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A few minutes ago, on the intercity highway from Champs-Élysées to Locketown.

A military-grade giant crab led the way with its eight alloy legs, followed by a large magic-powered bus with a maximum capacity of over 50 passengers. Inside were tourists from all over the Federation who were on their way to Champs-Élysées for a vacation. Now they were on their way to Locke City to see a movie... Similar scenes had played out hundreds of times in the past period.

Currently, over 97% of the monsters roaming the Federation's wilderness were born from the Demon Tide, and managed to escape and survive the Demon Tide Extermination War, after which they lived in the wilderness.

Having survived the battle against the demonic tide, it means that these monsters all recognized the giant crab and had a deep impression of this nightmarish existence.

Therefore, tourists escorted by giant crabs are theoretically very safe. Monsters wouldn't easily approach man-made intercity highways, let alone see giant crabs escorting them; they would run as far away as possible.

Anyway, it's been two months since Baihe Travel Agency was established, and they haven't encountered a single monster attack yet.

This inevitably made the people at Baihe Travel Agency somewhat lax and negligent. After all, although they had received some training from retired soldiers, they were not soldiers after all, but rather gang members. Even though they rarely did bad things because of Amelie's supervision, they still couldn't change many of their bad habits.

For example, this time, the six young men from the Baihe Gang who were responsible for the escort mission did not consider the possibility of being attacked at all. They not only did not carry weapons at all times inside the giant crab, but also made a lot of modifications to the interior of the giant crab, including sofas and card tables.

After setting the giant crab to autopilot, they gathered around the card table, drinking beer and playing cards for fun... They even brought two beautiful women from a brothel to hang out and relieve their loneliness on the road.

Then they were tragic.

The attackers clearly knew the weaknesses of the military-grade giant crab very well. Nearly 20 dark magic bullets rained down from the sky, shooting directly into the crab's interior through the hatch directly above, catching the gang members and brothel girls who were having fun inside completely off guard.

Most people died instantly, but one young man was lucky... He liked to be ridden by the beautiful women at the brothel, and the unfortunate woman became his human shield, blocking most of the magic bullets and saving his life.

After successfully striking the crab, the attackers seemed confident that there could be no survivors inside, so they immediately launched an attack on the magic-powered bus behind the crab.

The first thing fired at the magic-powered bus was a large ice spike over three meters long, followed by several large fireballs about one meter in diameter... If these attacks had hit, a normal magic-powered bus would have been reduced to scrap metal, and none of the people inside would have survived.

The passengers on the bus were even more stunned. They were on vacation and had checked travel guides beforehand, knowing that this journey would be very safe. They never expected to encounter something like this.

Seeing the approaching magic, many people were stunned, while others clung tightly to their families, awaiting their death.

Boom!

The large icicle at the front slammed into the magic-powered bus with a loud bang, but it didn't even shake the bus, let alone cause any damage.

A dazzling shield of holy magic protected the magic-powered bus. Whether it was a large ice spike or a large fireball, it was like raindrops hitting glass, having no effect other than dissipating and sliding off.

The passengers on the bus breathed a sigh of relief. After realizing what had happened, those who carried communication magic devices tried to send out distress signals, but found that there was no communication signal... There must be some kind of magic interference device nearby. The bus's magic engine had also stopped running, and only the golden magic shield was still shining.

"It's not a shield generated by a magic device, but ancient magical runes, so the directional interference device isn't working? Damn it!"

In the bushes not far away, the four masked women in black who launched the attack gritted their teeth; this situation was completely unexpected.

Their original plan was to leave no survivors and then blame everything on the monsters, thus proving that it was unsafe to go to Locke City to watch a movie from Champs-Élysées.

Unexpectedly, the other side was well-prepared. In addition to the defensive magic devices mentioned in the intelligence, the magic-powered bus also contained a set of ancient magic runes.

"What to do, Captain?"

One of the masked women in black quickly asked:

"Should we retreat? Didn't Boss Su Lina say that this operation is a swift and decisive strike with no lingering involvement?"

"...No, we can't just retreat like this."

The black-clad, masked woman captain pondered for a few seconds, then shook her head:

"Our attack method is too obvious—it's a human mage attack. The passengers on that bus were all eyewitnesses, so we can't blame it on a monster attack... We have to take them down!"

"But this ancient magic rune set..."

Another masked woman in black pointed hesitantly at the golden magic shield.

"It's not a big problem."

The masked female captain in black has made her decision:

"This ancient magic rune set is quite powerful, and it must have used a lot of valuable materials, but it's ultimately just water without a source... If the four of us take turns attacking, we'll eventually exhaust its magic power. Let's go!"

"Yes, Captain!"

Seeing that the leader was determined, the other three masked women in black did not hesitate any longer and immediately jumped out of the bushes to continue attacking the bus with magic.

