The ten of us pushed open the gate, and for the first ti, stepped into what was known as the Magic Capital. Of course, right now, this place didn't look all that fancy. Instead, it looked like a cyberpunk-thed urban city from so video ga. I assud The Fragnt, which was where we were trying to get to, would be different.
Co to think of it...Xiang Peng did ntion this place was like a video ga when she first described Shanghai to us.
"So? Where do we go first?" I asked Xiang Peng.
"Hey, it's my first ti doing this too! Why are you asking ?" she replied, walking casually. "But for starters, we should probably avoid running into any gangs. Actually, just avoid everyone, for that matter. Hm...what else...oh, right! You all need weapons."
"Weapons? Don't we already have our magic?" Feng Mian asked.
"Oh no no no," Xiang Peng wiggled her finger in disapproval. "That won't do. You can't say you've been to the Magic Capital without touching a gun first."
"A gun...hehe~" Qing Yue giggled dangerously. I was a bit creeped out and concerned by her eagerness to obtain a deadly firearm, but I didn't say anything out loud.
"So, how do we get these...guns?" Yu An Yan asked, getting to the main point.
"Hm...well, we look for a gunsmith shop, of course!"
"And...where is the gunsmith shop?" Yu An Yan continued, raising an eyebrow.
"I don't know!" Xiang Peng exclaid in a carefree manner.
"..." the rest of us collectively sighed and facepald.
"Yeah...should've known...can't rely on this girl," I muttered to myself.
"H-Hey! It's not my fault! I've never been here before either!" Xiang Peng retorted.
"Master," i Gui suddenly interrupted. "Detecting activity up ahead."
"Oh...?" I raised an eyebrow. "The Third Eye, perhaps?"
i Gui nodded. "I thought it would be a wise choice to turn it on here."
"And wise it was," I agreed.
The other girls just looked at us, confused.
"W-Wait, is this Third Eye thing the radar spell i Gui used back in the Infinite Forest in Huizhou?" Feng Mian asked for confirmation.
I nodded. "It's another Forbidden Magic spell."
"Oh...I see," Feng Mian murmured thoughtfully.
"Ooh, Forbidden Magic...hehe, this big sister wants to learn so Forbidden Magic as well!" Xiang Peng said, putting her hands on her hips proudly.
"Denied," i Gui and I imdiately said in unison.
"Aw..." Xiang Peng's shoulders dropped, dejected.
"Anyway. i Gui, what's the situation up ahead?" I asked.
"People...seem to be fighting. It is a 3 on 1."
A 3 on 1...isn't that just bullying, now? Heh. I kinda want to check this out.
"Alright...let's go take a look," I decided.
*****
- anwhile, Around a Kiloter Ahead of Where Xuan Kai and the Girls were... -
(?'s Perspective)
One...two...three. Hm...they rrrrrrrreallyonly sent three people afpurr ow? Nyaa, that's just looking down on ow. They rrrrrreally need to try harder than that to catch mya, ow.
"Hmph. We've got you now, you damn cat..." a man stepped out of the shadows behind , pointing a gun in my direction.
I looked around. There were three paths for - one, charge directly through this man, back in the direction where I had ca from; two, turn to the left; and three, turn to the right at this intersection. But options two and three were both quickly crossed out as the man's two companions appeared as well, one on either side of . I was cornered...
...Or am I? Nya~
Just as they pointed their weapons at and shot, I leapt upwards. I used my gloves - a pair of sharp claws - to scale up the building's stone walls, and combined with my intrinsic catgirl agility, I was able to climb up with ease. Seeing this, my three pursuers cursed in fury. I stuck out my tongue at them for a taunt, but then, to my surprise, they pressed so button on their belt, and two hooks shot out from each of their girdles, attaching to the roof of the building I was on. Imdiately after, the hooks retracted, quickly pulling them upwards towards the roof.
"N-Nya~!"
Sensing danger, I imdiately turned tail and ran, jumping from roof to roof with my agility and speed. My pursuers did the sa, but using their hookshots from their belt. I felt a bullet coming my way, so I dashed slightly to the right just as the bullet flew past .
"W-Woah! Nyat was close..."
"Damn it...she's so fast," the man who had shot the bullet complained, gritting his teeth.
