"Hurry up, Index!"

After grabbing Index, Leizi ran towards the research institute desperately. She now regretted that she shouldn't have left the research institute so early. If she had been there, then Fang Zheng would have been able to protect Index. Maybe.

It was because I was too nervous that I encountered this kind of thing.

Speaking of which, who is that person? I originally thought he was a delinquent from an armed incompetent group, but that person just now... is he an esper?

So why attack Index?

At this moment, Leizi had doubts in her mind, but she still took Index and ran forward. However, when the two of them turned the intersection, the tall figure in front of them forced them to stop.

"Oh, sorry."

The two-meter-tall red-haired man holding a cigarette in his mouth looked at Ruizi and Index in front of him with a cruel smile, and then he stretched out his hand.

"Can you hand her over to us? It's our task to recover that thing."

"Recycling...you mean recycling?!"

Hearing this, Leizi immediately looked at the red-haired man in front of her angrily.

"This child is not an object! I will never let you take her away!"

"Really……………"

Hearing Ruizi's answer, the red-haired man closed his eyes and then opened them again.

"Although I don't want to conflict with people on the science side, but...it seems there is no other way."

As he spoke, the red-haired man raised his hands.

"Stiyl Magnus, fortis931."

"Why?"

Faced with the other party's actions, Leizi was a little confused. She didn't know why he suddenly reported her name. However, at this moment, Index spoke hurriedly.

"Be careful, Ruizi, for a magician, saying your magic name is equivalent to starting a war!"

"boom-----!!!"

Before Index could finish her words, she saw huge flames shooting out from the hands of the red-haired man. Seeing this scene, Ruizi was also startled.

Is this magic? No? Or is it someone with the ability to control fire? But no matter which one...

I will never back down!

Thinking of this, Leizi took out an iron rod from the pocket of her skirt and swung it hard. The next moment, the iron rod stretched rapidly and turned into a long sword.

This was also specially designed by Fang Zheng for Ruizi. After all, a girl walking down the street with a sword is too conspicuous, and Japan also has such troublesome things as the "Knife and Gun Control Law", so it was made telescopic.

In this way, it can be used as a fruit knife on weekdays, and when in danger, it can be turned into a weapon by simply unfolding it.

"I won't let you harm a hair on that child's head!"

As she spoke, Leizi raised the long sword in her hand. Thanks to the memory in her mind and the training she had received over this period of time, she still had some knowledge of how to fight.

Thinking of this, Leizi closed her eyes.

"I will go with the wind..."

"call……………"

The gentle wind quietly emerged along Leizi's body, swirling around and spreading out. Then Leizi opened her eyes and stared at the red-haired man in front of her. Then she lowered her body, held the long sword in her hand, and suddenly moved forward.

Rush!

The tears at this moment seemed to turn into a strong wind, quickly closing the distance with the red-haired man. Seeing this scene, the red-haired man sneered, and then suddenly clenched his right hand.

"The gift of pain to the giant!"

Following the roar of the red-haired man, a huge flaming sword several meters long struck directly at Leizi. Seeing this scene, Leizi was also shocked.

not good!

Facing the huge flaming sword falling from the sky, Leizi hurriedly stopped, raised her sword and swung it forward. With her movements, the rolling wind rose from the ground and turned into a wall of wind that appeared in front of Leizi.

In front of him, he blocked the flaming blade falling from the sky.

"interesting."

Seeing Ruizi blocking his attack, the red-haired man showed a proud smile, then he clenched his right hand again and summoned a ball of flame.

"Well, how about this!"

At the same time that the wind wall disappeared, the red-haired man waved forward again. With his movement, flames spurted out and rushed towards Leizi. Leizi clenched the sword and swung it forward again.

Quickly, the air flow turned into a vortex and flew out, facing the flames in front of it. The two collided heavily, and then suddenly exploded!

"boom!!!"

Facing the scattered flames and air currents, both parties couldn't help but take a step back. The red-haired man's face was a little gloomy, while Ruizi looked quite happy.

I can do it!

Looking at the red-haired man in front of her, Ruizi once again held the long sword in her hand. It was not that she had never trained with others. Fang Zheng, Kuroko and Misaka Mikoto had all sparred with Ruizi. It was just that at that time Ruizi

I just feel that I have no way to win. No matter who I am against, I will lose in just a few moves. It is simply miserable.

So many times, Leizi herself doubted whether she had no talent and was about to be bullied to the point of being autistic.

But now, she was surprised to find that she could actually fight with the red-haired man opposite?

It seems like...he doesn't seem to be that powerful?

interesting.

Looking at the tears in front of him, the red-haired man looked solemn. The way this girl fights is not the same as the superpower he imagined, but it doesn't look like a magician either. It always gives people an indescribable feeling.

It was a strange feeling. However, the red-haired man could tell that the girl in front of him obviously had combat experience. Otherwise, she would not have been able to block his attack so easily.

If that's the case......

"One of the five elements that build the world, the great ancestor's flame..."

"Why?"

Hearing the other party suddenly start reciting weird incantations, Ruizi was also stunned. However, Index was not stunned at this moment, but screamed.

"Stop him quickly! Ruizi! That's Pope-level magic!!"

"Ah, oh!!"

Although she didn't know what the Pope-level magic that Index was talking about was, judging from the flames emerging around the red-haired man, Ruizi knew that the man was obviously preparing to attack. So she no longer hesitated and hurriedly clicked.

He nodded, then raised his sword and slashed it at the red-haired man again. Soon, a whirlwind roared out and rushed towards the red-haired man.

And just when the whirlwind arrived in front of the red-haired man, the red-haired man also finished reciting the incantation.

"Appear, swallow my body, and turn it into power——! The King of Hunting Witches!!"

"boom-----!!"

Hot flames surged from the feet of the red-haired man and turned into a huge flaming humanoid. It stretched out its hand and condensed a long sword out of thin air, and swung it hard at the whirlwind released by Leizi, swallowing it up easily.

"Wow, this, is this real magic?"

Looking at the flame giant in front of her that seemed to be alive, Leizi was also startled. You must know that even in the previous battle, she treated the opponent as a person with the ability to control flames. After all, the previous ones

, he can do it just because of his ability. As for what the red-haired man said, Leizi just thought he was a middle-aged man.

And now this flame giant that looks like it is alive cannot be created by just relying on ability!

If you were a person with abilities, you would probably fall into doubt in your life at this moment, but Leizi was different. Not long ago, she was a person without abilities. For her at that time, whether it was magic or superpowers, they were all heavenly.

The floating clouds are so far away. So now that I have the ability, the existence of magic in this world does not seem to be impossible?

"drink!!!"

Thinking of this, Leizi swung his sword again and released several whirlwinds, but they were all blocked by the huge flame giant.

"It seems you are at your wits' end."

Looking at the tears in front of him, the red-haired man sneered and said.

"Ugh..."

"Be careful, Ruizi! Attacking the Witch Hunting King will have no effect. You must remove the rune engravings on the walls, floors, etc.!"

"Hey? Rune? Engraving? Where is it? Where is it?"

After hearing Index's instructions, Ruizi also hurriedly looked around, but under the dark night, except for the burning giant in front of her, she couldn't see the surrounding situation clearly. However, at this moment, that

The flame giant was already roaring and rushing towards Leizi.

not good!

"Wall of wind!"

Leizi quickly pushed back and summoned the wind wall again to block the flame giant's advance. However, at the same time, she discovered that the red-haired man standing behind the flame giant raised his hands and summoned new flames.

"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust..."

not good!
To be continued...