[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl":3,"chapter-off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-chapter-76":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Off the Clock, Then a Magical Girl",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2349996,4594,"Chapter 76: Time to Weed Out the Traitors and Suppress the Rebels","off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-chapter-76",76,"\u003Cp>On a midsummer afternoon, in a living room cooled by air conditioning, Lin Xiaolu returned to consciousness from a long train of thought, leaning back against the sofa and picking up her phone with a sense of boredom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After idly scrolling through some dull news on social media and chuckling at a few short videos, she realized something was off, put down her phone, and asked in confusion, \"Has Moke been out for too long?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax, it has its own things to do, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Liang, lounging on the sofa nearby, drawled, \"Didn't it say before? Something about making progress on finding prospective magical girls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this is too long. It usually goes out for a stroll around lunchtime, but it’s already nearly three in the afternoon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Propping up her chin, Lin Xiaolu pondered for a moment, then looked up after a while and made a judgment rather abruptly: \"Something is fishy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's fishy?\" Xia Liang, already accustomed to her erratic logic, continued to ask lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moke is hiding something from us,\" Lin Xiaolu said with conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fairies need their own private space, you know. Though I really didn't expect that, even though you and Moke bicker all the time, you actually care about it quite a bit?\" Xia Liang said in a muffled voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu rolled her eyes and patted the sofa cushion beside her: \"You call this caring? I'm suspicious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, fine, fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Liang sat up, leaning against the back of the sofa, and stretched: \"Hmm—if you're suspicious, do you want to follow it and see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can't, right? Isn't it almost time for our afternoon training?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't we just ask for leave from the little senior?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could we disturb Cuique for a reason like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, if you put it that way...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noncommittally, Xia Liang took out her phone, typed a message into their group chat, and said quite decisively, \"Alright, sent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? I just told you not to do that, why did you send it without permission! Hurry up and retract it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her do this, Lin Xiaolu raised her eyebrows, then turned to the side and reached out, trying to grab Xia Liang's phone: \"Give me the phone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, no way, no way. At times like this, you should be more straightforward.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on her slight advantage in height and arm span, Xia Liang held the phone high, swaying her arm left and right to dodge Lin Xiaolu’s reach, and laughed with ease. After a moment of playful scuffling, she suddenly felt the phone in her hand vibrate, so she blinked and lowered her raised hand: \"...Ah, a reply?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to snatch it and feeling a bit annoyed, Lin Xiaolu was also stunned: \"A reply? That fast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, a second-reply.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Liang scrolled through the message page, drawing out her voice to imitate Cuique’s usual cold and calm tone: \"Let me read it. She said: 'You may go, but remember to return on time in the evening. If there really is a prospective newcomer, notify me, and I will come over later.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading the content of the message, she flashed the screen at Lin Xiaolu: \"That's about it. She seems to have agreed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu ignored her, instead pulling back, taking out her own phone, and reading Cuique’s words carefully. After confirming it matched what Xia Liang said, she discovered there was a string of other content following it: \"What is this? An address?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"150 meters west of the intersection of West River Road and Yuyun Road in Lixing District...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Liang immediately read along: \"Huh, is the First Welfare Academy of Fangting City nearby?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this Moke's location?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems like it, but why would the little senior know where Moke is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just a location, what's strange about Cuique knowing it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu, however, didn't feel there was any problem at all and said proudly: \"As a magical girl as powerful as her, she should have many methods she hasn't shown yet. Don't use your narrow perspective to limit her abilities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one only looked at her expression without hearing what she said, one might have thought she was so proud because of herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha... true, the little senior was likely prepared long ago.\" Facing Lin Xiaolu’s fanatical fan speech, Xia Liang could only offer a dry laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having reached a consensus on a strange matter, the two stopped dwelling on the topic, and soon, Lin Xiaolu discovered the next point of suspicion:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Speaking of which, if it's a welfare academy, aren't there a lot of little kids there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calling others little kids, but they aren't necessarily younger than us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Liang pointed out helplessly: \"But now that you mention it, it is indeed suspicious. Let's head out now; maybe we can catch them in the act?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, the training...\" Lin Xiaolu was still somewhat hesitant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't make up her mind, so Xia Liang held up her index finger and proposed: \"Then I'll go take a look by myself and tell you the results?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—ah! You really are something!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sentence became the final straw that broke Lin Xiaolu’s inner defenses, making her unable to sit still any longer. Curiosity ultimately won out over her inner struggle, so she stood up abruptly: \"I can't take it anymore! Let's go, who's afraid of who!