Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 566 Scáthach Revisiting Reality

The piercing spatial alarm's echoes hadn't completely dissipated in the laboratory's frigid air; the crimson warning light still flickered on the circular screen, illuminating Chang Lei's deathly pale face and Qin Nan's frozen figure, utterly shocked. The shock of Tang Zijun and Scáthach suddenly tearing through space and returning felt like a hammer blow to their minds, still reeling from the heavy memories. Qin Nan's gaze was fixed intently on the dark figure behind Tang Zijun.

"Wait...this woman!?" Qin Nan's pupils suddenly contracted.

A chill instantly shot from her tailbone to the top of her head. Her brain raced amidst extreme shock and alarm, filtering out the feeling of Scáthach being out of place with her surroundings. Suddenly, a figure that had left a deep impression on her appeared before her eyes!

"Scáthach!" Qin Nan screamed almost incoherently, her voice trembling with extreme shock and confirmation. "You're Scáthach! The Queen of the Land of Shadows! The one who wanted to destroy the world!" Chang Lei also jolted awake the moment Qin Nan screamed, his mind conjuring up the image of that powerful figure who had wreaked havoc in the Shadow World, manipulating shadows with despair-inducing power. Although the aura of the woman before him seemed subtly different...

But that physique and that deep-seated sense of danger are definitely not wrong!

Fear suddenly overwhelmed reason, and Qin Nan didn't have time to think about why this terrifying enemy would appear with Tang Zijun.

"Danger!" The instinct to protect his companions instantly overwhelmed everything, and a resolute light flashed in Qin Nan's eyes!

The airflow within the laboratory suddenly surged violently! Invisible wind elements, as if summoned by a queen, rushed in from all directions, instantly tearing apart and reforming Qin Nan's ordinary black casual clothes under the onslaught of emerald light. Emerald magical radiance, like blooming emerald flowers, instantly enveloped her entire body, a skirt trimmed with wind-like petals covering her form, and wing-like sashes symbolizing the swift wind unfurling over her shoulders. Qin Nan transformed in an instant, a powerful wind pressure erupting from her center, violently blowing away the scattered floating chairs and tools, sending them crashing against the walls with a deafening roar. "Old Chang, make your move!" Qin Nan shouted sharply, her finger pointing unhesitatingly at Scáthach.

A blinding cyan-green light gathered at her fingertips, and the raging wind element was compressed into a hurricane spear powerful enough to tear through alloy. Her goal was singular: to strike first before Scáthach, this terrifying enemy, could cause further destruction.

However, at this critical moment, Chang Lei's terrified roar rang out almost simultaneously.

"Wait! Qin Nan!"

He did not transform, nor did he make any attacking moves.

Instead, he stared intently at Scáthach, noticing something unusual about her.

Her body

No energy.

Not at all.

He seems like an ordinary person.

No! It's even more "empty" than the average person.

At this moment, Qin Nan's Hurricane Spear had reached its peak, and the cyan-green light was dazzling.

She heard Chang Lei's roar, and her movements faltered slightly, but she didn't understand why Chang Lei would stop her in the face of such a being. Just as the attack was about to launch, Qin Nan's hand was suddenly grabbed by another hand.

"That's fine."

A calm, gentle voice, like a warm current that melts everything.

The raging wind did nothing to harm the speaker; instead, it parted to make way for him, allowing him to easily grasp Qin Nan's hand. The emerald green magical light vanished without a trace, revealing Qin Nan in casual clothes, frozen in place. She stared blankly at Tang Zijun before her, feeling as if all her strength had been drained, her pretty face slightly flushed. The entire laboratory fell into a deathly silence.

Scáthach remained completely still throughout, her deep black cloak motionless, her dark purple eyes calm and serene, carrying only a hint of amusement. She merely glanced curiously at Qin Nan opposite her, her gaze as if looking at a kitten whose fur had bristled at the slightest disturbance, posing no threat whatsoever. Then, her gaze returned to Tang Zijun.

"She is not our enemy," Tang Zijun said.

