ã€ŠCathulhu Online, MUNYA!ã€‹


 Chapter 1 Cat Dadâ€™s Priorities (Edited)

    Chapter 1 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Priorities

    Superhuman

    That was themon terms of power users, who had obtained their power from a VRMMO game. Every day, a hundred superheroes flew in the sky and battled against invading monsters from an alternate dimension ¨C Heavenly Dao Universe.

    Half of the world was ruined by the invaders. Sects and guilds were the norms as they vied for natural resources from meteorites.

    Meanwhile, the other half of the world was peaceful as regr humans continued their daily life as if nothing had happened.

    Ignorance is a bliss, many philosopher said.

    And today, as well, everything was peaceful.

    BOOM

    ¡°Call the ambnce!¡±

    A drunk truck driver jumped out of the vehicle and staggered. His head was bleeding, and he was also in a bad shape after he drove through a red light and ran a middle-aged man over.

    The front and the back wheel of the truck crushed a bike and its driver. His bike was broken in half because of a certain 6-wheeled truck.

    The middle-aged biker¡¯s spinal cord was broken, and he couldn¡¯t feel anything below his stomach. The injured man coughed while he held a dying senior cat in his arms.

    Miao Xiaomao, the crippled middle-aged biker, ignored themotion on the street. He only gazed at the dying cat and shed tears of regret.

    ¡®I¡¯m so sorry, Mu-Nyang. I¡¯m such a failure owner. I can¡¯t bring you to a vet like this.¡¯

    Mu-Nya

    The cat¡¯s soft voice soothed Xiaomao. However, it also cried as it was aware of its owner¡¯s injury and its demise.

    Arge hole in its neck, caused by a stray pitbull, had been bleeding.

    ¡®Goodbye, Mu-Nyang. I hope you can go to Heaven, unlike me¡­¡¯

    Miao Xiaomao closed his eyes and epted his fate. The senior cat crawled to Xiaomao¡¯s face and licked him onest time.

    ¡­ Nya

    The cat owner and the senior cat passed away together.

    ¡­

    RIIIIIIIING<sub>.</sub>

    A loud rm suddenly woke up Miao Xiaomao from his tranquil rest. He sat up and pped the clock in reflex.

    ¡°Motherhumper! Can¡¯t you just let me die in peace?!¡±

    Miao Xiaomao yelled and punted the rm clock to the ceiling. He then scratched his head and rubbed his eyes.

    ???

    Hmm?

    Wait a minute

    How could he still move?

    Wasn¡¯t his spine crushed?

    How could he still feel his legs?

    Miao Xiaomao frowned. He slowly opened his eyes, and his vision slowly adjusted to the sunlight, beaming from the window.

    Window? House?

    Realizing something, Miao Xiaomao widened his eyes and looked around.

    ¡®This room! Oh, is this Heaven or a dream?¡¯

    This was his parent¡¯s house. He used to live here when he was young.

    After his parents had gone missing after a ne crash, Miao Xiaomao inherited this house. However, he sold it to invest in a virtual reality game to make a living as a crypto farmer.

    Of course, his life wasn¡¯t perfect, but he got by.

    Looking at the room, he sobbed, regretting that he had sold this house.

    He missed it. He also missed his missing parents.

    ¡®Heaven? Is this Heaven, right? I¡¯m seeing the things I regret the most.¡¯

    He walked toward a closet and opened it. The mirror, which was attached to the interior closet door, reflected the youthful face of Miao Xiaomao.

    The teenager in the reflection had light smooth skin, a sharp facial outline, and a crew-cut hairstyle. The 16-year-old Chinese teen in the mirror looked like any photo generic guy on the street, except for his pupils.

    What kind of Asian dude had a pair of golden pupils?<sub></sub>

    As soon as Miao Xiaomao saw the face of himself, he gasped.

    Is this the real life or is this just fantasy?

    Xiaomao almost sang the iconic song.

    Then, he looked around to search for a calendar or any newspaper. Unfortunately, he didn¡¯t have those in his room.

    He didn¡¯t even have aputer in his room!

    Miao Xiaomao dashed out of the room and ran down the stairs, heading to the living room right away.

    Then, he found a tall muscr stern-looking Asian man in a suit, sitting at a kitchen table while reading something on his phone. His facial outline, thick eyebrows, and intimidating re resembled the Golgo 13¡¯s protagonist.

    A blond-haired woman in the kitchen was busy putting a newly cooked sunny-side egg from a pan to a te. As usual, she tied her hair into a ponytail and she put on her sses whenever she was home. She also wore her favorite Adidas tracksuit as if she was one of the Gopniks. Without looking at her face, Xiaomao knew that his mother was a beauty.

    Tears of joy and nostalgia leaked from Xiaomao¡¯s eyes. He missed these two.

    ¡°Mom, dad!¡±

    ¡°Hmm?¡± The dad nced at Xiaomao without moving his head. He still faced his phone as he talked. ¡°What?¡±

    Because of the joyous mood, the next wordsing out of Miao Xiaomao¡¯s mouth was a meme.

    ¡°WHAT YEAR IS IT?!¡±

    The father, aka Miao Damao, rolled his eyes, ¡°Are you role-ying a time traveler or are you reenacting an old meme?¡±

    Miao Xiaomaoughed as he wiped the tears off his face.

    Was this the legendary time-traveling regression?

    If this was a dream, he wished that he would never wake up from it. If this was Heaven, he swore to worship every god in existence.

    ¡°Dear God, Jesus, Buddha, Ah, Jade Emperor, Shiv, Odin, Exodia¡¯s Torso, Left Arm, Right Arm, Left Leg, Right Leg, and whatever god you are, THANK YOU! I shall worship you from now on.¡±

    Miao Xiaomao clenched his fists and bit his lower lip, holding back the excitement.

    Xiaomao¡¯s father shook his head, ¡°Sorry to break it to you, but you ain¡¯t serving any god anytime soon.¡±

    ¡°Oh! So, is this Earth?¡±

    ¡°Wee to Earth, dipshit. Was the dreamst night fun?¡±<sub></sub>

    Miao Damao stopped looking at his silly child and focused on the messaging app on his phone.

    ¡°Not really. It was a nightmare. Hehe.¡±

    Xiaomao inwardlyughed as he managed to confirm the general information. He now believed that everything was not a dream, and he was still alive.

    In novels, protagonists quickly adapted to the regression experience. But for Miao Xiaomao, his blood pressure surged and his heart was having a party with his kidneys and liver.

    At this rate, he might have a heart attack at any moment.

    Yet, countless thoughts increased his blood pressure to the point that his face was as red as tomatoes.

    What was the 1st prize lottery number that he could remember?

    What was the stock market trend?

    What was the Bitcoin price?

    Miao Xiaomao sat at the kitchen table as if it was a natural thing to do. He took several deep breaths to calm down.

    Once Miao Xiaomao was calm, he thought of the darkest year of his life, which happened to him during the first day of high school. Everything happened because of a certain schoolgirl and her friends.

    The dad nced at Xiaomao and twitched his nose, ¡°Go wash your face. If better, take a morning bath and get ready to go to school. Are you going to bete on your first day with that sweaty smell on you?¡±

    ¡°First day to school? So, seriously, dad. What year is it?¡± Xiaomao groaned.

    The dad sighed and yed along, ¡°2023. What year did youe from, my time-traveling son?¡±

    ¡°2045.¡±

    ¡°Pfft. I bet you don¡¯t remember the winning lottery ticket numbers.¡±

    ¡°No, but I do remember the Bitcoin price. If you have money, put it on short and wait for a year or two.¡±

    ¡°Right,¡± The dad scoffed and shook his head. ¡°Was that something from your wet dream?¡±

    ¡°Perhaps. But seriously, sell Bitcoin if you have, now! It¡¯s gonna crash!¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t invest in crypto. Buy it with your pocket money if you want to invest. Actually, for beginners, you should buy stablecoins and stake them. It¡¯s better than putting all your saving money in the bank for 0.1% annual interest.¡±

    ¡°¡­ Are you sure you don¡¯t invest in crypto? How the hell do you know all that?¡±

    Xiaomao slightly smiled. He was relieved that his father was still the same.

    He might look scary on the surface, but he was easy to talk to and he was knowledgeable in various fields. He sometimes listened to Xiaomao¡¯s nonsense and yed along with it.

    Xiaomao remembered how he distanced himself from his father after he suffered from a dramatic setback at school. After that, the distance between them got further away until his father left the world.

    But not this time, Xiaomao swore that he would never repeat the same mistake.

    While Xiaomao had fun looking at his father¡¯s face, his mother brought him his breakfast.

    ¡°Xiaomao, it¡¯s 7.30. You¡¯ll bete for school.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao had no time to enjoy himself. He nced at his father¡¯s phone to look at the date and year.

    The dad also noticed Xiaomao¡¯s eyes. He purposely switched the screen to show the date, time, and year.

    It was the first day of June 2023. The first year of high school started today.

    ¡°Satisfied?¡±

    ¡°Mhm.¡±

    Xiaomao swallowed his breakfast as if he was in an eatingpetition and ran up the stairs to put on his school uniform. His body moved as if he had done it a hundred times in the past.

    As Xiaomao was about to leave the house, his mother shouted at him.

    ¡°Did you properly SSS?¡±

    SSS was an abbreviation of Shit Shower and Shave. His mother always told him and his father to do it every morning.

    ¡°Nope!¡± Xiaomao broke a sweat.

    ¡°Don¡¯t Amber-Turd in ss! Also, buy cologne or something and spray it on your armpits!¡±

    ¡°Too expensive, I won¡¯t!¡±

    Xiaomaoughed and sprint out of the house.

    His current house was located in a Beijing, and the school was 500 meters away. He could either take a bus or walk there.

    Unlike regr schools in China, which required students toe to school and 7AM and leave at 9PM, this private school allowed students to return home as early as 6 PM.

    The school life of Chinese students was absurd here. However, for Xiaomao, this was the norm.

    Xiaomao was grateful that his parents were wealthy enough to afford this school¡¯s atrocious intuition fees. At least, he would have enough free time at night for his uing projects.

    Xiaomao reminisced his past and took a deep breath. The racing heart rate decelerated as the emotion party had ended. He had a stomach ache because of the excitement and stress, though.

    PUU

    As he had forgotten to take a dump this morning, he had a gas issue. He loudly farted like an old man.

    Many pedestrians nced and frowned at him while they covered their noses in disgust.

    Xiaomaoughed, ¡°Sorry. It¡¯s okay. My fart is clean and healthy. You won¡¯t catch Covid, I swear!¡±

    He hurried and rushed to his destination, but it was in the opposite direction of the school.

    Xiaomao headed to a Buddhist temple, where he had picked up a certain stray kitten.

    Deep in the temple¡¯s cemetery zone, Xiaomao looked behind a luxurious tomb, where offerings, fruits, and flowers of the deceased were always plenty as if many people kepting back here to pay respect to this person.

    Behind the tombstone was a pregnant ck cat. She had been resting on the dirty ground, panting in exhaustion.

    ¡°I see. So Mu-Nyang hasn¡¯t been born yet.¡±

    Xiaomao tried to pick up the mother cat, but it hissed at him.

    ¡°Rx. I¡¯ll bring you to my house, okay?¡±

    HISS

    It scratched Xiaomao¡¯s hands and arms. The cat struggled to break free, but he managed to catch her and carried it back to his home.

    As soon as Xiaomao returned home, he opened the door and dropped the cat inside the house, ¡°Ma! I¡¯ve found a mama cat on the street, and her babies areing out soon! I¡¯m keeping the cat and the kitties, okay?¡±

    ¡°YOU WHAT?!¡± The surprised voice of Xiaomao¡¯s mother echoed in the kitchen.

    ¡°The mama cat is also sick. Please feed it and send it to a vet if you can, pretty please?¡±

    ¡°We¡¯re not keeping pets, you dipshit!¡±

    ¡°But she will die if we don¡¯t do something!¡±

    Xiaomao remembered the fateful event when he returned home from the worst day in school. He ran into a family of newborn cats in the cemetery. After that day, he kepting back to the tombstone to feed the mama cat and her kittens.

    However, a weekter, the mama cat and most of its babies had been bitten by stray dogs. Only one kitten survived.

    He named the kitty Mu-Nyang, the same way how it meowed. Xiaomao ended up adopting the kitten and lived together for two decades before they were ran over by a truck.

    ¡®Don¡¯t worry, Mu-Nyang. Your mama and your siblings won¡¯t die this time.¡¯

    Xiaomao reminisced of Mu-Nyang¡¯s sweet voice. He could even hear the unique voice whenever he thought of the bicolor cat.

    Munya!

 Chapter 2 Cat Dads Determination

    Chapter 2 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Determination

    Without a fully charged phone, Miao Xiaomao was depressed. He med his old self for spending all his time ying mobile games and forgetting to recharge the phone.

    He stood in front of the school gate. The massive high-schoolplex looked like a university campus rather than a school for children or teenagers.

    Xiaomao nced at the giant billboard on the building opposite the school gate.

    [Pangu Online 2 Grand Opening Soon]

    Virtual reality games were popr when Xiaomao was a high-school student. Many games offered a rich gaming experience while some boasted that everything gamers did in their games benefited the mind of the gamers.

    However, one game stood out from the rest because of its atrocious economic model.

    GameFi

    It was the short term of Decentralized Finance Gaming. Gamers were usually required to purchase the game¡¯s native cryptocurrency tokens before they could y the game.

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes and stared at the ad billboard. He knew what would happen to the game in the next decades.

    ¡®This is not the time to invest in that game. The Contribution Token¡¯s price will plummet by 99% within a month after the IDO sale. Then, the price stagnates for almost a year before it jumps up after the game introduces that feature. And when the secret of the game is revealed¡­ No, stop thinking about that for now. I have to get a part-time job and save my money before that happens.¡¯

    Xiaomao turned around and walked into the school, heading toward the bulletin board in front of the main building to check his ss and name.

    While Xiaomao was walking, he attracted the attention of the local students.

    As Xiaomao was a half-European half-Asian man, he stood out among the ck-haired students. His taller height, unique face, and refined jawlines looked attractive more than in asian dudes.

    But from Xiaomao¡¯s perspective and his past experience, they were flies, looking at the smelliest dog¡¯s poop.

    ¡®Schoolgirls can¡¯t be trusted! THOTS BE GONE!¡¯

    Xiaomao avoided touching any schoolgirl and checked the bulletin board and found his name. Just like what he had remembered, he was assigned to 1-E ss, which belonged to the not-so-good students who barely passed the school entrance exam.

    ¡®I¡¯m not going to get demoted to that F ss again.¡¯

    He went to his ss.

    ¡­<sub>.</sub>

    Xiaomao sat through three hours of boring introduction sses in the morning. Having the mind of a 40 years old, some content in sses were too simple.

    At lunch break, he finally got a chance to move and rx. However, a dozen schoolgirls surrounded him.

    ¡°Where are you from?¡±

    ¡°What¡¯s your name? Can I have your Instagram and telegram ID?¡±

    ¡°Can I have your phone number?¡±

    ¡°Wanna have lunch together?¡±

    ¡°Would you like to hang out after school?¡±

    Their sharp voice chirped as if they were fighting to get his attention. Again, Xiaomao felt like he was a poop in the middle of a horde of thirsty flies.

    ¡®I didn¡¯t take a morning bath on purpose! Don¡¯t you smell my nasty armpit¡¯s dead-rat scent?! Why are you ganging on me?!¡¯

    Despite having a nasty mental monologue, Xiaomao wryly smiled as he politely replied to them one at a time. While he was at it, he took several deep breaths, preparing for the inevitable.

    A few minutester, a pretty schoolgirl with a short skirt and revealing uniform walked over. She shooed the others away and coyly sat at Xiaomao¡¯s desk.

    ¡°Hey, handsome. Wannae with me? I¡¯ll show you something good.¡±

    If Xiaomao had to define this girl, she would be described as ¡°THOT¡±. She wore thick makeup and tanned her skin like Japanese Gyarus, and she seemed to have tampered with her bosoms.

    They were fake. Yet, she unbuttoned her blouse and revealed the cleavage.

    In his previous life, Xiaomao fell prey to the temptation before, and he still regretted it for over 20 years. She was the reason for his ss demotion as he ended up joining the worst clique of the school and became a delinquent.

    A great man once said, ¡°Never stick it in crazies.¡± And Xiaomao agreed with it after suffering through three years of painful high-school experience.

    ¡®Nope! I won¡¯t fall for those cheap fake boobs again.¡¯

    He inwardly scoffed at the girl¡¯s seduction. He stood up and gently smiled, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. I¡¯m not used to the country at the moment. Does anybody know a way to the cafeteria?¡±

    The chirping girls were delighted, and they held Xiaomao¡¯s arms to bring him away from the silicone-chest girl.<sub></sub>

    ¡­

    After lunch, the sses were uneventful.

    The brown woman had already hooked up with a guy at the back of the ss, and that big guy was all over her.

    Xiaomao remembered them. They were the clich¨¦ ss delinquents that picked on the weak kids.

    In the previous life, they tried to befriend Xiaomao through the THOT, but Xiaomao declined.

    The fake-chested womanter had an affair with the big guy. Then, troublesome school life ensued.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t want to repeat the mistake ever again. He ignored the guy and the THOT.

    After the annual exam, he might be able to change sses to the A or B ss if he could get a good grade. Then, he would be out of their radars.

    At 7.10 PM, Xiaomao¡¯s sses were over. He ignored the poop flies and sprinted home before friends of the THOT and the big guy from F ss could show up.

    Xiaomao managed to leave the building unhindered. He could hear the loud voice of several delinquents, and he could imagine what would happen to the students that were targeted by the group.

    ¡®I¡¯m not a protagonist. None of my business.¡¯

    Although Xiaomao knew what might have transpired over there, he would not take action. Staying low-key and getting through the boring period in life was his goal.

    ¡­

    5 monthster

    Xiaomao gazed at his grade sheet. As he had predicted, he scored A in every subject on the first semester. If he could maintain his grades, he might be promoted to the A ss.

    Now, he could officially move away from the bullies and potential troubles.

    Xiaomao rushed to a convenience store next to the school. As soon as he entered the store, the store manager nodded at him.

    ¡°Hello, boss Qin!¡±

    ¡°Early as usual. You are working hard, Xiaomao.¡±<sub></sub>

    Qin Yun, the local manager, was 55 this year. He wore sses, and he looked weak. However, he hid a toned body in his clothes as he was a former bodybuilder.

    ¡°Hehe. I have cats to feed.¡±

    ¡°Hahaha! Right. Isn¡¯t this the payday as well? By the way, I know that cat food doesn¡¯t cost much. What have you been doing with your excess money? Woman?¡±

    ¡°Nah, I¡¯m saving money for that.¡±

    Xiaomao pointed at the game poster in the store.

    Pangu Online 2

    ¡°VRMMO game? Isn¡¯t that game in the news? Will you invest your money in a Ponzi scheme?¡±

    Qin Yun knew about the game as it was in the news. The cryptocurrency of the gamepany had plummeted by 99%. The IDO price was 2 USD per token, but it was less than six cents per token now.

    Xiaomao grinned, ¡°I know the inside news. It will moon in 10 months.¡±

    ¡°Pfft. Every crypto freaks said that.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m serious, though.¡±

    ¡°Whatever. Go change your clothes. Get ready for your shift.¡±

    Xiaomao pouted as the boss didn¡¯t believe in him.

    PUUU

    ¡°Ah.¡±

    Xiaomao identally farted because of stress.

    Qin Yun covered his nose, ¡°Do something with your farting habit! Why do you always fart whenever you start your shift?! Go see a doctor!¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m sorryyyyyyy!¡±

    ¡­

    Midnight, Xiaomao headed home.

    As soon as Xiaomao reached home, he discovered his parents in the living room. A pizza box was in the middle of the coffee table.

    His parents grinned. They waved their hands at Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao felt bad for his parents, ¡°Are you waiting for me?¡±

    Miao Damao snorted, ¡°Obviously, it¡¯s your judgment day! Grades, now!¡±

    Typical Asian parents, Xiaomaoined in his mind.

    Still, he and his parents made a bet. He was confident that he could get the bonus and earn that pizza on the table as a midnight snack.

    Xiaomao puffed his chest and handed over the grade sheet.

    4.0 GPA

    Perfect A in every subject

    EZ!

    Xiaomao¡¯s father skimmed through every subject. Then, his facial expression turned dark.

    ¡°Why not S?¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s smiling face was frozen, ¡°I beg your pardon?¡±

    ¡°Above the A grade should be the S grade, right? Doesn¡¯t the school integrate the AA grade or AAA grade?¡±

    Xiaomao facepalmed, ¡°Dad. School grades ain¡¯t tiers on the inte. There is no AA grade, AAA grade, or S grade whatsoever. Don¡¯t mix it up.¡±

    ¡°Pfft! When I took the exam, I scored 100 points out of 10! The letters of my grades are painted in real gold to honor my achievements! Look at your sheet. The letter¡¯s color looks like shit. You¡¯re a failure!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Messing with his son enough, Miao Damao gave the sheet to his wife. The mother read it and grinned.

    ¡°Having an Asian kid growing up in the Asian environment is the best.¡±

    Xiaomao wanted to retort. That was racism.

    Also, the mother was from Eastern Europe, who had migrated to China long ago. She seemed to rely on inte memes to understand the Asian culture even though she had been living in China for decades.

    ¡°Anyway, I win the bet. Can I have that pizza and my cheque?¡±

    The father scoffed and tossed Xiaomao an envelope.

    Xiaomao opened the envelope. Indeed, a bundle of cash was in there.

    ¡°Jokes aside, good job. Maintain this enthusiasm, and you won¡¯t end up homeless. Also, we¡¯ve eaten half of the pizza. The rest is yours. As for the game capsule that you asked for, I¡¯ll order it online.¡±

    ¡°Alright!¡±

    PUUUUU

    Again, Xiaomao had a gas issue.

    And it smelled like dog poop.

    ¡°GET YOUR ASS OUTTA HERE! YOU SKUNK!¡± His parents screamed and covered their noses.

    Xiaomao took the pizza and sprinted to his room. But his father¡¯s voice came after him.

    ¡°BE SURE TO TAKE A SHIT QUIETLY, OKAY?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡­

    In his room, Xiaomao opened the envelope to count the cash.

    100 bills of 100 Yuan notes. 10,000 RMB or 1,600 USD.

    It was not much, but it was honest work.

    Xiaomao opened his bankbook to check his total saving.

    After working part-time for four months, Xiaomao gained a humble amount of saving money.

    Xiaomao had 3,400 USD in his ount. This amount came from the part-time job and daily allowance from his parents. With the additional 10k RMB, Xiaomao had a bit over 5,000 USD to spend.

    It was enough to start investing in the game cryptocurrency and THAT game.

 Chapter 3 Cat Dadâ€™s Investment

    Chapter 3 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Investment

    Pangu Online 2

    The first game of this series came out a decade ago. A hundred million yers around the globe jumped into this game because of its realism and the stunning universe.

    The game featured a massive universe sandbox and a bit of wuxia fantasy elements. yers could freely explore the universe and discover many secrets, which could affect the real body of the yers!

    Many yers found themselves getting stronger after ying the game. Several middle-aged game-addicted men turned into handsome young men. Even medical experts were baffled by the phenomenon.

    Because of these mysterious perks, the poprity of the game reached a new height that no rival gamepany could contest against it.

    Unfortunately, after the game had been operating for two years, Pangu Universe Incorporation, aka the owner of the game, suddenly shut down the servers even though thepany made a hundred million dors of profit every quarter.

    Many gamers protested the decision of Pangu Universe Incorporation¡¯s CEO. However, the CEO publically stated that the game¡¯s mechanics were broken and couldn¡¯t bear to continue giving services to a bad game.

    And now, the sequel of the game appeared, and the gamers went crazy over it. Even after the game added the cryptocurrency and NFT features to the game, no oneined.

    It had been two months since the game had been officially released. Xiaomao was eager to check the game¡¯s status and its cryptocurrency tokens.

    Xiaomao opened hisptop, which he had bought with his own money, and checked the crypto trading site. He searched for several keywords.

    ¡°As expected. It¡¯s crashed.¡±

    Xiaomao nced at the token pairs. The number was red as usual.

    PACT (Pangu Contribution Token) / USDT (Tether USD)

    0.05

    -15.5%

    The number told Xiaomao that one PACT could be exchanged for 0.05 USD.

    It was worthless. This token was the same as other shit coins in the crypto market.

    Xiaomao remembered this token well. The price would continue to go lower, but it would stay at 0.04 to 0.05 there for about 10 months. The insiders of Pangu Universe Incorporation would secretly buy and horde the coins before the major update while yers continued to make profits from selling the tokens they earned from the game.

    At one point, the gamepany would publish a piece of news, and gamers around the world, including crypto-investors, would jump on this ship.<sub>.</sub>

    Then, the price would climb from 0.05 USD per token to 2 USD per token within ten months!

    That was a huge opportunity! Even a kid could tell that any investor could get a lot of money if they bought it now.

    In addition, the price would continue to rise from that point. 2 USD per token would be considered cheap by then.

    Looking at the screen, Xiaomao grew impatient. He couldn¡¯t wait for the price to get to the lowest point anymore. He purchased 3,500 USD worth of PACT coins right away!

    Amitabha Buddha All In!

    Praise Jesus All In!

    Ahu Akbar All In!

    Xiaomao prayed and pressed the market purchase button.

    CHA-CHING

    Though, from a calctor, Xiaomao should have gotten 70,000 tokens.

    However, because of the exchange site¡¯s algorithm, Xiaomao managed to purchase 69,500 tokens after the gas fee and the slippage charge.

    After getting the tokens, Xiaomao leaned back and rested his arms on top of his head. He pursed his lips and began to imagine his future.

    ¡®Should I do nothing and grab the easy cash in 10 months? If I wait, these digital tokens will be transformed into 139,000 USD. After that, it will gradually increase in value. In two years, the price will be 20 USD per token, and I will have¡­¡¯

    Xiaomao could have waited 10 months for the price to jack up to 2 USD per token. Then, he would have earned 139,000 dors! Then, two yearster, it would be 1.39 million USD!

    Still, Xiaomao knew that he could earn more from the game. The 69,500 tokens would generate millions of tokens if his game character was good enough.

    ¡°UGH! What should I do?! A guaranteed 139,000 bucks? I can continue working part-time and convert all my money into crypto. Then, I can get more. Before the price jumps, I have 6-7 months to work. I could have like¡­ three grand to invest. And that money would be a half a million¡­¡±

    ¡°But if I invest in the game, I can quit my jobs. I don¡¯t have to go to college and waste my time. I can even earn a million dors a year at the minimum if I get to THAT point!¡±

    ¡°Or, I can keep half of my coins and invest another half to the game. That should be the ideal choice.¡±

    This was amon dilemma of amateur investors and GameFi yers.<sub></sub>

    Greed

    Had Xiaomao had the mind of a veteran stock investor, he would have taken the safest route and waited three years. Then, he could have walked away with a guaranteed profit.

    However, Xiaomao knew about the potential of the game and the future development of Pangu Online 2, including its secrets.

    It was not all about money.

    It was not about having a dream job as a pro-gamer.

    It was an opportunity of a lifetime!

    In his previous life, he regretted that he didn¡¯t y the game earlier. He missed so many good perks that came with the game that benefited his body in the real world.

    It was about immortality!

    Xiaomao continued to grumble as he closed hisptop. He couldn¡¯t do anything to the tokens right now, so he went to sleep.

    This matter needed to be considered carefully.

    But as Xiaomao was about to fall asleep, he had an idea.

    ¡®Why shouldn¡¯t I think of this earlier!?¡¯

    ¡­

    The next day, Xiaomao consulted his parents.

    ¡°I¡¯m going to invest in crypto. Can I borrow some money?¡±

    ¡°No.¡±

    Miao Damao instantly rejected him.

    The dad knew: Cryptocurrency trading was not suited for beginners and amateur traders. Every crypto investor always advised others to only use cold money, which they could afford to lose. They should never use borrowed cash or use the hot money to invest in cryptocurrency, EVER.

    ¡°But I know the inside news.¡±<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao¡¯s father red at him, ¡°If you want to y with fire, do it with your own money. And if you lose everything, it¡¯s your fault. But if you seed, then you owe me 50% of your profits.¡±

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    BONK

    Xiaomao¡¯s mother hammer-fisted the dad¡¯s head and smiled, ¡°Which token are you investing in, Xiaomao?¡±

    ¡°PACT.¡±

    Miao Damao¡¯s expression changed. On the other hand, Xiaomao¡¯s mother widened her eyes.

    Miao Damao put down his phone and stared at Xiaomao¡¯s face, ¡°How much do you need?¡±

    ¡°¡­Never mind. I¡¯m not going to trouble you. Forget it, dad.¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s mother, aka Katerina, beamed him with a bright smile. She opened a cab and pulled out an envelope.

    In there, Katerina pulled out ten stacks of RMB cash. She tossed them to Xiaomao.

    Miao Damao¡¯s face was ashen. That was his secret stash.

    Katerina giggled, ¡°I won¡¯t give it for free, but I¡¯ll give you a loan.¡±

    ¡°A loan?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll loan you 100,000 RMB. The interest rate is 10% per month.¡±

    ¡°Are you a loan shark?!¡± Xiaomao was shocked. The interest rate was too high.

    ¡°Will you take it or not?!¡±

    ¡°Can I pay you everything next year?¡±

    ¡°Sure, but you¡¯ll have to pay me 260,000 RMB in total. If you were to fail to return the amount, you will be disowned and kicked out of the house. Is that alright?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Katerina¡¯s eyes were cold and scary. Xiaomao regretted asking his parents for money now.

    But in the end, Xiaomao¡¯s mother gave him a harsh sermon and shoved the money to him.

    Now, Xiaomao received a harsh real-life quest. He needed to turn the 100,000 RMB into 260,000 within a year, or he would be kicked out of the house.

    He didn¡¯t notice the faint smile of Miao Damao. Katerina also giggled as she nced at her husband¡¯spany ID.

    Pangu Universe Incorporation

    Miao Damao was an insider, and this couple had been collecting the tokens as well.

    ¡­

    ¡°Hehehehe!¡±

    Xiaomao walked out of the bank after he had deposited all RMB into his ount. Converting RMB to USD, he got 16,000 USD richer. Combining with his own money, 17,500 USD glittered in the bank.

    He swiped his phone and checked the trading site. The PACT price dropped to 0.045 per USD, which was cheaper than yesterday.

    Xiaomao checked the total tokens in the market.

    1,000,000,000,000 tokens

    This was the initial amount of tokens that the gamepany had minted, but Xiaomao didn¡¯t believe in the number. After all, the real circted tokens in the market should have surpassed that.

    A yer could earn up to 100 tokens every week, depending on their game progress. 100 million yers were still ying the game, and an average of 2,000 million new tokens were minted and released to the market every Sunday.

    This was why the price sank so quickly.

    ¡®Idiots. The game will not die. Why are they selling the tokens? The liquidity is high, and the market cap is solid. Did they even read the whitepaper and roadmap? Do your research, fools!¡¯

    Xiaomao scoffed at the panicking investors who had sold their tokens for quick cash. But since it was none of his business, he ignored them and rushed back home.

    ¡­

    Later that day, a delivery package arrived at the front door. Five middle-aged men in a technicianpany uniform pressed on the doorbell.

    The VR game capsule had arrived!

    Xiaomao¡¯s father guided the crew to Xiaomao¡¯s room. As for Xiaomao, he had moved out a bookshelf and a table to clear a space for the gigantic sci-fi game capsule.

    The crews installed the modules for hours. After they were done, the room looked cramped as it could only amodate a bed, a closet, and a giant capsule.

    Xiaomao gazed at the small room. Then, he looked at his father.

    ¡°Should I move the bed out and sleep in the capsule?¡±

    The father scoffed, ¡°If you want to have a bad back, go ahead.¡±

    ¡°But the game capsulees with a built-in auto-massage bed.¡±

    ¡°You know what? That is my bed now! You can move out!¡±

    Before Xiaomao¡¯s father could evict him, Katerina pulled the dad¡¯s ear and dragged him to the living room.

    Once his parents were gone, Xiaomao rushed into his room and closed the door.

    He grabbed hisptop and sat on the bed. Then, he browsed the inte and essed the exchange website once again.

    This time, he deposited 17,000 USD to his trade ount, leaving only 500 USD as his pocket money.

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao bought PACT tokens with all his cash!

    Amitabha All In!

    CHA-CHING

    377,500 tokens were added to his ount. Now, he had 417,000 tokens in total.

    Xiaomao gulped. His hands trembled in excitement.

    Soon, these 417,000 tokens would be worth 834,000 USD!

    The profit was right in front of him.

    ¡°VIVA TRANSMIGRATION! VIVA REGRESSION!¡± Xiaomao celebrated.

    ¡°SHADDAP!!¡±

    The voice of his father stunned Xiaomao. He covered his mouth and widened his eyes.

    Still, he couldn¡¯t stop smiling.

 Chapter 4 Cat Dadâ€™s Gacha Machine

    Chapter 4 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Gacha Machine

    Munya!

    Nya!

    Mew!

    Because of Xiaomao¡¯s loud voice, the cats in the house came to his room. They scratched the door, wanting to get in.

    Xiaomao opened the door to let them in.

    ¡°Oh, hey, Mu-Nyang. Are you going to y with your sisters here, or are you here to y with me?¡±

    Munya

    The mama cat that Xiaomao had brought home several months ago gave birth to three healthy kittens.

    Mu-Nyang, Xiaomao¡¯s lifelong partner in the previous life, was a bicolor cat with ck and white fur, looking like a cow. His iconic meowing voice ¡°Mu-Nya¡± earned him the name.

    The sisters of Mu-Nyang were also cute. The white cat¡¯s name was Nyanko, and she had a unique voice as well.

    As for thest orange cat, she was Mir. She kept mewing as if she was still a kitten even though she was already 5-month old.

    Xiaomaoy on the bed, and Mu-Nyang immediately jumped onto his chest. Mir struggled to climb the bed while Nyanko simply sat on top of Xiaomao¡¯s face.

    ¡°Nyanko, I can¡¯t breathe.¡±

    ¡°Nya.¡±

    Nyanko wagged her tail and pped Xiaomao¡¯s head. She kneaded his mouth, but her nails were out.

    ¡°OW! OW! Nyanko! That¡¯s not how a massage work!¡±

    ¡°Nya!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Xiaomao grabbed Nyanko and ced her on the bed. Then, he pointed his butt at her.

    Revenge!

    PUU

    Nyanko, Mu-Nyang, and Mir rushed to his butt and innocently sniffed it. Then, they retched and opened their mouths to breathe like dogs.

    Xiaomaoughed and carried them out of his room. However, the task was a bit difficult as the cats kepting back inside.

    He gave up and let the gang in.

    But as soon as Xiaomao closed the door, Mir scratched it and wanted out.

    Xiaomao shook his head andughed. He opened the door again and let her out, but she simply stared at the carpet outside and walked back into the room.

    ¡°Haiz. My masters are not easy to please.¡±

    Seeing that the cats were messing with him as usual, Xiaomao stopped ying with them and turned to the game capsule.

    It was time to make his final decision. What should he do with the 417,000 tokens?

    Exchange them for 834,000 USD next year? Keep it for three years and convert it into 8.34 million?

    Invest everything in the game and be a GameFi pro-gamer?

    Or the neutral way, invest only half of the tokens in the game and sell the other half when the timees?

    Xiaomao took several deep breaths and meditated for a minute. When the meditation was done, he pped his face twice.

    Amitabha All In!

    Xiaomao created a game ount on the website and transfer everything to his game ount.<sub></sub>

    Just like that, 417,000 PACT was transferred to the game.

    Xiaomao closed hisptop and hopped into the gaming capsule. He put the VR helmet on and closed the capsule hatch.

    But after Xiaomao closed the ss hatch, he found Mu-Nyang snuggling on top of his chest, purring and staring at his face.

    ¡°Mu-Nyang, I¡¯m about to y a game. You can¡¯t be here.¡±

    ¡°Munya.¡±

    ¡°Do you want to y with me?¡±

    ¡°Munya.¡±

    ¡°Sorry, but you can¡¯t.¡±

    ¡°Munya!¡±

    Mu-Nyang kneaded Xiaomao¡¯s chest and closed his eyes. He wanted to sleep like that.

    Xiaomao frowned. He wondered if ying the game like this would affect his cat or his data.

    Thinking of his token investment, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t risk it. He opened the hatch and tossed Mu-Nyang out.

    Mu-Nyang¡¯s ck and white furs got stuck on his shirt, but Xiaomao didn¡¯t care. He closed the hatch and made sure that no cat was in his gaming capsule.

    Once everything was secured, Xiaomao pressed the button on his Helmet, and the entire capsule lit up.

    Then, Xiaomao¡¯s consciousness sank into the VR world.

    ¡­

    Ding<sub></sub>

    <Wee to Pangu Online 2, Mr. Miao Xiaomao.>

    Xiaomao found himself floating in the void, and the character creation menu appeared.

    This game had one of Ponzi Scheme GameFi¡¯s mechanics. Even though a yer had purchased a VR game capsule, they could not y the game right away.

    NFT stood for non-fungible token. In this game, it was a token in the form of a game character, which came with a unique job, race, appearance, and abilities.

    To y this game, a yer needed an NFT character, which came from two sources. A yer could either mint a new NFT avatar by rolling a gacha or purchase one from the game¡¯s marketce.

    In the game marketce, millions of level-1 NFT characters were on sale. Second-handed high-leveled characters were listed as well.

    Some came with pre-existing skills, traits, and perks, depending on their rarity.

    The rarity of NFT characters was categorized in tiers ¨C Common, Umon, Rare, Super Rare, Ultra-Rare, and Legendary.

    As for the gacha, a yer had many choices to create their character.

    Xiaomao gazed at the gacha shop. There were six gacha machines that he could y with to create a new NFT character.

    The first one was the cheapest. It cost only one PACT to generate a basic human character with a random basic job with no rare perk. A yer could be a warrior, a mage, or an archer. However, these jobs couldn¡¯t be evolved in thete game. It was suitable for crypto farmers, who made a living by selling farmed tokens from this game.

    The second gacha machine was a standard gacha, but the price was reasonable as one roll cost only ten PACTs. In this gacha machine, a yer had a low chance of acquiring a super rare job, such as Archmage, Temr Knight, or Saint, to start out as their first ss job. However, the race was fixed to the human race.

    The third machine was for advanced yers. This gacha only contained fragments of NFT, such as skills, races, and jobs. Bybining two fragments of skills, a fragment of race, and a fragment of job, a yer could create a unique NFT character.

    Unfortunately, this machine could be expensive. Although it cost only five PACTs to roll once, it required luck and investment before a yer could get their desired NFT character.

    The fourth machine was a standard premium gacha for P2W yers. It cost 100 PACT per roll, but the rewards that came out would always be a rare, super-rare, or ultra-rare NFT. Moreover, the race was random, and nobody could tell what woulde out as there were over a million possible NFT in this machine.

    The fifth one was seasonable gacha. Like every mobile gacha game, every month, the gamepany increased the gacha rate for a certain NFT character. No yer could getmon or umon NFT as the gacha guaranteed at least a rare NFT at the minimum. Moreover, there was a guarantee system to pity bad luck yers, who couldn¡¯t get their hands on the ultra-rare NFT.

    This gacha was the most popr. Although it cost 200 PACTs per roll, many new and old yers came back to spend their money on this gacha to get an ultra-rare character for their ounts.

    Andstly, the sixth notorious money-sink gacha machine was what Xiaomao had been aiming for.

    Xiaomao remembered it well. In his previous life, every yer called it a honey trap for rookie yers.

    In this machine, 1,000mon, umon, rare, super rare, ultra-rare NFT characters, and random fragments were put inside. Each ount had one machine, and the gacha machine wasn¡¯t shared with other yers.

    Once drawn or rolled, the number of gacha in the machine decreased. yers who yed this gacha machine were guaranteed to get every item or NFT that was shown in the list.

    yers could see what the rewards were, and they had the freedom to renew the rewards if they didn¡¯t like them. However, it cost PACT to do so.

    Xiaomao gazed at the list of NFT in the sixth gacha machine. The rate wasn¡¯t as kind as it seemed.

    80% wasmon NFTs.

    10% was umon.

    7% was rare.

    2.5% was super rare.

    And the 0.5% was ultra-rare.

    In short, among the 1,000 gacha balls, 5 of them were ultra-rare items.

    Xiaomao gazed at the price. It cost 300 PACT per roll!

    It was expensive! To empty this gacha machine, Xiaomao needed to spend 300,000 PACTs!

    Xiaomao gulped as he nced at the small image, which disyed the monthly legendary add-on fragment.

    Add-on fragments were something that every yer desired. It could be equipped to an NFT character to increase its growth rate, EXP bonus, or status points.

    This was the attraction of this machine. Legendary NFTs and legendary fragments only appeared in this gacha!

    Currently, the monthly fragment was a perk by the name [Protein from Fish]. The equipped NFT character could acquire permanent status points by consuming rare fishes and fish monsters in the game.

    Xiaomao nodded in satisfaction. This fragment was what he had been waiting for as it synergized with the ss and race that he had desired.

    He checked the machine¡¯s ultra-rare items next.

    ¡°High-Elf Druid, High-Human fragment, War Lord Fragment, Angel yer, Annihtor Fragment¡­ Welp, all trash. Refresh.¡±

    Xiaomao pressed the gacha reset button to renew the ultra-rare item list. It only cost 100 PACT per use.

    Even though he used the refresh button, he hadn¡¯t acquired any NFT yet. It only showed possible rewards in the machine.

    ¡°Man-Eater Fragment, Sea Serpent Race Fragment, Arachne Fragment¡­ Nope. Next!¡±

    ¡°Stripper Swordsman Job Fragment? Eh, no.¡±

    ¡°Dual Cultivator Job Fragment?! Nope! Women are trouble, so NOPE!¡±

    ¡°Devil Race? Eh, tempting, but meh. I have a better race in mind.¡±

    Xiaomao kept refreshing as he only waited for a certain ultra-rare NFT to appear in the sixth machine.

    After refreshing 200 times, what Xiaomao had been waiting for hade out.

    It was a shiny NFT character of a cute half-cat half-octopus.

    ¡­

    Rarity: Ultra-Rare

    Race: Catopus (Evolvable)

    Job: vemaster (Evolvable)

    Unique Skills: Envement, ve Training

    Racial Skills: Fish Gourmet, Catnap

 Chapter 5 Cat Dad is Stuck

    Chapter 5 ¨C Cat Dad is Stuck

    Currently, the game only allowed yers to use NFT characters to create their in-game avatars and characters. As a result, millions of NFTs got stuck in the marketce as nobody wanted them. Common, umon, and rare NFTs were dirt cheap while SR and UR NFTs could still be exchanged for 50,000 to 100,000 PACTs, depending on their skills and job.

    Xiaomao opened an additional window and browsed the marketce. He check if there was a simr Catopus NFT like this one.

    Five results appeared. There were five ultra-rare NFT catopuses with different jobs and skills on sale, which had stuck in the marketce for months. However, the cheapest one was listed for 75,000 PACTs!

    Xiaomao could easily buy it from the marketce and start the game. However, he wouldn¡¯t get the legendary add-on token, which could be used to boost the game character!

    It wasn¡¯t worth it.

    Xiaomao closed the marketce window and gazed at the portrait of the character.

    In the past, this race was not popr because it was a monster-like race.

    Catopus was a half-cat half-octopus creature. It had the head and a tail of a cat, but there was no torso or body. Instead, octopus tentacles extended below the cat¡¯s head and acted as its legs.

    It looked like something from Pokemon or Digimon Series.

    The size was a problem. Its head was almost as big as a human¡¯s head. With short and cute tentacles, it was too small.

    However, Xiaomao was eager to y this character. He was excited that this NFT finally appeared.

    ¡°Alright! Time to empty my pocket and gacha machine!¡±

    Xiaomao began inserting his PACT coins into the machine. As he had aimed to get the legendary fragment reward, he used 300,000 PACTs at once.

    300,000 PACTs were spent before Xiaomao could even y the game! This didn¡¯t include the tokens that he had used to refresh the gacha list!

    Xiaomao thought of the opening day of the game.

    In the gamemunity forums, peopleined that this game was pay-to-win heavy. At that time, PACT¡¯s price was 5 USD per token.

    300,000 PACTs were 1.5 million dors! Anyone who aimed for a legendary add-on spent 1.5 million dors for it!

    What about Xiaomao?

    He smirked. He only spent a little over 20,000 USD, and he still had 97,000 PACTs remaining to use in-game.

    It was still a lot of money. It was risky and stupid. However, Xiaomao was confident in his decision.

    While Xiaomao was lost in thought, 1,000 gacha balls came out of the machine.

    The game revealed all digital assets that Xiaomao received right away. Not only did he get the Ultra-Rare Catopus NFT character, but he also got 999 other goodies.<sub>.</sub>

    800 Common NFT characters

    100 Umon NFT characters

    45 Rare NFT characters

    25 Rare NFT fragments

    15 Super Rare NFT characters

    10 Super Rare NFT fragments

    1 Ultra Rare NFT character

    3 Ultra Rare NFT fragments

    Those were the additional assets that Xiaomao could either use in-game or sell in the marketce to get some of his money back.

    Ding

    <You have been rewarded with a legendary add-on fragment, [Protein from Fish].>

    The unique skill appeared in Xiaomao¡¯s NFT inventory. He immediately used it on the Catopus NFT.

    The legendary fragment disappeared, and the catopus NFT changed. Its status was updated.

    ¡­

    Rarity: Ultra-Rare

    Race: Catopus (Evolvable)

    Job: vemaster (Evolvable)

    Unique Skills: Envement, ve Training

    Racial Skills: Fish Gourmet, Catnap

    Add-on Skill: Protein from Fish

    ¡­

    The character was good to go. Xiaomao allocated the NFT as his primary character and confirmed.<sub></sub>

    The portrait of the catopus was zoomed-in. Now, Xiaomao could customize its appearance and look.

    One hourter, Xiaomaopleted the adjustment. He made the character look like Mu-Nyang.

    The cow-like catopus looked cute from his perspective. The tentacles were chubby, and its head wasrge enough for future functions.

    Xiaomao pressed confirm and moved on to the next phase.

    <Will you use this NFT character as your starting character?>

    ¡°Yes.¡±

    WHOOSH

    As soon as Xiaomao pressed YES, his consciousness faded for a few seconds.

    When he came back to his senses, he discovered himself inside the catopus¡¯ body in a nk square room.

    It felt odd controlling eight tentacles and his tail. Also, the vision range was wider and further than usual.

    Xiaomao could even differentiate scent in the air and know where it came from!

    His cat ears perked and twitched. He tried to move them around, and it was a fun experience.

    ¡°Munyaaaa.¡±

    Happy, Xiaomao mimicked Mu-Nyang¡¯s voice. His small voice sounded exactly like the cat.

    Ding

    <Wee to Pangu Online 2. Before we can let you start the game, we wish to let you get familiarized with the game character.>

    Xiaomao nodded and paid attention to the tutorial session. He needed it as it might take time to adjust to the physique of a monster.

    ying VRMMO was different than ying a PC game. All five senses of Xiaomao were linked to the game character, and he needed to operate the game avatar like his real body.

    Managing one tail and eight tentacles instead of having two arms and two legs was difficult. Even though Xiaomao came from the future, he could not adapt to this feeling right away.

    After all, in his previous life, he yed this game as a human.

    Xiaomao thought of the day he started ying the game. At that time, the game was five years old, and the price of PACTs was already 25 USD. Xiaomao only used a basic one-PACT NFT character to y as a crypto-miner, who only yed to make money from cryptocurrency.

    But now, he started early when the token¡¯s price was cheap. He was on a better starting line.<sub></sub>

    WHOOSH

    A colorful track field appeared inside the giant square room.

    <1. Walk on the field for 10 minutes.>

    <2. Run back and forth between the marked locations three times.>

    <3. Jump as high as possible five times.>

    <4¡­>

    ¡­

    Xiaomao spent three hours getting through the movement tutorial. He toddled and crawled like a baby at first. But now, his eight tentacles moved freely, and he could dash around the room like an athlete.

    Ding

    <Congrattions onpleting the basic movement tutorial.>

    Xiaomao thought for a moment. Then, he had an idea.

    ¡°Mu-Nyang.¡±

    <The name has been taken by either a yer or an NPC. Please choose another name.>

    ¡°Aw, bummer. I like that name. How about¡­ Mao Miaomiao?¡±

    <The name has been taken by either a yer or an NPC. Please choose another name.>

    ¡°What?! That is my ideal in-game name! Haiz.¡±

    Xiaomao pondered for a while. But in the end, he decided to use his real name as the in-game name.

    ¡°Xiaomao.¡±

    Nobody would have realized that his name was real anyway. After all, it could be tranted as ¡°a kitten¡± if someone mispronounced it.

    <Will you name your character as Xiaomao?>

    ¡°Yes.¡±

    Everything in the tutorial room vanished. Now, Xiaomao was floating in space.

    Multiple habitables appeared for Xiaomao to choose from. Each of them had a different background, race, and culture.

    However, the majority of the worlds were disabled as the game hadn¡¯t unlocked them yet. There were only threes to start out. But in the future patches, more worlds would be essible.

    The first was fantasy earth. There was no science there as everybody relied on mana, magic, and sorcery as their mainstream technology. Quests were plenty, and the game leveling system was easy to understand.

    The second was a wuxia world. Cultivators, monster beasts, and the locals there absorbed natural Qi to get stronger. The power scale was grand andplex, but no yer could acquire EXP by killing monsters. It was designed for old yers, who sought immortality in real-life by cultivating in the game.

    Thest was a hardcore one. It was a with mixed civilizations, which was popr among non-crypto farmers. A hundred races and tribesmen upied a different territory, and no one had an advantage over the others. Cultivators and magicians mingled while powerful drakes and sacred beasts formed their civilizations. As a result, war broke out everywhere, and crypto farmers found it hard to y the game in peace. Only kingdom-building lovers andbat maniacs flocked here, and life skill yers were rare.

    Theses were like a different server or a game mode. Xiaomao could choose to be in a fantasy world, a cultivation world, or a chaotic world withbined cultures.

    ¡°The first world is for beginners. The second one is for gic evolution and immortality, but thest world¡­¡±

    Xiaomao stopped thinking as he saw the locked key icon on the first two worlds. There was also a small note under both the fantasy world and the cultivation world.

    <Catopus Race cannot join this world.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The game only allowed humanoid races to choose their homeworld. As for monster races, they were forced to pick the third world.

    Xiaomao shrugged. Had the game allowed him to choose, he would have chosen the third world anyway. After all, this world¡¯s resources and quests were abundant.

    Moreover, it was rted to future updates. Xiaomao needed to be in this world before that day to get the best benefits.

    After picking the third world, everything vanished.

    Xiaomao could faintly hear the humming sound of his capsule, which had begun scanning Xiaomao¡¯s real body.

    <Analyzing your constitution, muscle mass, fat percentage, and bone density¡­>

    <Calcting the synchronization rate¡­>

    <Error! Unable to recognize the yer¡¯s DNA!>

    <Analyzing your DNA and bloodline¡­>

    Xiaomao frowned again, ¡°What DNA? What bloodline?!¡±

    The game system A.I. didn¡¯t answer. The scenery froze as if the game had glitched.

    This error never happened in his previous life. There was no report that the game capsule had scanned a yer¡¯s DNA.

    Xiaomao had a bad feeling about this. He summoned the game menu and tried to log out.

    Unfortunately, the logout button was disabled!

    ¡°Uh-oh!¡±

    He suddenly thought of several famous novels, which the MCs of the stories got stuck in a game.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t want to be in here as he wasn¡¯t a NEET, a college student, or a failure of a human in society. He had a warm family and cats at home!

    Unfortunately, no matter how hard Xiaomao tried, the game didn¡¯t respond.

    ¡°How do I get out of the game?¡±

    Xiaomao thought of a way to move his real body and manually remove the helmet and open the capsule hatch. However, he couldn¡¯t feel his real body anymore.

    ¡°Crap. Are you serious!?¡±

    He got stuck in the loading screen.

    ¡­

    Xiaomao¡¯s Bedroom

    Sitting on top of the game capsule was the bicolor cat, Mu-Nyang. He gazed at his hooman, who had been sleeping inside the capsule.

    He licked his paw and looked at Xiaomao¡¯s shirt, where countless ck and white fur of Mu-Nyang got stuck there.

    He tilted his head and faintly smiled.

    ¡°Munya!¡±

    ¡­

    Miao Damao¡¯s Bedroom

    Xiaomao¡¯s father hadn¡¯t slept yet. He sat at his working desk, working on something on hisputer.

    He nced at the clock. It was 1 AM.

    Miao Damao chuckled as he remembered something.

    ¡®I hope he likes the custom-made capsule.¡¯

 Chapter 6 Cat Dad is Popular

    Chapter 6 ¨C Cat Dad is Popr

    ¡°Somebody help me!!¡±

    Xiaomao inwardly cried as he struggled to get out of the game.

    After getting stuck in the game for 10 minutes, everything started moving again.

    Ding

    ¡°Finally!¡±

    Everything brightened as if Xiaomao was blinded by a sh-bang grenade. When he could see things again, he found himself inside a shrine.

    The shrine was deserted. Yet, many new yers were spawned in here.

    Xiaomao looked up and saw a statue of a barbarian man with arge ax. He only wore pieces of clothes to cover his crotch, but his massive refined muscle, messy full beard, and long dark hair looked impressive.

    This was the statue of Pangu, the supreme god of this game world and the main protagonist of the franchise.

    Xiaomao had seen the trailer of the game. It was a scene, where Pangu fought against 3,000 giant monsters and their leader, the Chaos Seraphim, who looked like archangels from Diablo Series.

    He narrowed his eyes as he remembered the storyline quests and the progress of the game in theter years.

    Right now, no main story quest had been triggered. The first one woulde out a month from now, and it could only be triggered after a certain global event.

    Xiaomao looked around. Within just a minute, five yers were spawned here, including him.

    ¡®Obviously, there will be new yers. The NFTs and gacha are cheap right now. Non-crypto farmers are hopping in.¡¯

    He left the shrine and found himself in a forest, near a shore town.

    As Xiaomao walked out with his small tentacle legs, he attracted nces from other newbie yers.

    ¡°Oh, hey. What kind of Poring is this?! He¡¯s cute!¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t that a UR character? He looks weird.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s expensive though. The cheapest one is 75,000 PACTs.¡±

    ¡°Nah, it¡¯s quite cheap right now. How much is a PACT? Four or five cents? He must have bought it.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s still 3,750 USD, dude. It¡¯s still expensive.¡±

    ¡°At least, it¡¯s cheaper than a few months ago. I pity those rich idiots. Hahahaha!¡±

    ¡°My stomach hurts just to think about those insane rich gamers. Who invests in UR character anyway?¡±

    Xiaomao eavesdropped on the conversation. He grinned and waddled toward the nearest town.

    But as Xiaomao was walking with his tiny legs, someone grabbed him from behind.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°OMG, he¡¯s so cute!¡±

    A female yer lifted him up and hugged him.

    Xiaomao had goosebumps. He bellowed and waved his tentacles, ¡°Let me down, munya!¡±

    He widened his eyes as he couldn¡¯t believe what he had spoken. He identally ended his sentence with MUNYA.

    The MUNYA part came out automatically. Xiaomao didn¡¯t mean to mimic Mu-Nyang¡¯s meowing voice.

    ¡°Hahaha! Even your name is Xiaomao. Are you roleying?¡±

    ¡°Munya! Unhand me, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao wiggled his tentacle legs to free himself. Unfortunately, a level 1 character was too weak to resist an old yer¡¯s strength.

    The woman was a level 10 character, who came here for personal business and met Xiaomao by chance.

    Xiaomao pouted and checked his status menu to allocate his initial status points. A window that only Xiaomao could see appeared.

    ¡­

    Name: Xiaomao

    Rarity: Ultra-Rare

    Race: Catopus (Evolvable)

    Job: vemaster (Evolvable)

    Unique Skills: Envement, ve Training

    Racial Skills: Fish Gourmet, Catnap, [???]

    Add-On Skill: Protein from Fish

    .

    LEVEL: 1

    EXP: 0/100,000

    PACT Weekly Ie: 0/100

    EXP: 0/100,000

    .

    Status Attributes

    STR:      1<sub></sub>

    DEX:      1

    AGI:      1

    VIT:        1

    INT:      1

    WIS:      1

    Allocable Status Points: 25

    .

    Spiritual Roots

    Fire:                      1

    Water:                1

    Wind:                  1

    Metal:                  1

    Wood:                  1

    Lightning:            1

    Darkness:            1

    Light:                    1

    Allocable Status Points: 25

    .

    Envement (Active, Upgradable) ¨C 100MP

    Brand a ve seal to any regr monster or NPC that is critically injured. They will be forced to follow your every instruction.

    ve Training (Passive) ¨C Mastery 0%

    When you are near your ves, your ves will gain mastery and EXP faster than usual.

    Current Effects ¨C 1% Increase to EXP gain and 1% speed increase in mastery.

    Fish Gourmet (Passive) ¨C Mastery 0%

    You can eat as many fishes as you want even though your satiety bar is full. Every fish you eat may give you random effects, such as restoring your HP or increasing your status attributes temporarily. (Current Limit: 500 Fish per day.)

    Current Effects ¨C Restore 1 HP or temporarily increase a random status attribute by 0.5 per fish you eat. Effects can stack.<sub></sub>

    Catnap (Passive) ¨C Mastery 0%

    After you take a short nap, you will get gain Catnap Blessing, which increases your max HP and MP temporarily.

    Current Effects ¨C Increase your max HP and MP by 10% for 60 minutes.

    Protein from Fish (Passive) ¨C Mastery 0%

    Your status attributes permanently increases whenever you eat rare fishes or rare fish monsters.

    Current Effect ¨C Increase any status attribute by 1 per fish. (Max 50 Points per attribute).

    [???] (Bloodline Passive) ¨C Mastery Max

    Munya-munya munya munya munya. Munya munya munya munya munya munya munya munya munya.

    .

    Xiaomao was about to allocate his status attributes to strength to break free from the yer, but he forgot everything when he saw the new mysterious skill.

    He was astonished. His round eyes and mouth opened wide.

    What is this munyanguage?

    He didn¡¯t remember having this skill on his NFT character.

    In shock, Xiaomao blurted out in a cat voice.

    ¡°Munya, munya?¡±

    ¡°Hahaha! He¡¯s so cute. I want to take him home.¡±

    The girl carried Xiaomao around and ran toward the town.

    He was being abducted!

    But Xiaomao was in a daze that he forgot about his situation.

    Soon, the female yer brought Xiaomao to her friends, who had been checking the auction marketce menu in the public market.

    ¡°Look, look. I found a catopus yer!¡±

    The party of middle-aged warriors frowned and stared at the girl, ¡°Why are you bullying a newbie? Let him go. Look at him. He¡¯s confused.¡±

    ¡°But I love this avatar!¡±

    ¡°HIS avatar. This is his NFT, not yours. He¡¯s also a yer like us, so you can¡¯t take him everywhere! That¡¯s kidnapping!¡±

    The muscr warrior of the party gave the girl a sermon. Then, she let go of Xiaomao.

    The party leader gave Xiaomao a wry smile, ¡°I¡¯m so sorry about my colleague¡¯s behavior. Please don¡¯t mind her.¡±

    Xiaomao came back to his sense. He drylyughed, ¡°Oh, okay, munya. I don¡¯t mind, munya.¡±

    ¡°Are you new, or is this your alt avatar?¡±

    Alt was a jargon of gamers. It referred to secondary characters that the yers used for specific purposes, such as farming, crafting, storing items, transporting, or trading.

    ¡°Nah, this is my main, munya.¡±

    The party leader chuckled, ¡°You must be rich for using that character. How much does it cost?¡±

    Xiaomao thought of something and smirked, ¡°300 PACT, munya.¡±

    ¡°What?!¡±

    ¡°First gacha roll, munya. Is this NFT good, munya?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The entire party had a nk expression. This stupid cat just flexed them.

    At first, the middle-aged man wanted to help this newbie by providing some second-handed equipment. But now, he changed his mind.

    ¡°Good for you. Well, good luck, Mr. Kitty cat.¡±

    ¡°Thanks for the help, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao hopped away from the party. He looked for a secluded ce so that he could take a breather.

    But as Xiaomao wandered in the newbie town, NPCs and yers kept looking at him as if they had seen a cute mascot. Some of them petted Xiaomao while several female yers took screenshots with him.

    For 10 minutes, Xiaomao was never left alone.

    At this point, Xiaomao had enough. He opened the game menu and set up a trading stall.

    An announcement signboard appeared on top of Xiaomao¡¯s head.

    [Will Hug You for Gold Coins and PACTs]

    ¡°OHHH!!¡±

    Suddenly, more yers surrounded Xiaomao. Before he could even set a price for his service, a female yer already opened a trade menu and gifted Xiaomao 10 gold coins.

    In this game, gold coins were the primary currency to trade between yers and NPC shops. As for PACTs, they were premium currency, which could be used to purchase NFT characters or items from Cash Shop.

    On another note, one million gold coins could be exchanged for one PACT. Gamers could farm cryptocurrency by gathering enough gold coins in-game!

    Currently, Xiaomao started with zero gold coins. He had no choice but to ept.

    The female elf archer immediately carried Xiaomao into a hug. Then, she took several screenshots and recorded a video.

    ¡°Look, look! I found a catopus yer. Excuse me, can you speak something?¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression was nk, but he yed along. However, he inwardly cursed her.

    ¡°Munya! (THOT, be gone!)¡±

    ¡°See? Isn¡¯t he cute?¡±

    ¡°Munya, munya! (Unhand me, you little bitch!)¡±

    ¡°Aw, he¡¯s so fluffy,¡± The girl kissed Xiaomao¡¯s head.

    ¡°Munya! Munya-munya! (My fur! My precious smooth and silky fur!)¡±

    ¡°AHAHAHAHA!¡±

    ¡°Munya (Kill me).¡±

    ¡­

    For a whole hour, Xiaomao got stuck in the crowd.

    Fortunately, the excitement died down after all cat lovers got their screenshots. They dispersed to y the game at their own pace.

    Xiaomao¡¯s was in a mess. He looked like a stray cat with disheveled fur, and he smelt like puke because of other yers¡¯ dirty hands.

    Those yers never washed their hands as they never treated the game like their real bodies. This was the reason why Xiaomao hated being touched.

    In exchange for the trouble, Xiaomao got 1,000 gold coins as starting cash. It was a small amount, but averagely, level 1-5 yers could get about 10-20 gold coins per day of pure grinding without doing quests. Therefore, it was a good amount for a new yer to start out.

    In his game inventory, he had five cans of cat food. He didn¡¯t know when he got it.

    ¡°I made it, munya¡­¡±

    Xiaomao staggered toward an inn. He was mentally exhausted, and he wanted to take a bath and log out now.

    He entered the inn. Fortunately, the door didn¡¯t have a doorknob, so he could freely open it.

    As soon as Xiaomao entered, the inn owner greeted him while he was tending the counter bar.

    ¡°Wee¡­ Oh, my. What a cute guest.¡±

    Ding

    Suddenly, a golden question mark appeared on top of the inn owner NPC¡¯s head.

    A golden question mark indicated a quest. It was only visible to yers, who had met the conditions to trigger it.

    Xiaomao suddenly regained his mental strength. He hopped on the counter bar, ¡°I would like to book a room, munya. Also, is there I can do to help you? You looked troubled, munya.¡±

    The NPC nodded, ¡°Actually, merchants haven¡¯t visited ustely, and we arecking some food ingredients. You see, our town is famous for seafood and seaweed dishes, but we run out of seaweed. Dear customer, if it isn¡¯t too much, may I ask you for a favor? Since you¡¯re from the catopus tribe, I would like to ask you to gather some MSG seaweed for me. I need 100 pieces of MSG seaweed. In exchange for the trouble, you can rest in my inn for free, and I¡¯ll give you something in return.¡±

    Ding

    <The inn owner, Pang Pang, has offered you a quest.>

 Chapter 7 Cat Dad Go Swimming

    Chapter 7 ¨C Cat Dad Go Swimming

    Personal Quest: Pang Pang¡¯s Trouble

    The inn owner, Pang Pang, wishes to restock his ingredient supply, but the merchants that always delivered the food ingredients are quitete. Thus, Pang Pang ns to collect some raw ingredients from nature while he waits for the merchant.

    But there is a problem. MSG Seaweed that Pang Pang needs can only be harvested from certain seaweed monsters ¨C Nephew Seaweed and Niece Seaweed.

    Kill the seaweed monsters and collect 100 pieces of MSG Seaweed. Then, deliver them to Pang Pang toplete the quest.

    Quest Reward: Pang Pang¡¯s Respect, 10 Contribution EXP, MSG Seaweed Sd Recipe.

    ¡­

    Xiaomao was delighted. Even though the NPC wouldn¡¯t give him gold coins, the recipe would be extremely useful.

    In this game, satiety existed. yers could get debuff or abnormal status effects if they didn¡¯t eat anything for a day. If yers persisted and ignored the hunger bar, the abnormal status effects would be more severe, and it might even decrease status attributes permanently!

    On the other hand, if yers diligently ate good food and never skipped a meal, they had a low chance of acquiring free allocable status points after every meal. Moreover, exceptional food could even increase spiritual root points upon consumption!

    Thus, food recipes were treated the same way as premium items. If the food could potentially increase status points, the recipe could be sold for a lot of money. And if yers had a chef or a cook NFT, they could turn their game characters into a money printer as the food could be sold for a lot of gold coins.

    Xiaomao immediately epted the task.

    ¡°I¡¯ll do it, munya! Where can I find the MSG seaweed, munya?¡±

    Ding

    <You have epted the quest.>

    Pang Pang brightly smiled, ¡°The Nephew and Niece Seaweeds live in the sea near the Stone Cliff to the northeast of here. You might have to dive and fight underwater.¡±

    ¡°I see, munya.¡±

    The first quest forced him to fight underwater right away, but he didn¡¯t mind. The underwater battle was his race¡¯s strongest point.

    In the future, underwater battles, naval warfare, and the underwater city would be one of the main focuses in the game after thend update. Sea explorations, pirates, and sea monsters would run rampant, and some story quests happened in the middle of the ocean. Because Xiaomao thought of this, he picked this race as the main character.

    For now, this quest would be a light warm-up for the future toe.

    Xiaomao took a quick bath and left the inn right away. He rushed toward the local market to gear himself with his pocket money.

    ¡­<sub>.</sub>

    As soon as Xiaomao entered a crowded area, he got swarmed by girls and cat lovers. Once again, his fur was ravished by the dirty hands of random yers.

    And once again, the number of cat food in his inventory increased. He was confused about how it appeared there.

    ¡°Make way, munya! Let me shop, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao pushed through the crowd and reached a stationary local NPC in a red Imperial uniform, who had been sitting on a desk next to a huge signboard [Public Marketce].

    Seeing Xiaomao approach him, the NPC looked up, ¡°What can I do for you, Mr. Cat?¡±

    ¡°I need to purchase things, munya. Is there any good potion for sale, munya?¡±

    A game shopping menu appeared before Xiaomao. It was the system menu of the public marketce.

    Unlike the NFT marketce, this version of the marketce allowed yers to deposit their in-game items there to sell to other yers for gold coins. At the same time, yers could buy items from other yers here.

    Every yer could search for specific items, and the market system would disy all rted items on sale to that yer. Of course, they could sort the price to see which one with the same quality was the cheapest.

    Xiaomao pondered for a moment, trying to recollect the memory in his previous life.

    ¡®Seaweed monster¡­ It should be a nt-based monster in the sea. I don¡¯t need anything fancy, but I will definitely need a lot of those since weapon durability will decrease so fast.¡¯

    Xiaomao input a few keywords in there and began buying items in the market.

    ¡­

    Newbie Healing Potion (Requirement Level 1-10)

    Effect: Heal 20 HP

    Price: 5 Gold Coins.

    ¡­

    Copper Pruning Scissors (Requirement: None)

    ATK: 3

    Durability: 20/20

    The best tool for gardeners. You can use it as a temporary weapon in case of an emergency.<sub></sub>

    Price: 2 Gold Coins.

    ¡­

    Xiaomao checked his avable inventory slots. He calcted how many spears he needed for a long grinding.

    New NFT characters started out with only 10 inventory slots. If a yer needed extra rooms, they had to buy inventory-slot expansion items, using their PACTs. The max item slots that an NFT character could have was 100.

    Xiaomao opened another menu. He pressed the cash shop button to look for inventory expansion items.

    Fortunately, there was a promotion. A package of 10 inventory slots was being sold for 700 PACTs.

    Xiaomao checked the normal price. It cost 100 PACT to expand one extra slot. With the discount, Xiaomao could save some money.

    He smiled and added 9 packages to the shopping cart. Then, he checked out.

    Just like that, he spent 6,300 PACTs to expand his character¡¯s inventory slots to the maximum.

    After his inventory slots were expanded, he began purchasing items right away.

    90 Copper Pruning Scissors

    150 Newbie Healing Potions

    Each pair of scissors took one slot while the potions were stacked in one slot. Just like that, 93 slots were upied.

    Xiaomao nced at the two slots, which stored several cans and packages of cat food. His pupils became dull when he looked at them.

    ¡®Those freaking disgusting dirty hooman. But I¡¯ll take them anyway. Food is food.¡¯

    He hadn¡¯t realized it yet. As Xiaomao experienced the traumas of a cat, he began to treat other yers as HOOMAN instead of humans.

    Then, he nced at his HP bar.

    It showed as 10/10 HP.

    The amount was pathetic as Xiaomao hadn¡¯t allocated his status points yet. With only 1 VIT, he only had 10 HP.

    However, Xiaomao chose not to allocate his status points at the moment for the best benefit.

    He knew an exploit, and he would use it to the fullest!<sub></sub>

    After getting everything he needed, Xiaomao rushed toward the beach near the town.

    ¡­

    As Xiaomao ran with his eight tentacles, many curious yers followed him, recording his movements and taking screenshots.

    ¡°Yah! So cute!¡±

    ¡°Let¡¯s tame that catopus.¡±

    ¡°Idiot! That¡¯s a yer!¡±

    ¡°Ugh, I really want one as a pet.¡±

    None of them saw Xiaomao¡¯s expression. His cold eyes and dark expression belonged to an angry yakuza.

    ¡®Disgusting hooman.¡¯

    He jumped into the sea. As soon as Xiaomao jumped into the sea, the yers stopped chasing after him. After all, they could not breathe underwater.

    After getting rid of the nuisance, Xiaomao followed the clues, given by Pang Pang. The Stone Cliff was only a kilometer toward the northeast of the beach town.

    There was no HUD or mini-map. When traveling, every yer needed to use their skills and knowledge to get to their destination.

    Xiaomao tried to breathe underwater. Then, he discovered that he had gills under his head.

    Below his head was the octopus mouth and gills. He could also eat things with the lower mouth.

    Xiaomao felt weird when he swallowed seawater into his lower mouth. He felt like he drank water with his butthole.

    Because of the stimtion, he subconsciously farted.

    PUU

    ck ink came out instead of bubbles. Secondly, his satiety bar decreased by 10%.

    ¡®Whoops. I forgot. I¡¯ll keep that in mind.¡¯

    Performing strange actions or using a racial ability decreased the satiety bar. Standing still wouldn¡¯t consume anything. But if Xiaomao moved around or did something, the satiety bar would gradually decrease.

    Xiaomao returned to the water surface. He opened a package of cat food and ate all of its content. Then, his satiety returned to full, and he continued traveling in the sea.

    Xiaomao looked ahead. Despite being submerged in the sea, he could see everything as if he was in a closed-door swimming pool wearing a swimming google.

    It was a new experience. He didn¡¯t get to y around like this in his previous life.

    ¡®How nice and calm. I like diving now.¡¯

    The waves on the surface of the sea bobbed up and down. Xiaomao was annoyed that the sea waves pushed him back to the shore, so he quickly got back in the water and headed northeast.

    After swimming for an hour, he came to a coral reef area, next to a stone cliff.

    The current was high and hard. Xiaomao had a hard time swimming there with his 1 STR and 1 DEX.

    As Xiaomao continued to swim toward the stone cliff that Pang Pang had told him, he ran into a small fish.

    As Xiaomao got close, red HP bars appeared on top of those fishes.

    Glutton Betta, Level 7

    This fish didn¡¯t attack him, but it stared at him as if it was looking at a bigger fish.

    Fortunately, the Glutton Betta turned around and swum away.

    Xiaomao let out a sigh of relief that he didn¡¯t have to fight. He dove deeper and got closer to the cliff.

    Then, finally, he found his quest monsters right below the cliff in the sea.

    Niece and Nephew Seaweeds were actually underwater nts, but they wobbled and chased after nearby small fishes to catch them.

    Nephew Seaweed, Level 2

    Niece Seaweed, Level 2

    ¡°There you are, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao brought out copper pruning scissors right away. He held it with his two front tentacles.

    He approached the seaweed and snipped them.

    SNIP

    10 Damage

    Half of the seaweed stalk was cut, but it hadn¡¯t died yet. Its HP bar was half depleted.

    The seaweed wobbled and coiled around Xiaomao¡¯s scissors.

    Ding

    <Niece Seaweed is corroding your Copper Pruning Scissors.>

    <Seawater is corroding you Copper Pruning Scissors.>

    <Your Copper Pruning Scissors¡¯ durability has decreased by 1.>

    ¡°Figured, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao had foreseen this. These seaweeds never proactively attacked people or swimmers, but they always retaliated against nearest assants and decreased their equipment durability.

    SNIP

    With another snip, the stalk was cut, and the seaweed¡¯s HP reached zero.

    The destroyed seaweed vanished. Then, new items appeared in Xiaomao¡¯s game inventory.

    This was the game¡¯s mechanic. Item drops from monsters were always directly sent to yers¡¯ inventories.

    But strangely, several items appeared in front of Xiaomao and floated along with the water current. This phenomenon only happened when there was no room in the yer¡¯s inventory to receive the auto-loot rewards.

    Ding

    <Your inventory is full.>

    ¡°Munya?¡±

    Xiaomao frowned. He remembered that he had left 7 slots open after he bought all the items. He took a pair of scissors out, so there should be 8 empty slots.

    Even if the regr mob dropped some items, there shouldn¡¯t be that many. One monster usually had amon drop, a quest drop, a rare drop, and a rare equipment drop. If a yer was lucky, they could get a unique drop once every 1,000 kills.

    Therefore, Xiaomao thought those stackable items shouldn¡¯t fill up his seven inventory slots at once after one kill.

    Xiaomao swam away from the monster den and looked at his inventory.

    ¡°HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE, MUNYA?!¡±

 Chapter 8 Cat Dads Game Character is Perfectly Balanced

    Chapter 8 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Game Character is Perfectly Bnced

    Smelly Seaweed x 1

    Stalk of Seaweed x 1

    Those two items were themon trash items from a monster, which could be sold to NPC for scrap money. However, the following items were something else.

    MSG Seaweed x 1

    Premium MSG Package x 1

    Niece Seaweed Card x 1

    MSG-Seasoned Baby Ayu x 1

    Common-Grade Seaweed Ring x 1

    Common-Grade Seaweed Ne x 1

    There were too many items! Aside from the quest item, aka MSG Seaweed, several items had colorful names, which indicated their rarity.

    Premium MSG was a green-named umon japtem, which was a standard ingredient for food.

    Common-Grade Seaweed Ring was self-exnatory. It was a piece of white-named equipment that rarely dropped from a monster.

    Niece Seaweed Card had a golden name as it was rarer than equipment and umon ingredient. Every monster could potentially give yers a card, which could be used to craft an add-on skill, add-on perk, or add-on traits to NFT characters or items.

    The card was also a collectible item that card collectors desired. In the game menu, there was a monster encyclopedia book, which Xiaomao could put a card in there. If he added the card to the book, he could view its detail, such as HP, MP, status attributes, weaknesses, immunity, and droppable items.

    Thest one, MSG-Seasoned Baby Ayu was another food ingredient, but its name was blue. Its value was more than the white-named and green-named items.

    Xiaomao gazed at the floating seaweed underwear, which had been floating on the sea surface. Then, he looked at the log text.

    Aside from these eight items, four items were ejected from his inventory as there was no ce to store them.

    Common-Grade Seaweed Panties x 1

    Common-Grade Seaweed Brief x 1

    Common-Grade Thong x 1

    Common-Grade Seaweed Bracelet x 1

    They were other equipment drops.

    Xiaomao looked at the floating items in a daze. He thought that he got too lucky.

    He ignored the floating underwear and checked the ring in his inventory.

    It didn¡¯t give any stats. It was just a decoration item, but they were edible as they were made from seaweed.

    Who would eat their used underwear anyway?! WTF game?!

    Xiaomao scoffed and discarded the item. The seaweed ring floated to the surface of the sea.<sub>.</sub>

    Then, Xiaomao checked the information of the blue-named fish. He smirked.

    ¡­

    MSG-Seasoned Baby Ayu

    This baby ayu fish has been captured and swallowed by Niece Seaweed nt. Fortunately, it was not digested yet, and it was coated with natural MSG traits of the Niece Seaweed. Its sweetness and saltiness from MSG make it a favorite snack and preferable food ingredient.

    Item Type: Food Ingredient, Food

    Effect: Increase Satiety by 30

    *Protein from Fish: Permanently Increase VIT by 1.

    ¡­

    The general information of the blue-named fish didn¡¯t interest Xiaomao, but the red text below the item description excited him.

    Protein from Fish¡¯s passive skill effect began to show its true potential!

    It was the add-on¡¯s effect that Xiaomao had equipped on his NFT character. Only characters with the legendary add-on could see and use this effect!

    It was worth 300,000 PACTs for a reason!

    It was a broken pay-to-win passive skill!

    ¡®I thought I had to kill a hundred of them to get one blue-named fish. But wow. I got one on the first try.¡¯

    Xiaomao took the fish out of his inventory and shoved it in his mouth. It was chewy, sweet, and mushy. Yet, it was delicious.

    Ding

    <Your Vitality has permanently increased by 1.>

    Xiaomao grinned as he checked his HP gauge. It was now 10/20.

    One point of VIT increased his max HP by 10!

    In addition, the VIT status affected his defense status value. With 1 VIT, his defense was meagerly 0.5 points. But with 2 VITs, his defense value was 1.

    The number didn¡¯t look impressive. However, if he could raise it to the limit that the legendary add-on skill permitted, he would have 50 VITs and 25 DEF at level 1!

    50 status points were equal to 10 levels!

    This game was so bnced that Xiaomao wanted tough.

    Getting excited, he went back to the bottom of the sea to cut down more seaweed.

    This time, he got closer to the Nephew Seaweed. Then, he cut it in half within two snips.

    Ding

    <Seawater is corroding you Copper Pruning Scissors.><sub></sub>

    <Your Copper Pruning Scissors¡¯ durability has decreased by 1.>

    Each kill, the durability of his scissors decreased by 1. At this rate, Xiaomao could only kill 20 of them before the weapon broke.

    Again, Xiaomao had foreseen this. He bought 90 scissors for this purpose.

    <You have killed the Nephew Seaweed Lv. 2.>

    <You have gained 2 EXP.>

    <Your inventory is full.>

    However, before Xiaomao could switch to the next target, he was surprised by another series of notifications, and more underwear appeared.

    Xiaomao had a mixed feeling about this. He rechecked his inventory once more.

    ¡°Wow, munya.¡±

    All stackable items filled his inventory slots again. The number ofmon items, such as Smelly Seaweed, Stalk of Seaweed, MSG Seaweed, and Premium MSG, was increased by 1.

    However, this time, two new items appeared and upied the remaining slots.

    Nephew Seaweed Card x 1

    MSG-Seasoned Baby Mackerel x 1

    He hit a jackpot again!

    But Xiaomao started to worry. He got too lucky that it was unnatural.

    It smelt like a glitch or a bug in the system.

    As a good guy as he was, Xiaomao opened the game menu. He navigated to the help option and was about to choose [Report Bugs].

    But then, Xiaomao stopped and pulled his tentacles away. He recalled that he had an odd racial skill, which was iprehensible.

    ¡­

    [???] (Bloodline Passive) ¨C Mastery Max

    Munya-munya munya munya munya. Munya munya munya munya munya munya munya munya munya.

    ¡­

    Xiaomao had a theory in his mind. He guessed that the skill might be the cause.

    To test his theory, he cut down another Nephew Seaweed.

    SNIP

    <You have killed the Nephew Seaweed Lv. 2.>

    <You have gained 2 EXP.><sub></sub>

    <Your inventory is full.>

    After the seaweed disappeared, underwear and equipment were ejected from Xiaomao¡¯s inventory again. Stackable seaweeds, quest items, mackerel, and cards were increased by 1!

    That confirmed it!

    ¡°OMG, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s pupils expanded. His breathing rate and heart rate spiked, and he almost fainted.

    This might be an OP passive skill!

    Could this skill¡¯s effect be a 100% drop rate?

    Would every monster he killed explode everything that they could drop?

    It couldn¡¯t be possible, right? It was an online game!

    But since he got this bug by chance, it would have been a shame had he never exploited it!

    Nice guys earned respect, but bad guys earned riches!

    ¡°NYAHAHAHAHA, MUNYA!¡±

    Xiaomao suddenly had an idea. He looked at the seasoned baby mackerel.

    ¡­

    MSG-Seasoned Baby Mackerel

    This baby mackerel has been captured and swallowed by Nephew Seaweed nt. Fortunately, it was not digested yet, and it was coated with natural MSG traits of the Nephew Seaweed. Because of its extreme saltiness, many chefs often used them to make salty sauces.

    Item Type: Food Ingredient

    *Protein from Fish: Permanently Increase STR by 1.

    ¡­

    Since he had two of them, Xiaomao ate them all at once, increasing his strength by two points.

    As Xiaomao only had two inventory slots left, he thought of something. He charged toward the seaweeds and cut everything in frenzy.

    SNIP

    SNIP

    More items exploded from the dead seaweed. Underwear filled the surface of the sea while stackable items were collected to Xiaomao¡¯s inventory.

    Xiaomao threw away unstackable equipment and kept only cards and stackable items.

    After killing 18 Seaweeds, the copper pruning scissors broke.

    Xiaomao discarded it. Then, he resumed hunting these docile nts.

    ¡­

    Xiaomao lost the track of time. He forgot how many seaweeds he cut down, but 50 of his scissors were broken as they ran out of durability.

    Suddenly, the game prompted him with a notification.

    <You have killed a total of 1,000 seaweed nts.>

    <Warning, Elite Monster, Uncle Seaweed, has appeared!>

    Elite Monster¡¯s emergence was amon thing in this game. Every time a number of local monsters were killed to some extent, an elite monster and its subordinates would be spawned, and they would protect the endangered monsters for a few hours.

    Killing the newly spawn elite monsters would bless the hunters with rare equipment. Sometimes, the most valuable set gears with unique enhancement appeared.

    In short, these elite monsters were like a walking treasure trove.

    Xiaomao came back to his senses. He swam away from the seaweed spawning point to avoid the aggro range.

    Suddenly, a massive vine shot out from the bottom of the coral reef. It wiggled like a snake and let out a weird sound in a peculiar ent.

    ¡°Fuiyoh!¡±

    Uncle Seaweed (Elite) Level 5

    Not only did the massive vine appear, but one thousand seaweeds magically manifested. The previously cut-down seaweeds were also respawned to repopte the monster field.

    Xiaomao gazed at therge seaweed nt, which was at least 5 meters tall. Then, he looked at his weapon.

    The stalk was too big for the small pruning scissors to cut. He needed a bigger cutting tool, such as heavy-duty hedge shears or something simr.

    Ding

    <A reminder: It is 6.30 AM.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao had been gaming for hours and forgot about real-world time. He had 30 minutes left to y the game before he needed to log out and go to school.

    ¡°Munya, I hate school now.¡±

    As Xiaomao didn¡¯t have enough time to travel back to town and buy the right weapon, he thought of a way to hunt the elite monster while he gazed at his inventory.

    ¡®Oh, right. I haven¡¯t eaten more fishes after that.¡¯

    Xiaomao smirked as he slowly brought out Mackerel and Ayu fishes from his inventory. Then, he shoved everything down his mouth.

    ¡°Nom-Nom, munya!¡±

    Ding

    <Your Vitality has permanently increased by 1.>

    <Your Strength has permanently increased by 1.>

    <Your Vitality has permanently increased by 1.>

    <Your Vitality has permanently increased by 1.>

    <Your Strength has permanently increased by 1.>

    <Your¡­>

    ¡­

    <Your Strength has permanently increased by 1.>

    <Your Strength cannot be increased further than 50.>

    <Your Vitality has permanently increased by 1.>

    <Your Vitality cannot be increased further than 50.>

    Xiaomao ate enough fish to increase his raw STR and VIT to the limit of his add-on skill.

    Heughed at looked at his HP gauge.

    500/500 HP

    ¡°My game character is perfectly bnced, munya!¡±

    .

    LEVEL: 1

    EXP: 2,000 / 100,000

    Status Attributes

    STR: 50

    DEX: 1

    AGI: 1

    VIT: 50

    INT: 1

    WIS: 1

    Allocable Status Points: 25

    .

    Combat Status

    ATK: 25 + 2

    DEF: 25

    HP: 500 / 500

    MP: 10 / 10

 Chapter 9 Cat Dad VS Elite Monster

    Chapter 9 ¨C Cat Dad VS Elite Monster

    Xiaomao checked his add-on skill mastery to see the progress.

    .

    Protein from Fish (Passive) ¨C Mastery 1.67%

    Your status attributes permanently increases whenever you eat rare fishes or rare fish monsters.

    Current Effect ¨C Increase any status attribute by 1 per fish. (Max 50 Points per attribute).

    .

    After eating 100 rare fishes, the mastery only increased by 1.67%. It would take a while before it could reach the 10% threshold, which would upgrade the skill effect.

    After reaching 10%, the max bonus cap would be increased from 50 per attribute to 60.

    At 20%, the status limit would be 70 and so on until 100 at 50% mastery.

    But at 60% mastery, the increment was 20 instead of 10. Thus, Xiaomao could potentially boost all his status attributes to 120!

    However, at 100% mastery, the limit would be 200 per attribute. Moreover, a new skill would be derived from Protein from Fish.

    To get to that point, Xiaomao had to keep eating rare fish even though it wouldn¡¯t increase his status attribute anymore.

    He closed the menu and looked at the elite monster.

    ¡°500HP, 27 ATK, and 25 DEF, here I go, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao charged toward Uncle Seaweed, and thetter noticed his intention.

    ¡°Fuiyoh!¡±

    The massive vineshed at Xiaomao¡¯s face as if it pped him.

    PA

    1 Damage

    It tickled Xiaomao. He smirked at the vine and the thousands of seaweeds to mock them.

    ¡°Pathetic, munya!¡±

    ¡°Haiya!¡±

    PA PA

    As the vine¡¯s speed surpassed Xiaomao¡¯s 1 AGI and 1 DEX, it kept pping him while Xiaomao struggled to swim toward the vine¡¯s main body.

    After receiving 100 ps, Xiaomao reached the Uncle Seaweed. His small chubby tentaclestched onto it while he drank a few bottles of potions to recover some of his HP.<sub>.</sub>

    Xiaomao brought out pruning scissors and began cutting them.

    SNIP

    9 Damage!

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t cut it properly as the pruning scissors were too small for a big vine. It only caused grazed damage.

    However, at this range, Xiaomao could repeat his action easily.

    SNIP

    SNIP

    9 Damage!

    9 Damage!

    Uncle Seaweed wiggled as it couldn¡¯t find the right angle to attack. However, Nephew Seaweed and Niece Seaweed slowly reached for Xiaomao and coiled around him.

    They began melting him with their green soft trunk.

    1 Damage!

    1 Damage!

    The battle of attrition underwater was slow, but small numbers kept shing near Xiaomao and Uncle Seaweed.

    Ding

    <Your Copper Pruning Scissors has been broken.>

    Xiaomao tossed the 0-durability scissors away and brought out a new one. He carefully aimed and snipped the Uncle Seaweed¡¯s vine once more.

    This time, he hit the sweet spot.

    Critical Damage!

    A big number ¡°94¡± appeared, and the HP bar of Uncle Seaweed was decreased by half!

    The damage was not something that a level 1 character without a good weapon could produce!

    ¡°Haiya!¡±

    The vine coiled around Xiaomao and squeezed him like a snake. Then, several [1] numbers floated above Xiaomao¡¯s head.

    Xiaomao ignored the damages. He gently and patiently controlled his scissors and cut the same area.

    Critical Damage!<sub></sub>

    Critical Damage!

    Within 2 snips, the vine was torn in half, and Uncle Seaweed¡¯s HP bar was depleted.

    ¡°Hiyah. (;w;)¡±

    An elite monster might be strong, but it was just another monster with more HP. As a low-level monster near a beginner town, it had no special abilities like dungeon bosses or field bosses.

    Ding

    <You have killed the elite monster, Uncle Seaweed Level 5.>

    <You have earned 500 experience points.>

    <You have earned 100 contribution experience points.>

    Items flooded Xiaomao¡¯s inventory. Fortunately, Xiaomao had discarded so many scissors that he had enough room to store everything.

    He flew away from angry Niece and Nephew Seaweed to see what he got from the elite monster.

    White-Named Seaweed Rice Sag x 100

    Green-Named Fuiyoh MSG Package x 10

    Green-Named Fuiyoh Rice Cooker x 1

    Green-Named Fuiyoh Wok x 1

    Green-Named Fuiyoh Cleaver x 1

    Gold-Named Uncle Seaweed Card x 1

    Red-Named Unidentified ck Stone x 1

    ¡­

    Seaweed Rice Sag (Common)

    This sag contains 20kg of Seaweed Rice. It can be sold to local NPC for a lot of gold coins, or you use it to make food. By the way, you can¡¯t simply eat raw rice. You need to cook it first.

    Item Type: Food Ingredient

    ¡­

    Fuiyoh MSG Package (100 Remaining Uses) (Umon)

    This is the holy grail of all cooking recipes. By mixing a pinch of Fuiyoh MSG into your food, its quality will be upgraded by one grade. Each package can be used 100 times. Please take note that consuming too much MSG is bad for your kidneys.

    Item Type: Food Ingredient<sub></sub>

    Effect: Upgrade food items¡¯ quality by one grade. Can only be used once per food.

    ¡­

    Fuiyoh Rice Cooker (Umon)

    This rice cooker is the favorite cooking tool of Uncle Seaweed. You can instantly cook up to 1kg of rice anywhere and anytime. It is also waterproof, so you can even cook rice underwater!

    Item Type: Cooking Utensil

    ¡­

    Fuiyoh Wok (Umon)

    This smooth and lustrous wok is one of Uncle Seaweed¡¯s favorite cooking utensils. Not only can it be used to cook good fried rice, but it can also be used as a shield! Get creative, niece and nephew!

    Item Type: Cooking Utensil, Shield.

    Effect: Increase DEF by 10

    Requirement: 15 STR

    Durability: 200/200

    ¡­

    Fuiyoh Cleaver (Umon)

    This cleaver is so strong, durable, and sharp enough to cut pork bones! Uncle Seaweed didn¡¯t give Fuiyoh to its title for no reason!

    Item Type: Cooking Utensil, Weapon.

    Effect: Increase ATK by 10

    Requirement: 15 STR

    Durability: 100/100

    ¡­

    Unidentified ck Stone x 1

    A strange stone with a mysterious ominous aura. It cannot be identified with regr scrolls of identification. Give it to an expert to find out about its usage.

    Effect: Unknown

    ¡­

    ¡°NYAHAHA, MUNYA!¡±

    Xiaomao burst intoughter. He swam to the surface of the sea and grabbed arge stone boulder near the cliff. Then, he climbed up to get back onnd.

    As soon as Xiaomao got back onnd, he brought out the wok shield and the cleaver to wield them.

    Although both items looked heavy, Xiaomao felt like he held a pair of feather dusters. He could freely wield them with one tentacle.

    However, the size of the wok was bigger than Xiaomao¡¯s head. The small tentacles clumsily moved the wok around, but Xiaomao couldn¡¯t figure out the angle how he could use it inbat.

    In the end, Xiaomao needed practice as he wasn¡¯t used to this body.

    Ding

    <A Reminder: It is 6.55 AM.>

    ¡°Crap!¡±

    Xiaomao still had to go to school. He couldn¡¯t keep on ying like other no-life gamers or professional gamers.

    He sprinted toward a palm tree near the stone cliff. Then, he opened the game menu and pressed the logout button.

    ¡°Please work, munya.¡±

    It worked this time. The system processed the input and his character vanished. Xiaomao¡¯s consciousness returned to his real body, and he could move again.

    Ding

    <Saving your data and character¡­>

    <Updating your data and character¡­>

    <Logging out¡­>

    ¡­

    Xiaomao opened his human eyes. The first thing he saw was the butt and small balls of Mu-Nyang, who had been sitting on the top of the ss hatch, menacingly looking at Xiaomao¡¯s face.

    ¡°Munya!¡±

    Scratch marks from cat nails were everywhere on the other side of the sses.

    He was hungry.

    Xiaomao snickered and poked the ss hatch with his nail.

    PONK

    Mu-Nyang got spooked and jumped up. Then, he slipped and fell off the capsule. Mir and Nyanko were also surprised and stared at the game capsule with wide eyes.

    Xiaomao got out of the hatch. He felt light-headed as his current physique and brain hadn¡¯t adapted to the new behavior yet.

    Gaming while sleeping taxed his mind and brain. He still needed a proper rest as he didn¡¯t actually sleep at night.

    ¡®I guess I¡¯ll sleep at school. But when can I sleep? Oh, right. The ssic infirmary!¡¯

    Xiaomao got out and SSSed as his mother had always asked. He didn¡¯t miss the morning bath this time.

    ¡­

    7.30 AM, At School

    Xiaomao went straight to the infirmary.

    As soon as the infirmary nurse saw Xiaomao, she looked surprised.

    The usual infirmary visitors were categorized into three types ¨C The sick, the wounded, and the ckers who wanted to sleep on the infirmary bed.

    As Xiaomao had been doing well in sses and the first term¡¯s exams, teachers and the school staff paid special attention to him and gave him favorable treatment over other ckers and delinquents.

    Thus, when the nurse saw a rare visitor like Xiaomao, she thought that he was really sick.

    ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Are you sick?¡±

    Xiaomao brightly smiled, ¡°I feel lightheaded. I¡¯m kinda tired.¡±

    The nurse inspected Xiaomao and measured his temperature, ¡°I have those sags under your eyes. Have you sleptst night?¡±

    ¡°Probably¡­ not.¡±

    ¡°What did you do at night?¡±

    ¡°I work part-time at Uncle Qin Yun¡¯s convenient store.¡±

    ¡°Oh. I see. I don¡¯t see anything wrong with you, so you probably didn¡¯t rest enough. How about this, I¡¯ll tell your homeroom teacher about your condition, and I¡¯ll let you sleep here a few hours.¡±

    ¡°Thank you, senior.¡±

    ¡°No problem. Get some rest and don¡¯t overwork. Studying 14 hours and working 6 hours a day is good enough to build your portfolio. Even if you fail to be a doctor, engineer, orwyer, you can still pursue a financial career with your work experience. Many banks wee hard workers like you.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Somehow, Xiaomao felt that something was terribly wrong, but he couldn¡¯t pinpoint what it was. He grew up with this kind of system since he was young, and he believed that studying 14 hours a day was the norm.

    After getting permission, Xiaomao walked toward one of the three beds. Currently, someone had been sleeping on one of them, so Xiaomao picked the next one nearby.

    After his head hit the pillow, he was fast asleep.

    ¡­

    Ding

    <Miao Xiaomao¡¯s data and character has been updated!>

    <Synchronizing Rate: 0.1 %.>

 Chapter 10 Cat Dad in Trouble

    Chapter 10 ¨C Cat Dad in Trouble

    11.50 AM

    Xiaomao had enough sleep. He woke up and stretched. Then, he checked the clock.

    ¡°I really slept a lot, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao raised his brows while he pursed his lips. He identally talked like a catopus.

    He closed his eyes and meditated to adjust his mind and thoughts.

    While his eyes were closed, he could faintly see floating blue screens behind his eyelids.

    They looked like an in-game system menu, but he couldn¡¯t read or see anything clearly.

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression grimaced.

    ¡®I know that this stupid game influences every yer¡¯s mind and body. In my previous life, it took me a few years before I and the game character started integrating. But I can¡¯t believe it hits me this fast.¡¯

    In his previous life, he yed a human character, and the integration and assimtion process were not obvious. He felt that his strength, agility, and other physical abilities of himself got better after ying the game for 3 years. Unfortunately, his abilities were merely on par with average athletes.

    Many yers got this boon from the game as well. It started out slow. But when yers left the first three worlds and explored the real content of the game, everything in the real world changed.

    The gap of physical strength, speed, and abilities between gamers and non-gamers would be obvious. Every country no longer denied the existence of an alternate reality, and they invested in the new worlds to secure the unchartednds and resources for their countries and their people.

    The game became inessible for the poor as PACT price went through the roof! Having a million dors was not enough to buy a basic NFT character!

    And then, there were cmities, but that was none of Xiaomao¡¯s concerns at the moment.

    ¡®I won¡¯t fall behind this time. I won¡¯t get stuck as a ¡°Mortal¡± forever. Also, my Contribution Level must be maxed at 100 before the Landlord Patches!¡¯

    As Xiaomao got out of bed, the other student who had been sleeping also woke up.

    The curtain between them was opened from the other side, and Xiaomao found a handsome Asian teenager with bleached blond crew-cut hair. He also looked back at Xiaomao with interest.

    Xiaomao also recognized the guy. He was one of the top students from ss A, who always ranked 1st in school in his previous life.<sub>.</sub>

    This guy was memorable as his name was the same as one of the famous historical warlords. In addition, he was also the eldest son of the mayor, and he was also famous in Pangu Online 2 in Xiaomao¡¯s previous timeline.

    As soon as their eyes met, the student spoke in a clear voice, ¡°Are you, perhaps, Miao Xiaomao?¡±

    ¡°Do you know me?¡± Xiaomao frowned.

    ¡°Yes. You stood out in school. Aren¡¯t you one of the rankers as well?¡±

    ¡°Rankers? Oh, right. That huh?¡±

    The rankers referred to the 10 top scorers in the previous term¡¯s exams.

    In the previous exams, Xiaomao purposely scored 999 out of 1,000 to make it natural, but this guy in front of him got a perfect 1000.

    In Asian culture, many studentspeted for the best rankings while their parents alsopeted with other parents whose children fared better in school.

    It was an ancient culture, but it was the norm for the local students to bepared with the others.

    ¡°I¡¯m Liu Bei, nice to meet you.¡±

    ¡°¡­ N-Nice to meet you.¡±

    ¡°I know what you¡¯re thinking. My parents are ROTK¡¯s fans, so you can guess the rest.¡±

    ¡°I see. My condolence.¡±

    ¡°My condolence to you, too. Who in the right mind named you as a kitten anyway? Hahahaha!¡±

    Liu Beiughed. His pupils expanded as he began to talk about the subject that he was interested in.

    ¡°Say, have you been ying any VRMMO games?¡±

    ¡°Yes. Why do you ask?¡±

    ¡°Which game?¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡°Pangu Online 2¡­¡±

    Liu Bei grinned. He leaned closer to Xiaomao and whispered, ¡°I can tell that you gamed all night for the first time. You need to manage your sleeping time better.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    DING DONG

    The school bell rang, telling every student that it was the lunch break time.

    Liu Bei jumped out of his bed. Before he went out, he winked at Xiaomao, ¡°Pro¡¯s tips. Before you enter any dungeon or hunting ground, make sure to pay the toll fee to the yers that blockade the entrance. As long as you follow this unspoken rule, your gaming career will be very smooth and peaceful. Also, if you¡¯re at least level 30, you can apply to join my guild. It¡¯s called Shu Han Guild. Easy to remember because of my name, right?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Liu Bei whispered, ¡°Anyway if you join my guild, you don¡¯t have to worry about the school tests. My dad knows the principle. Several guys in my ss are my guild members have ¡°IT¡±¡­ so you catch my drift?

    In short, Liu Bei cheated to get the perfect score.

    Xiaomao slowly nodded, but he was wary of Liu Bei.

    ¡°Okay, I won¡¯t scare you any further. See youter, brother.¡±

    Liu Bei left the infirmary.

    After Liu Bei was gone, Xiaomao let out a sigh of relief.

    That was the most dangerous guy in the school. Xiaomao was relieved that he didn¡¯t offend Liu Bei by an ident.

    Not only did Liu Bei cheat his way to the top, but several delinquent gangs in the school were also his henchmen. Whoever offended Liu Bei, the henchmen would find them and make the offender¡¯s life a living hell.

    Most of Liu Bei¡¯s targets were arrogant seniors and students from other schools. However, he never touched his ssmates or talented students from other sses. Though, he often bullied men that he didn¡¯t like.

    ¡®Welp. At least, I¡¯m not on his radar.¡¯

    Xiaomao left the infirmary and went to the cafeteria.<sub></sub>

    ¡­

    7 PM ¨C After school,

    Even though all sses had ended, most students from A to D ss remained in the ssrooms, doing their homework and self-studied. On the other hand, most E and F ss students rushed home.

    Xiaomao was among the go-home clubbers. He avoided schoolgirls and sprinted toward the school exit as if his life was depending on it.

    As usual, Xiaomao rushed to Qin Yun¡¯s convenience store for his part-time job.

    But as Xiaomao was about to leave, he looked in front of him and frowned. He stopped his feet.

    A group of delinquents in blue uniforms had been gathering in front of the school gate, confronting a certain bleach-haired student and his followers. These guys came with their bikes, and they were all armed.

    Among the crew of Liu Bei, the brown woman that had once tried to seduce Xiaomao was there as well. However, she was there with her boyfriend, who was wielding a baseball bat.

    Liu Bei red at the leader of the blue-uniformed students from the neighbor¡¯s school. He yelled at them.

    ¡°You have ten seconds to scram before everything is out of control. You don¡¯t want me to start a guild war in real life, don¡¯t you? Do you know what I can do to the father of your boss?¡±

    The one that Liu Bei yelled at was a muscr man, who seemed to be older than teenagers. His towering height of 200cm intimidated the grunts behind Liu Bei.

    Shi Hui, the gang leader of the BT High School, stared down at Liu Bei while he unted a foldable knife.

    ¡°Your guild members killed one of our gold miners. Bring that bastard out here, and we¡¯ll leave quietly.¡±

    Liu Bei nced behind him. The boyfriend of the brown woman smirked and flipped his finger at the gang leader.

    ¡°The Goblin Mountain belongs to the Shu Han Guild. Your miners trespassed our territory! We did nothing wrong!¡±

    The gang leader bellowed, ¡°All goblin¡¯s towns and territory belong to the Shi Xian Incorporate! You¡¯re the one trespassing our guild¡¯s territory!¡±

    Judging from their conversation, Liu Bei and this gang leader¡¯s boss dispute over their game¡¯s territory. Although conflicts and yer-killing weremon in-game, not many yers brought the fights to the real world. But in this case, there was an exception.

    After all, real money was involved. These two gangs ran a gold-mining business in-game, and they often fought to take control of hunting grounds, resources, farms, and mines.

    Letting immature hormone-driven teenagers to run businesses was a terrible idea, and this was one of the oues when conflicts arose.

    Xiaomao took several steps back and walked away from these troublemakers. He didn¡¯t want to get involved in the trivial squabble between gaming guilds.

    As he couldn¡¯t leave the school by using the front gate, he walked toward a school fence, which was 100 meters away from the school gate.

    The fence was only 2 meters tall, which was slightly taller than Xiaomao. He grabbed the edge of the wall and climbed up.

    Upon climbing on the wall, Xiaomao saw several bikers, who came with the blue-clothed gang leader. They also noticed Xiaomao and yelled and pointed their metal pipe at him.

    ¡°Hey! One of those Shu Han bastards is here!¡±

    ¡°Excuse me?¡±

    ¡°GET THAT FOOL!¡±

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue. He kicked the wall and jumped back, remaining in the school.

    However, the bikers got off their bikes and climbed the wall, chasing after Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao had a wry smile on his face. He took out his phone and videoed the bikers¡¯ faces. Then, he began speaking.

    ¡°Those bikers from BT Public School are terrorizing BP International School! Right now, they are climbing the wall and threatening the students.¡±

    Calling the cops might be a better option. However, the police might not be able to arrest every biker or do anything much as they were minors.

    As Xiaomao knew that he didn¡¯t need to call cops as the teachers and school employees might have done so already, he took another approach ¨C Collecting evidence.

    He navigated his social media app and started live streaming.

    Even if they would not go to jail, the school life of these guys would be finished. At the very least, once the footage went viral, these bikers would be either suspended or expelled.

    In addition, this footage would serve as Xiaomao¡¯s alibi. He was not a part of the troublemakers.

    On the other side, as the bikers rushed into the school, Liu Bei and his followers noticed themotion. The gang leader also turned toward his men.

    At that moment, Liu Bei brought out a stun gun and zapped the waist of the brute. Then, his men raised their weapons and charged at the bikers.

    Fights broke out and chaos ensued.

    Meanwhile, two bikers that had climbed over the wall rushed at Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao kept filming the biker using his left hand while he tossed his school bag to the side.

    ¡°Oh, boy. He¡¯sing after me. He¡¯s armed and fast. I can¡¯t escape, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao pretended to sound panicking, but he kept filming.

    One of the bikers reached Xiaomao. He swung down his baseball bat, aiming at Xiaomao¡¯s head.

    Xiaomao ducked, and the swing missed.

    While semi-squatting, Xiaomao clenched his right fist. Then, he nced at his target.

    Below the Belt

    ¡°SELF-DEFENCE PUNCH, MUNYA!¡±

    Mimicking a heel professional wrestler, Xiaomao punched with all his strength!

    Johnny Cage¡¯s Groin Punch!

    BAM

    Something soft and firm was cracked. Xiaomao sensed the feedback, and his expression turned ugly as he was disgusted.

    The biker¡¯s face turned blue. His eyes rolled upward before he fainted.

    ¡­

    Ding

    <Miao Xiaomao has dealt critical damage.>

 Chapter 11 Cat Dad is Arrested!

    Chapter 11 ¨C Cat Dad is Arrested!

    ¡°Sorry, munya.¡±

    It was toote to apologize. The thug was already unconscious.

    Another school-wall-climber guy was enraged. He raised a metal pipe, which he had been carrying with his as a weapon, and swung it horizontally, aiming at Xiaomao¡¯s body.

    It ended up hitting Xiaomao¡¯s left arm and knocked the phone off his hand.

    POEK

    The biker sensed the feedback impact from the metal pipe. He sneered, believing that Xiaomao¡¯s hand or arm might have been broken at the very least.

    Betraying his expectation, Xiaomao only looked at his phone, which had been knocked away and fallen on the hard concrete sidewalk.

    The touchscreen was cracked.

    ¡°My phone, munya!¡±

    ¡°???¡±

    The biker frowned and stared at Xiaomao¡¯s left arm.

    There was no scratch wound. It didn¡¯t swell or redden because of the impact.

    Before the biker realized what was going on, Xiaomao turned around, and a fist came at the biker¡¯s lower chin.

    The thug sensed the impact from below his chin. His jaw felt weird, and his teeth ttered and shattered from the sudden collision. His gum bled, and he identally bit the edge of his tongue.

    The sudden pain overwhelmed him while his vision spun. The water in his brain shook, and he passed out on the spot.

    ¡­

    After knocking out two thugs from BT Public High School, Xiaomao scratched his left arm.

    It stung, but no visible harm was done to his arm.

    Xiaomao had a wry smile on his face as he could guess what happened to him. He closed his eyes and thought of the game.

    A hazy and cloudy status window appeared behind his eyelids. However, Xiaomao could faintly see a red color bar.

    The red bar didn¡¯t change.

    ¡®It¡¯s happening. My 50 VIT is working, but it¡¯s not supposed to start working within a day!¡¯<sub>.</sub>

    The average adult¡¯s attack power was about 3-4 ATK points in-game. Combining with a blunt weapon, such as a metal pipe, the value should be about 7-10 ATK points.

    However, Xiaomao¡¯s game character had 25 DEF points. After the damage calction, something like 7-10 ATK points couldn¡¯t decrease his HP by more than 10 per hit.

    Still, that calction was for the game. It was not supposed to affect Xiaomao¡¯s real life.

    Something was wrong.

    ¡®It¡¯s happening too fast. Is it because of the UR character or the legendary add-on skill? No, if that¡¯s the case, several millionaires would have discovered this secret already, and it would have been on the news. The integration part should have started after the Heavenly Dao Patch, not the pre-Landlord Patch!¡¯

    As Xiaomao kept closing his eyes and trying to focus on the hazy blue screens, the game menu slowly faded and vanished.

    Once Xiaomao could no longer see anything, his entire body felt numb. His strength slowly left his body, and he felt like a human again.

    Xiaomao opened his eyes and looked at the two unconscious men. Fortunately, they didn¡¯t explode items like dead monsters in the game.

    ¡®I see. It¡¯s only temporary. If no one pays attention, they won¡¯t sense the changes. I doubt those millionaire investors are aware of this yet.¡¯

    Xiaomao searched the bodies of the thugs. He pulled out their wallets and pulled out some banknotes. Then, he put the money in his pocket.

    It was a custom that yers needed to search and loot dead monsters¡¯ bodies. Xiaomao simply followed the norm.

    There was no such thing as thievery.

    After securing some pocket money, Xiaomao picked up his broken phone.

    Xiaomao wanted to cry. He bought this phone with his own money, but these thugs ruined it. Secondly, the looted money wasn¡¯t enough to buy thetest phone, aka iPhone 69 SE-GS Model.

    He turned to the chaotic fight in front of the school.

    Suddenly, the sound of whistles and police cars¡¯ sirens came from outside the school. The cops had arrived.

    Xiaomao walked toward the crowd of normal students and blended in, watching the show from afar.

    Liu Bei and his gang were tackled and pinned to the ground. The cops arrested them and the biker thugs.

    But as the cops dragged the troublemakers to their custody vans, one of the students pointed at Xiaomao and yelled, ¡°That guy, too, mister officer! One of those gangsters is hiding here!¡±

    Xiaomao red at the student, wanting to yell, ¡°What¡¯s the matter with you?! Can you shut up?!¡±

    Unfortunately, one of the officers heard the voice. He followed the direction of the student and stood in front of Xiaomao.

    ¡°Come with me.¡±<sub></sub>

    The police cuffed Xiaomao¡¯s wrists and dragged him toward the front of the school.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao sighed. He gave the student a meaningful look.

    The snitcher wore thick sses, and he was shorter than average high schoolers. He had that mushroom hairstyle, which attracted bullies.

    As Xiaomao looked at the student, he suddenly remembered the guy¡¯s name.

    His name was Cai He from ss A, one of the 10 top scorers in the previous exam. He was ranked lower than Xiaomao as he scored 15 points less.

    In Xiaomao¡¯s previous life, he didn¡¯t know this guy well. However, he heard that all students in ss A had issues with his attitudes of hispetitiveness in exam scores.

    Xiaomao grinned and scoffed at Cai He. He believed that the boy did this to get rid of hispetitor.

    ¡®I see. So, that¡¯s how it¡¯s going to be? Are you that petty, boy?¡¯

    ¡­

    BAM

    The police officers threw Xiaomao into a police custody van. As he was thest person, two cops entered the van and shut the doors behind them.

    Xiaomao looked ahead. He found Liu Bei, Shi Hui, and several thugs in there with their hands cuffed.

    Liu Beiughed, ¡°You¡¯re not one of the fighters. Why are they taking you?¡±

    ¡°Who knows? Maybe one of your ssmates snitched me?¡±

    ¡°Who?¡±

    ¡°Cai He.¡±

    ¡°Oh, that cheeky bastard. But you didn¡¯t do anything wrong, though. Don¡¯t worry about it.¡±

    Xiaomao had a wry smile on his face as he sat next to Liu Bei. As soon as he sat, one of the PT Public thugs spat and yelled at Xiaomao.

    ¡°Boss. This guy knocked down our brothers. I saw him steal their money after they got knocked out.¡±

    Shi Hui red at Xiaomao, but Liu Bei widened his eyes in astonishment.

    ¡°I didn¡¯t know you were this good, bro. Much respect!¡± Liu Bei gave Xiaomao a thumbs up.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Return the money, or else!¡± Shi Hui stood up and was about to jump Xiaomao.

    POEK

    Liu Bei kicked Shi Hui¡¯s stomach. Thetter was forced to sit down.

    ¡°Sit down, son. The adults are talking.¡±

    ¡°You!¡±

    The thugs and Liu Bei¡¯s men stood up and started kicking each other. The second round started.

    Fortunately, the officers, who had been sitting at the back of the van, brought out their batons and smacked them.

    ¡°PIPE IT DOWN!¡±

    Liu Bei and Shi Hui got back in their seats, but they didn¡¯t stop ring at each other. The other thugs also stared at Xiaomao.

    ¡°Haiya.¡±

    Liu Bei snickered, ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t let this affect you. Just cooperate with the cops and wait.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡­

    Police Station, 8.30 PM.

    As Xiaomao, Liu Bei, and Shi Hui had been sitting idly in a separate cell, a police officer walked toward their rooms and unlocked the doors for Liu Bei and his men.

    ¡°You all got bailed. Get out!¡±

    Liu Bei smirked and flipped his finger at Shi Hui. Then, he turned to Xiaomao, ¡°What about him? Why isn¡¯t he included? I believed I told my father to include him in the bail.¡±

    ¡°He¡¯s not part of the bail.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The police brought Liu Bei¡¯s group out first. A few minutester, the same guy came for Xiaomao.

    The police opened the cell door for him, ¡°You, too. Get out.¡±

    Xiaomao snorted and walked out of the jail. The officer released the handcuffs and guided Xiaomao to the front office. He made him sit in front of another middle-aged police officer, who had been working on something on hisputer on his desk.

    The police officer only nced at Xiaomao. He sighed and turned his PC¡¯s monitor toward him, showing the footage on the live stream of Xiaomao.

    Although nobody watched the live stream of Xiaomao¡¯s page, the proof of Xiaomao¡¯s self-defense was there.

    ¡°Boy. What did you hit them with? A steel knuckle? A rock? A brick?¡±

    Xiaomao grinned, ¡°My bare hands, officer.¡±

    ¡°Do you have a martial arts background?¡±

    ¡°No.¡±

    ¡°Do you lift? I mean, do you work out?¡±

    ¡°Sometimes.¡±

    ¡°Have you ever trained in boxing or taken a self-defense ss?¡±

    ¡°I only watched them on Youtube.¡±

    ¡°Open your palms and let me see your hands and knuckles.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao opened his palms and let the police inspect them.

    As Xiaomao was a hard worker, his hands had light and thinyers of calluses. It was hard in some ces, but it was mostly soft.

    The officer frowned, ¡°Normally, this fragile hand would have swelled or turned blue if it hits hard bones. What did you use to hit another guy?¡±

    ¡°Just my fist.¡±

    ¡°Are you sure?¡±

    ¡°Yes.¡±

    ¡°Look, you little shit. I¡¯ve seen many brawlers. Human hands always suffered some sort of injury every time we hit someone¡¯s jaw, forehead, and hard skull with them. They swell, they redden, they turn blue, or they can be broken easily. That¡¯s why boxers and martial artists wear gloves to protect their hands. But you, Miao Xiaomao. Howe your hands are still normal?¡±

    ¡°¡­ I don¡¯t know. Maybe I have 50 VIT points, and I have higher HP than average humans?¡±

    The police shook his head and sighed, ¡°Kids these days¡­ Always game jargons. Haiz. Okay, here are the issues,¡± the officer looked troubled.

    ¡°Yes?¡± Xiaomao smiled.

    ¡°The guy in the clip has to cut off his testicles. His balls were crushed.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s smile became stiff.

    ¡°The second guy got a concussion. His jaw was broken and dislocated, and he lost 12 teeth. He hasn¡¯t woken up yet.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao sweated profusely.

    ¡°Even if I can rule it as self-defense as the evidence showed, that was still excessive violence. It¡¯s enough to send you to a juvenile camp.¡±

    ¡°It was an ident! Err, that was an emergency since they had weapons, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao sweated waterfall.

    50 STR and 25 ATK power might be too much for them to handle. It was fortunate that they didn¡¯t die.

    ¡°I know,¡± The officer grabbed the PC mouse and tabbed something on the keyboard. He stopped the voice recording app and turned off the hidden mic.

    ¡°The mayor phoned me and wanted me to release everybody from your school. You¡¯re lucky to have that guy¡¯s son as a friend.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll discharge you just for this once since you have no criminal record and you have proof of innocence. Don¡¯t forget to pick up your phone from the front counter¡¯s officer.¡±

    ¡°Thanks, officer, munya.¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t end your sentence with weird words. I might send you to a mental hospital.¡±

    ¡°Okay, munya!¡±

    ¡°GET LOST!¡±

    ¡­

    In front of the police station, a ck Mercedes sedan with tinted windows had been parking as if the driver had been waiting for someone.

    A passenger¡¯s window was lowered, showing the face of Liu Bei.

    ¡°Get on, bro. Let my papa¡¯s men drive you home.¡±

 Chapter 12 Cat Dadâ€™s Shamelessness

    Chapter 12 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Shamelessness

    Xiaomao reluctantly epted Liu Bei¡¯s invitation. He got into the car and coughed, trying his best not to munya.

    The driver and the ck-suited man on the front seats were scar-faced middle-aged men, who seemed to be in a shady business. Xiaomao¡¯s expression was stiff when he saw their faces through the rear mirror.

    Liu Bei noticed Xiaomao¡¯s expression. He teased him, ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. They¡¯re very kind uncles. They don¡¯t bite.¡±

    The driver looked at the rear mirror and beamed Xiaomao with a bright smile, showing his golden canine teeth, ¡°We don¡¯t bite. We only nibble.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°Hahaha! Uncle Jian, don¡¯t bully my friend. Oh, hey, bro. Here.¡±

    Liu Bei tossed a box at Xiaomao. Thetter caught it and looked at it.

    It was a brand new box of iPhone 69.

    ¡°A gift from me. Didn¡¯t they break your phone?¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t this expensive, mun-*COUGH* *COUGH*! Excuse me. Isn¡¯t this like¡­ 15,000 RMB for thetest model?¡±

    ¡°Meh. My game guild can make that in minutes. You take it.¡±

    ¡°Err.¡±

    ¡°You helped me beat up two of those BT buffoons. You can take it aspensation for your trouble.¡±

    Xiaomao was taken aback. He had only seen Liu Bei¡¯s brutal side in his previous life, and he didn¡¯t know that he could be this generous.

    Since life gave him a lemon, he should ask life for tequ and salt.

    ¡°Thanks, mun-*COUGH* *COUGH*! By the way, what do you think about my medical fee?¡±

    ¡°Medical fee?¡±

    ¡°You see. I got hit hard by a metal pipe. My arm hurts, and I¡¯m nning to go to a hospitalter for a check-up. I think my arm is broken, munya.¡±

    ¡°¡­ But you were okay back then.¡±

    ¡°OUCH! It hurts! The dyed pain is killing me, mu-*COUGH* *COUGH*!!¡± Xiaomao held his right arm and pretended to be in pain. He also struggled not to utter the MUNYA.

    ¡°Err, didn¡¯t you get hit on your left arm?¡±

    ¡°¡­ Oh, right. Thanks for the reminder, munya¡­ OUCH! MY LEFT ARM! IT HURTS!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Liu Bei was astonished by the thickness of Xiaomao¡¯s face. This new friend of his was too shameless.

    The two middle-aged men burst intoughter. One of them wiped their tear, ¡°Boss, this kid got the nerves of steel. AHAHAHAHAHA!!¡±

    Xiaomao pursed his lips and tried to look as pitiful as possible. His puppy eyes reflected in the rear mirror, ¡°But it really hurts back then, m-*COUGH* *COUGH*¡±

    ¡°TAHAHAHAHA!! Look at this guy!¡±

    The driver also cackled. He stomped on the brake panel and almost hit the car in front of him.

    Liu Bei sighed, ¡°Friend, don¡¯t be greedy. You¡¯re not supposed to scam your friends.¡±

    Xiaomao drylyughed, ¡°That was a prank. Don¡¯t worry about the detail, but can I have some pocket money, please?¡±

    ¡°Am I your parent?! Why should I give you the money?¡±

    ¡°Because you¡¯re richer than me, and we¡¯re friends?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Again, the two men in front were dyingughing.

    ¡°Forget it. Give back my phone. I changed my mind.¡±

    Xiaomao immediately hid the phone in his shirt. He hugged it and shook his head, ¡°Nope. You¡¯ve given it to me. It¡¯s mine now, mun-*COUGH* *COUGH*.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The two adultsughed again. The driver held his stomach and hit the wheel several times as he couldn¡¯t take it.

    ¡°Young master, this is the best friend you have ever had! DAHAHAHAHA!¡±

    The uncle in the front passenger seat also couldn¡¯t stopughing, ¡°He¡¯s gold. He has my respect. HAHAHAHA!¡±

    Liu Bei was speechless. He snorted and leaned back. He also pulled out his wallet from his pocket and gave Xiaomao a stack of cash, ¡°Take it and stop pretending.¡±

    ¡°Thanks!¡±

    Xiaomao took the cash and counted it. A hundred bills of 100 Yuan Notes made it 10,000 RMB.

    That was enough for Xiaomao tost another month without relying on his parents¡¯ allowance.

    ¡°Make sure to go see a doctor. Did you get Covid or something? You¡¯ve been coughing.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡­

    A few minutester, Liu Bei¡¯s men dropped off Xiaomao in front of Qin Yun¡¯s Convenience Store and drove away.

    In the car, the driver still chuckled as he found Xiaomao interesting.

    Liu Bei was annoyed, ¡°What¡¯s so funny about him?¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t he ballsy? Does he even know who you are?¡±

    ¡°Probably not. I never told anyone about my father.¡±

    ¡°Well, you should befriend him,¡± the driver smirked while the man on the front passenger seat still suffered from the aftereffect.

    ¡°Him? That greedy bastard? I gave him a gift, and he asked for more! He¡¯s an ingrate!¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s because he¡¯s honest, young master.¡±

    ¡°Honest, my ass. He¡¯s shameless, arrogant, stupid, and moronic! Why should I befriend a fool like him?¡±

    ¡°Do you think your henchmen at school dare to openly extort your money?¡±

    ¡°¡­ They won¡¯t. None of them has the guts to argue with me.¡±

    ¡°Is that so? Well, there¡¯s a friend that¡¯s gutsy enough to scam you, though.¡±

    ¡°And your point?¡±

    ¡°Young master. I¡¯m in this business for decades. Do you know the most precious thing you can have?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°An honest friend, young master.¡±

    ¡°I already have friends at school.¡±

    ¡°If you refer to the henchmen at school or your subordinates in the game, those are not your friends, young master. They¡¯re leechers that pretend to be loyal. But when you¡¯re down, they will step on you without hesitation.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°Young master. People wear masks in society. They pretend, they act, they scheme behind our back, and they secretly do things to satisfy their selfish desire. You should know that best since you are running a game guild.¡±

    ¡°¡­ Yeah. They do.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s my point, young master. Honest people are rarer than virgin school girls these days.¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡°And you call that fool ¡°Honest¡±? He¡¯s a scammer!¡±

    ¡°Honest scammer if I must say. He¡¯s na?ve, silly, and funny. But when it counts, he can be courageous¡­ and ruthless.¡±

    The driver nced at his friend in the passenger seat. Thetter passed his iPad, which disyed the image of a document.

    ¡°What¡¯s this?¡±

    ¡°We asked the police to investigate your friend¡¯s background and find out what he did. Look what we found.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Liu Bei read the document in the image.

    Xiaomao¡¯s father was the Security Director of Pangu Incorporate while his mother was a refugee from another country. Their wealth and social status were above average.

    ¡°Obviously a low elite-ss family. Otherwise, how could they afford the private school¡¯s tuition fees?¡±

    Liu Bei swiped the screen to read another page. The next page was the police¡¯s investigation detail of Xiaomao.

    There was nothing worthwhile. He was just another ordinary student with so-so grades.

    But then, the police record interested Liu Bei.

    ¡°Excessive Violence Charge?¡±

    The passenger-seat uncle added, ¡°We¡¯re surprised, too. If it wasn¡¯t because of the mayor, that brat would have been charged with Excessive Violence.¡±

    ¡°Wasn¡¯t it a self-defense?¡±

    ¡°The two guys that Miao Xiaomao knocked out are still in the hospital. The first guy¡¯s nut busted so hard that the doctors had to cut it off to save his life. The other one got a concussion and a broken jaw. He¡¯s now a sleeping prince.¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t that a normal urrence in fights? He might have attacked them too many times.¡±

    ¡°We have the CCTV camera footage from your school. He defeated those two men in two moves.¡±

    ¡°¡­ Huh?¡±

    ¡°He defeated them in two punches, young master.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°Again, this is advice from your senior. That brat might look like a na?ve scammer, but he¡¯s a starving tiger in sheep¡¯s clothing. This type of person is goofily honest in front of their friends. But in fights, they can be vicious. And thates to our advantage, young master.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m listening.¡±

    ¡°Because he¡¯s greedy, you can seduce and control him with wealth or woman. And because he¡¯s dead honest and shameless, you can tell what he is thinking through his actions. Once he joins your game guild or bes our brother, he will be a reliablerade. You can also let him work as your bodyguard at school or train him as a hitman. Isn¡¯t he better than those idiotic grunts that only know how to fight and bully the weak?¡±

    Liu Bei widened his eyes and reread the report that the police station had sent them.

    After rereading the detail three times, Liu Bei smirked, ¡°You¡¯re right, Uncle Jian. An honest and courageous scammer is better than pretentious leechers.¡±

    ¡­

    Even though Xiaomao came to workte, Qin Yun didn¡¯t mind. After all, Xiaomao was wrongly arrested by the police.

    In the convenience store¡¯s staff room, Qin Yunined to his employee, ¡°Don¡¯t get involved in a fight. Haven¡¯t I told you that?¡±

    ¡°But they¡¯re armed, mu-*AHEM*.¡±

    ¡°Oh, never mind then,¡± Qin Yun coughed. ¡°So, did you win?¡±

    ¡°Yes.¡±

    ¡°How many did you take down?¡±

    ¡°Two, mu-oof.¡±

    ¡°Were you harmed?¡±

    ¡°Only my phone is broken, munya.¡±

    ¡°Munya?¡±

    ¡°I-I mean, my phone costs money, mu-*COUGH*!¡±

    ¡°Good. Well done,¡± Qin Yunughed and patted Xiaomao¡¯s back. ¡°Now, go back to your duties. I¡¯m clocking off now. Also, the missing hours will add up to your pay cut!¡±

    ¡°Munyaaa,¡± Xiaomao cried.

    ¡­

    After work, Xiaomao got home.

    His parents didn¡¯t wait for him. They were already asleep as it was midnight.

    Xiaomao greeted the mama cat that he had picked up many months ago. He petted her, ¡°Hi, mama cat, munya.¡±

    Meo

    The mama cat rubbed her body on Xiaomao¡¯s leg, leaving her scent on him. As for Mu-Nyang, Nyanko, and Mir, they surrounded Xiaomao and stared at his face, greeting him with their eyes.

    Xiaomao sat in front of them and petted everybody. Nyanko avoided Xiaomao¡¯s hands, but Mir, Mu-Nyang, and Mama didn¡¯t resist.

    Mu-Nyang simply stared at Xiaomao¡¯s face while the rest of them sniffed him as he carried a new scent from the police station and Liu Bei¡¯s car.

    ¡°Have you all eaten, munya?¡±

    Munya

    Mew

    Nya

    Meo

    The four reacted as soon as Xiaomao mentioned food.

    Xiaomao sighed. He went to the kitchen and gave them dried cat food. Then, he took a bath and returned to his bedroom.

    It was half past midnight.

    Xiaomao was in his casual clothes. He got in the game capsule.

    No cat got in his room this time. Xiaomao also wore new sets of clothes.

    He sighed and closed his eyes to rest for a moment. However, the game screens were visible behind the eyelids.

    Words and numbers on the status screen became clearer, but it was still hazy. It showed the symptom that his game character had integrated with his real body.

    As soon as Xiaomao could read everything, the process would bepleted. And Xiaomao would be able to import his real-life skills into the game. Vice Versa, every status attribute in-game would affect his real body!

    Xiaomao bit his lower lips. He didn¡¯t know whether tough or cry.

    ¡®My life is going to beplicated soon, but this is my choice. It¡¯s toote to regret it now!¡¯

    He put on his game helmet and entered the game.

    ¡­

    Ding

    <Loading Data¡­>

    <Synchronizing Rate: 6.24 %.>

    <Wee back, Mr. Miao Xiaomao.>

 Chapter 13 Cat Dadâ€™s Shop

    Chapter 13 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Shop

    WHOOSH

    A catopus character manifested from thin air. Xiaomao appeared where he had logged out from the game.

    As soon as Xiaomao got back to the game world, he looked around in confusion.

    So many yers had been gathering here. When Xiaomao had left, nobody was around since this ce was not a good hunting spot for the newbie ¨C It was a stone cliff with nothing but a vast sea and rocks.

    The yers were strange as well. They ignored Xiaomao and gathered by the cliff. Some of them had been diving into the sea while a few high-level yers came with their rafts, fishing boats, rowboats, and speedboats, carrying giants as if they were fishermen.

    Curious, Xiaomao approached the yers and asked them.

    ¡°What¡¯s going on, munya? Why are so many people here, munya?¡±

    A human warrior turned around and noticed Xiaomao. He smiled and picked him up and let him sit on his head.

    ¡°Are you here for a quest, too?¡±

    ¡°Quest, munya?¡±

    ¡°You didn¡¯t know? Yesterday, there was a seaweed outbreak. Everything in the sea around here is covered by seaweed underwear, and it has been mutating low-level fishes. Now, the sea is full of mutated monsters.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao started sweating when the warrior mentioned seaweed underwear.

    The yer continued, ¡°A few yers in the game forums found the source of the underwear seaweeds, and they posted the picture of this cliff. Have you seen themunity forum and the world chat?¡±

    ¡°No, munya¡­¡±

    Xiaomao realized what went wrong.

    In this game, edible items never vanished after they had been discarded. Instead, they slowly decayed and remained in the environment, allowing smaller creatures or other monsters to consume them as food.

    However, there was a problem with this system. Sometimes, the discarded edible items developed curses during the decay process. If monsters consumed the cursed food, they became stronger. Creatures and beasts also mutated into savage monsters if they touched the food as well.

    The dropped items that Xiaomao got yesterday were mostly edible items. Even though they were underwear, they were made from edible seaweed.

    As Xiaomao didn¡¯t collect everything, he left them floating in the sea!

    He had forgotten about them as he was eager to log out.<sub>.</sub>

    In a shaking voice, Xiaomao asked the yer, ¡°A-And, how is the quest going, munya? H-How many fishes have mutated, munya?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s an event quest. So far, we¡¯ve found about 2,000ish units of cursed seaweed. There are still about two to three thousand in the sea, but we only need to collect 1,000 more to finish the quest. It should be finished soon.¡±

    ¡°O-Oh.¡±

    ¡°In case you don¡¯t know, everybody in the town will receive Contribution EXP depending on our contribution. One seaweed is like one EXP. You should get as many as you can. Oh, don¡¯t eat it or sell cursed items to random NPC. They will be crazy and attack you. If you get one, hand them to the event NPC with gold armor.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    This mechanic foreshadowed the main story quests, which hadn¡¯t been discovered yet. Xiaomao was reminded of the first main story quests, which started from the clues of the corruptions and curses.

    Xiaomao was also aware of the importance of Contribution Level and EXP.

    Contribution EXP in this game was hard to earn as it could only be acquired from quest rewards. Many yers prioritized earning Contribution EXP as level up Contribution Rank could earn him PACT.

    As the warrior had been exining, the yers on the boats shouted, ¡°No more cursed seaweed here!¡±

    The crowd near the cliff whined. They sighed and began leaving the area.

    As for the yers on the boats, they navigated their ships away from the cliff.

    The warrior also put Xiaomao down, ¡°Welp, the fun is over. The other seaweeds are probably somewhere in the ocean. Only those guys with speedboats can find them.¡±

    ¡°Too bad, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao was relieved. At least, these people didn¡¯te here to fight for hunting spots around here.

    ¡®I wonder how many monsters are in the sea now.¡¯

    He ignored the local event and rechecked his items in the inventory. The quest items were still there, including the new cleaver and wok shield.

    Since Xiaomao had no other business here, he rushed back to the city. He hoped that the NPC¡¯s quest was still there.

    He jumped into the sea right away.

    For Xiaomao, traveling in the water was faster than running onnd because of his short tentacle legs.

    Strangely, with more STR attributes, he could exert more tentacle strength. His tentacles could propel him better in the sea, but he still struggled to fight the sea current.

    Unless Xiaomao had more AGI and DEX, his traveling speed would still be as slow as a turtle.<sub></sub>

    ¡®I¡¯ll boost my AGI and DEX with fishes after the quest delivery!¡¯

    ¡­

    Pang Pang¡¯s Inn

    Xiaomao finally reached the inn after swimming in the sea for 50 minutes. He dashed from the beach to the city.

    While his fur was still soaked in seawater, he jumped on the counter, wetting the wood furniture of the inn.

    ¡°MSG Seaweed is here, munya!¡±

    The NPC, Pang Pang, widely smiled at Xiaomao. He gave him a towel to dry his fur.

    ¡°Please ce the MSG seaweed on the tray,¡± Pang Pang pointed at therge te on the counter.

    Xiaomao put 100 MSG seaweed on the te next to him. Although he was wet, the items were dry.

    Pang Pang counted the seaweed with his eyes. He petted Xiaomao and gave him a piece of paper, ¡°Thank you, my little friend. As promised, I¡¯ll give you the recipe.¡±

    Ding

    <You havepleted Pang Pang¡¯s Request.>

    <You have earned 10 Contribution EXP.>

    <You have obtained MSG Seaweed Sd Recipe.>

    <You can rest in this inn for a week for free.>

    Xiaomao purred in happiness as he read the recipe. It required one piece of MSG Seaweed, any sd dressing, and three kinds of vegetables. The result of the food depended on the vegetablebination.

    Unfortunately, only NFT characters with rted lifeskill could use this recipe at the moment. If Xiaomao wanted to use it, he needed to wait until his real body and game character werepletely integrated or assimted.

    Xiaomao nced at Pang Pang. The innkeeper only smiled, but there was no other quest remaining for him to do.

    As Xiaomao had nothing to do here, he excused himself and left the inn. He rushed toward the marketce at the town za, where many yers loved to gather.

    Once again, as soon as Xiaomao appeared in public, female yers flocked around him and petted him, messing with his fur.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao got through the crowd. He found an empty opened cardboard box and sat in it like an abandoned cat. Then, he opened a private stall and created a public sign on top of his head.

    [Barter Trade]

    [Will Trade Monster Cards with Fishes!]

    [No Petting Allowed!]

    [epting Cat Food as Tributes!]

    The game shop menu that Xiaomao created only contained two stacks of items ¨C Nephew Seaweed Card and Niece Seaweed Card. A total of 998 of them was in stock. As for the other two, Xiaomao had already put them in his encyclopedia book.

    Only yers with at least five blue-rarity fishes could exchange them for one of the cards.

    As soon as the shop was opened, several yers came to look and pressed the sign on top of Xiaomao¡¯s head. Then, their game panels showed the items that Xiaomao had.

    ¡°Oh, monster cards for blue fishes?¡±

    ¡°Are you sure, kitty? Monster cards are rarer than blue ingredients.¡±

    Xiaomao pretended to act cute and meowed, ¡°Cards are worthless to me, munya. Give me fish or feed me, you peasants, munya!¡±

    The surrounding yersughed.

    ¡°He¡¯s so cute!¡±

    ¡°Damn. Are you role-ying a cat, bro? You¡¯re pretty good!¡±

    Although they said that, only a few of them had a rare fish in their inventory. After all, not all yers were interested in fishing or found rare fish from monsters. The majority of them only browsed Xiaomao¡¯s shop and gifted him some pet food.

    But soon, several yers, who had been participating in the seaweed event quest, returned to the market. One of them randomly checked the local yer¡¯s shops to see what was in store for fun.

    Then, he found Xiaomao¡¯s store, which required blue-rarity fish to trade instead of gold coins.

    ¡°Hmm? One monster card for five blue fishes? That¡¯s quite expensive. These monster cards are low level, too.¡±

    He pondered as he opened his monster encyclopedia book. He checked if he had the monsters yet.

    Completing monster encyclopedia pages and sets of monsters could give permanent bonus status attributes, traits, and perks to the collectors. The majority of yers collected them.

    The yer checked his inventory slot.

    ¡°Oh, I have a few. I¡¯ll take two of your cards.¡±

    Ding

    <You have sold 1 Niece Seaweed Card and 1 Nephew Seaweed Card.>

    <You have obtained ten goldfish.>

    ¡°Thanks for your patron, munya!¡±

    The yer giggled and left. He went to his friends, who had been browsing items in the public marketce. They turned toward Xiaomao and walked toward him right away.

    One of the yers was a red-skinned archer with a huge longbow hanging behind his back. He also manually carried a with cursed seaweed on his shoulder.

    ¡°Kitty, are you buying fishes with monster cards?¡± The archer asked Xiaomao.

    ¡°I only have two types of monster cards, munya. Do you have fishes, munya?¡±

    ¡°I do. How many cards can you give me?¡±

    ¡°If they¡¯re blue-rarity fishes, one card per five fishes, munya.¡±

    ¡°Kinda expensive, but whatever.¡±

    The yer sorted his game inventory slots for a few minutes. Then, system notification windows appeared in front of Xiaomao.

    <You have sold 3 Niece Seaweed Card and 3 Nephew Seaweed Card.>

    <You have obtained 12 sardines.>

    <You have obtained 3 bettas.>

    <You have obtained 7 tunas.>

    <You have obtained 8 koi.>

    30 fancy fishes entered Xiaomao¡¯s inventory. He grinned from ear to ear, ¡°Thanks, munya!¡±

    ¡°Wait here. I have several friends that don¡¯t know what to do with their raw fishes in their warehouses.¡±

    ¡­

    10 minutester, a dozen yers came to the marketce.

    Instead of heading toward the NPC that had been managing the public market, they rushed to Xiaomao instead.

    ¡°Are you trading cards for fishes?¡±

    Everybody asked the same questions.

    ¡°If you don¡¯t mind low-level cards, do check my wares, munya!¡±

    ¡°Okay!¡±

    It didn¡¯t take long before they started exchanging their items.

    Ding

    <You have sold 45 Niece Seaweed Card.>

    <You have sold 29 Nephew Seaweed Card.>

    <You have sold 20 Niece Seaweed Card and 20 Nephew Cards.>

    <You have sold¡­>

    Xiaomao grinned. Although he knew what they might be doing with the cards, he didn¡¯t care.

    In reality, golden-rarity monster cards could be sold easier than food ingredients. Moreover, they were usually sold for 2,000 to 1,000,000 gold coins per card, depending on their levels, difficulty, the monster¡¯s strength, and the bonuses from the encyclopedia.

    In this case, a level 2 monster card like Niece and Nephew Seaweed Cards could only be exchanged for 2,000 to 4,000 gold coins each. However, good traders could sell them for more if they ran into high-leveled card collectors or pro-gamers, who vied for every bonus status attribute.

    On the other hand, a blue-rarity fish could fetch 1,000 gold coins to 2,000 gold coins on average regardless of their levels. Moreover, as cooks and chefs yers often created their alt characters to fish for their ingredients themselves, not many yers purchased raw fish.

    Secondly, no one put their fish in the NPC marketce!

    Food items could decay and rot if yers put them anywhere other than their game inventory slots or premium warehouses, which was the only method to preserve their freshness and quality. yers avoided putting the items in the public marketce as they might decay before any yer could buy them. Thus, they tended to search for yers that needed them or let them freeze in their inventory slots.

    Xiaomao gave them a chance to release the hard-to-sell items to him at a bargain price. They immediately rushed to him to exchange their worthless fishes that gued their limited inventory slots for something that could be sold in the public market.

    ¡°So many fishes, munya!¡±

    Xiaomaoughed as he watched the number of fish in his inventory gradually increased.

    He had more things to eat and increase his permanent status attributes now.

 Chapter 14 Cat Dad is P2W Whale

    Chapter 14 ¨C Cat Dad is P2W Whale

    While Xiaomao let the customers exchange their fish with his cards, Xiaomao leisurely brought out new fish to eat, starting with the goldfish.

    The taste was weird, mushy, and muddy.

    It was disgusting!

    Ding

    <You have eaten a goldfish.>

    <Your Vitality cannot be increased further than 50.>

    ¡®Eh, goldfish increases VIT? Fine. I¡¯ll just use them to grind my skill mastery. Next fish!¡¯

    This time, Xiaomao brought out a sardine and chew it whole in glee. The sight of Xiaomao chewing a fish attracted many yers¡¯ attention, and they took several screenshots and pictures of him.

    Ding

    <You have eaten a Sardine.>

    <Your Wisdom has permanently increased by 1.>

    Seeing the increase in his status attribute, Xiaomao meowed in a good mood.

    ¡°Nom-Nom, give me fishes, you peasant, munya!¡±

    Because of his cute voice, more customers and other yers came to his shop. A few female yers even purchased freshmon fishes and pet food from NPCs and gifted them to Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao happily received every gift they showered him.

    On the surface, he made a cute expression like an animal in a zoo. But inwardly, he sneered at them.

    ¡®That¡¯s right, you peasants. Worship this king, munya!¡¯

    Ding

    <You have eaten a Tuna.>

    <Your Intelligence has permanently increased by 1.>

    <You have eaten a Betta.>

    <Your Agility has permanently increased by 1.>

    <You have eaten a Koi.>

    <Your Dexterity has permanently increased by 1.><sub>.</sub>

    Xiaomao checked the notification panels and confirmed what fish he needed the most. He focused on eating Betta, Tuna, Sardine, and Koi fishes to increase his status attributes as highest as possible. While Xiaomao was at it, he also ate the baby fish that he got from the seaweed monsters to increase his skill mastery.

    ¡­

    An hourter, while Xiaomao was waiting for the yers to buy all of his cards, he chewed and swallowed the 500th fish in his mouth. Then, he burped.

    Ding

    <You cannot eat any more food today.>

    ¡®Hmm?¡¯

    Xiaomao frowned. He thought that he could eat unlimited fish with the add-on passive skill. However, he reached the cap of what he could eat in a day.

    Since he could not eat anything anymore, he closed the shop and checked his current status.

    .

    LEVEL: 1

    EXP: 2,500 / 100,000

    Status Attributes

    STR: 50

    DEX: 50

    AGI: 50

    VIT: 50

    INT: 50

    WIS: 50

    Allocable Status Points: 25

    .

    Combat Status

    ATK: 25 + 10

    DEF: 25 + 10

    HP: 500 / 500<sub></sub>

    MP: 500 / 500

    .

    Protein from Fish (Passive) ¨C Mastery 6.67%

    Your status attributes permanently increase whenever you eat rare fishes or rare fish monsters.

    Current Effect ¨C Increase any status attribute by 1 per fish. (Max 50 Points per attribute).

    .

    Xiaomao was delighted. He reached the cap that his status attributes could grow at the current skill¡¯s mastery level.

    With the extra boost from the raw stats, Xiaomao believed that he was ready for some hardcore grinding. But first, he needed to practice and get used to the upgraded agility and dexterity.

    As soon as Xiaomao jumped to get out of the cardboard box, he identally leaped two meters high!

    ¡°MUNYA?!¡±

    Panicked, Xiaomao wiggled and pped his tentacles like wings while he was suspended the in air. A secondter, he fell to earth.

    The eight tentacles straightened and pointed toward the ground. As soon as Xiaomaonded, the tentacles bent and absorbed the fall impact.

    He suffered no fall damage.

    It didn¡¯t hurt at all.

    On the contrary, Xiaomao felt that his tentacles acted like a flexible spring, ready to use the momentum to jump again.

    Because Xiaomao wasn¡¯t used to the body of a catopus, the tentacles reacted by reflex. They kicked the ground and jumped again.

    This time, Xiaomao jumped five meters high!

    ¡°MUNYA!!¡±

    The sudden jump astonished Xiaomao and the busy yers in the market. They looked at the cat.

    ¡°What¡¯s he doing?¡±

    ¡°Is he ying?¡±

    ¡°I think he¡¯s testing his flying technique.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s weird. How can those small tentacles produce such force?¡±

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t hear what everybody was gossiping about. He slowly adjusted his bnce and controlled his body in midair.<sub></sub>

    Uponnding on the ground the 2nd time, Xiaomao negated the fall damage with his tentacles and jumped again.

    He jumped up three meters this time. He managed to control a bit of his strength, but he didn¡¯t know to stop jumping.

    Xiaomao hopped around the market for five minutes before he managed to learn the bunny hop technique. He felt like he yed a pogo jumper with his tentacles.

    ¡®Okay! With this, I can travel faster. It¡¯s odd, but it¡¯s better than running with eight legs like spiders.¡¯

    Xiaomao mustered his tentacle strength and jumped with full force. Heunched himself five meters to the sky andnded on the rooftop of a concrete building.

    Uponnding, he took a breather and scanned the city on the high ground.

    This newbie town was one of a hundred starting viges. It was located in the far north of a small continent, far from province capital cities and major cities.

    As the game didn¡¯t provide a system map or any guide in-game, he could only inspect the surroundings with his eyes. He also looked at the sky, looking for the North Star and a certain constetion.

    ¡®I¡¯m lucky that I got spawned in the same town as my previous life. But I don¡¯t know the exact location of the first world boss to trigger the main scenario quest. I need to find the branch manager of the adventurer guild first.¡¯

    Xiaomao jumped down from the roof and rushed toward the town hall.

    The town hall was located in the east of the city. It was a luxurious marble building with a round roof and four tall towers, which looked simr to a mosque from afar.

    Over a thousand yers crowded in front of the building. They formed queues and waited to take to the NPCs, who had been sitting behind long counters inside the town hall. The end of the queue held a wooden sign [End of Queue Here] to inform other yers that they needed to go there if they had any businesses with the town hall NPCs.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t join the queue right away. He hopped on amp post to look at everyone from above.

    ¡°Oh, look. A cat!¡±

    One of the yers spotted Xiaomao. Yet, not many people paid attention to Xiaomao or the girl as they were minding their businesses.

    Xiaomao also ignored his fans. He calmly opened the game¡¯s cash shop to search for a specific item to buy.

    What Xiaomao was looking for was the town hall pack, which enabled him to use the premium warehouse of the town hall.

    However, before he searched for the items, he checked the discount promotions on the front page.

    And he found what he had been searching for.

    ¡­

    Premium Adventurer Package (VIP)

    By purchasing this package, you will get the following items:

    1. Premium Adventurer Backpack (Permanent)

    2. Premium Adventurer Warehouse (Permanent)

    3. Premium Adventurer Guild Pass (Permanent)

    4. Premium Merchant Guild Pass (Permanent)

    5. Premium Labor Guild Pass (Permanent)

    DISCOUNTED PRICE ¨C 88,888 PACT

    ¡­

    Premium Adventurer Backpack (Permanent) (Consumable)

    Normal Price ¨C 30,000 PACT

    Upon consumption, permanently unlock Premium Backpack, allowing your character to have 100 extra inventory slots.

    ¡­

    Premium Adventurer Warehouse (Permanent) (Consumable)

    Normal Price ¨C 30,000 PACT

    Upon consumption, permanently unlock Premium Warehouse at every town hall. yers can ess their premium warehouse in every city, town, and vige, and the warehouse can store up to 1,000 types of items. All equipment, bound items, quest items, and unique items cannot be stored in the premium warehouse.

    ¡­

    Premium Adventurer Guild Pass (Permanent)

    Normal Price ¨C 20,000 PACT

    This Guild Pass is bound to the character. Can be stored in Premium Backpack.

    If you carry this pass with you, you can ept public quests from every city, town, and vige¡¯s adventurer guild. Quest difficulty, ranks, and rewards depend on your quest records, level, and performance.

    ¡­

    Premium Merchant Guild Pass (Permanent)

    Normal Price ¨C 20,000 PACT

    This Guild Pass is bound to the character. Can be stored in Premium Backpack.

    If you carry this pass with you, you can eptmission quests from every city, town, and vige¡¯s merchant guild. Quest difficulty, ranks, and rewards depend on your quest records, level, and performance.

    ¡­

    Premium Labor Guild Pass (Permanent)

    Normal Price ¨C 20,000 PACT

    This Guild Pass is bound to the character. Can be stored in Premium Backpack.

    If you carry this pass with you, you can either employ ves or register official ves at every city, town, and vige¡¯sbor guild.

    Note: You need a proper resident for your ves. Please consult the local mayor, casten, or noble of your affiliated city for more information.

    ¡­

    Xiaomao sighed. He had expected this, but it was still expensive.

    Extra inventory slots weren¡¯t that necessary, but they were nice to have. Soon, Xiaomao would need them to store more items as 100 inventory slots would never be enough for mid-game andte-game content.

    However, the other three items on the list were a must-have if a yer wanted to y this game for years as yers needed them to ess some features in the game, such as adventurer guild, merchant guild, andbor guild.

    The Adventurer Guild gave random daily quests, weekly quests, and monthly quests to yers. This was the main source of Contribution EXP.

    The Merchant Guild, on the other hand, was the main source of gold coins as they gave out money-makingmissions, such as escort missions, delivery missions, or crafting missions. They also provided daily quests, weekly quests, and monthly quests like how adventurer guilds did.

    The Labor Guild was their official name, but yers called them ¡°ve Guild¡±. They sold ves to yers, and yers with a ve-management-rted job could bring their captives to brand and register them as official ves. They could even auction pets, humanoid ves, or tamed monsters by using the Labor Guild as a medium!

    In short, getting all of them would make Xiaomao¡¯s life a lot easier in the game. These were true P2W items that he needed.

    Although there were cheaper versions of these items, such as 7-day, 30-day, 60-day, 90-day, or 180-day versions, Xiaomao wasn¡¯t interested in them as the expenditure for extending the expiry dates in the future would be more expensive than buying the permanent ones now.

    Xiaomao gritted his teeth and looked at his remaining token bnce.

    90,700 PACT

    ¡°Munyaaaa.¡±

    Xiaomao cried. He pressed the purchase button and sobbed as he watched his money flying away.

    CHA-CHING

    1,812 PACT remained.

    ¡®It¡¯s alright. It¡¯s a long-term investment. I¡¯ll get all of them back soon¡­ very soon.¡¯

    Xiaomao pressed the Premium Adventurer Backpack and Premium Adventurer Warehouse items in his inventory and activated them. Both items vanished, but the authority of his character was granted.

    Ding

    <You have used Premium Adventurer Backpack.>

    <You have unlocked premium backpack inventory slots.>

    <You have used Premium Adventurer Warehouse.>

    <You have unlocked premium warehouses in every city, town, and vige.>

 Chapter 15 Cat Dadâ€™s Challenge

    Chapter 15 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Challenge

    Once the preparation was ready, Xiaomao took a deep breath.

    What he was about to do was risky. He nced at a certain item in his inventory.

    ¡­

    Unidentified ck Stone x 1

    A strange stone with a mysterious ominous aura. It cannot be identified with regr scrolls of identification. Give it to an expert to find out about its usage.

    Effect: Unknown

    ¡­

    Although the detail of the item was hidden, Xiaomao remembered the icon of this ck stone well.

    In the future, this item would be called ¡°Corrupted Spirit Stone¡±!

    These items could only be dropped from elite monsters, field bosses, world bosses, and dungeon bosses. However, the chance of getting one of these was less than 0.1% as this item had a deep background.

    In the main scenario quests that Xiaomao had learned from the previous life, a Chaos Demon God purposely spread these corrupted spirit stones to the world to weaken the foundation of Pangu Holy Church and their god.

    After the truth about the stones had been discovered in one of the main scenario quests, yers were divided into three major factions.

    The first faction was the Pangu Faction. All guilds,panies, and yer organizations that followed Pangu¡¯s doctrine considered themselves protagonists or heroes of the people. They fought to cleanse the corrupted spirit stones from the world. Everybody nicknamed this faction ¡°Mainstream Faction¡± as not all yers enjoyed ying as a good guy.

    The second faction was the Neutral Faction. Newbie yers were a part of this faction by default, and they didn¡¯t have to oblige or follow any rule until they joined an organization. Most craftsmen and nonbatants remained on this side as they didn¡¯t want to get involved in the war between the two major factions.

    Thest one was the Evil Faction, which every yer and Pangu Faction¡¯s NPCs treated as antagonists of the game. They served Chaos Demon God, who threatened to eradicate the worlds of Pangu. Edgy yers loved them and vied to be one of the servants of the so-called evil god.

    Xiaomao vaguely remembered the items as it was one of the main EXP sources for Evil Faction¡¯s yers.<sub>.</sub>

    In the past, many necromancers, liches, and yers from the Evil Faction collected these corrupted spirit stones to boost their strength. By holding it in one¡¯s hand, the yer could slowly absorb the power from the corrupted spirit stone and increase their level and EXP instantly!

    In addition, it also gradually corrupted humanoid NPCs, beasts, and nts, transforming them into mutated monsters if they were left alone in the wild. Many Order Faction¡¯s yers always collected them and offered them to the Pangu Holy Church in local province capital cities.

    Once purified, the corrupted spirit stone would be a normal spirit stone. The Order Faction¡¯s yers could use them to increase their EXP and levels. They also gained contribution EXP by offering the corrupted stones to the church.

    Xiaomao had no idea how the first scenario quest was triggered as no yer revealed their secrets on social media and forums. He could only rely on the only clue, aka the unidentified corrupted spirit stone in his hand.

    For now, Xiaomao needed to travel to a provincial capital city of this northern region to offer this stone to a priest of Pangu Church to identify them.

    However, to get there, Xiaomao needed the town passport to pass a checkpoint, which was located between this town and the province¡¯s capital.

    Even though he bought the premium membership of the adventurer guild, merchant guild, andbor guild, he still needed the approval of the town mayor, adventurer guild¡¯s branch manager, or merchant guild¡¯s branch manager first.

    ¡°Annoying, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao hopped down from themp post. He jumped and walked toward a golden counter, which belonged to the local¡¯s adventurer guild.

    A dozen yers had been queuing and waiting for their turns to talk to the adventurer¡¯s receptionist NPC. Everyone also held either a quest paper or bags of quest items.

    Xiaomao went to thest person with thest queue sign. He meowed at him.

    ¡°Give the sign here, munya. I¡¯m after you, munya!¡±

    The yer was surprised and turned around. However, he couldn¡¯t see anyone behind him.

    ¡°Look down, munya!¡±

    ¡°Oh.¡±

    The yer looked down and found the head-sized catopus with chubby tentacles.<sub></sub>

    Nobody could hate a cute creature like a catopus. He squatted and petted Xiaomao, ¡°This is the line for adventurer guild. Have you bought the premium adventurer pass?¡±

    ¡°I have one, munya!¡±

    ¡°Good. Make sure that it hasn¡¯t expired yet. Otherwise, the NPC will shame you in public.¡±

    ¡°I know, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao snorted as he didn¡¯t buy the temporary ones. He HAD the permanent pass.

    ¡°I¡¯ll hold the sign since you¡¯re too short.¡±

    ¡°How about I sit on your head and raised the signboard, munya?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s fine, too. Hahaha.¡±

    The yer was kind. He allowed Xiaomao to sit on top of his head and passed the signboard.

    Xiaomao raised the wooden sign with two chubby tentacles. He waved it around to kill time.

    Unfortunately, his action attracted animal lovers again. Many free yers swarmed around Xiaomao and took several screenshots.

    ¡°So cute!¡±

    ¡°Give me blue fish if you like me, munya!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    CHA-CHING

    CHA-CHING<sub></sub>

    For some reason, female yers gifted Xiaomao several blue-rarity fishes for free. He also collected everything and purred a few times to give them a fan service.

    After a while, more yers queued behind Xiaomao and got in the way of Xiaomao¡¯s fans. The cat lovers stopped petting him and dispersed.

    Xiaomao managed to pass the wooden sign to another yer. He let out a sigh of relief.

    ¡°You¡¯re quite popr huh?¡± The guy that Xiaomao had been sitting onughed.

    ¡°If you have a cat avatar, everybody will love you, munya.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, I wish I had one. How much does it cost for your NFT?¡±

    ¡°300 PACT, first roll, munya¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°Is it good, munya?¡±

    ¡°Get the heck down, you cheeky cat!¡±

    The yer put Xiaomao down. He turned around and snickered.

    ¡°Next please.¡±

    It was the guy¡¯s turn. Xiaomao would be next.

    ¡°It was nice talking to you. See youter.¡±

    He didn¡¯t even bother sending a friend request to Xiaomao. He rushed to submit his quest and grabbed the gold coins on the table.

    Xiaomao also didn¡¯t care about the guy. He only remembered that the yer wore a cloak with a ymore sword insignia, which was a symbol of a yer¡¯s guild.

    ¡°Next please.¡±

    It was Xiaomao¡¯s queue atst.

    Xiaomao rudely hopped on the counter and stared at the receptionist.

    Normal yers wouldn¡¯t do this. However, Xiaomao was a catopus, so he could act like a jerk, and nobody could get angry at him.

    ¡°I¡¯m here to register my name to the guild, and I wish to request a passport, munya!¡±

    The receptionist smiled at Xiaomao. She nced at Xiaomao¡¯s name and spotted the active buff icon in front of his name.

    The icon was a sword and a wing. It was the symbol of the premium adventurer buff.

    Upon confirming Xiaomao¡¯s status as a premium user, the receptionist widely smiled, ¡°Please fill in the registration form. Also, what is your current level?¡±

    ¡°One, munya!¡±

    The receptionist¡¯s smiling face turned stiff. Her warm expression became cold, ¡°Your level must be over 10 before you can apply for a town passport. Pleasee back when you¡¯re stronger, okay?¡±

    ¡°I will take also use my right as a premium adventurer to participate in the guild challenge, munya!¡±

    There were five ways to acquire the right to cross checkpoints and borders in this game.

    The first way was the slow-but-sure way. The yers simply needed toplete 100 quests that the townsmen, adventurer guild, or merchant guild had issued. Then, the yers could freely travel anywhere in the province.

    The second way was another steady way. The yer¡¯s Contribution Level must be higher than five. Then, the yer then could permanently acquire the rights to use the trade routes from this town to the other cities or regions by paying PACT. After the trade routes, cities, and regions had been unlocked, the yers could ess the regions without a passport.

    The third method was the ouw way. yers could simply sneak through borders, checkpoints, or gates without getting caught by the border NPCs. yers with passports could even smuggle fellow yers by using vehicles or cargo horse carts to cross the checkpoints. However, if they were found, a bounty would be put on their heads, and other yers would be able to ept the bounty quests from the adventurer guild to hunt them down for rewards.

    The fourth way was the simplest way. yers simply needed to increase their levels to the minimum requirement, which was level 10 for this town.

    However, the method that Xiaomao picked was the worst method. Xiaomao needed to prove his capabilities by taking on one of the guild¡¯s tests.

    The receptionist narrowed her eyes, ¡°Are you sure?¡±

    ¡°Yes, munya!¡±

    ¡°Okay.¡±

    The receptionist stood up. She walked toward the back and notified a warrior, who had been sitting at a table with his party members.

    The warrior was a muscr man in leather armor. He was as tall as the biker gang leader, and he carried a bastard sword behind his back.

    He stared down at Xiaomao, ¡°Are you sure that you want to take on the guild challenge?¡±

    ¡°Yes, munya!¡±

    ¡°You sure are ballsy for a kitten. What kind of challenge do you prefer? Strength, speed, defense, magic, or crafting?¡±

    ¡°Combat, munya!¡±

    At that moment, all NPCs in the town hall stopped what they were doing and looked at Xiaomao.

    The warrior smirked, ¡°Come with me to the courtyard.¡±

    The NPC led Xiaomao to the back of the town hall. It was a training area with dummy scarecrows, an archery range, a track field, and a stage for sparring.

    The warrior got on the sparring stage. He waved his hand and gestured for Xiaomao to get there.

    ¡°Come here, you little kitty. This daddy will show you that you shouldn¡¯t underestimate the world!¡±

 Chapter 16 Cat Dad is a Bully

    Chapter 16 ¨C Cat Dad is a Bully

    Xiaomao hopped on the stage. He nced at the warrior¡¯s name and level.

    Harry Cox, Level 10.

    ¡®What a typical NPC¡¯s name. Does the game developer use a name temte or something toe up with an immature name?¡¯

    Xiaomao confronted Harry. He brought out the wok shield.

    An ordinary NPC in newbie towns like Harry had simr status attributes asmon NFT characters. As level 1mon characters started out with only 5 allocable status attributes, their total attribute points were always 11.

    As they leveled up, they gained more allocable status points.

    Common characters gained 5 points per level up.

    Umon characters gained 10 points per level up.

    Rare characters gained 15 points per level up.

    Super Rare characters gained 20 points per level up!

    And Ultra Rare characters gained whopping 25 points per level up!

    This disparity between P2W characters andmon characters would be clear when the characters reached a high level.

    As for Harry, he was on themon tier. Even at level 15, his total stats was merely 81. Even if he allocated all his attributes to one attribute, he would have one perk at 76 while the rest remained at 1.

    What about Xiaomao?

    He had 50 points in all stats!

    He had the overwhelming advantage at level 1!

    Unfortunately, Harry couldn¡¯t see through Xiaomao¡¯s status points. He believed that Xiaomao was a cocky cat.

    ¡°Listen, kitty. Do you know why we stop newbie adventurers from crossing the borders?¡±

    ¡°Is it because of monsters, munya?¡±

    ¡°Exactly. Our Seaside Town is at peace because the Pangu Church has already eradicated all dangerous monsters for us. But do you know what happened to other towns and cities?¡±

    ¡°They are constantly attacked by monsters, munya?¡±

    ¡°Yes! And thates to my point, kitty. We set this rule to warn the young adventurers like you before you do something stupid, such as rushing into a goblin dungeon, provoking a man-eating slime, and so on. All predecessors before you tried that and never returned.¡±

    ¡°Understandable, munya!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°And here you are, a level 1 little talking catopus that wants to go out there and get yourself killed. Why don¡¯t you be someone¡¯s pet and stay home peacefully? If you want a fish, you can simply act cute in front of some fishermen and they will give you for free!¡±

    ¡°Not interested, munya!¡±

    Harry¡¯s expression turned solemn, ¡°I¡¯m doing this for your own good.¡±

    ¡°But I¡¯m in a hurry, and I¡¯m confident in my abilities, munya!¡±

    Harry nodded. He walked toward a weapon rack and picked a wooden long sword. Then, he returned to the stage.

    ¡°Since you insist, I¡¯ll teach you the danger of our harsh world. If you can¡¯t defeat me, you can¡¯t go out there.¡±

    Ding

    <You have triggered a newbie graduation quest!>

    .

    Personal Quest: Newbie Graduation

    Before you can spread your wings and move out of the non-aggression area, you need to prove that you¡¯re capable enough to protect yourself from local monsters, dangerous beasts, and unfriendly yers.

    The test is simple. Defeat Instructor Harry Cox and show him who¡¯s the man and who¡¯s the kitty!

    Quest Objective: Defeat Harry Cox in a sparring match by decreasing his HP by half.

    Failure Condition: Lose the sparring match.

    Reward: (Unknown)

    Failure Penalty: Harry Cox will personally coach you for one week.

    .

    Xiaomao closed the quest screen. He took his time and wiggled his tentacles, walking toward Harry.

    Harry sighed as he didn¡¯t want to bully the cat. He walked toward Xiaomao and bent his right foot, preparing to softly kick Xiaomao.

    ¡°Too slow, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao suddenly kicked the ground and jumped while he used the wok as a helmet.

    Catopus Headbutt!

    BONK<sub></sub>

    The wok hit Harry¡¯s chin and knocked him backward.

    15 Damage!

    The HP bar of Harry decreased by 10% in one hit.

    Xiaomao¡¯s head also received damage as his head hit the metal surface of the wok as well.

    The impact made Xiaomao dizzy. He struggled to adjust his posture in mid-air.

    Meanwhile, Harry regained hisposure. He looked left and right, searching for the little catopus.

    But the catopus had jumped too high. He was above Harry.

    By the time Harry realized it, Xiaomao¡¯s tentacles extended and coiled around his head. His butt sat on top of his eyes.

    Xiaomao was still dizzy. Because of the fish that he ate, he felt like he needed to take a hard dump.

    PUU

    The old habit died hard. He identally farted.

    As a catopus, farting was another form of attackmand. His body automatically fired ck ink from his octopus mouth.

    Just like that, Xiaomao inked Harry¡¯s face. The ck liquid got into Harry¡¯s eyes.

    ¡°MY EYES!¡±

    Ding

    <You have blinded your opponent.>

    Xiaomao came back to his senses. He looked at Harry, whom he had caught with his chubby tentacles.

    ¡°Oh, look, munya! I win, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao raised the wok and smashed the poor guy¡¯s head over and over.

    BONK

    15 Damage!

    BONK

    15 Damage!<sub></sub>

    The damage was not high, but it was enough to stun Harry. After three hits, Harry grabbed Xiaomao with one hand and tried to yank the cat off his face.

    ¡°STOP! STOP!¡±

    ¡°Give up, munya!¡±

    BONK

    15 Damage!

    After three hits, Harry¡¯s HP bar was decreased by 40%.

    Harry panicked he shouted, ¡°I give up! I give up! Stop!¡±

    BONK

    15 Damage!

    Harry spoke toote. Xiaomao bonked him the fourth time and decreased Harry¡¯s HP by half.

    Harry was knocked out. He fell to the floor, and he saw stars orbiting around him.

    Xiaomao got down from Harry¡¯s face. He proudly raised the Fuiyoh Wok.

    ¡°Victory, munya!¡±

    Ding

    <You havepleted the Personal Quest: Newbie Graduation.>

    Even though the quest waspleted, Xiaomao didn¡¯t get the reward instantly.

    He looked at Harry. The guy was still unconscious.

    ¡°Whoops, munya.¡±

    ¡­

    10 minutester, Harry came back to his sense and found himself in the town hall¡¯s infirmary.

    The workers had carried Harry here, and they were waiting for his evaluation of Xiaomao¡¯s abilities.

    Xiaomao was also there, waiting for the adventurer guild to issue a passport for him.

    Harry scratched the bumps on his bald head. He grumblingly groaned, ¡°That doesn¡¯t count. That was dirty, you little cat!¡±

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes, ¡°Do monsters out there waiting for you to get ready, munya? I kicked your butt with my skills, munya!¡±

    Harry was speechless. He sat up and red at Xiaomao, unable to ept his defeat.

    ¡°Again! Let¡¯s do it again! That one doesn¡¯t count. We didn¡¯t actually cross swords!¡±

    ¡°Does it even necessary, munya? It¡¯s like you¡¯re asking me to stay still, so you can hit me first, munya! Look at me. Do you think I¡¯lle out unharmed if your sword hit me, munya? Earlier, you also tried to ser-kick me! I would have died, munya!¡±

    The guild staff and the nurse also gave Harry a disapproved look. One of them approached Xiaomao and hugged him as if he had done nothing wrong.

    One of the infirmary nurses red at Harry, ¡°Are you bullying the poor cat, Mr. Harry Cox?¡±

    ¡°N-No. I would never-¡°

    ¡°Ahem!¡±

    While Harry was flustered, an elderly man in medieval nobleman clothes coughed. He held a cane and carefully stepped forward, approaching Harry¡¯s bed.

    ¡°B-Branch manager!¡±

    The elderly man was the adventurer guild¡¯s branch manager. He always stayed in the town hall and took care of misceneous documents.

    However, because of themotion, he came to look at the troublemaking adventurer.

    The elder gently smiled at Xiaomao.

    ¡°I haven¡¯t seen a catopus in ages. Hello, there.¡±

    ¡°Wassup, grandpa, munya!¡±

    ¡°Even your meowing voice is cute. It¡¯s a pity that everybody always underestimated people of your race.¡±

    The elder petted Xiaomao¡¯s head, ¡°Come with me to my office in the other building. I will issue the passport for you.¡±

    ¡°Thank you, munya!¡±

    The guild workers overheard the conversation. One of them rushed to the staff room and brought a wheelchair for their branch manager.

    The branch manager sat in the wheelchair while the nurse pushed the chair for him. As for Xiaomao, the elder put him on hisp, going to their guild building together.

    .

    Adventurer Guild Building

    The 3-story brick building was located in the residential district of Seaside Town. Many simr houses looked simr to the guild building, yet the yers loitered around here and talked to the local NPCs.

    This area was a craftsmen¡¯s paradise in this newbie town. Several of them gave mundane daily quests to yers, such as chimney-cleaning jobs, finding pets jobs, farming jobs, or procuring crafting materials. Even some of the master craftsmen NPCs lived here.

    As for the Adventurer Guild¡¯s building, they were guarded by two NPC town guards. This ce didn¡¯t allow any yer inside as it was for storing documents, items, and monster parts that the guild had epted from the adventurers.

    The branch manager and Xiaomao entered the private office on the top floor. Xiaomao jumped off the elder and sat on the marble coffee table. As for the nurse, she excused herself after she helped the elder sit on his office seat.

    ¡°Well, little friend. Why are you in a hurry to leave if I may ask?¡± The elder smiled while he chose a jade te from the drawer.

    ¡°I¡¯m visiting the Pangu Church, munya.¡±

    ¡°Oh? I¡¯ve never seen a piety catopus before. Are you worshiping Pangu God?¡±

    ¡°Not really. It¡¯s just a business trip, munya.¡±

    ¡°That must be urgent.¡±

    ¡°Sort of, munya.¡±

    ¡°I see. Last question.¡±

    The elder smiled. He suddenly brought out a small jewel box and ced it on the coffee table. Then, he opened it.

    Inside the jewel box was a ck stone.

    The branch manager gave Xiaomao a meaningful look.

    ¡°Have you, by chance, seen a simr stone somewhere before?¡±

    ¡°Munya?¡±

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. He sized up the old man again.

    The old man grabbed the ck stone and yed with it in his palm. He moved it around on his fingers as if he was a modern magician.

    ¡°This is one of my collections. I found this precious stone recently, and our guild branch has already appraised it. It turns out that the stone is a treasure that can regress one¡¯s age.¡±

    Xiaomao secretly reached out for his inventory. Something was not right about this guild branch manager.

    ¡°Little Xiaomao. By chance, do you have a simr stone like this? If you have one, I would like to purchase it for 100,000 gold coins.¡±

    Ding

    <Congrattions, a Chain Quest has been triggered.>

    <The Guild Branch Manager, Otto, has offered you an opportunity. You may choose between the following choices.>

    <One: Sell the unidentified ck stone in your inventory for 100,000 gold coins. Otto will issue you a passport, and he will deploy a party of adventurers to escort you to the Pangu Church at the Provincial Capital City for you.>

    <Two: Haggle for a better price. Result: Unknown.>

    <Three: Tell Otto that you don¡¯t have one. Result: Unknown.>

 Chapter 17 Cat Dad and Corrupted Guild Branch Manager

    Chapter 17 ¨C Cat Dad and Corrupted Guild Branch Manager

    ¡®This NPC is already being converted!¡¯ Xiaomao was inwardly surprised.

    The corrupted spirit stone might have already corrupted Otto as the NPC showed amon symptom of being brainwashed by the stone.

    There were four known symptoms.

    ¨C The patients always unted their corrupted spirit stones to others.

    ¨C They always searched for more spirit stones.

    ¨C They always mistook the stone for a precious jewel with a dream-like effect that they wished for.

    ¨C The sclera of the patients gradually darkened as the mutation slowly convert the host into one of Chaos Demon God¡¯s apostles.

    Once the apostle transformation waspleted, their behavior would change, and they would gather fellow Chaos Demon God¡¯s believers to fight against the Pangu Church.

    This was a mechanism that Pangu Incorporate¡¯s CEO, Pan Xian, revealed in theter years after the usage of corrupted spirit stones was revealed.

    And now, Otto showed three of the fourmon symptoms of being corrupted by the stone. It was a matter of time before his personality changed and began to wololo other people like a priest unit from an RTS series.

    Xiaomao pitied Otto. Now that he was cursed by the stone, the only way to save him was to bring a bishop from the Pangu Church to cure him, which was nearly impossible at this stage of the game.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, munya. I haven¡¯t seen them before, munya.¡±

    Ding

    <You have chosen to refuse the offer.>

    Ottoughed, ¡°It¡¯s alright to deny it, but I can sense that you have one on you. You see, I¡¯m very sensitive to the energy of this stone. Don¡¯t you need pocket money for your adventure in the future? I can buy that stone from you. How about 200,000 gold coins?¡±

    Ding

    <Otto has given you another offer. You may choose one of the following choices.>

    <One: ept the deal. You will obtain 200,000 gold coins, one passport, and a squad of elite adventurers under Otto to serve you for a month.><sub>.</sub>

    <Two. Refuse the deal. Result: Unknown.>

    <Three. Haggle for a better price. Result: Unknown.>

    <Four. Forget the deal. All your stones belong to me, munya! Result: Otto and Seaside Town¡¯s NPCs will hate you.>

    ¡®What the heck are these choices?!¡¯

    Xiaomao scoffed at the game¡¯s attempt to toy with his decision. Only idiots would have chosen thest option and provoked the entire town of NPCs.

    Xiaomao shook his head again, ¡°This stone is too precious for me, munya. I can¡¯t sell it to you.¡±

    Ding

    <You have chosen to refuse the deal.>

    <Otto is frustrated because of your stubbornness. Current Hatred: 2 Stars.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    NPCs of this game always revealed their positive or negative impression to the yers through the game system. yers could see how they thought of them in the rtionship menu.

    Being good to the NPCs gave yers favorability stars. By having a higher star, yers could receive various perks, such as discounts for their shop¡¯s items, free gifts, secret information, unique quests, or random treasures.

    On the other hand, negative impressions and hatred of NPCs could penalize yers. For example, strong NPCs could give abnormal status effects to yers, such as curses. Townsmen and peasants might employ the guild¡¯s adventurers or mercenaries to hunt the yers down while the nobles and NPCs with authority might constantly harass the yers. Even shop owners might refuse to do business with the yers.

    Xiaomao sighed. He had done it now, and Otto might be the authority type that usually employed other NPCs to harass yers.

    Otto¡¯s eyes turned cold. He stared straight into Xiaomao¡¯s eyes.

    ¡°500,000 gold coins, and I¡¯ll rmend you to other guild branches. I¡¯ll enlist a veteran mercenary to protect you for 3 months!¡±

    Ding

    <Otto has given you another offer. You may choose one of the following choices.><sub></sub>

    <One: ept the deal. You will obtain 500,000 gold coins, one passport, 100,000 Contribution EXP, and a squad of veteran mercenaries to serve you for 3 months.>

    <Two. Refuse the deal. Result: Otto will be enraged.>

    Xiaomao started sweating. He sweated not because of the threat of making an NPC his enemy but because of the options.

    The rewards for the first choice were too low!

    Xiaomao remembered the future price of a corrupted spirit stone. After the Heavenly Dao Patch had been introduced, Chaos Demon God Faction¡¯s yers offered 100 to 200 PACTs per stone at the minimum, and one PACT could be exchanged for one million gold coins!

    One spirit stone¡¯s average price was 150 million gold coins!

    This offer was a joke!

    This was a scam!

    Although it was a scam, regr yers would have epted this offer right away without hesitation. After all, the item couldn¡¯t be identified by normal means.

    ¡®Should I refuse again? This stone is my only clue to the first scenario quest, though. I can also take risks to trigger the chain quests, but is it really worth it?¡¯

    Xiaomao deeply exhaled and was about to refuse the offer and take risks.

    But then, he remember that mysterious skill that came with him.

    .

    [???] (Bloodline Passive) ¨C Mastery Max

    Munya-munya munya munya munya. Munya munya munya munya munya munya munya munya munya.

    .

    He thought of yesterday¡¯s glitches that blessed him with a good item drop rate. He wondered if he could do it again since he had this mysterious passive skill.

    ¡®The drop rate is glitched right now. Yesterday¡¯s hunt might have been a fluke. But if this skill really allows me to get the 100% drop rate, I can probably get more spirit stones after I kill more elite monsters.¡¯<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao¡¯s pupils expanded as he had an inspiration.

    He stopped hesitating. Xiaomao brought the unidentified ck stone out of his inventory.

    For the long-term investment, it was better to yield now and find new stones from elite monsters.

    ¡°You¡¯re a good haggler, munya. I give up, munya.¡±

    Otto¡¯s face changed. He gave Xiaomao the brightest smile as he snatched the spirit stone from his tentacles.

    ¡°You should have done this earlier, young catopus. Very well, here!¡±

    Otto put a jade te with the town¡¯s symbol and a gold bar in front of Xiaomao.

    Ding

    <You have chosen to sell the unidentified ck stone.>

    <Otto has a favorable impression of you. Current Favorability, 2 Stars.>

    <Otto has given you a gold bar (500K GC).>

    <You have earned 100,000 Contribution EXP.>

    <Otto will find you a squad of veteran mercenaries to escort you on your trip.>

    Gold bars were treated the same way as banknotes in this world. Instead of throwing 100,000 gold coins at each other during trades, they used gold bars in various sizes as a substitute for gold coins.

    Even the imprinted number, [500K], was visible on the surface, allowing everybody to recognize its value at a nce.

    As for the jade te, it came at the size of an ATM card. Though thicker, it was light and easy to store in a pocket.

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t wear human clothes. He deposited both the gold bar and the jade te in his game inventory.

    Andstly¡­

    Ding

    <Your Contribution Level has increased by 1!>

    100,000 EXP was enough to raise the Contribution Level from 0 to 1. From now on, Xiaomao could enjoy the game allowance of one PACT every week!

    Just by logging in at least once a week, Xiaomao could earn one PACT every Sunday at 7 AM.

    The number was insignificant. However, yers could raise the level to the maximum of 100. Therefore, a yer could potentially earn 100 PACTs every week.

    Xiaomao nced at his Contribution Level and snorted at it. The cap would be increased to 1,000 after the Landlord Patch was in effect. After that, more investors, gold farmingpanies, ambitious yers, and pro-yers would follow the trend and heavily invest in the game, causing the PACT price to soar.

    But that was far in the future. Xiaomao put the matter to the back of his head.

    He looked at the corrupted guild branch manager.

    ¡°Is there anything else, munya?¡±

    Otto smirked as he yed with the two ck stones in his hands, ¡°No. You may leave. Oh, you should wait in this town for a day or two. It will take a while tomission veteran mercenaries to escort you to the Yeet City.¡±

    ¡°¡­ Thanks, munya.¡±

    Ding

    <You have received a new quest.>

    .

    Unique Quest: Suspicious Guild Branch Manager¡¯s Activities

    You have been forced to sell the unidentified ck stone to Otto. Fortunately, you chose topromise and avoid a direct confrontation, so Otto no longer pays attention to you.

    Still, this behavior is not something a guild branch manager should have. You should report this to the Yeet City¡¯s authorities or the Church of Pangu to report the suspicious activities of Otto.

    Quest Objective: Find a bishop of Pangu Church or Guild Branch Manager of Yeet City¡¯s Adventurer Guild and report this incident to one of them.

    Reward: Unknown

    *[???]: Be wary of Otto¡¯s veteran mercenaries.

    .

    Xiaomao was surprised. He thought that he had chosen to end the quest series that rted to Otto¡¯s greed. Instead, he triggered another quest.

    Moreover, the trigger conditions were odd.

    It was a unique quest, that only one yer on the entire server couldplete, and it was done in a firste-first-serve fashion.

    Xiaomao had doubts. If the triggering condition was to sell the stone to Otto, why hadn¡¯t other yers done it before?

    Was there a trick to it?

    Then, Xiaomao read thest line.

    ¡®Be wary of the mercenaries?¡¯

    As Xiaomao left the building, he pondered about the line, which was colored in red.

    Usually, red texts in-game were secret information that came from a legendary skill add-on, such as Protein from Fish. However, the mysterious munya-munya skill appeared and hinted to Xiaomao about the mercenaries.

    It piqued Xiaomao¡¯s interests.

    ¡®Veteran mercenaries? So, refusing Otto twice and selling him for 500,000 gold coins might be the condition to trigger this quest since the first two offers didn¡¯t include them in the picture. I might be ambushed or backstabbed if I go with the mercenaries. Welp, I don¡¯t know what munya-munya skill is, but thanks for the clue, munya!¡¯

    Xiaomao giggled as he rushed toward another big building nearby.

    The front signboard was easy to read.

    Labor Guild

    Aka the ve Guild

 Chapter 18 Cat Dadâ€™s Cat Slave

    Chapter 18 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Cat ve

    After Xiaomao left the building, he rushed to thebor guild.

    Xiaomao found a manor, which was surrounded by tall fences. The front entrance was guarded by a squad of ten level 20 town guards. Everyone red at the visitors and the NPCs that passed through the gate as if they were warning them with their eyes not to cause trouble here.

    Xiaomao waltzed to the manor. The guards only nced at the premium icon of a chocker and a leash. Then, they ignored Xiaomao.

    Not many yers visited here as this ce didn¡¯t provide quests. On the other hand, rich yers often came here for business.

    Xiaomao entered the building and went to a counter. He pulled out a tinum token from his game menu and put it on the counter.

    The tinum token was none other than the materialized PACT. Xiaomao still had 1,812 tokens in his game ount.

    As soon as the front counter receptionist saw the token, she smiled at Xiaomao.

    ¡°What can I do for you, sir?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m here for a license to own a ve, munya!¡±

    The receptionist nced at Xiaomao¡¯s Labor Guild Premium Pass icon and nodded at him, ¡°Is your Contribution Level one or higher?¡±

    ¡°Yes, munya.¡±

    After his Contribution Level had reached level 1, he could begin creating hisbor forces or possess a ve. Xiaomao now could capture a monster in the wild or purchase a ve here to apany him.

    But that was not his intention. He had a better way to earn PACT through thebor guild.

    ¡°Please wait a moment, sir. We shall issue you a license right now. Issuing a license doesn¡¯t cost a token. You can keep it.¡±

    ¡°No, munya. I¡¯m purchasing a private lodging slot with this token. Get me a room for my ve, munya.¡±

    In order to have a ve or a worker, a yer needed a ce for them to live or rest. The cheapest way was to rent a house or book a room from an inn. However, items of the ve or worker could be stolen by another yer or thief NPCs.

    However, Labor Guild provided secured apartments for ves and workers for yers with a ve master license and a Labor Premium Pass. yers could purchase a room here with PACT, and the belongings and items of their workers or ves could not be stolen by any means.

    Secondly, by owning a permanent lodging here, yers could create their ves by using their unused NFT characters!

    That was when Xiaomao¡¯s unused NFT characters came into y!

    In this game, not only yers could use the NFT characters as their primary in-game characters, but they could also be used as support characters.

    ves andborers worked differently.

    ves were NPCs. Captured monsters, prisoners of war NPCs, criminal ve NPCs, and debt ve NPCs fell into this category. Owners of such ves only needed to provide them food and necessity for living, and they would move or act ording to their preset behavior and personality. Lazy ves were always reluctant to act or follow orders while stubborn NPCs might try to flee or escape from yers if their loyalty value was low.

    As forborers, yers did not need to worry about their loyalty as they were fixed at 100%. After all, they were created from NFTs of yers.

    Support characters were also different from alt characters or secondary characters, which yers used as shuttles, extra storage, or yable characters. Instead, the support characters acted as semi-NPC characters that would wholeheartedly support the assigned primary character.

    For example, Xiaomao could create a new character as a semi-NPC, who would work for Xiaomao without the need for a sry. He could assign specific tasks to the supporters and let them work automatically while his main character was doing something else in-game.

    Moreover, support characters continued to work even though the yers were offline! They could continue to collect resources, hunt monsters, tend the farms, or even increase their levels!<sub>.</sub>

    In short, they were game bots that yers could use!

    The contribution level was also a major factor. As Xiaomao¡¯s current Contribution Level was one, he could unlock one permanent lodging slot for one bot. But once his Contribution reached level 10, he could unlock 10 permanent slots for 10 bots and so on!

    For now, Xiaomao only needed one slot for his worker empire.

    The guild receptionist nodded and took the tinum coin from Xiaomao. She picked a key from her drawer and put it on the counter in front of Xiaomao.

    ¡°Your ve¡¯s lodging room is on the second floor, sir. Since you have the premium warehouse pass, we have chosen a room with a magic chest for you.¡±

    ¡°Thanks, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao grabbed the key and hopped toward the stairs to the second floor.

    ¡­

    The Labor Guild¡¯s building offered apartment-like studio rooms for support characters and ves. Xiaomao got a room on the second floor, and his key was written 201.

    ¡®The first room on the second floor?¡¯

    Xiaomao immediately found his room. He used the key to get inside.

    Inside was a small 10 square-meter room with no bathroom. However, a metal chest was preinstalled at the corner of the room.

    Xiaomao opened the chest. Then, a new system menu appeared.

    Ding

    <Wee to your premium warehouse. You may store 1,000 types of items here, and all premium warehouses in every city are linked.>

    1,000 slots for premium storage were too small for a veteran yer like Xiaomao. He clicked his tongue as he knew that it wouldn¡¯t be enough after a month of gaming.

    Xiaomao checked his in-game inventory.

    .

    Newbie Healing Potion (20 HP)    100

    Cat Food Package                          951

    Cat Food Cans                                  405

    Smelly Seaweed                              1000

    Stalk of Seaweed                            1000

    MSG Seaweed                                  900

    Premium MSG                                1000

    Niece Seaweed Card                      250<sub></sub>

    Nephew Seaweed Card                250

    MSG-Seasoned Baby Ayu              320

    MSG-Seasoned Baby Mackerel    320

    Goldfish                                            353

    Sardine                                              801

    Tuna                                                  110

    Betta                                                476

    Koi                                                      500

    Seaweed Rice Sag                          100

    Fuiyoh MSG Package                      10

    Fuiyoh Rice Cooker                        1

    Fuiyoh Wok Shield (DEF 10)          1

    Fuiyoh Cleaver (ATK 10)  1

    MSG Seaweed Sd Recipe        1

    .

    Xiaomao put the unnecessary Fuiyoh Rice sags, Rice cooker, Fuiyoh MSG packages, Premium MSG, the recipe, and MSG seaweeds in the chest. He kept the rest to himself as he might need them.

    All fish and cat food were stored in his premium inventory slots. Tradable monster cards, healing potions, and equipment went to his character inventory slots.

    Just like that, Xiaomao got rid of useless items. Then, he sorted his inventory to make his character inventory and premium inventory more orderly.

    Xiaomao nced at the small icon of a trash bin next to the premium warehouse.

    This icon was a quick exchange bin, which converted the value of items into gold coins automatically.

    Xiaomao moved the 1,000 smelly seaweeds and 1,000 stalks of seaweed to the trash bin right away as they could only be used as food for low-grade monsters, which Xiaomao didn¡¯t need.

    Ding

    <You have exchanged 1,000 smelly seaweeds and 1,000 stalks of seaweed for gold coins.>

    <You have gained 2,000 gold coins.>

    ¡°It ain¡¯t much, but it¡¯s an honest work, munya!¡±

    Once everything was ready, Xiaomao closed the warehouse and navigated to the Contribution Menu, where more details were shown here.<sub></sub>

    .

    Contribution Level: 1

    PACT Weekly Ie: 1/100

    EXP: 10/160,000

    Active Support Characters: 0 / 1

    Lodging Slot Used: 0 / 1

    Authorized essible Trade Routes: 0 / 0

    Authorized essible Regions: 0 / 0

    Authorized essible Cities: 0 / 0

    Avable NFT characters: 961

    Avable NFT fragments: 38

    Avable PACT: 1,811

    .

    Xiaomao ignored the detail of essible regions and cities as they were irrelevant at his current stage. He pressed the bottom button ¨C [Create New Support Character].

    After pressing it, the cards of Xiaomao¡¯s NFT characters appeared.

    800 Common NFT characters

    100 Umon NFT characters

    45 Rare NFT characters

    25 Rare NFT fragments

    15 Super Rare NFT characters

    10 Super Rare NFT fragments

    1 Ultra Rare NFT character

    3 Ultra Rare NFT fragments

    Everything was sorted and arranged by rarity. Xiaomao could see the portrait of a pretty Oni Samurai, aka the Ultra Rare NFT character that Xiaomao had gotten from the gacha machine.

    Xiaomao swiped the menu and filtered the list and selected several names and tags that he needed.

    Soon, less than a hundred NFT characters showed in the menu. The rest was hidden.

    Xiaomao scanned the list and picked one of the NFT cards.

    .

    Rarity: Common

    Race: Human

    Job: Fisherman

    Unique Skills: Fishing Spot Finder

    .

    This NFT was an average lifeskill character. Aside from the ability to find a good fishing spot, he was not worth investing in.

    Still, Xiaomao selected the Asian-looking character NFT portrait and pressed the confirm button to finalize the character creation process.

    Ding

    ¡°ve One, munya.¡±

    <ve Number One has been named.>

    <Creating the new support character¡­>

    <Error¡­ Reinitializing¡­>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao sensed a d¨¦j¨¤ vu. He immediately opened the game menu and looked at the logout button.

    It was still clickable. Xiaomao let out a sigh of relief.

    ¡°I got scared for a second, munya.¡±

    Ding

    <Reinitializingpleted!>

    <Creating the new support character¡­>

    <Detecting your character¡¯s unique bloodline ability. Will you bestow your bloodline to your new character?>

    <Note: You can only bestow one character without your bloodline every month.>

    ¡°What the butthole of a cat, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao was confused. The game was toying with him again.

    What bloodline?

    What bestowing bloodline?

    There was no such thing in his previous life. What happened here?

    Again, Xiaomao nced at his mysterious skill, [???].

    As the onlyprehensible detail was its brief description as a Passive Bloodline, Xiaomao could only rte this error to this skill.

    Since Xiaomao didn¡¯t know what it could do other than giving the 100% drop rate to the user, Xiaomao allowed the game to bestow the unknown bloodline to the new character.

    There was nothing to lose anyway.

    ¡°Go ahead, munya! Make this trashy ve of mine OP, munya!¡±

    Ding

    <Creationpleted!>

    WHOOSH

    In the 10-square meter room, a thin dark-skin Asian man appeared. He looked at Xiaomao with bright eyes.

    Xiaomao rechecked the supporter¡¯s status and skill again.

    .

    Rarity: Common

    Race: Human (Evolvable)

    Job: Fisherman (Evolvable)

    Unique Skill: Fishing Spot Finder

    Racial Skill: [???]

    .

    It really appeared.

    Also, the character¡¯s detail changed. It was now an evolvable character.

    Unfortunately, after this NFT had been activated, it was bound to the user. Xiaomao couldn¡¯t sell this character to the market anymore. Otherwise, he could have started a new business by bestowing the bugged skill to the NFTs.

    Xiaomao had so many ideas about how he could exploit this supporter because of the bugged 100% drop rate. He began to jot down the thoughts.

    Soon, he came up with a brilliant n.

    A bot with a passive skill? This might work.

    ¡°I was nning to make you auto-fish somewhere around here, but I change my mind, munya. Come with me! I¡¯ll make you the legendary fisherman, munya!¡±

 Chapter 19 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon Diving (1)

    Chapter 19 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Dungeon Diving (1)

    Xiaomao looked at the support character and nodded in satisfaction. Then, he operated the trade menu and gifted the character 2,000 gold coins, which he had earned from selling trash items.

    ¡°Follow me!¡±

    ve One nkly nodded. Then, Xiaomao led his first ve out of the building.

    Both of them went to a shipyard, directly north of the town.

    The shipyard was a rundown dome on top of a pier. Many carpenters and shipbuilders had been busy working on their new wooden fishing boats.

    Xiaomao hopped toward a clerk NPC, who had been fiddling with an abacus.

    ¡°I¡¯m here to buy a fishing boat, munya!¡±

    Ding

    A shop menu appeared before Xiaomao. He quickly selected a wooden fishing boat, which had a price tag of 400,000 gold coins!

    <You have purchased Wooden Fishing Boat x 1.>

    The item entered Xiaomao¡¯s game inventory right away as an icon. However, Xiaomao hadn¡¯t finished shopping yet.

    He went to a fishing shop nearby and snagged two brand new fishing rods, ten jars of earthworms, spare fishing lines, and arge fishing.

    Xiaomao turned toward his ve and passed the items to him. Then, he went to another ce.

    This time, Xiaomao went to a weapon shop and bought 20 bamboo spears. He stored them in his inventory and rushed back to the dock.

    ve One waited there patiently. After Xiaomao returned, he followed after thetter.

    Xiaomao rushed to the pier. He clicked on the fishing boat icon on his inventory screen.

    Ding

    <Would you summon Wooden Fishing Boat?>

    ¡°Yes, munya!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    A green blueprint hologram of a wooden fishing boat manifested. The hologram moved around ording to Xiaomao¡¯s line of sight, acting as a preview of where the boat would appear upon activation.

    Xiaomao moved closer to the sea and directed the hologram to the water. Then, he activated it in his mind.

    A brown wooden fishing boat materialized in midair and dropped to the sea as if someone had input a GTA car summoning cheat code.

    The boat was 7 meters in length and 2.5 meters in width. It came with a standing shelter and a pre-installed mana motor, which could be fueled by the yer¡¯s MP. However, nothing was luxurious about it as no radar or bed was installed on it.

    After all, it was a basic fishing boat, not a cruiser or a yacht.

    ve One¡¯s eyes glittered. He opened his mouth and drooled.

    Xiaomaoughed at his support character¡¯s behavior. He unloaded the bamboo spears on the boat.

    ¡°Get on the ship, munya! I¡¯ll bring you to a nice ce, munya!¡±

    ve One smiled and nodded. He hopped on the fishing boat and examined it for several minutes.

    Xiaomao opened his game menu. A new tab appeared, and the status of ve One was shown.

    .

    Rarity: Common

    Race: Human (Evolvable)

    Job: Fisherman (Evolvable)

    Unique Skill: Fishing Spot Finder

    Racial Skill: [???]

    Current Orders: Follow Xiaomao.

    .

    LEVEL: 1 / 50<sub></sub>

    EXP: 0 / 1,000

    Status Attributes

    STR: 1

    DEX: 1

    AGI: 1

    VIT: 1

    INT: 1

    WIS: 1

    Allocable Status Points: 5

    .

    Combat Status

    ATK: 0

    DEF: 0

    HP: 10 / 10

    MP: 10 / 10

    .

    As expected of amon character, his starting allocable attribute points were low, and the level was capped at 50. However, this character¡¯s level could be increased a lot faster than Xiaomao¡¯s character.

    Xiaomao sighed as he allocated one point to STR, DEX, AGI, VIT, and WIS each. At least, he wouldn¡¯t be fighting against monsters other than using his basic strength to fish.

    After Xiaomao had done everything, he hopped on the boat¡¯s console and started the engine.<sub></sub>

    The old mana engine let out a TA-TA-TA sound. Xiaomao moved the elerator throttle forward, and the ship began to sail.

    ¡­

    The ship sailed north for five kilometers.

    Xiaomao looked ahead while he operated the ship with his weight and tentacles. He could see a famous ind where many yers in his previous life alwayspeted for a farming spot.

    As no scenario quest had been triggered yet, nobody knew about the worth of this abandoned ind.

    Xiaomao parked the ship at a broken pier of the ind. He hopped down and turned to ve One.

    ¡°You have all the tools and the ship. From now on, the ship is yours, munya! I want you to get as many blue-rarity fishes and rare items for me. If your inventory is full or your boat can¡¯t store more items, you can go back to thebor guild and store all fish and rare items in the chest, munya! As for the rest, sell everything and use that money to restock your weapons and baits, munya! Oh, focus on fishing around this ind. There are gold-rarity fishes around here, munya!¡±

    ve One nodded. As if he knew what he needed to do, he got on the ship and sailed west.

    Xiaomaoughed as his bot didn¡¯t even care if his boss would be stranded on this abandoned ind.

    The catopus turned around and looked at the high forest mountain. From a nce, the peak should be at least 100 meters above sea level.

    Xiaomao grinned. He hopped into the dense forest of the ind.

    Even though no road existed here, Xiaomao strolled through the thick bushes and dense nts as if he had been here a thousand times in the past.

    In five minutes, Xiaomao stood in front of a cave, located on the top of the mountain.

    A totem of human skulls was ced in front of the cave while several dirty clothes were made into banners. Scratch marks and dried feces of animals were everywhere nearby.

    No matter how Xiaomao looked at it, it was a gnoll dungeon ¨C One of the low-leveled monster dens in the game.

    However, that was not the case here. This cave of gnolls was a disguise as there was another hidden main scenario dungeon underground beneath the mountain.

    The average level of the local monsters in the cave was 20 while the boss monster¡¯s level was 30. However, the gnolls always moved and hunted in packs, and every pack had at least one elite monster as the pack leader. Most yers came here with their party members as the gnolls were too difficult for solo yers.

    But if the yers could kill the boss, they had a small chance of obtaining a quest item, which was required to unseal the secret dungeon below the gnoll dungeon.

    And that dungeon hid countless level 30 to 50 elite monsters there, which made this ce so popr. Everybody could grind here from level 20 to 50 without the need to search for another grinding spot, so yers withmon NFT characters used this ce to grind their characters to the max level and farm some blue-named items to sell for pocket money.

    ¡®Here we go. I¡¯m be grinding here for those spirit stones!¡¯

    Xiaomao walked toward a pile of dung. He closed his mouth and scooped them and smeared it on his body.

    It smelt disgusting, but it was a sure-fire way to not get swarmed by the packs of dog-like humanoid monsters.

    Xiaomao picked a few pieces of rock and put them in his inventory. Then, he strolled into the cave.

    Ding

    <You have discovered Fishy Gnoll Dungeon.>

    <You are the first to enter this dungeon. Please select one of the following rewards.>

    <One: Temporarily increase the monster drop rate by 50 % for 72 hours.>

    <Two: Temporarily increase the acquired experience points by 50 % upon killing monsters in this dungeon for 72 hours.>

    <Three: Temporarily increase your status attributes by 50% for 72 hours.>

    Xiaomao only nced at his notification panel and picked choice number three right away.

    Ding

    <Your status attributes will be increased by 50% for 72 hours.>

    <Will you announce your discovery to the global server? You will obtain a rare weapon summoning ticket as a reward.>

    ¡°No, munya. Also, hide my name as well, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao would have been a fool had he publicized the existence of this dungeon to the world. A good grinding spot like this would have been overrun by top guilds and greedy gold farmingpanies instantly, and Xiaomao would have been kicked out of the dungeon.

    <You have chosen to hide your discovery.>

    Even though the system message said that Xiaomao had chosen not to disclose the dungeon to the public, the game suddenly sent an announcement to every yer on the server.

    DING

    <An anonymous yer has discovered a new dungeon. The detail and the location are ssified.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao scoffed and entered the dungeon.

    ¡­

    The cave was pitch ck. Unless the yer could see through the dark or bring a source of light, they wouldn¡¯t be able to see anything in here.

    This was when a catopus like Xiaomao could disy its hidden potential. Most monster NFT characters came with the Night Sight ability, but it was never shown in the status menu as a racial passive skill.

    There was an exception. A few races, such as Vampires, Werewolves, and demi-humans, had different versions of Night Sight Passive Skill as their racial abilities due to the extra perks.

    For example, Vampires had infrared eyes that could see the heat of yers or mammal creatures through walls, but it wouldn¡¯t work against spirit monsters or non-mammal creatures. Werewolves could see and sense everything in a radius of 100 meters as long as they were injured or wounded. But they could only see things in green, including the daytime.

    As for Xiaomao, his pupils worked the same way as a night scope. When there was no light, Xiaomao saw everything in grey as his eyes produced the light for him.

    After walking 10 meters, the first group of gnolls was before Xiaomao.

    The leader of the pact was a two meters tall demi-human with a hyena head. He wore leather armor and wield arge club.

    As for the other gnolls, they walked around naked and sniffed around.

    Xiaomao quietly hid behind a rock and made himself as smallest as possible.

    One of the gnolls twitched his nose. He snorted and panted while he approached Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao pretended to be a rock and sat still.

    Soon, the gnoll stood before Xiaomao. He crawled on all four and raised one of his legs.

    Golden liquid sshed on the rock next to Xiaomao. A few drops got on his fur.

    The gnoll was remarking his territory as he sensed the smell of another gnoll¡¯s poop!

    While the gnoll was peeing, Xiaomao crawled behind it. He brought out the Fuiyoh Cleaver. Then, he leaped at the gnolls, who had shown his butt and balls.

    SUEK

    With one sh, the round balls of the gnoll was cut off!

 Chapter 20 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon Diving (2)

    Chapter 20 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Dungeon Diving (2)

    Critical Damage!

    190!

    The gnoll whimpered as its HP decreased by two-thirds. His noise rmed the other gnolls.

    But it was toote for them toe and help him. Xiaomao¡¯s cut up the stomach of the gnoll, causing its innards to gush out of the opened wound.

    The gnoll cried before it vanished.

    Ding

    <You have in a Dirty Gnoll Level 22.>

    <You have gained 33,000 EXP!>

    <You have gained 13 gold coins.>

    <You have earned Gnoll Fangs x 4.>

    <You have earned Fine Gnoll Hide x 1.>

    <You have earned Gnoll Hide x 1.>

    <You have earned Tattered Gnoll Hide x 1.>

    <You have earned Fine Gnoll Meat x 3.>

    <You have earned Average Gnoll Meat x 3.>

    <You have earned Smelly Gnoll Meat x 3.>

    <You have earned Dirty Gnoll Card x 1.>

    <You have obtained Boots of Hyen x 1.>

    The loot was mostly food and craft ingredients. However, the EXP reward was worth the investment.<sub>.</sub>

    This amount of EXP came from level difference bonuses and the reward from the gnoll dungeon¡¯s difficulty. However, it was not enough to increase Xiaomao¡¯s level right away.

    This was the downside of using an Ultra Rare NFT character. The EXP requirement for leveling up was a lot higher than other NFTs with a lower rarity.

    Still, Xiaomao didn¡¯te out empty-handed. He scored one of the rarest items that normal monsters here could potentially drop after being killed.

    It was a gold-named item.

    ¡­

    Boots of Hyen (Hyen Set)

    Type: Equipment

    Requirement: Level 20, Humanoid Race.

    Equipment Effects:

    DEF + 20

    AGI + 10

    Movement Speed + 10%

    Set Effects:

    (3 of 6 Set Items Equipped) Increase attack speed by 10%, DEX + 10

    (4 of 6 Set Items Equipped) All monsters drop 100% more gold coins upon death.

    (5 of 6 Set Items Equipped) AGI + 10, Increase movement speed by an additional 10%.

    (6 of 6 Set Items Equipped) Enable [Blood Tracker] passive skill.

    ¡­

    It was not something that Xiaomao could use. However, it could fetch a lot of gold coins had Xiaomao put it in an auction.<sub></sub>

    But before Xiaomao could do anything to the item, he sprinted out of the cave with all his might as the angry gnolls chased after him. They barked like dogs and ran on all four while Xiaomao jumped like panicking bunny.

    .

    A few minutester, Xiaomao concealed himself on top of a tree. A group of gnolls sniffed around, searching for Xiaomao. Even the elite captain barked and roared in anger.

    After 10 minutes of hiding, the group of gnolls gave up and returned to the cave.

    Xiaomao let out a sigh of relief. Currently, he was too weak to take on the gang of gnolls, so he could only fight like a coward.

    Again, Xiaomao covered himself in dung and sneaked into the cave again. Soon, he ran into the same group of gnolls, who had chased after Xiaomao.

    However, another group of gnolls patrolled toward the area. Two elite gnolls sniffed and bared fangs at each other. Their subordinates also red at their rivals and barked.

    The two groups started getting noisy. The loud monsters looked like two packs of hyenas, fighting over their turf.

    At that moment, Xiaomao pulled out a stone from his inventory, which he had picked up in front of the cave.

    He aimed and threw it at one of the edgy gnolls.

    PA

    15 Damage!

    The gnoll growled in anger and frustration. It looked around to find the culprit.

    But the other gnoll party sneered andughed at him.

    ¡°ROAR!!¡±

    Being angered and humiliated, the gnoll attacked his rival in front of him.

    A group brawl ensued. Both elite monsters attacked each other with their clubs while their minions wed and mauled their opponents.

    Xiaomao held back hisughter. He patiently waited for them to duke it out.

    Strangely, their HP didn¡¯t decrease much. Everybody¡¯s HP bar was reduced by 50%, but the progress stopped there.<sub></sub>

    After a while, they stopped fighting. The subordinates whimpered while the elite monsters simply scoffed at leading their men away.

    After the fight, two groups walked away. The first group walked toward the entrance of the dungeon and rested there. Six of the monsters panted in exhaustion andy down to sleep, including the elite gnoll. As for the other three, they separately looked around the cave to hunt for some rats to eat.

    Xiaomao had been waiting for this moment. He stalked after one of them, who was walking out of the cave.

    ¡°Rrrr?¡±

    The separated gnoll sensed something. He turned around and noticed a white pile of poop.

    He got closer to the white ball of poop. Then, he sat down, leaning over to sniff it.

    At that moment, the white poop revealed its true form. Xiaomao opened his eyes and pulled out his trusty cleaver. Then, Xiaomao sliced horizontally, cutting the gnoll¡¯s neck and artery veins.

    Critical Hit!

    190!

    <You have in a Dirty Gnoll Level 22.>

    <You have gained 33,000 EXP!>

    The gnoll vanished without letting out a sound. Even the trace of blood and the smell were gone.

    Xiaomao turned around to check at the others. Fortunately, no one noticed the deed.

    ¡®I¡¯m agent 47, munya!¡¯

    Xiaomao ignored the spamming messages of the item rewards. He sneaked closer to the other patrolling gnolls.

    One of the two patrolling gnolls was busy chasing after a cave rat while the other circled around a stinky corner and squatted down, taking a poop.

    Xiaomao crept closer to the one pooping. While the nasty thing came out of the gnoll¡¯s butt, Xiaomao hopped on its back and chopped the nape of the gnoll.

    Critical Hit!

    190!

    <You have in a Dirty Gnoll Level 22.>

    <You have gained 33,000 EXP!>

    As its HP was left with 50% after the brawl, Xiaomao¡¯s critical hit was enough to kill it in one blow!

    He rushed to a cover as soon as the gnoll vanished.

    But it was toote. The elite gnoll suddenly sat up because it sensed the blood scent of its subordinates.

    It howled!

    ¡°Time to bail, munya!¡±

    Again, Xiaomao ran for his life as the pack of gnolls woke up and chase after him.

    ¡­

    20 minutester, the gnolls stopped searching for Xiaomao and returned to the cave.

    Xiaomao sighed. He grumbled as his hunting method wasn¡¯t very efficient with his current level, strength, and equipment.

    He had the urge to put all his allocable attribute points to STR and increase it to 75 to increase his damage output or AGI to increase his running speed.

    ¡®No. Until I max the free attributes, I¡¯ll keep the free points as it is.¡¯

    In order to maximize the status points, Xiaomao nned to increase all stats to 200 with [Protein from Fish] skill first. Then, he would allocate free attributes to the stats.

    Had Xiaomao increased it now, he would have wasted the points as the highest bonus from Protein from Fish was limited to 200 points.

    For example, if Xiaomao added STR to 200, he wouldn¡¯t be able to gain any point in STR by eating fish. But if he didn¡¯t add stats to the attribute, he could keep eating it until the STR reached 200. Then, he could use free points to increase the STR attribute!

    ¡®It will be annoying, but it¡¯s just time-consuming. I can¡¯t allocate my points yet.¡¯

    Xiaomao refrained from adding any attribute to his permanent stats. He reentered the cave and tried to separate the gnolls again.

    He had already killed three of them. Logically, there should be only seven gnolls in the group, including the level 30 elite monster.

    However, the dead gnolls were respawned. The group of 10 moved around together once again.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue as the dungeon¡¯s mechanic was different than field monsters in the wild.

    Wild monsters would never respawn unless a thousand of them were killed. Then, two thousand monsters and one additional elite monster would be respawned to rece the lost mobs. After the two thousand newly spawned monsters were killed, four thousand would be respawned, including two elite monsters.

    They kept multiplying until they spawned over 20,000 monsters at once. Then, a global event quest would be triggered to reset the respawn number back to 1,000.

    On the other hand, Dungeons repeatedly spawned monsters after they died for a few minutes. Unless the elite monster was killed, the group of monsters would continue toe back to haunt the yers.

    Still, elite monsters always reappeared after an hour. The same as the field monsters, the number of spawned elite monsters and normal monsters would multiply.

    The highest number of newly spawned elites was their level. A level 30 elite gnoll could only multiply up to 30. After all 30 were killed, the number would remain the same until no yer could kill all of them within a day. If such as case happened, a dungeon break would ur to encourage yers to clear the dungeon. And once the dungeon¡¯s final boss was killed, everything would be reset to the default number.

    At a nce, the system encouraged yers to form a party to hunt many monsters together to prevent mishaps and dangers. But Xiaomao knew that it wasn¡¯t the case here.

    In the future, once Heavenly Dao Patch came into y, this mechanic would be a nightmare formon yers and a wet dream for the supermen and elite yers.

    Xiaomao stared at the newly respawned gnolls. They still behaved the same as usual, but their HP bars were full. As for the others, their HP bars slowly recovered as they regenerated their health back every second.

    ¡®Again. I have to repeat this until I can eliminate the level gap penalty. Once my level catches up to the Dirty Gnolls, I can start fighting them properly.¡¯

    Xiaomao hid and waited for the gnolls to repeat their patrol route.

    After waiting for 20 minutes, the gnolls ran into the same patrolling unit again.

    And once more, they bore fangs and snarled at each other.

    Xiaomao threw the rock at one of them again.

    BARK BARK!

    As soon as the rock hit, they fought among themselves.

    Xiaomao inwardly sighed as he patiently waited for them to stop fighting and go back to rest. After that, he would repeat everything that he had done up until now.

    The grinding continued.

 Chapter 21 Cat Dadâ€™s Sprint Burst

    Chapter 21 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Sprint Burst

    Ding

    <A reminder: It is 6.50 AM.>

    Xiaomao stared at the notification panel while he was sitting on the dirty rock in front of the dungeon entrance. He sighed.

    ¡®What a waste of time. I should at least skip school for three days and y the game all day and all night. Oh, wait. I haven¡¯t slept properly yet. I guess I have to sleep in ss or something.¡¯

    Xiaomao left the dungeon cave and came back to the abandoned port. He thought of something and remembered that his fisher bot was in the middle of the work.

    Xiaomao opened ve One¡¯s status menu. At the instruction and order box, he manually assigned instructions, waypoints, and actions that ve One needed to perform next.

    The orders werepiled under a new shortcut ¨C Gnoll Dungeon Transport. Xiaomao asked ve One toe to the ind and transport his items back to the warehouse chest in the Labor Guild¡¯s apartment by using the waypoints that Xiaomao had programmed. After transporting everything, ve One needed to carry on fishing until further instructions.

    Once the programming task waspleted, Xiaomao unloaded equipment items from his inventory slots to the ground.

    After Xiaomao had finished arranging his items, 100 pairs of boots were neatly ced in rows and columns.

    That was Xiaomao¡¯s harvest of the day.

    .

    LEVEL: 10

    EXP: 460,000 / 700,000

    Contribution Level: 1

    PACT Weekly Ie: 1/100

    EXP: 10/160,000

    Status Attributes

    STR: 50 (+25)

    DEX: 50 (+25)

    AGI: 50 (+25)

    VIT: 50 (+25)

    INT: 50 (+25)<sub>.</sub>

    WIS: 50 (+25)

    Allocable Status Points: 250

    Spiritual Roots

    Fire: 1

    Water: 1

    Wind: 1

    Metal: 1

    Wood: 1

    Lightning: 1

    Darkness: 1

    Light: 1

    Allocable Status Points: 250

    .

    Gaining nine levels within a night was not something to brag about. However, it was a different story if the NFT character¡¯s rarity was Super Rare or Ultra Rare.

    Common NFT only needed 1,000 EXP to advance from level 1 to level 2.

    Umon NFT required 5,000 EXP to do the same thing.

    Rare NFT required 10,000 EXP.

    Super Rare NFT required 50,000 EXP.

    And Ultra Rare NFT required 100,000 EXP!

    The disparity between thresholds was like heaven and earth. However, the reward was worth the grind as long as the yer knew what to do.

    Xiaomao¡¯s tentacles trembled as he admired the prize of his effort. Still, he refused to add any point to his status attributes or spiritual roots for now.

    ¡®Log out. Log out! Don¡¯t get too addicted.¡¯<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao had done everything he could. He left them for ve One to pick the items on the ground and finish his duty.

    WHOOSH

    Ding

    <You have logged out of the game.>

    <Miao Xiaomao¡¯s data and character have been updated!>

    <Synchronizing Rate: 8.19 %.>

    ¡­

    Xiaomao slowly opened his eyes.

    Again, Mu-Nyang had been menacingly staring at his face while he sat on the capsule¡¯s hatch ss. The cat meowed and tried to wake his ve as he was hungry.

    Xiaomao opened the hatch and chased Mu-Nyang away from the game capsule. As he got up, he frowned.

    Did he allow Mu-Nyang inside his roomst night?

    Whatever. That was not something he should be caring about. Mu-Nyang was a smart cat, and he had seen the naughty cat opening doors by himself several times.

    Xiaomao shrugged and abandoned the thought. He walked toward the bathroom for the morning shower.

    10 minutester, Xiaomao stood in front of the bathroom mirror. He picked up his toothbrush and toothpaste to brush his teeth.

    As soon as Xiaomao looked at his reflection in the mirror, he paused.

    Xiaomao rubbed his eyes. Then, he wiped the mirror with a piece of clean toilet paper to get a clearer vision.

    In the mirror, Xiaomao¡¯s sclera was ck while his pupils were yellowish.

    ¡°!?¡±

    Xiaomao shut his eyes and concentrated. After a minute of meditation, he reopened his eyes and looked at himself in the mirror again.

    The white sclera and brown pupils were the same as usual.

    Xiaomao almost had a heart attack. Those ck-sclera and golden pupils were the eyes of Chaos Demon God¡¯s apostles and yers from Chaos Demon God¡¯s faction.

    ¡®I¡¯m mutating too fast. But wait. I should have inherited the catopus traits, but why did my eyes turn yellow? Why am I mutating into a Chaos Demon God¡¯s apostle?¡¯<sub></sub>

    He tried to summon his status menu by closing his eyes.

    As usual, the blue menu screens appeared behind Xiaomao¡¯s eyelids. He could vaguely see the numbers, but he couldn¡¯t read the texts.

    ¡®It¡¯s there, but I¡¯m evolving too fast. At this rate, I¡¯ll awaken my superpower within a month. But how?!¡¯

    Xiaomao was confused. In his previous life, nobody could awaken their power within a month after ying the game. Even those nasty politicians and oligarchs couldn¡¯t get awaken their superpower even though they had UR characters.

    Unless¡­

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes, ¡®Compatibility and synchronization rate. I saw the articles somewhere, but I can¡¯t remember.¡¯

    He sighed. He regretted that he didn¡¯t research or study enough in his previous life as he was too busy farming items in-game to make money.

    Xiaomao left the bathroom and went back into his room. He opened hisptop to find rted articles about VRMMO game consoles and yerpatibility, including the first game from thepany.

    There were plenty of articles. However, they only researched how they could improve the control efficiency of their in-game characters. Even the old articles about in-game character integration and synchronization were outdated as all of them were debunked by scientists.

    They believed that nobody could import game systems to reality or mutate human DNA and genes. They thought that yers were used to the physical prowess in the game that their minds ingrained the muscle memory into their real bodies.

    Of course, the scientists didn¡¯t know anything. It was a mistake on their part since they didn¡¯t know the dark hands of Pangu Incorporation.

    It was obvious ¨C No one had found out about the system integration yet. Most yers yed the game to either earn money or improve their real body¡¯s physicality by increasing their in-game status attributes as how they did in the first game a decade ago.

    Xiaomao closed hisptop. He pondered for a moment, analyzing how he mutated so fast.

    ¡®Oh, right. Isn¡¯t dad working for Pangu Incorporate? He should know something.¡¯

    Xiaomao smacked his forehead. He put on his clothes and rushed to the kitchen.

    ¡°Mom! Dad!¡±

    Xiaomao entered the kitchen. However, his parents were not there.

    He looked at the kitchen table as the prepared food caught his eyes. Several sealed stic-sealed tes of food were on the kitchen table. Under one of the tes, Xiaomao¡¯s parents left two pieces of notes for him.

    [Mom and Dad have to go to L.A. for a month. Breakfast is on the table. As for dinner and the following days¡¯ food, you¡¯re on your own. You still have money, right? If you run out of cash, you¡¯re on your own, too! Be an adult and manage your money well. Don¡¯t invest everything into the game and starve yourself.]

    Next note. This one had the handwriting of Xiaomao¡¯s mother.

    [Don¡¯t call us unless you¡¯re in aa or a dead bed. If you call me while you¡¯re alive, I¡¯ll disown you.]

    ¡°¡­ How the hell can I call you after I¡¯m dead, mom?!¡±

    Xiaomao was disappointed and excited at the same time.

    He was disappointed because he didn¡¯t get to consult with his parents face to face. His mother also threatened him not to call them.

    However, Xiaomao was excited that his parents weren¡¯t here to monitor him.

    Without the nosy guardians, Xiaomao was free to skip school and y games all day!

    But as Xiaomao was unsealing the stic wraps to eat his food, he noticed that the note had five pages.

    He flipped to the third page. There was the handwriting of his father.

    [PS. If I catch you ying hooky, I¡¯ll disown you.]

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Next Page¡­

    [PS2. I already told your homeroom teacher that you¡¯re not sick. They will tell me if you skip school!]

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Last Page¡­

    [PS3. As one of Pangu Incorporate¡¯s workers, I have my ways to check your online time. I know what you¡¯re thinking, and I can see what you did. Although we¡¯re d that you¡¯ve picked the right game to y, manage your freaking time, alright?]

    Xiaomao facepalmed. His father read him like a book.

    ¡®Alright. Fine. I¡¯ll go to school.¡¯

    Xiaomao ate the food and restocked the cats¡¯ food bowls. Then, he went to school in a dejected mood.

    ¡­

    After walking out of the house, Xiaomao felt strange today. He wasn¡¯t as sleepy as yesterday.

    In addition, he felt like his body was more flexible. He was confident that he could do the split without getting hurt.

    Testing his limits and the current state of the game status integration, Xiaomao sprinted to school.

    Xiaomao ran at a human speed at first. But after two seconds, he discovered that his legs and feet were like a machine. The wind him his face harder than usual, and he could sense the wind resistance.

    He was fast.

    ¡°I am speed, munya!¡±

    There were obstacles, and Xiaomao swiftly dodged and leaped over them like a parkour master.

    Running for five minutes, Xiaomao reached the school.

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao wasn¡¯t used to the newfound speed. He failed to control his legs and decelerate. As a result, he entered the school¡¯s premises at a speed of 50km per hour.

    ¡°Crap!¡±

    At this rate, he would crash onto something and get injured.

    Xiaomao rxed his legs and steered the direction from the school building toward the school¡¯s ser field, which was surrounded by a track field.

    It worked. He managed to steer himself to the track and field. He controlled his upper body and let his legs guide him to the running track.

    It was early morning. Many sports clubs were using the track for their morning activities. Some of them were jogging in groups and didn¡¯t notice Xiaomao¡¯s arrival.

    Xiaomao paced his breath and rxed his legs, trying to relieve the tension and decelerate.

    The speed slightly decreased, but his legs still auto-moved like a lotive, not listening to Xiaomao¡¯smands.

    ¡°Crap! Crap! Crap!¡±

    Xiaomao gritted his teeth and kept breathing, worrying that he might be out of breath soon.

    Betraying his expectation, Xiaomao wasn¡¯t tired. He felt like he could run several kilometers at his full speed.

    The full sprint began to attract the attention of students. They looked at him while some of the club managers took out their phones to record a clip.

    Xiaomao sprinted a wholep. However, he could not stop his legs yet.

    At that moment, one of the club managers pressed her stopwatch to time Xiaomao. She was a 2nd-year sophomore senior and the track club¡¯s manager.

    As soon as the girl began timing Xiaomao, the other runners walked toward her and looked at the watch.

    They looked at each other with wide eyes as if they had witnessed the birth of a monster.

    While the managers and the track and field athletes were in shock, the passer-by students found Xiaomao funny as the guy had been running while wearing a regr student uniform.

    One of them suddenly cheered for him.

    ¡°RUN, FOREST! RUN!¡±

    Xiaomao overheard that. He inwardly cried.

 Chapter 22 Cat Dad is Wet

    Chapter 22 ¨C Cat Dad is Wet

    ¡°Who is that guy?¡± One of the female track club members looked at Xiaomao in envy.

    Her friends swiped through her phone and noticed the picture of Xiaomao, who was running away from a group of girls, ¡°I remember him. I saw him several times. I think he¡¯s the first-year guy that seconded thest year¡¯s school exams?¡±

    ¡°Has he entered any club yet?¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t know. Let¡¯s ask him when he¡¯s done running.¡±

    ¡­

    As today was not an official day, every high school student in China wore a tracksuit as their school uniform. Even Xiaomao was forced to wear one.

    At first, Xiaomao didn¡¯t feel anything. But after running for a while, his body began to sweat. Soon, Xiaomao sweated bullets.

    Even if it was winter, Xiaomao sweated a lot as his body pumped blood to support his muscles, and his body temperature kept rising.

    The back of his tracksuit jacket and his t-shirt were drenched in sweat. Even his underwear was also wet, which made Xiaomao ufortable as he kept running.

    Aside from the wet shirt, pants, and underwear, his legs and lungs were fine.

    Slowly but surely, Xiaomao regained the senses of his legs after letting them auto-pilot him for 20 minutes. He managed to slow down to a jogging speed.

    Then, he managed to stoppletely. He let out a sigh of relief, but his uniform was soaked with his sweat. Soon, his clothes would be as smelly as a fish.

    ¡°Woo. That¡¯s quite a morning workout, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao used the jacket¡¯s sleeves to wipe his face. He staggered toward a faucet near the track to get some water.

    But as Xiaomao was using the faucet, one of the track club girls offered him a towel.

    She was a tall tanned pretty girl with thick firm thighs and a t chest. Her short brown trimmed hair looked attractive for an athlete high school girl.

    The student wore the same tracksuit uniform even though she was in the middle of her club activity. However, she tied her jacket around her waist and showed her crop top sports bra.

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes were attracted to her abs and cores, which looked more refined than his.

    ¡°Hello, Mr. Gump. Did you have fun?¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Xiaomao looked at the girl¡¯s face.

    ¡®Hmm? Wei Zhi, the Oni Valkyrie?¡¯

    He remembered her.

    In his previous life, this girl was one of the famous superhero celebrities and one of the top yers in Pangu Online 2. This girl stood out for her leadership, charisma, and cool look. As she used an Oni War Lord, aka an Ultra Rare NFT as her in-game character, everybody nicknamed her Oni Valkyrie.

    Looking at the soon-to-be celebrity girl, Xiaomao wryly smiled as he politely epted the white towel and cleaned his face with it. Then, he returned it to the girl.

    ¡°I¡¯m no Forest Gump, munya!¡±

    ¡°Is it fashionable to end your sentence with a weird word these days?¡± Wei Zhi drylyughed.

    Xiaomao awkwardly averted his eyes and wryly smiled, ¡°I have a mental disease, munya. I can¡¯t talk normally in front of people, munya.¡±

    The girlughed and epted the towel back, ¡°You¡¯re a quick runner. How about joining the track and field club?¡±

    ¡°No, thanks, munya. I have to work part-time after school, munya.¡±

    ¡°You sure? You just broke the world records for 400-meter sprinting and 1,000-meter sprinting just now. You can easily apply topete in the Olympics, you know? Do you know how much an Olympic gold medalist of our country can earn? They pumped it to a million USDst time. You can even earn more than your part-time job!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s heart was wavered. He thought about it as well.

    However, as tempting as it was, Xiaomao shook his head, ¡°Sorry, munya. I already have other ns.¡±

    The girl pouted, looking frustrated.

    As Wei Zhi had been chatting with Xiaomao, the other clubbers on the track field rushed to him. Several men in sports gear shouted.

    ¡°Comrade, join the ser club!¡±

    ¡°No! The tennis club needs you!¡±

    ¡°Da hell? Don¡¯t listen to them. You can thrive in the basketball club with your stamina and speed!¡±<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao sweated profusely. He turned tail and ran away, entering the school building.

    ¡°NUUUU! COME BACK! LET¡¯S TALK!!¡±

    The men chased after Xiaomao, leaving the track girl alone.

    ¡­

    After the men had left, many track club girls came to talk with their captain, who had chatted with Xiaomao.

    ¡°Senior Wei. How¡¯s the prospect?¡±

    Wei Zhi, aka the captain of the track and field club, was currently an athlete star of the school. She had won five provincial sportspetitions as a full marathoner, and she was a candidate topete in country-wide track sportspetitions.

    She smiled at her colleagues, ¡°Unfortunately, he¡¯s a chunni.¡±

    ¡°Hah?¡±

    ¡°I mean, he¡¯s not into sports clubs. Forget about him.¡±

    ¡°Are we giving up on him that easily? That run just now has broken several world records!¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll do something about that. You girls just concentrate on improving your time. Also, what were your grades in thest exam?¡±

    The girls looked away as they weren¡¯t proud of their grades.

    ¡°Get back on the field or read the books, girly!¡±

    ¡°Boooooo.¡±

    The track girls stopped looking at Xiaomao and returned to the track field.

    As for Wei Zhi, she simply sneaked a nce at the rowdy group, who had been chasing Xiaomao. She pursed her lips.

    ¡°Hmm.¡±

    Nobody knew what she had been thinking. She went back to the girl¡¯s locker room and changed her clothes.<sub></sub>

    ¡­

    Xiaomao managed to lose the sports club members by gluing himself on the ceiling like the Spiderman. After they were gone, he jumped down from the ceiling and patted his clothes.

    His tracksuit jacket and pants were dirty with sweat and dust. He sniffed on it once, and he regretted it.

    ¡°Ugh. I can¡¯t enter the ss like this. It reeks.¡±

    Xiaomao sneaked to the backyard of the school. He took off his jacket and t-shirt to wash them with the outdoor faucet¡¯s water.

    Again, it was a bad decision. He might be able to clean the dirt and smell, but he couldn¡¯t possibly dry it before the homeroom ss began.

    After washing all the dirt, Xiaomao looked at his wet shirt and jacket. Then, he looked at his pants, where his groin area was still wet.

    No matter how he looked at it, someone else could have misunderstood him and thought that Xiaomao had peed himself.

    ¡®I might as well go home and change my clothes. Or, should I go see a teacher and ask them if they have a drying machine?¡¯

    Xiaomao twisted the shirt and shook it, trying to dry his shirt.

    DING DONG

    It was 8 AM. The homeroom ss would start soon.

    Xiaomao groaned and walked toward the school building entrance while he wore the wet t-shirt and the jacket.

    As most students had already entered their ssroom, only a few students noticed Xiaomao¡¯s drenched clothes.

    Xiaomao was embarrassed. He dryly smiled and embraced all the shame.

    Suddenly, one of the students grabbed Xiaomao¡¯s arm and pulled him. Unfortunately for her, Xiaomao didn¡¯t budge.

    Xiaomao turned around and discovered that Wei Zhi was trying to pull him somewhere. She frowned and stared at Xiaomao¡¯s thick arms.

    Wei Zhi looked at Xiaomao¡¯s face and frowned, ¡°Don¡¯t resist ande with me. I¡¯ll help you.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Currently, Wei Zhi had changed her clothes and wore a new tracksuit uniform. She had the smell of baby powder and light perfume.

    Xiaomao swallowed his manly urge and shook off his immature thought. He continued to remind himself that a romantic rtionship between high schoolers was a waste of precious time.

    He could use that time for gaming and grinding for levels!

    Still, Xiaomao obediently followed her. He kept his mental guard up against all possible seduction and temptation.

    Wei Zhi dragged Xiaomao to the track club¡¯s changing room for girls. Then, she asked Xiaomao to sit on the bench and wait there.

    ¡°H-Here, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao was nervous as he didn¡¯t like being in a female locker room alone with another girl. He was afraid that he might get assaulted soon.

    Betraying his expectation, Wei Zhi tossed a new set of tracksuits and a new towel at him.

    ¡°Change to that and give me your clothes. My club has a washer machine and a dryer machine. I¡¯ll take care of that.¡±

    ¡°O-Oh.¡±

    Xiaomao was so surprised that he forgot to munya. He obediently and happily changed his clothes.

    But there was a problem. Wei Zhi was staring at him.

    ¡°Umm, could you mind, munya?¡±

    Wei Zhi rolled her eyes and turned around, ¡°Fine. It¡¯s not like I want to see it.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao was relieved. He quickly changed his clothes to a new ones. Though he had to gomando as he didn¡¯t have a spare underwear.

    However, the new pants and jacket were too small. He could only barely put the new polo shirt on.

    ¡°Umm, it¡¯s kinda small,¡± Xiaomao nced at Wei Zhi.

    ¡°That¡¯s actually my spare clothes.¡±

    ¡°Eh?¡±

    Xiaomao was taken aback. But before he said anything, Wei Zhi pointed out his mistakes.

    ¡°What you did this morning was a rookie sportsman¡¯s carelessness. You should have brought spare clothes if you want to work out and get sweaty in the morning.¡±

    ¡°¡­ I see.¡±

    Xiaomao smacked his forehead, ming himself for testing his new power without preparation.

    Next time, he would do it on holiday where nobody could see him.

    Wei Zhi took Xiaomao¡¯s wet clothes and put them in the club¡¯s washing machine. Without looking at Xiaomao, she asked him the same question.

    ¡°Are you sure that you won¡¯t be joining the track and field club?¡±

    Xiaomao shook his head again, ¡°Sorry. I have something else to do.¡±

    ¡°I hope it¡¯s not gaming.¡±

    Right in the ck heart.

    Xiaomao almost had a heart attack. He tried to change the subject, ¡°Err¡­ aside from joining the club, why are you helping me?¡±

    Wei Zhiughed, ¡°I need you to do me a favor.¡±

    Xiaomao finally realized what was going on. Nothing in the world was free.

    ¡°I won¡¯t join your club no matter what, munya.¡±

    ¡°Nah, it¡¯s fine,¡± Wei Zhi grinned and turned around. She looked at the pants that Xiaomao was wearing and noticed that they were too short for Xiaomao¡¯s long legs.

    She burst intoughter.

    ¡°Hahaha! Oh, excuse me,¡± Wei Zhi coughed and corrected herself, ¡°You don¡¯t need to join my club. I only need you to join apetition instead of me since I¡¯m in the middle of a recuperating.¡±

    ¡°Is that necessary, munya?¡± Xiaomao didn¡¯t like it as he didn¡¯t want to waste his gaming time and working time.

    ¡°You won¡¯t be doing it for free. The winner of that event gets 20,000 RMB.¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes glittered when Wei Zhi mentioned the prize money, ¡°Tell me more, munya!¡±

 Chapter 23 Cat Dad is Nut Cracker

    Chapter 23 ¨C Cat Dad is Nut Cracker

    Getting additional cash coincided with Xiaomao¡¯s goal. After all, he needed to invest more into the game to boost his character¡¯s status points.

    Noticing Xiaomao¡¯s enthusiasm, Wei Zhi was satisfied. She exined, ¡°It¡¯s a half marathon race with a lot of sponsors. You need to run 21 kilometers and finish first to earn the prize money. Are you up for the challenge?¡±

    ¡°Challenge epted! When, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao gave Wei Zhi a thumbs up as he thought of it as easy money.

    Wei Zhi giggled, ¡°This Sunday, 8.30 AM. Our school¡¯s bus will take our members to the event site, so we have to be here before 7.¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t it like¡­ in two days, munya?!¡±

    Currently, it was Friday. Xiaomao was taken aback that Wei Zhi wanted him to race without preparation.

    ¡°Hahaha! That¡¯s right. Are you up for it? Half-marathon is easy!¡±

    ¡°Meh, fine! I¡¯ll do it! Is the winning prize really 20k RMB, munya?!¡±

    ¡°Of course. I¡¯ll register your name for it. By the way, what¡¯s your ss and your name again?¡±

    ¡°1-E, Miao Xiaomao!¡±

    Wei Zhi extended her hand for a handshake, ¡°2-B, Wei Zhi.¡±

    Both shook hands. Then, Wei Zhi discovered that Xiaomao¡¯s calloused hand was slightly rough, which was different from other baby-face guys who had never done any chore or housework.

    ¡°You really worked hard.¡±

    ¡°Can you let go of my hand, munya?¡±<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°¡­ Sorry.¡±

    Wei Zhi let go of Xiaomao¡¯s hand. As soon as thetter was freed, he decided to flee from here before something bad could happen.

    ¡°I have to go to ss. I¡¯ll leave that registration task to you. See, ya, munya!¡±

    Just like that, Xiaomao dashed out of the girl¡¯s locker room and sprinted toward his ss.

    Wei Zhi brightly smiled and looked at her hand. The warmth of Xiaomao¡¯s hand still lingered on hers.

    ¡°¡­ At least, he¡¯s not a horn dog like Niu Fu.¡±

    ¡­

    Xiaomao managed to return to his ssroom. As soon as he entered, everyone in ss looked at him as if they were seeing an alien.

    The homeroom teacher only nced at Xiaomao, ¡°Working out in the morning is good and all, but you mustn¡¯t forget to manage your time. Get to your seat, Mr. Gump.¡±

    Everyone in the roomughed as they also saw Xiaomao¡¯s deeds. Even Liu Bei¡¯s henchmen and the brown big-breasted girl chuckled.

    Xiaomao lowered his head in embarrassment. He got to his head.

    The boring morning sses went on.

    However, in the afternoon, Xiaomao¡¯s eyelids got heavier, and he sumbed to the drowsiness.

    Xiaomao set up a formation of books as a wall and rested his head on the desk, taking a short nap.

    But he fell into a deep sleep.<sub></sub>

    ¡­

    Ding

    <One of Miao Xiaomao¡¯s skills, Catnap, has been activated.>

    <Miao Xiaomao has obtained a random catnap blessing.>

    <The catnap blessing is randomizing its effects.>

    <Miao Xiaomao have been blessed with the power of [3 AM Party]. The effectsts 1 hour.>

    ¡­

    [3 AM Party]

    During the blessing period, Miao Xiaomao¡¯s max HP and MP are increased by 10%. Miao Xiaomao¡¯s stamina can never decrease, and his AGI and DEX will be increased by 10%.

    ¡­

    DING DONG

    6.00 PM

    The loud noise of the school bell woke Xiaomao from his beauty sleep. He swallowed his drool and looked up.

    Fortunately, no teacher or student disturbed him. Everybody respected the 999-point scorer, and they didn¡¯t have the time to care about how he fared in school.

    The teacher ended ss while half of the students packed their bags and prepared to go home. As for the rest, they gathered in groups to chat while the rest prepared for afterschool activities.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao stood up and nned to visit the cafeteria for dinner before the night-shift part-time job.

    But as Xiaomao entered the cafeteria, he ran into Wei Zhi, who came here with her club members.

    The track and field club¡¯s members recognized Xiaomao. One of the male members greeted him.

    ¡°Mr. Forest Gump! Will you join the track and field club?¡±

    The corner of Xiaomao¡¯s mouth twitched, ¡°Stop calling me Forest Gump, munya!¡±

    ¡°Okay, then. Mr. Munya, will you join the track and field club?¡±

    ¡°And stop calling me MUNYA, munya!¡±

    ¡°Hahahaha!¡±

    The track club girlsughed while men found Xiaomao weird. Ending the sentences with MUNYA irked a few guys.

    As Xiaomao was weird, the men stopped talking to him and minded their businesses. As for the girls, they pestered him.

    And one of them suddenly dropped a bomb.

    ¡°I heard you will participate the in half-marathon as our club representative, is that true?!¡±

    As soon as she said that, the male members turned around and stared at their captain in disbelief.

    One of them walked out of the crowd and protested, ¡°Captain! This half-marathon event is a prestige event. It will be held in our province, and all schools will send their best marathon runners topete! Why are we sending an outsider when the spots are limited! Please reconsider, captain!¡±

    The men nced back and forth between Xiaomao and the protester.

    The protester was a 2nd-year student from the same ss as Wei Zhi. However, he was a short sprinter, who couldn¡¯t participate in any marathon event as short-runner and marathoner¡¯s constitutions and training were different.

    Niu Fu, the top sprinter of the club, red at Xiaomao, ¡°A rookie like him will tarnish our club¡¯s name if he joins the event. Imagine how you run when you start out. I¡¯m sure he will copse and get humiliated before the second half of the race! I saw him run. He doesn¡¯t know how to pace, and he was burnt out in 20 minutes! He can¡¯t possibly oust the 21km race!¡±

    The runner girls frowned and red at Niu Fu.

    ¡°Hey, Niu Fu. I know that you¡¯re chasing after the captain¡¯s skirt, but you have no right to criticize our captain¡¯s decision!¡± One of the girls protected Xiaomao. She clung to his arm, trying to look good in front of him.

    The other girl also shouted at Niu Fu¡¯s face, ¡°Listen here. You¡¯re not even a marathoner. What do you know about the race? It¡¯s none of your business. Now, get your ass back to your perverted butt-gawking virgin club, and don¡¯t badmouth Mr. Kitty!¡±

    Niu Fu scoffed, ¡°You think I don¡¯t know? I was once a marathoner when I was in middle school before I be a sprinter! I always joined every half-marathon race ever since I was 10! What do I know? Even though I¡¯m not suited for the long-distance race now, I can still get a better time than this half-ass pushover!¡±

    While the track club members bickered, Xiaomao frowned and sighed.

    ¡®What the hell do they want? Why couldn¡¯t they leave me alone?¡¯

    Xiaomao looked at Wei Zhi, asking for her help with his innocent pupils.

    Wei Zhi noticed Xiaomao¡¯s nce. The corners of her mouth rose into a faint smile as she found him dorky and funny.

    She coughed, ¡°Quiet! This is the cafeteria. All club matters stay on the field and our club room!¡±

    The girls nodded. Niu Fu clicked his tongue while the men chuckled andughed at their friend¡¯s courage. As for Xiaomao, he let out a sigh of relief and excused himself to get his food.

    He went to the counter and paid for his meal with a school meal ticket. Meanwhile, the track club members picked their seats.

    Unfortunately, Niu Fu hadn¡¯t given up yet. He had been ring at Xiaomao.

    As Xiaomao picked up his food tray and walked toward an empty seat, Niu Fu suddenly stood up and stomped toward Xiaomao.

    He sneered and lowered his hand. As soon as Niu Fu got close to Xiaomao, he raised his hand, trying to swat Xiaomao¡¯s tray to the ceiling and ruin his food!

    ¡°???¡±

    Xiaomao raised his eyebrows and stared at Niu Fu¡¯s face when thetter started approaching him. His spider-sense was tingling.

    Before Niu Fu¡¯s hand reached his tray, Xiaomao raised the container over his head as he anticipated the ssic bully¡¯s prank. At the same time, he raised his left leg to lightly push the former away in reflex.

    However, Niu Fu was too close to Xiaomao. Instead of kicking Niu Fu¡¯s chest or belly as nned, the hard shinnded on the former¡¯s crotch area.

    A front kick turned into a crotch kick.

    Because of the full-strength front kick, Xiaomao¡¯s leg pushed Niu Fu¡¯s body upward, and his feet floated above the ground by a few millimeters.

    The squishy feedback impact reminded Xiaomao of something nasty yesterday. Xiaomao sensed that something soft had just burst.

    When Niu Fu¡¯s legs touched the ground again, his face reddened while his expression was distorted in pain.

    He copsed on the cafeteria floor and fainted.

    Xiaomao tilted his head and looked at the soon-to-be eunuch. He thought to himself.

    ¡®What the hell is this fool doing?¡¯

    ¡­

    Ding

    <Miao Xiaomao has dealt critical damage.>

    <Miao Xiaomao has earned a title, Nut Cracker.>

 Chapter 24 Cat Dad the Flash

    Chapter 24 ¨C Cat Dad the sh

    The crotch kicked and the copse of Niu Fu caused amotion among the male runners. They rushed from their table and surrounded Xiaomao.

    One of them was taken down. Now, they were mad.

    ¡°You think you can get away with this, punk?!¡±

    ¡°Who do you think you are?!¡±

    ¡°You mess with our brother, you mess with me!¡±

    Xiaomao was taken aback. He paused and observed everybody.

    The people in the cafeteria stopped eating and looked at them with interest. The staff stopped distributing food and brought out their phones to call for help. As for Wei Zhi and her friends, they were shocked by the development and ran out to get help.

    Xiaomao turned his attention to the 20 friends of Niu Fu. Noticing that he was surrounded, Xiaomao narrowed his eyes.

    This event reminded him of the time when he fell out with Liu Bei¡¯s goons in his previous life. That gangster brought his henchmen to lynch Xiaomao, and Xiaomao fought to survive.

    The result wasn¡¯t pretty. Xiaomao was beaten and got hospitalized. As for the bullies, they were suspended from school for a week and returned to schoolter on like nothing had happened.

    Xiaomao thought of how Liu Bei and his men got out of jail yesterday. Because of the thoughts, his mood was ruined.

    As Xiaomao was in a bad mood, it showed on his face. He furrowed his brows and coldly looked at the track club¡¯s men.

    ¡°If you wanna fight me, go outside. See what I¡¯m holding? It¡¯s a metal tray of food, a hot soup, and a cup of hot tea. If I want to, I can turn them into weapons, but I don¡¯t want to use them and waste my food. I can¡¯t also guarantee what I might do to you if we were to fight here.¡±

    The friends of Niu Fu were still driven by emotion and hormones, ¡°Hah? You think you¡¯re a hotshot, fool?!¡±

    He threw a punch at Xiaomao¡¯s face!

    Xiaomao noticed the oing punch. He lowered his head and let the fist hit his forehead.

    POEK

    It hit right on Xiaomao¡¯s forehead as nned.

    But Xiaomao didn¡¯t flinch.

    On the other hand, the puncher held his hand, which had punched Xiaomao.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°AHHHH!! My hand!¡±

    Just like what the police officer had said. Using a bare hand to punch someone on the hard bone was a guaranteed way to fracture the knuckle bones. After all, the bones of human hands were much smaller and more fragile than the solid human skull!

    Combined with the natural defense attribute from the game, his bones were as tough as stones. Xiaomao let him hit on purpose to end the annoying brawl.

    Xiaomao confronted the sportsmen head-on, ¡°I¡¯ll give you motherhumpers three choices. One, we go outside and duke it like a man. Two, we go separate ways so that we can eat our food and mind our own businesses. Or three, you insist on avenging for your gay friend and hit me, and I¡¯ll let one of you punch me once, then we¡¯re done with it. Now, make your choice!¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t get cocky!¡± The second runner scoffed and was about to punch him.

    PA

    Before another fist could hit Xiaomao¡¯s face, someone had grabbed the wrist of the assant.

    A muscrte middle-aged man in a jersey uniform stood behind the guy. He sneered, ¡°Since when have you apes regressed to monkeys? Is lynching someone a trend these days?¡±

    ¡°C-Coach Wei?!¡±

    The 190cm-tall toned guy was the coach of the track and field club. His facial outline and refined muscles looked like someone from the Fist of the North Star Series.

    The coach red at the track club¡¯s men, ¡°If you have enough energy to pick a fight, how about you go back to the track and give me fiveps!¡±

    ¡°N-No, coach! We aren¡¯t fighting anyone!¡±

    ¡°My eyesight is perfect 20/20, you apes! I saw what you did from the beginning. Now, get those monkey asses to the field and show me fiveps! No one can get your dinner until you¡¯re finished! Now, move out!¡±

    The track club¡¯s men shrieked and ran out to the field.

    As students, they were powerless against the coach as thetter could simply expel them from the club. Then, some of them might lose their sports schrship or support from their families.

    After the men were gone, the coach nced at Niu Fu and scoffed.

    Then, the coach turned to Xiaomao.

    ¡°Miao Xiaomao, I assume.¡±

    Xiaomao nodded, ¡°Yes, sir!¡±

    ¡°I saw your application for the half-marathon.¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡°Ah, that¡­¡±

    ¡°I can¡¯t let you participate in it. Our school can only send three runners, and I don¡¯t want to waste the spot on an outsider or an amateur.¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s shoulders slouched. He was disappointed.

    Fortunately, the coach hadn¡¯t done talking.

    ¡°But if you can finish fiveps faster than those apes and put a good record, I¡¯ll add your name on the list. Are you up for the challenge?¡±

    Xiaomao widened his eyes. He repeatedly nodded, ¡°I¡¯ll do it, sir!¡±

    ¡°Go then!¡±

    Xiaomao put down his food tray and dashed to the field.

    The coach nced at Wei Zhi and the girl¡¯s group. The captain nodded at her coach.

    ¡°I¡¯ll go check on them, dad.¡±

    Coach Wei was none other than Wei Zhi¡¯s father. His full name was Wei Huang, a former Asian Game gold medalist athlete.

    As Wei Huang and Wei Zhi were close, thetter had consulted her father about Xiaomao. However, Wei Huang didn¡¯t think highly of him as he thought that the morning run was a fluke.

    Unless Xiaomao could show him that his speed and endurance were legit, he wouldn¡¯t send Xiaomao to the race.

    Wei Huang turned to Niu Fu. He pulled out his phone from his pocket and called for an ambnce.

    ¡°Serve you right, you horny ape. Now, you won¡¯t have the balls to woo my daughter anymore!¡±

    ¡­

    On the field, 20 men jogged in a triple file as it was easier to maintain the pace. They had already run half ap, but none of them broke a sweat as they had done this a hundred times already in the past.

    As they wereining in their mind, the corner of their eye noticed that Xiaomao got on the track and began running in his tight clothes and bad sneakers.

    Everyone sneered.

    ¡°What¡¯s he doing?¡±<sub></sub>

    Then, Xiaomao began picking the pace. He Naruto-ran on the track and tried to follow after them.

    ¡°He must have been punished by the coach. RIP him.¡±

    ¡°Who asked him to be too close to Wei Zhi anyway?¡±

    ¡°But seriously¡­ Naruto-Run? This idiot is beyond help.¡±

    The runners chuckled and focused on their breathing and pacing.

    Soon, theypleted the firstp. The men hummed as they were rxed at this pace.

    But suddenly, they heard loud footsteps from behind.

    DA DA DA

    Xiaomao was bolting at his full speed. But now, he no longer used the Naruto-Run as he properly used the long legs to his advantage for speeding.

    ¡°WHAT?!¡±

    ¡°HOW DID HE CATCH UP SO FAST?!¡±

    The group watched how Xiaomao whizzed past them. Yet, nobody seemed agitated.

    ¡°¡­ Idiot. He will be out of breath soon.¡±

    ¡°Yup. An idiot.¡±

    They shook their head and continued running at their pace. They saved their strength and breathe to finish the run without ruining their lungs and body.

    The formation continued.

    Soon, the grouppleted the secondp.

    As everybody concentrated on their breathing, the loud footsteps came from behind again.

    Several of them turned around to look.

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    ¡°Already?¡±

    Xiaomao was chopping wind with his arms while his legs moved like lotive wheels. Hepped the runners.

    Onep was 400 meters, and Xiaomao already finished the 3rdp!

    ¡­

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao felt strange.

    For an unknown reason, he didn¡¯t feel tired at all!

    ¡®Odd. I was almost out of breath this morning, but howe I feel fine?¡¯

    Xiaomao closed one of his eyes to check if the game system menu was still around.

    Indeed, it appeared behind his eyelid, just like always.

    Seeing that his status in-game still affected his real body, Xiaomao let out a sigh of relief. He ignored the track club¡¯s group in front of him and tried to control his legs.

    The control was easier than thest time. Xiaomao could adjust his speed orpletely stop at any time that he wanted to.

    Confirming his safety, Xiaomao proceeded toplete his 4thp.

    But as he waspleting the fourthp, he noticed that several students had been gathering around the track to watch something.

    Xiaomao shrugged and ignored the crowd.

    In 30 seconds, Xiaomaopleted the 5thp as the coach had ordered him to. He alsopped down the group of runners for the third time.

    Xiaomao sneered at them while the runners stared at Xiaomao with round eyes as if they had seen a monster. They even lost their focus and ended up breaking the formation.

    ¡°WAAAAAA!!¡±

    ¡°AMAZING!¡±

    ¡°The sh in the making!¡±

    The audience suddenly pped and cheered for Xiaomao. However, thetter was oblivious to themotion.

    ¡°What?¡±

    Wei Huang walked toward Xiaomao. He sized him up again, but this middle-aged man seemed to be excited by something.

    ¡°3.42.53 minutes for 2,000 meters run. Are you still a human, son?¡±

    Xiaomao tilted his head, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with it?¡±

    ¡°You freaking broke the world record for a 2km run. What else?¡±

    ¡°Oh¡­ Ah, crap! Did I run too fast?¡±

    ¡°Crap?! You ran too fast?! Why are youining?! THAT¡¯S A FREAKING WORLD RECORD WE¡¯RE TALKING ABOUT!!¡±

    Wei Huang shook Xiaomao¡¯s shoulders while his nostril red in excitement. But as he looked at Xiaomao up close, he noticed something.

    At first, Wei Huang sensed that Xiaomao¡¯s breathing wasn¡¯t changed, so he thought that thetter had trained hard that he got used to it.

    But then, Xiaomao¡¯s clothes looked strangely familiar.

    Although his tracksuit jacket and pants looked almost the same as other students, there was a handmade embroidery picture of a small pony anime character on the jacket¡¯s cor.

    That embroidery was something that Wei Zhi always sew on her clothes! It was her signature and the marking that the clothes were hers!

    Why was Xiaomao wearing his daughter¡¯s uniform?!

    The happy and ted expression of Wei Huang darkened. His hands squeezed Xiaomao¡¯s shoulders while he exuded intense murderous intent.

    ¡°Look here, you little ape. Why are you wearing my daughter¡¯s uniform?!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression turned into a pokerface meme. He nced at Wei Zhi.

    The girl also carried a new towel and the washed clothes of Xiaomao. She passed them to him.

    ¡°Junior Miao. You forgot your clothes this morning. Go change into these and get my clothes that you¡¯re wearing back so I can wash them myself¡­ Oh, dad. I didn¡¯t notice you. Why are you still around? I thought you had gone with the ambnce earlier.¡±

    Xiaomao: ¡°¡­¡±

    Wei Huang: ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 25 Cat Dad is Exhausted

    Chapter 25 ¨C Cat Dad is Exhausted

    ¡°You must not offend Coach Wei Huang.¡±

    This was the motto of the track and field club, including 2nd-year and 3rd-year students.

    As Wei Huang had a simr physique and face as the protagonist of Fist of the North Star, everybody made memes for him and exaggerated the rumor. Everybody in the school spread this for fun at first. A yearter, this rumor was epted as fact, and the students remembered them as an unspoken rule.

    Although they were rumors, it was not baseless.

    An angry adult could be terrifying and intimidating, they could not hold a candle when Wei Huang wanted to see some blood when he was young. The old pictures when he had a brawl against others were circted among students, and the older students used them as a reference to pass on the rumor to the new generations.

    As a result, students recognized Coach Wei Huang as a dangerous entity that must not be provoked.

    And now, something interesting had happened.

    ¡­

    As Wei Huang came to celebrate with Xiaomao, his voice was louder than usual. Every spectating student near the track overheard the conversation.

    As soon as Wei Zhi brought the clothes and chatted with them, the students widened their eyes. Female students let out kya-kya noises while the boys were astonished by Xiaomao¡¯s courage.

    ¡°This man is ballsy!¡±

    ¡°Is he dating the princess?¡±

    ¡°Busted! He¡¯s dead.¡±

    ¡°Omae wa mo Shindeiru!¡±

    The spectators got riled up as they loved scandals and dramas. They brought out their phones and filmed Xiaomao, Wei Huang, and Wei Zhi.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao nkly looked at his clothes in Wei Zhi¡¯s arms. He turned to Wei Huang next and inspected thetter¡¯s face.

    It was dark and scary.

    Xiaomao averted his eyes and looked at Wei Zhi.

    ¡°Could you be careful with your words and timing, munya? Please tell your father what really happened, munya!¡±

    Wei Zhi widened her eyes and dropped her jaw. Being enlightened, she nodded and looked at her father.

    ¡°Don¡¯t misunderstand, father. Nothing happened between us.¡±<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°Really?¡± The dark expression of Wei Huang softened.

    ¡°This morning, I invited him to the girl¡¯s locker room and asked him to take off his clothes.¡±

    Wei Huang¡¯s eyes were round.

    Xiaomao facepalmed.

    And the spectators went nuts. Some of them had already passed on popcorn to their friends.

    ¡°He wetted his uniform, so I cleaned them and allowed him to use my spare clothes for the time being.¡±

    ¡°Hmm?!¡±

    Xiaomao and Wei Huang¡¯s expressions darkened again. The former wondered whether this girl intentionally used vague vocabry or she was simply dull. As for Wei Huang, he narrowed his eyes while his killing intent soared.

    Unfortunately, as Wei Zhi talked, her arms and hands slipped. The jacket fell to the ground along with the boxer underwear.

    The boxer underwear, which Wei Zhi had been hiding, was now in in sight.

    Wei Huang and Xiaomao nced at the underwear. Both men¡¯s pupils became dull.

    Again, the crowd cheered and screamed as if they were cheering for their favorite ser teams in a match.

    Wei Zhi also looked at the boxer. She picked it up and drylyughed.

    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, Miao Xiaomao. I guess I have to wash your underwear again.¡±

    Once more, the crowdughed and jeered.

    They were watching each other underwear?

    Did they reach that state?

    These teenagers were interested in rtionships. They were excited as if they were in Xiaomao and Wei Zhi¡¯s shoes, especially the school girls.

    The coach took a deep breath and smiled, but his hand already seized Xiaomao¡¯s nape. His big and rough hand squeezed the neck.

    But Xiaomao¡¯s neck muscle was firmer than Wei Huang had imagined. He couldn¡¯t squeeze it.

    While seizing the nape of Xiaomao, Wei Huang confirmed the detail.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Did you guys do anything else in the locker room?¡±

    Wei Zhi pouted, ¡°Of course not!¡±

    ¡°No snake in the hole? No up-and-down or hump-and-pump activities?¡±

    ¡°What are those? Is that some kind of workout routine?¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s face lost all color. This girl was too innocent, and her wordings were terrible.

    Fortunately, Wei Zhi was not stupid enough to overlook the situation. She realized her mistakes a few secondster.

    Wei Zhi¡¯s face reddened in embarrassment. She yelled.

    ¡°Father, I¡¯m old enough. WE.DID.NOT.HAVE.SEX!¡±

    The crowd was greatly disappointed. They mumbled and turned around, leaving the premise and resuming what they were doing previously. Everyone forgot about Xiaomao, who had broken the world record for a 2km run.

    Wei Huang¡¯s killing intent subsided, and he let go of his hand. He patted Xiaomao¡¯s back.

    Suddenly, Wei Huang seized Xiaomao¡¯s shoulders and forced him to look straight at his scary hardened face.

    ¡°Remember this, little ape. You touch my daughter again, you die. Understood?¡±

    ¡°Y-Yes, munya.¡±

    ¡°But if you insist on dating my daughter, you must join my track club and train under me. Once you earn at least one gold medal from the Olympics, you will have the qualification to date her. How about it?!¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes turned into small dots. He instantly answered with a nk face.

    ¡°No, thank you.¡±

    ¡°WHAT?!¡±

    Wei Huang¡¯s face reddened in anger again. He grabbed Xiaomao¡¯s shoulders and shook him, ¡°What¡¯s wrong with my daughter?! Don¡¯t you like her?! All men should like her. Why don¡¯t you want her?!¡±

    ¡°Uh, what?¡±

    ¡°Check out her slim waist, fine abs, tight thighs, and firm round butt! She¡¯s a sexy girl that is perfect to be a mother of a child! See these fine and cute chest side-PUHAAAA!!¡±

    Wei Zhi drove her right foot into Wei Huang¡¯s butt and smacked his head with a baton, which wasmonly used in ry races.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao stared at the ck baton. He was bewildered by how and where Wei Zhi brought that from.

    Wei Zhi passed the clothes to Xiaomao. She picked up the underwear and put it on top of the clothes in his arms.

    ¡°Go home for the day. Return my clothes after you washed them, okay?¡±

    ¡°¡­ ¡®kay, munya.¡±

    ¡°Cool. See you at school. Remember, the bus leaves at 7 AM on Sunday!¡±

    Wei Zhi turned around and dragged her father by his ear. They went into the track club room, but nobody knew what might transpire in there afterward.

    Xiaomao let out a sigh of relief. At least, he was cleared to join the event, and he didn¡¯t need to get involved in any romantic rtionship with any woman.

    He clenched his fist and vowed to himself.

    ¡®I also knew what rtionship was like, and I hate it. In this life, I¡¯ve be a virgin again, and I won¡¯t give it to anyone! I¡¯ll take my virginity to the grave!¡¯

    Xiaomao went to the cafeteria to get finish dinner and go to work at Qin Yun¡¯s convenience store.

    Meanwhile, the male runners on the track had already stopped running. They nkly stared at Wei Zhi, Wei Huang, and Xiaomao.

    ¡°Do we still have to run?¡±

    ¡­

    Midnight.

    Xiaomao came home after going through a long and tiring day.

    He had told Qin Yun that he would take a break tomorrow to rest early as he had to join a half-marathon race on Sunday. Fortunately, Qin Yun was an understanding man, and he allowed it.

    Now, Xiaomao secured tomorrow¡¯s gaming time.

    ¡®I only need to attend the morning sses tomorrow. The afternoon is freed for sportsmen and club activities, so I can use that time to game and sleep!¡¯

    Xiaomao set his goal while he fed his cats. He looked at mama cat, Nyanko, Mu-Nyang, and Mir, who ignored their food bowls and ate the pieces of fish, wet cat food, and hard cat food from the other cat¡¯s bowls. They climbed and stepped on their family members to eat as quickly as possible before they turned around to fight for another te.

    He recorded a clip of their behavior andughed.

    Once the kitties finished their food, they turned to Xiaomao and meowed for more.

    Xiaomao gave each of them another full-bowl worth of dry cat food and went to take a bath.

    After the bath, he returned to his room for another session of all-night gaming. He yawned and clicked his tongue.

    ¡®What was the required VIT so I don¡¯t need to sleep again? 200? I need that power to game all night without getting too sleepy. It¡¯s so tiring today.¡¯

    Xiaomao entered the capsule and started the game, but he almost fell asleep before he could properly start the device.

    ¡­

    WHOOSH

    The catopus reappeared on the deserted ind once again.

    ¡°Munya!!¡±

    The breezing wind and sound of sea waves soothed Xiaomao after the long troublesome day. He stretched his tentacles and yawned.

    The weather was so nice.

    ¡®I¡¯m so sleepy. I feel like I haven¡¯t slept enough.¡¯

    Xiaomao looked at the shore, where he had left items there for ve One to pick up.

    The items were no longer there.

    Ding

    <Your supporter, ve One, haspleted the ¡°Transport¡± task.>

    <Your supporter, ve One, has deposited a total of 546 items to the premium warehouse.>

    Xiaomao nodded in approval. His ve was working hard.

    Because his ve had been working hard, the master needed to work harder, too.

    Because of this motivation, Xiaomao picked a ce under a palm tree and curled, taking a short nap.

    ¡­

    Ding

    <One of your skills, Catnap, has been activated.>

    <You have obtained a random catnap blessing.>

    <The catnap blessing is randomizing its effects.>

    <You have been blessed with the power of [Unyielding Spirit]. The effectsts 1 hour.>

    Xiaomao woke up because of the high-pitched noise of the system notifications. He yelled to the sky.

    ¡°SHADDAP, MUNYA!!¡±

    He sat up and lifted his tentacle as if he wanted to open a capsule hatch. However, he found himself grasping air.

    Xiaomao blinked several times and looked around.

    ¡®Oh, I¡¯m in the game. Did I just sleep in the game?¡¯

    Although he had yed the game a lot in his previous life, he never slept in the game as it increased his electric bills. To save some money, he¡¯d rather sleep normally.

    Xiaomao looked at the clock. Only an hour had passed since he had logged into the game.

    Feeling refreshed, Xiaomao dashed toward the gnoll cave. Upon arriving at the dungeon, he stopped and opened his premium inventory to grab some fish.

    Before the grinding, he increased the [Protein from Fish]¡¯s mastery first.

    After an hour, Xiaomao ate 400 raw blue rarity fishes, and the game system prompted him with notification messages.

    Ding

    <Congrattions. Your mastery of Protein from Fish add-on skill has reached 10 %.>

    <Congrattions. Your mastery of Fish Gourmet skill has reached 10 %.>

    <You can increase your attribute up to 60.>

    <Your daily fish consumption limit has been increased to 600 fish a day.>

    Xiaomao clenched the tip of his tentacle hand as if he clenched his fist. He grabbed fish that could increase his status points and ate them right away.

 Chapter 26 Cat Dadâ€™s Title

    Chapter 26 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Title

    LEVEL: 10

    EXP: 460,000 / 700,000

    Contribution Level: 1

    PACT Weekly Ie: 1/100

    EXP: 10/160,000

    Status Attributes

    STR: 60 (+30)

    DEX: 60 (+30)

    AGI: 60 (+30)

    VIT: 60 (+30)

    INT: 60 (+30)

    WIS: 60 (+30)

    Allocable Status Points: 250

    ¡­

    Unyielding Spirit

    During the blessing period, your max HP and MP increase by 10%. Your DEF increases by 10. All your spiritual roots increase by 10.

    ¡­

    After boosting all his attributes to 60, Xiaomao nced at his catnap blessing.

    It was still weak as the skill mastery was too low. Also, the spiritual roots were useless for Xiaomao at the moment as he hadn¡¯t learned any spell yet.

    Xiaomao ate more fish until it reached today¡¯s cap. The mastery of Protein from Fish and Fish Gourmet rose to 11%.

    It got harder to increase the mastery percentage. At this rate, it would take about three days and 1,800 fish to reach the next milestone.

    ¡®I have two days left to exploit the 3-day buff. I need to increase my level as high as possible until then. If possible, I want to kill the gnoll boss and secure the dungeon core for that item.¡¯

    Xiaomao brandished his cleaver and rushed into the cave.

    10 secondster, Xiaomao ran into the group of 10 gnolls, which consisted of nine Dirty Gnolls and one elite gnoll.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t hide this time. He menacingly stared at them and meowed.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°MUNYAAAA!!¡±

    His cute voice echoed in the cave, causing the gnolls to stop patrolling. They looked around in confusion for a moment before one of them spotted Xiaomao.

    GROWL!

    They roared and charged toward the dungeon entrance. One of them pounced on the small catopus.

    Xiaomao brought out a rock from his inventory and threw it into therge mouth of the gnoll. The rock whizzed in the air and smashed the front teeth!

    The first gnoll whimpered and fell to the ground before it could reach Xiaomao. A big red number, 55, floated on its head, and its HP bar decreased by 16%.

    Xiaomao hopped backward as he had no time to finish off the injured gnoll. The elite monster stomped at itsrade and swung down its club.

    DONG

    A wok appeared out of nowhere, and its smooth round bottom deflected the club. A red number, 1, floated out from Xiaomao¡¯s head.

    ¡°SHIELD BASH, MUNYA!¡±

    Although Xiaomao had no such skill, he replicated the basic skill that most warriors could use.

    With 90 STR, Xiaomao¡¯s strength surpassed the elite gnoll, who had the same stats as umon NFT character level 30. It bashed therge hyena-man backward and collided with other rushing gnolls.

    The formation of the monsters crumbled. Six of ten fell on their butts, but four avoided the collision and nked Xiaomao to the sides.

    Using the same attack pattern, the four gnolls pounced at him at the same time.

    Kiting the monsters, Xiaomao leaped backward.

    BOOM

    The four gnolls hit nothing, but they bashed each other. Four numbers, (1), appeared on their heads as they inflicted friendly-fire damage on their friends.

    Xiaomao put the wok shield back into his inventory and hopped on the top of the nearest gnoll, who was still stunned by the crash. Like a butcher, he hacked at a dog-man¡¯s neck.

    SWUA!

    150!

    The increase in STR and DEX began to show results. Although the attack was not a critical strike, it was enough to decrease the level 22 Dirty Gnoll¡¯s HP bar by half!

    Xiaomao nced at the red number. He clicked his tongue in frustration.

    ¡®The level gap penalty is still applying to me. Unless I¡¯m level 13, I can¡¯t insta-kill these guys with normal attacks.¡¯

    As Xiaomao and the gnoll¡¯s level difference was more than 10, a damage reduction penalty was applied to all Xiaomao¡¯s attacks on the gnolls.

    At first, Xiaomao¡¯s attack dealt 50-70 damage or 190ish critical damage whenever he hit their vital organs. But now, a graze attack dealt 55 points while a vital strike inflicted 150.<sub></sub>

    The progress was there, but it wasn¡¯t enough.

    Xiaomao stopped daydreaming and hacked at the nape of the gnoll one more time.

    Critical Hit!

    420!

    The second strike beheaded the gnoll, and the monster slowly dissipated into dust on the spot.

    Xiaomao jumped back again, kiting the other 9 gnolls that had recovered from the confusion.

    The elite gnoll rushed in front. Xiaomao brought out the wok shield and deflected the club attack.

    DONG

    One damage.

    ¡°SHIELD BASH, MUNYA!¡±

    Again, Xiaomao repeated his previous actions. He pushed the elite gnoll to collide with the other pursuing gnolls.

    Two managed to dodge the collision. They nked Xiaomao and pounced on him at the same time.

    He hopped backward.

    BOOM

    They head-butted each other and got stunned.

    Once more, Xiaomao hopped on one of them and swung his cleaver.

    Critical Hit!

    420!

    He killed it in one swing this time!

    GROWL!

    Hearing the barks and the roars, Xiaomao leaped away from the group, avoiding getting cornered.

    However, he had already gotten out of the cave.

    Noticing that he was on the open field, Xiaomao turned around and ran toward the nearest tree.

    The elite gnoll relentlessly chased while the others followed after their leader.

    Xiaomao hopped and climbed the five-meter tall oak, which stood out among the other trees in the forest.<sub></sub>

    The elite gnoll leaped up and grabbed arge branch while it held a club in his other hand. He barked and climbed the trees with one hand and two feet.

    Xiaomao suddenly turned around and dropped onto the elite¡¯s face.

    And he inked the monster.

    PUU

    nk ink got into the elite gnoll¡¯s eyes, and its hand slipped off the branch.

    Together with Xiaomao, they fell from the oak tree!

    But Xiaomao put the cleaver below him, aligning the sharp part 90 degrees to the ground and sitting on top of the blunt edge, pointing at the head of the elite monster.

    POEK

    The gravity pulled them back to earth, and the cleaver sunk into the elite monster¡¯s face. The sound of a machete hitting a coconut was simr to the noise that the cleaver and the gnoll¡¯s skull produced.

    55!

    The elite gnoll¡¯s HP bar slightly decreased by a tiny amount. Xiaomao nced at it and estimated that its HP surpassed four digits in number.

    ¡®Damn level penalty. It should have been at least 150.¡¯

    Xiaomao cursed at the game¡¯s mechanic while he yanked out the cleaver from the gnoll¡¯s head.

    As the gnoll wasying on its back, Xiaomao noticed a golden opportunity. He hopped toward the lower part of the gnoll.

    As the gnoll only wore light leather armor that lightly protected its heart and chest, the parts below were unprotected.

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes shone as his tentacles held the cleaver like a baseball bat. He swung it horizontally, aiming at the ¡°baseballs¡±.

    SWUA!

    The BALLS were lopped and sent to the sky. Red blood sttered and gushed like a foundation while the elite gnoll shrieked in pain.

    DOUBLE CRITICAL!

    900!

    That was a big number!

    Moreover, the elite gnoll¡¯s HP bar was decreased by 90% in one hit!

    ¡°Eh?¡±

    Even Xiaomao was surprised that the damage was too high. He stared at the HP bar of the gnoll in disbelief.

    ¡°How, munya?¡±

    Although distracted, Xiaomao followed up with a downward chop and cut the groin of the dog-man, expanding the wound.

    DOUBLE CRITICAL!

    900!

    ¡°???¡±

    The elite gnoll rolled its eyes upward and stopped moving. It dissipated into ashes.

    Seeing that its captain had been in, the other gnolls also shrieked in fright and withdrew into the cave with their tails tucking in between their legs.

    Ding

    <You have in the elite monster, Clubber Level 30!>

    <You have earned 225,000 EXP!>

    Elite monsters usually rewarded yers three to five times the normal amount of EXP upon death. Killing dungeon monsters added multipliers to the rewards as well.

    Ding

    <You have leveled up!>

    As expected, it was enough for Xiaomao to reach level 11.

    However, he was not interested in levels at the moment. He sorted the newest items to appear first on the list.

    And the new looted items were highlighted.

    .

    Fine Gnoll Fangs x 6

    Fine Gnoll Hides x 2

    Fine Gnoll Meat x 8

    Clubber Card (Gold-Named) x 1

    Leather Armor of Hyen (Gold-Named) x 1

    Boots of Hyen (Gold-Named) x 1

    Gloves of Hyen (Gold-Named) x 1

    Club of Hyen (Gold-Named) x 1

    Leather Pants of Hyen (Gold-Named) x 1

    Leather Helmet of Hyen (Gold-Named) x 1

    Unidentified ck Stone (Red-Named) x 1

    .

    The entire Hyen Set dropped from the elite gnoll, but Xiaomao only scoffed at them since he couldn¡¯t use human gears.

    Xiaomao put the clubber card in his encyclopedia book. There were still eight gnoll monster cards in this area that Xiaomao needed to trigger a collector¡¯s bonus, but he couldn¡¯t do it at the moment.

    He checked his favorite item with a red name, which he had sold to Otto for 500k gold coins.

    ¡°Nyahahaha! You can¡¯t steal the quest item from me, munya!¡±

    Because of the tion and joy, Xiaomao forgot to check a hidden detail of his game character.

    There was a title detail, which had appeared under his general status detail.

    ¡­

    Name: Xiaomao

    Rarity: Ultra-Rare

    Race: Catopus (Evolvable)

    Job: vemaster (Evolvable)

    Unique Skills: Envement (0%), ve Training (0%)

    Racial Skills: Fish Gourmet (11%), Catnap (2%), [???] (MAX)

    Add-On Skill: Protein from Fish (11%)

    Title: Nut Cracker (Unique)

    ¡­

    Nut Cracker (Unique)

    Complete these conditions to unlock:

    ¨C Synchronization Rate > 10%

    ¨C While you are in the real world, Hit two people to the nuts and crack their testicles.

    Effects: Upon hitting the golden balls of yers or monsters, inflict double damage to the targeted enemy(s). Inflict Fear to all male enemies within a radius of 10 meters for 10 seconds.

    ¡­

    <Synchronization Rate: 14%>

 Chapter 27 Cat Dad and Pirates

    Chapter 27 ¨C Cat Dad and Pirates

    After the first elite gnoll was dead, Xiaomao rushed back to the cave to find more prey.

    Unlike the previous attempts, the first patrol unit of gnolls was no longer there. The subordinates of the elites had retreated.

    After walking 50 meters into the cave, Xiaomao hid behind a boulder and waited for the second unit to patrol this area.

    It didn¡¯t take long before the second unit arrived.

    This unit always quarreled with the first group. They proceeded to this area, and they kept on marching toward the cave entrance.

    Xiaomao peeked at them and counted their number.

    17

    This group consisted of one elite monster and 16 minions. Moreover, the subordinates of the previous destroyed unit merged with this party.

    ¡®Figured. Leaving the minions alive always leads to this. Now, this unit will patrol this area until the dead elite monster is respawned. In an hour, the dead elite wille out with 18 new minions and 1 extra elite monster, and those deserters will rejoin the first unit.¡¯

    This was the scary mechanic of the dungeon that scared solo yers ¨C The more they hunted elite monsters, the more difficult the dungeon.

    They would keep multiplying until the yers couldn¡¯t defeat all of them anymore!

    However, Xiaomao had a different goal in mind.

    ¡®These two units will be my grinding spot for today. Tomorrow onward, they will be the wardens of the dungeon. It has been a day after that stupid announcement, so explorers and top guilds must have already deployed their men to search for the new dungeon.¡¯<sub>.</sub>

    Whenever the game globally announced that an anonymous dungeon had appeared, top gaming guilds always dispatched their people to upy it as their territory.

    This gnoll dungeon was no exception. Regardless of how secrecy it was, someone would eventually find it. And if they managed to find it today or tomorrow, Xiaomao¡¯s grinding routine would be hindered by the influx of yers.

    ¡®I¡¯ll hunt down these two groups and multiply their numbers to 1,000! Heck, I doubt they will have the guts to challenge hordes after hordes of humanoid gnolls in a narrow cave. They¡¯re going to feel like they are waging war against Spartans instead of raiding a dungeon. Oh, right. Concentrate, brain.¡¯

    Xiaomao shook off the useless thoughts and observed the second patrol unit.

    The patrol unit reached the entrance of the dungeon. They suddenly stopped as their captain walked out of the cave and sprayed his pee on nearby rocks, marking his new territory.

    The minions didn¡¯t follow their captain. They stopped moving in formation and wandered independently.

    Some of them went sniffing the former area of the first squad. The deserters strolled back to the second squad¡¯s territory to explore while the rest of themzily rested near the cave entrance.

    Xiaomao had been waiting for this opportunity.

    Every time a unit from another designated spawn point wandered to other areas other than their turf, they often stopped moving in groups and dispersed. Until the elite monster returned, the rest of his minions always patrolled randomly.

    Xiaomao got out of the cover and dashed toward the group of five gnolls, which revealed their backs to him. The catopus hopped on one of them and hacked its nape with the cleaver.

    Critical Hit!

    420!

    Looking at the number, Xiaomao had the urge to make some joints for his old-time sake. Unfortunately, as a catopus, he was no longer suited for smoking.<sub></sub>

    One down, four to go!

    The four gnolls noticed Xiaomao. They bore fangs and lunged at him, using the only attack they had.

    Xiaomao slid under one of them. He raised his cleaver and cut the hanging thing between their legs.

    DOUBLE CRITICAL!

    The gnoll whimpered and cried before it dissipated into nothingness. The three remaining gnolls instinctively covered their crotches and ran away in all directions.

    Xiaomao broke a sweat, looking at the fleeing gnolls.

    ¡°Munya? Why are you fleeing? Come back, munya!¡±

    ¡­

    Without the elite gnoll watching over his crews, Xiaomao clipped them one by one.

    In 10 minutes, all minions of the elite gnoll were castrated to thest man.

    Xiaomao got the hang of hunting with this small body. Although it was inconvenient in many ways, the hitbox of his body was much smaller than a human body.

    He could utilize this character like an assassin.

    ¡°I¡¯m agent 47, munya!¡±<sub></sub>

    While Xiaomao was ted, the elite gnoll walked back to the cave as he finished the exploration and marking.

    Xiaomao went back to hiding, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

    But suddenly, the game system warned him.

    <Warning, your weapon¡¯s durability is low.>

    Xiaomao frowned. He had forgotten about the durability of his newbie weapon.

    He had been using it for several hours in the fight yesterday. Today, he also used it to kill over a dozen gnolls.

    Xiaomao opened his game menu to check the status of his equipment.

    ¡­

    Fuiyoh Cleaver (Umon)

    Item Type: Cooking Utensil, Weapon.

    Effect: Increase ATK by 10

    Requirement: 15 STR

    Durability: 10/100

    ¡­

    It was on the verge of being broken, but it was enough to handle the elite gnoll in front of him.

    ¡®I¡¯ll kill this guy and return to the city. It¡¯s about time I put all my set equipment to the auction house and get back some PACTs.¡¯

    GROWL!

    The elite seemed to notice the anomaly as its minions were gone. It looked around in caution, searching for the intruder.

    As Xiaomao hadn¡¯t coated himself in a gnoll¡¯s dung, the monster noticed his whereabouts right away.

    The elite gnoll raised its club and charged at Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao shook his head and sighed. He got out of the cover and counter-charged the oing monster.

    ¡­

    TA-TA-TA-TA

    The sound of the boat¡¯s magic engine and the sound of sea waves were the only things that ve One could hear.

    The supporter of Xiaomao expressionlessly stood in front of his ship console, navigating his fishing ship east, heading back to his master.

    The sea¡¯s tides were big and small, and he sensed that his ship might not be suitable to explore the high sea. Yet, ve One persisted and kept moving east, rushing back to his waypoint destination.

    ZAAAA

    500 meters behind the fishing boat, a cog followed ve One. The skull image on its ck g clearly indicated that it was a pirate ship.

    Five red-named yers grinned as they looked at ve One via their telescopes. One of them loaded their musket and got ready for the raid.

    The captain of the ship was the musketeer. His red name ¡°Cai Zhong¡± stood out among the dark-red-namedrades. He also had the title of Coastal Pirate, which enabled him to loot more items from dead yers, NPCs, or monsters.

    Cai Zhong aimed at ve One to practice aiming. But suddenly, he had a second thought.

    ¡°Meh, it¡¯s a supporting character. Instead of sinking that ship, let¡¯s follow it and find its master.¡±

    The crews looked at their boss in confusion, ¡°But boss. We have been trailing that fishing boat for a while now. Shouldn¡¯t we at least kill the supporter and steal his items?¡±

    In this game, characters with red names were criminals. yers always hunted them for contribution points or their items in inventory.

    But in exchange for being a criminal, they gained bonus drop rates from killing monsters. And if they killed enough monsters, their criminal status would eventually disappear.

    But for Cai Zhong, who was using this pirate as an alt character, he didn¡¯t care about criminal records or red-named status. He only did it for fun and sea exploration.

    ¡°We can kill that idiot any time we want. But since he¡¯s heading elsewhere other than the nearest Seaside Town, let¡¯s stalk him and find out what he is doing. Maybe, he can lead us to a secret farming spot that we didn¡¯t know.¡±

    One of the crewmates agreed, ¡°Not many guilds are exploring the sea since it is costly to build a carrack or a high sea ship. We might actually be the Columbus if we identally stumble upon an unknown continent or ind.¡±

    ¡°Hahaha! Dream on. We have been hunting transport ships along the coast for a month, but we haven¡¯t found an ind on the high sea.¡±

    ¡°Maybe we haven¡¯t left the coast for too far. Come to think of it, captain. I don¡¯t think we have evere to the high sea this deep.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The crews looked at the sky and the dark cloud at a distance. They shivered at the thought of running into the storm and high tides.

    ¡°A-Anyway. Let¡¯s follow that fool,¡± Cai Zhong changed the subject and ordered his men to follow ve One.

 Chapter 28 Cat Dadâ€™s Trap

    Chapter 28 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Trap

    The fishing ship of ve One came to a forest ind. The fisher parked the boat at the abandoned port and went toward the designated site, where Xiaomao had ordered him to.

    ve One got on the rundown port and went to the entrance of the forest. While staring nkly at the forest, he unloaded allmon fish in his inventory to the ground.

    This was the fifth time that he offered tribute to this forest. It was a part of Xiaomao¡¯s instructions.

    These fishes didn¡¯t give bonus attributes. However, Xiaomao ordered ve One to offer fish here every time he passed by this ind.

    ve One finished his job and walked away. He stood on the port idly for five minutes.

    RUMBLE

    He didn¡¯t get to see what happened to the entrance of the forest, but the fish was already gone.

    Ding

    <Cernun has noticed your sincere action.>

    <Cernun has blessed you.>

    <All your status attributes have permanently increased by 1.>

    <A young fairy is interested in you.>

    <Will you form a soul contract with the young fairy?>

    <Warning, by forming a soul contract with the fairy, you cannot form another bond with another animal, monster, or spirit.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ve One stared nkly at the system notification panels. Again, his pupils flickered.<sub>.</sub>

    Ding

    <You have formed a contract with the young fairy.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    <The fairy has been named ¡°Magdalene¡±.>

    <Magdalene likes the name.>

    <Your Wood Spiritual Root has permanently increased by 10!>

    <Your Water Spiritual Root has permanently increased by 10!>

    <Magdalene suggests that you should increase your INT and WIS to increase her power.>

    <Magdalene suggests that you should increase your level to the maximum and evolve.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ve One slightly nodded. He faintly smiled and gazed at the sea, waiting for something to appear.

    As ve One waited there as Xiaomao had ordered him, the corner of his eyes found the approaching cog with a ck pirate g.

    <Magdalene warns you that pirates are dangerous.>

    His dull eyes flickered as one of the conditions that Xiaomao had programmed him triggered. He walked back to the fishing boat and got back on. Then, he sailed the ship further east, heading toward the calm sea area.

    ¡­<sub></sub>

    Several minutes after ve One had left, the pirates reached the forest ind. The five men with red names got down from the ship andughed.

    ¡°It¡¯s a new discovery!¡±

    ¡°A new continent! We¡¯re the pioneers!¡±

    Although the forest ind was roughly five square kilometers in size, they called it a continent.

    Cai Zhong gazed at the forest and smirked.

    ¡°Forget that bot. We would have gotten nothing but useless fish from him anyway. Let¡¯s explore this forest and search for treasures and hidden dungeons!¡±

    ¡°FOR TREASURES!¡±

    ¡°NEW DUNGEON!¡±

    ¡°FOR ONE PIECE!¡±

    The gang cheered and brought out their gears to hunt some monsters. As soon as they armed themselves, their red names glittered and their levels were disyed.

    Cai Zhong, Level 55

    Yarr Hamster, Level 50

    Yarr Rat, Level 50

    Yarr Mouse, Level 50

    Yarr Rodent, Level 50

    Aside from Cai Zhong, whose NFT character was rare-grade, the other pirate crews were using amon-grade NFT character, and their level limit was 50.<sub></sub>

    A level-50mon NFT character had 250-260 total status points on average, depending on their achievements and titles.

    Meanwhile, a rare NFT yer like Cai Zhong had a better prospect and potential. His total stats now reached 900 points, including bonuses from his equipment and titles. In addition, his musket and equipment increased a lot of DEF and ATK, which gave him an edge over low-level super-rare and ultra-rare NFT yers, who couldn¡¯t equip better gears.

    Cai Zhong led the team toward the forest.

    But as soon as they stepped into the forest, they ran into a gigantic 200-meter long white crocodile with a scar on its face, whose jaws wasrger than the pirates¡¯bined body mass. The dinosaur had been crewing fishes and sunbathing there, but the presence of five pirates annoyed him.

    Cernun was its unique name. Its dark purple name was in clear view. Yet, its level was shown as [????].

    The question marks only appeared when the monster¡¯s level was at least 50 levels higher than the yers. In addition, the purple-named monster belonged to world bosses.

    World bosses usually had five times the amount of status points as an Ultra-Rare NFT character at the same level, and their HP was multiplied by 1,000!

    Moreover, four question marks indicated that the monster¡¯s level was in four digits!

    It was not something that they could tackle head-on without an army andte-game gears!

    Moreover, ten thousand small colorful lights hovered around Cernun. Yet, every bubble of light disyed red names.

    World Tree Fairy, Level [????]

    They wererades of Cernun. Anyone that attacked him would be hostile to the fairies.

    They were the army of a world boss!

    ¡°What the hell?!¡±

    Cernun¡¯srge eyes fixated on the guests. His feet, which were several times bigger than an adult human, kicked the ground. He opened his mouth and snapped on them.

    CHOMP!

    None of them could see the number of damage they had taken. However, they briefly saw six big digits of damage before their vision turned ck.

    ¡­

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao had been waiting on an abandoned port on the Gnoll Ind¡¯s beach. He gazed toward the west, where another dangerous ce was located.

    It was the ce that Xiaomao had chosen as a dummy waypoint. He programmed ve One¡¯s personality that he would always lead pursuers to that ind beforeing back to the Gnoll Ind.

    He thought to himself.

    ¡®I wonder how many coastal pirates will follow my ve¡¯s ship to Cernun¡¯s nest.¡¯

    In his previous life, Cernun was a world boss and the guardian of the Northern Seaside Ind Chain. He usually rested at thergest ind west of Gnoll Ind.

    Cernun was not a dangerous beast, who attacked everyone on sight. On the contrary, it protected the ind chain and warded off all pirates and ouws in the area.

    Xiaomao remembered its name well as Cernun yed a big role in one of the tragic main scenario quests.

    At that time, Cernun was the key NPC who mobilized his sea army to fight against Pangu Faction¡¯s yers and destroyed Seaside Town. His soldiers captured so many coastal towns and cities, turning the sea into a hostile area for Pangu Faction¡¯s yers.

    But strangely, Cernun captured local NPCs and let them goter on. He only killed yers who resisted, but he didn¡¯t kill a single NPC.

    Nobody pointed out the major clue until it was toote.

    As the guild, who was responsible for the main scenario quest, refused to share the quest content with the public, nobody learned about the background of this event and treated it as a monster raid event. Thus, the yers thought that Cernun was just another monster.

    Criminals and ouws flocked to his ind to join him, mistaking Cernun for someone from the Chaos Demon God¡¯s faction. However, Cernun killed them on sight.

    This enraged Chaos Demon God¡¯s worshipers. Both factions waged war against Cernun and were blinded by the greed for contribution EXP and achievements.

    After five months of bitter war, yers of the Pangu Faction vanquished Cernun and conquered his ind chain, only to discover the sad truth that the questers had never shared with the public.

    Cernun, who everybody thought to be the bad guy, had been trying to restore a destroyed array to protect the maind from the uing tsunami cmity of a prophecy. He tried to save the local NPCs and warned yers not to linger around the coastlines, but nobody listened to him.

    Moreover, the one who had destroyed the protection array was discovered to be an apostle of the Pangu Church!

    The twist flipped the game lore upside down. People debated if Pangu was the good god or Chaos Demon God was right all along. People began switching sides, and Chaos Demon God¡¯s Faction grew stronger than before.

    A weekter, a major tsunami urred and half of the maind continent became a part of the sea, triggering more main scenario quests. But that was a story for another time.

    Xiaomao thought of the tragic events and sighed. He gazed toward the west, wondering if he could get his hands on the quest instead of selfish guilds and protect Cernun from the mysterious conspiracy.

    ¡®I believe you¡¯re a good guy, Cernun. But for now, please protect me until I¡¯m strong enough to protect you.¡¯

    TA-TA-TA-TA

    The fishing boat of ve One reached Gnoll Ind. The sound of the engine snapped Xiaomao out of his fantasy.

    He hopped on the boat and touched the engine.

    Ding

    <Recharging the engine.>

    All 900 MP of Xiaomao was depleted instantly, but the battery of the engine increased by 9%.

    The current battery was only 43%. To charge it to the fullest, Xiaomao needed 5,700 MP to do so.

    Recharging the magic battery was troublesome, but it would be easier once ve One¡¯s level was higher. After all, MP gradually restored when they were not inbat.

    ¡°Let¡¯s go back to Seaside Town. We need to recharge your boat and check our warehouse.¡±

 Chapter 29 Cat Dadâ€™s Slave One

    Chapter 29 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s ve One

    Xiaomao inspected the boat. Currently, it was loaded with four wooden barrels of wine and a barrel of iron cannonballs.

    It seemed that ve One had quite an adventure. After all, these items could only be found on the open sea, where high-leveled sea monsters ran rampant. It was not a ce that a fragile fishing boat like this one could challenge, yet ve One got a few goodies from that ce.

    Xiaomao stored the barrels that ve One couldn¡¯t store in his inventory. He also took a note that he needed to expand thetter¡¯s inventory slots to the max as well.

    Currently, ve One only had 10 slots to work with, which wasn¡¯t good in the long run as he needed to extensively fish in the sea.

    ¡®I forgot to buy more PACTs and expand his inventory slots. Well, the promotion discount is still there. I can log out and settle this quick.¡¯

    Xiaomao looked at ve One.

    ¡°Wait here. I¡¯ll be right back real quick, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao logged out.

    ¡­

    Xiaomao¡¯s Room

    Xiaomao pushed the hatch open and rushed to open hisptopputer.

    Fortunately, Xiaomao had deposited the 10,000 RMB that he had extorted from Liu Bei to the bank, and he could use his debit card to purchase crypto tokens. Without hesitation, he converted them into 32,000 PACTs and transferred them to his game ount.

    After stocking up his game tokens, Xiaomao turned off theptop and hopped back into his capsule. He closed the game hatch and entered the game.

    CREAK

    Munya!

    Mu-Nyang climbed the doorknob and opened the door. Mama cat, Nyanko, Mir, and Mu-Nyang rushed into Xiaomao¡¯s room. Nyanko kicked the door with her hind leg to close it.

    Then, they gazed at the game capsule. Mu-Nyang tilted his head.

    Munya?

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao didn¡¯t notice him. His consciousness entered the game world.

    Seeing that Xiaomao was not on the bed, Nyanko jumped on the former¡¯s pillow. Then, she squatted and unleashed her yellowish fluid.

    The smell would stick for a long time.

    ¡­

    As soon as Xiaomao came back, he spent 6,300 PACTs to purchase the inventory slot expansion packages. Then, he unlocked 90 extra inventory slots for ve One to use.

    Now, ve One wouldn¡¯t have to store baggage and extra items on his boat.

    While looking at ve One operating the fishing boat, Xiaomao inspected his supporter¡¯s progress.

    .<sub>.</sub>

    Name: ve One

    Race: Human (Evolvable)

    Job: Fisherman (Evolvable)

    Unique Skill: Fishing Spot Finder

    Racial Skill: [???]

    Current Order: Head back to Seaside Town¡¯s Labor Guild.

    .

    LEVEL: 21 / 50

    EXP: 80,225 / 148,617

    Status Attributes

    STR: 8

    DEX: 8

    AGI: 8

    VIT: 8

    INT: 6

    WIS: 8

    Allocable Status Points: 100

    .

    Spiritual Roots

    Fire: 7

    Water: 17

    Wind: 7

    Metal: 7

    Wood: 17

    Lightning: 7

    Darkness: 7<sub></sub>

    Light: 7

    Allocable Status Points: 105

    .

    Combat Status

    ATK: 4

    DEF: 4

    HP: 80 / 80

    MP: 30 / 30 (-50)

    .

    Xiaomao nodded in satisfaction. It seemed that the rtionship between ve One and Cernun was good as it showed in his status attributes.

    ¡°ve One. How many times did you offer tributes to Cernun, munya?¡±

    The fisherman turned around and showed ten fingers.

    ¡°Ten, munya?¡±

    ve One nodded.

    ¡°How many times did you get the blessing, munya?¡±

    ve One showed Xiaomao six fingers.

    Xiaomao was happy for him. It was not bad for a new character to seed six out of ten tries.

    He checked the rtionship tab of ve One to see how many NPCs or monsters had a favorable impression of him.

    The number was staggering high. Over 5,000 world tree fairies loved this guy!

    But there were two names that interested Xiaomao.

    Cernun: Favorability 4 Stars

    Magdalene (Contracted Familiar): Favorability 5 Stars

    Judging from the detail, ve One had formed a bond with one of the fairies on that ind. Xiaomao was proud of him.

    That exined how his spiritual roots increased while his max MP was penalized.

    ¡°Well done, munya! You¡¯ve been working hard, munya!¡±

    ve One faintly smiled as if he was ted. He turned to the console deck and concentrated on steering the boat.<sub></sub>

    Fairies were magical creatures, whose specialties were elemental magic. They relied on natural mana to live. But once they formed a contract with someone, they became symbiotic creatures that leeched on their master¡¯s mana to grow and live.

    Most fairies lived in dense forests far away from civilizations. They always gathered around friendly world bosses, world trees, or hidden flower fields. Any yer that came across them usually found them distasteful as they always pranked visitors.

    However, if provoked, they sometimes attacked yers. Several actions, such as stepping on their favorite flowers, harming their home, cutting trees, or attacking their friends, were the same as a death sentence to the reckless yers. And when they wanted someone dead, they showed no mercy.

    Most importantly, fairies were high-leveled habitats of this game world. The weakest among them was at least level 1,000, and their stats wereparable to Super Rare NFT characters at the same level. However, the spiritual roots of the fairies were a hundred times stronger than even UR NFT characters at the same level.

    No yers, guilds,panies, or armies could defeat one of them at the moment. Until the Heavenly Dao Patch, which increased level caps ofmon, umon, and rare NFT characters, no one could contest against a fairy.

    Therefore, getting a fairy as a familiar was a huge achievement.

    Since ve One did well, Xiaomao rewarded the former by allocating the free points to his necessary stats, which would benefit the fairy.

    Xiaomao put 50 points to Xiaomao¡¯s INT while the other 50 went to his WIS. As for spiritual roots, Xiaomao added all points to water!

    Fishermen must be good with water!

    After spending all points, Xiaomao admired ve One¡¯s new stats.

    ¡­

    LEVEL: 21 / 50

    EXP: 80,225 / 148,617

    Status Attributes

    STR: 8

    DEX: 8

    AGI: 8

    VIT: 8

    INT: 56

    WIS: 58

    Allocable Status Points: 0

    .

    Spiritual Roots

    Fire: 7

    Water: 123

    Wind: 7

    Metal: 7

    Wood: 17

    Lightning: 7

    Darkness: 7

    Light: 7

    Allocable Status Points: 0

    .

    Combat Status

    ATK: 4

    DEF: 4

    HP: 80 / 80

    MP: 30 / 530 (-50)

    ¡­

    Having 500 additional max MP was huge. Now, ve One could refuel his boat¡¯s magic engine on his own while he was in the middle of the sea.

    Furthermore, having more mana benefited the contracted fairy. Now, the fairy would exchange ve One¡¯s max mana to grow stronger. And once she grew stronger, ve Once would obtain various blessings to his permanent status points and spiritual roots!

    Ding

    <One of ve One¡¯s spiritual roots has reached 100!>

    <Will you awaken his Water Attribute?>

    <By awakening his Water Attribute, he will be able to learn water element magic.>

    ¡°Here we go, munya.¡±

    This was also Xiaomao¡¯s second aim. By focusing on increasing one spiritual root attribute to over 100, ve One was now eligible to learn water magic.

    Xiaomao had allocated 50 free status points to ve One¡¯s INT for this reason. Now, he could protect himself in the middle of the sea, where water mana was abundant.

    ¡®Awaken his water attribute!¡¯

    Ding

    <ve One has unlocked Water Spiritual Meridian!>

    <ve One has acquired a new job, Novice Water Mage!>

    Xiaomao proudly smiled while ve One raised his eyebrows as he felt the changes.

    ¡®I didn¡¯t lie when I said I would make you the King of Fisherman. Hell, you¡¯re on the highway to be Fisher God! Now, I can sit back and watch you grow by yourself. Let the chain reaction and snowball effect begin!¡¯

    ¡­

    ve One held his stomach.

    The sense of having a mass of water moving up and down the body made ve One ufortable. His bowel contracted while his stomach churned. The nauseous, dizziness, and the urge to take a big dump troubled ve One.

    Ding

    <Magdalene wants to absorb some of your mana. In exchange, she will strengthen you.>

    <Will you allow Magdalene to use your mana?>

    ve One nkly stared at the notification panel without saying anything.

    Ding

    <You have permitted Magdalene to use your mana.>

    <Your max MP has decreased by 100.>

    <Magdalene has grown stronger.>

    <All your spiritual roots have been permanently increased by 10.>

    <All your status attributes have been permanently increased by 10.>

    <You have learned a new spell, Water Bullet!>

    <Magdalene wants you to increase your level to 30, and she will give you something nice.>

    <Magdalene wants you to find a refined spirit stone to awaken your dantian.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ve One secretly clenched his fist. His pupils fluctuated in excitement.

    ¡­

    Xiaomao and ve One returned to Seaside Town¡¯s Labor Guild. They went to their room and opened their premium warehouse and stored

    Looking at the warehouse, Xiaomao drooled. About 800 blue-rarity fish, crabs, and shrimps were stored there. As for the rest, they were ss bottles with notes inside, barrels of gunpowder, barrels of wine, barrels of iron cannonballs, and 100 Boots of Hyen.

    Xiaomao collected all stackable fish, crabs, and shrimp to his premium inventory as he needed to eat them every day. He also inspected the ss bottles.

    Each ss bottle contained a cryptic message, which gave a random treasure hunting quest to the yer that found it.

    However, the quests from bottles wereplicated and required an advanced ship for exploring the high sea, where ve One had found the barrels of goodies.

    But that wasn¡¯t a distant future project anymore. Xiaomao could always go for the P2W path by exchanging his PACTs for gold coins!

    Xiaomao put the seble equipment in his inventory and ve One¡¯s inventory. While he was at it, he sized up the supporter.

    It would have been a waste to sell the two sets of rare equipment when ve One could use them.

    ¡°ve One, put these on, munya!¡±

 Chapter 30 Cat Dad Wants Big Ship!

    Chapter 30 ¨C Cat Dad Wants Big Ship!

    ve One put the Hyen Set.

    The helmet was made of gnoll¡¯s skull and leather while the leather gloves, armor, pants, and boots were made from hardened gnoll hides. After putting them on and wielding the club, ve One looked like a barbarian chieftain.

    Moreover, bypleting the set, ve One emitted a green aura around him. He now looked dazzling.

    Even ve One was proud of his aura. His nostril red, and his face blushed a little.

    Moreover, thebat prowess of ve One surpassed Xiaomao.

    ¡­

    Combat Status

    ATK: 9 + 50

    DEF: 9 + 150

    M.ATK: 46

    M.DEF: 34

    HP: 380 / 380 (+200)

    MP: 530 / 530 (-150)

    ¡­

    Having apleted set of gears impacted the attack and defense. This was the difference between a fully-equipped level 20 character and a low-leveled naked character like Xiaomao. Judging from the raw stats, ve One could potentially solo the gnoll dungeon now.

    Still, Xiaomao wasn¡¯t envious of ve One. He knew that catopuses had their unique equipment, which rivaled rare set gears.

    ¡°Let¡¯s go shopping, munya!¡±

    After sorting items, Xiaomao rode on ve One¡¯s shoulder and ordered him to march toward Seaside Town¡¯s Merchant Guild.<sub>.</sub>

    As ve One obediently followed Xiaomao¡¯s instruction, he walked at his own pace, heading to the destination.

    ve One left the Labor Guild and entered the town. Then, his gear¡¯s aura shone under the sunlight like a halo. The bright green color attracted everybody¡¯s gazes.

    As the yers looked at his leather gears, which stood out among the newbie yers, they couldn¡¯t help but admire the unique pattern and the tribal-like skull helmet. Even several level 50mon NFT yers were attracted to the unique aura of the set equipment.

    Although ve One looked good in public, yers lost interest in him shortly after. After all, they got used to the fashion aesthetic of other yers, who had purchased cosmetic gear from the cash shop.

    Everybody believed that ve One was one of the cash yers, who used cosmetic gears to hide his real gears.

    ¡°Fools, munya!¡±

    Xiaomaoughed at them. He wondered how many yers could understand the value of set gears.

    Equipment was categorized in levels and rarity tiers. In the early stages, level-20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 were the milestones for gear progression as the equipment¡¯s effects significantly improved by a rank.

    A level-1 gear gave yers 5 to 10 ATK or 5 to 10 DEF at the maximum. Level 10 differed by a little as the value increased by 5.

    At level 20, the value began to scale. It ranged between 20 and 100, depending on the rarity of the gears, assuming that the equipment had gold, purple, or red names. Lower rarity equipment gave lower stats ordingly.

    At level 40, the ATK and DEF scale spiked to 100 to 200 per piece, which was several times the amount that level-20 equipment provided.

    Then, at level 60, the max value of ATK and DEF jumped to 200 to 500 from one piece of equipment or weapon!

    Level 80 ¨C 500 to 1,000!

    Level 100 ¨C 1,000 to 2,000 per piece!

    The power curve seemed ridiculous, but these gears were essential for a higher stage in-game when cultivators and Qi came into y. Having 1,000 to 2,000 DEF at level 100 was considered paper-thin as normal monsters and NPCs at level 100 could easily one-shot them!

    Meanwhile, the level 20 set of ve One was stronger than level 40 white-named gears thatmon NFT yers used. With the additional stats from fairy¡¯s bonuses and Cernun¡¯s blessings, ve One wasparable to average level 50 yers with amon NFT character.

    He was strong enough to roam around this starting town.

    ¡­<sub></sub>

    ve One entered the town¡¯s merchant guild unhindered. Xiaomao jumped off from his supporter¡¯s shoulder and went to one of the counters to submit his business.

    The counter clerk nced at the premium merchant guild¡¯s pass icon above Xiaomao¡¯s head. She then wildly smiled at the cat.

    ¡°What can I do for you today, sir?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m looking for a galleon for sale, munya. Do you have any ocean sea ship for sale, munya?¡±

    ¡°¡­ Please wait for a moment. We shall check themissions and our records.¡±

    The clerk rushed off from the counter and went back into the staff room upstairs. Five minutester, she returned and guided the guild branch manager here.

    The obese man in a red noble medieval clothing was Tang Yuan. His fluffy cloth cors and his massive neck looked ufortable under that uniform as sweat rained from his face and his skin, drenching the clothes.

    ¡°Hello, sir. I am Tang Yuan, the branch manager of Merchant Guild. Before we talk business, I would like to check your credibility, sir. Please forgive us if we ask something rude.¡±

    ¡°What is it, munya?¡±

    ¡°Ocean ships are costly, and we need to verify if your wealth is sufficient to purchase such expensive goods.¡±

    In short, Tang Yuan didn¡¯t believe that Xiaomao had enough money to buy expensive warships.

    ¡°I see, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao nodded as he understood what Tang Yuan wanted. He hadn¡¯t opened a bank ount with the Merchant Guild yet, so he couldn¡¯t ess the guild¡¯s VIP products.

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao converted 10,000 PACTs into PACT coins. He filled them into an empty barrel and brought them out in front of the counter.

    The barrel manifested and let out a jiggling sound.

    ¡°One PACT is one million gold coins. Will 10,000 PACT coins be enough to warranty my credibility, munya?¡±

    Seeing the number of tokens, Tang Yuan¡¯s eyes glittered while the clerk brightly smiled. They bowed 90 degrees.

    ¡°Wee to Merchant Guild, esteemed sir. Pleasee to the upper floor meeting room.¡±<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao collected the barrel of tokens back and ordered ve One to follow Tang Yuan to the meeting room on the second floor.

    ¡­

    Their actions didn¡¯t escape the eyes of other yers. Many merchants and traders gazed at Xiaomao in envy. Still, they didn¡¯t cause amotion as they were used to seeing rich yers.

    They gossiped among themselves.

    ¡°Another P2W whale joining the game. Even his character is UR, man.¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯tin. His money is supporting the game for F2P yers like us to enjoy.¡±

    ¡°He must be rich in real life. Why does he want to buy a warship anyway? All sea monsters are level 500 and above. They are not something we can fight.¡±

    ¡°Sea trades, you noob. Sea trade is a lucrative business. Top guilds have at least one or two carracks for sea trade.¡±

    ¡°But not a galleon, though. Do you know how many billion gold coins it costs? It also takes at least two or three years for the NPC shipbuilders to make one! I doubt anyone can wait that long.¡±

    The crowd spected and murmured among themselves. But a few minutester, they forgot about Xiaomao¡¯s existence and continued with their businesses in the guild building.

    ¡­

    Guild Branch Manager¡¯s Office

    Xiaomao and ve One sat on a couch. The fat manager brought a catalog and put it on the coffee table in front of them.

    ¡°Unfortunately, we don¡¯t have any pre-made ship in stock at the moment, but we canmission Siren City¡¯s best shipyards to construct a brand new ship of your liking. You can check the catalog and tell me what kind of ship you desire.¡±

    Siren City was the name of the Capital City of the Yuan Empire. It was located far to the southwest of the continent, and it was famous for its shipbuilders and abundant natural resources.

    Carracks or simr ocean ships were never sold in the market or guilds. To get one, yers needed to issue amission at the local Merchant Guild and wait for shipbuilders to construct one for them.

    Xiaomao had expected this. He leisurely opened the catalog to see the ship designs, specs, and pictures of real ships.

    After flipping a few pages, Xiaomao pointed at a massive galleon, which looked exactly like ocean ships in the 16th to 18th centuries. However, the description and specs of the galleon were different than real-world ships.

    ¡­

    Kraken Hunter (Galleon ss)

    Thisbat galleon is designed for one purpose ¨C Hunting sea monsters!

    Ites with 10 Lightning harpoon guns, 10 AA mini-guns, and 20 heavy cannons on the top deck. 40 Lightning Element Cannons and 20 auxiliary windows are customizable. All parts of the ships can be upgraded as long as you have enough Mithril ores or sacred tree lumbers.

    Ship Specifications

    Hull HP: 5,000,000

    Durability: 10,000,000

    Weight Limit: 5,000 Tons

    Max Speed: 10 Knots

    Inventory Slots: 1,500

    Combat Specifications (Default Weaponry)

    Heavy Cannon ATK: 10,000

    AA Mini-Gun ATK: 2,500

    Lightning Harpoon Gun M.ATK: 1,500

    Lightning Element Cannon M.ATK: 7,500

    Hull DEF: 20,000

    Hull M.DEF: 15,000

    ¡­

    The power of this ship seemed overpowered. But from Xiaomao¡¯s perspective, the weaponry was too weak, and he needed to rece them with more advanced weaponry.

    Still, it was enough for a standard FISHING BOAT for ve One.

    ¡°I want this fishing boat, munya!¡±

    Tang Yuan gazed at the ship image and wryly smiled.

    You called this a fishing boat? It was a freaking galleon ss battleship!

    Tang Yuan coughed, ¡°That ship, sir? It¡¯s the most expensive ship among all ¡­ fishing boats. Are you sure?¡±

    Xiaomao scoffed, ¡°Name the price, munya.¡±

    ¡°20 billion gold coins as a down payment tomission the shipbuilder guild at Siren City, and 50 billion after the ship has beenpletely constructed, sir.¡±

    Hearing the price, Xiaomao deeply exhaled. 70 billion gold coins were equal to 70,000 PACTs. Indeed, it was expensive as the manager had said.

    However, in the future, this ship could earn 1,000 to 5,000 PACTs of profits from sea trading every day! Considering the rewards after the ship was built, investing 70,000 PACTs now was too cheap!

    ¡°How many months do you need toplete the ship, munya? I want it as fast as possible.¡±

    ¡°A-A-About two years at the fastest, sir.¡±

    ¡°Too long. Make it 6 months, munya!¡±

    ¡°T-That¡¯s impossible, sir!¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll pay 100 billion gold coins if you can finish it under 6 months in a perfect condition, munya. Tell the shipbuilders at the capital that I¡¯ll also provide some of the crafting ingredients to hasten the construction speed. Consider it as a challenge for thismission, munya!¡±

    Tang Yuan wiped the sweat on his face. He repeatedly bowed and epted themission.

    Xiaomao gave him 20,000 PACTs as a down payment. Tang Yuan signed a contract for themission and gave it to Xiaomao.

    Now that themission was done, Xiaomao asked for something else.

    ¡°Manager, by chance, does your guild have Cathulhu¡¯s Essence Core, munya?¡±

 Chapter 31 Cat Dadâ€™s Serious Dungeon Raid (1)

    Chapter 31 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Serious Dungeon Raid (1)

    ¡°Cathulhu Essence Core, you said?¡± Tang Yuan narrowed his eyes.

    Cathulhu Essence Core was a jewel-like crystalized monster blood, which could be found from an extremely dangerous alien monster, aka Cathulhu. This monster didn¡¯t exist in this world, but it would appear in the Constetion Age Chapter, which happened after the invasion of cultivators and Heavenly Dao Patch.

    Cathulhus were Gctic-ss boss monsters, who indiscriminately every hunted yer and NPC they found. They were known to be the agents of cmities and eaters because of their massive size and their menacing appearance.

    However, some of the crystallized blood was left behind in this third game world, and the local NPCs treated them as precious jewels. None of them was aware of their usage yet, but Xiaomao needed them for his future evolution.

    ¡°Yes, munya. Do you have one? I¡¯ll buy it as well, munya.¡±

    ¡°May I ask what you¡¯re going to do with it?¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression turned solemn. He lied, ¡°I¡¯m a collector. I collect rare objects, munya. Coincidentally, I heard a rumor about this precious jewel, and I want one for my collection, munya!¡±

    ¡°I see. I see,¡± Tang Yuan beamed Xiaomao with a bright smile. ¡°Currently, our branch has no Cathulhu Essence Core, but I remember that the main branch has one in the warehouse. Would you like to ce amission for the item?¡±

    ¡°How much, munya?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s a lot cheaper than the ship. Only one million gold coins per gram.¡±

    ¡°Get me ten grams, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao ced ten tokens of PACT on the tea table. He was never stingy when he invested in his future growth.

    Tang Yuan collected the token and signed anothermission contract with him.

    ¡°The core will be directly delivered to your premium warehouse within a month. You can keep the contract as proof ofmission, sir.¡±

    Xiaomao collected the papers and put them in his premium inventory slot.

    ¡°That will be all for the day. Thanks for businesses, munya!¡±

    ¡°Thank you, too. I shall escort you out.¡±

    ¡­

    ve One and Xiaomao left the merchant guild building, which was a luxurious mansion in the middle of the residential district. They headed back to the yer¡¯s marketce next.

    They reached the crowded za, where the auction house marketce NPC had been sitting there. A hundred shops lined up nicely on the roadsides. Stalls of NPC and yers blended in, and nobody could differentiate them apart.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t bother setting a stall. He went straight to the auction house NPC and deposited all boots and the remaining set of Hyen equipment. Then, he set the price to one PACT each.

    As for the cards, Xiaomao didn¡¯t sell them. He kept it to himself for now, hiding the clues of the Gnoll Ind.

    While Xiaomao was at it, he searched for a better weapon for a character level 10 and above. He filtered the search and added a few keywords.<sub>.</sub>

    A new panel appeared in front of Xiaomao, showing the list of avable equipment that other yers had put on sale. Most of them were guns, bows, crossbows, and range weapons.

    It didn¡¯t take long for Xiaomao to pick a few weapons from the list.

    ¡­

    Old Hunting Crossbow (Common)

    This old wooden crossbow once belonged to a goblin crossbowman, but it¡¯s too worn out to be useful. Novice archers and crossbowmen might find it hard to use as it requires some strength to fully utilize it due to its strong crossbow strings.

    Item Type: Weapon

    Effect: ATK 10

    Requirement: Level 10, 20 STR, 30 DEX

    Durability: 100/100

    ¡­

    The attack power of the crossbow was the same as Fuiyoh Cleaver. However, it cost only 500 gold coins as it was amon weapon, which could be found in popr goblin dungeons.

    Xiaomao purchased 10 of them right away as he prepared for a long intensive hunt. He also purchased crossbow bolts.

    ¡­

    Rough Crossbow Bolt

    This crossbow bolt can be used on any crossbow. It¡¯s light, but thence-like arrowhead is not that sharp as it was roughly made by an amateur fletcher.

    Item Type: Ammunition

    Effect: ATK + 2

    Requirement: None

    ¡­

    Rough crossbow bolts were also cheap. Ten of them were sold for one gold coin, so many archers used them as their primary ammunition.

    Xiaomao also purchased 10,000 of them at once since it only upied only one slot of inventory. However, he bought more types of bolts.

    ¡­

    Explosive Crossbow Bolt<sub></sub>

    This crossbow boltes with an attached mini-TNT. Once this bolt hit a target, the bolt will explode and deal AOE damage in a radius of 3 meters.

    Item Type: Ammunition

    Effect: ATK + 15, AOE

    Requirement: DEX 30

    ¡­

    Barbed Crossbow Bolt

    This bolt¡¯s arrowhead is refined by an adept hunter. As the arrowheades with barbed parts, victims of this type of arrow may suffer a bleeding status effect if they recklessly remove the arrowheads from their skins.

    Item Type: Ammunition

    Effect: ATK + 5, Inflict Bleed Status Effect

    Requirement: DEX 15

    ¡­

    The two types of ammo were cheap as well, but it was more costly than the staple rough bolts. Each of them cost one gold coin.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t fret. He purchased 10,000 for each type! Then, he restocked some healing potions and mana potions.

    He checked his character¡¯s money in his game ount. A bit over 10,000 gold coins and 7,101 PACTs remained.

    Seeing his crypto tokens decrease from 33,000ish PACTs to 7,101 saddened him, but it was a necessary investment for his game character and his real body¡¯s transformation.

    Once the shopping was done, the two of them returned to their ship, which had been parked at the shipyard to recharge its motor engine.

    When they got there, the shipyard clerk came to report.

    ¡°It¡¯s fully charged and repaired. 5,000 gold coins, please.¡±

    The maintenance was cheap. Xiaomao paid the bill and passed all his avable gold coins to ve One as extra pocket money.

    They sailed back to Gnoll Ind. This time, they would seriously grind for levels and items!

    ¡­

    After returning to the gnoll dungeon, Xiaomao gave the wok shield to ve One and ordered him to kill every gnoll he found!

    ¡°Go ahead and kill everything on sight, munya! I¡¯ll support you, munya!¡±<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao brought out his crossbow and loaded it with a rough bolt. He hopped down from ve One¡¯s shoulder and rushed toward the first squad of gnolls.

    Currently, two elite gnolls and 18 minions had been patrolling the cave. When they saw Xiaomao and ve One, they howled and charged at them.

    ve One expressionlessly charged forward and swung his club at the first oing gnoll.

    BONK

    It was a direct hit to the gnoll¡¯s unprotected head.

    250!

    Unlike Xiaomao¡¯s cleaver, the Hyen Club was a blunt weapon, and the weapon was a longer reach than the short-ranged cleaver. However, the damage range was unpredictable as it depended on the point of impact, momentum, and attributes of the attacker.

    Still, dealing over 200 damage was enough to one-shot the first gnoll. It vanished, and loot items entered ve One¡¯s inventory.

    WHOOSH

    SUEK

    A crossbow bolt whizzed and pierced into the eye of another gnoll!

    HEADSHOT CRITICAL!

    435!

    The second gnoll dissipated into thin air.

    While ve One charged forward, Xiaomao had positioned himself on arge boulder next to a wall. His eight tentacles systematically moved and reloaded a new bolt. The three front arms stabilized and aimed the crossbow while his third tentacle coiled around the trigger.

    It took one second for Xiaomao to reload and fire.

    WHOOSH

    POEK

    Another bolt prated the head of the gnoll, but it failed to puncture through its skull.

    195!

    No critical. It failed to kill it in one shot.

    ve One nced at the injured gnoll. He smashed the elite gnoll with his club while he bashed the injured gnoll with the wok.

    DONG

    20!

    The injured gnoll dissipated into sparkling lights.

    ROAR!

    While Xiaomao and ve One were on the offensive, the gang of gnolls counterattacked as well. They bit and wed on ve One.

    1!

    1!

    1!

    Unfortunately for them, ve One¡¯s defense was high enough to negate most damages. Moreover, ve One¡¯s level was simr to the monster¡¯s, so he didn¡¯t suffer from the level penalty.

    GROWL!

    On the other hand, the elite gnoll¡¯s attack power was different. It swung its club at ve One.

    ve One failed to block it. The clubnded on his skull helmet.

    12!

    It was weak, but the gnoll gang surrounded ve One and hit him from all sides. The small numbers added up over time, and ve One¡¯s HP bar decreased by 10% within a few seconds after the fight had started.

    ve One also fought back, but his speed was much slower than the gnolls.

    POEK

    The one behind the gnoll got hit by a bolt to the head. It disintegrated into dust.

    ¡°ve One, breakthrough the encirclement and run toward the exit, munya!¡±

    ve One turned around and ran. He got out of the encirclement in an instant.

    Xiaomao loaded an explosive bolt and fired at the center of the gnoll squad right away.

    BOOM

    The bolt exploded upon impact. Various numbers appeared on top of a dozen gnolls¡¯ heads and sent them flying.

    The explosive damage ranged between 100 to 250 points. A few died, but the rest of their HP bars were left with less than 50%. As for the elites, the explosion only reduced 10% of their HP.

    The two elite gnolls and a dozen gnolls fell to the ground and struggled to get up. Orbits of stars appeared, being stunned by the explosion and noise.

    ¡°ve One,e back and finish them, munya!¡±

    ve One u-turned. Although Xiaomao didn¡¯t order him to use a skill, he pointed his finger at the furthest gnoll.

    Water Bullet!

    POEK

    A water droplet appeared out of nowhere and punctured the injured gnoll¡¯s head.

    112!

    A blue number appeared and decreased the victim¡¯s HP bar to zero. Meanwhile, a blue bar appeared on top of ve One and decreased by a little. A new icon of water droplet appear, but it was darkened.

    The icon represented the cooldown timer of the water bullet skill. ve One needed to wait five seconds before he could use it again.

    BONK

    ve One reached the nearest gnoll and bonked him. Another one perished.

    Xiaomao¡¯s crossbow was like a machinegun, spraying bolts at the confused elite gnolls.

    After being hit several times, the first elite gnoll regained his senses. He turned toward Xiaomao and leaped at him.

    Exploiting the small stature and light weight, Xiaomao jumped up with all his strength andtched on the wall, using his four back tentacles. His four front tentacles aimed the crossbow at the big guy and fired another shot.

    POEK

    The bolt entered the eye and dealt critical damage!

    BONK

    As if ve One had reacted to the danger of his master, he smashed at the back of the elite gnoll, delivering the finishing blow.

    Xiaomao continued hanging on the cave¡¯s wall. He sniped the other elite gnoll.

    ve One turned around and went for the other injured monsters.

    ¡­

    Two minutester, the two-man party wiped out the first squad of the gnolls.

    ve One¡¯s nostrils red as he was ted by the achievements. Xiaomao giggled while he poured HP potions on ve One¡¯s head to heal his wounds.

    From here on out, the true dungeon raid began.

 Chapter 32 Cat Dadâ€™s Serious Dungeon Raid (2)

    Chapter 32 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Serious Dungeon Raid (2)

    After eliminating the first unit, Xiaomao and ve One went for the second patrol unit.

    Xiaomao improved his strategy. Instead of letting ve One jump into the fray head-on, Xiaomao made a torch and let ve One hold it.

    As the torch illuminated in the dark, it was easy for patrolling gnoll to spot him. They howled and charged at ve One with their lives depending on it.

    ve One ran away per Xiaomao¡¯s order.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomaotched onto the wall like a Spiderman. He loaded an explosive bolt on his crossbow and fired at the pursuing gnolls.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t fire only one to injure them. He fired two bolts consecutively.

    Explosions scattered dirt and gnolls everywhere. A portion of the ceiling rocks fell down and hit the gnolls¡¯ heads.

    The group of 20 monsters was down to five, including the elite gnolls.

    At that moment, ve One turned around and fired water bullets. Xiaomao also focus-fired on the elite monsters and cleaned the mess.

    The second attempt only took two minutes to wipe out the party of 20 gnolls, which was a huge improvement.

    ve One drank a healing potion, replenishing his health. Then, the two-man party traveled further in.

    The cave was a linear passage with patrolling gnolls in each section. And because of its narrowness, Xiaomao and ve One could take on one unit of patrolling gnoll at a time without getting ambushed.

    30 minutester, they killed 10 parties of patrolling gnolls and 10 elite monsters. Equipment items filled their inventory slots. Yet, they kept heading further inside the cave.

    After ughtering 12 groups of gnolls on the first level, the cave became empty. Xiaomao and ve One reached a stair, leading down toward the second level of the dungeon.

    Xiaomao was satisfied with their progress. Currently, he was level 13 while ve One¡¯s level reached 33.

    ve One couldn¡¯t gain any EXP from killing Dirty Gnoll Level 22 anymore. He still gained some EXP share from killing elite gnolls, but they needed to kill five of them to raise ve One¡¯s level by one.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t have enough time to wait for elite gnolls and their minions to respawn. He decided to go further down.

    ¡°ve One. Discard all equipment items you get from the monsters here, munya. They will get in the way if we carry everything, munya!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao and ve One discarded the newly acquired Hyen Boots and equipment at the corner of the cave. As no gnoll would patrol here, they used this ce as an item gathering point.

    ve One secretly nced at his system notification messages from his contracted fairy. She urged him to sacrifice 200 max MP to increase her strength by another tier.

    But ve One chose to postpone the upgrade at the moment.

    Walking down the stairs, they came across a long corridor with prison rooms on the sides. Nothing was inside the cells but skeletons of humanoid creatures.

    In front of the corridor, four elite gnolls noticed Xiaomao and ve One¡¯s arrival. They raised their spears and prepared for battle.

    Unlike the other elite gnolls, these guys wore half-te armor and wielded rusty spears. Their red names disyed ¡°Warden Gnolls, Level 40¡±.

    ve One took the vanguard role as usual. Xiaomao fired barbed bolts at all four gnolls, hitting their foreheads.

    125!

    Hitting the gnolls to the head couldn¡¯t instantly kill them with Xiaomao¡¯s current level and strength. Its HP bar only decreased by 5%. However, the barbed bolts made the gnolls pause and stagger for a moment.

    The wardens pulled out the barbed bolts from their heads, causing blood to gush out.

    HOWL!

    As soon as the blood dripped on the floor, the hyena-like howling voice of other gnolls echoed from the depth of the dungeon.

    ¡°Back to the stairs, munya! The second floor¡¯s mobs have a sharp nose for blood. Every monster in a radius of 100 meters will gather here, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao ordered ve One to retreat back and waited for the gnolls by the stairs.

    Both men retreated back to the staircase. Xiaomao stood on the higher ground while ve One blocked the narrow passage.

    Soon, the four wardens chased after the party. Behind them, more gnolls with clubs and knives dashed as if they were hunting wolves.

    Xiaomao nced at the crowd, which followed behind the wardens.<sub></sub>

    Gnoll Warrior, Level 28

    Gnoll Fighter, Level 29

    Gnoll Hunter, Level 30

    The mob looked intimidating. But they didn¡¯t hold a candle to the giant behind them.

    Behind the crowd of 50 gnolls, a 3-meter tall female werewolf followed them. She had no weapon, but she wore full leather armor, leather bracer, and leather pants.

    Mama Warden was her unique name. She was the roaming floor boss, who protected the second level of the dungeon. The number behind her name ¡°level 40¡± told Xiaomao that she wouldn¡¯t be an easy game.

    But Xiaomao came prepared for this situation. He set his default ammo to explosive bolts and fired at the center of the crowd.

    BOOM

    The bolt hit the nose of a gnoll hunter, dealing 140 damage. Then, it exploded, inflicting extra damage to the area.

    The bomb stunned the mob and stopped their movements. However, the wardens were out of range. They thrust their spears at ve One.

    ve One swung his wok and deflected the strikes, but one of them hit his chest.

    150!

    ve One¡¯s face was ashen.

    Even with a high defense and the top leather gears for a level 20 character, the spear still prated his leather armor and stabbed into his chest.

    Xiaomao also clicked his tongue. Leather armor sets were not suitable for tankers, so it was an obvious oue.

    ¡°Keep running up the stairs, munya!¡±

    ve One let out a sigh of relief. He turned around and ran.

    ¡°While you¡¯re running, point your fingers and used your bullets, munya!¡±<sub></sub>

    ve One was enlightened. While running, he pointed a finger at the nearest warden and fired a water bullet.

    154!

    It worked. The bullet punctured through the nearest warden¡¯s chest and forced it to take a step back.

    But three other wardens and the uninjured gnolls bypassed the first warden. They climbed the stairs, chasing after ve One and Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao aimed at the feet of the gnolls and fired another bolt.

    BOOM

    The explosion knocked the chasing crowd off the stairs. The falling gnolls collided with the pursuers and hindered their movements.

    The moment was what Xiaomao had been aiming for. He fired another explosive round.

    BOOM

    Red numbers appeared and they were sent flying randomly.

    ¡°Drink healing potions and get ready to fall back, munya.¡±

    ve One nodded and drank the potions that Xiaomao had given him. While he was at it, he kept firing water bullets at the nearest warden whenever the cooldown time was reset.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    As the gnolls struggled and tried to reach the stairs, they crowded in one spot and became a big target.

    Xiaomao¡¯s explosive bolts kept disrupting their progress and decreasing their HP. Everything went ording to n. If Xiaomao could keep this up, the entire group of gnolls would die from the repeated explosions.

    After bombing the gnolls for 10 seconds, the Mama Warden reached the stair. She took the lead and menacingly walked toward ve One as if she was Mr. X, who was chasing after Leon Kennedy.

    BOOM

    The explosive arrow hit her face and exploded. Yet, Mama Warden didn¡¯t flinch. Her HP also only decreased by 75!

    The explosion couldn¡¯t stun her!

    Xiaomao dryly smiled. It was time to bail.

    ¡°Retreat, munya.¡±

    ve One kept running up. Xiaomao also abandoned the fight and went back to the ground floor.

    ¡­

    Mama Warden only red at Xiaomao and ve One, who had left their floor. Then, she grudgingly stared at the invisible barrier, which stopped her and the other gnolls from going upstairs.

    The surviving gnolls turned around and walked back toward their spawn location as if they were robots. As for elite wardens, they disengaged and returned to their posts. Their HP bars instantly recovered to the fullest.

    As for Mama Warden, she snorted and turned around, going back to the inner area. However, his expression turned ugly.

    Nobody knew what she had been thinking, but the pupils in her eyes contained some intelligence.

    ¡­

    California, L.A.

    Pangu Incorporate held a press conference to satisfy their yers and the presses, regarding their game developments and the benefits of the game world.

    It had been months since the game had officiallyunched. However, nothing simr to the first series, aka Pangu Online, had once offered ¨C No human had improved their physical strength, experienced age-regression, or be smarter.

    The gamers had been doubting the Pangu Incorporate for a long time that thepany was involved in some Illuminati Conspiracy as they kept hiding the perks and the incidents from the first game. Now that the second game had beenunched for a while, the gamers and the presses were curious about the unanswered scandals of the previous game.

    Pan Xian, the CEO of thepany, sat at the press-con table with 30 microphones, cellphones, and recording mics from unknown journalist organizations. His pokerface and faint smile looked natural as if he had done this a million times before.

    The CEO had been talking about the A.I. of the game, which was improved from the previous game.

    ¡°Although the regr monsters still behave robotically for the sake of entertaining casual yers, unique monsters, such as named bosses in dungeons, world bosses, event characters, and all NPCs are now operated by ourtest A.I. ¨C Karmic Soul. They can react, learn, adapt, and analyze the yers¡¯ purposes and behaviors to grow stronger and survive in the game to add the spice of realism to the game.¡±

    One of Pan Xian¡¯s assistants disyed a clip, which showed a roaming boss monster on a massive continent. Pan Xian pointed theser pointer and highlighted a certain gigantic crocodile dinosaur, who had been taking a nap while a thousand fairies nted strange flowers on its back.

    It was Cernun!

    ¡°For example, this is Cernun. He¡¯s a level 5,000 world boss of this archipgo, and obviously, hees with the Karmic Soul A.I. He doesn¡¯t always attack any yer. But when he does, oh boy, he is merciless.¡±

    Pan Xian almost couldn¡¯t suppress his smile as he looked at a clip on hisptop, which showed how ve One offered tributes to Cernun.

    But before Pan Xian could continue, one of the journalists raised his hand. He spoke without permission.

    ¡°Sir, with all respects, we¡¯re here for the news rting to the side effects of Pangu Online 2. Can you confirm that the second franchise will have simr benefits that the first game of the series had, such as physical enhancement or age regression?¡±

    The secretary, who had been sitting next to Pan Xian, leaned closer to her mic. She scolded the journalist.

    ¡°Please wait for the Q&A session, sir. We will not answer any question.¡±

    But the journalist persisted. Many attendees also raised their hands, pencils, and their phones.

    ¡°Mr. Pan Xian! Can Pangu Online 2 cure cancer like how Pangu Online 1 did?!¡±

    ¡°Sir! There were reports that a yer from Japan couldn¡¯t log out from Pangu Online 1 game, and his character and consciousness got stuck in the game for decades until today! Have you discovered the cause of this?!¡±

    ¡°Mr. Pan. There were rumors that Susano, who died while ying the game a decade ago, has been sighted during the Beta Test period and testified to be trapped in there because of the game system. Do you have any opinion, sir?!¡±

    The journalist bombarded Pan Xian with difficult questions, which all rted to the first game that had been shut down years ago.

    Pan Xian¡¯s pokerface slightly darkened. He deeply inhaled and thought of excuses.

    But then, his son, who hade to the conference with him, stood up and answered the questions.

    ¡°My name is Pan Mei. I¡¯m the chief game administrator, and I¡¯m responsible for the debugging of both games. I shall answer your concerns regarding the first game. First off, regarding the famous pro-yer, Mr. Kirin Susano incident, everything was a fabricated joke, created by inte trolls. Mr. Kirin Susano¡¯s case has been investigated and discovered that the yer had a weak heart, and the cause of death was heart disease. The record showed that he died after ying the game for 70 hours consecutively without a wink of sleep or a meal. As for the log-out incident, the bugs have been fixed, and¡­¡±

    The press conference continued as Pan Mei covered the gamepany¡¯s mistakes.

    Pan Xian leaned back in his chair and sipped some water. He inwardly sighed.

    ¡®You mofo know nothing. Soon, you all will beg me to y the game. I¡¯m your salvation, you fool.¡¯

 Chapter 33 Cat Dadâ€™s Slave is a Tank!

    Chapter 33 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s ve is a Tank!

    Siren City

    The capital city was themercial hub of the Yuan Empire. It was located at a strategic point, a kilometer away from themercial ports. Cargo ships from the western continent picked this ce as a logistic center for distribution and trading goods with the Yuan Empire while the local firms and merchant guild gathered here to export their specialties to the other continents.

    Because of the maritime transport and the necessities of vessel maintenance, shipbuilders were in high demand. Shipyards popped up like spreading mushrooms while the military port of the Yuan Empire flourished because of the influx of shipbuilders.

    At the primary shipyard of Merchant Guild, the chief shipbuilding engineer was an elderly dwarf with ginger hair and a full beard. He sat in his office, crafting a miniature caravel with toothpicks to soothe his boredom.

    Chip Hai was the unique name of this NPC, who was installed with the unique A.I. of Pangu. He was a fanatic warship-builder, who only cared about constructingrge battleships. He used to construct severalbat vessels for the Yuan Empire, but themissions were scarce these days because of the rivaling shipyards of yers.

    Again, Chip Hai was bored. He didn¡¯t feel like working as all themissions were mundane.

    RRRRRRGGGG

    A high-pitched sound of a telegram machine jolted Chip Hai off his seat. He fell off his chair and stumbled to get up.

    The telegram machine was a round orb with a mouth. It spat out a piece of paper as if it was a modern fax machine.

    Chip Hai picked the piece of A6 paper and skimmed through it. Then, his pupils expanded and brightened.

    ¡­

    Urgent Commission from the Seaside Town

    Build a Kraken Hunter within 6 months! Themissioner promised to pay 100 billion gold coins if you finish the ship under this timespan! If failed, we get only 50 billion.

    A down payment of 20 billion GC has been made and transferred to your ount.

    Themissioner seems to know his craft. Be sure not to degrade the ship¡¯s quality, or you will ruin our reputation!

    ¡­

    Chip Hai¡¯s hands trembled but not because of anger. The excitement of a new challenge and the joy of getting another big job gave him goosebumps and the drive to work.

    ¡°FINALLY! YA BOYZ HAVE A WORTHY CHALLENGE!¡±

    Chip Hai rushed out to the shipyard workshop and yelled at the shipbuilders and engineers, who had been working on a small transport vessel.

    ¡°Stop what you¡¯re doing! Cancel every freaking order you have on your hands! We have a HUGE ONE!¡±

    The dwarf, human, and giant shipbuilders dropped their hammers and tools on their hands. They stared at Chip Hai in astonishment.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°We¡¯re making a Galleon ss Kraken Hunter within 6 months! The pay is 100 billion gold coins if sessful! If we fail, we get only half! Now, move out!¡±

    ¡­

    A hugemission always impacted the NPCs in the game, especially important NPCs with Karmic Soul A.I.

    An hour after Chip Hai had received themission, the news reached the emperor¡¯s ears.

    Building amercial vessel was one thing. However, building a warship on the empire¡¯s soil without permission raised the eyebrows of the emperor and the nobles of the country.

    Noble NPCs began issuing quests to investigate Xiaomao¡¯s background and his purposes for building the ship. However, they didn¡¯t stop the Merchant Guild¡¯s shipyard from doing their business as getting in their ways might offend all merchants in the country.

    That day, the imperial court issued a telegram to Seaside Town¡¯s Adventurer Guild, Merchant Guild, Labor Guild, and all yers¡¯ guilds in the vicinity.

    ¡°The emperor has summoned Xiaomao to Siren City! Find him!¡±

    ¡­

    Gnoll Dungeon

    Xiaomao and ve One caught their breath. The fight just now was dangerous because of their number and the roaming floor boss.

    However, that fight was intentional. Xiaomao checked the game messages to see how many gnolls they had killed during the chaos.

    Out of 50 mobs, 17 were dead.

    The fightsted only a minute, but they killed 17 of them at once!

    But that wasn¡¯t enough. They needed to go back in there and kill everything. Otherwise, they wouldn¡¯t be able to get to the third level, where the hidden dungeon entrance was hidden.

    For now, they needed to solve the inventory slot issue first.

    ¡°Toss the equipment items and the unstackable items to that pile, munya. We¡¯ll be going back again!¡±

    Xiaomao looked at the pile of discarded equipment that they couldn¡¯t keep. The mountain of boots and Hyen Set was still there.

    The duo put the newly acquired loot there, except for cards and random japtem. Aside from cards, the gnolls on the second level dropped other parts of the Hyen Set. They got extra helmets, clubs, and gloves for the trouble.

    Then, Xiaomao inspected their statuses to adjust their strategies.

    Meanwhile, ve One decided to push his stats to another level. He agreed to sacrifice 200 max MP to the fairy.<sub></sub>

    Ding

    <You have permitted Magdalene to use your mana.>

    <Your max MP has decreased by 200.>

    <Magdalene has grown stronger.>

    <Your Water and Wood spiritual roots have been permanently increased by 50.>

    <Your INT and WIS have been permanently increased by 50.>

    <You have learned a new spell, Cleansing Water!>

    <Magdalene wants you to increase your level to 40, and she will give you something nice.>

    ¡­

    Cleansing Water (Mastery 0%)

    This water element spell was basic healing magic. You can cast it on your ally to heal a small amount of HP.

    Effect: Heal 56 HP

    MP Usage: 20

    ¡­

    Name: ve One

    Race: Human (Evolvable)

    Job: Fisherman (Evolvable), Novice Water Mage (Evolvable)

    Unique Skill: Fishing Spot Finder (15%)

    Racial Skill: [???]

    Normal Skills: Water Bullet (5%), Cleansing Water (0%)

    Current Order: Waiting for Instructions.<sub></sub>

    LEVEL: 35 / 50

    EXP: 102,485 / 280,607

    Status Attributes

    STR: 18

    DEX: 18

    AGI: 18

    VIT: 18

    INT: 116

    WIS: 118

    Allocable Status Points: 70

    Spiritual Roots

    Fire: 17

    Water: 183

    Wind: 17

    Metal: 17

    Wood: 77

    Lightning: 17

    Darkness: 17

    Light: 17

    Allocable Status Points: 70

    Combat Status

    ATK: 9 + 50

    DEF: 9 + 150

    M.ATK: 76

    M.DEF: 59

    HP: 380 / 380 (+200)

    MP: 530 / 830 (-350)

    ¡­

    Although the fairy took some of ve One¡¯s max MP away, he didn¡¯t lose out much as the 50 extra WIS attribute granted him 500 max MP in return. Therefore, he gained an additional 150 max MP and magic defense stats as profits.

    Now that his magic attack was stronger, ve One was confident that he would be more useful in the next fight.

    Xiaomao also noticed the proud look of ve One. He checked thetter¡¯s status to see the progress of his improvement.

    Upon noticing that the fairy had boosted his stats again, Xiaomao grinned.

    ¡°Now, you¡¯re making me envious. Too bad that I don¡¯t have enough time to befriend fairies. Otherwise, I would have seduced a few fairies for myself.¡±

    A spiritual being, such as a fairy, was helpful for yers when they became soul-bound familiar. However, not all of them were sincere and friendly.

    At a nce, they were useful. They always asked for max MP from the yers whom they had made a contract with in exchange for extra status attributes, and the contracted yers wouldn¡¯t lose out anything.

    But after level to 50 was the true test. At that point, they began asking for something absurd, such as raising one¡¯s attribute to over 1,000, increasing a certain spiritual root to a certain amount, giving one million gold coins every day, or requesting 90% of the yer¡¯s max MP and HP for its growth. If yers refused or failed to fulfill their requests, they would break off the contract and took back the bonus status attributes along with the MAX MP of the yer, which had been sacrificed to the fairy in early levels!

    When that happened, the NFT character would be busted. yers would be forced to delete it and recreate a new one as the character would be unyable.

    Preventing such a scenario, Xiaomao had forced ve One to make friends with Cernun and the fairies on the mysterious ind and never asked for anything in return. This way, ve One got a trustworthy fairy that would never betray him.

    As Magdalene had a 5-star impression of ve One, she would never harm him. On the contrary, after level 50, the supporting character could undergo a transformation, which would benefit both him and the fairy.

    ¡®The fairy increases Wood and Water Spiritual Roots for him, so she can definitely teach him THAT Wood Element spells.¡¯

    Xiaomao put 70 points to ve One¡¯s Wood Spiritual Root and allocated 70 points to INT. The Spiritual Root raised from 77 to 147 while the INT changed from 116 to 186.

    ve One¡¯s M.ATK instantly jumped from 76 to 125!

    Two INT increased the M.ATK by one. Spiritual Roots also gave bonuses to the M.ATK after they became higher than 100. By having two working spiritual roots, the bonus multiplied.

    Now, ve One became a unique fisherman mage, which sounded weird.

    As Xiaomao admired his supporter¡¯s growth, he noticed that a new skill was added to ve One¡¯s menu.

    It was a basic earth element spell, Tree Skin.

    ¡­

    Tree Skin (Mastery 0%)

    This spell creates hardened tree barks to cover your skin and increase your physical defense. The power of this spell depends on the Wood Spiritual Root¡¯s attribute and mastery level.

    Effect: Increase the caster¡¯s defense by 33.3 for one minute.

    MP Usage: 100

    ¡­

    ¡®Aha! Here ites! The OP buff of the century where 200 years ofbined Dev¡¯s working experience doesn¡¯t mean crap!¡¯

    The spell seemed weak and worthless at a nce. The increase of DEF wasn¡¯t worth the 100 mana cost, and it onlysted a minute per use.

    However, Xiaomao had seen its potential in his previous life. This spell was once known as the earliest broken spell among all buffs as the spell effect scaled with the caster¡¯s Wood Attribute and mastery level.

    At the master level at 0 to 9.99%, the effectsted a minute, and the calction for the total defense bonus was (Wood Spiritual Root Value x 10%) + (INT x 10%).

    But at a higher level, the calction changed. At the max mastery, the calction would be (Wood Spiritual Root Value x 200%) + (INT x 200%), and the spell wouldst 10 minutes!

    In short, if ve One trained the skill mastery to 100%, his current 186 INT and 147 Wood Spiritual Root would be calcted differently. The spell would increase his DEF by 666 instead of 33.3!

    It was OP in the early game!

    Unfortunately, this spell only affected the caster. ve One couldn¡¯t use it on Xiaomao.

    ¡°You¡¯re a tank now, munya!¡±

    ve One¡¯s dull eyes gazed at his master. He couldn¡¯t speak, but he retorted in his mind.

    He was a fisherman. What is his master trying to make him do?!

    ¡°Now, let¡¯s go back in there, munya! I need to reach level 20 before morning, munya!¡±

 Chapter 34 Cat Dadâ€™s Spiritual Root Crystal Farm

    Chapter 34 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Spiritual Root Crystal Farm

    Xiaomao and ve One descended to the second level again.

    As soon as they walked down the stairs, the four elite wardens a hundred meters away noticed them. They barked and bore fangs, threatening ve One and Xiaomao.

    As Xiaomao was wary of the floor boss, he chose not to use the barbed bolt. He used the rough ammo and focused on one monster at a time.

    ve One knew what he had to do. He cast the Tree Skin spell on himself and used another hand to fire a water bullet at the nearest gnoll.

    PU

    The bullet seemed faster and sharper this time. It went through the first warden¡¯s chest and leather armor.

    353!

    Additional damage from the M.ATK showed some results. Xiaomao didn¡¯t regret adding all points to ve One¡¯s INT.

    However, ve One could only shoot one bullet every 5-6 seconds. The DPS was on the low sidepared to his normal attacks.

    Xiaomao followed up. He aimed at the injured gnoll¡¯s crotch area!

    Although the warden gnoll¡¯s upper body was protected by half-te mail, the lower area was unprotected!

    The bolt whizzed in the air and pierced the jewel of the first gnoll, dealing double critical damage!

    Then, the explosive bolt did its job.

    BOOM

    The explosion dealt another critical damage and knocked the pack of warden gnolls off the ground. They were sent tumbling and rolling because of the st impact.

    Just like that, the first warden gnoll went down. It exploded items and everything was automatically collected into Xiaomao¡¯s inventory.

    Xiaomao immediately checked if the items that he had been searching for were there. And he wasn¡¯t disappointed.

    Ding<sub>.</sub>

    <You have received G1 Crystalized Wood Qi x 1.>

    <You have received G1 Crystalized Metal Qi x 1.>

    Aside from the Hyen Set equipment, monster card, and random crafting ingredients, the dead warden gave Xiaomao two red-named items.

    They were consumable items that Xiaomao had been looking for.

    ¡­

    Crystalized Wood Qi

    This little rock is the materialized Wood Qi. Although it seems shiny like a gemstone, it is more valuable than the regr gems because of its Qi.

    Item Type: Consumable

    Effect: Permanently increase Wood Spiritual Root by 1. Ineffective when your Wood Spiritual Root is higher than 50.

    ¡­

    Xiaomao smirked. These crystals were the reason why Xiaomao chose not to increase his spiritual roots with free allocable points.

    In his previous life, these crystals were more precious than diamonds. Each crystalized Qi of every element could be sold for 10 million USD as investors sought them for their NFT characters.

    The supply of these crystals was also limited as it was a red-named item. These crystals could only be dropped by elite monsters level 35 or above, and the chance of getting one was less than 0.1%.

    As a result, every elite monster¡¯s spawning point in dungeons was usually monopolized by guilds and real-world organizations. The monopoly became worse after the Landlord Patch had been applied as investors could simply buynds and be nobles. Even monster dungeons were considered private assets!

    However, Xiaomao was the only one in this dungeon. All elite monsters on the second level and below belonged to him!

    Seeing the items, Xiaomao was motivated. Heughed.

    ¡°Kill! Kill! Kill, munya!¡±

    While Xiaomao was shouting, the three elite monsters had just recovered from the stun. They roared and tried to get closer to ve One and Xiaomao.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes as he had an idea. Instead of aiming at their mouth or head, he pointed his crossbow at the crotch of an elite warden. He didn¡¯t care if they wore pants or armor leggings now.

    POEK

    Another explosive bolt hit another dangling jewel of the second warden.

    DOUBLE CRITICAL!

    836!

    BOOM

    DOUBLE CRITICAL!

    920!

    Thebo of Nut Cracker Title¡¯s effect and the explosive bolts worked well here. With just one bolt, the second elite gnoll vanished.

    Moreover, the explosion stunned the two other warden gnolls. They tumbled to the ground and struggled to get up because of the explosion.

    ve One fired another water bullet at the third gnoll while Xiaomao sent another one to the fourth warden¡¯s nuts.

    BOOM

    The fourth warden suffered two-hit double critical damage and turned into ash. The third warden was also heavily injured.

    Xiaomao switched his ammo type to save some explosive bolts. He fired a normal one, aiming at the nuts as usual.

    POEK

    124!

    Unfortunately, the shot missed the target. It hit the gnoll¡¯s thigh instead.

    ROAR!<sub></sub>

    The surviving gnoll recovered. He kicked the ground and charged toward Xiaomao.

    But ve One blocked his path. He raised his wok like a buckler while he raised his club, ready for a counterattack.

    Seeing ve One in front of him, the gnoll thrust his spear!

    DONG!

    The spear hit the wok. Unfortunately, it only changed the spear¡¯s trajectory.

    PUEK

    The spear slipped through the rough defense stance of ve One and hit thetter¡¯s shoulder.

    15!

    The damage was light!

    ve One faintly smiled as the Tree Skin spell prevented the spear from biting deeper into his flesh. He swung his club and smashed his opponent¡¯s head.

    The smack hit the gnoll¡¯s face, breaking at least four teeth. It staggered backward because of the club¡¯s attack output.

    Seeing an opportunity. ve One fired a water bullet into its mouth.

    CRITICAL HIT!

    490!

    The water bullet in its mouth decreased its HP by 30% in one hit.

    As the gnoll was too close to ve One, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t use another AOE attack. He reloaded a regr bolt and fired another one to its head.

    POEK

    Right into its right eye! Its HP was now less than 10% after all the umting damages from the AOE explosions and other attacks.

    The injured gnoll whimpered in pain and pulled the bolt out of its eye.

    Ding

    <You have inflicted a Bleeding status effect on the Warden Gnoll Level 40.>

    ¡°Crap, munya.¡±

    Although Xiaomao used regr ammo, they sometimes caused bleeding when the monster¡¯s health dropped to a certain extent.

    Because of the bleeding status effect, the gnolls within the dungeon howled. More packs of hyena-like men rushed toward the prison hallway again.

    But this time, the Mama Warden led the pack and sprinted toward them. She ran on all four as if she was a hunting wolf.

    Xiaomao sent an explosive bolt on her way, hitting one of her feet.

    BOOM

    The explosion paused Mama Warden for two seconds. The fur of her injured foot became charred, and the bolt was still stuck in her flesh.

    Mama Gnoll bit the bolt and pulled it out. It didn¡¯t cause a bleeding effect, and her HP barely decreased.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t give up. He concentrated his shots at Mama Gnoll¡¯s feet, stopping her from getting closer.

    As the explosion continued, the mobs behind her got caught in the explosion, and their HP bars gradually decreased. The sts also stunned some of them, slowing them down.

    Still, a few gnolls leaped over Mama Warden slipped through the sts.

    ¡°Get ready to retreat, munya.¡±

    ve One slowly retreated up the stairs while he shot back a water bullet to deal random damage to the pursuers.

    While Xiaomao was retreating, he fired another explosive bolt randomly at the crowd in front of Mama Warden. However, it hit someone¡¯s crotch and exploded.

    DOUBLE CRITICAL!

    859!

    And the explosion followed.

    BOOM

    DOUBLE CRITICAL!

    986!

    The explosion caused tremendous injuries to the mobs and the target gnoll. It was enough to insta-kill the target and a few monsters nearby.

    Unfortunately, as Xiaomao shot at other gnolls, the Mama Warden could move. She crouched for a moment and leaped forward.

    Her leap was so powerful that she jumped over ve One and Xiaomao. Shended behind them and stood on the stairs.

    Instantly, she cut off the escape path to the upper floor.

    Mama Warden didn¡¯t move from the spot. She observed Xiaomao and ve One¡¯s actions while blocking the exit passage. Then, she looked up to see the barrier between the ground floor and her dungeon floor.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Mama Warden narrowed her eyes. Then, she turned toward the two intruders.

    AWOOOOOOOO!!

    Mama Warden suddenly howled like a wolf. Her voice echoed in the dungeon.

    AWOOOOOOOO!!

    Responding to her call, the other gnolls deep inside the dungeon also howled. The entire cave trembled, and some ceiling rocks dropped to the ground.

    RUMBLE

    Beyond the hallway of the prison area, 200 regr gnolls and 20 elite wardens barked and sprinted toward there at their full speed!

    Now, every monster on this floor wasing this way!

    ve One stopped retreating while Xiaomao kept firing at the pursuing mobs behind ve One.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue as he had mentally prepared for it.

    ¡®This fight will be troublesome, but I need to do this eventually! I know that all boss monsters can adapt to yers¡¯ y style, but damn! She¡¯s too smart!¡¯

 Chapter 35 Cat Dadâ€™s Solo-Hunting Strategy

    Chapter 35 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Solo-Hunting Strategy

    Mama Warden stopped howling and stood there, observing the reaction of ve One and Xiaomao.

    Meanwhile, ve One¡¯s face was ashen as he realized what the Mama Warden had done. He nced at his master, wondering what he might do in this situation.

    Xiaomao ignored themotion and loaded an explosive bolt on his crossbow. He fired toward the crowd and caused another explosion, dwindling the number of mobs.

    ¡°Change of ns, munya! Buff yourself and stand between me and that werewolf. If you see an opportunity, go back to the first floor and wait for me! I¡¯m going to solo this floor, munya.¡±

    ve One snapped back to his senses. He red at Mama Warden and raised his weapon. While he was at it, he shot a water bullet at her.

    PU

    Mama Warden sneered and swatted the water droplet like it was nothing. A small number, 33, appeared over her head, showing that her magic defense was abnormally high.

    But as Mama Warden was about to charge at ve One, a barbed bolt slipped through the joint of her leather armor and stuck into her shoulder.

    72!

    Again, the damage was insignificant. With the staggering 40,000 HP and higher defense than average elite monsters at the same level, Mama Warden simply ignored the damage.

    Mama Warden only nced at the bolt. She snapped it, but she didn¡¯t pull it out.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue. The monster even paid attention to the bleeding effect of the barged arrowhead and chose not to pull it out like the other gnolls.

    ROAR<sub>.</sub>

    More gnolls flocked to the narrow passage of the prison. They barked and fought to get in the hallway first.

    Fortunately, the entrance passage could only fit two gnolls at once. As a result, only one or two gnolls could enter at a time before they could sprint toward Xiaomao and ve One¡¯s current location.

    While loading another bolt to his crossbow, Xiaomao opened his inventory menu and ejected a dozen raw meat, which he had obtained from the other gnolls. He tossed them toward the crowd of monsters and fired an explosive bolt at them.

    BOOM

    The explosion caused several pieces of raw meat to be slightly cooked and scattered throughout the hallway along with a few gnolls.

    The medium-rare dog meat released an odd scent. The noses of the gnolls in the room twitched as they sniffed, checking where the delicious scent came from.

    Xiaomao added another thing to the mix. He tossed arge tuna toward the group of gnolls.

    The eyes of the hungry hyena-men became round as they were attracted to the fishy smell. One of them jumped up and caught it with his mouth.

    But the other gnolls also acted like rabid dogs. They barked and lunged toward the lucky gnoll, fighting for a piece of raw food. The other monsters also swarmed at them, hoping for food as well.

    Chaos ensued as the gnolls shifted their attention to food and meat nearby. Although it was cannibalism, they ate barely cooked gnoll steaks as if they had never eaten anything for ages.

    Mama Warden furrowed her brows. She stopped moving forward and stared at Xiaomao with aplex expression on her face.

    Xiaomao suddenly turned around and wiggled arge tuna. Then, he tossed it to the ground next to him.

    As if being offended, Mama Warden barked in anger and lunged at Xiaomao.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao widened his eyes. He jumped to the wall and kicked it, second-jumping toward the ceiling. His tentaclestched onto the bumpy rocks and hung his head upside down.

    The ceiling was 10 meters above the ground. As Xiaomao¡¯s body was light, his strength and the nimbleness as a cat helped him a lot.

    BOOM

    Mama Warden missed the target. She looked up, barking at Xiaomao.

    ¡°NOW, GO BACK TO THE FIRST FLOOR, MUNYA!¡±

    As Mama Warden left the stairs, the way toward the exit was clear.

    ve One ran up the stairs. However, he didn¡¯t go up to the ground floor.

    Instead, he waited at thest tform in front of a transparent curtain of energy, which separated the dungeon floors. ve One turned around and shot a water bullet at the Mama Warden.

    The bullet hit Mama Warden, but she ignored it. She looked up, ring at Xiaomao.

    Then, she crouched, getting ready to jump and catch the cat.

    Xiaomao suddenly thought of Nathan Drake and looked around. Noticing the stctites, he jumped from the ceiling toward the nearest icicle-shaped rock.

    At that moment, Mama Warden jumped up.

    However, as the warden had aimed at Xiaomao¡¯s previous spot, her strong ws hit nothing. She fell back to the ground.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao¡¯s four back tentacles caught the stctite. His front four tentacles adjusted his crossbow and fired a barbed bolt at her.

    The projectile hit her upper shoulder. Again, Mama Warden snapped the bolt in half, preventing herself from bleeding. She crouched and aimed at Xiaomao again.

    PU

    ve One fired another magic bullet at her while she wasn¡¯t paying attention to him.

    Mama Warden nced at ve One in frustration. She clicked her tongue and looked up, nning to catch Xiaomao first.

    But Xiaomao had disappeared from the previous location!

    Mama Warden looked around, sniffing and searching for Xiaomao.

    But as Mama Warden scanned the ceiling, a dozen tuna dropped from the ceiling as Xiaomao threw them as decoys. The newly arrived gnolls were instantly attracted to the smell of fish and fought each other for a piece of food.

    She finally spotted Xiaomao after she tracked where the fish came from. She found him hanging on one of the stctites, closer to the entrance passage of the prison hallway.

    Mama Warden pursued. She leaped over the hungry gnolls and used their heads as a foothold.

    But then, Xiaomao fired an explosive round at the gnoll below her.

    BOOM

    The explosion knocked and scattered the mobs. The werewolf also stumbled and fell to the crowd of gnolls as her footholds fell to the ground.

    As Mama Warden fell to the ground, the newing robotic gnolls pushed and shoved others, stepping on her and fighting for fish.

    Before Mama Warden got up, Xiaomao tossed another small fish toward the crowd and fired another explosive ammo toward the ce, where Mama Warden had fallen.

    BOOM

    While dealing damages to the mobs, Xiaomao took his time to deplete her HP. She suffered from the explosion damage while the other normal monsters were injured.

    Mama Warden tried to get up, but the weight of several gnolls pressed her down. Several of the confused mobs copsed and fell on top of her body after the explosion, and they struggled to get up by pressing her body down.

    The werewolf was vexed. She looked up and was about tomand her subordinates.

    But a barbed bolt came out of nowhere and pierced the joint behind her kneecap.

    Xiaomaoughed and aimed at the body parts of Mama Warden, which were sticking out of the crowded mob. He patiently switched between explosive and barbed bolt, depending on the opening and opportunity.

    Mama Warden grumbled and ignored the pain. She shoved the gnoll on top of her and managed to raise her head a bit.

    But as too many gnolls were packed in the narrow corridor of the prison hallway, one of them kicked the shaft of the bolt, which had recently stuck in between the werewolf¡¯s knee joint.

    As soon as the barbed arrowhead was pulled out by an ident, Xiaomao received a game notification.

    Ding

    <You have inflicted Bleeding Level 1 status on Mama Warden Level 40.>

    Unlike other games where status effects could wear off by themselves, Pangu Online 2 gave a realistic experience to yers and monsters.

    If any monster and yer suffered from a ¡°Bleeding¡± abnormal status, their HP would slowly decrease, depending on the amount of blood that they had lost, and a bloody clock icon would appear.

    The clock represented the total blood of the injured yer or monster. It pointed at 12 at first, but it continued to tick clockwise whenever the injured yer or monster¡¯s blood decreased by a certain amount. A deep wound drastically elerated the speed of the timer, but a shallow wound barely moved the clock.

    By chance, if the clock¡¯s needle made a full circle, the yer or the monster with this clock icon over their head would die!

    In this case, as long as the Bleeding effect persisted, Mama Warden would suffer 1 damage every second. However, the crimson clock icon on top of her head didn¡¯t move forward as the blood loss from the wound was insignificant.

    Xiaomao grinned. He looked for a gap and fired another barbed bolt. This time, he found another opening and fired another shot. It hit the back of her neck, where the leather armor didn¡¯t cover.

    Then, Xiaomao tossed gnoll meat toward the Mama Warden, attracting more hungry gnolls toward her direction.

    As Xiaomao had nned, they packed in front of the prison corridor passageway, stomping on their boss. Then, one of them kicked the bolt¡¯s shaft, causing the barbed arrowhead to cut deeper into her flesh.

    Mama Warden howled in pain.

    Ding

    <You have inflicted Bleeding Level 2 status on Mama Warden Level 40.>

    <Your barbed bolt has cut an artery of Mama Warden Level 40!>

    <You have inflicted Bleeding Level 3 status on Mama Warden Level 40.>

    Bleeding Level 1 dealt only one damage per second. Level two doubled the DPS while level three doubled the amount of damage of the previous level.

    Now, Mama Warden suffered 4 damage every second because of the bleeding. Moreover, the crimson clock¡¯s needle ticked clockwise once.

    59 more clicks and Mama Warden would bleed out and die!

    Xiaomaoughed as he watched the helpless prey below him. He sent another explosive bolt to the crowd, taking him time to grind and decreasing the boss¡¯ HP.

 Chapter 36 Cat Dadâ€™s Bleeding Tactic

    Chapter 36 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Bleeding Tactic

    After a minute after the chaotic grinding, Xiaomao clicked his tongue and frowned, looking at the rain of equipment items that fell from his body.

    Every time he killed something, random equipment and items were automatically collected into his inventory. However, once it was full, his body always ejected the excess items.

    Even with the premium backpack expansion, it wasn¡¯t enough to store everything.

    As equipment items fell from the ceiling, they hit the heads of the gnoll mobs, who had been busy eating tunas and meat that Xiaomao had given them.

    They looked up in anger. And then, they found Xiaomao.

    The monsters barked while they chewed meat and fish in their mouth. But they couldn¡¯t attack Xiaomao as the other gnolls in front of the prison passageway still tried to get inside.

    Because of the equipment items on the ground, the gnolls kicked and stepped on them like how they stepped on the Mama Warden. Some of them kicked the random items toward the bottom of the stairs, where ve One had been stationing.

    ¡­

    ve One only nced at the helmet, leather armor, and the other parts of Hyen Set equipment, but he returned his attention to the other gnolls in the hallway. He simply stood there and fired water bullets, leeching off the EXP from the kills.

    Because of the AOE damage and the efficiency of the hunt, ve One¡¯s level increased to 40 in no time. However, he could no longer gain any EXP from regr mobs here anymore as he was over 10 levels higher than the gnoll warriors.

    As soon as ve One¡¯s level reached 40, the fairy reminded him of their deal.

    Ding

    <You have reached level 40.>

    <Magdalene wants to absorb some of your mana. In exchange, she will strengthen you.>

    <Will you allow Magdalene to use your mana? Note: You will lose 400 Max MP if you agree!>

    ve One checked his status. He had 830 Max MP, so losing half of it wouldn¡¯t hurt much.

    He readily agreed right away.

    Ding

    <Your max MP has decreased by 400!>

    <Magdalene has grown stronger.>

    <All your spiritual roots have been permanently increased by 20.>

    <All your status attributes have been permanently increased by 20.>

    <You have learned a new spell, Bog Trap!>

    <Your Water Spiritual Root has reached 200!><sub>.</sub>

    <You have learned a new spell, Water Gathering!>

    <Magdalene has created a new essory for you.>

    <You have received Magdalene¡¯s Engagement Ring X 1.>

    <Magdalene wants you to increase your level to 50, and she will give you something special.>

    ¡­

    Magdalene¡¯s Engagement Ring (Character-Bound) (Upgradable)

    This flower ring is handmade by Magdalene, a powerful World Tree Fairy. She gifted this artifact to ve One as a token of her love. As long as ve One wears this, his magic can be more powerful than mages at the same level!

    Item Type: essory

    Restriction: ve One Only

    Durability: Infinite

    Effects: M.ATK + 200, M.DEF + 100, INT + 100, WIS + 100

    Skill: Summon Magdalene (Automatic)

    This item cannot be unequipped, sold, traded, or dropped from the character.

    ¡­

    ve One widened his eyes. His hands trembled in excitement and astonishment.

    He didn¡¯t bother about the detail. He brought out the ring and put it on.

    As soon as ve One put on the engagement ring, a hand-sized glowing fairy came out of the flower of the ring. She hovered in front of ve One and kissed his lips.

    Ding

    <Your familiar contract has been changed! You have officially engaged with Magdalene.>

    <Magdalene has forcefully made you her fianc¨¦!>

    <You can no longer have a girlfriend, or Magdalene will kill you and your girlfriend.>

    <You cannot talk to any woman, or Magdalene will kill you and the woman.>

    Surprised, ve One looked at the small pretty fairy in front of him.

    Magdalene looked at him with puppy eyes, worrying if she might have offended him.<sub></sub>

    On the contrary, ve One faintly smiled at Magdalene. He gently touched her face with his finger.

    As if Magdalene could read his mind, she blushed and kissed his lips again.

    <Magdalene promises you that she will be a good wife.>

    Ding

    <Cernun has given you and Magdalene a blessing.>

    <Your Max HP has been increased by 1,000!>

    <Your Max MP has been increased by 1,000!>

    <Upon death, you will be resurrected to Cernun Ind!>

    <Cernun promises you that once you and Magdalene officially married, he will give you something special.>

    ve One patted her head with his pinky finger. Then, he gazed at Xiaomao and the group of gnolls with determination. His pupils brightened and the fire of passion was ignited.

    He pointed his finger toward the Mama Warden on the ground.

    Water Bullet!

    A drop of water shot out of ve One¡¯s finger, but its speed was faster than a 50-caliber modern rifle¡¯s bullet.

    It pierced through a calf of a gnoll, destroying the leg! A big number, 932, appeared over his head.

    The bullet didn¡¯t stop there. It hit Mama Warden¡¯s round butt, piercing through her leather pants.

    The werewolf yipped because of the surprise pain.

    548!

    The damage was huge for low-tier magic!

    ¡­

    Name: ve One

    Race: Human (Evolvable)

    Rtionship: Engaged (Magdalene, the World Tree Fairy)

    Job: Fisherman (Evolvable), Novice Water Mage (Evolvable), Novice Wood Mage (Evolvable)

    Unique Skill: Fishing Spot Finder (15%)<sub></sub>

    Racial Skill: [???]

    Normal Skills: Water Bullet (8%), Cleansing Water (0%), Bog Trap (0%), Water Gathering (0%)

    Current Order: Retreat to the Safe Zone

    LEVEL: 40 / 50

    EXP: 0 / 316,301

    Status Attributes

    STR: 38

    DEX: 38

    AGI: 38

    VIT: 38

    INT: 306 (+100)

    WIS: 238 (+100)

    Allocable Status Points: 25

    Spiritual Roots

    Fire: 37

    Water: 203

    Wind: 37

    Metal: 37

    Wood: 167

    Lightning: 37

    Darkness: 37

    Light: 37

    Allocable Status Points: 25

    Combat Status

    ATK: 68 (+50)

    DEF: 168 (+150)

    M.ATK: 389 (+200)

    M.DEF: 219 (+100)

    HP: 1,580 / 1,580 (+1200)

    MP: 2,630 / 2,630 (+250)

    ¡­

    Xiaomao nced at ve One and inspected thetter¡¯s current status.

    Upon noticing that the fairy had done something to ve One again, Xiaomao almost burst intoughter.

    ¡®I told you so, my ve. I¡¯ll make you the strongest fisherman in the world! See how OP you are now? I haven¡¯t even used my ve Training Skill on you, yet your raw stats are already stronger than mine!¡¯

    Getting fired up, Xiaomao gave ve One a new order.

    ¡°ve One! Use ¡°Water Gathering¡± and treat the boss as the water source! Treat her blood as water, munya!¡±

    Water Gathering was a basic water maniption skill of Water Mages. They used this spell to gather all vapor and moisture from the environment to create a water bubble in the air. Then, the water mass could be used in abo with other high-ranked skills, such as Water Machinegun, Corrosive Rain, or Create Water Elemental Golem.

    However, the Water Gathering spell on its own was also one of the deadliest spells in-game if yers were creative enough.

    Normally, the Water Gathering spell did not affect the blood of monsters or yers as it only gathered moisture and water in the environment into a water mass. However, if someone in the area was bleeding and the wound hadn¡¯t been closed yet, this spell power would drain the blood from the wounds and collect them to the water bubble as well!

    In short, any monster or yer with a Bleeding abnormal status was vulnerable to this spell!

    Hearing his master¡¯smand, ve One put his club away. He pointed his palm at the group of gnolls and cast the spell.

    The cave trembled. As the water vapor in the air condensed into a water bubble in front of ve One.

    At first, the spell gathered invisible vapor and dried the humid cave. But as ve One collected more water, the condensed water ball began sucking the humidity from the hallway area. Blood on the ground and from the gnolls floated toward the water bubble.

    Soon, the transparent water ball turned light pink, then reddened.

    Ding

    <You have inflicted Bleeding Level 5 status on Mama Warden Level 40.>

    The trick worked. Mama Warden¡¯s bleeding worsened. Now, she lost 16 HP every second. The blood-loss clock¡¯s needle ticked several times at once and pointed at 3.

    ¡°Now, carry that water mass to the upper floor and throw them in front of the dungeon, munya! Put all your equipment in your inventory at our temporary stash ande back, munya!¡±

    The Water Gathering spell couldn¡¯tst forever as ve One couldn¡¯t hold it for too long. But by throwing the water to another ce, it would unload a burden on the spell caster. Then, ve One coulde back and drain more fluid from this floor.

    If this ce¡¯s humidity level was low, the Water Gathering spell would be more effective against bleeding monsters!

    ve One acknowledged the order. He went back to the first level along with the condensed water mass.

    Now, Xiaomao was alone with the monsters. He fired another explosive bolt in leisure, not caring if random items would be ejected from him. While he was at it, he threw random equipment items toward the stairs, freeing some of his inventory slots.

    But as Xiaomao repeated his action for a long time, Mama Warden understood the trick. She crawled out of the prison hallway and entered one of the small prison cells.

    Xiaomao was amazed by the intelligence of the monster. Still, everything was under his calction.

    ¡°Toote, munya. You¡¯ve locked yourself in!¡±

    Xiaomao stopped shooting bolts but kept throwing food for the doggies. The gnolls also fought to get more fish to eat, forgetting about the fight and their injuries.

    Mama Warden managed to get back on her feet. Then, she pushed the other gnolls, trying to get back into the fight.

    She finally realized her mistake. The hallway was packed with the hungry robotic gnolls, and they blocked the way out.

    She ended up crawling into a trap herself!

    Mama Warden howled and tried tomand her subordinates to stop, but it didn¡¯t work. They were busy pushing, shoving, and snatching food from the ceiling in chaos.

    As Mama Warden was helpless, ve One returned. He descended the stairs and used the deadliest spell.

    Water Gathering!

    More water droplets, vapor, and blood of Warden Mama floated toward ve One again.

    Ding

    <You have inflicted Bleeding Level 7 status on Mama Warden Level 40.>

    <You have inflicted Bleeding Level 9 status on Mama Warden Level 40.>

    From 16 per second, the damage jumped to 64 and then 256 per second! Blood gushed out from the werewolf¡¯s various wounds like leaking water from a tank.

    The crimson clock icon ticked forward as if someone had elerated them.

    A minuteter after drawing more blood from the boss, the clock¡¯s needlepleted the round, reaching the number ¡°12¡±.

    And the Mama Warden fell. Her HP bar, which still had over 50% of her health, instantly dropped to zero because of the blood loss.

    Ding

    <You have in the Boss Monster, Mama Warden Level 40!>

 Chapter 37 Cat Dadâ€™s New Loot

    Chapter 37 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Loot

    30 minutester

    Xiaomao hopped down from the ceiling after thest gnoll vanished. Hanging on the ceiling for a long time exhausted him.

    The prison hallway was a mess. Hyen set equipment and regr items flooded the prison hallway, filling the nearby prison cells.

    Xiaomao turned to look at ve One, who had been collecting items and transporting them to the ground floor. He noticed the fairy, who had been sitting on ve One¡¯s shoulder.

    This lucky guy was engaged with a world tree fairy and got OP. It was time for him to y a bigger role. However, if ve One became famous one day, keeping the silly name might be a demerit.

    Imagine a newspaper headline, ¡°SLAVE SOLOED WORLD BOSS!¡±

    The level of cringeness gave Xiaomao goosebumps.

    He thought of the day when he had first created ve One. Xiaomao named him that way because he didn¡¯t think highly of the fishing bot. But now, with the mysterious [???] bloodline skill on him, his potential was infinite.

    He deserved better treatment. However, a better treatment required money.

    Xiaomao opened the game¡¯s cash shop and rechecked one of the premium items, which every yer had been neglecting.

    ¡­<sub>.</sub>

    Rename Ticket

    Normal Price ¨C 1,000 PACT

    By tearing the ticket, you may rename yourself. However, one character can only use this item once. Please think twice before you rename your character.

    ¡­

    The one character per one ticket rule was to prevent trolls and toxic yers from abusing this item. In many games, strong yers used this kind of ticket to hide their identities before they bullied newbies or other yers. Many yers also used this type of item to ckmail others, causing multiple scandals and dramas.

    Still, some silly people used this item for fun, but it ruined the game¡¯s image.

    For example, a yer once yed an elderly character and named himself [I thought she was 18]. His real-life girlfriend customized her loli character to have a lewd expression and a big round belly as if she was pregnant. Then, she set her name as [I am only 12]. As a result, when they yed together, everybody looked at them with scorn. And soon, someone took a screenshot and posted it on social media, turning it into a meme.

    Viral memes of a game always benefited the game¡¯spany as new yers would jump into the game to replicate the iconic jokes. However, it harmed the developers¡¯ ego and thepany¡¯s reputation.

    As the Pangu Incorporate CEO didn¡¯t want to turn his game into an erotic game or a meme field, thepany avoided trolls like gue. For the sake of curbing the freedom of trolling, Pangu Online 2 limited the name-change perk to only once per character. In addition, characters with silly names such as the previous example would be instantly banned by the game moderators.

    Andstly, only the characters that tore the ticket could rename themselves. Had Xiaomao used it, he would have been forced to rename his character, not ve One¡¯s name.

    In this case, he had to give it to ve One, and thetter would have the freedom to name himself whatever he wanted.<sub></sub>

    Although the chance was slim, many support characters could be stupid. In Xiaomao¡¯s previous life, many support characters used this ticket and changed their original name into words or a sentence, such as [My Master¡¯s Password: 1234], [What¡¯s this for?], [@#$%], [Whatever], or even a more disturbing name, [Somebody castrates my master, please].

    The names varied as they reflected on how their master had treated the support characters. 99% of the time, the A.I. gave these support characters toxic names.

    Xiaomao hoped that he would not need to give this ticket to ve One. But since he would soon marry a world tree fairy, he deserved a better name.

    It was the time to gamble.

    ¡®I should have named him properly. Welp, I won¡¯t fool around again next time. Lord Exodia, please give me luck.¡¯

    He purchased a ticket. Then, he called ve One over.

    ¡°Come here for a second, munya.¡±

    ve One stopped collecting spoils and walked toward the catopus.

    Xiaomao handed over the rename ticket.

    ¡°You deserve better treatment and a new name, munya. Now, you should rename yourself so that your inws won¡¯t be ashamed or embarrassed by your name, munya.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±<sub></sub>

    ve One¡¯s eyes turned bright. He silently epted the rename ticket and inspected it. The fairy on his shoulder also pped her wings, thanking Xiaomao for the item.

    But after holding on to it for a while, ve One put it in his inventory.

    ¡°You¡¯re not going to change your name, munya?¡± Xiaomao was surprised.

    ve One shook his head and nodded, which confused Xiaomao.

    But judging from ve One¡¯s bright pupils and a faint smile, he seemed to be happy.

    ¡°Alright. Take your time to think of your name, munya. But for now, here¡¯s your new job. Help me transport the Hyen Set here and the mountain of items on the upper floor to the front of the cave. Then, ship them to town, munya. But instead of transporting them to our warehouse, deposit everything to the public marketce store for sale and set the price for 1 PACT each. You will need to take a few trips back and forth since we have a lot of things to sell, munya.¡±

    ve One nodded. He collected set items to his inventory and rushed back to the upper floor.

    Looking at how enthusiastic ve One was, Xiaomaoughed.

    ¡®You are OP enough. Now, time for me to reap some profits.¡¯

    He checked his inventory, inspecting what items came out from Mama Warden.

    G1 Crystalized Wood Qi x 5

    G1 Crystalized Metal Qi x 5

    A Vial Werewolf Blood x 1

    Mama Warden Card x 1

    Cursed w Gauntlet x 2

    Unidentified ck Stone x 1

    Unidentified Bronze Statue x 1

    Aside from themon items and random ingredients, only these items were valuable.

    Xiaomao ate all the wood Qi and metal Qi crystals right away, permanently increasing his spiritual roots. As for the card, he collected them in the encyclopedia album.

    Now, Xiaomao had seven out of ten types of monsters in this dungeon, not including the dungeon boss, which belonged to another category. He only needed three cards of the gnolls that he hadn¡¯t met yet, and he would get some bonus stats.

    The vial of blood was an ingredient to evolve a human race character into a werewolf. Xiaomao didn¡¯t need it, but he could use it on the future support characters or sell it for a lot of gold coins.

    The ck stone was the usual corrupted spirit stone. It was stacked with the other spirit stones that Xiaomao had obtained from elite gnolls from the first floor and the wardens of this floor.

    ¡®To think that I can find it here. I thought I had to fight the gnoll warchief for it.¡¯

    The unidentified bronze statue was a bronze model of a mermaid. Although the item detail only disyed it as a white-named item, Xiaomao already knew that it was a key item to open the hidden dungeon.

    Xiaomao had never found this item himself. However, from the clues, given by other yers in the previous life, the hidden dungeon could only be essed if the yers could offer a certain statue to the shrine in front of the boss¡¯ room.

    ¡®It¡¯s a relief that I don¡¯t have to fight the dungeon boss for it, but I¡¯ll fight him anyway for loot. Anyway, one objective down. Next¡­¡¯

    Xiaomao checked the blue-named gauntlet, which appeared after Mama Warden had died.

    It came in pair!

    ¡­

    Cursed w Gauntlet (Rare)

    The origin of this w gauntlet is unknown, but Mama Warden has been using it ever since she has be a warden of this ce. Its four ws can cut to iron tes like tofu, and it is light, which makes it easy to use for beginners.

    However, this item is cursed. Upon use, you will not be able to remove it for 72 hours. Equip it at your own risk.

    Item Type: Cursed Weapon

    Requirement: Level 20

    Effect: ATK + 200, AGI + 50

    Durability: 500/500

    *[???]: Curse of Hunger ¨C Upon attacking monsters with this gauntlet, your satiety bar will decrease by 1% per attack. Randomly decrease your satiety bar to zero every day.

 Chapter 38 Cat Dad is Cursed

    Chapter 38 ¨C Cat Dad is Cursed

    Cursed items were also a feature in Pangu Online 2. Cursed weaponry and armor usually had low requirements to use, and their bonus attributes and effect were a lot better than items in the same tier.

    This gauntlet, as well, was one of the cursed items. It had the attack power of the level 40 weapon tier, but its requirement was only level 20.

    At a nce, cursed items might have the best quality. However, upon equipping a cursed weapon, armor, or essory, the user would suffer from a random abnormal status effect ¨C Some may poison the yer. Some might decrease the yer¡¯s max HP or MP, and some might even decrease the yer¡¯s status attributes.

    The detail of the curses was never disclosed in the item description. The only way to identify the curses was to put the item on!

    But at the bottom of the item¡¯s description, Xiaomao noticed a line of red texts.

    *[???]: Curse of Hunger ¨C Upon attacking monsters with this gauntlet, your satiety bar will decrease by 1% per attack. Randomly decrease your satiety bar to zero every day.

    Once again, the mysterious bloodline skill was useful.

    Last time, it warned Xiaomao not to trust Otto, aka the Adventurer Guild¡¯s branch manager. Now, it showed the hidden detail that was not supposed to show in the item description screen.

    Xiaomao burst intoughter, and he put the gauntlet onto one of his front tentacles.

    By wrapping the wrist strap onto his tentacle arm, the gauntlet let out a howling cry and emitted a dark aura. It also shrank to fit Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle arm.

    Ding

    <You have equipped Cursed w Gauntlet!>

    <The Cursed w Gauntlet has be one with you. You cannot remove Cursed w Gauntlet for 72 hours!>

    <You are cursed by the Curse of Hunger. Every time you attack a monster, you will get hungry.>

    Ding

    <The Curse of Hunger has been activated. Your satiety bar has decreased to zero!>

    <Your HP will decrease every second until your satiety bar is recovered.>

    <Your Fish Gourmet Skill has been reset. You can now eat more fish.><sub>.</sub>

    ¡°How convenient, munya!¡±

    Instead of getting panicked, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t stopughing. He put on the other cursed gauntlet to get the double effect.

    The daily food limit was reset because of the cursed item. Now, he could eat more fish to increase his skill level.

    Xiaomao brought out a goldfish from his inventory slot and swallowed it whole.

    The satiety bar increased by 1%. He gained Fish Gourmet EXP and Protein from Fish EXP.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t stop there. He brought out random fish from his inventory and leisurely ate everything.

    The sense of taste of a catopus was strange. Although the game allowed Xiaomao to taste the food, he felt like he had eaten top-graded sashimi from a renowned chef, and he was never bored of the slimy and gooey fish.

    ¡°Nom-Nom, munya!¡±

    20 minutester, Xiaomao ate fish until his satiety bar reached 100%. His Fish Gourmet Skill also reached the daily cap for today, again.

    But Xiaomao couldn¡¯t stopughing. He brought out ANOTHER cursed gauntlet and put it on the other arm!

    Ding

    <You have equipped Cursed w Gauntlet!>

    <The Curse of Hunger has been activated. Your satiety bar has decreased to zero!>

    <Your HP will decrease every second until your satiety bar is recovered.>

    <Your Fish Gourmet Skill has been reset. You can now eat more fish.>

    ¡°NYAHAHAHAHA!! Nom-Nom, munya!¡±

    ¡­

    ve One left the dungeon after he had transported all items to the front of the dungeon to avoidplications. He went back to his ship and sailed it back to the city.<sub></sub>

    A few minutes after ve One had left, monsters on the first level were respawned, and their number doubled. ve One could no longer get back to the second level of the dungeon as Xiaomao had predicted.

    Fortunately, all equipment items were stacked in front of the dungeon cave. ve One didn¡¯t need to go back in there to bring everything back to town.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao didn¡¯t stop eating. He ate over a thousand fish, and the Fish Gourmet Skill warned him that he couldn¡¯t eat anymore¡­ for the third time today.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue and inspected the remaining fish in his inventory.

    Unfortunately, his stock was low. Only less than 1,000 blue-rarity fish remained in his inventory. He needed to restock soon.

    But as Xiaomao was worried about fish, the game sent him a notification.

    Ding

    <The Curse¡¯s power has been weakened as you have relieved its desire.>

    <The Cursed w Gauntlet has grown stronger!>

    ¡­

    Cursed w Gauntlet (Rare)

    The origin of this w gauntlet is unknown, but Mama Warden has been using it ever since she has be a warden of this ce. Its four ws can cut to iron tes like tofu, and it is light, which makes it easy to use for beginners.

    However, this item is cursed. Upon use, you will not be able to remove it for 72 hours. Equip it at your own risk.

    Item Type: Cursed Weapon (90%)

    Requirement: Level 20

    Effect: ATK + 220, AGI + 55

    Durability: 500/500

    *[???]: Curse of Hunger ¨C Upon attacking monsters with this gauntlet, your satiety bar will decrease by 1% per attack. Randomly decrease your satiety bar to zero every day.<sub></sub>

    ¡­

    The increase was subtle, but 20 extra ATK was a lot for Xiaomao, especially when he had two items. He gained an additional 40 ATK and 10 AGI for the trouble.

    Now, Xiaomao was confident that his damage output was not inferior to ve One.

    ¡­

    Name: Xiaomao

    Rarity: Ultra-Rare

    Race: Catopus (Evolvable)

    Job: ve Master (Evolvable)

    Unique Skills: Envement (0%), ve Training (0%)

    Racial Skills: Fish Gourmet (17%), Catnap (2%), [???] (MAX)

    Add-On Skill: Protein from Fish (17%)

    Title: Nut Cracker (Unique)

    LEVEL: 20

    EXP: 436,000 / 1,960,000

    Contribution Level: 1

    PACT Weekly Ie: 1/100

    EXP: 10/160,000

    Status Attributes

    STR: 60 +30

    DEX: 60 +30

    AGI: 60 +140

    VIT: 60 +30

    INT: 60 +30

    WIS: 60 +30

    Allocable Status Points: 500

    Spiritual Roots

    Fire: 1

    Water: 1

    Wind: 1

    Metal: 16

    Wood: 16

    Lightning: 1

    Darkness: 1

    Light: 1

    Allocable Status Points: 500

    Combat Status

    ATK: 470 + 15

    DEF: 30 + 15

    HP: 900 / 900

    MP: 900 / 900

    ¡­

    Xiaomao had the urge to allocate all points to boost his attributes, but he held it in. For the sake of maximizing his character attributes, he patiently waited to grind his add-on skill tomorrow.

    Also, he had another urgent matter. He had been idling on the second floor for too long, and the elite monsters would be respawned soon.

    Before the elite monsters of the second dungeon floor were respawned, Xiaomao rushed to thest level of the dungeon.

    Soon, Xiaomao reached the stairs to thest level of the gnoll dungeon. He walked down the stairs and carefully checked the interior of this ce.

    Thest floor of this dungeon was a hallowed area. In front of the stairs were a mysterious 500-meter-long and five-meter width suspension bridge.

    The bridge looked man-made, but it was currently upied by an army of gnolls in metal te armor. Their names and level also seemed intimidating.

    Gnoll Soldier, Level 42

    Elite Gnoll Shaman, Level 45

    Elite Gnoll General, Level 50

    They were the three gnolls of the dungeon that Xiaomao hadn¡¯t collected their cards yet.

    The soldiers patrolled the bridge in a formation of 100 per unit, and an elite shaman in a magician robe apanied them. The general had been camping at the opposite side of the bridge along with 10 lieutenants and 1,000 gnoll soldiers, acting like the floor¡¯s boss. As for the number of the monsters on the bridge, they were about fifty 100-man units there.

    In Xiaomao¡¯s previous life, this ce was the most famous grinding spot as the gnolls gave rich rewards.

    The gnoll soldiers usually dropped heavy armor gears, swords, spears, and pikes. The shaman dropped intermediate spell books, mage short staff, and mage¡¯s essories.

    As for the general, aka, the gate guardian, he was famous for level-50 super rare skill books that every NFT character could learn. Although the drops were random, every skill book could be fetched for at least a million USD because of their usefulness.

    Xiaomao salivated as he stared at the Gnoll General, who had been sitting on the throne in front of the boss room¡¯s gate.

    ¡®If my bloodline skill gives me a 100% drop rate, what will that boss give me after it died? Will it drop every skill book that it has? What about the gnoll mages? How many spell books can I get?¡¯

 Chapter 39 Cad Dadâ€™s Road to Evolution: One of Seven

    Chapter 39 ¨C Cad Dad¡¯s Road to Evolution: One of Seven

    Xiaomao smirked and gazed at the two cursed ws on his tentacle arms. He felt like a wolverine.

    But having high attack power was meaningless against an army of elite gnolls. They could heal the gnoll soldiers and used range magic. Therefore, fighting them head-on was not a solution.

    ¡®Okay. That guy should be up there. It¡¯s do or die.¡¯

    Xiaomao rushed to the suspension bridge right away. He hopped on the rail and climb one of the cables. However, due to the imbnce weight of his body, he hung his head upside down while his six tentacles coiled around the cable.

    AWOOOOO!

    AWOOOOO!

    As Xiaomao got on the bridge, the soldier gnolls howled like Mama Warden, and all 1,000 monsters turned toward him. As if they were zombies in the apocalypse, they barked and rushed toward Xiaomao.

    Fortunately, Xiaomao had predicted this. He kept climbing and avoiding a direct confrontation and the shaman¡¯s magic range.

    The gnolls couldn¡¯t follow Xiaomao or climb the cable. They only looked up and barked while the shaman only red at him from a distance.

    Xiaomaoughed. He took his time and climbed toward the tower on the other side of the bridge.

    The suspension bridge managed to carry the stone path and the 1,000 gnolls because of the cables, which transferred the tension to the two towers. Each tower stood vertically to the ground on stood tall on each side of the cliff.

    Xiaomao ignored the tower on his side and slowly made his way toward the other tower, which was located on the other end of the bridge.

    WOOOOO<sub>.</sub>

    A cold wind blew from below, slightly shaking the cables and the bridge. The trembling was subtle, but it was enough to make Xiaomao¡¯s tentacles sweat in fright.

    ¡®Easy¡­ easy. Don¡¯t look down.¡¯

    Xiaomao¡¯s face was covered in sweat. His fur became sticky and oily while he moved one of his tentacles at a time to move forward.

    His speed was the same as a sloth. Yet, it was firm and steady.

    Hours passed by. Xiaomao reached the top of the second tower. As soon as his tentacle legs carried his body to the tower¡¯s rooftop, he copsed.

    ¡°I¡¯m so exhausted, munyaaaa.¡±

    Had anybody looked at Xiaomao now, they would have mistaken him for a liquid cat.

    DING

    <Congrattions. You are the first person to discover the safe zone of Gnoll Dungeon.>

    <You may choose one of the following rewards :>

    <One: Increase your allocable status points by 10.>

    <Two: Increase your allocable spiritual root points by 10.>

    <Three: Obtain a random super rare skill book.><sub></sub>

    <Four: Obtain a random super rare spellbook.>

    <Five: Obtain an evolution material of your race.>

    <Six: Obtain a qualification for ss change and job evolution.>

    <Seven: You may purchase one item from the Gnoll Dungeon Vendor for free.>

    Xiaomao struggled to get up. Looking at the notifications, he regained his mental energy.

    This was the boon of being a pioneer! Every first person who found the only safe zone in a dungeon would get a handsome reward!

    ¡®It¡¯s finally here. This is where I will take the greatest risk!¡¯

    The third and the fourth option was out. Xiaomao had the 100% drop rate perk, so he didn¡¯t need those spellbooks or skill books. He would get them eventually.

    The first two options looked interesting since they could permanently increase his stats by 10 points. Butpared to the fifth and sixth options, 10 points of permanent stats didn¡¯t mean anything.

    The seventh option was for the poor. Even though the dungeon vendor¡¯s items were expensive, Xiaomao was confident in his wallet. He came here as a wallet warrior for a reason.

    The sixth choice was also bad. ve Master was not a rare ss as there were beast tamers, monster tamers, summoners, necromancers, and many jobs that could use helpers. The value of the ss was still inferior to the racial upgrade.

    Therefore, after the process of elimination and valueparison, Xiaomao picked the fifth choice.<sub></sub>

    Ding

    <One: Cathulhu Essence Core x 1 (Super Rare).>

    <Two: Crystalized Catnip Essence x 1 (Ultra Rare).>

    <Three: Refined Entity Crystal x 1 (Ultra Rare).>

    <Four: Karmic Soul Stone x 1 (Legendary).>

    <Five: Akashic Memory Card x 1 (Legendary).>

    <Six: Ancient Dao Stone x 1 (Ultra Rare).>

    <Seven: Karma Fish x 1 (Ultra Rare).>

    Xiaomao grumbled as he had expected it. Evolving the ultra-rare race was a pain.

    Each item¡¯s name sounded grand and hard to find. Moreover, some of them didn¡¯t seem to exist in this world, such as Karmic Soul Stone, Akashic Memory Card, Ancient Dao Stone, and Entity Crystals ¨C Everything sounded like they rted to the future patch, aka the Heavenly Dao Patch, when cultivator worlds would be essible!

    But Xiaomao knew that he could acquire the Cathulhu Essence Core easily. He only needed to find the other six by abusing the pioneer rewards.

