Chapter 455: Foggy Dog Capture Plan

However, the place where Jiangxia is currently located is, after all, a fairly prosperous business district. Outside the area cordoned off by the police, you can see a large area full of people. Without magic and murderous positioning, it is not easy to find a sneaky sniper.

Jiang Xia took a look at the hidden part of the building, but did not see the legendary "crack" reflection, nor did he see any suspicious figures, so it was difficult to have a clue.

He quickly thought of another thing, so he temporarily gave up looking for the person who fired the cold shot, and instead flew in a certain direction with a clear goal.

—When Koizumi Anko was pretending to be Kidd, there was a vague line stretching into the distance behind her.

 After the layer of camouflage magic she was wrapped in was sucked dry by Jiangxia's shikigami, the line disappeared.

At this time, Jiang Xia felt that the magic line was more valuable than searching for a person without murderous intent or magic power in a large group of people.

 After all, he remembered that the last time, when Koizumi Anko cursed Kidd, a similar black line appeared between Koizumi Anko and Kidd.

In other words, if you follow the direction in which the line extends, you may be able to find someone hiding in the dark who provides magic power to Koizumi Anko—for example, Kidd, who is suspected of being kidnapped and used as a magic battery.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xia did not stop in this area where there were too many police officers and ordinary citizens.

 He repaired the puppet that had been scratched by the sniper rifle and left quickly in the direction of the magic line.

 …

In the crowd, a woman wearing a peaked cap and a simple coat looked up at the blurry dot on the horizon and exhaled silently.

Minamoto Kurenai carefully suppressed her magic power, touched the telescope in her bag, and frowned slightly when she remembered the scene she just saw.

That monster really has a lot of secrets.

 Fortunately, this time, she was more cautious...

She left the crowd and walked easily outside the blocked area. Finally, she stopped at a square where people were coming and going.

 This is the rendezvous place that she and Koizumi Hongzi have decided in advance.

—Before coming here, Minamoto Kurenai checked some information, but could not find any images of foggy dogs appearing anywhere. Only in the Shanni Temple suicide incident a while ago, a traveler passed by the jungle late at night and took a photo of a suspected "fog dog". But the photo was actually very blurry, and it was difficult to identify whether it was a human or a bird.

 In short, this makes Minamoto Kurenai feel that Kiriten Dog will consciously avoid leaving traces in public.

 So she made an appointment with Koizumi Hongzi to meet in the square. It was safer to have ordinary people passing by as cover.

 Minamoto Hongnai leaned on the bench and waited.

After a while, a female high school student dusted herself off and ran closer to her in a slightly embarrassed manner under the watchful eyes of many male passers-by.

Koizumi Anko came to Minamoto Kurenai and asked in a low voice: "You lied to me?!"

Minamoto Kurenai sat upright slowly and raised his eyes to glance at her: "Don't speak to me in that tone of scolding the servants."

 The aura is compelling.

However, as a witch, Koizumi Anko is very familiar with this way of putting on airs.

She ignored it and continued to ask in a low voice: "What's going on with that inferior magic circle? And the sniper rifle behind it, you arranged it, right? What if it really hits?!"

Minamoto Kurenai snorted lightly: "The clothes I gave you can not only attach magic power, but also block a certain degree of physical damage - and that ugly thing's marksmanship is very accurate, so you don't have to worry about being accidentally injured."

As she spoke, she crossed her arms across her chest, leaned back on the bench, and said calmly: "The reason I didn't tell you the plan in advance is because I think it will be implemented more smoothly this way."

"?" Koizumi Hongzi didn't expect her aunt to cheat people so confidently, and she stared at her speechless for a moment. "That magic circle is indeed not used to trap the foggy dog. It is just a simple accumulation of magic power."

Minamoto Kurenai raised his fingertips and gestured: "You can understand it as a ball of gas filled with stable magic power. This magic power is of no use and the quality is not high. The only advantage is that it is extremely stable - it is actually the previous Teaching aids commonly used by magicians can be combined with dyeing magic to demonstrate the operation of magic to some less talented magicians. Once made, it will not break down after being placed for several years...

"—But just now, after the monster fell into the formation, the magic power disappeared immediately."

　　　…”

Koizumi Hongzi understood the meaning of her aunt's words and felt like her girlish heart had been stabbed hard.

—The magic power that was stable to that level suddenly disappeared... Based on the current situation, there is only one truth: Kiriten Dog can really absorb magic power in some way.

 …So he is really just here to trick the magic power?

That piece of chocolate that she had been making for a long time was just eaten as "food" in the ordinary sense?

Koizumi Hongzi stared blankly for a while.

Then she suddenly remembered what Minamoto Kurenai said just yesterday, and looked at her aunt again: "...Didn't you say that as our magic becomes more perfect, we won't be easily eaten by monsters?"

Minamoto Kurenai raised her hand to support her chin and said matter-of-factly: "Magic power is our greatest reliance - if I had told you in advance that Kiriten Dog could swallow magic power, would you have had the courage to lure him out so naturally and confirm his recipe?"

　　　…”

Koizumi Hongzi clenched her knuckles with a crunching sound, and her fist became hardened.

However, feeling the eyes of those in the distance looking at her admiringly from time to time, she felt too burdened to throw a punch.

 …beating people in hand-to-hand combat is too inconsistent with the image of an elegant and mysterious witch.

 But she can’t use magic yet.

 …bastard monster, cheating on her magic power.

 What’s even more outrageous is that he actually left after cheating without leaving a single feather behind...

 Minamoto Kurenai didn't pay attention to Koizumi Anko's complicated mood, and mused alone:

“You can be sure now—he can really swallow magic power, and the speed is not slow. I’m afraid your magic before didn’t work on him at all…

“For now, firearms are still effective.

"It's just that he moves very fast. After being alert, it is not easy to plot against him like this. Moreover, if he is damaged, the research value will plummet... Tsk, this method of physical capture is still Just put it at the bottom. Let’s try other methods first.”

As she spoke, she glanced to the side.

 On one side of the bench, in the shadow cast by the branches, a muscular servant who was about the same height as the bench appeared at some point.

The servant wore a tailor-made suit and his hair was neatly slicked back.

 He is carrying a heavy gun bag on his back, and the overall style is a bit weird.

Minamoto Kurenai glanced at the servant and frowned because of his ugly appearance. She turned away and looked at Koizumi Anko in front of her.

The words were still addressed to the servant: "Have you got it?"

 (End of this chapter)