"But"

"Our enemy before was Scáthach's shadow, remember?" Seeing Qin Nan about to say something, Tang Zijun tightened her grip on her hand. "Now, she's just a mortal who has given up her divine power." "Give up, give up her divine power..." Hearing Tang Zijun's voice, Qin Nan's mouth widened slightly, and her gaze towards Scáthach became somewhat interesting. "No wonder." Chang Lei's lips twitched, and he sat back down in his chair. "I felt something was off earlier. There wasn't a trace of shadow energy on her. It turns out she's given all her power to her shadow." "Scáthach's situation is a bit complicated. I'll explain it to you." Tang Zijun nodded slightly, then turned around. "Let me introduce you. These two are my friends, Mr. Fraudster Hax, you can also call him Chang Lei, and Qin Nan, the wind elemental magic girl."

"Ho..." Scáthach's lips curled into a smile. "So this is the magical girl you were talking about."

While Scáthach was observing the two, Qin Nan and Chang Lei were also observing each other.

Although Scáthach has lost her divine power, neither of them underestimated her after learning her identity. After all, she was a legendary goddess; even a fallen camel is bigger than a horse. Seeing the atmosphere gradually quieting down, Little Grey couldn't help but lean close to Tang Zijun's ear and whisper, "Boss, what's going on? Wasn't Scáthach dead?" "We only suspected it before; we have no evidence to prove that Scáthach has perished," Tang Zijun replied casually.

"That's true, but something still feels off... Wait a minute, if she's not dead, how come she's here, and she even came back with you? You, you weren't the one who went there before...!?" With Xiao Hui's prompting, everyone present realized what was going on.

Tang Zijun went to the wasteland world before.

Scáthach's return with Tang Zijun meant she had been living in the wasteland all these years! Realizing this, Qin Nan and Chang Lei's expressions changed as they looked at Scáthach. They quickly realized that everyone's initial assessment of the various worlds seemed to be drastically wrong. That virtual wasteland wasn't a parallel world at all. Once Scáthach's identity was revealed, the wasteland's existence clearly had a deeper meaning than the real world. Noticing their change in expression, Tang Zijun didn't keep them in suspense. He immediately recounted his encounter with Scáthach, including how the wasteland was actually part of the gods' plan. Listening quietly to Tang Zijun's story, Qin Nan and Chang Lei's expressions shifted, eventually falling into a daze, clearly stunned by these mind-blowing events. "Anyway, that's the situation," Tang Zijun said, arms crossed, leaning against the table. "The wasteland world is an experiment by the gods, only the situation has developed somewhat beyond expectations."... .bur... Wolf Rider, you make it sound so easy, you've said it all in one go, but have you considered my feelings? How am I supposed to report this?" Chang Lei rubbed his temples. He was joking; the events in the various worlds were already dramatic enough. If he created such a huge news story, he'd really start to doubt the world's capacity for understanding. Currently, the magical girls under the Magic Bureau were focused on dealing with the real and alternate worlds, while the main force of the Magic Bureau's agents had been sent to the wasteland, achieving a delicate balance. But if others learned of Scáthach's existence, or even that the gods' power was enough to create a new world, it would be a huge shock to the blood pressure of people in the real world. This wasn't some small dimension, nor a single divine realm, but an entire world, a universe capable of continuous cycles. Heaven knows how much chaos this would cause if it got out. "So this matter cannot be known to anyone." Tang Zijun looked at Chang Lei. "The age of the gods has passed; let it disappear into history." "But Scáthach..."

"Scáthach's matter is classified as top secret. A god who has given up her divine power will not provoke others, but the origin of the wasteland must not be exposed, not even to Shangguan." "I understand." Seeing Tang Zijun's serious tone, Chang Lei nodded slightly.

After speaking, Tang Zijun paused, then turned to Scáthach. "This isn't the place to talk. Let me take you to see an 'old friend.' You may not have met her, but you've definitely heard of her." "Is it Trova?" Scáthach remembered the tree spirit Tang Zijun had mentioned earlier, a being from the same era as her, or even older. "Yes, but she's lost many of her memories. I think if she could talk to you, she might remember more." Tang Zijun smiled. "Is that so?" Scáthach nodded slightly. "Alright."

Unlike the gods who left the real world thousands of years ago, Scáthach is now very curious about the gods who were "left" in the real world.