They were all quite powerful, all being mages at the Control stage, and they wore magical costumes that were very similar in style.

All black; the upper body was a strapless, cropped leather tank top, secured only by a thin silver chain connecting it to a leather choker around the neck. The lower body consisted of a black leather mini-skirt, tights, and long boots, making those long legs look exceptionally alluring.

They are all beautiful, but they can be extremely ruthless.

Ice spikes, fireballs, and dark magic projectiles were fired in rapid succession, bombarding the magic shield outside the bus and creating ripples.

The masked female captain's judgment was correct. The shining golden shield was very strong, but the rune set was ultimately just water without a source. As the magic power continued to be consumed, the brightness of the shield weakened rapidly and was probably not going to last more than a few minutes.

The passengers, who had just felt a sense of relief, were plunged into despair once again.

The key figure in this situation was the only surviving member of the Baihe Gang among the giant crabs.

The four masked women seemed very confident about the first wave of magic bullet attacks, believing that no one in the giant crab would survive.

Their confidence was not without reason. After all, before taking action, their sisters had already obtained very detailed information from members of the Baihe Gang in bed. Some of the sisters had even had secret rendezvous with Baihe Gang members inside the giant crab, and were quite familiar with its interior.

That wave of magic bullets was meticulously calculated; it was a surprise attack by four master-level mages against a few ordinary young men who were drinking and having fun. There was no way they could have missed.

But actually, Amelie had already guessed what tricks Sulina would play, so she made preparations in advance. For example, the defensive rune set on the magic-powered bus was made by Viliana beforehand by Amelie.

She took various protective measures for her guests, and of course, she was not stingy with her White River Gang members, giving them a full set of military equipment and life-saving tools.

Unfortunately, the young men were not careful and had no defenses. They took off their equipment and self-defense tools and put them aside, only caring about having fun with the beautiful women they brought from the brothel. As a result, they were easily taken away in one fell swoop, and two of the brothel women were also implicated.

Fortunately, one young man was lucky.

The giant crab was in autopilot mode, and the device the masked beauties used to interfere with the magic bus's magic device was a directional device... So when the magic bus's engine stalled, the giant crab was not affected and continued to move forward on its own, already some distance from the battlefield.

The young man inside the giant crab finally came to his senses. He quickly pushed the mangled corpse aside and pulled out his communication magic device... Since the autonomous giant crab had taken him away from the battlefield, his communication magic device was unaffected.

The young man's first call for help was naturally to his boss, Batis. However, Batis was leading her men to fend off the seafood gang's fierce attack... This was clearly part of Su Lina's attack plan, designed to prevent Batis from having time to come to the rescue.

So the young man had to send another urgent distress call to Yulia... This time it went smoothly.

Whoosh!

The ear-piercing sonic boom could be heard hundreds of meters away on the ground. Yulia, flying at full speed, finally arrived at the battlefield.

"You bastards! Leave those tourists alone! Come at me if you dare!"

She landed in front of the magic-powered bus immediately, and regardless of whether the incoming magic was ice spikes, fireballs, or magic bullets, she threw punches.

The three-meter-long icicle struck the girl's small fist, but it was like an egg hitting a rock; it was instantly shattered into ice powder and dissipated.

Fireballs and magic bullets were equally useless, easily knocked away and scattered by Yulia's punches and kicks. Her fighting style remained the same, with almost no technique, only extreme numerical beauty.

"……It's you?"

The three masked women who launched the attack clearly recognized Yulia and were momentarily stunned, unsure whether to continue the attack or retreat.

"Is it you?"

Yulia recognized the three masked women at a glance; after all, their figures, temperaments, and outfits were so distinctive that simply wearing masks was useless.

"...You Morning Light Dance Troupe, you really are no good!"

Yulia was angry after recognizing the masked woman.

Julia originally didn't want to get involved in the conflict between Emerald and Sulina, since Sulina was indeed somewhat pitiful and was forced to oppose Emerald.

If it weren't for the incredibly persuasive and pitiful look Emily hadn't given her, Julia probably wouldn't have even made the promise to help protect the movie theater, because she really didn't want to help Emily do bad things or bully people.

But it's different now.

Yulia wouldn't be this angry if Sulina ordered an attack on the Shirakawa Gang or sabotaged a movie theater under construction... but attacking completely innocent tourists crossed Yulia's bottom line.

If it weren't for the need to protect the tourists and get them to safety, Yulia would have rushed to the Morning Light Opera House right now, punched Sulina to her knees, grabbed her, and handed her over to Amelie to be severely punished.

...Bad women should be like that wicked elf Anna, who is bullied and humiliated to the point of giving up their self-respect and personality!

Yulia glared fiercely at the masked women in black, having already made her decision.

