The technique of the Mental Space, Jiang Lingwei certainly knew how to use it.
She had used it many times before.
But never once had she felt this dizzy.
Thinking back to that wicked, grinning voice just now, Jiang Lingwei reasonably surmised that it was that thing working mischief from behind the scenes.
Actually, she had already recovered from the dizziness, but in her spiritual form, Jiang Lingwei still pretended to be dizzy, loudly saying:
“Alright… alright, you can go on with your evil grand plans.”
As she spoke, she kept sneaking glances around.
Originally, Jiang Lingwei thought that Shachong’s mental space would be the same as her own domain—either a western desert or a frontier town.
But what was this place? Everywhere she looked, there was magma and burning red rocks.
The sky was thick with dark clouds, pitch-black and hiding everything from view.
Looking a bit further off, she could see more volcanoes, spewing black smoke.
That evil voice spoke up with great interest:
“Let’s not talk about how that Magical Girl broke through my curse for now. Let’s talk about you, the little fish I reeled in.
“So what’s the matter? You don’t look scared at all.” “And what if I’m not?”
Jiang Lingwei stomped on the rock beneath her feet.
Hot steam rose up, but thankfully, her magic uniform had an adaptive cooling system, so the heat couldn’t hurt her.
Looking at the pebbles shaking off her shoe sole, Jiang Lingwei discovered another clue.
Everything around her felt far too real.
This was definitely not something Shachong could construct. If she had this kind of spiritual power, she wouldn’t be in such a miserable state right now.
So, if this wasn’t built by Shachong, there must be another mastermind.
“So, is this your mental space?”
“Smart.”
The evil voice laughed, “But you still haven’t answered my question. Come on, tell me, what makes you so calm, Magical Girl~?”
“What’s the use of being scared?”
Jiang Lingwei spread her hands nonchalantly.
She’d just entered someone else’s mental space, probably unable to get out for now, that’s all.
Was this really more dangerous than that time she was nearly cut in half?
“Quite courageous.”
The voice praised her: “But courage alone is not enough.”
“Since you thought to use your mental power to treat Shachong, you must be a Magical Girl with that talent, right?” “But now, you’re trapped here by me. What tricks can you still pull, hmm?”
Judging by the way this voice spoke, it seemed to know quite a bit about the current situation of Magical Girls, and what it said made a lot of sense.
If Jiang Lingwei was a Magical Girl with psychic abilities—a member of the psychological treatment squad—here to treat another Magical Girl, and then got pulled into this mental space, she would definitely be panicking.
Because this was not her home turf, and Magical Girls of that group didn’t have combat abilities. Even if they wanted to resist, they couldn’t.
The evil voice’s plan was downright cunning.
“I can’t, but I have to at least try, don’t I?”
Jiang Lingwei spoke as if she were helpless:
“Otherwise, what—come out here and fight me yourself?”
“Hahahahaha.”
The voice laughed wildly, setting off eruptions from the surrounding volcanoes and rivers of lava, creating an apocalyptic scene.
Bang!
The special effects were spectacular, but Jiang Lingwei simply stood her ground, watching coldly.
What she really cared about was the true form of this thing.
“Sha.”
A footstep echoed on volcanic rock, and a man slowly emerged from the shadows. Seeing his face, Jiang Lingwei’s expression turned cold, her voice icy:
“Disgusting.”
“Hehehe.”
The man grinned shamelessly, “That’s right, disgusting you is what I enjoy most—disgusting all you Magical Girls.”
A long tongue extended from his mouth, licking the corner of his lips. The way he looked at Jiang Lingwei was as if she were a piece of meat on a plate:
“This way, your screams, when I drain your magic power dry, will sound even sweeter~”
“Ugh.”
Jiang Lingwei’s face twisted as if she’d suddenly tasted lemon or stepped in dog shit outside.
Her features were all scrunched up from sheer revulsion.
The reason? This wretch was wearing Jiang Cheng’s skin!
“I admit it, I surrender—at least in terms of disgusting.”
Right now, Jiang Lingwei wanted nothing more than to cover her eyes and scream three times, “No! I don’t want to see this mouth!”
Unfortunately, she still needed to be on guard against an attack.
Seeing this monster wearing Jiang Cheng’s skin, Jiang Lingwei finally understood why the immune system, upon discovering the eyes, would just eliminate them.
“Where did you get that appearance?”
“From your own memories, of course.”
The monster widened its eyes and made an exaggerated gesture as it laughed: “You’re in my mental space. As the host, I should get a little something out of it, don’t you think?”
Its fingers twitched, and it seemed so pleased it was shaking all over from laughter.
It seemed the reason Jiang Lingwei had felt that brief dizziness was because this monster had secretly acted.
“Hee hee hee hee…”
“Right now, I can only see appearances. The one closest to you is this man—is he someone you like?”
“Oh~ and there’s another Magical Girl—Little~Knight? Who’s she to you, hmm?”
The monster winked, hunched over like a thief, looking left and right before staring at Jiang Lingwei again: “Is that your friend? Tell me, could you introduce them to me as well? It’s a request from someone you like, after all.”
“No, and take off Jiang Cheng’s face for me.”
It was delighted, but Jiang Lingwei couldn’t laugh at all. She clearly wasn’t amused.
Jiang Cheng’s handsome face was completely ruined by this ridiculous clown.
Now, Jiang Lingwei wasn’t dizzy, but she was definitely nauseated.
“I’m really curious. Can’t you just tell me nicely? C’mon, c’mon—tell me, who are they, and what do they mean to you?”
“Any stories? Why not tell me about your friendship, your bonds, all your bright and beautiful tales? Wouldn’t that be nice?”
“Can you shut up!” The girl could barely keep her composure, her face red as she shouted, “No!”
“No means no, hee hee hee hee.”
The monster laughed even more gleefully, licking its lips: “Don’t be so aggressive to someone you like. You’ll never get a boyfriend that way.”
It moved. The fake smile plastered on the Jiang Cheng face became even more dazzling:
“But in the end, once I eat you, I’ll know all of it anyway.”
It walked toward Jiang Lingwei, the monster wearing Jiang Cheng’s skin even deliberately stretching its body—growing taller and stranger.
And yet, this monster with its absurdly long legs, no longer shaped like a human, insisted on wearing Jiang Cheng’s head.
Clearly, it was just bullying a Magical Girl who had no way to resist.
“Hee hee hee hee. Gah?”
Its wicked laughter was abruptly cut off by something.
What was it exactly?
Yes—it was the ever-growing pink gemstone at the tip of a certain staff, right in front of its face.
To be fair, as long as it was a modern Magical Girl, anyone could come to treat Shachong.
Those with the skills of a psychologist rarely had much combat ability, and outside their own domains, their spiritual powers were hard to use.
Except…
The one before it was no ordinary modern Magical Girl.
Bang!
The monster’s head was violently knocked off, its neck stretching out like wheat gluten before snapping back.
Before it could react, the pink-haired girl leapt up and, with a double kick worthy of the Thunder from the Ninth Heaven, stomped the monster right in the chest, knocking it over.
“Can you just die already?”
The disdain in Jiang Lingwei’s eyes was impossible to hide, and she spoke with clear annoyance.
Swish!
Her left hand clenched into a fist, glowing white—high damage.
Buzz!
Her right hand swept her staff through the air, fierce as a tiger—also high damage.
Standing over the fallen monster, Jiang Lingwei launched a full-power barrage!
“Still laughing?”
“Still laughing?”
“I’ve had enough of you, you know that!”