Translator: Sparrow Translations Editor: Sparrow Translations
However, Zhao Xue and Aunty Wang had no idea what was going on. The dugout was only illuminated with a few dimly lit torches. Even though it was bright enough for cats to see, that was not the case for humans.
Zhao Xue slipped a curious glance at Aunty Wang and asked, “What happened? What’s going on?”
Meanwhile …
“This is so troublesome!” Zhao Yao’s forehead puckered together as he was left with no choice. He said, “Dust Ball, can you help expel Hanako out of your belly as well?”
Zhao Yao would never let Hanako out of the belly and exposed her to an environment swarming with supercats because her safety directly affected the probability of his mission’s success. However, he can’t just remain in this position forever.
With a loud whoosh, Zhao Yao and Hanako were expelled out of Dust Ball’s mouth and into the dugout.
With the power of “Three is better than two”, Zhao Yao executed a half somersault before landing gracefully on the ground.
Meanwhile, Hanako just fell to the ground with a loud thud. She slowly struggled to her feet before opening her eyes to a sea of cats. She let out a shriek and dashed to Zhao Yao’s side, “Zhao Yao, why are there so many cats here?”
“That’s why I told you to stay inside the extradimensional belly but you chose to come here.”
Hanako looked into Zhao Yao’s eyes and replied earnestly, “I will go wherever you go. I am only safe when I’m beside you.” Actually, she was sniggering in her head, “Are you kidding? Who would stay in that place which is so dark and filled with so many foreign supercats?”
“What the f*ck! So it’s just a superpower?” Lion Head bellowed before continuing her battle with her opponents.
Following Lion Head’s roar, the chaos resumed in the dugout as screams and slashings flooded the place. Even Uncle Egg was awakened by the incessant shouting and his body once again illuminated with beams of blinding light.
A thought flashed across Zhao Yao’s head, “I still have to stop them. Furthermore, there are so many supercats and stray cats in here. I can use them to complete my chain mission of establishing my cat kingdom. I can also use them to expand the scale of my cat café.”
“However, if I just grab them against their will, they would not submit to me as their owner. Controlling them in the future would impossible… I must come up with something good …”
Zhao Yao could not simply resort to violence to solve this problem since the cats here did not commit any crimes or offenses.
Zhao Yao couldn’t make up his mind on a single method to address the problems in this battlefield. Suddenly, he was notified of a change to the mission panel on his BOOK. He had a new mission.
Mission: Only your cats deserve the title of Cat King
Objective: Ensure that one of the supercats registered under your BOOK is crowned Cat King of Jiangmen University
Reward: 300 experience points
Punishment: Nil
Zhao Yao’s eyes beamed with excitement when he read the content of his new mission. He thought, “Not bad. By crowning one of my cats as the new Cat King, they would instantly respect my authority. This is way better than forcing them to submit to me by resorting to threats.”
Zhao Yao had made up his mind and he started shouting at Matcha telepathically, “Matcha, I need you to fight against the cats and make then submit to you wholeheartedly. Then, you’ll be crowned the Cat King of Jiangmen University.”
“Huh?” An alarm rang in his head as Matcha retorted, “Are you sending me to my grave? There are so many cats here! If every single one of them takes a single bite off of my body, I would be excreted as feces in a few days’ time.”
“Do not worry, I’ll be here to help you. You just have to act along”
Instantly, Matcha’s eyes shimmered with confidence. As his longest companion, Matcha knew exactly how strong Zhao Yao was. With Zhao Yao’s support, Matcha burst out into laughter and walked to the middle of the dugout. He even turned his head around and shouted, “Oh yes, do not forget to help me record this moment. I want to show it to Elizabeth when I get back home! Previously, she called me a stupid sissy! Now, I’ll show her just how much of a man I am!”
Zhao Yao curled his lips in disgust when he heard those obnoxious words. However, he still whipped out his phone from his pocket. By heaving a short sigh, he had already activated his power of illusion.
Matcha started encircling the dugout in top speed as he shouted at all the cats, “All of you! Stop what you are doing! Right now!”
Airplane threw a condescending glare at Matcha and sniggered, “This is none of your concern, foreign village bumpkin. Get lost!”
Lion Head retorted at the top of her voice, “He is not a foreigner! He is a new member of the northern campus!”
Matcha roared, “Enough! All you pieces of shit, stop it!” This time, Matcha managed to capture the attention of all the supercats. He stuck out his tongue arrogantly before he started licking his razor-sharp claws like a rebel. He announced, “From today onwards, ptui! Ptui! Ptui!”
