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[Your actions are shaking the entire gallery!]

[You have acquired 100 BP!]

[Current Points: 500 BP]

[The Largest Beast: Behemoth can be unlocked!]

Before I knew it, I had accumulated a tremendous amount of points.

Enough to unlock stage 2.

‘I don’t think I need to use it right away. Let’s save it just in case.’

I’m strong enough now. I don’t really need to use it.

I think unlocking other transformations might not be a bad idea either. Expanding choices is always right.

[To unlock Titan, Antikythera, 1000 BP is required.]

[To unlock Titan, Leviathan, 2000 BP is required.]

[To unlock Titan, ‘Greed’, 5000 BP is required.]

That’s impossible. It seems almost impossible to collect BP at this rate.

‘Honestly, running directly is the fastest way to collect.’

To collect quickly, killing a Titan like last time is the fastest way.

Being comfortable in body and mind is best when active in the Magical Girl Gallery.

‘There’s no reason to get stronger right away, but since I’m at it, it would be good to have various abilities.’

In any case, I’m drawing a lot of attention. I think I need a means to defend myself. I’ll have to find a way to collect points…

[A point collection event will be held!]

What was that? Something just appeared and disappeared quickly.

However, I had no time to be surprised by the strange phenomenon.

“Kyaaaaaa!”

“J-Just what is that!”

“What’s going on…”

“Hy-Hyunseong! Look outside now!”

“Yes?”

It was true. Hearing the noise, I went outside to see all the staff gathered by the windows.

I also looked out the window accordingly… and a horrific scene was unfolding, one that would have been better left unseen.

‘It’s Titans. Dozens of them…’

Titans are seasoned hunters. Even the weakest individual can instantly tear apart ten unarmed adult men.

They kept erupting from the ground. And ran at the speed of a motorcycle, pouncing on delicious prey.

“Wh-What do we do!”

“Shh! Stay still…. The Defense Forces will arrive soon.”

“But the people!”

“It’s already too late!”

They looked like a pack of wolves.

In fact, their appearance was similar to that. But their size was so enormous that if about three gathered, they looked like they could devour an elephant.

The beasts running on all fours attacked cars and buildings, dragging people out and beginning to feed. In just a few minutes after appearing, the people in the streets turned into piles of corpses.

“A Magical Girl will come soon. If we just stay inside…”

“By the time they arrive, half the citizens will probably be dead? Oh, wait a minute. Why is that one looking this way—”

Damn it. Of all things, I made eye contact.

Its size was about 4 meters. It was a quadruped like a wolf. And it had several bizarre tentacles all over its body.

Its rank was, at best, low-rank. It was a level that could be fully repelled with firearms.

The problem was there was none here.

And it had powerful leg strength, enough to break into a three-story building without a running start.

“Aaaah!”

It seemed to have decided to hunt us. It retreated for a moment, then instantly leaped forward like an arrow, breaking the window and charging in.

As a signal that one unlucky employee’s upper body was instantly torn to shreds, the other employees began to scatter in all directions.

There’s no choice. If I stay like this, everyone will die. Even if I risk being exposed, I have to transform now.

‘Wait, why did I only think of transforming now?’

A normal person would have transformed the moment they saw them. Then no one would have died….

‘No. Put that aside for now and transform first.’

It felt strange that my mind was oddly calm, but there was no time to dwell on that. People would die if I lingered.

“Trans…”

[Warning! There are too many eyes watching. Transformation is not permitted.]

“What? Transform!”

[If it becomes known that you can transform into a Titan, your life will be in danger.]

What kind of nonsense is this? I could die!

[The lower-rank entity ‘Dark Wolf’ does not instinctively attack you.]

[Therefore, you are safe.]

[Transformation is not recommended. Your security is a higher priority.]

That’s right. The Titan strictly followed its habit of targeting weaker individuals first.

It completely ignored me as if I wasn’t there and whipped its blade-like tentacles at the backs and legs of the employees who were running away in fear.

Their bodies were being sliced like tofu.

“This way!”

“Gasp! Gasp!”

In an instant, the office was soaked in blood. A thick scent of blood wafted through the air.

The surviving employees, including me, quickly ran into the break room. But we were trapped instead.

“What the hell happened! I don’t think the alarm even went off?!”

“Wh-What do we do…. The signal isn’t working either.”

“For now, we’ll just have to wait until Ms. Scarlet arrives!”

“Krrrl!”

This is driving me crazy. Why are Titans popping up in an organization under the Hero Association?

It didn’t seem to have been detected in the first place.

“W-Well…. Ms. Scarlet went to a regular meeting, so it will take time for her to come back.”

“This is insane.”

Teams that support a 1st-class Magical Girl don’t need separate security.

Because Scarlet is there. When you have the strongest, hiring guards is a waste of manpower.

‘Transform, you son of a bitch!’

[Transformation is refused. There must be no witnesses.]

‘Shut up and do it!’

[The combined value of the office employees is lower than maintaining your identity.]

Just one moment is enough. In the blink of an eye, I can tear that Titan to shreds.

But the system is refusing it.

Why? I have the ability to do it…. Are you refusing?

“Damn it! I’ll buy time! Everyone get out through the back door!”

“D-Department Head?”

“Believe it or not, I used to be in the city defense forces. I don’t have a gun, but… I’ve caught guys like that several times.”

“Wait a minute!”

“Hyunseong, you too, hurry and run away!”

While I was standing by, there was someone moving.

Someone I’d only seen once before. His rank was Department Head. Why is he suddenly doing something like that?

There was no time to stop him. If he had stayed still, he might have survived. To buy time, he willingly threw away his life.

