Chapter 69: Frightening People with Large Fireworks (Mistake)

  While Akako knocked down the warriors who came to meet her head-on, the mercury lamp in the back row also wrapped around and turned several thieves who tried to sneak up into avant-garde chicken feathers.

  The leader, who had just seen his troops being defeated in a matter of minutes, was quite bold. He casually grabbed a female subordinate passing by the shoulder and held her neck with a dagger, causing everyone to stop and slowly retreat into another passageway.

  According to the normal plot development, now should be this group of people seeing off the failed villain or sinister or funny retreat, and then rescue the remaining lucky girl followed by the brother and sister reunion tearful washing bridge section is right. But - no, it's this "but" again - since this is a brainless joyful novel, it's naturally impossible for such a happy ending to appear so early.

  Do we still need to cheat on word count?

  Only the girl, who was being held by the leader, was shaking all over and seemed like she would faint at any moment. Her mouth was stuffed with a cloth, so she could only make terrified "uuu" sounds. A pair of beautiful chestnut-colored twin tails bounced playfully as the girl trembled, and she was still wearing the summer uniform for female mages from Hope's Garden - yes, this soft little thing that had been casually caught was Vachss.

  Mercury lamp, swift and nimble, slapped the dizzying Velsa with one palm - "You can withstand a slap from the Chairman and still be alive, it's not easy" - then came to Eliya's side: "What do we do now?"

  "Let them go, we can't risk it." Eriol gazed at Vachis's desperate expression as she was dragged into the dark passageway, saying reluctantly, "Mercury Lamp, you're hard to detect, sneak up quietly and follow them."

  Is it because of your small stature that you're hard to notice? Aren't you afraid of being bitten by the President?

  "Crack!"

  Oh, I really bit him.

  "Ouch ouch ouch! Stop it, someone's going to leave!" Little Loli hastily pushed away the mercury lamp and said, "When I come back, I'll treat you to new yogurt, that should be okay, right?"

  The mercury lamp let out a cold hum and glared at Eriol before spreading its wings and flying away.

  After the little doll left, Eriol gazed at the girls who were untying each other and furrowed her brow.

  Something's off. The kidnappers' retreat was very orderly, without any signs of panic. So why didn't they prioritize transferring these few exceptionally beautiful girls, but instead some unremarkable ones? Even if some perverted nobles have a thing for magical girls, they wouldn't be interested in those plain-looking girls. What are these kidnappers planning?

  At this time, Velsa slowly woke up: "Uh... Ah, Wakissa!"

  "Don't be so shocked, I've already let the mercury lamp follow," Eri said to him. "If you had shouted at that time, it would have only made things worse."

  "That's right, that would only let the other side know we have a handle on him." Reiko, who had just finished untying the girls, came over and nodded in agreement. "Now they've called for reinforcements, we need to leave quickly. But saying that, with so many people around..."

  Looking at the dozen or so frail girls in front of her, Rie couldn't help but get a headache. These girls basically can't run fast, otherwise they wouldn't have been caught again. But having just barely rescued them, could it be that they would give up after just a short while? But if she took them with her, they definitely wouldn't be able to evade the enemy's pursuit.

  "It doesn't matter, maybe they just have a few people but are pretending to call for reinforcements to scare us, or maybe there really is reinforcement but no strong players inside. Elisha saw the girls who were listening to their conversation on this side showing a panicked expression at this moment, knowing that they were afraid of being abandoned by themselves and others, so she said, "Let's take them with us."

  Who am I kidding? The other side has succeeded in committing crimes so many times, how could it be just a small organization? If we encounter their main force later, I'll really have to use Fengwu. They won't have more undead than last time, right? A barrage of floating cannons and bombing will settle it... Uh, floating cannons?

  The little loli suddenly broke out in a cold sweat: Can the countless floating cannons, like a swarm of locusts, be deployed in this dense and intricate forest terrain?

  Eriol hastily ran out of the cave and tried to summon Fengwu Jijia, but got a reply that there was not enough space to unfold - the biggest trump card couldn't be used due to terrain reasons. The little loli was so entangled that she didn't know whether to cry or laugh, so she could only choose an awkward expression.

  Do I have to use my monthly period - I mean, magical girl transformation - to deal with some unknown thief gang? This is no longer the case of using a cannon to kill a mosquito, a tank to kill a chicken, or a nuclear bomb to exterminate a cockroach. It's like two anthills going to war over bread crumbs and ending up with a kid in his underwear flying around with a cape proclaiming love and peace!