    He nced at the list and picked something that he could use right away.

    ¡°I pick Karma Fish, munya!¡±

    <You have obtained Karma Fish.>

    An item with the icon of a yin yang diagram appeared in his inventory.

    ¡­

    Karma Fish (Ultra Rare)

    This ck and white fish looks like a yin yang diagram, but they represent the origin of the universe. They always wander in the River of Karma in Heavenly Dao. They cannot be seen with naked eyes or touched. However, only the chosen ones may catch a glimpse of them. Ancient cultivators said seeing a Karma Fish is an auspicious sign as their luck will soar.

    Immortal cultivators, mystic beasts, and divine creatures seek Karma Fish for their evolution. Everywhere the karma fish goes, these people and creatures follow. Please be careful and never disclose to anyone that you have it.

    Item Type: Evolution Material

    Effect: By keeping Karma Fish in your inventory, you will obtain the following effects:

    ¨C Obtain 200% EXP from killing monsters.

    ¨C Obtain 200% skill and spell EXP from using the abilities.

    ¨C Obtain 200% items and gold coins from killing monsters.

    ¨C Your attacks are always critical.

    NOTE: You cannot keep this item in your premium backpack, warehouse, or store inventory. This item is guaranteed to drop from your body if you die.

    ¡­

    ¡®If this is not broken, I don¡¯t know what is.¡¯

    Evolution materials usually give bonuses and perks to the keepers, especially the materials of the Ultra Rare NFT characters. Its bonus was always desirable to every yer. However, it came with great risks.

    This item couldn¡¯t be put in the warehouse, premium backpack, or shop, which made it risky to carry it around. Secondly, nobody could hide its existence from the public eyes.

    Xiaomao gazed at his name. It changed from white to gold, which hinted to other yers that he had precious items on him.

    This was a game mechanic that kept strong yers or main scenario questers in check. Anyone with a main scenario key item or Ultra-Rare artifacts would suffer from a soft penalty, aka their golden name. Their names would stay highlighted as gold, telling the public that he would spit out at least one valuable artifact once he died.

    The penalty was basic if one held only an ultra-rare artifact or a key item in their inventory. However, the exposure would be severe if one had at least one legendary artifact ¨C Their location would be announced to the global chat every hour!

    The penalty was like a death sentence! All yers would know the legendary item¡¯s whereabouts, and everyone could hunt the artifact owners down for the legendary item! And then, the next lucky hunter would be the hunted as the cycle of treasure hunting would continue until one of the hunters was strong enough to suppress all pursuers.

    Although there were plenty of ways to prevent the exposure and the penalty, Xiaomao was powerless at the moment. He couldn¡¯t pick a legendary item as his first artifact as he would have exposed the dungeon¡¯s location and his whereabouts.

    As Xiaomao needed all seven items anyway, he picked an ultra-rare item to be safe. Once he got stronger, he would aim to take advantage of legendary artifacts.

    ¡®I want the other artifacts first, but I need to grind my level ASAP. I¡¯ll stick with this one for now. But man, having a golden name sucks.¡¯

    Although Xiaomaoined, he opened the game option to check the clock.

    It was 7.40 AM. It was already morning.

    Everything went ording to the n but it took too much time. It was time to wake up.

 Chapter 40 Cat Dad is â€¦ What?

    Chapter 40 ¨C Cat Dad is ¡­ What?

    ¡®Not now. There are some unfinished businesses to do here. I need to find that NPC first!¡¯

    He raised his head and looked around, searching for a certain NPC.

    Then, Xiaomao discovered a wooden signboard, located 10 meters from where he had been resting.

    [The Shop is currently closed. Opening time: 9 AM to 5 PM.]

    In every dungeon, one or two traveling vendors lurked around in every hidden safe zone. Some might be wandering in a ce that could be easily found. But most of the time, these guys chose a nasty ce to set up their stores.

    There was a reason for their secrecy. After all, their expensive services and items were exceptionally useful in their dungeons, and yers called them P2W NPCs.

    As long as a yer could afford one or two of the NPC¡¯s items, that yer could easily hunt any mob in the dungeon!

    In this case, the Gnoll Dungeon¡¯s traveling vendor had a store on the top of the suspension bridge tower on the boss¡¯ cliff. The only way to ess here was to climb the suspension ropes to the top of the tower.

    In his previous life, nobody discovered the shop for years. After this ce had been swarmed with yers, a parkour maniac climbed the suspension ropes for a YouTube content and discovered the vendor by an ident. Then, his location became well-known in public.

    Unfortunately, the shop was closed now. Xiaomao had toe back hereter. Moreover, he needed to wake up and take care of his cats. It was already morning in real life!

    Xiaomao¡¯s weary tentacle swiped the system screen and pressed the [Log Out] button. He had enough for the day, and he would continue the fight in the afternoon.

    However, as Xiaomao closed his eyes and waited for his consciousness to return to his body, he received a strange message.

    <Error. Detecting two synchronizable characters in your game ount.>

    ¡°Hmm?¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Xiaomao widened his eyes and stared at the game panel. He closed his eyes, shook his head, and reopened his eyes to recheck it.

    He wasn¡¯t dreaming, unfortunately.

    ¡­

    [Synchronizable Characters]

    1. Xiaomao (22%) (Current)

    2. ve One (0%)

    ¡­

    As Xiaomao had never synced his character and his real body in his previous life, he had never seen this menu before.

    ¡®I heard that rich yers have multiple transformations and superpowers. Is this the cause? Is this how those rich bastards got multiple abilities?¡¯

    Xiaomao was tempted to try importing ve One¡¯s abilities into his real body. But after seeing that his primary character¡¯s synchronization rate had already reached over 20%, he changed his mind.

    ¡®I should max the sync rate of my primary character first before I move on. Also, ve One¡¯s INT is too high. My brain might be fried because of the information overload.¡¯

    He yed it safe. Since his real body¡¯s evolution path leaned toward the catopus character, he decided to go on with it until the end. After that, he would assimte other characters¡¯ abilities.

    Although Xiaomao had no idea how the synchronization rate increased so fast, he ignored it. Xiaomao suspected that his father might have given him a modified game capsule instead of amercial one, and he would ask his father to rify thingster.

    Ding

    <Your character ¡°Xiaomao¡± has been set to the primary character.><sub></sub>

    ¡°I know, munya.¡±

    Ding

    <Logging out.>

    Xiaomao closed his eyes. He fell asleep and logged out of the game.

    ¡­

    RRRRRNNNNGGGG

    Xiaomao snapped opened his eyes and looked around in a panic. For a moment there, he dreamed about the moment that he was hit by a truck.

    DING

    The system notification sound also haunted him. He felt like he was still ying the game.

    <You ha¡­ Catnap¡­>

    <Your¡­ increased by¡­>

    Even the system¡¯s voice echoed in his head. Xiaomao lightly pinched his cheek to stay awake and snap back to his senses.

    His heartbeat was so loud that he could hear it byying his head on the game capsule¡¯s pillow.

    ¡°Ugh.¡±

    Xiaomao took his time to open the game capsule hatch. He sat up. But for some reason, his head and the area above his buttock were itchy.<sub></sub>

    He looked at the clock.

    8.30 AM

    He actually slept for an extra hour! He waste for school!

    Despite the urgency, Xiaomao didn¡¯t feel like going to school today. His sluggishzy legs moved at a snail¡¯s speed, dragging his body to the bathroom for a morning bath.

    While he was at it, he scratched his head.

    For some reason, his hair seemed softer than usual. The more he scratched, the more he got addicted to the smooth and silky hair.

    ¡®Wait a minute. I might have sweated a lot while I was ying the game. I should take a bath properly.¡¯

    Protecting himself from fungus, germs, and random skin diseases, Xiaomao washed his hair and took his time soaping the entire body.

    While he was enjoying the morning shower, the area between his lower back and his buttock grew itchy. Xiaomao scratched it and his fingers found something bumpy.

    ¡®Huh?¡¯

    Xiaomao rubbed the thing behind him. So far, it didn¡¯t hurt, but it felt good when he scratched it.

    Was a pimple or a cyst always hairy?

    And most importantly, it continued to grow longer¡­

    It grew longer?!

    By the time Xiaomao had realized it, the hairy thing was already as long as his hand.

    Xiaomao frowned. He grabbed a small mirror in front of the washbasin and turned around. He looked at the mirror, which showed the reflection of the mirror behind him.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    He pursed his lips. He understood what it was.

    It was a white furry tail!

    Xiaomao turned around and looked at his reflection in the washbasin mirror.

    His pupils had already turned gold. His skin became so smooth and tender. Meanwhile, the fangs seemed longer and sharper while the surface of his tongue was barbed.

    Xiaomao touched the surface of his tongue to feel it.

    Indeed, it was a cat¡¯s tongue!

    ¡°Holy crap, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s pupils expanded like a cat¡¯s eyes. By reflex, his hand grabbed the top of his head and scratched it.

    Suddenly, two areas on top of his head sent a pain signal to his brain. It felt like ayer of skin had been peeled off.

    But what happened next surprised Xiaomao.

    Two white furry cat ears slowly rose from the top of his head. At the same time, his human ears sunk into his skin and vanish, recing with his silky medium-long ck hair.

    Xiaomao widened his eyes. His hair was longer, but it was now ck and white, simr to Mu-Nyang¡¯s fur and his game character¡¯s fur. Now, he looked like a hooligan or a delinquent, who had dyed a portion of his front hair white.

    ¡°Ugh!¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s tail waved left and right because of hisplex emotion, and it identally hit the wooden cloth basket behind him. The sharp pain from the tail numbed his spine and his thighs.

    The pain was as bad as when someone kicked his nuts. He almost copsed in the bathroom.

    The long white tail stretched and curled because of the pain. Now, the tail was already a meter long.

    Had Xiaomao never gotten his cat ears, he would have thought that the tail was a monkey¡¯s tail!

    Xiaomao slowly recovered from the random pain all over his body. He sized up his new appearance. Now, he looked like a demi-beastman in Japanese fantasy novels.

    He closed his eyes to concentrate, but a clear system screen panel appeared behind his eyelids.

    This time, everything was so clear that Xiaomao could read everything.

    Ding

    <Congrattions. You have transformed for the first time.>

    ¡®Oh, boy.¡¯

    Xiaomao had prepared his heart for it when he picked a catopus as his primary character. But he had never expected a rapid transformation after ying the game for a couple of days.

    Everything happened too fast!

    Still, Xiaomao was optimistic. He coughed and mimicked the hoarse voice of BATMAN.

    ¡°I¡¯m CATMAN!¡±

    Xiaomao shook his head, discarding the name.

    He was aware that his naming sense needed work, but he didn¡¯t know what kind of superhero alias he should go with in the future.

    ¡°No, definitely not Catman. DC will sue me for it. How about¡­ Catopus-Man? Cathulhu-Man? Or¡­ Munya-Man, munya?¡±

 Chapter 41 Cat Dadâ€™s Awakening

    Chapter 41 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Awakening

    Although Xiaomao was proud of his new look, there was a problem.

    How would he go to school? How would he exin this to the teachers and his ssmates?!

    He couldn¡¯t go to school like this!

    ¡®Oh, boy.¡¯

    Xiaomao closed his eyes, recalling the interviews of various top superhumans in his previous life. He vividly remembered a talk show, where a certain Oni-woman revealed her secret of how she shapeshifted between her Oni form and her human form whenever she wanted to.

    The one on the talk show was none other than Wei Zhi, the track girl that had asked Xiaomao to join the half-marathon event. In his previous life, this Oni Valkyrie openly and freely shapeshifted between her human form and Oni form whenever and wherever she wanted.

    ¡­

    ¡°These tips might be helpful for newly awakened superhumans out there. When you transform the first time, you will either get excited or confused. But I want you to calm down, close your eyes, and meditate for a few minutes. Just sit down and rx. Take a deep breath and count one in your mind. Deeply exhale and count two. Repeat and don¡¯t open your eyes until you count to one thousand. When you reopen your eyes again, go back to the mirror and talk to yourself. Say that you are human. Engrave that conviction and vow so that your heart doesn¡¯t get consumed by the power. And then, the shapeshifting abilities will naturallye to you. You should be able to revert back to your human form as long as your mind is at peace.¡±

    ¡­

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled when he thought of Wei Zhi at school. He wondered if she had joined the game yet. But soon, Wei Zhi would rise to the top.

    He shook his head to discard the ill thoughts. He concentrated on his breathing pace, meditating and calming his heart.

    ¡°Hoo.¡±

    He took several deep breaths while standing in front of the mirror. He stopped thinking of everything even though he waste for school.

    In fact, he gave up going to school today!

    ¡­

    10 minutester¡­

    ¡°ACHOOO!!¡±

    Standing still in the humid bathroom for a long time was bad for one¡¯s health. The sneeze broke Xiaomao¡¯s focus and forced him toe back to his sense.

    He reopened his eyes and cleaned his face and hands by reflex.

    But as Xiaomao washed his hands, the corner of his eyes noticed that his face, hair, and appearance returned to normal. His human ears returned, and he no longer had a tail.

    Unfortunately, his golden pupils stayed.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°Yikes, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t give up. He shut his eyes and opened them, hoping to somehow change his pupil color. Unfortunately, he failed.

    ¡°ACHOOO!!¡±

    Again, staying wet for long was bad for health. Xiaomao stopped worrying about his pupils and grabbed a towel to dry his body.

    When Xiaomao came out of the bathroom, it was already 9 AM.

    MUNYA!

    MEW!

    NYA!

    MEO!

    As soon as Xiaomao came out of the bath, the mob of cats swarmed him. They had been scratching the bathroom door, trying to get in for a long time.

    Xiaomao snickered and squatted down.

    ¡°Were you trying to get in or are you hungry, munya?¡±

    MUNYA! (FOOD, PEASANT! WHERE?!)

    MEW! (HOOMAN! FEED ME!)

    NYA! (Papa, I¡¯m hungry¡­)

    MEO! (Servant, where¡¯s my breakfast!)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao frowned. He didn¡¯t know why but he had a feeling that he understood the cats.

    ¡°Oh, well. Food, it is. Come to the kitchen.¡±

    MUNYA-MUNYA! (Finally!)

    MEW! (FOOOOOD!)<sub></sub>

    Nya (Yay!)

    Meo (I want wet food!)

    ¡°Huh? Did somebody say wet food, munya?¡±

    Meo (Me! I want an extrarge serving!)

    Mew (Me, too!)

    Nya! (Me, three! Add some crunchy ones to my bowl, too!)

    Munya (I want both with a sardine on top!)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao tilted his head in confusion about how he understood their meow. He shrugged and went to the kitchen, preparing food for his cat and himself.

    ¡­

    9.30 AM

    Xiaomao and his cats had their fill. He cleaned the dishes and took care of his master¡¯s sand toilet. Then, he returned to his room, hoping to change his clothes.

    Currently, he was in his birthday suit with a towel on his shoulder. Being alone in the house had its perk, but he couldn¡¯t walk around naked forever.

    As soon as Xiaomao opened the door to his bedroom, the stench of a cat¡¯s urine leaked out. His nose twitched.

    ¡°Which one of you peed on my bedroom, munya?!¡±

    Xiaomao bellowed, causing the cats to widen their eyes. They climbed the stairs to the second floor to look at Xiaomao¡¯s face.

    Nyanko tilted her head. She followed Xiaomao into the bedroom while the others simply stared at him.

    Xiaomao soon discovered the yellowish stain on his pillow on the bed. Fortunately, he had been spending nights in the game capsule, so he didn¡¯t use it.

    Nya (Papa, do you like my smell?)

    Xiaomao frowned. He turned to Nyanko.

    ¡°Was it you?¡±<sub></sub>

    Nya? (Was it me?)

    ¡°Yeah. Was it you? Did you pee on my bed?¡±

    Nya (Who peed? I am innocent!)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao paused for a moment. Again, he felt like he couldmunicate with his cats, but he didn¡¯t know how. He simply understood them even though they only meowed like usual.

    ¡®Is superpower enable me tomunicate with cats or something? I¡¯m not a beast tamer, though.¡¯

    Xiaomao stopped chatting with Nyanko. He took the pillow and bed sheet out, bringing them to a washing machine.

    In the end, Xiaomao spent the entire morning doing the house chore, washing his bedsheet, Wei Zhi¡¯s clothes, and his dirty pillow.

    ¡­

    At Noon

    AAAHHHH

    AAAAAAHHHHHH

    AAAAAaaaaaAAAAAHHHH

    AAAEEEEAAAAEEEEAAaaAAAAHHHH

    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    The screaming song ringtone of his house phone annoyed Xiaomao.

    The phone rang when he was in the middle of pouring hot water into an instant noodle cup. He put his lunch down and rushed to his phone in the bedroom.

    It was a new number.

    Of course, it was a new number. Xiaomao never recorded anybody¡¯s number other than his parents.

    ¡°Hello, munya?¡±

    ¡°Hello. Is this Miao Xiaomao?¡±

    ¡°Who is this?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s me, Wei Zhi.¡±

    ¡°Oh, right. What¡¯s up, senior, munya?¡± Xiaomao suddenly remembered that he indeed gave his number to this future Oni Valkyrie.

    ¡°I went to your ss to check your conditions, but your ssmates told me that you didn¡¯te to school today. Are you alright?¡±

    ¡°Ah! Hahaha! I¡¯m okay, munya. Actually, I skipped school because I woke upte today. Nothing to worry about. Thanks for calling, by the way, munya.¡±

    ¡°By the way, I heard that you lived near the school. Can you give me your address?¡±

    ¡°Why? Are youing to visit?¡± Xiaomao raised his brows. He disliked visitors.

    ¡°Dumbass! Have you washed my clothes?! I need it tomorrow.¡±

    ¡°Oh, it¡¯s already washed,¡± Xiaomao was relieved.

    ¡°Give me your address. I¡¯ll go pick it up.¡±

    ¡°Okay¡­¡±

    Xiaomao gave Wei Zhi his address. They chatted for a few minutes before he hung up the call.

    He sighed and checked his clothes. Currently, he wore a white t-shirt and a boxer, which was inappropriate to wee a girl.

    Xiaomao sighed. Although he didn¡¯t care about her impression of him, he put on the school jersey pants and went to collect Wei Zhi¡¯s clothes, which had been hanging on the second-floor balcony outside of the house.

    The clothes were already dried, but Xiaomao didn¡¯t know if he had cleaned them properly. He took it closer to his nose and sniffed it.

    ¡°ACHOOO!!¡±

    The cloth detergent scent was too powerful. Xiaomao sneezed and felt like his hair stood up.

    Xiaomao took the clothes downstairs and put them in a stic bag. But as he was at it, he remembered something.

    He forgot about his instant noodle!

    It was toote. Mu-Nyang, Mir, Nyanko, and Meo already flipped the cup over and messed the kitchen floor. Of course, they didn¡¯t eat the hot instant noodle.

    The cats were still on the kitchen table, looking at their deed.

    When Xiaomao came to the kitchen, Nyanko and Mama Cat hissed at him while Mu-Nyang and Mir widened their eyes.

    ¡°You guys¡­ Haiz.¡±

    Xiaomao had a headache. He picked up a mop and cleaned the kitchen.

    He didn¡¯t why the cats hissed at him, but he ignored it. He was so busy today.

    ¡­

    Ding Dong

    Someone pressed the doorbell.

    Xiaomao scratched his head, frustrated. He rushed to the door and opened it.

    Then, he discovered Wei Zhi, who hade here on her bicycle.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Wei Zhi raised her brows and sized up Xiaomao. She was silent for a while.

    ¡°Miao Xiaomao?¡±

    ¡°Yeah?¡±

    ¡°Oh, I don¡¯t remember you for a minute. You look good in that costume. Are you into cosy?¡±

    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Xiaomao walked out of the house and gave Wei Zhi her clothes.

    Wei Zhi took the bag and gazed at the top of Xiaomao¡¯s head. She then nced at the wiggling tail behind him.

    ¡°Your tail looks so natural. By the way, where did you get your cat ears, wig, and that tail?¡±

    ¡°Huh?¡± Xiaomao was frozen.

    His eyes shifted as he nced at the fluffy white tail. The cat ears also wiggled because of his erratic emotions.

    He was in his werecat form!

 Chapter 42 Cat Dadâ€™s Furry Moment

    Chapter 42 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Furry Moment

    ¡®Uh-oh.¡¯

    Xiaomao sweated profusely, trying toe up with an excuse.

    ¡®Should I confess? Should I convince her about the perks of the game now? Should I win her favor like a regressed protagonist in novels?¡¯

    Fortunately, Wei Zhi misunderstood him. Sheughed at Xiaomao.

    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll keep it a secret. Don¡¯t attend the race in with those props tomorrow, okay?¡± Wei Zhi giggled. She patted him.

    Xiaomao silently nodded, but he was somewhat disappointed.

    Wei Zhi smiled as she found him interesting. She wanted to continue chatting with this weirdo.

    ¡°By the way, aren¡¯t your parents angry that you skipped school today?¡±

    ¡°Hahaha! My parents are on vacation. I¡¯m home alone, munya.¡±

    ¡°Hou? Home alone, I see,¡± Wei Zhi widely grinned.

    Xiaomao suddenly had goosebumps. He coughed and tried to change the subject before things escted.

    ¡°Umm. By chance, are you into VRMMO games, munya?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m not into VRMMO. Sorry.¡±

    ¡°I see. That¡¯s too bad. I was nning to invite you to y a good game that you can make money, munya.¡±

    ¡°I want to y as well, but I¡¯m into physical games that can make money.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Again, Wei Zhi suspiciously grinned.<sub>.</sub>

    Again, Xiaomao¡¯s cat sense was tingling. He widened his eyes while his tail and fur straightened in fright.

    This development was dangerous. He shouldn¡¯t pursue what kind of physical games she was into.

    ¡°You¡¯re not going to ask me what kind of physical games I¡¯m interested in?¡± Wei Zhi giggled.

    ¡°NOPE! Thank you. Well, I have something to do today, munya. Please excuse me. I¡¯ll see you tomorrow morning, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao sweated bullets. He rushed into his house and shut the door.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Seeing how Xiaomao panicked, Wei Zhi burst intoughter. Everything was a prank, and Xiaomao¡¯s reaction was priceless. She had fun teasing him.

    Had Xiaomao invited her in, she would have said that she was into sports gamepetitions instead of something lewd.

    ¡®Other boys would have eagerly invited me in with an ulterior motive. But Miao Xiaomao is actually cute.¡¯

    Wei Zhi hummed and waved her hands at the closed door. Then, she rode the bicycle back to school.

    ¡­

    While Wei Zhi was riding back home, her phone rang. She put on earphones and swiped the phone.

    ¡°Yes, dad?¡±

    ¡®I have good news for you, Zhi¡¯er! You¡¯re not going to believe this!¡¯

    Wei Zhi giggled as she was in a good mood, ¡°What¡¯s up? You sound excited.¡±

    ¡®Your uncle won a raffle lottery and got an Ultra-Rare NFT for you.¡¯

    ¡°NFT? What¡¯s that?¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡®Haiya. You¡¯re so young, so uneducated ah. You need to study technologies more. Look at your papa. Your papa got a Ph.D. in Physical Education by sending a few letters to an apartment university while I was banging your mother, attending high school, and working at a butcher store at the same time ah. While you¡¯re pursuing a golden medal, you must not forget studying ah.¡¯

    Wei Zhi¡¯s mood was ruined.

    ¡°Oh, god. The cringe¡­ Haiz. That¡¯s a fake diploma, dad. Stop flexing and stop refer it as your real degrees. If somebody finds out, you¡¯ll lose your job.¡±

    ¡®Haiya. You don¡¯t understand ah. When you grow up, you have to brag and flex to get a proper social standing ah. Na?ve idiots that don¡¯t flex can¡¯t get ahead in career ah.¡¯

    Wei Zhi had a headache. Her father looked so intimidating and terrifying on the surface. But in reality, he was a braggart.

    ¡°Don¡¯t sidetrack, dad. What¡¯s NFT?¡±

    ¡®Haiya. Young people these days don¡¯t study about technologies ah.¡¯

    ¡°What is it, then?!¡± Wei Zhi¡¯s face contorted with frustration.

    ¡®I¡¯ll exin at home ah. Exining on the phone costs money. I also have a surprise for you. See you at home.¡¯

    BEEP

    Wei Huang hung up the call.

    Wei Zhi rubbed her temples. She had the urge to scold her dad, but she held it in.

    Phone calls were free these days. Everybody used various apps to call their friends and families, and her dad also used a social media app as well. Yet, he imed that phone calls cost money.

    ¡®Forget it. I¡¯ll search the terms on the inte.¡¯

    While she had a headache, her nose caught a whiff of a strange scent.

    Wei Zhi nced at the stic bag, which contained her school uniform. She leaned over and sniffed it.

    ¡®What kind of detergent Miao Xiaomao is using? It smells funny¡­¡¯<sub></sub>

    She parked her bicycle and checked her clothes. He brought them out to inspect it.

    It was clean, soft, and warm. Although Wei Zhi was not familiar with Xiaomao¡¯s detergent, she could tell that Xiaomao had used a softener.

    ¡®How nice of him. I thought men rarely used softener on their clothes.¡¯

    The pants and jacket were fine. But there was something extra among the clothes.

    It was a pillow sheet.

    ¡®Huh? Did Miao Xiaomao mess up? Hahaha, he must have been nervous and mixed this with my clothes by mistake.¡¯

    Wei Zhi slowly put the clothes back in the stic bag. But as she put the pillow sheet back, the funny odor hit her nose again.

    She paused and nced at the pillow. Then, she brought it closer to her face and sniffed it.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Indeed, the sour odor came from this pillow sheet. A faint yellowish stain was barely visible on the white pillow sheet.

    ¡®Is this Miao Xiaomao¡¯s body scent?¡¯

    Wei Zhi frowned for a moment. Yet, she continued to sniff it as if she tried to remember his scent.

    Little did she know¡­

    ¡­

    After Wei Zhi had left, Xiaomao returned to the second floor¡¯s balcony to check on his pillow in a dry-washing machine.

    The machine was still working as intended, but Xiaomao suddenly remembered something.

    Xiaomao was absentminded when he did his chore. He identally washed the bedsheet, pillow sheet, and Wei Zhi¡¯s clothes together.

    Fortunately, he realized his mistake and thoroughly washed them again. He also used a softener to clear the funny smell.

    However, Xiaomao didn¡¯t remember where he had put the pillow sheet after he dried it.

    ¡®Where did I put the pee-stained sheet again? I only see my bedsheet. What the hell?¡¯

    Xiaomao scratched his head and yed with his cat ears. Rubbing the back of the ears was addictive.

    Since he couldn¡¯t find it, he shrugged and stopped worrying about it. After all, lost items in the house were usually found when one least expected them.

    Xiaomao returned to the kitchen to prepare lunch for his cats.

    But as soon as Xiaomao returned to the kitchen again, Mama Cat and Nyanko hissed at him. As for Mir, she rushed to his legs and sniffed him. Mu-Nyang simply yawned andzed around as usual.

    Xiaomaoughed at them.

    ¡°What? You don¡¯t recognize your ve, munya?¡±

    Munya! (I remember you, peasant!)

    Mew? (Why do you smell like Mu-Nyang?)

    ¡°Thanks for the feedback. What about you two, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao snickered and started pouring dried cat food into their bowls.

    As soon as Nyanko and Mama Cat noticed that Xiaomao was preparing their food, they stopped hissing and came closer to him. They warily sniffed his legs and tail.

    Sensing that the cats came to check on him, Xiaomao instinctively wagged his tail.

    It was a mistake. The two innocent cats widened their eyes and fixated on the moving fluffy tail. Their hunting instinct was ignited, and they thought that Xiaomao was ying with them.

    Mama Cat jumped up and caught the tail with her ws. Nyanko suddenly got braver and climbed Xiaomao¡¯s pants. Then, she hugged the tail and bit it.

    ¡°Oi,dies! My tail is not a snack!¡±

    It was toote. Mama Cat and Nyanko teamed up on his tail by hugging, biting, and kicking it nonstop.

    Still, it didn¡¯t hurt him. Aside from the tickling feeling, the cat¡¯s fangs and ws couldn¡¯t prate his skin.

    Xiaomao dragged the two naughty cats around by letting them hold on to his tail. He walked around the kitchen and ced their lunch bowls on the floor.

    Mu-Nyang and Mir rushed to their bowl. Nyanko and Mama Cat reacted a bit slower, but they eventually let go of Xiaomao and fought for their food.

    As the four cats were busy, Xiaomao finally had a chance to return to the game.

    Xiaomao got back to his room. But this time, lying down on his back was ufortable because of his tail.

    He closed his eyes and meditated, trying to revert back to his human form. He also put on the VRMMO helmet and closed the hatch, just in case he identally fall asleep.

    One minuteter, Xiaomao indeed fell asleep and entered the game.

    ¡­

    WHOOSH

    Ding

    <Error! Detecting foreign DNA in host!>

    <Updating DNA data¡­>

    <Correcting the parameters¡­>

    <Your Data has been updated.>

    <Synchronization Rate: 28%>

    <Wee back, Xiaomao.>

 Chapter 43 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon Shopping

    Chapter 43 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Dungeon Shopping

    ¡®Eh? I was nning to transform before I enter the game. I fall asleep again, didn¡¯t I?¡¯

    Xiaomao returned to the top of the suspension bridge¡¯s tower. He looked up and saw a shop stall not far away from here.

    The dungeon shop was finally open for businesses!

    Xiaomao stopped worrying about real-world issues. He checked his status attributes, wondering what the game console and the recent updates had done to his game character.

    But nothing had changed. Almost all his stats were the same, except for one peculiar skill.

    ¡­

    [???????? Instinct] (Bloodline Passive) ¨C Mastery Max.

    ¨C Default monster drop rate is fixed to 100% when you participate in the kill.

    ¨C Upon killing a red-named yer or a yer from hostile factions, eject the dead yer¡¯s equipment, items, and gold coins in their inventory. Decrease their level by one and increase yours by one.

    ¨C Disy hidden quest and item information in the description.

    ¨C Munya munya munya munya munya munya munya munya munya munya munya munya munya.

    ¨C Munya-munya munya, munya munya munya munya munya.

    ¡­

    Unfortunately, the bloodline skill¡¯s name was still a mystery, but three perks of the mysterious bloodline skill were revealed!

    As Xiaomao had guessed, the bloodline skill was behind the drop rate glitch, quest hints, and item description hints. However, there was one thing that astonished Xiaomao.<sub>.</sub>

    It also worked on red-named yers!

    ¡®If I kill a criminal yer, will they drop everything they possess?!¡¯

    The perk clearly stated that the dead red-name yer would eject all items in their inventory. By this logic, the drop rate of red-named yers would also be 100%!

    This bug skill was game-breaking! Victims of Xiaomao in the future would surelyin to the gamepany!

    For the sake of the greater good and thepany¡¯s best interest, Xiaomao came up with new inspiration.

    ¡®I must join PVP events and hunt every red-named yer in the future! Hehehe!¡¯

    Though excited, Xiaomao grinned and put the matter of PKing and stealing other yers¡¯ items aside. He approached the NPC shop.

    The NPC was a shady guy in a ck hooded robe. He wore a white wooden mask and gloves, hiding his true appearance.

    On the stall was a gypsy orb. Aside from the orb and the orb¡¯s holder, only a piece of sheet covered his stall.

    Xiaomao hopped on the stall, ¡°Hello. Can I see you ware, munya?¡±

    The shopkeeper looked at Xiaomao, and the orb on the table shone in golden light.

    Ding

    A shop menu appeared. However, it only showed item icons, their names, and prices. Xiaomao couldn¡¯t see the item¡¯s details.

    ¡­

    <ITEM LIST><sub></sub>

    Advanced Teleportation Scroll (1 PACT)

    Gnoll Dungeon Teleportation Rune (10 PACT)

    A Vial of Vampire Blood (10 PACT)

    Smelly Salted Sardine (10 PACT)

    Warg ying Enchantment Stone (100 PACT)

    Gnoll ying Enchantment Stone (100 PACT)

    Warg Lord¡¯s Lost Keycard (1,000 PACT) (Only One in Stock)

    Strange Jade te (Mermaid Model) (Exchange Only) (Only One in Stock)

    Spatial Bank Service (1 Day) (1,000 PACT)

    Weapon Rental Service (1 Hour) (1,000 PACT)

    Armor Rental Service (1 Hour) (1,000 PACT)

    ¡­

    Everything was expensive as expected. This was the game¡¯s mechanism to burn their tokens.

    Although the game mechanic was good, not many yers were aware of the usefulness of these items yet. Meanwhile, everybody focused on making money by obtaining free PACT in the game, and the token price kept dropping.

    Soon, those yers would regret their decision of selling their tokens.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao checked the items one by one. None of them showed a description, but he knew what they could do.

    Teleportation scrolls weremon items that could be purchased in major cities. It normally cost 10,000 gold coins. But here, the advanced version of TP scroll spiked up to one million gold coins or one PACT.

    The advanced teleportation scroll was indeed worth the money. The teleportation effect could not be canceled or interrupted like the cheaper version, and it could teleport everybody in the caster¡¯s party. Many guilds would stock this itemter on for guild wars and skirmish battles.

    Gnoll Dungeon Teleportation Rune was another useful item for dungeon visitors. yers could use it to mark this safe zone as a teleport destination. Whenbined with teleportation scrolls, it saved a lot of time for traveling between city and dungeon.

    Vampire blood was a weapon enhancement ingredient. By coating the blood on a weapon, that weapon would have unique property, giving 50% bonus attack damage against werewolves, gnolls, and kobolds. One vial of bloodsted only 10 minutes.

    The sardine was the favorite food of Gnoll General. Normally, the general wouldn¡¯t move from the spot until a yer got into his range. But with a smelly salted sardine, one could simply bait him from that spot.

    Warg ying Enchantment Stone and Gnoll ying Enchantment Stone were self-exnatory. By giving one of these stones to an enchanter NPC in a city, they could bestow a useful attribute to a weapon.

    Warg stone was for the boss behind the massive gate. As for the gnoll stone, it was for themon monster. However, they gave 100% bonus damage, and the effect was permanent, which was more useful than the vial of vampire blood.

    But those items were not Xiaomao¡¯s goal. He smiled at the shady NPC and brought out the unidentified bronze model, which he had gotten from the Mama Warden. He put it on the table.

    ¡°I see that you have found my lost mermaid model. I¡¯ll give you this jade te for the trouble.¡±

    The NPC took the model and gave Xiaomao a luxurious-looking jade te. At the same time, the Strange Jade te disappeared from the shop.

    This unique item could not be found elsewhere but here, but it was not the only reason why Xiaomao wanted it.

    ¡°I¡¯ll buy the keycard as well, munya!¡±

    CHA-CHING

    Xiaomao paid 1,000 PACTs and got a sci-fi-like keycard. Again, the item in the shop disappeared.

    When Xiaomao put the two items in his inventory, his gold name got even brighter. Now, he had two key items and one ultra-rare evolution ingredient on him.

    DING

    <Warning, you are holding three precious items in your inventory.>

    <If you acquire another key item or an ultra-rare item, your present location will be announced in the global chat once a day at a random time.>

    ¡®Haiya!¡¯

    Xiaomao wryly smiled. He was aware of the danger of holding too many unique items in his inventory, but he needed them to ess the hidden dungeon.

    ¡­

    Warg Lord¡¯s Lost Keycard

    This keycard belongs to Warg Lord, the chieftain of the Gnolls. He lost it during his stroll, and he has been looking for it for years.

    Item Type: Key Item

    NOTE: You cannot keep this item in your premium backpack, warehouse, or store inventory. This item is guaranteed to drop from your body if you died.

    [???????? Instinct]: You have two choices. First, hand the keycard over to the Warg Lord and befriend him. Or second, find out where you can use this keycard, and you might find something nice.

    ¡­

    Strange Jade te

    This ancient jade te contains profound energy. As for what it is for or what its usage is, only immortal cultivators might know.

    Item Type: Key Item

    NOTE: You cannot keep this item in your premium backpack, warehouse, or store inventory. This item is guaranteed to drop from your body if you died.

    [???????? Instinct]: You might want to treat this te as a jigsaw piece. Try putting it in a suspicious gate or something to find out. Maybe it can open a path to a secret ce.

    [???????? Instinct]: This item has a hidden effect. No trap in Chang¡¯e Sanctuary will harm the item bearer.

    ¡­

    ¡®Alright. The key to the mermaid sanctuary is secured!¡¯

    Xiaomao purchased the Gnoll Dungeon Teleportation Rune and used it right away.

    DING

    <Would you like to mark this safe zone as a teleport destination?>

    ¡°Yes, munya.¡±

    The rune vanished, and a new menu was unlocked It was the list of saved locations that Xiaomao could teleport there. Currently, there was only one name on the list.

    Unfortunately, the rune could not be used elsewhere. It was only effective in this safe zone, so Xiaomao didn¡¯t need to buy another one.

    But Xiaomao hadn¡¯t finished with the shopkeeper yet. He swallowed his saliva and pressed the ¡°Weapon Rental Service¡± and ¡°Spatial Bank Service¡± buttons.

    He bought them both!

    The NPC¡¯s eyes glittered. He pped his hands, and a hundred weapon racks emerged from the tower rooftop behind him.

    Xiaomao salivated as he stared at the weapon racks. All items glowed and revealed their rainbow names.

    The rarity of these weapons was not simply the Gold Super Rare or Red Ultra Rare. These rainbow-named weapons were all legendary items!

    ¡°Pick any weapon from the racks. Remember that you can only borrow one for one hour, and it will automatically return to me!¡±

 Chapter 44 Cat Dadâ€™s Gnoll Fishing Technique

    Chapter 44 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Gnoll Fishing Technique

    Xiaomao nced at the musket and rifle section and scoffed at them.

    ¡®Newbie traps.¡¯

    Although the rifles and muskets seemed useful and powerful, they were traps for dumb rich yers.

    In Xiaomao¡¯s previous life, many yers tried borrowing the rifles and muskets as they thought that they were more effective than cold weaponry. However, they discovered a major w of hot weapons.

    They came with no ammunition!

    What was the use of the guns without ammunition?! Bonking monsters with the rifle¡¯s heel?!

    Of course, the NPC wouldn¡¯t sell ammo to the yers. They had to prepare the ammunition themselves. Thus, only the yers that had done their homework could only use such weapons.

    Xiaomao sighed. He also wanted to use the guns, but gunpowder in-game was extremely expensive. For example, one set of musket gunpowder cost 20,000 gold coins and one staple shell cost 5,000 gold coins. In short, the musketeer would always lose 25,000 gold coins per attack!

    For now, Xiaomao was not rich enough for such expenditure, but he had something in mind.

    The cat walked toward the crossbow rack. He scanned the fancy-looking crossbows, searching for something that he could use.

    Several of them were sorge that Xiaomao wouldn¡¯t call them crossbows. These ballistae were designed for 3-meter-tall Giant Race because the regr-sized crossbows were too small for them.

    Fortunately, the racks featured many hand-sized and arm-sized crossbows that Xiaomao could handle. He picked the one that fit with his tentacle arms.

    ¡­

    Rough Hephaestus Crossbow (Legendary)

    This crossbow was roughly made by Hephaestus to arm his father¡¯s army. Because of the urgency, Hephaestus only focused on the quantity and ignored the quality of every crossbow. After the war, this crossbow falls into the hands of a battlefield looter before it was handed over to several merchants. And now, it is in your hands.<sub>.</sub>

    Because it was made for immortals, the weapon requires a lot of mana consumption upon use. No beginner or mortal with weak mental fortitude should y around with it if they don¡¯t want to die.

    Item Type: Rental Magic Weapon

    Effect: M.Attack + 1,000, AOE Fire Damage, Convert Physical Attack into Magic Attack, Ignore Magic Defense.

    Requirement: STR 50, DEX 50, INT 50, WIS 50

    Durability: 2,475 / 10,000

    *[?????? Instinct]: This weapon consumes either 100 MP or 100 HP per use. The weapon is automatically returned to the Apostle of Chang¡¯e after one hour.

    ¡­

    As Xiaomao had expected, the weapon was brokenly overpowered. Even if it was a legendary weapon, the stats were too high.

    But it came with a catch ¨C Every bullet fired from the crossbow would consume either 100 MP or 100 HP of the user.

    Xiaomao checked other legendary crossbows. However, all of the required level 40 or high DEX stats.

    ¡®I can¡¯t use anything else but this one. I¡¯ll take this.¡¯

    Xiaomao picked the Hephaestus Mini Crossbow.

    Ding

    <You have borrowed Rough Hephaestus Crossbow.>

    The rainbow-named mini crossbow fitted in Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle. Even when he was using the arm with the w gauntlet to hold it, the crossbow and the gauntlet didn¡¯t get in the way.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao checked hisbat status again to see how the game calcted his stats.

    ¡­

    Combat Status

    ATK: 0 + 15

    DEF: 30 + 15

    M.ATK: 1,470 + 15

    M.DEF: 30 + 15

    HP: 900 / 900

    MP: 900 / 900

    ¡­

    1,485 magic attack power!

    Moreover, it ignored magic defense!

    Xiaomaoughed. He didn¡¯t know how the gauntlet¡¯s attack power was added to the calction, but he didn¡¯t mind it.

    ¡°This is why the game is perfectly bnced, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao went back to the NPC and opened the spatial bank menu.<sub></sub>

    The bank was another inventory warehouse. It could store infinite items, and yers could transfer items from the bank to their premium warehouse or the public marketce. Also, Xiaomao could manage his public marketce with this menu without going back to the city!

    However, yers were responsible for their spatial bank ounts. If they forgot their items in there after it expired, they would lose their items in the bank forever!

    Xiaomao checked his market ount through bank ess. Surprisingly, he now had 161 PACTs. Several items were still on sale, but most Hyen Equipment was already sold out, especially the chest part and the helmet part.

    Since Xiaomao had enough funds in his marketce, Xiaomao added purchase requests. He listed blue-named fishes in his purchase quote so that yers could sell fishes directly to him. Then, he put the Spatial Bank as his default warehouse storage for the day.

    After everything was set, Xiaomao purchased a smelly salted sardine. He then closed the bank and shop menu. While walking toward the edge of the bridge, Xiaomao loaded a bolt onto the new crossbow.

    He fired nine times at the west main suspension cable. Then, he looked up, grinning from ear to ear.

    Xiaomao drank potions and recovered his MP back from 0 to 900. Then, he approached the east suspension cable and fired the bolt nine times.

    Again, Xiaomao looked up and widely grinned.

    The preparation was ready. Now, it was the time to bait the boss. He rested and drank more potions, waiting for his MP to recover to the max.

    As soon as Xiaomao¡¯s MP returned to 900, he tossed the smelly salted sardine toward the bridge. A gnoll shaman caught it and red at him.

    GRRR

    As soon as the smelly salted sardine appeared, the Gnoll General stood up and shove his retainers aside. He walked straight toward the shaman while the crowd of gnolls made a path for him.

    While the Gnoll General was heading to retrieve his favorite snack, a rainbow bolt whizzed through the air and pierced a nearby gnoll soldier¡¯s iron helmet.

    BOOM

    5,600!

    The gnoll¡¯s head exploded, scattering its brain, flesh, skull, and blood everywhere.

    The explosion also harmed the other gnoll soldiers nearby!

    2,958!

    3,050!

    2,975!

    Every gnoll soldier within a radius of three meters suffered the coteral damage and was instantly burnt to ashes. Moreover, the explosion generated an incendiary shockwave, igniting everything in the radius of 10 meters on fire!

    A dozen gnolls, including the Gnoll General, were caught on me. The soldiers yelped in panic while the general only patted the fire off his skin.

    Still, countless numbers appeared on top of their heads.

    131!

    179!

    172!

    157!

    Every second, their HP bars decreased by a significant amount. Regr monsters like the gnoll soldiers lost 5% of their HP every second while gnoll shamans only lost 1% HP per tick.

    As for the general, no sign of damage urred to its HP bar.

    ¡°I missed, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao was responsible for the attack just now. He had aimed at the gnoll general, but the wind from below the bridge changed the bolt¡¯s trajectory, causing it to hit the nearby target.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue as he put on a new bolt to the crossbow and tried again.

    WHIZZED!

    The aim was off again. This time, it hit the elite gnoll shaman, who was holding the sardine for the general.

    The rainbow bolt punctured through the face of the gnoll shaman!

    5,995!

    Again, the 1,485 magic attack power was no joke. The shaman¡¯s HP dropped by half, and his robes were now on fire because of the me shockwave.

    Because of the two shockwaves just now, the sardine was burnt into charcoal.

    The gnoll general stared at the ck sardine with bloodshot eyes. He looked up and found Xiaomao, who had been sniping his men.

    ¡°DAMN CAT! GET DOWN HERE!!¡±

    Surprisingly, it could talk.

    Xiaomao smirked. He turned around and showed his butt.

    PUU

    The catopus farted and rained ck ink on the gnolls. Then, he turned around and stuck out his tongue.

    ¡°Catch me if you can, munya!¡±

    ¡°BASTARD!¡±

    The gnoll general was enraged. He rushed toward the bridge¡¯s cables and began climbing it.

    Xiaomao grinned. Then, he nced at the damaged suspension bridge cables.

    ¡®Hook, line, and sinker!¡¯

 Chapter 45 Cat Dad: â€œTHIS IS MUNYA!â€

    Chapter 45 ¨C Cat Dad: ¡°THIS IS MUNYA!¡±

    Xiaomao wasn¡¯t worried about the gnoll general, who had been climbing the cable.

    The monster wore heavy armor. At a nce, Xiaomao estimated that the gnoll might weigh about a couple thousand pounds. With that kind of weight, it would have been a miracle if the gnoll managed to reach the top of the tower.

    However, the general steadily made his way up. He had already climbed 5 meters high, and his speed didn¡¯t slow down at all.

    Xiaomao scoffed at the Gnoll General¡¯s threat. He turned around and deposited all items that he had automatically obtained from the dead gnolls into the Spatial Bank Warehouse.

    Unfortunately, none of the gnoll shamans was killed. Xiaomao hadn¡¯t gotten any spellbook yet, but he was confident that he would get one soon.

    Then, he checked his health bar.

    HP: 700/900

    MP: 200/900

    Satiety: 30%

    Xiaomao deeply exhaled as the legendary crossbow drained his HP and MP. His satiety bar also rapidly decreased because of the two cursed gauntlets.

    At this rate, after 15 more attacks, Xiaomao¡¯s satiety bar would be depleted, and the Fish Gourmet Skill would be reset.

    He took his time, drinking potions and recovering his lost HP and MP. Then, Xiaomao walked back toward the main cable, where the boss monster was climbing.

    He aimed at the damaged cable and fired a bolt.

    The bolt pierced the cable 10 meters away from Xiaomao. It exploded, but the cable did not catch me.

    Xiaomao lost 100 MP and his satiety bar decreased by 2%.

    He looked up, checking the long red HP bars again. Earlier, Xiaomao attacked this cable and decreased its HP by 63%. But now, the main suspension cable¡¯s HP bar indicated that only 30% of its HP remained!<sub>.</sub>

    What would happen if the suspension cable¡¯s HP reached zero?

    ¡°NYAHAHAHAHA!!¡±

    Xiaomao mocked the gnoll general as he had this fight in his palm¡­ paw¡­ or tentacle.

    Normally, environment objects in-game, such as bridges or caves, could not be damaged by ordinary weapons or skills. However, the game left some leeway for yers to exploit.

    Most environments and buildings in-game were destructible if the yer used the right method. A siege engine or a legendary weapon with ignoring defense properties, such as the rental weapons from the dungeon store, could handle every structure with ease. And in this case, the bridge was one of the destructible objects in-game.

    This information was discovered during the Heavenly Dao Era when alien cultivators and cultivator ss yers reigned supreme.

    At that time, many flying cultivators raided towns and demolished buildings and defensive structures of yer guilds, but they couldn¡¯t destroy NPC buildings and NPC cities. However, one day, a cultivator-ss yer was fed up with an NPC fortress in a dungeon, which he couldn¡¯t put a dent in it. He decided to rent a legendary weapon and used it to ughter every yer and NPC for augh.

    During the ughtering fest, he identally destroyed the fortress walls and the entire fortress in the process!

    Ever since that incident, yers discovered the hidden feature of this game. They began investing in rental weapons, legendary weaponry, and siege engines. Every guild got more creative as they destroyed a few bridges, buildings, and other structures of NPCs during fights.

    Some of them got even more creative. They attempted to kill the dungeon shopkeepers!

    Unfortunately for them, the game protected the majority of NPCs in town and dungeon shopkeepers with a defensive mechanism. Any assant would be struck by tribtion lightning and die on the spot. Unless an event involved the NPCs, such as a war or monster siege event, nobody could harm them.

    This dungeon¡¯s bridge was one of many destructible structures. An agent once infiltrated this dungeon and destroyed the bridge, killing all upants and the gnolls.

    The destruction frenzy of yers forced the gamepany tounch a hotfix patchter on, but that was a story of another time.

    Today, Xiaomao mimicked an incident from the past. He had damaged the main suspension cables before he started the fight. Xiaomao kept shooting at the cable on the same spot while waiting for the gnoll general to get closer.

    After five more shots, the cable¡¯s HP reached zero.

    And the entire cable chain snapped!<sub></sub>

    Meanwhile, the gnoll general was a dozen meters away from the severed cable. As soon as the cable snapped, he screamed in shock.

    The cables and the boss monster fell from the sky. The metallic wires scattered and disappeared along with Gnoll General to the abyss.

    ¡°NOOOOOOO!!¡±

    Just like that, the guardian of this floor was a goner.

    Xiaomao sneered and walked back to the dungeon shop. Then, he waited for the game¡¯s confirmation messages.

    He didn¡¯t need to wait long.

    DING

    <You have in Gnoll General Level 50!>

    <You have killed a boss monster by using the environment for the first time!>

    <You have earned a new title, THIS IS MUNYA!>

    ¡­

    Title: THIS IS MUNYA!

    This title is given to any brave catopus, who defeated a stronger foe by dropping the monster off a cliff. By having this title, every NPC will see you as a charismatic valiant cat.

    Effect: NPCs who love battles and wars respect you. Their favorability and intimacy with you will never be lower than 2 stars.

    ¡­

    A strange title was always nice regardless of how weird it was, but that was not what Xiaomao had been waiting for.<sub></sub>

    <You have gained 5,000,000 EXP!>

    <Your level has risen by 2!>

    <You have received Unidentified ck Stones x 9.>

    <You have received G1 Crystalized Wood Qi x 15.>

    <You have received G1 Crystalized Metal Qi x 15.>

    <You have received G1 Crystalized Dark Qi x 15.>

    <You have received G1 Mana Fruit x 15.>

    <You have received G1 Health Fruit x 15.>

    <You have received Gnoll General Card x 3.>

    The Mana Fruit and Health Fruit were other red-named items that could drop from the Gnoll General. Each fruit permanently increased a yer¡¯s HP or MP by 10. Just like the Crystalized Qi, Xiaomao could eat it to increase his permanent stats.

    But the item drops so far were just an appetizer.

    <You have received Gnoll Lord Breastte x 3.>

    <You have received Gnoll Lord Helm x 3.>

    <You have received Gnoll Lord Leggings x 3.>

    <You have received Gnoll Lord Gauntlets x 3.>

    <You have received Gnoll Lord Greaves x 3.>

    <You have received Gnoll Lord Vambraces x 3.>

    Another equipment set showed up. It was a level 50 heavy armor set that Xiaomao couldn¡¯t use. However, ve One might be able to wear it when he needed to be a tank for Xiaomao again.

    However, the equipment items were not the main course of the boss¡¯ rewards.

    <You have received a Super Rare Skill Book, Arcane de x 3.>

    <You have received a Super Rare Skill Book, Serpent Thrust x 3.>

    <You have received a Super Rare Skill Book, Flying Sword x 3.>

    <You have received a Super Rare Skill Book, Chameleon x 3.>

    <You have received a Super Rare Skill Book, Mountain Smash x 3.>

    <You have received a Super Rare Skill Book, One Man Thousand Arrows x 3.>

    <You have received a Super Rare Skill Book, Repeating Shot x 3.>

    <You have received a Super Rare Skill Book, Homing Snipe x 3.>

    <You have received a Super Rare Skill Book¡­>

    Xiaomao drooled as he watched the long list of spell books appearing in his inventory one after another. His pupils turned into $ symbol as he calcted how much money he would get from auctioning these super rare skill books.

    At a nce, most of these skills were active ones. Some required a de to trigger while some required a spear. Several skills were applicable to a bow, crossbow, musket, or gun.

    The list went on. Xiaomao stopped counting when 50 lines of system messages were all super rare skill books. Instead of worrying about how he would sell these books, Xiaomao was concerned about his avable inventory slots instead.

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao stopped looking at the system notification messages or his inventory slots. He opened the Spatial Bank menu and moved as many skill books to his premium warehouse.

    The spam went on for two minutes. Xiaomao ended up filling 200 types of super rare skill books in the premium warehouse.

    600 Super Rare Skill Books!

    Xiaomao was rich!

    He had the urge to put one of the useless skills on an NFT auction tform right away. However, thest item from the boss monster distracted him.

    <You have received an Ultra-Rare Mysterious Ultimate Manual x 3.>

    ¡°Munya?¡±

    Xiaomao had never heard of this ultra-rare ultimate manual before. In his previous life, nobody put an Ultra-Rare skill book or spellbook for sale. No one revealed where they got their ultra-rare abilities.

    Everything about Ultra-Rare skills or spellbooks was a mystery.

    And now, Xiaomao suddenly got three of them!

    The cat stared at thest message in a daze. He slowly pressed the glittering bamboo scroll icon, checking the item detail.

    ¡­

    Ultra Rare Mysterious Ultimate Manual

    Upon using this book, your character may learn a random ultimate skill that fits your ss and race. One character may only learn up to three ultimate skills or spells.

    ¡­

    ¡°Ultimate move, munya?¡±

 Chapter 46 Cat Dadâ€™s Character is Broken?

    Chapter 46 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Character is Broken?

    Pangu Universe Incorporate Tower was a dark pyramid-like skyscraper, standing tall in the middle of B. City Metropolitan. Because of its painting and ominous architecture, everybody nicknamed it Viin Lair.

    On the 10th floor of this building was arge office, where a hundred game moderators coordinated with the customer contact center, dealing with troubleshooting, assisting glitched yers, and collecting bug reports in-game. Some of them were in charge of monitoring the log files and scanning for suspicious activities of the yers.

    These moderators were proud of their game¡¯s security system as no hackers or cheaters managed to damage the game. Although many aspiring hackers and cheaters had attempted to abuse the game¡¯s glitches and came up with cheat apps, these sites with the apps mysteriously disappeared along with the owners, and their apps never made it to the market.

    Despite not knowing how these exploiters disappeared, these employees never doubted theirpany as it was none of their business. After all, these moderators¡¯ daily job was more disturbing than game security issues.

    The VR technologies hade far. Because of its realism, many wild men used this feature to sexually harass women and men-in-woman-avatars.

    Sexual activities were a feature in-game, but one could not simply walk around naked in town. These moderators acted like real-life police, arresting and banning indecent yers to the point that they grew numb to it.

    Today as well, they had been monitoring log files and banning sexual abusers as usual.

    Half of the employeeszed around, staring at their monitors with a bored expression. Some of them had been nipping their doughnuts while many of them walked around, sipping coffee and ncing at their table.

    While everybody took it easy on the job, someone noticed a strange log.

    ¡°What the hell?!¡±

    The employee frowned as the corner of his eyes noticed the series of spamming game messages of a yer. He opened the log file and rechecked the game messages of a certain yer. Then, he turned around to ask his colleagues.

    ¡°Say, what is the drop rate of super rare skill books again?¡±

    His friend muttered without looking at his friend, ¡°If it¡¯s dungeon bosses or roaming guardians, 0.05% per book.¡±

    ¡°Is it possible for a boss to drop more than one skill book?¡±

    ¡°Of course. Every boss has a drop table for specific skill books. For example, a level 50 boss carries about 200 different skill books with him, and every book has a certain fixed drop rate. So, when the boss dies, you roll the dice 200 times. If the randomized number is the same as the programmed number, the boss drops that skill book. If no jackpot urs, the boss will drop one random skill book from the loot table.¡±

    ¡°Then, what are the chances that a yer can get 600 skill books from a boss?¡±

    ¡°Pfft. Impossible. He must have been a hacker if that¡¯s the case.¡±

    ¡°Then, what is this?¡±<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    The friend frowned. He turned around and checked the monitor of the employee.

    After reading the spam log, he was speechless.

    ¡°Iste this mofo in jail and bring the yer¡¯s activity log to the manager. We¡¯ll ban him and file a report to the police.¡±

    ¡°On it!¡±

    The two employees started working seriously. They began essing the yer¡¯s data, real-world information, and NFT character to make a report.

    But as soon as they tried to check the yer¡¯s sensitive information, arge red warning panel appeared on their screen. The person¡¯s ID and the yer¡¯s information could not be essed.

    <ERROR: CODE MUNYA-MUNYA!>

    The two employees looked at each other in dismay. One of them opened their guidebook, checking for the glossary and error code list. Unfortunately, there was no such thing as Code Munya-Munya.

    ¡°What the hell is MUNYA?!¡±

    ¡°No idea.¡±

    ¡°Then, how do we report this person to the manager?¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t know. Let¡¯s call the manager. You make the call. I¡¯ll send the ban hammer.¡±

    ¡°Okay.¡±

    One of the employees brought out his phone and called the manager. As for the second guy, the opened his administrator tool and searched for the yer with his ID number.

    But as he pressed the [Ban] button, he received a warning message.

    <NOT ENOUGH AUTHORIZATION!>

    ¡°What now?!¡±<sub></sub>

    The frustration and confusion were unreal. The employee was about to lose his mind.

    But as he was about to browse the game code to search for the bug, his friend passed his phone to him.

    ¡°The manager wants to talk to you.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The employee looked at his friend. He received the phone.

    ¡°This is Wang Mang.¡±

    ¡®Ah, Wang Mang. I heard you guys run into a bug character.¡¯

    ¡°Yes, and we¡¯re having trouble banning him. The tool said Code Munya-Munya or something, but we haven¡¯t seen this type of error before. Also, I can¡¯t ban the yer.¡±

    ¡®Oh, that. I¡¯ve been looking at the log file as well. But you see, some of the bugged yers are not actually hackers.¡¯

    ¡°What do you mean, sir?¡±

    ¡®Recently, we have distributed custom-made game capsules to our board directors, executives, and management-level employees. You know¡­ their newly created characters get a few unique perks¡­ and some advantages.¡¯

    In short, the manager tried to tell his employees that the top brass people were ying the game with their cheat characters, and they had no authority to mess with their activities.

    ¡°But sir, we¡¯re talking about level 50 super rare skill books. They¡¯re not supposed to be amonmodity! A freaking yer just got 600 books from the boss just now!¡±

    ¡®I know it¡¯s excessive. I¡¯ll handle this case. Remember my words ¨C This incident never happens, alright? Also, I¡¯ve already contacted the programming department. They willunch a hotfix patch soon.¡¯

    ¡°¡­ If you say so, sir.¡±

    ¡­

    While thepany was in chaos, Miao Damao and Katerina had been chilling, standing in front of the conference hall and observing the news reporters, who bombarded Pan Mei and Pan Xian with nasty questions.

    The parents of Xiaomao were dressed in ck suits. Their matching sunsses blended them among the crowd of bodyguards, who had been watching over Pan Xian and Pan Mei in the conference hall.<sub></sub>

    While Miao Damao was bored, his cellphone vibrated. He peeked at his phone to check the message.

    As soon as he saw the text, his expression was ashen. He nced at his wife, but she frowned at him as if she understood what he was thinking.

    ¡°I¡¯ll cover your post. Make it quick.¡±

    ¡°Sorry, wifey.¡±

    Miao Damao turned around and disappeared into the crowd.

    Nobody noticed a shadow silhouette, who suddenly jumped out of an alley and leaped across several buildings in the night sky.

    BEEP

    A few seconds after Miao Damao had left, Katerina¡¯s phone also vibrated. She scanned the crowd one more time to prevent mishaps before she peeked at her phone.

    It was a message from the Developer Department of the Pangu Universe Incorporate.

    ¡®Kat! Your son¡¯s game character is too broken. You added too many perks for him!¡¯

    Katerina pursed her lips, having the urge tough out loud. She texted back.

    ¡°What perk?¡±

    ¡®Didn¡¯t you add a skill that increases the drop rate to 100%?¡¯

    ¡°I didn¡¯t do anything to the capsule. It¡¯s Damao¡¯s responsibility. Also, I don¡¯t see anything wrong with it. We have a lot of broken skills and spells in the game.¡±

    ¡®But your son exploited it and got 600 skill books from a dungeon boss. The mod department almost banned him just now.¡¯

    ¡°Every executive¡¯s kid gets to have fun, Vice Director.¡±

    ¡®600 SUPER RARE SKILL BOOKS, Katerina! If he learns everything, what kind of disaster he will bring us when weunch the Heavenly Dao Patch?!¡¯

    ¡°It¡¯s the programming department¡¯s fault for putting so many skill books in the same monster¡¯s loot table. Tell them to fix that instead. How about limiting it to three to five books per monster?¡±

    ¡®I¡¯m going to do just that. Also, I¡¯m going to confiscate some of your son¡¯s items. Is that alright?¡¯

    ¡°Make sure topensate him properly. He PLAYED the game by using the GAME SKILLS and character¡¯s PERKS! You can¡¯t punish him because he UTILIZED one of the game¡¯s FEATURES!¡±

    ¡®Alright.¡¯

    The Development Department¡¯s director stopped sending text messages.

    Katerina smirked and put her phone back in her suit¡¯s inner pocket and resumed her bodyguard work.

    WHOOSH

    A few minutes after Katerina finished chatting with her colleague, a shadow silhouette descended from a building into an alley. A man in a ck suit and sunsses strolled out of the dark path and returned to his post.

    Katerina twitched her nose and whispered.

    ¡°You reek blood.¡±

    Miao Damao brought out a hand-sanitizing spray bottle and pressed it. He rubbed his hands with alcohol until hands were dried. Then, he put on a pair of white gloves.

    He muttered as he secretly sniffed his suit.

    ¡°Too many hackers to kill, too little time to prepare.¡±

    ¡°How many do we get in from this job?¡±

    ¡°Ten spirit stones and a hundred grand.¡±

    ¡°Too little!¡±

    ¡°There¡¯s only one remnant cultivator from the first game among the hit list today. You can¡¯t expect them to be that rich. Spirit stones are scarce these days.¡±

    Katerina shook her head and sighed in disappointment. Then, she fetched her phone and tossed it to Damao.

    ¡°What?¡± Miao Damao caught the phone with one hand and without looking at it.

    ¡°Check out my chat with the developer¡¯s director. Xiaomao is in trouble.¡±

    Miao Damao snickered. Without looking at the chat, he tossed the phone back. Katerina frowned and caught it with her fingers.

    ¡°I already expected that.¡±

    ¡°So, you were behind this?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s the custom-made capsule. Every executive director has one or two for their kids. Even our family¡¯s custom-made capsules are scheduled for the next year. But coincidentally, Xiaomao invested in PACT and began acting like an adult. Since he was doing well, I bought the capsule from a board director and gave it to him ahead of the schedule.¡±

    ¡°So, it was you all along.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s right. IT WAS ME, DAMAO!¡± Miao Damao grinned and mimicked an anime meme.

    ¡°Does the capsule increase the drop rate to 100%?¡±

    ¡°Huh?¡± Miao Damao froze. He turned to Katerina, ¡°What 100%?¡±

    ¡°100% drop rate.¡±

    ¡°What drop rate?¡±

    ¡°Doesn¡¯t your capsule increase the monster drop rate for Xiaomao¡¯s game character!?¡± Katerina turned to Miao Damao. Her face didn¡¯t hide her confusion and doubt.

    ¡°That capsule only improves the game integration and synchronization rate so that he can be supermen like us faster. It won¡¯t affect the game and his character¡¯s skills.¡±

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    Now, Katerina frowned. She swiped her phone and reread the texts.

    If Miao Damao had nothing to do with the issue, then how did Xiaomao get the 100% drop rate skill?

    ¡­

    Miao Xiaomao¡¯s Bedroom

    The four cats of Xiaomao all sat on the capsule hatch, staring at their owner.

    Mu-Nyang faintly smiled while the other cats scratched the hatch¡¯s thick ss, trying to wake Xiaomao up to y with them.

    Munya!

 Chapter 47 Cat Dad is Burning Books

    Chapter 47 ¨C Cat Dad is Burning Books

    Ultimate Skill

    This was something of a myth as only a few yers in Xiaomao¡¯s previous life could have.

    Several yers once recorded the ultimate moves of many top yers. However, they only caught a glimpse of the skills, and they never saw how the superhuman used them in-game or in real life.

    But now, Xiaomao had the chance to learn it and experience it firsthand.

    ¡®Alright! I¡¯ll learn it right away!¡¯

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao pulled a manual from his inventory. It shone in rainbow light as if several unicorns had flown out of the bamboo scroll.

    <Will you use the Ultra-Rare Mysterious Ultimate Manual?>

    ¡°YES, MUNYA!¡±

    The manual opened by itself and illuminated the entire dungeon. An illusion of a catopus with a microphone appeared in front of Xiaomao.

    Suddenly, the illusion menacingly stared at Xiaomao. It opened its mouth and sang.

    ¡°Eh?¡±

    Xiaomao frowned as the illusion caught him off guard. Why did this hologram sing for him?

    The answer was soon revealed.

    DING

    <Congrattions. You have learned the Ultimate Move, Providence Song.>

    The skill detail appeared in the system panel.

    ¡­

    Providence Song (Mastery 0%)

    Catopuses are natural singers. They have a cute and charming voice that can melt every listener¡¯s heart, and their purring can even cure cancer.

    However, if their voice is utilized inbat, their cute voice can crush their enemy¡¯s willpower. By unleashing your true cuteness, your enemies will be stunned by your charm and lose the will to fight for a brief moment!

    Skill Type: Active, Ultimate

    Rarity: Ultra-Rare, Unique

    Cost: 2,000 MP

    Cooldown: 24 Hours

    Effects:

    ¨C Inflict an abnormal status [Charmed] to all targets within 10 meters. The effectsts one minute.

    ¨C Charmed targets are susceptible to [Envement] skill.

    ¨C Charmed targets cannot attack the caster.

    ¡­

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression distorted in disappointment.

    ¡°Are you serious, munya?¡±

    He had expected an offensive skill or a destructive skill. However, his character¡¯s ultimate power was a debuff type.<sub>.</sub>

    From Xiaomao¡¯s standard, it lookedckluster.

    But as Xiaomao reread it again, he discovered that the ultimate move synergized with his unique skill ¨CEnvement.

    ¡­

    Envement (Mastery 0%)

    Brand a ve seal to any regr monster or NPC that is critically injured, and they will be forced to follow your every instruction.

    Skill Type: Active, ss Unique

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Cost: 100 MP

    Cooldown: 24 Hours

    Effects:

    ¨C Permanently turn a monster or an NPC into your ve. The sess rate depends on their traits and rtionship with the caster.

    ¨C If this skill is used on a charmed target, the sess rate doubles.

    ¨C An enved NPC takes one retainer¡¯s slot.

    ¨C An enved monster takes three retainer¡¯s slots.

    ¡­

    Currently, the envement skill was useless as Xiaomao only had one room for his retainers and ves. He needed to increase his Contribution Level to make a room for a new ve or he wouldn¡¯t be able to use the skill.

    But that didn¡¯t stop Xiaomao from abusing the game. He scanned through the list of the skill books in his premium warehouse and pulled out 10 red-named books.

    Berserker Rage x 3

    Self-Detonation x 2

    Aphrodisiac Magic x 2

    Dual Cultivator Art: Night Vitality x 3

    Xiaomao and his future ves didn¡¯t need these super rare skills.

    The Berserker Rage sacrificed one¡¯s defense and HP to increase close-ranged physical attack power, which seemed useful for DPS-ss yers. However, the brawling Meta would fall off in the next few patches. Soon, the closed-ranged DPS ss would be inferior to long-ranged sses and technician jobs in guild wars and events, and the Meta would remain for years until the merge.

    Self-Detonation was useless for most sses. Only yers with a puppeteer ss, such as Necromancers, Tamers, and Summoners, might find this skill useful as they often used their disposable summons or underlings as suicide bombers. However, Xiaomao never wanted to sacrifice ve One or his future underlings, so he didn¡¯t need it.

    Dual Cultivator Art: Night Vitality was a perverted skill. It enabled the caster to have infinite libido and stamina. Of course, Xiaomao didn¡¯t y the game for sex, so he didn¡¯t want it. This super rare skill was popr among elderly yers, though.

    Thest disposable skill was the Aphrodisiac Magic. As its name implied, it inflicted an abnormal status [Estrus] to targets, and they would do kinky stuff to the caster. Again, Xiaomao didn¡¯t y the game for sex, so he didn¡¯t need it.

    Xiaomao gazed at the 10 skill books. He brought them out, but he didn¡¯t learn any of them. Instead, he navigated his skill menu and pressed the [+] icon next to the name of [Protein from Fish] skill name.

    The menu changed. It showed ten empty slots at the bottom while the icon of Protein from Fish skill was on top. At the right of the skill¡¯s icon, the menu disyed the mastery percentage.

    This was the skill enhancement menu. Anyone could enhance their skill mastery by sacrificing skill books or spell books at any rarity to increase the mastery percentage!

    Xiaomao put all ten books into the empty slots. Then, the menu previewed the new skill mastery percentage, which changed from 17% to 22%.

    ¡®Too wasteful.¡¯

    Xiaomao was dissatisfied. He felt like he would lose millions of dors for increasing his skill mastery by sacrificing skill books. In fact, he only needed to spend two days to increase his skill mastery from 17% to 22%.<sub></sub>

    He canceled the skill enhancement for the [Protein from Fish] skill. Instead, he tried to upgrade the [Envement] instead.

    This time, the percentage showed a different result. By putting the 10 super rare skill books in the empty slots, the preview revealed that the mastery level rose from 0 to 50%! Xiaomao took off one book, and the mastery decreased to 45%.

    ¡®I see. The legendary skill consumes more enhancement ingredients, but my UR character¡¯s unique skill takes fewer super rare books to upgrade.¡¯

    Xiaomao put the skill book back into the empty slot and pressed the [Enhance] button. The skill books vanished into the Envement skill¡¯s icon and increased its mastery to 50%!

    After increasing his skill mastery, Xiaomao searched for more useless skill books to use.

    But after searching for a minute, he recalled that the borrowed weapon had a time limit usage, and he shouldn¡¯t be wasting time on picking skill books.

    ¡®I can get those books again if I kill another gnoll general. Why should I be concerned about money at this point?¡¯

    Xiaomao chuckled and shoved 10 random super rare books into the empty slots again. This time, he only kept the one that he would use and sacrificed everything that he didn¡¯t need.

    WHOOSH

    The Envement skill mastery reached the max level!

    Xiaomao switched the skill. He chose the [Protein form Fish] add-on skill and sacrificed another batch of books. Without looking at the mastery level, Xiaomao add more books and pressed the [Enhance] button.

    After enhancing the skill 16 times, the skill mastery reached 97!

    Heughed. He added six more red-named books to the slots and pressed the button again.

    DING

    Finally, the broken skill that Xiaomao had purchased with real money reached the max level!

    But Xiaomao didn¡¯t stop there. He began upgrading other skills.

    In three minutes, all Xiaomao¡¯s skills reached 100% mastery. He also learned five useful skills.

    ¡­

    Protein from Fish (Mastery 100%)

    Fish is the best source of protein! Nothing can go wrong if you eat fish unless you¡¯re allergic to them.

    Skill Type: Passive

    Rarity: Legendary

    Effects:

    ¨C Increase status attribute permanently, depending on the fish you eat.

    ¨C This skill cannot increase an attribute further than 200.

    ¡­

    Providence Song (Mastery 100%)

    Catopuses are natural singers. They have a cute and charming voice that can melt every listener¡¯s heart, and their purring can even cure cancer.

    However, if their voice is utilized inbat, their cute voice can crush their enemy¡¯s willpower. By unleashing your true cuteness, your enemies will be stunned by your charm and lose the will to fight for a brief moment!

    Skill Type: Active, Ultimate

    Rarity: Ultra-Rare

    Cost: 1,000 MP<sub></sub>

    Cooldown: 24 Hours

    Effects:

    ¨C Inflict an abnormal status [Charmed] to all targets within 20 meters for one minute.

    ¨C Charmed targets are susceptible to [Envement] skill for 10 seconds.

    ¨C Charmed targets cannot attack the caster.

    ¡­

    Envement (Mastery 100%)

    Brand a ve seal to any regr monster or NPC that is critically injured. They will be loyal to you and follow you wholeheartedly.

    Skill Type: Active, ss Unique

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Cost: 100 MP

    Cooldown: 24 Hours

    Effects:

    ¨C Permanently turn a monster or an NPC into your loyal ve. The sess rate varies depending on their traits and rtionship with the caster.

    ¨C If this skill is used on a charmed target, the sess rate is 100%.

    ¨C An enved NPC takes one retainer¡¯s slot.

    ¨C An enved monster takes one retainer¡¯s slots.

    ¡­

    ve Training (Mastery 100%)

    ve Training is the basic skill of every vemaster. This skill can turn any unruly ve into a disciplined soldier if you use it right.

    Skill Type: Passive, ss Unique

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Current Effects

    ¨C Upon defeating enemies while your ves or retainers are in the same party, your ves, monster ves, and retainers gain double EXP.

    ¨C Your retainers and ves have a low chance of learning a new skill upon defeating a strong enemy.

    ¡­

    Fish Gourmet (Mastery 100%)

    Catopuses are natural fish gourmets. Fish are everything they need, and they will do anything for fish!

    Skill Type: Passive, Racial Unique

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Effects:

    ¨C You can consume fish even though your satiety bar is full. (No limit)

    ¨C Restore 100 HP and 100 MP per fish.

    ¨C Temporarily increase ATK, M.ATK, DEF, and M.DEF by 10% for 60 minutes. Effects cannot stack.

    ¡­

    Catnap (Mastery 100%)

    After you take a short nap, you will get gain Catnap Blessing, temporarily increasing your max HP and MP.

    Skill Type: Passive, Racial Unique

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Effect: Increase your max HP and MP by 20% for 120 minutes.

    ¡­

    Chameleon (Mastery 100%)

    You are one with nature. Like a chameleon, you can blend your body¡¯s color with the environment. Unless someone pays attention to you, nobody can notice you.

    Skill Type: Active

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Cost: 300 MP

    Cooldown: 60 minutes

    Effects:

    ¨C Change your skin, hair, and fur color to blend in with the environment. The effectsts 60 minutes.

    ¨C Your name, HP bar, and status will be invisible to other yers and NPCs.

    ¡­

    One Man Thousand Arrows (Mastery 100%)

    Have you ever heard of a one-man army? This skill enables you to be a one-man archer battalion. You can unleash a 1,000-arrow volley by yourself and watch the world burn.

    *Require a bow or a crossbow.

    Skill Type: Active

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Cost: 500 MP, 1,000 bolts or arrows of any type

    Cooldown: 60 seconds

    Effects:

    ¨C Unleash a volley of 1,000 arrows or bolts to a designated area. Consume 1,000 arrows or bolts in your inventory. Deal 100% physical attack damage to enemies in the area.

    ¨C Inflect [Fear] abnormal status to every enemy in the designated area.

    ¡­

    Flying Sword (Mastery 100%)

    This skill is one of many core skills of cultivators and magic swordsmen. At a nce, this skill is for offensive purposes. However, cultivators often used this skill to manipte their swords as a vehicle to fly.

    *Require a sword.

    Skill Type: Active

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Cost: 100 MP, or 100 Qi.

    Cooldown: 1 second

    Effects:

    ¨C Send a flying sword to your enemy or a designated location. Deal 100% physical damage and 100% Qi damage.

    ¨C You can ride on the flying sword and manipte its direction.

    ¡­

    Lock-On Mark (Mastery 100%)

    This skill is popr among aspiring snipers and spotters. By pinpointing your target with aser pointer and activating this skill, the next projectile attack or ranged attack will not miss the target.

    *Require aser pointer.

    Skill Type: Active

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Cost: 250 MP

    Cooldown: 30 minutes

    Effects:

    ¨C Inflict [Marked] and [Locked-On] abnormal status to the target. The effectsts two minutes.

    *[Marked] target is guaranteed to suffer a critical target on the next attack.

    *[Locked-On] target cannot dodge the next attack.

    ¡­

    Homing Snipe (Mastery 100%)

    Aim-Bots were a thing in the past, and every gamer shunned this cheating program. However, this skill can replicate the Aim-Bots, and you won¡¯t feel bad for using it!

    *Require a firearm, crossbow, or bow.

    Skill Type: Active

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Cost: 500 MP

    Cooldown: 60 minutes

    Effects:

    ¨C By aiming your gun, crossbow, bow, or any firearm toward the general direction of a target with [Locked-On] abnormal status, your aiming will automatically follow the target.

    ¨C Inflict 120% physical attack damage to the [Locked-On] target. Ignore physical defense.

 Chapter 48 Cat Dad is Nerfed

    Chapter 48 ¨C Cat Dad is Nerfed

    Xiaomao looked at the clock and checked the remaining time for his borrowed weapon.

    48 minutes remained until the weapon returned to the NPC. There was enough time to exploit the weapon and get as many spellbooks from the gnoll shamans.

    The catopus approached the edge of the tower while he arranged the new skill icons into the quick slots. Xiaomao pressed the button and trigger one of the new skills.

    One Man Thousand Arrows!

    A red area appeared. Xiaomao looked around, and the red zone with semi-transparent walls followed his vision everywhere.

    This was the preview of the targeted area. Xiaomao only needed to confirm the skill and fire an arrow or a bolt in that direction, and the skill would automatically activate.

    Xiaomao adjusted his sight. He red at the crowd of gnoll soldiers and gnoll shamans, who had been looking up and staring back at the cat.

    The pupils of the catopus shone in the dark cave, and his ominous smile looked more evil than any monster in the dungeon. His red-zone vision fixated on the center of the bridge, covering 80% of the gnoll army.

    CLICK

    The target was designated. Now, Xiaomao needed a bit of skill to fire a bolt or an arrow into that area to trigger the skill within five seconds. Failure to do so would result in failure, and the skill would not activate.

    In a rxed manner, Xiaomao raised his crossbow and aimed at the center of the bridge. He pulled the trigger, letting the bolt loose.

    DING

    1,000 bolts in Xiaomao¡¯s inventory vanished. This was the cost of using the skill regardless if it would seed or not.

    But as soon as the bolt whizzed through the sky, it shone and multiplied into 1,000 bolts. They turned into a dark curtain in the sky and rained down upon the gnolls.

    A bolt exploded and caused an incendiary explosion upon impact. But a thousand bolts created chain explosions.

    Xiaomao ignored the me. He kept the crossbow in his inventory and started eating fish and drinking HP potions. While he was at it, he sat back and watched the carnage and listened to the ssic symphony of explosives.

    Fortunately, the satiety bar didn¡¯t decrease 1,000 times and kill Xiaomao on the spot. The curse only counted the skill as one attack and only decreased his satiety bar by 2%.<sub>.</sub>

    Realizing that he was safe, Xiaomao let out a sigh of relief.

    ¡°Michael Bay would be proud, munya!¡±

    CRACK

    CRACK

    Unfortunately, in this game, the series of explosions were equivalent to a siege engine¡¯s attack. The bridge cracked and its HP bar rapidly decreased because of the high attack power output of the legendary crossbow.

    BOOM

    The center of the bridge copsed, leaving only the two towers on each side of the bridge. Gnoll soldiers and shamans fell to the abyss while many died from the explosions.

    Xiaomao salivated and rushed back to the NPC. He opened his inventory menu and prepared for the flood of items and spellbooks.

    DING

    <Fatal Error! Please contact a game moderator!>

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    Despite the rising in his EXP and level, no item entered his inventory after thousands of monsters had died. The error warning message also stunned Xiaomao.

    ¡®Where is my spellbook?!¡¯

    There was no EXP reward or any indication that Xiaomao had killed the monsters. Instead, error messages spammed his notification panel.

    ¡°WHY, MUNYA?!¡±

    Xiaomao was on the verge of crying. The EXP gains from the thousand level 40ish gnolls could instantly increase Xiaomao¡¯s level to 40. Yet, Xiaomao got nothing!

    As the catopus stared at his system screen in shock, a game moderator sent a global announcement to the world. A huge message appeared in the notification panel.<sub></sub>

    <The server will undergo emergency maintenance for one hour. Please log out within two minutes to avoid data loss.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes were bloodshot. He browsed the cash shop menu and purchased a speakerphone, which cost one PACT. The item could be used for sending a global message to everybody in-game.

    But Xiaomao used it to send a global message.

    ¡°I WANT COMPENSATION, MUNYA! I JUST RENTED A PACT WEAPON IN A DUNGEON, MUNYA!!¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s gold message appeared in every yer¡¯s notification panel. Even his name was revealed.

    However, no one sent him a reply. Instead, the game moderator continued with his global message.

    ¡®Motherhumpers!¡¯

    Xiaomao cursed the game¡¯s administrators, developers, and moderators in his mind.

    But before he could do anything, the server disconnected him from the game. Xiaomao¡¯s consciousness returned to his real body in the game capsule.

    ¡­

    Meanwhile, at the office of the moderators, the staff sweated profusely as they listened to their manager¡¯s new order regarding Xiaomao¡¯s character.

    ¡°Are you sure, sir?¡±

    The manager was an elderly man with white hair in a ck suit. He stared at his men and groaned.

    ¡°Remember this. There will be several SPECIAL ounts in the future. Their game ounts wille with special perks, and we can¡¯t do anything about them. DO NOT OFFEND THESE PLAYERS NO MATTER WHAT THEY DID!¡±

    ¡°But his character is too¡­¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡°No matter how broken the character is, leave him alone! If we touch their game characters, we will lose our job! From now on, we will take a roundabout method to nerf those characters without offending the board directors and the executives!¡±

    ¡°But why? Why are the executives ying the game?¡±

    ¡°You don¡¯t need to know. If you treasure your career, do what I said!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°The developers are sorting the database. We will implement a new tool for game admins and mods so that you can tell which ount is a super ount. For now, don¡¯t touch that yer!¡±

    ¡­

    After giving his clinging cats more cat food and recharging his mental strength by petting Nyanko¡¯s fluffy belly, Xiaomao reentered the game.

    As soon as he entered the game, he was greeted by a new interface and a patch note screen.

    ¡­

    Patch Notes

    Version 1.0.25

    [Game Bncing]

    ¨C Rebnced drop tables. Boss monsters and elite monsters no longer drop more than 3 spell books or skill books at once.

    ¨C Maximum drop rate is now capped at 100%.

    ¨C Bridges and structures in dungeons automatically respawn every day if the dungeon core is still intact. During events, the respawn is automatically disabled.

    ¨C Tweaked the A.I. of dungeon monsters. Dungeon monsters can now climb walls, ropes, trees, and elevated environments better.

    ¨C Tweaked the abilities of boss monsters in dungeons.

    ¨C yers cannot attack monsters from the safe zones.

    ¨C Increased attack range of shamans, mages, and spell casters.

    [Compensation]

    yers who lost EXP and items during the maintenance will bepensated manually by game moderators.

    ¡­

    Reading the patch notes increased Xiaomao¡¯s blood pressure. Xiaomao felt like the patch was designed to weaken him. Now, he had the urge to storm thepany and kill the game developers.

    Xiaomao reappeared in the safe zone on top of the bridge¡¯s tower. However, the bridge was already respawned along with all gnolls below, including the Gnoll General.

    At first, Xiaomao was delighted that the boss reappeared, but he recalled that the game had just nerfed him. He sulked.

    He checked his item next. Unfortunately, the legendary crossbow already returned to the NPC.

    ¡°MOTHERHUMPERS, MUNYA!¡±

    Xiaomao hissed. His fur and his tail stood up while his sclera turned ck. His screaming voice echoed in the dungeon, yet no gnoll look up or bothered with him.

    .

    .

    .

    30 minutester, Xiaomao finally regained hisposure. Venting his anger, Xiaomao fired a bolt at the gnoll crowd below. Unfortunately, his bolt vanished when it was out of the safe zone¡¯s range.

    The game indeed nerfed him.

    ¡®This game sucks. No, the dev sucks!¡¯

    Xiaomao steeled his heart and opened his game inventory, checking his in-game assets.

    As he had expected, the dead gnoll shamans didn¡¯t give him any spellbook or item.

    While Xiaomao inwardly cursed the game developers, he noticed a new item in his game inventory. An envelope shed, attracting his eyes.

    Xiaomao pressed on the item to see what it was.

    ¡­

    Dear yer Xiaomao,

    We would like to express our deepest apology to you for the inconvenience. We are aware of the issues of the lost items and opportunities, and we havee up with a solution topensate you.

    This envelopees with 1,000 PACT, a selectable spell book ticket, and a spirit stone. You can use the selectable spell book ticket to exchange for any super rare spellbook in the game while a spirit stone can be directly consumed to increase your EXP and levels.

    We understand that you have been ying the game honestly without using a third-party program, and we¡¯re encouraging you to continue doing so. However, some perks thate with the custom game capsule might damage our game¡¯s system and economy. Although we will not change your game character¡¯s skills and abilities, we have adjusted the game bnce to make it enjoyable for everyone.

    If you have any inquiries, please contact the HELP menu or game moderators.

    Sincerely,

    Wang Mang, Assistant Administrative Manager

    ¡­

    Xiaomao was stunned for a moment as he reread the letter thrice. His killing intent subsided, reced with a dark ominous crescent smile.

    ¡°ANY super rare spellbook in the game, munya? A.N.Y.? ANY-ANY?¡±

    It was at this moment Xiaomao knew ¨C The administrators and developers screwed up.

    It would have been better had they given Xiaomao a thousand super rare spell books from the drop tables. By giving him a choice, they armed this regressor with a nuclear warhead to fight against an army of medieval footmen.

 Chapter 49 Cat Dadâ€™s Choice

    Chapter 49 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Choice

    In Xiaomao¡¯s past life, a yer¡¯smunity once categorized super rare spells and skills in tiers ¨C S, A, B, C, and D.

    All spells and skills in the D category came from level 50 bosses and under. Although every boss carried a hundred types of skills or spells, they were all weak whenpared to other super rare spells and skills, which dropped from stronger bosses.

    C Tier consisted of a few skills and spells from level 50 bosses. As for the rest, these books could be found from level 100 bosses. These skills and spells were useful in most situations, but their effects and power were weak.

    B grade skills and spells were the walls between serious gamers and casual crypto-farming yers. Only rare NFT characters had a chance to get it from field bosses, elite monsters, and dungeon bosses as they dropped from level 200 and beyond, which was impossible for cheap NFT characters to defeat.

    A and S tier was something in legends. None of them was sold in the market, but the detail of these skills and spells were essible in the public marketce, where yers could ce amission to purchase the skill books and the spellbooks.

    But then, what would happen if a low-level character could ess the end-game spells or skills?

    That character would have been brokenly overpowered!

    Fortunately, the game added some restrictions to the spell books and skill books. Only yers who had met the requirements could learn the abilities. Millions of different super rare skills and spells had already been revised and tested, and the developers made sure that no skill or spell would be imbnced.

    That was what the developers had thought.

    ¡°200 years, munya!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t help butugh at the developer¡¯s attempt to curb his character¡¯s growth. He brought out the ticket and used it.

    The ticket shed and transformed into a system panel, disying the list of selectable spells. Xiaomao could press on the spellbook icon and see all the details in another screen panel.

    The list was so huge to the point that the scroll bar was as thin as a needle. Xiaomao looked at the scroll bar and slightly shook his head.

    DING

    Xiaomao burst intoughter when he noticed the timer.

    ¡®Nice try. I¡¯m not falling for that trick.¡¯

    Again, this was the developer¡¯s attempt to hide useful spells among the million spellbooks. The timer often pressured regr yers into making a hasty decision and failed to find the right spellbook.

    Xiaomao took his time. He walked back to the NPC vendor and operated the marketce menu. Then, he searched for a few names.

    ¡®What were THOSE spells again? Oh, right. The totems! Domestication totem? What was their exact name?¡¯<sub></sub>

    As Xiaomao wasn¡¯t sure, he searched the spellbook by using the keyword ¡°Totem Domestication¡±.

    A spellbook icon appeared in the marketce menu. It was the book that Xiaomao was looking for. Many bidders had already reserved the rights to buy the spellbook, and the highest bidder offered 50,000 PACTs for it.

    The record sales of this item were zero. No one had put the spellbook in the marketce yet, but 15 bidders offered to purchase the book with 50,000 PACTs.

    From Xiaomao¡¯s perspective, most yers had been ignoring this spell as the detail seemedckluster. As for him, he had seen it in action, and he needed one toplete his character.

    Xiaomao read the description.

    ¡­

    Blessing Totem: Monster Domestication

    This spell is a simplified version of a Grand Curse of Chaos Demon God. Although itcks the essential core of a curse, the Blessing Totem is still useful for ve Masters, Tamers, Summoners, Beastmasters, and every ss that relies on ves, pets, and monsters.

    To use this spell, you must set up a Blessing Totem first.

    Spell Type: Continuous, Boon<sub></sub>

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Requirement: 1,000 Light Spiritual Root

    ss Restriction: Summoner, Tamer, ve Master, Shepherd, Farmer, or Beastmaster only.

    Cost: 100 Max MP per Resident. Refund Max MP if the totem is destroyed.

    Cooldown: 24 Hours

    Effects:

    ¨C Upon cing this blessing totem in your resident, decrease the residential cost of your ves, pets, and monsters by 10% as long as the Blessing Totem is active. (Max 1 Totem)

    ¨C Decrease their temperament over time.

    ¨C Increase their loyalty over time.

    ¨C The Totem doesn¡¯t work on NFT retainers.

    [?????? Instinct]: The spell is a must if you¡¯re employing monsters and ves. You can only discover its true potential when you increase the spell mastery to a higher level.

    [?????? Instinct]: After you maximize the mastery, a Curse Spell will be derived from this spell. Max it, and you will learn another Curse Totem Spell. Max that as well, and you will learn ANOTHER Trap Totem Spell. Do it a couple more times, and you will get an Ultra-Rare Grand Curse Spell!

    ¡­

    This spell had been once considered at the D tier because of its limited usage and restrictions. However, it waster promoted to the S tier for several reasons.

    At a nce, this spell seemedckluster as it couldn¡¯t be used inbat. Other than decreasing the residential cost of ves, it didn¡¯t do anything. Moreover, it consumed the caster¡¯s max MP per totem, turning it into a hindrance rather than being useful.

    However, when its mastery was maxed, the cost reduction would change to 50% and be extremely useful for yers with an army of workers and ves!

    For example, if a ve cost one contribution point, Xiaomao could only employ or capture one ve with one point avable. But with the max mastery level, Xiaomao could control two ves!

    The improvement would be huge in theter game when the contribution points surpassed 100 after the Landlord Patch. By then, a yer could possess a private army, and the scale of guild wars would never be the same.

    Furthermore, Xiaomao only needed to max the spell mastery level to acquire an additional super rare spell. After that, he could repeat the process of maxing the mastery percentage and learn more free spells until no spell could be obtained.

    And most importantly, thest spell that Xiaomao could obtain for free was an Ultra-Rare Spell! In short, this blessing totem spellbook was a stepping stone to acquiring a Grand Curse Spell, which was equivalent to an Ultra-Rare Ultimate Skill, and this Grand Curse would be one of the deadliest crowd control spells that every guild would kill to get their hands on the spellbook.

    The value of the Grand Spell Book? When the game was at its peak, one of the top guilds offered 500 million USD in cash for any yer that could give them this blessing totem spellbook or any book that could grow into THAT Grand Curse Spell.

    Xiaomao looked at the requirement. He gained 25 allocable points per level, so 1,000 points in Light Spiritual Root was easy to achieve.

    After getting the exact name of the spellbook, Xiaomao searched for the item in the selectable spellbook menu.

    Fortunately, the spell books had been pre-sorted by alphabets. It was not difficult to locate the item among the million books with the same icon.

    <Are you sure that you want to pick Blessing Totem: Monster Domestication spellbook?>

    ¡°Hell, yes, munya!¡±

    The spellbook magically entered Xiaomao¡¯s inventory, and the menu disappeared.

    Looking at the spellbook, the previous anger disappeared like smoke.

    For the sake of the spell¡¯s safety, Xiaomao put it in his premium warehouse storage right away. He also sorted the item slots and ced the book at the top so that he wouldn¡¯t sacrifice it as mastery EXP by an ident.

    Now that the spellbook matter was resolved, Xiaomao looked at the spirit stone, which the game mods had given him aspensation.

    ¡®Bunch of idiots! Do you think I will simply eat the spirit stone to increase my EXP? Don¡¯t you realize that it is a fucking scenario quest starter?!¡¯

    Xiaomaoughed at the game admins and moderators¡¯ attempts.

 Chapter 50 Cat Dad is a Cativator!

    Chapter 50 ¨C Cat Dad is a Cativator!

    Seaside Town

    A group of 10 yers gathered in front of a marketce NPC at the town¡¯s za.

    Two men in metal te armor had been carrying arge sag of items. Three women of the squad wore nothing but skimpy leather suits and canes. As for the rest of them, they had put on the newly purchased leather set and a gnoll helmet.

    The group had one thing inmon. They had a cloak with a ymore sword insignia, which represented their guild.

    Hovering over their heads were their HP and identities. However, everybody¡¯s name had the same prefix in front of their names.

    [ymore United] was their guild. It sounded like a ser team, but they were legit crypto farmers.

    This team was one of their farming team, which was made toplete random quests and increase their Contribution Levels. However, today, they came here to purchase the new set of leather gears, which suddenly flooded the market for a short moment.

    The captain of the team was a female mage in a striped leotard. Her game¡¯s character was a dark elf fire mage, which specialized in offensive magic. Although her race was an umon one, her ss was mediocre at best.

    Her in-game name [Cherry Popper] attracted the gaze of many virgin male gamers. Combined with the cool beauty of a dark elf and her gravure-model-like curvy body, she easily became the target of any man¡¯s fantasy.

    ¡°Well? How are the stats?¡± Cherry Popper looked at the ugly gnoll helmet of her rogue teammate.

    The rogue, [Dog Eater], inspected his status screen andughed.

    ¡°Sis, this is a lot better than our regr level 40 armor. It has a simr DEF as our regr gears, but it gives the set bonuses. It¡¯s a shame that we have to use a club toplete the set, though.¡±

    ¡°So, does it worth 6 PACTs a set?¡±

    ¡°Oh,e on, sis. How much are 6 PACTs? Like¡­ 30 cents? It¡¯s dirt cheap!¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s not my point!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    ¡°Look. Instead of buying the gears and thinking it¡¯s cheap, how about you think where these gears came from?!¡± Cherry Popper pointed at the new gears and scolded her teammates.

    ¡°What?¡±

    ¡°Listen closely, you little twerp. If these items are sold in mass, that means someone has found a new hunting spot and has been monopolizing it! We should use these items as a clue to find its source and capture that dungeon before other guilds take over.¡±

    ¡°OHHH!!¡± Her teammates were impressed by Cherry¡¯s insight. They nodded in agreement.

    ¡°So, tell me. Does the item description tell you anything about the dungeon, location, or the monsters?¡±

    ¡°Give me a second, sis. Let¡¯s go somewhere quiet,¡± The team hushed and left the marketce.

    Cherry Popper and Dog Eater weren¡¯t the only ones with the idea. In several towns and cities, yers from various organizations purchased the Gnoll Set to track its source so that they could also farm them to make money.

    In addition to the chaos, some NPCs from adventurer guilds and merchant guilds began posting portraits of Xiaomao. Fortunately, they didn¡¯t use a warrant notice, but the game simply posted a notification.

    [Dear Xiaomao. The King has summoned you to Siren City Pce. Please seek the audience with the King or report to the nearest adventurer guild in 3 days. Failure toply will result in a warrant.]

    ¡­

    Xiaomao took his time, eating every fish in his inventory.

    Although all fish gave him stats, he didn¡¯t have enough fish to boost every attribute to 200. As a result, he camped the marketce, bidding on every fish that yers dropped in the game market.

    It worked, but it wasn¡¯t efficient. Xiaomao collected 200 blue rarity fish from the market, but it took an hour of waiting. He wasted too much time.

    Feeling that camping for fish wasn¡¯t worth his time, Xiaomao ate all fish and purchased cat food to prepare for the hardcore grinding. Xiaomao spent 1,000 PACTs and rented the legendary crossbow from the NPC again.<sub></sub>

    As he couldn¡¯t attack monsters from the safe zone, Xiaomao changed his location. He climbed the tower down while he activated the Chameleon skill.

    The catopus¡¯ body changed color to a rusty brown, blending with the suspension bridge tower¡¯s color. His name and HP bar vanished from in sight.

    As Xiaomao slowly climbed a cable to descend from the tower, many gnolls looked up and twitched their noses.

    Fortunately, they failed to locate Xiaomao. They simply looked around and scratched their head, confused by the body odor of a cat.

    Xiaomao sweated profusely while he clung to the tower¡¯s cable for his dear life. It seemed that the gnolls became more sensitive to his movements and scent.

    ¡®Damn devs! You buff the gnolls, didn¡¯t you?!¡¯

    Getting stared by upgraded gnolls was ufortable. But after a while, Xiaomao got used to the Solid Snake experience, and he regained hisposure.

    Xiaomao opened his game menu to check if he was out of the safe zone. Currently, he was 50 meters above the bridge, but he was still in the safety zone.

    He continued to descend while trying his best not to make any noise. He got down to 30 meters.

    DING

    Finally, he was out of the safe zone. Now, he was free to attack the gnolls.

    Xiaomao was delighted. He pulled out the legend crossbow.

    But as Xiaomao aimed at the Gnoll General, he frowned. The boss monster was looking at him.

    Xiaomao froze on the spot. He stopped all movements, pretending to be invisible.

    The Gnoll General stared at Xiaomao for a whole 10 minutes. But in the end, he snorted and looked away as if he had lost interest.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. He put the crossbow back in his inventory and contemted his tactical choice.

    ¡®Should I attack the boss monster first? Is that really a good idea?¡¯

    Xiaomao nced at the army on the bridge. Then, he turned toward therge gate.

    ¡®No. It¡¯s not the time to snipe the boss monster. I¡¯ll grind some levels first.¡¯

    Instead of attacking the Gnoll General, Xiaomao came up with a new idea.

    Since the boss side¡¯s tower was considered a safe zone, the other tower might be a yable zone!

    Safe Zones were unique. Only one existed in each dungeon. By this logic, the other tower should be in a free sniping position outside the safe zone!

    Thinking this far, Xiaomao backtracked toward the suspension bridge tower on the other side. He climbed back to the safety zone, went back to the NPC, opened the marketce menu, and purchased a long sword.

    Xiaomao brought the long sword out. Then, he began practicing the newest skill.

    Flying Sword!

    Upon activating the skill, Xiaomao could see a mini-hologram in front of him and a small touch screen controller. Curious, Xiaomao pressed it.

    The sword moved freely as if it was alive. It followed the controller¡¯s instructions.

    Xiaomaoughed. He felt like he was controlling a remote drone.

    ¡®Alright. I should practice some more during my free time. But now, I should ride it to the other side.¡¯

    The cat controlled the sword to park nearby. He hopped on it and held the hologram controller. Upon moving a pseudo joystick, the sword slowly climbed altitude and cruised to the other side of the bridge.

    For the first time, Xiaomao enjoyed his first flight skill.

    ¡°I¡¯m a sword cativator, munya!¡±

    ¡­

    A minuteter, Xiaomao reached the first tower on the stair¡¯s side. Now, he could easily go back to the second floor.

    However, that was never Xiaomao¡¯s intention. He disabled the Flying Sword skill to save MP. By standing on the tower and looking down at the crowd of gnolls below, Xiaomao felt a lot better.

    He was no longer in the safe zone, and he was in the position to snipe the crowd below!

    The catopus brought out the rainbow-colored crossbow and aimed randomly at the patrolling unit. He pulled the trigger and tested the water.

    The bolt missed all targets. It hit the bridge and exploded.

    BOOM

    Various numbers appeared along with the mushroom of fire. Many gnoll soldiers screamed while gnoll shamans raised their staffs and healed their allies.

    Noticing that he could farm some monsters from here, Xiaomao stopped hesitating. He activated an AOE skill right away.

    His vision locked the center of the bridge as the target. He raised his crossbow and aimed 45 degrees forward before he pulled the trigger.

    One Man Thousand Arrows!

    Again, the rain of arrows hailed upon the crowd of thousand gnolls. But this time, many armored gnolls looked up and raised their shields while gnoll shamans stomped their feet and created a thinyer of barriers.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    BOOM

    The chain explosion of one thousand bolts instantly obliterated 500 gnoll soldiers and 5 shamans at once!

    DING

    <You have in Gnoll Soldier Level 42!>

    <You have gained 63,000 EXP!>

    <You have in Gnoll Shaman Level 45!>

    <You have gained 450,000 EXP!>

    Their death was satisfying. Over a thousand messages flooded his notification panel, and his level jumped from 22 to 32. At the same time,mon and umon-grade heavy armor pieces were ejected from Xiaomao¡¯s full inventory. Three types of spellbooks dropped from the five dead shamans, and a total of 15 super rare spellbooks sat in his inventory slots.

    Despite seeing the satisfying deaths of gnoll soldiers and a few shamans, Xiaomao had no time to check the new books¡¯ detail. He noticed something odd about the bridge, the reactions of the gnolls, and their behavior.

    The bridge¡¯s HP was higher than before. The structure¡¯s HP only decreased by 10% after a barrage. Also, more than half of the targeted gnolls survived the volley!

    Out of 5,000 gnolls on the bridge, 1,000 were within the previous firing range, and only 500 died.

    AWOOO!

    AWOOO!

    The remaining 4,500 gnolls on the bridge and the 1,000 gnolls around the General howled. They mmed their weapons against their shields and red at Xiaomao before charging toward the tower.

    Several of them held their sword in their mouths and hung their shields on their back. Their long nails dug into the tower, wing and climbing the tower. The rest of them grabbed the suspension bridge¡¯s cables and began climbing.

    One of the shamans pointed their staff in his direction and a fireball flew toward him!

    ¡°Uh-oh.¡±

 Chapter 51 Cat Dad VS Upgraded A.I.

    Chapter 51 ¨C Cat Dad VS Upgraded A.I.

    The scene of 5,500 gnoll soldiers rushing in and crawling the tower was a stunning sight. Now, Xiaomao felt like he was in a zombie apocalypse.

    Xiaomao dodged the long-ranged fireballs of the elite shamans. He adjusted his crossbow and aimed at them.

    GRRR

    Suddenly, a team of gnoll soldiers surrounded the shaman and formed a phnx formation. They raised their shields to cover their leader, expecting an attack from Xiaomao.

    Seeing their reaction, Xiaomao clicked his tongue. He knew why they reacted that way.

    In the early patches, the regr mobs were stupid. They tended to be robotic and moved in a pattern, such as the previous mob pattern on the first floor. Aside from the boss monsters, they could not react to human yers¡¯ tactics and strategies.

    But now, they raised their shields and took cover as if they knew what they were up against. Their reaction was too smart for regr mobs in the first version of the game.

    From Xiaomao¡¯s perspective, he believed that the developers might have ninja-added a new A.I. to these gnolls.

    ¡®Those devs must have installed the Hegemony Patch A.I. on these monsters. They aren¡¯t supposed to be this smart in the early game. Hell, nobody has triggered the main scenario quest yet! It¡¯s not the time to scare the yers away!¡¯

    In Xiaomao¡¯s previous life, the patches in this game came in order. When the game was first released in version 1.0, only some crypto farmers joined the game, and no pro-gamers made their appearance yet. Thus, the A.I. of all monsters was a in copy-and-paste from other games.

    Thepany introduced the Landlord Patch a year after the game had beenunched, which upgraded the game to version 1.1. yers could earn noble titles, ownnds, and manage local natural resources in their territory. It also came with a guild war feature, which allowed yers to wage war topete for territories. Then, investors and pro-gamers flocked to the game, destroying and conquering everynd that the game world had offered.

    Shortly after the 1.1 version, a new major update came out to destroy weak crypto farmingpanies and maintain the bnce of the world map.<sub>.</sub>

    The Hegemony Patch was the 1.2 version of the game. The field monsters, dungeon monsters, storyline NPCs, and local NPCs began to mobilize their armies and counterattacked against the yer guilds. yers were forced to defend against countless siege attacks from NPC forces and the local monsters while they had to maintain their territories and countries.

    In version 1.2, field monsters, mobs, and dungeon monsters acted like human yers. They devised tactics and reacted to yers¡¯ strategies. Moreover, their aggro radius and detection range became more realistic as they alwaysmunicated when they spotted enemies, which usually resulted in team battles.

    And now, a simple aggressive action of Xiaomao triggered the hatred of all gnolls in the third-level dungeon. Even the gnoll general began walking toward Xiaomao¡¯s bridge tower.

    Since Xiaomao knew that he was spotted and sniping their shamans might not be as effective as shooting at the regr gnolls, he switched his targets. He turned his attention to the gnolls who were climbing the tower.

    WHIZZED

    BOOM

    One direct hit from the bolt was enough to kill a gnoll soldier. As for the explosion¡¯s DOT effect, it was no longer reliable.

    A dozen shamans gathered near the tower. They raised their staffs and chanted, casting AOE healing spells and recovering the HP of gnoll soldiers nearby. In addition, the healing power was so broken that their half-depleted HP went back to full.

    ¡°OWOWO LOLOLOL¡±

    These shamans¡¯ chanting sound was so obnoxious that Xiaomao wanted to rebuke them if they were the WOLOLO priests from a certain RTS game.

    Everything about the shamans was annoying. They could attack, heal, and buff their friends. It was already difficult to kill one of them, but fighting several of them at once was frustrating.

    Fortunately, the tower was a hundred meters tall. The heavy gnolls couldn¡¯t climb that fast, and the me from the explosive bolts hindered their progress.<sub></sub>

    Fireballs from the shamans kepting. Xiaomao also changed his rhythm by dodging, firing, and ducking to reload a new bolt.

    After repeating the sequence 20 times, the gnolls made it through half of the tower. Several of them were also hanging on the cables,ing at the rooftop of the tower from all sides.

    Xiaomao looked around. At this rate, he would be overrun soon.

    He nced at his skill icon in his shortcut menu from the corner of his eyes. The volley skill cooldown was now zero.

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao red at the scattering groups of shamans. He designated the most crowded area with most shamans below the tower and activated the skill!

    One Man Thousand Arrows!

    A thousand bolts rained upon the crowd of gnolls once again. A thousand explosions followed, killing another team of elite shamans and their protectors.

    All annoying gnoll shamans on the bridge were dead at longst. Only the shamans behind the Gnoll General remained.

    Meanwhile, the skill¡¯s explosion and its magic damage decreased the bridge¡¯s HP by another 10%. Moreover, several cables that got caught by the explosions snapped. A hundred gnoll soldiers fell to the abyss.

    Xiaomao let out a sigh of relief as the gnolls on the cables almost reached his ce. Now, he had a bit of room to breathe.

    ¡°AWOOOO!!¡±

    It was too soon to celebrate. The Gnoll General suddenly shoved and pushed the other soldiers, making his way closer to the tower. He grabbed the nearest soldier gnoll and hurled him toward Xiaomao¡¯s direction!<sub></sub>

    ¡°MUNYA?!¡±

    Xiaomao was taken aback when he saw the crying gnoll, flying over the tower¡¯s roof and almost hit him.

    For a moment there, Xiaomao and the gnoll¡¯s eyes met. They felt like everything moved in a slow motion. The iconic song ¡°I believe I can fly¡± was audible in Xiaomao¡¯s mind even though there was no such thing as a soundtrack or music in the game.

    After the gnoll waved his hand and bid Xiaomao farewell in tears, the poor monster fell to the ground near the stairs toward the other floor.

    SPLASH

    Five digits of damage appeared. The soldier gnoll died and left a pile of items on the ground.

    This sometimes happened when monsters or NPCs killed each other. As the loot could not enter the NPC¡¯s inventory slots, they were left on the ground where they died.

    Two Xiaomao¡¯s tentacles pped his face and got him back to his senses. He resumed his battle stance, firing another bolt at the climbing gnolls.

    RUMBLE

    As the cables had been severed, the bridge began to shake after an explosion. Its HP decreased every time Xiaomao¡¯s bolt exploded.

    The surface of the bridge began to crack. The gnolls looked down and noticed that the cracks were expanding at a rapid rate.

    The boss monster also sensed it. It shouted.

    ¡°RUSH TO THE OTHER SIDE! THE ONE BEHIND ME, RETREAT!¡±

    The monsters that had been climbing the tower continued doing so. The teams near Xiaomao¡¯s tower stopped paying attention to the cat and rushed to the firm ground near the stairs. As for the one behind the Gnoll General, they retreated to the front of the gate.

    The boss monster grudgingly red at Xiaomao. He turned around and withdrew along with the majority of his men.

    BOOM

    The bridge slowly crumbled. A portion of the concrete and stone surface fell into the abyss, and everything copsed from the middle.

    2,000 monsters failed to get back to the cliff. Like before, they fell into the abyss.

    As Xiaomao was the one who inflicted the major damages to the constructions, he received the kill EXP from the fallen monsters.

    DING

    DING

    DING

    Xiaomao nced at his EXP and status. It was worth the danger as his level kept going up.

    Unfortunately, the gnolls already reached the top of the tower. Xiaomao didn¡¯t have enough time to check his status menu.

    Seeing the berserking gnolls, Xiaomao brought out the sword and rode on it. Again, he controlled the sword and flew into the air.

    WHOOSH

    As if Xiaomao was a protagonist in a zombie apocalypse, the gnolls sprinted toward him. Xiaomao¡¯s sword took off in time and dodged them by a hairbreadth.

    But the pursuit didn¡¯t stop. A dozen fireballs came from the bottom of the safe zone tower as the shamans from General Gnoll¡¯s team started attacking him. The cat sweated profusely while navigating the flying sword, rushing it to the safe zone tower and avoiding the fireballs.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    Many fireballs hit the ceiling, causing the entire dungeon to tremble. Several rocks fell, and a few small pieces hit Xiaomao¡¯s head.

    Xiaomao entered the safe zone, and countless fireballs hit the invisible barrier. The sword crashnded on the rooftop, and Xiaomao tumbled, rolling until his body hit the rail guard.

    Hey on the ground like a liquid cat, catching his breath.

    AWOOOO!

    As if the Gnoll General and others were aware of Xiaomao¡¯s location, they howled and climbed the tower, heading toward the safe zone.

 Chapter 52 Cat Dadâ€™s Song

    Chapter 52 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Song

    Ding

    <Warning. Gnoll General and his men are attacking the safe zone.>

    <An event quest has been initiated.>

    ¡°Ugh, let me rest, munya!¡±

    ¡­

    Emergency Quest: Protect the Safe Zone

    A safe zone in every dungeon is like an oasis in a desert. Most of the time, it is located somewhere that no monster can see. However, if any boss monster notices it, they usuallyunch their attack on the residents in the safe zone to take over the small territory.

    You have an obligation as an adventurer to protect the safe zone for your colleagues and themunity. If it is taken by the local monsters, the other adventurers will be in trouble without a ce to rest and recuperate.

    *During this quest, you may attack hostile monsters from inside the safe zone.

    Quest Objective: Defeat the Gnoll General, or protect the safe zone for one hour.

    Failure Condition: The safe zone is overrun, or you flee from the safe zone.

    Quest Reward: Contribution EXP.

    MVP Reward: A level 50 SR-grade weapon.

    Failure Penalty: You will be banned from entering Gnoll Dungeon for 7 days, and the safe zone of this dungeon will be removed.

    [?????? Instinct]: Enve the boss monster. Try it. It will be fun!

    ¡­

    Simr event quests and safe zone raids often urred when a group of strong monsters managed to locate the area while yers were resting inside. The quest automatically triggered and forced the residents of the safe zone to protect their little territory.

    Although it sounded like a burden, the rewards were always rich. Normally, yers only acquired items and EXP upon killing a monster. However, when they slew a monster during this event quest, they would also gain Contribution EXP!

    Most importantly, the MVP of the quest would get a red-named weapon of their choice. Most of the selectable items would be items of their level, which was the main attraction of such quests.<sub>.</sub>

    Unfortunately, the quest rarely triggered even if yers purposely kited monsters to the safe zone areas. Only when a field boss or an important NPC was around, the quest would initiate.

    In this case, Gnoll General was a roaming floor boss. Thus, he instantly triggered the quest.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao never cared about the safe zone and the obligation of an adventurer, but he couldn¡¯t afford to abandon the safe zone. Without the NPC, he wouldn¡¯t be able to ess the market or his warehouse from far away!

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes were bloodshot because of the anger and the frustration. He came here to casually farm, not to be gung-ho sweaty try-hard like a tarnished protagonist in a certain Soul Game.

    Because of the frustration, Xiaomao opened his status menu, checking if he could allocate his stats yet.

    ¡­

    LEVEL: 49

    EXP: 333,000 / 9,000,000

    Contribution Level: 1

    PACT Weekly Ie: 1/100

    EXP: 10/160,000

    Status Attributes

    STR: 200 +100

    DEX: 184 +92

    AGI: 190 +205

    VIT: 134 +72

    INT: 200 +100

    WIS: 176 +88

    Allocable Status Points: 1,225<sub></sub>

    Spiritual Roots

    Fire: 1

    Water: 1

    Wind: 1

    Metal: 31

    Wood: 31

    Lightning: 1

    Darkness: 16

    Light: 1

    Allocable Status Points: 1,225

    Combat Status

    ATK: 0 + 50

    DEF: 95 + 70

    M.ATK: 1,607 + 50

    M.DEF: 88 + 44

    HP: 2,060 / 2,210 (+150)

    MP: 1,940 / 2,790 (+150)

    ¡­

    The STR and INT already reached the maximum value that the [Protein from Fish] could give. They got capped at 200, but Xiaomao could increase them with his allocable stat points.<sub></sub>

    Seeing that his INT reached the desired value, Xiaomao put 800 points into INT right away even if it would risk frying his brain in the real world.

    As soon as the points were added, Xiaomao received a warning message.

    DING

    <Your synchronization rate has decreased to 8% >

    As expected, changing the game characters affected the real world¡¯s body. The sync rate decreased as a result because the character had too high intelligence.

    However, Xiaomao achieved what he needed.

    DING

    <Congrattions. Your intelligence has reached 1,000 points!>

    <Would you like to awaken your intelligence attribute?>

    Awakening an attribute was a feature of the game. By having at least 1,000 points in any attribute, a yer was eligible to upgrade their sses depending on their awakening stats.

    For example, if Xiaomao awakened the INT attribute, his vemaster ss would change into Magic vemaster ss, which specialized in ve-rted spells.

    That was Xiaomao¡¯s n. As a catopus couldn¡¯t wear defensive equipment, he had to pick a role that specialized in long-ranged attacks, such as mages or snipers.

    ¡°Not now, munya!¡±

    DING

    <Your attribute awakening has been postponed.>

    Unfortunately, a yer could awaken their attribute once, but they could awaken many attributes at the same time. Thus, Xiaomao dyed the ss awakening and waited for his other attributes to reach 1,000.

    For now, Xiaomao only needed the INT to increase magic damage to the boss and the gnolls.

    The catopus rode the sword again and brought out the crossbow. Since he couldn¡¯t leave the safe zone, his flying sword circled around the tower, attracting the gnolls from the cliff.

    While riding the flying sword, Xiaomao aimed down, concentrated firing at the Gnoll General.

    BOOM

    The bolt hit the gnoll¡¯s chest armor and exploded. The magic damage bypassed his defense and showed a huge four digits of damage. A couple low-HP mobs fell because of the coteral damage.

    Ding

    <You have in Gnoll Soldier Level 42.>

    <You have gained 42,000 EXP.>

    <You have gained 420 Contribution EXP.>

    The EXP gain decreased as Xiaomao¡¯s level surpassed the mob levels. However, he still obtained the precious Contribution EXP.

    He needed 160,000 EXP for level 2. And then, he could do something about the boss.

    Meanwhile, Shamans counterattacked with their fireballs, but Xiaomao had already flown away from their trajectory. He aimed with his eyes and locked on an area, and he activated a skill.

    One Man Thousand Arrows!

    Once again, a thousand bolts rained upon the crowd of gnolls at the foot of the tower. More monsters fell while shamans and the Gnoll General¡¯s HP continued to decrease.

    ¡°CLIMB THE TOWER! CATCH THAT CAT!¡±

    The general caught a subordinate nearby and threw it toward Xiaomao. Thetter simply wiggled his tentacles to operate his hologram joystick, and he was out of the attack range.

    Shamans were busy healing their soldiers. They chanted OWOWO-LOLOLOL while raising their staffs, ignoring the explosions and the bombardment from the flying catopus.

    Xiaomao kept aiming at the climbing gnolls and fired an explosive arrow one at a time while he ate cat food to replenish his hunger. His flying sword orbited around the tower, sending the climbers back to the ground.

    Soon, the Gnoll General lost his temper. He kicked the ground and climbed the tower himself.

    Seeing that the boss made his move, Xiaomao loaded a barbed bolt and fired at the boss. The bolt pierced into the armor as if it was tofu and exploded, causing me damage to the surroundings.

    The soldiers screamed in pain and fell from the tower because of the heat. However, the general ignored the pain and kept climbing.

    On the ground, the shamans turned to their general and WOLOLOLed him, replenishing his health bar to the full.

    Xiaomao widened his eyes in frustration.

    This was a dilemma. Had Xiaomao attacked the shamans, the gnoll soldiers would reach the top in no time. But had Xiaomao focused on the soldiers, the boss would reach the rooftop safe zone soon.

    ¡®I can¡¯t continue like this!¡¯

    Xiaomao nced at his Contribution EXP gauge.

    The previous volley killed 500 gnoll soldiers and a couple shamans. Xiaomao got 219,000 Contribution EXP from the attack, and his Contribution Level reached level 2!

    He had one extra retainer slot to use!

    Xiaomao got creative. He flew closer to the boss while he kept himself inside the safe zone.

    As soon as the flying sword and the rider got close to the gnoll general, thetter stopped climbing and grabbed his bastard sword. Then, he swung it toward Xiaomao.

    The cat maneuvered the sword away. He took a deep breath and bellowed with all his might.

    Ultimate Skill: Providence Song!

    ¡°MUNYAAAAAA!!¡±

    The gnolls within a radius of 20 meters widened their eyes and pluck their ears. They vomited yellowish fluid while their eyes and ears were bleeding.

    The Gnoll General also did the same and fell from the tower.

    Next to their HP bars, a heart icon appeared. Everyone within Xiaomao¡¯s skill radius now suffered from an abnormal status [Charmed].

    ¡°OWOWO LOLOLOL!¡±

    The shamans ignored themotion and healed everybody as usual. They instantly increased the general¡¯s HP to the max.

    Xiaomao took a deep breath and tried thebo for the first time. He stared at the Gnoll General, who had fallen on top of his men.

    Envement!

 Chapter 53 Cat Dad is Slavemaster

    Chapter 53 ¨C Cat Dad is vemaster

    The moderator office

    Wang Mang, the staff who was in charge of Xiaomao¡¯s irregr activities, was now monitoring the catopus¡¯ every move. He even put on a moderator¡¯s VR headset to observe Xiaomao¡¯s activity in-game in real-time.

    As soon as Wang Mang noticed how Xiaomao utilized his skillbo, he took off the game helmet and looked at his co-workers and manager.

    ¡°Say, guys.¡±

    ¡°Yeah?¡± The staff members sweated profusely while the manager leisurely sipped hot coffee and gazed at the window.

    ¡°Can a ve master¡¯s [Envement] tame boss monsters?¡±

    ¡°Boss monsters have a fixed 0.01% taming rate even in a critical condition. Why? Is that special ID causing trouble again?¡±

    ¡°He¡­ just enved a level 50 boss monster.¡±

    ¡°Did he use a special skill that increases the taming rate?¡±

    ¡°Yes.¡±

    ¡°The tamed monster is not the dungeon core¡¯s guardian, right?¡±

    ¡°Just a floor boss.¡±

    ¡°Then, nothing to be worried about. Leave him alone.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Wang Mang still hesitated. Even after he secretly installed the Hegemony Patch¡¯s A.I. on every gnoll in the dungeon, he believed that Xiaomao¡¯s character was beyond broken and in need of adjustment.

    ¡­<sub>.</sub>

    The Gnoll General¡¯s eyes brightened. He struggled to stand up while he shoved the other gnolls out of the way. Several other gnolls also had the same reaction.

    A group of 20 gnolls got the abnormal status ¡°Charmed¡±. As for the boss, he was permanently tamed and already became Xiaomao¡¯s ve.

    His name changed from red to green. He looked around and red at his subordinates.

    ¡°CEASE ATTACK, YOU MAGGOTS!¡±

    ¡°???¡±

    The gnoll soldiers and shaman gnolls looked at their leader in confusion.

    ¡°Stop attacking! Stop attacking!¡±

    All gnolls stopped attacking. They climbed down from the tower and looked at their leader in bemusement.

    Unfortunately, the gnolls were not stupid. Some of the elite shamans pointed at their leader and screamed.

    ¡°OWOWO LOLOLOL!¡±

    As if the other gnolls understood the WOLOLOnguage, they bore fangs at their general and began attacking him. The few charmed monsters also turned at their colleagues and attacked the non-charmed targets in response.

    The Gnoll General bellowed and swung his bastard sword. With one swing, five armored gnolls in front of him were sliced in half!

    Chaos ensued. The charmed monsters attacked the hostile gnolls as if their lives were on the line while the general wreaked havoc in the middle of the crowd.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao stopped sniping the gnoll as he was out of MP. He returned to the safe zone to recuperate and restock his MP potions from the marketce.

    While he was at it, the quest menu updated.

    DING<sub></sub>

    <Congrattions. You have discovered an alternate way to protect the safety zone!>

    <You havepleted the Emergency Quest!>

    <You have gained 100,000 Contribution EXP!>

    <Your Contribution Level has increased by 1!>

    <You are the MVP of the event! You have received an SR-grade weapon ticket x 1!>

    <The quest has been updated!>

    ¡­

    Hidden Quest: Coup d¡¯¨¦tat

    Who could have thought that you can actually tame the local boss monster instead of defeating him? Although you¡¯ve managed to tame the Gnoll General, he is still trapped inside the dungeon because of a strange curse.

    To truly free the Gnoll General from this ill-fated dungeon and the curse, you have two choices. You can either defeat the Warg Lord or remove the source of the curse yourself.

    Quest Objective: Kill Warg Lord or remove the source of the curse.

    Quest Restriction: Gnoll General must survive.

    Failure Condition: Gnoll General dies.

    Quest Reward: Unknown

    Failure Penalty: Gnoll General will be permanently removed from your retainer roster.

    ¡­<sub></sub>

    Another annoying task appeared to trouble Xiaomao, but he weed it nheless. After all, it coincided with his initial goal.

    ¡®I need to get rid of the shamans first. The rest will be a lot easier.¡¯

    As the safe zone protection quest was over, Xiaomao was free to leave the area. He rode the flying sword and jetted out, circling over the shaman group.

    The shamans looked at Xiaomao with hatred. They WOLOLOed and raised their staffs, sending fireballs toward the cat.

    Xiaomao maneuvered the sword and evaded the fireballs by a hairbreadth. His eyes shone in red light, designating the target zone. Then, he loaded a bolt and fired in the general direction.

    One Man Thousand Arrows!

    This skill was utterly broken when he had a legendary weapon. The thousand me bolts looked like a firework. But when theynded, someone would have mistaken them for white phosphorus bombs.

    In one volley, one thousand explosions were enough to delete the elite monsters. The healers and soldier gnolls went down, unloading the burden on the general.

    Without the healers, Gnoll General smashed the gnoll soldiers with ease. As if Lu Bu had possessed him, the general sent countless monsters flying and raining blood.

    In 10 minutes, both Xiaomao and the general wiped out the monsters on the boss gate¡¯s side. However, the quest was not over yet.

    Xiaomao¡¯s inventory slot was full, yet so many items rolled on the ground. He gathered them and ordered the gnoll general to pile them in front of the boss room.

    After they were done, Xiaomao looked at the gnoll general, who was sitting and wagging his short tail.

    ¡°Good boy, munya!¡±

    ¡°WOOF!¡±

    The general no longer talked. He acted like a dog and stared at Xiaomao with puppy eyes.

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao was a cat person. He didn¡¯t fall for the gnoll¡¯s charm.

    ¡°Sit here and guard the items, munya! I have something else to do.¡±

    The gnoll general whimpered. He lowered his head and sat still, waiting for Xiaomao to change his mind.

    The catopus jumped on the flying sword. Next, he navigated the sword and flew toward the cliff.

    ¡­

    Wang Mang observed Xiaomao¡¯s fight and sneered. Although the cat overpowered the mobs and triggered the hidden quests, he believed that Xiaomao would eventually fail.

    After all, the Warg Lord was an anti-range mage. It had a skill that could inflict fear and cripple non-melee fighters. The developer teams designed the dungeon boss to be strong against mages and ranged attackers while it was weak against meleebatants.

    A small catopus like Xiaomao couldn¡¯t possibly defeat Warg Lord!

    ¡®Go ahead. Enter the boss room and fail, so that all your key items will be lost in the dungeon!¡¯

    Wang Mang rubbed his hands, looking forward to seeing Xiaomao¡¯s demise.

    Betraying his expectation, Xiaomao did something different.

    ¡°WHAT THE HELL?! HOW DOES HE KNOW?!¡±

    ¡­

    The flying sword continued to descend into the abyss, but Xiaomao kept flying away from both sides of the cliff. His golden pupils shone in the darkness.

    As he descended, he found several caves along the cliff. However, most of them were upied by high-leveled monsters.

    Xiaomao spotted one of them, who was minding her business.

    It was a floating mass of water with a purple name.

    Water Slime, Level (???)

    The monster seemed to notice Xiaomao, but it was out of range.

    Xiaomao wiped his sweaty wet fur. Had he flown closer to the cliff¡¯s side, he might have identally gotten into the monster¡¯s attack range, and he would have been instantly killed.

    He kept going lower. Now, he had descended 500 meters.

    At the bottom of the abyss was a massive greenke in the middle of the canyon. Xiaomao spotted a thousand mermen, swimming on the surface of the mysteriouske and holding tridents.

    They looked like oversized salmon, but they had two arms and two legs like a human. From a nce, they were simply giant fishes with human limbs.

    Although it was far away, Xiaomao could see their names and levels.

    Chang¡¯e Sanctuary Guard, Level (???)

    Again, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t identify its level! These monsters were not something Xiaomao could defeat!

    These sanctuary guards were a part of another dungeon, which was not the hidden dungeon that Xiaomao was looking for. The hidden dungeon featured another monster, which was a lot weaker than these guards and the gnolls.

    However, their presence indicated that Xiaomao hade to the right destination as he had to activate an event here first. He approached the guards and brought out a key item.

    It was a jade te that Xiaomao had bought from the dungeon vendor.

    ¡­

    Strange Jade te

    This ancient jade te contains profound energy. As for what it is for or what its usage is, only immortal cultivators might know.

    Item Type: Key Item

    NOTE: You cannot keep this item in your premium backpack, warehouse, or store inventory. This item is guaranteed to drop from your body if you died.

    [???????? Instinct]: You might want to treat this te as a jigsaw piece. Try putting it in a suspicious gate or something to find out. Maybe it can open a path to a secret ce.

    [???????? Instinct]: This item has a hidden effect. No trap in Chang¡¯e Sanctuary will harm the item bearer.

 Chapter 54 Cat Dad is Invited

    Chapter 54 ¨C Cat Dad is Invited

    The Strange Jade te was different from the ATM card that Otto had given him. Otto¡¯s te was a one-time use, and Xiaomao had already withdrawn the cash from the ATM card.

    Now, Otto¡¯s Jade te was just a normal jade. However, the key item emitted a golden aura, which attracted the attention of the mermen.

    ¡°BOB-BOB!¡±

    The mermen stared at the jade te with wide eyes. Some of them bowed their heads to Xiaomao.

    Instantly, the mermen¡¯s name changed from purple to grey, indicating that they were no longer hostile to Xiaomao, but they were not his friends.

    DING

    <The Mermen has recognized you as a friendly visitor. Current favorability: 1 Star>

    This trick was never disclosed to the gamemunity. However, it was recorded in the main scenario quest history after the rted main scenario quest had beenpleted.

    Xiaomao had read the scenario quest history for fun, treating it as a novel. He followed the predecessors and elite yers¡¯ journeys in what they did to unfold the mysteries of the game.

    Here at this ce, it was a hidden territory of a Chaos Demon Goddess, who called herself Chang¡¯e.

    Although the name of the goddess sounded simr to the Goddess of the Moon Chang¡¯e, she was not the same person. In this game, she was a concubine of a mysterious entity, who was behind all Chaos Demon Gods and Chaos Demon Goddesses far in thete-game scenario stories.<sub>.</sub>

    The Chaos Demon Goddess dispatched her apostles here to set up a secret operation headquarters on this world. These apostles instead created a sanctuary and a shrine to worship Chang¡¯e. However, because of the mermen¡¯s forgetfulness and the mermaids¡¯ clumsiness, they lost several artifacts of Chang¡¯e in an ident.

    One of the artifacts was none other than the bronze model, which Xiaomao had traded with the safe zone¡¯s NPC.

    Coincidentally, the NPC vendor was also an apostle of Chang¡¯e, who was searching for the bronze model¡¯s whereabouts.

    This was the reason why Xiaomao never offended the NPC even though he had the 100% loot rate. Provoking an end-game boss would have spelled a disaster to his character and the long-term reputation with the mermen n.

    Still, by trading away the bronze model, Xiaomao earned the mysterious jade te as a token of friendship. And by showing the te to the mermen, they showed respect to the te owner. All defensive mechanism of Chang¡¯e Sanctuary was also disabled as long as Xiaomao maintained a good rtionship with them.

    There was also a secret mechanism here. Had Xiaomaoe here with the bronze model, the mermen and all NPCs down here would have mistaken Xiaomao as a robber, and they would have killed him on sight and stripped away the bronze model. Then, he would have gotten nothing in return!

    Xiaomao kept shing the jade te and descended. Hended on a tform in front of a jade mermaid statue, which stood tall in the middle of theke.

    The green light from theke shone upon the life-size mermaid statue. Her beauty was superior to any real woman that Xiaomao had seen. Whenpared to Wei Zhi, the tracker girl couldn¡¯t hold a candle to the mermaid¡¯s charm.

    The statue¡¯s pretty face and perfect body were enough to captivate any man. Many gamers in Xiaomao¡¯s previous life fell in love with Chang¡¯e and joined the Chaos Demon Goddess¡¯ faction because of her beauty.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao had seen the screenshots of the demon goddess¡¯ real appearance, and he knew that the goddess already had a husband. He didn¡¯t feel anything by looking at her statue.

    Instead, Xiaomao nced at the basket of fruits, that the statue was holding.<sub></sub>

    The fruits were not a part of the stone statue. They were real spirit fruits, which could increase any yer¡¯s spiritual roots like crystalized Qi items that Xiaomao had obtained from elite monsters.

    Xiaomao was tempted to take them, but he reminded himself that it was also a trap of this ce. The mermen worshiped the goddess, and the fruits were their offering. Had Xiaomao stolen them, he would have offended the native.

    He looked down and inspected the foundation of this statue. It was made of square jade pieces like bricks. However, one of them was missing.

    Xiaomao put the jade te into the empty socket. He patted it several times to make it fit into the empty space.

    RUMBLE

    Theke trembled as if a mechanism of this dungeon had been activated.

    Now that Xiaomao used the key item, he was no longer at the risk of being exposed to the server¡¯s global announcement.

    ¡°BOB-BOB!¡±

    ¡°BOB-BOB!¡±

    The mermen had been observing Xiaomao ever since he hadnded near their favorite statue. Upon seeing that Xiaomao added another piece of jade to the foundation of the jade statue, they cheered.

    RUMBLE<sub></sub>

    A wild mermaid appeared. She jumped out of theke and hovered over the water, sizing up Xiaomao.

    The woman had wavy green hair. Her fish scale matched her hair color, but her golden pupils and dark sclera looked the same as other corrupted followers of a chaos demon god.

    The mermaid¡¯s grace, face, and attractiveness were inferior to Chang¡¯e. She wore a m bikini, and her fish scales hid her womanhood. Nothing PG+ could be seen. Still, her luster and smooth white-jade skin and her ample bosom were erotic enough to make any man crazy.

    Although the mermaid was attractive, Xiaomao¡¯s fur and tail stood up in fright because of the mermaid¡¯s purple name and her title.

    Nameless Undine, the Apostle of Chang¡¯e, Level (????)

    The suffix of the NPC was clear. She was a follower of Chang¡¯e, the Chaos Demon Goddess. Again, she was a dangerous roaming NPC with four digits in level.

    DING

    <Nameless Undine appreciates your contribution and your friendly gestures. Current Favorability: 0.5 Star>

    Xiaomao was relieved, but he didn¡¯t let down his guard. He lowered his head and bowed toward the apostle.

    ¡°A catopus? Where did you get the jade te?¡± Asked Undine.

    ¡°From an apostle on the bridge, munya,¡± Xiaomao looked up, gazing at the bridge tower.

    Undine also looked up. A few secondster, the NPC vendor from the safe zone teleported here and floated on top of theke. The vendor took off the hood robe and revealed herself.

    She was another mermaid. Different from the nameless undine, she had long straight ck hair, pale wless skin, and round eyes. This woman, too, was a goddess-like beauty.

    Nameless Nymph, Apostle of Chang¡¯e, Level (????)

    Although the two mermaids were important NPCs, none of them had a proper name as they were called by their race. Still, the suffix of these women and their levels made Xiaomao ufortable.

    Deep down inside, Xiaomao had the urge to enve them. However, he was aware that Providence Song might not be effective against purple-named NPCs or monsters.

    The vendor NPC looked at the local undine. She brought out the bronze model of Chang¡¯e.

    The undine gasped in delight. She pped her hands and praised the vendor.

    ¡°Good job finding that! Now, we only need to find thest one! Where did you get it?¡±

    ¡°I got it from that kitten. I gave him the te, but he put it back to the statue instead of bringing it to you in the pce.¡±

    The two floating mermaids gazed at Xiaomao. He gulped and lowered his eyes, trying his best not to look at their seductive bosom.

    ¡°You, the cat.¡±

    ¡°Yes, munya?¡± Xiaomao raised his head, but he averted his eyes, avoiding the jiggling white mountains.

    Their bikinis were too lewd! Their m bikinis were only big enough to cover their nipples!

    ¡°I see that you and I have many things inmon. We are sea folks, and so are you. We hate dogs, and you seem to be fighting them for a while. And now, you have greatly contributed to the Temple of Chang¡¯e.¡±

    ¡°I only return what I found to the rightful owner, munya.¡±

    ¡°Good.¡±

    DING

    <Nameless Nymph likes your honesty. Current Favorability: 1 Star.>

    <Nameless Undine appreciates your contribution. Current Favorability: 1 Star.>

    After their favorability reached 1 star, their names turned grey. Xiaomao was relieved that they wouldn¡¯t randomly attack him in the future unless he did something wrong.

    ¡°Little cat, I think you earn the qualifications to join our ranks. How about it? Want to convert to our temple and be ourdy¡¯s follower?¡±

    DING

    <Nameless Undine has invited you to join the Mermaid Kingdom!>

 Chapter 55 Cat Dad and Mermaid Kingdom

    Chapter 55 ¨C Cat Dad and Mermaid Kingdom

    ¡®An invitation from the start?¡¯

    Xiaomao weighed the pros and cons of joining the Mermaid Kingdom.

    The Mermaid Kingdom belonged to Chang¡¯e, and Chang¡¯e was a Chaos Demon Goddess.

    At a nce, Chaos Demons were the viins of the game while the Pangu Church should be on the goodies. PKers, corrupted NPCs, and many monsters sided with Chaos Demon God while Pangu Church sought to cleanse the impurity of thend.

    That was the plot of the game.

    In fact, the majority of Chaos Demon God¡¯s followers were indeed the viins in the game story.

    yers often confused Chang¡¯e with the evil Chaos Demon God Faction due to Pangu Church¡¯s propaganda. The church branded all of them as a threat to humanity and the world, and they had to be destroyed.

    But in reality, the Mermaid Kingdom¡¯s scenario stories revolved around saving the world and protecting innocent NPCs from Pangu Church, even though they were framed as the bad guys.

    Mermaid Kingdom¡¯s citizens worshiped Chaos Demon Goddess Chang¡¯e. However, they were not on the same side as the Chaos Demon God Faction, who distributed corrupted spirit stones to monsters, dungeons, and towns.

    Cernun, the crocodile that ve One had befriended, also had an amicable rtionship with Chang¡¯e as he served her husband. Both of them worked together to suppress a cmitous monster below the ind chain without harming the maind cities, towns, and the people.

    Cernun and the Mermaid Kingdom¡¯s poption generally hated criminals, yer killers, and evildoers. Although they sometimes attacked regr yers to protect their territory, they never went out to hunt down Pangu worshipers.

    On the other hand, Chaos Demon God Faction weed people of all origins and past. Their apostles sought nothing more but chaos and the destruction of the Pangu Church Faction. However, sometimes, their interests conflicted with the Mermaid Kingdom. As a result, small skirmishes between two factions weremon, but yers from both sides nevermitted to an all-out war.

    Joining the Mermaid Kingdom was equivalent to joining one of many Chaos Demon Factions, and this decision might affect the main scenario quests forever.

    The Pros ¨C Many benefits awaited Xiaomao here. Bing a citizen of the Mermaid Kingdom would make Xiaomao¡¯s gaming life a lot easier as the mermaid towns were isted from yers! All quests and rewards waited there for Xiaomao to monopolize, and nobody could contest him for underwater dungeons.

    Fish, rich dungeons, scenario quests, spirit fruits, a beautiful environment, and strong allies were this faction¡¯s main attraction. Of course, Xiaomao had no interest in a rtionship and the possibility of establishing a mermaid harem in-game, but he might wee them as his work ves.

    The Cons ¨C Joining the mermaid¡¯s faction would automatically put Xiaomao against Pangu Church. All bishops and high-ranking priests of the Pangu Church would notice Xiaomao¡¯s new status, and they would attack him on sight! Thus, moving around in big cities in the future would be problematic and troublesome.<sub>.</sub>

    Edgy, corny, and dangerous protagonist-like lifestyle awaited Xiaomao. He might have to live like a hidden superhero while being hunted down by the people that he was protecting.

    Everything soundedplicated, yet, Xiaomao replied without hesitation!

    After all, he came here with determination.

    He came here to protect Cernun!

    Far in the future, the game would extend to reality. Monsters, cultivators, and aliens would invade the world, and the awakened superheroes would be in charge of fending off the invaders!

    One of the terrifying invaders was none other than the cmitous monster that Cernun and the mermaids had been suppressing!

    Cernun¡¯s survival was rted to a turning point event in real life. For the sake of protecting his parents, this crocodile dragon must survive!

    To save Cernun, Xiaomao had to work together with the Mermaid Kingdom and protect the ind chain from the Pangu Church!

    ¡°Sea folks should mingle with sea folks, munya! I¡¯ll happily work with you, munya!¡±

    As soon as Xiaomao said that, all mermen¡¯s names turned green. They were no longer hostile to Xiaomao, and they would treat him asrades in the future.

    DING

    <You have epted Nameless Undine¡¯s invitation!>

    <Your enthusiasm delighted Nameless Undine. Current Favorability: 2 Stars.>

    <Nameless Nymph approves of your decision. Current Favorability: 2 Stars.>

    ¡°I¡¯m d that you¡¯ve made the right decision. But before you can be our official citizen of our kingdom, you need to improve your strength. Otherwise, you won¡¯t fit in our culture and survive in our kingdom¡¯s harsh environment.¡±

    Undine inserted her fingers into her bosom cleavage and pulled out a shining pearl.<sub></sub>

    It was a spirit stone!

    ¡°First off, you must at least have a dantian. Currently, your spiritual root is nonexistent, and you haven¡¯t awakened your dantian yet. To create a dantian, you¡¯ll need a spirit stone like this and strong spiritual roots.¡±

    Ding

    <A new quest has been initiated.>

    ¡­

    Faction Quest: Joining Mermaid Kingdom

    The Mermaid Kingdom is one of the prominent countries in this world. 95% of their poption lives in the sea while the rest has upied an ind to live onnd. Their territory covers 40% of the seafloor and the chained ind north of Seaside Town.

    Joining this faction will benefit you in many ways. However, bing an official citizen of their nation isn¡¯t easy. As Nameless Undine has said ¨C You need a dantian and a proper spiritual root.

    Quest Objective: Increase one of your spiritual roots to over 1,000 and awaken a dantian by using a spirit stone.

    Quest Reward: Mermaid Kingdom Official Citizenship, Friendly Rtionship with the Mermen and the Mermaids.

    Failure Condition: You join another faction while the quest is active.

    Failure Penalty: The Mermaid Kingdom will be permanently hostile to you.

    [?????? Instinct]: You must join this faction at all costs! Your life depends on it!

    ¡­

    Even without the mysterious instinct¡¯s information, Xiaomao had nned to join this faction anyway.

    ¡°Of course, I have one, munya!¡±<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao showed the spirit stone that he had acquired from the game moderator. He continued tough as the game developers allowed him to bypass several quests to get this far.

    Unfortunately, the undine shook her head.

    ¡°Your spiritual roots are still weak, though.¡±

    Spiritual Roots yed an important factor in the dantian awakening ritual. Simr to the attribute awakening, a yer needed at least 1,000 points in any spiritual root to awaken a dantian.

    However, each character could awaken their spiritual roots once. It would be ideal to increase many spiritual roots to 1,000 to get the best benefit.

    Xiaomao widely grinned. He searched the inventory menu and brought out a hundred ck stones.

    They were all corrupted spirit stones that Xiaomao had obtained from elite monsters!

    Xiaomao turned to the nymph, who was the local vendor of Gnoll Dungeon¡¯s safe zone.

    ¡°Can I exchange these stones into spirit fruits like the fruits in the basket, munya?¡±

    The nymph stared at the ck stones with round eyes. She repeatedly nodded.

    ¡°What a coincidence! We¡¯re looking for those evil spirit stones to cleanse them. With these, we can create a counter curse array to repel the Curse of Nian! Oh, excuse me. Of course, we will dly trade spirit fruits for those stones.¡±

    DING

    A shop menu appeared in front of Xiaomao. The vendor¡¯s list now looked different.

    ¡­

    Nymph¡¯s Private Store ¨C Item List

    G1 Water Fruit x 10 (999 in Stock): 1 Corrupted Spirit Stone

    G1 Dark Fruit x 10 (999 in Stock): 1 Corrupted Spirit Stone

    G1 Light Fruit x 10 (999 in Stock): 1 Corrupted Spirit Stone

    G2 Water Fruit x 1 (999 in Stock): 1 Corrupted Spirit Stone

    G2 Dark Fruit x 1 (999 in Stock): 1 Corrupted Spirit Stone

    G2 Light Fruit x 1 (999 in Stock): 1 Corrupted Spirit Stone

    G3 Water Fruit x 1 (600 in Stock): 10 Corrupted Spirit Stone

    G3 Dark Fruit x 1 (673 in Stock): 10 Corrupted Spirit Stone

    G3 Light Fruit x 1 (655 in Stock): 10 Corrupted Spirit Stone

    ¡­

    Xiaomaoughed as he had been waiting to purchase items from the Nymph¡¯s hidden shop.

    In his previous life, he heard that the shop existed, but all shopkeepers were so elusive that nobody could meet them. However, a few top yers revealed that these shopkeepers were, in fact, the wandering vendors in a dungeon¡¯s safe zone. To trade with them, yers had to be in the same faction as the shopkeeper¡¯s faction!

    The merchandises of these hidden shops were spiritual fruits, crystalized Qi, or attribute potions, which increased a character status attribute permanently.

    As for Nymph¡¯s shop, the main attraction was water, light, and dark fruits, and she demanded corrupted spirit stones as a currency. For now, he could purchase up to the grade 3 fruits as he was not an official citizen of Mermaid Kingdom yet.

    G1 stood for Grade 1. All items could increase spiritual roots to 50 at the maximum.

    G2 was the second tier of the items. It could increase a yer¡¯s spiritual root beyond 50, but they couldn¡¯t go higher than 150.

    G3 was the stronger grade. Instead of 150, 300 was the new cap.

    However, the higher the tier, the more expensive they were. Xiaomao needed a lot of corrupted spirit stones to buy items from this shop.

    As Xiaomao only had 100 corrupted spirit stones on him, he purchased 85 G2 Water Fruits, 50 G1 Water Fruits, 50 G1 Light Fruits, and 40 G1 Darkness Fruit.

    Unfortunately, his satiety bar was full. He couldn¡¯t eat these fruits unless he was hungry. Thus, he kept them in his inventory for now.

    DING

    <Nameless Nymph finds you adorable and helpful. Current Favorability: 3 Stars.>

    <You are eligible to ask Nameless Nymph for a date to improve your rtionship.>

    <Tips: Gifts can boost NPC Favorability.>

    <Tips: Opposite gender NPCs might invite you to a date if their favorability toward you is 3 stars or higher.>

    Nymph beamed Xiaomao with a bright smile. She carried the ck stones and filled them in her backpack. After she had tidied up everything, she dove into the greenke and disappeared.

    Undine gazed at Xiaomao. As he couldn¡¯t awaken his dantian any time soon, she excused herself and left.

    DING

    <You may return here after you havepleted all the qualifications.>

    Although Xiaomao couldn¡¯tplete the awakening ritual today, it was enough to befriend the mermen, mermaids, and water spirits here.

    Xiaomao put all items in his inventory and brought out a sword. He flew deeper into the mermen¡¯s territory.

    Under the Gnoll Dungeon hid underground caves and waterways. Strange green water sometimes flowed into theke, and clear seawater gushed into the area.

    Xiaomao followed his memory. He dove into a hollowed waterway path and entered a dark maze.

    On the way into the maze, Xiaomao noticed a trap door, which Xiaomao had unlocked with the jade te earlier. Currently, it was slowly closing.

    Xiaomao entered that trap door right away!

    DING

    <You have discovered Wood Ant Nest!>

 Chapter 56 Cat Dad in Uncharted Territory

    Chapter 56 ¨C Cat Dad in Uncharted Territory

    Pangu Online 2 was not a simple game with stale worlds. In this game, dungeons and cities were interconnected and never stopped evolving. Sometimes, a dungeon expanded to the point that its territory ovepped with a city or other dungeons.

    Wood Ant Nest was another ant-infested evolving dungeon. One of its entrances connected to Chang¡¯e Sanctuary while the other entrances extended to Cernun Ind.

    This ce was a famous grinding spot for crypto farmers and bottom feeders.

    The drop table was better than the gnolls. Wood Ants generally gave spiritual seeds, which could be grown into spiritual nts. Many yers with farmer ss NFT always came to this ce to gather farm materials from wood ants and collect their carcasses for crafting level 40 elemental armor.

    Secondly, the difficulty here was a lot easier to fight. The monster¡¯s level average was 30, and they always fought in tunnels, which party fight was lessplicated. They only had a hard shell and strong physical attack and defense, but they were weak against magic and fire. Thus, fire mages thrived here.

    However, this dungeon could not be essed in the early game due to its illogical entrance locations. It was originally located deep underground next to Chang¡¯e Sanctuary, and the ess point was located on Cernun¡¯s main ind, which was crowded with dangerous beasts, tree monsters, and fairies.

    In Xiaomao¡¯s previous life, after the Hegemony Patch had beenunched for a few weeks, the Wood Ant expanded its nest to the Seaside Town, and the second ess point opened there.

    Monthster, explorers discovered the connection between Chang¡¯e Sanctuary, Gnoll Dungeon, Wood Ant Nest, and Water Slime Dungeon on the cliff. Then, they discovered something amazing.

    There was a secret path that led to the Warg Lord¡¯s boss room and the hidden treasure room, which was located next to the boss room that Xiaomao had chosen not to enter!

    In short, Wood Ant Nest hid a shortcut to the Gnoll Dungeon Core room!

    DING

    <You are the first to enter this dungeon. Please select one of the following rewards.>

    <One: Temporarily increase the monster drop rate by 50 % for 72 hours.>

    <Two: Temporarily increase the acquired experience points by 50 % upon killing monsters in this dungeon for 72 hours.>

    <Three: Temporarily increase your status attributes by 50% for 72 hours.>

    Again, Xiaomao was the first to enter the dungeon. He got to pick a useful 3-day buff.

    He already had the 100% drop rate, so the 50% drop rate buff was unnecessary. He also didn¡¯t need the EXP booster since he wouldn¡¯t get any EXP from level 30 monsters. The remaining choice was the status attribute blessing.

    As the temporary attribute buff would be expired today, Xiaomao picked the third choice without hesitation, extending the buff for 3 more days.

    Ding<sub>.</sub>

    <Your status attributes will be increased by 50% for 72 hours.>

    <Will you announce your discovery to the global server? You will obtain a rare weapon summoning ticket as a reward.>

    Again, the game seduced him for something useless.

    ¡°No, munya. Also, never disclose my name, munya!¡±

    <You have chosen to hide your discovery.>

    Despite Xiaomao¡¯s attempt to hide his discovery, the game system decided to troll him. A global announcement came out.

    DING

    <An anonymous yer has discovered a new dungeon. The detail and the location are ssified.>

    What was the point of hiding his discovery when the system would send out a global announcement anyway?

    ¡°At least, they didn¡¯t announce my location, munya.¡±

    DING

    <You have left Gnoll Dungeon and Chang¡¯e Sanctuary. All rental weapons are disabled.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao wiped his sweat. He closed all menus and resumed his journey toplete the Gnoll General¡¯s quest and his primary objective of this dungeon trip ¨C the Warg Lord¡¯s hidden treasure room!

    Following his memory, Xiaomao waltzed through the dark tunnel.

    SCREE!

    Unfortunately, the Wood Ant Nest was filled with giant ants with tree-bark-like shells. They spotted an intruder and screeched, calling theirrades.

    A crowd of monsters crawled out of holes from the ceiling, intersections, and tunnels from below. Each of them was only 2 feet tall while the length was up to 5 feet.

    Still, every monster was bigger than Xiaomao. From Xiaomao¡¯s perspective, who was a human-head-sized cat, these ants looked like monsters from a horror movie.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Out of the way, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao switched to the legendary crossbow. However, a notification suddenly came out.

    DING

    <Warning. You may only use a rental weapon at a respective dungeon. You may not use the crossbow in another dungeon.>

    He clicked his tongue before he put away the crossbow.

    ¡®I¡¯lle back here to farm youter.¡¯

    Xiaomao chose not to waste time here as his inventory slots were limited. He needed to save the slots for the treasures in the Warg Lord¡¯s hidden room. Thus, he bypassed the giant ants by flying through the tunnel.

    Now, Xiaomao felt like he was ying the final mission in Ace Combat Series, navigating his ride through a small tunnel without touching or hitting anything.

    Fortunately, the ants only knew how to bite. None of them had a ranged attack, and Xiaomao managed to slip through their defense.

    Minutester, Xiaomao found the exit. He left the tunnel, entering another hollowed area underground.

    Unfortunately, the Wood Ant hadn¡¯t expanded their territory yet, so the connection between the Gnoll Dungeon and Wood Ant Dungeon was iplete. Xiaomao needed to cross another dangerous terrain to reach there, and this hollowed cave was the right path.

    Below him, raging seawater bobbed up and down. Strong waves hit the dark rocks and continued filling in this hole as this ce was below sea level. Yet, mysteriously, the seawater was drained away in rhythm as if there was a sinkhole nearby.

    Xiaomao looked up and prayed for a certain path. Unfortunately, the ants hadn¡¯t dug through this section yet.

    ¡®Crap! Am I too early!? Wait, I can use the underground path, but it will be troublesome. But what was the rhythm again?¡¯

    Xiaomao flew up and caught the sharp stctite on the ceiling. His tentacles wrapped around the rocks, and he kept the sword back in his inventory. Then, he looked down and stared at the foaming sea.

    BOOM

    The sea current instantly filled the hollowed cave and flooded a portion of the ant¡¯s nest.

    Some of the pursuing ants were washed by the sea currents. A few of them were pulled to the sea and disappeared into the bottom of the sinkhole.

    Finally, Xiaomao lost his pursuers without a fight.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao let out a sigh of relief. Being a squishy damage dealer like a catopus was difficult sometimes.

    However, the crisis was far from over. The sea current was still raging, and it repeatedly filled the room and receded into the sinkhole.

    Xiaomao tightened his grip and began counting.

    BOOM ZAAAAA

    ¡®One, nk.¡¯

    BOOM BOOM ZAAAAA

    ¡®One-Two, nk.¡¯

    BOOM BOOM ZAAAAA

    ¡®One-Two, nk¡¯

    Ten minutester, changes urred.

    BOOM ZAAAAA ZAAAAA

    The rhythm changed. The waves slowly subsided, yet Xiaomao didn¡¯t move from the spot. He stared at the bubbles on the seawater.

    ¡®One, nk, nk, and foams. Herees the first trap!¡¯

    A breathter, raging waves returned, but it was stronger than before.

    BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

    Four waves crashed onto the ceiling with full force and attempted to pull Xiaomao into the sea with their absurd suction force.

    ZAAAAA ZAAAAA

    Again, the seawater receded and almost vanished from the cave.

    ¡®Second trap!¡¯

    Xiaomao gritted his teeth and shut his eyes, praying for Exodia.

    RUMBLE

    Ten consecutive waves flooded the room and some of the ant¡¯s nests. A hundred giant ants from the nest got pulled into the trap sinkhole of death.

    Xiaomao held the stctite with his dear life. Although the waves didn¡¯t decrease his HP, it was a terrifying experience of being trapped in an underground cave while the sea threatened to swallow him.

    One minute passed, but it was the longest minute of Xiaomao¡¯s life.

    ZAAAA

    The raging waves stopped. The seawater bobbed up and down, and white bubbles vanished.

    Xiaomao bit his tongue to muster his strength. He jumped down and dove into the sea!

    As the catopus was a sea creature, he could see everything and breathe in the seawater. As soon as he got into the deathliest sea trap, he could see why the sea level here was so abnormal.

    Below the sea was a humongous mouth of an anglerfish. Judging from his eyes, the mouth alone was at least 500 meters in width, which could easily swallow a town!

    Xiaomao could also see the horrifying purple name of the monster.

    Agent of Cmity, Level (????)

    Again, it was another monster with four digits in level!

    The massive anglerfish, aka the sealed world boss, would make its appearance when Pangu¡¯s Agents tried to kill Cernun and unseal the monster.

    For now, it was sleeping here under the ind chains, snoring and chewing random wood ants from the dungeon.

    Xiaomao stopped paying attention to the anglerfish. He didn¡¯t have enough time to sightseeing.

    The cat¡¯s tentacles shrank and extended as if he was jumping. However, Xiaomao¡¯s eyes were bloodshot as he jetted through the underwater passageway as quickly as he could.

    Xiaomao swam a kilometer in less than a minute!

    After crossing the most dangerous world boss¡¯ zone, Xiaomao found a small hole on the opposite side of this gigantic sealed room. Without hesitation, the small body of the catopus slipped through the hole.

    Then, Xiaomao got inside another hollowed underground cave.

    However, it was a dead-end!

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t lose hope. He looked up and noticed the leaking smelly water from the ceiling and small waterways from above.

    Although hesitated, Xiaomao brought out the legendary crossbow. He checked the remaining time.

    A bit over 15 minutes remained.

    Xiaomao looked down and checked the sea level. Currently, the white foam filled half of the surface, which warned him that he didn¡¯t have much time left for the next waves toe.

    ZAAAAA

    ¡°Dammit, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao gritted his teeth and loaded the legendary crossbow with a bolt. Then, he made a dangerous bet.

    ¡®Please work. Please be in the Gnoll Dungeon Area!¡¯

    Again, he prayed and activated his only archer skill.

    One Man Thousand Arrow!

    The designated target was the ceiling of the cave!

    And he fired!

    No system warning prevented him from using the bow!

    He won the bet!

    BOOM

    The chain explosion erupted on the ceiling. Rocks and stctites fell to the sea.

    Xiaomao braced for the danger. He brought out the flying sword and elerated it toward the ceiling.

    A secondter, the sea surged. The death waves returned as the anglerfish wanted more food to eat!

 Chapter 57 Cat Dadâ€™s Infiltration

    Chapter 57 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Infiltration

    BOOM ZAAAAA

    The death waves hit the cave the same way that they hit the Wood Ant Nest. The seawater reached the ceiling!

    The seawater washed away the dust and debris of the cave. It burst into a new area above the ceiling, but the force was not enough to fill the next area with water.

    In the next second, the water level subsided.

    ¡­

    The eyes of Xiaomao were bloodshot. His head hit the hard ck rock in the underground cave by an ident, and his HP dropped by a third. His sword plunged into the ceiling and got stuck there while Xiaomao¡¯s tentacles coiled around the sword handle.

    He gambled and won as the ceiling in the previous room copsed after the bombardment.

    Xiaomao got lucky. Had the lower area under this cave was not a part of the Gnoll Dungeon, the crossbow wouldn¡¯t have worked. Fortunately, he was close enough and was saved by thedy¡¯s luck.

    Looking down, the seawater followed Xiaomao to the other room, but it was not strong enough to fill the higher room and reach him.

    Realizing that he was safe, Xiaomao drank some potions to refill his HP and MP. After pulling the flying sword from the rock, he rode it and descended.

    The ceiling and the underground rocks leaked seawater from the surface while a man-made waterway tunnel poured brown liquid here.

    As Xiaomao looked at the manmade waterway, pieces of skeletons and rotten meat was washed down and flowed along with seawater from the mysterious ce.

    It confirmed that Xiaomao was close to the destination.

    He picked a human skull nearby. Then, he scooped the dirty water with it and stored them in his inventory.

    ¡®This is the garbage dump of Warg Lord. He always tosses his leftover food here.¡¯<sub>.</sub>

    Although Gnoll Dungeon was far from civilization, Warg Lord, aka the dungeon boss, had his ways of obtaining food. It rted to the dungeon core of this ce, which continuously provided Warg Lord with supplies and resources as long as he continued to guard this ce.

    As the pipe wasrge enough to wash away humanoid skeletons and random rotten meat in here, Xiaomao¡¯s small body could ess the hole.

    Xiaomao gazed at the pipeline. Seeing that the path was clear, he rode the flying sword and headed closer deep into the Gnoll Dungeon.

    Getting closer, the stench of rotten meat and dead bodies got stronger. As a half-cat, Xiaomao had to cover his nose.

    Brown and yellowish dirty water kept flowing here. They sshed onto his fur, and he was covered in blood and trash water.

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t help it. He retched and puked.

    Minutester, Xiaomao reached the end of the waterway. He got into a massive container.

    Mountains of wet skeletons, worms, flies, maggots, and rotten flesh of dead bodies were in front of Xiaomao. All of them were the leftover food of the Warg Lord.

    Here, no useful items were inside this garbage container unless someone looked for a good fertilizer.

    Xiaomao quietly ascended, controlling his flying sword higher. After flying up 100 meters, he found a rusty venttion tunnel.

    Although it looked like a vent tunnel, traces of bones and trash got stuck on the edge of the hole. This was where the garbage came from.

    Xiaomao navigated through the garbage tunnel. At the exit, he peeked out to see the surroundings.

    A massive grand hall with Roman Pirs was before Xiaomao. A 5-meter tall silhouette of a fat werewolf with arge cane sat in the center of the hall, chewing on something in front of him.

    Galm, the Warg Lord, Level 55

    That was the boss of this dungeon!<sub></sub>

    Patrolling in the grand hall was a thousand level 50 gnoll soldiers. Twenty level 50 gnoll shamans and two gnoll generals formed a formation behind their lord.

    This army was the troops inside the Warg Lord¡¯s room! Had Xiaomao opened the gate and entered the room with his new ve, this army and the Warg Lord would have ughtered them on sight!

    Xiaomao stored the sword and activated the chameleon skill right away. He scooped the dirty water and smeared it on his fur.

    The camouged catopus crept on the wall, moving like a snail. But after crawling 10 meters, Xiaomao stopped all his movements.

    A group of gnoll soldiers carried a bundle of bones and leftover meat toward the trash vent. They dumped everything in the tunnel and licked their hands before they walked away.

    Nobody noticed Xiaomao¡¯s presence.

    Xiaomao looked ahead. 200 meters away was a sci-fi-like gate with a keycard reader.

    The cat¡¯s eyes shone as he finally found his destination. He crept closer to the gate.

    That was the gate to the treasure room! As long as Xiaomao could use the keycard that he had purchased from the Nymph there, he could lift his ve¡¯s curse and weaken Warg Lord at the same time.

    CREAK

    As Xiaomao got closer to the door, he noticed that the patrol around here was tighter than before. Five units of 10 gnoll soldiers marched around in a robotic manner, but their eyes shifted left and right.

    Several of them nced toward Xiaomao¡¯s direction and spotted the strange blob. They twitched their noses several times before they looked away.

    Xiaomao¡¯s heart almost stopped beating when they stared at him. He held his breath and stopped moving.

    When nobody was looking at him, Xiaomao brought out the skull with the dirty water. Then, he poured some of them on his head, disguising his smell.

    After he put the skull back into his inventory, the patrol units in front of the door suddenly stopped moving. All of them turned around and stared at Xiaomao.<sub></sub>

    A group of ten gnolls walked toward him. They lowered their heads, sniffing at the camouged cat.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao was frozen solid. He neither moved nor breathed.

    The n backfired!

    The gnolls snorted. One of them licked Xiaomao to taste the dirty water!

    Xiaomao got goosebumps. He prayed that the gnoll wouldn¡¯t eat him.

    ¡°YUCK!¡±

    The gnoll retched and spat in disgust while his friendsughed. The unit then walked away, resuming their patrol.

    Xiaomao was relieved. He stayed there, monitoring the patrol temte and their movements.

    Several minutes passed.

    DING

    An rm warned Xiaomao that the rental weapon would return to Nymph in 10 minutes.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue. The patrolling units in front of Warg Lord¡¯s treasure room had no opening. Unless something happened, he had no chance of infiltrating this ce.

    Suddenly, Xiaomao came up with an idea.

    Since the door¡¯s size was 36 x 80 inches, a five-meter tall fatty boss couldn¡¯t possibly follow Xiaomao into the room.

    Thus, Xiaomao stopped hiding. He jumped up and climbed the wall.

    Several gnolls sensed his movements. They turned around and twitched their noses.

    But it was toote. Xiaomao fired a bolt toward the group of patrolling gnolls. Then, that bolt multiplied into 1,000!

    One Man Thousand Arrows!

    BOOM

    The gnoll soldiers didn¡¯t even realize what hit them. They were burnt to ashes and left behind piles of items that Xiaomao couldn¡¯t store.

    Xiaomao ignored themotion and rushed down. He pulled out the keycard and swiped it in front of the card reader.

    ¡­

    Warg Lord¡¯s Lost Keycard

    This keycard belongs to Warg Lord, the chieftain of the Gnolls. He lost it during his stroll, and he has been looking for it for years.

    Item Type: Key Item

    NOTE: You cannot keep this item in your premium backpack, warehouse, or store inventory. This item is guaranteed to drop from your body if you died.

    [???????? Instinct]: You have two choices. First, hand the keycard over to the Warg Lord and befriend him. Or second, find out where you can use this keycard, and you might find something nice.

    ¡­

    BEEP

    The steel door opened by itself.

    Xiaomao held his breath and rushed inside. Then, he turned around and pressed the buttons on a console inside the room!

    ¡°URAAAAAAAAAAA!!¡±

    Because of the explosion and themotion, Warg Lord screamed in anger. He stomped toward themotion.

    As soon as he noticed that someone had murdered his men, he bellowed.

    ¡°WHO WAS IT?!¡±

    The deafening roar of the Warg Lord caused Xiaomao¡¯s ear to bleed. His HP dropped by 2,000, leaving him with only less than 200 HP!

    DING

    <You have been inflicted with an abnormal status, [Fear]. You cannot use attackmands, skills, and spells for one minute.>

    <You have been inflicted with an abnormal status, [Deaf]. You cannot hear anything for one minute.>

    As expected, Warg Lord was deadly. Just by his AOE skill alone, it was enough to wipe out a team of low-HP yers.

    BEEP

    The Warg Lord¡¯s eyes and Xiaomao¡¯s eyes met before the metal door was automatically closed.

    ¡°BASTARD!!¡±

 Chapter 58 Cat Dadâ€™s Future Prophet

    Chapter 58 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Future Prophet

    Gnoll Ind

    Two ferry ships docked at an abandoned port. Ten yers in leather armor, five mages, two healers, and three knights came down from the vessels and gazed at the inhabited ind.

    The leader of the group was one of the knights. His 7 feet beefy silhouette stood out from the rest of the crews, and his shing level 60 seemed intimidating.

    Behind the knight, the female mage with the name [Cherry Popper] and a hooded rogue [Dog Eater] followed after their captain.

    ¡°Is this the ce?¡± Asked Butter Tank, aka the tall captain.

    Cherry Popper reported to the knight, ¡°Yes captain. The appraiser NPC said that the Gnoll Set had the scent of the sea and earth. But ording to the description, the items were made from elite gnoll corpses. We also purchased the hint from a shady NPC in the goblin dungeon¡¯s safe zone that Gnolls usually lived in a cave. So, if webine the clues, the gnolls should be living in a cave somewhere near the sea or on an ind!¡±

    Butter Tank appreciated the woman¡¯s investigation.

    Although Cherry sounded like a pro, she simply purchased all information from NPCs and read the clues from the item descriptions. It was not something impressive in-game, but her contribution was useful nheless.

    ¡°If we talk about the sea, there aren¡¯t many unexplored inds and continents. One of the unexplored areas is these inds,¡± Cherry added.

    ¡°Our guild has already checked this ind, though. There isn¡¯t anything worthwhile in the forest other than low-level snakes and wild trees. Maybe, carpenters and lumberjacks might love this ind¡¯s resources.¡±

    ¡°But we haven¡¯t thoroughly mapped the entire ind chain yet. Even if we don¡¯t find anything here, we can at least map the region and sell it to the market.¡±

    ¡°If that¡¯s the case, our mobilization is pointless here. We should have deployed scouts instead of an exploration team.¡±

    ¡°Come on, boss. If we really find an unknown dungeon, our team can at least gain the first explorer bonus buff! 50% drop rate buff for 3 days is huge!¡±

    ¡°Alright, alright. Let¡¯s get going. We¡¯ll check out this forest.¡±

    The team approached the forest. Two rogues took the lead and searched for traces of people.

    They only took less than 10 steps, and the rogues spotted footprints.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°Someone was here not long ago!¡±

    ¡°Oh?¡±

    The party got excited. They followed the rogue, who traced the footprints further into the forest.

    The trace stopped at a steep cliff. The rogues looked up and pointed at the mountain.

    ¡°Let¡¯s climb the mountain. The trace leads up!¡±

    ¡­

    Meanwhile, ve One stopped his fishing boat in the middle of the sea. He red at the ferry ships, which had been docked at the Gnoll Ind.

    Ding

    <Magdalene advises you to sink their ships.>

    ve One frowned and gazed at his fianc¨¦. He slightly shook his head.

    <Magdalene encourages you to be confident in your abilities.>

    ve One nodded and shook his head at the same time.

    <Magdalene promises that she won¡¯t kill the poor ves on that ship.>

    ve One smiled. He sailed closer to the ferry ships while he activated one of his skills.

    Water Gathering!

    A mass of water gathered and hovered over his fishing ship.<sub></sub>

    A few minutester, the water mass was ten timesrger than the ferry ships. ve One started sweating as the spell put a strain on his psyche.

    Ding

    <Magdalene has taken over the water mass.>

    <Magdalene has cast a spell, Hungry Sea!>

    The seawater from the water mass transformed into a water shark. The monster opened its mouth and jetted toward the two parking ships.

    ¡­

    On the two ferry ships, two retainers of Butter Tank stood idly on the boats. Their eyes were dull. Their ragged clothes were smelly as if they hadn¡¯t taken a bath for months.

    Their condition wasmon in the game. As the support characters couldn¡¯t betray their masters, the yers mistreated them and ignored their welfare.

    None of them had realized yet that what they had been doing would instigate a war between the aliens and their world in the future, but that was a story for another time.

    Meanwhile, the two retainers on the boat noticed the iing attack, but none of them reacted to the water shark. They bitterly smiled as if they expected their death. One of them closed their eyes, waiting to be killed.

    BOOM

    The shark crushed one of the boats in half. One of the support characters fell to the sea!

    The remaining retainer gazed at his colleague with teary eyes. He inwardly cursed his master for not taking care of him. He then closed his eyes, wanting to follow his friend to his death.

    BOOM

    The shark came back and devoured the ferry ship. The retainer also fell into the sea.

    Both retainers epted their fate and hoped for a painless death.<sub></sub>

    But as both retainers gave up their miserable lives, a change urred inside them. They heard someone¡¯s voice.

    DING

    <Magdalene asks you if you want freedom.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    They widened their eyes in astonishment. They opened their mouth slightly, but no word came out.

    <Magdalene understands your intention.>

    RUMBLE

    The water shark returned. The monster carried both retainers in its mouth and brought them to a certain fishing boat.

    ¡­

    ve One helped the two retainers on board his ship. He hugged them and patted their backs.

    The retainers¡¯ eyes were teary. They stared at ve One and tried to speak, but something blocked their vocal cord.

    ve One¡¯s clear eyes and his expression slightly changed. A trace of anger was swelling inside his pupils, yet he smiled at them and assured their safety.

    The two retainers bowed at ve One, but they turned around and looked at the ind. Their dark expression told ve One everything.

    DING

    <Magdalene suggests that you bring these poor souls to Cernun to ask for his help.>

    <Magdalene also suggests that you should change your name with the rename ticket. It¡¯s about time for you to be independent.>

    ve One shook his head and gave Magdalene an angry look.

    <Magdalene says she is sorry.>

    <Magdalene says she will respect your loyalty toward your master.>

    ve One smiled. He brought out the rename ticket and tore it.

    DING

    <The Rename Ticket has been used. Please input your new name.>

    ve One gazed at the two poor retainers. Then, he suddenly had an inspiration, a cheeky one. The corners of his mouth slightly curved up.

    DING

    <The name [Joshua] has been taken by an NPC or a yer. Please choose another name.>

    ve One frowned in disappointment. He tried again.

    <The name [Savior] has been taken by an NPC or a yer. Please choose another name.>

    Again!

    DING-DING

    <The name [Jesus] is inappropriate. Please choose another name.>

    <The name [Ah] is inappropriate. Please choose another name.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    DING-DING-DING

    <The name [Messiah] has been taken by an NPC or a yer. Please choose another name.>

    <The name [Muhammad] has been taken by an NPC or a yer. Please choose another name.>

    <The name [Prophet] has been taken by an NPC or a yer. Please choose another name.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    <Magdalene bursts intoughter because of your cheekiness and terrible naming sense.>

    <Magdalene has an idea. She asks you if she can name you.>

    ve One pouted. He turned to his fianc¨¦ with teary eyes. He repeatedly nodded.

    DING

    <Your name has been changed to [Shepherd].>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ve One, now Shepherd, widened his eyes. He stared at his fianc¨¦ as if she had done something irreversible.

    <Magdalene can¡¯t stopughing.>

    <Magdalene says that it suits your ambition and inspiration!>

    <Magdalene says you should be grateful that she didn¡¯t name you [Purrphet Mewoses McCatfisher the third] to match with your master.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 59 Cat Dad and Warg Lordâ€™s Treasure Room

    Chapter 59 ¨C Cat Dad and Warg Lord¡¯s Treasure Room

    Xiaomao looked at the locked metal door. He let out a sigh of relief and kissed the keycard.

    BANG

    The gnolls in front of the room smashed the door as if they were hungry zombies. A red bar appeared over the door.

    1% of the red bar was decreased. The door also dented a little.

    Xiaomao¡¯s heart sank. His tentacles kicked the ground and forced his body to turn around.

    DING

    <Your supporter, ve One, has changed his name to Shepherd.>

    Xiaomao nced at the notification menu. He was d that ve One didn¡¯t change his name into something absurd.

    ¡®No time to waste. I need to loot everything and destroy that!¡¯

    Xiaomao stopped being distracted and gazed at the center of the hidden room.

    A human-sized pedestal stood at the center of the room. Gold coins piled into a mountain on the left side of the room. On the right, precious jewelry and trinkets filled a hundred crests to the brim.

    The cat ignored the gold coins and jewels. He aimed his crossbow at the floating orb, which hovered over the pedestal.

    It was the dungeon core!

    Xiaomao pulled the trigger, delivering the finishing blow to the dungeon.

    BOOM

    The bolt pierced into the orb and exploded. The ss-like orb shattered and released ck skull gas.<sub>.</sub>

    The skull¡¯s glowing red eyes red and cursed Xiaomao.

    ¡°Descendent of Cathulhu, all your attempts are futile! You cannot kill me!¡±

    The skull gas vanished after leaving the clich¨¦ line.

    ¡°Sore loser,¡± Xiaomao scoffed.

    He wasn¡¯t surprised as he knew who was behind the dungeons in the game world.

    As soon as the dungeon core was destroyed, the banging sound from the other side of the door ceased.

    DING

    <Congrattions. You have destroyed a dungeon core!>

    <You have removed Gnoll General¡¯s curse!>

    <Warg Lord has been greatly weakened!>

    <Dungeon Tributes to the Warg Lord have been ceased.>

    <All gnolls will not respawn for one week.>

    <A new dungeon core will be respawned in one week.>

    <Congrattions. You havepleted the Hidden Quest: Coup d¡¯¨¦tat!>

    <The quest has been updated.>

    ¡­<sub></sub>

    Hidden Quest: Recing Regime

    After taking down a dungeon, you have two choices to thread. The first method is the simplest way as you can take everything in the dungeon core room and get the hell outta there. But the second method is quite tricky and troublesome. You can rece the dungeon core with ANOTHER dungeon core that you can control. Then, the entire dungeon will be yours.

    Quest Objective: Put a new dungeon core in this room.

    Failure Condition: One week has passed and a new dungeon core is respawned.

    Quest Reward: Ownership of Gnoll Dungeon

    Failure Penalty: You will suffer a random abnormal status effect whenever you are within Gnoll Dungeon¡¯s territory.

    [?????? Instinct]: You can either craft or get a nk dungeon core orb from any dungeon boss.

    ¡­

    Xiaomao gazed at the quest detail and sighed.

    ¡®Only high-leveled bosses drop spare dungeon cores. Warg Lord should have one on the loot table, but the drop rate is one in a billionth.¡¯

    Xiaomao smacked his forehead with his tentacle hand.

    ¡®Why am I worried about the drop rate when my character is like a 3D printer? I can just kill the boss and be done with it!¡¯

    He turned toward the locked door. The HP bar of the door was still at 95%.

    Since Warg Lord and his goons could not break into the room anytime soon, Xiaomao turned toward the treasure trove. He rushed to the pile of gold coins and scooped everything into his inventory.

    DING

    <You have collected 435 gold coins.><sub></sub>

    <You have collected 500 gold coins.>

    <You have collected 444 gold coins.>

    Every time Xiaomao threw gold coins toward his inventory, the game transformed the gold coins into digital currency without upying one of the item slots.

    Still, the tiny tentacle¡¯s arms and hands couldn¡¯t gather gold coins fast enough. Xiaomao got annoyed as the mountain of gold upied one-third of the room, and he might not be able to finish it within a day.

    He looked at the remaining rental time of the legendary crossbow.

    Eight minutes remained.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue. He could reopen the door and fight Warg Lord now, but he needed an item that had been hiding under the mountain of gold coins here.

    From his memory, this room was once a hidden stash of a pirate group. However, the pirates were ughtered by monsters and left behind their heritage here.

    Among the gold coins, a super rare item, Token of War God, got mixed in. This item was necessary to negate Warg Lord¡¯s notorious AOE debuff skill, which could negate all ranged-attack damages!

    As Xiaomao was running out of time, he got creative. Instead of shoving gold coins into his inventory menu, he grabbed the panel and shoved the screen toward the gold coin mountain!

    <You have collected 58,754 gold coins.>

    <You have collected 82,248 gold coins.>

    The speed was a hundred times faster than collecting gold coins by hand. Like a bulldozer, Xiaomao swept through the gold mountain in minutes.

    Then, Xiaomao finally located the item.

    DING

    <You have obtained a super rare artifact, The Token of War God!>

    ¡­

    Token of War God (Super Rare)

    This coin belonged to a memorial coin of a war god, who had saved the world from a cmity. By looking at it, you can gain self-confidence and courage from its aura. Unfortunately, it was stolen by a robber, and it was passed down among thieves and pirates.

    Item Type: Artifact

    Effect: By keeping Token of War God in your inventory, you will obtain the following effects:

    ¨C Immunity to fear, confusion, taunted, and charmed status effect.

    ¨C Will be broken after three uses.

    ¡­

    ¡°Alright, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao jumped in joy. He kissed the coin and put it back in his inventory. Then, he nced at the remaining time on the legendary crossbow.

    Four minutes

    The cat¡¯s eyes became bloodshot. He looked around, searching for a spare crossbow in this room that he might be able to use.

    And he spotted one among the chests. Without hesitation, Xiaomao grabbed it and put it in his inventory. Rushing back to the door, he swiped the keycard.

    Inside the boss room, everything was in Chaos.

    Shamans and gnoll soldiers had been attacking the shrunk version of Warg Lord. The dungeon boss was no longer a big fat werewolf but an oversized humanoid hyena.

    The dungeon boss kept leaking ck gas. It brandished a hammer and a ymore around, knocking and smashing his ex-followers.

    ¡°WOOF!¡±

    ¡°WOOF!¡±

    The Gnoll Generals, who used to attend Warg Lord in this room, turned against their master. They swung their giant des at Warg Lord¡¯s unprotected chest and legs, causing three digits of damage.

    Yet, one of ten Warg Lord¡¯s HP bars was decreased by half!

    ¡°URAAAAAA!!¡±

    Warg Lord suddenly roared and swung its hammer at the nearest Gnoll General.

    Like a baseball being hit by a metal bat, the giant gnoll was sent flying to the ceiling.

    Xiaomao stopped paying attention to the chaotic battle. He opened the monster encyclopedia book and put all new cards into the slots.

    As Xiaomaopleted the collection of gnoll cards, the game awarded him with a permanent buff.

    DING

    <You havepleted Gnoll Dungeon Collection!>

    <You have earned the title: Gnoll yer!>

    ¡­

    Title: Gnoll yer

    This title is awarded to the collector whopleted the gnoll card set in the monster encyclopedia book. With this, you might be able to handle the gnolls easier than before.

    Effect: 20% increase in attack damage when fighting gnolls and Warg Lord in Gnoll Dungeon.

    ¡­

    The title buff was insignificant, but it could help in the boss fight.

    Xiaomao turned his crossbow toward the Warg Lord. Ignoring friends and foes, he activated his onlybat skill.

    A thousand bolts appeared in the room and rained upon Gnoll Generals, soldiers, and Warg Lord!

 Chapter 60 Cat Dad and Hegemony A.I.

    Chapter 60 ¨C Cat Dad and Hegemony A.I.

    RUMBLE

    In front of the boss room, the newest ve of Xiaomao sat and watched over the pile of items with puppy eyes. Although the ground shook because of the explosions inside, he didn¡¯t flinch.

    Still, he was dying to open the gate and enter the room. His tail wagged because of his unsettling emotions.

    While he was waiting for his master, his ears suddenly perked up. He turned around and stared at the other side of the destroyed bridge.

    The scent of new intruders caught his attention.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Gnoll General stood up and stopped pretending to be a dog. He walked back to the throne, staring at the stairs on the opposite side of the cliff.

    Like a dignified bodyguard, he swore that nobody could pass this area and steal his master¡¯s belongings!

    ¡­

    On top of Gnoll Mountain, Butter Tank, Cherry Popper, and their party members followed Xiaomao and Shepherd¡¯s trace and discovered a cave.

    DING

    <You have discovered Gnoll Dungeon!>

    ¡°!!!¡±

    Although the group managed to discover the dungeon after Xiaomao, none of them got any reward.

    ¡°We didn¡¯t get any reward!¡± Cherry was enraged.

    ¡°Obviously, we¡¯re the second or third team to arrive. Only the first discoverer can get the buff, idiot!¡± Butter Tankughed.

    ¡°Anyway, we might have found the jackpot. Let¡¯s scout the dungeon and¡­¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Before Cherry could finish her sentences, a massive horde of 40 gnolls howled and sprinted toward them. Among the crowd, four elite gnolls raised their clubs and cheered.

    Butter Tank turned around and raised his shield. The other knights also rushed forward to support their leader.

    CLANK

    CLANK

    The ws of the gnolls grazed the shields.

    The damage dealers and mages got into their positions. They counterattacked against the gnolls.

    Shieldsmen bellowed, taunting enemies. Mages and rangers used their active skills while frontline fighters stepped up and protect the fragile mages.

    Butter Tank stood still, watching the reactions and the damage to the gnolls. Upon noticing that their average level was 25, he clicked his tongue.

    ¡°What a waste of time. Guys, the monsters won¡¯t drop anything.¡±

    The party¡¯s average level was 50. As they were much stronger than these monsters, they couldn¡¯t gain EXP or items.

    However, a few gnolls managed to bite and scratch close-ranged fighters on the frontline. Three digits of damage appeared over their heads.

    ¡°Watch out! These guys hit hard if it bypasses your armor!¡±

    ¡°They¡¯re ss cannons. Don¡¯t get cocky and go out by yourself. You¡¯ll be overrun,¡± Butter Tank rolled his eyes.

    ¡°This can be an annoying dungeon. They have numbers, but their attack power is too high for level 20s!¡±

    ¡­

    Five minutester

    Although the fight was easy as gnoll¡¯s HP was low, they showed signs of intelligence. Many gnolls ignored Butter Tank and other shieldsmen¡¯s warcry and taunt skills. They sometimes leaped over the defenders and meleebatants to attack mages and healers.<sub></sub>

    Their party¡¯s backline was in disarray. The frontline fighters and warriors retreated and rescued the damage dealers and healers. However, doing so created gaps in their formation.

    Elite gnolls suddenly moved together in a team. They pushed Butter Tank aside and smashed a swordsman¡¯s head, reducing thetter¡¯s HP by 50% in one hit!

    The other elite gnolls also stopped attacking the shieldsmen and grabbed the arm of a nearby warrior. Then, they threw the yer into the cave, letting their colleagues handle them.

    ¡°WHAT THE HELL?!¡±

    Butter Tank was shocked that the gnolls used tactics in fights. In other dungeons, regr monsters always mindlessly attacked the shieldsmen and warriors on the frontline. But here, they behaved like yers!

    AWOOOO!!

    During the chaos, the second patrol unit heard themotion and came out to investigate. Upon seeing thebat scene, all gnolls howled as if they were alerting their friends.

    RUMBLE

    Because of the new A.I., all respawned gnolls on the first level heard the summoning howl and rushed toward the entrance of the cave. Within 10 seconds, five hundred Dirty Gnoll and 50 elite monsters charged out to support the first patrol unit!

    The formation of Butter Tank¡¯s team crumbled as five swordsmen and three rangers were isted and killed inbat. More gnolls bypassed Butter Tank and chased after the mages and healers.

    ¡°R-RETREAT!!¡±

    Butter Tank shouted and turned around, nning to head back to support the other teammates.

    BANG

    Because of the distraction, one of the elite gnoll¡¯s clubs smacked the back of Butter¡¯s head. A critical hit warning appeared, and his HP decreased by 500!

    The damage was nothing for a level-60 tank-ss character.

    DING

    <You have been stunned for three seconds.><sub></sub>

    Unfortunately, an abnormal status effect spelled his doom. The regr monsters chased after the weaker yers while elite gnolls surrounded Butter Tank and other shieldsmen. They sneered at them.

    ¡°HOW IS THIS HAPPENING?! AREN¡¯T THEY JUST LEVEL 20 MOBS?!¡±

    None of the yers understood how these gnolls were so strong and smart.

    As soon as the healers died, the party was overwhelmed and annihted.

    ¡­

    Pangu Universe Incorporated

    Standing in the administrative office, facing his manager, Wang Mang sweated profusely.

    The manager red at the employee. Hisser pointer was turned on and the red spot was on the LCD screen on the wall.

    The screen showed the live feed of the Gnoll Dungeon. Just now, all party members, including Butter Tank, were ughtered by the horde of gnolls.

    ¡°Have you realized what you did?¡±

    Wang Mang gulped as he knew what had happened. However, he was so ashamed that he couldn¡¯t utter a word.

    ¡°Do you know how many A.I. are we using in this game?¡±

    ¡°Y-Yes, boss. Karmic Soul A.I. and Warlord A.I.¡±

    ¡°Do you know the difference between them?¡±

    ¡°Yes. The Karmic Soul A.I. is for town NPCs and scenario quest NPCs. As for the Warlord A.I-¡°

    ¡°THAT IS FOR HEGEMONY PATCH!¡±

    ¡°YES, BOSS!¡± Because of fear, Wang Mang shouted by reflex.

    The manager mmed his fist on the table. His favorite teacup fell and shattered while the surface of the hardwood cracked.

    ¡°This A.I. is still under development! We haven¡¯t adjusted its strength yet, and they¡¯re fighting with 200% potential difficulty by default. Why did you install it to the game?!¡±

    ¡°I¡¯M SORRY, SIR!!¡±

    Wang Mang was on his knees, kowtowing to his boss.

    The manager¡¯s breathing was ragged. His red face and bulging veins intimidated Wang Mang.

    The awkward silencested a few seconds. The manager finally controlled his temper, and his anger subsided. Still, he hadn¡¯t forgiven Wang Mang.

    ¡°Because of you, we will need to fix everything from the ground up and prevent the dungeon break. The other projects and new patches will be dyed because of this. And do you know what will happen afterward?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The manager walked toward Wang Mang and squatted next to him. He gently whispered.

    ¡°Thepany will lose money. We have been in the red ever since we started this project. Do you know how much thepany pays for the developers and our sry every month?¡±

    ¡°¡­ I don¡¯t know, sir.¡±

    ¡°20 million RMB!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°Because of you, thepany will lose 40 million RMB of employee sry to pay useless egotistic moderators like you before the developer team can finalize the Landlord Patch! Do you understand the gravity of the situation?!¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, sir!¡±

    ¡°No, no, no. You¡¯re sorry? NO! That won¡¯t cut it, Wang Mang. Get outta here and pack your stuff. Stay home, wait for thepany¡¯swsuit, and don¡¯t go out of town. If you cooperate, your family can still have a way out. If you flee, well, you don¡¯t want to know the consequences.¡±

    ¡°SIR, I¡¯M DOING THIS FOR THE COMPANY!! PLEASE DON¡¯T FIRE ME!!¡±

    ¡°For thepany? Pfft. If using the A.I. to hinder a VIP customer¡¯s gaming experience is good for business, WE WOULD HAVE DONE THAT SINCE DAY 1! YOU¡¯RE FIRED! GET LOST!¡±

    The manager kicked Wang Mang in the face, breaking his nose and two front teeth. He also pressed his phone¡¯s inte button.

    ¡°Get the security to drag Wang Mang out. He¡¯s no longer an employee of ourpany. Also, tell the financial team to ban all his wallets and game ounts. He has no right to join the Ark.¡±

    BAM

    As soon as the manager finished his sentence, a burly 7-feet-tall security officer entered the room. He grabbed Wang Mang by his cor and pulled him out of the room.

    After Wang Mang was carried away, the manager returned to his chair and sighed. He facepalmed.

    ¡°How am I going to exin this to the executives? What a headache.¡±

    The manager, Dong Junya, gazed at the LCD monitor. The gnolls celebrated their victory by carrying the dropped items from the yers to the center of the level. Then, the elite gnolls fiddled with them.

    Some of them wielded the level 40 umon-grade shield, which had been dropped from Butter Tank. Another elite gnoll switched his weapon from a club to a long sword while a lucky regr gnoll inherited the club from his boss.

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, the gnoll, who got the club from his captain, evolved. He transformed into an elite gnoll!

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    The other elite gnolls also evolved. The elite gnoll with level 40 umon shield evolved into Gnoll Shieldsman level 40! Another one waved the cane of a healer around, and his name changed to Gnoll Shaman.

    Dong Junya¡¯s expression turned dark. He knew why they became like that.

    ¡°This is troublesome. Rerolling is impossible. We¡¯ll have to patch it with the older version A.I. and pretend that everything is a bug.¡±

 Chapter 61 Cat Dad VS Warg Lord

    Chapter 61 ¨C Cat Dad VS Warg Lord

    RUMBLE

    As if someone had dropped a napalm bomb in the grand hall, everything turned into a sea of me. Items were ejected from Xiaomao as his inventory slots were full again.

    One of the gnoll generals had already been critically injured. It died and dropped 15 skill books.

    Warg Lord turned around and red at Xiaomao. His eyes locked onto the fluffy thing on the wall, who was pointing a crossbow in his direction.

    ¡°GRAAAAAAAHHHHH!!¡±

    The boss bellowed and unleashed a shockwave, pushing all gnolls away. All monsters suffered 500 damage while a number [2,000] appeared on top of Xiaomao¡¯s head.

    Xiaomao sweated profusely as he gazed at his blinking HP bar. Fortunately, his max HP was over 2,000. Otherwise, the roar would have instant-killed him. He frantically drank HP potions and restored his HP to the full.

    Before the regression, Warg Lord¡¯s signature warcry was known as a back-rank killer move as most mages and non-closebat sses had less than 2,000 HP at level 50. It always used the skill when it spotted a mage or a ranged attacker.

    As such, only warriors, swordsmen, fighters, and other closedbat-rted yers challenged the dungeon boss while other mages and ranged attackers avoideding here.

    Ding

    <Warg Lord has used Warcry of Corrupted One!>

    <You are immune to [Fear].>

    <You are immune to [Confused].>

    Not only the warcry could inflict AOE damage, but it could also inflict two status effects ¨C Fear and Confused. [Fear] status effect disabled all attack abilities while [Confused] forced the character to move randomly for a few seconds.

    Xiaomao searched for the token of war god for this purpose. Without it, he would have been killed on the spot.

    ¡°DIE!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    That was not the end of Warg Lord¡¯s terror. The boss leaped over the crowd and charged toward Xiaomao.

    The catopus stopped ying around. He rode on the flying sword and flew toward the ceiling. He looked down and fired another shot at the giant hyena-man.

    Warg Lord caught the bolt, but it exploded in his hand, causing his first health bar to deplete. After learning the characteristic of Xiaomao¡¯s weapon, the boss monster crouched and turned toward the flying catopus.

    Xiaomao sensed danger. He maneuvered the flying sword to circle around a Roman pir.

    Warg Lord ignored the random strikes and fireballs of gnoll shamans. He leaped forward andtched onto a Roman pir. Then, he jumped like an ape, pursuing the cat.

    ¡°URAAAAA!!¡±

    On the ground, the remaining gnoll general was still living. He chased after Warg Lord and Xiaomao. The other shamans and gnoll soldiers barked and followed along.

    DING

    The cooldown of Xiaomao¡¯s volley skill had ended. But instead of firing at the crowd of gnolls, he nced at the boss.

    ¡®Nine health bars. That¡¯s about 900,000 HP left. What a stubborn boss.¡¯

    As Warg Lord kept on moving, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t use his skill randomly and waste time. He ordered the flying sword to stop moving, using himself as bait.

    As soon as Xiaomao¡¯s flying sword stopped, Warg Lord kicked the pir that he was hugging and leaped toward the catopus.

    At that moment, Xiaomao put the flying sword back into his inventory and fell to the ground. He aimed his crossbow toward the ceiling and unleashed the skill.

    WHIZZED

    As if Xiaomao had calcted the timing, Warg Lord¡¯s silhouette flew toward the ce where Xiaomao had fired the bolt.

    SOEK<sub></sub>

    The bolt pierced Warg Lord¡¯s fat belly!

    That was not all. The volley skill of Xiaomao multiplied the bolt into 1,000 and got stuck inside Warg Lord¡¯s belly!

    ¡°This is how you big-brain the boss, munya!¡±

    BOOM BOOM

    Like a firework, the boss exploded in the sky. He suffered 1,000 consecutive damages from all 1,000 explosive bolts, and the AOE fire damage hit him!

    Each hit caused 3,000ish magic damage. With one thousand consecutive hits, Warg Lord¡¯s nine HP bar instantly dropped to zero!

    Warg Lord widened his eyes in shock. He opened his mouth to say something, but his body was reduced to ash.

    DING

    <You have in Warg Lord!>

    Countless messages flooded Xiaomao¡¯s notification panel. However, the battle was far from over. The former boss¡¯s bodyguards, aka level-50 gnoll shamans and gnoll soldiers, were still hostile toward Xiaomao. They barked and lunged at him!

    ¡°Crap, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao brought out the flying sword and rode away from the crowd.

    The shamans resumed their WOLOLO chant, sending fireballs at Xiaomao. Thest remaining gnoll general also got back on his feet and bellowed.

    ¡°Formation! Corner him! Back ranks, grab the books!¡±

    The shamans stopped sending random fireballs. They stood behind the soldiers and chanted healing spells. The soldiers also nced at the items on the ground, and one of them picked up a skill book, which had been dropped from the dead gnoll general.

    WHOOSH<sub></sub>

    The gnoll soldier with a skill book suddenly evolved into Gnoll Knight and his level rose to 60!

    The other gnoll soldiers grinned. They turned around to pick up skill books and spell books, which their friends left behind.

    Instantly, 15 gnoll knights and 30 gnoll shamans emerged from the basic soldier units!

    ¡°THOSE ARE MINE, MUNYA!¡±

    Xiaomao was enraged. He turned around and shot at one of the evolved knights.

    The bolt pierced through his armor. However, its HP was reduced by 70% and survived.

    The gnoll knightughed as his body was covered by a blue aura while the other shamans healed his HP to the fullest. He leaped over his colleagues and used a gnoll soldier¡¯s shoulders as his foothold, jumping and pursuing Xiaomao in the air.

    Then, the knight used a shing skill, which expanded his attack range!

    Mountain Cleaver!

    CLANK

    The crescent energy sh hit Xiaomao¡¯s flying sword, knocking the cat off his vehicle.

    The gnoll soldiers in front rushed toward Xiaomao andughed. They raised their swords and waited to turn the cat into dog food.

    BOOM

    Suddenly, therge gates were kicked open and a gnoll general rushed in. He swung a ymore sword and cleaved a dozen gnolls in half.

    ¡°Stand down, or else!¡±

    It was the tamed gnoll general!

    Unfortunately, the other gnolls didn¡¯t listen. They barked and rushed at Xiaomao¡¯s new ve, and the new knight also led the charge.

    ¡°URAAAAA!!¡±

    Gnoll General used his personal skill. His body turned red, increasing his physical attack power and defense. Then, he swung his ymore like a spinning top.

    Because of Gnoll General¡¯s ceaseless spinning, the gnoll knight and gnoll soldiers were in disarray as they pushed each other away from the attack range. A dozen unfortunate gnolls identally stumped into the general¡¯s attack range and were sliced into two in one hit.

    Still, the spinning attack had its weakness. The remaining ex-general of Warg Lord leaped to the sky and smashed the tamed general with its ymore.

    The de hit the hard helmet, but it failed to stun him as the general was in a frenzied state.

    ¡°Caught you, you little mutt!¡±

    The tamed general grabbed the ex-Warg Lord underling¡¯s ankle and smashed him to the ground. He stopped rotating and raised the ymore.

    SWUA

    He pierced the general¡¯s back, decreasing its HP by 20%!

    The soldiers rushed Xiaomao¡¯s servant to help their master. The shamans also chanted a new spell, increasing the attack power of their colleagues, and healing the gnoll general.

    While their attention was focusing on Xiaomao¡¯s ve, a hail of bolts appeared in the sky. Another deathly volleynded in the middle of the gnoll shamans. Upon impact, the grand hall turned into a sea of me, and a hundred gnolls perished along with the shaman team at the back ranks.

    Hopping from a wall to a pir was a small fur ball with tentacle legs. As the flying sword was broken because of the knight earlier, Xiaomao could only rely on his legs.

    Bolts after bolts pierced gnoll soldiers and ended their lives.

    POEK

    The knights that had stolen a skill book earlier also got hit by the balls, suffering critical damage. Their HP instantly dropped to zero. Items were ejected from his corpses right away. The consumed skill books returned as item drops, but they gave the same loot as gnoll soldiers.

    Because of the sea of me, everything in the room was in chaos. Xiaomao turned toward the pile of items that had been dropped from Warg Lord. He discarded two equipment items from his inventory and slipped in the pile of equipment and meat. He managed to grab an orb and a mermaid model from the item mountain.

    Upon getting the item, Xiaomao jumped out and dashed toward the treasure room.

    ¡°THERE! OVER THERE!¡±

    A gnoll knight bashed his shield onto the small cat, sending it flying. Arge number, 1750, appeared over his head.

    Xiaomao turned toward the soldier to retaliate.

    DING

    <The Rough Hephaestus Crossbow has returned to Nameless Nymph!>

    Unfortunately, the rental weapon was expired. Xiaomao clicked his tongue and hopped away from the gnoll knights. He swiped the keycard and opened the door of the treasure room.

    Another gnoll soldier grabbed a ymore sword from the dead gnoll general. Then, he evolved into another gnoll general! Several gnolls also picked fallen staffs of gnoll shamans and changed their sses!

    Xiaomao gazed at his tamed ve, who was isted in the middle of the crowd. Before the door of the treasure room closed, he shouted.

    ¡°LUCKY, STAY ALIVE FOR ONE MINUTE, MUNYA!¡±

    The tamed gnoll general howled as he heard his new name. Lucky¡¯s red skin blended into the sea of me as if he was ted by the new identity. His ymore chopped off the head of the gnoll general on the ground and bashed the other gnoll soldiers and newly emerged gnoll knights.

    The door was closed. Now, Xiaomao had to race against time to save Lucky¡¯s life.

    In the treasure room, Xiaomao brought out the item that he had gotten from the Warg Lord¡¯s dead body.

    It was the nk dungeon core!

 Chapter 62 Cat Dadâ€™s New Dungeon and Slave

    Chapter 62 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Dungeon and ve

    nk Dungeon Core

    In ancient times, Pangu nted dungeon cores in mortal worlds to stabilize the mana ecological system. Dungeons converted local beasts, insects, and intelligent beings into monsters and guardians of the dungeon cores, and the monsters emitted mana to the world through their miasma. With mana, many mortals could use magic and sorcery.

    This nk dungeon core is a spare dungeon core that Pangu left behind. You may use it to establish a new dungeon or override the ownership of a destroyed dungeon.

    Item Type: Key Item

    Rarity: Legendary

    Effects: Put the nk Dungeon Core onto the right pedestal, and the dungeon will be yours.

    [?????? Instinct]: Capture the dungeon, and you will never have a mana issue. Also, MMM OS is the best, munya!

    .

    Xiaomao swiped the broken sses on the pedestal and put the new dungeon core on top.

    RUMBLE

    The entire dungeon trembled, and a massive panel appeared above the dungeon core.

    <Factory resetting the dungeon¡­>

    <Removing local monsters and applications¡­>

    <Uninstationpleted.>

    <Would you like to install Pangu OS or Chaos Seraphim OS?>

    Xiaomao stared at the dungeon menu in a daze. Although he had heard about it before the regression, experiencing it firsthand was different.

    ¡®I heard a conglomerate¡¯s son bought a dungeon core from a workshop for 10 million dors and he made the money back within a month, but I never heard about OS?¡¯

    Confused, Xiaomao asked the game system.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°What is the different between Pangu OS and Chaos Seraphim OS, munya?¡±

    <¡­>

    The game panel was silent. It neither replied nor responded to Xiaomao¡¯s question.

    Since Xiaomao couldn¡¯t get the answer this way, he chose to rely on the hint of the mysterious instinct.

    ¡°Chaos Seraphim OS.¡±

    <Installing Chaos Seraphim OS¡­>

    RUMBLE

    Again, the entire dungeon trembled. The screen above the dungeon core changed and disyed the main management menu.

    A new popup panel appeared next to Xiaomao.

    <Would you like to im the ownership of this dungeon?>

    ¡°Of course, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao felt like he was booting a newputer. He skimmed through his personal information and pressed the confirm button.

    <Wee, Mr. Mao Xiaomiao.>

    ¡°No, no. I¡¯m Miao Xiaomao, munya.¡±

    <Correcting your identity¡­ Wee, Mr. Miao Xiaomao.>

    Xiaomao shrugged as his name could be confusing and punny. He thought that the system mispronounced his real name because of some errors.

    Three images appeared in front of Xiaomao. The first one was an image of a natural cave while the second image was a castle. As for thest one, it was a green prairie.<sub></sub>

    The cave was the same setting as the current dungeon, an underground den of monsters. It could spawn monsters and serve as extra storage for the owner.

    Unfortunately, the second choice and the third choice were disabled. Even if Xiaomao wanted to browse the details, he couldn¡¯t ess them.

    ¡°Why the heck are you giving me choices when I can only pick one preset, munya?! Fine. I¡¯ll choose the first one!¡±

    Xiaomao grudgingly tabbed the first image.

    <Configuring your dungeon ording to the preset. Please stand by.>

    RUMBLE

    For the third time, the dungeon trembled, yet Xiaomao patiently waited for the process to finish.

    <Configurationpleted. You are now the dungeon master.>

    <You have obtained a new ss, Dungeon Master!>

    <You have learned a new skill, Dungeon Management!>

    ¡°ve Dungeon, munya!¡±

    <Confirmed. Establishing ve Dungeon!>

    The screen vanished, reced with a 3D hologram of the entire dungeon map and the neighbor dungeon borders.

    The three-floor dungeon map remained the same. The bridge had been respawned, and the treasure room metal door was repaired.

    A storage chest manifested at the side of the room. Xiaomao turned toward it and noticed that the decoration of the storage chest looked the same as the box in the merchant guild¡¯s private room.

    Xiaomao rushed to the box right away. Upon opening it, the same warehouse inventory appeared!

    ¡°Jackpot, munya!¡±

    At that moment, he forgot about Gnoll General¡¯s welfare. He rushed to the remaining pile of items and carried them over to the storage chest. He stuffed everything that Warg Lord had left behind in the warehouse.<sub></sub>

    Unfortunately,mon and umon-grade equipment wasted a lot of inventory slots. Xiaomao tossed them to the side and collected only rare items.

    It took him 30 minutes to tidy the room. He wiped his sweaty fur with his tentacle.

    ¡°Now, I just need to return the mermaid model to the vendor. But what was I doing again, munya?¡±

    He froze for a minute.

    ¡°I FORGOT MY SLAVE, MUNYA!!¡±

    Panicked, Xiaomao opened the door to the boss room, hoping that Gnoll General was still alive.

    The boss room had already been repaired and refurnished. Bright torches were attached to the Roman pirs, and massive chandeliers on the ceiling reflected the torchlight. A long red carpet extended from the throne to therge gate while the marble floor was so clean that Xiaomao could see his reflection.

    Xiaomao turned to the dumpster. The previous stench and nasty rotten meat were gone. The dumpster hole was still there, but a lid covered the secret passage now.

    Scattered around the room were the reward from the dead gnolls. Status panels of gears, potions, high-quality dog meat, and leathers glittered and attracted Xiaomao¡¯s eyes.

    However, Xiaomao was astonished by the thing in the middle of the room.

    ¡°Master!¡±

    The ve was still alive. However, Gnoll General was not the same anymore. The steel armor had been cast off. The ugly furry face and body got slimmer and smoother.

    In front of Xiaomao was a tall muscrdy. She had dog ears, a fluffy brown tail, messy long brown hair, and huge assets. Fortunately, she wore rag underwear, so he couldn¡¯t see anything inappropriate.

    The dog woman knelt in front of Xiaomao.

    ¡°Master. We won!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Two bouncy white melons were too devastating and destructive. Even a stoic man like Xiaomao gulped.

    Fortunately, Xiaomao¡¯s mental strength was not the same as average horny man. He coughed, ¡°Ahem. Who are you again, munya?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m Lucky. What are you talking about?¡±

    ¡°???¡±

    Xiaomao looked up and saw the green name ¡°Lucky¡±. He was amused.

    ¡°I thought you were a male gnoll, munya.¡±

    ¡°I AM a male gnoll.¡±

    Xiaomao looked down and stared at her crotch area. There was nothing there.

    ¡°If you say so, munya.¡±

    ¡°Hehe!¡±

    The dog girl wagged her tail and sat in front of Xiaomao, waiting for instructions.

    With nothing to do, Xiaomao opened the dog girl¡¯s status menu to inspect her abilities.

    .

    Name: Lucky

    Race: Gnoll

    Loyalty: 100%

    Job: General, ve

    Unique Skill: Leadership (Max), Dungeon Blessing (Max),

    Racial Skill: Territory Marking (Max), Reproduction (0%), Scent Memory (Max)

    Normal Skills: Rally (Max), de Spinner (Max), Long Leap (Max), Throw (Max)

    ve Training Progress: (0%)

    .

    Level: 50/100

    STR: 250

    DEX: 75

    AGI: 75

    VIT: 125

    INT: 50

    WIS: 50

    .

    Combat Status

    ATK: 125

    DEF: 63

    M.ATK: 25

    M.DEF: 25

    HP: 43,540 / 101,250 (+100,000)

    MP: 5,120 / 5,500 (+5,000)

    .

    Xiaomao stared at the abnormal monster¡¯s status in a daze.

    ¡®I must say, as expected of a floor monster. Her raw stats is too abnormal! If she puts on gears, her stats should be higher than this.¡¯

    As Xiaomao skimmed the status menu, his eyes were attracted to a certain skill.

    ¡®Reproduction?! Wut?!¡¯

 Chapter 63 Cat Dad is Dungeon Master

    Chapter 63 ¨C Cat Dad is Dungeon Master

    ¡°Err, what the heck is Reproduction, munya?!¡±

    Although Xiaomao knew what it implied, he asked Lucky anyway, hoping for a different answer than what he had guessed.

    ¡°Oh, that?¡± Lucky blushed, ¡°I¡¯m not in mating season, but I don¡¯t mind off-season games. Would you like to partake of me, master?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao nkly stared at Lucky with a pokerface expression. He branded Lucky as another no-good woman in his mind and changed the subject.

    ¡°Forget it. Let¡¯s gather all items and bring them to the treasure room, munya!¡±

    ¡°Okay.¡±

    Lucky¡¯s ears and tail drooped, disappointed. She pouted and resumed her work, gathering every item in the room to the treasure room.

    .

    Xiaomao and Lucky entered the dungeon treasure room together.

    Lucky helped Xiaomao sort the remaining items in this room by grades. Common and umon items were piled into a corner. Gold coins were collected into the warehouse chest, which devoured everything like a ck hole. As for the rare items and unique gears, they were arranged on the other side of the room like a gallery for Xiaomao to inspect.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao touched the dungeon core again to explore the dungeon features.<sub>.</sub>

    Ding

    The dungeon mapyout was shown in the hologram, including the status of the dungeon core¡¯s energy.

    Curious about the new OS, Xiaomao pressed the help button to learn about the dungeon features.

    .

    ve Dungeon

    About

    This dungeon is operating in Chaos Seraphim OS. All dungeon features and options have been converted to bepatible with Chaos Providence Law, and the dungeon core will automatically gather necessary mana and Qi to generate dungeon power.

    Background

    This dungeon was once an abandoned hideout of a pirate group before a family of hyenas migrated in. When vessels of Chaos Demon Goddess Chang¡¯e created their goddess sanctuary under this cave, one of Pangu Church¡¯s vessels infiltrated their sanctuary and converted this ordinary cave into a dungeon by using a dungeon core.

    The previous dungeon core was installed with Pangu OS, which corrupted local beasts and mutated them into gnolls. Later on, the dungeon core converted their chieftain into Warg Lord to protect itself. It collected mana and stray souls from the world to create more the gnolls. It even fed Warg Lord with random monsters that it had created.

    Yearster, Xiaomao, a descendent of Great Cathulhus, managed to find the sealed room and reced the dungeon core. Now, it is installed with Chaos Seraphim OS, and it is under development.

    Software<sub></sub>

    Chaos Seraphim OS¡¯s perks and features are based on the abilities and the personality of a Chaos Seraphim of Lust. The system automatically converts local beasts and monsters in the dungeon into female humanoid creatures and blesses them with the racial skill ¨C Reproduction.

    Dungeon masters with dual cultivation ss may find this OS useful as they can absorb mana from the local humanoid monsters and beasts via dual training.

    Specialties

    As its name implies, this new dungeon has been created to enve beasts, monsters, humans, and the ethics of any race. The dungeon master can exchange collected mana of the dungeon core to turn intruders or residents of the dungeon into female ves, who will always be loyal to the dungeon master.

    The dungeon master may assign his ve here to protect the dungeon. Any ve assigned to this dungeon does not consume a retainer slot. However, the dungeon has a limited capacity, and it is required a lot of maintenance and care.

    The dungeon master can also absorb mana from the dungeon core to replenish his mana pool at any moment even though he is not inside the dungeon.

    Dungeon Status

    Max Poption: 30,000

    Total Poption: 1

    Total Floors: 3

    Max Mana Capacity: 10,000,000

    Current Mana: 943<sub></sub>

    Mana Gathering Rate (Per Second): 1

    [?????? Instinct]: Capture more ves and put them here to generate more mana.

    .

    Xiaomao broke a sweat. He regretted naming it ve Dungeon now.

    ¡®I should have used a pretentious Chuunibyou name or something simr. Dammit, brain!¡¯

    The cat let out a sigh while he was studying the dungeon features.

    Aside from the status menu, Xiaomao could sacrifice some mana to create a clone of his ve inside this dungeon as a local monster.

    Curious, Xiaomao checked if he could copy Lucky.

    The menu showed the status of Lucky, but the clone only inherited about 80% of herbat abilities and status attributes. Moreover, it had no equipment.

    It cost one million mana to summon a naked clone without skills or gears. Adding one ultimate skill would cost another million mana. One extra regr skill would take 500,000 mana. One regr weapon cost another 100,000 mana, but rare and super rare grade gears each had a price tag of at least 2 million!

    Without extensive mana investment to the clone, it would be too weak.

    The drop rate and the item table were also affected. A naked monster could only drop meat, bones, skin, and various body parts as loot. Unless the clone was upgraded and fully geared, no one could get anything good from the dead clone.

    Xiaomao was disappointed that he couldn¡¯t create free monsters and kill them to farm some skill books. He stared at the dungeon status screen and pondered.

    ¡®Come to think of it. yers invested in dungeons and real estate after thendlord patch. Some dungeons are capable of growing top-tier spirit fruits like Chaos Fruit or producing spirit stones, but I don¡¯t see any mineral and farm option here. The newbie barrier isn¡¯t up, and the PACT passive ie isn¡¯t disabled. I guess I¡¯ll keep this ce a secret and rely on the secret room to hide stuff.¡¯

    Xiaomao thought of a way to hide this dungeon from other yers. He looked at Lucky.

    ¡°If I ask you to live in this room, are you able to do it, munya?¡±

    ¡°Are you abandoning me?¡± Lucky¡¯s eyes got teary.

    Xiaomao felt bad. He hopped on her head and patted her.

    ¡°Just kidding, munya. You cane with me. But we need to store the keycard of this room somewhere safe.¡±

    The keycard was one of the unique items, which was guaranteed to drop from Xiaomao¡¯s body upon death. He wondered if he could hide it somewhere other than storing it in his inventory.

    He thought of Nymph, who was in charge of this dungeon store.

    Xiaomao pped his tentacles as he had an idea. He rushed out to visit Nymph at the suspension bridge.

    .

    Relying on a spare sword in the treasure room as a flying sword material, Xiaomao managed to return to the bridge tower. Fortunately, Nymph was still here.

    ¡°Oh, my. Xiaomao, are youing to see me again?¡±

    As Nymph had a good impression of him, she initiated a conversation with him first.

    ¡°Yes, munya. Miss me?¡±

    Nymphughed and picked Xiaomao up. She hugged him, ¡°You¡¯re so cute. I really want to take you home. Wanna join my household? I¡¯ll give you lots of fish and spiritual fruits!¡±

    Ding

    <Nameless Nymph wants to adopt you. Will you serve Nymph as her pet?>

    Xiaomao sweated profusely. He repeatedly shook his head.

    ¡°Uh, I¡¯m here for a business deal, munya.¡±

    <You have declined Nameless Nymph¡¯s offer.>

    ¡°Oh, bummer. Well, what can I do for you?¡±

    Xiaomao coughed, ¡°I¡¯m wondering. I¡¯ve just found another piece of your goddess model. May I exchange this for a favor, munya?¡±

    Nymph¡¯s eyes brightened. She kissed Xiaomao¡¯s forehead.

    ¡°You¡¯re so adorable and reliable! Of course, you can ask me anything. I¡¯ll do it for you if I can!¡±

    ¡°Then, I¡¯ll be bold. Can I request protection from the mermaid kingdom, munya? I¡¯ve just upied the dungeon here, and I don¡¯t have a guardian to protect my treasure room, munya!¡±

 Chapter 64 Cat Dad and Mysterious Dream

    Chapter 64 ¨C Cat Dad and Mysterious Dream

    ¡°Of course! Actually, we are worried that we don¡¯t have a psychological relief method for our mermen. Sending them to y elsewhere might be a better solution. Now that you¡¯re the new dungeon lord, we can deploy our men to upy the entire ind and let them get a breather outside. How about it? Want me to send our mermen to patrol around the dungeon? We can¡¯t have them stay in your dungeon cave though. They need to be wet all the time, so they can only live in the sea around the ind.¡±

    ¡°Perfect, munya! Let¡¯s do that!¡±

    ¡°Great!¡±

    Xiaomao handed thest Chang¡¯e model to Nymph. Then, she teleported away.

    After being left alone, Xiaomao stared at Nymph¡¯s stall, inspecting the gypsy orb. He looked into it and saw glittering stars inside.

    ¡®I never had a chance to look at this before. What is in there? Why are all vendors obsessed with this orb?¡¯

    As he stared into the darkness, his fur stood straight as his sixth sense told him to stop. Soon, he saw something moving inside.

    At the center of the stars was a fiery eyeball. It gazed at Xiaomao while its shape curved as if it was smiling at him.

    ¡°!!!¡±

    Xiaomao jumped back from the table in fright. Just now, he thought that the eyeball had gripped his soul.

    DING

    <Unknown Cathulhu Ancestor smiles at you!>

    <You have obtained the Unknown Cathulhu Ancestor¡¯s blessing!>

    <You have unlocked a new attribute ¨C LUCK!>

    <Your LUCK has permanently increased by 10!>

    <Hint: LUCK status attribute cannot be increased by normal means. This attribute increases the critical chance, dodge percentage, gambling luck, item drop rate, and probability of a good encounter.><sub>.</sub>

    ¡°M-Munya?!¡±

    Xiaomao was astonished. Instead of getting a curse for staring into the abyss, he got a blessing instead.

    Because of gratitude, Xiaomao bowed toward the gypsy orb several times.

    ¡°Thank you! Thank you, senior! I¡¯ll be a good boy, munya!¡±

    <Unknown Cathulhu Ancestorughs at you and pats your head!>

    An invisible hand came out from the orb and patted Xiaomao¡¯s head. He instinctively purred and let the hand do whatever it wanted to him.

    For an unknown reason, Xiaomao got sleepy. It was toofortable.

    He fell asleep for minutes. For a short moment, he had a dream.

    In the dream, Xiaomao was an old farmer in a rural area. He had a cat with a mark simr to Mu-Nyang. Funnily enough, its name was also Mu-Nyang.

    The farmer always went fishing when he was done farming, and his cat always followed him to a shallow river. He helped the old farmers catch fish while he was ying.

    The farmer always petted the cat when it brought him small fish. The cat also loved getting petted.

    Their days were peaceful and tranquil. Every day was bliss, and Xiaomao didn¡¯t want to wake up.

    DING

    Suddenly, a loud game notification sound woke him up.

    Xiaomao snapped open his eyes and found that he had been sleeping on the shop¡¯s table, next to the orb.

    ¡®Eh?¡¯<sub></sub>

    Something wet dirtied his face. He wiped his eyes with his tentacles and discovered that he had been crying.

    ¡°???¡±

    He couldn¡¯t remember what he was dreaming about earlier. But for some reason, the sense of bitter-sweet nostalgia lingered in his mind.

    <Nameless Nymph has requested permission to transfer a thousand Merman Guards Level 750 to your dungeon. Will you permit it?>

    The game panel brought him back to his senses. The lingering emotions vanished like smoke.

    ¡°750?! Yes, munya!¡±

    Ding

    <Nameless Nymph will transport the Merman Guards Level 750 to your dungeon soon.>

    Getting the confirmation message, Xiaomao was delighted.

    WHOOSH

    Nymph also returned. Strangely, she coulde and go whenever she wanted to.

    ¡°It¡¯s done! Well, I teleported the volunteers to the surface for now. If they like it, I might allocate more units to get a breather on the surface.¡±

    ¡°Thanks, munya! You¡¯re the best!¡±

    ¡°Hehe. If you like me that much, be my pet. I¡¯ll take care of you.¡±

    ¡°¡­ I¡¯ll think about it.¡±

    Xiaomao had no business left with Nymph. He returned to the boss room and fetched Lucky. Then, he backtracked to the surface and left the dungeon.<sub></sub>

    .

    ZAAAA

    Xiaomao and Lucky left the dungeon and came down to the abandoned port. Currently, a thousand green-named level 750 mermen already upied the beach and the sea. They swam and celebrated that they got to rx under the moonlight instead of lurking in the sea or an underground cave.

    It was already dark outside, but the massive glittering stars in the sky were so bright that they brightened the dark sea.

    Xiaomao and Lucky stood idly on the beach, waiting for their ship toe back and pick them up. Xiaomao already ordered Shepherd to return, but he didn¡¯t respond.

    The menu showed that they were in the area, but the ship had been parking at the Cernun Ind.

    ¡®What¡¯s happening to my retainer? I need to go back to the town and head to Yeet City and Siren City next. I even reserved a group of a mercenaries from that crook. He¡¯s not mad that I¡¯mte, is he?¡¯

    .

    Cernun Ind

    The massive crocodile dragon and ten thousand fairies had a meeting with Magdalene and Shepherd. Two retainers of Butter Tank were also present.

    The 200-meter-long crocodile dragon opened his mouth.

    <Cernun wants the retainers to enter his mouth and stand on his tongue.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The two retainers hesitated and sweated profusely, yet they followed Cernun¡¯s instruction and entered his mouth.

    As soon as the retainers entered his mouth and stood on his tongue, Cernun closed his mouth.

    The retainers panicked and looked around. Fortunately, Cernun didn¡¯t use his sharp fangs to crush their bones. Moreover, they were unharmed.

    ZAG ZAG ZAG

    Tree roots crept toward their legs and stabbed into their flesh. The two men jolted in pain, but they didn¡¯t resist them.

    The roots sucked their blood, but they injected something else into their bodies.

    DING

    <The curse of Nian has been removed.>

    <The Mark of Pangu has been reced with the Mark of Chaos Demon Goddess of Mother Sea.>

    <You are now vessels of Chaos Demon Goddess of Mother Sea, Chang¡¯e.>

    <You have been freed from Butter Tank.>

    The roots withdrew from the men¡¯s legs, and Cernun opened his mouth, letting the men go.

    The ex-retainers staggered out of Cernun¡¯s mouth and gazed at the dragon with gratitude.

    ¡°T-Tha-n-ou.¡±

    Their voice returned, but they couldn¡¯t speak yet.

    <Cernun wants you to stay on this ind and work for him. Will you ept?>

    ¡°Y-Yes!¡±

    DING

    The two men read the system messages in front of them and shed tears of joy. They groveled in front of Cernun and swore allegiance to him.

    They also nced at Shepherd, who had brought them here. They nodded at thetter before they followed the fairies into the ind.

    From now on, they didn¡¯t have to work for the otherworlders anymore.

    .

    Shepherd smiled and nodded at the two lucky men. He turned around and walked back toward the fishing boat.

    <Magdalene wonders why you don¡¯t remove the brand.>

    Shepherd shook his head and snickered.

    <Magdalene understands your feeling, but she is still puzzled.>

    <Magdalene says that you could have been freed from the curse.>

    Shepherd ignored her. He boarded the ship and drove it back toward the Gnoll Ind.

    DING

    <Cernun asks you to bring in more cursed ves to him.>

    <Cernun has offered you a quest.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    DING

    <You have epted Cernun¡¯s Scenario Quest: Liberation of Cursed Souls.>

 Chapter 65 Cat Dad and Overgeared Slaves

    Chapter 65 ¨C Cat Dad and Overgeared ves

    As it was nighttime, sailing in the open sea was dangerous. Most ships docked near a port or a coast to avoidplications. However, one fishing boat jetted through the high tides as if it was a rocket.

    Shepherd sweated profusely while he was holding the wheel. Meanwhile, Magdalene manipted the seawater to elerate the ship¡¯s momentum. Instead of sailing at the usual speed of 5 to 10 knots, the fishing boat had be a speed boat with a water jet engine.

    Shepherd nced at his boat¡¯s current speed. It went over 60 knots. He immediately checked the durability of the boat.

    The durability bar was 50%.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    <Magdalene assures you that the boat will not break that easily.>

    He looked at his feet. Water slowly gushed into the ship from below.

    ¡°¡­?¡±

    <Magdalene says it was not her fault. The fishing boat is too fragile.>

    ¡°¡­!!¡±

    <Magdalene will do something about it.>

    RUMBLE

    The wooden ship suddenly grew roots and branches. The vines plugged the holes and absorbed all water inside. In a minute, leaves and flowers sprouted from the vines and branches.

    It was no longer a wooden fishing boat anymore. It was now a tree boat. With a sturdier vessel, Shepherd was relieved.

    Minutester, Shepherd brought the boat to Gnoll Ind. However, he was nervous.

    Tuna-like mermen roamed on the shore around the ind. They stared at Shepherd¡¯s name and the ship for a moment before they smiled at him. Some of them even waved their hands as a greeting gesture.

    Shepherd parked the vessel in front of the usual dock. Although he noticed the remains of the shipwrecks, he ignored them.

    ¡°Took you a while, munya!¡±

    Shepherd gazed at his master. He slightly bowed toward the catopus while he nced at his master¡¯s newpanion.<sub>.</sub>

    Then, his eyes and the giant woman¡¯s eyes met.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°Hello,rade!¡±

    They briefly exchanged greetings with their look, but Shepherd immediately shut his eyes as if he remembered something terrible.

    <Magdalene asks you if you nced at that bitch¡¯s boobs.>

    ¡°¡­!¡±

    <Magdalene wants you to close your eyes until that bitch leaves your sight or she will castrate you.>

    Shepherd repeatedly nodded.

    .

    Xiaomao was puzzled why his ve seemed restless. He turned his attention to the fishing boat and frowned.

    ¡°Thest time I saw my boat, it was a normal fishing boat, munya. How does it be a freaking tree boat, munya?¡±

    Shepherd slightly grinned, but he didn¡¯t answer.

    ¡°And why are you closing your eyes, munya? Am I that unsightly?¡±

    Shepherd repeatedly shook his head.

    ¡°Anyway, I¡¯mte for that quest. Take us to the Seaside Town, munya!¡±

    Shepherd nodded. He turned around and walked back to his ship. Unfortunately, as he walked around blind, he slipped from the dock and fell into the water.

    Xiaomao and Lucky stared at the clumsy retainer with a pokerface expressions. They were curious why he turned into a klutz.

    Shepherd opened his eyes and climbed back on his boat. He coughed and averted his eyes, avoiding eye contact with Lucky.

    Xiaomao noticed the reaction. He turned toward the beast girl and frowned at her current half-naked appearance.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Lucky, put these on, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao brought out gears from his inventory and passed them to Lucky. They were the super rare set of heavy armor that was dropped from Warg Lord.

    .

    Galm Breastte (Galm Set)

    The breastte of Galm once belonged to the heinous monster of the destroyed Gnoll Dungeon. It was created by his dungeon core, and it served as his personal gear for years.

    Type: Equipment

    Requirement: Level 50, Beastmen Only

    Equipment Effects:

    DEF + 500

    M.DEF + 200

    Max HP + 5,000

    Regenerate 100 HP per second to the wearer

    Set Effects:

    (3 of 6 Set Items Equipped) Increase additional DEF by 100

    (4 of 6 Set Items Equipped) Regenerate an additional 1% of the user¡¯s max HP per second

    (5 of 6 Set Items Equipped) Increase Max HP by 5,000

    (6 of 6 Set Items Equipped) Enable an active skill, [War Cry].

    .

    War Cry<sub></sub>

    This shout technique was the unique skill of Warg Lord, Galm. By unleashing this warcry, everyone within a radius of 50 meters will suffer from an abnormal status effect, Fear. At the same time, the warcry encourages allies and party members, giving them a boon status effect, Courage.

    Skill Type: Active, Item Skill

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Cost: 5,000 MP

    Cooldown: 24 Hours

    Effects:

    ¨C Inflict [Fear] to all enemies within a radius of 50 meters.

    ¨C Inflict fixed 2,000 damage to all enemies.

    ¨C Bless [Courage] to all allies within a radius of 50 meters.

    .

    Although Xiaomao wanted to give this to Shepherd, it had the restriction of Beastmen Race. Thus, he could only give the set item to Lucky.

    The beast girl rejoiced. She kissed Xiaomao¡¯s cheek and happily put the gears on. Aside from the breastte, there were armguards, leggings, boots, a helmet, and a shoulder guard to make the full set. Each of them gave a different DEF and boons.

    When Lucky equipped everything, she no longer looked like a stunningdy. On the other hand, she became a medieval knight with a fancy wolf helmet.

    Xiaomaoughed as he passed two additional items to her. One was a blue-named war ax while the other one was a tower shield that dropped from a gnoll general.

    When she equipped everything, Xiaomao examined her stats.

    .

    Name: Lucky

    Race: Gnoll

    Loyalty: 100%

    Job: General, ve

    Unique Skill: Leadership (Max), Dungeon Blessing (Max)

    Racial Skill: Territory Marking (Max), Reproduction (0%), Scent Memory (Max)

    Normal Skills: Rally (Max), de Spinner (Max), Long Leap (Max), Throw (Max)

    ve Training Progress: (0%)

    .

    Level: 50/100

    STR: 250

    DEX: 75

    AGI: 75

    VIT: 125

    INT: 50

    WIS: 50

    .

    Combat Status

    ATK: 525 (+400)

    DEF: 2,863 (+2,800)

    M.ATK: 25

    M.DEF: 725 (+700)

    HP: 101,250 / 116,250 (+115,000)

    MP: 5,500 / 6,500 (+6,000)

    .

    Her stats now looked scary. Xiaomao doubted that any monster could physically harm her now when she could simply regenerate over 1,000 HP per second.

    ¡®She¡¯s overgeared, isn¡¯t she? And this is not even her final form! I haven¡¯t used my ve Training Skill on her yet!¡¯

    Xiaomaoughed as he wondered how she would surprise Otto¡¯s mercenaries in the uing journey. He rechecked the quest log to remind himself of what he should do next.

    But before that, Xiaomao turned to Shepherd, who was waiting for them on the boat.

    Xiaomao and Lucky got on the boat, and they sailed back to Seaside Town.

    On the way there, Xiaomao arranged skill books, spell books, and new gears for Shepherd. While he was at it, he examined the old quest, which he had been neglecting for days.

    .

    Unique Quest: Suspicious Guild Branch Manager¡¯s Activities

    You have been forced to sell the unidentified ck stone to Otto. Fortunately, you chose topromise and avoid a direct confrontation, so Otto no longer pays attention to you.

    Still, this behavior is not something a guild branch manager should have. You should report this to the Yeet City¡¯s authorities or the Church of Pangu to report the suspicious activities of Otto.

    Quest Objective: Find a bishop of Pangu Church or Guild Branch Manager of Yeet City¡¯s Adventurer Guild and report this incident to one of them.

    Reward: Unknown

    *[?????? Instinct]: Be wary of Otto¡¯s veteran mercenaries.

    .

    A few days ago, Xiaomao wasn¡¯t confident that he could survive Otto¡¯s scheme. But now, he grew a lot stronger, and he had two trustypanions to help.

    ¡®Alright. Back to the maind. I have two overgeared bodyguards, and I¡¯ll crush whoever Otto hires to kill me!¡¯

 Chapter 66 Cat Dad is Rich

    Chapter 66 ¨C Cat Dad is Rich

    ZAAAA

    The tree boat docked on the Seaside Town¡¯s port in the middle of the night. Xiaomao and his crews got off.

    Although not many NPCs were wandering on the dock at night, fishermen and their crews were still working. They noticed two heavy knights with wolf helmetsing from the strange boat, but they ignored them.

    Xiaomao used the camouge skill, hiding his presence and his name. Nobody noticed Xiaomao as his golden name was hidden. Everyone treated them as passing-by yers or retainers on their duty.

    He ordered Lucky and Shepherd to march toward the central za marketce, where the auction house NPC was.

    On the way there, Xiaomao noticed several fliers and posters with his portrait.

    .

    MISSING PERSON ¨C XIAOMAO

    BOUNTY: 1,000,000 GOLD

    .

    WANTED ¨C XIAOMAO

    DEAD OR ALIVE

    BOUNTY: 500,000 GOLD

    .

    ¡°What the hell, munya!?¡±

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t remembermitting a crime, but his wanted posters were everywhere. Moreover, the information in various fliers contradicted.

    Some fliers dered that Xiaomao was a wanted ouw. Several of them only needed information about Xiaomao¡¯s whereabouts or clues.

    But one of them piqued Xiaomao¡¯s interests.

    .

    SUMMON FROM ROYAL CAPITAL

    The emperor of the Yuan Empire, Yuan Shao, is summoning Xiaomao to the royal capital of Siren City. Xiaomao is obliged to seek an audience with the King within one month. If Xiaomao doesn¡¯tply, he shall be dered a traitor of the Yuan Empire!<sub>.</sub>

    .

    Xiaomao read the fliers and got clues. He wondered if the emperor Yuan Shao offered extra bounty or rewards for bringing Xiaomao to the capital city.

    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Bring me to the market first, munya!¡±

    The group proceeded toward the market next.

    At the night market, NPCs lighted upmps and candles to illuminate the town. Many yers also carried torches as they didn¡¯t have night sight ability.

    The group approached an NPC market manager. Xiaomao talked to the NPC and browsed the market menu.

    So many items had already been sold for either gold coins or PACTs. All Xiaomao¡¯smon and umon gears were sold for gold coins for pocket money while rare items and duplicated set gears were exchanged for PACTs. As Xiaomao put most gears at a cheaper rate, 90% of his items were sold.

    Xiaomao added more items in his inventory to the market. He also transferred new items from the treasure room, which Lucky had been carrying in her inventory.

    150 new items were deposited to the auction house. Xiaomao also transferred five million gold coins and PACTs from the market inventory to his inventory.

    Xiaomao checked his bnce. 5,300 PACTs and 125 million gold coins sat in his inventory!

    ¡®Since when have I be a multi-millionaire? Anyway, 125 million gold coins are 125 extra PACTs. It¡¯s worth nothing right now, but it can be usefulter. I also need to get more PACTs to pay for the battleship.¡¯

    Xiaomao hesitated for a moment, wondering if he should put his unused spell books and skill books on sale now. After thinking for a while, he chose not to sell anything yet since his ves could use them.

    At the current patch, every NFT character and ve could learn a limited number of skills and spells, depending on their levels and stats.

    Xiaomao rechecked his stats and skills if he was still missing anything.

    .

    Name: Xiaomao

    Rarity: Ultra-Rare

    Race: Catopus

    Job: ve Master, Novice Water Mage

    ss Skills: Envement, ve Training, Water Bullet

    Racial Skills: Fish Gourmet, Catnap, [?????? Instinct]<sub></sub>

    Add-On Skill: Protein from Fish

    Learned Skills (5/5): Chameleon, One Man Thousand Arrows, Flying Sword, Lock-On Mark, Homing Snipe

    Learned Spells (0/10): NONE

    Titles: Nut Cracker, THIS IS MUNYA, Gnoll yer

    .

    LEVEL: 51

    EXP: 620,339 / 9,450,000

    Contribution Level: 2

    PACT Weekly Ie: 2/100

    EXP: 107,226/220,000

    Status Attributes

    STR: 200 (+100)

    DEX: 184 (+92)

    AGI: 190 (+205)

    VIT: 134 (+72)

    INT: 1,000 (+500)

    WIS: 176 (+88)

    Allocable Status Points: 475

    Spiritual Roots

    Fire: 1

    Water: 135<sub></sub>

    Wind: 1

    Metal: 31

    Wood: 31

    Lightning: 1

    Dark: 50

    Light: 50

    Allocable Status Points: 1,275

    Combat Status

    ATK: 540 (+50)

    DEF: 95 (+70)

    M.ATK: 513 (+250)

    M.DEF: 88 (+44)

    HP: 2,210 / 2,210 (+150) (fruit)

    MP: 2,790 / 2,790 (+150)

    .

    When Xiaomao was on the boat, his satiety bar was blinking because of the cursed ws and the intense boss fight. Thus, he ate all the spirit fruits and improved his spiritual roots. His spiritual root stats were improved.

    Upon noticing that he hadn¡¯t learned any spell yet, Xiaomao thought of the totem spell that he got from the game moderator, which he hadn¡¯t learned yet.

    ¡®I want to learn this skill right away, but meh. I don¡¯t need to rush. I¡¯ll get more element fruits first to save the allocable points. When fruits are scarce in the future patch, I¡¯ll put all my points to whatever I need.¡¯

    Xiaomao decided not to learn any super rare spell at the moment. He decided to rely on the basic water spell, which he had learned after his water spirit root had reached 100.

    Still, a few leftover fruits remained in his inventory. He thought of giving them to Shepherd, but he needed more PACTs right now to pay the shipbuilders.

    Because he needed money, he put four dark element fruits, one water fruit, and one light fruit for auction. However, he didn¡¯t ask for PACT or gold coins in return. The currency he required was USDT, which was a substitute cryptocurrency for US dors.

    Xiaomao increased the starting bid to 20,000$ for each fruit and set the auction duration to seven days. If nobody bid, this sale would be canceled and the items would return to Xiaomao¡¯s market inventory.

    ¡®Done. Now, I want myser pointer and a better crossbow for my sniping skill.¡¯

    .

    In the middle of the night, Liu Bei had been sleeping soundly in his room.

    Suddenly, his phone sent out a loud notification as one of the items on his wish list was put on sale.

    Liu Bei grumbled and pped his phone. Then, he picked it up and swiped it, checking the time.

    It was 3 AM.

    ¡°Who the fuck?!¡±

    Liu Bei checked the message while he was half-asleep. Then, he found the message.

    ¡°G1 Dark Fruit has been put on sale.¡±

    ¡°G1 Light Fruit has been put on sale.¡±

    ¡°G1 Water Fruit has been put on sale.¡±

    Liu Bei rubbed his eyes as he couldn¡¯t believe it. Because of the surprise, he was wide awake.

    These items were extremely rare as nobody knew where they came from. However, one person put several fruits on auction at once.

    Curious, Liu Bei checked the name of the seller.

    ¡°Xiaomao?¡±

    Liu Bei raised his brows. He sat up and fell into deep thought while his hands checked the current price of the items.

    ¡®20,000 USDT per fruit? Are you nuts?! Who is going to buy that for a measly point in spirit root? If I have that much cash on me, I¡¯d rather roll gacha for a UR NFT or add-on skills.¡¯

    He had seen this month¡¯s add-on skill, but he wasn¡¯t impressed. He didn¡¯t think that 50 to 200 points to all stats were worth the investment as there were better add-on skills. After all, one character could only equip one add-on skill.

    DING

    DING

    DING

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    While Liu Bei was mocking Xiaomao in his mind, someone bid on all spirit fruits.

    ¡°BUT WHY?! THEY ARE FUCKING EXPENSIVE!!¡±

    .

    In one of the mansions in Dubai, a middle-aged full-bearded man in his pajama sat in front of hisputer while his wife wasying in her bed, naked.

    The man leisurely bid the spirit fruits andughed.

    ¡°This seller is so generous. 20,000 USDT is nothing. If I were him, I would have set the starting bid to one million dors!¡±

    While the man wasughing, his wife overheard him. She sat up and questioned his logic.

    ¡°What are you buying?¡±

    ¡°Game items.¡±

    ¡°Game items of which game? Pangu Online?¡±

    ¡°Yeah, that game.¡±

    ¡°Is it really worth the investment? That¡¯s a digital item.¡±

    ¡°Hahaha! When my body integrates with my game character, I will gain immortality and a superpower. 20,000 dors for an extra point in strength is cheap. Immortality is priceless, and someone put it for sale. Why shouldn¡¯t I buy it when it¡¯s cheap?¡±

    While the middle-aged man wasughing, the bidding price of each fruit jumped.

    25,000 USDT

    30,000 USDT

    40,000 USDT

    The price kept climbing non-stop. Within a minute, the cheapest fruit¡¯s bid-offer was 250,000 USDT.

    The middle-aged man frowned. He leaned forward and stared at the monitor.

    ¡°I guess I was too optimistic. I forgot that other shareholders knew about immortality, too.¡±

    He typed a few numbers on the keyboards and pressed the bid button.

    One million dors!

    ¡°Go ahead and bid against me. You think you canpete against an oil tycoon like me?!¡±

 Chapter 67 Cat Dad Will Die Again?

    Chapter 67 ¨C Cat Dad Will Die Again?

    ¡®That should be enough.¡¯

    Xiaomao resupplied fish and food for the long journey. He also gave some to Lucky and Shepherd just in case their satiety bar was low.

    After filling their inventory slots with food and spare weapons, Xiaomao and his group proceeded to the adventurer guild to make a report.

    Unfortunately, they arrivedte. It was nighttime and the guild was closed.

    ¡®Eh. Too bad. I guess I should head back to thebor guild¡¯s apartment and log out for the day. I need to prepare for the marathon. I also have to adapt to my new abilities and adjust my transformation.¡¯

    Xiaomao guided Lucky and Shepherd to thebor guild. Unlike the adventurer guild, this ce was open 24/7.

    After entering the guild, Xiaomao went to the receptionist right away. He disabled the chameleon skill to show himself.

    As soon as Xiaomao revealed his appearance, the guild receptionist gasped.

    ¡°Sir Xiaomao. Everybody has been looking for you. Where have you been?!¡±

    Xiaomao jumped from Lucky¡¯s shoulder to the table.

    ¡°Tell me about the emperor¡¯s edict, munya. Why is the emperor looking for me, munya?¡±

    ¡°Ah, that. I heard he wants to ask you a few questions about the shipbuildingmission. I don¡¯t know the detail, though.¡±

    ¡°Oh.¡±

    Xiaomao could finally guess what had happened. It seemed that the emperor was curious about the purposes of Xiaomao¡¯s warship as it affected the country¡¯s security and order.

    ¡°Is it urgent, munya?¡±

    ¡°Very urgent. You should go to Siren City and seek an audience with the emperor right away, or he will brand you as a traitor.¡±

    ¡°I see. By the way, do you have a teleportation rune of Siren City for sale, munya?¡±<sub>.</sub>

    The receptionist drylyughed, ¡°I¡¯m so sorry. Teleportation runes are restricted items. Only the royalties and the Pangu priests can possess or distribute them.¡±

    ¡°Oh, right. I forgot about that. Anyway, can I purchase another room for my servant, munya?¡±

    ¡°Of course, sir. However, since this is your second room, it will cost you two PACTs.¡±

    Xiaomao put materialized PACT tokens on the table, and the receptionist took them. She turned around opened a counter drawer and gave Xiaomao a room key.

    ¡°Would you like to purchase extra an extra magic chest from us? It cost 10,000 PACT to expand 1,000 additional inventory slots.¡±

    In this game, P2W yers had the advantage over free yers in terms of inventory slots and warehouse slots. By purchasing an additional lodging room for a new ve, Xiaomao could permanently expand warehouse spaces by purchasing new magic chests.

    One room allowed one default chest. Two rooms unlocked the second chest. Three rooms enabled the third chest, and so on.

    Moreover, thebor guild¡¯s rooms were the limited firste-first-serve type. Once yers upied all rooms, no new yers would be able to obtain them from the guild other than purchasing from the previous owner. This trend would continue until the Land Lord patch.

    Extra inventory slots sounded promising, but Xiaomao didn¡¯t have enough PACTs.

    ¡°Maybe next time, munya.¡±

    ¡°I see. Very well. Please visit us again.¡±

    Xiaomao took the key and brought Shepherd and Lucky to their rooms. Then, he gave them free time.

    ¡°I¡¯m going to log out and rest, munya. You two can do whatever you want from here. I¡¯m giving you one million gold coins each, so spend away, munya!¡±

    After shoving coins to his servants, Xiaomao logged out. The adventure today taxed his mental health, and he wanted to have a few hours of sleep.

    DING

    Xiaomao vanished, leaving the two retainers in the game.

    Lucky pouted. She looked around and entered her room to rest. As for Shepherd, he grinned and walked around the resting quarters of the guild, searching for his new targets.<sub></sub>

    During the stroll, Shepherd saw so many dull retainers, who returned from their journey to their rooms. Some of them were so exhausted that they had Panda¡¯s eyes.

    Shepherd waved his hand. Then, he wrote texts on the wall with his water-gathering skill.

    <Hello, sir. Do you believe in cats?>

    The panda-eye retainer stared at the message. Then, he frowned at Shepherd.

    What the heck was this retainer doing?

    <Magdalene ask you if you believe in God.>

    ¡°???¡±

    Shepherd brought out a nk paper, which he had secretly stored in his clothes. He transformed a small portion of water into ink and painted it into a leaflet.

    The retainer received the leaflet and read it.

    [Free Baptism! Join the Cat Church and Be Cat ves Today!]

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The retainer raised his brows. He found it sketchy but interesting.

    .

    Xiaomao opened his eyes and found himself in his game capsule. He pushed the hatch open and sat up.

    He rubbed his eyes as the room was strangely bright. His eyes slowly adjusted to the light, but everything seemed yellowish.

    Then, Xiaomao remembered. He didn¡¯t turn on the light when he entered the game. Everything in the room was supposed to be dark as it was nighttime.

    ¡®Oh, my night sight ability is active. How convenient.¡¯<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao got out of the capsule. He blinked several times and closed his eyes to summon the status menu.

    ¡®What is my synchronize rate, system?¡¯

    A notification message appeared behind his eyelids.

    <Current synchronization rate: 12 %.>

    It was on the low side as Xiaomao had just upgraded his character. Fortunately, his brain wasn¡¯t fried from the increase in INT and other stats.

    He sniffed and twitched his nose. The room had the strong smell of a female cat¡¯s urine.

    Xiaomao walked toward the wall and flipped on the light switch. The light bulb on the ceiling turned white, illuminating the room and showing the mess that his cats made.

    As Xiaomao had guessed, Nyanko peed on his pillow again.

    ¡°Nyanko, you have your toilet. Why do you keep peeing on my pillow, munya?¡±

    Nyanko had been sleeping on the bed. Upon hearing his voice, she snapped open her eyes and gazed at Xiaomao.

    Nya (That¡¯s because you smell weird, papa. You don¡¯t smell like me at all.)

    ¡°You can rub your fur on meter, but don¡¯t pee on my things! I don¡¯t want your pee on me, munya! Think about the hygiene!¡±

    Purr (What is hygiene, papa?)

    ¡°You get sick if your pee is stuck on your skin or fur for a long time, munya.¡±

    Nya!? (I can get sick?)

    ¡°Of course! You can get a terrible headache, and your body gets hot. You will feel very cold all the time.¡±

    Nya-Nya! (I don¡¯t like headaches. I don¡¯t want to get sick. Papa, help me!)

    ¡°Then, don¡¯t pee on my pillow and on the bed, okay? Pee in the toilet, so nobody will get sick.¡±

    Nya! (Okay! I will not pee here again!)

    ¡°Good girl!¡±

    Xiaomao sat on his bed and petted Nyanko. He felt like he was talking to a child.

    Everything so far sounded crazy as nobody should be able tomunicate with cats. However, Xiaomao didn¡¯t care since it was convenient.

    ¡®My life is getting crazytely. Oh, well. At least, Nyanko never treats me as a ve. She¡¯s a good girl.¡¯

    He flipped the pee-stained pillow to the other side, where it wasn¡¯t touched by Nyanko¡¯s pee. Then, he slept on it.

    Nya (Papa, you will get sick.)

    Xiaomao groaned as he wanted to sleep.

    ¡°The other side is clean. Nothing to worry about.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Nyanko walked toward Xiaomao and kneaded him.

    Nya (Wake up, papa. You will get sick!)

    It was toote. Xiaomao subconsciously activated his game skill ¡°Catnap¡± and was fast-asleep.

    .

    6 AM

    RIIIING

    The annoying clock woke up Xiaomao from his deep slumber. He opened his eyes and found the ck butthole of Mama Cat, who was sitting on his face.

    DING

    <You have received a catnap blessing.>

    <Your health and stamina recovery rate is double for 6 hours.>

    Xiaomao ignored the system sound and pushed the cat away. For some reason, his head felt heavy as if he had a hangover. Although Xiaomao had a severe headache, he dragged his feet to the bathroom for a morning bath routine.

    He stopped at the mirror and stared at his current appearance.

    Once again, Xiaomao¡¯s sclera turned ck, his pupils stayed yellowish, and his iris was as dark as the abyss. They were the eyes of Chaos Demon God¡¯s followers, but Xiaomao believed they were different.

    The followers¡¯ pupils were like fiery yellowish fire, but Xiaomao¡¯s pupils were pure bright gold.

    ¡®I don¡¯t have enough time to adjust my eyes, so I¡¯ll roll with it. If someone asks, I¡¯ll just say I had a sclera tattoo or something. At least, I¡¯m not a werecat anymore.¡¯

    Xiaomao¡¯s appearance remained human. No cat ears or a cat tail came out, which was ideal.

    He took a long bath to wash away Nyanko and the other cats¡¯ smell. Then, he rushed to his room to toss the bed sheets, pillow sheets, and the pillow into a washing machine. As for the spring bed, Xiaomao dragged the entire thing to the balcony and put it there.

    After restocking a cat feed gadget and changing clean water in his cats¡¯ bowls, Xiaomao put on his school uniform and put on his shoes, preparing to go to school and meet up with Wei Zhi.

    Munya! (I¡¯m going, too!)

    Suddenly, Mu-Nyangtched on his back like a baby monkey. His ws dug into the jacket.

    ¡°Mu-Nyang. Your food is in your bowl. I can¡¯t y with you today.¡±

    Munya! (I need to go with you today, or you will die again.)

    ¡°As I said¡­ wait what?¡±

 Chapter 68 Cat Dadâ€™s Final Destination Experience

    Chapter 68 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Final Destination Experience

    A young man and a cat went to school together. Mu-Nyang sat on Xiaomao¡¯s shoulder like how thetter always sat on Shepherd or Lucky.

    Xiaomao arrived at the school early. He put a sports bag, which contained spare clothes, a towel, sports drinks, and light snacks. He looked at the clock on his phone.

    6.45 AM

    ¡°Am Ite?¡±

    The appointed time was 7 AM. However, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t see anyone in front of the school.

    As Xiaomao couldn¡¯t see anyone, he petted Mu-Nyang, who was enjoying the outdoor wind.

    ¡°What time will it happen?¡±

    Munya! (Very soon!)

    ¡°Then, should I stay home?¡±

    Munya! (No. Staying home today is bad, too! Staying out is the right choice!)

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. Earlier, Mu-Nyang warned him about the unbelievable threats.

    Xiaomao was not the type to believe in fortune-telling. However, aftering back to the past, he could not ignore Mu-Nyang¡¯s words anymore, especially after Mu-Nyang mentioned that Xiaomao would die AGAIN.

    It wasn¡¯t hard to guess that the cat also came back to the past, but something wasn¡¯t right.

    Before the regression, Xiaomao died 20 yearster. However, Mu-Nyang said that he would die today.

    Xiaomao guessed that Mu-Nyang might havee from the other timeline, or he could predict to future. However, it would be faster to ask Mu-Nyang directly.

    ¡°Do you know the details?¡±

    Munya (I don¡¯t know.)

    ¡°How did you know?¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Munya (I just know.)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Unfortunately, Mu-Nyang didn¡¯t rify how he obtained the information. He didn¡¯t exin anything other than wanting to tag alone with Xiaomao.

    Since Mu-Nyang didn¡¯t exin, Xiaomao had no choice but to bring the cat alone.

    ¡°Miao Xiaomao! Over here!¡±

    The voice of Wei Zhi drew his attention toward the track field. Over there, the track & field clubbers had been gathering. Wei Huang, the father of Wei Zhi, was there as well.

    Xiaomao carried his bag toward the group. When he got closer, he spotted two school buses, which had been parking in the school.

    Wei Zhi rushed to Xiaomao, ¡°Did you get a good sleep?¡±

    ¡°Yeah. I slept about 3 hours, munya.¡±

    ¡°You what?!¡±

    When Wei Huang and the other clubbers heard it, they facepalmed. They believed that Xiaomao might not have enough stamina to finish the race.

    Xiaomao scoffed at them. He had almost 200 AGI and VIT, which was 10 times higher than the status of an average human. His HP and MP were also full, so he worried about nothing.

    ¡°Haiz. Anyway, get a good nap on the bus. The race starts at 8.30, so we have a bit of time to rest. But if you rest for too long, you might have to start at the back of the pack.¡±

    ¡°Nah, I¡¯ll be fine. By the way, how many people are joining this race, munya?¡±

    ¡°Aside from you, we will be joining the mini-marathon. We start at the same time, but we run on a different route.¡±

    ¡°Oh, okay, munya.¡±

    ¡°Say, is this your cat? Are you taking it sightseeing?¡±

    Wei Zhi nced at Mu-Nyang and smiled. She reached out to pet him.<sub></sub>

    However, Mu-Nyang hissed and swatted Wei Zhi¡¯s hand away from him.

    Hiss! (Back off, wench!)

    ¡°He said he doesn¡¯t like you, munya,¡± Xiaomao snickered and scratched Mu-Nyang¡¯s chin. The cat leaned forward and purred.

    Wei Zhi pouted, ¡°Your cat is a meanie. By the way, what¡¯s his name?¡±

    ¡°Mu-¡°

    Munya! (Tell her I¡¯m Mihaly Dumitru Margareta Corneliu Leopold nca Karol Aeon Ignatius Raphael Maria Niketas A. Shge! In short, I¡¯m god!)

    Xiaomao nced at the cat. He was curious if that was his true name or if Mu-Nyang was trolling.

    ¡°Ahem, King, munya.¡±

    For the sake of his brain cell, Xiaomao came up with the logical name over the long name.

    ¡°Hahahaha! You have a good naming sense. Are you going to bring him to the race? Won¡¯t he get lost?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s alright. He¡¯s the smartest cat in the world.¡±

    Munya! (Bow to the god king, peasant!)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Sometimes, Xiaomao wondered if Mu-Nyang was acting like a usual cat. However, Mu-Nyang couldn¡¯t be ordinary since he showed signs of being a reincarnator or a regressor like Xiaomao.

    ¡®What are you, buddy?¡¯

    .

    Xiaomao boarded the bus together with Mu-Nyang. The male students upied all seats in the back while the girls got on another bus. Wei Zhi was also with the girls.

    As Xiaomao didn¡¯t have any friends in the club, nobody sat next to him.<sub></sub>

    Mu-Nyang obediently sat on Xiaomao¡¯sp, but he stared at the window, looking restless. Xiaomao also followed its gaze and looked at the scenery.

    Xiaomao got to enjoy the tranquil time while the bus was heading toward the event site. He closed his eyes and took a short nap.

    Munya (Don¡¯t sleep. Be vignt!)

    Xiaomao opened his eyes and looked at Mu-Nyang.

    ¡°Why?¡±

    Munya-nya! (Be wary of a ck bull.)

    ¡°ck bull?¡±

    Xiaomao raised his brows as he doubted a ck bull could appear in the metropolitan city. It would have been seized by the authority or the police had it shown up for a minute.

    But judging by a cat¡¯s logic, a ck bull might not be an actual bull. Instead, it might be cars or a ck object that looked like a bull.

    Xiaomao snickered. He wondered what kind of ck sedan or a bull-like object could kill him.

    But as Xiaomao looked around, he noticed a billboard ad, which belonged to an energy drink brand ¨C ck Bull.

    ck Bull?

    As Xiaomao kept staring, the corner of the billboard moved. Something was falling from it.

    At that moment, Xiaomao widened his eyes. Past memory shed before him, which made him recall a certain news headline before the regression.

    <Billboard Copsed. 15 Dead!>

    As Xiaomao at that time didn¡¯t pay attention to the news, he didn¡¯t know the detail about the event. However, he just remembered it now that some of his school¡¯s students were among the injured.

    ¡®Uh-oh. Is this Final Destination?¡¯

    By reflex, Xiaomao put Mu-Nyang in his jacket and crouched below the seat.

    BOOM!!

    A metal pipe pierced through the seat where Xiaomao had sat. Many debris fell on the roof of the bus.

    sses broke. The bus roof copsed. Unknown metals caused deafening voices.

    When everything was over, Xiaomao wasying on the floor of the bus. Sharp ss fragments grazed him, but they failed to cut his skin.

    Xiaomao checked on Mu-Nyang. The cat was unharmed as well.

    Munya (This isn¡¯t over yet. Don¡¯t get off the bus.)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Despite being warned, Xiaomao lifted one of the ss shards and peeked outside, using the reflection from the ss.

    It was a mess. Cars were flipped over, and many vehicles crashed onto another.

    One of the crushed electric cars was caught on fire. The driver and children in the passenger seats were still stuck inside!

    ¡°Uh-oh.¡±

    Xiaomao stood up in a panic as he saw the faces of two crying children.

    Munya (Don¡¯t go out! It¡¯s toote!)

    ¡°But people are stuck in that car!¡±

    MUNYA (IT¡¯S NOT OVER YET!)

    ¡°But I have a superpower!¡±

    MUNYA-MUNYA (YOU¡¯LL DIE IF YOU GET OUT NOW!)

    While Xiaomao and Mu-Nyang were bickering, one of the diesel trucks leaked gasoline from its tank. The liquid soon got caught on fire from the electric car.

    Then, it exploded.

    BOOM

    The electric car was too close to the truck. The fire engulfed the people inside.

    WHOOSH

    Shrapnel from the truck and a few ss shards from the electric car scattered. As Xiaomao was standing up, a few pieces hit him.

    Fortunately, none of them pierced through his skin. Xiaomao felt like a few pieces of popcorn hit him.

    Xiaomao realized this, too. He was relieved.

    ¡°See? Nothing can harm me.¡±

    Munya! (You are getting cocky, peasant! Sit down and pretend to be confused!)

    ¡°But why?!¡±

    Munya! (Just do it! Hide me as well. DO IT NOW, OR WE¡¯LL DIE AGAIN!)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao hid Mu-Nyang in his jacket and followed the cat¡¯s instructions. Hey on the ground, feinting unconsciousness.

    Afterying on the ground, he could hear the other students¡¯ voices. They were crying in pain and asking for help. However, no one could help them right now.

    Whilemotion was going on, Xiaomao suddenly had goosebumps. He felt like something chilly just swept through him and the students on the bus.

    Munya (Don¡¯t get up. He¡¯s here!)

    ¡®Who?¡¯ Xiaomao whispered.

    Munya (Enemy!)

    .

    On top of the billboard, a caracal with three eyes looked around. It twitched its nose, sniffing and searching for something.

    Nya? (Odd. I thought he was here. Did he die? Was it my imagination?)

    Unable to find the thing that it had been searching for, the caracal leaped to the sky and disappeared.

 Chapter 69 Cat Dadâ€™s Lurking Enemies?

    Chapter 69 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Lurking Enemies?

    ¡°What was that?¡±

    Xiaomao had a chill running down his spine. Something ominous and sinister had just nced at him, and its presence was terrifying.

    Munya (That was Nian.)

    ¡°Nian?¡±

    He had heard this name before somewhere. He closed his eyes and tried to remember.

    1,000 INT and 500 bonus buff INT began to show their effect. Xiaomao recalled the events when Nymph mentioned Nian.

    That time, Xiaomao offered to trade corrupted spirit stones for spirit fruits, and Nymph blurted out a piece of information.

    <What a coincidence! We¡¯re looking for those evil spirit stones to cleanse them. With these, we can create a counter curse array to repel the Curse of Nian!>

    ¡°Curse of Nian? Is he the one behind the curses?¡±

    Mu-Nyang¡¯s round eyes stared at Xiaomao as if he was surprised. The corner of his mouth curved up into a faint smile.

    Munya (Nian is your enemy, and his minions will kill you on sight!)

    ¡°I don¡¯t even know why it wants to kill me! What did I do?¡±

    Munya! (He hates you.)<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°But this makes no sense! What did I do to offend that thing?!¡±

    Xiaomao was confused. Behind every murder, the culprits usually had a motive. However, even after having 1,500 INT, he couldn¡¯t figure out why Pangu and his men wanted him dead.

    Because of what he did in the game?

    Because of his parents?

    Or because of the regression?

    The more Xiaomao thought, the more he was confused.

    Munya (For now, the crisis is gone. Let¡¯s go home. I¡¯m hungry.)

    ¡°¡­ Seriously, Mu-Nyang. How did you know that I would be attacked?¡±

    Munya! (Feed me a premium salmon, and I¡¯ll tell you!)

    ¡°Forget it.¡±

    Xiaomao regretted asking Mu-Nyang. This cat never gave him useful information, yet he was acting suspiciously. Mu-Nyang seemed to know something, but he rified himself.

    ¡°What are you hiding from me, buddy? I thought we were friends.¡±

    Munya (Because we¡¯re friends, I can¡¯t let you know my secrets. The karma will kill you.)<sub></sub>

    ¡°What is karma, then?¡±

    Munya (A curse and a shackle. Well, I talked too much.)

    Mu-Nyang yawned and slept inside Xiaomao¡¯s jacket. He stopped talking even though everything around them was in chaos.

    Xiaomao slowly pushed pieces of debris off him and got back on his feet. He looked around to see the carnage.

    A few cars were on fire. Several people on the road were injured. Fortunately, people from the side road rushed to help the victims, carrying them out of the wrecked cars.

    Xiaomao stared at the unreal aftermath in a daze. It was more gruesome and harsher than what he had seen in Hollywood movies or YouTube clips.

    ¡°HELP!¡±

    The voice of the male club members awoke Xiaomao from his trance. He turned toward the injured athletes.

    The condition of the club members was not great. Five men were unconscious. Two of them were buried under a bent chair and metal pipes, and the four of them were bleeding because of the shattered sses.

    ¡°Oh, boy, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao rushed to the club members. He slowly pushed heavy pieces of metal and bent metal roof to free the buried men first. He also cleared a room in the bus to make a path for everyone to leave the crushed vehicle.

    Nobody noticed Xiaomao¡¯s abnormal superhuman strength. Even the victims thought that Xiaomao got help from the others.

    Soon, the ambnces arrived, and paramedics rushed in to help.<sub></sub>

    .

    Because of the ident, the marathon schedule was canceled. Ambnces carried the injured students and other victims to hospitals while Xiaomao and other survivors were brought to a police station.

    Xiaomao got to meet the local police officer, who used to interrogate him after Liu Bei¡¯s incident. When he saw Xiaomao¡¯s face again, the officer clicked his tongue.

    In an office, the cop finished asking Xiaomao questions, but he kept staring at the cat dad¡¯s face.

    ¡°Somehow, my gut tells me that you were the cause of this mess.¡±

    He wasn¡¯t wrong, but he wasn¡¯t right either. Xiaomaoughed.

    ¡°That¡¯s impossible, munya! That billboard suddenly fell on my bus. How in the blue world could I destroy a billboard when I was chilling in a bus, munya?¡±

    ¡°True. But I can tell that you¡¯ll be back here again.¡±

    ¡°No way. Why should Ie back here, munya?¡±

    ¡°By statistics, ex-criminals usually likely rmit the same crime again after they were released. Who knows? You mighte back here in the future.¡±

    The officer snickered and let Xiaomao go. He also nced at the bicolor cat, who was dozing in Xiaomao¡¯s school jacket.

    ¡°You have a good cat. What¡¯s his name?¡±

    ¡°Mihaly Dumitru Margareta Corneliu Leopold nca Karol Aeon Ignatius Raphael Maria Niketas A. Shge, munya.¡±

    ¡°What the hell is wrong with you?!¡±

    ¡°But you asked for his name, munya!¡±

    ¡°Argh, forget it. Get outta here.¡±

    ¡°Okay, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao snickered and waltzed out of the police station.

    When Xiaomao left the police station, he found himself alone. Wei Zhi, Wei Huang, and the club members that were unaffected by the ident already rushed to hospitals where all students had been admitted.

    ¡®Should I run home?¡¯

    He looked at the clock on his phone. It was already 10.35 AM.

    The race had already started. It was toote to join the marathon event for the prize money.

    Xiaomao sighed. He called a taxi to go home.

    While Xiaomao was in a taxi, he checked the game website to see the game¡¯s auction house.

    But before Xiaomao could see the current bid war, someone called him. The phone number belonged to Liu Bei.

    .

    After Xiaomao had left, the phone in the police office rang. The officer that had interrogated Xiaomao picked it up.

    ¡°BJ Station, can I help you?¡±

    The hoarse voice of a mentally exhausted middle-aged man on the phone replied, ¡°Hello, officer. I¡¯m searching for a certain individual. I think he was one of this morning billboard victims.¡±

    ¡°Could I have your name, sir?¡±

    ¡°Pan Xian.¡±

    ¡°And who are you looking for, sir?¡±

    ¡°Miao Xiaomao.¡±

    ¡°What kind of rtionship do you have with the victim, sir?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m his parent¡¯s boss.¡±

    The officer paused. He furrowed his brows as he nced at the desktopputer monitor in front of him. Currently, the conversation on the phone was recorded as it was the local¡¯s automatic system that was installed in every police station.

    The officer ensured that the conversation was recorded. Then, he continued to talk.

    ¡°Could I have Miao Xiaomao¡¯s parents on the phone, sir?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s impossible. They aren¡¯t with me at the moment.¡±

    ¡°Sir, we cannot disclose a victim¡¯s private information to non-rtives.¡±

    ¡°How about 10 million RMB?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The officer took a deep breath. He pressed a few buttons on his keyboard and stopped the voice recording. He also erased the file from hisputer.

 Chapter 70 Cat Dad and Cop of the Year

    Chapter 70 ¨C Cat Dad and Cop of the Year

    ¡°Is this a prank call?¡±

    The officer¡¯s name was Qin Mu. He was the only son of Qin Yun, the owner of the convenience store where Xiaomao had been working part-time.

    Although Qin Mu was a capable police officer, he was a veteran street rat that understood how the world worked. Thus, he turned off the office recording device to avoidplications. He then pulled the desk drawer and brought out aptop, which had installed a simr program, but it didn¡¯t report back to the higher-ups.

    Qin Mu plugged theptop into theputer and began recording the conversation with hisptop instead.

    ¡°This is not a prank call. Tell me the info, and I¡¯ll give you the dough.¡±

    ¡°Good. Transfer me some Bitcoin to my ount to verify your credibility, and I¡¯ll deliver the files to your email.¡±

    ¡°Send me your wallet QR code to my telegram. My ID is¡­¡±

    .

    A minuteter, 10 Bitcoin was transferred to Qin Mu¡¯s crypto wallet. He confirmed it and grinned.

    Cryptocurrency trading was illegal in China. However, no government official seriously cracked down on traders as they also relied on the system to stash their slush funds. Thus, Qin Mu wasn¡¯t afraid of being busted.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°Very well, then. What would you like to know?¡±

    ¡°First off, did you talk to Miao Xiaomao?¡±

    ¡°Of course, I just talked to him.¡±

    ¡°How are his injuries?¡±

    ¡°He¡¯s fine. He is an eyewitness, not a victim in this incident.¡±

    ¡°Huh? Really?¡± Pan Xian paused for a moment, ¡°What was he doing, then?¡±

    Qin Mu rubbed his chin. Instead of telling Pan Xian the truth, he mixed in false information.

    ¡°Miao Xiaomao said he woke upte and missed the bus, so he took a taxi to the marathon event. But the ident happened, and he helped out the victims. We brought him to the police station for some inquiries.¡±

    Again, Pan Xian paused for a few seconds before he continued, ¡°Another question. Did he do something unusual recently? For example, did he exhibit superhuman strength or did something unusual or illogical?¡±

    Qin Mu thought of the time when Xiaomao sent bikers to the hospitals. He pretended to press the keyboard and let the keyboard noise get on the phone.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Aside from being healthy, no.¡±

    ¡°Did hemit crimes in the past?¡±

    Qin Mu mixed in some truth, but he also half-lied, ¡°Yes. He got into a brawl with some kids, but nothing was unusual.¡±

    ¡°Last question. Does he have a bicolor cat?¡±

    Qin Mu frowned. He didn¡¯t understand why Pan Xian wanted to know about cats. As Qin Mu found this information irrelevant, he told the truth.

    ¡°Yes. He had a fat cat with him.¡±

    ¡°Do you know his name?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s a long-ass name. I don¡¯t even remember. It¡¯s Mihaly Dumitru something.¡±

    ¡°Not Mu-Nyang?¡±

    ¡°Never heard of it. What¡¯s that?¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡°Ahem. Forget it. I want his data, records of his testimony of this incident, his current address, and criminal record files. Send them to me, and I¡¯ll transfer the rest of the cash.¡±

    ¡°Got it, boss.¡±

    ¡°Remember, this conversation never happens.¡±

    ¡°Obviously!¡±

    CLICK

    Pan Xian ended the call.

    Qin Mu snickered and stopped recording. He put on earphones and listened to the recorded conversation.

    <Very well, what would you like to know?>

    The voice was crisp. Now, he had a backup n. If Pan Xian backstabbed him, he would use this conversation to fight back.

    ¡°Easy money. Welp, time to work.¡±

    Qin Mu reviewed the conversation file before he encrypted it. Then, he put theptop away and worked on his officeputer as if nothing had happened.

    He also edited Xiaomao¡¯s criminal record. In the file, Xiaomao had a record of excessive violence charge as he busted the balls and broke a few bones of the bikers. There was also aint from the parents of Niu Fu, whose balls were also shattered by Xiaomao.

    Qin Mu copied the files and edited these records. Instead of listing them as excessive violence, he changed them.

    ¡°A brawl between club mates because they fought over a girl and self-protection against delinquents from another school. Now, my lucky boy is clean!¡±

    Qin Mu pressed entered. Then, he edited the history of the file and sent them to Pan Xian¡¯s private telegram without tampering with the official files in the police station¡¯s database.

    10 minutester, 9 million USDT was transferred to Qin Mu¡¯s crypto wallet. The copughed.

    ¡®What an idiot. Is this fool a gay pedophile? Welp, good luck, kiddo. I hope you practiced clenching your butt cheeks! Anyway, I secure my retirement fund. It¡¯s time to quit my job and migrate to a better ce. Oh, I should call dad and tell him to close down that convenience store. I should also bring him abroad and leave this hell hole.¡¯

    Qin Mu packed his stuff and waited for his shift to be over. He also got busy writing his resignation letter. While drafting the letter, he wondered if Uncle Sam¡¯s police department would ept an immigrant.

    .

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao was also on the phone. Liu Bei seemed to be enthusiastic about something.

    ¡®Hey, friend. I heard you won big.¡¯

    ¡°Won what, munya?¡±

    ¡®Don¡¯t y dumb. Did you check the auction house?¡¯

    ¡°What auction, munya?¡±

    ¡®Oh, my. Silly me. I jumped the gun. Well, did you y Pangu Online 2?¡¯

    ¡°I do, munya. What do you want?¡±

    ¡®What is your ID again? Which world are you ying?¡¯

    ¡°None of your business, munya!¡±

    ¡®Don¡¯t be like this. Didn¡¯t I give you some cash?¡¯

    ¡°You did, but that was for the trouble you caused. I owe you nothing, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao remembered Liu Bei and his generous gifts. However, he wasn¡¯t that close to this gangster to the point that he would share sensitive information.

    ¡®Listen here, friend. It¡¯s not that I want something from you. I¡¯m here to recruit you to my association and guild. How about it? Don¡¯t you want social connections? I can introduce you to a few movie stars, sexy women, and politicians. My father is the mayor, remember?¡¯

 Chapter 71 Cat Dad is Rich (2)

    Chapter 71 ¨C Cat Dad is Rich (2)

    Xiaomao frowned. He didn¡¯t care about politics and social status. Thus, he had no interest in Liu Bei¡¯s offer.

    ¡°I¡¯m only interested in money, and I¡¯m in a bad mood, munya! Do you know that I lost 20,000 RMB because of a stupid ident, munya?!¡±

    ¡®How about this? I want to purchase some information from you. I¡¯ll pay in cash.¡¯

    ¡°That¡¯s more like it, sir. What would you like to know, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s tone softened. He smiled and almost licked his phone. He didn¡¯t realize that the taxi driver noticed the creepy smiling face in the rear mirror, and thetter¡¯s expression turned dark.

    ¡®Where did you get those element fruits? I¡¯ll pay a million RMB for it.¡¯

    Xiaomao¡¯s facial expression turned stiff. His smiling face distorted in contempt as he was not stupid enough to disclose his future knowledge to the public. After all, a G1 fruit could be sold for a million dors in the future.

    But after being reminded of the price of the fruits, Xiaomao swiped his phone to check his game ount and the auction house.

    6 days remained until the auction of Xiaomao¡¯s items ended. However, the current bidding price of each fruit shocked Xiaomao.

    .

    G1 Dark Fruit

    Last Bid: Three minutes ago.

    Current Price: 1,555,555 USDT<sub>.</sub>

    Time Remaining: 6 Days

    .

    G1 Light Fruit

    Last Bid: Two minutes ago

    Current Price: 2,500,000 USDT

    Time Remaining: 6 Days

    .

    G1 Water Fruit

    Last Bid: Three minutes ago

    Current Price: 1,200,001 USDT

    Time Remaining: 6 Days

    .

    The bid offers were insane. Xiaomao rubbed his eyes twice and pped his face to check if he wasn¡¯t dreaming.<sub></sub>

    The p was so loud that the taxi driver peeked in the rear mirror and broke a sweat. He cursed in his mind that he had picked up a mental customer today.

    After Xiaomao confirmed that he wasn¡¯t dreaming, he processed the information. Now, he understood why Liu Bei wanted to get close to him.

    ¡®I see. I¡¯m rich now, and he wants my money printers. Predicable kid.¡¯

    Xiaomao coughed and deepened his voice.

    ¡°Aha. Listen here, little Liu. This senior¡¯s information is not cheap. Unless you are a billionaire, you can¡¯t afford it, munya.¡±

    ¡®Don¡¯t be like this, Miao Xiaomao. Didn¡¯t I bail you out of jail?¡¯

    ¡°I was innocent, and you did nothing, munya. Also, only an idiot will sell this information for lower than a billion dors. Look at the current bidding price, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao smirked. He knew that Liu Bei knew about the potential of these items. Any gold-farming guild would kill to learn where it came from.

    ¡®Listen. I¡¯m serious. Can¡¯t you share this information with me, please? I¡¯m begging you. It¡¯s not like those fruits aremon drops. You can¡¯t monopolize this forever. One day, someone might find it and sell the intel to other yers. Come on, sell it to me, and we can still be friends.¡¯

    ¡°If I don¡¯t, munya?¡±

    ¡®Do you realize the gravity of the situation? I can easily reveal your identity, and all mobs wille after you!¡¯

    ¡°Now, you¡¯re ckmailing me, munya? How nice of you.¡±

    ¡®I¡¯m stating the facts. I¡¯m giving you one million RMB for the information. Sell it to me, and we can still be friends.¡¯<sub></sub>

    ¡°Hohou?¡±

    Xiaomao cracked his knuckles. He recalled the miserable life when Liu Bei¡¯s henchmen bullied him in school. And now, the guy behind all the bullies was ckmailing him.

    ¡°Try me.¡±

    ¡®You¡­¡¯

    Xiaomao ended the call. He scoffed and leaned on the seat. However, his sclera turned dark, and his golden pupils turned orange as if they were fiery mes.

    Again, the taxi driver noticed how terrifying Xiaomao¡¯s expression was. He sweated profusely.

    ¡°Please don¡¯t eat me. I¡¯m not tasty!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    .

    Xiaomao and got home. He carried Mu-Nyang back to his usual ce, which was the tallest cat tree¡¯s bed. The cat yawned and slept as if he was exhausted.

    Munya (Leave a bowl of wet food in the kitchen. I¡¯ll eat itter.)

    ¡°Okay, master.¡±

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao had three other masters.

    Mew (I want Wagyu Steak!)

    Meo (I want a medium-rare rib-eye steak!)

    Nya! (Papa, I want a big fish!)

    Xiaomaoughed. He went to the kitchen and prepared food for himself and his masters.

    After feeding his cats with canned food, Xiaomao changed his clothes and got ready to return to the game. He hummed in a good mood as his financial problem was solved, and he would be a millionaire next week.

    DING

    While Xiaomao was about to return to his room to y the game, his phone sounded an rm. He picked up the phone to check.

    Surprisingly, it was an email from a strange sender. Xiaomao opened it to check.

    [My name is Qamar Ismael. I¡¯ve noticed that you¡¯re selling element fruits in bulk in the auction house, and I¡¯m interested in being your trade partner. I would like to purchase your spirit fruits for five million dors each, and I¡¯m willing to buy in bulk. If you¡¯re interested, reply to this email to me. If you want to, I can fly anywhere on earth and meet you in person.]

    Everything was written in English. Even though Xiaomao was Chinese, he understood it.

    ¡°Wow, munya.¡±

    Money came so fast. Xiaomao couldn¡¯t believe that he would get a trade offer so soon.

    Still, this email was a wake-up call. It demonstrated that his private information could be easily exposed to conglomerates, nobles, politicians, or crime organizations. This might be the time to increase his home security.

    Moreover, this offer and the auction revealed another important clue. It showed that many rich yers were already aware of the spiritual roots¡¯ true value. They might also be aware of the superpower perks that they could get from the game like Xiaomao.

    ¡®These guys should be the insiders or the shareholders of thepany. When the alien invasion war broke out, those oil barons, billionaires,pany employees, and children of politicians were the first group of superhumans that repelled the invaders. I¡¯m sure they know about the game¡¯s perks ahead of time.¡¯

    When the game wasunched, the gamemunities weren¡¯t interested in the game as it was expensive. Yet, millions of yers joined the game and temporarily increased the price of PACT from five USD to 5.5 per PACT for a few hours before it dipped because of the traders.

    But a day after the game was released, someone posted about the elusive story quest of the second world, and the game became even more popr.

    ¡®Come to think of it, the second world is the most active world of all three worlds because of the cultivator theme. But the people of that world will be the enemies of mankind. I didn¡¯t pay attention to that world when I was farming PACT thest time. I should check on the event.¡¯

    Xiaomao went to hisputer and explored the news about the cultivation world.

    Coincidentally, the second world had another global event. A country was being invaded by a monster force, and yers were mobilized to defend it.

    The monsters, on the other hand, were absurdly strong. All of them were over level 900 and above while yers had an average level of 90-100. Only less than 100 people managed to surpass level 100.

    Xiaomao had the urge to watch the clips to see how they defeated level-900 monsters. However, he chose not to watch them as he might get addicted and waste his precious time instead of ying the game. He simply skimmed through articles and forums to collect information.

    Half an hourter, Xiaomao stopped. He nced at a YouTube video¡¯s thumbnail, which was a handsome angel with a ck and a white wing.

    [Mao n Lore] was the video title.

    Xiaomao was tempted to watch it as the angel was a famous story NPC, but he mustered his willpower not to click it. He closed hisputer and entered the game capsule.

 Chapter 72 Cat Dad is a Murderer

    Chapter 72 ¨C Cat Dad is a Murderer

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao got back into the game. He stretched his tentacles to get used to his game avatar and relieve his stress.

    He returned to thebor guild¡¯s apartment. Shepherd was nowhere in sight even though Xiaomao was inside his room.

    Xiaomao went to Lucky¡¯s room to fetch her. When he entered the room, he found the wolf woman sleeping in a corner. However, another corner of the room had a stain of her marking.

    ¡°Lucky, this studio roomes with a toilet, munya.¡±

    He facepalmed and brought out amon robe, which was dropped from a gnoll mage. He used it as a rag to clean the urine stain to maintain hygiene.

    When Xiaomao was done, the wolf girl woke up. She wagged her tail when she found her master.

    Xiaomao bonked her head with the half-broken pan, ¡°No, peeing outside of the toilet, munya!¡±

    ¡°But that corner is my toilet¡­¡±

    ¡°Come here!¡±

    Xiaomao guided Lucky to the bathroom and taught her how to use the toilet seat. It took him several minutes to exin everything.

    While Xiaomao was teaching Lucky how to use the bathroom, someone knocked on the door and entered.

    Shepherd seemed to have sensed Xiaomao¡¯s arrival. He panted and sweated as if he had been running around for hours.

    The silent retainer saluted and awaited for his new order. His fianc¨¦ sat on his shoulder, staring at the wolf girl and the catopus.

    Seeing that everybody returned, Xiaomao ended the lesson.

    ¡°Let¡¯s get going, munya!¡±

    .

    Xiaomao and the gang gathered at the adventurer guild. As soon as Xiaomao revealed his appearance, the NPCs gasped in shock. They rushed to the inner office, and two security guards guided them to a guest room.<sub>.</sub>

    A few minutester, Otto sprinted down the stairs and barged into the guest room. He panted and stared at Xiaomao with bloodshot eyes.

    ¡°Sir, where have you been?! The emperor is looking for you!¡±

    ¡°I know, munya. I¡¯m sorry that I¡¯mte, but have you prepared my escorts?¡±

    ¡°O-Of course. W-Well, the situation has changed, so we will deploy the strongest adventurers to protect you! The fee is on us! By the way¡­¡±

    Otto¡¯s expression turned solemn. He suspiciously grinned.

    ¡°Do you perhaps obtain more ck stones? I can smell them from you.¡±

    Xiaomao furrowed his brows and nced at his inventory. Indeed, Xiaomao still kept a few ck stones to initiate spirit stone quests in the future, but all spirit stones, including thepleted ones, were stored in his warehouse. As for his inventory, he had none with him to avoid detection.

    Unfortunately, this NPC could detect corrupted spirit stones¡¯ scent from him. He thought that Xiaomao had more ck stones.

    ¡®Annoying NPC.¡¯

    Xiaomao shook his head and refused to reveal his stones.

    ¡°I don¡¯t! I already sold you all my stones, munya.¡±

    As soon as Xiaomao finished his sentence, Otto¡¯s sclera ckened, and his pupils turned orange. His blood vessels got darker, and his skin became grey. Moreover, his green name became red.

    DING

    <Otto is infuriated. Current Hatred: 5 Stars.>

    ¡®Motherhumper!¡¯

    Otto didn¡¯t attack them right away. He nced at Lucky and Shepherd, whose gears seemed intimidating. He turned to Xiaomao and threatened.

    ¡°Hand over the ck stones, and I will let you leave this ce. Don¡¯t expect me to show you mercy!¡±

    DING<sub></sub>

    <A quest has been updated.>

    .

    Unique Quest: Suspicious Guild Branch Manager¡¯s Activities (2)

    Initially, Otto nned to use the mercenary squad to kill you and steal your belongings. However, you have a strong scent of unidentified ck stones on you, and Otto has sensed it.

    Because of his greed and insanity, Otto now wants all of your unidentified ck stones. You now have four options; Surrender your ck stones to Otto, flee from this adventurer guild, defeat Otto to submission, or kill Otto. Bear in mind that every action has a consequence.

    Quest Objective: Complete one of the objectives.

    ¨C Surrender Unidentified ck Stones

    ¨C Flee from Adventurer Guild

    ¨C Defeat Otto without killing him.

    ¨C Kill Otto.

    Reward: Unknown

    *[?????? Instinct]: Bribing Otto is the safest choice, but he will demand more ck stones in the future. Fleeing from here and sparing his sorry life are terrible choices since he will directly contact the emperor and frame you as a traitor. If you kill him, things will spiral out of control. However, your future quests will be very exciting and rewarding!

    .

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t like how things developed. He regretted showing up here instead of ignoring the quest line of the corrupted official.

    He nced at Otto¡¯s level. He was a level-50 NPC, which seemed to be easy to kill. However, his security guards behind him were all level-100 town guards, and they also had red names.

    ¡°Tsk!¡±

    Facing a dilemma, Xiaomao racked up his brain. He raised his tentacles, gesturing that he surrendered.

    ¡°The stones are not with me at the moment. Everything is deposited on thebor guild¡¯s warehouse, munya.¡±<sub></sub>

    Otto¡¯s angry face softened, but he still red at Xiaomao.

    ¡°Bring it here!¡±

    ¡°Okay, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao hopped on Lucky and ordered her and Shepherd to leave. However, Otto stopped them.

    ¡°You stay. Your retainers can go and bring the stones here.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao took a deep breath to hold back his anger. He nced at Lucky and Shepherd.

    Both retainers were prepared. They had been wearing their full gears ever since they came here.

    Noticing the look of Xiaomao, they answered with their eyes.

    Xiaomao turned to the two level-100 town guards. He pointed at them.

    ¡°Tell them to back off. I don¡¯t like being held as a hostage, munya.¡±

    Otto scoffed, ¡°You have no choice! They are my bodyguards, and they will be here with me!¡±

    ¡°I see, munya. Very well, you two can go. I can stay.¡±

    Seeing that Xiaomao was obedient, Ottoughed, ¡°Good choice. You ves can leave. Get the hell outta here!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Shepherd and Lucky left the guest room without an escort. While they were leaving, Xiaomao secretly added a new order to the game menu, telling them to meet him at the port.

    After they had left, Xiaomao smiled at Otto. He counted time in his mind.

    Five minutes passed. Xiaomao looked at Otto and his bodyguards again. As usual, they had been staring at Xiaomao, preventing him from fleeing.

    Xiaomao smirked. He asked Otto.

    ¡°Otto, do you have a family, munya?¡±

    ¡°You don¡¯t need to know!¡±

    ¡°I feel sorry for them, munya.¡±

    ¡°Pfft. What do you know? Nobody wants to marry me. I was always in a dungeon when I was young, and girls hated dirty stinky adventurers! But once I have all the ck stones, they will understand my charm!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao let out a sigh of relief.

    ¡°Can I go to a bathroom, munya?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Otto nced at his bodyguards. The two town guards nodded and went out. A minuteter, they came with a bowl.

    ¡°Do it here.¡±

    Xiaomao shook his head, ¡°Seriously, munya?¡±

    ¡°You are going nowhere until I have the ck stones!¡±

    ¡°Alright. Fine.¡±

    Xiaomao nced at his retainer¡¯s status menu again. Then, he noticed their current action report.

    Both of them were on stand-by. They were now on the boat.

    After confirming that his retainers secured the escape route, Xiaomao activated his chameleon skill.

    Suddenly, Xiaomao vanished from Otto¡¯s sight. The NPC stood up and rushed to the couch where Xiaomao had been sitting. However, the catopus was not there anymore!

    ¡°FIND HIM!¡±

    The level-100 town guards searched the room. They flipped tables and couch over to look for the catopus, but they couldn¡¯t see him in the room. The guards then rushed out of the room, thinking that he had left the room already.

    Otto also believed that Xiaomao had teleported away by using an illegal teleportation rune and teleportation scrolls. He stomped toward the exit.

    PLOP

    Suddenly, something softtched on Otto¡¯s back, and something cold dug into the flesh in his neck.

    Xiaomao¡¯s cursed ws repeatedly sliced the back of Otto¡¯s neck as if he was trying to kill a titan. After only three slices, Otto¡¯s HP bar was empty.

    DING

    <Congrattions. You havepleted Unique Quest: Suspicious Guild Branch Manager¡¯s Activities (2)!>

    A new quest has been updated.

    .

    Unique Quest: Done Deed

    You have done it now. Otto is dead, but you¡¯re not in the clear yet. Right now, nobody has noticed that you killed Otto, but someone will find his corpse eventually. In addition, you are will be the prime suspect in this murder.

    Staying in Seaside Town is no longer an option as you can be arrested. Even if you resist, the Yuan Empire willmission adventurers and elite soldiers to hunt you down.

    However, if you find a ce to hide the corpse and clean the mess you made, you might be able to buy some time¡­ If you have a ce to destroy the evidence.

    Mission Objective: Destroy all evidence!

    Failure Condition: Someone finds Otto¡¯s corpse.

    Reward: Nobody in Seaside Town will look for you for two weeks.

    Failure Penalty: The Seaside Town will brand you as a criminal, and your name will be permanently red.

 Chapter 73 Cat Dad is a Thief

    Chapter 73 ¨C Cat Dad is a Thief

    Xiaomao let out long a sigh of relief. With two weeks, he could achieve so many things that could potentially cancel out the crime.

    Killing Otto gave Xiaomao a brass key and a patch of paper, which contained a map of the city and nearby regions. However, it looked different from the other maps that NPC cartographers made.

    The map showed the X marks of various ces, which indicated points of interest. However, Xiaomao had no idea what they were for as they contained no other information or item detail. In the menu, it simply showed as ¡°Unidentified Map¡±.

    Xiaomao put the map and the key aside. He reread the quest and the hints at the bottom of the quest menu.

    .

    [?????? Instinct]: Use your inventory. Do not use your mana.

    .

    ¡®I see.¡¯

    The purpose of this quest was to hide his crime, and that coincided with Xiaomao¡¯s intention. Moreover, he was already aware of inventory perks as they could store carcasses or corpses of beasts, animals, NPCs, and remains.

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao shoved the entire corpse into his inventory. Otto¡¯s fat body sank into the inventory menu and disappeared.

    He turned his attention to the bloodstain on the carpet and the floor next. He stored the carpet and furniture in his inventory slots. Unfortunately, a few drops of blood still dirtied the wooden floor.

    Xiaomao patted the bloodstain with his tentacle, thinking of storing droplets of blood.

    DING

    It worked as Xiaomao had intended. Droplets of blood were gathered in one of Xiaomao¡¯s inventory slots.<sub>.</sub>

    In the inventory menu, the corpse was turned into items. They became ¡°Otto¡¯s Corpse¡±, ¡°Otto Blood¡±, and ¡°Bloodstain Furniture¡±.

    While relying on the chameleon skill, Xiaomao sneaked out of the room. However, he didn¡¯t leave the adventurer guild yet. He proceeded to the upper floors, searching for Otto¡¯s private room.

    Xiaomao soon discovered a room on the third floor, which was locked. He inserted the brass key that he got from Otto right away.

    The key broke and dissipated into dust. However, the door was unlocked.

    Upon entering the room, a glittering stash of Otto¡¯s gold coins, treasure chests, and jewelry blinded Xiaomao. He rubbed his eyes and shook his head several times to adjust to the absurd light of these treasures.

    The source of the light came from a faceless angel statue, which was located at the center of the room.

    At the pedestal of the statue, there was a written message.

    [Chaos Demon God loc]

    Xiaomao frowned. This was the name of the mastermind behind the cirction of corrupted spirit stones, and he was the enemy of Pangu. However, he was not on a friendly term with Chang¡¯e, the Chaos Demon Goddess.

    ¡®Otto is really the servant of loc. Oh, well. RIP.¡¯

    Xiaomao pushed the inventory panel against the statue and devoured it into his inventory. He also collected useful items in the room. Among them, two ck stones were stored in a sealed casket. Of course, Xiaomao took them back and stole Otto¡¯s stone.

    A few minutester, Xiaomao¡¯s inventory was full. However, Xiaomao didn¡¯t collect enough. He put small jewelry, trinkets, and essories that yers could wear into a chest. Then, he carried it over his head and waddled out of the room.

    Fortunately, the chameleon skill extended to the items that Xiaomao was carrying. The treasure chest became invisible to NPCs and yers in the guild building.

    While Xiaomao was leaving, two Otto bodyguards returned to the guest room, but they couldn¡¯t find their boss. They scratched their heads and ran out to look for him.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao noticed their actions and giggled. He proceeded toward the port, where Shepherd and Lucky had been waiting.

    .

    At the port, the two retainers already started the ship¡¯s engine. Xiaomao hopped on it and revealed himself. He put down the chest and ordered Shepherd.

    ¡°We¡¯ll sail around the entire continent, munya! But first, let¡¯s go back to the Gnoll Ind, munya!¡±

    Shepherd was confused, but he nodded. They sailed the tree boat to Gnoll Ind.

    When they arrived, the mermen made way for them to pass. Lucky carried the chest and followed Xiaomao to the dungeon while Shepherd stayed behind to refuel the boat engine with his mana.

    At the bridge, Lucky and Xiaomao encountered Nymph, who was leading a group of flying mermaids. They were in the middle of building something under the cliff.

    Xiaomao was curious. He rode a flying sword and greeted them.

    ¡°What are you building under the cliff, munya?¡±

    ¡°Oh, hi!¡± Nymph picked Xiaomao from the flying sword and carried him in her arms. She brought him to her friends.

    ¡°We¡¯re building an aqueduct.¡±

    ¡°Aqueduct? What is that for, munya? Why not a pipe or a canal instead?¡±

    ¡°Hehe. Have you noticed that the ceiling on this cave produces green water?¡±

    ¡°We¡¯re underground, so that might be seawater. Am I wrong, munya?¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡°You¡¯re not wrong, but you¡¯re not right either. You see, this ce is built on top of a sealed cmity-ss monster, and its mana polluted the seawater. But now, your new dungeon core purifies the polluted seawater! Every drop of water in your dungeon is so clean and nutritious to us. We can¡¯t help but want some of the leaking seawater that you don¡¯t need.¡±

    ¡°Oh!¡±

    ¡°Thates to our aqueduct. Can we build it in your dungeon?¡±

    ¡°Of course, munya. Be careful about the adventurers though. Also, don¡¯t send mermen here. They might be gender-swapped by the power of the dungeon core, munya.¡±

    Nymph revealed a wry smile, ¡°Toote.¡±

    She looked at the mermaid workers. Their round shifting eyes revealed their nervousness, and their movements seemed awkward and clumsy. Moreover, some of them didn¡¯t wear a bra.

    Xiaomao sweated profusely and stared at the half-naked mermaids with a pokerface.

    Nymph giggled and petted Xiaomao.

    ¡°It¡¯s okay, though. The mermen and mermaid poption ratio is currently 200:1. We¡¯recking mermaids at the moment. Turning them into mermaids doesn¡¯t hurt. As the matter of fact, we are discussing the crisis ofcking women, and we¡¯re nning to migrate homosexual mermen here.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°Could we transfer our gay mermen here, pretty please?¡±

    ¡°Go ahead, munya. Be warned though. The dungeon core will give them an odd skill, munya.¡±

    ¡°What skill?¡±

    ¡°Reproduction, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao sighed, expecting to hear Nymph¡¯sints.

    On the contrary, Nymphughed, ¡°Perfect! I was worried that they won¡¯t be able to reproduce. If your dungeon can allow men to get pregnant, this ce will be VERY useful!¡±

    ¡°Nani?¡±

    Xiaomao was so shocked that he eximed in Japanese. He looked up to give Nymph the are-you-serious look.

    ¡°Come to think of it. Do you have that skill as well, Mister Xiaomao?¡±

    ¡°No,¡± Xiaomao answered instantly.

    ¡°Shame.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, shame (on you), munya!¡± Xiaomao coughed and changed the subject, ¡°By the way, I¡¯ve found a statue of Chaos Demon God loc. Do you need it?¡±

    ¡°WHAT?!¡±

    All mermaid workers stopped what they were doing and turned to Xiaomao. Even Nymph eximed in shock.

    ¡°Do you really have it?!¡±

    ¡°Y-Yes.¡±

    Xiaomao brought up the statue topic since he knew what they were for.

    All statues of Chaos Demon God loc acted as a beacon for his apostles to gather and convert all living beings in the world into mindless monsters, including yers!

    Whenever a yer consumed a corrupted spirit stone to get stronger while they were under the beacon¡¯s range, they absorbed a portion of the strange energy of the Chaos Demon God. The cultivators called it the Curse of loc.

    The Curse of loc was more dangerous than regr curses. Not only did it affect game characters, NPCs, and local monsters, but it also affected the bodies of the yers in the real world!

    Before the regression, many Chaos Demon God¡¯s followers lost their sanity, and their personalities changed. School teachers became school shooters. A kind pastor became a serial murderer. Even an innocent child turned into a tyrant overlord.

    In order not to be cursed, ones must never consume a corrupted spirit stone.

    As Xiaomao knew about the rivalry rtionship between loc and Chang¡¯e, he brought the statue here to let the mermaid deal with it.

    Nymph¡¯s face turned dark, ¡°Could you give it to me? I¡¯ll destroy that sphemous object right away!¡±

    ¡°Sure, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao leaped off from Nymph¡¯s arms and rode a flying sword toward solid ground. He ejected the statue from his inventory and ced it for everybody to see.

    Nymph immediately pulled out a long staff from her cleavage and pointed at the statue.

    BOOM!

    The golden statue exploded and dissipated into silver light.

    Xiaomao frowned and stared at Nymph¡¯s bosom. He questioned the physics and logic of how she stored a 2-meter-long staff in between her boobs.

    Nymph shoved the staff back into her cleavage as if she had a 4th dimension pouch in there. Then, she smiled at Xiaomao.

    ¡°Done!¡±

    DING

    <You have obtained 1,000,000 Contribution EXP for destroying a cursed artifact.>

    <Your Contribution Level has increased to Level 6!>

    Nymph added, ¡°If you find more statues, bring them to me. I¡¯ll turn them to ash and put a stop to loc¡¯s n!¡±

 Chapter 74 Cat Dadâ€™s New Class

    Chapter 74 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New ss

    Xiaomao dropped his jaws. He didn¡¯t expect to get Contribution EXP by submitting loc¡¯s statue. But since turning a statue here gave so much EXP, it would have been a waste not to abuse it.

    ¡°I¡¯ll find more for sure, munya!¡±

    ¡°Hehe, please do. We need to get rid of loc¡¯s influence before he messes up our goddess¡¯ ns.¡±

    ¡°What¡¯s her n, by the way, munya?¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t know.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao sighed. He excused himself.

    ¡°Anyway, I¡¯m busy at the moment. Catch youter, munya.¡±

    ¡°My offer still stands, you know. Tell me if you want to be my pet. I also don¡¯t mind if you want me as your-¡°

    ¡°Goodbye.¡±

    Xiaomao leaped away in a panic before Nymph could finish her sentence.

    .

    As Xiaomao was afraid of being abducted by a mental nymph, he rode the flying sword back to the bridge and led Lucky to the boss room. After entering the boss room, he walked toward the dumpster, where Warg Lord¡¯s men always discarded rotten meat and bones here.

    Xiaomao learned from his predecessor. He dumped Otto¡¯s corpse and Otto¡¯s blood into the hole, feeding the giant anglerfish. As for the bloodstain furniture, Xiaomao broke them into small parts and dumped them in there as well.

    DING

    <You havepleted the Unique Quest: Done Deed.><sub>.</sub>

    <For two weeks, nobody will suspect or investigate you. However, after two weeks, the Yuan Empire¡¯s agents will search for Otto¡¯s whereabouts.>

    <A new quest has been updated.>

    .

    <strong>Unique Quest: Choice Matters</strong>

    Because Otto is missing, detectives and mages from the empire will eventually investigate this matter, and they might suspect you. From here on out, you must choose your adventure.

    You can either create alibis to avoid suspicion. You may rebel against the Yuan Empire. You can even be an ouw and announce your deeds. There are many paths you can take, and the choice is yours.

    <strong>Quest Objective:</strong> Choose how you will deal with the uing investigation. There is no scope or hint on how you should proceed, but there will be consequences for every action.

    <strong>Time Limit:</strong> 14 days

    <strong>Quest Reward:</strong> Unknown

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> None

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]: Shift the me to loc, Pangu, or their apostles is rmended. </strong>

    .

    This quest was odd. It gave a lot of freedom to Xiaomao, but it had a subtle objective ¨C Dealing with the aftermath of the murder. Now, Xiaomao had to prepare for the investigations andplications in the future, which might affect his future gaming life.

    Right now, the adventurer guild was a mercenary organization under Yuan Empire¡¯s jurisdiction. All guild branch managers were obliged to send reports to the emperor every month. And if one of the managers failed to deliver the monthly report, the emperor might send imperial agents to investigate or reprimand thezy guild manager. Thus, Otto going missing might rm the imperial officers.

    Before the regression, Xiaomao had heard about the infamous Yuan Shao of the third world. He was a well-known arrogant tyrant, who eventually joined forces with the Pangu Church. And when he was mad, he could deliver crazy edicts, such as permanently imprisoning yers that he didn¡¯t like or forcing female yers to be his concubines.

    In short, to survive in this kingdom, Xiaomao could not provoke the tyrant emperor. The first step was to seek an audience with him and exin about the warship. And then, he could n his next steps.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao stopped calcting. He went to the treasure room, swiped the keycard, and entered. Lucky followed her boss with the treasure chest on her shoulder.

    In the room, Xiaomao ejected all valuable items from his inventory into the room right away. Lucky also put the jewelry chest in a corner of the room. After cing valuable items and clearing some space for his inventory, Xiaomao took his time to sort the warehouse.

    An hourter, Xiaomao cleared most of his inventory slots and tidied his treasure room. He came out to the port, where Shepherd had been waiting. Lucky and Xiaomao boarded the ship.

    ¡°We¡¯ll sail around the continent. Our next destination is southwest! We¡¯re heading directly to Siren City, munya!¡±

    Seaside Town was located on the north of the continent. But if Xiaomao and the gang traveled along the coastline toward the southwest, they would eventually find Siren City, the capital city of the Yuan Empire!

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t want to use this method since they would get stuck on the boat for days. However, he wanted to avoid people and other yers.

    Shepherd looked confused at first. But after staring at Magdalene for a while, he brightly smiled as if he understood Xiaomao¡¯s intention. He piloted the ship toward the west right away.

    Several minutester, Shepherd surprised Xiaomao. He stopped the boat at Cernun Ind.

    ¡°Why are you bringing me here, munya?¡±

    Shepherd opened his palms and waved to the beach, inviting Xiaomao to visit the ind first.

    Xiaomao furrowed his brows and stared at his dubious retainer. He deeply exhaled and put his trust in the weirdo.

    ¡°Alright. Let¡¯s take a break here.¡±

    Shepherd grinned and hopped off the boat. He pointed toward the forest, where Cernun had always been resting.

    ¡°You want me to go there, munya?¡±

    Shepherd repeatedly nodded.

    ¡°Fine, munya.¡±<sub></sub>

    Although Xiaomao was a stranger to Cernun, he believed that Shepherd couldn¡¯t possibly betray him. He followed the retainer into the forest anyway.

    After entering the forest for 500 meters, Xiaomao found a in of yellowish and purple flowers. However, at the center of the flower field was a humongous crocodile with a thousand fairies around him.

    Xiaomao gazed at Cernun in awe and astonishment. He only saw this godly being from clips and videos of other yers before the regression. However, looking at the real thing while smelling fragrant of the flowers gave him a different experience.

    The 200-meter-long crocodile opened his eyes and gazed at Shepherd first. Then, he looked at Xiaomao.

    ¡°You must be thisd¡¯s master, am I right?¡± Asked Cernun.

    Xiaomao nodded, ¡°Yes, I¡¯m his master, munya.¡±

    ¡°Then, do you know that retainers are not soulless dolls?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m aware, munya.¡±

    ¡°I also heard that you have been working with the mermaids. Is that true?¡±

    ¡°Yes, munya.¡±

    ¡°Good. Also¡­¡±

    Cernun paused and gave Xiaomao a meaningful look.

    Suddenly, Xiaomao had goosebumps. All his fur stood up. Although his physique looked like a fur ball, he became a bigger fluffy-looking fur ball because of his straight furs and fat tail.

    ¡°You have negative karma. You murdered someone recently,¡± Muttered Cernun.

    ¡°Y-Yes, munya.¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t be afraid. You might have killed someone, but that person deserves it. You have done nothing wrong.¡±

    ¡°Thanks, munya¡­¡±

    ¡°Come here. Let me clear that karma for you. At least, your luck and Heavenly Fate Fragment will be cleansed.¡±

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    Xiaomao knew about the hidden LUCK status, but he had never heard about Heavenly Fate Fragment. Even in his previous life, no one mentioned this before.

    ¡°What is Heavenly Fate Fragment, munya?¡±

    ¡°Something that every otherworlder has, but yours are the brightest.¡±

    ¡°O-Oh?¡± Xiaomao still didn¡¯t understand, but he guessed that it might be something that all yers came with when they created their characters.

    ¡°Enter my mouth. I¡¯ll cleanse you.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Cernun opened his mouth, revealing the sharp long fangs of a predator. The fairies giggled as they orbited around Cernun and Xiaomao, mocking and teasing the cat.

    Xiaomao sweated profusely. He looked at Shepherd, but thetter simply gave him a thumbs up.

    His face darkened. He gave up his fate and followed Cernun¡¯s instruction by entering Cernun¡¯s mouth and standing on the crocodile¡¯s tongue.

    CHOMP!

    Cernun closed his mouth, but he didn¡¯t bit Xiaomao. The cat looked around and sweated bullets, praying for Exodia once more.

    While Xiaomao was praying, parasite-like tree roots pierced into Xiaomao¡¯s skin and tentacles. He yelped, but no sound came out.

    As soon as the tree roots dug into Xiaomao¡¯s flesh, his 2,000ish HP dropped to 1. However, a game notification appeared.

    DING

    <You have awakened a new status attribute ¨C LUCK!>

    <Your LUCK has permanently increased by 100!>

    <All your spiritual roots have permanently increased by 50!>

    <Your Max HP and MP have permanently increased by 1,000!>

    <You have unlocked a new ss ¨C Regressor!>

    <You have learned a new ss skill ¨C Foresight!>

    Xiaomao gasped and dropped his jaws. He knew that siding with Cernun had its perk, but he didn¡¯t know that it would be this broken.

    Free stats!

    Nothing was better than gaining free permanent status points. Xiaomao was exhrated that he trusted Shepherd, and he felt like he wanted to give this adorable retainer a kiss.

    However, thest message rmed Xiaomao.

    ¡®A regressor ss? What?¡¯

    This ss never appeared in the game before the regression. However, Xiaomao remembered a protagonist-like ss, which belonged to the strongest superhuman in the world in his previous life.

    His real name was Narukami Hiiro, and his character¡¯s ss was Reincarnator. It sounded weird, but his talent and skills were superior to other top yers with UR character¡¯s sses. A rumor said that his character was a legendary tier or the myth tier, which should have been inessible for regr yers.

    And now, something simr to the legendary Reincarnator ss appeared.

    While Xiaomao was in shock, Cernun withdrew the tree roots and spat the cat out of his mouth. After being spat, Xiaomao tumbled and rolled on the ground like a bowling ball. Shepherd caught the ball cat and cleaned the wet fur with a wet towel.

    Cernun solemnly stared at Xiaomao for several minutes as if he was in deep thought. He closed his eyes and raised his chin as if he was reminiscing something in the past. When he finished collecting his thoughts, Cernun gazed at Xiaomao again and warned him.

    ¡°Be careful of Pangu and the reincarnator. They will be your¡­ our enemies in the future.¡±

 Chapter 75 Cat Dad and Cernunâ€™s Test

    Chapter 75 ¨C Cat Dad and Cernun¡¯s Test

    ¡°O-Okay, munya.¡±

    ¡°Tarnished child of Cathulhu, go forth and hunt all demi-gods. Only then can you protect your world and future.¡±

    ¡°But I¡¯m not tarnished, and I don¡¯t want to be the Elden Lord, munya!¡±

    Cernun smirked, ¡°You¡¯re maidenless, though.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao had the urge to question Cernun about how he knew about the iconic game of the year, but he didn¡¯t want to continue the weird conversation. He was afraid that he might offend these fairies and the crocodile dragon.

    ¡°Jokes aside. I sense that you interacted with agents from Mermaid Kingdom. Have you joined their faction?¡±

    ¡°Yes, but they haven¡¯t given me a green card yet, munya.¡±

    ¡°Green card?¡±

    ¡°I meant, they haven¡¯t acknowledged me as their official citizen yet, munya.¡±

    ¡°I see. Let me test your knowledge!¡±

    DING<sub>.</sub>

    <Cernun, the ancient one, has forcefully given you a quest.>

    .

    <strong>Test of Knowledge and Honesty</strong>

    Cernun is curious about your background and your unique ss ¨C Regressor. He is currently testing you if you are worthy of his trust.

    You simply need to answer five questions and answer them correctly. If you give an incorrect answer, you will fail the quest, and you will not be able to take Chang¡¯e Faction Quest for a month.

    <strong>Quest Objective:</strong> Correctly answer Cernun¡¯s questions.

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> Your answer is incorrect.

    <strong>Quest Reward:</strong> You can take requests from Cernun and fairies from this Ind.

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> You will not be able to take any quest from this ind for a month, and you will have to retake the test of knowledge quest again.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> <strong>This is it. Complete the quest, and the future will open for you! </strong>

    .

    Xiaomao widened his eyes. Nobody in Xiaomao¡¯s previous life had taken this quest before, and it surprised him. Moreover, he couldn¡¯t decline this quest as it was automatically epted.<sub></sub>

    He took a deep breath and gazed at Cernun.

    ¡°Test me, munya.¡±

    ¡°Good. Since you are a regressor, so you should be able to answer this question. What is a regressor?¡±

    Xiaomao racked his brain and crafted his words.

    ¡°A time traveler, munya. Hees back to the past, but he regresses back to the time before life-changing events ur. Sometimes, a regressor gets his youthful body back to redo the things he couldn¡¯t do before the regression, munya.¡±

    ¡°Good.¡±

    DING

    <Cernun epts the answer.>

    Xiaomao gulped as he started to get anxious. Since Cernun began his question with the definition of a regressor, he might have already figured out that Xiaomao was not a regr yer.

    ¡°Second question, as you are a regressor, what do you think a regressor¡¯s job is?¡±

    This time, Xiaomao had to pause and think. The question was a bit deep. Because the question was too sophisticated, Xiaomao gave a vague and clich¨¦ answer.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Great poweres great responsibility, munya. A regressor¡¯s second chance is not his only second chance, but his former world¡¯s second chance. Someone must have sent his soul back to the past on purpose so that the regressor canplete a task that everyone in the world before the regression failed to do, munya.¡±

    Cernun smiled and nodded. He gazed at the stars and closed his eyes.

    DING

    <Cernun epts the answer.>

    While closing his eyes, Cernun asked the third question.

    ¡°Child, as you know the purpose of a regressor, what do you think your role is?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    This question attacked Xiaomao¡¯s existence and his purpose in life. Xiaomao¡¯s tentacles fidgeted, and his breathing became ragged and short.

    It was an ufortable question. Xiaomao felt like he was in a job interview, where random HR employees bombarded him with sophisticated questions.

    ¡°Save the world, munya?¡±

    Ding

    <Cernun isn¡¯t satisfied with the answer. He wants you to borate.>

    ¡°Which world? Save from whom? How? And Why?¡±

    ¡°Are those new questions, munya?¡±

    ¡°Those are a part of the third question. Be concise, young Cathulhu.¡±

    Xiaomao took several deep breaths and recalled the past memory and the knowledge about the game. As Cernun didn¡¯t give him a time limit, he meditated in silence for 10 minutes.

    No one disturbed Xiaomao. Even the naughty fairies respected their interactions and trials.

    The cat finally came up with an answer. He mustered his courage and confessed.

    ¡°To be honest, I don¡¯t know who I should save, which world I should intervene in, or how I can save them, munya. But I know one thing. You, sir, will be a victim in a future conflict, and I¡¯m here to change it. I¡¯m here to save your life, munya!¡±

    The fairies gasped and murmured while Shepherd and Lucky gave Xiaomao a meaningful look. On the other hand, Cernun burst intoughter.

    ¡°So, are you saying that I will meet my demise, and youe back to the past to save me?¡±

    ¡°Exactly, munya!¡±

    ¡°BAHAHAHAHAHA!!¡±

    DING

    <Cernun likes your answer. Current Favorability: 3 Stars.>

    Cernunughed so hard that he cried. It took Cernun 10 minutes to regain hisposure. He created a semi-transparent human hand with mana and wiped his tear.

    ¡°Oh, dear. I neverughed like this for ages.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°Anyway, next question. Let me think.¡±

    ¡°You believe me, munya?¡± Xiaomao was surprised that Cernun didn¡¯t doubt his answer.

    ¡°Why shouldn¡¯t I believe you? Actually, I¡¯ve been using a Lie-Detection skill on you since the beginning. Had you lied to me, I would have eaten you on the spot.¡±

    Xiaomao got goosebumps again. When he was searching for an answer, he was tempted to lie and answer with something vague. Fortunately, he came clean with Cernun, and he survived the ordeal.

    ¡°Alright. This will be more difficult. Before I ask the fourth question, I need to rify things. Do you know anything about corrupted spirit stones and spirit stones?¡±

    ¡°I do, munya,¡± Xiaomao brought out the two ck stones that he stole from Otto, ¡°Are these the corrupted spirit stones?¡±

    ¡°Correct. Those are contaminated spirit stones that Chaos Demon God loc left behind to weaken Pangu Church¡¯s foundation. They also corrupt the mind of the local poption and the spirits, but it strengthens the Seven Cmity-ss monsters. However, they can be used to dispel the Curse of Nian. Now, thises to my fourth question. Who are Chaos Demon God loc, Pangu, and Nian?¡±

 Chapter 76 Cat Dadâ€™s Spirit Stone and Corrupted Spirit Stones

    Chapter 76 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Spirit Stone and Corrupted Spirit Stones

    This was not a normal question as it was rted to the final bosses behind the future events. Xiaomao stared at the smiling crocodile dragon, suspecting that he asked this question on purpose.

    ¡°Pangu is the god of Pangu Church. His sole purpose is to vanquish all Chaos Demon Gods and Demon Goddesses in the universe, but his fight extends to mortal worlds. Chaos Demon God loc is one of Pangu¡¯s nemesis, and he is working under Chaos Seraphim, aka Pangu¡¯s nemesis. As for Nian, I haven¡¯t heard of him before, but he seems to be on Pangu¡¯s side.¡±

    ¡°I see. I guess you aren¡¯t omniscient. There¡¯s a limit to what you can learn with a limited lifespan after all.¡±

    DING

    <Cernun epts your answer.>

    <Last question. Get ready!>

    Cernun brightly smiled for a moment before his expression turned solemn. He took several deep breaths as if he was reeling in his emotions.

    ¡°Last question. How did I die before you regress?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    As Xiaomao had expected, Cernun used the five-question quest to probe for sensitive information. As Xiaomao had no intention to hide, he revealed everything.

    ¡°Pangu¡¯s men broke the seal, and the anglerfish got out. Half of the maind sunk into the sea, but Pangu Church framed you. yers, I meant the majority of otherworlders started a crusade and invaded this ce. You can guess the result, munya.¡±

    ¡°When will that happen?¡±<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°In roughly 2 years, munya.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s quite urgent, isn¡¯t it?¡±

    ¡°Yes, munya.¡±

    ¡°Hahaha! How exciting!¡±

    DING

    <Cernun epts your answer.>

    <Congrattions. You havepleted the Test of Knowledge and Honesty Quest!>

    <Cernun trusts you. Current Favorability: 4 Stars!>

    <You can now travel freely and ept jobs in Cernun¡¯s territory.>

    <The local fairies are curious about you.>

    <The Fairy Kingdom sees you as a friend and a trusty ally of Cernun. Current Favorability: 2 Stars.>

    DING<sub></sub>

    <New information obtained. From now on, Unidentified ck Stones will be shown as Corrupted Spirit Stones.>

    .

    <strong>Corrupted Spirit Stone</strong>

    Created by loc, these corrupted spirit stones contain curses that slowly pollute the stone owners¡¯ minds. If you hold this stone for a month, you will be susceptible to loc Curse, and you can be brainwashed!

    However, the corrupted spirit stones are useful to counter the Curses of Nian and build arrays. There are some usages, but you shouldn¡¯t keep them with you for too long.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Consumable, Cursed Item, Array Ingredient

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Effect: </strong>

    ¨C Receive permanent Curse of loc abnormal status upon use.

    ¨C Increase EXP by 1,000,000

    ¨C Permanently increase Qi by 1,000.

    ¨C Permanently increase all status by 10.<sub></sub>

    ¨C Permanently increase all spiritual roots by 10.

    ¨C Permanently increase max HP and MP by 100.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]: Never consume this. It¡¯s a honey trap. </strong>

    .

    The item was finally identified, and all details were shown. As Xiaomao had expected, it was a honey trap. Although it could permanently increase stats, it cursed the item consumer.

    In addition, Curse of loc was a nasty one, which also affected the mind of the yers.

    Xiaomao checked the spirit stone topare its effect.

    .

    <strong>Cleansed Spirit Stone</strong>

    Raw spirit stones can be found in spirit mines in Yuan Empire, Holy Land Continent, and Neptune Mountain Range. However, this stone is the purified version of the corrupted spirit stone. As its name implied, it has been cleansed of the curse, and it can be safely consumed. However, the effect of the spirit stone degrades because of the rough refinement.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Consumable, Array Ingredient

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Effect: </strong>

    ¨C Increase EXP by 10,000,000

    ¨C Unlock Dantian and Cultivator ss.

    ¨C Permanently increase Qi by 100.

    ¨C Permanently increase LUCK by 1.

    ¨C Permanently increase all status by 1.

    ¨C Permanently increase all spiritual roots by 1.

    ¨C Permanently increase max HP and MP by 10.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]: Essence Cores, Soul Stones, Dao Stones, and Catnipium Stones are a lot better than this mediocre stone. Using it as a currency is a wiser choice.</strong>

    .

    Indeed, it had no side effects, and it was safe to consume. It also gave a lot more EXP, which could be consumed to boost one¡¯s levels.

    Unfortunately, as it was refined and cleansed, it was a lot weaker than corrupted spirit stones. It gave less permanent stats in exchange for safety.

    Xiaomao put the stones away. He turned his attention to Cernun, waiting for the crocodile to finish this conversation and quest. He was also curious what Cernun had in store for him.

    Meanwhile, the crocodile dragon had been mumbling something to himself as if he had been talking to someone. Three minutester, he started talking again.

    ¡°I have been talking to my subordinates elsewhere. Sorry about that. Well, you pass the test.¡±

    ¡°Thank you, munya. Then, is there anything I can do for you?¡±

    ¡°Indeed. I hope you can run an errand for me. You already know that we¡¯re suppressing the Cmity-ss monster under our ind chain, and the seal is getting weaker because of Pangu and loc¡¯s apostles. We need spirit stones and corrupted spirit stones to strengthen the seal array. I hope that you can help us.¡±

    DING

    <You have been offered a faction quest!>

    <Be warned. If you ept this quest, there will be a global announcement that you initiate the first faction scenario quest!>

    <Be warned. If youplete this quest, the Pangu Church¡¯s apostles and Chaos Demon God loc¡¯s apostles will be hostile against you.>

    ¡®Faction scenario quest!¡¯

    Xiaomao was surprised. At first, he nned to initiate the corrupted spirit stone questline at Yeet City first to unlock more information about spirit stones. However, Cernun identified them for him and revealed the item contents after the test.

    A load of burden came off Xiaomao¡¯s shoulders. He now could focus on clearing his name and visiting Emperor Yuan.

    ¡°That is my intention, munya!¡±

    ¡°Very well. I don¡¯t need much at the moment. How about 1,000 spirit stones or corrupted spirit stones by the end of the month?¡±

    ¡°Wait a minute, munya!¡±

    It was toote. A quest prompt showed up.

 Chapter 77 Cat Dadâ€™s New Mission and New Trouble

    Chapter 77 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Mission and New Trouble

    <strong>Regressor ss Quest: Saving Cernun (1)</strong>

    Karma is a mysterious thing. Because of Cernun¡¯s Karma Reading ability, he discovered your unique past and memories, and he even tested you to confirm what he saw. After you revealed the grim future, Cernun decides to take action to change his fate.

    The first step is to reinforce the seal around the ind chain and make sure that Agent of Cmity, the Anglerfish of Doom, will not be released no matter what.

    Gather 1,000 spirit stones or 1,000 corrupted spirit stones. You can bring both if you can. The time limit is a month as Cernun will be mobilizing his army soon.

    <strong>Quest Objective:</strong> Gather either 1,000 spirit stones or 1,000 corrupted spirit stones and hand them to Cernun.

    <strong>Time Limit:</strong> 30 Days

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> You run out of time, or Agent of Cmity is freed.

    <strong>Quest Rewards:</strong> A new regressor ss skill.

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> Cernun will postpone his mobilization, and his favorability toward you will decrease.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct], [Foresight]: Failure is not an option! Go ham! </strong>

    <strong>Easy Solution ¨C Seek an audience with Yuan Shao. </strong>

    ¨C Estimated Sess Chance: 95%

    ¨C Estimated Time of Completion: 5 Days.

    ¨C No extra reward.

    <strong>Normal Solution ¨C Go dungeon diving. </strong>

    ¨C Estimated Sess Chance: 72%

    ¨C Estimated Time of Completion: 15 Days.

    ¨C Extra rewards from monster drops. You may find extra dungeon cores there.

    <strong>Difficult Solution ¨C Hunt field bosses or roaming elite monsters. </strong>

    ¨C Estimated Sess Chance: 60%

    ¨C Estimated Time of Completion: 25 Days.

    ¨C Fewer rewards than dungeon diving, but you can earn legendary items from one of the bosses.<sub>.</sub>

    <strong>Impossible Solution ¨C Rob Spirit Stone Mine. </strong>

    ¨C Estimated Sess Chance: Unable to determine

    ¨C Estimated Time of Completion: Unknown.

    ¨C Highest rewards from all choices, but you will offend Emperor Yuan Shao if he finds out.

    ¨C You will have a fortuitous encounter if you manage toplete a certain task in the mine.

    .

    More info showed up at the bottom of the quest detail. The new regressor¡¯s skill, [Foresight], worked simrly to the unknown instinct. Now, they seemed to stack the effect and provided more hints and solutions to the quests.

    Although the regressor¡¯s skill was as good as the broken instinct skill, Xiaomao wasn¡¯t happy with it as it revealed that he was a regressor in real life. By now, the gamepany¡¯s moderators might have discovered his secrets, and it woulde back to haunt him in the future.

    ¡®I hope the game mods, devs, and admins won¡¯t harass me any time soon. Well, if they should pay attention to someone, they should be observing Hiiro Narukami¡¯s character right now. I¡¯m sure his character is even more broken than mine.¡¯

    Xiaomao gazed at Cernun. He recalled that Pangu Online 2 was not an ordinary game as some of the NPCs would make their appearance on earth in the future.

    Nian, who Mu-Nyang was afraid of, might also be a character in-game that could travel between both worlds!

    Xiaomao was curious if Cernun knew something about the game. Unable to suppress his curiosity, Xiaomao asked Cernun directly.

    ¡°Sir, could I ask you a real question, munya?¡±

    ¡°Real question? I like real questions! How about this? You passed my test by answering five questions. You can ask me one REAL question, and I will not hide anything from you!¡±

    ¡°Just one, munya?¡±

    ¡°Hahaha! Don¡¯t be greedy. One is already too many. How about this? You can ask me one question for now. But if youplete my assignment, I¡¯ll allow you to answer another question.¡±

    ¡°Fair enough, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao was relieved that Cernun was friendly. He epted the deal.

    ¡°Alright. My only question at the moment. How did you discover and awaken my regressor ss, munya?¡±

    Cernun grinned as he figured out what Xiaomao was troubled about, ¡°That¡¯s two questions in one. How cunning. Oh, well. A promise is a promise.¡±

    The crocodile¡¯s expression changed. He gave Xiaomao a meaningful look.

    ¡°Karma.¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡°Karma, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao frowned and reread the quest description. Indeed, it mentioned something about karma, but it didn¡¯t borate.

    Cernun exined, ¡°I¡¯ll add a little service. Everyone in the universe is born with a karma knot that ties with their karmic souls. By interacting with someone else, you sow karma with the person you interact with. Karma cannot be touched, sensed, or seen by normal means. But when god permits you to ess it, you can read, touch, and interact with the karma of others. Thates to the answer to the question. I can read karma, and I can read everyone¡¯s past, present, and a fraction of countless possible futures. I also tamper the karma to unlock one of your many potentials.¡±

    ¡°So, you found my secrets because of karma, munya?¡±

    ¡°Exactly. To be honest, I¡¯m shocked. I didn¡¯t expect to find a time traveler. Oh, whoops. That¡¯s more than one question already.¡±

    Cernunughed and flickered his tongue like a monitor lizard, ¡°It¡¯s time for you to leave. I have something else to do. Unlike you, I only have two years to live.¡±

    A strong gale blew Lucky, Shepherd, and Xiaomao away from the forest. The trio was sent flying. But when they were about to fall and hit the beach, a wind cushion appeared and saved them.

    DING

    <Cernun has blessed you.>

    <Your character rarity has been upgraded.>

    <You have gained 250 free allocable attributes and free allocable spiritual roots.>

    <You have unlocked new secondary sses ¨C Novice Dark Mage, Novice Priest, and Dungeon Master.>

    Not only did Cernun boot them out, but he also blessed Xiaomao. He unlocked new sses for him again, but he didn¡¯t give him any new skills.

    Xiaomao got back on his feet (tentacles). He turned to the forest and saluted like a Chinese martial artist.

    ¡°Thank you, sir. I¡¯lle back with the spirit stones for you!¡±

    A strong wind breezed from the forest toward the beach as if Cernun had acknowledged the pledge.

    Xiaomao turned around and led the group back to the boat. After getting on the boat, they departed toward the next destination.

    ¡°To Siren City, munya!¡±

    .

    On the boat, Xiaomao stared at his status panel in a daze while he was eating blue-named fish to boost his status points.

    DING

    <You can no longer increase your VIT.><sub></sub>

    Thest status attribute reached 200. Xiaomao no longer needed to eat anything right now, but he would need to do it again in the future after he evolved his skills.

    He admired his new status screen.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Xiaomao

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Race:</strong> Catopus

    <strong>ss:</strong> ve Master, Novice Water Mage, Novice Dark Mage, Novice Priest, Dungeon Master, Regressor

    <strong>ss Skills:</strong> Envement, ve Training, Water Bullet, Foresight

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Fish Gourmet, Catnap, [?????? Instinct]

    <strong>Add-On Skill:</strong> Protein from Fish

    <strong>Learned Skills (5/5):</strong> Chameleon, One Man Thousand Arrows, Flying Sword, Lock-On Mark, Homing Snipe

    <strong>Learned Spells (0/10):</strong> NONE

    <strong>Titles:</strong> Nut Cracker, THIS IS MUNYA, Gnoll yer

    .

    <strong>LEVEL:</strong> 51

    <strong>EXP:</strong> 620,339 / 9,450,000

    <strong>Contribution Level:</strong> 6

    <strong>PACT Weekly Ie:</strong> 6/100

    <strong>EXP:</strong> 267,226/400,000

    <strong>Status Attributes</strong>

    STR: 200 (+100)

    DEX: 200 (+100)

    AGI: 200 (+210)

    VIT: 200 (+100)

    INT: 1,000 (+500)

    WIS: 200 (+100)

    LUCK: 110

    Allocable Status Points: 795

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 51

    Water: 185

    Wind: 51

    Metal: 81

    Wood: 81

    Lightning: 51

    Dark: 100

    Light: 100

    Allocable Status Points: 1,525

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    ATK: 590

    DEF: 150

    M.ATK: 788

    M.DEF: 150

    HP: 120 / 4,150

    MP: 2,790 / 4,150

    .

    Xiaomao¡¯s status was no longer something that a level 50 UR character should have. It belonged to a UR character in the level 90s range.

    As Xiaomao wasn¡¯t paying attention to upgrades and new skills during the conversation with Cernun, he reread his status twice so that he wouldn¡¯t miss the changes.

    The new sub-ss was not surprising. Xiaomao was aware that once a character had at least 100 points in any elemental spiritual root, that character could obtain a novice mage or priest ss of that element randomly. However, for yers, it only worked for the first element. Afterward, they had to find the right NPC to unlock the ss for them.

    As for supporting characters, such as Shepherd, they required a mentor to unlock the sub-ss and ss skills. They didn¡¯t get to enjoy the auto-learn perk like the yers.

    However, one thing attracted Xiaomao¡¯s attention the most. His character¡¯s rarity changed from Ultra-Rare to Legendary.

    Before the regression, yers could upgrade their character¡¯s rarity by visiting any Pangu Church to take baptism. After the upgrade, their characters would obtain additional allocable status points, spiritual root points, and bonus attribute points. However, by doing so, they would get stuck as a member of Pangu Church.

    There were other ways to upgrade a character¡¯s rarity. Chaos Demon God¡¯s followers simply needed to consume a corrupted spirit stone first, and they would be able to sense the apostle¡¯s whereabouts. Once they met the apostle, they could upgrade their character the same way Pangu Church did.

    However, for Chang¡¯e and Cernun¡¯s faction, Xiaomao had no idea how. Fortunately, Cernun did it for him.

    ¡®I guess I need to rely on Cernun to upgrade my skills, spells, and ss now. But dammit. I forgot to ask him to upgrade my maxed skills.¡¯

    Xiaomao grumbled as he was too absorbed in the game lore and forgot about what he needed to do. He swore that he woulde back within a month and upgrade all his maxed skills.

    But as Xiaomao wasmenting his forgetfulness in his mind, Magdalene jumped off from Shepherd¡¯s shoulder and sat on Xiaomao¡¯s head.

    Ding

    <Magdalene says that she has been appointed as a coordinate agent of Cernun.>

    <Magdalene asks you to tell her if you need Cernun¡¯s help, such as evolving skills, upgrading the character¡¯s rarity, or exchanging items.>

    .

    .

    EDITED

    Adding 250 points to Xiaomao¡¯s free attributes and free spirit roots as his character rarity is upgraded.

    UR Characters get 25 stats in both areas every level.

    Legendary Characters get 30 stats.

    50 x 5 = 250 points.

 Chapter 78 Cat Dad and Magdaleneâ€™s Upgrade Store

    Chapter 78 ¨C Cat Dad and Magdalene¡¯s Upgrade Store

    ¡°Nice timing, munya! Can you ask him to evolve my maxed skills?¡±

    <Magdalene understands.>

    The fairy vanished into smoke. But a few minutester, she returned, but she was carrying a familiar-looking gypsy orb over her head.

    Magdalene put the orb on the boat. She sat on top of it and puffed her chest.

    <Magdalene says that she can evolve your skills and spells with the orb now.>

    ¡°Great,¡± Xiaomao rejoiced, ¡°Can you evolve my skills, munya?¡±

    <Magdalene says that evolving skills aren¡¯t for free.>

    DING

    <Magdalene has established a skill and spell shop. She can evolve your skills or spells with maxed mastery in exchange for spirit stones.>

    ¡°Dammit, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao facepalmed. He knew that evolving skills wouldn¡¯t be free, but he didn¡¯t expect that Shepherd¡¯s wife would be this stinky.

    ¡°Can I use PACTs or gold coins instead?¡±

    <Magdalene says she doesn¡¯t want useless stuff.>

    Xiaomao had a headache. Not only did he need spirit stones toplete Cernun¡¯s quest, he needed more of them to evolve new skills. Although he half-expected it as Pangu Church also demanded corrupted spirit stones to evolve a yer skill, he was disappointed.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡®Spirit stones will eventually be the primary currency along with PACTs anyway. It doesn¡¯t matter.¡¯

    Xiaomao consoled himself. He brought out two corrupted spirit stones and showed them to Magdalene.

    ¡°How many skills can I evolve with these stones?¡±

    <Magdalene is disappointed in you.>

    <Magdalene shows you the requirement for evolving your skills.>

    .

    <strong>Skill and Spell Evolving Fees</strong>

    Legendary Grade ¨C 10,000 spirit stones

    Ultra-Rare Grade ¨C 5,000 spirit stones

    Super Rare Grade ¨C 1,000 spirit stones

    Rare Grade ¨C 500 spirit stones

    Umon Grade ¨C 100 spirit stones

    Common Grade ¨C 50 spirit stones

    <strong>[?????? Instinct], [Foresight]:</strong> You have a 100% chance of obtaining a higher rarity skill or spell from this shop. Here is the list of skills that you currently can obtain if you have enough spirit stones.<sub></sub>

    <strong>Protein from Fish (Legendary) ></strong> Essence from Life (Legendary+)

    <strong>Providence Song (Ultra-Rare) ></strong> Providence Concert (Ultra-Rare+)

    <strong>Catnap (Super Rare) ></strong> Catopus Meditation (Super Rare+)

    <strong>Fish Gourmet (Super Rare) ></strong> Essence Gourmet (Super Rare+)

    <strong>Envement (Super Rare) ></strong> Mass Envement (Super Rare+)

    <strong>ve Training (Super Rare) ></strong> ve Education (Super Rare+)

    <strong>Chameleon (Super Rare) ></strong> Ninja Chameleon (Super Rare+)

    <strong>One Man Thousand Arrows (Super Rare) ></strong> One Man Bombardment (Super Rare+)

    <strong>Flying Sword (Super Rare) ></strong> Vehicle Sword (Super Rare+)

    <strong>Lock-On Mark (Super Rare) ></strong> Marking Brand (Super Rare+)

    <strong>Homing Snipe (Super Rare) ></strong> Homing Aim-Bot (Super Rare+)

    .

    Everything was expensive!

    Xiaomao had a deep frown on his face as he still remembered the fees that Pangu Church asked the yers. It was 50 times cheaper than this as the priests only asked for one spirit stone for amon-grade skill.<sub></sub>

    However, Magdalene offered a different service from Pangu Church. That ce gave a small chance of obtaining a derived skill or spell after the upgrade. If a yer was unlucky, they might get the same skill with a [+] suffix.

    For example, Xiaomao could potentially get the ¡°Flying Sword+¡± as a new recement instead of getting Vehicle Sword, and the effect would have been different.

    In short, the expensive fee was the price for the better ability and perks.

    After inspecting the list, Xiaomao noticed something odd as some of his skills were not selectable in the shop.

    ¡°Where is my question mark instinct, munya? What about my Foresight and Water Bullet, munya?¡±

    <Magdalene says that some skills cannot be evolved normally. The instinct and Foresight require a different method to evolve. As for Water Bullet, your water spirit root is too weak.>

    ¡°Oh.¡±

    Xiaomao got the gist of it. He stopped pursuing the matter.

    ¡°I guess I can¡¯t upgrade any skill right now, munya.¡±

    <Magdalene understands.>

    The fairy closed her shop, but she carried the orb toward Shepherd. They looked at each other, and the supporter repeatedly nodded.

    DING

    <Shepherd has upgraded his character. Current NFT Rarity: Umon.>

    <Shepherd¡¯s STR, DEX, AGI, and VIT have increased by 30!>

    <Shepherd¡¯s INT has increased by 100!>

    <Shepherd¡¯s WIS has increased by 80!>

    <All Shepherd¡¯s spiritual roots have increased by 50!>

    <Shepherd¡¯s max HP has increased by 500!>

    <Shepherd¡¯s max MP has increased by 1,000!>

    <Shepherd¡¯s skill, Water Bullet (Common), has evolved into Water Shotgun (Umon).>

    <Shepherd¡¯s skill, Water Gathering (Common), has evolved into Water Maniption (Umon).>

    <Shepherd¡¯s Novice Water Mage ss has been upgraded to Apprentice Water Mage!>

    Xiaomao stared at Magdalene and Shepherd. His are-you-serious expression was written on his face.

    She charged him, but she upgraded his ve for free?

    What was this preferential treatment?

    He clicked his tongue and mumbled to himself.

    ¡°Idiot couple, munya!¡±

    Lucky overheard Xiaomao¡¯s remark. She giggled, ¡°Master. Do you want me to be your girlfriend?¡±

    ¡°No! Girlfriends are for losers, munya!¡±

    Lucky pouted, ¡°Master, you need help.¡±

    Magdalene also looked at Xiaomao and giggled. She purposely made a troll face meme.

    <Magdalene asks if you¡¯re jealous.>

    ¡°I¡¯m Giga Chad. I can find a girlfriend anytime I want to, munya!¡±

    <Magdalene is certain that you¡¯re jealous.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    .

    The ship sailed westward. As Shepherd had learned new spells, he put one of them to good use. With the water maniption spell, he controlled the sea current and increased the tree boat¡¯s speed.

    The speed counter console in front of Shepherd was already broken as the boat¡¯s speed already surpassed 20 knots. Strangely, the tree boat didn¡¯t suffer any damage from the excessive speed.

    Xiaomao nced at Shepherd and Magdalene. He knew that the couple had been tampering with his ship. However, as Shepherd and Magdalene were working for him, he didn¡¯tin about their meddling.

    As Xiaomao witnessed how his supporter was getting smarter and stronger through time, he thought of creating new supporters with his NFTs. He still had a UR character that he could use, and many characters might be useful for other tasks in the future.

    ¡®Supporter or monster ves¡­ what to do?¡¯

    He hesitated if he should create new supporters next or enve a strong monster in the future.

    While the ship was jetting through the high tides, a silhouette of a frigate was on the horizon.

    Shepherd and Magdalene stopped flirting and solemnly stared in the northwest direction, where the strange ship was. Xiaomao also narrowed his eyes and peered to the distance.

    The battleship¡¯s silhouette on the horizon suddenly turned her bow toward them. It released the sailcloth and charged toward Xiaomao¡¯s ship at full speed!

 Chapter 79 Cat Dad VS Ghost Fleet

    Chapter 79 ¨C Cat Dad VS Ghost Fleet

    A skeleton with an eye patch was looking into his telescope, observing a strange speedy ship near the coast. The red fireball in his eye socket fluttered as if he was excited to see prey.

    KAKAKA!

    The skeleton captain lowered his telescope. He drew his saber and pointed at the tree boat.

    KAKAKA!

    The crews of the frigate consisted of humanoid skeletons, came out to the deck and began pulling ropes. They opened their sailcloth and rotated them while the navigator skeleton rotated the wheels, turning their ship.

    Above the skeleton captain, his red name with golden borders was clearly visible.

    Pirate Admiral Torrent, Level 100

    He was a roaming field boss in the North Sea, west of Cernun¡¯s Ind Chain. He led the group of 200 level 85 skeleton pirates and ten level 92 elite pirate champions.

    As soon as Torrent pointed his saber at the tree boat, 20 rotten cogs jumped out of the sea and formed a fleet formation about Torrent¡¯s ship. Seawater gushed out of the leaking ghost ships, but they strangely stayed afloat on top of the high tide sea.

    WOOOOO<sub>.</sub>

    One of the ship¡¯s captains blew a horn. Then, all 21 ships raised their pirate gs as they charged toward the tree boat.

    .

    ZAAAA

    Suddenly, 20 ghost ships emerged from the sea and followed the mysterious cog.

    Xiaomao and Shepherd noticed the crisis right away.

    ¡°HARD PORT, MUNYA!¡±

    Shepherd rotated the steering wheel to the left, turning the ship away from the pirate fleet. Yet, the mute support revealed a faint smile, confident in his ship¡¯s speed.

    ZAAAA

    While Xiaomao¡¯s ship dashed away at the absurd speed of a jet boat, ten of the ghost ships suddenly dove into the sea and disappeared.

    Although they were at least a kilometer away, Xiaomao didn¡¯t let his guard down. He kept observing the pursuers while he brought out a new weapon.<sub></sub>

    .

    <strong>Copper Bamboo Sniper Crossbow (Rare)</strong>

    Torrent, the Great Pirate of the North Sea, used to own this weapon when he was still a sailor in the Yuan Empire Navy. He was once the most promising sniper that shot down 800 pirates in his career. However, after the Yuan Empire betrayed him, he discarded this crossbow for more destructive weaponry. It was stored in the Pirate Treasure Room on one of the inds of the north sea and was forgotten.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Magic Weapon

    <strong>Effect:</strong> ATK 150, Increase Attack Range by 200 meters

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 40, STR 100, DEX 150

    <strong>Durability:</strong> 5,000 / 5,000

    .

    The new crossbow was not as good as the rental weapon. However, what Xiaomao needed in this situation was not a destructive weapon but a long-ranged weapon for seabat.

    Xiaomao measured the distance with his eyes. A crossbow¡¯s regr range was under 400 meters, but the shots might not be as urate as the shorter range. However, the sniper crossbow added 200 meters to the maximum range, which made it possible for Xiaomao to snipe someone at 500-600 meters range.<sub></sub>

    He could use the angle and wind to shoot further, and his thousand arrow skills could ignore uracy. But for now, Xiaomao chose to wait and see what the pirate fleet could do against a fast ship.

    Xiaomao cursed himself a few secondster. Ten ghost ships suddenly jumped out of the sea in front of his fishing boat. One of them turned their port side toward the bow of the tree boat, blocking its path.

    Shepherd clicked his tongue and spinning the steering wheel left, kept turning to the port side to avoid the collision.

    Magdalene suddenly glowed in silver light. A sea tornado emerged and devoured the ghost ship in front of them.

    KAKAKAKA

    Countless skeleton pirates flew to the sky because of the storm. Half of the crewstched onto the ship and avoided being pulled by the tornado for a few seconds before they got sucked into the sky.

    The tornado moved away from the tree ship, but they headed toward other ghost ships.

    Shepherd took a deep breath and manipted the seawater under the tree ship. A wave surged and pushed the ship up. Then, the tide moved toward the tornado as if it was following the storm.

    Lucky and Xiaomao grabbed the ledge of the ship, maintaining the bnce in the chaotic sea. As they were helpless at the moment, they only stared at Shepherd and Magdalene, hoping for the best.

    The tree fishing ship was now a surfboard, riding on the giant tide that Shepherd had created. It brought the entire ship into the tornado!

    Magdalene extended her hands and wings. The blue light came out from her body and covered the entire ship in a bubble.

    The bubbled fishing boat rose to the sky because of the tornado. Fortunately, it didn¡¯t tumble around or collided with debris and pieces of wood. Moreover, the skeleton pirates couldn¡¯t break into the bubble while they were carried by the wind.

    Magdalene nced outside the tornado. She timed the wind for a few seconds.

    When the wind was taking the bubbled ship toward the west, she dispelled the tornado magic. Then, the bubble ship was slingshot to the sky, flying west!

    Many pirates scattered by the wind and fell to the sea. Broken cogs dropped to earth, but they were upside down.

    .

    Pirate Admiral Torrent red at the flying fishing boat. He let out a long sigh.

    KAKAKAKA

    As soon as he ttered his jaws, all remaining ghost ships sank into the sea. The pirate frigate, however, continued sailing at its usual speed of 5 knots.

    NYA!

    As torrent was about to give up pursuing Xiaomao¡¯s ship, a caracal spirit with three eyes appeared out of thin air. The smoke-like spiritnded on the deck and sat in front of Torrent.

    Nya! (Follow them! Don¡¯t let them escape!)

    KAKAKAKA! (What are you?)

    Nya! (You don¡¯t need to know.)

    The caracal cat raised his paw and fired a green beam toward the red fireball in Torrent¡¯s eye socket.

    DING

    Suddenly, Torrent¡¯s name changed from red with golden borders into purple. His fireball eye¡¯s color became green. His bones also emitted a green aura and cold air.

    His name also changed.

    ve of Nian, Torrent, Level 150

    Not only did Torrent¡¯s level rose, but his men also got stronger. They also emitted a green aura, and their average level became 130.

    NYA! (Go, my ves! Kill that regressor, so I can have his soul!)

    The caracal ghost vanished, and Torrent howled. The frigate took flight and followed Xiaomao¡¯s ship.

 Chapter 80 Cat Dadâ€™s New Enemy

    Chapter 80 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Enemy

    Xiaomao looked back and noticed that they were flying away from the pirates.

    ¡°Your fianc¨¦ is the MVP here, munya!¡±

    The corners of Shepherd¡¯s mouth curved up to a faint smile, but his eyes still gazed forward. He was still concerned about thending. He nced at Magdalene.

    The fairy gave Shepherd a thumbs up, saying that there was nothing to worry about.

    A few secondster, the flying tree boat descended and crashnded on the surface of the sea. Its bubble barrier served as a cushion, softening the impact and protecting the tree ship parts.

    The ship¡¯s durability decreased by 30%, and its health bar was blinking in red.

    Xiaomao gazed at his fishing boat¡¯s HP bar and was on the verge of crying. He forgot for a moment that he had more gold coins and cash to buy a thousand brand new fishing boats.

    ¡°My boat! My first boat! I haven¡¯t yed with it yet, but it¡¯s already ruined, munya!¡±

    Shepherd dryly smiled and nced at Magdalene. The fairy, on the other hand, pouted and snorted as if she was annoyed.

    DING

    <Magdalene has borrowed Shepherd¡¯s Mana.>

    RUMBLE

    The fishing boat trembled. The tree boat expanded again. Before, the fishing boat had a small tree growing on top of the deck, and the hull was made from tree trunks. But now, tree roots extended to the sides, and the tree on the deck grew taller.<sub>.</sub>

    <Magdalene runs out of mana. She needs rest.>

    The fairy slip into Shepherd¡¯s shirt and fell asleep inside like a kangaroo¡¯s baby. Shepherd¡¯s face was also pale as his MP was depleted as well.

    Noticing the conditions of his subordinates, Xiaomao¡¯s expression turned ugly.

    ¡°Are you out of MP potions, munya?¡±

    Shepherd nodded. He had used all of them during his free time to increase his spell mastery, and most of his pocket money was spent on mana potions as well.

    Xiaomao sighed and opened a trade menu. He gave Shepherd all his MP potions in his inventory.

    ¡°I can always buy premium potions and elixirs if there¡¯s an emergency. Use those for yourself and your girlfriend, munya. After you¡¯re done, let¡¯s head southwest and move along the shore to find a ce to rest, munya.¡±

    Shepherd was delighted. He bowed to Xiaomao and immediately chugged the potions. He also gave some to Magdalene. Then, he resumed the helmsman¡¯s duty, driving the boat southwest.

    .

    10 minutester, Torrent¡¯s ship arrived at the coordinate where Xiaomao and others hadnded earlier. However, he couldn¡¯t find the fishing boat anywhere.

    The skeleton pirated scanned around with his one-eye binocr telescope. As the pirate kept on searching for Xiaomao, he noticed a trail of tree leaves on the surface of the sea.

    Torrent ttered his jaws as if he wasughing. He pointed his boney finger in the direction of the tree leaves. Underwater, ten ghost ships phased through the seawater like ethereal submarines, following the trail of the fishing boat.

    .<sub></sub>

    The northwestern penins of the continent was the home of fishermen, Bit City. The Fisherman Town was 50 kilometers west of Seaside Town, but it also housed a military port here.

    A caravel of the town guards anchored at the military port, intimidating pirates in the area. A hundred medium and small fishing boats were busy dragging their fishings and minded their businesses in the sea near the city.

    However, the town was not a trade hub. It was a private fishing territory of the merchant guild, which was in charge of the empire¡¯smerce. All fish that the guild gathered here would be transferred to their empire¡¯s factories or shipped to their affiliated restaurants and shops.

    When Xiaomao¡¯s ship approach the town, the town guards rushed to the port while some sailors boarded their caravel, preparing forbat. The fishermen also red at the crews on the strange boat as if Xiaomao was intruding on their turf.

    Xiaomao¡¯s group ignored the re of the local people. They docked at the port.

    As soon as Xiaomao¡¯s fishing boat docked, the town guards rushed toward them.

    The NPC guard captain, Comet, was a level 100 NPC with a grey name and red borders, indicating that they could attack yers if they were provoked. He stood in front of his colleagues and waited for Xiaomao and the crews toe out of the ship.

    When Xiaomao and others got on the port, Comet bellowed, ¡°This port is the private property of the Merchant Guild. Docking at this port is viting the country¡¯sw, and the vitors will be fined! The fine is 1,000,000 gold coins per ship, and all crews will be put to prison!¡±

    Xiaomao scoffed at Comet, ¡°This is an emergency, munya. We¡¯re running away from a pirate fleet! If you arrest innocent sailors, I¡¯ll report this to the emperor, munya!¡±

    Comet narrowed his eyes. He thought of arresting Xiaomao and his crews and handing them over to the merchant guild¡¯s security office.

    Before Comet could order his men to arrest Xiaomao and others, one of the guards rushed to the captain and whispered. He also showed a copy of a pamphlet to Comet.

    The guard captain looked at the pamphlet and stared at Xiaomao¡¯s face before he nced at the catopus¡¯ golden name.

    ¡°Are you, by chance, Xiaomao?¡± Asked Comet.<sub></sub>

    ¡°That¡¯s me, munya!¡±

    ¡°What are you doing here? The emperor is looking for you!¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m heading to Siren City, but my ship is intercepted by a pirate fleet, munya! My ship is damaged, and my crews are injured. We need to repair our ship and recuperate. We also don¡¯t know if the pirates are still chasing after us, munya!¡±

    ¡°What?! What didn¡¯t you tell me this earlier!?¡±

    Comet¡¯s name no longer had red borders. His name color lightened, but it remained grey as he was not Xiaomao¡¯s ally.

    ¡°You dementia prick! I already told you that we¡¯re fleeing from a pirate fleet, munya! Are you deaf!?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Comet nced at the strange tree fishing boat. He frowned at the strange tree on the deck, which was unusual for a boat.

    Currently, the ship¡¯s HP bar was half emptied. Traces of hull damage were visible, but the tree trunks on the hull made it hard to notice. Fortunately, Comet was familiar with ships, and he managed to detect the traces of battle.

    ¡°I guess, you¡¯re speaking the truth.¡±

    ¡°Obviously, munya!¡±

    ¡°I see. Where did youst see the pirates? Where are they?¡±

    ¡°Northeast of here, munya!¡±

    ¡°Come with me. We¡¯ll talk to our guild¡¯s branch manager.¡±

    Comet gestured for Xiaomao and his crew to follow him. Thetter looked at each other and walked toward the Bit City.

    .

    As the Bit City was a restricted area, no yer loitered here. Moreover, all NPCs had a grey name as they were not as friendly as the other local people in other towns.

    Xiaomao, Lucky, and Shepherd nced at the people and noticed that they were secretly holding a weapon. Moreover, the level of the local people was absurdly high as 75 was their lowest level. Everybody looked like elite mercenaries instead of merchants, craftsmen, or fishermen.

    Comet guided Xiaomao to thergest mansion in the middle of the city. After passing the checkpoint at the main gate, a stone road led them straight toward the mansion in the middle of a wide flower garden.

    Xiaomao frowned. He didn¡¯t know about this ce, but he had seen a pce on YouTube before the regression. This ce had a bigger garden than the Royal Pce in Siren City.

    As they walked further, Xiaomao noticed a side building. Another small road led to the humble extension of the mansion, but that side was not maintained properly. Grasses were too tall, and tree leaves covered the majority of the stone road.

    Xiaomao pointed at the neglected extended house.

    ¡°What is that house, munya?¡±

    Comet scoffed, ¡°That house used to belong to a heretic family.¡±

    ¡°Heretic family, munya?¡±

    ¡°They worshiped a monster god,¡± Comet stopped his feet and nced at Xiaomao. He furrowed his brows, and his grey name changed to red.

    DING

    <Comet hates nosy catopuses. Current Hatred: 3 Stars.>

    ¡®Motherhumper! You racist bastard!¡¯

    Xiaomao was frustrated. Comet reminded him of racist NPCs and the discrimination against monster races in the game.

    Further in the game story, local NPCs would be separated into several factions. One of them was a branch of Pangu Church¡¯s followers, who discriminated against demi-humans and monster races. They believed in human supremacy and promoted very.

    However, they were the only faction who openly waged war against a certain monster god, who was the ally of Chaos Demon Goddess Chang¡¯e.

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t remember the god¡¯s name as he didn¡¯t y a major role in the story as Chang¡¯e, loc, and Pangu¡¯s fame overshadowed the other gods. Still, Xiaomao believed that he had seen or read about many minor gods somewhere before.

    ¡°Who was the god¡¯s name, munya?¡±

    ¡°Why do you want to know a heretic¡¯s god?!¡±

    ¡°So that I won¡¯t follow that god, munya.¡±

    ¡°¡­ As if I believe you.¡±

    Comet gave Xiaomao a meaningful look for a moment. He turned around and continued to lead the group toward the mansion, refusing to disclose the god¡¯s name. However, he emitted a red aura around his body.

    DING

    <Comet swears to kill you whenever he has a chance. Current Hatred: 5 Stars!>

    <Warning! Comet has marked you as his nemesis!>

    ¡®What the heck is wrong with him?!¡¯

 Chapter 81 Cat Dad in Three-Way Battle

    Chapter 81 ¨C Cat Dad in Three-Way Battle

    Despite being hostile against Xiaomao and his crewmates, Comet didn¡¯t attack them right away. He waved his hand, gesturing them to enter the mansion. The group entered the mansion as requested.

    Upon entering the mansion, Xiaomao dropped his jaws. Instead of calling it a mansion, it should be called a pce.

    The tiles on the silver marble floor were embedded with countless sapphire magic gemstones, which collected mana in the air and provided cool air to the pce. The walls were painted in real gold, and the white gold frame on the pirs covered the exuding cold air from the mysterious ck metal inside.

    The half-oval ceiling was also covered with oil paintings, which resembled ssic arts in the real world. However, they told the stories of the war between Mazinger God Pangu and Chaos Demon Gods, and they depicted how Pangu vanquished each demon.

    Strangely, all Chaos Demon Gods had no face, nose, ears, eyes, or hair. Their faces were nk as if the painters were toozy to make the demon god¡¯s faces.

    Xiaomao continued to admire the painting. Then, he noticed that all Chaos Demon Gods had angel-like wings. Some had ck wings while many had white.

    Thergest painting on the wall, on the other hand, told another story. In the painting, a massive bicolor cat stared down at Pangu, who copsed on his knees because of his injuries. On the right of the massive cat was an angel with a ck and white wing, but he had a blurred face. He was holding a ck katana and sneering at Pangu. On the left side was a gorgeous female angel with transparent wings, who turned her face to a kneeling Oni.

    The te under the massive painting showed its name.

    <strong>Tyrant God, His Minions, and the Defeated Savior</strong>

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes as he didn¡¯t believe in the title. On the contrary, it was the other way around. That painting¡¯s title should have been ¡°Savior Defeated Evil God Pangu¡±.

    Xiaomao gazed at the bicolor cat. For some reason, the cat in the painting reminded him of Mu-Nyang as the giant cat had the same obnoxious expression as his partner.

    Comet stopped his feet. He turned around and noticed that Xiaomao had been gazing at the wall painting for too long.

    ¡°Stop looking at the heretic gods. Come this way!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    ¡®Heretic gods? The cat god? Is he a dog person, or does he hate cats? What an uncult swine.¡¯

    .

    The group walked up the stairs and stopped in front of the biggest room on the third floor. When they reached the front of the room, they found a squad of ten level-100 guards, standing in a formation and guarding the entrance.

    Comet saluted and reported, ¡°These sailors imed that they fled from a pirate fleet, and one of them is the catopus that the emperor is looking for. I brought them here to make the report.¡±

    The bodyguard captain red at Comet, ¡°Who are the sailors?¡±

    Comet nced at Xiaomao, ¡°This heretic¡¯s descendant, Xiaomao.¡±

    Xiaomao raised his brows while Lucky and Shepherd¡¯s expressions turned dark.

    ¡®Heretic¡¯s descendant? Me? I see I see. You must be one of those human supremacists? This makes things a lot easier!¡¯

    Xiaomao was confident that this branch of the merchant guild would meet its demise soon. Now that the crucial information was confirmed, Xiaomao had no reason to be polite.

    One of the bodyguards entered the room while the other nine stopped Comet and others from going further. A couple minutester, the bodyguard came out.

    ¡°Arrest them and throw them in prison. Lord Tupeer is too busy at the moment, and he has no time to entertain uninvited guests with dubious backgrounds. Even if the person is wanted by the emperor, it¡¯s none of his business!¡±

    Comet smirked. He turned to Xiaomao, Lucky, and Shepherd while he pulled out his sword.

    ¡°You all are under arrest for trespassing to Bit City. Surrender ande with me!¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Lucky and Shepherd nced at Xiaomao, getting ready to fight.

    But Xiaomao had another idea.

    ¡°Tell your master that I have a spirit stone, munya,¡± Shouted Xiaomao.

    Cometughed, ¡°Whatever you have, we will confiscate everything anyway!¡±

    While Comet wasughing, Xiaomao flickered one of the corrupted spirit stones into the former¡¯s mouth. Thetter swallowed it unintentionally.

    ¡°Retreat to our ship, munya!¡±

    Shepherd carried Xiaomao in his arms while Lucky pulled out her tower shield and a bastard sword that had been hanging on her back.

    Lucky acted as the rearguard, raising her tower shield to block Comet and the bodyguards¡¯ vision. As for Shepherd, he dashed down the stairs with Xiaomao in his arms.

    Comet bellowed and swung his sword at Lucky¡¯s tower shield.

    CLANK!

    51

    Despite being level 100, Comet couldn¡¯t deal a lot of damage to Lucky, who had over 2,500 points in total physical defense. This value didn¡¯t include the other abilities and passive buff from the Galm Armor Set.<sub></sub>

    AWOOO!

    Lucky howled, and her voice shattered all ss windows, luxurious vases, and potteries in the mansion. The bodyguards and Comet copsed on their knees, and their ears bled. Floating over their heads was the number [2,000], which was the fixed damage from the skill.

    The soldiers in the mansion were also inflicted with an abnormal status, [Fear]. None of them could attack, activate skills, or cast a spell for a brief moment.

    That was Warg Lord¡¯s skill that came with the armor set, Warcry.

    Lucky smirked and kicked the ground, running away from the group and following Xiaomao and Shepherd.

    A minuteter, all soldiers in the mansion regained theirposure. Their red names shed as they were now hostile against Xiaomao and his crewmates.

    ¡°KILL THEM ALL!¡±

    .

    Shepherd dashed and jumped like a parkour master even though he was a fisherman. He didn¡¯t even bother looking back at Lucky as he prioritized getting back to the boat first.

    However, as soon as he was out of the mansion, Xiaomao gave him another order.

    ¡°To the side house, munya!¡±

    ¡°???¡±

    Shepherd widened his eyes and stopped running to look at his master in confusion.

    ¡°Side house! To that haunted house area, munya!¡±

    Unable to talk, Shepherd pursed his lips. He ran and carried Xiaomao toward the abandoned section of the mansion right away.

    As they got further to the unmaintained road, Shepherd finally understood why his master wanted him to this ce. On the sides, tall grasses covered their field of vision. Bushes and trees looked like something from a rainforest as none of them was trimmed.

    Shepherd jumped into one of the bushes while nobody had seen them yet. Then, hey prone on the ground.

    Because of themotion, Magdalene came out. She immediately rushed out and flew toward Lucky, who had juste out from the mansion.

    Lucky spotted Magdalene, and she followed the fairy to another bush and covered herself with leaves and tall grasses.

    A few secondster, Comet and others came out of the mansion. They looked around to see where Xiaomao and others were, but they couldn¡¯t find them.

    ¡°Search! They couldn¡¯t have gone far!¡±

    The bodyguards and Comet dashed toward the main gate and the maze, where they suspected that Xiaomao might be hiding.

    .

    A kilometer away from Bit Town port, a ck hovering ship approached the town at the speed of 60 knots, which surpassed the ordinary frigate¡¯s speed. It didn¡¯t slow down even though it got closer to thend.

    Town guards noticed the iing ship. A spotter on the caravel¡¯s top mast looked through his binocr telescope and saw the pirate g of the iing ship. He rang the bell and shouted.

    ¡°PIRATE!!¡±

    Town guards stopped what they had been doing and grabbed their weapons. Some of the sailors boarded the caravel in panic while the fishermen brought out bows, crossbows, pistols, and des, preparing to fight.

    Their names changed. Instead of disying their names as Fisherman Level 80, they became Bit Tupeer Gang Member Level 80.

    All fisherman¡¯s boats rushed toward the iing ship as if they were trained to do so. The caravel removed the anchor, and the ship crews lowered their sails.

    Unfortunately, the ck frigate was too fast. It reached the port within a minute and flew over the fishing boats.

    ZAAAA

    ZAAAA

    Suddenly, ten ghost ships emerged from the sea and appeared in the middle of the fishing boats¡¯ formation. Hundreds of skeleton crewmates leaped from their ships andnded on the fishing boats.

    KAKAKAKA

    Combat between field monsters and NPCs ensued.

    Meanwhile, the ck ship rammed the caravel, which hadn¡¯t left the port yet. Fragments of woods and debris scattered in the air, yet the ck ship was unharmed. Town guard crews jumped off their ships as they didn¡¯t expect a direct collision.

    However, the collision killed the vessel¡¯s speed and momentum. It crashnded and destroyed half of the port before it stopped moving forward.

    WHOOSH

    The skeleton captain leisurely jumped off his ship. His green aura and green eye stared straight at the city before him.

    KAKAKAKA (Find the Regressor! Kill the rest!)

    Two hundred level-100 skeleton pirates got off their gship and brandished their swords, des, and daggers. They ttered their teeth and charged toward the nearest NPCs.

 Chapter 82 Cat Dadâ€™s New Discovery

    Chapter 82 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Discovery

    Loud noise and screams came from outside, and people from the mansion gathered in the front yard with their weapons. Even maids and weak-looking butlers wielded spears and bows. However, none of them paid attention to the tall bushes at the west of the mansion.

    A toned middle-aged man opened the door and came out to the third-floor balcony. His brown mustache, ck bailey hat, ck jeans, brown jacket, and white t-shirt stood out from the rest of the NPCs here. Above his head were his name and level.

    Bit Tupeer, Level 120

    The cowboy-like NPC pointed his flintlock pistol and fired a round. He yelled at his subordinates.

    ¡°CAN SOMEONE TELL ME WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON OUT THERE?!¡±

    .

    Tall grasses and bushes wiggled under the sunlight. Inside the bushes were two Solid Snakes. Lucky and Shepherd kept their heads down, crawling and creeping toward the extended house, which was connected to the edge of the mansion. As for Xiaomao and Magdalene, they simply walked on their feet, and nobody could see them from outside of the bushes.

    BANG

    Hearing the gunshot, everyone turned around to look in the direction of the mansion¡¯s main road. Upon seeing that nobody wasing for them, they let out a sigh of relief.

    ¡°Let¡¯s keep going, munya.¡±<sub>.</sub>

    DING

    <Magdalene asks you why you are not fleeing from the city.>

    ¡°I won¡¯t leave until I empty this city¡¯s treasury and stash, munya!¡±

    Lucky smirked while Shepherd shook his head. Magdalene facepalmed.

    ¡°You¡¯re acting like a thief, master,¡±ined Lucky.

    ¡°Taking wealth from a bad guy isn¡¯t considered thievery. It¡¯s charity, munya.¡±

    Lucky¡¯s expression brightened, ¡°That¡¯s how it is! Master, you enlightened me!¡±

    ¡°Call me the master, munya!¡±

    Shepherd and Magdalene stared at Xiaomao with dull eyes before they shook their heads.

    After crawling for 10 minutes, they got through the bush area. In front of them was a rusty door, which was sealed by wooden nks. The windows of this house were also roughly sealed and covered with woods and clothes. On the wall, someone left a graffiti of dismembered cat.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao and the crew almost cursed at the artist out loud. Anyone who enjoyed torturing or killing cats deserved to be eaten alive by hungry African lions in mating season.

    ¡°Lucky, tear some nks and open the door, munya.¡±

    Lucky nodded. She stood up and grabbed the nks that blocked the door and pulled it out with ease. The old wood broke and scattered into small pieces. Seeing that the nks were old and rotten, Lucky broke three more nks and opened the rusty door.

    She entered the abandoned house first. She peeked inside and brought out her tower shield and bastard sword. Upon noticing that no living being was in sight, she waved her hand, gesturing that the path was cleared.

    Xiaomao followed Lucky into the house. Shepherd and Magdalene also rushed in. However, the fairy was thorough.

    Magdalene mumbled and manipted the broken pieces of wood. She restored the nks and put them back in front of the rusty door, sealing the exit as if they hadn¡¯t touched it.

    Xiaomao and Lucky didn¡¯t notice what Magdalene did. They kept scanning the dark house.

    The house had nothing but broken furniture. Broken chairs, pieces of jars, broken sses, and dust were the only things here.

    ¡°Let¡¯s search the house, munya!¡±

    ¡°What are we here for, master? There shouldn¡¯t be any treasure here.¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡°No. The lore will be worth it. We can also break into the main mansionter, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao brought out a flying sword and began touring the house, leaving the group behind. Shepherd and Magdalene shrugged and searched the house together.

    Lucky pouted. He sprint and tried to follow Xiaomao, but she stumped on something and fell on the ground. The dust shot up and got into her mouth, causing her to cough. When she stopped coughing, she red at the broken wood tiles and clicked her tongue.

    ¡°Does nobody here know how to clean the house?¡±

    She covered her nose and mouth with a piece of cloth. Then, she noticed that there was a ledge on the floor, where she had kicked earlier.

    Lucky sat down and pulled the ledge, breaking a massive nk that had been roughly nailed on the floor. A staircase was before her.

    ¡°Master! I found something!¡±

    .

    Soon, the group gathered at the staircase that Lucky had found. They formed a formation with Lucky as the vanguard while Shepherd was the rearguard. As for Xiaomao and the fairy, they sat on Shepherd¡¯s shoulders.

    The underground was dark, damp, and moldy. Lucky and Shepherd kept coughing because of the dust, but they kept on going.

    The basement was a 50 square meters room with 3 meters in height. The ground was made from rough stones, but holes and pits were noticeable.

    ¡°Someone must have dug here or searched for something,¡± Lucky saw rusty shovels on the wall and piles of dirt to the side.

    Xiaomao kept looking around. The room contained nothing but dirt, holes, and shovels.

    SNIFF

    Suddenly, Xiaomao caught the scent of something familiar. It smelled like one of his cats when they hadn¡¯t taken a bath for months.

    Xiaomao looked at the ground and noticed a te, which was simr to the painting te in the mansion.

    Cathulhu of Wealth and Prosperity, Meowmeow

    Xiaomao got interested. He pointed at the ground.

    ¡°Lucky, Shepherd, dig here munya!¡±

    The two turned toward the cat and noticed the te in the dirt as well. Then, they grabbed the shovels and began digging them.

    Five minutester, they pulled out a broken pedestal without a statue. The pedestal size was at least 10 meters tall, but it was cleanly cut into small pieces and buried here.

    Xiaomao frowned as he wondered why Comet and others buried a statue of Cathulhu here. He collected the pedestal into his inventory.

    ¡°Keep digging, munya.¡±

    .

    10 minutester, they found another object below the buried pedestal. However, it was humongous, and Lucky couldn¡¯t bring it out.

    Xiaomao rushed to the object and decided to y Minecraft. He touched it and attempted to store it in his inventory.

    RUMBLE

    Suddenly, the house shook as arge portion of the object vanished into Xiaomao¡¯s inventory. Wooden pirs cracked and the wooden ceiling trembled.

    Sensing that the house might copse soon, Lucky and Shepherd grabbed Xiaomao and Magdalene. They rushed up the stairs and got back to the exit.

    Unfortunately, Magdalene had sealed the exit with her magic. They couldn¡¯t get out the same way.

    RUMBLE

    The center of the house sank into the basement, and the house copsed!

    <Magdalene says not on my watch!>

    A bubble barrier covered the group as the abandoned house fell on them!

 Chapter 83 Cat Dad is Invisible

    Chapter 83 ¨C Cat Dad is Invisible

    The cracking sound of burning wood and loud cry echoed throughout the port. Corpses, bones of skeleton pirates, glittering weapons, and shining objects filled the shore. Some of them floated in the seawater, and the waves pushed them toward thend.

    Torrent stabbed a local gang member¡¯s chest with a long knife, reducing thetter¡¯s HP to zero in one hit. Pulling his knife out, the pirate captain shoved the dead guy away without looking at the dropped items on the ground.

    KAKAKAKA! (Where is the regressor?!)

    Behind Torrent, thest mercenary on the port fell to his knees and died. 120 remaining pirates ttered their jaws and raised their shamshirs, swords, spears, and daggers, celebrating their raid victory.

    Torrent grabbed the corpse of the mercenary that he had killed earlier. He opened his mouth and poured green me into the face of the dead body.

    A few secondster, the corpse¡¯s flesh melted into goo. In the corpse¡¯s eye sockets, green fireballs were lit, and the corpse¡¯s skeleton sat up. He ttered his jaws and picked up his former weapon on the ground.

    The dead mercenary¡¯s name changed. Instead of showing as Bit Tupeer Gang Member Level 80, he became Skeleton Pirate Level 100.

    The pirates mimicked their captain. They picked up the corpses of the mercenaries and burnt their flesh with their green fire. They also collected their dead colleagues¡¯ bones and put them together.

    A minuteter, all dead pirates were resurrected, and the dead mercenaries rose as new level 100 skeleton pirates. Their number increased to 500!

    KAKAKAKA! (To the City! Find the regressor!)<sub>.</sub>

    .

    On top of the city wall, Tupeer, Comet, and fellow bodyguards watched the burning port. They red at the undead army in anger.

    ¡°They¡¯re all useless! Can¡¯t they just get rid of simple undead pirates?!¡±

    A subordinate of Tupeer brought him a box of gunpowder and iron balls. Tupeer collected them and loaded his flintlock pistol and pointed at the toon of undead pirates.

    The pistol shone in silver light, and Tupeer pulled the trigger. However, instead of firing a bullet, the pistol fired a whiteser beam, which traveled 500 meters within a second. The beam pierced through five undead pirates, who coincidentally walked in a column.

    CRITICAL HIT

    Five-digit numbers appeared on the heads of skeleton pirates, and their HP was instantly reduced to zero. Their bones dissipated into sparkling light. No item dropped from the purified skeletons.

    After confirming his kills, Tupeer let out a sigh of relief as if he was confident in his victory. He passed the used pistol to his subordinate. Another bodyguard of Tupeer gave a loaded pistol to his master while the one with the used pistol carefully loaded a new bullet and gunpowder.

    BANG

    Again, Tupeer fired another beam of light and purified two more undead pirates. He returned the gun to his bodyguard and picked up a pistol with a loaded bullet.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Go fetch mana potions! I need a lot because you all are useless!¡±

    Comet and another level-100 bodyguard bowed and turned back. They ran back to the mansion to bring the supplies there to the frontline.

    .

    Copsed House

    ¡°Puhah!¡±

    Lucky pushed broken debris and opened a path for the crew. Shepherd, Xiaomao, and Magdalene climbed out of the piles of woods and bricks. Uponing out, the bubble barrier broke, and Magdalene jumped into Shepherd¡¯s pocket, taking a break.

    Shepherd gave his fianc¨¦ a mana potion, which she chugged all at once.

    BURP

    The little fairy¡¯s stomach got rounder because of the potion. She deeply exhaled in satisfaction and was relieved as if she just had a good beer.

    While Shepherd and Magdalene took care of each other, Xiaomao gazed at the copsed house and the mansion. The main mansion was undamaged. Only the extended part was ruined.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes as he noticed the lighting from the main mansion¡¯s wall. He leaped toward the light.

    Upon getting closer, Xiaomao noticed that it came from a wall, which connected to the extended house.

    ¡°Come here, munya.¡±

    Lucky followed her master to the brick wall, which blocked the path to the main mansion. She also noticed the light from the other side of the wall.

    ¡°Can you break the wall, munya?¡±

    ¡°Leave it to me!¡±

    Lucky stood up and raised her right foot. Then, she kicked it with her full strength.

    BOOM

    A portion of the brick was broken.

    Noticing that the bricks were more fragile than they had imagined, Lucky pulled the bricks and cleared a path for her to enter. After getting inside, Lucky found herself in a hallway in the mansion.

    Xiaomao, Shepherd, and Magdalene followed Lucky inside. They looked at Xiaomao, waiting for his next order.

    ¡°It¡¯s time to collect some donations, munya! Let¡¯s find a way to the second or third floor. Most people store their treasures in their bedrooms or storage rooms, so we should start from there, munya!¡±

    Lucky and Shepherd nodded, but Magdalene sighed. She chugged another bottle of mana potion and cast a spell on Lucky and Shepherd.

    DING

    <Magdalene has cast Invisibility Spell on your ve, Lucky.>

    <Magdalene has cast Invisibility Spell on your supporter, Shepherd.>

    Two system messages appeared in front of Xiaomao. He turned around and found that his subordinates became transparent. Inspired, Xiaomao used the chameleon skill and hid his presence.

    The group proceeded to the front entrance of the mansion, where the main stairs toward the second and third floors were located.

    As soon as they got to the lobby area, they noticed that several maids were taking long strides toward the hallway that Xiaomao¡¯s group had passed.

    Xiaomao and the crew moved aside and allowed the maids to pass. After they were gone, the invisible crew rushed up the stairs.

    When Xiaomao and others got to the second floor, two men mmed open the front doors. They shouted.

    ¡°Maids! Head to the storeroom! We need all mana potions we can get!¡±

    Xiaomao and the group paused. They looked at each other.

    Storeroom?

    Xiaomao grinned, ¡°Let¡¯s follow them to the storeroom, munya.¡±

    The group nodded and observed the maids. Instead of going to the second floor, they gathered in the lobby and pushed a long sofa to the side. One of them flipped over the red rug.

    Under the rug was a metal trap door. An elderly butler took off his tuxedo and shirt, revealing his toned muscle and countless scars on his chest and back. He pulled the metal door with both hands.

    CREAK

    The trap door was raised, opening a path to the basement level of the house.

    Xiaomao group rushed in. They sneaked behind the maids, who were queuing to descend to the basement floor.

    But the butler suddenly turned around. He stared in the direction of Xiaomao¡¯s crew.

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes also met with the butler¡¯s eyes. He also rechecked the butler¡¯s white name tag.

    Bush Cox, Level 150

    Xiaomao stopped moving. He had a feeling that he had seen someone with a simr quirky name somewhere before. But as he was thinking, a gold exmation mark appeared on top of Bush Cox¡¯s head, indicating that he had a quest for yers.

 Chapter 84 Cat Dadâ€™s Unexpected Encounter

    Chapter 84 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Unexpected Encounter

    Strangely, the butler didn¡¯t point out to Comet that he had found Xiaomao and the gang. He averted his eyes, pretending to wait for Comet¡¯s instruction. However, he secretly gestured for Xiaomao¡¯s group to wait there.

    Xiaomao caught the hint. He gestured to his crew to wait. While he was at it, he rubbed his eyes and rechecked the exmation icon above Bush¡¯s head.

    ¡®Quest? Really?¡¯

    Xiaomao hesitated if he should talk to the butler even though he had a quest for him. Not all quests in RPG games rewarded yers as some could be traps from the developers.

    But after staring at Bush¡¯s face for a while, he noticed that he looked like someone with a funny name.

    Harry Cox

    That NPC was an instructor from Seaside Town¡¯s adventurer guild, whom Xiaomao had beat with a wok. Xiaomao managed to register with the adventurer guild after that, but he didn¡¯t know what happened to Harry afterward.

    After Comet and the maids walked down the stairs, Bush approached Xiaomao and whispered.

    ¡°You there. You cane out.¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Xiaomao revealed himself. Although nervous, Xiaomao tested Bush.

    ¡°Are you Harry Cox¡¯s rtive, munya?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m his father.¡±

    ¡°O-Oh.¡±

    Bush snickered, ¡°Actually, he wrote to me and told me about you. He said that he was beaten by a level 1 catopus with a wok. But now that I¡¯m looking at you, you¡¯re not half bad. No wonder that kid got schooled.¡±

    ¡°I-I see, munya. By the way, why didn¡¯t you tell them that you saw us?¡±

    Bush put back on his shirt and tuxedo jacket. Within five seconds, he restored his uniform.

    ¡°Allow me to introduce myself. I am Bush Cox, an agent of the Yuan Empire. My job is to locate and collect proofs of evil syndicates in disguise, such as this town. Well, thates to this situation.¡±

    Bush turned to the stairs to the basement area. He let out a sigh, ¡°As I¡¯m currently working for Tupeer on the surface, I can¡¯t make obvious moves against him. I can¡¯t ess that underground level either because of this.¡±<sub></sub>

    Bush pointed at his ankle, which was attached by a ck strap and a small box. He exined, ¡°This is a device that all maids and servants here have. Everybody has a different level of authorization. A few can enter Tupeer¡¯s room, while several of them can¡¯t even go to the second floor. In my case, my area of ess is limited to the first floor.¡±

    ¡°Why don¡¯t you take that thing off, munya?¡±

    ¡°I will explode.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao had a ton of questions about how Bush allowed himself to be put in this situation, but he let the old man lead the conversation. He believed that he might reveal the mysterious quest content soon.

    ¡°Since I can¡¯t enter the storage area, can you do me a favor? I¡¯m searching for Tupeer¡¯s ledger and documents about his illegal deal with Pangu Church. If you can help me, I¡¯ll teach you a skill.¡±

    DING

    <You have received a quest from Bush Cox.>

    .<sub></sub>

    Bush Cox¡¯s Undercover Mission

    Bush Cox is one of many undercover agents from the Yuan Empire. His current mission is to investigate the illegal activities of Bit Tupeer, who allegedly smuggled illegal substances from an unknown source to the empire. He already secured enough evidence, but hecked the ount books of Bit Tupeer to pinpoint his aplices.

    Mission Objective: Explore the mansion and find Tupeer¡¯s hidden ledger.

    Failure Condition: You or your ally are discovered.

    Mission Reward: A level-100 skill book.

    Failure Penalty: Bush will be very disappointed in you.

    [?????? Instinct]: The reward is amon passive skill that can grow into a legendary skill, and it can also boost your natural defense. Bush is also a veteran instructor, and he can teach you many good skills in the future. Do not miss this opportunity.

    [Foresight]: The quest doesn¡¯t state the time limit, but you only have ten minutes toplete the mission. Do it quickly before the mansion is burnt to the ground. All item locations are as the followings;

    ¨C The ledger is in the second floor¡¯s hidden room, located in the library. Pull the book with the title ¡°100 Ways to Ovee Horniness¡± to ess the hidden room.

    ¨C Tupeer¡¯s safe box on the third floor contains the list of his aplices, the contact list of his customers, and the recipe of Mazinger Poison.

    ¨C Completed Mazinger Poison is in the basement¡¯s storeroom together with potion crates.

    After you collect everything, find Bush Cox at Siren City. He will be waiting for you there.

    .

    Foresight skill of the regressor ss was like a walkthrough note. He didn¡¯t know if he should curse or praise the developers for creating such broken skill and OP ss.

    Now that Xiaomao learned of the key item¡¯s locations, he smiled at Bush, ¡°This will be easy, munya. Leave it to me.¡±

    ¡°Godspeed, kitty.¡±

    Xiaomao resumed hiding, but he turned to his subordinates to give them an assignment.

    Shepherd and Magdalene were in charge of cracking the safe box of Tupeer on the third floor. Lucky was assigned to the library and was given the instructions to find the hidden room. As for Xiaomao, he followed the maids and Comet to the underground floor.

    The group spread out.

    .

    Bush Cox gazed at them for a moment before he turned to the front door. He walked out of the mansion and knelt on one knee. After taking a deep breath, he cut the strap and threw it toward the mansion while he kicked the ground and dashed forward.

    BOOM

    Bush didn¡¯t lie. The strap box exploded.

    However, after the explosion, curtains and rugs caught on fire.

    Bush gazed at the burning lobby of the mansion from afar. He lowered his head and bowed toward the entrance to the basement.

    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, kitty, but I was ordered to burn this ce down to the ground whenever I have a chance. If you truly seed, I¡¯llpensate you. For now, I can only hope that you can survive.¡±

    Bush brought out a paper and wrote a note. He folded it into a crane and slipped a catnip branch inside. Then, he tossed it to a flower field before he vanished.

 Chapter 85 Cat Dad is a Thief (2)

    Chapter 85 ¨C Cat Dad is a Thief (2)

    BOOM

    Xiaomao looked back when the loud explosion urred. At first, he thought that someone made a mess after he had followed Comet to the basement floor.

    He was distracted for a moment before he remembered that he didn¡¯t have much time. The quest menu even warned him.

    [The quest doesn¡¯t state the time limit, but you only have ten minutes toplete the mission. Do it quickly before the mansion is burnt to the ground.]

    ¡®Burn to the ground. Right. Did Bush set the mansion on fire or something?¡¯

    Xiaomao pursed his lips and opened his supporter¡¯s menu. He instructed Shepherd and Lucky to hurry and leave the mansion with the quest items without waiting for him, and their rendezvous point was their ship. Then, he followed the trail of the maids and Comet.

    It didn¡¯t take long before Xiaomao reached where Comet and others were. Everybody was busy transferring liquid from the potion tanks to smaller containers, such as ss bottles, jars, and canteens. The maids packed the potion bottles and loaded them into a cart while the others pushed them to the roped elevator, which was next to the stairs.

    Xiaomao stepped aside, letting a maid pass by. That maid reached the stairs to the ground floor and discovered that the mansion was caught on fire. She ran back to Comet.

    ¡°Sir, the mansion is on fire!¡±

    ¡°WHAT?!¡±

    Comet and the other bodyguard rushed to the ground floor. When they found the burning curtains, furniture, and rugs, he clicked his tongue.

    ¡°The fire is nothing. Half of the mansion¡¯s first floor is made from marble and gemstones. Tell the maids that can use water bullets and water maniption spell toe here and extinguish the fire! The rest of you, go back and pack potions into bottles. Our lord needs them to defend the city. If we¡¯rete, the undead army will kill us all!¡±

    Hearing about the undead army, the maids panicked. Half of them stopped working and trembled in fear while the other half cried.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°Shut up! Get your ass to work or I¡¯ll blow your legs!¡±

    When Comet mentioned it, Xiaomao looked at the maids¡¯ legs. Indeed, they had the same device as Bush. However, Comet and his friend didn¡¯t have one.

    ¡®very? Human trafficking?¡¯

    Xiaomao¡¯s imagination ran wild. Although he was interested in their circumstances, he remembered that he didn¡¯t have much time. The camouged catopus sneaked to one of the potion tanks.

    The potion tank looked the same as a semi-transparent water tank. Xiaomao touched the one that nobody was looking at. Then, he thought of storing the entire water tank in his game inventory.

    DING

    <You have obtained Mazinger Poison Potion Tank x 1.>

    The tank vanished into one of Xiaomao¡¯s inventory slots. The cat covered his mouth with his tentacle, trying his best not tough.

    He checked the item¡¯s description.

    .

    <strong>Mazinger Poison Potion Tank (1,025/1,025 Liters)</strong>

    This tank contains 1,025 liters of Mazinger Poison Potion. The potion used Mazinger Diluted Blood as one of the ingredients, which turns a normal mana potion into a narcotic drug. 10 of the potion can restore up to 5,000 MP, but it gives an abnormal status effects to the consumer.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Storage<sub></sub>

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Gives all the following effects;

    ¨C Restore 5,000 MP (Per 10)

    ¨C Increase Max MP by 100 (Per 10)

    ¨C Give status effect [Hyperactive] for one hour.

    ¨C Give abnormal statuses [Mazinger Addict].

    .

    <strong>[Hyperactive]</strong>

    Double your status attributes.

    .

    <strong>[Mazinger Addict]</strong>

    Upon getting this abnormal status effect, a countdown timer will appear. You need to consume double the amount of potion you previously consumed within the time limit. If you seed, the countdown timer will extend and you will get [Hyperactive] blessing for one hour.

    In case of failure, all your status attributes and spiritual roots will permanently decrease by half, and you will suffer from the abnormal status effect, [Weaken], for 90 days.

    .<sub></sub>

    <strong>[Weaken]</strong>

    Decrease all your status attributes by half.

    .

    This was one dangerous narcotic potion for sure. Xiaomao had the urge to feed it to Liu Bei and the goons under Otto right away.

    However, he had a better idea. He sneaked toward the potion tank where the maids were transferring the content to other containers. Xiaomao got behind the tank and touched it.

    This time, he didn¡¯t think of storing the entire tank in his inventory. He thought of recing the tank in his inventory with the tank that the maids were using.

    WHOOSH

    The tank vanished and reappeared. The switch happened instantly.

    The maids in front of the tank rubbed their eyes and stared at the tank in confusion. A few seconds ago, the tank was half empty. But now, the semi-transparent tank was full.

    As the medium mana potion and Mazinger Poison Potion were blue, they ignored the weird urrence and focused on the hoes, pouring the content into their containers.

    Xiaomao watched how the maids nonchntly stored the narcotic potion in their containers. Then, he checked on Comet. Thetter was too absorbed in extinguishing the me that he didn¡¯t pay attention to the potion.

    Xiaomao rechecked what he had obtained.

    .

    <strong>Mana Tank (589/1025 Liters)</strong>

    This tank contains a high-quality intermediate mana potion, made by Master Alchemist Bush Cox. One sip is enough to restore most of your mana and refresh your mind. Moreover, it¡¯s delicious and alcohol-free!

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Storage

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Gives all the following effects per 10;

    ¨C Restore 2,000 mana instantly.

    ¨C Restore 100 mana every second for five minutes.

    ¨C Remove the following negative abnormal status effects; [Confused], [Exhausted], and [Fear].

    .

    Xiaomao was surprised. These NPCs were hiding good stuff!

    Hepared it to the regr mana potions in the market. The one that he had bought only restore 1,000 mana, and they contained 20 per bottle. On the other hand, this one added regeneration buff and cured annoying abnormal statuses.

    The cat licked his lips. He turned to the other potion tank. Without hesitation and fear, he shoved another full tank into his inventory slot.

    DING

    <You have obtained Mana Tank (1025/1025 liters).>

    ¡®Jackpot!¡¯

    He rushed to another tank and did the same.

    DING

    <You have obtained Mazinger Poison Tank (1025/1025 liters).>

    ¡®Whoops. Bad one, but I need one of these for quest and future battle tactics. Next!¡¯

    Because of his excitement, Xiaomao disregarded the reactions of the maids and Comet. Within a minute, he stole all mana tanks in the storage room.

    The maids witnessed how the mana tanks disappeared in disbelief. Most of them dropped their jaws in shock while a few maids screamed in fright.

    ¡°G-GHOST!¡±

    Comet heard themotion. He rushed back to see what had happened.

    Then, he noticed that the mana tanks were gone. Even the drug ones were missing.

    Comet looked around the room, searching for an intruder or a ghost. However, he couldn¡¯t see anyone suspicious.

    Suddenly, several carts full of mana containers vanished into thin air. Only the cart with contaminated potions were left.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Comet narrowed his eyes. As he red at the location where the cart was missing, he noticed a wiggling transparent blob, which moved around on the wall, heading toward other sealed crates and chests.

    ¡°WHO GOES THERE?!¡±

 Chapter 86 Cat Dad: â€œThis is Fine.â€

    Chapter 86 ¨C Cat Dad: ¡°This is Fine.¡±

    Xiaomao had a jump scare. He rushed toward the dark corner and slipped behind a wooden cab like a sneaky rat.

    Comet followed the movements and pulled the cab down. Herbs in the drawers fell out from the drawers and messed the ground. But when the furniture was out of the way, Comet lost sight of Xiaomao.

    ¡°There¡¯s an intruder somewhere here! It must be that Cathulhu¡¯s descendant! Find him!¡±

    The maids looked around and helped Comet search for Xiaomao. They threw irrelevant objects and sks to the side and created light balls to illuminate the room.

    While Comet and the maids were looking at the ground, the furball was already hanging on the ceiling like a bat. Xiaomao converted his fur color to match the dirty cement, and nobody had noticed his current location.

    Xiaomao held his breath while he crept away from the group. As soon as everybody turned their attention to dark corners, Xiaomao jumped down from the ceiling and hid in a container cart, which Comet prepared to send to his boss.

    CRACKLE

    Two minutester, the fire on the first floor caught the oil painting on the ceiling, and the fire reached the second floor.

    One of the maids came down to report, ¡°Sir, the fire is spreading. We can¡¯t control it anymore!¡±

    ¡°You idiot! You¡¯re water mages, but you can¡¯t douse the simple fire?! What¡¯s the point of keeping you alive, then?!¡±

    ¡°But sir, it¡¯s the mana fire from our explosive shackle. The fire is eating the mana from gemstones and Yang Marble. Unless we have a Water Sage, or an Archmage, we can¡¯t extinguish the mana fire!¡±

    Xiaomao heard something interesting. He also remembered the terms.<sub>.</sub>

    Mana Fire was a type of fire magic, which was derived from a superior spell ¨C Yin me. However, instead of relying on Qi like cultivators, the fire consumed mana as fuel. Thus, when mana fire was ignited, it consumed every droplet of mana in the air and its surrounding. And when the fire collected enough mana, it gave birth to me pixies, and those sprites always attacked anything that contained mana to grow stronger.

    Moreover, all sprites were born as level-100 monsters, and they could not be tamed until they evolved into fairies!

    Although Xiaomao confirmed that he and these guys were in deep trouble, he continued hiding, not moving an inch.

    CRACKLE

    Comet¡¯s face was ashen. He stopped bickering with the maids and pushed the container cart, pushing it toward the stairs. He didn¡¯t bother using the makeshift elevator, but he carried the entire cart with one arm.

    Coincidentally, it was the cart that Xiaomao was hiding inside. He widened his eyes, looking at the containers¡¯ sizes and calcting the weight. Not including the cart, the containers alone weighed about 800 ¨C 900 pounds, but this guy easily pushed and lifted the entire thing to climb up the stairs.

    Comet didn¡¯t wait for the maids. He pushed the cart to the ground floor and rushed out of the mansion without looking back.

    The maids also followed Comet and the other bodyguard outside. But as they were running, a me sprite emerged and floated toward them.

    ¡°FLAME SPRITE!¡±

    The maids screamed in panic. They threw everything and ran away from the monster.

    The level-100 bodyguard turned around and covered his sword with a blue aura. He swung his weapon at the sprite.

    BOOM<sub></sub>

    As soon as the sword hit, the bodyguard¡¯s body was ignited on fire. He screamed in pain and confusion.

    The me sprite revealed her true body as a small humanoid creature with fairy wings. Her ruby eyes curved up into a sneer before she opened her mouth.

    Suddenly, her head grewrger than an entire human¡¯s head. Her face distorted, showing two hundred long fangs and sticky saliva. Her mouth bit off the head of the bodyguard, reducing his HP to zero instantly. The monster took her time, chewing the head and the helmet of the bodyguard.

    The maids screamed and ran for their lives. Fortunately, the sprite didn¡¯t pursue. She continued eating the level 100 bodyguard¡¯s mana in glee and slowly grewrger. Her level increased from 100 to 105, then 110.

    Nobody, including Xiaomao, noticed how far she grew. They already left the building.

    Soon, the orange me darkened as the gemstones on the pirs and the marble floors provided the me with more mana. Three more sprites were born.

    .

    Meanwhile, Shepherd and Magdalene sat in front of a safe box, cracking the codes.

    CLICK

    It took them 4 minutes to open the safe. When it was opened, Shepherd stored everything in his inventory.

    While Shepherd was collecting documents and items, he also grabbed stacks of bank notes. Without checking what they were, he stuffed everything in inventory slots.

    DING<sub></sub>

    <You have obtained Gold Coin Bonds.>

    <You have obtained PACT Bonds.>

    As Shepherd got everything, he looked out the window. Then, he noticed that the lower floors were on fire.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    <Magdalene tells you not to panic.>

    Shepherd nodded. He took a deep breath and pulled out thest chest from the safe box. Again, without inspecting what they were, he shoved them into his inventory.