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was summer vacation, and with Cuique having given them the green light for their schedule, there were naturally no more obstacles to the two of them going out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, after simply changing into casual clothes for the trip, the two of them took the light rail train together to Lixing District.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The location of the First Welfare Academy of Fangting City was on the edge of Lixing District, near the suburbs, but fortunately, the transportation was very convenient, and it didn't take much effort to get there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing through the somewhat desolate station, Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang strolled along the somewhat old streets together, looking left and right from time to time, taking in the surrounding scenery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lixing District was on the easternmost side of Fangting City and was one of the earliest administrative divisions established in the city, so the infrastructure was relatively early-stage. Both the road surfaces and the surrounding buildings were relatively old, and because the main body of the city later developed toward the west, it eventually became a so-called \"old city district,\" with both human traffic and transportation becoming relatively sparse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coupled with it being a weekday afternoon, when Lin Xiaolu and Xia Liang arrived in this neighborhood, they could clearly feel the lack of popularity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, their destination—the First Welfare Academy of Fangting City—was not far away. As a building that accommodated a large number of people, its surrounding supporting facilities were very complete, which somewhat made up for this faint sense of loneliness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Continuing forward for several minutes, the two could already see the buildings and walls of the welfare academy from afar. After confirming that the location was correct as provided by Cuique, they quickened their pace, planning to catch Moke off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This plan fell through after they approached the welfare academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they discovered that an invisible wall had appeared in front of them at some point, blocking their path forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching out to touch around and leaning in to look, Xia Liang discovered that the obstacle blocking them wasn't truly \"invisible,\" just difficult to see clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her sensory abilities, she could sense a considerable amount of magic power flowing within the structure in front of her; clearly, this was a magic barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaolu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Liang’s expression became somewhat solemn, and the habitual smile on her face faded a little: \"The situation is probably not what we thought.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu reached out to touch the transparent wall in front of her, seemingly recalling some bad memories, her brows furrowed: \"Could this be... a magic barrier?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two were no longer the rookies they were when they first became magical girls, and they already had a relatively good understanding of basic spells like \"magic barrier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there were not many people in this world who could use spells; they were either mages of the material world or magical girls whose ability blooming had reached the Leaf level or higher. Regardless of which type of person it was, appearing around the welfare academy and setting up a magic barrier here was abnormal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's notify Cuique first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu’s memory of magic barriers was hardly pleasant, and she even felt a faint, inexplicable sense of déjà vu. Her first reaction was to call for help, so she immediately took out her phone and dialed Cuique’s number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cuique had repeatedly emphasized to her before that once they encountered an event that might exceed their own capabilities, they must prioritize notifying her. Although she didn't know what was up with this overprotective requirement, it didn't stop Lin Xiaolu from keeping her instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, after holding her phone and waiting for a moment, her expression became somewhat blank: the dialed call went through a long ringing, but in the end, there was only a voice notification that no one answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No answer?\" This was something Lin Xiaolu hadn't anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave a message in the group, let's try to see if we can break the barrier with magic power first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the somewhat urgent situation, Xia Liang took out her Heart Bud and decisively initiated her transformation: \"In this situation, if we have to wait for the little senior to answer the phone, I'm afraid Moke will be in danger inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing her reminder, Lin Xiaolu realized that now was not the time to just stand there. After briefly leaving a message in the group, she also took out her Heart Seed and transformed into a magical girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the two transformed, they began to bombard the barrier with magic beams, attempting to break it by force. However, although their attacks caused the barrier to vibrate constantly, they still couldn't completely destroy its structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several failed attempts, seeing their magic power consumption rising rapidly, they had to stop again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu clearly showed a somewhat anxious expression, while Xia Liang, on the other side, although she hadn't succeeded either, looked at the barrier in front of her, lost in thought: \"Perhaps, we can try a different approach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What approach? Do you have a good idea?\" Lin Xiaolu asked, somewhat puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You'll know once we try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Liang smiled somewhat mysteriously and then raised her magic wand: \"Xiaojin, magic construct precipitation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by her incantation, the magic wand in her hand turned into a magic nebula, then gathered again to become a small vanity mirror; this was her magic construct—Induction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu, standing to the side, also recognized Xia Liang’s magic construct, but couldn't think of any use for it: \"What are you taking Induction out for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, don't ask so much, just watch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further explanation, Xia Liang began her attempt. She let the mirror in her hand split into several pieces, and then adjusted the size of one of the mirrors to be large enough, even as tall as a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she pressed that human-sized mirror against the magic barrier in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One of Induction's abilities is to transmit and redirect magic power between mirror surfaces. In other words, any magic power that touches its surface will be transmitted to the other mirror.