The only weapon he had was a single fire extinguisher. A weapon far too weak to face a Titan.

“Uwaaaah!”

As expected, the Titan’s body was too hard to defeat with just a fire extinguisher.

The Titan, which had its back exposed while gorging on corpses, turned around with a guttural growl as if annoyed—

“Oh, goddamnit…. I shouldn’t have tried to be a hero.”

That was the Department Head’s last words. *Crunch!* Along with the sound, his head disappeared.

“Ah…”

“Don’t just stand there stunned, hurry and get out!”

It wasn’t without meaning. Thanks to him, the other employees gained time to get out.

‘He didn’t need to die. This damn system.’

I don’t know who that person was. As a mascot, I’m not supposed to interact with other employees.

It’s clear evidence that I’m the property of a 1st-class Magical Girl. But the very fact that someone who knew me died delivered a mental shock.

“Ugh…. D-Department Head.”

Since there weren’t many people left, the evacuation proceeded quickly.

Meanwhile, the Titan was tearing at the headless corpse. It must have heard the sounds, but filling its belly came first.

[Transformation is possible.]

All the employees got out. Without exception.

Now that son of a bitch is dead.

[Transforming into Behemoth]

I lunged forward like a hawk and grabbed the leg of the Titan, which was tearing at the corpse, and pulled it.

“Yelp!”

It was dragged along, yelping like a small dog that had been kicked. There was no reason to show mercy.

I lifted it up with monstrous strength and slammed it onto the floor.

Carefully adjusting the force so it wouldn’t die.

*Thud!* *Thud!* *Thud!* After slamming it down several times until the floor shook. I grabbed its belly skin with my bare hands and tore it open. The contents inside spilled out, but I just chewed and swallowed them.

“You son of a bitch.”

After venting my anger for a long time. Breathing heavily, I looked around.

Outside, Titans are still swarming. There are so many it’s sickening.

[A hunting event has been added!]

[Eliminate the remaining Titans within the remaining time!]

[1 BP will be added per entity!]

[Stronger entities will yield more points.]

In the end, my task was set.

Kill them. Leave nothing behind.

***

“Team 6, Marcella reporting! 81 lower-rank Titans have appeared! Requesting immediate support team!”

[No! We don’t have the capacity to send anyone!]

“What? But if we don’t get support, we’re in danger too!”

[Titans have appeared simultaneously in all sectors! Stop them by any means necessary!]

“Hello? Hello! We have casualties here! Please don’t abandon us!”

What on earth is happening?

Until now, Titans have never appeared in packs. Because of that, there were no countermeasures for the situation where a large number appeared.

“Marcella! That’s not important. They’re coming!”

“Ugh…. Just pour bullets into them! Build a wall of fire somehow!”

Unlike the Magical Girl of Team 4, who modified anti-aircraft guns, the personal weapons of Team 6 were ordinary.

Lifting M240 machine guns in each hand. *Dududududududu—!* They poured out bullets without pause. Because their strength was overwhelming, there was no recoil.

Bullets rained down until the magazines were empty. Hundreds of bullets per second pierced the bodies of the charging Titans.

“The firepower… is insufficient!”

Even when the remaining Magical Girl picked up her comrade’s gun and fired, the firepower was insufficient. Some Titans fell, but even in death, they became shields for their comrades charging from behind.

“They’re coming! If it comes to this, close combat…”

Dozens of Titans thus breached the defensive line. To smash those who were pouring bothersome bullets.

If they could just reach them, they could tear them apart. They truly believed that.

“You bug-like bastards.”

*Kwaaaang!*

That belief was shattered by Behemoth, who fell from the sky.

“Z-Zara? Why are you here!”

Titans instinctively fear Titans of higher hierarchy.

One of the greatest Titans. Behemoth, by its mere existence, struck terror into lower-rank Titans.

“Grrrk!”

Some Titans tried to flee at this, but even that was not allowed. It ran even faster and began tearing them apart one by one.

It burst and tore the skin of the Titans, which could not be easily penetrated even by machine gun fire.

“I-It can’t be.”

“Is that even possible…?”

The time it took for dozens of lower-rank Titans to be cleared.

About 4 minutes.

It was a new record that had never existed before, and one that would not be broken in the future.

“Oh…! It’s coming this way?”

“What should we do? What if it lunges at us too?”

“Excuse me.”

“I-It’s talking! Zara is talking!”

Regardless, Hyunseong said what he had to say. Anyway, his voice wouldn’t be recognizable. Everything is distorted in the transformed state.

“Please evacuate the civilians. I’ve caught all the Titans in this vicinity.”

Behemoth’s voice had a somewhat chilling feel to it. The two Magical Girls flinched in instinctive fear, but knowing that it wouldn’t harm them, they managed to continue speaking with effort.

“Th-That’s impossible. There must be at least several hundred…?”

“I’m not joking.”

The Magical Girl looked in the direction Hyunseong pointed with his finger.

Hundreds of bloody masses of flesh on the road.

A 7-meter-tall monster resembling a lion lay there with a large hole pierced through its side. Long intestines flowed profusely from the hole, and it was clear who had done this without needing to say.

“It’s safe now. So please listen to me. Are you going to put the citizens in danger?”

“Yes, yes sir….”

The Magical Girl decided to trust this Titan.

He turned his body, resolving to leave and find his next target.

Because instinctive fear had seized them, they couldn’t say anything, but Marcella decided to muster up the courage of a lifetime.

“Um…. Zara-nim? I have a favor to ask. Could we perhaps take a photo?”

She shouted with trembling legs. What if it changes its mind and attacks? Then really….

“No.”

Hyunseong did not grant that request, and in the end, Marcella did not get a valuable material for a popular post.