    DING

    <You have obtained Spirit Stone Chest.>

    The silent fisherman pointed his finger at the window and fired several water bullets, breaking the sses. Then, he leaped out of the mansion from the third floor andnded on the balcony of the second floor.

    As Shepherd was about to use the momentum to leap off the balcony to the front of the mansion, Lucky dashed out to the same balcony with a fire sprite following her. Her HP was reduced to 80%, but she managed to avoid getting burnt alive.

    Magdalene got off Shepherd¡¯s shoulders and turned around. She red at the newborn fire sprite level 100, and a grand magic circle appeared before her.

    A water bubble emerged and trapped the fire pixie inside. Her fire was doused, and her HP rapidly decreased.

    Shepherd and Lucky didn¡¯t look back. They leaped off the balcony, and Magdalene flew after them.

    After they had left, the sprite¡¯s HP dropped to zero. Then, items were ejected from her body, but they flew toward Shepherd, who was the owner of Magdalene.

    The flying objects transformed into light and disappeared into Shepherd¡¯s back.

    DING

    <You have gained 5,000,000 EXP.>

    <You are now level 100!>

    <You cannot increase your level until you upgrade your character.>

    <You have obtained a spellbook, Mana me.>

    <You have obtained a spellbook, Summon Fire Sprite.>

    <You have obtained 10 G1 Fire Crystals.>

    <You have obtained 5 G2 Fire Crystals.>

    <You have obtained a spirit stone.>

    Shepherd raised his brows as the game messages surprised him. He looked back at Magdalene in confusion, but the fairy only gave him a thumbs up.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The fisherman nodded. He pulled out the newly acquired spellbooks and fire crystals. Then, he used them for himself. All items vanished from his hands.

    Lucky nced at Shepherd.

    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you give them to our master?¡±

    <Magdalene says those items belong to them since she killed the monster herself.>

    ¡°Master will be very angry if he knows it.¡±

    Magdalene smirked and tossed a small bag at Lucky. She caught it.

    <You have received a pouch of 100g fairy dust.>

    <Magdalene tells Lucky to give it to Xiaomao aspensation. It¡¯s an ingredient of an elixir.>

    ¡°¡­ If I remember correctly, isn¡¯t fairy dust simply your poop?¡±

    Magdalene burst intoughter while Shepherd facepalmed.

 Chapter 87 Cat Dad is a Pirate

    Chapter 87 ¨C Cat Dad is a Pirate

    CLANK

    CLANK

    Comet pushed the cart on the stone road, heading toward the gate of the mansion. But as he was in a hurry, a few containers fell off the cart. Small canteens, bottles, and buckets slipped off the top of other containers and rolled on the ground.

    Comet ignored the fallen containers and kept running. He didn¡¯t even look back or try to pick them up.

    Among the fallen containers, a fur ball creature reverted his color back to normal. Xiaomao rolled on the ground because of the momentum, but he managed to get back on his tentacle feet.

    ¡®Watch the cargo, you dumb NPC!¡¯

    Xiaomao patted his tentacles. He subconsciously licked them and groom his fur and his face, wiping the dust and dirt.

    While he was taking a saliva bath, his nose caught a whiff of an attractive scent. It smelled like fragrant perfume, but it stimted his appetite.

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes span and his tentacle legs followed the scent. He jumped into the flower garden and disappeared.

    .

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH<sub>.</sub>

    After Xiaomao had hopped into the flower garden, Lucky, Shepherd, and Magdalene leaped from the balcony and sprinted toward the exit. They ran past Xiaomao without looking back.

    BOOM

    The mansion exploded from the inside, and the building copsed. The me spread to the nearby maze garden and the flower garden in front of the mansion. Moreover, me sprites gathered in the middle of the fire and followed thergest fire pixie around.

    The fire pixie¡¯s level increased to 150, and she red at Shepherd¡¯s party. She pointed her finger at them.

    The dozen me sprites turned toward the gate and followed Xiaomao¡¯s subordinates. As they flew, they left a trail of me, which consumed everything in its path.

    .

    The heat of me snapped Xiaomao back to his sense. When he recovered, he found himself licking a stick of catnip while he was holding a paper crane.

    Xiaomao stared at the sweet catnip, which had a taste of fine beer. He inspected both items.

    <Stick of Catnipium>

    <Map of Siren City>

    ¡®Catnipium?¡¯

    RUMBLE<sub></sub>

    While Xiaomao was in a daze, the fire from the mansion spread to the flower garden, and it would soon reach him.

    The catopus jumped off from the garden and brought out a flying sword from his inventory. The sword elerated and flew to the sky, carrying Xiaomao with it.

    Five me sprites noticed Xiaomao¡¯s presence. They flew after the cat and the sword. However, they couldn¡¯t levitate higher than 100 meters in the sky.

    Meanwhile, the sword raised its altitude to 500 meters over the ground. It flew over the chaotic city below.

    Xiaomao looked down and noticed that the mansion was burning, and the gardens were on fire. He let out a sigh of relief that he made it through.

    As he had enough time to recuperate and rest, he checked the items and the mysterious statue of Cathulhu that he had gotten from the basement of the abandoned house.

    .

    Statue of Cathulhu God Meowmeow (Legendary)

    This statue was created by Grandmaster Sculptor Ma Moxie and was given to Carlos Tupeer. After Carlos was killed by his son, Bit Tupeer, the statue was buried in Carlos¡¯ private residence along with many Cathulhu worshipers.

    Item Type: Broken Artifact (Restorable)

    Effect: None

    [?????? Instinct]: This artifact can increase the overall strength of all Cathulhus and Catopuses in its vicinity. Repair it, and you can enjoy the boons.<sub></sub>

    [Foresight]: Only Grandmaster Sculptor Ma Moxie can repair it. Currently, Ma Moxie is living in seclusion on Tian Yuan Mountain, which can only be essible to yers with level 1,000 or above. To find Tian Yuan Mountain, you must join the Mermaid Kingdom and be an official citizen first!

    .

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao tilted his head. He felt like he had heard someone with this name before, but he couldn¡¯t remember it. He tried to think of the important NPC list that he knew, but Ma Moxie was not among them.

    ¡®Who is Ma Moxie? Where is Tian Yuan Mountain anyway?¡¯

    At first, Xiaomao thought that the game world¡¯s background was simple as it revolved around the battle between Pangu and Chaos Demon Gods. But after he explored the lore, he started to have doubts.

    Who was Cathulhu God Meowmeow?

    Who was Ma Moxie?

    Howe he had never heard of these people or gods in his previous life?

    Despite being confused, Xiaomao was exhrated by his discovery. For once, he had fun ying the game like a regr single-yer game instead of trying to be a superhuman.

    Because of the good mood, Xiaomao stopped worrying about dangers and the chaotic battlefield below. He observed the fight from the sky and scanned the surroundings.

    The battle was one-sided as undead pirates climbed the walls and ughtered half of the defenders. The defenders tried their best to put up a fight, but they got overrun by newly emerging skeleton soldiers.

    Xiaomao noticed a cowboy, who was in the center of the defender¡¯s formation. He seemed to be the only one who could kill the undead pirates as his pistol instantly erased skeletons while a group of 10 mercenaries needed to work together to kill one.

    As Xiaomao kept on watching the show, he found his subordinates in chaos. They took a detour around the city and jumped off the wall, where no fight was urring.

    Xiaomao controlled his flying sword and circled in the sky above them to get their attention. However, none of them looked up.

    The cat pouted and frowned. He wanted to get down there to regroup with them, but he was afraid of getting caught by the undead soldiers and the hostile mercenaries. He looked at the port.

    Upon looking at the port, Xiaomao found ten rundown ck cogs ships and a ck frigate. His round eyes and dted pupils fixated on therge battleship.

    ¡®A pirate ship without a defender?¡¯

    He looked back at the fishing boat, which seemed to be half-sinking. Hepared the broken boat with a pirate ship.

    .

    Shepherd, Lucky, and Magdalene avoided the me sprites and other pursuers. They climbed down a steep cliff and took a detour around the shore, heading toward the destroyed port.

    30 minutester, they reached the port and found their fishing boat.

    Because of the pirates, the ship¡¯s hull was dented, and the water had already gotten inside. The console and the steering wheel were broken, and the tree on the deck was cut down.

    Shepherd was on the verge of crying. He knelt on the beach and gazed at his favorite boat.

    Lucky scratched her head while Magdalene pursed her lips. They were helpless, and they didn¡¯t know what to do.

    They turned toward therge pirate ships of the undead soldiers.

    Lucky pointed at one of the pirate ships, ¡°Should we steal one of them?¡±

    <Magdalene likes the idea.>

    Shepherd stopped sobbing. He looked up and inspected each ship.

    Among the eleven pirate ships, ten had holes in the hull, and they didn¡¯t look like they could physically float in the sea. The sails and ropes were covered in mold and seaweed, and the deck¡¯s floor was rotten.

    Shepherd turned to the gship of the pirate next. But before he could get closer, he found a flying sword, circling around the frigate.

    On the top of the deck, a certain catopus got an eye patch out of nowhere. He smirked andughed out loud.

    ¡°Ahoy, my mateys! We call dips on this ship, MUNYARR!!¡±

    Shepherd¡¯s pupils brightened. Without waiting for Lucky and Magdalene, he jumped up 20 meters and got on the deck. He grabbed a piece of cloth and wrapped it around his head like a crew mate. Then, he stood behind Xiaomao, acting like the first mate.

    Magdalene shook her head while Lucky giggled at their silliness. They boarded the ship and cut the anchor.

 Chapter 88 Cat Dad Pirated the Pirates

    Chapter 88 ¨C Cat Dad Pirated the Pirates

    Operating a frigate and a fishing boat was different. Shepherd and Lucky sweated profusely while they pulled ropes, turning the masts and changing the direction of the ship. Magdalene also had a hard time summoning wind and moving the ship backward, away from the port.

    As for the naughty cat, he was in the middle of exploring the cabins. He already found a collection of alcohol in the master cabin and the stash of the armory on the gun deck.

    The ship¡¯s condition was terrible as itcked maintenance. Rotten woods and hull were covered in moss, and its cargo space was inferior to the cannon galleon that Xiaomaomissioned the merchant guild to make. However, it was useful to train Shepherd and Lucky to get ustomed to a bigger ship.

    The frigate slowly moved away from the port while the skeletons and mercenaries were still fighting each other, and nobody paid attention to Xiaomao.

    10 minutester, the ship got out of the port and turned away. Shepherd and Lucky got busy pulling and tying ropes again, changing the directions of the sails once again. Magdalene turned the wheel, and the ship steered away from the shore.

    While everybody was busy, Xiaomao finally found something that didn¡¯t belong in a medieval warship.

    Arge ck boulder sat on the bottom deck, producing dark gas and miasma. Strangely, the gas seeped into the hull and reinforced it.

    As Xiaomao got closer to the ck stone, he could see the status of the frigate.

    .

    <strong>Wellerboy (Frigate ss)</strong>

    This frigate was the pride of the Great Pirate King Torrent. One day, Torrent salvaged a mysterious ck stone and used it as fuel for the newly developed mana engine. Unbeknownst to Torrent, the ck stones caused the crew to get sick and died while they were in the middle of the sea. Their souls were cursed by the power of the ck stone, and they couldn¡¯t pass on until today.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Cursed Battleship

    <strong>Crews Required to Operate:</strong> 10+

    <strong>Durability:</strong> 80,000,000 / 80,000,000

    <strong>Food Capacity:</strong> 1,000,000 units

    <strong>Cargo & Armory Inventory:</strong> 400 Slots

    <strong>Cargo & Armory Weight Limit:</strong> 400 Tons<sub>.</sub>

    <strong>Max Speed:</strong> 15 Knots

    <strong>Crew Cabins:</strong> 40

    <strong>Max Cannon per Side:</strong> 9

    <strong>Skills:</strong> Intimidation, Ram, Self-Repair, Undead Curse

    .

    <strong>Intimidation (Passive)</strong>

    Skill Effect: Inflict an abnormal status [Fear] to enemies if more than seven cannons fire at the same time.

    .

    <strong>Ram (Active)</strong>

    Skill Effect: Charge into a targeted enemy ship. Deal 60,000,000 fixed damage to the enemy¡¯s ship and deal 30,000,000 durability damage to the ship.

    .

    <strong>Self-Repair (Passive)</strong>

    Skill Effect: As long as the ck stone remains on the bottom deck, the ship automatically repairs the hull and restores its durability by 1% per minute.

    .

    <strong>Undead Curse (Passive)</strong>

    Skill Effect: Reduce the ship crew¡¯s HP by 1% per minute. If it kills the crew, turn them into undead skeletons level 100. If their levels are higher, create elite skeletons instead.

    .<sub></sub>

    ¡®loc¡¯s curse, Nian¡¯s Curse, and now this? This game never gives me a break.¡¯

    Xiaomaoined in his mind as he kept running into curses. The cursed ws on his tentacles hadn¡¯t been removed yet, and the game would soon give him the Undead Curse status effect.

    Before his HP was reduced to zero, Xiaomao used the same old trick. He touched the ck stone and store it in his inventory.

    DING

    <You have obtained an unidentified ck boulder.>

    <Warning! Self-Repair and Undead Curse have been removed from the ship¡¯s skill list.>

    Xiaomao raised his eyebrows and read the description, checking if his instinct or foresight skill would give him some hints.

    .

    <strong>Unidentified ck Boulder</strong>

    This ck boulder releases chilly ck miasma into the air and contaminates everything it touches. Nobody knows where it came from.

    <strong>[?????? Instinct]:</strong> Show it to Magdalene or Cernun.

    <strong>[Foresight]:</strong> Cernun needs this. Talk to Magdalene and she will reward you.

    .

    Xiaomao read the hints and pped his forehead.

    ¡®I should have known. Oh, well.¡¯

    Because of stress, Xiaomao brought out a catnip stick that he got from the flower garden and held it in his mouth as if he was smoking.

    Xiaomao returned to the upper deck to see how his crews fared. When he got out, he found Shepherd and Luckyying on the floor, chugging healing potions and mana potions.<sub></sub>

    The cat checked on them, ¡°Are you tired, munya?¡±

    Lucky sobbed, ¡°Master, weck manpower. We can¡¯t manage a huge ship like this with just us.¡±

    Magdalene flew toward Xiaomao. She sat on Shepherd¡¯s stomach.

    <Magdalene concurs with Lucky. This ship needs more crew.>

    Shepherd repeatedly nodded, agreeing with the two women.

    ¡°I know, munya. I¡¯ll recruit more crews, but I need to visit the Labor Guild first,¡± Xiaomao turned to Magdalene next. ¡°By the way, I have something I need to show you, but I have a question. Can you transfer spirit stones and corrupted spirit stones to Cernun right away, munya?¡±

    <Magdalene nods and confirms that she can. In fact, her inventory¡¯s pocket space is connected to Cernun¡¯s storage.>

    ¡°Good. Then, how many credits or spirit stones will you give me for this?¡±

    Xiaomao pulled out the ck boulder from his inventory and ced it on the deck. Dark gas exuded from the stone, scaring Lucky and Shepherd.

    <Magdalene is shocked.>

    Ding

    <Magdalene has taken the unidentified ck boulder in her inventory.>

    <Magdalene excuses herself as she needs to consult with Cernun.>

    Magdalene vanished with the stone.

    Xiaomao, Shepherd, and Lucky looked at each other. They wondered why the fairy was in such a hurry.

    ¡°Master?¡±

    ¡°Yeah, munya?¡±

    ¡°What is it that you¡¯re chewing?¡±

    ¡°Catnip, munya!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°What? I won¡¯t give it to you. It¡¯s mine, munya!¡±

    .

    <strong>Bit City</strong>

    Comet and the remaining mercenaries stood behind Bit Tupeer. In front of their master, Torrent and his pirate crews ttered their jaws, ring at the town defenders.

    KAKAKA (Where is the regressor!?)

    ¡°Stop ttering your jaws. It¡¯s annoying,¡± Tupeer scoffed and pointed his gun at the pirate captain. He pulled the trigger.

    BANG

    Torrent tilted his head to the side and dodged the beam. The blue light evaporated seven skulls of his crews, and their skeletons turned to ash.

    The pirate didn¡¯t retaliate right away. He nced at the burning mansion, where a dozen fire pixies slowly approached them.

    As an undead, he sensed the threat of the mana me. Torrent ttered his jaws and turned around.

    KAKAKA (Retreat. The regressor isn¡¯t here!)

    The undead army turned around and ignored Tupeer¡¯s crews. However, Tupeer took a canteen from Comet¡¯s hand and drank the liquid inside.

    After swallowing a mouthful of mana potion, he grabbed the newly reloaded pistol and pointed it at Torrent. He pulled the trigger again.

    BANG

    Once again, the pirate captain moved his head slightly and dodged the beam. Although Tupeer couldn¡¯t kill Torrent, the former still killed a few pirate crew.

    Unfortunately, one man couldn¡¯t kill all pirates. The beam skill¡¯s cooldown was long, and it took a while to reload a flintlock pistol.

    ¡°Tsk!¡± Tupeer turned around, ¡°Faster! Why do you take so long to reload a simple flintlock pistol?!¡±

    Comet and the mercenaries trembled, ¡°Sir, the me sprites areing after us. We need to get out of here soon.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s why I told you not to use precious spirit stones as bombs! You see what happened? It¡¯s your fault for relying too much on spirit stones!¡±

    ¡°But the stones are-¡°

    ¡°Spirit stones are not bombs! They¡¯re an energy source, you idiots!¡±

    Tupeer flipped his pistol and smacked Comet¡¯s face with the handle of the golden gun in his hand. In one hit, Comet¡¯s HP decreased by a third, and he started bleeding. However, Comet bowed his head and epted the punishment.

    The mercenaries shrank back while they kept ncing at the mana me.

    Bit Tupeer turned toward the me pixies as well. He clicked his tongue and was about to fire another magic shot at the glutton me sprites.

    Suddenly, Tupeer¡¯s heart shook. His vision blurred, and he couldn¡¯t breathe.

    Tupeer recognized this syndrome. He bellowed, ¡°DID YOU IDIOTS FEED ME MAZINGER POISON?!¡±

    .

    Torrent and his gang leisurely walked away from the city. Some of his crews gathered items, swords, and gold coins on the ground that were dropped from the dead mercenaries. Then, they followed Torrent back to their ships.

    Upon arrival at the port, Torrent looked around. He could still see the cog ships of his subordinates, but he didn¡¯t see his frigate. On the other hand, the weird fishing boat already sank and was sucked away by the tides.

    KAKAKAKA (Where is my ship?!)

    The green fireballs in Torrent¡¯s eye sockets expanded, and his green bones got darker. They emitted green gas, which painted the white sand on his feet ck.

    KAKAKAKA (WHO THE HELL STOLE MY SHIP?! WE¡¯RE SUPPOSED TO STEAL FROM OTHERS, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND!)

 Chapter 89 Cat Dad is Confused

    Chapter 89 ¨C Cat Dad is Confused

    DING

    Magdalene returned. At the same time, the game system sent out a global notification.

    <Dear Adventurers, we are pleased to announce the first cross-server event in two weeks. Adventurers, cultivators, and yers from three worlds can apply for a cross-server arena event to win big prizes! For further details, visit our website!>

    Xiaomao was still chewing the catnip stick. He opened the game menu and browsed the website even though he already knew the content.

    On the website, the event banner was highlighted, and it came with a bold promation.

    [Grand PVP Tournament! Total Prize Pool Over 18,000,000$!]

    Xiaomao scoffed at the prize pool as he already had several million in the bag because of the ongoing auction. Nevertheless, he needed to take part in this event for unique items and gear.

    For the sake of confirming the information, Xiaomao checked the website. He skipped the irrelevant information and checked the tournament format, rules, and restrictions.

    .

    <strong>Basic Rules </strong>

    ¨C The event consists of three tournaments; Immortal Exhibition, Guild War, and Individual Tournament.

    ¨C A yer can only join one of the tournaments.

    ¨C yers must use their own characters and gears to participate.

    ¨C yers may use Support Characters in group fights.

    ¨C yers may lose gears and items upon death.<sub>.</sub>

    ¨C Deaths in the tournament don¡¯t incur a level reduction penalty.

    ¨C Pain Sensitivity is restricted at 100% during the tournament.

    ¨C Private Gambling is allowed.

    <strong>Immortal Exhibition Basic Rules</strong>

    ¨C Only yers with level 1,000 or higher may join this tournament.

    ¨C In the case that not enough yers join this tournament, NPCs from various servers will fill in the participation slots.

    ¨C The tournament format is a 1V1 elimination tournament. In the case that more than 32 yers joined the tournament, there will be a preliminary round to reduce the participants down to 32.

    ¨C There is no limit on spells, skills, equipment, and summons. Anything goes.

    <strong>Guild War Basic Rules</strong>

    ¨C Only Guild Leaders may apply for this tournament.

    ¨C yers, NPC mercenaries, and support characters with level 999 and under can participate in Guild War Tournament

    ¨C A guild may choose up to 1,000 guild members as the guild¡¯s representatives.

    ¨C A guild can select up to 5,000 reserved guild members. These members can rece the representatives in the case that the real representatives cannot participate in the event due to any circumstance.

    ¨C The tournament type is semi-round robins. All guilds will fight 10 random guilds, and the top 2 guilds willpete for the championship.

    ¨C Competing guilds start with a castle and resources. Guild Leaders and members have 10 minutes to construct, reinforce, change, or modify the castle. After the timer is over, the guilds must conquer their opponent¡¯s castle by destroying their throne or killing their Guild Leader.<sub></sub>

    ¨C In the case that both sides cannot achieve the victory condition within the time limit, the result will be decided on the total casualties and damages to structures. The guild with the least casualties and damage wins.

    <strong>Individual Tournament</strong>

    ¨C Only yers with level 999 or lower may join this tournament.

    ¨C All participants must go through a preliminary round to qualify for the tournament spots. The content of the preliminary round is a secret.

    ¨C The tournament is 1V1 elimination round format. Only 32 qualified yers are eligible to take part in this tournament.

    .

    Xiaomao had no guild, and his level was under 1,000. Therefore, he could only join the individual tournament.

    Fortunately, the rules were the same as what he remembered. However, the prizes were not the same anymore.

    Instead of baiting yers with money, the gamepany added too many rewards for the Immortal Bracket.

    .

    <strong>Rewards </strong>

    <strong>Immortal Exhibition Bracket</strong>

    1st Prize ¨C 2,000,000 USD, 100,000,000 PACTs, and a mythical immortal weapon of your choice!

    2nd Prize ¨C 1,000,000 USD, 50,000,000 PACTs, and a legendary immortal weapon of your choice!

    3rd and 4th Prize ¨C 500,000 USD, 10,000,000 PACTs, and an ultra-rare immortal weapon of your choice!<sub></sub>

    <strong>Guild War Bracket</strong>

    1st Prize ¨C 10,000,000 USD, 500,000,000 PACTs, a Land Deed, and ten mythical weapons of your choice!

    2nd Prize ¨C 2,000,000 USD, 100,000,000 PACTs, and ten legendary weapons of your choice!

    3rd and 4th Prize ¨C 1,000,000 USD, 20,000,000 PACTs, and ten ultra-rare weapons of your choice!

    <strong>Individual Tournament</strong>

    1st Prize ¨C 1,000,000 USD, 10,000,000 PACTs, and a mythical weapon of your choice!

    2nd Prize ¨C 300,000 USD, 5,000,000 PACTs, and a legendary weapon of your choice!

    3rd and 4th Prize ¨C 10,000 USD, 1,000,000 PACTs, and an ultra-rare weapon of your choice!

    .

    ¡®A Land deed ising out before thendlord patch?¡¯

    In his previous life, thend deeds were first introduced as limited P2W items in the cash shop as a scheme to increase the PACT¡¯s price. But now, the game brought out thend deeds before the patch!

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes and clicked his tongue. He didn¡¯t have a guild at the moment, and it was impossible for him to participate in guild battles. After all, he couldn¡¯t possibly gather 1,000 guild members within two weeks.

    But then, Xiaomao reread the guild war bracket¡¯s basic rules.

    <strong>- yers, NPC mercenaries, tamed creatures, and support characters with level 999 and under can participate in Guild War Tournament</strong>

    ¡®NPCs and supporters?¡¯

    Xiaomao turned to Lucky and Shepherd. He also nced at Magdalene. Upon looking at Magdalene, he thought of Nymph, the mermen, and the mermaids.

    A sick idea came to his mind. He discarded the thought of joining the individual tournament right away.

    ¡°Magdalene. I have a few tasks for you, munya!¡±

    Magdalene furrowed her brows as she was annoyed.

    <Magdalene wonders if you can give her a break.>

    ¡°No, munya! First off, what did you do with that boulder, and what can I get from it, munya?¡±

    Magdalene puffed her chest. Then, her upgrade shop menu appeared.

    DING

    <Magdalene has added 10,000 points to your spirit stone credits.>

    <Magdalene reveals that the boulder was a Twilight Stone, which was a source of foul energy.>

    <Magdalene brags that she gave it to Cernun, and he converted it to 20,000 spirit stones.>

    ¡°Wait, 20,000 spirit stones? But why are you giving me only 10,000 credits, munya!?¡±

    <Magdalene scolds you that it was a handling fee!>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    <Magdalene has given you a mysterious skill orb and a mysterious pouch aspensation.>

    <You have obtained a pouch of fairy dust.>

    DING

    <You havepleted Regressor ss Quest: Saving Cernun (1)>

    <The mysterious skill orb has injected a memory into your mind.>

    <You have learned a new ss skill, Muscle Memory.>

    .

    <strong>Muscle Memory (Passive)</strong>

    Before the regression, you have trained and honed your skills to some extent, and you can be considered a veteran. But now, your physique is weaker than your previous body.

    Fortunately, your instinct remains intact. Your muscle and brain still work the same way that you did in your previous life. Therefore, it¡¯s a matter of time before you regain your former strength.

    <strong>Effect:</strong> Increase acquired EXP by 100%.

    <strong>[?????? Instinct]:</strong> The detail is a bit off, but this skill is better than nothing.

    <strong>[Foresight]:</strong> The detail is absolutely correct. You just can¡¯t remember the old you BEFORE the previous life.

    .

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    Completing the quest was one thing, but the hints at the bottom of the skill¡¯s detail seemed suspicious.

    ¡®Before the previous life? Wut?¡¯

 Chapter 90 Cat Dadâ€™s Job Limit Bottleneck

    Chapter 90 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Job Limit Bottleneck

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t understand the game sometimes. Ever since the mysterious instinct skill showed up, his superpower acquisition project was so smooth that it seemed like a dream. Initially, he thought that it might take him months or a year before his synchronization rate. But in reality, he got everything that he wanted within a couple of days.

    It was too smooth that he was concerned. He was afraid that a butterfly effect might change future events, making his knowledge obsolete.

    Thend deed was the proof of the changes. Xiaomiao was certain that the future would soon deviate from what he knew.

    ¡®There are still issues with Mu-Nyang¡¯s cryptic words and his knowledge. From the looks of it, he transmigrated with me after the ident, but he was too knowledgeable. I¡¯m sure this isn¡¯t his first regression.¡¯

    Xiaomao reread Foresight¡¯sment. It hinted that this wasn¡¯t Xiaomao¡¯s first regression or reincarnation.

    ¡®I was stronger two lives ago? Is that what you imply?¡¯

    His imagination ran wild. He daydreamed about himself as a powerful half-human half-Oni young master in a fantasy world, and he had a sizable harem. His father was a handsome cultivator, and his mother was a sexy Oni. They governed a town, and they had so many subordinates.

    Daydreaming could be addictive, and Xiaomao was lost in thoughts. He forgot about his surroundings and his current tasks.

    ¡°MASTER!¡±

    A few minutester, Lucky yelled into Xiaomao¡¯s ear, snapping him back to his senses.

    Xiaomao¡¯s world span and his eyes were rolling. He shook his head and stared at Lucky.

    ¡°What was that for, munya?!¡±

    ¡°Geez, master. I¡¯ve been calling you. Where are we heading next? What¡¯s our n?¡±

    <Magdalene is also curious. Will you upgrade any skills with your current credits?>

    ¡°¡­¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Miaomiao pped his face and took a deep breath. He remembered what he was doing earlier.

    ¡°Thanks for the reminder, munya. Let¡¯s take off the pirate gs and sail southwest. We¡¯ll hug the shoreline instead of exploring the open sea, munya!¡±

    <Magdalene asks you. What about the upgrade shop?>

    ¡°I have 10,000 credits, right? I¡¯ll upgrade the [Protein from Fish] first, munya!¡±

    <Magdalene likes your choice.>

    The fairy flew from Shepherd¡¯s shoulder and sat on Xiaomao¡¯s head.

    Suddenly, Magdalene¡¯s expression turned dark. She smirked and brought out a ck wooden needle. Then, she shanked Xiaomao as if she was a psychopath serial killer.

    2,000 Damage!

    Xiaomao¡¯s HP dropped, and his blood spurt like a mini-fountain. He widened his eyes and screamed.

    ¡°OW! WHAT WAS THAT FOR, MUNYA!!?¡±

    Magdalene burst intoughter as she enjoyed bullying Xiaomao. She flew back to Shepherd and hid behind him.

    Before Xiaomao could get angry, the bleeding stopped, and the blood gathered in the air. The red mass condensed into a small water ball and floated in front of Xiaomao.

    Magdalene tossed a twig into the water ball, and its color changed. The crimson blood turned white, and it returned to Xiaomao¡¯s body.

    DING

    <Your skill [Protein from Fish] has evolved.><sub></sub>

    <You have learned a new add-on skill ¨C [Essence of Life]>

    <You have unlocked a new status attribute ¨C Life Qi.>

    .

    <strong>Essence of Life (Mastery 0%)</strong>

    In ancient times, cultivators collected Life Qi and condensed them into Life Essence to extend their lifespan. However, people of this world have already forgotten about the techniques. Even the current cultivators in society are a lot weaker than cultivators in the past.

    Essence of Life is one of a billion methods to enhance one¡¯s body with Qi. By consuming Qi, you can increase your permanent status attributes and spiritual roots.

    <strong>Skill</strong> <strong>Type:</strong> Active, Qi Conversion

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary+

    <strong>Cost:</strong> At least 1,000 Qi

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 24 Hours

    <strong>Effects: </strong>

    ¨C Convert Life Qi into random status points or spiritual roots. Conversion Ratio: 1,000 Qi to One Attribute or One Spiritual Root.

    .

    It was an alternate way to obtain extra status attributes and spiritual roots. However, before Xiaomao could use this skill, he needed Life Qi, which was an advanced attribute of a cultivator ss.

    Normally, this skill was useless for Xiaomao as he had no way to increase or acquire Life Qi. However, he had acquired a source of Qi recently.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao smiled and looked at Shepherd. As he could view the inventories of his retainers, he could see all their items in their possession.

    ¡°Can I have the items you got from the mansion, munya?¡±

    Shepherd nodded. He brought out the documents that he got from the safe box. As loyal as he was, Shepherd brought out Spirit Stone Chest as well.

    Lucky also gave her items. Surprisingly, she collected so many rare books from the library. Although most of them were recipe books, alchemy research notes, and historical records, a dozen of them were fire-type spell books.

    Moreover, Lucky brought the [100 Ways to Ovee Horniness] book with her. It seemed that she collected it unintentionally when she was in a rush.

    Xiaomao passed the book back to her.

    ¡°Read it three times when you¡¯re free, munya!¡±

    ¡°Master, it¡¯s irrelevant to me.¡±

    Xiaomao leaned his face closer to her. However, he had the same triggered-smile expression on his face as a Pop Team Epic Manga character¡¯s meme face, aka Popuko¡¯s angry face.

    ¡°READ.IT.MUNYA!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Lucky¡¯s tail and her dog ears drooped. She pouted and took the book. But as soon as Lucky took the book and opened it, the book vanished.

    DING

    <Lucky¡¯s constitution has evolved. She has gained 50 natural resistance against an abnormal status effect ¨C [Estrus].>

    Seeing how Lucky obtained an abnormal status resistance by using books, Xiaomao picked a random book and tried to do the same. The book that he grabbed was called [Basic Alchemy].

    DING

    <Your job slot is full. Please increase your spiritual roots and status attributes to increase a new slot.>

    <You cannot obtain Alchemist Job. Your level is not high enough. (Required 100).>

    <You cannot learn Alchemy. Your Intelligence is not high enough. (Required 2,000).>

    Xiaomao frowned and checked the number of his character jobs.

    vemaster, Regressor, Dungeon Master, Novice Water Mage, Novice Dark Mage, and Novice Priest were the six jobs of his current character. Three novice jobs appeared when his spiritual roots reached 100, which he didn¡¯t really want.

    He checked the number of jobs that he could have at the moment.

    (6/5)

    Xiaomao frowned. He had six jobs but the max number of jobs was five. As this was his first time delving into the number of jobs that a character could have, he rechecked the help option to see how the job limit worked.

    The calction was not difficult. The game summed all status attributes and spiritual roots. Then, it was divided by 1,000 to get the number of max jobs that a character could obtain.

    However, this game left a loophole for characters that had multiple spiritual roots. When a yer specialized in more than one spiritual root, they automatically obtain mage sses regardless of the avable job limit. This perk was a double-edge sword that crippled many ambitious yers that specialized in multiple spiritual roots.

    Quests and achievements also automatically added new jobs to a yer¡¯s character. Simr to the mage sses, the Dungeon Master and Regressor Job fell into this category.

    And now, Xiaomao could no longer obtain a new ss manually. He needed to increase his level and status to unlock more rooms.

    Still, increasing his stats was not a problem. Xiaomao opened the Spirit Stone Chest and counted the number of stones he had.

    A hundred of them sat in the chest. Moreover, they were the clean version!

    .

    <strong>Cleansed Spirit Stone</strong>

    Raw spirit stones can be found in spirit stone mines in Yuan Empire, Holy Land Continent, and Neptune Mountain Range. However, this stone is the purified version of the corrupted spirit stone. As its name implied, it has been cleansed of the curse, and it can be safely consumed. However, the effect of the spirit stone degrades because of the rough refinement.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Consumable, Array Ingredient

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Effect: </strong>

    ¨C Increase EXP by 10,000,000

    ¨C Unlock Dantian Menu and Cultivator Job.

    ¨C Permanently increase Qi by 100.

    ¨C Permanently increase LUCK by 1.

    ¨C Permanently increase all status by 1.

    ¨C Permanently increase all spiritual roots by 1.

    ¨C Permanently increase max HP and MP by 10.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> Essence Cores, Soul Stones, Dao Stones, and Catnipium Stones are a lot better than this mediocre stone. Using it as a currency is a wiser choice.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> It¡¯s wasteful and inefficient, but it¡¯s good for a low-level character.

    .

    ¡°Free stats, here we go, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao used them all at once!

 Chapter 91 Cat Dad is OP

    Chapter 91 ¨C Cat Dad is OP

    DING

    <You have gained 1,000,000,000 EXP!>

    <Your level has increased by 46!>

    <You have unlocked a new status attribute ¨C Qi!>

    <Your Qi has increased by 10,000.>

    <Your LUCK has increased by 100.>

    <All status attributes have been increased by 100.>

    <All spiritual roots have been increased by 100.>

    <Your Max HP and MP have been increased by 1,000.>

    <You have unlocked new sses ¨C Novice Fire Mage, Novice Wind Mage, Novice Iron Mage, and Novice Lightning Mage.>

    <You have unlocked all six novice sses. All sses have beenbined into one.>

    <You have obtained a new ss ¨C Novice Elemental Mage.>

    <A dantian menu has been unlocked.>

    <You have obtained a new ss ¨C Cultivator.>

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Xiaomao

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Race:</strong> Catopus

    <strong>sses (5/10):</strong> ve Master, Dungeon Master, Regressor, Novice Elemental Mage, Cultivator

    <strong>ss Skills:</strong> Envement, ve Training, Water Bullet, Foresight, Muscle Memory<sub>.</sub>

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Fish Gourmet, Catnap, [?????? Instinct]

    <strong>Add-On Skill:</strong> Essence of Life

    <strong>Learned Skills (5/5):</strong> Chameleon, One Man Thousand Arrows, Flying Sword, Lock-On Mark, Homing Snipe

    <strong>Learned Spells (0/10):</strong> NONE

    <strong>Ultimate Skill:</strong> Providence Song

    <strong>Titles:</strong> Nut Cracker, THIS IS MUNYA, Gnoll yer

    .

    <strong>LEVEL:</strong> 51 > <strong>97</strong>

    <strong>EXP:</strong> 32,070,339 / 34,050,000

    <strong>Contribution Level:</strong> 6

    <strong>PACT Weekly Ie:</strong> 6/100

    <strong>EXP:</strong> 267,226/400,000

    <strong>Status Attributes</strong>

    <strong>STR:</strong> 200 (+50) > <strong>300 (+150)</strong>

    <strong>DEX:</strong> 200 (+50) > <strong>300 (+150)</strong>

    <strong>AGI:</strong> 200 (+50) > <strong>300 (+260)</strong>

    <strong>VIT:</strong> 200 (+50) > <strong>300 (+150)</strong>

    <strong>INT:</strong> 1,000 (500) > <strong>1,100 (+550)</strong>

    <strong>WIS:</strong> 200 (+50) > <strong>300 (+150)</strong>

    <strong>QI:</strong> 0 > <strong>10,000</strong><sub></sub>

    <strong>LUCK:</strong> 110 > <strong>210</strong>

    <strong>Allocable Status Points:</strong> 725 ><strong> 2,105</strong>

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    <strong>Fire:</strong> 51 > <strong>151</strong>

    <strong>Water:</strong> 185 > <strong>285</strong>

    <strong>Wind:</strong> 51 > <strong>151</strong>

    <strong>Metal:</strong> 81 > <strong>181</strong>

    <strong>Wood:</strong> 81 > <strong>181</strong>

    <strong>Lightning:</strong> 51 > <strong>151</strong>

    <strong>Dark:</strong> 100 > <strong>200</strong>

    <strong>Light:</strong> 100 > <strong>200</strong>

    <strong>Allocable Status Points:</strong> 1,525 > <strong>2,905</strong>

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    <strong>ATK:</strong> 590 > <strong>765</strong>

    <strong>DEF:</strong> 150 > <strong>325</strong>

    <strong>M.ATK:</strong> 788 > <strong>1,075</strong>

    <strong>M.DEF: </strong>150 > <strong>325</strong>

    <strong>Max HP:</strong> 4,150 > <strong>7,650</strong>

    <strong>Max MP:</strong> 4,150 > <strong>7,650</strong>

    <strong>Max Life Qi:</strong> 0 > <strong>10,000</strong><sub></sub>

    .

    Xiaomao¡¯s status attributes improved after he absorbed 100 spirit stones at once. At the price of his growth, all precious stones crumbled into dust.

    He calcted the potential cash that he had used just now. Had he sold it in the game¡¯s auction house, he could have gotten at least 200 million dors, yet Xiaomao had no regrets.

    Unfortunately, not all good things came for free. There was a price to pay for taking a shortcut.

    <You have reached the maximum consumption of permanent booster items today.>

    <You can no longer use any spirit stone for 24 hours.>

    In this game, a character could only use a limited amount of spirit stone per day, depending on their character¡¯s rarity.

    A free character could not use spirit stones. Amon-grade character could use one stone per day, an umon-grade character could use five, rare could use ten, super-rare could use 20, ultra-rare could use 50, and a legendary character could use 100 stones per day.

    This was the disparity and the perks of having a better character. The gaps between yers continued to widen as time passed.

    For now, the gaps were close as the third world¡¯s storyline of Pangu Church was inactive, and most yers only paid attention to events in the second and the first world, where top yers gathered.

    Secondly, spirit stones were the weakest booster stones in the game. There were better items, such as essence cores, monster cores, soul stones, and dao stones that could increase more stats, Qi, and EXP.

    Xiaomao checked the amount of EXP that was required to reach the next level. It now demanded 34 million EXP, which was a lot.

    He nced at Shepherd¡¯s level. It was 100, which was the maximum level of an umon-grade character. Noticing that Shepherd secretly farmed and increased his level, Xiaomaopared their status.

    Shepherd was weaker than Xiaomao as the former didn¡¯t use that many spirit stones. However, the requirement for his next level was a lot lower. To reach level 101, he only needed 3.6 million EXP!

    Comparing EXP requirements depressed Xiaomao. He examined the dantian menu next, which was the newest thing. He had heard of this magical dantian menu from the forums. Xiaomao was excited to see how it worked.

    The dantian tap appeared in his status menu. Xiaomao pressed it.

    A new menu showed up. A tutorial pop-up taught Xiaomao what Qi and a cultivator¡¯s power were.

    .

    <strong>Qi Status Attribute</strong>

    Ever since ancient times, Qi is the source of all lives. Nowadays, cultivators gather Qi to enhance their physique and internal energies, hoping to rely on them to be immortals.

    Qi is a unique attribute that works simrly to mana. Some skills or spells may require Qi to disy their full potential, and many unique abilities demanded a high amount of Qi to activate. Yourbat stats also improve if you have a high amount of Qi.

    <strong>Effect:</strong>

    ¨C Increase one point in Attack, Magic Attack, Defense, and Magic Defense for every 100 Qi Attribute.

    ¨C Increase Max HP and Max MP by 1 point for every 10 Qi Attribute.

    ¨C Increase Max Qi by 1 point per Qi Attribute.

    .

    Xiaomao was satisfied. This attribute was the reason why his max HP and MP increased a lot. Originally, his max HP was 4100ish, but it was now over 7,000.

    He was confident that level-100 monsters could not one-shot him now!

    In addition, Xiaomao¡¯s [Essence of Life] could convert all his avable Qi and turn them into permanent stats once a day. He had 10,000 Max Qi, which could be restored like mana. Thus, he could use this skill to get 10 free attributes or spiritual roots every day!

    That was the true potential of a Legendary+ add-on skill ¨C A truly Pay-2-Win skill!

    Xiaomao took a deep breath to calm down. He explored the dantian menu to see the other details next. As he had expected, the bread-and-butter perk was still here.

    On the menu screen, it showed the image of a meditating Taoist. Six icons of spiritual roots floated around him, which represented the roots of Xiaomao.

    In the menu, three buttons lined up under the image of a cultivator ¨C Cultivate, Breakthrough, and Dao. However, all three buttons were disabled.

    DING

    Aside from the [Cultivate] perk, the other features were for the midte game contents. Xiaomao and cultivator-ss yers couldn¡¯t use these perks yet.

    As Xiaomao couldn¡¯t cultivate, he was disappointed. He closed the game menus and turned to his subordinates.

    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll sort and distribute items to you guys, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao returned his attention to the items on the deck.

    Meanwhile, Lucky got addicted to the skill effect of a book. She sat next to Xiaomao, waiting for him to give her another book. Although she couldn¡¯t read a single word, the books magically gave her abilities. Thus, she wanted more of those.

    Shepherd also had the same idea as he was interested in some of the historical records. He also eyed at an encyclopedia of deep-sea fishes.

    Xiaomao finally distributed books and potions to his subordinates. Lucky got some useful abnormal status resistance books while Shepherd took all historical records to read. As for Xiaomao, he only took ss books that could unlock new jobs and skills.

    Because of the improved status and level, Xiaomao gained extra room to add new sses and jobs to his character. Moreover, the mage jobs merged into one, which freed a lot of room. Xiaomao used the alchemy book and obtained the novice alchemy job and the novice herbalist job.

    Next, Xiaomao gave Shepherd and Lucky a 1,000-liter tank of mana potion each. He still kept the Mazinger Poison and two more tanks of mana potions for his future usage.

    Everybody was cheerful and happy. Now that they got books and potions as rewards, they were looking forward to reading them.

    As the group neglected the ship, Magdaleneined.

    <Magdalene wants you to pay attention to the ship.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Shepherd pouted and walked to the helm. He nced at the sail and checked the wind direction. Then, he turned the wheel, bringing the frigate to the right course.

    The ck pirate ship peacefully sailed around the northwest penins. The open sea was in front of them, but the ship soon turned south, leaving the northwest area.

    .

    By being on the ship for a long time, Xiaomao and others lost the sense of time. Within two hours, Lucky stopped reading books as they got seasick.

    When they got nothing to do, they began to get bored. They stared at the sea and the distant shore with dull eyes, inwardly praying for something to happen.

    Xiaomao thought of whales to hunt. Shepherd thought of the rescued retainers, and Lucky wondered how she would seduce Xiaomao to mate with her during the mating season. As for Magdalene, she wished that something would show up to give everybody some EXP.

    ZAAAA

    As if the gods answered Magdalene¡¯s prayer, 10 ck cog ships appeared out of nowhere, jumping out of the underwater as if they were dolphins. They formed a circle formation, surrounding Wellerboy from all sides and lining their broadside cannons.

    Torrent, the undead pirate king, and his 1,000 skeleton crewmates were on the ships. Their green me eyeballs red at their former frigate in frustration and anger.

    KAKAKAKA (YOU CAN¡¯T ESCAPE, REGRESSOR! YOU CAN¡¯T ALSO STEAL MY SHIP!)

 Chapter 92 Cat Dad is a Mage

    Chapter 92 ¨C Cat Dad is a Mage

    The pirates surprised Xiaomao. He knew that undead pirates had the ability to teleport anywhere in the sea, but these guys found him too fast. He wondered if the ownership of the frigate still belonged to the mobs, which allowed them to return to their ship.

    Defeating a thousand level-100 undead pirates in a sea battle at Xiaomao¡¯s current state was impossible However, he hadn¡¯tpletely improved his character to the fullest yet.

    At the moment, Xiaomao had unused allocable points that he had been stocking for future use. At first, he had nned to increase his status evenly to unlock a perfect ss, but he changed his mind.

    The frigate was too good to give up. Xiaomao couldn¡¯t afford to hand it over to the pirates.

    Xiaomao checked the spell books that he was carrying in his premium backpack. Afterward, he began allocating points to his spiritual roots.

    DING

    .

    <strong>Status Attributes</strong>

    STR: 300 (+150)

    DEX: 300 (+150)

    AGI: 300 (+260) > <strong>500 (+360)</strong>

    VIT: 300 (+150)

    INT: 1,100 (+550) > <strong>3,000 (1,500)</strong>

    WIS: 300 (+150)

    QI: 10,000

    LUCK: 210

    <strong>Allocable Status Points:</strong> 2,105 > 5

    .

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 151 > 958<sub>.</sub>

    Water: 285

    Wind: 151 > 600

    Metal: 181

    Wood: 181

    Lightning: 151 > 1,000

    Dark: 200

    Light: 200 > 1,000

    <strong>Allocable Status Points:</strong> 2,905 > 0

    .

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    ATK: 765

    DEF: 325

    M.ATK: 1,075 > <strong>2,791</strong>

    M.DEF: 325

    Max HP: 7,650

    Max MP: 7,650

    Max Life Qi: 10,000

    .

    The catopus race was physically weak in closebat as they could not wear proper armor like humanoid creatures. Their small tentacles were also not suitable for directbat.

    However, catopuses thrived as mages and assassins. Their small physique made them hard to be targeted or attacked by their enemies.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao made up his mind. His character would now be prioritized on bing a hybrid assassin-mage, who specialized in sniping and long-ranged attacks.

    ¡®The stats doesn¡¯t synergize with my current skill set as a sniper. But once I get my hands on the Chaos Element, everything will be a lot easier since I¡¯ll be able to switchbat status between physical attack and magical attack.¡¯

    Xiaomao brought out two spellbooks and learned them right away.

    DING

    <You have learned a new spell ¨C Thunderstorm.>

    <You have learned a new spell ¨C Holy Light.>

    As soon as Xiaomao learned the spells, his hair and tail stood up, and electric sparks came out from the tips of his fur. The white hair was as bright as the sunlight, and a faint halo appeared over his head.

    Xiaomao jumped up and climbed the main mast. Upon arriving at the top, he brought out a flying sword from his inventory and pointed it toward the sky.

    RUMBLE

    As if Heaven answered Xiaomao¡¯s gesture, ck clouds gathered, the sea raged, and the wind howled.

    The process only took 10 seconds after Torrent threatened Xiaomao. And now, Xiaomao activated his first spell.

    ¡°Lighting Storm, MUNYA!¡±

    .

    <strong>Lightning Storm (0% Mastery)</strong>

    Summon a lightning storm to attack random enemies around the caster. Damage structures, airborne targets, ships, and ground targets.

    Be warned. It cannd on the caster if the caster breaks too many promises or have high negative karma.

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Active, AOE

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 55, 600 Lightning Root, 600 Wind Root, 500 Fire Root, and 500 Light Root

    <strong>ss Restriction:</strong> Any Mage<sub></sub>

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 2,000 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 60 minutes

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Create 100 Lightning bolts to strike 100 random enemies or destroyable objects within a radius of 500 meters. Deal fixed elemental damage and stun the targeted enemies for five seconds. Damage Calction = ((M.ATK x 2) + Lightning Root + Fire Root)

    ¨C If there is an undead creature in the 500-meter range, the lightning bolts will strike them first.

    ¨C If there is a yer or NPC with high negative karma within the 500-meter range, the lightning bolts will prioritize them if no undead creature is among the targets.

    ¨C Deal double damage to undead creatures.

    ¨C Each lightning bolt deals Lightning and Fire damage to the target and its surroundings.

    .

    <strong>Holy Light (0% Mastery)</strong>

    Summon a ray of light to purify an evil being from this world.

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Active, Single Target

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 55, 1,000 Light Spiritual Root.

    <strong>ss Restriction:</strong> Any Mage or Priest

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 3,000 MP

    <strong>Cooldown: </strong>60 minutes

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Instantly erase any undead being.

    ¨C Deal 80% Magic Damage to Demon Race.

    ¨C Deal 100% Magic Damage to Evil yer.

    .

    BOOM

    The first lightning bolt descended and hit the main mast of a cog ship. The undead pirate on the mast was sent flying. Arge number, 15,080, appeared on top of the pirate crew.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    Lightning bolts consecutively rained upon the pirates on the cog ships. The same fixed damage of 15,080 decreased the victims¡¯ HP bars by 60%. A few unlucky pirates got hit twice, and their bones turned into ash.

    DING

    <You have killed Skeleton Pirate Level 100!>

    <You have gained 350,000 EXP.>

    <You have obtained White Ash x 1>

    <You have obtained Gold Tooth x 1>

    <You have obtained Rusty Scimitar x 1>

    Killing a field mob gave less EXP than hunting in a dungeon. Moreover, these mobs didn¡¯t give Xiaomao any useful item other than junk to be sold. They didn¡¯t even give him their equipment as rusty scimitars were too useless to be a yer¡¯s weapon.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    The lightning bolts left countless sparks whenever they hit a part of the ghost ships. As the 10 cog ships were too small for all 1,000 pirates, they were packed together like canned tuna. One after another, the lightning bolts caused coteral damage to their friends.

    Although the spell only summoned 100 bolts, no one on the cog ships had a full HP bar. Even Torrent lost 10% of his HP after the onught.

    Unfortunately, the spellsted two minutes. After the 100 lightning bolts hit their targets, the storm disappeared.

    Torrent stood on the front deck of a burning cog with a broken mast. He fired the front harpoon, and the spear hit the ck frigate,tching their ships together.

    KAKAKAKA (You¡¯re mine, REGRESSOR!)

    After the storm dispersed, Xiaomao rode the flying sword and descended toward Torrent. He brought out a wooden stick and pointed at the pirate king.

    ¡°HOLY LIGHT, MUNYA!¡±

    ¡°!!!¡±

    As if Torrent sensed the danger, he jumped off from his cog.

    A ray of sunlight shone upon the ce that Torrent had stood, and the front deck of the ghost ship dissipated into dust.

    The light dimmed the next second, but Torrent¡¯s cog already lost the front part of the ship. It soon sank into the sea along with the crews.

    Xiaomao cackled and flew away, returning to his frigate and leaving Torrent and his men to float in the sea.

    ¡°KAKAKAKA, MUNYARR! This is my ship now!¡±

    KAKAKAKA (BASTARD REGRESSOR! Fight on the ground like a man!)

    .

    Meanwhile, Shepherd, Lucky, and Magdalene couldn¡¯t contribute anything as all cogs were reduced to broken burning ships. They observed the development with a pokerface expression before Shepherd calmly span the wheel, navigating the ship out of the encirclement.

    Lucky proceeded to the harpoon spear and cut the rope. She collected the harpoon as a throwable weapon for herself.

    Magdalene pursed her lips. She was a lot stronger than Torrent and the pirates, but she couldn¡¯t kill them and give EXP to Shepherd. Thus, she only summoned wind and propelled the frigate forward faster.

    <Magdalene regrets that she can¡¯t kill the pirates.>

    While the ship was leaving the pirates behind, Xiaomao returned to the deck with his flying sword.

    ¡°Let¡¯s leave, munya. We don¡¯t need to fight here.¡±

    Magdalene furrowed her brows.

    <Magdalene is curious why you didn¡¯t finish off the pirates.>

    Xiaomao sighed, ¡°I missed. My spells have a long cooldown. I can¡¯t use them again for an hour, munya!¡±

 Chapter 93 Cat Dad and QUWB Guild

    Chapter 93 ¨C Cat Dad and QUWB Guild

    A sea journey was usually long and arduous. It required resources, nning, manpower, and endurance. A massive ship might take days or months to travel around a continent due to its slow speed, sea currents, wind, and natural interference. This didn¡¯t include the issues of sickness and food supply for the crews.

    However, in this game, magic defied logic. A certain ck frigate traveled at the speed of 200 knots instead of cruising at the normal speed of 10-14 knots.

    It was the speed of a ne instead of a ship!

    After sailing south for half an hour, Xiaomao and his crew finally found another town. He turned toward Magdalene, who had fun yeeting the frigate forward with her magic.

    ¡°Slow down, munya! Let¡¯s dock and resupply at that city!¡±

    Magdalene stopped her magic. Shepherd downed another cup of mana potion to replenish his energy and looked at his mana tank, which was now half-depleted because of Magdalene¡¯s energy maintenance. He let out a long sigh as he only med himself for having limited mana pool.

    Xiaomao also didn¡¯t like how Magdalene damaged his ship.

    Simr to the fishing boat¡¯s situation, the wind magic of Magdalene damaged the masts and the sail clothes. Fortunately, the frigate¡¯s hull was sturdier, and it didn¡¯t fall apart as quickly as the fishing boat.

    Magdalene switched from elerating the boat to repair duty. She rushed to the bottom deck and patched the damaged hull. Strangely, she grew strange nts down there, and they consumed seawater to grow and patched the damaged parts with their branches and leaves.

    The ship soon steered toward arge port, which was located 100 km south of Bit City.

    .

    Xuan Town

    Different from Bit City, this ce was a territory of the Yuan Empire. A total of 1,000 households and about 3,000 people lived here. Most buildings were one-story wooden cottages with 14th-century Western Europe¡¯s architecture style. Only five buildings in the center of the town were made of stones and bricks.<sub>.</sub>

    As this town was as small as Seaside Town, not many merchant ships docked here. Most of the ships belonged to the local fishermen. Moreover, the patrol ships here were small cogs, which were painted in white.

    When Wellerboy approached the town, two white cogs of the town guards turned toward it, and the militias rushed toward the port.

    Now, two cogs faced the big ck frigate.

    Lucky stood at the bow of the frigate. She waved a piece of white cloth, gesturing that they came in peace.

    The two cogs came close to the frigate, and five town guards boarded the ship with their weapons. Xiaomao and Shepherd stood still, weing the guests.

    Brad, the town guard captain, was a level-100 NPC. When he noticed the level of Xiaomao and Shepherd, he saluted and tapped his right fist on his chest.

    ¡°Wee to Xuan City. I¡¯m Brad, the guard captain of this town. May I know who you are and what your business here, sir?¡±

    Noticing the polite tone of the NPC, Xiaomao was delighted. He jumped up and sat on Shepherd¡¯s shoulder.

    ¡°I¡¯m Xiaomao, the captain of this ship, munya! We¡¯re here to resupply and contact the local Labor Guild. Do we have permission to dock here, munya?¡±

    ¡°Are you from a merchant guild or any association?¡±

    ¡°No, munya. But I have this!¡±

    Xiaomao brought out a leaflet with his face on it. It showed that the emperor wanted him in the Capital City.

    The guard took the leaflet and raised his brows. He looked at Xiaomao¡¯s face andpared it with the portrait again to make sure. Then, he passed the paper to his men.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Confirm this with the adventurer guild.¡±

    One of the guards took the paper and left the frigate. He returned to the patrol cog and sailed back to the port.

    Upon confirming that his men had left, Brad turned to Xiaomao.

    ¡°My deepest apologies. We need to confirm your identity first. Once we have confirmed that you¡¯re really Xiaomao that the emperor is looking for, we shall allow you to visit our town.¡±

    ¡°Understandable, munya. Take your time. By the way, does this town sell herbs?¡±

    While Xiaomao was speaking, he secretly nced at the book that he had been keeping in his inventory. It was the Alchemy book that Lucky had brought him, but he didn¡¯t use earlier.

    ¡°No. You have to visit Yeet City for that. Our town¡¯s specialties are fish and gemstones.¡±

    ¡°Gemstones? Does your city have a mine nearby, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao got interested. Gemstone mines could give anything between normal gemstones, natural magic stones, and even spirit stones. Thus, many yer guilds always sought to monopolize these mines whenever they had a chance.

    However, at the current patch, no yer could own a mine or a territory. It would take a year or so before yers could purchasend deeds and discover natural resources underground.

    ¡°Yes. Most of our townsmen are miners.¡±

    The guard was kind with his information. Normally, no yer would tell Xiaomao that sensitive information as it involved the town¡¯s safety.

    Xiaomao appreciated that. He vowed that he wouldn¡¯t rob anyone from this city or trouble this nice guard captain.<sub></sub>

    After chatting for 20 minutes, the cog returned with the man that Brad had sent away. He approached the captain and reported his findings.

    ¡°Sir, the adventurer guild confirms that it¡¯s the truth. The emperor has summoned this person to the Capital City, sir!¡±

    Brad nodded and turned to Xiaomao, ¡°I¡¯m so sorry for keeping you here. Please anchor your ship 100 meters away from the shore so that our fishing boats and our patrol ships can leave the port. We will provide small ships to escort you to our town.¡±

    Xiaomao epted the invitation. He also took a mental note that his team also needed a few small ships for the future.

    ¡®I guess I¡¯ll visit the local shipyard for a few safety boats.¡¯

    .

    Xiaomao¡¯s crews managed to enter the town with Brad as an escort. The group visited the local adventurer guild first to register their presence here. Then, Brad excused himself.

    In this town, a hundred yers still loitered around as they used this town as their home base. One of many yer guilds also used the adventurer guild as their gathering spot, and a dozen yers with the [QUWB] prefix sat at a long table.

    A few of them stared at Xiaomao and Shepherd when they first entered, but they ignored them.

    Xiaomao also nced back. All the yers here were high-leveled. Among the crowd, the weakest one was level 90, and their character¡¯s rarity was no less than rare.

    As Xiaomao had several things to do. He hopped on Lucky¡¯s shoulder and asked her to bring him to the Labor Guild.

    Shepherd also looked around. He spotted a few supporting characters following their masters around. Unlike the poor retainers that he saw at Seaside Town, these people had bright eyes, and they had proper gears.

    These supporters noticed Shepherd¡¯s stare. Their eyes met, and they sized up Shepherd¡¯s equipment.

    Shepherd noticed their looks. He smirked and puffed his chest, showing off his Gnoll General¡¯s full set armor.

    The retainers scoffed as they noticed that Shepherd was still using gears for level 50 characters. They waved their sheathed long sword, which was an umon level-100 weapon.

    Shepherd was stunned for a moment. He was about to show off his status, but Magdalene suddenly hovered in front of his face.

    <Magdalene is not happy that you¡¯re staring at the table with several girls.>

    ¡°¡­!¡±

    <Magdalene has cast Blind on you!>

    <You have been afflicted with an abnormal status, [Blind], for 2 minutes.>

    ¡°¡­!!¡±

    Magdalene pulled his ear and dragged him to follow Xiaomao and Lucky.

    .

    Among the [QUWB] guild members, their guild leader was present in the adventurer guild as he was allocating the recent raid¡¯s rewards to his guildmates.

    [Absolutely Hl] was the name of the guild leader. Although he was a yer from the middle-east, he didn¡¯t dress like an Arabian warrior. Instead, he yed as a handsome high-elf summoner, who couldmand elemental spirits at will.

    When Hl¡¯s subordinates got distracted and stared at Xiaomao¡¯s group, he looked up and followed his guild mates¡¯ line of sight.

    ¡°What are you guys looking at?¡±

    A dark elf assassin next to Hl whispered, ¡°Boss, there¡¯s a yer with a gold name. He hid his name after the escort NPC was gone.¡±

    ¡°Gold name? Are you nning to PK him or what?¡±

    ¡°That yer is using a UR character. It¡¯s a catopus.¡±

    ¡°A catopus?¡±

    Hl smirked and shook his head, ¡°Leave him be. He must be a lucky yer that got a good roll from the gacha. He¡¯s probably not a part of the elite group.¡±

    The elite group belonged to Hl and children of many important figures, who knew the secrets of the game. More than half of them joined the first world while less than 200 of them chose the third world to avoidpeting with the others.

    Hl was a son of an oil tycoon, and he owned a small guild, which was the closed social group of his friends and family.

    However, Hl never liked illegal activities. He wanted to y the game normally like others. Thus, he didn¡¯t care about yers with gold names.

    Hearing Hl¡¯s order, the assassin next to him ryed his order to the others. The men stopped paying attention to Xiaomao while the retainers still stared at the cat.

    Suddenly, one of the guild crew remembered something.

    ¡°Boss, that yer¡¯s name just now is Xiaomao. Isn¡¯t he the guy that put the spiritual fruits in the auction house?¡±

    ¡°!!!¡±

    Hl jumped up from the seat as he had seen the items. He tried to bid in the auction, but many tycoons and rich men raised the price to over 2 million dors.

    Now, every fruit had a price tag of over 3 million dors, and thepetition was still ongoing. At this rate, a rich game-addicted idiot might get tilted and overbid soon.

    ¡°Let¡¯s go invite him for a talk!¡±

    Everybody rushed out of the guild building and followed after Xiaomao.

 Chapter 94 Cat Dadâ€™s New Slave

    Chapter 94 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New ve

    The Xuan Town¡¯s guild buildings were a lot smaller than Seaside Town, which was a starting ce for many new yers. As this ce was located far from popr grinding spots and dungeons, this ce was not popr among yers.

    Because of its quietness, the QUWB Guild set up a guild headquarter here. They even rented a building to be their headquarters, but it was merely a cottage, not a proper facility.

    As for the local NPC organizations, five guilds were present ¨C The Adventurer Guild, the Merchant Guild, the Labor Guild, the Mage Tower, and the Thief Guild.

    Mage Tower and Thief Guild were unique. Only NPCs and yers with the relevant upations could enter. These ces provided mentorship, training ground, and ss quests for yers.

    Xiaomao got the tips from Brad. He wanted to visit the Mage Tower right away, but he went to Labor Guild first. After all, he had four retainer slots to create new supporting characters.

    Upon getting to the Labor Guild, Xiaomao purchased four rooms for his future retainers with 4 PACTs. Proceeding to one of the rooms, Xiaomao ordered Shepherd, Magdalene, and Lucky to rest and leave him alone for a while.

    Xiaomao opened the game menu and his body vanished from the game. His consciousness entered the void, which was the character creation mode. He began viewing all his avable NFTs.

    ¡®First, I need someone good at using firearms to take care of ammunition and cannons on the ship. Do I have any musketeer, gunner, rifleman, sniper, or any simr character?¡¯

    Xiaomao opened the filter menu and ticked all relevant sses. Then, the list showed up.

    310 Common Character

    81 Umon Character

    2 Rare Characters

    4 Super Rare Characters

    Out of over 900 characters, almost 400 rted characters showed up. Unfortunately, all NFT fragments were unrted to firearms.

    Still, the list was ensuring. Xiaomao checked the four super rare characters topare them.

    .

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Race:</strong> Dwarf

    <strong>Gender:</strong> Male

    <strong>ss:</strong> Gunsmith

    <strong>Unique Skills:</strong> Disciplined Hands, Firearms Knowledge<sub>.</sub>

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Gifted Crafter, Alcohol Immunity

    .

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Race:</strong> Dark Elf

    <strong>Gender:</strong> Male

    <strong>ss:</strong> Sniper

    <strong>Unique Skills:</strong> Wind Calction, Hawk Eyes

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Hide Presence, Shadow Stalking

    .

    <strong>Rarity: Super Rare</strong>

    <strong>Race:</strong> High Human

    <strong>Gender:</strong> Female

    <strong>ss:</strong> Pirate Gunner

    <strong>Unique Skills:</strong> Precision Aim, Head-Shot

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Adaptability, Fast Learner

    .

    <strong>Rarity: </strong>Super Rare

    <strong>Race:</strong> Demi-Daemon

    <strong>Gender:</strong> Male

    <strong>ss:</strong> Shadow Marine

    <strong>Unique Skills:</strong> Cool-Headed, Shadow Teleportation<sub></sub>

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Regeneration, Superior Spiritual Roots

    .

    All characters¡¯ gimmicks were interesting, but he needed supporters. Xiaomao instantly chose the dwarf as his first pick as he needed a crewmate with life skill ss to support the fighters.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t think much about the dwarf¡¯s appearance. He let the charactere out with his default appearance.

    Ding

    ¡°ve Two¡­ No, scrap that. Andy! His name is Andy!¡±

    Ding

    <The name ¡°Andy¡± has already been taken. Please choose another name.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao tried again. He chose amon name ¡°Andrew¡± as he didn¡¯t know how to name a dwarf properly.

    DING

    <Your supporter has been named Andrew.>

    The character was created, and the NFT character vanished. The soulless dwarf was teleported to the room that Xiaomao and others had purchased in the Labor Guild.

    But Xiaomao hadn¡¯t finished. He stopped thinking and picked all three SR characters to be his next retainers. After all, these characters were useful in their own ways, and their skills would be useful inbatter on, especially the High Human.

    Unfortunately, the game was not friendly to him.

    DING

    <You have already created a supporting character today! Pleasee back tomorrow!>

    ¡°What the hell?¡±

    Xiaomao was puzzled. This limitation never existed in his previous life. He knew that many rich yers created an army of ve workers after their contribution level reached 100, and he didn¡¯t understand why the rules were changed.

    Curious, Xiaomao opened the game¡¯s website to see if there was any update, change, or alterations to the old rules.<sub></sub>

    Indeed, there were mini-patches, which changed a lot of regtions and game rules. One of them was the character creation limit, which restricted Pay-to-Win yers from instantly creating an army of retainers within a few minutes.

    He read the article, in which the developers exined why the game restricted the character creation at the moment.

    .

    For the past two months, yers have beenpeting to gain Contribution EXP and raise their Contribution Level to hire support characters or workers. However, due to unforeseen bugs, we¡¯ve found glitches in the character creation menu, which you can use to create an unlimited amount of support characters without being restricted by the main character¡¯s Contribution Level.

    To prevent this issue, we have temporarily limited the number of character creations to one for each day per ount. The change will persist until the bugs are fixed.

    We apologize for this inconvenience.

    .

    ¡°What bug? There is no bug, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao knew that there was no such bug in the game. Before the regression, many hackers tried to exploit loopholes and send viruses to the game, but all of them failed. After all, the game was not a REAL GAME.

    Three game worlds were real worlds somewhere in the universe. Soon, the cultivators from the second world would break free from the unknown system and invade Earth. Then, everybody in the world would learn the true nature of Pangu Online 2.

    However, Xiaomao still had no answer to how and why Pangu Incorporate managed to create a system that transferred human souls to those worlds. He also couldn¡¯t exin how they created yers¡¯ avatars and made them stronger.

    For now, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t be bothered by the mystery as the first invasion woulde soon. He needed to get stronger as quickly as possible to protect his parents.

    ¡°Whatever. One character per day is fine.¡±

    Xiaomao exited the character creation menu.

    .

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao reappeared in the apartment room. Shepherd, Lucky, and Magdalene had been waiting for him there.

    The new recruit, Andrew, stared nkly at Shepherd while thetter gave the dwarf a thumbs up. Andrew¡¯s pupils flickered for a moment, but they became dull again.

    Xiaomao was curious about what they were doing. He hopped on Shepherd¡¯s shoulder.

    ¡°Are you chatting with the newbie, munya?¡±

    The dwarf furrowed his brows as if he was offended. He snorted and pointed his finger at Xiaomao¡¯s cat face, but he couldn¡¯t utter a word.

    <Magdalene is certain that Andrew has a foul mouth.>

    ¡°¡­!!¡±

    Andrew stomped his feet and kicked Shepherd¡¯s shin. However, because of the difference in stats, Andrew ended up hurting himself.

    Xiaomaoughed. He opened his game inventory and transferred one million gold coins to Andrew.

    ¡°Let me introduce myself, munya. I¡¯m Xiaomao, your new master. I know that you¡¯re special, and you are proud of your skills. For now, let¡¯s go shopping and buy your new tools with that money. Then, we¡¯ll make you the number one gunsmith of the century, munya!¡±

    Andrew¡¯s eyes brightened. He sized up Xiaomao and opened his palm.

    <Magdalene trantes Andrew for you. He wants a pen and paper tomunicate.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    <Magdalene ry¡¯s Andrew¡¯s words to you that he is thirsty, and he wants a keg worth of wine or alcohol for stabilizing his mental health.>

    Xiaomao nced at Magdalene and looked at the dwarf. He questioned himself.

    ¡®What the hell did I create? Did I make the wrong choice?¡¯

    .

    <strong>Disciplined Hands (Mastery 0%)</strong>

    Crafters usually have good hands, but experts have disciplined hands as they have already ingrained their experience into their muscle memory and instinct.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Passive, ss Unique

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Increase the crafting sess chance by 10%.

    ¨C Increase the chance of getting a higher rarity item from crafting by 1%.

    ¨C Every 100 points in Dexterity increases the crafting sess chance by 1%.

    .

    <strong>Firearms Knowledge (Mastery 0%)</strong>

    Basic knowledge is the key to all upations. A gunsmith is not a simple ss as knowledge in other expertise, such as engineering, machinery, and woodworking is a must. With this knowledge, one can get the qualification to train as a gunsmith!

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Passive, ss Unique

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Upon using the right machine or tools to create an item rted to firearms, increase the crafting sess chance by 10%.

    ¨C Every 100 points in Wisdom increases the firearm¡¯s effect by 1%.

    .

    <strong>Gifted Crafter (Mastery 0%)</strong>

    Dwarves inherit their ancestor¡¯s bloodline and their interests. They love to create or invent something new ever since they were born. Their interests turn into an obsession, and their obsession turns into gifts. By the time they realize themselves, they are already an expert crafter.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Passive, Racial Unique

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C For every point allocated to Dexterity or Wisdom, increase the attributes by 2 instead of one.

    ¨C For every level-up, permanently increase Strength and Dexterity attribute by 1.

    ¨C Every time an item has been crafted, the character has a slight chance of gaining random attribute points, depending on the rarity and the quality of the crafted item.

    .

    <strong>Alcohol Immunity (Mastery 100%)</strong>

    All drunkards want this skill. Nothing is more enjoyable than being able to drink wine and alcohol without getting hammered.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Passive, Racial Unique

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Immunity to all alcoholic beverages.

 Chapter 95 Cat Dad Takes His Time

    Chapter 95 ¨C Cat Dad Takes His Time

    Xiaomao inspected Andrew and his reactions. As he came out as a middle-aged dwarf with brown full-beard, unkempt long brown hair, wearing a simple ragged t-shirt and torn shorts, he looked like a homeless dude on the street.

    After giving Andrew the gold coins, Xiaomao made a list of what he should buy for his retainer.

    ¡®A new casual cloth, a new set of working clothes, gunsmith tools, ingredients for him to craft basic items. What else? Oh, right. I should give him some skill books and spellbooks. I¡¯ll find him an NPC mentor to help him like how I hooked Shepherd with Cernun. Once he gets a bit stronger, I¡¯ll let him learn a few skills or spells that suit his build.¡¯

    Xiaomao closed his eyes and tried to remember what the optimized build for a crafter was. He remembered that the DEX attribute took priority, and WIS was useful for boosting lucky chances. In addition, Dwarves gained the VIT attribute and Fire Spiritual Root bonus when their level surpassed 100, which made them good in thete game.

    On the forums, several yers from the first world had already discovered this secret, and they switched their main characters to Dwarves.

    Xiaomao also liked life skills, and he wanted to gain some knowledge from his retainerster on. He believed that crafters were necessary for the future, and he wanted to gain Andrew¡¯s power one day.

    But for now, Xiaomao had to increase Andrew¡¯s level and skills. Having another supporting character meant that Xiaomao had another mouth to feed, and he could not waste his time worrying about the far future.

    Xiaomao opened the warehouse crate of this town, which linked to his warehouse in Seaside Town. Then, the stored items showed up in the inventory menu.

    He brought out the spellbook that he couldn¡¯t learn before.<sub>.</sub>

    .

    <strong>Blessing Totem: Monster Domestication (0% Mastery)</strong>

    This spell is a simplified version of a Grand Curse of Chaos Demon God. Although itcks the essential core of a curse, the Blessing Totem is still useful for ve Masters, Tamers, Summoners, Beastmasters, and every ss that relies on ves, pets, and monsters.

    To use this spell, you must set up a Blessing Totem first.

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Continuous, Boon

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> 1,000 Light Spiritual Root

    <strong>ss Restriction:</strong> Summoner, Tamer, ve Master, Shepherd, Farmer, or Beastmaster only.

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 100 Max MP per Totem. Refund Max MP if the totem is destroyed.<sub></sub>

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 24 Hours

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Upon cing this blessing totem in your resident, decrease the residential cost of your ves, pets, and monsters by 10% as long as the Blessing Totem is active. (Max 1 Totem)

    ¨C Decrease their temperament over time.

    ¨C Increase the subordinates¡¯ loyalty over time.

    ¨C The Totem doesn¡¯t work on NFT retainers.

    .

    As this super rare spell book required 1,000 points in light spiritual root to learn, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t use it before. But now, he was qualified to learn it.

    DING<sub></sub>

    <You have learned a new spell, Blessing Totem: Monster Domestication.>

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t stop. Now that he had learned the spell, it was time to upgrade the mastery to the max. He began sacrificing useless super rare skill books and spell books that he didn¡¯t need.

    Then, the effect of the skill changed.

    .

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Upon cing this blessing totem in your resident, decrease the residential cost of your ves, pets, and monsters by 10% as long as the Blessing Totem is active. (Max 5 Totem)

    ¨C Decrease their temperament over time.

    ¨C Increase their loyalty over time.

    ¨C The Totem doesn¡¯t work on NFT retainers.

    .

    Aside from the cooldown, MP consumption, and minor effects, Xiaomao could ce a total of five totems instead of one, which could potentially decrease the residential cost of his ves by half.

    Currently, Lucky used one point of residential cost, which was equivalent to one Contribution Level. But once Xiaomao put all five totems in ce, he could enve another monster without upying another retainer¡¯s slot!

    Furthermore, this spell was now ready to be evolved. As long as Xiaomao had enough spirit stones or corrupted spirit stones, he could talk to Magdalene and upgrade it.

    This was not the only spell that Xiaomao upgraded the mastery. He also upgraded all new abilities to the max by sacrificing other super-rare skill books and spell books.

    After getting all his skills and spells to the max mastery, Xiaomao checked the remaining spell books and skill books in his warehouse inventory.

    Despite the consumption, Xiaomao still had over 500 skill books and 100 spell books in his inventory. Most of the spells came from the gnoll shamans, the Bit Tupeer Mansion¡¯s library, and Warg Lord¡¯s treasure room.

    Xiaomao was excited and depressed at the same time. He wished he could find a spirit stone vein somewhere soon so that he could start a miningpany and exploit the growth mechanism.

    While being absentminded, he used the spell and created the first totem in the current room.

    A dog-head stone rose from the floor, bing a two-foot tall totem and emitting a warm aura in the room.

    As soon as Lucky sensed the aura, her ears perked up and she smiled.

    ¡°It feels sofortable! I can live here forever!¡±

    Xiaomao nced at her and thought to himself, ¡®Should I leave her here? Nah, I need an OP tank.¡¯

    The skill was good, but the cooldown was a pain. Xiaomao needed 4 days toplete all five totems to see the effect.

    After setting the totem, Xiaomao sorted his inventory. He stored the Mazinger Poison in the warehouse inventory along with 80% of the stolen mana potion from Bit Tupeer Mansion. The excess books that upied most of his inventory were also stored there.

    While Xiaomao was sorting his warehouse, he gazed at the series of spellbooks and skill books. He pondered for a moment and pick one of the shaman fireball spell books, which he had gotten from a gnoll shaman.

    When Xiaomao brought the spell book out, Magdalene nced at it and tilted her head in confusion, wondering why the cat kept one of the useless spell books in his inventory.

    Xiaomao noticed the gaze of the fairy. He grinned.

    ¡°I have a sixth sense, munya! Someone will surely recognize me on the street. I need this to form an amicable rtionship with them, munya!¡±

 Chapter 96 Cat Dad and Rich Man

    Chapter 96 ¨C Cat Dad and Rich Man

    Xiaomao finished all his businesses with the Labor Guild today. He led the gang out of the Labor Guild, heading toward the town za next.

    However, when they came out of the building, a group of yers had been waiting for them.

    Absolute Hl and his QUWB Guild members gathered there, staring at Xiaomao, Shepherd, Lucky, and Andrew. They didn¡¯t even bother looking at Magdalene as they thought that she was just an NPC.

    ¡°Hello, friends. Could I have a bit of your time?¡± Hl approached them.

    ¡°What is it, munya?¡± Xiaomao talked while he continued to activate his chameleon skill, hiding his name and his name color.

    The yers were not stupid. They could still see the silhouette of Xiaomao even though he blended with the surroundings.

    ¡°Friend, by chance, are you Xiaomao, the person that put elemental fruits on the auction house?¡± Hl got to the point.

    Realizing that he was found, Xiaomao looked at their names and their levels. Upon noticing that Hl was a high-level user, he stopped acting like a troll.

    After all, their levels indicated that they were the first group of yers who joined when the PACT price was 5 dors. Most of them were the children of rich men, who knew about the game¡¯s secrets.

    ¡°Yes, it was me, Xiaomao, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao changed his fur color to reveal his appearance. However, because the skill was still active, he didn¡¯t reveal his golden name.

    ¡°My real name is Marwan Deeb. I¡¯m the first son of Amir Deeb, the president of Deeb Oil Refinery Incorporate. I would like to ask you if I can add you as a friend so that we can contact each other in the future. Maybe, when you have extra fruits, we can buy them off your hands if you need quick cash.¡±

    Xiaomao paused for a moment as he was nervous. He was never afraid of rude and aggressive brutes, but he was always cautious against polite people as he could never predict what they were thinking.<sub>.</sub>

    Fortunately, Hl¡¯s intention was simple ¨C He came here to make friends and purchase his rare goodies.

    Xiaomao took a deep breath and extended his tentacle to shake Hl¡¯s hand.

    ¡°I¡¯m Xiaomao. Nice to meet you. Of course, I always wee a friend, munya!¡±

    Both men added each other¡¯s IGN to their friend list. At longst, Xiaomao¡¯s friend list was no longer nk.

    Hl was relieved that Xiaomao was not one of the prideful yers. He continued with his business.

    ¡°Ahem. This might sound rude, but I think you know why I¡¯m trying to befriend you. By chance, do you still have one of the fruits for sale? I¡¯m willing to pay 4 million dors for one of any kind.¡±

    Xiaomao gulped.

    Four million?

    Xiaomao had been ying the game for less than a week, but four million dors was presented to him on a silver tter!

    The catopus took several deep breaths to control himself. He looked up with regrets.

    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, munya. All my fruits are in the auction house. You¡¯ll have topete with the others for it, munya.¡±

    ¡°I see. That¡¯s unfortunate,¡± Hl was disappointed, but he was still smiling.

    Xiaomao also knew when to strike for an opportunity. He pulled out the super rare spellbook, which he had prepared for this asion earlier.<sub></sub>

    ¡°I don¡¯t have the fruit on me, but I have an extra super rare spell book for sale, munya. Are you interested?¡±

    Hl and his friends widened their eyes as spellbooks were extremely rare. These books only dropped from elite monsters, and the chance of obtaining one was less than 1%. Moreover, nobody with the right mind would sell their super-rare skill books or spell books since all rich folks knew what they could affect their real bodies.

    One of Hl¡¯s followers browsed the auction house on the website to check the current market price. Unfortunately, no one was selling any super-rare-graded spell book, but the lowest bidding price was a million dors.

    From a regr gamer¡¯s perspective, these bidders were insane as they overbid for a digital item. But from Xiaomao and Hl¡¯s point of view, the price was reasonable as it rted to their future superpower.

    ¡°Can I see the spell¡¯s description?¡± Hl was interested.

    ¡°Sure, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao opened a trade menu and put the spell on the trading item slot, but he didn¡¯t confirm the trade.

    A system screen appeared in front of Hl. He tabbed the spell icon.

    .

    <strong>Shaman Fireball</strong>

    This spell is an upgraded version of the fire mage¡¯s basic spell ¨C Fireball. The basic version can only hit one target, and the spell damage is limited. However, Shaman Fireball can hit enemies from 500 meters away, and its firepower is not weaker than intermediate spells.

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Active, AOE

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare<sub></sub>

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 50, 750 Fire Spiritual Root

    <strong>ss Restriction:</strong> Mage, Shaman

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 500 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 30 Seconds

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Deal 80% magic damage and inflict [Burn] to enemies in the targeted area.

    ¨C Decrease targets¡¯ ATK and DEF by 5% for one minute. The effect may stack up to 3 times.

    .

    Hl dropped his jaw. He looked at Xiaomao in disbelief.

    ¡°Are you sure that you want to sell this to me?¡±

    Xiaomao revealed an innocent smile, ¡°Of course, munya! We¡¯re friends, right?¡±

    ¡°¡­ Right. We¡¯re friends! Hahahaha!¡±

    Hl burst intoughter and pressed the cancel button to close the trade offer.

    ¡°Excuse me. Please give me a moment. I need to prepare my money. Oh, do you prefer USDT or cash?¡±

    ¡°If possible, USDT or BUSD please, munya! Wired transfers take 3-5 business days. It¡¯s a bit inconvenient for sellers.¡±

    ¡°Good. Can I have your wallet address? Oh, can I use the BEP20work? I don¡¯t like the Ethereum Chain.¡±

    ¡°Sure. Give me a moment, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao logged out of the game to check his hardware wallet address as he couldn¡¯t remember 30ish alphanumeric characters which looked like a nuclear missileunch code. He needed to copy the address and sent it to his game message so that he could give the exact address to Hl.

    .

    Five minutester after Xiaomao logged out to copy-paste his wallet address, he got back in the game and gave the string of alphanumeric characters to Hl.

    After sending the address, Xiaomao remembered that he hadn¡¯t asked for the price.

    ¡°How much will you give me for the spell book, by the way, munya?¡±

    ¡°Is 1.5 million enough?¡± Hl offered 50% higher than the lowest bidding price as he also didn¡¯t know how much he should offer.

    ¡°1.5?¡± Xiaomao furrowed his brows and pursed his lips.

    ¡®Welp. If I remember correctly, it was sold for one million when it first came out, and nobody managed to sell it further than a million. I should be satisfied with this offer.¡¯

    Seeing Xiaomao¡¯s ugly expression, Hl thought that his offer was too low and offended him. He raised the price.

    ¡°2 million! How about it?!¡±

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    Xiaomao was taken aback. He was absentminded for a second, but this rich idiot was jacking up the price without his consent.

    ¡°Err, not enough? How about this? This is all my monthly allowance. 3 million dors!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao was speechless. He stared into Hl¡¯s eyes.

    He was offended, but what he was angry about was not the price of the spellbook.

    It was Hl¡¯s allowance.

    ¡®Spoiled bastard! Three freaking million for a monthly allowance?! Jesus Christ, you need to learn how to use your money, bro!¡¯

    Without saying anything, Xiaomao opened the trade menu and put the spell book in the trade slot.

    ¡°3 million?¡± Hl fidgeted, waiting for Xiaomao¡¯s reaction and confirmation.

    DING

    When the trade menu appeared in front of him, Hl was delighted.

    ¡°3 million, right?! Okay! I¡¯ll send you the money right now!¡±

 Chapter 97 Cat Dad Makes Friends

    Chapter 97 ¨C Cat Dad Makes Friends

    DING

    Xiaomao¡¯s crypto wallet sent him a message in-game, telling him that three million USDT was transferred to his wallet ount.

    Xiaomao gave the spell book to Hl as promised. Thetter was so happy that he almost groveled to the cat.

    ¡°Thank you, friend! You have no idea how much this spellbook means to me! With this spell, my guild can take on a raid quest, and we can get a clue on the story quest!¡±

    Hearing that Hl was tackling the story quest, Xiaomao was rmed.

    ¡°Story quest, munya?¡±

    ¡°Oh, right.¡±

    Because of his happiness, Hl didn¡¯t bother hiding his secrets, ¡°I¡¯ve got my hands on an unidentified ck stone from a boss raid, and we gave it to the local adventurer guild. The guild branch manager of this town returned the stone and warned us not to show the stone anywhere. Then, he gave us a quest to bring the stone to Yeet City¡¯s Pangu Church.¡±<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The quest seemed simr to what Xiaomao had nned to do in the past. However, Hl was luckier as he didn¡¯t meet a corrupted guild branch manager.

    Still, this main storyline would follow the path of the Pangu Church, and they might be Cernun¡¯s enemies in the future. Xiaomao didn¡¯t want anybody to trigger Pangu¡¯s story quests right now.

    ¡®What to do? Should I lie to him? Should I sabotage him? Or should I recruit these people? Come to think of it, they are rich kids that will be the first batch of superhumans. Earth needs them to protect humanity from the first invasion and curb the second generation from piging regr humans, but Pangu will enve them in the process.¡¯

    Xiaomao had a dilemma. His logic told him that leaving them be was the right choice, but his instinct wanted him to pull them to Chaos Demon Goddess¡¯ side.

    Because Xiaomao couldn¡¯t decide, he asked Hl and his friends.

    ¡°Say, munya. Hypothetically speaking, there are two gods and one goddess. The first god is the local maniptive god that wants to enve every human and protect the Earth from the second god and the goddess. The second god wants to kill the first god and destroy Earth, and he is a colleague of the goddess. However, the goddess¡¯s motive is always a mystery, but serving her will bring you bad luck. Everybody in the world will be your enemy. You must choose one god to serve. Who will you choose, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao tested Hl with the truth behind the three gods. He needed to know Hl¡¯s stance as his next decision might affect the number of superhuman poption.<sub></sub>

    In the future, the most dangerous invasion came from the second world¡¯s cultivators, who were Chaos Demon God loc¡¯s followers. Xiaomao and the rest of the first-generation superhumans would be forced toe out as the UN¡¯s armies would have no chance against the superpower of the cultivators.

    In addition, the Cathulhu Invasion happened after the first invasion, but Xiaomao didn¡¯t know all the detail since all fights afterward were kept a secret among the superhumanmunity. Still, he heard a rumor that Cathulhu spared regr humans and only killed superhumans that didn¡¯t join Chang¡¯e Faction.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Hl and his friends were stunned. A few of them giggled as they thought that Xiaomao was toying with them.

    ¡°What kind of question is that, kitty?¡±

    ¡°Is that a trick question?¡±

    ¡°What¡¯s the point of that?¡±

    Although the guild mates didn¡¯t bother thinking it through, Hl figured out the hidden meaning of Xiaomao¡¯s question.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Is that rted to the quest, friend?¡±

    Xiaomao took a deep breath and decided to be bold, ¡°You¡¯re not the only one with the main scenario quest¡¯s clues, munya.¡±

    Hl gave Xiaomao a meaningful look, ¡°So, is the question based on your quest?¡±

    ¡°You can say that, munya.¡±

    ¡°Can you tell me more?¡±

    ¡°Answer my question honestly, munya. If you¡¯re on my side, I¡¯ll help you. If you pick the wrong choice, we part way here, munya.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The giggling friends of Hl stoppedughing. They finally realized that there was something unusual in Xiaomao¡¯s trick question.

    It might not be just a trick question!

    ¡°Three gods, eh?¡± Hl cupped his chin and looked up. He repeated the description of the three gods.

    ¡°So you¡¯re saying, the first god is a tyrant, but he protects the Earth. The second is an evil god, and the third one is the goddess of bad luck?¡±

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t answer as he also didn¡¯t know much about Chaos Demon Goddess Chang¡¯e. However, he left it up to Hl¡¯s imagination to prevent a misunderstanding,

    Seeing Xiaomao¡¯s nk expression, Hl sighed. He turned toward his friends.

    ¡°Give me your opinion. Which god will you pick?¡±

    Hl¡¯s friends looked at each other, but they didn¡¯t answer. As his friends didn¡¯t have the courage to speak, Hl took the initiative.

    ¡°I¡¯m going with the goddess.¡±

    The others shrugged, ¡°Do we even have a choice? The first god and the second god are both bad. It¡¯s a question that forces everyone to pick the third answer.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, but I think something remains to be seen. We don¡¯t have enough clues, and his clues aren¡¯t clear either.¡±

    ¡°So, his story quest¡¯s cluees from the bad luck goddess¡¯s side?¡±

    ¡°I believe so.¡±

    Xiaomao listened to their brainstorm and pped his forehead. He didn¡¯t know why he revealed such secrets to the outsiders. Still, it was for pulling the innocent soon-to-be superhumans to the right faction.

    Hl noticed the grim look on Xiaomao¡¯s face. He stopped talking to his friend and approached the cat.

    ¡°We¡¯ve decided. We¡¯ll pick the third option.¡±

    Xiaomao tested them again, ¡°You¡¯re not thinking outside the box anding up with the fourth option, munya? Are you sure?¡±

    ¡°Fourth option is tempting, but weck information. If we have to pick between the three, the obvious choice is the goddess of bad luck.¡±

    ¡°You¡¯ll regret it. The entire world¡¯s NPCs and yers will be your enemies, munya.¡±

    ¡°That sounds like what Batman would do. I¡¯ll dly take the thorny heroic path with you, friend.¡±

 Chapter 98 Cat Dad Gets Surprise Rewards

    Chapter 98 ¨C Cat Dad Gets Surprise Rewards

    Xiaomao smirked. He looked at the crew behind Hl and counted their heads.

    ¡°How many guild members do you have, munya?¡±

    ¡°27. Oh, all of them are my friends in real life.¡±

    Hl¡¯s friends wryly smiled. Since their boss made the decision, they had no choice but to agree.

    Seeing how united they were, Xiaomao believed that he made the right decision. Even though they didn¡¯t know the value of money, they didn¡¯t follow the path of arrogant young masters in novels.

    Xiaomao gave them a big clue.

    ¡°On the north of the continent is the Seaside Town. Go there, buy a sturdy ship, and sail north. Then you will find an archipgo, munya. Visit the biggest ind and gift thezy crocodile some fish until he talks to you. Once he shows interest in you, give him the ck stone, and he will tell you everything. Oh, avoid attacking any monster there ormitting crimes. Those NPCs will kill you on sight if you do something wrong.¡±

    Hearing Xiaomao¡¯s generous information, Hl grabbed the former¡¯s tentacles for a handshake.

    ¡°You¡¯re a good man!¡±

    ¡°No. I¡¯m a good cat, munya.¡±<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°Hahahaha! Oh, right. Give me a moment.¡±

    Hl opened his game menu and fiddled with his game screen.

    DING

    Suddenly, a message came from his crypto wallet.

    Hl transferred him another million USDT!

    Xiaomao furrowed his brows and stared at Hl, ¡°You need to be more disciplined with your money! You¡¯re not Mr. Beast. How could you give a stranger a million dors, munya?!¡±

    ¡°Hahahaha! You sound like my mother. Anyway, a good friend always shows sincerity. Since you¡¯ve shown yours, I show mine! Oh, once I confirm that the information is true, I¡¯ll send you more!¡±

    Xiaomao felt bad for Hl¡¯s parents, yet he didn¡¯t give the money back.

    It¡¯s his money now!

    Xiaomao changed the topic, ¡°By the way, is there a Guild NPC in the town hall, munya?¡±<sub></sub>

    Guild NPC was amon jargon in MMO games. Usually, yers could talk to these NPCs and register a new guild through them. Then, the yers could establish their guilds.

    Xiaomao asked this question with the future Guild War Event in mind. After all, thend deed reward was necessary for his future dungeon development and passive ie.

    ¡°Yes. If you want to register or join a guild, you can talk to the blindfolded NPC girl next to the receptionist. Oh, do you want to join my guild? We share the story quests together, and my father is sponsoring us. The starting sry is one million dors a month, but if you¡¯re a rare item provider or an intel provider, the starting monthly wage is 50 million.¡±

    Xiaomao was speechless. Now, he understood why Hl didn¡¯t hesitate to spend money.

    ¡®They knew about the secrets. They definitely knew!¡¯

    No millionaire invested millions of dors for no reason. Judging from their actions, they were investing in something more valuable than money, and that was superpower and immortality.

    ¡°Nah, I have other ns, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao refused to yield the benefits of being a guild leader. Only guild leaders could receive noble rankster on, and only nobles could raise their Contribution Level higher than 100.

    ¡°Ah, shame. Oh, I always wanted to ask you this, but I forgot. Do you know what the ck stone is?¡±

    Xiaomao was about to avoid the question, but he suddenly had an inspiration.<sub></sub>

    ¡®If this rich idiot knows about the spirit stone, won¡¯t the market price increase? There will bepetitors, but I will raise the standard of superhumans in the future. It will also weaken the loc¡¯s forces and increase the number of Goddess¡¯s followers.¡¯

    If the overall superhumans were stronger, Xiaomao¡¯s parents might survive the mysterious ordeal in the future.

    Xiaomao kept reminding himself why he was ying this game. He steeled his heart and sacrificed invaluable knowledge for increasing the chance of his parents¡¯ survival.

    ¡°ck stones are corrupted spirit stones of the second god I mentioned earlier, munya. If you use it, you will be the evil god¡¯s ve forever. If you give it to the Pangu Church, you will trigger the first god¡¯s quests and you will end up bing the tyrant god¡¯s ve because the questline will be one-sided. Remember, Pangu is a tyrant god, and loc is the evil god. Do not serve them or believe in their followers no matter what!¡±

    As soon as Xiaomao finished speaking, he received a new message from the game.

    DING

    <Cernun is moved by your dedication, sincerity, and sacrifice. Current Favorability: 5 Stars.>

    <Cernun has blessed you. Your add-on skill, Essence of Life, has been upgraded to Legendary++>

    <Because of your good karma, your LUCK has increased by 27!>

    <The World Tree Spirit, Ohuhuhohohu, has noticed your presence because of your good karma and luck.>

    <Ohuhuhohohu has recognized your soul¡¯s signature. He is delighted to see you again! Current Favorability: 5 Stars.>

    ¡®What the heck?!¡¯

    Xiaomao only wanted to save his parents, and he didn¡¯t expect rewards. However, good things rained upon him out of nowhere. He was also surprised that Cernun noticed his actions!

    ¡®I¡¯ll be damned. I have 4 million bucks, and Cernun suddenly likes me. My life is so smooth that it¡¯s getting scary. Who the heck is the Ohuhu guy anyway? I never heard of that name in my previous life.¡¯

    Despite the random development, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t stop smiling. But when he nced at his current Life Qi, his expression turned dark.

    Life Qi: 10,000 / 10,000

    Xiaomao hadn¡¯t used the Essence of Life skill yet as Qi wasn¡¯t something that should be used recklessly. It couldn¡¯t be recovered by drinking mana potions, and resting wouldn¡¯t recover the used Qi.

    The only way to restore and gain Life Qi was to use the [Cultivate] feature in the dantian menu, which Xiaomao hadn¡¯t unlocked. Thus, he couldn¡¯t spend the avable Life Qi to exchange for permanent status attributes yet.

    ¡°Hahahaha! You¡¯re really a good man!¡±

    Xiaomao and Hl continued chatting for several minutes. He added friends of Hl to his contact list, and they bid farewell.

    After Hl was gone, Xiaomao returned to the Labor Guild and withdrew another Shaman Fireball spellbook into his inventory as backup bribes for rich idiots. Then, he proceeded with his friends to the market za of the town.

    .

    <strong>Essence of Life (Mastery 100%)</strong>

    In ancient times, cultivators collected Life Qi and condensed them into Life Essence to extend their lifespan. However, people of this world have already forgotten about the techniques. Even the current cultivators in society are a lot weaker than cultivators in the past.

    Essence of Life is one of a billion methods to enhance one¡¯s body with Qi. By consuming Qi, you can increase your permanent status attributes and spiritual roots.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Active, Qi Conversion

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary++

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 99% HP and all MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 24 Hours

    <strong>Effects: </strong>

    ¨C Convert Life Qi into random status points or spiritual roots. Conversion Ratio: 1,000 Life Qi to One Attribute or One Spiritual Root.

    ¨C Consume all mana to increase your max mana. Conversion Ratio: 100 MP to 1 Max MP.

    ¨C Consume 99% of your HP to increase your max health points. Conversion Ratio: 100 HP to 1 Max HP.

    ¨C For every 1,000,000 Life Qi you spent by using this skill, increase the yer¡¯s level by one and permanently increase all status and spiritual roots by 10. Create an empty Essence Core Crystal. (Total Spent: 0)

 Chapter 99 Cad Dad Meets Vampire Elder

    Chapter 99 ¨C Cad Dad Meets Vampire Elder

    Essence of Life was a promising add-on skill. Ideally, Xiaomao should be using it every time the cooldown was reset. However, there was a problem.

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t possibly recover his Life Qi without the dantian menu feature. He needed to find an NPC with a cultivator ss to unlock for him, and he might need to consume some Life Qi to activate it.

    Unfortunately, the third worldcked the presence of cultivators. Even though Xiaomao had future knowledge, he didn¡¯t know the location of all cultivators in the third world.

    He remembered that Siren City housed all types of NPCs, facilities, guilds, and services. However, the NPCs were weak, and their unlockable abilities were average. To get a better mentor, Xiaomao needed to take risks, and he knew of one clue ¨C Most experts hid in small towns where yers least expected!

    Xiaomao missed his chance for finding an expert in Bit City and Seaside Town, but he wouldn¡¯t ignore Xuan Town.

    ¡°Magdalene, Lucky, Shepherd, Andrew, help me look for a local cultivator, munya!¡±

    While Xiaomao was proceeding toward the central market of the town, the group looked left and right, searching for a cultivator NPC.

    He couldn¡¯t ask Hl earlier because he wanted to keep his sses a secret. Sharing the story quest was one thing, but revealing his skills and sses was a shortcut to trouble. Thus, Xiaomao searched for the NPC with his trustyrades.

    Fortunately, Shepherd¡¯s girlfriend came in handy. It didn¡¯t take long for her to find someone. The fairy sensed something and pointed her finger at an alley between two houses, where a pale and skinny white-haired old man in a ragged grey robe was using it as his home.

    Xiaomao and the gang got closer to the elder. They looked at his name and his level.

    Fu De, Level (???)

    Jackpot!

    Everyone but Magdalene widened their eyes in astonishment. This homeless elder was one of the hidden experts that Xiaomao was looking for!<sub>.</sub>

    <Magdalene reveals that Fu De¡¯s level is 777, and his aura smells like rotten blood.>

    <Magdalene suggests that you should avoid him and find another expert.>

    Xiaomao doubted it. He rechecked the elder¡¯s name color again.

    It was white, which indicated that he was not a criminal NPC. All evil or hostile NPCs had either red names or purple names.

    ¡°I¡¯ll take my chances, munya.¡±

    Even though Magdalene didn¡¯t like the homeless elder, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t wait that long. He needed to use Essence of Life skill to grow stronger, and he didn¡¯t want to waste several days to find another promising NPC to unlock his dantian menu.

    Xiaomao jumped off Lucky¡¯s shoulder. He hopped toward the homeless elder.

    ¡°Hello, munya.¡±

    Fu De slightly opened his eyes, but he used his hands to block the ray of sunlight.

    ¡°Shoo! Shoo! Go away! I want to sleep!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. He thought of something to get the elder¡¯s interest.

    CLANK<sub></sub>

    The catopus brought out a handful of gold coins and ced them in front of the elder, but thetter only nced at it and pushed the coins back.

    ¡°Get lost while I¡¯m still in a good mood!¡±

    Xiaomao sighed and gazed at the floating number and the elder¡¯s name.

    There was no quest marker. This elder didn¡¯t seem to be troubled with gold coins, and he didn¡¯t need help.

    Xiaomao turned around and nned to leave. He activated the chameleon skill to hide his presence.

    But as soon as Xiaomao used his skill, Fu De sat up and red at the group. He pointed at Xiaomao as if he still detected the cat¡¯s presence.

    ¡°You there!¡±

    Xiaomao jumped in joy. He thought that he had fulfilled a quest condition, so he undid his camouge skill.

    ¡°Yes, munya?¡±

    ¡°Not you. The virgin girl over there that you¡¯re sitting on!¡±

    Fu De pointed at Lucky instead.

    Xiaomao was disappointed, but he was still being optimistic, ¡°Her? Do you need her help, munya?¡±

    Fu De narrowed his eyes when he noticed Magdalene¡¯s presence. However, he pressed on with his desire.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Give me her blood while I¡¯m still being nice! I want her blood!¡±

    Xiaomao, Shepherd, Magdalene, Lucky, and Andrew¡¯s expressions changed. Their face darkened, and they brought out weapons, preparing for a brawl.

    ¡°Why should we, munya?!¡±

    Suddenly, Fu De transformed into a hundred bats and charged at Xiaomao. They bit him, Lucky, Shepherd, and Andrew.

    In just one bite, the four¡¯s HP bars dropped to 1%!

    Magdalene screeched in anger, and a hundred ice spikes pierced a hundred blood-sucking bats. They dissipated into ck dust, but they reformed into the elder in the alley again.

    The HP bar of Fu De didn¡¯t even decrease by a tiny bit. On the other hand, Magdalene lost 80% of her HP because of a graze from a bat!

    Fu De¡¯s appearance changed. His formerly white hair turned ck, and he looked 10 years younger. His colorplexion was no longer pale. The skinny arms and legs gained a portion of muscle mass, but they were still thin and weak. Moreover, his ragged robe turned into a fancy ck robe of a cultivator.

    ¡°Hahahaha! Blood of the virgin is the best!¡±

    Ding

    <You have been inflicted with [Vampire Curse].>

    <Shepherd has been inflicted with [Vampire Curse].>

    <Lucky has been inflicted with [Vampire Curse].>

    <Andrew has been inflicted with [Vampire Curse].>

    .

    <strong>Vampire Curse</strong>

    Whenever you are bitten by a vampire, you will be cursed and mutate into either a ghoul or a lessor vampire. Normally, it takes seven days toplete the mutation. However, it¡¯s possible to neutralize the curse with certain spells or items.

    <strong>Effect:</strong> In 7 days, you will be a vampire of your race, and your soul will be enved by the vampire that bit you.

    .

    <Magdaleneins that she knew it would happen one day!>

    Mistakes had been made! Xiaomao was too optimistic and ran into a troublesome NPC because of his impatience. Now, he had to waste time and afford to remove the curse.

    Xiaomao and the crew chugged potions and recovered their health. They red at Fu De, who seemed to be enjoying himself.

    Before Xiaomao and Fu De could exchange words or fight, the group suddenly heard a loud sizzling sound as if someone was having a BBQ.

    The sound came from Fu De, and white smoke slowly came out from his skin.

    ¡°OW! OW! OW! God dammit! WHY!?!¡±

    The vampire reverted back to the skinny white-haired old man. His fancy clothes turned into rags once more.

    Ding

    <Cernun¡¯s blessing has purified the [Vampire Curse] on you and yourrades.>

    The curse on Xiaomao, Shepherd, Lucky, and Andrew was instantly removed. They widened their eyes, staring at the notification panels in front of them and the dubious vampire NPC.

    Magdalene burst intoughter. She cried and held her stomach.

    <Magdalene says that Fu De¡¯s level decreases to 666.>

    <Magdalene believes that it suits him right.>

    Xiaomao and the others were speechless. They were no longer in danger, and the tension was killed.

    Ding

    A gold exmation mark appeared on top of Fu De¡¯s head, indicating that the vampire had a quest for Xiaomao.

    Fu De went down on his knees. He held his hands together in prayer and cried.

    ¡°Young heroes, I¡¯m so sorry! This old man is wrong. This old man is repenting for his sins. Please forgive this old man and tell your god to stop bullying this old man, please!¡±

    Ding

    <Fu De is offering you a quest.>

 Chapter 100 Cat Dadâ€™s Temporary Crewmate

    Chapter 100 a€¡° Cat Dad¡¯s Temporary Crewmate

    <strong>Faction Quest: Pitiful Vampire</strong>

    Fu De, the former vampire king, is suffering from the Curse of Pangu. Every time he drinks blood, the sunlight burns away his strength and his power. As the curse is torturing him for 300 years, Fu De is slowly losing his mind.

    Now, Fu De is asking for your help. He has discovered that you¡¯re under the protection of Cernun, who belongs to the opposing faction. He wishes to take shelter under your group and remove the Curse of Pangu.

    <strong>Quest Objective:</strong> Bring Fu De to Cernun.

    <strong>Quest Reward:</strong> Unknown

    <strong>Failure Conditions:</strong> You refuse to take him to Cernun.

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> Fu De will hate you.

    .

    ¡®Enemy of Pangu?¡¯

    Xiaomao was surprised that the vampire was not a part of the Pangu Faction. He thought that Pangu was the type who collected shady people on their side, but this guy opposed the church.

    Interested in Fu De¡¯s backstory, Xiaomao epted the quest. After all, the condition was easy.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°If you don¡¯t mind that we will travel in the opposite direction before we bring you to Cernun, you can apany us during our journey, munya. Let me warn you something. Don¡¯t do that again!¡±

    Fu De repeatedly nodded. The old man was on the verge of tears.

    Ding

    <Fu De is grateful for your help. Current Favorability: 2 Stars.>

    <Fu De has temporarily joined your party.>

    Like Shepherd, Lucky, Magdalene, and Andrew, Fu De¡¯s name appeared on Xiaomao¡¯s party list. The crew got another member. However, different from Magdalene, whose level remained as (???), Fu De¡¯s level was shown as a red number (666), hinting that the true level of the vampire was higher than the shown value.

    Fu De¡¯s name turned green, indicating that he wouldn¡¯t harm Xiaomao and his party anymore.

    <Magdalene doubts your decision for bringing a dangerous vampire along.>

    Fu De nced at Magdalene¡¯s name and level. He clicked his tongue and pointed his finger at her.

    ¡°Listen here, little girl. Had I been in my prime, you would have been the one groveling and begging for your life! I¡¯m a kind-hearted true blood vampire that doesn¡¯t normally drink people¡¯s blood. It was Nian and Pangu¡¯s fault for sealing me here in this mortal world! You must show me respect I deserve!¡±

    <Magdalene rolls her eyes and thinks that Fu De is a loser.><sub></sub>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Listening to the two super strong NPCs bickering at each other irritated Xiaomao¡¯s eardrums. He flopped his ears to shield himself from the noise and patted Lucky¡¯s head.

    ¡°A cultivator has taken the bait. Let¡¯s finish our business in this town, munya.¡±

    Lucky wagged her tail, ¡°So, are we still going shopping?¡±

    ¡°Yes. Go buy some fish, snacks, dry lumber, dog food, and rolls of cloth munya. I¡¯ll give you 2 million gold coins.¡±

    Xiaomao shoved gold coins to Lucky, but he brought out a flying sword and rode on it. Then, he looked at Andrew and Shepherd, ¡°You two do your own shopping. Meet me at the ship in two hours, munya.¡±

    After entrusting his retainers with money, Xiaomao flew toward the next destination.

    .

    Magic Tower

    Although Magic Tower was the name of the organization, this town¡¯s branch chose a brick house as their operating office. Mage yers, NPCs, and supporting characters filled the lobby area, minding their businesses.

    A group of yers formed a queue line, waiting to talk to mages behind the front counter. The weakest among them was level 70, and the strongest was level 110.<sub></sub>

    When Xiaomao arrived at the building, he changed his fur color to the default color, but he kept the skill on, hiding his gold name. He looked around and joined the queue to talk to the front desk counterdy.

    The yers nced at the catopus. Some of them were surprised to see a strange creature riding on a hovering sword. However, when they didn¡¯t see Xiaomao¡¯s name and level, they looked disappointed and turned away, thinking that Xiaomao was a robotic NPC that came here to enrich the environment.

    Several minutester, Xiaomao finally got to talk to the receptionist. He hopped from the flying sword andnded on the counter.

    The NPC widened her eyes, surprised by the cute appearance of the catopus. Sheughed at Xiaomao¡¯s rude behavior.

    ¡°What are you doing here, kitty? Are you lost?¡±

    Xiaomao coughed, ¡°I¡¯m here to apply for basic and intermediate mage lessons, munya!¡±

    ¡°Oh, you¡¯re a mage, too?¡±

    The receptionist brought out a ss te and put it in front of Xiaomao.

    ¡°Can you ce your hand on the ss? I mean, put your¡­ tentacle¡­ on the ss, so we can check your qualifications and spiritual roots.¡±

    ¡°Okay, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao put the tentacle without the cursed w on the te. It shone and sent a mild electric shock to him, but no damage was done.

    The te sent an electric signal to the receptionist¡¯s device behind the counter. She read the system screen in front of her.

    ¡°Mister Xiaomao, Level 97. Your spiritual roots are¡­ WOW!¡±

    The receptionist pulled a paper from her desk and inserted it into a printer device. She printed Xiaomao¡¯s detail and picked a gold card from her desk.

    ¡°Please take the queue card and go to the third floor. Your ssroom number is 301.¡±

    ¡°Thanks, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao received the card and the paper. He jumped back on his flying sword and flew toward the stairs.

    After Xiaomao left, the person behind Xiaomao walked toward the receptionist, and thetter resumed her job as if nothing had happened. The yer behind Xiaomao also didn¡¯t care about him.

    Life went on, just like reality. Nobody noticed the unusual thing that the receptionist had given Xiaomao.

    Basic ssrooms for new awakening mages were on the second floor. The third floor was for the intermediate mages, whose spiritual roots surpassed 1,000.

    .

    On the way toward the third floor, Xiaomao nced at the corridor, which separated the ssrooms on the second floor. Each room had a symbol sign, which represented the element of the ss.

    yers walked in and out of the sses as some of them managed to learn their desired spells while some had recently arrived at the ssrooms.

    As Xiaomao wasn¡¯t interested in these rooms, he looked away and proceeded to the third floor.

    Upon arriving on the third floor, Xiaomao came across a simr collider with the same roomyout. However, there was no yer around here.

    Xiaomao looked at the golden card in his hand, which contained his picture, name, and level. As for the paper, it told Xiaomao what ss he could join.

    For now, Xiaomao could attend the Light Element and Lightning Element sses. He proceeded to the Light Element ss first.

    Entering the ssroom, Xiaomao found ten bookshelves along the wall. An elderly woman in nun cloth sat at the center desk, smiling at him.

    ¡°Wee, young catopus. Are you here to learn white magic?¡±

    Xiaomao got closer to her, ¡°Yes, munya.¡±

    ¡°Let me see your paper, please.¡±

    Xiaomao passed the paper to her. She skimmed through the detail and looked up.

    ¡°Your ss is an elemental mage, and you can use white magic. However, you cannot use a resurrection spell or a Grand Holy Spell like the priests. Your spiritual root is 1,000, which is enough to awaken your second ss. Do you want to awaken your second ss first?¡±

    ¡°No, I want to learn the basic spells first, munya!¡±

    ¡°Okay. However, an elemental mage with 3,000 INT can only learn a total of 6 intermediate spells or 12 basic spells. You must choose wisely.¡±

    ¡°Alright, munya.¡±

    The old nun smiled, and a new window appeared. It was a shop menu.

 Chapter 101 Cat Dadâ€™s New Trolling Spell

    Chapter 101 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Trolling Spell

    <strong>Basic Spells ¨C White Magic</strong> (100 PACT per Spell)

    Self-Heal

    Heal

    Cure

    <strong>Intermediate Spells ¨C White Magic</strong> (1,000 PACT per Spell)

    Fast Heal

    High Heal

    Purification

    Party Heal

    Area Heal

    .

    The list went on for other elements. However, it cost PACT to learn these spells even though some of them could be acquired for free if Xiaomao had a proper mentor like Magdalene.

    Still, it was a lot better than letting a mentor design a spell for him. After all, there was a limit to how many spells Xiaomao could learn in the beginning.

    He checked the PACT bnce in his ount.

    615,755 PACT

    Xiaomao frowned and scratched his head. He didn¡¯t remember adding so many PACTs to his ount, but it increased on its own.<sub>.</sub>

    Curious, Xiaomao checked the backlog to see who added PACT to his wallet.

    <Shepherd has given you a stack of PACT Bonds.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    It was Shepherd. That guy did something unnecessary.

    Xiaomao¡¯s favorability of Shepherd rose to 3 stars. He had the urge to browse the cash shop to buy fancy fashion clothes for the guy and Magdalene as rewards.

    ¡®Alright. I have enough, but it doesn¡¯t hurt to start <anno data-annotation-id=¡±f6d5e06f-873c-a412-e448-53c43e422e8e¡±>DCAing</anno> PACT tokens now.¡¯

    As Xiaomao had 4 million USDT in his crypto wallet, it was easy to convert them to another cryptocurrency. He switched his game menu to the coin-swap menu and exchanged one million dors for PACTs!

    CHA-CHING

    <You have obtained 20,029,141 PACTs!>

    Twenty million PACTs!

    The average price of PACT was 0.049 dors per token. It was still dirt cheap!<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao had the urge to buy more. However, because of his purchase, the token price jumped to 0.051 a few secondster.

    The cryptocurrency price always fluctuated as millions of traders were buying and selling tokens in real-time.

    Xiaomao stared at the graph and pursed his lips. His trembling tentacle allocated two million dors and exchanged more tokens. After all, he would need every token for the years toe, and it wouldn¡¯t hurt buying it now!

    CHA-CHING

    <You have obtained 35,087,719 PACTs!>

    This time, Xiaomao got the average price of 0.057 dors per token. The PACT price was rising.

    Xiaomao bit the tip of his tongue and closed the crypto exchange menu. He steeled his heart not to look at the current price and sumb to greed.

    It took him a minute to pace his breathing and racing heart. He managed to save thest one million USDT to be exchanged into real money.

    Thinking of the one million USDT in his crypto wallet, Xiaomao curled his tentacles like how he clenched his fists.

    He won!

    He defeated his greedy heart demon!

    He earned a million dors!

    He now had 55,732,615 PACTs, and the price would increase to billions of dors next year!

    He was rich!

    Xiaomao forgot about his objectives in life for a moment, savoring the taste of having a million dors in the bank for the first time in his life. No one could remain calm after they realized that they won in life.

    ¡°You seem to be in good mood,¡± the nun giggled.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Oh, excuse me, munya. I¡¯ll decide now!¡±

    Xiaomao snapped back to his sense and coughed, hiding his embarrassment. He began pressing the Light Element intermediate spells to add to the shopping cart.

    Although it was counterintuitive to stack one type of element as an elemental mage, Xiaomao picked all basic white magic spells as everything was useful in the future. Then, he picked Party Heal and Area Heal.

    He grabbed the three basic spells because they could evolve into intermediate spellster on. Self-Heal would evolve into Fast Heal. Heal could be High Heal, and Cure could turn into Purification. As for the group-heal spells, they couldn¡¯t be obtained like the other three spells.

    After picking the white magic, Xiaomao could only get two more intermediate spells or five basic spells of other elements.

    Xiaomao switched to the Lightning Element category. He ignored the other elements as he had something else in his mind.

    The super rare spell, Lightning Storm, could synergize with one of the intermediate spells, and that spell could bring more power to the table.

    .

    <strong>Basic Spells ¨C Lightning Magic</strong> (100 PACT per Spell)

    Bzz Bzz

    Lightning Ball

    Static Enchantment

    <strong>Intermediate Spells ¨C Lightning Magic</strong> (1,000 PACT per Spell)

    Zappy Zap

    Lightning Bolt

    Electric Enchantment

    Did You Swear?

    .

    Xiaomao giggled when he found the desired spell¡¯s name. He remembered how the yermunityined that a certain lightning spell was so overpowered that it became a meme.

    .

    <strong>Did You Swear?</strong>

    Once upon a time, a man swore to Heaven that he would never cheat his wife, but he cheated nheless. He was struck by the tribtion lightning of heaven, but he didn¡¯t die on the spot. The man regretted that he didn¡¯t die since that day. Every time he heard the sound of thunder, he always hid underground, praying to heaven to forgive him.

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Active, Debuff

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Umon (ss Intermediate)

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 80, 2,500 INT, and 1,000 Lightning Spiritual Root

    <strong>ss Restriction:</strong> Any Mage

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 500 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 10 minutes

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Deal 20% Magic Damage to the targeted enemy. The spell cannot miss.

    ¨C Inflict an abnormal status [You Swore, Right?] to the targeted enemy for one minute.

    .

    The spell seemed weak at nce, and it didn¡¯t look like it belonged to the intermediate category. However, this spell was deadliest when multiple lightning mages grouped together.

    The meme debuff, [You Swore, Right?], was something that all victims always raged andined about. Everybody that got hit with this abnormal status effect always swore in the real world for its unfairness.

    Did You Swear?

    Of course, all yers who received that attack swore and cursed the casters¡¯ parents for raising such troll children.

    .

    <strong>You Swore, Right?</strong>

    You did, right? You sure did. It would have been wrong if you didn¡¯t. Good for you!

    <strong>Effect: </strong>

    ¨C All lightning spells have a 100% chance of hitting you regardless of the target and conditions.

    ¨C The damage is always critical.

    ¨C You cannot dodge or defend any lightning element spell.

    ¨C Lightning damage ignores all magic defense and physical defense.

    .

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t help butugh when he checked the detail of the debuff effect. He immediately added the [Did you Swear?] spell to the shopping cart.

    He swiped the teardrop on his face, but he couldn¡¯t stop giggling. He couldn¡¯t wait to see the reactions of his victims in the future.

    Now, he had one more intermediate spell or three basic spells to choose from the shop.

    ¡®I have long-ranged spells, but I don¡¯t have a crowd-control spell yet. Oh, right. I forgot about thatbo. It¡¯s going to be hrious!¡¯

    Xiaomao cackled as he picked three basic spells from other elements.

    <annotations style=¡±disy: none;¡±><ol ss=¡±tinymce-annotation-container¡±><li data-annotation-id=¡±f6d5e06f-873c-a412-e448-53c43e422e8e¡±>Dor-cost averaging (DCA) is the automatic investment of a set mary amount on a periodic basis.But in this case, Xiaomao simply ALL-IN instead of DCA. </li></ol></annotations>¡±,

 Chapter 102 Cat Dad Meets Karen

    Chapter 102 a€¡° Cat Dad Meets Karen

    Self-Heal

    Heal

    Cure

    Area Heal

    Party Heal

    Did You Swear?

    Static Enchantment

    Harden

    Stinger

    Xiaomao reviewed the spells in the shopping cart. Then, he pressed the confirm button and paid 3,600 PACTs as a tuition fee.

    The nun elder looked at Xiaomao¡¯s choice. She stood up and picked nine books from the shelves. Walking back to her desk, she ced all books on the table, but she didn¡¯t hand them to Xiaomao.

    ¡°I¡¯ve confirmed the 9 magic courses. Which one do you want to learn first?¡±

    ¡°Self-Heal first, munya!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°Alright. Listen well,¡± the nun opened one of the books and read the content. Her words put Xiaomao in a trance.

    .

    An hourter

    ¡°That¡¯s the end of the lessons.¡±

    The nun closed thest book and stood up. She returned the books to the shelves.

    Xiaomao got back to his senses. He opened his status menu and pressed the ss skill tab to check the details.

    .

    <strong>ss Skills, Spells, and Abilities</strong>

    <strong>vemaster (2/9):</strong> Envement (1), ve Training (1)

    <strong>Dungeon Master (0/9):</strong> Dungeon Management Menu (0)

    <strong>Regressor (2/??):</strong> Foresight (1), Muscle Memory (1)

    <strong>Cultivator: (0/9):</strong> Dantian Menu (0)

    <strong>Novice Elemental Mage (13/13):</strong> Water Element (1), Metal Element (1), Lightning Element (3), Light Element (7), Dark Element (1)<sub></sub>

    ¨C Water Element (1/1): Water Bullet (1)

    ¨C Metal Element (1/1): Harden (1)

    ¨C Lightning Element (3/3): Static Enchantment (1), Did You Swear? (2)

    ¨C Light Element (7/7): Self-Heal (1), Heal (1), Cure (1), Area Heal (2), Party Heal (2)

    ¨C Dark Element (1/1): Stinger (1)

    <strong>Novice Alchemist (0/9):</strong> None

    <strong>Novice Herbalist (0/9):</strong> None

    .

    This menu showed the potential and the limit of each ss. It also revealed the cost of each ability. For example, every mage and elemental mage could learn the spells that Xiaomao had learned.

    Dungeon Management and Dantian Menu were not considered a skill as they were features that came with the sses. Secondly, Xiaomao hadn¡¯t awakened his dantian yet, so he couldn¡¯t learn any cultivator skills. As for the Dungeon Master ss, it was useless in this patch as the game didn¡¯t provide any mentor for the ss.

    Xiaomao gazed at the vemaster ss¡¯s detail. He wondered where he should look for a mentor to learn moremon skills.

    He didn¡¯t have high hope for the Regressor ss as mentor NPC might not even exist. He could onlyplete Cernun¡¯s quests and hope for the best.

    As for thest two sses, Xiaomao obtained them from reading books, which Lucky had stolen from Bit Tupeer¡¯s mansion. It unlocked the sses, but he didn¡¯t get any skills.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Thank you for the lessons, munya!¡± Xiaomao bowed to the nun.

    ¡°Come back when your spiritual roots are stronger. I¡¯m sure you will be a top mage in the future. Oh, I¡¯ll keep the paper as proof of transaction, but you can keep the card for the next visit.¡±

    Xiaomao drylyughed and excused himself. He left the room and exited the building.

    ¡®Next destination¡­ What do I need to do in this town again? Oh, right, damn Alzheimer¡¯s brain. The town hall¡¯s Guild Manager NPC! I need to establish a guild for the event!¡¯

    The cat smacked his forehead while he was riding a flying sword.

    A minuteter, Xiaomao reached the town hall. Different from the mage tower and the adventurer guild, only a handful of yers loitered nearby.

    The town hall was a stone building, which had a simr style to the mage tower¡¯s house. However, the building was surrounded by fences andrge gardens.

    Xiaomao approached the town hall by flying over the fences, but he was soon stopped by the two local guards, who stood in front of the building¡¯s main entrance. Their levels were the same as Brad¡¯s.

    ¡°This area is off-limit! State your purpose here, cat!¡±

    Xiaomao was taken aback. He canceled the Chameleon skill and revealed his name, including the effects of his titles.

    ¡°I¡¯m Xiaomao. I¡¯m here to register for a new guild, munya.¡±

    The guards nced at the icons behind Xiaomao¡¯s name and took two steps back. Then, they saluted.

    ¡°Wee to Xuan Town, Sir Xiaomao!¡±

    Themotion attracted the yers in the garden, who were doing a random quest here. When they heard the name, they dropped their tools in their hands and texted their friends.

    .

    In the town hall, no yer was in sight. Only NPCs walked around in the building, minding their office work. There was no counter or lobby for guests.

    The guard pointed at a coffee table and walked away, ¡°Please wait there. An employee wille and entertain you shortly.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao put away the flying sword and hopped on the sofa. He straightened his tentacles and nced at his hunger bar.

    Noticing that he hadn¡¯t eaten anything for a long time, he withdrew a bag of cat food from his inventory and opened the package. He scooped the salmon-vored cookies and chewed them in glee.

    ¡®Not bad for cat food in-game. I wish Mu-Nyang, Mir, and others can have a taste of this.¡¯

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t mind eating dry or wet cat food. In his previous life, he always ate them whenever he forgot to prepare dinner, which angered Mu-Nyang every time.

    A few minutester, a human NPC in an officedy uniform brought Xiaomao a cup of tea. She sat on a single sofa and greeted him.

    Looking closely, the girl¡¯s eyes were so narrow that they looked like Gin Ichimaru¡¯s eyes from Bleach Series. This type of character was always crafty and cunning. But whenever they opened their eyes, they either became a badass or a terrifying viin.

    ¡°Hello, sir. I¡¯m Xuan Town Hall¡¯s secretary, Karen Swan G. How may I help you?¡±

    Xiaomao nced at the girl¡¯s name and level by reflex. Then, he was shocked.

    Karen Swan G., Level (???)

    Her level was shown in red, which was the same as Fu De. Moreover, there were three question marks, which hinted that her level was 3 digits, and it was definitely higher than 200 as Xiaomao couldn¡¯t identify it!

    She was one scary secretary!

    ¡°I¡¯m here to register a new guild under my name, munya. Is this the right ce?¡±

    Karen widely smiled, ¡°Of course, you¡¯vee to the right ce. I¡¯m in charge of handling guilds and adventurers¡¯ organizations. Please fill in the form and tell me your guild¡¯s detail. Oh, there will be a fee for registering a new guild.¡±

    ¡°Money is not a problem, munya!¡±

    ¡°Hehe, okay.¡±

    Karen passed Xiaomao an application form and a pen. Like in the modern world, Xiaomao took the pen and began filling in the detail of his new guild.

    After filling in the detail for a few lines, Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle stopped at a section. The form asked Xiaomao about his guild¡¯s name, affiliation, and religion.

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. He had never been a guild master, and no yer in his previous life had shared this information with others.

    He looked up and found Karen¡¯s business smile.

    ¡°Do I have to fill my religion? And what is affiliation, munya?¡±

    One of Karen¡¯s eyes slightly opened, revealing her blue pupils and deep ck iris. Her gaze gave Xiaomao goosebumps, straightening his fur and tail.

    ¡°You must fill in every nk space in the form, especially the religion and affiliation. The religion section can be the name of the god that you are worshiping. If you don¡¯t have any, please fill it in as NONE. As for the affiliation, you only need to fill in your nationality. If you have nned to change your nationality or you are a foreigner, you should state the name of the nation so we can transfer the application form to your home country for verification, sir.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Something seemed sketchy here.

 Chapter 103 Cat Dad VS Karen

    Chapter 103 ¨C Cat Dad VS Karen

    ¡°I¡¯m an adventurer. I don¡¯t have a nationality. Can I leave it as nk, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t want to reveal that he was affiliated with the Mermaid Kingdom as he was afraid of the bacshes. After all, he still needed to seek an audience with the Yuan emperor.

    ¡°It¡¯s very necessary, sir. If we don¡¯t know what country are you serving, nning to join, or moving into in the future, we cannot verify your guild. Guilds are official associations, and we will not approve of illegal guilds, terrorists, or shady groups without a background, sir.¡±

    Karen¡¯s voice got louder, and the pitch was higher. She sounded like she was about to yell at Xiaomao soon.

    Xiaomao sighed. He returned the paper.

    ¡°I¡¯ve changed my mind, munya. I won¡¯t register a guild anymore.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll have to pay for the document fee, sir,¡± Karen¡¯s smile disappeared from her face.

    ¡°How much,¡± Xiaomao didn¡¯t care about money anymore. He wasn¡¯t afraid of senseless charges from the employees.

    ¡°One billion PACTs, sir!¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s freaking ridiculous, munya! This is a scam!¡±

    Xiaomao stood up on his tentacle legs. This was the first time that he was so angry at an NPC to the point that he wanted to kill somebody.

    Karen sneered, ¡°Then, please sign the paper, sir. You must fill in the form and identify your affiliation. It doesn¡¯t hurt to write a few words, do they?¡±

    Indeed, this woman was trying to extract his information. Xiaomao no longer trusted her. He hopped on the sword and activated the Chameleon skill.

    As if Karen had expected Xiaomao¡¯s reaction, she grabbed his face with her hand and pressed his body against the sofa. Her other hand pushed a pen against Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle.

    ¡°Just write your name, your nationality, your religion, and everything will be okay, sir!¡±

    ¡°I REFUSE, MUNYA! SOMEBODY HELP!! YOUR WORKER IS THREATENING ME!!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Xiaomao gritted his teeth and screamed. However, no NPC seemed to hear his voice.

    Karen opened her eyes and burst intoughter, ¡°Nobody can hear you, kitty. My Dao Domain blocks all sound from you. Nobody can even see you here!¡±

    ¡°YOU WENCH!¡±

    ¡°HAHAHAHA! This is what you get for defying Lord Nian! Go ahead, write your name on the paper!¡±

    DING

    <A faction quest has been triggered.>

    .

    <strong>Faction Quest: Pangu Church Apostle!</strong>

    You are being targeted by one of Pangu Church¡¯s Apostles ¨C Nian. Karen Swan G. seemed to be working under the apostle, and she is forcing you to write your name, nationality, and religion in the application form. Although it looks silly, her actions are dubious, and the papers seemed strange.

    This ce is not safe anymore. Flee from Karen and don¡¯t sign the paper at all costs!

    <strong>Mission Objective:</strong> Leave Xuan Town.

    <strong>Quest Reward:</strong> Unknown

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> You sign the application form.

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> Unknown

    <strong>[?????? Instinct]:</strong> A certain vampire might be useful in this situation. He might need her blood.

    <strong>[Foresight]:</strong> Karen is not an employee of Xuan Town, and she is trying to trap your soul with a curse, hidden in the application form! DO NOT SIGN IT!<sub></sub>

    .

    Skimming through the quest detail, Xiaomao was inspired. He mustered his strength and cast a spell on his cursed ws.

    <strong>Static Enchantment!</strong>

    The ws turned yellow as electric current gathered in the metallic ws. Xiaomao poked her wrist with the weapon. Then, he cast the newest dark element spell.

    <strong>Stinger!</strong>

    <strong>Did You Swear?</strong>

    The tips of the ws darkened as they grazed Karen¡¯s skin, causing shallow wounds. However, Xiaomao only dealt one damage to her.

    Karen smirked, ¡°Stop resisting, stupid cat! Your fate has been sealed-¡°

    Suddenly, Karen felt light-headed. Her arms, face, and muscles were numb, and she couldn¡¯t move her body.

    Ding

    <Karen Swan G. has been inflicted with the abnormal status [Allergy] for 60 seconds.>

    <Karen Swan G. has been inflicted with the abnormal status [Paralysis] for three seconds.>

    <Karen Swan G. has been inflicted with the abnormal status [You Swore Right?] for 60 seconds.>

    Three seconds were what Xiaomao needed. His slimy physique slipped through Karen¡¯s hands. He fell off the sofa and disappeared, fully using the camouge skill to hide his presence

    Three seconds quickly passed. Karen could sense her body again, and she flipped the furniture, not caring if the other employees might notice her.

    ¡°YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN¡¯T HIDE, REGRESSOR!¡±<sub></sub>

    Upon flipping over the sofas, Karen found the cat, who was still hiding under the furniture. She sneered.

    Karen was so absorbed in the hunt that she didn¡¯t sense the menacing ck cloud in the sky above the building. The storm got closer, and the sounds of thunder terrified the weak-willed local NPCs.

    ¡°Lord Nian is overthinking. A stupid cat can¡¯t possibly jeopardize our grand scheme. Come, you dumb cat. You will be forever impriso-¡°

    BANG

    A lightning bolt descended, but it traveled through an open window, crossing the building from the other side, avoiding all NPCs, and struck Karen¡¯s back.

    Lightning Storm, 100% Mastery!

    It had been over an hour since Xiaomaost used it on Torrent. The cooldown timer was reset, and he cast it on Karen!

    BANG

    BANG

    BANG

    A series of lightning bolts kepting from the same pathway, repeatedly hitting her without mercy.

    Big words ¡°Critical¡± appeared above Karen¡¯s head, but Xiaomao didn¡¯t bother looking at the number. He bolted toward the exit and hopped on the flying sword.

    .

    <strong>Static Enchantment (0% Mastery)</strong>

    This basic lightning element spell temporarily gives a magic property to your weapon and surprises your enemies with its effect. Try it.

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Active, Buff

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Common (ss Basic)

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> 100 Lightning Spiritual Root

    <strong>ss Restriction:</strong> Any Mage

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 50 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 10 seconds

    <strong>Effects: </strong>

    ¨C Enchant a weapon with the lightning attribute. The effectsts five minutes.

    ¨C If the enchanted weapon deals damage to your enemy, there is a small chance of inflicting the abnormal status [Paralysis] for three seconds.

    .

    <strong>Stinger (0% Mastery)</strong>

    This spell ensures that the target will be allergic and vulnerable to abnormal status effects. All professional torturers love this spell.

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Active, Debuff

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Common (ss Basic)

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> 100 Dark Spiritual Root

    <strong>ss Restriction:</strong> Any Mage

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 75 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 30 seconds

    <strong>Effects: </strong>

    ¨C The target is guaranteed to be inflicted with the abnormal status [Allergy] for one minute.

    .

    <strong>Lightning Storm (100% Mastery)</strong>

    Summon a lightning storm to attack random enemies around the caster. Damage structures, airborne targets, ships, and ground targets.

    Be warned. It cannd on the caster if the caster breaks too many promises or have high negative karma.

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Active, AOE

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 55, 600 Lightning Root, 600 Wind Root, 500 Fire Root, and 500 Light Root

    <strong>ss Restriction:</strong> Any Mage

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 2,000 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 60 minutes

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Create 200 Lightning bolts to strike 100 random enemies or destroyable objects within a radius of 500 meters. Deal fixed elemental damage and stun the targeted enemies for five seconds. Damage Calction = ((M.ATK x 2.5) + Lightning Root + Fire Root)

    ¨C If there is an undead creature in the 500-meter range, the lightning bolts will strike them first.

    ¨C If there is a yer or NPC with high negative karma within the 500-meter range, the lightning bolts will prioritize them if no undead creature is among the targets.

    ¨C Deal triple damage to undead creatures.

    ¨C Each lightning bolt deals Lightning and Fire damage to the target and its surroundings.

 Chapter 104 Cat Dad Flees

    Chapter 104 ¨C Cat Dad Flees

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t get to see the damage. He flew out of the building as if his life depended on it.

    Karen screamed in pain while the number ¡°18,139¡± and the critical damage warning repeatedly appeared over her head. The lightning bolts mercilessly followed the same path and struck her 200 times in a row!

    Although Karen had suffered 3.6 million in total damage, she was still alive. Out of her 10 HP bars, only three of them were depleted. She still had seven HP bars left.

    In short, this woman had 10 million HP!

    Karen¡¯s name changed from white to shining purple, revealing her status as one of the world¡¯s bosses. She also reverted back to her true appearance.

    Transforming from a refined officedy with curly ck hair and narrow eyes, Karen became into a fat 2-meter-tall swan with three eyes, and her long rotten tongue smelled like a dead fish. Her white feathers emitted the scent of dung as if she had taken a bath in a pile of dog feces.

    Karen Swan G. also changed her name. She became Karen, the Gross Swan.

    After being struck by 200 lightning bolts, the town hall was on fire. The NPCs scrambled out of the building to escape, and the two town guards in front of the building rushed in with buckets of water.

    But when the town guard saw Karen¡¯s true form, they shouted.

    ¡°Monster! A monster is raiding the town!¡±

    ¡°Call the other guards!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Karen looked around, but Xiaomao was nowhere in sight. She looked down and found that her transformation was undone because of the lightning bolts.

    She red at the noisy guard and opened her mouth. A magic circle appeared in front of her foul beaks and a redser beam was shot out.

    Karen controlled the beam and sliced both level-100 town guards in half. Their bodies instantly rotted and turned into ck goo.

    After killing the town guards, her purple name dimmed and red borders appeared, warning every yer and NPC that she was now a criminal.

    As soon as her name color changed, a global announcement from the game warned the yers.

    DING

    <A dangerous monster has appeared!>

    <The Xuan Town¡¯s mayor has put a bounty on the monster. Current Bounty: 1,000,000 PACTs.>

    <The dangerous monster, Karen, the Gross Swan, isst seen in Xuan Town!>

    Karen couldn¡¯t see the announcement, but all yers in the third world could see the notification from their game system.

    In a bad mood, Karen kicked the wall and destroyed it, creating a path for her fat body to leave the building. She looked up, following the mana trace of the catopus.<sub></sub>

    ¡°YOU CAN¡¯T ESCAPE, REGRESSOR!¡±

    The fat body waddled with heavy steps. She ignored all buildings and destroyed everything in her path, heading toward the west shore with the shortest route.

    yers soon discovered her. The yers that had informed their friends about Xiaomao¡¯s location also notified their colleagues about the emerging boss and her bounty.

    Within a minute, yers gathered and surrounded Karen.

    ¡°SCRAM!¡±

    Karen screamed, releasing the dark gas from her butt and foul feathers.

    .

    In the sky above Xuan Town, Xiaomao kept flying higher.

    Xiaomao sweated profusely after he managed to slip away from Karen¡¯s grasp. His pupils dted, and the fur of his standing tail was as straight as adder. His round eyes only looked at the frigate at a distance and the endless sky.

    As if Xiaomao was possessed by a cat¡¯s instinct, he wanted to climb as high as possible to get away from the nightmarish NPC. He didn¡¯t even realize that his expression was as funny as a panicking cat¡¯s face.

    By the time Xiaomao snapped back to his senses, he was circling above the frigate as if he was a drone. However, the quest panel didn¡¯t disappear.<sub></sub>

    Xiaomao gazed at the ship. Currently, Lucky and Fu De were the only ones there, staring back at him from the top deck.

    ¡°Master! I¡¯ve done shopping! Look here, I have all your items. I still have logs and lumber in my inventory!¡± Lucky waved her hands in a merry mood. Next to her, leather backpacks, sacks, and containers of unknown items were arranged in order.

    Xiaomao looked around to see where Andrew, Shepherd, and Magdalene were.

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t find them. But from his game menu, it told him that the group was still inside the city, and they were in the middle of shopping.

    Since it would take a while for the crew to regroup, Xiaomao came down from the flying sword andnded on the main deck. He hopped on Lucky¡¯s head and looked at the old vampire.

    The vampire was wearing a hooded robe, and he was hiding under the shade of the ship¡¯s cabin.

    ¡°Senior Fu De, if you have to fight a strong opponent, do you think you can still do it, munya?¡±

    Fu De wearily peered at Xiaomao, ¡°If it¡¯s nighttime, no one is my match!¡±

    ¡°Good! Actually, I ran into a troublemaking woman, and you might like her blood, munya.¡±

    ¡°Hmm?!¡± Fu De¡¯s dull eyes brightened, ¡°Did you say, woman¡¯s blood?¡±

    ¡°Yes, munya!¡±

    ¡°Is she a virgin?¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t know. Maybe, munya.¡±

    ¡°Is she strong?¡±

    ¡°Very strong, munya!¡±

    ¡°How strong?¡±

    Xiaomao pondered as he couldn¡¯t gauge Karen¡¯s strength, ¡°I don¡¯t know, but her level is definitely higher than 200, munya.¡±

    ¡°Good. VERY GOOD!¡±

    Fu De drooled in excitement. However, when he looked at the bright sky and the sunlight, he shrank away.

    ¡°If shees, bring her inside the ship.¡±

    ¡°Of course, munya!¡±

    Fu Deughed and vanished into the cabin.

    Meanwhile, Lucky looked at her master in confusion, ¡°Are you in trouble, master?¡±

    ¡°Actually, yes. Let¡¯s store your items in the cabin so they won¡¯t get destroyed, munya!¡±

    ¡°Okay!¡±

    Lucky carried the heavy containers into the cabin. Because her items were mostly food, she ran back and forth between the kitchen and the main deck.

    As for Xiaomao, he had plenty of inventory rooms. He stored the rolls of clothes in the empty crew cabins. As for the lumber and logs, Lucky transferred them to Xiaomao¡¯s inventory as they couldn¡¯t be stored on the ship due to their weight.

    While they were busy, Xiaomao suddenly sensed a chill running down his head to his tail. All fur stood up in fright. At the same time, the global announcement also informed Xiaomao of Karen¡¯s location.

    DING

    <Warning, Karen, the Gross Swan, is heading toward the west shore of Xuan Town!>

    <30% of Xuan Town has been destroyed!>

    <The Xuan Town¡¯s mayor has updated the bounty of the monster. Current Bounty: 5,000,000 PACTs.>

 Chapter 105 Cat Dad and Xuan Town VS Karen

    Chapter 105 ¨C Cat Dad and Xuan Town VS Karen

    Seeing the warning, Xiaomao rushed out to the bow of the ship and looked at the shore. As he had expected, amotion broke out in that direction.

    shy skills, spells, and explosions could be seen from afar. However, aser beam swept across the field, and the shy skills ceased.

    Xiaomao had a bad feeling about this. Hemanded Lucky, who was in the cabin.

    ¡°Get to the gun deck and prepare to shoot at that ce!¡±

    ¡°Which ce?¡±

    As Lucky was not on the bow with Xiaomao, she shouted back and asked for direction.

    ¡°Port side, munya!¡±

    Fortunately, Lucky had learned the terms from Magdalene and Xiaomao when they had free time on the sea. She rushed to the gun deck and mounted a cannon.

    However, Xiaomao made a mistake. Lucky hadn¡¯t learned how to shoot the cannons.

    ¡°What do I do?¡±

    At that moment, Xiaomao realized his blunder. He pped his forehead and rushed back to the gun deck. He arrived at the cannon that Lucky was helplessly examining.

    Xiaomao also didn¡¯t know how to use the cannon. He opened the knob and was about to pour gunpowder in there.<sub>.</sub>

    As if thedy luck was still on Xiaomao¡¯s side, Xiaomao heard Magdalene¡¯s voice.

    <Magdalene wants you to stay away from the cannons.>

    <Magdalene promises you that she, Shepherd, and Andrew are returning to ship ASAP.>

    ¡°How the hell does she know that I want to fire a cannon, munya?¡±

    <Magdalene can see you from the shore.>

    ¡°Oh.¡±

    Xiaomao peered at the shore. As he looked carefully, he spotted a group of sneaky crewmates, who were boarding a brand new fishing boat.

    Shepherd stood out like a sore thumb as he was still wearing a gnoll helmet. He looked like a werewolf in knight armor from a distance. As for the dwarf, Andrew was carrying arge backpack on his back, which was loaded with unknown tools and items.

    However, there were too many people on the fishing boat. Somehow, three strangers got on Shepherd¡¯s boat and tagged along with them.

    ¡°What the hell?¡±

    Although confused, Xiaomao had no time to be surprised. He turned around and found Fu De, who was peeking at themotion from the shade.

    ¡°Senior, do you see that, munya?¡±<sub></sub>

    Fu De pursed his lips, ¡°See what? A big ass motherducker swan on crack? Of course, I see her.¡±

    ¡°Do you think you can beat it, munya?¡±

    The vampire shrugged, ¡°If I get to fight her at night.¡±

    ¡°Roger. I¡¯ll set a stage for you, munya!¡±

    Fu De was stunned for a moment. He didn¡¯t expect that Xiaomao would order him to fight. Aszy as he was, he tried toe up with an excuse.

    ¡°But I¡¯m a frail and delicate vampire. I can¡¯t possibly fight like youngsters!¡±

    ¡°But you just said you could beat it?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s¡­¡± Fu De paused. He suddenly got inspired, and his expression brightened.

    He rubbed his hands and leaned over like a hunchback person. He smiled at the cat, but his face looked too evil.

    ¡°I can fight for you, but¡­¡±

    ¡°What¡¯s the catch, munya?¡±

    ¡°Can I have that swan¡¯s blood? No, can I DEVOUR that swan? Pretty please?¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The condition was not in Xiaomao¡¯s favor as he wanted the items from the monster¡¯s corpse. After all, a high-level boss NPC might have a special drop table, and Xiaomao wanted all items that she had on her.

    Thus, Xiaomao came up with a counteroffer.

    ¡°You can eat the swan, but could you let me deal the finishing blow, munya?¡±

    ¡°Hahaha! Of course! I¡¯ll beat that motherducker half-dead and serve it on a tter for you, little kitty. But promise me one thing. After you kill her, I get to eat its entire body, okay?¡±

    ¡°Alright. That¡¯s a deal, munya!¡±

    Fu De and Xiaomaoughed and shook hands.

    BOOM!

    While Fu De and Xiaomao finished their little deal, aser beam pierced through the gun deck¡¯s wall and exited through the starboard¡¯s hull, creating tworge holes.

    Theser beam missed Fu De and Xiaomao by 5 meters. They turned around and found the rotting parts of the ship.

    ¡°REGRESSOR! SURRENDER, OR ELSE!¡±

    The 2-meter-tall swan, who had destroyed town guard NPCs and yers of this town, red at the ck frigate as if she knew where Xiaomao was.

    ¡°What in the catnip, munya?!¡±

    Earlier, Xiaomao was surprised that Karen was the swan monster. He thought that she was a special humanoid NPC that was controlling the swan.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t know if he did it by reflex or it was because of his panic, he cast a spell on her.

    <strong>Did You Swear?</strong>

    The spell created a spark and traveled through the air at lightspeed. It hit Karen and dealt 1 damage.

    However, that was enough to trigger the nasty status effect.

    Karen ignored the temporary abnormal status. She opened her mouth and prepared to fire another beam at Xiaomao.

    At that moment, a simr blueser beam came from the sea, 150 meters northwest of Karen¡¯s location. The water beam evaporated her beaks, turning Karen into a swan without a mouth.

    570,000 Damage!

    The six-digit number appeared over Karen¡¯s head and reduced her health bars from 7 to 6.

    Karen turned to the culprit with hatred. Then, she noticed a certain fairy, who was panting after she had fired her best spell.

    ¡°I see you know some tricks, but that won¡¯t work on me!¡±

    Despite having no mouth, Karen could still talk and defy logic. Her beaks regenerated and she stomped toward the sea.

    As Karen was pursuing both Xiaomao and Magdalene, she ignored the crowd of pursuing yers and the reinforcement from Xuan Town.

    When the new party of yers noticed that the boss monster¡¯s attention was on the ck ship, they knew it was their golden opportunity.

    The party leader, Absolute Hl, ordered all his range damage dealers.

    ¡°FIRE EVERYTHING!¡±

    Arrows, bolts, magic, and ranged skills hit the fat swan from the back. The damage was less than 200, but it was enough to annoy her.

    ¡°DAMN RATS! HOW DARE YOU!¡±

    Suddenly, one of the yers used a basic lightning spell on her.

    BANG

    As the trolling abnormal status effect, [You Swear Right?], was still active, Karen received the full critical damage from all lightning-based attacks!

    Instead of dealing just 100ish damage, each basic lightning spell caused over 4,000 damage per hit!

    The yers were smart. As soon as someone managed to deal a lot of damage, they believed they had found Karen¡¯s weakness.

    ¡°It¡¯s weak to lightning! Use lightning spells!¡±

    Although not many yers could use rare or super-rare spells, most mages opted for lightning magic as they sometimes stunned their targets. As such, 70% of the mages in Xuan City began casting lightning bolts and simr spells on her.

    Unable to dodge or defend, Karen kept getting stuck by lightning.

 Chapter 106 Cat Dadâ€™s Taunt

    Chapter 106 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Taunt

    ¡°Annoying!¡±

    Karen spread her wings, and her feathers turned ck. Dark miasma came out from her pores and shrouded Xuan City, the port, and seawater near the port.

    Absolute Hl identally inhaled a mouthful of dark air. The next second, he received a game notification.

    <You have been inflicted with the abnormal status [Miasma Corrosion] for one minute.>

    <All your status attributes have temporarily decreased by half.>

    <You have suffered 100 damage from the Miasma Corrosion!>

    Every yer and NPC in the dark gas suffered 100 damage per second. The amount was nothing at a nce, but it could potentially reduce everybody¡¯s HP by 6,000.

    Again, 6,000 HP was nothing for NPCs, especially town guards. However, for yers like Hl, this was a deadly move as not all yers had as high HP as Xiaomao.

    Moreover, Karen didn¡¯t have only one skill or two. She was a monster with numerous patterns of ranged attacks.

    ¡°SCRAM!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Karen jumped to the sky and plucked one of her feathers. She threw it at Hl and his friends.

    Hl had seen this move before. He shouted in panic.

    ¡°DODGE!¡±

    The ck feather multiplied into one thousand miasma arrows and rained upon them.

    One of the arrows pierced Hl¡¯s left ankle and exploded ck goo. The liquid sshed onto Hl¡¯s body.

    Hl screamed in pain as the acidic liquid melted his body into pus. He didn¡¯t even have the chance to check the damage done to his body.

    Hl¡¯s body turned into ck goo. His avatar was killed, and he was ejected from the game. One of the items in his inventory dropped.

    The other arrows also killed most of Hl¡¯s friends. The only survivor was an assassin, who had escaped from the miasma in the town. He checked his HP.

    450 / 4,900 HP

    He survived because of healing potions and his ss¡¯s natural speed bonus.<sub></sub>

    As the assassin was about to flee from the town, a ckser beam pierced through his chest, dealing 999,999 damage!

    Just like that, Hl¡¯s party was wiped out.

    Still, there were other yers besides Hl. They put up a fight against the swan, casting lightning bolts at her.

    Unfortunately, one minute of [You Swore Right?] was short. As soon as the abnormal status expired, Karen no longer received damages from the local yers and NPCs. They soon sumbed to the miasma and fell one after another.

    .

    Xiaomao observed the fight with a grim expression. He turned to Lucky.

    ¡°Raise the anchor. We¡¯ll leave here, munya!¡±

    Lucky broke a sweat, ¡°But Shepherd and others haven¡¯t boarded the ship yet.¡±

    ¡°By the time you finish pulling the anchor, they should already get on the ship, munya. Just do what I said!¡±

    ¡°Aye, aye, captain!¡±<sub></sub>

    Lucky saluted and dashed toward the bow of the gun deck, where the primary stationary anchor was installed. She rolled the level and pulled the chain anchor from the seawater.

    However, the process took time. Karen had already painted the port with the blood of NPCs and yers, and she got into the sea. The giant swan legs paddled forward, swimming toward the frigate.

    ¡°Hahahaha! I¡¯m in the ocean now. It¡¯s over, REGRESSOR!¡±

    Theughter of Karen terrified Xiaomao. Panicking, the cat opened his status menu to see what skill he could use in this situation.

    Then, Xiaomao found another trolling ability of his that he forgot. He pped his forehead with four tentacles to punish himself.

    ¡°I¡¯m stupid, munya! I could have defeated her!¡±

    Xiaomao hopped to one of the gun deck¡¯s windows. He shouted.

    ¡°HEY, KAREN!¡±

    Karen sneered at Xiaomao while she was swimming toward him, ¡°What?¡±

    ¡°You are so fat, munya!¡±

    ¡°Pfft. What are you, a kid? Anyway, we¡¯re going to see each other for ten thousand years! I¡¯ll enjoy torturing your soul in the church¡¯s prison!¡±

    ¡°You are so fat. I must havee from your genes, munya. Oh,e to think of it, your mama is so fat that whenever she swims in the ocean, the seawater level is increased by 5 centimeters, munya!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Fu De¡¯s expression turned into a pokerface meme. Lucky stopped pulling the anchor, but her face twitched. As for Karen, her face turned dark.

    Xiaomao hadn¡¯t finished, ¡°Oh? You¡¯re speechless? Or rather, do you even understand my words? I doubt you can understand a humannguage because you are the proof that evolution can go backward, munya. To be honest, I have a hundred A4 pages worth of description of how ugly you are, but I¡¯m afraid it¡¯s not as good as what nature has done to you, munya.¡±

    Fu De and Lucky sweated profusely and nced at Xiaomao, doubting why he had to provoke the monster.

    ¡°YOU¡¯RE ASKING FOR IT, REGRESSOR!¡±

    DING

    <Warning, Karen, the Gross Swan, is enraged!>

    <Warning, Karen, the Gross Swan¡¯s status has increased by 50 %!>

    <Warning, Karen, the Gross Swan, is heading toward the sea, west of Xuan Town!>

    <50% of Xuan Town has been destroyed!>

    Karen¡¯s speed increased. She lowered her head and rammed the frigate with her bulky physique. The bottom hull of the ship cracked because of the impact.

    The swan opened her beaks and fired a corrosive liquid at the hull, causing a portion of the ship to melt. Her wings transformed into humanoid hands, which pulled the ironwood, creating a space for her to enter the ship¡¯s bottom deck.

    Karen got inside, but the seawater leaked into the ship. She ignored the slowly sinking ship and looked up in the general direction where Xiaomao was at.

    She opened her beaks and fired aser of corrosion at him!

    ZAP

    The beam pierced through the floors of the crew cabin deck, the gun deck, and the main deck. The pir of light ascended to the sky like a beacon. However, theser spell didn¡¯t hit Xiaomao. Karen didn¡¯t feel the impact or hear the cat¡¯s scream.

    Karen stared at the hole in the upper deck. She contemted how she could get up there, hesitating if she should sink the ship first or spend more MP to kill the cat.

    Suddenly, the cat peeked out from the gun deck and looked down. He held a cash shop speakerphone, which was usually used to amplify one¡¯s voice orment in the world chat.

    Karen suddenly sensed a chill running down her spine. The menacing stare of the catopus and his obnoxious grin sent all rms in her body, telling her to retreat. However, it was toote.

    MUUUUUNYAAAAAA

    <strong>Ultimate Skill ¨C Providence Song!</strong>

 Chapter 107 Cat Dadâ€™s Slave is Annoyingly LUCKY!

    Chapter 107 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s ve is LUCKY!

    Karen stared at Xiaomao in a daze. Her eyes spun, and she suddenly hallucinated, seeing a white handsome goose on the upper deck instead of a bicolor catopus.

    She didn¡¯t get to see the system notification. The swan stretched and curved her neck into a half-heart shape, performing a courtship dance.

    .

    Xiaomao prayed and waited for the system notification to confirm the effect of his ultimate skill. He hoped that his ultimate movebo would work here so that he could convert this dangerous NPC into an ally.

    DING

    <Karen the Gross Swan has been inflicted with [Charmed] for one minute.>

    Seeing the notification, Xiaomao was relieved. He jumped down from the upper deck andnded on Karen¡¯s back.

    For the final touch, Xiaomao tried to seal the deal.

    <strong>Envement!</strong>

    The unique ss skill was activated!

    <Envement sessful!>

    Thebo worked wlessly. Xiaomaoughed and thought that he overcame the crisis with his own strength.<sub>.</sub>

    Unfortunately, an unexpected event urred.

    DING

    <The Curse of Nian and the Blessing of Pangu have negated the power of Envement!>

    <Karen the Gross Swan is no longer your ve!>

    ¡°NANI?!¡±

    Once again, Xiaomao was so shocked that he eximed in Japanese.

    Realizing that his ultimatebo didn¡¯t work because of Pangu¡¯s blessing, Xiaomao jumped up and got away from Karen before the abnormal status expired.

    While Xiaomao was racking his brain to think of another countermeasure against the swan, Fu De transformed into a thousand bats and swarmed the ck swan.

    ¡°I sense a virgin¡¯s blood!¡±

    The batsughed in unison and bit the swan. They sucked her blood as if they were hungry mosquito swarms in Texas.

    Karen didn¡¯t resist. She bobbed her head up and down, trying to get Xiaomao¡¯s attention. Every second, her HP dropped by 100,000, and she received a bleeding debuff countdown.

    Xiaomao gulped and looked at how Fu De rapidly depleted Karen¡¯s blood. The countdown clock ticked so fast that it looked like a de of a working fan.<sub></sub>

    Then, Xiaomao realized what Fu De had done. He brought out a crossbow and a barbed bolt.

    ¡°Don¡¯t kill her, munya! Let me have thest shot!¡±

    Xiaomao yelled. At the same time, he pulled the trigger and fired a barbed bolt at Karen, who was covered byyers of bats.

    As if Fu De saw the bolt, some of the bats dispersed into ash before it hit one of them. The bolt found its target and pierced the soft neck of the fat swan.

    The bats stopped sucking Karen¡¯s blood and merged as one. Fu De reverted back into a humanoid vampire and regained his youth. Instead of reverting back to a middle-aged man, he became a beautiful young man in his 20s, but his skin was emitting smoke because of the sunlight.

    Despite being burnt by the sunlight, Fu De grabbed the barbed bolt and pulled it out. Then, he tossed the bolt back to Xiaomao on the upper deck.

    ¡°Enjoy the gain, kitty! This is my advanced payment for the ride!¡±

    DING

    <You have inflicted Karen the Swan with the abnormal status [Bleeding].>

    The notoriously [Bleeding] added a stack to Karen¡¯s blood loss. As Xiaomao had contributed to the bleeding stack, he would get a portion of EXP if Karen died from the bleeding countdown.

    Seeing the notification, Xiaomao was relieved. He caught the barbed bolt and smiled at Fu De, ¡°You¡¯re awesome, munya!¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m always awesome, handsome, and FABULOUS!¡± Fu De deeply bowed like a performer.<sub></sub>

    The sequence took only 30 seconds, but Karen was on the verge of bleeding out. Everything seemed to be in Xiaomao¡¯s favor.

    While everybody thought that the fight would be over, Lucky poked her head to look down and turned to Xiaomao. As soon as she saw a barbed bolt in his tentacle, she thought that he was hit.

    ¡°Master, are you okay? Did you get injured?! Did that monster hit you-EEEEEEEKKK!¡±

    Because of her carelessness, Lucky slipped and fell into the hole. She identally grabbed the barbed bolt in Xiaomao¡¯s hand and pulled him to the bottom deck along with her.

    ¡°YOU CLUMSY DOG, MUNYA!!¡± Xiaomao screamed and yelled at Lucky at the same time.

    ¡°I¡¯M SO SORRYYYYY!!¡± Lucky cried while she fell.

    BAM

    Lucky¡¯s body and her heavy armor hit Karen¡¯s head before the former¡¯s entire body weight pressed on the swan¡¯s neck. The barbed bolt in her hand identally pierced the body of Karen.

    Xiaomaonded on the hard surface of Lucky¡¯s armor. He didn¡¯t suffer fall damage, but it hurt his tentacles. He got up and summoned a flying sword to ride on it.

    Lucky also tried to get up. She pressed onto the swan¡¯s body to stabilize herself, but her hands touched the barbed bolt, causing the bolt head to cut Karen¡¯s skin.

    As soon as Lucky created a bleeding wound, the system gave Xiaomao another message.

    Ding

    <Your ve, Lucky, has inflicted Karen with the abnormal status effect [Bleeding].>

    Xiaomao paused and stared at the notification message in disbelief while Fu De was astonished by the development.

    The vampire jumped up to the gun deck and hid in the shade, hiding from the sunlight. He rubbed his chin.

    ¡°I must say, your servant is LUCKY as her name.¡±

    The bleeding countdown reached zero when Lucky managed to get back on her feet.

    Karen, who was still under the effect of [Charmed], suddenly came back to her senses before her vision turned yellowish. Then, everything darkened. Her five bars of HP instantly depleted to zero.

    The swan didn¡¯t even realize how she died. Her eyes were wide open as she passed on.

    DING

    <Your Party has in a dangerous monster, Karen the Gross Swan!>

    <Lucky has gained 500,000,000 EXP!>

    <Lucky¡¯s Level has increased by 50!>

    <Fu De¡¯s Level is maxed! He has gained 0 EXP!>

    <You have gained 500,000,000 EXP!>

    <Your Level has increased by 14!>

    <You have reached level 111!>

    Xiaomao was on the verge of swearing and cursing Lucky for being thest person to add the [Bleeding] stack and stealing the kill. Still, they ended up getting the same EXP as they barely contributed to the fight. It was Fu De and others, who inflicted the majority of the damages.

    Lucky was also shocked. She stole a nce at Xiaomao and drylyughed.

    ¡°I guess I was lucky.¡±

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes, ¡°Yeah, you ARE LUCKY, MUNYA! Now, grab the lumber and patch the leaking ship! My freaking ship is sinking, munya!¡±

    Lucky remembered that the ship had a giant hole in the bottom deck that Karen had broken in. She screamed and rushed up to the upper floor to find the tools for repair.

    Xiaomao shook his head. He didn¡¯t care about EXP and level at the moment. He prayed that his mysterious drop rate skill would work in this situation.

    Then, the moment of truth arrived.

    <You have obtained a G7 Monster Soul Core.>

    <You have obtained a G7 Dark Element Essence Crystal.>

    <You have¡­>

 Chapter 108 Cat Dads Noot Noot

    Chapter 108 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Noot Noot

    Upon seeing the long list of system messages, Xiaomao was relieved. He almost had a heart attack for a second when Lucky stole the bleeding stack kill.

    He sorted his inventory and checked what Karen¡¯s drop was. As too many items were useless, Xiaomao put allmon, umon, and rare japtems to the side and gathered only super rare and better items to the top.

    .

    G7 Monster Core x 3

    G7 Dark Element Essence Crystal x 3

    G7 Water Element Essence Crystal x 3

    G6 Dark Element Essence Crystal x 9

    G6 Water Element Essence Crystal x 9

    Gross Swan Fine Poison Sac x 3

    Gross Swan Liver x 3

    Gross Swan Heart x 3

    Super-Rare Skill Books x 15

    Super-Rare Spell Books x 15

    Ultra-Rare Skill Book ¨C Gross Eater x 3

    Super Rare ck Swan Cloak x 3

    Ultra-Rare ck Swan Fan x 3<sub>.</sub>

    Spirit Stones x 300

    Essence Core Crystal x 3

    .

    The loot dazzled Xiaomao. Everything was so valuable that the super-rare skill books and spell books became worthless when they werepared to one of these items.

    Nothing was useless here. Xiaomao still remembered that monsters¡¯ hearts, livers, and poison sacs could be top-grade materials for elixirs, which could permanently increase one¡¯s status attributes, Max HP, Max MP, and poison resistance.

    Elemental essence crystals and monster core could boost permanent status attributes like spirit stones and elemental fruits. However, instead of giving only one point of a status attribute or spiritual root per unit, high-grade elemental essence added many points to the status at once without the limitation or cap.

    G1 Essence was the basic grade. It added one point to the rted spiritual root.

    G2 added two points. G3 gave three. But from G4 onward, the temte changed as the followings;

    G4 ¨C 5 points.

    G5 ¨C 10 points.

    G6 ¨C 20 points.

    G7 ¨C 50 points.

    G8 ¨C 100 points.

    Then, there were the monster cores. It worked simrly to spirit stones. However, it permanently increased one¡¯s status attributes, Qi, and Luck instead.

    Still, monster cores were dangerous booster items. Every core had an undesirable side effect.

    .<sub></sub>

    <strong>G7 Monster Core</strong>

    This monster core can be found from any level 700-799 monster¡¯s corpse. It can be used as a primary ingredient in alchemy or consumed directly.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Consumable, Ingredient

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Effects: </strong>

    ¨C Permanently increase all basic status attributes by 50.

    ¨C Permanently increase Qi by 1,000

    ¨C Permanently increase LUCK by 7

    ¨C Inflict the [Monster Curse] abnormal status on the yer. Randomly give a random abnormal status or curse to the consumer every minute. The curse will be automatically removed after the yer suffers 1,000 random abnormal status effects or curses.

    ¨C There is a slim chance of inflicting [Instant Death] upon the yer.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> Don¡¯t eat this! It¡¯s a trap!

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> There is no such thing as ¡°A slim chance¡± for you. If you eat it raw, you die. End of story.

    .

    Expert alchemists could remove the side effects and make it safe to consume, but it required other ingredients and skills to make.

    Xiaomao wanted to eat it right away. However, his two mysterious skills gave unanimous advice not to eat it.

    Because of the dire side effects, Xiaomao decided to follow the advice. He stored the monster cores in his premium backpack inventory forter use. As for the water and dark elemental essence crystals, Xiaomao used them on himself right away.<sub></sub>

    DING

    <You have already used 100 Booster items today. Pleasee back tomorrow.>

    ¡°Ah, right. Too bad, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao had already consumed 100 spirit stones today, so he couldn¡¯t use any permanent stat booster items until the day reset. He kept the items in his premium backpack for now.

    After sorting the usable consumable items, Xiaomao turned to the spirit stones category. He couldn¡¯t stop smiling when he saw the number ¡°300¡± on the spirit stone icon.

    ¡®Too bad I can¡¯t eat more spirit stone today, but this willst me three days.¡¯

    He turned to the essence cores next. It was the superior version of spirit stone.

    .

    <strong>Essence Core Crystal</strong>

    Cultivators always rely on essence cores instead of spirit stones because of their superior efficiency. The Qi of the cores is denser than the spirit stones, and it benefits the cultivator¡¯s physique. However, because of its intense energy, many cultivators advise their juniors not to take the essence cores until they are at least level 400 or higher.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Consumable, Array Ingredient

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra Rare

    <strong>Restriction:</strong> Level 400 or higher, Cultivator ss

    <strong>Effect: </strong>

    ¨C Increase EXP by 1,000,000,000

    ¨C Permanently increase Qi by 10,000.

    ¨C Permanently increase LUCK by 100.

    ¨C Permanently increase all stats by 100.

    ¨C Permanently increase all spiritual roots by 100.

    ¨C Permanently increase max HP and MP by 1,000.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> Rmended cultivation resource! Consume this whenever you can.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> You need all the essence cores you can get.

    .

    This item gave 100 times the stats that a spirit stone could give. Thus, in thete game, rich yers opted for this item instead of using spirit stones.

    For now, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t use it. He stored the item along with the monster cores.

    He turned to the equipment items.

    The swan feather fan and the cloak were level-400 gears for a mage ss. Again, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t use it. He stored it in the premium backpack like the other important items.

    However, before Xiaomao could admire the new spell books and skill books, the server sent out a global notification.

    DING

    <A yer¡¯s party has in the dangerous monster, Karen the Gross Swan.>

    <Special Rewards will be distributed to the following yers, supporting characters, and NPCs.>

    <MVP of the fight: Fu De. Prizes: One Level-700 Legendary Gacha Ticket and the title ¡°Hero of Xuan Town.¡±>

    <First Hitter: Xiaomao. Prizes: One Level-700 Legendary Gacha Ticket and the title ¡°The Brave.¡±>

    <Last Hitter: Lucky. Prizes: One Level-700 Legendary Gacha Ticket and the title ¡°The Opportunist.¡±>

    <Lucky Participation Rewards: Absolute Hl, Bonk Meister, Source 257326, Sausage Stroker, and Gold Farmer#354. Prizes: Ten spirit stones and the title ¡°Lottery Winner.¡±>

    <A side note. We¡¯ve noticed that many yers are using inappropriate names. Please change your name before the ban hammer descends upon you.>

    <Secondly, we¡¯ve fixed the same name issues that millions of yersined about in the forum. You can now name your subordinates freely, as long as the names aren¡¯t taken by one of the important NPCs.>

    <Thank you for participating in our game event!>

    BEEP

    A system letter from the game administrator shed in Xiaomao¡¯s game menu. He opened it and found the attached item, which was the reward of the game event. He epted it, and a gacha ticket was deposited into Xiaomao¡¯s inventory.

    Xiaomao nced at the bottom deck, where Lucky was shoving nks and lumbers to patch the leaking wall in a panic. He controlled the flying sword toward her and collected the gacha ticket in her stead.

    Now, Xiaomao had two free tickets.

    The cat hummed as he approached Fu De. He wondered if the NPC would give him the ticket that he randomly got from the game admin.

    Unfortunately, another global announcement interrupted Xiaomao.

    <yer Xiaomao is in possession of multiple precious legendary artifacts. He isst seen in the ocean, west of Xuan Town.>

    ¡°Wait a minute, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao had forgotten about one of the game mechanics. He couldn¡¯t hoard multiple ultra-rare items and legendary items in his inventory, and the gacha ticket was one of the legendary items!

    A beacon of light shone upon the ck frigate, highlighting his position in this world. From now on, once every hour, his location would be disclosed to the public!

 Chapter 109 Cat Dadâ€™s New Evolution Materials

    Chapter 109 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Evolution Materials

    Shepherd, Magdalene, and Andrew stood on the fishing boat and gazed at the golden beacon, admiring the strange phenomenon. The three NPCs also stared at the light in astonishment. Everybody forgot about time and what they were supposed to do until they heard the high-pitched voice of their master.

    ¡°MOTHERHUMPER, MUNYA!¡±

    Shepherd came back to his senses. He smiled andughed before he shook his head.

    The group drove the boat to the damaged frigate. Everyone climbed the ropedder and got on board the ship.

    .

    The beacon of light and the global announcement got the attention of many high-leveled yers in the area. Many NPCs also noticed the beam of light, but they thought that it was a miracle of their local gods.

    Survivors of Xuan Town knelt and prayed to Pangu. NPCs in the neighboring town also did the same, but they weren¡¯t as fervent as the Xuan¡¯s townsmen.

    Far away from the golden beacon was a hill next to Yeet City. A group of yers stopped hunting monsters and turned to the beacon of light.

    Among them, Liu Bei looked at the system notification and burst intoughter when he noticed his friend¡¯s name on the list.

    ¡°Hahaha! You see that? That¡¯s Xiaomao, my ssmate!¡±

    Liu Bei and his guild mates stood on the top of a hill near Yeet City, watching the beacon of light from several kilometers away. Heughed and pulled one of hisckeys to brag about Xiaomao.

    His mouth kept running, talking about Xiaomao¡¯s stoic behavior in ss and how he rejected all women in the school.

    One of Liu Bei¡¯s guild mates, Jian Yong, was the eldest son of a conglomerate entrepreneur millionaire. He got into the game as early as Absolute Hl, but his wealth was still inferior to oil tycoon families.

    His in-game character was an Ultra-Rare High-Elf Archmage, who was well-versed in all elemental magic. He could also summon elemental sprites, which were the same species as the me sprites at Bit City.<sub>.</sub>

    Because of the High-Elf Race¡¯s avatar, Jian Yong¡¯s character was refined and beautiful. He was also well-respected as the strongest fighter in the Jian Conglomerate Guild.

    Jian Yong had seen Xiaomao¡¯s name in the auction. Now that Xiaomao made himself famous, he was curious.

    ¡°From your story, is he strong in real life?¡±

    ¡°He¡¯s very strong! He took down two guys from BT Public School several days ago. Too bad he is an idiot. He doesn¡¯t want to mingle with me.¡±

    ¡°More like he¡¯s smarter than you. A schr chooses his friends, don¡¯t you know?¡±

    ¡°Hey!¡±

    After toying with his friend, Jian Yong cupped his chin and pondered.

    ¡°What¡¯s his level?¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t know. He started the gameter than mine, so he might be under 100, maybe?¡±

    ¡°Are you sure? The game just gave him a level-700 gacha ticket. That means the monster that his party took down was at least level 700, you know? Also, I don¡¯t think a low-level character can wander around Xuan City. That¡¯s the area is infested with level 100 monsters and beasts. His level must be over 100 to be in that area.¡±

    ¡°Bah, I hate overthinking,¡± Liu Bei bit his lower lips and stopped looking at the pir of light. He turned to his teammates, who were fighting against a level-150 mandragora. Because of his boredom, he joined the fight.

    Jian Yong nced at his friend and sneered.

    ¡®This idiot doesn¡¯t have a clue. Xiaomao must be using a custom-made capsule, and he should have already learned about the game¡¯s secrets. Welp, I¡¯d rather make friends with that guy instead of this fool.¡¯

    Meanwhile, Liu Bei fantasized about how he could exploit Xiaomao.<sub></sub>

    ¡®I know where he lives, and my father¡¯s men know the police superintendent. He may be exceptional in-game, but he¡¯s helpless in real life! I can make use of this.¡¯

    Both men had their own ns, but none of them was aware of what Xiaomao was doing.

    .

    On the frigate¡¯s main deck, Xiaomao stared at the troublesome items. The two gacha tickets glittered, tempting Xiaomao to use them.

    ¡°What¡¯s the point of getting two level-700 items when I can¡¯t use them, munya?!¡±

    Xiaomao was annoyed. He couldn¡¯t store the tickets in the warehouse, and he couldn¡¯t get rid of them. The only way to remove the beacon was to use both of them and store whatever items from the gacha tickets in the warehouse.

    As Xiaomao didn¡¯t know what to do with them, he pressed the ticket icon and used one of them to test his luck.

    DING

    <Your [?????? Instinct] skill has influenced the Level-700 Legendary Gacha Ticket.>

    <You can select any legendary item from the list.>

    ¡°Hah?¡±

    A massive screen appeared before Xiaomao, showing the long list of level-700 items, gears, ingredients, and every legendary item below the level-700 restrictions. Even the crossbow that Xiaomao used in the Gnoll Dungeon was among them.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t expect this turn of events. He thought that the gacha ticket would randomize an item for him automatically.

    Learning that he could pick any item, Xiaomao was excited. Without hesitation, he searched for a certain item, which was necessary for his race evolution.<sub></sub>

    Karmic Soul Stone

    The screen changed and highlighted the item!

    Xiaomao stared at the red diamond icon in a daze. His tentacles moved by instinct, pressing the confirm button.

    DING

    <You have obtained Karmic Soul Stone x 1!>

    Xiaomao hadn¡¯t finished. He used another ticket right away.

    The same system prompt appeared, telling Xiaomao that he could choose any item from the list.

    Once again, Xiaomao ignored all items and searched for a specific item. This time, he looked for Akashic Memory Card.

    DING

    The menu dimmed and highlighted a thumb drive icon among the ten thousand items.

    Without batting an eye, Xiaomao mmed the system panel in front of him and repeatedly pressed the thumb drive icon and the confirm button like a bongo cat.

    DING

    <You have obtained Akashic Memory Card x 1!>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The beacon of light faded. However, Xiaomao failed to get rid of the legendary items on him. On the contrary, the two new items got stuck on him like Karma Fish, which was always stuck in his inventory.

    Xiaomao was speechless. He gazed at the icons of the two new items in disbelief.

    ¡®I have three of the seven materials, and I have all the legendary pieces before the ultra-rare items. My character is probably beyond broken now.¡¯

    The catopus opened his status menu and inventory menu at the same time, checking the description of the two evolution items.

    .

    <strong>Karmic Soul Stone</strong>

    In the Primordial Era, Karmic Soul Stones are the origin of souls and the proof of the souls¡¯ entities. They generated karma threads of existence and bound them with the mortals. As long as the stones existed, souls could be infinitely reincarnated.

    This stone is necessary for any descendant of a primordial race to regain their true strength.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Evolution Material

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Effect:</strong> By keeping Karmic Soul Stone in your inventory, you will obtain the following effects:

    ¨C When your HP is at 100%, any lethal damage cannot decrease your HP to zero.

    ¨C Once a month, you can self-resurrect without incurring a penalty.

    ¨C Upon resurrection, reset all skills and spell cooldown. Recover your HP and MP to the max.

    <strong>NOTE:</strong> You cannot keep this item in your premium backpack, warehouse, or store inventory. This item is guaranteed to drop from your body if you died.

    .

    <strong>Akashic Memory Card</strong>

    This thumb drive has the historical records of the primordial era¡¯s events. Legend said that if anyone read the content of this memory card, they would learn the truth of the universe.

    Unfortunately, noputer can process the thumb drive¡¯s data. However, it contains a mysterious power inside.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Evolution Material

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Effect:</strong> By keeping the Akashic Memory Card in your inventory, you will obtain the following effects:

    ¨C Once a day, obtain EXP, skill mastery, or spell mastery by a random amount.

    ¨C Once a week, obtain WIS or LUCK attribute randomly between 1 ¨C 100 Points.

    ¨C Once a month, learn a random super-rare, ultra-rare, or legendary skill or spell.

    ¨C Once a month, evolve or upgrade one of your skills or spells with max mastery.

    <strong>NOTE:</strong> You cannot keep this item in your premium backpack, warehouse, or store inventory. This item is guaranteed to drop from your body if you died.

 Chapter 110 Cat Dad Uses Akashic Memory Card

    Chapter 110 ¨C Cat Dad Uses Akashic Memory Card

    WHOOSH

    While Xiaomao was minding his business, Fu De found the ticket in his character¡¯s inventory and used it. A level-700 legendary rapier appeared.

    ¡°Hahahaha! I have my new weapon!¡±

    Fu De grabbed the rapier and tried to use it. However, it didn¡¯t budge.

    While Fu De was trying to use his new weapon, Magdalene and the crew boarded the ship. The fairy noticed the weapon in Fu De¡¯s hand, and she sneered at him.

    <Magdalene mocks you for trying to use a level-700 rapier with your current strength.>

    ¡°Shut it, you annoying mosquito! Once I regain my strength, you will grovel before me and beg for mercy!¡±

    <Magdalene doubts you can defeat her when she is fully an adult.>

    ¡°Ha! Is that a challenge? Fine, let¡¯s duke it out when we get back our strength, then!¡±

    Fu De tried to lift the rapier again, but it slipped off of his hand. The weapon fell into the crack that Karen had created and fell into the ocean.

    Magdalene widened her eyes, but Fu De screamed in a panic.

    ¡°MY PRECIOUS WEAPON!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    He transformed into a thousand bats and dove into the ocean. One of the bats grabbed the item and stored it in his private inventory.

    However, water was hazardous to vampires. Even though seawater couldn¡¯t harm him as much as running water, the salt water still burnt him.

    ¡°OW! OW! OW! HELP ME, DEAR FAIRY!¡±

    Magdalene burst intoughter and scooped one of the bats out of the sea with her water magic. The surviving bat transformed into Fu De, but he reverted to a thin elderly man instead of a beautiful young man.

    Noticing that his appearance changed, Fu De wailed like a baby.

    ¡°What did I do wrong? Why is the world so harsh for me?!¡±

    Magdalene cackled and circled around the vampire.

    Shepherd heard themotion, and he learned of what had happened to Fu De. He came down to the bottom deck and gave the old man a hug. Thetter cried in Shepherd¡¯s chest while the former patted the vampire.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Shepherd said nothing, but Fu De cried harder. The vampire cried to sleep like a child, while Shepherd looked like an experienced father.

    Magdalene stared at the two men. She had a funny thought.

    <Magdalene wonders if Shepherd¡¯s ambition is feasible.><sub></sub>

    .

    After Magdalene and the others got on board, Xiaomao ordered them to help repair the frigate.

    Magdalene borrowed Shepherd¡¯s mana and patched the holes with her wood element magic. Andrew was also efficient. As soon as the dwarf got enough tools and the nks, he sealed all small holes and cracks in minutes.

    The water stopped flooding the bottom deck. However, they still had to get the water out. Lucky was tasked to store the seawater in her inventory and pour it back into the sea.

    It took hours for the crews to repair and restore the frigate¡¯s HP and durability. However, as Lucky had already pulled the anchor, the frigate sailed south and left Xuan Town.

    Xiaomao ignored the 5,000,000 PACT bounty that he could im from the local mayor. He took the helm and directed the ship southwest, heading away from the shore.

    While the ship sailed at a cruising speed without Magdalene¡¯s interference, the wind soothed Xiaomao¡¯s mind. He admired the scenery for a while before he remembered that he hadn¡¯t used the legendary item yet.

    Xiaomao opened his game inventory and brought out the thumb drive. He activated it.

    DING

    <The Akashic Memory Card emits strange energy.>

    <Calcting the daily benefits. You will receive character EXP today.>

    <You have 237 LUCK. You have a 2.37% chance of receiving the max benefit from the Akashic Memory Card.><sub></sub>

    <Your skill [?????? Instinct] is influencing your luck. You gain a 10% additional chance of receiving the max benefit from the Akashic Memory Card.>

    <Rolling the dice¡­>

    <You have rolled 20.29. The value is lower than 87.63. You¡¯ve failed to obtain the max amount of EXP.>

    <You have obtained 8,775,425 EXP!>

    For the first time, Xiaomao realized the importance of the LUCK attribute.

    The EXP bonus calction was based on percentage, LUCK attribute, and the RNG. As Xiaomao had a 12.37% chance of getting the best benefit from the dice roll, the system set the desired value to 87.63. Then, it generated a random number between 0.01 and 100.00. If the generated number was something higher than 87.63, Xiaomao¡¯s level would increase by one, regardless of his current level.

    As Xiaomao¡¯s character was a legendary tier, the EXP requirement for each level-up was higher than the other low-tier characters. At level 111, he needed a total of 43,250,000 EXP to reach the next level.

    Just now, the game rolled 20.29, which tranted to 20.29% of 43,250,000. Xiaomao ended up getting 8,775,425 EXP after the calction. It was not enough for Xiaomao to level up, but he learned the mechanic of this EXP bonus.

    After the daily bonus was activated, the other abilities of the item followed. Suddenly, a strange memory entered Xiaomao¡¯s mind. As if he had watched 100 hours of 5-minutes craft videos.

    DING

    <The flow of strange memory from the Akashic Memory Card enters your mind.>

    <Your WISDOM has permanently increased by 54!>

    <Your LUCK has permanently increased by 87!>

    The second effect was direct. It simply randomized a number between 1 and 100 and then gave the raw stats to him.

    Xiaomao was on the verge of tears. Nothing made him happier than a cheating mechanic from legendary items, and he was d that he picked this item instead of usable weapons on the list.

    The weekly and the daily effect was over. The main attraction of the thumb drive arrived as another wave of memory entered Xiaomao¡¯s mind.

    DING

    <Your Racial Skill, Fish Gourmet, has transformed to Essence Gourmet!>

    Just like that, Xiaomao upgraded one of his maxed skills for free. He didn¡¯t need to pay Magdalene the expensive spirit stones to evolve a skill anymore.

    And now, it was the moment of truth. Xiaomao wondered what skill or spell he would learn from the Akashic Memory Card.

    DING

    <You have learned a new racial super-rare skill, Tentacle Pration.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    For some reason, Xiaomao felt like the game was mocking his character. He facepalmed in embarrassment and shame.

    ¡®What the hell is this for? Tentacle porn?! I mean, what the hell, game?!¡¯

    Without looking at the skill detail, Xiaomao closed his eyes and the game menu. He took several deep breaths to catch a breather after going through an ordeal. He was worried about his future.

    ¡®PKers will being for me soon. Hoodlums and mafia will be searching for my house in real life. It¡¯s risky. It¡¯s terrible, and it¡¯s stupid. Oh, well. I have a high synchronization rate. It won¡¯t be long until it reaches 100%.¡¯

    Xiaomao checked the character¡¯s synchronization rate.

    A new window showed up with the piece of bad news. The sync rate dropped to 5% due to the massive upgrades and new skills.

    Xiaomao was disappointed.

    ¡®At this rate, this might take ages. I should bnce things and wait for my character to grow. If I keep grinding and getting stronger too fast, my real body might not be able to catch up with the growth. Haiz. What a headache.¡¯

    .

    That day, Xiaomao and his crew traveled southwest, away from the west coastline. He was upied as the helmsman while his crew and Shepherd¡¯s followers tidied the lower decks.

    Xiaomao had no idea that yers from the neighboring towns and cities already discovered his location. In the game website¡¯s forum, social media, and Discord Servers, screenshots of the ck frigate were published.

    Soon, many yers found connected Xiaomao¡¯s name to the auction house¡¯s ount name, where the precious elemental fruits were on sale. yers who heard about the emperor summon noticed that Xiaomao needed to visit Siren City soon.

    All eyes were on the capital of the Yuan Empire. PKers, P2W yers, casual yers, professional yers, and gold farmers flocked to the city, anticipating a story quest and the secrets Xiaomao held.

 Chapter 111 Cat Dadâ€™s Intermission

    Chapter 111 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Intermission

    Xiaomao logged out of the game as he needed time to recuperate and increase his sync rate. He also needed to adapt to his upgraded strength.

    When Xiaomao opened the capsule, he no longer had the cat tail or cat ears. However, his sense of smell got stronger than usual. Following the scent, Xiaomao looked at the bed.

    Mu-Nyang, Mama Cat, Mir, and Nyanko all cuddled and slept together there. The cute sight soothed Xiaomao and made him forget about the troublesome future in-game.

    Xiaomao looked at the clock. It was 5 AM on Monday.

    ¡°I hate Mondays. I hate school.¡±

    He was tired of going to school. For him, it was a pointless and tedious process of life.

    The final exam was over, but all high-school students were forced to attend sses and prepare for the mock SAT exams. This was the fate of an Asian student, who barely had any freedom in life.

    Xiaomao took a power nap and woke up at 7. He took a bath and prepared to go to school.

    Grabbing his phone, he checked the unread messages. Sure enough, one of them came from his father.

    ¡®I see that you skipped school to y that online game. What should it be this time? A belt? A hanger? Or the ssic wok spoon?¡¯

    Seeing the message, Xiaomao snickered. He posted a screenshot of his crypto wallet¡¯s bnce.

    ¡°I¡¯ve scored a million dors because I skipped school to y the game.¡±

    He pressed the SENT button andughed when the message was instantly read.<sub>.</sub>

    Miao Damao replied within under a minute.

    ¡®Good job. You can skip the entire SAT season. I¡¯ll call the principal and tell them that you have other ns.¡¯

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t stopughing. His father was very understanding, and he loved him.

    However, the next message changed his mind.

    ¡®I want 300k.¡¯

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes, but his hands didn¡¯t stop typing on the phone.

    ¡°I¡¯ll tell mother.¡±

    ¡®Don¡¯t. How about 250k?¡¯

    ¡°100K! That¡¯s my first million dors, dad.¡±

    ¡®200?¡¯

    ¡°150.¡±

    ¡®Deal!¡¯

    ¡°Give me your crypto wallet address. I have it in USDT.¡±<sub></sub>

    His father sent an emoji of a handshake and his crypto wallet¡¯s address.

    Using his phone, Xiaomao transferred 150,000 USDT to his father, leaving him with 850,000 dors. He could have sent more as he would get several million in a few days, but chose to y it safe.

    It was the right decision. A few secondster, Xiaomao¡¯s mother texted him.

    ¡®300K and you can stay home to y the game until the next semester. 10 million bucks to quit school and be a professional gamer.¡¯

    It appeared that his mother found out. Xiaomao cackled and replied.

    ¡°You sure? 10 million?¡±

    ¡®I never retracted my promises. Give me 10 million dors as my pension, and you can do whatever you want in your life.¡¯

    ¡°You said it. No takey backey!¡±

    Xiaomao capped the screenshot of the chat. Then, he showed it in the family group chat to make his father a witness. Messing with his mother, Xiaomao sent an emoji of smirking Anya.

    A secondter, his father sent an emoji of the shocked face of Golgo 13 in the family group chat. Then, his mother replied with a falling guillotine and a skull image.

    Seeing how his parents underestimated his talent, Xiaomao capped the screen of the auction and posted it to his family group. The prospect of his ie in a few days was now 20 million USD.

    After Xiaomao had posted the screenshot and Anakin¡¯s ¡°You¡¯re underestimating my power¡± meme, his phone rang. Xiaomao looked at the caller¡¯s number and discovered that his mom was calling him.

    He epted the call.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Surprised?¡±

    ¡®Did you hack the game or what?¡¯

    ¡°We call that SKILLS, mom.¡±

    ¡®And why the hell are you using your real name in-game?! You should havee up with an alias or something. Jeez.¡¯

    ¡°Err, I was too excited to y the game. Actually, all my desired names were taken. I couldn¡¯te up with an alias.¡±

    Suddenly, his father¡¯s voice sounded in the call.

    ¡®Xiaomao, I¡¯ll talk to the school¡¯s superintendent and transfer you abroad. Let¡¯s move to the US!¡¯

    ¡°What the hell, dad?! That¡¯s too sudden. You should have asked me if I want to leave. I have friends and social here. I also met a good girl. Although I haven¡¯t decided about making her a girlfriend yet, she¡¯s a nice candidate. Having said that, when are we moving? I¡¯ll go to the foreign affairs office to issue a passport and apply for a US Visa right now.¡±

    ¡®¡­ I never knew that you were this obnoxious,¡¯ Xiaomao¡¯s father was dumbfounded.

    ¡°Even without alcohol or weed, everybody can get drunk whenever they have a windfall, dad. Let me enjoy my life!¡±

    Xiaomaoughed. He had never conversed with his parents like this in his previous life, and he had fun toying with them.

    In the end, Xiaomao skipped school once again. His parents gave him permission, and they allowed Xiaomao to quit his part-time job. However, as promised, his mother demanded 10 million dors in exchange for his freedom. Of course, the debt would be settled after the money was transferred.

    After taking breakfast and feeding his cats, Xiaomao visited the convenience store of Qin Yun.

    .

    Qin Yun¡¯s store opened 24 hours a day, copying the 7-11 business scheme. However, Qin Yun usually tended to the store alone during the daytime.

    When Xiaomao arrived, Qin Yun frowned at the youth.

    ¡°Are you skipping school, brat?! I¡¯ll tell your parents!¡±

    Xiaomao smiled at the elder. He cupped his fist and saluted, ¡°I¡¯m here to quit my job. I won a lottery.¡±

    Qin Yun raised his brows. He smirked, ¡°What a coincidence. I also wanted to tell you that I¡¯ll close my shop in a few days. I guess I don¡¯t need to tell you that you¡¯re fired.¡±

    ¡°Hahaha! Too bad. You could have imitated Trump¡¯s mouth when you say it.¡±

    ¡°Wanna make me try? Okay, then. You-Are-FIRED!¡±

    ¡°Hahahaha!¡±

    Both Qin Yun and Xiaomaoughed and continued chatting for an hour. When Xiaomao was about to leave, Qin Yun gave him five cartons of canned carbonated drinks. Fortunately, Xiaomao was strong enough to carry them home.

    .

    Upon returning home, Xiaomao checked the social media and the game¡¯s forums. Exploring for a while, he found the screenshots of a certain ck frigate. Xiaomao took his time to read it and took notes of the trend.

    Several threads were interesting. Some of them directly advertised that they would hunt Xiaomao, and they needed volunteers to join their private WeChat group.

    Some dissed Xiaomao for being a hacker or a cheater. Many spected that Xiaomao was an insider.

    Heughed at their spections and mingments. However, the joy didn¡¯tst long. Everything was fun in the first few minutes, but after reading through 100 illments, Xiaomao lost interest.

    They were all keyboard warriors. He would have wasted time had he interacted with any of them.

    Since Xiaomao knew that he had a target on his back, he knew what to do. He shifted his attention to the second world, where all chaos started.

    <Qinyun Sect is epting new disciples!>

    As expected, the news was centered on the story quests and events in the second world. Before the regression, this world was always so shy and stole the limelight.

    Xiaomao scrolled down and ignored the event news. He checked the general section, where dramas and controversies urred.

    <40 yers found dead in game capsules!>

    <Mother sued Pangu Online Incorporate. ¡°My son¡¯s soul is trapped in the game!¡±>

    ¡°Yup. That¡¯s about right. This shitty game kills yers, alright.¡±

    Xiaomao wasn¡¯t even sad for the victims. After all, those dead yers would soon be the enemies of mankind when they returned as cultivators.

    NPCs from the second world were not the only ones who wanted to destroy mankind. The fellow ex-yers, who were trapped in the game and returned home, would want everybody on earth to be their ves.

 Chapter 112 Cat Dad is Popular (2)

    Chapter 112 ¨C Cat Dad is Popr (2)

    Bncing real life and game life was easy for disciplined adults, but difficult for inexperienced teenagers. The key was self-control.

    Wei Zhi fell into the category of teenagers as she had never yed an immersive game before. After she had touched Pangu Online 2, the girl started skipping morning jogging.

    It was Monday morning, and it was time for her to go to school, yet she was still ying the game.

    Wei Huang noticed that his daughter skipped the morning exercises. He came to her room and found that his daughter was still in the game capsule.

    As forcefully unplugging the cables might lead to brain injuries, Wei Huang couldn¡¯t wake her up. He turned to herputer on her desk instead.

    Switching on the desktopputer, Wei Huang visited the game homepage and logged in with his ount. Although Wei Huang didn¡¯t have any character in the game, he could still send messages to other yers on the friend list by using the website.

    He typed in the chat box.

    ¡°It¡¯s morning. Are you skipping school again?¡±

    The incident on their school bus affected her mental health. A psychiatrist advised Wei Huang to distract her from the incident by giving her a hobby.

    As Wei Huang got his hands on a free NFT character and a game capsule, he gave the capsule to Wei Zhi and introduced the game to Wei Zhi.

    It was a bad decision. Wei Zhi had been shutting herself in her room to y the game since. She stopped working out, reviewing lessons, or contacting her friends.

    Wei Huang sighed and waited for his daughter¡¯s reply. Fortunately, Wei Zhi quickly answered in the chat box, ¡°Yes. No point going to school today.¡±

    ¡°Aren¡¯t today¡¯s sses for the SAT? Will you be fine without studying?¡±

    ¡°I have an athletic schrship. I¡¯ll be fine in college.¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Wei Huang sighed. He regretted gifting her the game capsule and the game character.

    ¡®I should have sold it in the ck market. This should have fetched me 500k RMB.¡¯

    The father nced at Wei Zhi¡¯s game character level. Within a day, she reached level 60. But for an unknown reason, her character¡¯s name was gold.

    As Wei Huang didn¡¯t know about the game, he ignored it and closed theputer. The father went to the kitchen, cooked a simple breakfast, and left the dish on the kitchen table for his daughter. Once Wei Huang was done, he went to work.

    .

    Xiaomao purchased all wet cat food from Qin Yun¡¯s store and brought them to the house along with the cartons of canned soda. He also bought a box of catnip powder and brought it to his room.

    As soon as Xiaomao entered the room, Mu-Nyang, Mir, Nyanko, and Mama Cat jumped out of the bed and swarmed him.

    Munya? (Is that my tribute, peasant?)

    Mew? (What¡¯s that smell?)

    Nya? (Papa, can I have that?)

    Meo! (Me, want!)

    Xiaomao guided the cats to the kitchen and showed them the wet food in their bowls. He also poured a pinch of catnip onto the floor.

    The cats disregarded the food and went after the catnip. They sniffed and rolled on the floor, enjoying the stimtion and the smell.

    Noticing how hammered his cats were, Xiaomao took several pictures with his phone and recorded a long clip of their reactions. He spent the rest of the morning ying with his cats to stabilize his mind and synchronization rate.<sub></sub>

    .

    In the afternoon, Xiaomao got back to the game. When the game menu showed up, the first information he got was his current synchronization rate.

    6.35%

    It went up after Xiaomao stopped ying the game to rest. The progress was slow, but he wouldn¡¯t get injured during the evolution.

    When Xiaomao¡¯s character appeared in the game, the system notification spammed him with messages.

    DING

    <Your location has been exposed to the world for one minute.>

    <yer Jian Yong wants to be your friend. Will you ept?>

    <You have unimed bounty rewards at Xuan City. Visit Xuan Town¡¯s mayor to im the rewards.>

    <yer Liu Bei wants to be your friend. Will you ept?>

    <Level-1 Guild, Bounty Hunter, has invited you to join their guild. Will you ept?>

    <Fang Meirong wants to be your friend. Will you ept?>

    <Ma Xingjuan wants to be your friend. Will you ept?>

    <Level-3 Guild, Miaomiao Family, has invited you to join their guild. Will you ept?><sub></sub>

    <Level-1 Guild, Shu Han, has invited you to join their guild. Will you ept?>

    <Level-1 Guild¡­>

    Friend requests and guild invitations flooded the game screen. Annoyed, Xiaomao rejected all guild invitations and cklisted them. Then, he checked the friend requests.

    yers in the game could see the location of their friends through their friend list. The friend menu showed everybody¡¯s level, ss, and general location.

    Xiaomao could hide his detail with a setting. Although it might be rude to Hl and others, he opened the friend setting menu and change his setting to private.

    Now, no friend on his friend list could find out about his location. Only the beacon and the global announcement could find him.

    Xiaomao turned toward a certain guild¡¯s invitation next. He remembered the level-3 guild¡¯s name as it belonged to a mysterious group of extremely strong people who had connections to invaders from the second world. As Xiaomao had no information about them except that their guild members were hostile to Earth, he chose to reject their offer and cklist them.

    After which, Xiaomao looked at the friend requests. He rejected and cklisted Jian Yong, Liu Bei, and the people that he didn¡¯t know. Because the list was long, Xiaomao spent the first 10 minutes rejecting friend requests and guild invitations.

    While Xiaomao was being absentminded, the corner of his eyes noticed a peculiar in-game name.

    <yer Battlefield Warlord wants to be your friend. Will you ept?>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle stopped swiping the system screen. He paused for a moment and pressed the ACCEPT button.

    He knew that nickname. It belonged to the famous Oni Valkyrie, who dominated future Guild Wars and events in his previous life. Her guild, Valkyrie, was one of the top 10 guilds in the world, and their guild members were a part of Earth¡¯s defense force.

    After epting the friend request, Xiaomao opened Battlefield Warlord¡¯s status menu, checking her level, ss, and location. Surprisingly, she was a level-60 Oni Warlord, and her present location was Yeet City.

    Xiaomao sent a message to the girl, trying to confirm if it was the woman that he knew.

    ¡°Hello?¡±

    Secondster, the oni replied.

    ¡®Hahaha! Xiaomao, are you skipping school, too?¡¯

    ¡°Who are you?¡±

    ¡®This is Wei Zhi. I know you¡¯re Xiaomao from the 1-E ss, right?¡¯

    Bingo. It was Wei Zhi.

    Xiaomao was relieved that he added the right person. He snickered.

    ¡°How did you get your hands on the UR NFT? Isn¡¯t a UR character and the game capsule expensive?¡±

    ¡®My dad won the lottery. Anyway, what¡¯s your level? I can¡¯t see your detail in my friend menu.¡¯

    ¡°Over 100.¡±

    ¡®Wow! You¡¯re strong! Where are you right now? Why does the server keep announcing your location?¡¯

    ¡°There¡¯s a set of circumstances going on.¡±

    ¡®What¡¯s the problem?¡¯

    ¡°Anyway, I¡¯m busy. Talk to youter, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao closed the chat box. He didn¡¯t want to reveal too much about his items and his trouble as it might hinder Wei Zhi¡¯s growth. For now, he minded his own businesses.

    The catopus checked the ship¡¯s location and the crews. Upon looking around, he found the three new members, whom Shepherd had brought to the ship. One of them was a fisherman dwarf. The other two were handsome middle-aged humans in ragged clothes.

    Xiaomao looked at their names.

    Peter S. Fisher, Level 50

    James Greatman, Level 50

    John Preacher, Level 50

    Xiaomao tilted his head. He had a feeling that something didn¡¯t feel right about this group. He turned to the other crew and found Andrew, who was hammering something on the deck.

    Andrew, the Manly, Level 27

    ¡®Since when have Andrew gotten a title? But why are their names so familiar? Where have I heard of them before?¡¯

    Xiaomao kept tilting his head from side to side as he couldn¡¯t remember where he had heard them.

    While Xiaomao was confused, Magdalene had a wry smile on her face as she knew what Shepherd had done to the three new recruits.

    <Magdalene gives up on Shepherd¡¯s silly ambition.>

 Chapter 113 Cat Dadâ€™s Promise

    Chapter 113 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Promise

    Xiaomao called Shepherd and the three new guys to talk. He stared at the group of shady men, who had the names of a religion¡¯s famous saints.

    ¡°Could you introduce yourselves, munya?¡±

    The three men looked at Shepherd. Thetter nodded at them.

    The dwarf, who seemed to be the leader of the group, stood up and smacked his chest. However, he didn¡¯t utter a word.

    His name was Peter. He was a dwarf fisherman, and his character¡¯s rarity was rare. However, only Magdalene knew as Peter couldn¡¯t utter a word.

    Peter pointed at his tongue and crossed his arms, telling Xiaomao that he couldn¡¯t talk. The other two men also did the same.

    James was a rare character like Peter, but his ss was a marine. His muscles looked toner than the others, and he seemed to be capable in fights.

    Like James, Johan was a human. However, John stood out from the rest as this supporter was a super-rare NFT. His ss was a teacher, which seemed to beckluster at a nce.

    Xiaomao stared at Shepherd, demanding an exnation. The supporter smiled and pointed at Magdalene.

    The catopus sighed. He sometimes hoped that his supporters could talk.

    <Magdalene exins that these support characters wish to visit Cernun, and they will work on the ship in exchange for the trouble.>

    <Magdalene vouches for their trustworthiness.><sub>.</sub>

    ¡°Okay. What about their masters, munya?¡±

    <Magdalene believes it won¡¯t be a problem.>

    ¡°Are you sure? If I remember correctly, their masters know where they are. They will be pissed if we kidnap them, munya!¡±

    <Magdaleneughs and assures you that the issues have been dealt with.>

    Xiaomao nced at Magdalene¡¯s name. It was still green, but she had a red border around it.

    She had been killing people.

    Xiaomao shrugged even though he had no shoulders. He didn¡¯t care how many yers or NPCs she killed as she and Shepherd were his retainers.

    ¡°If you say so.¡±

    .

    Pangu Universe Incorporate

    At the customer support department, two hundred employees¡¯ expressions were always dark as customerints never ceased.

    ¡°I heard about the recent scandal about yourpany. Is it possible that the yers can die in real life if they die in the game?¡±<sub></sub>

    Most of the callers doubted the game¡¯s safety, but the customer service employees robotically replied with dull voices.

    ¡°Our game is perfectly fine-tuned, and there is no danger whatsoever. The yers that died in the news used a pirated version of game capsules. We always advise our customers to use genuine game capsules from ourpany.¡±

    They repeated the phrases from 9 to 5. And when the night-shift employees came to work, they also used the same excuses.

    Sometimes, rtives of the victims yelled at the employees.

    ¡°Bullshit! I bought the game capsule from yourpany, but my son died!¡±

    The employees once again replied in a monotone, ¡°We will transfer your line to the insurance department.¡±

    BEEP

    The line was transferred to the insurance department, which was internally nicknamed the Hush Department. The employees there would negotiate with the victim¡¯s family members, which usually resulted inpensation in cash. 99% of the time, the victim¡¯s family stopped whining and epted the bribe.

    A few smart people took the bribes and attempted to discredit them on social media and official news stations. However, they soon went missing a few dayster along with their published articles.

    The employees knew about the shady things that theirpany did, but they chose to keep their mouths shut. After all, they valued their lives.

    The dull days continued until one of the callers informed them of something new.

    ¡°Hello, one of my support characters has stopped responding to my orders and gone on a trip on his own. He also ran away with my gold coins and PACTs. I want a refund.¡±<sub></sub>

    The operator was curious. She collected the yer¡¯s information and passed the details to the game moderator department.

    It didn¡¯t take long before simrints came from their customers.

    ¡°My in-game name is Butter Tank. I received a notification that an unknown NPC has freed my support characters from a curse. After that, both my support characters disappear from my game. I want them back!¡±

    ¡°One of my retainers stole my gold coins and fled north. Imanded them to return, but they ignored my order and disappeared from my retainer list. I need help!¡±

    ¡°My support character stops responding to my orders and runs away. Is this a bug?¡±

    ¡°The loyalty of my support character never changes, but they refused to follow all my instructions. Today, she ran away from me. What¡¯s happening? My support character is a UR angel. I don¡¯t want to lose her! I paid a lot of money to get that booty!¡±

    As the flood of newints piled up to the moderator department, they began to see a new trend ¨C All retainerints came from World 3!

    The mods investigated the log files as well, and they found something inmon.

    Every missing or disobeying support characteres in contact with a certain support character by the in-game name [Shepherd]. Secondly, the retainers, who were removed from the yer ounts, all had met with the following NPCs; [Cernun], [Ohuhuhohohu], [Emerald Hopea], [Fang Meirong], [Mao Xueyan], and [Ma Moxie].

    The results of the investigation were passed to the developer team, which was managed by the son of thepany¡¯s owner. However, Pan Mei and Pan Xian were not in the country, and nobody was here to deal with the issues.

    The problems piled up, and thepany¡¯s executives continued to ignore the anomalies, but the employees already caught wind of it. Soon, a few moderators decided to visit these NPCs by using their game characters without the permission of the developer team.

    .

    Because Xiaomao avoided getting his ship too close to the shore or too close to civilization, the trip further south was smooth.

    No yer came for him. No NPC found him. Although the beacon and the global announcements repeated once every hour, nobody dared to chase him in the open sea.

    The beacon of light was annoying to both Xiaomao and Fu De. Theyined every time the light appeared, but nothing harmed them.

    During the long trip, Xiaomao finally found out how Andrew raised his level and acquired the title [The Manly].

    On the gun deck, Andrew worked like a machine, packing gunpowder from the kegs into small bags, which could be inserted into the cannons.

    The action didn¡¯t give Andrew EXP. However, what came after that was the cause.

    While Andrew was minding his own businesses, a 100 feet (30.48 m) long Rhino Shark trailed after the frigate and rammed at the hull of the frigate, swaying the entire ship.

    The dwarf dropped everything in his hands and peeked out of the port side¡¯s window. Then, he saw a giant sea monster.

    Instead of panicking, the dwarf smirked and loaded the harpoon gun. He fired the harpoon and hit the back of the Rhino Shark, causing 20,000 damage.

    Xiaomao was surprised to see such high damage from a simple harpoon gun. He also peeked out of the window to see the Rhino Shark.

    Rhino Shark, Level 120

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao nced at Andrew, and their eyes met. The dwarf gave Xiaomao a thumbs up and mounted the nearest cannon. Doing everything alone, he pointed the cannon downward, aimed, and fired at the shark.

    BOOM

    The iron cannonball hit the massive physique of the shark, dealing over 200,000 damage and causing a massive wound.

    The shark stopped resisting and flipped upside down, showing its tummy.

    DING

    Andrew¡¯s body glowed in bright light, and his level rose to 69. The dwarf puffed his chest while Shepherd, John, Peter, and James pped their hands. After celebrating enough, they went to the harpoon gun, pulling the Rhino Shark closer.

    Without Xiaomao¡¯s permission, Shepherd brought out a fishing boat from his inventory and dropped it into the sea. He and Peter got on the boat and brought out saws and cleavers.

    Meanwhile, James pulled the sail up, and John went to the helm and steered the wheel,manding the ship to sail around the prey.

    The team harvested the skin, meat, and body parts of the Rhino Shark while Xiaomao could only give them moral support from the deck.

    ¡°Wow, they¡¯repetent, munya!¡±

    <Magdalene concurs. She brags that these boys have been practicing when you¡¯re away.>

    Xiaomao nodded. Although he was lonely that he didn¡¯t get to participate in their game, he noticed that the support characters had bright expressions as if they were enjoying what they were doing.

    Looking at these supporting characters, Xiaomao had a bitter smile on his face. He was happy for them, but he also pitied them.

    During the first invasion, these guys were the first to die. Although Xiaomao didn¡¯t know how they fought, he could imagine the unwillingness in their eyes as they had no choice.

    Xiaomao nced at Shepherd, who seemed to be close to the men.

    ¡®I promise, guys. I won¡¯t mistreat you. I¡¯m not like those heartless yers and local NPCs.¡¯

 Chapter 114 Cat Dadâ€™s First Sea PVP (1)

    Chapter 114 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s First Sea PVP (1)

    The dissection and the harvest process took a long time, but it was worth it. The group got a big haul of shark meat, skin, innards, and many misceneous items from its stomach.

    After collecting and sorting the items from the stomach, Andrew dried them and gathered them in a chest. Then, he carried it toward Xiaomao and put it down.

    Again, Andrew puffed his chest and raised his chin, bragging about his achievement.

    Xiaomaoughed at him. This guy had some personality.

    ¡°Good job, munya.¡±

    Andrew snorted and smiled. He pointed at the mountain of kegs, which he had bought and collected from Xuan Town. He made a gesture if he could drink them.

    ¡°Go ahead, munya.¡±

    Andrew raised his both hands. Shepherd and the three passengers also did the same. The five crews carried three kegs to the kitchen and began distributing cups. James even sliced a portion of the shark to cook side dishes for his friends. However, he ended up making several servings of steaks since they had so much shark meat to eat.

    Just like that, the boys celebrated their haul and their job.

    Xiaomao watched them having a party. The mood in the ship got lively after Andrew and the three strangers joined them.

    <Magdalene asks you if you want some beer.>

    ¡°No, munya. Someone has to watch the ship.¡±

    <Magdalene reminds you that they are eating fish.>

    ¡°FISH?! DID YOU SAY FISH, MUNYA?!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Xiaomao dashed with eight tentacles. He hopped on Shepherd¡¯s head and pointed at the fish steaks that they were having.

    ¡°How dare you forget your captain, munya?! Give me a te!¡±

    The menughed and prepared arge serving of shark steak for Xiaomao.

    Magdalene watched the boys and shook her head. She turned to Fu De, who was slurping shark blood in a bucket, which was filled with discarded innards.

    <Magdalene wonders if you want to join them.>

    ¡°Nah, I don¡¯t eat fish. I drink blood.¡±

    While drinking the shark blood, the corner of Fu De¡¯s eyes spotted a red bead among the other waste. He shoved his hand into the squishy intestines and pulled it out.

    It was a monster core.

    Fu De¡¯s eyes glittered. He turned around, looking at Magdalene. The fairy returned to Shepherd¡¯s side and drank a cup of wine from his cup.

    Seeing that Magdalene and others no longer paid attention to him, Fu De smirked. He injected his Qi into the monster¡¯s core and destroyed the curse inside.

    The red bead turned white, and the name of the item changed.

    DING

    <You have transmuted the Monster Core into Essence Core Crystal.>

    Fu De giggled as the energy of the essence core seeped into his pores and rejuvenated him.<sub></sub>

    <You have used an Essence Core Crystal.>

    <You have gained 1,000,000,000 EXP.>

    <Your Qi has permanently increased by 10,000.>

    <Your LUCK has permanently increased by 100.>

    <Your¡­>

    The bonus went on. The old vampire¡¯s physique became five years younger.

    Fu De let out a satisfied burp while the crystal in his hand turned to dust.

    ¡°That hits the spot!¡±

    .

    Because of the merry mood, Xiaomao and the crews stopped working. Fu De and Magdalene ended up taking care of the ship by themselves. The fairy handled the sails and the helm while Fu De was on watching duty, remaining on the top mast while hiding resting under a makeshift roof.

    As Magdalene stopped elerating the frigate with her wind magic, the ship sailed at the regr speed of 10 knots. The trip became pleasant as the crewmates enjoyed the sightseeing and the nonstop partying. Although the retainers couldn¡¯t speak because of the curses, they still make jokes with their gestures, expressions, and signnguage.

    At night in-game, the boys and Magdalene went to sleep, and Fu De got to celebrate the sunless sky. As for Xiaomao, he didn¡¯t need to sleep at the moment.

    Xiaomao stopped eating and checked the game messages, checking if he missed something when he was partying.

    As usual, yers sent friend requests and guild invitations. Some of them even sent private messages, asking for Xiaomao¡¯s private information. Again, Xiaomao ignored and cklisted them all.<sub></sub>

    In addition, there was a minor change to his cursed ws, which were now an outdated weapon that got stuck on him.

    <The Curse¡¯s power has been weakened as you have relieved its desire.>

    <The Cursed w Gauntlet has grown stronger!>

    As Xiaomao ate so many fish steaks, he weakened the hunger curse of the gauntlets. He rechecked the detail of the weapons.

    .

    <strong>Cursed w Gauntlet </strong>

    The origin of this w gauntlet is unknown, but Mama Warden has been using it ever since she has be a warden of this ce. Its four ws can cut to iron tes like tofu, and it is light, which makes it easy to use for beginners.

    However, this item is cursed. Upon use, you will not be able to remove it for 72 hours. Equip it at your own risk.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Cursed Weapon (30%)

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 20

    <strong>Effect:</strong> ATK + 340, AGI + 85

    <strong>Durability:</strong> 476/500

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Upon attacking monsters with this gauntlet, your satiety bar will decrease by 1% per attack. Randomly decrease your satiety bar to zero every day.

    .

    The two w gauntlets grew stronger, but Xiaomao had been wearing them for more than 72 hours. However, he chose not to discard them yet as they still boosted his attack power and agility. Moreover, he was curious about what it would be after the curse was lifted.

    Xiaomao turned to the item chest that Andrew had brought for him.

    Upon picking up items, Xiaomao was disappointed. Most of them weremon and umon items. Still, he sorted them to the storage chests in the ship, which would be used as trading goods.

    While arranging the content of the cargo, Xiaomao found a certain ck pearl at the bottom of Andrew¡¯s chest.

    It was a ck stone ¨C the corrupted spirit stone.

    Had it been several days ago, Xiaomao would have celebrated. But now, a spirit stone could no longer move him.

    ¡®Since Andrew found these, I¡¯ll cleanse them and give them to Andrewter. Oh, Shepherd and Lucky need some, too. Well, once I¡¯m rich in spirit stones, they can have theirs.¡¯

    While Xiaomao was collecting the corrupted spirit stones and the monster core into his inventory, Fu De suddenly shouted and rang a bell.

    ¡°INCOMING SHIPS, PORT SIDE!¡±

    Xiaomao stored the precious items in his inventory and hopped on the main deck. He jumped on a rail and stared into the left side of the ship.

    Deep into the dark horizon, a hundredmps illuminated dim light, revealing the faint silhouettes of multiple small ships. As Xiaomao and Fu De could see through the dark, they found a fleet of 20 cogs and a hundred fishing boats, heading directly toward their frigate.

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. He brought out a binocr scope, which Shepherd bought for him from Xuan City. Zooming further, Xiaomao saw yers on the ships. Their average level was 80, and most of them had guild tags in front of their names.

    [ymore United], [Bounty Hunters], and [YARR] guild members were the only yers there. Some of them brought their supporters and retainers on their ships. Noticeably, all [Yarr] guild¡¯s members were on cog ships, but the other two other guilds used regr motorboats or fishing boats. Moreover, the Yarr Guild used pirate gs as their guild insignia, revealing their inspirations.

    From their numbers and their formation, their intention was obvious.

    Xiaomao lowered the binocrs, and his killing intent erupted. He walked toward the entrance of the cabin and rang arge bell, which had been hanging there since the beginning.

    CLANK CLANK

    ¡°WAKE UP, YE TONGUELESS RATS! WE¡¯RE UNDER ATTACK, MUNYARR!¡±

    The loud bell and Xiaomao¡¯s high-pitched voice woke up Shepherd, Andrew, Peter, James, and John. They rushed out to meet their captain.

    Upon getting on the main deck, Xiaomao pointed outside the ship, and the men turned to the port side, staring into the darkness. Then, they found themp lights of the iing vessels.

    ¡°Andrew, mount one of the cannons, munya! Teach the others how to use them! Shepherd and James, turn the sail to the right, munya!¡±

    Andrew saluted and dashed to the gun deck. Peter and John followed the dwarf, but James and Shepherd ran to the mast and began pulling ropes, turning the sail to the right.

    Xiaomao also got to the helm, but he hadn¡¯t turned the ship yet. He measured the distance between his frigate and their ships with his eyes.

    DING

    As if Heaven hated Xiaomao, the beacon of light appeared again along with the global notification.

    <yer Xiaomao is in possession of multiple legendary artifacts. His current location: Northwest of Siren City, Siren Sea.>

    The beacon of light illuminated the Wellerboy, highlighting its location and the crew on board.

    Fu De screamed in fright when the bright light shone upon the ship. He pulled the ck sheet and dark clothes to cover his head while crouching in the basket.

    The beacon soon dimmed, but the damage had been done. The pursuing cogs and motorboats elerated and charged toward the frigate.

    Xiaomao bellowed.

    ¡°ANDREW, FIRE AT WILL, MUNYARR!¡±

    A breathter, three of the cannons on the frigate spat fire.

 Chapter 115 Cat Dadâ€™s First Sea PVP (2)

    Chapter 115 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s First Sea PVP (2)

    At the Siren Port, northwest of Siren City, yers and guild members deployed their ships and formed a formation as if they were waiting for someone from the north.

    The leading party, Saxon Sealord, the guild master of Yarr, brought 20 expensive cogs to chase after Xiaomao. He even brought 400 of his guild members, who were all aspiring pirates, to join this hunt.

    Butter Tank, Cherry Popper, Dog Eater, and the 500 guild members of ymore United separated into 50 teams and boarded 50 fishing boats, following after the Yarr Guild¡¯s leader¡¯s cog ships.

    Behind them, the [Bounty Hunters] guild invested in 50 small vessels and joined their alliance. They boasted a total of 1,000 guild members and 5,000 support characters. However, not all of them managed to take part in this raid as theycked the fund to purchase enough boats. Thus, only 400 members participated in this hunt, hoping to get a share of this cake.

    Because of the number of participants, it took a long time to gather members, prepare enough supplies, and n the right course of action. By the time they finished their preparation, the sun in-game had already set.

    The ships departed at night. The fleet formed a three-row formation, charging toward the direction that Wellerboy was heading.

    Because they sailed at night, most of the yers were unable to see very far. Guild members of ymore United and Bounty Hunters Guild lighted up torches andmps to illuminate the way.

    However, their actions angered the Yarr Guild members. The pirates bellowed at them.

    ¡°Turn off themps, you idiots!¡±

    ¡°Are you morons?! Turn that off!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    The yers on the fishing boats and motorboats were confused. Some of them turned off themps as instructed, but several stubborn yers ignored theirmands.

    On the gship of the cog fleet, Saxon, the guild leader of Yarr Guild, red at the stubborn allies. He bought a cash speakerphone and used it as a sound amplifier.

    ¡°ARE YOU TRYING TO EXPOSE OUR LOCATION?! TURN OFF THE LIGHT, YOU Fool!¡±

    The loud voice caused a rippling wave, which pushed many boats backward. yers plugged their ears, and their expressions distorted in pain.

    After the shout, more than half of the ships turned off their light, but a few still insisted on using shiny objects to see ahead.

    Saxon bellowed again, and thest group finally decided to turn off all light sources. Afterward, the yers whined as the night in the sea was spooky, scary, and traumatizing for people without night sight.

    .

    When humans remain silent in the darkness for a long time, they sometimes hallucinate or hear things, depending on their experience, personality, and mentality.

    One hourter, the three-guild alliance still couldn¡¯t find Wellerboy. They started to doubt Saxon¡¯s ns, and yers began making noises as they couldn¡¯t remain silent anymore.

    A few yers showed symptoms of Nyctophobia and Thssophobia. They became restless and made a lot of noises, iming that they saw movements in the sea or sea monsters, causing the others to be nervous as well.<sub></sub>

    Saxon heard the noises and turned around. Upon noticing that the yers turned on the lights again, he had a headache.

    ¡°Our mission is doomed to fail. We can¡¯t ambush Xiaomao like this. He will see us from miles away.¡±

    The adjutant of Saxon, Fluffy Fat Sawyer, always donned a fashion outfit of a pirate whenever he came out to the sea. The scars on his face made his game avatar ugly, but his friends liked him. But at the moment, Sawyer¡¯s expression was twisted in anger.

    ¡°We shouldn¡¯t have allowed those noobs to join us. At this rate, our ambush will fail. Should I sink their ships to shut their mouths?¡±

    Saxon shrugged, ¡°Let them be. I just thought of another idea.¡±

    ¡°What is it?¡±

    ¡°First, let¡¯s reform our formation. Let their ships move to the front while our cogs stay back. When the fight breaks out, they will be the bait.¡±

    ¡°But they will hinder our movements. The cog¡¯s mobility is faster than those lousy fishing boats in the open sea. Their wreckage will get in the way.¡±

    ¡°FFS, just do what I said.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±<sub></sub>

    The team soon reformed the formation and allowed the small ships to be in front. In exchange, Saxon allowed all yers to usemps and light magic to illuminate the way.

    ymore United and Bounty Hunters Guild agreed to the conditions. They led their ships to the front of the fleet.

    .

    Minutester, a beastwoman retainer saw something from a distance. She informed Saxon, her master.

    Receiving the message, Saxon lighted a re and fired toward the direction that the beastwoman had reported. When the red re fell from the sky, it illuminated arge silhouette of a frigate.

    Saxon broke a sweat as he didn¡¯t expect Xiaomao to be traveling on a battleship. He contemted if he should attack it.

    DING

    <yer Xiaomao is in possession of multiple legendary artifacts. His current location: Northwest of Siren City, Siren Sea.>

    Suddenly, a beacon descended from the sky, showing the appearance of Wellerboy and Xiaomao.

    The guild members on the fishing boats shouted and cheered in a merry mood, taunting the catopus and elerating their ships. They charged toward the frigate.

    Saxon bellowed.

    ¡°Don¡¯t charge at the ship head-on! Block its path and board the ship!¡±

    It was toote. The formation crumbled as the small vessels rushed toward the frigate in a straight line.

    BOOM

    Three loud gunshots and the cannons on the frigate spat fire, followed by the sound of something heavying for the ships.

    BOOM

    A dark silhouette of an object hit the surface of the seawater and caused a massive water ssh.

    BOOM

    The second and third objects hit two of the fishing boats, breaking them in half! 20 yers on board fell into the dark sea.

    The thunderous noises of cannonballs and the frigate¡¯s cannons reminded the yers what they were up against. Some ships steered away from Wellerboy while the vanguard vessels charged forward.

    Saxon narrowed his eyes and observed the positions of his allies and his enemy ship. Currently, the frigate showed the broadside at their fleet, and it just fired a volley. As he watched and counted Wellerboy¡¯s cannons, he noticed the weaknesses of the frigate.

    The shipcked manpower. There were nine cannons on the gun deck, but three were used. Moreover, the reloading time took too long.

    Seeing the opportunity, Saxon ordered his subordinates.

    ¡°Tell all ships to follow that battleship from behind. If we¡¯re lucky, we can nk its starboard or the stern.¡±

    Sawyer nodded and ryed the order to the other team. The 20 cogs began maneuvering toward the right of the formation, moving toward the back of Wellerboy.

    As the cogs slowly moved into the position, Saxon and Sawyer continued to observe the fight between the two guilds and the frigate.

    Wellerboy slowly steered toward its starboard side, and the sails were lowered.

    ¡°Hmm?¡±

    Aser pointer light beamed and aimed the red light at the center of the fishing boat formation. The three active cannons also moved and aimed at the marked pointer.

    Suddenly, a thousand shadows of arrows appeared in the sky and fell upon the location that had been marked. Moreover, the cannons unleashed their wrath.

 Chapter 116 Cat Dadâ€™s First Sea PVP (3)

    Chapter 116 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s First Sea PVP (3)

    Xiaomao had been multitasking. He steered the ship to the right and brought out aser pointer. Then, he marked a fishing boat at the center of the pursuing fleet.

    .

    <strong>Lock-On Mark (Mastery 100%)</strong>

    This skill is popr among aspiring snipers and spotters. By pinpointing your target with aser pointer and activating this skill, the next projectile attack or ranged attack will not miss the target.

    *Require aser pointer.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Active

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 250 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 30 minutes

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Inflict [Marked] and [Locked-On] abnormal status to the target. The effectsts two minutes.

    <strong>*[Marked]</strong> target is guaranteed to suffer a critical target on the next attack.

    <strong>*[Locked-On]</strong> target cannot dodge the next attack.<sub>.</sub>

    .

    This low-level skill ensured that the next random ranged attacks from Xiaomao would not be missed. Moreover, the target would be vulnerable to all ranged attacks from cannons and his next skills.

    After the fishing boat turned red because of the abnormal status effect, Xiaomao brought out a rare-grade crossbow and fired a skill at them.

    One Man Thousand Arrows!

    A volley of 1,000 crossbow bolts flew out from the frigate in the beacon of light. The shadows of the bolts turned into a sinister curtain that rained upon the yers in range.

    CRITICAL HIT

    CRITICAL HIT

    As Xiaomao¡¯s attack was always critical because of the Karma Fish, yers suffered four digits of damage. Fragile ss cannons, such as mages, rangers, archers, and priests, lost all of their HP in one hit. Tankers, melee-ss fighters, warriors, and knights lost one-third of their HP.

    DING

    <Warning! You have murdered a yer. You will be branded as a criminal. Current Karma: -100.>

    <Warning! You have murdered a yer. You will be branded as a criminal. Current Karma: -200.>

    <Warning! You have murdered a yer. You will be branded as a criminal. Current Karma: -300.>

    <Warning! You¡­><sub></sub>

    <Warning! Your Karma is lower than negative 1,000. You will drop all equipment and items upon death.>

    This was the w of all online games. As Xiaomao knew that the yers were hostile, he did it to defend himself. However, the game system saw it as unprovoked violence, and Xiaomao was punished for it.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t care about the penalties. After all, he would lose all evolution materials upon death, and he couldn¡¯t wait for the enemies to attack him first.

    BOOM

    The fight didn¡¯t stop as Andrew and his assistantsunched another volley of cannons. The marked ship and two fishing boats were smashed in half.

    Still, the frigate was up against a hundred boats. His team¡¯s firing rate was slow, and they couldn¡¯t sink many ships at once.

    A few secondster, a motorboat got so close to the frigate. yers on the ship stood up and threw a hook rope at the frigate¡¯s handrail.

    Andrew peeked out of a cannon window and threw a handmade grenade at the motorboat. Itnded in the middle of the crowd and exploded. Because of the impact, 10 yers on board suffered from the direct impact and fell into the sea.

    Lucky, who had just woken up because of themotion, rushed to the handrail. She cut and threw away the hook ropes, preventing other yers from using them to get on the ship.

    Fortunately, as Xiaomao had turned the ship to the right, the frigate sailed away from the pursuing ships, turning its stern at them.

    However, one of the ships got close to the back of Xiaomao¡¯s frigate. A crew threw a hook rope andtched it onto the deck.

    ¡°Toote, Xiaomao! Surrender and hand over your items!¡±

    The ship belonged to Butter Tank. His minion, Dog Eater, climbed the rope and got on the back of the ship.<sub></sub>

    As soon as Dog Eater got on board, a tower shield was the first thing that he saw.

    BAM

    Lucky tackled Dog Eater with a shield bash, stunning him. Then, the former Gnoll General grabbed the head of the yer with one hand.

    Gnoll General¡¯s active skill, THROW!

    Just like when a Gnoll General threw his subordinate, Lucky yeeted Dog Eater 200 meters to the sky. The yer screamed and fell. But instead ofnding in the sea, he crashed onto a cog ship, which belonged to the Yarr Guild.

    Dog Eater¡¯s HP dropped from 100% to zero, and the cog¡¯s durability was decreased by 10%, leaving arge hole on its main deck.

    After getting her first kill, Lucky shouted.

    ¡°These mutts are nothing! We can easily crush them!¡±

    Ding

    <Lucky uses Rally. Your attack, defense, and speed have increased by 10% for 10 minutes.>

    Xiaomao, Andrew, Shepherd, Magdalene, Fu De, and the crew received the same buff from Lucky. The effect was weak, and the speech was nd. However, everybody smirked as the 10% bonus speed influenced their cooldown timer as well.

    The catopus looked at the sky, wanting to summon the Lightning Storm. However, he remembered that Fu De was an undead vampire, and the lightning would hit him instead of the yers.

    Without a usable skill or spell in this situation, Xiaomao brought out the Shaman Fireball spell book from his inventory and learned it.

    The spell book had been sitting in Xiaomao¡¯s inventory ever since he withdrew an extra book from the warehouse. At first, he kept it as a bargaining chip just in case someone like Hl showed up. But now, he chose to rely on it because of its low cooldown.

    DING

    <You have learned a new spell, Shaman Fireball.>

    Xiaomao switched his weapon to a magician¡¯s staff. Although it was an ordinary level 50 weapon, the staff still increased his magic attack by 200.

    The catopus began casting the spell. He chanted.

    ¡°MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    Instead of the WOLOLO chant, Xiaomao did it with his own style. Instantly, a massive fireball appeared over the frigate and descended upon the fleet of fishing boats.

    BOOM

    CRITICAL HIT

    CRITICAL HIT

    Again, because of the Karma Fish, Xiaomao¡¯s attack was always critical. In addition, Xiaomao¡¯s magic attack was 2,991, and most yers didn¡¯t have a high magic defense.

    2,991 M.ATK¡¯s normal attack always inflicted 6,000 and 7,000 damage per attack on average. However, critical hit calction spiked the damage value to 12,000 at the minimum. A few unlucky yers suffered over 20,000 damage because of the RNG. In addition, the me caught the nearby ships on fire.

    Tankers, shieldsmen, and melee-ssed yers that received a direct hit were burnt to death. Even the priests and magicians with high magic defense didn¡¯t have enough HP to withstand the strike.

    After casting the first shaman fireball, Xiaomao finally realized how broken his character was.

    ¡®I forgot that I used so many spirit stones and gained a lot of free stats. But wow, I¡¯m strong.¡¯

    The catopus sneered at the burning ships and the shocked expressions of the nearby yers. He switched his weapon to a crossbow and prepared another volley.

    ¡°Magdalene, match our ship with their speed, munya! We¡¯ll kite these fools!¡±

    Magdalene, who had just woken up, looked around in confusion.

    <Magdalene is sleepy. She doesn¡¯t want to fight low-level mobs.>

    ¡°So, no wine after this, munya?¡±

    <Magdalene has never wanted to work so hard before. She will urately match the ship¡¯s speed with the other ships¡¯ speed!>

    ¡°You, too, Fu De! Blood bags are here!¡±

    Fu De peeked out from the mast basket and widened his eyes.

    ¡°Did you say BLOOD?!¡±

    ¡°Damn straight, munya!¡±

    Fu De vanished from the basket. A hundred small bats braced through the beacon of light and entered the dark sky. They looked down and found many burning ships, swimming yers, and many delicious-looking virgin women.

    ¡°MINE!¡±

 Chapter 117 Cat Dadâ€™s First Sea PVP (4)

    Chapter 117 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s First Sea PVP (4)

    As the frigate kept sailing forward, it left the beacon of light, which didn¡¯t follow after Xiaomao¡¯s location. Moreover, the bright light slowly dimmed as the sign was not permanent.

    Without the light, the ck frigate slowly faded into the darkness. On the other hand, the pursuing ships ended up sailing into the light and became clear targets.

    Fishing boats, motorboats, and rowboats were the only ones in the dimming beacon. The yers¡¯ vessels chased after the ship without maintaining their formation. As a result, the carefully nned Row Formation changed into the Wedge Formation, going after the stern of Wellerboy.

    Meanwhile, the cog ships of Yarr Guild, which had broken the previous formation a long time ago, were forming a column formation, sailing along the Wellerboy¡¯s right stern. Saxon and his friends empowered the sails and mana engines of their small ships, picking up the speed.

    Soon, they caught up to the Wellerboy¡¯s starboard side, but their distance was at least 500 meters apart.

    Saxon lighted another re and fired in the direction of the ck frigate to measure the distance. When Wellerboy was visible, Sawyer and Saxon¡¯s expressions were brightened.

    No crew seemed to notice their presence yet.

    ¡°This is our moment! Tell all ships to port by 20 degrees. We¡¯ll intercept that battleship!¡±

    The cannon crew pursed their lips, disappointed by the order.

    ¡°We¡¯re not going to shoot them?¡±

    Sawyer exined, ¡°We outnumber them. If we can kill all the crews, we can steal their ship! What¡¯s the point of damaging our soon-to-be gship?! How much money and time do you think we need to invest in one of those?¡±<sub>.</sub>

    The crewmates were enlightened. They got excited that they would finally have a proper ship for their guild.

    ¡°That¡¯s right! We can¡¯t call ourselves pirates if we don¡¯t have a proper jewel like that!¡±

    ¡°That thing looks like the ck Pearl. It¡¯s an ideal ship for pirates like us!¡±

    ¡°YARR! WE WANT THAT SHIP!¡±

    Saxon and Sawyer smiled and salivated. They, too, couldn¡¯t wait to im the ship and steal all Xiaomao¡¯s legendary artifacts.

    But as they were fantasizing about their future adventures, squeaky noises of bats interrupted their daydream. Everybody looked up and found a horde of a hundred bats, circling around their fleet.

    ¡°Bats?¡±

    Male gamers were used to bats, rats, and pests. They raised their weapons and tried to shoo away the bats. As for female gamers, half of them took a deep breath and remained quiet while the other half shrieked as if they were stupid characters in horror movies.

    The bats descended in unison andtched on female yers and male yers with female avatars. Their fangs sunk into their necks.

    1 Damage!

    The damage was pathetic. The yers were stunned at first, but the menughed afterward. Meanwhile, the women didn¡¯t utter a sound even though they were attacked.<sub></sub>

    DING

    <You have been cursed by Fu De, the True Blood Vampire Ancestor!>

    <You have been inflicted with an abnormal status ¨C [Vampiric Temptation]!>

    <Fu De gives you an opportunity to be his servant in exchange for great power. Will you join the Vampirehood and discard your humanity?>

    The system prompts appeared in front of all the female avatars, who never had a sexual rtionship with anybody in-game. They stared at the messages in astonishment.

    Several men, aka many-man-online-role-yer-girls-type, didn¡¯t bat an eye. They epted the offer right away.

    DING

    <You have been mutated. Your race has been changed to Vampire.>

    <You have been mutated. Your race has been changed to Elven Vampire.>

    <You have been mutated. Your race has been changed to Orc Vampire.>

    Different races came with different types of vampires. The gamers received the confirmation messages, and they discovered that their Dark Element and overall status attributes sharply rose.<sub></sub>

    But before they could even celebrate, a new game message mocked them for choosing the wrong option.

    <Your consciousness is no longer the owner of your game character. You will enter the observer mode.>

    <Fu De has ordered you to attack your friends.>

    <Your body reacts to Fu De¡¯smand.>

    The mutated yers could no longer control their game avatars. They could only watch how their game characters unsheathed their weapons and assaulted their colleagues.

    ¡°W-What are you doing?! AHHHHH!!¡±

    Cries and panicking screams of Yarr Guild¡¯s members caused amotion. The ship crews turned around to see what their colleagues were doing and found out that they were fighting each other.

    Saxon used the cash shop speakerphone again.

    ¡°WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! STOP MESSING AROUND!¡±

    Despite using the speakerphone, the fight didn¡¯t stop. The mutated vampires took the initiative and ughtered a dozen yers.

    The bats didn¡¯t stop there. They merged as one and transformed into ate-middle-aged man in a Drac cloak. The vampire ancestornded in the middle of Saxon¡¯s ship and humbly bowed toward them.

    ¡°Greetings, dear guests. Wee to the party.¡±

    Saxon turned around and nced at Fu De¡¯s name and his level. Upon realizing that he couldn¡¯t see the strength of this NPC, he took a step back.

    ¡°W-Who are you?!¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m currently in debt to that battleship¡¯s captain, you see. I¡¯m afraid there must be a misunderstanding going on, and I¡¯m a civilized person. Why don¡¯t we fix the misunderstanding by dropping your weapons and surrendering yourselves to me so that I can kill you painfully.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Saxon searched his inventory and brought out holy water, which he usually used on undead monsters, such as skeleton soldiers and zombies. He sshed it on Fu De.

    As soon as the holy water sshed on him, it caused a sizzling sound as if juicy meat was ced on a hot barbeque grill. White smoke came out and it caused four digits of damage.

    However, Fu De smirked. He patted the wounds, and his skin was healed, including his HP.

    ¡°Gentlemen, sshing water at strangers is rude. Let me teach you something about manner.¡±

    The belly of Sawyer exploded, instantly killing the yer. His blood floated from his opened stomach, gathering into a mass, hovering over Fu De¡¯s head.

    The vampire smiled as he sshed the blood of Sawyer to Saxon, paying him back for sshing holy water on him. However, the blood of Sawyer melted Saxon¡¯s body into goo along with his crewmates and the cog ship.

    Just like that, the gship was sunk, and the Guild Master of Yarr was in.

    Fu De cackled and licked his fingers. He leaped from the sinking cog to another one nearby. As the crew was busy handling the mutated friends, they didn¡¯t notice the vampire¡¯s arrival.

    ¡°Excuse me.¡±

    Fu De¡¯s hand pierced the back of a yer and pulled out thetter¡¯s heart. The vampire brought it closer to his nose for a sniff before he tossed it away.

    ¡°Disgusting sex addicted. Welp, next one.¡±

    He went after another yer as if he was on a shopping spree. While he was at it, Magdalene sent a warning.

    ?[0)??? <Magdalene hopes you can spare the otherworlders¡¯ ves.>

    ¡°What ve?¡±

    Fu De was surprised. He looked around and noticed that several people on the ship didn¡¯t have the same scent as the yers. Their scent was foul, simr to human vomit. On the other hand, yers had strong distinctive scents like a mixture of spices ¨C Some smelt nice while some had a disgusting odor.

    Upon locating the ves, Fu De opened his palms and raised his forearm by his shoulders. Then, five dull-eyed people floated from the sea because of the vampire telekinesis ability.

    ¡°Do you know how lucky you are?¡±

    The retainers of the yers gulped and warily stared at Fu De. They didn¡¯t utter a word.

 Chapter 118 Cat Dadâ€™s First Sea PVP (5)

    Chapter 118 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s First Sea PVP (5)

    Climbing on the stern of Wellerboy, Butter Tank, Cherry Popper, and the guild members of ymore United Guild got on the ship. They ignored the sea of fire and the chaos behind them, focusing on their opponents on board.

    Lucky raised her tower shield in front of her with her left arm while her right hand tightly held a maul hammer. Behind her, a certain fisherman mage didn¡¯t conserve his mana, unleashing Water Shotgun upon the closest target.

    Guild mates of Butter Tank got shot in the chest and stomach, causingrge holes and knocking the victim backward.

    Shepherd took a deep breath and waited for the cooldown to reset. He manipted a mass of water to be a shield between him and the intruders.

    Behind Shepherd, James held a level-50 spear, standing ready. However, as he was weaker than Shepherd, he chose to position himself as a supporter instead of being near Lucky.

    Xiaomao, who was always at the helm, widely grinned. His crossbow aimed at Cherry Popper and pulled the trigger.

    SWOOSH

    A bolt pierced the center of the woman¡¯s forehead.

    HEADSHOT CRITICAL!

    Cherry Popper suffered 4,000 damage, but she survived with 20% HP. The woman calmly drank a red potion and restored her HP to 50%.

    ?[0)??? SWOOSH

    Another bolt came from Xiaomao, but it was glowing. Cherry Popper ducked and dodged the projectile by a hairbreadth. Because the girl dodged the attack, the bolt hit the yer¡¯s head behind her, who had just climbed up on the ship.

    The bolt detonated, causing the yer¡¯s head to burst open like an exploded watermelon. Several items were ejected from the dead yer¡¯s inventory and scattered on the deck.

    Xiaomao smirked. He suddenly aimed up and fired a bolt.

    The crossbow bolt multiplied from one to a thousand. They rained upon the yers, who were crowded behind Wellerboy. Then, explosions followed as Xiaomao¡¯s ammunition was an explosive round.

    Game messages continued to inform Xiaomao that his negative karma was increasing. Instead of being worried, Xiaomao cackled.

    ¡°Give me your items, MUNYARR!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    Xiaomao joined the dark side.

    Butter Tank hadn¡¯t seen the power of a super-rare skill or spell before. He looked behind him and saw a horrifying scene.

    ¡°What the hell?!¡±

    While Butter Tank was distracted, Lucky swung her maul hammer at his shield. The tanker was pushed back ten steps and suffered 500 damage.

    The damage was weak, but Butter Tank¡¯s expression turned dark. Normally, whenever a yer sessfully blocked an attack, the damage was always negated, and the yer would suffer no damage.

    However, in the case that a defender received damage after a sessful defense, it implied many things.

    ¡®A maul hammer? A blunt weapon! Dammit, she¡¯s an anti-tank tanker!¡¯

    Blunt weapons sometimes ignored the defender¡¯s physical defense properties, and Lucky¡¯s weapon of choice had that property. Moreover, Lucky was a dungeon floor¡¯s boss, and her growth status was not the same as the yers.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Lucky

    <strong>Race:</strong> Gnoll

    <strong>Loyalty:</strong> 100%

    <strong>Job:</strong> General, ve

    <strong>Unique Skill:</strong> Leadership (Max), Dungeon Blessing (Max)

    <strong>Racial Skill:</strong> Territory Marking (Max), Reproduction (0%), Scent Memory (Max)

    <strong>Normal Skills:</strong> Rally (Max), de Spinner (Max), Long Leap (Max), Throw (Max)

    <strong>ve Training Progress:</strong> (0%)<sub></sub>

    .

    <strong>Level:</strong> 100/100

    STR: 500

    DEX: 150

    AGI: 150

    VIT: 250

    INT: 100

    WIS: 100

    .

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    ATK: 750 (+500)

    DEF: 2,925 (+2,800)

    M.ATK: 50

    M.DEF: 750 (+700)

    HP: 202,500

    MP: 11,000

    .<sub></sub>

    Although Lucky had never consumed a spirit stone or increased her attributes by using items, her raw stats exponentially rose, especially her HP and MP.

    In despair, Butter Tank charged at Xiaomao.

    Lucky saw thating. She sidestepped and cut their path.

    Butter Tank clicked his tongue and bashed his shield against Lucky¡¯s tower shield.

    Lucky didn¡¯t flinch. She stood firm and pushed her shield against Butter Tank¡¯s round shield.

    BANG

    Butter Tank stumbled and sat on his butt. At that moment, Lucky widely swung her maul hammer at his face.

    BANG

    It was a direct hit, but it only dealt 1,000 damage, which was not enough to kill a high-HP shieldsman.

    Unfortunately for Butter Tank, blunt weapons were known to be anti-tank weapons for a reason. As soon as the strike connected, Butter Tank received an abnormal status.

    <You have been stunned for two seconds.>

    <Your helmet has been distorted because of the strike. You have been stunned by an additional five seconds.

    Five seconds was enough for Lucky to follow up with another strike. She raised her maul and smashed him again.

    BANG

    1,500 Damage!

    <You have been stunned for two seconds.>

    <Your helmet has been distorted because of the strike. You have been stunned by an additional five seconds.

    Just like that, Butter Tank got stun-locked. He could no longer move or react to Lucky¡¯s attacks.

    ¡°THIS IS CHEATING!¡±

    Lucky didn¡¯t say anything. She mindlessly smashed Butter Tank¡¯s helmet and face over and over again.

    Meanwhile, as Lucky and Butter Tank got into a fight, other members of ymore United Guild crawled on the boat and charged toward Xiaomao and Shepherd.

    Cherry Popper also started casting spells. She summoned a firence and threw it at Xiaomao.

    SHHHHH

    A massive wall of water appeared in front of Xiaomao and Shepherd. The firence hit the water wall and dispersed.

    Cherry Popper knew that skill. She narrowed her eyes.

    ¡°Water Maniption? Nice try, but I have a rare spell!¡±

    Cherry Popper began chanting a new spell while her colleagues managed to get close to Xiaomao and Shepherd.

    BANG

    Shepherd fired the water shotgun at the nearest yer and one-shotted him. Avoiding a close-quarter fight, he retreated five steps.

    Xiaomao also hopped on his favorite flying sword and flew away from the yers. As he was kiting the pursuers, James took a step forward and stabbed at the nearest yer¡¯s neck.

    Fatal Critical!

    Xiaomao and Shepherd were surprised by the unique critical hit and turned to James. Thetter grinned and pulled his spear out of the opponent¡¯s neck, reducing the yer¡¯s HP by 95%.

    The Fatal Critical was simr to the DOUBLE CRITICAL that Xiaomao exploited against Gnolls. However, instead of dealing two times the critical damage, it instantly decreased his opponent¡¯s HP by 70% to 100% at random.

    This was James¡¯s unique ability, which his character was born with.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> James Greatman

    <strong>Race:</strong> High Human

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Rare

    <strong>Job:</strong> Elite Spearman

    <strong>Unique Skill:</strong> Fighting Instinct, Fatal Strike

    <strong>Racial Skill:</strong> Adaptability

    .

    James turned to Cherry Popper and sneered at his former master, who recognized the retainer.

    ¡°JAMES! YOU¡¯RE MY SERVANT! HOW DARE YOU BETRAY ME?!¡±

    James flipped a middle finger at Cherry Popper before he took a step back, dodging a swordsman¡¯s sh attack. Then, his spear plunged into the chest of the swordsman.

    FATAL CRITICAL

    Again, James¡¯s passive skill, Fighting Instinct, amplified his critical chance. Moreover, Fatal Strike guaranteed that all critical damages from him would always be Fatal Critical.

    Looking at James¡¯sbat prowess, Cherry Popper was infuriated. She summoned a fire tornado.

    SWOOSH

    PUEK

    A crossbow bolt came out of nowhere and pierced through her right eye, dealing a headshot critical damage. Her HP dropped to zero, and her magic was canceled.

    ¡°Another one bites the dust, MUNYARR!¡±

    The murderer was on the flying sword. The cat cackled as he slowly picked off stragglers on the frigate while he rained explosive bolts and shaman fireballs at the crowd in the sea.

    Butter Hammer could only gaze at Xiaomao and regretted his decision.

    ¡°So that¡¯s how a true P2W yer fights?¡±

 Chapter 119 Cat Dad is a Marked Man

    Chapter 119 ¨C Cat Dad is a Marked Man

    After Xiaomao took flight, the battle became one-sided. Lucky killed Butter Tank and slow yers while Shepherd and James took care of stragglers on the ship. As for Xiaomao, he picked off healthy-lookingbatants one by one, leaving James and Shepherd some injured fighters to kill.

    Andrew, John, and Peter rested their hands from the battle as there was no target to shoot. Even though they saw cog ships on the starboard side, the fight over there was over.

    When the dust settled, ownerless fishing boats, sunken ships, broken nks, corpses, and random junks remained in the sea while Wellerboy circled around the junk, collecting trash and war loot.

    On the main deck, Fu De gathered the dropped items of the yers there while James and John sorted the equipment from the consumable items. Andrew and Peter transported crafting materials to the gun deck, and Shepherd collected gold coins into chests. Lucky and Xiaomao were in charge of scavenging the usable items from the sea.

    Magdalene did nothing but maintain the ship¡¯s course around the battle site and watched over the rescued ves.

    10 surviving support characters from Yarr Guild, ymore United Guild, and Bounty Hunters Guild were salvaging usable cogs and fishing boats from the sea, reluctantly following Fu De¡¯s order. The ships changed into small item icons in their inventory menu, and they gave everything in their possession to Xiaomao.

    As for Fu De¡¯s puppets, they stripped their equipment and ejected their items from their inventory before theymitted suicide by the vampire¡¯s order.

    The three guilds were annihted. Only a few lucky survivors, who fell into the sea early, managed toe back and tell a tale.

    .

    The looting took a while. By the time Xiaomao¡¯s party finished looting and collecting usable sea trash, dawn arrived.

    Fu De, as usual, retreated to the bottom deck and hid from the sunlight like a typical vampire. He fell asleep in the dark humid ce without a word ofint.

    The 10 rescued supporting characters were brought to the main deck of the ship. Shepherd and John stood before them and taught them something with their hand-signnguage. Andrew and Peter hit it off, and they began working together to repair the ship.

    James, who contributed a lot during the fight, sat in front of Magdalene. The fairy and the spearman stared at each other andmunicated in their mind.

    Xiaomao looked around and sighed. The ship was getting crowded, and most of the crews were not his real subordinates. Being insecure, he sat on Lucky¡¯sp while her huge bosoms rested on his head.

    Lucky sat on a wooden chair and controlled the wheel, resting after a long night of hard work. She wanted to sleep, but hugging and petting her master¡¯s fluffy head took priority. She took off her leggings armor and let her master sit on her firm thighs.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t notice. Lucky kept sneaking nces at his plump and squishy tentacles, which touched her thighs. As she was wearing a short skirt with thin fabric, one of the tentacles got in between her legs.<sub>.</sub>

    Her face flushed. Her breathing was short and fast. However, Lucky gritted her teeth, praying that Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle could go deeper.

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao didn¡¯t pay attention. He was mentally exhausted and was in the middle of contemting life.

    As Xiaomao was about to temporarily log out and feed his cats, the hourly global announcement sounded. So far, the global announcement always came with the beacon of light to inform all yers about Xiaomao¡¯s location and his precious artifacts. Even after the battle had ended, the beacons returned every hour.

    However, after the sun rose, the messages changed.

    DING

    <Criminal Xiaomao possesses multiple legendary artifacts!>

    <Criminal Xiaomao isst seen in Siren Sea, 10 kilometers northwest of Siren Port.>

    <Criminal Xiaomao is wanted by Yuan Empire. Current Bounty: 530,000 Gold Coins.>

    Fortunately, no quest was affected because of Xiaomao¡¯s criminal record. He could still visit Siren City and check on the shipyard that Xiaomao hadmissioned to build.

    Still, Xiaomao¡¯s bounty was pathetic. Heughed at it since he could easily pay the fine and remove the charge.

    But the next global message shocked him.

    <Criminal Xiaomao¡¯s karma has dropped below minus 5,000. He is guaranteed to drop all items in his inventory.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    That message was unnecessary. It would only create trouble for him.

    ¡°Alright. I¡¯m taking a long break, munya. Maintain the ship for me, Lucky. I need to start cooking dinner IRL and feed the cats.¡±

    Annoyed, Xiaomao ordered Lucky to maintain the ship¡¯s course and logged out.<sub></sub>

    .

    Three minutes after Xiaomao had left, Shepherd finished educating the new recruits. He turned to Magdalene.

    Magdalene smiled at Shepherd and gave him a thumbs up. They then looked at Lucky, who seemed to be frustrated by something.

    The dog girl adjusted her skirt and put on her leggings armor. She pouted andined, ¡°If anything goes wrong, it¡¯s your fault, and I¡¯ll tell master for it.¡±

    <Magdalene promises you that there won¡¯t be a problem.>

    ¡°What about the ship¡¯s durability and the captured fishing boats?¡±

    <Magdalene ensures you that every captured ship will be intact.>

    ¡°Meh, fine. Let¡¯s do a quick trip and don¡¯t let him notice.¡±

    Magdalene was satisfied, but the corner of her eyes noticed that the wooden chair that Lucky had been sitting on was strangely wet.

    She caught the clue. Magdalene smirked at Lucky.

    <Magdalene wonders if you need help or assistance for your rtionship with your master.>

    ¡°None of your business!¡±

    ?[0)??? Lucky screamed in embarrassment. She turned the ship 180 degrees. James, Shepherd, and the new prisoners turned the sail while Magdalene manipted the wind, sending the entire frigate flying to the sky.

    .

    Cernun Ind

    Three yers, who were the game moderators in real life, were busy rowing their cog ship to Seaside Town. Their expressions were ugly and dark as if they had seen something unbelievable.<sub></sub>

    They had inspected the ind many times when they were monitoring the movements of the NPCs in thepany, but the ind chain developed too quickly.

    At least a thousand level-750 mermen patrolled around the ind, blocking the entrance to the ind.

    The party of moderators attempted to get closer, but one of the mermen threw a skill at them, breaking their ship¡¯s mast in one hit.

    The moderators had no choice but to row the ship away from the monster den, retreating from the patrolling units of mermen. But while they were retreating, shadow silhouettes of a massive sea monster lurked under them, ring at the party from below.

    Everybody sensed the re and looked down. Then, they regretted that they came here.

    They recognized the massive eye of the monster, which was unique among all sea monsters. It had two massive round eyes, red sclera, golden pupils, orange fluffy fur, a long tail, two cat ears, and countless 100-meter long tentacles.

    ¡°Cathulhu!¡±

    ¡°Dammit!¡±

    Their faces became as white as a sheet, and their knees turned into jelly. Their scalps were numb, and nobody could think straight.

    One of the orange tentacles shot up and wrapped around the cog ship. It pulled the entire vessel into the sea, dragging all moderators along with it.

    The mods abandoned the ship and swam away from the Cathulhu as fast as they could. However, the surrounding seawater turned ck.

    DING

    <Meowmeow has cursed you.>

    <Warning! Your game system has been changed!>

    <Some of your game features have been removed.>

    ¡°NOOOO!!¡±

    ¡°WHY IS MEOWMEOW HERE?!¡±

    They regretteding here to take advantage of their knowledge. They thought that they could befriend Cernun and earn the crocodile god¡¯s blessings for their future superpowers. However, nothing went ording to n.

    The mermen were supposed to lurk in the elusive Mermaid Kingdom, but they came out too early. Moreover, they had never expected that the Apostle of Chaos Seraphim would be awakened so soon.

    One of the moderators cursed a certain NPC out loud.

    ¡°MAO MIAOMIAO! MU-NYANG! YOU AND YOUR GOONS WILL NEVER DEFEAT PANGU!!¡±

    DING

    <You have been poisoned by Meowmeow.>

    <You have died!>

    DING

    <Your log-out feature has been disabled.>

    <Your resurrection feature has been disabled.>

    <Your soul has been consumed by Meowmeow.>

    The giant Cathulhu dragged the corpses of the three moderators down to the sea. The ck ink of Meowmeow vanished, and the shadow sank into the bottom of the sea.

    .

    ¡°Yes, what? Yes¡­ yes. I understand. Alright, I¡¯ll exin to their families.¡±

    In an office, Dong Junya, the moderator director, looked at his phone and ended the call. He leaned back and kicked the table, spinning his leather seat.

    After ying with his office chair like a child, Dong Junya reached out and pressed a few buttons on hisptop.

    BEEP

    Therge LCD screen disyed a bird-eye view of the Cernun Ind Chain.

    Dong Junya scrolled his mouse, zooming on the map. Looking closer, he bitterly smiled. Not bothering to count the number of mermen, Dong Junya opened his email and sent a report to Pan Xian.

    ¡®Cernun is making a move, and Meowmeow is sighted nearby. Someone has awakened the Chaos Seraphim¡¯s apostle.¡¯

    It was a simple message. He pressed the SENT button and shut down theputer.

    Dong Junya looked at his phone next. Swiping through the contact list, he found the name that he was looking for. He pressed the name to call his business partner.

    ¡°Problem Solver¡±

    BEEP

    Someone picked up the call.

    ¡®Junya? Who is it this time?¡¯

    ¡°Families of my idiot subordinates.¡±

    ¡®Ah. Are your underlings dead or alive?¡¯

    ¡°Dead. All died in-game.¡±

    ¡®As usual then.¡¯

 Chapter 120 Cat Dadâ€™s Lively Servants

    Chapter 120 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Lively Servants

    ¡°Yes, please. Be careful, though. The cops have been active recently.¡±

    ¡®It¡¯s fine. We have the police superintendent and the entire cab on our side. Our people will take over the investigation.¡¯

    ¡°Ha! Once their children die in the capsules, we¡¯ll be the first to die.¡±

    ¡®Naturally. You have a duty to protect the SPECIAL children in that game. Oh, can the payment be legendary items in-game? We need those for our characters.¡¯

    ¡°We have a limited quota every month. I can¡¯t simply add items to your game ounts, or Pan Xian will kill me.¡±

    ¡®Bullshit! Aren¡¯t they digital items? You can just type a few words to create them!¡¯

    ¡°I wish. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL VRMMO GAME! We can¡¯t manipte, duplicate, or create legend items by coding. At best, we can create super-rare items by sacrificing NPCs and yers¡¯ lifespan. UR and higher rarity items and characters are the exceptions! Only Lord Pangu can create them!¡±

    ¡®Excuses. All I hear is excuses.¡¯

    ?[0)??? ¡°Come and work in mypany then! Also, the pay this time will be PACT and spirit stones.¡±

    Dong Junya ended the call without allowing his partner to bicker with him. Although he was rude to his business partner, Junya never worried that he would be betrayed.

    After all, these problem-solvers were also yers in the game. Dong Junya could still manipte quests, game events, and updates.

    He let out a long sigh.

    ¡®Cernun is freeing the enved souls, and Mu-Nyang¡¯s goons are gaining strength fast. Who should we kill first? Mao Miaomiao? loc? Chang¡¯e? Meowmeow? Devil? Or theirckeys?¡¯<sub>.</sub>

    Dong Junya contemted for a while. He thought of Miao Damao and Katerina, who were overseas at the moment.

    ¡®We can¡¯t kill Xiaomao because of those two. Until we find Mu-Nyang¡¯s whereabouts in this world, we can¡¯t make a move on them. That¡¯s annoying.¡¯

    .

    ZAAAAA

    Wellerboy safelynded in the sea, 100 meters away from Cernun Ind. As soon as the ship arrived, the mermen surrounded the ship and were about to attack it.

    Upon noticing the faces of the crew, the mermen retreated, opening a way for the ship to approach the ind.

    Shepherd brought out a fishing boat from his inventory. The prisoners, James, John, and Peter boarded the ship and proceeded to the ind as instructed.

    Because of the recent fight against the yers, their names were red. However, none of the local mermen and fairies attacked them. They warily nced at Shepherd and Magdalene, afraid of something.

    The fishing boat docked at the port, and the support characters walked into the forest. However, Andrew, Lucky, Shepherd, and Magdalene waited for them on the frigate.

    MUNYAAAA

    Suddenly, a loud meowing voice came from the other side of the ind. ck miasma emerged and enveloped the entire ind, including the frigate.

    The four retainers of Xiaomao shivered because of the sudden drop in temperature, and their legs were petrified because of fear. No air coulde out of their lung, and their heart almost stopped beating.

    In the darkness, two massive golden pupils of a cat were visible in the sky, staring at the people on the frigate.<sub></sub>

    MUNYA-MUNYA?

    They all received the same notification messages.

    DING

    <Meowmeow, the Apostle of Chaos Seraphim, is looking at you.>

    <Meowmeow has detected the scent of a Cathulhu¡¯s descendant.>

    <Meowmeow has read your karma and learned the identity of your master.>

    <Meowmeow wees you to the ind.>

    MUNYAAAA

    The cat¡¯s meow echoed, and the miasma dispersed. The pressure from the Cathulhu was lifted.

    Andrew, Shepherd, Magdalene, and Lucky let out a long sigh. They took a deep breath, relieved that the mysterious god let them go.

    Except one

    ¡°AAAAAAAHHHHHH!¡±

    From the bottom deck of the frigate, Fu De screamed in fear. A few secondster, a cloud of ck dust flew out of the bottom deck to outside the ship, but a massive bubble appeared.<sub></sub>

    Fu De¡¯s body manifested inside the bubble. He shed tears of fear and despair while the bubble dragged him to the forest on Cernun Ind.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Everybody gulped, watching how the nasty vampire was dragged away by the mysterious force.

    30 minutester, James, John, and Peter returned. They boarded the fishing boat and returned to the frigate. As for the 10 captured prisoners, they didn¡¯te back.

    When the crew got back on the ship, Lucky looked at their names and level. They got stronger, and their expressions were brighter.

    Lucky turned to Andrew, ¡°Why don¡¯t you join them? You can easily remove your curse like them.¡±

    Andrew scoffed. He smacked his chest with his fist and pointed at Shepherd¡¯s face.

    Shepherd made an ¡°Okay¡± gesture. He coughed and looked at Magdalene.

    Magdalene shrugged. She patted Shepherd¡¯s head and did something to him.

    DING

    <Shepherd¡¯s character has been upgraded to Rare.>

    <Shepherd¡¯s race has been upgraded to High Human.>

    <Shepherd¡¯s attributes have increased.>

    Andrew stared at Shepherd for a moment before he kicked thetter¡¯s shin, causing the fisherman to yelp in pain. The dwarf scoffed and pointed his finger at Shepherd, then he pointed at himself, gesturing that he wanted something simr.

    ¡°I see. You don¡¯t want freedom. You want to keep getting stronger,¡± Lucky guessed Andrew¡¯s intention.

    Andrew widely smiled and gave Lucky a thumbs up. He turned to Magdalene, hoping to get a simr treatment.

    <Magdalene sneers at Andrew.>

    <Magdalene wants spirit stones for the service.>

    Andrew¡¯s expression turned dark. He kicked another shin of Shepherd, causing the guy to jump in pain.

    <Magdalene warns you not to bully her fianc¨¦.>

    The dwarf smirked. He raised his palm and pped Shepherd¡¯s butt, causing him to jump again.

    Lucky watched the interaction between Andrew, Magdalene, and Shepherd. She shook her head and returned to the bridge and turned the ship back, preparing to return to the south.

    ¡°Are we done here? Let¡¯s go back. We need to return to that ce before masteres back.¡±

    Shepherd nodded. He brought out a mana tank and drank it from the faucet.

    While Shepherd was restoring his mana, a long tentacle emerged from the sea and put something on the ship.

    Andrew and the crew were scared for a second, but the long tentacle waved its tip as if it was bidding farewell. Lucky, Shepherd, Andrew, and the other crew stared at the tentacle while they were shivering in fear.

    MUNYA-NYA!

    DING

    <Meowmeow has cleansed your negative karma.>

    <You are no longer a criminal.>

    The mysterious Cathulhu¡¯s happy voice surprised everybody. They looked at each other, swallowing their saliva.

    ¡°L-Let¡¯s go.¡±

    Magdalene summoned the wind and flew the frigate back to the west of Siren City.

    Andrew picked the thing that was left behind by the tentacle. It was a clean pearl, which was twicerger than an essence core crystal. He inspected it to see if it was a usable material for smithing.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    A momentter, Andrew clicked his tongue as it was not something that he could use. He passed it to Shepherd before he returned to the cabin, getting ready for the journey.

    The fisherman received the pearl and frowned. He looked at the item.

    [Refined Entity Crystal]

 Chapter 121 Cat Dad and Mao Miaomiao

    Chapter 121 ¨C Cat Dad and Mao Miaomiao

    Cernun Ind

    Ten thousand fairies yed in the flower field. Most of them gathered around a lone white tree, hidden deep in the forest.

    South of the forest, white-robbed cultists knelt in front of a mini-statue of a standing crocodile. They groveled and prayed to Cernun, who had left for businesses elsewhere. The 10 prisoners that Shepherd brought here joined the group of people.

    They were former support characters, whom Cernun and Shepherd had rescued. Now, they gained their freedom, but they couldn¡¯t return to society.

    They were afraid of yers.

    While they were busy praying, the cultists¡¯ god was meeting his friend in the sea, north of the ind.

    500 meters north of the ind, there was an underwater trench, which was 10,000 meters deep and 2,000 meters in width, enough for giant creatures like Cernun to be in there.

    At the bottom of the trench was an outpost of the Mermaid Kingdom. Cernun swam in the front of the underwater outpost city and gazed at an agile Cathulhu, who was chasing after a shining Megalodon.

    Cernun sighed, ¡°Lord Meowmeow, could you stop ying around for a second? I thought you invited me here for a talk.¡±

    The massive orange Cathulhu, who had a simr appearance to an overgrown catopus with additional tentacles, stopped bullying the shark. His wide glowing eyes looked at the sea crocodile and smiled.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°Munya? I haven¡¯t swum in the sea for 5,000 years. Can¡¯t you let me enjoy a bit, munya?¡±

    ¡°Pangu will soon attack our kingdoms and our people. You can y around after we deal with Pangu¡¯s goons.¡±

    ¡°Meh, boring. Pangu can¡¯t possibly defeat Lord Mu-Nyang, munya.¡±

    Cernun took a deep breath. His expression turned solemn.

    Mu-Nyang was the original Chaos Seraphim, who was also the sovereign of all Chaos Demon Gods and Chaos Demon Goddesses. However, all second-generation Chaos Demon Goddesses served Mu-Nyang¡¯s sessor, and they often didn¡¯t agree to the first generation¡¯s culture and philosophy.

    Cernun tossed the matter of Mu-Nyang to the back of his head. He warned Meowmeow.

    ¡°Xiaomao is one of this generation¡¯s main characters ording to Lord Mu-Nyang¡¯s revtion. He confessed to me that he¡¯s a regressor. In his original timeline, I died.¡±

    The giant Cathulhu¡¯s eyes became round, ¡°MUNYA?! We¡¯re not in the original timeline?!¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m afraid so. Things are moreplicated than we¡¯ve imagined. Either Xiaomao¡¯s info was wrong or he might have foreseen the future through karma memory. It¡¯s impossible for us to be in the duplicated timeline after the universe has been reset.¡±

    Meowmeow, the Cathulhu, rubbed his chin with ten of his tentacles while another one scratched the top of his head. The orange cat was confused.<sub></sub>

    The Cathulhu¡¯s tentacles moved around for a minute. After a long pause, Meowmeow pped his long arms.

    ¡°Aha, munya! If Xiaomao is the protagonist of this generation, we can help him, right?¡±

    ¡°Of course. That¡¯s why I¡¯ve been helping his retainers.¡±

    ¡°Then, we have nothing to worry about, munya!¡±

    ¡°Why?¡±

    ¡°I just gave him the thing that we got from the beta test period, munya!¡±

    Cernun raised his brows. He didn¡¯t fight alongside their masters when the beta test period happened, and he only learned about the events through Chang¡¯e. Hearing it from Meowmeow, who served both Mu-Nyang and the second-generation Chaos Seraphim, Mao Miaomiao, might be different.

    ¡°Can you tell me what happened there?¡±

    ¡°Of course, munya!¡±

    .<sub></sub>

    Xiaomaoy on his bed, taking a power nap after doing the chore. When he woke up, he rested his forearm on his forehead, reminiscing the strange dream.

    In Xiaomao¡¯s dream, he was an Oni child, who always followed his Oni mother around. The mother was a blond beauty with two short horns, and she managed the mansion where they lived.

    His father was a cheating husband. He had so many wives and children, and his mother alwaysined to the father about his sexual misconduct.

    Xiaomao disliked his father.

    Fortunately, the mother and father always reconciled. The father sometimes visited Xiaomao and checked on him, presenting him with strange gifts, such as herb pills, toys, and training dummies.

    Xiaomao never appreciated them. He kept clinging to his mother, refusing to talk with his father.

    But one day, a demon appeared and forced his mother and him to migrate somewhere. Then, everybody got separated, and he couldn¡¯t see his father and mother again.

    Xiaomao still remembered the parents in his dream.

    ¡°Mao Miaomiao¡­ Wei Yuan¡­¡±

    Xiaomao frowned. The father¡¯s name coincided with the famous NPC from the second world. In addition, his mother had the same surname as Wei Zhi.

    ¡®I must be crazy, munya! Why is he my father? He will wage war against all yers and the entire game world after the cross-server event. That second world will be flipped upside down, and yers will migrate to the first and third world. At least ten thousand innocent gamers will die because of him! Someone like him can¡¯t be my father!¡¯

    Xiaomao sat up and opened hisptop. He checked the local news to follow the movements of Mao Miaomiao.

    <Mao Miaomiao¡¯s background, a typical young master antagonist?>

    <Mao Miaomiao¡¯s absurd cultivation method. Is he an immortal or a 9th-stage cultivator?>

    <What are Mao n and the Celestial Sword Sect¡¯s rtionship?>

    Articles popped up as Xiaomao used the name of this NPC as the keyword. However, Xiaomao was disappointed. No matter how hard he searched, he couldn¡¯t find any detail about the city in his dream and Mao Miaomiao¡¯s connection to the city.

    Xiaomao leaned against his chair, thinking of the hometown¡¯s name in his dream. He wondered if it was a coincidence.

    ¡°Siren City¡­ Isn¡¯t that the capital city of the Yuan Empire?¡±

    PA!

    Xiaomao smacked his forehead with his palm, ming himself for overthinking.

    ¡®That must be a stupid dream. Obviously, I¡¯m addicted to this game! Forget it, brain. Let¡¯s think of something more useful other than that NPC.¡¯

    Xiaomao looked at the clock. It was 9 PM.

    He had been out of the game for three hours after thest session. However, Xiaomao didn¡¯t regret doing so.

    By closing his eyes, he could see the progress of his synchronization rate. It was now 18%, which had improved by a lot.

    ¡®Alright. This system works. I just need to maintain the bnce between the gaming and the real world, and my sync rate will go up faster!¡¯

    Xiaomao jumped into the game capsule. He turned on the game right away.

    But he forgot to turn off the notebook.

    After Xiaomao had entered the game, Mu-Nyang opened the door and walked into the room as usual.

    Upon seeing that theputer was on, Mu-Nyang smirked. He jumped on the desk and browsed the game¡¯s website.

    When Mu-Nyang saw Mao Miaomiao¡¯s articles and screenshot, he cackled.

    ¡°Damn Miaomiao. You¡¯re having fun, I see, munya!¡±

 Chapter 122 Cat Dads New Evolution Material

    Chapter 122 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Evolution Material

    Xiaomao reappeared on the frigate. When he opened his eyes, a series of notification messages appeared before him.

    <Fu De has left your party.>

    <Congrattions. You havepleted the quest: Pitiful Vampire.>

    <Meowmeow, the Cathulhu of Wealth and Prosperity, has taken notice of your presence.>

    <Meowmeow has recognized your scent. Current favorability: 4 Stars.>

    <Meowmeow has given you a gift.>

    <John Preacher wishes to serve you. Will you ept him as your servant?>

    <James Greatman wishes to serve you. Will you ept him as your servant?>

    Xiaomao looked around and found Lucky, who had a stiff expression on her face. He turned to Shepherd next. The fisherman sweated profusely and whistled, pretending to be casual.

    The catopus frowned.

    ¡°Did you all do something when I was away?¡±

    Shepherd and Lucky repeatedly shook their heads.

    Seeing that the two retainers refused to confess, he turned to Andrew next.

    Andrew grinned. He smacked his chest and gave Xiaomao a thumbs up. Then, he pointed at Shepherd.

    Again, Xiaomao frowned. He looked at Magdalene, demanding an exnation with his expression. However, Lucky chose to exin instead of letting the fairy talk.

    ¡°M-Master. Here¡¯s the deal. Fu De has recovered his strength and brought the prisoners to Cernun by himself. He also gave us a blessing. A-Anyway, Cernun also sent a gift for you. The item is with Shepherd.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Something seemed fishy. Xiaomao looked at Shepherd again.

    Shepherd¡¯s eyes shifted, but he handed over the item that Meowmeow gave them.

    Xiaomao received it and inspected the item description.

    .<sub>.</sub>

    <strong>Refined Entity Crystal</strong>

    In this universe, nobody is an entity but a subject to god. If the god wants to, he can erase your existence on a whim. Your life, luck, and destiny are controlled by him. In short, you¡¯re nothing but a fish in a fish tank, whose life is at the mercy of the god.

    Entity Crystals are the bane of god¡¯s authority. By keeping this with you, you will not be tied by the karma of the creator, and you can steal luck from the gods.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Evolution Material

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra-Rare

    <strong>Effect:</strong> By keeping Refined Entity Crystal in your inventory, you will obtain the following effects;

    ¨C Immunity to all curses.

    ¨C Automatically purify and remove abnormal status effects on self and equipment.

    ¨C Every day, reset all negative and positive karma to zero. For every 100 points of negative and positive karma changed, increase your LUCK by 1.

    <strong>NOTE:</strong> You cannot keep this item in your premium backpack, warehouse, or store inventory. This item is guaranteed to drop from your body if you died.

    .

    Before Xiaomao could finish reading the item description, system messages warned him of the changes in his items.

    DING

    <You are immune to the Curse of Hunger.>

    <You are immune to the Curse of Greed. >

    <Cursed w Gauntlets have been purified.>

    <Your negative karma and positive karma have been reset. Your LUCK has permanently increased by 530.>

    <You are no longer a criminal.>

    <Your bounty has been removed.>

    Xiaomao¡¯s pupils dted, dumbfounded by the series of messages.

    When Xiaomao was resting earlier, he was worried about how he would enter the city with his criminal status. But now, all his worries and ns were thrown out of the windows because of one item.

    The cursed ws were upgraded as a result.

    .<sub></sub>

    <strong>Purified w Gauntlet</strong>

    The origin of this w gauntlet is unknown, but Mama Warden used it when she worked as a warden of the Gnoll Prison. Its four ws can cut to iron tes like tofu, and it is light, easy to use for beginners.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Weapon

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 20

    <strong>Effect:</strong> ATK + 400, AGI + 100

    <strong>Durability:</strong> 1,000/1,000

    .

    In the past, this item only gave 200 attack power each. Now, its stats doubled, and its durability was restored.

    Even though Xiaomao¡¯s weapons were upgraded to the limit, he was more interested in the crystal¡¯s purpose than its effects.

    ¡®Am I too luckytely?! Isn¡¯t this the 4th evolution material?! The hell?!¡¯

    Xiaomao needed seven items to evolve his character ¨C Cathulhu Essence Core, Crystallized Catnip Essence, Refined Entity Crystal, Karmic Soul Stone, Akashic Memory Card, Ancient Dao Stone, and Karma Fish.

    Xiaomao had four of them ¨C Refined Entity Crystal, Karmic Soul Stone, Akashic Memory Card, and Karma Fish! Just three more, and he could be the legendary Cathulhu!

    The goal was right in front of Xiaomao as he had alreadymissioned the purchase of Cathulhu Essence Core from Tang Yuan, the merchant guild branch manager of Seaside Town. It would be delivered to his warehouse in less than a month.

    As for the crystallized catnip essence, it could be found in deep sea dungeons. However, Ancient Dao Stone could only be acquired from the future patch or as the reward for being the first to discover a safe zone in a dungeon.

    ¡®I have four, and one is on its way in three weeks or so. I only need to find two more safe zones, and I¡¯m gold!¡¯

    As long as Xiaomao could be a Cathulhu and upgrade his character¡¯s rarity by another tier, no yer in the third world would be his rival.

    ¡°Thanks, munya! You¡¯ve done well.¡±

    Xiaomao ignored what Shepherd and Lucky had been doing behind his back. Since they didn¡¯t seem to be hostile against him, Xiaomao didn¡¯t mind if they acted out on their own. After all, everybody here had a soul.

    Hearing that Xiaomao didn¡¯t scold them or find out what they did, the crew was relieved.

    Xiaomao looked at James, John, and Peter next. He stared at the offer and their faces.

    ¡°Why do you want to work for me?¡±

    James, John, and Peter couldn¡¯t talk. They knelt and gazed at Xiaomao with bright eyes.<sub></sub>

    Seeing that he couldn¡¯t get a verbal answer from them, Xiaomao checked his avable retainer slot. So far, he had six slots, but he already used three for Shepherd, Lucky, and Andrew.

    If Xiaomao epted the trio, he would run out of retainer slots. He would need to increase his contribution level again.

    ¡°Alright. I need crewmates, munya. If you want to work for me that badly, do as you like.¡±

    <You have epted John Preacher, James Greatman, and Peter S. Fisher as new retainers.>

    The three retainer slots were all upied. They would be treated like support characters of Xiaomao, but their loyalty could fluctuate like ves.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t care about their loyalty. As long as they were temporarily useful, he didn¡¯t mind taking them in.

    Peter, James, and John celebrated. Andrew and Shepherd hugged them, and the trio cried in joy.

    Xiaomao tilted his head, staring at the silent people. He wondered why they were overreacting.

    .

    One hourter, Xiaomao looked at the sky, looking at his name.

    The red name was magically gone. The shining gold name returned, and it radiated rays of light, annoying Xiaomao. Because of frustration, he activated the Chameleon skill, hiding his name.

    However, something was wrong. The hourly announcement didn¡¯te.

    After a long day of struggle, not having a beacon felt strange. Xiaomao had a bad feeling about this.

    He reviewed the recent game messages that he overlooked earlier. He looked at a certain line.

    <You are immune to the Curse of Greed.>

    ¡®Since when have I been inflicted with the Curse of Greed? What is this curse?¡¯

    Xiaomao connected the curse to the game mechanic. Although he wasn¡¯t sure, his instinct told him that it was rted to the light beacons.

    At a nce, a game mechanic shouldn¡¯t be rted to curses. However, Xiaomao was aware that the game was not a digitalized world.

    ¡®How convenience.¡¯

    Without the beacons, Xiaomao ordered his crew to sail closer to the shoreline.

    ¡°Next destination, Siren West Port, munya!¡±

    .

    Siren West Port was the only port that connected to Siren City. It was famous for itsmercial port, which was close to the Blood Bamboo Forest.

    When Wellerboy approached the port, nobody panicked or paid attention to the ship. The patrol ships of Siren Port only sent light signals, directing Xiaomao to the avable port.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Xiaomao

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Race:</strong> Catopus

    <strong>sses (7/10):</strong> ve Master, Dungeon Master, Regressor, Novice Elemental Mage, Cultivator, Novice Alchemist, Novice Herbalist

    <strong>ss Skills:</strong> Envement, ve Training, Water Bullet, Foresight, Muscle Memory

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Fish Gourmet, Catnap, Tentacle Pration, [?????? Instinct]

    <strong>Add-On Skill:</strong> Essence of Life

    <strong>Learned Skills (5/5):</strong> Chameleon, One Man Thousand Arrows, Flying Sword, Lock-On Mark, Homing Snipe

    <strong>Learned Spells (3/10):</strong> Holy Light, Lightning Storm, Shaman Fireball

    <strong>Ultimate Skill:</strong> Providence Song

    <strong>Titles:</strong> Nut Cracker, THIS IS MUNYA, Gnoll yer, the Brave

    .

    <strong>LEVEL:</strong> 111

    <strong>EXP:</strong> 12,909,853/ 43,250,000

    <strong>Contribution Level:</strong> 6

    <strong>PACT Weekly Ie:</strong> 6/100

    <strong>EXP:</strong> 267,226/400,000

    .

    <strong>Status Attributes</strong>

    STR: 300 (+150)

    DEX: 300 (+150)

    AGI: 500 (+450)

    VIT: 300 (+150)

    INT: 3,000 (+1,500)

    WIS: 354 (+177)

    QI: 10,000

    LUCK: 854

    Allocable Status Points: 425

    .

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 958

    Water: 285

    Wind: 600

    Metal: 181

    Wood: 181

    Lightning: 1000

    Dark: 200

    Light: 1000

    Allocable Status Points: 420

    .

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    ATK: 1,125

    DEF: 325

    M.ATK: 2,791

    M.DEF: 366

    Max HP: 7,650

    Max MP: 8,460

    Max Life Qi: 10,000

 Chapter 123 Cat Dad and Siren City

    Chapter 123 ¨C Cat Dad and Siren City

    The dock of a frigate-ss or galleon-ss ship was heavily protected by the local NPCs. When Wellerboy approached the dock, five flying mages circled around the ship from the sky, observing the crew¡¯s movements.

    All mages wore a different colorful robe ¨C Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, and White. Their (???) level and unique names hinted to everybody that they were big shots in the city.

    Fortunately, Xiaomao and his crew¡¯s negative karma was miraculously cleansed. No guard NPC harmed them so far.

    The frigate parked at the dock. Xiaomao, Lucky, John, and Peter got down to the port, but Shepherd, Andrew, Magdalene, and James remained on the ship to protect their properties.

    When Xiaomao and his crew entered the port, the five mages descended and walked toward them. All of them were elderly men in hooded robes, but their beards looked identical.

    The old man in a red robe, Archmage Mayes, stood in front of his friends. He looked straight into Xiaomao¡¯s eyes.

    ¡°Identify yourself. Which affiliation or nation are you from?¡±

    Xiaomao temporarily disabled the Chameleon skill and revealed his golden name.

    ¡°I¡¯m Xiaomao, munya. I¡¯m here to seek the audience with the emperor, munya!¡±

    The mages nced at Xiaomao¡¯s golden name. The white mage rotated his finger and cast a spell on the cat and his followers.

    DING

    <Archmage Casper has cast the spell, Curse of Honesty, on you.>

    <You are immune to curses.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. These people were up to something shady, and he didn¡¯t like it.

    TWITCH

    For an unknown reason, his right eyebrow twitched. At the same time, he received a strange notification message.<sub>.</sub>

    DING

    <[?????? Instinct]: Curse of Honesty disables the cursed person¡¯s ability to lie for a few minutes.>

    <[Foresight]: You¡¯re in an enemy¡¯s territory. Never reveal your origins and the Mermaid Kingdom¡¯s name here.>

    Surprisingly, these two mysterious skills worked at a time like this.

    While Xiaomao stared at the system notification messages in a daze, Casper nodded at Mayes. The red mage resumed the questioning.

    ¡°Do you have any ill intention to the emperor or the Yuan Empire?¡±

    Xiaomao came back to his senses. He figured out what they were trying to do.

    ¡°No, munya.¡±

    Even if it was true, Xiaomao would be stupid to confess his purposes here.

    ¡°Are you smuggling illegal items on your ship?¡±

    ¡°No, munya.¡±

    That was a lie as he still kept the Mazinger Poison in his inventory.

    ¡°Are you nning to vite thews of the Yuan Empire and Siren City in the future?¡±

    ¡°Of course not, munya!¡±

    That was a lie as well. He was determined to be the enemy of the Pangu Church, and the Yuan Empire was the patron of the religion. They were bound to fight sooner orter, and Xiaomao had been nning to take the initiative here.

    ¡°Are you working for another country?¡±

    ¡°No, munya.¡±<sub></sub>

    Again, Xiaomao lied. He could never reveal the name of the Mermaid Kingdom and Cernun here.

    Mayes paused for a moment and narrowed his eyes.

    ¡°Are you a Chaos Demon God worshiper?¡±

    ¡°Who is Chaos Demon God, munya?¡± Xiaomao innocently tilted his head to the side and smiled.

    ¡°Do you believe in god?¡±

    ¡°Yes, munya! Pangu is the true god, muncha-NYAAA! I BIT MY TONGUE!¡±

    Mayes let out a sigh of relief. He didn¡¯t notice that Xiaomao¡¯s expression was distorted in disgust because of what he had said.

    ¡°What is your true purpose here?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m here because of the emperor¡¯s edict, munya. I¡¯m also here to trade with the merchant guild and the people of this city, munya!¡±

    ¡°Ah, I see.¡±

    The mages nodded at each other. They smiled at Xiaomao and opened a way for him.

    ¡°Wee to Siren City, adventurer Xiaomao. If you have time, visit the Pangu Church and the Mage Tower.¡±

    ¡°Thanks, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao, Lucky, John, and Peter entered the port and followed the path to the city.

    .

    After Xiaomao had left, Mayes whispered to Casper, ¡°Aren¡¯t they criminals? Why aren¡¯t they cursed by Pangu?¡±

    Casper shrugged, ¡°They must have been devoted followers. Criminals can receive forgiveness from Pangu if they are devoted enough. I bet they¡¯re pilgrims among the yers.¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡°I hope they are pilgrims. My hunch keeps telling me that they¡¯re up to no good.¡±

    Casper smirked and turned to the frigate, where Shepherd and others remained behind.

    ¡°What¡¯s the worry? We have hostages here, no?¡±

    ¡°¡­ Right. I forgot about that.¡±

    The mages sneered at the frigate and flew back to the Mage Tower.

    .

    After getting away from the five archmages, Xiaomao hid his name once more. He ordered Lucky to bring him to the pce ASAP.

    Lucky, Peter, and John walked faster. They pushed and shoved pedestrians on the way as if they were running away from something.

    Along the way, Xiaomao looked around. Three-story houses lined up along the main street. Horse wagons and carts parked on the roadsides while pedestrians and merchants were minding their businesses.

    NPCs here either wore priest robes, mage robes, or adventurer clothes. Knights in smooth shiny armor patrolled the city in a squad of ten with a named NPC as a leader while yers in fancy clothes ran and leaped over buildings as if they were ninjas.

    When the cat¡¯s party passed through the checkpoint at the city gate, Xiaomao¡¯s heart thumped.

    He shifted his gaze to the sky, which should be at the center of the city.

    There was nothing there. However, Xiaomao felt like something was missing here.

    ¡°Where is the pylon tower¡­¡±

    ¡°Pai-Ron, what?¡± Lucky was confused.

    ¡°Err, nothing. Forget what I said, munya.¡±

    Despite saying that, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t calm his racing heart. He felt like he had a d¨¦j¨¤ vu, or he was visiting a hometown after he had left for a decade.

    Currently, Siren City was exactly what Xiaomao had remembered before the regression, yet deep down inside Xiaomao¡¯s heart, he knew this ce like the back of his hand, but it changed a lot.

    Pylon Tower of Life Essence was a tall tower in his dream. It resembled a pylon tower from the StarCraft Series, but it was a source of Life Qi and Life Essence for cultivators.

    In his dream, there weren¡¯t as many buildings as the city in the game. The main poption of the city was beastmen, mermaids, dryads, and friends of his father. Secondly, the only major buildings in the dream city were a mansion and the pylon tower. In the south, there was a monastery of a sect or a cult. And at the east, refugee camps and a huge arena were thestndmarks.

    Thinking of the city in his dream, Xiaomao remembered something. He patted Lucky¡¯s head.

    ¡°Guys. Does anybody remember if there¡¯s a moat in front of the city wall?¡±

    Peter scratched his head, but John repeatedly nodded. He used the signnguage that there was a river moat surrounding the city wall.

    Xiaomao closed his eyes and tried to think harder. He still had a feeling that he forgot something very important in his dream.

    While Xiaomao was in deep thought, a group of yers visited the nearby antique store. A male yer pointed at merchandise on a disy shelf.

    ¡°Hey, isn¡¯t this chalice look nice?¡±

    His friendughed, ¡°We¡¯re here to buy empty crates and containers for the next raid. Why are you interested in a useless cup?¡±

    ¡°Hey! Chalices are romance, you know. I¡¯m not going to use leaves or wooden barks as cups or tes anymore. I want a proper dish and cup for my food and drink.¡±

    ¡°Tsk. Use a canteen or a Tupperware, then. Don¡¯t bring that stupid heavy chalice on our journey!¡±

    Hearing their conversation, Xiaomao snapped open his eyes.

    He finally remembered. Near the pylon tower, there was a pond and a pedestal with a chalice on it. The chalice in his dream continuously produced precious water, which his father and his foster mothers nicknamed ¡°Unified Element Water¡± or ¡°Elixir.¡±

    ¡°To the city center, munya!¡±

    Lucky, Peter, and John were surprised, ¡°We¡¯re not going to the pce first?¡±

    ¡°No! City Center first, munya. I need to confirm something!¡±

    ¡°O-Okay!¡±

    The group rushed to the center of the city, following the main road.

    .

    Minutester, they reached the center of the city.

    However, Xiaomao was disappointed. Instead of finding the remaining pylon tower, he found aplex mansion and a tall tower. At the center of theplex buildings, a Christian-like church and a 3-meter-tall fountain statue of a barbarian man stood tall like a store thumb.

    The fountain shot bright transparent water into the man-made pond. A hundred city guards stood around therge fountain statue, ring at every passer-by not to get closer to the fountain.

    Xiaomao had the urge to get closer to the fountain to check. But upon looking carefully, he lost interest. He nced at the fountain and clicked his tongue.

    ¡°Fake elixir. Let¡¯s go, munya.¡±

    Lucky, Peter, and John were confused. They gazed at the unusual water fountain and the statue, wondering what their master was thinking.

    The group turned around and was about to leave. Suddenly, they heard amotion in front of the church.

    ¡°I¡¯M NOT SERVING THAT FAKE GOD! LET ME OUT!¡±

    BOOM

    A city guard in knight armor was hit by something and mmed onto the statue.

    The bronze barbarian was broken in half and fell to the ground. Debris fell to the fountain and hit the guarding soldiers below.

    In front of the church, a young boy in a ragged cloth, whose neck was cuffed by an iron choker, red at the soldiers in front of the church. A colorful aura coiled around him, and an illusion of a golden rain dragon wielding a ive roared.

    Behind the young ve, an injured elderly man struggled to get up. His legs were cuffed by iron restrains, and he couldn¡¯t get up.

    Xiaomao looked around. The first thing he checked was the person¡¯s name and level.

    Meng Xin, Level (???)

    ¡®Oh, an NPC? That¡¯s quite a high-leveled NPC, but I heard of this name somewhere before.¡¯

 Chapter 124 Cat Dad in Pangu Churchâ€™s Headquarters Dungeon (1)

    Chapter 124 ¨C Cat Dad in Pangu Church¡¯s Headquarters Dungeon (1)

    Curious, Xiaomao and his subordinates observed the situation. Passing-by yers also gathered to see themotion.

    The beggar-like boy shattered the restraints. He pointed his palm at the injured soldier, and the weapon in the soldier¡¯s hand was pulled toward the boy.

    Meng Xin grabbed the long sword. He turned toward the church and pointed his sword at someone inside.

    ¡°Go tell your master. This Samsara God bows to no one, especially that loser Pangu!¡±

    RUMBLE

    As soon as Meng Xin mentioned Pangu¡¯s name, the sky darkened. ck clouds gathered and transformed into a thunderstorm.

    BANG

    A lightning bolt struck Meng Xin, dealing over 100,000 damage!

    ¡°AAAAHHH!!¡±

    The young boy screamed.

    BANG

    BANG

    As if Heaven hated Meng Xin, more lightning bolts repeatedly struck him. After five hits, the boy copsed and fell unconscious.

    A group of soldiers surrounded Meng Xin. They pressed the boy to the ground as they put a new set of restraints on him. While systematically dragging Meng Xin into the church, one of them kicked the old ve in the gut and seized him by the hair.

    ¡°Stop resisting, ve! You should be honored that you get to baptize at our church and be an official priest!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    The old man yelled, ¡°I don¡¯t want to be a priest! Let my grandson go!¡±

    ¡°SHUT UP!¡±

    SMACK

    The knight pped the old man with his steel gauntlet.

    The elder¡¯s mouth became bloody. His red saliva dripped while he cried in despair and pain.

    The onlookers had dark expressions. Some drew their weapons, wanting to help the poor old man. Unfortunately, they didn¡¯t dare to provoke the local NPCs as they were afraid of criminal penalties and the influence of the Yuan Empire.

    The pdins sneered at the crowd of yers. They took their time and dragged the old man into the church.

    .

    Peter, John, and Lucky¡¯s expression were distorted because of anger and disgust. They looked at their master, asking for permission to intervene with their look.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t pay attention to his subordinates. Instead, his bloodshot eyes fixated on the elder¡¯s name.

    Bush Cox, Level 150

    The elder was actually the butler in Bit Tupeer¡¯s mansion. However, he appeared here as a weak old man, which Xiaomao didn¡¯t understand why.

    He frowned and nced at the knight, who hit the elder.

    Pangu Church Pdin, Level 180

    Something didn¡¯t make sense here. Although the soldiers were stronger than Bush Cox, that butler shouldn¡¯t be this helpless. In addition, the elder might not be Meng Xin¡¯s real grandfather because of their different surnames.<sub></sub>

    ¡®That man said he was a spy, right? Is he trying to do something silly here?¡¯

    Xiaomao was amused. Since he had an unfinished quest with Bush Cox, he decided to approach the pdins.

    Instead of talking to them, Xiaomao turned to his subordinates and ordered them.

    ¡°Book hotel rooms and wait for me there. Stay there and wait for me, munya. We¡¯re having fun tonight!¡±

    Lucky sensed the intense gaze of Xiaomao and had a shiver running down her spine. She nodded and closed her thighs, holding back her excitement and anticipation.

    The two men nced at the fidgeting gnoll girl and looked at each other. They had a wry smile and shook their heads.

    The trio explored the city. After the gang had left, Xiaomao disappeared from the crowd¡¯s sight and vanished into the church¡¯s building.

    Upon getting inside the church, a game window appeared in front of Xiaomao.

    <Your Quest, Bush Cox¡¯s Undercover Mission, has been updated.>

    .

    <strong>Bush Cox¡¯s Undercover Mission, Continuation</strong>

    The so-called undercover agent of the Yuan Empire seems to be investigating shady things that Pangu Church¡¯s pdins and priests have been doing behind the curtain.

    Although Bush Cox¡¯s job is none of your business, the Pangu Church is still the enemy of Chaos Demon Goddess and the Mermaid Kingdom. If you give the agent a helping hand, you will contribute to the Mermaid Kingdom¡¯s cause and earn hefty rewards.

    <strong>Trigger Conditions:</strong> epted Bush Cox¡¯s Undercover Mission Quest and be on a friendly term with the Mermaid Kingdom.

    <strong>Mission Objective:</strong> Infiltrate the Pangu Church¡¯s headquarters and find any illegal activity.<sub></sub>

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> You or Bush Cox¡¯s cover is blown.

    <strong>Mission Rewards:</strong> A level-100 skill book, Contribution EXP, unknown.

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> You will be the enemy of the Pangu Church and the Yuan Empire.

    <strong>[?????? Instinct]:</strong> The keys to this quest are Meng Xin, the baptize ritual, and Bush Cox. Find them all, and everything will be a cakewalk. Also, avoid fighting anyone underground until the ritual starts.

    <strong>[Foresight]:</strong> The baptize ritual will be held on the underground level. The passage is hidden behind a bookshelf in the library. The key locations of this quest are as the followings;

    ¨C The Library¡¯s hidden passageway to the underground level is behind the 3F bookshelf. Press the left breast of a magical girl¡¯s figurine on the shelf to move the shelf.

    ¨C Bush Cox and Meng Xin are being dragged toward the B5 floor. If you intercept the pdins before they can reach there, you will fail the mission. Let them reach their destination and wait for the key figures to arrive.

    ¨C B1, B2, and B3 belong to Pangu Church¡¯s hidden dungeon. All monsters are failed experiment subjects. If possible, don¡¯t kill them.

    ¨C B4 is your treasure trove, but you can¡¯t ess it until you get a certain item from a certain figure.

    ¨C B5 is the deepest floor underground. Wait there for surprises, and don¡¯t act out.

    .

    Xiaomao appreciated the quest details and hints. The foresight skill was so broken that it felt like a walkthrough.

    After getting the hints, Xiaomao sneaked into the church and followed the group of pdins, who were dragging Bush Cox and Meng Xin to the inner area of the church.

    Behind the praying room were two doors, which linked to the west wing and the east wing. The group opened the east wing door and crossed the walkway toward the adjacent building. However, when they crossed the door, a blue force field appeared and blocked Xiaomao¡¯s path, before the door closed by itself.

    CLICK

    Not only was it automatically closed, but an unknown force also locked it.

    ¡®Crap!¡¯

    CLICK

    The front door of the church was automatically locked as well. Then, the bright light bulbs on the ceiling were off.

    Just like that, the building was dark. Only faint rays of sunlight shone through the colorful windows of the church, but they didn¡¯t illuminate the interior.

    Xiaomao regretted that he didn¡¯ttch onto the group as he was afraid of being detected. He turned to the other door to the west.

    ¡®Fine. Puzzle quest, right? I don¡¯t know anything about the building, but I¡¯ll find the way to the library!¡¯

    The catopus hopped toward the west gate. He slightly opened the door, peeking inside.

    Beyond the west gate was a passageway to the west wing of the church building. Fortunately, no force field or barrier was here.

    Xiaomao slipped through the gap between the doors and sneaked inside.

    CLICK

    Again, the door shut itself and locked behind him. A blue force field appeared, preventing others from following Xiaomao.

    The catopus looked at the defense mechanism of the church. He had a bad feeling about this.

    ¡®I should have learned some trap-disarming skills.¡¯

    Retreating was no longer an option. Xiaomao proceeded further.

    Upon entering the west wing of the building, he came across a bright and long hallway. Proceeding ahead, Xiaomao noticed several opened wooden doors.

    Xiaomao peeked inside the first room of the hallway.

    In the room, teenagers were sitting at their desks, listening to a priest¡¯s lecture. They faced the other side of the room and didn¡¯t notice a transparent fur ball outside the door.

    Curious, Xiaomao climbed the door¡¯s ledge and listened to the ss.

    ¡°There are three major worlds in the universe ¨C The World of Heroes, the World of Cultivators, and the World of Chaos. We belong to the World of Chaos, which is a battleground between our savior, Pangu, and the evil Chaos Demon Gods. Currently, Chaos Demon Gods¡¯ apostles roam thend and upy most of the northern continents. Look at page 4 to see the map of our world.¡±

    Hearing about the world¡¯s map, Xiaomao climbed the ceiling and looked down, checking the map in a student¡¯s textbook.

    When Xiaomao saw the world map, he almostined out loud.

    It was incorrect.

    In the textbook, the maind of the Yuan Empire was thergest continent, located at the center of the world.

    The world map that Xiaomao knew was not like this. The Yuan Empire was a small continent in the east, and there were sixrger continents to the west and south.

    To the north, the archipgo of Cernun and the Mermaid Kingdom was there. However, the textbook marked them as cursednd with ck color and included them as the territory of the Yuan Empire.

    ¡°As you can see in the picture, the ck areas in the world are cursednds, corrupted by Chaos Demon Gods and their apostles. Our pdins are trying their best to defeat all monsters there and reim ournd. You must get stronger and help our people defeat the evil monsters.¡±

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes as he heard enough. The priest was brainwashing the young students, turning them into pawns of the Pangu Church to fight Cernun and the Mermaid Kingdom in the future.

    He had the urge to kill the priest. Unfortunately, he couldn¡¯t afford to expose himself now.

    Xiaomao sneaked away and left the ssroom. He proceeded further down the hallway, searching for a way to ess the east wing.

 Chapter 125 Cat Dad in Pangu Churchâ€™s Headquarters Dungeon (2)

    Chapter 125 ¨C Cat Dad in Pangu Church¡¯s Headquarters Dungeon (2)

    Walking along the hallway without being noticed was simple, but the lessons in the ssrooms disturbed Xiaomao.

    ¡°Pangu is the creator of all lives in the universe!¡±

    ¡°Priests of Pangu Church are the emissaries of Pangu. Whatever they tell you to do, you must follow their instructions without fail!¡±

    ¡°Pleasing the Pangu emissaries is the duty of all followers. Women must dedicate their bodies and souls to Pangu¡¯s emissaries. Whenever they summon you to their resting quarters, you must follow their order.¡±

    ¡°All your wealth belongs to the god. Giving it back to the Pangu Church is amon thing to do.¡±

    ¡°To be a warrior of Pangu Church, you must join the intermediate baptism ritual and ept Pangu¡¯s blessing. But to get that qualification, you must earn the right to be a pdin¡¯s servant and please them with your bodies. Boys are no exception!¡±

    The more Xiaomao heard, the more he wanted the Infinity Stones and a couple of nuclear warheads.

    This church deserved to get nuked twice!

    After navigating through the long andplex hallways in the west wing for 20 minutes, Xiaomao finally found a door, which led to the inner garden behind the front church.

    The only flowers in the garden were white lilies. However, these nts emitted strange vapor and thick Life Qi.

    Xiaomao stopped proceeding forward and stared at the center of the garden. Arge piece of broken crystal was covered by white lilies. On the top of the Life Essence Crystal was a beast with a dragon-like head and the physique of a muscr hyena, curling and sleeping soundly. Its skin was glossy like refined ck Damascus steel, and its ws were longer than Warg Lord.

    The name of the monster terrified Xiaomao.

    Taotie, Agent of Cmity, Level (????)

    It was one of the seven cmitous creatures that would terrorize the game world after the Angler Fish¡¯s emergence. There was no info where Taotie and its minions came from, but they yed a major role when the Pangu Church invaded other continents.<sub>.</sub>

    The presence of a major boss made Xiaomao nervous. He heightened his sense and concentration, creeping around the garden and avoiding getting closer.

    A-CHOOO!

    Before Xiaomao could crawl 10 meters, Taotie sneezed. His eyes opened, and his nose twitched.

    GROWL

    Taotie swiped its running nose and repeatedly shook its head.

    RUMBLE

    All white lilies in the garden were lightened in me and turned to ash!

    Xiaomao¡¯s tentacles sensed the intense burning pain from the ground, but he didn¡¯t dare to move. He slowly brought out HP potions and drank them, refusing to move from the spot.

    SNIFF

    Taotie raised his nose and sniffed the air.

    ¡°I must be hungry. The burning lilies smell like a cooked octopus.¡±

    The beast snorted and closed his eyes, continuing to sleep.

    The me dispersed as if there were nothing else to burn. The stone floor was heated and turned red like burning charcoal.

    Xiaomao endured the burning pain and crawled through the school building wall, getting away from the burning stone tiles in the garden.<sub></sub>

    The tips of his tentacles were so cooked that Xiaomao had the urge to eat himself. Fortunately, the potions worked and restored the burnt limps. He managed to move again.

    The trip that should have taken 2 minutes ended up taking half an hour. Xiaomao moved on the walls to get to the other side of the garden without getting closer to Taotie.

    After reaching the wall of the east wing building, the catopus slipped down and opened the door, which connected to the east wing building.

    As soon as Xiaomao opened the door, Taotie muttered.

    ¡°Since you¡¯re polite and didn¡¯t make noise, I¡¯ll forgive you for trespassing my domain, but I can¡¯t let you get out for free. Leave some food in front of the door and scram.¡±

    Every fur of Xiaomao and his tail straightened in fear. Instantly and without hesitation, he put a 20 kg package of Rhino Shark meat on the ground. Then, he turned around in a hurry, opened the door, and gently closed it without making any noise.

    Taotie knew he was there!

    After the door was closed, Xiaomao could still hear Taotie¡¯s voice in his mind.

    ¡®Such exquisite food you have there. Well, since you¡¯re more likable than a certain three-eye pretentious bastard. I¡¯ll give you a blessing for the exceptional offering.¡¯

    DING

    <Taotie likes your manner and your tribute. Current Favorability: 1 Star.>

    <Taotie has blessed you.>

    <Your Dark Spiritual Root has permanently increased by 100.>

    <Your dark spell, Stinger (Common), has evolved into Poisonous Stinger (Umon).><sub></sub>

    Xiaomao was taken aback. He thought that all cmity agents were aggressive beasts, but Taotie seemed generous.

    ¡®Come back if you have more rare fish. Oh, raise your dark element affinity, you dumb cat. Your spiritual roots are so imbnced that it pains me to look at you. Curses, poisons, and destruction are my forte. If you bring more good fish to me, I¡¯ll teach you good dark spells.¡¯

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes brightened. He turned around and bowed to Taotie, who was on the other side of the door.

    ¡°Thank you, sir. I¡¯ll be back when I have a new offering, munya!¡±

    ¡®Good. Now, get lost. I want to sleep.¡¯

    ¡°Yes, sir, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao dashed into the hallway of the east wing building without looking back.

    .

    After running for a minute, Xiaomao looked back and sweated profusely.

    The blessing and the spell upgrade were a windfall. However, it didn¡¯t shake the feeling of dread and fear. If possible, he wouldn¡¯te here again and risk his life.

    Entering the east wing building through the backyard garden might have been a fatal mistake. He could have lost all his precious ultra-rare and legendary items there had Taotie been hostile.

    Xiaomao swiped the sweaty fur on his forehead. His fur was still hard and straight, but all of them were soaked by his sweat.

    He looked back and found that he left a long trail on a wet floor.

    ¡®Motherhumper. I almost had a heart attack.¡¯

    Xiaomao shook his body, sshing water everywhere. Then, he resumed his camouge skill and proceeded forward.

    .

    A minuteter, a pdin level 180 came out of the training field. He still wore his uniform and armor, including metal armor shoes and a metal helmet.

    In the training field, the ground was made of hard dirt, and the pdin had no problem walking around with steel shoes. But when he entered the hallway, which floor was made of refined marble, the steel shoes couldn¡¯t provide enough traction for walking, and he always slipped if he wasn¡¯t careful.

    Because of the slipperiness, the pdin knelt and was about to take off his shoes.

    Meanwhile, a level-200 fat ugly priest passed by. He came from the inner area of the east wing building, pushing a cart of raw meat toward the backyard garden.

    When the priest saw the kneeling pdin, he scolded him.

    ¡°Pdin. What are you doing?¡±

    ¡°Priest? Oh, I¡¯m taking off my shoes.¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t change your attire here. Go back to the training field and change it there.¡±

    ¡°But I don¡¯t want to mess the hallway with dirt.¡±

    ¡°Meh, you will dirty the hallway regardless. Get back to the training field and change your shoes!¡±

    ¡°But I don¡¯t have spare shoes.¡±

    ¡°Tsk! Fine. Come back with a mop and clean up your mess.¡±

    The priest snorted and continued pushing the food cart to the garden.

    After the priest had left, the pdin scoffed in frustration.

    ¡°I should have the higher authority than the priests. Why do I have to bow to those pedophile fools?¡±

    Because of his frustration, he took off his shoes and stomped away, leaving ck footprints on the white marble floor.

    Walking forward a few steps, his bare feet stepped onto the wet floor and slid forward. His two legs made a split, which tore a few tendons and muscle fibers.

    The pdin cried in pain, and his HP dropped by 10%. He crawled on the floor and cursed the priest, ming him for wetting the floor.

    ¡°BASTARD! I SWEAR I¡¯LL GET BACK AT YOU ONE OF THESE DAYS!¡±

    .

    Xiaomao was annoyed.

    The east wing was a crowded area. Level-180 pdins and level-200 priests patrolled in the building in groups. Although no elite pdin or priest was present, their natural aura and presence intimidated Xiaomao.

    Because of their sharp senses and the level difference, Xiaomao had no choice but to travel by crawling on the walls or the ceiling, avoiding their lines of sight.

    As there was no map, Xiaomao spent another 10 minutes, searching for the library. Fortunately, the eastern wing was a one-story building, and Xiaomao managed to locate it.

    The library was only 100 meters away from the previous church¡¯s door, which the group and Meng Xin had entered earlier. Xiaomao slipped into the library when a priest pushed the door open.

    Upon getting inside the library room, Xiaomao was stunned. Instead of seeing a small library in a one-story building, this spacious library¡¯s interior looked like something from Hogwarts or Harvard.

    It was massive. The height of the ceiling was at least 10-story high, which was illogical for a one-story building!

    At the center of the library, a 100-meter tall crystal floated still, rotating while hovering in the air and providing Life Essence to the room.

    Xiaomao widened his eyes in shock as he recognized the crystal.

    ¡®That¡¯s the crystal from the pylon tower! Why is it here?!¡¯

 Chapter 126 Cat Dad and His Secret Dadâ€™s Heirloom

    Chapter 126 a€¡° Cat Dad and His Secret Dad¡¯s Heirloom

    ¡°Mama, wut dat?¡±

    A one-year-old oni boy pointed at a flying crystal, which was hovering over the top of a tall tower.

    The boy¡¯s bright skin tone looked the same as his mother, whose pale smooth skin was as white as jade. He also inherited his mother¡¯s blond hair and pretty eyes.

    The mother carried her child around and gazed at the structure. Her two short horns pointed at the pylon tower in the sky.

    ¡°It¡¯s the Pylon Tower of Life.¡±

    ¡°Wut iz pai-lo ta-wa?¡±

    The mother proudly smiled, ¡°The masterpiece that your father created for us. Because of the tower, all beastmen from the Forbidden Forest migrates here. It provides us Life Essence for cultivators.¡±

    The Oni mother leaped to the sky and flew closer to the pylon tower. She carried the child closer to the bright blue crystal.

    ¡°Touch it, Xiaomiao. Your father¡¯s Blood Essence is in there. Even when he¡¯s away, he can see us.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The young Oni, Mao Xiaomiao, reached out and touched the crystal. The condensed blue energy inside moved toward the child¡¯s palm and formed an adult¡¯s hand, touching the crystal ss from the other side.

    A portion of the energy entered Xiaomiao¡¯s little hand. A small blue thread entered the child¡¯s cirction system and moved around. When it reached the Oni¡¯s heart, it formed a sigil of a cat deity with tentacle legs on the child¡¯s right eyebrow.

    The mother frowned and looked at her child¡¯s chest. Upon discovering the sigil, she turned to the hand in the crystal and pulled Xiaomiao away.

    ¡°You¡¯re not my husband! WHO ARE YOU!?¡±

    The THING inside the crystal revealed his true form. The silhouette looked exactly like a catopus.

    ¡°Your husband¡¯s benefactor, munya!¡±

    .

    .

    .

    Xiaomao stared at the pylon tower as he still vividly remembered the events in his dream.<sub>.</sub>

    Being reminded of the sigil, Xiaomao brought out a hand mirror and looked at himself. Unfortunately, Xiaomao didn¡¯t find anything unusual other than his transparent head and body.

    ¡®Is that really just a dream? What was that sigil?¡¯

    Xiaomao was sure that the silhouette in the crystal was definitely a catopus. Still, he couldn¡¯t figure out why its munya-cry sounded like Mu-Nyang¡¯s voice.

    Because of the unsettling dream, Xiaomao crept closer to the pylon crystal.

    In the library, the security wasx. No soldier or pdin guarded the crystal. Only an old priest behind a counter was nearby, reading a book and ignoring everybody else.

    The priest resembled a roman philosopher in ssical arts. His curly white hair, full beard, and stoic-like facial expression gave out an air of a wise elder.

    Xiaomao nced at the elder¡¯s level and name.

    Archbishop Mimir, Apostle of Pangu, Level (????)

    A purple-named world boss!

    A hostile world boss with four digits in level!

    ¡®Oh, shit.¡¯

    As soon as Xiaomao could see Mimir¡¯s name and title, he was frozen in fear. This man¡¯s existence reminded him that he was inside the headquarters of the Pangu Church! Obviously, he would easily run into many major characters and servants of Pangu.

    Moreover, if Taotie could easily detect Xiaomao, Mimir could also do the same.

    Xiaomao med his curiosity that he got too close to the old man. He prepared for his ill fate.

    No wonder why this ce was lightly protected. It was the turf of another strong boss!

    The old bishop in a priest robe continued reading the book in his hand. He quietly muttered and snapped his fingers.

    ¡°Child, don¡¯t be nervous. Curiosity indeed killed the cat, but that doesn¡¯t mean I¡¯ll kill a catopus child, whose fate is bound with this pylon crystal.¡±

    As he muttered, all priests and people in the grand library turned into stones.

    Xiaomao gulped and looked around him. Upon noticing that all level-200 priests were instantly petrified by the elder, his hair stood up once again.

    Since the elder had no intention of harming him, Xiaomao bowed to the old man and gazed at the crystal for a moment.<sub></sub>

    He had the urge to touch the crystal like what he did in his dream. However, he was afraid that Mimir might change his mind.

    Afraid of the elder, Xiaomao quietly turned around.

    ¡°If you¡¯re looking for those sinful idiots, they have already entered the secret passage. Check the 3F aisle and find a girly figurine to open the passage.¡±

    Mimir suddenly closed his book. He turned to the invisible catopus.

    ¡°Before you enter the secret passageway, you should at least touch the crystal. The item inside belongs to you and your father, so you should take it before Pangu or others find it.¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle legs stopped moving. He turned around and faced the archbishop.

    ¡°Are you not working for Pangu, munya?¡±

    Mimir smirked, ¡°Even if I¡¯m working for Pangu, I don¡¯t discriminately kill children, cats, animals, and innocent bystanders. To be honest, I don¡¯t like him at all.¡±

    ¡°Then, why are you a priest, munya?¡±

    ¡°Ah, that was a terrible decision when I was young. My status is irreversible now.¡±

    ¡°I thought Pangu brainwashed every follower. Didn¡¯t he brainwash you, munya?¡±

    Mimir burst intoughter, ¡°They tried, but I¡¯m not stupid enough to believe all those horseshits. But because I wasn¡¯t under their influence, Pangu cursed me and forced me to be his apostle against my will. Now, he put me here to keep watch over that stupid mutt in the garden. By the way, did you meet Taotie? Isn¡¯t he cute?¡±

    Cute?

    That beast?

    The corner of Xiaomao¡¯s mouth twitched. From Mimir¡¯s words and demeanor, it appeared that the old man was so strong that he saw the cmity beast as a cute puppy.

    ¡°Go ahead. Touch the crystal. What¡¯s stopping you?¡± Mimir giggled.

    ¡°Will you kill me if I do, munya?¡±

    Mimir pursed his lips, ¡°Any bastard that seeks enjoyment by killing a cat is a psychopath. Do I look like one?¡±

    ¡°No, sir.¡±

    Mimir lifted his finger, and Xiaomao¡¯s body floated in the air. With a wiggle of a finger, the catopus flew toward the hovering crystal.<sub></sub>

    By reflex, Xiaomao touched the surface of the crystal, preventing himself from colliding with the pylon.

    As soon as Xiaomao touched the pylon tower, a chalice silhouette appeared in the middle of the crystal. It floated toward Xiaomao as if it was alive.

    However, Xiaomao didn¡¯t notice the grail. He was stunned by the non-stop system notification messages.

    DING

    <You have activated the Pylon Crystal of Life Essence.>

    <Life Qi from the Pylon Crystal of Life Essence flows inside you!>

    <Your Qi has increased by 900!>

    <Your Fire Spiritual Root has increased by 74!>

    <Your Qi has increased by 950!>

    <Your Water Spiritual Root has increased by 55!>

    <Your Qi has increased by 830!>

    <Your Wind Spiritual Root has increased by 97!>

    <Your Qi has¡­>

    Xiaomao felt like he was being electrocuted by strange energy, which forcefully entered his body and improved his overall spiritual roots and Qi. The messages also looped and kept increasing his stats nonstop.

    He lost the track of time. By the time Xiaomao came back to his senses, thousands of unread system messages stacked into a big red [99+] alert. However, thetest notification messages summarized everything for him.

    <You have awakened your dantian as a true cultivator.>

    <Your ss, Cultivator, has been upgraded into 1st-Stage Mortal Cultivator!>

    <You can now use the Cultivation feature!>

    ¡®Wait, what?!¡¯

    Xiaomao¡¯s white fur turned pale.

    He had been dying the dantian awakening procedure because all his spiritual roots hadn¡¯t reached 1,000 yet. However, Mimir and the pylon tower forcefully awakened his dantian, which might ruin his stats forever.

    In a hurry, Xiaomao checked his spiritual roots.

    .

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 1,472

    Water: 1,194

    Wind: 1,329

    Metal: 1,048

    Wood: 1,085

    Lightning: 1,513

    Dark: 1,277

    Light: 1,583

    <strong>Free Points:</strong> 420

    .

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    ATK: 1,216

    DEF: 416

    M.ATK: 3,491

    M.DEF: 456

    Max HP: 8,556

    Max MP: 9,366

    Life Qi: 19,059

    .

    ¡°EH?!¡±

    It was too good to be true! Something was not right about his spiritual roots and hisbat stats.

    Xiaomao looked at the pylon crystal again. Then, he discovered the shocking detail.

    .

    <strong>Pylon Crystal of Mao Miaomiao</strong>

    Before the great reset of the universe, this pylon crystal was created by the Chaos Seraphim, Mao Miaomiao, who was still a mortal at that time. He injected his blood essence and a fragment of his soul inside, turning the crystal into the fountain of Life Essence for the poption of his city.

    Unfortunately, after the great reset of the universe, Pangu took control of the pylon tower and Siren City. Afterward, the pylon crystal was stored here in the library, providing endless Life Essence for the priests and the pdins inside the church.

    However, only the rightful heirs of Mao Miaomiao can activate the Life Essence Pylon Crystal and obtain the hidden power inside.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Structure, Continuous Effect, Boon

    <strong>Item Restriction:</strong> Only Mao Miaomiao and family members.

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 30 days

    <strong>Effect:</strong> Upon activation, you will get the following benefits;

    ¨C Increase all spiritual roots by a random amount, depending on the activator¡¯s level.

    ¨C Increase Qi by a random amount, depending on the activator¡¯s level.

    ¨C Automatically awaken your cultivation potential.

    ¨C Give the hidden artifact inside the crystal to the first activator.

    <strong>Structure Effect:</strong> Provide Qi to everybody within the radius of one kilometer.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> Be sure to thank your father for this amazing heirloom.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> The crystal is the gift of your father. No one has the right to im it, even if it¡¯s Pangu!

 Chapter 127 Cat Dad and Mimir

    Chapter 127 ¨C Cat Dad and Mimir

    ¡®Mao Miaomiao again. Is he really my father in my previous life or what?!¡¯

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t know what to think of this mysterious rtionship between him and Mao Miaomiao. Moreover, the detail of the crystal revealed that Mao Miaomiao was the Chaos Seraphim, who was the master of all Chaos Demon Gods and Chaos Demon Goddesses!

    The Chaos Demon God loc wanted to destroy Earth in the future, which made Mao Miaomiao his future enemy by default. However, the followers of Chang¡¯e, the Mermaid Kingdom, and Cernun didn¡¯t cooperate with loc even though they served the same master.

    The whole rtionship between them didn¡¯t make any sense.

    ¡®Am I Luke Skywalker or what? What the hell is going on here?!¡¯

    This convoluted backstory and the mysterious dream gave Xiaomao a headache. He took several deep breaths and recollected his thought.

    ¡®I need to simplify this entire mess. First, let¡¯s just say Mao Miaomiao is my father, and I¡¯m his son in my previous life. Second, the game worlds are real, and some NPCs can recognize me as Mao Miaomiao¡¯s son for whatever reason. Third, Mao Miaomiao is the Chaos Seraphim, but he looked different from the trailer movies on the official site.¡¯

    At that point, Xiaomao came up with a theory by using the connections between loc and Chang¡¯e as a base. They both served a Chaos Seraphim, but they had different goals.

    Then¡­

    ¡®Is there more than one Chaos Seraphim? Are chaos demons working for a different master all along?!¡¯

    Xiaomao felt like he had discovered another important clue in the game world¡¯s backstory. He didn¡¯t notice that his tail was wagging left and right in excitement.

    ¡°Your father must have left you a good heirloom, I see.¡±

    Mimir waved his hand, and Xiaomao¡¯s body descended andnded on the desk in front of the elder.

    Xiaomao came back to his senses. He bowed to the elder once again.

    ¡°Senior, thank you for your guidance, munya!¡±<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°Don¡¯t mention it. I¡¯m just one of the bad people in this world with an ulterior motive.¡±

    ¡°Oh?¡± Xiaomao thought so. After all, nothing is free in the universe. ¡°Is there something you want me to do for you, munya?¡±

    ¡°Hahaha! You¡¯re too weak to be useful to me. Actually, I hope that the people behind you can notice my plea and help me. As I said, I have an ulterior motive, and I¡¯ve already sowed good karma by giving you a hand. Now, you can just simply go back to your backers, and they will find my message.¡±

    This old man was too honest. Xiaomao couldn¡¯t hate honest people, such as Brad and Mimir.

    ¡°So, you want me to tell my bosses that you want their help, munya?¡±

    ¡°Exactly! I¡¯m tired of being Pangu¡¯s ve. If they can remove my curse, I¡¯ll dly work for them!¡±

    Xiaomao gulped. He nced at one of the items in his inventory, wondering if he should lend it to Mimir.

    The Refined Entity Crystal could automatically neutralize all curses and bless the item owner with curse immunity. By holding on to it, Mimir might be able to break free from Pangu¡¯s curse.

    Twitch!

    As soon as Xiaomao thought of lending the item, his right eyebrow hurt. It repeatedly twitched as if it warned Xiaomao not to follow through with his idea.

    Because of the twitching, Xiaomao had a second thought.

    There were too many risk factors in this idea as many things could have gone wrong ¨C Mimir could easily steal the item. He could have been lying all along, or he might escape from the church and freed Taotie, which might result in unpredictable consequences and irreversible damage to the third game world.

    Furthermore, a four-digit boss like Mimir might be closely monitored by other gctic monsters. Had Xiaomao forcefully removed the curse, the big boss of the church would have noticed and hunted him to the end of the earth.

    The matter between level-thousand monsters should be left for the fellow monsters to handle. Xiaomao decided not to intervene in their businesses for now.

    ¡°I¡¯ll definitely ry your words to my bosses, munya.¡±<sub></sub>

    ¡°Alright. Take your time. Oh, I¡¯ll dispel the petrification curse on the priests now. Go hiding and follow those scums. Do what you need to do.¡±

    Xiaomao bid Mimir farewell and rushed to the third floor, where the 3F aisle was located.

    .

    After Xiaomao left, Mimir let out a long sigh and reopened the novel book in his hand, continuing reading.

    As Mimir was about to resume reading, the voice of Taotie sounded in his mind.

    ¡®You should have taken that cat¡¯s artifact. That thing can probably remove your curse.¡¯

    Mimir muttered, ¡°I¡¯m not shameless enough to steal candies from children. Had I borrowed it from him, Pangu and others would havee down here and searched for the child themselves. I don¡¯t want to alert them.¡±

    ¡®But that cat is a regressor. Shouldn¡¯t you kill him?¡¯

    ¡°Don¡¯t pretend, Taotie. I know you want to jump ships like me! You also didn¡¯t harm him. I even saw you gave him a blessing.¡±

    ¡®A-Ahem! Screw Pangu and Nian! I wish Mao Miaomiao and Mu-Nyang caught and killed them both!¡¯

    ¡°He-he! Same here. Anyway, you should have given him a stronger blessing.¡±

    ¡®I-I don¡¯t have enough strength to move! I¡¯m trapped here, dammit!¡¯

    .

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao found what he was looking for. But before he pressed the mechanical button, he checked his inventory, which highlighted the newest item.

    It was a chalice, which looked the same as the mysterious artifact that Xiaomao had seen in his dream.<sub></sub>

    .

    <strong>Holy Grail of Mao Miaomiao</strong>

    This chalice was once the holy artifact of the Forbidden Forest, inherited by Mao Xueyan, the queen of beast tribes. Later on, Mao Xueyan offered the chalice to Mao Miaomiao in exchange for his protection.

    Mao Miaomiao sacrificed his blood and Qi to activate the chalice. Afterward, the grail ceaselessly produced clear water, which contained Mao Miaomiao¡¯s blood and Qi. Because of its unique trait and its usefulness, Mao Miaomiao used it to produce drinking water for the poption of Siren City.

    Beastmen and cultivators who drank the water from the grail soon found themselves getting stronger because of the residual Qi. All wounds and injuries were healed, and their cultivation bottlenecks were removed. Since then, everybody in Siren City nicknamed it the Holy Grail.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Artifact, Continuous Effect, Boon

    <strong>Item Restriction:</strong> None

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Myth

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> One Second

    <strong>Effect (1):</strong> By keeping the item in your inventory, you will obtain the following effects;

    ¨C Obtain one cubic centimeter worth of Sacred Water every second. The water will be added to one of your avable inventory slots until it reaches one cubic meter.

    ¨C If no inventory slot is avable, all produced Sacred Water will be stored in a random container in your inventory slot.

    ¨C If no container is avable, the produced water will be ejected from your body.

    <strong>Effect (2):</strong> By cing the item near a water source, the artifact will produce double the amount of Sacred Water.

    <strong>Effect (3):</strong> By cing the item next to the dungeon core with Chaos Seraphim OS, the Holy Grail of Mao Miaomiao will merge with the dungeon core, and the dungeon will be able to produce Sacred Water and construct a Sacred Water Shrine.

    .

    <strong>Sacred Water</strong>

    Known as Sacred Unified Element Water, which originated from Mao Miaomiao¡¯s blood and Qi. The sacred water can restore limbs and heal all injuries, as long as it isn¡¯t fatal. Because of its effectiveness, cultivators can kill to get their hands on it.

    However, overconsumption may cause a disastrous effect as it contains condensed elemental energy of the Chaos Seraphim. Never drink more than 100 CCs per day if you don¡¯t want to die.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Consumable

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Myth

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> None

    <strong>Effect:</strong> By drinking 10 of Sacred Water, you will obtain the following effects;

    ¨C Heal 10,000 HP and MP instantly.

    ¨C Restore all lost limbs and internal organs.

    ¨C Remove [Poison], [Charmed], [Petrified], [Stun], [Numb], [Bleeding], and [Sickness] abnormal status effects.

    ¨C Inflict a new abnormal status, [Estrus], to self for 12 hours.

    ¨C Your stamina is double for 12 hours.

    ¨C Increase Max HP and MP by 100.

    ¨C Increase a random status attribute by 10.

    ¨C Increase a random spiritual root by 10.

    <strong>Note:</strong> Drinking more than 10 per day may lead to death.

    .

    Xiaomao gulped. Because of the long text and the urgency, he chose not to waste time rereading it for now. He closed the menu and put the matter to the back of his head for now. He remembered that he needed to meet up with Meng Xin on the B5 floor, but he was on the 3rd floor.

    Afraid that he might be short on time, Xiaomao turned to the figurine.

    CLICK

    Xiaomao pressed the left breast of the figurine on the 3F shelf. The button caved in, and something seemed to be unlocked.

    The shelf in front of Xiaomao slid to the side, revealing a staircase, leading to a dark section of the library. Xiaomao climbed the square staircase down.

    At first, Xiaomao didn¡¯t feel anything. But after descending to the B1 floor, the system gave him a warning message.

    DING

    <You have entered Pangu Cult Dungeon.>

    ¡®It has begun!¡¯

    After getting to the B1 floor, the staircase passage ended. From this point, he had to explore the dungeon and find the stairs to the lower level.

    The B1 floor was a dark ce with long hallways, simr to the school building on the west wing. However, there was no side room or any ce to visit.

    Seeing the dark long corridor, Xiaomao summoned a flying sword and rode it. He rushed forward, using his instinct to navigate through the dark.

    As Xiaomao flew through the long corridor, he soon came across an intersection. There were three other paths in front of Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao sniffed. As a catopus, his sense of smell was stronger than others. He narrowed his eyes.

    ¡®I smell rotting corpses and beasts.¡¯

    Xiaomao turned to the central passageway and proceeded further, ignoring the side paths.

 Chapter 128 Cat Dad in Pangu Churchâ€™s Headquarters Dungeon (3)

    Chapter 128 ¨C Cat Dad in Pangu Church¡¯s Headquarters Dungeon (3)

    Proceeding through the B1 floor was strangely easy. Xiaomao didn¡¯t encounter any monster or a patrol unit of the Pangu cultists. However, bloodstain, dented walls, wed ground, and broken weapons were noticeable as Xiaomao got deeper.

    ¡®Has someone fought in here recently?¡¯

    As soon as Xiaomao found the trace ofbat here, he stopped proceeding forward. He rechecked the recent game messages.

    <You have entered Pangu Cult Dungeon.>

    At a nce, there was nothing unusual. However, for Xiaomao, this indicated additional information ¨C The game didn¡¯t tell him that Xiaomao was the first yer in this dungeon!

    At least five yers discovered this dungeon before Xiaomao!

    Because yers had discovered this ce before him, there might be other yers in this dungeon!

    ¡®Has a guild or someone pledged allegiance to the Pangu Church?¡¯

    Xiaomao decelerated his flying sword. Instead of rushing forward, he moved at a cruise speed while he was invisible.

    Going further, more traces of battles became more obvious as broken weapons began to vanish one after another. This phenomenon was one of many warnings from the dungeon that a new batch of dungeon monsters would be respawned in a few seconds.

    rmed by the hint, Xiaomao pped the hilt of the flying sword, forcing it to go faster. The sword acted like a panicking horse, jetting forward at its full speed.

    .

    Five secondster, 20 priests in red robes and crimson KKK hoods emerged from the ground as if they were zombies crawling out of their graves. They lit the torches in their hands and stood in a column formation.<sub>.</sub>

    Their names were the same.

    Dark Priest Apprentice, Level 130

    GRR

    Two chained scale wolves walked out of the shadows and stared at the group of dark priests. However, the chains and the chokers on their necks restricted their movements.

    In addition, two half-naked muscr men, who were 7¡¯5 (2.26 meters) feet tall, held the chains and restrained the dogs. They followed the dogs out of the dark portal.

    Experimented Human, Level 135, were the beasts¡¯ names. As for the muscle men, their names were shown as Elite Torturer, Level 150.

    The elite NPC here wore nothing but leather shorts and boots. Their overlyrge chest muscle and biceps looked like balloons of flesh, simr to steroid-overdosed bodybuilders. Both men wore paper bags as their headwear, hiding their hideous faces.

    The group reformed its formation. They looked forward in a daze as if they had no soul. As soon as they restored their formation, they marched toward the entrance of the dungeon like pre-programmed robots.

    .

    A minuteter, Xiaomao came across another 4-way intersection. Fortunately, there was nothing in the room, and he got time to pause and think.

    Last time, he picked the center path. He still remembered that he caught the scent of blood and dirty beasts. But in this room, the thick iron scent of blood came from the center path. From the left side, the odor of beasts was faint, but it was stronger from the right.

    The obvious choice should be the left path, where the scent was the faintest. However, the current situation was different.

    Because of the traces of other yers, Xiaomao had to rethink his strategies. He didn¡¯t need to rely on his instinct to avoid risky paths. Instead, he could simply follow the traces of other yers, who were hunting in the area.<sub></sub>

    Thus, instead of taking the safe left turn, Xiaomao followed the iron scent and took the straight road.

    Going further down the center road, the sound ofbat faintly echoed on the underground floor. Although Xiaomao didn¡¯t understand what they were yelling or talking about, he was sure that it was the voices of multiple humans.

    Xiaomao was interested in the fight. Preparing to move through the other yers¡¯ hunting ground, Xiaomao checked the grail in his inventory and the progress of the Sacred Water that the grail had produced.

    So far, the chalice generated 20 of sacred water, which was enough for Xiaomao to drink, but instead of drinking 10 and enjoying the status booster, he emptied a healing potion ss bottle and stored the sacred water in there.

    The item description changed. It became a bottle of Sacred Water. Moreover, it magically stored exactly 10 of the content inside.

    Xiaomao put the item on the top of the list next to potions for quick use. He would use this as an emergency potion in the future.

    With everything prepared, Xiaomao rode the flying sword further down the corridor hallway.

    .

    In thergest room in front of a stairway to the B2 floor, arge party of 50 yers gathered around the way down, protecting the injured yers on the staircase.

    In front of the formation, seven knights with tower shields blocked the swords and fireballs from the dark priests. One of them pushed back a 2-meter-tall scale wolf, which tried to jump over him to attack the yers on the stairs.

    ¡°Fire in a hole!¡±

    The yers on the stairs shouted and threw 10 Molotov cocktails at the red priests and the wolf in front of their tankers. The knight yers crouched and hid from the st.

    BOOM<sub></sub>

    BOOM

    BOOM

    The explosive caught the priests on fire. They screamed and ran around, ceasing their attacks on the yer party.

    Because the priests with melee weapons stopped attacking, theirmander got annoyed. The big guy, the level-150 elite torturer, stomped toward the group of yers and raised his fist.

    ¡°PEPPER!¡±

    The elf warrior behind the knights shouted, and the mages behind him hurled five ss bottles of orange liquid at the torturer even though he was wearing a paper bag as a helmet.

    The sses shattered upon impact and stunned the elite monster. He held his eyes and screamed in pain.

    ¡°NOW!¡±

    The knights bashed the priests with their shields and walked forward five steps. The mages and archers behind the tankers also came up from the stairs, activating their best skills and attacking the big guy first.

    3,451!

    2,499!

    2,526!

    3,984!

    A dozen numbers appeared on top of the level-150 elite monster, and its HP bar quickly decreased. When the paper-bag man raised his head, themander of the party, a level-125 magic swordsman, leaped on the shoulders of a knight. Using his friend¡¯s shoulders as a propeller, the swordsman jumped and raised his ymore sword high.

    ¡°HA!¡±

    The magic swordsman activated his skill and hacked down.

    CRITICAL!

    30,789!

    The damage was not shabby as it reduced the torturer¡¯s HP by 10% in one hit. However, the magic swordsman hadn¡¯t finished.

    As if the swordsman went berserk, he shed the big guy 20 times in the span of a second, dealing over 30,000 damages at once.

    After reducing the elite monster¡¯s HP by over 20%, the magic swordsman leaped backward. The archers and mages also stopped attacking and retreated to the stairs.

    ¡°AAAAAHHHH!¡±

    The torturer was angry. His entire body turned crimson, and he began swinging his fists randomly.

    The elite monster hit the scaled wolf and fellow priests. Some of them died in one hit while several priests with swords barely survived.

    The group of yers sneered as they reformed a phnx formation behind their knights. They watched and watched for the torturer to finish its attack pattern.

    .

    ¡®Hmm¡¯

    Without monsters and NPCs, Xiaomao managed to reach the biggest room at the end of the B1 floor. He found the group of yers as he had expected, but the fight sequence prevented him from going downstairs.

    Watching how the yers dealt with the NPCs and the wolf, Xiaomao was impressed. These guys seemed smart and prepared as if they knew the mechanics behind the elite torturer¡¯s attack patterns.

    Xiaomao gazed at the magic swordsman¡¯s name.

    [Spartan] Marcus diator, Level 125

    ¡®Spartan guild? Oh, the [Valkyrie]¡¯s rival guild.¡¯

    The Spartan Guild was a famous yer¡¯s guild before the regression. The guild leader was one of the Pangu Universe Incorporate¡¯s insiders.

    Marcus was a beta tester, and he knew the secrets of this game. In addition, because of the nature of his job, he knew about the dungeon¡¯s mechanism and loopholes more than anyone.

    In the early days, Marcus was infamous because of his cheating. He started the game with a legendary character, additional game resources, gold coins, and a million PACTs. Because of such advantages, his guild became the number one guild in the third world, stronger than the [QUWB] Guild during the first year.

    In theter years, Marcus became one of the famous heroes, who drove out cultivators from the first invasion. He used that opportunity to spread the influence and the perks of joining the Pangu Church, and he advocated the Chaos Demon Gods for threatening humanity.

    However, Marcus had a terrible personality in real life ¨C There was a scandal, in which he ravished an under-aged girl and attempted to bribe her mother to shut their mouths. Regardless, the victim¡¯s father made the matters public and sued the war hero for viting his daughter.

    Despite the scandal, no one prosecuted Marcus for being a child rapist. The scandal was forgotten in a month. But a few months after the incidents, the girl¡¯s family went missing along with the victim.

    Every friend of the family knew who did it. They evenined about it on social media.

    Yet, again, nobody dared to provoke Marcus and his guild.

    Xiaomao took a deep breath. He stopped thinking of Marcus¡¯s notorious scandals.

    Instead, Xiaomao nced at one of the artifacts, which neutralized karma every day. Looking at the Refined Entity Crystal for a while, the invisible catopus smirked.

    ¡®Time to farm stats.¡¯

 Chapter 129 Cat Dad in Pangu Churchâ€™s Headquarters Dungeon (4)

    Chapter 129 ¨C Cat Dad in Pangu Church¡¯s Headquarters Dungeon (4)

    Marcus nced at his status menu and his inventory menu, examining his EXP progress and items. All premium inventory slots were full of equipment, items, and gear. As for his character¡¯s inventory, he still had 20 slots avable.

    While standing back and waiting for the elite monster to get tired, Marcus opened a friend menu and sent a private text to his close friends.

    Next to the magic swordsman, another swordsman in a samurai kimono calmly rested his right hand on the 39-inch O-Katana, hanging on his waist. Same as Marcus, the samurai had a special character, given by the gamepany.

    Master Yeet was his name. He was one of many beta testers alongside Marcus, and he participated in a memorable event against top NPCs. In the real world, Master Yeet was also a master fencer and a weapon smith, who could make real cold weapons with modern tools.

    DING

    ¡®My inventory is almost full. How¡¯s yours?¡¯

    Looking at Marcus¡¯s message, Master Yeet typed in the chat box and replied.

    ¡¯45 slots left.¡¯

    ¡®I have 20,¡¯ replied Marcus, ¡®You should have invested on that Kleptomania add-on two months ago. I got a super-rare skill book from the previous group.¡¯

    Master Yeet scoffed, ¡®One character can learn one add-on skill. I¡¯m waiting for abat-oriented type. Stat booster skills and luck booster skills are useless in the long run. You know that you can¡¯t rely on add-on skills in the real world, right?¡¯

    ¡®That will take ages, Yeet. The earliestbat add-on is scheduled after the second cross-world event. You will have to y the game without any add-on skill for at least 3 months. Isn¡¯t that a waste of opportunities? You can easily buy the [Protein from Fish] now and boost your basic stats.¡¯

    ¡®I¡¯m not interested in passive skills.¡¯

    ¡®Suit yourself. Well, let¡¯s ry the order. After we dealt with these mobs, I¡¯ll tell Cringe Lord to teleport us home.¡¯

    Master Yeet looked behind him, gazing at the stairs. He thought of the crowd of NPCs, which dragged a suspiciously strong NPC to the B2 floor.

    ¡®We¡¯re not following those priests? They are up to something, and there might be events down there.¡¯

    Marcus shook his head, ¡®That event is rted to future story development. Meng Xin will be converted to the Pangu Church, and he will lead the main forces of the church in the next crusade against the southern beast tribe of Mao Dandan.¡¯

    Master Yeet slightly nodded. He nced at Marcus, ¡®Did Pan Mei tell you?¡¯

    ¡®Indeed. Pan Mei¡¯s leaked info is never wrong.¡¯

    ¡®Fine. Let¡¯s finish this, and we¡¯ll talk about the future event.¡¯

    Marcus and Master Yeet stopped chatting. Their attention shifted to the elite monster, who had already killed all of itsrades. However, the elite torturer¡¯s HP recovered to the max.<sub>.</sub>

    Seeing that the mobs were all dead, the tankers rushed forward and surrounded the giant muscle man.

    Marcus and Master Yeet leisurely approached the torturer while they positioned themselves behind the shieldsmen. The mages and ranged attackers formed ranks behind the line of melee fighters, and the three healers of their team lingered next to the stairs.

    ¡°Let¡¯s finish this and go back to base.¡±

    Master Yeet and Marcus brandished their weapons, warming up for thest assault.

    BANG

    The torturer punched one of the tankers, but the shieldsman withstood the attack with his tower shield.

    WHOOSH

    A white light shone upon the shieldsman, and his HP was restored to the max. The healers in his party did their job well.

    As the torturer was no longer a threat, Master Yeet and Marcus began attacking, using their normal attacks. The mages and rangers didn¡¯t participate as they needed Marcus to be the MVP of this hunt to receive his item drop bonuses. Meanwhile, the melee fighters stood guard, protecting the fragile ss cannons behind them.

    Because there was nothing to do, the crowd looked around the dungeon, admiring the scenery.

    Suddenly, one of them noticed a strange fluctuation on the ceiling.

    At first, the yer thought that it was the distorted air from their torches. But staring at it for a few seconds, he noticed that it moved closer to them.

    For a safety measure, the yer picked up a small rock and tossed it at the distorted ceiling.

    PU

    MUNYA!

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    ¡°Hmm?¡±

    The group of mages and rangers looked up as they suddenly heard a high-pitched noise. Then, they found two glowing eyes in the dark, staring at them.

    ¡°That hurts, munya!¡±

    Before the yers could react, a thousand bolts rained upon them, who stood too close together.<sub></sub>

    The bolts pierced through their armors, clothes, and bones as if their whole bodies were made of tofu. A series of critical damage warnings appeared over their heads.

    CRITICAL!

    4,150!

    3,801!

    4,018!

    The yers widened their eyes as their HP bars dropped by 30-50% in one attack. Some mages got hit more than once, and their HP dropped to zero! As for the healers, all of them died in two hits.

    DING

    <yer, Xiaomao, has attacked you!>

    <yer, Xiaomao, has been branded as a criminal!>

    <You can retaliate without incurring criminal penalties.>

    .

    Xiaomao squinted his eyes in disappointment as the damages from his rare level-50 crossbow couldn¡¯t kill all yers in one hit. He nced at the level of these yers.

    Level 124

    Level 130

    Level 127

    They seemed to be stronger than Absolute Hl and his guild mates. Moreover, their gears looked different from regr yers.

    As Xiaomao paid attention to their gears, he noticed a faint glow, which was the signature level-100 equipment. Some dimly shone in gray light as the gears weremon-grade, but most of their weapons and armors had a blue aura, which belonged to rare-graded items.

    Among the crowd, a fat mage with the name [Ke Lin Ji], was holding a long staff with a red aura.

    It was a super-rare weapon!

    Upon noticing the quality of their gears, Xiaomao understood why he couldn¡¯t finish them off with his current crossbow.<sub></sub>

    ¡®My physical attack is too weak. I need something else to rece my level-50 crossbow.¡¯

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes fixated on the fatty.

    ¡°Your staff looks very nice, munya! MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    Upon saying that, he cast a spell on the group of confused yers.

    Shaman Fireball

    From the ceiling, arge fireball descended toward the group of injured yers and exploded.

    BOOM

    CRITICAL HIT!

    13,032!

    12,958!

    13,508!

    Because of Xiaomao¡¯s 3491 Magic Attack, damage from Xiaomao¡¯s spell was devastating when it became critical damage.

    All yers in the spell range were incinerated to ashes, including melee fighters with higher than 10,000 HP. Their equipment and items in their inventory were ejected from the ck dust and piled into several small mountains.

    One of the items belonged to the fat mage, Ke Lin Ji.

    Xiaomao cackled. He ignored the warning messages of his negative karma and dropped from the ceiling, diving into the pile of Ke Lin Ji¡¯s items.

    .

    Marcus and Master Yeet turned around because of themotion. Upon seeing that their party members were ambushed and killed, they shouted.

    ¡°BASTARD!¡±

    ¡°YOU DARE?!¡±

    Master Yeet kicked the ground and disappeared from the spot. He instantly reappeared in front of Ke Lin Ji¡¯s item mountain.

    The next second, Master Yeet vanished again. He left five afterimages of himself, shing through the pile of Ke Lin Ji¡¯s items. When he reappeared again, he waved his O-katana as if he had shed someone several times already.

    SWUA

    SWUA

    SWUA

    It was Master Yeet¡¯s ss skill, Penta Strike. He could deliver five attacks to his opponent instantly, bypassing all kinds of defenses, spells, and shields.

    2,044!

    2,244!

    2,124!

    2,612!

    2,547! OVERKILL!

    The invisible ambusher revealed his HP bar, which was decreased for each strike.

    Master Yeet smirked, believing in his victory as thest message informed him that the target was dead, ¡°This is what you get for attacking us! We¡¯ll remember your name and hunt you down every time we see you!¡±

    DING

    Suddenly, the unknown enemy¡¯s HP bar was restored, and the ambusher¡¯s name was revealed. It was a shiny golden name with red borders.

    Xiaomao, Level 111

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    Master Yeet realized something. He knew this person as he saw the spirit fruits in the auction.

    Because of the moment of hesitation, the pile of items moved.

    ¡°Lightning Bolt, munya!¡±

    BOOM!

    Suddenly, a streak of lightning burst out from the pile of items and hit Master Yeet¡¯s chest.

    CRITICAL!

    15,338!

    The samurai widened his eyes in shock and astonishment because of the damage. His full HP dropped to zero.

    ¡°I killed you! How?!¡±

    A catopus in the item pile appeared. His expression was distorted in anger as Master Yeet forced him to activate his life-saving item.

    ¡°Go to hell, munya!¡±

    Master Yeet¡¯s game avatar dissipated to dust, leaving behind all of his equipment and items in his character inventory.

    Xiaomao turned to Marcus and the seven shieldsmen, who were looking at him in shock.

    ¡°Xiaomao, that guy from the global announcement?!¡±

    While Marcus was distracted, Xiaomao bellowed and raised the SR staff, using his small tentacles.

    ¡°MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    Arger fireball appeared and brightened the underground cave. It came down toward Marcus and exploded.

    .

    <strong>Karmic Soul Stone</strong>

    In the Primordial Era, Karmic Soul Stones are the origin of souls and the proof of the souls¡¯ entities. They generated karma threads of existence and bound them with the mortals. As long as the stones existed, souls could be infinitely reincarnated.

    This stone is necessary for any descendant of a primordial race to regain their true strength.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Evolution Material

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Effect:</strong> By keeping Karmic Soul Stone in your inventory, you will obtain the following effects:

    ¨C When your HP is at 100%, any lethal damage cannot decrease your HP to zero.

    ¨C Once a month, you can self-resurrect without incurring a penalty.

    ¨C Upon resurrection, reset all skill and spell cooldown. Recover your HP and MP to the max.

    <strong>NOTE:</strong> You cannot keep this item in your premium backpack, warehouse, or store inventory. This item is guaranteed to drop from your body if you died.

 Chapter 130 Cat Dad in Pangu Churchs Headquarters Dungeon (5)

    Chapter 130 ¨C Cat Dad in Pangu Church¡¯s Headquarters Dungeon (5)

    ¡°MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    BOOM

    ¡°LIGHTNING BOLT!¡±

    BANG

    ¡°MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    BOOM

    ¡°LIGHTNING BOLT!¡±

    BANG

    The meowing voice of Xiaomao and the sound of explosions were the only things echoing in the underground dungeon.

    Two minutester, Marcus and his friends were incinerated into charcoal. Even the elite torturer was burnt to a crisp and exploded all items in his drop table to the floor.

    Xiaomao let out a long sigh and checked his karma.

    -5,000.

    With this, Xiaomao would gain 50 free LUCK tomorrow. However, he was frustrated.<sub>.</sub>

    Because of Master Yeet¡¯s unique samurai skill, Xiaomao was killed for the first time, forcing him to use the Karmic Soul Stone¡¯s resurrection ability. As such, Xiaomao wouldn¡¯t be able to self-resurrect again until the one-month cooldown time was over.

    ¡°My precious insurance, munya.¡±

    Despite theint, Xiaomao¡¯s tentacles scooped gold coins, potions, rare gears, and super-rare skill books on the ground. It only took him a minute to fill his character inventory and premium backpack¡¯s inventory to the max.

    Xiaomao admired his newly acquired items.

    .

    <strong>Defected Staff of Teleportation</strong>

    This staff was once a broken branch of the World Tree. Hephaestus and Vulcan of the beast tribes gathered fallen world tree¡¯s branches and experimented on them, hoping to make a masterpiece out of the dead woods.

    This mage staff was one of the failed products that the two craftsmen made. The beast tribe sold this staff to the Yuan Empire¡¯s merchant along with other defective products, and the merchants resold them to the Mage Tower, after which it was sold to a yer for a million PACT.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Weapon

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 100, Mage or rted ss

    <strong>Effect:</strong> By equipping the Defected Staff of Teleportation, you will gain the following effects;

    ¨C Increase ATK by 200.<sub></sub>

    ¨C Increase M.ATK by 1,500.

    ¨C Increase INT by 300.

    ¨C Increase WIS by 200.

    ¨C Increase Wood Spiritual Root by 500.

    ¨C Ability to cast a spell [Mass Teleportation] and teleport to your nearest home base or town. Have a 20% chance of teleporting to a random location. Cooldown 12 hours.

    <strong>Durability:</strong> 7,151/10,000

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> You know the rules, and so do I!

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Once again, there is no such thing as a 20% chance for you. Don¡¯t bother using the teleportation ability unless you want to y a Russian roulette game with your friends.

    .

    <strong>O-Katana of True Samurai</strong>

    This simple katana went through many battlefields and survived through the test of time. The Great Craftsman, Hephaestus, salvaged this katana from a deserted battlefield and refined it into a low-grade artifact in his free time. Later on, he sold it to a Yuan Empire merchant to support the economy of the beast tribes, and the merchant resold it to a yer afterward.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Weapon

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare<sub></sub>

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Samurai ss, Level 100, DEX 1000, AGI 1500,

    <strong>Effect:</strong> By equipping the Defected Staff of Teleportation, you will gain the following effects;

    ¨C Increase ATK by 1800.

    ¨C Increase AGI by 250.

    ¨C Increase DEX by 200.

    ¨C Increase Metal Spiritual Root by 500.

    ¨C sh Attacks drastically decrease target¡¯s light armor durability.

    <strong>Durability:</strong> 5,200/6,000

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> Never gonna give you up!

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Useless item for you, very useful for your mother.

    .

    Looking at the weapons, Xiaomao smirked. He understood how Master Yeet¡¯s damage was so high.

    The base attack power of his katana was 1,800. Combined with his STR, DEX, and other bonuses, his final ATK value might be somewhere between 2,500 and 3,000, which wasparable to Xiaomao¡¯s raw M.ATK without a weapon.

    Since nobody could use the katana, Xiaomao kept it in his premium backpack inventory for now. As for the staff, he equipped it to test its effects.

    Because of the long and heavy wood, Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle coiled around the shaft as if he was hugging it. He tried using the Flying Sword Skill on the staff, hoping to use it as his vehicle instead of a disposable flying sword.

    BZZZ

    The skill failed. Xiaomao coughed, and ck smoke came out of his mouth.

    ¡°Munya, I really want to pilot it.¡±

    Xiaomao sulked and stored the staff in his inventory for now. He would bring it out inbatter.

    Aside from the two super-rare weapons from the Spartan Guild¡¯s yers, the torturer dropped 15 super rare skill books, gold coins, a ve choker, steroid potions, Pangu Manual, and a paper mask.

    As Xiaomao ran out of time, he stored the items in his inventory and proceeded to the B2, leaving piles ofmon gears and junks behind.

    .

    The B2 and B3 levels looked the same as the previous level ¨C It was a cubic maze with many intersections. In each room, a team of cultists guarded the perimeter. Rarely, the room had no one but a treasure chest.

    The guardians of the B2 and B3 were also stronger. The level of elite captains rose to 200 on B3.

    Xiaomao avoidedbat by flying close to the ceiling. In 10 minutes, he reached the B4 floor, which was a long corridor level with many side rooms.

    As instructed by the [Foresight] skill, Xiaomao didn¡¯t waste his time here.

    Moving to the end of the hallway, Xiaomao finally found the stairs to the B5 floor.

    In front of the stairs, two gargoyle statues sat there, sweeping their eyes and looking around as if they were CCTV cameras.

    Xiaomao stopped flying andtched onto the ceiling. He narrowed his eyes to see better in the dark. Then, the names of the floor guardians appeared.

    Mazinger Gargoyle, Level 210

    The level spike in this game sometimes intimidated Xiaomao. A few days ago, he was fighting level-30 mobs. But now, the two level-210 boss monsters were in front of him.

    ¡®To be honest, I¡¯m not supposed to challenge level-200 monsters yet. Can I sneak to the stairs behind them?¡¯

    Xiaomao observed the gargoyles¡¯ eyes and patterns.

    The left gargoyle looked left and right every second, which was not a problem for Xiaomao, who could move on the ceiling.

    As for the right gargoyle, it randomly looked up, down, left, and right, which covered the blind spots that the left gargoyle ignored. However, whenever it shifted its eyes, the right gargoyle always stared in the direction for 10 seconds before it looked elsewhere.

    Learning the patterns, Xiaomao waited for the right gargoyle to look down.

    WHOOSH

    After waiting for two minutes, it looked down.

    As if Xiaomao was injected with a chicken¡¯s blood, he crept on the ceiling as if he was running, crawling at the speed of one meter per second.

    He was even faster than Usian Bolt!

    Because of the sudden rapid movements, both gargoyles looked up!

 Chapter 131 Cat Dad in Pangu Churchs Headquarters Dungeon (6)

    Chapter 131 ¨C Cat Dad in Pangu Church¡¯s Headquarters Dungeon (6)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    As if Xiaomao was ying a Red-Light Green-Light game, he froze when both gargoyles looked up.

    The left gargoyle¡¯s pattern changed. Instead of looking left and right, it added up and down direction to the mix, which added difficulty to the infiltration.

    The right gargoyle stared at Xiaomao for 10 seconds and looked down. Its pattern remained the same.

    Xiaomao deeply exhaled. He waited for the left gargoyle to look up.

    As soon as the left gargoyle shifted his gaze to Xiaomao and looked away, Xiaomao dashed forward by 3 meters.

    Again, the rapid movement caused both gargoyles to look up, and Xiaomao stopped moving.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Both gargoyles and Xiaomao didn¡¯t move for a whole minute. The catopus began to sweat.<sub>.</sub>

    ¡°LET ME GO, SCUMS!¡±

    The loud noise of Meng Xin interrupted the gargoyle¡¯s concentration. Both of them turned around and looked at the stairs to the B5 floor.

    RUMBLE

    The underground floor trembled. Amotion broke out down below.

    The right gargoyle jumped off from its pedestal and flew downstairs while the left one turned around and resumed its duty. It looked up once again.

    But Xiaomao was no longer there.

    .

    Creeping down the stairs was an invisible fur ball with tentacle legs. Xiaomao mimicked a spider¡¯s movement, rushing and jumping down the stairs as quickly as he could.

    While Xiaomao rushed down, he nced at the gargoyle in the air. The level-210 boss was so fast that it reached the B5 floor before him.<sub></sub>

    When Xiaomao saw the scene in the room, he was stunned.

    At the center of the room, a hundred rag-clothed people were tied to crucifixes. On the floor, a crimson pentagram circle shone and trapped everybody inside in the array.

    A thousand level-200 priests of the Pangu Church and level-200 red cultists stood alongside each other, kneeling and praying to their god. They surrounded the pentagram array and lit a thousand candles on the formation with their magic.

    On the altar on the opposite side of the stairs, the young boy, Meng Xin, was battling against the cultist leader, whose level was hidden. Both of them seemed to be evenly matched.

    As for Bush Cox, he got stuck on one of the crucifixes. The old man wiggled his fingers as if he was in the middle of freeing himself from the restraints.

    Suddenly, the candles shone as if they were handheld spotlight shlights, blinding all cultists and the people on the crucifixes. Even Xiaomao had to avert his eyes as it was too bright.

    SCREECH

    The gargoyle screamed and flew back to the B4 floor. It didn¡¯t see Xiaomao, who was blending with the stairs.

    Xiaomao covered his eyes with his arms. He peeked through the gap, hoping to see what they were doing.<sub></sub>

    He couldn¡¯t see Bush Cox and Meng Xin on the altar anymore as the light blocked his vision. Only the cultists and the priests around the pentagram circle were visible.

    RUMBLE

    The ground trembled as if something wasing out from the ground. Then, the cultist leader on the altarughed.

    ¡°You¡¯re too slow, brother Xin! The Mazinger race will descend upon ournd and fight for Lord Pangu! Surrender to the church, and your karma will be renewed. You will be rebirthed as the main character of this generation!¡±

    ¡°ZHAO FEI!¡± yelled Meng Xin, ¡°Pangu¡¯s men killed you and our father in the previous life! Why are you working for that fake god?! Are you crazy?!¡±

    ¡°You know nothing, brother Xin. Because of Mao Miaomiao, my father and I died! Look at you. You and Zhao Yun survived the ordeal and enjoyed immortality. You two were the ones abandoning us!¡±

    ¡°Fool! It was because of Pangu and Hongjun! Without Pangu and the sages, you and our father wouldn¡¯t have died!¡±

    The conversation was strange. The cultist leader and the boy seemed to be brothers, but they didn¡¯t look like real brothers.

    Meng Xin looked like a beggar at nce, but his facial outline and determined eyes resembled protagonists in novels andic books. On the other hand, the cult leader Zhao Fei was a middle-aged bald man with countless pimples on his face.

    Xiaomao analyzed the clues from their conversation.

    First, Meng Xin said that Zhao Fei was killed by Pangu. Therefore, Zhao Fei might have been resurrected or reincarnated afterward. The question was ¨C When did the incident happen?

    Secondly, Zhao Fei had a grudge against Mao Miaomiao, the mysterious father of Xiaomao. Although he didn¡¯t know what his father had done to Zhao Fei, Xiaomao believed that Mao Miaomiao wasn¡¯t the real culprit, judging from the tone of Meng Xin and the third clue.

    The third clue was Pangu. Meng Xin stressed that Zhao Fei died because of Pangu¡¯s men. Therefore, both of them knew the god of this church. However, for whatever reason, Zhao Fei served Pangu while Meng Xin continued to antagonize the god.

    Xiaomao was interested in their backstory. He stayed by the stairs and kept listening.

    Unfortunately, the game system didn¡¯t allow him to do so.

    DING

    <The quest, Bush Cox¡¯s Undercover Mission, Continuation, has been updated!>

    .

    <strong>Bush Cox¡¯s Undercover Mission, Mysterious Ritual</strong>

    You have infiltrated the church and discovered a strange ritual. However, Bush Cox has been captured, and he is at risk of being sacrificed. Fortunately, a beggar boy with a mysterious background is keeping the cultist leader, Zhao Fei, at bay, dying the threatening ritual.

    It¡¯s impossible for you to fight Zhao Fei with your current strength. However, only you can stop the ritual.

    <strong>Trigger Conditions:</strong> Reach the B5 Floor of Pangu Cultist Dungeon.

    <strong>Mission Objective:</strong> Damage the Pentagram Array or free the captives.

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> The Pentagram Array is activated.

    <strong>Mission Rewards:</strong> A level-100 skill book, Contribution EXP, Bush Cox will be indebted to you, public announcement of the church¡¯s scandal and the existence of the cultist dungeon.

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> Zhao Fei and Pangu Church¡¯s followers will be forever hostile to you.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> Regardless of the result, you will be the public enemy of Pangu Church. Be prepared.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Cutting or scratching the Pentagram Circle is enough toplete the task. Freeing the captives will give you a higher contribution EXP, but it will be a hassle to bring those NPCs outside since you will need to fight your way out of the church.

 Chapter 132 Cat Dad in Pangu Churchs Headquarters Dungeon (7)

    Chapter 132 ¨C Cat Dad in Pangu Church¡¯s Headquarters Dungeon (7)

    ¡®Hoh?¡¯

    Xiaomao was excited. As long as he could publish the dungeon¡¯s location, yers would constantly raid this ce and weaken the Pangu Church in the process, buying more time for Cernun and the Mermaid Kingdom to amass their army.

    He checked how Bush Cox and Meng Xin were doing. Fortunately, no mob could hurt Meng Xin at the moment, and he seemed skillful enough to handle Zhao Fei for a while.

    As Xiaomao had nothing else to lose, he conjured the quick spell.

    ¡°MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    Some cultists heard Xiaomao¡¯s voice. They nced at the stairs, but they didn¡¯t take up stances or prepare for battles.

    BOOM

    CRITICAL!

    15,567!

    Twenty cultists were caught on fire, and their robes were burnt. They screamed in pain as they suffered from the [Burn] abnormal status, causing their HP to decrease over time.

    However, the level-200 priests and cultists had high HP. Their HP bars only decreased by 15% even though the firepower output could have easily one-shotted most yers in Xiaomao¡¯s level range.

    As Xiaomao started attacking, some cultists turned around and drew their weapons. Although they had the same names, each cultist carried a different weapon ¨C Swords, wands, and bows.

    Unperturbed, Xiaomao hopped on his flying sword and brought out the super rare staff. Like the wind, the flying sword charged directly at the crowd.

    The cultists and priests were taken aback. The archers and mages ran away from Xiaomao while swordsmen and spearmen took a defensive stance.

    Seeing how these NPCs reacted, Xiaomao thought of the Hegemony Patch A.I.¡¯s behavior. He pushed the tip of the sword hilt, forcing the flying sword to fly upward.

    Xiaomao avoided the direct confrontation with the NPCs. His free tentacle arms brought out amon level-100 crossbow that he got from Marcus¡¯s friends and pointed down.<sub>.</sub>

    One Man Thousand Arrow!

    A thousand crossbow bolts rained upon the praying cultists and priests. Some of them suffered 4,000ish critical damage, which was not enough to kill them. Although it was not enough to kill them, the pentagram array dimmed because of the interruption and distraction.

    ¡°MUNYAAAAAA!¡±

    As Xiaomao ran out of AOE spells and skills to attack every cultist here, he decided to conjure Lightning Storm even though they were in the underground dungeon.

    He had never used this spell in the underground terrain before. Moreover, no yer revealed the traits of this spell in his previous life as not many yers had this spell.

    Fortunately, ck clouds gathered on the ceiling of the B5 ritual room. A thunderstorm brewed and caused strong wind, extinguishing most candles at once.

    Again, the Pentagram Array and the light dimmed. Even cultists and priests could no longer sit still.

    Because of the repeated distractions, all thousand cultists and priests stopped praying and brought out their weapons, preparing to kill Xiaomao.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao sensed a chill running down his spine. His sixth sense cried that summoning a lightning storm was a bad idea.

    ¡®What was my karma again? Isn¡¯t it still in the minus?!¡¯

    As lightning storms always struck yers with negative karma and evil NPCs first, Xiaomao was at risk of being hit and killed by his own spell. Thus, he flew toward Meng Xin.

    Zhao Fei nced at the iing catopus on a flying sword. Upon noticing that Xiaomao was only a level-111 yer, he scoffed and resumed crossing swords with Meng Xin.

    On the other hand, Meng Xin sensed the unusual mana and Qi in Xiaomao¡¯s body. Believing that Xiaomao might be his only hope, he shouted.

    ¡°Get those prisoners out of here! I¡¯ll handle this guy and that trash!¡±

    Xiaomao grinned, ¡°I beg to differ, munya! Kill that guy for me! DID YOU SWEAR!?¡±

    Pointing the staff at Zhao Fei, Xiaomao cursed the cultist leader. The spell only dealt one damage even though it was a critical hit. However, a new debuff icon appeared behind Zhao Fei¡¯s name.<sub></sub>

    <strong>You Swore Right?</strong>

    Xiaomao tilted the hilt of his flying sword and flew away from Zhao Fei.

    RUMBLE

    BANG BANG BANG

    Multiple numbers appeared on top of Zhao Fei¡¯s head. Two hundred lightning bolts hit him at once and inflicted 15, 962 true damage 200 times.

    Zhao Fei was caught off guard. His ugly face was charred, and his robes were burnt.

    After inflicting damage on Zhao Fei, his level appeared.

    Zhao Fei, Apostle of Pangu, Level (????)

    Four digits!

    Xiaomao bit his lower lips, wondering if he made the right decision by messing with the boss instead of letting the lightning storm attack everybody here randomly.

    ¡°Nice work, kitty!¡±

    Seizing the opportunity, Meng Xin sliced off Zhao Fei¡¯s right hand with his sword in one swing, dealing over three million damage!

    The right hand of Zhao Fei still held a skull cane, but his left hand carried a long sword. He counterattacked, activating a sword skill at Meng Xin.

    The left arm of Zhao Fei vanished, but a thousand numbers appeared over Meng Xin¡¯s head. A thousand sword sh after images moved through the beggar boy¡¯s body as if Meng Xing were being cut into a thousand pieces.

    Meng Xin¡¯s body dissipated into dust!

    Seeing how the NPC died, Xiaomao¡¯s ck fur turned white. He shivered in fear and almost shrieked.<sub></sub>

    THUD

    Something grabbed on the hilt of Xiaomao¡¯s flying sword, causing Xiaomao¡¯s flight path to stray. He looked down and gulped.

    The beggar boy was hanging on the flying sword with one hand. His clothes were cut to pieces, leaving only his underwear.

    Meng Xin snickered and poked Xiaomao¡¯s back, teasing him.

    ¡°I¡¯m not dead yet, kitty. Don¡¯t be scared so much.¡±

    ¡°MUNYA?! HOW?!¡±

    ¡°Everybody can use this little trick when they¡¯ve reached the nascent soul level. Hell, your father couldn¡¯t even kill me in my previous life. Do you think I¡¯ll sumb to that scum?¡±

    This again?

    Mao Miaomiao was so famous to the point that Xiaomao worried about his future. He knew that Mao Miaomiao was the boss of Chaos Demons, but he seemed to be too influential.

    Who was Mao Miaomiao exactly?!

    And what the hell?! Previous life?!

    ¡®He¡¯s a reincarnator?!¡¯

    Meng Xin let go of Xiaomao¡¯s flying sword and stomped one of the cultists, dealing 999,999 damage and killing him on the spot. He grabbed a spear from the cultist¡¯s corpse and stabbed at the nearest cultist swordsman.

    ¡°MENG XIN!!¡±

    Zhao Fei screamed and sprinted toward the beggar boy.

    Meng Xin sneered at Zhao Fei and kicked the long sword of the dead cultist. He grabbed the sword with his left hand and dashed toward Zhao Fei with a spear and a sword.

    BOOM

    The two monsters crossed swords again, causing a massive shockwave that pushed nearby cultists and priests away.

    At the same moment, Bush Cox got off the crucifix and began freeing the other victims. He nced at Xiaomao and shouted, ¡°I NEED HEALING POTIONS AND A WEAPON!¡±

    Hearing the plea, Xiaomao came back to his senses. He tossed a rare-grade long sword that he got from Marcus¡¯s friend and a hundred bottles of potions. However, he identally threw the backup sacred water at Bush Cox.

    By the time Xiaomao realized his mistake, Bush Cox already collected the potion bottles and drank the sacred water.

    ¡°Whoops, munya!¡±

    ¡°Hmm?!¡±

    Bush Cox sensed the changes in his body, and his level rose by one.

    The old manughed and picked up the rare sword. He kicked the ground and charged at the nearest priest.

    Despite being alone and under-leveled, Bush Cox cut through the crowd as if he was a hero on a battlefield.

    As Bush set an example for Xiaomao, he recovered his bearing.

    Before Xiaomao could cast another spell to back Bush and rescue the victims, the corner of his eyes caught the glimpse of something shing.

    It was the cane that Zhao Fei had used earlier.

    ¡°MU-NYA-NYA <3¡±

    Without batting an eye, Xiaomao dropped the shaman fireball to the area near the altar, where priests and cultists were gathering. A fiery explosion caught the group of 50 priests on fire and ran around like chickens on crack.

    As soon as nobody was in his way, Xiaomao controlled the flying sword toward the altar. He snatched the severed hand of Zhao Fei and the cane.

    Xiaomao peeled off the hand and tossed it toward the center of the pentagram array. Then, he threw a lightning bolt at a cultist, who was charging toward him.

    The catopus on the flying sword flew up again. Now, he was holding a cane and a staff.

    Curious about what he had stolen, Xiaomao checked the cane if it was usable.

    BZZZ

    Suddenly, the cane zapped Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle and flew off from his tentacles on its own. The cane transformed into a spirit orb, resembling the sprites and elemental spirits that Xiaomao had seen in Bit Tupeer¡¯s mansion.

    The cane¡¯s spirit showed its name.

    Spirit of Brainwashing Cane, Level (???)

    It was another hidden monster inside the weapon, a weapon spirit!

    ¡°HOW DARE YOU?! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!¡±

    The spirit bellowed and created a barrier domain, which trapped everyone on the B5 floor inside.

    Because of its emergence, Meng Xin, Zhao Fei, Bush Cox, and the cultists stopped moving and looked up. Upon seeing the spirit, Zhao Fei burst intoughter.

    ¡°You messed up, stupid cat! That is my soul-bound weapon! You can¡¯t steal it from me. Now, Brainwashing Cane, kill everyone!¡±

    The spirit transformed into arge human face. It sneered at Xiaomao and opened his mouth wide, trying to swallow him whole.

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes as he remembered something. He brought out a wireless microphone from his inventory and sang.

    MUNYAAAAAAAAA

 Chapter 133 Cat Dad is Still a Thief

    Chapter 133 ¨C Cat Dad is Still a Thief!

    Providence Song!

    Xiaomao had used it against Karen a few hours ago. Although it had a long cool-down time of 24 hours, the Karmic Soul Stone reset all skills for him, enabling the ultimate skill.

    The cultists stared at Xiaomao in a daze as they were charmed. Even Bush Cox, Meng Xin, Zhao Fan, and the weapon spirit were affected.

    Xiaomao took a deep breath, contemting what to do next.

    He didn¡¯t have much time as the charm status effect onlysted one minute!

    ¡®That apostle is surely immune to the envement. The weapon spirit might be able to resist the skill, too. Hell, I don¡¯t even have a retainer slot for a new ve, so the wombobo won¡¯t work.¡¯

    As it might be impossible to enve another NPC at the moment, Xiaomao decided to be creative.

    ¡°Zhao Fei, munya!¡±

    Zhao Fei gazed at Xiaomao, ¡°Wha¡¯chu want?¡±

    ¡°Free all captives and let everybody go, munya!¡±

    It was a tall call. In normal circumstances, Zhao Fei would have denied the request. However, he was temporarily charmed, so Xiaomao took the risks.

    ¡°Fine. Men! Stop the ritual, and release them!¡±

    The cultists stopped what they were doing and released the 100 captured people from the crucifixes.

    Xiaomao was surprised. The trick magically worked!

    Still, the abnormal status couldst only a short moment, and Xiaomao was aware of this fact. Thus, he came up with a new order.

    ¡°Tell your men to strip all their belongings to the ground, munya! You, too. Transfer the soul-bound weapon to me!¡±

    Meng Xin and Bush Cox widened their eyes in astonishment. They turned to Zhao Fei and the cultists, seeing if their leader wouldply to the absurd order.

    ¡°Sure. You heard him, peasants! Take off your clothes and drop your weapons!¡±

    Without hesitation, the cultists and the priests dropped everything in their possession on the ground. Zhao Fei also did the same.<sub>.</sub>

    But he did something further than drop his items.

    SWUA

    Zhao Fei¡¯s fingers stabbed into his belly and dug out a red gem. Then, he tossed it toward Xiaomao.

    The catopus caught the pinky-sized ruby with his tentacles.

    DING

    <You have obtained the Proof of Soul Weapon Contract!>

    .

    <strong>Proof of Soul Weapon Contract ¨C Brainwashing Cane</strong>

    This contract was formed between Zhao Fei and the artificial spirit of Brainwashing Cane. As long as it exists, nobody can steal the Cane of Brainwashing from Zhao Fei, and he can use the weapon regardless of the weapon requirements and restrictions.

    However, if someone were to obtain the contract and override it with his blood, the ownership of the Cane of Brainwashing will be transferred to the blood owner.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Contract Orb

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Qi 30,000,000

    <strong>Effect:</strong> Ignore the equiping requirements of Brainwashing Cane.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> Even if you¡¯re trying to bypass the requirement for using a godly weapon, your body has to be able to withstand the power of a weapon spirit.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> You¡¯re not strong enough to use this yet. However, Cernun might want it. Bring it to Magdalene to exchange for her goodies.

    .

    Xiaomao snickered and put the item in his inventory. The weapon spirit also vanished.

    Although everything went ording to Xiaomao¡¯s n, he only had less than one minute to free the captives. Because of the urgency, he flew down and called Meng Xin.<sub></sub>

    ¡°Bush, and the sacrifices! Gather here, munya! We¡¯re leaving here, quick! Grab your friend¡¯s hand! Meng Xin, grab whatever Zhao Fei dropped ande here PRONTO, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao ordered the captives to hold hands with each other. Bush and the 100 rag-clothed captives held their hands.

    DING

    The Providence Song¡¯s ability expired.

    Meanwhile, Meng Xin reacted the slowest, but he managed to snatch a ring, the long sword of Zhao Fei, and a bag full of spirit stones. He kicked the ground and rushed toward Xiaomao and Bush Cox.

    Zhao Fei regained his senses and realized his mistake. He bellowed and instantly regenerated his lost right hand.

    ¡°DAMN YOU, STUPID CAT! GIVE ME BACK MY SOUL WEAPON!¡±

    Meng Xin burst intoughter as he swung Zhao Fei¡¯s long sword and cut through the priests and cultists.

    Seeing how Meng Xin made his way to the group, Xiaomao hopped on Bush Cox¡¯s shoulder.

    ¡°Grab someone¡¯s hands, Meng Xin! I¡¯ll teleport us out of here, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao raised the defective staff of mass teleportation. Although his skills warned him not to rely on the teleport spell, he used it anyway.

    Meng Xin managed to grab one of the captives¡¯ hands, and the teleportation spell was activated.

    WHOOSH

    A magic circle appeared and pulled everybody that Xiaomao and his allies touched into the same blue dome. The giant magic orb covered Xiaomao and others inside and rapidly shrank until it disappeared from the B5 underground dungeon.

    Zhao Fei ran to the ce where Xiaomao and Meng Xin had stood earlier. He waved his hands as if he tried to w the empty air in front of him.

    Unfortunately, he hit nothing.

    ¡°DAMN CAT! I¡¯LL HUNT YOU DOWN TO THE END OF THE EARTH!!¡±

    .

    DING<sub></sub>

    <Zhao Fei has deemed you as his mortal enemy. Current Hatred: 6 Stars.>

    <You have a mortal enemy for the first time. From now on, both you and Zhao Fei can deal double damage to each other whenever you fight. Defeating Zhao Fei¡¯s subordinates can yield double EXP. However, if a subordinate of Zhao Fei or Zhao Fei manages to kill you, you will lose all items in your inventory and 10% of your total levels. Then, the hatred status will decrease by one star.>

    Xiaomao opened his eyes and looked around him in anxiety. He wondered where his staff of mass teleportation brought him.

    In front of Xiaomao was a fleet of 15 ck cog ships, anchoring by a stone shoreline where he was standing. Behind Xiaomao, Bush Cox, Meng Xin, and a hundred people that had been tied to the crucifixes earlier also looked around.

    The strong salty warm wind hit their noses and faces. Then, everybody looked at the sea.

    It waste morning, and the sun was still high. Although the weather was hot and humid, no one minded it at all. Some of the freed captives looked up to the sky and appreciated the sunlight. Some kissed the ground while many celebrated their freedom.

    DING

    A notification window appeared in front of Xiaomao.

    <You have rescued 100 captives from the dungeon!>

    <You have rescued Bush Cox and Meng Xin from the dungeon!>

    <Congrattions! You havepleted the quest ¨C Bush Cox¡¯s Undercover Mission, Mysterious Ritual!>

    <Calcting the Contribution EXP¡­>

    <Rescued captives = 100 x 10,000 C.EXP!>

    <Rescued Bush Cox = 200,000 C.EXP!>

    <Rescued Meng Xin = 200,000 C.EXP!>

    <Total acquired Contribution EXP = 1,400,000!>

    <Your Contribution Level has reached level 8!>

    <Bush Cox is indebted to you. Current Favorability: 5 Stars!>

    <Meng Xin doesn¡¯t hate you. Current Favorability: 2 Stars!>

    Xiaomao wrylyughed. He wished he had that contribution level when he used the ultimate skill earlier as he could have enved a priest or a cultist. But now, he had no ve candidates.

    He turned around to look at the group.

    Bush Cox snickered and petted Xiaomao, ¡°Thanks, kitty. Who could have thought that I will owe you my life?¡±

    Meng Xin snorted, ¡°I could have escaped on my own, but this is more convenient. Anyway, I¡¯m keeping this sword and the ring since I worked for it. You can have this bag.¡±

    Xiaomao caught the leather bag that Meng Xin tossed at him. He opened the bag and looked inside.

    DING

    <You have obtained a bag of spirit stones.>

    There were a hundred spirit stones inside!

    Xiaomao salivated. With these stones, he could raise his levels and status once again.

    Because of his good mood, Xiaomao checked the current stats of his Sacred Water.

    Indeed, it filled one of his inventory slots to the brim. The grail kept producing them every second.

    Xiaomao brought out three empty potion bottles and poured the sacred water into them. Then, he gave the three bottles to Meng Xin.

    ¡°Here, munya. You might need this.¡±

    Meng Xin raised his eyebrows, ¡°I don¡¯t need potions. I¡¯m¡­ Well¡­ WAS Samsara God. I don¡¯t need a mortal¡¯s help.¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t be a Vegeta, and take the gift, damn tsundere kid, munya!¡±

    ¡°Who¡¯s TSUNDERE?!¡±

    Meng Xin yelled and snatched the three sacred water bottles from Xiaomao. He opened the lit and drank one of them.

    As soon as he drank the potion, he sensed the familiar power inside him. Meng Xin widened his eyes.

    ¡°Siren City¡¯s sacred water?!¡± Meng Xin turned to Xiaomao and red at him, ¡°WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?!¡±

    Xiaomao smirked and shrugged, ¡°Who knows? My dad is awesome, I guess, munya!¡±

    ¡°You¡­ Right. Like father, like son. I bet Mao Miaomiao would be delighted to see you again.¡±

    DING

    <Meng Xin hates the fact that you and Mao Miaomiao are rtives. Current Favorability: 1 Star.>

    The favorability decreased.

    Xiaomao had the urge to curse Mao Miaomiao and Meng Xin for acting mysterious. Still, as Meng Xin seemed close to his mysterious father, Xiaomao swallowed his frustration and asked him.

    ¡°Who are you, Meng Xin? Why do you know Mao Miaomiao?¡±

    Unfortunately, Meng Xin kicked the ground and flew away, heading out to the open sea. He didn¡¯t even listen to Xiaomao¡¯s question.

    ¡°WAIT, MUNYA! WHO IS MAO MIAOMIAO?!¡±

    It was toote for Xiaomao. Meng Xin left without saying goodbye after taking the potions.

    Nobody, except Bush Cox, noticed that Meng Xin had trouble hiding the pitched tent under his pants. The old butler adjusted his underwear and hid the ¡°Thing¡± before he directed the flow of the conversation.

    ¡°Ahem. Say, little friend. Where are we?¡±

    Xiaomao sighed and put the matter about Meng Xin to the back of his head. He turned to look at the helpless refugees that he had rescued.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know either, munya.¡±

    ¡°I thought teleportation spells required a thorough preparation and destinations. Did you prepare for the spell?¡±

    Xiaomao drylyughed. The teleportation indeed sent him to a random location instead of sending him to the nearest za or safe zone in town.

    ¡°My spell is kinda¡­ defective, munya.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    While Xiaomao and Bush Cox looked at each other in awkward, a nostalgia noise of ttering jaws attracted their attention.

    On one of the cog ships below, a certain undead pirate captain pointed his shamshir at Xiaomao.

    KAKAKAKA (REGRESSOR!)

 Chapter 134 Cat Dad VS Pirate King Torrent, Round 2

    Chapter 134 ¨C Cat Dad VS Pirate King Torrent, Round 2

    ¡°That guy again, munya?!¡±

    Xiaomao had a headache. He already used his ultimate skill and lightning storm, so he didn¡¯t have the proper skill to deal with this level-150 pirate boss.

    Bush nced at the pirate and snickered, ¡°You know him?¡±

    ¡°Sort of, munya. I stole his warship.¡±

    ¡°Ahaha! No wonder, no wonder. Anyway, I forgot to give you this.¡±

    Bush ignored themotion and the threat of undead pirates. He brought out a red book and passed it to Xiaomao.

    The catopus remembered that he hadn¡¯t received the level-100 skill book reward from the quest yet. He received the book and checked it.

    .

    <strong>vemaster ss Skill Book</strong>

    This book has tips on how to be a good vemaster. You can learn an intermediate or an advanced skill from this book, depending on yourprehension.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> ss Skill Book

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 100, vemaster ss

    <strong>Effect:</strong> Learn a random vemaster ss¡¯s skill.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> SING ALONG! I wanna be the very best, like no one ever was!

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> It¡¯s just another gacha. You¡¯re guaranteed to get at least a rare ss skill, but you have a slim chance of obtaining an ultra-rare skill¡­ Well, SLIM CHANCE doesn¡¯t exist in your dictionary.

    .

    Xiaomao nced at Torrent and burst intoughter. He used the skill book right away.<sub></sub>

    DING

    <You have used the ve Master ss Skill Book!>

    <You have learned a new ss skill ¨C Forced Submission.>

    .

    <strong>Forced Submission</strong>

    One of the most notorious abilities of top vemasters, Forced Submission can instantly suppress dangerous opponents into submission because of its energy leeching ability. Even the toughest foe can sumb to this skill if the vemaster uses it right.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Active, Continuous, ss Skill

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra-Rare

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 10,000 MP, One Choker Ne

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 30 days.

    <strong>Effect:</strong> Upon activation, a choker ne will be forcefully equipped on the neck of your target. Then, the target will suffer the following effects;

    ¨C As long as the choker is equipped, decrease the target¡¯s HP and MP by 1% per minute.

    ¨C Every time the choker decreases the target¡¯s HP and MP, restore the vemaster¡¯s HP and MP by the same amount.

    ¨C If either the target¡¯s HP or MP reaches zero, the target will not die. Instead, the target will be the vemaster¡¯s ve. However, if the vemaster has no avable retainer slot, the skill will fail, and the ve will be freed.

    ¨C If the conversion is a sess, increase the vemaster¡¯s Max HP and Max MP by 1% of the captured ve. Permanently increase a random attribute by the level of the captured ve.

    ¨C If the choker is destroyed, stun the target for five seconds.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> To catch them is my real test, to train them is my cause!

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> As the skill description says, it¡¯s a notorious skill because of its unfairness. Go find those strong bosses and CATCH ¡®EM ALL!<sub></sub>

    .

    Xiaomao almost sang along with the lyrics. He nced at the choker that dropped from the elite torturer.

    It was amon iron choker that ves always wore on their necks. Attached to the choker was a chain leash, which looked easy to hold.

    Seeing the tool in his inventory, Xiaomao had an idea. He walked toward the edge of the rock cliff and shouted at the pirates below.

    ¡°Yo mama is so fat that if she sits down on the Mariana Trench, she can cover the entire hole with her butt, munya!¡±

    Torrent and Bush stared at Xiaomao¡¯s face. They were surprised by the sudden Your-Mama joke.

    The skeleton pirate turned to his subordinates, confused.

    KAKAKAKA (What the hell is that cat talking about?)

    The other undead crewmates shrugged as they didn¡¯t understand Xiaomao¡¯s joke as well.

    Seeing that mama jokes might not work on these pirates, Xiaomao chose not to talk trash. Instead, he rubbed them where they hurt.

    ¡°I wonder where your ship is, munya. Hey, you there. Why are you so obsessed with your cogs? Oh, right. I see why you are proud of them, munya. After all, you are meatless skeletons. Those COGS are the recement of your missing COGS, right? NYAHAHAHA!¡±

    KAKAKAKA (That¡¯s it! KILL THAT FREAKING CAT!)

    ,??m Torrent and his crews were enraged. They got off their ships and climbed the cliff,ing after Xiaomao, Bush Cox, and the other rescued NPCs.

    The refugees trembled in fear as they had never seen undead monsters before. As for Bush, he calmly stood behind Xiaomao, holding a spear that he stole from a cultist.

    As for Xiaomao, he simplyughed at the skeletons and threw a shaman fireball at them.

    BOOM

    Level-100 skeleton pirates ignored the damage and kept climbing. Torrent ttered his jaws and also ignored the me as none of them could feel any pain.

    KAKAKAKA (I fought stronger foes before. You trashy cat is no match for me! Wait for me there, Regressor!)<sub></sub>

    BANG

    Suddenly, Xiaomao cast a lightning bolt spell, the basic spell of all lightning mages. It directly hit one of the pirates and knocked them off the cliff.

    As soon as the lightning appeared, Torrent and his men froze on the spot. They remembered the PTSD experience when Xiaomao cast the Lightning Storm on them and almost wiped out their fleet.

    KAKAKAKA (NO! NOT THE LIGHTNING!)

    Torrent climbed down and pushed his subordinates to go first. The other skeletons also shook their heads, not wanting to get hit by the purification lightning.

    Looking at their reactions, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t stopughing. He spammed the lightning bolt spell, which only had five seconds of cooldown time.

    Although the lightning bolt came every five seconds, it terrified the skeleton pirates. They ttered their jaws and purposely fell off the cliff into the sea to save their bones.

    However, these monsters were not stupid. After a minute, they noticed that the lightning bolts were not as deadly as the PTSD-inducing Lightning Storm.

    KAKAKAKA (These are fake lightning bolts! Men, get that stupid cat!)

    The skeletons were enraged once again. They resumed climbing the cliff toward Xiaomao.

    Seeing that the pirates didn¡¯t fall for his trick, Xiaomao got on a flying sword and flew down toward the cog ships. As Xiaomao changed the angle, he found a better spot to shoot the fireball.

    Currently, piratestched onto the tall stone cliff as if they were cockroaches, climbing on the vertical pipe of a sewer system. Xiaomao aimed at the area where the pirates were densest.

    ¡°MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    The good fireball hit the center of the cliff and incinerated the skeletons in me. Some of the skeletons¡¯ HP bars dropped to zero, and they fell to the bottom of the cliff.

    However, the bones self-reconstructed and restored their body, including their HP bars by themselves. After a few seconds, it came back to life, andughed at Xiaomao.

    KAKAKAKA (You can¡¯t kill us, damn cat!)

    Xiaomao tilted his head and thought for a moment. He nced at the inventory slot, which was filled with sacred water.

    ¡®Is sacred water considered holy water? I need to try.¡¯

    Xiaomao poured the water into a bucket and sshed at the skeletons on the cliff, aiming at Torrent.

    .

    Torrent¡¯s fireball eyes expanded as if he sensed something amiss. He let out of his hands and fell to the bottom of the cliff, breaking his leg bones in the process. However, he patched them and restored the bones in a split second.

    Looking up, Torrent found the horrifying scene.

    The water that Xiaomao had sshed at him earlier soaked a dozen of his level-100 subordinates. They emitted white smoke, and their bones were melting into goo.

    The skeletons screamed by ttering their jaws. They looked up and were horrified by the damage.

    10,000 Damage!

    If the damage appeared once, they wouldn¡¯t have panicked. However, one drop of water caused 10,000 damage, and some of them got hit by a bucket-worth of holy water.

    This was equivalent to instant death!

    KAKAKAKA (NOOOOO!)

    Terrified, Torrent turned tail and ran back to one of his ships. Alone, he boarded a cog ship and cut the anchor, sailing away from the cliff.

    .

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t stopughing. His lucky streak was so overpowered that he wanted to buy a few lotteries.

    DING

    <You have killed a skeleton pirate. You have earned 100,000 EXP!>

    <You have killed a skeleton pirate. You have earned 100,000 EXP!>

    <You have killed a skeleton pirate. You have earned 100,000 EXP!>

    Xiaomao enjoyed the iing EXP from the skeleton pirates even though they didn¡¯t provide much. As for the item drops, they fell to the bottom of the cliff because Xiaomao¡¯s inventory was full.

    He didn¡¯t care aboutmon, umon, or rare drops anymore. He only looked for super-rare and better-quality items from the piles.

    As Xiaomao didn¡¯t see anything worthwhile, he sshed more water at the shivering skeletons, preventing them from reaching the top of the cliff.

    The pirates shrieked and fell from the stone cliff one by one. They scrambled to flee from the cat on the flying sword.

    Noticing that the pirates were too cowardly, Xiaomao pursed his lips. He turned to the ship of Torrent, who had sailed away before the others.

    Xiaomao nced at the choker. He smirked and controlled the flying sword to follow Torrent at its full speed.

    ¡°Why are you running? NYAHAHAHAHA!!¡±

    Torrent heard Xiaomao¡¯s sinisterughing voice. While controlling the wheel, he turned around and ttered his jaws in fright.

    KAKAKAKA! (LEAVE ME ALONE, REGRESSOR!)

    ¡°No can do, munya! Come back here, Pikachu!¡±

    KAKAKAKA?! (WHO IS PIKACHU?! I¡¯M THE GREAT PIRATE KING TORRENT!)

    ¡°Even pirates can be captured, munya! Stop running and let me add you to my collection!¡±

    KAKAKAKA! (NOOOOO!!)

    The table was turned. The hunted became the hunter, and the hunter became the hunted.

    .

    Meanwhile, Bush and the rescued prisoners looked at the chaotic chase between the pirate ship and the flying cat with wry smiles on their faces.

    They expected a bitter fight, but Xiaomao¡¯sbat method stunned them.

    Bush Cox covered his face with his left palm. He snickered, ¡°You¡¯re something, Sir Xiaomao.¡±

    .

    DING

    <Bush Cox is impressed by your wits and resourcefulness. Current Favorability: 5 Stars.>

 Chapter 135 Cat Dadâ€™s First Pokemon

    Chapter 135 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s First Pokemon

    KAKAKAKA (ENOUGH OF THIS!)

    Torrent stopped controlling the cog ship and brought out his rusty glow curve sword, preparing to fight for his life.

    Seeing that Torrent stopped was desperate, Xiaomao ordered his flying sword to circle around the cog ship. He rechecked the remaining sacred water in his inventory.

    He overused it. Furthermore, he had less than 30 in his inventory, and it might not be enough to kill Torrent in one ssh.

    Still, killing Torrent was not Xiaomao¡¯s goal. The holy water was only a distraction.

    ¡°MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    While flying around the cog ship, Xiaomao acted like an AC130 Gunship, shooting fireballs, lightning bolts, and thousand bolts at Torrent¡¯s ship.

    KAKAKAKA (COME FIGHT ME ON THE GROUND LIKE A MAN!)

    Torrent couldn¡¯t take it anymore. He climbed the mast like a monkey and leaped toward Xiaomao in the sky.

    Xiaomao burst intoughter. He leaped backward, jumping off the flying sword. However, he brought out another flying sword from his inventory and rode it. The previous sword lost the flying trait and fell from the sky.

    Because of the sudden switch, Torrent ended up grabbing the falling flying sword.

    KAAAAAAA (NOOOOO!!)

    Torrent cried a tear of anger and frustration. His bones shone in green light as he activated his ultimate skill.

    Torrentnded on the surface of the sea, standing on top of the water. He screeched and grewrger, turning into a giant skeleton with a massive curve sword.

    At that moment, Xiaomao poured 10 of sacred water into an empty ss and sshed it on the growing green bones.

    ZAAA

    The ¡°10,000¡± damage appeared 100 times as the sacred water harmed Torrent. However, it only decreased a third of his HP.

    ¡®About three million HP? He¡¯s not that strong.¡¯

    If anyone could hear Xiaomao¡¯s thoughts, they would have cursed him for being arrogant or overpowered.