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Liang began to explain: \"The little senior said when lecturing before that although a magic barrier is a spell, the essence of a spell is still magic power; it's just that the magic power within it is arranged into a specific state according to the spell structure. So, if my guess is correct...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached out and pointed to the other mirror that wasn't pressed against the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu turned her head to look and saw that the mirror was currently flickering with faint light, clearly with magic power flowing through it. And the fact that this mirror was transmitting magic power meant that it must have a source.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, no matter how weak her comprehension was, she guessed what Xia Liang wanted to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Xia Liang moved the half-person-high mirror aside, like a magician, facing Xiaolu from the side, and gestured toward the position where the mirror had previously been attached:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, my guess was right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the direction she pointed, on the barrier that had originally been seamless, amidst the faint flow of magic power, a gap large enough for a person to pass through had appeared at some point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The barrier outside didn't even react; it looks like you two used some strange little tricks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the barrier, after his nearly-attained victory was interrupted, the black-robed man initially felt annoyed when facing the two newly appeared magical girls, but he quickly adjusted his emotions and scanned the lineup in front of him: \"However, light blue and purple, is there one last person who hasn't come? Then that bunch of mongrels is still somewhat useful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failing to kill Moke and letting it successfully escape in the chaos had indeed fueled the anger in his heart. But this was not his core objective to begin with, so he would not lose his composure over it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know us?\" The other party's words revealed an inexplicable confidence, making Lin Xiaolu feel slightly discordant, and she asked with some vigilance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Know you? Rather, why wouldn't I know you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After returning to calmness, the man shook his head, and a strange smile spread across the corners of his mouth: \"For example, the strongest among you is that shortest little blue brat, right? She isn't acting with you right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We have no reason to report our partner's whereabouts to an enemy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Liang, seeing Lin Xiaolu’s expression become somewhat off, took over the conversation: \"Regardless of whether she comes or not, we will subdue you here. Using magic power to carry out a terrorist attack—the only path awaiting you is arrest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? Really? Is it that you are unwilling to report, or that you cannot report?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man, however, didn't care about her words at all, seemingly indifferent to the fact that he was being besieged. Instead, he reached out and counted the people in front of him as if counting goods: \"Three magical girls, one fairy, a meat pig... not worth counting, and finally four magic sources? That will do; it can at least compensate for some of the losses of a sacrificial child.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly are you muttering to yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu read some other meaning from his words, realized that the reason Cuique didn't answer the phone earlier might not be that simple, and asked seriously: \"What exactly happened to Cuique! Do you have other accomplices?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cui Que? Is that the code name for that little blue brat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man shrugged: \"Sorry, I really don't know exactly what will happen on her end. After all, the request I made to that mongrel was just to keep her from ruining my plans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mongrel?\" The word the man kept muttering finally caught Lin Xiaolu's attention, \"So you really do have an accomplice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Curious? Want to ask more? But my desire to talk has just about run out; it's time to get down to business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifting his head, the man's expression remained unchanged, but his voice grew increasingly high-pitched: \"There is no point in knowing more; after all, you and she will only meet the same end—and that is death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, a demonic power so cold it made one shudder suddenly dispersed around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was seen pulling a purple-black lump of flesh from who knows where, holding it level in front of him. The lump of flesh emitted a strange halo and pulsed from time to time, as if it possessed a life of its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... is that thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Liang, whose demonic power perception was slightly stronger, couldn't help but cover her mouth and nose: \"It feels so disgusting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disgusting? How ignorant. This is a treasure of the same nature as your Heart Gem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the lump of flesh in his hand, the smile on the man's face carried a touch of piety and gentleness: \"Don't you think it has a beauty that one cannot stop craving? After all, if we were to follow your naming convention, it could be called the 'Viscera of the Beast'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"'Viscera of the Beast'...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only upon seeing his stance did Lin Xiaolu, who had been haunted by a strong sense of déjà vu, finally seem to understand something, revealing a somewhat dazed expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally knew why she had felt a lingering sense of unease in her heart ever since she saw the demonic barrier shrouding the Fuli Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because several months ago, just one week after she became a Magical Girl, she had encountered a similar situation at a wetland park on the outskirts of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trapped in the wetland park by a barrier and encountering a Grub-tier Remnant Beast, she would likely have died there if not for the timely rescue by Cui Que.