My wife is a magical girl, how can I be the villain?

"What do you think of this outfit? Give me some constructive feedback."

Tang Ming crossed his arms and looked Hua Lingyou up and down at the light green cheongsam in her hands: "You... like this one?"

"I bought this for my sister. It's for the girl who hired you at the company—Hua Yiyou."

Hua Lingyou rolled her eyes and started comparing the clothes in her hands, occasionally pulling Tang Ming aside for his opinion.

"If it's Hua Yiyou, these white outfits are quite nice. By the way... can she also transform into a virtual beast?"

Tang Ming responded casually, having thought about this question.

Hua Lingyou was taken aback and shook her head: "She doesn't have that ability; she can only be a liaison."

"Our work is very dangerous. Without sufficient physical compatibility, even if we introduce void anomalies, we will either die or become useless."

"Void beasts... are not things that we humans can control."

While Tang Ming was still pondering what Hua Lingyou had said, the other party had already efficiently packed up the items, paid the bill, and walked out of the store carrying two large bags.

Hua Lingyou casually tossed the bag in her hand to Tang Ming: "How about I give you a watch? If you're always carrying your phone, it's easy to break it."

Hua Lingyou's words were somewhat pointed.

Although Tang Ming wanted to refuse, he also felt that buying a watch would be convenient, so the two of them went to the watch shop next door to look for one.

"Is your wife the type to get jealous?" Hua Lingyou teased.

She didn't look at him, but instead stroked the watch strap, examining the stitching details. "If I give you a gift, what will you say when you get back?"

Tang Ming shook his head indifferently, "She won't care about these things. Our conversations are all rational communication."

"Not close?" Hua Lingyou keenly sensed the unusual tone in Tang Ming's voice.

How do you know?

"Do I need to explain? We've been married for three years and graduated from university, yet you treat us like strangers."

Hua Lingyou handed Tang Ming a watch and fastened it to his wrist.

"Unless you're a dull, low-EQ person... but after a week, that's clearly impossible."

Tang Ming didn't answer; he didn't know how to respond. Should he say that the senior had overstepped his bounds? Or should he explain his relationship with Lin Ruoyu? He felt it was unnecessary.

He was actually a little curious as to why Hua Lingyou would be interested in these things.

As the two remained silent, following the assembly line process of one handing out a form and the other attempting to complete it, the commotion outside the mall gradually seeped into the building.

The business district was bustling with people, and the noise spread like a contagious disease, reaching distant areas in stages. Before long, customers and shop assistants were anxiously pacing around, and people, not understanding the source of the disturbance, had already joined the wave of unrest.

"What's going on outside? This chaos... are they Void Beasts?" Hua Lingyou stood still, calmly watching the crowd running past her.

"Are they one of ours?" Tang Ming asked.

"I haven't received any information. The Void Beasts move freely and erratically; they can appear anywhere. In a sense, we're not even in the same camp."

Several employees of the watch shop grabbed their belongings and ran outside. Looking back at the two people standing there, they anxiously reminded them:

"Run! It's said that a lot of Void Beasts have appeared outside. Hurry up and get to the underground refuge floor!" After saying that, several shop assistants followed the crowd and went straight down to the refuge floor via the elevator in the mall.

Since the appearance of the Void Beasts is completely unpredictable, we can only take precautions and deal with them as soon as possible. Therefore, the underground air-raid shelters in each building area become the best protection measure.

The Void Beasts have no intelligence. Unless they appear directly in the basement, it would take enough time for the Demon Lord to arrive and provide support.

"Okay," Tang Ming replied politely, then looked at Hua Lingyou.

"Let's go too, let's go to the back street and get the car. Let's not get involved in this kind of thing."

Hua Lingyou also casually stole a watch from the display stand. Tang Ming didn't even have time to complain before the two of them went against the flow of people and hurried towards the gate.

Once they were out on the street, they realized what had happened...

The roars and cries shattered the pleasant afternoon, but the ear-piercing noise of the phantom beasts was even more grating. More than a dozen cicada-shaped phantom beasts climbed the walls of several buildings, their transparent wings constantly vibrating, and the headache-inducing piercing sound probably originated from there.

The bustling city center has been turned into a living hell...

The business district has become a den of "insects," with more than a dozen ethereal beasts twisting their sharp, needle-like tentacles and rubbing against the walls.

Its obsidian-black crystalline shell, resembling the glossy hard shell of a cockroach, reflects purple streaks in the sunlight. Lacking any creepy flesh or hair, it appears quite exquisite from a distance.

But all the people at the scene could feel was terror.

Several Void Beasts were already charging back and forth in the street, leaping several times and even smashing the concrete along the wall, making a mess of the GG sign and the street decorations.

Wherever there are running people, several phantom beasts will swarm them. Although the wings on their backs cannot make them fly, they can push off the wall and the people they are locked on will turn around to find that the phantom beasts have leaped dozens of meters, and their terrifying faces are only inches away from them.

"Aaaaaah!!"

The people of Fangzhou City were still well-trained. Perhaps they had become accustomed to the slaughter of people by the Void Beasts over the years. When they saw someone next to them with half of their body pinned down by a cicada-shaped Void Beast, the others shouted and rushed into the building even faster.

The scene of cannon fodder kneeling on the spot due to leg weakness did not occur at all.

But human physical strength has its limits. Even if they ran with all their might, they were still targeted and hunted before entering the building.

One person had already run into the office building and hadn't even caught his breath when a phantom beast smashed through the glass and vented its fury in the spacious, bright lobby. Thick blood flowed through the cracks in the white marble, and from above, it looked like a net supporting the blood-soaked phantom beast.

"The box is in the car, it's safer to get in quickly!" Hua Lingyou didn't stop at all, and without even glancing at the chaos not far away, the two of them kept running along the wall outside the mall.

"The beasts have no brains, and we, as mortal beings, are just as prey for them."

The two ran into a small alley, the only way to get to the main road behind the building. They knew they had to get back to the car as quickly as possible. The screams and the shrill chirping of cicadas behind them mingled together, and Tang Ming sensed that danger was getting closer and closer...

"Get out of the way!"

After Tang Ming shouted, he lunged to the side in the next instant, and Hua Lingyou also dodged in the opposite direction without hesitation.

A furrow an arm's length deep was dug into the tiled floor between the two. The phantom beast retracted its tentacles, and purple energy flowed down its limbs into the furrow, while its wings flapped continuously.

Hua Lingyou gave Tang Ming a wink, and the two of them immediately got up and ran towards the car. Hua Lingyou's red sedan was only a dozen steps away from them, and safety was within their grasp...

However, the cicada-shaped phantom beast can leap across tens of meters in a single bound.