    A regr level-100 mob on the field in this all had an average of 20,000 HP, depending on their ss and traits. A level-100 dungeon monster was five times stronger and gave 10 times the EXP and item drops.

    As for roaming world bosses and dungeon floor bosses, they were different. A roaming world boss was unique, and they were guaranteed to drop at least one super-rare item upon death. Thus, they had higher HP than floor guardians, such as Lucky.<sub></sub>

    Lucky, at level 100, had 200,000 HP. However, a world boss at the same level had 10 times the amount of HP.

    As for Torrent, whose level was 150, he had three million HP! This didn¡¯t include the status attributes of five ultra-rare characters on the same level!

    In short, someone like Torrent couldn¡¯t be soloed by any yer. Only a prepared army of yers at the same level could defeat him in a raid.

    In addition, Torrent had many skills and high resistance against physical attacks and magic attacks. Even Bit Tupeer, who was a hidden boss character, failed to subdue him. Regr yers couldn¡¯t possibly defeat Torrent easily.

    Yet, Xiaomao depleted one-third of Torrent¡¯s HP as if it was nothing.

    KAKAKAKA (REGRESSOR!!)

    Torrent had transformed into a five-meter tall giant skeleton. He extended his arm, reaching out to catch Xiaomao in the sky.

    Xiaomao¡¯s flying sword descended. He evaded the giant bone¡¯s hand and flew around the giant.

    Torrent turned around and looked below him, searching for Xiaomao. As if he was searching for the nasty elusive mosquito in a dimly lighted room, Torrent lost track of the cat.

    After avoiding Torrent, Xiaomao¡¯s body became transparent. He controlled the flying sword to get behind Torrent¡¯s neck from behind.

    Then, Xiaomao brought out the ve choker.

    .

    <strong>ve Choker</strong>

    This choker is designed to subdue and weaken a rowdy ve. But locking the ve¡¯s neck with the choker, the ve will suffer multiple abnormal statuses.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Equipment, Tool

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Umon

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> vemaster, Tamer, and rted sses.

    <strong>Effect:</strong> Upon using a skill forcefully equipp this ve choker, the wearer will receive the following effects;

    ¨C Inflict [Weaken], [Restrained], and [Suppressed] abnormal status to the wearer until it is unequipped.

    ¨C Wearer cannot remove the ve Choker if it is forcefully equipped by a vemaster, tamer, or sses that can utilize ves. Only the owner of the ve choker can remove it.

    *[Weaken]: Decrease all status attributes by half.<sub></sub>

    *[Restrained]: Cannot equip additional equipment.

    *[Suppressed]: Inventory Menu is sealed.

    ¨C

    ¡°Gotta catch them all, munya!¡±

    He used the newest vemaster skill right away. His mana dropped from 11,366 to 1,366 at once.

    Forced Submission!

    Xiaomao¡¯s tentacles moved on their own. He threw the ve choker at Torrent¡¯s neck, and the small iron ring snapped Torrent¡¯s spinal neck.

    RUMBLE

    The choker changed its size and matched Torrent¡¯s neck bones.

    DING

    <You have captured Torrent, the ve of Nian!>

    As soon as the choker was set in ce, arge number, 30,000, appeared over Torrent¡¯s head. At the same time, green and blue numbers with the same value appeared over Xiaomao¡¯s head.

    Just like that, Xiaomao leeched 30,000 HP and MP from Torrent!

    ¡°NYAHAHAHAHA, MUNYA!¡±

    KAKAKAKA (WHAT THE MUNYA HELL IS THIS?!)

    The skill was so broken that it was worthy of being an ultra-rare tier. Now, Xiaomao only needed to wait until either Torrent¡¯s HP or MP reached zero to enve this roaming world boss.

    In confusion, Torrent grabbed the choker and tried to pry it open. The choker was slightly dented, but the skeleton boss couldn¡¯t break it.

    While Torrent was busy with the choker, Xiaomao dropped the remaining sacred water on him.

    ¡°Take a shower, munya! You stink!¡±

    ZAAAA

    Multiple 10,000 damages melted half of Torrent¡¯s skull. His green fireball eyes flickered as he was in pain.<sub></sub>

    Instead of waiting for the choker to reduce Torrent¡¯s HP or MP to zero, Xiaomao picked the shortest route by bathing Torrent with his mysterious father¡¯s blood.

    Torrent¡¯s HP was depleted. His body melted until there was no skull left, leaving only his spinal cord intact. The bone soon shrank to the adult-sized skeleton, and the new notification confirmed the result.

    DING

    <You have captured Torrent!>

    <You have obtained 1.5 Billion EXP!>

    <You have reached level 139!>

    <You have defeated a foe while it was under the effect of Forced Submission!>

    <Your STR has permanently increased by 150!>

    <Your max HP and MP have permanently increased by 30,000!>

    <You have aplished the impossible feat!>

    <You are the first to capture a world boss as a ve!>

    <You have earned the title ¨C First OP ve!>

    <You are the first to defeat a world boss solo!>

    <You have earned the title ¨C Solo Level-Man>

    .

    <strong>First OP ve</strong>

    This title is awarded to the yer whopleted the impossible. The yer with this title can enjoy extra ve slots.

    Effect: The first world boss ve does not require a retainer slot.

    .

    <strong>Solo Level-Man</strong>

    This title is awarded to the hero that took down a world boss by himself. The yer with this title gets stronger when fighting alone.

    Effect (1): When defeating a monster, a yer, or an NPC alone, gain double EXP and Contribution EXP.

    Effect (2): Whenever the title holder fights alone, increase allbat stats by 10%.

    .

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t stopughing. He gained 1% of the boss¡¯s max HP and MP as a bonus!

    30,000 ADDITIONAL MAX HP AND MP!

    What kind of skill was this?!

    This was the reason why the skill had a one-month cooldown. It was so broken that it already turned Xiaomao into an NPC boss in-game!

    Meanwhile, Torrent fell into the water. Despite having zero HP and a melted body, his intact spinal cord was still locked by the ve choker.

    However, many items suddenly ejected from the long spinal cord. Several of them emitted orange light, red light, and rainbow light!

    0???.?0? In a panic, Xiaomao screamed.

    ¡°MY ITEMS, MUNYA!¡±

    Xiaomao jumped off the flying sword and scooped as many items as possible. However, his inventory was full.

    The catopus gritted his teeth. He ejected rare items, containers, food, potions, and rare-grade items that he didn¡¯t need. Then, he put all the orange, red, and rainbow items into his inventory before they sank to the bottom of the sea forever.

    .

    30 minutester, Xiaomao returned to the surface of the sea. His bloodshot eyes, dripping saliva, and ugly expression revealed his mood.

    He ended up sacrificing all ammo, and containers to free inventory slots for the new items. He also discarded 90% of his food, which put him at risk of getting starved to death in the future.

    However, in exchange for the trouble, all 100 character inventory slots and 100 premium backpack slots were filled with SR items and rarer items.

    While floating in the sea, Xiaomao scanned the newly acquired items.

    Bag of 100 Spirit Stones (Given by Meng Xin)

    Essence Core X3

    Spirit Stones X100

    Level-100 Ultra-Rare Skill Books X3

    Level-100 Super Rare Skill Books X30

    Level-100 Ultra-Rare Spell Books X3

    Level-100 Super Rare Spell Books X30

    Ultimate Skill Manual X3

    Grand Spell Manual X3

    Set of level-100 bone armor gear X3

    Level-100 Super Rare bone weapon X3

    Level-100 Super Rare essories X15

    A cog ship deed X1

    A frigate ship deed X1

    A treasure map X1

    Combined with what Xiaomao already had, he could easily live off as a billionaire if he could sell everything to rich men in the real world.

    Xiaomao took his time to sort the items in his inventory while he swam back to the shore. He didn¡¯t even bother using thest flying sword in his inventory and ordered the flying sword in the air to wait for him near the rock cliff.

    While Xiaomao was at it, he grabbed the leash and dragged the headless spinal cord of Torrent along with him.

    .

    When Xiaomao reached the shore, Bush Cox and the refugees already climbed down to wee him back. Bush gave Xiaomao a towel and praised him.

    ¡°I saw everything. Well done, Sir Xiaomao.¡±

    ¡°That was nothing, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao was grinning from ear to ear. He was so happy with his new loot that he forgot about the discarded food and dropped items of Spartan Guild¡¯s yers.

    While Xiaomao was drying himself, Torrent self-resurrected. He regenerated all lost bone parts and stood stared at his new master with a sneer.

    KAKAKAKA! (You can¡¯t enve me forever, regressor! Soon, Lord Nian wille and free me!)

 Chapter 136 Cat Dad Used Mr. Weedâ€™s Technique

    Chapter 136 ¨C Cat Dad Used Mr. Weed¡¯s Technique

    Xiaomao smirked at Torrent and checked his status.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Torrent

    <strong>Race:</strong> Undead Skeleton

    <strong>Loyalty:</strong> 0%

    <strong>ss:</strong> Pirate King, ve

    <strong>Unique Skills:</strong> Turn Undead, Undead Aura, Deep Sea Teleportation

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Self-Resurrection, Self-Restoration, Intimidation, Miasma Production

    <strong>ss Skills:</strong> Sea Navigation Mastery, Fleet Management, Navy Commander Aura, Plunder, Treasure Tracker, Sonar Sense, Sea Combat Mastery, Pirate Swordsmanship, Repair Ship

    <strong>Learned Skills (6/20):</strong> Aerial sh, Cleaver, Hundred shes, Off the Ship, Leap, Lion Roar

    <strong>Learned Spells (2/10):</strong> me Sword Aura, Life Leech

    <strong>Ultimate Skill:</strong> Gigantification

    <strong>Titles:</strong> Great Pirate of North Sea, ve of Nian

    <strong>ve Training Progress:</strong> (0%)

    .

    <strong>Level:</strong> 150 (Weaken)

    <strong>STR:</strong> 6,250

    <strong>DEX:</strong> 2,500

    <strong>AGI:</strong> 1,250

    <strong>VIT:</strong> 3,750

    pA?,??.?0? <strong>INT:</strong> 1,250

    <strong>WIS:</strong> 3,750

    .

    Combat Status (Weaken)

    <strong>ATK:</strong> 3,175

    <strong>DEF:</strong> 1,875

    <strong>M.ATK:</strong> 625

    <strong>M.DEF:</strong> 1,875<sub></sub>

    <strong>HP:</strong> 1,500,000

    <strong>MP:</strong> 1,500,000

    .

    Seeing the raw stats of Torrent, Xiaomao swallowed his saliva. He realized how lucky he was.

    First, this raw status was not Torrent¡¯s true strength. The real abilities of this pirate king were twice stronger than what was showing on his screen.

    Secondly, the skills seemed terrifying. Because Xiaomao didn¡¯t fight Torrent directly, the pirate didn¡¯t get to use half of his skills and spells. In addition, had Torrent been calmer, he would have spammed range skills, such as Aerial sh, Leap, Lion Roar, or other unique skills, which could have killed Xiaomao.

    Andstly, these raw stats didn¡¯t include the perks of his equipment and essories. Xiaomao nced at one of the white bone nes that dropped from Torrent earlier.

    .

    <strong>Underworld Bone Ne</strong>

    Forged by Solomon, the Demon King of the Underworld. He gifted the ne to Torrent when the former pirate king identally visited the underworld for the first time after he had be an undead.

    The ne contains a drop of Solomon¡¯s blood essence, which allows the wearer to travel between the mortal worlds to the underworld. Bear in mind that you will be trapped in the underworld if you don¡¯t know the way out.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> essory

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 100, 2,000 Dark Spiritual Root

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Equipping this item gives the wearer the following abilities and bonuses;

    ¨C Increase M.ATK by 1,000

    ¨C Increase all retainers¡¯ ATK and M.ATK by 500

    ¨C Sessful physical attacks have a high chance of inflicting [Death Brand] on the targets.

    ¨C Can activate a skill [Underworld Recall] once a day.

    <strong>*[Death Brand]</strong> ¨C Upon death, the corpse will be resurrected as an undead creature. The strength of the undead creature is the same as when they were a mortal.

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> Don¡¯t go to the underworld without a karmic ability, or you will be trapped there forever.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Never wear this regardless of how tempting it is. Solomon can track you down and forcefully pull you to the underworld if you wear it!

    .

    That was one dangerous item! Without the advice from Instinct-Senpai and Foresight-Senpai, Xiaomao might have equipped the ring in the future.

    Xiaomao sighed and thought of the full power of Torrent when he was fully equipped. He wondered how strong this world boss was when he was prepared for a serious fight.

    ¡°I¡¯m so lucky, munya.¡±

    KAKAKAKA (Yeah, you¡¯re just lucky! Wait until Lord Nianes and gets you!)

    ¡°Yeah, yeah. Lord Nian this, Lord Nian that. You¡¯re such a sore loser, munya!¡±<sub></sub>

    KAKAKAKA! (Just you wait! Once I break this stupid choker, I¡¯ll get my revenge!)

    ¡°Is that so?¡±

    Xiaomaoughed and cast a lightning bolt on Torrent.

    BANG

    Torrent¡¯s HP decreased by 15,000, but it wasn¡¯t enough to threaten him. The skeleton ttered his jaws in anger.

    KAKAKAKA (Is that it? You can¡¯t do shit!)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    BANG

    Another lightning bolt electrocuted the bone man. His green bone shone brighter, and the HP decreased by another 15,000.

    Torrent scoffed. Although being struck by lightning was painful, he continued ttering his jaws.

    KAKAKAKA (Is that your best shot?)

    BANG

    Again, Xiaomaoshed him with another lightning bolt.

    KAKAKAKA (Ha! Now, you¡¯re acting like a whining kid!)

    BANG

    KAKAKAKA (Keep it going. I can stay here all day long!)

    BANG

    KAKAKA (Now, you¡¯re just annoying.)

    BANG

    KAKA (Seriously, stop that. It¡¯s annoying.)

    BANG

    KAKA (Err¡­)

    BANG

    BANG

    BANG

    Xiaomao expressionlessly spammed the skill and kept hitting his ve with lightning bolts. Even though the lightning slowly burnt the green bones, it hadn¡¯t melted the metal choker yet.

    Since Torrent threatened him with Nian, Xiaomao didn¡¯t mind killing him again. This time, he nned to thoroughly remove him.

    One minute passed by, and Torrent faced the horrifying effect of Xiaomao¡¯s ongoing skill effect again.<sub></sub>

    30,000 Damage!

    A green and a blue number appeared over Xiaomao¡¯s head, but a giant red number appeared on top of Torrent¡¯s head. Once again, Torrent¡¯s HP and MP were leeched.

    Torrent had enough. He regenerated his arms and legs, preparing to retaliate.

    However, his body suddenly turned stiff, and Torrent could now see a system message before he copsed to the ground.

    DING

    <You cannot attack your master!>

    KAKAKAKA (What the hell is this?!)

    BANG

    BANG

    Lightning bolts punished Torrent one after another. One of them hit his knee, destroying his kneecaps and disjointing the leg parts.

    Torrent fell on the rocky shore and red at Xiaomao with hatred.

    BANG

    BANG

    No mercy to the traitor with 0% loyalty, Xiaomao raised his staff and punished Torrent again. If possible, he would kill him like this.

    Noticing the killing intent in Xiaomao¡¯s eyes, Torrent sent a shiver running down his spine.

    KAKAKA! (Wait, regressor! Let¡¯s talk!)

    BANG! 15,514!

    RUMBLE! 30,000!

    Xiaomao and the choker didn¡¯t stop.

    KAKAKAKA! (OW! Okay! You¡¯ve made your point! STOP THIS!)

    BANG! 15,281!

    BANG! 15,953!

    KAKAKAKA! (Okay, I was impulsive, and I¡¯m sorry! Let¡¯s be civil and-)

    BANG! 15,459!

    BANG! 15,136!

    KAKAKAKA! (STOP! PLEASE!)

    BANG! 15,102!

    BANG! 15,129!

    KAKAKAKA! (I¡¯M SORRY! I WAS KIDDING!)

    BANG! 15,291!

    RUMBLE! 30,000!

    KAAAA! (NOOOOO!!)

    Torrent wailed. Even though he had no physical eyes, his me eyeballs gushed out green water.

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes and checked his skill cooldown, preparing to cast Lightning Storm on him.

    DING

    <Torrent¡¯s loyalty has increased. Current Loyalty: 20%>

    <Torrent hates you with a passion. Current Hatred: 5 Stars.>

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes and spat at the skeleton, ¡°I see that you still hate me, munya. I don¡¯t believe in disobedient ves!¡±

    He brought out a potion bottle, which was filled with sacred water. Although it wasn¡¯t full, it was lethal enough to torture this pirate.

    KAAAA! (NOOOO! NOT THAT WATER!!)

    DING

    <Torrent¡¯s loyalty has increased. Current Loyalty: 35%>

    <Torrent doesn¡¯t want to die again. Current Hatred: 4.5 Stars.>

    ¡°You still hate me, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao opened the bottle lit and poured a few drops on Torrent¡¯s head.

    KAAAA! (NOOOO! IT HURTS! STOP THIS BLASPHEMY, PLEASE!)

    DING

    <Torrent¡¯s loyalty has increased. Current Loyalty: 50%>

    <Torrent wants this nightmare to stop. Current Hatred: 3 Stars.>

    ¡°You still hate me, munya.¡±

    DING

    <Torrent¡¯s loyalty has increased. Current Loyalty: 75%>

    <Torrent wants to wake up from this nightmarish dream. Current Hatred: 1 Star.>

    ¡°Hmm.¡±

    Xiaomao pulled the bottle back and stored it in his inventory. He walked toward the crying skeleton, who couldn¡¯t even sit up properly.

    The catopus patted him.

    ¡°Do you wanna live, munya?¡±

    Torrent repeatedly nodded.

    Seeing that Torrent stopped throwing tantrums, Xiaomao decided not to kill him at the moment. Instead, he tested the ss skill that he had never used on him to see its effect.

    ve Training!

    Torrent¡¯s green bones shone in golden light, and the game messages confirmed his skill effect.

    <You have used ve Training on Torrent.>

    <For 10 minutes, Torrent cannot disobey yourmands.>

    <For 10 minutes, Torrent can obtain 100% bonus EXP upon defeating monsters. If he defeats a monster with a higher level, he might learn a new skill.>

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. He reminisced about the game forums in his previous life, trying to recall the hints and tips from other yers.

    In the forum, yers remarked that ve Training was useful for increasing the loyalty of the temperamental ves. To make use of this skill, the vemaster could utilize the carrot and stick technique, punishment and reward tactic, or love and care education method.

    In this case, Torrent had another master, and that master was one of the most dangerous final bosses of the game. The mentioned methods might not work against him.

    Taking another risk, Xiaomao brought out the Refined Entity Crystal from his inventory and showed it to Torrent.

    ¡°No matter what happened, do not attack me, munya.¡±

    Before Torrent could raise his hand and grab the crystal, Xiaomao pushed the crystal against the pirate¡¯s forehead.

    Suddenly, Torrent¡¯s green bone melted, shredding theyer of colored bone!

    CLANK!

    Not only did Torrent¡¯s green bones turn white, the choker on his neck shattered!

    DING

    <Torrent is immune to curses!>

    <The Curse of Nian has been removed!>

    <The Curse of very has been removed!>

    <Torrent has recovered from the [Weaken] state!>

    <Warning! Torrent has been freed!>

    ¡°CRAP!¡±

    Xiaomao put the refined entity crystal back in his inventory and hopped on the flying sword, preparing to flee from here.

    However, the feedback didn¡¯t stop there.

    <The Curse of Solomon has been removed!>

    <The Curse of Undead has been removed!>

    <The Curse of Chang¡¯e has been removed!>

    This guy was a curse bearer! Xiaomao couldn¡¯t believe how many curses Torrent had been hiding.

    The white bones of Torrent dissipated to dust, leaving the glowing dark orb behind.

 Chapter 137 Cat Dadâ€™s New Troublesome Task

    Chapter 137 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Troublesome Task

    Looking at the dark orb, Xiaomao was reminded of the sprites from Bit Tupeer¡¯s mansion. However, the item description said otherwise.

    .

    <strong>Purified Spirit of Torrent</strong>

    After being purified by Refined Entity Crystal, the spirit of Torrent is freed from all curses. However, because of the ongoing war between Pangu and Chaos Demons, Torrent cannot pass on. Only immortals and deities who master karmic arts can do something about him.

    Bring the spirit orb to someone who knows about Karma, and you might be able to learn more about Samsara River, Karma, and Spirits.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Quest Item

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Unknown

    <strong>*[?????? Instinct]:</strong> Karma, Samsara River, and rted quests are exclusive for immortals and deities. You¡¯re not ready for this.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Give it to Cernun, and you should be able to resurrect Torrent and learn about Karma. Never show it to Magdalene or Shepherd, or they might steal this ve from you!

    .

    In Xiaomao¡¯s retainer status menu, Torrent¡¯s name was still there, but there was a red cross on his name. The detail said he was deceased, and Xiaomao could now remove him from the list.

    Xiaomao left the menu as it was. He looked around and searched for the remnants of Torrent¡¯s subordinates.

    Fortunately, the skeletons were so panicked that they ran away from Xiaomao. Some of them got on their ships and sailed away while many disappeared into the sea.

    Seeing that the situation was resolved, Xiaomao thought of what to do next.

    ¡®Should I finish whatever I¡¯ve started in Siren City first, or should I go back to Cernun first?¡¯

    Remembered that he had left Shepherd and Lucky in town, Xiaomao chose to go back and pick them up first. As for the matter about the Galleon and the emperor¡¯s edict, he would think about itter.

    ¡°I¡¯m heading back to Siren City, munya. What are you going to do?¡± Xiaomao turned to Bush and the crowd that he had rescued.

    Bush nced at the group of helpless people. He rubbed his chin as if he had an idea.

    ¡°These people are the important eyewitnesses. I will bring them directly to Yuan Pce and testify against the church. Well, we still have to return to Siren City anyway.¡±

    ¡°I see. Let¡¯s go there together, munya!¡±

    Bush sighed, ¡°I¡¯m afraid it won¡¯t be easy. We don¡¯t even know where we are, and we have elders and children among them. This journey might take months.¡±

    ¡°Who said anything about traveling anywhere on foot, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao burst intoughter as he brought out the ship deed from his inventory. One of them was for a cog ship while the other one was a frigate.

    The deed was the same type as the fishing boat deed that Xiaomao had bought from Seaside Town¡¯s shipbuilder NPC. Any yer could use them and summon a real ship in the deed¡¯s image to use, and the owner of the ship could convert the ship back into a deed as long as the durability was in perfect shape.

    As there were many people here, a small cog ship for 10 crews could not fit all of them. Thus, Xiaomao put the cog ship deed into his inventory and used the frigate deed.

    A new ck frigate appeared in the sky and dropped to the sea. Again, Xiaomao felt like he had used a car-summoning code in a GTA game because the ship magically appeared out of nowhere.

    Ironically, the ship looked the same as Wellerboy, which Xiaomao had stolen from Torrent.

    DING

    Now, the fun part, Xiaomao could exhibit his ingenious naming sense once again.

    ¡°ve Boat, munya!¡±

    <The ship will be named [ve Boat Munya]. Is that okay?>

    ¡°NO, MUNYA! Cut that munya part!¡±

    <The ship will be named [ve Boat]. Is that okay?>

    Xiaomao¡¯s mouth curved up. He opened his mouth and was about to confirm the name.

    At that moment, the corner of his eyes saw the ugly expression on Bush and the rescued people¡¯s faces. They didn¡¯t seem to approve of the ship¡¯s name.

    Xiaomao was disappointed. He thought that it was good enough for a ve ship since he had nned to capture boss monsters to be the new ship¡¯s crewmates.

    Since ve Boat was not good, Xiaomao picked another name.

    ¡°No. Cancel that, munya.¡±

    <Affirmative. Please name your ship.>

    Xiaomao took a deep breath and thought of the auspicious name for a ship.

    ¡°Titanic the Second, munya!¡±

    <The ship will be named [Titanic II]. Is that okay?>

    ¡°Of course, munya!¡±

    DING

    On the hull of the port¡¯s side, white words [Titanic II] appeared. The ship¡¯s cabins, floor, handrails, and masts turned white while the hull remained ck.

    Xiaomao admired the new look of his new frigate. At the same time, he had a headache.

    Now, he had two active battleships and one in the making!

    ¡®I only want one ship. Howe I end up with three? What the hell?¡¯

    Despite theints, Xiaomao still needed the galleon as its specialized storage rooms were necessary for the future sea adventure. After all, the Mermaid Kingdom couldn¡¯t upgrade frigates or weaker ships, but the galleon-ss battleships.

    ¡°Let¡¯s board the ship and go back to Siren City, munya!¡±

    .

    Without the crews, Xiaomao and Bush handled the ship. It took them six hours to reach Siren City. By the time they arrived, the sun was setting.

    Xiaomao was dying to log out and feed the cats. He wondered how Mu-Nyang, Mir, Nyanko, and mama cat were doing.

    When Titanic II approached the port, Magdalene was the first to wee him. She flew from Wellerboy andnded on Xiaomao¡¯s head.

    <Magdalene is surprised by your new ship. She is curious where you get it.>

    ¡°Of course, from my 1337 skills!¡±

    Magdalene tilted her head and counted her fingers, unable to understand the gaming jargon.

    The new frigate docked next to Wellerboy. Then, Bush guided the church¡¯s victims down the ship.

    The 100 rescued NPCs obediently followed Bush to the city. The old butler bid Xiaomao farewell and parted way. As soon as Bush and the 100 NPCs left, the Siren City¡¯s soldiers came to see them and escorted them to the pce.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t follow them to the pce. He turned to Titanic II and opened the ship¡¯s menu.

    DING

    <Will you convert Titanic II to a Ship Deed?>

    This was a feature of the game. Unlike Wellerboy, Xiaomao could always convert the item into a deed paper, which was easier to transport or hide the ship.

    As for Wellerboy, it was not a deed item. Thus, it couldn¡¯t be stored in his inventory.

    ¡°Go back to Shepherd, Mag. I have something else to do, munya!¡±

    Magdalene pouted and flew back to Wellerboy. Xiaomao looked at her while she was leaving.

    Checking on Wellerboy, Xiaomao didn¡¯t see Shepherd and the crew. Curious, he checked the retainer menu to see everybody¡¯s location.

    Shepherd and his teammates were shown to be in the city. It seemed that Magdalene was left behind to guard the ship while the men went out to y.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue. He would punish Shepherd for disobeying his orderter. He looked at Lucky¡¯s status next.

    Like a trained dog, Lucky¡¯s detail showed that she was inside an inn. The report said that she was idle for over 6 hours.

    ¡®Aw¡­ Now, I feel bad.¡¯

    Thinking of Lucky, Xiaomao rode on the flying sword to the inn, where he had told Lucky and her team to be on standby.

    .

    When Xiaomao arrived at the city za, the sun had gone down. The capital city was illuminated by streetlights, flying light balls, and magicmps.

    yers went on with their businesses. Some of them gathered at the city za, where the fake grail was. They made noises and invited passing-by yers if they wanted to join their raid parties.

    On the other hand, the priests of the Pangu Church were nowhere in sight. The church was quiet, and no light was on. Wandering yers ignored the building, thinking that they were closed for the day.

    Being invisible, Xiaomao flew over the yers. Some of them saw the transparent figure, but they ignored him.

    Without any obstruction, Xiaomao arrived at an inn, where Lucky and the team were waiting.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t bother asking the innkeeper or the receptionist where they were. He followed the detail on his game menu and stopped in front of a room on the third floor.

    The catopus tried to open the door, but it was locked.

    He knocked on the door.

    ¡°It¡¯s me, munya! Lucky, are you in there?¡±

    THUD!

    Someone or something inside caused a loud thud. Even Xiaomao could hear it from outside.

    CLICK

    A momentter, the door was opened. Lucky, who was wearing nothing but a bath towel, smiled at Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao averted his eyes from the leaking assets of Lucky. They were round, perfectly bouncy, and slightly wet. The smell of soap and shampoo also put him in a trance.

    ¡°Master! Come inside, quick!¡±

    ¡°Hmm?¡±

    Lucky pulled the cat into the room. She closed the door and locked it.

    Before Xiaomao could react, Lucky tossed away Xiaomao¡¯s flying sword and put him on the bed. She leaned toward him, panting and wagging her tail.

    ¡°I¡¯m ready, master. You can partake of me anytime!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°Or, would you like a dinner or a bath first? If you want to take a bath, we can do it in there.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle went into the game menu inventory, fetching for a baseball bat to bonk this horny gnoll girl. However, his trusty tool had already been discarded to make rooms for Torrent¡¯s items.

    ¡°Uh-Oh.¡±

 Chapter 138 Cat Dad and Mu-Nyangâ€™s Small Talk

    Chapter 138 a€¡° Cat Dad and Mu-Nyang¡¯s Small Talk

    ¡°Where are Peter and John, munya?¡±

    ¡°They¡¯re in another room. This room is for us,¡± Lucky¡¯s face was bright red. She leaned closer to Xiaomao and licked his face and his mouth.

    Xiaomao sweated profusely, and his expression turned dark. He brought out the level-100 staff.

    BONK!

    CRITICAL HIT!

    9,043!

    In one hit, Lucky stopped what she was doing. She got a huge bun on her head.

    ¡°SIT DOWN AND BEHAVE, MUNYA!¡±

    Lucky sniffed and sat on her knees.

    .

    For an hour, Xiaomao scolded the bad girl because of her vulgar attempt. When his throat was dry, he finally remembered that he needed to log out and feed his cats.

    ¡°I¡¯m going to log out for the day, munya. But before that, you should drink the potion and increase your stats, munya.¡±

    ¡°Potion?¡±

    ¡°Here, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao smiled and brought out a 10-bottle of sacred water. As he had been leaving the chalice alone in his inventory for hours, the inventory slot with the water was full again.

    He gave the gnoll girl a bottle and brought out another one for himself. Then, Xiaomao checked the cooldown timer.

    As Xiaomao had been dead recently the 100-booster limit was also reset. It was about time for him to consume the potion and spirit stones to increase his stats again.

    He opened the potion lit and raised it high.

    ¡°Cheers, munya!¡±

    Lucky raised her brows and read the item description. Then, she noticed something that Xiaomao overlooked.

    The gnoll girl grinned, ¡°Cheers, master.¡±

    They instantly downed the content and let out a sigh of satisfaction. Xiaomao burped and hummed in a good mood while Lucky grinned from ear to ear, anticipating the sacred water¡¯s side effect.

    DING

    <Your stamina will be double for 12 hours.>

    <Your Max HP and MP have permanently increased by 100.>

    <Your DEX has permanently increased by 10.>

    <Your Metal Spiritual Root has permanently increased by 10.>

    Nothing seemed unusual here. The item worked as nned.

    Suddenly, Xiaomao remembered something. He reread the sacred water¡¯s description, and his heart sank to the tip of his tentacle.

    <You have been inflicted with an abnormal status [Estrus] for 12 hours!>

    Xiaomao¡¯s body suddenly grew hotter, and his tentacles became sensitive. Each limb turned pink, and the tips wererger than usual.

    He didn¡¯t know what possessed him. His character avatar moved by itself.

    .

    .

    .

    The game hatch was opened, and Xiaomao sat up. He looked at his pants and covered his face with his hands in shame.

    ¡°I¡¯m so stupid! What have I done?! What happened to your oath?!¡±

    While Xiaomao was sulking, Mu-Nyang jumped into the game capsule and began sniffing his face.

    Munya! (You smell like a dog!)

    Not only Mu-Nyang sniff him, but Mir, Mama Cat, and Nyanko also rushed into the capsule. However, they didn¡¯t care about his face but his pants, especially the crotch area.

    Nya? (Papa smells funny.)

    Mew! (This hooman is in season!)

    Meo! (An alpha¡¯s scent. Very sexy <3)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Although ashamed, Xiaomao remembered that he hadn¡¯t fed Mu-Nyang and the others for hours.

    ¡°Are you hungry? I¡¯m going to get you some food now.¡±

    Munya! (Don¡¯t bother. I already gave everyone food.)

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    Xiaomao had a bad feeling about this. He stood up and rushed to the kitchen.

    In the kitchen, several cabs and drawers were opened. Cans of cat food were on the floor, packages of treats were torn, and the bags of dried cat food leaked the content everywhere.

    Xiaomao facepalmed.

    ¡°Sorry, Mu-Nyang. You guys must be hungry.¡±

    Instead of getting mad, Xiaomao med himself for being a bad owner.

    Mu-Nyang and the cat gang followed him to the kitchen. Aside from Mir and Mu-Nyang, Mama Cat and Nyanko rubbed their bodies against his legs.

    Meo (Thanks for the treat!)

    Nya (Papa is so good. You have so much food.)

    On the other hand, Mu-Nyang and Mir smirked.

    Mu-Nyang (This is what you get for ignoring us, peasant!)

    Mew! (He¡¯s right! Hooman, irresponsible!)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    This was why most cat owners were more patient than dog owners. They were trained by their own cats.

    .

    After cleaning up the mess and putting the cat food in proper containers, Xiaomao looked at the clock.

    It was already 11PM. The day passed by so quickly.

    ¡®I lost track of day and night circle now. At this rate, I¡¯ll be one of those game-addicted yers.¡¯

    He closed his eyes and checked his synchronization rate.

    3%

    It was pathetic. Because of the sudden spike in his status attributes, HP, and MP, the synch rate decreased once again.

    ¡®When will I be a superhuman at this rate? I need to bnce my life better!¡¯

    For the night, Xiaomao cooked his own meal and cleaned the house, including the litter boxes of his cats. During the chore, he found a dead bird, a half-eaten snake, and a dead mouse next to his bed.

    ¡°MU-NYANG! WHAT THE HELL?!¡±

    MUNYAAAA! (SHUT IT, PEASANT! THAT IS MY FOOD STASH!)

    The cat owner and his cat yelled at each other in the middle of the night, waking up the neighbors.

    ¡°SHAAADDAAAAP!!¡±

    .

    After the hectic night, Xiaomao managed to get a good night¡¯s sleep on his bed with newly cleaned crisp white sheets. Upon waking up, Xiaomao found Nyanko sleeping on his face once again.

    Mu-Nyang was nasty as usual. He was dozing off on his chest. Mir stole half of his pillow¡¯s area and curled like a ball. As for Mama Cat, she used the space between his crotch and legs as her sleeping spot, but her drool left a stain on his sheet.

    The fur of his cats messed up the crisp white sheets. Colorful hairs of these guys marked their territory.

    Gently, Xiaomao moved the obedient girl to the bed. However, he grabbed Mu-Nyang by the neck and hurled him to his cat bed, which was always at end of the bed bunk.

    Mu-Nyang widened his eyes and spread his paws and ws. He managed to flip his body andnded safely on his bed.

    MUNYA! (What the hell, peasant?! Is this how to treat your king?!)

    ¡°Shut it, you thief! I had a bad dream because of you! I thought I would have been suffocated to death!¡±

    MUNYA! (That was Nyanko¡¯s fault, not me!)

    ¡°Nyanko is an innocent girl, but you¡¯re not! You literally covered my nose and mouth with your paws!¡±

    MUNYA! (Your mouth stinks! Had I never covered that, I would have puked on you!)

    ¡°Who asked you to sleep on me in the first ce?!¡±

    As soon as they woke up, they bickered. Although they seemed angry, Xiaomao never hated Mu-Nyang. Their interaction was the same as how best friends or close brothers talked to each other.

    In the end, Xiaomao dragged his feet to the kitchen and prepared breakfast for his cats and himself. When the food was ready, Mu-Nyang stopped yelling at him and savored the crushed tuna meat mixed with cooked rice, dried cat food, and wet cat food.

    .

    7 AM

    The cats had their meal. The three cats took their time to clean their mouth and their faces.

    Xiaomao sat at the kitchen table, staring at Mu-Nyang, who sat proudly and staring down at his owner.

    ¡°Let¡¯s talk, Mu-Nyang. Who are you exactly? How do you know about the incident a few days ago?¡±

    This was the question that Xiaomao had been pondering for a long time.

    When Xiaomao was ambushed in the school bus, Mu-Nyang told Xiaomao that Nian attacked them. Then, he learned more about Nian in the game world and wondered if they were the same person.

    To get the answer quickly, Xiaomao interrogated Mu-Nyang if he was hiding something.

    Munya! (You can¡¯t afford the karma with your current strength. If you want to learn about my identity, you must reach at least Mao Miaomiao¡¯s level.)

    Hearing the name of his mysterious father, Xiaomao was surprised. He didn¡¯t expect Mu-Nyang to blurt out this name out of the blue.

    ¡°You knew Mao Miaomiao, too?!¡±

    Munya (Better than you.)

    ¡°Who are you?! Who is Mao Miaomiao?! How did you know him?!¡±

    Mu-Nyang raised his paw and covered Xiaomao¡¯s mouth.

    Munya-Munya! (If I tell you everything, Nian will find us in an instant. He can read Karma, and he can track the karma to us. As soon as you know about the secret of the universe, Nian will be able to find us in this world.)

    Again with the karma, Xiaomao was dying to know the secrets of Mu-Nyang and Mao Miaomiao.

    Mu-Munya (But I can give you a hint.)

    ¡°Tell me.¡±

    Munya-Nya? (First off, how much do you know about Nian? I need to know how deep you¡¯re in.)

    Xiaomao proceeded to tell about his adventure in-game, including Bit Tupeer¡¯s Mazinger Poison, Torrent¡¯s curses, and Pangu Church¡¯s incident.

    Nyahahaha!

    The cat burst intoughter while Xiaomao was confused.

    ¡°Why are youughing?¡±

    Munya! (Nothing. I¡¯m amazed by your protagonist¡¯s fate, actually.)

    Protagonist¡¯s Fate?

    Munya-Munya! (Listen carefully. I can only tell you that we have enemies everywhere, in the game worlds, in the real world, and even in space! Countless deities want us dead.)

    Xiaomao could no longer understand Mu-Nyang.

    ¡°Why do they want us dead in the first ce?¡±

    Mu-Nyang smirked and sighed.

    Munya-Munya! (Let¡¯s say I made a lot of mess in the past. Anyway, it¡¯s none of your business, and you don¡¯t need to know.)

    ¡°Stop trying to be mysterious and tell me!¡±

    Munya-Nya! (Okay. Here¡¯s the real hint. Cultivation and Evolution.)

    ¡°Cultivation and Evolution?¡±

    Munya? (Yes. You have unlocked the cultivator ss, and you can cultivate in-game, right?)

    Xiaomao nodded. He just unlocked the cultivator ss recently, but he hadn¡¯t tried to use the cultivate features yet.

    Munya? (Have you acquired some spirit stones in-game?)

    Xiaomao nodded again. He still regretted that he wasted so much time doing something stupid earlier instead of consuming spirit stones to fill his daily quota.

    Munya! (Bring me a pen and papers. I¡¯ll teach you something.)

 Chapter 139 Cat Dad is a Catâ€™s Disciple

    Chapter 139 ¨C Cat Dad is a Cat¡¯s Disciple

    Watching Mu-Nyang drawing pictures and writing was fascinating and rewarding. Even though he was an obnoxious and mysterious cat, he looked cute when he moved a pen like a giant bloom to draw and write.

    While waiting for Mu-Nyang to finish, Xiaomao brought hisptop to the kitchen table and browsed the news on the game website.

    [World Three Breaking News! A new dungeon under Pangu Church!]

    [World Three Event News! Yuan Emperor banished Pangu Church from his kingdom!]

    [World Three Scandal! Hacker or Skills? Top Guild got PKed and lost all equipment!]

    [Massive Frigates sighted at World Three¡¯s Siren City! Age of Pirate and Sea Soon?]

    [World Two¡¯s abnormal power scale ¨C Why do yers there grow faster than the other worlds?]

    [Non-Stop World Two¡¯s Global Event ¨C Shu Han Republic dered war against Wu Dynasty Empire!]

    [Cao Cao from World Two won the first WAIFU vote! For more results click here!]

    [World One News! Florida Man married a crocodile girl NPC, got eaten after the wedding!]

    [World One¡¯s top yer, Hiiro Narukami, reached level 700!]

    [World One Iing War! Netherworld Empire and Dragon n formed a coalition against the Nian Cult and Pangu Church! Floppa¡¯s lovers and cat lovers enraged!]

    The worlds were evolving nonstop. Every game world was always lively as yers and NPC struggled to outdo each other. However, this was just a prelude to the grand war between yers and game worlds in the future.

    He read news articles rted to World Three and the movements in other worlds.

    World One¡¯s spotlight was on Hiiro Narukami¡¯s feats as he hogged all the major achievements, titles, and quest rewards alone. Even when the NPCs waged war against each other, he was always there to rob all contributions from other yers, causing many gamers to hate him. But in the future, he would be the leader of all superhumans when the cultivators appeared.

    World Two was the most chaotic because of the nonstop war between cultivators and demons. In addition, Mao Miaomiao, whom Xiaomao was curious about, was always at the center of the typhoon.

    Xiaomao still remembered the events in his previous life ¨C Mao Miaomiao singlehandedly destroyed Shu Han Republic and razed the country¡¯s capital city to the ground during the war before he went missing for a long time.

    World One and World Two¡¯s events were the same as what Xiaomao knew, but many events in world three changed because of him.

    The existence of Pangu Church¡¯s dungeon was kept a secret between Spartan Guild¡¯s members until the cultivator invasion urred. The guild opened the dungeon to the public and collected PACTs as the entrance fee in theter years.

    The business scheme of Spartan Guild was no more in this life. Every elite yer would soon flood the dungeon and eliminate the NPCs inside, which would deal a heavy blow to Pangu Army¡¯s advancement.

    Thinking of Pangu Army, Xiaomao was reminded of Meng Xin.

    In his previous life, Zhao Fei was the boss of Meng Xin. Together, they terrorized the Mermaid Kingdom and ruined many underwater cities after Cernun was dead.

    But now, their fates changed.

    Because of his excitement, Xiaomao voiced his thoughts out loud.

    ¡°Zhao Fei has lost his right-hand man. Torrent¡¯s soul is in my inventory. Meng Xin is on the loose. The church lost its influence in Yuan Empire. Everything is getting crazytely.¡±

    Mu-Nyang overheard it. He stopped scribing and stared at Xiaomao.

    Munya? (Zhao Fei? The son of Zhao Bao?)

    ¡°You know him? Who¡¯s Zhao Bao?¡±

    Munya (Just a stupid monk. Anyway, nothing good wille if you get involved with that family. Stay clear from that Meng and Zhao guys for now, okay?)

    Once again, Mu-Nyang never told him the essential information other than being cryptic or mysterious. Deep down inside, Xiaomao wanted to keep pestering him until Mu-Nyang give up. But when he recalled the bus incident and Nian¡¯s existence, Xiaomao refrained from asking further.

    For the entire morning, Xiaomao did nothing but browse the game websites and read news articles to keep up with the real world¡¯s events. He also texted his parents, wondering when they woulde home.

    At noon, Mu-Nyang finished scribing 50-page-worth of pictures and weird texts. Hepiled them and sat on the papers.

    Munya! (Done! Now, peasant. Kowtow to me three times and ept me as your master!)

    Xiaomao froze. He frowned and nced at Mu-Nyang.

    ¡°Is that necessary?¡±

    Munya! (Cultivator¡¯s ethic and ceremony! Without it, your lucky streak will end!)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao rested his elbows on the kitchen table and covered his face with his palms. He sighed.

    Life was strange, but his life was weird.

    The game was real. Superhumans were real. Aliens were real.

    That was not enough. He died and regressed to the past. He got OP skills and powers in-game out of nowhere. Nian attacked him in the real world, and Mu-Nyang talked like a sage.

    Now, Mu-Nyang wanted him to be his disciple.

    ¡®Yup, my life is absolutely normal! If my cat is a god, I don¡¯t mind worshiping him.¡¯

    Having nothing to lose aside from his sanity, Xiaomao went on his knees, prostrating to Mu-Nyang on the floor.

    Munya (Three times.)

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled. He took a deep breath and sincerely kowtowed, hitting his forehead on the marble floor three times.

    The floor cracked, but his forehead showed no signs of injury.

    Mu-Nyang nodded and brightly smiled. Then, the papers that he had been sitting on transformed into a bamboo scroll manual, which looked simr to the game¡¯s ultimate manual.

    Munya! (I¡¯m taking a huge risk by doing this, but it¡¯s necessary to change our future.)

    Mu-Nyang moved away from the manual and kicked it down from the kitchen table. Xiaomao widened his eyes and stared at the scroll in disbelief.

    ¡°You can even make a game item in real life?!¡±

    Nyaha-Munya! (Obviously, of course! Whoops. I talked too much.)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Munya Munya Munya! (Anyway, don¡¯t enter the game today. Instead, practice whatever the scroll tells you. You will need it.)

    ¡°Okay.¡±

    Xiaomao shrugged and epted the new reality. After all, he had faith in Mu-Nyang regardless of whatever the cat¡¯s identity was.

    The bamboo scroll looked old-fashioned. After opening the scroll manual, Xiaomao found ancient Chinese texts.

    It was unreadable. Even Xiaomao, the ace of his ss, failed to recognize these characters.

    Staring at the characters for the moment, his eyes grew hotter. Xiaomao instinctively blinked several times, thinking that he used his eyes too much.

    DING

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t know if he began hallucinating or hearing things. He heard a game notification sound.

    <Will you learn the add-on skill [Invisible Karma]?>

 Chapter 140 Cat Dad is Arrested Again?

    Chapter 140 ¨C Cat Dad is Arrested Again?

    ¡°Add-on skill?¡±

    Xiaomao was stunned.

    From what he knew, superhumans relied on the raw abilities that they learned in the game. However, none of the superhumans could learn new skills in the real world. But now, Mu-Nyang showed him the possibility of acquiring new skills in the real world.

    Secondly, the skill was something that Xiaomao had never heard of.

    The game¡¯s add-on skills were mostly passive skills, which benefited a character¡¯s growth in the long run. Later on, active add-on skills showed up to trick inexperienced yers, but many ultra-rare skills could rece them.

    Andstly, karmic things seemed to be exclusive skills or abilities of powerful NPCs, such as Cernun. Even the Instinct and Foresight skill warned him in-game that he was not ready to get involved with karmic skills.

    Seeing how Mu-Nyang gave him a mysterious ability in real life, Xiaomao¡¯s favorable impression of Mu-Nyang rose to 5 stars.

    But there was a problem. He couldn¡¯t summon a system menu or a game menu to check the skill detail.

    Unable to identify the skill, Xiaomao followed Mu-Nyang to his bedroom. He asked the cat.

    ¡°Mu-Nyang, what can the skill do?¡±

    But upon getting back to his bedroom, Mu-Nyang was no longer there. Only Nyanko and Mama Cat were around, watching the scenery through the window.

    ¡°Nyanko, mama cat, where¡¯s Mu-Nyang and Mir?¡±

    Nyanko and Mama Cat turned around.

    Meo? (Who knows?)

    Nya? (They aren¡¯t with papa?)

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    Xiaomao was sure that Mu-Nyang went back to his room. He looked around on the second floor, looking for his cat.

    Looking around for 10 minutes, Xiaomao stopped. He couldn¡¯t find both Mir and Mu-Nyang on the second floor no matter how hard he looked.

    ¡°Meh, are they hiding somewhere? Forget it.¡±

    Xiaomao returned to the kitchen table and fetched theptop and the scroll. He brought them back to his bedroom.

    TUTUTUTUTUTU

    While Xiaomao was carrying theptop to the second floor, the loud sound of a helicopter was audible.

    ¡®A passing by helicopter¡­¡¯

    Xiaomao ignored the chopper and got back to his bedroom. He opened the scroll and theptop, trying to read and decipher the ancientnguage.

    TUTUTUTUTUTU

    For some reason, the noise kept louder. Nyanko and Mama Cat ran away from the window and went into hiding.

    Xiaomao was about to use his camera topare the text with the online dictionary. Suddenly, his right eyebrow uncontrobly twitched.

    He frowned and looked at the window.

    At that moment, Xiaomao heard the voice of Mu-Nyang in his mind.

    Munya (Shove the scroll into your chest and act natural!)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. Although he had a thousand questions, he folded the scroll and pressed it against his chest.

    Magically, the scroll sank into his chest as if his body was a mass of liquid.

    Seeing the phenomenon in front of his eyes, Xiaomao stopped thinking about logic.

    ¡°Screw it. Scrap it. I don¡¯t know anymore.¡±

    Despite saying that, Xiaomao attempted to push hisptop into his chest. Unfortunately, he failed.

    Xiaomao attempted to pull out the scroll from his chest. Surprisingly, his hands went inside his chest, and he could touch the scroll in there.

    ¡°I see. Only game items work, right?¡±

    Mu-Nyang didn¡¯t answer. Even if the cat replied, Xiaomao could no longer hear him.

    TUTUTUTUTUTU

    The helicopter¡¯s sound was so loud, and the wind hit the windows. His entire house trembled because of the down-pressed wind from the chopper¡¯s des.

    Xiaomao stopped what he was doing and looked through the window.

    In front of his house, a military APC was already there, and soldiers in green fortified behind barricades.

    The helicopter in question had already descended so low that thending rails almost touched the electric poles. The Z-10 attack chopper rotated and pointed its guns at Xiaomao¡¯s window.

    Xiaomao was confused and shocked. He didn¡¯t understand why the PLA was surrounding his house.

    In front of the house, a man in a suit stood behind a group of soldiers with riot shields. He held a speaker phone and dered.

    ¡°To whoever inside the house,e out and do not resist!¡±

    Severalser pointers were aimed at Xiaomao¡¯s forehead. He looked up and found several snipers on the roof of the other buildings.

    Since when did they get there?

    As Xiaomao wanted no trouble, he came down to the first floor and opened the front door. When Xiaomao walked out of the house, a dozen soldiers pointed their rifles at him.

    The cat dad raised his hands, showing no sign of resistance.

    The man in a suit and a group of soldiers approached Xiaomao. At the same time, the attack helicopter changed its position and hovered over Xiaomao¡¯s house, but it still aimed the guns at him.

    ¡°What the hell is going on?!¡± Xiaomao bellowed.

    The ck-suit man approached Xiaomao, ¡°Are you Miao Xiaomao?¡±

    ¡°Who¡¯s asking?¡±

    ¡°Police here. You¡¯ll being with us.¡±

    The man showed his badge, but he put the badge away in a hurry as if he didn¡¯t want Xiaomao to read his ID and his name.

    Xiaomao looked around. From the looks of it, the soldiers seemed to be dead serious as they were ready to pull the trigger at any moment.

    ¡°Am I under arrest? For what?!¡± Xiaomao was still confused about why the police and soldiers wanted him.

    The man took a deep breath and brought out a paper.

    ¡°We have a warrant. You¡¯re under suspicion of the recent terrorist attack on the school bus a few days ago.¡±

    ¡°Huh?!¡± Xiaomao couldn¡¯t believe what he had heard, ¡°But I¡¯m a victim!¡±

    ¡°We¡¯ll know once we head to the station.¡±

    Xiaomao still didn¡¯t believe in the ck suit man.

    Still, Xiaomao yed along and followed the man to the police van. A soldier cuffed his wrists and threw him into the custody van. Four soldiers followed Xiaomao inside and sat next to him.

    Before the van was closed, Xiaomao noticed that the man in the suit directed the soldiers to search the house.

    BAM

    The soldiers closed the van¡¯s door, and the driver started the engine.

 Chapter 141 Cat Dad is Angry (1)

    Chapter 141 ¨C Cat Dad is Angry (1)

    On the 30th-floor luxurious apartment, Pan Xian sat on a sofa, watching the scenery outside the ss walls.

    The view at night was captivating that Pan Xian lost the track of time. He sipped a fine 1967 wine from a mega-pint-sized wine ss while he was staring at the street decoration lights in a daze. On hisp, a caracal with three eyes curled and slept soundly.

    BZZZ

    The smartphone¡¯s vibration brought Pan Xian back to his senses. He reached out to the nearby coffee table and picked up his phone.

    Upon unlocking his phone, Pan Xian saw the message alert from his subordinates, who worked for the Ministry of State Security, aka MSS or Chinese NSA.

    The message was short and simple.

    [Miao Xiaomao is in custody. We¡¯ll bring him to the usual ce.]

    Pan Xian smirked and put the phone back on the coffee table. He downed the wine in his ss and bitterlyughed.

    ¡°How pathetic. Mao Miaomiao and Mu-Nyang are destroying myst foothold, but I¡¯m here, ordering my men to arrest and kill the son of my bodyguards.¡±

    With a wave of his fingers, game-like system windows appeared in front of Pan Xian. It revealed his status and name.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Pangu

    <strong>ss:</strong> Entity

    <strong>Race:</strong> Primordial Mazinger<strong></strong>

    .

    He stared at his status menu, reminiscing about his past. He recalled the old day when he dethroned the Chaos Seraphim and took over the universe.

    Pan Xian regretted it. Because of that small mistake, Mu-Nyang returned and came back to haunt him. Furthermore, Mu-Nyang had a sessor, who was currently running rampant in the second game world.

    In addition, Miao Xiaomao, the son of Miao Damao, was responsible for ruining Pangu Church¡¯s foundation and influence in the Yuan Empire. At this rate, Pangu would lose his foothold in World Three.

    The whole superhuman farm project was dyed because of both Mao Miaomiao and Miao Xiaomao. Pan Xian estimated that it might take an additional year to brainwash all yers to be war ves for the decisive war against Mu-Nyang¡¯s troops.

    ¡®It doesn¡¯t matter. I¡¯ll change my strategy. Instead of keeping Miao Damao and Katerina around to hunt disobedient superhumans, I¡¯ll dispose all of them and raise the yers as my ves. I¡¯ve managed to get some good pawns in the second world, and they should hold off Mao Miaomiao for a while.¡¯

    Pan Xian patted Nian. However, his eyes emitted killing intent.

    ¡®Miao Xiaomao is as good as dead. Mao Miaomiao will die during the cross-world PVP event, and I¡¯ll personally kill Miao Damao and Katerina. Once all arms and legs of Mu-Nyang are down, I¡¯ll proactively destroy his followers in World Two and World Three!¡¯

    While Pan Xian contemted his schemes, his phone vibrated once again.

    Annoyed, Pan Xian grabbed the phone and read the new message. Coincidentally, it was from the same sender earlier.

    [Miao Xiaomao is on the loose! The escorts are all dead!]

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    .

    .

    .

    Xiaomao stared at the four soldiers, who had been staring back at him. They pressed the muzzles of their pistols at his chest and stomach and were ready to shoot.

    ¡°Is that a new protocol these days?¡± Xiaomao sneered at the soldiers.

    ¡°It¡¯s the direct order from our superior officer. Please stay put, and nobody gets hurt.¡±

    ¡°I can get hurt and die, but none of you must get hurt. Is that what you mean?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    None of the men answered, but their eyes were full of killing intent.

    Sensing their killing intent, Xiaomao¡¯s pupils gleamed, and his sclera turned dark. Despite having a low sync rate, Xiaomao¡¯s body still remembered how to transform and muster his physical strength.

    He, too, was ready to defend himself even if he had to kill everybody here.

    ¡°Go ahead. Do your worst. What¡¯s stopping you?¡± Xiaomao taunted the men.

    The soldiers scoffed at Xiaomao. One of them choke his neck and bellowed to his face.

    ¡°Listen, brat! I can kill you any time I want. Do you know why we¡¯re sparing you? BECAUSE OF OUR SUPERIOR¡¯S ORDER!¡±

    ¡°Ha! Excuses. I can tell that y¡¯all want me dead the moment youe with all the tanks and soldiers.¡±

    The soldier strengthened his grip, trying to torture Xiaomao. However, as he exerted his strength, his fingers couldn¡¯t squeeze or pressed into Xiaomao¡¯s skin.

    He felt like he was squeezing a hard steel pipe with a bare hand.

    Because of the awkward expression of the soldier, the three colleagues pressed their guns on Xiaomao¡¯s face. One of the brought out a baton and hit Xiaomao¡¯s chest.

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression didn¡¯t change. He felt nothing from the baton and the cold guns.

    From the looks of it, these guys attempted to intimidate Xiaomao, and they did a good job. Unfortunately, they threatened the wrong guy.

    As Xiaomao was enjoying the pathetic attempt of these soldiers, a radio on the captain¡¯s shoulder ryed the voice of the other team.

    ¡®Other than the two cats, we don¡¯t find any suspicious items or illegal substances in the house.¡¯

    BZZ

    The soldier in front of Xiaomao replied, ¡°Kill the cats and burn the house. Leave nothing behind!¡±

    ¡°!!!¡±

    As soon as Xiaomao heard that, he was enraged.

    What had he ever done to the army?

    Why were they attacking his house?

    Why were they trying to kill his cats?

    Xiaomao thought of the gamepany. As it was named after Pangu, he believed that thepany¡¯s employees were secretly working for that god from the very beginning.

    ¡®Did theye here for revenge? Was it because of the cultist incident?¡¯

    He had a thousand questions that he wanted to know. However, his rage and sense of urgency overwhelmed his mind. A few strands of whiskers grew from the pores between his mouth and nose.

    CLANK

    Xiaomao pinched the handcuff and broke it in half. His fingers straightened as if they had be a knife, and the hands sliced through the necks of the two soldiers.

    BANG

    BANG

    As soon as Xiaomao made his move, the other soldiers pulled the trigger.

 Chapter 142 Cat Dad is Angry (2)

    Chapter 142 a€¡° Cat Dad is Angry (2)

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 10%>

    .

    The bullets embedded into Xiaomao¡¯s skin, but they failed to prate deeper into his flesh. As if Xiaomao¡¯s muscle fibers were harder than steel, the bullets ttened upon hitting him.

    The soldiers didn¡¯t notice that their bullets failed to pierce Xiaomao. Their fingers moved by themselves, firing more shots at him.

    Xiaomao flinched as it still hurt him. In anger, he threw a punch at the soldier in front of him and grabbed the face of the other.

    The right fist crushed the nose and the front skull of the soldier. The impact was so hard that the soldier¡¯s face caved in and damaged his brain.

    Xiaomao nced at his left hand, which had seized the face of the remaining soldier. He clenched it!

    PLOP

    As if a watermelon burst, the hand crushed the human skull, causing blood, eyeballs, and mushy brain to explode from inside out because of the pressure.

    Xiaomao bent down and broke the shackles on his ankles. He walked toward the backdoor and kicked it.

    .

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 15%>

    .

    BAM

    The doors were sted open, flying and hitting a vehicle behind the custody van.

    Xiaomao gritted his teeth and leaped out of the van. He stomped on the police car¡¯s front hood, which had been escorting the custody van.

    As Xiaomao put his weight and strength into his feet, the hood dented, breaking the car¡¯s front chassis and engine. He jumped up again, causing the car to flip.

    Because of his muscle memory, Xiaomao attempted to summon a flying sword.

    Nothing came out. Xiaomao soon fell andnded in the middle of the road, cracking the concrete ground.

    Fortunately, there was no car or vehicle as the military guys closed the roads.

    Xiaomao was relieved that he didn¡¯t harm any innocent civilians during his escape. He looked ahead and sprinted toward his house at full speed.

    ¡®Mu-Nyang, Mir, Nyanko, Mama Cat!¡¯

    .

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 20%>

    .

    In his mind, Xiaomao only thought about his cats. He hoped that they would still be alive.

    As Xiaomao¡¯s sprinting speed rivaled that of a sports car, he zoomed on the road, leaving deep footprints on the concrete path. In less than a minute, he returned to his house, where the soldiers were still surrounding the house.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t bother decelerating or slowing down. He grounded his teeth and raised his arms in front of himself.

    In front of Xiaomao, an APC parked there, blocking the road in front of the neighbor¡¯s house. He kicked the ground and rammed the vehicle with his arms, body, and speed.

    BOOM

    As if Xiaomao had be as strong as Hulk, the APC was sent flying. However, he lost his momentum after the impact, and his arms hurt.

    Because of the numbing pain, Xiaomao didn¡¯t notice that his face shape-shifted and looked simr to a cat¡¯s face. His human ears shrunk, and two fluffy cat ears emerged on his head.

    .

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 25%>

    .

    The soldiers and the agents in the area stared at Xiaomao in disbelief, but the elites of the army showed no hesitation. They screamed with all air in their lungs.

    ¡°WE¡¯RE UNDER ATTACK! OPEN FIRE!¡±

    Xiaomao also bellowed, ¡°What are you trying to do with my cats?!¡±

    TATATATATA

    The soldiers unleashed hails of bullets at Xiaomao. Thetter raised his arms and blocked it.

    TING TING TING

    Magically, his physique was sturdier and harder than steel. Rifle shells failed to prate his skin.

    Xiaomao¡¯s vision turned yellow, and his heart rate spiked. He charged at a ck sedan, where soldiers in green were hiding behind and shooting guns at him.

    BAM

    Xiaomao tackled the ck sedan, sending the vehicle flying and crushing the four soldiers behind it against the other vehicles.

    .

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 30%>

    .

    SWISH

    Tworge tentacles emerged from the flesh on Xiaomao¡¯s back. One of the red arms extended and pierced through the chest of a soldier, who came out from Xiaomao¡¯s house. The other arm snatched the ck-suit man by the head and squeezed him.

    SPLASH

    The nameless agent was squashed in Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle to death!

    ¡°MONSTER!!¡±

    The soldiers were shocked. Some of them secretly brought out their phones and snapped pictures of Xiaomao in his monster form before they resumed shooting.

    After being showered by metal bullets, blood got in Xiaomao¡¯s eyes. He ignored the changes in his body and rushed into his house.

    Upon getting to the house, Xiaomao looked left and right. He entered the living room first.

    The living room was a mess. The soldiers flipped the couch and furniture over. All contents in the drawers and containers had been thrown to the ground.

    Xiaomao ran into the kitchen next. This was the ce where his cats usually gathered other than his bedroom.

    In the kitchen, two of the soldiers had been waiting for Xiaomao¡¯s arrival. They ducked as if they were avoiding something.

    CLINK CLINK

    Rolling on the floor were three can-like grenades.

    Moreover, Nyanko was cowering under the kitchen table, not far from the grenades and Xiaomao.

    NYA! (PAPA! I¡¯M SCARED!)

    ¡°NYANKO!¡±

    Without caring for his life, Xiaomao jumped and covered the grenades with his own body.

    .

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 40%>

    .

    BOOM

    The HE grenades detonated under Xiaomao¡¯s chest and belly, yet they failed to knock him up in the air.

    Xiaomao stopped moving after the detonation.

    NYA! (PAPA!)

    Despite the cry, Nyanko continued to shiver under the kitchen table, unable to move. She was too scared to move.

    Two soldiers behind the kitchen counter peeked out. They waited and called their colleagues outside the house.

    ¡°Target neutralized! Need backup and medics!¡±

    .

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 50%>

    .

    BANG

    Two new tentacles shot out from Xiaomao¡¯s back and pierced through the counter and their heads. Xiaomao retracted the new arms and slowly stood up.

    His favorite shirt became a burnt rag. Xiaomao tore his shirt away and pulled the shrapnel from his chest.

    Ignoring the soldiers, Xiaomao knelt and reached out to Nyanko.

    ¡°Come here. You¡¯re safe now.¡±

 Chapter 143 Cat Dadâ€™s Cat is Angry, too!

    Chapter 143 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Cat is Angry, too!

    Nyanko kept licking the charred skin on Xiaomao¡¯s chest. She cried while she meowed.

    Nya (Papa, are you hurt?)

    Although Xiaomao¡¯s appearance was that of a werecat with four tentacle wings on his back, Nyanko remembered his scent. She looked at his face and sobbed.

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression softened. He rubbed her head and picked off the dust off her fur.

    ¡°I¡¯m alright, munya. Where are the others?¡±

    Nya! (Mama is hiding in the sleeping room!)

    ¡°Bedroom, munya? Got it! What about Mir and Mu-Nyang, munya?¡±

    Nya-Nya (I don¡¯t know. I ran away from the living room, but those scary hooman went up. I ran out of my hiding ce.)

    .

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 55%>

    .

    Xiaomao finally heard the loud bell sound. It had been annoying him for a while now, but he didn¡¯t pay attention. However, Xiaomao continued to disregard it as he needed to find Mu-Nyang, Mir, and Mama Cat before the soldiers find them.

    He headed out of the kitchen with Nyanko in his arms. When he got to the corridor, something as big as a human¡¯s head flew from outside the house and came for him.

    Xiaomao widened his eyes as he recognized the shape.

    It was a rocket!

    ¡®RPG?! NA?VE!¡¯

    One of the tentacles coiled around the rocket and caught it before the front part of the projectile hit anything. Then, Xiaomao flipped it over and threw it like an American football, aiming at the person that had fired it at him.

    The soldier couldn¡¯t react in time. The rocket hit his face and cracked his skull. However, it didn¡¯t detonate.

    NYA! (Papa is so cool! But your arms smell so good. Can I eat it?)

    ¡°My tentacles are not food, Nyanko.¡±

    Xiaomao snickered and rushed to the second floor.

    While running up the stairs, Mama Cat dashed toward him. She jumped andnded on Xiaomao¡¯s face.

    TUTUTUTUTUTU

    The sound of a helicopter rmed Xiaomao. He grabbed the ck cat and covered her in his arms along with Nyanko.

    BOOM BOOM BOOM

    The helicopter¡¯s machine gun rained bullets into the house! It even fired explosive rockets into his room!

    The second floor exploded and copsed!

    .

    TUTUTUTUTUTU

    In the attack helicopter¡¯s cockpit, the pilot watched how the rockets destroyed the house and nearby buildings. He didn¡¯t care what kind of damage he did to the civilian properties as he was instructed by his boss ¨C Pan Xian.

    The pilot was a private mercenary under Pangu Universe Incorporate. He worked in a simr field as Miao Damao and Katerina, but he was in charge of air support as he had no superpower.

    While the pilot was focusing on sting Xiaomao¡¯s house to smithereens, he heard the additionalmand from his teammander.

    ¡°Hurry and withdraw! Get out of there, now!¡±

    The pilot frowned, but his hand moved the collective pitch control lever and ascended the helicopter higher, following the order. The chopper climbed the altitude and stopped shooting.

    As the captain was about to turn the attack helicopter back to base, his co-pilot screamed.

    The captain looked at his partner, ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡±

    The co-pilot didn¡¯t answer. Rather, he couldn¡¯t answer.

    On the co-pilot¡¯sp, an orange cat was cleaning her face with her paw, which resembled an octopus tentacle with a cat¡¯s paw. Her other cat legs remained the same, but four other tentacles were still inside his partner¡¯s chest, gauging his heart out.

    Mew! (Dirty hooman!)

    The pilot captain was horrified.

    ¡°MONSTER!¡±

    SOEK!

    Something hard pierced through the back of the pilot captain¡¯s head and exited through the forehead. His consciousness turned dark, and he didn¡¯t get to hear the sound of the killer.

    Munya! (Destroying my crib, go to hell!)

    The white tentacle retracted back, leaving a hole in the captain¡¯s head and the seat.

    Mu-Nyang¡¯s right tentacle arm reverted to a cat¡¯s front leg. He shook it and sttered the blood of the dead human.

    Munya! (Let¡¯s go, Mir!)

    Mew! (Yes, my lord.)

    Both cat monsters faded into smoke and vanished from the cockpit.

    Without a pilot, the attack helicopter rapidly descended and crashed into another civilian house, causing a huge fire and explosion.

    .

    CRACK

    The copsed house continued to burn. The fire even caught the neighbors¡¯ houses. Fortunately, all residents had been evacuated.

    The soldiers that had been surrounding this neighbor gazed at the burning houses and clicked their tongues, questioning their superior officers¡¯ decision. Although they had been briefed that they were up against a group of terrorists, they didn¡¯t expect the assault teams to use heavy firearms.

    ¡°What are we fighting? A freaking Hulk?¡± One of the soldiersined as he nced at the wrecked APC.

    ¡°S-Sir, what are we dealing with?! How could there be a monster here?!¡± Another soldier still couldn¡¯t believe his eyes. He saw a teenager send an APC flying and transformed into a humanoid cat with tentacles from his back.

    ¡°Probably a cultivator again,¡± Replied a senior officer. Although he was in shock as well, he knew a bit more information than the others.

    ¡°Cultivator?¡±

    ¡°This is probably your first sortie, right?¡±

    ¡°Y-Yes, sir.¡±

    ¡°I see. By the way, have you been following the news decades ago about an online game that turns humans into superheroes?¡±

    ¡°Err, I haven¡¯t heard of it.¡±

    ¡°When you go back, check the old news. Game junkies got superhuman power and became terrorists, and we¡¯re tasked to eliminate all of them if we see one. That house over there has one of them.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The soldier was astonished. He gulped and wondered if he could have a superpower, too.

    The senior officer saw the young soldier¡¯s expression and smirked, ¡°You want a superpower?¡±

    The soldier nodded.

    ¡°You¡¯ll get one eventually. For now, let¡¯s get back alive, and I¡¯ll put your name in the superhero project that our government has just passed the bills.¡±

    ¡°Y-Yes, sir!¡±

    The senior officer looked at the sky and noticed that more choppers from the news stations arrived.

    The officer was annoyed when he saw the civilian helicopters. He brought out a radio and called his operator.

    ¡°Can someone chase away the civilian choppers? We¡¯re fighting terrorists here!¡±

    Before the operator on the radio could answer, the attack helicopter that destroyed Xiaomao¡¯s house dove into the house in the neighboring area.

    BOOM

    The helicopter and the house exploded.

 Chapter 144 Cat Dadâ€™s Endless Enemies

    Chapter 144 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Endless Enemies

    CRACKLE

    A silhouette of a humanoid cat climbed out from the rubble. His tentacles wrapped around his two cats, shielding them from the intense fire.

    A faint blue aura around Xiaomao maintained his body temperature, and water continued to drip from his body. However, he didn¡¯t look tired.

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 70%>

    Xiaomao blinked and noticed that his sync rate had be so high. Although he was surprised, he had no time to question its logic.

    While covering Mama Cat and Nyanko in his tentacles, Xiaomao leaped out from the sea of me and left the house¡¯s premises through the back. He jumped over another burning house behind his home and kept on running.

    Xiaomao gritted his teeth. He thought of Mu-Nyang and Mir, whom he couldn¡¯t find. He was vexed, but he had no choice but to leave them behind to save Nyanko and Mama Cat first.

    Xiaomao arrived at the school¡¯s backyard, which was amon ce for a hoodlum to gather and smoke. He ced the cats down and opened a faucet, letting the water run.

    Both cats rushed to the faucet and drank the water while panting. Theirplexion didn¡¯t look well, and none of them had the strength to meow.

    Xiaomao shut his eyes and looked at the synchronization menu behind his eyelids. It had not reached 100% yet, but Xiaomao decided to test his superpower.

    ¡°Area Heal!¡±

    He attempted to use the elemental mage¡¯s spell that he had learned from the game.

    Nothing happened.

    Xiaomao took several deep breaths and looked at his arms and tentacles. He bit his lower lips and changed his approach.

    His body transformed again. Instead of remaining as a humanoid cat, his physique shrunk and transformed into a catopus, which resembled his character in-game!

    The process was painful. He felt like all bones in his body had shattered, and his muscles were torn to shred.

    After enduring the process for 5 minutes, Xiaomao reopened his eyes and examined his body.

    It was gone. He could only see his small chubby tentacles, whiskers, and the world that seemed to berger than usual. Even Nyanko and Mama Cat seemed to have grown so big that they were as big as him.

    ¡°Area Heal!¡± Xiaomao tried again.

    This time, a magic circle appeared below Xiaomao¡¯s feet. Gentle gold light on the ground shone and seeped into Xiaomao, Mama Cat, and Nyanko¡¯s pores.

    Both cats let out a long sigh, rxing and enjoying the sensation. Xiaomao also regained his stamina, and the pain from before was gone.

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 50%>

    ¡°!!!¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s heart thumped, and his body grew hotter. His transformation was canceled, and he reverted into a werecat.

    He panted and clenched his chest. Suddenly, the nauseous sensation hit him, and Xiaomao turned around and vomited yellow fluid.

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 30%>

    The tentacles behind Xiaomao¡¯s back receded into his skin and vanished. His cat-like face and whiskers were also gone, returning his human look. However, his cat ears and cat tail remained.

    After getting his human appearance back, Xiaomao felt a bit better. The tight sensation in his chest was gone, and his mind was clear.

    Xiaomao walked to the faucet, where the two cats werepeting on drinking the water. He washed his hands and drank several mouthfuls of tap water.

    NYA! (Papa, my water!)

    Meo! (Hooman, I¡¯m still drinking!)

    The cats regained their strength and yelled at Xiaomao. He snickered, but his expression was still dark.

    ¡°Stay here and hide from the students. I¡¯ll go back and fetch Mu-Nyang and Mir.¡±

    Xiaomao patted his dirty pants. They were half-burnt, and many parts were torn. As for his shirt, it was no longer on him.

    As soon as he stood up, he looked around, ensuring that no one had seen him.

    Unfortunately, he was seen. Xiaomao¡¯s eyes met with a high-schooler, who also knew him.

    ¡°Xiaomao! What happened to you?!¡±

    The guy was none other than Liu Bei.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue. He wondered if he should also silence the guy.

    ¡°Howe you¡¯re here half-naked? Are you into exhibition kink or what?¡±

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes, ¡°How much have you seen?¡±

    Liu Bei burst intoughter, ¡°I saw you were drinking tap water. Say, does your taile with an anal plug?¡±

    Xiaomao frowned again and looked at his cat tail. His expression distorted in anger, ¡°It attaches to the tape on my bag. I¡¯m not into gay stuff.¡±

    ¡°Ah, I see. I see. Don¡¯t worry, I won¡¯t tell anyone.¡±

    The smirking face of Liu Bei was so obnoxious that Xiaomao wanted to punch him in the face.

    ¡°What do you want? I¡¯m busy,¡± Xiaomao tried to chase Liu Bei away.

    ¡°Don¡¯t be so cold,¡± Liu Beiughed and brought out his phone. Then, he snapped a picture of Xiaomao.

    ¡°You¡­¡±

    Liu Bei snickered and swiped his phone. Then, he opened a news website, which was broadcasting the attack on Xiaomao¡¯s house.

    The headline of the news was so big that Xiaomao could read it from afar.

    Terrorist Attack!

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression distorted in disgust. The local military was the terrorist, not him!

    ¡°Isn¡¯t this your house, friend?¡±

    ¡°So?¡± Xiaomao¡¯s pupils gleamed, getting ready to silence this hoodlum even if he had to be a murderer.

    Again, Liu Bei smirked. He dialed 110, which was China¡¯s 911. However, Liu Bei hadn¡¯t pressed the call button yet.

    ¡°Give me 10 million USDT, and I won¡¯t call the cops on you.¡±

    ¡°So, you want to ckmail me?¡± Xiaomao¡¯s eyes were filled with killing intent.

    ¡°This is how the world works. You¡¯re the terrorist that they are looking for, and I have the duty of a good Samaritan to report the cops whenever I find you. However, I might get so sick that my throat doesn¡¯t have the strength to talk if I have enough cash on me. You know the gist of it, right?¡±

    Xiaomao spat. He stomped toward Liu Bei with the intention to kill.

    BANG!

    Something hard suddenly hit the back of his head, and he was stunned and fell to one knee. A hot metal bullet was ttened upon impact, but it fell to the ground.

    A man in a ck suit leaped from another building andnded 100 meters away from Xiaomao. He held a 50 caliber rifle in his arm, and the muzzle was still hot.

    He tossed away the rifle and brought out a Damascus short sword. However, the short sword was covered by a red aura. While he was taking off his sunsses, he warned Xiaomao.

    ¡°Regressor Miao Xiaomao. Surrender ande with me, or I shall end you here!¡±

    Liu Bei shrieked like a panicking woman and ran away. As for Xiaomao, he slowly turned around while he rubbed the part that the 50-cal bullet had hit him.

    Upon looking at the agent, Xiaomao saw something that shouldn¡¯t exist in the real world over the man¡¯s head.

    He saw the agent¡¯s name, affiliation, title, and level!

    Apollo Lavendor, Servant of Nian, Earth Cultivator, Level 450

    ¡°I see. So, the whole farce just now is the work of Nian all along!¡±

    Nian existed in both the game world and the real world. This was a wake-up call to Xiaomao as the incident reminded him who he was messing with.

    Xiaomao gnashed his teeth and stood up. He shifted his arms and legs into a karate stance, getting ready to fight.

    Apollo snorted, ¡°I¡¯ve seen your in-game character and your fighting style. You are no match for me with your current sync rate.¡±

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes, ¡°So, you¡¯re a yer from the first game?¡±

    ¡°You know too much.¡±

    Apollo kicked the ground and charged at Xiaomao.

 Chapter 145 Cat Dad VS Nianâ€™s Agent

    Chapter 145 ¨C Cat Dad VS Nian¡¯s Agent

    In front of Pan Xian¡¯s VIP Suite, Miao Damao stood still, guarding the room as usual. As for his wife, she was sleeping in her room.

    BZZ

    While Miao Damao was daydreaming, a static noise entered his mind. He heard the high-pitch noise of someone he knew.

    ¡®Xiaomao is under attack. Our house is on fire!¡¯

    Miao Damao snapped back to his senses. His stoic face reddened, and his blood pressure spiked.

    ¡°Who did it?!¡±

    ¡®Nian¡¯s men. They¡¯re after Xiaomao!¡¯

    ¡°PANGU!!¡±

    Miao Damao bellowed. He turned around and kicked the door open. Upon stomping into the room, the caracal cat hissed and stood between him and Pan Xian.

    The father of Xiaomao yelled, ¡°What the hell do you think you¡¯re doing?! Why are your men attacking my son?!¡±

    Pan Xian snorted, ¡°Your son started it first. He attacked my church and my men, and they are retaliating. Obviously, I have nothing to do with it.¡±

    ¡°Bullshit! I heard about the bus ident! It was obviously your cat¡¯s doing!¡±

    The three-eye caracal smirked at Miao Damao, ¡°Your son vited our ceasefire pact. He attacked us first, and we¡¯re free to fight back.¡±

    ¡°He was just ying the game!¡±

    ¡°The game is real, Damao,¡± retorted Pan Xian. ¡°Whatever he does in the game, it affects reality. He harmed my church, so that means war.¡±

    Miao Damao¡¯s expression turned dark, ¡°You just want a reason to kill him, don¡¯t you!?¡±

    Pan Xian snickered, and two giant axes manifested from thin air, ¡°I should have done this earlier. Oh, well. It was nice working with you, Damao. When you die, go and tell Mu-Nyang that I always knew that you were his spy. NIAN! KILL HIM!¡±

    The caracal cat transformed into a massive cat with one thousand eyes on its body. Then, the hotel room crumbled as a giant monster emerged.

    .

    .

    SWISH

    Xiaomao¡¯s skin, which fire and 50-cal rifle couldn¡¯t damage, was sliced. A shallow wound appeared on his left forearm as he failed to dodge Apollo¡¯s sword.

    Not even uttering a sound, Xiaomao¡¯s left arm seized Apollo¡¯s right wrist, which was holding the sword.

    Apollo scoffed at Xiaomao¡¯s sloppy disarm technique. He tossed the sword to his left hand.

    But Xiaomao pulled Apollo¡¯s right wrist and side-stepped to the left. He pushed the right wrist toward the owner, switching to the back arm lock position.

    Apollo sneered. His strength suddenly soared, and he forcefully pulled his right arm away from Xiaomao.

    ¡°I told you. You¡¯re no match for me, regressor!¡±

    Before Apollo could turn around and sh Xiaomao, thetter seized the back of the former¡¯s neck, and he bellowed.

    ¡°ZAP!¡±

    It was a basic lightning mage¡¯s spell that every ss could learn.

    Unfortunately, the spell didn¡¯te out.

    SOEK!

    The short sword in Apollo¡¯s left hand stabbed into Xiaomao¡¯s left abdomen.

    However, it was shallow. The sword hit Xiaomao¡¯s ribcage and couldn¡¯t go deeper.

    Apollo frowned. In the game, his STR was 3000, and his raw attack power was 1,500. He thought that his raw attack power alone was enough to cut through Xiaomao¡¯s bones like jelly, but reality betrayed his expectation.

    .

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 65%>

    .

    Because of the adrenaline and the pain, Xiaomao bellowed.

    ¡°MUNYAAAAA!!¡±

    His sharp-pitched voice resembled his character in-game. ss windows shattered, and Apollo¡¯s eardrums ruptured.

    Aside from the loud noise, no game skill was activated, but it was enough.

    Xiaomao grabbed the sword with his bare hand and broke it in half. His left hand pulled the half-broken weapon and jammed it into Apollo¡¯s neck!

    Unfortunately, the broken sword¡¯s tip didn¡¯t pierce through his skin!

    Suddenly, something hard hit Xiaomao¡¯s left cheek and rocked him. He lost bnce and fell to the ground.

    Apollo also knelt on one knee after delivering a hook punch to Xiaomao¡¯s face. His ears and eyes were bleeding, and he couldn¡¯t hear or see anything.

    ¡°BASTARD! WHAT DID YOU DO?!¡±

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t hear Apollo¡¯s word. He spat out a mr tooth, and he staggered a step forward.

    He turned around and got ready to fight for his life.

    PLOP

    Something white and round fell from the sky andnded in front of Apollo.

    PLOP

    Something soft alsonded on top of Xiaomao¡¯s head, and a pair of paws kneaded on his face.

    Mew (Hooman, I¡¯m back!)

    ¡°Mir?!¡±

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t believe his ears. He grabbed the orange cat on top of his head and carried her to look at her face.

    She was indeed Mir.

    But strangely, Mir¡¯s fur was soaked with dark red paint. Xiaomao sniffed and smelled blood from her, but he thought that it was from the blood in his mouth.

    The orange cat purred and rubbed her head against his face. She licked the cheek that Xiaomao got punched earlier.

    The sharp pain of losing a tooth was gone like magic. Xiaomao hugged Mir and patted her.

    ¡°You¡¯re alive!¡±

    Mew! (Of course, I¡¯m alive! Worship me!)

    Xiaomao looked at the other white ball that fell earlier. He remembered that he was in the middle of a fight.

    ¡°Hmm?¡±

    The previous white ball was none other than Mu-Nyang. He hadnded safely, and he was licking his right paw.

    As for Apollo, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t see him anymore.

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    Too many surprising events urred one after another. Xiaomao stared at Mu-Nyang in disbelief.

    ¡°Mu-Nyang?¡±

    Munya! (Yes, it¡¯s me! God of this Universe!)

    Xiaomao was overjoyed, but he didn¡¯t express it. He picked the white cat up and put him on his shoulder along with Mir. Then, he looked around.

    Unable to find Apollo, Xiaomao was baffled.

    ¡°Mu-Nyang, where¡¯s that MIB earlier? What did you do to him?¡±

    Mu-Nyang giggled.

    Munya! (Dieded!)

    ¡°Died?¡±

    Munya! (Yes. Deader than dead, so dieded!)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    While Xiaomao was looking lost, Nyanko and Mama Cat returned to him. They jumped into his arms.

    Mama Cat climbed on top of his head while Nyanko struggled to stand on his shoulder, but she fell. Xiaomao caught her and carried her in his arm.

    MURMUR

    While Xiaomao and the cats were having their reunion, the students in the buildings started toe out to see themotion.

    Hearing the noises of students, Xiaomao stopped worrying about useless detail. He grabbed Mama Cat and put her in his arm and jumped to the rooftop of the school building.

    Four-story was nothing for Xiaomao. Hended on the school building¡¯s rooftop.

    Looking back, Xiaomao saw the ck smoke from the direction of his house. More helicopters rushed to the area and surveyed the perimeter, and ambnces rushed to the site.

    A police car also entered the school¡¯s premises. Two cops got out and talked to the school teachers, who came out to meet them.

    Xiaomao looked at them from the rooftop. He let out a long sigh.

    ¡°That Nian guy is really ruthless. He wants me dead in the real world now.¡±

    Munya (You¡¯ve done a number on them. Obviously, they retaliate.)

    ¡°So, what¡¯s next, partner? I¡¯m sure this isn¡¯t your first regression.¡±

    Mu-Nyang snickered again. He patted Xiaomao¡¯s face as if he was petting him.

    Munya-Munya! (Let¡¯s get out of here first, and we¡¯ll talk!)

 Chapter 146 Cat Dad Learns a New Trick

    Chapter 146 ¨C Cat Dad Learns a New Trick

    In front of Qin Yun¡¯s convenience store, tanks and trucks arrived and parked on the street. Soldiers with heavy rifles rushed toward Xiaomao¡¯s house while ambnce vans opened loud sirens, leaving the area with injured soldiers.

    Qin Yun stood inside his closed store, looking at themotion. Next to him, his son, Qin Mu, was also there.

    The old man Qin uttered while he was watching the street, ¡°Do you know anything about this?¡±

    ¡°No idea.¡±

    Qin Mu no longer wore his police uniform. Instead, he wore casual clothes and a pair of gloves. He was in the middle of dissembling shelves into parts so that he could move them into a truck.

    However, themotion distracted them when they were in the middle of moving.

    Qin Yun opened the door and looked outside to where the smoke came from. Upon seeing that it came from the direction of Xiaomao¡¯s house, he frowned.

    ¡°What kind of fascism are they enforcing over there? Why so many soldiers?¡±

    Using an old man¡¯s privilege, Qin Yun questioned the military out loud in front of many soldiers in the area.

    A soldier in a tank nced at the old man. He shouted, ¡°There¡¯s a terrorist attack over there! Evacuate from this ce if you don¡¯t want to die!¡±

    Qin Yun shrugged. As usual, the country didn¡¯t give an F to its citizen when something critical urred. They either sealed the towns or came in with their tanks.

    ¡°At least, you¡¯re using soldiers instead of gangsters,¡± Qin Yun spat at the track of the nearest tank and walked away.

    An angry soldier stomped toward Qin Yun, but Qin Mu also walked toward the soldier, showing the badge of a local policeman and pulling out his loaded pistol.

    ¡°Get lost, private! Do your fucking job, or you¡¯ll be answering to my baby.¡±

    The soldier sneered and pointed his rifle at Qin Mu.

    ¡°HEY! DIPSHIT! STOP MESSING AROUND WITH THE CIVILIAN AND COME HERE!¡±

    Fortunately, another soldier yelled at the angry private. Thetter clicked his tongue and lowered his rifle.

    ¡°Consider yourself lucky, oFiCcEr!¡±

    Qin Mu snorted. He nced at the soldier on the tank, who already moved the mounted gun toward the shop. He also sneered at Qin Mu and Qin Yun.

    Qin Yun and Qin Mu shooed them away as they closed the metal curtain to close their front door for good. When the metal curtain was lowered, both men¡¯s expressions changed.

    ¡°This country is fucked,¡± Qin Mu grumbled.

    ¡°I know right? Let¡¯s move to the US as you nned. Is the VISA authorized yet?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m still waiting for the embassy¡¯s reply. This might take weeks, actually.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s my fault, too. We should have prepared earlier.¡±

    Qin Mu stopped speaking and took a short break. He brought out his phone, hoping to check on the news of what was happening around here.

    Unfortunately, even though there was a huge fire andmotion, no news station broadcasted the event. However, all channels focused on the outbreak event in LA, where a massive monster was sighted on top of a high-rise hotel.

    Even though the news seemed interesting, Qin Mu scratched his head in frustration as his home country was ignored.

    ¡°They silence the public as usual. They¡¯re using another bullshit news to cover up everything.¡±

    Qin Yun shrugged, ¡°If a cop like you knows nothing, there¡¯s no way that they will show this to the public.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Qin Mu raised his brows and sighed. But suddenly, his photographic memory recalled something.

    Most military trucks and tanks came from the central army, and they had their own insignia or emblems. However, one of the vehicles didn¡¯t belong in the army.

    Among the trucks, one of them had a logo of a certain gamepany.

    Pangu Universe Incorporate!

    Qin Mu narrowed his eyes. His investigation passion was ignited again.

    .

    .

    The sound of the siren of police cars and the loud helicopter noise were the only thing that people in Beijing could hear for hours.

    They kept staring at the choppers and police cars, ignoring a silhouette that had been parkouring and leaping between rooftops.

    Xiaomao felt like a spiderman in movies. The sense of freedom when he leaped to the sky was so addictive that he wanted to keep doing this forever. However, because of two scardy cats, aka Nyanko and Mama Cat, Xiaomao was distracted and was forced to concentrate on hugging them.

    As for Mu-Nyang and Mir, these two cats acted like they were experienced feral animals or mysterious grandmasters. They bnced on his shoulders while yawning, not interested in the jumps or great height.

    ¡°Where to, Mr. Nostradamus?¡± Xiaomao asked Mu-Nyang for advice.

    Munya! (Keep going southeast. We¡¯re going to Korea!)

    ¡°What?!¡± Xiaomao almost slipped and fell off a building, ¡°Why Korea?¡±

    Munya! (I know a few good guys there. We can shelter with them.)

    ¡°Who?¡±

    M-Munya! (One of 12 top protagonists-I mean, a gamer with exceptional skills and luck!)

    ¡°???¡±

    Again with the slipped tongue, Xiaomao suspected that Mu-Nyang either did it on purpose or he was clumsy.

    .

    Xiaomao had no problem running and jumping for half a day. However, Nyanko and Mama Cat were in a sorry state after being in Xiaomao¡¯s arms for more than six hours.

    Nya¡­ (Papa, I¡¯m dizzy.)

    Meo¡­ (I wanna hurl.)

    Not only did the two normal cats have issues, but Mir alsoined.

    Mew (I¡¯m hungry. Hooman, can we rest somewhere and get some food?)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao stopped when he was on the top of an apartment¡¯s rooftop. He nced at Mu-Nyang.

    ¡°We can¡¯t go on like this forever. Let¡¯s find a ce to rest and call it a day, munya.¡±

    The munya-speech returned. Xiaomao noticed it and closed his eyes to recheck his sync rate.

    It was over 60%. Strangely, the sync rate fluctuated, depending on his mood and heart rate.

    Mu-Nyang let out a long sigh.

    Munya (It can¡¯t be helped. Everybody, let¡¯s rest here.)

    ¡°Here, munya?¡±

    Mew (Here? But it¡¯s barren here.)

    Nyanko and Mama Cat jumped down from Xiaomao¡¯s arms. They staggered as they tried to get their senses of their legs back, but Mu-Nyang pped them and forced them to gather around.

    Munya Munya (Gather up. It¡¯s time to teach you some secrets!)

    The three cats moaned and yelled at Mu-Nyang, but Xiaomao rubbed his hands in excitement.

    ¡°So, you¡¯re going to tell me another secret? Mr. Master Regressor?¡±

    Mu-Nyang grinned. He suddenly transformed into a catopus, and a magic circle appeared below them.

    Mama Cat, Nyanko, and Mir instantly vanished. Xiaomao¡¯s body also slowly dissipated into blocks like in the Matrix.

    However, in front of Xiaomao, a game system window appeared.

    <Wee back, Mr. Xiaomao.>

    <Detecting an unusual gaming device¡­ Scanning¡­>

    <Karmic Ability detected. Authorizing¡­>

    <Logging in, please stand by.>

    ¡°What!?¡± Xiaomao was shocked. He didn¡¯t know that he could enter the game without a gaming capsule.

    Mu-Nyang waved his paw at him. Once more, he spoke in a humannguage.

    ¡°I¡¯ll follow you there when I¡¯m free. Take care of my siblings and mother for me, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s consciousness faded for a moment. But when he could see things again, he found himself inside the inn, where he had spent a wild night with Lucky.

    NYA! (EEEEEKKKKK!!)

    MEO! (A DOG!!)

    Mew? (Oh, is this the game that master always mentioned?)

    The three cats screamed and ran around the room. Surprised, Xiaomao sat up and looked at the cats.

    A game menu showed him his status as usual. However, his vision and line of sight were unusual. He looked at his hands, body, and legs.

    Wait a minute¡­

    Wasn¡¯t his in-game character a catopus?

    Xiaomao widened his eyes and rushed to the bronze mirror in the room. He saw the reflection of himself.

    It was the half-transformed appearance when his synchronization rate was lower than 50%. He was a cat boy with cat ears and a tail.

    ¡°Umm.¡±

    The naked gnoll girl rubbed her eyes and slowly sat up. She sniffed several times and opened her eyes.

    Then, Xiaomao¡¯s eyes and Lucky¡¯s eyes met.

 Chapter 147 Cat Dadâ€™s Real Body is in Game!

    Chapter 147 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Real Body is in Game!

    ¡°Hi, munya.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Lucky raised her nose and sniffed. She slowly walked toward him and smelled his body odor.

    Xiaomao awkwardly stood there, allowing her to smell him.

    A minuteter, Lucky licked his face, ¡°Master! Your transformation is superb! I almost didn¡¯t recognize you!¡±

    Xiaomao let out a sigh of relief. At least, Lucky remembered him. However, he still worried about the panicking cats in the room.

    ¡°Lucky, I-¡°

    Before Xiaomao could even finish his sentence, the game system prompted him with a red alert message.

    DING

    <DETECTING ANOMALY!>

    <WARNING! YOU ARE USING AN UNAUTHORIZED THIRD-PARTY PROGRAM!>

    <WARNING! YOU HAVE LOGGED IN WITH AN UNAUTHORIZED GAME CONSOLE!>

    It was a hacking detection program that always booted and banned hackers from the game.

    As Xiaomao was forcefully sent into the game by Mu-Nyang, he had no idea what to do against this system.

    Suddenly, the rainbow manual shot out from Xiaomao¡¯s chest. It spread and sucked in all the red windows in front of Xiaomao. A secondter, it spat the windows out, but the game panels turned blue.

    The messages also changed.

    DING

    <You have learned a new add-on skill ¨C Invisible Karma!>

    <You have unlocked a special feature ¨C World Jump!>

    <You have unlocked a special feature ¨C Character Switch!>

    The mysterious karma skill returned. This time, all details were disyed in Xiaomao¡¯s game panels.

    .

    <strong>Invisible Karma</strong>

    Karma is an exclusive ability of sages and entities. Chaos Demons, Chaos Seraphims, Pangu, and Mazinger Sages all have different karmic power and reign above all mortals and immortals. Only sages and entities may bestow this type of power to mortals or immortals. You are also one of the luckiest mortals in this universe.

    By having invisible threads of karma, no sages, deities, or entities other than Mu-Nyang can read or tamper with your karma.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Add-On, Passive

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Myth

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Miao Xiaomao Only.

    <strong>Effect:</strong> This skill has the following effects;

    ¨C No one but Mu-Nyang can read your past, present, and future karma.

    ¨C No one but Mu-Nyang can tamper or remove your existence from this universe.

    ¨C Your karma threads cannot be detected by all search, detection, or karmic abilities.

    ¨C Now or domain abilities can harm your karma threads.

    ¨C Unlock Karma Inventory Slots and override the forced drop rules of the game ¨C All evolution materials can be stored in special inventory slots, which are hidden inside your soul. No item can be stolen from this inventory or dropped from your body. Retain all effects of the evolution materials.

    ¨C Override the matrix authority and digital influence ¨C No administrators, moderators, developers, programmers, or non-living being in the game world can find your data in their database or tamper with your game character.

    .

    From a gamer¡¯s point of view, this passive add-on skill didn¡¯t deserve the mythical rarity as the only useful perk was the additional inventory slots.

    However, Xiaomao paid attention to the karma effects. Since it was rted to high-end abilities and skills, he believed that it might be useful after he reached Cernun¡¯s level.

    Moreover, having immunity against the admins¡¯ and moderators¡¯ power was a nice perk to have, considering that Nian and Pangu¡¯s men were managing the game from Earth. Although they could still spy on him through NPCs and other yers, this passive ability bought time for him to grow and get stronger.

    Xiaomao checked the new feature next as the new game panel kept shing to get his attention.

    It was a character selection menu. Currently, there were two selectable characters.

    The first character was the catopus avatar. As for the other, it was his real body. Under the character list, a text box showed the exnation of how this menu worked.

    .

    <strong>Character Switch</strong>

    You may switch your character at any moment without a penalty. Each character has its independent status, skills, and attributes.

    In case you die, you will be forced to switch characters, but you have the option to activate the World Jump feature.

    .

    Xiaomao pressed on his catopus avatar and activated it right away. He transformed into a white catopus with ck dots, resembling Mu-Nyang.

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao¡¯s consciousness remained the same. No side effects urred other than the changes in eyesight.

    After turning into the catopus form, Xiaomao rechecked the stats of his human body.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Xiaomao

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Common

    <strong>Race:</strong> Human

    <strong>ss:</strong> Regressor

    <strong>ss Skill:</strong> None

    <strong>Racial Skill:</strong> None

    <strong>Add-On Skill:</strong> Invisible Karma

    <strong>Synchronization Rate:</strong> 30%

    .

    Everything was pathetic. His attributes were also weaker than his game character as it inherited only 30% of the total stats.

    Xiaomao nced at the Sync Rate. It seemed that the higher rating, the better the status attributes.

    Under the image of Xiaomao¡¯s real face, there was a description of this character.

    .

    This character synchronizes with the game character (Xiaomao). Increasing the game character¡¯s strength will decrease the synchronization rating. However, using this real body for a long time can increase its synchronization rating.

    Note: You can only use this character in the World Jump feature.

    Note (2): This character may use game character¡¯s skills and spells if the synchronization rating is above 70%.

    .

    It didn¡¯t say much, but it exined how synchronization ratings worked.

    He looked at the World Jump menu next.

    The window disyed severals in the menu. By hovering the cursor on one of thes, the game menu showed the details of that world.

    Currently, only twos were selectable. The other worlds were locked for an unknown reason, and there was no hint of how to unlock them.

    As Xiaomao had seen World Three¡¯s game description before, he checked the familiar-looking blue world, which was Earth, curious about the game¡¯s description of the real world.

    .

    <strong>Divine Theocracy Earth</strong>

    This was created and governed by Pangu. This world consists of 70% water, and it contains basic substances for mortal ecology systems. No Qi source is on this, so no mortal can be a cultivator without external interference or Pangu¡¯s authorization.

    Human is the dominating species, and their specialties are science and technology. Their main weapons are guns, explosives, and long-range missiles.

    <strong>Compatible Races:</strong> Non-Magical Species

    <strong>Ipatible Races:</strong> Fairy, Elf, Spirits

    <strong>Suitable Level Range:</strong> 1 ¨C 200

    <strong>Pros:</strong> Best nurturing ground for mortals and non-magical creatures. It is protected by Pangu¡¯s apostles and Pangu Priests, so no immortals and cultivators can invade this ce. However, some cultivators are still lurking around. You need to be very lucky to find one among the public.

    <strong>Cons:</strong> Human society isplex and hypocritical. Criminals are leading countries, but they are imposing strictws against criminals. High intelligence is required to be sessful in this world.

    .

    ¡®What the hell?¡¯

    Xiaomao was amused. The game system named the world Divine Theocracy Earth, which sounded silly. In addition, it revealed that Earth belonged to Pangu, which was bad news. However, the clue was enough for Xiaomao to connect the dots.

    ¡®Pangu creates game worlds. Gamers be superhuman. Wait, Pan Xian used to give an interview that he created the game to power up superhumans to battle against invaders, but Pangu Church wants to brainwash humanity¡­ AH! So, that¡¯s why they¡¯re so pissed after I interrupted the Pangu Cultists! And also, my status as a regressor is a threat to them?¡¯

    Puzzles seemed to fit together, and Xiaomao got a general idea of what Pangu and Pan Xian were doing.

    ¡°Master, are these your new ves?¡±

    Before Xiaomao could explore the new game features and the conspiracy further, Lucky caught Nyanko and Mama Cat. She carried them to him.

    Xiaomao stopped thinking. He looked around and found Mir, who was nudging her face against his.

    Mir licked Xiaomao¡¯s ears and fur, ¡°You smell exactly like my lord, mew!¡±

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    Strangely, Mir could talk. He looked at her, but she ended up licking his face. Her fishy breath dizzied him.

    ¡°Mir, I know you like me, but can you stop licking me for a second, munya?¡±

    ¡°Even your voice sounds like Mu-Nyang, mew!¡±

    Mir lost it. She hugged him with her paws and continued licking the fur behind his back.

    Xiaomao¡¯s fur got wet because of Mir. He stopped worrying about the orange kitty and gazed at Lucky.

    NYA! (Papa, the dog is going to eat me!)

    HISS! (UNHAND ME, MUTT!)

    Unlike Mir, Nyanko and Mama Cat still meowed normally.

    ¡°Let them go, munya. They¡¯re my family.¡±

    ¡°Oh, okay,¡± Lucky put them down. She giggled and petted Mama Cat, but the ck cat scratched Lucky¡¯s hand and hissed.

    The gnoll girl was unharmed. As if Lucky had found it fun, she hugged Mama Cat and kissed her.

    HISS! (HOOMAN, GET ME OFF THIS MUTT!)

    Meanwhile, Nyanko hid behind Mir and Xiaomao, shivering in fear.

    Nya (Papa, I¡¯m scared. I don¡¯t like her smell.)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Looking at their interaction, Xiaomao facepalmed and sighed. He took his time to catch some breaths.

    .

    Everything spiraled out of control because of Nian¡¯s men and agents. Even Mu-Nyang revealed himself to be a mysterious monster that knew about his previous life and the future. Fortunately, he and his cats survived the ordeal.

    After the long hectic meeting between the three cats and Lucky, everybody finally calmed down.

    Mir adapted to the situation the fastest. She now sat on Lucky¡¯s shoulder, acting like her boss.

    Mama Cat and Nyanko always positioned themselves behind Xiaomao as they were still wary of Lucky. As for the gnoll girl, she stopped teasing the cats.

    Lucky put on her clothes and armor, and she called Peter and John to the room.

    The two new retainers of Xiaomao arrived, but they grinned from ear to ear. They nced back and forth between Xiaomao and Lucky as if they understood what happenedst night.

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes as he didn¡¯t want to talk about it. He distributed spirit stones to John, Peter, and Lucky. Each retainer received 100 spirit stones.

    ¡°I was thinking. Instead of boosting my level alone, I¡¯m boosting your level and stats as well, munya. Now, use the spirit stones and raise your level. Once you¡¯re done, we¡¯re going to the Labor Guild and the local market to sort our inventory, munya!¡±

 Chapter 148 Cat Dadâ€™s Slave is STRONG!

    Chapter 148 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s ve is STRONG!

    ¡°R-Really?¡±

    Lucky was overjoyed. She knew that spirit stones were precious and useful for boosting her strength and level. Peter and John also happily epted the gifts right away.

    The two men admired the spirit stones. Peter shed a tear of happiness while John brightly smiled, showing his perfect white teeth and canines.

    On the other hand, Lucky looked at the spirit stones with hesitation. She pursed her lips.

    ¡°Master, I won¡¯t be gaining EXP.¡±

    ¡°Hmm?¡±

    Xiaomao rechecked her status and level.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Lucky

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Umon

    <strong>Race:</strong> Gnoll

    <strong>Loyalty:</strong> 100%

    <strong>Job:</strong> General, ve

    <strong>Level:</strong> 100/100 (Upgradable)

    .

    Xiaomao finally saw the problem ¨C Lucky reached her level limit.

    Still, the blinking word ¡®Upgradable¡¯ was highlighted and clickable. Xiaomao pressed the word to examine the detail.

    The menu was simple. It showed the requirement for the upgrade, which was an umon-grade character NFT. However, there was some extra information.

    .

    <strong>Upgrade Level Limit</strong>

    Requires a sacrifice to upgrade this character. After the upgrade, this NPC can increase its level limit to 200.

    Upgrade Ingredient: One umon-grade character NFT, an elite monster, or a level-100 NPC.

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Don¡¯t overthink. Just sacrifice your useless NFTs and get this over with.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> The Mazinger Race among the character NFTs can be used without a consequence. After all, they are followers of Pangu, and they will rebel against you if they find out that you¡¯re antagonizing Pangu and Nian. Get rid of them!

    .

    Xiaomao had a hundred umon-grade NFT in his ount, so he could easily sacrifice one of them. However, he felt a sharp pain in his heart as he thought about throwing one of them away to increase her power.

    He looked at Peter and John. Their existence reminded him that all NFT characters might have a soul or a consciousness inside. Even his current game avatar might have been robbed from someone.

    ¡®Should I?¡¯

    Xiaomao checked the advice of Instinct-Senpai and Foresight-Senpai next.

    Surprisingly, the modifier of Instinct-Senpai was revealed. It was, after all, the hidden instinct of the Cathulhu Race.

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled at the text. He believed that it was the soul of the NFT avatar¡¯s owner, but it got trapped in the game system like the other retainers. However, the cat had been giving providing suggestions and advice ever since Xiaomao started ying.

    ¡®I guess I owe you a big favor, little cat. But don¡¯t worry. Once the synchronization rate is max, I¡¯ll set you free one day.¡¯

    Xiaomao patted his head as if he was petting the Cathulhu. His body moved by itself as he purred.

    Then, Instinct-Senpai¡¯s advice changed as if he understood Xiaomao.

    .

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> No biggie. All NFTs are just clones of living beings of primordial era, and my soul isn¡¯t trapped in here whatsoever. Actually, I¡¯m still living and kicking, munya!

    .

    Seeing the exnation, Xiaomao was relieved. At least, he wouldn¡¯t have to bear the guilty conscience of killing an innocent soul for upgrading Lucky.

    With the moral issue out of the way, Xiaomao followed Foresight-Senpai¡¯s instructions. He pressed the upgrade button.

    A new menu appeared and prompted Xiaomao to pick a sacrifice to upgrade Lucky.

    Xiaomao explored his umon-rarity NFT cards in his ount. As he had a hundred of them, it took a while to pick a useless one from the group.

    A minuteter, Xiaomao found one of the characters that came with the Mazinger Race. The portrait and the example of the character were a giant barbarian with long hair, a muscr body, and a scary face.

    .

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Umon

    <strong>Race:</strong> Mazinger

    <strong>Job:</strong> Barbarian

    <strong>Unique Skills:</strong> None

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Karma Spiritual Root, Karmic Knowledge

    .

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. He didn¡¯t pay attention to the racial skills before, but now, he understood why Mazinger Race was so strong.

    It came with the unique karma spiritual root and karmic knowledge, which other races didn¡¯t have. Moreover, they belonged to Pangu Faction!

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t like it. He wouldn¡¯t use this character as a retainer in the future, and it was a waste of space.

    Without hesitation, he picked the NFT as the sacrifice. After putting the card into the sacrificial slot, he pressed the enter button.

    RUMBLE

    A transparent figure of the giant manifested in front of Xiaomao. He red at him with hatred, and it also talked!

    ¡°You will never win, Cathulhu!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The transparent silhouette shattered and dissipated into dust, and they entered Lucky¡¯s body, merging with her.

    DING

    <Lucky has assimted with the character NFT!>

    <Lucky¡¯s level limit has increased by 100!>

    <Lucky has learned a new racial skill, Karma Spiritual Root!>

    <Lucky¡¯s character rarity has been upgraded to Rare!>

    <All Lucky¡¯s status attributes and spiritual roots have increased!>

    Excited, Xiaomao brought out the new skeleton armor set for Lucky and had her wear them. He also equipped her with a giant bone axe and a bone shield.

    Then, Xiaomao rechecked her status.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Lucky

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Rare

    <strong>Race:</strong> Gnoll

    <strong>Loyalty:</strong> 100%

    <strong>Job:</strong> General, ve

    <strong>Unique Skills:</strong> Leadership, Dungeon Blessing

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Territory Marking, Reproduction, Scent Memory, Karma Spiritual Root

    <strong>Normal Skills:</strong> Rally, de Spinner, Long Leap, Throw

    <strong>ve Training Progress:</strong> (69%)

    .

    <strong>Level:</strong> 100/200

    STR: 1,000

    DEX: 300

    AGI: 300

    VIT: 500

    INT: 200

    WIS: 200

    .

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 2,000

    Water: 0

    Wind: 0

    Metal: 2,500

    Wood: 0

    Lightning: 0

    Dark: 0

    Light: 0

    Karma: 100

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    ATK: 500 + 1,500

    DEF: 250 + 9,000

    M.ATK: 100

    M.DEF: 100 + 3,000

    HP: 405,000

    MP: 22,000

    .

    Xiaomao nodded. Now, she had the status of a proper tank when she had the proper gear. Her newbat potential surpassed all yers on the same level.

    However, her spiritual roots were unique. As a dungeon boss, she was built differently as her roots concentrated on both fire and metal. But now, a new root appeared.

    Xiaomao clicked on the karma spiritual root to see its detail and exnation.

    BZZZ

    <You cannot see through the karma of Lucky.>

    Unfortunately, not everything in this world was perfect.

    Since he couldn¡¯t see the karma detail, he urged Lucky and others to take the spirit stones.

    ¡°Alright, eat the stones, and we¡¯ll be visiting many ces when the sun rises!¡±

    Xiaomao also brought out 100 stones and used all of them at once.

    DING

    <You have gained one billion EXP!>

    <Your Level has increased by 14!>

    <You are now Level 153!>

    <Your Qi has permanently increased by 10,000!>

    <Your Luck has permanently increased by 100!>

    <All your status attributes have permanently increased by 100!>

    <All your status spiritual roots have permanently increased by 100!>

    <Your Max HP and MP have permanently increased by 1,000!>

    Not only did Xiaomao¡¯s level increase, but John, Peter, and Lucky¡¯s level also rose.

    Lucky¡¯s level was easier to raise. She hit the level cap of 200 in one go. As for John and Peter, they required less EXP to level up. Peter reached level 200, but John was level 175 as he was an SR character, who required more EXP than rare characters.

    Xiaomao was satisfied with the doping. He rested and waited for the sunrise.

 Chapter 149 Cat Dadâ€™s Slaves Upgraded Again!

    Chapter 149 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s ves Upgraded Again!

    Waiting for the sunrise was boring. Since Xiaomao had nothing else to do, he inspected Peter¡¯s stats andpared them with Lucky¡¯s.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Peter S. Fischer

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Rare

    <strong>Race:</strong> Dwarf

    <strong>Loyalty:</strong> 100%

    <strong>ss:</strong> Fisherman, Carpenter, Maceman

    <strong>Unique Skills:</strong> Fishing Spot Finder, Woodworking Mastery, Mace Mastery

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Gifted Crafter, Alcohol Immunity

    <strong>ss Skills:</strong> Calculus, Smash, Heavy Smash, Double Smash, Skull Crusher

    <strong>Learned Skills:</strong> None

    <strong>Learned Spells:</strong> None

    <strong>Ultimate Skills:</strong> None

    <strong>Titles:</strong> Handyman, Heavy Hand

    .

    <strong>Level:</strong> 200/200 (Upgradable)

    STR: 871

    DEX: 2,318

    AGI: 654

    VIT: 1,179

    INT: 153

    WIS: 113

    LUCK: 100

    Qi: 10,000

    .

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 100

    Water: 100

    Wind: 100

    Metal: 1,600

    Wood: 1,600

    Lightning: 100

    Dark: 100

    Light: 100

    .

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    ATK: 653

    DEF: 884

    M.ATK: 457

    M.DEF: 57

    HP: 11,790

    MP: 1,130

    .

    The attributes were mediocre. Aside from his DEX and VIT, nothing surpassed 1,000.

    However, Peter gained hundreds of free stats from his unique racial skill, and the ATK and DEF¡¯s calction from the raw attributes was different than Xiaomao¡¯s character because of his closebat ss¡¯s modifiers.

    Noticing Peter¡¯s potential, Xiaomao decided to upgrade the dwarf as he wanted a second tank in his party. He rumbled through the rare character NFTs to see if he had more Mazinger Race units to sacrifice.

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao only had 45 rare NFTs left, and one of them was a Mazinger. He didn¡¯t have enough to upgrade both Lucky and Peter.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t give up. He checked the NFT fragments, which could bebined into a new character. He still had 25 unused rare fragments that he got from the gacha machine. Even if he didn¡¯t have a Mazinger to sacrifice, he could always roll the gacha machine for more!

    He hummed and fiddled with his menu. A minuteter, he found the racial fragments of the Mazinger Race.

    Surprisingly, he had over 3 rare fragments of Mazinger Race. As for the SR and UR fragments, he had none.

    To create a new character NFT, he needed one race fragment, one ss fragment, and two skill fragments. Xiaomao selected the three fragments and looked for useless ormon things to use.

    ¡®Cultist ss? Useless, I¡¯ll pick this. Monk ss? Eh, I don¡¯t need a fist-type martial artist. I¡¯ll use this. Swordsman? Eh, I might need morebat retainers in the future. I¡¯ll keep this for now. Thief? I need its lock-picking skills, so keep. Priest? Oh, hell no. I don¡¯t need a basic mage ss or priest ss since all characters can learn those spells eventually, so I¡¯ll pick this.¡¯

    It didn¡¯t take long before Xiaomao created three new scapegoats. Combined with what he had, he had 4 rare Mazingers to use.

    .

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Rare

    <strong>Race:</strong> Mazinger

    <strong>ss:</strong> Pangu Cultist

    <strong>Unique Skills:</strong> Pray, Great Sacrifice

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Karma Spiritual Root, Karmic Knowledge

    .

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Rare

    <strong>Race:</strong> Mazinger

    <strong>ss:</strong> Pangu Priest

    <strong>Unique Skills:</strong> Pray, Great Blessing

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Karma Spiritual Root, Karmic Knowledge

    .

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Rare

    <strong>Race:</strong> Mazinger

    <strong>ss:</strong> Pangu Monk

    <strong>Unique Skills:</strong> Pray, Martial Blessing

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Karma Spiritual Root, Karmic Knowledge

    .

    Xiaomao frowned. He remembered the fragments that he had used, but none of them was rted to Pangu. In addition, the skills of each character changed.

    ¡®I used Cultist, Priest, and Monk ss, but the NFT changes its names. Those weird ss skills are the same.¡¯

    This never happened in Xiaomao¡¯s previous life. Xiaomao was curious why it happened.

    Curious, he tested a newbination with the excess rare fragments with simr skills but a different race, and a new character NFT came out.

    .

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Rare

    <strong>Race:</strong> Elf

    <strong>ss:</strong> Priest

    <strong>Unique Skills:</strong> Full-Heal, Resurrection

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Spirit Affinity, Nature Affinity

    .

    Xiaomao frowned again. He used Swordsmanship, Farming, Priest, and Elf fragments to create this character, but the unique skills changed into Full-Heal and Resurrection to correspond with the ss type.

    He looked at the remaining rare fragments. Unfortunately, Xiaomao only had ss and racial fragments left, so he couldn¡¯t create another rare character NFT.

    Xiaomao turned his attention to the SR next. He had a total of 10 fragments from the gacha, and he had enough to create one SR NFT.

    ¡®Meh, I¡¯ll keep them as it is for now. I¡¯ll roll more gacha next month or buy it from the market.¡¯

    Xiaomao closed the NFT menu and returned his attention to Peter and Lucky. Since he had 4 scapegoats to sacrifice, he decided to upgrade both of them.

    DING

    A transparent silhouette of a giant cultist appeared. Like the predecessor, the cultist red at Xiaomao and bellowed.

    ¡®Evil offspring, you will never win!¡¯

    Just like that, the character cursed and dissipated into dust, turning into food for Lucky.

    DING

    <Lucky has assimted with the character NFT!>

    <Lucky¡¯s level limit has increased by 300!>

    <Lucky has learned a new racial skill, Karmic Knowledge!>

    <Lucky¡¯s character rarity has been upgraded to Super Rare!>

    <All Lucky¡¯s status attributes and spiritual roots have increased!>

    .

    <strong>Combat Stats</strong>

    ATK: 2,050 + 1500

    DEF: 1,050 + 9000

    M.ATK: 250

    M.DEF: 250 + 3000

    HP: 1,621,000

    MP: 85,000

    Life Qi: 10,000

    .

    Lucky¡¯s attributes doubled, and her HP reached 1.6 million! With 10,000 DEF, she was the ideal tank that Xiaomao had hoped for.

    Getting excited, Xiaomao tried to upgrade Peter next. Again, Xiaomao sacrificed the Mazinger NFT.

    Another transparent silhouette of a giant priest showed up this time. He cursed at Xiaomao like the others.

    ¡°Chaos Demons can never win!¡±

    The Mazinger vanished into Peter. The dwarf inhaled all the dust and widened his eyes.

    DING

    <All Peter¡¯s status attributes and spiritual roots have increased!>

    Peter puffed his chest and cackled before he pped John¡¯s butt, flexing his superior level and stats.

    Checking the new stats, Xiaomao opened his retainer menu and examined Peter¡¯s attributes.

    .

    <strong>Level: </strong>200/500

    STR: 871

    DEX: 4,318

    AGI: 654

    VIT: 1,179

    INT: 153

    WIS: 113

    LUCK: 100

    Qi: 10,000

    Karma: 100

    .

    Xiaomao pped his forehead. Peter put all new attributes into his DEX, which could only be useful for crafting and lifeskills.

    ¡°What a waste, munya!¡±

    Peter turned around and gave Xiaomao a thumbs up as if he mimicked Andrew.

    Seeing how this dwarf acted, Xiaomao was sure that he and Andrew had the same personality. He gave up on raising Peter as abatant.

    ¡°You know what? I change my mind. Let¡¯s go to the Labor Guild, so I can sort my full inventory, munya. Climb on me, Nyanko, Mama Cat. We¡¯re going to another ce!¡±

    Xiaomao turned to Mir next. He opened his mouth to call for her, but no word came out.

    He was stumped.

    Over Mir¡¯s head, there was something that shouldn¡¯t have existed ¨C It was her name, affiliation, and level.

    <strong>Mir, Cathulhu Progenitor, Chaos Demon Goddess, Level (?????)</strong>

    Cathulhu Progenitor?

    Chaos Demon Goddess?!

    LEVEL FIVE FREAKING QUESTION MARKS?!

    WHO ARE YOU?!

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes were so round that he looked stupid.

    Mir smirked at Xiaomao. She waved her paws and transformed into an orange catopus. Then, she began speaking in a humannguage.

    ¡°Wassup, weak hooman, mew? Never seen a refined goddess before? Now, kowtow to me, mew!¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s world was flipped 180. The cute images of a certain orange cat, who always meowed like a kitten, shattered apart. His mind was blown.

    Was everything so far a hoax?

    Who is Mu-Nyang?

    Who is Mir?

    If they were more powerful than Cernun, how did they die?

    Had they been so powerful in his previous life, how did Pangu win?!

    How did a freaking dog manage to severely injure Mu-Nyang in his previous life?!

    Nothing made sense anymore. Xiaomao¡¯s mind went nk.

    ¡°Hallo, mew? Houston to Earth, mew?¡±

    Mir poked Xiaomao with her orange tentacles, but Xiaomao didn¡¯t respond.

    Seeing that Xiaomao was out, Mir smirked and raised one of her front tentacles. It transformed into a fly swatter.

    Fortunately, before the fly swatter could smack Xiaomao¡¯s face, thetter carried Nyanko and Mama Cat and jumped away from Mir.

    ¡°Are you crazy, munya?! You could have injured your sibling and your mother, munya!¡±

    ¡°But you didn¡¯t respond, mew!¡±

    Xiaomao sweated profusely. He steeled his heart and mustered his courage to ask the most important question.

    ¡°Who are you and Mu-Nyang exactly, munya?¡±

    Mir rolled her eyes and pointed at the words above her head, ¡°Can¡¯t you read, mew?¡±

    ¡°Yes, I can, but that doesn¡¯t exin much, munya!¡±

    ¡°Meh, you¡¯re as stupid as your father, mew!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao almost asked ¨C Which one? But Mew continued talking.

    ¡°I know what you want to ask, but this is an emergency. Since Pangu is ying rough, we will start retaliating, mew! For now, I¡¯ll take Nyanko and mom with me to another safe location, and I¡¯lle back to help you on your journeyter, mew!¡±

    The orange cat vanished and reappeared behind Xiaomao. Her tentacles coiled around Nyanko and Mama Cat, then they disappeared together.

    Xiaomao turned around, but it was toote. Mir took the precious normal cats away from him and left without answering any questions.

    ¡°Why are you all so mysterious, munya? What are you all doing? What am I in this life? Who am I, munya? What is the purpose of my life, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao sulked. He felt so insignificant and weak when hepared himself with Mu-Nyang, Mir, Cernun, Mao Miaomiao, and other beings.

    While Xiaomao was on the verge of crying because of his loneliness and depression, Mu-Nyang¡¯s voice sounded in his mind.

    ¡®Go to the Pangu Church. Free Mimir and Taotie with your entity crystal, and they will help youplete your Regressor ss. When your Regressor ss ispleted, you will learn the truth, munya.¡¯

 Chapter 150 Cat Dad Sorted His Inventory

    Chapter 150 ¨C Cat Dad Sorted His Inventory

    ¡®Right! There might be potential allies!¡¯

    Xiaomao regained hope. He thought of Mimir and Taotie, who seemed to be unusually friendly even though they were supposed to be Pangu¡¯s servants. Now that Xiaomao¡¯s karma was invisible, he believed that Pangu and Nian might not be able to find him.

    Still, there was a w in this n. Had Xiaomao been in Pangu or Nian¡¯s shoes, couldn¡¯t they simply trace back Taotie and Mimir to find the cause?

    Xiaomao scratched his head. He doubted Mu-Nyang¡¯s suggestion, and he disliked the idea ¨C It was too risky.

    Since it was a waste of time to overthink and the cats were no longer with him, Xiaomao changed his n.

    ¡°Let¡¯s go to Labor Guild. We¡¯ll sort our inventory first.¡±

    .

    Labor Guild

    The main guild headquarters looked different from the guild branches in other towns. The Labor Guild¡¯s building was a 20-story skyscraper, which covered 300 square meters. The first floor to the fifth floor belonged to the guild, but the sixth floor onward was the residential area for ves and retainers.

    Xiaomao entered the guild building with Lucky, Peter, and John. Both Lucky and Peter wore the set of bone armor while John still wore his priest robe. As for Xiaomao, he hid his name and sat on Lucky¡¯s shoulder.

    They went to the avable counter and the receptionist behind it greeted them.

    ¡°Is there avable room to sell here, munya?¡±

    The receptionist smiled, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, sir. All rooms are sold out. However, many room owners are selling their rooms. You may check the prices in the Real Estate Department.¡±

    Xiaomao sighed as he had expected it ¨C The Gold Farmer Guild and crypto miners bought all of them for their retainers.

    As the game promised a cryptocurrency as a reward for ying, crypto miners and gold farmers rushed into the game to make profits. Some professional yers also migrated here to exploit the economic system to make real money.

    These guys always chose major cities as their starting points, and they plundered every resource they found. They were like pests, devouring everything in their paths to get richer and fatter.

    The Labor Guild was no exception. As the game sold a room for as cheap as one PACT, many investors gobbled all the rooms and resold them for profits.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t give up hope. He probed for more information.

    ¡°Do you know how much the cheapest room is, munya?¡±

    The receptionist brightly smiled, ¡°10,000 PACT per unit without furniture, sir.¡±

    Buying a room for one PACT and reselling it for 10,000?

    These capitalism bastards were na?ve! Had Xiaomao had a thousand rooms, he would have quickly resold them and kept the PACTs. After all, once the Landlord Patch arrived, these rooms would be the houses of beggars.

    In the future,nds and newly built houses could do much more than rooms. yers could run shops, operate cities, or run a nation and enjoy taxes! NPCs would flock to the most prosperousnds and settle there, paying taxes and joining thend owner¡¯s forces without using the retainer slots!

    When guilds and gold farmers scrambled fornds, these rooms would be obsolete!

    Xiaomao shook his head and discarded the thought of buying a room for his futurerades. He left the Labor Guild and went to the local bank.

    The Bank¡¯s building was next to the Labor Guild. This ce was crowded with yers as well as regr yers used the service of this ce to ess their warehouse storage.

    Xiaomao¡¯s group blended in with the yers. He directed Lucky and the gang to the second floor, where they could ess premium warehouses.

    The second floor was packed with yers as well. They simply loitered in the lobby in groups, talking and texting their friends. None of them paid attention to Xiaomao as no one could see his name.

    Lucky pushed through the crowd and manage to reach a service counter. A male elf banker, who had been sitting behind the counter, nced at Lucky¡¯s bone armor, which revealed half of her round assets. His sses gleamed, and he smiled.

    PLOP

    Xiaomao hopped on the table, blocking the view.

    ¡°I¡¯m here to ess the warehouse, munya!¡±

    The NPC squinted his brows. He shifted his sses by pushing them up with his middle finger.

    ¡°Who might you be, sir?¡±

    ¡°Xiaomao.¡±

    ¡°Your ID, please. Could you reveal your name?¡±

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t want to reveal his golden name to the public. Moreover, he was still under the penalty of murdering people from the Spartan Guild.

    These NPCs would have been rmed had Xiaomao turned off the Chameleon skill. Thus, Xiaomao chose the other way around.

    He put down a proof of adventurer, which he had gotten from the Seaside Town.

    ¡°Is this enough, munya?¡±

    The NPC banker nced at it and muttered, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Even if you¡¯re a fake, you can only ess the warehouse that you own in the end.¡±

    DING

    A system window appeared, and the elf waved his hand, ¡°Next, please. You can get out of my table, cat. As long as you¡¯re still on this floor, you can now ess your warehouse through your menu.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao hopped back on Lucky¡¯s shoulder, and she led the party away from the counter. The elf snorted while he sneaked nces at Lucky¡¯s rear.

    ¡°What a waste.¡±

    .

    Lucky brought the group to an area next to a wall, away from groups of yers. John and Peter tagged along with her silently.

    Xiaomao managed to ess the warehouse inventory menu. However, the item transfer process was sluggish as Xiaomao had to bring the item out and put it in another inventory window instead of the usual drag-and-drop.

    Because of such a process, Xiaomao had no choice but to reveal what he had to the public for a brief moment.

    Furthermore, the bank didn¡¯t feature the market inventory and auction house. Xiaomao still needed to bring the items to the merchant guild or the town square market to sell after this.

    ¡°So annoying, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao kept the third remaining set of bone armor in his inventory. As for the unusable items, such as essence cores, ingredients, level-400 equipment, and excess books, Xiaomao kept them in the warehouse for now.

    After clearing his inventory slots, he ran into another problem.

    His premium warehouse was full. All slots were upied. However, Xiaomao still had many items that he wanted to store!

    This was a dilemma of a hoarder-type yer. They always ran out of warehouse slots.

    Xiaomao sighed and scanned through the old items that he had been keeping in the warehouse ¨C Many spellbooks and skill books were the cause of this mess as one type of spell or skill took one slot of inventory. As for stackable and consumable items, they didn¡¯t take up much space.

    He sorted the warehouse again. This time, Xiaomao collected low-level skill books and spell books, which he had gotten from the Gnoll Dungeon, into his premium inventory and character inventory. Then, Xiaomao stored the high-level ones in his premium warehouse.

    While he was at it, he checked John, Peter, and Lucky¡¯s spiritual roots if they could learn skills or spells that he had.

    10 minutester, Xiaomao passed two skill books to Peter, three spellbooks to John, and two skill books to Lucky.

    ¡°Learn those, munya!¡±

    Lucky and the gang dropped their jaws and gawked at the books in their hands. John reacted the quickest and used the three books right away.

    DING

    <John Preacher has learned a new spell ¨C Holy Light.>

    <John Preacher has learned a new spell ¨C Sacred Hammer.>

    <John Preacher has learned a new spell ¨C Love and Peace.>

    One of the spells was the same as what Xiaomao had learned, which was good against the undead. As for the others, one was forbat and one was a supporting spell, which belonged to the light attribute.

    Noticing that John got good spells, Peter and Lucky activated his books.

    DING

    <Lucky has learned a new skill ¨C Get Over Here!>

    <Lucky has learned a new skill ¨C Rapid-Regeneration!>

    The team was pleased and astonished by the choice of Xiaomao. They cheered and inspected their ability detail.

    However, Xiaomao wasn¡¯t satisfied yet. He shoved more books toward them.

    ¡°Upgrade those skills and spells to the max mastery, munya!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The rest of the skills and spells were unsuitable for Xiaomao and the team. Thus, he decided to sacrifice as many of them as possible to free up space.

    The trio reluctantly epted them and upgraded their skills and spells to the max. Lucky and Peter used 20 each while John spent 30.

    Once they were done, Xiaomao looked at his inventory slots and clicked his tongue. There were still many left, but the warehouse was full.

    Suddenly, Xiaomao thought of Shepherd, Andrew, and James. He remembered that they hadn¡¯t upgraded their characters and skills yet.

    ¡°I have an idea. Let¡¯s visit the market and head back to our ship, munya!¡±

    Lucky nodded. She led the team and waltzed through the crowd as usual.

    But as Lucky was approaching the staircase to the lower floor, a massive group of 30 yers surrounded them. The leader of the group stood before Lucky.

    ¡°Sir and Madam, could I have some of your time?¡±

    Lucky, John, and Peter raised their brows. Their hands reached for their weapon, getting ready to fight.

    Seeing the team¡¯s reaction, the yer quickly bowed down to apologize.

    ¡°No, no! We¡¯vee in peace! Please calm down!¡±

    Xiaomao looked at the name of the group leader and others. Upon seeing their names, he understood what they want.

    [KSG Farmer] Apple 052, Level 118

    [KSG Farmer] Apple 057, Level 107

    [KSG Farmer] Apple 072, Level 99

    These guys were gold farmers!

 Chapter 151 Cat Dad Barter Trade with Players

    Chapter 151 ¨C Cat Dad Barter Trade with yers

    ¡°State your business, munya!¡±

    The leader of Apples bowed and extended his hand for a handshake. Xiaomao epted the gesture and let him shake hands (tentacle) with him.

    ¡°I see that you have many spellbooks and skill books. I was wondering if you could sell some of them to us. We¡¯re willing to pay with real money.¡±

    Xiaomao squinted his brows. He doubted that 052 and his friends had enough money to buy one of the super-rare books.

    Testing the water, Xiaomao brought out a low-level skill book from the Gnoll Dungeon.

    <strong>Lock-On Mark</strong>

    This was a niche skill that Xiaomao rarely used, but it was still useful when he needed to use a big spell or big attack against a nimble target.

    When Xiaomao brought the item out, everybody nearby could see the item¡¯s color. yers drooled and stared at the book in a daze.

    The Apple leader gulped and took a deep breath. He tested the water, ¡°50 grand! 50,000 USDT!¡±

    The bystanders¡¯ expressions wereplicated. They looked at each other in doubt as the offer was far lower than the market price.

    All gold farmers and yers were aware of the top item¡¯s value. Like how lottery buyers motivated themselves by learning the jackpot price, everybody had already researched and memorized the market price of super rare items.

    Upon seeing a super-rare skill book, they calcted in their mind. Each yer came up with their estimation, and the value of the book was definitely more than 50 grand.

    ¡°Are you kidding me, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao was the same. He had just traded with Absolute Hl, and those rich men valued the books highly. Even if it was a useless skill, the market price of the book was still higher than a million USD.

    The offer was a joke!

    Apple 052 pursed his lips. Realizing that he couldn¡¯t scam Xiaomao, he changed his approach.

    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry. I mistook the market price of a rare skill book. The red book is super rare, not a regr rare item.¡±

    Xiaomao snorted at the excuse. Although rare skill books were still expensive, none of them reached the price of 10,000 dors.

    Apple retried, ¡°How about 10 million PACTs?¡±

    Again, the offering was a joke. Xiaomao already had 55 million PACTs, and he didn¡¯t need that many. Moreover, after converting to cash, Xiaomao would only get about five to six hundred thousand USD.

    ¡°I only ept standard stablecoins. BUSD or USDT only, munya!¡±

    ¡°Haha, you¡¯re a tough customer, I see. How about 10 million PACT and a rare essory?

    Apple showed Xiaomao a set of earrings.

    As Xiaomao had seen many essories in the Gnoll Dungeon¡¯s treasure room, he wasn¡¯t interested in a regr rare item. However, hecked high-level essories at the moment.

    ¡°What¡¯s the level, munya?¡±

    Apple was delighted, ¡°Level 100. We got this from a level-100 elite monster.¡±

    ¡°Show me, munya.¡±

    Apple and Xiaomao used their trade menu to check the item¡¯s description. Both sides put their items in their respective trade inventory slot.

    .

    <strong>Earrings of Good Health</strong>

    This set of earrings was once distributed to every beast folk and visitors in the southern basin. These magical items ensure that the wearer will never contract any trivial disease.

    However, due to the sour rtionship between the beast tribes and the Pangu Church, the beast tribes stop distributing these earrings to people.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> essory

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 100

    Effects: By equipping the Defected Earrings of Good Health, you will gain the following effects;

    ¨C Immunity to Poison, gue, Parasite, and Sick abnormal status.

    ¨C Healing Spells heal 50% more health.

    .

    The essory was not bad, but it was not as good as other super rare items in Xiaomao¡¯s possession. In fact, he had better essories in his inventory, but they were unusable because of Solomon¡¯s curses.

    Reminded of curses, Xiaomao facepalmed. He recalled that he was now immune to curses, and his karma was now invisible. Therefore, he was free to use the essory items that he had.

    Because of his good mood, he epted the trade, but he haggled a bit for a ceremony.

    ¡°15 million PACTs and the earrings.¡±

    ¡°DEAL!¡±

    Apple 052 was overjoyed. He added more PACTs andpleted the transaction right away.

    The guild mates of Apple snickered and mocked Xiaomao for being stupid as he undersold the item. The bystanders were jealous of Apple¡¯s guild. On the other hand, Xiaomao shrugged it off as if he could print them whenever he wanted.

    ¡°Are you done? Make way for me, munya!¡±

    Appleughed and gestured his men to open the path for Xiaomao¡¯s party, ¡°My deepest apology. Excuse me.¡±

    Xiaomao snorted and gave the earrings to Lucky. After all, she was his team¡¯s tanker, and extra healing effect and poison immunity mighte in handy.

    Unfortunately, several guilds had caught wind of Xiaomao¡¯s items. They were waiting for him on the first floor.

    When Xiaomao got to the first floor, hundreds of yers swarmed him.

    ¡°Sir, do you have more red books for sale?¡±

    ¡°Sir, Ma¡¯am, could I purchase the books?¡±

    ¡°I have many rare items on me. Could I trade them with your books?¡±

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes. For the sake of saving time, he announced it to the public.

    ¡°I¡¯m going to sell all my books in the game market for PACT or USDT, munya! If you want my books, wait for them at the market!¡±

    The crowd was disappointed. They wanted to barter-trade instead of using the cryptocurrency as they were not as rich as Hl and major farming guilds.

    However, Xiaomao¡¯s next words surprised them.

    ¡°I¡¯m also epting barter trade, but I¡¯m looking for specific items, such as World Tree¡¯s branches, Cathulhu Blood Essence, Crystallized Catnip Essence, Unidentified ck Stones, or statues of Chaos Demon Gods, munya!¡±

    The yers¡¯ ears perked when Xiaomao mentioned the item names. Some of them had heard about one or two before while the others took notes.

    Not all of them would search for the items for Xiaomao. Instead, they nned to acquire and research the items to learn why Xiaomao needed them.

    Fortunately, one of the solo yers suddenly broke the trend. He raised his hands.

    ¡°I HAVE ONE UNIDENTIFIED BLACK STONE!

    Xiaomao was overjoyed. At first, he didn¡¯t expect much from the regr yers, but one of them suddenly had one of the items.

    The young man pushed through the crowd and got in front of Xiaomao. He presented the glittering ck stone.

    ¡°I got this during the grinding. I don¡¯t know what it can do, but can I really exchange this for another item?¡±

    The man didn¡¯t even know why these people gathered around Xiaomao. In fact, the yer only overheard that Xiaomao wanted to exchange his item for a ck stone, which had been rotting in his inventory slot.

    Xiaomao nced at the yer¡¯s name. Then, he was astounded.

    <strong>Ran Tae, Disciple of Beast Queen, Level 350</strong>

    Not only did this yer have a high level, but Ran Tae¡¯s name was gold!

    Xiaomao was not the only one who noticed Ran Tae¡¯s golden name. All yers nearby stared at this yer¡¯s name in astonishment, looking at him from head to toe.

    Like his fancy name, Ran Tae¡¯s ck leather armor set stood out from the crowd. His dark cloak, ck gauntlets, andbat boots left trails of green aura. Every footstep created faint lights on the ground.

    Looking closely, Ran Tae¡¯s character was unique as well. The white round fluffy ears on his head and his ck-and-white hair looked simr to a white tiger¡¯s fur pattern. Adding the blue sclera and deep ck iris, Ran Tae¡¯s character race was easy to guess.

    ¡°It has been a while since Ist saw a UR White Tiger Race, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao remembered this person well. He was one of few yers, who fought against the Pangu Church alongside the beast folks to the bitter end. Xiaomao didn¡¯t remember what happened to Ran Tae, but the Southern Basin Forest was razed and burnt by the Pangu Church. No yer reported about the casualty on both sides.

    Still, Ran Tae was one of the top yers before the alien invasion. He had a close tie to the beast queen, and he owned a lot ofnd in the Southern Basin.

    In short, Ran Tae was a potential ally that Xiaomao needed!

    Meanwhile, Ran Tae was surprised that Xiaomao figured out his character¡¯s rarity. He scratched the back of his head.

    ¡°I never told anyone before. Was it easy to figure it out?¡±

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes, ¡°UR avatars are few, but their races aremon, munya. High Human, High Elf, Oni, Angel, and mythical races are in the pool. It¡¯s rare to see someone ying with a white tiger race despite the control difficulty, munya!¡±

    ¡°Hahahaha! You¡¯re talking about yourself, right? Catopus are UR exclusive, too!¡±

    ¡°Obviously, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao purred andughed in a good mood. He sent a trade request to Ran Tae and put a skill book that he had already learned in the inventory ¨C Chameleon!

    Judging from the nature of Ran Tae and his golden name, he might need a stealth skill to hide from troubles. Therefore, this potential ally could survive and join his forces in the future.

 Chapter 152 Cat Dad Crashes Marketplace

    Chapter 152 ¨C Cat Dad Crashes Marketce

    Seeing the skill detail, Ran Tae¡¯s hands trembled in excitement. Indeed, he needed this skill the most.

    ¡°A-Are you sure?! Isn¡¯t this a good skill? Is my ck stone enough?¡±

    ¡°Just take it, munya! Give me the ck stone before I change my mind!¡±

    ¡°O-Okay!¡±

    Theypleted the transaction. Xiaomao gave Ran Tae the camouge skill while Ran Tae gave Xiaomao the corrupted spirit stone.

    Still, Ran Tae added something extra to the trade. He had added smoked T-Rex meat in the trade slots before Xiaomao pressed the trade button. As a result, Xiaomao got extra items.

    The white tiger immediately used the skill book. His golden name disappeared, and his presence faded.

    Before Ran Tae left, he added Xiaomao as a friend and bid farewell.

    ¡°Thank you, sir! I really love this skill. I¡¯ll return the favor one day!¡±

    ¡°Contact me if you find any item on the list, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao grinned as the spirit stone was more valuable than a skill book. He looked at the other yers, hoping for another volunteer or a trader.

    Unfortunately, none of them had a corrupted spirit stone.

    ¡°No one? Then, I won¡¯t be trading with you, munya. If you want my items, buy them from the market, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao waved his tentacles, shooing the yers to make a way for him.

    Several yers were unwilling, but the majority of them took several steps back and opened a path for Xiaomao¡¯s party. Even though they wanted to rob the items from him, nobody was bold enough to cause trouble in the middle of the bank, where nasty NPCs could instantly kill them.

    After leaving the bank, Xiaomao¡¯s group visited the central market next.

    .

    At the central market, 20 NPCs were designated to handle the auction system and market inventories. These robotic humanoid creatures sat at a desk, staring at their customers with lifeless expressions and dull eyes. They sometimes talked, but most conversations were rted to the system function.

    Still, their levels intimidated all yers. These NPCs disyed their real level without the level-difference restrictions.

    Auction House NPC, Level 999

    Nothing else needed to describe them. These guys could easily swat all rowdy yers in this city, including the roaming town guards in the area.

    Xiaomao approached one of them, which was ignored by the yers. The marketce NPC was an ugly and smelly orc, whose desk was next to a pile of trash pits near the slum area in the northeast district.

    The odor of trash bags, rotten food, and putrid water was too disgusting for yers. Even Xiaomao, whose nose was more sensitive than humans, almost fainted from the strong scent.

    Lucky covered her nose and breathed with her mouth. She brought her master to the desk.

    Xiaomao also stopped breathing with his nose. He opened his mouth like a panting cat and talked to the green orc.

    ¡°I want to ess my market inventory and auction house, munya!¡±

    The orc gazed at Xiaomao and smiled. He seemed happy to have a customer after a long while.

    ¡°It has been a while since Ist helped a proper customer from the city. I¡¯m tired of dealing with hoodlums and homeless scums in the slum. Here, I¡¯ll grant you the ess right.¡±

    DING

    The auction window and the market inventory were opened. Xiaomao could now ess the market ount and see the bnce, which he had kept in the market inventory.

    Xiaomao began arranging excess books. He put ten out of 200 low-level super rare books, which upied almost all of his character and premium inventory slots, into the market inventory.

    As the auction slot was infinite, Xiaomao put the first batch of 10 books to auction and set the initial bidding price.

    ¡°Time to make some money and stir the market, munya!¡±

    .

    After Xiaomao¡¯s team had left, Apple 052 and his teammates rushed to the Labor Guild and entered one of their reserved rooms. 052 immediately put the item in the auction house and set the starting bid to two million dors, which was equal to the buyout request price in the website¡¯s market. The duration of the auction was set to one day. However, he didn¡¯t set the buyout price as he wanted to make as much money as possible.

    After setting the price, Apple burst intoughter.

    ¡°WE¡¯RE RICH!¡±

    The teammates of 052 cheered and congratted their team leader for his good bargaining skill. Everybody watched the auction windows in front of them, waiting for the price to increase.

    However, after 10 minutes, nobody bid for the super rare book.

    052 sighed and consoled himself, ¡°I guess only a few rich idiots have that much money. Let¡¯se back to recheck tomorrow.¡±

    The others were disappointed. They had thought that rich gamers would have fought for the super rare skill book and bid several million dors for it.

    The KSG Guild¡¯s members closed their market menu, but a dozen of them were still in the middle of window-shopping. As they were looking around, they noticed the flood of strange new items.

    Super Rare Skill Book ¨C Double Jump

    Super Rare Skill Book ¨C Javelin Throw

    Super Rare Skill Book ¨C Armor Break

    Aside from these books, there were seven others. Moreover, the bidding price was absurd.

    The starting bid was 500,000 USD, but the seller set the buyout price to two million for each item!

    CHING

    10 seconds after the items were listed, someone purchased them by paying the buyout price!

    CHING CHING

    All 10 books were sold out in less than 15 seconds!

    ¡°BOSS!¡±

    The gold farmers called for 052 and showed him the market window.

    While they were calling their boss to look at the market window, a new batch of the same skill books returned. The initial price and the buyout price were the same.

    CHING

    Again, all 10 books were sold out in seconds!

    When 052 noticed themotion and reopened the market menu, he saw the flood of new skill books. Once more, the seller set the same buyout price and the initial bidding price.

    The seller didn¡¯t just simply put five or ten books at once this time. He put 20 of them on the market.

    Apple 052 suddenly recalled the cat with many skill books. He realized what had happened.

    ¡°IT¡¯S THAT CAT! HE¡¯S CRASHING THE MARKET!¡±

 Chapter 153 Cat Dad is Richer

    Chapter 153 ¨C Cat Dad is Richer

    Xiaomao hummed as he watched the increasing cash.

    Initially, he didn¡¯t want to do this as he nned to maximize the profit. However, as Pangu, Nian, and the Chinese government yed dirty, Xiaomao decided to amass fund as quickly as possible to prepare for the potential threat. Thus, Xiaomao flooded the market with his excess spellbooks and skill books.

    The first 50 books were sold out in seconds. But when Xiaomao added the next batch of 20 books to the market, 15 of them were sold, but the rest were ignored.

    Xiaomao nced at the ignored books. They were the duplicate books that Xiaomao had sold earlier.

    ¡®So they¡¯ve caught on to the scheme. I bet they¡¯re waiting for the price to go down, or they¡¯re investigating the origins of these books.¡¯

    He looked at the remaining books in his inventory. There were still many useless skill books. However, some spellbooks could still be useful, such as Shaman Fireball, Shaman Heal, and Shaman Curse.

    Since Xiaomao had nothing to lose, he auctioned all skill books. However, Xiaomao raised the price of all spellbooks by 100%, increasing the buyout price to four million USDT per book. He also sold unusable ingredients, rare items, and gears at a market price.

    Afterward, he transferred PACTs and USDT in the market to his hardware crypto wallet¡¯s address and collected the gold coins.

    He admired the bnce of his wallet.

    <strong>71,859,584 PACT</strong>

    <strong>129,550,000 USDT</strong>

    Xiaomao became a multi-millionaire! Soon, he could touch the barrier of the billionaire threshold!

    ¡®I just lost a million dors because of that stupid tax! I should have earned more!¡¯

    Although Xiaomao earned a hundred million dors, he didn¡¯t look happy. He clicked his tongue as he thought of the 1% auction house tax.

    Xiaomao now understood why millionaires evaded taxes like there was no tomorrow. The frustration of losing a million dors of profit to tax was more vexing than losing a million because of bad trades. At least, bad trades could be used as research materials to learn and improve one¡¯s technique, but losing money to taxes hurt.

    ¡®Just you wait. I¡¯ll create my own kingdom, and I won¡¯t be paying taxes EVER AGAIN! Hell, you will be the one paying taxes to me!¡¯

    .

    Abu Dhabi

    Marwan Deeb, aka Absolute Hl, was an Arabian young man in his early 20s. He sat at hisputer table, exploring the inte and killing time, waiting for the death penalty time to end.

    His game character was killed by Karen. Thus, he needed to wait for the three-day death penalty.

    Marwan scratched his head and sighed,menting the previous day¡¯s incident.

    ¡°I shouldn¡¯t have joined that stupid hunt. I was too greedy.¡±

    Whileining, Marwan opened the auction website and gazed at Xiaomao¡¯s fruits. In a few hours, these items would be sold to the highest bidders.

    Looking at the price of these items, Marwan felt a lot better. The lowest bid was now 13 million dors, which was too high for one point of status. The super rare spellbook he got from Xiaomao was a lot cheaper,pared to these items.

    ¡®Come to think of it, I haven¡¯t put any item request in the auction market yet. I should set a pre-bid for some skill books and spellbooks.¡¯

    Even though Marwan couldn¡¯t enter the game, he could still check the in-game auction market and use the cryptocurrency to bid for items. He opened the game website and navigated to the auction market.

    As soon as Marwan entered the website, the game highlighted the hottest items in the public auction house in a banner popup.

    At first, Marwan moved his mouse and almost clicked on the close button. But when he noticed that the items were super rare skill books, his index finger paused.

    ¡°Hmm?¡±

    Marwan clicked the banner to see the highlighted items. Then, a list of skill books appeared. The starting bid was as cheap as 500,000 USDT, and the buyout price was two million for each book.

    Marwan raised his brows. He wondered who the na?ve seller was as the price tag was too low.

    CHING

    CHING

    As Marwan had expected, many items were taken right in front of his eyes. Someone purchased the books by pressing the buyout button and paying two million USD per item. Still, many skills were ignored as some skills were too niche and difficult to use.

    DING

    DING

    Yet, new skill books appeared. This time, they were super rare spellbooks.

    Marwan¡¯s eyes were bloodshot when he found the same spell that he bought from Xiaomao.

    ¡°Shaman Fireball?!¡±

    The starting bid was set to a million, and the buyout price was four million.

    Marwan internally screamed in frustration. Although he wasn¡¯t mad that he bought the same spellbook for four million USD, the feeling of despair and helplessness when hecked the money to buy rare items was unbearable. As Marwan had already used up his allowance and savings to buy Xiaomao¡¯s spellbook, he couldn¡¯t purchase the goodies in the market.

    CHING

    CHING

    The items disappeared in front of his eyes. Marwan smacked theputer table with his fist and groaned.

    ¡°NOOOO!! I WANT THOSE SPELLS!!¡±

    Unable to control his desire, Marwan grabbed his phone and texted his father.

    ¡°I need 20 million for gaming purposes ASAP!¡±

    A minuteter, Marwan¡¯s father, Amir Deeb, replied.

    ¡°That¡¯s quite a lot. What do you need that for?¡±

    ¡°Super rare spellbooks, dad,¡± replied Marwan.

    ¡°Spellbooks, as in, the spellbooks from the game I told you to y?¡±

    ¡°Yes. That game.¡±

    ¡°I see. Are they that good?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s not about good or bad, but someone is flooding the market with spellbooks right now. If we are too slow, the others will get them before us!¡±

    Amir stopped replying for several minutes, which made Marwan anxious. He looked at the auction website and saw that many spellbooks were gone in real-time.

    All Shaman-Series were sold out. However, there were still many dark element spells in the market.

    DING

    Amir wire-transferred money to Marwan. Unfortunately, he got only five million.

    The father also scolded Marwan, ¡°You don¡¯t need many spellbooks. Pick one and raise its mastery to 100%. Then, you can evolve the spell to a higher tier. That¡¯s how you get a better superpower!¡±

    ¡°Oh, okay.¡±

    Marwan was delighted. After converting the cash to crypto USDT, he rushed to pick a spellbook.

    Because of the panic and the anxiety, Marwan purchased a spellbook, which he had roughly skimmed through the detail.

    CHING

    It cost four million dors, but it was worth the investment. Marwan checked the item description.

 Chapter 154 Cat Dadâ€™s God & His Nemesis

    Chapter 154 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s God & His Nemesis

    Ambnces, fireman trucks, and police cars parked around a block. Police officers blocked the roads with yellow tapes while firemen and paramedics rushed in to rescue the injured.

    The giant monster was gone like magic after a brief appearance. However, the entire skyscraper copsed and killed many people inside.

    Pan Xian sat in the back of a military truck along with other people with minor injuries. His suit was covered in gray dust, but he was unharmed.

    On hisp was a pet bag. The unruly caracal cat was inside, dozing off as if nothing had happened. As Nian was sleeping, nobody noticed that he had three eyes.

    BEEP

    While Pan Xian was waiting for the military truck to bring all survivors here to a safe location, his phone vibrated. He brought it out from his suit pocket and swiped it.

    A green messenger app disyed the recent message from his son, Pan Mei.

    ¡°We found Katerina and Miao Damao flying to the East Coast. Do we need to follow them?¡±

    Pan Xian opened the app and replied.

    ¡°Do not overextend or pursue them. They¡¯re stronger than average cultivators.¡±

    ¡°Then, are we leaving them alone?¡±

    Pan Xian snickered and nced at his cat. In tion, he told Pan Mei about the incident.

    ¡°Miao Damao is now cursed. He won¡¯t live long. We can leave him alone.¡±

    ¡°So, Nian fought him? That¡¯s why the news?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s right. We won.¡±

    ¡°Awesome! Now, we don¡¯t have any rebellious cultivators from the first game left, right?¡±

    Pan Xian patted the pet carrier bag in a good mood. He thought of Katerina, who was Miao Damao¡¯s wife.

    ¡°Aside from Katerina, nobody can challenge us anymore. By the way, how¡¯s the thing in China? Do we have Miao Damao¡¯s son?¡±

    ¡°That¡­ I¡¯m sorry.¡±

    ¡°What happened?¡± Pan Xian¡¯s face changed. He thought of Xiaomao, who was doing well in the game recently.

    As Pan Xian had been monitoring Miao Damao¡¯s movements, he was also aware of Xiaomao¡¯s existence and thetter¡¯s game character. He never forgot the names of every yer who picked a catopus as a game avatar.

    After all, the catopus were children of Cathulhus, and his nemesis, Mu-Nyang, was from the Cathulhu Race!

    Pan Mei sent multiple images of dead soldiers and the ruined house of Xiaomao. He alsomented.

    ¡°Xiaomao killed a dozen PLA soldiers. He also destroyed one of our choppers and killed the pilots. I just coordinated with the government, and they will dere Miao Xiaomao a terrorist soon. They will also put a bounty on him to attract the local people to our side.¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t forget to ban Xiaomao¡¯s ess to the game. If he can¡¯t enter the game, he won¡¯t be able to get stronger even though his synchronization rate hits 100%.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll tell Dong Junya to ban him ASAP!¡±

    Pan Xian let out a long sigh of relief. He put the phone away and leaned back.

    CHA-CHA-CHA-RUMBLE

    The truck driver started the engine, and a police officer guided thest passenger to the truck. The vehicle departed.

    Pan Xian hummed. He couldn¡¯t wait to see the downfall of Mu-Nyang¡¯s minions in the game and reality.

    ¡®Soon, Mu-Nyang. Very soon. This entire world poption will soon be cultivators, and they will worship me as their god. And once I evolve as the true god, I¡¯ll erase you!¡¯

    .

    On a rooftop of the opposite building, a certain bicolor cat stared at the departing military truck.

    The white cat scoffed and waved his paw.

    WHOOSH

    Several transparent energy balls came out from the copsed building and flew toward Mu-Nyang. The cat gazed at the souls of the dead humans and blessed them.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, munya. You guys got caught up in our fight. I¡¯ll reincarnate you to a better ce.¡±

    A small portal opened behind Mu-Nyang.

    ¡°Aspensation, I¡¯ll bless your family and send them out of this world when the war happens. You can pass on in peace.¡±

    The soul balls vanished into the portal. After all souls of the victims and the portal disappeared, Mu-Nyang coughed and spat a mouthful of blood.

    Munya! (Annoying karma¡¯s side effects.)

    Mu-Nyang raised his head and looked in the direction of the truck onest time. He grumbled.

    ¡®A virus like you can never defeat a true entity, Pangu. Just wait there and obediently be the EXP for my kids so that they can be an entity like me!¡¯

    .

    <strong>Rabid Poison</strong>

    Gnolls, their habits, and their poor hygiene gave birth to this poison. At first, it was amon disease among gnolls. However, after gnolls gained intelligence by the guidance of Nian and Pangu, they created a spell to manipte and control the poison.

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Active, Debuff, AOE

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> 1,000 Dark Spiritual Root

    <strong>ss Restriction:</strong> Any Mage

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 250 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 60 seconds

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Create a poison mist in the designated area. All creatures in the poisonous mist have a high chance of being infected with an abnormal status effect [Rabid Poison]

    <strong>*[Rabid Poison]</strong> ¨C This abnormal status have three effects as the followings;

    ¨C Inflict 0.5% HP damage to self every second when not in abat mode.

    ¨C Decrease all DEF, M.DEF, INT, and WIS to zero and increase ATK by 100%.

    ¨C Disable all spells and skills.

    .

    Xiaomao snickered as he read the description of a low-level spellbook in his hand. It came from Warg Lord, and it had been rotting in Xiaomao¡¯s inventory for a long time.

    Xiaomao had been reviewing which spellbook to sell, and he stumbled upon it. He immediately put two duplicate books in the auction house and kept this one.

    Xiaomao pondered, wondering if he should use the book. He examined his remaining spell slots.

    .

    <strong>Learned Spells (4/10):</strong> Holy Light, Lightning Storm, Shaman Fireball, Blessing Totem: Monster Domestication

    .

    During the early game, pre-awakening characters could learn up to 10 spells from the game¡¯s spellbooks, depending on their character¡¯s INT, WIS, and spiritual roots. Usually, yers under level 200 never had a problem with the 10 spell limit as they could never obtain more than 10 good spellbooks from monsters.

    This logic didn¡¯t apply to Xiaomao. As he had many books but very limited spell slots, Xiaomao had been dying the decision for a long time.

    However, after going through a series ofbat, Xiaomao figured out his weaknesses.

    First, Xiaomaocked skills and spells to spam when his main spells were on cooldown. Between the attacks, he was always vulnerable to counterattacks.

    Secondly, hecked firepower and burst damage. Aside from Lightning Storm, Lightning Bolt, Shaman Fireball, and One Man Thousand Arrow, Xiaomao didn¡¯t have any good offensive ability to use.

    Andstly, Xiaomao still hadn¡¯t learned any crowd control ability. He couldn¡¯t properly stun or paralyze mobs without getting closer to them.

    Thus, Rabid Poison might be in handy. Xiaomao could temporarily rely on it for the skill-seal debuff as a way to negate pesky mages and ranged attackers from using spells and skills. Moreover, this spell inflicted damage over time, which was a nice thing to have against bosses with million HP.

    <You have learned a new spell, Rabid Poison!>

    Xiaomao used it right away. At the same time, duplicate spells in the market were sold.

    Unintentionally, Xiaomao nced at the name of the buyer.

    Absolute Hl

    ¡®Ah, my favorite customer. He¡¯s still alive and kicking, I see.¡¯

 Chapter 155 Cat Dad Visit Taotie Again

    Chapter 155 ¨C Cat Dad Visits Taotie Again

    Xiaomaoughed at Hl for buying this sinister spell. He wondered what kind of character he was building after getting Shaman Fireball and Rabid Poison.

    While thinking of Hl, Xiaomao didn¡¯t forget about his preparation and goals. He began allocating free attributes to his stats and learned more new spells.

    DING

    <Your STR has increased to 700!>

    <Your DEX has increased to 700!>

    <Your AGI has increased to 700!>

    <Your VIT has increased to 999!>

    <Your WIS has increased to 1,000!>

    <Your Lightning Spiritual Root has increased to 3,293!>

    DING

    <You have learned a new spell, Lightning Nova!>

    <You have learned a new spell, Ice Lance!>

    <You have learned a new spell, Let It Go!>

    <You have learned a new spell, de Hurricane!>

    Xiaomao snorted and gazed at this status menu, admiring his new stats and attributes. Hisbat stats didn¡¯t increase that much, but he had enough basic defense to survive.

    DING

    <The dungeon discovery¡¯s status bonus has expired.>

    ¡°Crap! I miscalcted the time, munya!¡±

    This was what Xiaomao was afraid of. This buff had been protecting him for several days. And now, Xiaomao lost the 50% raw stats bonus.

    .

    <strong>Combat Stats</strong>

    ATK: 1,641

    DEF: 790

    M.ATK: 4,840

    M.DEF: 891

    HP: 46,046

    MP: 48,056

    Life Qi: 29,059

    .

    The stats went down a bit, but Xiaomao was relieved that his true abilities didn¡¯t degrade much. With 46k HP, he wouldn¡¯t get one-shotted by a random mob or boss easily.

    But Xiaomao didn¡¯t lose heart. He activated his upgraded add-on skill for the first time.

    <strong>Essence of Life!</strong>

    DING

    <You have consumed 45,586 HP to Essence of Life! Your Max HP has increased by 455!>

    <You have consumed 48,056 MP to Essence of Life! Your Max MP has increased by 480!>

    <You have consumed 29,059 Life Qi to Essence of Life! Your Dark Element Spiritual Root has increased by 29!>

    .

    <strong>Essence of Life (Mastery 100%)</strong>

    In ancient times, cultivators collected Life Qi and condensed them into Life Essence to extend their lifespan. However, people of this world have already forgotten about the techniques. Even the current cultivators in society are a lot weaker than cultivators in the past.

    Essence of Life is one of a billion methods to enhance one¡¯s body with Qi. By consuming Qi, you can increase your permanent status attributes and spiritual roots.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Active, Qi Conversion

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary++

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 99% HP, All MP, All Life Qi

    <strong>Cooldown: 2</strong>4 Hours

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Convert Life Qi into random status points or spiritual roots. Conversion Ratio: 1,000 Life Qi to One Attribute or One Spiritual Root.

    ¨C Consume all mana to increase your max mana. Conversion Ratio: 100 MP to 1 Max MP.

    ¨C Consume 99% of your HP to increase your max health points. Conversion Ratio: 100 HP to 1 Max HP.

    ¨C For every 1,000,000 Life Qi you spent by using this skill, increase the yer¡¯s level by one and permanently increase all status and spiritual roots by 10. Create an empty Essence Core Crystal. (Total Spent: 29,059)

    .

    It was unfortunate that Xiaomao didn¡¯t get to use the skill before the buff expired. Still, the gain was good enough.

    Xiaomao drank potions and ate some cat food. He purchased supplies from the market and turned to Lucky, Peter, and John. Then, he purchased multiple packages of raw and cooked monster meat.

    ¡°We¡¯re done here, munya! You guys go back to the ship first. I have something else to do, munya!¡±

    .

    After clearing his inventory, Xiaomao was ready for another dungeon raid. He turned invisible and rode a flying sword toward the church.

    During the nighttime, the church¡¯s atmosphere was creepy and spooky. In front of the church, NPCs avoided the road and took a detour instead of traveling too close to the church¡¯s street.

    Xiaomao got to the front of the church. He looked around and observed the reactions of NPCs, wondering if the scandal had been spread.

    Seeing that the NPCs avoided the church, Xiaomao opened the notification window and scanned through the log file, searching for the global notification that he missed.

    Sure enough, there was a global notification when Xiaomao was away.

    <Global News! Pangu Church is rumored to host a suspicious activity underground. The priests denied the im and dismissed it as fake news.>

    <Global News! Emperor of the Yuan Empire, Yuan Shaoqing, has ceased all support for Pangu Church.>

    The news notifications were subtle. If yers didn¡¯t pay attention, they wouldn¡¯t have realized that something huge was brewing.

    Not wasting time, Xiaomao rushed to the front door of the church, trying to sneak in.

    Unfortunately, the door was locked from the inside.

    ¡®Figured. Well, if I can¡¯t enter through the front door, there are plenty of ss windows.¡¯

    Xiaomao flew higher. Since he had scouted the perimeter before, he knew where he could sneak in.

    The easiest way in was through the back garden, where the old Taotie was!

    Xiaomao rechecked his inventory to see the item that he had bought for this situation. 50 packages of raw and cooked sea monster meat upied two of his inventory slots.

    Although the n was risky, Xiaomao decided to push forward. He flew toward the open garden area.

    As Xiaomao had expected, arge creature was resting there in the middle of the burnt garden. He even saw militated corpses of humans, empty tes, and broken weapons around.

    ¡®Did someone pick a fight with him? What a bunch of idiots.¡¯

    ¡°Nah, they¡¯re not stupid. I was just too hungry that I forgot to differentiate between fast food and my food. I ended up turning them into dead food, though.¡±

    ¡°!!!¡±

    Taotie suddenly talked as if he could read Xiaomao¡¯s mind. Thetter gulped and revealed himself to show respect to the creature.

    The sealed monster looked up and smirked at the catopus on the flying sword.

    ¡°I assume you¡¯re visiting me for a good reason.¡±

    Xiaomao nodded, ¡°Before I get to business, are you still hungry, munya?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m always hungry. None of those fools understand my words. Well, you¡¯re a sea folk. Do you have proper seafood for me?¡±

    ¡°I have sea monster meat, though. Would you like it raw or cooked, munya?¡±

    ¡°Both! Give it here!¡±

    ¡°Okay, but please don¡¯t eat me, munya.¡±

    ¡°Depends on the quality of the food,¡± Taotie smirked.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Although afraid, Xiaomao put all raw meat and cooked meat in front of Taotie. He even added raw fish that he had been keeping for emergency use to the te.

    Taotie widened his eyes and stared at the food, salivating and licking his mouth.

    ¡°More!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled. He brought out all the canned fish and opened the lids. Then, he nced at Taotie.

    The old monster repeatedly nodded, ¡°Pour them together on another te!¡±

    The cat was on the verge of crying. He opened all 5,000 cans that he had been keeping at the bottom of his premium inventory and emptied them onto another empty te on the ground, piling them into a wet mountain.

    Taotieughed in satisfaction. He opened his mouth and shot out his long tongue, sweeping 90% of the cat food into his mouth. He chewed and puffed his cheeks in glee.

    ¡°Das wut I col QUALITY!¡±

    Eating while talking was a bad manner, but Xiaomao didn¡¯t dare to scold the old monster. He brought out a package of dried cat food and showed it to Taotie.

    ¡°Will you eat this too, munya?¡±

    ¡°YOU SHOULD HAVE SHOWN IT TO ME EARLIER! MIX IT WITH THE WET ONE!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao frowned. Now, he doubted if the dog-like Taotie was a cat instead as he pursued cat food and fish.

    ¡°I¡¯m a deity. Don¡¯tpare me to dogs and cats, mind you!¡±

    Again, Taotie read Xiaomao¡¯s mind andughed at him. The cat shrunk back and brought out all the cat food that he had in his inventory.

    .

    It took Taotie 10 minutes to eat five tons¡¯ worth of food. Xiaomao was forced to go back and fetch the old monster more cat food, fish, and raw meat from the local market.

    Taotie was satisfied. He patted his bloated belly andy on his back.

    ¡°That hits the spot! Well, that only fills half of my stomach. I want to eat more, but I might be troubling you too much.¡±

    The monster grinned and shot out his tongue. He licked Xiaomao¡¯s face and tentacles once.

    ¡°Hmm. Next time, bring me octopuses or squids.¡±

    Xiaomao sweated profusely. Just now, Taotie just tasted him.

    Still, he mustered his courage and asked the monster of cmity, ¡°I wish to ask you for a favor, munya. Could you listen to me?¡±

 Chapter 156 Cat Dad Lives in a Society

    Chapter 156 ¨C Cat Dad Live in a Society

    ¡°Speak.¡±

    Taotie was amused as he had already guessed Xiaomao¡¯s intention. As the monster was sealed by Nian, thetter could sense every action or thoughts of Taotie. Thus, he wondered how Xiaomao would cope with Nian¡¯s wrath.

    ¡°I¡¯m going to free you, but I hope that you can work as my bodyguard after this, munya!¡±

    Taotie burst intoughter, ¡°So you want me to be your servant in exchange for freedom?¡±

    ¡°Err, that¡¯s not it¡­¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s quite na?ve thinking. How do you think I got my name?¡±

    Xiaomao wryly smiled and looked at Taotie¡¯s name again.

    <strong>Taotie, Seafood-Loving Immortal Fiend, Agent of Cmity, Level 5,555</strong>

    ¡°Hmm?¡±

    It changed. Moreover, something was not right.

    Xiaomao tilted his head. He was not supposed to see Taotie¡¯s level, but he could see it.

    Then, he remembered that the newest add-on skill changed something in him. Xiaomao rechecked the Cathulhu Instinct¡¯s skill description.

    .

    <strong>Cathulhu Instinct ¨C Mastery Max. </strong>

    All catopuses are born with Cathulhu Instinct, inherited from their predecessors. They always hear the mysterious whispers of their seniors. Sometimes, they can even see through illusions, hidden karma, and disguised spells with their naked eyes.

    After evolution, a cute catopus can transform into a horrifying Cathulhu, who can see through the truth of the universe.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Racial Skill, Passive

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Myth

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Default monster drop rate is fixed to 100% when you participate in the kill.

    ¨C Upon killing a red-named yer or a yer from hostile factions, eject the dead yer¡¯s equipment, items, and gold coins in their inventory. Decrease their level by one and increase yours by one.

    ¨C Disy hidden quest and item information in the description.

    ¨C Disy hidden levels, modifiers, and hidden titles of immortals and mortals. Cannot disy hidden information about gods, sages, and entities.

    ¨C Your right eyebrow always twitches whenever a crisis approaches. The rhythm and the severity of twitching reflect the level of iing danger.

    ¨C This skill will be automatically upgraded when you evolve into a cathulhu.

    .

    Xiaomao could finally see the hidden detail of this mysterious skill, but he was displeased as the detail wasn¡¯t urate.

    So far, all yers dropped all their equipment and items in their inventory when Xiaomao killed them. However, he never got the level bonus.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t mind that. He believed that the fights didn¡¯t meet the conditions, and the skill effect didn¡¯t activate.

    For now, he stopped getting sidetracked as he was in the middle of a conversation.

    ¡°Do you love seafood, munya?¡±

    ¡°What kind of question is that? Of course, I love seafood!¡± Taotie chuckled.

    ¡°Do you hate Pangu and Nian, munya?¡±

    ¡°Obviously. They have to pay for backstabbing me! Who asked them to imprison me in the first ce? You know, I was minding my own business and chilling in the sea, but that goddamn cat-monster cursed me and abducted me here.¡±

    ¡°So, if you¡¯re free from Nian and Pangu¡¯s curses, what will do you, munya?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll kill them. What else? Hahahaha!¡±

    Xiaomao smiled and nodded, ¡°If I tell you that I can free you, what will you do, munya?¡±

    ¡°Are you serious?¡± Taotie¡¯splexion turned dark, ¡°I know that you have an item that can erase my karma and free me, but the karma of gods and immortals is not a joke. All gods and immortals will notice your existence, and they will do everything in their power to enve your soul. Have you ever thought of what it would be like to live in an eternal hell as a ve of an unknown lunatic god?¡±

    Xiaomao gulped. Mu-Nyang never exined the consequences of karma, so he never knew about this. Still, after learning the consequences, Xiaomao was more confident.

    ¡®So that¡¯s why Mu-Nyang gave me that add-on skill. It was a preparation for this.¡¯

    Although Xiaomao was aware that he was a chess piece in an unknown game of Mu-Nyang, he followed through with the n anyway.

    ¡°What if I say that no god or immortal can see or read my karma, munya?¡±

    Taotie squinted his eyes. He stoppedzing around and sat up.

    Looking straight into the cat¡¯s eyes, the giant monster noticed the seriousness in Xiaomao¡¯s words. He solemnly warned Xiaomao onest time.

    ¡°One mistake and your life will end. Are you sure you want to proceed, kid?¡±

    ¡°Yes, munya.¡±

    ¡°To be honest, I won¡¯t lose out on anything, but I don¡¯t want to see a good kid getting destroyed by greed.¡±

    ¡°I might be greedy, but I¡¯m doing this because I¡¯m confident in my abilities, munya!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Taotie stared at Xiaomao in silence for a whole minute. Then, he deeply exhaled.

    ¡°Fine. Since you¡¯re risking everything to free me, I¡¯ll hang around with you until you reach level 1,000. After that, I¡¯ll take my leave, alright?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s very generous of you, munya! Sure, that¡¯s a deal!¡±

    Xiaomao was surprised that Taotie was kinder than he had imagined. He had thought that the cmitous fiend was cruel and crazy, but in reality, this old monster wasid-back and reasonable.

    He brought out the refined entity crystal and pressed it against Taotie¡¯s nose.

    BOOP

    It was a light touch, but it was satisfying for Xiaomao. He felt like he had just booped a dog¡¯s nose.

    RUMBLE

    Taotie¡¯s physique changed. His fur turned green while his pupils shone in red light. He looked to the sky and howled like a wolf.

    DING

    <You have done something irreversible! Why did you free the mythical fiend?!>

    <Your karma has decreased by 100,000!>

    <You have earned a new title, WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY!>

    <You have earned a new title, The Great Viin!>

    Not only did Xiaomao earn a title, but he also triggered a global announcement.

    DING

    <yer Xiaomao has released the Cmity-ss Monster!>

    <yer Xiaomao is now the nemesis of Pangu Church! Followers of Pangu Church may attack or kill yer Xiaomao without incurring a penalty. Anyone who kills yer Xiaomao may visit the local Pangu Church to im a bounty reward!>

    Xiaomao smirked andughed.

    ¡°WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY, MUNYA!¡±

    .

    <strong>Title: WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY</strong>

    Sometimes, we just want to see the world burn. How many of you wish for the world apocalypse, zombie outbreak, World War Three, nuclear winter, or global pandemic? I¡¯m sure you do.

    <strong>Effects: </strong>

    ¨C You gain double negative karma whenever youmit crimes.

    ¨C Criminals respect you.

    .

    <strong>Title: The Great Viin</strong>

    This title is awarded to the true madman among the crazies. The only way to get this title is to achieve something that might cause an apocalypse or harm everybody in the world.

    <strong>Effects: </strong>

    ¨C For every 1,000 negative karma you have, yourbat status increases by 1%.

    ¨C When besieged by yers with positive karma, increase ATK, M.ATK, DEF, and M.DEF by 50 %.>

    .

    Xiaomao had the urge to paint his face as Joker. Heughed and watched Taotie grow bigger.

    In less than a minute, the fiend grew 20 meters tall and rmed everybody in the church. Priests, Pdins, and cultists rushed to the garden and found Xiaomao there.

    A beacon of light descended and shone upon Xiaomao. At the same time, another global announcement pinpointed Xiaomao¡¯s location.

    DING

    <yer Xiaomao isst seen in the garden of Siren City¡¯s Pangu Church!>

    <The Pangu Church has ced a bounty on Xiaomao. Current Bounty ¨C 50 Million PACT!>

    Xiaomao turned around and jumped on a flying sword, getting ready to bail. As he turned around, his eyes met with a certain old man.

    <strong>Archbishop Mimir, the Fallen Wiseman, Apostle of Pangu, Level 6,500</strong>

    Mimir raised his brows as if he had noticed something. He revealed a faint smile and kicked the ground.

    Before Xiaomao could react, Mimir was already behind him. The old man petted Xiaomao¡¯s head and lightly touched the crystal in Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle arms.

    ¡°I see that your karma is special. Allow me to borrow its effect for a moment.¡±

    CLANK

    Something inside Mimir let out a weird sound as if a ss was shattered. Hisplexion gained more color, and the old man regained his youth.

    In seconds, the withering old man reverted to a middle-aged archbishop. He retained his full beard, but his hair turned ck.

    ¡°HAHAHAHA! Who could have thought that my savior would be a Cathulhu¡¯s child?!¡±

    While Mimir burst intoughter, Xiaomao received more notification messages.

    DING

    <You have done something irreversible yet again! You have broken the curse of Pangu!>

    <You are now the sworn enemy of all Pangu worshipers, priests, and followers!>

    <All Pangu¡¯s allies and servants hate you with a passion!>

    <You are now the sworn enemy of all Mazingers. Current Hatred: 7 Stars!>

    DING

    <You have earned a new title, Pangu¡¯s Sworn Enemy!>

    .

    <strong>Title: Pangu¡¯s Sworn Enemy</strong>

    Nobody can trigger more hatred of Pangu as much as you. Now that you are determined to antagonize the greatest god of this world, you should prepare for his wrath.

    However, openly antagonizing Pangu draws the attention of many of Pangu¡¯s haters. Their affinity with you will be higher, and you can make friends with many hidden forces.

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C All Cathulhus, Catopuses, Mermaids, Chaos Demon Gods, Chaos Demon Goddesses, and their friends respect you. Your favorable impression of them can never be lower than 3 stars.

    ¨C When you trade or interact with Pangu¡¯s haters, you will always receive special discounts and favorable treatments.

 Chapter 157 Cat Dadâ€™s Scary Companions

    Chapter 157 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Scary Companions

    Xiaomao no longer cared about his rtionship with the Pangu Church. He navigated the flying sword and hid behind Mimir.

    The priests, pdins, and cultists were afraid of Mimir and Taotie. They fled the scene in panic.

    As the local priests fled the scene, the back garden was cleared. Xiaomao was relieved.

    However, Taotie hadn¡¯t stopped growing. The four-legged fiend lifted his right hand and stepped on the church¡¯s left building.

    BOOM

    The building crumbled down, and Taotie cackled.

    Xiaomao looked up to see the Taotie¡¯s appearance. Thetter¡¯s face and head resembled Godzi while his scales and a dragon¡¯s barbed tail were at least 100 meters long. The spikes of Taotie¡¯s spine were so dark that they absorbed all lights. At the same time, the spikes leaked dark miasma into the air and formed a ck fog around him.

    Now, Taotie looked like a Kaiju-Dragon hybrid.

    ¡°GAHAHAHAHAHA! MY POWER IS BACK! NIAN, PANGU! I¡¯LL COME FOR YOU SOON!¡±

    Taotie got overexcited and kicked the front church. The entire building was crushed, and many pieces of debris were sent flying to the street and hit other buildings. Sharp and heavy objects militated the fleeing priests.

    Themotion attracted yers to the area. But when they noticed the four question marks of Taotie, they also turned around and ran away.

    Because of the destruction and the presence of Taotie, more yers fled the capital city. Some lucky ones managed to log out from the game before they got caught up in the mess.

    Xiaomao watched how Taotie scared away NPCs and yers. The sight was entertaining when he was on the same side as the monster.

    Still, he hadn¡¯t forgotten the other objectives here. He looked at Mimir, wondering if he would join his side.

    As if Mimir could read Xiaomao¡¯s mind, he petted the cat.

    ¡°I heard you. You need bodyguards, right?¡±

    ¡°Yes, munya.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m nning to switch sides and join the Chaos Demon God Faction. Which demon are you serving, Xiaomao?¡±

    ¡°Umm, for now, Chang¡¯e, munya.¡±

    ¡°Not your father?¡±

    ¡°My father, munya?¡±

    ¡°Wasn¡¯t your father the former right-hand man of the Chaos Seraphim? He is also a Chaos Demon God, right?¡±

    Xiaomao tilted his head. He had no clue what background Mao Miaomiao had, but he was sure that his mysterious father was a Chaos Seraphim ording to the clues from the item and quest descriptions.

    Suddenly, Xiaomao recalled a water painting in Bit Tupeer¡¯s mansion. It depicted a Cathulhu, two archangels, Pangu, and an Oni God.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t know if his high INT affected his memory, but he could remember the painting vividly like a digital photo. He remembered the face of a certain male angel with a ck and a white wing, who stood next to the Chaos Seraphim, aka the Cathulhu.

    ¡®Was it him?¡¯

    Xiaomao shook his head. Even if the angel was really Mao Miaomiao, it didn¡¯t change the fact that he and Mimir might have to join Chang¡¯e Faction first.

    ¡°I can¡¯t contact him at the moment, munya. I can only join the goddess¡¯s faction first.¡±

    Mimir chuckled, ¡°It doesn¡¯t make a difference, actually. Chang¡¯e is one of Mao Miaomiao¡¯s concubines. The library has a memory orb that keeps the record of the events when they were mortals.¡±

    ¡°D-Do you still have it, munya?!¡± Xiaomao was surprised.

    ¡°Unfortunately, it was a bunch of bestially porn clips. You sure you want to see the sex life of your father?¡±

    ¡°On a second thought, never mind, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao facepalmed. He didn¡¯t want to see something obscene in-game, and he didn¡¯t want to know.

    ¡°Anyway,¡± the cat changed the topic. ¡°Can you apany me for the time being, munya?¡±

    Mimir picked up Xiaomao and thetter¡¯s flying sword. He carried the cat in his arm and used the flying sword as a weapon.

    ¡°Sure. Since I used your item, I owe you one. Where do you want to go?¡±

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao revealed his next goal, ¡°The cultist dungeon, munya!¡±

    ¡°Why there?¡±

    Xiaomao widely grinned, ¡°I have unfinished businesses in there, munya. Could you bring me there and keep an eye on potential threats for me? I think Zhao Fei might still be in the area.¡±

    As soon as Xiaomao mentioned Zhao Fei¡¯s name, Mimir¡¯s expression turned solemn.

    ¡°So, he¡¯s still around?¡±

    ¡°I saw him when Ist visited the church, munya. He fought a guy, but we escaped. I¡¯m afraid he might still be inside.¡±

    ¡°I see. Clearly, you¡¯re not his match. Very well, I¡¯ll escort you to that ce. I also need some supplies from the storage.¡±

    DING

    <Archbishop Mimir wishes to join your party. Would you ept?>

    Obviously, Xiaomao weed him with open arms. He added the NPC to his party, and his name appeared on his party list.

    DING

    <Due to the difference in level, you will not gain EXP if Mimir kills an enemy.>

    Xiaomao shrugged as he didn¡¯t mind that. Though, he was a bit sad that he couldn¡¯t get any EXP if Mimir killed Zhao Fei.

    ¡°Say, Xiaomao.¡±

    ¡°Yes?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s about the scope of my help. I know that you need my protection, but I can¡¯t babysit you all the time since Pangu and their apostles will soone for me. I don¡¯t want to implicate you when you¡¯re not ready. Therefore, I¡¯ll only stick around with you until sunrise, okay?¡±

    Unlike Taotie, Mimir couldn¡¯t join Xiaomao¡¯s forces for the time being.

    ¡°That¡¯s a pity, munya.¡±

    There was no helping it. Xiaomao epted the terms.

    While Xiaomao and Mimir were talking, the Kaiju had fun destroying the church and the capital city¡¯s buildings. He razed the Labor Guild¡¯s skyscraper and the Adventurer Guild¡¯s mansion. Then, he turned to the pce, where arge barrier array had been erected.

    BOOM

    Suddenly, aser beam was fired from the rooftop of the pce, and it pierced Taotie¡¯s chest.

    Taotie roared in pain, and his body size shrunk! Within a blink of an eye, he shapeshifted into a lion cub.

    Everything happened so fast. When Taotie transformed into a small lion, Xiaomao and Mimir already settled their deal.

    The two stared at Taotie and looked up to see the streak of a massiveser beam.

    Mimir narrowed his eyes, ¡°That¡¯s a constetion spell. Let¡¯s go, Xiaomao. We don¡¯t have time!¡±

    ¡°Constetion Spell, munya?¡± Xiaomao had never heard of this term before.

    ¡°It¡¯s an upgraded grand spell. Only immortals can use it. That thing must havee from Yuan Hua or his two bodyguards. We need to move before they can see us.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Mimir grabbed the lion cub, who was now as big as Xiaomao. Then, he sprinted toward the secret entrance to the library.

    Unfortunately, Taotie¡¯s rampage destroyed the library.

    Mimir snorted, and his eyes pupils turned silver. He lifted the debris, broken nks, and furniture away from the passage with his mind. When everything floated in the air, he carried both Xiaomao and Taotie into the underground dungeon.

    While Mimir rushed into the dungeon, Xiaomao nced at Taotie¡¯s name, and he was shocked.

    Taotie¡¯s HP had already dropped by 90%! Moreover, his level number turned red and decreased to 4,200.

    ¡°Senior, Taotie is in serious condition, munya!¡±

    While running, Mimir was expressionless, ¡°He will be fine. I fought him before, and this can¡¯t kill him.¡±

    ¡°Really?¡±

    ¡°If he can die because of this simple wound, he couldn¡¯t have earned the cmitous fiend title, would he?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    When Mimir finished speaking, he already brought both Taotie and Mimir to the B4 floor, bypassing all guards and NPCs in the dungeon with his skills and spells. Like a speedrunner, Mimir reached his destination in less than 10 seconds.

    Mimir put Taotie and Xiaomao down. Then, he looked at the stairs toward the B5 floor.

    TOK TOK

    Someone wasing their way from the stairs, and Mimir stood between Xiaomao and the iing person.

    A silhouette of a middle-aged man in the red cultist robe came out from the dark corner of the room.

    Xiaomao saw the person¡¯s face, name, and level in the dark. He recognized the guy right away.

    ck Mage Zhao Fei, the Brainwasher, Apostle of Pangu, Level 3,500

    Zhao Fei stared at Mimir¡¯s face for a moment and nced at Xiaomao. The former still remembered the cat.

    ¡°You thief. Give me back my soul weapon!¡±

    Zhao Fei created two ck fireballs with his hands and sent to toward Xiaomao.

    Mimir expressionlessly extended his hands and grabbed the two ck balls. He clenched his hands and dispersed the spells.

    ¡°Mimir! Get out of the way or else!¡±

    The archbishop snapped his fingers and seven white canes manifested. They hovered and orbited around him.

    ¡°Let¡¯s have a date between you and me.¡±

    Like a shbang, the canes let out a blinding white light. Xiaomao covered his eyes and looked away by reflex.

    When Xiaomao reopened his eyes to look at what had happened, Mimir and Zhao Fei were already gone.

    ¡°Eh?¡±

    Xiaomao was stunned for a moment. He didn¡¯t understand what spell or skill Mimir had just used, but he figured that they were no longer here, judging by Mimir¡¯s name on his party list.

    Whenever the party members were not in the same building or dungeon, their names were always grey. But when they were close by, their names were disyed in white. Only when they died, their names would be crossed out.

    Currently, Mimir¡¯s name was now grey, just like the other party members, such as Shepherd, Andrew, and others. It hinted that the archbishop was not in the dungeon anymore.

    Since Mimir was no longer here, Xiaomao kept his guard up. He brought out his trusty staff and looked at Taotie.

    The lion¡¯s HP recovered by 30%. Although it was still less than half, it showed that the fiend¡¯s regenerative ability was beyond the norm.

    Taotie also stopped curling like a cat. He screamed, letting out his high-pitched noise.

    ¡°ursed wench! Just wait! I¡¯ll crush that pce! I¡¯ll eat your heart and shit in your mouth!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 158 Cat Dad and Cursed Object

    Chapter 158 ¨C Cat Dad and Cursed Object

    A female oni dropped her jaw and looked at the giant Kaiju in the middle of Siren City.

    Battlefield Warlord, aka Wei Zhi, was in the middle of hunting night monsters near Siren City toplete her quests. However, the sudden emergence of a colossus entity distracted her.

    The next global announcements exined everything.

    DING

    <yer Xiaomao has released the Cmity-ss Monster!>

    <yer Xiaomao is now the nemesis of Pangu Church! Followers of Pangu Church may attack or kill yer Xiaomao without incurring a penalty. Anyone who kills yer Xiaomao may visit the local Pangu Church to im a bounty reward!>

    <yer Xiaomao isst seen in the garden of Siren City¡¯s Pangu Church!>

    <The Pangu Church has ced a bounty on Xiaomao. Current Bounty ¨C 50 Million PACT!>

    ¡°Oh my god.¡±

    Wei Zhi calcted the price of PACT. If she had 50 million tokens, she would have 2.5 million dors!

    That was a lot of money!

    However, Wei Zhi wasn¡¯t attracted by the bounty. She was baffled at how Xiaomao offended an in-game organization so much that they put a lot of money on the line to kill his character once.

    Curious, Wei Zhi sent a private message to Xiaomao.

    DING

    <The message has been sent.>

    <The person doesn¡¯t turn on game messenger. Your message won¡¯t be read until he opens the messenger.>

    ¡°Xiaomao, you idiot!¡±

    Wei Zhi pouted. He stomped an elite orc level 80 to death while five warrior spirits annihted the party of orclings around them.

    The squad leader of warrior spirits was a female knight by the name [Joan]. Her transparent physique glowed in silver light, which was different from the other invisible ghosts with only shiny eyes and floating equipment.

    Joan gazed at the monster. Then, she nced in the direction of Siren City¡¯s pce, where a bright blue hexagon dome protected the residents inside.

    ¡°Master, do you know that person?¡±

    ¡°Yeah, he¡¯s my junior.¡±

    ¡°I see. So, will you join him and free the other sealed monster as well?¡±

    Wei Zhi snorted, ¡°Why should I?¡±

    ¡°I thought you were on the same side as him.¡±

    ¡°Being a colleague with a criminal doesn¡¯t make me a criminal. I don¡¯t even know what he is doing, and I won¡¯t be helping him.¡±

    ¡°I see. That¡¯s a relief.¡±

    DING

    <Joan was relieved that you were not working for a Chaos Demon God.>

    Wei Zhi read the game message and wryly smiled. She facepalmed as she had a slight headache.

    ¡®I don¡¯t know if this is a curse. Ipleted a series of weird quests and got these spirits as my helpers. They are strong, and I gain levels fast because of them, but they are working for some god. I don¡¯t want to join the Asgard.¡¯

    Despite theints, Wei Zhi had already formed a guild by using the donated fund of these spirits and the mysterious backers from Asgard.

    In front of her name, her guild ¡°Valkyrie¡± was highlighted in gold as it was a guild, sponsored by high-leveled NPCs. In addition, the sponsors had already assigned a hundred warrior spirits to join her guild, and they were going around to recruit female yers.

    These six warrior spirits in Wei Zhi¡¯s party were also the cream of the crop. Their levels were the same as Wei Zhi¡¯s, but their stats were superior to a level-100 UR avatar.

    Wei Zhi checked her retainer¡¯s remaining HP. All of them had over 500,000 HP, and none of them were injured despite the long battle.

    While Wei Zhi was being sentimental, the Godzi was shot by a mysterious beam of light from the Siren City Pce. It screamed and shrunk.

    Joan¡¯s eyes widened. She smiled and urged her master, ¡°Master, let¡¯s pursue. The monster is injured! Maybe we can contribute something and earn a portion of the bounty!¡±

    As Wei Zhi needed to resupply and get rid of the trash items in her inventory, she agreed.

    ¡°We¡¯ll rush to Siren City next. Be sure to collect everything and sort your items. Once we arrive in the city, we¡¯ll convert the loot into cash, potions, and food supply for the next grinding session!¡±

    ¡°YES, MA¡¯AM!¡±

    Joan and the spirits saluted and transformed into spirit fireballs. They followed after Wei Zhi like haunting ghosts.

    .

    .

    .

    On the B4 floor, Xiaomao began exploring the rooms along the long hallway.

    Every room was a storage room of a high-ranked priest, a cultist, or a pdin. Each door had a name tag and a portrait of the storage owner.

    Xiaomao destroyed the wooden door with a shaman fireball. Upon getting inside, he saw crates, shelves, and boxes of items.

    The first room was filled with containers of gold bars, gold coins, and regr jewelry. Xiaomao clicked his tongue and threw all the gold into his inventory window.

    The next room belonged to a fat high priest, Mario. In this room, there were only books, life-sized woman dolls, and gold bars.

    Xiaomao was delighted when he saw a shelf of books. He thought about skill books and spellbooks when he picked them up.

    As soon as Xiaomao opened the books, he was disgusted. The first thing he saw was a picture of a naked young pre-teen girl taking a bath.

    He tossed the child-porn material away and checked the other books. However, all of them were not suitable for kids.

    Not even checking the remaining books, Xiaomao created a shaman fireball and burnt everything, except for gold.

    The next room belonged to a pdin. But when Xiaomao saw the content inside, he created another fireball and purged whatever was in there without checking the crates or boxes.

    In that room, a hundred bloody torturing devices were inside. Remains of the victims were still around!

    Disgusted by the collections of the owners, Xiaomao yelled.

    ¡°Y¡¯all going to Hell, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao proceeded to the fourth room and drop-kicked the door open with his small tentacles.

    When the door was open, a strong scent of something sweet and delicious kicked Xiaomao¡¯s nose. He drooled and followed the smell in there.

    Unfortunately, a certain lion cub¡¯s silhouette appeared behind Xiaomao. Its paw grabbed the cat and tossed him to the side.

    ¡°SEAFOOD!!¡±

    Taotie had already recovered his HP to 100%, but his level was still red. He dashed into the room and stuck out his tongue like a rabid dog.

    This room was a refrigerator. Frozen food, fish, pork, and packages of food were kept here.

    Taotie shape-shifted and his head became bigger. He opened his mouth and swallowed everything in there, then chewing gleefully.

    Xiaomao came back to his senses when Taotie flung him against a wall. He looked at what Taotie was eating.

    Then, he noticed that there were humans among the frozen food.

    Xiaomao¡¯s face turned green. He vomited out yellow fluid and histest meal.

    By the time Xiaomao felt better, Taotie suddenly stopped chewing. His face turned green as well.

    ¡°UWEEEE!!¡±

    The lion threw up what he had eaten earlier. The green liquid flooded the storage room, and his HP dropped by a third.

    Surprised, Xiaomao patted Taotie¡¯s back and asked him, ¡°What¡¯s wrong? Did you eat something rotten, munya?¡±

    ¡°Damn straight, there was rotten meat! I actually ate a freaking Mazinger meat! YUCK!!¡±

    ¡°Hmm?¡±

    Mazinger meat?

    Xiaomao embraced his fear and looked at the militated mushy things that Taotie had vomited. Most of them were not recognizable as they were too grotesque and disgusting, but a portion of a hand and two fingers of a giant attracted his attention.

    Each finger was at least 2 meters long, which was unusual. In addition, they were still moving!

    Xiaomao thought of Two-Finger from a certain soul-series game. He wondered if they had the same origins.

    Before Xiaomao could do anything, Taotie opened his mouth and spat a ck fireball at the moving fingers. They let out a shrill scream and disintegrated into dust.

    But when the dust scattered and flowed along with the vomit of Taotie, a red orb came out.

    Xiaomao and Taotie frowned at the orb. They looked at each other and turned to the orb in confusion.

    ¡°Do you know what that is, munya?¡±

    ¡°What the hell is that?¡±

    Both spoke in unison. However, no one was able to answer each other questions.

    Taotie waved his paw and used his telekinesis to bring the orb closer for inspection. Xiaomao also stared at it, wondering if he could see its description.

    However, the orb suddenly spun and revealed to be an eyeball with a silver iris and ck pupil.

    ¡°NIHIL!¡± Taotie threw the eyeball away and cast a spell. A void gate appeared and sucked the eyeball away.

    Taotie panted, and his eyes were bloodshot. His lion tail and mane stood up straight like a panicking cat¡¯s fur.

    ¡°Err, senior. What¡¯s that?¡±

    Taotie sweated profusely, ¡°An ominous object! A terrible one!¡±

    ¡°???¡±

    WHOOM

    Suddenly, a ck portal appeared in front of Xiaomao, and the eyeball flew out. Itnded on his arm.

    DING

    <You are immune to Mazinger Curse.>

    When Xiaomao managed to touch the eyeball, he could finally see its description.

    .

    <strong>Grudge of Mazinger</strong>

    This eyeball contains the grudge of dead Mazingers that you killed. It curses whoever touches the eyeball, and the eyeball of the cursed person will be reced with this one.

    Once this eyeball is forcefully equipped, the souls of the Mazingers can take over the body of the cursed person and resurrect themselves by using the host as a sacrifice.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Cursed Artifact

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Unknown

    <strong>Effects:</strong> This item has the following effects and usages.

    ¨C Upon touching, permanently inflicted Mazinger Curse and the Karmic Curse to the person.

    ¨C Upon being equipped (recing the eyeball), the host gain a permanent Blessing of Pangu.

    <strong>*[Mazinger Curse]</strong> ¨C You will automatically equip all cursed items or equipment if you have any.

    <strong>*[Karmic Curse]</strong> ¨C Souls of the dead Mazinger that you killed can take over your body.

    <strong>*[Blessing of Pangu]</strong> ¨C Double the free allocable attributes and spiritual roots whenever you level up. This blessing affects the used points.

 Chapter 159 Cat Dad Equips Cursed Eyeball

    Chapter 159 ¨C Cat Dad Equips Cursed Eyeball

    ¡®Double stats?! Too OP. Much broken. Very hax. Wow!¡¯

    Had this game been a regr VRMMO game, Xiaomao would have saved a screenshot and sold this item in the yer auction house for quick cash before it was fixed or adjusted. However, as this game was a real-world somewhere in the universe, Xiaomao would never sell it.

    Why should he sell it when he could use it?

    He was immune to curses. Obviously, he could exploit this!

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao tried to equip it even if it might dig his eye out. He pressed it on his forehead and thought of equipping this.

    ¡°NOOOO, KITTY!!¡± Taotie was horrified by Xiaomao¡¯s action, yet he didn¡¯t attempt to save Xiaomao. Instead, he backpedaled, getting ready to ditch the cat here.

    Wiggle

    The eyeball suddenly grew small tentacles, and they stabbed into Xiaomao¡¯s forehead. It dug a portion of his flesh out and buried itself inside.

    Xiaomao gritted his teeth and watched his HP decrease by 1,000 per second. The small tentacles of the eyeball scratched and pierced into his skull and infiltrated into his soft brain.

    Xiaomao could feel the cold tentacles inside his head. It felt like a flow of cold water running inside him. But a secondter, the sharp headache hit him.

    ¡°AAAAAHHHHH!!¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s HP decreased by 20,000 at once. Fortunately, he was prepared. The cat drank potions and recovered his HP by 10,000.

    SOEK

    ¡°MUNYAAAAAAAA!!¡±

    The tentacles cut something inside his head. Xiaomao copsed and thrashed on the ground, struggling to stop this torturous headache.

    Again, a huge number appeared.

    20,000!

    After two major damages, Xiaomao was left with a bit over 13,000 HP. One more tick and he might die.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t care anymore. As he wanted to live, he grabbed a bottle of sacred water and drank it.

    His HP went up by 10,000, getting his total HP over 20,000.

    SOEK!

    20,000 DAMAGE!

    ¡°NYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAA!! MAKE IT STOP!!¡±

    The thing inside him snapped something in the middle of his head. Again, Xiaomao rolled around and mmed his forehead against the hard floor. While he was at it, he started casting healing spells.

    ¡°SELF HEAL! HEAL! AREA HEAL! PARTY HEAL!¡±

    Four spells were activated at once. At the same time, the tentacles caused more damage.

    + 14,529

    + 19,372

    20,000 DAMAGE!

    + 12,107

    + 12,107

    20,000 DAMAGE!

    The healing spells managed to offset the damages so far. However, the spells were now on cooldown.

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes were bloodshot. His cognitive abilities were in overdrive mode as the pain and the fear of death heightened his concentration. In one-tenth of a second, he nced at his game menu to check his remaining HP.

    21,616 / 46,501

    He calcted in his mind. As all potions took about one second to recover 2,000 HP. Meanwhile, the annoying eyeball randomly hit him once or twice every 10 seconds.

    At a nce, Xiaomao should be able to self-sustain. However, the randomness of the tentacle made it impossible.

    Xiaomao checked the cooldown of his healing spells next.

    Self-Heal ¨C 10 Seconds

    Heal ¨C 15 Seconds

    Area Heal ¨C 20 Seconds

    Party Heal ¨C 30 Seconds

    Things didn¡¯t look well. If the tentacles suddenly double-stabbed him while he was waiting for the cooldown time to end, Xiaomao would have died before he could even cast the spells.

    Without a choice, Xiaomao risked it. He drank as many potions as he could while he had over 20,000 HP.

    Three secondster, the tentacles caused another severe headache, and Xiaomao¡¯s HP decreased.

    7,616 / 46,501

    Xiaomao needed to survive seven seconds to use the next self-heal. However, he didn¡¯t have enough time.

    Afraid of the next damage, Xiaomao brought out another sacred water bottle.

    He had already drunk one. And now, he was about to drink another even though the detail said that he could only drink 10 per day!

    ¡°SCREW IT, MUNYA! I¡¯LL DIE IF I DON¡¯T DRINK THIS!¡±

    Xiaomao swallowed another 10 of sacred water. Because of the doubt, nervousness, and fear, Xiaomao¡¯s tentacles trembled, and he sshed some content into his face and the eyeball.

    DING

    <Warning! You are drinking too much Sacred Water!>

    <The energy inside you is surging!>

    Xiaomao¡¯s body heated up. His fur turned red, and his breath emitted hot air.

    He could no longer move. His entire body copsed on the floor, and his tentacles went numb.

    Xiaomao thought to himself. This might be the end for him. shes of memory came to his mind, thinking and regretting his past decisions.

    + 10,000 HP

    + 2,000

    19,616 / 46,501

    Xiaomao looked at his remaining HP in the game menu.

    ¡®I fucked up. Just end this and get this over with.¡¯

    He closed his eyes and waited for his demise. But Xiaomao forgot one thing.

    ¡°I see what you¡¯re trying to do. You also have a very interesting potion. It¡¯s a waste if I let you die in front of me! NIHIL!¡±

    Taotie suddenly roared and opened a dark portal above Xiaomao. A gush of me fluid rained upon Xiaomao, soaking him with strange burning blood.

    DING

    <The excess Qi has been expelled by NIHIL Blood.>

    <The abnormal status [Estrus] has been removed.>

    + 1,000,000 HP

    ¨C 1,000,000 MP

    Xiaomao widened his eyes in astonishment. In exchange for his MP, he was healed to the full HP!

    20,000 DAMAGE!

    Just in time, the damage came. However, the burning blood on the ground still healed Xiaomao.

    + 1,000,000 HP

    ¨C 1,000,000 MP

    Taotie smirked and stood next to the cat. He tilted his head and inspected Xiaomao¡¯s third eye on the forehead.

    The lion flipped Xiaomao over and let thetter face upward. He carefully adjusted the dark portal closer to the eyeball.

    ¡°Hehehe. Who would have thought that I get to experiment with this? Again¡­ NIHIL!¡±

    The burning blood stopped pouring out of the portal, but a wisp of ck fire appeared andnded on the eyeball¡¯s iris.

    SCREECH!

    The eyeball screamed and squirmed. Transparent souls were ejected from the eyeball and wailed in pain as well.

    Taotie sneered at the ghost-like souls. He opened his mouth and shot out his tongue like a frog,tching on the souls of Mazingers. Then, he pulled them into his mouth and chomped on them.

    CRUNCH

    Even though they were spirit-like beings, Taotie¡¯s fangs crushed and chewed them like a crunchy snack.

    Suddenly, Taotie¡¯s body shone in a green light, and his level was restored. He returned to the level-5,555 monster.

    Looking at how Taotie behaved, Xiaomao understood now how it got the title of cmitous monster. Its trickeries and survivability were insanely strong for a world boss.

    There was a meme. yers always used healing spells and healing items to self-sustain during the fight, and all bosses neverined. But when a boss used a healing spell once, all yers lost their minds.

    Xiaomao imagined how yers would react when they faced Taotie. He couldn¡¯t stop smiling, thinking of their reactions.

    ¡°I see that you¡¯re feeling better, silly cat.¡±

    Realizing that he was no longer in pain, Xiaomao tried to move his tentacle legs and arms.

    ¡°Ah.¡±

    He could move now. It seemed that the eyeball¡¯s tentacles stopped moving in his brain.

    When Xiaomao got up, his head wavered. His bnce was off, and he couldn¡¯t maintain his posture.

    To adjust his bnce, Xiaomao blinked and scratched his ears and eyes. But after rubbing his eyes, Xiaomao realized the strange thing about himself.

    He indeed closed his eyes, but he still had the overall vision.

    Xiaomao covered his two eyes and deeply inhaled. He focused on the vision.

    BLINK BLINK

    Indeed, the vision came from another eye ¨C The forehead eye. In addition, the focus area was a lot wider than his regr vision.

    ¡°Whoa.¡±

    ¡°How is it? Is it fun having more than two eyes for the first time?¡±

    Taotie was amused. He shape-shifted and reverted into the beast-like form. On Taotie¡¯s forehead, there was another eye, simr to Xiaomao¡¯s third eye. In addition, a dozen eyeballs appeared on his back, legs, and arms.

    Xiaomao was horrified by the sight. He leaped backward in panic.

    ¡°HAHAHAHA! Don¡¯t be afraid, kitty. You¡¯ll be like me sooner orter. In fact, you¡¯ll use this often when you fight!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao was speechless. He gulped while his two regr eyes looked up.

    Strangely, Xiaomao could now control his third eye without the influence of the two regr eyes. He could look down while the others looked up. When he did that, Xiaomao saw two visions ¨C One from the third eye and the other one from the normal eyes.

    Taotie continued tough at Xiaomao, but thetter was excited by the newly acquired body part. He also didn¡¯t forget to recheck his stats after he equipped the eye.

    .

    <strong>Status Attributes</strong>

    STR: 710

    DEX: 710

    AGI: 700

    VIT: 999

    INT: 3,100

    WIS: 1,000

    QI: 29,059

    LUCK: 954

    Allocable Points: 4,560

    .

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 1,572

    Water: 1,304

    Wind: 1,429

    Metal: 1,168

    Wood: 1,685

    Lightning: 3,293

    Dark: 1,406

    Light: 1,683

    Allocable Points: 4,560

    .

    Xiaomao was overjoyed. He got extra allocable points from the item!

 Chapter 160 Cat Dad Enters Secret Elevator

    Chapter 160 ¨C Cat Dad Enters Secret Elevator

    Seeing the extra stats, Xiaomao had an idea. He allocated all his points to the necessary attributes and spiritual roots. Then, he turned to the remaining storage rooms.

    ¡°Let¡¯s find more treasure and food, munya!¡±

    Taotie clicked his tongue, ¡°I¡¯m going to pick my food this time!¡±

    ¡°Nyahaha! Don¡¯t eat humanoid meat, sir.¡±

    ¡°I know!¡±

    .

    30 minutester, Xiaomao hummed. He walked out of thest storage room on this floor in a good mood. He had put on bone earrings that he had gotten from Torrent. He also put on a golden crown, which he had obtained from one of the storages.

    The curses of these items did nothing to him. In addition, Xiaomao got to enjoy extra stats and perks like the cursed eye.

    Taotie looked at the smug cat and snorted, ¡°Are you done here?¡±

    Xiaomao nodded, ¡°Yes, munya! But first, we need to check the lowest floor.¡±

    In one of the rooms, Xiaomao obtained found an artifact that was necessary for his future kingdom. He understood now why Mu-Nyang wanted him to visit this ce.

    Although he was done here, it wouldn¡¯t hurt to check the boss¡¯s room if there was anything useful.

    Taotie sighed, ¡°Fine. I¡¯ll go with you.¡±

    The cat and the monster lion left behind the storage rooms and walked down the stairs to the B5 floor.

    .

    On the ritual floor, nobody was around. The ritual circle was still there, but it lost all magic and effects because of the recent incident.

    Xiaomao rushed to the altar, hoping to get something worthwhile behind it.

    Meanwhile, Taotie sniffed as he could smell flesh and blood nearby. He turned to a dark corner and found a one-meter wide hole and traces of blood. He grinned and shapeshifted into a lion cub. Without telling Xiaomao, he jumped down.

    By the time Xiaomao reached the altar, Taotie was gone. However, the former hadn¡¯t realized it yet.

    Behind the altar, there was a lever.

    Xiaomao¡¯s pupils expanded when he saw a weird lever. Not batting an eye, he pulled the lever.

    RUMBLE

    The entire floor shook, and the ritual magic circle was split in half. A section of the floor slowly sank and opened a path to a pit.

    Xiaomao brought out a spare flying sword as Mimir took his primary one. He floated near the pit and looked down.

    As soon as his eyes adapted to the dark, Xiaomao could see the disgusting scene in the pit. He averted his eyes and turned away.

    ¡°Nasty motherhumpers, munya!¡±

    The pit was filled with militated human corpses. The only living creatures were billions of worms.

    SCREECH!

    A loud scream came from the bottom of the pit along with the nasty rotten smell. Xiaomao covered his nose and flew back to the stairs in disappointment.

    RUMBLE

    As Xiaomao was flying away, something exploded in the pit. The next moment, Taotie jumped up from the pit with 20-meter-long ck centipedes in his mouth.

    The centipede wiggled as if it was struggling for its life, but Taotie crushed it with his fangs.

    Xiaomao managed to catch a glimpse of the centipede¡¯s name and level.

    <strong>Baby Pseudo Karma Centipede, Level 2,500</strong>

    Xiaomao gulped. He wanted to ask Taotie if he could deliver a finishing blow for EXP and items, but the lion was fast with his mouth. He already killed and ate the centipede like how he ate a string of noodles.

    ¡°Are you done, kid?¡± Asked Taotie while he was chewing his snack.

    ¡°Err, yes, munya.¡±

    ¡°Good. I¡¯m full now. Let¡¯s get outta here and stock some seafood, yeah?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao and Taotie began backtracking to the library.

    On the way to the B3, Xiaomao and Taotie returned to the corridor with hundreds of storage rooms. As they had looted and explored everything inside, they ignored the rooms and proceeded to the exit.

    But when they reached the staircase, they stopped their feet.

    In front of them, the staircase was blocked by red steel bars. They shone and emitted a strange aura, which intimidated Xiaomao.

    Taotie narrowed his eyes. He recognized the aura.

    ¡°Stay away from the bars, kid. This is a soul domain spell.¡±

    ¡°Soul domain spell, munya?¡±

    ¡°When your cultivation reaches the nascent soul realm¡­ I mean, when your level surpasses 700, you will be able to use domain abilities, depending on your beliefs and Dao. Anyway, to make it short, this is an upgraded domain ability that immortals like me can use. I think it¡¯s from a five or six-ster-star immortal.¡±

    ¡°???¡±

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t understand some of the terms, but he figured that the caster might be as strong as Taotie, judging from his tone, demeanor, and cautiousness.

    Taotie pointed at the left wall, ¡°Go through that wall. There¡¯s a hidden passage there.¡±

    ¡°How did you know, munya?¡±

    ¡°I can also use soul domain. I can see further than you.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao turned to the left wall. It was a natural wall made of dirt, which looked normal at a nce. However, as Xiaomao focused, he noticed that the dirt wall had no scent, unlike the other sections of the other parts.

    When Xiaomao was about to leave, Taotie sent him a request.

    DING

    <Taotie wishes to join your party. Will you ept?>

    Xiaomao turned around. Taotie smirked and winked at him.

    ¡°I haven¡¯t forgotten our deal. As promised, I¡¯ll protect you until your level hits 1,000. Now, go. I¡¯ll handle the pursuers.¡±

    Xiaomao brightly smiled and epted the request. A new name appeared in his party members.

    ¡°Don¡¯t die, sir!¡±

    ¡°Pfft. Who do you think I am? I¡¯m a fucking Mythical Fiend of Cmity and a former sage! I can¡¯t possibly be killed by some upstart immortal!¡±

    Taotie roared and transformed into a fiend once again. He red into the dark, where the glowing white eyes were staring at him from the other side of the steel bars.

    Xiaomao turned around and flew into the wall. He passed through the illusion of the dirt wall and entered a hidden corridor of the B4 floor.

    .

    TOK TOK

    A curvy silhouette of a 150cm tall girl walked down the stairs. The sounds of her high heels and the stone stairs echoed and warned Taotie about his enemy.

    Soon, the silhouette entered the dimly lit area. The torches on the wall illuminated the appearance of a young witch in a leotard and a pointy hat. Her tight stockings and long navy gloves matched her blue hair.

    Taotie nced at the name of the neer.

    Yuan Hua, the Princess of Yuan Empire, Apostle of Pangu, Level 6,666

    Taotie clicked his tongue. He wished that Mimir was here to help him.

    ¡°I should have fought that stupid baldy. Mimir picked the wrong foe and left me with an annoying brat.¡±

    ¡°Who are you calling brat, fiend?¡± Yuan Hua smirked. She raised her cane in front of her, and a hundred magic circles appeared as a hundred magic had been activated.

    Yuan Hua solemnly muttered, ¡°Surrender, fiend. You cannot defeat a goddess like me.¡±

    ¡°Pfft, you? A goddess? You haven¡¯t even seen what a REAL GODDESS can do. Oh, right. You don¡¯t even have a fragment of your previous life¡¯s memory. My condolence.¡±

    ¡°Ha! Because you remember what you were in your previous life doesn¡¯t make you superior to me with the creator¡¯s blessing! This is yourst chance! SURRENDER OR DIE!¡±

    Taotie flickered his tongue in a lewd way, ¡°Did you know that a virgin immortal¡¯s purity can double the size of one¡¯s dantian? How about you surrender, and I¡¯ll spare you? If you insist on fighting, I¡¯ll make sure to treasure your body after I plunder your virgin yin!¡±

    ¡°IMPUDENCE!¡±

    A hundred spells wereunched, and Taotie also opened his mouth.

    ¡°NIHIL!!¡±

    .

    Proceeding through the dark corridor for a while, Xiaomao found a small room at the end of the hallway.

    Opening the door and entering the room, Xiaomao found an empty booth on the right side. On the left, small tents were open, and Xiaomao could see clean air beds, pillows, and folded white sheets.

    Unfortunately, no one was there, but there was a signboard next to the stall.

    <strong>Opening Time ¨C 10.00 AM to 11.00 AM</strong>

    This safe zone NPC was quite azy one. He only worked one hour a day!

    Xiaomao shook his head as he felt pity. He could have gotten another upgrade material had the NPC been here. Unfortunately, he had to leave before the pursuers came for him.

    The cat turned away from the stall and the series of tents. He looked at the opposite side of the room, where a modern elevator was.

    Xiaomao pressed the button.

    DING

    The door was opened when Xiaomao pressed it.

    Xiaomao got inside and looked at the panel. Then, he was surprised.

    THERE WAS NO BUTTON!

    ¡®How the hell do I operate this elevator?!¡¯

    Xiaomao¡¯s tentaclestched on the steel panel, prying it open with brute force. However, it didn¡¯t budge.

    DING

    The door was closed. At that moment, Xiaomao sweated profusely.

    Since there was no button or lever to operate this thing, Xiaomao looked up. He ordered the flying sword to get closer to the ceiling and tried to unscrew the vent.

    RUMBLE

    Before Xiaomao could even start, the elevator moved by itself.

    ¡°Oh? Automatic elevator? How nice, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao was relieved, but he also prepared forbat. He brought out his trusty staff and pointed at the elevator door, just in case he might have to fight his way out.

    But as the elevator continued to move, Xiaomao, who was sitting on the flying sword, got pushed by the elevator door.

    ¡°Eh?¡±

    The elevator didn¡¯t move vertically. Instead, it was moving horizontally!

    Xiaomao jumped off the sword and stood on the elevator floor, allowing it to transport him properly.

    A few secondster, it shook. Then, it began moving upward.

    Xiaomao frowned as he couldn¡¯t figure out how this elevator magically moved to the side and up without stopping. By the time Xiaomao realized it, it already reached its destination.

    DING

    The door was open.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t forget to use the chameleon skill to hide his presence. He sneaked out of the elevator and looked around.

    ¡®Huh?¡¯

    He found multiple bright high-ss chandeliers on the ceiling. Walking further, Xiaomao sensed that his tentacles were walking on a fancy carpet.

    In front of Xiaomao, a massive golden hall with roman pirs and walls with oil painting wallpapers dazzled him. Unique vases, statues, and weird nts stood on roman pedestals.

    ¡®Isn¡¯t this ce¡­?¡¯

    Xiaomao found himself in the royal pce.

 Chapter 161 Cat Dadâ€™s Solid Snake Experience

    Chapter 161 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Solid Snake Experience

    It was still nighttime. However, the hall was still bright because of the magic chandeliers. The bright yellowish light shone upon the golden hall and the marble pirs. The brown carpet absorbed some light, but the yellowish tone blended with the environment.

    Apany of 100 knights in renaissance era armor stood in a formation in the middle of the hall, facing the entrance gate. Some of them turned in the direction of Xiaomao as they heard the noise of the elevator.

    While Xiaomao was admiring the beauty of the pce, one of the knights turned around and walked toward the elevator. He walked past Xiaomao and examined the lift.

    Xiaomao came back to his senses a secondter. He looked at the name and the level of the knight to assess the situation.

    <strong>Elite Pce Guard, Level 250</strong>

    They were all elite NPCs! Xiaomao drooled, thinking of how nice it would be if he could farm items, spellbooks, skill books, and spirit stones from these guys.

    However, Xiaomao remembered that a level-150 NPC like Bush Cox could see through his camouge. Even though he managed to slip through the security of Pangu Church before, there might be some sharp guys among the group of elite guards here.

    He slowly backed away from the formation of knights. He also tried not to attract the elite guard, who hade to check the elevator. Xiaomao crept toward the nearest pedestal and hid behind it.

    The elite guard looked around for a moment, but he didn¡¯t pay attention to the pedestal of a flower vase nearby as he didn¡¯t see anyone.

    The guard walked away, heading toward his friends.

    Seeing the guard walking away, Xiaomao let out a short exhale in relief.

    Suddenly, the elite guard stopped his feet. He sharply turned around and stared at the flower vast.

    ¡°!!!¡±

    Xiaomao covered his mouth with his tentacles, holding his breath.

    As he had thought, this dangerous elite NPC had a sharp sense, and it might be able to see through his stealth skill.

    The knight red at the vase for a few seconds. Then, he walked closer and examined the flowers.

    ¡°Was it a bug? I clearly heard someone breathe.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao curled into a ball while he still covered his mouth and nose. Deep in his mind, he had an ostrich mentality.

    If I can¡¯t see you, you can¡¯t see me!

    It was a silly thought, but Xiaomao was that desperate. He didn¡¯t want to provoke the pce guards at the moment.

    Fortunately, the knight stopped messing with the vase and returned to the formation.

    Xiaomao maintained his ball posture for several minutes. When he was sure that the knight was no longer there, he began moving. In addition, he controlled his sighing habit and crept away in silence.

    For the sake of avoiding a human¡¯s eyesight, Xiaomao climbed the wall and hid in the ceiling. From there, he made his way to the hallway¡¯s corridor, which led to a pce¡¯s wing building.

    Xiaomao had no idea where it would lead him. He didn¡¯t care as his current destination was the nearest window.

    As these knights were staring at the front door, Xiaomao believed that he couldn¡¯t suddenly open the doors and leave. Windows were the better option.

    A few minutester, Xiaomao was crawling on the ceiling like a gecko. Looking down, he saw more knights, standing in front of each room in a group of four.

    The security was tight here, too tight. It suffocated Xiaomao.

    He couldn¡¯t me them. After all, Taotie was freed, and their reaction was natural.

    Seeing that there were too many eyes on the corridor, Xiaomao skipped all corridor windows, which were monitored by the knights.

    Xiaomao still had high hope of escaping the pce. As long as he could exit this ce from any balcony, window, venttion duct, or hole in the ceiling, he could simply fly and leave this pce in peace.

    Proceeding toward the unknown wing building of the pce, Xiaomao ran into a dead end. At the end of the corridor was a giant gate, which was protected by anotherpany of 100 elite knights.

    ¡®Annoying.¡¯

    Xiaomao shook his head and backtracked to the main hall.

    He didn¡¯t know if he was in a bad mood or if he was clumsy. On his way to the main hall, his tentacle touched a loosely hanging chandelier and broke the chain by an ident.

    The magic chandelier fell to the ground and shattered!

    CLANK

    The sound rmed Xiaomao and all knights. The catopus immediately stopped moving, hiding his presence in the dark ceiling.

    Many knights rushed to the chandelier and looked up. One of them created a ball of light, illuminating the dim corridor.

    The ball of light floated in front of Xiaomao. It was so bright that he had to shut his eyes.

    Because the ball of light was so close to Xiaomao, the knights didn¡¯t look directly at him. Their eyes swept over the area around the light ball, but no one focused on the area behind the ball of light.

    CREAK

    One of the doors on the corridor was opened, and another knight with a plumed helmet and a red cape walked out.

    <strong>7th Battalion Pce Guard Commander, Level 350</strong>

    The knightmander nced at the broken chandelier and looked up. He ignored the light ball and gazed at the broken chain.

    ¡°I told the butlers many times to remove those things. Tell the maids to clean up the ce before morning, or the princess will make a fuss over the dirty corridor again.¡±

    Themander turned around and returned to the room. He mmed the door shut.

    The knights began collecting pieces of broken ss and sharp parts. The one that was controlling the light ball dispelled his magic and picked the shards.

    As soon as the ceiling turned dark, Xiaomao rushed toward the main hall. This time, he avoided the chandelier chains.

    But when he reached thest chandelier in the corridor, he suddenly had a sick idea.

    Xiaomao pulled out a gold coin from his inventory. His tentacle coiled around it. Then, he started winding up.

    WHOOSH

    He tossed it toward the ss window near the chandelier!

    The gold coin shattered the window in one hit, and the noise attracted the knights again.

    Thepany in the main hall heard themotion. They rushed toward the broken window.

    None of them looked up. Instead, they gestured for their colleagues to send more men outside.

    ¡°Check the front garden! There might be an intruder somewhere!¡±

    The majority of the knights rushed through the front door and patrolled the garden, searching for the culprit. A dozen of them remained at the window, looking outside.

    Xiaomao smirked. Using this opportunity, Xiaomao sprinted to the ceiling, rushing to the main hall.

    But when Xiaomao was about to enter the hall, he turned around and threw another gold coin at the nearest chandelier chain. The coin was as fast as a bullet, and it hit the chain, bending a section.

    The chandelier swung and moved because of the impact. The wavering light caused anothermotion among the knights, and all of them looked up.

    By the time they looked up, Xiaomao was no longer in the corridor area. He climbed on the wall and proceeded to the high ceiling of the main hall.

    CLANK

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t need to look back to check. The second chandelier was broken.

    ¡°HURRY!¡±

    Several battalions of knights suddenly opened a door on the main hall¡¯s second floor. They rushed down the front stairs and formed a phnx formation in front of the room.

    When the neer appeared, Xiaomao stopped moving. He maintained his position in the shadow of the main hall¡¯s chandeliers.

    ¡°What¡¯s all the noise?!¡±

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t see the eximer from afar, but he saw a pair of pointy shoes of the man behind the formation.

    ¡°Your majesty, we have no idea,¡± The knightmander of the unit knelt in front of the pointy-shoe emperor.

    ¡°Tsk! We have a cmity-ss monster on the loose. And now, we¡¯re dealing with unknown intruders or what?!¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, your majesty. Our men are investigating themotion. Please give us some time.¡±

    ¡°You¡¯d better hurry. Y¡¯all should know by now that my sister isn¡¯t as kind and benevolent as me. When she returns and finds all the mess, your heads will roll!¡±

    ¡°W-We¡¯ll find the intruders soon, your majesty!¡±

    Xiaomao heard everything. He felt bad for the knights, who served the tyrant emperor.

    ¡®Sucks to be you. Oh, well. Where can I leave?¡¯

    Xiaomao looked up and noticed that there were multiple color windows on the front door¡¯s side. The windows resembled something from the Catholic Church, and Xiaomao got inspiration.

    He moved in the shadow. He crept closer to one of the windows.

    When he got close, he thought of a spy movie. He brought out a small knife and gently cut through the frame of the window.

    As the pce was made from brick and metal frames, Xiaomao took a few minutes prying off the frame. He touched the loose ss and thought of storing it in his inventory.

    DING

    <You have obtained a ss window.>

    It worked. A portion of the ss window vanished into his inventory.

    Xiaomao slipped out of the window. Without putting the ss window back, he brought out a flying sword and hopped on it. Then, he flew to the night sky, getting away from the pce.

    ¡®GG, EZ!¡¯

    Xiaomaoughed in his mind. The thrilling experience was exhrating when he managed to get out unharmed. Puffing his chest, he looked at the moon and nned to fly around the city to enjoy some scenery first.

    But as Xiaomao kept flying, his flying sword and his forehead mmed onto a blue hexagon force field in the sky.

    DONG

    The impact caused the flying sword to stop. Xiaomao touched his forehead and stared at the blue barrier in front of him.

    ¡°Eh?¡±

    The section that Xiaomao had hit turned red. Then, a loud siren echoed in the pce, and many mages summoned a hundred light balls.

    The entire pce was illuminated, brightening the sky.

 Chapter 162 Cat Dadâ€™s Crown of Shapeshifting

    Chapter 162 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Crown of Shapeshifting

    ¡®Uh-oh.¡¯

    Xiaomao concentrated on his chameleon skill and flew away from the red hexagon tile in the sky.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    Ten yellowish balls came out from the pce. Two of them hit the red hexagon tile of the force field and exploded while the other eight curved and chased after Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao looked back. He fetched several gold coins from his inventory and tossed them at the chasing light, treating them as irs of fighter jets.

    The magic missiles hit the gold coins, and five of them exploded. However, three still pursued after Xiaomao.

    He snorted at the iing projectile and rushed closer to the barrier again. Then, he ordered his flying sword to stop.

    The light missiles came for him. But before it could reach Xiaomao, he kept the flying sword in his inventory and free-fall to the ground.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    The remaining three missiles hit the barrier.

    As for Xiaomao, he maintained his camouge ability. Although it was risky falling from a hundred meters in height, Xiaomao decided to trust his cat nature.

    Xiaomao extended his tentacles and spread them like a spider. A few secondster, the tips of his tentacles hit the ground first, serving as a cushion.

    <strong>- 5,700 Damage!</strong>

    Xiaomao felt the sharp pain in his tentacle legs. Even though they didn¡¯t have bones, he still felt like he had broken one or two of his legs.

    ¡°FIND THE INTRUDER!¡±

    Xiaomao heard the yell of the assuming emperor. He climbed the nearby tree and hid in it.

    A few secondster, knights swarmed the ce where Xiaomao had fallen. They came with hunting dogs, mages, and their elite squads.

    The ck hounds barked and guided a tamer near Xiaomao¡¯s tree. It sniffed around and looked up. Then, it scratched the tree and kept on barking.

    The knights looked up and mages sent light balls toward the top of the tree, checking what the dog was barking at.

    On the tree was a white cat ¨C A literal cat, not a catopus. It hissed at the dog and shivered in fear.

    The knights unsheathed their weapons and red at the cat. However, when they found the cat¡¯s name and level, they red at the hounds and cursed the tamer.

    ¡°Useless mutts! Are you sure these are your best hunting dogs?!¡±

    ¡°T-This never happened! There must be something wrong!¡±

    ¡°Whatever! We¡¯ll search the perimeter! Ignore the dogs!¡±

    The knights and mages dispersed and searched for the trapped intruder in the barrier. Meanwhile, the tamers pulled the leashes and dragged his hunting dogs away from the tree.

    While he was at it, he looked at the cat.

    <strong>White Cat, Level 1</strong>

    The tamer tilted his head in confusion. He scratched his head.

    ¡°Was there a cat in the garden before? Whose cat is this?¡±

    .

    Xiaomao sweated profusely and stared at the barking dogs. He couldn¡¯t stop trembling as it was a close call.

    The little white cat slowly reverted into a catopus. Xiaomao¡¯s level and his name returned to normal.

    He patted the crown on his head and let out a sigh.

    ¡®Motherhumper. That was too close. I almost got caught.¡¯

    .

    <strong>Crown of Shapeshifting</strong>

    This crown was created from the blood of a mimic king. It contains the essence of the mimic and the ability to shape-shift into any material or form as long as the wearer can visualize the new form urately.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> essory

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 150

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Upon wearing this crown, the wearer gains the following benefits;

    ¨C Increase INT by 1,000.

    ¨C Increase WIS by 500

    ¨C Once a day, you can shape-shift into any object, animal, or person that you know. Your name and level also change ording to the creature or object that you turn into. The effectsts five minutes.

    .

    It looked like an essory that boosted his stats at nce, but it came with a skill, which synergized with Xiaomao¡¯s y style andbat style. As Xiaomao always avoided a direct confrontation or a battle of attrition, he relied heavily on stealth skills and initiatives in battles. Thus, a transformation ability came in handy.

    Xiaomao calmly slipped down from the tree while he was invisible. Now that the dogs were gone, he crept away from the garden, approaching the force field barrier on foot.

    Strangely, the barrier only blocked flying objects. When Xiaomao approached the barrier, his body passed through it without an issue.

    While he was leaving, several knights from outside the pce rushed into the pce through the main road. They came with two 3-meter-tall giants.

    As Xiaomao was not far from the main road, he peeked at their name, wondering who the reinforcementmanders were.

    Yan Liang, Great General of the Left, Servant of Yuan Hua, Level 2,000

    Wen Chou, Great General of the Right, Servant of Yuan Hua, Level 2,200

    Xiaomao wrylyughed. He had guessed it, but they looked impressive with their titles and levels.

    Before the regression, these guys cooperated with the Pangu Church in Cernun Hunt. Theymissioned the yers to kill Cernun and enve mermaids, mermen, and the other sea folks.

    After Cernun died, these generals backstabbed a group of yers, who doubted Pangu Church¡¯s motive after they had discovered Cernun and the mermaid kingdom¡¯s hidden notes. After the yers died, their respawn points were changed to prison, and none of them could get out.

    ¡®Should I just assassinate their emperor and be done with it? Should I openly attack the Yuan Empire?¡¯

    Xiaomao had the urge to rampage and ughter fellow yers to gain stats, levels, and items. However, he reeled in his desire as he needed other yers to evolve into superhumans as well.

    ¡®I can¡¯t protect the earth alone. I need other superhumans even if they serve the Pangu Church.¡¯

    Xiaomao turned away from the generals and went on his way. He pulled out his flying sword from his inventory and rode it back to his ship.

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    RUMBLE

    BOOM

    The ground below the church erupted, and the entire building sank into the ground, kicking the dust cloud up and spreading across the streets and nearby structures.

    A silhouette shuttled from the dust and hovered in the night sky. When the silhouette stopped moving, the shadow of a witch with a pointy hat was illuminated by the moonlight.

    Yuan Hua red at the copsed church and the sunken ground. She coughed and spat several mouthfuls of blood while her left hand pressed on her abdomen, covering a deep wound.

    She took a deep breath. Then, the left hand shone, casting healing magic on herself.

    A few secondster, Yuan Hua¡¯s HP recovered from 40% to 70%. Then, her HP bar gradually filled up.

    ¡°I hate that stupid chant and void spells. Goddammit! Why am I have to take care of that cockroach?!¡±

    Yuan Hua turned around and flew back to the pce in the castle. She didn¡¯t bother with the copsed building anymore.

    Under the copsed debris, a steel dragon-like lion wasying on a pool of blood on his stomach. He kept panting and muttering.

    ¡°Nihil¡­ Nihil¡­ Nihil¡­¡±

    Every time Taotie muttered, his HP bar increased by 5%. However, his HP slowly decreased because of the loss of blood.

    Taotie didn¡¯t panic. He opened his mouth and chewed on the steel bars, tiles, marble fragments, cement, and random objects. His fangs crushed everything while his saliva melted the material in his mouth.

    DING

    <Your stomach is full.>

    <You have activated the skill, Gluttonous Vitality.>

    <Your satiety bar is depleted.>

    <Your Max HP has permanently increased by 10,000.>

    <Your HP has recovered by 100,000,000.>

    Taotie didn¡¯t bother with the game notification messages. He kept on eating tasteless materials that buried him and slowly crawled to a safe area underground.

    His crushed legs regenerated, and the wounds were sealed. The bleeding finally ceased.

    Seeing that his HP no longer decreased, Taotie looked around and assessed the situation. He snorted.

    ¡°Bitch, you¡¯re a thousand years too early to fight me! As long as I have something to eat, you can¡¯t kill me! Hmph! NIHIL!¡±

    A dark portal appeared in front of Taotie, and a dead deer was tossed out. The monster lion swallowed it whole. Then, he began digging the underground soil by eating dirt, rocks, and sand.

    ¡°NOM-NOM-NOM! NIHIL!!¡±

    DING

    <Your stomach is full.>

    <You have activated the skill, Gluttonous Vitality.>

    <Your satiety bar is depleted.>

    <Your Max HP has permanently increased by 10,000.>

    <Your HP has recovered by 100,000,000.>

    While eating, Taotie mixed the disgusting dirt with dead animals that he had kept in his void inventory, using their rotten blood and flesh as the seasoning. While he was at it, his HP continued to increase.

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    .

    When Xiaomao got back to his ship, he discovered that everybody had been gathering around an old man in a priest robe.

    Xiaomao recognized the old man. He rushed down and weed the senior.

    ¡°Senior Mimir! Where were you, munya?!¡±

    Mimir, the former archbishop, stopped talking to Lucky and turned to Xiaomao.

    ¡°Oh, wee back, child. By the way, that stupid Taotie is quite injured, and I was nning to rescue the fool. Do you mind if I go back and forth before I talk to you?¡±

    Xiaomao was surprised. He opened the party menu and saw the blinking HP bar of Taotie.

    ¡°Err, is he in danger?¡±

    Mimir nodded, ¡°I sensed the presence of the witch princess. Did you run into her?¡±

    ¡°Who¡¯s the witch princess, munya?¡±

    Although Xiaomao knew about Yuan Hua, he wanted to hear it from Mimir¡¯s mouth. After all, the intel from before the regression and this life might be different as many things had been changed.

    ¡°Yuan Hua, the sister of Emperor Yuan Shaoqing. She¡¯s¡­ a former colleague. She¡¯s also an apostle of Pangu.¡±

 Chapter 163 Cat Dad Prepares for Audience

    Chapter 163 ¨C Cat Dad Prepares for Audience

    Xiaomao shook his head. He suspected as much, but he didn¡¯t know that the famous princess was an apostle of Pangu. Now, he realized that he might have offended her and the emperor by ruining the Pangu Church.

    ¡®They hid it well. I thought the emperor and the princess were not a part of the Pangu Church. But why did Bush Cox investigate the church when the royalties were on Pangu¡¯s side?¡¯

    Something didn¡¯t make sense here.

    Before the regression, the Pangu Church dictated the Yuan Emperor and controlled the Yuan Empire. They even waged war against non-believers, yer guilds, and other hostile NPCs that didn¡¯t submit to the church.

    But here, Xiaomao discovered the truth that Princess Yuan Hua was a member of the Pangu Faction from the very beginning.

    Xiaomao was confused, but he med himself for not learning more of the game world¡¯s lore before the regression. The new info surprised him, and it disrupted his future ns.

    ¡®But if Bush Cox worked for Yuan Emperor, then the emperor might not know about Yuan Hua¡¯s status as an apostle of Pangu. Is that the case?¡¯

    He came up with the hypothesis. Then, he looked at Mimir.

    ¡°Does the emperor know about his sister¡¯s faction?¡±

    ¡°Probably not. He¡¯s obsessed with glory and wealth to the point that he delegates all domestic tasks to the princess, but he still has several loyal retainers by his side. As far as I know, the thief guild is still working under him.¡±

    ¡°Cool. Do you know an agent by the name Bush Cox, munya?¡±

    Mimir chuckled, ¡°Is that a real name? For real?¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t know. He said that was his name, munya.¡±

    ¡°He probably got bullied when he was young. Anyway, I don¡¯t know the guy.¡±

    Xiaomao was disappointed. He wished that the wise archbishop knew every character in the game so that he could simply ask Mimir whenever he wanted to learn more about other NPCs.

    ¡°By the way, what¡¯s next?¡± Mimir smiled at Xiaomao.

    ¡°What happened to Zhao Fei, munya?¡±

    ¡°He escaped. Sorry that I failed you.¡±

    ¡°Err¡­¡±

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t expect that Mimir would apologize. He thought that the old man would be more dignified or prideful. However, he seemed polite and humble despite his age and level.

    ¡°I¡¯m nning to take a short break here until sunrise. Then, I¡¯ll report to the emperor, munya,¡± Xiaomao changed the subject.

    ¡°Good. Let¡¯s rest and wait for that silly lion.¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s crew got in the cabin and rested for the day.

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    7 AM

    Xiaomao gathered his crew to discuss the backup n during the audience with the emperor. Mimir was also among them as he was interested in what Xiaomao was nning. Vice versa, Xiaomao also needed Mimir¡¯s wisdom.

    When all members, except Taotie, were on the deck, Xiaomao told them what he had thought after a night of rest.

    ¡°I¡¯m sure that the cultists can recognize me. If they see me in the pce, they will surely find fault with me and have me arrested, munya. What do you think, senior Mimir?¡±

    Mimir nced in the direction of the castle. His eyes gleamed for a moment before he beamed Xiaomao with a bright smile.

    ¡°That won¡¯t be a problem. I don¡¯t detect any Zhao Fei¡¯s men in there.¡±

    ¡°Are you sure, munya?¡± Xiaomao was surprised.

    ¡°Positive. However, their royal guards will surely recognize me if I go with you, and it might jeopardize your n. Therefore, I can¡¯t go to the castle with you.¡±

    Xiaomao understood Mimir. After all, Yuan Hua and Mimir were both apostles, and they might know each other. If she found him, she and her goons might start a fight, and Xiaomao would get caught up in the crossfire.

    ¡°Of course, I can¡¯t ask senior to go with me. So, for now, I¡¯ll bring the strongest members here as my escort, munya!¡±

    Hearing that Xiaomao wanted to bring the strongest escorts, Shepherd puffed his chest.

    ¡°Lucky and John. You twoe with me. As for the rest, stay in the ship, munya!¡±

    Shepherd was crestfallen. He looked at Lucky and rechecked her level.

    When Shepherd saw Lucky and John¡¯s current level, he pouted and pointed at his level as well.

    Xiaomao saw Shepherd¡¯s reaction. His sight followed Shepherd¡¯s finger.

    <strong>Shepherd, Level 200</strong>

    ¡°Huh? Since when?!¡±

    Shepherd smacked his chest with his fist, mimicking Peter and Andrew¡¯s bodynguage.

    Xiaomao tilted his head, unable to understand. Then, he turned to Magdalene.

    ¡°What¡¯s he saying, munya?¡±

    <Magdalene trantes his words for you. He said that he worked hard, and you should be relying on him.>

    ¡°Are you sure?¡±

    <Magdalene wants you to examine his status.>

    Xiaomao shrugged. He opened Shepherd¡¯s status menu and viewed his progress.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Shepherd

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Race:</strong> High Human

    <strong>Rtionship:</strong> Engaged (Magdalene, the World Tree Fairy)

    <strong>sses:</strong> Fisherman, Apprentice Archmage

    <strong>ss Skills and Spells:</strong> Fishing Spot Finder, Eight Element Mastery, Eight Element Maniption, Nature Magic Mastery, Water Bullet, Cleansing Water, Bog Trap, Water Gathering, and 20 others.

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Entity¡¯s Luck, Joshua¡¯s Karma<strong></strong>

    <strong>Learned Skills (0/10):</strong> None

    <strong>Learned Spells:</strong> <strong>(10/20):</strong> Chain Lightning, Earth Binding, Earth Armor, Hell me, Firewall, Tidal Wave, Weapon Summoning, Shadow Teleportation, Holy Light, Mass Heal.

    <strong>Titles:</strong> Joshua¡¯s Doppelg?nger, and three others.

    .

    <strong>LEVEL:</strong> 200/500

    <strong>Status Attributes</strong>

    STR: 1,991

    DEX: 1,398

    AGI: 1,283

    VIT: 1,958

    INT: 2,727

    WIS: 1,129

    LUCK: 1,100

    Allocable Status Points: 0

    .

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 2,000

    Water: 3,000

    Wind: 3,000

    Metal: 2,000

    Wood: 2,000

    Lightning: 2,000

    Darkness: 2,000

    Light: 3,000

    Allocable Status Points: 0

    .

    This guy had been grinding! Moreover, his stats surpassed Xiaomao!

    ¡°HOW THE HELL?!¡±

    The stats surpassed local boss monsters at the same level by miles. Moreover, this wasn¡¯t the status of a level-200 character even if it was super rare!

    Magdalene grinned and smacked her chest with pride.

    <Magdalene wants you to worship her.>

    Xiaomao stared at Magdalene in astonishment. He had the urge to kowtow to her for real.

    However, Mimir revealed the truth.

    ¡°I sense blessing magic from an entity. He seems to be under the protection of a god or an immortal like me. I think he gains power from external sources as well.¡±

    ¡°Hoh?¡±

    Indeed, there were strange titles and other skills that Xiaomao hadn¡¯t checked yet. Moreover, Shepherd had this weird racial skill ¡°Entity Luck¡± which was hidden before when Xiaomao created his character.

    Xiaomao raised his brows and smiled at Magdalene. He rechecked her level.

    <strong>Magdalene, the World Tree Fairy, Level 1,038</strong>

    She was not even level 1,000 when she first engaged to Shepherd. But now, her level reached four digits. It was obvious that they had been grinding levels behind the scene.

    ¡°I won¡¯t question you how you got those stats, munya. But since you¡¯re so strong, I¡¯ll give the spirit stones to someone who needs them. Andrew, take these.¡±

    Xiaomao passed thest batch of 100 spirit stones to Andrew. The dwarf took it in glee and gave him a thumbs up.

    ¡°You know what to do. Stay in the ship and cultivate in your free time, munya!¡±

    Andrew nodded. He took the bag of spirit stones and rushed to his cabin.

    Meanwhile, Shepherd looked at Xiaomao with his puppy eyes, wanting to tag along. On the other hand, Lucky frowned and clicked her tongue, not wanting this man to ruin her date with Xiaomao.

    ¡°Alright, alright. You win, Shepherd. Youe along with me and Lucky, munya! I¡¯ll only be two of you since we might have to fight our way out.¡±

    Shepherd was overjoyed. However, he pointed at Magdalene and gesture if she could tag along.

    ¡°Magdalene cane, too.¡±

    Magdalene¡¯s mouth curved up into a smug smile. She nodded in approval.

    <Magdalene assure you that nothing can go wrong with her around.>

    Xiaomao sighed. He turned his attention to the meeting and proceeded with his agenda.

    ¡°Alright. Even though I pick Lucky and Shepherd toe along, that doesn¡¯t mean that you have nothing to do on the ship, munya. Listen carefully and take notes¡­¡±

    The meetingsted 30 minutes as Xiaomao gave everyone a task to do, including Mimir.

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    .

    8 AM

    Shepherd walked in front of the party as he had the best appearance among them. Both Lucky and Shepherd wore cosmetic cash-shop clothes, hiding his bone armor set underneath.

    Lucky had a Valkyrie-like cosmetic armor. Even her bone axe was hidden.

    As for Shepherd, he wore a suit like a gentleman. He also had a cane and a tall ck hat, recing the outward appearance of his weapon and headwear.

    Xiaomao remained as usual ¨C A catopus with a golden crown and bone earrings. With these two additional pieces of equipment, hisbat prowess rivaled both Lucky and Shepherd.

    Still, Xiaomao continued to hide his golden name for safety. He didn¡¯t want to attract too much attention at the moment.

    Walking for 10 minutes, the group reached the front of the castle. Then, Lucky walked toward the level-200te-middle-aged guards in front of the castle gate.

    ¡°I¡¯m here with Xiaomao. We¡¯re here to answer the summon.¡±

    Lucky showed the guard Xiaomao¡¯s wanted poster and the announcement leaflet that asked Xiaomao to visit the capital city.

    The guard stared at Lucky¡¯s gears for a moment. Seeing that her clothes hid most of her skin, they clicked their tongues in disappointment. But when they saw the levels of Shepherd and Lucky, they were taken aback.

    ¡°L-Level 200?!¡±

    The guards in front of the castle were level 200 as well. However, they understood how painful it was to reach this far. Only when they looked at their names and levels, they finally noticed the catopus on Lucky¡¯s shoulder.

    Theypared the portrait and Xiaomao¡¯s appearance. However, they frowned.

    ¡°Reveal your name, Sir Xiaomao.¡±

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. Though reluctant, he canceled the chameleon skill and revealed his gold name.

    Seeing Xiaomao¡¯s name, the guard opened the gate for them to enter.

 Chapter 164 Cat Dad in Enemyâ€™s Headquarters

    Chapter 164 ¨C Cat Dad in Enemy¡¯s Headquarters

    Upon getting into the castle¡¯s premises, ten elite royal guards approached them. Their captain was a named NPC, who wore a short red cape.

    Xiaomao nced at his name.

    <strong>Tomas Legroloc, Patrol Unit Captain, Level 300</strong>

    Seeing this named NPC¡¯s level, Xiaomao clenched his teeth. Waltzing into the nest of Pangu¡¯s worshipers was nerve-wracking as the local bosses and elite NPCs could easily lynch his team at any moment. Although Xiaomao, Shepherd, and Lucky might be able to break through their encirclement, level-2,000 generals and other hidden experts mighte out and pursue them, which was not an ideal scenario.

    For now, Xiaomao prayed that nobody would start a fight any time soon.

    ¡°What¡¯s your business here? Why did the guards let you in?¡± Tommy opened his visor and red at Xiaomao¡¯s party. His men also pointed their spears toward the team.

    ¡°Sir Tomas, they¡¯re seeking the audience with his majesty. They¡¯re also on the wanted list,¡± the guard that let them in reported to their superior officer.

    ¡°Oh? Who is this?¡±

    Again, Xiaomao revealed his name to Tomas. Thetter nced at Xiaomao¡¯s golden name and squinted his eyes.

    Although it was golden, there was a red border. As Xiaomao¡¯s karma hadn¡¯t been reset yet, he still had a criminal record.

    ¡°A criminal wants to see the emperor?¡± Tomas sneered at Xiaomao and his party. Then, he turned to Lucky, whose face was hidden behind the Valkyrie helmet, revealing only her mouth.

    Seeing the perfect chin and Lucky¡¯s mouth, Tomas clicked his tongue, ¡°Why do all criminals have good chicks while we get stuck with gori women? Tsk! Follow me to the pce.¡±

    Tomas turned to his men next, ¡°Escort them to the pce with me. Once they¡¯re done with their businesses, if he is not pardoned for his crime, we¡¯ll arrest them!¡±

    The knights saluted and sneered at Xiaomao. A couple of them ogled Lucky in secret.

    Sensing their lewd eyes, Lucky growled and prepared to bring out her axe. However, Xiaomao patted her head, stopping her from attacking them.

    ¡°Not yet, munya.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Lucky put her weapon back into her inventory. The group followed Tomas to the pce¡¯s front gate.

    .

    As the group walked toward the pce, Xiaomao hid his name and looked around.

    Along the way, level-250 elite royal guards patrolled the garden in teams. They also cut down trees and removed the bushes as if they were removing blind spots in their front yard.

    Xiaomao maintained his pokerface. He pretended that he had never been here before.

    GROWL!

    WOOF-WOOF!

    Thest night¡¯s hounds dragged their owners toward Tomas and Xiaomao. They barked at the catopus and spit their saliva like rabid dogs.

    Tomas red at the hounds and frowned at the tamer.

    ¡°Watch you mutt, tamer!¡±

    ¡°I-I¡¯m so sorry, sir! They¡¯ve been acting out sincest night.¡±

    ¡°Euthanize them and get new beasts. These mutts are useless!¡±

    ¡°Y-Yes, sir!¡±

    The tamer sulked and gazed at his pet in pity. Meanwhile, the hounds continued to bark and pulled their owner¡¯s clothes, telling the tamer that they had found the culprit. Unfortunately, the tamer couldn¡¯tmunicate with them.

    Seeing that the tamer was ipetent, Xiaomao stuck out his tongue and waved his tentacle, mocking them.

    WOOF-WOOF-WOOF!

    The hounds were enraged. They ditched their owners and jumped toward Lucky and Xiaomao.

    SWUA

    One of the escorts unsheathed his sword and sliced the beasts in one swing. The level-100 hounds were cut in half and dropped on the main road.

    ¡°Clean up this ce before we return, tamer.¡±

    The tamer fell to his knees and crawled toward his deadpanions. He wailed and red at the knight in anger.

    ¡°THAT WAS UNNECESSARY!¡±

    ¡°They jumped us. You¡¯re at fault here.¡±

    ¡°YOU¡­!¡±

    The tamer cried in helplessness. He also red at Xiaomao, whom his pets were targeting.

    Xiaomao also looked back and checked the person¡¯s name.

    He was a teenager in high-school age. His unkempt ck hair, generic facial outline, sharp eyes, and thick eyebrows resembled a Japanese Protagonist in mangas. However, the scars on his hands, his toned muscle, thick hand calluses, and his knight armor revealed that he was talented and hardworking enough to join the royal guard crew.

    <strong>Wally Yellow, Dragon Tamer, Level 150</strong>

    ¡®Wally Yellow?¡¯

    The name sounded odd for an NPC¡¯s name. However, Xiaomao¡¯s heart sank and skipped a beat.

    During the invasion of Cernun Ind, Wally was the one leading the NPC¡¯s troops. At that time, he overseered a hundred level-1,000 drakes that he had tamed throughout his career!

    DING

    <Wally Yellow mes you for the death of his pets. Current Hatred: 3 Stars.>

    The first impression was already bad. Xiaomao bit his lower lips as he made another NPC enemy by an ident.

    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, munya,¡± Xiaomao apologized out loud while Lucky walked away. Despite the apologetic tone, the cat¡¯s eyes were filled with killing intent.

    .

    Because of his anger, sadness, and grudge toward Tomas, Wally¡¯s mind was filled with hatred. He wanted both Tomas and Xiaomao dead to avenge his pets.

    Suddenly, something inspired him. He came up with a n, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter if the culprit was you, but you¡¯re going down, damn cat! If that cat is the culprit, Tomas will also be med for bringing a criminal into the castle!¡±

    Wally collected the corpses of his hounds in his game inventory. The blood of the beasts also vanished. In just a few seconds, no trace of dead bodies and blood remained.

    The NPC stomped toward the nearest maid. He brought out a notebook and wrote something before he passed it to her.

    ¡°Bring this to the emperor. I¡¯ve found the intruder fromst night.¡±

    ¡°!!!¡±

    The maid gulped and bowed. She dropped her garden tools and ran toward the side building of maids and butlers to tell her superior about the note.

    .

    Tomas brought Xiaomao to the second-floor lobby. Then, he ordered the group to stay there while his unit continued to keep watch on them.

    A white-haired lobby butler noticed their arrival. He chatted with Tomas and nced at Xiaomao¡¯s group. Then, he rushed toward the inner pce.

    For an hour, Tomas forced Xiaomao to do nothing but wait in the lobby.

    Xiaomao, Lucky, and Shepherd were bored. They looked around in curiosity and noticed that at least a thousand soldiers were patrolling inside the castle. Moreover, their white name changed to red, revealing their hostile intent.

    Xiaomao sighed. He had predicted it, but he chose toe here anyway toplete the quests that had been sitting on his quest menu.

    ¡°Sir Xiaomao, the emperor has summoned you. Please follow me.¡±

    At longst, the previous butler that had chatted with Xiaomao returned. He gestured for Tomas to bring the group to the throne room on the third floor.

    Following Tomas deeper into the castle, Xiaomao took notes of the pce¡¯syout and map. On the second floor, the front lobby was a wide area with no corridor. There was a wall in the middle of therge area, and there seemed to be a room at the center of the second floor.

    When Tomas brought him to the backside of the second floor, Xiaomao understood why the center area was walled over. Wide stairs, which were the only path to the third floor, were here. In addition, the side rooms on this floor were the barracks and residents area of royal guards, knights, and important servants, judging from how they gathered in front of their rooms and formed ranks nearby.

    When Xiaomao¡¯s party reached the third floor, he found an intersection of corridors in the middle. The butler guided them toward the front castle area and turned left.

    Walking further, they reached another lobby area in front of arge gate. Next to the gate, two level-500 burly knights stood tall, holding halberds and ring at the visitors.

    When they saw the butler and Tomas, they shouted.

    ¡°PLAYER XIAOMAO HAS COME TO SEEK AN AUDIENCE WITH THE EMPEROR!!¡±

    Xiaomao plucked his ears because of their loud noise. Even Lucky and Shepherd flinched because of their power.

    The gate automatically opened, allowing Xiaomao to see inside the throne room.

    ¡°Get in.¡±

    Tomas shoved Lucky forward. Thetter snarled at the former, but Xiaomao patted her and shook his head. He whispered.

    ¡°Not now. Be patient.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Lucky snorted and turned around. She walked on the red carpet.

    As Shepherd and Lucky continued to walk straight into the throne room, they nced at the people in there.

    Middle-aged men and elders in fancy western noble clothes stood on the left side of the room, forming a line and column rank. On the right, knights and military personnel in their uniforms also stood in files of formation. As if they were in an Asian school in the morning, everybody formed a perfect square formation, leaving a center path for guests and visitors.

    On the throne, a chubby man in a red gown sat with one leg up. He was sipping wine and stared at the crowd in frustration.

    Lucky and Shepherd stopped their feet and looked at the X mark on the red carpet. There was a warning message.

    STOP HERE AND KNEEL

    Xiaomao also saw that. He smirked.

    ¡®How considerate. They even told visitors were and what they should do.¡¯

    Lucky and Shepherd nced at Xiaomao. Thetter nodded at them.

    ¡°Kneel, munya.¡±

    Lucky and Shepherd knelt. Xiaomao also revealed his name and got down to the carpet.

    ¡°yer Xiaomao greets your majesty the emperor, munya!¡±

    The emperor raised his hand and pointed at Xiaomao. Then, he wiggled his finger, gesturing Xiaomao toe closer.

    Xiaomao looked up and checked the emperor¡¯s level and name.

    <strong>Yuan Shaoqing, Emperor of Yuan Empire, Level 80</strong>

    ¡®Hmm?¡¯

    The emperor wasically weak! Xiaomao had the urge to assassinate him here.

    ¡°AHEM!¡±

    One of the knights coughed. Xiaomao turned around and nced at the person.

    It was Yan Liang ¨C The nasty level-2000 general that he saw yesterday night.

    Sensing that the general hinted at Xiaomao to follow the emperor¡¯s instruction, he bowed his head and walked closer to Emperor Yuan.

    Xiaomao climbed the short stairs. Then, he reached the foot of Yuan Shaoqing.

    The emperor grabbed Xiaomao by his tentacle and raised him. Then, he red into Xiaomao¡¯s eyes.

    ¡°Someone told me that you infiltrated my castlest night. Do you have anything to say about it?!¡±

 Chapter 165 Cat Dadâ€™s Retainer is a Stud

    Chapter 165 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Retainer is a Stud

    Xiaomao raised his brows. Although he indeed infiltrated the castle and the pce, no one really saw his face and name. Thus, Xiaomao doubted that the emperor was confident in this information.

    ¡°Why should I infiltrate here, munya? Are you hoarding cat food that I didn¡¯t know?¡±

    Xiaomao chose a yful approach. He smiled and stuck out the tip of his tongue, using a cat¡¯s charm.

    Yuan Shaoqing stared into Xiaomao¡¯s eyes. He then nced at his aide next to him.

    ¡°Is that info urate?¡±

    Xiaomao also looked at the middle-aged man behind the emperor. He was a man in a Daoist robe, who seemed to be a cultivator.

    Tian Feng, Beast Tamer Taoist, Adviser of Yuan Emperor, Level 1,500

    Another super boss was here. Fortunately, he didn¡¯t appear to be Nian or Pangu¡¯s underling, judging from his title.

    Tian Feng snickered and whispered to the emperor, but Xiaomao could hear it.

    ¡°The head maid said that the information came from Tamer Knight Wally Yellow.¡±

    ¡°Didn¡¯t that idiot¡¯s dogs mess up the searchst night?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s true. Maybe he¡¯s trying to redeem himself by framing this cat. Look at him carefully, your majesty. His name has a red border. He¡¯s a criminal.¡±

    ¡°Hmm.¡±

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes. He finally figured out who had messed up with him.

    ¡®Wally, oh, Wally. I was thinking about how to kill you before you be a true dragon tamer, but you¡¯re asking for it. You¡¯re on my kill list, boy!¡¯

    While nning a murder, Xiaomao maintained his cute cat face and smiled. He also secretly checked the refined entity crystal¡¯s item description, wondering when his karma would reset.

    .

    <strong>Refined Entity Crystal</strong>

    In this universe, nobody is an entity but a subject to god. If the god wants to, he can erase your existence on a whim. Your life, luck, and destiny are controlled by him. In short, you¡¯re nothing but a fish in a fish tank, whose life is at the mercy of the god.

    Entity Crystals are the bane of god¡¯s authority. By keeping this with you, you will not be tied by the karma of the creator, and you can steal luck from the gods.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Evolution Material

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra-Rare

    <strong>Effect:</strong> By keeping Refined Entity Crystal in your inventory, you will obtain the following effects;

    ¨C Immunity to all curses.

    ¨C Automatically purify and remove abnormal status effects on self and equipment.

    ¨C Every day, reset all negative and positive karma to zero. For every 100 points of negative and positive karma changed, increase your LUCK by 1.

    <strong>NOTE:</strong> You cannot keep this item in your premium backpack, warehouse, or store inventory. This item is guaranteed to drop from your body if you died.

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Because your karma is hidden, this item cannot automatically activate. You must do it yourself.

    .

    This item was the most useful one among all evolution material as it could remove curses and reset his karma. Unfortunately, it didn¡¯t tell him when it would calcte the daily karma and increase his LUCK.

    As Xiaomao checked the item, he noticed that there was a shing button on the bottom of the item description. It seemed that he had to manually activate it.

    ¡®I¡¯m an idiot. It has been over a day since Ist used this!¡¯

    Xiaomao pressed the button right away.

    DING

    <Your negative karma and positive karma have been reset. Your LUCK has permanently increased by 1,000!>

    <You are no longer a criminal.>

    The cat inwardlyughed as he enjoyed seeing the negative karma from Taotie¡¯s incident disappear.

    FLASH

    At the same moment, Xiaomao¡¯s golden name got brighter, and the red border vanished.

    ¡°Hmm?¡±

    Tian Feng, Yuan Shaoqing, and people in the throne room noticed the shing light on Xiaomao¡¯s name. They witnessed the change in real time.

    The emperor smirked and pinched Xiaomao¡¯s cheek, ¡°Cheeky cat. What did you do? How did you remove your negative karma?¡±

    Xiaomao maintained his smiley face, ¡°Maybe, it was a misunderstanding, munya?¡±

    ¡°But my agents told me that you unsealed Taotie the night before.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s probably a misunderstanding, munya. The big monster ordered me to bring him food at night, so I did, munya. But when he ate enough, he suddenly transformed and let loose right in front of everybody, munya!¡±

    The emperor didn¡¯t believe in Xiaomao as there were multiple reports of Xiaomao¡¯s sighting in the Pangu Church¡¯s back garden.

    Still, Xiaomao¡¯s level and strength were too weak to influence the seal array and the curses on Taotie. Yuan Shaoqing couldn¡¯t believe in the priests and the cultists¡¯ ims 100%. After all, they and Xiaomao were enemies.

    The emperor found the situation amusing. He leaned back to his throne.

    ¡°Once my sister returns, I¡¯ll ask for her opinion regarding the incident. Let¡¯s put this matter on hold for now. I have several things to ask you, damn cat.¡±

    ¡°Yes, munya?¡±

    Suddenly, Yuan Shaoqing¡¯s physique changed. His fat body got thinner and leaner while his face was no longer as fat or disgusting. The fat emperor transformed into a Chad Emperor, whose toned muscle, face, and height wereparable to modern male models.

    In addition, his name, level, and modifiers also changed.

    <strong>Great Noble Emperor Yuan Shaoqing, the Conqueror of Aves Continent, Level 1,750</strong>

    Xiaomao¡¯s three eyes almost jumped out of their sockets. The weak emperor actually hid his power to trick him!

    The air of the emperor changed. He looked dignified, proud, and respectful. Even the level-2000 generals gazed at their emperor in tion.

    ¡°First question¡­ Well, not really a first question since I already asked you about other things. What are you nning to do with that galleon-ss ship that youmissioned the merchant guild?¡±

    Xiaomao was relieved that the real question was not rted to Pangu or Taotie. He replied with the prepared answer.

    ¡°Large ships are good for storing fishes and mass-fishing, munya! Me, want fishes, munya!¡±

    The ministers and the soldiers snickered as they found Xiaomao¡¯s answer absurd and ridiculous.

    ¡°Why don¡¯t you buy a fishing boat, then?¡±

    ¡°This is why cats are stupid. He overinvested.¡±

    ¡°I call it bull crap. He must be up to something.¡±

    ¡°Nah. Check his retainer. One of them is a fisherman in disguise,¡± one of the ministers sneered at Shepherd.

    ¡°You¡¯re right. Wow, I didn¡¯t notice it. That cat might really want fish.¡±

    ¡°Hey, guys. Didn¡¯t our men report that they came with a frigate? If they already have a freaking battleship, why does hemission anotherrge ship?¡±

    ¡°What¡¯s the spec of the ship again?¡±

    The ministers murmured as they exchanged their information and thoughts out loud. The emperor and Xiaomao also overheard them, and each person¡¯s expression was different.

    Xiaomao¡¯s smiling face turned into a bad pokerface meme. As for Yuan Shaoqing¡¯s expression, his grin got wider.

    ¡®Crap.¡¯

    The cat med himself for not being thorough.

    ¡°Ain¡¯t that right? Now, stupid cat. You already have a frigate. Why do you need an extra vessel, a hybrid battleship-cargo one at that?¡±

    Xiaomao came up with another excuse, ¡°Deep Sea is gued with sea monsters, munya. Have you ever seen one? When we were heading here, we ran into a Rhino Shark that rammed our ship. Fortunately, we killed it and survived. Without proper equipment for self-protection, we would have been a sitting duck in the middle of the sea, munya. Going deep in the open sea without guns is a suicide, munya!¡±

    ¡°Calm down, kitty. I don¡¯t me you,¡± the emperor snickered and turned to his retainers, ¡°You heard him.¡±

    The ministers stopped chatting and lower their heads in embarrassment.

    But Yuan Shaoqing still didn¡¯t believe in Xiaomao, ¡°Do you have proof?¡±

    ¡°Proof, munya?¡±

    ¡°That you ran into a Rhino Shark whatsoever.¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing sneered. If Xiaomao lied, he wouldn¡¯t be able to provide concrete evidence in his im, and the emperor could get a legitimate reason to find fault with the cat.

    However, Xiaomao¡¯s expression brightened as he brought out his trophy. He pulled out the giant head bone of the Rhino Shark, which he had prepared in advance.

    ¡°Is this enough, munya?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing closed his mouth and stared at the giant shark¡¯s skull in astonishment. He turned to Tian Feng, ¡°Do you know how strong this monster is?¡±

    Tian Feng drylyughed, ¡°That¡¯s probably a baby shark. The adult one¡¯s level is about 3,000, but this skull is quite small. I think it¡¯s a level-150 or something simr.

    ¡°Hmm.¡±

    Not all ministers in the throne room had a high level. Some of them were under level 100, which was not up to the military standard. However, all soldiers and generals here snorted at the skull when they heard that the monster level is only 150.

    Yuan Shaoqing turned to Xiaomao. He gently put the cat on hisp and petted his head.

    ¡°Second question, where did you get your frigate?¡±

    Xiaomao answered without fear, ¡°We ran into a group of pirates, and we stole their ship, munya!¡±

    HAHAHAHAH!

    Tian Feng and the crowd burst intoughter. Even Yuan Shaoqing smiled.

    ¡°The pirates must be stupid, I see.¡±

    ¡°Very stupid, munya!¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing nced at Lucky and Shepherd. He also checked their levels.

    ¡°Your crew is quite strong. Do you want to join my army? I can pardon you for what you did to the Pangu Church.¡±

    ¡°Eh?¡±

    Theughter ceased. Xiaomao frowned as he found something odd in the emperor¡¯s tone.

    Then, Xiaomao remembered something.

    Where was Bush Cox, the agent that Yuan Shaoqing had sent?

    As soon as Xiaomao thought about Bush, the gate of the throne room was opened, and a blue-dressed witch entered the hall.

    TOK

    TOK

    Her high heels caused a loud noise whenever she walked. Even though there was a thick carpet underneath, her footsteps were firm and heavy.

    The ministers and generals suddenly knelt and lowered their heads to the neer.

    The witch ignored the people in the throne room. She beelined toward Shepherd as if she sensed something from him.

    The witch princess, Yuan Hua, gripped Shepherd¡¯s shoulder. She pulled him, ¡°YOU THERE! I REMEMBER YOU!¡±

    Shepherd, Lucky, and Xiaomao turned around to look at Yuan Hua. Both Lucky and Xiaomao were confused, but Shepherd sweated profusely as if he had done something wrong.

    Suddenly, Yuan Hua grabbed Shepherd¡¯s arm and dragged him closer to the emperor.

    ¡°Brother, you always sent me random rich douchebags to be my fianc¨¦, and I told you that I didn¡¯t want any, right?¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing nodded, ¡°Yes. You killed two of them and castrated 17. I got into trouble because of you. Had it not been Mimir¡¯s help, their parents would have revolted.¡±

    Yuan Hua smirked. Then, she pulled Shepherd closer to her.

    ¡°I want to marry this guy!¡±

    Shepherd, Xiaomao, and Lucky stared at Yuan Hua in disbelief. The ministers dropped their jaws while the generals were stunned. The most surprised person was none other than Yuan Shaoqing.

    ¡°WHAT!? WHY!?¡±

 Chapter 166 Cat Dad is Shocked

    Chapter 166 ¨C Cat Dad is Shocked

    ¡®What the hell did you do when I wasn¡¯t around with you?!¡¯

    Xiaomao had a hundred questions in his mind while he stared at his retainer. He knew that Shepherd had a mind of his own, but he seemed to have many secrets.

    <Magdalene is infuriated by Yuan Hua¡¯s promation!>

    The elusive fairy had been hiding in Shepherd¡¯s suit pocket. She peeked her head out and red at Yuan Hua.

    Xiaomao almost burst intoughter when he saw the fairy¡¯s reaction. He brought out a small bag of popcorn and 3D sses. Then, he sat leisurely on the emperor¡¯sp to enjoy the drama.

    Meanwhile, Yuan Shaoqing was flustered. He knew that his sister never socialized or was interested in marriage because of her obsession with magic, so he was taken aback by her demand.

    ¡°W-Why him of all people? He¡¯s a weak fisherman.¡±

    Yuan Hua snorted, ¡°This is why you are an idiot. Can¡¯t you see his foundation and the stacks of blessings he has?!¡±

    ¡°Hmm?¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing raised his brows. He wore sses and stared at Shepherd.

    ¡°Son of Heaven, Connate Providence Bearer, Fairy¡¯s Lover, and Joshua¡¯s Doppelg?nger!? What kind of titleholder is this?!¡±

    Xiaomao was also interested in Shepherd¡¯s hidden titles. Since everyone was examining Shepherd, he also browsed the title details.

    .

    <strong>Title: Son of Heaven</strong>

    Unlocked by mastering the racial skill ¡°Entity¡¯s Luck¡±. Only the favorite child of Heaven can obtain this title.

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Randomly increase attributes by a random amount whenever you allocate a point to any attribute.

    .

    <strong>Title: Connate Providence Bearer</strong>

    This title can only be acquired by increasing all six main attributes to over 1,000 before you reach level 200.

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Match your spiritual root value with your level. Current form: Total Level x 10 = All Spiritual Roots (without bonus from other titles or equipment). You can no longer gain allocable spiritual root points, and all your former points are reset to zero before the new calction.

    .

    <strong>Title: Fairy¡¯s Lover</strong>

    You have one sick kink, but you had sex! Congrattions!

    Because you are in a rtionship with a fairy, some of your spiritual roots are permanently increased.

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Increase your Water, Wind, and Light Spiritual Roots by 1,000. Effects can stack with other titles or bonuses from equipment.

    .

    <strong>Title: Joshua¡¯s Doppelg?nger</strong>

    You had a chat with your original body, and you¡¯re aware of your origins. As you ept who you are with no qualm, your original self, Joshua, has blessed you with this title.

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Once a day, you can spend one second in reality to receive a 100-hour lecture from Joshua and learn any skill, spell, or technique from him.

    .

    Xiaomao took off his 3D sses and dropped his jaw.

    THIS MOFO HAD A NOVEL PROTAGONIST¡¯S LUCK OR TEMPLATE!

    The cat almost fainted. He couldn¡¯t believe what he saw. Now, he understood why Shepherd got so strong in a short period of time.

    Still, Xiaomao¡¯s eyes were attracted to a certain small detail.

    ¡®How TF did this guy do it with Magdalene?¡¯

    Xiaomao nced back and forth between Shepherd¡¯s face and the fairy in thetter¡¯s pocket. He was curious how they had done the deed despite the difference in size.

    Noticing Xiaomao¡¯s naughty expression, Magdalene blushed and puffed her cheeks. She raised her fists and hands in protest.

    <Magdalene wants you to mind your own business!>

    <Magdalene said that she didn¡¯t peek at you when you BOOM-SHAC-KA-LA-KA with Lucky. She expects you to respect her privacy!>

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression turned into a pokerface meme. He coughed and averted her eyes, feeling guilty.

    Indeed, everybody had their little secret life that they didn¡¯t want to disclose. Xiaomao chose not to cross the line.

    Still, their rtionship got moreplicated because of Yuan Hua. Xiaomao wondered what Shepherd and Magdalene would do in this situation.

    Strangely, Magdalene didn¡¯t make a fuss or try to make an appearance here. She kept peeking at Yuan Hua and others in wary.

    Xiaomao understood why. Magdalene was a lot weaker than Yuan Hua, and she knew her ce. Acting out now might worsen the situation.

    While everybody was in silence, Shepherd raised his hand and startedmunicating with his hand-signnguage.

    Yuan Shaoqing was amused, ¡°Can¡¯t you talk?¡±

    Shepherd shook his head. He pointed at his mouth and crossed his fingers.

    ¡°Not surprising. All retainers of yers are muted because of Pangu¡¯s curses. You¡¯re no exception. Well, I have a piece of good news for you. I can see that you have an exceptional background, and you¡¯re more than qualified to join my family. If you¡¯re willing to serve me and marry my sister, I¡¯ll free you from the curse. Then, you can talk again. How¡¯s that?¡±

    Hearing Yuan Shaoqing¡¯s offer, Xiaomao leaped off from the emperor¡¯sp and turned around. He hissed at him.

    ¡°Are you poaching my subordinate, munya?!¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing sneered, ¡°All retainers of every yer are originally my empire¡¯s citizens. I can employ them however and whenever I want as long as they are willing to join me.¡±

    The emperor ignored Xiaomao and turned to Shepherd, ¡°Well? What do you say,d? Marry my sister and be a duke of this empire ¨C Does that sound nice? You can¡¯t get this offer anywhere. Think about it. You get my cute sister as your wife, and you will be my brother-inw. All my subordinates will listen to yourmand. Also, don¡¯t forget that only I can free you from the mute curse.¡±

    Yuan Hua also nced at Xiaomao. She smirked.

    ¡°Oh, my. Aren¡¯t you the regressor that Lord Nian is looking for? You¡¯re either an idiot or bold foring here despite our rtionship.¡±

    As soon as Yuan Hua exposed Xiaomao¡¯s secret, some ministers rushed out of the crowd. They knelt before the emperor and Yuan Hua.

    Xiaomao looked at their red names by reflex.

    <strong>Xin Ping, Minister of Foreign Affair, Nian Follower, Level 500</strong>

    <strong>Guo Tu, Minister of Finance, Nian Follower, Level 520</strong>

    Seeing their title and hostile red name, Xiaomao¡¯s face was ashen even though the majority of his fur was white. He nced at Yuan Shaoqing¡¯s name color.

    It was still white. Fortunately, the emperor had no intention of antagonizing Xiaomao¡­ yet. On the other hand, Yuan Hua¡¯s name was bright red while the majority of the personnel here were dark red as well. Only a handful of high-level generals, such as Yan Liang and Wen Chou, remained neutral.

    Both Xin Ping and Guo Tu spoke in unison.

    ¡°Your Majesty, this cat is the criminal that Deity Nian wants dead. Please give a word, and we shall arrest these people at once!¡±

    They were quite polite even though they wanted to kill Xiaomao right away.

    Xiaomao wanted to flee from here ASAP, but he could only maintain hisposure in this situation. Acting rashly in the throne room under many monstrous bosses might be disastrous.

    The cat turned around and gazed at the emperor. Thetter was also waiting for Xiaomao¡¯s response.

    ¡°What do you think, cat?¡±

    Xiaomao sighed, ¡°What happened between me and Nian is one-sided, tyrannical, and overbearing. It¡¯s true that he wants me dead, but I never harmed anyone that never attempts to harm me first.¡±

    ¡°Haha! I can tell. So, tell me honestly. Did you infiltrate the castlest night?¡±

    This time, Yuan Shaoqing¡¯s expression was solemn. There was no killing intent or friendly air around him like before.

    Xiaomao bit his lower lips. He was at his wit¡¯s end.

    Even though he was in a desperate situation, he chose to gamble by being dead honest.

    ¡°Yes, that was me, munya.¡±

    MURMUR

    The crowd was surprised. They began whispering and giggling, wondering how the emperor would kill the cat.

    As for the two level-2000 generals, they were amused. Yan Liang rubbed his chin while Wen Chou burst intoughter.

    Wen Chou was a refined muscr middle-aged man with a goatee. He elbowed Yan Liang and teased him.

    ¡°I told you ¨C It was the cat. I saw him slipping out of the arrayst night.¡±

    Yan Liang, who was a calmte-middle-aged man with a full beard, wryly smiled, ¡°But you pretended to not notice him.¡±

    ¡°We were summoned to the castle. Catching intruders isn¡¯t my job.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, right. Anyway, I like the cat. He¡¯s gutsy enough to confess. Do you think I can persuade the emperor to spare him?¡±

    ¡°Pfft. If you think you can recruit him before I do, dream on! I want him in my unit!¡±

    ¡°Hey! You were always a dog person. He¡¯s a cat, so he belongs to my unit!¡±

    ¡°Not over my dead body, pal!¡±

    ¡°Hah?!¡±

    The two generals began bickering and ring at each other. However, nobody paid attention to them.

    Meanwhile, Yuan Shaoqing¡¯s mouth curved up into a smile.

    ¡°At least, you¡¯re honest. Or should I say, you have no way out?¡±

    ¡°The infiltration was unintentional, munya. I was looking for a way out of there, but I got into your pce by an ident, munya.¡±

    ¡°I know. You went into the church¡¯s underground and entered this pce through that shitty elevator, right?¡±

    ¡°You knew about that elevator?¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes gleamed. He started seeing hope.

    Yuan Shaoqing burst intoughter. Then, he nced at his sister.

    ¡°I know everything in my castle from the inside out. I always disguised myself as an idiot to fool Pangu¡¯s priests. You know, I always hate the Pangu Church. I knew they were doing shady things and exploiting my name. Look at my sister. Even she has be one of Pangu¡¯s henchmen in exchange for her magic talent.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao stopped talking. He sensed the cold air behind him.

    Behind Xiaomao, Yuan Hua red at her brother.

    ¡°What is that supposed to mean, Shaoqing?! Are you rebelling against Lord Pangu?!¡±

    ¡°My dearest sister, is that power worth your freedom?¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing snapped his fingers, and Bush Cox walked out from the curtain behind the throne. Next to Bush Cox, Mimir also came out!

 Chapter 167 Cat Dad is Immortal

    Chapter 167 ¨C Cat Dad is Immortal

    As soon as Mimir came out, the two strongest generals stopped messing around. Their expressions grimaced as they knew how serious the emperor was.

    Yuan Hua was also taken aback when she saw Mimir.

    Both Mimir and Yuan Hua were colleagues as they served Pangu together. In addition, their strength was simr ¨C Yuan Hua¡¯s level was 6,666 while Mimir¡¯s was 6,500.

    However, Xiaomao was afraid of one thing. As Mimir was an archbishop, his main strength was supporting spells and holy magic. On the other hand, Yuan Hua was abat-oriented witch, who could use curses, ck magic, and various offensive spells.

    Mimir was at a disadvantage here.

    Despite being an underdog, Mimir¡¯s smiling expression and his demeanor were brimming with confidence. He strolled into the throne room and winked at Xiaomao.

    ¡°How did youe here, munya?! You said that you might get attacked here, but you show up here.¡±

    Mimir snickered, ¡°I have my own ways of doing things. As I said before, if I came here the NORMAL way, I would have caused a scene. But entering here through my connection and shortcut is a different thing.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Mimir stopped and turned to the emperor. He lowered his head, ¡°This old priest greets your majesty.¡±

    ¡°Mimir,¡± Yuan Shaoqing waved his hand and allowed Mimir to raise his head. ¡°You told me that you can lift my sister¡¯s curses and free her from Pangu¡¯s grasp. Is that correct?¡±

    Xiaomao widened his eyes and stared at Mimir. He figured out why Yuan Shaoqing said that he could remove Shepherd¡¯s curses.

    Mimir nodded, ¡°Indeed. However, we need this little friend¡¯s aid. Without him or his consent, I cannot remove anybody¡¯s curses. After all, it was him who cleansed the curses on me.¡±

    ¡°And free Taotie, too?¡± Yuan Shaoqing narrowed his eyes.

    Xiaomao bit his lower lips. He was afraid that Mimir might sell him out for his unknown motive.

    Surprisingly, Mimir lied.

    ¡°No. Taotie tricked this little friend to feed him seafood. After he ate enough food, he broke the restraints and devoured everything, removing all curses in the process.¡±

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    The ministers and officers in the throne room were confused. The intel from surviving eyewitnesses said that Mimir, Taotie, and Xiaomao colluded together and caused a scenest night. However, none of their testimony was credible as most of the priests and cultists in that church were perverted lunatics.

    Hearing Mimir¡¯s words, everybody doubted if he was telling the truth. However, Yuan Shaoqing smirked and looked at Yuan Hua. He continued to converse with Mimir while observing his sister¡¯s reaction.

    ¡°Last night, what were you doing in that church?¡±

    ¡°I was investigating the church¡¯s illegal activities and coordinated with Agent Cox in secret. I rushed to the garden when I heard Taotie¡¯s noise and found him and little friend Xiaomao together.¡±

    ¡°Yes. The eyewitness said that you teleported to Taotie¡¯s side and did something.¡±

    The ministers nodded. The eyewitnesses from the church imed that Mimir conversed with Xiaomao and Taotie, colluding with each other in the open.

    Mimirughed and looked at Xiaomao, ¡°Indeed. I teleported to this little friend¡¯s side to rescue him from the monster. However, Taotie unleashed his power and scared everybody.¡±

    Mimir turned to Yuan Hua, ¡°Your Highness. You fought with Taotie several times before. You know what kind of skills and spells he always used, right?¡±

    Yuan Hua snorted, ¡°Yeah. He always yelled NIHIL-this, NIHIL-that. Whenever he chanted, he grew stronger, and his wounds healed. Sometimes, he used illusion magic and caused hallucinations¡­ AH!¡±

    At that moment, Yuan Hua covered her mouth and red at Mimir. She pulled out her cane and prepared to chant a spell.

    Mimir grinned. He pointed his finger and fired a light beam at Yuan Hua¡¯s cane, knocking it out of her hand. In the next second, a light barrier enveloped her, trapping the princess inside a transparent egg.

    The archbishop looked at the people in the room.

    ¡°As she said, Taotie is a cunning fiend. He can create illusions and cause everybody nearby to hallucinate. That¡¯s how he always trick his foes and prey. What the eyewitnessst night saw was the hallucination that Taotie wanted us to see. He actually wants us to fight among ourselves here.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The ministers and soldiers looked at each other and frowned. The exnation sounded usible, but they were not stupid enough to understand the political war of words here.

    Obviously, Mimir and Yuan Hua were not on friendly terms, and they were always at each other¡¯s throats. In this case, Mimir cornered her first.

    But no matter what these two and the emperor were doing or distracting them, none of the people here forgot that Xiaomao was still Pangu and Nian¡¯s sworn enemy. Secondly, the emperor and Yuan Hua seemed to have different opinions regarding the church. Andstly, they were curious about the curses.

    The two followers of Nian red at Xiaomao and ground their teeth. They were the first to guess that Emperor Yuan Shaoqing had been directing the conversation in Xiaomao¡¯s favor to give him credit. They foresaw that the emperor would then reduce Yuan Hua¡¯s credibility next.

    Yuan Shaoqing stood and walked toward Yuan Hua. He continued to chat with Mimir.

    ¡°And what happened after that?¡±

    Mimir continued to make false reports, ¡°Afterward, Taotie and I fought. He used his final form against me. I got caught off-guard, and I was injured.¡±

    ¡°But I don¡¯t see any injury on you.¡±

    ¡°Of course. What am I? I¡¯m a bishop, and I can healed myself. But that was after little friend Xiaomao and I escaped into the underground dungeon under the church.¡±

    ¡°Underground dungeon?¡± Yuan Shaoqing sneered at Yuan Hua and the people from the Pangu Faction.

    Upon mentioning the underground dungeon, Bush Cox interjected, ¡°Allow me to exin. My name is Bush Cox, and I¡¯m the undercover agent, serving directly to his majesty the emperor.¡±

    The political debate continued. Bush Cox exined his missions to expose crooked officials, Mazinger Drugs, and the sinister rituals in the dungeon. Then, he presented evidence and items that Xiaomao had given him.

    The neutral crowd nodded as they finally understood what kind of game the emperor was ying ¨C The emperor continued to discredit the church, convincing the retainers to stop worshiping Pangu and Nian.

    After Bush Cox was done with his presentation, Mimir added, ¡°Continue where I left off ¨C This junior and I escaped through the underground dungeon of the church. We stumbled upon what you could call [The Ritual Site].¡±

    Mimir brought out an orb, which created a hologram scene of the B5 level of the church dungeon. It was the altar room, where Xiaomao had discovered a pit of human corpses.

    The hologram revealed countless rotten corpses under the magic circle tform in front of the altar.

    Suddenly, Yuan Hua broke the restraint and bellowed.

    ¡°LIES! EVERYTHING IS ALL LIES! MEN, ARREST MIMIR, BUSH COX, AND XIAOMAO!¡±

    Guo Tu and Xin Ping dashed toward Xiaomao right away. But at the same moment, Wen Chou and Yan Liang stepped out and blocked their path.

    ¡°GENERALS!¡±

    Yuan Hua was enraged. These generals were supposed to be her servants, but they interfered with her order.

    Yuan Shaoqing tilted his head from side to side. He also cracked his knuckles.

    Then, the emperor pped Yuan Hua.

    PA!

    0 Damage!

    Although the p didn¡¯t cause damage, it still stunned Yuan Hua and everybody in the throne room.

    ¡°YUAN SHAOQING!¡±

    Yuan Hua bellowed. A ck magic circle appeared below her feet, and a dark aura exuded from her pore.

    Mimir snickered and raised his cane. Then, a beacon of light shone upon Yuan Hua and washed away her manifesting ck mana. The ck magic circle let out a BZZ sound afterward.

    The magic failed!

    Yuan Shaoqing nced at Xiaomao.

    ¡°Welp, I wanted to make it civil and ssy, but my sister doesn¡¯t fall for it. Enough with the political farce and let¡¯s get this over with. Junior, I heard from Mimir that you can remove curses. Can you give me a hand and remove hers?¡±

    Xiaomao finally understood what Yuan Shaoqing had been aiming for. He dashed toward Yuan Hua without bringing the entity crystal out, hiding his secret.

    Yuan Hua nced at Xiaomao. Her expression distorted in frustration while she threw a left kick at the iing cat.

    Although the simple kick seemed harmless, it came from the level-6666 boss. One hit was enough to decrease Xiaomao¡¯s HP bar to zero.

    That was what Yuan Hua believed.

    BANG

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t react to her speed. Yuan Hua¡¯s left foot directly hit his face and sent him flying to the ceiling. Moreover, arge number appeared.

    1,415,050 DAMAGE!

    Yuan Hua smirked and looked at the number. She was certain that the cat should have died in one hit.

    But the next moment, something inside her changed.

    DING

    <The Curse of Pangu has been removed.>

    <You are no longer an Apostle of Pangu!>

    <Some of your blessings, titles, skills, and spells have been removed.>

    ¡°WHAT?!¡±

    Meanwhile, the tentacle cat jumped down from the ceiling andnded in the arms of Mimir.

    Yuan Hua stared at Xiaomao¡¯s HP bar in shock.

    1 HP!

    HOW?!

    The cat¡¯s HP was obviously lower than 100K!

    The former archbishop giggled while his arms shone in bright light.

    ¡°You have many interesting life-saving artifacts, little friend.¡±

    From 1 HP, Xiaomao recovered his health to the full. He let out a sigh of relief.

    ¡°I don¡¯t want to do that again, munya.¡±

    The cat rubbed his entity crystal, which he had used to shield against the kick. He also looked at his item description to appreciate one certain life-saving item.

    .

    <strong>Karmic Soul Stone</strong>

    In the Primordial Era, Karmic Soul Stones are the origin of souls and the proof of the souls¡¯ entities. They generated karma threads of existence and bound them with the mortals. As long as the stones existed, souls could be infinitely reincarnated.

    This stone is necessary for any descendant of a primordial race to regain their true strength.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Evolution Material

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Effect:</strong> By keeping Karmic Soul Stone in your inventory, you will obtain the following effects:

    ¨C When your HP is at 100%, any lethal damage cannot decrease your HP to zero.

    ¨C Once a month, you can self-resurrect without incurring a penalty.

    ¨C Upon resurrection, reset all skills and spell cooldown. Recover your HP and MP to the max.

    <strong>NOTE:</strong> You cannot keep this item in your premium backpack, warehouse, or store inventory. This item is guaranteed to drop from your body if you died.

 Chapter 168 Cat Dads Ally is not an Ally

    Chapter 168 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Ally is not an Ally

    Aside from the auto-resurrection, the karmic soul stone had another feature ¨C As long as Xiaomao¡¯s HP was full, no super boss or strong yer could one-shot him regardless of the difference in strength.

    In this case, Yuan Hua was a lot stronger than Xiaomao. A light attack could deal a million damage in one hit.

    However, Xiaomao¡¯s HP was 56,000. If he received a strong attack that caused more than 56,000 damage when his HP was full, his HP would never drop to zero because of the item¡¯s effect.

    Even so, Xiaomao was still kible if his HP was not at 100%. He was aware of his weaknesses. Thus, he chose to stick close to Mimir, who could easily heal him to the full HP in one spell.

    DING

    Just as Xiaomao had hoped, Mimir¡¯s simple healing spell recovered his HP to the max. Now, he could withstand another strong hit from any super boss in this throne room.

    ¡°You¡­ what did you do?!¡±

    Yuan Hua¡¯s level sharply dropped from 6,666 to 1,000. Her youthful appearance remained the same, but her dark aura was gone. In addition, her rings were ejected from her fingers.

    Xiaomao was astonished at how effective the entity crystal was. He didn¡¯t know that Yuan Hua was so weak without Pangu¡¯s help.

    ¡°I¡¯ve been removing curses left and right, but munya¡­ I never knew that I could make someone so weak, munya.¡±

    ¡°This can happen when someone became an apostle to gain power,¡± rified Mimir.

    ¡°But you and Taotie didn¡¯t get weaker.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s because we had always been this strong before we were cursed. Removing the curses also removes all perks and blessings that we got from Pangu. In my case, I never got any blessing or reward. Taotie is simr to me.¡±

    ¡°Ah, I get it.¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing overheard their conversation, but he didn¡¯t chime in. He pulled Yuan Hua by the cor.

    ¡°Now, little girl. Your brother will reeducate you about what you have been doing.¡±

    Yuan Hua didn¡¯t give up. She yelled at his face.

    ¡°Let me down, you fool! What do you think you¡¯re doing?! Are you betraying Lord Pangu and Lord Nian?!¡±

    ¡°I never intend to bow my head to any god. I¡¯m THE EMPEROR, not THEM!¡±

    Mercilessly, Yuan Shaoqing punched Yuan Hua in the gut. The girl¡¯s eyes widen for a moment, then they rolled upward. She fainted and copsed to the ground.

    Xiaomao, Lucky, and Shepherd had cringe expressions on their faces. They had guessed that Yuan Hua might even be older than Yuan Shaoqing, but seeing how a grown-up man punching a pre-teen-looking girl in the stomach was horrifying.

    ¡°Big OOF, munya!¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing carried his sister and walked toward Bush Cox. He handed her to him.

    ¡°Bring her to my wife. I¡¯ll deal with the aftermath.¡±

    Bush Cox nodded. He turned to Xiaomao and widely grinned before he left.

    After Bush Cox and Yuan Hua were gone, Yuan Shaoqing pointed at the gate, and a yellowish force field dome was erected, blocking the exit path.

    ¡°Little kitty, I have another favor to ask you.¡±

    ¡°Y-Yes, munya?¡± Xiaomao gulped. He was afraid that the emperor might confiscate his entity crystal.

    ¡°I want you to use your artifact on everybody in this room, including me. All soldiers, generals, ministers, and officials might have gotten a few curses from Pangu¡¯s priests or cultists that we don¡¯t know about. Remove the curses for me.¡±

    DING

    <Emperor Yuan Shaoqing has given you a quest.>

    .

    <strong>Removing Curses</strong>

    Yuan Shaoqing had been nning to rebel against Pangu and Nian for a long time, but he was helpless against the mysterious curses. Thanks to Mimir¡¯s information, Yuan Shaoqing learned about your secret artifact that could remove curses.

    Now, he asked you for a favor. He wanted you to remove all curses on him and his retainers for good so that he could start mobilizing his forces against Pangu¡¯s followers and the church.

    <strong>Quest Objective:</strong> Touch everybody in the throne room with the Refined Entity Crystal.

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> Someone escapes from the throne room, or something happens.

    <strong>Quest Rewards:</strong> Contribution Points, EXP, Emperor Yuan Shaoqing¡¯s Favor, and Others.

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> Unknown

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> This looks too good to be true, but you shouldplete this quest ASAP! ASAP! ASAP! There¡¯s no telling what will happen if you waste your time here. MOREOVER, DO NOT TRUST YUAN SHAOQING!

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Nian has already discovered what happened, and he will arrive here personally in five minutes. Complete the quest as quickly as possible and get out of here. Remember this ¨C Although Yuan Shaoqing seems nice, HE IS NEVER YOUR ALLY! DO NOT TRUST HIM!

    .

    Without saying anything, Xiaomao epted the quest and brought out the entity crystal. He touched Yuan Shaoqing¡¯s hand.

    DING

    <Yuan Shaoqing is immune to Pangu Curse. The curse has been removed.>

    <You have broken Pangu Curse in Yuan Hua and Yuan Shaoqing¡¯s bodies! That sphemous action has angered Pangu!>

    <Your karma has decreased by 100,000!>

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t bother reading the notification messages. He pulled the item back and rushed to the two level-2000 generals.

    DING

    <Yan Liang is immune to Nian Curse. The curse has been removed.>

    <Wen Chou is immune to Nian Curse. The curse has been removed.>

    Not wasting time, Xiaomao rode on his flying sword and touched everybody with his crystal. He also shouted.

    ¡°Your majesty, munya! Help me organize your men to form ranks ASAP. I¡¯m going to remove everybody¡¯s curses before something bad happens, munya!¡±

    ¡°Something will happen?¡± Yuan Shaoqing frowned for a moment before he figured out what might happen after this. He turned to his men and shouted.

    ¡°FORM RANKS! IF ANYBODY DISOBEYS MY ORDER, YOUR HEAD WILL ROLL!¡±

    The neutral officers obediently stood in rows, waiting for their turn. However, followers of Nian and Pangu dragged their feet and looked around in panic.

    Xiaomao ignored the obedient people and rushed toward these guys first. He also nced at the two generals that he had freed earlier.

    ¡°Help me catch these guys, munya!¡±

    Yan Liang and Wen Chou stopped looking at their status menu and turned around. Noticing that some stragglers had dark karma and refused to cooperate, they summoned their halberds and charged at the officers.

    Guo Tu shrieked and tried to escape through the gate. However, the force field barrier blocked his path.

    Yan Liang showed the follower no mercy. As his level remained unchanged, he swung his halberd and cleaved the minister in half!

    With just one swing, he dealt a hundred million damage. No item dropped from Guo Tu.

    Meanwhile, Wen Chou caught Xin Ping. He pressed stepped on the minister¡¯s back and beheaded him.

    In less than three seconds, two level-500 were killed.

    The other retainers trembled in fear. They knelt on the ground and begged Yuan Shaoqing to spare their lives.

    Yuan Shaoqing scoffed, ¡°If you want to live, get to the line and wait for your turn! No matter what happens, I¡¯ll remove your curses, and you will no longer be a part of the Pangu n!¡±

    The retainers awkwardly rushed to the line. They bit their lower lips as they had no choice.

    As nobody broke ranks, Xiaomao had an easier time touching everybody. He flew over the people and touched their heads with the crystal.

    .

    Because of the repeated movements, Yuan Shaoqing and Tian Feng finally saw the artifact. They smirked and continued to gaze at Xiaomao.

    As they were watching the cat, Tian Feng heard his lord¡¯s voice in his mind.

    ¡®When he¡¯s done, invite Mimir and Xiaomao¡¯s retainer to the secret passageway. I¡¯ll catch that cat and get his artifacts.¡¯

    Tian Feng grinned. He also replied, using his voice transmission technique.

    ¡®Understood, my lord.¡¯

    .

    DING

    <You have removed Pangu Curse and Nian Curse from 50 people.>

    <Your karma has decreased by 50,000!>

    After three minutes of random touching, Xiaomao finally finished his task. He let out a sigh and turned to Yuan Shaoqing.

    ¡°It¡¯s done, munya!¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing looked at every surviving minister and officer. Heughed at a few of them who lost either their youth or levels after Xiaomao had touched them.

    ¡°Well done. Good job, kitty.¡±

    DING

    <You havepleted the quest ¨C Removing Curses!>

    <You have gained one million Contribution EXP!>

    <You have gained one million EXP!>

    <Yuan Shaoqing owes you a favor. You may ask him for a favor once.>

    The urgent quest waspleted. And now, Xiaomao needed to bail from here. He looked at Yuan Shaoqing.

    ¡°It¡¯s done, munya. Could you remove the barrier? We need to leave here now, or Nian will kill us all, munya!¡±

    Tian Feng immediately stepped forward, ¡°Please follow me. I shall bring us to our secret tunnel. Nian wouldn¡¯t find you here.¡±

    Xiaomao was relieved that there was an emergency exit. He opened his mouth and was about to agree.

    TWITCH

    His right eyebrow suddenly twitched.

    .

    .

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Xiaomao

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Race:</strong> Catopus

    <strong>ss (7/10):</strong> ve Master, Dungeon Master, Regressor, Novice Elemental Mage, Cultivator, Novice Alchemist, Novice Herbalist

    <strong>ss Skills:</strong> Envement, ve Training, Water Bullet, Foresight, Muscle Memory, Harden, Static Enchantment, Did You Swear?, Seal-Heal, Heal, Cure, Area Heal, Party Heal, Stinger, Forced Submission

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Fish Gourmet, Catnap, Tentacle Pration, Cathulhu Instinct

    <strong>Add-On Skill:</strong> Essence of Life

    <strong>Learned Skills (5/10):</strong> Chameleon, One Man Thousand Arrows, Flying Sword, Lock-On Mark, Homing Snipe

    <strong>Learned Spells (8/10):</strong> Holy Light, Lightning Storm, Shaman Fireball, Blessing Totem: Monster Domestication, Rabid Poison, Lightning Nova, Ice Lance, Let It Go, de Hurricane

    <strong>Ultimate Skill:</strong> Providence Song

    <strong>Titles:</strong> Nut Cracker, THIS IS MUNYA, Gnoll yer, the Brave, First OP ve, Solo Level-Man, WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY, The Great Viin, Pangu¡¯s Sworn Enemy

    .

    <strong>LEVEL:</strong> 153

    EXP: 17,459,000 / 78,250,000

    Contribution Level: 10

    PACT Weekly Ie: 8

    EXP: 187,226/580,000

    Karma: -100,000

    .

    <strong>Status Attributes</strong>

    STR: 1,500

    DEX: 1,000

    AGI: 1,200

    VIT: 1,999

    INT: 6,080

    WIS: 1,500

    QI: 29,059

    LUCK: 1,954

    Free Points: 0

    .

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 2,000

    Water: 2,000

    Wind: 2,000

    Metal: 2,000

    Wood: 2,000

    Lightning: 4,100

    Dark: 2,000

    Light: 2,000

    Free Points: 0

    .

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    ATK: 2,041

    DEF: 1,290

    M.ATK: 8,291

    M.DEF: 1,141

    HP: 56,701/56,701

    MP: 53,736/53,736

    Life Qi: 0/29,059

 Chapter 169 Cat Dad Escapes Siren City

    Chapter 169 ¨C Cat Dad Escapes Siren City

    Xiaomao paused to think. He still remembered the descriptions of Instinct-Senpai¡¯s abilities. There was one part that was rted to his eyebrow.

    .

    <strong>- Your right eyebrow always twitches whenever a crisis approaches. The rhythm and the severity of twitching reflect the level of iing danger.</strong>

    .

    Although Xiaomao didn¡¯t understand how the skill managed to predict or sense the danger, he had faith in it. Xiaomao closed his mouth and opened the text messenger menu.

    In this game, yers could do more than just type texts or chat with friends. The messenger offered a feature for intermediate yers, whose levels surpassed a certain threshold ¨C High-leveled yers could send texts ormunicate by using their thoughts instead of manually typing on the virtual keyboard.

    Xiaomao opened the menu in his mind and sent talked to Mimir via messenger.

    ¡®This is an emergency. Can you help me break out of this ce?¡¯

    Mimir raised one of his eyebrows in amusement. He nced at Yuan Shaoqing while he was stroking his long beard.

    ¡®I just read Yuan Shaoqing¡¯s mind. Indeed, he is up to no good. Your sense is sharp, young friend.¡¯

    ¡®This is not the time to praise me. Help us outta here, please! Nian is about to arrive!¡¯

    ¡®I know.¡¯

    Mimir lightly snorted and kicked the ground. He blinked and reappeared behind Shepherd and Lucky. Grabbing both of them by the waists, the old man lifted them up.

    As if Xiaomao had predicted Mimir¡¯s movement, he jumped toward Lucky andtched onto her. However, as Xiaomao didn¡¯t aim well, his tentacles caught on her chest armor.

    Instead of being surprised, Lucky brightly smiled. Using the advantage of her big body, she grabbed Xiaomao and shoved half of his body in her chest armor, carrying him around in her private gap.

    Getting squeezed by two huge mountains felt strange, but Xiaomao didn¡¯t resist.

    ¡°MIMIR!¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing didn¡¯t expect Mimir to make a move first. He yelled at the old archbishop.

    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, your majesty. Since you¡¯re obviously not going to submit to any god or chaos demon, our cooperation ends here.¡±

    ¡°What are you talking about?! We¡¯re going to evacuate from here and fight Nian together!¡±

    ¡°Your Majesty, when an immortal manages to condense at least five ster stars, we can see things that ordinary people couldn¡¯t see with naked eyes. We can also hear things that we¡¯re not supposed to hear, such as people¡¯s thoughts.¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing¡¯s face was ashen. His lips trembled, ¡°Y-You can read my mind?!¡±

    ¡°I always read everybody¡¯s thoughts whenever I feel like it, your majesty. And I must say ¨C You¡¯re quite despicable.¡±

    ¡°But that is not my intention!¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, but I cannot work with a dishonest and greedy emperor. I¡¯d rather work with honest and trustworthy imps, such as these youngsters.¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing was bbergasted, yet his expression turned dark and sinister. His mouth moved, but no voice came out.

    Still, the lips said voiceless words that Mimir, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Tian Feng could understand.

    KILL THEM ALL.

    Yan Liang and Wen Chou¡¯s halberds shone while their feet glowed in red light. A trail of fire came after Mimir, Lucky, and Shepherd.

    Mimir leisurely leaped toward the wall to his left side. Lucky, Shepherd, Xiaomao, and Mimir¡¯s bodies turned into smoke.

    Tian Feng suddenly extended his hand and shouted.

    ¡°COME OUT, GRINNING SPIDER!¡±

    A thousand giant spider-like creatures emerged from the walls, ceiling, and floor. Their entire skin and bodies were transparent as if they were invisible. However, all of them had eight white dots as eyes, gleaming teeth, and creepy smiles.

    HEHEHEHEHEHE!

    The spidersughed as if they understood Tian Feng¡¯s intention. They rushed toward the wall where Mimir and others had vanished.

    The next moment, Mimir and Xiaomao reappeared in front of the sealed gate.

    The old priest bitterlyughed, ¡°You have been collecting sinister pets, Tian Feng.¡±

    Xiaomao peeked out from Lucky¡¯s bosom. He clearly saw a thousand red-named monsters in the throne room. Each of them was at least 3 meters tall, judging from the size of the position of their eyes and mouths.

    <strong>Grinning Spiders, Dimensional Beast, Level 999</strong>

    The cat gulped. He was never afraid of high-leveled monsters, but dealing with invisible monsters like grinning spiders was troublesome.

    These creatures were infamous for their speed, intelligence, and strange constitution. They usually lurked in the dark and waited for careless prey while avoiding strong foes. However, they could be annoying during the daytime as their bodies became invisible when their skin absorbed enough sunlight. Only when they were in the dark, their body outlines could be barely visible. Still, their natural ck skin and dark hair color blended with the environment, which made them difficult to spot in the dark.

    Xiaomao wondered how Tian Feng managed to catch and tame so many grinning spiders, but he didn¡¯t have the opportunity to ask.

    A white wormhole appeared under Mimir¡¯s feet and he sank into it. A hundred spiders tried to follow after him into the hole, but the white hole suddenly shed.

    The grinning spiders closed their eyes and screeched. A hundred spiders near the hole kicked the ground and became invisible again.

    By the time the spiders reopened their eyes, Mimir and Xiaomao¡¯s party was gone.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Yuan Shaoqing clicked his tongue and red at Tian Feng. Thetter bit his lower lips.

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, your majesty. My pets are no match against him.¡±

    The emperor was still frustrated. He groaned, ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. We got what we need. Let¡¯s get out of here before Nian shows up. MEN! WE¡¯RE LEAVING THE CASTLE THROUGH THE EMERGENCY PASSAGE! NIAN WILL BE HERE SHORTLY!¡±

    Hearing that Nian was about toe here, many former followers rejoiced. Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Tian Feng, on the other hand, ran toward the hidden door behind the curtain.

    .

    WHOOSH

    A wormhole¡¯s portal appeared in the sky over Wellerboy Frigate. Mimir came out, carrying Lucky and Shepherd with him.

    The old priest slowly descended andnded on the ship. He put everybody down. However, he turned around, and his expression grimaced.

    Xiaomao slipped out of Lucky¡¯s cloth and took deeply inhaled the fresh air. He looked at Mimir next, ¡°So, what now, munya?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, young friend, but I won¡¯t be traveling with you for the time being.¡±

    ¡°Eh?¡± Xiaomao was disappointed, ¡°Why?¡±

    Mimir pointed at the sky, ¡°That.¡±

    Xiaomao looked up. Then, he saw something falling from the sky.

    At nce, it looked like a burning giant meteor, breaking through the atmosphere levels. Trails of light and green smoke followed after the sinister object.

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes to see further. As if his vision could zoom in, the cat caught a glimpse of a giant cat¡¯s face instead of a giant meteor.

    It was the green caracal cat with three eyes, and it was staring at Xiaomao!

    ¡°EEEP!!¡±

    Xiaomao shrieked. His fur and tail straightened.

    Mimir also looked at the iing cat god, ¡°I¡¯m going to erase your presence and divert its attention. You and your friends need to get out of this city, NOW!¡±

    Xiaomao widened his eyes, snapping back to his senses. Without saying anything, he rushed to the anchor machine.

    Fortunately, the crews were all here. John and James already pulled the anchor while Andrew and Peter released the sail clothes. Shepherd dashed to the wheel and pulled the engine lever, ordering the ship to go reverse. As for Magdalene, she summoned a strong gale to push the frigate backward.

    Mimir was satisfied with their teamwork. He patted Xiaomao¡¯s head.

    ¡°If fate allows it, we will meet again. Farewell, little fate bearer.¡±

    Mimir jumped off the ship. Then, he cast something on Xiaomao and the crew.

    Arge magic circle with 12 sub-circles appeared. They shone in silver light and fired a beam at Wellerboy.

    As soon as the beamnded on the ship, Wellerboy and her crew became invisible. Their scent, aura, and names disappeared.

    Mimir looked at the vanished ship. He let out a long sigh and turned to the falling meteor.

    RUMBLE

    ZAAAAAA

    Suddenly, arge Taotie Godzi emerged from the shallow water. The blood lion turned into a colossus monster again.

    ¡°Taotie, bad timing,¡± Mimirined.

    Taotie turned around. He chewed some sea worms in his mouth in glee.

    ¡°Wassup, dawg? You¡¯re alive?¡±

    ¡°Obviously, I¡¯m alive. Where have you been?¡±

    ¡°Surviving, eating, shitting, and eating. What else do you think I did?¡±

    Mimir snickered, ¡°Well, do you want to hear the good news first or the bad news first?¡±

    Taotie snorted and looked up. He didn¡¯t look surprised when he saw the giant green cat in the sky.

    ¡°I¡¯m afraid both news is bad.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, terribly bad. We¡¯re doomed.¡±

    Taotie transformed his arms to be longer. He cracked his knuckles as if he was anticipating a good fight.

    ¡°Finally a worthy opponent! OUR BATTLE WILL BE LEGENDARY!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°TODAY, WE DINE IN HELL!¡±

    Mimir shook his head, ¡°Could you stop memeing in ourst moment? We might be killed here in a few seconds.¡±

    ¡°WHO CARES?! YOU ONLY LIVE ONE LIFE! YOLO AND¡­. NIHILLLLL!!¡±

    Taotie raised his hands toward the sky and created a massive red portal over his head. A surge of burning blood gushed out and jetted toward the iing meteor.

 Chapter 170 Cat Dad Ship got Nuked?

    Chapter 170 a€¡° Cat Dad Ship got nuked?

    yers in Siren City looked up, speechless. They didn¡¯t know how they should react in this situation.

    Is that a ne?

    Is that a bird?

    Of course not! It was a freaking meteor, and it wasing straight for Siren City! The massive green fireball grew bigger as it got closer.

    There was no game notification or warning. It just appeared out of nowhere, threatening to destroy the entire city.

    The majority of yers logged out to avoidplications. A few fled from the city to a safe distance while some lunatics stayed around to record the entire event for YouTube.

    ¡°NIHILLLLLL!!¡±

    Suddenly, something role-yed Mohg. A colossus Godzi-like creature emerged from the sea and opened a massive bloody portal, drawing out crimson liquid from the other dimension.

    yers that remained behind rushed to the port to watch it up close. The smart ones climbed buildings and stood on rooftops, observing the major event.

    Meanwhile, NPCs screamed and ran away from the city in panic, pushing and shoving each other out of the way. Children identally strayed from their parents and cried. They tried to ask the passing-by yers for help, but no yer interacted with them even though they were giving quests.

    Fortunately, one of the yers didn¡¯t forsake them. An oni girl in a Valkyrie battle suit picked up a 7-year-old girl while she was carrying two infants in her other arm. Behind her, the warrior spirits also carried the lost children and followed Wei Zhi.

    ¡°It¡¯s okay, baby. I¡¯m bringing you to your parents.¡±

    Wei Zhi ignored the quest pop-ups and wholeheartedly rescued the NPC children from the chaotic city. The Valkyrie leaped over the city wall and continued running for another kilometer.

    While she was at it, Wei Zhi turned around, looking at Joan, aka her assistant.

    ¡°How far should we go?¡±

    Joan¡¯s face grimaced as she looked back at the iing meteorite. She could clearly see Nian¡¯s face. Nobody could tell if Joan was angry or scared, but her voice was cracked.

    ¡°We have to keep running. A battle between immortals can destroy everything within 10 kilometers.¡±

    ¡°T-That far?!¡± Wei Zhi was astonished.

    ¡°That¡¯s an optimistic estimate if the immortals¡¯ levels are in the 1,000s range.¡±

    In the game world, there was arge gap between level-999 characters and level-1,000 characters. All NPCs and yers could not raise their levels above 999 without passing the Immortal Trials and going through the Immortal Ascension Ritual. Once they managed to reach level 1,000, their stats would drastically change. At the minimum, their stats would be tripledpared to what they had at level 999. The majority of their core skills, spells, and abilities would evolve. Combat Stats¡¯ calction also improved further, allowing their regr attack power to deal over a hundred thousand points of damage.

    In addition, there was a feature that made level-1000 NPCs and yers worthy of being called IMMORTALS, but that was a story for another time.

    Joan was aware of the disparity between a level-999 mortal and a true immortal. In addition, she was in the possession of a soul-bound artifact, which allowed her to see other people¡¯s levels, status, and attributes.

    She saw the stats of Mimir, Taotie, and the giant cat in the sky.

    ¡°Master. Actually, we should leave the kids here and run away as soon as possible. We¡¯re at risk of getting caught in their battle.¡±

    Wei Zhi frowned at Joan, ¡°And you call yourself a saintess, Joan?¡±

    ¡°But master. We¡¯re talking about your safety here. Your soul is bound to Asgard by contract. If you die, you will be sent to Asgard when you¡¯re respawned. Lord Odin doesn¡¯t want you to join our ranks yet.¡±

    Sometimes, Wei Zhi doubted ¡°ODIN¡± and ¡°ASGARD¡±. They seemed maniptive, and she didn¡¯t like how they used her as a proxy agent of their empire. Still, she couldn¡¯t cancel the contract now as her character¡¯s level would have gotten reset to one had she done so.

    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. I won¡¯t leave these kids behind.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Joan pursed her lips. She lifted her visor and revealed her crimson pupils. Then, she turned around and shoved two random boys toward another female knight spirit behind her, who was carrying an olddy on her back.

    ¡°Take care of the kids for me. I¡¯m going back.¡±

    ¡°Joan?¡± The knight spirit was taken aback.

    Suddenly, Joan¡¯s spiritual body manifested as a physical body. The female knight in breastte armor came to life, and a ymore sword appeared from thin air.

    In addition, Joan¡¯s level changed. It jumped from 100 to 3,700, and she grew feather wings. Her race detail in Wei Zhi¡¯s status menu was also updated.

    DING

    <Your retainer, Joan, has used her ultimate skill.>

    <True Spirit Manifestation has been activated. Your attack and defense are triple. Your retainers are 500% stronger.>

    Joan pressed her right palm against her bastard sword. It grew bigger and tter. In a blink of an eye, the bastard sword turned into a massive t flying sword.

    ¡°Get on, master. We¡¯ll fly away from here. Girls, hop on and don¡¯t fall!¡±

    All retainers boarded Joan¡¯s flying sword as if they had done so a thousand times in the past. Wei Zhi stared at the floating sword and hesitated for a moment. Her legs trembled, and her throat was dry.

    ¡°Don¡¯t be nervous, master. No one can fall from my artifact.¡±

    ¡°¡­ If you say so.¡±

    Wei Zhi jumped on the sword and put the girl down. Still, she carried the crying infants as she couldn¡¯t afford to put them on the unknown vehicle.

    ¡°GO!¡±

    Without letting Wei Zhi get used to the flying vehicle, Joanmanded the bastard sword to climb. The tip moved up 40 degrees andunched itself to the sky, dragging the glued passengers with it.

    Wei Zhi¡¯s clenched her teeth, but the wind flowed into her mouth, making her cheek and lips ppy and ugly. The children, on the other hand, screamed in fear and crawled on the sword, closing their eyes.

    After a few seconds of sound-barrier-breaking speed climbing, the group escaped Siren City and appeared above the cloud. The flying sword decelerated, allowing the passengers to take a breather.

    Wei Zhi fell to her knees. Her legs turned into jelly, and she sobbed.

    ¡°WAAAAA! JOAN, YOU¡¯RE CRUEL!¡±

    Joan bitterlyughed at her master. She undid her transformation and hugged her.

    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, master. I had to do it, or we wouldn¡¯t have made it out of there.¡±

    Wei Zhi trembled and hugged Joan for a long time. She also refused to look anywhere other than the transparent body of her retainer.

    But a voice of a child woke her up. The young girl that Wei Zhi had rescued suddenly cried.

    ¡°Mama! I want to go home! MAMA!¡±

    As soon as the girl cried, the other kids also wailed.

    ¡°Ugh.¡±

    Wei Zhi¡¯s expression turned ugly. She remembered that they hadn¡¯t brought the adults out of danger yet.

    ¡°Let¡¯s bring them to a safe ce and get back to rescue the others,¡± Wei Zhi expressed her idea.

    The corner of Joan¡¯s mouth twitched. She deeply sighed and lowered her visor, hiding her frown.

    ¡°¡­ As you wish, master. Well, only if they are still alive.¡±

    ¡°What do you mean?¡±

    BOOOOOOOM

    Suddenly, a massive shockwave force pushed away the cloud underneath them. The flying sword also got flipped 720 degrees before it was stabilized. Magically, nobody fell from the vehicle.

    When Wei Zhi regained her bearing, she turned toward the source of the shockwave. A horrifying scene was before her.

    She saw a massive mushroom cloud, which cover a span of at least several kilometers.

    ¡°A nuke?!¡±

    Joan and the other retainers looked back and gazed at the massive green cloud. A few of them gulped even though they had no saliva.

    ¡°Nian has probablynded.¡±

    ¡°Nian?¡± Wei Zhi was confused.

    ¡°I mean, I doubt that their parents are still alive. It would have been a miracle if anybody, especially yers, can survive after getting hit by such an explosion.¡±

    ¡°¡­ I¡­ ugh. But these kids will be¡­¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Seeing how depressed Wei Zhi was, Joanmanded the flying sword to turn around. She narrowed her eyes to scan for survivors in the distance. Joan hoped that some of the parents could make it out so that they could part ways with the children soon.

    But as she looked around, she found a strange flying object.

    Is that a ne?

    Is that a bird?

    No, it was a flying pirate ship with a strange cat on it!

    ¡°Since when has the Yuan Empire developed the Mana Aerodynamic Engine and flying ships?¡±

    .

    .

    A minute before the explosion¡­

    In the sea, an invisible ship sailed away from the Siren City¡¯s dock at its full speed. Shepherd and Magdalene helped each other, summoning the strongest gale to elerate their ships. The fairy also used gravity magic, turning the sea vessel into a flying frigate.

    Xiaomao ignored what they were doing and continued to stare at the green meteor. His third eye fixated on the caracal cat¡¯s face. As Xiaomao got enough time to pay attention to Nian¡¯s face, he noticed that thetter also had three eyes.

    ¡®What can the third eye do other than boosting my stats? What are they for?¡¯

    Xiaomao had the urge to use the body switch function and revert to his human form. He wondered if his human body inherit the third eye as well.

    Suddenly, Nian¡¯s eyes shifted and looked straight into Xiaomao¡¯s eyes.

    ¡°WAH!?¡±

    Xiaomao fell on his butt. He got jump scared for a second.

    TWITCH

    As if Nian had sensed Xiaomao, the meteor changed its trajectory. It made a 90 degrees turn and charged toward his ship.

    ¡°Crap, munya!¡±

    But before Nian got closer to Xiaomao¡¯s ship, the massive jet of blood hit Nian and doused the green me. The liquid surrounded the giant caracal cat, submerging it inside the massive mass of blood.

    ¡°NIHIL!!¡±

    The blood shone in red light. Then, they detonated.

    A massive nuke erupted, sending shockwaves everywhere. The wind hit Xiaomao¡¯s ship and knocked it to the sky.

 Chapter 171 Cat Dad Witnesses the Fight of Titans

    Chapter 171 ¨C Cat Dad Witnesses the Fight of Titans

    Even though Magdalene had created a barrier to protect everybody, they still got hit by the massive shockwave. The frigate¡¯s hull cracked, and multiple cannons fell out of the ship.

    Fortunately, aside from the wind shockwave, no one was harmed. They simply lost some of their supplies and cannons.

    When Magdalene stabilized the ship in the sky, everyone looked at the green mushroom cloud in astonishment. Except for Xiaomao, none of them had seen the aftermath of a massive explosion before.

    Xiaomao, on the other hand, didn¡¯t like the scenery. He had seen simr explosions in various documentary films about nuclear bombs, and he knew what kind of disaster it created for the local people. It was likely that Siren City might turn into another dead city like Chernobyl.

    He prayed that the st was just a regr game¡¯s magical effect.

    ¡®No radiation, please. I need toe back here next month for that pylon crystal. Don¡¯t ruin it before I can use it again.¡¯

    Everybody continued to watch the scene for a whole minute until one loud noise broke the silence.

    ¡°NANYAAAAA!!¡±

    The green smoke was dispersed, revealing the gigantic caracal cat with three eyes, two Qilin horns, and green scale armor that covered its entire body, arms, legs, and tail. Moreover, the tip of its tail was a burning de, which continued to emit green me and gas.

    Nian opened his mouth, revealing his long fangs. He shouted and turned to the flying ship.

    ¡°REGRESSOR! YOU¡¯RE NOT LEAVING HERE ALIVE, NYA!¡±

    As soon as he finished speaking, a moon appeared out of nowhere and covered the sun. The sr eclipse caused the day to be night, and ck clouds manifested out of thin air. Ten thousand green meteors in the dark sky descended upon the world.

    However, Xiaomao didn¡¯t pay attention to the iing danger. He was astonished when he saw Nian¡¯s level.

    <strong>7th Clone of Nian, the Mythical Beast of Cmity, Pet of Pangu, Level (?????)</strong>

    Even though Xiaomao¡¯s newest skill allowed him to see the hidden level and attributes of things, it failed to show Nian¡¯s true level. However, the number of question marks was enough to tell how strong this monster was.

    Moreover, it was just a clone!

    ¡®Dammit! I knew Nian and Pangu are final bosses, but they¡¯re absurdly strong¡­ TOO STRONG!¡¯

    Xiaomao started to regret provoking the final bosses of the game after he had yed the game for about a week. These bosses came here too early and showed him no mercy. He wished that these bosses would be as stupid as other big bosses in novels, who ignored main characters until they got too strong.

    Still, the strength of Nian reminded him of how mysterious Mu-Nyang was. If that cat had been fighting against these guys for more than one regression, Mu-Nyang might hold the keys to defeating these guys.

    Since challenging or fleeing from Nian was not an option, Xiaomao thought of the new skill of his human form.

    World Jump

    ¡®Should I use it?¡¯

    Xiaomao opened the game menu and checked the description of this feature.

    .

    <strong>World Jump Menu</strong>

    This feature allowed your character, objects, and the selected party members to travel between worlds, such as traveling between World Two and Divine Theocracy Earth. However, every time you use this feature, your lifespan will decrease by 10 years.

    .

    After reading the menu¡¯s detail, Xiaomao almost cursed Mu-Nyang out loud.

    Ten years of lifespan?

    It sounded insignificant at nce, but it was a big deal!

    What would happen when someone¡¯s lifespan was cut short? Would he grow older?

    In that case, if Xiaomao used it, would he grow older by 10 years?

    The thoughts terrified Xiaomao. But when he looked at the approaching death god before him, he stopped thinking.

    What was the use of lifespan when he was about to be killed here?

    Xiaomao gritted his teeth. He put all equipment in his inventory and opened the character switch feature, getting ready to turn into a human and get out of the game world.

    ¡°WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?! NIHIL!!¡±

    A massive portal was opened in front of Nian, and a million bloody human arms came out, pulling Nian into the red dimension.

    Nian didn¡¯t budge. He turned around and red at the dragon-like Taotie.

    ¡°Know your ce, NYA!¡±

    Nian shouted, but a massive wind cannonball was fired from his mouth.

    Taotie also opened his mouth. He chomped down and crushed the invisible cannon with his teeth. However, by doing so, most of his front teeth and fangs were destroyed.

    The cmity fiend ignored the pain. He chewed the cannonball like candy.

    WHOOM

    + 750,000,000

    Just like that, Taotie¡¯s HP was recovered to the max, and his teeth regrew. He flipped a middle finger at Nian.

    ¡°Is that what you got, Nian? You¡¯ve grown weaker and senile since thest time we fought.¡±

    Nian scoffed at Taotie. He turned around and raised one of his paws.

    After waving it down, one of the meteors instantly fell on top of Taotie. However, the meteor suddenly transformed into a dark spear, which pierced through the top of Taotie¡¯s head and exited through his bottom.

    999,999,999!

    The damage was horrifying. Xiaomao watched how countless HP bars on top of Taotie¡¯s head vanished one by one.

    Nian snickered and turned to Xiaomao, resuming his task. But the next moment, the face of Taotie emerged from the massive portal in front of Nian.

    ¡°Surprise, motherfucker.¡±

    The portal transformed into a massive head of Taotie. He chomped down and bit off half of Nian¡¯s body!

    CRUNCH

    + 999,999,999

    CRUNCH

    + 999,999,999

    Taotie slowly came out from the portal while the Godzi that had been pierced by the spear dissipated into dust. He turned around and gave Xiaomao a thumbs up.

    ¡°I¡¯m strong, ain¡¯t I.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao wanted to cheer for Taotie, but he still saw that Nian¡¯s HP bar didn¡¯t even change the slightest. Even if there were changes, the damage was minimal.

    Nian¡¯s lower half body regenerated its lost part. He shrank into a small three-eye caracal cat, floating in midair.

    ¡°You know what, Nya? I¡¯ve changed my mind. I¡¯ll remove you first, and I¡¯ll kill Xiaomaoter!¡±

    Taotie burst intoughter, ¡°Dream on! This immortal already killed a dozen gods in his lifetime. I¡¯m not afraid of Pangu¡¯spdog! Oh, wait. You¡¯re a cat, excuse me.¡±

    ¡°YOU DARE COMPARE ME TO DIRTY MUTTS?! NOW YOU ASK FOR IT!¡±

    Nian hissed. Then, countless meteors in the sky transformed into giant spears, raining down upon Taotie.

    But Taotie turned around, farted toward Nian, and rushed into the red portal.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    BOOM

    The spears missed.

    Nian turned toward Xiaomao. He blinked and reappeared directly on Wellerboy.

    The caracal cat¡¯s front paw pressed on Xiaomao¡¯s head and pushed him against the floor!

    ¡°Hook, line, and sinker, NYA! Do you think I¡¯m stupid enough to ignore you, Xiaomao?¡±

    Nian cackled. He looked up and stared at Xiaomao¡¯s retainers, who couldn¡¯t react to Nian¡¯s speed.

    Lucky was the first to react. She swung a bone axe at the cat.

    Nian sneered at the iing weapon, allowing it to hit his face.

    BOOM

    The bone hit Nian, but the former was instantly destroyed. In addition, Lucky¡¯s body slowly turned into a stone.

    A game message informed her of her doom.

    DING

    <Nian has cursed you.>

    <You will turn into a stone and die within three seconds!>

    Lucky howled. She refused to give up, swinging a shield at the cat.

    Shield Bash

    DONG

    Again, it didn¡¯t do anything to Nian. Instead, her proud tower shield was destroyed!

    Nian burst intoughter. He roared.

    NYAAAA!

    The entire ship instantly turned into a stone. Even Xiaomao¡¯s consciousness turned dark as his eyeballs stopped functioning.

    Nian raised his paw, nning to stomp and crush the entire ship into dust.

    WHOOM

    A beacon of light shone from the sky, and the moon vanished, ending the sr eclipse. The bright ray of the sun looked more majestic than before when they broke through the dark cloud in the sky.

    Mimir, who had been standing at the port, unleashed his ultimate skill.

    ¡°NOBLE SACRIFICE!¡±

    Mimir¡¯s skin wilted as if he had gotten a decade older. His face wrinkled, and his muscle shrank. However, his eyes were clear.

    The golden rays of the sun focused on the stone ship. Ayer of stone fell from the ship and the people on board. It healed everybody, including Lucky, Xiaomao, and the crew.

    Furthermore, it burned the caracal cat. Nian¡¯s HP decreased at a rapid rate.

    ¡°Tsk! Annoying, NYA!¡±

    Afraid of the side effects of Mimir¡¯s ultimate skill, he pulled Xiaomao by his tentacle and leaped away from the ship.

    At the same moment, another red portal was opened where Xiaomao and Nian had stood earlier. A human hand reached out to grab them, but it found nothing.

    Taotie came out from the portal. He looked up and bellowed.

    ¡°COME BACK HERE!¡±

    Nian cackled, ¡°I¡¯vepleted my objective, NYA. Goodbye, suckers!¡±

    Xiaomao regained consciousness. He looked behind him and found Nian, who was pulling one of his tentacles and flying away from the ship.

    The caracal cat didn¡¯t pay attention to Xiaomao. He opened a green portal and prepared to leave this world.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t know if it was his desperation, inspiration, or quick wits. He brought out the broken artifact of a Cathulhu from his inventory and threw it toward the light beacon.

    .

    <strong>Statue of Cathulhu God Meowmeow (Legendary)</strong>

    This statue was created by Grandmaster Sculptor Ma Moxie and was given to Carlos Tupeer. After Carlos was killed by his son, Bit Tupeer, the statue was buried in Carlos¡¯ private residence along with many Cathulhu worshipers.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Broken Artifact (Restorable)

    <strong>Effect:</strong> None

    .

    It was something that he dug from Bit Comet¡¯s mansion.

    The statue of Meowmeow flew toward the light. When Mimir¡¯s skill shone upon it, the broken statue suddenly opened its eyes as if it became alive.

    Then, a loud majestic sound echoed in the sky.

    ¡°WHO DARES BULLY MY JUNIOR, MUNYA!?¡±

    Arge tentacle emerged from the sea and grabbed Nian. It yanked him toward the sea.

    Because of the momentum, Xiaomao also fell into the sea along with Nian. The impact caused him to be dizzy for a moment.

    When Xiaomao regained his senses, he saw the thing that he always wanted to be.

    The name of his savior was also in clear view.

    <strong>Meowmeow, Cathulhu God, Sentinel of Mao Miaomiao, Level (?????)</strong>

 Chapter 172 Cat Dad Aggros Everybody

    Chapter 172 ¨C Cat Dad Aggros Everybody

    At the bottom of the ocean, two massive golden eyes and expanded ck pupils stared straight at Nian. From a rough estimation, each eye was at least several kilometers wide.

    Each eye was bigger than the mouth of the Cmity Anglerfish!

    Xiaomao had prayed for a miracle, but this new helper¡¯s existence was beyond his expectation. He didn¡¯t know what possessed him. Xiaomao couldn¡¯t help but meowed like a kitten as if he was asking for help. His eyes were moist, and he shed tears.

    ¡°Munya¡­¡±

    Inwardly, Xiaomao thought, ¡®I might win an Oscar with this.¡¯

    Unbeknownst to Xiaomao, Mimir and Taotie could read his mind. They broke a sweat, wondering if the cat was insane. Even though they didn¡¯t know Meowmeow, they could sense the terrifying strength of the cat god, and they didn¡¯t want Xiaomao to y a trick on his helper.

    It was toote. Meowmeow saw the tear of a fellow cat.

    Mimir and Taotie¡¯s expressions were distorted, worrying about the aftermath. They understood their position that higher beings could easily read their minds just like how they read Xiaomao¡¯s thoughts. They hoped that Meowmeow wouldn¡¯t be offended by the silly act.

    Betraying their expectations, Meowmeow¡¯s eyes widened when he saw the crying catopus. The two big round eyes were bloodshot, and a thousand small eyes were opened, ring at Nian.

    MUNYAAAAAA!!

    Meowmeow was enraged. He bellowed.

    ¡®It actually works?¡¯

    Mimir and Taotie were speechless. Their expression turned into a pokerface meme.

    Nian¡¯s expression turned ugly. The caracal cat released Xiaomao, turned around, and vanished.

    RUMBLE

    It was toote for Nian. One of Meowmeowrge tentacles extended from the abyss and pierced through the invisible body of the caracal cat in the sea.

    ¡°The sea is my domain, munya! You¡¯re not going anywhere!¡±

    The tentacle coiled around Nian. Spikes came out from the tentacle¡¯s skin, and the tentacle¡¯s sucker transformed into mouths with a thousand small fangs. They bit and tore Nian¡¯s skin alive, yet the caracal cat didn¡¯t look perturbed.

    Nian¡¯s body turned into liquid and blinked, teleporting out of the sea.

    He looked back and scoffed, ¡°I¡¯ve marked your position. Once I regroup with my other clones and my real body, you¡¯re dead, Sentinel!¡±

    ¡°Running away, munya? As I said, you¡¯re not going anywhere! Even if you¡¯re just a clone, I can still nom-nom you, munya!¡±

    Meowmeow pursued. The massive body of the cathulhu emerged from the sea, revealing his majestic appearance near a yer¡¯s town for the first time.

    But a secondter, his body shrunk and became a regr orange cat. He left behind an afterimage and disappeared along with Nian, who also flew away at light speed.

    BOOM

    Because of their inhuman speed and strength, the sea churned and hollowed as if something heavy split the sea in half, causing the seawater to surge upward and rain down upon the nearby area.

    Xiaomao got bumped by Meowmeow, but he was unharmed. He tumbled in the sea current for a while before he managed to swim back to the surface.

    He looked around. However, he couldn¡¯t find either Nian or Meowmeow anymore.

    While floating in the sea, Xiaomao pulled out a handkerchief and wiped the sweaty fur on his forehead. He let out a long sigh.

    ¡°I¡¯ve survived, munya.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, you survive, alright.¡±

    Mimir leaped and walked on top of the sea surface. He stopped near Xiaomao and pulled him out of the water.

    Xiaomao purred and turned to Mimir. But when he noticed that Mimir looked a lot older than before, Xiaomao was stunned.

    ¡°What happened to you, munya?¡±

    Mimir bitterly smiled, ¡°I sowed a good karma. Nothing to worry about.¡±

    ¡°???¡±

    Unable to understand Mimir, Xiaomao tilted his head.

    Mimir snickered and patted Xiaomao, consoling him, ¡°It¡¯s alright. This is just a visual side effect of my ultimate skill. Once I recover my mana, I can regain my youth.¡±

    ¡°I see. That¡¯s a relief, munya.¡±

    Mimir nced at Siren City, which was hit by Taotie¡¯s skill. Most buildings were blown away, leaving with broken walls and debris. Even the church¡¯s ruin was leveled to the ground.

    However, a glowing crystal stood out from the rest. The pylon tower that Mimir used to guard for years now rotated and floated in midair, releasing Life Qi everywhere. In addition, many NPCs were floating inside bubbles, which were floating toward the pylon crystal as if it was drawing them closer.

    Mimir began counting the number of survivors and the casualty. Strangely, he hadn¡¯t found any injured NPCs. Only yers got caught in the st and died.

    ¡°I see. So Mao Miaomiao¡¯s pylon tower can protect townsmen. That¡¯s why Yuan Shaoqing and Pangu Churchpeted to keep this.¡±

    While Mimir was checking the pylon crystal, Taotie came to see them. When he noticed that Mimir had been staring at the pylon crystal in a daze, he also admired the scene.

    ¡°If I remember correctly, isn¡¯t that Mao Miaomiao¡¯s legacy?¡±

    Overhearing the keyword, Xiaomao also turned toward the pylon crystal and continued to eavesdrop on the conversation.

    ¡°Say, I heard that Taoties, Hunduns, Qiangqis, and Taowus fought with Mao Miaomiao before the great reset. Did you fight him, too?¡± Asked Mimir.

    ¡°Nah, I ain¡¯t stupid enough to die a dog¡¯s death. At that time, I was only a kid. All those warmongering fools blindly believed in Hongjun¡¯s propaganda and chased after Mao Miaomiao. You can guess what happened.¡±

    ¡°My condolence to your race.¡±

    Xiaomao was interested in the topic. He interjected, ¡°What happened before the great reset and the fight, munya?¡±

    Taotie smirked. He gazed at the pylon crystal, reminiscing the old events.

    ¡°I didn¡¯t join the fight, but I heard about it from my seniors. At that time, Mao Miaomiao offended so many gods and immortals that they turned entire universe upside down to hunt him down. They cornered him at the Dark Forbidden Zone, the home of Adam and Eden Garden Sect. At that time¡­ oh, shit. Did I talk too much?¡±

    Mimir bitterly smiled and nced at Xiaomao. He stared at the cat for a minute before he revealed a strange smile.

    ¡°It¡¯s fine. Actually, someone has blessed him. I can¡¯t read his karma anymore. I doubt you will harm his karma if you tell him everything.¡±

    Taotie was surprised. He inspected Xiaomao again andughed.

    ¡°You¡¯re right! Damn brat! Who blessed you? You hide your karma?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao gulped. He knew the answer, but his instinct told him not to reveal the name of Mu-Nyang to these people even though they were trustworthy allies.

    He shook his head, ¡°He¡¯s¡­ an enigmatic entity.¡±

    ¡°What¡¯s his name? Maybe, he¡¯s someone we know,¡± Mimir was interested.

    ¡°Mihaly Dumitru Margareta Corneliu Leopold nca Karol Aeon Ignatius Raphael Maria Niketas A. Shge, munya.¡±

    Mimir: ¡°¡­¡±

    Taotie: ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao snickered. Somehow, he started to like this name.

    Mimir and Taotie pursed their lips. They tried to read Xiaomao¡¯s mind.

    But as they were prying into Xiaomao¡¯s memory and thoughts by looking into thetter¡¯s eyes, they stumbled into a wall. Somehow or something blocked their ess to Xiaomao¡¯s memory and thoughts.

    They saw a white silhouette of a cat, staring directly at their souls.

    ¡°No spying, munya!¡±

    ¡°!!!¡±

    Both Mimir and Taotie pulled back their consciousness from Xiaomao¡¯s eyes. They sweated profusely as if they knew who they had seen.

    ¡°Right. I should have known,¡± Mimir bitterly smiled.

    ¡°Yeah, we should have known. This kid is Mao Miaomiao¡¯s son. There¡¯s only one entity that can mingle with his family without offending him.¡±

    ¡°That guy, right?¡±

    ¡°Yup.¡±

    Mimir and Taotie repeatedly nodded at each other while Xiaomao looked at them in confusion. He wondered what they had learned about.

    Suddenly, Mimir and Taotie looked up. They grabbed Xiaomao and teleported to Wellberboy.

    .

    In the sky, arge flying sword approached Wellberboy. The passengers were small flies that they could easily squash, but the karmas of these girls were connected to another dangerous organization and god.

    The sword was parked near Wellerboy. A young woman in Valkyrie walked toward the bow of her flying sword and introduced herself.

    ¡°I¡¯m Battlefield Warlord, and I¡¯m the master of Valkyrie Guild. If possible, we would like to board your ship so that we could bring these children back home¡­¡±

    Wei Zhi recited what Joan had told her to speak. But when her eyes noticed a certain catopus in Mimir¡¯s arms, her expression changed.

    ¡°Aw, so cute!¡±

    ¡°AHEM!¡±

    Joan coughed. She whispered, ¡°Master, please mind your manner. That old man and the lion are immortals. Please be courteous.¡±

    ¡°Ah¡­ sorry.¡±

    Wei Zhi coughed and adjusted her voice.

    .

    Xiaomao nced at the name of Wei Zhi. He inwardlyughed at her.

    While Xiaomao was holding his breath, he checked the condition of his crewmates. Fortunately, Lucky, James, Shepherd, and others were still alive though the ship was on the verge of crumbling down.

    Taotie looked at Wei Zhi and nced at the six spirits behind her. He clicked his tongue.

    ¡°Damn Asgard.¡±

    ¡°Mhm,¡± Mimir let out a short sigh as if he was disgusted by something.

    Noticing the seniors¡¯ discontentment, Xiaomao got curious. He was aware that Asgard was an NPC country that Odin, aka another god-like being, was governing, this kingdom never interfered or invaded Earth.

    He wondered why Mimir and Taotie hated them.

    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with Asgard, munya?¡±

    Mimir and Taotie frowned, ¡°You don¡¯t know?¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t know what?¡±

    Mimir and Taotie bitterly smiled. They whispered, ¡°Mao Miaomiao did a number on Olympus. He killed several gods there, including Uranus and Gaea.¡±

    ¡°And?¡±

    They sighed in unison, ¡°Gaea was the patron of Odin. He identally and indirectly offended Asgard, but I don¡¯t know the detail. But one thing is for sure, Odin joined Hongjun and Pangu before the great reset, but they didn¡¯t get to fight Mao Miaomiao. I¡¯m sure he¡¯s still pissed since Gaea was like a mother to Odin.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s why you might be in trouble, kitty. They hate your father, so they might hate you, too.¡±

    Xiaomao had the urge toin out loud.

    ¡®I offended Pangu, Nian, and Yuan Shaoqing in the game world. I also offended PLA and CCP in the real world, but I¡¯m fine with that. Now, you told me that my father offended gods, and they are my enemies by default?! WHAT?!¡¯

    Xiaomao lost count how many NPCs and people he aggroed. His future looked bleak.

 Chapter 173 Cat Dad Lost his Ship

    Chapter 173 ¨C Cat Dad Lost his Ship

    Although Joan told Wei Zhi to be courteous, she did the opposite. After Joan got on the ship, she and Mimir started an odd conversation.

    ¡°It¡¯s been a while, Senior Mimir.¡±

    ¡°Joan. So, you¡¯re babysitting this trainee?¡±

    ¡°Yes, for now.¡±

    ¡°And, what do you want? Taking a free ride?¡±

    Joan turned to the kids. She smirked and came up with an absurd demand.

    ¡°It¡¯s something very simple, senior. While you were fighting with that thing, you caused some damage to the local town, but we managed to save some of the kids. Since you caused this mess, could you please take responsibility and bring the kids back to their parents?¡±

    Mimir sneered, ¡°That¡¯s none of our business. You saved the kids, they¡¯re yours now.¡±

    The children looked back and forth between Joan and Mimir. They hid behind Wei Zhi and looked at Taotie, who had transformed into an adult lion.

    Taotie sensed the children¡¯s wary eyes. He snickered and bore fangs at them.

    The children screamed and trembled in fear. One of them ran away from the ship and tried to jump off. Fortunately, one of the spirits caught them and put them back on board.

    Noticing Taotie¡¯s immature behavior, Mimir bonked him with his cane.

    ¡°Hey!¡±

    ¡°Be quiet!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Taotie grumbled and sat still, watching the drama.

    Mimir snorted and continued the conversation.

    ¡°As you can see, our ship is not appropriate for hosting children. They will be scared to death if you leave them alone with us.¡±

    Joan nced at Taotie and sneered, ¡°Actually, we don¡¯t care if you¡¯re one of the Cmity-ss fiends on the loose. Just take the children off our hands. That¡¯s an order.¡±

    ¡°Hohoh?¡± Mimir and Taotie narrowed their eyes. This girl got guts, ¡°What if I say no?¡±

    ¡°We¡¯ll report this mess to Asgard. You know what will happen, don¡¯t you?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The expression of Mimir and Taotie changed. They red at Joan.

    ¡°ckmailing us right away. How nice of you, Overseer.¡±

    .

    ¡®Overseer?¡¯

    Xiaomao heard a new term, and he suddenly got interested in these people. He looked at Joan carefully to see her name and level.

    <strong>Joan, Guardian Spirit of Battlefield Warlord, Valkyrie Overseer of Asgard, Level 3,700</strong>

    Indeed, she was a big shot. Xiaomao wondered why she was following Wei Zhi around, and he wanted to converse with her.

    However, for the sake of Wei Zhi¡¯s growth, he chose not to interact with her for the time being. He needed to know the stance of Asgard if they would work with Chaos Demon Gods or Pangu.

    While Xiaomao was thinking about the future, the negotiation became heated.

    ¡°Please. Cmity-ss monsters and fiends aremon enemies of gods and mortals. Taotie is the criminal here while you and these people are helping him. Sooner orter, your names will be put on the immortal¡¯s wanted list, and many hidden immortals will be mobilized to hunt you down.¡±

    Taotie scoffed at Joan, ¡°How about we kill all of you now and be done with it?¡±

    Joanughed at Taotie while the other five spirits revealed their true levels. Everyone¡¯s level was over 3,000, and they were capable of contacting their headquarters with a thought.

    She mocked Taotie, ¡°Of course, we¡¯re not your opponents, but we¡¯re confident that we can send an SOS signal to Asgard fast enough before you can kill us all. Wanna try it?¡±

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao sweated profusely. He had been listening to the conversation from the sideline, and he didn¡¯t understand why it ended up like this.

    He looked at Wei Zhi. The girl was also puzzled by her assistant¡¯s threat and reactions. Behind her, one of her subordinates covered her mouth, not allowing her to talk.

    Xiaomao was also in a simr situation. Mimir covered his mouth while he was bickering with Joan.

    ¡®What¡¯s the matter, Senior Mimir?!¡¯ Xiaomao asked Mimir in his mind.

    Mimir nced down and sent his telepathic voice.

    ¡®Since we¡¯re helping Taotie, we¡¯ve be the enemies of all immortals and gods. Asgard now has the excuse to mobilize their forces to capture us, and she¡¯s ckmailing us.¡¯

    ¡®Err, didn¡¯t she only ask us to bring the kids home? Why don¡¯t we cooperate?¡¯

    ¡®There will be second and third demand if we agree too early. We¡¯re trying our best to limit their negotiation power.¡¯

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao still didn¡¯t understand why Mimir made thingsplicated. He stopped what he was doing and continued to observe the situation.

    Meanwhile, Joan looked at the ship and sneered. She came up with another bold idea.

    ¡°You know what? You don¡¯t have to take the kids. We¡¯ve changed our mind.¡±

    Mimir was relieved, ¡°Good. Now, take care of yourself. We¡¯ll be leaving.¡±

    ¡°You misunderstand something, senior. We want the ship. Give it to us.¡±

    ¡°You¡­¡±

    Taotie and Mir red at Joan and the spirits behind them. Their eyes were filled with killing intent.

    Suddenly, Joan¡¯s subordinates manifested their true self and pointed their weapons at the children.

    ¡°We¡¯ll kill the children if you refuse, and we¡¯ll report this incident to Asgard.¡±

    At that moment, Wei Zhi and Xiaomao were shocked. They couldn¡¯t believe that Joan and the spirits dared to threaten kids for the sake of stealing a half-broken frigate.

    Mimir¡¯s expression turned dark, ¡°Don¡¯t be overbearing. You can¡¯t handle the consequences of offending me.¡±

    ¡°Too bad, I doubt either Nian or Pangu will help you anymore. I don¡¯t sense their karma on you two. You¡¯re sponsorless now, right?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao sweated profusely again. The situation didn¡¯t bond well.

    .

    .

    .

    10 minutester, the deal was settled.

    Wei Zhi and Joan would take over this ship, and the Asgard would ignore what they did today without sending their forces to hunt down both of them. They would also stay out of Mimir and Taotie¡¯s business.

    While Magdalene grudgingly brought the ship down to the sea, Wei Zhi guided the children to the ship, but she kept ncing at Xiaomao.

    She looked for his name and level, but she couldn¡¯t find any. As Wei Zhi couldn¡¯t see Xiaomao¡¯s general detail, she got curious.

    ¡°Erm, excuse me.¡±

    Wei Zhi approached Mimir and Xiaomao.

    ¡°What?¡± Mimir stopped consoling Xiaomao, who was sulking because he had to give away the pirate ship.

    ¡°Why can¡¯t I see your pet¡¯s name?¡±

    Mimir and Taotie looked at each other. Then, they burst intoughter.

    ¡°That¡¯s none of your business.¡±

    Taotie added, ¡°Ignore the cat. He¡¯s not someone you want to mingle with. Actually, we don¡¯t talk to thieves.¡±

    ¡°Err, I¡¯m so sorry. I didn¡¯t mean to steal your ship,¡± Wei Zhi lowered her head and bowed 90 degrees, but Taotie and Mimir ignored her.

    Xiaomao frowned and stared at his seniors, wanting to talk. Suddenly, Mimir covered Xiaomao¡¯s mouth, and the elder¡¯s voice entered Xiaomao¡¯s mind.

    ¡®Don¡¯t strike a conversation with her for now.¡¯

    ¡®But why?¡¯ Xiaomao didn¡¯t understand why Mimir didn¡¯t want him to talk with his friend.

    ¡®Don¡¯t let those spirits know about your rtionship with the girl. She will be liable for you in the long run. You don¡¯t want to harm your friend, right?¡¯

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao slightly nodded, and Mimir patted him. The elder turned to Wei Zhi and controlled the conversation.

    ¡°Did you see our fight?¡± Asked Mimir.

    ¡°Err, yes. We briefly saw the fight.¡±

    Mimir coughed, ¡°Forget what you saw here. That was an immortal¡¯s business, and a mortal like you shouldn¡¯t be getting involved even if Odin is your sponsor.¡±

    Wei Zhi pursed her lips. In fact, she didn¡¯t want to get involved in the NPC¡¯s quarrels as she knew that these game characters had their own fair share of troubles. She simply wanted to pet Xiaomao.

    ¡°You¡¯re right. I¡¯m so sorry that I bothered you. We will be on our way.¡±

    Taotie smirked, ¡°Yeah, it¡¯s quite nice of you for stealing our ship and kicking us out. Go, go. Go away!¡±

    ¡°Hey!¡± Mimir bonked Taotie¡¯s lion head with his cane. It caused no damage, but it still annoyed the lion.

    ¡°Dammit! What was that for?!¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t ask for trouble.¡±

    ¡°But I¡¯m stating the fact here!¡± Taotie looked at Joan and the spirits next to Wei Zhi. He growled at them, ¡°Think carefully. We fought so hard to survive, but these girls suddenly came to ask for our ship because they saw our fight? Nothing makes sense here!¡±

    Mimir rolled his eyes and pinched the lion¡¯s ear, pulling it closer. Then, he whispered Taotie.

    ¡®Read the goddamn mood. I¡¯m doing my best to get Xiaomao out of trouble. We don¡¯t want Odin to notice him. He already has too many enemies.¡¯

    ¡®Err, whoops. Tee-Hee!¡¯

    Taotie stuck out his tongue.

    While the seniors were conspiring, Xiaomao secretly opened his friend¡¯s menu. Then, he noticed that Wei Zhi had sent over a hundred messages, and Xiaomao had 40 missed calls.

    ¡®Yikes.¡¯

    The cat sweated profusely. He looked at Wei Zhi, who was sulking, wanting to pet Xiaomao.

    ¡°Bye, kitty. Also, I¡¯m so sorry.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Without a choice, Xiaomao gave up his half-broken ship to Wei Zhi and Joan. He boarded his personal flying sword while Mimir and Taotie carried the crew with them. The trio flew north, heading toward Cernun Ind and leaving this godforsaken area.

    .

    After Mimir¡¯s party left, Joan snickered. She used her spells to navigate the frigate.

    ¡°Let¡¯s go, master. We¡¯ll send off the kids,plete your quests, and get some rewards.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Wei Zhi lowered her head. She felt wrong and guilty. She no longer wanted to join Asgard anymore.

 Chapter 174 Cat Dadâ€™s New Mission

    Chapter 174 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Mission

    After Mimir and Taotie brought Xiaomao¡¯s party away, Joan and her teammates inspected the pirate ship. They explored the cabins, the gun deck, and the hull.

    Upon noticing that it was an ordinary frigate with no flight engine, Joan clicked her tongue.

    ¡°Were those scumbags using gravity or wind magic to fly?¡±

    Joan was disappointed. She thought that Mimir and Taotie were operating a real flyable ship for transport.

    In a bad mood, she kicked one of the cannons to the sea. She turned to the other spirits.

    ¡°Burn the ship. We don¡¯t need it.¡±

    Wei Zhi overheard it. She yelled at Joan.

    ¡°Why did you steal the ship in the first ce if you want to burn it?! Why did you have to threaten them?!¡±

    Joan smiled at Wei Zhi, ¡°Master, those men are criminals, especially that lion. Taotie is a cmity-ss fiend, who already murdered a hundred gods and immortals. I don¡¯t know how he escaped from Nian¡¯s seals, but he is a threat to the mortal worlds and all immortals. If it weren¡¯t for your safety, we would have informed Lord Odin and mobilized all Asgard personnel to hunt them down.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Even though Joan had her reason, her recent action disheartened Wei Zhi.

    The game was not fun anymore. She just wanted to enjoy hunting for items, grinding for levels, and having fun with her friends. But now, she ended up bing a tool for NPCs, which she disliked.

    Being fed up with Joan, Wei Zhi opened her game menu and logged out. Her game character vanished from the deck.

    Joan frowned after Wei Zhi had left without saying goodbye. She spat, ¡°Emo wench. You¡¯re already lucky that I¡¯m protecting you.¡±

    .

    After Wei Zhi had logged out, she remained on the main menu. She stared at her game avatar and the button on the right side.

    Create New Character

    Delete Character

    Exit the Game

    Wei Zhi gazed at her game avatar. Its eyes were dull and emotionless, simr to the followers of Joan.

    ¡°The game is not fun anymore.¡±

    Without hesitation, Wei Zhi pressed the delete button!

    The game system immediately sent her a warning message.

    [Warning! If you delete this game character, all equipment on the character will be deleted. The character will disappear forever!]

    [Note ¨C All your items in your warehouse will remain the same. When you create a new character, you can reim the items.]

    [Do you want to delete Battlefield Warlord?]

    Wei Zhi snorted. She pressed the confirm button.

    DING

    [Detecting the iplete synchronization!]

    [Will you unsynchronize this character from your real body?]

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    Wei Zhi didn¡¯t understand, but she pressed the confirm button anyway, just like how she did to every app¡¯s terms and conditions whenever she installed them on her phone.

    [You have ejected this character from your soul.]

    Suddenly, Wei Zhi¡¯s heart thumped. She clenched her chest as if she was about to get a heart attack.

    DING

    [Unsynchronizing¡­]

    [Removing brands of Odin¡­]

    [Removing brands of Pangu¡­]

    [Removing all blessings and curses¡­]

    DING

    [Your game character has been deleted.]

    [Battlefield Warlord character has be an NPC.]

    ¡°EH?!¡±

    Wei Zhi didn¡¯t care about other messages. When she noticed that her game character turned into an NPC, she was surprised.

    .

    WHOOSH

    After Wei Zhi deleted her game character, Battlefield Warlord reappeared on Wellerboy. Her eyes were dull and lifeless for a moment before they became clear.

    The Oni smirked. Then, she turned to Joan.

    Joan narrowed her eyes as if she had sensed something. She grabbed Oni¡¯s cheeks with one hand and inspected her reactions and karma.

    Upon realizing the changes, Joanughed.

    ¡°That wench quit, I see.¡±

    The Oni nodded. She snickered, ¡°I¡¯ve acquired a portion of her memory, but I get to retain all skills, spells, and levels. What do you need me to do, ma¡¯am?¡±

    Joan patted the Oni¡¯s face, ¡°This will make a lot of things easier. From now on, follow my instructions. I¡¯ll make you the strongest Valkyrie of Asgard!¡±

    ¡°Yes, ma¡¯am.¡±

    ¡°First off, let¡¯s bring those useless kids to the shore and extort quest rewards from their parents. If they can¡¯t pay us, we¡¯ll enve them all and bring their souls to Asgard!¡±

    ¡°Yes, ma¡¯am!¡±

    The Oni saluted and grinned. Joan also smiled as she liked her new subordinate.

    .

    Meanwhile, in the real world, Wei Zhi exited the game capsule. However, she felt like she had lost something very important to her. She couldn¡¯t get rid of the longing feeling and regrets.

    While confused and moody, Wei Zhi entered a bathroom to take a shower. She took off her clothes and nced at a mirror. Then, she looked away.

    ¡°???¡±

    Wei Zhi frowned as she sensed something wrong. She turned to the mirror again.

    There was no reflection of her in the mirror!

    .

    .

    .

    Xiaomao looked back after his group traveled several kilometers to the north. Upon seeing that Joan and Wei Zhi didn¡¯t follow after them, Xiaomao turned to Mimir.

    ¡°Let¡¯s take a break on the surface of the sea. I¡¯ll bring another ship out.¡±

    Shepherd and Magdalene remembered that Xiaomao still had a backup frigate ¡°Titanic II¡±. They let out a sigh of relief that they didn¡¯t have to be carried by these immortals all the way to Cernun Ind.

    Xiaomao brought out the ship¡¯s deed, and it transformed into a ck frigate, simr to Wellerboy. However, this ship was in perfect condition as it hadn¡¯t been used.

    Mimir and Taotie brought everybody on board. They also sat down on the deck, taking a short break.

    ¡°This is kinda nostalgic. I missed the day that I always ran away from immortals and pursuers,¡± Taotie cackled and panted like a dog.

    ¡°Nostalgic to you, but we almost died back there. Without Xiaomao¡¯s backer, we would have been dead.¡±

    Mimir rolled his eyes and snorted at Taotie. He slowly pulled out the broken statue parts of Meowmeow, which he had salvaged from the sea after Xiaomao had thrown them toward the light. He put it on the deck. As some parts were not connected, Mimirid them on the floor.

    The crew also gathered around the statue, checking the new thing.

    ¡°What are these, master?¡± Asked Lucky.

    ¡°Probably a senior from the Cathulhu Race. I might be one of them in the future once I have all the evolution materials, munya.¡±

    As the statue pieces were broken, the crew piled them into a small mountain. However, the foundation and the face of Meowmeow were still in good condition. Xiaomao brought out a clean cloth and wiped the dirt off the statue¡¯s face.

    Suddenly, the statue¡¯s eyes looked around. Lucky and Magdalene screamed in fright while the men were taken aback.

    On the other hand, Mimir and Taotie lowered their heads and prostrate on the floor.

    ¡°Junior Mimir greets the exalted one.¡±

    ¡°Junior Taotie greets the exalted one.¡±

    Xiaomao looked at Taotie in astonishment. He didn¡¯t know that he could be polite in front of a powerful being.

    ¡®Mimir is educated, so I understand if he acts this way in front of a deity. But Taotie? I didn¡¯t know you could lower your head to someone else.¡¯

    Xiaomao snickered, but Taotie suddenly raised his head and stared at him.

    ¡°I know manner, you fool!¡±

    ¡°Err, I¡¯m sorry, senior. I didn¡¯t mean to, munya.¡±

    ¡°Hm!¡±

    Taotie grumbled, but he didn¡¯t swear or curse like usual. He kept lowering his head to the statue.

    Meowmeow¡¯s eyes kept looking around. Then, the statue¡¯s mouth moved.

    ¡°This vessel is so broken, munya.¡±

    The crew gulped after the statue began to talk. On the other hand, Mimir, Taotie, and Xiaomao¡¯s expressions remain indifferent.

    Xiaomao wryly smiled, ¡°We¡¯ve recently salvaged it from a mansion. I believe it was buried for decades, munya.¡±

    Meowmeow statue¡¯s head slowly floated as if it was alive. It looked at Mimir, Taotie, Xiaomao, and the crew. He grinned.

    ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Good job calling for my help, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao wrylyughed, ¡°Actually, it was a desperate move, munya.¡±

    ¡°Desperate or not, calling this uncle is a good move, munya! Oh, by the way, that stupid cat and my real body are still entangling in a fight. My response might be a bit dyed, munya.¡±

    Meowmeow looked at the statue parts. He pursed his lips.

    ¡°I guess this vessel can¡¯t be used for long. Anyway, bring all these parts to Tian Yuan Mountain and find Immortal Sculptor Ma Moxi. That guy can repair the statue for you, munya. Once the statue is repaired, put it in a dungeon core¡¯s room, and it will be a dungeon guardian, munya.¡±

    DING

    <Meowmeow has given you a quest.>

    .

    <strong>Artifact Restoration Quest</strong>

    You have discovered that the Statue of Cathulhu God can be a temporary vessel and amunication tool of Meowmeow. The god also ordered you to bring the broken statue to the Immortal Sculptor Ma Moxi at Tian Yuan Mountain.

    <strong>Quest Objective:</strong> Give the Broken Statue to Ma Moxi.

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> You lost the statue to one of the Pangu Faction¡¯s followers, or it ispletely destroyed.

    <strong>Quest Reward:</strong> Unknown.

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> Meowmeow will be very disappointed in you.

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> MUST.COMPLETE. But for now, bring Mimir and Taotie to Cernun and visit your dungeon. You will need to upgrade your sses to the second tier before you venture into the Beast Queen¡¯s forest and Tian Yuan Mountain.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Tian Yuan Mountain is located 100 kilometers south of Basin Forest, the home of Beast Tribes. The ess to the forest is currently blockaded by the Beast Queen, and nobody can enter the mountain. As long as you can get an audience with the Beast Queen, you can ess the mountain without any issues.

 Chapter 175 Cad Dad Going Home

    Chapter 175 ¨C Cad Dad Going Home

    Early morning in a high school, two Korean students, who came to school early, were watching clips of the Pangu Online game together.

    ¡°Dude, the game is nuts.¡±

    ¡°I thought World Two¡¯s story events were insane, but this one takes the cake.¡±

    ¡°Nah, World Two is still better by miles. At least, yers can join in the event. But this one is just cinematic purpose.¡±

    The clip showed the battle between a Godzi and a mysterious green being inside the meteor. As soon as they fought, everything erupted. The nuke-like st destroyed Siren City. All yers, including the clip owner, were killed.

    The clip ended, and the two high-school students continued to discuss the game.

    ¡°Yuan Empire is done for. By the way, where are you in the game?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m still loitering in Yeet City.¡±

    ¡°Why are you still hanging around that beginner city? Come with me to Midgard. We have a lot of free hunting grounds here without those nasty gold farmers.¡±

    ¡°But aren¡¯t Midgard ruled by those high-leveled NPCs? Can a yer even cross the border to that country?¡±

    ¡°Here¡¯s a trick, dude. You just need to swear allegiance to Asgard, and you can get ess to Midgard and other vessel states.¡±

    ¡°You can do that?!¡±

    The two students got louder as they talked. They continued chatting in the ssroom while they were waiting for the ss to begin.

    In the first row of the ss, a tall male student sat at his desk, dozing off and snoring. As he had a good dream, he drooled and giggled.

    While the guy was enjoying his beauty sleep, a female student stomped toward him and kicked his chair.

    ¡°Jungwoo-Oppa! Where were youst night?! Why did you suddenly leave me in the karaoke?!¡±

    Because of the powerful kick, the chair was bent. However, the male student didn¡¯t seem to be hurt as he slowly opened his eyes and yawned.

    ¡°Oh, good morning, Tae Ran.¡±

    Seo Jungwoo stretched, revealing his toned physique and his handsome face. He rubbed his eyes andzily gazed at his childhood friend, who was attending the same school.

    Jungwoo blinked several times. He faintly saw a game status menu behind his eyelids, but he got used to it. He smiled at Kang Tae Ran.

    The girl had a simr name to the yer that had exchanged the Chameleon skill book from Xiaomao. However, she was not the same yer.

    ¡°Don¡¯t good morning me?! You were supposed to stick around with me until the party was over. Where did you run off tost night?¡± Tae Ran pouted and lightly punched Jungwoo.

    Jungwoo wryly smiled and blocked the jabs with his palms. His hands were full of callus, which was the result of his Kendo training.

    ¡°My bad, Tae Ran. I had something urgent to do.¡±

    Tae Ran pouted. She pinched his cheek, ¡°You didn¡¯t go and see some girls, did you?¡±

    ¡°Of course not! I have no time for girlfriends. If I have that much free time, I would have used it for my sword practice!¡±

    For an unknown reason, Tae Ran was still mad at him. She squeezed his cheek as hard as she could and stomped away.

    ¡°You sword maniac! Stay single forever! Hmph!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Looking at Tae Ran¡¯s back. Jungwoo sighed. He rubbed his red cheek that was pinched, but it instantly healed. Because of the slight pain and heartache, Jungwoo was now fully awake.

    He brought out his phone and browsed the game¡¯s website. After he had logged in with his main ount, he could see his game character¡¯s profile, detail, and items in possession.

    Ran Tae

    Jungwoo bitterly smiled as he watched the character, whom he named after his childhood friend¡¯s name. He rubbed the numb cheek and thought to himself.

    ¡®I guess I should confess to her one of these days. But if we start going out, I won¡¯t have enough time to y with swords or the game anymore. Sword, game, or a girlfriend¡­ what should I choose?¡¯

    Jungwoo closed his eyes, and the game menu behind his eyelids became clearer. In addition, one of his unique skills sent him a message.

    [Byakko Instinct]: ¡°What do you think your girlfriend prefers, a limp sword or HARDEN SWORD? HAHAHAHA!¡±

    ¡®Shut it, Byakko!¡¯

    Jungwoo scratched his head and opened his eyes. He also brought out a ck crochet hat to wear, hiding the itching white tiger ears on his head.

    After adjusting his chair and desk, Jungwoo thought of the event today. He was relieved that he logged out early yesterday to prepare for today¡¯s exams.

    ¡®Once the tests are over, I¡¯ll go back to the forest and explore Tian Yuan Mountain.¡¯

    .

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao and his crew already adapted to the brand-new ship. Although they lost some of their supplies, gunpowder, and food, everybody was happy with Titanic II.

    The cabins were clean and fully furnished, unlike the moldy and rusty ones in the old ship. The hull¡¯s painting was still fresh and bright, and there were no patched parts, which was pleasant to look at.

    Andrew was the one with the brightest smile when he saw the glossy cannons. He hugged and caressed one of the cannons as if he was appreciating a new toy.

    Shepherd and Magdalene couldn¡¯t stop staring at the new sail clothes and ropes. They looked firm, stable, and strong to the point that they had the urge to summon another windstorm to elerate the ship.

    Peter, on the other hand, explored the bottom deck. He found an empty room at the back of the ship. Instead of ignoring it, he brought out a crayon and began measuring the size, width, and length of the area as if he had nned to install something here.

    James and John didn¡¯t wander around much. They found a set of chess pieces and a chess board, so they sat in a cabin, ying chess to kill time.

    Xiaomao, Lucky, Mimir, and Taotie remained at the captain¡¯s cabin. They discussed a new n for their journey while they were looking at the sea map, which came with the ship.

    Xiaomao drew a path from Siren City Sea to the Northwestern Penins Sea, where Comet Mansion was. Then, he drew a line from the northwest sea to the ind chain, north of Seaside Town.

    ¡°Quite a detour trip,¡± Taotie grumbled. ¡°At this rate, it will take days to reach your destination. Shouldn¡¯t we use our magic and fly the ship in a straight line?¡±

    Mimir rolled his eyes, ¡°That will attract too much attention toward us. Right now, we¡¯re fugitives. If we rush to the inds, we will expose our current location and our destinations. At least, when we¡¯re in the sea, nobody can tell where we¡¯re going.¡±

    Lucky looked at her master.

    ¡°So, we¡¯re going back to the dungeon?¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes brightened. He looked at everybody.

    ¡°Senior Mimir, Senior Taotie, do you know that I¡¯m a dungeon master?¡±

    ¡°And?¡± Mimir and Taotie were aware of Xiaomao¡¯s sses and skills. They were curious about what the kitty had in mind.

    ¡°We¡¯ll visit Cernun first. Then, I¡¯ll introduce you to my new base of operation. Also, if possible, I would like to consult you regarding another cmity-ss monster under my dungeon.¡±

 Chapter 176 Cat Dad Returns to Gnoll Island

    Chapter 176 ¨C Cat Dad Returns to Gnoll Ind

    ¡°Are you serious?¡± Mimir frowned.

    ¡°Another cmity-ss fiend? What¡¯s his name?¡± Taotie was interested.

    Xiaomao coughed, ¡°It¡¯s a giant angler fish, munya.¡±

    Mimir¡¯s expression turned dark while Taotie beamed him with a bright smile. However, they said in unison.

    ¡°Not happening.¡±

    Xiaomao was taken aback, ¡°Why, munya?¡±

    Mimir patted Xiaomao¡¯s head and patiently exined, ¡°Among all cmity-ss monsters, this idiot is the most docile one.¡±

    ¡°Who¡¯s the docile one?!¡± Taotie snarled at Mimir, but he got bonked by a cane.

    ¡°Ahem. Anyway, among the seven existing cmity fiends, Angler fish should never be freed regardless of the situation. Even if he and Pangu fall out, you must never free him.¡±

    Xiaomao got curious, ¡°May I ask why, munya?¡±

    ¡°Aren¡¯t you a regressor? You should know the answer better than I do.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Indeed, Xiaomao knew why the angler fish was dangerous. Its main power was simr to the mythic chalice in his inventory. However, angler fish, when he was unsealed, automatically generated 100 cubic tons of water every second. Its existence threatened everybody in the game world as it could drown the entire if it was left alone for too long.

    Living in a water world was no issue for Xiaomao. However, for Lucky and others, it would be a huge issue as they needed to live on a ship for the rest of their lives.

    Xiaomao also didn¡¯t want to live in a water world. He agreed with Mimir¡¯s point.

    ¡°I see, munya. Then, can we kill him, so we can obtain rare artifacts from his corpse?¡±

    ¡°Do you think cmity-ss fiends are piggy banks? They¡¯re not easy to die,¡± Retorted Mimir.

    ¡°Hahahaha! If one of us can die so easily, nobody would have given us the cmity-ss title,¡± Taotie agreed.

    ¡°Yeah, all cmity-ss monsters are all cockroaches. Look at this guy. He should have died twice or thrice already, but he¡¯s still here with his full HP.¡±

    ¡°Who are you calling cockroach, you stinking geezer?!¡±

    Both immortals pulled each other¡¯s cheeks like kids while Xiaomao and othersughed at their interaction. As for the matter about killing or taming the angler fish of doom, Xiaomao abandonned the project as it was impossible.

    .

    With Mimir and Taotie on the ship, the trip home was fast and smooth. Taotie proactively hunted and collected sea monsters and fish while Mimir purified the meat for consumption. Fortunately, Taotie didn¡¯t hog all the monster meat. He shared somerge fishes that he got, but he consumed all guts and bones without leaving anything behind.

    As Taotie continued killing, monster cores and corrupted spirit stones came out from the corpses. Since he had no use for them, he gifted them to Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao and the crew were delighted. They gathered them in one of the cabins as they would use these items in the future.

    After Taotie was full, he transformed into a Godzi and carried the ship on his back while swimming in the sea. Several hourster, they reached the Northwest Penins.

    ¡°Hahahaha! This is refreshing!¡±

    Taotie had fun swimming. On the other hand, Mimir sat on a chair at the back of the ship, reeling a dozen fishings with his telekinesis. Shepherd, James, Peter, John, and Andrew were there as well, collecting small fishes into their inventory.

    Soon, Taotie brought the ship to Cernun Ind. With him in the lead, no merman or mermaid dared to hinder the path.

    Mimir and Taotie got off first. As soon as theynded on the ind, a massive crocodile suddenly stood on two feet, revealing his location to the visitors.

    Xiaomao and others looked up in astonishment. They had seen Cernun once, and they estimated that his length was about 200 meters or so. However, at the moment, Cernun was at least 500 meters tall when he stood on two feet.

    Taotie, who was in a lion form, had nned to transform into a dragon Godzi topete in size. But when he noticed the level and the karma of Cernun, he had a second thought.

    <strong>Cernun, Guardian of the World Tree, Level 9,999</strong>

    Both Mimir and Taotie bowed to Cernun, and thetter nodded at them.

    ¡°Junior Mimir greets Elder Dragon Cernun.¡±

    ¡°Junior Taotie greets Elder Dragon Cernun.¡±

    Cernun transformed into a two-meter tall humanoid dragonewt. He walked out of the forest and approached both immortals. On the way there, he smiled at both Shepherd and Xiaomao.

    ¡°Wee to my domain. You must have quite an adventure, judging from your karma.¡±

    ¡°It was nothing,¡± Mimir still lowered his head.

    ¡°I can tell why you¡¯re here. I¡¯ll inform Lady Chang¡¯e about your arrival. But before I proceed with the n, I need to confirm it from your mouth. Will you join the Chaos Demon Goddess Faction and pledge allegiance to both Chang¡¯e and her husband?¡±

    Mimir looked up. He answered without hesitation, ¡°I¡¯m willing!¡±

    Taotie nced at Xiaomao and smirked. He gazed at Cernun, ¡°I¡¯m willing!¡±

    ¡°Good. Then, follow me to the Mermaid Kingdom. Oh, Xiaomao,¡± Cernun turned to Xiaomao. ¡°A mermaid has left a message for you. If you need to upgrade your ss to the second tier or awaken your cultivator ss, go find her at the safe zone. When you¡¯ve done everything, wait for me here.¡±

    Xiaomao nodded. Then, the immortals walked into the forest and vanished.

    After the seniors were gone, Xiaomao looked at his crewmates, ¡°Let¡¯s go to our headquarters (dungeon) and sort our inventory again, munya. We have too many fish, monster cores, and ck stones. Let¡¯s store the imperishable items in the warehouse and exchange some excess fish for better items, munya.¡±

    The crew and Xiaomao got back to the ship. They sailed east toward Gnoll Ind.

    .

    When Xiaomao was away, Nameless Nymph had developed and transferred many mermen to Gnoll Ind to protect the dungeon. Half of the lush forest was cut down to make temporary shacks for the patrol guards, and a stone quarry was erected outside the dungeon.

    Mermen, who never entered the gender-changing dungeon, were busy mining stones from a stone cliff. Despite having the head of fish, their two arms and two legs were nimble and strong enough to use pickaxes and peeled useful rocks and iron from the cliff.

    A dozen mermaids floated in the air, carrying buckets, transporting transparent water from the mermaid sanctuary to the surface. They poured the water into water tanks in the temporary settlement for the workers to use. Then, they went back to the dungeon to carry more.

    When Xiaomao arrived, he paused to admire how his ind had developed.

    ¡°This ce has changed a lot, munya!¡±

 Chapter 177 Cat Dad and Women Troubles

    Chapter 177 a€¡° Cat Dad and Women Troubles

    When the mermen noticed the arrival of Xiaomao, they stopped what they were doing to salute him.

    ¡°Bob!¡±

    ¡°Bob-Bob!¡±

    Xiaomao could never understand their Bob Language. However, their fish-like face always made himugh.

    ¡°Thanks for weing me home, munya! You guys look delicious as always!¡±

    ¡°BOB!¡±

    Some mermen shrank back in fear. They shed tears of fright and sweated profusely.

    ¡°Just kidding, munya. Don¡¯t be afraid. I won¡¯t eat you, munya.¡±

    Despite the constion, the mermen were still intimidated. None of them dared to approach Xiaomao.

    Lucky looked at her master¡¯s face and noticed his expression. She whispered to Xiaomao.

    ¡°Master, wipe your drool and get rid of that creepy smile. You¡¯re scaring them.¡±

    ¡°Oh,¡± Xiaomao rubbed his cheek and wiped his dripping saliva. He drylyughed.

    Seeing that Xiaomao no longer stared at them like a predator, the mermen let out a sigh of relief.

    .

    The crew climbed the mountain and found the entrance to the Gnoll Dungeon, now Xiaomao¡¯s personal dungeon.

    When Xiaomao reached the entrance, he widened his eyes as he remembered something very important. He nced at Lucky and turned to Shepherd and others.

    ¡°Err, I forgot that my dungeon turns the residents to women, munya.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Shepherd¡¯s feet froze on the spot. The other retainers also widened their eyes in shock, especially Peter and Andrew, who covered their crotch area and repeatedly shook their heads.

    <Magdalene rubs her temples.>

    <Magdalene ensures everyone that the dungeon won¡¯t turn visitors into women.>

    ¡°Are you sure, munya?¡± Xiaomao wasn¡¯t certain that Chaos Seraphim OS of the dungeon core wouldn¡¯t affect Shepherd and everybody. He rechecked the detail of the OS in his game menu.

    .

    <strong>ve Dungeon</strong>

    <strong>About</strong>

    This dungeon is operating in Chaos Seraphim OS. All dungeon features and options have been converted to bepatible with Chaos Providence Law, and the dungeon core will automatically gather the necessary mana and Qi to generate dungeon power.

    <strong>Background</strong>

    This dungeon was once an abandoned hideout of a pirate group before a family of hyenas migrated in. When vessels of Chaos Demon Goddess Chang¡¯e created their goddess sanctuary under this cave, one of Pangu Church¡¯s vessels infiltrated their sanctuary and converted this ordinary cave into a dungeon by using a dungeon core.

    The previous dungeon core was installed with Pangu OS, which corrupted local beasts and mutated them into gnolls. Later on, the dungeon core converted its chieftain into Warg Lord to protect itself. It collected mana and stray souls from the world to create more gnolls. It even fed Warg Lord with random monsters that it had created.

    Yearster, Xiaomao, a descendant of Great Cathulhus, managed to find the sealed room and reced the dungeon core. Now, it is installed with Chaos Seraphim OS, and it is under development.

    <strong>Software</strong>

    Chaos Seraphim OS¡¯s perks and features are based on the abilities and the personality of a Chaos Seraphim of Lust. The system automatically converts local beasts and monsters in the dungeon into female humanoid creatures and blesses them with the racial skill ¨C Reproduction.

    Dungeon masters with dual cultivation ss may find this OS useful as they can absorb mana from the local humanoid monsters and beasts via dual training.

    <strong>Specialties</strong>

    As its name implies, this new dungeon has been created to enve beasts, monsters, humans, and the ethics of any race. The dungeon master can exchange collected mana of the dungeon core to turn intruders or residents of the dungeon into female ves, who will always be loyal to the dungeon master.

    The dungeon master may assign his ve here to protect the dungeon. Any ve assigned to this dungeon does not consume a retainer slot. However, the dungeon has a limited capacity, and it is required a lot of maintenance and care.

    The dungeon master can also absorb mana from the dungeon core to replenish his mana pool at any moment even though he is not inside the dungeon.

    <strong>Dungeon Status</strong>

    Max Poption: 30,000

    Total Poption: 30,000

    Total Floors: 4

    Max Mana Capacity: 10,000,000

    Current Mana: 10,000,000

    Mana Gathering Rate (Per Second): 50,000

    .

    Upon learning that the dungeon poption was full, Xiaomao was relieved. At least, Shepherd and other men wouldn¡¯t be turned into a woman if they stayed in the dungeon.

    The detail looked almost the same, except for the dungeon¡¯s status. Currently, its poption reached the maximum number, and the mana capacity was filled to the brim.

    Moreover, the dungeon originally had three floors. But now, it had four.

    Nameless Nymph really worked hard there. Xiaomao respected and admired her dedication.

    ¡°XIAOMAOOOOO!!¡±

    Thinking of Nameless Nymph, the girl dashed toward him. She had already transformed her fish tail into two legs, and she sprinted toward him¡­ bottom naked.

    The men immediately looked down, and their mouths turned into X.

    ¡°!!!¡±

    Shepherd suddenly gasped as Magdalene used her wind magic to fling him 10 meters to the sky. The other men broke a sweat and averted their eyes by reflex.

    Nymph pulled Xiaomao into a hug, pressing him against her ample chest.

    ¡°Wee home, darling!¡±

    Xiaomao dully stared at Nymph¡¯s face while thetter tried to kiss him. His tentacles pushed her face away from his face.

    ¡°Behave, munya.¡±

    ¡°Aw, gimme a kiss. I miss you!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    While Nymph was molesting Xiaomao, Lucky red at the girl. Because Lucky had no weapon and shield, she could only stare at Nymph and bit her lower lips. She also nced at her level.

    <strong>Nameless Nymph, Level (????)</strong>

    Four digits

    Lucky pouted and was on the verge of crying. She figured that she couldn¡¯tpete against Nymph.

    ¡°Let go, MUNYA!¡±

    Xiaomao finally slipped out of Nymph¡¯s grasp. He sat on her head, ignoring the difference in levels and strength.

    ¡°If you have the free time to hug me, help me move the cargo on the ship to the warehouse, munya!¡±

    Nymph giggled, ¡°Okay! But let me kiss you after this.¡±

    ¡°Only petting, no kiss, munya.¡±

    ¡°Then, can I stroke your tentacles?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The men behind Xiaomao smirked. Andrew and Peter covered their mouths, holding theirughter.

    Xiaomao had enough. He jumped away from Nymph andnded in Lucky¡¯s arms. He looked at Lucky¡¯s sad face for a moment before he patted her face, snapping her back to her senses.

    ¡°Lucky, bring me to the boss room. Let¡¯s rest there.¡±

    Nymph pouted and gazed at Lucky. As soon as Nymph noticed Lucky¡¯s expressions and reactions, she grinned from ear to ear.

    ¡°Aw, you should have told me that you¡¯re in a rtionship. It¡¯s okay. I was teasing your master,¡± Nymph patted Lucky¡¯s shoulder.

    But she whispered, ¡°How was it? Were the tentacles good?¡±

    Xiaomao overheard that. He rolled his eyes.

    On the other hand, Lucky blushed. She slightly nodded and hugged Xiaomao tighter.

    ¡°Hehe.¡± Nymph nced at Xiaomao, ¡°Congrats.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 178 Cat Dad Revisited Nymph and Undine

    Chapter 178 ¨C Cat Dad Revisited Nymph and Undine

    After teasing Xiaomao enough, Nymph guided the party to the boss room.

    On the way there, Xiaomao got to see the improved structure of his dungeon. The former cave¡¯s stone walls were paved and reinforced with bricks and concrete. Pirs stabilized the ceiling, and the dangerous stctites were removed, leaving only t and metal structures that supported the ceiling¡¯s weight.

    Magicmps shone in orange light, illuminating the dark cave. The floor was leveled and paved with concrete as well, which was easier to walk on. The hallway seemed wider andrger than before.

    Xiaomao also noticed the other significant changes in the hallway. When he was raiding the Gnoll Dungeon alone, there was only one path. But now, there were intersections.

    Curious, Xiaomao asked Nymph, ¡°Did you expand the dungeon, munya?¡±

    Nymph put on a pair of shorts and covered her upper part with a towel. She turned to the intersection area, ¡°Oh, this?¡±

    ¡°Yes. I noticed that the dungeon now has an additional level.¡±

    ¡°Ah, we turned the front sanctuary into the fourth level. The front part of our ce is now a part of your dungeon.¡±

    ¡°Err, why did you do that?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s about the mana water that your dungeon produced. We consulted this matter with other mermaids, and we discovered that your dungeon might cleanse our pollutedke if a partial section of our dungeons merged. So, there you have it. We merged a part of our dungeon together, so our dungeon¡¯ske now produces clean water for our mermen and mermaids.¡±

    ¡°Oh, nice.¡±

    Xiaomao recalled the myth-grade chalice in his inventory. He wondered if it could upgrade the dungeon with its characteristics.

    .

    <strong>Holy Grail of Mao Miaomiao</strong>

    This chalice was once the holy artifact of the Forbidden Forest, inherited by Mao Xueyan, the queen of beast tribes. Later on, Mao Xueyan offered the chalice to Mao Miaomiao in exchange for his protection.

    Mao Miaomiao sacrificed his blood and Qi to activate the chalice. Afterward, the grail ceaselessly produced clear water, which contained Mao Miaomiao¡¯s blood and Qi. Because of its unique trait and its usefulness, Mao Miaomiao used it to produce drinking water for the poption of Siren City.

    Beastmen and cultivators who drank the water from the grail soon found themselves getting stronger because of the residual Qi. All wounds and injuries were healed, and their cultivation bottlenecks were removed. Since then, everybody in Siren City nicknamed it the Holy Grail.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Artifact, Continuous Effect, Boon

    <strong>Item Restriction:</strong> None

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Myth

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> One Second

    <strong>Effect (1):</strong> By keeping the item in your inventory, you will obtain the following effects;

    ¨C Obtain one cubic centimeter worth of Sacred Water every second. The water will be added to one of your avable inventory slots until it reaches one cubic meter.

    ¨C If no inventory slot is avable, all produced Sacred Water will be stored in a random container in your inventory slot.

    ¨C If no container is avable, the produced water will be ejected from your body.

    <strong>Effect (2):</strong> By cing the item near a water source, the artifact will produce double the amount of Sacred Water.

    <strong>Effect (3):</strong> By cing the item next to the dungeon core with Chaos Seraphim OS, the Holy Grail of Mao Miaomiao will merge with the dungeon core, and the dungeon will be able to produce Sacred Water and construct a Sacred Water Shrine.

    .

    The item¡¯s description clearly hinted that it waspatible with his dungeon core. Upon confirming the information, Xiaomao was relieved.

    He brought out the chalice and showed it to Nymph.

    ¡°Let¡¯s go to the dungeon core¡¯s room. I¡¯m going to merge this thing with my dungeon core and make a sacred water factory, munya!¡±

    When Nymph saw the chalice, she dropped her jaw and fell to her knees.

    ¡°Where did you get that?!¡±

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t hide anything, ¡°This is my family¡¯s heirloom, munya. Do you know Mao Miaomiao? He¡¯s my father.¡±

    ¡°!!!¡±

    Nymph gasped in shock. Her pupils, iris, and sclera turned pitch ck, inspecting Xiaomao carefully.

    At that moment, Nymph finally realized that she couldn¡¯t see through his karma or read his memory to confirm the information.

    ¡°X-Xiaomao. What did you do to your karma? Why can¡¯t I see your karma threads?¡±

    Xiaomao raised his chin, looking smug, ¡°Worship me, you heathen. I¡¯m the descendant of the Chaos Seraphim¡¯s right-hand man!¡±

    Nymph¡¯s expression turned solemn. Her eyes reverted to normal, and she fell into deep thought.

    While Nymph was lost in thought, another mermaid came out of the dungeon as she had detected the aura of a myth-grade artifact.

    Xiaomao looked at the neer and recognized her.

    Nameless Undine, Apostle of Chang¡¯e, Level 3,500

    He could finally see her name and title. Xiaomao was also d that she was still around as he still needed to finish the faction quest.

    ¡°Wee back, Xiaomao. I see that you¡¯ve gotten a lot stronger since thest time we met.¡±

    ¡°Hello again, senior Undine. Umm, about my citizenship and ss awakening¡­¡±

    ¡°I see. For now, let¡¯s return to your dungeon core room and sort out things. Once we¡¯re there, we¡¯ll proceed with the ss awakening ceremony.¡±

    Undine bonked Nymph with huge lumber and pinched her ear, dragging her back to her post. Nymph cried in pain and iled her arms around in protest.

    While dragging Nymph away, Undine purposely slowed down to let Xiaomao follow her. The party epted the gesture and followed Undine into the dungeon.

    .

    With Undine in the lead and Xiaomao¡¯s status as the dungeon master, no mermaid harmed the party. They opened a path and saluted them.

    However, Xiaomao was annoyed. The gender-swapped mermaids didn¡¯t wear anything, and they walked around like it was a normal thing to do in public.

    At this point, Shepherd and Magdalene were nowhere to be seen. Only Andrew, Peter, John, James, and Lucky were with Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao looked back and didn¡¯t find Shepherd. He asked Lucky.

    ¡°Lucky, where is Shepherd?¡±

    Lucky shrugged, ¡°Probably outside the dungeon, maybe.¡±

    ¡°Maybe, munya?¡±

    .

    Meanwhile, in the shallow sea, a certain fairy had been chasing someone while she was carrying a steel harpoon. 10 meters in front of Magdalene, Shepherd ran on top of the sea, fleeing from his fianc¨¦.

    He kept shaking his head to exin himself, but Magdalene¡¯s yandere smile freaked him out.

    <Magdalene orders you to stop so that she can remove your eyes. Then, she will put them in a jar next to her, and you will be looking at her instead of looking at another woman.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Shepherd sweated profusely and silently ran for his life.

 Chapter 179 Cat Dadâ€™s Backrooms Dungeon

    Chapter 179 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Backrooms Dungeon

    Not only the first floor was renovated, but the B1 floor was redesigned as well. The prison cells were removed and reced with sturdy partition walls, covered with in yellowish wallpapers.

    The ce was also expanded, and there were side corridors to other sections. Traces of this ce being dug were still around. Mining and excavating tools had been ced near the unfinished digging sites as if this ce hadn¡¯t been fully expanded yet.

    However, Xiaomao sensed that something was terribly wrong. The previous floor was moderately long but narrow, and the B1 floor¡¯syout was the same. If someone measured the size of the mountain andpared it to the avable space in the dungeon, the B1 floor¡¯s expandable area was limited.

    In front of Xiaomao, the length of each of the side corridors was at least 200 to 300 meters long, which was unnatural and odd.

    ¡°Did you dig or patch the dungeon floor with another dungeon, munya?¡±

    Nymphughed and exined, ¡°No. It¡¯s thanks to your new OS. It has be non-Euclidean now.¡±

    ¡°Non-Euclidean, munya?¡±

    ¡°Non-Euclidean effects,¡± Undine added. ¡°The mountain may look small on the outside, but the dungeon¡¯s space doesn¡¯t follow thews of physic or geometry. The Chaos Seraphim OS distorts the space in the dungeon and makes it possible to expand infinitely as long as there is enough manpower and mana supply.¡±

    Xiaomao and the crew raised their brows and looked around in astonishment. Peter looked up and noticed that the B1 floor¡¯s main source of lights was long whitemps. As they walked further, the loud buzzing noise of the 90s¡¯ fluorescent got louder and numbed their ears.

    Xiaomao noticed the loud buzzing noise when he walked past the area where he had killed a Mama Gnoll. He looked up and found a smooth ster ceiling, embedded with orderly-lined fluorescent lighting.

    He thought to himself. ¡®Are these guys turning my freaking dungeon into Backrooms Level 0?!¡¯

    ¡°AAAAHHH!!¡±

    Suddenly, Lucky screamed. She jumped away from the opened door that reced the cell door.

    Inside the dark room was a white mannequin with a smooth head without a face or hair. However, there was a creepy smiley face on the face, which was roughly painted with blood. In the mannequin¡¯s hands were two grotesques short spears, made from an unknown creature¡¯s innards.

    ¡°BAD!¡± Uttered the mannequin as it stared at Lucky.

    Undine looked back and exined once more, ¡°Ah, please forgive us for using the rooms for experiments. The Mermaid Kingdom transported some of the trash here, and we were in the middle of testing a drone fighter to rece our workers in the dungeon.¡±

    Xiaomao looked at the stic mannequin to see its description.

    <strong>Prototype stic Mannequin, Level 100</strong>

    It was weak. At this stage of the game, a good team of yers could easily destroy it.

    ¡°What are you going to do with them other than recing the workers, munya? Are they forbat?¡±

    Undine didn¡¯t hide anything, ¡°We built it with the dungeonbat in mind. Unfortunately, the materials were all useless trash. We need better body parts to make them useful inbat. For now, we can only use them as nonbatant workers.¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s weak, though. Can they even lift heavy objects, munya?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s also a problem. Their physique is made from non-recyble stic. Well, at least, we can turn them into suicide bombers or expendable scouts in the sea. They are actually good swimmers, by the way.¡±

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. He turned away from the mannequin, but he recalled something and looked at it again.

    Indeed, it had the S curve and the parts of a woman. Even though it was creepy, it looked sexy.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t know if it was imagination, but the drawn eyes of the mannequin winked at him.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    .

    Upon reaching the B2 floor, the nostalgic bridge with the wide road was before Xiaomao. The cables were now decorated with colorful neon lighting, which resembled the neon lights from retro night theme parks.

    At the side of the bridges, two new roads and staircases were built, which led to theke in front of Chang¡¯e Sanctuary. Next to the cliff were five makeshift elevators, which continuously transported mermaids with carts of materials from below to the B2 floor.

    Looking down from above, Xiaomao saw the aqueduct that Nymph had built. It connected theke below with the water source from the ceiling of this level.

    Looking at the civilization, Xiaomao and his party members were in awe. Nymph puffed her chest in tion while Undine remained expressionless.

    The group crossed the bridge to the boss¡¯s room. However, the doors were already open.

    ¡°The security is quitex, munya. What if someone manages to break into the dungeon core room?¡±

    Nymph giggled, ¡°You haven¡¯t seen everything, Xiaomao.¡±

    ¡°???¡±

    Undine and Nymph guided the group to the boss room. In the wide room, the pirs were all removed and reced with a metal ceiling frame and unknown illuminating tes, which were the primary source of lighting in the boss room.

    At the center of the room were ten statues of a mermaid with tridents.

    Looking at the statue, Xiaomao narrowed his eyes as he remembered the face of the model of this piece.

    ¡°Is this Chang¡¯e, munya?¡±

    Undine revealed a rare grin, ¡°Yes. Lady Chang¡¯e has bestowed us ten golems with her looks as a gift. We are using it as the guardians of this dungeon while you were away.¡±

    Xiaomao looked up and saw the bright green name of a guardian.

    <strong>Mermaid Golem, Guardian of ve Dungeon, Level 1,000</strong>

    Xiaomao had the urge to praise Chang¡¯e out loud. This gift was amazing. As long as this thing was still alive, no yers under level 1,000 could break into his dungeon core room!

    Still, Xiaomao had worries.

    ¡°How¡¯s the upkeep, munya? Won¡¯t it consume a lot of mana?¡±

    Undine slightly shook her head, ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about it. Golems don¡¯t consume mana when it¡¯s in a dormant state. Only when it enters abat mode, it will start consuming mana.¡±

    ¡°How much mana is required, then?¡±

    Undine and Nymph froze. They nced at each other, and Nymph drylyughed.

    ¡°It depends on the level. A level-1000 golem consumes 1,000 mana per second duringbat, excluding skills and magic. Also, activating the golem costs one million mana.¡±

    ¡°What if it uses skills and magic, munya? Which mana pool will it consume, munya?¡±

    ¡°The dungeon.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao finally understood why the girls seemed reluctant.

    The dungeon¡¯s mana capacity was 10 million. It looked plenty at a nce, but it was not enough to maintain 10 golems at once upon the activation. Moreover, level-1000 spells and skills might consume a lot of mana per usage, which made things difficult to upkeep.

    Since mana was the issue, Xiaomao decided to solve the problem by upgrading the dungeon core. However, without the right game patch, hecked the materials.

    Xiaomao deemed that it was impossible to ovee this dilemma. He gave up the thoughts for the time being. He entered the dungeon core room, aka the treasure room behind the boss hall.

    Nymph swiped the key card and returned the item to Xiaomao. Undine and Nymph followed the party into the treasure room.

    Upon entering the room, both mermaids smiled while Xiaomao and his crew widened their eyes in shock.

    ¡°Wow.¡±

 Chapter 180 Cat Dad Merges Dungeon Core and Holy Grail

    Chapter 180 Cat Dad Merges Dungeon Core and Holy Grail

    In front of Xiaomao was a partitioned lobby area, which looked like a cat caf¨¦.

    The wall seemed to be carefully made for cats. Wooden shelves were mounted on the wall like a small maze. Stairs, scratching posts, beds, and tunnels made them the best yground for every cat.

    Nya! (Who''s there?!)

    Meo (New ve?)

