A dozen minutes earlier, after Serie completed the [Witch Quest: Wish of Resurrection], she received a new quest—
[Witch Quest: The Price of Arrogance]
[Target: Kill Kuroda Toshio]
[Reward: Ability Points + 4]
Serie's eyes lit up instantly.
This Control Bureau Soldier named Kuroda Toshio was indeed an elite; one life was worth four ability points?!
Naturally, she had no reason to let the roasted duck that had reached her mouth escape.
But... how to kill him?
Watching Little Carrot writhe in agony in the sea of fire, Serie's heart bled.
She knew well that Crafty Rabbit Witch alone was no match for this Kuroda Toshio.
Her only combat power, Little Carrot, was completely suppressed by the power armor with a flamethrower.
The people from the Control Bureau were, after all, professionals and clearly came prepared.
The only hope...
Serie turned her gaze to the second ability of the Wild Rabbit branch, "Unicorn Rabbit."
"Unicorn Rabbit": Summons a Unicorn Tulings from a "Rabbit Hole." Its silver horn can anchor spatial coordinates, allowing you to create a "Rabbit Hole" regardless of distance, but requires extremely precise positioning information.
This ability was an absolute massive improvement to "Crafty Rabbit's Three Burrows."
Crafty Rabbit Witch's "Crafty Rabbit's Three Burrows" could originally only create Rabbit Holes at the current location after touch, but with this little gadget that looked like a drilling machine, she could create Rabbit Holes anywhere, regardless of distance.
For example... in front of a certain Witch.
Heh heh, you like playing with fire, do you?
"Little one... it's up to you!" Serie lightly patted the rim of the trash can. The foul-smelling opening of the can seemed to be infused with magical living water, instantly twisting and deforming. The plastic texture was covered by a kaleidoscopic, flowing spatial membrane.
In a blink of an eye, the trash can's formerly dirty opening transformed into a Rabbit Hole entrance to the unknown.
The essence of "Crafty Rabbit's Three Burrows" was not to create "holes," but to transform spatial structures that fit the concept of "passable openings"—such as doors, windows, caves, pipes, or even trash cans—into Rabbit Hole passages.
The Unicorn Rabbit, upon landing, pushed off forcefully with its hind legs.
Its small figure transformed into a silver stream of light.
It precisely leaped into the swirling, psychedelic Rabbit Hole, instantly vanishing without a trace.
At the same time, thousands of kilometers away, in a small border town in Russia.
The cheap bar was filled with smoke, a mixture of cheap alcohol and sweat.
Russian men in the corner conversed in low voices.
At the bar, Wildfire Witch stood out.
She was wrapped in a large, old black leather jacket, her short silver hair flecked with unmelted snow, and a few strands hung beside her stern face.
The cigarette between her fingers was almost burnt out, and her amber pupils behind the smoke showed a decadent sense of detachment.
"Vodka, with ice." She slapped a few rubles stained with dark red blood onto the bar. Her voice was hoarse from long travel, with a distinct Slavic accent.
The bartender, with a face full of flesh, glanced at the bloodstains on the money but said nothing.
He took out a bottle of the best-selling local brand, chipped a few ice cubes, and dropped them into a glass.
The glass instantly frosted over.
Just as the glass touched her lips, her pupils slightly constricted, and her movements suddenly froze.
She put down the glass of vodka, turned to the bartender, and said, "Watch it, don't let anyone touch it. I'll be right back."
The bartender stared at the water droplets sliding down the glass: "The ice will melt, I suggest you..."
"It won't." She walked straight towards the bar door without looking back.
Pushing open the door, the outside was not the street, but a swirling vortex of colorful light.
The light seeped through the door crack, casting distorted, flickering light spots on the bar floor, but the other people seemed to see nothing.
She stepped in.
Whoosh!
Her figure vanished.
Then, time returned to the present.
Zoya's arm, without moving, blocked Kuroda Toshio's alloy giant fist.
"Wh...?!" Kuroda Toshio's grin froze beneath the power armor's mask, and the engine's roar seemed to stall for a moment.
He couldn't believe that the strength multiplied by his power device was effortlessly neutralized by a woman who appeared out of nowhere.
It wasn't over yet!
Zoya's arm, pressing against the giant fist, suddenly lifted!
Creak—!
Amidst the harsh metallic screeching, Kuroda Toshio's entire heavy-armored mechanical arm was violently pushed upwards by brute force!
The imbalance of power caused Kuroda Toshio's upper body to involuntarily lean back, leaving his chest and abdomen wide open!
Now!
Bang—!!!!
Zoya kicked up, landing squarely on the thick chest-abdomen joint of the power armor!
A heavy, teeth-gritting thud instantly resounded.
Rumble!
Kuroda Toshio's massive steel body, as if hit head-on by a high-speed truck, stumbled backward uncontrollably!
Thump! Thump! Thump! Thump!
Each time his heavy metallic foot slammed into the ground, it sank deep into the road, plowing several deep grooves!
Crushed stones and dust exploded around his feet!
He retreated a full seven or eight steps before barely stabilizing his tottering machine body with the power armor's powerful balance system!
On the power armor's chest plate, a slightly indented boot print was clearly visible!
The average for ordinary people was only E, while Zoya's strength had reached C-grade.
From this, it seemed Serie guessed that the power of this power armor should only be C- or D+, and its agility might be even lower.
Serie, sitting on the ground, instantly judged the superiority, and looking at Zoya's tall back, her taut nerves relaxed slightly.
Although they were both Serie herself, Zoya's presence always inexplicably put her at ease.
[Main Quest: Witch Alliance] Completed.
[All Witches gain the passive ability "Witch's Philanthropy"]
[Crafty Rabbit Witch, Wildfire Witch's mood index increased...]
[Kuchiha's favorability towards Zoya + 1]
Listening to the female voice's announcement, Serie activated "Twin Phantoms," simultaneously controlling two Witch clones.
"Another one?! Where did she come from?" Kuroda Toshio's face behind the mask twisted in shock for a moment.
The silver-haired woman's strength was definitely not something ordinary humans could possess. Had he poked the abnormal entities' den today?
Abnormal entities kept appearing, each more bizarre than the last.
Was he some kind of Tom Cat?
However, instead of feeling fear, Kuroda Toshio revealed a sinister grin.
Three! A full three high-value abnormal entities!
Whether to execute them on the spot or bring them back to the Bureau for containment.
This credit was enough for him to get promoted, get a raise, and reach the pinnacle of his life!
Kuroda Toshio's wild laughter was filled with absolute confidence in his equipment.
The flamethrower of the "Dog Catcher Squad" task force was his trump card!
Just like when he dealt with Little Carrot, he didn't try to directly clash with Serie's Wildfire Witch in terms of strength. Instead, he sharply raised both arms of his power armor, and the heavy spray nozzles, like venomous snakes raising their heads, instantly locked onto Zoya!
This silver-haired woman, who appeared out of nowhere, had no protective equipment on her.
Despite her astonishing strength, she was still flesh and blood.
Against these "beasts," fire was always the truth!
Two wild, scorching white flames instantly completely engulfed Zoya's slender figure!
Flames rolled, and the heat distorted the vision!
Kuroda immediately laughed wildly, as if he had already seen the other party's miserable state, writhing and wailing in the fire.
"Haha! Idiot! Can't even dodge! Not as good as that rabbit!"
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