Ying Yue was Han Fei’s trump card. The little girl had never really unleashed her full power before Han Fei so no one really knew the true extent of her power. As the eyes opened inside the room, an indescribable pressure enveloped everyone present. The cat-faced monster inside the cage of despair felt it as well. It threw the dying vet to the ground and looked around with alert. Being the centre of all the scrutiny, Ying Yue walked out from absolute darkness, twisting the light as she went.
Her small body contained a power distinct from other Lingering Spirits. The two dark hollows stared transfixed at the cat-faced monster. Black blood leaked out from her skin. As Ying Yue lifted her hands towards the cage, all the eyes bled. A red world appeared hidden inside the endless darkness. As you met her gaze, you would be sucked into that darkness!
Ying Yue who lived forever in darkness and had never been touched by light had constructed a world from fear and torture in her mind. There was no light and love there, definitely no warmth and friends, there was only an endless sea of pain!
The cat-faced monster wailed as it used its sharp claws to puncture its brain. It could feel something trying to leave its brain but it was unable to stop it. Its desperation only caused more wounds to appear on its body. This was the first time Han Fei saw Ying Yue fight with her full force. Ying Yue’s power was very unique, it was not a curse, or a psychological torment. It did not contain yin energy or negative emotions. She appeared to be able to pull her victims’ consciousness into the world inside her eyes.
Both parties were equally powerful. Ying Yue’s body trembled. Seeing that, Han Fei ordered the other neighbours to help her. Weep morphed the cage into chains, Lee Hou attacked from the front, while Han Fei used Rest in Peace to add more wounds on the cat-faced monster’s body. ‘The 5 of us should be able to defeat it now!’
As more wounds appeared on its body, the cat-faced monster pierced its claws under its skin and tore off another layer. Its presence became more foreboding but the wounds caused by Rest in Peace remained. With a loud growl, its eyes bled with blood. Ying Yue’s body was reflected in its eyes like she was the only thing it could see now. The arteries under its skin pulsed. The monster rose to full height. Instead of attacking anymore, it slammed its fist into the floor!
The floor cracked. Horrible scent of blood and decomposition drifted out from the ground. ‘The pet store has a basement?’
The revealed basement was frightening to say the least. A mass grave was hidden under the cute pet shop. It was stuffed with the carcasses of different animals. Most of them had been sewn together from the needlework visible on their bodies. To Han Fei’s consternation, some of the ‘failed products’ inside the grave were still alive. Their souls lingered in the grave as they struggled painfully. The cat-faced monster dropped into the grave, causing a major splash. It picked up the dead carcasses and stuffed them into its wounds. The animal bodies melted into the wounds but they were unable to restore the wounds caused by Rest in Peace.
“It’s growing stronger!” With Han Fei leading the way, all the neighbours charged forward. No one present would be able to take on the cat-faced monster alone. Its scary recovery ability could only be stopped by Rest in Peace but the blade’s owner, Han Fei was too physically weak compared to the monster. If he had to face the monster alone, he wouldn’t even have the chance to use the knife. Weep and Lee Huo created openings for Han Fei to attack with Rest in Peace. As Han Fei weakened the monster, it became more susceptible to Ying Yue’s power. There was something core to the monster which was being sucked into Ying Yue’s eyes.
“Keep on pushing!” The highly intense battle lasted for a whole 20 minutes before the cat-faced monster finally cracked. The threads around his heart and head burst open. A lingering spirit shaped like a black kitten was drawn into Ying Yue’s eyes. The growling stopped immediately. The cat-faced monster’s body froze and everyone turned to Ying Yue. In the world of her eyes, a wounded black kitten hissed angrily. Eventually Ying Yue closed her eyes. After a long time, Ying Yue’s eyes started to bleed like the kitten had scratched behind her eyelids. She walked towards Han Fei and grabbed Han Fei’s arm. She laid her hand on the ghost tattoo.
“This will be painful.” After giving that warning, Ying Yue opened her eyes and stared at Han Fei’s back. Han Fei had no idea what happened. As he turned around to look, it felt like someone had taken a brand to his back. The pain was so intense that he bit on his lips until they bled. Moments later, the pain disappeared. Ying Yue looked like she was about to faint as well.
“Ying Yue?” Turning around, Han Fei noticed that the ghost tattoo had a big change. The ghost face was now being bitten by a giant black feline.
“Fuelled by endless torment, the cat is impossible to kill, I had no choice but to trap it inside your tattoo. That should help you though.” Ying Yue sauntered back to Weep’s urn. “When you gain its trust, you can let it out.” After that, Ying Yue returned back to the urn. Touching the tattoo, Han Fei heard the system notification.
“Notification for Player 0000! You’ve obtained a beginner level Grade F Ghost Tattoo— Nine Lives.
“Ghost Tattoo—Nine Lives: Gain 5 extra resistance to blood and flesh type curse. The tattoo can help you survive 9 fatal blows.
“Notification for Player 0000! You’ve completed Grade G Hidden Mission, Adopt a Pet! Obtained 1 free skill point! Obtained a new pet—Nine Lives!
