Fox Watching from the Shadows

Behind-the-scenes manipulation, setting a trap for Qiu Gui, and letting them fight a spectacular battle against a Domain Freak—that would definitely be fun. It could also serve as a little punishment for not reading the instructions.

But as a villain, secretly pulling something on Qiu Gui and the others while all those righteous types were watching naturally wasn't so simple.

Still, Su Tianqing was extremely confident in her talent for stirring up trouble behind the scenes. Especially with Doggie and Bunny Bunny helping out beside her, and Yue Tianxin providing telemetry data from the Mindscape, quietly planting a few surprises would be easy.

...What, you asked what she would do if she got caught?

This fox naturally had plenty of contingency plans for that too—she could just say Qiu Gui and the others had caused it themselves. An absolutely flawless excuse.

But before that, it would be better to get rid of those monsters first, Su Tianqing thought.

At midnight, the girls gathered on the rooftop of the mall where the spatial rift had appeared.

The Hero Association's defensive perimeter had expanded further. This time, even the surrounding civilians had been evacuated. Countless frightened rumors spread across social media, throwing many residents into a panic.

"What exactly happened?" "I heard something happened near Hao'erjia Supermarket." "Could it be some kind of attack...?"

"I heard Heartmoon Fox is in Mountain City." "Could Heartmoon Fox be attacking that place?" "Absolutely impossible. Our Fox Fox would definitely post an update before launching an attack."

"Exactly, exactly. Heartmoon Fox is obviously there to rescue our Qiu Gui." "Everyone, make sure to stay safe."

After a fierce online war of words, Qiu Gui fans and fox fans suddenly joined forces, fiercely tearing apart the baseless rumors and reporting them to the Hero Association, which was