Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

"72... and 33... these are the numbers you wanted, right?"

"Yes, that's right."

"Alright, I'll let my teammates leave with the other tags first, and once they're far away, I'll give them to you..."

In one corner of the exam field, Xia Liang was negotiating with a group of unfamiliar examinees.

After a round of cautious dealings and transactions, confirming there was no trickery, the unfamiliar examinees finally pulled out a few numbered tags from their pockets and tossed them to Xia Liang, leaving without a word.

On the last day of the exam, any examinee still holding onto a tag was not to be trifled with, so no one underestimated the other. Not only were they wary of Xia Liang, but Xia Liang also remained vigilant.

After completing the last tag exchange, Xia Liang finally let out a long sigh of relief:

"Ah, finally... now as long as we maintain these results, all these points will be ours."

"You're something else, Jin!"

"That's great, it's really nerve-wracking..."

The sisters Shan Dan and Juan Dan also timely voiced their congratulations.

Xia Liang's previous judgment was correct; as information was exchanged among the examinees, many teams were guarded against their group of "Flying Thieves." However, they also changed strategies after the first day, not only fighting guerrilla tactics but also broadening their range of plundering, robbing indiscriminately regardless of the corresponding number. So, in the past few days, the "gains" were still substantial.

Of course, this indiscriminate plundering method still faced a final test—the tags they robbed didn't all match the numbers for Xia Liang, Shan Dan, or Juan Dan. To turn these tags into actual points, they still needed to find others for exchanges.

This was not an easy task, because wanting to exchange meant openly contacting other examinee teams. Would the other party make a move during this time, would there be any plotting, would they betray each other? All these were unknowns.

Fortunately, after a series of negotiations, even after engaging in two hard fights, they finally exchanged most of their tags into the corresponding numbered tags.

Among them, just Xia Liang's 72-number tag alone had 2 A Level tags, 3 B Level tags, and, adding her own A Level tag, the total value already exceeded two S Level tags.

In the last half-day, their goal was no longer to gain more points but to find a way to hide and preserve the results in hand.

So after completing the final transaction, the three of them immediately proceeded according to the prearranged plan, heading towards a marginally marked Sky Island they had previously noted, intending to pass the last half-day there passively avoiding fights.

However, things don't always go as planned. Before they could leave the current airspace, Xia Liang suddenly sensed several magical power fluctuations approaching them.

Moreover, with the passing time, the magical power fluctuations getting closer to them became increasingly chaotic, clearly indicating that the number of people approaching was increasing.

Xia Liang instinctively felt that something was amiss.

Or perhaps it was because the number was too large, and the chaotic magical power fluctuations became detectable even to the Seed Level Shan Dan and Juan Dan sisters, so their expressions gradually grew serious.

"Not coming with good intentions." Juan Dan made such a judgment.

"It seems that one of the teams we traded with earlier has betrayed our location."

Xia Liang spoke rapidly: "Then the only remaining question is, a large group of people is looking for us, even willing to purchase information, and after learning our location, they mobilized collectively, what exactly are they planning to do?"

"Uh... could it be that those we robbed earlier are here for revenge?" Shan Dan pondered and suggested.

Xia Liang and Juan Dan didn't rush to speak.

They just exchanged a glance, understanding each other's meaning from their expressions—what Shan Dan said was probably true.

"What do we do?" Juan Dan looked at Xia Liang.

"There's no other way, how's your magic power recovery?" Xia Liang sighed, then waved her hand, deploying a few mirrored Magic Armors.

"Mm... basically about eighty percent of the total." Juan Dan felt it and answered.

"If we're not fighting, it should be barely enough... In any case, we might not have the time to proceed leisurely."

Throwing the few mirrored panels in her hand to the sisters, Xia Liang stuck the remaining mirrors behind herself, took a deep breath, and said, "Let's go, we flee."

"Using Magic Armor to escape?" Shan Dan was a bit taken aback.

"Yes, and there's no time, quickly use your abilities!" Feeling the increasingly close magical power fluctuations behind her, Xia Liang raised her voice.

"Ah, oh, then…" Shan Dan and Juan Dan promptly applied the mirrors to themselves and then conjured winds.

Their figures suddenly accelerated, beginning to fly forward at full speed.

—"They've been discovered!"

"Quick, chase! Don't let them get away!"

"Damned Jin, stop right there! If you have the guts, fight fair!"

The group of magical girls getting closer, realizing the exposure, no longer concealed themselves and started shouting furiously.

If someone counted from the side, they would notice this group of examinees totaled nearly twenty, clearly those who Jin, the "Flying Thief", had previously robbed of numbered tags and who were dissatisfied.

It took them almost a day to consolidate from sharing information to uniting, and since then, they had been inquiring about Xia Liang and her team's whereabouts. And now, with Xia Liang's team frequently trading with others, they finally locked onto their location and rushed over.

They didn't expect Xia Liang and others to be so decisive, fleeing immediately upon sensing unfamiliar magical power fluctuations, without any contact.

"Catch them!"

Thus, a large group of vibrantly dressed magical girls wielding colorful magic began to accelerate their flight, grandly pursuing forward. A pursuit battle wagering the final exam score started amidst the sea of clouds.

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...

"What are those people doing?"

Such a grand commotion couldn't be hidden from any magical girl along the way, including Emerald Sparrow who happened to pass through this airspace.

She vaguely felt Xia Liang's magical power fluctuation, but this fluctuation rapidly changed locations, and soon after had already moved far away.

Worried that Xia Liang might be in danger, Emerald Sparrow even considered following to have a look. However, just as she turned around, she felt herself being held back by someone.

To be precise, it wasn't that someone noticed her intentions so held her back, but from the beginning, her hand was intertwined with another, only Emerald Sparrow instinctively forgot about it.

"... Sorry, Tu Dinggui senior."

"Is something wrong?"

"Could you let go of my hand? I feel a bit tired."