Nyahaha, they can't catch ow-woah!
I skidded to a stop, nearly falling off this 200 ter tall building. I had insanely fast reflexes and agility, but I couldn't fly! The next building was around 50 ters away...I couldn't make that jump! I spun around, sensing that my pursuers had caught up.
"Hah...hah...finally...caught you..." one of the three n panted, clearly exhausted. "Damn you...and your demihuman agility..."
"Nya..." I looked around for an escape route, but there was none. In front of was 3 trained Advanced Mages out for my blood, and behind was a 200 ter fall I had no chance of surviving.
The man in the middle of the three, sensing my helplessness, smirked, and raised his gun, a shining silver revolver. "This is the end for you, damn cat. Any last words?"
Nya...am I...rrrrrrreally going to die here? Purrhaps...there is so way nyout? Hm? Paws. I sense...another few people nearby?
*****
"So...do we save her or not?" I asked, trying to get the other girls' opinions.
We had tracked these four people all the way over here, on the rooftop of an abandoned building. And as it turned out, i Gui's information was correct - it was indeed a 3 on 1. But what I didn't expect...was for that '1' to be a demihuman - a catgirl, in particular.
"Hm...let's save her," Xiang Peng decided. "Within Fragnt, no race is discriminated against, but outside it, Demihumans especially are looked down upon by others. The catgirl here most likely hasn't even done anything wrong, but instead is just being hunted down simply because of her background."
I shook my head. "No, I don't care about all that. I'm asking what benefits would I gain from saving her here?"
"Uh...an extra ally?" Yu An Yan suggested.
"Not needed," I replied. "We already are big enough of a group."
"Er...who knows? Maybe if we win her, we can gain the favor of the Demihumans? That might co in helpful in the future," Feng Mian proposed.
I fell into thought. "That is possible, but...is it worth the trouble? We might make ourselves the enemies of whatever gang those three n belong to."
"Big Brother Xuan Kai, save her," Qing Yue suddenly said.
I raised an eyebrow. "But...why?"
"Instinct," Qing Yue replied simply. "My intuition is that saving her now is a good idea."
"...Okay, that's not very convincing, but sure, why not?" I said in reply after so slight hesitation, then turned back to look at the situation. The man in the middle is pointing his gun at the catgirl, ready to fire.
Hm...let's try this.
Level Two Psychic Magic - Telekinesis.
I focused my mind on the gun within the man's hands, and concentrated. The gun slowly began wobbling in his palm, and then flew directly out, heading towards my direction. I caught in my hand with ease, and the man looked around, dazed.
"What the hell?! Where did my gun go?" the man exclaid angrily.
"Back there!" another yelled, spotting where the girls and I were hiding, perched on top of a roof. He pointed his rifle in our direction, but I knew he wasn't going to shoot. Even if he did, we could just duck down. Since our building was higher than the one they were on, if we were to duck down, they would lose sight of us.
"Hm...a revolver, huh?" I mused, spinning around the gun in my hands.
"Who the hell are you?!" the man who I had stolen the gun from demanded.
But I rely ignored his question, and pointed the gun towards him, and called out. "Hey, I've never used a gun before...mind if I use you for target practice?"
"W-Wha-"
I pulled the trigger, and let the bullet fly.
"NGH!" the man scread, and fell backwards onto the floor of the roof.
I looked between him and the gun in my hands. "Huh. That actually hit?"
"Looks like you've got a talent for using guns," Xiang Peng said with a wink.
The bullet had hit directly into the man's right thigh. Not quite enough to kill, but certainly enough to immobilize. Exactly what I had been going for.
"Hey, I think I'm going to keep this gun!" I hollered, further distracting the three of them. In the corner of my eye, I saw the catgirl slip away nimbly, down the stairs of the abandoned building.
The injured man cursed. "D-Damn it...get them!"
"Y-Yes!" the man with the auto rifle pressed the trigger, and dozens of bullets headed our way.
All of us, however, rely ducked, and the bullets flew by, hitting nothing but our afterimages...but we didn't actually have afterimages.
After that, we just retreated, seeing no further reason to stay. The catgirl had gotten away successfully by now, and I got myself a brand new weapon - a silver six-shot revolver.
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