki's robe, finding it quite cool and wanting a similar design for his own cape. Hayashi Maki couldn't explain why it wasn't a custom pattern but rather a starry sky projection that could draw upon the power of the stars. So, she suggested that Saitama sew a flexible LED light strip array onto his cape, allowing him to create different patterns by lighting up. If Saitama desired, Hayashi Maki could also contact the manufacturer to install a pocket speaker in his belt. Whenever Saitama entered battle, the speaker would automatically play his chosen battle music.

No one can beat me in my BGM! (DIO laughs)

What's scary is that after listening to Lin Maki's suggestion, Saitama's face became serious and solemn, as if he was really considering the feasibility of this matter.

After this little episode, Hayashi Maki took Saitama and rushed to the Monster Association.

Neither of them was an ordinary person, so naturally, they didn't need the usual means of movement. Since they were traveling with someone else this time, Hayashi Maki pulled out her broom and adopted a sideways sitting position, a rare sight that made her appear quite ladylike, then flew the broom at a low altitude and a slow speed. Saitama was even more impressive, as he frequented this area daily and knew it better than his own home. Even though his movement was restricted by the terrain and he couldn't move in a straight line like Hayashi Maki, his speed was no less than hers. If it weren't for Hayashi Maki leading the way, he would have already run ahead.

Within a quarter of an hour, the two men arrived at their destination, one after the other. A semi-trailer with the Baizhi logo printed on its side had been waiting there all night. If the two employees on board hadn't been brainwashed by Lin Zhenxi and internalized her orders as the meaning of their lives, they would have been filled with resentment.

Six thick cables were lowered from the front of a semi-trailer, stretching along the road through the ruins until they disappeared from view. The other end of these two extremely long cables was connected to the nearest high-voltage substation to the abandoned city. Once Lin Zhenxi was ready and made a phone call, the pre-arranged substation staff would switch on the power, continuously transmitting electricity to the entire city of Z through the cables.

"Alright, you guys go. Oh, and look over here, Obliviate." Lin Zhenxi instructed the two burly men in power armor with buzz cuts to cut the cables and take the unused parts back. Before leaving, she pulled out her wand and erased their memories of her falling from the sky on a broom.

While brainwashing can guarantee loyalty, it can't completely control a person's behavior. These two former members of the Taoyuan Group were utterly loyal to Lin Zhenxi, even willing to kill themselves if Lin Zhenxi told them to. But this didn't stop them from telling others about Lin Zhenxi's ability to fly on a broomstick during a chat at a bar after work. Even if Lin Zhenxi ordered them not to, if they were drunk, they couldn't guarantee they wouldn't slip up. Therefore, the safest solution was to simply erase their memories.

Because he has used it quite frequently since coming to this different world, Lin Zhenxi is quite good at the Forgetfulness Spell.

Saitama leaned against the wall and watched Hayashi Maki send his two employees away. Then he started to complain: "Xiao Lin, you really didn't look like a good person just now."

In Saitama's opinion, good people would not play with other people's memories. On TV, usually only villains have such ability.

When Lin Zhenxi heard Saitama's words, he shrugged and said nothing.

She couldn't refute it, because since arriving in this world, Lin Zhenxi's actions had indeed been less than honorable. Don't expect the moral standards of the special commissioners roaming the various alternate worlds to be high. To complete their commissions and return to the main world, they'd do anything. Compared to those unscrupulous and radical special commissioners, Lin Zhenxi simply had a more flexible moral bottom line.

This location was the energy transmission magic circle within the multiple magic circles Lin Zhenxi had previously set up. Lin Zhenxi bundled one of the two cables and threw it several hundred meters away. This was the backup set, to be used later to maintain the signal amplification tower's operation. Lin Zhenxi used a levitation spell to lift the remaining three cables and moved them to the area within the energy transmission magic circle responsible for converting electrical energy into magic power.

An inactive magic circle only had faint markings visible, easily overlooked without careful observation. But just as the positive and negative poles of a magnet attract each other, even a dormant magic circle reacted immediately upon sensing the approach of a compatible cable. A flood of lightning erupted from the magic circle, entwining to form three arc-shaped ropes that wrapped around the ends of the three cables, dragging them into position and securing them. Then, the ropes penetrated the cut surface of the cables, connecting the cores of the cables to the magic circle.

The lightning flashes were the manifestation of the magic power Lin Zhenxi had left within the magic circle, used to activate it. While this was originally a power supply magic circle responsible for channeling magic power to other magic circles, just like a car needs an ignition to start, any magic circle requires energy to activate. If there were no usable energy within the magic circle, it would be nothing more than a mere decoration, completely useless.

After fixing the three cables, all that’s left to do is close the switch at the substation, and a steady stream of high-voltage current will be transmitted from City Z along the cables. This large, complex magic circle will then officially begin to operate.

By the time the magic circle was officially activated, Lin Zhenxi was speechless. So, while there was still time, Lin Zhenxi told Saitama, "Uncle, a huge pillar will rise from the ground. It will be very noisy, and the weather will probably be strange. This is all normal and within the plan. Don't be nervous."

"But there's a large-scale monster organization more than a thousand meters below our feet, and the monsters in it are very powerful. I sent Wild Hammer to explore the way yesterday, and he died down there. Although he killed many monsters before his death, there must be some left. When the magic circle on my side is activated, the monsters below will definitely come up to stop me. At that time, I won't be able to move freely, and I can only rely on you to protect me. Please, uncle, please protect me later."

"Wait, Hammerman? Isn't that an S-class from City Z?" Saitama finally didn't act slow this time.

After all, he was now a member of the registered hero community. Even if his activities were in a remote area, he should still know who City Z's top hero was, and who was also the leader of all registered heroes in City Z. So, he was very surprised that Manhammer, the patron saint of City Z, was related to Lin Zhenxi.

"Because Wildhammer was a cyborg created by me from the very beginning." Lin Zhenxi spread his hands and once again made a statement like a villain.

Magic, brainwashing, capitalists, and now the human body modification project has emerged. Is it time to cooperate with evil scientists next? Saitama looked at Hayashi Maki with a strange look in his eyes. He now felt that his fellow villager seemed to have a complicated background. Could he really be not a good person?