  A large group of ferocious and evil thieves, led by a strange uncle, were fleeing in all directions while screaming under the powerful attack of a loli with a glowing chicken wing that kept dropping feathers. With no way to escape, they could only lie on the ground and worship her, begging for forgiveness. The girls who were being protected behind them became her most loyal followers and fans after witnessing her strong, sacred, beautiful, and unparalleled appearance, and spread the "Loli Control God Religion" all over the continent. This kind of super-god story is not something I would write! Besides, even if I wanted to write this script, the main character wouldn't agree to act in it anyway!

  So Eriol took out something after thinking for a while and came to Anqi, who was leading the girls out of the cave: "Anqi senior, don't rush for now. Everyone come here, I'll tell you how to use this little thing. Whether we can escape smoothly later depends on it."

  It's a rectangular small box, with the top slightly curved to present a certain arc. Its bottom has foldable fixed brackets for easy installation on most surfaces. A line of eye-catching warning universal language notes are marked above, indicating that this thing is not a brick used to build houses:

  "Face towards the enemy."

  Yes, this shameless little loli exchanged for the Jungle Warfare's ultimate weapon - Broad Sword Thunder.

  This is of course a Zhōu Lì Wén version knockoff, but its power is even stronger than the original. Like the magic crystal bomb that destroyed the demon teleportation gate, the explosive material inside this landmine is also magic crystal, and the original steel ball has been replaced with discarded crystal stone fragments that are as hard as diamonds. Even the 4th level strongest defense spell "Stone Wall" cannot withstand its close-range blast.

  This thing is a 6th-level Sword Saint who will be severely injured if he doesn't defend himself, let alone a mere member of the Thieves' Guild.

  The girls quickly grasped the operation method of the improvised landmine - they didn't know that what they were holding was a deadly weapon. Then Erissha began to introduce the burial locations, such as both sides of the road, on tree trunks, by streams, in grass thickets, or simply throwing it directly on the ground, anyway no one recognized it in this world.

  To Eriol's surprise, Velsa, who had been idling around, suddenly came up with some disguised suggestions. However, remembering his hunter identity, the little loli immediately let it go: setting traps was their old trick after all.

  Versailles, you are inadvertently assisting tyranny! Do you know or don't you know that this rectangular little box is the eternal nightmare of countless infantrymen?

  But even An Qi and Long Jiao Tian, two people with upright faith, did not object to setting up traps to hinder each other's pursuit.

  The chivalric code requires us to be fearless in the face of any enemy - go for it! One against a thousand is only possible in games. Those who stand still and prepare to fight when facing an enemy that far outnumber them are either masters or madmen, normal people won't wait to be killed.

  The pastor's teachings require us to treat others with an open heart - see you, ghost! Speaking with an open heart can increase goodwill and divine value, but that also depends on who the other person is. When facing a group of notorious robbers, if you really want to speak with an open heart, it will definitely be a disaster, just wait for being robbed, looted, and pushed down.

  So these girls scattered in all directions, laying landmines as they retreated in an orderly manner.

  After walking for a while, Akira finally couldn't hold back her curiosity and came to Eri's side to ask: "What is the use of those small boxes? How much time can they buy for us?"

  "It's actually just a specially made large firework, nothing to be afraid of." Eriol smiled sweetly with her eyes half-closed and said to Ryouko, "But its sound and light effects are so intense that it will definitely make the kidnappers retreat cautiously after being startled. Our speed is slow, but the enemy won't necessarily be much faster than us when they're advancing while searching."

  Damn it! You're scaring people with big fireworks! Why don't you step on one yourself!?

  After a while, a violent explosion suddenly came from behind the crowd. Countless fragments accompanied by a dazzling fireball soared into the sky and scattered in all directions.

  Elisha even saw a certain unlucky devil's shoes flying in the sky.

  "Ah, this is the iconic scene that shows this person was blown to smithereens. By the way, is this really the power of a landmine? It feels like it's almost on par with C4. Indeed, exchange items are not watered down goods. The unscrupulous merchants on Earth should learn from the exchange system."

  "Look, Akane-senpai. The sound and light effects are quite something, aren't they?"

  “…Is this really just fireworks?”

  Alicia (with a confident expression): "Of course, its killing power is actually very small."

  A certain unfortunate victim's half-burnt palm drew a beautiful arc in the air, finally knocking down the silly hair on Little Loli's head.

  The girls suddenly let out a shrill scream.

  Eriol (somewhat embarrassed): "Well, this guy must have been pretty unlucky to end up like that in front of the trap."

  "Shouldn't you put down your hand from your head first?"

  "Long Jiao Tian (making a prayer): 'This sinner must touch the loli's head before falling into hell, what an evil loli-controlling soul! His soul has completely fallen and is not worth being saved by the great God of Creation.'"

  According to your words, I think it's more likely that he was invited by the creator god to jointly study Lolita Moéism...