69novels Chapter 692 Me?
Chapter 692 Me?
Chapter 692
"Hmm... so this is the culprit behind the disappearance...?"
Hyacinth pinched her chin and squatted down, getting close to the ethereal hand to carefully observe the seemingly harmless little thing.
It looks like a human hand, but its whole body is filled with a faint aura of magic. Like the Astral Monster, it is made of magic and seems to be part of the body of a humanoid monster, or a relatively novel monster design.
Hyacinth had never seen a strange person who moved alone in the shape of a single hand, let alone a strange person who could divide their body into several parts.
Thinking of this, the azure magical girl couldn't help but raise her head and peek out from beside the Capricorn witch's lava greatsword to look at the golden-haired fox girl who was carefully observing the sewer entrance not far away.
"……iris."
Hyacinth got up and moved closer to the iris, whispering something in her ear.
"Do you think Xin Yuehu might have deliberately created this to lure us in and torment us?"
"No way. If they really wanted to fight, they would have rushed over long ago. They wouldn't have left us here observing for so long," Iris replied calmly.
On second thought, it seemed to make sense, so Hyacinth stopped diverting her attention to Heart Moon Fox and began to carefully observe the hand on the ground.
In the few minutes of observation so far, it can be seen that this seemingly detached hand is actually very active. Even after being pierced by the lava greatsword, it continues to struggle and writhe, trying to break free from the Capricorn witch's restraints.
Even though the Zodiac Witch of Kexin Yuehu is comparable to the Shadow of the Stars, she still has to concentrate and do her best to deal with her when facing them. It would be too difficult to break free from the witch's suppression with just one arm.
"Is it part of the body of some giant monster, or a separate monster?" Hyacinth then asked a more technical question.
The two looked at each other in bewilderment.
Iris has been active as a magical girl for less than a year, and Hyacinth for just over a year. Both are very immature in terms of knowledge and tactical planning, and their knowledge of monsters is even more lacking.
Fortunately, the two-colored Alice walked past the two of them side by side. Iris quickly stopped the two more easy-going newcomers in the villain team. The four little heads huddled together to observe for a long time, but still could not reach a consensus.
Hyacinth gave up thinking.
A series of experiments targeting this ethereal hand quickly yielded conclusions:
It exhibits a series of magical reactions highly similar to those of the monster, and in terms of the integrity of the magic, it is more likely that this thing is a separate entity rather than a part separated from a certain original entity.
"So, this thing is the culprit hidden in this alley that caused the three disappearances?" Hyacinth asked tentatively.
The group exchanged glances, and Xin Yuehu was the first to nod in response:
"Based on the experimental results, it seems to be a completely new form of monster, perhaps a unique variant of the Domain Monster—"
The golden-haired fox girl swayed her tail, her brows furrowed slightly, showing some hesitation, but in the blink of an eye she revealed an approving smile, as if that hesitant expression had never appeared before.
It even gleamed with the light of finding some kind of pleasure in its eyes, and its tail wagged more frequently.
"Hehe... Miss Hyacinth, what do you think we should do with this guy?" said Heart Moon Fox.
"Should we hand it over to me, Fox, for further research, or should we try to eliminate it on the spot...?"
"Eliminate them! They must be eliminated immediately!" Hyacinth answered decisively without the slightest hesitation.
Entrusting a powerful, monstrous figure that nobody recognizes to Xin Yuehu? Entrusting it to a super villain who can conjure witches or even behemoths with his bare hands? Who knows, when you meet again tomorrow, that hand might transform into a giant monster or even a witch, using entirely new abilities that nobody has ever seen before to beat you up.
We absolutely cannot hand it over to Xin Yuehu; we must eliminate it!
"I see... Since Miss Hyacinth has said so, then you two can deal with this guy."
Heart Moon Fox wore a seemingly disappointed expression, then commanded the witch to draw her greatsword and use her magical hand to firmly restrain the Void Hand that was trying to escape, raising it into the air.
Hyacinth quickly seized the opportunity, instructing Iris to raise her magic cannon and aim it at the hand-shaped monster that Capricorn had lifted with his magical hand—
The magic cannon fired, its beam enveloping the monster, which instantly transformed into magical particles and vanished, becoming a rather dim fireworks display that shone brightly in the alley before disappearing into the night sky.
And just like that, a series of missing persons cases were solved.
The culprit was publicly executed by cannon fire, and the magical girls are still searching the entire city of Chengdu for the missing. They should be able to find traces of all three missing persons soon...
...Has it really been solved?
"It's far from over!"
After witnessing Iris publicly execute the Void Hand with a magic cannon, and bidding farewell to Heart Moon Fox and the others before returning to the rooftop base, Hyacinth spoke to her companions.
"Woof! But since Iris has already taken care of the weirdo in that alley, hasn't the perpetrator of the disappearance case been eliminated? How come it's not over yet?"
But Tian Nanxing tilted its head curiously, and Bern Mountain's tail swayed slightly.
The nightingale, who appeared to be deep in thought, then spoke.
"If we declare a case solved simply by eliminating a strange person in an alley, then the process of solving the case is far too hasty."
"Not to mention that none of the many unresolved questions have been answered—where are the missing persons? How did the strange man take them away so silently? After eliminating one strange man, will similar strange men appear in other places?"
After babbling for a while, the dog girl seemed to understand the series of questions raised by the nightingale, and also realized how troublesome the current situation was.
An eerie silence fell over the room.
No one could figure out what to do next. It was too early to suggest disbanding and going home to rest. A strange sense of frustration was brewing in their hearts.
"Damn it... In the end, we still didn't find many valuable clues..." Hyacinth sighed in frustration, breaking the silence first.
This is an important case that Senior Lilac asked me to investigate. If I close the case hastily like this, although she probably won't say anything, she will definitely have a bad impression of me.
This is absolutely unacceptable!
"We need to find a way to investigate more clues, at least to find out where the missing people were taken," Hyacinth continued.
"But how can we know? Weren't all the monsters eliminated?" Iris asked cautiously.
Then, Nightingale raised her hand and took over the conversation, her tightly furrowed brows relaxing.
"I have a proposal here, but it might be a bit dangerous. We need to find a way to contact Xin Yuehu and the others."
"Cooperate with Heart Moon Fox? How exactly?" Hyacinth asked in surprise, thinking that this suggestion was indeed quite dangerous.
Putting aside everything else, Xin Yuehu is incredibly cunning and resourceful. When it comes to serious matters, she seems reliable, but in reality, she's always ready to pull off something big.
The incident in Shancheng a few days ago is the best example: you can trust Xin Yuehu's support, but her support is not free.
After much deliberation, the nightingale lowered its voice and whispered in the hyacinth's ear:
"We need to find someone to play the missing person."
"I think... Hyacinth, you are the most suitable candidate."