    Xiaomao jolted when he heard two familiar voices of his cats. Upon looking up, he spotted Nyanko and Mama Cat.

    He shed a tear of happiness, "You guys are safe, munya."

    NYA! (That scent, PAPA?!)

    Nyanko started meowing non-stop. Her tail swayed left and right while her pupils dted.

    On the other hand, Mama Cat seemed indifferent. She yawned and returned to sleep, forgetting about the recent events even though Xiaomao saved their lives.

    Xiaomao jumped down from Lucky. He looked back at Undine, Nymph, and his retainers.

    "Whatever happens, I''m still me, munya. Keep this to yourself and don''t attack me."

    Nymph repeatedly shook her head, "I would have been stupid to make an enemy of Mao Miaomiao''s son. No way, Jose!"

    Undine slightly grinned, "We have no reason to attack you. After all, you will join our country, right?"

    "Of course, munya!"

    "Then, I''ll wait for you outside. We won''t meddle in your private affair. Come see us when you''re done."

    Undine dragged Nymph out of the dungeon core room. The door automatically closed after they left.

    Being alone with his subordinates, Xiaomao decided to switch his character and appear as a human Xiaomao.

    WHOOSH

    The transformation was instant. The catopus turned into a human. However, because Xiaomao didn''t wear any cloth, he came out naked. Nyanko immediately rushed toward him and rubbed her head and back against his legs.

    "¡­"

    The boys nced at Xiaomao''s crotch area.

    In their tongue, he is Dovahkiin,

    DRAGONBORN!

    Not bad, the men nodded.

    However, the only female in the room, Lucky, passionately stared at the thing and drooled.

    "Wow."

    Xiaomao expressionlessly looked down, and his face turned dark. He opened his inventory menu.

    Fortunately, Xiaomao''s real body could ess the game system, and their inventory was shared. He pulled out a set of rare priest robes to wear for the time being even though the pants were too small around the crotch.

    "Ahem! As you can see, I''m Xiaomao, and this is my human form. Did mistake me for a stranger in the future, okay?"

    Peter and Andrew smacked their chest with their right fist. James and John looked at them for a moment and mimicked the dwarves. However, James hit his chest too hard and decreased his HP by 30%. He coughed and clenched his chest in pain. The dwarves cackled while John awkwardly healed James.

    Xiaomao rubbed his temples. The boys would still be boys, but they yed around too much.

    The crew sorted their inventory slots and put all their non-food item in the treasure room.

    After Nymph and Undine had taken over and managed the dungeon, the dungeon core room, aka the treasure room, was drastically changed - It became a mini-shopping mall with aisles of shelves and countless treasure boxes.

    Gold coin chests were neatly arranged in the deepest part of the room while weapon racks and gears were kept inrge boxes and were put on the top shelves. Each box had a written tag to disy what this box contained.

    Looking around, it was easier to find the right items. However, the items here were for weak characters under level 100. Since Xiaomao had no use for them, and they were not that valuable, he stored these low-tier items in his inventory and reced them with the rare level-100 gears, spellbooks, skill books, and monster cores that he couldn''t use yet.

    After switching the items, Xiaomao went to the dungeon core ¨C the floating orb on the pedestal in the middle of the room. He brought out the chalice and ced it next to the orb.

    For the sake of safety, he reverted to his catopus form so that he could use the Dungeon Master ss.

    The chalice sank into the orb as if it devoured the myth-grade container. Then, the dungeon trembled.

    A game message appeared.

    DING

    <will you="" merge="" your="" dungeon="" core="" with="" the="" holy="" grail="" of="" mao="" miaomiao?=""></will>

    <warning,bining="" the="" myth-grade="" artifact="" with="" dungeon="" core="" may="" yield="" an="" unexpected="" result!=""></warning,>

    Xiaomao snorted. He pressed the confirm button.

    DING

    <merging the="" dungeon="" core="" and="" holy="" grail="" of="" mao="" miaomiao¡­=""></merging>

    RUMBLE

    The ceiling and floor shook. Dust fell and the shelves let out a cranking noise while the others were taken aback by the sudden earthquake. Fortunately, the earthquake onlysted a few seconds.

    DING

    <your 1="" ve="" dungeon="" has="" been="" upgraded="" to="" level="" dungeon!=""></your>

    </a>

    </a>

    <detecting 0="" your="" dungeon="" master="" ss.="" will="" you="" awaken="" ss="" from="" tier="" to="" 1?=""></detecting></a>

    Xiaomao was surprised. He had thought that he couldn''t use any Dungeon Master ss''s skill until the next patch.</a>

    "Yes!"</a>

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao epted.</a>

    </awakening></a>

    <you may="" learn="" one="" of="" these="" skills.="" please="" select="" a="" dungeon="" master''s="" unique="" skill="" to="" learn.=""></you></a>

    A new menu appeared before Xiaomao. He saw a list of skills that shouldn''t exist in the early stage of the game.</a>

    Upon seeing the skill list, Xiaomao was overjoyed. He skimmed through the list and picked the most useful unique skill that all yers in his previous life hated the most.</a>

    DING</a>

    <you have="" learned="" a="" new="" ss="" skill,="" dungeon="" domain.=""></you></a>

    </please></a>

    </a>

    Dungeon Domain (Iplete)</a>

    Once upon a time, a dungeon master from the primordial era before the great reset by the name of Brocell used this domain ability to dominate half of Aves Continent. He survived Mao Miaomiao''s onught over and over again with this ability and ended up as the only mortal who squared against Mao Miaomiao''s army and made it out alive.</a>

    All domain skills are exclusive to cultivators with a level of 700 and higher. Dungeon Domain, however, is an exception to this rule.</a>

    Dungeon Domain is reliant on a dungeon core and the dungeon master''s location. When the dungeon master is near his dungeon core, he can use the domain ability, making him stronger in his dungeon.</a>

    The domain ability varies, depending on the personality and traits of the dungeon.</a>

    Skill TypeActive, Continuous, Domain</a>

    RarityUltra Rare</a>

    RequirementDungeon Master. Must be near the dungeon core.</a>

    CostDepends on the rules.</a>

    CooldownUnknown</a>

    EffectsYou may create any rule in the dungeon. Currently, you can create one rule.</a>

    *[Cathulhu Instinct]Think carefully before you make a dungeon rule. Once youplete it, you cannot change it.</a>

    *[Foresight]A strong dungeon rule has high mana upkeep. Make sure to utilize the dungeon rule preview before you decide on the rules.</a>

    .</a>

    The detail was vague. If a new yer saw this, they might be confused about what "Domain" and "Rules" actually were.</a>

    Fortunately, Xiaomao knew what they were for. He pressed on the skill and closed his eyes, thinking of the new rule of the dungeon.</a>

    DING</a>

    <you have="" input="" a="" new="" rule="" of="" the="" dungeon.="" will="" you="" review="" it?=""></you></a>

    "Yes, munya."</a>

    DING</a>

    ve Dungeon (PREVIEW)</a>

    Specialties</a>

    As its name implies, this new dungeon has been created to enve beasts, monsters, humans, and the ethics of any race. The dungeon master can exchange collected mana of the dungeon core to turn intruders or residents of the dungeon into female ves, who will always be loyal to the dungeon master.</a>

    The dungeon master may assign his ve here to protect the dungeon. Any ve assigned to this dungeon does not consume a retainer slot. However, the dungeon has a limited capacity, and it is required a lot of maintenance and care.</a>

    The dungeon master can also absorb mana from the dungeon core to replenish his mana pool at any moment even though he is not inside the dungeon.</a>

    All water thates into contact with this dungeon''s SPACE will be converted to SACRED WATER. The dungeon also continuously produces SACRED WATER randomly on the wall, floor, ceiling, and even on the local residents of the dungeon.</a>

    ve Dungeon Status</a>

    Max Poption: 50,000</a>

    Total Poption: 30,000</a>

    Total Floors: 4</a>

    Max Mana Capacity: 50,000,000</a>

    Current Mana: 10,000,000</a>

    Mana Gathering Rate (Per Second): 50,000</a>

    Dungeon Domain Rules</a>

    Rule #0: Only when Xiaomao is near the dungeon core, the rules can be enforced.</a>

    Rule #1: Male intruders cannot harm all female residents of ve Dungeon.</a>

    Xiaomao cackled as it showed up as nned.</a>

    This was the broken part of the dungeon master ss. As long as they coulde up with absurd rules, they could make their dungeon invincible. Many yersined to the gamepany after they stumbled upon another yer''s dungeon and were restricted by these ridiculous rules.</a>

    For example, some sses couldn''t use any skill or spell. Some high-leveled yers couldn''t ess a specific dungeon area. yers couldn''t use any item upon entering the dungeon, etc.</a>

    In short, they were restrictions and handicaps that all dungeon invaders were forced toply and y by the dungeon master''s game.</a>

    There was a downside to doing this. The stronger the effect, the higher the upkeep. Such a ridiculous rule naturally came with a consequence.</a>

    Xiaomao examined the upkeep and the cost of activating the dungeon domain rule.</a>

    Activation Cost = (The sum of the intruders'' levels + the sum of all residents'' levels) x (Xiaomao''s Level)</a>

    Upkeep per second = Total Residents x Xiaomao''s Level</a>

    Cooldown: 30 days</a>

    Xiaomao''s mouth twitched. He started calcting, and he didn''t like the upkeep cost.</a>

    Currently, a total of 30,000 mermaids were living here, and their average level was 700. Thus, the activation cost would be 21 million mana!</a>

    The dungeon didn''t have enough mana. Even if its max capacity was increased after the unexpected upgrade, it could barely maintain the effect. After all, it cost an additional 4.5 million mana per second at the minimum.</a>

    ''Too OP, maybe. I''ll downgrade a bit.''</a>

    Xiaomao lowered the effect. Then, he reviewed the effect once more.</a>

    After experimenting with the calction and effects, Xiaomao finally settled on the moderately strong domain rule, which was enough to deter strong invaders and high-leveled NPCs.</a>

    Dungeon Domain Rules</a>

    Rule #0: Only when Xiaomao is in the dungeon core''s room, the rules can be enforced.</a>

    Rule #1: Intruders will gradually lose their sanity upon entering this dungeon. Consuming the sacred water can recover their sanity, but they will fall unconscious for 24 hours.</a>

    </a>

 Chapter 181 Cat Dad and Sanity Rule

    Chapter 181 ¨C Cat Dad and Sanity Rule

    Although Xiaomao never took part in a dungeon raid in his previous life, he learned about the dungeon things from themunity forums and social media. Among the dungeons that yers controlled, the top dungeon masters used a strange set of rules to trick invading yers and NPC raiders.

    The key was sanity.

    Sanity existed in the game world, but it was not shown in the status menu. Sometimes, the game system warned them about their low sanity when they consumed dangerous drugs or narcotic substances, such as Mazinger Poison Potion.

    yers took it for granted that they were sane, and that nothing could affect their cognitive abilities, logical thinking, and consciousness. After all, none of them consumed any substance that could influence their brain.

    But in reality, the sanity level was significant in the game. yers with low sanity levels could easily sumb to abnormal status effects, such as hallucination, fear, or mind-rted debuff. Moreover, yers with zero sanity could be randomly summoned to a sub-dimensional world or the world of Solomon, which was the home of ghosts, fiends, and high-ranked demonic beings.

    There was one incident that made the sanity rule famous.

    It began when the top dungeon master invented this strange rule ¨C Whoever stepped foot into his dungeon would gradually lose their sanity.

    In that dungeon, the dungeon master yer turned his base into a huge maze, which could transform and change paths as he wished. The monsters in the dungeon were kept at a minimum, but countless traps awaited the intruders.

    When the dungeon master finished his setup, he announced to the game forum that he challenged all adventurers to attack his dungeon. Then, he posted an image of a dungeon core¡¯s status and the treasure room.

    Thieves, rogues, and explorers with good trap-dismantling skills thought that the dungeon was easy and underestimated the sanity-dropping rule. They epted the challenge, entering the dungeon to rob the dungeon master. One of the YouTubers also joined their expedition.

    At first, they disabled and stole countless trap tools from the dungeon. They kept on going deeper until they reached the deepest floor of the dungeon after half a day.

    That was when their hidden sanity status dropped to the bottom. They hallucinated, and all adventurers suffered from random status effects even though they were not inbat. In the end, they saw their friends as enemies, and a massacre ensued.

    The event was broadcasted live, and yers could see the incident from the bird-eye perspective. At first, they thought that the yers ran into an invisible trap. After the party was wiped out by the local dungeon mob, the dungeon master challenged yers again, offering a huge bounty on himself.

    More raid teams were formed. A thousand trap-disarmers and miners joined the second expedition. This time, they destroyed the maze¡¯s walls and paved a path to the lowest floor to avoid invisible traps.

    But again, they were in the dungeon for too long. All expedition teams lost their sanity when they reached the bottom floor. By the time they came back to their senses, their characters were already dead inside the dungeon, and they were automatically logged out of the game.

    A scandal urred as the yers called the dungeon master a cheater. The dead yers urged the dungeon master to reveal how he cheated. The dungeon owner refused, telling everyone that he had already revealed his secrets from the very beginning, and there was nothing to exin.

    Later on, an insider of the Pangu Universe Incorporate revealed that they died because their game characters lost their sanity, thus, losing control of their game character. Most of them self-harmed ormitted suicide while the rest were killed by the dungeon¡¯s ghosts or guardians when they were defenseless.

    After the incident, social media discovered the dungeon master¡¯s sanity trick, and other dungeon masters copied his strategy. Sanity-reduction rule became a Meta, followed by the gender-ban, ss-ban, level-ban, or partial invincibility rule.

    Xiaomao rechecked the mana consumption and the upkeep rate of the dungeon.

    .

    <strong>Activation Cost</strong> = (Xiaomao¡¯s Level) x (The Total Floors of the Dungeon) x (Dungeon Level)

    <strong>Upkeep per Second</strong> = the Total Sum of Intruders¡¯ Levels

    .

    It got a lot cheaper than thest time. His dungeon¡¯s mana pool wouldn¡¯t be drained, and it could self-sustain.

    Next, Xiaomao looked at the dungeon domain skill to confirm the detail. He wondered how fast the dungeon could reduce an intruder¡¯s sanity level.

    <strong>Sanity Reduction Rate: 1% of sanity every 10 minutes. </strong>

    ¡®1,000 minutes to deplete a yer¡¯s sanity?¡¯

    Xiaomao looked at the ceiling and did the quick math in his mind.

    ¡¯16-17 hours. It¡¯s about the same as that guy¡¯s dungeon. This should do it.¡¯

    Xiaomao finalized his setting. He pressed the confirm button to finish creating the first set of rules.

    DING

    <Congrattions, you have officially be the first dungeon master!>

    .

    <strong>Dungeon Domain (Max Mastery)</strong>

    Once upon a time, a dungeon master from the primordial era before the great reset by the name of Brocell used this domain ability to dominate half of Aves Continent. He survived Mao Miaomiao¡¯s onught over and over again with this ability and ended up as the only mortal who squared against Mao Miaomiao¡¯s army and made it out alive.

    All domain skills are exclusive to cultivators with a level of 700 and higher. Dungeon Domain, however, is an exception to this rule.

    Dungeon Domain is reliant on a dungeon core and the dungeon master¡¯s location. When the dungeon master is near his dungeon core, he can use the domain ability, making him stronger in his dungeon.

    The domain ability varies, depending on the personality and traits of the dungeon.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Active, Continuous, Domain

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Dungeon Master. Must be near the dungeon core.

    <strong>Cost:</strong> (Xiaomao¡¯s Level) x (The Total Floors of the Dungeon) x (Dungeon Level)

    <strong>Upkeep:</strong> the Total Sum of Intruders¡¯ Levels

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> None

    <strong>Dungeon Domain Rules</strong>

    <strong>Rule #0:</strong> Only when Xiaomao is in the dungeon core¡¯s room, the rules can be enforced.

    <strong>Rule #1:</strong> Intruders will gradually lose their sanity upon entering this dungeon. Consuming the sacred water can recover their sanity, but they will fall unconscious for 24 hours.

    <strong>Sanity Reduction Rate:</strong> 1% of sanity every 10 minutes.

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Good start. Since nobody will attack your dungeon at the moment, take your time and build your dungeon from the inside. You will need to hold the intruders for 16-17 hours to win, so go figure.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> This skill cannot be upgraded or evolved. However, once you reach level 1,000, you can add another dungeon rule. Then, for every 1,000 levels, you can add a new rule. The total dungeon rules you can have is 10, aka max at level 9,000.

    .

    The skill waspleted. Now, Xiaomao waited for the game to summarize his gain. He wondered what kind of perks he would get after being the first dungeon master.

    DING

    <You have earned the title, First Overlord.>

    <Your max mana has increased by 100,000.>

    <Because of the characteristic of your ve Dungeon, you use the dungeon for your retainer¡¯s resting quarters.>

    .

    <strong>Title: First Overlord</strong>

    Sometimes, a pioneer doesn¡¯t need to build a town. Instead, they can simply take over a dungeon or create a new one entirely. By having a dungeon, you have established your foothold in this world!

    Since you are the first to control a dungeon, you can create a new dungeon floor by using the dungeon management menu for free.

    <strong>Effect:</strong> You can create a new dungeon floor for free. (One-time usage)

    .

    The title and the max mana boon were not bad. It seemed useless for Xiaomao at the moment as he didn¡¯t have many spells or skills that consumed a lot of mana, but it was better than nothing.

    In addition, a dungeon master had onemon perk, and the system taught him right away.

    DING

    <Dungeon Tips: If you touch the dungeon core, you can restore your mana by absorbing the dungeon¡¯s mana pool.>

    This was the reason Xiaomao optimized his character as a mage ss even though he prepared to be a ranger. It synergized well with the dungeon¡¯s traits.

    Xiaomao swiped his sweat as he finished his task here. He turned to Nyanko.

    ¡°Nyanko, where is Mir, munya?¡±

    Nya (Mir?)

    ¡°Yes, Mir. Where is she, munya?¡±

    Nya¡­ (I don¡¯t know. She¡¯s gone after she dumped us here.)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao wanted to talk to Mir, who was even stronger than Cernun, Mimir, and Taotie. He also wanted to ask Mu-Nyang andpare how strong he was.

    Since he couldn¡¯t find them, he put the matter to the back of his head. He recollected his thought and nned his next move.

    Then, he recalled that he forgot to hand over Torrent¡¯s soul to Cernun. He smacked his forehead.

    ¡°Alright. Nyanko, stay here for now, munya. I¡¯ll be back after I finish my work, okay?¡±

    Nya! (Papa, are you going again?! Can you take me with you?)

    ¡°I¡¯m sorry. It¡¯s a dangerous trip, munya.¡±

    Nyanko sulked. She shed a tear of loneliness.

    Nya (Hurry ande back, Papa.)

    Seeing the crying kitty, Xiaomao hugged her. He almost cried, too.

    ¡°Be patient, Nyanko. I¡¯ll create a better house for you and everyone. When I¡¯m done with this, we can y together again all day like we used to.¡±

    Nyanko stopped crying. She licked his face, but she spat as Xiaomao¡¯s fur was too salty.

    NYA! (PAPA, YOU STINK!)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    NYA! (PAPA, GO TAKE A SUN BATH! Bad, dirty Papa!)

 Chapter 182 Cat Dad Takes Undineâ€™s Class

    Chapter 182 ¨C Cat Dad Takes Undine¡¯s ss

    Xiaomao cooked a fish steak and gave them to Nyanko and Mama Cat. The two rushed to the tes and ate them as if they hadn¡¯t eaten anything for days.

    The sight of hungry cats looked pitiful. He looked at the crew, wondering if someone could temporarily work here as a babysitter for his cats.

    Lucky wagged her tail. She crouched and watched the cats. As for the men, they fiddled with their inventory menu, sorting their items without caring about the cats.

    Since the boys were not interested in cats, Xiaomao had no choice. He looked at Lucky.

    ¡°Lucky, this might sound bad, but could you take care of my cats here, munya?¡±

    Lucky¡¯s dog ears perked. She smiled, ¡°So, I get to stay here and y with them?¡±

    ¡°If you want to, you can y with them. But be sure to feed them every six hours, munya. I¡¯ll leave some cooked fish steaks with you to feed the cats.¡±

    ¡°Can I eat some of them?¡±

    Xiaomao broke a sweat. He sighed, ¡°How about this? I¡¯ll leave enough fish steaks for 7 days worth, but I¡¯ll only be away for about a day or two. Can you handle it?¡±

    ¡°Leave it to me, master!¡± Lucky epted the task without hesitation.

    Seeing how enthusiastic she was, Xiaomao was relieved. He bid farewell to the cats and pressed the security door¡¯s button, opening the sealed door.

    The boys and Xiaomao left the room. After they left, the door automatically closed behind them.

    In front of the treasure room, Undine was waiting for him. As for Nymph, she had left.

    Undine passed the key card back to Xiaomao, ¡°I sent Nymph back to her post to take care of the dungeon expansion. For now, I think you should hold on to the key card. You will need it to ess the treasure room.¡±

    Xiaomao took the key card back. He was disappointed.

    ¡°I was nning to ask her how to create a new dungeon floor, munya. Oh, well.¡±

    Undine lightly snorted, ¡°You can consult with me from now on. But before that, I need your confirmation. Will you join the Mermaid Kingdom?¡±

    DING

    .

    <strong>Faction Quest: Joining Mermaid Kingdom</strong>

    The Mermaid Kingdom is one of the prominent countries in this world. 95% of their poption lives in the sea while the rest has upied an ind to live onnd. Their territory covers 40% of the seafloor and the chained ind north of Seaside Town.

    Joining this faction will benefit you in many ways. However, bing an official citizen of their nation isn¡¯t easy. As Nameless Undine has said ¨C You need a dantian and a proper spiritual root.

    <strong>Quest Objective:</strong> Increase one of your spiritual roots to over 1,000 and awaken a dantian by using a spirit stone.

    <strong>Quest Reward:</strong> Mermaid Kingdom Official Citizenship, Friendly Rtionship with the Mermen and the Mermaids.

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> You join another faction while the quest is active.

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> The Mermaid Kingdom will be permanently hostile to you.

    .

    The faction quest window appeared and reminded Xiaomao of his unfinished task. This quest had been sitting on Xiaomao¡¯s quest list for the longest time. Now, Xiaomao could finallyplete it.

    ¡°Yes, munya!¡±

    <Nameless Undine is relieved that you¡¯re honest. Current Favorability: 2 Stars.>

    Undine revealed a bright smile, ¡°Very well. Give me a drop of your blood.¡±

    Without waiting for Xiaomao to react, Undine wiggled her finger, and a droplet of his blood came out from his third eye. The sharp pain was sudden, but it vanished instantly.

    DING

    <You have officially joined the Mermaid Kingdom Faction.>

    <Your aura has changed.>

    <You can enter the Mermaid Kingdom without a passport or permit.>

    <Citizens of Mermaid Kingdom will be friendly towards you. You can enjoy 10-20 discounts in all shops in the Mermaid Kingdom.>

    <Intelligent sea monsters in the Mermaid Kingdom will not attack you unless provoked.>

    <loc¡¯s followers are wary of you. They will not trade or socialize with you unless necessary.>

    <Nian¡¯s followers want you dead. They will proactively hunt you down if you step out of the Mermaid Kingdom¡¯s territory.>

    <The Asgard Kingdom and Midgard¡¯s citizens detest you. They will bar your entry to their kingdom, and their people will not associate with you.>

    <Beast Tribes respect you. You can freely enter the Tian Yuan Forest and trade with the beast folks.>

    <Spear Demoness¡¯ followers respect you. You can freely enter the Desert Frontier and trade with the Shakatu Nomads.>

    <Frozen Union approves of you. If your contribution level is high enough, you can enter the Frozen Union States and trade with their citizens.>

    <Spirits and fairies approve of your decision. Stray and wandering sprites, spirits, ghosts, fairies, and pixies will not attack you unless provoked. You can also trade with them.>

    <The Netherworld¡¯s residents hate you. If your sanity is below 50%, demons and ghosts from the underworld will attack you. If you enter theherworld, you can never leave.>

    Many reactions from various kingdoms of the game surprised Xiaomao. He knew some of them, but he never heard of Spear Demoness and Frozen Union. Fortunately, these organizations seemed to be allies or friends of the Mermaid Kingdom.

    Still, Xiaomao ended up making another enemy by joining the Mermaid Kingdom. He wondered what Solomon and his underworld demon¡¯s problems were.

    ¡°Can I ask you something, munya?¡± Xiaomao looked at Undine.

    ¡°Yes?¡±

    ¡°What¡¯s the current stance of the Netherworld. Are they our enemy, munya?¡±

    Undine closed her eyes and slightly frowned. She took a deep breath before she exined.

    ¡°From what I know, Solomon and his demons stole the Netherworld Realm from a demon goddess and offended many other chaos demons. Of course, the demon goddesses retaliated, but they were outnumbered, so the conflict continues until now. Sometimes, Lady Chang¡¯e deployed task forces to weaken Solomon, but they also sent troops to attack the Mermaid Kingdom.¡±

    ¡°In short, we¡¯re at war, munya?¡±

    ¡°Correct.¡±

    Xiaomao rubbed his temples. No wonder why the Mermaid Kingdom quickly copsed after Pangu¡¯s followers attacked them ¨C They had too many enemies and war fronts.

    Learning the truth from Undine, Xiaomao understood the issues. Now, he simply had to strengthen the country.

    ¡°Let¡¯s talk about the awakening next, munya.¡±

    Undine opened her eyes and carefully examined Xiaomao. Then, she noticed something.

    ¡°Aren¡¯t you already a 1st-Stage Mortal Cultivator?¡±

    Xiaomao drylyughed in embarrassment, ¡°I thought I could awaken the ss properly under your guidance. I got this ss by an ident, and I don¡¯t know if I have all basics down, munya.¡±

    ¡°I see,¡± Undine rubbed her chin and leaned closer to Xiaomao. She picked him up and flipped him around as if she was searching for something.

    ¡°I get it. It seems that you inherit something from an artifact. Your dantian is in dormant for a long time even though you¡¯re a cultivator.¡±

    Undine put Xiaomao down. She pulled out a pair of cushions and arge rectangr rug from her inventory window. Then, she cleaned the floor with her mana and put the rug and the cushion down.

    ¡°Sit.¡±

    Xiaomao hopped on the cushion while the men stood behind Xiaomao, wondering what they were doing.

    ¡°Since you¡¯ve officially joined us, I¡¯ll teach you a proper cultivation technique as a gift.¡±

    ¡°Okay, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao was delighted. His tail swiped left and right, being excited.

    Undine nced at the four men behind Xiaomao. She blinked several times before she put four extra cushions behind Xiaomao.

    ¡°You can also listen.¡±

    Andrew, Peter, John, and James brightly smiled. They took a seat and listened to the lecture.

    Undine proceeded, ¡°First off, I want you to know how to cultivate manually without the system¡¯s help. Close all the system menus first.¡±

    Xiaomao closed all system windows and panels. The retainers also did the same.

    ¡°Good. Now, let¡¯s talk about the general knowledge of cultivation. First, to cultivate, you must be in the right ce with abundant Qi in the air, which is not inside this dungeon.¡±

    Xiaomao pouted while the men were dejected. They thought that they could cultivate here.

    ¡°Don¡¯t be disheartened. The Qi is too thin here, with the right resources, you can still cultivate.¡±

    Undine brought out a spirit stone and showed it to Xiaomao, ¡°Remember what I asked you thest time we met? Do you still have a spirit stone?¡±

    Xiaomao brightly smiled and brought out a leather pouch, full of spirit stones. He showed it to Undine, ¡°Are these enough?¡±

    ¡°More than enough,¡± Undine nodded in approval. Then, she looked at the men behind Xiaomao. ¡°Give one each to your retainers.¡±

    Xiaomao passed the spirit stones to the crew. Everyone got 10 each while Xiaomao kept the rest.

    The lecture continued, ¡°Next, put one spirit stone in your hand. Do not let it touch another part of your skin other than your palm. Then¡­¡±

    The lecture and practice continued.

    .

    .

    An hourter

    DING

    <Your muscle has be morepatible with Life Qi. Current Progress: 100 %.>

    The spirit stone in Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle turned into smoke. He didn¡¯t gain stats like when he used them like consumable items.

    However, all Life Qi in the spirit stone was stored in Xiaomao¡¯s tentacles and muscle fibers. Even his blood cells now carried a strand of Qi.

    DING

    <Congrattions! You have learned a new ss skill, Qi Cirction!>

 Chapter 183 Cat Dadâ€™s Painful Cultivation Session

    Chapter 183 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Painful Cultivation Session

    <strong>Qi Cirction</strong>

    This skill is the bread and butter of cultivators. It gives an alternate option to use spirit stones or a simr energy source. Moreover, Qi Cirction can yield more benefits than the default cultivation feature.

    By inhaling Qi in the air or absorbing Qi from a Qi source through a body part, a cultivator can expand their Qi capacity or replenish their lost Qi. In addition, storing Qi in muscle fibers, blood cells, and blood vessels can permanently increase a cultivator¡¯s status attributes.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Active, Cultivation Method

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Common

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 1 Mana per Second

    <strong>Effects (1):</strong> After youplete one hundred smallps of Qi cirction, you can choose one of the following effects;

    ¨C Permanently increase max Life Qi by 1.

    ¨C Restore Life Qi by 10.

    <strong>Effects (2):</strong> After youplete one hundred fullps of Qi cirction, you can choose one of the following effects;

    ¨C Permanently increase STR by 1.

    ¨C Permanently increase DEX by 1.

    ¨C Permanently increase AGI by 1.

    ¨C Permanently increase VIT by 1.

    ¨C Permanently increase max Life Qi by 10.

    ¨C Restore Life Qi by 100.

    .

    Xiaomao slowly opened his eyes and looked at his empty tentacles. He revealed a bitter smile as it took him a long time toplete one hundred fullps of Qi cirction and learn the skill.

    Manual cultivation was arduous, mundane, and time-consuming. Just now, Xiaomao manuallymanded strands of invisible energy through his brain, heart, kidney, stomach, and dantian, which were located inside Xiaomao¡¯s big catopus head. Then, he moved the Qi strand to the tip of a tentacle and moved back to the five organs toplete one smallp.

    Because of Xiaomao¡¯s weird anatomy, he had toplete eight smallps to let the strand of Qi move through all his tentacle arms toplete one fullp. Then, that strand of Qi was directed to the dantian, which was a small soft orb next to his heart.

    Dantian was a magical organ in cultivation worlds. It had no physical form as it was created bypressing Qi into an invisible orb. There was even a rumor that when a cultivator cultivated enough, they created a small universe inside their dantian.

    The dantian orb inside Xiaomao¡¯s body became active. It beat and throbbed as if it was the second heart, pushing Qi strands inside the dantian orb to follow the same cirction pathway, running toplete another fullp automatically.

    100 Qi strands circled around Xiaomao¡¯s body for another fullp before they rested at the dantian, bing one with the orb. In addition, dead cells, bacteria, and toxic fluids were excreted from the dantian. Fortunately, his body quickly ejected them out through his pores, dirtying his fur.

    ¡°Hmm?¡±

    Xiaomao had expected the Qi strands to keep circting through his body, but they suddenly stopped. He tilted his head in confusion.

    ¡°My Qi stops moving, munya. Also, I think I smell like poop.¡±

    Undine nced at Xiaomao, ¡°Good. I see that you finallyplete the basics. Don¡¯t worry about the impurity waste on you since it¡¯s a normal urrence for new cultivators. Now, bring out another spirit stone andplete at least 5,000 fullps.¡±

    ¡°F-Five thousand fullps, munya?! WHY?!¡±

    ¡°What you did just now was a tutorial. Now, this is a real lesson. Until youplete at least 5,000 fullps, you can¡¯t go anywhere. If you can¡¯tplete 5,000ps by consuming only one spirit stone, I¡¯ll make you redo everything from scratch!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao looked at his remaining spirit stones and gulped. Each stone contained about 10,000 strands of Life Qi, and one fullp only required one strand. In the perfect world, Xiaomao could potentially gain 100 permanent attribute stats with one spirit stone, which was more than what Xiaomao obtained by consuming the spirit stone directly!

    However, manually cultivating took time, skill, and patience. One small mistake could disperse the Qi strand in his body and waste the chance. Earlier, Xiaomao wasted so many Qi strands during practices ¨C Only 100 Qi strands made it through the fullps while the other 9900 strands were wasted.

    It felt the same aspleting 100 wire loop games out of 10,000 attempts! The cultivation difficulty was beyond Xiaomao¡¯s imagination.

    Xiaomao looked behind him. The boys were still struggling, and they had already wasted their first spirit stone. Although Xiaomao couldn¡¯t tell how far they progressed, from their sweaty and pale faces, he guessed that they hadn¡¯tpleted 50 fullps yet.

    Xiaomao brought out another spirit stone. He also opened the cultivation menu and checked the automatic cultivation button, which was avable to Xiaomao for a long time, but he never used it.

    This feature offered a convenient way to cultivate. If Xiaomao pressed it, he would have fallen asleep, and his game character would have collected and circted Qi strands in the air automatically until Xiaomao woke up.

    However, the auto-mode required six hours of cultivation to fully use a spirit stone instead of an hour in the manual mode. Also, the gain would be randomized between 10 and 50 stat points while the manual mode depended heavily on the yer¡¯s skills.

    Xiaomao let out a long sigh. He thought about the future when his character¡¯s level surpassed 1,000. At that stage, cultivation resources would contain more Qi strands than this, and it would take ages to consume them.

    When Xiaomao started calcting how long it would take him to consume an Essence Core by cultivating manually, Undine coughed and brought him back to his senses.

    ¡°Don¡¯t overthink. Usually, we directly consume cultivation resources to save time, but we cultivate Qi and Essence from the environment. Also, this is a basic cultivation method to get you to familiarize yourself with the cultivation world. There are millions of better cultivation methods out there, so you won¡¯t be using this technique for long.¡±

    ¡°But why are you making us cultivate with this method, munya?¡±

    ¡°Without the basics and practices, how will you cultivate when you find the right cultivation sweet spots? What if you identally find a natural cave with thick Qi that you can seclude-cultivate inside? How will you make use of the fortuitous encounter at hand? Also, before you use an advanced cultivation technique, you need to master the hardest and simplest cultivation method first before you try the so-called EASY BUT COMPLICATED methodster on.¡±

    Xiaomao nodded and acknowledged the necessity of practicing. He changed the subject, ¡°So, which method are you using, munya?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s a derived version of ourdy¡¯s personal cultivation method. You won¡¯t be able to use it since it¡¯s not suitable for the non-mermaid race.¡±

    ¡°I see, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao thought of Mu-Nyang and Mir. He wondered if they had a cultivation method for a cathulhu or a catopus.

    .

    Three hourster

    The retainers all got their cultivator ss after they hadpleted the 100 fullps. They returned the spirit stones and waited for their master to finish cultivating. As their talent was notparable to Xiaomao, they didn¡¯t dare to use another spirit stone to cultivate.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao took it slow and used only one spirit stone to practice. He threaded the Qi strands carefully as if they were fragile eggs in a basket, moving them through his blood vessels and muscle fibers to all parts of his body.

    After cultivating for a while, the process started to be painful. His muscle contracted and spasmed randomly. Whenever a strand of Qi moved through his heart and brain, Xiaomao felt like a thousand needles went through his body parts.

    Xiaomao¡¯s face was pale, and his fur was covered in dark stains. His head tilted left and right as if he became unstable.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    John couldn¡¯t hold it anymore. He brought out his cane. However, Undine flickered her fingers and knocked the cane away.

    ¡°First rule of guardians and retainers ¨C Never interfere, interrupt, help, touch, or distract your master when he is cultivating. This rule isn¡¯t that important for immortals like me, but your master is a beginner at this. Instead of healing him, you could have distracted him and caused the Qi inside your master¡¯s body to explode. DO.NOT.DO.THAT.AGAIN!¡±

    John¡¯s face was ashen. He lowered his head to apologize.

    Fortunately, Xiaomao finished circting thest strand of Qi and finished the 7,500th fullp. Out of 10,000 attempts, he still failed 25% of the time.

    DING

    <You havepleted your first manual Qi Cirction Session for the first time.>

    <You havepleted 7,500 fullps and 60,000 smallps.>

    <One STR.>

    <One DEX.>

    <One AGI.>

    <One VIT.>

    <Ten Max Life Qi.>

    <Restore 100 Life Qi.>

    <One Max Life Qi.>

    <Restore 10 Life Qi.>

    Xiaomao deeply exhaled. He looked at his subordinates.

    ¡°Can someone carry me to theke down there, munya? I need to take a bath ASAP. I can¡¯t stand my odor right now.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    John, who wore a white priest robe, ignored the dirt and grime on Xiaomao¡¯s body. He carried him in his arm and rushed to theke on the lower floor.

    Andrew, James, and Peter stood up, wanting to follow John and Xiaomao. However, Undine snapped her fingers and tied them to the cushions.

    ¡°None of you have gone through a REAL cultivation session yet. Pick up a spirit stone and try again. This time, do it slower than your master andplete at least 5,000 fullps!¡±

    Andrew, James, and Peter¡¯s expressions turned dark. They looked at John, protesting Undine with their eyes.

    Undine revealed a rare smirk, ¡°He will get his session der. You worry about yourself, first.¡±

    The boys raised their eyebrows and looked at each other. Then, they grinned and resumed cultivating.

    .

    In theke, John carefully bathed his master and groomed him. Xiaomao purred and panted, having aplicated emotion.

    The bath was nice, but he was so exhausted. He wanted to move, but his entire body was cramped.

    ¡°Isn¡¯t cultivation supposed to be refreshing and addictive, munya? Why was it so torturous?¡± Comined Xiaomao.

    John bitterly smiled. He understood what Xiaomao meant as he had the same idea. Unfortunately, he couldn¡¯t talk.

    While John was cleaning Xiaomao¡¯s fur with a clean towel, Xiaomao allocated his rewards.

    DING

    <You have restored 13,500 Life Qi.>

    Instead of choosing permanent stats, Xiaomao restored his Life Qi. After all, it had been stuck at zero for a long time.

    After restoring his Life Qi, it became 13,500 / 29,059. It was half full.

    He nced at his status menu and grumbled, realizing that he required another session to restore his Life Qi to the fullest. Then, he opened the misceneous menu and checked the calendar.

    ¡°Time sure flies.¡±

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t notice how fast time flew by. There were a few days left before the first cross-world tournament began.

    While Xiaomao was in deep thought, John finished cleaning Xiaomao and brought him back to the boss¡¯s room.

    By the time John and Xiaomao returned, Undine already changed their cushions as they were too dirty. John put Xiaomao down and got back to his seat, looking at his colleagues in confusion.

    Undine flickered a spirit stone to John and gestured him to cultivation for another session. Thetter¡¯s face paled, but he did it anyway.

    Xiaomao took a sip of a regr potion. He stared at Undine, remembering the unfinished tasks at hand.

    ¡°Senior, can I ask you for a favor, munya?¡±

    ¡°What is it?¡±

    ¡°Can you help me register a guild?¡±

 Chapter 184 Cat Dadâ€™s Political Dilemma

    Chapter 184 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Political Dilemma

    DING

    <You have registered a new guild!>

    Xiaomao admired the new tab in his game menu ¨C the Guild Menu. He finallypleted the initial goal that he had in mind.

    .

    <strong>General Information</strong>

    <strong>Guild Name:</strong> MUNYA

    <strong>Faction:</strong> Mermaid Kingdom

    <strong>Guild Level:</strong> 1

    <strong>Guild Members:</strong> 1/100

    <strong>Guild Master:</strong> Xiaomao

    .

    Just by asking Undine, shepleted the guild registration within seconds. She didn¡¯t need any documents as Karen did.

    The faction info, however, was automatically set to the Mermaid Kingdom. After all, Xiaomao was now an official citizen of the Mermaid Kingdom.

    The next step was to invite people to join his guild.

    Xiaomao turned to his retainers. However, they were still in the middle of cultivating.

    Since the crew was busy, Xiaomao opened the status menu of his retainers and pressed the guild invite button to bring them to his guild.

    DING

    <James Greatman has joined MUNYA Guild.>

    <John Preacher has joined MUNYA Guild.>

    <Andrew has joined MUNYA Guild.>

    <Shepherd has joined MUNYA Guild.>

    <Lucky has joined MUNYA Guild.>

    All six retainers were automatically added to the member list without their consent. Upon pressing the buttons, their names appeared in the guild member roster, and their names had a prefix, [MUNYA], in front of their name.

    Xiaomao looked at Mimir and Taotie¡¯s names in his party member list. He tried inviting them.

    DING

    <Mimir is unreachable.>

    <Taotie is unreachable.>

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    This was the first time Xiaomao had seen this message. He pursed his lips and scratched his head in confusion.

    He looked at Undine, tempting to invite her to join his guild. However, judging from her demeanor and strength, she might not ept it.

    Since Xiaomao didn¡¯t dare to ask Undine, he asked Nymph instead.

    DING

    <Nameless Nymph has rejected your invitation.>

    Instantly, Xiaomao was shut down. He was disappointed.

    A few secondster, Xiaomao heard Nymph¡¯s voice in his mind.

    ¡®Sorry, kitty. I have a duty to oversee the sanctuary and the safe zone in your dungeon. But if you need urgent guild members, I¡¯ll transfer some workers to help you. How about it?¡¯

    Xiaomao was relieved. At least, Nymph didn¡¯t reject him because she didn¡¯t like his guild.

    ¡°If you can allocate about 50 mermen, this will help me a lot, munya!¡±

    ¡®Okay! By the way, what do you need them for? Labor job?¡¯

    ¡°Err, there will be a cross-world event in a few days, munya. I need some mercenaries and fighters to join me in the uing guild war, munya.¡±

    ¡®Guild war, you say?!¡¯

    WHOOSH

    As if Nymph could teleport, she instantly appeared next to Undine. She was still carrying a trident, which pierced into the skin of arge-scale eel with two bat wings.

    The eel wiggled its body and tail, trying to escape and flee from Nymph. Xiaomao also looked up and saw the level of the eel.

    <strong>Demonic Eel, Level 950</strong>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao coughed and looked at Undine, who stared at Xiaomao with interest.

    ¡°Can you tell us the detail, Xiaomao?¡± Asked Undine.

    ¡°Yes, munya.¡±

    .

    Xiaomao proceeded to exin the major event.

    In a few days, there would be three tournaments, where yers and NPCs from three game worlds could join, meet, andpete for grand prizes. However, a yer could only join one.

    The first tournament, aka Immortal Tournament, belonged to immortals and top yers whose levels were higher than 1,000. Unfortunately, the website clearly stated that if there were not enough yers to join this tournament, the game would automatically select random NPCs with a simr level to fill in the tournament roster.

    In Xiaomao¡¯s previous life, the Immortal Tournament was considered the major league of big boys. Top superhumans, rankers, professional gamers, and rich yers monopolized this event¡¯s prizes and tournament slots.

    The second tournament was simr to a minor league. Only yers under level 1,000 could join, and no NPC could participate in this event. The prize was less than the Immortal League, but thepetition was as fierce.

    Thest tournament was exclusive for guilds. The prize pool was the most generous among all tournaments as the event was created to garner billionaires, politicians, oil barons, and cartels around the world. Investors and influential people created their guilds and recruited top yers to be their pawns. Then, they sent them topete in this tournament to win prizes that no ordinary yer, including rankers and professional gamers, could obtain in the game.

    Xiaomao set his eyes on the guild war tournament. Even though this world was not a digital game, he still needed items that Pangu Universe Incorporate had created to get ahead of others.

    .

    After listening to the brief summary of the event, Undine shook her head.

    ¡°It¡¯s too risky. Pangu and Nian might be responsible for this event, and we might get trapped if we join. We can¡¯t take chances.¡±

    Nymph also rubbed her brows, ¡°Xiaomao, don¡¯t join the tournament. It sus as hell.¡±

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled. He knew that Pangu and Nian could easily kill him if he joined, but he still needed topete to keep up with the other yers, who mightter join Pangu Faction and threaten Earth. Otherwise, Pangu¡¯s followers and their factions¡¯ strength would overpower the Mermaid Kingdom and the Chaos Demon God¡¯s factions, which might not bond well for the future of Earth and World Three.

    No matter what, cultivators from all three worlds had to be weakened before the first invasion.

    Thinking about the invasion, Xiaomao also had a headache. Sometimes, he wondered if he had joined the right side. Xiaomao contemted each faction¡¯s goal and what they would do in the future.

    .

    <strong>Pangu Faction¡¯s Goals:</strong> Dominate Earth and World Three through brainwashing, kill Chaos Demons, Mao Miaomiao, and Chaos Seraphim.

    <strong>Nian¡¯s Goal:</strong> Kill Xiaomao, support Pangu Faction, and curse NPCs?

    <strong>Chang¡¯e Faction¡¯s Goal:</strong> Protect World Three¡¯s citizens and suppress Pangu¡¯s supporting factions.

    <strong>loc Faction¡¯s Goal:</strong> Kill all Pangu¡¯s supporters, brainwash citizens of World Three, and destroy Earth.

    <strong>Asgard Faction¡¯s Goal:</strong> Kill Mao Miaomiao and Xiaomao?

    .

    Out of the avable choices, Pangu, Nian, loc, and Asgard were never an option. Even though Pangu might be raising superhumans to protect Earth from loc, he also schemed to strip humanity¡¯s free will and freedom. Moreover, Asgard had a feud with Xiaomao¡¯s mysterious father, so he couldn¡¯t join them.

    The avable choice was Chang¡¯e. Still, Xiaomao didn¡¯t know what they would do to Earth if they learned that humans were a threat to World Three.

    ¡°I still have to go, munya. There is no other way, or the world is doomed.¡±

    ¡°Are you sure?¡± Undine frowned.

    ¡°To be honest, I¡¯m not sure, munya. Maybe, Pangu is probably doing his best to protect Earth in his own ways, perhaps? But I don¡¯t like how he ns to mind-control everybody to do his biddings, munya.¡±

    Undine solemnly gazed at Xiaomao. She nced at Nymph and looked at him again.

    ¡°What if I tell you that Lady Chang¡¯e and her husband want your world destroyed?¡±

    ¡°That¡­¡±

    Xiaomao gulped. If that were the case, everything he had done so far would have been meaningless.

    Undine sighed. She patted him. Then, she turned around to look at one of the statues in the boss room.

    Suddenly, a silhouette of a cat emerged from the shadow of a statue, and an orange cat came out to the surface.

    The orange cat smiled and walked toward Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao widened his eyes and stared at the cat, whom he had been protecting in the real world for months.

    ¡°Mir!¡±

    Mew (It has been a while, hooman.)

    Xiaomao nced at Mir¡¯s level. Again, it was shown as five question marks.

    ¡°So, you are a god of this world, munya?¡±

    Mew (Not really. I¡¯m just a loyal servant of an entity.)

    Xiaomao no longer treated Mir as one of his pets anymore. He looked straight into her eyes and asked her directly.

    ¡°What is Mu-Nyang¡¯s goal? What are you two nning to do with the Earth and this world, munya?¡±

    Mir giggled. She stopped meowing but talking in a humannguage.

    ¡°Can you handle the karma?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ve already made a lot of enemies. What¡¯re the differences if another hostile god might notice my karma, munya?¡±

    ¡°There are hundreds of sages and gods that want your father dead, you know? Exposing your karma is not a good idea.¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t my karma hidden now, munya? Can a sage, a god, or whatever entity detect my presence through karma?¡±

    ¡°Hmm.¡±

    Mir narrowed her eyes. Then, she shook her head, ¡°You¡¯re still na?ve. I can still read your karma just fine. Lord Mu-Nyang¡¯s blessing only makes you hard to detect, but former sages like me can still read your karma as long as I can see your face.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°My advice is ¨C Forget the Earth, hooman. Migrate to this world and be one of its poption. You do not belong on Earth.¡±

    ¡°What about my human parents, munya?!¡± Xiaomao started to get impatient. He didn¡¯t like Mir¡¯s tone.

    ¡°You wanna know the truth? This might break you.¡±

    ¡°Tell me!¡±

    ¡°Okay,¡± Mir grinned. She opened her mouth and tried to speak.

    RUMBLE

    Suddenly, Mir copsed to the floor and vanished while Undine and Nymph immediately prostrated toward the statues.

    One of the statues turned around. A transparent being slowly climbed down from the pedestal as if a spirit of the statue wanted to leave the host.

    A hologram of a gorgeous mermaid, who looked exactly like the golems in this room, looked at everybody. Then, a certain white cat climbed on top of the mermaid¡¯s head and obnoxiously smiled at Undine and Mir.

    Mu-Nyang smirked like a viin, baring his upper fangs.

    Munya! (Wassup, bitches! Having a heart-to-heart talk with my boy, I assume?)

    Mir, Undine, and Nymph lowered their heads toward Mu-Nyang, showing their utmost respect.

    ¡°Mu-Nyang!¡± Xiaomao was taken aback to see Mu-Nyang with the mermaid.

    Munya! (Oh, hi, Xiaomao. I overheard the conversation, and I think it¡¯s about time to tell you a piece of bad news.)

    ¡°What? Rather, what are you doing? Where are you, munya?!¡±

    Munya-Munya (It¡¯s kinda ironic to see you meowing like me. But hey, it¡¯s irrelevant to the topic.)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Munya! (Are you ready for the truth or the bad news first, Xiaomao?)

    ¡°Tell me both!¡±

    MUNYA! (OKAY! Don¡¯t me me for being merciless!)

 Chapter 185 Cat Dad was Adopted?

    Chapter 185 ¨C Cat Dad was Adopted?

    ¡°Are you alright?¡±

    In an empty apartment, a refined blonde woman carried her injured husband to a makeshift bed, made from a dozen clean clothes. She ced him on the bed and gently changed his bandages.

    Katerina¡¯s golden pupils shone in the dark room. As if she could see in the dark, she poured some saline solution on a towel and wiped the chest of Miao Damao, cleaning the dried blood and the burnt skin.

    She gazed at the wound. The four w marks were at least an inch deep, and she could see the ribcage of Damao. Fortunately, a cultivator could manage their inner organs and forcefully cut the blood flow on the wounded sections, stopping the bleeding in the process.

    While inspecting the aftermath of the fight between Nian and her husband, Katerina identally touched Damao¡¯s wounds.

    ¡°Ow! Take it easy, Kat.¡±

    ¡°Oh, my bad.¡±

    Katerina brightly smiled. Her hand, which was holding the towel, shone in blue light. Then, the saline solution and Damao¡¯s blood disappeared. After the blue light dimmed, she poured more SL into the towel and continued dressing his wounds.

    All the grimes were removed. Kat extended her hand to the air, but it sank into an invisible portal to another dimension. She pulled out a med kit box and opened it.

    It took her 30 minutes to stitch each cut. Even though Kat never attended medical school, she perfectly sew the skin without sophisticated equipment and tool. However, she didn¡¯t bother touching Damao¡¯s blood vessels.

    When the skin was attached together, Damao took a deep breath. His light crimson blood, aka Life Essence, which had reced blood cells and white blood cells ages ago, moved toward the severed blood vessels.

    The crimson fluid automatically searched and pulled the disconnected vessels together and mended them. The cut parts regenerated and attached to each other while healing the damaged tissues that they came across.

    The process was instant. As soon as Damao¡¯s blood vessels were reconnected, all wounds were healed, and the sewed threads were cut and ejected from his body.

    Damao didn¡¯t stop meditating. The burnt parts slowly faded away, recing with the newly regenerated skin. His face and body regained their color, and Miao Damao opened his eyes,pletely recovered from the life-threatening ordeal.

    ¡°Wee back,¡± Kat congratted her husband.

    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m back.¡±

    The two lightly kissed. Then, their expressions turned solemn.

    ¡°Did they find out about us?¡±

    Damao shook his head, ¡°Eh, they knew about us being Mu-Nyang¡¯s agents all along, but they don¡¯t know everything.¡±

    ¡°Then, why did they attack you out of nowhere? Even if they know that we¡¯re working for Lord Mu-Nyang, won¡¯t they take a huge risk by offending us first? The other Cathulhus won¡¯t leave them alone after this.¡±

    Miao Damao fell into deep thought for a moment. He recalled something and burst intoughter.

    ¡°Hey. Have you checked the game¡¯s news?¡±

    ¡°What about it?¡±

    ¡°Check it. Search for World Three¡¯s scandal, Pangu Church, and the most wanted criminal.¡±

    ¡°???¡±

    Katerina frowned. She brought out her phone and entered the Pangu Online game¡¯s website to see their official announcements and news.

    [Siren City¡¯s Pangu Cathedral Destroyed!]

    [Cmity-ss Monster on the Loose! Siren City Obliterated!]

    [Enemy of the Pangu Church! yer Xiaomao¡¯s Bounty Now One Billion PACTs!]

    [Emperor Yuan Shaoqing Emunicated the Pangu Church!]

    [Emperor Yuan Shaoqing ced Additional Bounty on yer Xiaomao!]

    Without the need of reading the contents, Katerina could easily guess that Xiaomao did a number on the Pangu Church and Emperor Yuan Shaoqing as they put a bounty on him. Moreover, the boy struck a wedge between Yuan Shaoqing and the church, causing them to fight each other.

    Kat couldn¡¯t help but giggle.

    ¡°Was it because of Xiaomao?¡±

    ¡°Hahahaha! Who else could have made Nian and Pangu go crazy? He simply jeopardized their long-term ns for World Three. I don¡¯t know what he did to Taotie and Mimir. But from the news and rumor on the forums, those two seem to be working for Xiaomao now.¡±

    ¡°He even tamed immortals? What the hell has he been doing?¡±

    ¡°Saving the game world, maybe?¡±

    Miao Damao shrugged. He smiled so much that his face hurt.

    Theughtersted a minute. Miao Damao let out a sigh and gazed toward the dark sky at night.

    ¡°It¡¯s about time we leave this world, Kat. Our time is up.¡±

    ¡°What about Xiaomao?¡±

    ¡°He¡¯ll be fine. He¡¯s the PROTAGONIST that Lord Mu-Nyang has been nurturing. It¡¯s about time we stop ying house and let him know the truth. If we stick around, we¡¯ll be a burden to him. We can¡¯t be his weaknesses when he is at the critical juncture of his life.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Katerina lowered her head. She thought of the days when Xiaomao was so innocently na?ve and cheerful.

    She missed the time they spent together like a NORMAL family. She didn¡¯t want that time to end so soon.

    ¡°Do we really have to do this? What if he returns to this world and can¡¯t find us?¡±

    ¡°Lord Mu-Nyang said that he would deploy a clone to protect him. Even if he were to fail to be a superhuman, the clone will ensure that Xiaomao can live a normal life peacefully without getting involved in our war.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Katerina¡¯s expression was gloomy. She leaned her head against Damao¡¯s chest.

    Miao Damao hugged her and kissed her head, then let out a long sigh.

    Both husband and wife slowly reverted to their true form. Their faces, hair, and skin were warped, and their physique shrank.

    Soon, both CULTIVATORS transformed into two adult cats with feather wings. They gazed at the moonless night and prayed.

    ¡°If fate allows us, let us meet again, son,¡± Damao¡¯s expression was bitter.

    ¡°Xiaomao, be the true protagonist and find your real father. This is the best we can do for you as parents.¡±

    The two cats faded into nothingness. However, they heard the confirmation messages.

    DING

    <You have used the skill ¨C World Jump!>

    <Joining the Cathulhu Universe¡­>

    <Wee Back, Cathulhu Miao Damao.>

    <Wee Back, Cathulhu Katerina.>

    <His Excellency has been expecting your return. Please seek an audience when you¡¯re ready.>

    .

    .

    .

    Gnoll Dungeon

    Xiaomao red at Mu-Nyang¡¯s hologram. He scoffed at the cat¡¯s first news.

    ¡°Yeah, right. I¡¯m adopted. So what?¡±

    Munya? (You¡¯re not surprised?)

    ¡°As if I care if I¡¯m adopted or their real son, munya! They raised me, and I¡¯m their son forever, regardless if I¡¯m from their blood or not!¡±

    Mu-Nyang was stunned while the mermaid hologram was moved to tears. She giggled.

    ¡°Damao and Kat will be happy if they hear that.¡±

    Xiaomao turned his attention to the mermaid. He narrowed his eyes and made a bold guess.

    ¡°If I may guess, could you be Chang¡¯e, the Goddess of the Mermaid Kingdom, munya?¡±

    The mermaid bitterly smiled, but she didn¡¯t answer. Her eyes looked sad as if she thought of someone or something. Then, she muttered to herself.

    ¡°I¡¯m jealous. Sister Yuan is so lucky.¡±

    ¡°???¡±

    Xiaomao frowned again.

    Before Xiaomao could ask the girl anything, Mu-Nyang covered her mouth and whispered something to her, but Xiaomao and the others couldn¡¯t hear it.

    Suddenly, the mermaid hologram seemed to be overjoyed to the point that she cried.

    ¡°REALLY?!¡±

    Mu-Nyang nodded, then he flickered her forehead.

    MUNYA! (Go back to your post. I¡¯ll take it from here!)

    ¡°Okay!¡±

    The mermaid disappeared from the hologram, leaving only Mu-Nyang. The white cat turned his gaze toward the white catopus. He began talking in a humannguage.

    ¡°Reach level 1,000 if you want to see your parents again, munya!¡± Commanded Mu-Nyang.

    ¡°What happened to them, munya!?¡±

    ¡°Who? Oh, your parents? They¡¯re not on Earth anymore. They¡¯re now living with the gods, munya.¡±

    ¡°ARE THEY DEAD, MUNYA?!¡±

    Xiaomao was enraged. He thought that Mu-Nyang did something to them.

    ¡°No, munya. They used the same skill that I gave to you. Remember the WORLD JUMP? They can travel between worlds, too, munya.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°Oh, I have a confession. I think you must want to know about this the most, right? In the previous loop, I ordered Damao and Kat to leave Earth, but my fake dummy body stayed with you until Pangu found and killed us both, munya.¡±

    ¡°You¡­¡±

    That rified many things. It exined why Mu-Nyang never showed any sign of having a superpower or magical abilities in his previous life. Also, it also confirmed why Xiaomao could never find his parents¡¯ corpses or theirst whereabouts after the ne had crashed.

    About the death of Mu-Nyang in his previous life, Xiaomao always med himself for being ipetent. Now that he had learned the truth, he felt betrayed.

    ¡°You lied to me. I thought we went through thick and thin together in our previous life. Were you manipting me all along, Mu-Nyang?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN THIS WORLD?!¡±

    Mu-Nyang snorted, ¡°I did everything necessary in the other ALTERNATE TIMELINES so that I could LEARN what my enemies had in store for me. Of course, thanks to your parents and your contribution, I learned everything. And in THIS REAL TIMELINE, I¡¯m returning the favor by allowing you to obtain my bloodline, your previous life¡¯s memory, my blessings, superpowers, and the joy of being stupidly rich like the ALTERNATE YOU always wanted.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°I don¡¯t me you if you don¡¯t want anything to do with me anymore. But know this, I am and will always be your friend.¡±

    Xiaomao closed his eyes as he couldn¡¯tprehend everything Mu-Nyang had said. His rage pushed him to vent on Mu-Nyang. However, as a cat lover, he couldn¡¯t yell at the white cat, who had the same look as the cat that Xiaomao spent decades together in his previous life.

    ¡°I hate you, Mu-Nyang.¡±

    ¡°But I love you, Xiaomao.¡±

    Mu-Nyang smirked, but his eyes and pupils were moist as if he wanted to cry. He turned around and the hologram disappeared.

    After the hologram vanished, Mir and the others could finally raise their heads. They all turned to Xiaomao.

    Mir bit her lower lips. She wanted to continue teasing and mocking her cat dad. But upon seeing the dark face of Xiaomao, she couldn¡¯t utter another word.

    Mew (I¡¯m sorry, hooman.)

    Xiaomao sneered at Mir, ¡°Oh. I thought you would look down on me. What¡¯s the change of heart?¡±

    Mew (I just pity you. You look like an emo teenager right now.)

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Being reminded of his current actions, Xiaomao was stunned. He paused to think for a long time.

    By the time he realized it, Mir had left. Only Undine and Nymph remained behind.

    Xiaomao smacked his forehead for being too emotional. He overlooked many things that Mu-Nyang did for him.

    Mu-Nyang even saved his life!

    ¡°God dammit. I¡¯m stupid, munya!¡±

    ¡°Like your father when he was a mortal¡­¡±

    Xiaomao widened his eyes and looked at the speaker, who had a girly voice.

    Undine and Nymph shook their heads and nced at the statue behind them, telling Xiaomao that it was not them.

    Xiaomao looked up and stared at Chang¡¯e Statue. The golem widely grinned and console him.

    ¡°If you want to apologize or have another heart-to-heart talk with Lord Mu-Nyang, get stronger and stop being a burden to us. How about I give you something as a motivation and a guideline for the future?¡±

    DING

    <Chaos Demon Goddess Chang¡¯e has given you a quest.>

    <You cannot deny this request. You are forced toplete this Faction Quest!>

 Chapter 186 Cat Dadâ€™s First Cultivator Experience

    Chapter 186 a€¡° Cat Dad¡¯s First Cultivator Experience

    WHOOSH

    A handsome teenager in an anime¡¯s cosy clothes appeared out of thin air. His ck coat fluttered and the wind on the school rooftop hit Xiaomao¡¯s face.

    Xiaomao returned to the real world, wearing game clothes. He reverted to his human form.

    While closing his eyes, the system menu updated his synchronization rate.

    15%

    It was pathetically low. Still, 15% of his game character¡¯s attributes were enough to survive against bullets.

    Xiaomao opened his eyes and looked around, pinpointing the general direction that he needed to go.

    ¡®Gotta go east. No, slightly southeast. If I go too east, I¡¯ll end up seeing Kim Jong-un instead.¡¯

    While thinking of what to do, Xiaomao took a deep breath and attempted to call out the Inventory Menu in real life for the first time.

    ¡°Authority a€¡° Inventory!¡±

    DING

    A game-like inventory window appeared in front of Xiaomao. All his game items were still there. Not only his inventory appeared, but the other menus also came out, including thetest faction quest that he had recently gotten from Chang¡¯e.

    .

    <strong>Faction Quest: Relocating Operation Base</strong>

    Even though you have no ties to the real world, the Divine Theocracy Earth is still an important strategic location for the Mermaid Kingdom and Chaos Seraphim¡¯s future ns.

    First, you must go back to the Divine Theocracy Earth and head to South Korea. Get there and find a ce, keep a low profile, return to the World Three, and report back to Undine. As for the legal documents and your new identity, our agents will take care of that for you.

    <strong>Mission Objective:</strong> Infiltrate South Korea

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> Local authority catches you, or your identity is exposed.

    <strong>Mission Rewards:</strong> Authority Manual, South Korea ID, EXP, and Contribution EXP

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> You will never see Mu-Nyang again.

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> This is sad, but it¡¯s something that you have to do eventually. Just throw away your ego and cooperate with Mu-Nyang and Chang¡¯e. Then, you will understand everything naturally.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Failure in this mission leads to a bad ending.

    .

    That was the quest that Chang¡¯e had given him earlier. It seemed odd as the faction quest required him to do something in the real world instead ofpleting a task in-game.

    Xiaomao had no choice but toplete it. Fortunately, Chang¡¯e gave him one of the quest rewards in advance as Xiaomao needed them in this mission.

    He nced at his game status, which was showing his data.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Miao Xiaomao

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Common

    <strong>Race:</strong> Human

    <strong>ss:</strong> Regressor

    <strong>ss Skill:</strong> None

    <strong>Racial Skill:</strong> None

    <strong>Add-On Skill:</strong> Invisible Karma, Basic System Authority

    <strong>Synchronization Rate:</strong> 15%

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Some data is wrong. You¡¯re definitely not a human.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Dormant traits are not shown in the system. The new system authority is also a basic authority that regr yers with a 100% sync rate can do. Chang¡¯e just let you get the power early.

    .

    Xiaomao suppressed his excitement, telling himself that he was nothing special. The other yers would be able to do the same in the future. Conceit and arrogance that Xiaomao once had disappeared from his mind.

    Currently, he thought of himself that he was just another weak superhuman in the world, who got his power early through connection. Moreover, there were immortals and other overpowered cultivators out there that he didn¡¯t know.

    Using this new mindset, Xiaomao hid on the rooftop, avoiding everybody and waiting until night.

    .

    Waiting was boring. As Xiaomao had nothing to do while he was waiting for nightfall, he pulled out a flying sword from his inventory and stepped on it, testing if he couldmand it to fly without using the game¡¯s skill.

    ¡®Please work. Go ahead, sword. Fly!¡¯

    RATTLE

    The sword trembled under Xiaomao¡¯s feet, but it didn¡¯t float.

    Noticing his failed attempt, Xiaomao sighed. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t know if it was muscle memory or his reflex, but he breathed as if he was cultivating in the dungeon, using the method that Undine had taught him to move his Qi flow around his body.

    As soon as Xiaomao inhaled, he widened his eyes in astonishment.

    There was Qi in the real world! Although it was thin, Xiaomao could sense that it existed!

    It was toote for Xiaomao to stop cultivating as the first real-world¡¯s Qi strand entered his nose. It went directly to his lungs.

    Xiaomao raised his focus. He directed the Qi strand to his other organs, moving to the arms first and directing it back to his heart. Even though the catopus anatomy and his real body werepletely different, the fundamental was the same.

    As Xiaomao only controlled one strand, he found it easy to navigate the Qi to his feet, kidneys, liver, bones, and brain. It took him only two minutes toplete a fullp.

    RUMBLE

    When Xiaomao was a catopus, his dantian was located next to his heart. However, as a human, his dantian was a little below his belly. The Qi strand moved there and vanished into Xiaomao¡¯s invisible dantian.

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes as he could sense the hot and cold energy below his belly. Unlike the painful cultivation lesson in the game, he felt refreshed. His breathing was smoother, and his muscle fibers were brimmed with strength and flexibility.

    Unfortunately, cultivation often purified one¡¯s impurity. A ck sweat drop rolled down Xiaomao¡¯s forehead, emitting a disgusting feces-like odor.

    Xiaomao swiped it from his face, but the sweat drop was so sticky and oily,parable to crude oil.

    Disgusted by the impurity, Xiaomao wiped his dirty hand against the rooftop fence, painting it ck.

    After getting rid of the impurity, something inside Xiaomao changed. The Qi strand was converted into an aura, and it resonated with the flying sword, which Xiaomao had failed to use earlier.

    Now, it floated and hummed.

    Xiaomao turned around and looked at it in astonishment. He could finally sense a connection with it. Although he couldn¡¯t see it, the previous Qi strand now became a bridge between Xiaomao¡¯s dantian and the flying sword.

    CLANK-CLANK

    Unfortunately, the sword ran out of energy after a minute.

    Looking at the flying sword, Xiaomao suddenly had an inspiration.

    ¡®I can¡¯t use mana in the real world until my sync rate reaches 70% or higher, but I can cultivate and use my Qi as a substitute. So if a strand of Qi allows me to fly for a minute, how about 700 or 1000?¡¯

    Xiaomao turned to his game inventory menu. Then, he looked at his clothes.

    ¡®Right. I can¡¯t keep wearing fancy cloth if I want to cultivate.¡¯

    Sneakily, Xiaomao entered the school building. Using the opportunity when no student or teacher was around due to the explosion of his house a few days ago, he entered the teacher¡¯s toilet.

    Teachers in school usually got better facilities and perks. Even their toilets were better than their students, who sometimes needed to take the NUMBER-TWO in an ancient loo that had no door or cover.

    In the teacher¡¯s bathroom, Xiaomao found a modern toilet and a southeast Asian country¡¯s bum gun. They looked a lot cleaner than the student bathrooms.

    Xiaomao took off his clothes and stored them in his inventory. He sat on the seat as if he was doing the deed since there was no cover.

    He sank his hand into the game window, grabbing a spirit stone in one of the inventory slots.

    Instead of bringing it out and exposing its Qi to the air, Xiaomao kept it in his inventory. He didn¡¯t pull his hand out as its Qi or item¡¯s presence might alert nearby hidden cultivators or superhumans. Then, he cultivated that posture, absorbing Qi from the spirit stone in his hand inside the inventory menu and circting it in his human body.

    .

    Three hourster, the sky was dark. The spirit stone in Xiaomao¡¯s hand also dissipated into nothingness.

    Xiaomao smirked and pulled out his hand from the inventory menu. Unlike thest time, Xiaomao managed to gather 8000 Qi strands in his dantian.

    As Xiaomao had expected, he oozed ck liquid all over his body. The poop odor filled the room as if someone who had one-month-long constipation finally unleashed hell in this room.

    Xiaomao stood up and turned around, admiring the dirty floor, toilet cover, seat, and inside the toilet. He took the bum gun and sprayed water all over his body, cleaning himself but ignoring the toilet seat.

    As a proper Chinese gentleman, he decided to leave his mark for the other teachers to admire. As the ancient maind Chinese always did a€¡° The first shitter gets the clean toilet!

    Thinking this far, he wondered what he might do if he was born in India¡­

    Shaking the stupid fantasy off his head, Xiaomao focused on taking a bath and rushed out of the toilet. Then, he sealed the door and let the smell collect its strength to surprise the next visitors.

    After drying himself and putting on his clothes, Xiaomao returned to the rooftop. He brought out a flying sword to try again.

    RUMBLE

    The sword floated. Xiaomao stepped on the sword and bnced himself. Although shaky and unstable, Xiaomao was delighted.

    Finally, Xiaomao could fly in the real world with a game skill!

    Xiaomao crouched and restrained his shaky legs. Nervous but excited, he controlled the sword in his mind. It slowly took off.

    It started out slow and shaky. But five minutester, Xiaomao stopped holding the sword with his hand and stood up, maintaining a stance as if he was skateboarding or surfing. With a slight tilt, the sword turned.

    ¡®Oh, hey. This is fun!¡¯

    Xiaomao brightly smiled as he flew higher and higher. Soon, the city became so small that Xiaomao could only see the lights from buildings and the traffic.

    He looked down and admired the scenery. For the first time, he flew as a human, not a catopus.

 Chapter 187 Cat Dad Hates Cold Wind

    Chapter 187 ¨C Cat Dad Hates Cold Wind

    ¡°Have you seen the news?¡±

    ¡°The gamepany is sus, right?¡±

    ¡°Is anyone in World Two?¡±

    ¡°Nah, I think all of us are in World Three. Hell, it¡¯s not that safe either. Siren City got wrecked. Who knows how many yers died for real.¡±

    In front of a convenience store, a group of five men in their 20s gathered, discussing the recent game scandal while they were smoking.

    Recently, many yers had been found dead in their game capsules. The authority investigated this matter and issued an arrest warrant to Pangu Universe Incorporate¡¯s employees and its executives. Strangely, within a day, the government canceled the warrant, iming that they required further investigation. As a result, Pan Xian and Pan Mei were not charged with the crime.

    Even though the government let them go, the people were not stupid. They could tell that something fishy was going on behind the scene.

    Now, even introverts and shut-in gamers had no choice but to socialize and gather information. They couldn¡¯t believe everything on the inte or the local news stations as some of the info might be the cover-ups of the government or the gamepany.

    ¡°So, World Three is not safe?¡±

    ¡°Obviously. Some idiot just freed a cmity fiend, right? There¡¯s even a huge bounty on him. What was his name? Little cat?¡±

    ¡°Xiaomao, if I remember correctly.¡±

    ¡°Right. That guy. Is he the same guy that was in the news for selling a bunch of fruits for 50 million dors?¡±

    THUD

    While they were chatting, a slender teenager in a hooded cloth and jeans stumbled when the men mentioned Xiaomao¡¯s name. After a fake cough, she walked past them and entered the convenience store.

    Wei Zhi gulped. She pulled her hoodie lower to cover her face. Then, she rushed into the store without looking at the men.

    The men nced at Wei Zhi. Seeing that she didn¡¯t look at them, they didn¡¯t pay attention to her. In fact, they didn¡¯t even see her face or realize that she was a teenage girl.

    Wei Zhi anxiously put instant lunch boxes and microwave food into the basket and rushed to the cashier to check out. She finished shopping in two minutes.

    The shop¡¯s employee stared at her, but Wei Zhi continued hiding her face.

    ¡°50 Yuan, please.¡±

    Wei Zhi paid in full. She grabbed the stic bag, full of food, and rushed out of the store.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The store¡¯s employee frowned and rechecked the CCTV camera footage as Wei Zhi seemed suspicious. Then, he saw something unusual.

    He didn¡¯t see Wei Zhi in the CCTV record! She was an invisible person in the camera. Moreover, everything she touched vanished!

    The store¡¯s employee panicked, ¡°HOLY SHIT! A GHOST?!¡±

    .

    After leaving the store, Wei Zhi ran as fast as she could. While she was sprinting, she couldn¡¯t stop shivering and trembling.

    She didn¡¯t have a cold or a fever.

    She was afraid.

    After Wei Zhi had lost her reflection and her shadow, she began seeing things that she was not supposed to see.

    Whenever Wei Zhi looked at people, she saw colorful threads and knots that bound them with creepy beings behind them ¨C The group of smokers in front of the store were stalked by floating smiley faces, and the formers had ck strings around their necks. The threads were connected to the faces as if they were bound together as one.

    As for the store clerk, the THING behind him was even creepier. It was a humanoid monster with a long limp with a w as its head. Its back had four arms, but its fingers were branched into a hundred long hands, which ceaselessly wiggled around the cashier machine.

    Wei Zhi felt like a certain female protagonist who could see ghosts. She liked the story, but she hated it when she experienced it herself.

    ¡®This can¡¯t be happening. Why?!¡¯

    Along the way, she ran past several humanoid silhouettes. However, she kept looking at the ground. After all, the shadows of these silhouettes were not humans!

    Wei Zhi silently cried in fear, but her willpower forced her legs to keep running.

    After an hour, Wei Zhi looked up. She found herself on a bridge.

    She looked at the water, hoping to see her reflection. Unfortunately, it was already 8 PM, and the sky was already dark.

    Instead of seeing her reflection, she saw a one-meter-diameter eyeball in the river, looking straight at her.

    ¡°!!!¡±

    Wei Zhi fell on her butt. Her legs turned into jelly, and she lost the ability to scream.

    A minuteter, nothing happened.

    Wei Zhi mustered her willpower again and stood up. She was relieved that the GHOST didn¡¯t attack her when their eyes met.

    ¡®Thank god ghosts don¡¯t really attack people. If it¡¯s the same as that story, I would have been dead-¡®

    When she turned around, the massive eyeball was already in front of her. It red into her eyes and slowly split in half, vertically, revealing a hundred small fangs, four long tongues, and countless parasite-like worms inside the mouth.

    ¡®N-NO! NO WAY!¡¯

    Wei Zhi closed her eyes and trembled in fear.

    .

    .

    .

    Several minutester, nothing happened.

    Wei Zhi slowly opened her eyes, peeking in front of her.

    The eyeball was gone.

    Instead, there was an orange cat, sitting and staring at her.

    Mew!

    It meowed like a kitten even though it was an adult cat.

    Wei Zhi¡¯s fear and anxiety vanished like smoke. She drylyughed and reached out to pet the cat. Then, the orange kitty nudged her head to Wei Zhi¡¯s palm.

    The cuteness of the cat soothed her heart. She picked the cat up and hugged her.

    ¡°What are you doing here? The street is a scary ce, you know? You might get run over by a car.¡±

    Mew!

    The cat licked her face.

    Suddenly, Wei Zhi¡¯s mind was clear. She felt like her sanity was restored.

    Wei Zhi giggled. She continued carrying the cat and looked around.

    The threads in the sky were no more. People and cars on the street were no longer followed by monsters.

    Seeing the changes, Wei Zhi was overjoyed.

    ¡°You must be my lucky cat. What¡¯s your name?¡±

    Mew!

    ¡°Mew?¡±

    Wei Zhi thought of Xiaomao. She tried to put herself in his shoes, imagining what name he might use to name this cat.

    For an unknown reason, Wei Zhi¡¯s idea strangely leaned toward the name ¡°Mir¡±. Wei Zhi didn¡¯t think much about it and treated it as her first-name instinct.

    ¡°How about Mir?¡±

    Mew!

    The cat smiled and licked her face again.

    ¡°Okay, Mir, it is.¡±

    Mew!

    ¡°Haha! Where is your home? Are you stray?¡±

    Mew!

    The girl and the cat continued to chat in the middle of the night. Wei Zhi slowly forgot about the previous horror experience and brought the cat home. Of course, she didn¡¯t forget her grocery bag.

    However, Wei Zhi didn¡¯t pay attention to Mir¡¯s shadow. When the streemp¡¯s light shone upon the orange cat, Mir¡¯s shadow briefly revealed the massive figure of a giant Cathulhu, who was chewing and eating a round thing, which looked like the previous eyeball that had attempted to eat Wei Zhi.

    .

    .

    .

    With 8,000 Qi strands, Xiaomao wasn¡¯t afraid of running out of energy soon. He continued to test his limits, flying higher and higher into the sky.

    When Xiaomao reached the altitude of 7,000 feet (2.13 km), he found himself above the clouds. The moonlight was brighter than before, and he could see the night stars, which were not blocked by gas, cloud, or smoke.

    Looking at the starlight made Xiaomao forget about everything he had done in the game. He was entranced by the beauty and the mystery of the gxy, wondering what it would look like in space.

    ¡®If I end up bing a god or an immortal, will I be able to go to space one day?¡¯

    When Xiaomao thought of the impossible dream, the name that he had been keeping at the back of his head resurfaced.

    He thought of Mao Miaomiao, the mysterious father and the big shot of World Two. As soon as the name came into his mind, Xiaomao¡¯s old memory of his previous life suddenly became clear.

    During the cross-world PVP event, Mao Miaomiao¡¯s name appeared as a participant in the immortal league. However, he never joined the tournament and vanished as if he had never existed.

    Mao Miaomiao reappeared again after the PVP tournament. He roamed around the second world and made a lot of enemies as if he was a cultivation novel¡¯s protagonist. Then, before the second tournament, he and the dominant country leader NPC met during a story event, and they caused something terrible.

    That incident was remembered as the trigger of the Cultivator War and the First Invasion.

    After the second event, World Two became inhabitable for yers. Anyone who had entered that game world could never log out and got stuck in that world for good.

    The only way toe back to Earth was to travel through space! That clue was the source of the long conflict between World Two and Earth, which led to the First Invasion, 12 months after the second PVP event.

    Xiaomao bitterly looked at the stars and bit his lower lips. Even when he wanted to rx, the memory of the game ruined it for him.

    ¡°Damn Mao Miaomiao. Why do you keep haunting me, munya!?¡±

    Xiaomao sighed and stopped looking at the stars. He looked around and checked his directions. Then, the flying sword jetted through the sky, beelining to South Korea.

    On the way, Xiaomao noticed amercial ne above. He immediately dove into the cloud to hide his presence.

    It was a bad idea. Within a minute, he got instantly wet and heavy. Xiaomao ordered his flying sword up. His coat and leather gear were soaked.

    ¡°ACHOO!¡±

    Flying 300 miles per hour (ca. 483 km/h) while being drenched was not healthy. Even if Xiaomao had a high resilience to status effects, the sudden drop in his body temperature and the freezing wind was still a torture.

    ¡°Dammit. Is my 2,000 water spiritual root for show-ACHOO!!¡±

 Chapter 188 â€“ Cat Dad Doesnâ€™t Stick It in Crazies

    Chapter 188 ¨C Cat Dad Doesn¡¯t Stick It in Crazies

    After two hours of flying, Xiaomao could finally see the Korean Penins. From the sky, the midnight lights of the streets and buildings were still bright. Even though most residential areas and shops already closed down for the night, many districts were still active, and people were still wandering around.

    Fortunately, no drunkards and nightshift workers paid attention to the sky at night. Xiaomao managed to get close without being detected.

    Still, metropolitan cities had too many CCTV cameras. Xiaomao was afraid that he might be found and traced by the local government.

    For the sake of his safety, Xiaomao flew away from the cities. He headed south, taking a detour around the penins.

    After another hour of detour, Xiaomao reached Jeju Ind. He bypassed the popted area around the shore andnded at the center of the ind ¨C Hasan Mountain.

    The mountain at night was silent and dark. No human-made street light or building was around, which was a perfect hiding ce. Even if it was a famous touring spot, no sane person would hike at night and find him here.

    But there was a problem. The mountain was isted from civilizations, so Xiaomao could not find a good ce to sleep or settle down.

    ¡°As if I need a home. WORLD JUMP!¡±

    DING

    Xiaomao marked the ce on Earth and returned to the game world.

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao in his human form returned to the dungeon boss room. He immediately looked around.

    The four retainers were still in the same ce, meditating and sweating feces-smelling impurities out of their pores. Nearby, five mermaids took turns summoning breezy wind, blowing the nasty smell away from the boss room.

    Undine was also there. When Xiaomao appeared, she recognized him right away.

    ¡°Your human form is quite charming, Xiaomao.¡±

    Xiaomao wryly smiled, ¡°Are you wooing me?¡±

    ¡°Woo you?¡± Undine faintly grinned, ¡°If I really wanted you, I would have dragged you to the sanctuary and sealed you there already.¡±

    ¡°Err¡­ Are all mermaids barbaric?¡±

    ¡°Not really. We simply keep the desirable prospects in our residents. Then, when we¡¯re in mating season, we do the thing until we have enough seeds for our children.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s face paled. He thought of the memeic, which was the origin of the snu-snu death.

    As if Undine could read Xiaomao¡¯s mind, she revealed more disturbing detail.

    ¡°In most cases, the male died from exhaustion. Only the strong ones survived to do it again next year.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao made up his mind. He would not stick it in any mermaid, EVER!

    After teasing Xiaomao enough, Undine waved her hand and operated her game system menu.

    DING

    <You havepleted the Faction Quest: Relocating Operation Base.>

    <You have gained 1,000,000,000 EXP.>

    <Your Level has reached 165!>

    <You have gained 10,000,000 Contribution EXP!>

    <Your Contribution Level has reached 17!>

    Xiaomao gazed at the notification message windows and sighed. Most of his EXP came from quests and big fights. Aside from the gnoll dungeon, he didn¡¯t even fight mobs for EXP and items anymore.

    ¡®I¡¯m ying a grindy MMO, but I gained levels through quests and connections. What a life.¡¯

    He rechecked his stats. But before he could allocate his new attributes, Undine gave him a card.

    ¡°Lady Chang¡¯e told me to give you this when youe back. I assume that you havepleted her mission.¡±

    Xiaomao nodded and took the card. He looked at the detail.

    Name: Sung Nabi

    Birth: May 17th, 2007

    It was a fake ID card with the full ID number, address, and new identity. The birth date was the same as his real birthday. However, Xiaomao frowned when he saw his new name.

    The fake name sounded like a girl¡¯s name!

    ¡°Who came up with this?¡±

    Undine covered her mouth, but her eyes were smiling. She turned around, and her shoulders trembled.

    ¡°It¡¯s Lady Chang¡¯e. I¡¯m sorry, Xiaomao.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao put the new ID in his inventory. He rested his hands on his hips and softly grumbled.

    ¡°Alright. What¡¯s the next task? Rather, what¡¯s the next errand?¡±

    As Xiaomao already prepared for running around to help the Mermaid Kingdom, he asked for the next quest right away. After all, faction quests yielded a lot more EXP than hunting in a dungeon.

    Undine turned around. Her face was still red, and the corners of her mouth were still twitching from theughter earlier. She resumed her pokerface, but her weird smile annoyed Xiaomao.

    ¡°For now, there is no instruction from Lady Chang¡¯e. If you want to contribute to our cause, how about you start raiding towns and kill some of Pangu¡¯s supporters?¡±

    DING

    <Hint: Guild Members and Guild Leaders of a faction can freely attack towns and settlements of yers and NPCs of the hostile factions. Karma penalty may ur if you attack defenseless townsmen, children, or elders.>

    <Hint: As a catopus under a chaos demon faction, killing fellow feline creatures in the same faction is a taboo act. Cathulhus will warn you if you identally kill one. But after the second offense, they will arrest and judge you ording to the Cathulhu Laws.>

    Finally, the mermaids and the powerhouse NPCs allowed Xiaomao to freely roam the game world.

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. Without a general direction from the seniors, he didn¡¯t know what to do next. But a few secondster, he smacked his forehead, reminding himself that he was not a dependent yer but a regressor.

    What do regressors do in novels? They gather goodies that other top yers found in their previous lives!

    Using that as a guideline, Xiaomao closed his eyes and tried to think of what items and perks top superhumans before the regression got in the game.

    The first thing that came to Xiaomao¡¯s mind was the PVP tournament. Spartan Guild participated in the Guild PVP and won the first prize. Narukami Hiiro from World One won the first Immortal League and expanded the gap between him and other yers. As for the winner of the minor league, Wei Zhi imed the title.

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t do anything to Narukami Hiiro since his level would be over 1,000 in the tournament. As for Wei Zhi, Xiaomao didn¡¯t need to interfere with her fate. The remaining option was to snatch the grand prize from the Spartan Guild in the Guild War tournament.

    Thinking of the guild war tournament, Xiaomao got a clear goal. With that in mind, Xiaomao started nning for the event.

    He looked at the list of his guild members. There weren¡¯t enough fighters since he would need a hundred members to join.

    ¡°Senior, about my guild members, can I borrow some of the mermen to join my guild for a week? After that, I¡¯ll return them to you.¡±

    ¡°Oh, sure. How many men do you need?¡±

    ¡°93.¡±

    As Undine remembered the number of MUNYA Guild¡¯s roster, she figured out what he wanted to do.

    ¡°Filling the member slots for the tournament you told me about?¡±

    ¡°Yes. I need them for the tournament. But I probably won¡¯t use them in the fight unless necessary.¡±

    ¡°Alright. I¡¯ll gather them for you. Come to the Cernun Ind¡¯s front beach at noon tomorrow.¡±

    ¡°Thank you, senior.¡±

    Undine and Xiaomao continued to chat for a while before Xiaomao excused himself and returned to the treasure room to sleep.

    Lucky, Nyanko, and Mama Cat were still there. When they saw Xiaomao, the trio weed him back.

    ¡°I¡¯m home,¡± Xiaomao petted the cats and Lucky.

    The Next Day, 8 AM

    Xiaomao stretched and yawned, waking up from a good night¡¯s sleep. He moved out of the mattress and sheets, which he and Lucky had used to make a temporary bed.

    While being in the naked human form, Xiaomao walked toward a tank of water, which the mermaids had brought here as the water source for the cats. He poured some on his face and used a small towel to soak it in the water. Then, Xiaomao cleaned his body with it.

    After Xiaomao woke up, Lucky, who was also in her birthday suit, was also up. She looked at her master and fidgeted, recalling the wild night.

    ¡°Master, you¡¯re a beast.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao no longer cared about his virginity oath. Since he did it once, it wasn¡¯t hurt to do it again with the same woman if he was determined to take responsibility. After all, Lucky¡¯s loyalty status was always 100%, so she wouldn¡¯t betray him anyway.

    Though, Xiaomao hoped that Lucky wasn¡¯t one of the crazies.

    ¡°Between my current form and the cat form, which one do you prefer?¡±

    ¡°Both are fantastic, master.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao put on his clothes. He restocked the food supplies in the treasure room and left Lucky to take care of the cats as usual.

    ¡°I¡¯m off to work. I¡¯ll be back to expand our home soon.¡±

    ¡°Please bring back the beds from the frigate, master. We can¡¯t sleep on the floor forever.¡±

    ¡°Alright.¡±

    WHOOSH

    The treasure door was opened, and Xiaomao entered the boss room. While in his human form, he blinked and closed his eyes to check his synchronization stats. He clearly saw the system menu and the report of his sync rate.

    <Synchronization Rate: 60%>

    By maintaining his human form when he was inactive, Xiaomao¡¯s synchronization rate drastically rose. He clenched his hands, feeling like he had grasped a new trick.

    ¡®Good. I¡¯ll just keep doing this. When I¡¯m going out on an adventure, I¡¯ll use my game character. When I¡¯m resting or doing nothing, I¡¯ll return to this human form to increase the rating.¡¯

    Xiaomao looked ahead. The four apostles were no longer in sight.

    Curious about what had happened to the boys, Xiaomao checked his retainer status. Strangely, there were a series of reports, regarding Shepherd.

    <Shepherd has been attacked by Magdalene. He is knocked unconscious.>

    <Shepherd has been abducted to the Fairy Kingdom.>

    <Shepherd has officially married Magdalene in front of the Fairy Queen.>

    <Shepherd has been attacked by Magdalene X 163.>

    <Shepherd has fainted from exhaustion.>

    <Shepherd has been attacked by Magdalene X 104.>

    <Shepherd has fainted from exhaustion.>

    <Shepherd is incapacitated because of overworking.>

    <Fairy Queen has resurrected Shepherd.>

    <Fairy Queen has arrested Magdalene for torturing her husband.>

    <Shepherd has fled the Fairy Kingdom.>

    This low-key protagonist seemed to be in a predicament. However, judging from the reports, Xiaomao didn¡¯t need to save him.

    It was obvious what ATTACKED referred to.

    ¡°RIP, my dude. This is why you don¡¯t stick it in crazies.¡±

 Chapter 189 â€“ Cat Dadâ€™s New Way of Farming

    Chapter 189 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Way of Farming

    While Xiaomao was free, he inspected the newly expanded dungeon to kill time.

    The mermaids worked faster than Xiaomao had imagined. When the dungeon began producing sacred water instead of clean water, they created an array, which sealed the ve Dungeon and the Mermaid Sanctuary together, not allowing anything toe in or slip out.

    In theke, there was a water pumping machine, transferring the sacred water in theke into water tanks.

    Curious, Xiaomao asked the nearest mermaid.

    ¡°What are you going to do with that water tank?¡±

    The pretty mermaid with bob hair turned around and smiled at Xiaomao.

    ¡°BOB!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°Bob-Bob!¡±

    Xiaomao facepalmed. He forgot that they were once mermen, but the dungeon turned them this way.

    ¡°Never mind. Continue your work.¡±

    ¡°BOB!¡±

    Since the dungeon converted theke into sacred water, he didn¡¯t care what they would do to them. He surveyed the dungeon and found the ce where he used to sneak into the Warg Lord¡¯s room.

    However, the entrance was tightly sealed. There was even a written signboard.

    [This path leads to an Ant Dungeon. For the sake of safety, the entrance is closed. The expedition team will be deployed from the capital to deal with the infestation.]

    [Trespassers will be arrested and judged ording to the Mermaid Laws.]

    [Signed ¨C Nameless Nymph]

    Xiaomao wondered how they found this dungeon. In his previous life, this passage was left alone for months, and not many mermaids patrolled this area.

    ¡®Did they see me enter this ce?¡¯

    He was slightly disappointed. He wanted to enter the ant dungeon and destroy its core to gain rare loot, but it was impossible now.

    Xiaomao navigated his flying sword toward the statue of Chang¡¯e in the middle of theke ind.

    There was another signboard in front of the statue.

    [Entrance to Chang¡¯e Sanctuary for visitors, please go here.]

    The arrow pointed down toward theke.

    As Xiaomao was curious about the sanctuary, he decided to pay them a visit. Xiaomao transformed into his game character as he needed the night sight and the underwater-breathing ability. He put his flying sword into his inventory and dove into the water.

    With the night sight and underwater breathing skills, Xiaomao easily moved deeper into the water.

    DING

    <Sacred Water Lake is healing you.>

    <Your Life Qi has been fully restored.>

    <Your stamina has been fully restored.>

    ¡°The hell?!¡±

    Xiaomao was taken aback. He had no idea that theke had this effect now. Moreover, his Life Qi was fully restored to the max.

    However, it came with a side effect. His tentacles became stiff, and there was a raging urge inside him.

    <You have been inflicted with an abnormal status ¨C [Estrus].>

    Xiaomao frowned. It was this abnormal status that broke his oath.

    Fortunately, Xiaomao didn¡¯t lose control of himself again. He didn¡¯t know if it was because he started cultivating or if it was his mental strength, but Xiaomao managed to loosen his tentacles and suppress his burning desire.

    Since being in the water was risky, Xiaomao jumped out. He got back to the statue.

    Noticing the opportunity that his Life Qi was full, Xiaomao thought of the daily quota that he hadn¡¯t used yet. He immediately brought out 100 spirit stones in his inventory and consumed them, using the system.

    He could have used them to manually cultivate, but using the item directly could give Xiaomao some EXP, spiritual roots, and raw stats.

    DING

    <You have gained 1,000,000,000 EXP!>

    <Your Level has¡­>

    Without waiting for the notification messages to confirm his gain, Xiaomao used his daily skill to gain more stats.

    ¡°Essence of Life! Refine Entity Crystal, reset my karma!¡±

    DING

    <Converting your Life Qi¡­>

    <Resetting your karma¡­>

    Again, without caring about the feedback, Xiaomao jumped into the sacred waterke as his HP, MP, and Life Qi were depleted because of the Essence of Life skill.

    DING

    <Sacred Water Lake is healing you.>

    <Your Life Qi has been fully restored.>

    <Your stamina has been fully restored.>

    <Your HP has been fully restored.>

    <Your Mana has been fully restored.>

    ¡°This is quite a nicebo, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao cackled. Now, he understood why the mermaids sealed the dungeon and transferred the sacred water ¨C This elixir was too precious to be left alone!

    He allocated all his free attributes. Then, he admired the status window in front of him.

    <strong>Name:</strong> Xiaomao

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Race:</strong> Catopus

    <strong>ss (7/10):</strong> ve Master, Dungeon Master, Regressor, Novice Elemental Mage, 1st-Stage Mortal Cultivator, Novice Alchemist, Novice Herbalist

    <strong>ss Skills:</strong> Envement, ve Training, Water Bullet, Foresight, Muscle Memory, Harden, Static Enchantment, Did You Swear?, Seal-Heal, Heal, Cure, Area Heal, Party Heal, Stinger, Forced Submission

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Fish Gourmet, Catnap, Tentacle Pration, Cathulhu Instinct

    <strong>Add-On Skill:</strong> Essence of Life

    <strong>Learned Skills (5/10):</strong> Chameleon, One Man Thousand Arrows, Flying Sword, Lock-On Mark, Homing Snipe

    <strong>Learned Spells (8/10):</strong> Holy Light, Lightning Storm, Shaman Fireball, Blessing Totem: Monster Domestication, Rabid Poison, Lightning Nova, Ice Lance, Let It Go, de Hurricane

    <strong>Ultimate Skill:</strong> Providence Song

    <strong>Titles:</strong> Nut Cracker, THIS IS MUNYA, Gnoll yer, the Brave, First OP ve, Solo Level-Man, WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY, The Great Viin, Pangu¡¯s Sworn Enemy, First Overlord

    <strong>LEVEL:</strong> 174

    <strong>EXP:</strong> 400,000 / 99,250,000

    <strong>Contribution Level:</strong> 17

    <strong>PACT Weekly Ie:</strong> 17

    <strong>EXP:</strong> 65,000/1,420,000

    <strong>Status Attributes</strong>

    STR: 1,600

    DEX: 1,100

    AGI: 1,300

    VIT: 2,138

    INT: 7,440

    WIS: 1,600

    QI: 39,059

    LUCK: 3,054

    Free Points: 0

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 2,100

    Water: 2,100

    Wind: 2,100

    Metal: 2,100

    Wood: 2,100

    Lightning: 5,460

    Dark: 2,100

    Light: 2,100

    Free Points: 0

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    ATK: 2,191

    DEF: 1,460

    M.ATK: 9,277

    M.DEF: 1,291

    HP: 60,091 / 60,091

    MP: 156,736 / 156,736

    Life Qi: 39,059 / 39,059

    Thebat performance looked better. With a 9,277 magic attack, he could deal about 30,000 damage if it was non-critical. In case of critical damage, it might reach 100,000 if he was lucky.

    Xiaomao thought of his lightning storm spell. With that, he could potentially inflect about 10 million HP damage to anyone!

    It was possible to solo raid bosses or named NPCs whose levels were below level 500 now!

    ¡®Alright. I¡¯m done here. I should go farm some negative karma to increase my title bonus stats.¡¯

    He left the water and flew out of the dungeon. Without telling anyone, the catopus flew back to Seaside Town.

    After the death of Otto, Seaside Town was in chaos. The town guards quit their jobs, and the local guilds were closed down. Without the protection of the NPCs, the townsmen migrated to other nearby cities.

    Without NPCs, yer guilds took over. Although major guilds tried to purchase the abandoned guild buildings from the other city¡¯s offices, no one seeded.

    As such, the Seaside Town became the Wild West. yer-killing, robbery, and newbie ughtering were a daily urrence, causing new yers in this town to delete their characters and start over in other ces.

    When Xiaomao arrived, he could only see run-down buildings and traces ofbat. Many yers were still around, but most of them were over level 120, and their names were red.

    Seeing their levels, Xiaomao scratched his head. He looked around, searching for anyone with a super-rare character or an ultra-rare one, wondering how they increased their levels so fast.

    Looking for a while, Xiaomao found nobody noteworthy. All of them were rare characters, who could raise their levels to 200 at the maximum. As for themon or the umon characters, they were extinct from this town.

    ¡°Hmm.¡±

    Seeing the terrible conditions of all buildings, Xiaomao thought of his rented rooms in thebor guild. He flew toward the abandoned guild building and rushed inside.

    Upon getting inside, he ran into 30 yers with red names. As Xiaomao didn¡¯t bother using his usual stealth skill, everyone noticed his arrival.

    ¡°GOLD NAME?!¡±

    ¡°Hey, isn¡¯t that cat¡­¡±

    The yers were surprised. They pointed at Xiaomao for a moment before they searched the game¡¯s website articles to confirm if they had found the wanted criminal.

    But before they could even move, Xiaomao raised his staff and chanted.

    ¡°MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    BOOM

    The entire first floor of thebor guild exploded. Out of the 30 yers, 10 of them, who had been drinking at a bar, got struck by therge fireball.

    ¡°DAMMIT! WE¡¯RE UNDER ATTACK! TO ARMS!¡±

    ¡°MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    Not caring about their reactions or moral, Xiaomao threw more spells at the yers.

    30 minutester, Xiaomao flew out of the burning building. It slowly copsed to the ground because of his fireball spell.

    He didn¡¯t stop there. Xiaomao continued to float over the town, dropping shaman fireballs at every building he saw. Each spell caused over 90,000 critical damage, which instantly depleted every victim¡¯s health bar.

    Another 30 minutes went by, and the Seaside Town was swallowed into the sea of me. Yet, Xiaomao looked unsatisfied.

    DING

    <You have killed an ouwed yer.>

    <Your karma has increased by 1,000.>

    ¡°I¡¯m supposed to reduce my karma, munya. Why does it keep going up?!¡±

    While Xiaomao was in a bad mood, the corner of his eyes noticed a Pangu Shrine, which was the ce where newly created characters usually appeared. He saw a yer, whose name was disyed in purple, staring at the burning town.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t bother checking the yer¡¯s name or level. He sent a shaman fireball toward the yer, hoping to reduce his karma and gain strength.

    BOOM

    As usual, no yer had over 90,000 HP. The explosion instantly erased the yer.

    However, the next message surprised him.

    DING

    <You have killed a yer of an enemy faction!>

    <Cathulhu Instinct has been activated. You have gained one level!>

    ¡°Eh?¡±

 Chapter 190 â€“ Cat Dadâ€™s Cat Stirs More Chaos

    Chapter 190 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Cat Stirs More Chaos

    ¡°AH! I SEE!¡±

    Xiaomao remembered the description of the Cathulhu Instinct skill.

    <strong>Cathulhu Instinct ¨C Mastery Max</strong>

    All catopuses are born with Cathulhu Instinct, inherited from their predecessors. They always hear the mysterious whispers of their seniors. Sometimes, they can even see through illusions, hidden karma, and disguised spells with their naked eyes.

    After evolution, a cute catopus can transform into a horrifying Cathulhu, who can see through the truth of the universe.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Racial Skill, Passive

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Myth

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    ¨C Default monster drop rate is fixed to 100% when you participate in the kill.

    <strong>- Upon killing a red-named yer or a yer from hostile factions, eject the dead yer¡¯s equipment, items, and gold coins in their inventory. Decrease their level by one and increase yours by one.</strong>

    ¨C Disy hidden quest and item information in the description.

    ¨C Disy hidden levels, modifiers, and hidden titles of immortals and mortals. Cannot disy hidden information about gods, sages, and entities.

    ¨C Your right eyebrow always twitches whenever a crisis approaches. The rhythm and the severity of twitching reflect the level of iing danger.

    ¨C This skill will be automatically upgraded when you evolve into a cathulhu.

    The second effect clearly stated that Xiaomao could gain levels by killing yers from hostile factions. It didn¡¯t work before when Xiaomao had no affiliation. Now, it increased Xiaomao¡¯s level after he killed the purple-named yer.

    ¡®So, purple-named yers are the key. I just need to find them and end their careers, right?¡¯

    Getting inspired and motivated, Xiaomao flew toward the next innd newbie town, which was located a kilometer to the east. He didn¡¯t even bother looting the corpses since he didn¡¯t want to wait until the sea of me was extinguished.

    The east of Seaside Town was called Venea. Simr to Seaside Town, it was a port vige where new yers could start out.

    Xiaomao still remembered the map and theyout of this town like the back of his hand. In his previous life, this town was his base of operation because there were a dozen newbie dungeons nearby, which were convenient to farm for PACTs.

    However, Xiaomao didn¡¯te here to hunt in those low-level dungeons. As soon as Xiaomao arrived, he activated the Chameleon skill and headed toward arge shrine, south of the town.

    The shrine was a ruined stone building with a broken statue of Pangu. A priest NPC stood there, greeting and offering quests to new yers.

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes and inspected the name of the NPC.

    Pangu Priest, Level 250

    Seeing the NPC¡¯s level, Xiaomao sneered. He was confident that he could easily kill the guy with his Did-You-Swearbo. However, he stalked the priest and looked around.

    Most new yers came out of the shrine and epted the quests from the priest. A few returned to hand over quest items or report for their questpletion. Unfortunately, their names were white.

    ¡®They¡¯re only regr yers. I need Pangu Faction¡¯s yers to farm. Where can I find them?¡¯

    Xiaomao sighed. Since he had no idea where their gathering location was, he opened the game¡¯s website and entered the forum.

    Strangely, Xiaomao could still ess his game ount even though he was on the cklist of the gamepany. He snickered and mocked Pangu in his mind.

    ¡®Bad game management. You should have permanently deleted my ount. Are your employees that hopeless?¡¯

    Not afraid of being tracked, Xiaomao logged in and entered the forum with his real ount. Then, he created a new thread.

    [Looking for clues or the locations of Pangu Faction¡¯s guilds or yers. Will pay for the intel!]

    Then, Xiaomao added contact information and his game ount name to the forum, including a screenshot of his character. Moreover, he added another message at the bottom of the thread.

    Xiaomao giggled and pressed [Sent]. Then, he went to the options menu and enabled strangers to send him text messages.

    DING

    Pangu Universe Incorporate was the gamepany, who was responsible for Pangu Online 2¡¯s game. However, all executives and officers were aware of the sickening truth behind the scenes. Only the employees were clueless about the alternate reality and the real people in the game worlds.

    Dong Junya, the director of the game moderator department, had been tracking Xiaomao¡¯s movements in-game. Unfortunately for him, after Xiaomao had obtained the invisible karma ability, his server could no longer track his whereabouts.

    Junya had a severe headache as he looked at his nk PC monitors. No matter how hard he coded or searched for Xiaomao, he couldn¡¯t find his name or location in the database as if his existence had already been removed.

    ¡®This is impossible. He¡¯s clearly active! Pan Xian said that he¡¯s still inside the game world. Howe I can¡¯t find him?!¡¯

    Dong Junya¡¯s bloodshot eyes shifted left and right, scanning and rereading the new codes that he just typed.

    DING

    Again, the monitors in front of him reported that the servers couldn¡¯t find Xiaomao¡¯s data.

    ¡°COME ON!¡±

    Dong Junya threw the three monitors on his desk away. He also swept threerge folders of documents and a coffee mug away. Brown liquid sshed on the carpet and wet some of the papers.

    Venting was a part of human nature. Dong Junya¡¯s anger and anxiety reached its peak, and he had nowhere to vent his frustration. He grabbed the printed document with the profile and portrait of Xiaomao. Then, he stomped it on the wet carpet several times.

    ¡°WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?! HOW DID YOU ENTER THE GAME WORLD WITHOUT A GAME CAPSULE?! ARGGHHHHH!!¡±

    BANG

    Dong Junya punched his desk, breaking it in half. His fist was also broken and became bloody.

    While Dong Junya panted and grumbled, his secretary walked into his office and found the carnage. She gulped.

    ¡°S-Sir.¡±

    ¡°WHAT?!¡± Yelled Dong Junya.

    ¡°T-The team has found a clue, sir.¡±

    ¡°Unless it¡¯s Xiaomao¡¯s whereabouts, don¡¯t bother! GET LOST!¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s a-about Xiaomao, sir. He just posts something in our game forum!¡±

    ¡°!!!¡±

    Dong Junya widened his eyes. He looked at his desk, nning to ess hisputer and enter the website¡¯s forum. However, all monitors were on the floor.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Awkwardly, Dong Junya stomped out of his office and rushed into the moderator team¡¯s room, where a hundred employees were in the middle of answering phone calls.

    Dong Junya pulled the nearest employee off his table and grabbed thetter¡¯sptop. He sat down and entered the forum to see the thread.

    ¡°Which one is Xiaomao¡¯s thread?¡±

    ¡°H-Here, sir. The looking-for-clue one.¡±

    Dong Junya moved the curser and entered the thread. Then, he read through Xiaomao¡¯s messages.

    <strong>Username:</strong> Xiaomao

    <strong>TITLE:</strong> Looking for clues or the locations of Pangu Faction¡¯s guilds or yers. Will pay for the intel!

    As the title, I¡¯m willing to pay 10,000 USDT for every intel about the locations of yer guilds that are affiliated with the Pangu Faction. It can be anything ¨C Last seen location, hunting spots, frequent visiting dungeons, or hideouts. I don¡¯t mind if you self-report to get the money as long as the information is real.

    <strong>*HOW TO SEND CLUES*</strong>

    ¨C DM me with the title ¨C Pangu Faction Intel

    ¨C Be detailed. Make sure to include time, location, and guild names. In case of self-report, include your name as well.

    ¨C Don¡¯t forget to leave your crypto wallet address. The payment will be transferred after I confirm that the intel is legit. The payment will be done by Binance-chain.

    ¨C I might give you bonuses for urate information.

    Dong Junya frowned. He essed the server and tracked Xiaomao¡¯s location.

    DING

    A report came out.

    [User: UNKNOWN DATA]

    [Location: Venea, Pangu Shrine]

    [Time: 8:36.12 AM]

    The director¡¯s eyes lit up. He shouted, ¡°Stop what you¡¯re doing and send GM characters to World Three¡¯s Venea! Find Xiaomao and erase his character, NOW!¡±

    The moderators were frozen for a brief moment before they leaped off their chairs and ran toward the employee¡¯s game room. Dong Junya also stood up, preparing to enter the game world to kill Xiaomao with their cheat characters as well.

    As he stood up, the corner of his eyes noticed that there were post scripts in Xiaomao¡¯s thread. Dong Junya turned around and scrolled down.

    PS1. PAN XIAN, YOU DICKLESS HYPOCRITE! CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, MUNYA!

    PS2. To GMs, Mods, and Devs, you are working for the wrong boss. You have no idea who you¡¯re messing with!

    ¡°Oh, yeah?¡± Dong Junya sneered at Xiaomao¡¯s message, ¡°Let¡¯s see how you¡¯ll beg for mercy when I find you, scum!¡±

    The director stomped toward the game room, which was on the opposite side of the floor¡¯s hallway.

    Upon entering the room, he found 200 game capsules lined in rows and columns as if they were pods in Matrix. The moderators already entered their designated capsules, preparing to enter the game world with their SPECIAL characters, which were edited and created for the sole purpose of exterminating cheaters, hackers, and unwanted yers in-game.

    Dong Junya got into his capsule in his working clothes. He shut the hatch and operated the machine.

    RUMBLE

    The machine hummed, and the system was booted. Dong Junya closed his eyes, waiting for his consciousness to be transferred to his prepared avatar.

    DING

    <Nyahahaha! No cheating, munya!>

    Dong Junya and all employees widened their eyes when the game message appeared behind their eyelids.

    DING

    A semi-transparent window appeared in front of them. Strange messages appeared to give them a piece of bad news.

    <From now on, humans are required to make a proper game avatar to enter MY UNIVERSE! There will be no SPECIAL characters, modded characters, edited characters, and unfair characters that are created by humans, MUNYA!>

    <As for the existing SPECIAL characters, all of them have been permanently deleted, MUNYA!>

    ¡°WHAT?!¡± Dong Junya almost had a heart attack.

    <For the sake of fairness, my people cannot use their SPECIAL characters as well. We¡¯re in the game with our real bodies and our real souls. All our abilitiese from our TRUE abilities, munya!>

    <Of course, the updating schedules are also changed because of this arrangement, munya.>

    DING

    New windows appeared next to the message windows. The employees stared at the new box in a daze.

    The message from the mysterious being did not end.

    <Lastly, I will give you a year to prepare. Since you have been traveling to MY UNIVERSE, don¡¯t mind me if some of MY PEOPLEe to YOUR WORLD, MUNYA!>

    ¡°!!!¡±

    <So far, I¡¯ve been neglecting your offense. You ughtered the local creatures of my universe. You cursed so many innocent souls and trapped them in the game worlds. You even tried to brainwash the local people because they were worshiping me! For three months, I ignored you and forgave you, munya.>

    <Look what you¡¯re doing now, munya! Your boss attacked my men, who were sent there as diplomats and the representative of my people. You even framed and tried to kill their entire family. And just now, you are trying to use cheat avatars that you created to kill one of my people?!>

    <You¡¯ve crossed the line. And you¡¯ll pay for this insolence.>

    <This is my deration of war. I, Mu-Nyang, Chaos Seraphim Progenitor, dere war of extinction against Pangu Universe!>

 Chapter 191 â€“ Cat Dad Receives Leaked Files

    Chapter 191 ¨C Cat Dad Receives Leaked Files

    ¡°I hear you.¡±

    Pan Xian, who was still staying in L.A., looked at his phone and read Dong Junya¡¯s messages. He had predicted this when he attacked Miao Damao.

    He sighed and muttered to himself.

    ¡°Mu-Nyang, I¡¯ve already looked into the future. In the future without Mao Miaomiao, my chance is only 50/50. With Mao Miaomiao on your side, you will win 99% out of one million possible futures. But in the timeline with Mao Miaomiao and Xiaomao¡­¡±

    Pan Xian¡¯s face turned dark. He nced at the floating system screen next to him.

    On the screen, it showed the live stream of Hiiro Narukami, the strongest yer in World One. The yer had already acquired ten mythic items, and his level was over 900. As for his status, Hiiro¡¯s total status points were at least a hundred times stronger than Xiaomao¡¯s.

    Xiaomao was not in Hiiro¡¯s league. On the other hand, Hiiro might be able to defeat Mao Miaomiao, who was rising in World Two and was in the middle of gathering his previous life¡¯s allies.

    ¡®I¡¯ll rig the next event and put Mao Miaomiao against Hiiro. It would be nice if Hiiro could kill him, but chances are ¨C Mu-Nyang will definitely intervene.¡¯

    Pan Xian closed his eyes and leaned on the sofa. He rested his forearm on his forehead, calcting the future.

    ¡®I wished I had a proper war strategist. I can¡¯t rely on Hongjun or the sages forever. Those guys are stubborn old men that can¡¯t even handle the weakened Mao Family.¡¯

    Without anybody to rely on, Pan Xian grumbled and closed his eyes.

    A minuteter, he identally fell asleep and had a dream.

    In his dream, Pan Xian saw his enemies fight with each other. Mao Miaomiao, the right-hand man of Mu-Nyang, ended up fighting against his old friends.

    Pan Xian instantly woke up. He jumped out from his sofa and clenched his fists.

    ¡®I don¡¯t need to focus on Mao Miaomiao or Mu-Nyang. I can just steal their allies and put them against each other by force. I have the advantage of entity¡¯s power and knowledge of sage curses, but those men are only ex-deities at best! As long as I can distract Mu-Nyang and his Cathulhus with Hongjun and sages by letting thepany team harass Xiaomao, I can reim World Two and strengthen my position!¡¯

    After thinking this far, Pan Xian had a hundred ideas and inspirations. Countless schemes, trickeries, and stratagems came to his mind.

    A faint smile appeared on Pan Xian¡¯s mouth. He texted back to Dong Junya.

    ¡°Haste the update schedule. You have three months to finish the Landlord Patch and six months for the Hegemony Patch!¡±

    Dong Junya stared at the messages on his phone. He gulped and replied.

    ¡°Wouldn¡¯t the Hegemony Patch affect the entire world, sir? If I remember correctly, the patch has a fatal bug that affects every human on earth. At least 30% of the poption will gain superpower without ying the game while the rest will lose their shadows and start seeing Solomon¡¯s demons whenever their sanity is low. Our dev teams are working hard to fix those bugs right now.¡±

    ¡®It doesn¡¯t matter. Make it happen. Let the world knows that the era has changed, and supernatural entities exist. Also, contact Solomon and let him know that we wish to be his ally.¡¯

    ¡°¡­ Yes, sir.¡±

    Venea

    Xiaomao continued to hide near the Pangu Shrine of Venea Town. He waited for the response and the reactions to his post.

    DING

    DING

    Within minutes, several yers sent texts to his game character. Xiaomao checked thetest messages first.

    [Spartan Guild is affiliated with Pangu Church. Their former HQ was in Siren City, but they have just moved to Yeet City today.]

    The message came with images of their guild members, including the faces of their fighters.

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes as he remembered some of the yers. Master Yeet, who almost killed Xiaomao, was also in the picture.

    The other messages also gave simr info about the Spartan Guild, which disappointed Xiaomao.

    However, after skimming through ten messages, the 11th DM gave Xiaomao a strange offering.

    [My name is Wang Mang. I¡¯m a former employee of Pangu Universe Incorporate, and I have all the game character names of all Pangu Faction¡¯s yers. The data is two weeks old, though. I¡¯m selling it for a million USDT. Contact me if you¡¯re interested.]

    The message had an excel sheet file attachment, which was a demo of the leaked data. Xiaomao opened it and saw the list of yer names, their real-life addresses, phone numbers, social IDs, in-game names, total NFTs, and even their credit card numbers!

    Xiaomao¡¯s right eyebrow twitched. He didn¡¯t know if he should purchase the two-week-old database from this guy.

    ¡®Something tells me that I shouldn¡¯t take this guy¡¯s deal. It sounds like a trap.¡¯

    As Xiaomao had fought a real cultivator recently, he reevaluated his strength and changed his mindset. There might be old monsters out there in the real world, but they chose to hide and work for Pangu in the shadow. He believed that might be one of the reasons why the Chinese government and half of the world managed to remain intact after the first invasion in his previous life.

    Since Xiaomao didn¡¯t want to contact Wang Mang anywhere in the real world, he tested the water by texting back.

    ¡°We¡¯ll transfer 500 grand first, and you send your data to me. Once we¡¯ve confirmed that the data is genuine, we¡¯ll transfer the rest.¡±

    There was no need to meet the guy. Xiaomao chose the online way.

    Without fear, Xiaomao transferred 500,000 USDT to Wang Mang¡¯s crypto wallet address. He had several million in his wallet, so giving away some changes wouldn¡¯t hurt.

    DING

    10 secondster, Wang Mang sent a new file to Xiaomao. It was no longer an excel sheet but apressed zip file. Surprisingly, its size was over 500 GB.

    Xiaomao scratched his head. He might be a gamer, but he was no programmer. The file surnames inside thepressed zip seemed foreign to him.

    ¡®Can I have the good old simple excel or word doc? Oh, well. I suck at programming. I¡¯ll just consult with those all-knowing immortals if they know anything about database programming. Or rather, I should google how to open these files.¡¯

    While Xiaomao was confused about what to do with the database files, the game system suddenly gave him a prompt message.

    DING

    <Detecting Pangu Oracle Database files. Would you like to open it?>

    Xiaomao rejoiced. He reached out, nning to confirm it right away.

    TWITCH

    The right eyebrow suddenly twitched so hard that it created a small wound. Blood dripped down into his right eye.

    ¡®Ow. What the hell?!¡¯

    Xiaomao pulled his tentacle away. He wiped his right eyebrow and red at the system screen.

    ¡®Fine. No. Not now!¡¯

    The system screen was closed. Then, the twitching subsided, and the wound was healed.

    DING

    A new window suddenly popped up after Xiaomao closed the previous screen. However, it was not a game message this time.

    It was a private message from Chang¡¯e.

    [What did you do to the Mazinger Race that they recklessly sent a weak-ass karma string at you?]

    ¡®Karma string?¡¯

    Chang¡¯e warned him.

    [Your karma might be invisible from in sight, but gods and Pangu¡¯s dogs can use their irregr karma to find you and trap your soul. You¡¯re lucky that I¡¯ve been monitoring you. I¡¯m going to remove that karma string now!]

    BADUMP

    Something left Xiaomao¡¯s body, and he suddenly felt like a heavy thing was yanked out from his heart.

    DING

    Thepressed file earlier suddenly opened itself. However, the game system gave him a piece of good news.

    <Converting the database into text-based files. Please wait¡­>

    <Conversionpleted.>

    <The unnecessary files have been removed. You can freely browse the text-based files.>

    Multiplerge screens appeared around Xiaomao, surrounding him from all sides. He skimmed through the tables of texts and discovered that there were over 20,000 pages.

    He gulped. One row contained all data of a yer, but there were at least 100,000 rows.

    At least 100,000 yers already registered or joined Pangu¡¯s side!

    While Xiaomao was staring at the database in a daze, the Pangu Priest noticed him because of the expanded screens.

    ¡°WHO GOES THERE!?¡±

    ¡°Ah, crap. MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    Without exining himself, Xiaomao struck first. Nothing could go wrong with taking the initiative to attack a priest of his enemy faction.

    BOOM

    The shaman fireball hit the priest, dealing 90,000 damage. Unfortunate yers and newbies, who were in the middle of taking quests and submitting quests, also got hit by the AOE effect.

    DING

    <You have killed an innocent yer!>

    <WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY! You have gained extra negative karma!>

    <Your karma has decreased by 200!>

    <You have killed an innocent yer!>

    <WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY! You have gained extra negative karma!>

    <Your karma has decreased by 200!>

    The spam messages went on. A total of 30 yers in the area died instantly which decreased Xiaomao¡¯s karma by 6,000. It looked insignificant at a nce, but there was another effect that came with Xiaomao¡¯s unique title.

    <strong>Title: The Great Viin</strong></strong>

    <strong>This title is awarded to the true madman among the crazies. The only way to get this title is to achieve something that might cause an apocalypse or harm everybody in the world.</strong>

    <strong><strong>Effects:</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong>¨C For every 1,000 negative karma you have, yourbat status increases by 1%.</strong></strong>

    <strong><strong>¨C When besieged by yers with positive karma, increase ATK, M.ATK, DEF, and M.DEF by 50 %.></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong>Minus 6,000 karma was a 6% increase inbat stats!</strong></strong>

    <strong><strong>Xiaomao nkly stared at his status window and the corpses of newbie yers. He didn¡¯t mean to kill them all.</strong></strong>

    <strong><strong>Although yers around the priest had died, the NPC was still alive. His HP only dropped by a third.</strong></strong>

    <strong><strong>Xiaomao wryly smiled. He thought that an NPC like the priest should have over a million HP, but this guy only had less than 300,000, which was disappointing for a level-250 NPC.</strong></strong>

    <strong><strong>¡°How weak, munya! Ice Lance¡­ UP HIS CANDY ASS!¡±</strong></strong>

    <strong><strong>An ice spear suddenly emerged under the priest¡¯s feet. It impaled through his balls and exited through his head.</strong></strong>

    <strong><strong>DOUBLE CRITICAL!</strong></strong>

    <strong><strong>FATALITY</strong></strong>

    <strong><strong>The Nut Cracker title finally did something. It increased the damage to over 200,000, reducing the priest¡¯s HP to zero.</strong></strong>

    <strong><strong>The priest copsed to the ground and widened his eyes in disbelief. A hundred items exploded from his corpse and flew into Xiaomao¡¯s body as if he was a ma.</strong></strong><strong><strong> </strong></strong>

 Chapter 192 â€“ Cat Dad Meets a Single Mom

    Chapter 192 ¨C Cat Dad Meets a Single Mom

    As soon as themotion broke out, a team of 20 Venea¡¯s town guards rushed to the shrine. They stopped in front of the sea of me, looking for the culprit of this incident.

    ¡°Douse the fire and search for the criminal!¡±

    The town guards ran around and returned with buckets of water.

    Meanwhile, the culprit quietly sneaked away from the crime scene with the dead priest¡¯s items in tow. While his chameleon skill was on, he flew to the rooftop of a tall guild building. Hended there and inspected the items.

    Spirit stone x 30

    Teleportation Spellbook x 3

    Teleportation Rune x 1

    Aside from these items, the rest was junk, which would be converted into gold coinster.

    Xiaomao inspected the Teleportation Rune, which was rumored to be the exclusive item of every Pangu¡¯s follower and their servant. He read the item description.

    The item was a square-shaped ck rock disc with a t and smooth surface. The front was written in a moon-runenguage that Xiaomao couldn¡¯tprehend. As for the back, nothing was written or carved into the stone.

    <strong>Teleportation Rune (Marked)</strong></strong>

    <strong>This rune is a catalyst for teleportation spells; it pinpoints teleport destinations, making it convenient to control where the spell caster wants to go instead of relying on their vision and experience.</strong>

    <strong>The rune has already been used to mark a destination. You cannot engrave it to mark a new location.</strong>

    <strong><strong>Item Type:</strong> Catalyst Tool</strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Rarity:</strong> Umon</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong><strong>Effect:</strong> If you use a teleportation spell while holding this rune in your hand, you will be teleported to the marked location (Hignd Fort).</strong></strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡®Hignd Fort?¡¯</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. He knew this ce.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Hignd Fortress was located between the eastern region of the Yuan Empire and the Desert Frontier, which was the territory of a danger zone, ording to the official website. In Xiaomao¡¯s previous life, nobody could venture into the Desert Frontier¡¯s territory ande out unharmed.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>However, recently, Xiaomao gained a clue about the desert frontier. He still remembered the message when he joined the Mermaid Kingdom.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong><Spear Demoness¡¯ followers respect you. You can freely enter the Desert Frontier and trade with the Shakatu Nomads.></strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡®Spear Demoness? I don¡¯t remember her, but I definitely heard a rumor about Shakatu Nomads. If I remember correctly, everybody called them desert bandits, but was that really the case?¡¯</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao could no longer rely on the rumor of the past as all information came from Pangu¡¯s men. It might be fabricated, and some info might be false.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>But one thing was certain ¨C The fortress was there to defend the Yuan Empire from the nomads.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡®The enemy of my enemy is my ally. I might be able to befriend them if I visit them. Also, the teleport rune might connect to one of the Pangu Church¡¯s hideouts.¡¯</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao was tempted to teleport to Hignd Fortress, but he had a date with Undine at noon today. He postponed the decision to another time.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>For now, Xiaomao was curious about the name list and Yeet City, where the Spartan Guild¡¯s headquarters was.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>He scanned through Wang Mang¡¯s data and searched for the keyword ¡°Venea¡± as a starter.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>DING</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong><942 Results found.></strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>There were actually a lot of yers here! Xiaomao was delighted.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Still, the info was two weeks old. Some yers might have already moved to a new city. In the end, Xiaomao needed to confirm the detail himself by manually searching for the yers.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>While in stealth mode, Xiaomao flew to the heart of Venea Town, aka the town center. Simr to Seaside Town, an adventurer guild, merchant guild, andbor guild were presented.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>When Xiaomao saw the merchant guild¡¯s building, he recalled that he had already paid for one of his evolution materials, and he hadn¡¯t gotten the item yet.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡®I wonder if this city¡¯s branch has a Cathulhu Essence Core. I still need the Dao Stone, Crystalized Catnip Essence, and that thing.¡¯</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Entering the merchant guild, Xiaomao looked around first. Upon seeing that no purple-named yer was around, he uncloaked his chameleon ability, but he still hid his gold name.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao hopped on the counter and presented the female clerk with his merchant guild¡¯s ID card and the proof of contract, which he had used to purchase the Cathulhu Essence Core.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°I¡¯m Xiaomao. I¡¯m here to talk about the deal that I had with the guild, but Seaside Town¡¯s guild is deserted for some reason, munya.¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>The clerk¡¯s eyes lit up, but she sweated profusely.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°S-Sir. I heard you are now a criminal. I-I can¡¯t ept anymission from you, sir.¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao tilted his head, acting as cutest as possible. His eyes became moist, ¡°Do you believe in those bullies, too, munya? Why does everybody hate me when I¡¯m doing my best, munya? What did I do wrong to deserve this treatment, munya?¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°!!!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>The sight of a cute catopus on the verge of crying broke the clerk¡¯s heart. She shed a tear and pulled him into a hug.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°I¡¯m so sorry. I didn¡¯t mean to chase you away.¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao buried his face in the clerk¡¯s bosom. While no one could see Xiaomao¡¯s face, his expression turned into Light Yagami¡¯s famous expression meme.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡®All ording to Keikaku!¡¯</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>When the clerk stopped crying, she returned Xiaomao to the counter. Xiaomao also resumed his cute face, looking like a sad kitten.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°Can I still do business with you, munya?¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°Yes! YES, OF COURSE, my dear!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>The clerk stood up and sprinted toward the back office. A minuteter, she returned with a folder of documents and flipped through the papers.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°Okay. I get it now. Dear, youmissioned Seaside Town¡¯s branch to purchase Cathulhu Essence Core, right? The item has already been delivered, but due to the death of the adventurer¡¯s guild branch, the town is now in chaos. The item has beenter transferred here for safety. We have it right here, but the item is stored in our guild manager¡¯s storeroom because of¡­¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>The clerk couldn¡¯t say it. She couldn¡¯t believe that a cute catopus in front of her could be a criminal that the Pangu Church and Yuan Emperor were looking for.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>How could a cute-looking catopus with innocent eyes be a criminal? They must have bullied this kitty!</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°Dear, I¡¯ll help you! I¡¯ll definitely get your item back! Wait right here!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>The woman¡¯s pupils suddenly lit up as if she was determined to do something drastic. She rushed back to the back office and bellowed.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°BRING ME THE TREASURE ROOM¡¯S KEYS, OR ELSE!!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°¡­¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao¡¯s expression was nk. She stared at the door of the back office in shock.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>A few secondster, the girl ran out of the room with a bundle of keys in her hand. She rushed toward the stairs to the second floor and disappeared into one of the rooms.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Within a minute, the girl returned and tossed the bundle of keys into the back office. Then, she sprinted toward Xiaomao.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>The cat stared at the clerk, who was sweating bullets. She smiled at him and presented Xiaomao with a pouch on a te.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Inside the pouch, Xiaomao could sense the nostalgic scent, which had a simr odor to Mir, Mu-Nyang, and Meowmeow.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°Here you are, sir.¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>DING</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong><Mary has given you Cathulhu Essence Core.></strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>With this, Xiaomao had five out of seven necessary evolution materials! Two more, and Xiaomao could be a proper Cathulhu and unlock the true potential of this character.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>However, the woman¡¯s action came with a consequence. The merchant branch manager stomped out of the back office and red at Xiaomao.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao¡¯s eyes also met with the manager¡¯s eyes. The former was surprised when he saw the NPC¡¯s name and appearance.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong><strong>Tang Yuan, Merchant Guild¡¯s Venea Branch Manager, Level 50</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>The guy was once the merchant guild branch manager of Seaside Town (First appeared in chapter 30). However, he came out as this town¡¯s branch manager instead.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°So, it¡¯s you, Regressor!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. Whoever mentioned his title always had something to do with either Nian or Pangu.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao still pretended to be a weak cat. He sobbed and shed a tear.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°Why? Why are you yelling at me, munya? I didn¡¯t do anything wrong!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Because of themotion, the local yers had been watching the drama unfold. None of them had realized that the catopus was Xiaomao yet.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Like the NPC clerk, the men and women in the guild¡¯s building gazed at Xiaomao with a sympathetic look, wondering what made this cat cry. Then, they saw Tang Yuan¡¯s angry face and heard their absurd conversation.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°Return the item, criminal! You have no right to trade with the merchant guild!¡± Bellowed Tang Yuan.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°B-But I already paid for it,¡± Xiaomao sniffed and hugged the pouch, which carried the item inside.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°GET IT BACK HERE! THAT¡¯S MINE!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Tang Yuan reached out to seize Xiaomao¡¯s pouch, but the clerk woman pushed the fatty away and pped him.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°STOP BEING A DISGRACE FOR ONCE, MANAGER!¡± Yelled Mary.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Tang Yuan faltered. He red at his employee.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°That¡¯s it! You¡¯re fired!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>The clerk¡¯s face turned dark, but her angry look didn¡¯t fade from her face. She pulled her long skirt and kicked the manager¡¯s groin.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Every man hated getting kicked in the nuts. Tang Yuan¡¯s face turned purple, and he copsed to the ground.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>The ex-clerk wiped her tear from her face. She carried Xiaomao in her arms.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°Let¡¯s go, kitty. We don¡¯t need to socialize with that trash anymore.¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao was surprised. His round eyes looked at this NPC in admiration and respect.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°But you¡¯ve just lost your job, munya.¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. He¡¯s a trash boss that always steals items from our customers. Do you know where he kept your item? HIS PERSONAL SAFE LOCKER! I ain¡¯t working for this crook no more! He can go to hell for all I care!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>She purposely spoke out loud, and the yers in the guild heard everything. They nodded as they managed to guess the backstory of thismotion.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>One of them slowly pped their hands at Mary and Xiaomao. Then, the other yers began to apud.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>The ps were so loud as if the yers were celebrating or congratting something. They whistled and cheered for the NPC.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°GOOD GIRL!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°That¡¯s right. You don¡¯t need to work for that asshole!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°HE DOESN¡¯T DESERVE YOU!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Realizing that the yers cheered for her, she sobbed. The woman bit her lower lips to stop crying and wiped her face.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°Thank you, everybody! Thank you, really!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>She walked out of the guild building with Xiaomao in her arms. Her back straightened like the true victor. Even after she had left, the ps didn¡¯t cease as the people loved this kind of NPC interaction and little interaction between yers.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>After the ex-clerk walked out of the building, her determined and upright demeanor vanished. She suddenly cried a river.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°¡­ What am I going to do now? How am I going to feed my kids? I don¡¯t have a job anymore.¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°¡­¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao silently looked at Mary¡¯s face. He raised his brows for a moment and nced at her name to see if she had any good hidden title or modifier.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Mary, Single Mom ountant, Level 100</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡®An ountant?¡¯</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Xiaomao suddenly had an idea. He reached out and patted Mary¡¯s head. Then, he licked her face like a cat.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Being soothed by the kitty, Mary calmed down.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°I-I¡¯m sorry. This is embarrassing.¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°No, munya! Even the strongest Chad cries whenever he needs to!¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°¡­Um.¡±</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Mary finally stopped crying. She took a deep breath and sighed.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>Before Mary could speak anything, Xiaomao took the initiative.</strong></strong></strong>

    <strong><strong><strong>¡°This is coincident, but I¡¯m looking for an ountant or a secretary to look after my guild¡¯s finance and general affairs, munya. Would you like to work for me?¡±</strong></strong></strong><strong><strong><strong> </strong></strong></strong>

 Chapter 193 â€“ Cat Dad Invites Mary

    Chapter 193 ¨C Cat Dad Invites Mary

    Mary was surprised, "Um, sir. Your guild?"

    "What is your guild name?"

    "MUNYA guild, munya!"

    "¡­"

    Mary was unsure if she could entrust her future to Xiaomao. She still had two kids at home to feed, and she needed at least 30,000 gold coins a month for food and rent.

    The lifestyle of the NPCs here was simr to a modern sryman. They got monthly wages, but they had to pay for their rent, food, and taxes.

    The only difference between the modern capitalist world''s srymen and the NPC workers was the existence tax ¨C Everybody, including newborn children, had to pay 5,000 gold coins to Yuan Empire every month. If anybody failed to do so,w enforcers from the empire coulde and enve the person.

    As Xiaomao was well-versed in the game''s lore, he was aware of themon issues every NPC in the game was facing. Moreover, he had countless gold coins and 71 million PACTs to convert into more gold coins. Xiaomao could afford to hire nonbatant NPCs for years.

    "How about 100,000 gold coins a month, munya? I''ll provide you a rent-free resident as well."

    "W-What?!" Mary couldn''t believe what she was hearing. The offer was too good to be true. "Are you serious?"

    "I''m not kidding, munya. I''m in need of a secretary, really!"

    "¡­"

    Mary pondered for a moment, thinking of her kids at home. Then, she solemnly looked at Xiaomao.

    "What about existence taxes? How much does your guild take?"

    yer guilds could also impose existence taxes on the employees, members, and their retainers. Sometimes, strangers banded together to make a guild, and the guild leader had no choice but to amass funds by imposing this type of tax on the members. However, organized guilds never used it.

    "None, munya! My guild is affiliated with the Mermaid Kingdom. You don''t have to pay that stupid tax!"

    Hearing the name of the Mermaid Kingdom, Mary dropped her jaw, "What country is that?!"

    "Do you want to see your working ce first, munya?"

    "¡­"

    Mary cautiously nodded.

    Xiaomao grinned and brought out a flying sword. He switched his character into his human form and quickly wore the cash-shop clothes. Then, he princess-carried Mary.

    "E-Eh!?"

    Everything happened so fast that Mary couldn''t react.

    "Hang tight."

    Xiaomao winked at Mary and rode the flying sword to the sky. A few minutester, he entered his dungeon and brought her directly to the boss''s room.

    When Xiaomao arrived, he found Andrew, James, Peter, and John, sitting cross-legged and meditating. Nymph was also there, watching over the men.

    Xiaomao didn''t interrupt their cultivation session. He let Mary down and reverted into a catopus.

    Before Mary could say anything, Xiaomao cut her off.

    "Stay here, munya. Let me create a residential district for employees first."

    "Err¡­"

    Mary looked around warily. Then, her sight stopped at Nymph.

    Xiaomao dashed toward the treasure room''s door, swiped the key card, and entered the room. Without saying anything to Lucky and the cats, he touched the dungeon core.

    He still remembered that he could still expand a dungeon floor for free because of his First Overlord title.

    .

    Title: First Overlord

    Sometimes, a pioneer doesn''t need to build a town. Instead, they can simply take over a dungeon or create a new one entirely. By having a dungeon, you have established your foothold in this world!

    Since you are the first to control a dungeon, you can create a new dungeon floor by using the dungeon management menu for free.

    Effect: You can create a new dungeon floor for free. (One-time usage)

    .

    The dungeon core projected a hologram 3D image of the entire dungeon. All floors, rooms, and paths were shown in the 3D map.

    DING

    <You can create a new dungeon floor for free. Would you like to create a new dungeon floor?>

    "Yes, munya!"

    10,000 ten-cubic-meter blocks appeared in the hologram, linking together and forming a 100x100rge square formation. Xiaomao was puzzled at first as he didn''t know how to use this OS. But when he noticed that he could move the block formation up and down to insert the formation between the existing dungeon floors.

    "Yes, munya!"

    As Xiaomao had nned to create a residential area inside his dungeon to house his ves and retainers, he moved it to the same floor as the bridge floor, attaching it below the boss room.

    DING

    <You are creating a new floor between the Bridge Level and the Lake Level.>

    <[Yes]/[No]>

    "Yes, munya!"

    Instead of a hologram map, a new system window appeared, presenting Xiaomao with countless choices. He skimmed through it in confusion.

    A few minutester, Xiaomao managed to guess what the OS wanted him to do ¨C It was a setup process that Xiaomao needed to fill in what he wanted to do with the floor.

    Most of the required information came with preset choices that Xiaomao needed to tick. Among them, Xiaomao could select multiple options.

    With a goal in his mind, it was easy to set up the characteristic of this floor and how it would work.

    .

    Floor Number: B3

    Floor Name: Residential District

    Floor Law: Non-Euclidean, Safe, Secured, Non-Environmental Hazard

    Floor Boss: None

    Floor Boss essibility: Entire Dungeon

    Elite Mob Respawn: No

    Mob Respawn: No

    B3 essibility (Guests): Yes

    B3 essibility (Dungeon Bosses): Yes

    B3 essibility (Dungeon Elites): Yes

    B3 essibility (Dungeon Mobs): Yes

    B3 essibility (Intruders): No

    External essibility: No

    Xiaomao immediately put the entrance gate next to the treasure room. However, the door could only be seen by the residents of this dungeon, friendly guests, and MUNYA Guild members.

    No-Clip Options: No

    Traps: None

    .

    The list went on. Xiaomao felt like he was setting up a discord channel as there were many things to pay attention to, but it seemed so insignificant. He disallowed all harmful ess to the floor and pressed the confirm button.

    <This floor''sw is Non-Euclidean. You can create an entrance anywhere in the dungeon.>

    Xiaomao nodded. He understood now why Undine and Nymph made this dungeon a non-Euclidean.

    ''How convenient. I can infinitely expand the dungeon without worrying about the limitation of spaces.''

    Xiaomao immediately put the entrance gate next to the treasure room. However, the door could only be seen by the residents of this dungeon, friendly guests, and MUNYA Guild members.

    Creating a new floor and a strict rule had a consequence. By adding a new non-Euclidean floor into the dungeon, the mana capacity was decreased by 10,000,000 points.

    .

    ve Dungeon Status

    Max Poption: 50,000

    Total Poption: 50,000

    Total Floors: 5

    Max Mana Capacity: 40,000,000

    Current Mana: 40,000,000

    Mana Gathering Rate (Per Second): 5,000,000

    .

    Dungeon Levels

    First Floor ¨C Cave Level

    B1 Floor ¨C Lobby Level

    B2 Floor ¨C Bridge Level

    B3 Floor ¨C Residential Area Level

    B4 Floor ¨C Mermaid Lake Level

    .

    The mana capacity dropped, but the mana generation suddenly spiked by a lot. Xiaomao wondered why it increased so much. Then, he remembered that he had already merged the mythic chalice with the OS, and the dungeon was producing sacred water.

    ''That mythic chalice is such a hax. So, that''s why it''s a mythic item.''

    Xiaomao shook his head, getting rid of the useless thoughts. He resumed his task and modified the newly created floor.

    The setup process hadn''t been finished yet. Now, Xiaomao could start moving 10-cubic-meter blocks freely, but he still needed to attach them to any block that connected to the main formation.

    As Xiaomao was toozy to create aplicated zone, he left it as a square formation of 10,000 blocks alone. However, he opened the creation menu and noticed that he could purchase buildings.

    .

    Shack (100 Mana)

    This humble shack can house two residents. It provides a simple ce to rest under a roof, but it''s not sustainable in the long run.

    .

    Level-1 Brick House (1,000 Mana)

    A simple brick house is a basic residence for retainers and ves. However, it''s not suitable for nobles and aristocrats since it''s too shabby and poor-maintained. You will need to upgrade it a few times to satisfy the residents. Can house up to 3 residents.

    .

    Level-1 Cottage (5,000 Mana)

    This medium-ss cottage is good enough for NPCs or retainers with high demands. It can instantly satisfy the needs of the residents, but it can only house one family or four persons.

    .

    Xiaomao immediately purchased a cottage with his dungeon''s mana. Since the entire dungeon created five million points of MP per second, spending 5,000 was nothing.

    He built a level-1 cottage for Mary. Then, he operated other tabs to create roads, decoration trees, a clear river, a garden, streetlights, and more empty cottages.

    By the time Xiaomao finished ying the Sim City game and creating arge vige, an hour had passed.

    ''Oh, crap! Mary must have been waiting!''

    Xiaomao grumbled, but he purchased and ced a massive mansion to be his guild''s headquarters in the middle of the residential area, surrounded by hundreds of empty cottages.

    Checking the residential floor onest time, Xiaomao nodded in satisfaction. Then, he rushed out of the room.

    "I''m so sorry, munya! Have you waited long?"

    Xiaomao''s voice echoed before the treasure room''s door waspletely opened. He hopped out of the room and found that Mary had been jumping around Nymph.

    "REALLY, REALLY?! MAKE ME ONE, PLEASE!" Mary screamed like a fangirl.

    Nymph rubbed her foreheads and turned to Xiaomao. She pointed at Mary.

    "Where did you pick up this woman? She''s screaming like an idiot."

    Xiaomao was speechless and confused.

    "What happened here, munya?"

    Nymph shook her head in resignation, "This girl has been asking me if she can mutate into a mermaid and remain young forever. I told her that she could. Then, she bes like this."

    "¡­"

 Chapter 194 â€“ Cat Dad and K-Drama

    Chapter 194 ¨C Cat Dad and K-Drama

    After calming Mary down, Xiaomao guided her to the entrance of the newly created dungeon.

    ¡°This is your new house, munya!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡± Mary nkly stared at the house. However, the woman¡¯s mind had already gone to Narnia, not listening to Xiaomao anymore.

    ¡°Um, hello? Houston to Earth?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°Haiya¡­¡±

    Xiaomao hopped on Mary¡¯s shoulder. He lightly pped her face with his tentacle.

    PA

    Mary.exe had stopped responding. She didn¡¯t react.

    Xiaomao scratched his head. He then nced at her tender lips and the slightly-opened mouth.

    Suddenly, Xiaomao had a silly idea. He didn¡¯t know if he was infected by Lucky¡¯s perversion, but he believed that one of his stupid skills could be useful in this situation.

    Xiaomao carefully aimed one of his tentacles, pointing at her mouth.

    Then¡­

    TENTACLE PENETRATION!

    A few minutester, Mary hysterically coughed as if she was gasping for breath. She was on her knees, staring at the obnoxious catopus in front of her.

    ¡°Why did you have to stick your tentacle in my mouth?! I was almost out of breath!¡±

    ¡°You didn¡¯t respond to me, munya. I thought something possessed you.¡±

    ¡°I was just daydreaming!¡±

    Although Mary managed to spit out Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle, she felt humiliated. As for Xiaomao, he cleaned his tentacle with water magic, but he couldn¡¯t stop licking his mouth and rubbing the tentacle that he had just used.

    ¡®I should try this technique on Luckyter¡­ Dammit! I shouldn¡¯t be addicted to THAT! I have a lot of work to do!¡¯

    After both Mary and Xiaomao regained theirposure, they resumed negotiating.

    ¡°So¡­ AHEM, would you work for me, munya?¡±

    Mary wiped her mouth with the sleeve of her cloth. She looked around and pursed her lips.

    ¡°Okay.¡±

    ¡°So¡­ Yay?¡±

    ¡°Let me confirm the employee¡¯s benefits; Tax-free, a rent-free house, 100,000 gold coins a month, a mermaid essence core, and my family can move in with me. In exchange, I work as your secretary. Is that correct?¡±

    Xiaomao was taken aback. He didn¡¯t promise Mary that he would give her a mermaid essence core.

    Fortunately, while Xiaomao was confused, Nymph entered the new dungeon floor and found them. She also overheard their conversation.

    Seeing the expression of Xiaomao, Nymph rified.

    ¡°I told her that she could be a mermaid if she consumed a mermaid essence core. I guess she wants to be a mermaid now.¡±

    Xiaomao had a headache. He only wanted an honest worker to look after his cats and his guild¡¯s affair. Still, he still had hope.

    ¡°Can you give one to her, munya?¡±

    ¡°That might be impossible. After all, a mermaid essence core is a crystalized life essence of a mermaid. We have to shave about 100 years of lifespan to create one, and not many mermaids want to sell their lifespan for money.¡±

    ¡°O-Oh¡­¡±

    When Mary heard that a mermaid had to lose its lifespan to create an essence core, she was dejected.

    ¡°Never mind, then,¡± Mary sighed.

    ¡°But, it¡¯s not like you can only get it from a mermaid.¡±

    Mary was interested, ¡°How do I get one, senior. Please tell me!¡±

    Nymph coughed and nced at Xiaomao, ¡°Deep in the ocean, there is a warp gate that links to an underwater crystalized mine dungeon. There is a mineral in there that has the same properties as the mermaid essence core. You can mutate into a mermaid if you can get one.¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes met with Nymph¡¯s. He understood her gesture.

    But the next moment, Nymph dropped them with cold water, shutting down their hope and dream.

    ¡°By the way, that dungeon is infested with level-250 sea monsters. Kitty, you can¡¯t go in there alone and hope toe out unharmed. You¡¯re too weak.¡±

    Hearing that the monster¡¯s average level was only 250, Xiaomao smirked.

    ¡°You underestimate my power, munya!¡±

    ¡°I know what you¡¯re thinking, but Lightning magic doesn¡¯t work there. You¡¯ll end up electrocuting yourself if you use that. Also, fire magic doesn¡¯t work underwater.¡±

    ¡°Err, whoops.¡±

    Xiaomao facepalmed. As both Lightning and Fire Element Magic were his main attacks, he had toe up with an alternative way to explore the water dungeon.

    Since Xiaomao couldn¡¯t get Mary to be a mermaid now, he sighed and told her.

    ¡°I can agree to all conditions except the mermaid essence core, munya. Until I¡¯m stronger, that mutation thingy will have to be postponed for another time.¡±

    Mary bitterly smiled. She calmed down and patted the kitty.

    ¡°It¡¯s okay. Having a new job is good enough for me. Sorry that I was too greedy.¡±

    The deal was settled. Mary officially joined Xiaomao¡¯s guild.

    DING

    <Mary has joined MUNYA Guild.>

    As promised, Xiaomao transformed into a human and brought Mary to her old home to fetch her kids.

    During the trip, Mary gazed at Xiaomao¡¯s youthful face and golden pupils.

    ¡°You¡¯re kinda handsome.¡±

    ¡°¡­ Thanks.¡±

    Even though Xiaomao had decades of experience with women, he still blushed when he was praised.

    ¡°Which one is the real you? The cat form or this one?¡±

    ¡°Both.¡±

    As Xiaomao didn¡¯t want toplicate their rtionship, he built a mental wall and prevented himself from extending the conversation. He also took another mental note that he needed to get a ring on his ring finger soon to scare away thirsty women and mermaids ASAP.

    Soon, Xiaomao returned to Venea and found Mary¡¯s house.

    The wooden house was not maintained very well. Patched walls and roof were rough, and cold wind leaked into the house.

    Inside the house, there was a little dug area in the middle like an ancient Japanese house, where the locals put a campfire and a cooking pot there.

    Today¡¯s weather was not that chilly. However, children were still sensitive to temperature changes. The two kids in thick clothes and nkets sat in front of the bonfire.

    Mary was a single mother. Her husband was killed by a monster, and she had no choice but to raise her children alone. Her first son was 5 years old, and the daughter was three. Both kids resembled their mother as they inherited her eyes, mouth, nose, and wavy hair.

    Next to the children, an olddy had been reading a book to them. She had a disfigured face, hunched back, and blistered skin as if she was infected by a deadly disease.

    ¡°I¡¯m home, kids,¡± Mary rushed to the children.

    ¡°Mama!¡±

    The two kids jumped out of their nkets and hugged their mother. The olddy also stood up.

    ¡°You¡¯re home earlier than usual. Do you still need me here, today?¡±

    ¡°No, big mama,¡± Mary bit her lower lips and gave the olddy 100 gold coins. ¡°You don¡¯t have toe tomorrow. I¡¯ll be moving out.¡±

    ¡°Oh, really? Well, I¡¯m fired, then.¡±

    ¡°Yes, you¡¯re fired.¡±

    ¡°What about the rent this month? You haven¡¯t paid it yet.¡±

    Xiaomao had been listening to the sideline. Upon hearing that the olddy asked for the rent, he figured out their rtionship.

    That olddy was the house¡¯s owner, and she had also been working as a babysitter for Mary. Still, both women didn¡¯t seem to like each other much.

    Mary gritted her teeth, but she didn¡¯t say anything. She nced at Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao raised his brows at first. Then, he caught the hint. Since Mary was released from her duty without severance pay, she didn¡¯t have enough money for the rent.

    As a gentleman and Mary¡¯s new boss, he added himself to the conversation.

    ¡°How much is she owing you?¡±

    The oldzy sized-up Xiaomao. Then, she scoffed, ¡°A total of three months¡¯ worth! Including the interests, that will be 60,000 gold coins!¡±

    Mary suddenly bellowed, ¡°HEY! The rent is 10,000 a month! Howe it is 60,000?!¡±

    ¡°As I said, INCLUDING THE INTERESTS.¡±

    ¡°You¡­ scammer!¡±

    ¡°This is how the world works, woman. Now, pay up or I¡¯ll sell your kids to the empire!¡±

    Xiaomao shook his head. He brought out six gold coins, worth 10,000 a piece, and dropped them to the ground in front of the olddy.

    ¡°There you have it. 60,000 gold coins, right?¡±

    The olddy sneered. She shamelessly collected the gold coins on the ground, ¡°That¡¯s more like it. Now, get out of my house.¡±

    Mary red at the olddy and spat at her feet. She carried her daughter in her arms and pulled the little hand of her son.

    ¡°Boss, could you bring that crate and the nkets with you? That¡¯s my belongings.¡±

    ¡°Okay,¡± Xiaomao nodded.

    ¡°Hold it, fes! That crate is mine. All content inside is also mine! I also bought the nkets for the kids, so they¡¯re technically mine as well!¡±

    ¡°YOU SKUNK!¡± Mary lost it. She had the urge to murder this evildy.

    Xiaomao extended his arm and got in front of Mary, ¡°We have a better ce to live. Let¡¯s leave.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Mary grudgingly red at the old witch while thetterughed at her.

    ¡°Go. Go with your young lover, foolish bitch! You should have thanked me that I let you live in my house for only 10,000 gold coins a month!¡±

    Mary didn¡¯t bother listening to the olddy anymore. She turned around and stomped out of the half-broken house in anger.

    Xiaomao nced at the olddy and looked at her name.

    Margaret, the Pangu Cultist, Level 275

    ¡®Pangu cultist? Interesting.¡¯

    Xiaomao scoffed and exited the house. The olddy also sneered at Xiaomao, ¡°Loser.¡±

    When Xiaomao and Mary left the house, thetter was on the verge of crying.

    ¡°That house was supposed to be my house.¡±

    ¡°What happened?¡± Asked Xiaomao.

    ¡°That woman is my mother-inw.¡±

    ¡°Where is your other family? What about your parents or our old house?¡±

    ¡°That was actually my house. My parents died when I was young, and I ran out of money, so I sold this house to someone else. Coincidentally, the one who bought the house ended up bing my husband, and he invited me to move in. We had a family and¡­¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression turned stiff. It seemed that this family had some sort of K-Drama scenario going on, which was not his forte.

    It was not hard to guess what happened in this family. After Mary¡¯s husband died, these two women might have fought a lot. However, for the sake of the kids, Mary remained there.

    Then, Mary dropped a bomb.

    ¡°One day, she joined a cult and tried to trick everybody to be a cultist as well. I and my husband Daniel refused. A weekter, Daniel was dispatched to get rid of a roaming monster and was killed. I don¡¯t have proof, but there was no monster. He was killed by the cultists!¡±

    Mary stopped talking.

    That was enough information. Xiaomao didn¡¯t need to hear anything else.

    He silently flew the family back to his dungeon.

    But after Xiaomao left Mary and her kids to settle down, he returned to Venea as a catopus.

    Hovering above the house, Xiaomao brought out his staff. He thought of the old witch.

    ¡°Your house? Right, if you said so. Because it¡¯s made of old wood, it would have been a shame if it suddenly¡­ MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

 Chapter 195 â€“ Cat Dadâ€™s New Evolution Material

    Chapter 195 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Evolution Material

    ¡°You know, we¡¯re quite lucky to be in the third server. The second server is full of danger, and the first one is monopolized by one yer. Here, we can happily farm PACTs and gold coins without worrying about unforeseen incidents.¡±

    Cai Zhong, a former red-name PKer who was eaten by Cernun, got respawned and returned to Venea as a regr yer. He was together with his crew, having a beer party in a tavern after a long day of grinding.

    Currently, Cai Zhong had turned a new leaf. As his death wiped out his negative karma, he yed the game normally and managed to upgrade his character to a rare grade. His current level reached 109.

    His friends were also happy that they could start over. The adventure was more entertaining than sailing in the middle of the ocean, looking for prey that rarely showed up.

    ¡°Right, boss. World Three is peaceful. I like it here.¡±

    ¡°Yes, boss. Screw the world events and main scenario quests. We¡¯re going to farm items and get some cash. Leave thosepetitive scenes to those edgy try-hard nerds.¡±

    Cai Zhongughed, ¡°You¡¯ve said it! That¡¯s right. We¡¯re damn casual. Everybody earns $500 today. That¡¯s all we need to know! CHEERS!¡±

    ¡°CHEERS!¡±

    The groupughed and chugged the beer.

    BOOM

    Suddenly, a building across the street erupted and caught on fire. The group spat their beer and looked toward the saloon doors.

    An ugly old hag crawled out of the burning building. Her robe and body were in me while her HP dropped by 10%.

    The next second, an ice spike emerged from the ground and pierced through her legs, immobilizing her to the spot. A green gas appeared out of nowhere and covered the witch¡¯s body. Then, strange abnormal status icons appeared on her head.

    Cai Zhong stared at the old witch. He ignored his beer-soaked face, which his friends had spat their beer on. He raised his beer mug and took a sip. The others also drank the remaining beer in their mugs and watched the chaos.

    ¡°MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    They heard the high-pitch voice of someone from the sky, but they couldn¡¯t see him. The next moment, arge fireball fell on top of the old witch, dealing 150,000 damage.

    ¡°Damn! 150,000 damage!¡±

    ¡°Must be a fight between NPCs. It happens a lot these days.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, I heard the Pangu Church and the Yuan Empire fall out. They must be fighting.¡±

    The men shrugged and turned to the bartender.

    ¡°Boss! Five more beers!¡±

    ¡°Coming right up!¡±

    The crowd in the tavern ignored the battle, minding their own business.

    RUMBLE

    A thousand energy swords rained down from the sky and pierced through the hag¡¯s head, chest, arms, and legs. Each strike caused no less than 100,000 damage!

    After the sword rain, the hag¡¯s HP dropped to zero. Then, her corpse exploded a hundred items, which flew to the sky.

    ¡°Oh, damn. That¡¯s a lot of items.¡±

    ¡°Sure is.¡±

    The boys giggled and fought their friends for the newly-served grilled squid and a bowl-worth of chicken nuggets. Theyughed and enjoyed their little party.

    After dealing the finishing blow to Margaret, Xiaomao collected the loot and admired his new spells, which he had just used.

    <strong>Ice Lance (Maxed Mastery)</strong>

    This advanced spell can be deadly in the hands of a water mage or an ice mage. A mage with good control can create an icence from anywhere in a radius of 100 meters and strike its enemy at any angle. Imagine being attacked from a blind spot out of nowhere¡­

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Active, Single

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> 1,500 Water Spiritual Roots or 1,000 Ice Spiritual Roots, Level 120

    <strong>ss Restriction:</strong> Any Mage

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 2,000 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 20 seconds

    <strong>Effect (1):</strong> Create an icence anywhere in the radius of 100 meters from the caster. Can be fired at any target, depending on the caster¡¯s will. Deal 100% magic damage and freeze the target for five seconds.

    <strong>Effect (2):</strong> If the icence causes damage to the target, inflicts an abnormal status [Hypothermia].

    <strong>*[Hypothermia]:</strong> The person with this abnormal status suffers 50% additional damage if hit by ice element attacks.

    <strong>de Hurricane (Mastery Maxed)</strong>

    Gate of Babylon? Unlimited de Work? If you love those abilities, this spell is for you! Summon 100 energy swords and des in the sky and slice your foes to pieces with the power of the wind!

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Active, AOE

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> 1,500 Wind Spiritual Root, Level 150

    <strong>ss Restriction:</strong> Any Mage

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 50,000 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 10 minutes

    <strong>Effect (1):</strong> Create 100 wind des or wind swords to attack your foes. Each deals 100% magic damage upon hit. After it is used, it disappears.

    <strong>Effect (2):</strong> Create 100 wind des/swords to orbit around you as your shields. The energy des/swords will automatically parry physical attacks thate your way. Upon making a contact, the energy sword/de will disappear. One energy de/sword cannot block any attack that can inflict more damage than the caster¡¯s 100% magic damage.

    Both spells proved to be useful as expected of the super-rare grade, especially the de Hurricane. Xiaomao could potentially deal about 10 million in damage if he focused the attack on one target.

    As for the icence, it was a spammable crowd-control spell as it could slow down his enemies, and it had a short cooldown.

    Even though the MP consumption increased by a lot, Xiaomao had no issue with it since his character¡¯s stats were simr to a field boss.

    There were other spells, but Xiaomao hadn¡¯t tested them yet since most of them were AOE-based. He didn¡¯t want to cause too much damage to this town and spook the hidden Pangu¡¯s followers.

    But that wasn¡¯t the only thing that Xiaomao was satisfied with. His eyes nced at the newly obtained evolution material¡¯s detail, which was as useful as the others.

    It was another orb-like object, but it shone like a spirit stone.

    <strong>Cathulhu Essence Core</strong>

    This essence core was found inside a cathulhu¡¯s corpse. It contains remnant energy of the predecessors and the dead cathulhu. Humans and any non-catopus race cannot hold Cathulhu Essence Core for more than a minute, or they will be cursed to death by the Chaos Seraphim Progenitor.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Evolution Material

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra Rare

    <strong>Effect:</strong> By keeping the Cathulhu Essence Core in your inventory, you will obtain the following effects:

    ¨C If you are not a catopus or a cathulhu, your HP and MP will be decreased by 10% per second until it reaches zero. Upon death, you will lose 10% of your permanent stats. Incurable.

    ¨C If you are a catopus or a cathulhu, all skills and spell cooldown are decreased by 50%.

    ¨C If you are a catopus or a cathulhu, all water spells have no cooldown.

    ¨C If you are a catopus or a cathulhu, racial skills, racial spells, and water-element spells don¡¯t consume MP or Qi.

    ¨C If you are a catopus or a cathulhu, every item that drops from monsters, yers, or NPCs that you killed will be automatically collected and stored in a special void that only you can ess. You can freely transfer the items from the void to your inventory, but you cannot transfer items from your inventory to the void. Can hold an unlimited number of items.

    <strong>NOTE:</strong> You cannot keep this item in your premium backpack, warehouse, or store inventory. This item is guaranteed to drop from your body if you died.

    If this was not overpowered enough, Xiaomao had no idea what overpowered items could be.

    Most evolution items so far were heavily leaned toward status growth and safety. However, this one buffed his offensive power.

    Zero spell cooldown gave Xiaomao countless ideas and inspirations. In the future, he could simply spam icence spell to oblivion, or he could add a couple more ice or water-based spells to his arsenal.

    Still, the 50% cooldown reduction was no joke. It applied to all of Xiaomao¡¯s status-gain skills, including his ultimate skill. Forced Submission and Dungeon Domain¡¯s 30-day cooldown was dropped to 15, which was a significant reduction. As for the Providence Song, he could use it twice a day instead of once.

    Xiaomao stopped ying around and returned to his ind. His experiment today was done.

    Upon arrival, Xiaomao checked the time.

    11:30 AM

    It was close to the appointment time. Xiaomao sighed as he turned to Cernun Ind and flew there instead of entering his dungeon. He had an appointment with Undine at noon today.

    When Xiaomao got there, he found Mimir, Taotie, and Undine on the front beach. The three super strong trio seemed to be chatting while countless fairies kept their distance and eavesdropped on their conversation.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t dare to approach them. He joined the fairies and waited for the seniors to finish their businesses.

    ¡°Oh, Xiaomao. You¡¯re here already.¡±

    Instantly, Undine, Mimir, and Taotie noticed him. They waved their hands and called Xiaomao toe over.

    Obediently, Xiaomao hopped toward them.

    ¡°Good afternoon, senior! How¡¯s the talk with senior Cernun, munya?¡±

    Mimir and Taotie looked at each other. They smirked.

    ¡°We¡¯ve joined the Mermaid Kingdom. We¡¯re apostles now.¡±

    ¡°Oh, cool, munya!¡±

    ¡°But there¡¯s a catch.¡±

    ¡°Yes?¡±

    Taotie coughed, ¡°We¡¯ve gotten an order from Goddess Chang¡¯e. Well, we need to train you and get you ready for the uing cross-world event in a few days.¡±

    Mimir revealed his bright teeth and pulled out two rainbow books from his robe while Taotie spat out a rainbow manual. All of them were ultra-rare-grade!

    ¡°Your HUMAN form needs to learn these skills within a day! Be ready for some GOOD-OL-BACK-WHIPPING training course, kitty!¡±

 Chapter 196 â€“ Cat Dad Takes Taotieâ€™s Master Class

    Chapter 196 ¨C Cat Dad Takes Taotie¡¯s Master ss

    ¡°M-My human form, munya?¡±

    Xiaomao was surprised that they knew about his human transformation. He looked at Undine.

    The mermaid let out a short sigh, ¡°Lady Chang¡¯e told them everything in exchange for their services. Look at it on the bright side. We¡¯re now allies, and we shouldn¡¯t be keeping any secret from each other.¡±

    Xiaomao had the urge to refute that they never shared their secrets with him or told him what they were doing. But when Xiaomao recalled that they were big shots, he kept his mouth shut.

    ¡°By the way, about your request yesterday, I¡¯ve drafted 100 mermen for you. Their strength is mediocre, though. I hope you won¡¯t use them inbat. Oh, I found you a fewbatants, just in case.¡±

    After Undine said that, a hundred game messages appeared and waited for Xiaomao¡¯s approval.

    <Merman Worker, Level 759, wishes to join your guild.>

    <Merman Spearman, Level 820, wishes to join your guild.>

    <Merman Swordsman, Level 799, wishes to join your guild.>

    <Merman Worker, Level 745, wishes to join your guild.>

    <Merman Shaman, Level 777, wishes to join your guild.>

    <Merman Worker, Level 766, wishes to join your guild.>

    <Merman Hunter, Level 782, wishes to join your guild.>

    <Merman Worker, Level 766, wishes to join your guild.>

    <Merman Worker¡­>

    As promised, Undine sent 100 mermen to join Xiaomao¡¯s guild. The cat happily selected the strongest mermen to his guild and return the leftover guys to Undine.

    Now that Xiaomao¡¯s guild slots were full, he was ready to join the guild war. The new members¡¯ names were highlighted in a dark green color while the other non-guild mermen¡¯s names were still light green.

    ¡°Is there anything else you need?¡±

    ¡°Ah, yes, munya!¡± Being reminded of other businesses, Xiaomao remembered that he hadn¡¯t given Torrent¡¯s soul to Cernun yet, ¡°Could you pass this over to Lord Cernun, munya? I kinda promised the guy that I would save him, but he ended up like this.¡±

    Xiaomao pulled out Torrent¡¯s soul core from his inventory and gave it to Undine.

    Taotie and Mimir looked at the soul orb with interest. They grinned.

    ¡°Not too shabby. Is this your new ve, kitty?¡± Taotie was amused.

    ¡°Yes, munya! Is it good?¡±

    ¡°Absolutely,¡± Mimirughed. ¡°Having an immortal as your bodyguard is always a good thing. Actually, you remind me of the old days. During my time, promising cultivators and mages couldn¡¯t go anywhere without a team of immortal bodyguards. Talented people died young because immortals or their rivals usually killed them before they could even get stronger. Now that you¡¯re in a simr situation as genies in my old days, you absolutely need several teams of immortal bodyguards.¡±

    Taotie nodded, ¡°That¡¯s why we¡¯re here, right?¡±

    ¡°Precisely. Anyway, are you done, kitty?¡±

    Upon hearing that Taotie and Mimir would be his bodyguards, Xiaomao was excited.

    ¡°Ah, for now, munya! By the way, what are those books?¡±

    The old mage and the lion evilly grinned. As for Undine, she quietly excused herself and left with the fairies.

    After Undine and the fairies were gone, Taotie exined first.

    ¡°My manual is actually my signature ultimate move! Be proud, brat!¡±

    ¡°OH!¡±

    Xiaomao picked up the bamboo scroll and opened it.

    However, it was a nk bamboo scroll. There was no item description either.

    Xiaomao furrowed his brows and stared at Taotie, ¡°Err, it¡¯s nk, munya.¡±

    ¡°Obviously, it¡¯s nk if you look at it with your avatar, you dumb cat! Revert to your human form first and bring those items to the Divine Theocracy Earth!¡±

    ¡°Eh?!¡±

    Mimirughed, ¡°Same goes for my books. You can only read it in your world.¡±

    ¡°But how are you going to teach me, munya?!¡± Xiaomao was confused.

    Taotie burst intoughter. He spat out a strand of karma, whichtched onto Xiaomao¡¯s left ear. Mimir also did the same, attaching his karma to Xiaomao¡¯s tail.

    ¡°What are these, munya?¡±

    ¡°You can treat it as a telephone line or something,¡± Mimir exined. ¡°Those threads allow us tomunicate with you when you¡¯re in another world. You see, we can¡¯t go to that with you, or our souls will be destroyed by the Pangu and Nian¡¯s Laws. But if we only use our karma strings to pinpoint your location, we can alwaysmunicate.¡±

    Taotie nodded, ¡°That¡¯s how we will teach you those skills. We¡¯ll give you the lecture and advice that you need, and you will have to practice those skills yourself.¡±

    ¡°OH!¡±

    Xiaomao was excited yet again. He repeatedly nodded.

    ¡°So, do you want me to return to my world now, munya?¡±

    ¡°Time doesn¡¯t wait for anyone. Now, take these books into your inventory and go back to your world! Chang¡¯e already told you to move to South C, right?¡±

    Mimir coughed and corrected Taotie, ¡°South Korea.¡±

    ¡°Whatever. They sound the same. Anyway, make sure nobody is around or stay in a secluded area, away from all civilizations.¡±

    ¡°No problem, munya!¡±

    ¡°Good. Now, go so that we can pinpoint your location in that world.¡±

    Xiaomao collected the scroll and the two books. Then, he switched to his human form.

    As usual, Xiaomao¡¯s human form always appeared naked. He quickly put on a priest robe, pants, and shoes while Taotie and Mimir nkly stared at his junk.

    No one wanted to believe, believe they even existed.

    And when the truth finally dawned; It dawns in fire!

    But, there is one they fear.

    In their tongue he is Dovahkiin:

    DRAGONBORN!

    ¡°He¡¯s that man¡¯s son, alright,¡± Mimir bitterly smiled.

    ¡°No doubt. That¡¯s in his blood.¡±

    ¡°What are you talking about?¡± Xiaomao finished putting on his clothes and looked at the elders.

    ¡°Shut it and go! Also, never sh that thing in front of us again!¡±

    ¡°???¡±

    Xiaomao returned to the real world. He found himself on Mount Hasan on Jeju Ind. Last night, he hastily came here and entered the game world while he was on an open field.

    Even though it was noon, the mountain was quiet and tranquil. The sound of birds chirping and the breezy wind calmed his mind.

    Then, Xiaomao remembered that he hadn¡¯t checked the books yet. He looked around to make sure that nobody was around. Avoiding the tourists, Xiaomao moved away from the hiking pathways and tourist walkways.

    After getting away from the national park¡¯s tourist zone, Xiaomao climbed down to a steep cliff, which was far away from the tourist paths. There was nothing green here but moldy brown rocks and slippery cliffs.

    Xiaomao brought out an ax and used it as a shovel. He dug into the stone mountain and created a shallow cave, making a shelter for himself.

    After a small cave was made, Xiaomao put away the ax and brought out Taotie¡¯s scroll. He blinked several times, wanting to see the item¡¯s detail.

    DING

    <Synchronization Rate: 70%>

    He ended up getting the sync rate report instead of the item¡¯s description,. Not giving up, Xiaomao blinked a few times, hoping to see a game window in the real world instead.

    DING

    It really appeared!

    It was faint, but Xiaomao could see the outline of a square window. Unfortunately, the detail and the menu were transparent and unreadable.

    Since Xiaomao was unable to identify the scroll¡¯s detail, he manually read it.

    <strong>Taotie¡¯s Ultimate Skill Technique</strong>

    <strong>If you can read this, you must be on the Divine Theocracy Earth. Sorry about theplications earlier. Because of Pangu and Nian¡¯s Laws, we can¡¯t simply impart our skills or techniques to any yer without a consequence. </strong>

    <strong>Anyway, to the lesson, shall we? This is my proud signature move that earns me the cmity-ss title! </strong>

    Going through the introduction, Xiaomao¡¯s excitement soared. He had goosebumps, wanting to know more.

    Then, he read the next line.

    <strong>LESSON ONE!</strong>

    <strong>First off, look to your right. </strong>

    Xiaomao looked right. There was nothing but a mud-stone wall. It had a moldy smell as well.

    Confused, Xiaomao looked at the scroll again, wondering what the next instruction was.

    <strong>Stomachs run armies! Before you can get stronger, you must learn how to convert every essence and material around you into energy, AKA FOOD! Now, I want you to eat whatever is on your right side. Grab a handful of it and shove it straight in your mouth! IT DOESN¡¯T MATTER IF IT¡¯S SOMETHING INAPPROPRIATE FOR CHILDREN! EAT IT!</strong>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao grabbed the scroll and threw it against the cave wall.

    WHAT KIND OF ULTIMATE MOVE IS THIS?!

    While Xiaomao was in a bad mood, he heard the voice of Taotie in his mind.

    ¡®I wanna test the testies.¡¯

    Xiaomao stopped what he was doing and continued listening, hoping to get better instruction.

    ¡®FREAKING HAREM NOVELS ARE OVERRATED!¡¯

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao was confused. What was Taotie smoking?

    ¡®Ahem! Don¡¯t mind the outburst. I was exploring the Earth¡¯s inte while I was waiting for you. Anyway, have you read my scroll?¡¯

    ¡°Yes. But, are you serious?!¡±

    ¡®Lesson One, right?¡¯

    ¡°YES! Do you know what¡¯s on my right?¡±

    ¡®I don¡¯t know. Humans? That should be easy, right? A little cannibalistic, but humans are nutritious and delicious! Their fat and meat are already sweet and salty without the seasoning. If you add some spice to them, they would be perfect!¡¯

    Xiaomao facepalmed. He regretted taking courses from Taotie.

    ¡°Everything is moldy rock and mud, senior.¡±

    ¡®Oh, that¡¯s even better! You get to train your stomach!¡¯

    ¡°¡­ Are you serious?¡±

    ¡®I¡¯m always serious. Try it. Eat a mouthful of rocks. Don¡¯t worry about your teeth. If they¡¯re broken,e back and I¡¯ll let Mimir heal you.¡¯

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao still doubted Taotie. He didn¡¯t know if eating a moldy rock would help.

    As Xiaomao reminded himself that nothing in his life made sense anymore, he threw away his logic and dug a handful of soft soil and a few small rocks. He stared at it.

    There were some green moldy parts. Also, he identally found a small earthworm, which was still wiggling and moving around.

    Xiaomao¡¯s face turned dark. He prayed to Ah, Jesus, Buddha, and Exodia. Then, he shoved everything into his mouth.

    The weird taste¡­

    The sandy texture¡­

    The rotten smell¡­

    The rough sensation on his tongue¡­

    The thing that wiggled in his mouth¡­

    The unidentified juicy liquid¡­

    <strong>DISGUSTING!</strong>

    Everything was terrible. Xiaomao almost puked. However, he forced himself to swallow everything.

    CRUNCH

    His teeth battled against the hard rocks. Even though his stats were improved, his gums hurt when the mrs mmed against the stones.

    While Xiaomao was forcing himself to eat everything in his mouth, he continued reading the scroll.

    <strong>Now that you¡¯ve eaten the strangest thing that you have ever eaten in your life, it¡¯s time for you to teach your stomach, kidneys, liver, and intestines about the best nutrition source in the universe ¨C FREAKING DIRT AND ROCKS.</strong>

    <strong>Move your Qi from your dantian and gather them in your stomach where the food is! Send your Qi in there and digest the food before your digestive fluid can dissolve them!</strong>

    Xiaomao widened his eyes. He sat cross-legged and started circting his remaining Qi inside him.

 Chapter 197 â€“ Cat Dadâ€™s Shitty Episode

    Chapter 197 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Shitty Episode

    Disgusting was not the only word in Xiaomao¡¯s mind. He felt sick to the stomach.

    As Xiaomao was afraid of getting sick, he moved a strand of his Qi from his dantian to his stomach. As soon as it entered the stomach, all filthy sand, dirt, and rocks were sucked into it, turning the semi-transparent Qi ck energy ball in an instant.

    The Qi strand absorbed all objects and expanded. Within a few seconds, physical objects, bacteria, and waste were gone, leaving only a ck chunk of the energy ball.

    Xiaomao sweated profusely. Although he was d that all material objects were gone, he was worried about the ck energy inside him.

    ¡°What¡¯s next?¡±

    Xiaomao opened his eyes and read the instructions in the scroll.

    <strong>Second Step!</strong>

    <strong>Circte your Qi to your stomach and send it close to the things that you have eaten. The Qi strand will devour everything and turn ck. When that happens, maintain that strand of Qi in there and circte as many Qi strands from your dantian to your stomach.</strong>

    <strong>Third Step!</strong>

    <strong>When your new Qi strands reach your stomach, treat the ck energy ball inside you as if it¡¯s another muscle tissue. Move your Qi through it as if you¡¯re trying to purify your muscle! Filth will be excreted from the ck energy ball and drip into the digestive pool. When that happens, do not panic and let nature runs its course. You might get diarrhea or stomach upset, but that¡¯s very normal! Keep doing it until the ck energy ball turns into liquid!</strong>

    At this point, Xiaomao frowned. He didn¡¯t want to let his stomach digest the ck liquid.

    He continued reading, hoping that there would be a solution after this.

    <strong>Fourth Step!</strong>

    <strong>Your new Qi strand will extract the hidden essence and nutrition from your food. Circte those strands normally like how you usually cultivate, and you will find yourself getting stronger!</strong>

    <strong>Fourth Point Five Step!</strong>

    <strong>While you¡¯re cultivating and digesting, make sure that you¡¯re in a ce where you can endlessly poop without getting distracted. Also, DO NOT DISCARD THOSE POOPS! THEY ARE YOUR GOLD MINE!</strong>

    Xiaomao closed the scroll. His expression turned dark.

    He only had three words in his mind.

    <strong>WHAT</strong>

    <strong>THE</strong>

    <strong>*BEEP*</strong>

    ¡®I¡¯ll end up having diarrhea no matter what? What kind of cultivation method is that?!¡¯

    Taotie coughed and exined. ¡®The remaining impurity cannot be digested or absorbed into your body, but they will train and familiarize your digestive system with the energy. This will reinforce your foundation as a first-stage mortal cultivator.¡¯

    Xiaomao still doubted Taotie, ¡°What will I get after I master this technique?¡±

    ¡®Ordinary cultivators, fiends, monsters, immortals, and gods cannot utilize impure energy because their bodies reject it. In theirmon sense, impure energy is no different than poops. But for me, I can digest EVERYTHING and turn EVERYTHING into LIFESPAN and LIFE FORCE! This technique will not bring you to my stats yet, but it¡¯s enough to get you ready for the advanced techniques.¡¯

    ¡°WHAT?!¡±

    Xiaomao was astonished. Just like Taotie had said, yers with the cultivator ss always advised their juniors not to keep impurities in their bodies as they were unusable and might hinder their energy flow.

    If what Taotie said was true, his cultivation method would revolutionize the cultivation scene, making the previous traditions obsolete.

    ¡®Kitty, remember my words. If you follow the old traditions or logic, you will get the same results as the other predecessors that followed the same traditions and logic. If you don¡¯t change, you can¡¯t expect a different result. I know that my personal technique is weird, but that¡¯s how I be an undying cmity fiend that even Pangu is afraid of me!¡¯

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯te up with an excuse. Taotie was somehow convincing today.

    ¡®Listen. Just finish the first session, see the result, and think for yourself. If you believe that my cultivation method doesn¡¯t suit you, you can always quit.¡¯

    That made sense. Xiaomao thought.

    Since Xiaomao had nothing to lose but getting diarrhea, he followed through with the instruction in the manual. He circted ten strands of Qi, directing the extracted energy from the ck ball and moving the Qi strands away.

    A minuteter, Xiaomao finished the first fullp. He rested the 10 strands of Qi in his dantian.

    Unfortunately, he barely felt anything. He didn¡¯t feel like he had gotten stronger.

    Xiaomao closed his eyes and rubbed his eyelids. He felt exhausted for some reason.

    As soon as Xiaomao closed his eyes, the game messages popped up behind his eyelids.

    <you have="" absorbed="" natural="" essence="" from="" nature="" to="" your="" dantian!=""></you>

    <your muscle="" has="" absorbed="" the="" remnant="" energy="" of="" ancient!=""></your>

    <your wood="" spiritual="" root="" has="" permanently="" increased="" by="" 3!=""></your>

    <your metal="" spiritual="" root="" has="" permanently="" increased="" by="" 2!=""></your>

    <your vitality="" has="" permanently="" increased="" by="" 1!=""></your>

    <your qi="" has="" permanently="" increased="" by="" 10!=""></your>

    <your max="" hp="" has="" permanently="" increased="" by="" 10!=""></your>

    <you 100="" have="" restored="" hp!=""></you>

    <you 10="" have="" restored="" life="" qi!=""></you>

    <you 100="" have="" gained="" exp!=""></you>

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    Xiaomao was so surprised that he snapped open his eyes. Then, he closed his eyes again to reread the entire series of messages.

    ¡°Wow.¡±

    After carefully reading the texts, Xiaomao was speechless. His permanent stats increased by meditating!

    GROWL

    However, the cultivation method came with a side effect. Xiaomao¡¯s stomach roared, and his bowel moved.

    ¡°HOLY CRAP! HOLY SHIT! HOLY POOP! WHERE IS THE TOILET!?¡±

    It was toote for Xiaomao to stand up. The enemy had already attacked the gate!

    Having no choice, Xiaomao took off his pants and squatted. Then, he let nature run its course.

    PFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFT

    It was slimy, but it was semi-solid. The energy liquid turned into jelly and came out from his butt hole.

    Xiaomao felt a lot better, but he was not out of the crisis.

    There was no toilet paper here. Even in his inventory, he never stored any sanitary items in there.

    Unable to force himself to sacrifice clothes to wipe his butt, he pointed his finger and thought of a basic spell that he had learned but never used.

    As Xiaomao had no mana in his human body, he circted a strand of Qi into his index finger. Then, he tried chanting a spell.

    ¡°Water bullet.¡±

    FSSHHHH

    A fountain of water came out from his fingertip. The stream was not as twin-turbo-engine strong as the bum guns in the Southeast Asian countries or the power-wash machine, but it provided enough force to be used as an alternative option.

    In an awkward position, he pointed his finger toward his golden balls. He slightly aimed lower so that he wouldn¡¯t end up NUT-CRACKING himself in the process.

    Again, Xiaomao circted his Qi to his index finger and fired.

    ZAAAAA

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression turned into a character in a Hentai meme, where the Japanese phrase ¡°Yaranaika¡± came from.

    After the emergency situation had been dealt with, Xiaomao cleaned his butt and put on his pants. Then, he stared at the ck blob of dragon-quest-slime-like poop. The slime was as ck and luster as obsidian. The surface was so smooth that Xiaomao almost touched it.

    Fortunately, it had no eyes, or Xiaomao would have quit the cultivation method as he didn¡¯t want to give birth to slime kings by pooping.

    ¡°Dammit, brain! This is shit! Why are you asking me to touch it!?¡±

    As conflicted as he was, Xiaomao screamed.

    Theughter of Taotie could also be heard, ¡®I see that you seeded, kitty. How was it? Was it REFRESHING?!¡¯

    ¡°Refreshing my butt! Oh, no pun intended.¡±

    ¡®Good. But your session hasn¡¯t ended yet. How far have you read the scroll, kitty?¡¯

    ¡°Gimme a second.¡±

    Xiaomao picked up the scroll and continued reading it. He wondered what Taotie was talking about.

    <strong>Fifth Step!</strong>

    <strong>After you¡¯ve done everything, you¡¯ll end up with a blob of ck poop. Here is the important part. Cut the tip of your finger or any part of your body and drop blood on it. But before the blood leaves your body, make sure that you circte a strand of Qi into that droplet of blood!</strong>

    <strong>Sixth Step!</strong>

    <strong>If you seed, that poop will transform into a ck rock. At a nce, it looks exactly like obsidian, but it¡¯s not. If you bring it back to World Three, you will be shocked.</strong>

    <strong>Spoiler Alert: It will transform into a ck diamond. It is a very valuable gem in this world if you sell it to Asgard, Midgard, or the Pangu Church. Because of its absolute impurity, they use it to make trinkets and weapons for their ck mages.</strong>

    Xiaomao was speechless yet again. He was surprised by Taotie¡¯s capitalistic insight and knowledge.

    ¡°So, this shit is money.¡±

    ¡®Exactly, kitty! Don¡¯t tell anybody, though. No gods or immortals have noticed this method yet. Actually, they only knew that only I could produce ck diamonds, but they didn¡¯t know how I did it. Now that you know, keep your mouth shut, okay?¡¯

    ¡°Even if I want to tell someone, do you think I have the balls to tell others that I shit money?!¡±

    ¡®Nope!¡¯

    ¡°Haiz.¡±

    ¡®KYAHAHAHAHA!¡¯

    Despite being mentally exhausted by Taotie, Xiaomao followed through with the procedure and dropped his blood on it.

    CRACK

    Instantly, the ck slime hardened and became arge chunk of ck diamond.

    Although Xiaomao was disgusted, he steeled his heart and picked it up. He shoved it inside his inventory.

    DING

    <you have="" obtained="" ck="" diamond="" of="" absolute="" impurity="" x="" 1.=""></you>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Curious, Xiaomao closed his eyes and tried to read the item description.

    <strong>ck Diamond of Absolute Impurity</strong>

    Known for its usefulness in dark arts, this raw material can be refined and imbued with weapons, armor, and trinkets to boost the wearers¡¯ Dark Spiritual Roots.

    Any weapon that has embedded with the ck diamond can inflict diseases, deadly poison, and curses upon the victims. Armors obtain an attached skill that can emit poisonous ck fog around the wearers while the trinkets¡¯ effects may vary.

    All in all, this material is useful to dark-art users, ck mages, and assassins. However, it is so rare that the price of this raw material keeps going up. You can only find one in the ck market these days.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Crafting Material

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra Rare

 Chapter 198 â€“ Cat Dad Cultivates Hard

    Chapter 198 ¨C Cat Dad Cultivates Hard

    Xiaomao¡¯s face turned dark. He stared at the rarity tier.

    Ultra-Rare?

    ¡°My poop is ultra-rare?! What the hell?!¡±

    Taotie cackled again, ¡®I know right? When I was stuck in the church, those cultists and priests kept asking me to create some for them, but I always refused. I secretly shat some and mixed it with their food sometimes. Mimir caught me red-handed, and I stopped doing that ever since.¡¯

    ¡°I didn¡¯t ask you for that.¡±

    ¡®But I want you to know. KYAHAHAHAHA!¡¯

    Xiaomao shook his head at Taotie¡¯s childishness. He turned his attention to the scroll, wondering if there were more tips or tricks that he hadn¡¯t learned.

    <strong>LESSON TWO!</strong>

    <strong>Now that you know how to convert materials into energy and money, you are ready to learn some wicked techniques of mine!</strong>

    <strong>However, this ability is very dangerous and shy. You need one of your spiritual roots to be higher than 100,000 first! Without this qualification, it won¡¯t work.</strong>

    Xiaomao facepalmed. He grumbled and cursed at Taotie for giving him a technique that he couldn¡¯t learn.

    ¡°What is this for, senior? My highest spiritual root is lightning, and it¡¯s not even 10,000 yet. Why did you give me something impossible?¡±

    ¡®Read to the end, you dumb cat.¡¯

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao continued reading.

    <strong>However, there is an exception. This requirement can be bypassed if you practice it before you be a second-stage mortal cultivator! If you are a first-stage cultivator, you are eligible to practice this cultivation method!</strong>

    <strong>The method is simple. You must empty your mind and focus solely on your strongest spiritual roots. Use the weakest spell of that element, then you eat it!</strong>

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression turned nk. He wondered why all of Taotie¡¯s techniques revolved around eating something unusual.

    ¡°Eating my own spell? I just ate something nonsense, and you want me to eat my magic?¡±

    ¡®Yes. YOU MUST EAT EVERYTHING, including your strongest spells!¡¯

    ¡°Haiz.¡±

    Xiaomao began to worry about his future. Still, he continued reading to the end. Then, he started examining Mimir¡¯s two books.

    A couple of dayster

    South Korea, Seoul Metropolis

    Seo Jungwoo slowly climbed out of his gaming capsule in the early morning as usual. He scratched the fluffy ears on top of his head, which resembled tiger ears.

    Jungwoo yawned and scratched his belly button while he walked toward the kitchen. Then, he opened the refrigerator, looking for something to eat and drink. However, the fridge was empty.

    ¡°Ah, crap. I need to go out again.¡±

    Jungwoo sighed and rubbed his eyes. His feet automatically brought him to the bathroom.

    DING

    A game message appeared in front of him.

    <strong>[Byakko Instinct]: The tournament is tomorrow. Are you nervous?</strong>

    ¡°Nah. It¡¯s an individual tournament, not the immortal one. I don¡¯t think I¡¯ll be fighting Hiiro. I heard he¡¯s gunning for the immortal tournament.¡±

    <strong>[Byakko Instinct]: You should have joined a guild or something. The guild war¡¯s prize is much more generous.</strong>

    ¡°Let¡¯s participate in something that we can surely win. I don¡¯t want to join any guild. Those selfish bastards always demand all items and gold coins from their members as taxes. Hell, I bet they know about the game¡¯s secrets.¡±

    <strong>[Byakko Instinct]: You¡¯re no different from them or Hiiro though. You¡¯ve monopolized everything in the Beast Forest.</strong>

    ¡°Thanks to my master, yeah. She¡¯s a big shot, alright. Anyway, Tian Yuan Mountain is no joke. I don¡¯t think we can go through Lord Ma¡¯s trials with the game character.

    <strong>[Byakko Instinct]: That¡¯s why you should start cultivating in real life. I told you many times that you can¡¯t rely on the synchronization rate or the game character. The real poweres from your real body and your hard work, boy.</strong>

    ¡°¡­ Yeah. I¡¯ll do that once I master my master¡¯s method. I need to raise all spiritual roots to 10,000 first before I start cultivating in the real world.¡±

    <strong>[Byakko Instinct]: That¡¯s too slow! The other yers will get their superpower first!</strong>

    ¡°Superpower is meaningless if they rely on Pangu, Nian, or Mu-Nyang¡¯s help. It¡¯s the foundation that counts!¡±

    While talking to himself, Jungwoo entered his apartment¡¯s bathroom and took off his clothes, revealing his perfect and toned chest, six packs, core muscle, and defined shoulders. He could have looked like a model or a professional boxer if he didn¡¯t have a white tiger tail, which extended from the area above his buttocks.

    Jungwoo stared into the mirror, staring at his blue sclera and ck pupils. Then, he nced toward the left, where he saw the reflection of five human limbs, crawling out from the wall.

    He nonchntly turned around. His hands transformed into tiger paws, and his ws sliced through the arms and legs like tofu.

    SCREECH!

    The creature screamed and retreated into the wall. The severed limbs wiggled and slowly dissipated into ck ash.

    But Jungwoo didn¡¯t stop there. He punched into the bathroom wall, but his hand sank into another dimension. The wall remained intact, but a ripple-like wave distorted the surrounding air.

    Jungwoo pulled out the creature from the wall and tossed it into his bathroom tub. It was an eyeball creature, which had 20 human arms and legs extending from its round body.

    ¡°Who is your boss, ghost?¡± Jungwoo¡¯s calm voice echoed in the bathroom. This was not the first time that he confronted a supernatural creature in real-life.

    ¡°P-Please don¡¯t kill me! I-I¡¯m just a poor eyeling!¡±

    ¡°Answer my question, eye. WHO.IS.YOUR.BOSS?! WHO.SENT.YOU?!¡±

    Jungwoo¡¯s head distorted and transformed into the face of a white tiger. He red at the monster.

    Terrified, the eye monster revealed the truth.

    ¡°Lord S-Solomon, sir! I-I was sent here to monitor yers and bring them to the Netherworld!¡±

    ¡°Again?¡± Jungwoo shook his head, ¡°Thest guy attacked my real body while my consciousness is in the game. I killed the fool, and he sent you next?¡±

    ¡°W-What?! S-So you killed the previous agent-ARGH!¡±

    Jungwoo waved his ws and sliced the monster to pieces. The eyeball turned red, getting burnt from the inside out and disintegrated into ash.

    He snorted and reverted to his original form. Then, he took the bath normally as if nothing had happened.

    After taking a bath, Jungwoo returned to his room and turned on the TV, checking the morning news. He picked up the TV remote next to his bed and pressed a button.

    BEEP

    [Florida Eco Protestors blocked the highway and got run over by five trucks today. One of the truck drivers bragged that he did them a favor while the rest testified ¡°We simply had one job, and we delivered!¡±]

    BEEP

    [Thand¡¯s parliament has legalized cryptocurrency ¡°PACT¡± after confiscating 500,000 cryptocurrency wallets from local traders. Former Thais in Europe imed that the Prime Ministers, senators, and their rtives have been stealing cryptocurrency tokens from gamers and traders.]

    He ignored the irrelevant news and kept switching channels as if he was looking for something.

    Suddenly, Jungwoo¡¯s fingers stopped moving. He stared at the news channel, which only focused on tourists and general events.

    Currently, it broadcasted a strange phenomenon on Jeju Ind. The flowers, trees, and grasses mysteriously blossomed in a couple nights. A news reporter was on the national park near Mount Hasan, which seemed to be the cause of this strange event.

    The fog was the thickest here, and unidentifiedrge trees emerged. As if they came from fantasy worlds, the tree barks glowed in green and produced white gas around them.

    The news reporter tried to get closer to the trees, but the mist suddenly zapped the news crews, forcing them to back away.

    Jungwoo narrowed his eyes, ¡°Are they attacking Jeju Ind?¡±

    <strong>[Byakko Instinct]: Doubt it. Even if Solomon is the master of Life and Death Dao, he doesn¡¯t mingle with poisonous gas and nature. This is not his style.</strong>

    ¡°Then, who the heck is responsible for this?¡±

    <strong>[Byakko Instinct]: I have a few guesses, but I still need to confirm them with my own eyes. How about we go check it out? Oh, wait. The tournament starts tomorrow morning! We can¡¯t go there now!</strong>

    Jungwoo furrowed his brows. He took a deep breath.

    ¡°Fine. Let the government and Pangu¡¯spany do their things there. If it¡¯s really Solomon¡¯s henchmen, we¡¯ll do something about the ind.¡±

    In a dark cave, Xiaomao extended his legs and stretched. Then, he patted his bloated belly. A few secondster, his belly shrank and reverted to normal.

    No excrement or feces came out anymore. Xiaomao smiled and chanted.

    ¡°Nihil.¡±

    ¡®Louder! Let your lung power the voice. Don¡¯t just yell from your mouth!¡¯

    ¡°Nihil!!¡±

    ¡®That¡¯s right! LOUDER! When you do it, don¡¯t think! Just empty your mind as if you have no body or soul. The core of this technique is blind faith!¡¯

    ¡°NIHIL!!¡±

    DING

    <You have sessfully digested impure Qi!>

    Xiaomao panted and closed his eyes, admiring the gains that he had gotten from repeating Taotie¡¯s techniques for two days. He lost count of how much he had eaten and how many times he had diarrhea.

    The hard work paid off. Xiaomao finally found a glimpse of hope and dream. He gained levels and extra health by doing stupid things, such as chanting and eating at the same time. Although Xiaomao questioned Taotie why he had to say ¡°Nihil¡± every time, he still did it to experiment with the cultivation method.

    And Xiaomao was not disappointed.

    <Your level has increased by 1!>

    <Your max HP has increased by 999!>

    <Your HP has been restored by 9,999!>

    <Your Qi has increased by 1!>

    <Your Life Qi has been restored by 1!>

    <All stats have permanently increased by 99!>

    <All spiritual roots have permanently increased by 99!>

    <Your Lightning Spiritual Roots have permanently increased by 99!>

 Chapter 199 â€“ Cat Dad Ready for War!

    Chapter 199 ¨C Cat Dad Ready for War!

    Xiaomao smiled. He waved his finger and hurled the ck slimes to the top of the mountain, throwing them away like trash. He didn¡¯t bother converting them into ck diamonds as it wasted his precious cultivation time and blood.

    ¡®Now that you get the hang of it, it¡¯s about time to move on to the next step. Instead of eating only rocks and dirt, go find a living creature and eat it raw!¡¯

    ¡°Can I eat cat food instead?¡±

    ¡®What?! You eat cat food?¡¯

    ¡°Can¡¯t I?¡±

    ¡®Meh, processed food won¡¯t work. Try something raw. If you like cat food, how about raw fish?¡¯

    ¡°Alright. Actually, I still have a few leftovers in my inventory, I think.¡±

    Xiaomao pulled out a massive slice of sea monster meat, which weighed 50 kilograms. Its color and texture looked the same as raw salmon.

    ¡®Damn brat! You should have offered me that meat!¡¯

    ¡°Too bad. Toote. Anyway¡­ Bon app¨¦tit!

    Xiaomao chewed the sashimi in glee. As he had expected, the taste and the smell were a thousand times better than sandy dirt.

    After stuffing 50 kilos worth of fish, Xiaomao circted his Qi and repeated what he did.

    ¡°NIHIL, MUNYA!¡±

    DING

    <Your level has increased by 1!>

    <Your max HP has increased by 999!>

    <Your HP is restored by 9,999!>

    <Your Qi has increased by 1!>

    <Your Life Qi has been restored by 1!>

    <All stats have permanently increased by 99!>

    <All spiritual roots have permanently increased by 99!>

    DING

    <Your level has increased by 1!>

    <Your max HP¡­>

    The result was a lot better than dirt as Xiaomao gained multiple levels at once. He widened his eyes in disbelief.

    ¡°You¡¯re OP, senior. You have been hiding the good stuff!¡±

    ¡®See what I told you? Now, keep eating raw food from now on, and don¡¯t forget to chant the sacred word! Now, repeat after me! NIHIL!¡¯

    ¡°Nihil!¡±

    ¡®Louder! NIHIL!¡¯

    ¡°NIHIL!¡±

    DING

    Xiaomao¡¯s voice continued to echo in the cave. He hadn¡¯t realized the mess that he had created from the slimes that he had thrown up the mountain yet.

    The next day, 6 AM

    ve Dungeon

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao returned to the game world. He immediately switched his character to the catopus form.

    When Xiaomao came to his senses, he was already in the boss¡¯s room. Andrew, Lucky, and the crew already gathered in there, including the new recruits.

    Shepherd also returned, but Magdalene wasn¡¯t with him. Strangely, his air and demeanor seemed different as if he had gone through a baptism of war or an ordeal.

    Shepherd slightly bowed toward Xiaomao. As usual, the guy still couldn¡¯t talk.

    ¡°Want me to remove your curses, munya? I have a feeling that you want to talk sometimes.¡±

    Shepherd shook his head and declined the offer. He smiled at Xiaomao and smacked his chest with his fist. Andrew and Peterughed. They also smacked their chest as if it had be the signature of the group.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    The powerhouse elders also arrived. Undine, Nymph, Mimir, and Taotie teleported to the dungeon¡¯s boss room to see Xiaomao. They gazed at him and nodded in unison.

    ¡°You look a lot better,¡± Mimir stroked his beard.

    ¡°You can¡¯t possibly lose now, brat,¡± Taotie stroked his lion mane, mimicking Mimir. Thetter nced at the lion and bonked him with his cane.

    Nymph, on the other hand, pursed her lips, disturbed by the fact that Xiaomao would enter a dangerous domain.

    ¡°Must you join the event? It¡¯s just a deed and some PACT, right?¡±

    Before Xiaomao could answer, Undine patted Nymph¡¯s back, ¡°Lady Chang¡¯e and Lord Meowmeow will watch over him. Pangu and Nian won¡¯t be able to touch him easily under their watch.¡±

    ¡°I hope so. Say, Xiaomao. If you feel that it starts to be dangerous, hold this rune and use this teleport scroll. You will return to this dungeon¡¯s safe zone, okay?¡±

    Nymph shove a marked rune and a dozen teleport scrolls to Xiaomao. Her eyes were moist and teary.

    Xiaomao confidently smiled at Nymph. He epted her items and hopped into her arms.

    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, munya! WE ARE STRONK, MUNYA!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    While Xiaomao calmed down Nymph, Mary and Lucky carried crates from the treasure room to the boss room. They put the items down.

    ¡°Master, the prepared items are here.¡±

    Xiaomao turned around and hopped toward the crate. Then, he inspected the items.

    Taotie was curious. He looked at the items and tilted his head.

    ¡°Brat, what do you need those for?¡±

    Once again, Xiaomao¡¯s enthusiastic smile and bright eyes revealed his confidence.

    ¡°We will be building a lot, munya! Peter, Andrew, you two will be the MVP of this event, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao confirmed the items and put them in his inventory. He then wrote something on the ground with a piece of rock.

    It was a map.

    The east and west were far apart, and they were protected by a long castle wall. The center of the map was empty as if they were there to serve as the battlefield. Meanwhile, behind the castle walls, a sizable empty area was wide enough to house an army of 1,000 men.

    ¡°I¡¯ll exin the battle n, munya. Gather up!¡±

    Lucky looked at the time. She broke a sweat, ¡°Master, it¡¯s about time we go to the arena. Isn¡¯t the event starting at 7 AM?¡±

    ¡°Nah, we can take our time. As the matter of fact, the Guild War won¡¯t start until the individual tournament is concluded. How long do you think the host needs to reduce 300,000 participants down to one?¡±

    Xiaomao still vividly remembered the chaos of the first cross-world event. Because of the hype and the rewards, countless yers applied for the event. Even the insiders and professional gamers jumped into the fray for quick cash.

    The preliminary round took half a day to conclude, and the rest of the day was spent in the main tournament.

    In Xiaomao¡¯s previous life, Ran Tae woulde out victorious in the individual tournament while Wei Zhi won the guild war. Hiiro, without a doubt, won the immortal league¡¯s first prize.

    However, Xiaomao was determined to snatch Wei Zhi¡¯s first guild war victory and weaken the Asgard. Because of that, he researched and prepared for this event.

    ¡°Let¡¯s take our time, munya. We only need to press the [Join] button before the final match of the individual tournament starts. Alright, I¡¯m going to exin our battle n when we get to the battleground so that none of you will get confused or lost.¡±

 Chapter 200 â€“ Cat Dad Observes Individual Tournament

    Chapter 200 ¨C Cat Dad Observes Individual Tournament

    As Xiaomao had predicted, the individual tournament¡¯s host encountered difficulties dealing with countless applicants. They extended and changed the tournament rules and added extra preliminary rounds for the participants.

    While Xiaomao was in the boss room, he opened the game official¡¯s live-stream channel and let everybody see the event in real-time.

    At first, the preliminary rounds were the same asst-man-standing games. 100 yers were pitted against each other in the same battleground, and only thest survivor could enter the next round.

    Because of the overwhelming number of participants, multiple battlefields were created at once. Despite that, only 1,000 yers could fight at a time. Even though thepany could easily handle 300,000 yers at a time, they chose to limit the event to 1,000 yers due to the live-stream businesses.

    They milked the event as if they were greedier than E* or Ub*soft, racking tons of sponsor money and viewers¡¯ donations.

    At first, Lucky, Shepherd, and Mimir were interested in the event. But after five rounds, they were bored.

    ¡°What a weak-ass tournament. What¡¯s the fun about watching weaklings pummeling each other?¡± Taotieined while he was picking his nose.

    Xiaomao shrugged, ¡°Pangu¡¯s men have no experience hosting a proper game event, munya. This is what you can expect from a newbie gamepany.¡±

    Mimir shook his head, ¡°Isn¡¯t Pangu an entity? Howe his universe is so¡­ mediocre?¡±

    ¡°The next one will get better. For now, let¡¯s review our strategies, munya.¡±

    ¡°The next one?¡± Mimir raised his brows. He was amused, ¡°What happened to the next event? Oh, right. You¡¯ve experienced THAT before the regression, right?¡±

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t bother hiding his status as a regressor. He nodded, ¡°The second event was more unified and organized. The primary rounds began a week before the event, and the number of real participants was ideal for live streams. All three tournaments finished within six hours.¡±

    ¡°That must have been intense.¡±

    Xiaomao closed his eyes and shook his head, ¡°More like rigged, munya. The gamepany pre-determined the winners. Narukami Hiiro always won the immortal league. Valkyrie monopolized the Guild War. And the winners of the individual tournament were always a Pangu¡¯s followers, munya.¡±

    Undine and the other immortals squinted their brows as they figured the gloomy worlds that were dominated by Pangu and Asgard.

    ¡°That¡¯s why we need to change that oue, munya! Now, Andrew and Peter. How about you practice building the thing in the blueprint that I wrote? You two will need to build this thing during the matches, munya!¡±

    Mew! (Before that, please give us a moment.)

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, an orange cat teleported into the boss room. She also brought a human visitor.

    Mew, the aide of Mu-Nyang, came here with a school girl that Xiaomao knew very well. He looked at both of them in shock.

    ¡°Huh?¡±

    ¡°Eh?¡±

    The schoolgirl, Wei Zhi, was also surprised. She looked around and was astonished that she was inside a massive hall with several statues and tall pirs.

    Mew (Sorry for the interruption, but we have an emergency situation. Xiaomao, do you have a spare UR NFT that we can use to substitute her shadow?)

    ¡°???¡±

    Xiaomao was confused. He stared at Wei Zhi, who came here with her real body. Then, he noticed something strange about her.

    Indeed, Wei Zhi had no reflections or shadows. Her body seemed to float even though she stood on her two feet.

    ¡°Xiaomao? Are you really Xiaomao? Please help me! My game character stole my shadow. Monsters are searching for me. I don¡¯t know what to do!¡±

    ¡°Err¡­¡±

    Xiaomao suddenly had a headache. He had a feeling that he might be in trouble after this.

    ¡°Mir, could you exin, munya?¡±

    Mew (Okay. I¡¯ll exin. Actually, this matter rtes to you, too.)

    While Xiaomao was preparing for the guild war event, the individual tournament¡¯s preliminary rounds continued. Ten tforms floated in the sky above the clouds, carrying a thousand yers.

    Each tform had a hundred yers on it, and every tform was several kilometers apart, making sure that no yer could hop between tforms. Despite being at a high altitude above the clouds, no yer was affected by the thin air or the wind.

    BOOM

    Among the ten arenas, yers on various tforms began fighting. Some were knocked out off the stage and fell into the void. But when their bodies fell through the cloud, they were ejected from the game and were disqualified from the event world.

    On one of the arenas, a hundred yers stood at the edge of the tform, staring at the lone weretiger at the center.

    A 2-meter-tall white weretiger stood in the middle of the arena, surrounded by 99 yers. He leisurely cracked his knuckles and pulled out two sabers from his inventory.

    <strong>Ran Tae, Level 523</strong>

    Jungwoo looked around. The average level of the surrounding yers was only 100, which wasckluster for a PVP event.

    ¡°Let¡¯s not waste time. All of you. Come at me at once!¡±

    Jungwoo wiggled his finger, taunting.

    Noticing Jungwoo¡¯s arrogance, the surrounding yers lost their cool, ¡°Do you think you¡¯re a manhwa protagonist?! DIE!!¡±

    Jungwoo leisurely swung his saber, creating a crescent sword energy. It expanded and flew horizontally, cutting through 20 yers on the east side of the round tform.

    He turned around and repeated his move. A secondter, the remaining yers looked down as their upper torsos slowly fell to the ground while their legs were still supporting the lower torsos.

    DING

    <congrattions. you="" have="" passed="" the="" first="" preliminary="" round!=""></congrattions.>

    Jungwoo snorted. His game character was instantly teleported to the tournament lobby along with other contestants who had passed the first round. The lobby was a wide area with hundreds of sofas and coffee tables, where yers could enjoy the game¡¯s food and drinks for free.

    Jungwoo walked toward the soft-drink machine. He picked a paper cup and was about to get some soda.

    Suddenly, a charming oni woman approached him.

    Jungwoo noticed her presence. He nced at the woman¡¯s name.

    <strong>[Valkyrie] Battlefield Warlord, Level 666</strong>

    Seeing her level, Jungwoo was surprised. He was confident that aside from him and Hiiro, nobody could raise their levels beyond 500 within a month. But when he thought of Byakko¡¯s existence and the cheating abilities he had, he believed that the girl also had a simr perk.

    However, as Jungwoo joined the Beast Tribe, his faction was already set in stone. The Beast Forest was on the same side as the Mermaid Kingdom, Desert Frontier, and the Frozen Union States. Meanwhile, Asgard, Midgard, Netherworld, and the Pangu Church were their enemies.

    Although Jungwoo didn¡¯t have many experiences in faction wars, he could still differentiate between the name colors.

    The Oni¡¯s name was bright purple! She was from an enemy¡¯s faction!

    Being cautious, Jungwoo spoke in a cold voice, ¡°What?¡±

    The oni smiled at Jungwoo and presented him with a business card. It was a ck card with the Valkyrie Guild¡¯s insignia.

    ¡°Hello, handsome. Are you in any faction or guild?¡±

    Jungwoo snorted and poured some Pepsi into his cup. He didn¡¯t bother taking the card.

    ¡°Not interested.¡±

    ¡°Oh, you must be misunderstanding something. I¡¯m not inviting you to join my guild. Actually, I¡¯m just curious if you¡¯re a part of a faction. I can see that your name is purple, so¡­¡±

    Battlefield Warlord narrowed her eyes and widely grinned, ¡°We might not have a chance to speak like this again in the future. Since the game bans us from fighting when we¡¯re here, why don¡¯t we chat and get to know each other when we have a chance to talk?¡±

    Jungwoo gave her a meaningful look. A minuteter, he turned around and poured a few cubes of ice into his cup.

    ¡°What do you want? Make your point.¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m a representative from Asgard. You must be from the Beast Forest south of the Yuan Empire, right? I saw your fight, and I must say¡­ I¡¯m impressed. You see. My guild ¡°Valkyrie¡± doesn¡¯t want to make you an enemy. My faction also doesn¡¯t exactly want to harm your master or the beast folks. How about we form a truce between guilds so that we won¡¯t be killing each other any time soon?¡±

 Chapter 201 â€“ Cat Dad Recreates Wei Zhiâ€™s Shadow

    Chapter 201 ¨C Cat Dad Recreates Wei Zhi¡¯s Shadow

    The Individual Tournament went on for the entire day. In thete afternoon, the 300,000 yers were reduced to only 16, and a proper round-robin tournament was held.

    Eight floating tforms appeared in the sky. Simr to the preliminary rounds, the fight took ce above the clouds.

    Jungwoo ended up facing Battlefield Warlord in the first round. He stared at the oni woman and took a deep breath. A secondter, he transformed into a weretiger. He also summoned a Dao Avatar, which appeared as the Mythical White Tiger beast.

    The oniughed at him. She put on Wei Zhi¡¯s Valkyrie gears and brought out a fancy-looking spear, which weighed over 500 kilograms. However, Battlefield Warlord rotated it with her fingers and rested it on her shoulders.

    ¡°Give up, white tiger. If you surrender now, I¡¯ll forgive you for refusing my goodwill earlier.¡±

    Jungwoo paced his breath. Although the oni hadn¡¯t used any skill yet, he could see a transparent figure of a deity with an eye patch, who had been watching her from behind.

    Even if Jungwoo didn¡¯t know the woman personally, he could guess the identity of the spirit behind her.

    ¡®Odin¡­Dammit. She¡¯s cheating! She¡¯s relying on a deity¡¯s blessing in a mortal¡¯s fight?!¡¯

    Jungwoo bore his fangs and brought out a saber handle from his inventory.

    ¡°Invisible saber? Is that a mythical item?¡± The oni sneered.

    ¡°You¡¯ll see.¡±

    ¡°Welp. Too bad that we end up this way. Don¡¯t me me for showing you no mercy!¡±

    ve Dungeon¡¯s boss room

    After half a day, Mir exined the general situation to Xiaomao and others. Then, she dumped Wei Zhi with Xiaomao without bidding farewell.

    Xiaomao facepalmed. He learned another worrisome information regarding Solomon¡¯s henchmen in the real world.

    Currently, Solomon had dispatched the Netherworld¡¯s ghosts and demons to the real world, and they were stalking the yers. All promising yers that had decided to antagonize Pangu and Nian were abducted to Hell, and their fates were unknown.

    This development differed from what happened in Xiaomao¡¯s previous life. Solomon never attacked Earth before!

    ¡°Don¡¯t overthink, Xiaomao. There can be unforeseen oues even if you know the future. For example, if we time-traveled one million years to the past and slightly altered the cement of a rock, we could create a butterfly effect that changes the entire course of history one million yearster. You have been working hard, so unexpected changes can happen.¡±

    Hearing Mimir¡¯s constion, Xiaomao felt a bit better. He looked at the broadcasting live stream, which was showing the fight between Wei Zhi¡¯s shadow and Ran Tae.

    Battlefield Warlord, aka Wei Zhi¡¯s former character, was supposed to join the Guild War event with her NPC subordinates. Then, she should have won the guild war event by andslide.

    However, in this world, Wei Zhi and Battlefield Warlord were separated because of an underhanded trick by Odin¡¯s goons.

    WAAAAAH!

    The exchanges between the white tiger man and the Valkyrie were shy and spectacr. Both threw their ultimate skills and disyed their inhuman speed. For 10 minutes, the HP and MP bars that the game¡¯s host disyed in the live stream fluctuated up and down.

    But in the end, Ran Tae was overpowered by the Dao Avatar behind Battlefield Warlord. The Valkyrie won, but she lost her right arm and half of her face during the fight. Her blinking HP bar was almost depleted, leaving with only 3%.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue. He wished that Ran Tae could defeat the imposter, but the Valkyrie had already secured her victory in this tournament.

    ¡°My character¡­¡±

    Wei Zhi sobbed and watched how her shadow defeated Ran Tae. She regretted believing in her father and yed this game.

    Seeing a girl cry put a bad taste in Xiaomao¡¯s mouth. He hopped on her shoulder and patted her head.

    ¡°It¡¯s okay, munya. We can recreate your shadow, okay?¡±

    Wei Zhi sniffed and looked at the cat. Although she was still crying, she pinched Xiaomao¡¯s face.

    ¡°You¡¯re mean, Xiaomao! We met, but you pretended you didn¡¯t know me! You should have told me that you¡¯re Xiaomao! Why did you hide your name?¡±

    ¡°OW, OW! My faction and Asgard are enemies! I couldn¡¯t let them know that I was there, munya!¡±

    Wei Zhi pouted. She let go of the cat.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao wiped and cleaned his whiskers and fur from the sticky human tear. He opened his game menu and operated his game ount.

    As Mir had instructed, he could recreate Wei Zhi¡¯s shadow. However, there were a couple restrictions.

    First, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t transfer any NFT character to Wei Zhi¡¯s game ount since the shadow already hijacked everything. If Wei Zhi recreated a character with Xiaomao¡¯s NFT, the new character would appear in the shadow¡¯s ount.

    Secondly, creating a new game ount was impossible for Wei Zhi now. If she did, the gamepany and Solomon would find her location, and she might get abducted by the monster while her real body was sleeping.

    Thus, Xiaomao had to do it himself.

    ¡°I¡¯m going to create your character now. You will synchronize with the new character and regain the shadow naturally, okay? Stay still and be quiet for a moment, munya.¡±

    Wei Zhi nodded and wiped her tears. She stood next to Mary and Nymph, waiting for him to do his things.

    Xiaomao closed his eyes and essed the game ount.

    DING

    <ACCESS DENIED!>

    Xiaomao scoffed as he knew that the gamepany might have done something to his game ount. He tried again.

    DING

    <ACCESS DENIED!>

    <Overriding the codes¡­>

    <MUNYA MUNYA MUNYA!>

    DING

    <Wee back, Xiaomao.>

    Xiaomao¡¯s game character stood in the same spot, but his consciousness already entered a void area, where he could use his NFTs to create a new retainer or his game character.

    He immediately selected the only UR NFT character that he hadn¡¯t used yet.

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra-Rare

    <strong>Race:</strong> Oni (Upgradable)

    <strong>Job:</strong> Samurai (Upgradable)

    <strong>ss Skills:</strong> Hundred sh, Bushido Spirit

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Innate Blood Roots, Katana Mastery, Blunt Weapon Mastery

    <strong>Hundred sh</strong>

    This bread-and-butter skill of samurais is notorious for its destructive power. It cut through thickyers of armor like papers and removes the defender¡¯s parry or life-saving abilities because of its multiple-hit trait. However, this skill requires a katana to use.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Active, AOE

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra-Rare

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 100 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> One minute

    <strong>Effects:</strong> sh one hundred times to every target in a radius of two meters. Deal 20% physical damage per hit. Prate armor.

    <strong>Bushido Spirit</strong>

    An adept samurai isn¡¯t afraid of danger. Bushido Spirit enables samurais to be immune to fear and war, allowing them to have the mentality of a killing machine on a battlefield. Because of such a mindset, ck mages and debuffers hate samurais with a passion.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Passive

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra-Rare

    <strong>Effect:</strong> By having this passive skill, you gain the following effects;

    ¨C Immune to several mental abnormal statuses, such as [Fear], [Insanity], [Provoked], [Confused], [Charmed], and [Estrus].

    ¨C When fighting against multiple foes, increase your physical attack and defense by 20% until the end of the fight.

    ¨C When fighting against a stronger foe, increase your physical attack by 50% until the end of the fight.

    ¨C When fighting in a guild war event or a designated battlefield, increase your max HP, physical attack, physical defense, and magic defense by 100% until you leave the battlefield.

    ¨C When fighting while being inflicted with an abnormal status effect, all your attacks ignore defense.

    <strong>Innate Blood Roots</strong>

    This unique talent is exclusive to a few races, such as Vampires, Oni, Demons, Dragons, and Werewolves. It belongs to the intermediate category, and it is rted to the Water Spiritual Roots.

    By having this innate talent, you can learn blood spells or practice any blood-rted cultivation method.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Passive

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Effects:</strong> By having this talent, you gain the following effects;

    ¨C Unlock Blood Spiritual Roots and LUCK attribute.

    ¨C Each point allocated to this attribute will increase the Blood Spiritual Roots by two instead of one.

    ¨C Every time you level up, permanently increase the Blood Spiritual Roots by two.

    ¨C Bathing in the enemy¡¯s blood has a slight chance of permanently increasing your LUCK by 1% of the enemy¡¯s LUCK attributes.

    The Bushido Spirit alone was enough to make every samurai yer dangerous in Guild Wars. The bonus buff was worthy to be called an ultra-rare grade skill. Without looking at the other mastery passive skills, Xiaomao almost cussed out loud.

    ¡®Damn OP! This game has too many OP sses. This character is pretty much an off-tank DPS berserker. Oh well, it might suit her style.¡¯

    Xiaomao opened the character customization screen. He looked at the character¡¯s face and suddenly sensed a d¨¦j¨¤ vu.

    His tentacles moved by themselves. He slowly adjusted the face of the character to match the Oni mother in his dream.

 Chapter 202 â€“ Cat Dad Abusing Glitches

    Chapter 202 ¨C Cat Dad Abusing Glitches

    Xiaomao finished customizing the support character. However, he didn¡¯t press the confirm button and finalize his creation. Instead, he pressed the [Save] button and left the character creation menu.

    Xiaomao¡¯s consciousness returned to the catopus. He blinked several times and looked at Wei Zhi.

    ¡°It¡¯s done, munya.¡±

    ¡°I-I don¡¯t have a choice, okay? You have to take responsibility!¡± Wei Zhi blushed.

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes. This line was so cringe that he almost cussed Wei Zhi out loud.

    The next procedure required Xiaomao¡¯s game character to connect with Wei Zhi¡¯s real body. Although the word ¡°Connect¡± might hint that way, they didn¡¯t need tomit adultery act.

    Per Mir¡¯s instructions, Xiaomao could use anything, such as fur or whiskers, as long as something from Xiaomao became one with Wei Zhi¡¯s body. Tentacles and THAT weren¡¯t necessary.

    Xiaomao snorted and ordered her.

    ¡°Close your eyes and stop fidgeting, munya. Do you want me to rupture your eardrums?¡±

    ¡°E-Eardrums?¡±

    ¡°Would you rather prefer if I INSERT my USB to the OTHER port, munya?¡±

    While saying that, Xiaomao¡¯s eyes menacingly glinted, and his fluffy tentacles suddenly turned pink and slippery.

    ¡°E-Eardrums, please, Xiaomao.¡±

    ¡°Good. Be quiet andy down on the ground. Don¡¯t move around.¡±

    Wei Zhi pouted as she was slightly disappointed. Her face was as red as tomatoes, embarrassed and ashamed.

    Noticing that Wei Zhi stopped moving, Xiaomao began the operation. He sat next to her head and moved one of his tentacles closer to the former¡¯s left ear. Controlling his fur with his Qi, one of the furs extended and entered the ear hole.

    ¡°It tickles!¡±

    Wei Zhi bit her lower lips, restraining herughter. It felt strangely good for her.

    Xiaomao ignored her and focused on the strand of fur. Although it rapidly grew longer, he could not perfectly control it as he wished. Thus, he could only rely on his Qi cultivation technique to straighten the fur and direct it into the depth of the hole.

    Then, it touched the eardrum of Wei Zhi.

    Xiaomao warned the girl, ¡°Don¡¯t move your head. Hold your breath and grit your teeth. This will hurt.¡±

    ¡°O-Okay.¡±

    Wei Zhi closed her mouth and shut her eyes tight.

    Xiaomao took a deep breath. He directed a strand of Qi to the tip of the fur. Then, he let it stab the eardrum.

    PU

    Wei Zhi suddenly heard a rupture sound in her left ear before she could no longer hear anything on her left side. Meanwhile, the fur kept getting longer to the point that it entered the Eustachian tube.

    ¡°Ugh.¡±

    Indeed, it hurt. Wei Zhi¡¯s body jerked up as she felt weird inside her left ear.

    ¡°Okay. Now is the critical part.¡±

    Xiaomao immediately injected the strand of Qi inside her. He directed it down the tube and fell into her nasal cavity. Then, it changed direction and entered her respiratory system, using it as a pathway to enter her throat. After it fell into her throat, it avoided the path to her lungs and went down to her stomach.

    When the Qi strand entered her stomach, Xiaomao immediately dispersed it into microparticles, allowing her digestive fluid to dissolve and absorb it into her bloodstream.

    DING

    Xiaomao reentered the character creation void. He loaded the customized character.

    The character was loaded. However, the void became partially static and glitched. Colorful square blocks appeared, and the buttonbels became unreadable.

    Xiaomao maintained hisposure. He pressed the character name¡¯sbel and input Wei Zhi¡¯s name. Then, he changed the role of this character from the support character to the main character.

    This was the glitch technique that Mir had taught him. While being connected with Wei Zhi, he had to create another main character.

    DING

    <ERROR! ACCESS DENIED!>

    This result was expected. Xiaomao ignored the error message and tried again.

    <ERROR! ACCESS DENIED!>

    <Overwriting codes¡­>

    <MUNYA MUNYA MUNYA!>

    <ERROR! You already have the main character. Unable to create a new main character!>

    Once again, the munyanguage tampered with the game¡¯s codes. Xiaomao stopped breathing and waited for the result.

    If Mir was right, the void would copse and restart.

    BZZ

    The void¡¯s glitches suddenly got so severe that the void copsed into static. Xiaomao¡¯s consciousness was thrown into a whirlpool of darkness for a moment.

    BZZ

    The void and the character creation menu reappeared 10 secondster.

    When Xiaomao could see everything again, there was an extra button that Xiaomao could press under the character typebel. However, the description was glitched.

    <1. Main Character.>

    <2. Support Character.>

    <3. &P$#QM&8!>

    It came out as predicted. From this point on, Xiaomao only had one job. He selected the third option.

    DING

    <Creating &P$#QM&8! Character!>

    DING

    <Wei Zhi has been created!>

    <Detecting additional add-on skills.>

    <Bestowing new add-on skills¡­>

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t notice thest two messages. He immediately opened his eyes and pulled out his extended fur. He looked at Wei Zhi¡¯s body and gulped.

    As soon as Xiaomao¡¯s fur was out of her ear, her body floated and glowed in red light. She slowly transformed into the Oni character that Xiaomao had customized.

    DING

    <ERROR! TEXT FILE NOT FOUND!>

    <Overwriting codes¡­>

    <MUNYA MUNYA MUNYA!>

    <Debuggingpleted!>

    <Congrattions. You have created the first yer retainer!>

    <Wei Zhi has been assigned as your supporter!>

    When the messages ended, Wei Zhi slowly opened her eyes. Under her floating body, her shadow manifested.

    The oni samurai slowly sat up, and she descended to the ground. She looked around, adjusting her new vision, which was redder than usual.

    Xiaomao was also excited. He hopped around her, examining his creation.

    ¡°Xiaomao¡­¡±

    Wei Zhi¡¯s voice changed. Her voice tone became somewhat dignified and calm.

    Xiaomao gulped as the nostalgic memory kicked in. He identally replied, ¡°Yes, mom?¡±

    ¡°Mom?¡± Wei Zhi was taken aback.

    ¡°Whoops. I meant ma¡¯am! N-Never mind!¡±

    Xiaomao sweated profusely. He hopped away from Wei Zhi in embarrassment.

    Battlefield Warlord imed her victory, and her body was restored. After the intense match with Jungwoo, she defeated the other contestants without breaking a sweat.

    In the end, the Oni walked away with the grand prize.

    After the individual tournament was concluded, the game¡¯s hosts temporarily postponed the event to another day so that they could milk the live stream¡¯s sponsors.

    While the yers and viewers got to rest, the gamepany¡¯s employees and executives were busy preparing the stages for the guild war tomorrow, which was moreplex than the round-robin tournament.

    On the other hand, the true mastermind of the gamepany focused on the biggest league of them all ¨C the Immortal Tournament.

    Pan Xian¡¯s consciousness hovered over the prepared tournament ground. Below him, 31 tube-like arrays in the sky trapped immortals from the game worlds there. Among them, one was empty.

    Pan Xian furrowed his brows. He mumbled to himself, but someone from a distant could hear him.

    ¡°Where is Mao Miaomiao? Didn¡¯t we trap him here?¡±

    The voice of Pan Mei entered Pan Xian¡¯s mind, ¡®He was there a few minutes ago, but a higher power rescued him from our array.¡¯

    ¡°Mu-Nyang, probably.¡±

    ¡®Yes. No one else can infiltrate our universe undetected. But father, isn¡¯t it odd? He didn¡¯t rescue Ma Moxi, Xie Tian, and the others.¡¯

    ¡°I assume that he intentionally left them there to test the strength of Hiiro.¡±

    Pan Xian gazed at a valiant man inside one of the arrays. Thetter also looked up, and their eyes met.

    ¡°Or rather, he knew that I already corrupted one of them.¡±

    ¡®So, what are we going to do? Are we going to search for Mao Miaomiao in World Two again?¡¯

    ¡°Don¡¯t bother. Transfer 70% of our resources to support Narukami Hiiro, 10% to Asgard, 10% to the Netherworld, and the rest to Hongjun. Convince Odin and Solomon to help us capture Miao Xiaomao. If we have him, we will have a bargaining chip to bring down Mu-Nyang and Mao Miaomiao!¡±

    ¡®Roger that.¡¯

    Pan Xian sighed. He stopped talking to his son and gazed at Xie Tian, who was still staring at him.

    ¡°Too bad, Xie Tian. Your nemesis has escaped. Oh, well. Kill Ma Moxi for me and let Hiiro win the immortal tournament. That¡¯s your new task!¡±

    Pan Xian¡¯s consciousness left the game world.

    Meanwhile, the sharp and valiant-looking cultivator still looked up. His long ck hair, refined smooth skin, and handsome face could potentially make young maidens fall in love with him at the first sight. He was the perfect alpha male that even the trapped men in the other arrays sneaked nces at this person¡¯s face, admiring his masculine charm.

    Xie Tian¡¯s eyes were cold. His killing intent kept rising as he thought of his nemesis, who had murdered him in his previous life.

    When Xie Tian could no longer sense Pangu in the sky, he turned toward a man with pale tender skin.

    The pale man looked so fragile that he resembled a pampered young master, who never worked out or saw the sunlight for decades. His pretty face was so otherworldly that many men mistook him for a woman.

    Ma Moxi, the master of Mount Tian Yuan, was still in his silk robes. He stood in the array and pped his paper fan as if nothing had happened.

    When Ma Moxi¡¯s eyes met with Xie Tian¡¯s, the former smirked.

    ¡°What? You mad bro?¡±

    Xie Tian spat, ¡°Are you still working for Mao Miaomiao?¡±

    ¡°What if I do?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ll kill you first, then.¡±

    ¡°Pfft. How edgy. What happened to you after the Great Reset? You were so passionate about helping Miaomiao before. Now, you suddenly want him dead.¡±

    ¡°You have no idea what he did to me in the past.¡±

    Ma Moxi folded his fan. Then, it transformed into a long sword, ¡°I already knew that he killed your counterparts, but that happened in the other timelines. Or maybe, has your consciousness been devoured by those losers?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Ma Moxi shrugged, ¡°Bull-eyes, I see. I pray that we get to meet in the first round. I¡¯ll make sure to pummel you until youe back to your senses.¡±

    Xie Tian snorted, ¡°Keep barking. Assassins are no match for me!¡±

    ¡°We¡¯ll see about that!¡±

 Chapter 203 â€“ Cat Dad is Envious

    Chapter 203 ¨C Cat Dad is Envious

    <strong>Name:</strong> Wei Zhi

    <strong>Role: </strong>Support Character (yer)

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra-Rare

    <strong>Race:</strong> Oni

    <strong>ss:</strong> Samurai

    <strong>ss Skills:</strong> Hundred sh, Bushido Spirit

    <strong>Racial Skills:</strong> Innate Blood Roots, Katana Mastery, Blunt Weapon Mastery

    <strong>Add-On Skills:</strong> World Jump, [??????], [??????]

    <strong>Title:</strong> First Supporting yer

    Level: 1

    <strong>Status Attributes</strong>

    STR: 10

    DEX: 10

    AGI: 10

    VIT: 10

    INT: 10

    WIS: 10

    LUCK: 10

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 10

    Water: 10

    Wind: 10

    Metal: 10

    Wood: 10

    Lightning: 10

    Dark: 10

    Light: 10

    Blood: 10

    Wei Zhi¡¯s stomach churned when she saw her status attributes. She missed her old character, which was a lot stronger than this avatar. But when she saw the skill list, Wei Zhi regained hope.

    Battlefield Warlord was a hybrid DPS-necromancer. The character¡¯s growth depended on the spirit followers, and her attack power grew when her retainers participated in a battle.

    On the other hand, this character emphasized one-vs-many situations, especially in group fights. Solo-yer might find it hard to y this character while team yers or guild yers would love it.

    Wei Zhi was an aspiring solo yer. She just wanted to experience the game in peace, so she didn¡¯t like what she saw.

    ¡°Xiaomao¡­¡±

    Wei Zhi looked up as she wanted toment on this character.

    ¡°Yes, mom?¡±

    ¡°Mom?¡±

    ¡°Whoops. I meant ma¡¯am! N-Never mind!¡±

    ¡°???¡±

    Wei Zhi raised her brows. Xiaomao¡¯s tone sounded strange yet sweet.

    Then, Wei Zhi looked down, inspecting her new body.

    ¡°Wow!¡±

    Wei Zhi forgot her previous disappointment. She now loved the game character!

    Her new character¡¯s breasts were so big that she couldn¡¯t see her belly. As a marathon runner and an athlete, Wei Zhi¡¯s chest size had always been as t as a board due to her high energy consumption, metabolism, and her genes. Now that she got a pair of melons, Wei Zhi was overjoyed.

    Wei Zhi brightly smiled. She thought of her female ssmates, who sometimes bullied her because of her chest size.

    ¡®I can¡¯t wait to see their faces when I show THESE to them! Oh, wait. This is a game character¡­¡¯

    Wei Zhi sighed, but she couldn¡¯t stop massaging the meat.

    As Wei Zhi kept touching her breasts, Xiaomao and the men gulped. Their bloodshot eyes fixated on her bouncy melons.

    ¡°AHEM!¡±

    Mary and Lucky coughed, bringing back Wei Zhi to her senses. The men also stopped ogling her and looked away.

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled and pped his face. He scolded himself for being tempted by the bouncy melons even though he had decades of rtionship experience.

    ¡°Wei Zhi, can you talk, munya?¡±

    Wei Zhi nodded, ¡°Obviously. Why?¡±

    Xiaomao looked at Shepherd and other retainers. They seemed surprised that Wei Zhi could speak so clearly.

    Curious, Xiaomao checked her status menu if her character came with special skills like what Shepherd had. Then, he saw her skills with question marks.

    The skill description suddenly glitched and revealed the detail.

    Add-On Skills: World Jump, Chaos Demoness Instinct, Chaos Demoness Blessing

    <strong>Chaos Demoness Instinct</strong>

    As a descendant of a Chaos Demoness, your power grows stronger when you are fighting for a Cathulhu or a Chaos Seraphim. As long as you are with one of them, you are invincible!

    There is one downside, though; as you¡¯re created and gically modified to serve them, you cannot decline their requests or orders. But by working under them, your growth rate and potential are superior to every existence in the universe, including deities.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Passive

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Effects (1):</strong> If you have a master, who is either a Cathulhu or a Chaos Seraphim, you will gain the following perks;

    ¨C Decrease the required EXP for level up by 90%.

    ¨C Increase all attributes and spiritual roots by 10 every time you level up.

    ¨C Gain 50 free points per level up instead of 25 per level up.

    <strong>Effects (2):</strong> If you fight alongside a Cathulhu or a Chaos Seraphim ally, you will gain the following perks;

    ¨C Double everybat status.

    ¨C Reduce all damage by half.

    ¨C Reduce MP and Qi consumption from skills and spells by half.

    ¨C Reduce the cooldown time of all skills and spells by half.

    <strong>Effects (3):</strong> The passive skill will sometimes give you advice.

    <strong>*[Chaos Demon Instinct]:</strong> I see that you¡¯re peeking at Wei Zhi¡¯s skill, you pervert. Anyway, nice to meet you.

    <strong>Chaos Demoness Blessing</strong>

    As your game avatar is created based on someone¡¯s previous life memory, your karma is now connected to the person with your figure and face, aka Chaos Demoness Wei Yuan a€¡° The Mistress of Chaos Seraphim Mao Miaomiao! Because of the karma, Demon Goddess Wei Yuan can sense you.

    Fortunately, the Demon Goddess senses your connection with a certain catopus, so she isn¡¯t mad that you use a copy avatar of her. Instead, she has given you a blessing so that you can protect him in her stead.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Passive

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Effects (1):</strong> When you are near Xiaomao, you will gain the following perks.

    ¨C Your first death of the day will not reduce your HP to zero. Instead, your HP, MP, and Qi will be restored to the full, and yourbat status will be increased by 100% for the next 10 minutes. Can stack with the other skill effects.

    ¨C Xiaomao¡¯s support spells and skills are 100% stronger if the target is you.

    ¨C Your support spells and skills are 100% stronger if the target is Xiaomao.

    <strong>Effects (2):</strong> (LOCKED)

    <strong>Effects (3):</strong> (LOCKED)

    <strong>*[Chaos Demon Instinct]:</strong> Too bad. So sad. She can¡¯t utilize the true potential of the grand blessing yet. Hey, if you¡¯re reading this, make sure that Wei Zhi gets a cultivator sster, okay? Once she does, don¡¯t let any fool takes her. Make her yours!

    Xiaomao¡¯s face turned ugly. He wondered why her skills needed his presence and why her mysterious instinctmunicated with him.

    Xiaomao already had Lucky. Even though she was a former monster-turned-sexy-woman NPC, Xiaomao didn¡¯t n to betray her trust and devotion. Therefore, having another woman sticking close to him was bad for a long-term rtionship.

    ¡®I don¡¯t want to SIMP for Lucky, but¡­eh.¡¯

    The catopus shook his head and discarded the thought for now. He recalled that the tournament had just ended, and they needed to enter the event world as soon as possible.

    ¡°Wei Zhi, you stay here with Mary and others for now, munya. Mary, bring Wei Zhi to one of the empty houses and let her settle down.¡±

    ¡°Yes, boss!¡±

    Mary beamed at Xiaomao with a bright smile before she dragged the confused Oni to the hidden level of ve Dungeon.

    After the girls had left, Xiaomao checked the conditions of his retainers and the hired guns. Then, he opened the game event menu to summon the Guild War¡¯s event window.

    As Xiaomao had already registered his guild name to the event, he only needed to press the [Join] button.

    ¡°Seniors, I¡¯m going now.¡±

    Mimir gave Xiaomao a meaningful look, ¡°Come back alive.¡±

    Taotie also cheered for Xiaomao, ¡°EAT THEM ALL! LET THEM WITNESS THE GREATNESS OF OUR SKILLS!¡±

    Undine silently nodded at Xiaomao and others, but Nymph suddenly took off her shell bra.

    ¡°Xiaomao! If you win, I¡¯ll allow you to use the tentacles on-*BONK* DAAAAAH!!¡±

    Undine summoned a cactus club out of nowhere and bonked the perverted mermaid. Then, she tied her body with seaweed.

    Xiaomao broke a sweat while Shepherd and the men gave Xiaomao a thumbs up.

    Seeing the reactions of his retainers, Xiaomao facepalmed. He sighed and looked at his mentors and benefactors.

    ¡°I¡¯ll be back! No, we all will return triumph!¡±

    DING

    As soon as Xiaomao pressed the button, all MUNYA guild¡¯s members were instantly teleported from World Three to the Event World.

    Beacons of light shone upon the mermen and Xiaomao¡¯s crew. Then, they vanished.

    ¡°¡­¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Nymph, Undine, Mimir, and Taotie could only look at them, wishing for their fortune of war.

    ¡°Have they left, munya?¡±

    A high-pitch voice came from the front door of the boss room. A secondter, an orange catopus floated inside the room, apanied by a small green lizard with wings.

    The four immediately knelt and lowered their heads. Even though these two creatures seemed cute, they couldn¡¯t offend them. Even Taotie closed his mouth and stopped ying around.

    The orange catopus was the Cathulhu Meowmeow. As for the wing lizard, he was the alternate form of Cernun!

    Cernun pped his small cute wings before hended on the ground. He looked up and gazed at the four immortals.

    ¡°At ease, immortals.¡±

    Mimir didn¡¯t raise his head, but his eyes met with Cernun¡¯s and Meowmeow¡¯s.

    ¡°We didn¡¯t know that you woulde here. We¡¯re sorry that we didn¡¯t wee you.¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about the formality. We¡¯re just here to see the boy¡¯s dungeon.¡±

    ¡°Oh, is there a problem with the dungeon?¡± Mimir was curious.

    ¡°We sensed the distortion of space here. He seemed to create a spatial dungeon floor separately. Since he has touched the Space and Time Law, we¡¯re here to stabilize it before something goes wrong.¡±

    ¡°I see.¡±

    Mimir nodded. He slowly stood up and waved his hand and pointed it at the door to the residential floor.

    ¡°This way, please.¡±

    Meowmeownded on Mimir¡¯s shoulder. He sniffed the old man and rolled his eyes upward, thinking of something.

    ¡°Mimir, munya.¡±

    ¡°Yes, Lord Meowmeow?¡±

    ¡°When was thest time Odin contacted you? Aren¡¯t you from Asgard?¡±

    Mimir bitterly smiled, ¡°I¡¯m just an average schr. He has never contacted me.¡±

    ¡°Ah, don¡¯t be tense. I¡¯m just verifying something, munya.¡±

    Mimir already guessed the cat¡¯s intention. He deeply sighed, ¡°I will never betray junior Xiaomao. To be fair, I never served Asgard.¡±

    ¡°We know. Just checking, munya.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Taotie looked back and forth between Meowmeow and Mimir. Then, he suddenlyughed.

    ¡°Lord, sir! This stupid old man can¡¯t possibly work with Asgard. When he was trapped in the Pangu Monastery with me, he never took a step outside the library unless I ate one or two of the Pangu priests by mistake. I was also watching him 24/7 since I had nothing to do back then. There is definitely no connection between them whatsoever!¡±

    Mimir raised his right eyebrow, surprised by Taotie¡¯s support.

    Hearing Taotie¡¯s words, Meowmeow giggled, ¡°Don¡¯t be overexcited, munya. I can detect lies, and none of you are liars, munya. Rx! By the way, the boy has a strange scent on him.¡±

    At that moment, Meowmeow¡¯s eyes glittered as if he was staring at his prey, ¡°What on earth did you teach him, munya? Howe I smell a scent of his Dao from you two?¡±

    Taotie sweated profusely. Thetter muttered, ¡°Just simple NIHIL thingy, sir.¡±

    Mimir coughed, ¡°For me, I taught him a basic domain foundation and a Dao manifestation technique, sir.¡±

    Meowmeow narrowed his eyes. He warned them, ¡°Don¡¯t overdo it, munya. He¡¯s too precious and pure like a white sheet. If something were to happen to him, Mu-Nyang and Mao Miaomiao will be pissed and your heads will roll.¡±

    ¡°Understood, sir.¡±

    The group entered the residential floor of ve Dungeon.

    Meanwhile, Cernun followed them quietly. He sneaked nces at the blockaded dumpster hole, which was connected to the sealed domain of a certain cmitous angler fish.

    No one could tell what Cernun thought. He calmly pped his wings and got on Taotie¡¯s head.

 Chapter 204 â€“ Cat Dad is STRONK

    Chapter 204 ¨C Cat Dad is STRONK

    WHOOSH

    When Xiaomao opened his eyes, he found his subordinates and himself in a grand dome, near arge fountain with a statue of Pangu.

    Half of the fountain water was pitch ck while the other half was dense white, which seemed unclean and dangerous. The pool water around the fountain was also segregated into the white zone and ck zone, flowing clockwise in the round pool.

    As the ck and white water moved, it generated Qi and oxygen in the air. Xiaomao looked at it and felt like he knew this type of Qi, but he couldn¡¯t describe it.

    DING

    <Wee to the Grand Lobby Hall.>

    Lucky, Shepherd, Xiaomao, and everybody could see the notification messages. They were relieved that they weren¡¯t randomly sent to a hostile zone right away. They rxed and looked around to admire the scenery.

    Aside from the fountain and the statue at the center, stone walkways, marble railings, flower gardens, public chairs, and shop stalls made this ce interesting. Xiaomao thought that he was in a public park or a famous tourist spot where families gathered to enjoy nature and food.

    Far toward the edge of the hall, thousands of bronze gates surrounded the public park. The doors were closed. The illuminating guild insignias on top of the gates indicated that they might be rted to the guild war event.

    The guild members looked around for a while. Although the stalls and the shops were still open, no yer was around.

    Xiaomao approached one of the food stalls as he could use food for the NIHIL cultivation method. The stall offered smoked sausages, squids, pork, beef, and evenmb chops.

    Seeing and smelling the food made Xiaomao hungry. He drooled and gazed at the stall vendor.

    ¡°How much for these, munya?¡±

    ¡°One PACT per stick, sir.¡±

    ¡°Oh, so cheap, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s sense of money was slightly corrupted and warped after he had several million dors in his crypto wallets. As he was reminded of the cryptocurrency, he recalled that he had unimed money from the auction.

    He pointed at everything on the shop disy and ordered 1,000 of each food, stunning the shop NPC.

    ¡°T-This will take a while to cook and warm, sir. Would you mind waiting?¡±

    ¡°Sure, munya! Don¡¯t worry about the bags or the packages. Just separate the sauces and the food into different boxes or something. Think of it as a bulk-buy takeout, munya! Oh, for themb meat, keep it raw¡­ VERY RAW to the point that you mustn¡¯t cook it, munya. Season them with spice and chilly peppers for me.¡±

    ¡°O-Okay, sir.¡±

    Xiaomao hummed as he converted his crypto tokens into physical tokens in-game. While he was at it, he opened the auction website and transferred his dors to his crypto wallet. Then, he admired the bnce.

    <strong>183,692,093 USDT</strong>

    <strong>87,351,100 PACT</strong>

    Xiaomao scratched his head. He had been selling random obsolete items and crashing the game¡¯s market, and he rarely checked his bank ount. Upon seeing the unreal number, he snickered.

    ¡®My life is golden. Come to think of it, my real-world life is pretty much done for. I don¡¯t need many dors on me since I will spend most of my time in-game. Since the PACT price is low at the moment, I should stock up.¡¯

    Xiaomao paid the shop NPC 50,000 PACTs for 50,000 units of food. Then, he opened the game¡¯s trading site, where he could exchange USDT into PACT.

    When Xiaomao saw the trading graph, he furrowed his brows. Previously, he bought most of his PACTs for four or five cents. However, the current price was now 0.75 dors for each PACT.

    The price jump indicated one thing ¨C The whales or the insiders were hoarding the tokens! There was no way that the price could jump 1,500% within a week or two without their involvement! At this rate, the small traders would get greedy and follow the trend, rapidly spiking the price to the moon.

    Seeing the growth rate of the token¡¯s price, Xiaomao rechecked the total amount of tokens in the market and the market cap. He also peeked at the list of major token holders.

    <strong>Max Supply:</strong> 100,000,000,000,000,000

    <strong>Circting Supply:</strong> 450,107,053,058

    <strong>CEX Volume:</strong> $7,506,967,200

    <strong>DEX Volume:</strong> $78,005,901

    Any rookie trader might get confused by looking at the number. However, the CEX volume was enough for Xiaomao to figure out what had happened.

    CEX was a measurement of how much the tokens were traded in thest 24 hours on centralized exchange sites. As for DEX, it was the summarized trading volume of the decentralized exchange sites.

    During normal days, the trade volume never went beyond a hundred million dors. At best, a couple of spoiled young masters of a conglomerate might throw a few million dors into the game to invest in their guilds or gears when they first entered the game with their friends and subordinates, which increased the token price by five to ten percent within 24 hours.

    However, the number of gold farmers and y-to-earn yers was millions. Every day, they converted in-game items into PACT and exchanged them into either stable coins or real cash, thus gradually dumping the price.

    From the perspective of an investor, PACT holders might lose all their investments in a month or two because of the existence of gold farmers and y-to-earn yers.

    However, this game was not a run-of-the-mill game. It involved superpowers, immortals, and aliens. Politicians, insiders, and sponsors of this project might have been waiting for this opportunity to collect more tokens for profits.

    And now, they made their moves.

    Xiaomao sweated profusely. His tentacle trembled, tempted to join the future trade with the leverage of 100X or higher.

    Losing to his temptation, Xiaomao transferred eleven million dors to a centralized exchange site. He immediately entered the future trade tab.

    As Xiaomao had verified his ount on this site before, he didn¡¯t need to waste his time filling out forms. He immediately put in one million dors and LONG-POSITIONED the PACT token with a leverage of 125X, the maximum that he could participate!

    Xiaomao continued to sweat as he had never dipped his hand into the margin market with this much money on the line. Still, he had ten million dors sitting there so that his margin contracts wouldn¡¯t be liquidated easily in case the price suddenly dropped. With the 10 million dors as backup, he had a small breathing room to react when the market changed.

    As for the rest of the USDT, he converted them into PACT right away. He didn¡¯t care if he had to buy it at a higher price after the calction.

    Fortunately, he didn¡¯t throw a hundred million dors into the token right away. He slowly threw in one million at a time.

    DING

    A short green bar appeared on the trading board. From 0.75 dors per token, it jumped to 0.751.

    Xiaomao raised his brows. It seemed that the price¡¯s resistance was fiercer than he had expected. He rechecked the sell volume.

    A total of a billion PACT for sale were listed between 0.76 and 0.8. It appeared that the gold farmers and y-to-earn yers were cashing out at this time. On the other hand, many bidders kept jumping into the market and collecting the tokens, decreasing the number of tokens in the market at a rapid rate.

    Xiaomao prayed hard. As soon as they ran out of tokens, there would be no resistance to the climb. He jumped into the fray and exchanged a hundred million dors into PACT at once!

    DING

    Over 131 million tokens were added to Xiaomao¡¯s ount, but the price jumped to 0.77.

    Xiaomao looked at his remaining 70 million dors. He wanted to buy more, but he was worried if the one-million-dor margin trade now was a good idea.

    DING

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t need to worry any longer. Suddenly, a whale trader gobbled a billion tokens from the market instantly! The price got up to 0.81.

    From this point, not many sellers positioned here. Between 0.81 and 1 dor per token, only 400 million tokens were in the market.

    WHOOSH

    Someone suddenly sold 200 million tokens at the market price, dumping the price to 0.76 for a moment. Several sellers also listed several millions of tokens for 0.77.

    Xiaomao shrugged and used the remaining money to buy as many tokens as he could get. He pressed the market-buy button and imed the tokens.

    DING

    As if someone also purchased the tokens at the market price, too, five billion tokens were gone from the sellers, increasing the token price to 1.35!

    ¡°Jesus Christ! Who the hell eats all those tokens, munya?!¡±

    Xiaomao drylyughed. He rechecked the margin trade menu that he had bet earlier.

    ROE: +9,920%

    Xiaomao raised his eight tentacles overhead and touched his head in confusion, acting like a monkey. He didn¡¯t know how the margin was calcted, but a million dors earlier was now 100.2 million dors because of the leverage calction.

    DING

    Suddenly, Xiaomao received a letter from the exchange site.

    Dear precious customer,

    Due to the irregr activities of PACT tokens, we have decided to limit the margin trade to 50,000 USDT per ount, and the leverage will be capped at 10X. As for the existing contracts, they will be automatically settled at 01:00 AM on December 31st, 2024. However, you can manually settle the contracts before then.

    Xiaomaoughed at the exchange site and looked at the calendar. Today was already December 30th, so Xiaomao had one day to end the contract and im his rewards. It appeared that they had decided to minimize the damage and curb the margin market.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t know if some insiders or big shots had the same idea as him. Although it was a pity that he couldn¡¯t jack the price to 10 dors per token or higher, locking a profit when the market was in chaos was never a bad choice.

    ¡°Stupid gamblers! You shouldn¡¯t have allowed me to 125X that token, munya!¡±

    He was satisfied with the current profit. Xiaomao settled the LONG contract and imed his bounty.

    DING

    The 117,157,000 USDT profit was locked. However, the exchange site held the token transfer and sent a message to Xiaomao that the USDT tokens would be given to him within 7 work days.

    Because of the settlement, the token price dropped by 0.01, but whales kept buying and increased the price. A minuteter, the token¡¯s value became 1.45.

    ¡°Ah, I could have made a lot more. I¡¯m still a noob trader. Anyway, a 10,000% profit is never a bad profit, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao cackled as he identally made a lot of money because of his beginner¡¯s luck. Without worrying about his cash anymore, Xiaomao exchanged the remaining ten million dors to PACT. He didn¡¯t even bother looking at the price.

    CHA-CHING

    Xiaomao reviewed his crypto wallet bnce. Minus the 117 million USDT that he would get in two weeks or so, he was satisfied with the result.

    ¡°I¡¯m also a wolf of crypto trade, munya!¡±

    <strong>USDT: 200 + 117,157,000</strong>

    <strong>PACT: 209,266,991</strong>

    Xiaomao hummed and toured around the ce, stocking up on more street food.

 Chapter 205 â€“ Cat Dadâ€™s Tranquil Moment before the Big Day

    Chapter 205 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Tranquil Moment before the Big Day

    After emptying 50 food stalls, Xiaomao¡¯s inventory was full. He shared some of the processed food with his subordinates and the mermen. Then, he turned his attention to the bronze gates, searching for the doors with the MUNYA guild¡¯s insignia.

    They walked around for 10 minutes before they came across the bronze gate with a sign. It was a sun with a cat face. The sun¡¯s ray was reced with tentacles, and the theme color was white, just like Xiaomao¡¯s primary fur color.

    Lucky looked at the cute insignia andughed, ¡°Master, is that our guild¡¯s emblem?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s right, munya. Isn¡¯t that magnificent and glorious?¡±

    ¡°I-Indeed.¡±

    Xiaomaoughed and approached the bronze gates. As soon as Xiaomao got close, they were automatically opened.

    The crew entered the door and found their guild¡¯s lobby area. From a rough estimation, Xiaomao guessed that the lobby area alone was at least 500 square meters.

    Attached to the lobby were 10 facilities ¨C A fitness area, a yoga area, a boxing gym, a fencing dojo, a spa, a public bathhouse, a residential area, a water park zone, a fast food chain restaurant, and a game room.

    BANG

    The bronze gates shut behind them. Arge blue screen appeared and informed Xiaomao and the guild members.

    <The gates will be locked at 10 PM, and they will be opened at 6 AM tomorrow. Please enjoy your stay for the night. If you need food and drinks, you can purchase them with your PACT.>

    The crew ignored the notification as they already had stocked enough food. They explored the facilities next.

    ¡°BOB!¡±

    ¡°BOB-BOB!¡±

    ¡°BO-BO-BO-BO-BOB!!¡±

    The mermen cheered when they saw the swimming pool zone, which came with various sliders. Without Xiaomao¡¯s words, they raced to the water park.

    Xiaomao shook his head. He went straight to the bathhouse as he wanted to clean his cat¡¯s body and his human body.

    Seeing that Xiaomao was walking toward the bathhouse, Lucky followed after him with a wide grin.

    ¡°Let¡¯s take a bath together, master!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao shrugged as he was no longer a virgin anymore. He went in together with Lucky.

    Meanwhile, Shepherd and his apostles explored the lobby area. Seeing that the mermen and their master had gone to enjoy themselves, they looked at each other and smirked.

    The boys smacked their chests and snickered. Then, they huddled together and yed a rock-paper-scissor game.

    John came out victorious in two tries. He dabbed and twerked while the boys waved their hands in front of their necks, disapproving of John¡¯s victory poses.

    John clicked his tongue and pointed at the fitness room. The boys nodded and brought out their gold coins and PACT tokens, which they had gotten from Xiaomao as their allowance.

    John sneered at them and taunted the boys to follow him there. The crew cracked their knuckles, epting the challenge. Then, they gambled their money while trying to outdo each other in weightlifting.

    Two hourster, Xiaomao in his human form walked out from the public bathhouse with Lucky in his arm. Their faces were slightly red, and Xiaomao¡¯s legs were still shaky because of the soreness.

    ¡°I might not have enough stamina for tomorrow, Lucky.¡±

    The dog girl clung to Xiaomao¡¯s arm. She leaned her head on his shoulder and wagged her tail, ¡°But doing it in a hot spring is fun!¡±

    ¡°Next time, you¡¯re on top. I¡¯m exhausted.¡±

    ¡°He-he, sure, master.¡±

    While the couple headed toward the residential area, they found the boys, who had finished working out in the fitness facility. Their muscle swelled, but everybody seemed exhausted.

    Xiaomao facepalmed. He could guess what they did when he was in the public bath.

    ¡°You dense cabbages. Who asked you to work out the day before the Guild War? I know you ain¡¯t weight lifters. Tomorrow, your muscle will be so sore that you can¡¯t possibly move. Haiz.¡±

    Xiaomao shook his head. He then forcefully fed the men meat to replenish their protein. When they were full, Xiaomao ordered them to get a good massage in the spa and get some rest.

    As for the mermen, Xiaomao gave them cooked fish steak that he bought from the stalls earlier and left the men alone. He and Lucky went to the resting quarter and found themselves a bedroom to sleep in for the night.

    5 AM of the next day

    Because of the unfamiliarity and the tension, Xiaomao woke up early. He cleaned himself and switched his character into the catopus.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t forget to consume 100 spirit stones and used the daily stats-gain skills. Then, he reviewed his skills and spells, nning for the first guild war fight.

    <strong>Learned Skills (5/10):</strong> Chameleon, One Man Thousand Arrows, Flying Sword, Lock-On Mark, Homing Snipe

    <strong>Learned Spells (8/10):</strong> Holy Light, Lightning Storm, Shaman Fireball, Blessing Totem: Monster Domestication, Rabid Poison, Lightning Nova, Ice Lance, Let It Go, de Hurricane

    Looking at the avable skill and spell slots, Xiaomao felt like he should use some of his spellbooks and skill books in his inventory.

    Fortunately, the event world was generous. The residential area came with a chest, which could be used as a medium to ess the yer¡¯s warehouse inventory.

    Xiaomao opened the chest next to his bed, and two system windows appeared. The first one showed the warehouse inventory menu while the other disyed the dungeon treasure room¡¯s menu.

    ¡®How convenient.¡¯

    Xiaomao searched for the skill books and the spellbooks that he hadn¡¯t used or sold yet. Then, he picked something that could be useful in Guild Wars.

    DING

    <You have learned a new spell ¨C Teleportation!>

    <You have learned a new skill ¨C mmenwerfer!>

    <You have learned a new skill ¨C Sonic!>

    Teleportation was something that Xiaomao eventually had to learn, so he used one of the spellbooks right away. mmenwerfer was a skill that convert any weapon into a me thrower and deal magic damage instead of physical damage. As for Sonic, it was a movement speed buff.

    With the preparation done, Xiaomao closed his eyes and meditated, emptying his mind and waiting for the time to go out.

    At 6 AM, the bronze gates were unlocked. Xiaomao opened his eyes and adjusted his sight to the blue vision.

    ¡°HUA¡­¡±

    Xiaomao yawned. The meditation somewhat backfired as it made him sleepy. However, his mind was clear and serene, ready for whatever mighte today.

    Lucky and the others also woke up. They finished their private businesses in the residential bathrooms and gathered in the lobby area, ready for the big day.

    Xiaomao looked at Lucky, ¡°I¡¯m going to explore the fountain park first. I¡¯ll be back in a few minutes.¡±

    ¡°Okay. Be safe!¡±

    Xiaomao approached the bronze gates, and they were automatically opened. He exited the guild¡¯s lobby.

    Upon returning to the fountain park, Xiaomao found the same food stalls and the same NPCs. These people yawned and rubbed their eyes as if they hadn¡¯t slept a wink for the entire night.

    Aside from these NPCs, Xiaomao saw many groups of yers in the park. Many had already entered their guild lobbies, but some loitered around here.

    ¡°Hey, Xiaomao!¡±

    Getting called, Xiaomao frowned. He nced at his skill menu and found that his Chameleon skill was active. However, someone still recognized him.

    While Xiaomao was puzzled, a message shed before him.

    <strong>[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Stealth skills doesn¡¯t work in this domain. Everybody can see your name. But don¡¯t worry. Nobody can attack you here since it¡¯s a safe zone.

    Xiaomao raised his eyebrows. He slightly nodded at the message window as if he thanked the instinct message. Then, he turned to the yer.

    Upon looking at the caller, Xiaomao was surprised. He saw someone he knew, but he had a purple name.

    [Shu Han] Liu Bei, Level 250

 Chapter 206 â€“ Cat Dadâ€™s Wager

    Chapter 206 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Wager

    ¡°Liu Bei? How the hell did you increase your level so fast, munya?!¡±

    The not-so-friendly high-schooler smirked at Xiaomao. He unted his swordsman character and his super rare gears.

    ¡°Surprised, bitch?¡±

    ¡°Ha! I feel like I¡¯m looking at a frog-in-a-well narcissist gangster-wannabe A-hole. Have you sold your soul to Pangu or something, munya?¡±

    Liu Bei sneered at Xiaomao. He leaned closer to thetter¡¯s face, ¡°Thanks to you, friend. Thank you for broadening my horizon and opening my eyes. Because of that day, I got to know some supermen behind the government.¡±

    Xiaomao sized up Liu Bei. Currently, thetter¡¯s equipment was a full set of level-200 gears, which emitted a terrifying green aura. Moreover, Qi emitted from Liu Bei¡¯s body as if his muscles and bones could regenerate Qi now.

    ¡°So, Pangu¡¯spdogs raise you,¡± Xiaomao made his conclusion. It was impossible for Liu Bei to increase his level faster than him, who had been riding on the tailcoat of many immortals. Therefore, Liu Bei might have had a backing deity or an immortal, who fed him with these gears and EXP.

    ¡°Let¡¯s face it, Xiaomao. You¡¯ve joined forces with the terrorists, and you¡¯re threatening the peaceful world. God Pangu is the good guy here since he has been protecting us and giving us superpowers! Hell, I¡¯m now a goddamn superman in real life because I¡¯m working for them!¡±

    ¡°You¡¯re making the biggest mistake, munya.¡±

    ¡°The same goes for you, pussy-cat!¡±

    Liu Bei¡¯s eyes turned cold. He extended his hand to grab Xiaomao, but an invisible barrier blocked his hand.

    DING

    <You cannot attack any yer or NPC while you¡¯re in the event¡¯s lobby.>

    <This is your first offense. If you do that again, you will be disqualified from the Guild War.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Liu Bei clicked his tongue and red at the game messages. He pulled back his hand.

    ¡°Lucky you, pussy-cat. But luck won¡¯t save you in our match!¡±

    Xiaomao tilted his head in confusion about why Liu Bei became such a douchbag. Then, he noticed that arge announcement board, which didn¡¯t existst night, had been floating over the fountain.

    The board showed the brackets of the Guild War Tournament!

    Because of Liu Bei¡¯s words, Xiaomao had a bad feeling about this. He summoned a flying sword and flew closer to the board so that he could get a closer look.

    Instantly, Xiaomao found his guild name among the brackets. He was scheduled to fight in the first match of the day.

    [MUNYA] VS [SHU HAN]

    ¡®This exins a lot. This tourney is rigged from the start, I see.¡¯

    Xiaomao turned around and red at Liu Bei. Thetter stuck out his tongue and made a slit-throat gesture to taunt the catopus.

    As Xiaomao was in the sky, he got to see more crowds. He didn¡¯t notice before, but Xiaomao finally noticed Liu Bei¡¯s guild mates.

    Behind Liu Bei, a group of 20 people were gathering together and had been sitting in a circle. yers avoided getting close to them, but they were staring at their names and levels.

    [Shu Han] Jiang Wei, Pangu Followers, Level 950

    [Shu Han] Ma Chao, Pangu Followers, Level 999

    [Shu Han] Ma Dai, Pangu Followers, Level 920

    [Shu Han] Wei Yan, Pangu Followers, Level 999

    [Shu Han] Pang Tong, Pangu Followers, Level 900

    ¡°Motherhumper! Why don¡¯t you bring the entire five tiger generals and Zhuge Liang with you if you want to cheat this badly! This is too much!¡±

    These guys were NPCs, and their titles told Xiaomao everything he wanted to know.

    Liu Bei¡¯s sound ofughter was audible in the sky. He shouted and let the other yers hear him.

    ¡°Listen, people! MUNYA Guild¡¯s leader is actually the terrorist that killed a hundredpatriot policemen, children, and women in China! I¡¯m going to do you a favor by squashing that Nazi-wannabe and trap him here while the police will track him down!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    The bystanders looked at each other in bemusement. They had heard about the massive explosion in China, but they didn¡¯t care about it. Moreover, Liu Bei¡¯s logic sounded weird.

    What could you do about it if he was really a terrorist?

    What was the point of beating a terrorist in a game?

    Arrest him? If Xiaomao was really a terrorist, why would he be ying the game?

    Many things didn¡¯t add up. The spectators snickered and secretly mocked him for making up illogical excuses.

    ¡°I bet that loud-mouth guy is a hacker, and he¡¯s ming it on someone else.¡±

    ¡°Yeah. I¡¯m not stupid enough to believe in him. Look at him. His guild has so many level-900 NPCs. This event is rigged!¡±

    ¡°I remember Xiaomao. Isn¡¯t he the one that sold element fruits for a shitload of money? That Liu Bei must be jealous of that cat.¡±

    ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re right. Also, screw that terrorist bullshit news. I bet the CCP is framing someone they don¡¯t like again.¡±

    No yer believed in Liu Bei, whose credibility was zero from the beginning. They quietly jeered his guild and continued watching the show.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao ignored Liu Bei¡¯s promation. He red at the NPCs and formted a strategy for his first match.

    ¡®If they are still using the same rules, I can win. But once they summon that level-999 out, I¡¯ll have to rely on THAT.¡¯

    In Guild War, levels and individual strength didn¡¯t mean anything as there were other factors that could decide the match. Xiaomao wasn¡¯t afraid of the elite NPCs behind Liu Bei at all.

    In high spirits, Xiaomao yelled back.

    ¡°How about we put a wager on our match, Liu Bei!? The winner takes all! How¡¯s that, munya?¡±

    Liu Beiughed, ¡°Sure! No matter what you do, you can¡¯t possibly defeat me! I¡¯ll bet a million bucks on my guild!¡±

    Xiaomao sneered and picked his nose, ¡°A million bucks, munya? What are you, a homeless mayor¡¯s son? This is not a proper wager. It¡¯s a cheap change, munya!¡±

    ¡°What?¡±

    Wagers during guild war events and tournaments were a part of the event¡¯s attractions. Spectators could bet on their favorite yer or guild that they would win the match or the tournament, and the gamepany would take the role of the booker.

    However, private wagers were also doable through the game¡¯s system. Both parties simply had to use their guild menu and transfer the money to the wagered pool. In this case, the game only epted PACT as the wager tokens, so Xiaomao and Liu Bei had to create a betting agreement through the guild menu with PACT.

    In addition, the individual wagers between guilds were always shown in the tournament brackets to let the spectators witness it. Then, no guild could cheat the better.

    Xiaomao took the initiative. He transferred 200 million PACT to the betting pool, forcing Liu Bei to use the same amount as a wager, or the private betting would be canceled.

    ¡°Two hundred million PACTs, munya! If you can¡¯t bet this much, take your daddy¡¯s NPCs and go home, you HOMELESS!¡±

    ¡°!!!¡±

    The crowd widened their eyes in shock. Some of them opened a crypto exchange site to check the token¡¯s value.

    Yesterday before midnight, it was 1.80 dors per token. Now, it was already two dors.

    200 million PACTs? That was a 400-million-dor bet!

    That was a huge amount of money that could be recorded in the Guinness Book World¡¯s Record for the highest bet in a VRMMO game!

    The crowd began cheering, supporting Xiaomao¡¯s challenge. Some of them didn¡¯t like Liu Bei from the start, and they took this opportunity to mock him out loud.

    In addition, because Xiaomao stressed the word ¡°HOMELESS¡±, the crowd chanted it to bully Liu Bei.

    ¡°GO HOME, HOMELESS! Oh, wait. You don¡¯t have a home!¡±

    ¡°HOMELESS! HOMELESS!¡±

    ¡°400 Million Bucks, homeless boy! Do you have ¡¯em?!¡±

    ¡°HOMELESS!¡±

    ¡°HOMELESS! HOMELESS!¡±

    Hearing the deafening chant of the rowdy yers, Liu Bei was enraged and embarrassed. Still, he revealed a faint smile as if he was confident in his victory.

    ¡°You know what, Xiaomao? You are not the only one who stocked up PACT when it was five cents.¡±

    Liu Bei grudgingly texted someone in real life. He then received several calls from the real world and got yelled at. However, he managed to obtain the amount he needed.

    CHA-CHING

    Although Xiaomao didn¡¯t know how Liu Bei managed to procure $400 million dors worth of tokens in minutes, he weed the wager. Liu Bei added his 200 million tokens to the pool, making it 400 million PACTs in total.

    DING

    Xiaomao and Liu Bei saw the message and were annoyed. They couldn¡¯t help it since it was how the game made money by taking a 1% fee from the wagered tokens.

    ¡°I¡¯ll see you on the battlefield, pussy-cat! You¡¯re already dead. DEAD!¡± Liu Bei scoffed and led his men to his guild¡¯s lobby room.

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. He flew back to his guild lobby as well.

    When Xiaomao arrived, Andrew, Shepherd, and everyone was on stand-by. They already wore their best gear and got the necessary items in their inventory.

    Xiaomao hopped off the flying sword. He looked toward them.

    ¡°Andrew, remember what I briefed you yesterday, munya?¡±

    Andrew nodded and smacked his chest.

    ¡°Good. We¡¯ll be using that strategy in the first match right away! Shepherd, be ready as well. I¡¯ll summon you as quickly as I can! We¡¯ll be up against level-999 Pangu¡¯s henchmen in the first match!¡±

    At that moment, Shepherd and Andrew¡¯s expressions changed.

    Time quickly passed by after Xiaomao and Liu Bei met in the fountain park.

    It was 7 AM, and the game¡¯s hosts already started their live stream.

 Chapter 207 â€“ Cat Dadâ€™s First Guild War (1)

    Chapter 207 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s First Guild War (1)

    DING

    <MUNYA Guild. Please be prepared for the match.>

    <All your members will be teleported to the battlefield in one minute!>

    The boys and the mermen gulped as they could see the messages. Some of them suddenly had the urge to pee. A bad luck one, aka a merman scout, had a stomach ache and needed to take the number two.

    Seeing how nervous his subordinates were, Xiaomao ordered them to rush to the toilet and do whatever was necessary.

    Hearing Xiaomao¡¯s order, Peter, James, and half of the mermen sprinted to the toilets.

    ¡°How childish,¡± Lucky shook her head.

    ¡°It¡¯s their first war, munya. Unlike you, they have no experience in group fights. Come to think of it, how long had you been protecting the dungeon before I showed up, munya?¡±

    Lucky wryly smiled, ¡°I don¡¯t know. I don¡¯t remember. But I do remember that the previous general was killed, and I was supposed to rece him.¡±

    ¡°Ah, lucky you, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao still remembered that he killed a gnoll general, but the game suddenly rolled back and resurrected all gnolls. The dead gnoll might have been reced by Lucky, and she ended up bing Xiaomao¡¯s ve.

    ¡°He-he, that¡¯s right. I¡¯m LUCKY!¡±

    A minute quickly passed by, and MUNYA Guild¡¯s members were teleported to the battlefield.

    However, instead of sending everybody to a in, Xiaomao was the only one on top of a castle wall. As for the rest of his members, they were sent to prison ¨C Everybody got stuck in a transparent 100 square-meter cube, which was floating over the Guild War¡¯s battlefield.

    Lucky, Shepherd, and the crew had expected this as Xiaomao had exined the rules to them beforehand. However, the nervous mermen, who hadn¡¯t finished peeing, were stunned when they were teleported. Their stomach screamed, and the liquid in their pee holes was sucked back into the dders.

    Unfortunately, the guy with the number two issues lost his battle. He got sent to the transparent room while he was squatting with two humanoid legs while his fish head was sweating profusely. As if the merman had transformed into a local man in India¡¯s slum, his dark expressionless face was frozen, and his wide eye stared at everybody who looked at him.

    DRIP

    ck things dropped on the invisible floor, which highlighted the unholy semi-liquid object.

    Coincidentally, the guy was at the center of the room, and the smell quickly spread.

    ¡°%&!¡±

    The members of the cube made a lot of noises while the poor merman cried in embarrassment.

    Xiaomao was oblivious to themotion. He looked up and found the countdown timer.

    DING

    There was no exnation of the battle or the rules as everything was exined on the website. Xiaomao had read it, and it was the same as what he had seen in his previous life.

    The war rules were simr to RTS games with a few twists.

    Firstly, both guilds started with one headquarters castle. One controlled the west side while the other controlled the east. The guild masters were deployed to their respective headquarters first.

    Secondly, to achieve victory, they had to either kill their opponent¡¯s guild leader or capture their opponent¡¯s castle. However, guild leaders could hide in their castles, which were protected by obelisk towers that could instantly one-shot any yer during the first five minutes.

    Next was theplicated RTS part. Both sides must gather resources to build structures or summon their guild members to the battlefield. Resources were generated over time by default, but yers couldplete quests or build structures to elerate it.

    In the middle of the battlefield, located between the two castles, a thousand nameless NPCs wandered around, and they would offer quests to yers that approached them first. Some of them could gift buildings or resources to the yer¡¯s guild, and a fewbat-type NPCs would even join forces with the quest taker¡¯s guild.

    In short, it was a resource-management race.

    ¡°Next match, we have MUNYA Guild from World 3 versus Shu Han Guild from World 3!¡±

    The loud voice of the announcer was audible. Xiaomao¡¯s cat ears pped as he was annoyed.

    As if the hosts could read his mind, there was no more strange noise. It appeared that the game¡¯s moderators and the event hosts disallowed the participating yers from hearing their voices.

    Xiaomao brought out his flying sword. He hopped on it and scanned through the NPCs on the field.

    NPC#0127, Level 17

    NPC#0945, Level 45

    Xiaomao frowned as he couldn¡¯t find any NPC with level 100 or higher. He brought out a binocr and looked at the opposite side of the battlefield.

    Close to the Shu Han¡¯s castle wall, Xiaomao could see their names and their levels.

    NPC#0111, Level 217

    NPC#0765, Level 174

    ¡®Motherhumper! What a subtle cheat!¡¯

    NPCs with a higher level always gave better quest rewards, but all good NPCs with high levels gathered near Shu Han Guild¡¯s side. If Xiaomao blindly took the quests from the nearest NPCs, he would fall behind in the long run.

    ¡®That¡¯s it. I¡¯m going to shut you down!¡¯

    DING

    The countdown timer reached zero, and Xiaomao¡¯s flying sword charged forward at the speed of sound. Within seconds, he was 210 meters away from the Shu Han¡¯s castle wall, where the obelisks were shining brightly.

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao¡¯s tentacle coiled around the arm of the #0111 NPC and pulled him to the flying sword. Then, he flew back to his castle before Liu Bei coulde out to harass him.

    When Xiaomao was leaving, he didn¡¯t forget to look around and search for better high-level quest-givers. The corner of his eyes immediately spotted a young man, who stood out from the rest.

    Usually, the War NPCs were humans, and their faces were generic. However, that young man was abnormally handsome, and he had wings!

    In addition, the name of that angel was weird.

    NPC#0000, Level 0

    Something was terribly wrong here. Xiaomao believed that the NPC was a hidden trap that Pangu hadid for him.

    ¡®Damn cheaters. I won¡¯t take a quest from that stupid angel, EVER! Who knows what kind of tricks they are using.¡¯

    Flying back with the speed of sound, Xiaomao returned to the empty area behind his guild¡¯s castle wall. He let NPC#0111 down and looked at him.

    ¡°Give me a quest, munya!¡±

 Chapter 208 â€“ Cat Dadâ€™s First Guild War (2)

    Chapter 208 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s First Guild War (2)

    Xiaomao wasn¡¯t the only one who started out in his castle alone. Liu Bei was also sent to his guild¡¯s castle while his subordinates were trapped in a transparent cube.

    Liu Bei looked up to see the level-900 NPCs that he had hired. Then, he walked toward the castle gate, waiting to charge outside and collect a quest from the nearest NPC.

    DING

    Before Liu Bei could open the gate and walk out, he received a message with an attached file.

    Liu Bei paused for a moment before he smirked. He opened the attached file to see the content, which was a suspicious standalone executable file.

    Despite the risk of opening a virus, Liu Bei opened the file right away when he saw the sender¡¯s name.

    DING

    <Enabling the spectator¡¯s viewpoint.>

    The file allowed Liu Bei to view the entire battlefield from the spectator¡¯s point of view!

    In this game, no HUD map existed. Nothing could help yers navigate through terrains. However, in official live streams, the hosts allowed viewers to see the entire map, cities, or ces that the eventmentators were spectating.

    By obtaining the real-time map, Liu Bei had an overwhelming advantage over Xiaomao, who couldn¡¯t see everything as a whole.

    ¡°Neat. I can just slowly crush that guy now.¡±

    Liu Bei snorted and walked away from the gate. He climbed the stairs and stood on top of the castle wall. Then, he opened another game menu, which disyed the current guild resources in the war.

    0 SP

    SP stood for summoning points. Both guilds automatically generated this resource every second, and it was needed to summon their guild members or build a structure behind their castle walls.

    BEEP

    The countdown timer reached zero, and a re exploded in the sky, signaling the start of the battle. Liu Bei snorted and crossed his arms, doing nothing but waiting for his guild¡¯s SP to generate.

    WHOOSH

    A few secondster, Liu Bei frowned and narrowed his eyes. He saw something approaching in the sky.

    It was Xiaomao, who was riding on a flying sword!

    Liu Bei immediately brought out a matchlock rifle and loaded the ammo. But by the time he finished reloading, Xiaomao had already flown back to his base with the NPC in tow.

    ¡°I see. Is that your strategy? How foolish!¡±

    Not only Liu Bei believed that Xiaomao had made a mistake, but the war gamementators also disagreed with thetter¡¯s strategy. Their voices entered Liu Bei¡¯s ears because of his privilege.

    ¡®Oh?! What a bold move! Does the MUNYA guild leader know that if he¡¯s killed, he loses the war?¡¯ The femalementator sounded surprised.

    ¡®That¡¯s recklessness. During the first five minutes of the war, there is a grace period of ceasefire. The castle is protected by magic towers that can one-shot any level-1000 tanker. He could have gotten into the range and died.¡¯

    ¡®True. If we look at the rey, Xiaomao was 10 meters away from the magic tower¡¯s range. That was a close call.¡¯

    Liu Bei couldn¡¯t stopughing. As his guild could instantly win the Guild War by killing Xiaomao, he decided to stay on the castle wall, waiting for Xiaomao to fly back here.

    ¡°I only need one shot to kill you, pussy cat! Come! It doesn¡¯t matter if you get a quest done before me, you¡¯re no match for my guild!¡±

    Despite saying that, Liu Bei kept ncing at the spectator¡¯s viewpoint map. He could see a big red dot entering the castle.

    On top of the map, the screen disyed the total resources that each side had. Currently, both guilds had 200 points. Every second, both sides generated 10 points.

    When Liu Bei saw that his guild¡¯s SP reached over 230, he opened his guild menu and picked one of his guild members to summon to the battlefield.

    He chose a level-230 guy with a super rare ranger ss. When the ranger appeared, Shu Han Guild¡¯s SP decreased by 230.

    The required SP was always equal to the member¡¯s level. If Liu Bei wanted to summon a level-999 member to the battlefield, he needed to gather 999 points first. However, Liu Bei didn¡¯t want to wait that long.

    ¡°Go, Abe! Grab an NPC nearby and bring him to the castle. If you finish a quest, we¡¯ll get double SP because of your ss!¡±

    In Guild Wars, guilds could gain double rewards if their rogues, thieves, rangers, and scout-rted sses were the ones epting the quests. Thus, Liu Bei waited to summon him to the battlefield instead of going out to take the quest himself.

    ¡°Alright, boss! I¡¯ll be right back!¡±

    Liu Bei turned around to open the gates while Abe, the level 230 ranger, rushed out of the castle to meet the nearest quest NPC.

    DING!

    ¡®Hmm?¡¯

    The spectator¡¯s screen sent a loud bell sound, warning Liu Bei of the changes. He turned to the map and found the rming bad news.

    Suddenly, MUNYA Guild¡¯s SP jumped twice. It was the same as Shu Han Guild a few seconds ago. But now, it became 600!

    ¡°WHAT THE HELL?!¡±

    Liu Bei knew that guilds could get SP bypleting the wandering NPC¡¯s quests, but it increased too fast. He stared at the map in disbelief.

    Then, he saw the notification message that exined what Xiaomao had just done.

    <Xiaomao haspleted NPC#0111¡¯s quest!>

    <MUNYA Guild has obtained 200 SP!>

    <MUNYA Guild haspleted the first quest. Their guild gets an additional 200 SP!>

    Liu Bei clicked his tongue. He turned to Abe, who was rushing toward the NPC, ¡°HURRY UP! THAT PUSSY CAT WILL SUMMON HIS MEN SOON!¡±

    Abe turned around andined with his eyes.

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, something fast was charging toward the ranger.

    A cat on a flying sword suddenly came for him at the speed of sound! Xiaomao suddenly hopped off the flying sword!

    SWUA!

    The flying sword pierced through Abe¡¯s level-200 hard leather armor. Because of the momentum and the speed, the hilt cracked Abe¡¯s rib cage and pushed him against the castle wall 200 meters away.

    When Abe realized what hit him, he was already pinned to the castle wall with the flying sword stuck inside him. Moreover, his body was dissipating.

    ¡°O-Oh¡­¡±

    Just then, Abe realized that his HP reduced to zero.

 Chapter 209 â€“ Cat Dadâ€™s First Guild War (3)

    Chapter 209 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s First Guild War (3)

    DING

    <strong>GUILD WAR QUEST: NPC#0111 (1)</strong>

    NPC#0111 was abducted here, and he is worried about his family. He only remembers that he is from Midgard, but he doesn¡¯t remember anything else. He wants to go home.

    Even though NPC#0111 is worrying about his family, he hasn¡¯t eaten anything for days. If you can share something that he can eat, he will give you something nice.

    <strong>Quest Objective:</strong> Give something for NPC#0111 to eat.

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> NPC#0111 is dead.

    <strong>Reward:</strong> 200 SP

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> None

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Normal food isn¡¯t going to cut it. Only the food thates from this event world can fill his stomach.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Use the food that you purchased from the lobby¡¯s vendors. A kilogram worth of food is enough.

    When Xiaomao returned with NPC#0111, he immediately received the quest without talking to the guy.

    Xiaomao shrugged as he had expected this. He was also ready for this silly quest.

    In his previous life, 60% of the Guild War¡¯s quests were rted to food. It forced the participating guilds to build farms or food-generating buildings in their castle toplete these quests and get more SP.

    However, there was a trick that the insiders and the gamepany had rigged for their faction members. PACT food that yers could purchase in the lobby could be used in this situation as it had the same characteristic as the food in the war game ¨C It filled one¡¯s stomach, but it didn¡¯t provide any bonus to the consumers.

    Regr yers treated them as luxurious food at first. But when they discovered the trick, all guilds frantically stocked up the food in preparation for war games and Guild War Events.

    Although each PACT cost two dors now, it would cost more in the future when the PACT¡¯s price is inted. He managed to scrap 500 tons worth of food and 100 tons of raw food.

    Giving away a kilo to a homeless NPC was nothing!

    DING

    The NPC got the food and brightly smiled.

    <You havepleted NPC#0111¡¯s quest.>

    <Your guild has obtained 200 SP.>

    <Your guild haspleted the first quest. Your guild has obtained 200 additional SP!>

    DING

    <NPC#0111 has given your guild a quest.>

    <strong>GUILD WAR QUEST: NPC#0111 (2)</strong>

    NPC#0111¡¯s ultimate goal is to return home. He asks you if you can build a teleportation device and send him home.

    <strong>Quest Objective:</strong> Build a Teleportation Portal and send NPC#0111 to World Three

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> NPC#0111 is dead.

    <strong>Quest Reward:</strong> 500 SP

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> None

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Don¡¯t get swayed by the quest chain. Remember ¨C All quests are side jobs. Your primary objective is to either kill Liu Bei or capture Shu Han¡¯s castle to win the match.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Ignore it. Don¡¯t waste time and resources right now.

    Xiaomao opened the guild menu and looked at the construction tab. The Teleportation Portal was one of the buildings that Xiaomao could purchase, but it cost 1,000 SP.

    The investment wasn¡¯t worth it. Even though this quest offered a way to get an indirect discount, Xiaomao was not into the teleportation y in the early game.

    As the guild war quests were automatically taken, Xiaomao couldn¡¯t refuse them. He let the quest sit in his guild¡¯s quest tab for now and got back on his flying sword. Then, he rushed back toward Shu Han¡¯s castle wall.

    Because of Xiaomao¡¯s third eye, his vision had a wider range than regr humans. Moreover, the world seemed slower when Xiaomao focused his attention on the third eye.

    While flying at the speed of sound, the Xiaomao found the ranger, Abe, who was sprinting toward the nearest NPC. Seeing the opponent¡¯s scout, Xiaomao smirked and changed the trajectory of his flying sword.

    When the course was set, Xiaomao jumped off the flying sword and let it continue jetting forward.

    BOOM

    The flying sword stabbed into Abe¡¯s chest and pushed him back 200 meters. He ended up getting pinned to the wall and died.

    <FIRST BLOOD!>

    <MUNYA Guild has obtained a 200 SP bonus!>

    <NOTE: Your [Cathulhu Instinct] doesn¡¯t work in official Guild War Events. You cannot increase your level here.>

    Xiaomao cackled and brought out anothermon broad sword. He used the flying sword skill on it and turned the weapon into a new vehicle. Then, he grabbed the NPC that Abe was going after and brought him back to his base.

    While flying home, Xiaomao looked back and saw Liu Bei, whose ugly expression could easily be a trending inte meme.

    ¡®It¡¯s stomp time! Oh, wait. I forgot about their level-999 characters. I need to start preparing for the cannon.¡¯

    Xiaomao turned around and entered his castle. He brought the NPC down and nced at thetter¡¯s level.

    NPC#0766, Level 377

    No wonder why Abe was going after this NPC. His high level indicated that they could get a lot of SP and bonuses bypleting this guy¡¯s quest.

    When NPC%0766 got into the field behind the walls, the quest was generated.

    <strong>GUILD WAR QUEST: NPC#0766 (1)</strong>

    NPC#0766 is a collector, and he wants nothing more but a unique item. He is interested in you, who seem to be in possession of various ultra-rare items. He wonders if you could gift him something precious, and he will greatly reward you.

    <strong>Quest Objective:</strong> Give NPC#0766 a super-rare or ultra-rare item.

    <strong>Failure Objective:</strong> Refuse to give him any item.

    <strong>Quest Rewards:</strong> Increase your Guild¡¯s SP regeneration rate by 10 per second.

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> Your guild will stop generating SP for 10 seconds.

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Of all people, you picked this thief. Oh, well. This NPC is actually a clone of a famous collector in World One. Maybe being on his good side is the right choice even if you have to sacrifice something.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Give him a skill book or a spell book, and your SP won¡¯t be an issue. However, don¡¯t give him any ultra-rare or legendary item since he will force disadvantageous quests on you after this if you ever give him one.

    Xiaomao always appreciated Instinct-Senpai and Foresight Senpai. He heeded their advice and shoved an unused level-50 spellbook to him.

    The NPC brightly smiled and took the spellbook.

    DING

    <You havepleted NPC#07666¡¯s quest.>

    <Your guild¡¯s SP regeneration rate has been increased by 10 per second!>

    Getting the booster, Xiaomao¡¯s advantage was secured. Until the end of this match, his guild would have more resources to spend.

    ¡®When you¡¯re in the lead, be defensive. When you¡¯re behind, be creative and bold!¡¯

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes as he was weighing the pros and cons of continuing what he was doing earlier. His idea leaned toward the defensive strategy since he now had more resources.

    However, the NPC suddenly shoved a new quest at him.

    DING

    <strong>GUILD WAR QUEST: NPC#0766 (2)</strong>

    This collector isn¡¯t satisfied with just a super-rare-grade spellbook ¨C He wants something more precious!

    He can sniff it from you. He is sure that you have more priceless items, and he wants them!

    Give it to him, or else!

    <strong>Quest Objective:</strong> Give NPC#0766 any item that increases totalbat stats by more than 1,000!

    <strong>Failure Condition:</strong> NPC#0766 is dead.

    <strong>Quest Reward:</strong> Double the current SP that your guild possesses.

    <strong>Failure Penalty:</strong> Your SP will stop generating for 10 seconds.

    ¡®This motherhumper!¡¯

    Xiaomao had the urge to kill the NPC. He rubbed his forehead, annoyed. Because of his frustration, he almost cussed out loud.

    Before Xiaomao could curse the NPC to death, he remembered something rted to curses and smiled from ear to ear.

    ¡°You want my strongest item, right? I have the right one for you, munya! Wait here!¡±

    Xiaomao hopped on his flying sword and flew into the castle, leaving the NPC there.

    The guild¡¯s castle was a semi-maze. The throne room was on the fifth floor, but the stairs to the higher floors were separated ¨C From the first floor, intruders had to reach the innermost area to find the path to the second floor. From the second floor to the third floor, intruders had to locate the hidden stairs or break through the main stairs at the west wing of the castle. Then, to the next floor, they had to travel to the east wing, and so on.

    However, Xiaomao could fly. He bypassed the annoying paths and got to the fifth-floor balcony, where the king¡¯s room was. Xiaomao opened the balcony doors and entered the king¡¯s room.

    Although it was known as the king¡¯s room, this ce was empty. Only a semi-transparent chest was located in the middle of the room.

    This chest was the guild¡¯s dimensional chest, where guild members could ess their warehouses or stashes that they kept in NPC guilds, dungeons, or hidden locations.

    Xiaomao searched for a certain bone item and brought it with him. Next, he flew back to NPC#0766.

    When Xiaomao returned to the NPC, he looked at his guild menu to see his current SP.

    900 SP!

    Xiaomao could summon any merman to help him now. However, he had another idea. He shoved the bone ne to the NPC.

 Chapter 210 Cat Dads First Guild War (4)

    Chapter 210 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s First Guild War (4)

    <strong>Underworld Bone Ne</strong>

    Forged by Solomon, the Demon King of the Underworld. He gifted the ne to Torrent when the former pirate king identally visited the underworld for the first time after he had be an undead.

    The ne contains a drop of Solomon¡¯s blood essence, which allows the wearer to travel between the mortal worlds to the underworld. Bear in mind that you will be trapped in the underworld if you don¡¯t know the way out.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> essory

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 100, 2,000 Dark Spiritual Root

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Equipping this item gives the wearer the following abilities and bonuses;

    ¨C Increase M.ATK by 1,000

    ¨C Increase all retainers¡¯ ATK and M.ATK by 500

    ¨C Sessful physical attacks have a high chance of inflicting [Death Brand] on the targets.

    ¨C Can activate a skill [Underworld Recall] once a day.

    .

    This was one of many items that had dropped from Torrent. His earrings also had simr properties, but they didn¡¯t have the underworld recall skill and the death brand.

    In theory, Xiaomao could use this item as he was immune to curses. However, he didn¡¯t like the fact that Solomon could directly summon him to the Netherworld, so Xiaomao didn¡¯t use it.

    Because he couldn¡¯t use it, giving it to this greedy NPC might be a better solution.

    ¡°Like it, munya?¡±

    The NPC repeatedly nodded.

    DING

    <You havepleted NPC#0766¡¯s quest.>

    <Your SP has doubled!>

    Xiaomao checked his guild¡¯s SP again. Earlier, it was about 900 or so.

    But now, it was 2000!

    Xiaomao slightly shook his head as he doubted his luck sometimes. This guild war mechanic was so easy to exploit, but nobody had realized it yet.

    WHOOSH

    After the NPC took the ne, he suddenly sank into the ground. As if he no-clipped to the backrooms, his body suddenly fell into the invisible hole and vanished.

    ¡®I thought so! Serve you right!¡¯

    As Xiaomao had enough points to begin his operation, he turned his attention to the guild menu.

    Because the two NPCs stopped giving more quests to Xiaomao, he rode the flying sword out, nning to bring another quest NPC to his castle. While he was flying, he pressed the [Summon Hero] button and chose Andrew as the first summon guild member.

    WHOOSH

    Andrew was teleported from the transparent prison to the guild¡¯s castle field. The dwarf¡¯s face was strangely blue, and he had been covering his nose for an unknown reason.

    The dwarf looked around in confusion at first. When he realized that the air was not polluted, he deeply inhaled and exhaled.

    A few secondster, the dwarf calmed down and smacked his chest, ready to take Xiaomao¡¯s order.

    DING

    ¡°As nned, munya. Let¡¯s build that thing! I¡¯ll buy the blueprint and the materials from the guild menu!¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s voice enter Andrew¡¯s mind as the former used the guild¡¯s voice chat feature. Any member could hear Xiaomao¡¯s voice even though they were not around him.

    Then, he switched to the construction building. He purchased a building and a set of materials.

    .

    <strong>Refinery Factory</strong>

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 1,500 SP.

    <strong>Effect:</strong> Produce 10 SP per second. Unlock additional structures.

    .

    <strong>Pylon Tower (Blueprint and Material)</strong>

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 250 SP.

    <strong>Effect:</strong> An upgradable structure. Can be built anywhere on the battlefield. Must be built manually.

    .

    The Refinery Factory¡¯s yield was low, but it was a necessity ¨C It unlocked multiple defensive structures and upgrades. As for the pylon tower, it would serve as a key to defeating strong foes in the field.

    WHOOSH

    Instantly, the hard-earned 2,000 points were reduced to zero. A pile of materials emerged, and a new building was erected.

    A refinery manifested out of thin air. It looked the same as an oil refinery factory, but the green gas from the chimneys made Andrew nervous.

    The gas was pure Qi! However, the level of thickness and pressure were a million times stronger than the Qi that sacred water produced!

    Fortunately, the chimneys were a kilometer high in the sky, trekking higher than the castle and the protective obelisks on the walls. Nobody was hurt or injured because of the condensed mysterious Qi.

    Andrew turned away from the refinery. He packed the material crates and loaded them in a backpack carrier like the main character in Death Stranding. Then, he rushed out of the castle, charging toward the battlefield.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao returned to the battlefield and grabbed a level-207 NPC near Shu Han¡¯s castle wall. He also nced at NPC#0000.

    Currently, all NPCs were walking around aimlessly. However, NPC#0000 had been walking straight toward Xiaomao¡¯s castle gate.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue. He had the urge to use the ultimatebo on the NPC and kill him, but he chose to save the spells for the level-999 helpers of Liu Bei. He brought the level-207 NPC into his castle and nced at Shu Han¡¯s castle wall.

    Liu Bei hadn¡¯t made any move after he had lost Abe.

    ¡®I have a bad feeling about this.¡¯

    .

    Liu Bei red at Xiaomao, who swooped down like an eagle and snatched another NPC. He groaned as Xiaomao never got into his firing range.

    After Xiaomao had left, Liu Bei put the matchlock rifle back in his inventory as it was useless in this guild war. Instead, he looked at the guild menu, waiting for his SP to reach 1,000.

    700 SP was Shu Han¡¯s current resource. He needed 300 more, and he would get it in half a minute.

    Staying idly for a minute wasn¡¯t hard to do. Although Xiaomao¡¯s guild was generating 30 SP per second, Liu Bei¡¯s advantage remained.

    ¡®Keep building, you noob. Your ytime will be over once I deploy my men!¡¯

    20 secondster, MUNYA Guild¡¯s SP jumped from 300 to 800!

    Xiaomaopleted another round trip and a quest in less than a minute!

    Liu Bei scoffed and ignored the point differences. He stared at his screen, waiting for the number to reach the threshold.

    When Shu Han¡¯s SP reached 1,000, Liu Bei immediately summoned one of his strongest servants.

    ¡°COME OUT, JIANG WEI!¡±

    DING

    <You have summoned Jiang Wei, Level 950!>

    WHOOSH

    The level-950 NPC was teleported from the transparent prison to the field behind the castle wall. Jiang Wei leaped on top of the wall and stood next to Liu Bei.

    Jiang Wei looked up. By the time he came up to the wall, Xiaomao already grabbed a new NPC and returned to his castle. A few secondster, his guild¡¯s SP reached 1,500.

    DING

    Suddenly, MUNYA Guild summoned someone. The SP dropped by 200, and a silhouette of a ck-hooded man rushed out of the front wall¡¯s main gate.

    Jiang Wei narrowed his eyes and observed the name of the new fighter.

    Shepherd, Level 200

    ¡°Trash,¡± muttered Jiang Wei.

    ¡°Yeah, they¡¯re trash. Let¡¯s mop them up!¡±

    ¡°I know. Let¡¯s wait for that pushover toe back, and I¡¯ll ambush him.¡±

    ¡°Good. I¡¯ll leave him to you. Kill that fool for me and end this farce!¡±

    Jiang Wei nodded and continued to observe Shepherd, Andrew, and Xiaomao.

    Currently, Andrew already reached the center of the field. He put down the crates behind his back and began building a tform. The sound of his hammer was the only thing they heard.

    On the other hand, Shepherd suddenly stopped running. He stared at a certain angel, who was smiling from ear to ear. Nobody knew what they were doing.

    WHOOSH

    While the two retainers did their things, Xiaomao returned to the open field once more.

    ¡°Gotcha, you little bitch!¡± Liu Bei burst intoughter.

    Jiang Wei sneered and kicked the ground, flying in the sky without any tool or artifact!

    In a blink of an eye, Jiang Wei appeared in front of Xiaomao! The long spear in Jiang Wei¡¯s hands whizzed through the air,ing after Xiaomao¡¯s face.

    ¡°DIE, REGRESSOR!¡±

    As if Xiaomao had prepared for this, he bellowed and opened his mouth wide.

    ¡°NIHIL!¡±

    Then, Xiaomao¡¯s teeth chomped on the spear!

    ¡°NA?VE!¡±

    Jiang Wei roared and pushed the spear forward, causing the spear tip to pierce through the back of Xiaomao¡¯s mouth.

    999,999 DAMAGE!

    A big number appeared. Jiang Wei smirked as he believed that Xiaomao couldn¡¯t possibly survive a direct hit from his basic attack.

    The next moment, Jiang Wei widened his eyes in disbelief. The HP bar of Xiaomao was indeed depleted, but it wasn¡¯t empty.

    Xiaomao survived with one HP!

    The cat¡¯s three eyes red, and his fur was painted red because of his blood. The crimson fluid was ignited and transformed into a white me, which instantly devoured Jiang Wei¡¯s spear.

    Surprised by the white me, Jiang Wei let go of his spear and backpedaled 10 meters. He furrowed his brows and stared at Xiaomao, confused.

    ¡°NIHIL!¡±

    Again, Xiaomao uttered that sphemous word. It reminded Jiang Wei of a certain cmity-ss field that the Pangu Monastery had been keeping in the past.

    As if Jiang Wei¡¯s fear came to reality, Xiaomao¡¯s HP bar was recovered by 50%! The spear that he had used earlier was dissolved into liquid because of the white me, and they were transformed into Xiaomao¡¯s food!

    ¡°This power¡­ Taotie! HOW DID YOU LEARN TAOTIE¡¯S POWER!?¡±

    The catopus on the flying sword swiped his bloody mouth with his tentacle. While being covered in the white me, he snorted.

    ¡°You will find out soon, munya!¡±

    ¡°Impudence!¡±

    Jiang Wei bellowed and used his ultimate skill.

    The sky suddenly turned dark, and the weather turned cold. A dome appeared and surrounded both castles. Ten thousand spears appeared in the sky and pointed toward Xiaomao.

    ¡°You lowly insect should be honored! I¡¯ll teach you the power of a 9th-stage cultivator!¡±

    ¡°Likewise. I¡¯ll teach you the power of technology!¡±

    As soon as Xiaomao finished speaking, Andrew finished building the Pylon Tower.

    Xiaomao¡¯s tentacles were as quick as his mouth. He purchased the pylon tower¡¯s upgrade, which cost 2,000 SP.

    RUMBLE

    The tower suddenly transformed into an obelisk tower. It immediately gathered energy at its tip and fired a beam toward Jiang Wei!

 Chapter 211 Cat Dads First Guild War (5)

    Chapter 211 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s First Guild War (5)

    The beam caught Jiang Wei off guard. The red light engulfed his entire body, and a huge number appeared.

    500,000,000 DAMAGE!

    Jiang Wei¡¯s HP bars appeared. Simr to Karen, he had 10 health bars. However, five remained after thatrge attack.

    Because of the bright light, Xiaomao averted his eyes. He brought out his staff and turned around his flying sword, retreating from the battlefield.

    ¡°You¡¯re not going anywhere!¡±

    The charred figure of Jiang Wei escaped from the massive beam. Aside from his equipment, his entire body suffered from the third-degree burn.

    Jiang Wei bellowed, and the thousand spears rained from the sky.

    Xiaomao looked up. Then, he nced at the general area where the spears were created.

    The next moment, the spears stabbed at Xiaomao!

    CLANK

    Xiaomao¡¯s flying sword was broken to pieces!

    The obelisk slowly dimmed, and the beam faded. Andrew looked up to the sky and saw Xiaomao¡¯s flying sword crumbling into fragments. He widened his eyes in shock.

    ¡°HAHAHAHA! That¡¯s what you get for offending Lord Pangu! Your soul will be trapped in Hell for the rest of eternity!¡± Jiang Weiughed and wiped his face. A portion of his skin regenerated, and his sixth HP bar was slowly recovering.

    Commanded by Jiang Wei, the spears slowly receded. But when the gap was opened, Jiang Wei couldn¡¯t see Xiaomao¡¯s corpse or his body.

    He frowned for a moment. Then, he looked up.

    In the sky, where the spears had first appeared, Xiaomao was free-falling.

    ¡°Teleportation?!¡±

    Jiang Wei was surprised that Xiaomao could use a teleportation spell or a simr technique. He snorted and ordered the spears to turn around and go after Xiaomao.

    BZZ

    Suddenly, a small branch of electricity descended upon Jiang Wei¡¯s left shoulder. It was so small and weak that it only caused one damage upon contact.

    DING

    <You have been inflicted with an abnormal status [You swear right?].>

    Jiang Wei scoffed at the status effect, thinking that it was the leftover energy of the used obelisk tower. He threw one of the spears at the building.

    The spear grewrger and prated through the tower. Andrew, who was at the foot of the tower, quickly turned around and ran for his life.

    BOOM

    The tower exploded and copsed to the ground in one hit!

    Seeing that the threatening tower was gone, Jiang Wei turned his attention to Xiaomao in the sky. But when he looked up again, he couldn¡¯t find the catopus.

    Jiang Wei narrowed his eyes and muttered, ¡°Soldiers! Kill that sneaky cat!¡±

    A thousand figure of cloud-like figures appeared and held the spears that Jiang Wei had summoned. They wore ancient Chinese armor like Qin Shi Huang¡¯s Mausoleum soldiers, and they formed ranks in the sky. However, they appeared as skeleton ghosts.

    A secondter, one of them opened its jaws and roared. All skeleton ghosts also turned toward the invisible thing in the sky, which caused ripples as it traveled at a high speed.

    ¡°THERE!¡±

    Jiang Weiughed and ordered his men to charge at Xiaomao. After his men began the pursuit, he paused and frowned.

    He noticed something strange. The trails that Xiaomao had left behind began to form dark thunderclouds. Sounds of angry thunder echoed on the battlefield.

    It was not a normal thunderstorm for sure as Lightning Element Qi started to get denser and thicker as time passed. Moreover, the dome that sealed Xiaomao inside began to crack.

    As Jiang Wei had seen this phenomenon before, he realized what the thunderclouds actually were.

    ¡°Tribtion Lightning Storm?! That stupid cat can summon tribtion lightning?! HOW?!¡±

    .

    .

    .

    <strong>Record of Transcended Dao Seedlings</strong>

    Every Dao in the universe is born from a Dao Seedling, manifested from a person¡¯s interests, principles, beliefs, goals, or actions. The strength and effects of the Dao heavily depend on the person¡¯s character, karma, and foundation.

    This Dao originated from the moral principles, life experience, and wisdom of Mimir, who identally witnessed the truth of the universe before the Great Reset. He collected his experience and wisdom into two books, and he passed them to Xiaomao. However, only Heaven¡¯s chosen geniuses or the fated ones can read the content.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Manual

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Mythic

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Unknown

    <strong>Effects (1):</strong> Upon reading andprehending 5% of the book, you will obtain the following perks.

    ¨C Obtain an add-on skill [Transcended Dao Seedlings (Iplete)].

    ¨C Spiritual Roots affect physical defense.

    <strong>Effects (2):</strong> LOCKED (Require 10%prehension)

    <strong>Effects (3):</strong> LOCKED (Require 20%prehension)

    <strong>Effects (4):</strong> LOCKED (Require 50%prehension)

    <strong>Effects (5):</strong> LOCKED (Require 100%prehension)

    .

    <strong>Transcended Dao Seedlings (Iplete)</strong>

    Mimir¡¯s lifelong experience and collective wisdom gave birth to this Dao. However, he couldn¡¯t practice it as it went against the principalities of Pangu and other deities. Afraid of the consequences of using a greater Dao that surpassed the strength of deities, Mimir recorded his wisdom into two books.

    So far, you have read andprehended a small portion of the first book, and you understand a couplews of the universe and entities. Now that you know one or two simple tricks, you have the privilege to catch a glimpse of an entity¡¯s power.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Enchantment

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Can only be used for self-protection or for a righteous purpose.

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 10,000 years of lifespan or 100,000,000 Mana

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> None

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Enable you to use any spell or skill as a grand spell or an ultimate skill once. Cannot stack.

    .

    The two books that Mimir had given Xiaomao were the Record of Transcended Dao Seedlings. Xiaomao managed to understand about 5% of the two volume¡¯s content and managed to obtain the seedlings. In addition, when Xiaomao returned to his dungeon, he used the dungeon¡¯s mana pool to test his ability once.

    The enchanted spell was none other than the Lightning Storm.

    Earlier, Xiaomao used the teleportation spell to dodge the spear attacks. He reappeared 1,000 feet above the ground, above Jiang Wei and the spears.

    While Xiaomao was free-falling, the [Did you Swear?] spell hit the target. And now, Xiaomao tested the enchanted grand spell for the first time.

    RUMBLE

    Instead of creating a regr lightning storm or a thunderstorm, the ck clouds consisted of Qi and maic fields, generating chaotic gravity and pressure.

    When Xiaomao fell closer to the clouds, his body was pushed upward instead of falling down. He snickered even though his body randomly uncontrobly flipped and turned.

    ¡°I¡¯m in danger, munya!¡±

    The lightning and sparks were blue-white at first, but a secondter, they turned dark and red. Slowly but gradually, the ck clouds turned crimson, and so did the lightning bolts.

    Xiaomao managed to get his bearings and brought out another sword to step on. He floated above the clouds and wiped the sweat drops on his face.

    DING

    Suddenly, a game message appeared in front of Xiaomao. He tilted his head in confusion.

    ¡®I need to assign a target? Wait a minute. Doesn¡¯t the lightning storm automatically attack people¡­? Oh, right. Stupid me.¡¯

    Xiaomao forgot for a moment that his ¡°Lightning Storm¡± was temporarily in its strongest form. Unfortunately, he couldn¡¯t view the spell¡¯s detail, thus, he had no idea what it would do.

    Since the game wanted Xiaomao to pick a target, he chose Jiang Wei without hesitation.

    ¡®There you go!¡¯

    Just in time, Xiaomao assigned the target, and the crimson clouds roared.

    BANG

    A red lightning bolt descended! The thunderous noise instantly shattered Xiaomao¡¯s eardrums.

    Even though Xiaomao¡¯s bnce was rocked, his mouth and voice came out as if he had practiced doing this a thousand times a few days ago.

    ¡°NIHIL!¡±

    Xiaomao opened his mouth and deeply inhaled. A small particle of the crimson cloud entered Xiaomao¡¯s mouth. Instantly, his body bloated, and his fur straightened, turning himself into a fluffy puffer catopus.

    BOOM

    Something small exploded inside him, causing his stomach to shine for a few seconds. The illuminating light went through Xiaomao¡¯s skin and fur, temporarily turning him into a firefly.

    DING

    <You have eaten a strand of Tribtion Lightning¡¯s Qi!>

    + 13,191 HP

    + 100,120 MP

    <Your Max HP has increased by 1,319!>

    <Your Max MP has increased by 10,012!>

    <Your Qi has permanently increased by 13,044!>

    <Your Life Qi has been restored by 130,444!>

    <Your Lightning Spiritual Roots have permanently increased by 1,457!>

    Xiaomao¡¯s body instantly shrank to its regr size, and the eardrums were healed. Then, he swiped his mouth and looked down. Although he couldn¡¯t see what that lightning bolt did because of the clouds, the eerie sounds of the spears disappeared, and the threatening presence of Jiang Wei seemed to grow weaker.

    ¡®What¡¯s happening down there? Oh, like I care. I want more of that juicy stats!¡¯

    Xiaomao got sidetracked and swallowed another particle of the crimson clouds.

    .

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Jiang Wei looked at the sky in shock.

    BANG

    As soon as the first red appeared, it traveled through all 1,000 ghost soldiers and evaporated them to smoke. Even the spears were instantly destroyed!

    As if the lightning bolt had eyes, the tip of the branch pursued Jiang Wei and touched his chest.

    24,023,845 DAMAGE!

    Jiang Wei¡¯s face was ashen. He remembered the taste of this lightning bolt.

    ¡°Tribtion Lightning Bolt! How did he summon this?!¡±

    Confused, panicked, and flustered, Jiang Wei pulled out multiple life-saving items. Voodoo dolls, talismans, and trinkets hovered and orbited around Jiang Wei.

    After the first lightning bolt had hit Jiang Wei, arge eyeball inside the crimson cloud emerged. It stared at him and widened.

    999

    A number appeared next to the eye.

    ¡°O-One thousand lightning tribtion?!¡±

    BANG

    BANG

    Two lightning boltsnded on a voodoo doll and a floating talisman, burning them to ash instantly. Meanwhile, the number reduced to 997.

    Jiang Wei¡¯s face lost all color. He immediately turned to Liu Bei, requesting permission to retreat with his eyes.

    Unfortunately for him, Liu Bei disregarded the fight. He summoned a new level-999 fighter.

    Jiang Wei gritted his teeth, regretting that he participated in this guild war as Liu Bei¡¯s subordinate. He turned around and faced the tribtion lightning earnestly.

    ¡°REGRESSOR! ONCE I¡¯M DONE WITH THIS, YOU¡¯RE DEAD!¡±

    BANG

    Another talisman was hit and burned.

    Jiang Wei was shaken in fear. He pulled out every potion and drank everything, recovering his HP to the max and getting ready to survive the ordeal.

    .

    On the battlefield, nobody paid attention to Shepherd and the mysterious angel. The two seemed to finish their silent deal, and the angel turned around. He unsheathed a ck katana and looked at both Xiaomao and Jiang Wei.

    The angel tossed something toward Shepherd, and thetter caught it. But when Shepherd realized what it was, he immediately stored it in his inventory and poured potions on his hands.

    The angel smirked and pped his wings. The next moment, he flew toward Jiang Wei.

 Chapter 212 Cat Dad Meets Angel

    212 Cat Dad Meets Angel

    Chapter 212 ¨C Cat Dad Meets Angel

    The crimson clouds slowly dispersed after a thousand lightning bolts struck Jiang Wei. The lightning victim was on his knees, struggling to stand on his feet. Hisst HP bar was blinking, having less than a million HP in his stock.

    Tribtion Lightning was a bane and a blessing to all cultivators. It harmed their dantians, ruined their meridians, and depleted their life forces. However, once they transcended the ordeal, they would be blessed by Heaven and gained a new power.

    Unfortunately for Jiang Wei, there was no Heaven¡¯s blessing. This tribtion lightning wasn¡¯t formed because of his Dao or Heaven.

    It was man-made for the sole purpose of destruction!

    ¡°REGRESSOR!!¡±

    In anger and frustration, Jiang Wei bellowed and used thest bit of strength to fly. He charged toward Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao was also in a bad mood. He wished that the lightning clouds could stay for a bit longer as he hadn¡¯t eaten enough.

    Hearing Jiang Wei¡¯s anguished voice, Xiaomao was reminded that he was in a guild war. But when he caught a whiff of Jiang Wei¡¯s cooked flesh scent, he had a sickening idea.

    What would happen if he eat Jiang Wei?

    What kind of stats would he gain?

    The logic and morals of Xiaomao were thrown out of the window. Xiaomao¡¯s fur was ignited in white me once more.

    ¡°Come, my EXP, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao burst intoughter as he prepared to use other regr spells to cook Jiang Wei.

    Suddenly, something fast passed by. It went through Jiang Wei¡¯s body and left a thousand afterimages of sword shes.

    Jiang Wei was frozen on the spot. He stared at Xiaomao in disbelief.

    So did Xiaomao ¨C He stared at his prey in shock.

    999,999,999 DAMAGE! OVERKILL!

    999,999,999 DAMAGE! OVERKILL!

    999,999,999 DAMAGE! OVERKILL!

    The same number appeared a thousand times!

    The mysterious angel with grey wings reappeared after the afterimages had vanished. He floated in mid-air and gently swiped blood on his katana. He then tossed away the dirty cloth and unsheathed his sword.

    Jiang Wei¡¯s head, torso, and limbs were slowly separated from his body. A thousand pieces of meat and equipment fell to the ground and dissipated into dust.

    The angel turned around and winked at Xiaomao. However, the catopus was not impressed.

    Enraged by the lost opportunity, Xiaomao yelled at the mysterious angel.

    ¡°NOOOOO!! MY PRECIOUS EXP! MY LEGENDARY DROPS! MY MONEY, MUNYA!! GIVE ME BACK MY EXP!! HOW COULD YOU STEAL MY KILL, MUNYA?! BAD NPC!¡±

    The angel¡¯s expression was nk. He widened his eyes for a moment before he slightly shook his head.

    ¡°Damn brat¡­¡±

    The angel muttered to himself. Although he sounded disappointed, he looked happy when he looked at the catopus.

    Before Xiaomao could continue voicing hisints, the angel turned around and faced the castle of Liu Bei. He looked at the newly summoned fighter.

    <strong>Wei Yan, Level 999</strong>

    The angel sneered. He pped his wings and charged toward the castle.

    The two obelisks that had been protecting the castle lit up. It fired beams toward the angel!

    Instantly, the angel vanished and reappeared in front of Wei Yan, dodging the attack and challenging the strongest fighter of Liu Bei at the same time.

    Wei Yan was a burly fighter with a Hahoe mask. Countless scars were visible on his arms and face. He also wore a simr set of green armor to Jiang Wei.

    ¡°Worthy opponent¡­ KILL!¡± Wei Yan brought out two great halberds from his inventory and activated his ultimate skill.

    The sky turned brown, and everybody found themselves on a deste in with the corpses of medieval soldiers. Broken weapons were still in their hands while their rusty armor remained on their bodies.

    Xiaomao, Shepherd, and Andrew also found themselves trapped in this illusion realm. They looked around, and they couldn¡¯t find their castle to retreat to anymore. Even Liu Bei was sent here as well.

    Wei Yan and the angel ignored the bystanders. They brandished their weapons and exchanged blows.

    A strange phenomenon urred. The two men were so fast that nobody could follow their movements with naked eyes. Even Xiaomao, who had a third eye, could barely see their techniques.

    ¡®What the hell?¡¯

    Xiaomao noticed that both men simply dodged and waved their weapons randomly. However, whenever their weapons moved, the same attacks manifested in front of their opponent, forcing the other party to dodge or parry the dimensional strikes.

    A secondter, both men attacked, parried, and dodged a hundred times!

    Xiaomao believed that he didn¡¯t see the majority of the moves, but he realized that their strength was beyond his realm of understanding.

    At the minimum, these guys were on immortal levels!

    Afraid of the coteral damage, Xiaomao swooped down and grabbed Andrew. He pulled the dwarf away from the battle.

    CLANK!

    A minuteter, the battle was resolved. Wei Yan¡¯s HP dropped to zero, and he fell to his knees.

    The halberdier took off his mask and looked at the angel in admiration. He wholeheartedly smiled.

    ¡°I. Warrior¡¯s death. Thanks.¡±

    The angel solemnly looked at Wei Yan. He quietly muttered.

    ¡°See you next life, proud warrior.¡±

    Wei Yan closed his eyes, and his body dissipated into purple dust. However, the dust soon transformed into purple butterflies and gathered around the angel.

    Everybody on the battlefield stared at the angel in astonishment, except Shepherd. The supporting NPC¡¯s face was pale for a moment before it turned purple.

    He knew what those purple butterflies were, and he was afraid of them!

    Andrew, on the other hand, watched their exchanges in solemn. He loudly smacked his chest three times as if he showed respect for the true warrior¡¯s battle and death.

    Liu Bei dropped his jaws in disbelief. He frantically looked at his guild menu, nning to summon another fighter to kill the angel and Xiaomao. However, his guild¡¯s SP was only 750, which was not enough to summon another level-900 fighter.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao narrowed his eyes as he could faintly see the name of the angel. The question marks randomly glitched and briefly showed his true name.

    M¡­ A¡­ O¡­ M¡­I¡­A¡­O¡­M¡­I¡­A¡­O¡­

    ¡°HisnameismaomiaomiaoIsee.¡±

    Xiaomao uttered by reflex, but he didn¡¯t realize what he had just spoken. A secondter, his brainprehended what he had said and what the identity of that angel was.

    Wait a minute¡­

    ¡°His name is Mao Miaomiao, I see?¡±

    Xiaomao nkly repeated his word. He had heard this name multiple times, but his brain.exe suddenly stopped working. His cognitive ability and logical thinking shut down. His imagination and creativity were not responding. However, his emotional gate was broken, and countless thoughts flooded his mind. Complex emotions gushed out.

    Xiaomao looked at the angel as if he longed to meet this person for centuries. At the same time, he wanted to punch this angel in the face.

    ¡°MAO MIAOMIAO!!¡±

    Suddenly, Pan Mei¡¯s voice echoed in the battlefield, and the illusion realm shattered, reverting to the castle battlefield.

    The grey-winged angel, aka Mao Miaomiao, looked at the sky and flipped his middle finger at the invisible camera. His haughty voice taunted the son of Pangu.

    ¡°Come and get me, spoiled brat!¡±

    Pan Mei didn¡¯t reply. The invisible camera vanished.

    Seeing that the camera was gone, the angel turned toward Liu Bei on the top of the castle wall.

    Liu Bei¡¯s eyes met with Mao Miaomiao¡¯s eyes. The former fell on his butt and yelled.

    ¡°This is not fair! There shouldn¡¯t be any NPC like you around here! This war game is rigged!¡±

    The angel rolled his eyes. He waved the ck katana in his hand.

    SWUA!

    999,999,999 DAMAGE! OVERKILL!

    Liu Bei¡¯s head fell off his neck, and his body turned into dust.

    The angel turned around and looked at the catopus on a flying sword one more time. He warmly smiled at Xiaomao.

    ¡°Be careful out there. See youter, son.¡±

    Xiaomao opened his mouth, wanting to say something. Tears rolled from his eyes, and his tentacles were trembling.

    It was toote for Xiaomao to utter a word. Beacons of light descended upon Xiaomao, Shepherd, and Andrew. They pulled everybody to the rift in the sky. Even the people in the prison were dragged along as well.

    WHOOSH

    Just like that, Xiaomao was forcefully pulled into a teleportation gate. A new rift portal was opened in MUNYA Guild¡¯s lobby and threw the guild members into the room.

    PLOP

    Xiaomao and the others rolled into the guild¡¯s lobby room. Everybody was confused at first, but it didn¡¯t take long for them to realize that the first match was over.

    DING

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    <your 7="" next="" match="" is="" scheduled="" to="" start="" tomorrow="" at="" am.="" please="" be="" ready!=""></your>

    ¡°NOO! SEND ME BACK!¡±

    Xiaomao screamed. His trembling voice cracked as he kept shouting. However, the portal to the battlefield was closed.

    ¡°DAD, DON¡¯T LEAVE ME AGAIN!!¡±

    Xiaomao sobbed, unable to understand why his emotion drove him to say those words. He was also confused about why he was so sad and angry.

    Lucky rushed to Xiaomao and hugged him. She kissed his head, trying to calm him down. However, because Xiaomao kept wailing and being emotional, Lucky ended up crying, too.

    The mermen and Shepherd¡¯s crew respectfully watched them in silence, waiting for their master toe back to his senses.

    30 minutester, Xiaomao recovered. He blew his nose and wiped his bloodshot eyes.

    ¡°Sorry, munya. I kinda snapped.¡±

    Andrew and Peter snorted. They pointed at Xiaomao, then they pointed at their chests. As usual, they smacked their chest with their right fist.

    Feeling better, Xiaomaoughed.

    ¡°Alright. I¡¯m back, munya! Let¡¯s do our best in tomorrow¡¯s match!¡±

    ¡°BOB!¡±

    ¡°BOB-BOB!¡±

    The mermen were relieved. They raised their arms to cheer. The merman, who had a stomach issue earlier, also mixed in the crowd and secretly swiped his wet butt against his colleagues¡¯ bodies.

    Xiaomao noticed it andughed. The few unfortunate mermen realized itter and got mad at their silly friend. A little brawl urred, but nobody got hurt.

    While the team was celebrating, Shepherd walked toward Xiaomao. He brought out an orb that he had gotten from Mao Miaomiao.

    RUMBLE

    As soon as it came out from Shepherd¡¯s inventory, the air in the room changed. The humidity rose, but the temperature dropped. In a blink of an eye, the entire room was freezing cold yet moist.

    Xiaomao turned his attention to the orb in Shepherd¡¯s hands, but thetter quickly dropped it to the ground as he couldn¡¯t withstand its power.

    CRACK

    As soon as the orb fell on the floor, the marble tiles cracked.

    Xiaomao got to the ground and inspected the orb up close.

    [Ancient Dao Stone of Chaos Seraphim]

 Chapter 213 Cat Dad and the New Evolution Material

    213 Cat Dad and the New Evolution Material

    Chapter 213 ¨C Cat Dad and the New Evolution Material

    <strong>Ancient Dao Stone of Chaos Seraphim</strong>

    Before the Great Reset, Chaos Seraphim Mao Miaomiao gathered his army and battled against Beta Testers of Pangu Online 2 and Pangu in the decisive war game. During the war, Dao Stones were the primary resources for the participating deities.

    This Ancient Dao Stone once belonged to the Chaos Seraphim, Mao Miaomiao, for several millennia. Because of Mao Miaomiao¡¯s monstrous dantian size, the stone evolved and absorbed his Dao and Qi. Anyone who gets a hand on this dao stone may find themselves in trouble¡­ unless you¡¯re his family or friend.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Evolution Material, Artifact

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Mythic

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Mao Miaomiao¡¯s rtives, friends, or servants.

    <strong>Effects (1):</strong> By keeping Ancient Dao Stone of Chaos Seraphim in your inventory, you will obtain the following perks:

    ¨C Your dantian no longer has a maximum capacity.

    ¨C Increase your weakest spiritual roots by 10 every hour. If you are a rtive of Chaos Seraphim, increase by 20 instead.

    ¨C Increase your maximum Qi by 100 every hour. If you are a rtive of Chaos Seraphim, increase by 200 instead.

    ¨C Restore your Life Qi by 1,000 every second. If you are a rtive of Chaos Seraphim, restore by 2,000 instead.

    ¨C Unlock a new status ¨C Lifespan

    <strong>Effects (2):</strong> If you (the item owner) are a cultivator, you will obtain the following perks;

    ¨C You will not face a Heaven Tribtion whenever you break through a realm.

    ¨C You will not face a Hell Tribtion whenever you break through a realm by using an unorthodox method.

    <strong>Effects (3):</strong> If you kill any creature, monster, yer, or NPC while you¡¯re keeping the item in your inventory, you will obtain the following perks (Does not work if the dead person is your subordinate);

    ¨C Absorb your victim¡¯s remaining lifespan. Does not work if the dead person is a yer.

    ¨C Absorb your victim¡¯s Qi. If the victim is a yer or a support character, you steal 10% of that person¡¯s Qi.

    ¨C Absorb your victim¡¯s spiritual roots. If the victim is a yer or a support character, you steal 10% of that person¡¯s spiritual roots.

    ¨C Increase your negative karma by the sum of all stolen spiritual roots, Qi, and lifespan years.

    <strong>Effects (4):</strong> If you (the item owner) are a rtive of Mao Miaomiao, you will obtain the following perks;

    ¨C Ignore all equipment requirements and restrictions.

    ¨C Ignore all spellbooks and skill books¡¯ requirements and restrictions.

    ¨C Ignore all Dao requirements and restrictions.

    ¨C Enable you to substitute this stone with any evolution material.

    <strong>Effects (5):</strong> Upon using the Ancient Dao Stone of Chaos Seraphim to evolve your character, you will retain 100% effects, skills, and perks of the materials instead of 50%.

    <strong>Effects (6):</strong> If you (the item owner) are NOT rted to Mao Miaomiao, you will SUFFER from the following ordeals;

    ¨C The Ancient Dao Stone of Chaos Seraphim will give you a warning shot by shooting a mild element Qi at you.

    ¨C If you don¡¯t let it go, the Ancient Dao Stone of Chaos Seraphim will give you a second warning by creating a random environment hazard in your area.

    ¨C If you insist on keeping it for longer than a day, the stone will do everything it can to kill the owner.

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Have fun meeting your dad? This is the GIFT from your daddy! Say thanks to him, damn ingrate!

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Never doubt your mysterious father. You have been warned.

    Xiaomao¡¯s three eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Even the bystanders were shocked when they saw the item¡¯s description.

    A mythical item!

    Even John and James salivated. But when they noticed the 6th effect of the stone, they changed their minds. Nobody wanted to die by offending the chaos seraphim!

    The crew looked at Xiaomao in envy. Lucky congratted her master.

    ¡°Master, this is so good! You can get stronger by just keeping it in your inventory!¡±

    Xiaomao gulped. Indeed, it was different from other materials, which had limitations and cooldown time. In addition, there was no warning that this item could drop from his body upon death.

    As for the effects, they were more broken than the others as it would continuously increase his stats by keeping the item on him. The fourth perk would also be extremely useful in the future since it bypassed all requirements and restrictions for equipment, spells, and skills.

    Everything was so dazzling that Xiaomao almost fainted. He swiped it and kept the item in his inventory right away. Then, he looked at the clock and counted time.

    An hourter, the game system gave him messages as expected.

    DING

    <your fire="" spiritual="" roots="" have="" been="" increased="" by="" 20!=""></your>

    <your qi="" has="" increased="" by="" 200!=""></your>

    Getting stats by doing nothing gave Xiaomao a weird feeling. He forgot about the strange grief he had earlier.

    Xiaomao looked up and discovered that the mermen already dispersed and chilled at the water park. Shepherd¡¯s gang gathered at the restaurant area, but Lucky remained behind.

    ¡°I was absentminded, munya,¡± Xiaomao drylyughed. He also couldn¡¯t believe that he did nothing but look at the system¡¯s clock for a whole hour.

    ¡°Wee back, master. Would you like to have some breakfast first¡­ or me first?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes. Sometimes, he wondered why Lucky was obsessed with this matter.

    ¡°I¡¯m going to cultivate, munya. I have another whole day to increase my levels and my stats.¡±

    Lucky¡¯s waggling tail was frozen. Her ears drooped, dejected, ¡°Okay.¡±

    ¡°If you have time, I¡¯ll teach you how to cultivate, munya.¡±

    ¡°Can I learn it?¡± Lucky¡¯s eyes brightened.

    ¡°I don¡¯t know. Let¡¯s try, munya.¡±

    ¡°So that means; can we dual-cultivate?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao quietly brought out his wizard staff and bonked her.

    The first match between the MUNYA Guild and Shu Han Guild was broadcasted and highlighted on the gamepany¡¯s official channel. The number of viewers was two million, and the chat was so fast that no human could follow them.

    Spams, emoticons, and meme emojis flooded the chat. Many viewers also donated and left many harsh criticisms for the gamepanies because of Xiaomao, Jiang Wei, Wei Yan, and Mao Miaomiao¡¯s abnormal strength and power.

    While many viewers were dissatisfied with the imbnced mechanics and character strength, the majority of the viewers were silent.

    Among the silent viewers, Jungwoo was one of them. He had logged out from the game after he lost to Battlefield Warlord in the solo arena, and he witnessed the entire battle between Mao Miaomiao and Wei Yan.

    In Jungwoo¡¯s room, a certain white cat and an orange cat were sitting on the desk in front of him, watching the PC¡¯s monitor as well.

    Munya (What do you think, tiger?)

    Jungwoo nced at Mu-Nyang. He leaned against his gaming chair and rested his arms over his head.

    ¡°Which one should Iment on?¡±

    Munya (Try putting yourself in that angel¡¯s shoes. Do you think you can beat Wei Yan?)

    Jungwoo shook his head, ¡°Nah, I¡¯m a lot slower than them. How the hell can they move so fast in the soul domain anyway?¡±

    Munya-Munya! (You will understand it when you break through to the 8th or 9th stage. Anyway, about our deal.)

    ¡°I know. I¡¯ll pay your kid a visit and join his whatever guild. In exchange, keep guarding my real body while I¡¯m in the game. Those ghosts have been getting on my nerve. ¡°

    Munya! (Of course! That¡¯s a deal!)

    Mu-Nyang and Jungwoo shook hands. On the other hand, the orange cat, Mir, simply yawned and walked on theputer¡¯s keyboard. Then, she slept on it.

    ¡°Err, can I have my keyboard, miss?¡±

    Mew! (Shut it! The weather is too cold. I need a warm ce to sleep!)

    ¡°H-How about my bed?¡±

    Mew! (Too dirty and smelly! When was thest time you changed your bed sheets?!)

    ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 214 Cat Dadâ€™s New Enemies?

    214 Cat Dad¡¯s New Enemies?

    Chapter 214 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s New Enemies?

    Despite the controversies of the game, Pangu Online 2¡¯spany was unchallenged. Now firm or government pressed charges or tried to stop Pan Xian from operating the online game.

    The suspicious activities began attracting more attention. The world stopped ignoring their existence and questioned why nobody shut down the game yet.

    Because of such attention, the views of the live stream were staggering high. Even non-gamers watched the stream to see what the rage was all about.

    After the match between Xiaomao and Liu Bei, many guildspeted for supremacy. During the intermissions, experts, such as professional gamers, top yers, and developers gave an interview about their impressions of the game.

    However, one of the yers identally bragged about his investment in PACT cryptocurrency when it was five or six cents. And now, it was over two dors per token.

    This caused themunity to explode. Gold farmers, who thought that the game would soon die, returned to the game and reinvested in-game characters. Real investors investigated the game and got interested in how it operated.

    Then, before the day ended, one of the rich men posted a video, showing off his new superpower, which was a basic novice mage¡¯s fireball spell.

    The spell effects were weak, but it caused a stir in social media. Although many inte trolls dismissed the videos as CGI, many gamers soon found out that they could also faintly see their system screen behind their eyelids if they closed their eyes for long enough.

    Word of mouth spread, and non-gamers were attracted to the rumor. Some of them took risks and purchased PACT to join the game.

    Before the next morning, the PACT¡¯s price soared once again.

    = Second day of the guild war tournament =

    Because of the overwhelming number of participants, the guild war¡¯s first round took a whole day to finish. From over 10,000 guilds, they cut the number down in half.

    Still, the second round would also take an entire day to conclude as the yers and guilds experience their first war, either by watching the live stream or participating in the event themselves.

    In addition, there was an additional rule to the guild war. Although 100 yers were the limitation of each guild¡¯s participants, they could have 900 yers as a reserve to switch during the match!

    This rule was exinedter after Xiaomao had his turn, which confused every guild since they only sent 100 members to join the event. But once they learned it, they recruited more yers to join their teams. Some of the guilds even paid professional yers to help them.

    Meanwhile, smart guild leaders saw what Liu Bei and Xiaomao did. Instead of going after fellow yers, they deployed nonbatant guild members who weren¡¯t in the event world to recruit NPCs in their game world. As a result, more yers and NPCs from the three worlds flocked into the fountain zas.

    Among the busy people, a group of yers approached the bronze gate of the MUNYA Guild. They looked at the cute guild¡¯s insignia of a cat¡¯s face.

    Absolute Hl was the leader of this party. He knocked on the bronze door.

    ¡°Sir, shouldn¡¯t we send a DM to Xiaomao instead? Why knocking on the doors?¡±

    Hl shook his head, ¡°Be respectful. Sometimes, role-ying is a must. We don¡¯t know if Xiaomao is busy, so we shouldn¡¯t be interrupting him. At least, give him room to react and let his subordinate wee us first.¡±

    ¡°Oh, I see.¡±

    The subordinate of Hl nodded as they understood the gesture. They patiently waited for Xiaomao¡¯s people to open the gate for them.

    They weren¡¯t disappointed. A minuteter, a priest in a white robe opened the bronze gate and walked out. However, he came with a small whiteboard and a chemical pen.

    Hl nced at the person¡¯s name.

    John Preacher, Level 275

    Hl and his friends gulped. Although they were proud that they reached level 150 and joined the top leaderboard in levels, their strength didn¡¯te close to this NPC.

    John wrote the whiteboard as a way tomunicate with Hl.

    [Can I help you, sir?]

    ¡°Ah, yes,¡± Hl slightly bowed his head. ¡°I¡¯m Absolute Hl. I¡¯m an acquaintance of Xiaomao, and I would like to make an appointment for a meeting with him. Could I?¡±

    John wiped the whiteboard and wrote.

    [Our guild will have a match at 7 today.]

    ¡°Oh, please don¡¯t worry. Our guild also has a match at 9. If possible, could I meet him at noon?¡±

    [I¡¯ll tell my master. Also, may I know what the business is so that I can inform my master?]

    ¡°It¡¯s about the guild¡¯s alliance. I would like to propose an alliance with his guild since we both are in World Three. We don¡¯t want to get into trouble if one of our guild members identally bumps into your guild members and gets into a fight.¡±

    [I see. I¡¯ll ry your words to him.]

    ¡°Thank you very much!¡±

    Hl bowed and turned around to his friends. John also closed the gate.

    ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± Hl¡¯s friends were disappointed. They thought that they might get to meet Xiaomao, who overpowered the level-950 with his mysterious grand spell.

    ¡°Be patient, men. We don¡¯t rashly pressure them or get too personal. Leave them room to breathe when you negotiate with a friend. You don¡¯t want to piss him off, do you?¡±

    Everybody nodded. Then, they followed Hl to the za to search for a food stall to buy more food.

    After Hl had left, other guilds also visited Xiaomao¡¯s guild. However, all of them were blocked by John, who only took notes andmunicated with his whiteboard.

    While John was busy in front of the bronze gate, several transparent NPCs had been staring at MUNYA Guild.

    The leader of these spiritual beings was Joan, the servant of Battlefield Warlord. Currently, she was the new leader of the Valkyrie Guild!

    Joan red at John for a moment before she closed her eyes. Her eyelids trembled as if she had rolled her eyes upward.

    Suddenly, Joan opened her eyes and smiled. She turned to her subordinates.

    A transparent berserker man got curious.

    ¡°So? What¡¯s the lord¡¯s order?¡±

    Joan chuckled, ¡°I didn¡¯t talk to the lord. It¡¯s thedy.¡±

    ¡°Okay, fine. So, what does she say?¡±

    ¡°Lady Freya said we shouldn¡¯t openly provoke Xiaomao, but we can use the pretense of the guild war to cut his arms and legs.¡±

    ¡°So?¡±

    ¡°We go ham during the war, but we won¡¯t go all out against Xiaomao. Instead, we¡¯ll target his subordinates. We kill his subordinates and sent their souls to Asgard. As for the guild war, we can afford to lose on purpose!¡±

 Chapter 215 Cat Dadâ€™s Air Superiority

    215 Cat Dad¡¯s Air Superiority

    Chapter 215 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Air Superiority

    DING

    <you have="" leveled="" up!=""></you>

    <your max="" hp="" has="" increased="" by="" 116.=""></your>

    <your metal="" spiritual="" roots="" have="" increased="" by="" 15.=""></your>

    BURP!

    In the public bathhouse, Xiaomao, in his human form, sat in the murky bathtub and patted his bloated belly. He tossed away the half-broken marble tile that he had peeled from the wall and chew the handful of concrete in his mouth.

    The broken wall that Xiaomao had peeled and eaten was instantly restored. The chunk of tile and concrete vanished as well. However, the murky water in the bathtub remained.

    Xiaomao looked at the time. It was already 6.30 AM.

    He stood up and moved out of the bathtub. Instantly, the impurity in the bathtub entered the drains and was reced with clean water.

    DING

    <warning! your="" character="" synchronization="" has="" surpassed="" 70%.=""></warning!>

    <unexpected side="" effects="" may="" ur="" if="" you="" use="" game="" skills="" or="" spells="" in="" the="" real="" world.="" please="" consult="" nearest="" representative="" of="" pangu="" universe="" incorporate="" before="" your="" abilities.=""></unexpected>

    Xiaomao waved his hands and dismissed the notification messages. Then, he brought out Mimir¡¯s bible and read it.

    ¡®2nd-stage mortal cultivator is the bone refining realm. My job is to purify my bone marrow until it starts producing Qi blood. Now, my level is close to 300, but my bone marrow hasn¡¯t been thoroughly cleansed yet. Won¡¯t this affect my foundation?¡¯

    Xiaomao scratched his head and shapeshifted into a catopus. He turned around and jumped into the clean water in the bathtub.

    PLOP

    In less than a minute, the clean water turned ck because of Xiaomao¡¯s sweat and grime on his fur. The foul smell of feces returned, preventing Xiaomao¡¯s subordinates from using the public bathhouse.

    Xiaomao floated on top of the water. He sighed.

    ¡®Should I temporarily stop using Taotie¡¯s techniques?¡¯

    <strong>Name: </strong>Xiaomao

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Race: </strong> Catopus

    <strong>Lifespan:</strong> 110 Years

    <strong>LEVEL: </strong>294

    <strong>Contribution Level:</strong> 17

    <strong>Karma:</strong> 0

    <strong>Status Attributes</strong>

    STR: 2,950

    DEX: 2,960

    AGI: 2,590

    VIT: 3,130

    INT: 8,730

    WIS: 2,220

    QI: 177,162

    LUCK: 4,500

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 8,698

    Water: 3,040

    Wind: 3,108

    Metal: 3,069

    Wood: 3,939

    Lightning: 11,280

    Dark: 3,809

    Light: 3,926

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    ATK: 4,247

    DEF: 3,337

    M.ATK: 13,374

    M.DEF: 2,982

    HP: 97,626 / 97,626

    MP: 337,253 / 337,253

    Life Qi: 177,162 / 177,162

    While pondering, Xiaomao looked at his current status.

    This was the result of Taotie¡¯s cultivation method. Because of the repeated stat gains by eating, the attributes didn¡¯t suit a game character, which only gained about 60 stats per level. Even a 4th grade-schooler could tell that the math didn¡¯t add up.

    Still, the increase in Xiaomao¡¯s attack power and defense seemedckluster even though his stats increased by almost twofold. He began to wonder if he hadmitted a mistake somewhere during the cultivation.

    ¡°Hmm. What to do¡­¡±

    Xiaomao closed his eyes to think. He thought of Taotie¡¯s book and recited the part that the senior always reminded him of.

    ¡®When in doubt, EAT A BETTER FOOD!¡¯

    ¡°Right. I should eat more. Come to think of it, I haven¡¯t tried eating a fellow human yet¡­¡±

    Xiaomao paused for a few seconds before he pped his face several times and sank himself in the dirty water.

    ¡°WHAT WAS I THINKING, MUNYA?! WHY AM I THINKING OF EATING HUMANS?! THAT¡¯S CANNIBALISM AND DISGUSTING!!¡±

    At 6:55, Xiaomao finally came out of the bathhouse. The water tube was automatically cleaned, and the nasty smell was gone.

    When the catopus returned to the lobby, he found everybody there.

    The mermen seemed prepared this time. None of them seemed to be too nervous or excited. Also, nobody had a stomach problem, which was reassuring.

    John rushed to Xiaomao and passed him a stack of A4 papers. Xiaomao took the papers and read them.

    It was a long list of appointment reservations and their request details. Several guild leaders and representatives wanted to meet Xiaomao for business and alliance.

    Xiaomao passed the papers back, ¡°John, arrange the list and invite the people if you can. I¡¯ll handle the meetings after today¡¯s match, munya. Oh, you won¡¯t be deployed in this battle, so you can take your time.¡±

    John grinned and saluted. Then, he stored the papers in his inventory.

    When Xiaomao was done with John, Lucky came to him next.

    ¡°What¡¯s the n for this fight, master? Our next opponent is somewhat smarter than Shu Han. I saw their match. Their guild used an ant army strategy and spammed the battlefield with low-level yers to hog all quests. I don¡¯t think we can use the same tactic in thest match twice.¡±

    Xiaomao deeply exhaled. He waved his tentacle, dismissing Lucky¡¯s worries.

    ¡°Then, this fight will be easy, munya. I won¡¯t be deploying anyone or building anything.¡±

    ¡°Err¡­ eh?¡±

    ¡°Just wait and see, munya. Did you forget that I can fly?¡±

    ¡°O-Oh¡­¡±

    Lucky was still baffled, but she believed in him. Meanwhile, Shepherd and others looked at each other in confusion, unable to predict how the match would turn out.

    7 AM

    Once again, Xiaomao and his guild members were summoned to the same battlefield. The crew got trapped in the transparent cube while Xiaomao was the only one in the guild castle.

    As soon as Xiaomao got his bearings, he rode a flying sword toward the opponent¡¯s castle right away.

    Xiaomao¡¯s opponent guild, the Big Fish Guild, was one of the top guilds from World One, whichpeted against Hiiro Narukami.

    The guild leader, Mega Whale, was a sessful French streamer. His followers and friends joined his guild, and they came here for the big prize.

    Mega Whale¡¯s character was also unique. He had an ultra-rare high-elf character, but he wore a costume of a merman. The merman costume opened its mouth and revealed Mega Whale¡¯s face, which wasted his handsome face.

    When Mega Whale noticed that Xiaomao used the same strategy, he smirked andughed.

    ¡°Alright, nerds! Let¡¯s go grab some quests!¡±

    Mega Whale instantly summoned 10 guild members to the field right away. All of their levels ranged between one and ten!

    The suicide squad appeared and rushed out of the castle, grabbed the nearest NPCs on the battlefield, and ran back inside.

    By the time Xiaomao arrived in front of their castle, the squad already secured the quests.

    DING

    DING

    Out of the 10 quests, seven werepleted right away. The Big Fish Guild¡¯s SP rose to 3,500 at once while Xiaomao¡¯s SP was only 200!

    Mega Whale burst intoughter as he summoned 20 of his strangest range damage dealers. He pointed at the sky, where Xiaomao was.

    ¡°As nned, shoot him down and end it!¡±

    The archers, mages, and javelin throwers climbed the stairs and got on the castle walls.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao carefully measured the range between him and the two obelisks of Mega Whale¡¯s castle. He calmly piloted the flying sword to climb higher to the point that he almost touched the clouds. Then, he tried getting directly above the castle.

    The obelisks lit up, but they didn¡¯t fire at Xiaomao. He was out of range.

    The people on the ground tried using their spells and skills to attack Xiaomao. Unfortunately, their abilities could not even reach the cat in the sky.

    Seeing that his n worked, Xiaomao looked around to find Big Fish¡¯s guild leader. It wasn¡¯t hard to locate the stupid-looking elf in the merman costume.

    Xiaomao brought out a crossbow and an explosive bolt. Then, he used a skill on them.

    One Man Thousand Arrow!

    A thousand bolts rained upon the crowd on the wall. None of them hit anyone since Xiaomao didn¡¯t even set a target.

    However, as soon as the bolts hit the ground, they exploded. Debris flew everywhere, and the brick walls partially crumbled, and many yers died from the fall damage and explosions.

    ¡°MU-NYA-NYA!¡±

    Followed by the random explosions, a massive fireball descended upon Mega Whale.

    The guild leader looked up and revealed a wry smile. He didn¡¯t expect that Xiaomao would exploit the air superiority to bully them.

    ¡°Is this even allowed?!¡± Mega Whaleined before the fireball exploded on him.

    BOOM

    61,319 DAMAGE!

    No regr yer had that much HP. The guild leader was burnt to ash on the spot.

    DING

    <you have="" killed="" mega="" whale!=""></you>

    <due to="" the="" event="" world¡¯s="" restrictions,="" you="" cannot="" gain="" levels,="" items,="" or="" status="" during="" guild="" war.=""></due>

    Xiaomao read the message and sighed. He muttered to himself.

    ¡°What a waste, munya. I could have stolen that guy¡¯s wealth and stats. Oh, well¡­ GG.¡±

    Xiaomao turned his flying sword around and returned to his castle, waiting for the match to automatically conclude.

    North Carolina

    A certain room of a condominium was brightly lit even though it was 7 PM here. In the master bedroom, a teenager kicked open the capsule hatch and jumped off his game console. He rushed to hisptopputer to look at the rey of his match.

    Currently, the official live stream channel of the gamepany was reying the footage of Xiaomao¡¯s match earlier. The camera showed how Xiaomao hovered above his opponent¡¯s castle and bombarded the castle wall into ruins.

    ¡°I-Is this even legal?!¡± The femalementator couldn¡¯t stopughing. She seemed to be enjoying how the match quickly ended.

    Pan Mei, the son of Pan Xian, was amentator as well. His red face and the swelling blood vessels in his face revealed how mad he was.

    Even though Pan Mei was angry, he managed to control his voice.

    ¡°This will definitely be patched before tomorrow. This tactic shouldn¡¯t be allowed at all!¡±

    The femalementator thought otherwise, ¡°Air superiority and air suppression are one of the best military tactics in the real world, though. Characters with flight abilities should be able to do this much, right?¡±

    ¡°But the guild war is supposed to be fair and enjoyable to everybody. Oh, well. I doubt we can patch it within today, but there won¡¯t be any of this stupid trick tomorrow.¡±

    ¡°Hahaha. Mr. Pan. You are a dog person, aren¡¯t you?¡±

    ¡°What¡¯s that have to do with a dog person?!¡±

    The conversation was sidetracked, and Mega Whale no longer listened to them. He looked at the timer.

    34 seconds was the time it took for Xiaomao to win this match.

    Mega Whale leaned on his chair. He covered his face.

    ¡°This stupid game! In server one, Hiiro took everything. And what is this? A stupid Yuumi knockoff that can nuke cities?! How am I supposed topete with them?!¡±

    While Mega Whale wasmenting and venting his frustration, a woman¡¯s voice entered his mind.

    ¡®I see that you hate them.¡¯

    Mega Whale looked around in shock, ¡°WHO IS IT?!¡±

    White gas came out from the game capsule and manifested a young girl with white hair, who seemed to be about 5 or 6 years old. She looked up and smiled at the French man.

    ¡°My name is Amon. You can call me Amon-chan!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Although Mega Whale was a young streamer with good eloquence, he wasn¡¯t good at dealing with children. He stared at the Loli.

    ¡°Where¡¯re you from? Are you lost?¡±

    Amon pouted. She walked toward Mega Whale and lightly stomped his right foot.

    ¡°!!!¡±

    As soon as she hit him, Mega Whale¡¯s foot was crushed. Thetter cosped on his knees and held the foot in pain.

    Amon snorted and crossed her chest. She looked down at him.

    ¡°You have two choices, mister. First, be my servant, and I¡¯ll give you the power to deal with annoying yers like Hiiro or Xiaomao. Or second, I¡¯ll tell the FBI that you kidnapped me! Pick one!¡±

    Mega Whale was confused and helpless. He looked at the little girl once again.

    ¡°W-Who the hell are you?! What are you?!¡±

    Amon pouted again, ¡°I just told you that I¡¯m Amon! I¡¯m a demon lord of Solomon¡¯s Netherworld! Hmph!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

 Chapter 216 Cat Dad is Underestimated?

    Chapter 216 a€¡° Cat Dad is Underestimated?

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao and his friends returned to the guild lobby. Everybody celebrated their victory as usual.

    ¡°How did youe up with that tactic, master?¡± Lucky was impressed by Xiaomao¡¯s strategy.

    Xiaomao thought of the series of patches. He sighed.

    ¡°That¡¯s a one-time trick against swarm tactics, munya. Tomorrow, Pangu will definitely add anti-aircraft guns or something as new default defensive buildings along with those obelisks. I might not be able to fly as high as I did earlier again, munya.¡±

    Lucky tilted her head as she still couldn¡¯t understand him. He wanted to ask him why he revealed his card so early if he knew that Pangu would change itter.

    Lucky didn¡¯t know ¨C Before the regression, many guilds used flying vehicles to gain air superiority over the battlefield as the obelisks couldn¡¯t reach them. Later on, the gamepany introduced mechanical warfare in guild war and anti-air defense structures, which nerfed the air-raid Meta.

    This swarming strategy also had a fatal weakness. As the guild leader had to be near the quest NPCs to finish the quest, this created a vulnerable time that long-ranged damage dealers could exploit. Any sniper, archer, mage, or artillery weapon that couldunch an attack over 200 meters away could easily assassinate the guild leader and end the match on the spot.

    Even if Pangu disabled the air-raid tactic before tomorrow¡¯s match, Xiaomao still had a dozen ways to counter the swarming strategy. Therefore, showing one of his cards was not that terrible.

    After Xiaomao dismissed everybody, he sent messages to Wei Zhi, wondering how she was doing in the dungeon. He also needed to contact Nymph to prepare for tomorrow¡¯s match.

    As soon as Xiaomao texted her, she instantly replied.

    ¡°I saw your match! You were amazing!¡±

    ¡°Thanks, munya. By the way, have you gotten used to the new home yet?¡±

    ¡°To be honest, I want to go home and bring my father here. That silly old man can¡¯t even take care of housework, and he always came home sweaty. I¡¯m worried about him.¡±

    Xiaomao got a new headache. Taking care of refugees was no easy task.

    ¡°If Mew is still there, tell her that you want to escort your family here, munya.¡±

    ¡°I already consulted with a flying cat and the lizardman dude. They said that they would do something about it soon.¡±

    Xiaomao broke a sweat. The referred talking cat was definitely Meowmeow while the lizardman was Cernun. He wondered if Wei Zhi would still be okay after this chat.

    ¡°Oh, if they promise you, then it¡¯s all good, munya.¡±

    ¡°Another thing, Xiaomao.¡±

    ¡°Yeah?¡±

    Wei Zhi¡¯s messages stopped for a whole minute, but she ended up asking.

    ¡°Does this game support H stuff or X-rated activities?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao nkly stared at his screen for a whole minute. He instinctively brought out a staff, wanting to bonk her like how he did to Lucky. Unfortunately, Wei Zhi was not here.

    ¡°What in the hell are you nning to do, munya?! Having an orgy with dolphins or something?!¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s not like that! I was just asking if I need THAT kind of protection!¡±

    For some reason, Xiaomao didn¡¯t believe her. He made up an excuse to dismiss the idea.

    ¡°You¡¯re here with your real body, munya. Obviously, you can still get pregnant here! DON¡¯T DO SOMETHING STUPID, MUNYA!¡±

    ¡°Okay, I won¡¯t!¡±

    Xiaomao sighed. He wondered why all women around him seemed to be overly interested in this matter. Although Xiaomao wanted to end the chat, he still remembered why he texted Wei Zhi.

    ¡°Wei Zhi, I need you to ry a message to Nymph. Tell her that I need to borrow her legendary weapons again. Ask her or Undine if they can unseal them so that everybody here can use the weapons in the guild war event, munya.¡±

    ¡°Okay! I¡¯ll tell her right away. I think she¡¯s in the boss room,¡± Wei Zhi exited the chat room as she got a new job.

    Noticing that Wei Zhi adapted to the new environment, Xiaomao was relieved. He turned to John next.

    ¡°Let¡¯s deal with the visitors, munya. We¡¯re going to invite those representatives to see what they can offer us for alliance or trade.¡±

    .

    .

    After Xiaomao¡¯s match was concluded, many guilds attempted to mimic Xiaomao¡¯s air suppression tactic. However, not many cultivators had a strong skill or spell that could impact the battle flow. At best, they managed to harass their enemies or identally injure their opponents.

    In the end, the Swarming Meta was the trend here. Every guild rushed quests during the first five minutes. When the obelisks stopped working, they mobilized their troops. Some built structures on the battlefield while many guilds concentrated on infrastructures to increase their guild¡¯s economic power. One of the guilds, which seemed to excel at crafting, managed to research war golems and used them to pave their path to victory.

    Xiaomao watched the live streams while he waited for the appointment time. Although he had already seen many footages of the guild war events in the past, Xiaomao still learned a thing or two from the other guilds.

    At 8 AM, John invited four men and one woman inside the guild lobby. Surprisingly, they had purple names, and they came from the same guild.

    [CLAYMORE]

    Xiaomao felt like he had seen this guild somewhere before, but he couldn¡¯t remember as he felt that they were insignificant. He looked at the leader of this team.

    Butter Tank, Level 195

    ¡®Purple name and above average level¡­ so Pangu must have bought them.¡¯

    Xiaomao snorted and pointed at the couch on the opposite side of the coffee table, gesturing for them to sit down.

    Butter Tank sat down, but his four followers stood behind him. The man leaned forward and nced at Xiaomao¡¯s name.

    ¡°Pleased to meet you, Mister Xiaomao. Or should I say, Mister Regressor?¡±

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. Not many people called him that, and the only ones that knew his status were Pangu and Nian¡¯s subordinates.

    ¡°Pangu already told you, I see, munya.¡±

    ¡°No, it was Lord Solomon. He invited us to the Netherworld and gave us superpowers in real life. In exchange, we¡¯re working for him now.¡±

    ¡°I see, munya.¡±

    Once again, the flow of events drastically changed. Xiaomao didn¡¯t remember anything about Solomon as this elusive deity kept a low profile before the regression.

    ¡°State your business. What do you want, munya?¡±

    Butter Tank brought out a scroll from his inventory. Then, he opened it for Xiaomao to see.

    ¡°We want you to sign this contract and surrender all your crypto tokens and game ount to me, and we will bring you to the Netherworld Realm for safety.¡±<!--

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 Chapter 217 Cat Dad Negotiates

    Chapter 217 ¨C Cat Dad Negotiates

    ¡°Ha!¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s subordinates squinted their brows while Xiaomaoughed, ¡°Why should I give you my money in the first ce, munya?¡±

    Butter Tank sneered. He brought out another scroll and showed it to Xiaomao.

    It was a satellite image of Gnoll Ind, where Xiaomao¡¯s dungeon was. It also showed theyout of Cernun Ind.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t know where Butter Tank got it, but it seemed too detailed. It was impossible for yers to create this.

    ¡°If you don¡¯t, we will publish your dungeon¡¯s location to the world. Bounty hunters, NPCs, and top-ranked yers wille for your head. But if you surrender your wealth to me, you get to keep your little secret and your life.¡±

    ¡°Ho-Hoh?¡±

    Lucky, Shepherd, and the crew¡¯s eyes turned cold. On the other hand, Xiaomao beamed at Butter Tank with a bright smile.

    ¡°Sod off, and scram, my dear guests. Make sure that I don¡¯t find you in-game or in the real world. Because if I do, a fate worse than death awaits you, munya.¡±

    ¡°Oh, how clich¨¦. As expected of a regressed person, I guess. I wonder what kind of pointless life you lived through in your previous life.¡±

    ¡°Haiz. Do you really think you have a chance against me?¡±

    If there were no event rules, Xiaomao would have ughtered these idiotic yers here.

    Xiaomao had a thousand pages of essays in his mind about how foolish and overconfident they were. He wondered why these people still provoked him even though they knew that he was a regressor. He wanted to ask them if they knew about the fates of 3rd-rated viins in novels with a regressed protagonist.

    Butter Tank and his crew burst intoughter, ¡°Because you have no chance against gods and demons! What can you do alone? Huh? Entire China wants you dead. Every NPC wants you dead. Even the gods and demons reject your existence! As soon as you die in the game, your soul will be trapped in hell forever! You have no future!¡±

    ¡°Oh, dear. Oh, dear. That¡¯s old news. Our conversation ends here. See you on the battlefield, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao scoffed and opened his guild menu. There was a button [Banish] that appeared during the event, which could be used to expel guests in his guild¡¯s lobby.

    He ticked the names of these people and pressed the button. Then, the five CLAYMORE guild members were ejected from the lobby. They were instantly teleported to the fountain za.

    After the arrogant people were kicked out by the event system, Xiaomao burnt the contract and the photo of his ind. His faint smile never disappeared from his face while the papers were burning.

    ¡°Master¡­¡±

    Lucky sensed something sinister in Xiaomao¡¯s eyes, and she was scared.

    ¡°Don¡¯t fret, munya. There¡¯s nothing they can do.¡±

    ¡°But our home might be invaded¡­¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t that nice?¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s grin got wider to the point that his smile looked ominous and evil. Moreover, he was salivating.

    .

    .

    Butter Tank was the only one that provoked Xiaomao. The other guilds, who made an appointment with John, all came for a peace talk. From a total of 20 reserved appointments, 13 managed to pass the second round and visit the MUNYA guild.

    12 of 13 came for a friendly visit and form a good rtionship with him. They also requested to purchase spirit fruits and the rumored skill books, but Xiaomao imed that he had already sold or used all of them.

    None of them returned empty-handed. Xiaomao was kind enough to sell rare-grade equipment that he and his subordinates couldn¡¯t use. They weren¡¯t expensive, so the representatives were happy to trade with Xiaomao.

    As for thest one, they came here to negotiate an alliance and information exchange. The leader was none other than Absolute Hl, the favorite customer of Xiaomao.

    Currently, Hl and his squad sat in Xiaomao¡¯s guild lobby. Everybody looked rxed and friendly.

    Hl was also impressed with Xiaomao¡¯s current level. He kept sneaking nces at Xiaomao¡¯s name.

    ¡°Brother, how did you level up so fast? Is there a dungeon or a secret to it?¡±

    Xiaomao drylyughed. He declined to share Taotie¡¯s cultivation secret or Mimir¡¯s bibles. Instead, he brought out a dozen bottles of sacred water and put them on the coffee table.

    ¡°I can¡¯t share our guild¡¯s secret, but I can sell you these goodies. Of course, with a friendly price tag, munya.¡±

    Hl and his friends were interested. They inspected the sacred water to see the item description.

    .

    <strong>Sacred Water</strong>

    Known as Sacred Unified Element Water, which originated from Mao Miaomiao¡¯s blood and Qi. The sacred water can restore limbs and heal all injuries, as long as it isn¡¯t fatal. Because of its effectiveness, cultivators can kill to get their hands on it.

    However, overconsumption may cause a disastrous effect as it contains the condensed elemental energy of the Chaos Seraphim. Never drink more than 100 CCs per day if you don¡¯t want to die.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Consumable

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Mythic

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> None

    <strong>Effect:</strong> By drinking 10 of Sacred Water, you will obtain the following effects;

    ¨C Restore 10,000 HP and MP instantly.

    ¨C Restore all lost limbs and internal organs.

    ¨C Remove [Poison], [Charmed], [Petrified], [Stun], [Numb], [Bleeding], and [Sickness] abnormal status effects.

    ¨C Inflict an abnormal status, [Estrus], to self for 12 hours.

    ¨C Your stamina is double for 12 hours.

    ¨C Increase Max HP and MP by 100.

    ¨C Increase a random status attribute by 10.

    ¨C Increase a random spiritual root by 10.

    <strong>Note:</strong> Drinking more than 10 per day may lead to death.

    .

    Hl and his friends were dumbfounded. They reread the description in disbelief.

    ¡°How godly! Myth-grade potion?! How did you get these, brother Xiaomao!?¡±

    Xiaomao brightly smiled, ¡°That rtes to my guild¡¯s secret that I can¡¯t share. But all I can tell is¡­ we are the only supplier of these potions. How about it? Want some, munya?¡±

    Hl wiped his drool. His face turned solemn.

    ¡°How much can you produce, and how much per bottle?¡±

    ¡°I won¡¯t ask much, munya. Since you¡¯re my friend, I¡¯ll only need 1,000 PACT per 10 bottle.¡±

    ¡°I-Isn¡¯t it too cheap?!¡± Hl frowned. He wondered if Xiaomao made a mistake. ¡°Only 2,000 dors for a myth-grade potion? That¡¯s a bit too cheap, brother! This thing can easily fetch a million in the auction house!¡±

    Xiaomao maintained his innocent smile, ¡°That¡¯s obviously the wholesale price. Aren¡¯t friends supposed to look out for friends, munya?¡±

    Seeing Xiaomao¡¯s warm and innocent smile, Hl and his friends were moved. Some of them almost shed a manly tear.

    ¡°I get it, brother Xiaomao! I ept that sincerity. Our brotherhood willst for eternity!¡±

    Xiaomao wanted to roll his eyes because of the cringe. He waved his tentacle, calming down the excited Arabian.

    ¡°Pipe it down, munya. I haven¡¯t told you our condition yet.¡±

    ¡°A condition?¡± Hl and his friends paused. Their expressions changed, and their friendly smiles were gone, ¡°Tell us, brother.¡±

    Xiaomao nced at Shepherd, and thetter caught the hints. He nodded at his master and turned to one of Hl¡¯s subordinates, who was a support character.

    The NPC character was an assassin. He wore thick sheep clothes and covered his face with a veil.

    The assassin¡¯s eyes met with Shepherd¡¯s. Then, they secretlymunicated.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao got to the point of this negotiation, ¡°The condition is simple, munya. I want your guild to join the Mermaid Kingdom or worship a mermaid goddess. Change your faction to Chaos Demon Goddess Chang¡¯e, so we can truly be allies!¡±<!--

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 Chapter 218 Cat Dad is Blessed

    Chapter 218 a€¡° Cat Dad is Blessed

    Hl and his friends walked out of MUNYA Guild¡¯s lobby. They returned to the fountain za.

    Everybody admired their guild screen, which was changed after they had chosen a faction.

    .

    <strong>General Information</strong>

    <strong>Guild Name:</strong> QUWB

    <strong>Faction:</strong> Mermaid Kingdom

    <strong>Guild Level:</strong> 4

    <strong>Guild Members:</strong> 1,000/1,000

    <strong>Guild Master:</strong> Absolute Hl

    <strong>Home Base:</strong> None

    <strong>Sponsor:</strong> Chang¡¯e

    <strong>Blessings:</strong> Underwater Breathing, Underwater Pressure Resistance, Water Affinity

    .

    <strong>[Underwater Breathing]:</strong> All guild members can breathe underwater.

    <strong>[Deep Sea Pressure Resistance]:</strong> All guild members can resist up to 101 atmospheres (1,000 meters depth).

    <strong>[Water Affinity]:</strong> Water Spiritual Roots of all guild members are double.

    .

    Everybody rejoiced that their guild leader had joined the mermaid faction. They were so grateful to Xiaomao, who introduced this mysterious kingdom to them.

    ¡°Boss, your friend is too kind. He sold the mythic potions for cheap, and he introduced us to a good faction. This is a lot better than the Pangu Church or Yuan Empire!¡±

    Hl agreed, ¡°Ah, yes. Now, you know who to trust and who to fight.¡±

    ¡°Exactly! We can¡¯t let brother Xiaomao down!¡±

    ¡°We also got a huge gift.¡±

    Hl opened a scroll of a rough drawing of an ind group. It had a few X marks, which revealed the location of Cernun Ind and Gnoll Ind. Moreover, Xiaomao even disclosed the location of his headquarters, aka the ve Dungeon.

    Aside from the deal, they made another arrangement. From now on, the potion distribution location would be the Gnoll Ind beach, and Xiaomao wouldn¡¯t be responsible for the shipment a€¡° Hl had to provide his own transportation for the sacred water and other goods.

    It was not hard to procure a cargo vessel, but it took time. Hl had several ideas and inspirations from this deal, and he was looking forward to future businesses.

    ¡°Let¡¯s head back to the lobby and tell everyone. I bet our mages will be surprised.¡±

    .

    .

    <strong>General Information</strong>

    <strong>Guild Name:</strong> MUNYA

    <strong>Faction:</strong> Mermaid Kingdom

    <strong>Guild Level:</strong> 1

    <strong>Guild Members:</strong> 100/100

    <strong>Guild Master:</strong> Xiaomao

    <strong>Home Base:</strong> ve Dungeon

    <strong>Sponsors:</strong> Chang¡¯e, Meowmeow

    <strong>Blessings:</strong> Void Breathing, Deep Sea Immunity, Nature Affinity, Cat Supremacy, Mother Earth Protection

    .

    <strong>[Void Breathing]:</strong> All guild members can breathe anywhere even if there is no oxygen.

    <strong>[Deep Sea Immunity]:</strong> All guild members are immune to underwater pressure.

    <strong>[Nature Affinity]:</strong> The Water, Wood, Metal, and Light Spiritual Roots of all guild members are double.

    <strong>[Cat Supremacy]:</strong> Skills and spells of Catopus and Cathulhu are 50% stronger, 80% if the opponent is a canine-rted race, and 150% if the opponent is from Pangu Faction.

    <strong>[Mother Earth Protection]:</strong> As long as the guild members are within the Mermaid Kingdom¡¯s domain or underwater, increase their physical defense and magical defense by 100%.

    .

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao opened his guild menu andpared it with Hl¡¯s guild. He looked at the blessings and slightly shook his head.

    When Xiaomao was in this event world, the two deities did something to his guild, and blessings appeared. Unfortunately, the blessings didn¡¯t work in the event world.

    He thought of Butter Tank and Liu Bei. He wondered if their guilds also had a simr blessing buff to their guild members.

    ¡®The real Guild Wars and territorial wars are going to beplicated. I don¡¯t know what kind of blessings they have.¡¯

    Xiaomao thought of Butter Tank¡¯s threat and sighed. He knew that greedy yers would eventually find and invade his dungeon, but he didn¡¯t expect that someone would have discovered it so fast.

    Feeling threatened, Xiaomao texted Wei Zhi.

    ¡°Tell Undine to hasten the mannequin project and increase their strength somehow. Tell her that I have about 100 million PACTs to fund the project.¡±

    Xiaomao pressed [Sent] and continued watching the afternoon guild war matches to learn new tricks.

    A few minutester, Wei Zhi replied.

    ¡°Nymph says that her legendary weapons can¡¯t be used outside the dungeon, and she can¡¯t send them to you. But she can equip the mermaids and the mannequins instead.¡±

    Hearing the bad news, Xiaomao gave up the idea. He closed his eyes andputed what strategy and tactic he would use in tomorrow¡¯s matches against the Quest-Rush Meta.

    Fortunately, Wei Zhi wasn¡¯t finished.

    ¡°Nymph also says she can contact the Mermaid¡¯s capital city to borrow some high-tier ultra-rare or legendary weapons from Tiamat Royal Troops, but you can only keep them for a week. Oh, she needs about a million PACT to tribute the mermaid queen for the trouble.¡±

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. He didn¡¯t want to waste a million PACTs to just ¡°borrow¡± weapons.

    ¡°How about I give her 10 million PACTs, and I want to purchase as many legendary-grade weapons from the Mermaid Kingdom? Oh, tell her that I want a HIGH-LEVEL mage¡¯s staff and a crossbow, munya. The higher level requirement, the better, munya!¡±

    ¡°Isn¡¯t 10 million PACTs about 20 million dors?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯m a billionaire. I can pay, munya. Can you get it done for me, munya?¡±

    ¡°¡­ If I give my virginity to you, can you give me a million dors?¡±

    ¡°WHAT IN THE TARNATION ARE YOU SMOKING, MUNYA?! ARE YOU FOR REAL?!¡±

    Xiaomao almost flipped the coffee table in front of him because of the randomness and Wei Zhi¡¯s unexpected proposal.

    Fortunately, Wei Zhi sent aughing emoji, an eggnt emoji, and water droplets emoji to tease him, confirming that everything was a joke.

    ¡°That was a joke LMAO! No way, I ain¡¯t selling my virginity to a freaking cat! I¡¯m an upright traditional girl!¡±

    Xiaomao facepalmed, ¡°You almost gave me a heart attack, woman.¡±

    ¡°HAHAHAHA! But you wish I was serious, right?¡±

    ¡°Whatever, munya.¡±

    ¡°Jokes aside, I¡¯ll talk to Nymph and Undine again. Catch youter!¡±

    Xiaomao closed the chat menu. He scratched and pulled some of his furs as he disliked under-the-belly pranks. However, he instinctively thought of Wei Zhi¡¯s current figure, her new face, and his previous life¡¯s mother. Then, Xiaomao imagined the sinful scenario.

    ¡°MUNYAAAAA!!¡±

    In embarrassment and shame, Xiaomao smashed his face against the coffee table and broke it. The table was automatically repaired and restored, but a few shards were still stuck in Xiaomao¡¯s face.

    Shepherd and the boys were dumbfounded while Lucky panicked. She pulled out a med kit from her inventory to patch Xiaomao.

    ¡°What¡¯s wrong, master?¡±

    Xiaomao¡¯s skin turned red. He muttered quietly, ¡°Nothing. Forget what you see today, munya!¡±

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 Chapter 219 Cat Dad is VERY BLESSED!

    Chapter 219 ¨C Cat Dad is VERY BLESSED!

    The next day, Xiaomao woke up at 4 AM and came out of the guild¡¯s lobby. He rushed to the fountain to see the updated tournament brackets and patch notes.

    As Xiaomao had expected, there were changes, and the tournament brackets were updated.

    In today¡¯s match, Xiaomao¡¯s guild was up against a no-name guild from World Two. If he defeated his opponent, he might have to fight Spartan Guild in the afternoon match.

    Xiaomao fought them before. This team consisted of famous beta testers, such as Master Yeet and Marcus, who currently upied the third and fourth ranks on the level leaderboard. They knew the game¡¯s mechanics like the back of their hands as they also used the same strategy as Xiaomao during the second round.

    Currently, Master Yeet and Marcus¡¯s levels were 289 and 287 respectively. Aside from Xiaomao and Ran Tae, they were the top dogs of World Three. It was said that they worked with the insiders of the gamepany, and they knew about the hidden dungeons that they could exploit, such as the Pangu Cultist Dungeon.

    Xiaomao wasn¡¯t afraid of them. However, he was unsure if they were already brainwashed by Pangu since they could enter the church.

    As Xiaomao scanned through the tournament brackets to see his future opponents, he noticed that many well-known Pangu supporters were pitted in his guild¡¯s bracket. Obviously, they were arranged here for a reason.

    After confirming his next opponent and the potential rival, Xiaomao checked the update log announcement.

    .

    <strong>Guild War, Rules Updated!</strong>

    ¨C Changes in the protection zone. Before the change, no enemy can get within 200 meters radius of the obelisk towers except the air units. Now, the obelisks can hit anything that enters the 200-meter boundary zone.

    ¨C Added new structures; Airship Dockyard, Airport, AA Artillery, Gravity Tower

    ¨C Added new warships, fighter jets, and bombers.

    ¨C Added new mechanical vehicle; Qi Jamming Truck.

    ¨C Increase quest rewards.

    ¨C Quest NPCs no longer help yers in battle.

    ¨C Added new battlefields; Desert, in, Forest, Jungle, Savanna, Urban, Open Sea, Archipgo, Inds, Lake, River, Tribtion Clouds, Flying Inds, Floating Continents, Mountain, Basin, North Pole, and Beach, MUNYA!

    ¨C Before the beginning of each round, every guild¡¯s participating members can vote for their desired battlefield. Each guild leader may pick up to three maps, and the total sum of voters¡¯ levels will be collected and calcted for that round¡¯s theme map. The battlefield with the highest collective level points will be selected as the theme of that round, MUNYA!

    ¨C Guild Blessings are active in Event World, MUNYA!

    ¨C Participating guild members can teleport to their home world when they are not in a match, MUNYA!

    .

    Xiaomao read through the first half and was annoyed. As he had predicted, Pangu nerfed the air-raid tactic right away.

    However, in the second half, Xiaomao was pleasantly surprised.

    New battlefield maps were originally introduced in the second Cross-World Guild War, but it was pushed to this round. Strangely, the additional rules, where every guild¡¯s main roster members could vote and use their sum of levels to calcte the total points, were strange and biased.

    The secondst rule was also helpful to Xiaomao. As his guild had the advantage of multiple blessings from two deities, his guild¡¯s overall power was now skyrocketed. If they could fight on a water-based battlefield, they would have an overwhelming advantage over the other guilds.

    As for thest change, Xiaomao loved it. Now, he could return to ve Dungeon and transport the requested legendary weapons here to fight.

    Still, the second half of the changes were odd. They didn¡¯t look like they were created to suppress his guild. Instead, it benefited him.

    When Xiaomao noticed the ¡°MUNYA¡± pattern, he understood why these rules appeared.

    ¡®Who was it? Was this Mu-Nyang, Mir, or Meowmeow¡¯s work? But Mir doesn¡¯t munya, so that leaves Mu-Nyang and Meowmeow. Are they strong enough topete with Pangu?¡¯

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t help but smile. He was proud that he joined the cat alliance. Now, he could munya with pride.

    ¡°Bless the Cathulhus, munya!¡±

    Xiaomao chuckled and sent a text to Hl, wondering if he could lobby the votes. Unfortunately, Hl was offline.

    ¡®Ah, too bad. Anyway, we have a way out. I can exploit this!¡¯

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Pan Mei hadn¡¯t slept a wink. He stared at hisptop screen and furrowed his brows. Then, he turned to thepany¡¯s employees, who had been gathering in his suite hotel room to add new rules to the game.

    20 workers in casual clothes looked exhausted, and their eyelids drooped as they hadn¡¯t slept for 48 hours. They chugged energy drinks and coffee to stay awake and continued working.

    None of them dared to make eye contact with Pan Mei.

    Pan Mei groaned and questioned his subordinates.

    ¡°I don¡¯t remember adding the battlefield rules orplementing the patch. Who did this?!¡±

    No one answered, but they sweated profusely.

    Noticing that nobody uttered a word, Pan Mei smacked hisptop¡¯s keyboard and broke it.

    ¡°I said ¨C WHO DID IT?!¡±

    Again, the employees lowered their heads and kept quiet.

    ¡°No one?! Fine, I¡¯ll check the log file. Let¡¯s see who the fuck did something unnecessary!¡±

    Pan Mei turned to hisptop, but he was unable to work with it anymore. The motherboard was smashed, and the screen no longer showed an image.

    With a dark face, Pan Mei turned around and pushed an employee with a gamingptop away.

    ¡°This notebook is mine now. I¡¯ll give you money to buy another one.¡±

    ¡°Y-Yes, sir.¡±

    Pan Mei didn¡¯t fear viruses and keyloggers. He remote-essed the game server¡¯s database with that gamingptop and searched for the files.

    Soon, Pan Mei found the trace of the edit. He opened it and read it.

    However, instead of finding the usual notes that showed the update time and the employee¡¯s signature, Pan Mei found a YouTube link.

    ¡°A link in the log file? The hell?¡±

    Since the link was directed to YouTube, Pan Mei clicked on it. Again, he didn¡¯t care if the link might send him to a virus-infested website.

    A few secondster, a web browser showed the YouTube page. In addition, it was automatically yed. An old song from 1987 started with an iconic rhythm, and the handsome singer, who stood in front of a stand microphone, began dancing by swinging his hands side-to-side.

    ¡°PFFT!¡±

    The employees knew the song, and they couldn¡¯t help butughed.

    ¡®We¡¯re no stranger to love! You know the rules, and so do I!¡¯

    As soon as the song came out, Pan Mei flipped the screen backward and crushed theptop. He yanked the upper part of theptop and threw it toward the hotel window, breaking it.

    ¡°What¡¯s funny?¡± Pan Mei red at his employees. They lowered their heads again, but they secretly smiled.

    Before Pan Mei began rampaging, a three-eye caracal cat entered the hotel suite through the broken window. Hended on an employee¡¯s head and jumped to the table in front of Pan Mei.

    ¡°Nian? What are you doing here?¡±

    Nian bore his fangs and spoke in humannguage, not caring about the bystanders.

    ¡°I sense Mu-Nyang¡¯s karma from you.¡±

    ¡°Mu-Nyang, what?!¡±

    Pan Mei paused for several seconds. Then, he turned to his brokenputers and realized something.

    Nian looked at the brokenptops and scoffed.

    ¡°What you touched earlier has already been tampered with. I¡¯m sure Mu-Nyang did it.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Pan Mei narrowed his eyes as he managed to put pieces of puzzles together. He deeply groaned once again.

    ¡°Fucking cat. I hate cats!¡±

    ¡°I also hate humans. I wish all humans die a horrible death,¡± Nian snickered and turned around. He jumped out of the window and disappeared.<!--

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 Chapter 220 Cat Dadâ€™s Sinister Strategy

    Chapter 220 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Sinister Strategy

    At 6 AM, Xiaomao and every guild war participant received their first notification messages of the day.

    DING

    <All participating guilds can now vote for the Third Round Battlefield Theme.>

    <First Choice¡¯s Vote Count = Your Level x 1.2.>

    <Second Choice¡¯s Vote Count = Your Level x 1.1.>

    <Third Choice¡¯s Vote Count = Your Level.>

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t vote right away. He returned to his guild lobby and chatted with his guild members.

    The mermen, the boys, and Lucky were already up. They were in the middle of preparing their gear, items, and equipment for the next match.

    Xiaomao called his subordinates over.

    ¡°You should already receive the messages, munya. I want everybody to vote for the Open Sea map as your first choice, then Twin Inds and Archipgo for your second and third choice, munya.¡±

    Lucky raised her hand, ¡°What is the vote for, master?¡±

    ¡°It¡¯s the new update, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao exined the updates to the crew. The mermen and the boys nodded as they understood why they should coordinate their votes.

    ¡°Our forces have the overwhelming advantage in sea battles, so we want to fight in one of those three maps. It might be impossible for this round, but our overall level advantage will soone into y when the number of guilds is fewer.¡±

    At the moment, 2,048 guilds remained. During the previous two rounds, many guilds were eliminated as theycked online members. Every guild must send 100 online guild members to join the war, but many level-1 guilds failed to manage inte strangers to be online at the appointed date and time, thus they got disqualified when their matches came up.

    204,800 people had the right to vote for the third round¡¯s map. Although Xiaomao¡¯s subordinates were high-leveled, they couldn¡¯t possibly outvote the 200,000 yers. Xiaomao gave up this round, but he told his men to coordinate their votes anyway, hoping for a miracle.

    The mermen united as one. They picked the Open Sea map as their first choice. Then, they followed Xiaomao¡¯s instructions on picking the second and third preferred map.

    The vote was concluded at 6.50, and the result was quickly tallied and showed at 6.50 AM.

    The number one choice was the River map, where arge river was the border between the two castles. Threerge bridges were the only paths to the enemy¡¯s territory, but there was an interesting dam at the north of the map, which could be used to do something with the massive 2 km width river.

    Xiaomao snickered, ¡°Not that we want, but we can make use of this.¡±

    The mermen cheered as they thought that they might be able to contribute something.

    DING

    <Next match, MUNYA Guild (World 3) VS Southern Edge 7 (World Two)

    At 7 AM t, MUNYA Guild¡¯s members were teleported to the battlefield as usual. Because they were in Bracket A¡¯s first slot, the organizers forced them to fight first every time.

    When Xiaomao appeared in his headquarters castle, he rushed out on a flying sword and brought out a weapon. On the shaft, something was written on it.

    NO HORNY

    It was Xiaomao¡¯s bonk stick and the mage staff that he always used. Because Xiaomao had smacked Lucky¡¯s head so many times, he wrote the staff to remind her what it was for.

    When Xiaomao crossed the river and found his opponent¡¯s castle, he immediately stopped flying forward. The guild leader of the Southern Edge 7 was also riding on his flying sword, hovering over his castle.

    Sima Liang, Level 217

    The person was a cultivator. However, Sima Liang seemed to have guessed Xiaomao¡¯s intention and chose to stay away from the castle walls.

    The cultivator bellowed, ¡°I know what you¡¯re trying to do, stupid cat! Too bad for you, Ie from a harsh server! If wepare server two and server three, your server is just an easy mode, but we¡¯re surviving on the hardcore mode! Your petty trick won¡¯t work against my guild!¡±

    WHOOSH

    Like the previous guild that Xiaomao fought, the SE7 guild sent ten low-level yers to collect quests.

    Seeing the yersing out, Xiaomao piloted his flying sword to climb the altitude. The sword nted 45 degrees and took off.

    A couple secondster, Xiaomao¡¯s sword and his head hit something hard in the middle of the sky.

    DING

    <You cannot fly higher than 500 meters above the ground without a battlefield¡¯s flying vehicle.>

    Xiaomao furrowed his brows.

    ¡®Ninja nerf, I see.¡¯

    Earlier, Xiaomao nned to take the advantage of a higher altitude to bombard Sima Liang¡¯s castle with ranged attacks. But since he was limited to 500 meters above the ground, many of Xiaomao¡¯s skills might not even reach the castle.

    Since the rules were against him, Xiaomao changed his strategy. He flew closer to the safe zone.

    200 meters away from Sima Liang¡¯s castle walls, a red border was barely visible. A wall that rose to Heaven showed Xiaomao the range of Obelisk Towers that protected his opponent¡¯s guild during the first five minutes.

    Xiaomao stopped his flying sword in front of the safe zone boundary. He maintained the 500-meter altitudes and looked down.

    The SE7¡¯s quest grabbers sprinted back to their castles with 10 NPCs in tow. But because these people and Sima Liang were in a rush, they didn¡¯tpletely open the bronze gates and make a bigger path for their retreat. As a consequence, there was a bottleneck at the gate ¨C The yers and NPC couldn¡¯t get behind the castle walls at once, and they wasted time opening the heavy gate manually to make way for others.

    Xiaomaoughed at their mistake. He twirled his staff and ice spikes shot up from the ground, blocking the way into the castle.

    BOOM

    A secondter, a shaman fireballnded in the middle of the crowd, killing five yers and two NPCs on the spot. Five NPCs were critically injured while the other yers were out of range.

    Another cyclone of spirit des manifested in front of the gate and moved toward the crowd. Within seconds, all NPCs and weak yers were ughtered by the sharp des.

    As cruel as it might be, Xiaomao didn¡¯t flinch after he killed the nameless NPCs.

    The quest-rush tactic was thwarted, but Sima Liang was in a safe location. Xiaomao couldn¡¯t reach him with his USUAL magic.

    The catopus pouted, ¡°You leave me no choice, cultivator. Don¡¯t me me for being merciless, munya!¡±<!--

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 Chapter 221 Cat Dadâ€™s Sinister Spell

    Chapter 221 ¨C Cat Dad¡¯s Sinister Spell

    Sima Liang red at Xiaomao and sweated profusely. He screamed at the catopus.

    ¡°Coward! Fight me like a man!

    ¡°But I¡¯m a cat, munya!¡±

    Xiaomaoughed and unleashed a sinister spell that he had learned for this moment.

    <strong>LET IT GO!</strong>

    The spell¡¯s name sounded like something from a Disney cartoon. But as soon as Xiaomao cast it, everything in a radius of 500 meters was covered in ck snow, and the temperature dropped to minus 50!

    A cold air hit Xiaomao¡¯s skin, and his fur stood up. He covered himself in thick clothes and flew away from the area as if his life depended on it.

    Sima Liang frowned and stared at the snow-covered castle walls and obelisk towers. A portion of ck snow also got to him. However, as he set the pain sensitivity to 1%, he didn¡¯t feel the cold.

    ¡°Heh. What a cheap trick. Weather control? That can only work on NPCs and masochists.¡±

    Sima Liang ignored the ck snow field and flew closer to the ground. He looked at his guild menu and prepared to summon a scout to rece the dead questers.

    DING

    <You have been inflicted with a [Crystal Curse]!>

    <Your body will gradually turn into Ice Crystal if you remain in the polluted area!>

    ¡°WHAT?!¡±

    He immediately checked the curse¡¯s effects.

    .

    <strong>Crystal Curse</strong>

    ¨C This curse automatically appears if you touch the Polluted Yin Snow.

    ¨C If you stay in the polluted yin snow area, your HP will gradually decrease by 1% every second.

    ¨C If you die by staying in the polluted yin area, your body will turn into a crystal statue and die.

    ¨C All healing spells, skills, and items cannot restore your HP as long as you¡¯re still within the Polluted Yin Snow¡¯s area.

    ¨C Crystal Curse cannot be purified if you¡¯re still within the Polluted Yin Snow¡¯s area.

    .

    Seeing the effects, Sima Liang was horrified. He looked at his HP.

    TICK

    Indeed, Sima Liang¡¯s HP bar slowly decreased. It looked insignificant, but multiple ticks could add up to big damage.

    Sima Liang turned around and looked at his castle. He tried to get to the throne room to avoid the snow area.

    ¡°HAHAHAHA!¡±

    The throne room was unaffected by the ck snow. Sima Liang burst intoughter and brought out a holy water potion. After pouring the water all over his body, the curse was lifted.

    ¡°Damn cat! Your trick doesn¡¯t work on me. You¡¯re too na?ve!¡±

    Sima Liang restored his HP and was about to fly out to resume fighting.

    RUMBLE

    Something strange urred. Sima Liang felt a tremble and walked out to the balcony to look outside.

    The ck snow that covered the walls and the obelisk towers emitted dark miasma gas. The mist gathered at a low altitude while the random wind blew the fog into the castle.

    RUMBLE

    As soon as the mist touched the unaffected ground and the castle interior, they were instantly covered in ck snow!

    ¡°!!!¡±

    At that moment, Sima Liang sensed a bad premonition. He looked at the field behind the castle walls.

    They were charred ck! Even the area behind the gates was covered in snow!

    He could no longer summon his guild members! If he did, the summoned guild members would have been cursed and died!

    .

    Xiaomao hummed as he flew toward the north dam. He rushed to the control room and fiddled with the valves and switches. The floodgates were slowly opened. More water came out of the dam and entered the river, causing the water level to rise.

    Seeing that the river tide was fast enough, Xiaomao returned to his guild¡¯s castle. He leisurely waited and Shepherd.

    When Shepherd came out, Xiaomao gave him a weird order.

    ¡°Go to the south bridge and stand there. Use your wind magic to push the ck mist toward our opponent¡¯s castle. If the mist moves too fast, get back behind the river and use the river as a barricade to repel the snow.¡±

    Shepherd raised his brows and tilted his head in doubt. He nodded nheless and carried out the orders.

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t only summon Shepherd, but he also called James and Peter out. He asked them to upy the center and the north bridge and do the same as Shepherd.

    The dwarf and the spearman reluctantly went to the bridge and used their newly learned spells to create wind. They kept blowing the mist away from their side.

    After the three subordinates went out, Xiaomao went to one of his obelisk towers. Then, he opened his mouth and bit the top of the tower!

    ¡°NIHIL!¡±

    .

    Meanwhile, the official live stream channels were broadcasting ten guild war matches at once. Viewers could choose their favorite team to cheer for or watch.

    Currently, on the first channel, the live stream was showing the match between the MUNYA Guild and Southern Edge 7 Guild. This channel also had the most viewers as many non-gamers loved Xiaomao¡¯s catopus avatar. In addition, more than 70 of his fans were female.

    The chat was fast as usual. And today, many viewers noticed the strange behavior of Xiaomao.

    ¡°What is he doing? Is he eating thatser tower?¡±

    ¡°Why doesn¡¯t he do the quests? What¡¯s he up to?¡±

    Serious gamers doubted Xiaomao¡¯s logic and strategies. They keptining and spamming messages as if they wanted to advise Xiaomao to do what they were thinking.

    The camera didn¡¯t focus on Xiaomao for too long. A minuteter, thementators were shocked by what happened on Sima Liang¡¯s side.

    When the camera switched to the SE7 Guild¡¯s castle, everything was covered in ck gas and ck snow. Several guild buildings were erected, but they were soon engulfed by the fog.

    The castle, which was previously saved from the snow and fog, was now swallowed by the same mist. As for the guild leader, he kept hiding in the castle, refusing toe out.

    The camera changed again. It showed the conditions and the avatar of Sima Liang.

    DING

    Unfortunately for viewers, it was toote to see or hear hisst words. The guild leader sumbed to the mist and turned into a crystal statue.

    <MATCH OVER!>

    <WINNER, MUNYA GUILD!>

    ¡°EH?!¡±

    ¡°WTF!?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s it?!¡±

    The spectators were baffled. They hadn¡¯t seen thebat between guild leaders yet, but the match ended!

    Then, a femalementator discovered the secret of this mysterious spell.

    ¡°I just checked with a game moderator. That was a super rare spell [Let It Go!].¡±

    ¡°Let it go? Like, Disney Elsa¡¯s Let It Go?¡± The othermentatorughed.

    ¡°No. I¡¯ll read you the spell¡¯s detail. It¡¯s very sinister, I must say.¡±<!--

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 Chapter 222 Cat Dad Picks up a Ring

    Chapter 222 ¨C Cat Dad Picks up a Ring

    <strong>Let It Go! </strong>

    Don¡¯t be confused with a Disney song. This spell is named this way because of how crazy, powerful, and creative the spell creator was.

    During the first Pangu-Seraphim War, Immortal Solomon, who served as a subordinate of a Chaos Demon God at that time, developed a curse to weaken the Mazinger Race. It was effective at first, but the Mazingers soon evolved and resisted the curses. Thus, Solomon stopped developing it.

    Unfortunately, most records of the development were destroyed, leaving only an iplete mural of the first stage of the curse. That mural was deciphered and tranted into a spell book.

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Curse, AOE, Continuous

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 100,000 MP and 100,000 Life Qi

    <strong>Upkeep:</strong> 10,000 MP or Qi per minute.

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 24 hours

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Terraform everything in a radius of 500 meters into the Polluted Yin Snow Field. Polluted Yin Snow Field has the following effects;

    ¨C Inflict every living being on the field with [Crystal Curse].

    ¨C Continuously generate Polluted Yin Miasma from the snow. When the miasma touches anything, cover the objects or creatures with the polluted snow. Can infinitely expand the cursed field as long as the caster has enough MP or Qi to maintain the upkeep.

    ¨C Crystallized victims of this curse are automatically brainwashed and be the caster¡¯s ve. Does not work on yers, immortals, deities, and entities.

    ¨C There is a low chance for dimensional creatures to appear on the show field as your ves.

    ¨C Cannot be purified with regr holy water or spells.

    .

    Xiaomao admired the spell¡¯s detail after his team returned to the guild lobby. Once again, he killed another guild leader on his own, except for the first round.

    The mermen crowd celebrated another victory even though they didn¡¯t contribute anything. Shepherd, Peter, and James, however, didn¡¯t join the party, and their expressions were dark.

    They saw it with their own eyes ¨C The pollen and the creeping snow moved as if they were alive, and they crept upon them when they were on the bridges. Moreover, eggs emerged from the ck snow, and the fog circled around them like a tornado, protecting them.

    That field hid something sinister, and they didn¡¯t want to get close to that ck snow again!

    Xiaomao noticed Shepherd, James, and Peter¡¯s expressions.

    ¡°Was that scary, munya?¡±

    The trio repeatedly nodded.

    ¡°I see. It¡¯s okay, munya. I won¡¯t use it in the next match. It¡¯s on cooldown now, so I can only use it again on the 5th match, munya!¡±

    Shepherd sweated profusely. He didn¡¯t want to be a human fan in front of the ck snow field again.

    .

    As Xiaomao had time, he decided to return to World Three and talk to Nymph about the weapon deal.

    When Xiaomao returned to the dungeon, the elder gang was still around. Taotie, Mimir, Meowmeow, and Cernun were gathering in the boss room. However, they sat in a circle and held something that Xiaomao didn¡¯t think they possessed.

    They were cards.

    These big shots were ying cards!

    Xiaomao walked toward them and peeked at their cards. Strangely, they were UNO cards.

    ¡®What in the hell?¡¯

    Amused, Xiaomao observed these immortals quietly.

    Meanwhile, these immortals stared at each other with a JOJO expressions on their faces. Their sitting posture was stylish, and their menacing aura made the boss room tremble.

    PA

    Meowmeow solemnly put down a blue 5 card. He showed thest card on his cat paw and turned to Taotie, ¡°UNO, munya!¡±

    ¡°Na?ve!¡± Taotie pulled one of the 3 cards from his paw and mmed it into the middle of the discard pile. Then, he smirked at Mimir, who was next to him. ¡°I don¡¯t believe that you have another blue card!¡±

    It was a blue card with a +4.

    Mimir stroked his beard and nced at Cernun¡¯sst card. Meanwhile, he had two cards in his hand, ¡°Yare, yare. Challenge!¡±

    ¡°Eh?¡± Taotie was taken aback. ¡°What challenge?¡±

    Cernun shook his head and exined, ¡°If you y a draw +4 card, the next yer can challenge you. If you have a card with the same color that you yed just now, you must draw 4 cards plus 2 extra cards instead.¡±

    Taotie screamed, ¡°Why nobody told me of this stupid rule?!¡±

    Mimir snickered, ¡°Shut it and draw, you stupid lion!¡±

    ¡°NOOOOO!!¡±

    Taotie wailed while Meowmeow, Mimir, and Cernunughed at him.

