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Chapter 22: The Principle of Overcoming the Strong with the Weak

They approached from front and back, rapidly closing in on the girl ahead, blocking her path.

“Little girl, all alone?”

The taller man forced what he thought was a friendly smile—though it was anything but—and took a step forward.

 

Su Yuan immediately stepped back like a startled fawn, hugging her arms, her face displaying just the right amount of panic and fear, her voice trembling: “Un-uncles… what do you want?”

“Nothing much,” the shorter man closed in from the side, his voice raspy.

“Just that a young girl like you, wandering alone in a place like this late at night—it’s not safe.

How about… we give you an escort?”

 

You two are the most unsafe things here!

 

Su Yuan silently complained in her mind, but she had to keep up the act on the surface.

 

She shook her head frantically, even forcing a glint of tears into her eyes: “N-no need… my home is very close, just ahead…”

“Is that so?”

The taller man’s patience seemed to have run out.

The smile on his face abruptly vanished, replaced by a dark, menacing tone.

“But it’s really dangerous to be alone this late…”

Before he could finish, the situation changed in an instant!

 

The taller man’s body suddenly swelled!

The sharp sound of tearing fabric—his once-fitting suit burst apart at the seams.

 

His limbs elongated and deformed rapidly, covered in thick, coarse grey-black fur.

His fingers twisted and extended into claws glinting with cold light at the tips.

 

Almost simultaneously, the shorter man beside him underwent the same transformation.

 

In the blink of an eye, the two “office workers” were gone, replaced by two massive, muscular werewolves standing upright!

“GRRR—!”

 

A low growl echoed through the narrow alley.

 

The two werewolves, one on each side like hunting beasts, wasted no words.

With a gust of foul wind, they lunged at the seemingly terrified girl!

 

Su Yuan bit her lip inwardly, a glint of calm sharpness flickering in the depths of her eyes.

 

Just as the claws were about to strike, her body twisted with hair’s-breadth precision, narrowly evading the taller werewolf’s swipe.

“RIP!”

 

The taller werewolf couldn’t stop his momentum—his sharp claws grazed the shorter werewolf’s arm, leaving a trail of blood and a few tufts of black fur.

“OW!

Watch it!”

The shorter werewolf snarled in pain.

 

That moment—the distraction caused by the pain!

 

Su Yuan didn’t hesitate.

Seizing the brief pause in the werewolves’ movements, she turned and fled deeper into the alley.

“Damn it!

She’s running!

After her!”

 

The taller werewolf shook the blood from his claws, his rage and hunger fully ignited.

With a low growl, he dropped to all fours.

The shorter werewolf followed with a roar.

 

Su Yuan ran desperately, her mind calculating distance, speed, and surroundings at lightning speed.

 

Behind her, two werewolves—typical low-rank demons.

 

They possessed exceptional olfactory senses, robust physiques, explosive power, and regenerative abilities.

 

But their weaknesses were equally clear: impulsive, quick to anger, relatively simple-minded, overly reliant on instinct and brute force, and generally poor resistance to fine-tuned magic or mental influence.

 

In a test of pure physicality, she had no chance of winning.

But she was more than that.

She maintained a precisely controlled pace—not letting the werewolves catch up, but not letting them lose her either, keeping them dangling just behind.

 

At the same time, her formidable mental perception unfurled like an invisible web, silently reading the mental fluctuations of the two pursuers…

What a succubus excelled at was never direct confrontation, but mental infiltration and suggestion.

 

She began to murmur a short spell incantation targeting the senses.

Her mana rippled outward in invisible waves.

 

Sensory Spell.

 

This spell had no offensive power in itself, but it could subtly amplify a specific sensory desire or physiological need in the target.

 

For werewolves already ravenous and with their hunting instincts ignited, the effect was immediate.

“ROAR—!!!”

 

The roars behind her suddenly grew more frantic and desperate.

“Boss!

That… that human girl—how is she running so fast?!”

The shorter werewolf panted, disbelief in his voice.

 

Under the influence of the sensory spell, he felt the figure ahead radiating an irresistible deliciousness, yet he couldn’t catch her—driving him to greater frenzy.

“Idiot!

How can a human be faster than us!”

The taller werewolf also sensed something off, but the amplified hunger dulled his reasoning.

“It’s because… we’ve been staking out too long!

Too drained!

Too hungry!

Our stamina’s dropped!”

 

His crimson tongue licked his fangs, his green eyes fixated only on the “prey”: “Whatever!

It’s rare to find such a ‘tasty’ lone target!

Catch her first, tear her apart, fill our bellies!

Then… report back to Lady Sinor!”

 

Driven by extreme hunger, the two werewolves actually managed to increase their speed, the distance between them and Su Yuan visibly shrinking.

