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

Xiao Zhang walked through the narrow stairwell, chewing on a lollipop, swinging his small handbag, and casually listening to the noise outside.

"Tsk, more fun to come? Perfect, let's test my recent improvements."

He strolled outside, and the small bag in his hand instantly turned into a ball of flames that rushed towards him, but Xiao Zhang's expression remained unchanged as he let the flames engulf his body.

The surging crimson flames gradually receded, revealing a deeper purple fire core, with faint, thread-like threads appearing and disappearing before completely enveloping his skin.

"Fire Mirror! Transform!"

Xiao Zhang revealed two rows of large teeth and gave a hearty, wicked laugh.

As the harsh words fell, a burly, tiger-like humanoid beast appeared in the narrow corridor.

Unlike other void beasts encased in black crystal shells, Xiao Zhang's joints, covered by crystal armor, emitted bursts of flames, radiating a scorching aura.

He gripped the wall with his claws, the joints between his arm shells creaking, and the next moment Xiao Zhang shot out like a slingshot.

The walls, scratched by claws, were scorched with five deep trenches, from which sparks occasionally flew.

Xiao Zhang's powerful lunge was fierce, and a danger signal instantly rang in Qiang Hong's mind. He hurriedly withdrew his spear intent that was aimed at Hua Lingyou, released the force in mid-air, spun three times, and then opened the spear horizontally. Several spells lit up instantly to block the impact coming from the right.

But the next moment, Xiao Zhang slammed him and his gun into the roof of the house below, and even that didn't stop his momentum.

The two skipped across rooftops like stones, bouncing up and falling back down. Xiao Zhang's hands never stopped, his flames and strikes continuously hitting the nearby barriers.

If it weren't for Qiang Hong's exceptional skills, and Xing Yu's intensive training a few days ago, which greatly improved her proficiency in casting protective and heart-protecting spells...

Just now, Gun Red would have been forced into her magical girl form on the spot.

"Number 3! You beast...don't be so arrogant!"

After recovering from the shock for a few seconds, Qiang Hong showed no weakness and slammed his red spear straight down into the ground, bringing his body to an abrupt stop.

In an instant, he flicked his spear backward, the red spear spinning like a top, the tip striking Xiao Zhang's arms repeatedly, lashing him more than ten times before he used the force to leap backward and create distance.

Gun Red truly lives up to her reputation as the second most talented magical girl in Fangzhou City; the stronger the enemy she encounters, the calmer she becomes.

Normally, as someone who wields her own weapon, the Crimson Spear, she always prefers close-quarters combat. However, Xiao Zhang, a humanoid beast that is indistinguishable from a ferocious beast except for standing on two feet, made her realize that she wouldn't gain any advantage in close combat.

—When you can use magic to "walk" your "dog," you should still use it.

Meanwhile, the moment Xiao Zhang lunged out and interrupted Qiang Hong's attack, Hua Lingyou stopped her escape and instantly turned her spear around, her four sharp limbs rushing towards Xunfeng flying behind her.

At the same time, in the stairwell where Xiao Zhang had been hiding, a pitch-black bubble continued to expand, and one after another, illusory beasts ran out from it, mixing in with the chaotic streets and causing destruction everywhere.

"I've developed cracked bubbles here! How did this happen at this time...?"

Xunfeng was effortlessly parrying Hua Lingyou's attacks, but the sight of the ethereal beasts below made her expression change.

"There are already seven or eight goblin-level Void Beasts, and it seems... there's also a unicorn-level one."

Gun Red was already entangled, so she immediately used magic to send a telepathic message to Xingyu and Wushao.

On the other side, two people were chasing Tang Ming. Tang Ming and Hua Lingyou separated and fled. Because they were heading in the same direction, they were only a few hundred meters apart.

Upon hearing Xunfeng's cry for help, Wushao immediately turned to look in that direction. With the blessing of True Sight, she located Hua Lingyou's position amidst the chaotic mess.

The opponent was chasing Xunfeng, but Xunfeng did not retaliate. While constantly dodging Hua Lingyou's attacks, he flew to the vicinity of the virtual beasts on the ground and used magic to stop their rampage.

"Number 3 has appeared! They're currently engaged with Number 4, dealing with Gunfire and Wind. There are other Void Beasts below that they can't handle. I'm going to support them!"

Wu Shao made a quick decision and turned to Xing Yu.

"I'm going too!" Xingyu looked away, having also seen the chaos on the other side.

"No need, they can handle those two monsters, it's just that the lower-level minions need my help."

Wu Shao, no longer laughing and joking, said in a deep voice, "Making such a big fuss to block us, that humanoid phantom beast ahead must be strange too, it's all purple... Keep chasing, with you there, it can't escape."

Xingyu hesitated for a moment, then, looking at Tang Ming who was running desperately in the distance, she could only nod in agreement. "Alright, I'll take care of him and come back to help you."

"Don't worry, that guy's so weak. Our Star Feather Four-Page can easily crush him with one kick."

Wu Shao reverted to his usual irreverent manner, even finding time to crack a joke in such a critical moment.

However, while the two were still talking, Wushao had already flown swiftly towards Xunfengqianghong. Xingyu also didn't hesitate and chased straight after Tang Ming.

If we can take down this one, we can go back and wipe out Number 3 and Number 4 in one fell swoop!

Along the path that Tang Ming and Xing Yu followed one after the other, in an inconspicuous little house in the neighborhood, several people huddled in the shadows by the window, staring at the two above.

"Are you ready? The magical girl is about to charge in." A voice came from the shadows.

"It was all planned from the beginning, Master. There's no miscalculation on your part, but that phantom beast will still charge in..."

"Don't worry about that guy. He's not very bright. There's no point in using him as bait. He'll probably get killed by the magical girl first once he goes in."

The voice behind them grew increasingly excited, seemingly eagerly anticipating what was to come.

"I've been waiting for this magical girl, Hoshino Yotsuba... just how much magical power will she possess?"

The gaze from the shadowy figure was fixed on Xingyu's silhouette in the sky, but Xingyu remained oblivious.

Her eyes were only on Tang Ming. Every time she felt she was about to catch up with him, this damned beast would burst out with even greater speed, and its actions were completely illogical.

Even the talismans she shot out were always narrowly avoided by her opponent.

If it were any other virtual beast, every leap, the power stored in its legs, the angle of its bounce, and the movement of every joint would be magnified in Xingyu's eyes like a magnifying glass.

This also allows her to react quickly and even predictively.

But Tang Ming's acceleration was completely illogical, it was as if he was being pushed by an invisible force.

In Xingyu's eyes, the beast in front of him, whose running posture was still somewhat clumsy, was almost half running and half floating.

Xingyu was getting impatient. She had no time to delay any longer. No matter what kind of magic the other party used, she had to intercept them completely before the next intersection!

The magic book that appeared on her chest flipped through the pages rapidly, even creating an invisible wind, before a page was torn out of the book as if it had shattered.

The gold-embossed paper was laid flat between the two of them, and it kept stretching. Although the stretching speed was not fast, the distance between the paper and Tang Ming decreased significantly.

This "paper" helps to bring the two people closer together in a structured way.

"Damn it, why are they still chasing us? Where are my reinforcements?"

Tang Ming didn't even have time to turn his head to look. His strength was constantly being depleted due to running at high speed, and he didn't even have the energy to curse anymore...