    The atmosphere looked wholesome and friendly to the point that Xiaomao wanted to join them. However, he noticed something odd in front of their seats.

    They were orb-like crystals, which looked simr to Xiaomao¡¯s Dao Stone. He narrowed his eyes to see the item descriptions.

    [Elemental Essence Stone]

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao knew this stone. It was the third tier of spirit stones after the essence cores. Only level-1,000 yers or immortals could consume these stones to raise their stats. It appeared that these big boys wagered their cultivation resources in their game.

    Xiaomao drylyughed as he didn¡¯t belong on this betting table. He quietly withdrew.

    Cernun coughed and stopped Xiaomao, ¡°Stay there, Xiaomao. I have some businesses with you. It¡¯s good that youe back.¡±

    Xiaomao jolted and rushed to Cernun¡¯s side, ¡°Yes, senior! Can I help you?¡±

    ¡°Remember Fu De and Torrent?¡±

    ¡°Yes! Yes, munya! What about them?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ve removed their memories and curses. I¡¯m putting them here as floor bosses. Is that okay with you?¡±

    Xiaomao was pleasantly surprised. He repeatedly nodded, ¡°Certainly, munya! But¡­ why the dungeon, munya?¡±

    Mimir chimed in, ¡°Didn¡¯t someone threaten you that the dungeon location is exposed?¡±

    ¡°Y-You knew, senior?¡±

    ¡°We¡¯ve been watching you even when you¡¯re not in a match. You know how tiring it is to work like scarecrows and chase away mentally handicapped immortals froming after you?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Meowmeow waved his paw and cutely cackled, ¡°I remotely killed five immortals that came after you during the second match yesterday, munya. Mimir and Taotie got one, and Cernun got two, munya!¡±

    Cernun coughed again, ¡°FYI, we¡¯re betting with the resources that we got from dead immortals. Anyway, since Pangu¡¯s servants have been active, it¡¯s necessary to take precautions. We¡¯ll put those two immortals on the second floor to scare away some pushovers. You can discuss their cements with Undine.¡±

    Taotie waved his lion¡¯s paw, shooing Xiaomao, ¡°Okay. Enough talk. Leave us alone. Let the big boys do their things, and you mind your own business! And¡­ Whose turn is this?!¡±

    ¡°Your turn, damn lion! You haven¡¯t drawn a card yet. Now, draw 6!¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao bowed to them and slowly walked away. However, Meowmeow suddenly coughed and kicked a ring with his hind leg.

    ¡°Where is my spatial ring again? Oh, it doesn¡¯t matter, munya. It¡¯s just an OWNERLESS storage ring with some useless IMMORTAL WEAPONS AND ARMOR THAT ARE TAILORED FOR CATOPUSES. I don¡¯t care if someone actually FINDS IT ON THE GROUND AND KEEP IT.¡±

    Spatial rings or storage rings were fantasy items that always appeared in cultivation novels and stories. Although World Three was not based on a cultivation world, remnants of cultivators and their items were still around.

    Mimir, Cernun, and Taotie faintly smiled and inwardly shook their heads.

    Xiaomao, on the other hand, was frozen in shock. His trembling tentacle reached for the ring and picked it up. Then, he bowed toward Meowmeow several times and ran toward the dungeon bridge outside the boss room.

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 Chapter 223 Cat Dad Collects Gifts

    Chapter 223 ¨C Cat Dad Collects Gifts

    After getting the ring, Xiaomao checked its description right away.

    .

    <strong>Spatial Ring (Locked) (Ownerless)</strong>

    This ring once belonged to an immortal, but he was killed by Meowmeow, the Cathulhu God. As the owner of this artifact is dead, it bes ownerless, and anybody can ess its locked space if the ring is properly unlocked.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Artifact

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Umon

    <strong>Effect:</strong> Provide 100 extra inventory slots to the owner.

    <strong>NOTE:</strong> There are items inside.

    <strong>[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Free loot! Yay!

    <strong>[Foresight]:</strong> You need at least one billion Life Qi to unlock this ring, but you can slowly remove the previous owner¡¯s Qi from the ring little by little. Inject your Qi into the ring to test it.

    .

    Seeing that there were items inside, Xiaomao rubbed his tentacles and injected a few strands of Life Qi into it.

    The ring hummed, but the ring instantly devoured the Qi strands. Then, Xiaomao saw a message from Foresight-Senpai.

    <strong>[Foresight]:</strong> 999,999,995 strands to go. Keep going.

    This might take some time. As this ring might be a chore, Xiaomao asked his Senpais for advice.

    ¡°Can I let others use their Qi to unlock it, munya?¡±

    <strong>[Foresight]:</strong> No. You need to use your own Qi to override the ownership of the ring. Otherwise, you will not be able to ess the spatial ring.

    Xiaomao deeply sighed. He put the ring in his inventory for now, and he would work on it when he had free time.

    Next, Xiaomao visited the mermaids in front of their shrine. When he showed up, many mermaids waved their hands at him. One of them also informed Xiaomao.

    ¡°Junior, Lady Undine is looking for you. She¡¯s currently in the shrine!¡±

    Hearing that Undine was in the shrine, Xiaomao proceeded to the sanctuary, which he had never entered before.

    In front of the sanctuary, the gates that always prevented Gnolls from getting inside were wide open. However, a semi-transparent array barrier stood tall as a blockade between the sanctuary and theke under the bridge.

    Xiaomao looked at the barrier and hesitated. But when a mermaid traveled in and out of the barrier casually, he mustered his courage and mimicked them.

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao¡¯s body passed through the semi-transparent barrier without an issue.

    DING

    <You have passed through the insect repent ward.>

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao scratched his head. It seemed that he overthought.

    He stopped looking at the barrier. He turned around and admired the stone path and the interior of the sanctuary.

    The oval stone ceiling was at least 20 meters high at a nce. Even though there was no torch here, the stone ceiling shone as if they were the rays of the sun, providing a light source for this underground building. Everything looked new as if it had been properly maintained throughout the years.

    The main hallway road was flooded with sacred water. If Xiaomao came here with his human body, the water would have been waist-high.

    At the sides, small stairs elevated the ground a foot higher, but the floor still sank underwater. Stone statues of 30ish women stood on both sides of the long hallway. Each held a different weapon.

    On the foundation of every statue, a te was embedded in there. Xiaomao swam to one of the statues and read a te.

    .

    <strong>Statue of Chaos Demon Goddess Jiang Lan</strong>

    Jiang Lan was one of the earliest concubines of Chaos Seraphim Mao Miaomiao, and she still remains one of his favorite wives. She mutated into a subus when she was a mortal. Subus Ancestor Xu Chu took her in as her disciple and taught her the Dao of Extreme Yin and subus natural abilities.

    Jiang Lan died as a deity during the Great Reset, and she was reincarnated as a Chaos Demon Goddess. Currently, she stays at World Two¡¯s Emei Sect as one of its disciples.

    .

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Xiaomao was speechless. He discovered something that rted to his mysterious father yet again.

    He went to another statue and read another te.

    .

    <strong>Statue of Chaos Demon Goddess Pan Xiaofan</strong>

    Pan Xiaofan was a distant descendant of Pangu, but the main n abandoned her because of her dirty bloodline. She was brainwashed and mutated into a subus when she was a human mortal, and she was left to die. Mao Miaomiao found her and restored her sanity. Afterward, Pan Xiaofan became one of Mao Miaomiao¡¯s concubines. Because of her sweet personality, every concubine of Mao Miaomiao liked her. Even Mao Miaomiao took favorite in her gentleness and sweet voice.

    Pan Xiaofan died along with many other deities during the Great Reset. She waster reincarnated as a Chaos Demon Goddess because of her karma ties with Mao Miaomiao. She currently serves as Chaos Demon Goddess Jiang Lan¡¯s aide at the Emei Sect.

    .

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Again, this goddess was rted to his father!

    Xiaomao was so excited that he went from one statue to another. He jotted down the details and looked at each statue¡¯s beauty in admiration.

    While Xiaomao was lost in his fantasy, Undine appeared behind him and coughed.

    ¡°Having fun reading the background of your mothers?¡±

    Xiaomao broke a sweat and turned around. He put his pen and paper away.

    ¡°Eh-heh. It¡¯s not hurt to learn more about my father, munya. But how many wives does he have exactly, munya?¡±

    Undine turned around and counted the number of statues. Then, she quietly counted her fingers.

    ¡°From what I learned from Lord Cernun and Lord Meowmeow, he has about 30-40ish official wives. But if we count his sex partners, there are billions.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Undine faintly smiled and patted his head, ¡°Therefore, don¡¯t me yourself if you suddenly have a strong desire for THAT. Even though you and Lord Mao are not rted by blood in this life, your karma and soul are connected to him. You inherit his instinct and potential.¡±

    Xiaomao didn¡¯t know if he should be d for having yboy genes or a connection through spirits. He was not into the harem genre.

    Changing the topic, Xiaomao asked Undine about the request, ¡°By the way, I asked Wei Zhi to ry my request to you and Nymph, munya. Have you received the request?¡±

    ¡°I¡¯ve already sent Nymph to pay the capital city a visit. She will return with the requested weapons before tomorrow.¡±

    Undine brought out a staff with a sea dragon¡¯s head ornament, ¡°But I have been keeping this for my backup weapon. I heard from Lord Meowmeow that you have an artifact that allows you to bypass the weapon¡¯s requirement, you might be able to use this. I¡¯ll lend it to you until you get a better weapon, how about it?¡±

    ¡°R-Really?!¡±

    ¡°Of course.¡±

    Xiaomao happily received the blue long staff. He read the item¡¯s description right away.

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 Chapter 224 Cat Dad Visit Mermaid Dungeonâ€™s Boss Room

    Chapter 224 ¨C Cat Dad Visit Mermaid Dungeon¡¯s Boss Room

    <strong>Crystallized Karma of Poseidon</strong>

    Before the Great Reset, the gods of Olympus worked together to ambush Mao Miaomiao, who sought asylum in Eden Garden after being hunted down by Lilim and dragons from the Netherworld Realm. After getting cornered, Mao Miaomiao transformed into a woman and seduced Poseidon and Zeus.

    Smitten by the Chaos Seraphim¡¯s charm, Poseidon and Zeus battled over the woman. As soon as they let down their guards during the battle, Mao Miaomiao assassinated Poseidon, stole the god¡¯s Heavenly Fate Crystal, discarded the shattered Poseidon¡¯s body, and enraged Zeus. Because of the grand fight between the deities,ter on, Poseidon¡¯s corpse was lost in space.

    Yearster, after the Great Reset, Chaos Demon Goddess Chang¡¯e stumbled upon a crystallized karma strand of Poseidon and converted it into a weapon for her subordinate. Now, it became a backup weapon of Nameless Undine.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Weapon, Artifact, Evolution Material

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Requirements:</strong> Mermaids only, 150,000 Water Spiritual Roots, Level 3,000 or higher.

    <strong>Effects (1):</strong> If you are from a water-rted race, this weapon grants the following effects;

    ¨C P. ATK + 50,000

    ¨C M.ATK + 1,500,000

    ¨C INT + 15,000

    ¨C WIS + 50,000

    ¨C Water and ice-based spells deal 300% more damage.

    ¨C Reduce water and ice damage by half.

    <strong>Effects (2):</strong> If you are a descendant or a rtive of Poseidon, this weapon grants the following effects instead;

    ¨C P. ATK + 100,000

    ¨C M.ATK + 3,000,000

    ¨C INT + 45,000

    ¨C WIS + 150,000

    ¨C Water and ice-based spells deal 500% more damage.

    ¨C Grant water and ice magic immunity to the wearer.

    <strong>Effects (3):</strong> By keeping this item in your inventory, you can receive the following perks;

    ¨C Permanently increase your water spiritual roots by 1,000 every 24 hours.

    ¨C Permanently increase all your stats by 100 every 24 hours.

    ¨C Permanently increase your Qi by 10,000 every 24 hours.

    ¨C Automatically restore your MP and Life Qi by 10,000 every second.

    ¨C Automatically unlock new spiritual roots when your water spiritual roots reach 10,000 ¨C Blood Spiritual Roots.

    ¨C Automatically evolve or derive all water-based and ice-based spells and skills with the max mastery.

    <strong>*Note:</strong> Due to its origin, descendants of Poseidon can sense its general location.

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Guess what, you¡¯re not Poseidon¡¯s descendant, so you can¡¯t use its true potential. But a remnant power of a god is still useful to you. Do not use it unless it¡¯s a life-and-death situation. You don¡¯t want to provoke the reincarnated children of Poseidon.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Poseidon has already been reincarnated, and he will want to take it back. Keep it in your inventory in the meantime. But soon, you will need to use it.

    .

    This item was strange. It could be used as a weapon, an artifact, and an evolution material. Xiaomao wondered which race required this thing.

    Undine seemed to read Xiaomao¡¯s mind. She faintly smiled, ¡°It¡¯s for my evolution. All undines can evolve into a water goddess, but I need to increase my level to 10,000 first. As you can see, it will take a very long time for me.¡±

    Xiaomao nced at Undine¡¯s name and found her level. Indeed, a level-3500 immortal was far away from godhood, which was the five digits realm.

    He gulped and reassured her, ¡°I¡¯ll keep it safe, munya!¡±

    ¡°Of course. Don¡¯t lose it. Oh, by the way, it¡¯s about the dungeon expansion n. Can I have some of your time to review the current dungeon map? We are merging the sanctuary and your dungeon together so that we can allocate my mermaid¡¯s manpower to your domain.¡±

    ¡°Okay, munya!¡±

    Undine picked up Xiaomao and carried him to the innermost part of the sanctuary.

    At the end of the hallway, a grand statue of a male angel with a ck and white wing stood tall. However, the sculpture made too many figures of naked women, clinging to the angel¡¯s legs. Fortunately, the external clothes neatly covered their private parts.

    But one thing was for sure ¨C IT WAS SALUTING!

    Xiaomao¡¯s expression turned dark when he saw the obnoxious statue of his previous life¡¯s father. He got annoyed for an unknown reason.

    Undine nced at Xiaomao and revealed a rare smile, ¡°What? Jealous of your father?¡±

    ¡°Who¡¯s jealous, munya?! He¡¯s the douchbag that doesn¡¯t deserve any woman¡¯s love, munya!¡±

    ¡°Hahaha! Is it because he has so many wives?¡±

    ¡°He¡¯s irresponsible, munya! What if they all got pregnant? How would he take responsibility for the children, munya?!¡±

    Undine grinned, but she didn¡¯t say anything to extend the conversation. She patted him and turned left.

    At the end of the hallway, there were two paths that they could proceed. The right corridor was the entrance of the Mermaid Dungeon, wherebatants and mermen soldiers lurked inside. The left corridor led to the wide room with a diving pool.

    Undine dove into the pool while carrying Xiaomao. Thetter looked down and couldn¡¯t see the bottom.

    On the walls of the pool, Xiaomao found countless waterways and sealed gates. He could also see the red eyes of deep-sea creatures behind the bars.

    Thunder Naga, Level 1,800

    The corner of Xiaomao¡¯s mouth twitched. He saw something unbelievable.

    ¡°This ce is the real dungeon that nond intruders can enter. This is also the only pathway to the true mermaid sanctuary and its dungeon core. As for the Nagas, they¡¯re the guardians and wardens here. Don¡¯t mind them.¡±

    ¡°O-Oh.¡±

    Undine proceeded further. Moving through a dark tunnel, they came across one of the caged waterways, which was only a meter wide. The mermaid nimbly opened the cage and swam through the tunnel.

    Seaweeds and corals blocked their path, but Undine squeezed through the tunnel with her slippery body and scales. After moving through the ustrophobia-inducing tunnel, they came across arge room with a thousand light orbs on the ceiling.

    Therge hall looked simr to Xiaomao¡¯s boss room, minus the pirs and the lighting. Arge gate was located at the end of this ce.

    In the middle of the room, a burly merman with a tridentzed around,ying on his back and nibbling spirit fruits in his hand. In front of the big dude, a thousand nagas were resting as well.

    The Nagas were half human, half snake. Their upper torso looked simr to humans, but they had fish gills instead of ears. Their webbed fingers were the same as other mermen and mermaids, but their finger length was more defined and longer. Different from the mermaids and mermen, these people didn¡¯t wear any cloth or attempt to cover their private parts.

    Xiaomao¡¯s eyes fixated on a female Naga¡¯s chest. He was surprised when he noticed that they had gills under their breasts, but the men didn¡¯t have any.

    When a naga noticed Undine, they shouted to warn their colleagues.

    ¡°NAAA!¡±

    ¡°NA NA NAAA!!¡±

    Xiaomao tilted his head in amusement. Those mermen with fish heads always talked in the BOBnguage, and these people had their ownnguage as well.

    ¡°NANANANANANANANA!¡±

    The Naga¡¯s captain got up and ordered his people to salute. The others got up and greeted Undine.

    Hearing theirnguage, Xiaomao had the urge to sing ¡°BATMAN¡± for the meme, but he kept it to himself.

    ¡°Leave us,¡± Undinemanded these people.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao checked their strength. Their average level was in the 1900s, but the big guy¡¯s level was 2,000, which was not shabby for a boss in a secret dungeon.

    The big merman and the Nagas bowed and opened the gates. They disappeared into the dark room and closed the door.

    Seeing that everybody was gone, Undine sighed.

    ¡°Okay. We can ess the Naga and the Sanctuary¡¯s Dungeon Core now.¡±

    Xiaomao was bemused, ¡°If I remember correctly, doesn¡¯t the sanctuary¡¯s dungeon core in the shrine, munya?¡±

    ¡°That one? That¡¯s a dummy core to trick invaders. The real one is over there.¡±

    Undine pointed at the ceiling, where the light orbs were.

    Xiaomao looked up and found at least a thousand bulbs, embedded into the stone cave¡¯s ceiling. All pieces looked the same.

    Seeing how Undine and the Nagas hid their dungeon core, Xiaomao was enlightened.

    These sea folks were smart!

    ¡°Hiding a tree in a forest, I see, munya. This is ingenious.¡±

    ¡°I know right? Well, let¡¯s merge some parts of our dungeon first, so our territories can be ovepped without conflicts. I need to allocate some areas to be a part of your dungeon while you need to give us some authority over a few areas. Speaking of which, remember the Fire Ant Nest Dungeon?¡±

    ¡°What about it, munya?¡±

    ¡°We¡¯ve already captured that dungeon and those ants now be our ves. I¡¯m thinking about granting you the authority over that dungeon, so you can use them as your workers instead of the sentry mermen and mermaids.¡±

 Chapter 225 Cat Dad Enters Mermaid Dungeons Safe Zone

    Chapter 225 a€¡° Cat Dad Enters Mermaid Dungeon¡¯s Safe Zone

    Although confused, Xiaomao cooperated with Undine. She flew to the ceiling with Xiaomao in her arms and touched one of the bulbs.

    DING

    <Confirming user¡­>

    <ess granted. Wee back, Apostle.>

    Undine opened her dungeon management menu, and arge semi-transparent screen appeared in front of her. Xiaomao could also see the detail of the panel.

    Theyout of the menu looked the same as the Chaos Seraphim OS. However, it didn¡¯t have the lewd effect and the gender transformation. On the other hand, it gave other benefits to the sea folks in the dungeon.

    A 3D map of the dungeon also appeared, and it confirmed Undine and Xiaomao¡¯s location. Currently, they were inside one of manyrge rooms that connected to the bottomless diving pool.

    When Xiaomao checked the diving pool¡¯s depth, he was stunned. It went straight down for 100 kilometers. Moreover, over 10 thousand tunnels branched from this hellhole. Pipe-like structures created a massive tunnel maze that intersected with the other section of the dungeon.

    Xiaomao thought of the shrine¡¯s right path that led to another mermaid dungeon. That ce also appeared on the map, and it was an orthodox maze with sentinels and patrolling mobs. Many tunnels from the diving pool connected to the first level of that dungeon, and several of them were traps, which could potentially guide clueless intruders into pits of man-eating nts.

    While Xiaomao was admiring the dungeon map, the menu zoomed in on the upper level of the dungeon and highlighted the shrine, theke, and the Fire Ant Nest that her subordinates had conquered.

    The fire ant nest¡¯s structure was a mess. Pathways of all floors were interconnected, and it was easy to navigate from the entrance to the queen¡¯s room. However, because it was easy to navigate, the defending troops could also easily repel or surround the intruders by using theirplex caves and hidden passages as checkpoints, blockades, and ambush points.

    In the Fire Ant Nest, the map showed the real-time movements of the local creatures. About 10,000 fire ants and their queen were still alive.

    DING

    <Granting Xiaomao an administrator authority over the highlighted area. Will you confirm?>

    Undine nonchntly pressed the [Yes] button. As soon as she pressed it, a system notification appeared in front of Xiaomao.

    DING

    <You have been appointed as an administrator of the Mermaid Dungeon¡¯s Level 1 a€¡° The Sanctuary Floor.>

    <You have been appointed as an administrator of the Fire Ant Nest Dungeon.>

    ¡°Done!¡± Undine nodded and closed her dungeon menu.

    Xiaomao raised his brows, ¡°That¡¯s it, munya?¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s it! I only need you to be around me when I grant you the admin authority. Now, you can ess the Fire Ant Nest Dungeon¡¯s management menu with your dungeon core.¡±

    ¡°Oh, I get it! But do I have to give you the same admin authority, too?¡±

    ¡°Don¡¯t worry about it. I already hacked your dungeon core and gave us the necessary authority right. How do you think we mod your dungeon floors?¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    After getting things done, Undine paused to think as if she forgot something.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao suddenly had a bright idea.

    ¡°By the way, is there a safe zone for the yers in your dungeon, munya?¡±

    ¡°Safe zone¡­ RIGHT! I forgot about that! There is this stupid area we cannot ess because of Pangu¡¯s abilities.¡±

    Undine reopened her dungeon map and searched for a suspicious-looking ce in her memory. A few secondster, she pointed at an area on the other side of the dungeon, which was deep inside the dummy maze.

    ¡°Over here, I think. There¡¯s a strange room that no Naga, mermaid, or sentry can enter. Even I¡¯m blocked from entering this stupid room when I first found it. We tried attacking that ce, but Pangu¡¯s shadow appeared and almost wiped out our parties.¡±

    After confirming the location, Undine brought out a rune and teleported with Xiaomao in her arms. The next moment, she and Xiaomao appeared inside another simr boss room with a thousand light bulbs. However, it had an altar and a fountain with a strange rune mark.

    Undine shrugged, ¡°This is a fake safe zone that I created and marked with my teleport rune. When I was young, I was assigned here as a guardian. No intruder has gotten this far though.¡±

    ¡°¡­¡±

    Undine turned around and flew into a wall without hesitation, causing a ripple.

    It was a hidden path that connected to an adjacent dummy boss room. She then flew up the ceiling and caused the same ripple, passing through the illusion.

    In the dark ceiling that Undine went through, there was a purple dome with a bonfire at the center.

    ¡°This is it.¡±

    Undine revealed a rare gloomy expression on her face. She gently put Xiaomao down and red at the bonfire.

    RUMBLE

    The bonfire suddenly got brighter, and a fire elemental spirit appeared. It transformed into a burly muscr man in me. However, his naked furry chest and Afro hairstyle on fire looked weird.

    The me man posed like Randy Orton, showing his big muscle.

    Undine clicked her tongue in disgust. Meanwhile, Xiaomao had the urge to puke.

    ¡°Try to go inside, Xiaomao. That¡¯s probably the safe zone. You get dungeon bonuses if you enter it before the other yers.¡±

    ¡°I know, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao deeply sighed and walked toward the purple dome. He passed through the barrier without a problem.

    DING

    <Congrattions. You are the first person to discover the safe zone of Mermaid Dungeon.>

    <You may choose one of the following rewards ;>

    <One: Increase your free status points by 20,000.>

    <Two: Increase your free spiritual root points by 20,000.>

    <Three: Obtain a random level-2500 legendary skill book.>

    <Four: Obtain a random level-2500 legendary spellbook.>

    <Five: Obtain an immortal-tier evolution material of your race.>

    <Six: Evolve one skill or spell of your choice to its final form.>

    <Seven: You may purchase ten items from the Mermaid Dungeon Vendor for free.>

    The reward really appeared just like when Xiaomao found the Gnoll Dungeon¡¯s safe zone. He looked at Undine and smiled.

    ¡°The notification really appeared, munya!¡±

    Undine snickered, ¡°Go ahead. The rewards are yours. Pick something and talked to that vile me spirit. I want to know who he is and why he is here in my dungeon.¡±

    ¡°Okay!¡±

    Xiaomao hummed and calcted which one he should pick. Unlike thest time, every choice was attractive.

    20,000 free stats or free spiritual roots looked tempting. A random legendary spell or skill from a high-level dungeon was also impossible to ignore. The evolution material of an immortal stage was also the next tier that Xiaomao needed after he became an immortal. Also, the final form of any skill or spell could pave a path for Guild War¡¯s championship as the Tribtion Lightning could easily kill any mortal.

    Xiaomao couldn¡¯t choose. For the first time, he had a dilemma.

    Suddenly, his Senpais advised him.

    <strong>[Cathulhu Instinct]: Vendor tickets! Pick the vendor tickets, NOW!</strong>

    <strong>[Foresight]: Don¡¯t be fooled by the material gains. Pick thest option and get 10 free items. That me spirit is actually Ifrit, the King of Fire Spirits. He¡¯s a pseudo deity that is as strong as Cernun. His shop only sells items for immortals, and the lowest grade is ultra-rare! Don¡¯t miss those free passes. You¡¯re wee!</strong>

    Xiaomao widened his eyes. He looked at the disgusting macho man in a new light.

    Believing in his Senpais, Xiaomao picked the seventh choice!

    DING

    <You have obtained 100% discount coupons for Mermaid Dungeon Shop!>

    Ten tickets appeared in Xiaomao¡¯s inventory.

    Before Xiaomao could see the detail of the tickets, the half-naked me king turned to the catopus. He made another pose and highlighted his biceps.

    ¡°Hello there, tarnished descendant of Cathulhu! Are you a ve of that vile mermaid behind you?¡±

    ¡°Err, no, munya.¡±

    Xiaomao looked at the name of the me person. Fortunately, his name was white, and he didn¡¯t seem hostile.

    <strong>Ifrit, King of me Spirits, Level 8888</strong>

 Chapter 226 Cat Dadâ€™s Chadness

    Chapter 226 ¨C Cat Dad''s Chadness

    Xiaomao stared at Ifrit and looked around. Inside was a dark empty area under the purple dome. He didn''t find any vendor stall in the safe zone, which was unusual.

    "Hello, sir. Are you a guardian of this ce?"

    Ifrit turned around and flexed his back muscles, "Yes, I am! Wanna know how I get myts?"

    Xiaomao maintained his poker face. He coughed, "By chance, do you have something for sale?"

    Hearing the question, Ifrit burst intoughter, "I don''t think you can afford it, child. This ce was created for the sake of adventuring immortals that got lost in this god-forsaken ce. My items might be too strong for you to handle!"

    "Ahem, can I see your ware, please?"

    Ifrit turned around and crossed his arms around his back. His two massive chest muscles danced.

    Looking at Ifrit, Xiaomao thought of Terry Crews. If that celebrity wore an Afro wig, he might look the same as this guy.

    DING

    Item shop menu appeared in front of Xiaomao. He immediately skimmed through the item list.

    .

    Level-2000 me King Full te Armor Set (Legendary) ¨C 500 Million PACTs

    Level-2000 me King Leather Armor Set (Legendary) ¨C 500 Million PACTs

    Level-2000 me King Mage Robe Set (Legendary) ¨C 500 Million PACTs

    Level-2000 me King Priest Robe Set (Legendary) ¨C 500 Million PACTs

    Level-2000 me King Full Coat (Ultra-Rare) ¨C 200 Million PACTs

    Level-2000 me King Cape (Ultra-Rare - 200 Million PACTs

    .

    The noteworthy items were full set armors. However, the price was extremely expensive. He doubted that any yers could even afford one of them.

    Aside from these set items, the rest were consumable items and mystery boxes. As Xiaomao kept reading, he noticed something strange. He couldn''t find any weapon in this shop.

    Even though Xiaomao couldn''t find any weapon in the shop, he was in a good mood. He grinned and brought out a coupon that he had gotten from the system.

    "Can I use this to purchase your items, munya?"

    "NUUUUOOOOOO!!"

    Ifrit widened his eyes in shock. He stopped posing. He turned to Xiaomao and gazed at him with a solemn expression.

    "T-Those stupid coupons! Where did you get those from?! I thought I got rid of those stupid things!"

    .

    <strong>Discount Coupon for Mermaid Dungeon Vendor</strong>

    Once upon a time, a certain King of Fire Spirits fell in love with the Queen of Water Spirits. One day, he proposed to her, and she epted with a condition ¨C Ifrit had to provide 100 items that she wanted from his n.

    The king could not give her the items right away, so he came up with an idea. He created 100 talismans and imbued them with his blood. They could be used to represent him when the queen visited his kingdom, and she could exchange them for items from his n. Moreover, because of his love, he formed a contract that these coupons could force him to give her any item in his possession.

    Noticing the King''s dedication, the Queen epted his proposal and they got married. The King and Queen lived happily after.

    The End.

    <strong>Effect:</strong> Can only be used in Mermaid Dungeon''s Safe Zone Vendor. Can be exchanged for any item in the safe zone shop.

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Plot Twist ¨C They were divorced, and she ran away with the items and some coupons. Probably got his house too since he''s homeless.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Lesson from the story - Trust no gold digger.

    .

    Xiaomao inwardlyughed at Ifrit. He didn''t know why he acted this way. But if he had to guess, the Queen probably scammed him, and these coupons were the remnants of that event.

    Feeling bad for the poor dude, Xiaomao asked about his background.

    "I can see the description of the coupon, munya. Did the woman scam you?"

    Ifrit sat on his butt and hugged his knees. He sobbed, "She betrayed me. I really loved her, but she said that I was too good for her. She eloped with Poseidon long ago."

    "But I heard Poseidon is already dead, munya."

    "He is already reincarnated. That woman, too. I bet they''re still living together."

    "¡­ My condolence, munya."

    Hearing Ifrit''s side of the story, Xiaomao understood what happened to this poor spirit king.

    Ifrit looked at Xiaomao with puppy eyes, begging him to show him mercy without uttering a word.

    DING

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: Be kind to him.

    [Foresight]: This is the turning point. Humility is the key.

    Even without their advice, Xiaomao had no intention of bullying him. Xiaomao came up with another idea.

    "I have 10 coupons with me, munya," Xiaomao showed the items.

    Ifrit flinched, and he rechecked the items in his store. He shed manly tears and slowly brought out everything from his inventory.

    "My parents always taught me that only true friends will extend their hands to help me when I''m at the lowest point of my life while the rest will abandon me. And I agree with that teaching, munya."<sub> </sub>

    Xiaomao ced the coupons on the ground in front of Ifrit.

    "This belongs to you, and I''m returning them, munya."

    "!!!"

    The Afro fire king looked at Xiaomao in disbelief.

    "In the case that they force you to give me something in return, give me anything that you don''t need or don''t want. I don''t mind if it''s a pebble, munya."

    "NUUUUUOOOOO!!"

    Suddenly, Ifrit stood up and cried a rainbow tear, "SUCH A SWEET CHILD! THIS IS THE PUREST FORM OF CHADNESS!!"

    RUMBLE

    The safe zone trembled and the atmosphere changed. From a dark and gloomy space within a purple dome, it transformed into a bright pce, decorated with ruby gems and red roses.

    Crimson fluid gushed out of the fountain behind Xiaomao. The bonfire earlier transformed into a small shrine on a pedestal, and a sculpture of a muscr man was inside.

    Ifrit''s physical form also changed. He turned into a massive humanoid me giant. He no longer had legs as his lower body became one with fire. As for the upper parts, he looked as muscr as ever.

    Xiaomao looked up and broke a sweat. The fire king''s aura drastically changed, and his yful air was gone.

    Ifrit crossed his arms and brightly smiled.

    "To be honest, I already noticed that you had those coupons on you when you stepped inside my domain. I was nning to give you fake items in case you got too greedy. But since you''ve shown me your CHADNESS and MANLIEST KINDNESS, I''ll bestow you something better than the items in my shop!"

    Ifrit pped his hands and ten fire fairies manifested from thin air. They each carried a box, and they ced them down on the ground.

    Ten boxes were opened at once, and the items came out.

    One of them was a small crimson droplet. It moved around aimlessly like a firefly for a moment before it suddenly flew into Xiaomao''s third eye.

    DING

    <You have received the Fire Spirit King''s blessing.>

    <You have obtained a new add-on skill ¨C Blessing of me Chad!>

    .

    <strong>Blessing of me Chad</strong>

    Once a chad, forever a chad! Fire Spirit King Ifrit has granted a blessing that boosts your fire resistance and affinity. It''s a simple blessing but very necessary to build your foundation for the future.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Passive

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    - Grant fire element immunity. Upon getting attacked by fire spells or skills, restore your HP, MP, and Qi instead.

    - Fire element spells and attacks are 500% stronger.

    - For each point allocated to fire spiritual roots, increase it by five instead of one.

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> A freaking sea folk with fire immunity¡­ I wonder how your ancestor will react if they learn about this.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> Worth it!

    .

    This blessing alone was enough to rece the god-like items. Five times the fire spiritual roots and 500% fire attack damage was what Xiaomao really needed.

    Xiaomao imagined the power of his shaman fireball. He wondered what kind of destruction would follow if he spammed this spell.

    The gifts were far from over. The other nine boxes contained nine types of goodies.

    The second box contained a pouch. The fire spirit carried it closer to Xiaomao and opened the pouch to disy its content.

    It was a spatial pouch that hid a massive room inside. It carried a mountain of spirit stones in there!

    The third box was also another pouch, but it had PACT tokens. The fourth contained essence cores that level-400 yers required.

    The fifth box was different. It was a golden scroll that emitted rainbow light.

    Xiaomao picked it up, and Ifrit smirked.

    "That is the teleportation deed of my pce! By chance, if you be andlord or a dungeon master, you can teleport my whole pce to the designated ce! If you want me to be a resident of your dungeon, so be it! If you need me to join your kingdom, I''ll do so!"

    "WHAAAT?!"

    Undine overheard the conversation. She held her head and dropped her jaw in shock.

    Ifrit smirked at Undine. He flexed his side abs, "I''m done with your dungeon, stupid mermaid! I''m moving out!"

    Undine didn''t reply. Her eyes gleamed for a moment before she turned around. Her shoulders trembled while she covered her mouth.

    Xiaomao looked back. No matter how he saw it, Undine was holding back herughter. He turned to Ifrit and guessed what the girl was thinking. He kept quiet and looked at the next gift.

    The sixth box was another pouch. Inside, Xiaomao saw a mountain of ruby-like raw gems.

    <strong>[Fire Spirit King''s Blood]</strong>

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao didn''t know why Ifrit gave him crystallized blood, but he kept them for now. He thought of Andrew and Peter, wondering if those dwarves could use them to craft something useful.

    The seventh box offered a weapon at longst. It was a fancy-looking jade-white broad sword that endlessly ejected white me.

 Chapter 227 Cat Dad In Apocalypse Map

    Chapter 227 ¨C Cat Dad in Apocalypse Map

    At noon

    Xiaomao returned to his dungeon''s treasure room. He stored the new items in his warehouse. Then, he put on the equipment that Ifrit had given him.

    He removed the cursed ws, which had been with him since the beginning of the game. They were no longer needed as Xiaomao got the recement.

    Eight crimson bracers covered Xiaomao''s eight tentacle legs. They automatically adjusted their sizes and fit into his physique. Xiaomao curled his tentacles and whipped them around, and they didn''t hinder his movements.

    SHA!

    Eight burning des extended from the bracers when Xiaomao straightened his tentacles. But when he curled them, the extended weapon receded to the bracers.

    Xiaomao changed his posture. He bent one of his tentacles 90 degrees.

    WHOOM

    An energy round shield appeared in front of the bent tentacle.

    After testing enough, Xiaomao was satisfied. He exited the treasure room and entered the portal, which had been opened after Xiaomao had teleported back to his dungeon.

    Xiaomao got back to the guild lobby and found Lucky. As for the mermen and the boys, they were at their usual ce - the water park.

    "What''s that, master?"

    When Lucky noticed Xiaomao''s arrival, she was surprised by his new look. He wore a strange red hoodie, which fit his big head and cat ears. It looked like winter headwear for pet cats in the modern world, which left enough space for his face and nose. In addition, the bracers looked so nice with his chubby tentacles.

    "My new battle gear, munya!"

    "Battle¡­ gear?"

    "I''ll show what they can do in the next match, munya. As usual, I won''t summon anybody unless it''s necessary."

    Lucky pouted, disappointed that she might not get to fight again.

    Noticing that Lucky was dejected, Xiaomao opened one of the pouches and passed her two hundred spirit stones.

    "Use those, munya. 100 for consumption, 100 for cultivation, munya."

    "Eh, err¡­" Lucky hesitated, "Aren''t these extremely rare, master? I thought we used all of them."

    Xiaomao brought the spirit stone pouch and opened it to show her the content. About 10,000 spirit stones sat in there.

    "W-Where did you get these?!"

    "From a certain CHAD, munya!"

    Xiaomao grinned. He then called Andrew, Shepherd, Peter, James, and John over to the boss''s room.

    The boys rushed over, and Xiaomao gave them 200 spirit stones each.

    "Boost your levels and your stats, munya! Eat 100 of those directly. Use the other half for cultivation, munya!"

    Shepherd and the boys gazed at Xiaomao with moist eyes. They smacked their chests, saluting Xiaomao. Then, they took the stones and returned to their resting quarters right away.

    Looking at the hardworking boys, Xiaomao was proud of them. He nced at his game menu and looked at the clock.

    It was 11.45 AM - 15 minutes left until the fourth round''s voting for the next map.

    ''I have time. I should meditate and get ready.''

    Xiaomao rested on a couch and closed his eyes, meditating.

    .

    12 PM, the vote was open once more.

    Xiaomao ignored the instruction messages from the event world. He and his guild members voted on the same maps as thest time. Then, they waited for the result.

    At 12.50, the result was out. The next chosen map was a weird choice - the urban map!

    At 1 PM, Xiaomao was teleported to a strange headquarters. Instead of being sent to a medieval castle or a fortress, he ended up in a makeshift camp in the middle of a ruined metropolitan city. Battered roads and buildings seemed to be at least a thousand years old or so, judging from the overgrown trees and nts thattched on the structures.

    Furthermore, there was no obelisk or defensive buildings around!<sub> </sub>

    This was not a normal urban map. It was a post-apocalypse urban map!

    .

    Marcus was one of the top beta testers. Because of his status as the top beta tester and a follower of Pangu, he started with a legendary avatar.

    His ss was diator, which excelled in physicalbat. He could use any weapon, including ranged weaponry ¨C Guns, crossbows, swords, axes, slings, hammers, he could use them all and bypass some of the weapon''s restrictions.

    After the incident in the Pangu Cultist Dungeon, Marcus requested aid from the gamepany, and he received help packages. They were legendary weapons, armor, and spirit stones.

    Currently, the average level of Spartan Guild members was 250 while Marcus was 287, which was very difficult for legendary characters. He was confident that his passive skills and M.DEF were enough to withstand Xiaomao''s insane firepower.

    Marcus looked up and found that the countdown timer started. He had 10 seconds to prepare.

    As per Pangu''s instructions, Marcus entered the headquarters tent, grabbed a g, left his camp, and entered the nearest apartment. He ran into a barricaded room and broke the obstacles. Inside was a stash of dried food, potted nts, and fresh vegetables.

    DING

    <You have discovered some supplies.>

    The food vanished, and Marcus''s guild obtained 200 SP. But the guild war hadn''t even started yet!

    DING

    The countdown timer reached zero, and a firework exploded in the sky, signaling the start of the match.

    Marcus ignored it. He rushed to the rooftop of the apartment and sprinted toward the nearest building. Then, he leaped over the gap andnded on the balcony of another apartment.

    He didn''t rest there. Marcus ran as if he was a parkour master, jumping and leaping over obstacles toward the other side of the building.

    As Marcus kept running, he heard a whizzed sound of a sonic boom, followed by a loud explosion.

    Marcus looked back. His headquarters camp was already bombarded!

    However, the guild leader of Spartan sneered.

    "You can''t defeat me that easily, Xiaomao!"

    .

    .

    Pan Mei and a blond girl sat on a long couch, watching andmenting on the match between the MUNYA Guild and Spartan Guild.

    As soon as they noticed that Marcus rushed into a building and abandoned his camp, the femalementator, Lisa, was surprised. However, she maintained herposure and asked Pan Mei about the map.

    "Mister Pan, since this is the first match of the fourth round, what do you think about this round''s map theme? What is the Urban Map?"

    Pan Mei proudly smiled, "Urban Mapes with five sub-theme ¨C Residential City, High-Tech City, Developing City, Modern Capital City, and Post-Apocalypse City! Each typees with a hundred variations of cityyout. In this case, we get the post-apocalypse theme."

    "I know that it''s the post-apocalypse settings, but why do the yers'' bases look so different?"

    "Hahaha. That''s right. If you pay attention to each side, no guild starts with a defense tower."

    "But how will they defend their bases from preemptive strikes? Won''t they get bombarded by air units in the early game?"

    "Well, they can, but¡­"

    As they werementing, the match began. Xiaomao rushed into his headquarters and brought out a g. Then, he rode on a red broad sword and flew toward Spartan''s camp at the speed of sound.

    Xiaomao didn''t bother stopping. He twirled his mage staff, and a huge fireball descended upon the Spartan Guild''s camp like a homing missile.

    BOOM

    A massive shockwave of me engulfed four buildings nearby and the entire camp. Everything was reduced to ash from the great heat and the shockwave. ck smoke rose up into a mushroom cloud, covering the dimmed sunlight.

    However, the match hadn''t ended yet.

    Lisa noticed the strange rules. She got the gist of it.

    "I see that the rules of this map are different. Mister Pan, could you borate on the rules to the viewers?"

    "Of course," Pan Mei coughed and smiled at the camera, "For this map, the rules no longer restrict the participants to protect their base. As long as their designated guild leader is alive, the match continues!"

 Chapter 228 Cat Dadâ€™s Character Is Perfectly Balanced

    Chapter 228 ¨C Cat Dad''s Character is Perfectly Bnced

    "Already fled, eh?"

    Xiaomao scoffed after dropping a simple shaman fireball at Marcus''s base. However, Marcus was not in his camp.

    "I should have expected this. I guess they rigged the votes."

    Xiaomao knew about the rules of urban maps as they were infamous for their unique rules.

    The battlefield in this map was like another game mode. Instead of destroying or capturing their opponent''s castle, they had to hunt down the opponent''s guild leader.

    Moreover, a guild could change its guild leader at any moment. All they needed to do was to pass the guild''s FLAG to the guild member. Then, the person with the g would be assigned as the temporary guild leader for the guild war match.

    Secondly, both side could not instantly build any structure. Their SP could only be used for either summoning a yer or purchasing raw materials for buildings. They had to build defensive structures themselves without a blueprint or help from the game!

    Thirdly, there was no quest NPC here! To obtain more SP, yers were required to find supplies on the map, which were scattered throughout the ruined buildings.

    Andstly, this map wouldn''t be nicknamed POST APOCALYPSE for nothing. Every minute, zombies, mutants, and monsters would be spawned randomly across the map, and they could track down the yers'' locations.

    During the first few minutes, the monsters were weak. But as the match continued, stronger monsters appeared and proactively hunt down every yer on the map.

    As Xiaomao didn''t want to waste time, he took a deep breath and sang.

    "MU-NYA-NYA!"

    Five shaman fireballs manifested over his head. Each was at least 100 meters in diameter, and they shone like the sun.

    .

    Fire Magic Innate Talent

    This innate talent only appears when you have over 50,000 points in Fire Spiritual Roots. This innate talent grants an ability to ignore any fire-rted ability''s cooldown time by spending additional MP. In addition, multi-casting is possible if the caster uses fire spells.

    Skill Type: Passive

    Rarity: Umon

    Effects:

    - Grant an ability to cast multiple fire spells at once. (Max Limit: 5)

    - Grant an ability to ignore fire spell cooldown time. Increase the MP consumption by the leftover time. (1 minute = 100% increase)

    .

    This skill appeared automatically after Xiaomao''s Fire Spiritual Roots surpassed 50,000. Because of Ifrit''s blessing, Xiaomao''s fire spiritual roots jumped from 10,000ish to over 50,000.

    With the ability to multi-cast fire spells and ignore the cooldown, Xiaomao could now spam shaman fireballs.

    Moreover, the fireball''s size and power were strengthened because of Ifrit''s blessing. Every ball was a small tactical nuclear bomb that could evaporate tall buildings into smoke.

    Xiaomao tucked his hoodie and tossed four fireballs in every direction. Then, he ordered thest fireball to hit the ce below him.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    Rundown buildings copsed one after another, but Xiaomao kept circling around and summoned five more miniature suns.

    "WHERE-ARE-YOUUUUU-MUNYA?"

    Xiaomao sang and cackled like a viin. He randomly destroyed more buildings.

    DING

    <You have destroyed a mutated flesh generator.>

    <You have earned 200 SP!>

    <You have killed a zombie queen.>

    <You have earned 200 SP!>

    <You have killed a hound pack leader.>

    <You have earned 200 SP!>

    Destroying buildings was a part of Xiaomao''s n.

    In this map, there were many ways to earn additional SP. Aside from finding supplies, yers could simply hunt leaders of monsters, zombies, and mutants to earn SP.

    The first few waves only gave yers 200-500ish SP. But after 10 minutes, bigger waves would appear, and the monsters would be harder to kill.

    .

    .<sub> </sub>

    Meanwhile, Lisa and Pan Mei watched the fight in astonishment. They didn''t expect Xiaomao to suddenly bombard the city at the get-go.

    The official live stream chat was also wild. Many Xiaomao fans spammed emojis and mocked the Spartan Guild.

    "That Yuumi knockoff is nuking!"

    "Kitty is on crack LOL!"

    "FREEDOM INCOMING!"

    "Our cat god is spreading freedom. As an American, I am proud!"

    "This game is perfectly bnced with no exploits!"

    "^ Said the Spiff!"

    Pan Mei''s face turned pale. He rechecked Xiaomao''s level and stats.

    Xiaomao, Level 312

    He was confused. Wasn''t Xiaomao level 297 a couple of days ago? How did he increase his level so fast in a day or two?

    While Pan Mei was not paying attention, Lisa''s mouth didn''t stop.

    "Xiaomao has wiped out all three mob leaders around Marcus''s camp. Now, his side has more than 600 SP! Will he summon his friends atst? No, he keeps searching and bombing the city! There''s no end to the explosive fireballs! But where is Marcus? Oh, he''s running. He''s jumping from one building to another, and Xiaomao doesn''t see him¡­ wait¡­ HE HAS NOTICED!"

    In the span of a few seconds, Xiaomao managed to flush out Marcus from his hiding ce. Without hesitation, he dropped five fireballs on the Spartan Guild''s leader.

    Marcus turned around and brought out his tower shield. He raised it and blocked the fireballs.

    Lisa kept on talking.

    "Marcus is activating defensive skills. One, two, three¡­ five¡­ FIVE SKILLS IN SUCCESSION! And¡­"

    BOOM

    BOOM

    .

    Meanwhile, Marcus looked back and saw the miniature sunsing down toward him. He snorted and bellowed.

    "You can''t kill me that easily! Take this! Reactive Armor! Spell Reflection! Fire Resistance Boost! Magic Mirror! Magic Return to Sender!"

    Five super rare skills were activated at the same time, and five colorful domes appeared, shielding Marcus from the iing fireballs.

    While raising his tower shield, Marcus secretly brought out an enchanted AK-47. He loaded it with one hand and prepared to counterattack.

    Unfortunately, the fireballsnded first, and he was forced to log out of the game.

    .

    "Wow¡­"

    Lisa finally stopped talking after the number of damage appeared. She was speechless.

    The chat was also stunned.

    "He so dead."

    "Is kitty a raid boss or a yer?"

    "This game is perfectly bnced with no exploits!"

    Pan Mei also noticed the strength of Xiaomao''s spell. He double-checked thetter''s stats and discovered a certain spirit king''s blessing.

    Once again, Pan Mei''s face turned red during the broadcast. He turned around and kicked his couch, sending it flying, and hit the backstage set, destroying the background.

    The live stream channel, which featured Pan Mei, abruptly ended that day.

    .

    .

    Xiaomao scoffed and looked at the notification message of his damage output.

    CRITICAL HIT

    1,089,174!

    A million damage came from his simple spell!

    Xiaomao was relieved as he saw the glimpse of hope to catch up with the absurd immortal''s strength. Also, he was more confident about taking on Joan and her Valkyrie Guild.

    "My game character is perfectly bnced, munya!"

 Chapter 229 Cat Dadâ€™s Enemies Give Up?

    Chapter 229 ¨C Cat Dad''s Enemies Give Up?

    Because Pan Mei caused a mess in the studio, thepany''s employees spent an hour repairing the set and restoring the broadcast.

    During the absence of broadcasting, stream viewers had nothing to do. They shifted their attention to the first match while many content creators used this opportunity to steal the viewers from the official channels.

    The trend was none other than Xiaomao''stest match and his one million points of critical damage.

    Although the fight between Jungwoo and Battlefield Warlord was epic, nobody made a fuss about it since they were high-leveled. On the other hand, Xiaomao''s firepower shocked the entire yermunity. His level was 300ish, but he could easily exhibit absurd magic power, capable of inflicting over a million damage.

    As average yers could inflict about a few thousand points of damage at best, many yers were concerned about the game bnce. They recorded the footage of Xiaomao''s match and voiced their opinions on YouTube and Twitter.

    The majority of criticisms aimed toward Pangu Online 2''s illogical strength calction and damage intion. As regr yers still didn''t know anything about spirit stones or a method to gain permanent stats, they believed that Xiaomao''s firepower was excessive, and he was suspected of hacking.

    Everything was against Xiaomao on social media until a participant in the tournament revealed the existence of spirit stones. Absolute Hl, who spent his free time watching Xiaomao''s match, stood up for his friend by showing the public the existence of sacred water, which he had acquired from Xiaomao.

    In addition, Jungwoo used his alt social media ount to reveal the spirit stone''s description and the item''s screenshot. He even showed that he had over a thousand spirit stones, which could potentially increase all his stats by 1,000!

    Thebined information shocked the yer base once again. Now, many yers believed that Xiaomao was monopolizing stat-boost goodies while many spectors insisted that Xiaomao somehow duplicated the stat-boost items.

    By the time the gamepany restored their live stream, viewers were no longer interested in the guild war matches between small guilds.

    Now, they wanted to see the exaggerated power of super guilds, such as MUNYA and Valkyrie.

    .

    Pan Xian sat in his hotel room in California, staring at his vibrating phone.

    Although it was 2 PM in China, it was 9 PM in CA. Pan Xian just came out of the bath, dressing in a bathrobe, and he was about to cultivate. However, the phone showed that it was Pan Mei''s calling.

    Instead of picking up the phone, Pan Xian closed his eyes. He then talked in his mind.

    "What do you want?"

    Soon, the voice of his son entered Pan Xian''s mind.

    ''Ifrit has joined Xiaomao''s side. That stupid cat has that idiot''s blessing.''

    "Why should we care about a lowly immortal that can''t be a god?"

    ''Father, his faction is getting too strong. Haven''t you noticed that many immortals are gathering in that guy''s dungeon? Meowmeow has also descended there.''

    "One god and a few immortals aren''t a threat to us. Instead of wasting your time on that man''s son and his faction, focus on crippling Mu-Nyang and Mao Miaomiao! Iste their rtives and kill them off one by one!"

    ''What about Xiaomao, father?''

    "I''ve already talked to Odin and Solomon. I''m going to give World Three to them, and we will shift our attention to Mao Miaomiao and Mu-Nyang in World Two! Also, after this stupid event, tell Hiiro to begin hunting down Lilith and the former Netherworld''s residents, especially that stupid dryad and the centipede queen! Don''t let those women reunite with Mao Miaomiao or Mu-Nyang!"

    ''Can I borrow Nian to destroy them?''

    "We can''t move Nian. I sense Mu-Nyang''s presence nearby. If I move Nian away from my side again, Mu-Nyang will definitely kill me."

    ''You shouldn''t have provoked Miao Damao, then, father. We could have dyed the war for a bit longer.''<sub> </sub>

    "Miao Damao poisoned your fucking mother! What would you have done had you been in my shoes?! Laugh and pretend nothing had happened?!"

    ''¡­''

    "Listen. As long as that stupid cat and Mao Miaomiao exist, we, the Mazingers, can never have a proper home in this universe. We have to wipe them out once and for all so that our people can survive!"

    ''I know, father.''

    "I don''t care about the public image anymore. Mei, call our people back to China and take over the government. Let the world know about superhumans and our game''s purposes."

    ''Are you sure? That is ahead of the schedules.''

    "We don''t have time. Mu-Nyang has already dered war on us, and his troops will arrive in a year. Before that happen, turn the brainwashed yers into our soldiers and show them to the public. This will hasten the human''s evolution, and they will have no choice but to join us and fight the Cathulhus and Mu-Nyang''s goons."

    ''¡­ If you say so.''

    Pan Xian let out a long sigh. He cut off the sound transmission.

    The phone also stopped vibrating, and a missed call notification showed up.

    Pan Xian grumbled and rubbed his be. He had a severe headache.

    While Pan Xian was in a bad mood, a certain three-eye caracal cat emerged from his shadow and sat in front of him. The cat opened his mouth and meowed.

    Nya-Nya? (I heard everything. So, when will Mu-Nyange?)

    "Soon."

    Nya? (Can I descend to World Three with my real body and kill Xiaomao?)

    "No. If you go, who will protect me?"

    Nya Nya (But Mu-Nyang is in Korea if my sense isn''t wrong. His karma gathers over there.)

    "Stupid cat. I''m not worried about Mu-Nyang. I''m more worried about Solomon and his henchmen. He has been sending his men here on Earth. What do you think will happen if Solomon suddenly has a change of heart and wants to take over this world instead?"

    Nya! (In that case, you will be their greatest eyesore!)

    "Exactly. I can''t trust them. You stay here with me and chase away his ghosts. I''m going to rest now."

    Nya? (Then, can I eat a few human babies while I''m protecting you?)

    "Fine."

    Nyahaha! (Great!)

    Nian vanished into Pan Xian''s shadow. Thetter closed his eyes and crossed his legs, meditating on his bed.

    A few secondster, Pan Xian''s sharp senses heard a scream of a woman and a painful cry of a child. Their voices soon ceased, followed by the nasty crunching and cracking bone noises in someone''s mouth.

    Pan Xian snorted and stopped paying attention to Nian.

 Chapter 230 Cat Dad VS Bird (1)

    Chapter 230 ¨C Cat Dad VS Bird (1)

    On the fourth day of the Guild War Event, a new change urred. Before the start of the fifth round of the massive tournament, Pan Mei surprised the viewers and guild war participants by revealing the newly updated tournament rules in the live stream.

    "From this round on out, guild leaders will not be the only starter members. ALL THEIR GUILD MEMBERS WILL BE DEPLOYED FROM THE START AS WELL!"

    The rules were simple. Instead of waiting for the guild leaders to summon their guild members like in the previous rounds, all guild members would be dispatched to the battlefield right away.

    In addition, there was no longer a restriction of 100 members. Every guild could dispatch every member right away even if they had 1,000 or 10,000 members!

    Quest NPCs were removed and reced with mineral veins and minable ores. yers could build a factory or a refinery on top of these natural resources to generate SP for their guilds.

    These changes caused a stir among the participants as many teams came here with their fill-in yers and hired recement yers. Theyckedbatants in a real group fight.

    Xiaomao''s guild was also affected. As he hadn''t upgraded his guild level yet, he could only bring 100 members to the fight while many big guilds had more than 1,000 members.

    When Xiaomao heard about this update, he inspected the data of the Valkyrie Guild.

    .

    <strong>General Information</strong>

    Guild Name: Valkyrie

    Faction: Asgard

    Guild Level: 5

    Guild Members: 1,506/2,000

    Guild Master: Joan

    Home Base: Valha

    Sponsor: (Hidden)

    Blessings: (Hidden)

    .

    Xiaomao''s expression turned dark as he didn''t believe that Asgard would deploy weak yers to fight in this tournament. There might be one or two mixing in, but most of the members might be high-leveled NPCs.

    The mermen and Xiaomao might not be able to defeat 1500 elite NPCs from Asgard. Even if Xiaomao had a strong backer, Joan and her team might have one or two OP blessings from their gods, too.

    Preparing for the worse case scenario, Xiaomao texted Wei Zhi.

    "I''ll fight with 100 men in the fifth round and go back. Tell Nymph and Undine that I need more soldiers."

    "Okay!"

    After telling Wei Zhi what to do, Xiaomao turned his attention to his men.

    The mermen were excited that they could finally fight. Lucky and the boys, however, didn''t look happy as they were weaker than these fish.

    For now, they had no choice but to join the event and see how they could contribute to the battle.

    But in a few minutes in the future, they would soon realize that they were too optimistic.

    .

    The fifth round took ce on a in. MUNYA Guild''s opponent was another strong guild from World One.

    Hwarang Guild was among the top 5 in that world. Their guild was sponsored by a Korean politician, and they bolstered a thousand members strong. In addition, they werepetent enough topete with Hiiro Narukami for dungeon monopoly and natural resources.

    Hwarang Guild leader, Vermilion, was a level-317 summoner, and his primary familiar spirit was a fledging phoenix. A thousand members of his guild all wore a crimson enchanted cloak, crafted by their guild members.

    They came prepared. Everyone wore fire-resistant equipment, expecting Xiaomao''s fly-by tactic and his MU-NYA-NYA fireballs.

    When Vermilion and his guild members arrived at the battlefield, he ordered his men right away.

    "Hide behind your castle wall! We have the obelisks, and Xiaomao won''t be able to snipe us from the sky! All snipers, get into your position! When Xiaomao appears, shoot him down!"<sub> </sub>

    A thousand-man army moved. They formed ranks while the sniper teams entered the castle towers, securing their advantageous ground.

    .

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao and his 99 subordinates appeared in a blue castle. The mermen coughed and poured some water on their heads as they felt ufortable around Xiaomao, who wore a crimson cat hoodie and wielded a me sword.

    Xiaomao understood their pain and hopped on his new red flying sword.

    After Xiaomao got on his sword and floated higher, the mermen got room to breathe and cool their bodies.

    But before the team examine the castle and the battlefield, Xiaomao ordered them.

    "Shepherd, James, John, and the merfolks! Your first job is to dig a moat around the castle and fill it with water, munya! Peter and Andrew, you two monitor the SP. Whenever it reaches 500, build a fountain and pour sacred water in there! And Lucky, use the skill that you learned fromst night''s skill book! Scout the battlefield and search for natural resources, munya!"

    Everyone was surprised, but they quickly acted ording to Xiaomao''s order. Shepherd and his crew used their power to dig around the castle, creating a moat right away. Peter and Andrew, on the other hand, walked around the empty square behind the castle walls, choosing the best location to build the sacred water fountain. As for Lucky, she already rushed out of the castle.

    After everybody got their jobs, Xiaomao flew out and charged toward the enemy''s castle.

    It didn''t take long for Xiaomao to find a tall red castle with tworge obelisk towers.

    "MU-NYA-NYA!"

    Five miniature suns manifested over Xiaomao''s head. The catopus hurled the red kenki balls at the obelisk towers from a kilometer away!

    WHOOM

    As if the obelisk towers reacted to Xiaomao''s fireballs, twoser beams were fired. In addition, they moved around and sliced the fireballs.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    Five fireballs contacted the obelisksers and exploded in the sky. The attack failed.

    ''Figured. Pangu is at it again.''

    Xiaomao confirmed his theory. Every day, Pangu and Pan Mei always ninja-updated the game to catch him off guard. Today as well, the obelisk towers now could destroy spells and projectiles.

    He didn''t flinch. Xiaomao scoffed at the towers and summoned five more fireballs.

    WHOOM

    The obelisk tower lit up, but they didn''t fire theirsers.

    "Go, munya!"

    Five me missiles flew toward the red castle this time.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    Again, the towers shot down the fireballs before they could reach the castle.

    "I see, munya."

    Xiaomao paused to think. He couldn''t use the same tactic to kill his enemies, so he needed toe up with a new trick. But first, he had to confirm the range of the towers.

    The catopus flew closer to the tower. As soon as he got to 500 meters range, the towers lit up.

    Xiaomao immediately turned his flying sword around and retreated. Then, the towers dimmed.

    "This is nasty."

    Again with the sneaky update, the tower''s range increased from 200 meters to 500 meters, whichpletely thwarted Xiaomao''s fly-by scheme.

    But they forgot about one fact. Xiaomao excelled in viting Geneva Convention.

    "You''re not going toe out? Fine. Stay in there forever! LET IT GO, MUNYA!"

 Chapter 231 Cat Dad VS Bird (2)

    Chapter 231 ¨C Cat Dad VS Bird (2)

    RUMBLE

    Outside the red castle, ck snow rapidly expanded. The snowfield expansion stopped at the foot of Hwarang Guild''s castle walls, and ominous gas slowly came out from the corrupted soil.

    Vermilion and the snipers watched the snow field growing from high ground. They broke a sweat when they saw several shadow silhouettes of adult-man-sized ck eggs.

    Everybody inwardly cursed Xiaomao as the culprit already withdrew from the frontline and the snow field.

    Vermilion encouraged his friends, "We saw this spell before, and we know how it works! Do not panic! All mages, use your wind spells and blow the mist away. The poison mist can''t spread by itself!"

    Wind mages climbed to the top of the walls and began using their spells. Gales of wind blew the mist away from the wall. As the windstorm dispersed the ck mist, it revealed the hidden things that came from the ck snow.

    Adult-sized eggs were pulsing and growing bigger every second. All of them had an eye, which red at the people on the walls.

    Fearing the unknown, Vermilion ordered his men again, "KILL IT WITH FIRE! BURN THEM ALL!"

    Hearing Vermilion''s nextmand, fire mages made their moves. They joined the wind mages and hurled small fireballs and firences at the ck eggs.

    When me hit the ck snow, the heat and the extreme cold conflicted. All fireballs and firences were extinguished upon contact, but a portion of ck snow evaporated.

    Unfortunately, because of endless mist that came out from the snow, the burnt part was quickly restored. In addition, the eggs reacted to the heat as they violently pulsed like human hearts.

    The crowd looked at the mysterious things, horrified.

    "Snipers! Can you kill those eggs before they hatch?" Vermilion turned to the sniper teams.

    Hearing their guild master''s order, they started shooting and using their skills on the eggs.

    12 Damage!

    15 Damage!

    13 Damage!

    Numbers appeared on top of the eggs. However, their HP bars didn''t seem to decrease in the slightest. Moreover, their names and levels appeared for the attackers to see.

    Dimensional Monster Egg, Level 325

    .

    Xiaomao looked back and noticed that Vermilion''s men were attacking the dimensional creatures. He snickered.

    "Good luck killing those backrooms creatures, munya!"

    Those eggs had the same level as Xiaomao''s, and they might even inherit his attributes. However, as the spell description didn''t include the details of the dimensional creatures, Xiaomao didn''t know what kind of beings woulde out from the eggs.

    His question was soon answered. As Vermilion''s men bombarded the eggs with fire, they hatched and revealed their heinous appearances.

    One of them was a bloody eyeball with six human limbs as its legs. It red at the wall, and its pupil brightened.

    Aser beam was suddenly shot out from the monster''s eye. The ck beam froze the wall with ck ice, and the corrupted area expanded.

    Two more emerging creatures were long-haired ck-skinned wolf with human limbs as well. Their 20-meter red tongues licked the snow while they breathed out ck gas. When the hounds noticed the people on the wall, they howled and charged toward the castle.

    The obelisks lighted up. Two beams pierced through the ground, and they moved around like massive light sabers, burning and cutting the invading creatures.

    The three monsters suffered a fatal blow and died on the spot. In addition, the paths that the obelisk''sser went through were purified from the ck snow.

    Vermillion Guild''s yersughed and cheered. Their morale soared, and they turned their attention to Xiaomao and the remaining ck snow on the field.

    Seeing that the obelisks could neutralize the ck snow, Xiaomao frowned. He nced at the clock and scoffed.

    ''If I remember correctly, the towers will be self-destructed after five minutes, and yers have to rebuild a weaker version of the towers on their own. If Pangu doesn''t change anything, I can make use of this.''

    Xiaomao turned around and brought out cheap bolts, which he always saved for his archer skill. Then, he crept closer to the castle until he couldn''t get any further.

    The cat looked around and noticed a fancy-looking man. The guy dressed like a mage but wearing a cloak as if he was a general. Xiaomao grinned and brought out aser pointer. Then, he pointed at Vermilion.

    Lock-On Mark!

    .

    <strong>Lock-On Mark </strong>

    This skill is popr among aspiring snipers and spotters. By pinpointing your target with aser pointer and activating this skill, the next projectile attack or ranged attack will not miss the target.

    *Require aser pointer.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Active

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 250 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 30 minutes

    <strong>Effects:</strong>

    - Inflict [Marked] and [Locked-On] abnormal status to the target. The effectsts two minutes.

    <strong>*[Marked]</strong> target is guaranteed to suffer a critical target on the next attack.

    <strong>*[Locked-On]</strong> target cannot dodge the next attack.

    .

    This old skill had been with Xiaomao for a long time, but he never used it. But in this case, Xiaomao exploited his superior vision and marked the mage guy with aser pointer.

    Xiaomao brought out a crossbow bolt next. However, he didn''t bother bringing out a crossbow since he had no use for it anymore.

    He had a better skill for sniping.

    .

    <strong>Sonic</strong>

    When people were asked about Sonic, many people thought of Sonic the H*dgehog. But in this case, it''s something silly. The founder of this skill made it this way, so he could simply yeet unwanted objects to space.

    This skill grants a user ability to elerate an object to the point that it breaks the sound barrier. The object can only go in a straight line and will hit anything in its trajectory.

    <strong>Skill Type:</strong> Active, Single Target

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> 1500 Wind Spiritual Roots, Level 150

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 500 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 60 Seconds.

    <strong>Effect:</strong> Shoot an object forward at the speed of sound.

    .<sub> </sub>

    Since Vermilion could not dodge the next attack, Xiaomao simply abused it by pointing the bolt at the former and using the skill on it.

    WHOOSH!

    A part of the bolt was destroyed because of the sudden force, but the bolt head was still intact. It flew so fast that Xiaomao couldn''t even see it.

    PU!

    The bolt head pierced through Vermilion''s chest and punctured an unlucky mage behind him.

    175,154 CRITICAL DAMAGE!

    88,056 CRITICAL DAMAGE!

    The piercing damage was cut in half after it hit Vermilion, but this destructive force was enough to reduce their HP bars to zero.

    Xiaomao scoffed at Vermilion, believing that he overestimated his opponents too much.

    ''Thanks to you, I get my hands on a newbo. Goodbye, Hwarang.''

    Xiaomao turned around and prepared to regroup with his men.

    GRAAAA!!

    Suddenly, a crimson fire bird emerged from the castle and spread its me peacock tails and wings. A pir of light descended upon Vermilion and his dead guild member.

    The next second, the two dead yers were resurrected!

    Xiaomao sensed something amiss. He turned around and found a phoenix, flying over the red castle. He gazed at the bird in astonishment, and he suddenly remembered something.

    ''I overlooked this. Hwarang Guild was the number one guild in Seoul for a period of time after the first invasion. I didn''t get to see the guild leader''s profile, but their guild emblem is a phoenix. This might be the reason why they''re obsessed with that mythical bird.''

    Although Xiaomao failed to assassinate Vermilion, he was overjoyed. Looking at the phoenix, he wondered if his fire immunity would work against the me of life.

    Furthermore, his cat instinct kicked in. Xiaomao salivated like a cat with rabies. His jaws ttered, and he let out a strange chattering sound. His pupils dted while his tail waved from side to side.

    His expression looked exactly like a cat behind a window, who spotted a bird outside the house.

    "Ke-ke-nom-nom-nom-mu-mu-mu-nya! Ke-ke-ke-nihil-nom-nom-mu-mu-nya!"

    Xiaomao couldn''t stop ttering his teeth and let out strange words. He didn''t know why, but his stomach rumbled even though his satiety rate was still at 90%.

    The phoenix also noticed Xiaomao''s expression. It red at him in anger as Xiaomao''s behavior offended him.

    GRAAAA!!? (How dare you?! Who do you think I am?! Wanna eat me? How about I eat you instead!?)

    The phoenix screamed and rushed out on its own without Vermilion''s permission.

    .

    Vermilion didn''t even realize that he had died once. He saw a few notification messages that his familiar spirit had resurrected him and his subordinate.

    "What happened?! What killed me?!"

    While Vermilion was confused, he heard the loud scream of the fledging phoenix in the sky. By the time he looked up, the phoenix already charged out of the castle, heading toward the flying catopus.

    "NO! COME BACK!"

    It was toote. The young phoenix didn''t hear Vermilion.

    A few momentster, everybody heard the loud noise of the catopus and the phoenix.

    GRAAAA!!

    NIHIL-MUNYA!!

    .

    The old immortals and the Cathulhu God watched the show while eating popcorn. Meanwhile, Nymph, Undine, and Ifrit sat in a different spots andughed at Xiaomao''s behavior.

    "BWAHAHAHAHA! This is a CAT VS BIRD match!" Ifritughed and kept curling two massive dumbbells.

    Undine nced at the fire king and clicked her tongue, "Please be quiet, sir. Respect the elders and the others."

    "Oh, sorry. Ahem!" Ifrit coughed and continued to exercise.

    Cernun looked at the interaction between Undine and Ifrit. Then, he shook his head.

    "Ifrit has done nothing wrong, Undine. Don''t be rude to our new friend."

    "But he has been hiding in my dungeon for years!" Undine protested.

    "Hey, I never attack your people. I was just minding my own business in that hole." Ifrit snickered.

    "But you blocked my dungeon''s growth!"

    "Why are you expanding the dungeon when you have no invader, hmm?"

    Cernun facepalmed. Mimir and Taotie shrugged while Nymph pouted.

    Meowmeow looked back and forth between Undine and Ifrit. He pursed his lips and flickered pieces of his nails at their forehead.

    The small nails pierced a centimeter into their skulls and almost hit their brains!

    Undine and Ifrit were taken aback. They pulled out the nails and bowed toward Meowmeow.

    The Cathulhu God warned them, "Be quiet, munya! This is the best part!"

    "¡­"

    "¡­"

    The crowd stopped talking and continued watching Xiaomao''s match. The atmosphere became awkward.

    But suddenly, Taotie slurped his saliva so loud that his voice echoed in the boss''s room. The immortals turned around and red at the lion.

    Taotie widened his eyes and snorted, "Not my fault. Young phoenixes are premium spicy chickens! Who wouldn''t drool when they saw such an exquisite chicken in front of you, right?"

    "¡­"

    The crowd was speechless, but Meowmeow nodded in agreement.

    "All birds are like fast food, but a phoenix is a cuisine, munya! Salivating is totally normal, munya!"

    "I know right? Who wouldn''t be jealous of Xiaomao? Damn, I want to eat that bird."

    "I''ll catch you an adult one when I''m free, munya."

    "R-really, sir?! Then, I''ll tell you something about cooking! I know a few ingredients that goes well with chickens!"

    "Oh? Tell me, munya!"

    The crowd stared at Meowmeow and Taotie in disbelief. They were shocked that the obnoxious lion and the Cathulhu God got along well when it came to food topic.

 Chapter 232 Cat Dad VS Bird (3)

    Chapter 232 ¨C Cat Dad VS Bird (3)

    GRAAA!!

    The high-pitch voice of the phoenix woke Xiaomao up. He blinked several times in confusion about what he was doing earlier. Then, the first thing that he saw was the shy name of the new foe.

    Cookie-Cookie, the Fledgling Phoenix, Level 545

    Upon seeing the iing 10-meter-tall phoenix, Xiaomao remembered what he was here for.

    That thing is food.

    He is an enemy.

    So nom-nom should be okay!

    Once again, Xiaomao drooled. His eyes shone in ominous red light, and his fur began producing white me because of Taotie''s cultivation method.

    ck liquid of impurity became oil that fueled the fire. His blood converted the synthesized fat and protein into energy while his Qi repeatedly ignited the white me.

    The fire didn''t hurt Xiaomao. Instead, it sucked every dust, dirt, particles, and air into the pores of his skin, converting everything into impurity oil. In addition, it heightened Xiaomao''s senses, agility, and vitality. As long as the fire existed, Xiaomao would continue to regenerate HP, MP, Qi, and blood every second.

    The appearance of the white me surprised Cookie. He yelled in anger.

    GRAAA!! (me of Life?! How did you obtain that power?! This me belongs to my race!)

    "I don''t know what you''re talking about, munya!"

    Xiaomao threw five shaman fireballs at the phoenix to test its power. Cookie sneered and flew toward the fireballs head-on.

    BOOM

    Five consecutive explosions engulfed the phoenix. However, the red bird flew out of the st with full HP!

    The fire magic inflicted no damage!

    GRAAA!! (My turn!)

    The phoenix opened his mouth and spat five small fireballs. However, it expanded into miniature suns and flew toward Xiaomao.

    As if Xiaomao weed the challenge, heughed and opened his mouth.

    "NIHIL, MUNYA!"

    A whirlpool of wind appeared as soon as Xiaomao opened his mouth. The fiverge fireballs were sucked into it andpressed into small orbs. Then, Xiaomao swallowed them all.

    BOOM

    The fireballs exploded in Xiaomao''s belly.

    0 DAMAGE!

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao received the game notification messages.

    DING

    <You have eaten the me of Death.>

    <You are immune to fire.>

    <You are immune to curses.>

    <Your HP, MP, and Qi have been fully restored.>

    <All fire-rted skills and spells'' cooldown time has been reset.>

    <Your Max HP has increased by 1,126!>

    <Your Max MP has increased by 1,126!>

    <Your Qi has increased by 11,260!>

    <Your Fire Spiritual Roots have increased by 1,126!>

    *Burp*

    Xiaomao brought out a toothpick and cleaned his teeth. Mocking the bird, Xiaomao put on a fake mustache, a British gentleman''s hat, a cup of tea, and a chained eyess to mimic a meme.

    "Exquisite, munya!"

    Graa¡­ (You¡­)

    The phoenix was enraged. He howled and summoned 500 me spears in the sky.

    GRAAA!! (I don''t believe that you are immune to physical attacks! TAKE THIS!)

    The me on the spears vanished, leaving only molten metal spears in the sky. Then, they rained upon Xiaomao.

    "Hot spears are still fire attacks, munya. It doesn''t matter. NIHIL!"

    Xiaomao didn''t even bother to dodge. He weed the attacks by opening his mouth and catching one of the spears with his teeth. However, by doing so, the other spears hit his face, head, and tentacles.

    CLANK

    CLANK

    CLANK

    The spears caused a loud noise as if they hit the hard surface of an anvil. Because of the momentum and the phoenix''s power, the shape of the molten spears was distorted.

    0 Damage!

    0 Damage!

    More spears continued to hit Xiaomao, but they didn''t cause any damage!

    Cookie widened his eyes for a moment before he squinted his brows. As he paid close attention to Xiaomao''s red hoodie and bracers, he noticed someone''s aura in them.

    GRAA? (I have seen this aura somewhere before. Who was it?)

    While Cookie Phoenix was confused, Xiaomao grabbed another distorted spear and put it in his mouth, crushing it with his teeth. He swallowed everything.

    DING

    <Your HP, MP, and Qi have been fully restored.>

    <All metal-rted skills and spells'' cooldown time has been reset.>

    <Your Max HP has increased by 142!>

    <Your Max MP has increased by 142!>

    <Your Qi has increased by 1,420!>

    <Your Metal Spiritual Roots have increased by 142!>

    <Your Fire Spiritual Roots have increased by 142!>

    "This one is bad, munya. It tastes like iron."

    .

    <strong>Hoodie of Fire Dragon God</strong>

    <strong>Before this world''s civilization had begun, Firecracker, a former dragon immortal, was reincarnated into this world. He soon dominated a continent with his strength, former knowledge, and connection with his disciple, Xie Tian. After Firecracker became a deity dragon, he parted ways with Xie Tian and invaded this world. Unfortunately, he ran into the Chaos Demon God loc and was in.</strong>

    <strong>The remnant body of Firecracker was passed down to loc''s subordinates. As time passed, one of Firecracker''s scales ended up in the fire spirit king''s hand. As the spirit king could not use the dragon scale because of his physique, he converted the entire scale into threads to make clothes for spirits. After he was done with his new clothes, the spirit king kept the leftover threads in his treasure trove. Then, one day, he met an interesting friend and decided to make a hoodie for him with the remaining dragon scale threads.</strong>

    <strong><strong>Item Type:</strong> Light Armor, Headgear</strong>

    <strong><strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary</strong>

    <strong><strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 2,000, Cat-rted race only.</strong>

    <strong><strong>Durability:</strong> 1,600,000/1,600,000<sub> </sub></strong>

    <strong><strong>Effects (1):</strong> By equipping this headwear, you will obtain the following perks;</strong>

    <strong>- DEF + 800,000</strong>

    <strong>- M.DEF + 1,600,000</strong>

    <strong>- If you receive less than 1,000,000 points of damage from any physical attack, negate that damage.</strong>

    <strong><strong>Effects (2):</strong> If you are from a cat or cat-rted race, you will obtain the following perks;</strong>

    <strong>- Fire attacks deal double damage. (Effect can stack with other equipment and skills)</strong>

    <strong>- Immunity to fire element attacks.</strong>

    <strong>- Reduce racial skills and ultimate skills'' cooldown by 50%.</strong>

    <strong><strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> That Dao Stone + This¡­ Absolute overgeared.</strong>

    <strong><strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> That''s how you break Pangu''s rules.</strong>

    <strong>.</strong>

    <strong>Without the help of Xiaomao''s bracers, this busted hoodie alone was enough for Xiaomao to tank all attacks from non-immortal opponents.</strong>

    <strong>The dao stone that Xiaomao got from Mao Miaomiao was at work. As long as Xiaomao had it, he could bypass all equipment restrictions and wear it without losing its effects!</strong>

    <strong>What conspiracy?</strong>

    <strong>What scheme?</strong>

    <strong>What underhanded tricks?</strong>

    <strong>How would mortals harm him when he could wear level-2000 equipment?</strong>

    <strong>Xiaomao cackled and licked his lips. He took his time, eating whatever Cookie had thrown at him.</strong>

    <strong>GRAAA!! (IMPOSSIBLE!)</strong>

    <strong>"Impossiblen''t, munya."</strong>

    <strong>GRAAA!! (I don''t believe that I can''t kill you today! Since you enjoy eating my power that much, TAKE THIS!)</strong>

    <strong>The sky and the battlefield turned red, and meteors descended. A volcano emerged from the ground and erupted.</strong>

    <strong>The ck snow field was instantly burnt and evaporated by the phoenix''s me. Even the eggs were melted by theva.</strong>

    <strong>Xiaomao looked up when a meteor descended upon him. A massive burning rock shed with Xiaomao''s head and exploded. At the same time, a volcano mountain appeared under Xiaomao, and ava hand shot out from the pit. It grabbed Xiaomao and pulled him into the moltenke.</strong>

    <strong>The catopus didn''t bother dodging. He let everything happen as he wanted to see if this mythical bird was strong enough to harm him.</strong>

    <strong>And Xiaomao was disappointed.</strong>

    <strong>DING</strong>

    <strong><You are immune to fire.></strong>

    <strong><You have negated physical damages.></strong>

    <strong><You have negated metal element damage.></strong>

    <strong><You have negated light element damage.></strong>

    <strong>While Xiaomao was getting dragged to the bottom of theva pit, he crossed his tentacles like how a human crossed his arms. He fell into deep thought while he was swallowing burning rocks and metals.</strong>

    <strong>''Should I keep eating his power and endure it, or should I simply turn that birdbrain into KFC?''</strong>

    <strong>DING</strong>

    <strong><Your HP, MP, and Qi have been fully restored.></strong>

    <strong><All light-rted skills and spells'' cooldown time has been reset.></strong>

    <strong><Your Max HP has increased by 347!></strong>

    <strong><Your Max MP has increased by 347!></strong>

    <strong><Your Qi has increased by 3,470!></strong>

    <strong><Your Light Spiritual Roots have increased by 347!></strong>

    <strong><Your Fire Spiritual Roots have increased by 347!></strong>

    <strong><Your Metal Spiritual Roots have increased by 347!></strong>

    <strong>Looking at what Cookie had given him, Xiaomao shrugged and pretended to cry in pain in a corny way.</strong>

    <strong>"MUNYA¡­ ME BURNS. ME HURT¡­ nom-nom. AHEM, ME HURT, MUNYA!"</strong>

    <strong>.</strong>

    <strong>.</strong>

    <strong>Five minutes passed. Cookie''s ultimate skill duration was finally over.</strong>

    <strong>The phoenix pped his wings and puffed his chest with pride. Heughed while the red sky slowly reverted to normal.</strong>

    <strong>GRA-GRA-GRA!! (This is how you deal with a stupid cat! KNOW YOUR PLACE, PEASANT!)</strong>

    <strong>"Me burns, me hurts, munya¡­"</strong>

    <strong>GRA-GRA-GRA!! (That''s right! Burn and die, Hahahaha!)</strong>

    <strong>"He stooped, me burns, but me fire immune, munya."</strong>

    <strong>GRA-GRA-GRA!! (That''s right! Burn and die¡­ err, what?)</strong>

    <strong>"He stooped madahumpa, munya. Me burns, but me immune to fire, munya. *mumble* Seriously, how hasn''t he noticed it yet. Oh, wait. He''s a bird, therefore birdbrain, munya."</strong>

    <strong>Gra? (Huh?)</strong>

    <strong>Cookie scratched his head and looked down. Some volcano mountains remained because of the skill''s effects, but one was gone.</strong>

    <strong>It was not because of the canction or the expired duration of his skills.</strong>

    <strong>It was eaten!</strong>

    <strong>*BURP*</strong>

    <strong>Xiaomao burped and patted his bloated stomach. He looked like a chubby cat with an oversized belly.</strong>

    <strong>"Me hurts¡­ my stomach really hurts, munya. I can''t eat anymore."</strong>

    <strong>Cookie widened his eyes and stared at Xiaomao. Although he had a short-term memory issue, he was smart enough to figure out what had happened.</strong>

    <strong>That stupid cat just devoured a whole volcano!</strong>

    <strong>Before Cookie could utter a word of surprise, Xiaomao suddenly pointed one of his tentacles toward him. The bracer of that tentacle shone, and that chubby tentacle extended to the sky!</strong>

    <strong>It coiled and squeezed Cookie''s neck!</strong>

    <strong>"Gotcha, bitch!" Xiaomao''s eyes shone, "Since you have nothing else to feed me, it''s time to fry some chickens, munya!"</strong>

    <strong>.</strong>

    <strong>.</strong>

    <strong>Meanwhile, in the ve Dungeon''s boss room, Taotie was dying fromughter. Mimir, Undine, and Cernun facepalmed while Meowmeow nodded in approval.</strong>

    <strong>Nymph''s face was ashen when she discovered that Xiaomao started to behave like the damn glutton lion in front of her.</strong>

    <strong>"Oh, god. What have you done to our innocent kitty?"</strong>

    <strong>"BWAHAHAHAHA! THAT''S RIGHT. NIHIL TO OBLIVION! EAT THEM ALL, DISCIPLE!"</strong>

 Chapter 233 Cat Dad Collects Chicken Meat

    Chapter 233 ¨C Cat Dad Collects Chicken Meat

    "How is this possible?!"

    Vermilion and his teammates couldn''t believe what they were witnessing. The mascot of the guild had used every strongest spell and skill, but Xiaomao came out unharmed.

    Moreover, the phoenix was a level-500 mythical creature. Although it hadn''t matured yet, its destructive power and stats wereparable to an elite immortal.

    "Xiaomao is hacking! GM, DO SOMETHING!"

    Vermilion bellowed, but he got no response from the game''s admins or moderators. While he was shouting, his subordinates began recording this event as proof.

    Because they got tunnel vision, they didn''t notice that the obelisk towers were already gone as more than five minutes had passed. Moreover, they forgot to build guild structures and manage their resources.

    .

    "That''s about it!"

    Lucky took the role of the vicemander while Xiaomao was busy fighting. Under her watch, Shepherd, James, John, and the mermenpleted their tasks and created a river moat around their castle.

    Meanwhile, Andrew and Peter constructed a fountain and filled it with ve Dungeon''s sacred water. They also poured the excess water into the moat.

    After they were done, Lucky brought Andrew and Peter to a resource deposit at the back of their castle, outside the walls. She exchanged the guild''s SP for materials to build a quarry.

    Andrew and Peter examined the deposit, but they shook their heads. They wrote on the ground that this ce might be no good.

    "Why?" Lucky was puzzled.

    Peter wrote on the ground to borate, ''A resource extractor is time-consuming to build, and this deposit here only yields copper ores. It''s a waste of time to extract this since our lord can finish off his opponents in a few minutes. We won''t have enough time to get the ores out.''

    Andrew added, ''We''re fighting against time here. Our primary objective shouldn''t be looking for SP-generating resources. Instead, we should be looking for something that we can carry over to our dungeon for the research and development teams!''

    Lucky was surprised by their intelligence and insight, "Then, what should we do? What kind of resource should we be looking for?"

    ''Titanium, tinum, Mithril, Adamantite, Spirit Stones, Catnipium, and Elemental Stones are ideal. If it''s impossible to find any, we should at least get the titanium for the mannequin soldiers in our dungeon.''

    Lucky nodded, but she had no idea what Titanium was.

    "Can you tell me what Titanium and the other ores look like?"

    ''Just use your sense and your Qi. If you feel that your Qi can easily destroy it, ignore it. If not, call us over.''

    Peter volunteered, ''I''ll help you look for a better ore deposit. For now, let''s separate and search behind the castle area.''

    "Okay!"

    Lucky got the gist of it, but she didn''t run around to search for the ores right away. She returned to the castle, dragged Shepherd, James, and John over, and told them to search for a mineral ore deposit. As for the rest of the mermen, Lucky ordered them to stay behind to wall for safety.

    .

    While the guild people were busy, Xiaomao''s tentacle yanked Cookie and pulled him to the ground.

    "Get over here, munya!"

    GRAAA!! (NO!!)

    Cookie resisted. He pped his wings as hard as he could to break free from Xiaomao''s tentacle by force.

    "YES!"

    Xiaomao''s expression was bright, shiny, and calm, but his eyes gleamed like a psychopath in heat.

    GRAAA!! (NOO!!)

    Cookie pped harder.

    "YESS!!"

    Xiaomao also pulled harder.

    GRAAA!! (NOOO!!)

    "YESSS!!"

    GRA! GRA! GRA! GRA! GRA! (NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!)

    "YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!"<sub> </sub>

    The tug-of-warsted a whole minute, but it was enough to traumatize Cookie for the rest of his life. The eyes of the predator below were so dark and deep like the abyss.

    In despair, Cookie pped his wings as if there was no tomorrow. His tears, boogers, and saliva sshed everywhere even though he was a fire creature.

    Because of Cookie''s desperation, Xiaomao suddenly had an idea. Instead of pulling, he shrunk the extended tentacle, propelling his body to the sky while his other tentacles brought the me sword with him.

    As Xiaomao stopped pulling, the tentacle''s force was weak. Sensing the changes, Cookieughed and mustered hisst bit of strength to fly backward.

    GRA-GRA-GRA!! (HAHAHAHA! I''M FREE!)

    "Yes, you''re free¡­ YOU''RE MY FREE MEAL! YESSSSS!"

    Before Cookie could react to Xiaomao, the red flying sword plunged into his chest. Moreover, the catopus appeared in front of him and opened his mouth wide.

    CHOMP

    Xiaomao''s expanded mouth snapped the long neck of Cookie. With a twist, Xiaomao tore a chunk of the phoenix''s feathers and his flesh.

    GRAAAA!!

    The phoenix wailed in pain. For the first time, he was afraid of death. Even though he knew that he could always self-resurrect by burning himself into ash, he was afraid of getting eaten alive.

    In desperation, the phoenix took extreme measures. He activated thest ultimate skill, which would also kill him on the spot.

    Self-Detonation!

    Cookie''s body shed in bright light, and his body swelled, umting all MP and Qi for the final explosion. However, he forgot crucial information about Xiaomao''s ck hole stomach and his ability to eat energy, spells, and materials.

    Xiaomao swallowed the phoenix feathers and the chunk of chicken meat in his mouth. Then, he took another bite and slurped Cookie''s blood like a vampire.

    As soon as Xiaomao began sucking Cookie''s blood, the torrent of the phoenix''s energy flowed into the former''s mouth. Fire, liquid, fat, cells, and Qi entered Xiaomao''s body, causing the catopus to swell like a massive balloon.

    PUU

    PFFFF

    Shamelessly, Xiaomao farted and defecated the impurity he didn''t need while eating. As the gas and the useless solid mass exited the body, Xiaomao''s body shrank to its regr size.

    Meanwhile, Cookie shed thest tear of regret. He wished that he didn''te out to fight the cat. He closed his eyes and waited for the self-destruction skill to activate.

    One second¡­

    Five seconds¡­

    Ten seconds passed. However, the skill did not activate. Moreover, Cookie''s consciousness was still intact.

    Cookie reopened his eyes and looked at his body. He discovered that all his feathers had already been plucked out, leaving only his naked skin. The beautiful tails turned into a chicken butt while his wings were naked.

    Xiaomao hummed and gently sliced the wings and legs of Cookies like a butcher. Then, he spat on the wound, and the phoenix''s limbs were restored. Once the chicken legs and wings reappeared, Xiaomao cut them again and stored the meat in his inventory.

    Everything was done while Xiaomao''s tentacles were coiling on Cookie''s neck. As for the flying sword, it was still in the phoenix''s chest.

    Enraged, humiliated, and confused, Cookie bellowed.

    GRAA!! (WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!)

    Xiaomao paused and frowned. He turned to Cookie''s face and pouted, "Can''t you tell, munya? I''m collecting your chicken meat."

    GRAA! (Stop ying around and kill me! You win!)

    "Nah. If I kill you, you will either disappear forever or get reborn in your world. Before that happens, let me harvest your meat. I''ll keep healing you, munya. You''re wee."

    GRA-GRUGH!? (You what?! UGH!)

    Suddenly, Xiaomao turned his attention to the chest area. He cleaved and separated the breast meat with the flying sword and stored the massive lump of a 10-meter-tall phoenix in his inventory. Then, he spat white me saliva on the wound.

    Once more, the phoenix''s health was restored, and his breast meat was regenerated along with his feathers. However, Xiaomao quickly plucked them and stored the precious resources in his inventory. He proceeded to cut Cookie''s chest again.

    "Stay still, munya. It won''t take long."

    GRAAA! (You scoundrel-OUCH!)

    While Lucky and the dwarves were looking for resources to mine, Xiaomao was busy mining Cookie''s meat in the sky.

 Chapter 234 Cat Dadâ€™s Generous Deals

    Chapter 234 ¨C Cat Dad''s Generous Deals

    Looking at their mascot being tortured, Hwarang Guild''s members were enraged. They brought out their weapons and looked at their leader.

    "Boss, let''s go out and kill Xiaomao!"

    "We can''t watch anymore. How dare he humiliate and torture our Cookie?!"

    "That''s right. Cookie''s *Ahem* meat *Ahem* belongs to us! How envious¡­ I mean, how horrible!"

    Vermilion stared at thest guy with red eyes, and thetter shrunk away. The former scoffed and turned to the battlefield. Then, he looked at the current SP.

    Seven minutes had passed, and their guild managed to gather 4,200 SP, which was enough to build weaponry factories and towers.

    "We can''t win if we keep hiding behind the castle walls! Scout team, you go around the map and find a resource to build an extractor or a resource factory. As for the ranged DPS,e with me to kill Xiaomao! As for the melee, protect us from Xiaomao''s troops! Craftsmen, build Anti-Air defense towers in the middle of the field!"

    "OOO!!"

    Hwarang members opened the main gate and rushed out like a mob. They ignored the threat of Xiaomao''s firepower.

    .

    .

    "OOO!!"

    The war cry of Hwarang Guild was so loud that Cookie and Xiaomao could hear them from the sky. The phoenix looked at his people and gritted his teeth.

    Graa! (You''re finished, stupid cat! My friends will kill you!)

    "Sure, munya. I guess I''ll do this instead."

    The bracers on Xiaomao''s tentacles glinted, and all eight tentacles extended by 100 meters. The long arms tied the body of Cookie like a rope.

    Xiaomao looked down and pointed the tip of his flying sword at the people below.

    However, instead of using a fireball and instantly wiping out the pursuing party, Xiaomao pursed his lips and used something else.

    mmenwerfer!

    The fire sword''s tip suddenly acted like a me thrower. It fired a long stream of me as if a dragon breathed fire at the crowd below.

    The trail of fire and the heat caused the crowd to disperse and backed away from the me. However, none of them was harmed.

    As the crowd''s charging momentum was interrupted, most of them stood there and waited for instructions from their leader. Using this opportunity, Xiaomao turned his flying sword around and ordered it to fly toward his guild''s castle.

    "I''m taking your chicken home, munya! If you want him back, do nothing for an hour and press the surrender button, munya! If promise that I won''t eat him or kill him, munya!"

    "Huh?"

    He also heard the desperate cry from his familiar.

    GRAAA!! (HEEEEEELLLPPPP!!)

    "¡­"

    Speechless, Vermilion furrowed his brows and watched the catopus flying away.

    "What''s next, boss?" One of Vermilion''s subordinates looked back and forth in confusion.

    "¡­ Search for resources, build defensive towers and war factories. We prepare for a siege battle."

    "What about your pet, boss?"

    Vermilion fell into deep thought. He opened his game menu and pressed the friend tab. Then, he searched for Xiaomao''s name and added him as a friend.

    DING

    A few secondster, Xiaomao epted Vermilion''s friend request. Seeing that Xiaomao was willing to talk, Vermilion asked him through a voice chat.

    "What are you doing with my pet?"

    Xiaomao instantly replied, "Harvesting his meat, feathers, and organs for food materials, munya. Oh, don''t worry. I''m healing him to full health every time I cut off his limbs and meat, munya."

    "¡­"

    Although angry, Vermilion suddenly had an inspiration. He boldly asked Xiaomao.

    "Can you give me some of the feathers and meat?"

    "Of course, as long as you surrender quietly without putting up a fight after the match''s timer is close to zero, munya."

    "Does it taste good? What kind of stats or perks do you get from eating a phoenix?"

    The conversation shocked Vermilion''s subordinates. He looked at their boss with round eyes.

    Vermilion hushed the crowd and turned his attention to the voice chat. Xiaomao took a while to answer this time.

    DING

    Xiaomao posted a screenshot of the description of Cookie''s breast meat and feathers.

    .<sub> </sub>

    <strong>Fledgling Phoenix''s Breast Meat</strong>

    This lean cut of meat is a precious material for many legendary medicines and food. Eating it raw can also be beneficial as it is bacteria and virus free!

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Food, Medicine

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Eating it raw gives you the following perks;

    - Permanently increase Fire and Light Spiritual Roots by 1,000.

    - Permanently increase Max HP and MP by 10,000.

    - Obtain a permanent abnormal status [Phoenix Curse].

    <strong>*[Phoenix Curse]</strong> ¨C You are a sworn enemy of the phoenix race. All phoenixes will proactively hunt you down to avenge for their kin.

    .

    <strong>Fledgling Phoenix Down</strong>

    This phoenix''s feather is still young and iplete, but it can be used to heal a fatal injury and remove all status debuffs. Master alchemists can refine it into a resurrection potion if they have enough ingredients.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Consumable, Ingredient

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Eating it raw gives you the following perks;

    - Fully restore all HP and MP.

    - Remove status attribute debuffs.

    - Permanently increase Max HP by 100.

    - Permanently increase Fire and Light Spiritual Roots by 100.

    .

    After sending the images, Xiaomao gave them a kind offer.

    "10 breast meat, 10 feathers, and your phoenix''s survival for your white g at the 59th minutes. What say you, munya?"

    Vermilion and his subordinates widened their eyes in shock when they saw the description of their mascot''s meat. None of them had thought of extracting meat from their cute phoenix before, and Xiaomao showed them what they had missed in life.

    Everybody regretted not thinking of this earlier. Had they known that their pet was this impressive, they would have raised Cookie as livestock!

    Being enlightened, Vermilion looked at his subordinates.

    "Let''s vote. The meat or the match?"

    "¡­"

    .

    .

    Back at Xiaomao''s castle, the catopus and Cookie both listened to the conversation between Vermilion and his subordinate through the voice chat. Those men forgot to turn the chat mic off when they were talking.

    Cookie heard everything while his meat was being extracted. He shed tears of sadness and anger.

    GRAAA!! (Bastard! Don''t ept the bribe and help me! Why are you thinking of taking my meat?!)

    Xiaomao shook his head as he quietly cut two of Cookie''s legs and regenerated them back with his white me spit. Then, he turned off the voice chat microphone.

    "See the true color of your masters, munya? When you''re strong, they rely on you and worship you. When you''ve fallen, they are ready to eat you alive, munya."

    Graa¡­ (I wanna die. I don''t want to live anymore.)

    "Why, munya? Because you''re humiliated or being treated as livestock?"

    GRAAA!! (I don''t want to be eaten by anyone! I''m a supreme being!)

    "But they want your meat now, munya. Even if I let you go, they will surely ill-treat you from now on."

    Cookie red at Xiaomao. Although he was exhausted, he still hated the cat.

    "I have a proposal, munya."

    Graa (What?)

    Xiaomao showed a bottle of sacred water to the phoenix.

    "If I remember correctly, phoenixes need a source of energy and Qi to grow bigger, right?"

    GRAAA! (QI WATER?! WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?!)

    Xiaomao grinned. He stopped cutting Cookie''s meat and rubbed his tentacles like a shady merchant.

    "Why don''t you quit being that guy''s familiar and join my dungeon, munya? I can provide you shelter and the endless source of this water, munya!"

 Chapter 235 Cat Dad Messes The Game Again

    Chapter 235 ¨C Cat Dad Messes the Game Again

    "We''ve decided. Let''s stop fighting. We''ll retreat and farm resources from this server."

    Vermilion''s subordinates unanimously voted for the deal as the chunk of Cookie''s breast meat was enough for all guild members. Although the threat of the Phoenix Curse seemed intimidating, they were confident that they could defeat the phoenixes.

    "Good, munya. I''ll send my guy to deliver you the feathers first. As for the meat, I''ll drop them off at the center of the map at the 55th-minute mark. As for your bird, I''ll release him after that, munya."

    "Alright. We have a deal!"

    The deal was settled. Vermilion and Xiaomao agreed to a truce, and Xiaomao would return the prisoner and extra meat for Hwarang Guild''s surrender.

    .

    Cookie was in despair after he witnessed the deal. He sobbed, disappointed in Vermilion and his subordinates for leaving him here to be tortured.

    Graa (Do I even have a choice?)

    Cookie was sad. In front of him was a predator that wanted nothing more but his meat. Meanwhile, waiting for him at home was a backstabber that secretly desired his meat. Regardless of choices, he would end up as a livestock.

    Graa¡­ (Life is not Yatta anymore.)

    Xiaomao had expected this kind of answer. He waved the sacred water potion in front of Cookie.

    "What if I say my dungeon has ake that is filled with this water, munya?"

    Cookie stoppedining. He red at the cat, who swiftly extracted the thighs, drums, and breast meat. Cookie didn''t feel any pain because of Xiaomao''s mysterious fire spit, but it still annoyed him.

    Graaa! (I will not live as livestock no matter what!)

    "After I finish extracting your meat, I will not hurt you anymore. But I might need your feathers from time to time, and you can be free in my dungeon, munya. How about it?"

    Graa? (You''re not eating me anymore after this?)

    "How much chicken meat do you think I actually need, munya? Have you counted how many times I restored your flesh and blood?"

    "¡­"

    Cookie didn''t bother counting the times Xiaomao extracted his meat, but he could roughly estimate that the cat already cut him a hundred at the very least, judging from the game notification messages he received.

    Noticing that Cookie stopped talking, Xiaomao steered the conversation at his own pace.

    "Look. I don''t necessarily need you or anything, but it pains me to see a glorious young phoenix like you in the hands of humans, munya. Look at me and the people around you andpare to your master, munya!"

    Cookie realized that he was in Xiaomao''s territory. He looked around and found many level-700 mermen, staring at him with round intimidating fish eyes.

    GRAA?! (L-Level 700?! All of them?!)

    Xiaomao continued, "I don''t know why you be that human''s familiar, but your rtionship is one-sided. You are practically his ve until he dies, munya. But look at us. None of us are bound by silly contracts, munya."

    Cookie narrowed his eyes and examined everybody. Indeed, the mermen didn''t wear any ve choker or bore a ve brand on their bodies. On the other hand, Cookie''s heart was branded with seal magic, which tied his life to Vermilion''s.

    Graa? (They''re not your ves?)

    "Just subordinates, munya. After this farce is over, they are free to return home, munya!"

    The mermen nodded. They were mercenaries, hired by Undine and Nymph. They simply came here to help their neighbor fighting in a guild war for food and fun.

    "Also, isn''t it shameful for a great phoenix like you to work for a weak-ass human, munya?"

    Being reminded of his strength, Cookie thought of Vermilion''s strength and level.

    Graa¡­ (Now that you mention it, that asshole is freaking weak!)

    "And you''re a ve to that guy¡­ a great phoenix like you."

    Graa! (That''s right. I''m a great phoenix! I shouldn''t be serving a weaker existence like that fool!)

    "Exactly, munya! He doesn''t deserve you!"

    GRAA! (He doesn''t deserve me!)

    "You are a proud phoenix! You serve no human, munya!"

    GRAA! (I''m a proud phoenix. I serve no human!)

    "Now, sign here and drop your blood on the paper, and you will no longer serve that human, munya!"

    GRAA! (Of course! I will not serve that human! And¡­ sign? Drop my blood?)

    Confused, Cookie went with the flow and took a pen from Xiaomao. He drew a bird face and dropped his blood on a scroll paper that Xiaomao brought up.

    "Good! Now, sit there and wait for the match to end. It won''t take long, munya."

    "¡­"

    Cookie scratched his head with his featherless wing. He watched how Xiaomao chopped off his thighs and restored them to normal.

    Graa? (How long until the match ends?)

    Xiaomao pointed at the clock in the sky.

    In a guild war match, both sides had 60 minutes to defeat their opponent. In case the time was over, the one with the least damaged castle would win. However, if no castle was touched during the match, both sides would lose.

    But there was an exception. After 15 minutes, both sides had the choice to forfeit the match and surrender to save their valuable time.

    Earlier, Xiaomao asked Vermilion to surrender at the 59th minute, which was one minute before the time runs out so that he could use the remaining time to get as many resources from this world.

    Cookie had no idea about that. Being clueless and gullible, he stared at the clock and waited for the time to run out, ignoring what Xiaomao did to his body since he started to get used to it.

    GRAA! (I''m a proud phoenix! I don''t serve humans!)

    .

    .

    The match between Hwarang Guild and MUNYA Guild soon got the attention of non-Xiaomao fans because of the strange development.

    Vermilion''s men suddenly stopped marching toward Xiaomao''s castle and focused on building factories and quarries. The same applied to Xiaomao''s forces. Lucky, Peter, and Andrew constructed a dozen quarries and hired NPCs to extract the rare ores.

    No one showed signs of a fight. They simply minded their own businesses, mining and collecting resources from the map.

    The chat was wild as usual. Countless emojis and reactions mocked the gamepany and the two guilds.<sub> </sub>

    "They''re all farming WTF?"

    "Maybe, they''re collecting SP for a big battle in thete game?"

    No one knew that both Xiaomao and Vermilion had a deal.

    10 minutes passed, and both sides did nothing but farming. The live-stream spectators got bored and switched to other matches.

    20 minutester, they were still at it. This attracted the attention ofmentators, hosts, and streamers from various channels. They began specting what both guilds were doing.

    Then, the official channel reyed the scene when Xiaomao abducted the phoenix. Afterward, Vermilion and Xiaomao voice-chatted and negotiated a deal. Their voices were recorded and broadcast.

    The spectators were bbergasted. This kind of development never happened before. Moreover, nobody had realized that the yers could farm resources on the map and carry them over to their game worldster!

    This incident shocked the gamers once again. Many disqualified guilds moaned and regretted that they didn''t notice this glitch or loophole earlier. Meanwhile, the remaining guilds in the tournament were overjoyed by this discovery.

    A few minutester, other guilds, which were in the middle ofbat, caught wind of this exploit. Some of them identally discovered that they could store the ores from the tournament map in their inventory and transfer them into their warehouses in their original game world.

    Gamers were quick to adapt. They mimicked Xiaomao and Vermilion right away.

    At the 40th-minute mark, all guild war matches ended up in a stalemate. Nobody wanted to fight anymore as they were busy searching and farming resources on the map for physical ores instead of SP.

    .

    .

    Pangu Universe Incorporate, China Headquarters

    Dong Junya''s room was in a mess. The moderator director thrashed everything in his room and broke thepany''s windows in anger.

    "DAMMIT! CAN''T YOU PLAY THE GAME NORMALLY FOR ONCE?!"

    Every time Xiaomao abused a loophole, Pan Mei alwaysshed his anger at him. Just now, Dong Junya got another threat from the son of Pangu, telling him that he might get fired if Xiaomao continued to damage the event and ruin their reputation any further.

    It vexed Dong Junya as well. He regretted that he didn''t ban and kill Xiaomao when Wang Mang suggested.

    He thought of the missing employees in his department. He saw the log files that they entered the game with their game ounts and stupidly met their demise at Cernun Ind.

    Thinking of the inds and Xiaomao''s home base, Dong Junya suddenly had an inspiration.

    ''Since Xiaomao is not home, his dungeon should be unprotected. Well, some immortals lurk in there, but they are no match for Solomon and Asgard''s main forces. I should program some quests and lure them into attacking Xiaomao''s base at this time!''

    Dong Junya called Pan Mei and requested permission right away.

    "Do it!"

    Surprisingly, Pan Mei agreed. Delighted, Dong Junya rushed out of the half-destroyed office and entered the developer department office to see the newest director of the developer team.

    "Your Excellency Solomon. Lord Pan Mei asked me to deliver a message. He wants you to create quests in World Three."

    Solomon was an elderly man, who seemed to be over 100 years old. The wrinkles on his face, sunken eyes, withered skin, and boney arms didn''t look like something that an almighty demon god of Netherworld would have. He had a long white beard that reached his groin, and his curly white hair still looked healthy and smooth.

    Despite his feeble appearance, Solomon carried weird air around him. None of the human employees dared to look at the old man as if they were afraid of something.

    When Dong Junya looked into Solomon''s eyes, he felt like he gazed into an abyss that humans shouldn''t have seen. He immediately averted his eyes and looked elsewhere.

    The old man solemnly stared at Dong Junya.

    "Xiaomao is causing a lot of trouble for you, I assume."

    "Yes, Your Excellency. We can''t handle him anymore. We hope that you could provide assistance as you promised."

    "Hmm."

    Solomon deeply exhaled and crossed his arms behind his back. He closed his eyes, but his eyelids twitched as if the eyeballs had a party inside.

    A few secondster, Solomon opened his eyes.

    "Done."

    "Eh?" Dong Junya was taken aback.

    "Go see your whateverputer. It''s done."

    "Y-Yes, Your Excellency!"

    Dong Junya rushed back to his office. He didn''t bother looking back behind him as he was afraid of offending a real deity on earth.

    Meanwhile, Solomon ignored Dong Junya and turned around. His movements sent a chill to all employees'' spines.

    "Now, it''s your turn. Close your eyes and wee anything that enters your body. I''ll bless you with the power of gods to protect your world from Chaos Demon Gods and Mu-Nyang!"

    All employees tightly shut their eyes in fear.

    After everybody closed their eyes, Solomon snapped his fingers. Instantly, all employees in the room sank into the floor and vanished even though the building was solid.

    The next moment, shadowy liquid emerge from the ces where they had disappeared. ck slimes grew and shapeshifted into the people that sank into the ground earlier.

    RUMBLE

    Shrill voices of countless ghosts entered the slimes. They merged and gave birth to a new existence.

    "Open your eyes, my demons."

    The new employees turned to Solomon. All of them knelt and bowed to their king.

    "You''re now HUMANS of this world. Your first job is to adapt to this world''s society and rules. Wait for my instructions and live like the humans that you rece. If you have any inconvenience with your human family, friends, or enemies whatsoever, you''re authorized to rece them with your friends from the Netherworld."

    The slime people nodded. They expressionlessly stood up and returned to their seats, resuming work.

    Solomonzily exhaled and gazed through the building''s windows. Outside, a certain female orange cat and a bicolor cat had been sitting on top of the opposite building, staring at him.

    Solomon calmly faced Mu-Nyang and Mir. He muttered.

    "Hello again, Chaos Seraphim Progenitor and Cathulhu Goddess. How long has it been since west met?"

    The cats narrowed their eyes. They turned around and faded into nothingness.

    Noticing the two deities had withdrawn, Solomon slightly shook his head.

    "Your mistake, master. You shouldn''t have abandoned this disciple of yours and raised Mao Miaomiao as your sessor. Look what the separation of karma has done to you. You''re so weak now that I can easily kill you."

 Chapter 236 Cat Dad Bullies Bird

    Chapter 236 ¨C Cat Dad Bullies Bird

    The entire match was boring when both guilds did nothing but farm. Many spectators quit watching Xiaomao''s match, but his true fans remained behind, waiting to see the surprises.

    Xiaomao indeed prepared a surprise, but it was not for the viewers.

    .

    At the 55th-minute mark, both sides collected enough ores and minerals that the craftsmen would be busy for months. Xiaomao and Cookie returned to the center of the battlefield. Vermilion and his friends also waited there.

    Cookie''s feathers were restored. He didn''t look like a naked chicken anymore. However, his eyes were dull.

    Xiaomao gave Vermilion 10 pieces of Cookie''s breast meat as promised. Then, he released the phoenix.

    Cookie turned around and red at Xiaomao. Then, he looked at Vermilion.

    GRAAA! (Shame on you both!)

    "I''m so sorry, my boy," Vermilion reached out his hand to pet his bird, but Cookie swatted it away.

    Xiaomao smiled at them. Then, he brought out the entity crystal and secretly touched Cookie''s tail.

    DING

    Cookie suddenly trembled, sensing the changes inside him. He turned around and looked at Xiaomao.

    The cat immediately brought out his flying sword and flew back to his castle. He didn''t forget to show Cookie the paper that the bird had signed earlier.

    "Your life is in your hands, munya! The choice is yours!"

    Graa? (Hmm?)

    Cookie was still confused about what the paper was for. Still, he knew for sure that the familiar brands that connected his soul to Vermilion''s soul were gone.

    "What the hell?!"

    Vermilion suddenly received feedback that Cookie was no longer his familiar, and its name changed from green to white.

    Cookie looked around and discovered that he no longer had the obligation to follow Vermilion around, he cheered.

    GRA-GRA-GRA! (HAHAHAHA! GOODBYE, SUCKERS! I''M FREE!)

    "NOOO!!" Vermilion screamed and chased after Cookie, trying to tame him again.

    Cookie flew north, heading away from the battlefield. Vermilion''s skill didn''t reach him.

    "COME BACK, COOKIE!"

    GRAAA! (SCREW YOU BOTH! HASTA LA VISTA, BABY!)

    .

    Xiaomao looked back and noticed that Cookie didn''te to him right away, he snickered.

    "Good luck with your freedom, munya. If you don''t pick your master soon, you will get stuck in this world for good. But you won''t get stuck here anyway since you signed this."

    Xiaomao snickered and looked at the paper scroll that Cookie had signed. It was a simple agreement that Cookie would be willing to be Xiaomao''s tamed beast and serve him as his monster ve if he didn''t choose a master by the end of the match.

    The contract in itself held no power if Cookie only signed with ink. However, since Cookie used his blood on the paper, the item now worked as an official contract item between Xiaomao and Cookie.

    .

    <strong>Monster ve Contract</strong>

    If Cookie-Cookie, the Fledging Phoenix, doesn''t have a master by the time the Guild War Match between MUNYA Guild and Hwarang Guild on the day of the signing date ends, Cookie-Cookie will be Xiaomao''s monster ve by default and follow Xiaomao to World Three.

    This contract has been signed with Cookie-Cookie''s blood, and it cannot be canceled unless Xiaomao and Cookie-Cookie agree to void the contract.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Contract

    <strong>Effect:</strong> Enforce conditions on the contract.

    .

    Xiaomao felt bad for tricking the bird, but, he couldn''t afford to let the stupid phoenix go.

    In his previous life, Hwarang Guild became one of the top guilds in Korea because of Cookie''s existence. The guild offered a way to resurrect dead humans, superhumans, and yers that got stuck in the game by selling Cookie''s feathers to them at a steep price.

    But there was a problem with this development. When the Hwarang guild was about to dominate Korea with Cookie''s help, Pangu''s men killed Vermilion and freed Cookie. The phoenix ended up joining Pangu''s side and strengthened all the followers with the me of life.

    Xiaomao had already forgotten about it. But after seeing Cookie in his young form, he did whatever was necessary to prevent them from joining forces again.

    ''If you don''t join me, I''ll kill you for real, stupid chicken!''

    .

    .

    Vermilion looked at the departing bird for a moment and turned to Xiaomao''s castle. He narrowed his eyes.

    "Can it be him?! Was Xiaomao behind this?!"

    He looked at the clock. 57 minutes had passed, and they had three minutes remaining in the match.

    If no castle was destroyed within three minutes, the match would end up in a draw, and both guilds would be disqualified!

    Vermilion was enraged. He shouted, "Men! We attack their castle now! If we can destroy a part of his castle walls, we will win and move on to the next round!"

    Vermilion''s subordinates looked at their master in confusion.

    "What about Cookie, boss?"

    "Yeah. He kinda¡­ escaped."

    Vermilion yelled, "Xiaomao definitely did something to Cookie! He must have freed my pet somehow!"

    "Is that even possible?!"

    "I don''t care! He is the prime suspect! He backstabs us, and he has to pay!"

    Vermilion rushed toward Xiaomao''s castle without waiting for his friends. The others looked at each other for a moment and followed their boss.

    The distance between the battlefield center and Xiaomao''s castle was five kilometers. Three minutes were not enough for them to reach the castle.

    At the 59th-minute mark, Vermilion finally realized the impossible. He screamed out loud.

    "Even if you tricked me, you will get disqualified with me, Xiaomao!"

    BOOM

    Suddenly, a sound of explosion echoed behind Vermilion and his friends. They turned around by reflex and saw a mushroom cloud.

    DING

    <Your castle has been destroyed!>

    <Your guild has been defeated. You and your guild members will be automatically teleported to your original game world.>

    <Thank you for participating in the event. Constion prizes will be given to you after the tournament is over.>

    Seeing the messages, Vermilion and his subordinates were stunned. Some of them dropped their weapons and shields in shock.<sub> </sub>

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao was already aware of the possibility of Vermilion not surrendering. He used the superior speed and infiltrated Vermilion''s castle airspace a minute ago.

    Looking at the clock, Xiaomao saw the countdown timer. He had less than 50 seconds to finish the match.

    Xiaomao looked down. The Hwarang Guild''s castle didn''t have a single defender or defensive buildings as all guild members were either following Vermilion or working in the quarries.

    The catopus solemnly dropped a batch of five fireballs on the castle.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    The well-looking castle copsed on the spot. Its HP dropped from one million HP to zero.

    Just like that, Xiaomao did what he had to do.

    DING

    <Congrattions, you have defeated Hwarang Guild.>

    <You will move to the next round. Please stand by for the next match today!>

    Xiaomao shrugged. He slowly faded from the battlefield, and teleported back to the guild''s lobby.

    .

    .

    Far north of the battlefield, Cookie couldn''t stopughing while flying. He believed that he managed to escape from Xiaomao and Vermilion forever.

    GRAA! (I''M FREEEEE!)

    Cookie shed a tear of joy. He closed his eyes, savoring the clean air.

    Several minutester, the air''s odor turned fishy. Somehow, it smelled like raw fishes and sea. Then, Cookie''s head hit something hard.

    Cookie opened his eyes and looked in front of him. He found a concrete ceiling, which was dented because of the collision.

    Graaa? (Huh?)

    The phoenix looked around. He could only see the concrete ceiling above. Down below, a dozen mermen looked up with wide fish eyes, staring at the fire bird.

    "Bob?"

    "Bob-Bob?"

    GRAAA! (WTF is BOB-BOB?! Where is this ce?!)

    Cookie kept scanning the ground. Then, he discovered the sphemous cat on a couch, waving his tentacles toward him.

    "Wee back, munya!"

    GRAAA!! (NOOOOOO!!)

    In a panic, Cookie spat multiple fireballs at the mermen and Xiaomao. However, the spits disappeared as soon as they came out of his mouth.

    Xiaomao chuckled. He pointed at the portal, which led to the ve Dungeon.

    "The exit is over there, munya. But be warned. Immortals are on the other side. If you go out, they might catch you."

    GRAAA! (I don''t care. I''m outta here!)

    Without hesitation, Cookie flew into the portal.

    The bright light blinded him for a few seconds. When his eyes adjusted to the dimmed light, he found himself in a grand hall with a tall cave ceiling and pirs.

    Cookie could barely see anything. He ignited himself on fire, lighting the ce. Then, he looked around to check where he was.

    Before Cookie''s eyes could adapt to the environment, his legs were bitten by something sharp. He looked down and frowned.

    There was a lion with a weird face and physique. The animal smiled and waved his paw at the bird.

    "Wassup, bitch? Care if I eat half of your body?!"

    GRAAA! (IMPUDENCE!)

    Cookie activated his ultimate skill, summoning volcanos that used to trap Xiaomao in ava pool.

    "NIHIL!"

    Instantly, the emerging volcano stoppeding out and sank into the ground as if it never appeared. Cookie''s MP went from full to zero.

    Around the white lion, dark me covered its body. It had a simr air to Xiaomao''s white me, which Cookie recognized very well. It was the me of life, the very me that made phoenixes mythical creatures.

    The bird sensed a d¨¦j¨¤ vu.

    Graa?! (me of Life?! Who are you?! HOW?!)

    Taotie smirked, "I''m the master of the cat that ate you. Now, it''s time for the mentor to get his meal."

    Cookie''s feathers stood tall in fright. He turned around and flew back into the portal that he came from.

    Taotie immediately let go of Cookie''s legs and remained in the dungeon. Heughed at the bird.

    When Cookie returned to the guild''s lobby, he cried and sobbed on the floor.

    GRAAAA!! (LIFE IS NOT YATTA ANYMORE! WHAT DID I DO WRONG IN MY LIFE?!)

    The mermen gazed at the pitiful creature and shook their heads. They walked away from the bird and got back to their favorite water pool.

    Xiaomao approached the bird. He patted Cookie.

    "If you agree to be my servant and join my dungeon as a dungeon floor boss, nobody will harm you again, munya. Also, have you forgotten about this?"

    Xiaomao showed Cookie the bottle of sacred water. He put it on the ground in front of the crying bird.

    "It''s yours, munya. I can give you more of these if you join me. How about it? Want to work for me, munya?"

    Graaa! (But I don''t want to be eaten!)

    "I said I won''t eat you. No one will harm you or eat you anymore, munya."

    Graaa? (Really?)

    "Yes, munya. In fact, I''ll feed you a lot of good food to the point that you will be VERY VERY FAT, munya!"

    Cookie narrowed his eyes, unable to trust Xiaomao. For an unknown reason, he had a bad feeling about the cat''s promise.

    However, Cookie had no way out. He nodded and agreed.

    GRAAA! (I won''t be your ve, but I''ll work in your dungeon whatsoever! I expect good food in exchange, alright?! Also, I want this water, a lot of water!)

    "Deal, munya! Now,e with me."

    Xiaomao guided Cookie to the dungeon again. The former evilly grinned while thetter had weird goosebumps.

 Chapter 237 Cat Dad Is Surprised

    Chapter 237 ¨C Cat Dad is Surprised

    After Xiaomao''s match was over, the rest of the tournament became boring to watch as no guild bothered fighting anymore. Only a few guilds with sponsors, such as Valkyrie, continued to crush their opponents.

    Because of the tedious long matches with no actions, Pan Mei decided to push the Immortal Tournament forward and only live-stream the fight between the top dogs. Moreover, he adjusted the gambling house rates and allowed viewers to make real-time bets.

    The spectators quickly shifted their attention to the Immortal Tournament when they heard that only one yer participated while the rest were NPCs. They wanted to see the strongest yer in this game.

    As for the guild war tournament live stream, it was canceled. From now on, thepany only would record the matches and post highlight videos on their social media ounts.

    Because of these changes, the tournament schedule was quickened.

    .

    DING

    Xiaomao red at the notification message with bloodshot eyes. He was about to escort Cookie to his dungeon and take a short break, but this message showed up.

    "My skill cooldown hasn''t reset yet, munya! What the hell?! What about the next round''s map theme voting?!"

    Lucky and the mermen also received the same notification message. They frowned as their previous match had just ended an hour ago, but they were forced to fight again.

    Before everybody and the mermen could react, everybody in the lobby was teleported to a new battlefield.

    This time, instead of being sent to the courtyard of their castle, they were deployed on a meadow battlefield. Ten kilometers behind them was their castle, but 500 meters in front of them were the confused yers from their opponent''s guild.

    RUMBLE

    Suddenly, a circr energy wall appeared and surrounded all yers from both guilds. It blocked the path to their castles, and it continued shrinking.

    DING

    <Sixth Round, MUNYA Guild from World Three VS Chicken Dinner Guild from World One!>

    <If any yer steps out of the boundary, they will be instantly killed.>

    <There is no resource in this round. Only the guild with at least one remaining yer on the battlefield can move on to the next round.>

    <BATTLE!>

    Xiaomao reacted fast. While standing on the ground, he chanted.

    "MU-NYA-NYA!"

    "SHIT! INCOMING!"

    The yers from the opponent guild were surprised, but they also reacted to the abrupt changes. They brought out their weapons and pointed at Xiaomao and his subordinates.

    Strangely, this guild only recruited yers that used modern guns as members. Only 300 of them participated. Unfortunately, the massive fireballnded at the center of their group before they could start firing.

    BOOM

    200 yers fell in one strike. Among them, their guild leader identally got caught up in a st and died.

    DING

    <Congrattions. MUNYA Guild has moved on to the next round!>

    Xiaomao took a deep breath and sighed in relief. Everything happened so fast that he almost had a heart attack.

    Guild Wars might resurrect all yers after a match without a penalty. However, he didn''t believe that Pangu and Pan Mei would resurrect him and his people if one of them identally died in this event world.

    WHOOSH

    The team returned in one piece. The mermen, Lucky, Shepherd, and the boys drylyughed and looked at each other in confusion.

    DING

    It only took three seconds for the next system notification message to arrive. It gave them another piece of bad news.

    "!!!"

    Xiaomao widened his eyes. He immediately rushed to the guild''s main gate, nning to push it open and check the tournament schedule.

    Fortunately, a screen appeared in front of the bronze gates, showing the changed format of the tournament.

    Before the changes, Xiaomao could see all names and the tournament brackets. His guild had to fight its way through until the final, where MUNYA Guild might have to face Valkyrie Guild.

    However, after the changes, the brackets were gone. The screen showed the number of remaining guilds, which were in the middle of fighting in the previous round. It also showed the number of qualified guilds that defeated their opponents already and were on standby for the next match.

    Xiaomao fought Vermilion in the fifth round, and Chicken Dinner in the sixth round. In the seventh round, there should be about 256 guilds left, but 106 guilds were still in the battle of the sixth round and 800 were still in the fifth round. Only two guilds were qualified to be in the seventh round.

    And now, the remaining guilds got auto-matched.

    Xiaomao''s right eyebrow twitched. He had a bad feeling about this. With these changes, Xiaomao might end up fighting Valkyrie before the final.

    The cat turned around and shouted at his subordinates, including Cookie, who was not an official member of his guild.

    "GET READY, MUNYA! WE MIGHT HAVE TO FIGHT NON-STOP WITH STRONG GUILDS UNTIL THE CHAMPIONSHIP!"

    Shepherd and the others gulped. Some mermen suddenly shivered as they needed to pee again. As for the fishman that made a lot of mess thest time, he scoffed and brought out an empty jar. Then, he sat on it.

    "A warning to that shitbreak! Once you''re done, don''t smear it on your allies!"

    The merman with a stomach issue saluted while sitting. As for his colleagues, they stared at the guy with fish eyes.

    BOB! (I''ll throw this jar on our enemies. No worry!)

    BOB-BOB! (Don''t wipe your ass on me ever again!)

    BOB! (That was an emergency. My bad!)

    Despite the hectic schedule, the mermen were in high spirits. They carried their harpoons, spears, and cold weaponry in their hands, ready forbat.

    WHOOSH

    Once again, they were teleported to another meadow battlefield.

    Xiaomao got on his flying sword. Without waiting for the signal, he piloted the sword to rush his enemies 500 meters away in front of him.

    As if the opponent team was also ready, they turned toward Xiaomao andunched their skills at Xiaomao!

    Without looking at his enemies'' levels and faces, Xiaomao bellowed.

    "MU-NYA-NYA!"

    Like an attack helicopter, heunched five fireballs as if they were missiles at the people in front of him.

    At the same time, the projectiles and energy beams from the opponent guild hit him.

    11,394 PIERCING DAMAGE!

    10,677 PIERCING DAMAGE!

    12,237 PIERCING DAMAGE!

    12,522 PIERCING DAMAGE!

    11,952 PIERCING DAMAGE!<sub> </sub>

    Large numbers appeared above Xiaomao''s head. He furrowed his brows as he received warning messages from the game system.

    The damages were too high for regr yers! It went through Xiaomao''s monstrous defense, decreasing his HP bar by 10%.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    The fireball missiles hit the enemy team as well, dealing 7 digits of damage as usual. However, not all of them died after the direct hit.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue. He didn''t bother looking or waiting for feedback as he expected the worst-case scenario. No matter who they were, he would crush them before they could form their ranks and battle n!

    "LIGHTNING NOVA! LET IT GO! BLADE HURRICANE!"

    Xiaomao dove into the center of the mysterious fighters from another guild. An electric shockwave burst and stunned the fighters in heavy knight armor. At the same time, corruption snow field appeared on their feet, and the ck mist enveloped them. A tornado of wind de descended from the sky and cut every victim nearby to pieces.

    Countless numbers appeared on the field, followed by a hundred notification messages of confirmed kills.

    However, they were not normal notification messages.

    DING

    <You have in Badrach, the Einherjar, Level 651!>

    <You have leveled up!>

    <You have in Grey, the Einherjar, Level 648!>

    <You have leveled up!>

    <You have in Circe, the Einherjar, Level 697!>

    <You have leveled up!>

    <You have in¡­>

    Instead of being overjoyed after getting 100 free levels from the fight, Xiaomao''s face was ashen. The notification just informed him that the worst-case scenario had be true.

    There was only one ce with Einherjar ss, and those people always apanied their master.

    ASGARD!

    WHOOSH

    A bright silhouette of a woman with wings shuttled through the ck mist and headed straight for Xiaomao. She swung her ymore, nning to cleave the cat in two!

    Xiaomao''s reflex kicked in. His tentacles grabbed the hilt of the me sword and parried the strike.

    CLANK

    They crossed des. Then, Xiaomao finally got to see the person he was fighting with.

    Saintess Joan, the 3rd Valkyrie of Freya, Level 999 (????)

    Her level was disyed in red, but her name was purple. It indicated one thing.

    She was definitely stronger than level 999, but her strength was suppressed so that she could join this tournament!

    This woman was an immortal in disguise!

    "We meet again, pussy cat. I see that you''ve been practicing Taotie''s art."

    "Yeah, fancy seeing you here in this round, Valkyrie."

    "I wish I could make you my Einherjar, but mydy hates Cathulhus and Catopuses. Sorry to inform you, but I have to kill you and destroy your soul."

    "How about I kill you instead, munya!"

    "HAHAHAHA! That''s impossible for you. A mortal can never defeat a demi-god!"

    CLANK

    Joan knocked Xiaomao away with a swing, sending him flying to the sky.

    Xiaomao backflipped and pointed his sword at her.

    Did You Swear?

    BZZ

    A small streak of electricity hit Joan''s face, but she didn''t flinch. As if she expected Xiaomao''s next skill, she brought out a lightning rod and nted it on the ground.

    "Too bad for you, but your meager tribtion lightning won''t work on demi-gods like me!"

    Joan ignored the dark clouds in the sky and turned to her subordinates in the ck mist. She pointed at the group of mermen at a distance away.

    "Einherjars! Vanquish those monsters! FOR VALHALLA!"

    .

    .

    Shepherd narrowed his eyes when Xiaomao rushed out on his own. He saw the name of their opponent''s guild and their levels.

    WHOOM

    He brought out a water orb, which he had acquired after he parted ways with the fairy queen and Magdalene. A water spirit queen manifested from the water orb and embraced Shepherd from behind.

    "You finally need my help, my dear?"

    Shepherd didn''t speak. He nced at the woman, then he looked in front of him.

    "I can''t do much in this world because of Pangu''sws, but if I suppress my strength to the peak of the mortal realm, I can do something."

    The water spirit queen shapeshifted into a humanoid slime maiden. She strolled forward and stood in front of the mermen, who already formed ranks and prepared for battle.

    The mermen gazed at the woman in respect. Meanwhile, the guy with a bad stomach widened his eyes and forgot to take a dump.

    Qidia, the Water Spirit Queen, Level 999 (????)

    The spirit queen raised her arm and swung it down. The ground in front of her shook and copsed, followed by a surge of a tidal wave from the underground.

    Like a reverse waterfall, the 300-tall, one-kilometer wide, and five kilometers long geyser wall shot out from the ground, separating the battlefield. Instantly, the meadow battlefield turned into the river map.

    However, the geyser and the new river were under Qidia''s control. She smirked and vanished into the water, and the hot spring was calm.

    By the time the preparation was done, the Einherjars already charged toward them, running out of the ck mist and the poison snow, reaching the river bank.

    BOB!!

    The mermen also charged, diving into the newly created river. Shepherd also followed after them, but he didn''t jump into the water.

    He ran on the river!

    While he was following the mermen''s charge, he brought out a new weapon from his inventory.

    It was a shepherd staff, which wasmonly used to herd sheep. However, Shepherd brought it out and pointed at the iing warriors. Then, he cast a spell.

    A 100-meter diameter magic circle appeared.

 Chapter 238 Cat Dad Is All-In

    Chapter 238 ¨C Cat Dad is All-In

    Floating in the sky was Xiaomao on his flying sword. He bitterly looked at a certain item in his inventory.

    <strong>Crystallized Karma of Poseidon</strong>

    Asgard''s minions had abnormally high HP. Xiaomao didn''t know if it was because of Odin''s blessings or other deities'' power. But one thing for sure ¨C Xiaomao couldn''t defeat Joan and her 1500 soldiers without a proper weapon.

    So far, Xiaomao''s fireballs could cause one million points of damage, but that wasn''t enough to one-shot these people. As for Joan, Xiaomao expected her to have a higher HP than Jiang Wei.

    ''Do I have to provoke every god in the universe? Am I walking the path of Kratos or something? Heck, I haven''t even yed the newest GOW yet!''

    Xiaomao grumbled and pulled the crystal magic staff out of his inventory. When it appeared, it howled and turned the thunderclouds white.

    RUMBLE

    Sounds of thunder remained, but the lightning color changed to blue. Among the clouds, one of them transformed into a giant face of an ancient Greek god.

    It was the face of Poseidon!

    Poseidon''s cloud didn''t turn to Xiaomao or harm him. Instead, his lifeless expression and nonexistent pupils showed the cat that it was not the manifestation of the real Poseidon but the power of the staff.

    While waiting for the tribtion lightning to strike Joan, Xiaomao dropped a new spell on her.

    "GLACIAL SPIKES!"

    .

    <strong>cial Spikes</strong>

    This spell is the upgraded version of "Ice Lance". The caster can shoot five icences toward a target or multiple targets. Upon contact, the icences will explode and shoot ice spikes everywhere, freezing and slowing any target in their range.

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> AOE, Crowd Control

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra-Rare

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 5,000 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 20 Seconds

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Shoot five homing ICE LANCES at the designated target. Upon hit, inflict the following effects on the victim(s).

    - Inflict 120% Magic Damage and 50% Water Element Damage to foes (per hit).

    - Detonate the icences and shoot small ice needles at surrounding enemies. Inflict 10% Water Element Damage per hit. Inflict [Freeze], [Frostbite], and [Hypothermia] abnormal status until the cial is removed.

    <strong>*[Freeze] ¨C</strong> Decrease movement speed by 20%

    <strong>*[Frostbite] ¨C</strong> The body part that got frostbite cannot move until the frozen parts are removed.

    <strong>*[Hypothermia] ¨C</strong> Decrease movement speed by 1% every 10 seconds (Stackable). Decrease physical defense by 20% and magic defense by 50%. All Water and Ice Element Damage is triple.

    .

    Five icences flew toward Joan like homing missiles. The Valkyrie raised one of her eyebrows in amusement and swatted all five icences away with her bastard sword, using only one hand.

    Upon hit, the icences exploded. However, as if Joan had predicted it, herrge sword blocked all small needles that came for her.

    Joan nced at her sword, which was now covered withyers of ice. It expanded and was about to reach her hand.

    The Valkyrie tossed the sword away. She pulled out a new bastard sword from her inventory and waved it around.

    "You''re no match for me, cat! Surrender, and I might spare your sorry life!"

    Five shaman fireballs came after her next. Again, Joan used her giant swords to swat every magic projectile away. The fireballs exploded, but they caused no damage to her.

    "You''re being annoying, brat!"

    Joan lost her patience. She looked up to the sky and flew toward Xiaomao, who had been floating below the dark cloud.

    PU!

    A crossbow bolt suddenly pierced Joan''s left chest while she was charging. The bolt head was so fast and small that she didn''t see iting.

    CRITICAL HIT!

    602,114 DAMAGE!

    Because of the impact, Joan was knocked downward and crashed on the ground. She stared at the arrowhead, which lodged into her flesh but failed to destroy her ribcage.

    "Petty trick!"

    Joan tried to sit up and got back to the fight.

    PLOP

    The dark goo of the ck snow suddenly behaved like tar glue. It prevented her from getting on her feet. In addition, arge egg with an eyeball emerged from the ground next to her. Its eyeball opened and stared at her face.

    Joan pursed her lips. She nced at the weapon icons in her inventory.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    A hundred bastard swords flew out and shed all eggs and emerging creatures in the dark gas. She calmly exhaled and purged the virus in her body while maintaining her sanity level.

    "This trick might work on mortals, but not for me! ODIN''S LIGHT!"

    Joan''s body shone so bright that it rivaled the strongest shlight. A shockwave of light disintegrated the dark gas and the dimensional creatures around her and her allies, purifying the battlefield.

    Without the dark gas, the meadow returned to normal, except for the river that Shepherd and his summon had created. Joan got back on her feet and nced at the army of mermen.

    But as Joan was distracted, green mist emerged around her.

    DING

    <You have been inflicted with [Rabid Poison]!>

    .

    <strong>Rabid Poison</strong>

    Gnolls, their habits, and their poor hygiene gave birth to this poison. At first, it was amon disease among gnolls. However, after gnolls gained intelligence with the guidance of Nian and Pangu, they created a spell to manipte and control the poison.

    <strong>Spell Type:</strong> Active, Debuff, AOE

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Super Rare

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> 1,000 Dark Spiritual Root

    <strong>ss Restriction:</strong> Any Mage

    <strong>Cost:</strong> 250 MP

    <strong>Cooldown:</strong> 60 seconds

    <strong>Effects:</strong> Create a poison mist in the designated area. All creatures in the poisonous mist have a high chance of being infected with an abnormal status effect [Rabid Poison]

    <strong>*[Rabid Poison] ¨C</strong> This abnormal status have three effects as the followings;

    - Inflict 0.5% HP damage to self every second when not inbat mode.

    - Decrease all DEF, M.DEF, INT, and WIS to zero and increase ATK by 100%.

    - Disable all spells and skills.

    .

    LET IT GO was not the only dark element spell in Xiaomao''s arsenal. This debuff was also deadly on its own as it disabled Joan''s skill and decreased all her defense stats to zero. However, it increased her attack power by 100%.

    Joan clicked her tongue when she noticed the [Rabid Poison] status effect. She deeply inhaled and spat the fuming saliva. Then, she brought out a pill from her inventory and swallowed it.

    DING

    <You have consumed Yggdrasil Leaf Pill.>

    <All abnormal status effects and status debuffs have been cleansed.>

    <For one hour, you are immune to all poison.>

    The [Rabid Poison] abnormal status was no more, and Joan was now immune to the poison. She looked up and waited for Xiaomao to use another trick.

    "WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE, MORTAL?! IS THAT ALL?!"

    As soon as Joan shouted, the tribtion cloud delivered the first lightning bolt. The streak of lightning didn''t go for Joan''s lightning rod but for her.

    BANG!

    CRITICAL HIT!

    375,114,526!

    In just one hit, Joan fell to her knees. She looked up and red at the tribtion clouds in disbelief.

    "Impossible! He''s just a mortal! How could his grand spell cause so much damage?!"

    BANG!

    CRITICAL HIT!

    375,127,123!

    The second ck lightning struck her, almost depleting her entire health bar. Now, she had less than 300 million HP left.

    If another lightning bolt hit her, she might really die!

    Joan widened her eyes in shock. She ejected a hundred pills from her inventory and swallowed them whole.

    Her HP recovered by 50%. However, a new lightning bolt descended.

    BANG!

    CRITICAL HIT!

    375,235,133!

    Joan''s face turned dark. She gritted her teeth and brought out another pill, which she had saved for an emergency. She looked at it and furrowed her brows so hard that her face was distorted.

    "MIAO XIAOMAO! I''LL RETURN THIS HUMILIATION A THOUSAND FOLDS!"

    Joan swallowed the blue pill in her hand right away.

    BANG!

    .

    .

    Xiaomao looked at his new high score and nced at Undine''s evolution material. His face distorted as he imagined the pain that Joan might be suffering right now.

    BANG!

    BANG!

    While a thousand tribtion lightning bolts focused on her. Xiaomao flew away from Joan and rushed to the battlefield on Shepherd''s side.

    ''No matter how strong she is, she doesn''t have more than 375 billion HP, right?''

    The intion of damage and HP scared Xiaomao sometimes. He thought of the disparity between deities and immortals, wondering how terrifying Meowmeow''s stats were.

    BOOM!

    A strange explosion sounded from behind Xiaomao. He turned around by reflex and swung the me sword at the iing person.

    CLANK!

    Xiaomao''s sword hit one of Joan''s flying bastard swords, knocking it away.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    99 more bastard swords pursued Xiaomao. They formed a wedge formation as if they were a cavalry army toon.

    "MIAO XIAOMAO!!"

    Joan''s angry scream came from behind the formation of flying swords!

    She was still alive!

    BANG!

    Although Joan was alive, the tribtion lightning was far from over. She suffered from another lightning bolt.

    However, a shocking development urred. The damage was strangely low!

    149,512! RESISTED!

    Resisted?!

    Xiaomao turned his head around and looked at Joan, whose skin and armor were charred ck from the lightning burn. Her garments and clothes were burnt to ash, leaving only the te armor that covered her important parts.

    A message floated before Xiaomao, warning him of the tough opponent. His Senpais also couldn''t keep quiet anymore.

    DING

    <Your target has resisted your Tribtion Lightning!>

    <strong>[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Don''t get distracted! That bitch probably ate Thor''s blood or something simr to boost her lightning resistance. Keep attacking her until you''re teleported to the guild lobby!

    <strong>[Foresight]:</strong> This fight will decide your fate! Do not face Joan alone! Work together with Shepherd and ovee this!

    <strong>[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> One more thing ¨C Don''t forget to MUNYA her! NIHIL her if you must!

    ''Lightning resist, Shepherd, eat her?!''

    Xiaomao gulped and turned his attention to Joan. She already caught up with the army of pursuing flying swords, and she rode on top of them. In addition, her HP bar slowly recovered to 50%.

    ''Annoying cockroach!''

    As if Xiaomao remembered something that he hadn''t used yet, he paced his breaths and calmed down. All eight bracers around his eight tentacles brightened, and his flying sword began ejecting white me.

    The white me transformed into a microphone, and Xiaomao''s inventory ejected a 100-meter-tall Bluetooth speaker, which was made by Andrew and Peter. He threw the huge thing toward Joan.

    The Valkyrie looked at the speaker in bemusement. She raised her bastard sword and was about to cut it in half.

    But Xiaomao suddenly shouted... or sang a certain song.

    Ultimate Skill

    Providence Song!

    MUNYAAAAAAAAAAAA!!

    .

    Meanwhile, therge magic circle of Shepherd was unleashed. Countless sets of equipment, swords, halberds, and shields manifested and automatically equipped on the mermen.

    The big fish heads of mermen were covered in knight helmets, and their outer surcoats were painted white with a red cross at the center.

    The mermen received game notification messages and turned around to look at Shepherd, who nodded at them.

    DING

    DING

    The mermen''s sses changed, and their levels increased to 800!

    Merman Temr Knight, Level 800

 Chapter 239 Cat Dad Canâ€™t Solo Her

    Chapter 239 ¨C Cat Dad Can''t Solo Her

    By the time the spell waspleted, a few of the Einherjars leaped across the river. The mermen also jumped out to intercept them in mid-air!

    A thousand Einherjars ran on top of the river and charged toward Shepherd. But from below, the newly upgraded mermen grabbed their ankles and pulled them underwater.

    BOOM

    A water dragon and a water snake also emerged from the river and devoured the unsuspected Einherjars, who sneakily flew over the river.

    The Valkyrie''s NPCs didn''t go down without a fight. They unleashed their spells and skills across the river, aiming at the army of mermen underwater.

    Severalyers of ice suddenly appeared and blocked the projectiles and spells from the valkyrie''s servants. Some of them bounced off the surface while many explosive spells detonated upon impact.

    Shepherd didn''t stop there. He patted James'' back, and changes urred to the spearman.

    DING

    <Shepherd has blessed you.>

    <Your ss has temporarily changed to Temr Knight!>

    <Your level has been temporarily increased to 800!>

    James turned around and looked at the man. The former grinned and turned around, following the mermen and skated on top of the frozen river.

    As mermen were underwater, James became a clear target for Einherjars. A level-680 elf fighter leaped from the river bank andnded behind James. The male elf turned around and drew two short swords, shing at James'' back.

    As if James had eyes on the back of his head, he leaned forward. The two short swords missed his te armor by a millimeter.

    Without looking back, James stomped on the frozen river. A small magic circle appeared below the elf. Then, an ice spear emerged from the magic circle and impaled the ambusher.

    189,033 DAMAGE!

    If Jamespared his damage output with Xiaomao''s, he seemed weak and insignificant. However, he still used a level-100 weapon and equipment, which was under-leveled.

    Although the strike didn''t kill the elf on the spot, he was not in a good position either. Two fists punched through the ice surface and grabbed the elf''s ankle. They pulled the poor guy into the freezing river. A few secondster, countless bubbles came from the depth of blue river. Then, a portion of the river turned red.

    James ignored the fighters underwater and continued moving forward.

    WHOOSH

    A beacon of light appeared on top of him, and a system message informed him what it did.

    DING

    <John has restored your HP by 50 %.>

    James raised his eyebrows. He looked up and noticed that his HP bar was half full.

    He was puzzled for a moment. Then, he remembered that his level temporarily increased and so did his MAX HP. Unfortunately, the current HP that he had didn''t go up along with Shepherd''s spell.

    "¡­"

    James turned to John, who had been standing behind Shepherd and randomly casting healing spells on everybody. He moved his hands around, sending a signnguage to John to heal the mermen, too.

    John smirked and shrugged. He pointed at the frozen river.

    James frowned and looked down. Then, he noticed several golden lights lit up here and there.

    DING

    <Merman Temr Knight has restored your HP by 10 %.>

    It didn''t take long for James to figure it out. One of the mermen in the river saw James'' HP bar and healed him with their new healing spell.

    James'' expression turned into Obama''s Not Bad meme. He turned around and looked at the army of Einherjars.

    Strangely, these level-600ish warriors pursued the mermen into the freezing river and fought them underwater. Only a few flew or leaped across the river to attack the mermen on the other side, leaving the surface of the river wide open.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    ? Explosion sounds came from the back. James then heard Peter and Andrew''s hoarse shout, followed by the loud noise of aser beam.

    James thought of the previous match when they fought against Hwarang Guild. He witnessed Peter and James'' secret when they smuggled Guild War''s halfpleted buildings and leftover materials, which they had exchanged SP with the game shop. He didn''t know what they were at first. But after hearing the sound, James knew what they had stolen in the previous match.

    It was the sound of a mini-obelisk tower!

    Behind John and Shepherd, the two dwarves shouted iprehensible words "UUU" and "AAH" as they yelled at the mermen not to get in the way of the tower''s line of fire. Next to the men, apleted obelisk tower that shouldn''t have existed in this round appeared and already fired a beam at the Einherjar woman, who was riding on a Pegasus. The girl and the horse suffered 9,999,999 Damage and died on the spot.

    As James had suspected, these two smuggled buildings from the previous castle war round. They manually constructed it until the buildings were 90%pleted. Then, they shoved the unfinished item into their inventory along with the materials, saving them for future matches.

    When they noticed that Xiaomao couldn''t finish off Joan, they brought out one of the unfinished towers andpleted it in less than a minute. Then, the defensive building brightened and did its job.

    Shepherd and John looked back and saw the grand building. They inwardlyughed.

    Rules were meant to be broken!

    While both men were smiling, the tower sent out another beam, aiming at the nearest Einherjar in the sky.

    .

    .

    "MUNYAAAA!!"

    Providence Song was the key ultimate skill of Xiaomao, which he had used to tame Lucky before. However, facing an NPC like Joan, Xiaomao wasn''t confident that it would work.

    Nevertheless, he had to try!

    The loud voice of Xiaomao stunned Joan. It sounded strangely charming, and her vision was warped.

    When Joan tried to focus on Xiaomao, she began seeing strange things. For an unknown reason, the catopus seemed so cute that she wanted to cuddle him forever.

    A heart icon appeared next to her name. She suffered from an abnormal status [Charmed].

    Upon noticing the icon, Xiaomao didn''t waste this golden oppportunity. He rushed toward her and used his vemaster skill on her.

    An illusion of chains manifested from thin air and wrapped around Joan. Then, strange Qi entered her forehead.

    ENSLAVEMENT!

    BZZ!

    The Qi strand was instantly destroyed upon entering Joan''s forehead. However, the abnormal status remained.

    DING

    <Saintess Joan is protected by Odin''s Blessing and Freya''s Blessing. She is immune to envement!>

    Once again, Joan managed to counter Xiaomao''s trump card.

    However, Xiaomao didn''t give up. As the tribtion lightning hadn''t ended yet, Xiaomao decided to get rid of the source of her lightning immunity. The instinct Senpai told Xiaomao that she might have eaten something. Therefore, Xiaomao believed that he might cancel that effect if he could get rid of the THING in her stomach.

    Although this action was against his principle, Xiaomao didn''t have a choice. He opened his mouth as wide as he could, baring the natural fangs of a catopus.

    His adorable appearance turned savage. Originally, Xiaomao''s cat teeth were small and harmless. But after practicing the NIHIL arts of Taotie, his fangs could be extended and sharpened, enabling him to chew and tear the hardest rocks and tree barks with ease.

    The 3 centimeters fangs sank into Joan''s enchanted breastte armor and crushed it to pieces! The teeth tore through her charred skin and bit off a chunk of her flesh!

    Xiaomao swallowed thick skin of Joan. He opened his mouth and bit deeper into the stomach area. Then, he pulled the sticky innards of Joan out.

    DING

    The heart icon next to Joan''s name disappeared. Her eye pupils regained light, and she got back to her senses. However, half of her guts were missing!

    Xiaomao''s expression turned dark as the raw iron-salty flesh of Joan almost made him puke. His stomach churned as the thought of cannibalism disgusted him.

    He vomited and spat all the innards that he had eaten earlier. All pieces of meat fell into the frozen river down below.

    "YOU DAMN MONSTER!"

    Joan was enraged. She screamed and grabbed one of Xiaomao''s tentacles while she grabbed a flying bastard sword next to her. She raised the sword up.

    Xiaomao bore his fangs once again.

    "NIHIL!"

    CHOMP

    Xiaomao bit the hand that held his tentacle. In one bite, his fang cut through Joan''s gauntlet and her left hand.

    Without the hand, Xiaomao was freed. His tentacles grabbed the me sword and flew down toward the frozen river while his mouth was still holding Joan''s left hand.

    BANG

    Another tribtion lightning hit the back of Joan. The leaking innards and her blood were burnt.

    CRITICAL HIT!

    21,144,239 DAMAGE!

    "Hmm?!"

    Xiaomao briefly saw the total damage point and was surprised that she got hit harder. However, it wasn''t enough to threaten her life.

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> Good job canceling her lightning resistance! I couldn''t do it better!

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> This is your limit. Stop soloing her and regroup with Shepherd before the second phase, NOW!

    <strong>*[Cathulhu Instinct]:</strong> That''s right. Unless your IGN is not LET ME SOLO HER, you can''t possibly solo a demi-god on your first try!

    "¡­ Second phase, munya?!"

    While Xiaomao was free-falling, he looked at Joan, who was being bombarded by tribtion lightning bolts. At first, her HP bar was down by 60%, but it suddenly returned to full. Moreover, bright white light shone, and white feathers were shredded from the angelic wings behind her.

    The beautiful face of Joan turned savage. Her appearance was no longer pretty or attractive. Instead, it looked like something from Junji Ito''s manga.

    The long smooth silky hair of Joan was gone. The entire skin on her face was peeled, revealing her lipless teeth and muscle tissues under the skin. The two eyes merged with the skull and brain, turning the upper half of the head into one giant eyeball with seven pupils. The slender body bulked and became muscr while her spine expanded, increasing her height and body size.

    While bracing for the lightning tribtion, Joan transformed into a monster hulk without ayer of skin. Her muscle mass and erged physique destroyed her equipment and clothes, revealing her naked body without genitalia. Even her chest area looked the same as a male bodybuilder now.

    "Is that really Valkyrie, munya?!"

    Xiaomao was taken aback. His fantasy was shattered.

    <strong>*[Foresight]:</strong> That''s the power of Freya. She can briefly possess any her subordinates with a fragment of her consciousness. From now on, you''ll be fighting Freya''s consciousness that is controlling Joan!

    "WHAT?!"

 Chapter 240 Cat Dadâ€™s Supporter Is A Harem Protagonist

    Chapter 240 ¨C Cat Dad''s Supporter is a Harem Protagonist

    Ifrit, Taotie, Mimir, Undine, and Nymph grew restless after the live-stream broadcast stopped. They had a feeling that Pangu and Pan Mei might have done something behind the scene again.

    Meowmeow closed his eyes. He lightly snorted as he spied on Xiaomao through thetter''s five senses.

    It didn''t take long for Meowmeow to find out what had happened to Xiaomao and what MUNYA Guild was facing. The heinous appearance of Joan and the chaotic battle were enough to give Meowmeow clues.

    "They''re facing Asgard''s minions, munya."

    "Already?!" Nymph broke a sweat, "But isn''t that too early? I thought the Guild War Tournamentsts a week or so."

    "Pangu might have rushed the schedule and paired Xiaomao with the Valkyrie Guild. They probably noticed that our boy can grow stronger during matches, and they wanted to nip the bud."

    Mimir stroked his beard and pinched his fingers, calcting the future and karma. However, he couldn''t foresee the future of Xiaomao.

    Meowmeow opened his eyes and looked at Mimir, "It''s useless, munya. His karma is invisible. Even gods won''t be able to track him or predict his future. Unless you''re Mao Miaomiao or Mu-Nyang, nobody can figure out his fate."

    "Ah, I forgot about his karma. Silly me and my old habit."

    "Everybody does that, munya. Anyway, Ifrit. What''s the sword and the bracers that you gave Xiaomao, munya?"

    Everybody turned to Ifrit. The fire spirit king proudly grinned and jiggled his chest muscles.

    "Well, if you ask¡­ AHEM!"

    .

    <strong>Enchanted Domain Destroyer (cksmith me)</strong>

    Domain abilities aremon powers of nascent-soul-stage cultivators and immortals. It amplifies the power of the cultivators'' Daos or beliefs, turning it into a pseudow that enforces rules upon the area in the domain.

    God of cksmith, Hephaestus created this sword to negate the power of Mortal Dao Domains, Pseudo-Immortal Soul Domains, and Constetion Domain of immortals. It can also be enchanted with the owner''s Dao and elemental Qi to amplify its damage output.

    This sword is a defective product that Hephaestus made before the Great War between Mao Miaomiao and Olympus. After Gaea, Uranus, Poseidon, and Zeus were dead, Hephaestus fled from Olympus along with his creations. He discarded all his failed creations along the way, and one of them fell into the hands of Ifrit.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Weapon

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 2,000 or higher, Sword-Rted Dao, 20,000,000 Qi

    <strong>Effects (1):</strong> By equipping the Domain Destroyer Broad Sword, you obtain the following perks and benefits;

    - P.ATK + 3,000,000

    - Physical attacks inflict 30% fire damage and [Burn] the surrounding enemies.

    - Can instantly cut through Dao Domains, Soul Domains, and Constetion Domains.

    <strong>Effects (2):</strong> This sword has the following active and passive skills;

    - Saffron me of the Beginning: Generate an orange me that burns away the user''s opponent''s Qi and blood. Amplifying the [Burn] abnormal status'' effects and extending its duration. Automatically activates when you inflect [Burn] on an enemy.

    - Scarlet me of Protection: Generate a red me that protects the user from physical attacks and magical attacks. Decreases all damage by 20%. Automatically activates when harmed.

    - Azure me of Purification: Generate a blue me that purifies the user''s Qi and abnormal statuses. Automatically activates.

    - Golden me of cksmith: Create a gold me that can melt any metal. Can only be used in a cksmith workshop.

    - White me of Destruction: Create a white me that consumes all life and materials. Does not harm the user.

    <strong>Effects (3):</strong> You can use this sword as a medium to summon the Fire Spirit King Ifrit to help you. Be warned that he can decline your request.

    .

    .

    Xiaomao nced at the me sword under him while he was free-falling. He deeply inhaled and grabbed the handle. Then, he prayed to Ifrit.

    ''A little help, please. I know that you''re not supposed to be here since it''s risky, but I don''t think Shepherd and I can take on that stupid woman by ourselves, munya!''

    It didn''t take long before Xiaomao heard the voice of Ifrit in his mind.

    ''Don''t summon me yet. I don''t know what''s going on over there, so I can''t assess the situation. If I go there too early, Odin or Pangu might kill me on the spot. Just tell me exactly what is happening over there.''

    ''Can''t you see what I see right now, munya?''

    ''I can''t, duh. I''m not omnipotent like Cernun or Meowmeow. I''m just a bullied big boy with FABULOUS MUSCLES!''

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao had the urge to facepalm.

    Since Xiaomao couldn''t get Ifrit''s help at the moment, he could only rely on his skills and clues. More importantly, his Senpais mentioned that Freya could only MOMENTARY possess Joan. As long as Xiaomao could stall for a while, Joan might lose her new power and get weakened because of the bacshes.

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao backflipped andnded on the flying sword. He was a hundred meters above the frozen river, where the raging fight urred under the iceyer on top of the river.

    DING

    <Shepherd has blessed you!>

    <You are already protected by the Enchanted Domain Destroyer and Sun Wukong''s Bracers. The blessing has no effect on you.>

    Suddenly, a beacon of light descended upon Xiaomao. He turned around and noticed that Shepherd used a strange spell on him.

    It had been a long time since Xiaomaost-checked Shepherd''s status menu. He thought of snooping on this silent support character, but the malicious presence of Joan didn''t allow Xiaomao to be distracted.

    "What did you use, munya?"

    Shepherd widened his eyes and shook his head. Then, he pointed at the sky.

    Joan, in her second phase, red at Xiaomao. Her massive eyeball and the seven pupils moved, letting out a sound like sticky water moving in a bowl.

    "Miao Xiaomao," Joan muttered. "By the order of Odin, you are under arrest for colluding with Mu-Nyang and Mao Miaomiao and threatening the peace of the universe. Surrender now, and we may spare your life and your family."

    Xiaomao heard that. He looked up and flipped his tentacles, taunting Freya.

    "How about no?"

    "Alright. Negotiation failed. Die then."

    CLICK CLICK CLICK

    As if Dio Brando had used his ability, the entire battleground turned dark, and everybody stopped moving. However, everybody could still move their eyes around and sense everything.

    Xiaomao was stunned. He didn''t know that this kind of time ability existed.

    "Surprised?" Mocked Freya, "This is one of your father''s abilities. I managed to figure it out in this life. I must admit. Lord Pangu and Xie Tian are helpful in this research. Now, the Aesir can thrive once again with the secret of timews!"

    Xiaomao raised his brows, interested in the topic.

    ''Hmm?''

    A secondter, he noticed that he could partially move. It was subtle, but the small movement was enough to make the fire sword move.

    While Xiaomao was experimenting with his limited movement, Freya moved Joan''s body and stood in front of Xiaomao.

    "Come to think of it, I haven''t had a Cathulhu as a pet before. Should I brainwash you and keep you at home? And..."

    Freya turned her attention to Shepherd, who looked around in shock and confusion. He shook John, Andrew, and Peter, who were frozen inside the time domain.

    "Interesting. So, the time domain doesn''t work on that soulless bastard. That''s another pet to add to my collection."

    Freya vanished and reappeared in front of Shepherd.

    "Hi, handsome. Who are you?"

    "!!!"

    Shepherd widened his eyes. A long spear manifested from his hand, and he thrust toward the giant eyeball.

    POEK!

    Freya caught it, using Joan''s big hand. However, the spear punctured through the hand and got stuck there.

    999,999 DAMAGE!

    All pupils looked up and noticed the huge damage output.

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao couldn''t see it as he was looking the other way. The cat also focused on something else.

    "How curious. Whose incarnation are you? Who is your original body, clone? Ma Moxi? Adam? OG-Buddha? Joshua?"

    .

    .

    Shepherd flinched when Freya mentioned Joshua. He gritted his teeth and pulled out the spear from her hand.

    But Freya instantly seized Shepherd''s neck.

    "Aha! So your master must be one of the guys I mentioned earlier, I see! Then, I can''t let you liv-!"

    CLANK

    Before Freya could finish her sentence, Xiaomao moved the Enchanted Domain Destroyer sword and stabbed the air in front of him. A crack appeared in the ce that Xiaomao had stabbed, and the entire grey-scaled environment copsed. The world regained colors. At the same time, a huge number appeared on top of Joan.

    BACKLASH CRITICAL!

    500,000,000 DAMAGE!

    Joan''s seven pupils exploded, and the giant eye leaked transparent liquid. Freya also screamed.

    Seeing an opportunity, Shepherd broke free from Freya''s grasp and pushed the dark spear forward.

    SWUA

    It pierced through Joan''s thick chest. Then, Shepherd received a feedback message from the game system.

    DING

    <The Spear of Longinus has destroyed Saintess Joan''s immortal soul core.>

    <The Spear of Longinus has expelled a soul from Saintess Joan''s body!>

    <The Charm of Savior has activated. Saintess Joan has been inflicted with [Love-Struck] abnormal status.>

    Shepherd''s face turned pale when he saw the two-heart icon on top of Joan''s head. He recalled the experience he had with Yuan Hua, the Fairy Queen, Qidia, and Magdalene.

    During his adventure, Shepherd identally charmed all of them. Now, they fell in love with him and unconditionally blessed him with various items, skills, and spells. And now, Joan got caught up in this ursed blessing that Joshua, who was his original body, had given him.

    ''Not again,'' Shepherd thought. He immediately pulled the spearhead out of Joan''s chest and was about to stab her again.

    Joan suddenly extended her arms, reaching out for Shepherd''s face as if she wanted to touch or embrace him.

    Shepherd took a step back. His arms and legs trembled, hesitated.

    BANG!

    The lightning tribtion was far from over. Another bolt of lightningnded on her.

    375,161,612!

    The damage was devastating. Her HP bar decreased from half the tank to 12%.

    Just one more lightning bolt and she would be done for.

    Joan slowly reverted to her human form. Her muscle shrank, and the grotesque eyeball turned back to her angelic face. Although she was in trouble, she brightly smiled at Shepherd.

    "GOTCHA, MUNYA!"

    SWUA!

    Before Joan could touch Shepherd''s face, Xiaomao appeared behind her and lopped off her head with the Domain Destroyer. Her HP bar instantly dropped to zero!

    Joan widened her eyes in shock. While her head was rolling on the ground, she kept looking around, searching for Shepherd''s face.

    Shepherd ran to Joan''s head and caught it in his arm. He lowered his head and looked at her.

    Joan smiled at him once again. Then, her damaged pupils slowly dimmed. Her body and head slowly dissipated to dust.

    "¡­"

    Shepherd watched Joan disappear. He muttered without letting out a sound.

    ''I''m so sorry. Next time we meet, I hope we can sit down and talk instead of fighting.''

    He shed a tear even though he knew that Joan might be resurrected in the game world soon. It still saddened him to see a woman, who identally fell in love with him, died at his hands.

    Xiaomao hopped on Shepherd''s head. He patted the guy.

    "Good job, munya!"

    "¡­"

    Shepherd furrowed his brows and looked up. He wanted to say something, but he couldn''t.

    Meanwhile, the game system announced the match result.

    <Valkyrie Guild''s leader has been killed.>

    <Valkyrie Guild has the option to surrender this match or continue fighting until thest man.>

    <Valkyrie Guild''s members voted to continue fighting!>

    <The match continues!>

    "Huh?"

    Xiaomao and Shepherd stopped thinking about Joan and turned to the chaotic battlefield.

    The battle was not over yet.

 Chapter 241 Cat Dadâ€™s Subordinates Are Awesome

    Chapter 241 ¨C Cat Dad''s Subordinates Are Awesome

    "Oh god. What do I do?!"

    The game character "Cardachion" was a run-of-the-mill gamer dude who yed a female character. As he was a 3D artist in real-life, he spent a week perfecting his in-game character''s appearance.

    The beauty of this character rivaled that of famous NPCs in World Two, such as Devil, Xu Chu, and Diaochan. Cardachion was proud of his creation, and he lived in the game as "her" ever since.

    Because of the ultra-rare race "Angel" and the unique ss "Demon Hunter", Cardachion did well even though "she" started out in Midgard''s beginner vige. Scouts from Asgard soon noticed her, and Joan recruited Cardachion to join the Valkyrie Guild.

    Cardachion happily agreed to join the guild since this female avatar might fit the Valkyrie theme. For a long time, she enjoyed this gaming life, roleying as a girl in-game and ogling the side boobs of skimpy-dressed female members of the guild.

    Because of her ultra-rare race and ss, she quickly became the top fighter in the guild alongside Battlefield Warlord. And when the cross-world event came out, Battlefield Warlord promoted her to the vice-leader while Joan took over the leader position to participate in this Guild War Tournament.

    At first, Cardachion had fun riding the coattail of Joan and the mighty army of Einherjars. She didn''t get summoned to the battlefield even once as Joan did everything perfectly on her own.

    But in this fight, Cardachion ended up on a battlefield. While everybody charged toward the mermen and the frozen river, she got distracted and was isted at the spawn location.

    The blond long-haired beauty with two white feather wings looked around while her see-through white robe fluttered in the wind. The robe''s design and pattern were simr to what Mai Shiranui usually wore, but it was thinner and looser, barely covering anything even though the character had no undergarments. Thin goldenyers of light scales covered her private parts and her side abdomen, highlighting his character''s sexual appeal and white-jade skin. Gold trinkets and artifacts around her shins and forearms clinked, singing a song of ringing small bells whenever Cardachion moved.

    Had any horny wolf or male yer seen Cardachion alone in the woods, they would have assaulted her without fail!

    Cardachion kept scanning the battlefield. She also looked up and saw the fight between Xiaomao and Joan.

    The battle was so fast that her eyes couldn''t follow their movements. While Joan kept getting struck by lightning bolts, she seemed to have an upper hand as Xiaomao didn''t stop fleeing.

    Then, Joan transformed into an eyeball hulk monster, but Xiaomao also acted like a monster, eating half of Joan''s guts. The cat spat some of the content and fled to the frozen river.

    Then, a mysterious phenomenon urred. Everything stopped moving, and the world was no longer colorful. After that, Joan blinked to the other side of the river, confronting the enemies there.

    Cardachion couldn''t move, but she saw everything. The weak-looking guy in heavy armor summoned a purple spear and stabbed Joan. Then, a crack urred, and the grey-scale domain copsed like a brokenyer of ss. Followed by the event, the cat charged toward Joan and beheaded her.

    DING

    <Your guild leader, Saintess Joan, has been defeated.>

    <You have the option to continue fighting or continue fighting. Will you continue fighting or will you continue fighting?>

    <[Continue Fighting]/[Continue Fighting]>

    "What the hell?!"

    Instead of asking Cardachion to surrender, the game forced her to make a silly choice. Either way, it led to the same result.

    "What''s the point?! I don''t have a choice at all! FINE! KEEP FIGHTING, THEN!"

    <You have chosen to continue fighting. Good job!>

    <The Valkyrie Guild''s members have voted to continue fighting. All your guild members obtain a 100% strength-increase blessing from Odin.>

    Cardachion wanted to retort that the choices and the buff were stupidly one-sided and insane.

    "This game is nuts. Nothing makes sense here anymore."

    She pulled out a golden spear from her inventory and looked ahead, assessing the situation. Most of her colleagues already jumped into the water and fought the mermen. Meanwhile, the mysterious obelisk tower already obliterated the Pegasus squadron, and it started firing at the people in the river.

    The number of casualties drastically increased. So far, 600 Einherjars were killed, but they managed to defeat only 40 mermen from the other side.

    DING

    The number changed. Suddenly, the total casualty of the MUNYA Guild decreased to 38.

    Cardachion frowned and scanned the battlefield once again. She instantly spotted two beacons of light at the shore on the opposite river bank.

    The suspect was a priest and the spearman that stabbed Joan earlier. They pointed starves at the river, and mermen appeared inside the beacons of light.

    ''To hell with it. I need to kill those healers. They must be resurrecting their friends. But how the hell did my guild''s NPCs never learned that spell? It''s a staple spell for priests, for god''s sake!''

    Whileining in her mind, Cardachion charged forward, heading toward Shepherd and John. However, a certain spearman, who already crossed the river to this side and was in the middle of fighting an injured Einherjar, blocked her path.

    James Greatman, the Temr Knight, Level 800

    ''Damn!''

    Cardachion''s expression turned dark. Her level was only 200, and she couldn''t possibly be this guy''s match.

    Still, believing in her unique race and ss, Cardachion winded up her spear and threw it like a javelin, aiming at James. In addition, she used her super rare skill, which she had learned from Joan.

    Divine Assault: Soul Purifying Spear

    The golden spear grew four white wings and jetted toward James at the speed of sound.

    "!!!"

    BOOM!

    The javelin destroyed James'' steel spear and pierced his chest.

    CRITICAL DAMAGE!

    11,153!

    "Eh?"

    This skill was the bread and butter of her ss, and it always inflicted over 20,000 damage whenever a critical hit appeared. However, it only caused 11,000ish damage in this case.

    Moreover, 11,000 damage should have been enough to kill DPS-ss yers in one hit. However, James'' HP only decreased by 10%.

    Cardachion was shocked, but she knew why it happened.

    ''Right, level 800. Tsk!''

    Cardachion believed that it was the level difference. She pped her hands, and two more golden spears appeared in her hands. She threw it at James again.

    James'' eyes suddenly shifted and stared at Cardachion. He shoved the injured Einherjars in front of him away and grabbed both spears using both hands. He flipped it around and threw one of them toward Cardachion.

    "Whoops!"

    Cardachion leaped to the side, and the golden spear hit the ground, a meter behind the ce where she had stood earlier.

    Expressionless and emotionless, James killed the three Einherjars that he fought earlier and dashed toward the angel. Then, he pulled out the golden spear from his chest. Now, he wielded the two spears that Cardachion had summoned earlier.

    "Na?ve!"

    Cardachion snapped her fingers, and the two spears in James'' hands vanished. They reemerged in her hands, and she thrust one of them toward James'' face.

    James sneered and opened his mouth. Mimicking Xiaomao, he bit the spear.

    CRACK

    The tip of the golden spear was broken, and so did James'' teeth. Blood seeped out from his gums, but he didn''t flinch.

    The guy nonchntly chewed the metal and his teeth. Then, he swallowed them all in one second.

    "Sick bastard!"

    Cardachion swung another spear at James, aiming for his head. However, he caught it with his bare hand and yanked the spear toward him.

    Because of the momentum, Cardachion was pulled along with the spear. She ended up colliding with his chest.

    WHOOSH

    A beacon of light fell upon James and healed his HP to the max. It was unknown if the healing spell came from a merman temr knight or John, but nobody cared about the detail at the moment.

    James'' teeth were restored and gold scales appeared on his cheek. He smiled at the angel and wrapped one of his arms around her waist while his other arm seized her spear.

    "Wait a minute-OOF!"

    Without hesitation, James'' free hand slid down and groped her buttocks. He leaned over and sealed their lips together.

    "!!!"

    .

    .

    The incident didn''t escape Xiaomao and John''s eyes. They stared at the copy of a certain saint with the are-you-serious expression on their faces.

    Meanwhile, Shepherd pouted as he was still sad about the death of Joan. A few secondster, he banged his head against the ground and let out weird noise as if his mind was battling against his dark side or something simr. A breathter, he reverted to normal and stood alongside hisrades, pretending that nothing had happened even though his forehead was bleeding.

    Xiaomao and John didn''t mind this side of Shepherd. They understood that everybody had one or two dark pasts, and they were always frustrated whenever they recalled the experience.

    "John, can you use more resurrect spells, munya?"

    John nodded and gave Xiaomao a thumbs up. He also pointed at his cane.

    Xiaomao raised his brows and looked at the item.

    .

    <strong>Cane of Resurrection (84 Remaining Charge)</strong>

    The World Tree, OHUHUHOHOHU, has given this withered branch to the Mermaid Kingdom as a contribution to their growth and protection. Later on, the Water Spirit Queen nurtured it and refined the withered branch. Now, it can be used to resurrect allies for a limited amount of time.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Weapon, Rechargeable

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 200, Mermaid Kingdom''s citizen only

    <strong>Effects:</strong> By equipping this cane, you gain the following perks and effects;

    - INT + 2,000

    - WIS + 4,000

    - M.ATK + 4,000

    - M.DEF + 2,000

    - Able to cast [Lesser Resurrection] spell. Consume one charge upon usage. No cooldown time.

    .

    It was one of the weapons that Nymph had brought from the Mermaid Kingdom to help his guild. Although Xiaomao didn''t need it, John really loved it.

    "Bring back our guys, munya. By the way, can you res them over here? If you res them over there, they will get res-killed. We also might need to heal them to full health before we can send them back again."

    Res-kill, aka Resurrection-kill, was the term that yers used when someone killed a yer, who was just recently resurrected. It was a notorious trick that yer killers and guilds used to reduce their rivals'' levels or negate the resurrection spells.

    John nodded. He turned around and wrote a magic circle on the ground with his feet. Then, he started casting the spell by consuming the cane''s charge once more.

    Seeing that the boys were doing fine, Xiaomao looked around to see where he could help. Then, he noticed something odd.

    He didn''t see Lucky anywhere.

    "Where is Lucky, munya?"

    Shepherd and John looked at each other. Then, they pointed at the river bank on the other side, where there was a crowded area with a hundred Einherjars surrounding a squad of a dozen mermen.

    BOOM

    Amotion broke out over there. A dozen female warriors were knocked to the sky, and the tip of arge hammer could be seen from afar.

    GROWL!

    A wolf''s bark and growl were so loud that Xiaomao could hear it from the other side of the river. He jumped on the flying sword and rushed over there to help.

    Then, Xiaomao saw something unbelievable. Lucky stood on the forefront while mermen covered her back. Her tower shield stood tall while herrge hammer smashed every woman warrior that charged toward her.

    With one hammer swing, a dozen warriors were sent flying. They didn''t die in one hit, but the encirclement was broken. The mermen rushed through the gap and rushed into the water.

    Lucky turned around and acted as the rearguard. She barked again.

    "WHO ELSE SEEKS DEATH?!"

    BOOM

    Again, five Einherjars were blown away by her hammer. Her valiant figure and her action looked like a scene in a movie, where a protagonist stood against many foes to protect their allies.

    Although everything looked impressive, Xiaomao was confused.

    "What is she doing over there? Why is she leading the squad?"

 Chapter 242 Cat Dad Needs Sword Skills

    Chapter 242 a€¡° Cat Dad Needs Sword Skills

    Seeing the bitter fight, Xiaomao gave Lucky a hand. But instead of throwing the usual AOE spells around, he dove into the middle of the group and sliced through three Einherjars.

    CRITICAL HIT!

    18,102,436!

    18,037,242!

    18,038,102!

    Therge numbers surprised Lucky and the nearby Einherjars. Even Xiaomao clicked his tongue when he saw the damage output.

    The Poseidon''s Karma Staff only increased Xiaomao''s magic attack by 1.5 million due to a bloodline issue, but this sword gave double the amount. Unfortunately, Xiaomao didn''t have anypatible skills for the weapon to use its full potential.

    ''Three million physical attack is no joke. Normal attacks should cause about six million DMG, but critical hits triple that value. I should learn some melee attack skills after this.''

    Using his small stature, Xiaomao hopped and rotated, swinging his sword like a helicopter de. The Einherjars took several steps back to avoid this crazy catopus.

    "Master!" Lucky took a step forward, wanting to help Xiaomao.

    "Retreat, munya!"

    Reminded of her purpose, Lucky nodded and followed the mermen to the frozen river. She activated her LEAP skill and crossed the river in one jump. As for the mermen, they escaped into the river, and their friends began casting healing spells on them.

    "Ignore that cat! Lady Freya and Joan ordered us to kill as many of Xiaomao''s subordinates as we can! It doesn''t matter if you die here since we can be resurrectedter!"

    Someone among the Einherjars suddenly rallied the troops, and these pretty warriors stopped looking at Xiaomao. They turned to the frozen river and detoured around him, pursuing the mermen and Lucky.

    "YOU.SHALL.NOT.PASSSSSSS, MUNYAAAA!!"

    With one tentacle holding the glowing Poseidon''s staff and another one holding the me sword, Xiaomao mmed the bottom of the staff on the ground and summoned 10 shaman fireballs at once.

    The ten miniature suns manifested around Xiaomao, orbiting around him. Because Xiaomao stood on the ground, the horizonally orbitting fireballs hit the Einherjars and exploded.

    "!!!"

    That was not the end of Xiaomao''s attack. He paid extra mana and summoned 10 more, ordering them to descend upon him.

    The ten orbiting fireballs detonated, and the 10 meteors crushed everything in a radius of a kilometer around Xiaomao. A portion of the frozen water melted while the water temperature rose around that area.

    The hundred-manpany was wiped out in one burst attack. The Valkyrie Guild''s casualties rose to 750 while MUNYA Guild''s slowly decreased. Now, John and Shepherd only need to resurrect 30 fallen mermen.

    The Einherjars and mermen onnd turned toward the sea of fire. While the Einherjars cheered, thinking that Xiaomao might die in that suicidal bombardment, the mermen gulped and panicked.

    A few secondster, the shadow silhouette of the cat calmly walked out of the fire with his full HP bar. The cat coughed several times as there was no oxygen in the me sea. Even when he inhaled the fire, his lungs couldn''t even extract any oxygen from the extinguished me but toxic air.

    "*COUGH* that *COUGH* *COUGH* that was nasty, munya!"

    "..."

    The Einherjars'' dropped their jaws while the mermen regained their morale. The fish dudes resumedbat underwater.

    "REGROUP! REGROUP!"

    One of the Einherjars noticed that they already lost half of their people and their leaders. They signaled a retreat, and many fighters grudgingly jumped out of the water. Several of them spread their angel wings and flew away.

    The mermen also emerged from the water. They broke the iceyer and floated on the surface to look at the retreating enemies. Some of them had ugly expressions as they received heavy injuries from the underwater fight, which was supposed to be their turf.

    "Regroup, munya! This is our golden chance! We can resurrect our people and recuperate, munya!"

    Hearing Xiaomao''s shout, the mermen disengaged frombat and reformed their ranks on the ground. They rested behind Shepherd, who ceaselessly healed everybody. As for John, he took his time resurrecting dead mermen.

    Although the resurrection cane had no cooldown, it took a few seconds toplete each spell. Even John couldn''t elerate the progress.

    Lucky also returned to the team. The two dwarves didn''t move from the starting point, so they had no problem regrouping.

    Xiaomao flew across the river and began counting heads. He started roll-calling.

    "Lucky, Shepherd, John, Andrew, Peter... Where''s James, munya?"

    The crew looked around and furrowed their brows. Andrew checked the guild member list and noticed that James was still alive, and his HP was full.

    It didn''t take long for Xiaomao and John to locate the troublemaker. They looked at the ce where James had fought Cardachion earlier.

    There was an explicit scene over there. Xiaomao could see a butt-naked dude, pressing down on someone with thick thighs and long legs. As the battle died down, everybody''s sharp hearing sense caught on the sultry noise from that direction.

    The crew facepalmed.

    BANG

    Suddenly, a lightning bolt descended and hit James and Cardachion, inflicting 11 digits in damage. They instantly died on the spot.

    Everybody forgot that the tribtion lightning hadn''t ended yet as it hadn''tpleted the 1,000 random hits. So far, it struck 20 times in total, and it continued searching for nearby targets as Joan was dead.

    John expressionlessly raised the resurrection staff and picked James as a target. A beacon of light descended next to him, and James'' charred body manifested. However, he appeared without his pants and lower armor as he dropped them on the other side of the river.

    "Bad ve, munya!"

    Xiaomao grabbed a spear from the nearby merman and bonked James. Unfortunately, as Xiaomao was holding the me sword, the damage calction included the physical attack bonus. As a result, James'' head was crushed.

    "..."

    The crew nkly stared at the unfortunate dude, who was killed by their boss.

    Xiaomao coughed and looked at John. Thetter shook his head and resurrected James again.

    Upon resurrected, James kowtowed to Xiaomao. He wrote on the ground.

    ''I repent for my sins. I won''t be horny again.''

    "That''s right! No horny during a guild war, munya! I don''t mind if you go around and grab a wife or two like how Shepherd did during his free time, but you mustn''t stick it in some random holes during a battle! That''s a war crime that can get our guild banned, munya! If you really want someone duringbat, bonk her with a club and drag her to a secluded ce or a cave like a proper caveman, munya!"

    "..."

    Everybody frowned and stared at Xiaomao in doubt. On the other hand, James happily nodded and gave Xiaomao a thumbs up. As for Shepherd, he pouted when Xiaomao mentioned that he screwed around and got multiple wives.

    .

    .

    Upon death, Cardachion''s consciousness floated in a void. She couldn''t see anything but darkness.

    "Oh, I died."

    Earlier, that guy pushed her down and boom-shakka Cardachion. It was not as painful as she had thought. In fact, it was a guilty-pleasure experience since she was a man in real-life, who always wanted to feel how a woman''s body function during the activity.

    Cardachion patted her belly. She clicked her tongue.

    "There goes my virginity. Oh, wait. I yed with it before that guy did, so it doesn''t count. I took MY virginity first! Hahahaha!"

    Despite being in a weird situation, Cardachion could stillugh. He thought that everything was just a virtual world that tricked his brain, so he didn''t mind it. He waited for the game to eject his consciousness into the real world.

    But 10 minutester, Cardachion''s consciousness was still stuck in the void.

    "Err, GM? Admin? Mod? Can somebody help?"

    Everything was still pitch ck, but Cardachion could feel her body. She tried to move around and get up. Upon standing up, a game notification panel appeared and informed him of a piece of bad news.

    DING

    <ERRORS FOUND!>

    <ERROR: UNMATCHED DNA!>

    <ERROR: SYNCHRO FAIL!>

    Upon seeing the feedback, Cardachion was not surprised. She rubbed her chin and continued reading.

    <Warning: Sexual activities may corrupt your character''s data if your game character and your real life''s gender are not matched. Please avoid getting ejacted inside your body if you y a character with a different gender.>

    "Huh?"

    Cardachion leaned closer to the glowing panel to read the text as his eyes couldn''t adjust to the dimmed light. He touched the screen and read everything word by word.

    <Warning: The synchronization between your game avatar and your body fails.>

    <Would you allow us to automatically correct your data and resynchronize your game character with your real body?>

    <[Yes]/[No]>

    "Dafuq is synchronization? Anyway, since it''s an error, I should let the system correct this. YES! Correct it, dude!"

    <Affirmative. Correcting the data and the synchronization!>

    <Would you like to match the gender of both bodies?>

    <[Yes]/[No]>

    Cardachion scratched her head. She didn''t understand what the matching gender was for.

    "Why matching the gender, game?"

    <Incorrect Gender Error appears when your game character and your real body have a different gender. You can automatically fix this issue by using a character with the same gender as your real body.>

    "So, what will happen if I match it?"

    <You can continue ying the game.>

    "Oh, cool."

    Cardachion raised her brows. She had a bad feeling about this as the game implied that she had to change her gender to match her real body, which she didn''t like.

    She didn''t want to y a male character. She wouldn''t be able to take lewd screenshot photos in-game and fap to the game character in the real world if her character''s gender got changed!

    "Can I keep my character''s gender the same? I don''t want to y as a half-naked male angel."

    DING

    <Affirmative. Changing your gender to female.>

    The messages sounded odd, but Cardachion didn''t care. As long as she got to keep her world-destroying beauty angel as her game character, she could do anything.

    Still, there was a dark thought in her mind. She asked herself.

    What would happen if the game change her real body''s gender from male to female?

    It couldn''t be possible, right? No game capsule should be able to perform a gender-swap operation like how Thand''s hospitals turned many dudes into refineddies.

    DING

    <The gender has been corrected.>

    <The synchronization has beenpleted.>

    <Current synchronization rating: 0.1%>

    <The ERRORS have been solved.>

    WHOOSH

    The pitch-ck area brightened, and Cardachion''s consciousness returned to the real body.

    .

    Manchester, UK

    In a luxurious apartment, a game capsule''s hatch was opened, and a slender and smooth hand grabbed the railing. The gamer sat up and climbed out of the machine.

    Cardachion grumbled and walked toward the bathroom to relieve himself. When Cardachion unzipped the pants and tried to grab for the THING to do the usual, SHE couldn''t find it.

    She furrowed her brows and patted her lower belly. The 7-inch Excalibur was nowhere to be found.

    At that moment, Cardachion looked down. Then, she saw something that shouldn''t have been there.

    The two melons blocked her sight. Now, she couldn''t see her groin without leaning forward!

    "!!!"

    That day, a loud scream of a woman rmed the neighbors. A few minutester, several police officers knocked on the apartment''s door.

 Chapter 243 Cat Dadâ€™s Retainer Has Grown

    Chapter 243 ¨C Cat Dad''s Retainer Has Grown

    Xiaomao had no idea what the Valkyrie Guild''s remaining survivors were doing. Ten minutes had passed since thest fight, but none of them attempted to counterattack.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    The tribtion lightning ceaselessly delivered heaven''s punishment. A dozen lightning bolts struck the mermen and the Einherjars alike, killing them in one hit.

    Fortunately, someone from the Einherjars'' side fired something into the cloud and dispersed it, stopping the lightning bolts. Then, nobody continued fighting as both sides kept their distance.

    Another 10 minutes passed, and the Einherjars were out of Xiaomao''s sight. They retreated to the far edge of the map for an unknown reason.

    Because nobody interrupted them, Xiaomao collected Joan''s dropped items in glee. He also ran around, collecting and scavenging for dropped gears and consumable items.

    Shepherd and John smiled from ear to ear. Because of the ten minutes of inaction, they managed to resurrect most of the fallen mermen. Only 15 were left in the casualty pool even though some of them died because of the random tribtion lightning bolts.

    Meanwhile, the shrinking border walls never stopped moving, closing the distance and decreasing the size of the battlefield map. Currently, the closest border was 100 meters away to the west, which was at the back of their army.

    Noticing the shrinking circle from the ground, Xiaomao, Lucky, and the dwarves frowned. At this rate, it would push them out of their strategic position and destroy their hard-earned obelisk tower.

    The water dragon came out of the river and transformed into amia, coiling her tail around Shepherd while the seductive upper torso reverted back to Qidia. She hugged Shepherd from behind.

    "My dear, you are low on mana. I''ll teleport out of the world first before I''m trapped here."

    "¡­"

    After kissing Shepherd goodbye, the Water Spirit Queen turned into regr river water and dropped to the ground.

    Shepherd pursed his lips. He looked at his current MP ¨C Only 10% was left in the tank.

    Xiaomao also snooped on Shepherd''s status from his menu screen. Surprisingly, this guy had high stats and many spells even though Xiaomao barely gave him anything.

    .

    <strong>General Information</strong>

    <strong>Name: </strong> Shepherd

    <strong>Rarity: </strong> Ultra-Rare

    <strong>Race: </strong> High Human

    <strong>Rtionship: </strong> Married (Magdalene, the World Tree Fairy)

    <strong>Familiar: </strong> Water Spirit Queen Qidia, Fairy Queen Titania

    <strong>Sponsor: </strong> Joshua

    <strong>ss (5/10): </strong> Seaman, Journeyman Archmage, Messenger of Joshua, Shepherd, Spirit Summoner

    <strong>ss Skills: </strong> Fishing Spot Finder, Eight Element Mastery, Eight Element Maniption, Nature Magic Mastery, Messiah Charisma, and 69 others.

    <strong>Racial Skills: </strong> Entity''s Luck, Joshua''s Karma

    <strong>Book Skills (5/10): </strong> Angelic Transformation, Self-Resurrection, Noble Sacrifice, Temr Knight Blessing, Mandate of Heaven

    <strong>Book Spells (15/20):</strong> Chain Lightning, Earth Binding, Earth Armor, Hell me, Firewall, Tidal Wave, Weapon Summoning, Shadow Teleportation, Holy Light, Mass Heal, Star Light Blessing, Lesser Resurrection, Nature to Life, Water Spirit Queen Summon, Fairy Queen Summon

    <strong>Add-On Skills:</strong> Time and Space Laws, Raphael Cultivation Method, Uriel Mana Circle Method, Michael Spearsmanship, Gabriel Marksmanship

    <strong>Titles: </strong> Joshua''s Doppelg?nger, Heaven''s Chosen, Incarnation of God, Unwavering Faith, Noblesse Oblige, Aspiring Messiah

    .

    <strong>Status </strong>

    Level: 398

    STR: 3,769

    DEX: 4,766

    AGI: 3,748

    VIT: 3,362

    INT: 4,303

    WIS: 3,644

    QI: 197,000

    LUCK: 2,022

    .

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    ATK: 503,855

    DEF: 253,651

    M.ATK: 507,922

    M.DEF: 253,792

    HP: 1,053,320 / 1,053,320

    MP: 300,420 / 3,056,140

    Qi: 197,000 / 197,000

    .

    Something was terribly wrong with Shepherd''s status!

    VERY WRONG!

    Xiaomao was aware that Shepherd was a man of many secrets, and he didn''t mind if the dude went off on his own adventure and got strong because of it. However, this was too much!

    Despite having only a few thousand in stats, hisbat status was too strong for a level-398 character!

    Furthermore, how did he even get to level 398? A few days ago, his level was only 200. Even if he consumed spirit stones to increase his stats and EXP, it shouldn''t have raised his level to this.

    Xiaomao reread the general information section and noticed many weird add-on skills in the list. Seeing the names, he started to understand how Shepherd got so strong, especially when he saw the names of the four archangels.

    "Seriously, Shepherd. Did some archangels be your mentor, munya? Did you get some legendary weapons and armor from gods that I don''t know?"

    In reality, Shepherd''sbat stats came from gears, titles, and passive skill buffs. There was no way that a few thousand STR or INT could increase the physical attack or magical attack to over half a million.

    When Xiaomao saw how ve One changed his name to Shepherd, he didn''t think much about it. But when Andrew, Peter, John, James, and Magdalene gathered around the guy, Xiaomao began to doubt if Shepherd was an incarnation of a messiah or something.

    And today, the answer was clear.

    He indeed was a clone of THAT prophet!

    Meanwhile, Shepherd had no idea what Xiaomao was thinking. But when he heard Xiaomao''s question, he repeatedly shook his head and pointed at the dark spear in his hand. Then, he pointed at the approaching circle.

    "Fine. I won''t ask how you got all of that, but don''t backstab me, munya."

    Shepherd repeatedly nodded. Then, he looked at the mermen and pointed at the other side of the river.

    The mermen seemed to understand Shepherd''s bodynguage. They turned around and marched to the opposite river bank, escaping from the shrinking energy wall.

    Peter and Andrew looked at their creation and sighed. They opened their inventory, trying to store the entire building in their inventory slots. Unfortunately, the finished building couldn''t be stored.

    Since the tower couldn''t be used anymore, the two dwarves brought out their hammers and smashed them. They stored the debris andponents of the tower and continued hitting the structure.

    Themotion caught Xiaomao''s attention. Seeing how the hardworking craftsmen dissembled and recycled the building, he ordered the boys to help.

    Andrew suddenly turned around and shook their heads. He wrote on the ground.

    ''You can''t simply destroy everything and recycle theponents. This is the task that only craftsmen like us can do! Take everybody and go ahead. We''ll stay here even if the circle kills us! Make sure to resurrect us before the match is over!''

    Peter also gave them a thumbs up before he returned to his business, removing electronic devices and putting them in his inventory.

    Xiaomao gazed at them in admiration for their spirits. He saluted at them.

    "I''ll bring you guys back SHORTLY, munya!"

    Andrew and Peter turned around and red at Xiaomao. They seemed to be offended by something he said and waved their hands, shooing him away.

    The team nodded at them and rushed across the river.

    .

    .

    Xiaomao flew on his flying sword to search for the Valkyrie Guild. Shepherd, surprisingly, decided to reveal his power and showed his friends that he could fly as well. The former fisherman stood on a surfboard, and a stream of the river magically carried him into the sky.

    Shepherd winked at Xiaomao while thetter sized up the former and frowned.

    "Show off, munya."

    Shepherd pouted and wrote something in mid-air with his fingertip, which left behind a trail of water. When he was finished, the words appeared in red.

    ''Let me help. I''m strong now.''

    Seeing how Shepherd wanted to contribute, Xiaomao didn''t stop him. He wanted to see the true potential of this so-called messiah.

    "Go ahead, munya. Go ham!"

    Shepherd nodded and immediately spread his arms, standing in the T-pose.

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao had many questions about why Shepherd was jinxing himself. He waited for the effect of whatever Shepherd was doing. A minuteter, he was not disappointed.

    A golden light descended from the sky and shone upon Shepherd. Xiaomao looked up and noticed that it was not a normal beacon.

    It was the golden cross beacon.

    "I''ll be damn, munya. You need Jesus, Shepherd. You''re not supposed to mimic him."

    Shepherd wryly smiled. If he could talk, he would have refuted that.

    The beacon of light consumed him, and Shepherd vanished. A few secondster, another golden cross beacon appeared on the other side of the map. Then, several light beacons descended from the sky likeser beams.

    As soon as the beamsnded, the ground erupted and exploded. Red fluid burst out and turned thend into a living hell.

    Xiaomao tilted his head. He thought of Cookie, who used a simr spell on him before, and Xiaomao ate the entire mountain and theva.

    "Big oof. Shepherd''s M.ATK is 500K, so the damage should be around a million. He''s doing alright."

    Seeing the action from afar didn''t suit Xiaomao. He flew toward the direction of the new golden cross. Upon arrival, he witnessed one of Shepherd''s book spells in the status menu.

    Shepherd didn''t summon a volcano like Cookie. Instead, he directly created a sea of gold fire, melting everything that the me consumed. The fire kept spreading and turning soil and rocks into molten liquid.

    As if Shepherd copied Xiaomao''s LET IT GO, crimson eggs emerged from theva. They slowly absorbed the nearby me andva to growrger. A minuteter, the eggs hatched.

    KWEEE

    Unfortunately, the creatures were scarlet furballs with cute eyes and cat mouths. It had no arms, legs, hands, or feet ¨C Just a ball with fur, eyes, nose, and mouth.

    "Popoi?"

    Xiaomao thought of a creature from a certain Korean novel. He wondered if they were the same.

    KWEEE!!

    The newborn creatures suddenly opened their mouths like Pacman. Then, they hopped and swam through theva toward the burnt corpses of Einherjars and the broken pieces of their equipment. These furballs ate everything they found.

    One of them even chased after Shepherd to the sky, baring its fangs at him. Meanwhile, thetter didn''t notice these things and continued surfing the moving stream of water, flying toward another ce.

    "Not bad. Overall, he passes, munya!"

    Xiaomao slightly nodded in approval. So far, Shepherd proved that he could handle the army of Einherjars on his own, and his power was interesting as well. However, that guy had no tact about his responsibility.

    Creating these furball creatures and leaving them behind was bad. This decreased his score a bit.

    One of the furballs suddenly jumped toward Xiaomao and bore its fang. However, Xiaomao also opened his mouth wide to challenge the upstarted creature.

    "NIHIL!"

    KWEEE!!

    CHOMP!

    As Xiaomao''s mouth was bigger, he crushed the furball and ate him whole.

    CRUNCH

    KRUK

    GULP!

    BURP!

    "PUHA! That hits the spot, munya!"

    It tasted like slightly burnt wagyu steak plus extra hair. Xiaomao vomitted out the hair leftover and looked at the remaining creatures.

    DING

    <You have eaten Dimensional Hair Slime, Level 398.>

    <You have gained 398 Fire Spiritual Roots.>

    <You have gained 398 Light Spiritual Roots.>

    <Your Max HP has increased by 3,980!>

    "Hmm?"

    The creature gave Xiaomao good stats. Moreover, the taste was ptable.

    He wanted more.

    Xiaomao wondered if he could grow a farm to extract these slimes'' meat. He immediately ordered Shepherd.

    "Shepherd! Make more of these creatures, munya! I want to create a farm for these guys! They''re delicious, munya!"

    The loud noise of Xiaomao reached the others'' ears. They sweated profusely, wondering what Xiaomao and Shepherd were doing. As for Shepherd, his expression was pale.

    What furball creature?

    Shepherd didn''t remember creating furball creatures. What was his master talking about?

 Chapter 244 Cat Dad Returns Home

    Chapter 244 ¨C Cat Dad Returns Home

    "We''re doomed."

    The remaining 300 Einherjars stood on a small hill at the center of the circle. They gazed at the sea of me and the two flying mass murderers.

    In the sky, the report of casualties also told them everything. It was 1150 deaths VS zero death. In short, that sidepletely resurrected their dead soldiers.

    "Don''t lose heart, soldiers. This is just a test of water. Now that we know what they are capable of, we report this to our lords anddies. Lord Odin and Lady Freya wille up with a n to deal with these infidels."

    The remaining Einherjars deeply sighed. They opened the guild menu and voted to surrender.

    .

    .

    DING

    <Valkyrie Guild members have unanimously voted to surrender.>

    <MUNYA Guild has won.>

    <All surviving guild members will be teleported to the guild war lobby. Valkyrie Guild has been eliminated from the tournament and all its members will be sent to their world.>

    Xiaomao stopped chewing the hellfire furballs and looked at the system notification. He then looked at the sky. Upon seeing that all members were resurrected, he was relieved.

    ''We got through the hard part. Now, it''s time to stomp the weaklings.''

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao, Shepherd, and the crew on the battlefield vanished and reappeared in the guild lobby. Everybody stumbled and fell on the floor, but they immediately got up and drank as many potions and mana potions, preparing for the next battle.

    DING

    <Your next match has been decided. You will be sent to a battlefield in 10 seconds.>

    As everybody had expected, they got no time to rest.

    Shepherd frantically drank every blue potion to restore his abnormal MP pool. However, no matter how much he drank, he couldn''t restore his MP to the fullest.

    Seeing how panicky Shepherd was, Xiaomao consoled him, "There won''t be a chance for you to fight, munya. The remaining guilds are mostly noobs. I alone in enough, munya."

    The mermen and Shepherd bitterly smiled, ashamed of their uselessness. On the other hand, Peter and Andrew hi-fived andughed while James proudly nodded and scratched his crotch, thinking of the unforgettable experience with the heavenly beauty angel in thest match.

    WHOOSH

    10 secondster, they were returned to the battlefield. This time, it was a forest map.

    Xiaomao slightly rolled his eyes and jumped on the me sword. He flew toward the direction of the opponent''s spawn location.

    Two minutester, five massive bombs turned the lush greenery red, and everybody in MUNYA Guild received a game notification.

    <Coil Guild Leader has been defeated.>

    <Coil Guild Members have been wiped out.>

    <MUNYA Guild has won.>

    Just like that, everybody was instantly teleported back to their lobby.

    .

    After returning to their lobby, no prompt message warned them of their next match.

    Xiaomao rushed to the bronze gate to see the remaining guilds in the queue. Currently, most guilds were still fighting in the seventh round, but Xiaomao already proceeded to the ninth round. It would take a while before Munya Guild needed to fight again.

    "It seems we get a few minutes to rest. It won''t be long, munya. We only need to fight about six matches, and this farce will be over, munya."

    The mermen gulped when they heard that they needed to join six more battles. They wondered if they had to fight troublesome foes like Valkyrie Guild again.

    Fortunately for them, no yer guild posted a challenge to Munya Guild for the rest of the matches. Xiaomao''s bomb strategy paved the way to the final.

    In the final match, Munya Guild faced a LUCKYAF guild from World Two. As usual, Xiaomao squashed them like insects and finished strong.

    DING

    <CONGRATULATIONS! MUNYA Guild has won the First Guild War Tournament!>

    <MUNYA Guild will receive 10,000,000 USD, 500,000,000 PACTs, a Land Deed, and ten mythical weapons!>

    <LUCKYAF Guild will receive 2,000,000 USD, 100,000,000 PACTs, and ten legendary weapons!>

    <Failed NNN Guild will receive 1,000,000 USD, 20,000,000 PACTs, and ten ultra-rare weapons!>

    It was unknown how thepany managed to procure such a generous prize pool, but nobody in Munya Guild cared. They were relieved that they got out of this mess in one piece.

    WHOOSH

    The entire guild was kicked out of the tournament world and returned to their dungeon. Xiaomao staggered and copsed on the floor, mentally and physically exhausted.

    The cat let out a long sigh. He ignored the loud cheer of the mermen and the noise of the immortals, checking his current fund in his ount.

    The 10 million USD was instantly transferred to his game ount in USDT, including the 500 million PACTs. As for the items, they appeared as ten mysterious boxes and a nknd deed.

    In total assets, Xiaomao was now considered a billionaire. He had 909 million PACTs and 126 million USDT! There was still an unpaid debt, but it didn''t cost much for borrowing the resurrecting cane.

    While Xiaomao admired his cryptocurrency, Cookie rushed to his side. He pped his wings, trying to get away from Taotie. The proud giant phoenix was reduced to featherless chicken once again.

    "Stupid cat! That monster lion stole my feathers! Do something!"

    Xiaomao looked at Taotie. That lion beamed him with a bright smile and extended its paw.

    "Where is my tuition fee, brat? I want one of those fatty chicken meat! At least, give me the breast slice so that I can make chicken BBQ!"

    "¡­"

    Because of Taotie and Cookie, themotion troubled Xiaomao for the rest of the day. He was forced to "donate" some of the harvested meat to the seniors, including Meowmeow, who had been drooling like a hungry cat.

    .

    After 90% of Cookie''s meat was plundered, Cookie was finally freed from Taotie and others. Xiaomao let him take a shower in the sacred waterke, which caused the water temperature to rise.

    The mermaids in the water didn''t mind it as only half of theke ended up as a hot spring while the rest became lukewarm. The fish monsters and mermaids in theke enjoyed the changes as they were tired of living in the cold water.

    Cookie''s feathers were restored, and he got to cultivate Qi from the sacred water. However, as he kept drinking the water, changes urred to his body.

    He had the urge of looking for a mate. Unfortunately, there was no female phoenix that he could pair with.

    Without a choice, Cookie sought Xiaomao. The bird panted and groveled to the ground, begging the cat.

    "Damn cat-I mean, Great Cat Lord, sir, please show your mercy and grace this stupid bird with a female phoenix. I think¡­ I-I''m in mating season."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao hadn''t had enough time to rest yet as he needed to sort many items and settle the outstanding debt with Nymph and Undine. Seeing the bird, he was annoyed.

    After staring at Cookie for a while, Xiaomao recalled that he hadn''t given him the authority to be a floor boss or a member of his dungeon yet. He slyly grinned and patted Cookie''s big head.

    "Don''t worry, munya. I will solve the issue at its source. You won''t have to worry about the side effects of the sacred water anymore, munya."

    "R-Really?"

    "Wait here, munya!"

    Xiaomaoughed and walked to the treasure room. Cookie patiently waited in the boss room, where the immortals and cat god were rxing and watching the Immortal Tournament broadcast on the 120-inch screen. The bird nced at these immortals.

    ZAAA

    Taotie was BBQing arge piece of phoenix''s breast meat while Meowmeow seasoned it with a brown sauce. The smell of herbs and freshly cooked chicken covered the entire boss room, making everybody hungry. Even Cookie gulped and stared at his cooked meat in disbelief.

    "Why does my meat smell so good? Now, I''m hungry!"

    Taotie overheard that. He turned around and waved his paw, inviting Cookie to join them, "Want some? We have enough meat for everyone!"

    "I''M NOT EATING MYSELF! NO, THANKS!"

    Taotie and Meowmeow cackled while the others shook their heads.

    DING

    A game message interrupted Cookie. He stopped bickering with Taotie and read the message.

    <Dungeon Master Xiaomao has invited you to join his dungeon as a floor boss (Unassigned Floor). Will you ept?>

    Cookie was delighted. He readily agreed.

    "Yes!"

    <Affirmative. You have be a member of ve Dungeon.>

    <Due to Chaos Seraphim OS, your gender will be changed.>

    "Gender¡­ change?"

    It was toote for Cookie to react. The pending urge was quickly reced by the ticklish feeling and the desire to take a big dump.

    Because of a bird species nature, Cookie nonchntly held his breath and concentrated on the stomach. A few secondster, a massive object came out.

    Cookie let out a long sigh.

    "Whoo. That''s a big dump."

    Cookie turned around to check his creation. Then, SHE was shocked.

    It was a smooth 2-meter-diameter chicken egg.

    Cookie tilted her head in confusion. Her head moved up, up, down, down, left, right, left, and right as if she was inputting a code to gain 30 lives.

    The scent of a freshlyid egg attracted attention of Taotie. The lion widened his eyes in shock.

    "DAFUQ?! I THOUGHT YOU WERE A MAN! HOW THE HELL DID YOU LAY AN EGG?!"

    Mimir wryly smiled as he already knew about the nature of ve Dungeon. He maintained silence.

    However, Meowmeow was a natural prankster. Heughed at Cookie.

    "KAHAHAHAHA! That''s Mao Miaomiao''s OS for you! That perv''s main forte is the ability to turn every man into a woman, then, convert them into his personal sex ves! I still remember those stupid pills he made, munya. By the way, did you know that Mao Miaomiao is the clone of Devil? That guy rebelled and fed Devil a gender-change pill, then he made HIS ORIGINAL his WIFE, munya! What a sicko, right?"

    "¡­"

    There was many information that the immortals didn''t want to know. Undine and Nymph''s expressions were distorted in disgust while Taotie and Mimir covered their mouths, holding back theirughter.

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao came out from the treasure room. He looked at the immortals, who were trembling and covering their mouths.

    "Huh?"

    Xiaomao turned to Cookie and noticed a giant chicken egg. He brightly smiled.

    "Just as Keikaku, munya! I''ll be taking this egg, thank you very much! I hope your pending desire has been solved, munya!"

    Xiaomao patted Cookie''s back and put the egg into his inventory. He rushed to Nymph and Undine next.

    Meanwhile, Cookie looked down and inspected her supposed-to-be manhood area. Unfortunately for her, it was gone.

    "¡­"

    Cookie tilted her head.

    "What was I doing again? Oh, right. I should go back to cultivate."

    Cookie flew back to theke for another bath. She totally forgot what she was here for. After Cookie had left, the immortal crowdughed again.

    Taotie finally understood what Xiaomao brought Cookie here for. He gave the cat a thumbs up.

    "Chicken farm, right?"

    Xiaomao shook his head, "No, munya."

    "You''re not keeping that bird for eggs and meat?"

    "Of course, I need the eggs and meat, munya."

    "Then?"

    "Correction, senior. I didn''t bring HER here to make a chicken farm," Xiaomao paused and puffed his non-existence chest, "It''s for the TURKEY FARM, munya!"

 Chapter 245 Cat Dadâ€™s Enemies Approaching

    Chapter 245 ¨C Cat Dad''s Enemies Approaching

    Bit City, Northwest Penins of Aves Continent

    After Bit Tupeer and his cronies had migrated from this city, fire sprites and me fairies upied the entire city and the penins. Because of the nature of the sprites, everything in this area was in me. The entire province became a paradise for newborn creatures.

    Until¡­

    BOOM

    A massive ice spike emerged from the heart of the city, extinguishing the fire and freezing the entire town at the same time. In the sky, a small girl in a magical girl''s uniform stood on her magical broom. She crossed her arms, looking down on the me sprites.

    "Lowly creatures."

    Yuan Hua snapped her fingers. The next moment, a dozen gigantic ice spikes emerged and froze pixies, fairies, and sprites inside. A secondter, all ice disintegrated into dust along with the creatures inside.

    Just like that, all harmful creatures were purged.

    Yuan Shaoqing, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and the high-ranking officials from Siren City had been observing the fight from afar. When they sensed that the fighting ended, they emerged from their hiding spot and traveled to the ruined Bit City.

    Upon arrival, Yuan Shaoqing inspected the geography of the penins. He wrylyughed as he examined the ash on the ground.

    "This ce can''t grow crops, but it''s the best location to build a trade port. I can''t believe Bit Tupeer has been hiding this ce from me."

    Yuan Shaoqing turned around and looked at the burly general behind him. Thetter dragged a tied man in a cowboy hat and threw him toward the ground in front of the emperor.

    He was Bit Tupeer, who had failed to subjugate both Torrent and the berserking fairies, which was created from the Mazinger Poison.

    Yuan Shaoqing squat and stared at Comet. He picked up the cowboy hat and put it on his head.

    "Nice hat. Do you mind if I take this?"

    "You can have it, your majesty," Comet gnashed his teeth. It was his favorite super rare level-100 equipment, which boosted his intelligence and magic resistance.

    "Very well," Yuan Shaoqing snickered. He patted Comet''s head and slowly stood up. Turning toward the northwest sea, the emperor sighed.

    "Had you told me about this ce when I was still in Siren City, I would have turned this ce into a trade hub. We could have built trade ports here and collected taxes and goods from Midgard and Frozen Union. How unfortunate."

    Comet lowered his head, "As I said before ¨C I directly serve her highness Yuan. All money from the Mazinger Poison goes to her pocket."

    "I know."

    Yuan Shaoqing looked up and gazed at his sister, who slowly regained her immortal power. She had managed to escape from Pangu''s influence, but she seemed to be affected by a certain abnormal status, which had a two-heart icon, showing at the end of her name.

    Love-Struck (Shepherd)

    Thinking of Shepherd, Yuan Shaoqing regretted his decisions.

    "I should have killed Xiaomao and brainwashed Shepherd. I could have gotten another talented general for my empire. With his help, we could have enough strength to destroy the Pangu Church and conquer Midgard."

    Wen Chou shook his head, "We would have been an enemy of Asgard by then. We can''t fight both gods at the same time, my liege."

    "Haha. I know. It was just a fantasy. I won''t hurt if I daydream from time to time and relieve my stress, right?"

    Wen Chou and others were silent while Yuan Shaoqing drylyughed.

    "Haiz. Woe is me. I lost my home. I made so many enemies. Now, we''re sitting ducks because we have no powerhouse gods to protect us like Midgard, Frozen Union, or Desert Frontier. It''s not easy to be an atheist in this god-infested world."

    "If that''s the case, why don''t we pick a god to serve, my liege?" Asked Wen Chou.

    "Then, we would go back to square one! We''ve just escaped from Pangu''s grasp, now you want us to be ves of another god? You must be joking!"

    "I-I''m so sorry," Wen Chou shrunk back.

    "¡­"

    Yuan Shaoqing stared at Wen Chou''s face. He took a deep breath and turned around, looking at the sea again.

    But as soon as the emperor turned around, arge arm of a hell field emerged from the ash-filled ground. It pushed its body up and showed its 10-meter diameter head, revealing its two horns,rge jaws, and demonic-like features.

    Wen Chou pulled Yuan Shaoqing back and retreated 100 steps. The demon soon got out of the ground and stood up.

    The towering height of the demon reached 100 meters. Its body resembled a human, but its long tail, two massive demonic wings, and spikes on its back made it look terrifying.

    Yuan Hua in the sky red at the emerging demon. She frowned when she could read its name and see its level.

    <strong>Cmity Fiend Diabolos, Level 9999</strong>

    There were seven cmity fiends in this world.

    Taotie, the World Eater

    Anglerfish, the Hoarder

    Diabolos, the Star Destroyer

    Emerald Hopea, the Temptress Queen

    Hundun, the Dark Observer

    Dandan, the Guardian Beast

    Meirong, the Constetion of Corruption

    Although they were considered cmity fiends, not all of them had monstrous figures. Some of them looked exactly like humans, such as Meirong, Hopea, and Dandan. As for the others, they each came from a different race, and they had a unique ability that earned them the title.

    Out of seven cmity-ss fiends, four were freed while three were sealed. Currently, only the Anglerfish, Hundun, and Meirong were trapped in a secret ce. As for the rest, they were hiding somewhere in this world.

    Yuan Hua was aware of this background and the rtionship between gods. She found it surprising to see Diabolos here.

    The demon looked down and gazed at Yuan Hua. He chuckled.

    "Tiny girl, did you pray or wish for my protection?"

    Yuan Hua frowned. She never prayed to any god or immortal since she was once a deity in her previous life. There was no reason for her to beg for another deity''s protection.

    However, Yuan Shaoqing didn''t have that mindset. He died when he was a mortal, and he didn''t have all the knowledge or memory from his previous life.

    Desperate, Yuan Shaoqing went against his principles to protect everyone.

    "I DID!" Yuan Shaoqing shouted, "I WISH FOR POWER AND ABSOLUTE STRENGTH!"

 Chapter 246 Cat Dadâ€™s Sneaky Supporter Has An Affair

    Chapter 246 ¨C Cat Dad''s Sneaky Supporter Has an Affair

    Diabolos nced at Yuan Shaoqing. Upon noticing that Yuan Shaoqing was a weak immortal, he spat.

    "Useless immortal. You can''t even form the 18th constetion, and you have the balls to ask for my help? Why should I help you?"

    "What do you want, then?! What do I have to do to gain power?"

    Diabolos smirked. He looked around and scanned through the people behind the emperor. While he was at it, he read Yuan Shaoqing''s karma. Looking around for a while, the demon finally found what he wanted.

    "How about this? I''m at the bottleneck of the immortal realm. I need worshipers and followers to be a god! All of you, worship me, and I shall bestow you my deity''s blessings!"

    "¡­"

    It was no different from bowing their heads to Pangu. Yuan Shaoqing was reluctant.

    Diabolos was also desperate for ascension. He pointed his finger at Yuan Shaoqing and gave him a freebie as a teaser.

    DING

    <Diabolos has temporarily granted you the Authority of Memory Destruction.>

    <You may delete any skill or spell of your opponent once!>

    Seeing the message, Yuan Shaoqing was astonished. Thisw was so strong that it defied the logic of this world.

    The demon chuckled, "This is a sample of the blessings you can get from me. I can tell that you once served Pangu, but that prick abandoned you. Serve me instead, and I shall grant you the privilege of bing my first apostle! Make me a god, and I will make you the true king of this world!"

    "¡­"

    Yuan Shaoqing gulped. His hands didn''t stop trembling.

    Although hesitant and unwilling, Yuan Shaoqing lost to his greed and ambition. He knelt and cupped his fist, saluting the giant demon.

    "I, Yuan Shaoqing, worship you as my deity!"

    Seeing how their emperor capitted to the demon, Wen Chou, Yan Liang, and others also knelt and submitted.

    On the other hand, Yuan Hua didn''t feel like bing someone''s pawn. She yelled at her brother.

    "That''s it! You''re no longer my brother! From now on, we''re strangers!"

    Yuan Hua grudgingly red at therge demon. She gritted her teeth and flew toward the east, where the Seaside Town was.

    Diabolos didn''t pursue it. He needed quantity, not quality.

    "Hahahaha! Good! Now, carve a statue of me and burn some incense. Bow nine times to the statue and the ritual will bepleted! Once you''re done, I''ll grant you more authority and teach you the unique constetion domain abilities I know! Not even Taotie can eat my power!"

    Yuan Shaoqing rejoiced. He bowed, "It shall be done!"

    .

    .

    Yuan Hua shed a tear, thinking of the good time she had with Yuan Shaoqing. She also thought of Shepherd, who managed to repel her attack and kissed her when they first met.

    The magical girl wondered where her crush was. She wanted to see him again.

    While Yuan Hua was flying aimlessly, a game notification message prompted her of a new major event for World Three.

    DING

    <Global Event!>

    <A cmity-ss fiend has been residing on a rural ind, north of Seaside Town. Eyewitnesses said that there was a Gnoll Dungeon on one of the inds, and the fiend might be residing there.>

    <The ruler of Asgard, Odin, has formed an alliance with the Church of Pangu. They areunching a crusade against the cmity fiend Taotie, and they are recruiting aspired warriors to join them!>

    <If you wish to join the crusade, gather at the Seaside Town. The main forces of the Church and Asgard will arrive at the Seaside Town in seven days, and they will head north toward the archipgo zone with the troops. If you wish to contribute, you may join them or proceed to Taotie''s hideout before the schedule!>

    <Great prizes await the noble warriors. For those who report yourself at the event NPC, you will receive a guaranteed ultra-rare NFT gacha ticket as a participation reward!>

    <For more details, check the official site!>

    "¡­"

    Yuan Hua furrowed her brows as she didn''t understand thetter half of the messages.

    What NFT?

    What gacha?

    However, Yuan Hua was curious about the Gnoll Dungeon that the message mentioned. She also wanted to see what the "Event NPC" was. However, she didn''t know where she needed to go.

    WHOOSH

    As if heaven answered her wish, a golden beacon appeared, pinpointing the location of the Event NPC for every yer in the game world.

    Seeing the beacon, Yuan Hua pursed her lips. She flew there without hesitation.

    .

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, the popr guy sneaked away from Xiaomao and rushed out of the dungeon. He rode his flying surfboard to Cernun Ind to visit someone.

    The fairies there didn''t bother stopping him. On the contrary, they giggled and followed him everywhere.

    Shepherd entered the forest and arrived at the foggy area, where ck tree trunks, vines, and roots formed arge wall, surrounding a mysterious area inside.

    RUMBLE

    The wall parted way for Shepherd to enter. The dude squeezed through the small gap and entered the hidden area of the main ind.

    In front of Shepherd was a scarlet flower field, floating over the blood swarm. The fairies that had been following after him got bigger and turned into refined fairies in their adult form. However, they didn''t wear anything.

    Shepherd ignored the nudists and approached therge crimson tree at the center of the swamp. At the tree trunk, a fairy with thergest wings sat there, singing a song while ying the harp for a small fairy on herp.

    When Shepherd approached them, the two fairies looked up.

    The small one was none other than Magdalene. As for the other fairy, she was the secret familiar that Shepherd never summoned.

    <strong>The Fairy Queen Titania, Level 8500</strong>

    Shepherd took a deep breath. He exhaled and pinched his Adam''s apple.

    "I''m home."

    Titania brightly smiled, "Wee home, my husband."

    Qidia emerged from the blood swamp and hugged Shepherd from behind, "Don''t forget that I''m here, my dear."

    Magdalene raised her arms and pouted, "HEY! I''M HIS FIRST WIFE!"

    No one could hear what they were talking about, including the bystanding fairies. Only these four could hear and speak under the ck tree.

 Chapter 247 Cad Dad Getting Ready For Dungeon Defense

    Chapter 247 a€¡° Cad Dad Getting Ready for Dungeon Defense

    "That will be 200 million PACTs."

    "Can''t you go any lower, munya?"

    "Sorry. The cane of resurrection is too precious. Normally, we would never sell it to anybody. But in this case, your dungeon is located on the top of Anglerfish''s seal and the sanctuary, so we need you to be strong to protect this ce. But still, our country needs funds to expand and strengthen our army."

    Xiaomao and Undine had been negotiating terms and the outstanding debt that thetter owed, and the price of war wasn''t cheap.

    The Crystalized Karma of Poseidon was returned to Undine, and Xiaomao reluctantly paid 200 million PACTs to her. In return, Xiaomao got the Cane of Resurrection that John had been using and some ultra-rare set equipment for Andrew, Peter, and James.

    After paying off the debt, the two mermaids excused themselves and traveled back to the Mermaid Kingdom with the money. Xiaomao went back to the dungeon core room to tamper with his dungeon. He didn''t notice that Cernun had been sneaking nces at him.

    .

    "Are you worried, munya?"

    Meowmeow was the only one who noticed Cernun''s thought. The cat patted the lizardman''s leg.

    Cernun turned to the sealed dumpster, which connected to the sealed room of Anglerfish. He sighed and decided to be honest.

    "Anglerfish is the cause of my death. Yes, I''m very concerned."

    "Want me to kill that MF for you, munya?"

    "That can''t be a good idea either. Whenever one of the cmity-ss fiends dies, its disciple or a rtive will inherit the title and the power. I don''t know how many offspring of that sphemous greedy fish has. I don''t want to risk it."

    "Mhm. That''s true. It''s that annoying gamew."

    Meowmeow and Cernun looked at Taotie. This glutton cmitous beastid on his back and showed everybody his belly, snoring and drooling.

    Both the cat and the lizardman chuckled.

    "Taotie has no child, right, munya?"

    "Yeah. Xiaomao is technically his disciple, so the Law of Gluttony will automatically be passed down to him if THAT really happens."

    "But do you know the loophole of thisw, munya?"

    "THERE IS A LOOPHOLE?!" Cernun widened his eyes, deeply intrigued by the subject, "Is there a way to cheat this world''sw?!"

    "Yes, munya. But this method requires Anglerfish''s cooperation. It also depends on Xiaomao if his foundation is strong enough to carry both SINS, munya."

    "Now that you mentioned it... His foundation is kinda..."

    Cernun and Meowmeow looked at the treasure room''s door. Then, the former sighed.

    "His strength may grow naturally because of this world''sw, but he doesn''t have enoughbat experience."

    On the other hand, Meowmeow smirked, "Are you so senile that you forgot about Cathulhu''s bloodline abilities, munya?"

    "!!!"

    Mimir eavesdropped on the conversation and couldn''t help but ask them.

    "Lord Meowmeow. What are Cathulhu''s bloodline abilities?"

    "Hahaha! It rtes to the absurd ability of Mao Miaomiao that made him what he is today, munya!"

    Meowmeow wiggled his tail, and the entire boss room suddenly turned darker to the point that none of them could see any color but grey and ck. All immortals widened their eyes in shock as they could barely move. Meanwhile, the gargoyle statues in the room looked around in panic as they suddenly couldn''t move.

    "Have you ever heard of Pocket Dantian or a Dantian Universe, munya?"

    .

    .

    In the treasure room, Xiaomao operated the dungeon core and looked at its status. So far, the dungeon stabilized, and the second floor''s expansion waspleted.

    The B1 floor''s map expanded so wide that it covered over 10,000 square kilometers. Looking at the extension of the humongous maze, Xiaomao was amazed.

    In the map, a thousand fire ants carried dirt and tools back to the boss room on the B1 floor, where Torrent and Fu De were residing. As for the ex-pirate and the vampire, they seemed to be getting along well since they were sitting in front of two 120-inch monitors, ying PC''s game "Fall Guy" andughing at each other''s demise in-game.

    Xiaomao couldn''t see their appearance or figure since the map only showed a rough icon and small images of the room. He wondered if Fu De and Torrent had recovered from their injuries.

    "Those ants and mermaids turn my dungeon into a freaking backroom. Should I add a few Bacteria or Smilers toplement that, munya?"

    Thinking of smilers, Xiaomao thought of the Dimensional Spiders that Yuan Shaoqing summoned into the pce. It had a simr characteristic, appearance, and threatening aura.

    However, Dimensional Creatures were hostile to living beings. Xiaomao didn''t understand how Yuan Shaoqing''s underling managed to tame those creatures.

    ''I guess I have to make do with those mannequins. Speaking of which, Andrew and Peter volunteered to work on them.''

    Xiaomao checked the number of his dungeon''s residents.

    .

    <strong>ve Dungeon Status</strong>

    Max Poption: 100,000

    Total Poption: 51,250

    Total Floors: 6

    Max Mana Capacity: 100,000,000

    Current Mana: 100,000,000

    Mana Gathering Rate (Per Second): 5,000,000

    .

    <strong>Dungeon Levels</strong>

    First Floor a€¡° Cave Level

    B1 Floor a€¡° Lobby Level

    B2 Floor a€¡° Bridge Level

    B3 Floor a€¡° Fire Ant Nest

    B4 Floor a€¡° Residential Area Level

    B5 Floor a€¡° Mermaid Lake Level

    .

    Undine took care of his dungeon well. It looked nice at a nce, but the number of residents troubled Xiaomao as most of them were turned mermaids and mannequins.

    He thought of the obelisk towers in the guild war.

    ''I wish I had those towers in my dungeon. cing it behind the bridge sounds nice.''

    Xiaomao sighed and shook his head, getting rid of the useless thoughts. He continued operating the dungeon OS and brought out the nk deed that he had.

    The nk deed had multiple usages in his previous life. By submitting the deed to one of the kingdoms, the deed''s owner could obtain a fief or a castle for free!

    However, dungeon masters could also use the deed as a free ticket to expand their dungeon floor size, establish a country, or create a new dungeon floor. Xiaomao hesitated about what he should do with the deed.

    Facing a dilemma, Xiaomao closed his eyes and concentrated. He began using the elimination process.

    ''I need to prepare for potential war and a dungeon raid. Pangu and Odin probably won''t leave me alone.''

    As soon as Xiaomao thought of Pangu and Odin, a global announcement sounded, and he received messages from the game system.

    DING

    <Global Event!>

    <A cmity-ss fiend has been residing on a rural ind, north of Seaside Town. Eyewitnesses said that there was a Gnoll Dungeon on one of the inds, and the fiend might be residing there.>

    <The ruler of Asgard, Odin, has formed an alliance with the Church of Pangu. They areunching a crusade against the cmity fiend Taotie, and they are recruiting aspired warriors to join them!>

    Seeing the announcement, Xiaomao had a rough idea of what he should do.

    Currently, Gnoll Ind''s surface was a mountain and a forest. Surrounding the ind was shallow coral reefs and the vast sea. The ideal defensive structure would be a hybrid port-fortress, surrounding the ind withyers of walls and citadels.

    Xiaomao didn''t need a deed to proim the ind as a part of his territory. As he belonged to the Mermaid Kingdom, he could ask for a deed of the ind and the necessary material to construct a fort on the surface. Unfortunately, the project was impossible to finish in 7 days.

    This left Xiaomao with an obvious choice a€¡° expanding and strengthening his dungeon. Now, Xiaomao had to pick between a floor''s expansion and creating a totally new floor.

    Xiaomao nced at the map of the B1 floor. It was a chaotic maze with traps and patrolling mannequins, which might not be enough to stop the Asgard and the Pangu Church, let alone, the yers.

    ''I need a dummy floor to stall for time.''

    After a long thought, Xiaomao made his decision. He held the deed and pressed the [Build New Floor] button.

    DING

    The OS prompted him with four options to pay for the expansion. He could pay with PACTs, a nk deed, the dungeon''s mana, or sacrifices.

    Xiaomao never knew about this feature since no dungeon master disclosed this type of information. He checked the requirement for the expansion, wondering if he could avoid using the nk deed.

    Paying with PACT was slightly expensive. It cost one million PACT for a one square kilometer floor. If Xiaomao wanted it bigger, the price increased ording to the size and proportion.

    Dungeon Mana seemed a lot cheaper, considering that Dungeon Mana was free. Simr to PACT, it cost a million mana for one square km.

    Looking at the value and the mana regeneration rate of the dungeon, using the Dungeon Mana seemed to be a better choice here.

    Xiaomao already made his decision to use the dungeon mana for now and keep the nk deed for another asion. However, he was curious about what the sacrifice requirement was. He read the description.

    .

    <strong>Sacrifices</strong>

    Corpses of residents, invaders, and guests of the dungeon are automatically consumed by the dungeon. Whenever someone dies in your dungeon, you will always obtain DP, aka Dungeon Points, which can be exchanged for Dungeon Master''s skill books, spellbooks, and many goodies that can improve the dungeon!

    The amount of obtainable DP depends on the quality of the sacrifices. For example, if a level-100 invader or guest dies in your dungeon, you will obtain 100 DP as a reward. However, if a level-100 resident dies, you will obtain only 1 DP.

    .

    Noticing that he could gain skill books and spellbooks with DP, Xiaomao was excited.

    "Okay! For now, I want a 100 square km floor, munya!"

    RUMBLE

    After pressing the button, Xiaomao inserted the newly created floor between the B1 and B2 floors, pushing down the existing levels lower. A nk floor appeared under the LEVEL-0 Backroom.

    Xiaomao patiently waited for 20 seconds, allowing the dungeon to regenerate its mana. Because of the sacred water, the mana recovery was abnormally quick.

    After 20 seconds, the mana pool was full. Xiaomao turned his attention to the expansion option of the new B2 floor.

    The price was steep. After expanding a floor to 100 square km, that same floor required ten times the amount to expand. The B2 floor could only be increased by 10 square km at a time.

    Xiaomao didn''t care. He expanded the B1 floor and waited 20 seconds. Then, he repeated the process until it reached the size of 1,000 square kilometers. Then, the increment kicked in.

    Now, it cost 100 million mana for one square kilometer.

    Xiaomao stopped there and shifted his attention to the other levels.

    "This is how you use your dungeon mana cheat, munya!"

 Chapter 248 Cat Dadâ€™s Backrooms Dungeon â€“ The Prelude

    Chapter 248 ¨C Cat Dad''s Backrooms Dungeon ¨C The Prelude

    RUMBLE

    Having infinite currency in VDO games could ruin the sense of fulfillment and half of the game''s fun. However, having constant mana to expand the dungeon gave Xiaomao a sense of thrill and joy. Seeing how the dungeon floors stacked and widened, Xiaomao couldn''t wait to see the reaction of the future intruders.

    After tampering with the dungeon for a while, the dungeon reached its limits due to the max mana capacity.

    .

    <strong>Dungeon Levels</strong>

    First Floor ¨C The Cave

    B1 - Lobby (10,000 SQ/KM Backrooms)

    B2 ¨C (Empty Floor)

    B3 ¨C (Empty Floor)

    B4 ¨C (Empty Floor)

    B5 ¨C (Empty Floor)

    B6 - (Empty Floor)

    B7 ¨C Tower Bridge/Boss Room/Treasure Room

    B8 ¨C Fire Ant Nest

    B9 ¨C Residential Area

    B10 ¨C Mermaid Lake

    .

    Aside from the first floor, B1, B7, B8, and B10, every level''s space was 1,000 square kilometers. These humongous levels were stacked on top of each other like sandwiches in the hologram map.

    Unfortunately, to create a new floor, Xiaomao had toplete a certain task.

    DING

    <Your dungeon has reached its limit. You can exchange your Dungeon Points (DP) with the DP Store to increase the dungeon levels.>

    Xiaomao sighed. Although dungeons were nice and dandy, they did not allow yers to expand infinitely. Increments, conditions, and currency intion prevented him from creating zillions of floors or turning the entire dungeon into an invincible hideout.

    ''Bummer.''

    Xiaomao turned his attention to the nk floors. He pursed his lips, wondering what kind of traps, mazes, or sentries he should build on these ces.

    While Xiaomao was thinking, Meowmeow''s voice entered his mind.

    ''Are you done, munya?''

    Xiaomao came back to his sense, "Yes, senior. I''m done, munya!"

    ''That takes you a while. I assume that you added more floors to your nest, yes?''

    "Yes. I created five more, and they''re huge."

    ''I can tell. I heard an SOS sound transmission from the mermaids that they''re lost in the B1 because of the new floors. You forgot to add stairs and paths to the lower level, munya!''

    "Whoops! I thought it was automatically generated."

    ''No. You have to manually link them first. Then, the dungeon will automatically shift or change the pathways if you set the maze mechanism to "Randomize Exits & Entrances".''

    "¡­"

    The dungeon building was moreplicated than Xiaomao had imagined. He ended up opening the treasure room''s door and invited Meowmeow to teach him how to operate the OS.

    .

    .

    Hourster, Xiaomao and Meowmeow created staff-only teleportation devices, which only the workers, sentries, mermen, fire ants, and guests of the dungeon could see and operate. Hidden tforms were located in multiple locations of the mazes, including dead-end areas.

    New paths, stairs, and trap doors linked the B1 floor to the five new floors. In addition, instead of setting the B2 to B6 levels in order, Meowmeow helped Xiaomao put these five floors into aplex rotating maze ¨C The newly created floors now could be shuffled whenever Xiaomao wanted. Therefore, an intruder might mistake the B3 floor for B2, or Xiaomao could make intruders on the B6 floor go back to the B2 floor by shuffling their locations.

    The shuffling hell was set. Both cats evilly snickered.

    "Senior, this is too evil, munya!"

    "This is nothingpared to what''s toe, munya. Give me the authority to manage those floors. I''ll y with them some more. You can go see your dog and rest, munya. It''s been a long day."

    Xiaomao appreciated this deity''s help. He bowed to him and was about to sort his warehouse, but he recalled something odd.

    When Xiaomao examined the dungeon core a few days ago, the dungeon expansion feature was disabled. But today, he could use the dungeon mana and the dungeon shop.

    Xiaomao turned around, "By the way, senior. By chance, can you detect changes to this world if Pangu''s henchmen do something to the game world¡­ I mean this world, munya?"

    "Game patches, right, munya?"

    "Oh, you knew, munya?"

    "Meh. We all knew all along. How else would I and Mimir know that you are all PLAYERS, munya?"

    "Right¡­" Xiaomao scratched his head.

    Meowmeow yawned, "I know what you''re worrying about, munya. Whenever Pangu did something to the game world, THIS WORLD, I always sensed it. Well, when they stopped broadcasting the guild war matches, those guys indeed did something to it, munya."

    "They did, munya?"

    Meowmeow closed his eyes and transformed from an orange cat into an orange catopus. He inwardly curled his tentacles, meditating in a weird position. After that, he opened his right eye and told Xiaomao a piece of bad news.

    "It''s not Pangu or Pan Mei. It''s Solomon and all his stupid 72 demons. Theypleted the Landlord Patch and secretly updated the game, munya."

    "!!!"

    "Finish what you''re doing here and go back to the human world, munya. I''ll take care of the nk floors. You go out there and get more info from the yer''s side. I can''t tell the detail what they did, munya."

    "Okay!"

    Xiaomao trusted Meowmeow. He granted the deity the dungeon authority to edit the B1 to B6 floor. Then, he dumped all excess items in the treasure room and rushed out, heading to the residential area next.

    He didn''t notice that Meowmeow secretly flickered his tentacle and sent a small droplet of his blood into Xiaomao''s skin. As soon as the blood entered Xiaomao''s body, the bicolor catopus farted. Then, his belly roared.

    "AW, CRAP, MUNYA! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! LITERALLY CRAP, MUNYA!!"

    Xiaomao sprinted with eight tentacles, rushing to the outhouse in the boss room while farting.

    PWWFFFF PFFF PFFF

    The sound of someone losing a battle attracted the attention of Mimir, Taotie, and Cernun in the boss room. The calm ones smirked while Taotie cackled and mocked Xiaomao.

    "Ayo, shitbreak cat! Don''t dirty the yroom, you hear?!"

    .

    .

    After Xiaomao had left the treasure room, Meowmeow snickered.

    Cathulhus were creatures that could consume and use all impurities, substances, and materials. What Taotie taught to Xiaomao was a fracture to the true ability of the oldest race in the universe.

    However, there was a problem with Xiaomao''s constitution. Hecked the right training as a cultivator, and he didn''t have the foundation of Bone Marrow Refining, Meridian Opening, and Essence Gathering, which were necessary for the higher stages.

    As they were short on time, Meowmeow secretly gave Xiaomao a gift, which his notorious father had when he was a mortal.

    ''I wonder how he will react when his consciousness enters his pocket dantian. Too bad he doesn''t have Dion or Devil''s system to assist him with what Mao Miaomiao had. Speaking of which, that guy is really talentless. He literally lived a trillion years in his pocket dantian, but he couldn''t be a proper sage. If Xiaomao had the same luxury, he could have been stronger than Hongjun or Kishin Douji. What a shame.''

    Meowmeowined in his mind and shook his head. He reverted into a cat and jumped on the dungeon core.

    ''Alright. Time to work!''

    .

    .

    While Shepherd sneaked out to visit his affairs, Andrew and Peter duo also came out of the boss room. Each carried a massivelyrge backpack. They gazed at the tower bridge, which was devoid of patrol units and mermaids.

    Both dwarves smirked and put the backpacks down. Then, they brought out two structures that they smuggled from the Guild War World.

    Two unfinished obelisk towers appeared out of nowhere and stood on the cliff on the boss room''s side. They faced the opposite side of the cliff while the entrances of the towers faced the boss room''s gate.

    Fortunately, the tower bridge level''s ceiling was tall enough to keep the two towers inside. Both dwarves climbed the towers and assembled parts toplete the buildings.

    VRRRRR

    When thestponents were installed into the buildings, the tower lights lit up. Both dwarves rushed to the control room and turned off the power. Then, the light was off.

    Peter and Andrew broke a sweat. They rebooted the tower and input severalmands as if they were experienced software engineers. But in reality, they were simply reading the HELP note and experimenting with the console.

    It was not difficult for them to learn a new thing. While the dungeon trembled because of Xiaomao, the workaholic boys figured out 30% of the console,mand list, and programs. Even though they didn''t understand everything, they now knew how to manually shoot the beams and assign friendly units to the [Don''t Shoot] list.

    The men snickered and took a short break on the ground in front of the bridge. They set up a BBQ tool and cooked a portion of Cookie''s meat, which they got from Xiaomao as a gift. Also, they secretly bought beverages from the Guild War''s fountain area and brought them out for this asion.

    While the dwarves cheered and chugged fine whiskey as if they were water, James and John came out to find them as they didn''t see the dwarves in the resident area.

    Upon noticing the obelisk towers, the two Js dropped their jaws.

    Andrew cackled and waved his hand, inviting the boys for a private party. James and John epted the invitation and got to enjoy Cookie''s meat.

    But when they ate it, they received an rming notification message.

    <Warning! You have been cursed!>

    "¡­"

    The men stared at the message. They looked at each other.

    "¡­"

    "¡­"

    The boys shrugged and continued eating the BBQ chicken. John brought out chili pepper, New Orleans spicy chicken spice, and homemade BBQ sauce topliment the meat. As for James, he introduced the boys to a rice cooker, which he had scavenged from the warehouse. He began cooking rice, only to find out that they had no electricity for the device.

    Andrew and Peter cackled and mocked James with their expressions. John shook his head and grabbed the rice cooker''s plug and used one of his lightning spells.

    Zap!

    DING

    The rice cooker''s light lit up. The dwarves widened their eyes while James was surprised.

    John winked at them at first. But after 10 minutes, he sweated profusely while the othersughed at him because John was forced to be a human battery to cook their rice. After the rice was cooked, Mimir walked out of the boss''s room and found the boys.

    "Do you have more rice to trade? Taotie ate all my supplies. I''ll pay for it."

    James happily shared some of his rice. While he was at it, Mimir nced at the rice cooker and John.

    "Do you know that you can simply light a campfire and cook rice with a pot?"

    "¡­"

    John facepalmed while James and the dwarves''ughter got louder.

 Chapter 249 Cat Dad And More Trouble

    Chapter 249 ¨C Cat Dad and More Trouble

    Sitting in his room and reading Pangu Online''s game website was a handsome Korean high-schooler. Although his modified game capsule''s hatch was open, he didn''t bother closing it.

    There was something urgent that he needed to check. On the website, an official major update announcement troubled Seo Jungwoo.

    .

    <strong>Major Update Announcement!</strong>

    Hello, it''s your favorite developer, Pan Mei!

    We are honored and proud to wee over 500 million yers worldwide. It has been three months since the game hasunched, and the average number of online yers is 50 million, which is unprecedented. Because of your support, our developers have been working 70 hours a week to give you a New Year gift!

    .

    Seo Jungwoo stopped reading and looked at the calendar.

    Gamers had the tendency to forget time and dates in the real world as theycked interaction in real life. However, Seo Jungwoo still remembered which date he was in.

    January 12th, 2024

    "New Year''s gift my ass. It''ste."

    He continued reading the announcement.

    .

    As you know, all servers, aka worlds, have unique settings, NPCs, and backgrounds. World One is a medieval fantasy. World Two is a cultivation world, and World Three is the cocktail of all races and sses. So far, many yers have triggered story scenario events and monopolized the questline, which is not what we want ¨C We wish for all yers to enjoy our story quests and major events without discrimination!

    Therefore, our developer teams unanimously decide to push forward more events and major patches before the schedule. Here is the updated detail;

    <strong>= Peerage and Nobles =</strong>

    Guilds that affiliate with a country or kingdom may obtain noble ranks from their country leader (Emperor / Chief / Queen / ETC). Each noble rank requires a different Contribution Level Milestone and number of governing provinces and cities.

    <strong>Examples</strong>

    Contribution Level 9999 or higher, own at least 20% of a world - Emperor

    Contribution Level 7000 or higher, own a continent - King

    Contribution Level 5000 or higher, serve a country, own 50% of a continent - Archduke

    Contribution Level 3000 or higher, serve a country, own at least five regions - Grand Prince

    Contribution Level 2000 or higher, serve a country, own at least two regions - Prince

    Contribution Level 1500 or higher, serve a country, own a region - Duke

    Contribution Level 1000 or higher, serve a country, own two provinces - Marquis

    Contribution Level 700 or higher, serve a country, own province - Count

    Contribution Level 500 or higher, serve a country, own a city - Viscount

    Contribution Level 400 or higher, serve a country, own and - Baron

    Contribution Level 300 or higher, serve a country - Bar

    Contribution Level 200 or higher, serve a country - Knight

    *Each noble rank offers a different reward, wage, and perks, depending on the country''s characteristic, geography, strategic resources, political stances, and their leaders. yers need to investigate andpare the perks themselves.

    .

    .

    That was just the tip of the iceberg. There were five more sections that Jungwoo read through.

    Territory War

    Lands and Permanent Housing

    Dungeons and Dungeon Masters

    Misceneous Updates and Changes

    Seo Jungwoo patiently reread everything twice, not missing a detail. When he was done, Jungwoo stared at thest section, which troubled him.

    .

    <strong>= Superpower =</strong>

    This section is dedicated to enthusiastic yers who invested millions of dors into the game. To be honest, we have done our best to hide this information since the integration is not 100% stable. However, due to baseless rumors and idental deaths that terrorists and extremists imed, we want to be clear with our customers.

    This game is created with multi-purposes. The first is obviously ENTERTAINMENT. The second is the financial profits. Thirdly, the SUPERPOWER ¨C Importing your character status to your real body! Andstly, you can attain immortality once your increase your level to 1,000!

    yers with a Super-Rare NFT character, an Ultra Rare NFT character, or even better, a Legendary NFT character, may acquire superpowers from their game avatar, granting that you''re ying as a character with the same gender as your real life. When you log out after ying for at least 10 hours in-game, you will start seeing things when you close your eyes.

    If you see something behind your eyelids when you close your eyes, please consult Pangu Universe Incorporate so that we can help you awaken your superpower.

    .

    "Shit. Are they crazy? The cat is out of the bag now!"

    <strong>[Byakko Instinct]:</strong> Correction! The cat is on the freaking bed! No... WE''RE CATS!

    Telling the world about the superpower was like telling trolls on the inte how to build practical C4 bombs. Soon, many crazy gamers or rich old men would flock into the game for the so-called immortality.

    Ignoring Byakko''s pun joke, Jungwoo nced at a crypto trading report. As he had expected, the price of PACT increased by 1500% in a day. Now, it was 32 dors per token.

    He took a deep breath and looked at his PACT bnce.

    300 million PACT

    Despite bing a billionaire, Jungwoo was not happy. He knew that 300 million wouldn''t be enough for the uing Landlord Patch''s content.

    "Mir. What''s the average price of and deed or a three-story house again?"

    The orange cat that had left Xiaomao, Mir, had been sleeping on Jungwoo''s bed. She raised her head up and rolled her eyes upward.

    Her eyes shook for a moment. Then, she spoke in a humannguage.

    "About 10,000 PACTs for a 100 square meter nknd if you buy it directly from a merchant guild. If you include a one-story house, add another zero. Two story-house, double that amount. If three, that should be around 400,000ish. The price will keep going higher since the supply is limited."

    Jungwoo rubbed his forehead. He wondered how much he might need if he wanted an entire city.

    As if Mir had read Jungwoo''s mind, she giggled.

    "Why bother? You will eventually join the MUNYA Guild anyway. Leave that to Xiaomao."

    "But I don''t want to freeload him. At least, I should prepare to contribute something."

    "How nice of you. Instead of worrying about Xiaomao, how about you worry about yourself? You''re a top-ranker, and you have no guild. The Blue House and Korean guilds will not leave you alone until you join them."

    Jungwoo narrowed his eyes. He closed theptop and stood up, getting ready to rejoin the game.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "I can just simply world-jump into the game. They won''t find me."

    "But they will find this apartment and your family."

    "¡­"

    "And Tae Ran."

    "Aigo. That won''t do. Then, what should I do?"

    Mir smiled and looked south. She pointed in the direction of Jeju Ind.

    "Go to the national park. Xiaomao should being back shortly. Find him and talk to him. He has a dungeon and a residential area in his dungeon. You two can migrate your family and your girlfriend there. But before that, bring him here. I need to train both of you together."

    "Okay!"

    <strong>[Byakko Instinct]:</strong> Don''t forget our snacks too! Make sure to bring a lot of yangnyeom sauce! I love those spicy chickens!

    "Eh, fine!"

    Jungwoo closed the game hatch and picked up his shoes. He walked to the balcony and put his shoes on before he transformed into a weretiger. Then, he activated the camouge skill that he had gotten from Xiaomao.

    WHOOSH

    Jungwoo leaped from his balcony. Without a flying sword or a vehicle, he circted his Qi ording to his mentor''s teaching and flew in the sky, heading to Jeju Ind.

    .

    .

    = ve Dungeon, B9 Floor, Residential Area =

    Xiaomao was in his house in the residential area. He yed with Nyanko as the girl missed him so much that she didn''t let him go.

    Nyanko nudged her head against his. Then, she licked his fur.

    Nya (Your fur is tasty! What did you eat, papa?)

    "Chickens, munya."

    Nya-Nya? (Can I have some?!)

    Nyanko''s cute big eyes glittered. Looking into her eyes, Xiaomao felt guilty. He couldn''t afford to feed her Cookie''s meat due to the curses. Fortunately, Xiaomao had extra food from the Guild War''s fountain vendors.

    Xiaomao gave Nyanko smoked seasoned pork to her instead.

    "It''s kinda spicy. Can you eat spicy food, munya?"

    NYA! (Food is food! I eat all food!)

    Nyanko devoured the smoked pork as if she was a hungry wolf. Even Mama Cat widened her eyes and stared at her daughter in shock.

    "There''s some for you, too."

    Xiaomao fed Mama Cat a simr BBQ pork steak. The ck cat happily chewed it and hummed as she ate.

    While Xiaomao looked at how happy his cats were, Mary visited him.

    "Erm¡­ Boss?"

    "Yes, munya?"

    Xiaomao didn''t forget Mary, whom he snatched from a town to be his dungeon HR manager.

    Mary brought a bundle of papers and put them next to him. Then, she started reporting what she had done in the past few days.

    "I have ounted all mannequins and separated the elites from defective bots. Also, the elite mannequins have recently gained sentience, and they can talk. If you want, I can order them toe here."

    Xiaomao raised his brows in astonishment. He read the papers, which listed all stats of the elite mannequins. Out of 50,000 prototypes, two of them had elite status, and Mary named them.

    In the paper, the portraits of the two elite mannequins and their details were present. Both of them strangely had titles.

    <strong>Hildegard, the Princess Knight, Level 300</strong>

    <strong>Brynhild, the Shield Maiden, Level 450</strong>

    Something sounded fishy here.

    "If my mythos knowledge doesn''t fail me, isn''t Brynhild Odin''s daughter?! Why the hell did you name her Brynhild, munya? What if you identally create a clone of the real goddess, munya?!"

    Mary wryly smiled, "Umm, they kinda behave like a valkyrie or some sort. I couldn''t help it."

    Xiaomao covered his face with all eight tentacles as he had a headache. He didn''t want Odin''s spy in his dungeon.

    "Summon both of them to the boss room, munya. I''ll talk to them."

    He pet Nyanko and Mama Cat before he left with Mary. Then, along the way, they ran into Wei Zhi, who was in the middle of jogging and adapting to the new environment.

    "Hey, Xiaomao! I saw your matches! You were so OP!"

    "Thanks. Anyway, I''m kinda busy, munya. Catch youter."

    "Wait!" Wei Zhi grabbed Xiaomao and carried him in her arms.

    "Oi! Unhand me! I have a lot of work to do, munya!"

    Wei Zhi nced at Mary and stared at thetter''s chest. She faintly smiled and pressed the cat against her big boba.

    The soft and warm sensation distracted Xiaomao. He looked up, but he identally drooled.

    "Hehe, you big-boob-fetish perv! Now that I merge my game character and my new body, let me join in for some fun, too! I want to grind some levels. Take me along and let me ride on your bus!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao hesitated. He needed to confront the two newborn elite mannequins, and he might put Wei Zhi in danger. But suddenly, Wei Zhi turned Xiaomao around and buried his face in between the melons.

    "I''ll suffocate you if you decline. You have two choices, Xiaomao! Suck my boobs forever or bring me along!"

    "¡­"

    The cat didn''t move for a whole minute, but Wei Zhi sensed the tongue of Xiaomao on her chest and the inner parts of her breasts. It was a slight touch at first. Then, it slowly moved as if it was savoring the taste.

    He licked her inner boob!

    His tentacles also coiled around the two melons!

    Two of his tentacles reached for the tip of the mountains!

    Moreover, she faintly heard Xiaomao''s mumbling voice.

    "Yes, mom."

    "¡­"

    Wei Zhi had a chill running down her spine. She had a hunch that she might have awakened a sleeping beast inside Xiaomao.

 Chapter 250 Cat Dadâ€™s Headaches Cured

    Chapter 250 ¨C Cat Dad''s Headaches Cured

    "Ahem!"

    Xiaomao guided Wei Zhi and Mary to the boss room while he endured the pain from a huge bump on his head. Behind him, Wei Zhi red at the lecherous cat and covered her chest with a robe, not allowing Xiaomao to touch her again.

    Mary giggled as she found Wei Zhi and Xiaomao''s rtionship cute. She thought of her husband when they were young, who behaved simrly to Xiaomao.

    "Senior Taotie, senior Cernun, could you call over the newborn elite mannequins over here, munya?"

    Taotie didn''t answer Xiaomao as he was watching the live broadcast of the Immortal Tournament. Only Cernun stopped watching the show and responded.

    "Give me a moment. Just wait there."

    .

    It took the two mannequins an hour to find a teleportation device and got to the boss room. As this was their first time visiting the inner part area of the dungeon, they were nervous.

    Cernun, Mimir, and Taotie were still around. They observed their interaction on the sideline. As for Meowmeow, he stayed in the treasure room, furnishing and modifying the new dungeon floors. However, he still watched over them from the dungeon map.

    Both Hildegard and Brynhildr were made from unknown white metal from the bottom of the Mermaid Lake. Their skin was smooth, but the joints of their limbs looked primitive as they were round like mannequins from the 20th century.

    As for their faces, they had none. Their hairless heads were round and smooth like the other prototypes of the same generation. However, they didn''t write their faces with lipstick, which made them less creepy. Even though their bodies and joints were imperfect, their movements were refined and graceful.

    Xiaomao walked around the two mannequins, sizing them up from head to toe. As none of them were equipped with clothes, weapons, or armor, Xiaomao didn''t worry about his safety.

    After checking their hips, their faces, and their body shape for a minute, Wei Zhi coughed, warning Xiaomao of what he was doing.

    "Horny cat, stop ogling them and do your job."

    "Yes, mom."

    "I''M NOT YOUR MOM!"

    Lucky and Mary bit their lower lips, holding back theirughter and thinking of the scene when Xiaomao sucked Wei Zhi''s breast.

    Xiaomao coughed and stood in front of the mannequins.

    "Can you talk, munya?" Even though Xiaomao was in human form, he still spoke like when he was a catopus.

    Brynhildr nodded, "Yes."

    The sound came from the walking doll even though she had no mouth. Her voice was cold and robotic.

    "Good. I''ll get to the point, munya. Do you know Odin?"

    "No."

    "Are you sure, munya?"

    "This is the first time I heard of it."

    Doubting her, Xiaomao turned around and looked at Mary. Thetter nodded and walked toward Brynhildr. She whispered.

    "You can tell him the truth. He is kind, and he won''t betray you."

    "Are you sure, mother?"

    "Yes. He''s trustworthy. He saved my life and my children, and he never bullied his subordinates."

    Xiaomao and others were stunned, "Mother?"

    Mary hushed them and hugged Brynhildr. She patted her back before she let her go.

    Brynhildr turned her head and faced Mary. A momentter, she looked at Xiaomao.

    "Let me correct myself. Yes, I know Odin."

    Xiaomao deeply sighed. Instead of being mad, he was relieved that Brynhildr was honest.

    "How much can you remember, munya? Do you inherit the memory of the real Brynhildr or you''re the real Brynhildr?"

    "Real or not, I don''t know. As for my memory, it is something I want to forget. Please stop reminding the events in my previous life, sir. If possible, I want to start anew without the cruel memory."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao slowly nodded in understanding. In many legends and mythologies, Brynhildr''s life story was tragic, so he guessed that she didn''t want to think about it.

    To sum it up short, VERY SHORT, Odin expelled Brynhildr from Asgard. She became a mortal and met a mortal hero Sigurd, and they became lovers. Later on, a brother-sister sibling, Gunner and Gudrun, drugged Sigurd and erased his memory. Sigurd forgot about his rtionship with Brynhildr and was tricked into married Gudrun. Gunnerter tricked Sigurd to pass Brynhildr''s marriage tests and forced her to marry Gunner. In the end, Both siblings got their marriage partners as they wished, but they saddened and infuriated Brynhildr. Avenging Sigurd who cheated on her, she tricked Gunner into killing Sigurd before shemitted suicide. The end.

    This messed up story had many versions. However, Xiaomao only remembered this one.

    "What about Odin, munya? Do you still want to return to him?"

    "Odin thought of me as a tool. I have no desire to return to a wicked god, sir."

    Xiaomao raised his brows and looked at Mary. Thetter nodded and rephrased the question.

    "Little Bryna, do you want to go back to Asgard one day?"

    Brynhildr''s voice was still as cold as ever, "This is my birthce in this life, so this is my new home. Mother, please let me be with you."

    Mary patted Brynhildr''s head and looked at Xiaomao, "There you have it, boss. Can you leave her to me?"

    Seeing how Mary and Brynhildr got along, Xiaomao was relieved, "Okay, munya. You''ll be her supervisor from now on."

    "Thanks, boss. You hear that, Bryna?"

    Xiaomao had the urge to ask Mary why she didn''t name her "Bryna" in the first ce if she wanted to nickname her that way. He shifted his attention to Hildegard next.

    Fortunately, Hildegard''s name didn''te from mythos as she was mostly remembered as a nun or a saint. However, the title of Princess Knight worried him as it depicted a different tale.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "You''re next, Hildegard, munya. Who are you in your previous life?"

    "INSOLENCE! IS THIS THE TONE TO SPEAK TO A ROYALTY?!"

    The mannequin pointed at Xiaomao''s face and shouted in front of the immortals in the room, which surprised Xiaomao and everyone.

    Xiaomao blinked several times as he didn''t expect this cheesy line. She was so timid before, but she suddenly yelled even though many people here could instantly squash her. Xiaomao ceased all raging emotion before he tried again with a businessman''s mindset.

    "Okay, your highness. Could you please reveal your glorious background in your previous life to this lowly peasant, munya?"

    The mannequin snorted and puffed her chest, which was made of metal alloy.

    "That''s the right attitude! I am the Great Hildegard Von Kr-*BONK* OUCH!"

    1 Damage!

    Mary smacked Hildegard''s head with a metal wok that appeared out of nowhere. Xiaomao remembered it well since it was among the first few items that he had once used and discarded in the treasure room.

    "Mama, that hurts!" Hildegard held her head in pain while she looked at Mary.

    "Mind your tone, Hilde!"

    "I-I''m sowwy!"

    "APOLOGIZE!"

    Hildegard turned to Xiaomao and obediently bowed like a child, "My bad! Don''t misunderstand! I''m doing this because of my mother''s order *BONK* OUCH!"

    "DO IT PROPERLY!" yelled Mary.

    "I''M SORRY, SIR! I WON''T DO IT AGAIN!"

    Xiaomao and Wei Zhi held back theirughter while the immortals chuckled.

    .

    It turned out that Hildegard was once a princess of a mortal kingdom in her previous life, and she didn''t know any god. Hearing the news, Xiaomao''s headaches were gone.

    "Alright. Since you be elite monsters of the dungeon, it''s a waste to send you to the frontline without an equipment and training. For now, I want you to be Mary''s bodyguards. Is that alright, munya?"

    Hildegard and Brynhildr nodded. The immature princess hopped around Mary while Brynhildr stood still and minded her manner.

    "Boo. No fighting."

    Behind Xiaomao, another headache inducer was still around. Wei Zhi pursed her lips and was bored.

    Lucky, who had gone back to her residence and taken a bath, returned to the boss room and saw themotion. Upon noticing that Xiaomao was finally free, she approached him.

    "Master. You haven''t taken a bath yet. Want me to bathe you like usual?"

    Wei Zhi''s eyes and face redden, staring at Lucky withplex emotion. Then, she red at Xiaomao.

    "You pervy cat! Did you do it with this NPC?!"

    Xiaomao pretended that he didn''t hear Wei Zhi''s voice. He coughed and looked at Lucky.

    "No, I''m busy today, munya. Lucky, can you teach Wei Zhi about the basic cultivation method? She''s still level 1, and she has never eaten a spirit stone before. We need to increase her strength a bit before I can bring her along."

    When Xiaomao mentioned that Wei Zhi was still level 1, Cernun''s eyes glittered. The lizardman walked toward her.

    "I normally don''t pay attention to any mortal and the stupid level system, but I always enjoy teaching younglings, fairies, and children about cultivation in my pass time. Say, little girly, have you ever practiced a cultivation method yet?"

    Wei Zhi looked at the lizardman with four question marks as level. She shrunk back in fear and looked at Xiaomao.

    The cat nodded at her, "Tell him the truth. He''s trustworthy, munya. He helped me several times already."

    "¡­"

    Mimir looked at Wei Zhi and teased Cernun, "Looking for a disciple now, eh? Are you that bored?"

    Cernun turned around, "Imagine yourself when you were trapped in that god-forsaken monastery without books to read. I''m that bored."

    "Hahaha! Just kidding, brother. Go ahead. She''s the clone of Mao Miaomiao''s wife, so her foundation is rock solid from the start. You simply need to train her a bit, and she will be stronger than me in no time."

    "I''m aware," Cernun turned his attention to Wei Zhi. "How about it? Wanna be my disciple? I can teach you a thing or two about your true potential as an Oni."

    "My¡­ My potential?" Wei Zhi took the bait.

    "Have you ever heard of the strongest Oni God that made Devil go insane and created 13 clones, including Mao Miaomiao, to defeat him? Before the Great Reset, his name was Kishin Douji, and he mastered the Chaos Element and the power of time. Coincidentally, Wei Yuan, the wife of Mao Miaomiao, also mastered the Chaos Element, but she never showed it to anybody."

    Chaos Element?

    Not only Wei Zhi, Lucky, and Xiaomao were intrigued, but Taotie and Mimir were also interested. They listened to the old story that Cernun knew.

    "I''m sure you all are curious about the Chaos Element. This will be a long story, so¡­" Cernun bitterly smiled at Xiaomao, "I''m afraid you can''t stay here and listen to my lecture for today. Don''t you have something more urgent to do?"

    "AH, CRAP, MUNYA!"

    Reminded of Meowmeow''s assignment, Xiaomao immediately transformed into a human. He changed his clothes in front of thedies and vanished, teleporting from the game world to the human world.

    Wei Zhi, Brynhildr, and Hildegard managed to catch a glimpse of Xiaomao''s mythical sword. The Oni swallowed her saliva in shock while the dolls deeply sighed.

    Lucky proudly smiled from ear to ear as she already tasted the sword. She triumphantly looked at the women, iming her victory with her expression.

    Mary noticed it and shook her head. Wei Zhi didn''t think much, but she was somewhat frustrated.

    Cernun pped his hands and continued his story.

    "Where was I? Oh, right, the Chaos Element. Now, children, listen carefully since I will only tell you this story once. *AHEM* Very very long time ago, long before the Great Reset, I was once a wood dragon on a faraway¡­"

 Chapter 251 Cat Dad, Tiger Man, And Catnip!

    Chapter 251 ¨C Cat Dad, Tiger Man, and Catnip!

    Jeju Ind, Hasan National Park

    Xiaomao opened his eyes and found himself in the same cave where he had stayed thest time. The bit marks and traces of him eating the dirt were still there.

    "ACHOO!"

    The moldy rock and the damp air annoyed his nose. Xiaomao covered his mouth and nose with his jacket sleeve and walked out of the cave.

    The outside world was still bright. Xiaomao looked at the deste cliff below him, admiring the winter scenery. Everything was covered in snow, including the trees and rocks.

    Despite the cold weather, the man in a t-shirt, jeans, and a thin jacket looked indifferent. Xiaomao stood on the freezing cold mountain as if he was chilling in the breezy autumn wind.

    "I guess I''m quite strong now, munya? No. I still have a way to go. I don''t have good physical attack skills other than the thousand arrows."

    Despite being a superhuman, Xiaomao was modest. He reminded himself that he needed more variety of spells and skills for his game character. So far, all his skills and spells focused on AOE damage, but hecked weaponry skills for his sword.

    WHOOM

    Behind Xiaomao, eight tentacles emerged from his back and pierced through his clothes. The eight bracers of Sun Wukong on the tentacles hummed.

    Xiaomao nced at the tentacles. His expression turned dark as, somehow, he could control his eight arms on his back.

    TWITCH

    In addition, his cat ears wiggled and swatted away the snow on his head.

    .

    <strong>Battle Bracers of Sun Wukong</strong>

    This set of bracers experimental item, made for Sun Wukong when he served OG-Buddha. Each bracer provided weapons, shields, and necessary forces to protect the user against attacks from immortals. Unfortunately, Sun Wukong didn''t like relying on the power of equipment and materials, he exchanged these items for a drop of Ifrit''s blood essence.

    These bracers can automatically adjust their size to fit any user. However, it depends on the user''s abilities to make use of its full potential as they''re the tools to amplify one''s Qi, mana, and life force.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Armor

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Requirement:</strong> Level 2,000 or higher.

    <strong>Effects:</strong> By wearing all eight pieces of the bracers, the equipment provides the following abilities;

    - Generate ayer of a barrier with the same HP as the user. Each bracer can generate oneyer per charge and can stack up to 8yers. Current charges: 100/100. (Rechargeable)

    - Generate a long knife that can cut through all defensive equipment under level 2000. Inflictbined damage of ATK, M.ATK, and Qi attack upon hit. Damage depends on the user''s stats.

    - Extend and shrink the user''s arms at the user''s will.

    - Steal lifespan and life force of your enemy. Require the Dao of Gluttony.

    .

    The bracers didn''t give him stats, but it allowed Xiaomao to use various skills. Moreover, the 100 charges of barriers coulde in handy if Xiaomao had to fight a crazy strong foe like Joan again.

    Xiaomao closed his left eye and inspected the synchronization rate.

    95%

    Judging from the growth rate and histest improvement, it was surprising to see that his synchronization rate was so high. He touched the two cat ears on his head and looked at his humanoid body.

    "Thank god I''ve learned Mimir''s techniques. Without it, I would have lost my human form."

    Xiaomao paced his breathed and thought of Mimir''s cultivation method. He focused on his tentacles and his cat ears.

    The tentacles and the eight bracers slowly shrunk back into his body. The back of Xiaomao''s clothes still left behind eight holes.

    Xiaomao took off the cat hoodie, which also automatically expanded its size to fit his head. As it was too cute, he didn''t want to keep wearing it as a human.

    He tried to use his game inventory next.

    "Inventory."

    DING

    It worked!

    The game inventory menu appeared in front of Xiaomao. He brightly smiled and put the small cat hoodie back into an empty inventory slot and picked a new set of clothes to change into.

    After changing his clothes, he brought out the me sword and was about to ride on it to visit a city.

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, arge silhouette of a beast jumped down from the top of Hasan Mountain andnded in front of Xiaomao. A half-man half-white tiger stood up, patted his shoulders, and shook his fur to get rid of the snow on his body.

    "Brrrr. I hate cold weather!" Comined Jungwoo.

    Xiaomao stared at the white weretiger. He readied his sword, preparing for battle.

    "Whoa! Easy there!"

    As Jungwoo spoke in Korean, Xiaomao didn''t understand anything. Thetter shouted in English.

    "Which god sent you, munya?! Pangu? Solomon? Odin?"

    Seo Jungwoo broke a sweat and panicked for a moment. He opened his game menu option and turned on the auto-trantor. Then, he tried again by speaking in his nativenguage.

    "Err, hello! I''vee in peace. I''m a good guy! ME.FRIENDLY!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao raised his brows as he finally remembered where he saw this weretiger. He slightly lowered his sword.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    ''Ran Tae?''

    He knew about Ran Tae, but he never learned about Ran Tae''s real name. Seeing Seo Jungwoo in person, Xiaomao was surprised.

    Seo Jungwoo transformed back into a human. He grabbed something from his inventory and pulled it out.

    It was a 50-centimeter-long raw green jewel. He shoved it to Xiaomao and gave him a thumbs up.

    "Friendly gift!"

    Xiaomao reluctantly epted it and looked at Jungwoo''s face in suspicion, "What''s this?"

    "Mu-Nyang asked me to give it to you. He said that it''s your final piece of evolution material or some sort."

    "WHAT?!"

    Xiaomao looked at the green ore in his hand. With over 80% synchro rating, Xiaomao could clearly see the game items'' descriptions.

    .

    <strong>Crystallized Catnip Essence</strong>

    This crystal can be found on Mount Tian Yuan. It is said that the catopuses and the cathulhus could kill to get their hands on one of them because of its hidden power and its smell.

    Be warned. Catopuses may get intoxicated if they lick the ore.

    <strong>Item Type:</strong> Evolution Material, Crafting Material, Consumable

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Ultra-Rare

    <strong>Effects (1):</strong> If you are from a feline race, consuming this crystallized essence can grant you the following effects;

    - Permanently increase all status attributes by 1,000.

    - Permanently increase all spiritual roots by 1,000.

    - Awaken the Dao of Catnip and Dao Feature.

    <strong>Effects (2):</strong> If you are not from a feline or rted race, keeping it in your inventory grants you the following effects;

    - Permanently increase all status attributes by one every 24 hours.

    - Permanently increase all spiritual roots by one every 24 hours.

    - Permanently give you the abnormal status effect - [Tipsy].

    <strong>*[Tipsy]:</strong> All your attacks and magic attacks are 30% stronger. Your defense and magic defense is decreased by half. You are immune to [Fear] and [Intimidated]. You are vulnerable to [Rage], [Charmed], [Depressed], and [Confused] abnormal statuses.

    <strong>Effects (3):</strong> If you are from a feline or rted race, keeping it in your inventory grants you the following effects;

    - Randomly increase one of your stats by 100 every 24 hours.

    - Randomly increase one of your spiritual roots by 100 every 24 hours.

    - Permanently give you the blessing status effect - [Mtonin]

    <strong>*[Mtonin]:</strong> You are immune to all negative physical status effects. If you try to fall asleep, you will sleep like a log. If you take a nap, you will wake up fresh without fail.

    .

    Aside from the permanent stats, it didn''t look that impressivepared to other evolution materials. However, Xiaomao was overjoyed.

    Finally, all 7 dragon balls had been assembled. It was time for summoning Shenron!

    "Ahem!"

    Jungwoo''s cough snapped Xiaomao back to reality. The cat dad looked at the tigerman and bowed.

    "Thank you very much, kind sir! I''ve been looking for this, munya!"

    "Haha! It''s nothing. I simply return the favor. That stealth skill saved my life several times. By the way, I''m Seo Jungwoo. My in-game name is Ran Tae. Nice to meet you, Mister Miao."

    Xiaomao and Jungwoo shook hands. The former put the crystal in his inventory.

    "You said something about Mu-Nyang. Where is he, munya?"

    "He said he had businesses in World Two and World One. The situations over there didn''t look so well. Oh, talking here is inconvenient. How about we chat at my house, so I can show you around. You need a ce to settle down in this world, too, right? You can''t possibly hide here forever."

    Xiaomao drylyughed in embarrassment and nodded.

    "Follow me. Let''s fly back to my house. Oh, don''t forget to use the chameleon skill."

    "Okay, munya!"

    Jungwoo transformed into a humanoid white tiger again and vanished. Xiaomao also took off his clothes and reverted into a half-human half-tentacle monster. Thetter hopped on his flying sword and tried using a game skill.

    DING

    Again, Xiaomao had no issue using a game skill with his real human body. He rejoiced and tried controlling the me sword.

    As both men were invisible, they started using their sixth sense to detect the surrounding for aura and traces of mana. Instantly, Xiaomao found Jungwoo, who was floating and waiting for Xiaomao in the sky.

    Finally, Xiaomao understood how Bush Cox and others easily found him when he was invisible. No one could see them with naked eyes, but his aura was as bright as a sun. Looking up, the blue aura of Jungwoo was also noticeable when Xiaomao circted Qi into his eyes.

    "Umm, can you see me? Did Mu-Nyang or Mir teach you about a cultivation method and how we can allocate Qi to our eyes to see an invisible aura?"

    "It''s fine, munya. I can see you."

    "Good. Follow me."

    The men flew in the cold weather, heading back to Seoul.

 Chapter 252 Cat Dad Reunited With Mir

    Chapter 252 ¨C Cat Dad Reunited With Mir

    "Say, Jungwoo," Xiaomao looked at Jungwoo in envy. "How do you fly without a flying sword, munya?"

    "Oh, this?" Jungwoo snickered and nced at Xiaomao''s flying sword. "All cultivators can do this. Actually, once your level hits 300, you can ask your mentor to unlock your meridians and teach you a method to fly. It''s pretty easy to learn."

    "Can you teach me, munya?"

    As Mimir''s bible didn''t mention anything about flying, Xiaomao was curious if he could exchange a few tips or learn something from Jungwoo.

    "Sure. But for now, I''m not in a good condition to teach you. I need to conserve my Qi. Flying is energy consuming."

    "Okay, munya!" Xiaomao chuckled. In the end, flying by using a flying sword might be better for newbies.

    Along the way, Xiaomao looked around and tried to see things with his enhanced vision. As Jungwoo had said, he began seeing things that he couldn''t see before.

    In the sea, countlessrge silhouettes of monsters moved up and down underwater. One of them looked up and stared at Jungwoo and Xiaomao as if they, too, could see them.

    Despite the threatening re, the monster didn''t pursue them. They simply minded their own business, swimming in the ocean as if they had seen nothing.

    Jungwoo looked down and scoffed, "Ghosts."

    "What are they, munya?"

    "There are three types of ghosts in this world ¨C Earth Spirits, Haunted Ghosts, and Solomon''s Ghosts. As the names imply, Earth Spirits are local spirits that exist long before humans know science. They protect thend from evil spirits and haunting ghosts. As for Haunted Ghosts, they are remnant mana or Qi of former animals and humans after death. They refused to disappear for whatever reason and took the form of a ghost to maintain their existence and consciousness. As for thest one, they''re minions of Solomon, of course. The guy over there in the water is a haunted ghost of many drowned people. Earth spirits don''t wander around like that."

    Once again, Xiaomao discovered new beings that he never encountered.

    "What can Solomon ghosts do, munya?"

    "Abduct humans to the underworld and rece them with demons and dimensional monsters."

    "¡­"

    The situation in the world was dire. The Solomon Invasion didn''t happen in Xiaomao''s previous life, and this entity was a foreign thing to him.

    .

    It took them an hour to reach Jungwoo''s apartment. They reverted to their human form and canceled the chameleon skill.

    Upon entering the apartment, Mir waved her paw and greeted them. However, the bed was bloody, and the table was wrecked. The balcony ss door fell into the room, and shattered ss shards were all over the floor.

    Everything was a mess.

    Jungwoo bitterly smiled and shook his head. This wasn''t the first time that Mir flipped his apartment upside down.

    "How many this time?"

    Mir snickered, "Seven haunted ghosts and 13 Solomon ghosts!"

    Xiaomao looked back and forth between Mir and Jungwoo. He pointed at the cat.

    "Mir¡­"

    "Hi, Xiaomao!" Mir smiled at her former owner. She walked toward him and nudged her head against his leg. Xiaomao immediately picked her up and hugged her.

    Although Xiaomao had a thousand questions to ask Mir about what happened to them and who she was, he thought of Mu-Nyang''s sad tone when theyst chatted.

    ? His heart ached. He regrettedshing out at Mu-Nyang, who had been helping him from the beginning. His curiosity ruined their rtionship.

    "I''m sorry, munya."

    "For what?"

    "For my immature remarks back then, munya."

    "It doesn''t matter! Good adults don''t get angry at their grandchildren''s tantrum!"

    Jungwoo got in between them and put Mir back to bed, "I know you raised Mir since she was born, but she''s actually a reincarnated Cathulhu Queen. Don''t offend her, okay? My apartment is at stake here."

    "Eh, I just want to hug her, munya," Xiaomao bitterly smiled and looked at Mir, "I just want to correct our rtionship. You know, I want to go back to where we were before. I want to live together in a big family - Mu-Nyang, Mir, Nyanko, Mama Cat, me, and my parents."

    Mir looked down and sighed, "I also wish to go back, but our fun time is over, hooman."

    "Then, what? What stopping you?"

    "Solomon, Odin, and Pangu. This doesn''t count Hongjun and a bunch of stray protagonists, I meant, evil fated ones."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao slightly nodded several times. His eyes were still red as if he wanted to cry.

    Jungwoo wrylyughed and changed the subject, "Let''s get inside first. Xiaomao, could you take off your shoes and cleaned your feet in the bathroom. If better, take a bath. I''ll give you a new set of clothes. I also need to tidy up the room a bit."

    Being reminded of the bath, Xiaomao raised his right arm and sniffed his armpit.

    Indeed, he needed a bath.

    .<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    30 minutester, Jungwoo reced the broken doors, bed,puter, and game capsule as if he had done it a hundred times before. Still, the guy secretly cried as he had to spend his hard-earned money to purchase spare furniture and a new game capsule again.

    Xiaomao came out of the bath and wore a new set of clean clothes. He sat on the bed. Mir was also on the bed headboard. As for Jungwoo, he was operating a vacuum cleaner for the finishing touch.

    "Ahem! Alright. Let''s get to business." Mir started the conversation, "So, who goes first?"

    Xiaomao raised his hand, "Meowmeow asked me to investigate the updates, and I already got the gist of it, munya. I just only need to look at aputer to get the full detail. But after that, what do I need to do next, munya? Do you want me to go back and report to Meowmeow, or do I have to run another errand, munya?"

    "Let''s talk about the crisis at hand first. You should have seen it, right? Solomon ghosts and haunting ghosts are everywhere on earth now."

    "Mhm. And, munya?"

    "Lord Mu-Nyang has prophesized. Ghosts will soon overrun this world in this timeline, and Solomon will be dered King of Divine Theocracy Earth, governing all demons and yers. Solomon''s army will join forces with the Aesir and the Mazinger to counterattack Lord Mu-Nyang''s Cathulhu Troops. Before that happen, we want to minimize the loss of human souls and yers!"

    "So, I need to go out and fight ghosts like a marvel superhero, munya?" Xiaomao didn''t hate the idea. He was excited if he could live in this world as a superhero instead of hiding in the game world.

    "No. Jungwoo will handle that."

    Xiaomao sulked while Jungwoo sweated profusely.

    "Let me rify," Mir continued. "Lord Mu-Nyang and I are nning to migrate some humans out of this world, and you happen to have a nice ce there."

    Xiaomao frowned, "My dungeon, munya?"

    "Yeah, your dungeon."

    "Do you understand what my dungeon can do to the residents? If I assign anyone as a permanent resident, they will be women, munya."

    "But female residents stay the same, right?"

    "¡­"

    "That will be your primary goal, Xiaomao. I want you to go around the world and kidnap every young woman you find, loli included."

    "WTF?!"

    The conversation suddenly took a left turn. Even Jungwoo dropped his vacuum cleaner to stare at the orange cat, "You, what?!"

    "You, too, Jungwoo! You will also migrate to Xiaomao''s dungeon once you master the world jump skill!"

    "I ain''t going to be a woman, Mir," Jungwoo repeatedly shook his head. He had a girlfriend, and he had no reason to be adyboy.

    Mir exined, "Don''t jump the gun, boy. Joining Xiaomao''s guild doesn''t make you a woman. As long as you aren''t a part of that dungeon, you''ll be fine."

    Jungwoo was relieved. He then gave Xiaomao a weird look, thinking that the cat dad was responsible for the perverted setting.

    Seeing Jungwoo''s ugly expression, Xiaomao pouted, "That is the default setting of Chaos Seraphim OS of my dungeon core. I didn''t make it, munya."

    "¡­"

    "Ahem! Back to the topic," Mir coughed. "If you don''t like the idea, we can posepone the n to other dates. Moving on, Lord Mu-Nyang wants to correct your foundation. Your strength is unstable, and you need a long TIME to correct it."

    Strangely, Mir stressed the word "TIME" and evilly grinned. She brought out an item that Xiaomao had seen before.

    It was arge orb, which functioned the same way as refined spirit stones or corrupted spirit stones.

    Essence Core

    This higher-tier orb was a staple status booster after level 400. Xiaomao could now use it as his level far surpassed that.

    "Do you know what it is?"

    Xiaomao and Jungwoo nodded, "Essence Core."

    "Yes, but none of you has any essence drop in your dantian." Mir grumbled and changed the subject, giving him another sermon.

    "Listen well, Xiaomao. I know that you have collected all the evolution materials for your game character, and your status attributes are enough to handle the evolution ritual. However, your experience iscking. You don''t know how to fight in closebat. You don''t have enough skills for physical attacks. You overly relied on AOE magic that you disregarded useful single-target spells that can synergize with your abilities. If you suddenly gain more strength, you will not be able to control your power and end up harming your allies."

    Mir wasn''t wrong. Xiaomao was already aware of his weaknesses, "I know."

    "Do you know what a Cathulhu is?"

    Xiaomao nodded again. He lost count of how many times he nodded today, "An overgrown catopus with long tentacles."

    "Wrong. Cathulhus are big, but that isn''t all of their abilities. They''re the masters of pocket dantians, Time Space, brainwashing, very, and procreating."

    "¡­"

    Everything was interesting until Mir mentioned brainwashing, very, and¡­ a thing. Jungwoo and Xiaomao stared at the orange cat with dull eyes.

    "For starters, I''ll teach both of you about the pocket dantian and the Dao of Time and Space! It will be a crash course, so pay attention, okay?"

    Jungwoo finished what he was doing and got ready for a lecture. He picked up a book and a pen. As for Xiaomao, he didn''t use any recorder or notebook as he was confident in his long-term and short-term memory.

    "Listen well. The Dao of Time and Space is unique. Since we''re living in a 3-dimension world, time can only move forward in time but not backward. But the Dao of Time distorts reality and opens the possibility of time-traveling¡­"

    The lecture continued. Both Xiaomao and Jungwoo failed to notice that everything outside the apartment turned dark, and the birds were frozen in mid-air as if time had stopped.

 Chapter 253 Cat Dadâ€™s Pocket Dantian Nightmare

    Chapter 253 ¨C Cat Dad''s Pocket Dantian Nightmare

    It had been a long time, so long that he forgot what he was here for.

    Xiaomao lost the track of time as he was on a trace. He had been listening to Mir at first. But after a few hours, his consciousness sank into darkness while he still could hear her words.

    The sensation was the same as the daily dream at night. Everything was blurry, but he knew what the scenery was.

    He looked at the people around him as if he was a ghost, observing the living people in secret. When Xiaomao wanted them to notice him, everyone paid attention to his existence. But when Xiaomao wanted them to leave him alone, the blurry people vanished.

    The dream-like void kept looping while the iprehensible words of Mir resounded.

    "Hmm?"

    After dreaming for a long time, Xiaomao slowly regained his senses. He opened his eyes and found himself in a meadow.

    Nobody was here anymore. No building, nondmark, no mountain, no tree, no sun, nothing but grasses and in could be seen, yet the sky was bright pure white without a cloud, which was unusual.

    After looking around for a while, Xiaomao noticed that he didn''t wear any cloth.

    "Inventory!"

    Xiaomao attempted to summon the game system, but there was no response. Only his voice echoed in this world.

    "Hello?"

    Hello?

    Ello?

    O

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao cleared his throat. Then, he shouted.

    "HELLOOOOOOOO!!"

    HELLOOOO!!

    HELLOO!!

    HELLO!!

    ELLO!

    LO!

    "¡­"

    Behaving like a child, Xiaomao rubbed his hands. He gargled and spat. Then, he winded up, deeply inhaling and filling his lung with air.

    "ANYBODY HEREEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!?"

    ANYBODY HEREEEE!?

    AYBODY HEREE!?

    SHADDUP, MEW!!

    BODY HEREE!?

    DY HERE!

    ERE!

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao picked his ears. Strangely, they were clean. Therefore, his ears weren''t the problem.

    He squinted his brows. He felt like he heard somebody else''s voice.

    "WHO''S THERE?!"

    Xiaomao looked around. This time, his voice produced no echo.

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, a faceless human manifested in the meadow. He had no genitalia or hair, but his toned muscle rmed Xiaomao ¨C Anybody with this boxer-like physique usually knew martial arts as it was impossible to be both muscr and lean without working out.

    The faceless human turned to Xiaomao.

    DING

    A name appeared over the faceless man''s head.

    <strong>Nameless Combat Dummy, Level 199, 100% Potential Difficulty </strong>

    "Potential?"

    Before Xiaomao could do anything, the dummy kicked the ground and charged at Xiaomao. He threw a left straight punch, aiming at Xiaomao''s face.

    "!!!"

    Xiaomao tilted his head to the left and narrowly dodged the strike. The dummy''s left arm inwardly folded and pulled Xiaomao''s head. Then, a knee flew to his face.

    BAM

    The knee strike hit, but it failed to cause damage to Xiaomao''s nose and mouth. Xiaomao''s hands managed to block the knee strike by reflex.

    POEK

    A right hook hit Xiaomao''s left cheek. The impact was hard enough to knock out any professional boxer.

    But Xiaomao didn''t flinch. His cheekbone and his skin were sturdy enough to receive the impact.

    He felt nothing!

    "Are you done?"

    Xiaomao grabbed one of the dummy''s thighs and pulled it toward himself. Then, he threw his body weight forward. The dummy fell on his back while Xiaomao gained the advantage on top.

    Without a weapon or a game skill, Xiaomao sat on the faceless man and seized his neck with his left hand. He began hammer-fisting on its smooth face to teach it a lesson.

    BAM

    "What''s your problem?! Who are you?!"

    The dummy didn''t answer. His entire body shone as if he had used an ability.

    Xiaomao could also feel it. The dummy''s strength was increased, but it wasn''t enough to break free from Xiaomao''s raw power and arm strength.

    CRACK!

    Something hard hit Xiaomao''s left elbow, which instantly dislocated his joint. The elbow folded outward, and Xiaomao lost the strength of his left forearm and hands.

    Xiaomao nced at his left elbow and saw a maul hammer in the dummy''s right hand.

    As Xiaomao was distracted, a knife appeared in the dummy''s left hand. It aimed at the former''s neck and thrust forward.

    POEK

    Unfortunately for him, Xiaomao caught the knife with his right hand. The sharp edge failed to cut through his skin.

    He looked down and red at the silent doll.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "Weapons and skills, huh? So, you''ve chosen¡­ DEATH!"

    Xiaomao snatched the knife with brute force and plunged it into the dummy''s face. He pulled the knife out, and a fountain of blood gushed out from the dummy''s face. It spasmed and hurled the hammer at Xiaomao''s head.

    Xiaomao blocked the hammer strike with the right hand with the knife while his left elbow automatically repaired itself. The dislocated joint was corrected, and his elbow was restored to normal, including the strength in his left forearm and hand.

    A few secondster, the dummy stopped moving. It dissipated into dust along with the weapons.

    WHOOSH

    Two dummies with the same level and names manifested. They turned to Xiaomao and summoned a different set of weapons. This time, they brought out a tower shield, a spear, a sword, and a buckler.

    "What the hell?"

    The two dummies silently charged at Xiaomao.

    "Who the hell are you?!"

    Xiaomao also ran toward them and stole the sword from a faceless man. Then, he cut them down one by one.

    WHOOSH

    After killing the two nameless men, four faceless warriors with the same name emerged. They, too, were armed like the previous two.

    "I see the pattern..."

    .

    .

    Xiaomao didn''t know how long he had fought. Although he had no issue managing his stamina, he was mentally exhausted. His eyelids were so heavy that he could barely stay awake.

    "Come on, brain. Don''t shut down on me yet. Look in front of you."

    After Xiaomao defeated the four dummies, eight new foes were summoned. When the eight were defeated, 16 came out. The number is multiplied by two every time.

    Surrounding Xiaomao, 8,192 dummies formed ranks, holding spears, swords, shields, and halberds. Some of them even rode a horse.

    So far, no dummy could harm him because of Xiaomao''s high defense and high stats. However, these dummies could always break his joints and almost snap his neck several times.

    They were good at finding his weaknesses!

    "I don''t know what''s going on, but I''ll be sure to get the hell out of this ce!"

    .

    .

    14 dayster, Xiaomao copsed on his back in the meadow. He sessfully defeated the 8000-man army of dummies. However, one of his eyes was no longer in its socket. His elbows, knees, feet, and neck were bruised. His face swelled and changed its color to purple.

    Even with a superior regeneration rate and supreme physique, he couldn''t tank all attacks. The dummies stacked small hits to the point that his muscle, bones, and skin gave up on him.

    As soon as Xiaomao''s back hit the grass, he couldn''t stand up anymore.

    WHOOSH

    A new army appeared. This time, 16,384 dummies came to challenge Xiaomao. Each wore a full set of armor, glittering weapons, and fancy helmets. Behind all of them, a big humanoid dummy sat on a throne, looking down on Xiaomao.

    Its name was also different.

    <strong>Nameless Elite Combat Dummy, Level 199, 200% Potential Difficulty </strong>

    Xiaomao raised his head and read its name. He wryly smiled.

    "What the hell is going on here? Where is Mir? Where is Mu-Nyang? WHERE AM I!?"

    The pain was too surreal to be a dream. Xiaomao already discarded the thought that this ce was in his dream.

    He struggled to get back on his feet. Even though his entire body gave out, his willpower drove the body to move.

    "I can''t die here. Not like this! I didn''t regress just to die in a strange world like this!!"

    The elite dummy waved its hand, and the entire 16,000 dummies charged at Xiaomao.

    .

    .

    "AAAAAHHHHHHH!!"

    Xiaomao screamed and snapped open his eyes. His back, face, and chest were drenched in sweat.

    While panting, Xiaomao looked around. Then, he found the smirking orange cat and Jungwoo, who wasying on the bed with his drenched clothes, burying his face with a pillow.

    "What happened, munya?! Was that a dream?"

    Mir snorted, "That was not a dream. I made your consciousness sink into your pocket dantian and fight some clones... dummies in your case."

    "Pocket dantian? Clones? What are those, munya?"

    "Do you know hyperbolic time chamber?"

    "I watched the DB series. Obviously, I know, munya."

    Mir put her front paw on a digital clock. She gestured to Xiaomao to look at it.

    "When I started the lecture, it was 4 PM. Look at the time now."

    Xiaomao checked the clock. It was 4.15 PM. Only fifteen minutes passed in reality!

    "Only five minutes, munya?!" Xiaomao looked outside in disbelief. He definitely got stuck in the strange ce for several days and fought for his life.

    "One minute there is one day in your pocket dantian, so you''ve been training in that dimension for 15 days in total while only 15 minutes in reality has passed.."

    "Ehhhh?"

    Xiaomao was confused. He looked at his belly, where the dantian was located, unable to figure out how this pocket dantian worked.

    "I''ll exin," Mir coughed and jumped on Jungwoo''s head. She bit the back of the dude''s neck and woke him up.

    "OW!" Jungwoo screamed. Mir''s fangs were so sharp that they left four holes in his neck.

    Because of the pain, Jungwoo stopped resting and got back up. He stared at the cat, showing his dark swollen eyes. He seemed so exhausted as if he hadn''t slept for a week.

    "I''m tired, Mir,"ined Jungwoo.

    "That''s your punishment, dumb hooman! Xiaomao almost defeat the elite dummy, but you died on the 4000-man army!"

    "And how the hell can I fight 4000 foes at once when one of them is strong enough to kill me?!"

    "Xiaomao got to the stage-1 little boss, though."

    Little Boss?

    That elite dummy was just a LITTLE BOSS? NOT MIDDLE BOSS OR BIG BOSS?!

    Xiaomao''s mind blew. He couldn''t fathom what the boss of stage one would be. Would hee out with a million soldiers? Would he be a king with an army of elites? Would there be other variants?

    Both Xiaomao and Jungwoo were depressed. They sulked and thought of their humiliating death in the pocket dantian.

    Mir shook her head, "You two are pathetic, mew!"

 Chapter 254 Cat Dad Follows Mao Miaomiaos Footsteps

    Chapter 254 ¨C Cat Dad Follows Mao Miaomiao''s Footsteps

    Mir resumed the lecture.

    "A cathulhu elite like me is capable of manipting, spying, and tampering with someone else''s pocket dantian, mew. Lord Mu-Nyang can do it. Meowmeow can do it. That''s how I managed to show you how a pocket dantian can be used, mew."

    Mir brought out arge whiteboard and nailed it on the wall. Jungwoo secretly shed another tear, witnessing how his room got another hole.

    "Normally, every cultivator is born with a pocket dantian, but none of them knows how to use it. Kishin Douji and Devil managed to figure it out by chance and learned the power of Space and Time. Hongjun and the sages assassinated many Cathulhus and learned it from their corpses. Even Solomon can use it since he was once Mu-Nyang''s disciple¡­ *AHEM*"

    Xiaomao raised his eyebrows when Mir mentioned that Mu-Nyang used to be Solomon''s mentor. He took note and nned to question her after the lecture.

    Mir also sensed Xiaomao''s gaze. She got back to the topic.

    "In a way, you two are born with it, and I know how to use them. I''m going to teach you how to sink your consciousness into your pocket dantian and summon training dummies to fight with your own Qi."

    "Our Qi, munya?" Xiaomao was interested.

    "That''s right. The ones that you fought and killed were made from your own Qi. When you killed them, the dispersed Qi became one with your consciousness and sharpen your battle sense. This was how Mao Miaomiao got stronger when he was a mortal."

    "OH!"

    Xiaomao was excited about this new discovery. He wondered how strong he was at the moment.

    Before Xiaomao could check his current status menu, Mir interrupted him.

    "Xiaomao, stop looking at your status attributes until I say so."

    "What, munya?! Why?!"

    "I don''t want you to rely on stats. That''s a death trap that Panguid for yers. Inbat, levels, cultivation base, and stats are not matter. Mao Miaomiao singlehandedly killed several 8th-stage and 9th-stage cultivators when he was at 6th-stage or so without any ultimate skill or grand spell. Also, his total stats were a lot lower than yours when he did it."

    "WHAT?!"

    Xiaomao checked his level. It was 460 after all the fights with the Valkyrie Guild. He couldn''t gain more level after that.

    Level 100 to 199 was considered 1st-stage mortal cultivator. Level 200 to 299 was the 2nd-stage, judging by a cultivator''s standard.

    A 6th-stage cultivator was level 600ish, which was definitely higher than Xiaomao. However, killing level 999 cultivators with lower stats seemed impossible. Xiaomao fought Jiang Wei and Joan, and he knew that those people couldn''t be killed that easily even with the help of OP tribtion lightning.

    "Just a reminder. REAL Cultivators in World Two are stronger than the people you fought in World Three. Your current game world is an easy mode. World Two is the true hardcore hell mode, and your father is there. And while you were partying in the tournament, he actually drove back all former sages and immortals by himself. Oh, his level is higher than yours, but his stats are mediocre. Do you know why your father''s secret?"

    "Tell me."

    "Your father is talentless in terms of cultivation, but hisbat sense, flexibility, and trickeries are strongest in the universe. He rarely relied on his cultivation base in fights, but he always made up for the strength gap with his superior abilties, Daos, and unique techniques. He is known as the right-handed man of Mu-Nyang for a reason."

    "¡­"

    Somehow, Xiaomao was ted when he heard about the deeds and the achievements of his mysterious father.

    "Aye, no more distraction. I''m going to teach you the basics. Close your eyes, meditate, and follow my instructions!"

    "Okay, munya!"

    While Xiaomao was enthusiastic, Jungwoo wanted to cry. He already knew how to use it, but he hated the torturous training there.

    .

    .

    Xiaomao returned to the pocket dantian world again. This time, he didn''t hallucinate or dream.

    He stood in the same meadow. And once more, a faceless dummy warrior was summoned to fight Xiaomao.

    He could also hear Mir''s voice echoing in this enclosed world.

    ''Alright, here''s another lecture. You see the potential percentage behind the doll''s name?''

    Xiaomao looked at the name. It was the same.

    <strong>Nameless Combat Dummy, Level 199, 100% Potential Difficulty </strong>

    "Yes, I can see it."

    ''Good. The percentage dictates the strength of the doll. Ordinary cultivators averagely use about 50-60% of their potential duringbat because of all the unstable emotions, adrenaline rush, muscle memory, and birdbrain syndrome. Top cultivators can exhibit 70-80% on average while the top geniuses use 90% or so. That dummy, however, can use everything that its physique allows it to do. In short, you will be sparring with the strongest fighter, stronger than genies of your generation!''

    Xiaomao nodded, but he pouted when he looked at the dummy''s level.

    "It''s naked, and its level is 199, though. If I had game skills, spells, or my equipment, I could have killed it in one hit."

    ''That''s the mindset of an ipetent cultivator. If you want to be acknowledged by Mu-Nyang and other immortals, you must be able to kill immortals without any game skill or equipment bonus!''

    "That''s impossible, isn''t it?"

    ''If your father can, why can''t you?''

    "¡­"

    ''Also, just in case you are discouraged, Mao Miaomiao started off fighting clones with 200% potential difficulty when he was only a 1st-stage cultivator. He fought so much that he learned his opponents'' skills. If you don''t want to lose to your father, pass the first stage and show me your talent.''

    Xiaomao scratched his head and deeply sighed. Since this type of experience didn''te often, he clenched his teeth and got ready for another non-stop one-vs-army sparring session.

    "Bring it! I''ll defeat that middle boss this time!"<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    .

    .

    Speaking was easier than done - Xiaomao failed once again. His consciousness returned to the real world, and he copsed on the bed.

    As usual, Jungwoo had been lying like a corpse before Xiaomao ended his session. He was also holding a handheld white g while his head emitted white smoke.

    Mir shook her head in disappointment.

    "You two are a disgrace of a feline race."

    Although Jungwoo was out, a hoarse voice of an old man came from him.

    <strong>[Byakko Instinct]:</strong> "Leave my boy alone! He doesn''t have the monstrous stats like that cat, but he managed to reach the 8000-man army stage! You should know how hard it is to defeat those dolls without any skill or spell!"

    "Meh, excuses. It doesn''t matter how strong or weak his stats are. Any well-trained cultivator can easily wipe the floor with those fragile dolls without breaking a sweat! Your boy is being spoiled! Wake him up and do it again!"

    <strong>[Byakko Instinct]:</strong> "At least, let him rest in his pocket dantian! He will go insane at this rate!"

    "¡­"

    Mir looked at Xiaomao and Jungwoo. Again, she shook her head in resignation.

    "Fine. Break time. You two can take a long nap in your pocket dantian.

    As soon as Mir snapped her fingers, both men fell unconscious. Their mind sank into the pocket dimension and they slept there.

    Looking at how the boys slept, Mir slightly smiled. She walked toward Xiaomao and licked his face, reminiscing the time they spent together before the game started.

    "Get stronger, Xiaomao. Once everything is over, we will live together in one house again. Good night."

    Despite saying that, her shadow expanded and covered the entire room. A few secondster, a shrilling screechs and screams came out from the shadow as if Mir''s shadow had killed lurking monsters in there.

    One of the ghosts ran away from the shadow and emerged in the room. It rushed to Xiaomao and Jungwoo.

    Arge orange cat''s head with a wide mouth appeared from Xiaomao''s shadow. Mir also came out and bite off the ghost''s head. She chew it while the noises of captured ghosts echoed in the room.

    "No one can touch my boys! Leave them alone, mew!"

    While both men rested, the guardian ughtered every ghost in the vicinity.

    .

    .

    = Immortal Tournament Arena =

    A scarlet dragonewt knelt on one knee, ring at the victor in resentment. Xie Tian, whose level surpassed 2,000, was helpless against a young yer from Japan, whose level was only 1020.

    Narukami Hiiro''s character and name looked the same as his appearance in real life. He wore a long sleeve ck coat and wielded two katanas like a certain anime protagonist. In addition, his leather pants and armor were unscratched, and they shone as if they were brand new.

    "Damn cheater!" Comined Xie Tian, "Without Pangu''s blessings, you are nothing!"

    Hiiro slightly shook his head, "I didn''t even use a game skill or a spell. Hell, I didn''t even move from this spot since the beginning. How could I be cheating?"

    "It''s your stats! How the hell did you ditch a hundred million damage when Ipletely blocked your attack?! How else?!"

    "Haiz," Hiiro pursed his lips, "What if I say my total physical attack is only a million?"

    "WHAT?!"

    "Power of stats? What a joke. What''s the point of having high stats if you can''t even touch your opponent?"

    Without bickering with Xie Tian, Hiiro beheaded him and sheathed both his katanas. He slowly stepped down from the arena.

    That was the Immortal Tournament''s final match. Hiiro defeated all stronger immortal NPCs without using any game skill or spell.

    He looked at the drone camera in the sky. Then, he shouted at it.

    "Remember your promises, Pangu! Don''t touch my world! Leave Earth alone!"

    Instantly, Hiiro heard a reply in his mind. It was the voice of Pangu, aka Pan Xian himself.

    ''Don''t worry. I will not harm the human. As the matter of fact, I will be protecting humans from Mu-Nyang, Mao Miaomiao, and their chaos demon gods.''

    "If I find any human die because of the game again, I''ll find you and kill you myself."

    ''A Bishop Piece shouldn''t be rebelling against your owner.''

    "¡­"

    ''Anyway, congrattions. I''ll tell Solomon to add some bonuses to the reward pool. Enjoy gaming, gamer.''

    "Tsk!"

    Hiiro clicked his tongue. Whenever he thought of the deal he had with Pangu, he regretted it.

    Unfortunately, Hiiro could barely remember the beta test and thest war between Mao Miaomiao, the Sage''s Heaven, and the yers. He could only vaguely remember that Mao Miaomiao, Xie Tian, Ma Moxi, and two other gods dominated the fight and defeated the other two factions.

    "I picked the wrong side, didn''t I. Pangu must have erased my memory, dammit!"

 Chapter 255 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon In Danger

    Chapter 255 ¨C Cat Dad''s Dungeon in Danger

    After some rest, the brutal sparring sessions and the endless struggle continued. This time, Mir trapped both men''s consciousnesses in their pocket dantian world.

    For two years in the pocket dantian world, aka 12 hours in reality, Xiaomao was forced to fight without a minute of rest, food, or sleep. He couldn''t use any game skill, his catopus tentacle, spell, or Qi in the fight. Moreover, he always fought without armor or weapon.

    During fights, he could only steal weapons and armor from the dummies to use them. Then, in the next wave, the stolen weapons and armor disappeared, and Xiaomao had to redo it all over again.

    The dummies got stronger with every wave. They started using strange abilities, such as Qi attacks, magic attacks, and buffs. Qi bullets were the mostmon.

    Without realizing it, Xiaomao copied their movements and tactics. He started using clumps of dirt and grasses as starter weaponry. At first, he simply threw at them for a distraction. But after a while, the thrown dirt was faster than stronger,parable to a bullet. Then, after two years, every dirt throw was so precise that they turned into shotgun shells.

    Xiaomao finally defeated the elite dummy, aka the middle boss. After that wave, the middle bosses multiplied, and the fight got even harder. Xiaomao managed to push forward until the 65,536-man army wave, where half of the dummies were converted into elite dummies. He couldn''t progress further after that.

    When Xiaomao and Jungwoo''s consciousness returned to reality, it was the morning of the next day.

    Both men were depressed. They lost count of how many times they were brutally killed in a desperate one-vs-many fight unarmed.

    "I wish I could use my tentacles, munya."

    "Me, too. I wish I could use my tiger ws."

    Despite theints, they were relieved that the Spartan training sessions were over. They instantly fell asleep, not noticing the ruined apartment room and the destroyed walls, broken doors, and holes in the ceiling.

    Mir lightly snorted and sneakily patched the broken walls and ceiling with her illusion power and make-shift wooden walls. She also used her shadow to absorb dust and debris in the room, hiding the trash under a carpet.

    .

    At noon, both men regained their stamina and woke up. Unfortunately, Mir''s cruel lecture and training sessions continued.

    "So far, none of you could even pass the first stage, mew. I''m disappointed in you. Both of you are a failure, mew!"

    Xiaomao''s expression turned dark while Jungwoo sulked in a corner. He stopped recing the furniture in his room, keeping it empty as he was tired of wasting money and seeing his new furniture destroyed again.

    "What do I have to do to make you satisfied, munya?"

    Mir jumped on Xiaomao''s head and pped his forehead several times, "One-VS-Million situation is so basic, dumb hooman! It''s a 1v1 match a million times! Kill one at a time until thest one is dead, mew!"

    Mir was so mad that she yelled in a high-pitched voice.

    "Try again! We''ll start with the one-VS-65k wave! Keep going until you defeat the final wave, mew!"

    Hearing that he had to fight a million soldiers, Xiaomao''s face was ashen, "There''s more, munya?!"

    "One versus one a million times! Ingrain that to your brain, mew! Don''t blindly go gungho and get yourself surrounded. Kill one, retreat. Kill another one, and retreat, mew!"

    "¡­"

    "I''ll restart again! GO!"

    With a paw-p to the face, Xiaomao passed out, but his consciousness returned to the pocket dantian.

    .

    .

    While Xiaomao was training, fishing boats and vessels from Seaside Town approached the Northern Archipgo.

    A thousand yers, rallied from Yeet City, Siren City, and nearby townsunched their first wave of attack. The pioneer units consisted of scouts, ninjas, rogues, rangers, and explorers. They invaded all the small and big inds of the region.

    A few unlucky ones encountered sentry mermen and mermaids around Gnoll Ind. They got ambushed and were dragged to the abyss. Many bold adventurers got on Cernun Ind and found 4-digit-level fairies, and they were scorched into dust.

    Although the main inds were heavily protected, smaller ones were raided and upied. Out of 15 small inds, only 2 remained untouched. As for the rest, they fell to the hands of yers.

    Explorers immediately set up their camps and marked their campsites as teleportation destinations. Then, they retreated with the marked runes, returning to their colleagues at Seaside Town.

    When the mermen raided the upied inds, the yers had already retreated.

    The ind chain frontline waspromised. Soon, many yers would teleport to the marked campsites here.

    .

    Mermen and mermaids rushed to their supervisors and reported the situation. In the morning, Nymph and Undine visited the ve Dungeon and ryed the news to Cernun.

    Hearing the reports, Cernun stood up.

    "Wei Zhi,e with me."

    "Eh?" Wei Zhi, who hadn''t yet consumed a spirit stone, was surprised. She was still level 1, and she didn''t think that she could contribute anything. "But I''m still level 1. I can''t fight with my current stats!"

    "I''m not sending you to fight. I''m sending you to the fairy swamp and train there under my supervision. Before Odin and others arrive, I should make you strong enough to fend off immorals by yourself."

    Without waiting for Wei Zhi to react, Cernun grabbed her shoulder, and her body instantly shrank to palm size. The lizardman took her in his palm and vanished.

    Taotie, Mimir, and Ifrit also stood up. Even Nymph and Undine, who returned here after they had heard the news, got ready to join the battle.

    ''You all stay there. There''s no need to move yet, munya!''

    The voice of Meowmeow echoed in the room. Mimir and Taotie looked at the treasure room and grumbled.

    "Can''t we go out and y? No one is going to invade the dungeon any time soon, right?" Comined Taotie.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    ''Immortals can bypass the mermen outside the cave. Once they appear, the dolls on the lobby floor won''t be their opponent. I''ll need you to help them, munya.''

    "What about Fu De and Torrent? Can''t they fight?"

    Fu De and Torrent had long joined the dungeon as residents. Currently, they lived at the floor boss room on the B1 floor.

    ''Those guys are responsible for filtering strong immortals from the weak. The strong ones will slip through their grasp, but they will take care of the weak, munya.''

    Mimir walked outside the boss room and calmly sat on a stone throne, where Gnoll General used to sit here. He brought out a coffee table and put it on the side of the chair. Then, he arranged a set of teaware.

    "Do you mind if I stay here and guard the boss room''s entrance, senior?"

    ''Suit yourself, munya.''

    Getting Meowmeow''s permission, Mimirughed. He gazed at the two obelisk towers that Andrew and Peter had built before he stroked his long beard.

    "I should prepare. What kind of traps should I put here?"

    .

    The movements of the senior immortals rmed the working mermaids in the dungeon. They rushed to the mermaidke and the sanctuary, fleeing from the potential frontlinebat.

    Fire Ant Dungeon, on the other hand, dispatched their evolved warrior ants and gathered on the B2 floor. All of them were level 50, which seemed fragile.

    Changes urred when Meowmeow tampered with the B2 floor. It turned into a clone of the B1 floor, but it was a lot smaller. The catter ordered all warrior ants to drink sacred water.

    After they drank the suspicious water, they grew wings, be adults, and were ready to migrate to build a new colony. Male ants immediately copted with female ants and died after the deed.

    The female ants grewrger. Instead of flying out of the dungeon to build a new colony, they gathered in a wide section of the maze and set up their new colony there, coexisting with other ant queens.

    These giant ant queens startedying eggs without any worker or nurse to assist them.

    A few minutester, more worker ants from Fire Ant Nest were transferred to the B2 floor. They rushed to the queens, vomiting and feeding them juices to replenish their energy. The nurses tranported and nurtured the eggs at the new nursery section in one of the deadend hallways while some workers escorted them to a new ce with a hidden teleportation tform.

    Because of the new residents, patrolling mannequins were alerted, but they didn''t attack the ants. Instead, they started walking toward the queens and assisted them as if they were nurse ants.

    Many ants raised their antennae and poked their head. The mannequins with creepy faces also emitted strange pheromones in return. Just like that, all ants epted their existence as one of their allies.

    Fu De, the new employee and a dungeon resident came to visit the queens as well. As Fu De had the same scent as the mannequins, they didn''t trouble HER.

    Standing in front of the ant queens was a 155cm-tall girl with a blond twin-tail hairstyle. She wore a ck dress like a refineddy. But because of her t chest and her jailbait appearance, she looked like a cheeky bratty middle-school girl.

    After Fu De had found Cernun, thetter freed the vampire from Pangu''s curse and forced Fu De to work under Xiaomao, bing a resident of the cat''s dungeon. As a result, the old coot turned into a legal-loli vampire.

    At first, Fu De wanted to rebel and ask Xiaomao to undo the gender-change effect. But because of Cernun''s threats, she went through five stages of grief and epted her fate. At the present, Fu De realized that it wasn''t a bad thing to serve Xiaomao in this dungeon.

    RUMBLE

    A fountain of sacred water appeared in the queen ant''s new room. Fu De looked at the newly created decoration and heard Meowmeow''s voice.

    ''Fudging vampire, feed the water to the eggs and the queens. You can also drink it.''

    "Can I?"

    Fu De stared at the sacred water. She leaned over and looked at the description.

    "Won''t I die drinking this? I''m an undead, you know?"

    ''You won''t. As the matter of fact, you will get stronger because you''re a part of this dungeon now.''

    "¡­ If you say so, sir."

    Fu De scooped a handful of sacred water and drank it.

    DING

    <Your health and mana have been restored.>

    <Your stamina is double for 12 hours>

    <Your Max HP and MP have increased by 100.>

    <Your INT has increased by 10.>

    <Your Blood Spiritual Root has increased by 10.>

    Fu De happily nodded in approval. Even though the stat gain was abysmal, she liked the supply.

    DING

    <You have been inflicted with an abnormal status ¨C Estrus.>

    "¡­"

    Fu De''s face turned red. She looked left and right before she rushed to the empty floor boss room of the B2 floor. Five hourster, she returned to Ant Queen''s room, looking refreshed. The heart icon was no longer with her.

    Without saying anything, Fu De waved her fingers and drained sacred water from the fountain, creating bubbles of water mass. She directed them toward the ant queens and the ant eggs as if she was watering nts.

 Chapter 256 Cat Dadâ€™s Expanding Dungeon

    Chapter 256 a€¡° Cat Dad''s Expanding Dungeon

    After feeding ant eggs the sacred water to the queens, they screeched as if they went into a frenzy. The Fire Ant Queensid eggs like a machine gun while revealing their blissful expressions as if they sessfully took a big long dump after month-long constipation.

    Fu De gazed at the ants in disgust. She sshed the sacred water on the eggs next.

    "SCREECH!"

    All eggs changed color from red to dark red. Thervae instantly grew up and emerged from the eggs. Most of them were worker ants and nurse ants as they were the first batch of the new queen.

    Despite being born as nonbatants, their size was as big as warrior ants. Even their heads and mandibles were as strong as fighting-ss ant warriors.

    Fu De raised her brows and inspected the newborn ants. They were born as level 50 helpers, which were useless in battle. At best, they could be used as handymen for running errands for this humongous dungeon.

    "SCREECH!"

    While Fu De was staring at the newborn ants in disappointment, the second batch of eggs also hatched. This generation came out after Fu De had fed the queens sacred water and made them crazy.

    The second generation were allbatants. However, their physique and appearance drastically changed.

    All of them gained a humanoid physique! They stood on two legs, and they had four arms. Their heads remained the same, but they shrank to human head size. Two of their arms were sharp scythes while the other two hands each had fourrge fingers.

    <strong>Scarlet Ant Soldiers, Level 150</strong>

    These guys seemed a bit more useful as they had hands and fingers. Fu De liked how they looked, except for their feminine curvy body that looked like sexy women.

    "Eh, eptable, I guess. At least, they can work as cannon fodders... *SWUA* or not."

    Before Fu De could finish her sentences, the second-generation newborns turned to the queen ants and killed them all. They devoured their parents, not allowing these selfless mothers to continue reproducing.

    Fu De stared at these warriors, speechless.

    "Damn ingrates! What are y''all do...ing?"

    Again, Fu De didn''t have a chance to properly finish her sentence. The bellies of these warriors grew bigger as if they were pregnant. Some of them began sitting, spreading their legs, andying eggs.

    Each produced a massive ck egg. Instead of looking like a proper ant''s egg, it resembled an ostrich''s egg.

    <strong>Scarlet Egg, Level 150</strong>

    "..."

    Fu De stared at the third generation of these ants in astonishment. The evolution of these creatures progressed too fast!

    Still, Fu De had fun watching these creatures grow stronger. She poured sacred water on the ck eggs.

    CRACK

    The wet eggs instantly hatched. Red humanoid children with round red eyes peeked through the crevices of the broken eggs, examining the outside world. Then, they slowly climbed out and looked around.

    The 3rd generation ants were even more ridiculous. Aside from their red skin, two antennae, four arms, and bright red hair, they looked exactly like 12-year-old human girls.

    But their names and level indicator shocked Fu De.

    <strong>Scarlet Hatchling, Level 200</strong>

    Their levels jumped after being born! Moreover, the name only implied that they were merely hatchlings, not the final form!

    "Hohoho! This will be fun. Will you eat your mother and give birth to the 4th generation to evolve, or will you wait until you''re an adult before you create more descendants? What will you do?"

    The newborn babies walked to their mothers and poked them with their antennae. Then, they turned their attention to the sacred water fountain. Without hesitation, they rushed there and drank the water as if they were dying of thirst, gulping down until their bellies swelled.

    "Oi! Don''t drink too much! It''s danger...ous?"

    As if Fu De was cursed, he stopped speaking mid-sentence once more.

    DING

    DING

    The hatchlings instantly digested the sacred water and grew taller. Their physique became more refined - Curvy hips, buttocks, and breasts were more noticeable.

    Within minutes, the 3rd-gen ants grew up into 16-year-old maidens. Pink heart-shaped crests appeared on their groins, and their round red eyes became glittery. Their names also changed.

    <strong>Scarlet War Maiden, Level 250</strong>

    "Oh, boy. Teenager stage, I see."

    Fu De shrugged. At this rate, the next evolution would increase their level by 50, which was a little disappointing. She had expected the 600s level range so that they could manifest their Dao and be useful in mortal wars.

    ZAG-ZAG-ZAG

    More hatchlings were born and swarmed the sacred water fountain. Strangely, the fountain didn''t run out of water supply even though these glutton ants kept draining it.

    "Senior Meowmeow, can we have a few more fountains here? These ants are too damn thirsty! No pun intended!"

    RUMBLE

    Fu De didn''t need to wait long as Meowmeow heard her plea. Five more water fountains appeared in the queen''s room. Moreover, a waterway emerged, linking all fountains together and forming arge pond.

    The remaining worker ants started drinking the water and fed them to the queens. After thetter drank them, they gave birth to more holy ants.

    ''Fu De, you''re in charge of directing those ants, munya. Teach them the way of this dungeon carefully, munya.''

    Getting a new job, Fu Deughed, "Leave it to me, sir! By the way, can I get more virgin blood? The previous supply ran out."

    ''Damn vampire! I just gave you 10 tons worth of bloodst week! Howe you drank them all?!''

    "Ehehehe. Whoops. I overdrank it."

    Fu De snickered and pointed at the name and his level.

    Fu De, the True Blood Vampire Ancestor, Level 1337

    She regained her power, but her immortal strength was iparable to Taotie, Mimir, or Cernun. She was just a weak immortal.

    ''I might as well look for a mythical item that infinitely produces blood, munya.''

    "Please do, sir! I''ll be working earnestly if I have that!"<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    ''Find me 5 billion PACTs then! If you have that, I''ll make sure to buy one for you, munya!''

    Fu De gulped. He knew that 5 billion PACTs were not something that he could procure. But when he thought of the yers, he smirked.

    "Do you mind if the PACTse from an uwful source, sir?"

    ''I don''t care, munya. Money is money. This dungeon needs money and DP.''

    "Alrighty then. I''ll be sure to procure that amount for you, sire!"

    ''Hmm.''

    .

    .

    = B7 Floor, Boss Room =

    Andrew and Peter stood in front of Undine. They ejected the minerals and raw ores from their inventory slots to the floor.

    These ores and minerals were what MUNYA Guild mined from the tournament world. Now, Andrew and Peter gave them to Undine with a condition. They wrote what they needed and presented them to her.

    Undine read the list out loud.

    "An advanced cksmith forge, a carpentry workshop, toolkits, legendary cksmith hammers...?"

    Upon stumping on the legendary hammer part, Undine stared at the two dwarves with a deep frown, "You two are greedy. A legendary hammer costs at least a hundred million PACT to create, and the Mermaid Kingdom doesn''t even have one."

    The dwarves were crestfallen. They took the note back and crossed over the legendary part. They rewrote a prefix.

    Ultra-Rare

    Undine narrowed her eyes and stared at the dwarves again. The boys grinned and rubbed their hands in unison.

    "Fine. I can manage with two ultra-rare hammers, but they will be a low-graded one since you two are weak."

    The dwarves pouted, but they nodded to ept the deal.

    "One million PACT, each."

    The men dropped their jaws. They cried as they didn''t have that much money.

    "Ask your master. Isn''t he rich?"

    The dwarves stopped crying and looked at each other. They widely grinned and gave Undine a thumbs up.

    "Haiz. You two are a headache. Very well, what''s next? A volcano with an undying me that can smelt every ore? What in the hell?"

    Ifrit and Cookie overheard the conversation. They ran toward the group and peeked at the list.

    "What? A volcano? Where?"

    GRAA?! (Volcano? Did someone say Volcano?!)

    Undine clicked her tongue, "This is a wish list for Xiaomao''s subordinates. You''re irrelevant."

    "How cruel! But hey, little guys. If you need an extreme me, I''m here for you! If you need something smelt, I can give you a hand. How about it?"

    GRAA! (I don''t care if you want my feathers or my meat. Let me live in that volcano pool! I need my hot bathtub!)

    Ifrit curled his biceps and smiled at the two dwarves. Cookie mimicked Ifrit and curled his wings. Andrew and Peter brightly smiled and mimicked Ifrit, flexing their toned muscles as well.

    Seeing the dwarves'' reactions, Ifrit loved it, "HAHAHAHA! I LOVE YOU GUYS! Come! Let''s talk to Lord Meowmeow and ask him to arrange a ce for the volcano!"

    Undine was speechless. She shook her head and facepalmed, "Could you not interfere with our businesses? We need to work right now."

    Ifrit and Cookie didn''t listen. They rushed to the treasure room door and knocked on it. A few secondster, the door was opened and the immortals went inside to meet Meowmeow.

    RUMBLE

    It didn''t take long before the entire dungeon trembled. Then, everyone in the boss room could hear Meowmeow''s voice in their minds.

    ''Ahem! I''ve transformed one of the nk floors into a volcano level, munya. Ifrit and Cookie will be assigned there as the co-floor guardians. Andrew, Peter, I''ll build a forge and a workshop for you over there if you need one, munya!''

    Hearing that they would finally get their workshops, the two dwarves were overjoyed. They jumped and ran around Undine in a circle.

    DING

    A blue screen appeared in front of all immortals and Xiaomao''s subordinates. The panel showed the list of the dungeon floors and what their specialties were.

    .

    <strong>Dungeon Levels</strong>

    First Floor a€¡° Cave

    B1 a€¡° Backrooms Level 0 (10,000 SQ/KM) / Floor Guardian Torrent

    B2 a€¡° Scarlet War Maiden Nest (B1 Clone) (1,000 SQ/KM) / Floor Guardian Fu De

    B3 a€¡° (Empty Floor) (1,000 SQ/KM) (WIP)

    B4 a€¡° (Empty Floor) (1,000 SQ/KM) (WIP)

    B5 a€¡° (Empty Floor) (1,000 SQ/KM) (WIP)

    B6 a€¡° Volcanic Grand Canyon (1,000 SQ/KM) / Floor Guardian Ifrit & Cookie-Cookie

    B7 a€¡° Tower Bridge

    B8 a€¡° Fire Ant Nest (Origin)

    B9 a€¡° Residential Area

    B10 a€¡° Mermaid Lake / Guardian Undine

 Chapter 257 Cat Dadâ€™s Earth Is Doomed

    Chapter 257 ¨C Cat Dad''s Earth is Doomed

    A lone magical girl floated in the sky, looking down on the archipgo below.

    Yuan Hua circted her Qi in her eyes, searching for the location of Shepherd. Soon, she picked up his life signature on the main ind, guarded by countless immortal fairies.

    Detecting the existence of strong fairies, Yuan Hua wanted to cry. She lost most of her power as most of her mana and Qi came from Pangu. She was reduced to a weak immortal, who couldn''t even hope to stand up against Taotie again.

    While Yuan Hua was thinking of what she should do, she suddenly heard a female voice.

    ''Wee. Why don''t youe down since you''re visiting my husband? We''re the same, no?''

    The voice directly entered her mind. Yuan Hua panicked, "Who are you?!"

    ''I''m Titania, the Fairy Queen and the guardian of this region. You''re looking for Shepherd, right?''

    "!!!"

    Hearing the name of her crush, Yuan Hua''s expression softened.

    "Yes, I''m looking for him."

    ''Then, follow the fairies. We''ll guide you to his house.''

    "Okay!"

    Yuan Hua happily agreed. A few secondster, a group of small fairies flew up and left a long trail of light, inviting Yuan Hua to follow them. The magical girl obediently followed the fairies and entered the scarlet forest.

    .

    When Yuan Hua reached the entrance of the hidden scarlet forest, she stumbled upon the strange duo ¨C A lizardman and a level-1 Oni.

    Yuan Hua nced at the lizardman''s level. Upon noticing that she couldn''t see through his strength, she stepped back, allowing them to enter first.

    Cernunughed at Yuan Hua''s humbleness. He shapeshifted into a massive crocodile andpletely spread the walls of trees apart, creating a bigger entrance.

    "Come inside, little guest. I''m Cernun, the protector of the scarlet world tree. Oh, and here is my disciple. Don''t mind her level."

    "H-Hello, senior!" Yuan Hua bowed and nced at the humongous physique of the crocodile. She gulped and followed Cernun''s gesture, walking further toward the red swamp.

    Countless crimson flowers reeked of iron smell as if they were blood. The thickness of the swamp, the odor, and the crocodile gave her goosebumps.

    Looking in front of her, she found a massive crimson tree with red leaves. It throbbed like a human heart. Even a mortal without Qi could even hear it from afar.

    RUMBLE

    The walls of tree branches and roots regrew and surrounded this ce, hiding it from the outside world.

    Yuan Hua''s body turned stiff, standing still and waiting for Cernun or the mysterious fairy queen to speak.

    Cernun turned around and nodded at Yuan Hua, "Go ahead. You''re looking for Shepherd, right? His mansion is behind the scarlet world tree."

    "T-Thank you, senior."

    "Oh, be warned. Magdalene has quite a temper. Before you do anything, talk to Titania or Qidia first."

    "Understood¡­"

    Yuan Hua remembered Magdalene. When they first met, she thought that the small fairy was just an insect. But now, the table was turned. She was the weak one.

    The magical girl mustered her courage and floated toward the house, which was located behind the crimson world tree in the middle of the swamp.

    .

    .

    After parting with Yuan Hua, Cernun brought Wei Zhi to the Scarlet World Tree.

    The Scarlet World Tree was veiny and grotesque, resembling a long human colon with attaching parasites, which wiggled around and sprayed red pores everywhere in the air. The tree throbbed every second and draining the liquid from the roots to the trunk, then sending them to the crimson leaves on top.

    Wei Zhi stared at the creepy tree. Her face was ashen in fear.

    "Senior, what''s that?!"

    "Scarlet World Tree. Well, you can call it Blood Tree."

    "B-Blood?!"

    "It will be necessary for your enhancing your Blood Spiritual Roots. Also," Cernun smirked. "The only source of water is the blood in the swamp. You''re going to drink these soon enough."

    "EEEEEEKKK!!"

    Wei Zhi was horrified. She cried and turned around, wanting to escape. Unfortunately, the way out was sealed.

    "Come, girl. For the sake of your future, you will train hard. Don''t you want to go back to your normal life?"

    "BUT I HAVE TO DRINK BLOOD?! HELL TO THE NO!!"

    GROWL

    Although Wei Zhi hated the idea, her body craved it. She suddenly felt like she could eat a cow, and her stomach started growling.

    Cernun chuckled, "See? Your body wants them."

    "Impossible! I''m a human. Humans don''t drink raw blood!"

    "But you''re now an Oni."

    "¡­"

    "Haiz. I know that you dislike the idea, but do you want to hide behind Xiaomao''s back forever?"

    "But that¡­"

    "In the future, Xiaomao will leave this world and the human world. Is that alright with you?"

    "He''s not my boyfriend. I have nothing to do with¡­ erm¡­"

    Wei Zhi lowered her head. She thought of her father, her friends at school, and Xiaomao. However, for an unknown reason, she couldn''t recall the face of her father.

    She wondered what he was doing on Earth. She worried that he might be looking for her.

    Wei Zhi looked at Cernun and revealed her thoughts, "Please let me go home. I want to see my father."

    Cernun slightly nodded, "Suit yourself. I''ll ask Meowmeow to transfer you back."

    "Thank you, senior."

    .

    .

    A few minutester, a beacon of light descended on Wei Zhi, and she was transferred to the real world.

    When Wei Zhi opened her eyes again, she found herself on the top of the school building.

    Her Oni appearance remained. She didn''t even realize that she came here on her Oni appearance, including her fancy clothes.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "I''M BACK!!" Wei Zhi cheered and cried. She rushed down the building and sprinted toward the club room, ignoring other students and teachers.

    She opened the gymnasium''s door. In the building, many athletes were still practicing. Most of them were basketball and volleyball yers, attending their club activities.

    Wei Zhi rushed to the staff room, not paying attention to the cold gazes of fellow students. She didn''t notice that most of them no longer had a shadow.

    "DAD! I''M BACK!"

    Opening the door of the coach''s room, she found her father, sitting at his table and staring forward in a daze. He slowly turned to Wei Zhi, looking at her with nk eyes.

    As soon as their eyes met, his gaze sent a chill running down her spine. Something didn''t feel right about him.

    "Dad?" Wei Zhi walked to Wei Huang. She touched his forehead to see if he was sick.

    His body was freezing cold!

    "!!!"

    Wei Zhi pulled back her hand and stepped away from her father. She squinted her eyes and stopped talking.

    CREAK

    All coaches and teachers in the room stood up in unison. They turned to Wei Zhi and slowly walked toward her.

    Sensing something wrong, Wei Zhi turned around and ran toward the door. But when she got out of the room, she found basketball and volleyball clubbers, gathering and surrounding her. They, too, had strange dull and cold expressions on their faces.

    "MAKE WAY!"

    Wei Zhi pushed the people away. They fell and copsed like dominos.

    But one of the sports coaches suddenly shouted.

    "TRANSFORMED PLAYER! CAPTURE HER!!"

    As soon as the coach ordered, the students'' eye color changed to pitch ck. Their expression was twisted like savage beasts while the ck veins under their skin became visible.

    Wei Zhi widened her eyes in shock. She screamed and ran away from the students.

    The athletes crawled and ran on all four, chasing her like a rabid dog. The entire gym turned into a living hell!

    "DAD! HELP ME!"

    Desperate, Wei Zhi pleaded for help. However, her father turned into one of them and pounced on her, pinning her down to the ground and pressing her back.

    "A PLAYER! A PLAYER!"

    Wei Huang licked Wei Zhi''s nape and sneered. His face split in half, and a slimy worm came out. Its mouth dripped transparent juice while its small eyes fixated on her clear skin.

    The other students smirked and revealed their true forms as well. They licked Wei Zhi''s skin and ripped her clothes.

    In shock, despair, and confusion, Wei Zhi screamed as loudest as she could, begging for help. Then, she heard Meowmeow''s voice.

    ''Annoying, munya!''

    WHOOSH

    Before anything happened to her, Wei Zhi''s body sank into the gym''s floor and vanished from Earth.

    .

    .

    PLOP

    Wei Zhi fell head-first into the blood swamp. Her clothes were half-torn, barely enough to cover her skin.

    Cernun deeply sighed and gazed at Wei Zhi''s current state. He slightly shook his head.

    "I guess that world has already been overrun. Did you get to meet your father?"

    Wei Zhi raised her head and looked around. When she discovered that she returned to the blood swamp, Wei Zhi sobbed.

    "WHY IS THIS HAPPENING?!"

    Seeing her reaction, Cernun managed to guess what had happened to her world.

    "The gods are merciless. They don''t care what happens to the mortals. They just want to get rid of their rivals."

    "Senior! What happened to my father?! What''s going on?!"

    "I''ll exin."

    Cernun patiently told the rivalry backstory between Pangu and Mu-Nyang. Then, he revealed everything he knew about Solomon, who was responsible for the students'' and coaches'' transformation.

    "Solomon? King Solomon in legends?"

    "The legends are exaggerated stories. He''s the current King of Hell, and he wants your Earth."

    "Then, my father¡­"

    "¡­ I''m sorry."

    Tears dropped from Wei Zhi''s eyes as she wailed.

    RUMBLE

    As if her pain and sorrow affected the blood swamp, the lukewarm liquid churned and gathered around Wei Zhi, forming a blood tornado with her as the heart.

    The tornado was harmless to the Blood Tree, Cernun, and the residents. They were simply liquid to them. However, her sadness transferred to everybody who bathed in blood.

    Cernun closed his eyes as Wei Zhi''s bitter-sweet memory of Wei Huang entered his mind. The blood fairies'' expressions turned dark as they shed tears of regret, anger, and sorrow.

    Wei Zhi didn''t notice the game notification messages of her awakening power.

    DING

    <Congrattions. You havepleted the Ritual of Wrath.>

    <Your race has evolved from Oni to Chaos Oni.>

    <All six basic spiritual roots have been merged as one. New spiritual roots have been established. You can now allocate spiritual points to Chaos Spiritual Roots.>

    <Your NFT rarity has been upgraded to Legendary!>

    <Your overall status attributes have been increased.>

    <You have learned a new racial skill ¨C Sin of Wrath.>

    DING

    <The Cmity-Fiend, Diabolos, has noticed your presence.>

    <Diabolos hates you as you threaten his status as a cmity-fiend. Current Hatred: 6 Stars.>

 Chapter 258 Cat Dadâ€™s Subordinate Is Pitiful

    Chapter 258 ¨C Cat Dad''s Subordinate is Pitiful

    In the mansion''s master bedroom behind the Blood Tree, Shepherd sat at the edge of a bed, looking down and sighed like a defeated boxer or Peter Grill in depression.

    On the bed, two naked women slept soundly, smiling in satisfaction.

    Shepherd nced at Qidia and Magdalene. Then, he covered his face with his hands,menting his sins.

    Meanwhile, Titania, naked as well, had been smoking a pipe on the balcony. She paused for a moment before she put away the smoke. Then, she walked toward the front door to wee a guest without wearing any cloth.

    .

    Yuan Hua was nervous as she sensed many strong people inside the mansion. She mumbled and practiced an introduction line.

    "Hello, I''m Yuan Hua. I''ve been admiring Shepherd¡­ NO! That''s not it! Hello, I''m Shepherd''s girlfriend¡­ Let''s try again. Kneel and surrender Shepherd to me! Or else¡­ what the hell is wrong with me?! I''m not a princess anymore. ARGH!!"

    While Yuan Hua was at a loss, the front door was opened. In front of Yuan Hua, a gorgeous fairy queen in her birthday suit smiled at her.

    "I''ve been expecting you. Yuan Hua, the princess of the Yuan Empire, right?"

    Yuan Hua dropped her jaws and gawked at the huge melons. Then, she instinctively looked below.

    It was smooth, hairless, and pretty.

    Titania giggled and grabbed her hand. She dragged Yuan Hua into the mansion.

    "Well, since this is fated, let me introduce you to your sisters so that we can have 5P."

    "¡­ 5P?"

    "Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I''m Titania, the fairy queen, and Shepherd''s mistress. Since we''re fellow sheep in heat, let''s visit our master and seal the deal, shall we?"

    "Wut?"

    It was toote for Yuan Hua to go back. Titania stripped Yuan Hua and dragged her to their master bedroom. Then, she shoved the little girl toward Shepherd.

    The aspired messiah nkly stared at Yuan Hua, whose petite jailbait body could potentially fall a million pedophiles on Earth. He deeply and muttered.

    ''Another one?''

    Titania nodded, "Another one <3"

    "¡­"

    "As you know, your seeds are necessary for this world''s restoration. The more babies, the better <3"

    Shepherd shed a manly tear as he wanted to go back and serve Xiaomao as he did on day 1. He also regretted epting Joshua''s odd blessings.

    DING

    <Joshua encourages you. He guarantees that Mao Miaomiao will be proud of your achievements!>

    ''Achievement my ass!''

    While Shepherd retorted to Joshua in his mind, Yuan Hua pounced on him and pushed him down on the bed.

    "I can do this, right? I can really do it with you, right?"

    Shepherd sweated profusely. He repeatedly shook his head. Unfortunately, his body disagreed.

    The mansion trembled and the muffled sultry voices echoed in the master bedroom. The song, Camel by Camel, resounded in the forest even though there was no Egyptian cat in the mansion.

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Undine brought the materials that she had gotten from Andrew and Peter to the B1''s boss room, which was also the factory of the mannequins.

    In the room, the new guardian of the B1 floor, Torrent,zed around in a Jacuzzi tub.

    Torrent regained a new body and became one of the dungeon''s residents. As usual, the pirate''s gender was changed, and he was now a SHE!

    The brte had curly short hair. Unlike the loli vampire, Torrent turned into a bombshell with big busts. With a toned body, muscr limbs, and tight abs, her look could easily convert a 3D-girl-loving nerd into a muscle-girl admirer.

    Torrent, weirdly, was proud of her new look. Ever since she got a new appearance, she took a bath twice a day and put on lotions everywhere on her skin.

    Undine dully stared at Torrent. She thought that Nymph was handy, but this ex-dude somehow annoyed her with just her gesture.

    "Torrent, the factory?"

    Torrent had multiple duties as the floor guardian. Although she was tasked to protect this ce, she was also entrusted with the job to oversee the mannequin factory.

    Torrent didn''t even look at Undine. She brushed her hair and looked at herself in the hand mirror.

    "Out of resources."

    "So, did you use up all stic and sses?"

    "Yup. No more resources to build more mannequins."

    "¡­"

    Undine smirked and ejected the ores and minerals that she had gotten from Peter and Andrew. Tin, copper, lead, iron, and gold ore were piled into a mountain.

    She gave Torrent a new order, "Smelt these ores and make new mannequins. I want to see stronger fighters!"

    Torrent tossed the hand mirror in her hand and turned to Undine. She furrowed her brows, "I''m not a freaking dwarf. I''m a pirate queen, not a filthy cksmith!"

    "Then, pirate or kidnap some cksmiths to work for you! Remember, if the new generation mannequin''s average level is lower than 200, I''ll feed Xiaomao sacred water and put him and you in the same room! You know what will happen if a man drinks the water, right?"

    Torrent suddenly got goosebumps, imagining herself getting vited by the eight tentacles of Xiaomao. She immediately stood up and saluted Undine.

    "I''ll make the best mannequins with the resources, ma''am!"<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "Good. Remember, you only need to put an ingot and a drop of your blood into the machine. After that, let it do all the work. Don''t put two or more in there, or the mannequin will be too unstable!"

    "Yes, ma''am!"

    "Also, never use non-virgin blood, you hear? You''re still a virgin, so it''s your duty to donate your blood. If you feel like you have anemia, drink the sacred water from the fountain in your room, relieve your stress, and resume the work. Got it?"

    "Does fitting my hole with a pickle or two count as losing my V-Card?"

    Undine dropped her jaws and rested her hands on her hips, speechless. After a minute of staring, she gave up on Torrent, "No. As long as you don''t get inseminated, you''ll be fine."

    "Yes, ma''am!"

    Undine shook her head. She left Torrent alone and returned to the B7 floor.

    Along the way, Undine looked at the leftover ore and mineral in her inventory. All of them consisted of Mithril, Adamantine, Titanium, Orichalcum, and Catnipium. As the ores were too precious to be used for cannon fodders, she kept them with her for now. Once the dungeon had enough manpower and a better recycling factory, she would use them to build a more advanced soldier to guard the dungeon.

    ''I guess I have to wait for those dwarves to get stronger. I wonder how long I have to wait.''

    .

    .

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    Several scouts manifested 200 meters away from a campsite. They rushed climbed trees and positioned themselves on advantage ground. Then, they examined the camp that they had made

    Many level-700 mermen were in the middle of removing the campsite. They took down the makeshift tents and brought the items to the sea.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    A hundred yers also teleported to the dense forest. They looked up, and the scout team leader jumped down from a tree. He reported his findings in a hushed voice.

    "Level 750 mermen. What do we do, sir?"

    The boss of the scout leader was none other than Liu Bei. Behind him, Jiang Wei, Wei Yan, and three other level-900 elites followed him.

    Liu Bei turned around and gazed at Jiang Wei, "Well, Mr. Strategist. Your advice?"

    Jiang Wei shook his head, "It''s too early for us to move. It''s true that we can kill them with only five of us, but it will rm the mermen and the mermaids in this area. We don''t want to provoke the immortal fairies on the main ind until the main forces of Odin arrive."

    Liu Bei agreed, "Alright. Then, what should we do at the moment?"

    "Nothing."

    "Nothing?!"

    "We will wait for the mermen to retreat from this ce while waiting for other guilds to make a move."

    "But what if the other guilds alert the mermen?"

    "If they get into trouble, it''s still none of our business. We will use the confusion to farm contribution EXP so that we can be nobles. While we''re at it, we''ll collect the dropped items from dead yers and mermen. Then, no matter how this campaign goes, we will reap a lot of profits."

    "So you''re saying, we avoid battles, but we will pick off stragglers and loot everything if we can?"

    "Something like that. However, if necessary, we''ll kill fellow yers and im that it was an ident."

    "Hehehe. You''re wicked. I like you!"

    "Thank you, master. Let''s do our best to get back on Xiaomao¡­ and Mao Miaomiao."

    "Of course! But who is Mao Miaomiao again?"

    "¡­"

    The Shu Han Guild continued to hide in the forest while they kept a low profile.

    .

    Although Shu Han Guild chose a quiet approach, the other guilds went in with a bang.

    ymore, Spartan, top guilds, and non-affiliated yers of Server Three coordinated and teleported to the same ind. Over 50,000 yers appeared on another ind, but their positions were in the middle of the pre-made camp.

    As the mermen had retaken all yers'' camps, several patrol units were still around. When they noticed the yers'' arrival, they blew horns and alerted their allies.

    "BOB!"

    "BOB-BOB!"

    As only 15 mermen were present on the ind, they avoided a direct confrontation. Despite being onnd, they sprint as if they were agile monkeys, swiftly fleeing back to the sea.

    Marcus, Master Yeet, Butter Tank, and the yers didn''t pursue them as they didn''t know the situation and the geography around here. The 50,000 yers and hired NPCs immediately secured the perimeter and brought out the pre-built buildings that they got from craftsmen.

    Stone walls, log spikes, and methrowers were instantly installed and protected the ind from the mermen and mermaids. Moreover, many thieves and assassins poured poison and crude oil into the sea. Even non-professional poisoners joined them by installing sea mines andnd mines, protecting their front beach.

    No one cared about Geneva Convention anymore.

    It took them one hour to reim their lost camp. Now, they got a foothold on one of the inds.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    Members of the Valkyrie Guild teleported to the same ind. When the beautiful girls and Einherjars appeared, the yers cheered.

    Battlefield Warlord, Joan, and Cardachion were among them.

 Chapter 259 Cat Dad In Stage 2

    Chapter 259 ¨C Cat Dad In Stage 2

    Looking at the established stronghold, Joan and Battlefield Warlord were satisfied.

    "Any casualty?" Asked Joan.

    "None, ma''am. As you said, the mermen are cowards. They didn''t even put up a fight," Butter Tank rubbed his hands, sucking up to the immortal.

    Joan, Valkyrie Overseer of Asgard, Level 3,700

    The Valkyrie Overseer didn''t bother hiding her strength anymore. She revealed her true strength.

    The Guild War Tournament was a blemish in her fight records. As Xiaomao had killed her, she had lost all equipment and items in her inventory. Most of her strongest gears were lost, forcing her to use the spare weapons and armor.

    Coming here, Joan had two purposes ¨C Humiliate Xiaomao and kill all his allies. Chickens, sheep, alpacas, dogs, and cats, especially cats, would not be spared!

    "Well done. How''s the preparation for the next base?"

    "The materials and crafters are ready. They have enough buildings, walls, and teleportation runes, ma''am."

    "How about sanity potions, remedies, panaceas, and holy water?"

    "Sanity¡­ potions?" Butter was taken aback. He didn''t know why she would use it since it was a useless item in the game.

    "Yes. Wait a minute, have you prepared the potions?!"

    Butter Tank lowered his head, "No, ma''am."

    "Useless bastard!"

    Joan spat at Butter Tank''s face, but thetter gleefully opened his mouth and swallowed it.

    The valkyrie was disgusted. She ignored Butter and ordered Marcus and Master Yeet instead, "You two! Go hire more alchemists and purchase sanity potion recipes! Give the recipes to the hired alchemists andmission them to make at least a million pills!"

    "A-A million pills?" Marcus was taken aback.

    "The well-known enemies in this area are Taotie, Mimir, Cernun, Titania, and Qidia! We don''t know if a deity is lurking around here, but we assume that either Meowmeow or Chang''e might appear to confront Lord Odin''s main forces! But one thing is for sure, Titania is the master of Illusions while Cernun is, in fact, a Blood Dragon in disguise! They have the power to drain our sanity!"

    "Wow."

    "Now, move it! We don''t have much time to prepare before our main forces arrive. Don''t you want Contribution EXP?!"

    "YES, MA''AM!"

    "GO!!"

    Marcus and Master Yeet split up and coordinated with guild leaders and party leaders. They soon passed the order around, warning them to prepare and make more sanity pills.

    10 minutester, all yers received the order, and they obtained a quest.

    .

    <strong>Event Quest: Medicines for War!</strong>

    We''ve sessfully secured a foothold near our enemy''sir, but there is a problem ¨C Weck medicine supplies for the explorer teams and the frontline units.

    The vanguardmander of this campaign predicted that the enemies will use illusion spells and curses to reduce the army''s sanity or status attributes. Therefore, Joan wants every guild to contribute sanity pills, holy water, panaceas, and any item that can remove abnormal statuses to the Valkyrie Guild.

    <strong>Quest Objective:</strong> Give sanity potions or pills to Joan. (Repeatable)

    <strong>Rewards:</strong> Contribution EXP

    .

    Everything moved perfectly as Joan had envisioned. However, not all yers were obedient as Joan didn''t supply them gold coins or PACT to pay the alchemists.

    The market price of the sanity pill recipe was merely one PACT or one million gold coins. However, the ingredients for one pill cost three PACTs, which was too steep for a debuff removal pill.

    In the past, yers might scoff and disregard the price as the PACT was cheap. But now, each PACT cost 30-40 dors. Not all yers wanted to spend 100-160$ for a repeatable quest that only yielded Contribution EXP.

    "Seriously, do we really need to follow that bitch around?" A yer texted his friend and voiced his dissatisfaction.

    "It''s an event quest, so it''s optional. It''s not like we have toplete it, right?" His friend texted back.

    "Yeah, it''s stupid. I''d rather spend my dough on skill books or spellbooks."

    "Same. We won''tpete fornd deeds and territorial war anyway. There''s no need to farm Contribution EXP in this event. Doing quests with regr NPCs is better and it''s free!"

    As the yer had said, regr NPCs in towns often offered quests with Contribution EXP as a reward. Although they gave a little at a time, it cost no money.

    Out of 50,000 yers, only 2,000 of them proactively spent money to get the pills. They also kept some for themselves and handed over the rest to Joan. This trend continued for a day.

    .

    .

    = The Next Day, Seo Jungwoo''s Apartment =

    At 7 AM, as usual, Jungwoo copsed on his bed, mentally and physically exhausted after the grind. He fell unconscious.

    On the other hand, Xiaomao still sat cross-legged while his consciousness was inside his pocket dantian. His sweat drenched his entire body, clothes, and bed sheet.

    30 minutester, Xiaomao snapped open his eyes. Then, he danced like Michael Jackson.

    "TAKE THAT BIACHE!! I WON, WOOOO!"

    Because of the excitement, Xiaomao identally jumped too high, and his head broke a tile on the ceiling grid. His neck got stuck, and everything from the neck down was dangling.

    Fortunately, there was no other tenant in this apartment due to the frequent random explosions andmotions. All residents put their rooms on sale and moved away. Thus, Jungwoo was the only resident.

    Mir cackled and rolled on the ground,ughing at Xiaomao''s misfortune.

    "Idiot! FUAHAHAHAHA!!"

    Xiaomao carefully pulled his head out of the ceiling and got back down. Although the incident ruined his mood a bit, his smile was so wide that it made his face ugly.

    "BUT I CLEARED THE STAGE ONE, MUNYAA!!"

    Xiaomao got on his knees and shouted again, waking Jungwoo up.

    Mir nodded several times. She sat on two legs and crossed her arms, "Good job. I knew you could do it, mew!"

    Hearing that Xiaomao defeated the final wave of stage one, Jungwoo was shocked, "What?! How?!"

    Xiaomao scratched his face, "It''s actually simple as it sounds. Just 1v1 a million times, munya."

    "HAH?!" In disbelief, Jungwoo turned to Mir, "Really?"

    "I saw that. He cleared it, mew!"

    "¡­Whoa."

    Jungwoo looked at Xiaomao in respect and astonishment. Thetter puffed his chest and smacked it, mimicking Andrew and Peter''s saluting signature.

    "Call me the master, munya."

    Mir rolled her eyes and shook her head, "Don''t get full of yourself. Stage 1 is just a tutorial of what''s toe, mew! I just reshape your mindset and fighting spirits. Now, stage 2 onward is the real deal. Get ready, Xiaomao. I''m sending you back in your dantian right away!"

    "Wait, can''t I just get my breakfaaaaaaaaa¡­"

    Xiaomao''s consciousness sank to his pocket dantian, and his real body copsed on the ground, face first.

    .

    .

    = Xiaomao''s Pocket Dantian =

    When Xiaomao came back to his senses, he returned to the meadow once again. He looked down and found himself naked once more.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "I might get used to this birthday suit. One of these days, I might go around and be a naked superhero. I''ll be arrested for indecency after fighting crimes and be a meme."

    Heughed at his fate and looked around, curious about what Mir would throw at him next.

    Betraying his expectation, something changed. Xiaomao sensed that a portion of his power returned, and he could summon his eight tentacles.

    Eight tentacles emerged from his back. Unfortunately, Xiaomao couldn''t use his inventory or bring game items to this ce.

    DING

    Suddenly, a system menu appeared in front of Xiaomao. Different from the game menu, it only showed the profiles and the portraits of sparring partners.

    Interested, Xiaomao checked their faces and the list.

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Wei Feng

    <strong>Race:</strong> Oni

    <strong>Gender:</strong> Male

    <strong>ss:</strong> 2nd-Stage Mortal Cultivator

    <strong>Specialties:</strong> Oni Transformation, Sword Arts, Swordsmanship, Demon Qi

    <strong>Origins:</strong> Heavenly Goose

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Wei Xiong

    <strong>Race:</strong> Oni

    <strong>Gender:</strong> Male

    <strong>ss:</strong> 3rd-Stage Mortal Cultivator

    <strong>Specialties:</strong> Oni Transformation, Sword Arts, Swordsmanship, Demon Qi

    <strong>Origins:</strong> Heavenly Goose

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Wei Huang

    <strong>Race:</strong> Oni

    <strong>Gender:</strong> Male

    <strong>ss:</strong> 6th-Stage Mortal Cultivator

    <strong>Specialties:</strong> Oni Transformation, Blood Arts, Swordsmanship, Dao of Blood, Demonic Essence

    <strong>Origins:</strong> Heavenly Goose

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Zhen Liqin

    <strong>Race:</strong> Half-Subus

    <strong>Gender:</strong> Female

    <strong>ss:</strong> 4th-Stage Mortal Cultivator

    <strong>Specialties:</strong> Subi Cultivation Method, Subus Arts, Dao of Semen Milking, Demonic Essence

    <strong>Origins:</strong> Heavenly Goose

    .

    Their portraits looked like eastern cultivators in fantasy novels. They had long hair, robes, and swords. All of them looked badass, judging from their poses.

    "What are these?"

    Mir''s voice resounded, ''Your new sparring partners. From here on out, you will fight every opponent on the list until you beat them a thousand times.''

    "A thousand? What for?"

    ''You''ll find out soon enough.''

    WHOOSH

    Mir forcefully summoned Wei Feng, whose strength was the lowest in the Wei Family. The cultivator appeared on the meadow, holding a jade sword and wearing scale armor under his robes.

    Xiaomao furrowed his brows and looked at the cultivator. His eyes were dull, but his presence and level seemed frightening.

    Clone of Wei Feng, Level 299, 200% Potential Difficulty

    "Not dummy but a clone?"

    Xiaomao spread his back tentacles and pointed at Wei Feng, curling them like spider legs. Although he had so many questions about the new setting, he was eager to fight and learn from Mir.

    Wei Feng also unsheathed his sword and got into a battle stance. Then, his aura changed. His sword was covered in a red mist, and his physique instantly transformed into a red giant.

    ''AHEM! Oh, I forgot to mention, mew!''

    "What now?"

    Xiaomao was about to attack the Oni, but Mir interrupted him. He stopped and listened to her.

    ''Be sure not to repeat your father''s deed, okay?''

    "What''s my father''s deed? Is there something I need to be careful about?"

    ''It''s just the moral integrity.''

    "Moral integrity?"

    ''In the past, Mao Miaomiao got the support from Devil in his early days, he could adjust the difficulty rate of sparring clones to 1%. He abused it by summoning clones of beautiful maidens and set the difficulty to the lowest. Then, he vited them since low-rated clones were weak.''

    Xiaomao widened his eyes.

    He was enlightened!

    He didn''t know that the pocket dantian could be utilized like that!

    ''Don''t follow his footsteps, okay?''

    "Good lord! Daddy, you''re a genius!"

    Although Xiaomao disliked gold diggers and bitchy women, he didn''t hate the idea of sexual relief activities that wouldn''t harm anybody. If he could have imaginary sex in this dantian with imaginary clones of beautiful girls, he wouldn''t mind it.

    After all, Xiaomao didn''t have to take responsibility after the deed. It was just a quick fap!

    ''I said DON''T FOLLOW YOUR FATHER''S FOOTSTEPS, MEW!''

    "I know. *AHEM* *AHEM* *WINK* *WINK*"

    ''¡­''

    "But seriously, I thought they had no genitals. So the clones have one?"

    Xiaomao looked at Wei Feng''s groin, which angered the shadow. It charged at him right away.

 Chapter 260 Cat Dad Practices Aura?

    Chapter 260 ¨C Cat Dad Practices Aura?

    "URAAAA!!"

    "Holy shit! TIME OUT!!"

    BOOM!

    Wei Feng was a lot stronger than the dummies and the king that Xiaomao had fought in stage 1. Although the king had the same level and the same difficulty setting, his attack variations and flexibility weren''t as good as Wei Feng''s.

    This Oni could switch weapons between swords, O-katana, and a long baton. He could also control all his weapons as if they were gund*m''s funnels, disabling Xiaomao''s chance to steal the weapons and use them against him.

    Without a weapon, Xiaomao used his eight tentacles as his swords and shields. Four of them transformed their tips into sharp des while the other four expanded and became his meat shields.

    Each hit from Wei Feng''s baton squashed his long tentacles and caused massive bleeding. Xiaomao started to get lightheaded after his extra arms were destroyed several times.

    POEK!

    While Xiaomao looked for an opening, a flying sword of Wei Feng detoured around Xiaomao and pierced the back of his head. Its de was enveloped in a ck aura, which bypassed Xiaomao''s natural defense!

    Just like that, Xiaomao failed his first attempt.

    .

    Upon waking up, Xiaomao pouted and sat in a corner, hugging his knees. His thoughts contemted why he, whose level and stats were definitely higher than the shadow, lost to him.

    "A flying sword to the back of my head? It can''t even cut through my tentacles and my skin. But how, munya?"

    Mir walked toward Xiaomao and sneered, "See? I told you that stats aren''t everything. You need to learn some basic moves."

    "What was that move? How did a cheap level-100 flying sword kill me in one hit?! My HP is over a million, munya!"

    .

    <strong>Name:</strong> Xiaomao

    <strong>Rarity:</strong> Legendary

    <strong>Level:</strong> 460

    <strong>Contribution Level:</strong> 24

    .

    <strong>Status</strong>

    STR: 33,866

    DEX: 44,577

    AGI: 49,118

    VIT: 37,512

    INT: 46,962

    WIS: 46,911

    QI: 362,123

    LUCK: 4,500

    .

    <strong>Spiritual Roots</strong>

    Fire: 89,010

    Water: 38,761

    Wind: 50,116

    Metal: 35,291

    Wood: 44,098

    Lightning: 132,777

    Dark: 40,460

    Light: 54,779

    Blood: 0

    .

    <strong>Combat Status</strong>

    ATK: 21,957

    DEF: 22,780

    M.ATK: 83,926

    M.DEF: 27,479

    HP: 1,368,141 / 1,368,141

    MP: 1,498,553 / 1,498,553

    Life Qi: 362,123 / 362,123

    .

    This was Xiaomao''s raw stats without a weapon or armor bonus. Thus, Xiaomao was confident that no level 199 or 299 NPC should be able to harm him as they had meager stats and lower than 5,000 physical and magic attacks.

    Despite the supreme stats, Xiaomao lost, which didn''t make sense.

    "Have you ever heard of External Martial Arts, mew?" Mir continued to exin.

    "They''re just martial arts like MMA, Kickboxing, or Karate, right, munya?"

    "You''re half-correct, mew."<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "Half?"

    "You see, cultivators aren''t just using inner martial arts, such as mana, Qi, Essence, or inner force. They also rely on countless external martial arts that don''t exist in your world and hybrid arts that use both external and internal arts together."

    Mir waved her paw, and the entire bed was lifted in mid-air. Jungwoo, who was sent to redo the first stage, fell off the bed andnded on his neck.

    "For example, what I am doing here is a simple telekinesis ability."

    "Internal martial arts, munya?"

    "Yes. Anything that relies on supernatural energies, such as Qi, mana, and life force falls into the internal martial arts category. However, what about this?"

    Mir grinned and poked Xiaomao with her finger. Then, she drained several strands of Xiaomao Qi into her body and used them to levitate the bed.

    As the owner of the Qi strands, Xiaomao''s sense could follow what Mir had used them for. He looked at the bed and frowned.

    "You used my energy. Is this still an internal martial art, munya?"

    "It''s still an internal art, but it borrows external energy toplete the technique, mew."

    "But does it make a skill so strong that it can kill me?"

    "Let me finish my point. Now, I''m going to do something very different, mew."

    Mir sent her Qi strands to the floating bed. The Qi strands broke into gas and enveloped the bed with a white aura.

    "Try to break it with your raw strength, mew."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao extended one of his tentacles from his back and punched it.

    BOOM

    The tentacle bent and Xiaomao sensed the strange feedback. It felt like his pinky toe hit a table''s leg so hard that it hurt.

    "OUCH! What the hell?!"

    Mir shrugged, "Wanna try again? I''ll use your Qi this time if you think that my Qi is too strong."

    "Alright. Let''s try it, munya!"

    Once again, Mir covered the bed with Qi. Xiaomao punched the bed with his fist and his tentacles. However, he failed to put a dent in it.

    "What kind of sorcery is this?!"

    "The magic of internal and external hybrid martial arts, munya."

    "Exin, please!"

    "Alright, but I''ll wake up Jungwoo first."

    .

    Both Mir and Xiaomao waited for Jungwoo to wake up. A few minutester, Jungwoo died in his pocket dantian and his consciousness returned to his body. Then, Mir started another lecture.

    "When you fought the dummies, have you noticed that some of them dded their weapons with Qi, mew?"

    Upon hearing the question, Xiaomao and Jungwoo looked at each other. Indeed, all elites and regr dummies after the 1,000-man army wave were using Qi. Their weapons and armor always glowed in a strange light, and their attacks were painful.

    "First off, you need to understand the difference between internal and external martial arts. The internal one focuses on using one''s energy, such as Qi, mana, and life force as fuel to boost your physical strength or convert them toplete a spell or a technique. The external martial arts require you to hone your muscle fibers, bones, and heart to build up endurance and strength to use inbat."

    Both men nodded. They understood this part.

    "But cultivators in the game have more variety of external and internal martial arts than Earth. They sometimes mix them together and form new techniques or martial arts. We call them hybrid martial arts."

    Mir deeply exhaled and poured out her Qi with her breath. Then, all her Qi was converted into a white aura, which covered her entire body.

    "At a nce, I''m emitting an aura. The smoke looks fancy, right?"

    Jungwoo and Xiaomao nodded again. But as Xiaomao experienced what it could do firsthand, he concentrated and inspected the aura closely.

    The mist looked different from the fog that was created from his Let It Go spell. Somehow, it moved in and out of Mir''s fur as if it became one with her.

    Mir grinned and brought out a wooden stick that she had picked up for this demonstration. When she held it in her paw, the mist moved and covered the stick as well.

    Xiaomao thought of the aura around Wei Feng''s weapons. He wondered if it was the same.

    "This is what they used against you. Some call it weapon aura. Some call it a sword intent. Even some freaks call it Force. But in reality, it''s about using your Qi as a weapon to cut or pierce through people. The weapons are just a medium. A true master can actually form an energy weapon without a physical weapon, and they can bypass the difference in stats and cultivation level. By the way, do you know who holds the highest record of defeating a stronger foe despite the strength gap?"

    "Who, senior?" Jungwoo was interested, but Xiaomao rolled his eyes. He already guessed an answer.

    "Xiaomao''s dad, Mao Miaomiao, mew."

    "Yup, him again. His name follows me everywhere," Xiaomao shrugged. "By the way, how strong was his opponent, and what was his cultivation base during that fight, munya?"

    "I don''t know the detail, but he was definitely a mortal when he killed a god."

    "HAH?!" Jungwoo and Xiaomao raised their brows.

    "Imagine a level-900ish game character that solo-killed a level-10,000 world boss. It was that kind of fight."

    "¡­"

    Jungwoo dropped his jaws and looked at Xiaomao. He bowed to the cat dad, "Please introduce me to your father. Let me be his disciple!"

    Xiaomao''s face twitched. He was tired of listening to stories of his previous life''s father.

    "Oh, I haven''t finished," Mir grinned. "When he killed that god, that guy''s soul disappeared forever. His existence vanishedpletely from the universe!"

    "WTF?"

    "He used an advanced technique of what I''m using. What was it called? I think it''s karma severing or something simr. I don''t know. But one thing is for sure, he cut karma and remove that guy''s existence. Even Mu-Nyang banned him from using it since it affected him, too."

    "¡­"

    "Anyway, back to the topic, mew! Now, I want you two to circte your Qi and breathed it out of your mouth. I''m going to tell you how to cover your body with your Qi first."

    Jungwoo and Xiaomao''s expressions were solemn. They meditated and breathed out Qi strands from their mouths and noses. However, the strands floated aimlessly and failed to be gas.

    "Okay, now is the critical part. Remember how you circte your Qi through your organs? Now, think of the area outside your skin as another part of your body. Order your floating Qi to move around them, mew!"

 Chapter 261 Cat Dadâ€™s New Toy, PUTA!

    Chapter 261 ¨C Cat Dad''s New Toy, PUTA!

    Commanding Qi strands to move outside one''s body was an easy task. Xiaomao had done it before, so he was familiar with this technique.

    However, what came next troubled them.

    "Next, Shrink your Qi strands andmand them to be one with your skin, mew!"

    "Eh? Shrink? Not destroy and turn them into mist?"

    Jungwoo and Xiaomao were confused. They saw how the dummies and shadows exploded their Qi strands into a fog.

    "Fool! Don''t just destroy it like how you explode things. Shrink andpress them to the point that you can''t shrink them anymore. I want to see youpress one thousand Qi strands into a tiny droplet."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao and Jungwoo did so as they were told.

    30 minutester, they sweated bullets. After they hadpressed 200 Qi strands together, they barely managed to control the ball of Qi in front of them.

    Mir continued, "Remember this process. At the second stage of cultivation, you refine your bone marrows with your Qi and enable it to regenerate Qi strands. In the third stage, you learn about opening meridian channels, which is your nervous system. You circte your Qi through the nerve instead of using your blood vessels for efficiency."

    "Wait," Xiaomao gulped, "I only learned Mimir''s bone refining technique. I haven''t tried the meridian thingy, yet."

    Mir facepalmed, "You''re level 460. Your cultivation is the 4th stage, but you knew nothing about Meridians? How the hell did you advance this far, mew?!"

    "Err, catopus evolution material perks and grinding, munya?"

    Mir double-facepalmed, "This is why your foundation sucks! You''re like a baby in an adult''s body. You don''t know how your body function, mew!"

    "Then, teach me, please."

    Mir took several hard and deep breaths in frustration, "Okay. I''m going to give you another crash course about Bone Refining and Meridian Opening. I''m sending you back to your pocket dantian, mew!"

    "Yay!"

    "Don''t [Yay] me, you son of a pervert!"

    Mir pped Xiaomao''s face with her paw, knocking him unconscious in one hit.

    .

    = Xiaomao''s Pocket Dantian =

    Unlike thest time, there was no opponent to fight. Xiaomao sat alone on the grasnd, listening to Mir''s lecture.

    An hourter in the pocket dimension''s time, Mir sighed, "Now, try it. Refine your freaking bone marrow."

    Xiaomao nodded and closed his eyes. Then, he realized that he couldn''t feel his Qi.

    "Erm¡­ can you allow me to use my Qi? I can''t feel it here."

    "Try again. Normally, you should be able to use your Qi here. But since it''s your first time, it might take a while to adapt to the new environment. For now, just treat it like a simtion. When you cultivate, your real body also cultivate but at a faster rate. Even though you can''t increase your Qi here, it''s better to do it whenever you are free."

    With the confirmation, Xiaomao believed that he might be able to use his Qi here. He tried again.

    For 30 minutes, he couldn''t feel anything. However, hard work always rewarded the hard workers when they least expected. His body reacted to his mind, and Qi began to move.

    In reality, it was his real body that did the work. Because of the different time flow between the real world and the pocket dantian, it took a while for the body to react to the brain signals.

    "Good. Remember that the pocket dantian is a small universe inside you, mew. Whatever you do inside, it affects your body, your instinct, and your mental strength. Your consciousness is like water while your body is a container, mew. So far, you''ve been strengthening your container but not the water. Now, you will refine the water inside the container, making it smaller and more efficient without upying too much of the container. Then, you can have more rooms to grow, your body won''t be burdened, mew."

    Although Xiaomao didn''t understand everything Mir said, he focused on circting his Qi through his bones and spinal cords. So far, he had already mastered this technique when he cultivated in the mountain, but doing it in the pocket dantian was different. Xiaomao found another area inside him that required thorough cleaning.

    Dark lukewarm sweat came out from Xiaomao''s pore as the impurity in his soul was removed. The impurity came out and gathered in Xiaomao''s shadow.

    Mir''s lecture continued, "Removing impurities in your soul is different from removing them from your body, mew! Everybody was born with two things from birth ¨C Soul, and Container. The soul is your consciousness body in your pocket dantian. The container is simply a vessel to the soul, aka your physical body, mew! Whatever impurity that your body intakes, your soul gets affected. Therefore, cultivating your real body isn''t enough. You need to purify your soul as well! Once your soul is impurity-free, you will find yourself having a sharper sense, and your reaction speed will drastically improve, mew!"

    The lecture went into Xiaomao''s left ear and exited his right ear. He was absorbed in meditation and cultivation that he stopped paying attention to his surroundings.

    A month in the pocket dantian went by. Xiaomao finally opened his eyes and stopped cultivating.

    His body felt a lot lighter in the pocket dantian. Meanwhile, his movements created a wisp of faint mist, which came from his skin and pores.

    "Good. Now, you can say that you''re a true 2nd-stage mortal cultivator, and your lifespan should be about 200 years. Next, we''ll hop back to the real world and check your progress, mew!"

    Mir pulled Xiaomao''s consciousness back to the real world.

    Xiaomao''s consciousness returned to his real body once more. As for Jungwoo, he already returned to his pocket dantian to redo the stage-1 trial with a million-man army to test his new abilities.

    On the bed, the dark and sticky water dirtied the clean sheet and the bed. Its odor smelled like a dead body.

    Mir shook her head and pulled the dirty furniture into her shadow. She left the room empty for now.

    "Try moving around, Xiaomao. Think of what you did to your consciousness body and redo it with your real body. Since youpleted it once, you can easily do it the second time, mew!"

    Xiaomao nodded and repeated the cirction technique, moving his Qi through his bone marrows.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    The same thing urred. In an hour, Xiaomao''s skin and muscle shrank as the impurity that he had been collecting was removed from his bone marrows. However, they gathered in Xiaomao''s shadow and formed a humanoid ck slime with an eye.

    Xiaomao snapped open his eyes and looked down as he sensed something odd. He looked down and found a dancing shadow of himself, moving and wiggling like a watery slime.

    "Wait a minute. What the hell is this, munya?"

    "Your future ck wing, mew!"

    "ck Wing?"

    "We''ll delve into that topicter. For now, I''ll go through the meridian opening method and let you try it."

    "What about the aura thingy, munya?"

    "It wille out naturally once you understand the basic."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao still had a long way to go to build his perfect foundation. The training resumed, and he meditated again, redoing the bone refining method in front of Mir.

    Because Xiaomao had so many things on his mind, he didn''t notice that thepressed Qi earlier, which Xiaomao had dispersed from his body, already transformed into a faintyer of mist around his skin. Mir nced at it and giggled, keeping it a secret from Xiaomao.

    .

    .

    = ve Dungeon, B7 Boss Room =

    Undine visited Meowmeow in the treasure room. She knelt and gave reports.

    "Sir, Odin''s henchmen are gathering on the ind east of us. Our scouts reported that they are preparing to raid our dungeon. About 50,000 yers are also taking part in this."

    Meowmeow, in his cat form, yawned andid on his back as if it was trivial. He gazed at the 3D dungeon map and dully asked, "Who''s their leader, munya?"

    "Valkyrie Guild''s Joan, sir."

    "Ah, that wench. I should have killed her after the Great Reset. What a blunder, munya. What''s the average level of the yers, by the way, munya?"

    "About 100-200, sir. Only a few surpass 200."

    "Only 1st-stage and 2nd-stage cultivators at best? This world''s standard is so bad, munya."

    Meowmeow pointed his finger at the B1 floor.

    "Tell the mermen not to confront them, munya. Let theme into our dungeon. I don''t think anybody can break through the B1 floor, munya."

    Undine broke a sweat as she was afraid that Joan and the immortals from Asgard might be too much for the dungeon''s residents to handle, "Sir, what if Joanes here herself? Isn''t she a 37-star constetion immortal? Her level is 3700."

    "Trashy constetion immortal, munya! They are too dependent on levels and stars so much that they ignore the essence of cultivations and immortals. A proper 3-star STELLAR constetion immortal can easily wipe the floor with her, munya!"

    "But no one is walking the path of Ste Star Immortal here, sir."

    "Really. The standard of this world sucks, munya," Meowmeow got up and hopped on Undine''s head. The next moment, both of them teleported to the B1''s boss room, where Torrent and the mannequin factory were.

    Meowmeow walked toward one of the machines in the backroom. He put an ingot and a drop of his blood on it. Then, he pushed an orange ingot into the automaton machine.

    The treadmills carried the ingot into a smelter deep inside. The smelter machine turned the orange ingot into liquid and poured it into an energy tube.

    Undine panicked, "Sir! What did you put in the machine?!"

    Meowmeow scoffed, "Refined Entity Ingot, munya!"

    "E-Entity Ingot?! Isn''t that one of Xiaomao''s evolution materials?"

    "Yup! But that''s not just a piece of gem. It''s a freaking smelted ingot, munya! It costs a hundred entity crystals to make that!"

    "W-What?!"

    RUMBLE

    A huge-3D printing machine consumed the liquid and moved the 18 needle arms around, printing a mannequin from six directions. Five minutester, an orange mannequin with cat ears, a tail, and cat paws waspleted.

    Like the predecessors, the newly created mannequin had no face. However, its level was higher than Undine.

    "Your name will be Gata, and your title will be Puta yer, munya!"

    DING

    <strong>Gata, Puta yer, Level 4,000</strong>

    A cheeky mannequin was born that day. The faceless cat doll immediately dipped her hand in the pool of Torrent''s blood in the nearby tank and drew a cute [UwU] on her nk face. Then, she uttered her first word.

    "PUTA!"

 Chapter 262 Cat Dadâ€™s Enemies At The Doorstep

    Chapter 262 ¨C Cat Dad''s Enemies at the Doorstep

    = Same Day, Odin Alliance Fort, East of Gnoll Ind =

    It had been one day since 50,000 yers and Joan had been upying the ind. They built a thousand tents and a hundred wooden houses and used them as the residents of their troops.

    At the center of the fort, a 2-story wooden house was the private quarter of Joan and Battlefield Warlord. Today, at 8 AM, Joan received a report from one of her scouts.

    "What? Are you serious?"

    Joan looked at an Einherjar with a deep frown while the scout continued her reports.

    "Most mermen have retreated and gathered around thergest ind. There''s no sign of resistance from the Mermaid Kingdom, ma''am!"

    "What about the suspicious ind on the west of us? Aren''t there so many patrol units around that ind with a tall mountain?"

    Joan referred to the Gnoll Ind, where Butter Tank had visited and informed her about the Gnoll Dungeon. She still believed that Xiaomao and Cernun were using them as their hideout.

    "We spotted about a thousand mermaids retreating into the forest, ma''am."

    "And?"

    "¡­ That''s the current intel we have. We''ve lost contact with the other scouts that flew over the mountain."

    Joan and Battlefield Warlord looked at each other. Then, the former smirked, "Good job. You may rest."

    "Thank you, ma''am!" The Einherjar withdrew from the house.

    After the scout had left, Joan took a deep breath, "What do you think?"

    The shadow of Wei Zhi giggled, "Easy. They''re preparing for the dungeon siege warfare. I believe they have already discovered the dungeon management feature and how they can use the dungeon buffs on their allies."

    "Aren''t they stupid? We can just block off the dungeon entrance, and they will starve to death!"

    "Traditional warfare doesn''t work on them. They have many immortals and gods on their side. I believe they can still teleport out of the dungeon and procure supplies for their people. Also, the Mermaid Kingdom are sea folks. The dungeon might connect to the sea which we haven''t explored."

    "I see. So they are quite smart. They have a fortress that is hard to attack, but easy to defend. They can''t be surrounded and starved since they have already secured their retreat routes and supply routes."

    "Correct, senior. It might be difficult for the PLAYERS."

    "But not us."

    Battlefield Warlordughed, "Exactly! Solomon has just changed the universe''sws. We have guild sponsor buffs and the assistance of our deities. How many gods think highly of Mao Miaomiao''s family and the Cathulhus? I bet there are fewer than our fingers. How many gods are supporting Pangu and Lord Odin? At least a hundred! They''re outnumbered!"

    Joan proudly nodded, "Good insight, Warlord. I''m d I split you from Wei Zhi."

    Battlefield Warlord knelt and kissed Joan''s hand, "Everything is for the sake of my saintess."

    Joan leaned toward her subordinate and kissed her. They passionately exchanged their love in the middle of the house.

    Meanwhile, Cardachion was tasked to stand at the front door as a guard. She clearly heard what they did inside. She clicked her tongue.

    "Disgusting."

    .

    .

    At 9 AM, Joan sent her order to mobilize all troops on the ind to attack Gnoll Ind at the west. The 50,000 yers assembled and brought their vessels to the sea and sailed toward the destination.

    At noon, the vanguard force consisting of 1,000 top yers from ymore Guild, reached there first. Butter Tank, who was the discoverer of this ce, led the unit to the dungeon entrance while other yers used their runes to mark the teleportation location.

    Before 13:00, the vanguard force arrived in front of the Gnoll Dungeon Cave. However, no gnoll or mermen hindered them from approaching this ce.

    Butter Tank gnashed his teeth. He still remembered the humiliating defeat when he first raided the Gnoll Dungeon with his teammates. At that time, the monsters were so smart that they wiped out his team.

    Unfortunately, Butter Tank could no longer avenge that incident as the gnolls no longer existed in this ce.

    "Is it here, Butter?" One of the guild members looked at the cave in suspicion. Everything around here smelled like rotten fish, and the muddy ground annoyed them.

    "Yes, here."

    "Do we have to go inside first, or should we wait for the exploration team?"

    "Send two teams of thieves to scout and disarm traps. As for the rest, cut down the trees around here. The forest is too thick, and we''re vulnerable to ambushes. Clear the path for the main troops and keep the lumber for craftsmen."

    "Yes, sir!"

    .

    Two teams of 20 scouts entered the dungeon first. All of them were dark elves, who could see in the dark. As soon as they entered, they received a notification message.

    DING

    <You have discovered a new dungeon ¨C ve Dungeon!>

    <You have entered the first floor of the ve Dungeon ¨C The Cave!>

    The dark elves looked at the notification messages and grinned. Although they didn''t get any bonus from the discovery, they got another intel to report to their boss.

    One of them returned to Butter Tank and informed of the new name of the dungeon.

    "ve Dungeon?"

    Butter Tank was perplexed by the name. He didn''t understand Xiaomao''s naming sense.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "It doesn''t matter! Go back to your team and return when you find something else!"

    The scout was dejected and returned to his duty.

    .

    The team followed the natural path and marked the walls whenever they found an intersection. They took their time, proceeding with caution.

    Two hourster, theypletely explored the cave and found the stairs to the underground floor.

    DING

    <You have discovered the entrance to a B1 Floor of the ve Dungeon!>

    <Warning! This floor is suitable for yers with a level range of 50 to 4000!>

    "Huh?"

    This type of information was a part of the new update. Whenever a yer entered a monster den or a dungeon, they would always receive an evaluation message. Weak yers could now avoid strong dungeons with this feature while the stronger yers might find it easier to choose the right ce for thier adventure.

    However, this suspicious dungeon''s level range''s gap was too wide. The scouts were confused.

    Since they couldn''t decide, one of them returned to the entrance and informed Butter Tank again. It was the same person as thest time.

    When Butter Tank saw the same scout return, he frowned. The dark elf reported what he had discovered.

    "Sir, we''ve cleared the first floor. There is no monster, trap, or treasure chest. We''ve also discovered the stairs to the next level, but¡­"

    "But what?"

    "The next floor might be infested with monsters. The system warning said that the monster level range is between 50 and 4,000."

    "Four freaking thousand?! Are you sure?!"

    "Y-Yes, sir."

    "What the hell?"

    Butter Tank couldn''t believe the scout. He entered the dungeon himself and found the stairs to the B1 floor.

    When Butter Tank took a step down the stair, the same warning appeared in front of him.

    DING

    <You have discovered the entrance to a B1 Floor of the ve Dungeon!>

    <Warning! This floor is suitable for yers with a level range of 50 to 4000!>

    "¡­"

    Seeing is believing. Butter Tank''s face was ashen. Without hesitation, he turned around and dragged his team members away from the cave.

    "Tsk! Seal the passage to the underground floor. We''ll im the credits that we cleared the first floor of the dungeon, and we''ll let the other units explore the lower floor!"

    Dog Eater and Cherry Popper, who had been with Butter Tank since his early days, disagreed with this n. Thetter had another idea.

    "Butter, shouldn''t we explore a bit further? If we run into trouble, we can retreatter."

    "No. We contributed enough. We ain''t going to jump into the den of level 4000 monsters!"

    Cherry Popper and Dog Eater frowned. They entered the cave to see why Butter Tank behave this way.

    A few minutester, they, too, returned. Their faces were as white as sheet.

    "You''re right, boss. It''s stupid to go down there. This is not a ce we should investigate!" Cherry Popper agreed.

    Dog Eater, the rogue master, also agreed. However, he suddenly had a second thoughts when the second vanguard unit of 3,000 men arrived in front of the cave.

    The group belonged to the renowned beta testers, the Spartan Guild. They brought their entire main forces and their affiliated guild members here to im the bounty.

    Not wanting the Spartan Guild to steal their credits, Dog Eater purposely spoke out loud so that Marcus, Master Yeet, and others could hear them.

    "Boss, the next floor might be infested with strong monsters, but it''s not like there might be a bunch of them. I think we''ll run into low-level ones near the stairs, but we''ll eventually run into the crazy ones when we go deeper. How about we scout the shallow area first before we make the decision?"

    Butter Tank stared at Dog Eater. He wanted to rebuke, but the former hushed him.

    ''Boss. Let''s bait Spartan Guild into the dungeon. We''ll follow after them and reevaluate the situation first. Global Events in every game are like a cold war. We use the others while we''re reaping the best benefits from the event.''

    Butter Tank stared at the hooded man. He shook his head, ''How about we send the main team in there and bait them topete with us. We''ll stop exploring once we secure a safe zone or a ce for our people to camp. That way, they can''t simply block the dungeon entrance on the floor below.''

    ''Yes, sir!''

    Butter Tank turned around and shouted, purposely letting the Spartan Guild hear them.

    "Our main team will investigate the next level! Clear the area around the stairs to make the checkpoint and a ry camp for our guild!"

    Hearing the order from their boss, 500 yers smiled and rushed in.

    .

    Meanwhile, Marcus and Master Yeet overheard them. The two whispered among themselves.

    "Yeet, bring a team of 500 elites and enter the cave. We also need to secure a safe zone for our guild in that dungeon. I''ll talk to that pushover to open a way for us."

 Chapter 263 Cat Dadâ€™s Backrooms First Trap

    Chapter 263 ¨C Cat Dad''s Backrooms'' First Trap

    = ve Dungeon, B1 Floor =

    Dog Eater, who hade up with the idea, led the team of 200 level-150 yers to explore the underground dungeon. They lighted torches and activated light spells, illuminating the tunnel. Because of the bountiful light sources, the dark cave was as bright as day.

    One of the guild members was a survivalist. Before he had arrived here, he had purchased a gadget from the market, which was sold by the gamepany.

    It was the strongest shlight, which boasted a power of 500,000 lumens! It was a shbang shlight that could potentially blind people with night sight instantly!

    The yer character was a gnome. His short stature walked at the forefront of the group, pointing the blinding light into the darkness. However, because of the light reflections, the teammates covered their eyes with their hands and narrowed their eyes.

    The walls and the ceiling of the cave were too bright when this gnome used his item.

    "TURN THAT SHIT OFF!"

    "STUPID GNOME! TURN IT OFF!"

    The gnome clicked his tongue and lowered the power output to 10%, which was a lot milder. The squads stoppedining and sighed in relief.

    Because of the mood, Dog Eater approached the gnome and consoled him.

    "It''s good to have you here with us, Alzheimer."

    The gnome, Alzheimer, snickered and stroked his long beard. He carefully looked at the stairs and walked down one step at a time, causing thepany''s traveling speed to slow down.

    "It''s nothing, Dog. It''s fun going on an adventure like this with you!"

    "By the way, how much is that shlight? I heard you auctioned for it."

    Alzheimerughed, "Not much. Just 2,000 PACTs."

    "That''s enough to buy a freaking brand-new car!"

    "Meh. I bought PACTs since it was ten cents. It''s 200 bucks for me!"

    "Don''t lose it, though. Xiaomao has the ability to forcefully eject the items in our inventory if he kills us. If you see Xiaomao, just run."

    "Hahaha! I know. I''m not stupid. Actually, I heard he had a night sight. What if I shbang him with this?"

    "Good idea! I''ll make sure to record the clip!"

    The menughed and kept walking downstairs.

    .

    At 13:45, Dog Eater and his team reached the B1 floor. However, they no longer needed to use their torches and light source.

    BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

    The buzzing hum of countless fluorescence lights on the ceiling was so loud that the elves and many races with sensitive hearing senses covered their ears. The yellowish wallpaper reflected the imperfect light, causing the walls to be brighter and more noticeable.

    The floor, however, was soft and mushy. They looked like a brown carpet at a nce, but they were crushed rotten seaweed. In addition, the floor was slightly flooded.

    DING

    <Warning, you have been inflicted with the ve Dungeon''s Special Effects!>

    <Special Effect: Only when Xiaomao or an authorized person is in the dungeon core''s room, the ve Dungeon can activate its special house rules.>

    <House Rule#1: Intruders will gradually lose their sanity upon entering this dungeon. Consuming the sacred water can recover their sanity, but it has a mild side effect.>

    Dog Eater and Alzheimer stopped their feet on their track and stared at the notification messages in shock.

    DING

    A new white status bar appeared on top of their head. It was under their MP bar, and it was blinking even though the white bar was full.

    <When you''re in ve Dungeon, you can view your sanity status.>

    <Warning: If your sanity is low, you will be prone to hallucinations and many abnormal status effects!>

    <Warning: If your sanity bar is empty, you will receive a random abnormal status every minute!>

    The changes were too sudden. Dog Eater and Alzheimer had a bad feeling about this.

    "We have to report this information to others! We have to go back!"

    "L-let''s retreat and regroup! We need sanity potions and pills!"

    Both men turned around, nning to go up the way they came from and retreat to the cave.

    "Huh?"

    "What the?!"

    When they turned around, the stairs and the passage that they had entered earlier were nowhere to be found. They could only see a yellow wall with the same wallpaper as the other walls.

    "Ha! Nice try. I bet it''s an illusion!"<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    Dog Eater rushed to the wall and punched it. The hard surface hurt his fist, but it confirmed that the wall was not an illusion.

    Alzheimer looked around and noticed something unusual. He shouted in panic.

    "Dog! Guys! Roll call! Check your friends!"

    Dog Eater paused for a moment before he inspected his surroundings. Then, he was horrified.

    When they came down, about 500 people were behind them. When both Alzheimer and Dog Eater stopped to read the notification texts, the others kept walking downstairs and entered the B1 floor as well.

    Unfortunately, they didn''t notice how many people entered the floor along with them.

    Butter Tank, Cherry Popper, and another yer were with them.

    "One, two, four¡­ five¡­ just the five of us?! But I remember that a dozen people got here with us!" Alzheimer held his head and paced around in shock.

    Not only Alzheimer was bbergasted, but the other four yers were also stunned. One of them dropped their jaws and touched the yellow wallpaper next to him.

    "Backrooms. We''ve noclipped into backrooms!"

    Everybody frowned as they didn''t know what the yer was talking about.

    "What backrooms, Explorer?"

    The yer, Explorer, was a fan of an inte horror legend ¨C the Backrooms.

    It was a fictional ce that random inte authors had created. The story theme was a liminal ce, which consisted of bright, dark, and homey factors that often gave a d¨¦j¨¤ vu feeling to the readers and viewers. Sometimes, it reminded them of their traumas and fear. Itter evolved into a horror lore of a foreign ce in another dimension, where many people from the 20th century identally slipped in and got lost in there forever.

    The core of the fictional story was the infamous Backrooms Level 0, aka the Lobby. Coincidentally, this dungeon''s B1 floor looked simr to that inte tale.

    Explorer briefly exined what he knew. Then, he took charge of the group.

    "Let''s search for almond water. I mean, the sacred water that the dungeon told us about! We might need it! By the way, does anybody have a sanity pill or potion? We might need it soon!"

    Dog Eater bit his lower lips. Alzheimer clicked his tongue. As for Butter Tank and Cherry Popper, they moaned, regretting that they gave all their pills and potions to Joan.

    "Alright. Don''t give up too easily, guys. Let''s move together and be wary of Bacteria¡­ I mean, monsters or whatever entity they will throw at us. Mister Alz, by chance, if you see an invisible being with a smiley face, turn off the light and slowly walk backward, okay? As for the other things, we might be able to defeat them¡­ if we''re lucky."

    The group had no idea what Explorer was talking about. However, since the guy knew a lot about the ce, they allowed him to lead the group.

    .

    .

    = B7 Floor, Treasure Room =

    Meowmeow returned to the room and sat in front of the dungeon core, looking at the 3D map and eating popcorn. Undine stood behind him, looking at how the deity managed the dungeon when Xiaomao was away.

    "Kekeke! This is fun, munya!"

    When Dog Eater and his men entered the B1 floor, Meowmeow used the feature that came with the OS ¨C Trap doors, Wall Switching, and Illusion!

    Dungeon Masters and authorized managers could swap doors with walls, blocking or shifting pathways of thebyrinth at will. Just now, Meowmeow split the explorer team into teams of 5 to 10 yers and separated them into various ces on the B1 floor.

    Because of the Chaos Seraphim OS and its Time and Space characteristic, no one outside the dungeon could sense the dungeon''s presence and mechanism. When they descended the stairs earlier, they already entered a sub-dimension of the dungeon, simr to a pocket dantian space.

    Now, they really noclipped into backrooms! Even though it was smaller, no one could escape from it without Meowmeow or Xiaomao''s permission!

    Still, it was imperfect. Meowmeow was aware that these yers could simply teleport out of the dungeon with their scrolls and marked runes. He regretted that the dungeon level was too low to impose the non-teleportation restriction.

    Since watching alone was not entertaining enough, Meowmeow exined what he did to Undine.

    The mermaid slightly dropped her jaw in astonishment. Then, she covered her mouth with her hand while her eyes glittered.

    She was inspired and enlightened. She couldn''t wait to do the same with the Mermaid Dungeon.

    "Fun, right, munya?" Meowmeow cackled in tion.

    "Yes. Very fun indeed!" Undine revealed a rare faint smile.

    "Let''s see if I can export the hologram map to the monitor in the boss room. Fun stuff should be shared with everyone, munya!"

    Meowmeow proceeded to share the map and linked his vision to the TV in the boss room. A few momentster, a new live stream appeared. Taotie woke up and looked at the TV with a bright smile.

    "A new fun stuff? Oh? What''s that map for?"

    Meowmeow coughed and talked to Taotie with a microphone on the console under the dungeon core.

    "Call Mimir and others over, munya! Let''s watch how those ants react to our toys on the B1 floor!"

    "OH!!"

    Taotie sprinted like a cat on crack. He instantly dragged Mimir from the front of the boss room to the TV. Then, he vanished. A minuteter, he dragged Ifrit and Cookie from the B6 floor and put them next to Mimir.

    The lion went back and forth for a few trips. Within three minutes, Andrew, Peter, John, James, Ifrit, Mimir, Nymph, Mary, Hildegard, Brynhildr, and Fu De were brought here against their will. They stared at Taotie with deep frowns.

    "Just watch the show, okay? You''re wee!"

 Chapter 264 Cat Dadâ€™s Enemies Meets Mannequins

    Chapter 264 ¨C Cat Dad''s Enemies Meets Mannequins

    The stairs to the B1 floor had two functions.

    First, it split the intruders into small groups by misleading their senses to take a hidden passage, which guided them to other sections of the B1 floor.

    Second, it generated illusions of the intruders, tricking their allies that their friends followed or traveled with them. Whenever the intruders split up, illusions of their friends, who had taken another path, were created and disguised as theirrades.

    There was no trap along the way, giving the intruders a false sense of security. By the time they entered the B1 floor, the illusions were dispersed, and the dungeon''s sanity rules were activated.

    Meowmeow exined the functions of the B1 floor to the spectators in the boss room. Taotie, Mimir, Ifrit, Nymph, and everyone looked at the map and the live stream with interest.

    .

    .

    Butter Tank, Dog Eater, Explorer, Cherry Popper, and Alzheimer were lost in the strange maze with yellowish wallpaper. The team followed the backrooms nerd, who was the most knowledgeable in this type of maze.

    They came up with a method to explore the maze by sticking to the left side. Explorer also wrote several X marks on the walls whenever they found a corner or an intersection.

    An hourter, the group took a short break and nced at their sanity bar.

    94%

    It gradually decreased, but the sanity-draining rate was slow. The team let out a sigh of relief that nothing had harmed them yet.

    "Say, nerd. How big is the level 0 again?" Cherry Popper was curious about the size of the dungeon.

    "About six hundred million square miles. I doubt this dungeon is that big."

    "S-S-Six million WHAT?!"

    Cherry''s scream echoed in the maze. The men turned to her and covered her mouth.

    "Are you crazy?! You''ll attract the local monsters here!"

    "¡­"

    Explorer sweated profusely. He gulped and looked around. Fortunately, no entity showed up.

    After resting for 10 minutes, they continued moving. As usual, they traveled while keeping their hands on the left wall.

    Proceeding further, they came across a dark section without the fluorescent light. Suspicious thin yellow pirs stood close to each other, forming a weird prison cell that blocked the entry to therge area inside.

    To the left, the party saw found the pir array. In front was a long dark corridor. As for the right side, it was a long yellow wall.

    The group stopped at their feet. Dog Eater came to the front and activated his skill, checking the path in the dark.

    "No traps. Just a dark corridor," reported Dog Eater.

    "What about hidden creatures or entities? Have you found any?" Explorer was still concerned.

    "None. All clear."

    "¡­"

    Everyone but Explorer was rxed but thetter had a bad feeling about this. Since they couldn''t turn left due to the strange thin pirs, they proceeded forward. Alzheimer immediately turned on his shlight to look ahead.

    As soon as the light shone, the party immediately drew their weapons.

    Behind the thin pir array, which they couldn''t go through, a hundred mannequins faced them. Their smiley emoji face, which was written in blood, stared at them.

    Explorer eximed, "Facelings? No, mannequins from the supermarket level?!"

    The mannequins didn''t move. They simply stood there, peeking at the intruders from the other side of the pir wall through the gaps.

    Butter frowned for a moment before heughed.

    "BAHAHAHA! That scares me. They got stuck on the other side of the map! They''re glitched!"

    The other teammates snickered as they agreed. But as usual, Explorer didn''t think that it was the case.

    "L-let''s go. We need to get out of this area, FAST! If we identally noclip into them, we''ll be sent to LEVEL 171! That''s Danger Level 5!"

    "Enough with your geek knowledge. They''re just a bunch of stupid monsters."

    Butter dismissed Explorer and asked Alzheimer to continue their journey. They continued walking in leisure.

    The mannequins stiffly turned after Butter Tank, but they didn''t walk after them. Aside from Explorer, nobody noticed it.

    "Shit! If they run into a bone thief with that mindset, we''ll be wiped out!"

    Explorer ran after Butter in panic. After he caught up with the group, he turned around to look behind him. However, the mannequins weren''t there anymore.

    Explorer got goosebumps. His knees shook, and the strength of his legs left him. He knelt and fell on all four, panting and sweating.

    Cherry heard the noise of water and turned around. Upon noticing how pathetic Explorer was, she mocked him, "Get up, drama queen. We''ll ditch you here if you don''t stop annoying us!"

    Explorer clenched his chest and gnashed his teeth, "You people don''t know the gravity of the situation! The entities are stalking us! We''re in danger, and we have to escape from here, NOW!"

    "That''s it. You can move on your own! Butter, let''s leave him behind."

    Explorer bit his lower lips. He made his decision, "Screw you and your ignorance! I''m out! You can keep going if you want!"

    DING

    <Explorer has left ymore Guild!>

    The notification message stunned Butter, Cherry, Alzheimer, and Dog Eater. A few secondster, they smirked andughed.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "This is just a game, dude. Why so serious?"

    "If we die in the game, we''ll just lose a level and an item. True, we might not be able to enter the game for 24-72 hours. What''s the big deal?"

    "I know right? Nerds are mental."

    Butter shook his head and ignored Explorer, "Let''s go. He left us, then he can take care of himself."

