The villainous magical girl's daily mission is to find fault.

"The Fox's Whisper, Chapter 17, Section 20."

The fox said: "To be happy without thinking is to be in vain; to think without being happy is to be lazy."

Chapter 17, Section 21.

The fox said, “Let there be fun.” And it was so; the streets of the millennium were filled with fun. The fox then said, “Our ultimate goal is to fill the streets of the millennium with joy.” And it was so; the millennium was filled with joy.

Fenrir flipped through the latest page of the notebook in his hand with a blank expression, his deep gaze fixed on a pink-haired rabbit girl who was recording section 22.

"...How much of this fox language do you plan to copy?" Fenrir couldn't help but ask.

"We're still writing the Old Testament, and the plan is to write a total of fifteen books, including the New Testament..."

"Can we really collect fifteen books?" Fenrir retorted sharply.

"It can definitely be done." Cheshire Rabbit was full of confidence.

It's 7 p.m. now, and the summer sun is about to set.

As the sun sets, the Xiling Snow Mountain in Chengdu is bathed in a peaceful and serene atmosphere, shrouded in the brilliant golden light of the evening.

Mountainous scenic areas are not usually very lively this season, and with the Hero Association's all-out evacuation efforts, the mountains are now deserted. Even wild animals have been evacuated under the command of the S-class hero [Druid] who temporarily joined the effort.

Apart from the trees and buildings that cannot be moved, it can be said that the entire Xiling Snow Mountain and the neighboring Siyemen Mountain have been completely turned into two empty mountains.

Launching an operation against the Astral Jellyfish in such a location is undoubtedly the most suitable.

"They seem to be ready."

Little Jack pulled up the images his familiars had observed through the telescope and spoke to his companions.

Alice and Fenrir leaned forward for a look and saw the Hero Association's helicopter flying over the scenic area, seemingly on a secret mission.

The city of Chengdu was peaceful, but some well-informed people had already arrived on the rooftops early, setting up their cameras and microphones to aim at Xiling Snow Mountain, ready to witness the magical girls' heroic battle against the giant monster.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Hyacinth Squad, the people of Rongcheng have almost become indifferent to the attacks by the strange man. After seeing Xin Yuehu appear and evacuate, they will go to the shelter in an orderly manner, chatting and laughing. The atmosphere is tense but orderly, without any fighting or commotion, and there is no sense of fleeing.

"Let's organize our plans for later now."

Having confirmed that the heroes and other magical girls were ready, Hellcat flicked its tail and waved its paw, summoning its villainous companions to its front. Several heads huddled together, whispering amongst themselves.

"Use magic to cover your body in advance. Magic can shield the heroes' psychic abilities, allowing us to move freely during the time stop."

"Use this stopwatch to confirm the activation of the time stop. The moment the stopwatch stops, immediately activate the teleportation magic that Fox Fox prepared in advance, and head to the sky above the snow mountain within thirty seconds."

"Let's not discuss the rest anymore," Fenrir said.

"—As the jellyfish were released, we used Fox's magic as cover to silently infiltrate the Millennium Mind."

Little Jack answered aloud, then raised his black magic wand and gestured for a while.

Everything was arranged, and we awaited the execution of the plan.

The villain is on the edge of the rooftop.

Nan Jiayu calmly gazed at the sun sinking into the mountain ridge, her heterochromatic cat eyes widening. Her orcish instincts as a apex predator propelled her into battle mode, but her mind was preoccupied with something else—

How is the golden fox living in the world of imagination doing?

Although it had only been a day since they last met, the anxiety in his heart felt like it had lasted for months. He desperately wanted to know how Tianqing was doing and whether she was injured.

"Oh, you're here admiring the scenery too?"

The gray wolf girl's voice rang out, and the cat ears turned and lingered for a moment. Nan Jiayu turned back to look at the gray wolf Fei Yelan who was sitting next to her and nodded gently.

"Yes, the weather is very nice today. I really like the sunset."

"But the thought of having to go into the mental world to do bad things after dark... well, how should I put it, it feels kind of awkward." Fei Yelan grabbed her drooping wolf tail, looking slightly helpless.

Nan Jiayu smiled and said:

"What's wrong with it? We just got together because of our shared interests."

