Chapter 920: Kyubey Appears

In the dark of night, a white shadow was rapidly advancing with the help of various buildings.

Behind this white shadow, a black shadow followed like a phantom, sticking tightly to its rear.

Just as the white shadow leaped, the figure behind it suddenly pulled a handgun from somewhere unknown and opened fire directly at that shadow.

Following several gunshots, scorching bullets spat out. Although the white shadow was very fast, the bullets spewing from the muzzle sealed off all its paths of evasion.

Following several soft sounds, the bullets pierced the white shadow's body. With its body penetrated, the white shadow fell directly to the ground, revealing its form.

It was a small, white-bodied beast, with an unknown luster showing in its scarlet pupils, and a large, fluffy tail swaying gently; it looked exceptionally cute. If a young girl who liked pets saw this little beast, she would likely pounce on it straight away and hug it tightly in her arms.

However, this cute little fellow looked quite wretched now; the bullets had punched several holes through its body, and fresh blood was gushing out from them. The little beast struggled continuously, wanting to stand up, but it ultimately failed and could only collapse limply on the ground.

"Tap, tap, tap—"

Crisp footsteps came from behind the little beast, and the figure who had been pursuing it slowly appeared before it. Aided by the dim lights nearby, the figure's image was revealed.

It was a girl with a cold expression, possessing long, straight, flowing black hair adorned with a black hairband, and dark, inscrutable light surging within her purple eyes. The girl's skin looked very fair, as if she rarely saw the sun. She wore a light purple dress with lotus-leaf edges, and on her left hand was a shield with a somewhat strange design.

"A strange person I've never seen before; why do you have such great hostility toward me? Are you a Magical Girl? Why have I never seen you before? There are no traces of you having signed a Contract with me in my memory either; this really is strange..."

Although the blood in its body was almost drained, there was not a hint of fear in the little beast's eyes; instead, it looked at the girl in front of it with a face full of confusion.

The girl's face was gloomy, and she had no intention of answering the little beast's questions, instead reaching her hand into the shield and taking out another handgun.

Just as the girl aimed the handgun in her hand at the little beast, a voice carrying a hint of surprise came from not far away: "Eh, to think there is such a strange creature in this world; is it a Rabbit or what? I've never seen one before!"

Hearing this voice, both the girl and the little beast were startled. This voice was clearly male, but according to normal circumstances, shouldn't it be impossible for males to see the little beast?

A flash of sharp light crossed the girl's eyes, and her figure instantly vanished from where she stood, as if no one had been there from the start. The moment the girl vanished, countless bullets appeared out of thin air, directly riddling the little beast with holes and taking away its last breath of life.

Just at this moment, a young man walked out from around the corner, holding a camera in his hand, looking somewhat like he was there for a trip. Lingyun walked up to the little beast, squatted down, and curiously observed the corpse of the little beast on the ground.

"Strange, I've traveled to so many places, yet I've never seen such a strange creature. It looks a bit like a Rabbit; could it be some undiscovered species in this world, or a product of genetic mutation? If I were to report this, I wonder what kind of sensation it would cause!" A hint of pleasant surprise appeared on Lingyun's face, and at the same time, he raised the camera in his hand and snapped several photos of the little beast's corpse.

After taking the photos, a hint of regret appeared on Lingyun's face: "It's a pity this creature is already dead; otherwise, if I sent it to a research institute, I wonder if there would be any gains. However, leaving this corpse here like this isn't good either; I'd better dispose of it!"

Lingyun pulled a plastic bag and a pair of gloves from the backpack behind him. After putting on the gloves, Lingyun placed the little beast's corpse into the plastic bag and tossed it into a trash can.

"Hmm, this place is indeed its best final resting place!"

Lingyun muttered, then took off the gloves and threw them into the trash can as well. Finally, he slowly turned around and disappeared into the darkness.

After Lingyun's figure completely vanished, another little beast, identical to the one on the ground, jumped out from the wall.

That little beast stared in the direction where Lingyun had disappeared, a flash of contemplation in its eyes.

"What a truly strange person! Clearly not a girl, not someone who has signed a Contract with me, and not someone with the aptitude to become a Magical Girl, yet he can see me; this is truly a situation that has never happened before! Also, his body seems to contain a quite sweet aura; this kind of aura, really, really makes me want to swallow it all in one gulp!"

When saying this, the little beast's expression suddenly turned ferocious, and the light projected its body onto the wall, making it look like a twisted monster.

Just at this moment, countless bullets appeared out of thin air, instantly riddling the little beast that had revealed its ferocious expression with holes.

The girl who had been hunting the little beast earlier emerged suddenly from the Void, looking at the little beast on the ground with an expression of disgust: "As expected, still as disgusting as ever, Kyubey!"

After disposing of Kyubey's corpse, the girl looked in the direction Lingyun had gone, a flash of contemplation in her eyes: "Who exactly is this person, and why have I never seen him in any of my past Cycles?"

Carefully recalling her past Cycles, the girl realized she seemed to have never seen such a person.

With no results from her thinking, the girl decisively shook her head: "Forget it, forget it; this kind of thing isn't important right now. The most important thing now is still Kyubey, and, Madoka..."

When mentioning this name, a rare hint of softness appeared on the girl's face.

"Was that guy just now the origin of all the tragedies in this world, the Incubator hated to the extreme by the vast masses of otaku?"

Lingyun toyed with the camera in his hand, a hint of disdain appearing on his face. In his hand appeared a faint glimmer; it was the aura of Kyubey he had obtained from the dead Kyubey.

Kyubey, originally named the Incubator, is able to transform girls with aptitude into legendary Magical Girls. However, not a single Magical Girl who appears through its hands has a good ending. Magical Girls will fall into despair due to various reasons, or even the pushing of Kyubey, and turn into Witches, and Witches in turn require Magical Girls to eliminate them; all of this constitutes a huge, tragic Cycle. Who knows what kind of role Kyubey plays in this, or what kind of benefits it has gained.

To tell the truth, when Lingyun saw that dead Kyubey, there was a hint of doubt in his heart. For a guy whose heart is as black as it gets, the fact that its blood is bright red is truly an irony.