    The party kept on walking forward. As for Explorer, he turned back and sprinted toward the brighter area, running away from the group.

    .

    With Alzheimer''s shlight, they enjoyed the trip through the quiet area without the buzzing noise of fluorescence lights. Because they kept walking in a straight line, they soon came across a dead end.

    "Dead end. Let''s go back and take another path," Butter sighed and turned around.

    "Wait, boss!"

    Dog Eater stopped them. He patted the yellowish wall several times as if he sensed something. After touching everything at random for two minutes, Dog Eater''s hand sank into a section of the wall as if he dipped his hand into a pool of water.

    "Found it! This is an illusion wall. I detected an illusion trap earlier, boss. This might be a hidden passage. We might find more clues if we go through here!"

    Cherryughed and patted the back of Dog''s head. "Good boy! You''re more useful that a certain nerd!"

    Butter and Alzheimer nodded in approval. The gnome pointed his shlight at the illusion wall, and a new path was open for them. Because the hidden passage was located on the right side, they changed their course and moved along with the new dark hallway.

    The path was narrow at first. But when they came out from the dark area, they found a small bright room with the same fluorescence light. However, there was adder, which was ced next to the wall with an open venttion hole.

    "A vent?"

    Alzheimer shrugged, "We have a good shlight. I can go in and check the vent."

    Dog Eater also volunteered, "I can detect traps. How about you let me borrow that shlight, and I''ll scout the ce for you."

    "Oh, sure. Don''t run away with my money, though," Alzheimer handed over the shlight to Dog.

    "Actually, you cane with me. No, let''s go together. Thest person should take thatdder with you. Store it in your inventory since we might need it to climb some other ces."

    The group agreed. Everybody climbed and crawled into the small ustrophobic meaning inducing duct vent.

    Moving through the tunnel, they reached a small room with red fluorescence lights. They climbed out and explored the new area.

    Different from the previous area with nothing but yellowish wallpapers, random pirs, and an endless maze, this ce looked like an area inside a building. Moreover, a modern electric signboard "Exit" was attached to the ceiling above the door in front of them.

    "An exit?" Cherry was delighted.

    "This area is kinda red. It''s bright but red," Dog Eater walked toward the exit and peeked outside. He saw a long corridor that resembled a hospital''s corridor. Many signboards and posters were attached to both sides of the walls, and several doors could be seen from afar. Aside from that, Dog Eater saw nobody.

    Alzheimer pointed his shlight to cancel out the dark red light. Like Dog Eater, he saw no monster here.

    "A long hospital corridor, boss. What''s next?" Reported Alzheimer.

    "What else? We move on. Let''s check the rooms one by one. Remember that we got through a secret area. This might be a dungeon''s safe zone or a secret resident area of our enemies. Maybe we can find their treasure here."

    The group snickered and moved along. They leisurely walked along the corridor and approached the doors on the sides, one at a time.

    "Locked."

    "It''s locked here."

    "Same. Can''t enter."

    All the doors were locked. They went back to Butter, who also failed to open a door.

    "Dog, do you have a lockpick skill?"

    "I have. This might take a while though. I have to y a mini-game when I use it."

    "Just do it, then. Since they''re all locked, there might really be treasures inside!"

    "Okay!"

    Dog Eater knelt in front of a locked door and brought out three pieces of metal sticks. He inserted a hook stick inside and twisted it around. It took him a minute before the door let out a CLICK sound.

    The rogue gave Butter and the party a thumbs up. He collected his tool and twisted the doorknob.

    The people behind him were all excited to see what the room was like. They gathered behind Dog Eater.

    But as soon as Dog Eater pushed the door open, his face turned white.

    Inside the room was a storage room with a tall ceiling. However, the only things inside were creepy mannequins with bloody written faces. From a rough estimation, there were at least a thousand in this gymnasium-sized area.

    All of them turned toward the intruders in unison!

    "BAD!"

    "BAD!"

    Then, a siren broke out. The mannequins ttered as they moved, running toward Dog Eater and his party members.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    BOOM

    A dozen doors in the corridor were also mmed open. Each room, a thousand mannequins rushed out and chased after the intruders.

 Chapter 265 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon B1 Sub-Level â€“ Run For Your Life

    Chapter 265 ¨C Cat Dad''s Dungeon B1 Sub-Level ¨C Run for Your Life

    The siren was so loud that Butter Tank and his friends couldn''t hear anything.

    Butter Tank pulled Dog Eater out of the room and threw him to the area they hade from. He stood behind the door and raised his tower shield while Cherry and Alzheimer managed to enter the room safely.

    Butter Tank pushed his shield forward and blocked the entrance with his big physique and shield. The mannequins mmed upon them.

    RUMBLE

    Because of the rm, a section of a wall in the room of Butter and his party descended, showing another red corridor with countless EXIT signboards on the ceiling.

    Cherry and Alzheimer nced at the names of the mannequins.

    <strong>Prototype Stone Mannequin, Level 150</strong>

    <strong>Prototype y Mannequin, Level 75</strong>

    <strong>Prototype stic Mannequin, Level 100</strong>

    <strong>Prototype ss Mannequin, Level 150</strong>

    <strong>Prototype Scrap Mannequin, Level 125</strong>

    <strong>Prototype Rusty Mannequin, Level 50</strong>

    Their strength varied, but their numbers frightened them.

    "BAD!"

    "BAD!"

    Butter smirked and endured their attacks. Most of their attacks inflicted one damage, which was insignificant to a tank with over 20,000 HP like him.

    However, there was a problem. As the mannequins were stuck outside the room they were in, Cherry, Dog Eater, and Alzheimer couldn''t attack them as they were out of their line of sight.

    "Cherry! You magic!"

    Cherry hesitated, "I can only use AOE spells, boss! If I use a single-target spell, it will hit you instead of the monsters!"

    "Just spam the AOE and cook these weaklings!"

    "On it!"

    Cherry chanted her spell and created a firewall. As a level-180 mage, her spell inflicted significant damage to the low-level mannequins.

    4,738 Damage!

    5,701 Damage!

    5,421 Damage!

    The me wall could potentially inflict a heavy injury on fellow yers. The weak mannequins, such as Rusty and y, received fatal damage and copsed from the DOT damage and the burn. However, the stronger ones had a higher HP.

    The stic mannequins, which were the weakest level-100 tier monster, had 100,000 HP. Therefore, 5,000 damage per tick wasn''t enough to stop them.

    Although the mannequins suffered from the [Burn] abnormal status effect, they carried on attacking and hitting Butter Tank.

    Butter Tank sneered and kept blocking.

    "Keep firing! As long as I stand here, no monster can get into the room!"

    As soon as he said that, a loud noise came from the vent hole behind them.

    KONG KUNG KONG

    Someone was crawling inside the vent, which they had crawled out earlier!

    Alzheimer, who couldn''t contribute to the fight, pointed his shlight at the hole to see the neer. When the light shed, the gnome was terrified.

    It was the creepy face of another mannequin!

    KONG KUNG KONG!

    As if it was agitated, the mannequin crawled faster. Three secondster, it jumped out of the vent and walked on all four, pursuing Alzheimer.

    "No, you won''t!"

    Dog Eater brought out his two daggers and stabbed the stic mannequin, causing 6,000ish damage. However, it was not enough to kill the level-100 sexy stic doll.

    "BAD!"

    The mannequin''s hip span 360 degrees and her arms turned into des. Because of the rapid spin, she sliced through Dog Eater''s chest.

    12,556 Damage!

    "WTF?!"

    Dog Eater wore leather armor gear. Although he was confident that he could defeat any level-100 monster, this dungeon mannequin''s damage output shocked him. In one hit, his HP dropped by 90%!

    Alzheimer brought out a hammer and smashed the mannequin with a skill. After an upward swing, he sent the mannequin flying and hit the ceiling, breaking the exit sign.

    15,677 Damage!

    Despite using a powerful skill, it was not enough to kill the stic mannequin in one hit.

    KONG KUNG KONG!

    The sound in the vent kept getting louder. Dog, Cherry, Butter, and Alzheimer widened their eyes and looked at the vent hole.

    At this rate, they would be pincered by the monster horde from outside the room and the crawling mannequins from the vent.

    They turned their attention to the new path, which was open for them.

    "RUN! WE CAN''T BLOCK THEM HERE!"

    Cherry, Dog, and Alzheimer disengaged from the battle and sprinted toward the long red hallway. Following his friends, Butter also turned tail and ran.

    As soon as he pulled the shield back, the monster pushed through the door and entered the room like a surging tsunami.

    BOOM

    Moreover, something destroyed a section of the wall, allowing more mannequins to enter the room.

    Butter Tank looked back. Then, he noticed a new entity, which looked different than the creepy dolls.

    The new enemy was a cat-girl mannequin. Unlike the naked dolls, she wore a set of magical girl uniforms. Her cute [UwU] face contrasted with the killing intent around her and the chainsaw that she had been carrying around.

    VRRRRRRR

    The cat mannequin pulled the starter coil, and the machine hummed. Then, she raised the chainsaw over her head and ran after Butter Tank.

    "PUTAAAAA!!"

    "!!!"

    <strong>Gata, the Puta yer, Level (????)</strong>

    Seeing the level and the title, Butter Tank was terrified. He shouted at his friends.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "RUN FOR YOUR LIFE! DON''T LOOK BACK!!"

    The swarming mannequins in the room followed after Butter. They crawled on the walls, on the ceilings, and on the floor on all four. Some of them rotated their heads upside down while they chased after the group.

    Gata was even more ridiculous. She threw away the chainsaw and stood on the back of a steel mannequin, whose level surpassed 500. Using it as a surfboard, Gataughed and yelled at the intruders.

    "PUTAAAA!!"

    As if her voice stimted the mannequins, every scrap and junk doll ran faster.

    The loud siren, the red long hospital corridor, and the pursuing monsters frightened the party. Cherry screamed in desperation as she ran. Dog Eater wet his pants. Alzheimer cried while running. As for Butter Tank, he sweated profusely as the presence of an immortal almost gave him a heart attack.

    As the adrenaline boosted their physical performance, they ran so fast that the mannequins couldn''t catch up with them. The gap between them grew wider. After 20 minutes of running, the pursuers were 100 meters away.

    After running in desperation for 20 minutes, their brains finally regained their functions. They started thinking.

    "Boss," Dog Eater was the first to recall something.

    "What?"

    "How long have we been running?"

    "No idea. About 10-20 minutes?"

    "Say, boss."

    "What?"

    "If we run at the speed of 30-50 km/h for 20 minutes, how long have we been running?"

    "WTF with the sudden math question?! Who cares?!"

    "But boss."

    "WHAT?!"

    Dog Eater panted and gazed in front of him. The narrow hospital-like corridor seemed to have no end, and he couldn''t even see anything else but red "Exit" signs and countless doors on the sides - No intersection, no turn, no nt, just a long hallway and sealed doors.

    "How far do you think we have to run?"

    "I DON''T KNOW!!"

    The exhaustion soon overwhelmed everyone at the party. The corridor had no air flow, no humidity, and no air conditioning. Thus, the air was thin, and the lungs squeezed in pain. The only thoughts in their mind were water, an oxygen tank, and a short break.

    Unfortunately, the mannequins were relentless. They didn''t look tired after all the running and crawling, especially Gata, who was still standing and using her minion as a surfboard, bullying the party with her presence.

    "PUTAAAA!!"

    Her voice was also annoyingly loud. Every time she shouted, the four men were frustrated and got strangely sleepy.

    Cherry snapped. She yelled back, "You''re the slut, bitch! GET LOST!"

    "PUTA-PUTA? PUTAAAAAA!!"

    As if Gata was excited, her body turned red, and she jumped off her ride and disappeared from the spot.

    After Cherry had yelled at Gata, she turned around and continued running as usual. But suddenly, the [UwU] face of Gata appeared in front of her as if the strange mannequin had teleported there.

    "Peek-A-PUTA!"

    "!!!"

    Gata tackled Cherry from the front and pinned her to the ground. Then, like a scene from a horror movie, she dragged the mage toward the crowd of monsters.

    The painful scream soon echoed in the long corridor. Nobody saw what happened to her as the men were so scared that they stopped looking back.

    Because of Cherry, many mannequins were distracted and turned their attention to her, ignoring Butter and the men. The trio increased the gap between them and the monsters, disappearing into the red corridor.

    .

    After running for another hour, Butter, Alzheimer, and Dog Eater still couldn''t see the end of the corridor. They looked back and found that no mannequin followed them anymore.

    "They''re gone!"

    "What?"

    "True! We lost them!"

    The men stopped running and panted as if they were dying. They opened their game inventory and brought out potions and energy drinks and poured them on their faces and in their mouths.

    Butter looked at his HP and MP. They didn''t decrease, but he felt like his stamina was at rock bottom. He checked on the others.

    Dog Eater changed his pants for an obvious reason. Alzheimer also took off his clothes, leaving only underwear and shoes as he couldn''t bear wearing sweaty clothes.

    Butter Tank looked down and noticed that his heavy te armor was somewhat ufortable too. However, he kept wearing them.

    "What next, boss?" Asked Dog Eater.

    Butter looked around. Simr to the earlier hallway, locked doors and sealed doors were everywhere along the path.

    "Should we try open the locked doors?"

    Dog Eater and Alzheimer repeatedly shook their heads. They were traumatized by the earlier encounter.

    Because they couldn''t find a solution, they took a short break and recuperate their stamina. They brought out dried food to eat and drank more water.

    A few minutester, a change urred.

    DING

    <Warning! Your sanity is below 50 %.>

    "Already?!"

    The group looked up and noticed that the white bar was now half empty!

    DING

    <Warning! This area degrades your sanity at a faster rate!>

    <Warning! This area''s boss, Gata, the Puta yer, can degrade your sanity if she screams at you!>

    The two hints were enough to tell why their sanity was half-depleted.

    "Crap! We have to keep going. Boys, let''s keep running!" Butter panicked.

    "But to where?"

    "Anywhere but here! We have to follow the exit signs and keep going!"

    "Ugh¡­"

    Alzheimer and Dog Eater were reluctant. But when they read the notification messages, they understood why they had to move faster.

    The clock was ticking.

 Chapter 266 Cat Dadâ€™s Rivals & Trails

    Chapter 266 ¨C Cat Dad''s Rivals & Trails

    "This ce is interesting."

    Marcus, Master Yeet, and the elites from Spartan Guild faced a simr situation as Butter Tank and his friends ¨C They got separated from their allies and were stuck in the dungeon with a team of five people.

    The guild chat still worked. Unlike a certain arrogant guild leader, Marcus was calmer and cool-headed.

    He texted his guild members.

    "There might be illusion traps in this dungeon. Check your surroundings and report what you are seeing. Tell me andmark or two so that we can find you!"

    The Spartan Guild instantly exchanged information among their guild members. Most of them told the same story as they were trapped in a maze with a wet seaweed floor, yellow walls, and loud buzzing fluorescence lights on the ceiling.

    But one of the team reported something unique.

    "Boss, we''ve found a marked area. Someone got here before us and left several X marks along the way."

    Marcus was interested, "Do you know exactly where you are?"

    "We used the oldest trick in the book, sir. We are advancing and hugging the left wall. We got to a dark area with a hidden room, though."

    Marcus rubbed his chin, thinking of a way to regroup with his men. He furrowed his brows and closed his eyes for several minutes. Then, he asked the person.

    "Do you have any unused runes? Can you mark the location?"

    "I can, sir. Do you want me to mark it?"

    "Yes. Mark it and send the marked rune to me."

    "But we can''t ess our warehouse. How can I send the item to you?"

    Marcus snickered and opened his guild menu. He looked at the section, which indicated what kind of power his guild''s sponsor blessed their guild members.

    He personally requested this to Pan Mei via email, asking him as a medium to get a specific blessing and other perks at the price of his allegiance. Pangu was generous enough to give him what he wanted.

    "Activate guild''s blessing ¨C Smuggler''s Exchange!"

    DING

    <Activating Smuggler''s Exchange Feature.>

    This unique feature was the blessing that he got from Pangu. It allowed him to exchange items between guild members, ess ck markets, and ess auction houses. All members could also use their warehouse whenever the blessing was activated, and the effectssted 30 minutes.

    However, it came with a downside. Once used, all guild members would be cursed for two hours. All their stats would be temporarily decreased by the total items they transferred by using this method. If one yer transferred or purchased one item, all guild members'' statuses would be reduced by one. If a hundred items were moved, a hundred points of all stats would be decreased as a penalty.

    It was a double-edged sword type of blessing. Still, it was useful for resupplying his guild members during war orbat.

    Marcus texted his guild members in the main guild chat box.

    "All members! Purchase a teleportation scroll from ck markets and form a team with your friends around you. As for the team with the marked rune earlier, purchase as many nk runes as you can and transfer all marked runes to the party leader of each team. We''ll regroup with the team that discovered the trail of previous adventurers!"

    All 500 guild members were swift as these gamers knew what to do. In a few minutes, mark runes were sent to every party leader, including Marcus.

    Marcus put the marked rune on the ground. Then, he looked at his subordinates.

    "Use your teleportation scroll on it. We''re teleporting!"

    Master Yeet and others nodded. They brought out the exclusive teleportation scroll, which could only be acquired from Pangu''s ck market. They vanished and reappeared next to the dark area, where Butter Tank and his team had gotten here before.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    The remaining elite members also appeared as they also used their teleportation scrolls. They returned to their ranks and regrouped with theirpany.

    When all 500 elites were reunited, Marcus pointed at the dark area in front of him.

    "Anyone with a spotlight or night sight? Lead the way!"

    20 elven scouts came out from their ranks and brought out the same shlight, which Alzheimer had. They installed their shlights on tripods and positioned them at every dark corner.

    All guild members immediately put on sunsses. Then, the scout increased the light output.

    The blinding light shed. Then, everybody heard a painful screech from the other side of the pir array.

    Marcus turned to the pir arrays. A hundred thin pirs formed a wall like prison cells. Beyond the barricaded area, a massive ant red at them while it was shrinking back in fear.

    Fire Ant Soldier, Level 55

    Everybody smirked. Some of themughed at the monster.

    "Pathetic. This dungeon is so weak. Do we really need the immortals to help at all?"

    Marcus dismissed the notion, "Never underestimate your enemy. When we arrived, the game warned us about the existence of a level-4000 monster. Do not let your guard down. Also, does everybody have an escape rune and a spare teleport scroll?"

    The elites checked their belongings and reported, "All prepared, sir!"

    "Alright. Scouts! Lead the way. Rearguards, collect all spotlights along the way and pass them to the front. We''ll keep rotating the spotlights to ward off dark creatures and sneaky assassins!"

    "YES, SIR!"

    Like professional explorers, Marcus''s guild members systematically moved as one. In no time, they reached the dead end, where Butter Tank and others found the illusion wall.

    One of the scouts followed tracks of Marcus. Then, he pointed at a wall and touched it.

    "The traces end here, sir. This is a dead end."<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "Are you sure?" Marcus frowned, "Did someone reallye here?"

    "Someone indeed entered this ce. The tracks are still new. I think there might be a trap door somewhere around here."

    Marcus turned to the scout team, "Search! Find the trap door in this room. You have 10 minutes. If you can''t find it, we''ll use the demolisher and blow up the walls of this room!"

    "YES, SIR!"

    The scout split up and inspected the walls of this dead end.

    A few minutester, one of the scouts found a button on the ground. Heughed and thought that it might be the hidden trap door, so he pressed on it.

    CLICK

    RUMBLE

    The ceiling shook and dust fell on top of everybody''s head. The yers looked up.

    The ceiling slowly lowered, threatening to squash them into meat pastes!

    "An idiot stepped on a trap! Leave this room, NOW!"

    Everybody rushed out of the room, carrying their tools and gadgets along with them. After they had gotten out, the ceiling fell on the floor, sealing the secret passage.

    Marcus and the yers stared at the closed area in pity.

    "Let''s head back. We can''t go through here."

    Thepany traveled back to where they came from. They passed through the dark area once again.

    When Marcus reached the pir zone, he suddenly had an idea.

    "Demolishers."

    "Here, sir!" 10 gnomes and 30 dwarves came out of the formation, reporting for duties.

    "Destroy these pirs. I have a feeling that we have to get through here somehow."

    "YES, SIR!"

    The scouts installed spotlights for the demolishers. The dwarves and gnomes also brought out demolition chargers and connected the bomb.

    30 minutester, the bombs were set. The scouts put the gadgets away and retreated to a safe spot.

    The dwarves pressed the switches in their hands, and a massive explosion erupted. The thin pirs copsed, opening a new path for Marcus and his team to explore.

    However, nobody noticed that the demolishers earlier fell into the ground, no-clipping through the dungeon to another ce.

    When the dust settled, the scouts proceeded ahead. Once again, they pointed their shlights into the abyss.

    The hidden area behind the pirs was an empty hall. However, at the end of the empty room, 50 doors with numbers could be seen, ranging from 101 to 150. One of the doors was open, but the rest was closed.

    The leading scout raised their fist and knelt, signaling everybody to be careful and turn off the lights. He then pointed his index finger and middle finger in front of him.

    "BAD!"

    "BAD!"

    A party of mannequins staggered and walked toward the area with the opened door. They entered the room in order as if they were patrolling or doing something.

    Marcus crouched next to the leading scout, "What''s wrong?"

    "I found multiple tracks of monsters. Strong ones."

    "How strong?"

    The scout''s face was pale, "Very strong. At least, level 1,000. I can only find clues of level-999 monsters and below."

    Marcus pursed his lips. He looked at the mysterious rooms with numbers on them. Although he didn''t get to see the mannequin''s level, he didn''t want to risk it.

    "Withdraw. Don''t alert them. We go back."

    "We''re not attacking this ce, sir?"

    "Are you stupid? You found an immortal here. We''re not going to fight level-1000 monsters. Leave that to the main forces."

    Marcus ordered everybody to quietly retreat in the dark. The team turned around and left without a sound.

    Unfortunately, they forgot that they spooked a fire ant earlier.

    One of the rooms suddenly mmed open, and a certain cat girl mannequin with [UwU] face stormed out. She dragged a limbless corpse of a female mage with her.

    As soon as she came out, the cat girl paused. She turned toward the direction of the blown pirs.

    "Puta? (I sense an ant''s SOS pheromone. Which ant is fighting?)"

    Gata threw the corpse into her game inventory. She ran toward the hole. When she got outside of the sted area, she looked left and right.

    Then, she saw the moving lights of the unit''s spotlights.

    "PUTAAAA!!"

    As if Gata were overjoyed, she kicked the ground and pursued. At the same time, all 50 doors were sted open, and countless mannequins rushed out like a frenzy zombie hoard.

 Chapter 267 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon Material Hunt

    Chapter 267 ¨C Cat Dad''s Dungeon Material Hunt

    "PUTAAAA!!"

    The scream of Gata rmed Marcus and his team. They immediately turned around and formed a phnx formation. The mages chanted their spells and buffed their tankers.

    But when Gata reached them, it was toote for them to react. She stomped the ground, and all fluorescence light turned red. A loud siren deafened the maze. Then, every yer received a piece of bad news.

    DING

    <You are inside Gata''s Ster Constetion Domain!>

    <Warning! Every non-feline intruder in Gata''s domain will instantly lose half of their sanity. If she inflicts damage on you, your sanity will drop to zero!>

    <Warning! All mannequins in Gata''s domain are 200% stronger.>

    <Warning! All female intruders under level 4000 cannot inflict damage on Gata for one hour!>

    <Warning! All male intruders under level 4000 are inflicted with [Estrus] and [Charmed]!>

    "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!"

    "Constetion Domain?! WHAT?!"

    When a cultivator or yer reached level 701, they were eligible to learn a domain ability, which was unique from person to person. It gave a different perk or ability to the user, depending on their personality, principle, mindset, or Dao.

    Constetion Domains were the upgraded version of such power. This power was the staple power of immortals or NPCs with a level of 1,000 or above. They could enforce unfair rules, restrictions, or buffs in their domain influence. It could only be negated by fellow immortals or destroyed by special weapons.

    Gata, who was created from Meowmeow''s blood and precious ore, also inherited a Dao from the creator, and she tested the ability on them for the first time.

    No yer had experienced the full power of an immortal first-handed, and they didn''t know what to do. Because of the abnormal status, all men dropped their weapons and stared at the iing mannequins in a daze. As for the female yers, their legs were petrified from fear and shock.

    Gata''s nails extended and ejected from her fingers. All ten ws turned into needle swords and automatically stabbed every yer nearby.

    Marcus, Master Yeet, and the male yers couldn''t even resist when the needle swords stabbed their foreheads and inflicted seven digits of damage. Their consciousness returned to the real world while their corpses remained in the dungeon.

    Because of the confusion, the horde of mannequins swarmed the crowd. Using the number, they pinned all intruders in the party and tore their limbs apart. The desperate screams were so loud that the survivors from Butter Tank''s units elsewhere could hear them.

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Explorer trembled in fear in a dark corner. He covered himself with a cardboard box and peeked outside through a small hole.

    The rotten smell of seaweed and the thick-iron smell of blood mixed together, almost making Explorer vomit. But when he thought of the mannequins, he swallowed all vomit back and held his breath.

    He saw everything. Female mages from the Spartan Guild ran away from the mannequin hoard, but they got caught. The dolls pulled off all their arms and legs and dragged them by the hair, abducting those yers elsewhere.

    10 minutes after themotion, the sound stopped. A thousand mannequins dragged their feet and carried dismembered arms, legs, and heads of the victims back to the dark area.

    Seeing the remains of the victims, Explorer identally wet his pants. His body couldn''t stop shaking.

    He nced over his head and noticed that the white bar was blinking.

    5%

    He was about to go crazy. He could barely think straight!

    Because of the shaking and his pee, he caused a subtle ripple in the water.

    "BAD?"

    One of the mannequins, who was carrying a torso with a head of a female yer, stopped walking. She turned toward a dark corner, where a stack of cardboard boxes was located.

    "BAD?"

    She walked toward the stack of cardboard boxes.

    As this ce wasmonly used to store digging tools, some of the shovels and small equipment were kept in boxes. The mannequins didn''t pay attention to them as they were used to seeing the cardboard containers.

    Because they saw the boxes every day, they remembered the cements. One of them was out of ce.

    "BAD, BAD?"

    The approaching mannequin dropped the trophy in her hands and grabbed the box, nning to move it back to its previous location. But as soon as she touched it, she froze.

    Around the box, the water turned yellowish.

    "BAD!?"

    The mannequin immediately kicked the box and sent it flying.

    However, it was a cardboard box with many digging tools. Small shovels, broken pickaxe heads, and worn-out shafts were scattered all over the ce.

    "BAD-BAD?"

    The mannequin tilted and scratched her head. She patiently collected the junk and put them into the cardboard boxes. Then, she lifted it up and put it back where it belonged.

    When the work was done, the mannequin nodded in satisfaction. She then grabbed her loot and returned to the dark room.

    Meanwhile, on top of the cardboard box stack, Explorer had been hiding inside the topmost box. He had been frozen in fear when the mannequin checked the cardboard box, which he had used as a stair to climb there.

    It was a close-call experience. He let out a sigh of relief.

    ''I''m alive! I''m still alive!''

    Because of the relief, his mind was clearer. Explorer finally remembered that he was in a game, and logging out was also an option.

    ''That''s right. I can log out. This is not reality. This ce is not the real backrooms. I can go back to my world!''

    Explorer opened his game menu and pressed the logout button.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    DING

    <Warning! You are inside a dungeon. You can log out, but your game avatar will remain inside the game, and monsters can still attack your game avatar. Are you sure you want to log out?>

    Explorer hesitated. But when he thought about the horrifying fate that he might experience if he got caught, he chose to proceed.

    "Log out!"

    <Affirmative. Logging out!>

    WHOOSH

    Explorer''s consciousness faded. He smiled as his soul finally returned to his real body on Earth.

    PA

    As if strings were cut off from his body, Explorer''s avatar copsed while it was still inside a box. It caused a subtle sound and another ripple in the flooded floor.

    "Puta? (Anybody there?)"

    Unfortunately, a certain someone''s hearing sense was sensitive. Gata peeked from a corner and stared at the cardboard box on the top of the stack.

    "No puta? Puta! (No bitches? Shame!)"

    Gata hummed and strode toward Explorer''s hiding spot. She leisurely pulled out the cardboard box, revealing the unconscious man inside.

    "PUTA! (Oh, an intact specimen! Big haul!)"

    Gata hurled Explorer''s body over her shoulder. Then, she carried him to her hideout.

    .

    .

    The mannequins couldn''t express their feeling with their expressions. However, over 10,000 low-level mannequins danced as they brought pieces of human organs to the B1''s boss room, located at the northwest section of the B1 floor.

    The northwest section was a mannequin factory that Undine and Meowmeow had built while Xiaomao was away. Each machine could smelt andpress any mineral and material into ingots, which could be used to make new soldiers.

    Not only material could be used to make soldiers, but mammal organs, flesh, innards, and blood could be recycled as well. They simply had to condense them into Flesh Ingot and transferred them to a different factory, located in a deeper part of the northwest factory.

    Aside from Undine and Meowmeow, the only ones who knew about the factory were Torrent and Gata.

    The mannequins turned all limbs, innards, blood, and random organs into flesh ingots. Then, they gathered them in the room.

    The dripping and juicy flesh was stacked into a small mountain. Torrent stared at the grotesque ingots with a wide grin.

    "Very savage, such raw, much wow!"

    Torrent nonchntly poked an eyeball, which became one of an ingot. She pursed her lips and mumbled, "Will this really work? I''m not a dwarf, but I don''t think the 3D printers can create new lifeforms with these."

    Testing things out, Torrent picked one of the ingots and walked toward a green pool behind the mannequin-printing machines.

    The pool was the wastewater from the mannequin-printing machines, which poured leftover substances after they had created a soldier from various materials. Torrent collected them here as materials for bio-soldiers that Meowmeow had instructed her.

    She dropped her blood on the ingot and tossed it into the pool. It melted and sank into the bubbling green chemical fluid.

    RUMBLE

    The green liquid slowly shrank as the ingot absorbed the fluid to the point that it was bloated. The flesh ingot turned into a cubic block.

    Torrent pped her hands and ejected the block from the pool. The cube changed color into yellow, and it slowly shapeshifted.

    "What should I name you?"

    Torrent observed how the yellow cube regenerated its legs and arms. However, it couldn''t be aplete creature.

    Like the mannequins, it had no facial features. It had long arms, but its palms became its mouths. Their feet were round and t as if they were horse hooves. As for the monster''s skin, they were leather-like and thick as if its entire body was covered by ayer of a leather coat.

    The yellow monster with mouth-hands was born.

    Torrent pondered as he slowly guided the newborn monster to the boss room. She wondered what she should call it.

    "Let''s make it feisty! Your name will be Party Girl!"

    DING

    A name appeared. It hovered over the creature''s head.

    Party Girl, Level 300

    Torrent snickered as she dibbed her index finger to the pool of blood on the ground, which leaked from the ingots. She wrote a smiley face, mimicking the mannequins.

    "The party can''t be perfect without a balloon. Let''s make you one!"

    Torrent walked to one of the machines and reprogrammed it to make intable balloons with an intestine. She used wind magic and condensed air inside. After tying the intestine, it became a weird flesh balloon. Torrent gave the finished product to the Party Girl.

    The newborn creature stared at the red balloon in a daze. It gently reached out and softy hugged it.

    Something changed inside the Party Girl''s body. She let out a soft giggle before it turned into a cackle.

    "Good girl! Now, move along. I''ll create your sisters!"

    Party Girlughed and carried the balloon out of the room. She met the mannequins along the way.

    The mannequins stared at the yellow humanoid monster with leather-like skin. They tilted their heads in confusion as she had a weird "Aura" that they didn''t have.

    "Kikikikiki!"

    The creepyughter of Party Girl resounded in the room. Even the mannequins were afraid of this new girl.

 Chapter 268 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon Is Horrifying

    Chapter 268 ¨C Cat Dad''s Dungeon is Horrifying

    = USA, Florida =

    Kane stared at theputer screen while he typed. When he finished typing, he leaned back on the gaming chair and sighed.

    Kane''s in-game name was Explorer. Just now, he posted a thread in the official forum and social media, telling everybody about the experience in Xiaomao''s dungeon.

    He didn''t expect a good response since he did what he could to contribute. As Explorer was no longer with the ymore Guild, he had nothing to do with the event anymore.

    "I''m done with this event. Y''all can have fun in the backrooms and die! You can''t fight entities!"

    Kane closed his eyes and thought of the terrifying experience in the dungeon, especially when the army of mannequins overran Marcus''s troops.

    DING

    DING

    Within a minute, the thread''s view count sharply rose, and replies followed. Most of thements came from yers of other servers.

    [Pic or it didn''t happen.]

    [Come to server two and join our events. Server 3 is a joke.]

    [World Three is for noobs. Backrooms? Go back to creepy-pasta, nerd!]

    There were a lot of mockery and insults, but Kane didn''t mind. He made his point, and it should at least help the yers that hadn''t arrived at the dungeon yet.

    After 10 minutes, replies from a Spartan Guild member appeared. The person also posted a clip, in which he had recorded the entire experience on the B1 floor.

    [OP didn''t lie. It happened. My guild''s elites were wiped out in minutes. If you don''t believe me, check my clip. That stupid roaming boss''s abilities are just too ridiculous.]

    After the clip showed up, thements shifted into supporting Kane''s info. More people, who died in the dungeon, also posted their videos, screenshots, and their stories.

    [I got into the dungeon with my friends from ymore Guild. I don''t know what happened to OP, but he left my guild. Anyway, we got separated from the main team, and we couldn''t go back to the surface. The path that we came from was gone. We tried to find the exit, but we ran into a group of level-100 mannequins. Our stranded team didn''t even have a healer or a tank. We died obviously, but I got some pics of those damn mannequins.]

    [My team got stranded in the middle of a Minecraft maze or some sort. There were floating blocks everywhere, and we had to jump from one floating tform to another. There were also level-300 war maidens chasing us, and they had wings. We got kicked out of the tforms and died.]

    [You people are lucky. When we entered the underground floor, my friends were all gone, and I was left alone. I got through the Level-0 section and found a room with many sliders. See my clips. There were hints on top of the slider holes ¨C Home, Exit, Fun, Death, Life, and many more. Of course, I picked home, and it sent me to a dark void or some sort. I got suffocated to death, obviously. The slide was fun, though.]

    [^I found the sliders too, but I picked question mark one. The slider dropped me on a floating tform with only one way to leave. But at the end of the path, I heard a terrifying scream of a monster and I got panicked. I looked down and saw a doodle of a smiley face and the instruction "Jump". Of course, I jumped, and¡­ freefalling into the void and died from theck of oxygen.]

    [^^Sounds like a certain clip from the backrooms YouTube. Any proof?]

    [^^^There you go¡­ My gamey. See the attached file.]

    [^^^^OMG! How could you?!]

    Thements kept going, and viewers continued to increase. After an hour, the thread was pinned by the moderator.

    Kane couldn''t stop reading thements. He was proud of what he did.

    "There you go. I contributed something!"

    "Yeah, you did. You did a lot."

    "Thanks, bro¡­"

    Kane paused and gulped. He just remembered that he had moved out from his parent''s home, and he lived alone. He turned around and looked at the mysterious person behind him.

    He was a withered old man who looked like he could die from a slight touch. He sat on Kane''s bed, smiling at him.

    "W-Who are you?! How did you get in here?!"

    The old man extended his hand for a handshake, "The name is Solomon. I''m the current game developer of Pangu Online 2 that you''ve been ying."

    "Bruh, what? But how did you get in?"

    Seeing that the old man had no weapon, Kane was partly relieved. Still, he grabbed a pistol under hisputer table and pointed at the old man.

    "I don''t know how you get here, but please get out."

    Solomonughed and snapped his fingers. The Glock instantly turned to ash.

    Kane widened his eyes in shock and took a step back. His butt hit the edge of theputer table, and he fell to the ground.

    "Rx, child. I''m here to give you a reward for such a contribution."

    Solomon snickered and gave Kane a thick book with a leather cover. The front of the book had no title.

    Kane reluctantly received it and frowned, "What''s this for? A death note?"

    "I wish I had that power. Hahaha! Just read a few pages, and you will understand."

    "¡­"

    Kane raised his brows and opened the book. As soon as the book was opened, a light shot out from the first page and entered Kane''s forehead.

    DING

    Kane suddenly heard a game system notification bell. Then, something in him changed.

    A system panel appeared in front of him, showing him his status. In addition, the system warned him about the looming danger.

    <Warning! Your enemy has found your body in the dungeon!><novelnext>  </novelnext>

    <Warning! Your body has been contaminated. Your avatar is dead.>

    <Would you like to respawn your game avatar at the nearest safe point or inn?>

    "¡­"

    Kane looked at the messages in shock. He pointed at it and looked at Solomon.

    The old man gently smiled, "You like it?"

    "Can you see what I''m seeing?"

    "Yes, I can."

    "What is happening here?!"

    Solomon stood up and put on his hat. He lifted his cane and slowly walked out of Kane''s room, "I''ve given you the reward. Treasure it, young man. I''ll be seeing you a lot in the future."

    WHOOSH

    Solomon faded and vanished right in front of Kane. Thetter stared at the door in a daze, unable toprehend what he had just witnessed.

    FWOOSH

    A business card fell from the book. The edge of the card poked Kane''s hand, snapping him back to reality. He looked at his hand and found the business card.

    "Solomon King? King Solomon?!"

    Kane gulped and thought of Solomon''s legends. He wondered if that old man was the real deal.

    However, the surprise wasn''t over. Kane suddenly received a new notification message.

    DING

    <Your game avatar has been upgraded to Ultra-Rare!>

    <Synchronization has been initiated. Current Synchronization Rate: 0.01 %>

    "¡­"

    All the fear and confusion earlier vanished like smoke. Kane''s eyes reddened as he stared at the promising job offer. A few minutester, he browsed the game''s website to find what the synchro was.

    He read everything about the recent major update announcement, which involved superhuman and synchronization rates.

    "I can be a superhuman by ying the game? WTF?!"

    Despite theints, he couldn''t stop smiling. He regretted that he didn''t read the announcement when it appeared as he was too busy watching backrooms videos and ying the game.

    .

    .

    = ve Dungeon, B7 Floor, Boss Room =

    A row of seats was arranged in front of the huge monitor, which disyed the live streams of the B1 floor.

    Cookie, Ifrit, Undine, Nymph, Taotie, and Mimir enjoyed eating snacks while cheering for the mannequins. Theyughed when yers fell into a trap or reacted to the mannequin hoard.

    The highlight belonged to Gata, who singlehandedly hunted down stranded yers on the B1 floor and pushed them to the traps. She even caught Explorer and gave it to Torrent.

    Torrent immediately threw Explorer''s body into the chemical pit, and he died on the spot. As for the flesh, it melted, leaving only white bones.

    Taotie rubbed his chin while he looked at thepleted bone. He suddenly had an inspiration.

    "Is there any creature that has the power to steal bones from others with just a look?"

    Mimir frowned, "If that even exists, it might have been ssed as a cmity race."

    The immortals nodded. They imagined a monster, who could debone everybody by looking into their eyes. It was too powerful.

    Meowmeow overheard it. He suddenlyughed, "Great idea, munya! Let me experiment with something. I''ll make another creature!"

    The immortals sweated profusely. They stood up and waved their hands, stopping Meowmeow from creating the sphemous creature.

    "Don''t do it, senior! It''s too much! We might not be able to control it!"

    "STOP! NO MORE SICKENING MOB, PLEASE!"

    "I was just kidding, senior! Don''t make it!"

    Meowmeow sounded disappointed, "Why? It was such a good idea. A monster that can steal bones with eye contact or look is so good and creative!"

    "What if it identally steals our bones, senior?"

    "¡­"

    Meowmeow paused to think of the worst-case scenario. He suddenly had goosebumps about how he and the immortals might identally die because of their creations.

    Because of the unanimous rejection, Meowmeow canceled the project. However, he believed that the new race might be useful in the dungeon.

    Meowmeow thought of the Party Girls. Then, he revisited the B1 factory and secretly created another dangerous being to be the guardian of the B3 floor, who would manage the newborn party girls.

 Chapter 269 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon Is Popular

    Chapter 269 a€¡° Cat Dad''s Dungeon is Popr

    Although many yers from ymore Guild survived, they were soon picked off one by one because of Gata. The cat girl mannequin tracked down and "harvested" their organs.

    While Gata had fun, more yers arrived in front of the dungeon cave, including Joan and her Einherjars.

    The defeat of ymore Guild and Spartan Guild reached Joan''s ears. She clicked her tongue in disappointment.

    "I knew they were useless, but that''s within my calction. We have enough info for the raid."

    Joan turned to her elites Einherjars, who participated in the Guild War. They were all level-700 fighters, and they could use domain abilities.

    "Go in and eradicate all monsters! Pave a way for us!"

    The Einherjars checked their sanity potions and entered the dungeon. The yers watched the NPCs and cheered for them.

    1,500 Einherjars entered the cave. However, female yers of the Valkyrie Guild remained behind in front of the dungeon for taking care of the logistic.

    .

    Cardachion was among the logistic officers. She was in charge of transporting supplies from the fortress to Gnoll Ind. Although she hadn''t solved the issues in the real world yet, she returned to the game and continued taking orders from Joan.

    Cardachion transferred the items in the fort to her inventory. She couldn''t stop looking at her premium inventory slots, which stored several unique items that she had received from Joan today. They were thepensation for their participation in the Guild War.

    In the guild war, she lost all her items due to Xiaomao''s abilities. Now, she wore a new set of gears, but it barely covered her skin. In fact, she looked lewder than being naked as small pieces of gold bikini armor only covered the mountain peaks and the Bermuda Triangle. The rests were trinkets and jewels, which highlighted her sexiness and jade-white skin.

    Despite the transparent protection, herbat stats surpassed regr yers by miles due to the ultra-rare artifacts.

    The newest equipment and weapons were soul-bound items, which were designed by a deity from Asgard to counter Xiaomao''s abilities. In case she was killed, these items couldn''t be dropped from her dead body. In addition, it was a growth item, which matched the master''s levels and stats. In addition, the set reduced all physical and magic damage to the user by 90%, making it a supreme gear.

    In short, Cardachion no longer needed a new set of armor or weapons. She could keep using this set forever. The only downside was nakedness as Cardachion had to be 90% naked all the time.

    ''Superpower! Money! SEGS!''

    She got addicted to this woman''s body. Her desire and ambition were as clear as day to the point that her colleagues avoided her.

    While loading the ship with the items in her inventory, she received an order from Joan through the guild chat.

    "Keep at least 1,000 sanity pills and 1,000 sanity potions in your inventory. Come see me when you''re done with the trip."

    Cardachion was excited. She sorted her inventory, stored the required medicines, and boarded the fastest ship to Gnoll Ind right away.

    When Cardachion arrived, male yers stared at her as if they had never seen women. The former gracefully strode and winked at the horny gamers, leaving them hanging and erected.

    When Cardachion arrived in front of the dungeon cave, Joan nced at her and averted her eyes, embarrassed by her look and perversion.

    "I see that our mythic artifacts suit you. But aren''t you embarrassed in that outfit?"

    Cardachion chuckled, "Shame and embarrassment can''t stop me from my desire and ambition. The Asgardians must be blind to leave such as good equipment set in a storehouse. If they don''t want it, I''ll take it!"

    "... Good for you."

    Joan was speechless. She wondered if Cardachion was an exhibitionist on Earth.

    "Let''s go. We''ll follow our troops there and remove all the pests! I''ll take care of that mysterious "PUTA" mannequin myself."

    "Hehe. Of course!"

    Joan turned around and looked at Battlefield Warlord.

    "I''ll be back shortly."

    Battlefield Warlord walked closer to Joan and lightly kissed her lips, "I''ll be waiting, master."

    "..."

    Cardachion raised her brows and gawked at the lesbian action. Meanwhile, nearby male spectators secretly recorded the scene for research at home.

    Joan stopped kissing and looked at Cardachion. She opened her mouth and showed thetter her moist tongue, "Want some?"

    Cardachion leaned over and whispered, "I''d love to, but I''m not into scissors. I either bang somebody or let somebody bang me. If you can grow a D, you can own me anytime. But if you aren''t into that, you can make me grow a rod, and I''ll teach you how to enjoy a woman''s body."

    "... You''re a disgrace of all Valkyrie prospects, you damn exhibitionist!"

    "You, too, ma''am."

    "..."

    Joan scoffed in frustration and stomped into the cave. Cardachion giggled and followed after her.

    .<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    Because of the informants, the second raiding teams came prepared. They descended the stairs while holding on to a rope, which tied the waists of their allies. This way, they could keep track of their friends and wouldn''t get separated because of illusions or traps.

    Along the way, many Einherjars almost strayed from the path as they mistook the stairs for a wall. However, the ropes on their waists pulled them to the right track, and they managed to reach the B1 floor together.

    The first batch of Joan''s troops secured the entrance and the stairs. They set up an array, which generated a force field to protect the people inside.

    DING

    <Warning, you have been inflicted with the ve Dungeon''s Special Effects!>

    <Special Effect: Only when Xiaomao or an authorized person is in the dungeon core''s room, the ve Dungeon can activate its special house rules.>

    <House Rule#1: Intruders will gradually lose their sanity upon entering this dungeon. Consuming the sacred water can recover their sanity, but it has a mild side effect.>

    Once again, the warning messages informed the raiders about the rules of this ce. As the Einherjars came prepared, they scoffed at the messages.

    Meanwhile, Joan took her time destroying illusion traps along the way. After the illusion was dispersed, they uncovered hidden passages, which led to other sections of the dungeon.

    For the sake of safety, Joan sealed all the alternate paths and put on signboards, torches, and light sources for the next batch of raiders. Then, she regrouped with her people at the entrance.

    Without the illusion traps on the stairs, Einherjars who followed her reached the real B1 entrance without an issue.

    After an hour, 1500 level-700 raiders finished setting up their first base on the B1 floor.

    Joanmanded the troops, "Start exploring! Map the entire floor and move in a group of 20! If you encounter that "PUTA" mannequin, send a signal and retreat! But if any team finds the dark area in the rumor, inform me ASAP! That area might lead us to theirir!"

    The Einherjars saluted and moved with their teams, and each team carried a hundred sanity pills. None of them was afraid of the dungeon''s sanity rules.

    .

    .

    = B7 Floor, Boss Room =

    When the Einherjars removed the illusion on the stairs, the immortals clicked their tongues.

    Mimir sighed, "All good things muste to an end. Odin''s henchmen arrive faster than we''ve imagined."

    Taotie stood up and moved his arms and legs, warming up and getting ready for some action.

    "I guess it''s time for me to NIHIL them to oblivion!"

    "Not so fast, munya! I didn''t create Gata just to let her kill some mobs."

    Mimir and Undine nodded as they figured out what Gata could do, judging from how she fought. As for the people with less intelligence, their expressions wereplicated as they had no idea what Meowmeow was talking about.

    "How so, senior? Joan is a valkyrie, but Gata is a man-killer. I don''t think that doll can easily defeat a veteran 37-star constetion immortal."

    "Gata is a 40-star ster constetion immortal. Her power is different from those trashy constetions, munya!"

    "Ster Constetion Immortal?!"

    37 stars constetion immortal''s strength wasparable to a level-3700 NPC or a yer. However, 40 stars ster immortal was a level-4000 character with double status attributes! Moreover, their growth ceiling and foundation were far superior to the regr ones.

    Realizing the difference in their strength, Taotie sat down.

    "Lame. I don''t even get a chance to fight."

    "Eventually, we will. This fight is just an appetizer before the real battle, munya!"

    "I hope so. Otherwise, I would have been bored to death. I wanna fight and eat something new!"

    Cookie backed away from Taotie, staring at the lion in wary.

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, James, John, and the boys sat behind the immortal seniors. They minded their manner and kept watching the live stream.

    "..."

    James suddenly widened his eyes as he spotted someone he knew on the screen. He stood up and sprinted toward the teleportation device in the room.

    WHOOSH

    Without Meowmeow''s permission, James went to the B1 floor.

 Chapter 270 Cat Dad Gets STRONKER

    Chapter 270 ¨C Cat Dad Gets STRONKER

    = Xiaomao''s Pocket Dantian =

    Xiaomao sat cross-legged, meditating and enduring the extreme pain. He lost count of how many times he died in this ce because of pain poisoning and the destruction of his body organs.

    After months in this dimension, Xiaomao finally got the hang of it. He was confident that he could open his meridians now after the simtion practices.

    "Mir, bring my consciousness back. I''ve figured it out."

    ''Good, mew! Took you a while.''

    WHOOSH

    When Xiaomao reopened his eyes, he found himself in Jungwoo''s room. As usual, Jungwoo was still struggling to ovee the first stage, and he hadn''t woken up yet.

    Mir sat in front of Xiaomao. She sized him up and smiled.

    "Show me that you can open all 108 meridians, so we can move on to the 4th stage, mew!"

    "On it!"

    Xiaomao resumed cultivating, but he did it in the real world. The ck slime in his shadow immediately came out and attached to his four left tentacles and merged with them, turning all four arms ck and moist.

    He flinched, but he ignored it. This impurity entity was a part of Xiaomao, and he knew that it wouldn''t harm him other than extracting impurity inside his body and turning it into its energy source.

    PU

    PU

    Sounds of something piercing through a soft flesh came from Xiaomao''s skin. Following the sound, transparent liquid seeped out from Xiaomao''s pores.

    It was not his sweat. Instead, it was the remaining impurity that had been hiding in his blood vessels and nervous system.

    PU

    PU

    Xiaomao coughed and spat a mouthful of blood. Some of his Qi traveled through the nervous system and blood vessels. Then, they reunited at the spinal cord, causing a small collision. Then, both paths moved toward his major organs, such as the heart, spleen, lungs, liver, kidneys, stomach, intestines, and galldders.

    Before, Xiaomao could barely extract impurities from these organs as he couldn''t risk injuring or killing himself. But after staying in the pocket dantian for months, he went through trials and errors. Xiaomao finally learned how to efficiently clean his real body''s meridians and corrected the channels like how Mimir''s bible described.

    When the leftover impurity came out from his nervous system and veins, the energy gushed through the unclogged dam, flowing throughout his body. His muscles absorbed the Qi like a sponge, and they began producing mist as a byproduct.

    An ordinary human was born with 12 meridians by default. Some had more. Some had less, depending on genes and bloodline. Xiaomao''s soul came from a cultivator family. Thus, his soul influenced the genes and created 108 meridians, aka Qi routes, throughout his body.

    After linking the nervous system with the dantian, Xiaomao opened 12 basic meridians. From there, it expanded to 24, 36, and 48 in order. An hour quickly passed, and Xiaomao pushed his Qi through all the 108 channels that he was born with!

    BOOM

    Xiaomao''s muscles slightly expanded, and his core muscles increased by a wide margin. He no longer had a thin waist as he used to as his side abs gotrger, strong enough for him to start working out using the strong-man fitness.

    The clear impurity liquid merged with his ck tentacles, but they didn''t change color. On the contrary, it produced a faint purple mist.

    Xiaomao stretched. Every movement produced a spark of energy, and he felt fresh and light. When he opened his eyes, he found himself covered by a white mist. Only the ck tentacles had purple gas around them.

    "Try to control your Qi outside your body again. Remember what I taught you, mew?"

    Xiaomao nodded and retried the previous lesson that he had failed. He ejected 1,000 strands of his Qi from his body andpressed it. The vacuum of the force pulled some white gas into thepressed Qi to the point that it became unstable.

    However, Xiaomao sessfullypressed all 1,000 strands of Life Qi this time. Now, it became a floating droplet that ordinary people could barely see with their naked eyes.

    "Good. Now, it''s time to put that into practice. I''ll send you back to spar with the clones¡­ I mean the dummies again."

    Without allowing Xiaomao to react, Mir pped him and knocked Xiaomao unconscious. His consciousness was pulled into the pocket dantian again.

    DING

    The shadow clone of Wei Feng appeared again. He exuded a simr aura to Xiaomao. However, his Qi''s color was as red as blood.

    ''I''ll give you some tips. Even though the dummies can use 200% of the original''s true potential, their true cultivation base is still a lot weaker than you, mew. Remember, they haven''t reached the meridian opening stage. They just catch a glimpse of it with their pure talent, and they can use a bit of the hidden strength. As for you, you just learned andpleted what a 3rd-stage cultivator could naturally do. Now, go ham and test your new power, mew!''

    Xiaomao nodded and looked at Wei Feng. He spread his tentacles like spider legs, not showing his intention. Then, he kicked the ground and rushed his opponent.

    Wei Feng transformed into an Oni and threw eight flying swords at him. All the swords were covered by the red mist.

    "Compress!"

    Xiaomaopressed 1,000 strands of Qi with his two palms. Then, he sent a palm strike with the droplet ofpressed Qi toward Wei Feng''s face.

    "Err¡­ what''se after thepress? Whatever. RASENGEN!"

    BANG

    A change urred with Xiaomao''s palm. It carried a strong force that generated extreme pressure and a strong gale. The wind was so heavy that it dispersed Wei Feng''s red gas and exploded Oni''s head, sshing blood and brain tissues everywhere.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    Unfortunately, the power also destroyed Xiaomao''s hand!

    Xiaomao widened his eyes, looking at his new power in awe.

    ''Err, Xiaomao. I forgot to teach you the next step, mew.''

    "Did I use the correct method?" Xiaomao looked at the smoke that came out from his shattered palm. His fingers were also torn to pieces, leaving him with a fingerless right hand.

    ''Of course not! You were supposed to use that as a propeller or auncher for your flying swords or random objects, mew! Using it with your bare body is like asking to be exploded along with your enemies, mew!''

    "¡­"

    ''Next lesson, it''s about the applications of thosepressed Qi. Pay attention, mew! At the 4th stage, you will need to use it VERY VERY often to the point that you''re sick of it!''

    Xiaomao nodded. He was ready for more.

    "Alright. Bring it!"

    ''But first, let''s reset your life or regenerate your freaking hand. You can''t train without a right hand, mew!''

    "¡­"

    .

    .

    = ve Dungeon, B1 Floor =

    After all the troubles, Torrent managed to produce 100 level-300 Party Girls. She sent the odd yellowish leather skin to move together with the new batch of iron and lead mannequins, who had a simr level as them.

    "Kikikiki!"

    The Party Girls giggled as they held their balloons. A few bounced them like a volleyball, ying with their mannequin friends.

    Looking at the free-spirited monsters, Torrent was proud of her creation. She got more enthusiastic and tried to add some characteristics to the new batch of Party Girls.

    "Come to think of it, I can imprint their personality and behavior through my blood. What will happen if I make a wish when I drop my blood on the materials? Hmm¡­"

    The ex-pirate king smirked as she gazed at her sexy body. Then, she thought of Undine, the hidden beauty that Xiaomao and many men here ignored.

    "What if I make a new batch of femme fatal? Beauty assassins? Pretty thieves? No, that''s clich¨¦. How about the shy beauties that always hide their appearance under the¡­ skin of their victims?"

    Torrent pped her hands and praised herself for being a genius. She skipped and danced while she carried another batch of flesh ingots to the printing machine.

    "What should I call them? Skin Stealer? Skin Thief? No, they''re pretty girls, so their names must be cute! How about Pretty Skin! KAHAHAHAHA!!"

    Torrent dropped her blood on the ingots and made a wish. Then, she tossed several ingots into the chemical pool at once.

    Unlike before, the chemical pool was instantly drained dry. A humongous flesh ball remained at the center of the pool.

    BADUMP

    The ball thumped and pulsed like a giant heart. It turned into an embryo of a new being.

    Torrent looked at its name.

    Embryo of Pretty Skin, Level 400

    The strength improved a bit, but it was stillcking. Torrent was disappointed.

    "Haiya, a failed product. Oh, well."

    Torrent carried the embryo out of the pool and ced it in a corner. Next, she resumed her work, creating more mannequins by using Undine''s materials. As the chemical pool was dry, she temporarily stopped creating more Party Girls.

    While Torrent was busy, the embryo gradually shrank. It formed a humanoid body of a slender female inside.

    The unknown creature inside the embryo slightly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was the back of Torrent.

    "MAMA! JUST KILLED DA MAN! PUT A GUN AGAINST HIS D, PULL DA TRIGGER NOW HE A SHE!"

    "¡­"

    "MAMA! BUTTSEGGS HAD JUST BEGUN! BUT NOW HE''S GAY AND WANTS DICK ALL THE WAY!"

    Torrent sang a weird song. Pretty Skin stared and muttered, mimicking the word that she remembered softly.

    "Gay?"

    The first impression was everything. Pretty Girl mastered her first word.

    "Gay? GAY!"

    Soon in the future, those words would be her catchphrase and annoy the hell out of the intruders.

 Chapter 271 Cat Dad Dungeonâ€™s Sacred Water Trap

    Chapter 271 ¨C Cat Dad Dungeon''s Sacred Water Trap

    Joan''s troops were different from the yers. After three hours of exploration, they secured arge area and chokepoints in the maze, turning a section of the dungeon into a safe zone.

    Strangely, they hadn''t encountered any monster yet.

    The Einherjars weren''t afraid of the dark and the liminal atmosphere. As most of them were capable of using domain abilities, their detection range was far and wide. Everything within a kilometer radius was under their surveince.

    After moving through the dungeon for hours, Joan decided to test the durability of the dungeon.

    "Start destroying the walls and the floor! We will test the dungeon''s dimensional strength!"

    The level-700 Einherjars started punching and kicking the walls.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    The walls were destroyed in one hit. However, the attackers suddenly sank to the floor as if the ground never existed. They noclipped and vanished from B1.

    "STOP ATTACKING!"

    Joan was surprised. She rushed to the ce where her subordinates had sunk into the ground. Her eyes emitted bright light as if they turned into a spotlight, inspecting the rotten seaweed and the mysterious floor of the dungeon.

    After staring at the dungeon for several minutes, Joan clicked her tongue, "Hidden rules, I see."

    "What''s the hidden, rule, ma''am?" Cardachion also crouched and touched the ground.

    "If a dungeon floor is under the protection of a deity, that deity can add a hidden rule to the entire dungeon. Just now, it was a hidden rule at work."

    "Do you know what the hidden rule is?"

    Joan solemnly looked at the destroyed wall, "Something rtes to the defense mechanism. I don''t know the detail since Pangu''s Game System Law doesn''t cover the pocket dimension dungeon."

    "Pocket Dimension Dungeon?"

    "It''s a dungeon category. There are two types of a dungeon - a natural one and a non-Euclidean geometry one. This one belongs to the non-Euclidean."

    "You lost me."

    Joan rolled her eyes, "If you notice, the dungeon is a lot bigger than the entire ind. It''s impossible for this type of ce to exist underground since the seawater could have flooded this ce long ago. Only the non-euclidean dungeons can indefinitely expand. You get it yet?"

    "¡­ I don''t know. It sounds too unrealistic to me."

    Joan rubbed her forehead, "You will never be a valkyrie at this rate. How did you get this far withoutmon sense?"

    "I don''t know. Maybe, because I''m blond?"

    "Scram!"

    "HAHAHAHA!"

    Cardachionughed and ran away from Joan. Thetter deeply sighed, regretting her decision for taking in this pervert as a disciple.

    Joan turned to her other subordinates.

    "Contact the friends from Spartan Guild and ymore Guild. I want to know how they didn''t get sucked into the floor after destroying the walls of the dungeon."

    .

    Because of the new discovery, the troops proceeded with caution as they were wary of traps and hidden rules of the dungeon. They stopped putting all resources to search for the local monsters.

    Three hourster, a team managed to locate a new area. It was a square room with brown wallpaper and a clean floor. A table and chairs were orderly ced inside as if it was a meeting room of someone. In addition, at the four corners of the room, a small fountain circted transparent water, which exuded thick Qi into the dungeon.

    Joan heard the news and rushed to the room. She inspected the fountain.

    There was a small te here with carved texts.

    .

    Man Room''s Fountain of Sacred Water

    This fountain continuously produces sacred water for weary travelers. If you''re tired, you should drink some and rest here. Be warned that it has a side effect.

    .

    Joan still remembered the rules of this dungeon. She opened her game notification messages and reread them.

    <House Rule#1: Intruders will gradually lose their sanity upon entering this dungeon. Consuming the sacred water can recover their sanity, but it has a mild side effect.>

    "Restoring sanity? I see. There''s a rumor in Asgard. Dungeon Masters in Midgard often created temporary safe zones in their non-euclidean dungeons to stabilize the dungeon''s dimension. The Qi from the sacred water might be the key."

    Joan smirked. She thought that Taotie or Xiaomao''s backers might have created these fountains to maintain the maze''s hidden rules and the house rule.

    "How stupid! If they want to create a safe zone, they don''t even need to furnish it. If I were them, I would have hidden all safe zones somewhere unreachable. That way, I could pressure the intruders! Allowing them to rest is damn stupid!"

    After mocking Xiaomao, Joan sent a new order to her people.

    "Bring containers here and collect the sacred water!"

    Cardachion came back and snooped around. She went to another corner of the Man Room and looked into the fountain. Then, she scooped a handful of sacred water and drank it.

    DING

    <Your sanity has been restored.>

    <Your HP, MP, and Qi have been fully healed.>

    <Your Max HP and MP have increased by 10.>

    <Your Max Qi has increased by 100.>

    "OH!!"

    Seeing the effects, Cardachion drank more. However, by doing so, she received a penalty.

    DING

    <You have drunk too much sacred water.>

    <Your dantian is now unstable.>

    <Your dantian is sealed for 12 hours.>

    <You have been inflicted with an abnormal status ¨C [Estrus]!>

    <You have been infected with an abnormal status ¨C [Drowsy]!>

    Cardachion''s eyelids suddenly got heavier. She staggered toward a chair and sat down. Then, she rested her head on the table, falling asleep.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    Joan turned around as the sound of Cardachion''s snore annoyed her. She stormed toward the exhibitionist, "Hey! Who asked you to rest!? Get up!"

    Cardachion didn''t react. She slowly fell to the ground like a rag doll.

    "What the hell is wrong with you?!"

    Joan pped Cardachion''s face, but she was still out. She pped the angel a second time and inflected 10,000 damage, yet she remained asleep.

    "Ma''am, I saw her drink the water. Maybe, this is the side effect that the system warned us about?" An Einherjar that saw Cardachion informed the boss.

    "Side effects? Oh, I see."

    Joan pursed her lips and nodded. She turned to a yer, who had recently joined the Valkyrie Guild. Like Cardachion and Battlefield Warlord, her game character was a pretty woman.

    "You there. Drink the sacred water and tell me the effects!"

    The yer rushed to the fountain in glee, mistaking Joan''s order as a quest. She gulped down several mouthfuls of water at once.

    DING

    The woman cheered when the notification panel informed her about the stat gains. However, her face turned pale, and she fainted the next second.

    "¡­"

    Joan looked back and forth between the unconscious yer and Cardachion. She then turned to her subordinates.

    "You next. Drink it."

    This time, Joan asked an Einherjar, who was a lot stronger than these two yers. The burly female Einherjar poured the water into a canteen and swallowed all the content in seconds.

    DING

    The Einherjar widened her eyes. She stuck out her tongue and bit the tip, resisting the sleepiness.

    "D-Drowsy¡­ ab-abnormal status!"

    Joan nodded, "Anything else?"

    "E-Es..t¡­"

    POEK

    The Einherjar fainted. She couldn''t resist the side effect as well.

    "A bunch of ipetent idiots. I know that it''s the [Sleep] effect! I can see the icons!"

    Joan stared at the names and the icons, which were floating on top of Cardachion, the yer, and the Einherjar''s heads. One was the [zzZ], which indicated the abnormal status effect. The other one was a pink heart-shaped insignia, which looked suspicious.

    Annoyed, Joan circted her Qi and prepared to resist the abnormal status. As a level-3700 immortal, she didn''t believe that she would sumb to a trivial side effect.

    GULP

    Joan drank a mouthful of sacred water. Then, she received the same feedback from the system message.

    DING

    Joan scoffed at it. She waited for the abnormal statuses to kick in.

    DING

    <You have been inflicted with an abnormal status ¨C [Estrus]!>

    <You have been inflicted with an abnormal status ¨C [Drowsy]!>

    "¡­"

    Joan frowned. Indeed, her eyelids got heavier, but it was not something that she couldn''t handle. With a snort, the drowsiness was gone as if she had drunk a liter of coffee.

    Unfortunately, the other effect was new to her. Her crotch got itchy for an unknown reason. Something inside her belly moved, and her thoughts were affected.

    She thought of Battlefield Warlord at first, but the image in her head changed into the bodies of men. She fell to her knees and panted.

    "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?!"

    Joan clenched her fists on her thighs, not wanting to touch them. She mustered her willpower and stood up. Then, she walked toward the entrance of the dungeon.

    "Err, ma''am?"

    The Einherjars looked at their boss in confusion. Her face was too red, and she sweated profusely.

    "I''M TAKING A BREAK! DON''T FOLLOW ME!"

    "Yes, ma''am!"

    "ALSO, DON''T DRINK THE WATER!"

    "Huh?"

    "DON''T. DRINK. THE WATER!"

    Joan staggered away as she yelled at her people. The Einherjars reluctantly gazed at the sacred water, curious about what it did to the people.

    One of them muttered, "This water probably contains a sleeping drug. It restores our sanity, but it forces us to sleep."

    Another Einherjar shrugged, "Makes a lot of sense to me. Sleep is the remedy to stress. If you''re stressed out, you just need to sleep a lot!"

    "True."

    The Einherjars proceeded to carry their sleeping friends to their camp. They took the Einherjar and the yer first. But when they turned to Cardachion, she was no longer there.

    "Where is the valkyrie disciple?"

    "Wasn''t she here?"

    The Einherjars looked around the room and searched for her outside. They couldn''t find her anywhere.

    The subordinates'' expressions turned dark. They looked at each other, "How are we going to tell Lady Joan?!"

    "J-Just keep quiet. If she asks, just tell her that the wench ran off somewhere on her own."

    "A-Agreed!"

    The Einherjars weren''t that close to Cardachion. They chose to save their skins instead of telling Joan the truth.

    Their decision would change Cardachion''s fate forever.

 Chapter 272 Cat Dad Dungeon Level Is Increased

    Chapter 272 ¨C Cat Dad Dungeon Level is Increased

    "AAAHHH!!"

    "NOOOO!!"

    "PUTAAAA!!"

    In the long red corridor, where Butter Tank, Alzheimer, and Dog Eater had been through, a group of Einherjars identally noclipped and fell into the area. They encountered Gata.

    The cat girlughed and dismembered them in seconds. She also cut their heads off and gave the body parts to the other mannequins, ordering them to transfer the organs to the factory.

    PU

    PU

    After killing the first group, a new batch of Einherjars fell from the ceiling andnded in front of her. On the ceiling, the air was distorted as if an invisible dimensional portal had been opened. It spat out Joan''s subordinates one after another.

    "PUTAAA!!"

    "WHAT THE?!"

    None of the Einherjars could react as Gata spawn-camped these intruders. They couldn''t even ry or told their boss what had happened here.

    After killing a hundred level-700 fighters, the invisible portal stopped dropping people here. It was closed, and Gata could sense the changes.

    "Puta¡­ (Boring.)"

    Gata pouted and kicked a piece of flesh against a wall. Even though she had no nose or lungs, she deeply sighed.

    "Puta-Puta? (Come to think of it, there are still three more rats around here.)"

    Gata skipped and jumped along the red hallway, following the scent of Butter Tank and two others. Although she looked rxed, her speed surpassed 200km/h.

    After strolling at the speed of a race car for a while, Gata noticed an opened door. Someone broke into the room.

    "Puta? (Who goes there?)"

    Gata peeked inside. As the room was designed to be a monster house, it had nothing but spare scrap mannequins. All of them were still active and alive, but they didn''t move as Torrent and Meowmeow hadn''t given them any order.

    "Puta-Puta? (Have you girls seen any intruders?)"

    One of the mannequins shook her head, "Bad (No, sorry, ma''am.)"

    "Puta! (It''s okay! You can keep chilling!)"

    Gata walked out of the room, but she scratched her head in a bad mood. She felt like she overlooked something.

    From her senses and domain abilities, she knew that one of the three rats was still lurking around here at her location. The scent was so close that she swore that he was within a radius of 5 meters.

    Then, Gata instinctively looked up.

    There was a spiderman hiding above the ceiling tiles. One of them broke the ceiling tiles and hid there.

    Gata jumped up and found the intruder. However, the guy seemed to be unconscious.

    Dog Eater, Level 143

    Gata smirked. She dragged the guy back to the ground and twisted his neck 360 degrees. Then, she carried the corpse back to the factory.

    "PUTA! (Big catch!)"

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Butter Tank and Alzheimer had been resting on a staircase, which connected to the next floor. They looked down and snickered.

    They finally realized that they could simply exit the game by logging out. In addition, they had been texting with their colleagues, who were outside the dungeon. They exchanged their info through the guild chat menu.

    Butter Tank uploaded a video, which he had recorded since the beginning of this raid. It was a full video without any editing.

    He told his friend, "Upload it raw to your YouTube channel. Tell the world what happened here."

    ''Boss, do you still have a teleportation scroll? Did you buy any when Pangu Apostle came to us?''

    "I have one. By the way, can you send a marking rune to me? I''ve found the way to the next level!"

    ''Are you mad? You ran away from the floor boss, but you want to go deeper?''

    "No, you''re stupid. It''s a business opportunity! We can sell it to Joan. That bitch will pay millions for the marked rune of this ce!"

    ''I see, I see. But can you ess the warehouse or the auction house? I can''t send you any item like this.''

    "You forgot about our ace in the hole," Butter looked at Alzheimer. "You have that ability, right?"

    Alzheimer smirked, "Yes. I got my trader subss for an asion like this. I can exchange ONE ITEM with anybody once per day regardless of distance!"

    The gnomeughed and used his ultimate skill, which came in the form of a supporting skill. A new menu appeared and asked Alzheimer who he wished the trade with.

    Alzheimer input the name of Butter Tank''s friend. He also joined the chat room, "Don''t panic and send a nk rune to me. I''ll mark this ce real good."<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    Butter Tank''s friend quietly add an item to the trade slot and pressed [Ready]. Alzheimer epted, and the nk rune entered his inventory.

    The gnome brought out the rune and activated it, marking this ce as a teleportation destination. Then, he looked at Butter Tank.

    "Time to bail, Butter. Do you have a TP scroll?"

    "I have, you?"

    "Yup!"

    Both menughed and thought of the time they ran away from the hoard of monsters. Theymented how stupid they were.

    "We were so panicked that we forgot about the scroll. We should have done this a long time ago."

    "Meh, don''t me yourself. TP scroll can''t be activated when we''re moving. Had we used it, we would have wasted the items."

    "True. Anyway, do you think Dog will be okay? That idiot''s mother suddenly wanted him to take out the trash or something. It has been an hour since hest logged out."

    "He''ll be fine. I think he has a TP scroll on him. Let''s leave and bring more nk runes to mark this ce. Then, we''ll make a lot of money!"

    "Damn straight, we''re rich!"

    The two survivors brought out the teleportation scrolls and tore them. They vanished from this ce, returning to Seaside Town in one piece.

    .

    .

    = B7 Treasure Room =

    Meowmeow, as a Cathulhu and Mao Miaomiao''s Apostle, also obtained the dungeon master ss after the Great Reset. So far, Undine and Meowmeow had increased the dungeon levels thrice when Xiaomao was away. He was proud of his work, and he wished that Xiaomao could be as good as him one day.

    However, something annoyed Meowmeow.

    He frowned as he saw everything from the hologram map. Two intruders slipped through Gata''s security and found the hidden stairs.

    The stairs belonged to the staff of the dungeon. Meowmeow put it there so that the mannequins, Gata, and Torrent could swiftly retreat to the B2 floor when Odin''s main forces appeared. Unfortunately, this hallway waspromised.

    "I need a new house rule, munya."

    Meowmeow snorted and touched the dungeon core. He decided to tamper with it.

    DING

    <A new dungeon rule requires a Level 5 Dungeon.>

    <Your dungeon level is insufficient.>

    Meowmeow sighed as he nced at the current dungeon points that ve Dungeon had collected so far.

    After murdering about a thousand yers, the total mana was 159,553. The average payout for one dead yer was 159ish.

    Noticing that he had enough DP for the next level upgrade, Meowmeow took the liberty and upgraded Xiaomao''s dungeon.

    "Upgrade the dungeon, munya!"

    DING

    <Upgrading dungeon level 4 to level 5 costs 100,000 DP. Will you upgrade the dungeon?>

    "Yes, munya!"

    <Affirmative. Upgrading the dungeon core!>

    <The Dungeon Level has increased to 5!>

    <Dungeon Mana Capacity has expanded!>

    <Dungeon Mana Generation Rate has expanded!>

    .

    ve Dungeon Status

    Dungeon Level: 5

    Max Poption: 200,000

    Total Poption: 73,390

    Total Floors: 11/15

    Max Mana Capacity: 200,000,000

    Current Mana: 115,000,000

    Mana Gathering Rate (Per Second): 5,000,000

    Current DP: 59,553

 Chapter 273 Cat Dadâ€™s Subordinate Is BAD!

    Chapter 273 ¨C Cat Dad''s Subordinate is BAD!

    = ve Dungeon, B1 Floor, the Man Room =

    WHOOSH

    James secretly used a dungeon staff''s teleportation device. It directly sent him from B7 to B1, and he appeared in the brown room. He looked around in confusion at first. But when he noticed that there was a trap door in this room, he decided to enter it and hid in that ce.

    Behind the trap door, there was another narrow corridor. However, on the wall, James could see everything in the Man Room as if the walls were made of transparent ss. In addition, the corridor connected to a control room, which could only be essible to the people of the dungeon.

    Inside the room, a hundred mannequins stood idly and pretended to be regr mannequins to fool the intruders. When they saw James, they flinched for a moment before they resumed acting.

    Jamesughed and patted the nearest mannequin''s perky breast, which was made from stic. She immediately raised her knee and hit James'' nuts.

    The spearman let out an iprehensible word before he fell on his knees, holding his crotch in pain.

    "BAD!"

    The mannequin kicked his butt and walked away, repositioning herself.

    James drylyughed and got back up. He walked toward the console in this room behind the formation of mannequin guardians.

    On the center console, a hologram map of this floor revealed the locations of the intruders. A hundred monitors on his left side disyed the hidden CCTV camera footage. As for the right side, it was a staff teleportation tform that James and the mannequins could use in case of emergency.

    While the console allowed James to see every intruder, he could also influence the B1''s defense mechanism. He could turn on and off the Man Room''s sacred water fountains or seal the room. The trap doors were also lockable, and the floor of the narrow corridor earlier could turn into a pitfall. Any intruders in that area could potentially fall to the B2 floor with this trap.

    But James had another ulterior motive. He searched for a certain person in Joan''s group.

    It didn''t take long for Joan''s minions to find the Man Room. They swarmed the ce and searched every corner of the room for traps.

    James immediately locked the trap doors, not allowing any intruder to find him or the secret area.

    After a while, Joan and Cardachion arrived. They inspected the sacred water fountains.

    Seeing their reactions, James had an idea. He studied the console and the hologram map in a hurry.

    It only took him a few seconds before he found more trap doors and pitfalls in the room, which could be activated from this console. Unfortunately, none of the people in the room stood on them.

    Patiently, James lurked and waited while he watched the exhibitionist with gleaming eyes. He swiped his drool, ogling the angel girl''s sexy bikinis and her body.

    "BAD!"

    The mannequins in the roomined, but James ignored them. He kept staring at Cardachion.

    A momentter, Cardachion finally drank the sacred water. She yawned and fell asleep on the table in the room.

    Again, Cardachion was lucky. Her chair was only a few centimeters away from the slider pitfall, which could send her to the B2 floor.

    James held his head and sighed. He felt bad that his crush didn''t step on the trap.

    It didn''t take long before Joan walked toward Cardachion and gave her a few ps. The half-naked angel fell to the ground, and her backnded exactly on the pitfall trap.

    James stood up in excitement. He searched the console, looking for a button to activate the pitfall. Unfortunately, there were over 200 red buttons without abel. Only the necessary ones, such as the "Lock all doors" and "Disable all traps" buttons werebeled.

    "¡­"

    James almost cried. He looked at Cardachion and paced around the room, unable to decide if he should push a random button to abduct her.

    Suddenly, the mannequin who had kneed James earlier walked toward the console. She pointed at the sleeping angel.

    "Bad?"

    "¡­"

    James had no idea what the mannequin was talking about. He used signnguage, pointing at the pitfall in the hologram map.

    "Bad? Bad. Bad."

    "¡­"

    James then pointed at the angel and the pitfall area, where Cardachion wasying.

    "Bad? Bad!"

    The mannequin looked at the console and decisively pressed one of the 200 buttons.

    PLOP

    The angel fell into the trapdoor pitfall right away. Within a second, the floor was restored to normal.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    James was overjoyed. He kissed the mannequin, but she kneed his nuts the second time.

    "BAD!"

    "¡­"

    James shed a manly tear of pain. His face turned purple, but he stubbornly crawled toward the teleportation tform. He got on it and turned around, giving the mannequin a thumbs up.

    "BAD!"

    The mannequin shooed him. Then, James activated the tform, sending himself to the B2 floor.

    .

    .

    WHOOSH

    James appeared in another control room on the B2 floor. However, a different creature manned this room.

    In the room, five adolescent girls with red skin, big round eyes, and ant antennae stared at the neer. Like the mannequins, they didn''t wear any cloth.

    The lecherous spearman gawked at the war maidens. He smiled and stood up, nning to woo them.

    Suddenly, the mouths of the ant girls split, revealing four mandibles inside her cheek. Their tongues extended by half a meter, which could potentially reach their sr plexus.

    James was taken aback. He abandoned the thoughts and looked away from them. Only then, the girls stopped baring their mandibles and resumed their work.

    James nced at their levels.

    Elite Scarlet War Maiden, Level 500

    They were a lot stronger than him!

    James had goosebumps. He drylyughed and approached the hologram map, looking for Cardachion.

    It didn''t take long to find her. The sleeping angel fell directly into the Man Room on the B2 floor.

    Delighted, James rushed out, nning to take the girl with him to the B7 floor.

    .

    Unfortunately, someone beat James to it. A loli vampire had been sitting on a chair in that room, sipping blood from a wine ss, and the angel fell on the table in front of her.

    Fu De stared at Cardachion and blinked several times, confused.

    "Where the bloody hell this bitch came from?!"

    Fu De inspected the half-naked angel. She peeled off Cardachion''s panties to inspect the cavities, but the item reequipped itself.

    "Hoh?"

    Interested in the soul-bound items, Fu De tried again.

    WHOOSH

    Once again, Cardachion''s bikini armor couldn''t be removed. They automatically re-equipped and glued to her body as if they were cursed items.

    "Hehehe. Nice find. I''ll lock up this bitch in my room and study on her equipment''s magic!"

    The loli vampire carried Cardachion on her shoulder, bringing her to the B2''s boss''s room.

    When James arrived at the B2''s Man Room, it was toote. Fu De already took Cardachion away.

    "¡­"

    James panicked and looked around. Then, he went back to the control room to search for Cardachion.

    Unfortunately, before James could return to the control room, he was forcefully teleported to the B7''s boss''s room. He fell on his butt, and the immortals stared at him with dull eyes.

    "Wee back, lover boy. Don''t go around without our permission," Mimir snickered.

    Meowmeow also scolded James, transmitting his voice to his mind directly.

    "Damn pervert! Don''t n on bringing our enemy here, munya! Do you know that she could have marked a teleportation rune of this ce, munya?! You would have invited Odin''s army here!"

    James shrunk back. For several hours, Mimir and Meowmeow scolded James for his inconsideration and perversion.

 Chapter 274 Cat Dadâ€™s Bully Meet Solomonâ€™s Demon

    Chapter 274 ¨C Cat Dad''s Bully Meet Solomon''s Demon

    After securing the Man Room, the Einherjars stopped exploring. They changed shifts, telling the other reinforcements to rece them while the first batch of explorers retreated outside the dungeon to restore their sanity.

    Because Joan went off on her own, the chain ofmand was in chaos. The Einherjars decided to take a break and saved their sanity potions.

    As the exploration was on halt, yers got to get in and y.

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Shu Han Guild camped at the same ce. They had heard about the casualty on the first day of exploration and the destruction of ymore and Spartan''s parties.

    "What a shame," Liu Beimented. "I wish we could have picked up the loot in the dungeon. The monsters must have stolen the items or eaten them all already."

    It wasmon knowledge that NPCs and monsters in this game could steal a yer''s dropped items or utilize the environment. In the past, elite gnolls used to steal spellbooks in the dungeon and changed their sses, which gave Xiaomao a slight headache. And in this case, the local monsters were no different.

    Jiang Wei disagreed, "No. It''s too early to jump into the fray. Let Joan and her arrogant Einherjars take the blunt first. Once the battle goes into a stalemate, it will be safe to go in."

    "Haiz. Whatever you say, chief."

    Liu Bei stopped talking to Jiang Wei and checked the guild chat. In his guild, yers, who were all his ssmates, suddenly stopped chatting even though they were always noisy. The girl, who used to hit on Xiaomao, was also a guild member. She always bragged about her boyfriend''s generosity and their sex life, but she also stopped talking.

    ''Isn''t that bitch online? The boys, too. We agreed to skip school today and go online together. But howe they stop chatting?''

    Suspicious, Liu Bei typed in a few words to the guild chat.

    "Are you guys farming somewhere? The chat is quiet."

    Out of 100 guild members, 80 were online. Despite that, nobody talked or responded to Liu Bei''s words.

    ''Have they devolved into nerds? They always bullied silent losers, but they''re now acting like one of them. What is happening?''

    Unable to get a response, Liu Bei decided to log out and call his friends, who were not online.

    .

    Liu Bei opened his eyes and opened the game hatch. He stepped out of the game capsule and gazed at the ss window.

    The 30th-floor view in a luxurious apartment always calmed Liu Bei whenever he woke up or got back from the game. He stared at the other buildings and the busy roads below, scoffing at the pedestrians.

    "Sucks to be you. You are all ves of society. Soon, I''ll seed my father and enter the political field. You all can be my ves by then!"

    Afterughing enough, Liu Bei picked up his phone and called one of his friends, who weren''t in the game.

    DRUUUU

    No one picked up the phone. After a minute of waiting, Liu Bei called another guy.

    DRUUUU

    Again, his friend didn''t pick up the phone.

    "Dafuq is wrong with them?!"

    Liu Bei was confused. He opened the local chat app and texted everybody he knew, including the online people in the game.

    DING

    The message was ticked. Someone read it. However, after a minute of waiting, nobody responded.

    "Those idiots!"

    Fed up and frustrated, Liu Bei changed his clothes and left his apartment. He got on his bike and rode to school.

    At school, the students resumed their activities as usual. It was already 18:00, but many sports clubs were still operating. Boys and girls were jogging around the track. Ser yers still practiced their things, and many regr students still stayed in their sses, attending the "homework" and "self-study" sses.

    Liu Bei rudely parked his bike in the school''s yard. He strode toward a goalkeeper nearby and yelled at him.

    "Jian Yong! Why didn''t you respond to my freaking call?!"

    The goalkeeper slowly turned to Liu Bei, staring at him with dull eyes. He muttered, "yer detected. Identity found. Liu Bei, affiliated with the Pangu Church. Non-Hostile."

    "What''s the matter with you?! Talk to me, asshole!"

    Everyone on the track and field stopped moving and stared at Liu Bei. Their eyes turned pitch ck, but they didn''t pounce on him like how they did on Wei Zhi.

    While Liu Bei was yelling and making a ruckus, a towering burly man approached him. His big hand, bigger than Shaq''s, grabbed Liu Bei''s right shoulder.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    The mysterious big guy leaned closer to Liu Bei and whispered, "Don''t disrespect your friends. Keep it down, can''t you?"

    Liu Bei jumped away from the big man. He looked up and found someone, who shouldn''t exist in the modern world.

    He was an embodiment of Hulk. His skin was cker than native Africans, but his facial outline and features belonged to the South Asian. Most importantly, he was over three meters tall!

    "Who¡­ are¡­ you?" Liu Bei was shocked and baffled. Someone as tall as this guy could have been a celebrity. He could have joined the basketball circle and made a lot of money.

    The big guy coldly smiled, "I am Bathin, one of Solomon''s 72 Great Demons. Nice to meet you, little yer."

    "Wut?"

    Liu Bei wasn''t into mythos and folklore. The name was foreign to him.

    Seeing Liu Bei''s reaction, Bathin was disappointed. "Shame. I thought at least one or two would know about me. It turns out that you''re illiterate. Shame!"

    Bathin sighed, but he still smiled at Liu Bei, "Since you''re our ally, you have two choices. First, cooperate with us and pretend that demons don''t exist. Or two, spread words about our existence, and we will do everything in our power to silence you."

    "Hah?!" Liu Bei raised his brows. He didn''t believe in this huge guy, "Who do you think you are? Do you even realize who you are messing with?!"

    "A son of a loser, I know."

    "You¡­"

    Liu Bei was aware of the superpower perk from the game as he had recently upgraded his game character to ultra-rare. Believing in his 10% synchro rate, he threw a punch at the guy''s nuts.

    PU

    It connected, but Liu Bei''s wrist was dislocated.

    "AAAHHH!! WHAT THE HELL?!"

    Bathin burst intoughter, "Are you stupid? I''m a 99 star immortal. Obviously, a mortal''s punch can''t possibly hurt me!"

    "YOU! WHAT ARE YOU?!" Liu Bei kept screaming.

    Bathin sighed as he had enough of this farce. He flicked his fingers, and a shadow pool manifested under Liu Bei''s feet.

    "AAAAHHH!!"

    Liu Bei fell into the shadow pit. The pool instantly vanished.

    Several minutester, a silhouette of a human climbed out of Bathin''s shadow. His entire body was covered in crude-oil-like substances, but he didn''t seem to be disgusted by the fluid.

    The person stood up and looked around for a moment. But when he found Bathin, he immediately kowtowed in fear.

    "Liu Bei greets Your Excellency Bathin!"

    Bathinughed at the new appearance of Liu Bei. He swiped his face with an index finger and leaned closer.

    "How was my ster star? How many years did you get stuck in there, junior?"

    Liu Bei shivered in fear. He muttered, "T-Ten years, Your Excellency!"

    "Only ten years? I thought you lived there for a century. Did I miscalcte?"

    "I-It was really ten years, Your Excellency! I was repeatedly killed for the past months before a horse kicked me out of that ce!"

    Bathin cackled and nodded, "You''re right. My dantian universe''s time dtion is a bit weirdtely since my Time Law is not as good as the Cathulhus and Mao Miaomiao''s family. One minute over here is one year over there. Did you have fun in my private world?"

    "N-no, sir!"

    "No?" Bathin sneered and was about to snap his fingers.

    "YES! YES, YOUR EXCELLENCY! Your universe is the greatest, sir!"

    "Oh! I see. I see."

    Bathin coldly smirked and nodded in approval, "It''s a shame that I can''t rece you with my underlings since your soul belongs to Pangu. Anyway, let''s work together from now on, shall we?"

    "Y-Yes, Your Excellency!"

    "Good. Now, let''s talk for real. Come with me."

    Bathinughed and invited Liu Bei to the school office. Liu Bei, still soaked with ck goo, staggered and obediently followed the demon.

 Chapter 275 Cad Dad Is Special?

    Chapter 275 ¨C Cad Dad is Special?

    = Xiaomao''s Pocket Dantian =

    A silhouette of a naked man dodged a dozen flying swords and appeared behind a cultivator. One of Xiaomao''s tentacles turned into a de as he beheaded the clone of Wei Feng for the 814th time.

    "Haiya. It''s getting difficult."

    Xiaomaoined and took a deep breath, recovering his stamina.

    ''You''re doing well, mew. Keep going. Just 186 more, and you can move on to the next opponent, mew!''

    "Do I really have to do this to all the clones? Like, how many clones are there? Look at the freaking scroll bar! It''s so tiny!"

    Xiaomao pointed at the list of clones that he could summon. After he had defeated Wei Feng for the first time, new people appeared on the list. However, Xiaomao couldn''t choose them as Mir forced him to keep fighting Wei Feng until he was sick of it.

    ''A thousand times is a must, mew!''

    "But that clone adapts to my movements every time ites back to life! Now, it can even predict and disable my tentacle des!"

    ''That''s the point of this sparring hell, mew! As you fight, you get better. At the same time, your opponent will adapt to your strategies and tactic. Once you get the first 1000th win, you will understand why I made you do this, mew!''

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao deeply sighed. He sat down and took a break. While he was at it, he opened the clone list and yed with the menu.

    As Mir had hinted, he could adjust the difficulty rate and preview the appearance of his opponents. He filtered the list to show only young women and set their potential to one percent.

    DING

    As Xiaomao had guessed, it only showed the portraits of naked young women. Xiaomao dropped his jaw and stared at the system panel in a daze.

    ''NO PERVERSION, MEW!''

    Mir forcefully shut the menu.

    "HEY! I need an energy booster! A little testosterone boost helps!"

    ''NO LEWD MATERIALS, MEW!''

    Xiaomao pouted. Then, he looked at his Johnny.

    Messing with Mir, he yed with it.

    ''I SAID, NO LEWDNESS AND PERVERSION, MEW!''

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, a hundred of Wei Feng''s clones appeared and surrounded Xiaomao. They stared at the awakened Dragonborn and frowned.

    Xiaomao wryly smiled. He stood up and pointed his third leg at the face of his opponent.

    "Fine! I''ll fight you like this!"

    "¡­"

    30 minutester, Xiaomao was cut to pieces by a thousand flying swords. His consciousness returned to reality. Mir scolded him for an hour before she forced him to resume the grind.

    .

    Two hourster in reality, aka 120 days in the pocket dantian, Xiaomao finallypleted the 1000th kill on the clone. He let out a warcry as it took Xiaomao 220 attempts to kill thest clone.

    "TAKE THAT LOSER! WOOOO!!"

    DING

    Suddenly, a game system''s sound stopped Xiaomao from cheering for too long. He squinted his eyebrows as he didn''t expect to hear a system notification in this dimension.

    ''Do not panic. Let it happen, mew!''

    "What will happen?"

    ''You will be surprised, mew.''

    "???"

    A momentter, the clone list shone and ejected a bunch of items into the pocket dantian. Wei Feng''s twelve flying swords, batons, clothes, scale armor, a vial of blood, and a red orb came out. Then, the portrait of Wei Feng disappeared from the list.

    There was no system notification. Everything returned to normal, except the items on the ground.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    Had this happened in the game world, Xiaomao would disregard it as another day of [Cathulhu Instinct] Senpai doing his work. But here, Xiaomao was baffled by how items appeared.

    "Wait a minute. Swords, clothes, and¡­ item?!"

    ''Oh, I forgot about the kleptomania trait of Cathulhus. Anyway, when you defeat enough clones, you get a random skill or ability of that clone. Unfortunately, you can only get one. We don''t have those War Marite traits that allow us to negate the Law of Heavenly Fate.''

    "You lost me again. What the heck are you talking about?"

    ''Well, in short, you get a random skill or ability of that clone. You also get all items that the guy possessed. That''s all you need to know.''

    "¡­"

    Although Xiaomao was curious about what Mir hinted, he was more interested in the new items. He lifted one of the swords and inspected it.

    There was no system here except the clone menu. Xiaomao couldn''t see the status or its detail like how he did in the game.

    "Say, can I use these items on the next opponent?"

    ''Yes.''

    "Hey! SWEET!"

    Now, Xiaomao was overjoyed. He picked up the armor and clothes. Then, he put it on.

    No more butt-naked! He now had something to wear!

    After putting on clothes and armor, Xiaomao sorted the flying swords and yed with them. While he was at it, he identally kicked a hard orb, which came in the size of a ser ball.

    Xiaomao paused and looked at it. Next to the ball, a vial of blood drew him in as if he instinctively wanted to consume them.

    "Say, Mir."

    ''Yeah?''

    "Can I take these items outside my pocket dantian?"

    ''Actually, yes.''

    "Oh, nice¡­ wait a minute! HOW DOES THAT WORK! I THOUGHT WE WERE IN MY BRAIN OR MY CONSCIOUSNESS!"

    Mir sighed as she had exined it to Xiaomao three times already. This would be her fourth time.

    ''Listen here, you little shit. This ce is your pocket dantian, another dimension inside you. Everything here can either exist or not depending on your will. You defeated a clone of someone that was based on the memory of the real universe, and your pocket dantian absorbed enough memory of that person to the point that you can now create a copy of the previous owner''s items. If you attain a rted Dao, you can bring the items out to the real world. But due to the limitations and thews of the real universe, you can only copy one set of memory per clone. Understand?''

    "Yesn''t¡­"

    Mir deeply sighed. She ejected Xiaomao out of the pocket dantian.

    Xiaomao sat up and looked around. Unfortunately, the clothes and the swords were no longer with him.

    "Where are the items, munya?"

    "In your pocket dantian. You can''t bring them out yet."

    Xiaomao pursed his lips and scratched his head. But suddenly, a smooth surface of a vial hit his head. He looked at his hand, which was carrying something.

    It was the vial of blood that Xiaomao had picked up earlier.

    "Then, Mir, what is this, munya?"

    "Wait¡­ HOW THE HELL?!"

    Mir widened her eyes in shock. She rushed to Xiaomao and grabbed the vial of blood to check it.

    KLUK KLUK KLUK

    Another ball was also rolling on the floor. The ser-ball-sized orb also appeared.

    Xiaomao and Mir nkly stared at the orb for a moment. Then, Xiaomao opened his game inventory.

    The clothes, armor, swords, and the Oni''s war mace were in there!

    Silently, Xiaomao poured the items on the floor and pointed at them, "Please exin. How does this work, munya?"

    "¡­"

    For the first time, Mir was speechless. She stared at Xiaomao with round eyes.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: *AHEM* Heavenly Fate *AHEM*

 Chapter 276 Cat Dad Inherits Family Legacy

    Chapter 276 ¨C Cat Dad Inherits Family Legacy

    Xiaomao picked up the vial and the orb. He looked at it and brought it closer to Mir.

    "What''s this, munya?"

    Mir was still in shock. She stared at Xiaomao''s face.

    "You monster, mew!"

    "Why? What did I do wrong, munya?!"

    "You don''t know?! Normally, you can''t bring items from your pocket dantian since everything is created from your Qi! But if you Qi can manifest a physical object and make something out of nothingness, your dantian must be special, mew!"

    "Duh, ain''t I the son of Mao Miaomiao? He''s so special, so I must have inherited something from him, munya."

    "¡­ You''re right. Dammit, your existence is a cheat, mew!"

    Mir grabbed the vial and inspected it. She sniffed and stuck her tongue out.

    "Oni''s blood, mew!"

    "Blood? What''s it for, munya?"

    "You can absorb a trait of an Oni, mew. Oni''s stamina and strength are their strongest trait. Some of them arepatible with Chaos Element too, such as Kishin Douji and Wei Yuan¡­ whoops."

    Xiaomao grinned as Mew blurt out something important.

    Wei Yuan was Mao Miaomiao''s wife and Xiaomao''s mother in the other life!

    "So, my mom was a hotshot before the Great Reset, munya?"

    "Meh, I shouldn''t have said that. Anyway, don''t get too cocky, mew. For now, give me that vial. I''ll refine it into a pill for you, so there will be no side effects. As for that ball¡­"

    Mir and Xiaomao looked at the orb. They squinted their brows.

    "A freaking memory orb. I''ll be damn, mew!"

    "¡­"

    "Grab the orb, mew. It''s a memory fragment of the clone you fought. Put it on yourp and absorb Qi inside it. You might learn a thing or two from the orb."

    "Oh!" Xiaomao was excited, "So this is the same as a skill book in the game, munya?"

    "No. You still need to master the skills after you used the skill books. But with the orb, youprehend it and make it yours naturally. You can instantly master whatever skill it is, and you should be able to use it on Earth without the game system''s assistance, mew."

    "SWEET!"

    Xiaomao panted and hugged the orb. As soon as he touched it, it brightened. Strange red light flowed into his forehead, transferring the memory of Wei Feng to him.

    .

    Xiaomao had a vivid dream. He saw a big family, but they seemed to be living in a strange cultivation world.

    In that world, skyscrapers weremon, but the people still wore robes like cultivators. Some flew without a flying sword, but most people respected the city and traveled on foot.

    The ce that Xiaomao could see was restricted to a road outside a big city. A young man, who looked like Wei Feng, rode in a carriage together with his grandfather and sister.

    The trio chatted about something, but Xiaomao couldn''t hear their voices. Still, he recognized the faces of these people. For some reason, he also figured out their strength and knew their names.

    The young man was none other than Wei Feng, who was the original body of the clone.

    The old man was Wei Huang, who had the same name as Wei Zhi''s father. He was a 6th-stage cultivator, whose strength wasparable to a level-600 NPC. In this world, he was Wei Feng''s grandfather.

    As for his sister, Xiaomao remembered her face well, very well.

    Wei Yuan

    She was Xiaomao''s mysterious mother! It was the time when she was a mortal!

    The family traveled quietly under the escort of their nsmen, but they got stuck in traffic of people. Wei Feng jumped out of the carriage to explore. Because of that, Xiaomao''s vision followed the young man.

    A few minutester, Wei Feng noticed amotion. Someone caused a scene, and a group of mobs ganged on a weak-looking man.

    Wei Feng smirked and tossed his sword to the man. He said something, but Xiaomao couldn''t hear it.

    However, Xiaomao was shocked when he saw the face of the weak young man. Even though he looked different from what he knew, it was impossible for Xiaomao to mistake him for someone else.

    That was Mao Miaomiao!<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    ''What the hell?''

    Xiaomao stopped paying attention to Wei Feng and looked at his father. The weak-looking guy suddenly took Wei Feng''s sword and ran away from the crowd. The gang pursued, and so did Wei Feng. However, he was too fast, and they couldn''t catch him.

    Wei Feng threw a fit as he lost his sword. He gave up the sword and went out to court several beautiful youngdies among the crowd. A few minutester, he managed to seduce one of them, and they sneaked to a secluded ce.

    Boom-Shakka-things happened in a bush, and Xiaomao was forced to witness everything. He tried to disperse the dream in disgust, but he couldn''t.

    As if the dreamplied with Xiaomao''s wish, the scene changed. It showed the interaction between Wei Feng and Mao Miaomiao during apetition event where there were a stage and a crowd around the tform. Again, Xiaomao couldn''t hear their conversation.

    The scene quickly changed as if the interactions between him and Mao Miaomiao were irrelevant. Instead of showing Wei Feng''s life, the dream sent Xiaomao''s consciousness into a void.

    Deep in the void, Wei Feng stood on a tform, which looked simr to the square stage that he had seen earlier. Wei Feng was in the middle of practicing his skills and sword arts.

    Suddenly, Wei Feng stopped moving. He turned to Xiaomao and gazed at him. He muttered.

    "Nephew, I never had a chance to talk to you because of theplications and the war between the Oni God and your father. But since fate allows us to meet, let me do what an uncle is supposed to do for his nephew. Pay attention because I can only show you once. My time is limited."

    Wei Feng resumed using his sword skills. He showed how he manipted all 12 flying swords in a formation. While he was at it, he transformed into an Oni and used the baton as a secondary weapon for closebat.

    The Oni''s big hand sent his Qi into the baton and erged it into arge war mace. He coordinated his attacks with flying swords and showed Xiaomao his footwork.

    Xiaomao remembered it well. It was one of the skills that the clone had used on him. The dance, the sword formation, the Qi cirction, and aura techniques, Wei Feng used them all without hiding anything.

    But there was an addition that the clone couldn''t use. An illusion of a terrifying giant Oni manifested behind Wei Feng as if it was a Jojo Stand. It crossed its arms, and a dome appeared, enveloping the entire stage.

    That was a domain ability, but Xiaomao didn''t understand what it was.

    When Wei Feng finished, he turned to Xiaomao again. He smiled, "It''s a shame that I didn''t get to hold you when you were born. If you get to meet my sister one day, tell her that I''m sorry."

    Xiaomao couldn''t talk in the dream. He only made the promise in his mind.

    ''I will, uncle.''

    "Thanks. Now, the final technique. This is something that my clone couldn''t even use. Heck, I couldn''t use it when I was alive. Only after I died, I managed toprehend the true meaning of Wei n''s swordsmanship."

    Wei Feng held the war club and closed his eyes.

    RUMBLE

    The club shattered to pieces and transformed into a long katana. Wei Feng swung it horizontally, sending a sword beam into the void.

    BOOM

    The sword beam exploded at a distance and created a thousand smaller sword beams everywhere. The small beams exploded after flying for three seconds and repeated the process, sending more sword beams of the same size.

    The explosions didn''t stop. The chain reaction kept going 12 times.

    The technique was beautiful and nasty. Xiaomao felt like he was watching fireworks. But when he imagined himself being on the receiving end, he was at a loss for what he should do in that situation.

    It was impossible to dodge everything!

    Wei Feng reverted to his human form. His body slowly dissipated into dust.

    He bitterly smiled and gazed at Xiaomao once again, "This is the best I could do for you, nephew. If fate allows it, I hope that I can reincarnate as your descendant. Next time, it will be you teaching me. Hehehe."

    Wei Feng departed from the void with a sad smile.

    Xiaomao shed tears and bowed, paying homage to his uncle.

    ''I''ll treasure your techniques, uncle.''

    WHOOSH

    .

    In the apartment, Xiaomao reopened his eyes. His tear was all over his face. As for the orb, it was gone.

    "Rest well, uncle. Your technique, I have received them, munya!"

    DING

    <You haveprehended Wei n''s Swordsmanship!>

    <You have learned a new ultimate skill, Firework of Sword Saint!>

 Chapter 277 Cat Dad And Life Essence

    Chapter 277 ¨C Cat Dad and Life Essence

    "Let''s move on to the next thing, mew."

    Seeing how emotional Xiaomao was, Mir changed the subject, "Have you condensed your first life essence drop, mew?"

    Life Essence Drop was the next stage that Xiaomao had to familiarize himself with. It was essential for the 4th-stage mortal cultivator as it was the core power of this rank.

    So far, Qi came in a form of an energy thread. Some were short. Many were long. However, a droplet of life essence was thepression of 1,000 strands of Qi.

    When a cultivator seeded inpressing 1,000 Qi strands, it always turned into a droplet of Life Essence. It provided a more efficient energy source for cultivators, and its cirction was faster.

    Instead of wasting time circting 1,000 strands to use one skill or spell, a 4th stage cultivator could turn a droplet of life essence as fuel to rece 1,000 strands of Qi. In many cases, it could provide more energy than 1,000 Qi strands!

    Mir''s lecture continued, "Life Essence is a breakthrough in lifespan. When a mortal obtains a drop of life essence, their lifespan sharply increases, mew! When you were at the meridian opening stage, your lifespan is about 200-4000 years at best. But when you start producing life essence, your brain cells'' lifespan is tripled. Therefore, you can potentially live a thousand years, mew!"

    Xiaomao nodded in excitement. Meanwhile, Jungwoo was still busy trying to clear thest wave. He couldn''t attend the lecture.

    "Before you reach the 5th stage, the foundation establishment, aka the clich¨¦ foundation stage in novels, you need to form a sea of Life Essence, mew!"

    "Hold on a second. A sea, munya?"

    It took him half an hour to create one droplet that couldn''t be seen with the naked eye. However, Mir wanted him to have a sea-worth of droplets!

    "Won''t I die or self-explode, munya?! Won''t it take a lifetime to reach that goal?!"

    "You won''t die, mew! Also, you have that pocket dantian for a reason! It''s not solely for simtions andbat practice, you know? You can actually cultivate by sending half of your consciousness there and work 24/7, mew!"

    "H-Half of my consciousness?"

    "I forgot. Your dantian is still small. For now, let''s take it slow. I''ll let you take a two days break from fighting and spend that valuable timepressing all your Qi into essence, mew! Well, 48 hours here is about 8 years in there. GOOD LUCK, MEW!!"

    Mir cackled and pped Xiaomao again. The cat dad cried, and his consciousness fell to the pocket dantian.

    .

    When Xiaomao returned to the lonely world, Mir soothed him, "Since living alone for 8 years might drive you insane. I''ll overlook it if you want to do some lewd stuff to let off the stream, mew!"

    DING

    A system panel manifested in front of Xiaomao. It was the same sparring partner review. However, it only showed female fighters.

    Most importantly, their potential difficulty was set to 1%!

    What does that mean?

    They might not even know how to fight?

    Since they would appear naked, wouldn''t they be vulnerable to a wolf?

    Xiaomao stared at the nude portraits of various clones. His brain neuron was activated, and his mind was refreshed.

    "Hoo, boy."

    Xiaomao rubbed his hands. His sage mindset in his early days was long gone, reced by the dirty mind of a fallen adult.

    "Can I take a test ride before I start cultivating?"

    "One year of cultivation, one hour of ytime, mew!"

    BZZ

    Unfortunately, Mir instantly locked the menu. Xiaomao''s boner was killed.

    "Ah, too bad. Well, in novels, one year is quite short when one cultivates. Let''s do it!"

    Xiaomao was motivated. He started working on his life essence droplet.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    .

    .

    = ve Dungeon, B1 Floor, Odin-Pangu Alliance Camp =

    ? Early in the morning, Joan returned to the camp with sweaty hair. Her skin was strangely glossy as if she had refreshed herself.

    When Joan returned to her resting quarter, aka her private tent, many yers had been waiting for her. They were queuing to give her a report of their findings to earn some Contribution EXP. Battlefield Warlord was also among them.

    Joan invited BW in. Thetter submitted a report.

    "Yesterday when you went MIA, we receive reports from a group of yers - One of the exploration teams found a path to the next floor. They marked a teleport rune of that ce and offer to sell the rune to us."

    Joan raised her brows. She was interested, "How much do they want?"

    "Two million PACTs."

    "Tell them I will only buy it for 10,000 PACTs ¨C Not a single cent higher!"

    "Sure. Next agenda, the exploration team found a trace of local monsters. They seem to be hiding in a ce that we can''t ess, but they are somewhere around that brown room area. Our trackers have also located a pitfall trap door next to the table. I think Cardachion fell in there."

    "Meh, that airhead pervert deserves it. Let her y with some goblins in this god-forsaken cave!"

    "I see. What should we do about the traps and the local monsters? Should we destroy the walls and flush them out?"

    "Give some cannons to a few idiot yers and order them to attack the walls. The dungeon will automatically teleport them elsewhere. Whatever happens to them, it''s none of our business."

    "Alright."

    BW took the order, but she leaned over and sniffed Joan''s face.

    "By the way, have you been enjoying yourself without me?"

    "N-No! W-Why should I?!" Joan''s face flushed. She thought of the horrible experience when the [Estrus] status effect hit her.

    After Joan had run away from the troops, she hid in a corner of the maze, massaging something tiny and sticking her fingers into a couple holes.

    Thinking of that shameful act, Joan''s face got redder.

    Suddenly, Battlefield Warlord licked Joan''s face. She then had a solemn expression.

    "This is the taste of a liar."

    BW proceeded to push Joan down. She stared at thetter, "You horny bitch. You went off by yourself?"

    "It was the sacred water''s side effect! I was poisoned."

    "Oh? If you need to do it that badly next time, call me," BW smirked and let Joan leave. She left the tent.

    "¡­ Shit."

    Joan sat up and facepalmed. When BW became independent from Wei Zhi, she had been following Joan''s order. But after Joan and BW got into that kind of rtionship, she started to get cocky.

    It was frustrating, but Joan tolerated her. After all, Battlefield Warlord was her sessor. She had the potential to be stronger than Joan in the future.

    "Someone! Call the yers in! I want to hear their reports!"

    Joan got back to her seat and summoned other yers. She adjusted her clothes and corrected her posture.

    The person entered the tent. Surprisingly, he was a renowned figure.

    Yuan Shaoqing and his generals showed up.

    "Do you mind if we join the expedition, Valkyrie?"

 Chapter 278 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon Welcomes Yuan Emperor

    Chapter 278 ¨C Cat Dad''s Dungeon Wees Yuan Emperor

    "I thought your country has perished. What are you doing here, Your Majesty? Wanna join Asgard instead of Pangu?"

    Joan sneered and crossed her legs, looking down at the fugitive emperor.

    Yuan Shaoqing scoffed, "I''m here to inform you that I''m joining this expedition for a personal reason. You juste here before me. Don''t misunderstand."

    "Hahahaha! That''s riching from a traitor. What are you nning to do here? Going after Xiaomao? Many deities and immortals are helping him. Do you think you have a chance, mortal?"

    "Pfft. You know nothing. Anyway, I''m here to say hello. I''ll be going ahead."

    "Yeah, right. I want to see you try with your useless immortals."

    "Kukuku. Very well. Don''t be shocked when I conquer this dungeon before you. By the way¡­"

    "What?"

    Yuan Shaoqing sniffed, and his face distorted in disgust, "You lesbians stink. Go take a bath, you skunk. Did you piss yourself here?"

    Yuan Shaoqingughed and strolled out of the tent. As for Joan, she sniffed her armpit and pulled her head away. Indeed, she smelled.

    Because of her bad mood, she stopped epting visits. She ordered a servant to prepare a warm bath instead.

    .

    The mobilization resumed at noon after Joan finished hearing the reports. She ordered everyone to search around the Man Room, where they found a trapdoor.

    yers began moving to the area. Many backrooms fanatics took this opportunity to take screenshots and videos while vloggers did their things, creating content for their social media channels. Because of the tourists, the security wasx, and nobody was prepared forbat.

    As so many casual yers mixed in, Joan got annoyed again. As Joan was tired of mingling with the yers, she contacted Battlefield Warlord, inquiring about the teleportation rune. She texted BW.

    "Do you have the rune? I want it, now! I''m sick of the useless yers!"

    BW immediately answered, ''I''m negotiating. The ymore Guild''s bastards insist that they will sell it for two million PACTs.''

    "As I said, 10,000 PACT, no more! If they don''t sell it, ignore them. We''ll search for the next floor ourselves!"

    ''Okay, then.''

    30 minutester, BW contacted Joan.

    ''Sorry, dear. He declined the deal. He already put the item in the auction house, and the current bidding price is 2.02 million PACT.

    Joan''s expression turned dark, "Who''s that idiot?! Who bid for that?"

    ''It was Tian Feng, one of Yuan Shaoqing''s advisers.''

    "How the hell are they so rich?!"

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Yuan Shaoqing''s group detoured around the Man Room''s area. His team went further into the dungeon.

    His team consisted of elites and immortals. It was a small group of royalists, who didn''t leave his side after the crisis. Wen Chou, Yan Liang, and former generals of the army brought their elites along.

    A total of 1,000 immortals rushed through the maze. At a nce, they looked a bit stronger than the Valkyrie Guild, but they had something special.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    Ten thousand 2-meter tall invisible spiders with glowing eyes and smiling faces split up and rushed through the maze like a tidal wave. They explored every nook and cranny.

    As soon as they found something, they transmitted their thought to their master. Tian Feng, who was the master of these monsters,ter guided the group through the maze.

    They found several fountains along the way. One of the spiders drank the water and it suffered from a side effect, causing it to go berserk and ravish its colleagues.

    Upon learning of the sacred water, Yuan Shaoqing ordered his men not to drink it. He asked Tian Feng to keep exploring the dungeon to find the dark area in the rumor.

    Along the way, the generals detected the presence of mannequins behind the walls. However, they chose to do nothing as they had heard the rumor of what Joan''spany had experienced after destroying a wall. The group ignored the unreachable enemies and proceeded forward.

    Locked trapdoors and pitfalls were plenty, but they avoided them. Using their immortal abilities, the group moved as if they had explored the entire maze many times before.

    After two hours, Yuan Shaoqing reached the dark area, where Butter Tank and Marcus had visited.

    The walls had been repaired, but there was a gap wide enough for people to pass through. The group stopped at this area and set up some torches.

    Yuan Shaoqing ordered his troops to take a short break. Then, he brought out a talisman and tore it.

    RUMBLE

    A small me came out from the talisman. A hologram of Diabolos appeared.

    Diabolos looked around and muttered, "I see you manage to infiltrate the dungeon. What''s the reaction from the Asgardians?"

    "Joan, sir? She''s a bitch like usual."

    "Valkyries are like that ¨C Bitchy and whiney. Well, what do you need from me? Have you forgotten the mission?"

    "Find Wei Zhi and kill her. Yes, I remember."

    "Then, what are you calling me for?"

    "One of my subordinates detected a presence of a 40-star immortal in the vicinity. I don''t think my men are her opponent. I was wondering if I could request your support, sir."

    "A level-4000 resident of the dungeon? Are you sure?"

    Yuan Shaoqing turned around and looked at his adviser. One of them stepped forward to show himself.

    "My name is Tian Feng. I''m a beast tamer and the adviser of Lord Yuan. You see, I can control monsters from other dimensions."

    "Hoh? Oh, right. I remember you. You''re that guy with a strange aura."

    "Thank you for remembering me, my lord."

    "So you detected the immortal?" Asked Diabolos.

    "Yes. One of my pets found her, but it was killed on the spot. Before it died, it sent an image of what it saw to me."

    Diabolos nodded. The hologram blinked for a few seconds before he emerged in the dungeon from Yuan Shaoqing''s shadow.

    The cmity fiend manifested his real body as a 3-meter-tall demon. He looked around and narrowed his eyes.

    "I sense a presence of a deity, but it doesn''t matter. As long as we get rid of Wei Zhi, we willplete our mission!"

    Diabolos stared into the dark corridor as if he could see through the walls. He sneered.

    "A weak 40-star immortal is nothing to me. Let me handle it and show you my power!"

 Chapter 279 Cat Dadâ€™s Seniors Make Their Moves

    Chapter 279 ¨C Cat Dad''s Seniors Make Their Moves

    "Puta!"

    Suddenly, Gata sensed a chill running down her spine.

    While guiding the reinforcement from the B2 floor to the boss room, Gata sensed an immortal''s domain ability - Someone was staring at her from afar.

    Gata traced back to the source and stared at a wall in the corridor. As if she could also see through obstacles and walls, she flinched.

    "PUTA! PUTAAA!!"

    Gata sprinted with all her might, running down the stairs to the B2 floor. She kept screaming as she ran.

    "PUTAAAA!!"

    In one sprint, she navigated through the B2 floor to the teleportation device near the entrance. She used it and arrived at the B7 floor''s boss room.

    When Gata arrived, she rushed to the seniors. She bowed andined with a loud noise.

    "PUTA! Puta-puta-puta, PUTAAAA puta puta!"

    Taotie red at her and yelled back, "SHADDUP! What the hell is wrong with you?! Mind your manner, you stupid doll! Who are you calling a prostitute?!"

    Undine giggled, "That''s hernguage. It''s the same for the mermen. You know, the BOBnguage."

    "Who the hell taught her that word?! Who''s the troll?!"

    Meowmeow came out of the treasure room and walked toward Gata. He looked at Taotie.

    "It was me, munya. Is there a problem?"

    "No problem, sir! You have such exquisite linguistic skills, sir! This PUTAnguage is ingenious!"

    Mimir and others shook their heads. They couldn''t believe that the dignified cmity fiend was reduced to a bootlicker when he was in front of a deity.

    Meowmeow scoffed and gazed at Gata. He deeply sighed, "I assume it''s a half-step deity, munya?"

    Gata repeatedly nodded. Even though she was a doll, she sweated profusely as if she was scared witless.

    "I hate fighting cmity fiends, but I guess I have no choice, munya."

    Meowmeow slowly transformed into an oversized catopus. He limited the height of his entire head to three meters while his tentacles extended. If he wanted to, his one thousand tentacles could crush everything in the boss room.

    The cat narrowed his eyes, preparing tomunicate with Diabolos to scare him away to save his strength for the gods of Asgard.

    Suddenly, Cernun transmitted his voice to Meowmeow''s mind.

    ''Sir, Wei Zhi has inherited the Sin of Wrath as nned. She is now the sessor of Diabolos!''

    Hearing the piece of news, Meowmeow widened his eyes andughed. This development was too good to be true!

    "GOOD JOB, MUNYA! Now, the majority of cmity fiends is on our side!"

    Taotie''s ears perked. As he was one of them, the lion was interested in the topic, "What do you mean, you have most of us on your side? Where are the others?"

    Meowmeow couldn''t stopughing. Meanwhile, Mimir shook his head as he had heard of the other cmity fiends.

    "The Cmity of Lust is the dryad queen, Emerald Hopea. The Cmity of Pride is Mao Dandan from the Beast Forest. The Envy is Fang Meirong. Guess what, damn lion. They''re all Mao Miaomiao''s wives in their previous life. That makes them Xiaomao''s stepmothers! Including you, four of seven are on our side! If Wei Zhi seeds Wrath, that will make it five! Now, we have to find the Sloth and do something about that Anglerfish. Then, we will have all seven cmity fiends on our side!"

    "WHAAAAT!?"

    Because of excitement, Mimir identally revealed his worries, "I can''t figure out what happened in Xiaomao''s previous life timeline. How could Pangu and Odin defeat all of us and kill Cernun! They must have done something that we don''t know about."

    Meowmeow had been listening to Mimir. He concurred with the bishop''s doubts, "That''s right, munya. That''s why we have been supporting Xiaomao. Now that his prophecy has guided us this far, we will begin phase one of our counterattack, munya! All of you should get ready. You too, Gata, munya! After I kill Diabolos, Wei Zhi will be the new cmity fiend of Wrath, and all hell will break loose in this dungeon! Be prepared, MUNYA!"

    The immortals stood up. Ifrit, Cookie, Undine, Nymph, and Taotie got fired up, and their aura changed. Their killing intent exploded, which troubled John, Andrew, Peter, Lucky, and the weak members of the dungeon.

    The immortals silently checked their gears. Undine distributed potions to her colleagues and introduced the new items.

    "Sacred Water?" Mimir received 10 gallons of sacred water from Undine.

    "Yes, senior. This is the refined version of the raw sacred water from our dungeon. Our alchemists have removed the undesirable side effects from the water. Now, we can use it as our staple healing potion."

    "NOICE!" Taotie was delighted. He brought out a storage ring and kept the containers in it and rushed to the teleportation device.

    Meowmeow clicked his tongue and dragged Taotie back, "I haven''t killed Diabolos yet. You stay here and wait for my order, munya!"<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "BOO! BORING!"

    Meowmeow bonked the lion with hisrge tentacle. Then, he vanished, teleporting to the boss room on the B1 floor.

    However, a few secondster, the immortals finally had something to do.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    Glowing smiling faces suddenly appeared in the room. They looked around in confusion, unable to figure out how they came here.

    Suddenly, the voice of Torrent echoed in the room. He exined what had happened.

    "I''m so sorry, senior. Several immortal beasts are attacking the barrack, but my dolls aren''t their opponent! I noclipped some of them there to relieve the frontline. Please help me!"

    Taotieughed and reverted back to a monster lion form. His fur produced a ck me, and his body grew bigger.

    "No problem, kiddo! Let the big boys handle everything!"

    Undine grabbed all mortals in the room and shoved them to the teleport tform. She sent them to B9 Floor before she turned around, pulling out the Poseidon Staff from her cleavage.

    No one bothered or questioned how the mermaid stored a 2-meter-long staff in her valley. They all pulled out their weapons from nothingness.

    RUMBLE

    Countless domes appeared with all the immortals at the center. Every domain ovepped each other, and the immortals disappeared from where they had stood.

    SCREECH!

    GRAAA!

    "NIHIL!"

    "MUSCLE SUPREME!"

    .

    .

    While Meowmeow and the immortals had been preparing, Yuan Shaoqing resumed his attack on the dungeon. They quickly discovered the 50 rooms, which were hidden behind the pir array.

    The invisible spiders attacked the doors right away. However, upon hitting the closed doors, the spiders disappeared. Out of 10,000 monsters, 7,000 of them instantly vanished into the ground.

    Diabolos frowned and stared at the ground. He muttered.

    "A hidden dungeonw is at work. So, he finally makes his move!"

    Diabolos cackled. He crossed his arms, waiting for his adversary.

    Hearing Diabolos'' words, Yuan Shaoqing got nervous, "Is someone stronging, my lord?"

    "Yes, and none of you are his opponent. Also, stop kicking the doors. Forcefully opening the doors or destroying a structure in this dungeon will trigger a teleportation trap. This dungeon can teleport you anywhere if I guess correctly."

    "WHAT?"

    Diabolos stopped exining. He turned around and faced the dark area, where the group hade from.

    RUMBLE

    Something big had destroyed Yuan Shaoqing''s camp. Countless long tentacles swiftly moved through the maze,ing after them.

    Diabolos sneered and roared.

    "I don''t believe I can''t kill a god! Come, Cathulhu!"

    One of the tentacles grew eyeballs while another had a mouth. They stared at Diabolos.

    "Overconfident demon, you are nothing without the cmity title, munya!"

    "BRING IT! I''LL SHOW YOU MY TRUE POWER!"

    "BRAGGART, MUNYA!"

 Chapter 280 Cat Dadâ€™s Mannequins VS Grinning Spiders

    Chapter 280 ¨C Cat Dad''s Mannequins VS Grinning Spiders

    RUMBLE

    The terrifying presence of Meowmeow and Diabolos froze Yuan Shaoqing''s legs. Although the tentacles and Diabolos didn''t seem as fast as Yuan Hua or other immortals, each packed a punch when they exchanged blows.

    Because of Meowmeow''s humongous size and his 1,000 tentacles, the ceiling and the walls were destroyed, revealing the dark void of a pocket dimension.

    Diabolos and Meowmeow soon vanished from the dungeon as they dragged each other into the void.

    Yuan Shaoqing and his men looked up. They saw countless stars in the sky. However, they were not the sky of his world.

    Five giant moons brightened the dungeon in the void. However, there was no sun. The only light source came from the shining moon, which radiated from the natural QI on the surface.

    Yuan Shaoqing and his men were in awe. They had never seen a moon so bright.

    "What is this ce?"

    "Whatever pocket dimension it is, Xiaomao''s backers are strong! We should hurry!"

    Hearing Tian Feng''s words, Yuan Shaoqing thought of shortcuts. He brought out a talisman and gave it to Wen Chou.

    "Teleport back to the town and bring me the marked rune. The auction should be over by now, right?"

    "Yes, your majesty! I''ll bring it here ASAP!" Wen Chou nodded and pulled out a nk rune from his pocket. He marked this ce before he used another rune to teleport to Yeet City.

    Yuan Shaoqing turned to Tian Feng next, "Stop attacking. Get a rogue or a thief from our ranks and manually unlock the doors."

    Tian Feng whistled. The smiling spiders turned around and stopped charging at the 50 doors. Then, they returned to their master''s dimensional pouch.

    "Go, unlock the doors!" Ordered Tian Feng.

    The thief-ss immortals rushed to the doors without a lockpicking tool. They inserted their Qi into the keyholes and attempted to unlock them.

    A few minutester, all doors were unlocked. The thieves opened the doors and leaped backward, avoiding potential booby traps.

    Unfortunately, they miscalcted. All 50 elites fell into the invisible pitfall, noclipping from the B1 floor to the B7''s boss room where the top bosses of this dungeon awaited.

    Yuan Shaoqing flinched when he saw how his men sank into the ground. He attempted to rescue one of them, but the physical floor was on the way.

    "Be careful, your majesty!" Yan Liang pulled Yuan Shaoqing back, afraid of the mysterious noclip traps.

    "What trap is this?! Howe they fall into the ground like this? See the floor? It is solid!"

    Yan Liang also noticed it, but he had no exnation either. He sighed, "Please don''t be reckless. We need toplete our mission and get more blessings from Diabolos."

    "I know¡­ but our brothers."

    "We can only pray for them, your majesty."

    "¡­Shit," Yuan Shaoqing red at the mysterious formation of 50 doors. He pointed at them, "Tian Feng, send your monsters in there. Kill everything they find!"

    Tian Feng walked several steps toward the opened doors and released the monsters. 3,000 remaining invisible spiders rushed into the doors.

    Shortly after, everybody heard a loud siren. Inside the rooms, red lights shed.

    "An rm? What a useless system. A good dungeon doesn''t even need that. Let''s get moving!"

    Tian Fengughed and closed his eyes, borrowing the vision of his pets to see inside the red corridor.

    Beast Tamers could share their five senses with their pets. Tian Feng, who was an immortal beast tamer, could see everything that his pets saw.

    3,000 invisible spiders shared their vision with Tian Feng. Thetter instantly noticed that the rooms were connected to the long corridor area, and there were more rooms on the opposite side of the corridor.

    "I hate non-euclideanbyrinths,"ined Tian Feng. He continued to search for a way out of the dungeon.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    Suddenly, one of the pets stopped moving. In front of the spider, a cat girl mannequin with [UwU] face appeared out of nowhere and looked at it.

    "PUTA?"

    She also carried a shlight in her hands. The mannequin looked at the spider and turned on the shlight, pointing directly at its face and increasing its strength to full power.

    Tian Feng immediately cut his connection with the spider and covered his eyes in pain. The 500,000-lumen shlight''s power was no joke!

    "MY EYES!!"

    .

    .

    Gata returned to the B1 floor as the bored immortals on B7 sent her back here to support Meowmeow.

    Originally, Gata was sent to B1''s boss room, where Torrent and the factory were. Before she came here, Torrent passed her a shlight, which the mannequins had obtained from dead Spartan Guild members.

    It was the same model as Alzheimer had. With the power of a super shlight, she could potentially blind people if she shed it directly into their eyes.

    "PUTA!"

    Gataughed at the glowing face of the invisible spider. Although the spider was smiling, its behavior told another story ¨C It screeched in pain.

    In anger, the smiling spiders charged at Gata.

    "PUTA! (NA?VE!)"

    Gata threw a punch at the iing giant spider. A beam came out from her fist and punctured through everything until it hit the wall on the other side.

    The level-999 spider in front of the pack instantly exploded. A dozen spiders behind it also got caught up in the attack, perishing altogether.

    Without a threat nearby, Gata started cleaning house. A dome manifested around her, and mannequins that had been hiding in her shadow crawled out.

    "PUTA!!"

    DING

    <You have used the constetion domain ability.>

    <As long as your domain is active, change the levels of mannequins in your domain to 999. Change their names to Elite Metal Mannequins.>

    <If the Elite Metal Mannequins manage to kill at least 999 yers or NPCs while the domain is active, the mannequin''s level is permanently set to 999.>

    <If the Elite Metal Mannequins manage to kill any level-1000 yer or NPC, the mannequins will evolve into a named mannequin. Change their level to the level of the foe they killed.>

    Domain abilities were a staple power that all immortals could use. They created a dome covering a limited range and set the personal rules inside.

    Unfortunately, immortals couldn''t set the rules as they wished as this ability heavily relied on the Dao foundation, which could only be formed when they were mortal. Unless they mastered a supreme Dao when they were under level 999, they couldn''t create an omnipotent rule that negate or kill their enemies at will.

    Gata was born from entity crystals, and her knowledge was limited to mannequins. Thus, her specialties were centered on the mannequins and the dungeon.

    RUMBLE

    All weak junk and scrap mannequins transformed into luster metal mannequins. Their skin color turned silver chrome, reflecting the lighting in the corridor. However, their bloody emoji, aka the smiling face, was still there.

    "BAD!"

    After getting the power, the mannequins regained their confidence. They charged and crawled toward the smiling spiders.

    The spiders also countercharged.

    Level-999 grinning spiders and level-999 metal mannequins collided in the corridor!

 Chapter 281 Cat Dadâ€™s Mannequin Queen Is The MVP, PUTA!

    Chapter 281 a€¡° Cat Dad''s Mannequin Queen is the MVP, PUTA!

    Witnessing the emergence of Gata and the horde of level-999 mannequins, Tian Feng''s face turned pale.

    "Level 4,000?! Your majesty, we''ve run into a level-4000 monster!"

    Yuan Shaoqing squinted his brows. He turned to Yan Liang and Wen Chou.

    Yan Liang''s level was 2,000 while Wen Chou''s was 2,200. As for Yuan Shaoqing, he was level 1,750. They were a lot weaker than the mannequin boss.

    However, Yuan Shaoqing had an ultimate skill, which he had gotten from Diabolos a€¡° He could erase one skill or spell from anyone and permanently remove their memory about it!

    In short, it was aplete deletion!

    "I guess I have no choice. Bring me to the frontline! I''ll erase that stupid monster''s domain power! Without a domain, that monster is no different than a level-999 monster!"

    Tian Feng remembered that Yuan Shaoqing still had that ability. He was delighted.

    "Of course, your majesty. Let''s go!"

    The main forces followed the spiders into the room. Although the traffic in the corridor hindered their advancement, Tian Feng stored some of the spiders in his dimension pouch and cleared the way.

    In 10 minutes, they reached the chaotic battlefield. 300 meters in front of them, mannequins and spiders crawled on the walls, the ceiling, the ground, and on their allies'' corpses, sending colorful energy beams and spells everywhere.

    Explosions engulfed both sides. Metal mannequins were melted into several pools of liquid because of extreme heat and acid. Grinning spiders exploded upon dying and spraying green liquid everywhere.

    At a nce, both sides were equally matched. However, as Tian Feng inspected his pets, he discovered something unusual.

    The melted metal mannequins slowly reformed. They turned into slime and gradually restored their physical bodies. Had Xiaomao seen them, he would have eximed that the mannequins had turned into T-1000 from Term*nator 2!

    "W-What are those?!"

    The silver chrome slimes consumed the corpses of the grinning spiders. They self-resurrected and began pushing back the wave. Little by little, they overpowered the hoard of Tian Feng''s pets.

    Yuan Shaoqing stared at the battle in shock. At first, he thought that Gata was leading the charge. However, that was not the case.

    "Tian Feng! Use your domain and support your pets!" Ordered Yuan Shaoqing.

    "But, your majesty, I''m..."

    "Do it!"

    "..."

    Tian Feng, Beast Tamer Taoist, Adviser of Yuan Emperor, Level 1,500

    Tian Feng wanted to remind Yuan Shaoqing that his ability was limited. Even so, as a level-1500 immortal, he had to contribute to the fight eventually.

    The strategist stomped the floor and shouted.

    "Beast Lord Domain! GO!"

    A grey dome expanded and passed through everybody in the corridor. It ovepped with the domain of Gata.

    DING

    <You have activated the Tamer Domain!>

    <As long as your pets are within your domain, their Max HP and MP are triple. Heal 10% of their HP every second. Increase their ATK and DEF by 150 %. Enabling your pets to use their dao domains.>

    <All beast-type enemies in the domain are vulnerable to your mind-controlling spells!>

    <You are invulnerable against all attacks from beast-type monsters.>

    Tian Feng immediately received the notification messages from the game system. He wryly smiled as the mannequins were not beasts, so his power was ineffective against them. The only useful power was the buff to his spider pets.

    "It doesn''t matter. My spiders! Push them back!"

    SCREECH

    The grinning spiders got more energetic. They also used their dao domains, buffing their fellow spiders.

    DING

    <Your Grinning Spider has activated the Dao Domain of Spider Hoard. The speed of all spiders in a radius of 100 meters is double!>

    <Your Grinning Spider has activated the Dao Domain of Spider Hoard. The speed of all spiders in a radius of 100 meters is double!>

    <Your Grinning Spider has activated the Dao Domain of Spider Hoard. The speed of all spiders in a radius of 100 meters is double!>

    All spiders used the same dao domain, stacking their buff and increasing their movement speed and attack speed by a hundred folds!<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    As if they were in frenzy, they dismembered the mannequins and melted them with their acid. Moreover, they began eating the chrome liquid.

    Within a minute, the spiders pushed back a hundred meters.

    "PUTA?!"

    As if Gata sensed the change in the momentum, she rushed to the frontline, assisting herrades.

    Seeing Gata approaching, Yuan Shaoqingughed.

    "You''ve made a mistake, monster! In the name of Diabolos, I shall erase your constetion domain!"

    Yuan Shaoqing took off his robes and revealed the brand that Diabolos had given him. The glowing crest of a demon''s head detached from his chest and transformed into a ghost head, which howled and rushed toward Gata.

    BOOM

    It was a direct hit! The ghost entered Gata''s chest!

    Seeing that the curse hit Gata, Yuan Shaoqing mocked her, "Hahaha! Without the constetion domain, you''re trash!"

    Constetion Domain was the core power of immortals. Without the power to bend the rules of the universe, their strength could beparable to a level-999 mortal with extra stats.

    Yuan Shaoqing believed in his victory. He smiled and waited for the game system to give him a feedback message.

    DING

    It finally appeared.

    However...

    <Gata is immune to curses.>

    <Gata has resisted the Curse of Diabolos!>

    <Skill removal has failed.>

    "WHAT?!"

    .

    Refined Entity Crystal

    In this universe, nobody is an entity but a subject to god. If the gods want to, they can erase your existence on a whim. Your life, luck, and destiny are controlled by him. In short, you''re nothing but a fish in a fish tank, whose life is at the mercy of the gods.

    Entity Crystals are the bane of god''s authority. By keeping this with you, you will not be tied by the karma of the creator, and you can steal luck from the gods.

    Item Type: Evolution Material

    Rarity: Ultra-Rare

    Effect: By keeping Refined Entity Crystal in your inventory, you will obtain the following effects;

    - Immunity to all curses.

    - Automatically purify and remove abnormal status effects on self and equipment.

    - Every day, reset all negative and positive karma to zero. For every 100 points of negative and positive karma changed, increase your LUCK by 1.

    .

    Yuan Shaoqing had no idea that Entity Crystals existed. One piece of crystal was enough to cancel curses upon touch. Gata, whose body was made from Entity Crystal Ingot, which was equivalent to 40 entity crystals worth, wasn''t afraid of petty tricks.

    "PUTAA!!"

    As if Gata was enraged, she unleashed her ultimate skill. Another silver chrome color dome manifested and enveloped everybody in a radius of one kilometer.

    DING

    <Warning! Gata has activated the Ster Constetion Domain of Mannequin Queen!>

    <As long as you are within Gata''s domain and your level is under 4,000, the sanity-draining speed is triple. Your max HP, MP, and sanity is now capped at 50 %. Every time Gata kills one of yourrades, your sanity will decrease by 10 %.>

    <If your sanity reaches zero and your level is under or equal to 4,000, you will be cursed by the Curse of Mannequins. Your memory will be erased, and you will transform into one of the mannequins to serve the dungeon forever.>

    "IMPOSSIBLE!!"

    Yuan Shaoqing and his men saw the same messages. Their faces were ashen in fear.

 Chapter 282 Cat Dadâ€™s Guardians Are STRONK

    Chapter 282 ¨C Cat Dad''s Guardians are STRONK

    Yan Liang, Yuan Shaoqing, and the people from the Yuan n were shocked.

    This was a powerful domainw. As Gata only needed to kill five grinning spiders to wipe out everybody in her domain, everybody here was at risk!

    Because of the threateningw, the crowd was in a disarray. The panicking soldiers turned tails and ran away while the smart ones pulled out a teleportation scroll from their inventory and fled the dungeon.

    Tian Feng immediately brought out a knife from his inventory and cut through dimension. Without telling his master, he jumped into the void and escaped alone.

    Yan Liang and Wen Chou, however, were more disciplined. They grabbed Yuan Shaoqing and used their mass teleport scroll, pulling as many survivors as they could out of this ce.

    "PUTAAAA!!"

    Gata performed a motion as if she was about to Hadoken the grinning spiders. However, what came out was a Kamehameha instead.

    Over 30 grinning spiders perished without realizing what hit them. As for the rest, they were petrified on the spot. A dozen followers of Yuan Shaoqing didn''t manage to escape on time. They were petrified as well.

    The victim''s skin color changed into silver and their bodies melted into pools of mercury-like liquid. The melted juice then recreated new metal mannequins. However, their levels were the same as the perished people.

    Most of them were under level 999. However, because of Gata''s level boost domain, their strength increased to the cap of the mortal realm.

    Still, a few immortals let their guards down and got caught in the purge. When their bodies reformed, they no longer looked like a doll or a mannequin.

    The newly converted immortal mannequins looked like a life-sized adult toys from an adult store. They had glossy and smooth clear skin, a beautiful facial outline, and long hair, including their genitals. However, they had no eyes, nose, or mouth.

    Gata gazed at the new dolls, measuring their three-size.

    Gao Gan, Elite Metal Mannequin, Level 1,150

    Gata nodded in approval, but she grabbed the soft pair of mountains of the new doll.

    "PUTA! (Why do you have these, but I don''t?!)"

    The new dolls tilted their heads as if they had no memory of the past. Like a baby, they looked around in confusion and curiosity, but they couldn''t speak.

    "Puta! Puta puta, PUTA! (Come with me! We''ll go see Torrent and ask him to make me a pair of these!)"

    Annoyed and jealous of the new girls, Gata pinched one of their nipples and pulled one of them with her.

    .

    .

    The battle of the red corridor was resolved. Meanwhile, the battle in the void was about to reach its conclusion as well.

    In the void, a Jupiter-sized cathulhu menacingly floated and looked down upon the 100-meter tall demon as if he was looking at an insect.

    "MUNYAAA!!"

    DING

    <Meowmeow has activated the Mandate of Cathulhus!>

    "This cannot be!!"

    Diabolos was helpless. He had thought that the deity realm was within his reach. But when Meowmeow started using his deity mandate, his constetion domain was meaningless.

    One of the gigantic tentacles flew toward Diabolos at light speed. The demon frantically fled from the giant''s reach, but the massive tentacle suddenly split into one million human arms, extending infinitely and following Diabolos around.

    "YOU MONSTER!"

    For the first time, Diabolos was in despair.

    "You picked the wrong house, MUNYA!"

    Meowmeow grinned and took a deep breath. Then, he sang.

    MUNYAAAA

    In the void, there was no medium for sound waves to travel. However, the Providence Song of Meowmeow directly entered Diabolos'' mind, and it was so loud that he held his head in pain.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "NOOO!! STOP! MAKE IT STOP!"

    PLOP!

    Something inside Diabolos'' head exploded. The demon stopped moving and began free floating in the void, and his eyes turned dull.

    The voice shattered his soul and brain!

    Instead of taming Diabolos with his song, Meowmeow instantly killed him! This was the disparity between a level-40,000 cathulhu god and a level-9999 immortal!

    Meowmeow''s body rapidly shrank. He teleported and sat on Diabolos'' back and stabbed him with his tentacles. Then, he pulled out the demon''s heart.

    The heart throbbed, but it emitted a dark aura and gas. Moreover, random painful screams echoed in the gas, which slowly transformed into crying human faces.

    "Spooky, munya."

    Meowmeow snickered as he pulled five other demon hearts from Diabolos. All of them had different colors.

    "Let''s see¡­ Dao Heart of Pain,me, munya! Dao Heart of Despair, too edgy and cringe! Dao Heart of ughter, another cringe, munya!"

    Meowmeow crushed the three evil hearts and gathered the heart''s blood into vials. Then, he continued inspecting his loot.

    "What''s next¡­ Dao Heart of Wrath? Jackpot, munya! Wei Zhi can use this! Oh, what''s thest one?"

    .

    Heavenly Fate Crystal

    In this universe, anyone with this crystal can be considered the main character of this universe''s stories as most events in their generation revolves around them. They can be anything in those stories ¨C A protagonist, a deuteragonist, an antagonist, a confidante, a love interest, or even a tertiary character.

    Although it brings luck to the fate bearer, it is also a form of curse. Misfortune always follows the Heavenly Fate Crystal''s owner wherever they go until the crisis in their generation is solved.

    Item Type: ss Evolution Material

    Rarity: Mythic

    Requirement: Righteous mortal with negative karma.

    Effects: If you use this material to upgrade your ss and you meet the requirements, the item permanently grants you the following perks;

    - Unlock Fate Attribute and Feature

    - Increase LUCK and Fate by 1,000,000.

    - Decrease required leveling EXP by 90%.

    - Increase your handsomeness by 5,000% if the owner is a man.

    - Increase your charm and beauty by 5,000 if the owner is a woman.

    - Dishonest strangers always have a negative first impression of you.

    - Righteous strangers always have a positive first impression of you.

    - If you fight an opponent with more than 5-star hatred, you can negate all damage and remove all abnormal status effects, debuffs, negative domain abilities, and negative mandate once per fight regardless of conditions and restrictions. Recover your stamina and Qi to the max after that, and your next attack will never miss the target and do 5,000% damage.

    - Killing a rival or an opponent with at least 1-star hatred increases your negative karma by 10,000. Their friends, family, and loved ones are likely to discover your identity and your deeds.

    - Automatically summon a strong helper when you are on the verge of death.

    - Every time you survive a life-threatening ordeal, you will always find a random legendary-grade treasure or have a life-changing encounter with someone.

    Effects (2): If you don''t meet the requirements but you merge the crystal with your heart anyway, this item grants you no effect.

    .

    Meowmeow burst intoughter. He thought of his former master. Had he been here, he would haveughed as well.

    "I got another present for Xiaomao, munya! I can actually use it, but meh. I don''t want to fight Mu-Nyang. Let him have it, and I''ll extort some space fishes from Mu-Nyangter, munya!"

    Meowmeowughed as he dragged the corpse of Diabolos with him. He returned to the floating tform, which had a shape of a giant screw with arge head.

    Uponnding on the tform, Meowmeow looked for an entrance. Unfortunately, the ve Dungeon already repaired itself. Meowmeow got stuck outside.

    "Crap, munya! Am I stuck in the gap between dimensions?!"

 Chapter 283 Cat Dadâ€™s B1 Boss Meets Valkyrie

    Chapter 283 ¨C Cat Dad''s B1 Boss Meets Valkyrie

    The battle between Yuan Shaoqing''s forces and Gata''s mannequins was concluded. The Puta yer managed to defeat grinning spiders and chase away the immortals. However, the war was far from over.

    Before nightfall, Joan and her troops found the entrance to the red corridor. Countless footprints of Yuan Shaoqing''s men and grinning spiders messed with the rotten seaweed and caused ripples in the swamp. Moreover, the Qi in the air entwined and entangled as corpses expelled residual Qi from their bodies, causing them to flow freely in the air.

    Joan crouched and inspected the footprints. Then, she red at the pir formation, which had been repaired.

    "Bring the yers here. Give them a quest to attack the array and break through this ce."

    As usual, Joan used yers as sacrificialmbs by offering them Contribution EXP in return.

    .

    A few hourster, 10,000 yers followed the guides and reached the dark area. Everybody came here for the quests.

    The Einherjars gave every yer an explosive device and taught them how to operate it. They then sent the yers to destroy the pir wall.

    Joan and the Einherjars retreated 100 meters and waited for the yers to finish the job. It didn''t take long for the na?ve yers to detonate the bombs.

    BOOM

    As soon as the bombs exploded, over 2,000 yers sank into the solid floor, getting teleported deeper into the dungeon. However, the path was open.

    The remaining yers received the questpletion rewards. They ignored the unfortunate victims and celebrated their sess.

    After the wall was gone, the yers ignored Joan''s troops and approached the massive wall with 50 doors. They rushed toward the doors and opened them.

    The rooms were all unlocked. The 8,000 yers rushed inside, hoping to find treasures or monsters to kill.

    Upon getting inside, they found nk rooms and more doors, which connected to the red corridor. Half of them entered the area without hesitation, but the other half dyed their decision as the red corridor resembled something from the inte horror story.

    VRRRRRRR

    As thetter half of the yers had predicted, a loud siren came from the red corridor. Then, the doors on the other side of the corridors burst open.

    Metal mannequins rushed out. They screamed and charged at the 4,000 yers in the corridor.

    Most yers were under level 150. Facing level-999 mannequins with Gata''s buff, they were quickly decimated. All four thousand yers in a narrow corridor got ambushed and dragged into the mannequin rooms, where they met a fate worse than death.

    .

    "So, they were wiped out? As expected, they''re useless inbat."

    Joan received the report from Einherjar scout. Sheughed at the yers'' demise.

    While Joan wasughing at the yers, Battlefield Warlord visited her mentor. She also had something to report.

    "Master, I have a report."

    "Speak!" Joan turned to BW, who stood behind her.

    "Many yers nickname this dungeon the Backrooms. It appears that there''s an inte myth about the metric-like ce that was created by game software or something. The ce contains discarded props and material resources. All creatures here have gone through multiple mutations and evolutions due to the backrooms'' distorted nature, just like this dungeon."

    "Nonsense! They''re just stupid folklore that delusional powerless losers came up with. It''s irrelevant to this dungeon."

    "What if Xiaomao got inspiration from it and made the backrooms reality?"

    "¡­"

    Joan''s expression changed. She stood up and faced BW, "If that''s the case, what can we do to exploit it?"

    BW pondered, "No clue."

    "Tsk! Then, why are you bringing this up?!"

    "That''s because weck information. Don''t you agree? We keep running into traps and random ambushes because we don''t know anything about the dungeon. What if we take a step back and study the tale before we continue the siege?"<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "¡­"

    Joan solemnly stared at BW. She slightly nodded, "Good. Gather the yers and give them quests. Tell them to share us the backrooms information from Earth."

    "Alright! But, what are we going to do with the fight over there?" BW pointed at themotion behind therge wall with 50 doors.

    The battle reached the 4,000 yers that hadn''t entered the red corridor. It was a matter of time before the yers were wiped out.

    "That ce seems to be their hunting ground. Since they are gathering over there, the Einherjars and I will use our long-ranged domains and clear the path."

    After speaking, Joan activated her constetion domain. Arge dome appeared and expanded like a wave of radar. A few secondster, the dome covered the entire red corridor.

    "I have five domain powers. Unfortunately, I couldn''t use any of them in the Guild War because of Mu-Nyang''s intervention. But with Lord Odin and Freya''s blessings, I can use all my power here!"

    DING

    <You have used the Domain of Soul Hunting.>

    <You can detect every living being in your domain.>

    <Once a day, you can snatch 100 mortal souls from their bodies if they enter your domain.>

    <Once a day, you can destroy 3,700 soulless beings inside your domain.>

    <This domain doesn''t work on immortals with a level of 3,701 or higher.>

    Seeing the notification messages, Joan snorted and dismissed them. She already knew what her power was, and she didn''t need the reminder.

    Joan closed her eyes. Instantly, she could see everything in a radius of 10 kilometers, including the floors below the dungeon.

    "I don''t see the cave above, so this might be inside a pocket dimension. If I treat this floor as the B1 level, then, the lower levels are B2, B3¡­ oh, it only goes up to B6."

    In her vision, she couldn''t see the entireyout of the six floors. However, she managed to measure the depth of the dungeon.

    After securing the info, Joan shifted her attention to the fight inside the red corridor next.

    In the corridor area, over 5,000 rooms on the opposite side of the corridor hid countless mannequins in there. Most of them were silver-chrome dolls. A few ants and war maidens wandered around, but they merely transported something to the mannequins in the area.

    The mannequins were soulless creatures. Although Joan could easily kill them if she wanted to, she didn''t want to waste the daily quota now. She kept on scanning the rooms, searching for the elites or themanders of these monsters.

    A minuteter, Joan found a hidden passage, which connected one of the 5,000 rooms with a blue corridor. The path led directly to an isted area that didn''t link with other parts of the maze.

    In the deepest part of the hallway, it was a hugendmass with countless machines. Also, a suspicious passage to the lower floor was also noticeable due to the wide t esctor, which wasmonly found in modern supermarkets.

    On the esctor, many level-50 work ants carried leftover body parts of dead yers to the B2 floor. Some of them carried canteens of yer blood, but most of them had a piece of human flesh in between their mandibles.

    What surprised Joan was the entity in therge room. A strange cat-girl-like mannequin rested her hands on her waist, looking up as if she had noticed Joan''s all-seeing eyes. Joan also heard the cat girl''s voice.

    "PUTA!!"

    "!!!"

    Joan snapped open her eyes and spat several mouthfuls of blood.

    DING

    <Gata, the Puta yer, has destroyed your Domain of Soul Hunting!>

    <You have suffered from bacsh damage!>

    <You can no longer use the Domain of Soul Hunting for 7 days!>

    Just like what had happened in the Guild War, Joan''s HP dropped by half!

 Chapter 284 Cat Dadâ€™s Victory?

    Chapter 284 ¨C Cat Dad''s Victory?

    "T-That thing!"

    Joan was shocked. Although she was aware of the level 4,000 entity in this dungeon when she first entered, she didn''t expect it to be this powerful.

    The level gap in the immortal stage was insignificant. However, the foundation of each person varied. A level-9999 immortal who had rushed leveling could be weaker than a level-1000 newborn immortal with a monstrous physique and bloodline. Thus, the preparation and foundation during the pre-level-1000 stage were more important than power-leveling.

    In addition, the immortal stage was categorized into two types ¨C the regr constetion immortal and the ster constetion immortal.

    The word "Ster" had a significant meaning behind the title. A regr immortal condensed at least one star in their consciousness sea and used its power as a source to generate their domain abilities. All of their stars couldn''t be used as a habitat for living creatures as they couldn''t manifest into reality.

    On the other hand, a ster constetion immortal condensed a star inside their pocket dantian, which was more time-consuming and difficult to achieve. A cultivator with a pocket dimension could create living beings in there and act as their deity, acquiring their faith and the necessary power to be a true deity in the future.

    Although many immortals strived to walk the path of a ster constetion immortal, not all of them could form a pocket dantian due to inadequate knowledge, impurity, andck of proper guidance. Thus, all regr constetion immortals couldn''t be a deity, and they were weaker than the ster immortals.

    Joan, who had 37 stars in her sea of consciousness, had no idea who her opponent was.

    "This is impossible! How did it destroy my domain?!"

    .

    .

    "PUTA!!"

    Gata kicked the ground and left the factory, aka the B1''s boss room. She rushed toward the source of the domain earlier.

    As Gata was born from Entity Crystal Ingot and Meowmeow''s blood, she inherited his bloodline, knowledge, and power. Despite being a mannequin monster, she had a pocket dantian.

    Moreover, every star inside was as big as the Sun. The 40 stars shone brightly and provided an endless source of energy for her domain.

    When Gata sensed Joan''s domain earlier, she showed no hesitation in destroying it with her brute force. She lost 50% of her energy, but that was enough to cripple Joan in one move.

    Not allowing Joan to escape, Gata pursued. For the first time, she was eager to hunt a real PUTA!

    In a sh, Gata reached the red corridor area. She ignored the yers and sted through the crowd. Upon getting out from one of the 50 doors, she leaped across the area, got out of the dark area, and appeared in front of the Einherjar crowd.

    Seeing so many women in the ranks, Gata''s [UwU] face turned into [OwO].

    "PUTAAAA!!"

    Without hesitation, Gata reactivated the power that she had used on Yuan Shaoqing''s men. Her ster immortal domain expanded and covered everybody in the area.

    DING

    <You have activated the Ster Constetion Domain of Mannequin Queen!>

    The Einherjars instantly received a simr message of their own version. Their faces turned white as the domain ability was too strong and wicked in this environment.

    Joan immediately leaped out from the crowd and took charge.

    "Einherjars, retreat! Use your teleport scrolls and get out of here. If she kills five of you, we''re all finished!"

    The immortals pulled out scrolls and talismans from their inventory while they were running away. However, Gata suddenlyughed and turned around. She gathered mana in her palm and threw it toward the crowd of yers, who were still gathering in front of the 50 doors.

    Joan, who was determined to stay behind and fight Gata, suddenly realized her mistake.

    "NOOO!!"

    Battlefield Warlord instantly vanished as she tore a scroll of teleportation. She escaped before anybody. As for the Einherjars, half of them hadn''t teleported out of the dungeon yet.

    BOOM

    Long numbers appeared from the explosions as weak yers got caught up in an immortal''s fight. Then, everybody''s sanity level was instantly depleted due to the death of theirrades.

    Joan widened her eyes in shock before her body and the immortals behind her melted into a silver liquid. The crowd of yers also dropped and were transformed into new members of the dungeon.

    "Puta <3"

    Gataughed as she admired how efficient her power was. She looked at the pool of silver liquid in front of her, waiting for Joan to be resurrected as one of the mannequins.

    SQUISH

    All pools of silver liquid slowly reformed into silhouettes of female mannequins. All corpses of yers turned into level-999 metal mannequins while the immortals retained their levels. However, as the immortals were special, they came out as adult-toy dolls.

    Joan, as well, was resurrected as an adult toy. Her memory was erased, but she retained her beauty as a tomboy pretty woman. She got her new name.

    Mannequin Saintess Joan, the Fallen, Level 3,700

    Gata looked at Joan''s new name and nodded in approval. She pointed at the 50 doors and waved her hand.

    "Puta! (Puta, Sigueme!)"<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "¡­"

    Joan nkly looked at Gata and obediently followed her. As she walked, the bountiful mountains jiggled and bounced.

    Gata nced at the assets and scratched her head in envy and frustration. She groped Joan''s mountains, squeezed them, andined.

    "PUTA, PUTA-PUTA PUUUUTA!!"

    "¡­"

    .

    .

    The news of Joan''s defeat soon reached the yermunity. As many live streamers and tiktoxicians recorded their game footage, they managed to catch a glimpse of Gata''s menace.

    The presence of a roaming level-4000 boss monster terrified the yermunity. Some of them realized how frightening the dungeon was.

    [First Boss of ve Dungeon Revealed! See the video here!]

    [Gata, the Puta yer! A Latino cat girl on crack?]

    [A valkyrie is in by a whore yer. How ironic.]

    [BREAKING NEWS: The W-3''s global event is impossible for yers. Think twice before you enter the ve Dungeon before the NPC''s main forces!]

    Threads, articles, clips, and videos flooded themunity forum. Memes and fan art of Gata also became a trend. Her [UwU] face and her catchphrase became the favorite of many Hentai artists to abuse in their works.

    Despite the huge setback, not many yersined or voiced their dissatisfaction.

    After all, most weak yers had already been reced.

    .

    .

    = Pangu Universe Incorporate =

    Solomon stood in the same developer office, gazing at the view of Seoul''s metropolitan city. The skyscraper provided strange entertainment for this old deity, who always lived in a dark ce for countless millennia.

    DING

    While Solomon was enjoying the view and the busy people down below, he suddenly received a system text message from one of his 72 demons.

    "Joan is dead."

    "¡­"

    The old man nced at the floating message. He didn''t even flinch as he had predicted the oue. While looking at the window, Solomon muttered to himself.

    "Cathulhus are as old as the Mazingers. They can''t be a pushover. Odin and Freya shouldn''t have learned their lesson by now. No, they won''t learn anything because of their arrogance. They will blindly charge into ve Dungeon and run into Meowmeow. That ancient Cathulhu alone is enough to wipe out the entire Asgardian Army."

    Solomon turned around and walked past his subordinates, who were disguised as srymen.

    "Contact the remnants of Olympus. Tell them that we''re moving them from W-1 to W-3¡­ No, wait! Cancel that."

    Solomon suddenly had an inspiration. He turned around and revealed a rare faint ominous smile.

    He closed his eyes and searched for something on Earth.

    Instantly, Solomon noticed the aura of Mu-Nyang. Thetter immediately vanished like a scardy cat.

    Solomon scoffed. He looked for another cat that always followed Mu-Nyang around.

    A few secondster, Solomon located Mir! He also found unexpected people nearby.

    "Mir, Seo Jungwoo, and Miao Xiaomao¡­"

    Solomon opened his eyes. The faint smile disappeared from his face.

    The demon king walked forward one step. Instantly, the surrounding scenery changed. He appeared directly in Seo Jungwoo''s room!

    Mir widened her eyes in shock. She grabbed Xiaomao and Jungwoo, who were in the middle of training in their pocket dantians. Her tail cut through the air and opened a portal to another dimension.

    Solomon raised his finger and pointed at Mir''s face.

    "Don''t move if you want to live."

    "¡­"

    Mir froze on the spot. She sensed a terrifying mandatew inside the fingertip.

 Chapter 285 Cat Dad And Intruder!

    Chapter 285 ¨C Cat Dad and Intruder!

    "Solomon! What do you want, mew?!"

    Mir hissed and sent Jungwoo and Xiaomao into her shadow. An orange portal appeared behind her as she prepared to run away.

    "I''vee to bargain, young Cathulhu. Would you mind if we talk?"

    Mir narrowed her eyes. The old man looked so fragile, but he hid a tremendous power inside him. She felt like she was facing Mu-Nyang in his prime.

    Avoiding the confrontation, Mir started talking.

    "What do you want?"

    "Peace."

    Solomon lowered his finger and pointed at the floor.

    RUMBLE

    The entire rundown apartment was instantly repaired and renovated. The room was fully furnished like a 5-star hotel suite. Moreover, the space in the room expanded.

    Mir sensed a chill running down her spine. She knew what this mandate was.

    Mandates were the exclusive power of deities after the great reset. By using the power of faith and religion, they could make the impossible possible. Moreover, a deity with certain spiritual roots could do more than just turn a fantasy into reality.

    "Chaos Element? I thought Mao Miaomiao, Mu-Nyang, Kishin Douji, and Wei Yuan were the only ones with this spiritual root, mew!"

    "It seems Mu-Nyang hasn''t told you everything. I am the first disciple of Mu-Nyang. Well, I was until he banished me into a shadow realm and cut ties with me."

    Discovering Solomon''s identity, Mir finally remembered him. She had seen him before when Mu-Nyang and Solomon were together during the pre-Mazinger-Cathulhu War era.

    "I remember you, mew. I think you misunderstood his intention. Lord Mu-Nyang did it to save you from the Mazingers! He cut ties with you, so you wouldn''t die during the Mazinger-Cathulhu War because of the chaotic karma back then!"

    "I knew."

    "Then, why are you betraying Lord Mu-Nyang!? Why are you siding with Pangu, mew?!"

    Solomon deeply sighed. He walked toward the balcony and looked outside, "I, too, want to make his dream a reality. But his method is wrong."

    The demon king pointed at the pedestrian in Seoul Metropolitan, "This ce, this civilization, those weakling and selfish humans, why is he keeping them alive? They''re useless and insignificant to us."

    Mir scoffed, "Without mortals and believers, gods can''t exist, mew."

    "Is that really the case?"

    "Gods exist because the mortals wish for it, mew!"

    "That''s where you''re wrong," Solomon burst intoughter and pped his hands.

    RUMBLE

    The blue sky reddened and the white clouds turned dark. A hundred eyeballs manifested in the sky, and the temperature on Earth rose.

    The phenomenon caused the crowd to panic and scream in fright. They looked up, horrified by the unknown entities in the sky.

    "STOP!" Mir hissed and a shadownce emerged from the ground below Solomon''s feet. It impaled him from below and pierced through his head.

    Yet, Solomon didn''t flinch. His body slipped out of the shadow spike as if it was made from liquid, and it regenerated back to normal.

    "Gods are nothing but tools for the higher entity to realize his Dao and transcend allws and restrictions of the higher universe. Gods exist because the higher entity allows it! Without the higher entity''s permission, we would have be a grain of dust!"

    "¡­"

    Mir bit her lower lips. Her expression turned solemn.

    Solomon pped his hands again, and the eyes vanished. The sky turned to normal.

    The people on earth looked at the clear sky, dumbfounded and shocked by the strange anomaly. News stations recorded the entire event while the locals spected what had happened.

    Solomon walked toward Mir. He crouched and gently patted her head, "Go tell master Mu-Nyang for me. There is no need to keep humans around. Let my demons take over the world, and we will help Cathulhus kill the Mazingers and Pangu."

    "What about humans'' souls, mew?"

    "None of them is necessary. Let me recycle them into something useful."

    "You¡­"

    "Without the humans, there will be no yers. Without yers, Pangu will have no sacrificialmbs to resurrect his Mazinger soldiers. He will be weakened because he has nobody else to worship him. Therefore, this deal will be beneficial for him."

    "¡­"

    Solomon stood up and turned around. He took several steps toward the balcony as if he was about to leave.

    Suddenly, Solomon recalled something. He looked back and nced at the wiggling shadow of Mir.

    "I almost forgot. Give Miao Xiaomao a message. Tell him that his grandfather said hi."

    "Xiaomao has no grandfather like you, mew!"

    "Indeed. We''re not rted by blood, but," Solomon grinned. "Mao Miaomiao is. How many sex partners do you think he has? He did it with my daughter, and she''s one of Xiaomao''s stepmothers. So¡­"

    Solomon vanished from the apartment. He seemed to be in a good mood.

    He left with a parting word.

    "I''ll give him a friendly gift to remind him that I''m not his enemy."

    A wisp of Solomon''s Qi entered Mir''s shadow and sank into Xiaomao''s forehead.

    Sensing the wisp of Solomon Qi, Mir panicked.

    It was a soul of a great demon, one of 72 Solomon''s minions!

    "NOOOOO!!"<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    .

    .

    = Xiaomao Pocket Dantian =

    Meditating for a year could make a man insane, but Xiaomao held it in.

    A year inside the dantian world passed by quickly. Xiaomao managed to condense a bucket''s worth of concentrated Life Essence, aka the fluid version ofpressed Qi.

    BEEP-BEEP

    As Mir had set up an rm bell to reward him, Xiaomao stopped cultivating. He opened his eyes and reached out for the blue panel in front of him.

    The menu showed a list of peerless beauties of all races from ancient times. Their portraits were all nude pictures, and the list of their abilities was disyed.

    However, Xiaomao didn''t care. He was about to go insane from a long year of istion and loneliness. Without thinking, he searched for a certain name.

    Wei Yuan

    The portrait of his previous fantasy life''s mother appeared. She came out as a level-299 cultivator. However, on the right corner of her portrait, there was an extra button ¨C [Edit Age].

    The button distracted him from the dirty thought. Curious, Xiaomao pressed the button.

    DING

    A new menu appeared.

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao looked at the slider scroll bar. He moved it all the way to the right, measuring the limit of his mother''s age.

    It stopped at 100, which was odd. However, the cultivation and the appearance of Wei Yuan drastically changed. Her cultivation base increased and showed a different detail.

    .

    Name: Wei Yuan

    Race: Chaos Oni

    Gender: Female

    ss: Guardian Queen of Mao Miaomiao, Divine Mother of Chaos

    Specialties: Mandate of Chaos, Unified Bloodline, Compound Elements, Dantian Universe

    Origins: Heavenly Goose

    .

    She looked different from when she was 17. She had a few tattoos on her chest, and her body proportion looked more mature and refined.

    Xiaomao drooled at the nude image of his mysterious mother in the other life. A few minutester, he pped his face, getting rid of his sinful thoughts.

    "What was I thinking? Was I trying to bang with a clone of my other life''s mother?!"

    Xiaomao''s boner was killed, but it quickly rose again due to his pending frustration and boredom. Although reluctant, Xiaomao pulled the slider to the left-most, decreasing the cultivation base of Wei Yuan''s clone to the lowest.

    He pped his hands and prayed.

    "I''m so sorry, mom. But you''re too sexy! I know that it''s wrong on many levels, but doing it with your clone doesn''t count! It''s the same as doing it with a sex doll with your face! Please forgive me!"

    While closing his eyes, one of his tentacles on the back moved and pressed the [Summon] button!

    BZZ

    Something went wrong. The button didn''t work.

    "???"

    Xiaomao opened his eyes and looked at the summon button on the panel. It was grey.

    DING

    <Warning, the summon menu has been disabled due to the presence of an outsider. For the sake of the pocket dantian''s stability, please remove the outsider before you summon a clone.>

    "Huh?"

    Xiaomao didn''t remember that he had summoned anybody. He looked around in confusion.

    As soon as Xiaomao looked up, he saw a figure of a naked woman, who had been kneeling and kowtowing toward him.

    "Who are you?"

    The woman slowly raised her head. She was a refined beauty with long ck hair, white-jade smooth skin, and a perfect slender body. Her chest and bust size were moderate, but it showed that she was still young and pure.

    However, she had two dragon horns and a dragon tail.

    "My name is Amon. I''m one of Solomon''s 72 great demons."

    "!!!"

    "This might be sudden, but he has sent me here to serve as your chambermaid and a dual-cultivation partner in your pocket dantian. I will also act as your guardian to protect you from Pangu and Odin''s assassins."

    The ck-haired demon, Amon, looked up and saw the erected thing. Without hesitation, she sat on her butt and spread her legs. She also used her fingers to spread her peach.

    "If you wish, you can partake of me. I don''t mind bearing your children. Please use my body to relieve your stress, young master."

    "¡­"

 Chapter 286 Cat Dadâ€™s Grandfather Is Solomon?!

    Chapter 286 ¨C Cat Dad''s Grandfather is Solomon?!

    Xiaomao had no problem with doing it with clones since it was a one-night stand ¨C No attachment andmitment. However, Amon was a real being with a dubious background. Falling into the honey trap was not something Xiaomao desired.

    He had learned enough from his previous life. THOTs couldn''t be trusted.

    Xiaomao''s expression changed. He imitated the face of the inte Chad.

    "How about no?"

    Although Xiaomao said that, his boner was still rock solid. He couldn''t suppress his testosterone as he had been saving up for a long time.

    Amon nced at Xiaomao''s third arm and grinned. She sat on her knees and bowed her head again, "I understand. If you wish, you can call me for the night service anytime."

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue, "Can you leave my pocket dantian? I know that you''re strong. But if you''re not here to kill me or capture me, please cooperate with me, okay? I need some privacy."

    "Please do not mind me. Your grandfather has ordered me to be by your side and protect you."

    "¡­"

    Something didn''t make sense here. Xiaomao didn''t remember that he and Solomon were allies.

    Also, there was an odd keyword.

    "Grandfather, who?"

    "My master, Lord Solomon."

    "HAH?!" Xiaomao was bewildered. "How is Solomon my grandfather?!"

    "One of your father''s concubines is Lord Solomon''s daughter. Her name is Leviathan. She used to serve Great Deity Lilith, but she joined Mao Miaomiao along with her master."

    "¡­"

    "Technically, Lord Solomon is your stepgrandfather. The Mao n is a huge family, and Mao Miaomiao''s influence reaches every corner of the universe."

    "I knew it. GODDAMMIT, DAD!"

    For the first time, Xiaomao wanted to punch Mao Miaomiao''s face for banging so many women and got away with it.

    He wasn''t envious of Mao Miaomiao. However, he couldn''t stand the irresponsible father that cheated on his mother.

    Amon tried to convince Xiaomao, "Please do not restrict yourself under the human standard, young master. Your karma is connected to many gods, and you have the right to exert dominance as a god''s descendant and the heir of the Great Chaos Seraphim. If you wish for it, Lord Solomon is willing to hand over the Netherworld''s throne to you if you are willing to acknowledge him as your grandfather."

    Amon slowly reached out to touch Xiaomao''s leg. Thetter was frozen as if he fell into a trance.

    The offer was too good to be true. Deep down inside, Xiaomao sometimes wanted to throw away all responsibility and live a slow life somewhere quietly. Living as a pampered young master of the Netherworld Realm sounded nice.

    He didn''t even realize that Amon had been hypnotizing him.

    ''SILENCE, MEW!''

    Suddenly, Mir''s voice echoed in the pocket dantian. Xiaomao snapped back to his senses.

    Amon widened her eyes and looked up. Her expression grimaced for a moment before she gazed at Xiaomao.

    "Please remember. Lord Solomon loves you. If you have no ce to go, you can seek Lord Solomon''s help."

    After the parting words, her body vanished from the pocket dantian.

    DING

    <Amon has kicked out of your pocket dantian.>

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao let out a long sigh of relief, but he somewhat regretted it. He looked at his manhood, which wilted because of the disappointment.

    .

    Because of the emergency, Xiaomao stopped cultivating. He opened his eyes to check themotion in the real world. However, everything around him was pitch ck. He could only hear the loud noise of Mir.

    "If you don''t want me to kill you, scram, mew!"

    The voice of Amon followed, "I''vee here to serve as young master''s maidservant and bodyguard. I have no intention of harming him. Please understand."

    "Are you crazy?! Do you think we trust you!? Scram, or else, mew!"

    "Understood. Then, please ry a message to Lord Xiaomao for me. Tell him that his grandfather is not his enemy. It''s Pangu, Odin, and the remnants of the Olympus you have to worry about."

    "¡­"

    They stopped talking. After a while, Mir pulled Xiaomao out of her shadow.

    Xiaomao and Jungwoo came out of the shadow and looked around in confusion. Upon seeing the luxurious room, Jungwoo was overjoyed.

    "I-Is this really my room?"

    Mir ignored the guy and looked at Xiaomao. She red at him, "What did she do to you?"

    Xiaomao shrugged, "She wanted my D."

    "Not that, mew!" Mir''s expression was ugly. She repeatedly pped Xiaomao with her cat paw, but it didn''t hurt. "Solomon definitely did something to you! What did she do, mew?!"

    "Err¡­ I don''t feel anything weird. She just visited my pocket dantian and let me search her cavity."

    "YOU PERVERTED BEAST!"

    PA!

    Mir pped Xiaomao so hard that he fell unconscious. Jungwoo looked at his friend and pursed his lips.

    "Did I miss something? I have a feeling that I missed something very important just now."

    "You don''t need to know, mew!"<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    PA!

    Mir pped Jungwoo and knocked him out as well. Both men got KOed even though they didn''t know why they deserved it.

    The cat panted. She took a minute to calm down.

    She hated Solomon''s demons. They were the cause of all pandemonium on earth. Even though Mu-Nyang and Mir hated the yers and Pangu, they respected the innocent humans on earth. Because of such a mindset, they chose not tounch a full-scale attack on Pangu and implicate the humans when the game started.

    But now, Solomon came into the picture. They took over China, and they showed up here in Korea. Soon, they might swallow entire East Asia and Southeast Asia.

    "ARGH! What a headache, mew!"

    Mir walked to the balcony and gazed at the panicking humans on the street. Car idents blocked the traffic, and riots broke out because of fear. As Mir scanned through the crowd, she spotted many Solomon ghosts among the humans, inciting chaos and leading robberies.

    "Divine Theocracy Earth is done for. Xiaomao will be sad, mew."

    Mir closed her eyes and thought of the days Xiaomao took care of her. When her physical body was small, the guy always brought the best fish and goat milk for her.

    Those were the tranquil time that she cherished. She sighed, wanting to go back to the past when she didn''t have to worry about anything other than ying and messing with Xiaomao.

    "Don''t worry, Xiaomao. No horny monkeys can touch you, mew! If you inherit that urge from Mao Miaomiao, I''ll take care of that, mew!"

    .

    .

    = Pangu Universe Incorporate =

    After paying Xiaomao a visit, Solomon returned to thepany. He smiled as if he was satisfied from seeing his favorite grandson.

    WHOOSH

    A few minutester, Amon returned. Unlike when she was in Xiaomao''s pocket dantian, she wore a proper maid uniform. Her eyesses and the purple dress covered all her skin, but the dragon tail slipped out of her long skirt. Her two curly horns extended from her temples, not hiding her identity as a dragonewt.

    The smile on Solomon''s face faded. He turned around and red at his subordinate.

    "Failure, I see."

    "I''m so sorry, master. Mir got in the way."

    "Did Xiaomao ept your proposal? Was he interested in you?"

    Amon nodded, but her face was expressionless. She maintained her cool ss-girl image, "He has a strong mind. His body reacts, but he declined my offer. My domain power failed to seduce him."

    "Shame," Solomon clicked his tongue. "Did you tell him what I told you to?"

    "Yes. I already told him that you are willing to hand over the Netherworld to him."

    "But he is not interested?"

    "He was interested, but he hesitated. I looked into his memory, but he still cherished the humans."

    "What an idiot! He doesn''t know what''s good for him! He doesn''t even understand how much I cherish him and Mu-Nyang! Why is he wasting time for those mortals?!"

    Because of his frustration, his dark aura exploded. All ss windows shattered, and all employees, who were imposters, vomited blood and died.

    A few secondster, new slimes emerged from the corpses and restored their bodies. Then, they came back to life and resumed their posts.

    Amon, on the other hand, was unaffected by the terrifying pressure of the demon god. She simply lowered her head.

    Solomon pointed at Amon''s face, "Go bring the other great demons, the female ones. Bring them to Xiaomao and offer everybody to him. Seduce him. Serve him. Teach him how the grandson of a demon god should behave. Free him from Mu-Nyang and the human culture! TEACH HIM HOW POINTLESS IT IS TO FIGHT FOR THE MORTALS!"

    "Yes, my lord."

    Amon bowed and faded away.

    Seeing that Amon had left, Solomon rolled his eyes upward as if he was tampering with the game again.

    WHOOM

    A dark portal appeared. Then, someone walked out.

    A female dragonewt reluctantly exited the portal. She looked exactly like Amon, minus the eyesses. Although she had two horns, her dragon tail was thinner and longer. In addition, her arms and cheeks were covered in dragon scales.

    The dragonewt dropped her jaw when she found Solomon in front of her.

    "G-Grandfather?"

    "Levy, my girl. I came back to life after the Great Reset, but you never visited me. Why were you ignoring me?"

    "B-But I thought you retired from the power struggle!"

    "I never retired. I was simply hiding from all the messes Mu-Nyang and Mao Miaomiao caused! Look what your husband has done! Without him, the Great Reset wouldn''t have happened!"

    Solomon chided the dragonewt like a frustrated old man. He then patted Levy''s horn.

    "Go back and tell Lilith, Lilim, Clem, and your friends. Tell them that I have no intention of fighting Mao Miaomiao or Mu-Nyang. Tell him that I wish to join them on the quest against Pangu and the Mazinger."

    "R-Really?! You won''t fight Miaomiao?"

    "But there''s a condition."

    "O-Okay?"

    Solomon pointed down, "I want Divine Theocracy Earth as the second Netherworld Realm. All human souls are to be purged. The yers will be reced with my demons. In exchange, I''ll give Mao Miaomiao all three game worlds and Pangu''s head on a silver tter."

    Leviathan was overjoyed. She smiled and promised him to deliver words to Mao Miaomiao''s wives.

    The grandfather and granddaughter chatted and exchanged information. The girl told Solomon everything about what Mao Miaomiao''s wives had been doing.

    Solomon inwardlyughed. Although Xiaomao rejected his offer, everything went ording to his n.

 Chapter 287 Cat Dad And Dual Cultivation

    Chapter 287 ¨C Cat Dad and Dual Cultivation

    After getting back to his pocket dantian, Xiaomao''s mind was distracted because of Amon and Mir. He wondered what their past was. Also, Xiaomao was curious about how he was connected to Solomon. In addition, he was curious about his stepmother, Leviathan.

    Xiaomao had an inspiration. He checked the list of clones and searched for Leviathan.

    The menu showed a full portrait of a dragonewtdy, and the brief detail was shocking.

    .

    Name: Leviathan

    Race: Demon Dragon Queen

    Gender: Female

    ss: Guardian Sentinel of Mao Miaomiao, Goddess of Destruction, Protector of the Abyss

    Specialties: True Mana Maniption, Sovereign of Mother Sea, Supreme Vitality, Unified Element Knowledge, Dragon Deity Cultivation Method

    Origins: Netherworld Realm

    .

    The age slider option was there as well. Her minimum age setting was 1,150 years old, but the slider went as far as 53,300 years.

    The status showed her final form, which was the appearance of the mature demon dragon queen. Although she looked sexy, her skills and ss names were terrifying enough for him to suppress the horny thoughts. Only idiots would summon an OP opponent and try to ravish them!

    ''I''ll be dead if I summon this girl. I would have been killed a thousand times over before I could even touch her. Even if she were toe out as 0.001% potential difficulty, her physical strength alone is enough to overpower me!''

    Xiaomao obtained the info he wanted. He closed the menu and resumed his task to create more Life Essence droplets even though he had the urge to do something about the undying boner.

    A day in the pocket dantian quickly passed. His boner refused to calm down.

    A weekter, it started to get hurt.

    A month went by and Xiaomao reached his limit. He could not take it anymore. His mind was filled with dirty thoughts and the peach of Amon.

    Because of his horniness, Xiaomao opened the clone menu, hoping to relieve the swelling desire. He pressed the summon button without looking at the name and the strength of the clone.

    DING

    <You have summoned a clone of Nameless Undine.>

    "¡­"

    The clone came out as Undine, the caretaker of Chang''e Sanctuary. Although she always walked around in a revealing bikini, Xiaomao had never seen her naked before.

    Moreover, her strength drastically dropped because of the age setting. She came out as a teenager. Her body size was average, but her face was pretty enough to make a pedophile go crazy.

    Although Xiaomao was stunned, the devil in him rejoiced. His body moved by itself as he pounced on the mermaid and pinned her on the ground.

    The clone tried to resist, but Xiaomao''s strength surpassed her. With one arm, he pressed Undine''s clone to the ground. As for the other hand and eight tentacles¡­

    .

    .

    The joy ridested a month long. The clone passed out while she was drenched in white liquid before she vanished.

    When the balls are empty, a man bes a sage. Xiaomao''s dirty thoughts vanished from his mind as if he had be a Buddha.

    ''Having fun, mew?''

    Xiaomao scratched his head in embarrassment, "Did you see it?"

    ''I don''t want to see it, but I needed to keep watching over your pocket dantian or those bitches wille back to seduce you again, mew.''

    "¡­"

    ''Now that your pending urge is dealt with, I have something to tell you, mew.''

    Xiaomao''s face turned solemn. He steeled his mind, "Is it about Solomon?"

    ''Yes, mew.''

    "So, he''s really my grandfather?"

    ''I''m sorry, mew. He is indeed your step-grandfather.''

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao started to regret it. Bringing the matters and rtionships in the other lives to the present life was not something he should have done. He should have focused on protecting his biological parents - Katerina and Miao Damao. Because he got involved with Mu-Nyang and Mao Miaomiao, everything around him seemedplicated.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    ''Don''t worry too much. I''ll protect you, mew. You don''t need to associate yourself with that evil god!''

    Xiaomao nodded. He was relieved that Mir would drive away Amon and Solomon''s minions from him. No matter how attractive Amon was, the consequence of sticking it inside her wouldn''t be worth the pleasure.

    Doing it with the clones was a lot better! Nomitment! No babies! No wasting money! No health issues!

    Hallelujah!

    Mir was also afraid that Amon might have seduced Xiaomao. She decided to break her pledge and teach him something that she hated.

    ''Anyway, I see that you''ve been enjoying THAT, I think it''s possible to teach you a new way to cultivate while doing it, mew.''

    Could it be?

    Xiaomao covered his mouth in anticipation.

    ''I''ve decided not to suppress the instinct in you. I''ll teach you a few tips about dual cultivation so that you can plunder the clone''s Qi to nourish your dantian, mew.''

    Dual Cultivation?

    HALLELUJAH!

    Although Xiaomao just emptied his balls, the exhausted spear stood up and got ready for another battlefield.

    ''Listen to me carefully. First off, summon a clone with an eptable strength. Preferably, one major realm above you. Don''t use a powerful clone or they will plunder you Qi instead.''

    Xiaomao followed Mir''s instructions. He scrolled down the list and picked the yful mermaid that had been seducing him.

    Nameless Nymph

    Xiaomao adjusted her age so that she had a weaker cultivation base. Unfortunately, Nymph at 16 years old, the lowest setting he could get, started out as a 5th-stage mortal cultivator.

    Although it looked risky, Xiaomao picked her as his next partner.

    When Nymph''s clone appeared, Mir''s voice cracked.

    ''Are you serious? Isn''t she one of your seniors in your dungeon, mew?''

    Xiaomaoughed, "Why not? I can''t sleep with the real her, but I can use her clone, right? No attachment! No responsibility! No babies! Just a simple man''s fantasy."

    ''Haiz. You were so pure back then when you were an incel virgin. I wish you could go back to the old you, mew.''

    "I ain''t incel!"

    ''Anyway,'' Mir changed the subject. ''Follow my instructions. Be gentle and treat the clones like a lover. They can feel your love and hatred from you. If you treat them well, they will respond to you well. In fact, some of them might even refuse to fight you if you treat them well enough.''

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao thought of the wild experience he had with Undine''s clone. He sweated profusely.

    "Err, what will happen to Undine''s clone if I summon her again?"

    ''She will remember what you did to her. Obviously, she will resist the next time, mew.''

    "¡­ Crap."

    .

    .

    The 7-year n of cultivation turned into a dual-cultivation crash course. Mir guided Xiaomao through the act and taught him how he could absorb the clone''s Qi through the activity.

    Doing it with a mermaid was awkward at first as she had no human legs. However, after a few rounds of trial and error, Xiaomao mastered the mermaid anatomy.

    In every woman''s body, their dantian was located next to their womb, and the meridians connected both of them together, allowing any mother to transfer their Qi to their offspring.

    However, dual cultivators exploited that loophole. Instead of allowing the body to transfer the Qi to the womb, a man could get a stick in there and absorb the Qi instead. If the man was generous, he could even transfer his Qi through the organs.

    While hugging Nymph''s cold body, Xiaomao tried his best to be gentle. Because of the sincere gesture, the clone stopped resisting and enjoyed the deed. She allowed him to do whatever he wanted even though she might lose her energy.

    As Nymph had a higher level of cultivation, she had plenty of Life Essence droplets in her dantian. Xiaomao absorbed the droplets slowly, allowing Nymph to regenerate her lost energy.

    During the deed, Mir praised him.

    ''I see that you finally understand how a dual cultivation cauldron works. That''s how you treasure your partner, mew! Remember, if you do it with someone in real life, do not plunder all their Life Essence at once, mew! Don''t be an A-Hole, be the gentleman, mew!''

    The lecture went through Xiaomao''s left ear and exited his right ear. He no longer paid attention to his surroundings as this training method was too addictive.

    Mir observed Xiaomao for a moment before she switched to Jungwoo. She gave up on him for the moment.

    ''I guess I just turned an innocent boy into the second Mao Miaomiao, mew¡­ But if I don''t do it, he will surely fall in love with Amon! I can''t have that. Let him fall in love with the clones instead so that I and Mu-Nyang can still protect him!''

 Chapter 288 Cat Dad Is An Adept Cultivator!

    Chapter 288 ¨C Cat Dad is an Adept Cultivator!

    Six years in the pocket dantian quickly passed, and Xiaomao only had two dual cultivation partners throughout the years.

    The clones of Undine and Nymph cuddled Xiaomao while he was resting. The girls licked his chest while their hands massaged his sword.

    Xiaomao smiled at Undine. At first, she fought back and resisted because of their first interactions. But after Xiaomao decided to do it gently, she stopped resisting. A yearter, she turned into a passionate partner like Nymph.

    Now, Xiaomao could summon both of them at the same time. He was in paradise.

    ''Having fun?''

    Hearing the voice of Mir, Xiaomao sat up and unsummoned the clones.

    "Yup! Dual Cultivation rocks!"

    ''Haiya. Mao Miaomiao spent million years doing nothing but having sex, and you''re now acting like him, mew.''

    "Hey, but that wasn''t in vain! Look at the pocket dantian now!"

    Xiaomao stood up and mimicked Will Smith''s flex, showing off his dantian world. A humble 500 square kilometerke was located to the north. To the west, a lush forest grew. The vast sea at the east was separated from theke, but it connected to the southern river, where the water flowed down from the mountain range.

    Although there was no creature, the dantian world looked livelier than before. It was not as nd as in the past.

    ''Congrattions on bing a full-fledged 4th-stage cultivator, mew! I bet you''re stronger than regr 5th-stage cultivators on Earth now.''

    Xiaomao smacked his chest like Andrew, "So, what''s next, master?"

    ''Fight more clones. ytime is over, mew!''

    Xiaomao sulked. He thought of the torturous experience when he fought Wei Feng''s clones, and he didn''t want to repeat that again.

    ''Cultivation and increasing your Qi is one thing. Training your skills and raising yourbat experience is another thing, mew! You can''t neglect either or you''ll end up as a weakling!''

    Without a choice, Xiaomao unsummoned Undine and Nymph. He changed the sparring menu. Then, he picked Wei Xiong, who had the same surname as Wei Feng, and adjusted the clone''s strength to match his cultivation strength.

    .

    Name: Wei Xiong

    Race: Oni

    Gender: Male

    ss: 4th-Stage Mortal Cultivator

    Specialties: Oni Transformation, Sword Arts, Swordsmanship, Blood Transformation, Demon Qi

    Origins: Heavenly Goose

    .

    The portrait changed. The clone''s age became 29, which was quite old for a 4th-stage cultivator.

    WHOOSH

    The clone appeared. The difficulty setting started at 100% first. Until Xiaomao could defeat him 999 times, the difficulty rating would stay the same. Only when Xiaomao could defeat him 999 times, Wei Xiong''s clone would use 200% of the original''s potential.

    Wei Xiong had a simr face to Wei Feng, but he looked more muscr and taller. He came out with a hundred flying swords and two katanas in his hands. Unlike Wei Feng, he didn''t transform into an Oni right away.

    Xiaomao had a trauma against a dual wielder with two katanas. He clicked his tongue.

    "I hate samurais."

    He pointed two fingers at Wei Xiong and created energy swords.

    Wei n Sword Art!

    A hundred white swords appeared out of thin air. Xiaomao''s skin emitted white gas and he faded into smoke, but his energy swords wereunched toward Wei Xiong at the speed of sound.

    Wei Xiong also did the same. He turned into red smoke and sent flying swords at Xiaomao.

    All swords passed each other and went after the casters. At the same time, the white smoke and red smoke collided.

    SWUA!

    The two clouds of smoke reformed their original appearance. Both men were 50 meters apart, but they turned their backs on each other. Wei Xiong still held his two katanas while Xiaomao''s four tentacle des finished their sh motions.

    "I''ve gotten rusty."

    Xiaomao''s right arm and six of his tentacles fell off his body. The skin on his chest revealed a long deep cut, and blood gushed out. Xiaomao copsed to the ground.

    Wei Xiong''s clone snorted and smirked. However, a few secondster, from his head to the groin, his body was split into two.

    He was cleaved in half!

    DING

    The corpse of Wei Xiong vanished. Xiaomao got his first victory, but he suffered from a heavy injury as well.

    .

    Because of the severe injury, Xiaomao''s consciousness returned to his real body. He opened his eyes and took a deep breath.

    It had been a long time since he could see REAL sunlight. He immediately sniffed his armpit.

    It stank. He had been sleeping and sweating for over 24 hours in real life.

    "Go take a bath, mew."

    Mir also frowned and covered her nose. As for Jungwoo, he was still out, training hard in his pocket dantian as usual.

    Since Xiaomao hadn''t taken a bath for 7 years (one day in the real world), he was dying to get a hot shower. He entered the bath and took his time.

    While Xiaomao was washing his hair, he closed his eyes and identally activated the game menu behind his eyelids.

    DING

    The menu showed his present status.<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    .

    Name: Xiaomao

    Rarity: Legendary

    Level: 499

    Contribution Level: 24

    .

    Status

    STR: 36,500

    DEX: 45,420

    AGI: 50,961

    VIT: 49,168

    INT: 48,000

    WIS: 47,231

    Life Essence: 643,682

    LUCK: 4,500

    .

    Spiritual Roots

    Fire: 91,232

    Water: 84,048

    Wind: 62,000

    Metal: 37,500

    Wood: 47,345

    Lightning: 135,150

    Dark: 41,777

    Light: 55,555

    Blood: 420

    .

    Combat Status

    ATK: 26,402

    DEF: 31,736

    M.ATK: 95,275

    M.DEF: 30,768

    HP: 1,512,857 / 1,512,857

    MP: 1,529,909 / 1,529,909

    Life Essence: 643,682 / 643,682

    .

    All his stats improved by a lot in just a few days. The most improvement seemed to be the Water Spiritual Roots as it jumped from 38,000ish to 84,000!

    The second change was the Qi category. The Life Qi panel evolved into Life Essence, which was the upgraded version of Qi as one droplet of Life Essence was equivalent to 1000 strands of Life Qi.

    In short, Xiaomao had to add three zeros to the Life Essence to get the total volume of Life Qi! He had a massive amount of energy to use!

    Xiaomao was excited. He wondered how he would fare against Joan and her soldiers if they were to fight now.

    .

    .

    = ve Dungeon, B1 Floor =

    "ACHOO!"

    "Puta! (Bless you!)"

    Joan, the new mannequin, suddenly sneezed. She tilted her head in confusion about how she could still get infected by trivial bacteria or viruses.

    The two sat idly in the factory, allowing Torrent to examine them for Gata''s breast imnt nning.

    While Torrent examined Gata''s skin, sheined, "I''m a freaking pirate, not an engineer or a stic surgeon! Why do I have to keep doing this?!"

    Gata looked at Torrent and made a mini-heart gesture.

    "Puta <3"

    Torrent rolled her eyes, "When this is over, go fetch Meowmeow or someone in charge on B7. Tell them that I need new helpers! Make them transfer some work ants for me!"

    "Puta!"

    Gata saluted and giggled. As for Joan, she tilted her head like an innocent puppy.

 Chapter 289 Cat Dad Has A Nice Step-Grandfather?

    Chapter 289 ¨C Cat Dad has a Nice Step-Grandfather?

    When Xiaomao came out of the bath, Jungwoo had already woken up. He was queuing to take a bath as well.

    "Sup, bro!"

    Jungwoo looked exhausted, but his dantian was brimmed with power. At a nce, he was as strong as Xiaomao.

    "You''re a 4th-stage too, munya?"

    "Yeah, I just hit the 4th-stage. I managed to condense a sea of Life Essence so far, but I haven''tpleted the 1000-clone trial yet."

    "Yeah¡­ good luck, munya."

    "By the way, how far are you? How many clones have you defeated?"

    "I''m attacking the second clone now, munya."

    "I see. Don''t lose hope, bro. You can do it!" Jungwoo patted Xiaomao and entered the bath.

    Xiaomao nced at his shoulders which Jungwoo had touched earlier. His face distorted in frustration.

    ''I just took a freaking bath. What if I get zits on my shoulders because of your dirty sweaty hands?!''

    He pulled a couple sheets of wet wipes and disinfected them with alcohol. He cleaned his shoulders and walked toward Mir.

    "Take a seat, mew. It''s time to teach you about the time and spacew so you can enter your pocket dantian on your own, mew!"

    Xiaomao nodded, but his expression was still dark.

    It had been a few days since he had been staying here. He was worried about his dungeon, which was in the middle of being raided.

    "When can I go back to the dungeon, munya? I need to report the game updates to Meowmeow and others."

    "Meh, let them have some fun. Thosezy gods won''t attack your dungeon any time soon, mew."

    "How do you know, munya?"

    Mir shrugged, "W-1 and W-2 are their priorities. Those worlds have more resources, and their nemeses are getting stronger every day. They won''t have enough manpower to confront Meowmeow, Cernun, and Taotie to get you, mew. If I were in my shoes, I would have raided W-2 and killed as many wives of Mao Miaomiao as I could. Those women all inherit Chaos Seraphim bloodline from your father, and they are a lot stronger than you, mew."

    "¡­"

    "Anyway, forget about the politics and focus on your tasks. I''ll send you back after you learn a Dao Domain, mew."

    "Okay¡­"

    Xiaomao closed his eyes and sighed. He rubbed his eyes and be, easing his imaginary migraine. But as he did so, he noticed several notification messages from the game system.

    <Demon King Solomon has blessed you!>

    <If you dual cultivate with a dragonewt or a dragon, your Life Essence acquisition rate is double. You can copy one of their skills, spells, grand spells, or ultimate skills every time you make them climax.>

    <If you dual cultivate with a demon, an angel, or a spirit, your Life Essence acquisition rate is increased by 50%, and your negative karma will increase by the same amount of absorbed Life Essence.>

    <If you dual cultivate with a Cathulhu, a catopus, or a feline race, evolve one of your skills, spells, grand spells, or ultimate skills every time you make them climax.>

    <You have obtained a new title ¨C Illegitimate Grandchild of Demon King!>

    .

    Title - Illegitimate Grandchild of Demon King

    Effects (1): Once a day, you may summon one of Solomon''s 72 Great Demons to your side or your pocket dantian, and they will follow all yourmands.

    Effects (2): Once a month, you may borrow Solomon''s power ¨C the Mandate of Evil God. Mortals, immortals, and deities with negative karma cannot harm you or use their power on you when the mandate is active. Their attacks increase your strength instead.

    Effects (3): Once a month, you may borrow Solomon''s Power ¨C the Mandate of Benevolent Demon King. Mortals, immortals, and deities with positive karma cannot harm you or use their power on you when the mandate is active. Their attacks heal you instead.

    Effects (4): You may enter the Netherworld Realm whenever you want, and no resident of the Netherworld Realm can harm you. Allnds, properties, and people belong to you, and you may freelymand them as long as the order isn''t conflicted with Solomon''s interests.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: I kinda expected it since Solomon has an eye on you, but DAMN! He is trying hard!

    [Foresight]: Appreciate Solomon''s assistance, but do not trust him. If you join his faction, you can say goodbye to Mu-Nyang and Mao Miaomiao since they will, without fail, disown you!

    .<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    The perks were amazingly good. Xiaomao was surprised that Solomon really gave him the good stuff.

    ''Is this why they said that viins are more interesting and charming than heroes? His power is kinda cool, to be honest.''

    Xiaomao was thankful to the evil grandfather. He kept this little secret to himself for now.

    The training continued¡­

    .

    .

    After Joan''s team was wiped out, the expedition force ceased its operation. Battlefield Warlord ordered her remaining troops to leave the B1 floor and gather in front of the cave.

    Meanwhile, many yers who died in the dungeon couldn''t rejoin the game and had to wait 24 hours. However, as they were offline, Solomon abducted them and reced the yers with his ghosts.

    Although many yers were secretly reced with Solomon''s people, Explorer survived. He rejoined the game and discovered that his avatar was dead. His character reappeared in Seaside Town, which had been retaken by Valkyrie Guild''s members. No ouw loitered in this area anymore.

    ''Figured as much. Well, what did I lose?''

    Explorer was rxed. He checked his respawned character to see what item had dropped from his body. Unfortunately, he only lost everything in his possession.

    ''Ah, shit. This is why I hate dungeons in this game. The penalty is too cruel!''

    Explorer grumbled and walked toward the broken building of thebor guild. He entered the building and looked for a warehouse chest. However, the guild was closed down, and no yer could ess their warehouse in this city.

    "Shame."

    Explorer sighed. He went to the market NPC at the center of the town, hoping to exchange his PACT for gold coins so that he could get a new set of equipment.

    But when he arrived in the town square, he saw amotion.

    At the center of the town, the people of Yuan Shaoqing gathered and were busy recruiting troops to attack the dungeon again. However, their expressions looked dark and gloomy as if they had lost something important.

    Explorer approached them to check what these NPCs were doing.

    As soon as Explorer walked toward the crowd, one of Yuan Shaoqing''s men stopped him.

    "yer, you''re in the presence of Emperor Yuan! You do not have the right to approach him!"

    Explorer clicked his tongue and spat at the soldier. He turned around to leave.

    But as he was leaving, Yuan Shaoqing said something interesting.

    "If the first boss of the dungeon is level 4,000, how strong is the next floor''s boss? Should we wait for Odin and Pangu to attack the dungeon first?"

    ''Level 4000? Interesting.''

    As Explorer didn''t get to meet Gata, he had no clue about her terrifying power. He eavesdropped on the conversation.

    Yan Liang convinced the emperor, "Let''s give up. We''ve received words that Diabolos is already dead. There''s no point following his will and order anymore. We''re free again."

    "I thought we would die along with Diabolos if he died."

    "I don''t know how, but we''re alive. Let''s appreciate this opportunity, your majesty."

    "So we wasted all our assets for nothing."

    "Yes, unfortunately."

    "Haiz. Sell the marked rune that we auctioned from the market. Recover our country''s fund, and we will retreat to Yeet City and im the hidden stash in Yeet Pce. We need it for our army fund."

    "Yes, your majesty."

    "Also, if you see Tian Feng, kill that traitor on sight! That SOB deserted the troops!"

    Hearing the conversation, Explorer mistook it as a clue to the next story quest. He took notes.

    ''Since I''m not going back to the Backrooms, I should avoid these guys and their quests. They are doomed to fail.''

    After exchanging his PACT token for gold coins, Explorer went to a stable and rented a horse. He rode to Southwest, heading to Siren City.

 Chapter 290 Cat Dadâ€™s Subordinate And Loli Vampire

    Chapter 290 ¨C Cat Dad''s Subordinate and Loli Vampire

    = ve Dungeon, B2 Floor =

    Cardachion finally woke up after a long sleep. She slept in the game, and her real body had a deep sleep as well.

    When Cardachion opened her eyes, she found a dark prison cell. The stone walls were covered in mold, and the flooded floor was about five centimeters deep. No rotten seaweed was present, but the moss on the stone floor made them slippery.

    Cardachion slowly sat up. Then, she noticed that her wrists and ankles were cuffed and chained to the wall behind her. Fortunately, her soul-bound bikinis remained.

    In the room to her right, a tube-like machine continued to drain something from the tubes to the main tank. The red liquid kept flowing in.

    She frowned and looked at her arms and legs. Many IV lines were automatically drawing her blood to the machine!

    DING

    <Warning! You have been inflicted with [Anemia]!>

    <All your attributes are half until the abnormal status is removed!>

    Cardachion could barely bnce herself while sitting up. A few secondster, she fell on her back, feeling lightheaded.

    While Cardachion thought that she was done for, a magic circle under her was activated. Blue light from the magic circle enveloped her.

    DING

    <You have been healed. Your abnormal status [Anemia] has been removed.>

    <You have been healed.>

    <You have been healed.>

    Cardachion''s HP and MP were slowly restored, and so did her blood. Her skin was no longer dry, and she reverted to normal.

    Unfortunately, the machine began sucking her blood once more. The red IV lines drew out 20% of her blood in three seconds.

    Once again, Cardachion suffered from anemia. She gnashed her teeth, cursing at the person that had been torturing her.

    "LET ME GO, YOU MONSTERS!"

    With just one shout, Cardachion''s activated her spell. Five giant light spears manifested and broke the bloodsucking machine. She then pulled out the IV lines and broke the chains with her light spears.

    After the restraints were removed, she got back on her feet and looked at the steel bars. She grabbed one of the flying spears and waved it horizontally.

    SWUA

    The steel bars were sliced like tofu. With just two cuts, she opened a path for herself.

    Cardachion sneered and walked out of the prison cell. But as soon as she stepped out, two muscr ant girls blocked the corridors on both sides. They crossed their arms, looking down on Cardachion.

    Both War Maidens were two meters tall. Their giant muscr physique looked different from other War Maidens, aka the 3rd generation of Fire Ants.

    These girls were the soldier version of War Maidens. The feminine-looking ones were merely worker ants and nurse ants.

    Cardachion looked at their level. Then, she was terrified.

    Elite Scarlet War Maiden, the Royal Guard, Level 999

    ''Half-step immortal!''

    Cardachion bit her lower lips and retreated back into the broken prison cell. The royal guards followed her, but they stood in front of the room, ring at the prisoner.

    After a few minutes of awkward staring contest, a little girl in a ck cloak walked down the corridor and stopped at Cardachion''s room. She looked at the angel.

    "I assume that the sacred water''s effect is expired. How are you doing, girly?"

    Cardachion looked at the loli''s level and name.

    Fu De, the True Blood Vampire Ancestor, Level (????)

    Once again, Cardachion realized how terrifying this dungeon was. She regretteding here with Joan.

    Because of their strength gap, Cardachion decided to be polite.

    "Better than before. Thanks for asking."

    The loli vampire looked at the blood-extraction machine. She frowned at the broken tube and spilled blood, "You know, your blood is more precious than gold. You''re not supposed to destroy that."<novelnext>  </novelnext>

    "Err¡­ sorry?"

    "I will need you topensate for that precious machine. Stay in this room a bit longer and let me draw your blood. You see, your angel bloodline is very useful to us. In return, we will feed you elixir and sacred water to the point that you''re as fat as a pig."

    Cardachion''s face was ashen, "Can I refuse?"

    "No."

    The girl almost cried. But then, she realized that everything here was a game. It was just a tool for her to get a superpower and be immortal in real life.

    Cardachion smirked and pointed light spears at herself. Then, she ordered all of them to stab her!

    The five light spears pierced through her chest and stomach. One of them brutally stabbed her head!

    "YOU!!"

    Fu De was shocked. She rushed to Cardachion, but thetter sneered at the immortal vampire and flipped her middle finger. Then, she stopped breathing.

    After Cardachion died, Fu De let out a long sigh. She walked toward the next prison cell, looked at the empty room, and crossed her arms.

    WHOOSH

    The new body of Cardachion manifested and copsed in this room!

    Fu De snickered. She opened the cell and entered the room. After which, she personally put the restraints on the angel''s wrists and ankles, chaining her to the wall. She then drew two magic circles and activated them.

    DING

    <You have created a healing magic circle. It will continuously heal everybody in the magic circle as long as the dungeon provides enough mana.>

    <You have saved a resurrection point for Cardachion. After she dies, her body will be respawned on this designated spot.>

    The two magic circles locked Cardachion''s game avatar here. It didn''t matter if Cardachion''s soul escaped to Earth since Fu De could always trap her game avatar here for eternity.

    "As I said before, your precious blood is mine."

    In this game, there was a penalty rule for cowardice yers in every dungeon ¨C Whenever a yer log out from the game while their character was inside a dungeon outside the safe zone, their game avatar always remained in the game. Therefore, the game avatars could still be killed or captured by the dungeon monsters.

    Fu De abused that loophole and trapped Cardachion''s game avatar here. By forcing her to respawn in the dungeon, she could no longer escape from here through death. Whenever she came back to the game, her soul would be sent to this body, and she would get stuck here forever.

    Fu De sat next to Cardachion''s body. She patted her smooth belly and frowned.

    "I hope she doesn''t have a teleport scroll."

    While Fu De was pondering, someone squeezed through the royal guards and visited the B2''s dungeon area.

    James widened his eyes and looked at Cardachion. He rushed into the room.

    BOOM

    Without looking back, a shadow hand smacked James and sent him flying. He crashed onto a wall and vomited blood. His HP dropped to 10%.

    Fu De slowly turned around. She clicked her tongue, "Undine told me about you. You and this girl seem to have some sort of rtionship, right?"

    James reached out for his game inventory and pulled out a healing potion. He drank it and looked at Fu De before he nodded.

    "Forget her. She''s mine now. I need the angel blood to spawn more War Maidens and Royal Guards."

    "¡­"

    James bit his lower lips, unwilling to give up. He brought out a knife and cut his wrist. Then, she showed it to Fu De.

    The loli vampireughed, "Ha! Are you giving your blood so that you can have her? Do you want to sacrifice yourself for this yer?"

    Again, James nodded.

    "You''re amusing," Fu De came closer to James and sized him up. She gained inspiration. "I have a better idea!"

    Without exining anything, Fu De bit the tip of her finger and shoved it in James'' mouth!

    "Sure, I''ll let you have her. But you will inherit my bloodline and join my vampire ranks! You and that girl can have as many babies as you want!"

    "!!!"

    It was toote for James to react. The blood cells of Fu De entered his mouth and began multiplying.

 Chapter 291 Cat Dad Dungeonâ€™s B3 Levelâ€¦ =)

    Chapter 291 ¨C Cat Dad Dungeon''s B3 Level¡­ =)

    = ve Dungeon, B3 Floor =

    After the fight with Joan, Gata managed to create so many metal mannequins and reinforce the security of the B1 floor. However, the factory on the B1 floor and Torrent kept producing Party Girls.

    Like the ants, Party Girls drank sacred water and grew stronger. They discovered the usage of their mouths and began abusing them.

    This floor was different from the B1 and B2, which were abyrinth with yellow walls and wet floors. On this level, the walls were colorful. Doodles of children''s drawings and cartoon characters made this area unique.

    The fluorescent lightings were stronger on this floor, but no annoying sound came out from the lights. There was no dark area as the flooryout was more organized - It resembled a functioning school building than abyrinth.

    Long corridors were interconnected. The rooms were well partitioned, and it was a lot easier to navigate through the B3 floor. The exit signs correctly pointed toward the stairs to the B2 floor and the B4 floor.

    However, pitfalls and sneaky traps weremon here. Had someone walked in the corridor for too long, they might identally fall into a pitfall and get trapped in there forever. Some unlucky intruders could even step on a random teleportation trap, sending them directly into air of party girls.

    In one of the rooms, a group of 20 Party Girls gathered around a table. On top of it, there were red cakes.

    "Kikikiki!"

    "Kikikiki!"

    Everyonemunicated in theirughingnguage. One of them sliced a piece of cake and distributed it to her friend. When the knife cut through the cake, red juice came out and an iron-like odor filled the room.

    Party Girlsughed at the dripping blood from the cake. The cake cutter continued to slice and distributed their meal to the others.

    The yellowish monsters spread their fingers. Sharp fangs in their palm hole dug into the flesh-like cake and chew it in glee. While they were eating the red cake, which was made from human flesh, one of them carried a retro cassette yer and put a cassette in it. Then, she pressed the PLAY button.

    A cheerful nursery rhyme song was yed. Because of the old cassette and the outdated speakers, the song sounded broken. However, the party girls brought out their balloons and began walking around the table as if it was their ritual. Their steps and movements were in unison as if they had choreography training beforehand.

    "Kikikiki!"

    The girlsughed and enjoyed their little party.

    .

    In a corridor behind a corner, Tian Feng peeked at the group of party girls and quietly walked away.

    Tian Feng''s skill was different from regr teleportation, which required a marked rune. He could move through gaps in space and hide if necessary. However, there was a problem with this method.

    When Tian Feng cut through the dimension and escaped from the dungeon, the void spat him to this floor as if the dimension was a part of this dungeon. Then, he couldn''t use his skill again.

    Moreover, Tian Feng had no idea where he was. He had no choice but to explore this ce on his own.

    After spying on the group of party girls, Tian Feng collected enough information.

    ''Level 600 monsters. They''re weak, but something tells me I shouldn''t fight them head-on.''

    Tian Feng had discovered that party girls always gathered in a group of 20, and they upied every room in this dungeon. So far, Tian Feng found a total of 500 monsters of the same name.

    He had the urge to summon grinning spiders to deal with the monsters. However, he had seen the special characteristic of these monsters.

    "HELP!!"

    While Tian Feng was hiding, a yer ran and shouted with all his might, fleeing from the crowd of party girls.

    ''Again?''

    Tian Feng encountered many stray yers during his time here. He had seen how a yer fell from the solid ceiling, aka getting noclipped from the higher floors. Then, they provoked the party girls and got ughtered one after another.

    Party girls had awkward bodies, but their speed was superior to anything that Tian Feng had seen. They could easily match the grinning spider''s speed.

    ''RIP.''

    Tian Feng hid under a table in front of a ssroom and covered it with a sheet. He peeked through the gap.

    RUMBLE

    A momentter, the yer ran past the area. One of the party girls ran on the wall and pounced on him.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    The mouths on her hands bit the yer''s neck. Then, a strange thing urred ¨C The yer''s mouth foamed and he spasmed because of the poison in her fangs. His skin hardened and turned yellow while his hair fell off. The yellow skin soon expanded and tore the clothes and armor.

    In less than a minute, the yer mutated into one of the party girls!

    The converted yer then received a system notification and was kicked out of the game. The mutated character slowly stood up and looked at the assant.

    "Kikikiki!"

    Sheughed, and the chasing monsters alsoughed at her. Then, they gestured, inviting the new sister to their ssroom. One of them even passed a red balloon to her as a weing gift. The gang left the area afterward.

    Tian Feng slowly crawled out of the table. His face distorted in disgust.

    ''Heinous monsters.''

    This wasn''t the first time Tian Feng witnessed that. Several of his grinning spiders were also caught and transformed into party girls.

    The ability of these party girls was too terrifying. They only needed one bite to convert their prey! Even Tian Feng, who was an immortal, did not dare to fight them head-on.

    DING<novelnext></novelnext>

    <Warning! Your sanity is lower than 10%.>

    Party girls were not the only threat on this floor. The strange nursery rhyme songs from the radios and the random speakers in the hallway had a strong debuff effect, draining his sanity at a rapid rate.

    Tian Feng''s sanity bar was at 80% five minutes ago. But now, after looking at these monsters and listening to the song, he almost lost his sanity.

    The beast tamer rubbed his ring, and it ejected a bottle of pills. He swallowed all the small white pills in the bottle and tossed away the empty container.

    DING

    <Your sanity has increased by 50%>

    It was not enough to sustain in the long run, but it was better than losing his sanity here. Tian Feng pursed his lips and searched for a teleportation scroll next as he couldn''t stay here any longer.

    RUMBLE

    But as Tian Feng was about to teleport out, the ceiling trembled. Dust fell off from above, and all the party girls looked up. Tian Feng was also frightened and rushed back under the table once more.

    BOOM

    A portion of the ceiling was broken, revealing a dark void. A long orange tentacle from the void crawled into the dungeon.

    BOOM

    The broken ceiling cracked and expanded. More tentacles squeezed inside the dungeon and they slowly shrank.

    Tian Feng,ying prone under the table with a sheet, looked outside to see what it was. Then, he saw the face of a certain Cathulhu.

    "Munya! I''m back!"

    Meowmeow squeezed through the crack and shapeshifted into a regr cat. The ceiling was automatically repaired in seconds.

    "!!!"

    Tian Feng sensed the terrifying aura of the cat. He identally gasped.

    The cat paused. A faint smile appeared on the cat''s face.

    WHOOSH

    The cat vanished.

    Tian Feng was surprised. He looked around, wondering where the cat had gone to. While he was looking around, something hard hit his back, knocking him tumbling out of the hiding spot.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    The loud noise attracted the party girls in the ssrooms that Tian Feng had peeked inside earlier. They looked outside.

    Then, they found Tian Feng.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Hundreds of party girls ran out of the rooms,peting to capture the intruder.

    Tian Feng widened his eyes in shock and looked back under the table, where he had hidden earlier. Then, he found the culprit.

    Under the table was an orange cat. He widely grinned and waved his paw at Tian Feng.

    "Have FUN, munya!"

    "NOOOO!!"

    Tian Feng brought out his knife and attempted to cut through the dimension again.

    PU

    The orange cat flickered his fingers, and a piece of his nail was shot out of his finger like a bullet. It pierced through Tian Feng''s fist and canceled the skill.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    The party girls were faster than cheetahs. They pounced the immortal beast tamers before he could even use his abilities or domain. Two of them bit the guy, but five others tore his limbs apart.

    "KIKIKIKI! (Don''t convert him! We need more cake!)"

    "KIKIKIKI! (My party needs one, too. I''ll take the leg!)"

    "KIKIKIKI! (We''re not converting him. Actually, can my group have the head? I want his eyeballs to decorate my group''s cake.)"

    "KIKIKIKI! (I want the intestines! My groupcks balloons!)"

    The yellow monsters quickly cut and pulled Tian Feng''s body to pieces. They even collected his blood and innards.

    These party girls had one hobby ¨C They enjoyed cooking cakes, using the flesh and blood of their victims.

    Meowmeow watched how the new creatures operated their things. He nodded in approval while he collected a spatial ring of the dead immortal.

    "This floor is so much FUN, munya! I should name this floor the FUN Level!"

 Chapter 292 Cat Dad Dungeonâ€™s Theme Song?

    Chapter 292 ¨C Cat Dad Dungeon''s Theme Song?

    "Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream! Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily! Life is but a dream!"

    Meowmeow hummed the song that the party girls were addicted to. He returned to the B7 floor and checked on everybody.

    As soon as Meowmeow returned, Undine, Nymph, John, Andrew, and Peter rushed toward him.

    Undine reported, "Sir. Fu De did something to James. We need you to see this."

    "James, munya?"

    Meowmeow stared at the 3D map and found James'' location. His signature shed in the prison area behind the B2''s boss room, but there was also a yer in there.

    The cat god frowned. He looked at therge monitor and changed the camera to the CCTV in the prison. Then, the footage of the prison cell appeared on the screen.

    Fortunately, James wasn''t doing anything indecent this time. He was unconscious, and he was lying next to a prisoner.

    Next room, Fu De was in the middle of cleaning the wreckage. She reced the extraction machine and resumed drawing Cardachion''s blood into the tank.

    Nothing seemed unusual, except James. He wasn''t supposed to be there. In addition, Fu De seemed suspicious.

    "That stupid vampire! I''ll teach that brat a lesson, munya!" Meowmeow clicked his tongue and stomped toward a teleportation device.

    .

    = B2 Floor, Prison Area =

    "Bleed, squeeze, bleed them all. Blood runs down the stream. Merrily, murderly, mortally, merrily! Life is but a dream!"

    As newborn party girls were created on the B1 floor, they always walked down the stairs and passed through the B2 area. Along the way, they carried a few radios, which repeatedly yed nursery rhyme songs.

    Because of the songs, Fu De got an earworm disease, and she couldn''t get rid of the song from her mind. She soon sumbed to it and made a different version.

    While singing, she leisurely scooped the blood from the tank with a cup. Then, she drank them as if they were a fine wine.

    BURP!

    Fu De''s life couldn''t be better. She was d that she joined Xiaomao and Meowmeow''s side. After she had arrived here, she regained her youth and power. Even though she lost her original gender, Fu De didn''t mind it.

    Moreover, Fu De just got a vampire subordinate. She couldn''t be happier.

    After drinking enough angel blood, Fu De revisited James. The guy was still unconscious as he hadn''t adapted to the vampire bloodline yet.

    "A high human and my bloodline, what kind of monster will I create, Hehehe."

    "Yes, munya. What kind of monster will you create?"

    Fu De nodded and pondered, "Probably something superior to a regr vampire. He might still be weaker than pure-blood vampires, though."

    "So you''re saying, you''ve corrupted Xiaomao''s subordinates for nothing, munya?"

    "I didn''t say that¡­ wait a minute."

    Fu De frowned. She didn''t remember that she had friends here.

    She turned around and found the orange cat god, who red at her with his round dted eyes. His menacing aura, the "CO-CO-CO-CO" sound effects, and darkened expression looked like something from Jojo manga.

    "By chance, are you interested in bat soup or bat curry, munya? I heard those dishes are delicious, munya!"

    Fu De sweated profusely. She groveled on the ground, "EEEEEEK!! I''m so sorry, master! Please don''t eat me!"

    "That depends on the gravity of your crime, munya! If James mutates and bes crippled because of your stupid vampire bloodline, I''ll make sure to bring the best chef from the other dimension to cook you, munya!"

    Fu De cried. She kowtowed several times, "I''m very sorry! I won''t do it again!"

    "Let''s hope that James survives this, munya! If not¡­" Meowmeow spread his paws and showed Fu De his sharp nails, "You''re dead."

    "EEEK!!"

    Fu De wept and rushed to James'' side. She bit the tip of her tongue and extracted her blood essence. Then, she kissed James, pouring her blood essence into his throat.

    James suddenly widened his eyes, and his body jolted. His blood vessels turned dark, and his skin lost all color, bing as white as a sheet.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Fu De didn''t stop there. She injected several droplets of Life Essence into his bloodstream and helped him open all 108 meridians like how Mir did for Xiaomao.

    Observing how Fu De redeemed herself, Meowmeow was satisfied. He checked James'' vital.

    It was toote to undo the mutation. However, James wouldn''t turn into Fu De''s ve, and he might gain some benefits from the evolution. Still, there was somethingcking.

    James didn''t have the same pocket dantian as Xiaomao. His growth ceiling was capped at level 9999.

    He couldn''t be a deity, which was uneptable!

    Meowmeow nced at Cardachion, who inherited the bloodline of the angels. He slightly grinned as he thought about the origins of Mao Miaomiao and the other archangel brothers of his.

    ''Devil, Adam, Lilith, and Eve are from the first generation. Devil created Mao Miaomiao and archangels with his blood, so they''re the second generation. Those archangels attempted to mass produce the first generation, but they created 3rd-generation angels instead. Pangu, you''re stupid. You shouldn''t have added angels into the clone pool for yers. This yer has a clone of that 3rd-generation angel, and her bloodline is too strong for you to contain!''

    He suddenly had an idea. Meowmeow brought out two coffins and put both James and Cardachion in them. Then, he sank them into his shadow.

    "I''ll be taking these two, munya."

    "Y-Yes. Please do!" Fu De sobbed as she didn''t want to lose the angel blood factory.

    Meowmeow snorted and nced at the buffed war maidens. He suddenly remembered something.

    "I''ll give you a chance to redeem yourself, munya."

    Fu De was delighted, "Is there anything I can do for you, sir?"

    Meowmeow summoned the 3D map of the dungeon and pointed at the area outside the cave, "Joan''s party has been wiped out, and the yers are weak right now, munya. Since your forces need blood to operate, I''ll send you out. You can take as many war maidens with you. Whatever you score out there, it''s yours, munya."

    "R-Really?!"

    "But you''ll have topete with the new guardian, munya. I''ll also send the B3''s group to the surface too."

    "Eh? A new guardian?"

    "Yes, munya. I made her after I created Gata. Get along well, munya!"

    .

    .

    = ve Dungeon, B3 Floor =

    "Row, row, row your boat gently down the stream!"

    The same song infinitely repeated on this floor, yet no party girl seemed to be bored or tired of it. Theyughed and giggled like happy children, enjoying their FUN parties.

    Among the crowd of party girls, one of them stood idly in front of the stairs, which connected to the B4 floor. 20 balloons, made from human intestines, were floating and hovering around her.

    The party girl had the same name and level as the others. However, the drawn face looked different.

    BLINK

    She could blink. Moreover, her mouth could move.

    "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily! Life is but a dream!"

    As the song continued, faces appeared inside the balloons. Their expressions were distorted in pain, anguish, and desperation. Among them, Tian Feng''s face also appeared.

    Tian Feng''s mouth moved, wanting to cry in pain and plead for help. However, no voice came out.

    They were the dead NPCs'' faces, who had been eaten or turned into fellow party girls. Their souls were trapped in the balloons!

    "Kikikiki!"

    The party girl''sughter was also different. She gazed at the souls of the victims.

    For a brief moment, her name and level changed, revealing her true identity.

    Party Queen, Host of Fun Party, Level 4,000

 Chapter 293 Cat Dadâ€™s Grandfather Army Doing Dubious Thing

    Chapter 293 ¨C Cat Dad''s Grandfather Army Doing Dubious Thing

    It was the third day of the expedition. yers still gathered in the Seaside Town and Gnoll Ind.

    Changes urred today. Something strange among the yers caught the attention of the participating raiders ¨C More than half of the respawned yers looked like they had experienced hell. As for the other half, they quietly left their guilds and moved away from the expedition forces without telling anybody.

    The sane ones regrouped with their friends and retold their stories in the dungeon. They convinced the others not to enter the dungeon at the moment since it was impossible for them to defeat the level 4000 boss.

    As for the other group who abandoned their guilds, they recreated a new guild. Strangely, all yers who departed from the raid gathered in this organization ¨C the Pandemonium Guild.

    The guild leader was not even a yer but a visitor from far away.

    .

    .

    = Siren City =

    Liu Bei and his Shu Han Guild had left the northern inds and arrived in this city.

    Jiang Wei, Wei Yan, NPCs, and yers of Shu Han Guild never questioned their leader''s decisions as they understood who the mastermind was.

    When the gang got close to Siren City, they found a huge demon, standing tall in the middle of the ruin. It gazed at the destroyed city and the survivors of the Yuan Empire without harming them.

    The muscr demon was 10 meters tall, and his pale white skin stood out from his subordinates. His clothes consisted of only a te that covered his left chest and fur loincloths.

    Bathin, 72th Legion Commander, Level (????)

    Liu Bei remembered that guy. He was the demon he met at school. Because of him, he was forced toe here along with the ghost yers, whose identities and souls had been stolen.

    Bathin nced at Liu Bei''s group and grinned. He continued waiting for all the ghosts to bring their game characters here.

    Hourster, the city was packed. Even Liu Bei and his subordinates barely had a ce to stand. Jiang Wei, Wei Yan, and the other level-900 NPCs couldn''t stand being in the crowd and hovered in the sky instead.

    Jiang Wei looked around. Upon discovering the sheer number of people here, he dropped his jaws. After a rough estimation, at least 300,000 yers were gathering here.

    Bathin stopped waiting. He opened his arms and began his announcement.

    "Wee, brothers and sisters, to the new territory of the Netherworld Realm!"

    The ghost yers looked up in unison, but they didn''t show any emotion. On the other hand, real yers, who got dragged into this mess, were agape in confusion and astonishment.

    "Another event?"

    "New quests?!"

    Bathin continued, "As Lord Solomon has ordered, we have assembled our troops and arrived here. The journey was difficult and dangerous, but you all made it!"

    Again, the crowd was as quiet as a log.

    "I want to address our guests here. I know that you''re confused about what we''re doing here. You can listen to the end, and I shall give you lots of rewards and quests, okay?"

    "Quests?!"

    The "real" yers got excited. They smiled and waited for the giant demon to finish speaking.

    "So, here''s the deal. Lord Solomon has given us three orders. First, we can take half of the world, ording to the Pangu-Solomon Treaty. As long as we don''t overstep our boundaries, Pangu''s men won''t bother us. Secondly, we must enter the game and assist the Pangu Church if necessary. Andstly, we have to secure the mythical artifact of Mao Miaomiao, which is the reason why we''re here."

    Bathin pointed at the ruin of Pangu Monastery. Floating over the ruin was the Pylon Tower that Mao Miaomiao had left behind for Xiaomao.

    "That is the thing we need. But there''s a problem, you see," Bathin deeply sighed. "We cannot move it or bring it to the Netherworld Realm. It''s stuck here because of Mao Miaomiao''s karma. As long as he''s alive, we cannot im this thing."

    The yers'' expressions turnedplicated. Some of them had been watching the news and the videos from the other game worlds, and they knew the movements of the second server, aka World Two.

    In that world, Mao Miaomiao is the main character. He singlehandedly repelled arge invasion from Lord Hongjun, the right-hand man of Lord Pangu. He was also famous among yers as he offered unique quests to lucky people.

    There was an individual whom Mao Miaomiao personally nurtured, namely Chase Sheffield. Although his disciple encountered difficulties, his level was much higher than average yers over there. Unfortunately, the disciple could not be considered a "yer" anymore due to theplications in the aftermath of the Pangu-Mao n War. There was even a rumor that many yers in server two got "stuck" in the game, and their bodies in the real world vanished!

    However, the rumor was quickly suppressed by Pangu Universe Incorporate and Solomon. Not many yers remembered the incident anymore as the progress of game worlds and the revtion of superpowers overshadowed the news.

    As Mao Miaomiao''s name was so famous, hardcore yers researched his background and discovered an ancient mural in Server One, which recorded a fracture of Mao Miaomiao''s legends. It turned out that Mao Miaomiao NPC in the second world was the reincarnation of the Chaos Seraphim Mao Miaomiao, who yed a key role during the Pre-Great Reset Era.

    In short, to yers, Mao Miaomiao was a story-driven main character NPC that everybody had to pay attention to. Thus, when they heard that Bathin wanted Mao Miaomiao dead, they realized that the quest might involve both game worlds!

    Cross Server Event? That was their question.

    Bathin paused and looked at the yers'' reaction. He was satisfied with their excited look.

    "Because of suchplications, we have to postpone the artifact-iming task to ater date. For now, I want us to establish a guild¡­ no, a COUNTRY! A country that rivals the Netherworld Realm itself! I want this city rebuilt and restored! We will use Siren City as our foothold to expand our territory to the north, northeast, and east! Our next goal is to upy the northeast penins, the central in, and the rich Yeet Province!"

    Liu Bei squinted his brows. He secretly pulled out a scroll from his inventory and opened it.

    It was the Aves Continent Map.

    Siren City was located on the west coast. A hundred kilometers to the south was the Beast Forest, and further south was Mount Tian Yuan.

    As for the east, it was the Yuan Empire''s agriculture central, aka the central in. This area consisted of farnds and small viges, but the main road connected to the major towns and bigger cities. However, this territory belonged to the Pangu Church as the Holy City of Pangu was located there.

    The northeast of Siren City and the north of the Holy City were where Yeet City was. It was the second capital city of the Yuan Empire due to its massive size. The province-level city was so big and wealthy that all types of guilds, organizations, and traders used it as their headquarters. Unfortunately, without Yuan Shaoqing''s presence, the Pangu Church invaded it and imed it as their new territory.

    Andstly, the north. Siren City''s border was connected to a small town, called Xuan Town. North of Xuan City was a secret hideout of Bit Tupeer.

    Looking at the geography and the cities, Liu Bei furrowed his brows. Something didn''t make sense here.<novelnext></novelnext>

    At a nce, Bathin and the Pangu Church should be allies. However, Bathin dered that they would im the territory of the Pangu Church, aka the central in, which contradicted their rtionship.

    ''Aren''t they friends? So, are they trying to backstab each other or what?''

    Liu Bei looked up, staring at Jiang Wei. Thetter also looked at his lord and saw through his thoughts.

    Jiang Wei closed his eyes and sent transmitted his voice directly to Liu Bei''s mind.

    ''We''ve hit the jackpot, master. It seems that Solomon and the Pangu Church is not on the friendly term. They might start fighting each other any time soon. I''m sure that they will immediately strike after Odin and Pangu''s troops conquer the ve Dungeon.''

    ''Jackpot? So, we''re riding Solomon''s coattail now? Aren''t we supposed to serve Pangu?''

    ''We serve both of them.''

    ''Really?''

    ''Yes, master. We associate with Pangu to gain power, but we can also work for Solomon to gain some rewards and blessings. In short, we work for the best benefits of our guild.''

    ''Hohoh? Then, what should we do?''

    ''Let''s slowly contribute and climb up our nobility ranks. We need to securend for our guild''s base. We can use this opportunity to build our forces with both Solomon and Pangu''s help.''

    Liu Bei nodded and turned his attention to Bathin.

    Meanwhile, the demon finally handed over a quest.

    "Let''s start with the restoration of Siren City! We shall distribute our work now!"

    DING

    Liu Bei and the people of Shu Han Guild received a series of new quests ording to their sses and specialties. Crafters got lifeskill quests while fighters received material-gathering quests.

    As for Liu Bei, he received a different order.

    .

    Restoration of Siren City

    Defending a city requires soldiers. However, a strong military isn''t enough as foreign countries can still sabotage our growth and development with their underhanded tricks.

    To prevent such scenarios, we need an expert who excels in negotiation and foreign affairs. Coincidentally, you fit the criteria!

    You, who works for the Pangu Church and Solomon, can be our representative and our spokesman. Visit the nearest Pangu Church and report that Solomon''s forces are mobilizing an army to attack the Beast Forest. Don''t question the authenticity of the info.

    Quest Objective: Convince the nearest Pangu Church''s administrator that Solomon Army in Siren City is their friend.

    Rewards: Contribution EXP, a noble rank

    .

    Liu Bei scoffed. Even a fourth-grade schooler could tell what Bathin had nned.

    ''Want to use me as a double agent? Fine. I''ll y along.''

    Liu Bei left the crowd and assembled his men. They exchanged information about their quests and nned their next steps.

    Unfortunately, only 30 men followed Liu Bei as most of them had turned into ghost yers.

    Liu Bei sighed and looked at the remaining crowd. Aside from Wei Yan, Jiang Wei, and the NPCs, no strong guys and his friends in real life remained, except one.

    The newest member of the guild was once a member of the ymore Guild. He looked like a weak adventurer or a survivalist at a nce. However, his avatar glittered, and his gold name was noticeable.

    Explorer, the Heaven''s Chosen, Level 320

    Liu Bei looked at the new guy. He greeted him.

    "Why did Butter Tank kick someone as strong as you out of the guild? Is he blind?"

    Explorer drylyughed, "I left the guild on my own."

    "Oh, I see. Then, do you know a hidden grinding spot? Howe your level is so high?"

    "I know a cultivation method."

    Explorer widely grinned and clenched his fist. Blue me suddenly enveloped him for a moment before it turned into a blue aura.

    DING

    Explorer''s level suddenly increased to 321

    The crowd looked at Explorer in astonishment while Jiang Wei nodded in acknowledgment, "A good seed. Master, he''s a talented one."

    Liu Bei smirked, "I know."

    Explorer extended his hand, "Let''s work together. I''ll do my best in your guild."

    "It''s my pleasure to have you here!"

    The two men shook hands.

 Chapter 294 Cat Dadâ€™s New Subordinate Is A Bully

    Chapter 294 ¨C Cat Dad''s New Subordinate is a Bully

    On day five of the dungeon siege, the yers still lingered around the dungeon, harvesting natural resources - mining for ores in the cave and mountain.

    As Joan''s guild stopped attacking or givingmands, the yers were at a loss for what to do next. They decided to wait for Odin''s main forces to arrive.

    That was their mistake.

    ''Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream.''

    Although it was faint, the yers started hearing the nursery rhyme while they were extracting ores in the cave. They looked around, but they couldn''t the source of the song.

    "You hear that?" A miner looked at his colleague.

    "Probably some sicko. Who at this age is listening to a baby song?"

    "But doesn''t it sound a bit creepy? The song sounds¡­ creepy."

    This version of the nursery rhyme seemed old. It sounded like someone was ying a worn-out cassette with a half-broken radio.

    ''Merrily, murderly, mortally, fatally! Life is but a dream!''

    Combining with the sometimes-weird-lyrics, the song sounded like it came from a horror movie. Many grown men had goosebumps, and they panicked.

    "The yellow monsters! The yellow monsters areing!"

    A few miners had seen video clips from yers, who identally entered the B3 floor because of the noclip traps. All of them were killed or converted into party girls, but they managed to tell the world what they found in there, including the creepy theme song.

    The yers weren''t stupid. As soon as one of them warned the others, everybody in the cave dropped their tools and ran for their life.

    Unfortunately, it was toote for them.

    SQUISH

    Party Girls emerged from the cave walls, ceiling, and floor as if they could phase through physical objects. A thousand of them came out and grabbed clueless miners.

    As the yellow monsters'' hands were in their mouths, they bit the victims as they grabbed them. Then, they ignored the bitten victims and ran toward the other yers.

    "AAAAAHHHH!!"

    The bitten yers suffered from random seizures and mutated into monsters. Some were dragged into the walls or the ground, and their fates were unknown. Still, a few manage to escape from the cave and informed the other yers outside.

    "DUNGEON BREAK!"

    Dungeon Break was a term that the official game and yers used whenever a monster hoard charged out of the dungeon. It always urred when yers ignored the dungeon for too long or the monsters multiplied over a certain number.

    Whenever a dungeon break happened, a global announcement always followed.

    DING

    <Attention! ve Dungeon''s monsters are breaking out! Dear yers, please be careful of the monster hoard if you are in the area.>

    <Note: Killing monsters during a dungeon break rewards you Contribution EXP.>

    Unfortunately, the announcement alone wasn''t enough to entice the yers when their levels were much higher than theirs. All party girls came out as level-700 monsters while the yer base''s average level was merely 150.

    "Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream."

    The theme song followed party girls everywhere even when they wereing out of the dungeon. As if their bodies contained a Bluetooth speaker, their bodies produced the song!

    "Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, life is but a dream."

    "AAAAHHH!!"

    The symphony of desperate screams and nursery rhymes echoed on Gnoll Ind. Crafters, miners, and innocent support characters of the yers got caught. Blood flowed down the mountain, painting the beach and the sea red.

    Lucky yers who had been camping on the other ind were rmed. They packed their tools and items. Then, they began teleporting away from the ind.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, a group of naked slender girls with white-jade skin teleported to the ind. They stood in the middle of the crowd, staring at the yers.

    Their names and level astonished the people who could see through their strength.

    Pretty Skin, Level 666

    DING

    <You have been charmed!>

    <You are attracted to Pretty Skin!>

    It was toote for the male yers to react as they were entranced by the gorgeous underage girls in front of them. Even without the abnormal status, they carelessly walked toward the girls.

    "GEH!"

    The girls smirked as they caressed the yers'' rough dirty skin.

    SWUA

    With a slight pinch and pull, all equipment and clothes of the yers were ejected and dropped on the ground. They pinched the yers and pulled again, and the entire skin of the yers was extracted from their bodies!

    DING

    <You have been stripped!>

    <You have been skinned!>

    <You are suffering from an abnormal status ¨C [Deskinned]!>

    "AAAAHHH!!"

    The yers snapped back to reality and screamed in pain. Before any of them could retaliate, these pretty girls suddenly split open vertically, revealing their true appearance as heinous monsters.<novelnext></novelnext>

    The vertical slit mouth showed a hundred juicy fangs before they chomped the skinless victims. They took their time, chewing and digesting the yers that they caught.

    While the girls were eating, the yers received a game notification message.

    After eating the yers, they obtained the yers'' memory just like how Battlefield Warlord copied Wei Zhi''s memory.

    Pretty Girls had unique abilities. Although they weren''t suited for directbat, they were experts in the espionage field ¨C Memory extraction, disguise, and infiltration were their specialties.

    The surviving yers trembled in fear, but they couldn''t move. As soon as they looked at these new entities, they were charmed, and their characters automatically walked toward them. Then, they removed their clothes and armor.

    The group of pretty girls looked at the remaining victims and smiled. They waited for the yers to remove their clothes before they lightly touched their chests.

    SWUA!

    Once again, with just a soft pinch and a pull, the monsters deskinned the yers.

    "NOOOOO!!"

    No man escaped from theirbo.

    .

    Without a yer around, Gnoll Ind was quiet and tranquil.

    After the Pretty Skins had their fill, they picked the best hides and wore them.

    Then, their names and appearance changed ¨C They assumed the identity of the dead yers! The name indicator over their heads was no longer disyed as "Pretty Skin, Level 666". Instead, it showed the dead yer''s name and level.

    The girls proceeded to mimic the yer''s voices, tones, and behavior, ording to the memory they stole. Then, they picked the dropped runes and teleportation scrolls.

    ''Go ham, munya!''

    Meowmeow transmitted his order to Pretty Skin''s mind. The girls gathered and used the teleportation scrolls, pretending to be one of the survivors.

    The trend continued until dark. When the sun went down, no yer, NPC, or agents of Pangu Church or Asgard were left behind on the northern inds.

    .

    Nightfall

    "Kikikiki!"

    A certain party girl slowly walked out of the dungeon. Twenty balloons with human faces also followed their master.

    Party Queen, aka the Party Host, came out from the B3 floor per Meowmeow''s instructions. Her drawn eyes moved erratically as she had been using her domain ability.

    DING

    <You have activated the Domain of Party Host!>

    <The level of all Party Girls in your domain bes 999 as long as the nursery rhyme song is ying!>

    <All Party Girl in your domain shares their five senses with you. If any Party Girl kills a yer, the level of all Party Girls in your domain will be permanently set to 999.>

    <If any Party Girl kills a non-yer target, extract their soul and imprison them in a balloon. Each soul balloon can infinitely produce a random part of human flesh once a day.>

    ? <If any Party Girl is killed, respawn them by sacrificing their balloon. The resurrected Party Girl cannot be respawned again for 30 days.>

    Party Queen ignored the game message and looked at the balloons. The round things wriggled and expanded before one of the faces vomited sausages of human flesh to the ground.

    The red and bloody sausages wiggled as if they were living fish on drynd. Party Queen picked one of them and threw it toward the nearest party girl.

    The girls turned toward their queen in unison. Then, they moved in synchronization, forming a queue to take the meat sausages on the ground.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Upon taking the sausages, they stored them in their personal inventory and proceeded to extract meat, intestines, and organs from the corpses of yers. They also collected their dropped items and gathered them in front of the cave.

    At night, adolescent women with red skin and antennae walked out of the cave and explored the mountain. The War Maiden team sent their worker units to collect the gathered items that Pretty Girls had collected for them.

    Fu De also came out. But when she got outside the cave, the creepy Party Queen bullied her.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    The queen phased through the ground and appeared directly in front of the loli vampire.

    "EEEEEKKK!"

    Even though Fu De was once an old man, the party queen''s creepy face and presence scared her. After all, Fu De was merely a level-1337 immortal, not a super immortal like this monster.

    Fu De nced at Party Queen''s level. Then, she backed away.

    "Stop bullying me, creep!"

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Party Queenughed and gave Fu De a balloon. However, it was one of the soul balloons from the queen''s private collection.

    Fu De gazed at the creepy balloon with a crying human face. Her expression turned dark.

    "I killed so many humans, but I never did something as creepy as you, you sick fuck!"

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Party Queen patted Fu De''s head with arge hand. However, the hands stuck out their tongues inside and licked Fu De''s face.

    "STOP BULLYING ME!" Fu De screamed again and pushed therge hand away, but it didn''t budge. Party Queen continued to press her hand on Fu De''s head.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

 Chapter 295 Cat Dadâ€™s New Dao Is WHAT?!

    Chapter 295 ¨C Cat Dad''s New Dao is WHAT?!

    Aftering out of the dungeon, the party girl team and the war maiden team began working together.

    Party Queen teased Fu De enough. She led the yellowish monsters south, walking into the sea and phasing through the seawater as if they were ghosts.

    On the other hand, the war maidens crouched and concentrated. A few minutester, wings emerged from their back, and they started flying. Fu De, who was strongest at night, led the air units and flew south.

    .

    .

    While the counterattack campaign was in a full swing, Xiaomao and Jungwoo finally graduated from Mir''s crash course part one.

    Xiaomao purposely sank his consciousness into his pocket dantian and manually pulled his consciousness to his real body. It still took him 20 minutes to do so, but Xiaomao could now utilize his pocket dantian without Mir''s help.

    Jungwoo was the same. Although his sparring progress was slower than Xiaomao, he picked up the technique as fast as the cat dad.

    Mir nodded at them in satisfaction. She then gave them a new task.

    "Alright. Now, let''s talk about our primary objective, mew. Remember what I mentioned about kidnapping humans of this world to our dungeon?"

    Jungwoo frowned, "Just women and girls? Why can''t we bring men to our new sanctuary?"

    Mir leered at Xiaomao, "Someone''s dungeon automatically gender-swaps all men into women, mew. If we bring them in, they will turn into women anyway, mew."

    "Not my fault, munya," Xiaomao shrugged. "It was Chaos Seraphim OS."

    "Your FATHER''S Operation System, mew!"

    "Yeah, him."

    "Anyway," Mir coughed. "Men will have a hard time adapting to the dungeon''s environment. How about this? Let''s bring all humans to one of the empty inds in the region, and we''ll consult with Meowmeow and Cernunter, mew."

    "Yes, please!" Jungwoo and Xiaomao happily agreed.

    "Good. Then, let''s move on to the next training, mew. Just one more course and I''ll let you go around on your own and migrate the humans to the game world, mew!"

    Xiaomao immediately raised his hand, "Can I go back to my dungeon first and report the others about our situation? I haven''t told them about the game updates yet."

    "You can tell themter, mew. Our superhero''s responsibilityes first! Let''s make our presence known, and you can make it easier for Mu-Nyang and Cathulhus to invade Earth, mew!"

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes while Jungwoo raised his brows.

    "Invade Earth, what?"

    "Oh, haven''t I told you, mew? Mu-Nyang and Cathulhus will attack Earth within a year, but we don''t want to annihte all humans. We want to drive Pangu and Solomon away from this and restore the bnce of the world, mew! After the restructure, we will make this a cat''s paradise, mew!"

    "Cat paradise?" Jungwoo and Xiaomao wryly smiled.

    "Small cats are still one of us, mew! Small cats need human ves to live, and we will help them while we eradicate our foes, mew!"

    In short, Cathulhus wanted cats to rule Earth, but cats also needed cat ves, aka humans, alive.

    Xiaomao covered his face with his palms while Jungwoo scratched his head.

    The motive was too questionable!

    "Fine. I''ll protect the cat ves," Xiaomao gave up thinking. He went with the flow so that he could see Mu-Nyang again.

    "Good choice. Let''s move, mew! Follow me!"

    "Wait, where are we going? Are we going to start now?!"

    "Of course not, mew. Before you act, you have to know where the crimes will happen or when Solomon''s ghosts will appear! I''ll teach you about domains and detection mew!"

    "D-Domain?"

    .

    Mir dragged Jungwoo and Xiaomao to the rooftop of a skyscraper in Seoul. The boys looked at the scenery below in awe.

    Despite the freezing weather, both men wore light clothes. None of them was ufortable in this weather as their spiritual roots gave them immunity to the extreme temperature.

    "Before we start, do you understand anything about constetion domain, mew?" Mir began her lesson right away.

    Jungwoo raised his hand and answered like a teacher''s pet, "Constetion Domain is the advanced nascent soul domain! Only immortals can use it."

    "Half-correct, mew. Domains are indeed immortals'' exclusive abilities, but domains and nascent soul domains stem from a cultivator''s Dao."

    "Dao?" Xiaomao was interested.<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Yes. So far, you''vepleted the basics of the 4th-stage cultivator. Normally, at the fifth stage, you build a foundation on top of your Life Essence Sea. It can be pirs, tforms, pagodas, houses, castles, altars, or whatever you want to build depending on your cultivation methods, mew. In the era of your father, Dao Pirs were popr, but tforms and pagodas were once mainstream in ancient times, too."

    Mir''s lecture went on. She exined what a 5th-stage cultivator''s new power was.

    The next stage added elemental Qi and Dao Seeds into y. Unlike mana and magic, elemental Qi was the purest form of energy, which could only be extracted from the elemental source. For example, Fire Element Qi could bemonly found on the Sun while the ocean''s floor was full of Water Element Qi.

    Extracting elemental Qi benefited the foundation that they needed to build. At the same time, it became the foundation of their Dao Seeds in the future. Once a cultivator got their hands on a Dao Seed, they could refine their Dao, turning them into an avatar in the 6th stage. After that, it could evolve into a Dao Domain in the 7th-stage.

    "Your Dao dictates your future cultivation, mew. Before you focus on one or two elements, you need to decide what kind of Dao you''re pursuing. For example, when I was at your stage, I pursued Shadow Element and somehow developed the Dao of Assassination, mew!"

    "You what?" Xiaomao was stunned.

    Mir smirked and revealed her nails, "When we were together before the outbreak, I could have killed you several times when you were sleeping, mew. Too bad, it was too easy, and I don''t like killing my ve, mew!"

    "You damn cat! I am your owner, munya! How could you¡­"

    "Anyway," Mir changed the subject. "First element that you pursue is very important. Think carefully before you pick an element because your first Dao Seed is automatically generated depending on your personality and experience mew. Also, you need to know which element is rted to do. For example, fire Element is rted to divinity, passion, inspiration, and energy. Water represents fertility, life, and corrosion. Wood is strength, protection, and nature. Wind is emotion, speed, and power. Lightning represents punishment, madness, and destruction. Dark is¡­ well, evil, shadow, curses, and demonic things. Light can evolve to holiness, goodness, purity, and heaven. There''s more, but you need to research it yourself, mew."

    Jungwoo''s eyes spun as he didn''t know what to choose. On the other hand, Xiaomao picked an element without hesitation.

    Catopus was half-cat half-octopus. He was a sea folk, so he could benefit a lot in the sea. With that logic, Xiaomao picked the water element right away.

    Xiaomao scooped a handful of snow and stared at it. He tried to feel if he could extract any elemental Qi from the snow.

    As Xiaomao focused his senses on the snowball, it dissipated and vanished. However, it left behind a wisp of blue Qi that Xiaomao couldn''t control.

    Mir praised Xiaomao, "Hey, that''s neat for your first try, mew. That''s a wisp of water element Qi. Be careful, though. It looks like a Qi strand, but it''s stronger than a thousand droplets of Life Essence, mew. Even if you find it, you cannot make it yours so easi-"

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao moved by instinct. He shoved the floating strand of water element Qi into his mouth and swallowed it.

    "%&#@!"

    Mir screamed in panic. She pried Xiaomao''s mouth open and tried to pull the element Qi out.

    "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, MEW?! ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL YOURSELF?! I HAVEN''T TAUGHT YOU HOW TO CULTIVATE THAT YET!!"

    Xiaomao didn''t need Mir''s exnation or advice as he still remembered the content in Mimir''s bible. He used Mimir''s method to turn the wisp of water element Qi into the iceberg foundation so that he could convert the water element into the ice element, aka the advanced element after the water.

    The wisp of Qi strand quickly entered Xiaomao''s pocket dantian. It sank into the Life Essence Sea and instantly transformed into an iceberg. The temperature in that world decreased while a portion of the sea was frozen.

    Xiaomao deeply exhaled, breathing out freezing air from his mouth. His skin turned pale white, and his pupils became shining blue.

    He closed his eyes and waited for the confirmation message from the game system.

    DING

    <Congrattion! You have assimted a strand of Water Element Qi!>

    <Your Water Spiritual Roots have increased!>

    <Your Water Spiritual Roots have surpassed 100,000!>

    <Would you upgrade your Water Spiritual Roots to Water Foundation?>

    Xiaomao showed no hesitation. He epted the offer.

    DING

    <Your Water Spiritual Roots have be Water Element Foundation!>

    <A new spiritual root has been derived from Water Element Foundation ¨C Ice Spiritual Roots!

    <All water-rted spells and skills have evolved.>

    <You can learn more book spells and book skills.>

    Everything went ording to Xiaomao''s n. But now, there was one factor that Xiaomao couldn''t control.

    His new Dao Seed¡­

    <Due to your personality, bloodline, and recent experiences, a new Dao Seed has been derived from the Water Element Foundation!>

    <You have unlocked Dao Seed of Alpha Male!>

    Xiaomao snapped open his eyes and almost fell off the building because of the shock.

    "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS DAO?!"

 Chapter 296 Cat Dadâ€™s Indirect Affairs

    Chapter 296 ¨C Cat Dad''s Indirect Affairs

    Xiaomao exined everything to Mir. He questioned her why this Dao Seed appeared.

    The orange cat facepalmed as if she had expected it.

    "It''s because of your karma and your stupid father, mew. Your soul is connected to him, and his instinct and Daos are passed down to you."

    "But this Dao¡­ So, I''m Giga Chad now, munya?"

    "That isn''t important, mew! How could you eat that element Qi like that?! You could have died, mew!"

    "¡­"

    For an hour, Mir gave Xiaomao a long sermon on the risk of consuming elemental Qi without preparation.

    .

    After giving enough sermons, Mir wanted to ask how Xiaomao managed to digest the Qi, but she remembered that he dual-cultivated with Undine to the point that his spiritual roots almost reached 100,000.

    Mir gave up the thought. She proceeded to teach Xiaomao how to cultivate a Dao and prepare for the 5th stage. As for Jungwoo, he hadn''t decided what element he wanted to master yet.

    "Water is flexible, mew. The Dao that you can get from Water Element is vast, and it''s generally treated as support abilities. Well, in your case, it''s kinda vague. We don''t know what the Alpha Male Dao''s effects are. But one thing I know, you have the abilities of incubi, mew!"

    "That''s disgusting. Can I change my Dao, munya?"

    "I''m afraid not. Once the Dao Seed is born, it stays with you forever, mew."

    Xiaomao facepalmed and deeply sighed. He gave up the thought and changed the subject.

    Since he couldn''t change his Dao, how about making a new one?

    "Is there a limit to how many Daos I can learn, munya?"

    "No. You can have as many Daos as you want. But acquiring new Daos requires you to condense additional Life Essence Seas. One seed upies one Life Essence Sea. Therefore, if you want to cultivate a new Dao or a domain ability, you have to redo everything you did on the 4th stage from scratch, mew."

    Cultivation was arduous, mundane, and repetitive. It required patience, discipline, hard work, talent, and a correct cultivation method. Without one of them, that cultivator would never be immortal.

    "Back to the topic, mew. You need to grow your Dao Seed and stabilize your foundation first. Once it grows enough, you can start projecting your Dao Avatar. That Dao Avatar can then project a small domain that you can use to detect crimes, search for people, or even differentiate between Solomon''s ghosts and ordinary humans, mew!"

    Mir leaped on Xiaomao''s head and lightly patted his head, "I''ve brought both of you here to get some inspiration. Xiaomao, you already have a Dao Seed, so you can start growing your Dao Foundation on top of your Life Essence Sea, mew."

    "How do I grow the Dao, munya?"

    "Just do something rted to the Dao or your recent activities¡­ wait a minute."

    Mir facepalmed when she remembered what Xiaomao did before he attained the Dao.

    "I''m sorry, mew."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao also double-facepalmed as he understood the gesture. He regretted choosing the water element now.

    As Xiaomao had no other options, he sent his consciousness to his pocket dantian. Then, he operated the "sparring" menu to summon "sparring" partners.

    ''Do I have to actually dual-cultivate with partners to use my Dao?''

    Although Xiaomaoined in his mind, he couldn''t stop smiling, and his third leg also nodded, approving of this path.

    For the sake of convenience, Xiaomao summoned the clone of Nymph and Undine.

    WHOOSH

    The two mermaids reappeared in the pocket dantian. They looked at Xiaomao and coyly smiled at him as they remembered what they had done here for years.

    Xiaomao gently embraced them. He whispered, "Help me grow my Dao. I''ll increase your potential percentage. Please guide me when we dual cultivate."

    The two mermaids grinned and epted the order. They temporarily vanished as Xiaomao needed to reset their potential percentage.

    He moved the slider to the right. From 1%, Xiaomao increased Undine and Nymph''s clone strength to 100% to test if they would still be friendly to him.

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao brought back Undine''s clone first. As soon as she appeared as a level-599 mermaid, aka 5th stage cultivator, she looked at her clothes and the trident in her hand before she tossed it away. Then, she began undressing.

    "¡­"<novelnext></novelnext>

    The clone giggled and instantly pushed Xiaomao down on the ground. Then, the fish girl overpowered him.

    Unbeknownst to Xiaomao, the Dao of Alpha Male had an undesirable effect if he trained this way. He would learn about it the hard way soon.

    .

    .

    = ve Dungeon, B7 Boss Room =

    Undine suddenly had a shiver. Her shadow wiggled as if something had possessed it. Her face reddened while she copsed on her butt, pressing her palms against her belly.

    Something felt strange. She suddenly thought of Xiaomao and imagined his naked human body.

    "What''s wrong, boss?"

    Nymph sat next to Undine and checked her temperature. Undine''s forehead was hot as if she had a fever.

    "How can an immortal catch a cold? Boss, what''s happening to you?"

    "I-I don''t know. I feel¡­ strange, but good."

    "Strange but good?"

    "It feels nice. It''s warm. But I don''t know what''s happening."

    Nymph scratched her head, confused. A momentter, she also felt it.

    Something entered her body, and it was hot. She panted and copsed on her butt.

    "Oh, god. This is new."

    "Y-You feel it too?"

    "T-This must be some kind of sorcery or curses! We need to consult with Lord Meowmeow-AH!"

    Nymph moaned. Something hit her sensitive spot, and she loved it. In addition, she instinctively thought of Xiaomao''s face.

    The feeling soon got stronger. Both mermaids covered their mouths and sent SOS voice transmission to Meowmeow, asking for his help.

    .

    .

    Meowmeow returned to the boss room and copsed in exhaustion. He rested on his cat bed and yawned.

    Before he could close his eyes and rest, he ordered the immortals in the room without looking at them.

    "Don''t interrupt my cat nap. Undine, you take care of the dungeon while I sleep, munya."

    After leaving Undine with a task, he closed his eyes. However, there was no response from Undine as Nymph dragged her to the lower floor.

    Meowmeow slightly frowned and opened his eyes in annoyance. Then, he sensed a strange karma that tied to both Nymph and Undine.

    Then, he heard their plea.

    ''Lord Meowmeow, we need your help. Someone is¡­ using curses on us!''

    "Curse, munya?"

    Meowmeow furrowed his brows and read the karma of the two mermaids. However, he couldn''t find the assant.

    The only thing he noticed was the scent of Xiaomao.

    ''Xiaomao?''

    At that moment, Meowmeow remembered something. He cackled and exined to the girls.

    "It''s okay, girlies. You aren''t cursed. You''re being loved, actually, munya."

    ''Love, but who?''

    "I''ll hand the culprit to you when he returns, munya!"

 Chapter 297 Cat Dad Dungeonâ€™s Counterattack

    Chapter 297 ¨C Cat Dad Dungeon''s Counterattack

    Exactly 1440 days had passed since Xiaomao began cultivating his newest Dao. His partners, Undine and Nymph''s clone, endured the tribtions with ease as Xiaomao kept increasing their strength and difficulty percentage.

    By the time Xiaomaopleted thest push, he was dual-cultivating with Undine when her strength wasparable to a level-699 NPC, and her difficulty setting was 100% potential.

    The clone didn''t let him go after thepletion. They exchanged love until thest minute.

    RUMBLE

    After another cultivation session, changes urred to Xiaomao''s pocket dantian world ¨C The iceberg devoured the Life Essence Sea and turned it into an ice continent.

    The Life Essence Sea was gone. Now, Xiaomao had to recultivate the droplets of Life Essence from scratch to build another sea.

    Despite the arduous task, Xiaomao didn''t look concerned. He smiled at Undine''s clone and kissed her lips.

    "Thanks for everything. Can we switch to Life Essence sharing next?"

    The clone happily nodded and threw herself at him. They continued the deed, building Xiaomao''s foundation and strengthening the pocket dantian world together.

    .

    Because of the declining health of Undine and Nymph, Meowmeow sent Mary and Lucky to look after them. When they arrived, they found the mermaids in a disgraceful state. They dully stared at the mermaids in heat and sighed.

    Mary looked at Lucky, "Lord Meowmeow said that Xiaomao did something naughty to their clones. How does it work exactly?"

    Lucky shrugged, "No idea. I guess they share five senses?"

    "So, if Xiaomao does it with my clone, will I sense it?"

    "If Meowmeow told us the truth, we should be able to feel it."

    "Is that so¡­"

    Mary had a wry smile on her face. She was relieved that Xiaomao ignored her and went for the mermaids.

    Then, Mary remembered that Lucky had a rtionship with Xiaomao. She consoled her since Xiaomao cheated on her, "Let''s forget it. He might not be aware of this. Don''t be upset, Lucky."

    Lucky snickered, "I''m not mad. Actually, I''m happy!"

    Mary raised her brows, "You''re boyfriend is cheating on you though?"

    "Wrong! An alpha male needs a big pack of females to support him! He''s doing what a pack leader does! There''s nothing wrong with it!"

    Mary facepalmed. She regretted consoling Lucky, "I must be an idiot. I forgot that human logic doesn''t apply to you."

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    While both girls were chatting, a party girl group came down to the B10 floor and drew the sacred water from the sanctuary. Then, they looked at Lucky and Mary.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    The monster girls approached Mary and Lucky. The monsters gave both of them an intestine balloon and a red cake. Then, they bowed and excused themselves.

    Lucky pursed her lips while Mary had goosebumps. Thetterined, "Those things are creepy! Their theme song gets me every time."

    "They''re cute, though. Look at this! This is fine food!" Lucky hummed as she split the cake and gave a piece to Mary. However, the piece of cake was apressed lump of human flesh, dripping with blood.

    Mary''s face was ashen. She looked away, "I can''t eat that. You can have it."

    "Can I? Awesome! I haven''t eaten raw food since I serve my new master!"

    "¡­ I forgot that you were once a man-eating gnoll. Am I the only sane person around here?"

    Mary watched Lucky eat the flesh cake with a pale face. She almost vomited.

    .

    .

    = Seaside Town =

    DING

    <Attention yers! Seaside Town is overrun by monsters from ve Dungeon!>

    <novelnext></novelnext>

    The global announcement kept appearing every hour even though Seaside Town was demolished. Party Girls and War Maidens ughtered every yer they found and destroyed Pangu Shrines in the area.

    No yer could respawn here anymore. Only the local NPCs were spared as the girls escorted them to the dungeon to increase its poption.

    Fu De and Party Queen were in charge of the campaign and the takeover process. They levitated in the sky, observing their people and their troops.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    As usual, the queen kept caressing Fu De''s head. Thetter also got used to it, allowing the monster to mess up her silky hair.

    RUMBLE

    Dark clouds gathered at the east and the southwest. One of them was the byproduct of Bathin''s aura while the other came from the gods of Asgard.

    Party Queen stopped bullying Fu De and gazed toward the east. Her mouth slightly curved down, and she stoppedughing.

    "Asgardians¡­" Fu De narrowed her eyes. She deeply sighed, "We won''t be their opponent if Thor or Odin shows up. We need Meowmeow''s help again."

    "Kiki?" Party Queen tilted her head.

    "Reinforcement? Ha. As if we have other backers. It would have been a miracle if Chang''e or Mao Miaomiao''s wives decide to show up here to protect his son. They''re probably busy banging somewhere."

    "Kikikiki!"

    "You? Fight the gods? Look, one Mandate Domain from them, and we''re toasted. Our domain abilities don''t work against gods!"

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Party Queen smiled and pointed at the balloons around her. She then opened her mouth in her palm and swallowed one of the balloons, which contained Tian Feng''s soul.

    POP

    The balloons exploded, but the queen kept chewing it as if it was the finest wagyu she had ever eaten.

    DING

    Changes urred to her. Her level rose from 4,000 to 4,175.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    ? The queen ate another soul balloon. Her level was increased again.

    DING

    Level 4,350

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Fu De stared at the party queen in astonishment. She slightly shook her head, "Rushing levels won''t do you any good. You need a firm foundation, experience, and multiple techniques to fight stronger immortals. Level alone will be just¡­"

    DING

    DING

    DING

    With every balloon the queen ate, her level increased by 175. She ate all 20, changing her level to 7,500!

    But that wasn''t enough. Party Queen gazed south, where the yers had fled to. Fu De followed the queen''s gaze and guessed the ce she wanted to go.

    "Yeet City, is it?"

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    "It''s not on our schedule, but do you want more souls for your power-leveling?"

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    "Alright. I guess we can destroy another Pangu Town! Let''s leave this ce before the Asgardians arrive!"

    Fu De ryed her order to the war maidens while the Party Queenmunicated with her vessels.

    RUMBLE

    10,000 party girls and 5,000 war maidens mobilized. They marched south, heading toward Yeet City!

 Chapter 298 Cat Dadâ€™s Minions Launches A Surprise Attack

    Chapter 298 ¨C Cat Dad''s Minions Launches a Surprise Attack

    = Yeet City, 100 kilometers south of Seaside Town =

    gs of the Pangu Church on top of the city walls fluttered with the strong wind. However, the soldiers on the wall were all Pangu cultists with cold weapons. They patrolled the wall, pretending to be protecting the city.

    The city had long fallen to the Pangu Church. After the church emunicated Yuan Shaoqing and the Yuan Empire, they took over all his affiliated cities and reced the garrison soldiers with their cultists.

    As a result, the province-level city became the new territory of the Pangu Church. They demolished Yuan Shaoqing''s castle and built a monastery on top of it.

    The yers were uninterested in provincial politics. As for the locals, half of the poption suffered from poverty as many families served the army and the empire as officials. After Yuan Shaoqing was gone, they were relieved from their duties - losing their jobs.

    Because of the crisis, the local NPCs relied on yers. They begged the yers to bring them food and gold coins in exchange for Contribution EXP and their heirlooms. Thus, this city became a haven for yers of all levels as quests were easy to find there.

    Many superhuman-aspiring yers worked hard as usual. They ran around, killing local beasts and donating food to poor families.

    Butter Tank, Dog Eater, Alzheimer, and Cherry Popper was there as well. Because Dog Eater and Cherry Popper lost some of their items and levels in the dungeon, they recuperated here to resupply.

    Aftering back from the dungeon, Butter Tank and Dog Eater thought about retirement. They admired their ount as they sold their marked runes to Yuan Shaoqing for two million PACTs. After the split, the two of them had a million in their ount, which was worth 40 million USD.

    Both man didn''t tell Dog Eater and Cherry Popper. For more shares, they kept the secret to themselves.

    After the group got all of their supplies and new equipment, they gathered in a bar to discuss their future in private. They picked the secluded table and huddled to talk in a low voice.

    "What''s next, boss? The global event is probably impossible for us."

    Butter Tank nced at Alzheimer. Thetter nodded at him. Seeing that Alzheimer understood his gesture, Butter revealed his intention.

    "I''m thinking of disbanding the guild."

    "BOSS, WHAT?! What about the noble peerage andnds?!" Dog eximed.

    "What about our revenge?! Do you know what kind of nightmare I had been through when I died?!" Cherry still remembered the PTSD-inducing death when she was torn into pieces.

    Butter coughed, "I''ve decided that I''m not suitable to be a guild leader. I led you to your death. This is a tarnish to my reputation, so I''ll resign from my posts to take responsibility for my ipetency. You guys can select a new guild leader among yourselves."

    Alzheimer grinned as if he had been waiting for this opportunity, "Don''t vote for me. Let me stay as a backup member behind the scene. I don''t like politics."

    "¡­"

    Cherry and Dog Eater were speechless. The resignation came out of nowhere, and they weren''t prepared for the changes.

    "Boss, are you sure? You know that only guild leaders are eligible to attain a noble rank, right?"

    "Wrong. Any yer can be a noble as long as their Contribution Level is high enough!" Butter coughed and pretended to confess, "I talked to Emperor Yuan Shaoqing. He said that he could make an exception for us if we abandon the Pangu Church Faction and join his empire. Hecks nobles and officials at the moment."

    "R-Really?"

    Dog Eater and Cherry Popper were excited. But when they remembered the guild buff and the deity sponsors, they hesitated.

    "But boss, the guild buffs will be gone if we join the Yuan Empire¡­"

    "That''s why I''m quitting. I''ll be leaving the guild as well so that I can freely join the Yuan Empire. I''ll be the only one to lose my guild buff!"

    "Boss, you¡­"

    "Say no more. I''ve made up my mind."

    The group nodded, respecting Butter Tank''s decision. On the other hand, Alzheimer inwardlyughed as he knew why Butter Tank wanted to quit the guild.

    "GEH!"

    Suddenly, a yer who had been sitting at the table next to them uttered out loud while he stared at the group. He was alone, but his eyes looked strangely glossy.

    Dog Eater, Alzheimer, and Butter Tank turned around and red at the yer.<novelnext></novelnext>

    The yer didn''t stop. He sneered at them and repeated his word.

    "Quitting the guild? GEH!"

    Butter Tank was offended. He stood up and walked toward the yer, "You''ve got a problem?"

    The yer chuckled. He sized up Butter Tank and stood up, staring into Butter Tank''s eyes. He slowly moved his mouth and quietly muttered.

    "G.E.H."

    "¡­"

    Butter Tank couldn''t hold it in anymore. He threw a sucker punch at the yer.

    BAM

    His right hook smacked the yer''s jaw, but he didn''t flinch. A number appeared, showing the damage that Butter Tank had inflicted.

    1 Damage!

    Butter Tank frowned and stared at his right fist. He was still wearing te armor, and his steel gauntlet should have offered some hand-to-hand damage. However, the DEF stat of this yer was too high.

    The yerughed. He grabbed the right wrist of Butter Tank and smirked.

    "GEH Punch! My turn!"

    As soon as he said that, his fingers dug into Butter Tank''s skin. Then, he pulled it out!

    SWUA!

    Ayer of the entire Butter Tank''s body skin came out, including his equipped armor!

    Butter Tank lost 99% of his HP on the spot. He was still alive, but the pain and the shock made him scream in desperation.

    "AAAAAHHHH!!"

    Themotion caught the attention of the other yers and the local NPCs in the bar. When the people saw the state of Butter Tank, female NPCs and weak-hearted yers screamed as well.

    "WHAT THE HELL?!"

    While many people were in shock, several yers with glossy eyes smirked and grabbed the nearest person''s arms, neck, or chest. Then, they did the same as their colleague did to Butter Tank.

    A dozen people got their skin stolen!

    When the people in the bar screamed in unison, all yers finally sensed that something was wrong around here. They rushed out of the bar to call for the local guards to deal with the ouws.

    But what happened next shocked everybody. The assants vertically split in half, revealing a thousand small fangs and sharp teeth. They devoured the skinless victims and ate them alive!

    In addition, the names of these creatures were revealed. Their red name shed.

    Pretty Skin, Level (???)

    None of the yers could see their level due to the level gap. Cherry Popper, Alzheimer, and Dog Eater leaped away from the monster and scrambled toward the bar''s exit.

    They got out unharmed, but their guild leader was killed.

    The group of yers panted and looked around. Several gamers and local NPCs also gathered in front of the bar in shock and panic.

    Unfortunately, the incident was just the beginning. As if themotion in the bar was the trigger, the other ces in Yeet City were thrown into chaos as well.

    Behind Chery Popper, a female yer suddenly touched a male gamer''s chest. Like what Butter Tank had experienced, she deskinned and stripped the guy. Then, she proceeded to eat the victim.

    A hundred people on the street also did the same. Like a zombie apocalypse, the disguising monstersunched their attacks in unison!

 Chapter 299 Cat Dadâ€™s Dao Ability

    Chapter 299 ¨C Cat Dad''s Dao Ability

    The emergence of skin thieves threw the city into chaos. Pangu cultists, priests, knights, and pdins rushed to the area to subjugate the monsters right away.

    Because of the chaos, the guards on the walls were requested to help. More than half of the guards left their posts and helped the people in therge city evacuate from the battle.

    Pretty Skins were easy to spot when they were in the middle of eating their victims or wearing a newyer of skin. Because they wore multipleyers of skin, they looked baggy and no longer resembled humans. Moreover, all of them had one annoying trait.

    "T-Bag while the corpses are still fresh, GEH!"

    They mimicked thest victim''s voice and mocked the dead, insulting the yers and the local guards.

    The angry guards and yers had enough. They took up arms and counterattacked. Over a thousand yers threw spells and ranged attacks at them while the stronger town guards confronted the monsters at a closer range.

    Pretty Skins stopped eating and looked at the threat. They inspected the levels of the guards.

    Pangu Knight, Level 250

    Pangu Priest, Level 200

    Pangu Cultist, Level 225

    The monsters smirked. They were all level 666, which was much higher than the local guards. In addition, their stats were far better because of the dungeon''s perk ¨C All monsters in dungeons were at least twice stronger than field monsters and had ten times more HP.

    Instead of trying to steal their skin, all skin-stealing girls ate the skin that they had been wearing and showed their naked bodies to the crowd. Pink gas exuded from their bodies, covering the entire town and blinding the local guards. In addition, everybody in the fog received several abnormal statuses.

    DING

    <Warning! You have been inflicted with an abnormal status ¨C [Charmed]!>

    <Warning! You have been inflicted with an abnormal status ¨C [Paralysis]!>

    <Warning! You have been inflicted with an abnormal status ¨C [Estrus]!>

    Three deadly status effects stopped all guards and yers from moving or reacting to the imposters. They widened their eyes and prayed that someone could free them from this hell.

    .

    .

    = Korea, Seoul =

    ? Xiaomao opened his eyes and chuckled before he gazed at Mir, who was still resting on the same rooftop.

    "Had someone told me that dual cultivation can increase my strength this fast, I would have done it ages ago, munya!"

    Mir slightly shook her head, "I assume that you like your new cheat, mew."

    "Yes. So much cheating that I couldn''t believe that overlooked this, munya!"

    As Xiaomao had been dual-cultivating with Undine and Nymph, he stole their Qi and boosted his Water Element Foundation. In addition, as the clones stopped being hostile to him, Xiaomao changed their age setting and made them stronger.

    So far, Xiaomao had been doing it with Undine Level 699 and Nymph Level 699, who were one major stage stronger than him. Because of that, the amount of Life Essence and Water Element Qi Xiaomao managed to obtain was higher and faster.

    It took Xiaomao only half a year in the pocket dantian to condense a new Life Essence Sea and strengthen the Water Foundation and Ice Spiritual Roots to the limit. As he couldn''t enhance the Water Element Foundation any further, Xiaomao left the pocket dantian.

    "I''ve finished my second Life Essence Sea. Now, let me have a new Dao, munya!"

    Mir shook her head, "Too soon. You haven''t learned the usage of your Dao yet, mew."

    "There are other uses, munya?"

    "Fool. There is another ability that you should know, mew."<novelnext></novelnext>

    Mir exined how a 5th stage and a 6th stage fight in battles.

    An average 5th-stage cultivator could turn their elemental Qi into a new weapon against their foes. As Elemental Qi was an upgraded version of Life Essence, they produced a more destructive force whenever a cultivator used it as fuel for their spells, techniques, or martial arts. Unfortunately, the Qi was only applicable to spells, techniques, or skills that rted to the element. They were not as universal as Life Essence.

    Secondly, the Dao of each element made a difference. Xiaomao, who had a strange [Alpha Male] Dao, could not simply summon water to kill foes normally. He needed to explore what this Dao could do first.

    Mir warned Xiaomao.

    "Because your Dao is weird, your water element Qi will produce an unknown effect if you use it against your enemies, mew. How about I grab some hoodlums down there as a guinea pig to test your Dao, mew?"

    Without waiting for Xiaomao''s reply, Mir vanished and returned with an officedy. She shoved her toward Xiaomao.

    "Coat your body with aura but use the water element Qi instead of Life Essence, mew! Let your aura touch the girl!"

    "¡­"

    Fortunately, Jungwoo was still cultivating in his pocket dimension. Otherwise, he would have thrown a fit.

    As for Xiaomao, he didn''t feel like bullying an ordinary woman. He stared at Mir, "Let her go. Don''t just abduct random people, munya! She doesn''t deserve this treatment."

    Mir smirked and lightly pped the woman, "Look again mew!"

    As soon as Mir pped the woman, her expression was distorted and twisted like an angry demon. Her skin wrinkled and her fangs extended. She yelled at Mir and Xiaomao with a mixed coarse voices of an elderly man and a woman.

    "DO YOU REALIZE WHO YOU''RE MESSING WITH?! I''M A SERVANT OF BAAL, ONE OF THE 72 GREAT DEMONS! RELEASE ME AT ONCE AND I''LL GIVE YOU A QUICK DEATH!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao froze. He turned to Mir and changed his mind, "You know what? This is a nut job. Let me test my power on this fool, munya."

    Mir smirked, but she quickly brought out a teargas mask to cover her head. She also put one on Jungwoo''s face and gestured for Xiaomao to start.

    Although Xiaomao wanted to ask her why she put on a teargas mask, he circted the water element Qi, drawing it from therge iceberg of his pocket dantian. The strand of elemental Qi drastically decreased his body temperature, almost freezing him into an ice statue.

    Fortunately, Xiaomao shattered it and expelled it out of his body,manding the gas to coat his body like an exterior aura and a protective barrier.

    However, the aura didn''t only cover his body. It turned into a white fog and quickly expanded, covering the entire rooftop within three seconds.

    Xiaomao closed his eyes to check what kind of effects the fog had.

    DING

    <You have activated the Dao Aura of Alpha Male!>

    <Your aura automatically inflicts the following abnormal status effects to all female creatures in your aura range ¨C [Charmed], [Confused], and [Hypnotized]!>

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao frowned and opened his eyes. He gazed at the officedy through the white fog. A momentter, he rolled his eyes and sighed.

    "Mir, can you bring this thot out of my sight, munya?"

    The officedy smiled and winked at Xiaomao, trying to seduce him. Fortunately, as Xiaomao was used to Undine and Nymph''s natural beauty and wless smooth skin, a middle-aged officedy with a in look was not his type.

    Mirughed, "I guess you understand what kind of power your Dao can do now, right?"

    "Yeah, munya. Legally, it''s questionable. Morally, it''s disgusting!"

    "How about personally, mew?"

    Xiaomao didn''t answer the question. He coughed and changed the subject, "Let''s deal with this ghost first. What''s next, munya?"

 Chapter 300 Cat Dad Obtains New Element Foundation And Dao

    Chapter 300 ¨C Cat Dad Obtains New Element Foundation and Dao

    Mir lightly pped the officedy and pulled the ghost out. The woman fainted, and Mir crushed the ghost with her small paw.

    Xiaomao stared at the unconscious woman and pondered, "So, if we remove the ghost, can they revert to normal, munya?"

    "No, unfortunately. Their souls are either trapped or perished in the Netherworld Realm. Even if we get rid of the ghost, her soulless body will remain in the vegetable state for the rest of her life, mew."

    It was a tragedy. Xiaomao lowered his head, feeling bad for the officedy. He walked toward her and corrected her clothes.

    "You''re doing something unnecessary, mew. If you want to be kind, just kill her and end this misery."

    Xiaomao shook his head, "I believe in miracles. Even if her soul is destroyed, her brain might still contain her old memory and her consciousness, munya."

    "Nah. The core memory is stored in her soul. Her brain only records a fragment of long-term memory. Unless we can rescue the woman''s soul from Netherworld, she won''t wake up, mew."

    "Is that so?"

    Xiaomao sighed and closed the woman''s eyes, letting her rest in peace.

    But as soon as Xiaomao touched the woman, a strand of element Qi was ejected from her chest. It was a bright wisp that lightened the entire rooftop.

    Xiaomao dropped his jaw, and Mir was shocked.

    "Light Element Qi? How is it here, mew?!"

    Mir was baffled. Normally, Light Element Qi hated dark and tainted ces, such as modern cities, dirty areas, or man-made structures. Unless a cultivator ventured deep into a rainforest or a savanna, they wouldn''t find a single strand of light element Qi anywhere.

    She wasn''t wrong. It was not a natural Light Element Qi. Instead, it was the officedy''s strongestst wish, which created a wisp of energy simr to Light Element Qi.

    Xiaomao nkly stared at the wisp. He extended his finger and touched it. Then, the memory of the officedy flooded his mind.

    It was horrible. Her life was full of stress and difficulties as she was a single mother. When she was about to be promoted, pandemonium broke out, and a ghost killed her. Then, her body was restored, and a ghost took over her identity.

    Xiaomao even heard her voice as if she wanted to ry herst word to him.

    ''I don''t care about myself. Please protect my child and my mother!''

    The images of a terminally ill grandmother and a little boy appeared in Xiaomao''s mind. They were the officedy''s mother and her son, who were thest members of her family after her husband had passed away.

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao shed a tear of depression and sadness because of the influx of emotions. He bit his lower lips and slightly nodded, promising the woman.

    Before, Xiaomao hesitated if he should protect Earth and rescue the humans. But after witnessing the desperation and the tragedy of the officedy, he started thinking.

    Solomon''s method was too cruel. Many innocent humans didn''t deserve this.

    How many innocent families had been ruined because of Solomon?

    How many lives did they take so far?!

    Was the war worth it? Who should be responsible for this madness?

    Pangu? Mu-Nyang? Solomon?

    "Tsk!"

    The more Xiaomao thought, the more depressed he was. No matter if he wanted to do something, he was still powerless against the three super gods.

    To subdue Solomon, Xiaomao needed to get stronger!

    To defeat Pangu and end the war, Xiaomao needed to get even stronger!

    To change Mu-Nyang''s mind, Xiaomao needed to be invincible!

    To make a difference, Xiaomao needed STRENGTH!

    As if the wisp of light appreciated Xiaomao''s promise and thoughts, it shed and entered Xiaomao''s chest.

    "WAIT, XIAOMAO! YOU CAN''T DIGEST THE SECOND ELEMENT QI YET, MEW!"

    It was toote for Mir to stop Xiaomao. He directed it to his pocket dantian and sent it to the second Life Essence Sea.

    The wisp of light consumed the Life Essence and expanded, evolving into a radiating white crystal. It floated over the dried sea and continued to shine.

    Xiaomao sent his consciousness to check the changes. Upon seeing the crystal, he was reminded of the heirloom that Mao Miaomiao had left behind for him.

    It was the same pylon tower crystal!

    Xiaomao immediately returned his consciousness to the real body and checked the game notification messages by closing his eyes.

    DING

    <Congrattion! You have assimted a strand of Light Element Qi!><novelnext></novelnext>

    <Your Light Spiritual Roots have drastically increased!>

    <Your Light Spiritual Roots have surpassed 100,000!>

    <Would you upgrade your Light Spiritual Roots to Light Element Foundation?>

    Xiaomao raised his brows. It was easier than thest time as he didn''t feel any pain from the elemental Qi.

    Unbeknownst to Xiaomao, as he had already gone through the same process once, his pocket dantian expanded and got stronger, able to handle the bacshes and the side effects of a new element power.

    ''My Light Roots was only 55k thest time I checked. Welp. I don''t mind a big boost. Yes, please. Also, if possible, I want to learn a new Dao.''

    Since the new power couldn''t harm him, Xiaomao upgraded his spiritual roots right away.

    DING

    <Your Light Spiritual Roots have be Light Element Foundation!>

    <All light-rted spells and skills have been derived.>

    <You can learn more book spells and book skills.>

    <A new spiritual root has been derived from Light Element Foundation!>

    <You have obtained Holy Spiritual Roots!>

    <Due to your personality, bloodline, and recent experience, a new Dao Seed has been derived from the Light Element Foundation!>

    <You have unlocked Dao Seed of True Purification!>

    ''True Purification?''

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. He meditated and consolidated his foundation while Mir threw a fit and ran around him like a young cat at 3 AM, trying to get his attention.

    An hourter, aka 60 days in Xiaomao''s pocket dantian, Xiaomao''s new element foundation stabilized. He opened his eyes and looked at the panicking cat.

    "YOU SO STUPID, MEW!"

    PA

    Mir pped him and yelled.

    "You so dumb, mew! You could have died!"

    "Why? Was it that dangerous, munya?"

    "That''s right! Some immortals can send their element Qi around the world to enve young cultivators, mew! If that strand of element Qi belongs to one of the ghosts, you would have been dead, mew!"

    "¡­"

    "I see that the Qi is safe, but don''t do it again, mew! If you find a strand of element Qi in a suspicious ce, warn someone first and let them appraise it first, mew!"

    Once again, Mir scolded Xiaomao for an hour.

    .

    An hourter

    As Xiaomao hadpleted more than one elemental foundation, she started the Dao lesson so that Xiaomao could learn the basics of domain skills.

    "The next lesson is your Dao Avatar, mew! You will have to adjust your mind and power a bit since you will be using your new element Qi instead of Life Qi, Life Essence, or mana, mew."

    Dao Avatar was an embodiment or a spirit of a Dao. It represented the heart, mind, principles, beliefs, and personality of each cultivator.

    Each Dao Avatar also had a different ability. They could either manifest in the real world to fight or merge with their master, depending on their perks and Dao.

    In addition, the Dao Avatars were capable of using an iplete domain ability to assist their masters in the form of aura. It was inferior to nascent soul domains and constetion domains, but it was better to have one.

    Mir ended the theory lesson. She moved on to the practical lesson to save time.

    "The 6th stage has many names. It''smonly known as the Golden Core Stage. A few backwards called it Core Pirs, Core tforms, or True Core, but that''s not the point. We''re going to focus on the most flexible method, mew! I''ll teach you how to turn an element foundation into a golden core foundation."

    Xiaomao scratched his head. He believed that the advancement was too fast.

    "I haven''t evolved all elements into the element foundation yet. Should I move on to the golden core stage now, munya?"

    "You don''t have to worry about that. The golden core stage is the most flexible one. You can slowly add more element foundationster after you step into the golden core stage since all golden cores are standalone, mew. As long as you don''tplete the immortal ascension ritual andplete your soul formation, you have time toplete as many element foundations as you want, mew!"

    Xiaomao was relieved as he had time to improve the other elements. But there were still many questions about theplications of the Daos and the so-called golden core. Moreover, Xiaomao hadn''t defeated other clones other than Wei Feng.

    He needed to learn and adapt to how a proper 5th-stage cultivator fight too!

    Training schedules and tasks piled up so fast. Xiaomao suppressed his anxiousness and paid attention to the new lecture, hoping to get as many things done as soon as possible.

 Chapter 301 Cat Dadâ€™s Minions In Yeet City

    Chapter 301 ¨C Cat Dad''s Minions in Yeet City

    = Yeet City =

    Pink gas of the skin-stealing girls paralyzed 10% of the province-sized city. Abnormal statuses trapped yers and weak NPCs, not allowing them to move.

    "GEH!"

    The annoying girls insulted them as they deskinned everybody they touched. All their equipment was stripped, and they got eaten alive.

    Fortunately, the massacre slowed down as the girls couldn''t eat more than five adult men in a day. They collected the skins and quietly left, retreating toward the north.

    As the skin thieves ran away, the pink fog followed them and gave yers time to recover. When the yers were no longer in the fog, their abnormal status effects were removed.

    Dog Eater, Cherry Popper, and Alzheimer survived the ordeal despite the chaos. They ran away from the northern part of the city, heading toward the church to report the clergies in the monastery.

    But as they were running, they stumbled upon another chaos in the middle of the city. In front of the monastery, a fight broke out between two factions of NPCs.

    On one side, Yuan Shaoqing, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and many immortals of the Yuan Empire killed the priests of the Pangu Church, paving the street with blood.

    In front of the monastery, an elderly chubby man with narrow eyes in a bishop uniform stood in front of his knights, confronting the ex-emperor. Despite being at disadvantage, the bishop didn''t look intimidated in front of many strong immortals.

    "Your time is over, emperor Yuan. If I were you, I would have retired somewhere quiet and let the church and the gods do their things. Why struggling so much for your fallen country?"

    Yuan Shaoqing pointed at the bishop and yelled, "That''s because of your freaking pet! Had you taken care of the sealed cmity fiend properly, Siren City and 50,000 people wouldn''t have perished!"

    "It''s your fault for neglecting security! If you did your job properly, you would have arrested that regressor and maintained that city! Besides, you were the one who broke the oath and betrayed Lord Pangu! You deserve it!"

    The bickering got them nowhere. Yuan Shaoqing lost his patience as he needed the treasure inside his former pce, which was now a monastery. He unsheathed his sword and pointed at the bishop''s face.

    "Hear me. The church is the source of all evil! The monsters that attacked the city earlier came here because the church provoked them first! Without their stupid obsession with a yer, none of this would have happened!"

    The survivors of the onught drylyughed as Yuan Shaoqing also took part in the raid. They didn''t believe in him at all.

    However, the local NPCs didn''t have the inte. They gasped in shock and red at the church''s cultists and priests with hatred.

    While the quarrel was raging, the city''s siren got louder. City halls and sentry guards yelled and pointed toward the north.

    "Monsters areing from the north! TO ARMS!"

    The people around the monastery looked north. In the sky, a dark cloud was approaching the city. However, the immortals and scout ss yers with better vision could see scarlet war maidens in the sky, flying toward the city at a frightening speed.

    Yuan Shaoqing and the bishop deeply frowned and looked at each other. The bishop tried to persuade the ex-emperor, "This is not the time to fight among ourselves. Let us repel our enemies first, and we can talk, okay?"

    The ex-emperor had another idea, "How about no?"

    SWUA<novelnext></novelnext>

    Without a warning, Yuan Shaoqing beheaded the chubby bishop and ordered his troops, "Kill them all! Grab our belongings in the treasure pavilion and we''ll leave this ce!"

    Yan Liang and Wen Chou nodded and roared. They charged into the monastery, indiscriminately killing every NPC and yer inside. As for Yuan Shaoqing, he turned around and attacked the spectators. He swung his sword horizontally, creating a sword wave and slicing a thousand yers in the area in one swing!

    Cherry Popper and Alzheimer got caught in the crossfire. Their torso was cut in half, and they died without realizing what hit them.

    Dog Eater was lucky. As he was a scout, he always traveled by running on fences or rooftops. When Yuan Shaoqing unleashed his wrath, he was out of the emperor''s range.

    Seeing that his friends and many yers died, Dog Eater''s expression turned ugly. He leaped away from the house''s rooftop, fleeing the central za of the city and heading further south.

    Because of the infighting, the cultists and priests on the northern border walls deserted their ranks and fled in every direction in panic. Without the first line of defense, the war maidens bypassed the checkpoint without a casualty.

    In five minutes, the flying war maidens arrived at the main gate of the second city wall, which separated the outskirt area and the outer city area.

    On the walls, only a dozen knights and priests were present. When the army of 5,000 flying ant girls arrived, they dropped their weapons in fear and abandoned their posts.

    The local NPCs in the city saw the running knights and priests, and they panicked. Weak housewives shut the doors and windows, barricading themselves in-door and praying for the disaster to pass. Merchants and vendors packed their stuff and fled south while men and strong teenagers picked up arms and escorted their families away from the area.

    Panicking screams and chaotic shouts turned into a symphony of despair, which demoralized the yers and the local NPCs.

    RUMBLE

    The war maidens swooped down andnded in the northern area of Yeet City, where skin thieves had raided earlier. As the ce was devastated, no knight or Pangu''s servants intercepted them, allowing the war maidens to secure theirnding point.

    SCREECH!

    The weak war maidens began sting open houses and searching for potential threats. Scarlet War Maidens, who had a higher level, gathered their colleagues and formed ranks, securing strategic streets and choke points. As for the elites, they maintained their flight altitude, watching over their subordinates and scouting the city.

    Their antennae moved in unison. Although they didn''t speak, theymunicated through telepathy, using their antennae as if they were Wi-Fi routers.

    The war maidens might not be able to share their five senses like how Party Girls could do, but they coordinated like a professional army ¨C None of them moved alone, and every team acted ording to their superior''s orders.

    The raiding ant girls captured helpless NPCs in the houses and gathered them toward the northern city gate. Some lifeskill yers got caught and were brought together with the NPCs.

    Among the captives, Master Yeet, who was wearing a cosmetic uniform of a farmer, got mistaken as a craftsman. He was captured along with the other vendor NPCs while shopping and resupplying. Once again, he got stuck in this mess.

    Despite the dire situation, Master Yeet chuckled. He brought out a joint and casually lit it with a lighter.

    "I''m in danger."

    While smoking the joint, he ogled one of the scarlet war maidens, who were in their birthday suits.

    "Damn. That''s a nice body."

 Chapter 302 Cat Dad Armyâ€™s First Raid

    Chapter 302 ¨C Cat Dad Army''s First Raid

    "Kikikiki!"

    "Row, row, row the boat, gently down the stream!"

    The death parade of party girls followed the war maidens. Despite having awkward and bulky physiques, the creepydies ran at the speed of 200km/h.

    In half an hour, they reached the checkpoint of Yeet City. A long five-meter-tall wall barricaded them from entering Yeet Province.

    Fortunately, the checkpoint gate was wide open, and several war maidens already secured the entrance. Still, the party girls ignored the gate and phased through the walls asmon sense didn''t apply to their abilities.

    Running for 10 minutes, they reached the city wall of Yeet City. Unlike the checkpoint, the walls were 10 meters tall, which made it difficult for invaders to climb and attack the city.

    Party girls didn''t care. Theyughed and raised the volume of their cassette yers.

    "Row, row, row the boat, gently down the stream!"

    The party girls charged toward the walls and phased through all obstacles as if they were ghosts. Upon entering the city, they split up and searched for survivors. However, they ignored the people that war maidens had captured.

    As the war maidens had already secured helpless NPCs and nonbatants in the city, the party girls couldn''t find a victim during the first minutes of the raid. They had no choice but to expand and search deeper into the city.

    Along the way, they encountered Pretty Skins, who had their fill from the raid. They slightly bowed to greet each other before they minded their own businesses.

    After the party girls searched through 200,000 square meters in the northern district, they managed to find a few thousand stragglers. As usual, they either converted them into theirrades or collected their flesh for food.

    10 minutes after the raid, the party girls stop searching. They retreated to the northern gate to regroup with the war maidens as their bosses instructed.

    Fu De and Party Queen also arrived. They rested on the city wall, gazing at the burning houses and buildings. Then, they examined the state of their soldiers.

    War Maidens no longer proactively fought. They escorted the captives and forced them to travel north along with the retreating pretty skins, heading to their dungeon. From now on, these people would either be their ves or food.

    Party Girls giggled while they stared at the captives, intimidating them with their expressions and theme songs.

    Master Yeet stared at the monsters and nced at their levels. He bitterly sighed, realizing that he never had a chance against this army. He followed the P.O.W. and pondered.

    ''Is it possible for me to join the monster ranks? Come to think of it, Pan Mei told everybody that Xiaomao belongs to the Cathulhu Faction, and that faction serves Mao Miaomiao and Mu-Nyang. If that''s the case, I should be able to infiltrate their ranks.''

    Master Yeet chuckled while he ogled the war maiden next to him, who had been guarding the captives.

    "Hey, beautiful. Do you have a boyfriend?"

    "¡­"

    The ant girl frowned and nced at Master Yeet in disgust. Then, she looked away.

    "Do you know that I''m a master swordsman? I always carry three swords with me, but you only confiscate two. Why don''t you confiscate my third sword?"

    "¡­"

    The ant girl immediately turned to Master Yeet. Her face split, revealing her mandibles and ant facial features. Although her face looked scary and intimidating, Master Yeet didn''t flinch. His tied hands touched his pants.<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Help me unsheathe my sword, girl. I''m sure you''ll be impressed!"

    The nearby captives overheard the conversation. As most of them were housewives and women, they red at the vulgar man and wished that the monsters would kill him.

    The ant also furrowed her brows. She thrust her index finger into Master Yeet''s right eye and gauged the eyeball out!

    Master Yeet screamed in pain. He covered his bleeding eye socket.

    The ant snorted and proceeded to eat the eyeball. Then, she continued escorting the captives as if nothing had happened.

    The housewives and the prisoners sneered at Master Yeet. He got what he deserved.

    .

    .

    = Pangu Monastery =

    Yuan Shaoqing, Wen Chou, Yan Liang, and the immortals of the Yuan n plundered the stash of the church. They found their hidden treasures which Yuan Shaoqing and Yuan Hua had stored in Yeet City.

    The immortals stored all items, gold coins, and artifacts in their inventory. Then, they rushed out. The group exited the monastery and looked toward the north.

    The invasion of party girls and war maidens had temporarily ceased as they were reorganizing their troops. Seeing that the nasty army wouldn''t attack them for the time being, Yuan Shaoqing gave his men the second order.

    "Retreat to the east gate! Do not fly since there might be lurking immortals somewhere in the city. Remember that Nian''s clones have already descended to this world, and his forces haven''t moved yet!"

    The team distributed and sorted their items. They carried whatever they could take and fled east.

    Outside Yeet City''s eastern gate was a massive farnd district. Although a few farms were ravaged by wandering monsters and insect creatures, they were insignificant in Yuan Shaoqing''s eyes.

    The real target of Yuan Shaoqing was a dungeon of level-500 centaurs, which was located in the northeastern valley, 400 kilometers northeast of the farnd district. That ce was not popr among yers as no one was strong enough to fight in that area yet, but it was rich in natural resources. The valley also provided a strategic defense, suitable to build a fortress or a checkpoint there.

    Yuan Shaoqing aimed to rebuild his kingdom there by mimicking Xiaomao''s strategy. He nned to take over the dungeon and be a new dungeon master while Pangu, Odin, Solomon, and Meowmeow were busy in their little war.

    If he could y his card right, those factions might end up wasting their resources and manpower in war. Then, Yuan Shaoqing would have a chance to defeat them if they were weakened enough.

    The group quietly left the city as nned.

    Unbeknownst to them, a caracal cat had been watching their movements from the beginning. He had been sitting on the monastery rooftop, watching the city burn.

    Nian''s clones finally arrived in this world. However, his mana and Qi were depleted aftering here. Because of theck of mana and Qi, he rested there, recuperating and recovering his strength.

    He gazed toward the north, looking down on the party girls and war maiden armies.

    "I could have killed all of them here, but I have to save my strength to fight Chang''e, Meowmeow, and Mu-Nyang, nya! Consider yourself lucky!"

    The three-eye cat stood up, turned around, and vanished. No one had detected his presence. Even the immortal priests of the Pangu Church couldn''t find him.

 Chapter 303 Cat Dadâ€™s Party Is Scary

    Chapter 303 ¨C Cat Dad''s Party is Scary

    Due to the overwhelming strength gap between the local guards and the monsters, yers didn''t blindly throw themselves into battle. Instead, they retreated to a safer area, waiting to see the reinforcement from the local militia.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    An hour after the raid, five bishops descended from the sky andnded in front of the monastery.

    They were immortal priests of neighboring cities, who served Pan Mei and Pangu. All of them wore white robes and bishop headwear, but they carried different weapons.

    The youngest priest with blond hair carried two broad swords. The middle-aged one with a curly mustache carried a modern rifle. The obese bishop dragged a giant roman pir on his shoulder. The 3-meter-tall thin priest with long arms wielded two long spears, and thest elderly priest carried a cross-shaped staff.

    Richard Mazinger, the Sword Saint, Level 5,500

    Billy Mazinger, the Gunslinger Saint, Level 5,700

    Godskin Mazinger, the Pir Saint, Level 5,444

    Monke Mazinger, the Inquisitor Saint, Level 6,400

    Eldritch Mazinger, the Golden Saint, Level 9,999

    The five Mazinger brothers were the elites of the Pan-Mei Army. They also inherited the Mazinger Bloodline, which was the true race of Pangu. In addition, all of them were strong enough to challenge cmity fiends, especially Eldritch, whose level was the same as Cernun and Diabolos.

    The leader of the team, Eldritch, was the old man with the cross. He put his weapon down and gazed toward the north.

    "I sense only two immortals in their army. One is weak. The other is so-so."

    Godskin, the obese bishop, nonchntly strode forward. His two-meter height, jiggling belly, multipleyers of skin, and bald head stood out from the rest. With every step he walked, the ground shook.

    The fat bishop mumbled in a deep voice, "I''m alone is enough."

    Eldritch shook his head, "A lion goes all out even when it hunts a rabbit. We shall eradicate the monsters together!"

    Godskin digressed, "I need to lose weight. Please let me exercise."

    Everybody except Eldritch giggled. Billy, who had a beautiful mustache, concurred with his younger brother, "Let him y, first brother. He has been trying so hard to inherit Taotie''s Sin of Gluttony. Look at him. He ate so much that he bes like this. Let him exercise a bit."

    Eldritch scoffed, "What if he loses?"

    "I''ll go with him," Billy volunteered. The rest of you, help the locals and the yers. We need to keep up with the righteous image or the yers won''t follow us."

    "Hmm."

    Eldritch gave up. He waved his hand, "Go. Be quick."

    "Haha! Of course not! Exercises take time!"

    "Tsk."

    Billy and Godskin strode toward the army of ve Dungeon. Then, a global announcement followed.

    DING

    <Five apostles of Pangu have arrived at Yeet City!>

    <The apostles areunching a counterattack against the monster hoard!>

    The two immortals saw the notification messages. They scoffed at the screens and closed them.

    Meanwhile, the yers were delighted. They stopped retreating and rushed back to the town square, hoping to obtain some credits.

    .

    .

    = Top of the Northern Wall, Yeet City =

    Party Queen stopped watching the crowd idly. For the first time, she grumbled.

    "Ku¡­"

    Fu De also sensed the presence of strong immortals. She could see them from afar during the night, but she couldn''t measure their strength. On the other hand, Party Queen saw through their levels and cultivation base.

    The queen nced at her level.

    Party Queen, Host of Blood Party, Level 7,500

    The queen had already consumed all 20 balloons and raised her level from 4,000 to 7,500. However, it was not enough as the leader of the bishop''s level was over 9,000.

    RUMBLE

    Suddenly, the ground trembled. Party Queen used the vision of her subordinates and saw the approaching obese bishop. In addition, a handsome middle-aged priest had been levitating in the sky, carrying a firearm and pointing the muzzle toward her direction.

    Aser pointer appeared on Party Queen''s forehead.

    BANG!<novelnext></novelnext>

    A shot was fired!

    VRRR!

    The bullet, which was made from metal element essence, was suspended in mid-air. It was still rotating, but it was unable to pierce through her aura.

    The bullet dissipated into dust. Then, the face of Party Queen changed.

    The bloody smile got bigger and wider. Herughter was transmitted to all the party girls and theyughed in unison.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Moreover, everybody raised the volume of their cassette yers, ying a new song in unison.

    "London Bridge is falling down, falling down, FALLING DOWN!"

    As soon as the song echoed, the condition of the Party Queen''s domain ability was met, and she used her ultimate skill right away.

    DING

    <You have activated your domain ¨C The Domain of Never-Ending Party!>

    <All living beings within the 100 square kilometer range will be trapped in your dimension as long as you''re alive! They lose 10% of their sanity level upon entering your domain!>

    <As long as one or more party girl(s) in your domain is alive, you can self-resurrect by taking over their bodies.>

    <You may freely teleport anyone in your domain, including yourself, to ve Dungeon B3 Floor or anywhere in your domain.>

    <All non-friendly creatures, yers, and NPCs in your domain will gradually lose their sanity by 1% every minute. If they hear the nursery rhyme, their sanity decreases by 5% per minute instead. All hostile creatures, yers, and NPCs temporarily lose their level ording to their remaining sanity percentage as long as they are in the domain.>

    <If anyone loses all their sanity inside your domain, they will fall and cannot get back up. All their skills will be disabled. The level reduction effect will be permanent.>

    <This domain can only be activated if at least one party girl is still alive.>

    Simr to Gata, Party Queen had a nasty debuff ability that drastically weaken her foes. She first decreased everybody''s sanity by 10% and then decreased their total level by 10%.

    Although Party Queen couldn''t instantly wipe out her foes or drastically decrease their sanity like Gata, her ultimate domain power was effective against stronger foes.

    Godskin and Billy entered Gata''s domain and discovered her ability first-handed. They saw their levels drastically decreasing and widened their eyes.

    "This monster!"

    Godskin bellowed and used his domain power right away. He also used his ultimate skill.

    DING

    <You have used your ultimate skill ¨C The Domain of Ability Eater!>

    <If you survive your enemy''s attack for 10 minutes, you can learn the ability and acquire immunity to its effects!>

    The power was simple, but it could also pose a threat to Party Queen.

    Meanwhile, Billy used his power as well.

    DING

    <You have used your ultimate skill ¨C The Domain of Headshot!>

    <Your bullets will never miss the target. Ignores defense. The damage output will always be 100% of the target''s max HP.>

    <If your bullet hit the target''s head, reduce your target''s HP to zero regardless of HP calction!>

    Billy adjusted his rifle and fired another shot!

    But as soon as he pulled the trigger, Party Queen teleported and appeared in front of him. Her mouth-hand opened wide and snapped on his face.

    CRUCK!

    The mouth bit off Billy''s head in one bite. Her other hand also caught Billy''s chest and sank her fangs into his flesh, gauging his heart and a few of his ribcages out.

    The immortal was no longer an immortal. In two bites, Billy''s HP was reduced to zero.

    On the other hand, Party Queen''s level changed once more. It increased from 7,500 to 8,000.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    PU

    Billy''s bullet that he had fired earlier suddenly made a U-turn and pierced through her head. Her HP instantly dropped to zero, and she fell from the sky.

    But uponnding, Party Queen rose back on her feet. Her wound was healed, and her HP was restored to the full. However, one of the party girls dissipated into dust as she died instead of her master.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Not only Party Queen wasughing, all the party girls burst intoughter. The subordinate girls swarmed the corpse for meat, while the queen coyly walked toward the next target.

    The party had just started.

 Chapter 304 Cat Dadâ€™s Party Is SUPER FUN!

    Chapter 304 ¨C Cat Dad''s Party is SUPER FUN!

    "I just knew it."

    As most domain abilities of ster constetion immortals were tricky and deadly, Eldritch predicted that Billy and Godskin might have no chance against the monster in such a scenario. He had expected that Party Queen might be a ster constetion immortal, and his guess was correct.

    After Billy was killed, Eldritch bellowed.

    "Monke, Richard! We are helping Godskin! Use your true form and get Godskin out of there!"

    The three bishops roared and their muscles grew. The white robes were torn because of their expanding physique.

    Richard grew taller and bigger as if he transformed into a Mazinger. He became a three-meter-tall giant while his two long swords got bigger along with their master. A steel te armor manifested and automatically equipped on Richard''s new physique.

    Monke, who was already tall, got even taller and bigger. He turned into a massive 10-meter-tall white gori with two 20-meter-long spears. His white fur hardened, and he looked fluffier than regr goris.

    As for Eldritch, his wrinkled skin smoothened. His white hair turned to gold while his clothes transformed into a set of gold te armor.

    DING

    <You have activated your Constetion Domain ¨C The Golden Zone!>

    <You are immune to constetion domain debuff and abnormal status. All Mazingers'' HP cannot be lower than 1. Increase all Pangu''s followers'' and worshipers'' attributes by 10% of your total attributes. After the calction, increase their Max HP, MP, and Qi by 30% of what you currently have.>

    <Decrease random attributes and spiritual roots of any immortal or mortal inside your domain to zero. The effectsts until they leave your domain.>

    <Whenever a Pangu follower or Pangu worshiper attacks, their attacks are guaranteed to inflict the Gold Curse. All inflicted targets are instantly petrified into gold, and the souls of the victims are converted into PACT tokens.>

    Eldritch smirked. As the sessor of the sealed anglerfish, he was confident in his ability. As long as he fought alongside his men, they would be invincible.

    Monke and Richard also used their domains to prepare for the direct confrontation. As battles between immortals often end in one or two moves, they had to use their best abilities to finish the fight before something bad could happen.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    "London Bridge is falling down, level down, LEVEL DOWN!"

    The wrong nursery rhyme echoed and it reached their ears. At that moment, the bishops finally sensed that their levels had decreased.

    DING

    DING

    The game notifications showed the effects of the Party Queen''s power, and Eldritch finally understood how Billy died.

    "Kill all her minions first! She is unkible if her minions are around!"

    Hearing the order of their eldest brother, Richard and Monke made their moves. They rushed toward Party Queen.

    Party Queen phased through buildings and randomly teleported all her subordinates. Party girls dispersed and split up.

    "What the?!"

    The two immortals failed to catch them all as every monster sank into the ground and avoided a direct confrontation.

    ? "KIKIKIKI!"

    Although weak, one of them reappeared behind Godskin. The girl bit the fat bishop with both her hand-mouths and tore two chunks of his flesh.

    Godskin didn''t flinch. He bellowed and swung the pir. It crushed the party girl to the ground in one hit.

    The wounds that the girl had bitten instantly turned yellow. It hardened as if they were processed leather, and the infected skin began to spread.

    Godskin snorted and cut off the infected skin. Then, he regenerated the ppy flesh, restoring his HP to the max.

    But as Godskin was distracted, he sensed something weird inside his big belly.

    It was intense pain!

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    One of the party girls suddenly teleported INTO him! She was INSIDE his body!

    "!!!"

    There wasn''t only one of them, but three. The three weak girls began munching and eating the fat bishop from the inside!

    Like a Chestburster from the Alien Series, they eat the immortal''s flesh and tore his body apart.

    Godskin was enraged. Getting injured by a few insignificant mortals was uneptable and humiliating to him. He snorted and instantly regenerated his body, organs, and innards.

    CRACK

    The newly regenerated flesh crushed and squashed the party girls in his body. Under theyer of fat, Godskin''s muscle was the firmest and strongest among his brothers.

    "Hahaha! Stupid bitches! Eat me? Let me eat you instead!"

    Godskin believed that the girls couldn''t possibly harm him, and he started getting cocky. That was when he heard Eldritch yell.

    "FOOL! GET BACK, GODSKIN! THOSE MINIONS ARE THE DIVERSION!"

    "Huh?"

    Godskin frowned and turned around. He swung the giant pir and crushed everything in its path. However, it found nobody behind him or in front of him.

    Suddenly, a portal was opened in the middle of his body, sending the upper half of his torso to another ce. Then, it was closed.

    "!!!"

    Half of his lower torso disappeared! It was sent to another ce!

    That was not all, the party girls that Godskin believed he had killed spread strange viruses all over his body. His flesh turned yellow, and his cells and Qi died at a rapid rate.

    "Don''t underestimate me!"<novelnext></novelnext>

    Godskin tried to restore his body again. However, he felt something weird. He started hallucinating, seeing colorful things in the sky. For a moment there, he heard his dead mother''s voice.

    DING

    <Your sanity has dropped to zero.>

    <You have fallen. Your skills, spells, and domains are disabled.>

    Without realizing what hit him, Godskin dropped his roman pir and stopped getting back up. His body slowly mutated and transformed into one of the party girls.

    Eldritch kicked the ground and rushed to Godskin. He grabbed the fat guy''s head, and a golden light showered upon him.

    DING

    <You have restored Godskin''s sanity.>

    Godskin blinked several times. However, the mutation already got his heart, his spinal cord, and 80% of his flesh. Only the head remained untouched.

    Eldritch ignored his brother''s feelings and beheaded him. He carried the head of Godskin in his arms and ran south.

    Although Godskin was beheaded, he was still alive. His eyes looked up, staring at his brother''s face.

    "What happened?"

    "You almost died. I''ll bring you to a safe ce."

    "¡­ Okay."

    Eldritch nced at Godskin''s level indicator.

    It was reduced to 500!

    "Damn monster!"

    Eldritch checked his level and found that it was now in the 8500s. Soon, he might be even weaker than Party Queen. He looked back to find the leader of the yellow monsters.

    Party Queen vanished, and Eldritch couldn''t detect her presence. However, her domain was still active, which told him that she was still hiding somewhere in the city.

    "London Bridge is falling down, level down, LEVEL DOWN!"

    While Eldritch, Richard, and Monke were searching for Party Queen, the song''s lyrics slightly changed. Then, they realized that they had fallen into a trap.

    Richard, Monke, and the people that got caught inside Party Queen''s domain vanished, leaving Eldritch and Godskin alone in the northern region. Both of them then received absurd notification messages from the game.

    DING

    <Her domain rules have changed. Whenever someone died in Party Queen''s Unalive Party, all non-native of ve Dungeon loses one level permanently!>

    <If your sanity drops to zero, permanently erase your memory, skills, spells, and sses. Reset your level to 1!>

    "WHAT?!"

    Eldritch gritted his teeth. Now, he was certain that he had no chance against her in a group fight.

    Still, Eldritch wasn''t afraid.

    DING

    <You have resisted Party Queen''s domain ability.>

    As Eldritch''s domain focused on supporting and self-immunity, he survived the instant level reduction.

    Unfortunately, Godskin got the full brunt of the effect. He was as weak as an average yer.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Party Queen emerged from Eldritch''s shadow. She extended her hand and grabbed his ankle and bit him. Her fangs sank through the golden boots and pierced his skin.

    "You wench!"

    Eldritch stomped his feet and turned his shadow into gold. However, Party Queen vanished and dodged the attack.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    As if Eldritch was haunted by an elusive ghost, the creepyughter of Party Queen followed him everywhere.

    Eldritch ground his teeth and tried his best to escape from the city. But while he was moving, he caught a glimpse of Party Queen, who blinked and phased through houses while carrying a new balloon.

    Eldritch stopped. His instinct told him that he should destroy the balloon at all costs.

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, Godskin''s head disappeared from his arms. Then, the balloon and Party Queen reappeared again.

    This time, she levitated in the sky, carrying a red balloon. However, the balloon wriggled as if it was alive, and many faces of people pushed the surface of the balloon, trying their best to flee from the prison.

    Among the faces, Godskin was in there!

    "HOW THE HELL?!"

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    While floating in front of Eldritch, Party Queen spread her hand and showed him the right mouth. It expanded like a snake''s jaws and swallowed the balloon in one gulp.

    Then, changes urred, which terrified Eldritch. Her level increased from 8,000 to 8,500!

    This monster just ate Godskin''s soul and got stronger!

 Chapter 305 Cat Dadâ€™s Wholesome Dungeon

    Chapter 305 ¨C Cat Dad''s Wholesome Dungeon

    = B3 Floor, Fun Level =

    "Row, row, row the boat¡­"

    Taotie nkly patrolled this floor per Meowmeow''s request.

    Although the majority of party girls sortied, a thousand newborn party girls remained behind. They did their things in the dungeon, walking around their party tables and ying the song over and over again.

    Taotie got sick of it at first. But after he had gone through five stages of grief, he began singing along.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    While Taotie followed the parade of party girls and joined their cake-slicing ritual, countless people noclipped into the dungeon. A few of them were sent directly to the room that Taotie was in.

    "Oh, food. How nice."

    The party girls turned around in unison and chased after the intruders. As if they were in ying tag, they simply bit the nearest victims and sprinted toward the others.

    Because of the intruders, all the party girls used their powers and the nursery rhyme got so loud that it suppressed the voice of the intruders. This song was the way party girlsmunicated with their colleagues, warning the others that intruders were inside the dungeon.

    After the girls rushed out to infect and capture people, Taotie took his time, slicing a piece of flesh cake and taking a bite. The lion didn''t mind the raw food since he could eat anything.

    RUMBLE

    Suddenly, the presence of two immortals silenced the song. Many life signatures of the newborn party girls disappeared.

    Taotie sensed the crisis. He stopped eating the cake and sprinted toward the troubled area.

    He arrived at one of the party rooms. In there, 20 party girls had already been cut to a thousand pieces, and a hulk-like swordsman got stuck inside the room with his two long swords.

    This floor''s ceiling was about 2.5 meters in height. However, this intruder was at least 3 meters tall, and he couldn''t even stand.

    Taotie nced at the level and the name of the intruder.

    Richard Mazinger, the Sword Saint, Level 5,500

    "How the hell did he get here?"

    Taotie smirked and scoffed at the intruder. As Taotie''s level was slightly higher than Richard, he saw this intruder as a game that he could eat and get stronger.

    Before Taotie could do anything, he heard the voice of Meowmeow in his mind.

    ''Party Queen must have used her domain and teleported her enemies here toplete her ritual, munya.''

    "What ritual, senior?"

    ''She needs to abduct 10,000 people to use her full potential. That girl is a type that works best against a massive army, munya.''

    "Same as Gata?"

    ''Gata is a lot weaker, actually. Her power only works against yers and weaker immortals. But Party Queen can keep growing until her level reaches the level-9999 cap, munya. Anyway, can you take care of that guy? I''ll send Mimir to get rid of another immortal, munya.''

    "Sure, boss. But can I eat him?"

    ''Go ahead. He''s yours, munya.''

    "NOICE!"

    .

    Meanwhile, Richard looked around and found that he got stuck in the small dungeon. He shrank his physique and reverted back to a humanoid swordsman.

    Then, he noticed the presence of Taotie. He also saw his level and name.

    Taotie, Agent of Cmity, Level 6,200

    "Taotie?! I thought your level was supposed to be under 6,000!"

    Richard recognized Taotie right away. He used to visit Siren Monastery and Taotie in the garden. At that time, Taotie''s level was only 5,555 due to the restraints.

    Unbeknownst to Richard, Taotie was always well-fed after he had joined Meowmeow''s gang. He got so much good food that his level kept rising.

    Taotie evilly grinned and expanded his body. He stomped, and a section of the room copsed, revealing the void dimension.

    The vacuum of the void sucked both Taotie and Richard, but both of them firmly nted their feet on the ground. They resisted the suction force of the void while ring at each other.

    "Taotie, for old-time sake,e back to our side! We promise that we won''t mistreat you!"

    "Mistreat me? So chaining me and disabling my power is not mistreatment?"

    "It was Lord Pangu''s order. We had no choice!"

    "I know. I understand," Taotie shrugged. "I''ll rejoin you. Why not?"

    Hearing that Taotie would return to Pangu''s side, Richard was delighted. He lowered his swords and let out a sigh of relief.

    That was his biggest mistake.

    Taotie suddenly unleashed his ultimate skill!

    "NIHIL!!"

    DING

    <You have activated your ster constetion domain ¨C Domain of Gluttony!>

    <Once a day, you can instantly devour a living being inside your domain and steal all attributes, spiritual roots, and abilities!>

    The domain power was simple, yet powerful. This was also the reason why he got the cmity fiend title.

    Unable to react, the illusion of Taotie''s fangs surrounded Richard. They pierced him from all sides, tearing his flesh to pieces.

    The flesh of Richard entered Taotie''s mouth. He leisurely chewed the Mazinger''s flesh, blood, and bones in glee.<novelnext></novelnext>

    DING

    <You have been cursed by the Mazingers.>

    Taotie scoffed at the message and focused on digesting the immortal.

    DING

    <You have stolen Richard Mazinger''s status attributes, spiritual roots, and Dao.>

    <You haveprehended Mazinger Sword Arts.>

    <You haveprehended Mazinger Sword Dao.>

    <You have¡­>

    A hundred messages surrounded Taotie, spamming and blocking his vision. He screeched and closed all pop-up windows as if they were ancient pop-ups, caused byputer malware.

    DING

    <Your level has increased.>

    Taotie looked up. His level went up from 6,200 to 7,000 after eating the sword saint with his ultimate skill. Then, he burped and picked his teeth with a tiny toothpick.

    While Taotie sat down and patted his belly, the injured party girls took care of themselves. They pulled out canteens of potions and sacred water. Then, they rushed to the heavily injuredrades, pouring sacred water on their wounds.

    Their lost limbs were regenerated. Their wounds were healed, and their HP was restored to the max. Then, they regrouped and returned to their rooms as if nothing had happened.

    The broken ceiling was restored and closed. No vacuum power from the void troubled Taotie anymore.

    Seeing that the situation was handled, Taotie thought of another immortal.

    "Come to think of it, where is another immortal?"

    Taotie was about to stand up, but he stumbled upon the corpse of a party girl. He looked at the unfortunate monsters that ran into the immortal.

    20 of them died here.

    "Poor girlies."

    Taotie mumbled, feeling bad for the monsters. He brought out intable balloons that he got from one of the loots and tied them in the room. Then, he prayed for them.

    "Sorry. I wasn''t fast enough."

    Their corpses were ignited in ck me. They disintegrated into smoke and vanished.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Despite their departure, theirughter echoed in the room as if they were bidding Taotie farewell.

    Taotie closed his eyes and shed a manly tear. He lowered his head, paying respect to his departingrades.

    "Why are you being sentimental all of a sudden?"

    Outside of the room, Mimir stood there, dragging the corpse of another immortal along. As usual, he carried his staff around, but his bishop robe was covered in blood.

    Taotie clicked his tongue, "Can''t I pray for dead monsters for once?"

    "Pray? For whom?"

    "The dead party girls, god dammit!"

    Taotie turned around and was about to yell at the ex-bishop. But as he turned around, he found out that the balloons that he had tied around the rooms were gone.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    20 chibi party girls were holding the new balloons. They looked up and smiled at Taotie.

    "You know, Taotie. Party girls have a unique Dao. They deposit their heart into a balloon. Whenever they die, the hearts in the balloons will regenerate their bodies back. So¡­"

    Mimir pointed at the 20 chibis, "Those girls didn''t actually die. They''re still here."

    Taotie was frozen. He looked at the little monsters, who seemed to like their new balloons.

    "You stupid girls¡­"

    Taotie swiped his eyes. His face blushed in embarrassment.

    "Kikikiki!"

    The little monsters hugged Taotie''s legs. Then, they invited him to join their party by restarting their favorite song.

    "Row, row, row the boat, gently down the stream!"

    .

    Seeing how Taotie getting sentimental, Mimir faintly smiled. He left him alone, letting him enjoy his moment. Also, he needed to hide something from the lion.

    Following behind Mimir was a long parade of small party girls, who were killed by the white gori bishop that Mimir had been dragging on the floor. This immortal Mazinger killed 300 party girls during the raid, but they were safely resurrected.

    Because Mimir avenged them, they followed the ex-bishop, wanting to invite him to join their parties.

    Mimir sighed and shook his head. He turned around and sat down. Then, he gave themtex balloons.

    "I''m so sorry, children. I''m busy at the moment. I need to go to B7 and report to my boss. Here, take these balloons and use them instead of the old ones. They''re sturdier."

    "Kikikiki!"

    The party girls epted the balloons and dispersed. A few of them pulled the hem of Mimir''s robe as if they were thanking him. One of them even jumped and kissed Mimir''s cheek.

    The old manughed and patted the monster girls.

    "Oh, dear. They''re actually cute."

 Chapter 306 Cat Dadâ€™s Subordinate Meets Evil Cat God

    Chapter 306 ¨C Cat Dad''s Subordinate Meets Evil Cat God

    Eldritch made his decision. Since Party Queen was too strong, he chose not to fight her head-on. He fled Yeet City, allowing the monsters to capture the town.

    Party Queen happily obliged. Without a formidable enemy, party girls marched south while Party Queen''s domain was still active.

    .

    While Eldritch was flying and fleeing from the city, he sent a voice transmission to his boss ¨C Nian.

    As Nian''s real body couldn''t enter the game world due to Mu-Nyang''s interference, he deployed his clones here instead - One of them entered through Asgard''s airspace. Another one roamed the world and acted as bait. And thest one was still in disguise, lurking in Midgard as a cat.

    Only three clones infiltrated this world. Four others entered the second game world to hunt down Mao Miaomiao and his wives.

    Nian''s clone number one, who resided in Asgard, received the SOS message from Eldritch.

    ''My lord, Mu-Nyang''s minions are attacking one of our cities. Could you help us?''

    Nian''s clone woke up and looked at the scenery around him. As he had been sleeping in a cave on a snow mountain, he couldn''t see anything but a dark cave and walls.

    "Aren''t number 2 loitering in Yeet City? Why are you calling me?"

    ''I''m sorry, sir. I can only find you.''

    "Did you run into Cernun or Meowmeow, nya?"

    ''No. It seems that Meowmeow created a dangerous monster. It gains power by eating my brothers. I think all my brothers are dead.''

    "Let me check, nya."

    The caracal cat closed his two primary eyes, but his third eye gleamed. A secondter, he learned everything that had happened to Yeet City, including the origins of Party Queen.

    "A see. That cathulhu created a nasty dungeon boss, nya. She''s tailored to fight stronger immortals in arge-scale war. She also has the potential to ascend into a god. If she grows enough, she can even kill Pangu and Odin if we leave her alone for too long, nya!"

    Eldritch was shocked, ''W-What?! Then, pleasee here and kill that monster ASAP! We need her dead, right now!''

    "I''m sorry, nya. That''s impossible for me right now."

    ''WHY, SENIOR! If what you said is true, we have to act right now!''

    "Eh, you don''t understand anything about politics and gods, nya."

    Nian''s clone grumbled. He shifted his eyes and looked to the sky.

    100,000 feet above the ground, a battle was raging, but no mortal or immortal could see them. Nian could sense the terrifying mandate domain of two gods, who had been entangled inbat for almost two weeks.

    One of the fighters was a muscr man with pale skin. Despite being 7.2 feet tall and having a bulky physique, he wielded two hand axes.

    He was Heimdall, one of Odin''s sons and subordinates. As the watchman of Asgardians, he had been protecting the gate of the Asgard Realm for centuries.

    However, two weeks ago, a goddess from another world attempted to infiltrate Asgard. Heimdall intercepted her and had been fighting since then.

    His opponent was a Chaos Demon Goddess of Spear, who ruled over the Desert Frontier Continent ¨C East of Aves Continent. Her surname was also the same as the immortal, who guarded Mount Tian Yuan.

    She was Ma Xingjuan, one of Mao Miaomiao''s many wives.

    "ENOUGH!"

    Heimdall parried the woman''s invisible spear for the 100,000th time. He panted in exhaustion as both deities'' mandates and domains didn''t work on each other.

    On the other hand, Ma Xingjuan looked indifferent. Her breathing remained the same throughout the two-week fight.

    "Spear Demoness! We, the Asgardians, have no quarrel with you! Why are you attacking us!?"

    "Don''t feign ignorance, Viking. Your father is plotting to assassinate my son. Do you think I don''t know?"

    "Miao Xiaomao is NOT your son! He''s not rted to you!"

    "Bullshit! I don''t care which hole he crawled out from, but he is my husband''s son. Therefore, he is also my son!"

    CLANK

    Ma Xingjuan lightly swung her spear, but the sky split 50,000 times. Her invisible spear des cut through the void, causing countless gaps between dimensions.

    Looking at the fight from below, Nian could see cracks in the sky. It was a matter of time before other gods had to intervene before the atmosphere around Asgard copsed.

    However, because of the dungeon raid, Odin and Freya were not there. Only a few weak gods were still staying in Asgard.

    Nian feared for the worst. Heined, "How can I go out, nya? If I go out right now, Odin''s men will definitely force me to fight that demon goddess and waste my precious mandates and karma, nya."<novelnext></novelnext>

    As Nian in Asgard couldn''t move, hemunicated with the two other clones.

    The one in Midgard couldn''t be used as he disguised himself as a regr cat to gather information. Thus, he could only contact the other cat in a farawaynd.

    "Number 2. Can you help Eldritch, nya?"

    .

    .

    = Centaur Dungeon, Northeastern Region of Aves Continent =

    After leaving Yeet City, Nian''s clone number two visited a certain dungeon in the northeast region of Aves Continent.

    He red at the army of centaurs, who prostrated on the ground to worship him. The dungeon boss presented the dungeon core to him.

    Clone number two touched it, and it changed the dungeon ownership to him.

    DING

    <Congrattions, you have gained a new ss ¨C Dungeon Master!>

    The clone scoffed and returned the dungeon core to the elder centaur. He ordered the monsters.

    "From now on, the dungeon belongs to Pangu, nya. All of you also belong to him. Don''t forget that!"

    The centaur elder bowed, "We pledge our allegiance to the Great Mazinger God. We hope that you can also protect us from vile invaders from other worlds."

    "That''s for certain, nya! How about this? I''ll give you a few blessings and change a few things in the dungeon. I''ll make all of you stronger, nya!"

    Clone number two giggled, and the entire dungeon trembled. The centaurs suddenly screamed in pain as electricity suddenly entered their bodies. But when the pain subsided, their physiques changed.

    They got taller. Their horse legs got more robust, and their muscle got bigger. Moreover, their level reached the limit of the mortal realm. The elites ascended into constetion immortals while the centaur elder got his new power.

    Mazinger Centaur, Level 999

    Mazinger Centaur Elite, Level 1,500

    Mazinger Centaur Elder, Level 2,000

    Mazinger Centaur Alpha, Level 3,000

    Looking at the newly acquired minions, Nian nodded in satisfaction and tion. He turned to the elder and gestured for him to talk in private, nning to change a few structures of the dungeon.

    However, the message from clone number one interrupted him.

    ''Number 2. Can you help Eldritch, nya?''

    Number two frowned, "I''m busy. Do it yourself, nya."

    ''Ma Xingjuan and Heimdall are still fighting. I can''t move or I''ll get dragged into their fight, nya. I need to save my strength so I can kill Odin after he dealt with Xiaomao and Meowmeow, nya!''

    "Aw, FFS, you''re useless, nya!"

    ''Sorry, nya.''

    Number two grumbled. He turned to the centaur elder, "Let''s postpone the dungeon modification to another date. I need to clean up after myrade''s messes, nya."

    The three-eye caracal cat kicked the ground and left the dungeon. A secondter, he appeared in the sky above Yeet City, looking down on themotion below.

    Nian''s clone number two turned on his name indicator and revealed himself.

    2nd Clone of Nian, the Mythical Beast of Cmity, Pet of Pangu, Level 40,000

    Nian''s level was the same as Meowmeow''s. However, this was not his full power as the real body was stronger than this. In addition, he only managed to restore 5% of his MP and Qi.

    The caracal god scanned the city and found countless party girls, who were infecting and capturing local people, priests, and yers in the city. He also spotted Party Queen.

    Party Queen looked up and paused. Their eyes met.

    Nian''s clone clicked his tongue, "In the end, I have to do everything, nya!"

    He snapped his fingers, spending all MP and Qi in his tank.

    BOOM

    Party Queen exploded into blood mist!

 Chapter 307 Cat Dad Dungeon Redemption?

    Chapter 307 ¨C Cat Dad Dungeon Redemption?

    "CRAP!"

    Fu De panicked when she noticed the presence of the caracal cat in the sky. Although she couldn''t see through Nian''s level, she was confident that she wasn''t his opponent.

    Party Queen self-resurrected by taking over a party girl''s body, who had been standing next to Fu De. When Party Queen got on her feet again, her bloody smiling face curved down.

    "Kiiii!"

    For the first time, Fu De heard the queen''s frustrated scream.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    Party girls in the city exploded in unison. Even the yers, local people, and Pangu priests in the city got caught in the random attacks.

    Party Queen looked up and clenched his fists. She grudgingly used her power. Everybody, including the war maidens, pretty skins, prisoners, townsmen, yers, and cultists in her domain instantly sank into the ground, noclip-teleporting directly to ve Dungeon''s Fun Level. She also didn''t forget the balloons of the dead party girls as they could still be resurrected by using them.

    Although it was ve Dungeon''s first expedition, they were defeated. The troops received heavy casualties, and it might take time to recuperate from the losses.

    .

    After Nian''s clone drove the party girls and Party Queen away, he scoffed and coughed a mouthful of blood.

    He overused his mana and Qi. Now, he had to spend more time recuperating.

    A minuteter, Eldritch flew up to pay respect to the cat god.

    "Thank you for your support, my lord. If it weren''t for you, the town would have been destroyed."

    "Meh, you guys are useless, nya! You can''t even stop two weak immortals. Is your level for show, nya!?"

    "¡­ I''m ashamed," Eldritch lowered his head, feeling guilty for relying on the deity.

    "My work is done here. I''m going back, nya. Clean up the mess yourself!"

    After saying so, Nian staggered and flew toward the northeast at a snail''s speed.

    Eldritch deeply bowed at his savior.

    .

    After Nian had left, Eldritch looked up and took a deep breath. He nced at the town and pped his hands.

    RUMBLE

    All debris, rocks, and destroyed structures turned into gold and PACT tokens. Eldritch descended and gathered everything into his inventory, collecting the restoration fund for Yeet City.

    As many yers and local people got caught in Party Queen''s mass teleportation spell, no one remained in the northern district of the city. Eldritch had enough time to convert houses and objects into gold ores.

    ''At least, this should be enough to rebuild the monastery and the city. As for the poption, I''ll ask Lord Pan Mei to spawn soulless NPCs here. That should be enough.''

    .

    .

    = ve Dungeon, B3 Floor =

    All prisoners and dungeon monsters arrived at the dungeon without an issue. As for the random people that got caught up in the mass teleportation, they were teleported to a prison area next to the boss''s room.

    Among the prisoners and the townspeople, Master Yeet got dragged here as well. A few members of the Spartan Guild also got caught up and got stuck there.

    When the guild members saw Master Yeet, they ran toward him.

    "Vice Leader! You''re here!"

    "Master Yeet, you got caught, too?"

    Master Yeet grumbled. He thought that he could keep his identity a secret. But now, they had ruined it.

    As soon as the townsmen and women heard that Master Yeet was the vice leader of a top yer guild, they begged him, asking for his help.

    "Sir, please help us!"

    "I want to go home!"

    "Do you know where my child is? What is happening here?!"

    Quest offers popped up and blocked Master Yeet''s vision. He closed the quest menu and deeply sighed.

    "I''m so sorry. I also got caught like you. I have no idea where we are and how we can get out. Please forgive me."

    The townspeople were disappointed. They sat down and cried in despair.

    While they were crying, the nursery rhyme song got louder. One of the child-like party girls waddled toward their prison cell and looked at them.

    "Kikikiki!"

    As this party girl was recently respawned, she had no bloody drawing on her face. In addition, the monster put on a fake wig, mimicking a plushy doll. Her coarse leather-like skin got softer, soft enough for children to hugfortably.

    Children stopped crying and rushed toward the Chibi monster. They touched her and pulled her into the prison cell.

    "Kikikiki!"

    Although the party girl''sughter was creepy, no children hated her. One of the children pulled her into a hug and ran away from the other children.

    This caused the other boys and girls to get jealous. They chased after the girl, wanting to steal the doll.

    Fortunately, more small party girls came to visit them. The children stopped fighting for the previous plushy and rushed toward the cute things. This time, each had a toy in their arms.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Strangely, the party girls didn''t bite them or try to eat them right away. They pretended to be their toys.

    The adults frowned at the walking andughing dolls. One of the mothers pulled a party girl away from her daughter and threw it outside the prison cell.

    "STOP PLAYING WITH THAT DEMON! IT''S GOING TO KILL YOU!"

    The girl''s smiling face changed. She wailed out loud, saddened that her mother scolded her and took her toy away.

    The other adults also did the same to the other children. They were afraid of the monsters, and they didn''t want the boys and girls to get close to the party girls.

    Meanwhile, Master Yeet observed the situation and looked at their names and levels.

    Veteran Party Girl, Level (???)

    Indeed, they couldn''t be trusted. Their red names were the proof, and their levels were too high for toys.

    The small party girls got back up and looked at the crying children. They stoppedughing.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, the children sank into the floor and disappeared. The party girls turned right in unison and paraded away.

    "Noclipping!"

    The yers were well-informed about the phenomenon. They finally understood where they were.

    "We''re in the ve Dungeon again! They abduct us here!"

    Master Yeet snorted and sat down. He checked his inventory to see if he still had a teleportation scroll and a marked rune.

    Unfortunately, after his death in the previous raid, he lost the items. He purchased some TP scrolls and nk runes, but he hadn''t marked any destination yet.

    The nk runes were useless here. He could only use it to mark this ce as a teleportation destination.

    "Ha¡­ This sucks."

    Having nothing to do, Master Yeet used half of his nk runes to mark this prison cell as a teleportation destination. If he could return in one piece or resurrect somewhere with one of these items, he could sell them to daredevils or crazy yerster.

    .

    Meanwhile, the missing children were teleported to another area. When they could see everything again, they found many beautiful bungalows. On the west, there was a clear beach.

    As innocent as they were, the children stopped crying and rushed toward the beach. They stepped into the shallow area and yed with the waves.

    The sea was so clear that they could see their feet, the sand, and the fish underwater. Theyughed and yed in the shallow area. Coincidentally, the waves were small and calm, which posed no threat to the children.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    A group of small party girls was there as well. They carried floatable balloons and set up several tables.

    Mary, the manager of the B9 floor, pushed one of many trays of food to the table. She ced dishes of steaks and sausages. Then, she called the children.

    "Children, if you''re hungry, the food is here!"

    "YAY!"

    Not caring about the world, they ran toward the tables and brought the small party girls with them. Several young girls received the balloons from the monsters and were overjoyed.

    Everyone started eating. However, a couple children suddenly missed their parents. A 6-year-old NPC asked Mary, who was the only human around here.

    "Big sister. Where is my mom?"

    Mary gently smiled, "She will be here shortly, dear."

    "Really?"

    "Yes. She will undergo some¡­ reformation and reeducation first, so she won''t scold you again."

    "Mama is going to school?"

    "Hahaha! Something like that."

    Although Mary talked while smiling, she felt bad for the girl.

    WHOOSH

    An hourter, the mother of the 6-year-old girl was teleported to the B9 floor''s beach. As soon as she appeared, she ran toward the group of children.

    "Why are you GEH, I mean, I''m home, Rosemary!"

    "Mama!"

    The mother and child hugged each other. The reunion of the two looked warm and wholesome.

    However, Mary bitterly smiled. She nced at the name of the mother.

    Veteran Pretty Skin, Level 999

    Inwardly, Mary clicked her tongue. Sheined in her mind.

    ''Take responsibility for the people you killed, monster. You ate her mother, so be this child''s mother in her stead!''

    Pretty Skin nced at Mary. She stuck out her tongue and whispered, mocking Mary.

    "GEH."

    Mary raised her middle finger, saluting back.

 Chapter 308 Cat Dadâ€™s Friend Is Smart!

    Chapter 308 ¨C Cat Dad''s Friend is Smart!

    Six days had passed since the announcement of the dungeon raid event. Another day went by.

    For Xiaomao, 24 hours in the real world was 1,440 days in his pocket dantian. His cultivation and overall strength sharply increased each day.

    Xiaomao opened his eyes and returned to reality. His aura was more refined, and his eyes were brimming with confidence.

    "999."

    So far, Xiaomao managed to defeat Wei Xiong''s clone 999 times, using the advantage of the Dao and Wei n Swordsmanship. In addition, he learned a few tricks from Wei Xiong.

    After all, Wei Xiong seemed to be Wei Feng''s elder brother.

    "You cheated, mew! You were supposed to raise the difficulty and match your cultivation base."

    Mir clicked her tongue as she sensed the volume of Xiaomao''s Life Essence. From a rough estimation, she detected at least four Life Essence Seas, not including the Dao of True Purification and the Dao of Alpha Male.

    Moreover, Xiaomao''s true cultivation base was at the pinnacle of the 5th stage. Therefore, defeating a 4th stage cultivator with a superior cultivation base was not something to be proud of.

    "Are you kidding, munya? Do you know how many times I died because of the so-called 4th stage cultivator?! He''s freaking a monster! He can even use element Qi at that stage, munya!"

    Wei Xiong''s clone at 100% potential had the strength of an elite 5th-stage cultivator. Thus, the fights were more difficult than usual.

    Mir wanted to retort, but she noticed that Xiaomao''s eight tentacles behind his back seemed to be more controlled and refined - The aura was more contained but concentrated. The four impure tentacles didn''t emit ck gas anymore. As for the other four, it had a tinge of Purification Dao that Xiaomao had been cultivating.

    Furthermore, the two Dao seeds inside Xiaomao sprouted. Inside Xiaomao''s pocket dantian, a blue tree grew on top of the iceberg. In the shining pylon crystal, a silver branch emerged protruded outside and produced a dozen sparkling leaves.

    Those were a sign that Xiaomao was close to attaining the Golden Core of the two elements. Once the flowers of Daos blossomed on those trees, Xiaomao would step into the 6th stage, which would enable him to use a lesser version of the Dao Domain and summon Dao avatars.

    Xiaomao stretched and moved around, warming up his body. While he was at it, he looked at the city from the rooftop. As usual, the city was still peaceful despite themotion a few days ago.

    "Strange, munya."

    "What''s strange, mew?"

    Xiaomao''s expression wasplicated, "Say, if Solomon wants Earth, howe he hasn''t killed everybody yet, munya?"

    Mir rolled her eyes, "Solomon is waiting for the opportunity to backstab Pangu. It is not the time, mew."

    "Do you know his n, munya?"

    "We chatted for a moment, so yeah, mew."

    Mir thought of the brief conversation he had with Solomon. Thetter was obsessed with his ideal and principles to the point that Mir couldn''t stand him. From his behavior, Mir could guess his intention.

    "How long do you think Solomon will make his move, munya?"

    Mir gave Xiaomao a meaningful look, "Probably after Odin and Pangu''s main forces in the game world are weakened enough, mew. It will be after the raid of your dungeon. If Meowmeow and Cernun manage to cripple Odin and Pangu''s forces, Solomon will likely move and backstab them right away. But if Odin and Pangu defeat Meowmeow, they might move a bit more cautiously and attack Earth a bitter, mew."

    "In short, the dungeon has to prolong the fight so that we can buy time, munya?"

    "Hypothetically speaking, yes, mew."

    "I guess we don''t have much time, then."

    The D-Day of the attack was tomorrow. Xiaomao had less than a day to migrate humans from this or stop Solomon''s takeover n.

    "If it were me, I would contact Pangu and tell him about Solomon."

    "!!!"

    Xiaomao and Mir turned to Jungwoo, who proposed the idea.<novelnext></novelnext>

    "The enemy of my enemy is my ally, right? But since both of them are our enemies and they aren''t that faithful to each other, how about we make them fight each other first?"

    Mir slightly dropped her jaw while Xiaomao burst intoughter.

    "Brilliant, Jungwoo! You''re a genius, munya!"

    "It''smon sense, though? Remember a scene in the Godzi movie? Let them fight meme?" Jungwoo scratched his head, confused.

    Mir''s eyes were so round and her pupils expanded. Her tail wiggled left and right in a good mood.

    "I''m going to pay Pangu a visit, mew! You two stay there and train without me! Xiaomao, I want to see you defeat a 200% clone a thousand times when Ie back. Jungwoo, stop fighting clones like a madman and increase your cultivation base, mew!"

    After leaving them with homework, Mir vanished.

    Jungwoo and Xiaomao looked at each other. They shrugged.

    "Say, Xiaomao."

    "Yeah, munya?"

    Jungwoo beamed him with a bright smile. He rubbed his hands, showing signs of nervousness.

    "Can I fight your clone in my pocket dantian? You don''t mind, right?"

    "You what?!"

    "You see, Xiaomao," Jungwoo''s eyes changed. His pupils were burning withpetitiveness and confidence. "Competition brings motivation. Let''spete. If we beat each other''s clones a thousand times, we get to learn the clone''s best skills, right? How about it? Let''s exchange some skills this way. It''s a win-win!"

    Sometimes, Xiaomao was surprised. He hadn''t thought about that before.

    "Are you sure about that, munya? Won''t there be a consequence if our clone loses?"

    "Err, I don''t know. I haven''t tried fighting someone close to me before, so I don''t know how it will turn out. How about this, then? We fight each other''s clones once! Just once! No matter the result, we get out of our pocket dantian and exchange information."

    "Alright. Let''s try, munya."

    "Awesome!"

    Jungwoo was grinning from ear to ear as if he was confident that he would win.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao was also curious about how strong Jungwoo was. He circted his Life Essence into his eyes and examined Jungwoo''s strength.

    Simr to Xiaomao, Jungwoo was a 5th-stage cultivator. However, he had only one Dao seed and one extra Life Essence Sea. From a rough examination, Xiaomao sensed an intense Lightning Element from him.

    ''Lightning Element Foundation? So he goes for the mainstream? Interesting.''

    Both men bumped fists and got back to meditating. They entered their worlds, resuming cultivating.

    However, Xiaomao didn''t summon Jungwoo''s clone to fight right away. He chose Wei Xiong''s clone first as it was the 1,000th clone.

    The 200% potential difficulty clone appeared. He came out as a three-meter tall crimson Oni in his full gears. He held a war club and a long katana. Behind him, 10,000 energy swords floated in an array as if he had used the Gate of Babylon.

    Strangely, Wei Xiong''s clone didn''t look at Xiaomao with hatred. His pupils were as clear as the sky.

    Although the clone couldn''t speak, his mouth moved. Xiaomao could also vaguely read his lips.

    ''Come, nephew. Show me what you''ve made off! Show me the power of the Wei n''s sessor!''

    Xiaomao took a deep breath. His eight tentacles spread, and he pointed two fingers forward. Ten thousand energy swords appeared behind Xiaomao and face the array of Wei Xiong''s swords.

    "I won''t disappoint you, uncle."

 Chapter 309 Cat Dadâ€™s First Uncle â€“ Wei Xiong

    Chapter 309 ¨C Cat Dad''s First Uncle ¨C Wei Xiong

    = Seo Jungwoo''s Pocket Dantian =

    "No way!"

    Xiaomao''s clone at 100% potential difficulty hovered in the sky, looking down on the weretiger in the pool of his blood. His eight tentacles behind his back projected a ck and white curtain, serving as his wings while the tentacles became the bone wings.

    On the ground, everything was frozen. A million energy swords stabbed into the ground and created aplex sword maze array, trapping Jungwoo and sealing his movements.

    Xiaomao''s clone opened his palm and a katana manifested. He held it over his head and shed down. Then, a vertical crescent sword beam descended,ing after Jungwoo.

    He had seen this move before. Jungwoo shouted and jumped away from the sword beam.

    BOOM

    The sword beam exploded and a thousand sword beams scattered everywhere like a firework.

    Jungwoo kept retreating, but the sword beams kept exploding and multiplying.

    "This is ridiculous! Is this Xiaomao''s true potential?!"

    The weretiger couldn''t even counterattack. Dodging and staying alive was the best he could do.

    Because Jungwoo kept dodging, Xiaomao''s clonepleted another move. An energy orb manifested behind Jungwoo and exploded.

    True Purification Dao ¨C Energy Dispersion!

    When the shockwave hit Jungwoo''s back, he sensed the changes in his body. His transformation was canceled, and his Qi was depleted!

    "Eh?!"

    It was toote for Jungwoo to react. Without Qi or Life Essence, the fireworks of sword beams sliced him into a thousand pieces.

    He lost!

    .

    Jungwoo returned to the real world and panted. He sweated profusely, regretting his decision topete against Xiaomao.

    He turned to look at Xiaomao, who was still in the middle of meditating.

    ''Now I know why Mir treasures him. He has the potential to be a monster if he can utilize his full potential. Wow.''

    Jungwoo''s fighting spirit was ignited. He returned to his pocket dantian.

    This time, he didn''t pick a fight with Xiaomao''s clone again. He picked a normal opponent, trying to learn new abilities and hone his skills.

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao hadn''t touched Jungwoo''s clone yet. He got stuck in an intense battle with Wei Xiong for over a month in the pocket dantian without resting.

    Nothing worked against Wei Xiong as they both used the same Wei n Swordsmanship. Xiaomao''s tentacles couldn''t even touch his opponent even though Wei Xiong was a three-meter tall giant.

    While fighting, Wei Xiong''s mouth moved again.

    ''Use your elements, you fool. Abuse your ice and water spells to interrupt my movements. Your Dao of True Purification is not only there to remove status effects. True Purification Dao is a negation ability. Use it to remove my energy and my transformation! That Dao of Alpha Male can also mess with my mind if you use it right! Remember that alpha males in an animal pack can suppress other male animals in their pack, too!''

    As if Wei Xiong was coaching Xiaomao, he gave hints and tips during the fight. However, he showed no mercy when he attacked.

    Because of this lecture, Xiaomao hesitated to go all out. He wanted to keep listening to Wei Xiong''s advice to learn from him.

    Unfortunately, all parties muste to an end. Xiaomao started mixing water spells, ice spells, and other abilities during the sword fight.

    Ice spikes appeared while Wei Xiong dodged one of Xiaomao''s firework sword beams. Tribtion Lightning randomly struck down and chained the lightning bolts to every energy sword, turning it into an electric that caged Wei Xiong.

    The Oni smirked and used his ultimate moves as well. The sky turned red, and all ice melted into blood. At the same time, Xiaomao''s blood exploded from inside his body.

    Xiaomao fell to his knees and vomited several mouthfuls of blood, but he hadn''t given up yet. Four silver tentacles that were coated with True Purification Dao shed and covered him in a silver fog.

    Wei Xiong narrowed his eyes and jumped up. A split secondter, an ice spear emerged from the ground and followed Wei Xiong to the sky.

    Under the ice spear, Xiaomao emerged under it as he used the Purification Dao as a smokescreen. He followed the spear and chased after Wei Xiong.

    BANG

    BANG

    Tribtion Lightning bolts hit both of them at the same time due to the randomness of this skill. However, Xiaomao bellowed.

    "NIHIL!"

    The electric current entered Xiaomao''s mouth, and his wounds were healed. Four ck tentacles emitted dark gas and formed a ck wing behind him while the four white tentacles formed a white wing.

    The katana in Xiaomao''s hand and his flying swords suddenly emitted the sparks and energy of the tribtion lightning. Xiaomao sent another fireworks sh and ordered all his swords to go after Wei Xiong.

    The Oni looked at the iing attacks in shock and astonishment. He pointed his finger at Xiaomao, nning to explode his heart with his ultimate Heart Destruction Dao.

    However, at thest moment, he lowered his hand and revealed a proud smile.

    ''Magnificent.''

    BOOM

    Ten thousand swords sliced him to pieces and the tribtion lightning burnt his flesh to ashes!

    DING

    Finally, Xiaomaopleted the second challenge. However, he wasn''t proud of that.<novelnext></novelnext>

    He was sad.

    After Wei Xiong''s corpse dissipated into dust, a dozen items appeared on the ground. His gears, swords, katanas, war club, and clothes piled up.

    But Xiaomao only cared about a certain item. He rushed to the pile of items and picked up the orb of Wei Xiong''s memory. He used it without hesitation.

    .

    Once again, shes of Wei Xiong''s memory entered his mind. A fracture of knowledge and experience of Wei Xiong was passed down to him.

    When everything was over, Xiaomao''s consciousness entered a void area with a bright tform. At the center of that tform, Wei Xiong was there, grinning from ear to ear.

    "Well done, little guy. You''ve made me proud."

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled, "You went easy on me, uncle."

    "No. It wasn''t me that fought you. It was the memory of my previous life before Kishin Douji corrupted me. Hell, that wasn''t even my full strength. I was an immortal, you know."

    "R-Really? Then, how strong were you when you were in your prime?"

    Wei Xiongughed, but his smile soon faded. His expression turned solemn, "My time here is limited, so I''m going to teach you something that Wei Feng couldn''t do. Do you remember how the clone used the blood element foundation against you?"

    Xiaomao nodded.

    "Good. I''ll show you the applications of the blood element. Remember, all Onis were born with blood spiritual roots, and the blood element is one of their specialties. In your other life, you were once born the Oni bloodline, so the karma of Oni exists within your soul. You can awaken that instinct in the future like how you gain the power of your father and cathulhu."

    "R-Really?"

    "I want to exin more. Again, my time is limited. Watch my techniques and remember them! Don''t forget anything!"

    "Yes, uncle!"

    Wei Xiong snickered and began using the power of the blood element. His cultivation base sharply rose to the immortal realm, and he began using the constetion domain power.

    Wei Xiong cut his hand and drew his blood. However, the blood danced and moved as if they were alive. It multiplied and soon turned transformed into a floating blood sea, whichter evolved into countless blood clones of Wei Xiong with the same cultivation base!

    "This is my ultimate constetion domain, the Blood Warriors. Too bad I didn''t get a chance to use it against someone, but I want you to inherit it!"

    RUMBLE

    Wei Xiong began to dance, fighting against his blood clones. All of them started using different types of constetion domains and fought against their master.

    For five minutes, Xiaomao watched how Wei Xiong defeated 100,000 of his blood clones with his blood sword, which could extend and bend like a whip.

    RUMBLE

    Xiaomao felt the changes in his body. He had so much inspiration from watching the fight.

    After the fight ended, Wei Xiong looked at Xiaomao. He formally cupped his fist.

    "This might be thest time we get to see each other like this. My karma ends here since I''m already dead and being punished for working for my evil father and Kishin Douji. Niece, if you have a chance to visit Minghe Blood Star in the future, don''t forget to pick me up from the Entity Blood Sea, okay?"

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled, "I don''t even know where that star is, but I''ll try, uncle."

    "Thanks. Godspeed, Xiaomao. Take care of yourself and your mother for me. Don''t go down the wrong path as I did."

    "Wait! What did you do, uncle?!"

    Wei Xiong and the tform dissipated, but he managed to get the message delivered. He yelled.

    "Gather as many Heavenly Fate Crystals as you can like your father and Mu-Nyang did. Don''t trust the PROTAGONISTS of your generation!! They''re all your rivals!!"

    "Eh? What?!"

    It was toote for Xiaomao to ask further. His consciousness was pulled back to his real body, and he woke up from the trance.

    Xiaomao panted. He clenched his chest and held back his tears.

    Simr to what happened to Wei Feng, a vial of blood was in Xiaomao''s hand, and all of Wei Xiong''s items were in his game inventory.

    Xiaomao looked at the vial of blood and recalled Wei Xiong''s words.

    "Minghe Blood Star. Heavenly Fate Crystals. Don''t trust the¡­ protagonists?"

    Protagonists?

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. He instinctively turned to Jungwoo and frowned.

    ''Protagonists? Like a novel''s main character? Come to think of it, isn''t Jungwoo also the main character material for Korean novels?''

    He scratched his head. He still didn''t understand how to judge if someone was a protagonist.

    Since he couldn''t figure it out, he decided to ask Mirter. He turned his attention to the item in his hand. Xiaomao examined the vial of blood.

    Mir took Wei Feng''s vial of blood from him, but she hadn''t concocted a pill yet. Now, a new one was in Xiaomao''s possession.

    ''Should I drink this raw?''

    He hesitated. He closed his eyes to contemte.

    Fortunately, he had two extra advisers with him. Instinct Senpai and Foresight Senpai always guided him whenever he encountered a turning point in his life.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: Don''t be afraid. Mir doesn''t know everything about you. It''s safe to drink.

    [Foresight]: Oni''s blood will awaken your previous life''s karma when you were Mao Miaomiao''s son. It''s safe to drink it. You will benefit a lot from the blood essence.

    Since his Senpais approved of his decision, Xiaomao open the lit and drank the content.

 Chapter 310 Cat Dadâ€™s New Dao Avatar

    Chapter 310 ¨C Cat Dad''s New Dao Avatar

    = California, United State =

    Pan Xian and his caracal cat rested in their suite, meditating and observing the events in the game world through their visions.

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, an orange cat teleported directly into the room.

    Nian''s real body snapped open his eyes and red at Mir. He bore fangs and activated his mandate domain. As for Pan Xian, he slowly opened his eyes and gazed at the aide of Mu-Nyang.

    "What do you want, Mir? I hope you aren''ting here to pick a fight with us with just you. That''s suicide."

    Mir scoffed, "I know I can''t defeat both of you. Hell, I don''t know if I can be Nian''s opponent, mew."

    Nian smirked, "Anyst word, nya?"

    Pan Xian patted Nian and pulled him on hisp, stopping the aggressive cat, "Hold on. I think shees here to talk. Let''s hear her."

    "Hmm!"

    Mir let out a sigh of relief and bowed, "Thank you for your understanding, mew. As you said, I''m here to talk."

    "Go ahead. I''m listening."

    Mir raised her head and snitched on Solomon, "Do you know that Solomon is nning to backstab you?"

    Hearing Mir, Pan Xian chuckled, "Yeah, I already knew. He''s an untrustworthy bastard."

    "And you''re still allying with him, mew?"

    "We''re just using each other. I know that my forces have to fight his demons and ghosts one day."

    Mir was baffled by Pan Xian''s calmness, "And are you ready for it, mew?"

    "To be honest, no."

    Pan Xian continued to carry Nian in his arms. He stood up and walked toward the ss windows, looking at the view outside.

    "If wepare my Mazinger Forces to Mu-Nyang''s Cathulhus, Mao Miaomiao''s Chaos Demons, and Solomon''s demon legions, my forces are just a bunch of shrimps in the sea of whales. We have no chance against them from the very beginning. You know that I and Nian are not even Mu-Nyang''s opponent if we were to fight, right?"

    "But you''re still pointlessly antagonizing Lord Mu-Nyang, mew. I don''t get you."

    "Will he let me live after what I did to him?"

    Pan Xian referred to the Mazinger-Demon War. At that time, Mu-Nyang was still a Chaos Seraphim and the ruler of chaos demons, and Pangu was just one of the lesser gods in the universe.

    But one day, Mu-Nyang got weakened after he defeated an outer god from a higher dimension. Seeing the opportunity, many Mu-Nyang-haters plotted against their lord and a coup d''¨¦tat urred. Many deities rebelled and ughtered many chaos demons, iming the universe as their own.

    This enraged Mu-Nyang. Heunched a counterattack against the rebel forces, eradicating every star and of the rebelling gods, including the home of the Mazingers.

    The fight was disastrous for both sides. 90% of the chaos demons were killed, and many races were extinct. Countless gods and goddesses fell due to therge-scale war between Mu-Nyang and the rebels.

    But in the end, the Mazinger Race came out on top, and Pangu managed to kill Mu-Nyang when he was injured. However, he discovered a harsh truth and the secrets of Mu-Nyang.

    Mu-Nyang was not just a deity. He was a transcendent being above the sage realm that reigned above karma!

    He could not be killed! As long as the universe existed, he would alwayse back to life in a new body with all his memory!

    After discovering the secret, Pangu attempted to repent for his sin. When Mu-Nyang self-resurrected and the Cathulhu Race was born with his second emergence, Pangu visited him and asked for his forgiveness.

    Unfortunately, his fate was set in stone after he had rebelled. His karma weighed down on him, and he couldn''t escape the destined demise as the Mazinger Race''s negative karma would soon attract all misfortune upon them. Even without Mu-Nyang''s intervention, someone would emerge and ughter every Mazinger and Pangu in his stead.

    Mu-Nyang gave him a chance, but the Mazinger Race and Pangu had to pay a heavy price for their sins. They had to be reincarnated as a mortal and discard their godhood, starting over again without the old memory.

    Pangu was unwilling, and Mu-Nyang didn''t back down. Since then, they had been fighting in the endless war of karma.

    Pangu almost won several times. However, his negative karma generated so many Heavenly Fate Crystals in the universe, and the fate bearers that had one of the artifacts in their bodies all had the tendency to hold malice against the Mazinger Race. As such, Pangu''s people never found peace as the fate bearers kept attacking theirs for no reason.

    "Haiz."

    Thinking of his immature self from the past, Pangu let out a long sigh. He should have epted the offer and lived as a mortal long ago. It was toote to ept that offer now.

    "How about you show your sincerity to Lord Mu-Nyang, mew? He''s not an unreasonable cat. He''s just being tsundere, mew!"<novelnext></novelnext>

    "I doubt it. Thest time we met, he almost crippled me."

    "You men are stubborn, mew! If you really want to repent, just swallow your pride and apologize to him, mew! I''m sure he will understand your circumstances and you two can start over, mew! Even if he will wipe your memory, you will soon regain your power in the next life, mew!"

    Pan Xian bitterlyughed while Nian kept hissing, disagreeing with Mir''s proposal.

    He closed his eyes and contemted Mir''s words. Pan Xian deeply inhaled and mustered his courage.

    "Call your master. I want to chat with him."

    "Good choice, mew!"

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao underwent a transformation. His skin reddened and two short horns appeared on his forehead. His fangs were longer, but his height remained the same.

    DING

    <Congrattion! You have digested Blood Element Qi!>

    <Your Blood Spiritual Roots have drastically increased!>

    <Your Blood Spiritual Roots have surpassed 100,000!>

    <Would you upgrade your Light Spiritual Roots to Blood Element Foundation?>

    The vial of blood was Wei Xiong''s blood essence, which contained a thick amount of Blood Element Qi. After consuming it raw, Xiaomao''s blood spiritual roots were refined, and one of his Life Essence Sea turned into a sea of blood right away.

    "Yes, munya!"

    Despite undergoing a mutation, Xiaomao was rxed. It felt as if he had returned to his old body in the other life when he was a half-Oni child of Wei Yuan.

    A 500-acre lotus appeared on top of the Blood Sea in Xiaomao''s pocket dantian. It bloomed and turned into the element foundation.

    Xiaomao''s pupils and sclera turned red as the element was stronger than the Water Foundation, Light Foundation, Holy Spiritual Roots, or Ice Spiritual Roots. It even threatened to consume another Life Essence Sea to expand its size.

    Fortunately, Xiaomao quarantined the Blood Element Foundation before it expanded to other seas. The growth stopped. His skin and eyes reverted to normal.

    RUMBLE

    ? However, Xiaomao couldn''t suppress his new awakening Dao. His excess blood Qi leaked out from his body and manifested a Dao Avatar, which he didn''t summon.

    DING

    <Your Blood Spiritual Roots have be Blood Element Foundation!>

    <All blood-rted spells and skills have been derived.>

    <You can learn more book spells and book skills.>

    <A new spiritual root has been derived from Blood Element Foundation!>

    <You have obtained Venom Spiritual Roots!>

    <Due to your personality, bloodline, and recent experience, a new Dao Seed has been derived from the Blood Element Foundation!>

    <You have unlocked Dao Seed of Blood Sovereign!>

    Xiaomao ignored the messages and gazed at the illusion of himself in the Oni appearance. The avatar crossed his arms and gazed at his master, waiting for his order.

    As Xiaomao and the avatar''s thoughts were linked, they could understand each other thoughts. The avatar began shaking his arms left and right, doing the Rick Roll Dance! At the same time, Xiaomao also sang.

    "Not gonna give you up! Not gonna let you down!"

    Coincidentally, Jungwoo''s sense returned to his real body. He opened his eyes and saw how Xiaomao and his Dao Avatar do the rick-roll dance.

    Jungwoo nkly stared at them. Heined.

    "Did I just wake up to get rick-rolled?"

 Chapter 311 Cat Dadâ€™s Pocket Dantian Is Restricted?

    Chapter 311 ¨C Cat Dad''s Pocket Dantian is Restricted?

    = Moon =

    "Is there really no other way?"

    "Your fate has been dyed for too long, munya. You can''t just take the same punishment from years ago. The interests have been piling up, and you have to pay for that, too, munya. Of course, this doesn''t include the new negative karma after the first war, munya."

    On the moon, Mu-Nyang and Pan Xian sat at a round table. Mir and Nian hovered behind their masters, ready to attack if a mishap urred.

    Mir brought the two for a talk as promised, but the negotiation didn''t go well.

    "As I said before, your soul must be extinguished, and you can''t even reincarnate again. It will be the true death, munya."

    "Can''t I reincarnate as a mortal?

    "You can, but your Mazinger Race will perish in your stead, munya."

    "Let me change the question. How long do we have to live as a mortal if I want to keep the Mazinger Race?"

    "At least 500 quadrillion years. You will repeatedly die and reincarnate on the same as random creatures until that world produces enough souls aspensation for the souls that you and your Mazinger Race have destroyed, munya."

    "What about my memory?"

    "Obviously, it has to be erased, munya. All karma in the past will be severed, and you can''t gain it back."

    Pan Xian leaned on his chair and sighed. The conditions were harsher than at that time.

    "Is that really necessary? Can''t you just change my karma?"

    "Impossible, munya. If we don''t do it, we will have to repeatedly reset the timeline as we did in the past. You know that Devil-Kishin feud incidents happened because of you, right? Do you want to repeat that and watch some wet-behind-the-ear mortals emerge as new gods and ughter your race, munya?"

    Pan Xian bitterly smiled and thought of the exodus and the endless feud between two gods, namely Devil and Kishin Douji. Both gods forced the sages to reset the timeline and wipe out all mortals and immortals, then reincarnated them to repeat the same events until the universe was stabilized. But ultimately, Mao Miaomiao emerged and reced Devil. He and his allies defeated countless gods and put an end to the sage era.

    In the end, they ended up purging the universe during the Great Reset Incident and rebuilt everything from scratch.

    And now, many dead gods and immortals had been reincarnated in the game worlds. Even Solomon and Odin emerged to join the chaos.

    Soon, chaos would resume and engulf the entire universe. The reason behind it was none other than him ¨C Pangu.

    Pan Xian closed his eyes and made a tough decision.

    He changed his mind.

    It was not fair for him to be punished alone. He was not even the true culprit of the rebellion, but he was the only one being punished.

    "No. This is not fair. I can''t ept that condition!"

    Mu-Nyang sighed, "You''re still the same as ever, munya. This talk is over."

    "If I ask you to give up my godhood and memory for the sake of the universe''s stability because someone else screwed up, will you do it?!"

    "Of course not! I would have fought to the end of the universe, munya!"

    "That''s my point exactly! I cannot give up my power and memory! Several billion Mazinger souls are relying on me! I can''t abandon them!"

    "Haiz. What a waste of time. Okay. Then, I''ll see you on a battlefield, munya. I won''t send you off."

    "¡­"

    Pan Xian stood up and vanished from the moon. He and Nian teleported back to their hotel.

    After the two nemeses were gone, Mir pouted and hopped on the table.

    "You should have killed them right there, mew!"

    Mu-Nyangughed, "That would have been a waste, munya!"

    "Then, why are you keeping him alive, mew?"

    "What else? For them, of course, munya!"

    Mu-Nyang projected two screens, which showed two individuals on the monitors.

    On the left, an angel with a ck and white wing was in the middle of ughtering yers and NPCs in a city. He was tyrannical, ruthless, and merciless. Even children, dogs, cats, and chickens were not spared.

    On the right, the young man danced with his Dao Avatar. He looked as dumb as his angel father, but he was untainted by the universe''s karma as he already cleansed it after his death in the other lives.

    "On the left, we have a father who betrayed his creator and ughtered countless people for the sake of his family. On the right, we have a na?ve son who has no idea what this universe is¡­ Which one of them will transcend from my universe first, munya?"

    Mir narrowed her eyes, "So, you''re keeping Pangu as a stepping stone for them, mew?"

    "It might be too early for them to challenge Pangu, but they will eventually get there. For now, let''s watch over them from far away, munya."

    Mu-Nyang gazed at Xiaomao. His eyes were moist as he thought of the old days when they were still together.

    ''If possible, inherit everything that belongs to your family, Xiaomao. Defeat Pangu. Overthrow Solomon. Subdue the Asgardians. Surpass your father, and reach me! Be the sole winner of this battle royal so that we won''t have to part way like the past again...''

    .

    .<novelnext></novelnext>

    ''¡­ Master.''

    .

    .

    = Seoul, Korea =

    "I see that you''re getting stronger again, bro."

    Jungwoo stared at Xiaomao''s Dao Avatar. It just hovered around its master, refusing to go away. Xiaomao also didn''t know what to do with it, so he just let it roam around him like a Jojo Stand.

    "I still have no idea what to do with it, though, munya."

    "Say, have you fought with my clone yet?"

    "Sorry, no, munya."

    Jungwoo bitterlyughed. Since Xiaomao hadn''t touched his clone yet, Jungwoo kept the secret to himself. It was embarrassing to say that Xiaomao''s clone overpowered him, so Jungwoo wanted Xiaomao to experience what he had gone through as well.

    "Now that you remind me, let me test it, munya. Give me a few minutes."

    Xiaomao closed his eyes and meditated. He returned to his pocket dantian to check on Jungwoo''s clone.

    After Xiaomao closed his eyes, he let go of the empty vial. It rolled on the floor and caught the attention of Jungwoo.

    ''What''s that?''

    Jungwoo picked it up and sniffed it. It reeked of blood.

    .

    Xiaomao hummed as he operated the clone menu. He searched Seo Jungwoo''s name, wondering how strong his new friend was.

    BZZ

    However, the menu showed nothing. There was no clone with Seo Jungwoo''s name.

    Xiaomao shrugged and tried Jungwoo''s in-game name instead. He searched for Ran Tae.

    BZZ

    Again, he couldn''t find the clone.

    "Huh?"

    Confused, Xiaomao looked for somebody else, testing if this system allowed him to summon clones of real people in the world. He picked Liu Bei, whom Xiaomao always wanted to punch in the face.

    DING

    The portrait showed up. However, instead of showing "Liu Bei" that Xiaomao knew, the menu showed another "Liu Bei". The clone was a middle-aged man with long ears and a goatee, and his cultivation base started as a 6th-stage cultivator, and it could go up to the constetion immortal.

    ''Is this the REAL Liu Bei? What the hell?''

    Xiaomao changed the name to somebody else. He chose Miao Damao, his biological father.

    BZZ

    The name was incorrect. There was no feedback from the system, and there was no clone with this name.

    "What the hell?" Xiaomao clicked his tongue, "So this system can''t summon an Earthling''s clone? Is that the case?"

    He assumed that the clone menu couldn''t summon people from Earth. He shook his head in disappointment.

    Since he couldn''t pick someone from Earth, Xiaomao tried something new. He searched for Shepherd''s clone.

    BZZ

    The menu couldn''t find Shepherd as well. Now, Xiaomao was confused.

    "What are the restrictions of this system? Can I only summon people of the past?"

    Xiaomao searched for Wei Zhi next.

    BZZ

    Again, it failed. Xiaomao changed the name and looked for Wei Huang, who was Wei Zhi''s father.

    DING

    It seeded. However, it showed the Oni, who had the same name as Wei Zhi''s father.

    The clone was the grandfather of Wei Yuan, Wei Feng, and Wei Xiong. He was technically Xiaomao''s great-grandfather.

    "Eh, whatever."

    Since Xiaomao wanted to try fighting with a stronger clone, he chose Wei Huang as his next target. He totally forgot the promise to Jungwoo.

 Chapter 312 Cat Dad And Great-Grandfather Wei Huang

    Chapter 312 ¨C Cat Dad and Great-Grandfather Wei Huang

    Seven days had passed since the start of the global dungeon raid event.

    RUMBLE

    An army of 10,000 immortals, led by three deities, arrived at Seaside Town. Everybody held the gs of Asgard. Einherjars, Valkyries, and native immortals of Asgard gathered here by the order of Odin.

    Each valkyrie led a 1,000-man battalion. A total of five valkyries formed the formation of the Freya Army.

    Freya blended with the valkyries, wearing the same armor set. Her long skirt hid her leggings armor, and her garment covered her breastte. Freya''s brte hair was braided and tucked inside her feather helmet while the helmet''s face guard protected her pretty face.

    Although Freya blended well with the crowd, she stood at the forefront of the assembled army, looking up and waiting for the instruction of her husband.

    Next to the valkyrie battalions, the main forces of the 5,000-man army followed after their king. All of them dressed like Vikings, but their burly physiques stood out from the Einherjars and the feminine valkyries.

    A stout tall man with a lean physique levitated in the sky, watching his vessels and his generals. Different from legends, he had two eyes, but one of them was pitch ck. He looked like a middle-aged man instead of an elderly man that Earthlings had depicted him. With ck armor and a ck cape, he looked terrifying in the eyes of his men.

    Behind him, a savage-looking muscr man with a big belly levitated while sitting, chugging a barrel of ale alone. He burped and spat, killing his time. He had a messy full beard, unkempt long curly brown hair, and a scar on his face.

    Another person next to the fat god looked simr to a schr, but he stood on a flying sword. He wore Qilin skin armor, coating himself in blue scales that ceaselessly emitted blue me. He had short ck hair, a sharp handsome face, and no beard.

    Odin, Thor, and Loki brought their main forces here ording to the agreements with Pangu.

    The king of Asgard gazed toward the north. He read the karma of Joan and Meowmeow, then he muttered.

    "We''re up against a cathulhu this time. Are you ready?"

    Thor snorted while Loki gracefully bowed. Thetter replied first, "No, we''re not ready."

    Thor grumbled, "We''re not here to dungeon dive. We''re here for war. Stop wasting time, and let me fight!"

    "We are not ready for this war, my lord. We shouldn''t be here in the first ce."

    Odin smirked and turned around. He sneered at Loki, "It seems that Great Reset changes you. You were more cunning and despicable than this. If it were you in the past, you would have urged me to blindly attack the dungeon."

    "I was a liar in the past, yes. Am I still a liar? Maybe. But at least I''m capable enough to judge if this war is winnable. From my book, we have nothing to gain from this war even if we were to win by andslide."

    "How so?"

    Loki let out a sigh of relief that Odin listened to him, "We already lost Joan and her battalion in the initial raid, yet Pangu Army has barely contributed anything and barely lost their men."

    "But I heard Yeet City was attacked, and they lost quite a few apostles."

    "My lord, how many immortals died in that attack? Like¡­ two? They barely sent any immortal to fight. Most of their main forces are gathering on the second where Mao Miaomiao and his main forces are. Can''t you see? Pangu is inciting us to fight Meowmeow and Mao Miaomiao''s son and provoke them. Do we really need to fight them in the first ce?"

    Odin and Thor snorted. The former already knew that this war was fishy, but Thor simply didn''t trust Loki.

    "Let''s wait a bit longer," suggested Odin. "We''re not in a hurry. Although the spear demoness is attacking our home right now, there''s no need to rush home for something trivial."

    Thorughed, "Then, can I go home and kill that bitch? I doubt Heimdall is enough to take care of a chaos demon goddess."

    "Let him work and earn his keep. Heimdall has been looking down on mortals and cultivatorstely. He needs a few good punches to the face to remind him not to underestimate the yers, the cultivators, and the mortals."

    Odin crossed his arms and boldly sent a voice transmission to Meowmeow.

    "Cathulhu, can we talk?"

    A minuteter, Odin heard a reply. Meowmeow transmitted his voice directly to his mind.

    ''What do you want, munya?''

    "I heard your forces and Pangu are not on good terms. So, I was wondering, can we negotiate a ceasefire treaty?"

    ''Why the hell are you bringing that up now, munya? You''re the aggressor here. Use your head, munya! I never provoked you or even offended you. If you want a truce, GTFO and go home, munya!''

    "You misunderstood us. We''re not here to attack your dungeon whatsoever. My army is just taking a stroll and taking a breather from the cold weather in Asgard. But, you see. When we march here, Pangu tricked us into attacking your dungeon."

    ''You''d bettere with a better excuse, munya. Taking a stroll? Your valkyrie attacked us, munya! You and Loki are nasty liars!''

    "That''s a misunderstanding. In fact, we never offended Cathulhus, right? We just minded our businesses and contested with the Olympus for territory. We never harmed you or quarrel with Mao Miaomiao, too. As for Joan, that wench has long been expelled from Asgard. She has nothing to do with us."

    ''Bullshit excuses, munya! You don''t listen to yourself, don''t you, munya? If you want a truce, bring your army home. When your army is no longer here, you can make an official appointment and visit our dungeon, munya. Know the procedure and learn somemon sense, munya!''

    "Hahaha! Alright. I get it. Do you mind if we loiter around Seaside Town for a few days? We need to uphold our reputation a bit."

    ''Politics again? Fine. Suit yourself. But if you enter my dungeon, you''re dead, munya!''<novelnext></novelnext>

    "I know. I know. Just bear with us a bit longer."

    Odin chuckled and looked at Thor and Loki, "We won''t attack the dungeon."

    Thor rolled his eyes while Loki was delighted. The formerined, "Why are we here in the first ce?"

    Odin shrugged, "I don''t know. Politics? We want this, but Cathulhus and Asgard are not the only powerhouses in the universe. Pangu is tricking us into wasting our resources in this war, and we already lost Joan and her battalion. We DID contribute something. Now, it''s time to question Pangu''s forces if they really want to kill Meowmeow and Taotie as they promised us¡­ or are they trying to weaken us before they backstab us."

    He paused and widened his left dark eye. Countless ravens flew out from the eye and transformed into countless floating eyeballs with ck feather wings.

    "We wait one day. My ravens, go to W-2. Find the main forces of Pangu, Mao Miaomiao, Devil, and other lurking powerhouses! Send some to scout the Aves Continent, too."

    The eyeballs in the sky vanished, leaving this for the other game world.

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao stopped staying in his pocket dantian. He fought enough, and he was mentally exhausted.

    Fighting Wei Huang was different from fighting Wei Xiong and Wei Feng. The two young men were straightforward with their skills and abilities. On the other hand, fighting Wei Huang felt like fighting ten of him at the same time.

    The Dao Avatar of Xiaomao manifested. The blood clone of Xiaomao looked at his master''s dejected expression and transformed into a red cat. He meowed and nudged his head against his master.

    "I''m so sorry, my clone. You died a lot, too."

    Munya

    Hearing a cat''s purr soothed Xiaomao''s mind. He brought the cat and carried it on hisp. Then, he petted it.

    While Xiaomao was recharging his mental strength, Mir returned. Then, she noticed that Xiaomao hadpleted a Dao Avatar before he even reached the 6th-stage.

    Mir looked at the crimson cat and frowned, "Blood Dao, mew?"

    Xiaomao looked up and found Mir, "Yeah, Blood Dao, munya."

    "I don''t remember you cultivating Blood Element, mew."

    "That''s because you arete. You promised me to make a pill from the blood, but you didn''t even make any progress, munya."

    "That''s because the blood came from an unknown source! I need to inspect it first, mew! Do you want it? I can make the pill now, but I don''t know what its effect will be, mew."

    "Just give me the raw blood. You don''t need to refine it, munya."

    "But I insist, mew."

    "¡­ Alright. Suit yourself. I''m going to recuperate, munya."

    "¡­"

    .

    .

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao returned to his pocket dantian and resummoned Wei Huang.

    An elderly man in Wei Feng''s memory appeared. He wielded a long sword and maintained his human appearance. However, he instantly summoned nine Dao Avatars, which came out as nine giant Onis with full gears.

    Facing such a challenge, Xiaomao steeled his mind. If he died again, it would be his 1,106th defeat.

    He had never beaten Wei Huang even once!

    However, every time Xiaomao was defeated, changes urred to all his element foundations. Every time he died, a new leaf bud on the elemental trees grew. Moreover, the foundation automatically condensed a fragment of a golden core. After a thousand deaths, three thousand tree leaves and fragments formed three iplete golden balls, floating above the element foundations.

    "Will I ever beat you with my 5th-stage cultivation, great grandfather?"

    Wei Huang''s clone narrowed his eyes. Its mouth moved.

    ''That''s impossible at your current strength, but you can try. Come at me again, child. You still have a lot to learn from me.''

    "Alright, gramps. I guess I have to die another thousand times before I can beat you!"

 Chapter 313 Cat Dad Has A Prison

    Chapter 313 ¨C Cat Dad has a Prison

    yers were confused.

    Over 200,000 yers gathered near Seaside Town, stalking Odin''s 10,000-man army. They had expected that the army would soon attack ve Dungeon on Gnoll Ind, and they prepared to follow them there.

    Strangely, the army didn''t move. They simply stood in formation and stayed there for hours.

    Marcus, who survived the ordeal in Yeet City, came here to rejoin the raid. But upon seeing the stats of the game and the NPCs'' reactions, he started to question the game''s events and thepany.

    It was not a simple good vs. evil theme kind of world. It was moreplicated than that. The NPCs didn''t act like robots all the time, but they had personalities, thoughts, and personal goals.

    While Marcus observing the Asgardians, he received guild messages from Master Yeet. He stopped paying attention to the immortals and looked at the guild chat.

    ''Heyo, boss?''

    Seeing Master Yeet''s message, Marcus texted back.

    "What are you doing? I heard you got captured."

    ''Yes, I got captured. I''m in the dungeon now, probably. I don''t know where, though.''

    Marcus got interested, "Have they done anything to you and the captives?"

    ''They separated men and women captives. They took the children and the mothers away, but I don''t know if they''re still alive. As for yers, well, tough luck. Some of them are bitten and turned into one of them.''

    Master Yeet exined what happened to the captives.

    About several thousand NPCs and yers were teleported here during the chaos, and the party girls handled everything. They first sent chibi party girls to seduce the children and took them away.

    After the mothers and parents whined and wanted their children back, the big party girls appear and brought them away as well. Then, they separated the local NPCs from the yers. Once most NPCs were taken away, the big party girls herded the remaining men to the same cell and sent the women to another ce.

    Many yers attempted to teleport out of the dungeon, but they ended up sinking into the floor when they brought out a teleportation scroll. Their fate was unknown, but Master Yeet believed that they all died.

    Suicide and respawn tactics didn''t work either. Some of them tried it, but their bodies respawned in the same prison cell, and they still lost a level as a penalty.

    Many yers logged out of the game as they were bored. However, the big party girls immediately dragged the unconscious game avatars of the logged-out yers in front of the prison cells and dismembered them on the spot. Even worse, they turned the bodies into cakes and showed them to the remaining yers.

    "They''re Partygoers from the Backrooms, aren''t they?"

    ''Yeah, pretty much. They''re keeping us as livestock here.''

    "Wait a second, Yeet. If your respawn point is locked inside the dungeon, what happened to the dead yers that got killed?"

    ''You guessed it. Their avatars respawned in the dungeon after death. As soon as they respawned, those monsters killed them again. They''re not just killing us for meat. They want us to quit ying the game at this rate. I bet some of those fools got killed so much that their level drops to one by now.''

    "Wow."

    ''So¡­ erm. A little help, maybe?''

    "Sucks to be you. Help yourself out."

    ''This is not a joke, bro! My game avatar is at risk here! If I log out, they will spawn-kill me to oblivion. If I don''t log out, I will be bored to death! I won''t have a life at this rate!''

    "Is that all you''re worried about?! How about you sit there and wait for the immortal army to raid the dungeon? I''m at Seaside Town right now, and the Asgardians are staying here!"

    Marcus rallied Master Yeet not to give up. Although he didn''t know what Odin and his immortals were doing, he consoled his vice guild leader.

    ''I''ll try. But boss, there is another thing I need to tell you.''

    "What?"

    ''This morning, an NPC visited us and offered us a way out, but the condition is kinda sketchy.''

    "Tell me."

    Master Yeet told Marcus everything about the visitor.

    .

    .

    An hour earlier

    Master Yeet and 20 male yers got stuck inside the same 10-square-meter cell. The cell was packed like a tuna can as nobody got room to properly rest or sit down. Most of them stood against the wall, making as much room as possible for themselves and others.

    The sweaty odor and the humid rusty smell of iron bars made this ce a shit hole. Although they got used to it, the feces-like scent and random farts from the men almost made Master Yeet puke.

    Fortunately, someone finally visited them.

    A female NPC, Mary, showed up in front of their cell and briefly gave them an offer.

    "My name is Mary. I''m the Dungeon Master''s HR manager, and I''m here to give you an offer."

    "LET US OUT!!"

    "BITCH, I''LL KILL YOU!"

    The men behaved like savages, not listening to the woman. Fortunately, Mary stood three meters away from the cell, and these men couldn''t touch her.

    "I will let you out if you agree toplete my quest."

    DING

    A quest menu appeared. The prisoners and Master Yeet looked at the content of the quest.

    .

    .

    ve Dungeon Quest: The World is a Lie!

    You can''t me anybody but yourself for getting stuck in here. It was you, in the first ce, that sided with the Pangu Church and attempted to raid this dungeon, which is our home and only sanctuary.

    Now that you''ve be hostages, you can only abide by the dungeon master''s will to survive. However, his assistant is kind enough to give you a second chance if canplete one of the conditions.

    Her demand is simple - Pay 10,000 PACT, Donate your organs 100 times, or use the item that Mary gives you.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Quest Objective: Give Mary 10,000 PACT or offer your organs to Party Girl 100 times or use Mary''s item.

    Failure Conditions: Refuse toply with Mary''s wish.

    Quest Rewards: Freedom.

    Failure Penalty: You will get stuck here forever.

    Note: Your game character has to die a hundred times toplete the transaction. Mary will not take responsibility for your item or level losses due to the death penalty.

    .

    The yers widened their eyes in anger.

    "This is a ransom!"

    "You bastards! Do you think we are rich?! 10,000 PACT is 50 grand these days!"

    Currently, one PACT was traded for 50 dors. Thus, 10,000 PACT was a lot of money for regr yers.

    Mary had expected their reactions. She ced a golden scroll on the ground and exined.

    "There is another way."

    She coughed and waited for the yers to be quiet. When they stopped yelling, she continued.

    "This thing is a ss-change scroll. Only our dungeon can issue this since this ss is unique. If you use this scroll to change your ss, I will free you."

    "What ss?" The yers were interested.

    "Dungeon Sentry ss."

    "D-Dungeon Sentry?! What kind of ss is that?"

    "Your game character will be linked to this dungeon. Your skills, spells, and level will be reset upon using this scroll. Your soul will be trapped in this game forever. But in exchange, you will be one of us, and you will get your [Freedom]."

    "WHAT?!"

    Mary spoke like a yer. However, her name and her title belonged to the NPCs.

    The yers were reluctant as they were afraid of the consequences. Everybody was worried about their real bodies in the game capsules. They had already heard a rumor about the death of many yers who yed this game in World Two, and they were afraid that the same thing might happen to World Three''s yers as well.

    As the yers hesitated, Master Yeet managed to push himself to the front row. He raised his hand.

    "Can I have the scroll?"

    Mary snickered, "Yes, you can have it. Well, you can''t leave with it anyway."

    Master Yeetughed, "What if I pay the ransom and bring this scroll out for sale?"

    "Sounds good, doesn''t work."

    "You sounded like Trump. Are you sure?"

    "The scroll is only effective if you activate it while you''re inside the dungeon. Bringing it out will turn that scroll into a useless item. You can try it if you want."

    "¡­"

    Master Yeet received the golden scroll and opened it. The scroll shone and showed a magic circle diagram and rune symbols.

    DING

    <Would you like to change your ss to Dungeon Sentry?>

    <Warning! You will lose all your EXP, old sses, spells, and skills upon activation.>

    <Warning! Your real body and your game avatar will merge, and you will be trapped in the game world forever if you ept.>

    Seeing the warning messages, Master Yeet immediately closed the scroll. He opened his game ount and converted 10,000 PACT into game tokens. Then, he paid the ransom.

    "Here, 10,000 PACTs. Get me out of this shit hole!"

    Mary nodded. She received the tokens and looked at the Party Girl next to her.

    The yellow monster giggled and unlocked the cell. Then, she dragged Master Yeet out.

    Mary smiled at Master Yeet, "Now, you can teleport out of the dungeon. We won''t harm you."

    Master Yeet got back on his feet. He looked at the cellmates and sneered, "Do you mind if I want to stay here a bit longer. I need some time to think if changing my ss is a good idea."

    Mary was confused, "You paid the ransom. What''s the point of staying here and changing your ss when you can get out? Are you stupid?"

    Master Yeet turned to the nearest Party Girl. Although they weren''t as sexy as war maidens or pretty skins, Master Yeet was interested in their nature as they seemed to love kids. Still, he preferred the sexy war maidens.

    "Say, if I join this dungeon, can I have sex with the monsters?"

    "¡­ You sick fuck."

    Mary''s expression turned dark. She silently pulled out a pistol and pointed at Master Yeet''s forehead, "Our dungeon isn''t a brothel. If you''re horny, go pick up a valkyrie whore out there."

    Master Yeetughed and raised his hands, "Just kidding. Rx, girl!"

    "¡­"

    "Give me a few hours to think. If I change my mind, I''ll leave the scroll here and teleport out, okay? But say, if I want to join your dungeon, do I need to tear the scroll?"

    "Just tear the scroll to activate it."

    "Neat! Alright, give me time to think. This is a life-changing decision!"

    "Fine."

    Master Yeetughed and carried the scroll with him. He put the scroll in his robe and swagged toward other prison cells, secretly gathering information to make the decision.

 Chapter 314 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon Perks Are Attractive!

    Chapter 314 ¨C Cat Dad''s Dungeon Perks are Attractive!

    After Master Yeet got out of jail, he reported his situation to Marcus. However, the guild leader wasn''t happy.

    "Just change the goddamn ss and treat that ount as an alt, you idiot."

    ''But we can only have one ount if we want a superpower. My real body already starts synchronizing with the game character. I don''t want to delete it.''

    "Thene back. You already paid the ransom. What''s stopping you?"

    ''The monster girls are very sexy, man. You should have seen them. I mean, DAMN!''

    Marcus was tired of reading Master Yeet''s unreasonable ranting. He sounded like he wanted to stay, but he didn''t want to change his ss.

    As Marcus had enough, he cut to the chase.

    "If you don''t want to leave the guild,e back, NOW! If you don''t show up in one hour, I''ll kick you out of the guild!"

    ''You tyrant! You have no idea what my prospect is! You''ll regret this!''

    DING

    <Master Yeet has left the Spartan Guild!>

    "¡­"

    Marcus couldn''t believe it. His friend had gone through thick and thin together during the beta test. Although he only vaguely remembered the events, he thought of Master Yeet as his brother back then.

    Since Master Yeet betrayed the guild, Marcus left him be. He turned his attention to the Odin Army.

    It had been five hours, but the army didn''t move. They simply stood there like robots, which puzzled Marcus.

    ''Something is fishy. Things don''t work how a game should be.''

    .

    .

    = ve Dungeon, B3 Floor =

    After chatting with Marcus, Master Yeet read the gold scroll and read the brief description of the new ss.

    .

    ss: Dungeon Sentry (ve Dungeon)

    Rarity: Unknown

    This ss specializes in dungeonbat. As a native and a guardian of the dungeon, you gain HP, MP, and status buffs from the dungeon you protect, depending on the dungeon''s level. If you die inside the dungeon, you can respawn without incurring the level-down penalty. However, you have to wait for 10 minutes before you can rejoin the dungeon.

    Unlike other sses, you gain EXP and Contribution EXP by killing intruders orpleting missions, assigned by the dungeon masters or the dungeon administrators. During dungeon breaks, you can join the skirmish and attack yers and NPCs. In addition, you can gain double EXP from the skirmishes.

    You start as the lowest-rank mob, but you can climb up thedder if you''re stronger than your dungeon colleagues. The name of your ss changes ording to your rank and responsibility. The higher the rank, the stronger your ss bes.

    Current Avable Rankings of ve Dungeon: Dungeon Sentry, Floor Patrol, Floor Elite, Floor Middle-Boss, and Floor Guardian.

    Restrictions: You cannot leave the dungeon without permission. You cannot attack fellow dungeon colleagues, and you cannot enter the safe zone of the dungeon.

    NOTE: Due to the ve Dungeon''s nature, your game avatar''s gender will be changed to female.

    .

    He made his decision. He tore the gold scroll right away!

    ''Goodbye, Marcus. I''m betting on this dungeon and the new hidden ss!''

    CRACK

    Master Yeet''s bone cracked as he underwent a transformation. His muscle shrank and squeezed, sending a sharp pain signal to his brain.

    He identally screamed because of the torturous process, yet he endured the pain and patiently waited for the transformation to end.

    DING

    <Your level has reset to 1!>

    <Your status attributes and spiritual roots have been reset!>

    <Your skills, spells, and add-on skills have been erased!>

    Master Yeet had prepared for this. He bitterly smiled as he watched his hard work being removed by the system.

    DING

    <You have changed your ss to Dungeon Sentry (ve Dungeon)!>

    <Your gender has been changed to Female!>

    <You have learned a new skill ¨C Inspection!>

    <You have learned a new skill ¨C Self-Resurrection (ve Dungeon)!>

    <Your real body has merged with the new character.>

    <Due to the muscle memory of your real body, you have relearned the skill ¨C Duel Wielding Mastery, Pentagram Strike, and Pentagram Footwork!>

    Seeing the new skills, Master Yeetughed. The three core skills when SHE was a samurai returned. Although they were basic skills, she could upgrade them again.

    DING

    <Due to the muscle memory of your real body, you have inherited 10% of your previous status attributes and spiritual roots!>

    Moreover, her starting status attributes were not bad at all. Instead of starting with 1 point in every attribute, Master Yeet''s level-1 character came out with extra stats from her old character. Even though she retained 10% of the level-200ish character, it gave her a head-start.

    DING

    <A modification to your character has been adjusted.>

    <Your character''s rarity has been upgraded to Legendary!>

    That was not all, his Ultra-Rare character got a free upgrade to Legendary.

    Previously, Master Yeet gained 25 free attribute points and 25 spiritual roots at every level up. Now, she would get 30 instead.

    DING

    <You have joined ve Dungeon!>

    <You can consume ve Dungeon''s sacred water without incurring a side effect.>

    <You can ess the dungeon''s hidden teleportation devices.>

    <Visit the dungeon master or the dungeon administrators for more info.>

    Seeing the effects, Master Yeet burst intoughter. She believed she made the right decision.<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Viva a ve life! For a superpower, I''ll do anything!"

    Like every man who got gender-swapped, she inspected her new body, groping her chest and the t crotch.

    "Hoo, wee!"

    Master Yeet didn''t notice ¨C Several inmates and the former colleagues from Spartan Guild saw everything. The guild members texted Marcus and revealed the truth.

    Meanwhile, the inmate NPCs began to ponder if epting the gold scroll might not be a bad idea. They looked at their crotch, wondering if they wanted to part with it.

    Themotion soon attracted Mary and her bodyguards. They revisited Master Yeet and found that SHE had already used the scroll.

    Master Yeet, Dungeon Sentry, Level 1

    Mary almostughed and mocked Master Yeet. But when she noticed the sharp air around the master swordswoman, she sneered and slightly bowed, showing her respect.

    "Wee to ve Dungeon, Master Yeet. Please follow me. I''ll introduce you to your new bosses. From now on, you will take orders from them."

    "Alright!"

    Mary secretly sized up the woman. When Master Yeet was a man, he looked like a generic Asian swordsman as he didn''t customize his character well. But after the transformation, the dungeon automatically beautified him, turning her into a cool-looking tomboy swordswoman with short ck hair, sharp eyes, feminine mouth, but firm and lean muscle.

    Her pretty and handsome face made Mary blush. She was somewhat her type.

    "Why are you GEH!?"

    Hearing the reminder of the Pretty Skin nearby, Mary stopped the silly thoughts. She gestured for Master Yeet to follow her while she red at the troll.

    "Calling me gay one more time, I swear I''ll skin you!"

    "GE¡­"

    Mary grinned and cracked her knuckles. She opened her privilege dungeon menu that Meowmeow had authorized her to use

    "GREAT!"

    The Pretty Skin sweated profusely, realizing the authority that Mary had. She changed her wording.

    .

    .

    = Yeet City =

    Eldritch hummed in a good mood. His level was restored to normal after Party Queen had retreated.

    While Eldritch restored and rebuilt the city with his power, he received a voice transmission from Loki.

    ''Excuse me if I ask, but where is the Pangu Church Army? You promised us that you would join us in the dungeon raid today.''

    Eldritch paused and frowned. He wasn''t in charge of attacking the ve Dungeon, so he had no clue about the arrangement.

    "Sorry, you contact the wrong person. I''m not in charge of an army. I''m just a bishop."

    ''Then, who should I ask? Who is in charge of your military?''

    "That would be Pan Mei or the Pope."

    ''Pope? Can you give me his name?''

    "Hongjun."

    Loki paused for a minute as if he was in shock.

    ''Isn''t that old man on the second game world?''

    "That''s right. He''s not in this world."

    ''Hahaha, I just knew it! Well, thanks for your honesty, brother. Good luck working for your god.''

    Loki cut off themunication as if he had the answer he wanted.

    Eldritch shrugged as it was none of his business. He had already lost four brothers, and he didn''t have the mood to care about the other matters.

    .

    .

    = Seaside Town =

    Loki cut themunication and reported his findings to Odin.

    "As we have guessed, the Pangu Church hasn''t sent an army to help us."

    Odin chuckled while Thor spat in disgust. The former ensured Loki, "Don''t bother. We''ll station here for half a day. At sunrise, we''ll retreat as nned."

    Thor voiced his opinion, "Can I go down that dungeon and y?"