“Why am I licking my paws? They smell so bad from the journey here!” Matcha simmered with anger as his eyes swept across the supercats standing in front of him.
Matcha declared, “All you rubbish, it’s time for you to meet your savior. In this time of confusion and uncertainty, only true power will prevail. You can only depend on violence to survive.” Matcha shot out his claws and continued, “And I, George Matcha, am the strongest cat in this day and age. Cats regard me as a natural disaster while humans see me as their arch-nemesis.”
While Matcha was delivering his grandiose speech, his body started to transform as well. Well-toned and enormous muscles started appearing all over his body. First, it was his deltoids. Then, it was his chest followed by his abs. Finally, it culminated in his back and lats. He propped his head on his claws before announcing, “Violence is justice!”
“You have to depend on me if you would like to survive in this dark, corrupt world! You have to come to me, the savior of the cat race! Joining me is your only chance at survival!”
“You stupid brat!” Airplane could no longer suppress his anger at Matcha. In his eyes, Matcha had been acting macho all this time which infuriated him. Instantly, he activated his power and his body flew towards Matcha like a phantom.
All eyes were on Matcha as he waved his paw in the air and shouted at Zhao Yao, “I want Luban’s power!”
Matcha pointed his fingers at the sea of cats and roared, “Invincible shark cannon!”
Instatensouly, a rocket emerged from nowhere and went straight for Airplane, crashing mercilessly into his face. A deafening explosion ensued as Airplane’s body slammed across the ground. ‘Constant Flux’ endowed Airplane with phenomenal dodging abilities but it was futile against a large-scale illusion. Naturally, he could not avoid the attacks within the illusion.
“Meowhaha, guns and rockets are the true definitions of justice!” Matcha’s claws slowly scanned the room before pausing at a group of cats. Suddenly, there were two rifles resting on his paw. At his command, cannonballs rained down on the cats as their bodies were illuminated by the flares. The attack knocked them out instantly.
“Air support!”
The halos which were scattered all over the ground levitated into the air and stormed towards the cats. Any cat within 3 meters from the halos was struck by a destructive force that materialized out of thin air, knowing them unconscious instantly.
More than half the stray cats had been destroyed in a matter of seconds. Even the supercats were struggling to fight off the insane firepower.
Uncle Egg exclaimed, “Everyone! Spread!”
Matcha immediately stared in Uncle Egg’s direction after hearing his words. The bullets instantly changed direction mid-air and went straight for Uncle Egg. Some cats made use of this opportunity to escape. Meanwhile, Lion Head let out a menacing roar and dashed in Matcha’s direction.
Matcha simply threw away the guns in his hand and fished out a spear from his fur. The spear expanded the moment he wielded it in his hand.
Zhao Yao observed Matcha’s obnoxious behavior and could not help but reminded him, “Don’t just spend your entire time acting cool. Remember to impress them so that they would crown you as their king.”
“I know! You just have to co-operate with me by …”
“No, no, no! There are still some things that I have to do.”
On one hand, Matcha was busy fighting against the masses of cat within the illusion. On the other hand, Matcha was discussing with Zhao Yao on their next course of action.
Meanwhile, Zhao Xue observed the entire incident transpired with her heart in her throat. The stray cats started falling to the ground like domino pieces while Lion Head had been destroyed by the opponent with one blow. Zhao Xue shouted as she sprinted towards Matcha, “Stop it!”
A three meters Zhao Xue seemed more ferocious than a lion when she was charging at you at full speed. Every step she took produced a thunderous roar. She swung her arm across the ground in an attempt to grab Matcha.
However, all she managed to grab was thin air. Matcha had literally evaporated from his position.
“Are you guys done playing yet?”
Zhao Xue tilted her head upwards only to see the ceiling of the dugout replaced by the night sky. An enormous cat head was staring at the stray cats and her. Behind the cat head was a giant halo sparkling against the night sky.
All the stray cats suddenly realized that they were lying on the giant cat’s meaty paws. They were surrounded by beautiful white clouds as a gentle wind blew across their faces. They were no longer in the chaotic dugout. There were no more bullets, missiles, and rockets in this beautiful and serene environment. The cats could not believe their eyes but everything just felt so realistic.
Fear snaked through Zhao Xue as she stared at her surrounding in shock. She thought, “Are you joking? How can a superpower actually achieve this?”