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, she suddenly recalled that night she was in danger at the wetland park, remembering a doubt she had almost forgotten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when she was struggling under the claws of the Grub-tier Remnant Beast, she saw an expression on the beast's face that was almost human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could a Remnant Beast possibly make such a human-like expression?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a doubt, impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the intelligence of low-evolution-tier Remnant Beasts should be quite low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, after that, Lin Xiaolu had actually followed Cui Que to hunt many Remnant Beasts, yet she had never seen an individual as human-like as that night. Most of them were massive and distorted in form; let alone the Egg-tier Remnant Beasts, most of which were like a lump of rotten meat, even among the Grub-tier, there were few that stood on two legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps, they were never \"simple Remnant Beasts\" to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you, no, could you all be...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu spoke in some astonishment, but stopped when the words reached her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she immediately realized a deeper issue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had encountered a barrier entrapment and a trap-like hunt when she first became a Magical Girl; now at this Fuli Academy, the same thing seemed to be happening to that newly appeared Magical Girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, another question that made her blood run cold arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to ask about this man's origins anymore; the answer was self-evident, and the biggest secret should be something else:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fang Ting City had no Magical Girls for nearly two years before; what does this have to do with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she asked this, even she felt her brain buzzing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You seem to have associated something? Do you need me to praise you for being sharp?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her question, the man did not answer, but instead asked back, his gloomy tone forming a sharp contrast with the pious and gentle expression on his face: \"Or is it that the loss of contact with the Gongchu in Fang Ting earlier has something to do with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gongchu... is that what you call each other? This really does have something to do with you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Xiaolu no longer knew what state of mind she was in as she continued to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth she guessed was too cruel, making her unwilling to think about it, but her body was still acting, stubbornly pursuing the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly is going on, what have you all done?\" she asked, gripping her magic wand tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What have we done? You should understand. Even if they are not sacrificial children, a Magical Girl's Heart Gem is a very valuable material for demonic power. Purely in terms of profit, it is enough to make one's heart race, not to mention facing a mortal enemy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Responding to Lin Xiaolu's question somewhat irrelevantly, the man stared at the lump of flesh in his hand, not even glancing at her: \"There is only one attitude toward a mortal enemy, and that is to exterminate them completely; that is the only answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Gongchu in this city of yours, the code name should be Eleven, right? That guy should have come after you? But now that you are all still alive here, he is indeed dead?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh, not only did he die on the job, but he also leaked information, and the fairy and Magical Girl he failed to clean up ended up ruining my plans. Gongchu Eleven really left behind a mess...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh well, useless trash is dead, so be it. Although I don't want to clean up after such trash, for now, let me take over his work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, ever since he took out that lump of flesh, his speech became mystical and rambling, completely talking to himself, and the logic of his words was quite jumpy, like sleep-talking, making it extremely difficult to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as the conversation reached this point, even if she only understood a small part of the information, it was enough for Xia Liang, who hadn't understood what was going on, to realize the situation, and she looked at the man in the black robe with some terror:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean, you are... hunting Magical Girls?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the man was no longer willing to converse with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pressing the lump of flesh in his hand against his chest, the man's expression went from gentle to excited, then became fanatical and ruthless, even starting to become somewhat insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Despicable fake Wang Ting, now, it is time for me to act on behalf of the Lord's will and annihilate you all here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted, yelled, and chanted, and the lump of flesh in his hand erupted with intense demonic power. He looked at the few Magical Girls in front of him, his eyes wide, and sharp teeth were revealed in his split mouth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the time to hoe the traitors and punish the rebels.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell, pitch-black demonic power completely wrapped his body, a black mist surged, and amidst the dark clouds, the man's originally human figure gradually grew taller, finally reaching several meters in size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the surging mist, a beast head with a full mouth of fangs and red flashing eyes poked out from the black fog. Amidst the flickering golden runes, a beast body covered in exaggerated and terrifying pipes also revealed its true form from the cold demonic power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this moment, what appeared before everyone was no longer that man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, if one were to call it by its essence, what stood before them was no longer a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—But a Remnant Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>",3789,"2026-06-21T02:45:47.620Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","95000e28a9c13f074900a86d5e673316ba5e9b7de0a0190e0a96f9c7efa82c5d","off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-chapter-77","off-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-chapter-75",364,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Foff-the-clock-then-a-magical-girl-cover.jpg"]