Vanguard

"We found a rift on the roof of Hao'erjia Mall in Mountain City."

"It has an extremely strong gravitational pull. Jack-in-the-Pulpit was almost sucked right in just by getting close. It's very dangerous, so we've cordoned off the mall's rooftop."

After sending this message to Heartmoon Fox's Divine Codex Stone number, Hyacinth looked intently at the open area ahead, where Nightingale had already set up sturdy defenses. In the center of the clearing, a distorted vortex of magic was visible—the very rift that likely connected to the Mindscape.

"Actually, I'm quite curious."

Hyacinth turned her head to look at Iris, who was helping Nightingale deploy the defensive barrier beside her, and poked her shoulder with an elbow.

"Tell me, Iris, what kind of Mindscape do you think Senior Qiu Gui and the others are trapped in?"

"...Judging from their new music video, it should be some kind of post-apocalyptic modernized city," Iris recalled and said.

"It's sort of like that... um... Hyacinth, have you ever seen Doomsday Intercity Highway? It's a road movie, and it should be quite a lot like that."

Hyacinth looked blank.

A road movie? A movie? She hadn't even heard of the title of this film, so where on earth was she supposed to watch it?

Noticing the utter cluelessness on her companion's face, Iris knew without asking that Hyacinth definitely hadn't seen it. She helplessly covered her mouth with a chuckle and continued:

"Actually, it's quite good. If you have time, we can stream it on the TV. I have a video subscription."

"What's it about specifically?"

"To keep things fresh, I won't give you any spoilers," Iris said. "But the general plot is that the protagonist wakes up from cryosleep and finds that the world has been completely swept over and destroyed by the