"The Hero Association did reserve a position for me! ...Although I think that position is pretty boring." Fei Yelan shrugged.

"I have to answer the phone whenever I encounter a weirdo, and I have to reply to calls in the middle of the night. I might even have to go on emergency calls in the middle of the night. Just thinking about that makes me lose all interest."

"It's better to hang out with Tianqing, it's quite fun."

After saying that, the gray wolf girl simply lay down on the rooftop, leaving only her legs dangling at the edge.

"Speaking of which, it's true. You've been running around with us every day, haven't you received any instructions from the Wolf Star side?" Nan Jiayu couldn't help but ask.

As an unclaimed guardian star, she had never really experienced the feeling of having a star god directly provide magic power—except when she swapped bodies with Hyacinth last time—but she heard from Lily that the star god of Polaris would occasionally contact her, asking her to help collect some food and other supplies in the mortal world, in exchange for a lot of guardian stars and astral specialties.

"No, the Greedy Wolf Star is very lazy. Ever since Fox kicked down its door to help me connect to the magic supply, it has ignored me."

Fei Yelan said irritably.

"But I quite like it this way, being free to do whatever I want. Even if we rob banks, blow up buildings, drive tanks, or race cars, no one will gossip."

"After all, we're the villains," Nan Jiayu replied with a smile.

We chatted for a few more minutes about random things.

Soon, when Aurora came running over to tell us that time was almost up, the sun had completely sunk behind the mountain ridge, and the sky quickly turned from dusk to twilight. The snow-capped mountains were also shrouded and swallowed by the darkness of night.

The Guardian Star is activated, and the villain team gathers in the villain's rooftop reception room, staring at the stopwatch on the table that is counting down.

"Thirty seconds until the scheduled start time," said Cheshire Rabbit. "Get ready."

"Check your belongings—two emergency teleportation runes, a Mind Scanning Tome Stone, and two days' worth of water and dry rations."

"—It's coming."

A crisp snapping sound echoed in my ears.

The stopwatch hands reached zero in an instant, the teleportation spell was activated immediately, and the villains disappeared from the reception room in the blink of an eye.

The next instant, the group appeared in the sky above Xiling Snow Mountain.

Cheshire Rabbit's invisibility magic enveloped the people around her, allowing her to float calmly in the air without disturbing the magical girls waiting below.

But something unexpected happened—the mental world did not unfold, and the jellyfish were not released as scheduled; only the stopped time continued to pass second by second.

Although this statement sounds strange... the "time stop" itself does indeed mean that time is constantly passing, and every second is crucial.

Ten seconds, twenty seconds, thirty seconds.

On the ground, Messiah's expression gradually changed from relaxed to furrowed. At the thirtieth second of the countdown, he could no longer hold on and knelt down, but he did not fall and stubbornly stood there.

Fortieth second passed.

Fifty seconds.

"Fox seems to be in a bit of trouble." Hellcat squinted, listening to the distant voice coming through the private communication.

"What's the trouble?" Fenrir asked quickly.

The worst thing is that something goes wrong at the crucial moment. Messiah is already doing her best to maintain the time stop. Her control over the timeline has reached its limit and she is about to completely give up.

"The astral jellyfish is resisting the integration into the timeline; she's trying to suppress that water—"

Before he could finish speaking...

A terrifying rift, thousands of meters wide, suddenly appeared in the sky and was torn apart almost instantly. For a time, the night sky above Xiling Snow Mountain was able to directly observe the distant star realm beyond the celestial dome.

The moment the rift appeared, a colossal shadow, large enough to completely cover the entire city of Rongcheng, suddenly appeared in the sky above the snow-capped mountain. The moment it appeared, it let out a painful howl and struggled to try to crawl back into the rift.

The rapidly shrinking crack did not give it the chance to return.

A giant, muscular hand, clenched into a fist, emerged from the crack and slammed into the jellyfish, sending shockwaves surging outwards!

"Still want to go back? Stay here and don't move!"

Heart Moon Fox's voice echoed through the rift.

But before the villains could react, the giant hand that had sent the jellyfish flying reached out right in front of them... pulling the stunned group into the crevice.

"Whoosh!"

The fissure healed and closed, as if it had never existed.