“Nine Lives (Flesh and Blood Type Pet): Straddles Grade G and F. Possess strong self-recovery and indestructible body!
“Loyalty: 0
“Hidden Talent: Unknown (Will be unlocked after loyalty is over 50)
“Since this is the player’s first pet, the player is awarded an additional skill—Grade G Active Skill, Pet Training.
“Pet Training (Grade G Upgradeable Skill): Only by mastering the basic science behind pet training and adopting the correct training method can you see the training effect double on your pets. It’ll make your training effort more effective.”
Han Fei was baffled. He finally got his first pet in his life. He hadn’t had one before. ‘So I’m a cat owner now?’
Han Fei tried to communicate with the kitten inside the tattoo. When he attempted to touch the kitten’s head, the kitten’s wounds tore open and it grew in size. It wanted to leap out from the tattoo to bite at Han Fei’s hand. ‘Such a cute kitty. It doesn’t aim for my neck but my hand. That shows a purity of heart. Even though its loyalty is zero now, it’s trainable.’ It was not easy to find a pet in the cryptic world, so Han Fei did not ask for much.
‘I need to do something to show that I mean it no harm. A good beginning is half the journey.’ With that in mind, Han Fei turned to the vet. The vet involuntarily shivered. “Based on your wounds, you’re not going to survive. Why not make your death more valuable?” Practicing a life of no waste, Han Fei used Soul-depth Touch to pick up the dying vet and placed him beside the ghost tattoo.
7 comments:
Thanks for the chapter!
Cat acquired!
Suggestion:
There was no light and love there, definitely no love and friends, there was only an endless sea of pain!
Maybe change “definitely no love and friends” to “definitely no warmth or friends”. Otherwise it seems like it’s just repeating “love”.
“So I’m a cat owner now?” Yeah that’s just how it is with cats, you just end up with one regardless of if you wanted one or not.
Remember the black cat he set free in Cattle Alley? Yeah.
I couldn't disagree more. As with any responsible pet owner, I got my pets after thorough consideration and paid a considerable sum to buy them after considering which race suited me and also bought everything they need along without reading up on cats, to know all the essential info.
You don't just "end up getting one" unless you're either an irresponsible piece of shit that doesn't care enough about his pets nor view them as family members OR you happened upon in an emergency situation that forced you to adopt one. Not saying you can't be a good pet owner if you get one out of impulse, but then you need to have your heart in the right place and realize that you're taking care of a life and that it will end up being your family member and company for the next 10+ years.
I hate when people just get pets without considering it first, so many end up in horrible situations because of those people. Some are abandoned to fend for themselves in the wild, some people just gets pet over the summer vacation and then release them, some end up abusing their pets because they don't understand them and get frustrated with their behavior and feel like they can't get rid of them in a better way, some even kill their pets.
So, never just "end up with one no matter if you wanted one or not". If you don't want it, don't get it. If you get one by a coincidence or circumstances or impulse and don't really want it, make sure it gets to a new home or at least some other place that can help place them in a new home. Also, don't be a dipshit and let your cat stray around outside. tame cats are not wild, they're not supposed to be outside your house. Build a good home instead, with toys, activation and preferably a safe place on the balcony or yard where they can't get out. Almost every single cat that you let outside will get abused, kick, hit, chased and face similar stressful and painful situations, they might even get killed in horrible ways. Humans are assholes, while most wouldn't do this, a lot of people will and if they run around all day, they will sooner or later run into people out to harm them for fun or because they dislike cats. There's no "but people are nice here", they're not. Every single one of your cats will have been abused outside and most likely more than once. That's what happens even if it's rare they get killed. No one who views their pets as family would let their cats out, that's like allowing a little toddler out on their own all day. It's your responsibility, so keep them safe and inside. Don't bullsh*t yourself with the excuse "but they like being outside and feel better that way". It's just being irresponsible, a way to cut down on food, attention and care like playing with them. Of course, exceptions exist like on farms where they're kept half-wild to help with cutting down rodent/vermin population and there's little risk for them to run into danger.
Dude, I'm not sure where you come from but I'll recommend you to visit some other countries if you're able to.
Stray cats and dogs are rare in western Europe countries. From your comment, I presume they are also rare in yours. In many other countries though, they are literally everywhere. Stray cats will randomly wander into your home, sometime looking very hungry. If you feed it, it will keep coming back and, BAM, you are a cat owner now!
That's what they mean when they say "you just end up with one regardless of if you wanted one or not." It just a fact and facet of our life. They did not feed the cat becasuse they are a piece of garbage. They feed it because they want to help them. And the cats came back because they know they can get the food. And finding them new home is not èasy. If someone want a cat, they can pick any of them on the street. Why should they take yours? There are also horror story of NGO who claim to take care of stray cats killing the cats they have taken over.
So, please don't be too quick to judge when you see a comment you disagree with. It just that their context may be completely different from yours.
Ty for chapter cat tree
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