After rescuing the tourists and getting them to safety, she's going to solo the Morning Light Opera House tonight and beat Su Lina to a pulp!

"Don't be afraid! She's all alone, but there are four of us."

The masked female captain was the first to react and was not worried about Yulia's arrival.

After all, Yulia is only a Control-level mage on the surface, while they have four Control-level mages. How could they lose a 4-on-1 fight of the same level?

"You guys keep attacking the bus, destroy the shields and kill all the tourists, I'll hold her off!"

The masked female captain gave another order.

"Yes, Captain!"

Although the other masked women had different ideas, they still chose to obey orders and continue to attack the bus with their respective offensive magic.

"Don't even think about it... Ugh!"

Yulia's priority was saving lives, so she immediately tried to stop the attacking magic again, but found herself suddenly out of control.

The masked female captain used some kind of magic, and Yulia found that her attention had been forcibly diverted to her, and she even felt that the masked female captain was very hateful.

Like Amelie, who's lewdly flirting with a beautiful woman; like Viliana, the extremist evil elf who's spouting nonsense about slaughtering humanity; and like Surina, who's already killed many innocent tourists... In short, they're all extremely evil, the kind of evil that makes Julia want to rush up and punch them.

Yulia thought this way and did this way. Even though she knew that the tourists on the bus needed her protection more at this moment, she still rushed towards the masked female captain and threw a punch.

A hint of joy appeared in the masked female captain's eyes.

The magic she used on Julia was her innate magic—taunt.

This magic is quite powerful. Not only can it forcibly draw the target's aggro and make the target attack you, but it also provides a high percentage of damage reduction when attacked by the target. It can be said to be a god-tier skill for one-on-one combat, and it is also the reason why the masked female captain is confident that she can deal with Yulia by herself.

While Yulia was charging and throwing a punch, her brain did briefly recover. She wondered if she was being too reckless and might get the short end of the stick. She should think of a better way to handle the situation.

However, after thinking for a moment, Yulia's answer was to just keep fighting—she wasn't the usual Yulia at this moment, but the Yulia with the buff of Saintess Emerald's Kiss!

...Blessed by Amelie's kiss, I am now invincible! I can crush these weaklings with a single punch!

With that thought in mind, Yulia concentrated more power into her fist, which rubbed against the air and even ignited part of her magical glove.

"Varied……"

The masked female captain's eyes instantly went from smug to astonished. She wanted to do something more, but it was too late.

Her innate magical taunt is indeed powerful, a mechanism skill with a very strong advantage in one-on-one combat, but unfortunately she encountered Yulia, a monster in terms of stats.

Forced aggro generation? High damage reduction?

So what if you reduce damage by 99%? As long as my attack power is high enough, even 1% of the damage can still knock you out with one punch!

During the battle against the flood in Locke City, Yulia absorbed 40% of the magic power of everyone in the city, but only briefly possessed power close to the fusion stage.

Emerald is a true Fusion-stage mage, and [Saintess's Kiss] is one of the most powerful blessing spells with the highest magic utilization rate... So Julia, who is now blessed by Emerald, is actually stronger than when she was fighting the flood in Locke City.

Snapped!

The masked female captain had clearly prepared a lot of defensive and counter-attack magic in advance, just waiting for Yulia to foolishly throw a punch so she could turn the tables and kill her.

It was completely useless. Faced with overwhelming power, those spells were shattered without even a flash of light.

Then Yulia's fist, with no decrease in power, struck the masked female captain's snow-white abdomen beneath her cropped tank top.

"Uh ah ah ah ah!"

Even worse than Viliana before, the masked female captain instantly rolled her eyes back, drooled, and made incomprehensible noises as she spun around and flew away... She flew at least several hundred meters before falling to the ground like a rag and never moving again.

"Captain!?" x3

The other three masked women were shocked. They never imagined that their captain, who was almost undefeated in one-on-one battles among her peers, couldn't even withstand a single punch from Yulia.

Could it be that Yulia is already a Fusion Stage powerhouse?

The idea terrified the three masked women, one of whom even urinated.

But this urine wasn't simply from being scared into peeing; it was actually a rather strange innate magical ability.

The black-clad, masked woman who had just urinated became blurry and vanished into her own urine... Her innate magic was called "urine escape"!

Now that she had successfully made her escape by urinating, the masked woman in black promptly ran away.

The two remaining masked women in black exchanged a glance. Even though the magic shield outside the bus was about to shatter, they dared not attack again. Instead, they quickly used their own survival techniques and disappeared from the spot.

Author's message

PS: I originally wanted to use AI to create a model of Emery wearing the "Saintess" outfit, but after several days I still couldn't get a satisfactory one. So I'll just post the original image that inspired the outfit for now. It's supposedly a character from the mobile game Epic Seven, but I haven't played it.

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