 

And Su Yuan had led them to the end of the alley.

 

There stood a tall, dilapidated brick wall, covered in moss and graffiti—a dead end.

She stopped with her back against the cold wall, breathing lightly, and turned around.

In the shadows, her red eyes were calm, without a ripple of emotion.

 

The distance grew shorter.

The stench of their breath nearly reached the back of her neck.

The wind from their claws sliced the air.

 

Three… two… one!

 

Su Yuan counted silently in her mind, while rapidly chanting another auxiliary mental spell—this one reinforcing the target’s physical exertion in reverse.

 

Just as the two werewolves, completely consumed by their hunger, lunged toward the corner like two out-of-control trucks—

Her slender figure suddenly dropped low, narrowly skimming the ground, slipping into the densest shadow at the base of the wall!

“CRASH—!!!”

 

The two massive werewolf bodies, carried by tremendous inertia, couldn’t turn or brake in time.

They slammed headfirst into the crumbling brick wall!

 

The deafening impact and the explosion of shattered bricks erupted simultaneously!

 

The wall, already cracked and unstable, collapsed like a house of cards struck by a giant hammer!

 

And on the other side—

Blazing lights.

Bustling crowds!

 

The smoky aroma of grilled skewers, the sizzle of woks, laughter and chatter, bright colorful signs… a lively night market was exposed behind the collapsed wall!

 

And exposed to the two werewolves, still frozen in their pouncing posture, caught in the sudden spotlight!

 

Time seemed to freeze for a moment.

 

The nearby diners and stallholders had their smiles frozen on their faces.

Chopsticks and spatulas hung midair.

They stared in disbelief at the monsters that had just “crashed” through the wall.

“Oh no!”

 

Both werewolves’ hearts sank simultaneously, as if doused in ice water.

 

They were exposed!

“AH—WOO—!!”

 

The low howl still dying in their throats sounded especially terrifying in the deathly silent air.

“Mon—monsters—!!!”

 

The next second, piercing screams erupted like water dropped into hot oil, igniting a full-blown panic in the night market!

 

People threw down whatever they were holding, screaming and scattering in all directions.

Countless trembling hands pulled out phones, emergency call screens flashing as they stammered reports to the Security Bureau.

“What are you standing there for?!

Run!”

 

The taller werewolf reacted first.

Terrified, his hunger and pain forgotten, he grabbed the collar of his still-dazed, dust-covered companion and bolted in the opposite direction of the night market, not caring where he went.

 

But a massive werewolf body fully exposed under human eyes and bright lights—how could it escape unnoticed?

 

In less than ten minutes, the piercing wail of sirens drew closer, tearing through the night sky.

 

The nearest security post had reacted swiftly.

Several black armored vehicles marked with the Security Bureau emblem screeched to a halt.

Agents in specialized protective suits, armed with heavy weapons, poured out in formation, expertly evacuating the crowd and setting up a perimeter—and—

“Open fire!”

 

Dozens of specialized mana pulse rifles spat streams of blue-white light!

 

Streaks of brilliant energy arced across the chaotic night sky, trailing the werewolves’ movement, blasting scorched craters into the ground and walls.

 

The night market descended into utter chaos.

 

Su Yuan had already vanished into the shadows the moment the wall collapsed, using the dust and panicking crowd as cover.

 

She suppressed all external mana output, desperately calming her fluctuating aura—the result of tension and rapid spellcasting.

 

She had to leave immediately.

As far away as possible!

 

She oriented herself and moved swiftly toward a quiet side alley in the opposite direction of the werewolves’ escape route.

 

But before she had run even ten meters—

THUD!

 

It was like running into an invisible wall!

 

A powerful, pure surge of holy purification energy recoiled violently!

“Ngh!”

 

Su Yuan let out a muffled grunt as the force knocked her back several steps, sending her stumbling to the ground.

 

A searing pain shot through her chest, as if branded by a hot iron—the backlash of conflicting elemental properties!

She looked up in shock, eyes wide.

 

In the air before her, where there had been nothing, a translucent barrier now shimmered—complex pale pink and gold runes flowing across its surface.

 

A silently deployed magical barrier!

 

Not only did it block her path, but it also carried a strong alarm function, highly sensitive to demonic presence!

 

Damn!

Su Yuan’s heart plummeted.

 

She spun around, tracing the source of that powerful, familiar magical signature.

 

Under the cold moonlight, a figure stood poised in the night sky.

A girl in magnificent battle attire of pink and white hues.

 

Her pink curly hair swayed gently in the night breeze.

Her expression carried a hint of languor, and she held a pink crystal ball in her hands, within which a nebula slowly rotated.

 

Su Yuan recognized her in an instant.

 

It was none other than one of Bai Shimo’s teammates in the magical girl squad.

Code name: Azalea.

 

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