    "No. My raven found one of Solomon''s legions in Siren City. That legionmander is likely to summon hell spawns and dragons from the Netherworld Realm here when we enter the dungeon. Then, they will nk us and trap us inside that dungeon."

    "A pincer attack."

    "Correct."

    "How considerate for the so-called ALLY force," Thor clicked his tongue and brought out another barrel of ale. He drank everything alone once again.

    "It''s a battle royal now. At this rate, Mu-Nyang and Mao Miaomiao''s forces will eliminate us one by one," Odin sighed as he saw through Mu-Nyang''s schemes.

    So far, the only faction that worked as one was Mao Miaomiao''s chaos demon goddesses and Mu-Nyang. Only loc made questionable moves as if he was trying to rebel against Mu-Nyang. However, that demon ultimately served Mu-Nyang, but he used weird methods.

    Thinking of loc, Odin had an idea.

    "Loki."

    "Yes, my lord."

    "Visit loc and tell him that I wish to talk to him regarding Pangu and Solomon. Also, after you''re done, visit Mao Miaomiao and tell him that we don''t want to fight Mu-Nyang, his wives, or his son. Get on his good side. Oh, I almost forgot."

    Odin looked down and scanned through the valkyrie battalions. He smirked, "Take a few pictures of our most beautiful valkyries. Tell them that we are offering them to Mao Miaomiao if he is willing to form an alliance with us."

    "Hoh?" Loki widely grinned, "Ingenious, my lord. Mao Miaomiao is known to be a lecherous idiot. He will definitely fall in love with our people."

    "Don''t disappoint me again, Loki."

    "I know, my lord."

    Loki descended and talked to Freya. She flinched at first. But when she looked up and talked to Odin in private, she deeply sighed.

    "Alright. I''ll select ten volunteers from the valkyrie candidates and ten most beautiful immortals from the Einherjars."

    "Great!" Lokiughed.

    The Asgardian Army finally moved their chest pieces, and it aimed directly at Mu-Nyang''s right-hand man ¨C Mao Miaomiao.

 Chapter 315 Cat Dadâ€™s Faction And Rival Factions

    Chapter 315 a€" Cat Dad''s Faction and Rival Factions

    = Cernun Ind =

    WHOOSH

    As Odin didn''t attack the dungeon, Meowmeow teleported to Cernun Ind and visited the Blood Tree.

    Shepherd and his wives hadn''te out from their mansion. As for Cernun, he had been watching over Wei Zhi, who was cultivating in the middle of the blood swamp and generating a blood tornado around her.

    All immortal fairies kept their distance from the blood tornado around Wei Zhi. The Oni Samurai had the air of a 6th-stage cultivator, whose aura wasparable to a 7th-stage cultivator or a level-700 yer.

    Unlike Xiaomao, Wei Zhi focused on cultivating two elements a€" The Blood Element Foundation and Chaos Element Foundation. With just two foundations, she condensed two golden cores and was about to attack the nascent soul realm, aka the 7th-stage.

    Meowmeow looked at Wei Zhi''s name. He nodded in approval when he noticed her title.

    Wei Zhi, the Cmity Fiend of Blood, level 699

    She inherited Diaobolos'' title. However, shecked something important.

    Meowmeow looked at Cernun, who had been sitting next to the Blood Tree. Thetter nodded at the former, "Is the dungeon fine, senior?"

    "It''s fine. No god can attack it when I''m here. Well, Odin and Thor are close by, but they don''t have the guts to attack me even when I''m out here, munya. What a coward, munya."

    Meowmeow tossed the Dao Heart of Wrath, which he got from Diabolos'' corpse, "Give this to Wei Zhi when she hits the immortal realm bottleneck, munya."

    Cernun received the thumping heart and widened his eyes. He repeatedly nodded, "This will definitely help her a lot. She might even catch up to my strength!"

    "That''s a cmity fiend for you, munya."

    Cernun agreed. He thought for a moment and asked the question that he had in mind ever since Xiaomao had told him about his fate.

    "How can we bring Anglerfish to our side?"

    "It''s not the time. We need to kill Eldritch first and get one of our people to seed in his title. Then, we can deal with Anglerfish, munya."

    Cernun bitterly nodded. He turned his attention to Wei Zhi and thought of Xiaomao.

    "Say, senior. Do you think Xiaomao will be the second Mao Miaomiao?"

    Meowmeow closed his eyes and pondered. There were simrities, but both men had different principles and beliefs. Moreover, Xiaomao''s karma leaned toward his mother''s side and his biological parents instead of Mao Miaomiao.

    Even though Xiaomao was Mao Miaomiao''s son, his pocket dantian was a lot different than his father''s.

    Mao Miaomiao gained a random skill after he defeated a clone 100 times, and he could repeatedly challenge the same clone to get more skills. Secondly, his pocket dantian was massive, allowing him to create andbine countless elements into unique powers. In addition, his pocket dantian supported living lifeforms, and he could even tame karmic beings, such as karma centipedes.

    On the other hand, Xiaomao didn''t have as much freedom as Mao Miaomiao, and he couldn''t fight clones at 200% potential difficulty from the start. He could only obtain rewards after defeating a clone 1,000 times. After defeating a clone one thousand times, he couldn''t challenge it again even if he hadn''t challenged a stronger version of that clone yet. However, in exchange for such limitations, he automatically learned all skills, acquired all equipment, and obtained the clone''s previous life memory and instinct.

    There were still unknown factors in Xiaomao''s pocket dantian as he hadn''t matured yet. But one thing was certain, Xiaomao was more talented than his father as he cultivated and formed element golden cores faster.

    Thinking this far, Meowmeow predicted Xiaomao''s fate.

    "If I have to guess, he will surpass his father if he manages to survive this era''s battle royal, munya."

    "Battle Royal?"

    Meowmeow reminisced about the old days when he first met Mao Miaomiao under his house. At that time, Mao Miaomiao was still a weak fugitive, and he had so many enemies in the universe. After Meowmeow got to know the chaos seraphim, he found out why he offended so many gods.

    Mao Miaomiao stole Heavenly Fate Crystals from other "main characters", and the gods behind the dead victims were mad.

    Meowmeow looked at the Heavenly Fate Crystal that he got from Diabolos. He snickered, "As soon as I give this to him, he will take a huge leap in cultivation, munya. He can be one of this era''s main characters, but it''s also a curse that can''t be negated by the refined entity crystal, munya."

    "Isn''t that?" Cernun noticed the crystal in Meowmeow''s hand.

    "Heavenly Fate Crystal, that''s right, munya."

    "But, isn''t that what Mao Miaomiao has been collecting? Won''t he..."

    "If he sinks low enough to harm his son for the crystal, I''ll cut ties with him, munya! I don''t care if I have to fight against my formerrade, but if someone messes with that innocent boy, I''ll kill that bastard, munya!"

    "... What if Mu-Nyang wants it?"

    "I''ll freaking cut ties with him, too, munya!"

    "..."

    .

    .

    Another valuable day passed, and the dungeon was still safe. Meowmeow returned to his dungeon, preventing the mishap and the sneaky Asgardian Army.

    Odin finally retreated after the one-day ceremony "stroll". The 10,000-immortal army flew northeast, falling back to Midgard.

    Marcus and the yers were baffled, but they couldn''t voice their opinion. They only watched the army leave as they were powerless to do anything to influence the event.

    Then, a global announcement gave them a hint.

    DING

    <Asgard Army has withdrawn from Seaside Town.>

    <A new global event has been updated. Please see your quest menu to learn more.>

    The yers opened their game menus and looked at the global quest that they had received.<novelnext></novelnext>

    .

    Global Scenario Quest: Hegemony War a€" Part 1

    Although Pangu and Odin agreed to attack ve Dungeon and get rid of the Cmity Fiend Taotie and Evil Cathulhu Meowmeow, they didn''t wholeheartedly contribute to the siege due to the political strafes, personal interests, geographic, and other circumstances.

    In the first game world, the Pangu Church dominates all countries and continents, being the most influential religion in the world. Its champion, Hiiro Narukami, paves the way for the church to rule all seven seas and seven continents. Although the church is the true overlord of that world, a demon dragon legion, led by Lilith, Clem, Nero, and remnants of the old Netherworld Realm in the previous era are still lurking in the shadow, plotting against the church. The fight ends up in a stalemate as the church overly relies on its champion.

    In W-2, the influence of the Pangu Church slowly copses as the Chaos Seraphim''s strongest wife, Devil, has already seized control of one-third of the richnds in the world. She and Mao Miaomiao continue to press forward, crushing every follower of Pangu. As such, the Pangu Church and Mao Miaomiao''s followers fought in a bitter war, forcing Pangu to allocate most of their fighters in this world in a crusade against the Chaos Seraphim and his allies.

    This affects the situation in W-3. Because Pangu couldn''t afford to create too many war fronts, he stops sending immortals to help this world. Moreover, a few immortals were killed during the Siege of Yeet City, crippling the Pangu Church''s forces. As a consequence, the church couldn''t send its men to help the Asgard.

    This angered Odin as Pangu reneged his promises. Furthermore, a new force, the Pandemonium Guild of Solomon, has emerged in Siren City. Threatened by the new army and Pangu''s insincere attitude, Odin ordered his troops to retreat.

    Unchallenged, Evil Cathulhu Meowmeow secretly gathers his monster forces, preparing for another dungeon break. It''s a matter of time before another major war breaks out.

    Gods of Olympus, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades have been watching the situation from the sideline, waiting for their opportunity. Upon noticing the looming chaos, all of them split their forces and enters each world, jumping into the fray.

    Many small and big forces are making their moves. Field monsters and dungeon monsters systematically move as one. The chess pieces have been assembled, and the War of Hegemony will soon begin. No world is safe from the me of war.

    .

    The Hegemony Patch had been updated ahead of the schedule!

    Reading the introduction of the global quest, Marcus and many yers got goosebumps. Then, they recalled that yers could obtain nobility peerage by serving a faction.

    Everything made sense now. The recent patch was made for this event!

    The World War in-game was about to begin!

    "Dammit, Yeet. You knew and you chose the monsters?"

    Marcus nced at his remaining game currency bnce. He still had two million PACTs, which he had farmed and purchased when the price was less than a dor.

    The real-world currency was not mattered anymore when immortality and superpower were at stake. Marcus regretted that he didn''t collect more tokens when the price was dirt cheap.

    The yers continued to read the quest content. Marcus also deeply sighed and shook off the useless thoughts. He explored the quest menu.

    .

    Quest Objective: yers in W-3 may choose one of the local factions to serve or establish their own faction through the guild system. The current existing factions are as the followings;

    - Odin Faction (Vessels: Asgard, Midgard, and Valkyrie Guild)

    - Solomon Faction (Vessels: Netherworld, Siren City, and Pandemonium Guild)

    - Pangu Church Faction (Vessels: Holy Empire, Yeet City, Nian Cult, and Adventurer Guild)

    - Beast Forest Faction (Vessels: Forbidden Forest, Mount Tian Yuan, and Xuan Guild)

    - Cathulhu Faction (Vessels: Mermaid Kingdom, Cernun Archipgo, ve Dungeon, and MUNYA Guild)

    - Mao n Faction (Vessels: Desert Frontier, Frozen Union States, Fang n, and Demon Spear Sect)

    - Evil God loc Faction (Vessel: Chaos Demon Cult)

    - Olympus Faction (Vessels: Titan Mountain Tribe, Hades Guild)

    Rewards: Unknown

    Time Limit: Unknown

    .

    The list of each faction dazzled the yers and Marcus. It exined which side each organization or country is affiliated with.

    Seeing the detail of the Cathulhu Faction, Marcus was surprised. MUNYA Guild of Xiaomao showed up in the list while his guild wasn''t even mentioned in the quest detail.

    ''What did you do, Xiaomao?! Howe you get the honorable mention while my guild doesn''t?''

    Marcus wasn''t the only one with such a thought, the remaining yers were also curious.

    "Munya Guild? That Xiaomao''s guild is big enough to be on the list?"

    "Isn''t he kinda strong? He won thest guild war tournament. That might be why."

    "Damn! Can I join the MUNYA Guild? The Mermaid Kingdom is in the same faction? You know what? I''m sold!"

    "I''ve never been this convinced in my entire life. It''s obvious which faction I should serve!"

    "Evil God, right?"

    "Hell NO! I want a mermaid waifu! Where is the Mermaid Kingdom!?"

    "Asgard and Olympus... Can we get the Norse God War?"

    "More like a€" Which faction is Kratos in? I ain''t working for Zeus or Odin. I wanna follow Kratos!"

    The opinions of yers varied, but most leaned toward fancy factions that antagonized order and peace. Many depraving virgins were attracted to the Mermaid Kingdom while hardcore gamers needed more information about each faction and their perks to make the decision.

    Because of the announcement, the yers got excited again. They forgot about the suspicious events in the real world and their promises to the Pangu Church, which gave them extra power.

 Chapter 316 Cat Dad Learns His Weakness

    Chapter 316 ¨C Cat Dad Learns His Weakness

    DING

    Wei Zhi slightly opened her eyes and looked at the system message. She skimmed through the detail and closed it, not interested in the trivial quest.

    Noticing that Wei Zhi stopped absorbing blood Qi from the swamp, Cernun asked about her condition.

    "How are you feeling? How many clones have you defeated so far?"

    Wei Zhi''s eyes flickered as she remembered how she defeated Wei Feng, Wei Xiong, and Wei Huang''s clones at 200% potential difficulty. She shed a tear of sadness that she didn''t get to learn more from Wei Huang, the man who shared the same face as her father.

    "Only three, sir."

    "So, you defeated Wei Yuan''s family already. Did you obtain their memory or their skills?"

    "I only got their skills, but I don''t get their memory."

    "No karmic message at all?"

    "No, sir. No memory at all."

    Cernun raised his brows, "That''s odd. I clearly remembered that those guys left their wills in their karma. It should have been passed down to you since you''re using the cloned avatar of Wei Yuan. Or¡­"

    Cernun suddenly thought of Xiaomao, who was Wei Yuan''s son. Since he was her son in the other life, the karma might have gone to him instead of staying around for Wei Zhi.

    "Oh, damn. I think Xiaomao took the karma."

    Wei Zhi shook her head, "It doesn''t matter. I can get stronger without karma''s help. Let me continue to train. I want to fight Mao Miaomiao''s clone when he was young next."

    "Be careful, though. He''s a pervert. Even if it''s a clone, it will ravish you whenever it has a chance! Set the difficulty at the lowest first and get used to his tactics and skills. He''s crafty, nasty, and unpredictable inbat."

    "I''ll be careful, sir."

    Wei Zhi closed her eyes and sank her consciousness into her pocket dantian.

    .

    .

    RUMBLE

    Xiaomaoy in his pool of blood, but he was proud of his fight.

    Wei Huang''s clone floated in the sky, looking at Xiaomao''s elemental trees on the three foundations.

    With 500 meters in height and at least a kilometer in diameter, the tree on the iceberg grew sorge that it could be called a world tree. Its silver leaves, branches, and trunk reflected the light, shining like a star.

    The pylon crystal was also on par with the ice tree. It transformed into a floating tree of light as its leaves, trunk, and branches were so bright that it hid the entire tree and the pylon crystal core inside. Even Wei Huang could barely see its vague silhouette.

    The lotus on the blood element sea also grew as tall as the ice tree, spreading its roots underwater. A billion small lotuses detached from its mother and blossomed as well, transforming the glooming ce into a colorful flower sea as the pink flower petals reced the ominous crimson blood.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Still, the oversized lotus stalk and the massive flower looked as creepy as ever. If someone were to look at it from above, they would have seen a humongous mouth, countless sharp teeth, and human arms inside its mouth.

    In each trunk or stalk, a golden core glittered, generating elemental Qi of its nature and refilling the foundation with Blood, Water, and Light Element Qi.

    With the elemental Qi generators in his dantian, Xiaomao could be considered a proper 6th-stage cultivator. The next thing he needed wasbat experience against his peers.

    Xiaomao bitterlyughed and looked at his great-grandfather. This was his 3,200th defeat.

    "You''re a strict teacher, gramps."

    Wei Huang smirked, ''If I don''t go all out, you''ll be spoiled. I''m not going to repeat the same mistake as I did to Xiong''er and Fei''er. I''m going to humble you until you understand how harsh the world of cultivation is!''

    "I know. Many big shots have been protecting me. I know my ce."

    ''Then, try harder! I will not entrust my memory to you unless you can defeat me for real!''

    "Roger that! I''ll beat you next time!"

    Xiaomaoughed, and Wei Huang beheaded him with arge energy sword.

    .

    .

    "6th stage, you''re growing faster than your father, mew!"

    Mir smiled from ear to ear. She was so happy that Xiaomao progressed a lot faster than Mao Miaomiao did when he was a mortal.

    That guy spent centuries in his pocket dantian to advance to the 6th stage. Although hisbat sense and skillset were superior to Xiaomao, she believed that the son had more potential.

    Xiaomao opened his eyes and snapped his fingers. A mass of water appeared in front of him, and he drank them all.

    After rehydrating himself, Xiaomao paced his breath and visualized his fights so far.

    Wei Huang was resourceful. Sometimes, he summoned an Oni Dao Avatar and utilized a blood domain, which instantly crushed Xiaomao''s heart and exploded his blood instantly. But when Xiaomao used the same power, Wei Huang summoned an elderly swordsman avatar, who simply swung his swords aimlessly, but all his attacks magically cut Xiaomao into pieces.

    Wei Xiong alsoprehended it but didn''t use it against him. Thus, Xiaomao understood how it worked ¨C That domain allowed all attacks to directly sh, cut, or pierce every target that got inside Wei Huang''s domain even though all attacks physically missed the targets.

    In Wei Xiong''s memory, it was called the Sword Domain, which was the signature move of the sword sect that Wei Xiong had joined. Wei Huang and Wei Feng also joined the same sect, but his grandfather was one of the elders there, which enabled him to learn more techniques from the sect.

    So far, Xiaomao managed to mimic the sword domain and managed to block some invisible attacks. However, Wei Huang''s superior elemental power bypassed his defense and killed him every time. In addition, Wei Huang used an elemental power that Xiaomao hadn''t mastered yet.

    Xiaomao was aware of his shoring ¨C Hecked the Metal Element Foundation.

    This element enhanced the power, durability, and speed of energy swords and invisible sword domains. Because of that, Xiaomao could never be Wei Huang''s opponent as all strikes from the clone always broke his defenses.

    Understanding his shoring, Xiaomao knew what he should do next. It was time to upgrade another spiritual root into an elemental foundation.

    "Mir, do you know where I can find a metal element Qi, munya?"

 Chapter 317 Cat Dadâ€™s First Superhero Work

    Chapter 317 ¨C Cat Dad''s First Superhero Work

    "Metal, mew?" Mir''s expression wasplicated. She pointed at his chest, "Aren''t blood elements the upgraded tier of metal elements? Iron is metal so does blood, right?"

    "No, blood is blood. Blood has iron in it, but blood is not metal, munya."

    "But iron blood and iron metal are the same, mew."

    Xiaomao scratched his head. He circted a drop of his blood Qi to his fingertip. Then, he narrowed his eyes, trying to extract the hemoglobin that contained iron from the droplet.

    BOOM

    It exploded.

    He failed. It didn''t work the same as regr blood as it was a form of energy.

    "I guess I have to search for it myself, munya," Xiaomao turned to Mir. "I now have three Dao Avatars, and I can use three lesser domains so far. Should I start saving people now, munya?"

    "Yes, you should, mew!" Mir was delighted that Xiaomao brought this up. "Before that, show me your Dao Avatars first, mew!"

    Xiaomao pursed his lips and closed his eyes.

    A crimson clone of Xiaomao manifested first. It had the same look and eight tentacles as the master.

    The second one came out as a blue slime with the appearance of inte Chad. He didn''t have a lower torso and legs, so he floated and crossed his arms like Jinn in ddin.

    Thest avatar was an eyeball with six white feather wings, taking the same form as the Seraphims in the bible. Its pupil glittered in golden light while the iris was pitch ck.

    Seeing the avatars, Mir inspected them and their characteristics. She nodded in approval.

    "All Daos are useful, but I want you to focus on that eyeball-Dao. It can be useful when you encounter Solomon''s ghosts, mew."

    ? "What do I do with it, munya?"

    "You generate a domain. Since it''s a lesser domain, the range is quite short, mew. Have you tried using it yet?"

    "I did, so many times, munya."

    Xiaomao didn''t tell Mir that he had already mastered it, and his domain range was 100 meters. Although it was too short for long-rangedbat or flightbat, it could track the movements of people and fighters in his range. In addition, it was safe to use as its power never harmed regr humans.

    "Good. Go down and patrol the city, mew. Get to a crowded area and use that Dao''s power. It should flush out the ghost from hiding. Ghosts hate light element spells and domains since it kills them, mew."

    "Coincidentally, my Dao is True Purification, and I can instantly kill the ghosts. Should I kill them all with my full power, munya?"

    "No. Our objective is to make yourself famous so that we can attract yers to join our faction, mew. Control your strength and flush the ghosts out. Let the humans see their true appearance, so they know what they are dealing with, mew! If they understand that Solomon is trying to take over the world, the yers will not join his faction or Solomon''s ally factions, mew! Also, if we make a good impression on humans, they might even cooperate with us in the long run, mew!"

    Xiaomao understood the scheme. He nodded.

    "Alright. Flush out the ghosts first, let the people see the threats, then y a hero and rescue them to be famous, munya?"<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Exactly! Now, go, mew!

    "Roger that!"

    Xiaomaoughed as he got to do something else after getting himself killed for years. He got on the ledge of the rooftop and jumped down without hesitation.

    He got used to flying. Jumping down a 50-story building was nothing to him.

    Xiaomao immediately spread his tentacles and turned his aura to connect them together. Instantly, the tentacles turned into wings, allowing Xiaomao to glide in the sky.

    As Xiaomao flew during the daytime, many people in the metropolitan buildings identally saw him. Some were Solomon ghosts, but the majority were still humans.

    Xiaomao purposely let the people see him. He avoided electric cables andnded on a sidewalk, next to a busy road.

    As it was daytime on a weekday, not many pedestrians gathered on the street. Still, several srymen saw his unusual wings and were shocked.

    A few days ago, they saw many eyes in the sky. Themon people hadn''t recovered from the shock yet. When they saw Xiaomao, they instantly connected the incidents together and were afraid of him.

    Xiaomao looked around. He summoned the seraphim avatar and used his domain to search for hidden ghosts in the area. A 100-meter-radius dome expanded with Xiaomao''s avatar at the center.

    DONG

    The sound of a sonar echoed in the street. Even humans could hear them.

    However, to the ghosts of Solomon, this sound scared them. Several businessmen dropped their belongings. Some rushed out of their cars and leaped away like Spiderman.

    Because of their weird reactions, the regr humans noticed them. A few hoodlums, who skipped school to y in the winter, took out their phones and recorded clips of Xiaomao and panicking people on the street.

    Xiaomao didn''t do anything fancy. He retracted his tentacle wings in his back and acted natural. However, the Dao Avatar behind him suddenly widened its eye, unleashing its power.

    Without closing his eyes, Xiaomao could see the game notification messages.

    DING

    <You have activated the Dao Avatar Domain of True Purification!>

    <Everyone in the 100-meter radius around you will be purified and healed. Every ghost, undead, and evil being will be cleansed and removed.>

    The dome of light expanded and soothed everybody in the domain. The pedestrians felt lighter. Middle-aged srymen''s recovered their mental strength. An elderlydy on the street suddenly could hear and see everything clearly while the cigarette-addicted hoodlums coughed and vomited out impurities from their lungs and stomach.

    For humans, this domain benefited them. They got healthier, and they felt better.

    But for ghosts, purification meant death. Weak ghosts were instantly purified, leaving their possessed body. As a result, many people copsed and fainted.

    However, many strong ghosts avoided this domain and ejected themselves out of their host bodies. They reverted back to their true form and used their domains for self-protection.

    A hundred ck clouds with humanoid silhouettes suddenly emerged on the busy road. These ghosts stomped on cars and blocked the traffic, screaming in pain because of Xiaomao''s domain.

 Chapter 318 Cat Dad Exorcises Some Ghosts

    Chapter 317 ¨C Cat Dad Exorcises Some Ghosts

    Because the ghosts were weakened by Xiaomao''s domain, their regr humans could see them.

    "What is that?!"

    The presence of the dark spirits shocked the non-gamer pedestrians. They pointed at the screaming ghosts while many quick thinkers ran away from the area.

    The ghosts thrashed and threw random objects, destroying many signboards, traffic lights, cars, and vending machines on the street. Many humans got caught in their rampage and got hit by random flying objects.

    "Hmm."

    Xiaomao looked around and maintained his True Purification Domain. The injured and critically injured people were instantly healed. However, the broken objects, crashed cars, and debris remained the same.

    The victims in the crashed cars screamed in pain even though Xiaomao healed them. Due to the pressure and the distorted metal frames of the cars, their broken bones and other injuries couldn''t be healed as long as they were trapped inside.

    Xiaomao noticed the victims and rushed to their aid. He peeled the broken frame of a car with bare hands and gently pulled a family of four out. A 3-year-old daughter and an infant got out first. Then, Xiaomao carried the husband and wife out.

    "H-How?"

    Although confused, the wife gazed at Xiaomao in gratitude and admiration. The slightly injured husband turned to his kids and ensured that they were safe. Then, he turned to Xiaomao and nodded, "T-Thank you."

    "No problem, munya."

    Meanwhile, the ghosts managed to escape from Xiaomao''s domain as his range was short. They turned around and red at him.

    Upon realizing who he was, they bellowed.

    "MIAO XIAOMAO! LORD SOLOMON CARES FOR YOU! IS THIS HOW YOU REPAY FOR HIS KINDNESS?!"

    Xiaomao healed the family and looked up, ring at the ghost in the sky.

    "Get your family out of here, munya. Those monsters are dangerous."

    "O-Okay!"

    In front of the family of four, Xiaomao spread his tentacle wings and kicked the ground. In the next second, he appeared in front of the ghost and seized its face with his right hand.

    "I''m grateful for his help, but he has failed to grant me one thing I desire, munya."

    "YOU!!"

    "Go back and tell him that the world and the humans are mine! He can''t have it, munya!"

    "MIAO XIAOMAO!!!"

    Xiaomao clenched his right hand, and the ghost''s face was crushed. It dissipated into smoke and vanished.

    Seeing how Xiaomao killed their colleague, weak ghosts shrieked and fled the scene. However, five of them weren''t afraid of Xiaomao.

    "YOU DARE?!"

    All of them charged toward him at once, forgetting what his domain was.

    "Idiots, munya!"

    True Purification Domain!

    The second shockwave of the domain expanded and weed the ghosts. As soon as they entered the white dome, half of their bodies disintegrated!

    "!!!"

    At that moment, they realized their mistake ¨C Xiaomao''s mysterious domain was the bane to their existence!

    "Impossible! Howe he can use a Holy Domain?!"

    Xiaomao pped his wings and summoned Qi swords. A hundred portals appeared behind him, and 100 flying swords emerged. Xiaomao pointed at the five ghosts.

    "Kill them all, munya!"

    A hundred swords shot in every direction. They curved and coordinated their flight courses, surrounding the five ghosts from six directions ¨C Above, below, left, right, front, and behind!

    The five ghosts screamed and tried to use their domains. Xiaomao could hear the voice of the game system, sending him messages.

    DING

    <Nameless Ghost has activated a nascent soul domain ¨C Domain of Hunting!>

    <All spiritual beings can break all bones of living beings upon touch (Doesn''t work against stronger opponents).>

    DING

    <Nameless Ghost has activated a nascent soul domain ¨C Domain of Fear!>

    <If a spiritual being touches any living being in their domain, the touched living being loses 10% of their sanity (Doesn''t work against stronger opponents).>

    DING

    <Nameless Ghost has activated a nascent soul domain ¨C Domain of Paranormal!>

    <All spiritual beings in the domain are immune to Qi attacks, physical attacks, spells, and status effects if one of the spiritual beings activates a domain (Doesn''t work against stronger opponents).>

    Three of five ghosts wereparable to 7th-stage cultivators. They used their domains and attempted to resist Xiaomao''s ability. As for the other two, they didn''t have a domain, but they summoned their Dao Avatars, which came out as tworge clouds in the shape of two skulls.

    The skulls opened their mouths and rushed to Xiaomao, attempting to swallow him whole.

    Xiaomao created an energy sword from his hand as if he activated a lightsaber. He casually cut the iing skull clouds.<novelnext></novelnext>

    BOOM

    The two skulls were sliced in half and dispersed into ck dust.

    SWUA

    Moreover, the torsos of the five ghosts were sliced in half. Their lower bodies crumbled to dust.

    Two weaker ghosts widened their eyes and dissipated into nothingness without understanding what Xiaomao did. As for the other three, they were frightened.

    "Invisible attack domain?!"

    "Soul Formation Domain?! An 8th-stage domain?!"

    "Miao Xiaomao has reached the 8th stage?!"

    Hearing their exmation, Xiaomao scoffed. He concealed the truth of his domain and used one of the Wei n''s sword techniques on them. None of the ghosts noticed that Xiaomao''s energy sword was coated with Blood Element Qi and his blood. The red lightsaber hummed once again, and the three remaining ghosts lost their heads.

    When Xiaomao blinked, he saw the messages that confirmed his Blood Domain ability.

    <You have activated your Dao Avatar Domain ¨C Domain of Blood Sovereign!>

    <If you coat your weapon with your blood and blood element Qi, it can negate all domain abilities of Mortal Domains. If you are stronger than your opponent, you can destroy their domain and cripple your opponent''s dantian.>

    <Your blood is infinite. You may use your blood as a weapon in your domain or imitate other domains that you know. The weapon shapes, abilities, strength, and effects depend on your weapon mastery and experience.>

    <You can manipte the blood of everybody inside your domain. (Doesn''t work against stronger opponents).>

    <You can imitate a domain''s effect by sacrificing a portion of your blood.>

    This was not even Xiaomao''splete form as the Dao Avatar Domain was still a lot weaker than a Nascent Soul Domain (7th stage), a Soul Formation Domain (8th stage), and a Mahayana Domain (9th stage). A ster constetion domain, aka the immortal stage, would be even more powerful!

    Seeing the powerful effects of his domain abilities, Xiaomao wondered why Wei Huang, Wei Xiong, and Wei Feng couldn''t be gods and ruled the universe like the other famous gods. But as he closed his eyes to recollect or reminisce the memory of Wei Feng and Wei Xiong, he thought of a face and a name.

    Kishin Douji

    In their memories, Kishin Douji was the Oni God, who was Devil and Mao Miaomiao''s nemesis. After Wei Yuan eloped with Mao Miaomiao, Wei Cao (Wei Yuan''s father) sold his family to the Oni God for power and blessings from the Oni God.

    Having a vulgar hobby, Kishin Douji demanded that they surrendered Wei Yuan, who hadprehended the Chaos Element, to be his bride. Wei Huang refused, and Wei Cao killed his father. Then, he enved his family to serve the Oni God and joined the crusade against Devil and Mao Miaomiao.

    Xiaomao discarded the thought. He dispelled all energy swords and resumed the rescue task to save as many victims as possible. After all, he was the cause of this mess.

    .

    10 minutester, ambnces and police cars rushed to the scene and helped the victims.

    Xiaomao didn''t leave. He sat on the back truck of a police car, giving his testimony to the cops.

    The cops investigated the crime scene while they kept stealing nces at Xiaomao. As most of them hadn''t joined the game yet, they had no idea about the superpower perk of the game, and they were surprised to see a real-life superhero.

    Eyewitnesses all said the same things ¨C Cloud monsters appeared and wreaked havoc, but Xiaomao killed the monsters and healed them with his superpower. Many people stayed behind and wanted to catch a glimpse of the superhero in real life.

    A detective was in charge of collecting evidence and interrogating the so-called superhero. He sized up Xiaomao and nced at his tentacle wings. Then, he questioned him after he finished collecting the general testimony.

    "How did you get your superpower?"

    "ying a VRMMO game, munya!"

    "Which game are you ying? Is it the infamous Pangu Online 2?"

    "Yes. That one, munya!"

    The investigator sighed as he already learned about this from other incidents and rumors. He had also been following Pangu Online 2''s trend and changes as many gamers were reported missing after ying the game. Every organization in the world worked together to solve this problem. Unfortunately, their politicians and the higher-ups kept shutting down the investigations and prevented prosecutors from every nation to issue a warrant on Pan Xian and Pan Mei.

    As a disciplined detective, Jin Ijin vowed to get to the bottom of this conspiracy. Now that he got a new clue, he dug for more info.

    "So, does every yer has a superpower like you?"

    "Of course not. They have to join the Cathulhu Faction to get it, munya."

    Little did Jin Ijin know, Xiaomao used him and his organization as an advertisement for his guild and faction.

    "Can you tell me about factions of the game?"

    "Like every game, there are good guys and bad guys, munya. When you start out, you often meet and hear about the Pangu Church, which is one of the most prominent factions in the game. On the surface, they are helping yers and eradicating all evils. But if you explore the game lore, you will find suspicious deeds of the church and their mysterious rtionship with the so-called "Bad Guys", munya."

    "So you''re saying, the "Church" is the real bad guy in the game?"

    "That depends on how we look into the lore. But for me, they''re the bad guys, munya!"

    Jin Ijin took notes, "So, which faction is the easiest one to gain a superpower?"

    Xiaomao grinned, "The Cathulhu Faction, munya! Oh, don''t tell anyone. Cathulhus are pretty much cats. They want nothing more but a good rtionship with their human owner, munya. They want to co-exist with humans, but Pangu wants to kill all of Cathulhu and make the world free of cats. That''s the summary of the lore, munya."

    Detective Jin Ijin took notes, but he couldn''t believe everything that Xiaomao said. He frowned and asked a random question.

    "By the way, why are you ending your sentence with "Munya"?"

    "Because munya-ing is a side-effect of yers with a catopus game avatar, munya. When you synchronize with your game character to a certain percentage, you will start meowing or munya-ing like me, munya!"

    "¡­"

    Jin Ijin secretly took another note.

    ''This MF superhero has a mental issue.''

 Chapter 319 Cat Dad VS Possessed Police

    Chapter 318 ¨C Cat Dad VS Possessed Police

    Xiaomao wasn''t freed after the incident. The detective escorted him to a police station and detained him for further investigations. A dozen officers were mobilized to oversee the case.

    He yed along with the Korean police. Without hiding his face or acting like a fugitive, Xiaomao followed the police officers with his head held high.

    Journalists from all news stations rushed to the police station to question the official about the incident and the existence of a superhuman. Many of them took pictures of Xiaomao when he entered the local police building.

    .

    = Interrogation Room =

    Xiaomao sat at a table in an enclosed room with only a tinted ss window. He smiled and waved his hand at the ss as he sensed many people in the observer room.

    No one entered the room to interrogate him yet as the detectives and officers waited for the agents from the higher-ups to take over this case. As the China Government branded Xiaomao as a terrorist, the Korean National Police Agency had enough reason to detain and decide what to do with the international fugitive.

    However,plications ensued. Many police officers doubted if the Chinese Government framed Xiaomao because of his superpower or if Xiaomao had a conflict with one of their supreme leaders. After all, many witnesses testified that Xiaomao saved their lives by using his power. He also killed the monster ghosts that appeared out of nowhere.

    Unfortunately, many pessimistic officers had another theory. They believed that Xiaomao either provoked or harmed the innocents as nothing wrong had happened before Xiaomao appeared. Moreover, many people hadn''t regained consciousness after the incident, which might have been caused by Xiaomao''s power.

    As such, they waited for themissioner to send their official investigation teams here to handle theplicated case that the mass was interested in.

    Jin Ijin sat in the observer room, looking at Xiaomao''s reactions while he drafted a report for his superior officers.

    For a brief moment, Jin Ijin''s eyes met with Xiaomao''s. Strangely, the guy grinned and gave him a thumbs up.

    ''Can he see me?''

    Jin Ijin couldn''t shake away the thought. He had a feeling that Xiaomao could see through the special ss window.

    His doubt was clear the next second. Xiaomaoughed at the people in the observer room, "I see you! Hey, detective. Are you going to interrogate me or are you waiting for unknown agents toe to find me? Let me say this. I don''t have much time left. There might be another attack from Solomon Ghosts again. If you don''t want more people to get possessed, you should let me go and let me help you, munya!"

    Jin Ijin looked at the station''s chief, who had been standing behind him.

    The chief snorted and walked out of the observer room. He entered the interrogation room and sat at the opposite side of the table.

    The chief rested his elbows on the table and stared into Xiaomao''s eyes.

    "Listen here, you little shit. Your time is up. We will hand you over to China. I don''t care what you did, but it doesn''t change the fact that you''re a terrorist."

    "Nice interrogation technique from a Solomon Ghost, munya." Xiaomao smirked and turned to the tinted window, "Let me show you what a Solomon Ghost does to humans, munya!"

    "YOU!!"

    Without letting the chief react, Xiaomao used his Dao Avatar Domain.

    True Purification!

    Everybody in the police station was stuck inside Xiaomao''s domain. As soon as the 100-meter diameter dome appeared, a dark spirit screamed and was ejected from its possessed body.

    The ghost came out from the chief!

    The chief officer copsed to the ground while the dark spirit attempted to flee, flying through the ceiling.

    Xiaomao scoffed and wiggled his index finger<novelnext></novelnext>

    BOOM

    The fingertip exploded and gushed out blood. The released blood moved like an entwined line of ropes, pursuing the fleeing ghost. It phased through the ceiling and seized the ghost''s ankle. Then, it pulled the ghost back into the room.

    Jin Ijin dropped his pen while the other police officers were petrified from shock. Their agape mouths were so wide that they could swallow their fist.

    Xiaomao stood up and faced the window. He pointed at the ghost, "Let me introduce you to your TRUE enemies, the Solomon Ghosts, munya. You see, these ghosts devour human souls and possess their victim''s physical bodies. Then, they live in our world, disguising and blending with everybody here, munya. Their objective is simple ¨C They want to conquer the earth and remove all humans, munya!"

    Jin Ijin and two other officers covered their mouths. They thought about the weird reactions and the conspiracies between every nation''s politicians.

    How else the world government stayed quiet after multiple cases of supernatural anomalies, missing people, and countless sightings of superhumans?

    If what Xiaomao said was true, the top brass of many nations might have been reced!

    Jin Ijin wanted to believe in this theory as many puzzle pieces fit in. However, he couldn''t invest in someone''s testimony without solid evidence and the stories from both sides. He activated a microphone on the console in front of him, asking the question.

    "Who and what are Solomon Ghosts?"

    Xiaomao pointed at the dark spirit in the shape of a human that he had captured, "Him and other entities like him, munya."

    Jin Ijin looked at the dark spirit. Although he was an atheist, he had no choice but to believe in what he was seeing.

    "What are you, ghost? Can you speak? Why are you in our chief''s body."

    The dark ghost red at Jin Ijin. He bellowed, "HELP ME AT ONCE, JIN IJIN! Miao Xiaomao is tricking all of you! This is his superpower! He can turn human souls into ghosts!"

    Xiaomao raised his brows, looking at the ghost next to him. It was a nice attempt to mislead Jin Ijin and caused doubts.

    "I''m surprised, munya. I thought all ghosts are stupid."

    The chief''s ghost sneered, "I know what you''re thinking, Miao Xiaomao! You can''t trick me and my colleagues! Let me go at once, or I''ll add more charges to your crime!"

    "You and what authority, munya? The president, themissioner, or the Blue House?"

    "You''re a fool, Miao Xiaomao! Do you think you can get help from the Blue House?!"

    "Why not, munya?"

    "HAHAHAHA! Do you think you have any backers? Do you think we neglect this country? Of course not! All leaders in this country have already joined our side! You, your father, and Mu-Nyang can''t do shit on this! This world is already in the hands of Lord Solomon!"

    Xiaomao deeply sighed in disappointment as he had expected a tough debate, but the ghost was stupid enough to slip up. Xiaomao turned to the window.

    "There you have it, boys. Did you record that, munya?"

    Behind the window, Jin Ijin''s hand was trembling in astonishment and shock. His voice cracked.

    "Y-Yes, we got everything."

    "Nice!" Xiaomao turned to the ghost and smiled, "Thank you for your stupidity, munya. You saved me a lot of time, but you greatly disappointed me. I thought I had to debate with you for hours before I can make you confess."

    "You what?!" The ghost froze for a moment. Then, he realized his mistake.

    It was toote for the ghost to take his words back. Xiaomao punched the ghost in the face and disintegrated him into dust.

 Chapter 320 Cat Dad Convinces Local Cops

    Chapter 320 ¨C Cat Dad Convinces Local Cops

    After the ghost was purged, Jin Ijin rushed into the room and inspected the chief. Thetter was still breathing, but he didn''t respond to his call.

    "What did you do, Miao Xiaomao?!" yelled the detective.

    "I''ll tell you the story of Solomon Ghosts, munya. If you let me talk, I''ll tell you everything."

    "¡­"

    Jin Ijin told his colleagues to call an ambnce and brought his chief out of the station. Then, all detectives, police officers, and Jin Ijin listened to Xiaomao''s story.

    .

    An hourter, Xiaomao finished the summary of the situation he was in.

    Jin Ijin narrowed his eyes. Although he was still afraid of Xiaomao, he mustered his courage to confirm a few things.

    "So if what you''re saying is true, the irregr missing cases are all rted to the game?"

    "Yes, munya. Either Pan Xian or Solomon abducted them. Solomon stole people and reced them with his minions while Pan Xian merged the bodies of the gamers with their game avatars, munya."

    "This is ridiculous!" Jin Ijin covered his face with his palms. This case defied all logic andmon sense.

    One of Jin Ijin''s colleagues asked Xiaomao, "About the recent anomaly in the sky a few days ago, was Solomon or Pan Xian behind that?"

    "The anomaly?"

    As Xiaomao was inside Mir''s shadow at that time, he didn''t get to see the eyes in the sky. Still, he heard about it from Mir. But when the detective showed the recorded clip from hisptop, Xiaomao could guess its origins.

    "Oh, that? It''s Solomon, munya. Pangu''s eyes are different."

    "I-I see. So that was his work, huh?" The police looked at Ijin, who took charge of this case.

    Jin Ijin stared at Xiaomao, giving him a meaningful look.

    "What are you nning to do after this?"

    Seeing that everything went ording to his n, Xiaomao got to the point.

    "Since Pan Xian sold Earth to Solomon, we can only work together to fight off the invaders, munya. But since regr people are powerless against these ghosts, I''m nning to migrate as many people to a safe ce that Solomon''s ghosts can''t reach, munya. Then, from there, we will train you so that we cane back and retake Earth, munya!"

    "And where are you nning to take us to?"

    "It might sound strange, but the safest ce is the game world, munya."

    This gave Jin Ijin a severe headache. From Xiaomao''s testimony, Pan Xian and Solomon were behind this pandemonium. But to survive, they had to migrate to one of Pan Xian''s game worlds.

    It didn''t make any sense!

    Xiaomao had expected this reaction. He borated.

    "I know what you''re thinking, munya. It''s true that Pangu Online 2 is a VRMMO game, but in reality, it''s a real. All NPCs are real people. The monsters there are also real, munya."

    Xiaomao skipped the minor details about thew of the game world, such as the monster-respawning rules, their strength, and their strength curve, making it simple for non-gamers to understand.

    "Is there no other way, Miao Xiaomao? Can you kill Solomon and get this over with?" the other officers also didn''t like the idea. They didn''t want to abandon their precious home to live in a strange ce.

    "You should be aware that I''m fighting alone, and there''s a limit to what I can do to help, munya. Also, Solomon is freaking strong. I can''t fight him alone, munya."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao continued pitching his sale, "If you keep staying, you will be exposed to the ghosts, munya. Once they capture you, you and your family are done for. Imagine this ¨C One day, your kids and your wife suddenly turn into someone you don''t know. They have the same look, but their souls are different, munya."<novelnext></novelnext>

    The officers in the interrogation room and the observer room gulped, thinking of the worst-case scenario.

    That would be terrifying!

    They didn''t want to get sucked into Hell or see their loved ones bing victims!

    Jin Ijin took a deep breath. He gave Xiaomao a meaningful look, "Will there be harmful or danger if we join the game with our real bodies?"

    "Unfortunately, yes, munya. If you die in the game, you might die for real. But if you want to acquire a superpower, you will have to risk your life, munya."

    "Another question, if we migrate to the game world, can wee back to retake the in the future when we''re stronger?"

    "Of course, munya! I can teleport from Earth to the game world. Obviously, you can do the same in the future as long as you''re a part of the Cathulhu Faction, munya!"

    The officers looked at each other. They hesitated if they should entrust their fate to this suspicious superhero.

    However, Jin Ijin trusted his instinct. He suggested to his friends, "I have an idea."

    Jin Ijin paused. He wanted to ask Xiaomao to protect his family, colleagues, and innocent people in Korea. However, he didn''t want to put all responsibility on this superhuman with a dubious background.

    He thought of the higher-ups. Most of them might have been reced by Solomon Ghosts, but there might be some good ones that didn''t know about the crisis.

    "Miao Xiaomao, if you are speaking the truth, I want you to do something for the country."

    "What is it, munya?"

    Jin Ijin exined while he gazed at Xiaomao.

    "The recent anomalies and the existence of these ghosts change everything. We saw how the ghost came out from the victims today. Although we want to believe in you, we need a solid proof that your ability is real. Therefore, I have a favor for you. I need you to heal or cure some patients in a hospital. Prove that your power don''t harm people!"

    "That''s a nice idea, munya. But it will definitely cause some issues since my power covers everybody in a 100-meter radius. I might identally flush out some ghosts among doctors, nurses, or the patients, munya."

    Xiaomao liked the requests. Indeed, healing sick people to gain fame was the best way, but there were ws in this move. In case ghosts took over some of the poptions as Xiaomao had said, many ghosts would surelye out from doctors, nurses, and visitors. It might have caused chaos andmotion, and the mass hazard might follow.

    Korea had learned a harsh lesson from a mass hazard from the Itaewon Incident. Instigating amotion in a public ce was not the way.

    "I have another idea," Xiaomao counter-proposed. "Instead of sending me to cure people in a hospital, you pick up a few terminally ill elders here to have them treated. If my ability can cure cancers or heal dying patients, you should understand that I''m speaking the truth, munya."

    His colleagues nodded in approval. Xiaomao also admired Ijin''s insight.

    "I don''t mind, munya. Let''s get it done!"

    Jin Ijin turned to his colleagues, and everybody nodded. They left the interrogation room to gather a few elders to meet Xiaomao.

    After most cops left the room, Jin Ijin escorted Xiaomao out.

    "Follow me. Don''t cause trouble."

    "Yes, sir, munya!"

    "By the way¡­"

    "Yes?"

    "Can you stop munya-ing? It''s annoying."

    "That''s impossible, munya! Munya-ing is a culture, munya!"

    "¡­"

    Again, Ijin took a mental note. This stupid superhero was 100% mental.

 Chapter 321 Cat Dadâ€™s ClichÃ© Encounter With A Rich Family

    Chapter 321 ¨C Cat Dad''s Clich¨¦ Encounter with a Rich Family

    Ten minutester, the local officers brought five elderly men in the area to the park in front of the station. Many officers ensured the elders that they brought them here to test if a superhero''s power could heal them as Xiaomao had imed.

    Out of the five elders, one came here in a wheelchair. Two suffered from Alzheimer''s and one was half-blind. Thest elder had an erectile dysfunction issue.

    All elders came here with their caretakers. A total of 20 people waited in the park, curious about the so-called superhero.

    Not only the elders and their caretakers were there, but news journalists also crowded around the park as they came here for Xiaomao''s scoop. They wanted more stories about the emergence of a superhuman and the mysterious monsters, including the recent anomalies in the world.

    Soon, Jin Ijin and Xiaomao walked out of the station. The news reporters and journalists swamped them right away.

    "Sir, what are you fighting for?"

    "What kind of superpower do you have?"

    "Are you nning to change your nationality from Chinese to Korean?"

    "Will you join the army after this?"

    Spections, guesses, and random thoughts of the journalists were reflected in their questions. They bombarded Xiaomao with as many questions as they could, hoping to get at least one answer.

    Jin Ijin raised his hands and pushed the crowd away. He spoke in a clear voice, "We haven''t finished the investigation yet. We will now test his abilities to see if his testimony is correct before the agents from the central arrive to take over the case."

    ? "Sir, does that mean his power harms people around him?!" One of the news crowd shouted and raised his voice recorder.

    Jin Ijin frowned as this question might put Xiaomao in a bad spot. As the press often bullied crime suspects even though they were innocent, innocent people always went through hardship as the inte and society already judged them as real criminals.

    If Xiaomao ended up bing a bad guy in society because of one news reporter, Korea might face a disaster.

    "Silence!" Ijinshed at the reporters. "We will hold a press conference after we''re done investigating. Officers, I need you to escort them out!"

    The officers behind Ijin cooperated with the detective. They gently gestured for the journalists to leave while they escorted the elders and their caretakers to the back of the station.

    However, Xiaomao had another idea.

    "Let them stay, munya."

    "Miao Xiaomao! They will destroy you! The news is cancer to innocents in crime investigations!" Ijin turned around, looking troubled. He was worried that Xiaomao was inexperienced in dealing with the mass.

    "I''ll be fine, munya. Let the world know that I exist!"

    Seeing the determined look in Xiaomao''s eyes, Jin Ijin pursed his lips and deeply sighed.

    "I''ve warned you. They will do anything they can to sell their news. They will lie. They will wrongly use you. They will frame you even if you''re innocent!"

    "If those rotten news stations do so, let them, munya. This is the 21st century. People are smart enough to choose which news stations they believe in, munya."

    "That''s impossible. I know and they know it, too. Humans are easy to be misled with just fake information."

    "Trust me, munya. I have my way of dealing with those pesky journalists."

    "¡­"

    Ijin gave up persuading Xiaomao. He was crestfallen.

    "Alright. Fine. Have it your way. But be warned, though. If you intentionally harm those elders, I''ll freaking shoot."

    Xiaomao raised his brows. He shrugged, "I thought Korean cops don''t carry guns."

    "We DO carry guns, and I have the authority to use firearms. You are a wanted terrorist, so¡­"

    "Make sense, munya. Alright. I won''t disappoint you."

    Xiaomao calmly pushed through the crowd of reporters and walked toward the group of elders, who had been waiting for him.

    One of the half-bald elders suffered from the 4th stage of lung cancer. He sat in a wheelchair, relying on a venttor to breathe and prolong his life. He gazed at Xiaomao through his eyesses as if he wanted to make onest bet of his life.<novelnext></novelnext>

    His caretaker was a young man in histe 20s. He wore a ck Gi suit. Behind him, a burly man stood straight like a soldier. He also wore a simr ck suit, but the bulgy part on their chest revealed a handle of a concealed gun.

    Song Hyun Woo was the grandson of a conglomerate pioneer, Song Yang-Cheol, who was sitting in a wheelchair, waiting to gamble everything for a miracle.

    Song Hyun Woo stared at the young man before him. He bitterly smiled, "I have heard everything from the cops. If you can heal my grandfather, I''ll do everything I can to help you. If you want South Korea, I''ll buy it and hand it over to you on a silver tter.

    Hyun Woo''s remarks didn''t escape the sharp ears of the journalists. They mored and took hundreds of pictures, recording the interaction between the young billionaire and a sketchy superhuman.

    Xiaomao gazed at the elder and smiled, "I don''t feel a ghost from your grandfather. Don''t worry about the repayment. I''m doing this for myself, munya."

    Song Hyun Woo nodded and stepped aside, letting Xiaomao do his things.

    Xiaomao knelt in front of the elder and held his hand. He muttered, "It might hurt a little. You might vomit some impurities out, but that''s normal. Once everything is over, you can thank meter, munya."

    Song Yang-Cheol stared at Xiaomao with weary eyes. He slowly nodded and nced at his grandson.

    Song Hyun Woo ced his hand on his grandfather''s shoulder, ensuring him.

    "Harabeoji (Grandpa), it will be alright."

    "¡­"

    The interaction between the grandfather and the filial grandson touched the crowd of journalists. They also red at Xiaomao, warning them with their look. If a mishap urred, they swore that they would do everything in their power to destroy Xiaomao''s fame.

    Xiaomao ignored the hostile look of the news reporter. He summoned the Light Element Avatar.

    An eyeball with six wings appeared in front of the crowd. It stared at Song Yang-Cheol.

    A light beacon descended on the elder as Xiaomao limited his domain range to avoidplications. Xiaomao held his breath and closed his eyes, praying that Song Yang-Cheol could survive the purification process. He also took several steps back to avoid getting himself dirty.

    "PFFT!"

    Song Yang-Cheol instantly vomited ck fluid. He coughed and almost fell off his wheelchair.

    "HARABEOJI!"

    Song Hyun Woo knelt and checked his grandfather''s condition.

    MURMUR

    The journalists gasped in shock, but they recorded everything. They also made sure to zoom in on Xiaomao''s face, recording his facial expression.

    Xiaomao slowly opened his eyes. His hand secretly entered the game inventory menu, picking up a healing potion, just in case.

    Fortunately, his worry was in vain.

    Despite vomiting ck fluid and severe coughing, his wrinkled skin smoothened. His grey hair turned ck, and a section of his bald head grew new dark hairs. His eyes regained light, and the corners of his mouth curved up.

    "Hyun Woo¡­"

    "Harabeoji?"

    Although Song Yang-Cheol''s hospital gown was covered by a ck liquid, he was overjoyed.

    "It''s not painful anymore."

    "¡­ Does that mean?" Hyun Woo widened his eyes.

    "My chest feels light! I can breathe!"

    Song Yang-Cheol pulled out the tubes from his nostrils. He pushed the breathing machine away and grabbed the wheelchair handle. With a push, the old man stood up and deeply inhaled.

    "I AM ALIVE!"

 Chapter 322 Cat Dad Seduces Koreans

    Chapter 322 ¨C Cat Dad Seduces Koreans

    CLICK CLICK CLICK

    Although the journalists were disappointed that Xiaomao didn''t kill Song Yang-Cheol, they didn''t forget to take historical photos and recorded everything.

    Song Yang-Cheol was the richest man in Korea, and he was the major shareholder in several banks, financepanies, a carpany, a private hospital, a major electronicpany, and a digital tform. His influence reached the Blue House as his affiliatepanies contributed 60% of Korea''s annual tax ie every year for decades.

    His death could stir chaos in Korea''s business field as his rtives owned shares in manypanies. Many employees were at risk of being released due to the change in management rights and the new board directors ¨C They didn''t have faith in Song Yang-Cheol''s rtives, except Song Hyun Woo, a prodigy who became sessful oversea without his grandfather''s help.

    Many investors had been following the news of Song Yang-Cheol''s health. But suddenly, the old entrepreneur imed that he was healthy after he had basked in the light.

    Personal doctors of Song Yang-Cheol rushed to his side. Paramedics also came over and brought Song Yang-Cheol and Song Hyun Woo to their hospital, which belonged to the elder as well.

    Without saying a word of gratification, the group left in a hurry. Only Song Hyun Woo turned around and deeply bowed toward Xiaomao.

    Xiaomaoughed, "You''re wee."

    Song Hyun Woo raised his head and brightly smiled, "I will never forget this favor, sir."

    The rich young man rushed to his grandfather''s side. He hopped into the ambnce and left with his crew.

    CLICK CLICK CLICK

    shes of cameras never ceased as this development ensured a first-page scoop.

    Some of the journalists called their colleagues and told them to follow Song Yang-Cheol. A few looked back and forth in hesitation, unable to decide if they should stay here or follow the billionaire old man.

    Xiaomao ignored them and turned his attention to the other elders.

    "Who wants to try next, munya?"

    A healthy middle-aged man among the caretaker crowd raised his hand. His tall physique stood out from the rest as he was a former weightlifter. However, he had a history of torn ligaments and dislocated elbows. Although he looked fine at a nce, he had joint issues, and he couldn''t y around in the gyms anymore.

    Xiaomao looked at the tall man and stared at his bald head, which reflected the sunlight.

    "Do you want your hair back, munya?"

    "Any hair on my head is appreciated,d. Make me a rock star if you can!"

    "You got it, munya!"

    Another beacon of light descended upon the elder.

    COUGH

    The tall elder coughed and spat a mouthful of ck liquid. His muscle suddenly got firmer and bigger. The pain in his elbows and joints was gone, and lush dark hair grew. A minuteter, his hair was long enough to touch his buttock!

    "BHAHAHAHA! THE MIRACLE IS REAL!"

    The caretaker burst intoughter. He looked down and admired the refreshing feeling of his firm muscle, painless joints, and youthfulness. He didn''t notice that his appearance looked 10 years younger.

    But the bystanders did. They saw and recorded everything with their cameras and phones.

    Xiaomao turned toward the other elders. He counted the people he needed to cure.

    "One, two, five, four¡­ Me count so poor¡­"

    Xiaomao identally sang a mildly metal song and stopped counting. He grinned and activated his full domain power, purifying everybody, including the journalists.

    The white dome expanded and covered everybody in front of the police station. They started coughing and spat several mouthfuls of ck liquid everywhere. The elders, who were sicker than the rest, vomited ck blood and almost copsed to the ground because of the sudden changes in their bodies.<novelnext></novelnext>

    SCREECH!

    One of the journalists let out a weird screech and fainted. Then, a ghost ejected from his body, revealing its true form.

    Although most journalists were surprised by the ck liquid coughing phenomenon, their muscle memory kicked in when they saw weird beings and turned their phones and cameras to record the monster.

    The ghost bellowed in anger and red at Xiaomao, "Miao Xiaomao, you ingrate! How dare you betray Lord Solomon?!"

    Xiaomao smirked and intentionally shouted a corny line, letting everybody hear him, "I never serve Solomon! It doesn''t matter who he is, but if he dares toy his hands on humans, I will stop him, munya!"

    "IMPUDENCE!"

    The ghost charged toward Xiaomao. Thetter pointed his hand toward the monster and a blood spike shot out from his palm, piercing the ghost''s torso.

    True Purification

    BOOM

    The ghost shattered to dust.

    Xiaomao retracted the blood spike back to his hand. His wound was healed, and he turned around to check the conditions of the elderly people.

    Just like Song Yang-Cheol, they looked younger and more energetic. The elders looked at their arms and hands, then they turned toward their caretakers and rtives.

    "I''m cured!"

    "I can see!"

    "Haemin! Little Haemin! Your grandpa won''t die!"

    "My pee-pee is stronk again!"

    Each elder had a different reaction and trauma, but they were all healed. Their prolonged diseases were gone like smoke.

    Jin Ijin, the police officers, and the journalists witnessed everything from the start to finish. They even went through the same ordeals to discover the effects of Xiaomao''s power. Although some journalists didn''t think that their lives would change, a few field workers, cameramen, and people with healthplications understood the significant effects of Xiaomao''s power.

    While everybody was in confusion, Xiaomao turned to Jin Ijin, "Do you believe in me now, munya?"

    Jin Ijin pointed at the faint journalist, "What about that guy?"

    "His soul is gone. He''s one of the possessed. I can''t help him, munya."

    "I see."

    Jin Ijin turned around and talked to his colleagues. They huddled and exchange their views on this matter. As for the journalists, they started bombarding questions.

    "Sir! What was that power? Can you tell us the detail and how you get it?"

    "Will you join the medical field in the future?"

    "Can your power rece doctors around the world?!"

    Xiaomao raised his hands to silence the crowd. He walked toward them.

    "My power can only be acquired from Pangu Online 2 game. However, there are conditions to acquire it, munya."

    The journalists stopped talking and listened to Xiaomao, waiting to hear the condition.

    "You must join the Cathulhu Faction and y as a catopus, munya! I''ll tell you some tips. Create your character, join Server 3, and visit the ve Dungeon. Enter that dungeon and apply to join the Cathulhu Faction, munya! If you clear everything, you can gain a simr superpower as mine!"

 Chapter 323 Cat Dad VS Governmentâ€™s 7th-Stage Cultivators

    Chapter 323 ¨C Cat Dad VS Government''s 7th-Stage Cultivators

    The news reporters and journalists took notes. They got what they wanted, and they were eager to learn more.

    One of them connected the recent incidents that involved missing gamers. He raised his hand and asked.

    "What about the missing people, sir? How did many people go missing after ying that game?"

    "It''s simple, munya. The ghosts that appeared recently are rted to Solomon, a demon king from another, munya."

    Xiaomao grinned and was about to reveal how Solomon kidnapped people.

    HONK

    Several ck sedans entered the police station and honked at the crowd. Several men in ck suits got out and ran toward Xiaomao and the journalists. They pulled out their guns and pointed at the cat dad.

    They were the government agents who had informed Jin Ijin that they would take over the supernatural cases. However, they didn''t seem as friendly as everybody had thought.

    "Miao Xiaomao! You''re under arrest for terrorism, property damage, treason, and misinformation!"

    The journalists were surprised by this development, but they didn''t stop the officials in ck.

    Hearing and noticing themotion, Jin Ijin and his police friends rushed toward the agents and yelled at them, "LOWER YOUR GUNS! HE IS NOT A TERRORIST!"

    "Silence, traitor!"

    One of the agents turned his gun at Jin Ijin, and his finger moved.

    BANG!

    A shot was fired!

    Jin Ijin shut his eyes as the muzzle was directly aimed at him. However, he didn''t sense any pain.

    When he opened his eyes to see what had happened, he found Xiaomao, who stood between him and the agent.

    The bullet hit his cheek, but it was ttened into a broken coin due to the physics and the hard surface that the bullet hit. Xiaomao slowly peeled the ttened bullet head out and furrowed his brows.

    "Shooting at a fellow police officer? By whose order, munya?"

    "DIE, REGRESSOR!"

    "Oh, never mind. Only Pangu''s dogs said that line."

    All agents didn''t care about the crowd. They pointed their guns at Xiaomao and repeatedly pulled the triggers. A dozen bullets came toward Xiaomao.

    WHOOM

    As if Xiaomao had transformed into the Chosen One, he raised his hand and pointed at the iing bullets. An invisible aura barrier emerged and suspended all iing bullets in mid-air.

    An agent threw away his gun and bellowed, "CULTIVATORS, KILL THE REGRESSOR! FOR PANGU AND THE 10-SECT ALLIANCE!"

    20 ck-suited agents discarded their guns and shoved their hands into an invisible dimension. They pulled out swords, sabers, and spears from their game inventory and activated their domains.

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. Their life signatures were a lot different from regr Solomon Ghosts as their souls and their bodies were properly linked, unlike the possessed people with glossy eyes.

    Moreover, from their aura and the density of their Qi, they were all 7th-stage cultivators!

    DING

    <Agent 920 has activated a Nascent Soul Domain ¨C Plum Blossom Domain!>

    <All wounds, caused by Agent 920''s sword, can infect the victim with Plum Blossom Poison. All their blood turns into plum blossom petals and converts the host into a plum blossom tree!>

    <Agent 466 has activated a Nascent Soul Domain ¨C Emei Palm Domain!>

    <All palm strikes from Agent 466 multiply the next attack damage by 100%. The multiplier stays as long as the targets are within the domain range.>

    <Agent 503 has activated a Nascent Soul Domain ¨C Qingcheng Sword Domain!>

    <All sword strikes from the user always cut the target''s ligaments as long as the targets are within the domain range.>

    <Agent 535¡­>

    The list of domains and their names went on, but it confirmed Xiaomao''s guesses.

    Although the domain power of 7th-stage cultivators was superior to Xiaomao as their element attacks were more refined, their domain effects seemedcking. In addition, their domain was named after a wuxia sect''s name, which revealed where they came from.

    They might have a better range and power, but they didn''t have something that Xiaomao had.

    Battle Experience!

    "GIGA CHAD!"<novelnext></novelnext>

    Xiaomao summoned his Dao Avatar of Alpha Male, who got the iconic name from Xiaomao.

    RUMBLE

    As soon as Chad appeared, all male agents widened their eyes as they suddenly lost their arm and leg strength. Their knees gave in, and their muscle lost 90% of their power.

    They were intimidated. The avatar of blue jinn smirked and crossed his arms while it stared down at the iing foes.

    DING

    <Your aura automatically inflicts the following abnormal status effects to all female creatures in your aura range ¨C [Charmed], [Confused], and [Hypnotized]!>

    <All male creatures and humans in your domain are inflicted by the following status effects ¨C [Fear], [Intimidated], and [Weak].>

    <If you fight for the greater good, order, or for innocent people, all status effects cannot be negated. Override the power of all mortal domains.>

    Facing the game''s abnormal statuses in real life, the agents stumbled and were at a loss for what to do next.

    While the male agents were confused and shocked, the only two female agents panted and turned toward their male colleagues. Both of them raised their long swords and cut the back of theirrades!

    The two female cultivators came from the Emei Sect. After they created a deep wound on their friends, they delivered a palm strike, fulfilling the conditions of their domains!

    "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

    The injured cultivator turned around and scolded her. However, the female cultivator revealed her crazy expression and smile, "For master Miao Xiaomao, KILL ALL AGENTS!"

    "YOU!"

    PA

    The second palm strike hit the cultivator''s chest, inflicting double damage and crushing his heart. Even if he could survive this attack, the next attack would cause 400% damage instead.

    The rebellion of the two agents stunned the cultivators. Ten of them turned around to subjugate the women. However, they ignored their true opponent for too long.

    Xiaomao already finished creating 1,000 blood swords by relying on his Blood Qi. The Blood Sovereign Domain was also activated, and he transformed the ground into a blood swamp.

    PU

    PU

    Blood spikes emerged from the blood swamp and impaled two of the male cultivators.

    Eight cultivators took flight and kept their distance from Xiaomao. Using the advantage of the domain range, they left Xiaomao''s domain and hovered in the sky.

    "Attack Miao Xiaomao from a distance! Don''t get inside his domain!"

    The men created energy swords and spears with their element Qi and sent them toward Xiaomao and the crowd of people below.

    Suddenly¡­

    PSHHH

    A mild electric current hit them when they were taking a breather. They furrowed their brows as the attack didn''t harm them, but it gave them a bad feeling.

    The cultivators forgot about Xiaomao''s other abilities ¨C the game skills and spells.

    Although there were limitations in the game, such as cooldown and spell cost, cultivators with a 100% synchronization rate could use all spells and skills without a cooldown!

    Xiaomao closed one eye and checked the synchro rate of his current self.

    100%

    Staying in his world with his real body worked like magic. Now, he could use all skills, spells, and abilities of his catopus game character! In addition, Xiaomao never forgot a nasty skill.

    He used something that cultivators hated with a passion.

    Did You Swear?

    Xiaomao smirked at the flying cultivators and flipped a middle finger.

    "Say hi to Mr. Heaven Tribtion Lightning!"

    "!!!"

    ck clouds gathered, and the tribtion lightning bolts descended. Its targets were the agents on the ground and in the sky with the [Did You Swear?] brand!

    BANG!

    BANG!

    BANG!

 Chapter 324 Cat Dad Deals With Aftermath

    Chapter 324 ¨C Cat Dad Deals With Aftermath

    The lightning storm unleashed a thousand lightning bolts upon the cultivators in the sky. The eight men couldn''t even scream as the lightning bolts instantly turned them into humanoid charcoal. They fell from the sky one by one.

    Xiaomao looked at the dead cultivators, confirming his kills. He then turned toward the other 10 ck suit agents.

    The situation over there had not been resolved yet as all male cultivators were unable to use their full strength ¨C Xiaomao''s Chad Domain weakened them. Meanwhile, the charmed female cultivators could use their full strength and put the 10 men in a bad spot.

    Xiaomao waved his hand and sent 1,000 blood swords toward the group!

    The ten men turned around and cursed out loud.

    "REGRESSOR! PANGU AND NIAN WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU!!"

    SWUA!

    SWUA!

    The 1,000 blood swords bypassed the aura of the nascent soul cultivators, turning them into porcupines, yet they were still alive.

    The two charmed fighters delivered the finishing blows, shooting their palm energy beams at the back of their heads.

    BOOM!

    Their heads exploded like detonated watermelons.

    Xiaomao turned to the two remaining agents. He pulled out a hundred blood swords from the corpses without touching them. The swords floated and turned toward the girls.

    The female agents ignored the threat and rushed to Xiaomao''s side. They knelt in front of him.

    "Master, the infidels have been dealt with. What''s your next order?"

    "..."

    Xiaomao raised his brows. Since these women submitted to him because of his domain ability, it would have been a waste to kill them here. He could extract information about Pangu and his influence from them.

    Since they were charmed, Xiaomao could use a certain game skill on them ¨C Envement.

    Xiaomao touched their head and secretly used the skill on them.

    The two women''s pupils turned into a pink heart. They lewdly smiled as if they were delighted.

    Seeing their reactions, Xiaomao''s expression was dark. He regretted this decision.

    "M-Murderer!"

    The scream of the journalists snapped Xiaomao back to his sense. He looked around and discovered that many journalists had already pissed their pants while female journalists gawked at him as if they were in love.

    Jin Ijin and his cops trembled in fear and looked at Xiaomao as if they saw a monster.

    ''Dammit!''

    Xiaomao disabled his domain. All blood swords dispersed, and the domain effects were disabled.

    As soon as the domain was no longer active, everybody regained their sanity. One of the journalists stood up and shouted, "SIR, WHAT WAS THAT?!"

    Xiaomao wanted to ignore them at first, but he suddenly had an inspiration. He turned to Jin Ijin, "Mr. Detective, do you know these agents, munya?"

    Jin Ijin stared at the corpses of the agents. Although he was still in shock, he replied, "They''re the NIS agents! Miao Xiaomao, what have you done?!"

    "Didn''t you see what they did? They wanted to kill me, munya. That was self-defense!"

    "But they''re the NIS!"

    "NIS agents with superpowers, munya. Do you think it''s normal for National Intelligence Service to have superhumans in their organization without telling the world about it, munya?"

    The journalists were interested in the topic. Although they were in a bad state, they resumed their work, capturing their conversation with their cameras.

    Xiaomao seized this opportunity. He faced the journalists and began his propaganda.

    "Listen, Earth is facing a huge crisis that is worse than a nuclear war, munya. I believe most of the leaders in every country have already been secretly reced with ghost monsters. At the same time, Pangu Universe Incorporate must have raised countless superhumans with their game and turned them into their puppets. In short, they are in this together, munya!"

    "Sir, does that mean you''re using the president of Korea to be an imposter?"

    "I''m not sure yet, but if I get to see him, I can tell if he''s the real one or not, munya!"

    The journalists'' eyes gleamed as they loved scandals and drama. They bombarded Xiaomao with more questions.

    "What are the ghost monsters, sir?!"

    "Did the Chinese government frame you because you didn''t join them?"

    "How do you get your superpower?"

    "What is your kryptonite?"

    "What are you nning to do after this?"

    "Sir, why are they calling you [Regressor]?"

    Xiaomao sweated profusely as he didn''t know which question he should answer first. As Jin Ijin and his colleagues were still shaken by the event, they didn''t help Xiaomao. He ended up answering a dozen questions before he dragged Jin Ijin and his friends back to the station.

    .

    After going back to the station, Jin Ijin red at Xiaomao.

    "What do you want?"

    "Haiya," Xiaomao sighed. "You saw it, right? The higher-ups sent someone to silence me, munya. After I die, their next targets will be you."

    Jin Ijin thought of Xiaomao''s power. If Xiaomao was really a terrorist, he could have killed everybody in Korea with the power he had used against the NIS agents. Instead, Xiaomao took a roundabout way by healing people and proving his innocence.

    "Alright. I believe you. If we assume that you''re speaking the truth, this country is done for. Then, what are you going to do next?"

    "How about we migrate you to the game world first, munya?"

    Jin Ijin looked at his colleagues. They nodded, but they had conditions.

    "We can go, but you have to bring our families there, too."<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Ah, no problem, munya. The more, the merrier, assuming that they are not imposters."

    "¡­"

    "Go home and bring your family here, munya. I''ll be visiting other ces."

    Xiaomao winked at Jin Ijin before he left the building.

    After Xiaomao had left, the cops looked at each other. Then, they called their families and told them to withdraw cash from banks, stock up on food supplies, and meet at the station ASAP.

    .

    Xiaomao flew back to the rooftop, where Mir and Jungwoo had been waiting. When he returned, Mir furrowed her brows.

    "Fighting cultivators on your first day on the job, mew?"

    "How did you know, munya?"

    Mir pointed at the sky behind Xiaomao. Thetter turned around and found the two female NIS agents, whom Xiaomao had forgotten about.

    "Oh, I forgot that I tamed both of you, munya."

    "You sicko! Pervert! Lecher, mew!"

    "Hey! It was just a way to show mercy, munya!"

    Xiaomao pouted and looked at the two cultivators. He ordered them, "Go and protect the cops, munya. Make sure that no other cultivators or ghosts harm them. Also, tell them everything you know about Pangu Online 2, Pangu, thepany, and your colleagues."

    The two women saluted and flew back to the station.

    Xiaomao turned to Mir next, "The first job is finished. What''s next, munya?"

    "Bring the people to the game world, of course, mew."

    "Alright."

    .

    .

    Later that day, every news station broadcasted the incident at the police station, where Xiaomao had healed Song Yang-Cheol and many people. Then, the NIS agents showed up and started using superpowers.

    Then, the journalists managed to briefly interview Xiaomao.

    "Sir, what are you fighting for?"

    "Obviously, the humans, munya."

    "Who are the people you fought just now, sir?"

    "They''re Pangu''s minions in the real world, munya. They exist in the Pangu Online 2''s game and the real world. Oh, have I told you that the game is not actually a game? It''s a freaking real somewhere in the universe, munya."

    "You mean, Pangu Online 2 is a hoax?"

    "It''s not a hoax. It''s a scam, munya! Pangu Universe Incorporate abuses the so-called "Game" to create superhumans and use them as tools. They seduced gamers around the world with the realistic VRMMO game scheme at first, but when those gamers awakened their superpowers, they abducted them, brainwashed them, and turned them into minions ¨C like the people you saw earlier, munya."

    "Then, where did you get your superpower?"

    "From the game, munya."

    "But you aren''t abducted?"

    "They tried, but I resisted and fought back, hence, the Chinese Government framed me as a terrorist, munya!"

    "So, is it safe to y the game to acquire a superpower now?"

    "No! Absolutely not! If you use their game capsules to y the game, you are vulnerable to their scheme and their superpowers, munya."

    "Then, it is impossible to acquire a superpower without joining the Chinese Government and thepany''s side. What if we want a superpower like you? How could we acquire it?"

    "Hahahaha! That''s simple, munya. You just have to enter the "Game" with your real body instead of using the game capsule."

    "I don''t understand. What do you mean by entering the game with our real bodies?"

    "I mean exactly as I said, munya. The game world is a real. You just need to find someone like me to open a portal for you to enter the game world."

    "!!!"

    The journalists shouted and asked more questions, but Xiaomao shook his head, "That''s the end of Q&A for now, munya. I have a lot of things to do."

    .

    .

    A private hospital in Seoul

    In a VIP room, Song Yang-Cheol sat on a hospital bed, looking at the wide-screen TV. His eyes gleamed, but nobody knew what he was thinking.

    Song Hyun Woo was also by his grandfather''s side, watching the news as well. He gasped in shock when the news showed the fighting scene between Xiaomao and the 20 NIS agents.

    The door was opened. A doctor entered the room with several x-ray films.

    "Mr. Song! Congrattions!"

    Song Yang-Cheol nced at the doctor, "You don''t have to say anything. I know that I''m healed. This is pointless."

    "But sir, this is a miracle! Look at these films. The left one is the scan fromst week, and the right one is from today. Look at the difference!"

    The left film showed the lungs with a massive white area while the right film showed a clear lung without a tainted white spot.

    Song Yang-Cheol ignored the x-ray and turned to his grandson.

    "Hyun Woo."

    "Yes?"

    "If the game world is another real world and you can enter it, will you invest in that world?"

 Chapter 325 Cat Dad Migrates Cops To Game World

    Chapter 325 ¨C Cat Dad Migrates Cops to Game World

    An hour after the incident, the Korea Government''s spokesman held a press conference to address the event. A hundred journalists from all media gathered and waited for the government''s official announcements.

    Threete-middle-aged men with glossy eyes sat at a long table with a white sheet. They adjusted their microphones and checked their equipment before their leader started talking.

    "Greetings, citizens. We are here once again because of the supernatural anomalies in our country, so I will make this brief."

    The spokesperson pointed at the monitors that his team had arranged for the press. His assistant opened the monitors and showed the portrait of Miao Xiaomao.

    "We all know who it is. This is Miao Xiaomao, the wanted terrorist from China."

    CLICK CLICK CLICK

    The cameramen spammed their shutters, taking photos while the spokesperson was talking. The glossy-eyed man ignored the shing lights and resumed his exnation.

    "Before everybody here starts questioning anything, I want you to look at these clips."

    The spokesperson nced at his assistant, and she fiddled with herptop. A secondter, all monitors showed the incident when the CCP soldiers raided Xiaomao''s house.

    They didn''t show the beginning of the raid. Instead, it only recorded the scene in front of Xiaomao''s house, where many soldiers had been gathering.

    BOOM

    The clip recorded the part when Xiaomao suddenly rammed a tank flying and crushing a few unfortunate military men. He then charged inside the house.

    A few momentster, the clip changed to a series of CCTV camera footage. Xiaomao appeared in the scene, jumping and leaping from one building to another.

    The spokesperson stopped the clip and exined, "Miao Xiaomao''s family is under suspicion of treason in China, and the local military did their things. Although it''s immortally disgusting how they ignored human rights, it''s none of our business. In addition¡­"

    The clip changed again. This time, it showed the aftermath after the house exploded. Soldiers carried the burnt corpses of theirrades out while the others helplessly looked at the squished meat paste under a tank.

    They didn''t show how the house detonated or the crashed helicopter.

    The spokesperson borated in his version, "Miao Xiaomao murdered the local soldiers and fled China, and hence he is now a wanted man. Furthermore, he has illegally entered our country and killed our good agents."

    MURMUR

    At that point, the journalists understood the government''s stance in this conflict ¨C If Xiaomao spoke the truth, the government had already picked a side, and they were on the monster''s side. However, they sounded like they were doing the right thing by throwing excuses.

    The news journalists were not stupid. They had seen leaked clips on Tiktoxic and other social media, and they had already researched the game and superpowers ¨C None of thempletely believed in their government''s spokesperson.

    "Foreign criminals will be handled ording to International Criminal Law. Regardless of whoever he is or whatever power he has, our country will do everything in our power to subdue the VILLAIN!"

    The journalists narrowed their eyes when the spokesperson mentioned the keyword "Viin". It was a sign that they wanted to promote their hidden superhumans that had appeared in today''s incident.

    "We know what our citizens are worrying about. Since we''re dealing with anomalies from space and supernatural powers, we will hold an emergency assembly to pass a new bill to establish a superhero department! We will recruit and train all awakeners and power users to be pirs of our country so that we can adapt to the new era of superpower!"

    Among the journalists, a male reporter whispered to his colleague, who was in charge of handling a camera.

    ''I think they''re avoiding the subject. They''re using Miao Xiaomao as a stepping stone to make a superhero academy or something.''

    The cameraman shook his head, ''Politicians. They''re taking in all credit but throwing mud at their opposition. Nothing new.''

    ''Yeah, I hate this job.''

    ''Me, too.''

    .

    The spokesperson nced at the whispering people for a moment and looked away. However, he sent a telepathic message to the person next to him.

    ''Two guys from the K station. Three from the C station. Five Youtubers.''

    The middle-aged man next to the spokesperson snickered.

    ''Just tell the takeover team to rece them all. Once all media are under our control, we can control the poption.''

    ''Yeah, they should have focused on the media and the top brasses first. Tell them to ignore the yers for now. Those humans are dead-meat.''

    ''Ha! You''re right.''

    The men chuckled while they continued to sprout nonsense to waste the journalists'' time. They shifted the subjects to the superhero academy, the superhero department, and a new research institute that specialized in supernatural anomalies in space.

    After two hours of pointless introduction, the spokesperson ended the conference without letting a journalist question them. They left the scene.

    .

    .

    While many journalists gathered at the governmentplex, many news reporters still waited in front of the police station, where Jin Ijin and Xiaomao had promised to migrate people to the game world.

    Jin Ijin knew what he had to do. He spread words that he and his family would ept Xiaomao''s invitation to prove that Xiaomao spoke the truth. He also invited many news reporters and journalists to join their trip to the game world.

    Many journalists hesitated if they should follow them to an unknown ce. Most of them already made up their mind not to go anywhere and wait to see the results of the Ijin Exploration Team.

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao returned as promised. However, he didn''te alone.

    Mir and Jungwoo were together with him. They showed their faces, and let the journalists capture as many photos as they could.

    It was a part of their n. They already dered war against Solomon and Pangu, and they had no intention to hide. After all, the ones with more secrets and dubious motives would lose public support in the long run.

    This was a war to win the people''s hearts!<novelnext></novelnext>

    Both Jungwoo and Xiaomao came here in their game items. Xiaomao put on a stereotypical coat, ck pants, ck shoes, and a neat shirt that most novel protagonists wore while Jungwoo donned himself in a leather armor set.

    As Xiaomao''s clothes were all white, he looked clean and pleasant. Jungwoo also used the same theme to make himself presentable.

    Mir looked around while she sat on top of Xiaomao''s head. She pointed at the journalist crowd and yelled at them.

    "Anyone that doesn''t n to migrate to the game world, step back behind the line, mew!"

    The journalists were shocked.

    "A-A-A talking cat?!"

    Mir was annoyed, "What?! Have you never seen a talking cat? You must have been living behind a mountain, mew. You know what? My world doesn''t need a country bumpkin like you, mew! You''re racist!"

    Although Mir''s words were unfriendly, her voice was cute. The female journalists fell in love with her while cat worshipers found their new passion.

    One of them found the courage and asked Mir, "Miss cat, is it possible for me to join the trip?"

    Mir smirked, "It will be a semi-permanent trip to the game world, mew! This world is already messed up, and the humans will soon be livestock for Pangu and Solomon. If you don''t want to die, you''d better go home, pack your bags, and bring your goddamn wife, little wife, sons, and your sugar moms here, mew! If you miss this trip, you will have to wait a month!"

    "¡­"

    Many people looked around them and noticed that a few journalists came here with their backpacks, full of clothes and food supplies ¨C Those guys were professional and hardcore enough for this mysterious migration!

    Jin Ijin awkwardly smiled at Xiaomao and nced at Mir, "Mr. Miao Xiaomao."

    "Ah, yes, detective?"

    "We are done preparing. What''s next? When can we leave this ce?"

    "You seem rushed. What happened, munya?"

    Jin Ijin looked behind him. The two tamed female cultivators saluted and reported.

    "We received the order from Pangu a few minutes ago. Solomon''s demons and ghosts will start abducting all journalists, news reporters, and workers on every news station to control the media. After that, they will move on to the military and the police, sir!"

    The journalists overheard that. They looked at each other while some of them called their colleagues at the press conference ¨C They had to make their decisions NOW!

    "I see, munya."

    Xiaomao deeply inhaled and patted Mir''s back.

    "Mir, can you open a portal for Mr. Detective and his friends?"

    "Of course, mew!"

    Mir didn''t waste her time. She waved her cute paw and a massive red portal was opened. The red current blocked the view of their destination, and electric energy from the portal produced small sma branches.

    "The gate is open! Those who believe in us, enter the Noah Ark now before it''s toote, mew!"

    Jin Ijin turned around, picked up his bags and belongings, then turned to his wife and kids.

    "Let''s go."

    "D-Dear, do we really have to move?" Ijin''s wife doubted the cat and Xiaomao.

    "I know what I''m doing, and I''m putting my faith in them. If they want me dead, they would have already killed us a thousand times over."

    "¡­"

    "Don''t believe in the government. Trust me! I''m in the field. I saw the world with my own eyes, but those behind the desks did nothing but alter the truth for their benefit!"

    "I-If you say so."

    Ijin held his wife''s hand and entered the portal. Their kids followed them in panic.

    WHOOSH

    The first family crossed over to the game world. Then, the curtain of the portal suddenly became transparent due to the link between worlds.

    The scenery of the ve Dungeon''s B9 floor, aka the residential floor, was in clear view. It was now turned into a metropolitan city with empty roads and unupied skyscrapers. Traffic lights still worked, but the town seemed lonely.

    "WHOA."

    Jin Ijin on the other side looked around in astonishment. Even his colleagues that hadn''t crossed the portal yet were surprised as well.

    Seeing that the town was not shabby, another police family carried their belongings and entered the portal.

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, Jin Ijin turned around and returned to Earth. Aftering out, he looked at Xiaomao.

    "There are roads over there. Does that mean ¨C Can we bring our cars there?"

    Xiaomao shrugged, "Go ahead. There is no pollution or climate crisis there. Even if there is, we have a way to purify it. Just bring as many cars and gasoline there as you can, munya!"

    "NEAT!"

    Jin Ijinughed as he rushed to the ck sedan that he had parked in the parking lot.

    Seeing their friend''s reaction, the other cops ran toward their cars as well. Some smart ones picked the police cars and vans.

 Chapter 326 Cat Dad Has A Harem?

    Chapter 326 ¨C Cat Dad Has a Harem?

    "Whoa."

    "Holy crap."

    "Is this Backrooms Level 11?"

    "This ce is kinda creepy but nice!"

    Ijin''s colleagues and their families entered the portal and appeared in the dungeon''s upgraded resident area. Police cars, vans, trucks, and motorcycles paraded on the road while the passengers looked outside the windows, admiring the countless skyscraper buildings that looked identical everywhere.

    From a nce, every building was about 70 to 80 floors, judging from its height. The width and length were also impressive as each building covered 1,500,000 square meters.

    In every block, four buildings stood tall. The eightne paved roads were bump-free and sturdy enough for supercars to test their highest speed.

    The group parked their vehicles in front of the nearest building. Jin Ijin got out of his ck sedan and walked toward the entrance.

    BEEP

    The ss door automatically opened, inviting him inside.

    Jin Ijin peeked inside. The lighting in the building were perfect and professionally arranged. However, there was nothing in there except the elevators and built-in counters.

    It looked deserted.

    "¡­"

    The liminal atmosphere gave Jin Ijin goosebumps. He took two steps back and turned around.

    DING

    Suddenly, an elevator brightened and opened. A young mother and her daughter, holding hands, walked out and looked at them.

    "Look, mom! New people!" The daughter pointed at Jin Ijin.

    "Oh, they look weak¡­ and GEH."

    "Stop calling strangers gay, mom. You''re rude."

    "I''m so sorry, dear. I''ll be careful."

    The mother snickered and guided her kid toward another elevator with a strange symbol.

    That elevator had no button. Instead, in front of the door, a crimson pentagram magic circle was ced there as if someone had tried to summon Satan.

    The mother and daughter stood on it as if it was a normal thing to do. Then, the pentagram shed, and the two vanished.

    "¡­"

    Jin Ijin witnessed everything from the start to finish. He closed his eyes, shook his head a few times, and reopened his eyes to make sure that he wasn''t hallucinating. Unfortunately, he couldn''t see the duo anymore.

    "Those that gathering in front of that building, don''t enter it yet, munya! I need to talk with the floor manager first, and I''ll arrange a room for everybody, munya."

    Xiaomao also entered the portal and shouted at Ijin.

    Jin Ijin gulped and strode away from the entrance. He regrouped with his colleagues and their families, waiting for the arrangement.

    People unloaded their belongings from their vehicles. They looked around, wondering if they would get an apartment room in one of the buildings.

    However, Jin Ijin''s wifeined.

    "This ce is kinda stuffy. There is no tree around here."

    "Come to think of it¡­"

    Theint reminded everybody that they hadn''t seen a single grass, nt, or tree in this cement forest. However, they smelled grasses, dirt, and fresh air, which was unusual.

    While Ijin''s group stopped wandering around, the journalist group finally mustered their courage and followed after the pioneers. Many unprepared news reporters took their chances as they could always head back. The cameramen immediately took photos and recorded everything they saw here.

    "For the temporary group, you should stay near the portal since we will close it in a few hours. For the permanent immigrants, please gather with the police group, munya!"

    The journalists hesitated for a moment before they split into two groups. Out of a hundred journalist crew, 70 of them decided to move here. As for the rest, they still valued their home and their families.

    .

    A few minutester, Mary, Lucky, Undine, and Nymph arrived to wee Xiaomao''s return. A pretty skin, two war maidens, and a party girl also followed Mary around, acting as her bodyguard.

    "Master!"

    Lucky leaped into his arms.

    "I''m home, munya."

    Mary hesitated for a moment as she wasn''t used to talking with Xiaomao in his human form.

    Because of Xiaomao''s recent cultivation achievements and his Daos, his skin was smooth and spotless. His face and jawline also slightly changed, bing more handsome and youthful like a teenage in his 16th.

    Unable to handle the idol-like face, Mary blushed and averted her eyes while bowing, "Wee back, master."<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Ah, Mary. How are your days here, munya? Are you and your family adjusted to the dungeon yet?"

    "Thanks to many seniors here and the bodyguards, my kids and I are doing well."

    "Nice. Oh, by the way, we have new residents. Could you arrange a new home for the new residents, munya?"

    Mary looked at the journalist group and the police crowd, "All of them?"

    "Yes, munya."

    "Okay. This might take a while since I have to contact Lord Meowmeow to create new furniture."

    "Take your time, munya."

    "Then, please excuse me. I''ll go see the new residents and talk to them."

    Mary excused herself and approached Ijin''s group.

    After Mary had left, Nymph coyly grinned and wrapped her arms around Xiaomao''s neck, "Hello, dear husband. You have some exnations to do."

    Xiaomao raised his brows, "What exnation, munya? And what husband?"

    Undine coughed. She slightly blushed, but her eyes didn''t hide her anger, "She meant exactly as she said. You DID something to us, and you need to take responsibility¡­ husband."

    "¡­"

    At that moment, Xiaomao realized something. He thought of the days when he had sexy times with their clones in his pocket dantians.

    Did the activity affect them?

    Did they share senses?

    ? Could the clones share their memory with them?

    Xiaomao had a hundred questions. He sweated profusely and attempted to lessen the damage bying up with a random excuse.

    "I''m so sorry, munya. I¡­ fapped to you both."

    "¡­"

    The journalists stared at Nymph, Undine, and Lucky. The cameramen took photos of the dog girl and the mermaids, who came here in their human form. As the two peerless beauties came here with their usual micro bikinis, the men couldn''t resist.

    Meanwhile, the female journalists paid attention to the dog girl, who looked like an athlete. Because Lucky was as tall as Xiaomao and had toned muscle, she stood out from the other feminine residents.

    Then, the journalists noticed the monsters behind Mary.

    The two war maidens stopped walking around naked as they wore basic clothes and gear that they picked up from dead yers. The pretty skin, on the other hand, mimicked the mermaids and strolled around with a set of micro bikinis. As for the party girl, she didn''t need clothes as she didn''t have genitalia, except a curvy body and nipple-less mountains on her chest.

    Although the appearance of the monsters distracted the journalists for a moment, the conversation between Undine, Nymph, and Xiaomao was more interesting.

    Lucky coughed, "Master. Senior Meowmeow told us that you dual-cultivated with their clones."

    "Err¡­"

    "He said that your pocket dantian might be different from your father''s. Whatever you did in there with someone''s clones, it affected the real persons."

    "Wait, what?!"

    "You see, master. Senior said that if you killed a clone of someone, you sowed karma with that person. If you get a chance to meet the original of the clones, that person might hate you or vaguely remember the techniques that you used against the clones in your pocket dantian. The same goes for dual-cultivation partners¡­"

    "Crap, munya!"

    Xiaomao eximed and looked at Nymph and Undine. He lost count of how many times he did it with them. He still remembered that he experimented with various positions during the deed, and he made the clones faint more than the times he defeated Wei Feng and Wei Xiong.

    "Also, master. Senior said that your pocket dantian might have a perk like a hyperbaric time chamber? I don''t remember the detail. But¡­" Lucky looked at the victims. She snickered, "I think you should continue."

    Undine coughed, "Let me guess, Xiaomao. Is one minute in the real world one hour in your pocket dantian?"

    "Erm, yes, munya. How did you know?"

    "How nice. I still remember that I came averagely ten times in every minute when you started doing it. You really liked my clone''s body, didn''t you?"

    "¡­ I''m so sorry, munya."

    Nymph giggled and yed with Xiaomao''s chest with her fingertip, "What''s the fun of doing it with the clones? If you really need a partner, why don''t you use the REAL VERSION, hmm? Do you think this elder sister is too scary? Do you think a fish can eat a cat?"

    "N-Not at all, munya."

    "Be a good boy and take responsibility, okay?"

    "¡­"

    That day, Xiaomao regretted it. He shouldn''t have done it with someone he knew.

    ''I should have done it with a stranger. Dammit, my D! Why are you doing this to me?!''

 Chapter 327 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon Is Homey

    Chapter 327 ¨C Cat Dad''s Dungeon is Homey

    While Mary was guiding the new immigrants to their new residents, she exined the nature of the ve Dungeon and its floors.

    Everybody was in the dungeon''s B9 floor, which was nicknamed the resident area. Even though it was considered a floor, it was practically a small world or a small continent.

    The urban area was at the center of the B9 floor. All buildings looked deserted at a nce, but many people lived in there. Several intelligent monsters, such as Pretty Skin, also stayed in this ce and worked as floor guardians.

    The eastern district was the beach and the tourist area. However, residents could use the local warp portals to rx there if they wanted to. The north was the farm district, where the local poption could work there to earn some credits and food. The south was a cottage zone that Xiaomao had built when he first created this ce for Mary. As for the west, they were reserved to be the all-in-one entertainment district in the future, and they were under construction at the moment.

    Learning of their new cityyout, Jin Ijin and his friends were puzzled.

    "What about electricity, gas, and water? Is there any power nt in this world?"

    Mary shook her head, "We don''t need those."

    "And how are the traffic lights working here without electricity?!"

    "Mana. This is a dungeon world, so¡­"

    "¡­"

    Once again, the normal logic didn''t work here. Jin Ijin and the others would need some time to adapt to the new world.

    For the sake of convenience and the rewards for the first pioneer group, Mary guided them to the southern district ¨C the Cottage Zone.

    Unlike the urban area, the cottage zone was more homey and lively. Threes, flowerbeds, nts, and grasses on the roadside soothed the new residents.

    Jin Ijin''s wife was in a good mood, "I love this ce! This is a lot better than that concrete jungle!"

    "Yeah, but isn''t it too quiet?"

    Because no bird or creature was around, everyone couldn''t hear anything other than their vehicles'' sounds.

    "Don''t worry. Master Xiaomao and Senior Meowmeow will do something about it soon. I already told them to bring in some birds and squirrels here."

    "Lord Meowmeow?"

    "Oh, that''s the god of this ce that you should know. I''ll tell you about the guardians, immortals, and monsters that have been protecting this ce. Also, you should be paying extra attention to the person that brought you here. He is actually the true master of this world."

    Jin Ijin raised his brows and thought of Xiaomao, "Isn''t he just a mental¡­"

    Mary narrowed her eyes, "Who is mental?"

    "N-Never mind."

    Jin Ijin sensed a chill running down his spine. For a moment there, he thought that the girl wanted to kill him.

    Everybody stopped talking bad about Xiaomao. They continued to listen to Mary''s guidance and waited for her to arrange a ce for them to live.

    While Mary started gathering and assigning the new residents to their new homes, Jin Ijin and everybody heard a game system noise.

    DING

    <Wee to Pangu Online 2!>

    <As you are entering this world through a different method, the game will adjust your physique and convert you into a local NPC ording to the game rules. However, you can register a game ount or log in with your game ount to avoid this process.>

    Ijin and everybody furrowed their brows and looked at the blue screens in front of them, unable toprehend the messages.

    Fortunately, a few gamers were among their family members. They had yed the game, and they were quick to adapt. One of them was a middle-school student, who had a free-ID game ount. He started interacting with the system.

    "I have an ount, and I have a free UR character! Can I use the game character here?"

    <Affirmative!>

    The young boy''s appearance instantly changed from a middle-schooler to a handsome elf warrior.

    "EH?!"

    His mother was shocked, "Youngki? What did you do?"

    The sonughed and flexed his game character, "I sometimes rented a capsule from an inte caf¨¦ and yed this game with my friends. I got this new game character from the recent update for free, mom. Actually, everybody can im a free UR NFT ticket if they register an ount. You should register a game ount first and im the free character. After you create the character, you use the game character here instead!"

    "What?!"

    Jin Ijin, the cops, and the journalist immigrants heard everything. They paused to think for a moment before they tried what the kid had said.

    Everybody postponed the game adjustment and chose to register an ount. Then, everybody got busy learning a new game environment, rules, and the nature of this game.

    Mary noticed their pauses, and she stopped speaking. She waited for them to finish what they were doing.

    "This might take a long time. Oh well," Mary sat on the side road, taking a short break.

    .

    Two hourster, all new permanent residents finished iming their free UR tickets from the gamepany and used them. They got different characters, jobs, and races.

    Fortunately, the game forced them to use the same name as their real names, so everybody had at least one proof of their identity.

    WHOOSH

    Jin Ijin''s body brightened, and he transformed into a pale, toned high-human. Instead of looking like a middle-aged man, he now looked like a high-schooler as he wore a high-school uniform.

    Ijin wryly smiled as he saw his new status attributes and ss. It was the same ss that Wei Zhi used to have ¨C Warlord.

    "Oh, boy. I haven''t yed a game since PS3 was released. I''m out of touch."<novelnext></novelnext>

    The others were not half-bad either. Everybody looked different, but they were more beautiful and graceful than before. Even an elderly grandma of a cop turned into a pretty high-elf saintess under a blindfold.

    "Hohoho! It''s good to be young again! Hey, little Bobo. Do you mind if I get a new grandpa for you?"

    "Grandma, what?!"

    The crowd started getting noisy as they admired each other''s new looks.

    Mary shook her head and waited for them to settle down. She also had a headache.

    "Damn noobs. Oh, well. There''s a first time in everything."

    .

    .

    While the crowd got rowdy, the temporary visitors, aka the journalist group, took a short tour around the urban area before they left the world. They returned to Earth so that they could report everything to their headquarters and tell their families.

    Although Xiaomao was busy dealing with the two frustrated mermaids, he was mindful enough to escort the journalists back to their world.

    Mir took over the escort task as she didn''t n to stay in Xiaomao''s dungeon. While she was at it, she kicked Seo Jungwoo into the portal.

    "Join Xiaomao''s guild! That''s an order, mew! I''ll be handling the humans for now. Come back to Earth when you''re at least a half-step immortal, mew!"

    Just like that, Mir closed the portal, isting Jungwoo in the game world.

    Being abandoned, Jungwoo drylyughed and looked at his new boss, "I guess this is where I have to rely on you. Please take care of me from now on, guild leader."

    Xiaomao deeply sighed, "Likewise,rade."

    Jungwoo used his add-on skill and transformed it into his game character ¨C Ran Tae. Then, he applied to join MUNYA Guild, which Xiaomao epted right away.

    DING

    <Ran Tae has joined MUNYA Guild.>

    .

    .

    = Cernun Ind =

    RUMBLE

    Xiaomao and Jungwoo were not the only ones that had been working tirelessly to improve their foundation and increase their strength via cultivation. In the mansion behind the Blood Tree, Shepherd had also been training under the guidance of his wives.

    Titania, the fairy queen, was the ring leader of this project. She taught him a dual-cultivation method and allowed Shepherd to absorb her Qi to make him stronger.

    Unfortunately, Shepherdcked a hyperbolic time pocket dantian like Jungwoo and Xiaomao. He had a pocket dantian, but the time flow was 1:1. Without the power of time, he didn''t have their luxurious battle experience.

    Still, Shepherd had multiple sponsors who had been watching over him. He became the first who reached the half-step immortal stage before all of Xiaomao''s subordinates.

    DING

    <Congrattions, you have reached level 999!>

    <To reach level 1,000, you need toplete the following requirements¡­>

    Shepherd stopped meditating and opened his eyes to look at his game system.

    .

    ss Advancement Quest: Ster Constetion Ascension Ritual!

    Upon reaching the Mahayana Realm, aka the 9th stage or level 999, you can no longer increase your level unless youplete the Ascension Ritual. Depending on your foundation in your earlier stages, the difficulty, duration, requirements, and nature of the ritual can be anything from super easy to impossible. Therefore, it is advised to be EXTREMELY PREPARED!

    You can attempt the ascension ritual whenever you are ready. There is no time limit when you have toplete it. However, you can only attempt it once in your lifetime. Fail to ascend, and your progress will be frozen at this stage for the rest of eternity!

    Complete Conditions: Complete all the following requirements to initiate the Ster Constetion Ascension Ritual;

    - More than one billion Max HP and Max MP.

    - Totalbined attribute stats of one million or higher.

    - Totalbined elemental foundation stats of one million or higher.

    - At least one billion Life Essence in attribute and Max Qi.

    - At least 10,000 LUCK.

    - Completed Mahayana Foundation.

    - An approval of a ster constetion immortal.

    Rewards: A New ss, New Skills.

    .

    Shepherd deeply sighed as he wasn''t ready yet. Hecked the required stats, the elemental foundation, and thepleted Mahayana Foundation.

    Toplete such requirements, Shepherd needed more time to train and adjust to his new powers.

    He closed his eyes and thought to himself.

    ''Soon, master. Soon. I''ll be useful to you soon. Once I be an immortal, I can start doing my work¡­ For all the clones in this world!''

 Chapter 328 Cat Dadâ€™s New Guests Are Hustlers

    Chapter 328 ¨C Cat Dad''s New Guests are Hustlers

    "We''re back!"

    The journalists that had returned to Earth went to submit their reports to their editors. They handed over the sim cards and the written reports.

    The editor reviewed what his subordinates had submitted. He widely grinned when he saw the footage of the mysterious world of Xiaomao''s dungeon.

    "Well done! Everybody will love this!"

    "And this, too, sir."

    One of the crew put a white envelope on the table. It was his resignation letter.

    "You¡­ why?"

    "I would like to withdraw the wage for this month right now."

    "Little Kim, did you get yourself into trouble?" The editor was baffled.

    "No. I need money ASAP."

    "¡­"

    .

    .

    Kim was not the only one who quit his job. Out of the 30 returnees, 12 of them left their jobs and withdrew all money from their bank ounts. They used all of their cash to stock up on food supplies, medicines, and PACT tokens. Then, they went home to pick up their families and packed their belongings.

    Mir promised them that she would open a portal again tomorrow at 8 AM. This time, she would only maintain the portal for 30 minutes. Then, she would move to another province.

    Emigration was a must. Staying here to see the world apocalypse was too risky for them.

    Because of the urgency, they tried their best to convince their friends and their neighbors to move as well. Soon, the news reached the ears of Song Yang-Cheol.

    The elder was still in the same hospital, resting and contemting what to do.

    "Mr. Lee, is the rumor legit?"

    The secretary of the billionaire stood next to his bed. He handed a tablet to his boss.

    On the tablet, clips and records of the conversation between Xiaomao, Mir, and the cultivators were yed. Yang-Cheol listened to the clips three times to make sure, after which, he passed the tablet back.

    "I''ve made my decision. Before morning, convert as many of our assets into PACT tokens."

    "SIR?!"

    "There is no future in this world. Hyun Woo and I will migrate to that game world, and we need the tokens to survive in there."

    "But your businesses, and your share¡­"

    "Tell my sons and daughters. Tell them, if they want my shares so badly, I will exchange my shares for PACT tokens. Those who give me the most will inherit mypanies and businesses. Also, Mr. Lee, they mustplete the transaction before 3 AM. You should also contact thew teams and finish the documents too."

    The secretary was reluctant, but he bowed, "Yes, sir. Judging from the liquidity of everybody, you will get about 800 million dors at best. But your share''s value is beyond billions¡­"

    "I don''t care. Give me the cash and buy the PACT tokens with it. I want to see 800 million dors worth of PACT tokens in my game ount before 6 AM!"

    "Alright, sir! Then, please excuse me."

    "Hmm."

    The secretary left. Song Yang-Cheol picked up his phone and stood up. He took off the hospital gowns and changed into his business uniform and a coat. Then, he looked at himself in the mirror.

    "I''ve done everything I could in this world. It''s time for me to leap into the unknown."

    Yang-Cheol thought of Xiaomao. At a nce, he looked as young as a high-schooler, but his eyes were clearer than Hyun Woo, who had been through the harsh investment environment on Wall Street.

    They both went through some difficulties, but Xiaomao seemed a lot sharper despite being young. He was worried that Hyun Woo might be devoured if he left the grandson alone with the boy.

    "Hyun Woo still has a lot to learn. That superhuman will devour him at this rate. I need to go there and keep him independent."

    .

    .

    7.30 AM

    The ex-journalists and their families gathered in front of Ijin''s police station. They came here with their belongings, cars, bikes, and trucks. Among them, a few of their friends and neighbors also followed them here to send them off, but none of them agreed to move to the new world.

    Everybody looked nervous as they didn''t see the talking cat or Xiaomao. They patiently waited and counted the time, hoping that the portal would open soon.

    TUTUTUTUTU

    Suddenly, a private helicopter hovered over the area andnded on the rooftop of the police station. At the same time, two semi-trailer trucks, carrying two containers, parked close to the station. Several men in ck suits also arrived with their suspicious ck sedans as if they were the bodyguards of someone.

    On the building, three men and one woman came out of the helicopter and entered the police station. They walked down the building and exited through the front door, arriving at their destination.

    Song Yang-Cheol and Song Hyun Woo looked around. Upon seeing not too many people here, they were relieved.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Yang-Cheol scoffed, "I guess the media has already been taken over. I don''t see any newsst night."

    Hyun Woo nodded, "I''m sure Solomon has already made his move. We''re lucky that they haven''t attacked us yet."

    "Businessmen are like fat cows in the business world. Politicians milk us for cash, and we use them to get rid of ourpetitors. But now, immortals, gods, and superhumans rece the politicians."

    "Nothing changes."

    "Wrong. Politicians are humans. At least, there are limits to what they can do in public. But those immortals, gods, and superhumans disregard allmon senses. They will kill, plunder, and enve us. They won''t just milk us dry, but they will butcher us for meat and force us to continue producing more meat while we''re dying!"

    "¡­"

    "Listen, Hyun Woo, I''ll be going with you. I can''t let you serve that superhuman like this. At this rate, he will milk you dry. I''ll be your buffer and teach you how to deal with a superhuman dictator."

    "Thank you, Harabeoji."

    Yang-Cheol deeply sighed and stopped talking, waiting for the appointed time.

    .

    8 AM

    WHOOSH

    Without the presence of the cat, a red portal appeared at the parking lot of the police station.

    Hyun Woo and Yang-Cheol looked at each other and nodded. They braced for the dangers and led the immigrants to the new world. Their selected subordinates also drove sedans, trucks, and trailers to enter the portal.

    Seeing how the mafia of the Song Family entered the portal without hesitation, the ex-journalist groups got in their cars and followed after them. They bid farewell to their friends and disappeared into the red portal.

    The caravan proceeded without a hindrance as it was a small crowd. On the other hand, the people who came to send their friends off stared at the portal in disbelief and shock. Some of them hesitated if they should follow them to the "NOAH ARK". Unfortunately, theycked the resolve to join them.

    Ten minutester, the portal shrank and closed.

    .

    .

    The newest group of refugees appeared in the metropolitan area like the previous group. Upon arrival, they found Mary, who was in charge there. Her bodyguards were with her as usual.

    Mary weed the guests, "Wee to ve Dungeon''s B9 Floor. Please follow me. I''ll guide you to your new residents."

    Song Yang-Cheol looked around and widely smiled. He saw opportunities.

    Although not many humans were living in this city, soon, new people would enter this world and live here. As a pioneer, if he could establish his business foothold here first, he would have the upper hand over his future rivals.

    Food, clothes, medicines, real estate, electronic appliances,puters, telmunications, entertainment tforms, delivery services, and cars, Song Yang-Cheol listed the money-making businesses in his mind.

    "Excuse me, miss," Yang-Cheol probed for more information.

    "Yes?"

    "By chance, is there any shop, bank, or foodpany here?"

    "Umm, no. Aside from the food that the dungeon produces, we don''t have any vendor or shop here."

    "Then, is it possible to open a firm here to run shops?"

    Mary widely smiled and pped her hands, "If you''re able to procure materials from outside the dungeon, we will be happy if you can convert them into useful things for the residents. Of course, we will pay PACTs and gold coins for them."

    Song Yang-Cheol smiled from ear to ear. He turned around and looked at his loyal subordinates, who abandoned their families toe here with him and his grandson.

    "Hyun Woo, we will be very busy from now on."

    Hyun Woo also noticed the opportunities. He had a thousand ideas on how he could turn two billion PACTs in his ount into a trillion within a year.

    "Indeed, Harabeoji. This ce is our haven."

    "We have the ideas, skills, and experiences. The rest will be heavily dependent on manpower. For now, let''s settle down and hire some workers. If possible, we need to talk with the leader of this ce and propose our ns."

    "Understood."

    Hyun Woo asked Mary next, "After we reach our destination, could you introduce us to your leader? We''re a former conglomerate group, and we would like to invest in this world."

    Mary raised her brows, "Before I make an appointment, could I know how much PACTs you are willing to invest?"

    Hyun Woo grinned, "How about a billion?"

    "¡­"

    Mary sweated profusely and counted her fingers.

    One PACT was one million gold coins here, which she could easily use to feed her family for 100 years. Her monthly sry was 100,000 gold coins, not including OT bonus, so she couldn''t fathom how rich they were.

    Seeing how flustered Mary was, Hyun Wooughed, "Just tell your leader that we have a lot of money. We just want to borrow some of his manpower."

    "O-Okay. I''ll tell our leaders after this."

 Chapter 329 Cat Dad Catches Up With The Changes

    Chapter 329 ¨C Cat Dad Catches Up with the Changes

    = B7 Boss Room =

    Xiaomao stared at the hologram map of his dungeon in a daze while Meowmeow puffed his chest, proud of his creations.

    The map was huge, and thebyrinth''splexity astonished Xiaomao. With just the B1 floor''syout, Xiaomao doubted that anybody could reach Torrent''s room and conquer the floor.

    "How''s that, munya? Now, worship me, you heathen, munya!"

    "Senior, you''re a god, munya."

    "Obviously, I AM A GOD, munya!"

    Every time Xiaomao and Meowmeow talked, they meowed like cats, which made every bystander ufortable. Mimir, Taotie, Undine, Nymph, Ifrit, and Cookie quietly watched how the cat dad in his human form and a cat interacted.

    Nearby, a merman carried a bucket of spiritual fruits from the mermaid sanctuary to the boss room per Undine''s order.

    "BOB!"

    Following the tuna-head merman, a pretty skin, a party girl, a metal mannequin, and Gata also helped theborer team transport food from the mermaid dungeon to the upper floors.

    "PUTA!"

    "BAD!"

    "GEH!"

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    The immortals expressionlessly looked at the gang. Taotieined, "Has this dungeon turned into a zoo?"

    "A zoo, obviously. And you''re a part of it," Mimir stroke his beard and smirked.

    "So, I must be their caretaker, right?"

    "No, you''re one of the animals."

    "MOTHERFU-!"

    Taotie hissed and yelled at the old bishop, but thetter got used to it. He pressed his hand on top of the lion as if he was suppressing a iling child.

    Meanwhile, Ifrit pondered as if he had an inspiration.

    "Should Ie up with a buzzword as well? Alright. From now on, I will end my sentences with MUSCLES!"

    Cookie rolled her eyes, "Please don''t. That''s a bad influence, COO!"

    "You''re also ending your sentences with [Coo] now, MUSCLES! Your argument is invalid, MUSCLES!"

    "Oh, please. I COOed because I''m a bird, COO!"

    "But you''re a phoenix, MUSCLES! Why are you "Cooing" like a pigeon, MUSCLES?"

    "Because Cooing is cool, COO!"

    Undine and Nymph nced at the two me freaks for a moment and averted their eyes. Nyanko, who came to rx with the big boys, also licked Undine''s face.

    "Nya!"

    They were on the verge of going crazy as there were too many people who spoke in tongues. They thought of Mir and Mama Cat. If they were here, this dungeon would have really turned into a circus instead of a zoo.

    "Munya, munya-munya, munya!"

    "Munya! Munya munya, munya!"

    After not paying attention to Xiaomao and Meowmeow, they could only hear munya-munya words from the cat dad and the cat. Because of their loud noise, everybody talked louder naturally.

    "Munya!"

    "NYA!"

    "BOB!"

    "GEH!"

    "PUTA!"

    "BAD!"

    "MUSCLES!"

    "NIHIL!"

    "COO!"

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Undine and Nymph expressionlessly walked out of the boss room and drank purified sacred water.

    DING

    <Your sanity has been restored to 50 %.>

    "¡­"

    Nymph shook her head, "I have a headache. I''m losing my sanity from listening to those guys."

    "Me, too."

    .

    .

    After the rowdy conversation, Xiaomao started chatting and getting to know the new members of the dungeon.

    Gata, who was the most active guardian of this dungeon, quickly boot-licked the real dungeon master. She flexed her new appearance, showing off her new skin.

    Torrent modified and covered her entire body with silicon skins. She reced the sensitive organs, such as breasts, as requested. However, Gata didn''t alter her face, her metallic cat ears, and her cat tail. Thus, she still looked like a robot with human skin.

    Fortunately, Gata had learned how to wear clothes. Xiaomao was d that she had basic courtesy and respect in public.<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Puta! (Boss, want me to give you a tour around the B1 floor? I know a pool area!)"

    Xiaomao patted her head, "It''s alright. I am busy, and I need to visit Torrent, Fu De, and my subordinates in the dungeon. Come to think of it, where are Shepherd, Andrew, James, and others?"

    When Xiaomao mentioned James, several ant workers flinched and sweated profusely as they knew where he was. Fortunately, Xiaomao didn''t notice their reactions.

    However, Xiaomao didn''t get a free time. Lucky dragged Xiaomao away from the boss room and brought him to the hallway between the B7 floor and B9 floor''s teleportation tform. She also gestured for Undine and Nymph to follow her.

    "Wait, Lucky, I have work to do. Why are you dragging me back, munya?"

    "You haven''t settled down the new people yet, master. Also, we need to assign where Ran Tae would be working. We can''t allow him to roam around like Shepherd and the other ves."

    "¡­"

    Without a choice, Xiaomao, who still maintained his human form, follow Lucky to the B9 Floor. His new wives (self-proimed) also followed them.

    .

    Along the way, they chatted as they walked, recounting the events that had happened to the dungeon when Xiaomao was away.

    Learning that Meowmeow, Gata, Party Queen, and the others handled the intruders well, Xiaomao was relieved. However, he was somewhat ufortable as this ce didn''t feel like his dungeon anymore after Meowmeow modified it to his liking.

    "This dungeon feels foreign to me now, munya. It has changed so much."

    Undine consoled him, "That''s natural when you left the entire dungeon to immortals and the Cathulhu God. A god''s standard is not something a mortal can fathom."

    "Even though it''s supposed to be my dungeon, I can''t see it as my dungeon anymore, munya."

    "Don''t be materialistic, Xiaomao. It''s the same for the Mermaid Dungeon. When it started out, it was just an underwater cave with two rooms. But after I turned it into a proper dungeon with a house in it, many immortals from the Mermaid Kingdom came for a visit and expanded the dungeon for me. Sometimes, Lady Chang''e showed up and forcefully altered the dungeon to match her taste. Then, she left it to me for a few days before she returned and did a massive overhaul. By the time I realized it, it turned into that sanctuary."

    "I see, munya."

    "Don''t sweat over small things. The ve Dungeon is like a resort for the immortals and Lord Meowmeow. Once they''re bored, they will return the authority to you."

    "It''s not like I don''t want them here, though. They''re wee to stay, munya."

    "I know, but be prepared for that future. One day, you will have to take flight with your own wings."

    Xiaomao nodded. He got hyped up and felt a lot better.

    But Undine mmed him with a reminder, "Let''s talk about what you did to us in your pocket dantian. Could you fill us the detail?"

    Xiaomao sweated profusely, "It was not my idea, munya."

    "¡­" Undine and Nymph narrowed their eyes. They didn''t believe in him.

    "I''m serious, munya!"

    "It''s okay. We understand, but we need to know why you picked us."

    Xiaomao tried to maintain his pokerface, but he failed. He looked at their assets as they were still wearing micro m bikinis, which barely covered anything.

    "Your clothes, munya."

    "Our clothes?"

    "Your bikinis¡­ are worse than being naked. It arouses men, munya."

    "Hohoh?" Nymph giggled. She clung to Xiaomao and pushed her soft chest against his arms. "I don''t know that our stoic cat can get horny! So, you graduated from a boy, huh?"

    Xiaomao deeply sighed. He turned around and looked back to see if anybody was nearby. However, nobody was around except them.

    Since nobody was around, Xiaomao decided to be bold. He groped Nymph''s chest and grinned, "Because you''re like this. Even a monk can turn into a beast, munya."

    "Hohoh? You dare to grope me?"

    Nymph giggled and brought out a bottle of raw sacred water. She drank a mouthful of it and fed it to Xiaomao.

    Undine and Lucky looked at each other and grinned. They proceeded to push Xiaomao down to punish him.

    The pping sound and the sultry noise in the hallwaysted an hour. That day, Undine and Nymph officially became Xiaomao''s wives.

    .

    = B9 Floor, Residential Area =

    As the mermaids had a husband, they stopped wearing micro bikinis. Undine wore a blue one-piece long dress like a Hollywood star. As for Nymph, she put on hot pants and a red tube top, which highlighted her ample chest and her curvy parts.

    Although they stopped wearing bikinis, they didn''t know anything about bras or underwear. The curves and lines still aroused Xiaomao whenever he noticed them, but he suppressed his desire for now.

    Xiaomao visited the southern part of the residential area to see Ijin. It had been a day since they came here, and he was worried if they had adapted to this world yet.

    Upon arriving, Xiaomao noticed that they had demolished a house and rebuilt a wooden building on top of it.

    Curious, Xiaomao went to chat with Jin Ijin.

    "Mr. Detective, what are you doing, munya?"

    Jin Ijin noticed Xiaomao''s arrival. Heughed, "Nothing much. Our boys can''t sit still with all the guns and new skills, so we are killing time."

    "Killing time? By demolishing a freaking house and rebuilding it, munya?"

    "That''s not just a house. Look at the signboard!"

    Xiaomao followed Ijin''s finger and looked at what he pointed at. Then, he saw arge man-made signboard.

    Police Station

    Xiaomao was surprised, "You''re building a police station here?"

    "Obviously, people tend to feel insecure when there isn''t anybody to protect them or rely on. We make this station first, and we''ll talk with themunity about what we''re going to do next. For now, we want to ensure everybody''s safety and give them moral support."

    Xiaomao gave Ijin a thumbs up. He was d that he invited the cops here first.

    While Xiaomao was chatting with the cops, a new group, led by Mary, also arrived at the southern district.

    Song Hyun Woo and Song Yang-Cheol arrived.

 Chapter 330 Cat Dad Sells Land

    Chapter 330 ¨C Cat Dad Sells Land

    Hyun Woo and Yang-Cheol recognized Xiaomao. They immediately greeted him.

    "We meet again. I owe you my life," Song Yang-Cheolughed and extended his hand for a handshake.

    Xiaomao shook Yang-Cheol''s hand, "d that I could help. You look a lot younger than before, munya."

    "Of course, thanks to your power. I''m feeling great!"

    ? "Nice, munya! By the way, I see that you''ve decided to move here. You have quite a lot of followers there."

    Behind Song Yang-Cheol, several ck sedans and trucks followed his vehicle and Mary. When Yang-Cheol stopped to chat with Xiaomao, everybody parked their vehicles and waited for their boss to finish.

    "Oh, that? They''re carrying essentialponents for my future businesses here. Speaking of which, do you have enough time for a chat?"

    "Actually, yes, munya. What''s up?"

    "I''ll get to the point," Song Yang-Cheol''s expression turned solemn. "I would like to monopolize the banking system, the food industry, and the car industry. Could you permit me those?"

    Xiaomao raised his brows while Undine and Nymph frowned. The two mermaids didn''t like the elder as he seemed rude in their eyes. However, Xiaomao was surprised.

    "How will you procure food in this ce if I allow you to monopolize the food industry?"

    "First off, I would like to ask for permission to purchase a lot ofnd in this world so that I can integrate the modern farnd and livestock management system here. I will hire local people here to work in mypany. Generally speaking, I will establish apany or a merchant guild, if you would like to call it, and my guild will serve the Cathulhu Faction as a supporting organization in your dungeon."

    Song Yang-Cheol began exining the detail while Hyun Woo listened to the sideline.

    .

    After roughly 30 minutes, Xiaomao summarized what Song Yang-Cheol wanted to do.

    First, the elder here wished to purchase at least 100 square kilometers ofnd to make it an agricultural zone for his food factory. As Yang-Cheol envisioned that the dungeon would eventually need to procure food for humans and local NPCs, relying on game food or local resources wouldn''t be enough in the long run. Thus, he wished to implement modern agriculture system here to relieve the food shortage.

    Secondly, to transport food efficiently, they required a good logistic system. Although they had heard that the dungeon monsters could use teleportation devices to move around in the dungeon, Yang-Cheol felt that it was impractical for a short-distance transportation between districts on the B9 floor.

    To solve this issue, Song Yang-Cheol needed another plot ofnd to build a car factory. In the beginning, he would mass-produce trailers and trucks for the B9 floor''s logistic system. And when the ve Dungeon couldplete roads on the other floors, he suggested that Xiaomao should create a few portals for road transportation so that the dungeon crew could transport goods between floors faster.

    Andstly, Song Yang-Cheolckedborers and manpower at the moment. He requested Xiaomao if he could assign some dungeon monsters to work for them. He promised that he would pay the workers reasonable wages for their troubles.

    Xiaomao didn''t see any problem with the proposal, but he was worried about the security system. After all, paving roads and linking the teleportation system together mightpromise the B9''s safety.

    "I agree with the first and the third request, but the second one is a bit too early, munya."

    "Then, can we make a car factory first? You don''t have to worry about the roads to the other dungeon floors. We need at least 1,000 trucks for the local logistics first. But if you can make a railroad¡­"

    "I think my dungeon can directly build cars, though, munya."

    "That would be inefficient. I can''t possibly ask you every time whenever we need new vehicles. At least, we would like to function independently while we''re supporting you."

    "Hmm."

    Xiaomao wanted to approve this. But when he turned to Undine and Nymph, they shook their heads.

    "We can''t approve this, Xiaomao. The dungeonnd is limited. Hell, how the hell does the new guy know so much? Isn''t he kinda suspicious?!" Nymph crossed her arms and pointed out the dubious behavior of Song Yang-Cheol.

    From her point of view, Song Yang-Cheol had just arrived recently, but he knew so much about the dungeon, which seemed suspicious!

    "A good investor always research before they invest. I did a lot of research about you, Mr. Miao Xiaomao."

    Xiaomao frowned and looked at Mary. Thetter pursed her lips, "I only told him the general information on the way here. He figured everything on his own."

    "¡­"

    Noticing that Xiaomao doubted him, Yang-Cheol grinned and opened his game menu. Then, he swapped his real body to a game character.

    WHOOSH

    Song Yang-Cheol transformed into an elderly High Human Archmage. He wore a grey robe and a pointy hat like Gandalf, and he carried a novice mage staff. Although his UR character looked impressive, he was still a level-1 character.

    Hyun Woo and the men also used activated their game characters. Aside from Hyun Woo, who lookedpletely the same, the bodyguards all used UR Dark Elf characters with assassin-type sses. The leader of the team was a Hokage Ninja, which stood out from the rest.

    "We purchased these NFTs before we came here. We also picked up add-on skills in the game market. You don''t have to worry about us."

    Seeing how prepared they were, Xiaomao dropped his jaw.

    "You guys are crazy, munya."

    "Investors are insane people. We dump money on other people and expect it to grow like trees."

    Xiaomao scratched his head. Although they seemed weird and reckless, Xiaomao didn''t hate them.

    He opened his game menu and essed the dungeon management mode, checking if he could allocate somend for Song Yang-Cheol.

    DING

    The dungeon menu showed up, which updated the stats of the dungeonyout, size, and floors.

    .

    ve Dungeon Status

    Dungeon Level: 6

    Max Poption: 500,000

    Total Poption: 251,290

    Total Floors: 16/20

    Max Mana Capacity: 500,000,000

    Current Mana: 500,000,000

    Mana Gathering Rate (Per Second): 5,000,000

    Current DP: 107,330<novelnext></novelnext>

    .

    Dungeon Levels

    First Floor ¨C Cave

    B1 ¨C Backrooms Level 0 (10,000 SQ/KM) / Floor Guardian Gata & Joan

    B2 ¨C Scarlet War Maiden Nest (B1 Clone) (10,000 SQ/KM) / Floor Guardian Fu De

    B3 ¨C Fun / (10,000 SQ/KM) / Floor Guardian Party Queen

    B4 ¨C Pool Zone (10,000 SQ/KM) / Floor Guardian Nymph

    B5 ¨C Sacred Water Ocean / (10,000 SQ/KM) / Floor Guardian Torrent

    B6 ¨C Volcanic Grand Canyon (10,000 SQ/KM) / Floor Guardian Ifrit & Cookie-Cookie

    B7 ¨C Tower Bridge / Floor Guardian Taotie, Mimir, Meowmeow

    B8 ¨C Fire Ant Nest (Origin)

    B9 ¨C Residential Area (10,000 SQ/KM) / Floor Guardian Mary

    B10 ¨C Residential Area (Back Up) / (5,000 SQ/KM)

    B11 ¨C Empty / (5,000 SQ/KM)

    B12 - Empty / (5,000 SQ/KM)

    B13 - Empty / (5,000 SQ/KM)

    B14 - Empty / (5,000 SQ/KM)

    B15 ¨C Mermaid Lake / Guardian Undine

    .

    Meowmeow had been busy! The dungeon changed so much that Xiaomao couldn''t recognize it.

    ''This is why I don''t feel like it''s my dungeon anymore.''

    Xiaomao also noticed that Torrent got kicked down to guard the B5 floor instead of B1. Gata reced the ex-pirate so that she got to protect the ce that suited her ¨C the ocean floor.

    However, Xiaomao was surprised to see a new name on the B1 floor guardian list.

    "Joan?!"

    Xiaomao''s eyes were bloodshot. He had a thousand questions about how Joan became a member of this dungeon. However, he was busy at the moment, and he couldn''t be distracted by strange things in the dungeon.

    Seeing that Meowmeow had created backup floors under the residential area, Xiaomao had an idea.

    "How about this, munya? I might not be able to allocate you somend on this floor, but I can designate an entire dungeon floor for your group to manage. Are you interested?"

    "XIAOMAO?!" Undine and Nymph were shocked.

    Song Yang-Cheol and Hyun Woo brightly smiled, "Could we inspect the dungeon floor before you give it to us?"

    "Sure. Come with me, munya."

    Xiaomao turned to Mary, asking her to guide him and the two investors to the new floor, "I want to see the B10 and B11, munya. Can you bring us there?"

    Mary wryly smiled, "Lord Meowmeow told me not to bring anybody there yet. He said that the floors were unfinished."

    "He did?"

    WHOOSH

    While they were conversing, Meowmeow teleported directly to the residential area andnded on top of Xiaomao''s head. He came here in his cat form as usual.

    "I heard ya. You there, are you nning to build farnd and raise livestock, munya?" Meowmeow pointed at Song Yang-Cheol.

    As Song Yang-Cheol was prepared for the unexpected, he wasn''t panicked or perturbed when he saw a talking cat. He politely bowed.

    "Yes. We would like you to allocate somend for us so that we can establish a merchant guild and join your Cathulhu Faction."

    Meowmeow patted Xiaomao''s head and reminded them, "It won''t be free, munya. Since I''ve been spending days and nights expanding the dungeon manually, I expect a reasonable [Price], munya!"

    Song Yang-Cheol looked up and took a deep breath. He opened his palms and negotiated for a price ofnd.

    "How about 100 square kilometers ofnd for 100 million PACTs?"

    "Pfft! You think we''re running a charity organization, munya?! Ten billion PACTs for 100 square kilometers, no bargain, munya!"

    Song Yang-Cheol and Song Hyun Woo''s faces changed. Hyun Woo only prepared two billion PACTs while Yang-Cheol only had 300 million ¨C They couldn''t afford it.

    Xiaomao interjected, "I know that you dream big, but how about you start out small first, and you can expandter. We''ll reserve the entire floor for your future expansion, munya."

    Although Xiaomao''s proposal was reasonable, Song Yang-Cheol wasn''t an easy customer.

    "We can only afford one billion PACTs as a down payment. However, we want at least 100 square kilometers ofnd."

    Meowmeow scoffed, "That''s impossible, munya."

    "We will pay taxes when we begin to profit! I hope you think of the long-term rtionship and profits that you can make from our taxes."

    "¡­"

    Meowmeow narrowed his eyes and read Song Yang-Cheol''s mind. Then, he grinned and offered something unreasonable.

    "I have an idea, munya. One billion PACTs, and I''ll allocate the entire floor worth 10,000 square kilometers to your group. However, I''ll give you five years to turn a profit and pay at least one billion PACTs for taxes in the sixth year. If you can''t pay it by the deadline, we''ll confiscate everything, munya!"

    "DEAL!" Song Yang-Cheol widely grinned and epted the term without hesitation!

 Chapter 331 Cat Dad Family Is Alcoholic

    Chapter 331 ¨C Cat Dad Family is Alcoholic

    After Meowmeow took over the negotiation, he and Yang-Cheol''s group teleported to the B11 floor, where they would transform the entire level into the Song n''s industry.

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled. Once again, Meowmeow handled the dungeon affairs on his own even though he was supposed to be the dungeon master.

    Lucky patted Xiaomao''s back, "Don''t sulk, master. He did it for a reason since he wants the best for you and us."

    Undine also sighed, "This is verymon, Xiaomao. Dungeon masters that run dungeons on their own can never find free time. Lord Meowmeow is doing it so that you can allocate all your free time to train and get stronger."

    ? Xiaomao disagreed, "More like, they''re bored to death and they want something to do, munya."

    "I can''t deny that," Undine wryly smiled as she thought of the freeloading immortals in the dungeon, who did nothing but consume Dungeon Points (DP) and Dungeon Mana to create snacks and something to kill time.

    As Xiaomao had nothing else to do here, he chatted with Mary and asked her about her life and her family.

    Mary adapted to the dungeon well. Her kids were attending the local school, which was run by a group of Pretty Skins who had stolen many people''s memory. Although she hated their vocabries, she had no choice as they were the smartest monsters here.

    There were also many NPCs that party girls forcefully migrated here from Yeet City. The majority of the resisting people had been converted, but Mary didn''t exin how. For some reason, Mary''s expression turned dark whenever she mentioned the converted people.

    Aside from the converted NPCs, a few yers also switched sides and volunteered to work for the dungeon as ves. The leader of the yers was Master Yeet, who was a former vice guild leader of the Spartan Guild. She created a new guild under the name [ve Dungeon Mob] to represent the yers that served ve Dungeon.

    Xiaomao also learned about the incident with James, Cardachion, and Fu De. When he heard about them, he was frustrated.

    "What the hell were they doing again, munya?"

    "Fu De attempted to mutate James into a vampire subordinate, and Lord Meowmeow punished her. Currently, James isatose."

    "Goddamn vamp! I''ll go see James, munya! Where is he?"

    "He has been transferred to the Pool Zone Level. The pool water there are refined sacred water, so they have a healing property. James is probably hibernating within one of the pools."

    Mary nced at Nymph, who was supposed to know more about the Pool Zone than her. She reminded Xiaomao, "I think Nymph might know more since I''ve never been on that level."

    Everybody turned to Nymph. The tomboy mermaid had a bad pokerface expression on her face and sweated profusely.

    "Erm, sorry."

    "Why apologizing, munya?"

    Nymph''s sweating intensified. She turned around and tried to run away, but Undine pulled the back of her tube tank, "Exin Nymph. You are assigned as the guardian of the new floor. Have you done your work or visited your workce yet."

    "¡­"

    Nymph sweated bullets. She sobbed, expecting a harsh sermon, "No."

    Undine sighed, "Okay, we''re going to B4 right now. How the hell are you going to manage a dungeon if you''re behaving like this?! Grow up already! How old are you now? Over a thousand? You''re still acting like 10-year-old kids!"

    "I''m sowwy!!"

    Undine pinched Nymph''s ear and dragged her along.

    Xiaomao and Lucky looked at each other and shrugged. They bid farewell to Ijin and Mary. Then, they used a local teleportation tform and essed the B4 Level for the first time.

    .

    = B4, Pool Zone =

    As the name of this floor implied, the entire level focused on nothing but swimming pools.

    In front of Xiaomao and the crew were an in-door Olympic-sized swimming pool, a shallow pool for kids, and a bath area. A bright light came from the ceiling ss windows and the side windows. However, nobody could see the scenery outside as the sses and the windows were like in white paintings. White tiles on the ground and on the floor reflected the sunlight, making the room brighter.

    Pool chairs, folded towels, coffee tables, a bar lounge, and sliders were the addition to this room. It looked perfect for a vacation spot for the local monsters.

    When Xiaomao turned to the exit area of this pool room, he found another identical swimming pool and facilities. He opened his dungeon menu to check the map of this floor and discovered that it was abyrinth of swimming pool rooms.

    "Well, this is sinister, munya," Xiaomao was impressed by the honey trap maze. Had he been an intruder, it would have been impossible to clear this level as he would have gotten addicted to the environment and the facilities.

    Xiaomao checked the bar lounge. The back counters were filled with liquors and beverages of various brands from Earth. He picked up an expensive cognac bottle and unsealed the cog to check if it was legit.

    He took a sip of it. Indeed, it was real liquor.

    Noticing how Xiaomao enjoyed liquor by himself, Nymph drooled, "Hubby, can I drink some?"

    Xiaomao pursed his lips and looked at the mermaids and Lucky.

    Lucky remained expressionless, but her tail was wagging. Undine was still pinching Nymph''s ear to control her, but she couldn''t avert her eyes from the brown bottle in Xiaomao''s hand.

    "Oh, well. Since Meowmeow somehow managed to create these, you can have it. This is perishable anyway, munya."<novelnext></novelnext>

    Xiaomao passed it to Undine, who immediately used her water maniption magic to gather a mass of brown liquid in front of her. She distributed one-tenth of the content to Nymph and one-tenth to Lucky. Then, she kept everything to herself.

    "SENIOR! YOU GREEDY PIG!" Nymph screamed. For the first time, she cussed Undine.

    "A good beverage requires a good understanding of how to cherish the taste. If I give everything to you, you would have gulped down everything in one swallow."

    Although Undine chided Nymph, she instantly drank her portion and let out a muffling burped.

    Meanwhile, Lucky licked the floating mass of cognac like how a dog drinks water. Her eyes glittered as she savored the taste.

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes, giving up on his alcoholic wives. He turned to the bar, wondering if he should pick a few more bottles to stock up some secret supplies for himself.

    DING

    Magically, a new bottle of cognac was respawned on the back counter.

    Xiaomao raised his brows and turned around to look at the empty bottle. It was still there, but a new one already reced it.

    ''Erm, if you''re hearing this, I suggest you don''t waste the dungeon resources if possible, munya. Refilling stocks consume our precious dungeon''s DP, munya.''

    The voice of Meowmeow entered Xiaomao''s mind. It seemed that the cat god knew what they were doing.

    Curious, Xiaomao asked the god and pointed at the bottle that Undine had emptied, "How much does it cost?"

    ''20 DP per bottle regardless of quality, munya.''

    "But we have over 100,000 points, munya?"

    ''We generate DP by killing intruders in our dungeon, munya. We also get some daily points from the local residents, but it''s not enough to refill the supply, munya.''

    "And why did you create this if you don''t want to waste dungeon resources, munya?"

    Sometimes, Xiaomao didn''t understand Meowmeow''s ways of handling things. He said that the beverage was unnecessary, but he created these bars.

    ''It''s just a form of business, munya. Sometimes, local monsters need to rx. They cane to that level and use their hard-earned DP or PACTs to grab some drinks, munya. Also, Mimir and Taotie are regr customers. They paid a lot of money for those, munya.''

    Meowmeow exined how the monsters got their fund. Every time they killed an intruder or sessfully hunt someone outside the dungeon, they obtained personal Dungeon Points that they could exchange with the dungeon. However, instead of giving the precious DP to the dungeon in vain, Meowmeow created a barter system to encourage the local monsters to work hard.

    The bars on this floor were one of the attractions. Every time a monster picked up a drink from a bar, their private DPs automatically deducted from their ounts. But as Xiaomao was the owner of the dungeon, he could pick up all drinks for free.

    ''I normally resell that bottle for 100 DP or 100 PACT each, munya. Do you know how much I made from Taotie and Mimirst week? Over a million PACT, munya! Those guys are freaking rich, I tell you! They got a lot of cash from the intrudersst week, munya!''

    Xiaomao facepalmed. He understood now why Meowmeow intercepted Xiaomao and took charge of the negotiation with Song Yang-Cheol.

    This MF was greedy!

    "I hope that money is for the dungeon, senior."

    ''How do you think I managed to upgrade your dungeon to level six, munya?! It was the fund I made, munya!''

    "Oh, I see," Xiaomao was relieved as Meowmeow used some of the acquired money to improve the dungeon. "Do you have fun managing my dungeon, munya?"

    Xiaomao was certain that Meowmeow had been treating his dungeon as a simtion game to kill his boredom, judging from how he managed things.

    ''Of course! I love this dungeon, munya! It''s a lot more fun than pushing fragile phones off tables or chasing around a stic cap. Oh, excuse me. I''m in the middle of a conversation with that old Song. Catch youter, munya!''

    "¡­"

    Meowmeow cut themunication.

    Xiaomao shook his head as he gave up on trying to wrestle for authority over the dungeon. He let Meowmeow y with it for the time being since he seemed to be enjoying it.

    "Now, where is James?"

    Xiaomao opened his dungeon menu and checked on the mini-map. As a dungeon master, he could locate any living being inside his dungeon by just inputting a few search keywords on the search bar.

    DING

    After Xiaomao had input James'' name in the search bar, arge red dot was highlighted on the mini-map. Xiaomao looked up and found faint yellowish lines, which acted as a GPS for him.

    "Follow me. I''ve found James, munya."

    Xiaomao quietly and secretly put a 1980s wine bottle in his inventory and followed the navigation path. The alcoholic mermaids reluctantly followed after him.

    They didn''t notice that Lucky was dead drunk. Shey on a pool chair and fell asleep.

 Chapter 332 Cat Dadâ€™s Subordinate Is A Holy Vampire

    Chapter 332 ¨C Cat Dad''s Subordinate is a Holy Vampire

    After following the GPS system, Xiaomao, Undine, and Nymph reached a spa area.

    To enter this room, they proceeded through a waterway from the neighboring rooms without falling into random ducts along the way. Had anyone fallen into one of the holes, they would have entered the Sacred Water Ocean Level, where Torrent managed. Fortunately, the trap holes were deactivated when Xiaomao got close, and the trio managed to pass through the dangerous area without a problem.

    The pool room''s floor and poolyout were different here. Instead of having a standard swimming pool at the center of the room, it consisted of a cross-shaped shallow waterway, 16 Jacuzzi tubs, and white floor tiles. No window or a window was present. The only source of light came from other rooms, which featured ss windows.

    James had been submerging in one of the Jacuzzi tubs. Next to his pool, another half-naked angel was hibernating in another pool.

    Xiaomao and the mermaids climbed out of the waterway and stood on the white floor tiles. They looked into the tubs.

    "Why are they like this?" Nymph was confused.

    Xiaomao frowned and dipped his finger into James'' pool.

    BZZ

    Something zapped him. He pulled his hand out.

    DING

    <The Life Essence of Holy Vampire has rejected you.>

    "Holy vampire, munya? Are you going to be undead or holy, make up your mind, munya!?"

    After retorting, Xiaomao''s eyes turned red. He activated the Blood Element Qi inside him to extract a drop of the Life Essence to study.

    His way of studying the Life Essence was simple. He simply needed to eat it!

    "NIHIL, MUNYA!"

    "What?!"

    Undine and Nymph looked at Xiaomao in shock. Before they could react, Xiaomao already swallowed the droplet of Life Essence.

    RUMBLE

    Changes urred inside him. His Blood Lotus Tree in his dantian wiggling in pain as if it was rejecting the Life Essence. However, one of the Life Essence Sea surged, weing the new power.

    The Life Essence of the vampire entered the unupied Life Essence Sea of Xiaomao. It instantly turned dark as if they became crude oil. Then, the sea produced violet rays of aurora, and a ck sprout bud from the middle of the crude oil ocean.

    DING

    <Your Dark Spiritual Root has be Dark Foundation!>

    <All dark-rted spells and skills have been derived.>

    <You can learn more book spells and book skills.>

    <A new spiritual root has been derived from Dark Element Foundation!>

    <You have obtained Unholy Spiritual Roots!>

    <Due to your personality, bloodline, and recent experience, a new Dao Seed has been derived from the Dark Element Foundation!>

    <You have unlocked Dao Seed of True Corruption!>

    As Xiaomao had predicted, he gained a new power by eating strange things. Although he failed to awaken a vampire power, he got something nice.

    Now, Xiaomao had four foundations and four Dao Avatars. Moreover, his spiritual roots increased.

    "Xiaomao, don''t be reckless! Vomit that thing out!" Undine yelled at Xiaomao, worrying that he might die from the Qi poisoning.

    "It''s fine, munya. I''ve finished digesting it."

    "You, what?!"

    Undine touched Xiaomao''s stomach to feel his Qi. Only then, she realized that Xiaomao had four elemental foundationspleted.

    "T-This is too fast. How?!" Undine was astonished. When she was young, she had to spend months before she couldplete one elemental foundation.

    "Let''s not worry about me and check the pulse of James and this angel. I can''t touch them, so I need your help, munya."

    "¡­"

    Undine still wanted to inquire how Xiaomao managed to digest the vampire''s Life Essence so fast. But then, she recalled that Xiaomao was a disciple of Taotie, so she put the matter to the back of her head.

    The mermaid walked toward James'' tub and manipted the water. The Holy Vampire''s Life Essence let out a shrilling noise as if it was resisting Undine''s power. After a moment, she suppressed the automatic self-defense mechanism of the vampire and sealed the water in an empty tub nearby.

    Without the fluid, James could be reached. Xiaomao extended his hand and patted James'' cheek.

    "Hey, wake up, munya. What happened to you?"

    PA

    Although Xiaomao lightly tapped James, he dealt 300 damage and caused a small bruise on the cheek.

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao frowned. He adjusted his strength and tried again.

    But it was toote. James suddenly snapped open his eyes, revealing his crimson pupils and slit iris. He widened his eyes and looked at Xiaomao''s face.

    "M-Ma-Master?"

    "Oh?"

    For the first time, James could verballymunicate. Xiaomao was delighted.

    "Finally, you can speak, munya! Congrats!"

    "I¡­ Where am I?"

    James looked around and found himself in a Jacuzzi tub without a drop of water. He tried to sit up, but the lightheadedness sensation glued his head to the tub.

    Moreover, James was thirsty. And for some reason, Xiaomao smelled so delicious.

    "Master, you look delicious."

    Xiaomao''s expression turned dark. He stared at James'' name and title.

    James Greatman, the Holy Vampire Knight, Level 999

    This guy got a massive upgrade!

    Xiaomao had a wry smile on his face. He worked so hard, but his level was temporarily capped at 699 due to the cultivation method he used. However, this guy justy here, and he got stronger in an instant.

    "The world is not fair, munya!"

    Undine and Nymph read Xiaomao''s thoughts and wanted to refute him. They also had a simrint as Xiaomao''s foundation was more solid than James, but he might only need a month at most to advance to the next stage. In summary, Xiaomao''s growth ceiling was higher than everybody here, and he progressed only a tad slower than James, yet heined that the world was not fair.

    How about you look in the mirror and cussed yourself?

    The mermaids shook their heads. Undine changed the subject.

    "Fu De did something to him, and he became like that. Fortunately, Lord Meowmeow rescued him and lessen the damage. Still, he has to live as a vampire for the rest of his life."

    "Oh, so?"

    Undine pursed her lips, "He needs to drink blood."

    "Oh, how nice and romantic, munya."

    Xiaomao scoffed and looked at James, who stared at him and drooled like a hungry feral dog. Without saying anything, Xiaomao pinched the tip of his index finger and drew his blood.

    Using his blood Qi to multiply his blood cells and fluid, Xiaomao''s blood gushed out from his fingertip. A secondter, James'' Jacuzzi tub was filled with Xiaomao''s blood. After filling the tub, Xiaomao healed his finger and regenerated his lost blood.

    "Enjoy, munya. When you''ve recovered, meet me at B7."

    James didn''t reply. He opened his mouth and gulped down his master''s blood as if they were the finest wine.

    DING

    <The Blood Bond Ritual has beenpleted.>

    <From now on, James Greatman will be your loyal servant. He will never betray you or harm you. If you order him to die, he will do so for you.>

    <James Greatman has obtained a new skill - Holy Vampire''s Oath! As long as he fights by your side, he can withstand any lethal damage at a cost of ten-level reduction. Every time this ability is activated, all his status attributes permanently increase by 10% of his true attributes, then temporarily increase it by 100% until the battle is over. The effects can stack.>

    Xiaomao paused and stared at the message panel. He broke a sweat as he imagined how crazy James would be on a battlefield. It was also exploitable as James could purposely decrease his level to gain stats. After decreasing the level, he only needed to farm some EXP and recover his level. Then, he could repeat the process again by getting hit by lethal damage on purpose!

    This infinite loop was broken! This ability shouldn''t have existed in the game!

    This guy could potentially be a monster. He was tailored to be a berserker on a battlefield, simr to Wei Zhi who had the samurai ss.

    "Shepherd is going to envy you, munya."

    .

    Meanwhile, Nymph inspected the next Jacuzzi tub, where a lewd angel had been hibernating inside.

    "An angel? What kind of cloth are they?! How lewd!"

    Nymph was envious of Cardachion''s soul-bound armor, which only covered her nipples and a portion of her groin. Moreover, the golden tattoos on her lower belly highlighted her sexiness, which frustrated the mermaid.

    "Hubby!" Nymph had enough. She turned to Xiaomao.

    "Yeah, munya?"

    "Where can I get a groin tattoo?"

    "WTF?"

    "I want one of that. Look at this bitch!"

    "¡­"

    Curious, Xiaomao and Undine peeked into the Cardachion''s tub. Then, they saw the lewd crest on Cardachion''s lower belly.

    That was not a tattoo. It was a permanent curse crest.

    Although it was not exined in the game, Xiaomao had learned it from Mir. All curses and abnormal status effects had a low probability of settling in, making them permanent on any game character. If someone neglected it for too long, those neglected abnormal statuses would form a random crest on the person''s body and intensify the debuffs and effects.

    The heart-shaped crest on that part of the body indicated one abnormal status effect that they disliked.

    Estrus

    Both Xiaomao and Undine facepalmed.

    "Eh, why are you facepalming?" Nymph tilted her head and frowned in confusion.

    "Do you want to be permanently horny, munya?" Xiaomao thought of a scenario of how crazy Nymph would be after she got the crest.

    "Why? Is it bad?"

    Undine had enough. She pulled out a baseball bat and raised it overhead.

    "Constetion Domain - Bonkai - SenBONKzakura Kageyoshi!!"

    "!!!"

    .

    .

    From that day onward, Nymph stopped asking for a simr tattoo.

 Chapter 333 Cat Dad Encounter New Native Monsters

    Chapter 333 ¨C Cat Dad Encounter New Native Monsters

    After waking up James and feeding him enough blood, Xiaomao and the group inspected Cardachion next.

    The pretty angel was still unconscious. Unlike James, her level was under the 400s tier, which was now too weak in Xiaomao''s standard. Even so, James couldn''t stop grinning while he admired the sleeping face of the girl.

    "You''re a sinner, munya. How could you abduct a yer to be your wife? Do you know how distasteful you did to her?"

    "M-Master, I know I was wrong, but she''s the one!"

    Xiaomao pursed his lips as he understood why James went mad over the yer. Indeed, Cardachion was one of the peerless beauties that Xiaomao had ever seen. With her lewd outfit, gold trinkets, and tattoos, it wasn''t strange that James got smitten.

    Although James had a personal need, Xiaomao couldn''t afford to bless him with everything. Cardachion was an outsider, so she couldn''t simply join their family without passing Xiaomao''s test.

    "She''s an outsider. She can''t be trusted, munya. What if shepromises our dungeon?"

    "Then, I''ll elope with her somewhere outside the dungeon. We won''te here again!"

    Xiaomao shook his head. Although the idea wasn''t bad, James'' life was at risk here. As Xiaomao had many enemies, James would be vulnerable to his enemies if he lived alone in the game world without the dungeon''s protection.

    "I have an idea, munya."

    Since James was stubborn, Xiaomao gave him a choice.

    "You have two choices, munya ¨C The easy way or a hard way. The easy way is simple. I''ll use my Dao Avatar''s domain ability on her, and I''ll enve her, munya. With that, she will follow all my instructions, and I''ll order her to be your mate."

    "E-Enve?"

    James hesitated. He didn''t know about Xiaomao''s domain abilities, and he didn''t like the name of the skill.

    "Will she lose her free will, master?"

    Xiaomao shrugged, "She might end up falling in love with me and will do anything to please me, though, munya."

    "No! Please don''t! What about the other choice, master?"

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes and gave James a meaningful look, "You''re a vampire, so you should have the ability to turn someone into your kin. Instead of asking for my help, you should be the one ENSLAVING her, munya."

    "¡­"

    James'' face was ashen. Once again, he didn''t like the forceful method.

    "I''m going to leave her with you. Until you solve your issues, you aren''t permitted to leave this dungeon floor, munya."

    James bit his lower lips and bowed.

    Xiaomao sighed and left James and Cardachion alone. From now on, it was his problem.

    .

    After leaving James, Xiaomao thought of his next destination. He looked at the dungeon map, hoping to get a clue where he should inspect next.

    While Xiaomao was checking the mini-map, blinking blue spots randomly appeared on the B1 floor. It attracted Xiaomao''s attention.

    "What''s the blinking dots, munya?"

    Unfortunately, Undine and Nymph couldn''t see Xiaomao''s dungeon management menu. They shook their head, "I don''t know. We can only ess a dungeon map system on a console. What are blinking dots, by the way?"

    "In my mini-map, the dots show up on the B1 floor, munya."

    "Then, let''s go check it out."

    Xiaomao nodded and marked the ces with blue dots. Then, he searched for the nearest teleportation tform or magic circle in the area.

    He totally forgot about Lucky. The mermaids also forgot about her.

    .

    .

    = B1 Floor, Man Room =

    WHOOSH

    The teleportation magic circle directly sent the trio to the man room, where Joan and her squadron had once visited.

    As soon as Xiaomao and the mermaids showed up, the grey mannequins in the operator room opened the secret doors and came out to greet them. They bowed and spoke in theirnguage.

    "Bad!"

    "Bad-Bad!"

    Despite the strangenguage, Xiaomao, Undine, and Nymph understood them. They simply came out to say hi to their masters.

    "Keep on doing what you were doing, munya. We''re just taking a stroll."

    "Bad!"

    The mercury-color girls returned to their duties. However, several strange automatons ran toward them before they stopped and formed ranks.

    A squad of 20 level-1500 mannequins stood in lines and columns. They crossed their arms behind their back, waiting for instructions.

    Xiaomao raised his brows and looked at the new units. Then, he turned to Undine, "Did Meowmeow create these?"

    Undine wryly smiled and looked at the silicon mannequins. Fortunately, they all wore proper uniforms. The one-piece long-sleeve tight suit underneath their ck leather armor stood out. Because of their outfit, nobody could tell that they initially looked like adult toys when they were born.

    "It''s Gata''s work. She turned some immortals into those girls. I think they serve directly under Joan."

    "Speaking of Joan, how does she be one of us, munya?"

    "Gata defeated her during the siege."<novelnext></novelnext>

    "¡­ Wow."

    Xiaomao was impressed. When he fought Joan in the tournament, her strength was capped at level 999. Because Xiaomao managed to catch her off-guard, he managed to defeat her with some difficulties.

    But in this case, Joan came here to attack the dungeon with her full strength, yet Gata defeated her. It piqued Xiaomao''s interest.

    "How strong was Joan when she attacked this ce, munya?"

    "37-star constetion immortal. About level 3700."

    "Yikes!"

    "Gata is level 4,000, and she''s a ster star constetion immortal. The strength gap was huge, so she single-handedly owned her. I wish you could see her fight. It was one-sided."

    Xiaomao rubbed his chin and nodded. Now, he understood why Gata was promoted to the floor guardian position.

    At the same time, Xiaomao was depressed. Meowmeow suddenly created several immortals out of nowhere, but he had to work hard to earn his strength.

    "Life is not yatta anymore, munya."

    Xiaomao sulked, jealous of Gata''s strength and talent.

    Seeing how immature Xiaomao was, Nymph giggled and hugged his arm, "Don''t sulk, hubby. How about we quickly finish our patrol and go somewhere secluded. We haven''t properly dual-cultivate yet, do we?"

    "¡­"

    Influenced by Nymph''s openness, Xiaomao got bolder. He slipped his hand into Nymph''s tube tank, "You lewd mermaid! Didn''t Undine bonk you enough? Want me to BONK you with my stick, munya?!"

    "Yes, please!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao squeezed it, and Nymph moaned. Although he wanted to push the mermaid onto the top of the table and do her on the spot, he restrained his urge as the immortal squad was watching them.

    "Ahem!"

    Xiaomao coughed and pulled his hand out. Nymph pouted and adjusted her cloth before she pped Xiaomao''s butt for revenge.

    "Let''s go check the blue dots, munya! The squad over there. Come with us, munya."

    The squad of 20 immortals saluted and marched along with Xiaomao.

    .

    Following the GPS path, Xiaomao''s group found a dead end. It was a small yellowish room with sticky brown liquid, tangling the ground, the floor, and the cieling like spider webs.

    Getting stuck in the spider webs were remains of the previous intruders. The withered corpses of three yers were glued in the spider web fluid.

    Xiaomao inspected the webbed brown liquid. He crouched and poked it with his fingertip.

    The webbed liquid wiggled as if it was alive. Then, they merged and transformed into a ck humanoid silhouette. It turned to Xiaomao and started screaming like a crying elephant.

    Xiaomao patiently stood up and looked at the name of the creature.

    Bacteria, Level 400

    Xiaomao pointed at the slime-like creature, "Did Meowmeow create this, too?"

    Nymph shook her head, "No. This is my first time seeing this thing."

    "Oh, so is it an intruder?"

    "Err, I don''t think so. I think it was born from the corpses¡­"

    While they chatted, the slime monster threw a punch at Xiaomao.

    Without looking, Xiaomao caught the fist with his left hand. His aura flowed into the brown fluid and instantly shattered the core of the creature.

    The humanoid slime copsed to the ground as if they were a liquid mass, falling down due to gravity.

    DING

    <You have killed Bacteria, Level 400.>

    "Aw, I thought you were gonna capture it for an experiment," Nymph pouted.

    "That was unintentional. It was too weak, munya!"

    Xiaomao got used tobat with strong opponents. The aura intrusion technique was one of the skills that he learned from Wei Feng and Wei Xiong, who always used it on Xiaomao whenever they touched him. He didn''t expect that the monster would be so fragile that it died because of a simple technique.

    "You''ve grown a lot stronger, Xiaomao," Undine was impressed by Xiaomao''s techniques.

    She thought of her past. When her cultivation level was at Xiaomao''s stage, she couldn''t kill a level-400 monster in one hit like him, but he did it so casually.

    "Meh, that was nothing. Let''s go see other blue dots, munya. I think there are 30 more around the area."

    Xiaomao instantly figured out what the blue dots in his mini-map indicated. It seemed that the map warned him about the emergence of native monsters, who grew up naturally from the environment.

    .

    .

    Two hourster, Xiaomao, Undine, Nymph, and the following immortal squad encountered 10 simr slimes. They were hostile to them, so they identally killed most of the monsters.

    Fortunately, Undine was capable enough to capture one of the monsters.

    Xiaomao inspected the [Bacteria], which seemed to be born from yers'' corpses in the dungeon.

    "What am I going to do with you, munya?"

 Chapter 334 Cat Dad Meets Joan, The Fallen Valkyrie

    Chapter 334 ¨C Cat Dad Meets Joan, the Fallen Valkyrie

    GROWL!

    The ck monster never stopped bellowing and attempting to kill Xiaomao and his wives. It acted on impulse and instinct, which seemed amusing in the eyes of immortals and Xiaomao.

    "You know, Xiaomao. I think we should let nature takes its course. Since they were born and evolved in this dungeon naturally, we should let it grow as it is."

    Xiaomao agreed, "Yeah, I am thinking of raising these buffoons to be a source of EXP for Jin Ijin and the guys from Earth, munya. They need something to kill to increase their levels, right?"

    "Aren''t they a bit too strong for them? These monsters are born level 400, but they''re all level 1."

    "Nah, it''s the right difficulty, munya. I''m thinking about establishing an academy or a sect inside our dungeon to train the new guys first. As for these monsters, they will serve as a filter to weed out the weak from the useful guys. Those who are capable enough to defeat this [Bacteria] in a one-on-one fight automatically earn the right to venture outside the dungeon, munya."

    Undine had aplicated expression on her face. Although Bacteria was a lot stronger than the new yers, they were still too weak if shepared it with their standard. Using them as a screener or a test might not be enough, considering that most of Pangu, Odin, and Solomon''s minions were half-step immortals.

    In short, from Undine''s perspective, the standard strength of their adventurers should at least be on par with metal mannequin level 999. Otherwise, they wouldn''t have a chance against their enemies outside.

    Thinking this far, Undine vetoed, "That won''t be enough, Xiaomao. If they want to leave our dungeon, their level should be over 900 first."

    "That will take ages, munya. Remember the Song n? They will eventually ask us to go outside the dungeon to secure more resources from the outside world, munya."

    Nymph looked back and forth between Xiaomao and Undine. She scratched her head and suggested.

    "Don''t we have a weak dungeon in our territory? We still have the Fire Ant Dungeon, right? Why don''t we cultivate that dungeon and make it a farm area for the yers?

    Undine and Xiaomao paused. They looked at Nymph with round eyes.

    "You''re a genius, munya!"

    "I forgot about that dungeon. Thanks for the reminder!"

    They both got inspiration. Undine patted Nymph''s head while Xiaomao kissed her cheek.

    "Eheheh!"

    Nymph blushed and hugged both of them. She liked being spoiled.

    Because of Nymph''s suggestion, Undine and Xiaomao decided to leave the monsters alone and let nature run its course. They ordered the local mannequins not to harm or get in the way of Bacteria Monsters'' growth and expansion.

    However, as this move was a double-edged sword as they might rebel against him and the local forces, Xiaomao permitted the mannequins to prevent Bacteria from essing teleportation tforms or the other levels. In case they managed to get to other floors, all local forces were authorized to eliminate the strays on the spot.

    Just like that, Xiaomao freed the Bacteria and moved on. They visited the B1''s mannequin factory next.

    .

    .

    The path to the B1''s boss room was full of peril and traps. Xiaomao''s group marched through the red corridor, where the previous intruders failed to get through.

    Fortunately, because of Xiaomao''s status, the siren was turned off, and the red light wasn''t strong or shy enough to induce epilepsy. Nobody here lost their sanity or activate a trap in the area. Instead, the local mannequins peeked outside the doors to admire Xiaomao. They winked and made sexy poses as if they wanted to get his attention.

    Nymph growled and barked at the mannequins, acting like Xiaomao''s guard dog. She didn''t stop clinging to his arm, dering her status in public.

    Unfortunately, that didn''t stop the mannequins from seducing Xiaomao. A few evolved ones with silicon skin even followed after the group, walking around naked.

    Among the crowd, a couple Pretty Skin mixed in. As these monsters didn''t have a fixed habitat, they roamed the dungeon and mingled with the other races.

    "GEH MASTER, HELLO!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao''s eyes were bloodshot. He turned around and yelled, "Who are you calling GEH, munya?!"

    "Whoops, GEH. I mean, I''m so sorry, GEH!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao stopped bickering with the obnoxious monster. He proceeded to the boss room and waved his hands at the admirers.

    .

    .

    = B1 Factory Zone, Gata & Joan''s Boss Room =

    The factory district once belonged to Torrent. However, as managing factories and machines were not Torrent''s forte, she was transferred to the new level to guard the ce where she could use her full potential.

    After Torrent was gone, Gata and Joan reced her. As Gata possessed the necessary skills and domain abilities to manage her minions, she had no problem overseeing the entire floor. As for the machines and the factories, they weren''t difficult to learn how to operate as most functions, tools, and console systems were automatic and user-friendly - Gata and Joan simply needed to provide resources to the machines and press a few buttons.

    In this pitch-ck room, conveyer belts, carrying sleeping steel mannequins, were the only thing Xiaomao and others could see. He checked the mini-map and found that the production line here came from the factory district, which was located behind the boss room. To ess that area, they had to enter the secret door behind the boss room''s throne and pass through another corridor zone, which was filled with guillotine traps, spike traps, and random teleportation traps that could potentially send intruders to a random ce in the B1 floor.

    When Xiaomao entered the room, the conveyer belts stopped moving, and all sounds ceased. All mannequins rose to their feet and menacingly red at his party.

    Fortunately, upon noticing that they were allies, the mannequins sat down and fell asleep. The conveyor belts and noisy machine sounds also resumed.<novelnext></novelnext>

    A bright light was turned on. Then, Xiaomao, Undine, and Nymph could see a pool of chemical waste, a pile of meat blocks, and a pile of steel ingots on the side of the room.

    Joan, who had been sitting on the throne at the center of the room, stood up and bowed toward Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao smirked and walked toward his former nemesis. The woman looked the same, but her aura and temperament were like night and day. Moreover, she wore see-through lingerie, which added an insult to the loser.

    When Xiaomao got close to Joan, thetter slowly raised her head and gazed at her new master. She simply stared at him with dull eyes without saying anything.

    Avenging for what she had done to him, Xiaomao groped her breasts.

    "How does it feel to be a ve, munya?"

    Joan slightly blushed, but she didn''t resist.

    Not getting a response, Xiaomao was annoyed. He pinched her nipples.

    "Talk! How does it feel to be a ve, munya?!"

    Joan slightly opened her mouth and softly moaned. Her face reddened.

    Xiaomao let go of his hands. He clicked his tongue in disgust, "Another hoe."

    "Be gentle with her, Xiaomao. She''s our ally now. I know that you have a grudge, but you must learn to forgive and forget," Undine stopped Xiaomao from going any further.

    "I''m okay, munya. I just don''t like her reactions."

    Undine rolled her eyes, "Every monster is naturally attracted to you, the master of the dungeon. Joan should have already forgotten about her past. She''s now a new person. You shouldn''t bully her."

    "Fine. I won''t bully the girl."

    Joan, who had been eavesdropping on the conversation, seemed to understand Xiaomao''s mood. She knelt on her two knees in front of Xiaomao, prostrating and asking for his forgiveness.

    ? Seeing how humble Joan was, Xiaomao''s anger vanished. Instead, his heart was filled with guilt. He knelt and helped her up.

    "You don''t have to apologize to me, munya. It''s not you that I hate. It was the other woman with the same face as yours. You''re not in the wrong, munya."

    Joan raised her brows and touched her face. Then, she suddenly pulled out a knife from her inventory and started cutting her cheek.

    "!!!"

    Xiaomao grabbed the knife and shouted in panic, "STOP! STOP, MUNYA! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!"

    Undine rushed to Joan''s side and used her water spells to heal Joan''s wounds. She sighed, "Xiaomao, you said that you hated the woman with the same face."

    "Uhh."

    "Look, all monsters are like newborn kids. They''re innocent. If you, the parent, order them to die, they will dly die for you. So, watch your words!"

    "I''m sorry," Xiaomao pursed his lips. He walked toward Joan and hugged her, "I''m so sorry, munya. Don''t hurt yourself. I don''t hate you. I don''t hate your face. Don''t harm yourself, munya."

    Joan let go of the knife and buried her face in Xiaomao''s chest. She slightly smiled and enjoyed his warmth.

    Everybody admired the heartwarming scene for a minute before Joan reached her hand to touch Xiaomao''s jewel.

    "You¡­"

    Joan looked at his master''s face and brightly smiled. She continued rubbing him.

    Nymph and Undine immediately pulled Xiaomao away, "Hey! Know your ce, robot!"

    Joan lowered her head and sulked. She sneaked a nce at Xiaomao, hoping to get his approval.

    Xiaomao had a headache. These women''s reactions reminded him why he shouldn''t randomly stick it in every hole he saw. Still, because Joan seemed so pure and pitiful, he resisted Undine and Nymph''s strength and patted Joan''s head.

    "It''s okay. Don''t do it in public. You''ll anger my wives, munya."

    Joan grinned and nodded. She caught on to the hints.

    As long as she didn''t seduce him in public, everything else was okay!

    Undine and Nymph also picked up the clues and red at Xiaomao. However, they didn''t protest as Joan seemed to be happy when Xiaomao was around with her - They didn''t want to ruin the mood.

    The gang remained in the boss room for an hour to inspect and learn how the machines operated. Then, they left it to Joan.

    Before the group left, Joan secretly gave Xiaomao two items. She blushed and tip-toed before she kissed his cheek.

    "¡­"

    Nymph and Undine red at Joan with bloodshot eyes, but they tolerated it. After all, Xiaomao seemed to treat her like his little sister instead of a woman.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao checked the item that Joan had given him. One was a crystalized elemental essence, which Xiaomao didn''t have. As for the other one, the item''s name stunned him.

    Asgard Bank tinum Debit Card

 Chapter 335 Cat Dad Travels To Mermaid Kingdom

    Chapter 335 ¨C Cat Dad Travels to Mermaid Kingdom

    Asgard Bank tinum Debit Card

    The concept of banking isn''t foreign to the Neo Asgard after the Great Reset. As the gods of Asgard associate with Midgard''s mortals and the yers, they import modern culture and knowledge to their civilization. Now, they have banks, too! Capitalism, HO!

    This debit card belongs to Saintess Joan, the Valkyrie. She still has a lot of assets in her bank ount. However, it is questionable if anyone can still withdraw her money or use it as it is well-known among Asgardians that Joan is already dead.

    Item Type: Cash Card

    Rarity: Unknown

    Effect: None

    .

    Xiaomao knitted his brows as he wondered if he could use the card. Moreover, he had no idea where to use it.

    ''Should I visit Asgard or Midgard? But that''s the enemy''s territory. It''s going to be a risky trip if I go there.''

    Xiaomao pursed his lips and turned to Undine, "Say, does the Mermaid Kingdom have banks, munya?"

    "Obviously, we have banks and merchant guilds. Why are you asking?"

    "Are they linked with the banks from Asgard or Midgard, munya? Can I withdraw money from Asgard''s banks from the Mermaid Kingdom''s banks, munya?"

    "Of course not. You have to withdraw it from Asgard Bank, not the other banks."

    "Then, is there an Asgard bank in the Mermaid Kingdom, munya?"

    "Err, yes."

    "Even though we''re at war? You don''t sanction their banks, munya?"

    "We only sanction Pangu Church and their rted businesses. In fact, Asgard and the Mermaid Kingdom are not officially at war. There are skirmishes here and there, but everything is swept under the pretense of trivial squabbles. Our countries DO still trade as if nothing has happened¡­ wait a minute, why are you asking?"

    "Oh, I have this, munya," Xiaomao showed her the debit card.

    Undine noticed the debit card in Xiaomao''s hand. She wryly smiled, "Did Joan give you that?"

    "Yup!"

    "Sheesh. You''re such a pimp. How could you extort that from an innocent girl?"

    "Call me the MASTER, munya!"

    Undineughed. Because of the debit card, she had an idea.

    "Let''s visit the Mermaid Kingdom while we''re free. You need to take a short break after a long seclusion, right?"

    "Yeah. But before that, I have to report the updates that Pangu did to the game world first. I forgot to tell everybody about it, munya."

    Xiaomao turned around and thought of something. He felt like he had forgotten someone.

    "By the way, where''s Lucky, munya?"

    "¡­"

    Undine and Nymph looked around. They began to sweat as they also forgot about the gnoll girl.

    .

    .

    Xiaomao''s party left the B1 floor and returned to the B4 to pick up the sleeping dog girl. Then, they went home ¨C the B7''s boss room.

    Upon arrival, Xiaomao went to Taotie and Mimir. However, it was unnecessary as Jungwoo already told them everything.

    After Jungwoo had arrived here, he apanied Mimir and Taotie before he went to the residential district to settle down. Then, he returned here, chatting with the seniors.

    Upon seeing Jungwoo, Xiaomao waved his hand at him.

    "Oh, hey. Have you adapted to the dungeon, yet, munya?"

    Jungwoo drylyughed, "You mean - The Backrooms, right?"

    "It''s a dungeon, though."

    "Eh, it looks like the Backrooms to me. You got Level 0, Level 7, Level 37, and a bunch of entities. Don''t tell me you didn''t copy the theme on purpose."

    "At least, we don''t have Death Moths, Wretches, or Bone Thieves, munya."

    Theyughed and chatted for 10 minutes before Jungwoo asked Xiaomao for permission.

    "Say, Xiaomao. Can I go outside the dungeon and go back to the Forbidden Forest?"

    "Why? Did you forget something, munya?"

    "I learn from Senior Mimir that we''ll soon be at war with Odin, Solomon, and Pangu, and I''m worried about the beast folks in the forest. If possible, can I recruit them to join the dungeon, too?"

    Xiaomao liked the idea, but there was a problem - He didn''t know how many people Jungwoo nned to migrate here.

    "How many people are you bringing here, munya?"

    "About five million or so, why?"

    Xiaomao almost fainted. His dungeon''s capacity was merely 500,000 people, but there were too many beast people.<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Err, we can only house about 200,000 more residents, munya."

    "Are you sure? I saw the resident floor. It was huge enough for millions of people!"

    Undine inserted, "Xiaomao, if we don''t need to add everybody to the poption pool of the dungeon. That pool is reserved for local monsters that work for us, not the guests or the neutral residents."

    "Oh."

    Being enlightened, Xiaomao was relieved. He gave Jungwoo permission.

    "Alright. You can bring them here. Make sure to contact me through the guild chat when you''re about to arrive, munya. Do you know how to use the teleportation magic circles, by the way?"

    Xiaomao taught Jungwoo about the magic circles and staff tforms around the dungeon ¨C There were secret rooms that the dungeon''s personnel could exclusively ess, such as the console rooms, monitor rooms, or tactical rooms, which could be used as a rendezvous point beforeunching an ambush.

    Among each secret room, a teleportation tform or a magic circle had been pre-installed. All MUNYA Guild''s members and the dungeon''s residents could operate them at will by simply injecting their mana into it. In addition, the users could choose their destination where they wanted to be sent.

    After learning about the dungeon mechanic, Jungwoo was excited. He bid farewell and experimented with the teleportation tform in the B7''s boss room.

    "Alright. It''s time for us to move as well. But first, I need to find Andrew, Peter, John, and Shepherd, munya."

    .

    .

    Xiaomaoter found Andrew, Peter, and John in the resident area. The two dwarves had been assisting the new refugees from Earth and from the game world by building houses and tools for their daily lives. As for John, he opened a church under Meowmeow''s permission.

    In John''s church, there was a huge cat statue on an altar instead of a cross or Jesus. Five elderly women and three elderly men had been sitting on the benches, quietly praying and admiring the interior of the church.

    Xiaomao also visited John''s church to see the subordinate. When he arrived, he noticed that the cat statue resembled Mu-Nyang. Even the smirking grin was the same.

    Noticing Xiaomao''s arrival, John rushed to wee him. However, he was unable to speak as usual.

    Although John had been helping the local residents, he also had some progress.

    John Preacher, the Temr High Priest, Level 888

    It seemed that he retained the temr ss after the guild war. As John couldn''t speak, Xiaomao had no idea how he got or retained that ss.

    "I see that you''ve been working hard, munya. Keep it up!"

    John grinned and smacked his chest like the dwarves. He also flexed his priest robe set and a long cane, which he had picked up from dead intruders.

    Seeing how John was doing well, Xiaomao left him alone. In addition, as Xiaomao couldn''t find Shepherd in the dungeon, he postponed the visit to another date. He then consulted with Undine.

    "Let''s visit the Mermaid Kingdom, munya. I want to see how it looks."

    "Sure! Let''s pack our potions and go tomorrow."

    "Why tomorrow, munya?"

    "You have no idea. There are things we need to prepare before we dive into the ocean."

    Xiaomao was confused, but he followed her advice anyway. He would soon understand why Undine had to prepare before they could visit the mermaid country.

    .

    .

    The next day, Xiaomao, Undine, Nymph, and an elite team of 500 mermen and 500 mermaids gathered at the Mermaid Sanctuary. All of them were immortals.

    Xiaomao was surprised to see such as team. He looked at Undine, questioning her with his look. However, Undine didn''t answer him as she was busy prepping the team for their long travel.

    As for Xiaomao''s other subordinates, they couldn''t apany them as they couldn''t enter the deep sea. They remained behind to help the local refugees.

    Ijin and the Song n were also busy with their new homes. They, too, remained behind as they weren''t ready for an adventure yet. As for the Fire Ant Dungeon Project, Undine already told Mimir about it, and the immortal team would handle it from there.

    Xiaomao bid Lucky farewell to everybody and entered the mermaid dungeon together with the team. He transformed into a catopus and dove into the sea.

    With Undine as a guide, they didn''t encounter any traps or encounter hostile monsters. Although the mermaid dungeon also housed neutral monsters, such as Naga and giant sea serpents, they showed respect to Undine and made way for the group.

    After navigating through theplex underwater dungeon for five hours, they exited the dungeon through the hidden passage at the deepest part of the dungeon. Then, they found the vast sea behind the Ind and under the dungeon.

    Although they were at least 10 kilometers under the sea surface, the sea floor glittered with the natural light of the unique corals, seaweeds, and jellyfish. Illuminated by the local creatures, the sea floor became visible.

    "This way."

    Nymph took charge as a guide and led the way. She swam north, following the corallines.

    "Excuse me, hubby. I''ll need to carry you now."

    Nymph suddenly carried Xiaomao in her arms and swam forward, refusing to let Xiaomao swim by himself.

    "What are you doing, munya?!"

    "Look above you," Undine pointed upward.

    Xiaomao looked up. Then, he was horrified. Above them, a thousand mutated orcas swam in a formation, circling around the mermaid group as if they were treating them as prey.

    Deep Sea Orca, Level 1,100

    "This is the reason we travel in pack. The orcas always hunt stray sea creatures in a formation. If they spot you swimming alone, they will immediately attack us to get you. Also, prepare for battle. These guys always probe their prey with their constetion domain abilities. They will soon attack us!"

    "..."

    Xiaomao was speechless. The deep sea wasn''t as simple as it seemed.

 Chapter 336 Cat Dad Learns The Terror Of Deep Sea

    Chapter 336 ¨C Cat Dad Learns the Terror of Deep Sea

    MEAAAAAAA

    EEEEEEAAAA

    IIIIIOOOO

    EEEEWEEEEE

    These killer whales sounded like cat''s meowing sometimes, but they actuallymunicated. As intelligent as they were, they coordinated their attack patterns and nned their assaults whenever they hunted.

    A thousand orcas changed their formation. They split into five groups of 200 orcas.

    The first group intercepted Xiaomao''s party. They formed a wall formation and blocked the way, causing the mermaids and mermen to stop.

    The second and third teams detoured around Xiaomao''s group. The former team turned around and charged toward the mermaid unit from the left nk. As for the third team, they pincered the mermaids from the right.

    The fourth team vertically swam up to gain momentum and made a U-turn. Then, they charged down, attacking Xiaomao''s group from above.

    As for thest team, they leisurely swam behind the mermaid group, blocking their retreating route.

    That was not all. Every orca began using their game abilities. As immortals, their attacks were more sophisticated.

    DING

    <Deep Sea Orca has activated the constetion domain ¨C Thssophobia!>

    <Every creature in the orca formation will suffer from one of the three following effects ¨C Fear, Level Down, or Sealed. The abnormal status effects cannot be negated or cured as long as the targets are within the encirclement.>

    DING

    <Due to your traits and Dao, you have been inflicted with [Level Down] status effect!>

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue and looked at the red level indicator above his head. His level temporarily decreased by 100, and his total stats reduced by 3,000.

    He would have been in trouble had hee here alone. Fortunately, his new wife was powerful.

    Undine red at the orcas in front of the group. She bellowed, "KNOW YOUR PLACE, DOLPHINS!!"

    DING

    <Undine has activated the ster constetion domain ¨C Ocean Queen!>

    <Every hostile creature under level 3500 within a radius of one kilometer in the ocean cannot attack Undine and her allies in the vicinity. All hostile targets cannot use their skills, spells, and domains.>

    Although Undine''s ability disabled the orcas'' power, she couldn''t cancel the abnormal status effects as the ability couldn''t be negated.

    The orcas flinched. The charging killer whales were frozen on the spot, and they looked at their friends.

    EEEEEHHHHH

    REEEEEEEEEE

    They turned tail and dispersed, fleeing the scene.

    After the orcas had fled, the abnormal status effects disappeared. Everybody managed to catch their breath and sighed in relief. As for Xiaomao, he got his levels and attributes back.

    "Let''s keep going before theye back," Nymph wryly smiled and looked at the fleeing orcas, which quickly regrouped and resumed their hunting formation.

    The mermen and mermaids began applying Qi to their tails and creeps. They sped up and rushed through the dangerous area.

    While Nymph led the team, Undine followed after them, acting as their rearguard. She kept ncing behind her as if she had detected pursuers.

    Xiaomao''s senses also picked up something dread behind them. He wanted to look back, but Nymph''s breast and body blocked his vision.

    "Something is behind us, munya."

    "I know. Let''s hurry!"

    Xiaomao and Nymph couldn''t see the threatening pursuers, but they sensed their aura. On the other hand, Undine looked back and saw the monster''s name and level.

    Five long necks and five heads of a four-legged creature were clearly visible. The monster had been running on the seafloor while a hundred of its babiestched on its back and long tail. From a nce, it was at least a hundred meters tall and 500 meters in length.

    Lesser Female Hydra, Level 7,500

    Undine gnashed her teeth as she was aware of their strength gap. Moreover, she had no idea how it sneaked behind their group. Now, they were only 300 meters apart.

    Because of the emergency, Undine urged Nymph.<novelnext></novelnext>

    "FASTER! A HYDRA IS BEHIND US! USE YOUR DOMAIN, NYMPH!"

    Nymph also panicked, "Those damn orcas! The hydra must have been following the orcas here!"

    DING

    <Nymph has activated the ster constetion domain ¨C Safe Retreat!>

    <Increase DEX and AGI of all allies (Including the caster) within a radius of 500 meters by 500%. All targets be invisible and untraceable as long as they''re within the domain range.>

    The mermen and mermaids didn''t speed up right away - They tied their bodies with ropes and bound their colleagues together. Ten secondster, Nymph also grabbed the edge of the ropes and began speeding without looking back.

    "Hang tight, Xiaomao!"

    As Nymph couldn''t keep carrying Xiaomao in her arms, Xiaomao had totch on to her. Because there was nothing to grab, he had no choice but to coil his tentacles around her breasts.

    RUMBLE

    Nymph suddenly bolted through the ocean. Like a bullet, she pierced through the current and the water mass.

    Because of the sudden eleration, Xiaomao almost slipped off Nymph''s chest. As his tentaclescked suckers like a regr octopus, the eight tentacles soon slipped off.

    Sensing the crisis, Xiaomao reacted by instinct. He opened his mouth and chomped on anything that he could bite, holding himself on Nymph''s body.

    But the ce he bit was sensitive.

    "AHN!"

    Nymph faltered, and her speed dropped by a third. Undine instantly caught up and overtook the lead. Thetter looked behind her, checking on Nymph''s condition. Then, she discovered her colleague''s sorry state.

    "¡­"

    Undine facepalmed and turned around. She peeled Xiaomao off Nymph''s chest and carried him.

    Without a distraction, Nymph elerated and resumed her usual speed. However, she secretly regretted it as the bite and the cat''s tongue were too good. She licked her lips and nned to make him do it again one day.

    .

    .

    After ditching the lesser hydra, the group arrived at a deepsea mountain slope. In front of them was an underwater volcano mountain, which still produced white smoke and bubbles.

    Xiaomao looked up and admired the beauty of the seamount. But then, the corner of his eyes spotted a strange manmade object that shouldn''t have been there.

    There was a neon light signboard at the foot of the mountain. It brightened the dark seafloor in the area. Furthermore, a dozen lizardmen flocked in front of the door.

    Lamia Hostess Club

    Xiaomao stared at the signboard. His expression turned into a pokerface.

    "What in the Volcanic Hell is that, munya?" Xiaomao pointed at the neon signboard.

    "Oh, that? We''re on the outskirt of the Mermaid Kingdom, now. You''ll see that a lot once we cross the checkpoint," Undine also nced at the club entrance and scoffed in disgust.

    "But why a hostess club, munya?"

    "Seamen are true to their nature, Xiaomao. They''re as vulgar as they can be. Do you know what the highest money-making business in the Mermaid Kingdom is?"

    "Hostess clubs, munya?"

    "Prostitution, hostess clubs, and sex shops ¨C Sex Businesses!"

    Xiaomao nkly looked at the mermen behind the team. They smiled at Xiaomao and gave him a thumbs up.

    "But why, munya? These guys aren''t that bad, munya. Why are the sex businesses booming here?"

    The mermen that Xiaomao knew were a bunch of airheads. They simply followed their superior''s instructions and were rarely moved by their impulse. Now and then, they behaved like children, which never leaned toward the dark side.

    Nymphughed, "There is more than one race in the Mermaid Kingdom. Aside from the Mermen, we have Nagas, Slugs, Kappas, Lizardmen, Snakemen, Ropers, Sahuagins, Incubi, Sea Imps, and many more. That doesn''t include half-breeds and stray humans. Because we have so many pretty sirens, nymphs, mermaids, scys, oceanids, andmias, those horny creatures flock here to woo us, and the country milks them dry by providing sex services."

    "¡­"

    "Most sea creatures are Poseidon''s distant descendants. We inherit his lustful trait, and we naturally attract to each other-"

    Undine coughed and interrupted Nymph, "Before we go into the detail, let''s keep going. We''re not in the safe area yet."

    The team stopped admiring the host club and resumed their journey.

 Chapter 337 Cat Dad Visits Ocean Amsterdam

    Chapter 337 ¨C Cat Dad Visits Ocean Amsterdam

    The team journeyed further north, detouring around the volcano mountain. Minutester, they came across a man-made tunnel, which served as a checkpoint of the Mermaid Kingdom.

    The group started seeing more half-human half-monster creatures, swimming around and minding their business. Most of them traveled inrge groups like how Undine prepared her subordinates as the deep sea territory outside the Mermaid Kingdom was too dangerous for lone travelers. However, many shops were open for business in this dangerous area, and many male sea folks gathered in those shops for some reason.

    A group of 50 snake men guarded the checkpoint tunnel. The shy level over their heads and their burly muscles intimidated the people in the tunnels.

    Xiaomao nced at their levels. The weakest among them was level 2,000, and the strongest was level 5,500!

    "Damn, munya. Your people are STRONK!"

    Undine grinned, "That''s the impression the kingdom wants the outsiders to see. Once we get inside, we''ll see a lot of weaker sea folks."

    The guard captain let Undine and her group pass without inspecting them. However, they all turned and looked at the catopus in Undine''s arms in curiosity.

    Xiaomao overheard their conversation.

    "It''s been centuries since Ist saw a catopus. I thought they were extinct."

    "Pfft. They must havee from others. Remember the news? Lady Chang''e held a press conference and warned us that Cathulhus are making a move on the Pangu Church. If Cathulhus still exist, the catopuses do exist, too! They''re Cathulhu''s children."

    "Right. I forgot about that. Come to think of it, how''s the war going? Has anybody heard anything about the war outside the ocean?"

    The guards seemed wise, but theycked information from the outside world. Xiaomao had the urge to chat with them and tell them what happened onnd, but Undine already crossed the tunnel to the other side.

    .

    On the other side of the tunnel, the barren seafloor was no more. Instead, a huge underwater town was before Xiaomao''s eyes.

    Bright LED lights illuminated the dark seafloor. Two and three-story stone buildings lined up into blocks as if the architects and the mayor prenned the constructions. In addition, the fourne roads were decorated with shining ms, which showed the path that travelers should follow.

    As no vehicles worked here, sea folks of various races either floated or swam over the road. Only a few creatures, such as giant crabs, walked on the ground.

    The buildings on the main road were also interesting. Most buildings on the right side all used red LED lights as if they turned the entire zone into a red-light district. As for the buildings on the left, they used orange or white LED lights, and most buildings were restaurants, vendors, mini-marts, and random shops.

    While Xiaomao admired the town, Undine warned him, "If you have a chance toe here alone one day, don''t stray into the red-light district. The subi, scys, and sirens will milk you dry. No matter how much semen you can produce, they have a way to extract all your Life Essence and Qi until thest drop."

    "What the hell, munya?!" Xiaomao was stunned.

    Nymph coughed and clicked her tongue, "Wee to Amsterdam of Mermaid Kingdom, hubby. This outskirt zone is called Virgin''s Trap. All brothels in the area mostly use the sexy subi, sirens, and scys to lure away first-timers. If you fall for their charm, you can never leave this ce."

    "It''s that bad, munya?!"

    "Yeah, it''s that terrible," Undine sighed. "Lady Chang''e made this ce like this to weed out horny visitors from far away. She wants to keep the inner town clean, so she made the outskirt area fill with brothels and sex shops. Also¡­"

    While Undine and Nymph taught Xiaomao about the background of the town, several mermaids that looked simr to Nymph approached their team''s mermen and shed their private parts.

    As if the mermen had prepared for today, they shook their heads and shooed them away.

    The mermaids with short hair and big assets pouted and swam away. One of them pped a merman''s face with her tail, causing the other men tough at the poor guy.

    Xiaomao noticed that. He snickered, "They''re catfishers, aren''t they, munya?"

    "Yup, catfishers," Nymph nodded in agreement.<novelnext></novelnext>

    The group turned away from the red-light district and continued ahead.

    However, as Undine swam 100 meters further, they came across a roadblock. Arge group ofmias put cones and straps to barricade the intersection that they needed to cross.

    One of themias shouted, "Lady Medusa''s parade is passing through! All men, close your eyes if you don''t wanna die!"

    Xiaomao heard it. He tilted his head, "I know that Medusa has the power to turn people into stones, but why do only men have to close their eyes, munya?"

    "Just close your eyes, Xiaomao."

    Undine didn''t exin. She turned around and covered Xiaomao''s eyes, preventing him and the parade people to see each other.

    Loud music soon echoed. It sounded like a repeated sonar, but the melodies turned it into a pleasant song.

    "SHIT, ALICE''S SONGS!"

    Undine eximed and put something in Xiaomao''s ears.

    Unfortunately, it was toote. He heard a few notes, and the system warned him about the dire effects of Sirens.

    DING

    <Alice has activated a ster constetion domain ¨C Mating Song!>

    <All male virgins are inflicted with Estrus. They have 24 hours to lose their virginity to any sea folk in this town or they will be a eunuch. The effects cannot be cured or overridden as long as they are within the Mermaid Kingdom>

    <All male non-virgins are inflicted with Estrus. The effects cannot be cured or overridden as long as they are within the Mermaid Kingdom.>

    <All male creatures in the domain temporarily gain 500% stamina. Their sensitivity is increased by 200%. They can sacrifice one level to ejacte one more time after they''re exhausted.>

    Xiaomao sensed a chill running down his spine. His tentacles got hardened, and his fur slowly turned red.

    Before Xiaomao went berserk, Undine grabbed one of Xiaomao''s tentacles and put it in her mouth.

    "Err, eh?"

    Xiaomao instantly came back to his senses, but Undine began stroking and licking it. Because of her skillful tongue, the tip of the tentacle quickly released white liquid into Undine''s mouth.

    The tentacle blow job felt different.

    DING

    <Because of your Alpha Male Dao, you have resisted the Mating Song Constetion Domain''s effects.>

    <You are cured.>

    Xiaomao slowly came back to his senses. The song now couldn''t harm him or affect him anymore.

    However, the town quickly became a mess.

    Xiaomao frowned as he looked at the orgy scene in front of him, "What''s happening, munya?"

    Undine also furrowed her brows, "We arrive at a bad time. It''s the harvest season."

 Chapter 338 Cat Dad Is Too Popular!!

    Chapter 338 ¨C Cat Dad is Too Popr!!

    Harvest Season, the notorious period of the year in the Mermaid Kingdom involved most female residents of this country.

    During this period, most mermaids, sirens,mias, and many female creatures were in mating season, and they were in dire need of a strong male with exceptional genes as their partners as their future children''s potential and growth ceiling were on the line. As such, they oftenpeted for a strong male and caused so many damage to structures because of their fights.

    Because thepetition was always fierce, Chang''e came up with a solution to eliminating theplications - She invented a tradition, which forced every man to mate with the female poption during the season. Moreover, every girl in the city had the obligation to help the locals by extracting the male poption''s seeds so that they could gather them in the sperm bank topare the quality of the seeds.

    After filtering and careful examination, the best seed providers with exceptional genes were chosen after the festival. However, the chosen ones couldn''t consider themselves lucky as the mermaid government officials always issued an arrest and forcefully extracted semen from the men until they fulfilled the quota for the year.

    Senior sirens were always hired to join this event. Usually, they infiltrated every ce in the city and sang their mating song, causing all men to be in heat. Then, the government officials and the hired prostitutes would catch the men and collect their essence.

    Before the government''s workers discovered Xiaomao, Undine pretended to be one of the staff members. She extracted Xiaomao''s semen, and she marked him with her aura that his seed had been collected. Then, she pushed him underneath her clothes, hiding his presence.

    "Hide your aura, Xiaomao. Actually, do me a favor. Make yourself as smallest as possible. Stay invisible!"

    "Err, okay, munya."

    Xiaomao nced at the mermen that had been following them around. The prostitutes already caught them, and they got entangled in the public orgy.

    Non-prostitutes and female visitors looked around in confusion at first, but they soon realized what was going on. Some of them took advantage of the intoxicated men and joined the orgy while the modest ones spectated the event from the sidelines.

    The song kept going, and the parade passed the area in peace. For an hour, the sultry noise was the only thing everybody could hear in the area.

    After the long hour of seed extraction, the men slowly came back to their senses. Some liked it, but a few grumbled as they didn''t get to enjoy it to the fullest.

    Although the crisis was averted, Undine kept pushing Xiaomao down, not allowing him to peek outside. As for Nymph, she ordered the mermaids to help the mermen up and feed them stamina potions.

    The mermen looked a lot thinner after the deeds. Their glossy skin and scale turned pale and dry. The girls had to p them a few times before they coulde back to reality.

    "It''s over. Let''s move on."

    Undine ordered the group to resume their journey. As the event workers had collected the cones and straps out of the way, they could now travel through the intersection.

    Because the team was in a hurry, they stood out in the middle of the town, where all men and women were still in the middle of the festive mood. Some men, who were attracted to Undine''s beauty, started calling her out.

    "Hey, pretty mermaid over there? Want my semen?"

    Undine ignored the shouting naga and kept on going.

    Because Undine ignored him, the naga was infuriated. He kicked the ground and appeared in front of the group, blocking everybody''s path.

    "Hey, bitch! When I offer you my semen, you must take it! Now, suck it, or else!"

    Annoyed, Undine silently brought out the Poseidon staff from her inventory and pointed at the naga, whose level was merely 1,500.

    "Know your ce, Naga! SCRAM!!"

    With just her pure aura and elemental essence, the naga''s dantian churned, and he vomited several mouthfuls of blue blood. Nymph rushed toward him and pped his face with her fish tail, sending him 500 meters away.

    The crowd below, especially the prostitutes,ughed at the unfortunate Naga. They mocked him.

    "Not all women join the Harvest Season, idiot!"

    "What a pushover. Has he lost his mind because of the festival?"

    "Yeah, Lady Alice''s domain can break a man''s sanity. He must have thought he''s hot shit because we milked him for free."

    The naga soon came back to his senses. Because of the humiliation, he red at Undine and the prostitutes in the city. Then, he bellowed.

    "Do you know who I am?! I''m the eldest son of the Ordu, the tribal chief of the Iske n! I''m-"

    BOOM

    Arge fist suddenly appeared above the naga and pummeled him to the ground. Then, the loud voice of a woman, who had sung a song earlier, echoed in town.

    "GO HOME AND CRY TO YOUR DADDY, FOOL! THIS IS THE MERMAID KINGDOM, NOT SOME WUXIA TAVERN!"

    The crowd burst intoughter while the Naga stared at the mysterious fist in shock. After a few hits, he fainted.

    The prostitutes cheered.

    "As expected of Lady Alice, no hoodlum can thrive here."

    "Yeah, I''m sick and tired of those clich¨¦ sons and descendants of n chiefs. They must have read too many novels."

    "I iZ riCH yOUnG mAstEr, yOU cAn''t tOUch mE! Yeah, they all sound the same."

    Xiaomao overheard the jeers and the mockery. While getting stuck in Undine''s dress, he managed to peek outside through her cleavage.

    Everything was a mess. White fluid floated freely in the ocean while many government officials were busy collecting them, putting all the white fluid in their game inventory.

    "Xiaomao, stay still and don''t look outside, PLEASE!"

    Undine grew restless as if she was afraid of something.

    Xiaomao pouted and turned around, facing Undine''s round and soft chest. Taking revenge, he took advantage of her and licked her skin.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Sensing the cat''s tongue, Undine got goosebumps. It touched her sensitive part, and it aroused her.

    "Xiaomao, stop! Stop being immature for once!"

    Being reprimanded again, Xiaomao stopped licking her. He buried his face in her bosom and softly purred, resting and recharging his mental battery.

    Noticing that Xiaomao stopped being childish, Undine was relieved. She looked ahead and nned to continue their journey.

    But when she looked up, a cute blond girl with two bat wings was floating before her, staring at Undine and her group. The girl, who seemed to be only 12, wore a blue gothic gown and wore a red rabbit-like ribbon. Despite being underwater, she carried a blue frilly umbre around.

    "I sense a catopus," muttered the girl.

    Undine''s face lost all color. She eximed, "L-Lady Alice!?"

    "Oh, hi, Nameless Undine. I see that you haven''t gotten an official name yet. Are you here to take the official exam to get a name?"

    "N-No. I''m here for my dungeon''s business. P-Please excuse me."

    "Hold up!"

    "¡­"

    Alice smirked and pointed at the bulky dress of Undine, "Give that catopus to me. I want him."

    At that moment, all crew''s expressions turned solemn. Even Nymph and Undine began emitting killing intent.

    "I''m sorry. Even if it''s your request, I can''t fulfill it."

    "That''s the order, Undine. Give him to me, or else!"

    "He is not someone you can have as a pet. Do you want to anger Lady Chang''e?!"

    The conversation got heated up, and the bystanders noticed them. They stopped what they were doing and observed the situation as this matter involved Alice, who was a big shot in the red-light district.

    "Oh, is he belong to Lady Chang''e? Then, I can have him! Lady Chang''e said that I can borrow anyone I like as long as I''m working for her."

    "YOU.CAN.NOT.HAVE.HIM!"

    "BUT.I.SAID.SO!"

    RUMBLE

    The menacing malicious aura of Alice enveloped the town. Although she hadn''t used her domain ability on Undine, thetter sweated profusely.

    Duchess Alice, the Subus Queen, Level 9999

    Although Undine couldn''t see through Alice''s strength, she knew that only Cernun, Meowmeow, and maybe Titania could be her opponent. However, for the sake of Xiaomao, she swallowed her fear and confront the impossible foe.

    Undine and Nymph were frustrated as they could have revealed Xiaomao''s status and his rtionship with Chang''e and Mao Miaomiao. However, they were afraid of the consequences as the Harvest Season hadn''t ended yet.

    However, the clueless catopus overheard the conversation and got curious. He forcefully slipped out of Undine''s clothes and confronted Alice.

    "Who the hell are you, munya?! Why are you stopping my wife?"

    "Oh, ho? Your wife?"

    "Xiaomao, NO!!" Undine and Nymph panicked.

    It was toote. Xiaomao boldly revealed his status.

    "I don''t know who you are and why you want me as a pet, munya. But know this, I''m the son of Chaos Seraphim Mao Miaomiao! In a way, I''m also a step-son of Chang''e, munya!"

    "!!!"

    Alice, government workers, and every woman widened their eyes in astonishment and shock. They stared at Xiaomao and gasped for several reasons.

    First, a catopus was a descendant of Cathulhus, one of the oldest races in the universe. Because of that, their blood essence was more precious than a legendary artifact.

    Secondly, an adult catopus could obviously produce semen. As the women in season needed good seedlings for their children, the unique catopus bloodline was always on top of the wish list, and the sperm banks put a high bounty for any catopus semen.

    Andstly, as Xiaomao carried the bloodline of Mao Miaomiao, aka the infamouspdog of Mu-Nyang, his status sling-shotted himself to the top list of the most wanted husband in the country - No bloodline wasparable to the Chaos Seraphim''s descendants!

    The eyes of prostitutes, government workers, and spectators burned as they fixated on him as if he was the most delicious prey. Even Alice salivated, and her pupils expanded.

    "M-My precious¡­"

    "¡­"

    Undine breathed in cold water as her worse fear became real. She turned around and shouted.

    "RUN FOR IT! WE''LL CHARGE DIRECTLY TO THE PALACE!!"

    Nymph and Undine each grabbed Xiaomao''s tentacle and pulled him along. As the mermaids and mermen were slower than the duo, they tried their best to follow their leaders. Half of them turned around and attempted to be their rearguards.

    However, their movement stirred the crowd. The female sea folks of all races bellowed and activated their domain abilities. The mermen and mermaid rearguards were quickly overwhelmed and pushed aside.

 Chapter 339 Cat Dads Ultimate Combo

    Chapter 339 ¨C Cat Dad''s Ultimate Combo

    "Xiaomao, you idiot!"

    Nymph sobbed and screamed. Without looking back, she sensed at least 10,000 thirsty women of all races chasing after them.

    Their goal was obvious. They were after Xiaomao.

    Undine also wanted to scold Xiaomao for his big mouth, but she converted her anger and frustration into strength. She swam with all her might and pulled Xiaomao into her arms.

    Alice, chasing behind the group,ughed and bellowed, "GIVE ME THAT CATOPUS, NOW!!"

    "SCREW YOU AND YOUR LEAGUE, ALICE!!" Undine shouted back.

    Meanwhile, the troublemaker had no idea what he had triggered. He looked at Alice, Undine, and Nymph in confusion.

    Although Xiaomao had no idea what he did, he understood that Alice was now a threat.

    The cat opened his eyes wide. He stared into Alice''s eyes and activated his game skill ¨C Lock-On Mark. As he used the skill without aser pointer, he gathered his Qi into his eyes and fired a red dot beam instead.

    DING

    <You have locked on the target. The next attack will always be critical and the target cannot dodge your next strike.>

    Alice smirked and let Xiaomao use the skill on her. She got curious about what the cat had in store.

    Sensing that Alice had underestimated him, Xiaomao sneered. He decided to be creative.

    "Undine, Nymph, cover your ears, munya."

    "Hmm?" Undine nced at Xiaomao and frowned. But then, she remembered something.

    Nymph and Undine covered their ears. Then, Xiaomao suddenly brought out a microphone and bellowed. At the same time, he summoned his water Dao Avatar and activated the Alpha Male Domain.

    Providence Song!

    MUNYAAAAA!

    Alice and the chasing women all heard Xiaomao''s warcry. Then, they started receiving game notifications.

    DING

    <You have been inflicted with [Charmed]!>

    90% of the pursuers stopped moving. However, several immortals only flinched for a moment before they got rid of the abnormal status effect.

    As for Alice, she got directly hit with the fullbo.

    DING

    <You have been locked on! The attack is critical!>

    <You''ve failed to resist Xiaomao''s skill. You have been inflicted with the abnormal status effect ¨C [Charmed]!>

    <Due to the level difference, the abnormal status effect''s length is shortened. The effectsts five seconds.>

    <Xiaomao has activated Dao Avatar Domain ¨C Alpha Male! All female creatures in his domain are inflicted with the following abnormal status effects ¨C [Charmed], [Confused], and [Hypnotized]!>

    <You have been charmed. You cannot resist the domain power!>

    <You have been inflicted with the abnormal status effects - [Confused] and [Hypnotized]!>

    <You have been charmed twice! The effect''s duration is extended by five seconds!>

    Alice''s eyes span as her mind was nk. For a moment, she forgot everything in life. Although she was a lot stronger than Xiaomao, the locked-on mark skill and the providence songbo bypassed her natural defense and influenced her mind.

    Although thebo''s effectssted only five to ten seconds, Xiaomao didn''t miss this opportunity. He immediately sealed the deal with his ss skill, which came with his character since day 1!

    Envement!

    DING

    Alice''s white name changed to blue. However, the game system warned him of the side-effect of this skill.

    <WARNING! Duchess Alice''s level is a lot higher than yours! There''s a high chance that she can break free from very!>

    Indeed, Alice''s name blinked and changed color back and forth between white and blue several time.

    Xiaomao gnashed his teeth and slipped away from Undine and Nymph. He swam toward Alice and did something crazy.

    DING

    An illusion of Xiaomao''s real body in a vampire cloak appeared. He gazed at Alice and the pursuers before he maliciously grinned.

    <You have activated the Dao Avatar Domain ¨C True Corruption!>

    <All abnormal status effects of everybody in Xiaomao''s domain are strengthened! The duration is double, and it has a low probability of converting the status effects to be permanent! All targets with negative karma cannot resist or negate the power of this domain!>

    <All targets'' M.DEF are reduced by 50%. Their sensitivity is increased by 100%, and they are vulnerable to brainwashing or hypnotizing.>

    Without looking at the game notification messages, Xiaomao spread his seven tentacles andtched them on Alice''s face. One of them reached out for the ve Dungeon''s sacred water in his inventory.

    The remaining tentacle opened the bottle and poured the content into Alice''s mouth.

    "UMFF!!"

    Alice widened her eyes in shock and confusion. Before she could react, a stream of fluid entered her throat.

    DING

    A heart-shaped icon appeared on top of Alice''s head, and her HP was healed to the max. She got additional [Estrus] status effect.

    "I know that I shouldn''t stick it in crazies, but I''m so sorry, munya!"

    Instantly, Xiaomao''s slippery body slipped into Alice''s dress. Then, something prated her from below.

    There wasn''t just one prator. One entered the front and one explored the back!

    "!!!"

    Alice gasped for air. Pink hearts appeared in her pupils because the deed felt incredible to her.

    DING

    <Duchess Alice is impressed! Current Favorability: 3 Stars!>

    CRITICAL HIT!<novelnext></novelnext>

    <Duchess Alice is amazed by your skills! Current Favorability: 4 Stars!>

    DOUBLE-CRITICAL HIT!

    <Duchess Alice loves the sizes of your things! Current Favorability: 5 Stars!>

    SPLURT

    <Duchess Alice is surprised by your warmth! Current Favorability: 6 Stars!>

    SPLURT-SPLURT

    <The seed is exceptionally healthy! Duchess Alice is addicted to the taste and the quality! Current Favorability: 7 Stars!>

    DING

    <Duchess Alice has been sessfully enved. She can no longer break free from the very effect!>

    <Due to the Dao of True Corruption, her personality has been rewritten. She will forever be loyal to you.>

    <Due to the Dao of Alpha Male, enving a woman will automatically evolve one of your skills.>

    <Your skill, Blessing Totem: Monster Domestication, has been upgraded!>

    <You have learned a new skill ¨C Blessing Statue: ve Domestication!>

    After the quick deed, Xiaomao came out of Alice''s skirt and swam back to Undine. He didn''t forget to turn around and order her.

    "Alice, stop the pursuers, munya! Keep them away from me!"

    Alice didn''t answer, but her eyes gleamed. She slowly turned around and lewdly smiled at the other women. Then, she opened her arms, gesturing that they couldn''t pass.

    Meanwhile, Nymph and Undine stared at Xiaomao in shock and astonishment. The pursuing crowd was also stunned by the development. Although they didn''t notice that Alice had been tamed, nobody expected that Xiaomao would be the one initiating the deed and dizzied the subus queen.

    "Xiaomao, you¡­"

    "Let''s get going, munya."

    "D-Do you have any idea what you''ve done?!" Nymph held her head with both hands, mind blown.

    "No clue, why, munya?"

    "N-Never mind."

    Nymph was too mentally exhausted to exin. Undine was the same ¨C She gave up on teaching Xiaomao about the background of Alice, who was the strongest guardian of the red-light district.

    As for Xiaomao, he took this chance to read the description of his upgraded old skill, which he couldn''t use to the fullest in the past.

    .

    Blessing Statue: ve Domestication

    This spell is a simplified version of a Grand Curse of Chaos Demon God. It has the core idea of the grand curse, but it stillcks the core elements, which are the bread and butter of the Grand Curse. Still, it can be useful for mortals.

    Spell Type: Continuous, Boon

    Rarity: Ultra Rare

    Requirement: Level 600 or higher.

    ss Restriction: Summoner, Tamer, ve Master, Shepherd, Farmer, or Beastmaster only.

    Cost: 100,000 Life Essence or 1,000,000 MP and 1,000,000 HP

    Cooldown: 24 Hours

    Effects: Upon cing the statue in one of your settlements, territories, dungeons, or houses, you can enjoy the following effects;

    - All ves and retainers don''t consume retainer slots.

    - You can use the spell "Master Envement" once a day.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: Eh, yo! It has been a while since Istedmented on a spell or a skill. I must say, this one is more useful than the old spell!

    [Foresight]: This is more useful than regr "Envement". Always keep the spell as your trump card like how you did it against Alice!

    .

    Seeing the detail, Xiaomao was relieved. At least, it could be useful to him in the future.

    While Xiaomao continued to read the text, Undine already carried him to the inner town and entered the pce.

    .

    .

    Upon arriving at the pce, the royal guards immediately surrounded Undine, Nymph, Xiaomao, and their followers.

    The mermaids and mermen, who traveled with them, managed to catch up with their bosses after Alice suddenly acted weird. When they arrived, they were arrested as well.

    One of the royal guard mermaid with a trident red at them, "Nameless Undine, Nameless Nymph, you and your followers are under arrest for trespassing the Royal Pce! Surrender, or else!"

    Undine and Nymph raised their arms and surrendered, but they told them why they did it, "We have no intention to intrude or infiltrate the pce. We were running away from the Harvest Season Festival in the red-light district."

    "No excuses! Lay on the ground!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao looked at the level of the mermaids. Strangely, they were a lot weaker than the guards at the checkpoint as they were merely level 1500. The strongest among them was level 3000, which was still weaker than Undine.

    He was confused. He wondered why they arranged the weaker mermaids in the pce while the stronger guys were in the outer perimeter.

    While the mermaids yelled at Undine and Nymph, they sneaked nces at Xiaomao, who stood out like a sore thumb. One of them noticed that one of Xiaomao''s tentacles leaked a drop of white fluid andughed.

    "Oh, hey. Did this catopus just mate someone earlier?"

    The mermaid colleagues noticed it and grinned, "Yeah, it must be an adult catopus. He must have enjoyed the festival and got dragged here. Poor kitty."

    The mermaid captain sized up Xiaomao and scoffed, "They''re all criminals. Take them to the dungeon!"

    The royal guards sighed, "Yes, ma''am."

    Just like that, Undine, Nymph, and the team were escorted to the pce''s dungeon. The group cooperated since they wanted no trouble.

 Chapter 340 Cat Dads New Dao Is Useless?

    Chapter 340 ¨C Cat Dad''s New Dao is Useless?

    CLANK

    Xiaomao, Undine, Nymph, and all crew got separated. Each was imprisoned in a single-room cell.

    The dungeon of the Mermaid Royal Pce was a prison building with several sea monsters patrolling around as wardens. The greenish stone walls, crystal bars, and the square room with nothing but sea algae were the only things Xiaomao could see.

    In front of Xiaomao''s cell, a scy floated freely in the water, dozing off on the job. Although the royal guards just put Xiaomao and his crew in here, the half-woman half-octopus didn''t seem to care much about the new inmates.

    Xiaomao admired the physique of the warden. Like Nymph in her early days, she only wore a m bikini to cover her nipples. However, her thick tentacle legs had nothing to cover. Sometimes, she identally revealed her private part to Xiaomao while she was half-asleep.

    He thought of the other scys in town. Most of them have simr tentacles, and they averagely had eight to twelve legs. A few evolved ones with high levels transformed their tentacles into serpents, and their minions looked as intimidating as hydras.

    One of the nastiest scys that Xiaomao had seen in town featured eight wolf heads, which guarded her belly area. Bellow the wolves, an additional abdomen simr to a spider body attached to her belly. Countless tentacles and thebination of various serpent heads moved around as if they had a consciousness of their own.

    Xiaomao didn''t get to check the level of that intimidating scy. Fortunately, she wasn''t interested in the festival or his existence when themotion urred.

    Thinking of the monster girl, Xiaomao was strangely aroused. He shook his head to get rid of the unnecessary thoughts.

    ''I have nothing to do in the prison. I should cultivate.''

    Utilizing the valuable free time, Xiaomao closed his eyes and sank his consciousness into his pocket dantian.

    .

    .

    Aftering back to his pocket dantian, Xiaomao contemted what hecked and his ws in the previous squabble.

    First, his Dao Avatar Domain was too weak. Although thebo was effective against stronger foes, the effect duration was too short.

    Secondly, all swords andbat techniques were useless against the immortals. His speed was far inferior to the top immortals of the mermaid kingdom.

    Andstly, when the crisis arose, his brain shut down, and he couldn''t think straight. The only thing he could rely on was muscle memory and instinct, aka the lewd stuff.

    Xiaomao was aware that the disparity between levels and cultivation bases yed a huge role, but he was unsatisfied with his current state. He had a big dream ¨C He wished to be able to fight toe to toe with stronger foes.

    He thought of the festival. Xiaomao believed that he did well surviving the onught of Alice and 10,000 strong residents of the Mermaid Kingdom, but he could have done better. The cat dad also reflected on his mistake that he shouldn''t have revealed his secrets to outsider too easily and caused a problem in the long run.

    There were so many things to learn from themotion today. While resting in the pocket dantian, he meditated. He imagined several different scenarios and simted potential results if he took another action instead of doing what he did.

    The results were all disasters. Xiaomaocked imagination and a true understanding of an immortal''s strength, causing him to overestimate an immortal''s abilities. In the end, all simtions ended with his death.

    "This won''t do!"

    Xiaomao was furious. He summoned the sparring mode menu and browsed the list of clones.

    Instead of summoning Wei Huang and resuming his training, he searched for a certain individual.

    Duchess Alice

    Without thinking, Xiaomao decreased her difficulty to 1% and reduced her cultivation base to match his strength. Then, he ordered the clone toe out.

    DING

    A loli subus appeared in the pocket dantian. As the potential difficulty was set to the lowest, the girl with bat wings clumsily walked around the grasnd and admired the scenery.

    Then, Xiaomao approached her.

    "Hi, girl. Want to see a snake enter a hole?"

    .

    .

    CRITICAL HIT!

    CRITICAL HIT!

    CRITICAL HIT!

    DOUBLE CRITICAL HIT!

    TRIPLE CRITICAL HIT!

    .

    .

    Venting his frustration on a clone proved to be beneficial to Xiaomao''s cultivation base. By absorbing Alice''s Life Essence, Xiaomaopleted three more Life Essence Sea.

    Moreover, Alice possessed the concentrated dark element Qi. Xiaomao immediately absorbed some of her element Qi and increased the power of True Corruption Dao. In addition, the Unholy Spiritual Root benefited from the upgrade.

    DING

    <Your Dark Element Foundation Attribute has reached 200,000. The Dark Element Sea haspleted the golden core.>

    Xiaomao couldn''t see or hear the game notification message''s sound in the pocket dantian. However, his real body could. Because of Xiaomao''s instinct, his consciousness briefly jumped back to reality to check the message before he returned to the pocket dantian.

    RUMBLE

    The crude oil sea became solid and turned into a vast wastnd of ck rocks. The violet aurora started forming Xiaomao''s face, and it gazed upon the cknd. A few minutester, the face and the remaining aurora light condensed and created a massive golden orb, hovering over the ck wastnd.

    ck sprouts budded and rapidly grew on the rocks. After a few minutes, it turned into a dark grasnd that produced ck smog into the air, surrounding and protecting the golden core of Dark Element.

    Next to the cknd, the Unholy Spiritual Root upied a newly formed Life Essence Sea. A new crude oil sea was formed, but it moved as if it was alive.

    DING<novelnext></novelnext>

    <The Dark Element Foundation has beenpleted. Additional Dark Element Foundation''s value will now increase the size of the foundation and strengthen the Unholy Spiritual Root.>

    <The Unholy Spiritual Root Attribute has surpassed 100,000. It has been upgraded to Unholy Element Foundation!>

    No new element was derived from the Unholy Element. However, Xiaomao waited for his body to generate a new Dao so that he would have a new power.

    DING

    <Due to your personality, bloodline, and recent experiences, a new Dao Seed has been derived from the Unholy Element Foundation!>

    <You have unlocked the Dao Seed of Curses.>

    "Curses?"

    The Dao was a bit vague, and Xiaomao had no idea what it could do. He called out his Dao Avatar right away to see the shape and the appearance of his other persona.

    "MUNYA!"

    A ck catopus appeared. Its red pupils and obnoxious grin looked cute, but his facial expression seemed to be hiding malicious intents. Furthermore, the eight tentacle tips of this ck catopus resembled male genitalia...

    Xiaomao changed his mind. It looked CURSED!

    Before Xiaomao couldmand it to show him the power, it pointed all eight tentacle tips at him. Then, it showered him with sticky white liquid.

    "WHERE SEGGS, MUNYA?"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao was speechless. This Dao Avatar inherited the immature side of him when he was in heat. Indeed, its existence was UNHOLY!

    He dismissed the Dao Avatar, and the cat whined, "NO SEGGS? LAMEEEEE!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao took a mental note. He would never summon this Dao Avatar or use its power unless he faced a tough female opponent that he couldn''t tame.

    After dismissing the Dao Avatar, Xiaomao closed his eyes and counted the number of his avable Life Essence Seas.

    He had four avable, which was enough for four more elemental foundations.

    Xiaomao snickered and thought of the item that Joan had given him. The orb contained the element that essence that Xiaomao didn''t have.

    He immediately returned his consciousness to his real body and searched through his inventory. He brought the orb out and inspected it.

    .

    Orb of Condensed Virgin Yin Element Essence

    Long in the past, the gods of Asgard ordered the Valkyries and many female warriors to pursue the Dao of Virgin Yin. All Valkyriesplied and turned it into a tradition. Everybody started cultivating Virgin Yin Element Essence, hoping to obtain the Virgin Yin Dao. However, thetter generations forgot why they had to do so, and the tradition wasn''t so sacred anymore. In the end, a few valkyries from the early generations created these orbs and passed them down to their juniors, hoping that they would continue their legacies and traditions.

    Joan, one of thetter-generation valkyries, was once the owner of this orb. She failed to obtain the Virgin Yin Element as she was not a virgin. Still, she kept it with her until the end of her life.

    Item Type: Consumable

    Rarity: Ultra-Rare

    Requirement: Virgin Maiden Only

    Effect: Upon absorbing this orb''s energy, you will obtain the following benefits;

    - Unlock the Virgin Yin Spiritual Root.

    - Permanently increase Max MP by 1,000,000.

    - Permanently increase Max Life Essence by 1,000,000.

    - Add ten Life Essence Sea to the dantian.

    - Receive the permanent blessing ¨C [Devout Valkyrie]. Decrease all male opponent''s attacks by 50%. No male opponent can dodge or resist your attacks, skills, spells, or abilities. Damage to ghosts, undead, and targets with negative karma is triple.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: Useless to you. Don''t use it. Oh, wait, it''s going to be extremely useful! It will go well with your Alpha Male Dao!

    [Foresight]: Sigma Orb in 3¡­2¡­1¡­

    .

    Xiaomao deeply sighed. He couldn''t use it. Even if he could, the element might have a dire side effect for men.

    "I don''t want to turn into a sissy, munya. Oh, well."

    Before Xiaomao put the item into his inventory, the newest Dao Avatar suddenly came out. The ck catopusughed as he looked at the orb.

    "SURPRISE, MOTHERMUNYA!"

    <You have activated the Unholy Dao Avatar Domain ¨C Curse Domain!>

    <A new curse has been randomly generated.>

    <You have used the Curse of Prization to the Orb of Condensed Virgin Yin Element Essence!>

    <The Orb of Condensed Virgin Yin Element Essence''s effects and name have changed!>

    The ck catopus Dao Avatar shed, and the orb in Xiaomao''s hands changed color to ck. Then, the content and the description of the orb changed.

    Orb of Condensed Sigma Element Essence

 Chapter 341 Cat Dad Triggers Something Bad

    Chapter 341 ¨C Cat Dad Triggers Something Bad

    Orb of Condensed Sigma Element Essence

    I heard you liked being a lone wolf. Wait no more! If you pursue the path of solitude, independence, and self-reliance, or you are an introverted alpha male that doesn''t follow society''s cultures or rules, this element might prove beneficial for your adventurous lifestyle.

    This elemental orb was born from the Curse of Prization. Nobody has invented or discovered this element before. Use it at your own risk.

    Item Type: Consumable

    Rarity: Unknown

    Requirement: Male Only

    Effect: Upon absorbing this orb''s energy, you will obtain the following benefits;

    - Unlock the Sigma Spiritual Roots.

    - Increase Sigma Spiritual Roots randomly between 18 and 1,800,000.

    - Permanently increase Max MP by 1,000,000 (1,800,000 if you have the Dao of Alpha Male)

    - Permanently increase Max Life Essence by 1,800,000 (1,800,000 if you have the Dao of Alpha Male)

    - Add 10 Life Essence Sea to the dantian (18 if you have the Dao of Alpha Male)

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: There is no such thing as randomness or coincidence with your stupid luck. You will get the best benefits out of it.

    [Foresight]: This item is tailored for you because of your great fate and luck. It''s safe to use it. This new Dao will also be extremely useful when you fight solo.

    .

    ''Sigma Element? WTF?!''

    Xiaomao examined the dark orb and silently chuckled. He nced at the scy warden, who already fell asleep.

    ''Welp, nobody is looking.''

    Xiaomao started extracting and absorbing the element power inside the orb.

    .

    = Xiaomao''s Pocket Dantian =

    The Element Essence was the higher form of Elemental Qi. Comparable to Life Qi and Life Essence, one drop of Element Essence was one million strands of Element Qi. In addition, one strand of Element Qi was equal to one million drops of Life Essence.

    The energy inside the orb was huge. With just half a drop of the element essence, Xiaomao couldn''t absorb it anymore due to his low cultivation base. He put the orb back in his inventory for ater date.

    DING

    <The Sigma Spiritual Root Attribute has surpassed 100,000. It has been upgraded to Sigma Element Foundation!>

    <Due to your personality, bloodline, and recent experiences, a new Dao Seed has been derived from the Sigma Element Foundation!>

    <You have unlocked the Dao Seed of Sigma Male.>

    <Your Sigma Element Foundation Attribute has reached 200,000. The Sigma Element Sea haspleted the golden core.>

    One of Xiaomao''s Life Essence Sea turned into a grasnd with a lone skyscraper building. The golden core hovered over the rooftop, surrounded by a white cloud.

    The Dao Avatar appeared as Xiaomao in histe 30s. He looked mature, and he grew a short full beard. His ck tactical suit, his long hair, clear eyes, and determined expression made him look sharp and breathtaking. Every graceful movement of the avatar and his gaze could potentially make every single mom wet.

    Xiaomao gazed at the middle-aged version of himself and was astonished. Unlike the Alpha Male avatar, who resembled Inte Chad with Xiaomao''s face, this guy was down to earth, but he was charming.

    "I''ll call you Keanu from now on, munya!"

    Sigma Avatar faintly smiled and nodded. But before Xiaomao could order him to do anything, it started showing the same symptom that Unholy Avatar had.

    It moved by itself as if it had a conscience or consciousness of its own.

    DING

    <Your Sigma Dao Avatar has activated the Domain ¨C Lone Wolf Guardian!><novelnext></novelnext>

    <As long as this domain is active, immortals and mortals cannot resist, negate, cancel, destroy, block, or override your other domain abilities.>

    <When you are fighting alone, reduce all iing damage by 90 %. Increase all yourbat stats by 100 %.>

    <If you are fighting alone while protecting your allies, reflect 90% damages back to the attackers and increase all yourbat stats, Max HP, Max MP, Life Essence, and Element Essence by an additional 100 %. You can negate one fatal attack once every hour.>

    <If you are fighting alone while protecting your subordinates, you can self-resurrect once per battle. Upon resurrection, temporarily increase yourbat stats by 300% and be immune to all attacks for one minute.>

    <If you are fighting alone while protecting your family, all your attacks consume no Qi, MP, or HP. Your skills, spells, ultimate skills, and grand spells have no cooldown.>

    <If your dog dies, instantly kill one immortal or mortal in your domain. The effect cannot be resisted, negated, canceled, destroyed, blocked, or overridden.>

    As if the Dao Avatar demonstrated his power to Xiaomao, thetter could sense the changes inside him without checking the notification messages in the real world.

    The avatar grinned and vanished after he did his job. Xiaomao watched him leave, amazed and impressed.

    "Damn, son! You''re my idol!"

    Xiaomao felt a lot better. This guy was reliable, handsome, and mature to the point that he almost turned gay for the avatar.

    .

    .

    In his hotel, Pan Xian snapped open his eyes as his precognition domain detected a new variable. His vision changed, and he could no longer predict his future.

    Confused, Pan Xian pinched his fingers and used his Mandate Domain, attempting to read karma and simte alternate timelines. However, he sensed nothing.

    "What is going on?"

    Pan Xian tried again. This time, he carefully searched for any potential invisible karma strings in the universe. He found a hundred of them, but most of the karma strings belonged to Mao Miaomiao and Devil, who sneakily hid their traces and actions from the gods'' mandate domains.

    He ignored the nonsensical karma strings of the cunning foxes. He looked deeper.

    Then, he picked up a faint invisible karma string of a mortal.

    "FOUND YOU!"

    Pan Xian reached out, trying to trace the invisible karma string of the suspected variable. But then, the giant yellowish eyes of Mu-Nyang appeared in his vision.

    "You can''t touch this, munya!"

    BOOM

    Pan Xian snapped open his eyes, and blood gushed out from his orifices. He suffered a bacsh from Mu-Nyang''s ambush.

    Although Pan Xian was critically injured, he sneered. He remembered the karma string''s owner well.

    "Miao Xiaomao¡­ So he is your trump card, Mu-Nyang!"

    Pan Xian immediately closed his eyes and contacted his subordinates in the W-2 game world.

    "Hongjun! Stop attacking Mao Miaomiao''s family! Allocate all resources to W-3 and move all immortals and gods there. We''ll mobilize all our forces against Mao Miaomiao''s son ¨C Mao Xiaomiao!"

    .

    .

    "Shit, munya!"

    On the moon, Mu-Nyang grumbled after he repelled the pesky mandate avatar of Pangu. He was in a bad mood.

    Xiaomao''s cover was blown. Pangu had learned about Xiaomao''s hidden identities that Mu-Nyang had hidden from everybody, including his allies and Mao Miaomiao.

    "You''re not touching my master, Pangu!"

    Mu-Nyang closed his eyes and contacted all his subordinates, including Chaos Demons.

    "All units, we''ll change our target, munya. Instead of marching to Divine Theocracy Earth, send the fastest units to game world number three! Protect Xiaomao at all costs, munya!"

 Chapter 342 Cat Dadâ€™s Game World Has New Guests

    Chapter 342 ¨C Cat Dad''s Game World Has New Guests

    = World Two, Wan City =

    A handsome angel with a ck and white feather wing stood on the ruined tavern. Lying around in the pool of blood were the 20 troublemakers and a son of a casten that he had butchered a few minutes ago.

    A thousand local guards, militias, and cultivators surrounded him. However, the angel leisurely cleaned his ck katana as if the crowd were trivial small fries.

    "Mao Miaomiao, surrender! You''re under arrest for man-killing!"

    The chaos seraphim, Mao Miaomiao, tilted his head and gave them the "Are you serious?" look.

    "Are you kidding? They attacked me first. That was self-defense!"

    WHOOSH

    While Mao Miaomiao was about to raise his katana against the locals, a charming woman in a yukata descended from the sky andnded in front of him.

    The angel looked at her name.

    Xu Chu, Subus Progenitor, Level 4,500

    Mao Miaomiao smirked as he knew the woman.

    "I thought everybody here has just ascended to the immortal realm. Your strength grows fast, Chu''er."

    Xu Chu, one of the wives of Mao Miaomiao in his previous life, slightly nodded and got to business.

    "Devil asked you not to cause a scene in her country. Come with me and cooperate with the locals for now."

    "Alright. If you said so."

    Mao Miaomiao walked toward the group of authorities and presented them with his hands. The guards cuffed them and looked at their superior officer, who had just convinced Mao Miaomiao to surrender.

    Xu Chu ordered the guards, "I''ll take him from here. Lady Cao willpensate for this incident. As for the dead, they are at fault for offending Lady Cao''s consort. Go exin the casten that!"

    "Y-Yes, ma''am!"

    Xu Chu dragged Mao Miaomiao with her. They kicked the ground and flew north, heading toward the capital of Devil''s country.

    While the two were flying, Xu Chu removed the restraints on Mao Miaomiao''s hands. She then ryed the news.

    "Mu-Nyang contacted us."

    "Oh, he did? What''s the cat doing nowadays? He rarely contacts me."

    "There were huge movements when you yed around in Wan. Mu-Nyang said that Pangu changed his policy and was about to teleport Hongjun and the sages to World Three."

    "Is that my problem?"

    "Have you forgotten your wives? Chang''e, Emerald Hopea, Wei Yuan, Mao Xueyan, Mao Dandan, Ma Xingjuan, and Fang Meirong are there."

    Mao Miaomiao frowned, "Meh, are they after my wives again?"

    "No. They''re not after your wives this time."

    Xu Chu let out a long sigh as she was jealous of Wei Yuan, who produced an exceptional son for Mao Miaomiao.

    "It''s your son, Mao Xiaomiao."

    Mao Miaomiao raised his brows and pondered, "Isn''t that brat known as Xiaomao in this life? He''s one of this generation''s protagonists, if I remember correctly. What''s the problem?"

    "That''s right. Because he''s one of the protagonists, his fated rivals turn out to be Pangu. They''re fated to crash, but Pangu made his move too early. At this rate, your son will die before he matures."

    "Alright, I get it. I guess I have to act like a proper dad once in a while."

    .

    .

    = World One =

    In a volcano dungeon, a young man with a long ck coat gazed at the dead magma dragon, who was the boss of this dungeon. He deeply sighed and dismissed the game notification messages, which informed him of his item drops and EXP.

    Hiiro Narukami, Unsung Hero of Mazingers, Level 3,700

    After the tournament, his level continued to rise at a rapid rate. With Pangu''s blessings and guidance, he obtained the Dao of Time and Space and a pocket dantian. Every day, he trained in his dantian for six hours, recing his sleep time. As for the rest of the day, he followed Pangu''s instructions and raided every dungeon his sponsor rmended.

    So far, Hiiro managed to kill the level 6000 dragon alone without relying on blessings or artifacts. As a ster constetion immortal, killing high-leveled immortals with weak foundation was as easy as breathing.<novelnext></novelnext>

    DING

    While Hiiro took a break from a long dungeon raid, he received a message from Pan Xian.

    <Change of ns. Enter the portal I create.>

    "A portal?"

    VRRRRRRRR

    A blue portal appeared in front of Hiiro. He gazed at it and used his inspection skill to check its destination.

    [World Three ¨C Yeet City]

    "W-3?"

    DING

    A new message appeared.

    <This is important. Go there and hunt a yer by the name of Xiaomao. If you kill him, I''ll mobilize my forces to repel Solomon''s ghosts from Japan. You don''t have to proactively protect your citizens, friends, and family by yourself anymore.>

    Hiiro snorted. Whenever he thought of the third game world, he thought of the fight between him and Ma Moxi in the tournament, which left a bad taste in his mouth.

    Without the help and interference of Pangu, Hiiro could have lost. However, because of the cheating mechanics and the abnormal status effects on Ma Moxi, Hiiro managed to defeat the beautiful guy and won the tournament.

    "Can I refuse this quest?"

    <No. This is urgent. This matter rtes to the Mazinger Race''s survival. You don''t want the total apocalypse to happen in Japan, do you? That yer, Miao Xiaomao, will be the source of all cmities upon Earth and my universe!>

    "Can I ask you how he will destroy Earth? I saw the news. He seems to be a nice guy, though."

    <Don''t be fooled by his trickery. All Cathulhus are deceptive. They''re cunning, and they never hesitate to use underhand tricks to fool humans. Look at what Xiaomao had done in your world. Has he proactively fought the ghosts like you? No. He hid in the game instead of using his superpower to protect Earth!>

    "¡­"

    <Listen to me, I need your help. Please. Just one more time - Kill that yer, and I can regain some of my power from that soul to repel Solomon and the Cathulhus.>

    "Last time, okay? Once this job is done, I want my freedom. I want to use my power freely without relying on you."

    <I promise. Thank you.>

    Hiiro patted his clothes and checked his inventory. Then, he grumbled.

    "Before I go there, can I sort my inventory? I need to ess my warehouse."

    WHOOSH

    A chest appeared in front of Hiiro. He snickered and touched it.

    DING

    A warehouse menu appeared. Hiiro could now ess the auction house and the warehouse inventory.

    An hourter, Hiiro finished sorting and purchasing supplies. The chest vanished, and he entered the portal.

    He was soon weed by the buzzing noise of the local yers in the city. Hiiro looked around and found that he appeared in front of a monastery.

    DING

    <Wee to Server 3, Hiiro Narukami.>

    <Would you like to check the recent events of this world?>

    "Yes, please. Tell me the global events, scenario story news, and the movements of each faction."

    DING

    <Updating information¡­>

    A dozen system panels appeared and informed Hiiro about thetest global events, including the movements of Asgard, Pangu Church, Pandemonium Guild, and ve Dungeon. It also revealed the detail and the result of the fight between the Spear Demoness and Heimdall in Asgard.

    Hiiro ignored the lore and the story scenarios that were irrelevant to him. The one thing that piqued his interest was the failed dungeon raid and the death of Joan.

    ''Xiaomao must be in there. I should investigate the dungeon and its strength.''

    Hiiro logged out of the game for now. He returned to reality to explore themunity forum and view the video, clips, and screenshots of the dungeon raid event.

 Chapter 343 Cat Dads Breakthrough!

    Chapter 343 ¨C Cat Dad''s Breakthrough!

    After acquiring the new Dao, Xiaomao challenged Wei Huang again.

    When Wei Huang appeared, he immediately scolded the cat dad.

    ''What took you so long?! You were supposed to summon me!''

    "I''m so sorry, grandpa. I was busy in real life."

    ''It doesn''t matter. I''ll humble you until it ingrains into your instinct!''

    RUMBLE

    Wei Huang''s nascent soul domain enveloped Xiaomao and the in. The massive semi-transparent dome covered over 100 square kilometers, including a part of the Life Essence Sea and some parts of the elemental foundation.

    Without waiting for Xiaomao to prepare, Wei Huang unleashed 10,000 rapid sword strikes from a distance.

    The 10,000 dimensional sword attacks cut Xiaomao''s chest and back within a split second. The cat dad staggered forward two steps and snickered.

    Wei Huang frowned. His domain contained the essence of Sword Element Qi and the Dao of Sword ¨C All sword strikes should have sliced Xiaomao into 10,000 pieces, yet he was unable to cut through Xiaomao''s bones.

    Xiaomao grinned. His pupils changed color to yellow, and the dandy Dao Avatar in a ck tactical suit appeared behind him. They looked up and gazed at Wei Huang.

    DING

    <You have activated the Dao Avatar Domain ¨C Lone Wolf Guardian!>

    <You are fighting alone. Reduce all iing damage by 90% and increase yourbat stats by 100 %!>

    Xiaomao clenched his fist. For the first time, he survived Wei Huang''s terrifying Sword Domain.

    "Grandpa, I''ve been training when you weren''t looking. I''m not a weakling anymore."

    Wei Huang grinned. He transformed into a 3-meter giant Oni and his sword shape-shifted into a massive saber.

    ''Fine. I''ll admit that you''ve grown stronger, but that''s not how you solidify your foundation. Your sword techniques and sword understanding are still trash! I''ll show you how a nascent soul cultivator really fight. Take notes, brat. This is what my ex-nemesis, Sword Saint Jia Shan, once mastered and earned his title!''

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. He pulled Wei Feng''s long sword out of his inventory. Then, he suddenly had an inspiration.

    In the past sessions, he had never seen Wei Feng, Wei Xiong, or Wei Huang summon multiple Dao Avatars. Instead, their avatars seemed to be ovepping with them whenever they changed their attack patterns. Moreover, whenever they changed theirbat style, their power output, strength, and speed improved momentarily.

    Then, Xiaomao asked himself: Could he merge with his Dao Avatar as well to get the boost in strength?

    The Sigma Dao Avatar nced at Xiaomao as if he could read his master''s thoughts. He slowly faded and merged with Xiaomao.

    ''Hoh? You get enlightened after I whipped you?''

    Wei Huang paused and waited for Xiaomao to finish his experiment.

    RUMBLE

    The Sigma Element Foundation''s area was a lone one-story wooden cabin in the middle of cultivated farnd. In front of the settlement, an empty dog house and an empty bowl were located next to the building. A golden crystal floated on top of the house while a cloud orbited around it.

    When Sigma Dao Avatar entered Xiaomao''s body, the golden core cracked as if something was about to hatch from it.

    The crystal''s shell slowly crumbled as a silhouette of a man emerged from the inside. It still had the same appearance and clothes as the Sigma Dao Avatar. However, he wasn''t an illusion anymore.

    The spirit of the golden core faintly smiled at Xiaomao. Then, it vanished and reappeared next to his master. Then, he reentered Xiaomao''s body.

    RUMBLE

    This time, the entire pocket dantian trembled. An earthquake interrupted the duel, but Wei Huang widely grinned.

    ''Damn brat. Who asked you to break through during our fight? If I were your enemy, I could have killed you on the spot.''

    Xiaomao couldn''t hear Wei Huang anymore. A beam of golden rays shone from the eyes of Xiaomao and he sensed the changes in his dantian.

    DING

    <Your ss has been upgraded. You are now a 7th-stage mortal cultivator. Some of your attributes and your lifespan have been increased.>

    Before Xiaomao realized it, his cultivation base advanced to the 7th stage, and his level reached 700. Although some of the elements hadn''t been improved yet, this breakthrough allowed Xiaomao to expand the ceiling of his growth ¨C The element foundation stats could be increased more than 200,000.

    In addition, the Sigma Element was strengthened. The domain ability''s quality was enhanced.

    DING

    <The Dao Avatar Domain "Lone Wolf Guardian" is obsolete and has been canceled.>

    <You have activated the Nascent Soul Domain ¨C Lone Wolf Sentinel!>

    <When you are fighting alone, reduce all iing damage by 95 %. Increase all yourbat stats by 150 %.>

    <If you are fighting alone while protecting your allies, reflect 95% damages back to the attackers and increase all yourbat stats, Max HP, Max MP, Life Essence, and Element Essence by an additional 150 %. You can negate one fatal attack once every hour.>

    <If you are fighting alone while protecting your subordinates, you can self-resurrect once per battle. Upon resurrection, temporarily increase yourbat stats by 500% and be immune to all attacks for one minute.><novelnext></novelnext>

    <If you are fighting alone while protecting your family, all your attacks consume no Qi, MP, or HP. Your skills, spells, ultimate skills, and grand spells have no cooldown. Increase the casting speed by 100 %.>

    <If your dog dies, instantly kill up to three immortals or mortals in your domain. The effect cannot be resisted, negated, canceled, destroyed, blocked, or overridden. You are invulnerable to all attacks for one minute.>

    The effects got slightly better. The domain range expanded and covered a radius of one square kilometer. In addition, it didn''t consume as much element Qi or Life Essence.

    Xiaomao took a deep breath and gazed at his grandfather.

    "I''m sorry, grandpa. I cheated."

    Wei Huang snorted, ''It doesn''t matter. After this session, increase my strength to the Soul Formation Realm. That way, we can have proper training!''

    "Okay!"

    ? Xiaomao was never afraid of challenges in his pocket dantian. He brandished his sword and charged against Wei Huang.

    The Oni counter-charged and swung down his saber.

    "NIHIL!"

    .

    .

    Ten minutes had passed in the real world. Xiaomao opened his eyes and checked how the warden was doing.

    As usual, the scy warden was sozy that Xiaomao had the urge to escape the prison. However, seeing the level of the warden, Xiaomao abandoned the reckless n.

    ''I finally beat Wei Huang!''

    It was just one small victory, but Xiaomao was proud of his achievement.

    Xiaomao let out a long sigh of relief, but he furrowed his brow, worrying about the next training sessions in the future. As the nascent soul domain abilities of Wei Huang were so strong that Xiaomao needed a cheat skill like Sigma Dao to ovee it, he couldn''t imagine how strong a Soul Formation Domain was.

    The 8th stage was the Soul Formation Realm, and the 9th stage was the Mahayana Realm. Each rank had its perk and unique power. Although the domain abilities might be inferior to Constetion Domains or Ster Constetion Domains, theyid the foundation of the immortal stage, which was necessary to expand the ceiling of his growth.

    A thorough preparation was required before Xiaomao reached level 999.

    ''Now, I understand why I need to slow down my leveling. Rushing levels and power-leveling isn''t the way to go.''

    Xiaomao deeply exhaled. He waved his hand and gathered several strands of element Qi in the prison toward him.

    Because of the dense algae, seaweed, and moss underwater, there was plenty of Wood Element Qi. In addition, the crystal bars, which were used in ce of steel bars, seemed to be producing a strange aura in the water. Xiaomao extracted the aura of the crystal and discovered that it contained Metal Element Qi.

    Getting a hold of two new element Qi, Xiaomao was overjoyed. He ate both strands and closed his eyes, digesting the new element.

    DING

    <Congrattion! You have digested a strand of Metal Element Qi!>

    <Your Metal Spiritual Roots have increased!>

    <Congrattion! You have digested a strand of Wood Element Qi!>

    <Your Wood Spiritual Roots have increased!>

    The road to perfection was arduous and tedious, but Xiaomao persisted and preserved.

    .

    .

    = Border Pce =

    The pce was located at the heart of the border city. It covered three square kilometers of the city as the pce was the gathering area for the local military and the intelligence department, which required secrecy and arge area.

    After capturing the intruders, the guards reported the incident to the casten of the border city.

    The casten was a five meters tall lizardman with a chubby belly. Although he was fat, his level was 5,200, which was on the strong side. He sat on arge chair, resting behind a long counter. On the counter, several orbs were tied down to tes and bowls as the casten had been using them as a medium for long-rangedmunication.

    When the casten heard that the guards captured a group of mermaids, his expression distorted.

    "Did you check if there were any named mermaids or their backgrounds?"

    "No, sir. All mermaids are nameless."

    "What is the level of the strongest mermaid then?"

    "I¡­ I forgot, sir. It was urgent, so I didn''t check."

    "YOU FOOL!" The lizardman stood up, "What if one of the mermaids was actually the guardian of the sanctuary?! Have you forgotten that Lady Chang''e assigned a nameless undine champion there to guard that ce?! What if she came here with a diplomat from and country? You could have triggered a war!"

    "W-What?!"

    "Go and gather them here! Let me hear their story myself!"

 Chapter 344 Cat Dad Visit Jormungand Palace

    Chapter 344 ¨C Cat Dad Visit Jormungand Pce

    It had been 30 minutes since Undine and her group got arrested and imprisoned in the pce dungeon. As a former worker of this dungeon, Undine couldn''t help but worry about Xiaomao.

    The border pce dungeon was simr to ve Dungeon. In front of the dungeon was a prison area, which was harmless to outsiders and intruders. However, deep down below the prison was where the real [Dungeon] was located.

    This ce was the nest of water drakes and dragons, who directly served Chang''e. Even the casten, Cernun, or Alice didn''t have authority over this dungeon or local creatures.

    All death-row prisoners were always sent to the dungeon to be food for the water dragons. When Undine worked here, she recorded over 3,500 criminals that were killed in this dungeon.

    Undine''s concern grew. She couldn''t stop imagining the worst-case scenario.

    Because of her paranoia, Undine thought of a n to break out from the prison. However, she remembered that the Casten here was not a pushover as he was a grandson of a deity. Offending him might ire the hidden deity in the water dragon dungeon.

    While Undine was worrying sick, a group of mermaids arrived at her cell. They opened the door and politely invited her out.

    "Ma''am. Pleasee out."

    Undine looked at a group of wardens. She was nervous.

    "Will there be a trial or will you throw us into the dungeon right away?"

    The group of mermaids sweated profusely even though they were underwater, "What are you talking about, ma''am?! This is not a ce for a joke!"

    "Huh?"

    "P-Pleasee with us to the pce, ma''am. Lord Jorm has summoned you and your followers."

    Jorm was the nickname of the Border Town''s casten. His full name was Jormungand the Third. As his name implied, he was the grandson of Jormungand, aka the dragon god and the dungeon master of the Water Dragon Dungeon.

    Hearing that Jormungand''s grandson wanted to see her, Undine was relieved. She followed the guards out of the dungeon.

    Along the way, the guards also freed Nymph and other subordinates. Everybody cheered as they survived this ce.

    However, when the group reached Xiaomao''s cell, a problem arose. As Xiaomao was too absorbed in training and was in a trance, nobody could wake him up.

    Undine volunteered and entered the cell. When she got close to Xiaomao, he snapped open his eyes.

    "Huh? Why are you here, munya?"

    "We''ve been released. Stop cultivating and let''s follow them."

    "Err, okay, munya."

    Xiaomao pouted. He just lost to Wei Huang''s upgraded sword domain, and he was in a bad mood.

    Undine carried the catopus in her arms as usual. Xiaomao purred and boldly nudged his head against the soft mountains.

    The wardens nced at Xiaomao and snickered.

    "He''s so cute. Where did you find him?" Asked the warden.

    "I didn''t find him. He found me."

    "You sound like he''s your master."

    "He''s my husband."

    "¡­"

    As soon as Undine revealed their rtionship, the wardens'' expressions turned dark. They gazed at the huge head of the catopus and pondered how they had sex.

    Undine noticed their weird expressions. She teased them, "I know what you''re thinking. Yes, I slept with him, and I used his tentacles."

    "¡­"

    The wardens'' eyes widened as they were in disbelief. They sized up the chubby furry tentacles of the cat and imagined how they did it.

    Because of the distraction, the scy warden woke up. She looked at the mermaid wardens and clicked her tongue.

    "What''s the problem? Why are you releasing the prisoners?"

    The mermaid wardens exined to the scy. The tentacle girl knitted her eyebrows for a moment before she smirked. Then, she looked at Undine.

    "I briefly heard that you two are husband and wife. Is that correct?"

    "Yes," Undine nodded.

    The scy looked at the curious mermaid wardens, "You girls must be thinking about how they had sex, right?"

    "¡­"

    "Listen here, noobs." The scy wiggled her tentacle legs. One of the tips transformed into a red head without an eye, ear, nose, or mouth.

    Thezy warden exined, "My race and the catopuses are simr. We use these."

    "¡­"

    "If you''re curious, want me to show you how [Tentacle y] feels?"

    "N-No, thanks."

    The scy snickered and shooed them away. Then, she continued sleeping on her duty.

    The mermaids broke a sweat and hurried Undine to follow them. They soon left the prison area behind.

    .

    Undine, Nymph, and Xiaomao got their equipment, clothes, and their weapons back from the prison wardens. Their captain guided the group through the checkpoints and the pce maze.

    The pce looked like a medieval fortress from the outside. But when Xiaomao, Undine, and the group entered the perimeter, they discovered that the fortress was an illusion.

    Deep inside the pce, a stone wall maze surrounded the lone marble pce at the center. The walls were engraved with weird array patterns, which disabled everybody from swimming over the maze. They were forced to swim through the stone wall formation and various dark tunnels.

    Minutester, a notification message appeared when Xiaomao crossed the boundary between the outer pce and the inner pce.

    DING

    <You have discovered a new dungeon ¨C The Jormungand Pce Dungeon!>

    <Warning! This dungeon is suitable for high-leveled yers. Rmended level range: 9,999 to 20,000!>

    <You are the first to discover the Jormungand Pce Dungeon. Please choose one of the rewards from the list.><novelnext></novelnext>

    <1: Increase the monster drop rate by 50 % for 72 hours.>

    <2: Increase the EXP from hunting the dungeon monsters by 72 hours.>

    <3: Increase your status attributes by 50% for 72 hours.>

    The old-school choices appeared. Xiaomao snickered as he missed this type of reward.

    ''This takes me back. Before I cultivated, I was crazy over this perk. Now, it doesn''t matter anymore.''

    Xiaomao raised his tentacle, nning to choose the third choice. However, the list was longer than he had expected.

    <4: Teleport to the Safe Zone (Mermaid Kingdom Faction Only).>

    <5: Contact the dungeon master or a worker of this dungeon (Require a guarantor from the Mermaid Kingdom with at least 6 stars impression).>

    <6: Enter the dungeon as a guest (Require a guarantor from the Jormungand Pce Dungeon) (You cannot attack the local monsters).>

    <7: Visit the dungeon''s treasure room (Require the permission of the dungeon master).>

    <8: Take over the ownership of the dungeon (Require Lilith, Lilim, Chang''e, or Jormungand''s approval.>

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao pressed the 8th choice without thinking. Even though he hadn''t asked for permission from the deities on the list, he wondered if Chang''e would help him.

    DING

    <Your request is pending approval. Please wait¡­>

    <Lilith is not present in this world. The request is automatically declined.>

    <Lilim is not present in this world. The request is automatically declined.>

    <Jormungand the Second doesn''t know you. The request is declined.>

    <Chang''e has noticed your arrival. She is now chatting with Jormungand the Second.>

    <¡­>

    30 secondster, a new message arrived.

    <Chang''e and Jormungand the Second conclude that you''re too weak and inexperienced. You are not ready to manage arge dungeon yet. The request is declined.>

    Xiaomao deeply sighed as he had expected it.

    It would have been too easy if he could conquer the dungeon of another deity. He could have offended Jormungand and other sea deities around here.

    DING

    <Chang''e has changed your status to a guest of Jormungand Pce Dungeon and Water Dragon Dungeon.>

    <ve Dungeon, Mermaid Sanctuary Dungeon, Water Dragon Dungeon, and Jormungand Pce Dungeon are now linked. You may ess the dungeons through your dungeon teleportation devices. Vice versa, the authorized personnel from Water Dragon Dungeon and Jormungand Pce Dungeon can now visit your dungeon.>

    "Oh?"

    It seemed that Chang''e did all the work. Xiaomao thought of Meowmeow, wondering how he would react to the changes.

    <<MUNYAAAA!!>>

    His surprised voice immediately showed up in the game notification message. He seemed shocked.

    <Chang''e and Jormungand are chatting with Meowmeow.>

    Xiaomao had fun watching the interactions between the deities. He couldn''t stop smiling and reading the messages. Unfortunately, he couldn''t see the detail or the conversation between these entities.

    10 minutester, the group swam through the hidden hallways. They went through a portal and arrived at a throne room, where Jormungand the Third had been resting.

    The chubby lizardman struggled to stand up. He walked down from the throne and the counter to greet the guests.

    "My deepest apologies, my dear guests. I didn''t know that we would have guests today. If my subordinates offended you, I hope you can overlook this incident."

    Despite being in a higher position, the casten was polite. Xiaomao''s impression of him rose to 3 stars.

    Undine also politely bowed, "It was our fault for trespassing in the restricted area. We were running away from pursuers. We''re the ones who should apologize."

    "No, no. The festival must have been inconvenient for you. Come here and sit down. You girls over there, bring us some food and the best wine for our guests!"

    Jorm ordered his subordinates to prepare a banquet for Undine, Nymph, Xiaomao, and their followers right away.

    Within five minutes, the mermaid crew of the pce arrived with two hundred tables of food. Although they were underwater, the tables were glued to the pce''s floor, and the food didn''t float out of the tes and bowls.

    Xiaomao was curious about their technologies. He inspected a te of food, which a mermaid had served him.

    No meat, fish, or seafood existed on the tes. Half of them were stir-fried seaweed while the rest were tofu. Xiaomao hated the food.

    Undine, who had been seated next to Xiaomao, whispered to him.

    "Please bear with the local food. I know it sucks, but most sea folks are vegetarians."

    "I thought we were all carnivores, munya."

    "The locals treat seafood as cannibalism. We can only eat meat and fish when we go to the surface."

    "Ah, that''s why."

    Xiaomao remembered that the tuna-head mermen often hunted for sea monsters and ate their meat. When he shared Cookie''s meat with them, they happily took it and started a party.

    But here, everybody followed the local traditions to show respect to none-meat eaters.

    Since Xiaomao couldn''t eat meat here, he mustered his courage and put a piece of cooked seaweed in his mouth.

    "Hmm?"

    It was actually sweet and sour. The texture was crispy despite being wet. Moreover, his tongue recognized one of the ingredients.

    "MSG?!"

    Jormughed, "Hahaha! How is my country''s MSG seaweed, young catopus? We have the most refined MSG in the world. We even exported 500 tons of MSG to Midgardst year!"

 Chapter 345 Cat Dad The Prince?

    Chapter 345 ¨C Cat Dad the Prince?

    "ACHOO!"

    Because of the war, 50% of the townsmen in Yeet City migrated to other ces while the rest got abducted by the monsters. As for the rest, they remained behind in this cursed city as they had nowhere to go.

    Because of the mass migration, many buildings were put on sale for cheap. Many yers gobbled 70% of the houses while the rest were still managed by NPCs.

    In one of the NPC buildings, a middle-aged man couldn''t stop sneezing.

    "ACHOO!"

    The man was an immigrant from Seaside Town. He used to own an inn. But because of the recent war, he sold his inn to a yer and moved here.

    However, the ex-owner, Pang Pang, was still in the MSG business. As he used to import MSG seaweed from oversea and yers, he had more experience than the locals when it came to judging MSG seaweed''s quality and taste.

    Pang Pang had been checking 12 packages of the white crystals. But for some reason, he felt like someone had been talking about him.

    "Boss, are you sick?" One of Pang Pang''s employees looked at the chubby man. He was also an NPC.

    "Those Midgardians must have been cussing me."

    "Are you sure? Our MSG delivery is always on time. Why would they beining?"

    "Probably my imagination. Let''s wrap up the inspection and load the MSG to a crate, so we can hand them over to the Merchant Guild before nightfall."

    "Yes, sir! Oh, by the way¡­"

    The employee looked left and right. After he was sure that nobody was around, he whispered to his boss, asking a sensitive question.

    "Boss. I''m just curious. We''re far from the sea. Where did you get the MSG and the seaweed?"

    Pang Pang smirked. He checked his surroundings and bragged to his employee.

    "I actually worship a scy goddess from the Mermaid Kingdom."

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Jorm the Third continued to brag about his side jobs and the specialties of the Border Town.

    "MSG seaweed grow by absorbing the Magma Element from the soil of the Abyss Volcano. It might not have a strand of element Qi, but it boosts your immunity and repair your bone marrow. You should already feel it, right?"

    Xiaomao nodded. After he ate one of the crispy seaweed, all his attributes went up by 10.

    Had Xiaomao discovered it when his level was under 100, he would have been overjoyed. But now, 10 points of stats were nothing in Xiaomao''s eyes as he could simply NIHIL everything and get 1,000 points of stats in a few hours.

    After bragging enough, Jorm started probing the party.

    "Say, young catopus. I haven''t seen you around here before. Where are you from?"

    Xiaomao looked at Undine, and she nodded. The mermaid opened her mouth and was about to speak in Xiaomao''s stead. However, Jorm raised his hand and stopped Undine from talking.

    "I want to hear it from our young friend''s mouth, please."

    "¡­"

    Suddenly, everybody stopped what they were doing and looked at Xiaomao. Even the servants and the local guards fixated on him as if they were ready to jump him at any moment.

    Sensing the ominous atmosphere, Xiaomao took several deep breaths. He calmly responded.

    "I''m a yer. My name is Miao Xiaomao, and I''m the dungeon master of ve Dungeon, next to the Mermaid Sanctuary, munya."

    Jorm nodded as he confirmed his intel with Xiaomao''s info. He was already aware of Xiaomao''s status and backgrounds as he had beenmunicating with his father in secret.

    "I''ve heard about you. Lady Chang''e praised you a lot for your potential. But I have a question ¨C What is your rtionship with our goddess?"

    Again, Xiaomao nced at Undine. She bit her lower lips, "You can tell him. He''s trustworthy."

    "Okay, munya," Xiaomao faced Jorm. "In my previous life, I''m the eldest son of the Chaos Seraphim Mao Miaomiao. She''s my stepmother, munya."

    "Mmm."

    Jormungand the Third widely grinned and his eyes gleamed. He then gazed at Undine and Nymph.

    "You girls are lucky. You get to serve our prince."

    "P-Prince, munya?!" Xiaomao was taken aback.

    Jormughed, "Isn''t that obvious? Lady Chang''e is our Empress. Since you''re her stepson, you are a prince by default!"

    "B-But I''m a yer, munya!"

    Jorm pped his hands. Several mermaids rushed to the throne room and prostrated to the floor.

    The casten ordered, "Call Alice, Medusa, and Madoka over. Tell them that I need them here ASAP."

    The group of mermaids bowed and rushed out.

    Xiaomao drylyughed when Jorm mentioned Alice. He got nervous if the lizardman needed something from them or if they schemed something against him.

    Meanwhile, Undine and Nymph sweated bullets. They stood up.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Undine asked for permission, "Casten, I know that Xiaomao''s status is simr to a prince, but summoning the three border town''s guardians is a bit excessive!"

    Nymph added, "Sir, we understand that our strength iscking, but we''re confident that we can protect Xiaomao!"

    Jorm sneered at the two women, "Didn''t you run away from the town earlier?"

    "We did, but we had no choice!"

    "Do you think anything of the sort would happen if one of the trio is in charge?"

    "That''s¡­"

    "Look, Nameless Undine and Nameless Nymph. You two are the rising stars of the Mermaid Kingdom. You''re entrusted with the most challenging task to guard the Sanctuary against Pangu''s minions and the yers. However, none of you canst a minute against top experts like Silveria, Heimdall, Eldrich, or one of the cmity fiends. This important task should be given to the strongest fighters of our kingdom."

    "SIR, I AM HIS WIFE!" Undine protested.

    Jorm had enough. He bellowed, "SHUT UP!"

    RUMBLE

    Jorm and Undine''s eyes turned red. They didn''t hide their killing intent, and their aura burst out.

    SHANK

    SHANK

    The pce guards brought out their weapons. Nymph and Undine also opened their inventory and equipped themselves with their staff and protective gear. Meanwhile, the followers of Undine stopped eating and pointed their spears against the local guards as well.

    Seeing the Mexican standoff, Xiaomao dropped the MSG seaweed in shock. He gnashed his teeth and confronted Jorm.

    "Senior, please stop. We''re supposed to be allies. Why are we fighting, munya?!"

    Jorm''s dark expression instantly vanished, reced with a bright smile. The swelling anger disappeared from Jorm''s mind.

    "I''m so sorry, your highness. Please forgive this subordinate. I was just testing your retainers."

    The lizardman pped and pointed at the guards, "Stand down. They''re important guests. Fighting here is strictly prohibited. Anyone who raises arms against them will be thrown to my father''s den."

    "¡­"

    The faces of the pce guards were ashen. They put their weapons back in their inventories and returned to their posts.

    Noticing that the situation was under control, everybody was relieved. Undine''s servants got back to their seats, but Nymph and Undine remained in their positions.

    "Sir Jormungand, we still disagree with the summoning of the great three. Please withdraw the order."

    "No can do," Jorm snorted. "I have been talking with my father ever since I released you. In fact, my grandfather and Lady Chang''e have long noticed your arrival, and they gave us an order."

    Jorm paused and smiled at Xiaomao, "Your Highness, Lady Chang''e will make a public announcement about your status soon. I know it''s early, but it is for your safety. You will be officially recognized as the Crown Prince of the Mermaid Kingdom."

    "WHAT, MUNYA?!"

    "We will allocate all our resources to ensure your growth. All elemental orbs, essence orbs, and cultivation resources will be given to you. In exchange¡­"

    Jorm lewdly grinned and continued, "You just need to fulfill your duty as the alpha mustang of the pride. Please bless us with your seeds and impregnate as many citizens as possible!"

    At that moment, Xiaomao realized his mistake. His worst fear became reality.

    This lizardman wanted him to be a pimp!

    Living the life of a prince and mating with every woman in the kingdom might sound attractive to many men. But for Xiaomao, this was the same as envement.

    He did not want to follow in Mao Miaomiao''s footsteps. He wanted to be a self-made man, not a male prostitute!

    "Can I refuse, munya?"

    For a brief moment, Jorm''s eyes leaked his killing intent. He stressed the importance of the Harvest Season.

    "You know, your highness. Our country has a strong tradition. Unless the male''s bloodline is the cream of the crop, no female will spare their attention to them. But you, your highness, are special. Your karma is bound to the famous Chaos Seraphim, and you bear the bloodline of a Cathulhu. No matter how you look at it, you''re fate to be someone great."

    Jorm paused and sneered at Undine and Nymph, "I know that you were raised by humans, but our culture and beliefs are totally opposite. We value the strong and the quality of the bloodline above everything else. Those with all the qualifications deserve the privilege of breeding duty while the weak can only mate with the leftover females."

    "T-That''s primitive, munya!"

    "No. That''s the way nature works. It''s the natural selection, your highness! The strong gets to breed. The weak is extinct and eliminated from the circle."

    While they were arguing, the pce trembled. A massive scy floated over the pce and slowly shrank, descending on the pce''s ceiling.

    20 long necks of green serpent heads slithered through thergest window as the lower abdomen of the scy entered first. Then, the upper body of a refineddy with a gothic dress entered. However, six wolf heads slipped out from her skirt, panting and gazing at the crowd in the pce. The spider-like abdomen also brought along countless tentacles and sea snakes. All of them were a part of her body.

    Because of her arrival, Xiaomao and Jorm stopped arguing. Their attention focused on the neer.

    Xiaomao got to see her name and her title in full. Then, he understood why Jorm valued her so much.

    Goddess Madoka, the Huntress of Underworld Sea, Level (?????)

    A peer of Meowmeow and Mir appeared! Moreover, she seemed to be the final form of the Scy Race.

    As soon as Madoka arrived, sheined, "Brat, I was busy shipping MSG to human towns. I was about to teleport 10 tons of seaweed to Yeet City next, but you interrupted my work. What are you calling me here for?"

 Chapter 346 Cat Dad Meets Scylla Goddess

    Chapter 346 ¨C Cat Dad Meets Scy Goddess

    Noticing how strong Madoka was, Xiaomao squinted his brow as he had several doubts.

    The Mermaid Kingdom was super strong. Many gods and immortals supported them. However, Xiaomao couldn''t understand why and how Cernun lost to the Pangu Church''s invasion.

    Then, he remembered something. From the memory of his previous life, the Mermaid Kingdom didn''t make their appearance or helped Cernun when he was in trouble. Secondly, Alice, Madoka, Jormungand, and Medusa''s names were foreign to Xiaomao as they never came out from the sea.

    ''What happened in my previous life? Mutiny? Politics? Rebellion? Coup? Or rather, is someone here a spy?''

    As the Mermaid Kingdom and Asgard still maintained neutrality and continued trading, Xiaomao began to doubt these people. As they didn''t fully support Mu-Nyang and the war, he concluded that they might be no different from the politicians on Earth, who only sought after their benefits and positions.

    Meanwhile, Madoka continued to belittle Jorm.

    "Listen here, you little shit. You know the rules - Time is money! I could have just made a million PACT by barter trading with those power-hungry gods! Whatever you want from me is better worth the lost opportunities!"

    Madoka didn''t even look at Undine and Xiaomao. She kept cussing and pointing her finger at Jorm in frustration.

    Jorm lowered his head, "Your Excellency, I really need your help this time. It''s rted to the future generation."

    "What?"

    "The crown prince is here."

    "Bullshit! Her Majesty Chang''e never has a son!"

    "But he was the reincarnation of Mao Miaomiao''s son."

    "¡­"

    As soon as Jorm mentioned Mao Miaomiao, Madoka paused and turned around. She stared at Undine, Nymph, and the guests in the throne room.

    It didn''t take her a second to find the huge head of a catopus behind a short table. Xiaomao dropped his jaw and gazed at Madoka.

    "This cat?" Madoka pointed her finger at Xiaomao''s face.

    "Y-Yes, Your Excellency."

    Xiaomao kept staring at the blond scy goddess. He didn''t know why but he thought of a certain meme, which consisted of a yelling woman and a confused white cat.

    "Get out."

    "Eh, munya?" Xiaomao picked his ears as he thought he ]misheard Madoka''s words.

    "Get the fuck out of the country. You''re not wee here!"

    "YOUR EXCELLENCY!"

    Jorm raised his voice, but the scy had her own agenda.

    "A spoiled brat like you is the cancer of the festival! Look at what you''ve done. You''ve already ruined half of the event, and the city is in chaos. We want the tourists'' money, not some cat''s sperm. Our city might have already lost at least 10 million PACTs because of themotion you created!"

    In short, it was about money.

    Madoka kept yelling like a Karen, "You are also at fault, stupid silver spoon lizard! I CREATED THIS EVENT! I MADE THE MONEY FLOW! THIS BORDER TOWN EXISTS BECAUSE OF ME! And then, what are you trying to do? Enlisting this stupid cat? Tricking him into bing a wagyu cow? Give him a fake title of a prince to milk his sperm? What kind of city are you running?!"

    "¡­"

    Although Xiaomao generally disliked loud annoying women, he agreed with Modaka''s reasoning. With her help, Xiaomao could escape from thisplicated situation.

    Since Madoka gave him the opportunity to leave, Xiaomao seized it.

    "I also agree with big sister, munya. I might have inherited a great bloodline, but I don''t want to ruin the status quo or the local economy. This ce requires tourists and horny men. If I suddenly im all women here, I would end up killing the city''s economy in the long run, munya. In fact, I''m satisfied with my current status and my dungeon, munya."

    Hearing that Xiaomao agreed with her, Madoka''s mood got better. She smirked and mocked Jormungand.

    "See? Even a kid has more brain cells than yours! Three thousand years of your life only amounts to a peanut brain in a pool of chlorine. THINK BEFORE YOU ACT, FOOL!"

    Again, Jorm''s expression turned ugly. He clenched his fist, unable to refute or argue with the scy.

    He was afraid of Madoka''s influence. After all, she was the leader of the Great Three of the border city.

    As Jorm was silent, Madoka took control of the pce. She dismissed the party.

    "The banquet is over! Escort the guests out! Also, damn catopus! Release Alice at once. I know that you''ve cursed and brainwashed her. If you don''t let her go, I''ll feed you to the water drakes!"

    After Jorm gotshed, Xiaomao got scolded next. As the senior was overbearing and scary, Xiaomao opened the retainer menu to see Alice''s status.

    She was still Xiaomao''s retainer, and her loyalty was 100%.

    Although hesitated, Xiaomao pressed the [Fire the Retainer] button at the bottom of the status menu.

    DING

    <Are you sure you want to release this retainer?>

    Xiaomao sighed and confirmed, "Yes, munya."

    <Affirmative. You have released Alice.>

    Xiaomao faced Madoka, "It''s done, munya. I''m so sorry. I didn''t mean to brainwash her."

    Madoka scoffed, "I know. Self-defense, right? I saw what you did, and we can count it even¡­ No, she still owes you a favor since you gave her your sperm."

    "Err¡­ It wasn''t my intention, munya."

    Madoka didn''t listen. She tossed a ring toward him, and Xiaomao caught it.

    "Consider that a payment for your genes. I hate owing someone a favor. It''s bad for my business. Oh, by the way¡­"

    Suddenly, Madoka remembered something. She pushed Jorm aside and rubbed her hands as if she sensed Xiaomao''s money.

    "You see, cat. When someone bes a deity, they can either read people''s karma or enhance thier Dao. In my case, I can detect wealth and money. And because of that, I can tell that you have several million PACTs on you."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao, Nymph, and Undine sensed a chill running down their spines. They had a bad feeling about this monster goddess.

    "Are you interested in anything particrly in our city? Perhaps, are you looking for artifacts or evolution materials for your race?"<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Erm, no, munya. I''m just here to use the local banking service to withdraw some cash, munya."

    "I see, I see!"

    Madoka''s grin was so wide and ugly that she looked like Mileena from Mortal Kombat. Everybody, including Jorm, had goosebumps.

    "How about you let me be your ount manager? The service fee is only 0.5% of the total transaction. It''s the cheapest service around here."

    Xiaomao calcted. In his main ount, he had over 700 million PACTs sitting there. Zero point five percent of that would trante into 3.5 million PACTs.

    Moreover, it was unnecessary. Whenever Xiaomao transferred his tokens between ounts, the gas fee was less than 10 PACTs.

    Her service was a scam! She overcharged the fee!

    Still, Xiaomao had no idea how much Joan had in her ount. He was also concerned if the Asgard Bank had frozen her bnce yet. In addition, he didn''t want to expose himself that he had Joan''s assets.

    Since Madoka held some influence in the finance field, Xiaomao decided to use her as a nominee to distract the eyes from Asgard. He showed her Joan''s debit card.

    "A friend of mine wishes to close her bank ount and withdraw all assets, munya. Could you help me?"

    "0.5% fee, is that alright?"

    "Yes, munya."

    "Then, we have a deal!"

    Madoka smiled from ear to ear. Then, she extended her hand, asking for the debit card.

    "Err, do I have to give it to you now, munya?"

    "Yes, please. If not, I can''t do anything. I need something to talk to the bank about¡­ Wait a minute, Asgard Bank?"

    Madoka flinched as she examined the debit card carefully. She grabbed it from Xiaomao''s tentacles and read the name on the card.

    "Joan? That Joan, the Valkyrie?"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao gulped. He secretly prayed that Madoka had no ties with Asgard.

    "Aha! I get it! I heard Asgard invaded a dungeon. So, it was your dungeon! No wonder, no wonder!" Madokaughed and smacked the head of one of her wolves. The doggy whimpered as it got hurt for no reason.

    Although it was unintentional and she didn''t mean to harm her familiar, it triggered something inside Xiaomao.

    DING

    <Warning, someone is bullying a poor doggy.>

    <The Dao of Lone Wolf Guardian is now activated.>

    ''Wait a minute, stop!''

    It was toote for Xiaomao to react as his power was unleashed without his permission. Moreover, the wolf was not even his pet or his familiar.

    <Due to the ambiguous triggering condition and the mood of the nascent soul, the Dao''s power output will be rted to the damage output of the assant.>

    <Instantly p the assant''s face with the same force that had inflicted on the poor cub!>

    ''NOOO!!''

    Xiaomao panicked as he didn''t want to provoke Madoka. He cried and swam with all his might, trying to get away from the monster goddess.

    PA!

    The sound was crisp. An invisible hand appeared out of nowhere and smacked Madoka''s face. Then, the avatar of Xiaomao''s nascent soul manifested and petted the whimpering wolf.

    Madoka, Jorm, Undine, and Nymph widened their eyes in disbelief. The spectators were in shock while Madoka rubbed her left cheek while she red at the transparent spirit-like avatar.

    "Excuse me?"

    Madoka''s tone was hoarse and ominous. Her eyes glowed and beamed in red light, and her dark crescent smile didn''t hide her sarcastic mood.

    Someone just pped her face, and she found the culprit.

    It was the cat!

    "Dear guest, why did you do that?"

    "I''M SO SORRY, MUNYA! THAT WASN''T MY INTENTION, MUNYA!"

    Xiaomao groveled to the ground and shed tears of regret. He med everything on the Sigma Dao Avatar, who acted out on his own.

    RUMBLE

    Madoka''s countless legs stomped the floor and strode toward Xiaomao. She pushed Undine and Nymph away from the path and caught the cat with one of the tentacles.

    She pulled him closer to her face. Then, she brightly smiled.

    "Nobody has sessfully pped me before."

    "I''M SO SORRY, MUNYA! MY NASCENT SOUL ACTS OUT ON HIS OWN!"

    Madoka nced at the Sigma Nascent Soul andughed. Then, she kissed his forehead.

    "Could you do that again? On the right cheek, please?"

    Jorm: "¡­"

    Nymph: "¡­"

    Undine: "¡­"

    Royal Guards: "¡­"

    Xiaomao: "Excuse me, munya?"

 Chapter 347 Cat Dadâ€™s Final Destination?

    Chapter 347 ¨C Cat Dad''s Final Destination?

    ''This woman¡­''

    Xiaomao was astonished and surprised. He recalled a certain trope in Japanese anime and mangas ¨C In many of those stories, one of the heroines often had a weird fetish, such as masochism. In this case, Madoka was likely one of those mentally ill women.

    "Come on. Do it again! I dare you!"

    Madoka panted as if she was in a trance. Her heart-shaped pupils said it all.

    Xiaomao mustered his strength and activated his Lone Wolf Guardian Domain. Using his tentacles, He pped her with all his might.

    PA

    The sound was not as crisp as the previous one. Even Xiaomao knew that it was pathetic as it caused zero damage upon impact. On the other hand, the reflected damage that Sigma did was in the million.

    Madoka''s expression turned dark. She was disappointed.

    "Are you kidding me? I told you to do it properly, not this feeble p! I WANT A REAL BITCH SLAP! DO IT AGAIN!"

    Xiaomao racked his brain. Although he could have asked Madoka to smack her wolves, his heart forbade him from the inhuman act. Instead, he thought of his rarely used Daos and game skills in his arsenal.

    "Gimme a moment, munya."

    After asking Madoka for a timeout, Xiaomao nced at one of his game abilities, which he had been neglecting. It rted to the bibles that Mimir gave him.

    .

    Record of Transcended Dao Seedlings

    Every Dao in the universe is born from a Dao Seedling, manifested from a person''s interests, principles, beliefs, goals, or actions. The strength and effects of the Dao heavily depend on the person''s character, karma, and foundation.

    This Dao originated from the moral principles, life experience, and wisdom of Mimir, who identally witnessed the truth of the universe before the Great Reset. He collected his experience and wisdom into two books, and he passed them to Xiaomao. However, only Heaven''s chosen geniuses or the fated ones can read the content.

    Item Type: Manual

    Rarity: Mythic

    Requirement: Unknown

    Effects (1): Uponprehending 5% of the book, you will obtain the following perks;

    - Obtain an add-on skill [Transcended Dao Seedlings (Iplete)].

    - Spiritual Roots affect physical defense.

    Effects (2): Uponprehending 10% of the book, you will obtain the following perks;

    - Upgrade the add-on skill [Transcended Dao Seedling (Iplete)] into [Transcended Dao Seedling].

    - Element Foundations increase P.ATK and P.DEF.

    - Increase the size of Pocket Dantian by 50%.

    Effects (3): LOCKED (Require 20%prehension)

    Effects (4): LOCKED (Require 50%prehension)

    Effects (4): LOCKED (Require 100%prehension)

    .

    Transcended Dao Seedlings

    Mimir''s lifelong experience and collective wisdom gave birth to this Dao. However, he couldn''t practice it as it went against the principalities of Pangu and other deities. Afraid of the consequences of using a greater Dao that surpassed the strength of deities, Mimir recorded his wisdom into two books.

    After you''ve gained ess to the pocket dantian, your understanding of the books improved leap and bound. Although you get the gist of it, you barely touch the essence of the Dao as everything you know is just the tip of the iceberg. Nheless, thew-bending Dao is quite useful for you.

    Skill Type: Enchantment

    Rarity: Legendary

    Requirement: Can only be used for self-protection or for a righteous purpose.

    Cost: 10,000 years of lifespan or 100,000,000 Mana

    Cooldown: None

    Effects: Permanently convert any ultra-rare, legendary, and mythic skill or spell into ultimate skills or grand spells. Once converted, you cannot upgrade it again.

    .

    At this stage, Xiaomao could borrow ve Dungeon''s mana to upgrade all of his skills. However, as Meowmeow had been upying the dungeon core and using it as a game, Xiaomao didn''t get a chance to abuse this add-on skill.

    In addition, this Dao seed didn''t show up in Xiaomao''s pocket dantian. As it was a game skill, Xiaomao didn''t rely on it as it might be Pangu or Solomon''s trap.<novelnext></novelnext>

    But at that moment, the situation changed. Xiaomao had no choice but to use it.

    "Excuse me for asking, but can I borrow your mana, munya? I need like¡­ 100 million MP."

    Madoka frowned, "Why are you using a game skill when cultivation and Dao Domains are superior? Do you know that mana is just polluted Qi?"

    "There is this skill that I have to use to replicate that p''s strength, munya."

    Again, Madoka doubted Xiaomao. After all, the previous p clearly came from Xiaomao''s nascent soul, so she didn''t believe in him.

    Because of doubts, her mood was killed. Instead of seeking pleasure from the p, Madoka reverted to a loud karen again.

    "Fine. I''ll let you absorb my unused mana. I haven''t used it for like centuries. Just take it. It wastes a lot of my dantian space... If only you can take it, of course."

    "Then, excuse me, munya. NIHIL!"

    Getting permission, Xiaomao opened his mouth and ruthlessly bit her tentacle.

    Though the action shocked the crowd once again, Madoka allowed it since she was curious how Xiaomao would sap her strength as a mortal couldn''t possibly harm a deity.

    Xiaomao''s fangs barely dug into her tentacle''s soft flesh. He gathered all his Qi into his fangs, strengthening them to the limit.

    PU

    Finally, the tip of the fangs managed to prate one-tenth of a millimeter into her skin. Then, Xiaomao could sense the massive flow of strange energy inside her.

    ''This is risky, but I have to try!''

    Xiaomao started sucking her Qi.

    DING

    <You have absorbed Providence Essence of Goddess Madoka.>

    <WARNING! Your pocket dantian is incapable of storing the Providence Essence!>

    <Would you like to continue absorbing the Essence?>

    Providence Essence?

    Xiaomao wasn''t familiar with the terms. He knew Elemental Essence, which was the higher grade of the Element Qi. However, this was the first time he heard about Providence Essence.

    He roughly guessed that the energy might be the staple energy source of a deity. With the clue, he tried to convert it to mana.

    ''No, munya. Can you convert that into MP?''

    <Negative. Only Life Qi is convertible.>

    ''Then, break it down to Life Qi and convert it to MP, PLEASE!''

    <The system is unable toply.>

    <You are the enemy of Pangu Church. This system assist function is disabled.>

    ''DAMMIT!''

    Xiaomao''s worse fear became reality. The game system belonged to Pangu, and it refused to cooperate when Xiaomao was at a critical juncture.

    ? Without a choice, Xiaomao begged Madoka for help.

    "S-Senior, could you devolve your Providence Essence into Life Qi?"

    "Pfft. No. Do it yourself."

    As cruel as she was, Madoka was also uncooperative.

    Since Xiaomao had no choice, he only took a drop of Providence Essence into his mouth. Then, he began destroying it so that it could be consumed.

    "XIAOMAO, NO!!"

    Undine sensed the rampaging energy in his mouth. She rushed to his side to help.

    But it was toote.

    Reckless cultivation always came with side effects or penalties. Xiaomao was not so lucky this time.

    The essence exploded in his mouth. A long string of numbers appeared.

    LETHAL DAMAGE!

    9,223,372,036,854,775,807!

 Chapter 348 Cat Dad Unseals Forbidden Grand Curse

    Chapter 348 ¨C Cat Dad Unseals Forbidden Grand Curse

    DING

    <You are immune to lethal damage when your HP is full.>

    <You survive with 1 HP!>

    Xiaomao remembered the torturous pain in his mouth. He could tell that the explosion shattered his tongue and his entire head. However, instantly, his body was reconstructed, and he self-resurrected.

    The bracers on his tentacle also glowed in red light. Although Xiaomao had never relied on it before, he had to use it now.

    .

    Battle Bracers of Sun Wukong

    This set of bracers experimental item, made for Sun Wukong when he served OG-Buddha. Each bracer provided weapons, shields, and necessary forces to protect the user against attacks from immortals. Unfortunately, Sun Wukong didn''t like relying on the power of equipment and materials, he exchanged these items for a drop of Ifrit''s blood essence.

    These bracers can automatically adjust their size to fit any user. However, it depends on the user''s abilities to make use of its full potential as they''re the tools to amplify one''s Qi, mana, and life force.

    Item Type: Armor

    Rarity: Legendary

    Requirement: Level 2,000 or higher.

    Effects: By wearing all eight pieces of the bracers, the equipment provides the following abilities;

    - Generate ayer of a barrier with the same HP as the user. Each bracer can generate oneyer per charge and can stack up to 8yers. Current charges: 100/100. (Rechargeable)

    - Generate a long knife that can cut through all defensive equipment under level 2000. Inflictbined damage of ATK, M.ATK, and Qi attack upon hit. Damage depends on the user''s stats.

    - Extend and shrink the user''s arms at the user''s will.

    - Steal the lifespan and life force of your enemy. Require the Dao of Gluttony.

    .

    DING

    <Converting Providence Essence into lifespan¡­>

    <Your Dao of Gluttony is inactive. The effect is decreased by 99.9999 %.>

    <Your lifespan has increased by 92,233 years.>

    <Your dantian has been expanded.>

    <You have formed 92 new Life Essence Sea.>

    <All your spiritual roots and elemental foundation have been strengthened.>

    <All your attributes have increased by 92,233.>

    Not only the bracers helped Xiaomao absorb Madoka''s life force, but they also gave him stats as Xiaomao used it along with Taotie''s techniques.

    That was not all. As Madoka''s Providence Essence contained traces of her Dao and elemental energy, his dantian picked up several strands of foreign element Qi.

    DING

    <You have digested a strand of Fire Element Qi!>

    <Your Fire Spiritual Roots have be Fire Element Foundation!>

    <You have digested a strand of Water Element Qi!>

    <You have digested a strand of Wind Element Qi!>

    <Your Wind Spiritual Roots have be Wind Element Foundation!>

    <You have digested a strand of Metal Element Qi!>

    <Your Metal Spiritual Roots have be Metal Element Foundation!>

    <You have digested a strand of Wood Element Qi!>

    <Your Wood Spiritual Roots have be Wood Element Foundation!>

    <You have digested a strand of Lightning Element Qi!>

    <Your Lightning Spiritual Roots have be Lighting Element Foundation!>

    <You have digested a strand of Light Element Qi!>

    <You have digested a strand of Dark Element Qi!>

    All eight basic elements boosted Xiaomao''s spiritual roots and element foundations once again. Moreover, some of them surpassed the 200,000 point mark, which awakened new Daos and new elements.

    <A new spiritual root has been derived from Fire Element Foundation ¨C Nihility me Spiritual Roots!>

    <A new spiritual root has been derived from Wind Element Foundation ¨C Compression Spiritual Roots!>

    <A new spiritual root has been derived from Metal Element Foundation ¨C Sword Spiritual Roots!>

    <A new spiritual root has been derived from Wood Element Foundation ¨C Nature Spiritual Roots!>

    <A new spiritual root has been derived from Lightning Element Foundation ¨C Maic Spiritual Roots!>

    Seeing the results, Xiaomao was confused. He had expected the new spiritual roots to be something basic, such as me element, crystal element, steel element, or something simr. However, aside from wood, which was rted to nature, everything else came out as weird elements.

    RUMBLE<novelnext></novelnext>

    Five new foundations and five spiritual roots started rampaging in his dantian. Without checking the new Dao Avatars, Xiaomao immediately spent 10,000 years of lifespan upgrading a game skill.

    He upgraded the Blessing Statue: ve Domestication!

    DING

    <The spell, Blessing Statue: ve Domestication, has been upgraded into a GRAND CURSE!>

    <CONGRATULATIONS! You have learned the Grand Curse: Total Domination!>

    .

    Grand Curse: Total Domination

    This grand curse was once a menace of the universe. Because of the spell effects, the universe was thrown into chaos, and many races rebelled against the curse user, the Chaos Demon God Mu-Nyang, aka the progenitor of Chaos Seraphim. After the death of Mu-Nyang, the curse and its record was lost. Even after Mu-Nyang was reincarnated, he doesn''t use it again as the grand curse can only bring chaos andplications to the universe.

    Be warned! Using this grand curse might ire many gods.

    Spell Type: Grand Spell, Single Target

    Rarity: Mythic

    Spell Cost: Depending on the target''s strength and level differences.

    Cooldown: None

    Effects (1): Upon casting the grand curse, your targets will suffer from the following effects;

    - Rewrite the memory of the target. The effect cannot be negated or defended regardless of level difference as long as the caster can pay the price.

    - Convert the target into a retainer. The loyalty is fixed at 100% and the favorability is set at 7 stars.

    - If the skill is used on a yer, steal that yer''s game character and convert it into an NPC retainer. The previous owner can no longer ess the character.

    Effects (2): If you set up a curse array anywhere, you will gain the following benefits;

    - Your retainer doesn''t consume a retainer slot.

    - Envement and rted skills have no cooldown, and they can be used on yers. Increase the skills'' sess chance to 100%.

    - The curse array cannot be destroyed unless the caster removes it.

    - All retainers can resurrect at the curse array once a day. Even if retainers die for a year, they can always be resurrected when the condition is met.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: I can''t believe youpleted this sphemous spell. Well, you can use it since many gods already want you dead. Adding one or two enemies to your hit list doesn''t hurt.

    [Foresight]: The apple doesn''t fall for from the tree. Like pet, like master. You are fated to inherit his legacy.

    .

    Because of the aplishment, Xiaomao forgot to read the lore of the grand curse.

    Xiaomao remembered this grand curse very well. In his previous life, its detailed screenshot was once posted on social media after Cernun had been defeated. It turned out that one of the yers was a high-ranking noble among Pangu followers, and he spent millions of PACT to upgrade the blessing totem spell to the final form.

    That yer exploited this spell by enving strong yers and NPCs, turning them into his retainers. Several yers, whoter migrated their souls into the game, got trapped by this grand curse and were forced to serve that very yer.

    Fortunately, the infamous yer died in real life. The news said that he jumped off the balcony of a hotel and fell to his death. But in reality, every yer knew that he had offended the Pangu Church, and the cultivators killed him.

    Xiaomao let out a long sigh as he permanently obtained the notorious spell. He appreciated Madoka for giving him a chance to upgrade this spell to the final form.

    Without hesitation, he used it on his benefactor like how feral cats bit the feeders!

    DING

    <Due to the level difference, the grand curse activation will penalize you as follows.>

    <Decrease your lifespan by half.>

    <Decrease your Max HP, MP, and Life Essence by half.>

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled as he understood why it penalized him so much to cast the curse. He followed through with it anyway as the effect was worth it.

    ''Do it!''

    RUMBLE

    Suddenly, Xiaomao''s eyes became pitch ck. Madoka instinctively looked into Xiaomao''s eyes and fell into a trance.

    <Overwriting Goddess Madoka''s memory¡­>

    Xiaomao ambitiously smirked. Then, he said something unthinkable, which shocked the spectators once more.

    "Madoka, you are a gentle and lovely loyal subordinate of mine who doesn''t hesitate to crush my enemies or anybody that tries to harm me, munya. I sent you here to monitor Border Town, and I just entrusted you with the task to withdraw the cash and hidden assets from Joan''s ount. Also, your favorability impression toward me is 100 stars, and you want nothing more but my happiness, munya!"

    Madoka flinched. Blood came out from her nostril, yet she blushed in embarrassment like an adolescent maiden. She gently released Xiaomao and pulled him into a hug.

    DING

    <Goddess Madoka wholeheartedly loves you, and she will do anything to please you. Current Favorability: MAX.>

    "Master... My lovely master."

 Chapter 349 Cat Dad Has Terrible Womenâ€™s Luck

    Chapter 349 ¨C Cat Dad Has Terrible Women''s Luck

    "Huh?"

    "What the?"

    "Eh?"

    Noticing the odd reaction of Madoka, the spectators were puzzled and baffled. They had expected her to either kill or punish the cat, but she seemed strangely docile.

    Madoka turned around and politely bowed to ward Jorm, "Please excuse me. I need to fulfill my duty for my master."

    "M-Master? What?!" Jorm couldn''t believe his ears.

    WHOOSH

    Despite having a huge physique, Madoka swam through one of the pce windows and vanished.

    The speechless crowd turned their attention to Xiaomao next. The immortals tried to read his memory and karma, but they found nothing. Only Undine and Nymph sensed a strange ominous air around Xiaomao as they were familiar with this aura.

    It was identical to Meowmeow and Mir''s aura!

    ''Cathulhu''s characteristic?'' Undine suspected that Cathulhus and Catopuses had something inmon, and it was rted to their origins.

    Jorm''s expression turned ugly. Nobody knew what he was thinking, but his eyes were brimmed with killing intent toward Xiaomao.

    "What did you do to the goddess, catopus?!"

    Xiaomao panted as the aftereffect and the penalty of the grand curse took a toll on him. He wryly smiled, "Have you ever heard of Neuralyzer, munya?"

    "Neuro, what?"

    "Never mind. Anyway, we''re done here. If you excuse us, munya."

    Xiaomao immediately wrapped up the business to flee the scene. Nymph and Undine caught on to Xiaomao''s intention and yed along.

    Meanwhile, Jorm was still confused about what Xiaomao did to Madoka. As he was wary of Madoka''s behavior and her craziness, Jorm didn''t push his luck.

    "Be careful out there, Your Highness."

    "¡­"

    With Jorm''s permission, everybody left the pce and the dungeon behind.

    .

    .

    30 minutester, a blindfoldedmia with purple long hair arrived at the pce. Simr to Madoka, she was also a deity.

    Her physique was more graceful than Madoka''s. Her snake abdomen was refined, and her scales were glossy and smooth. Her ck gown was decorated with jewels and trinkets while the see-through area on her chest highlighted her perfect bosom.

    Jorm immediately closed his eyes when he noticed her presence. He lowered his head, "I''m so sorry for summoning you, Lady Medusa."

    Medusa ignored Jorm. She waved her finger and levitated the fat lizardman out of his throne. Then, she slithered toward the throne and sat on it.

    "What did you call me for, fat gecko? I was in the middle of analyzing genes."

    "Y-You''ve arrivedte, mydy. The guest I need you to protect did something to Madoka and left."

    "Guests? Who?"

    "The stepson of Lady Chang''e, mydy."

    "Hmm. Then, where is Madoka?"

    "She went out for an errand for the stepson, mydy."

    Medusa nodded and pinched her fingers, calcting karma. However, just like everybody else, she could not find Xiaomao''s whereabouts or karma strings.

    As Medusa couldn''t track Xiaomao''s karma, she read Madoka''s karma instead. Then, she managed to catch a glimsp of what had happened here.

    However, the irregr karma of Xiaomao interested her.

    "Odd."

    "Y-Yes?"

    "Who is this stepson you are talking about? I can''t find him."

    "Xiaomao, mydy."

    "Xiaomao? What race is he?"

    "A catopus, mydy. He''s as big as an adult slime, but he hasn''t evolved into a Cathulhu yet. His cultivation base is somewhat at the 7th stage. He seems to have many artifacts on him since his name is shiny gold."

    "Hmm."

    Again, nobody could read Medusa''s mood as they could not look at her face. Despite being blindfolded, the ominous glowing red pupils shone through the ck clothes, terrifying the guards and Jormungand the Third.

    After the awkward moment of silence, Medusa shook her head.

    "Ignore them. Whatever they do, leave them alone."

    "But, mydy, the order of the town is at risk! They caused a hugemotion earlier, and the women now don''t want to work anymore. They all want the stepson''s genes and his bloodline."

    "That''s why you should leave him alone. Pushing it too hard will only antagonize the kid."

    Jorm sulked. He had nned to corrupt and manipte Xiaomao to breed cathulhus, but everybody was against his idea. He had a headache as he didn''t know what to exin to his father and grandfather after this.

    "What about Her Excellency Madoka, mydy? She''s acting odd."

    "She must have been cursed or brainwashed. Her karma tells me that she already forgets the purpose of her life and her missions."

    "T-Then¡­?!"

    "We don''t count on Madoka and Alice anymore. They''re no longer a part of our faction."

    "¡­"

    "Because our forces is weakened, cancel the scheduled coup. Pretend to serve Chang''e as usual and contribute to the kingdom if necessary. Do not provoke Chang''e and that Xiaomao guy for the time being until Cernun is dead, and the Anglerfish is freed."

    "Yes, mydy."

    .

    .

    After leaving the pce dungeon and Jorm, everybody was relieved. Both Nymph and Undine kissed Xiaomao''s cheeks.

    "Munya?"

    Xiaomao was surprised. He blushed.

    "Thanks for not leaving us, Xiaomao," Nymph rubbed her face against Xiaomao''s soft fur.

    "Well done back there. I thought we would have been dead," Undine patted Xiaomao''s head, but she secretly and coyly stuck her finger in his mouth, seducing him.

    "MUNYA!"

    Although Undine''s finger was salty because of the seawater and her sweat, Xiaomao teased her by twirling his tongue, licking it clean.

    Undine giggled. She pulled him from Nymph and shoved him back into her clothes. Then, she secretly sent him a voice transmission message.<novelnext></novelnext>

    ''Lick me and do what you did to Alice. Treat it as a reward.''

    "¡­"

    Sometimes, Xiaomao was taken aback by Undine''s openness and her lewd side. But since they were now officially husband and wife, he showed her no mercy.

    "MLEM MLEM MLEM!"

    Undine regretted her decision. She had underestimated the cat''s tongue and the cat''s technique. Now, she could barely keep her pokerface as her entire body was tingling.

    That was not all, Xiaomao''s tentacle teased her entire body. He rubbed her everywhere, and one of them slipped inside a sensitive ce.

    Nymph pouted as she wanted to try it too. She whispered to Undine, "Let me use him after we get back."

    ".. Okay."

    "MLEM MLEM MLEM, I''m not a toy, munya! MLEM MLEM MLEM!"

    CRITICAL HIT!

    "MMM!"

    Undine covered her mouth. Xiaomao began attacking her while they were in public.

    .

    Border Town was separated into three sections ¨C The outskirt section, the inner section, and the pce section.

    The outskirt was the red-light district and themon zone where guests, tourists, prostitutes, and militia guards resided. They were also the most popted area as non-elite members could not ess the inner town area.

    As for the inner district, it consisted of luxurious hotels, vis, and residents of the high-ss officials and rich sea folks. Unless one had enough money or status, nobody could never enter this zone. Only the authorized residents received a badge as a proof of their identity and the rights to live here.

    Because Undine, Nymph, and Xiaomao trespassed and crossed the zones illegally, they didn''t wear a badge like the others. The bystanders kept ncing at their group, suspecting them for criminals or trespassers.

    Looking around for a moment, Undine remembered the custom here. She pulled out her badge from her inventory and put it on. Nymph and a few elite mermaids also wore theirs.

    However, half of them awkwardly gazed at their colleagues as they didn''t have one. They pretended to be their servants as the servants and followers of the elites were exempt from this rule.

    "Let''s book an inn and wait for Lady Madoka. We can''t wander around without badges, or we''ll be arrested again."

    Nymph nced at Undine, whose face was as red as tomatoes. Because Xiaomao never stopped teasing Undine, the mermaid was in a trance, and she was drowned in pleasure.

    Respecting her senior, Nymph pretended not to notice it. She rushed into a 10-story purple hotel building, which was made from coral.

    A minuteter, Nymph came out with a piece of good news.

    "I''ve booked a hall for all of us. We can stay there for a day. Let''s hide over there for now."

    Undine didn''t say anything. Nymph grabbed her hand and pulled her into the building while the mermen and mermaids quietly followed their masters.

    Undine was relieved. Finally, they could let loose and rest.

    "STOP RIGHT THERE!"

    Suddenly, the familiar voice of someone they knew came from above. Everybody looked up.

    Above them was a blond loli subus in a blue dress and bunny headwear. Her malicious aura expanded as if she was furious.

    RUMBLE

    Alice activated her domain and covered everything in the luxurious district in pink gas. Every woman including bystanders coughed as if they couldn''t breathe, but all mermen shivered and spasmed as if they had a seizure. But in reality, they all sparyed white milk everywhere in the sea.

    As Undine was distracted, she failed to react to Alice''s arrival. By the time she sensed Alice''s aura, the loli subus was already in front of her.

    Alice flipped Undine''s dress and yanked Xiaomao out from the bottom. She kicked Undine away and hugged the catopus, ignoring the sticky juices on his tentacles.

    "MASTER! WHY DID YOU FIRE ME?! WHAT DID I DO WRONG?!" Alice sobbed.

    "Munya?"

    "Master! I''m begging you. Let me follow you again! PLEASE!"

    Xiaomao was confused. He thought that he had already severed their master-ve rtionship, but Alice was still loyal to him. Because of Alice''s strange behavior, Xiaomao checked her favorability status.

    It was still seven stars.

    Xiaomao wryly smiled and came up with an excuse, "I''m so sorry, munya. Madoka forced me to free you or she would kill me. I had to do it."

    "Then, let me be your ve again, master! Don''t abandon me!"

    Xiaomao sweated profusely. He med his stupid woman''s luck and his previous action earlier today.

    ''I shouldn''t have done it! I should have known! I shouldn''t have stuck it in crazies!''

    It was toote to regret. He used the Envement skill on Alice.

    DING

    <The target has a high favorability with you.>

    <Alice doesn''t resist your skill.>

    <Alice has been enved.>

    Once again, Alice rejoined his family, and his harem sized expanded by one.

    ''I hope I won''t meet another woman. I have enough wives, god dammit!''

    Alice was overjoyed when she confirmed her status. She dismissed her domain and brought everybody to the hotel, which Nymph had reserved a room for them.

    .

    For one hour, Xiaomao''s tongue was the MVP of the marathon. He managed to subdue Alice, Nymph, and Undine once again at the cost of a sore mouth, gum, and tongue. Then, for the next two hours, Xiaomao rampaged and turned into a viin, taking revenge on the women.

    The battle ended with the cat''s victory. The immortals fainted from exhaustion, but the naughty cat was not satisfied. He continued draining their Qi while they were sleeping, using his tentacles.

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Madoka had a hard time dealing with the Asgard Bank. The bank manager refused to withdraw Joan''s assets as Freya had already closed the ount.

    In the bank, the naga manager and several bank employees surrounded Madoka, trying to appease her.

    "Ma''am, the ount has been closed. The ount''s owner is already dead. Please understand¡­"

    As usual, Madoka bellowed like a Karen, "This bank ount belongs to my master now, and you will withdraw the assets for me! I''m your customer. Customers are gods!"

    "But ma''am, even if I want to, I just can''t."

    "If your bank is that ipetent, I''ll just destroy it and take what''s mine!"

    "MA''AM, THAT''S A ROBBERY!"

    "I DON''T GIVE A FUCK! GIVE ME MY MONEY!"

    The strongest deity in this border town began attacking the bank. The security guards were blown away, and she seized the bank manager''s neck, holding him hostage.

    Madoka lost it, "FROM NOW ON, EVERY PACT, GOLD COINS, AND ITEMS IN YOUR BANK BELONG TO ME!"

 Chapter 350 Cat Dadâ€™s New Slave Seeks Trouble

    Chapter 350 ¨C Cat Dad''s New ve Seeks Trouble

    Madoka ransacked the bank vault''s deposit boxes. She stored all physical PACT tokens, gold coins, artifacts, and spatial rings that she found.

    After cleaning everything, she strolled out of the bank.

    In front of the bank, many militia and local guards already surrounded it. They had expected the robber to be an immortal scy, and they prepared all sorts of arrays to trap her.

    However, when they noticed that the robber was Madoka, everybody panicked.

    "L-Lady Madoka?! But why?!"

    Madoka was the pir of this city as she managed the town''s finance. Because of her, Asgard, Midgard, and many other countries still maintained a good rtionship with the Mermaid Kingdom and the Border Town. Furthermore, she was the strongest guardian of this city, and she was responsible for warding off stray hydras and dangerous monsters in the deep sea. Even Medusa was not a match for her.

    But at that moment, Madoka attacked Asgard Bank. She just offended both Asgard and Midgard, so this incident would also affect their diplomatic rtionship in the future. In the worst-case scenario, they could dere war on the Mermaid Kingdom!

    "Out of the way, dumbasses!"

    Madoka bellowed, and the town guards shrank back in fear. She kicked the ground and shuttled toward the surface.

    .

    ZAAAA

    Madoka jumped out of the sea without caring for her eardrums and her lung pressure. As a deity, these things no longer affected her lifestyle and her body.

    BOOM

    As soon as Madoka came out, she vanished and caused a ripple in the air. A split secondter, a loud sonic boom erupted.

    It took Madoka a few minutes to reach the heart of Midgard. The world tree, Yggdrasil, stood tall at the center of the capital city.

    The scy goddess ignored the civilization below and flew up, heading to the top of the world tree. As the world tree was over 1,000km tall, it took her a few minutes to reach the top.

    Upon getting on the top of the world tree, the starry sky, the darkness, and a massive floating continent were the only things she saw. She followed the world tree''s branch and the stairs toward the Asgard Continent.

    The path was heavily protected by immortal armies of Asgard. Everywhere was packed with patrol units and Einherjars. However, the immortal soldiers here were insignificant in her eyes. She ignored the troops and flew toward Asgard.

    The guards on the path shouted and sent S.O.S. messages to their superior officers. As this was not the first time that they were invaded, they quickly formed ranks and prepared to activate their defensive arrays, expecting additional intruders.

    Madoka sted through the arrays and found a snow mountain range, which served as the natural barrier to block the intruders. She stopped to check her surroundings as she sensed multiple deities around her.

    As the snow mountain range was tall and bulky, many deities and immortals resided in the caves around the mountains. Several of them created personal arrays and portals to connect their home-cave with the towns in Asgard Continent.

    Among the residents, Madoka sensed the aura of Nian and the Chaos Demon Goddess of Spear. As Madoka forgot about her past deals with Asgard and Nian, she ignored them and turned her attention to Asgard. She kept flying, nning to enter the country and visit the Asgard Bank''s headquarters.

    But as usual, the protector of Asgard came out. Because Heimdall was injured after the fight with the spear goddess, Loki took his ce and yelled at Madoka for the sudden visit.

    "What the hell are you doing, you bitch?! If you have any business here, you should have contacted me first! Haven''t you learned the regtions and the procedures?"

    "I forgot," Madoka snorted.

    "Jeez. Why are you here this time? I thought the next shipment would be next week. Is there something wrong with your MSG?"

    MSG that Loki mentioned wasn''t the monosodium glutamate or seaweed that Xiaomao knew. However, it referred to other products, which were illegal in the global market. It was the nickname for Mechanical Soldier Gears.

    Mechanical Soldier Gears were the hidden project that Madoka, Jormungand n, Alice, Medusa, and Asgard gods had been working on. They were the weapons and armor that could be equipped to golems and mechanical units, which could enhance their fighting strength and make them capable of killing gods!

    Madoka pped her hands as she managed to recall the project. But as she was no longer working for Jormungand, Alice, and Medusa, she changed the subject.

    "Nothing wrong. I just have some business with your bank."

    "Meh, don''t cause trouble in my country. Heimdall just fended off the spear demoness. We''re in a bad shape, you see?."

    Madoka smirked, mocking Loki in her mind. Then, she thought of something interesting.

    The spear demoness that Loki had mentioned was still lurking inside one of the caves. Madoka was amused by how careless the security was.

    But since she had discovered Nian''s location, it would have been unwise to leave him alone. Madoka immediately snitched on the caracal cat.

    "Nian''s clone is hiding in one of the caves. Instead of worrying about me, you should be worrying about your country. What if Pangu suddenly backstabs you and invades Asgard?"

    "WHAT?!"

    Loki panicked and began searching. He checked every cave and hole to find the cat.

    It didn''t take long for Loki to locate the caracal cat''s clone. He also discovered the spear demoness in one of the caves.

    "Thanks! I''ll call for reinforcement now. You can go ahead."

    "Meh, get yourself killed, dickhead."

    "You, too, bitch."

    They bid farewell and parted ways. Loki descended and contacted his subordinates while Madoka got a free pass to Asgard.

    .

    .

    A stout immortal with a round belly sat at a ck wood desk, looking at the projected hologram in the center of his office. The snakeman in the hologram cried and bowed to him.

    "Are you serious?" The fat immortal frowned.

    ''I''m not lying, boss! Madoka sted through our bank vault and took everything. We need Lord Odin''s help, now!''

    The Asgard Bank''s CEO in Asgard Bank''s HQ received the calls from the Border Town''s branch. Everybody said the same thing Madoka had betrayed them and robbed their vault.

    The estimated loss was 20 billion PACTs, not including artifacts and gears in the deposit boxes!

    Exhausted from the repeated calls, the fat CEO cut it short.

    "Alright, I get it. I''ll report this matter to our king."<novelnext></novelnext>

    The call ended, and the hologram vanished. The fat immortal stood up and sent a voice transmission to the secretary of Asgard Pce right away.

    The secretary instantly replied with a clear voice. As usual, her sweet voice soothed the bank CEO.

    ''What''s wrong, Vain?''

    "Lady Silveria, please inform Lord Odin that one of our allies has betrayed us. That Scy Goddess Madoka just ransacked my bank in the Mermaid Kingdom."

    Silveria was the strongest immortal of Asgard. Although she was a half-step deity, who possessed the level of 9,999, she was capable of killing deities whose level was below 15,000. Not only her strength and potential were exceptional, but her beauty was unrivaled as well. Countless men proposed to her, but she shot them down.

    Because of her status and beauty, she sought protection under Freya. Under the umbre of Odin''s wife, nobody dared to approach or court her anymore, including Odin, Thor, and Loki.

    ''Affirmative. I shall inform our lord right away.''

    As cold as ever, Silveria cut themunication.

    Vain sighed and smiled. At least, he got to briefly chat with the soon-to-be Valkyrie Goddess.

    VRRRRRRRR

    Suddenly, a loud siren rmed him, and the deafening noise snapped Vain back to his senses.

    "WE''RE UNDER ATTACK!"

    Someone screamed. The next moment, the town and the building copsed.

    Vain roared and shuttled out of the building, breaking and flying through the roofs. He levitated in the dark sky, looking around and searching for the intruder.

    It didn''t take long for him to spot the massive scy with countless tentacles. However, the iing purple me instantly burned him to ash.

    Vain died on the spot.

    .

    Madoka looked down on the immortals of Asgard. She sneered at them.

    "So small, so weak, just like insects and ants."

    A hundred tentacles transformed into giant pythons. They opened their mouths and breathed purple me, burning the town, buildings, and immortals to ash. Most of the immortals left behind unburnable leather pouches, bags, and spatial rings after death.

    Cleaning up the messes that the hundred me pythons made, the other one hundred tentacles transformed into silver anacondas. They collected the dropped items, storage pouches, and rings by swallowing them. All items in their bellies instantly transferred to Madoka''s game inventory.

    DING

    <Your inventory is full.>

    It didn''t take long for Madoka''s inventory slots to be filled to the brim. She took her time to sort all rings in one bag and transfer the content of the other containers to the rings.

    Because of the distraction, Madoka wasted a lot of time, and the scary gods arrived at the scene.

    Odin was taken aback when he saw Madoka. He immediately pulled Thor back before he started negotiating.

    "What are you doing, scy?! I thought we were allies!"

    Madoka paused and stared at Odin, recalling her past memory. She managed to remember him and their past deals, but she forgot the detail because of Xiaomao''s power.

    Still, Madoka thought of something and smirked. As usual, her karen behavior resurfaced.

    "I''m here to im what''s mine. Give me the assets of this ount''s owner, now!"

    Madoka brought out Joan''s debit card. Then, he tossed it toward Odin and Thor.

    Odin caught it with his finger and nced at it. His expression turned dark.

    "Was it you who killed Joan?"

    "It wasn''t me."

    "And how did you get your hands on this?"

    Madoka grinned, "From my new master."

    "Master¡­ what?!"

    Odin and Thor sensed something wrong. They read Madoka''s karma and noticed that she was cursed.

    From their vision, the ck thick karma strings bound with Madoka''s soul. They mended and became one with her, and her life force slowly flowed toward the other side of the karma string.

    Odin tried to trace it, but the karma strings disappeared midway.

    Unable to find the owner of the karma string, Odin probed for more information.

    "You are cursed, scy. Do you want us to help you?"

    "I''m aware."

    Odin was surprised. Normally, cursed deities always wanted them removed as their lifespan was on the line. However, Madoka was too calm.

    "Back to the topic, why are you doing this?! Why are you attacking my country?"

    Madoka thought of the cute white catopus master. Although Odin''s words reminded her of the curse, she had no intention of breaking or removing it. For an unknown reason, all emotion and instinct urged her to kill everybody here to remove her master''s enemies.

    "For my dear master. I can sense my master''s hatred toward your country."

    Thor had enough. He bellowed and summoned his hammer, "WHO IS YOUR MASTER?!"

    "Obviously, my dear master Xiaomao. For his love, for his happiness, and for his desire!"

    Odin and Thor narrowed their eyes. They got the crucial info they needed.

 Chapter 351 Cat Dadâ€™s Stepmom Is A Diplomat

    Chapter 351 ¨C Cat Dad''s Stepmom is a Diplomat

    Thor secretly sent a voice transmission to Odin.

    ''It''s that rumor brat again. We should have destroyed that dungeon when we had a chance.''

    ''And suffer a heavy casualty, then got nked by Solomon''s men in the aftermath? True, we could have killed that cathulhu, but we would have sacrificed a limb or two to take him down. And you know what? Killing a cathulhu will make us sworn enemies of Mu-Nyang and Chaos Demons. Look what they did to Pangu.''

    Thor pondered. It was as Odin said.

    The Pangu Church and his minions were forced to gather on W-2 to match the Mao n and the demon god''s main forces. From the info that they had gathered from the yers, the Pangu Church in that world suffered defeat after defeat.

    At this rate, the Pangu Church''s forces would copse first in this attrition warfare.

    Odin added, ''Mao Miaomiao already regains some of his power. His level now is about 1,300, but his real cultivation base is a 13th-stage mortal cultivator.''

    ''Wait a minute! A mortal cultivator at that level?! Normally, a cultivator would have formed a few stars in either their hearts or dantians!''

    ''His foundation is monstrous in his previous life. He''s using a unique cultivation method that we don''t know. Well, he''s the right-hand man of Mu-Nyang for a reason. Pangu and Hongjun are running amok trying to nip the bud before Mao Miaomiao bes a sage. Once he does, nobody in this universe can be his opponent, and he can potentially surpass Mu-Nyang when he was in his prime!''

    Thor''s expression turned dark. Now, he questioned why Pangu had to pick a fight with Mu-Nyang, the cathulhus, and the chaos demons.

    ''Stand down and endure this humiliation for now, Thor. We don''t want another Ragnarok War. Our goal is to rebuild and strengthen Asgard''s foundation. No more stupid prophesies and sneak peeks into the future. We WORK and EARN our future now!''

    ''¡­ Alright. If you said so.''

    After chatting, Thor and Odin agreed that they would suck up to Madoka''s unreasonable demands. Thetter swallowed his pride and lowered his head.

    "I will withdraw Joan''s assets for you. Do me a favor. Please stop attacking and killing my people."

    Madoka smirked, "Had you been this cooperative from the beginning, nobody would have died! d youe back to your sense."

    "¡­"

    Thor closed his eyes and suppressed his emotions. Odin crossed his arms behind his back, but both fists clenched so hard that the nails pierced the palms. Thetter vanished and entered one of the ruined buildings.

    A few secondster, Odin brought out a sealed gold deposit box. He tossed it toward the scy.

    Madoka caught it and inspected the content. However, she was disappointed. Inside the box were five rings, fifteen chips worth 150,000 PACTs, and a personal artifact.

    Nibelung Ring

    Madoka inspected the ring and grinned. Sheughed and flew away.

    Just like that, the scy goddess left Asgard.

    After watching Madoka leave, Odin let out a long sigh. He med himself for closing Joan''s bank ount and getting himself into this situation.

    "Just 150,000 PACTs and some essence stones¡­ I should have left the ount alone."

    Thor grumbled and gazed at the town. The purple me had been extinguished, and the survivors were rescued from the buildings. Many town guards and NPCs were respawned as the game treated them as monsters for yers to hunt. Even Vain came back to life after everything was over.

    The resurrected immortals rushed to Odin and groveled. They believed that it was Odin''s miracle.

    "PRAISE LORD ODIN!"

    "Thank you for bringing us back to life, my lord!"

    The immortals cried, grateful for Odin''s blessings and miracles. As for the deity, he lightly snorted as he knew why and how these people came back to life.

    It was not his work. In fact, it was either Pangu''s or Solomon''s doings.

    While Odin watched and pretended to be responsible for their resurrection, he heard the voice transmission from Nian''s clone.

    ''Now that I helped you, could you help me get Loki out of my sight, nya? He''s been a nuisance.''

    Odin clicked his tongue, ''So that was your doing?''

    ''You can say so. I merely pressed a few buttons and respawned some town NPCs for you. Anyway, get this fucker outta here, nya! I want to cultivate in peace!''

    ''Can you resurrect Joan and my soldiers, too?''

    ''No. I can only resurrect townspeople. If they leave their home, they''re not longer respawnable. It''s thew of this universe.''

    Odin learned something new. It appeared that Nian and Pangu were not that omnipotent.

    ''Alright, alright. I''m sending my guy there to pick you up. Show me your location. I need a GPS.''

    ''Now, you talk like a yer, nya!''

    ''I''ve been learning.''

    Odin turned to Thor. He pointed his thump in the direction of the snow mountain range.

    "We have a debt to pay. Go bring Loki and a new guest here."

    "A new guest? Who?"

    "Nian."

    "WTF?! What the hell is going on here?!"

    "Adapt, improvise, and ovee, Thor. Pangu must be desperate, and so do we. We might as well reconsider our policies from now on."

    "¡­"

    Thor didn''t like this. A few days ago, Pangu already showed his true color by not sending troops to join the crusade. Now, they sent Nian here.

    Odin read Thor''s expression. He snickered, "Sometimes, we have to join forces with our enemies to quell a stronger foe, and we''re in that kind of situation. After that, it''s a chicken game of who''s going to backstab who first. Just y along with me one more time."

    "Thieves can''t be trusted, you know."

    "We''re also one of the thieves. Just go."

    "Tsk."

    Thor turned around and flew toward the snow mountain range to fetch Loki and the new guest.

    .

    .

    A few minutester, Thor brought in the guests. However, in addition to the caracal cat, there was one more visitor.

    Following Nian and Thor was the spear demon goddess, Ma Xingjuan. She came here as the representative of the Desert Frontier Continent.

    Odin invited the two guests to his pce. The two red at each other while they quietly followed Odin into an ancient temple with ancient roman architecture.

    In the grand temple, roman pirs stood in columns. Each was 20 meters apart, which upied a lot of space in the hall. However, because of such huge pirs, some sculptors had carved so many naked torsos of pretty women on the marble surface, turning them into fine arts.

    The visitors didn''t care about the trivial sculptures or art. They entered the temple and waited for Odin to allow them to speak.

    Nian red at Ma Xingjuan, the younger sister of Ma Moxi. As the cat was aware that she was Mao Miaomiao''s wife in her previous life, he was hostile to her.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Meanwhile, the long ck-haired Asian woman in a celestial robe ignored the re. She held her trusty spear and gazed at the king of Asgard.

    Since Odin chose to remain silent, Ma Xingjuan initiated the negotiation first.

    "I''ll be frank, Your Majesty Odin, I''m here to offer a ceasefire treaty."

    "Ceasefire?" Odin bitterly smiled, "Not alliance or permanent truce?"

    "That depends on your future actions and stance. Not long ago, you threatened to attack my stepson''s dungeon. Fortunately, you withdrew your troops. Had you attacked the dungeon, I wouldn''t have given you the opportunity."

    "YOU!!" Thor stomped toward Ma Xingjuan, but Odin pulled him back as usual.

    The elder humbly lowered his head, not caring about his image or pride, "We appreciate your grace and your understanding, Goddess Ma. Actually, the Pangu Church tempted us to move our army there, and we went there for a stroll. Everything was a misunderstanding."

    "How nice of you. Be careful not to bite your tongue," Ma Xingjuan was disgusted by Odin''s shamelessness. She then nced at Nian''s clone.

    "Well, I assume you have something to say, Nian."

    The cat''s clone smirked. He spat at Ma Xingjuan''s feet, "Once I recover all my mana and providence essence, you can say goodbye to this life and wait for your next reincarnation, nya!"

    "If only you survive after you leave this country."

    Both Ma Xingjuan and Nian secretly activated their mandate domains.

    SHINK

    CLANK

    Two invisible objects collided between them. Nian''s tail trembled as he sensed the feedback from the hit while Ma Xingjuan''s spearhead dented. The tail was healed, and the spear self-repaired after the probing attack.

    Despite the assault, both deities didn''t move from the spot. From the outsider''s point of view, they were 50 meters apart, and they weren''t in a battle stance.

    "Stop. This is my temple, not an arena."

    Hearing Odin''s warning, Ma Xingjuan and Nian dispelled their mandate domains.

    Odin turned to Nian, "I hope you''re here for a peace talk as well, Nian. Otherwise, I''m going to ask you to leave."

    Nian scoffed, "I''m also here for the alliance talk, nya! Unlike that insincere bitch, the Pangu Church would like to correct our misunderstandings and reestablish our good alliance, nya."

    "I see," Odin beamed the cat with a bright smile for a moment. Then, his expression turned dark. "But from my knowledge, you two are at odds with each other. May I ask if I make peace with one of you, will the other also befriend us?"

    Nian yelled, "Hell, no, nya! Mao Miaomiao''s family and his n deserve to die, nya!"

    Ma Xingjuan rolled her eyes, "We just want to live in peace, but Pangu''s men are unreasonable as you can see. I wish we could avoid war, but this stupid cat never leaves us alone."

    "Then, will you still be our friend if we form a truce or an alliance with the Pangu Church?" Asked Odin.

    "Truce or ceasefire treaty, yes. If alliance, we wage war with you."

    "That''s quite a tough choice."

    Odin sighed as he had expected it. He reconsidered his choices.

    One ¨C Join the alliance with the Pangu Church and wage war against the Mao Family, Cathulhus, and demon gods.

    Two ¨C Join the Mao Family alliance and wage war against Solomon, Pangu, the Olympus, Hongjun, and their alliance.

    Three ¨C Remain as a neutral faction and make friends with both sides.

    Four ¨C Think outside the box and secretly form an alliance with both of them.

    Or five ¨C Bow to no one! Be an idiot and dere war on both sides.

    Odin inwardlyughed. Had he still had the same mentality as him in his previous life, he would have taken thest option. But as Odin experienced life and learned more about the hierarchy in the universe, he threw away his ego and shame.

    Odin dered.

    "Asgard and Midgard will remain neutral in this matter. If you wish to trade, we will happily trade with you. If you want to kill each other, you may do so, but don''t bring us into your conflict. If you wish to march your army through our territory, we will stop you as our country does not ept foreign troops in our territory."

    A faint smile appeared on Ma Xingjuan''s face. On the other hand, Nian''s expression turned ugly.

    "Are you stupid, nya?! Mao Miaomiao and his wives will surely betray you! Didn''t you see what the Mermaid Kingdom did? Didn''t they just send a monster to attack your country?"

    Odinughed and Nian reminded him of an unexploited opportunity. He ckmailed Ma Xingjuan right away, "For that, I will have to ask the stepmother for thepensation that your stepson did."

    As cunning as he was, Odin rode on the momentum and pressured Ma Xingjuan, "Well, your son has brainwashed my subordinates and stole money from Asgard Bank. Before we talk about the ceasefire, could you reimburse us for our losses?"

    "How much?" Asked Ma Xingjuan.

    "One trillion PACT."

    Ma Xingjuan snickered, "Then, there will be war."

    "Oh, I''m kidding. How about 100 billion."

    "I''m not stupid. Your bank is only worth a billion at best."

    "Correction, 50 billion. But since we can still be friends, how about a billion PACT, and this incident never happened."

    "I don''t even need to pay a dime. Why should I care?"

    "Then, there will be no peace talk. We will join the Pangu Church by default."

    "..."

    Ma Xingjuan paused. She pondered for a while.

    In the end, Ma Xingjuan didn''t have a strong mentality like her husband or the others. She tossed a ring toward Odin.

    Odin inspected it. Inside the spatial ring were a million essence stones. If they could sell it to the yers, they could earn more than 100 billion PACT with ease.

    Getting thepensation, Odin was delighted, "I''ve epted your sincerity. I swear by my father''s name that our troops will never participate, invade, or take part in any activity against your allies and your countries."

    Ma Xingjuan snorted, "I''m not finished."

    "Yes?"

    "That ring includes the price of the alliance."

    "Oh?"

    "I''ve changed my mind. The Mao n wishes to form an alliance with Asgard in a crusade against the Pangu Church! If you ept, I''ll give you another ring with the same amount of resources."

    "Hohoh!" Odin narrowed his eyes. He started to enjoy this peace talk.

    On the other hand, Nian was stunned.

    "NYANI?!"

 Chapter 352 Cat Dad Has Profound Naming Sense

    Chapter 352 ¨C Cat Dad Has Profound Naming Sense

    A day quickly passed by. Xiaomao, Undine, Nymph, and Alice never stopped exchanging fluid as they got addicted to it. The mermen and mermaid had no choice but to watch the live show with dull eyes as they weren''t in the mood.

    The hotel workers were also indifferent about it since it was the harvest season. This type of activity wasmon even in the high-ss district ¨C Many government officials sometimes took part in the action for fun as well.

    After 12 hours of dual cultivation, Xiaomao''s level reached 799. The number of his free Life Essence Sea was staggering 256, which erged the pocket dantian to the point that it was nowrger than Earth.

    When the 256th sea was stabilized, Xiaomao stopped cultivating and rested. The girls also deeply exhaled as Xiaomao''s skillful tentacles stopped viting them.

    Alice gently crawled toward the catopus. She kissed one of his tentacles and licked the head.

    "Master, I love you so much."

    Although the lick felt nice, Xiaomao needed a break. He patted Alice''s head.

    "I need to take a break, munya. I think Madoka might return soon."

    Hearing Madoka''s name, Alice''s face was ashen. She quickly cleaned her body and put on her clothes.

    Noticing Alice''s weird behavior, Xiaomao was curious, "What''s wrong, munya?"

    "M-Madoka is scary. L-Let''s not provoking her."

    "???"

    Nymph and Undine narrowed their eyes as they heard the rumor. They also cleaned their bodies with their water magic and collected the white fluid in the room into their inventory.

    Alice cooperated. In frantic, they almost drain all the seawater in the room to make sure that no sperm was left behind.

    .

    Thirty minutester, the suppressing aura of Madoka descended upon the Border Town. Every townsman looked up and found the huge scy monster, diving toward the high-ss district.

    Madoka''s physique shrank as she followed the town''s rules. She tracked Xiaomao''s aura and found him inside a coral hotel. Expecting to get Xiaomao''s praise and rewards, she rushed into the hotel''s hall room, where Xiaomao''s group booked. She kicked the doors open.

    "Master, I got the money!"

    Madoka opened her game inventory and poured out countless tokens, artifacts, spatial rings, and gold coins. Within 10 seconds, half of the room was filled with treasure.

    Xiaomao drooled. He wondered what kind of godly items and artifacts Joan had. Without hesitation, he randomly picked a spatial ring to check.

    .

    Spatial Ring (Locked)

    This ring once belongs to Rordon Gamsey, an immortal chef. He stored the ring in Asgard Bank so that nobody could find his secret cookbook and recipes.

    Item Type: Artifact

    Rarity: Umon

    Effect: Provide 100 extra inventory slots to the owner.

    NOTE: There are books inside.

    .

    Xiaomao missed this type of item description. He recalled the spatial ring that he hadn''t opened yet, which required a billion strands of Qi. But now, Xiaomao was capable enough to forcefully unlock rings.

    Getting excited, Xiaomao rummaged through the pile of treasures to find more spatial rings. After a while, he stumbled upon a peculiar ring.

    .

    Nibelung Ring (Locked) (Cursed)

    This spare ring belongs to Valkyrie Joan. It used to contain her soul-bound entity crystal inside as proof of her loyalty toward Asgard. However, Loki attempted to devour her soul and failed. Out of rage, he put a curse on Joan''s soul, sealing her potential to attain godhood.

    Item Type: Artifact

    Rarity: Super Rare

    Effect: Provide 500 extra inventory slots to the owner.

    NOTE: There are cultivation resources inside.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: Give the entity crystal back to Joan, and she can evolve. As for the cultivation resources, they will be useful for the boys in the dungeon.

    [Foresight]: Just unlock the ring with your Qi, and the curse will be lifted. Then, give the ring to Joan to boost her strength.

    .

    Xiaomao was slightly disappointed since his Senpais advised him to give it to someone else. As for the cultivation resources inside, they were all essence cores, which gave better stats than spirit stones.

    However, Xiaomao was no longer interested in stones and cores. He absentmindedly unsealed the ring and put it in his inventory. Then, he searched for more items and rings.

    "Where are the immortal-grade items and god items, munya?!"

    .

    .

    Hourster, Xiaomao sorted the treasures and concluded his gains.

    1.5 billion PACTs, 700 million gold coins, 50 storage rings, 70 million essence cores, a thousand pieces of equipment, and 600 trinkets were Xiaomao''s profits. Combined with his wealth, he now had 2.2 billion PACTs, not including the PACT Meowmeow kept for the dungeon.

    Xiaomao also got a nice item that he could use.

    The item was a 1.2-meter broadsword. Its size and length were perfect for a flying sword for cultivators.

    .

    Nibelung Sentient Sword (Mass Production Version)

    This sword is one of the Nibelung Series that Asgard provides to their elites. As it was made from an entity stone of a deity, it can cut through a mandate domain of a deity if the owner can feed Sword Providence Qi to it.

    Be warned. The sword is sentient, and it will reject everybody that it doesn''t recognize.

    Item Type: Weapon

    Rarity: Legendary

    Requirement: Acknowledgement of the Sword Spirit, Level 9000 and above.

    Durability: Depends on the sword spirit''s strength.

    Effects: If you are recognized by the sword spirit in the weapon, you will obtain the following benefits;

    - Increase ATK and M.ATK by 99,999,999

    - Increase DEF and M.DEF by 50,000,000

    - Increase Max HP by 1,000,000,000. Add ten extra health bars with the same Max HP as an external barrier HP.

    - Increase Max MP by 5,000,000,000. All spells and skills consume only 1% of the MP usage.

    - HP and MP regenerate by 5% every second.

    - HP bars automatically switch when the HP drops to 50%.

    - Unlock the Dao of Spatial Sword.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: Very weak for a level-9999 weapon. It provides nothing but stats.

    [Foresight]: It''s only useful for a flying sword. You should look for a cksmith deity to craft you a soul-bound weapon instead.

    .

    As the Senpais had suggested, Xiaomao was in need of a new flying sword. Heughed and swung it around. Then, everybody in the room could hear the sword''s voice.

    [How is this even possible?! Howe a stupid cat can wield the GREAT ME?! Has this world gone insane?!]<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Shut it, munya! Surrender and submit to me. Otherwise, I''ll be using you as a flying sword instead of a weapon, munya!"

    [You''re not my master! You cannot control me¡­ WAIT!]

    Xiaomao grinned and pulled out a hammer that he got from one of the artifacts. Then, he mmed at the de.

    [STOP!]

    CLANK

    The level-5000 hammer hit the silver body of the sword. The noise was so loud that Nymph covered her ears.

    The sword kept yelling, but Xiaomao didn''t care. He hit the sword again as if he was pretending to be a cksmith.

    "MUNYA!"

    CLANK!

    [NOOOO! STOP!]

    "Stopn''t!"

    CLANK!

    [WHAT''S THE MATTER WITH YOU?! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?!]

    "Submit to me or be broken, munya!"

    [YOU!!]

    CLANK!

    [ARRRRGH!! SOMEBODY HELP! STOP THIS MAD CAT!]

    CLANK!

    [OW! IT HURTS!]

    CLANK!

    [Could you¡­]

    CLANK!

    [OW! Please sir¡­]

    CLANK!

    [NO! It''s going to dent!]

    CLANK!

    [STHAAAP!!]

    CLANK!

    Xiaomao showed no mercy. He kept hitting the sword and forgot that he was doing it to make it submit.

    It was too much fun to stop.

    [I YIELD! PLEASE! MAKE IT STOP!]

    CLANK!

    [I SAID I SURRENDER! PLEASE STOP THIS MADNESS!]

    CLANK!

    [Please, my lord! This servant will be loyal to you. Please don''t do this!]

    CLANK!

    [WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?! PLEASE, LET ME LIVE!]

    Xiaomao hummed and raised his hammer to hit it again. However, Alice grabbed the hammer as she felt bad for the sword.

    "Master, that''s enough."

    "Munya?"

    Xiaomao came back to his senses. He looked at the body of the de and found that it was dented a little.

    The sword suddenly shone, and the damage was self-repaired. Then, the spirit of the sword came out.

    The semi-transparent body of a metal slime came out. His cat-like expression and his sad eyes looked pitiful.

    [Master, I surrender. Please don''t hurt me. No more.]

    Xiaomao stared at the metal slime and raised his brow. He turned around and floated next to the sword spirit.

    "Guys, if we float like this, do we look the same, munya?"

    "Eh?"

    Undine and Nymph narrowed their eyes andpared their physiques. Their round heads were the same size, but the spirit didn''t have cat ears. Still, its cat emoji expression was the same as Xiaomao''s face when thetter wasn''t paying attention.

    "You look like brothers, minus the ears and tentacles." Nymph giggled.

    Xiaomaoughed and patted the metal slime with his tentacles, "Sorry for earlier. But if you don''t want it to happen again, don''t raise your voice against me, okay, munya?"

    The slime sweated profusely, [Y-Yes¡­ munya.]

    The crowdughed when the spirit mimicked Xiaomao''s MUNYA. Even Xiaomao loved it.

    "First order, from now on, you must end your sentences with MUNYA!"

    [Yes, master¡­ munya!]

    "Excellent, munya!"

    Xiaomao applied his Qi to it to feed its energy. The sword spirit sulked and took the Qi even though it was inferior to what he had in the past.

    That was what it thought in the beginning.

    [T-This purity¡­ munya?! M-Master, who are you, munya?!]

    Xiaomao snorted, "It doesn''t matter, munya. Anyway, what should I call you?"

    [I-I don''t have a name. Please name me, munya.]

    Xiaomao widely grinned. He pointed his tentacle at its face as if he was pointing a finger.

    "Now, be grateful that I will use my profound atheistic sense toe up with a great name, munya!"

    [Of course, master, munya. Any name will be great, munya.]

    Undine and Nymph looked at each other. Then, they prayed for the sword.

    Alice and Madoka nced at the duo. They looked at each other and started chatting, wondering how they became Xiaomao''s servants.

    Then, Xiaomao delivered his judgment.

    .

    .

    [NUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!]

    That day, everybody in the hotel heard the cry of despair from the spirit.

 Chapter 353 Cat Dadâ€™s Grandfather Counterattacks!

    Chapter 353 ¨C Cat Dad''s Grandfather Counterattacks!

    Many mass-produced versions of equipment and weapons were enough to fill the ve Dungeon''s treasure room. However, aside from the flying sword that Xiaomao needed, he didn''t spare a gaze at the gears.

    After all, the clothes and gears of Wei Feng and Wei Xiong were morepatible with him.

    Xiaomao had tried various game equipment with his human form once. Unfortunately, all of them blocked his Qi pathway, hindering his aura and external Qi flow.

    On the other hand, clothes and armor from Wei Feng and Wei Xiong enhanced his Qi cirction. Xiaomao''s Dao Avatars could also wear a copy of the clothes whenever he put them on, which boosted their performance and domain abilities. But when Xiaomao didn''t wear anything, all avatars came out in their default appearance and clothes.

    In short, the equipment would be donated to the dungeon mobs that could use them. Party Queen, Gata, and the other immortals might find them useful.

    Since Madoka didn''t stop bragging about her experience in finance and Border Town management, Xiaomao entrusted themon, umon, rare, and junk items to Madoka. She promised that she could exchange these items for a million PACT with ease. As for the cultivation resources, Xiaomao chose not to sell them so that he could boost the stats of Shepherd and others.

    As Xiaomaopleted his objective, he suggested the group withdraw and go home.

    Alice and Madoka tagged along with the group as they were now Xiaomao''s ves. The scy goddess took the lead and guided the team out of the border town.

    No guards or subi dared to block their way when they saw Madoka. Everybody trembled in fear and receded even though they desired Xiaomao''s genes.

    When they got outside, Alice paused as she noticed a lurking monster. A kilometer away from the border checkpoint, the five-headed hydra was sitting there, staring at the border town''s entrance.

    "Senior, the hydra is here."

    As Alice and Madoka had been working together for centuries, they were familiar with this situation. From time to time, a strong monster followed travelers and loitered in the area to hunt stray visitors of Border City. It was their job to vanquish these creatures and clear the path for the travelers and guests.

    However, most of the time, this task was entrusted to Medusa or Alice. Madoka rarely helped unless the opponent was a half-step deity.

    "Don''t worry, kid. I''ll take care of the fool."

    Madoka cackled and winked at Xiaomao. As she tried to show off to her master, she volunteered for the job.

    She lifted her tentacles and pushed.

    BOOM

    With just one push, the giant scy swam a kilometer instantly. She appeared directly in front of the hydra.

    Xiaomao, Undine, and Nymph looked ahead. Although the seafloor was dimly illumined, the trio could clearly see far ahead. They saw how Madoka''s countless python tentacles coiled around the hydra''s heads and snapped its necks off.

    The severed heads soon regenerated, but the python tentacles and wolves overwhelmed them. Within a minute, Madoka''s servants devoured the creature alive and ended its life.

    One of Madoka''s snakes carried crystal that they got from the hydra in its mouth. She rushed back to Xiaomao to report her achievement right away.

    "Master, I''ve found the hydra''s heart for you."

    The crystal was at least five meters tall. As for its diameter, Xiaomao roughly guessed that it should be about the same size as its height. The snake spat the crystal and twitched its tongue.

    Xiaomao gazed at the crystal, hoping to check its detail and status.

    DING

    Suddenly, a global announcement distracted Xiaomao and everyone nearby.

    <Hello, this is Solomon, your new CEO of Pangu Universe Incorporate. I''m pleased to announce that new patches have beenunched. I hope that the adventurers here are having fun!>

    "Solomon, munya?"

    Xiaomao''s right eyebrow twitched. He had a bad feeling about this.

    [What''s that sound, master, munya?]

    Uber, aka the sword spirit, heard the global announcement. Nymph, Undine, Alice, and Madoka could also clearly see the system panels and hear the old man''s voice.

    Xiaomao squinted his eyebrows. Although strong immortals here were capable of hearing the global announcements, not all of them could see the messages. But now, Xiaomao noticed that many message windows appeared in front of hispanions and the bodyguards.

    Mermen and mermaids gazed at the message windows in confusion. It was their first time seeing something out of the norm as most game messages were lifeless and cold.<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Solomon. The Netherworld Realm''s king, munya."

    [Is he stronger than you, munya?]

    "Obviously, munya."

    Everybody paid attention and waited for Solomon''s announcement.

    <I also have a message to yer Xiaomao. If you''re hearing or seeing this, you should reconsider my offer. This is yourst chance to join us. If you don''t reply within a week, I shall withdraw all my blessings and hunt you down myself.>

    "Shit, munya."

    Solomon seemed mad. Xiaomao had no idea what angered him so.

    <Now, adventurers, I''m sorry to inform you that thetest patch contains some major bugs. The glitches can potentially delete your game characters and the hard work that you put into the game.>

    "Hmm?"

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. So far, Xiaomao hadn''t encountered any major glitches or bugs. In fact, how could there be glitches in real life? After all, the game world was a real-world somewhere in the universe.

    <The glitches usually happen if you join the Mermaid Kingdom Faction, the Chaos Demon Faction, or the Beast Tribe Faction. Therefore, we have decided to close these factions for the time being. From tomorrow onward, all guilds will not be able to choose these factions as your patron or liege.>

    "¡­ There you go, munya."

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes. This was clearly the ploy of Pangu and Solomon to prevent yers from joining Xiaomao''s side. He was not surprised.

    <Although our game is imperfect, we strive to give you the best experience. Here is a small teaser of the next patch ¨C We will introduce a new feature "World Jump" to every yer. yers will be able to transfer their characters to another server or world if they''re not satisfied with their current environment!>

    Xiaomao had expected this. In his previous life, this feature was introduced after the Heavenly Dao Patch, which would appear after the Landlord Patch.

    ''If I remember correctly, that World Jump feature will automatically merge the yer game characters with their real bodies. That is the start of the superhuman uprising period, but that is irrelevant to me now. I don''t live on Earth anymore.''

    Since Xiaomao couldn''t use his former life as a reference anymore, he sighed and continued to listen to the changes.

    <And thest teaser, we will open new servers soon!>

    "HUH?!"

    That was new. The fourth server never existed in Xiaomao''s previous life.

    <The new server, the W-0, aka newbie, will restrict the level of all yers to be under level 100 to provide the best environment for the new yers. After the yers graduate from the newbie, they can raise their levels over 100. But that is not all. Since the old servers are crowded with many overpowered immortals and deities, we will add W-0-1, W-0-2, W-0-3, and so on. The higher the number, the higher ceiling that your level can be.>

    "Crap."

    It wasn''t hard to guess Solomon''s intention. He was creating a new environment for new yers so that he could brainwash them all. Without the influence of Mu-Nyang, the Cathulhus, or their allies in the new worlds, those yers would soon convert to either the Pangu Church Faction or Solomon Faction.

    <As for the old servers, we will rename them to Immortal-1, Immortal-2, and Immortal-3 respectively, and add more sub-servers. The minimum requirement to stay on theses is level 1,000 and higher. yers whose level is lower than the requirement will be transferred to the newly created servers ording to their level range, including the NPCs!>

    Undine, Nymph, Alice, and Madoka''s expressions changed. This update implied that Solomon would separate everybody ording to their level range. Judging from Solomon''s cunning trait, he mighte up with small brackets, such as level 1,000 to 1,999 brackets, or level 2,000 to 2,999 brackets. With this move, all Xiaomao''s allies would be forced to scatter, weakening their dungeon in the process.

    Everyone''s mood turned sour. They red at the message windows, cussing and cursing Solomon.

    "THIS IS DIRTY!"

    "DAMN CHEATER!"

    The foul-mouth women, Alice and Madoka, were enraged. They just found their true love, but Solomon wanted to separate them right away.

    Xiaomao''s fur turned red. Like the others, he was angry as well.

    "Let''s rush home. We have to regroup ande up with a strategy, munya. I know a cathulhu that can teleport us between worlds. She might have a solution to this, munya."

    Xiaomao referred to Mir, who could easily mass-teleport humans from Earth to the game world. If she could help, they might find a way to bypass the new patch''s restrictions.

    The counterattack of Solomon was dirty but efficient. Xiaomao was now wary of his step-grandfather.

 Chapter 354 Cat Dad Is Not Alone

    Chapter 354 ¨C Cat Dad is Not Alone

    Xiaomao wasn''t the only one who heard the global announcement messages from Solomon.

    In the middle of the negotiation, Ma Xingjuan, Odin, Loki, Thor, and Nian heard them as well. As none of them had expected such a development, they stared at Nian.

    Odin clicked his tongue, "One of your master''s stupid tricks again? New game worlds for new yers? Even a kid can tell that he''s about to herd the new sheep to his faction! What is the meaning of this, cat?!"

    Nian repeatedly shook his head, "I don''t know anything about this! I''m sure Lord Pangu has no idea too, nya!"

    "What do you mean Pangu has no idea? Isn''t your Solomon your ally? I heard Pangu gives him the entirepany and Earth to get his help."

    Ma Xingjuan was baffled as this action might also jeopardize Pangu''s scheme in the long run as Solomon had an ambiguous connection with one of Mao Miaomiao''s wives. Solomon''s true motive was illogical and iprehensible from their point of view.

    At one point, Solomon antagonized Pangu. But often, they thwarted Mao Miaomiao and Mu-Nyang''s grand ns even though they sought to eliminate Pangu and his henchmen.

    "I really don''t know, nya!"

    "¡­"

    All deities looked at each other in silence while they secretly pinched their fingers and read the karma of the game world. This was themon skill that every god acquired after they had gone through the tribtion of providence to attain godhood.

    Odin and Loki instantly discovered that seventeens had already been recently created, but no creature was spawned yet. Thor found a distant star system with apleted ecology as if it was a copy of the Sr System. However, the Earth''s clone was filled with mortal creatures, and their average strength was below level 100.

    Ma Xingjuan found a suspicious star cluster. Countless undead creatures, drakes, and dragons upied the 50,000 stars in the sector, and their strength varied. Noticeably, each star''s resident had a simr strength. For example, one of the stars'' poptions consisted of level 2,000 immortals while the strongest one was a level 2499 vampire.

    As for Nian, whose capabilities were limited due to his iplete physique, only discovered a trace of interaction between Leviathan and Solomon. In addition, Leviathan''ss master, Lilith, also met the old crook recently, and they struck a deal.

    Noticing that Mao Miaomiao''s wives suspiciously visited Solomon, he mocked Ma Xingjuan.

    "Spear bitch, your family isn''t united, nya! Lilith cheats on Mao Miaomiao!"

    Ma Xingjuan flinched as she still remembered what Lilim and Lilith duo had done to her family in the previous life. Many friends, colleagues, and family members of Mao Miaomiao perished because of them, and Ma Xingjuan never forgot that incident.

    Still, Ma Xingjuan managed to maintain herposure. She mocked Nian by revealing the secret army of Solomon.

    "Instead of worrying about my family, how about you and your master pay more attention to your BEST FRIENDS. Your BEST FRIENDS secretly amasses trillion immortals on 50,000 barren stars. If those immortals suddenly enter our worlds, I''m sure the Pangu Church and your lord won''t have enough men to wee them."

    "NYANI, NYA!?"

    Nian widened his three eyes and reread the karma. Loki and Odin also tracked the karma thoroughly.

    A few secondster, everybody discovered the hidden troops of Solomon. They were speechless.

    Loki suddenly had an idea. He pped his hands and took control of the conversation.

    "Lord Nian, Lady Ma, since we''re on the same boat, how about we stop the hostility and work together to ovee this crisis? It''s unwise to fight among ourselves when Solomon Army is threatening our countries."

    "¡­"

    Ma Xingjuan and Nian looked at each other. They clicked their tongues as they hated the idea.

    However, the threat of Solomon and his bold moves troubled them. Both Nian and Ma Xingjuan couldn''t afford to spend their manpower and resources to fight on many fronts.

    Without a choice, Ma Xingjuan and Nianpromised.

    "Temporary ceasefire, nya. Okay?"

    "Fine. How long?"

    "Solomon said the patch will be enforced after a week. How about three-month peace, nya? Do you agree too, Odin?"

    Odin was delighted. As he needed time to prepare, he agreed to the three-month truce.

    "I have no objection. The three-month truce is fair."

    "Tsk," Ma Xingjuan was annoyed. She turned around and walked out of the temple.

    Before she left, she warned them, "If anyone vites the agreement, I''ll rally my main forces on you, regardless of the situation!"

    Thor sneered, "Scary."

    Lokiughed, "Bye-bye. We won''t send you off!"

    "¡­"

    Ma Xingjuan kicked the ground and vanished. She instantly left Asgard''s territory and descended the Yggdrasil.

    After the scary woman was gone, Nian finally got to speak with Odin in private.

    "Aside from the three-month truce, can we talk about our alliance, please, nya?"

    "We''ll resume the talk after three months. Now, please leave my country. We don''t support the Pangu Church here."

    "But if you agree to let our church in, we''ll create a resurrection pylon tower for you, nya. Your townsmen, immortals, and deities under your banners can be respawned here, nya."

    "I appreciate your offer, but I need time to discuss it with my men. Let''s chat after three months."

    "¡­ Don''t regret it, nya!"

    Nian snorted and disappeared into thin air. His aura faded as if he had teleported somewhere else.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Noticing that the two deities were gone, Odin let out a long sigh of relief.

    "What a day."

    "Yeah, what a day. We got attacked and humiliated! This never happened before!" Thorined.

    "It DID happen before," Odin nced at Loki, who whistled and feigned ignorance. Then, he changed the subject. "Let''s call Silveria and Freya over. Assemble all Einherjars and Valkyries. We will pay Midgard a visit and recruit as many warriors as we can!"

    Thor smirked and stormed out. He finally got something to do.

    When everybody left, Odin looked around the temple. He bitterly smiled and gazed at the sculptures around him. Then, he prayed.

    "I don''t care if I have to die again. But please, if any higher entity or transcended being can hear me, please protect the mortals in Midgard. I know that Imitted so many heinous sins in the past, and I regret it. I''m trying my best to redeem myself, but trouble keeps finding me. Just¡­ give me strength¡­ and look after my people¡­ even if they''re dicks."

    .

    .

    = World Two =

    The global announcement didn''t only appear in the third game world, everybody in the second game world also received the same messages, minus the direct warning to Xiaomao.

    "Are you serious?"

    An angel with a ck and white wing was standing in the middle of the meeting room in Xuchang City, facing the President of the United States of Wei, Cao Cao.

    However, the peerless beauty with smooth straight ck hair in front of him had another nickname. In her previous life, she was known as "Devil". She was also the creator of Mao Miaomiao.

    Devil wore a suit and ck pants like a modern person, hiding her perfect figure underneath. She leaned back in her chair and grumbled.

    "We will neither dispatch our forces to other worlds nor regroup with the others until we conquer this. Miaomiao, we have to solve the traitor issues first."

    Mao Miaomiao looked around him. He saw familiar faces in the room. Some of them were former disciples, servants, and wives of his in his previous life. Aside from his wives, who served Devil in this country, the ex-disciples and residents of OG Siren City seemed hostile toward him.

    A blond young man in full te armor among the crowd stepped out. The yer bowed toward the chaos seraphim.

    "I''ve heard a lot about you, Lord Mao. My name is James Huntsman. As you should have guessed, I''m the protagonist of this."

    ? "¡­"

    Mao Miaomiao was familiar with the term "Protagonist". After all, Devil created multiple clones, including Mao Miaomiao, to hunt these so-called heroes of the era.

    Upon hearing the bold introduction, Mao Miaomiao unsheathed his ck katana and pointed at Huntsman''s neck.

    "Do you know the consequence of provoking me?"

    Huntsman raised his hands and took a step back. As his level was under 1,000, he was aware of his status in this meeting room.

    "My apologies. I didn''t mean to offend you, sir."

    Mao Miaomiao smirked. He already memorized the names of 12 protagonists that he might need to cut down in the future. Since Huntsman brought this up, he recited the names of these people in his mind.

    ''How many allies and enemies again? Right. Hit List: Lu Bu and Xie Tian. Unknown stance: Shepherd, Zhou Yu, Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang, Damocles Caesar, Ran Tae, and this motherfucker. The ones I trust are Chase Sheffield, Lee Jinyong, Bianca Duhan¡­ and probably Xiaomiao if he ends up bing the 13th member. Also, there''s that Hiiro Narukami that I have to be wary of. He might be the real 13th member and Xiaomiao is the 14th.''

    Thinking of the main characters of this era reminded Mao Miaomiao of the former protagonists before the Great Reset. He wondered how Ma Moxi was doing in the third game world.

    ''What''s that MF doing nowadays? Will he expand his harem and identally bang my dryad daughters one day? I kinda regret not banging that fox loli wife of his.''

    Mao Miaomiao discarded the useless thoughts. He reminded Devil of the global announcement.

    "Mu-Nyang told me Solomon has already taken over one-third of the Devine Theocracy Earth, and he now controls the Providence of Game Worlds. This patch is clearly targeting us. Devil, are you sure we don''t need to regroup?"

    Devil insisted on her idea, "What will you do after the regroup? Moral support? In the end, Solomon will separate everybody. But one thing we know about the new patches is that our world''s countries will stay the same. Before the exoduses, we must conquer this first!"

    "What about Diaochan and others. That traitor Lu Bu got her."

    "She will be fine on her own. That scum won''t harm them."

    "¡­ I hope you''re right. But I have a good sense, you see?"

    Mao Miaomiao pointed at his right eyebrow, "Whenever I sense danger, my right eyebrow always twitches."

    "Isn''t that because of Samael''s soul inside you? Hasn''t he been reincarnated?"

    "It''s muscle memory. It''s in my genes now."

    While saying this, his right eyebrow twitched. He sensed danger, but it was mild.

    "Anyway, I''m going to see my useless son after I move the guys from Mao n here. Look after them for me, okay?"

    "¡­ Fine."

    Mao Miaomiaoughed and turned around. He nced at his former colleagues.

    Among them, Sima Yi, Lee Jinyong, and Huntsman stared at the infamous angel. One of them knew Mao Miaomiao from their previous life, but he didn''t speak out.

    Mao Miaomiao snorted and left them alone. Currently, those men were too weak for him to care. He spread his wings, and his aura grew purple. Butterflies came out from his wings and scattered everywhere before they faded to nothingness. At the same time, Mao Miaomiao vanished.

 Chapter 355 Cat Dadâ€™s First Dungeon Meeting

    Chapter 355 ¨C Cat Dad''s First Dungeon Meeting

    = ve Dungeon =

    When Xiaomao returned to the dungeon, all immortals and Meowmeow gathered all dungeon supervisors for a meeting right away.

    Taotie, Mimir, Mary, Cookie, Ifrit, Gata, Joan, Party Queen, Fu De, Torrent, and Xiaomao''s other retainers were also called here to listen to the meeting. In addition to the original dungeon residents, surrendered yers also sent a representative to join this meeting.

    Master Yeet, the guild leader of [ve Dungeon Mob], was permitted to visit the B7 floor. The ex-swordsman, now a swordswoman, also joined the meeting, which was held in the gang''s favorite gathering spot ¨C The Final Boss Room.

    However, Meowmeow didn''t start the meeting right away. He told everybody to wait and introduce themselves.

    Meowmeow smiled at Madoka, "Octoslut, could you introduce yourself to the members here first, munya? Since you and I are in the same generation, you should be humble to your juniors, munya."

    Madoka''s face twitched as nobody but Meowmeow called her by the nickname. She looked at Xiaomao, hoping to get his approval to discipline this cheeky cathulhu.

    Xiaomao shook his head, "Behave, munya. He''s my mentor and benefactor."

    "Master, if you need a mentor, I can teach you, too."

    "It''s different, munya. Without him, I wouldn''t be alive today."

    Hearing Xiaomao''s praise, Meowmeow puffed his chest and widely grinned. Madoka noticed the smug expression of the cat and grumbled.

    "Okay¡­ I won''t cause trouble."

    Madoka took a deep breath and remainedposed. She introduced herself to other immortals.

    "I''m Madoka, the Scy Goddess from Mermaid Kingdom''s Border Town. I was the secretary of finance, defense, and logistics. My strongest fortes are moneyundering, robbery, treasure hunting, scavenging, and castrating cheeky Cathulhus."

    Xiaomao broke a sweat, "I''ll soon evolve into a Cathulhu though, munya."

    "Of course, master. How could I ever harm you? Instead, I know a few pill recipes that can boost your libido and increase your sperm production. Do you need one?"

    "¡­ Maybe another time, munya."

    Madoka giggled and ignored the surprised expressions on the meeting attendees'' faces.

    After Madoka''s introduction, the others chatted and got to know Alice. Vice versa, the subus loli discovered that Xiaomao had so many strong friends. She paid extra attention to Party Queen, whose level was the same as hers.

    "Kikikiki!"

    As usual, Party Queen spoke in herughingnguage. Alice couldn''t understand this weird monster with a written smiley face.

    30 minutester, the other members of ve Dungeon arrived. Cernun, who transformed into a lizardman, led his group to the boss''s room.

    Following Cernun was the members of his forest. Magdalene managed to be an adult fairy and followed her husband and her new sisters. Fairy Queen Titania, Water Spirit Queen Qidia, and ex-princess Yuan Hua escorted Shepherd here. As for the harem owner, he looked more dignified than before as his strength grew.

    Cernun''s disciple, Wei Zhi, followed her mentor to the dungeon as well. She put on her new battle suit, which she got from the other fairies on the ind. It was full-body armor for knights, but the soft joints of the te armor made it easy for her to move around. Her tall physique, crimson aura, red armor, and Oni''s appearance stood out from the rest of the crew.

    When Wei Zhi saw Xiaomao in his catopus appearance, her aura faded. She rushed to the cat and hugged him.

    "Xiaomao!"

    "Munya?"

    Xiaomao was taken aback. He didn''t remember that they were that intimate.

    Alice and Madoka furrowed their brows as they didn''t approve of Wei Zhi. They inspected her cultivation base and snorted in disgust.

    Wei Zhi, Cmity Fiend of Vengeance, Level 999

    From their perspective, a cmity fiend title was a waste of her. Had they found Wei Zhi before they had met Xiaomao, they would have imed her life and stolen the title from her. Fortunately, they understood their positions and refrained from offending their master.

    On the other hand, Xiaomao was surprised to see how strong Wei Zhi was.

    "Where have you been farming or training, munya? Howe your level is so high?!"

    Wei Zhi sobbed, "I trained hard, Xiaomao. You know, my dad died."

    "I''m sorry, munya."

    "It''s okay. I get to spar with his counterpart in my dantian. If I miss him, I can simply summon him to fight me."

    "Oh?"

    When Wei Zhi mentioned that she had a unique dantian, Alice and Madoka changed their impression of her. They wondered if this Oni had the potential to be a deity.

    The other dungeon residents were also astonished, especially Master Yeet. As she could tell that Wei Zhi was a yer, he was ted that he had joined the correct faction.

    Master Yeet was ted.

    ''I need to learn their secrets. They know a way to grind EXP fast! Oh, wait. That''s right. The cultivation method!''

    The swordsman grinned. She took a mental note that she would use that cultivation technique that she had obtained from Mary after this meeting.

    While Wei Zhi became the center of attention among the crowd, Ifrit and Qidia secretly conversed with their voice transmission.

    ''I see that you have a new sugar daddy, cunning bitch.''

    ''Are you still salty that I dumped you?''

    ''Because of you, my pce is in ruin! Give me back my treasures!''<novelnext></novelnext>

    ''Ha! What''s mine is mine! It was you who gave them to me. No refund!''

    Ifrit took a step forward, and his killing intent erupted. But before he could take the second step, Shepherd approached Ifrit.

    The retainer had grown a lot stronger like Wei Zhi. His level got stuck at 999 like hers, but his air and demeanor were different. A halo and holy light seemed to follow him everywhere. Each step he took caused the algae and moss on the ground to spread. After he lifted his feet, sprouts and nts grew instantly.

    Although Shepherd had mysterious power and majestic air, he sometimes turned around and cleaned the growing trees in a hurry, acting like an airhead. He scratched his head andughed to hide his embarrassment.

    "Senior Ifrit."

    "!!!"

    As soon as Shepherd uttered a word, Taotie and Mimir widely grinned while Andrew and Peter were shocked.

    He could talk now?!

    The two dwarves rushed to their colleagues and used their hand signnguage. However, Shepherd hushed them and pushed them away.

    "Sorry, guys. I have something to discuss with the senior. Please be quiet for a moment."

    "¡­"

    Peter and Andrew nodded. They turned their attention to John next.

    But then, John dropped another bomb.

    "Behave guys."

    "!!!"

    John, like Shepherd, gained his ability to talk. While Shepherd had been training, he wasn''t cking either. As a temr high priest, he quickly adapted to his new skills and abilities. Now, he was at level 899, aka the 8th stage of Soul Formation Realm.

    The two dwarves sulked as their friends got strong so fast. They rushed to Mimir and pestered him next.

    While Peter and Andrew threw a tantrum and tried to get Mimir''s attention, Shepherd continued his business. He pulled out several boxes and crates from his inventory and put them on the ground in front of Ifrit.

    "Senior, I believe these items are rightfully yours. I''m giving it back to you."

    "Hmm?"

    Ifrit was surprised. He looked at the crates and boxes in confusion at first.

    Then, he discovered something that he hadn''t seen for centuries. Inside the boxes and crates were the treasures and artifacts that he had given Qidia in the past.

    "T-These artifacts¡­"

    Qidia also noticed it. She protested her husband, "Dear, what are you doing?!"

    Shepherd turned to his wife and bitterly smiled, "I''m grateful that you''ve been showing me your love. But Qidia, you mustn''t take advantage of others for my sake. The sins youmitted will destroy your potential and degrade your luck in the long run. Let me cleanse it for you."

    The messiah rified to Ifrit, "I know that senior and Qidia were once husband and wife. She scammed you and destroyed your life. But since fate allows us to meet, let me correct it for you."

    Ifrit looked at his lost items. His expression turned solemn, and his eyes were moist.

    "Senior, use them and get your life back on track. I also add something in the mix that you might like it."

    Ifrit raised his brow. He rechecked the containers to find the gift that Shepherd had prepared for him. Then, he discovered an artifact that he had given up on searching for.

    It was an Entity Crystal for his me race, which could only be found in his destroyed home world. With it, Ifrit could absorb its essence and unlock his potential for ascension.

    The bulky me man shed a manly tear. He grabbed Shepherd''s hands.

    "GRATEFUL MAX, MUSCLES! YOU''RE THE MANLIEST DUDE I''VE EVER SEEN, MUSCLES!"

    "Err, please don''t shout. It''s embarrassing."

    "I NEED TO LET THE WORLD KNOW, MUSCLES! YOU''RE THE DEFINITION OF THE CHADEST CHAD, MUSCLES!"

    "Erm, by the way, why do you end your sentences with muscles¡­?

    Everybody in the roomughed, except Cernun''s crew. Mimir exined, "The dungeon gets bigger and more crowded, so everybody starts adding their catchphrases or signature words in their sentences. TL; DR, they want to be animals."

    "¡­"

    Shepherd drylyughed. He understood that Xiaomao and Meowmeow always MUNYAed because it was their racial nature. But adding buzzwords because of their preference was unnecessary.

    Ifrit started making loud noises while he hugged Shepherd. As for Qidia, she pouted and sulked as Shepherd could have used those items and advanced to the immortal realm like her.

    As everybody started to get noisy, Meowmeow coughed and brought out a wooden hammer. He knocked it on the round table in front of him to get everyone''s attention.

    "Order, munya!"

    The room was quiet again. They looked at Meowmeow.

    The cathulhu transformed into a Cathulhu. His physique grew bigger, but he limited his size to 3 meters. Then, his tentacles pulled out whiteboard pens and arge whiteboard from his inventory.

    Meowmeow noted the meeting agendas on the whiteboard. Then, he started the meeting.

    "Let''s get down to business, munya. Our today''s priority agenda is the uing patch and the new worlds, munya!"

 Chapter 356 Cat Dadâ€™s Critical Choice

    Chapter 356 ¨C Cat Dad''s Critical Choice

    The meeting was quick and decisive. In preparation for the potential separation because of Solomon''s influence, Meowmeow assigned roles and teams for the immortals and Xiaomao.

    Meowmeow and Madoka were the only deities here, so they grouped together as the Omega Team. They would freely act ording to the situation, and they would try to break free from the new rules if necessary.

    As Meowmeow was unsure if they could remain on this, he appointed Party Queen, Titania, and Cernun to be the primary guardians of the dungeon. As for Alice, Meowmeow left her as a wild card for Xiaomao in case he could bring his retainers to another. But if Alice couldn''t join Xiaomao''s team, she would stay behind to protect the dungeon. Every half-step deity in this group was now the Alpha Team.

    The Beta Team consisted of Qidia, Ifrit, Mimir, and Taotie, aka the senior group. Although this team might get separated, each had been living for several thousand years, and they were capable enough to survive on their own. Their primary task was to secure the world they got teleported into and establish their operation bases. Everybody was free to recruit subordinates from other nations or factions. However, they were required to build a teleportation device in their headquarters and wait for contact from Meowmeow or Madoka.

    The Charlie Team was different. Joan, Gata, Undine, and Nymph''s levels and strength were simr. Everybody was certain that they would be sent together in the same group. Thus, Meowmeow gave them a task to work together and search for allies from the friendly factions, such as the Desert Frontier, Beast Forest, and Frozen Union. Their primary objective was the same as the Beta Team ¨C Establishing their foothold on the new and waiting for reinforcements from other teams.

    In addition, Ma Moxi, the master of Mount Tian Yuan, was known to have multiple wives like Mao Miaomiao. The secondary objective of the Charlie Team was to locate Ma Moxi''s spouses and children if possible.

    Next was the lower-tier immortal team. Yuan Hua, Fu De, Cookie, and Magdalene were assigned to the Delta Team. As their levels were under 2,000, they had a high chance to be sent to the same. Unlike the other teams, they didn''t need to build a nation or a stronghold. Instead, they had to search for one man, who might show up on their.

    Mao Miaomiao

    From Meowmeow''s info, Mao Miaomiao''s current level was in the same bracket as the Delta Team. However, his truebat strength surpassed that as he was once a powerful quasi-sage in his previous life. Thus, finding this Chaos Seraphim was put on priority, and the team was given the most resources for this job.

    Meowmeow reluctantly finalized the delta team''s roster. He was aware that this ragtag troublemaker group was unreliable, and they might not get along. Although Magdalene and Yuan Hua seemed to share a husband, Magdalene had violent tendencies while Yuan Hua seemed to be in trauma or PTSD from something.

    Worrying about the Delta Team, Meowmeow warned them.

    "Listen carefully, you dumbasses, munya. Your team has ONE JOB, and you get the most support from the dungeon. If you fail, YOU''RE FIRED REGARDLESS OF WHATEVER RELATIONSHIP YOU HAVE WITH ANYBODY, MUNYA! And if you, by chance, provoke Mao Miaomiao or get him on the wrong foot, I''ll be sure to skin you, grind you, debone you, and crush your bean brains into fish food myself, munya!"

    At first, Cookie, Fu De, Magdalene, and Yuan Hua weren''t paying attention to the meeting as they felt like it was none of their business. But once Meowmeow threatened to disown them, they sweated profusely.

    Yuan Hua started sobbing and crying. Shepherd hugged and patted her back before she stopped making noises.

    Assigning the immortal teams was not easy. These people were old enough to know what to do in a dire situation. However, what troubled Meowmeow and others the most was the mortal groups.

    First, they were in serious danger as Solomon might simply trap them in an immortal world somewhere that they couldn''t reach. Everybody didn''t believe that Solomon would honestly transfer Xiaomao and others to regr yers as they were special.

    Secondly, these groups were inexperienced youngsters. They were prone to make silly mistakes, and they might end up offending people unintentionally.

    So far, Wei Zhi, Torrent, and Shepherd were the only level-999 members here. It was likely that they would be grouped together unless the dungeon monsters would be sent as well. If that were the case, their group might be safer than the rest.

    On the other hand, John was at risk. As a lone level-899 member, he was likely to be isted. Therefore, the burden rested on Xiaomao, whose level was 799. If he could get another breakthrough and reach the same bracket, they could be paired and work together.

    As for Andrew, Peter, James, and Mary, they might be overlooked as they were never the center of attention. The only concern was James, who was still cultivating and adapting to his new physique and power.

    "Xiaomao, within a week, advance to the Soul Formation Realm, munya."

    Meowmeow immediately gave Xiaomao an impossible task. Xiaomao just obtained his first nascent soul. To reach the 8th stage, he had to form an array of nascent souls, which required him toplete as many element foundations as possible.

    "That''s impossible, munya. I just have my first nascent soul. Making a dozen more is a bit..."

    Meowmeow snorted and tossed a crystal at Xiaomao. Thetter caught it and looked at its item description.

    .

    Heavenly Fate Crystal

    In this universe, anyone with this crystal can be considered the main character of this universe''s stories as most events in their generation revolves around them. They can be anything in those stories ¨C A protagonist, a deuteragonist, an antagonist, a confidante, a love interest, or even a tertiary character.

    Although it brings luck to the fate bearer, it is also a form of curse. Misfortune always follows the Heavenly Fate Crystal''s owner wherever they go until the crisis in their generation is solved.

    Item Type: ss Evolution Material

    Rarity: Mythic

    Requirement: Righteous mortal with negative karma.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Effects: If you use this material to upgrade your ss and you meet the requirements, the item permanently grants you the following perks;

    - Unlock Fate Attribute and Feature

    - Increase LUCK and Fate by 1,000,000.

    - Decrease required leveling EXP by 90%.

    - Increase your handsomeness by 5,000% if the owner is a man.

    - Increase your charm and beauty by 5,000 if the owner is a woman.

    - Dishonest strangers always have a negative first impression of you.

    - Righteous strangers always have a positive first impression of you.

    - If you fight an opponent with more than 5-star hatred, you can negate all damage and remove all abnormal status effects, debuffs, negative domain abilities, and negative mandate once per fight regardless of conditions and restrictions. Recover your stamina and Qi to the max after that, and your next attack will never miss the target and do 5,000% damage.

    - Killing a rival or an opponent with at least 1-star hatred increases your negative karma by 10,000. Their friends, family, and loved ones are likely to discover your identity and your deeds.

    - Automatically summon a strong helper when you are on the verge of death.

    - Every time you survive a life-threatening ordeal, you will always find a random legendary-grade treasure or have a life-changing encounter with someone.

    Effects (2): If you don''t meet the requirements but you merge the crystal with your heart anyway, this item grants you no effect.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: Well, shit. This is a double-edged sword. You can use this to upgrade the Regressor ss, but you will end up bing one of the main characters of this generation. All deities will notice you.

    [Foresight]: This is a major turning point. If you use it, you will gain a strong power, but your future will be full of thorns. You will never find peace until you be the sole winner of this battle royale. If you ignore the crystal, you will live a mediocre but peaceful life, but you will never reach Mao Miaomiao''s realm or see Mu-Nyang again. Your choice.

    .

    ? "Huh? What the hell, munya?!"

    Xiaomao was stunned. He had never seen this item before in his previous life.

    "This is what youck at the moment, munya. Upgrade your ss with it, and your breakthrough should be a lot easier, munya."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao furrowed his brows and fixated on the advice of his Senpais. Both pieces of advice warned him of the potential danger that came with it.

    He hesitated.

    "Is this safe, munya?"

    Meowmeow shook his head, "Of course not. It''s up to you if you want to double-up the wager or y it safe, munya. To be honest, I feel like you will use it anyway. But I won''t me you if you wish to avoid danger and rely on us forever, munya."

    Meowmeow''s words stabbed Xiaomao''s ck heart. As Xiaomao yearned to be as strong as every senior here, the cat''s constion was an insult.

    "Fine. I''ll use it, munya."

    "Gods will be able to see you, munya. Are you sure?"

    "You gave me the choice, and I''ve made my pick, munya. I''ll double down."

    Meowmeow firmly nodded. He deeply sighed and quietly muttered, "I don''t understand why you weren''t born with this crystal when you''re fated to be one of those, munya. What is Mu-Nyang thinking?"

    Xiaomao and others didn''t hear Meowmeow as they had their own concerns and tasks to worry about.

 Chapter 357 Cat Dad Distribute Cultivation Resources

    Chapter 357 ¨C Cat Dad Distribute Cultivation Resources

    After assigning teams, Meowmeow gathered all immortals, Andrew, and Peter to teach them how to craft artifacts and pylon crystals. As for Xiaomao and other mortals, they were kicked out and forced to train.

    Before Xiaomao left, he purified the Nibelung Ring and gave it to Joan.

    "I got your items, munya."

    Joan''s eyes gleamed, but she remained expressionless as usual. She put the ring on her left ring finger without hesitation. Then, she leaned over and kissed Xiaomao''s forehead.

    Xiaomao didn''t think much, but the girls red at the fallen valkyrie in jealousy. Only Lucky, who didn''t participate in the meeting, was indifferent to Joan''s actions.

    When Xiaomao finished the meeting, he went straight to the treasure room and gathered the obsolete equipment, gears, trinkets, and artifacts. Then, he shoved them to John, Shepherd, and Lucky.

    "When Andrew and Petere out, share some of these items with them, munya. Tell them that it''s for the starting fund when we get separated. They can sell them for gold coins and PACTs to start out, munya."

    Xiaomao wasn''t worried about John and Shepherd, but he was concerned about Andrew and Peter. As those dwarves had been working on various projects, they didn''t have enough time to train. As such, their strength fell behind.

    Then, there was Lucky.

    Xiaomao gazed at the tamed gnoll girl, who looked around like a panicking hamster. Xiaomao rechecked her stats.

    Lucky, the Gnoll General, Level 446

    She made some improvement, but she also fell behind like the others. Moreover, she might be sent to a strange ce alone if Solomon wouldn''t allow retainers to follow their masters to the new ce.

    Xiaomao thought of something. As he remembered that he had cultivation resources for level-400 cultivators, he brought out a sample of the item.

    .

    Essence Core Crystal

    Cultivators always rely on essence cores instead of spirit stones because of their superior efficiency. The Qi of the cores is denser than the spirit stones, and it benefits the cultivator''s physique. However, because of its intense energy, many cultivators advise their juniors not to take the essence cores until they are at least level 400 or higher.

    Item Type: Consumable, Array Ingredient

    Rarity: Ultra Rare

    Restriction: Level 400 or higher, Cultivator ss

    Effect:

    - Increase EXP by 1,000,000,000

    - Permanently increase Qi by 10,000.

    - Permanently increase LUCK by 100.

    - Permanently increase all stats by 100.

    - Permanently increase all spiritual roots by 100.

    - Permanently increase max HP and MP by 1,000.

    .

    From Xiaomao''s perspective, 100 points of attributes didn''t worth much anymore. However, as Lucky could consume 100 essence core crystals a day, her stats and level could rapidly increase.

    Xiaomao unlocked a spatial ring that he picked up from the treasure room. Then, a game-like inventory window appeared, showing the list of items inside. Ignoring the useless weaponry, clothes, food, and other trivial tools, Xiaomao ejected all spirit stones and essence core crystals from the inventory.

    "Lucky, this is important. Use as many essence core crystals as you can, munya. Every time you reach your daily limit, ask somebody in the dungeon to be your spar partner. If nobody is free, go to the B1 floor and kill some Bacteria monsters there, munya. Get used to your new strength as quickly as possible, munya."

    Confused, Lucky reluctantly epted the essence core crystals. But when she realized what they were, her tail wagged.

    "Master, can I eat these?"

    "It''s for cultivation, munya. Use it. Don''t eat it."

    "Ow. Shame."

    Lucky''s tail dropped. She was disappointed.

    Thinking of Andrew and Peter, Xiaomao went back to the treasure room and searched for more spatial rings. Sure enough, the recent invasion of Joan and the yers brought in wealth and a thousand ownerless spatial rings with cultivation resources inside.

    Xiaomao randomly picked two rings and unlocked them. Then, he rushed back to Andrew and Peter, who was still listening to Meowmeow''s crash course lecture.

    Without making noise or interfering with their meeting, Xiaomao shoved the two rings to the dwarves. Then, he saluted, telling them to continue what they were doing.

    The dwarves nodded and put the rings in their pockets. None of them was aware of what their liege had blessed them.

    After bestowing the weak subordinates some resources, Xiaomao furrowed his brow. He had a feeling that he forgot someone important.

    He turned around and began counting heads.

    "Lucky, Shepherd, Andrew, Peter, John¡­ where''s James, munya? Oh right. The vampire istion."

    Remembering that James became a vampire and his strength wasparable to John, he was relieved.

    After ensuring that thebatants were ready for the mass migration, Xiaomao turned his attention to the SDM Guild''s representative, who looked lost in thisrge boss room.

    Xiaomao remembered the guy well even though he was now a she. As Master Yeet almost killed Xiaomao when they first met, he couldn''t forget how deadly Master Yeet''s sword shes were. But now, those skills and damages were insignificant to him as his HP and defense were simr to a raid boss instead of a yer''s character.

    He approached Master Yeet.

    "Are you lost, munya?"

    Master Yeet looked around to find the speaker. However, she couldn''t find anyone.

    "Look down, munya. I''m over here."

    Not everybody was used to Xiaomao''s catopus physique and his small round physique, Master Yeet was unable to find Xiaomao unless thetter told her where he was. When Master Yeet gazed at her foot, she finally saw a transparent round head of the dungeon master.

    "Oh, err, hi."

    Master Yeet was taken aback. But then, she finally remembered the incident when they had first met.

    "It feels weird working for someone who attacked and killed me out of the blue," Master Yeet drylyughed.<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Games are like that, munya. Say, how is your guild, munya? Can you manage?"

    "It''s cool, actually. The boys...no, the girls love the buffs and the cultivation method you provide. By the way, Mary told me that we can get free spirit stones every month. Is that true?"

    Xiaomao''s expression turned dark. He had no idea what Mary had done. But since Master Yeet brought this up, Xiaomao believed it would be unwise to shut down his hope.

    "I haven''t checked with the management team yet, munya. I don''t know about the detail, but I told my workers that everybody must be treated fairly, munya. Also¡­"

    Xiaomao nced at Master Yeet''s level. It was in the mid-300s.

    Noticing that her level range was around Andrew and Peter''s strength, he had an idea.

    "I have a job for you, munya."

    "Yes, boss?"

    "After the patch next week, you and my retainers might be sent to the same world, munya. I want you to protect them and help them if needed, munya."

    "Err¡­ sure."

    Master Yeet sounded reluctant and insincere. However, Xiaomao knew how to tame this type of employee.

    "Extra pay, 3,000 spirit stones a month, munya. The condition is that both of them have to be alive at all costs, munya. If something happen to them, you get no pay!"

    "T-Three thousand spirit stones?!"

    Master Yeet started counting her fingers. Her pupils turned into the $ symbol as he calcted how much money she could get from selling the precious spirit stones.

    "Are you in or not, munya?" Xiaomao closed the sale.

    "Yes, boss! Of course!"

    Seeing how easy it was to bribe a yer, Xiaomao sighed, "The payment will be on the first day of each month, munya. I''ll try to find a way to transfer items and spirit stones to my retainers, then they will pay you for your service."

    "Understood, sir! I won''t let you down!"

    After entrusting Master Yeet with a task, Xiaomao thought of Mary and the Korean businessmen. He wondered if those people would be teleported to the newbies as well as most of them were under level 100.

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao had no time to check on everybody. He had another issue at hand.

    He needed to train and catch up with John. Otherwise, he would be isted in the level 700 bracket, and he would be in great danger.

    Rushing to train, Xiaomao went to the boss room''s teleportation tform. He activated it and sent himself to the residential floor, where he could rest in his new house and cultivate in peace.

    .

    .

    = Seaside Town =

    WHOOSH

    A yer''s character manifested in the middle of the town. The ck-haired Japanese man with a long coat and two swords looked around to get familiarized with the game world.

    Hiiro Narukami opened his inventory menu and checked his supplies, food, potions, spare weapons, and backup equipment.

    ''I''m short on potions and food. I doubt I can reach the final dungeon boss within a day. I should resupply.''

    Hiiro walked toward the town za, which had been reconstructed after the previous invasion of the Party Girl and other attacks.

    Because of Odin''s forces, many traveling NPCs heard of this ce and migrated here. 70% of the immigrants were from Midgard while the rest were random refugees from other small viges.

    Wherever a town was built, merchants flocked to the ce, and the money circted. Wherever money circted, yers followed. And wherever yers gathered, guilds, shops, and various structures rose. Although it hadn''t been long since thest conflict, yers and NPC craftsmen constructed new houses and guild buildings to rejuvenate the destroyed town.

    Hiiro ignored the busy yers and NPCs. He explored the za market to find an auction house NPC or potion merchants. Along the way, he noticed a few shops, but they all sold low-quality potions and medicines.

    As an immortal, Hiiro needed better quality potions as his HP was over a hundred million. A low-tier medicine or pill that could only heal 1,000 HP wasn''t enough for him.

    ''This is bad. This backwater world doesn''t have pills like the cultivation world. At this rate, I won''t be able to restore my HP in the dungeon.''

    Hiiro clicked his tongue. Since he couldn''t get a good pill supplier, he postponed the dungeon raid for a day. In the end, he logged out to research the game forum, hoping to purchase a pill recipe from other servers.

    .

    .

    = Mount Tian Yuan =

    On top of a forested mountain was a 100-story pagoda. And on the topmost level was the resident of Ma Moxi, the immortal who had been protecting this mountain.

    After the cross-server tournament, Ma Moxi had been recuperating here and cultivating. His level quickly rose to 2,000, but it was not enough to catch up with his allies.

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, a portal appeared in the middle of the floor that Ma Moxi had been cultivating. An angel walked out, and the portal was closed.

    Ma Moxi slowly opened his eyes. Then, he gazed at his old friend.

    "That is thest face that I want to see here. What the hell are you doing in my tower, Miaomiao?"

    Mao Miaomiaoughed at his old friend, "Surprise visit, what else? Well, your ce is kinda on the hotspot for a dimension portal, so I don''t have a choice."

    Ma Moxi snorted, "What happened to your world? Did Hongjun defeat you?"

    "Hell, no. It''s more like I busted their nuts so hard that they ran away from me, but Hongjun is so spiteful that he''s nning to bring his troops here to hunt down my son for revenge. What else can I do? Of course, Imma beat those mofo''s sorry asses again and shove the fattest orc dicks in their rectums!"

    Ma Moxi rolled his eyes. He was used to Mao Miaomiao''s vulgarness, "Your trip might be in vain. That new guy in the neighborhood is about to teleport everyone and their chickens to new worlds."

    "I heard about it. Yeah, that sucks. But since many forces are on the move, I have to make this trip quick. Anyway, catch youter. I have a few ces to visit and so many wives to bang. Come to think of it, has your wives reincarnated yet? Can I make that Ku''er my wife? I haven''t tried a nine-tail fox yet."

    "SCRAM!"

    "BAHAHAHAHA!"

 Chapter 358 Cat Dad Is A Protagonist!

    Chapter 358 ¨C Cat Dad is a Protagonist!

    Xiaomao sat in his house on the B10 floor, staring at two item icons in his inventory. One of them was the heavenly fate crystal, and the other one was the hydra''s heart crystal.

    .

    Lessor Hydra Heart

    Most dragon species gather mana and elemental essence in their hearts due to their unique nature and cultivation methods. Sometimes, they eat a fellow dragon''s heart to get stronger. However, cultivators also seek a dragon''s heart as well as it''s one of the best energy sources in the universe.

    This heart belongs to a lessor hydra. Although the quality is iparable to a real dragon''s heart or an adult hydra, immortals can kill to get their hands on one of them. Be careful if you''re carrying around with you.

    Item Type: Alchemy Ingredient, Consumable

    Rarity: Legendary

    Requirement: Immortals Only.

    Effects: If you consume the heart directly, you will gain the following perks;

    - Unlock Poison Element, Corrosion Element, Curse Element, Ice Element, and Hydro Element. Then, increase the element essence attributes by 250,000.

    - Increase all basic element essence attributes by 500,000

    - Increase lifespan by 100,000 years.

    - Unlock dragon bloodline. You can change your race to dragonewt or hydra.

    - Increase your negative karma by 1,000,000. Dragons and rted races will have a negative first impression of you.

    - Learn a racial skill "Dragon Resiliency".

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: JUST EAT IT (Eat it), EAT IT (Eat it), Get yourself an egg and beat it! Have some more chicken, have some more pie. It doesn''t matter if it''s boiled or fried. JUST EAT IT¡­ Just kidding. Not now.

    [Foresight]: Dragon Resiliency is a useful lifesaving passive skill. But don''t eat it right away. Use that damn heavenly fate crystal andplete your soul formation first. Then, you can eat thister.

    .

    Xiaomao scratched his head. He had so many game skills that he lost track of it.

    Since the Senpais warned him not to eat it now, Xiaomao followed the advice. He pulled out the fate crystal and activated it.

    <Will you consume the Heavenly Fate Crystal?>

    "Yes, munya."

    It was the moment of truth. Xiaomao had no idea what would happen to the iplete Regressor ss, but he had to try.

    "Regressor, munya."

    <Affirmative. Upgrading the Regressor ss¡­>

    PFFT!

    As soon as the game message showed up, Xiaomao vomited several mouthfuls of blood. His catopus'' physique and body mass shrank, and his flesh withered. The glossy and smooth fur lost its moisture and fell off his skin.

    CRACK

    Xiaomao''s skin hardened like a rock. Then, he sensed something changed inside him.

    A newyer of skin regenerated and pushed the hardened dead skin outward. Like a cicada crawling out of its shell, Xiaomao slipped out of the deadyer of skin.

    CRACK

    The shell crumbled and dissipated into dust. The body, which was once a head-sized fur ball with tentacles, now became smaller. He came out as a regr cat with four legs.

    However, tentacles came out from his back, acting like the skeletons of his wings. The Unholy Dao Avatar manifested from thebined element Qi from the ck tentacles, and the ck catopus began threading the element Qi into a web, connecting all four ck tentacles together.

    The Sigma Nascent Soul also emerged and frowned at the cursed-looking catopus avatar. He slightly shook his head and patted Xiaomao''s white tentacles. Instantly, the Holy Qi connected all four tentacles together andpleted the structure of the wing skeleton. White feathers grew and transformed the light section into apleted wing.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Noticing how Sigmapleted the wing first, the Unholy Dao Avatar pouted. It quickened its tentacles and Qi cirction. Ten secondster, it alsopleted the skeleton frame and grew ck feathers on the new wing.

    Xiaomao had no idea what the Unholy and Sigma did to his tentacles. He was too absorbed in the fact that he had four legs and paws like a real cat.

    "I''m now a cat, munya? But I want to upgrade the Regressor ss, not my race, munya. Why the heck have I transformed into a cat?"

    It didn''t take long for the game system to reveal the answer. After the transformation waspleted, a message window shed in front of Xiaomao.

    DING

    <Congrattions. You have upgraded the Regressor ss into Protagonist ss!>

    "Protagonist?! Really? Not Hero, but PROTAGONIST?!"

    Xiaomao was confused. If the ss showed up as HERO, he wouldn''t be surprised since this ss wasmon in many game novels and fantasy stories. However, he had never seen the Protagonist ss as it didn''t clearly describe the role of the ss.

    It was the title of the main characters in stories, not a job or a ss!

    Why was this a ss?!

    DING

    <WARNING! A FATAL ERROR HAS BEEN DETECTED! Protagonist ss doesn''t exist in the database!>

    <Debugging¡­ Removing the Protagonist ss!>

    "HEY!"

    Xiaomao was enraged. Realizing that either Solomon or Pangu messed with his game character to weaken him again, he yelled and pped the message window with his paws.

    <MUNYA-MUNYA-MUNYA-MUNYA!>

    Fortunately, someone had been watching over him. The mysterious MUNYA messages appeared.

    Xiaomao remembered this message. It always appeared whenever his game character encountered a glitch in Pangu and Solomon''s game systems. He had a hunch that it might be Mu-Nyang''s doings.

    DING

    <The errors have been fixed.>

    <Congrattions. You have unlocked the Fate Attribute!>

    <Your Luck and Fate Attribute has increased by 1,000,000!>

    <Your Daos have been strengthened!>

    <Your leveling system has been adjusted. The required EXP for each level has been decreased by 90%.>

    <Your natural charm has been increased. Please be wary of women unless you wish for a massive harem.>

    "¡­"

    <The other perks have been added to the Fate Feature. Please check the Fate Menu for details.>

    Xiaomao raised his brows and looked at his status menu. Obvious enough, a new tab appeared.

    Curious, Xiaomao pressed the tab and a pop-up window manifested, showing the tutorial of this feature.

    .

    Fate Menu

    Every protagonist in many stories has a goal in life. Some seek revenge. Some desire peace and tranquility while many have their personal agendas. However, in the end, the stories eventually lead them to the predetermined ending.

    This fate menu will guide and assist you through your story. The name of antagonists, deuteragonists, and other main characters are listed here for you to view and study. Their specialties, traits, and weaknesses are automatically recorded if you manage to defeat their clones in your pocket dantian.

    In addition, the perks and skills of the Protagonist ss will be listed here instead of your skill or spell menu as some abilities cannot be categorized in a normal way. For further information, you may check your traits, strength, and weaknesses in the menu.

 Chapter 359 Cat Dad Doesnâ€™t Trust Mao Miaomiao

    Chapter 359 ¨C Cat Dad Doesn''t Trust Mao Miaomiao

    Xiaomao swiped the first tutorial page and continued reading. The next window exined how the name list worked.

    .

    Main Character Roles

    The main characters are categorized into seven major roles ¨C Protagonist, Antagonist, Deuteragonist, Tertiary Characters, Romantic Interest, Confidant, and Foil. Each role contributes to events and conflicts that you may encounter in the future.

    Bear in mind that a protagonist in a story can be a viin in another story. Their roles aren''t permanent, and the trend can change, depending on the external influence of supreme deities and sages.

    Main Character Roster

    This menu disys the main characters that you encountered during your journey. Some can be your friends while many can be hostile. However, not all of your friends can be considered allies in the long run as their goals and your goals might potentially be conflicted. Vice versa, not all your enemies will persistently want you dead like one-dimensional viins in some novels. Therefore, when you are recruiting main characters as your allies, be sure to double-check their end goals, motives, and personality. The same applies to your enemies as they might be recruitable.

    In the roster, except the protagonist roster, the roles are based on your perspective. It doesn''t reflect the public''s view, moral integrity, righteousness, or principles of a hero.

    .

    Xiaomao was amused. If his life was a story and he was the main character, he wondered how his friends'' and enemies'' roles would be. He checked the roster menu to see the names.

    A momentter, the roster list surprised Xiaomao.

    .

    Protagonist Roster

    1. Unknown

    2. Unknown

    3. Unknown

    ¡­

    11. Shepherd

    12. Ran Tae

    13. Unknown

    14. Miao Xiaomao

    .

    Deuteragonist Roster

    1. Mu-Nyang

    2. Mir

    3. Meowmeow

    .

    Tertiary Characters

    1. Mimir

    2. Taotie

    3. Cernun

    4. Ifrit

    5. Cookie-Cookie

    6. John Preacher

    7. James Greatman

    8. Andrew

    9. Peter S. Fisher

    10. Mary

    11. Party Queen

    12. Song Yang-Cheol

    13. Song Hyun Woo

    14. Gata

    15. ...

    .

    Antagonists

    1. Pan Xian (Pangu)

    2. Pan Mei

    3. Solomon

    4. ...

    .

    As Xiaomao had expected, Mu-Nyang, Mir, and Meowmeow had the most influential impact on his life story.

    The list was interesting. Although the menu didn''t reveal the thorough detail about his colleagues and enemies, they served as a reminder of their importance and influence in his life.

    The enemies and tertiary characters were not surprising. However, the protagonist roster told many stories.

    Shepherd and Jungwoo were fellow protagonists!

    Xiaomao understood that Jungwoo looked like a typical Korean novel protagonist - He got strong fast, and he had many secrets. However, what shocked Xiaomao the most was Shepherd''s status.

    How the hell had he be a protagonist?!

    Was it because of his sponsor?<novelnext></novelnext>

    Was he really the incarnation of THAT messiah?

    Xiaomao scratched his head and looked back at what Shepherd did. He couldn''t understand how that COMMON NFT character turned out to be a main character. Still, after thinking for a while, everything made sense. That guy seemed to be the harem protagonist type as he already scored so many strong wives, such as Titania, Qidia, Yuan Hua, and Magdalene.

    Xiaomaoughed. He nned to thoroughly interrogate Shepherd after this. For now, he continued checking the roster.

    The romance roster was nothing new. Lucky, Undine, Nymph, and Alice''s names appeared on the list. However, Gata, Wei Zhi, and Joan also entered this team even though Xiaomao never had that intimate interaction with them.

    ''I guess the menu includes the potential waifu. Oh, well. It''s not like I want to expand my harem or anything. I know that I might have to do it with Madoka one day, but why Joan and Gata?''

    Xiaomao was grateful that Party Queen and other monsters didn''t appear on the list. Otherwise, it would have been a nightmare. He couldn''t imagine himself doing it with the leather-skin monsters with a written smiley face.

    While Xiaomao wasughing, his eyes skimmed through the other lists. The Confidant section was empty as he had no trustworthy friends other than his wives. Thus, he skipped it and moved on to thest section.

    Foil

    Narratively, foil characters often contrasted with the protagonist to highlight their personality. They could be rivals, friends, or even antagonists of the stories.

    In the menu, there was only one name in the section.

    Mao Miaomiao

    ''Dad?''

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. He had a bad feeling about this.

    Had Mao Miaomiao appeared as a tertiary character, everything would have been fine. However, the name showing up on the list gave Xiaomao anxiety.

    Could it be that he and his father might sh one day in the future?

    If they were destined to be enemies or rivals, would he have to fight Mu-Nyang too?

    Xiaomao sensed a chill running down his spine. He didn''t want that to happen. If his life story was fated to go down Luck Skywalker''s path, his future would be dark and gloomy as only tragedy awaited.

    ''Dammit, you pervert father. What am I to you? Well, screw it. You''re not my father anymore. You''re just someone I know from the other life. I''m living THIS life, not the OTHER life!''

    Xiaomao scoffed and was about to close the menu. However, the corner of his eyes spotted the blinking buttons next to Undine and Nymph''s names.

    View Detail

    A slight grin appeared on Xiaomao''s face. He pressed the button next to Undine''s name right away.

    DING

    The menu expanded. The portrait of Undine appeared.

    .

    General Information

    Name: Nameless Undine (Temporary)

    Age: ssified

    Race: Half Water Spirit / Mermaid

    Morals: Honest, Loyal, and Selfless

    Personality: Keen, Reserved, Smart, and Caring

    Like: Sashimi, Disciplined People, Cleanliness, and Chang''e Sanctuary

    Love: Xiaomao, Surprise Coption, Fluffy Objects

    NOTE: To unlock more information, defeat the Nameless Undine''s clone of the present day at 200% potential difficulty in your pocket dantian.

    .

    Xiaomaoughed at Undine''s detail and personality. Although the majority of the detail was hidden, the general information was enough to entertain him.

    "Surprise sex, munya? I''ll keep that in mind."

    He rubbed his tentacles. As Undine had already told him about the dantian space''s side effects, Xiaomao had a clear idea of how he could please her.

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao closed his eyes and tried to find Undine''s aura in the dungeon. Two minutester, Xiaomao found her.

    For the first time, Xiaomao tried to send his voice transmission to Undine through his thoughts.

    "Ahem, ahem. Can you hear me?"

    There was no response for 30 seconds. Fortunately, Undine managed to guess Xiaomao''s intention and connected her thoughts with his.

    ''Were you trying to use the voice transmission with me?''

    "Umm, yes. Did it fail, munya?"

    ''I could barely hear you. I''ll teach you how to properly connect the thoughtster. By the way, is there something you need?''

    "Very yes, munya!"

    Xiaomao rubbed his tentacles and asked for her permission.

    "I need to rush cultivation. May I dual-cultivate with your clones, munya?"

    Xiaomao didn''t know if it was his imagination, but he heard Undine''s heavy breaths. Then, her soft whisper followed.

    ''Be gentle, okay?''

    The cat dad panted like a dog in heat. He shut his eyes and sank his consciousness into his pocket dantian right away. Without hesitation, he summoned Undine of the present day, but he set her strength to the minimum.

    The clone appeared. She took abat stance at first. But when she noticed that Xiaomao transformed into a human man and pointed the manly cave explorer at her face, she smirked.

    CRACK

    Xiaomao''s body was instantly frozen. Undine coyly undressed and approached him.

    She moved her lips, allowing Xiaomao to read her words.

    ''We do it on my terms. I get to be on top.''

    "¡­"

    The clone pushed Xiaomao down and canceled her Ice Domain. Then, they consummated and exchanged their Qi.

 Chapter 360 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon Receives New Guests

    Chapter 360 a€" Cat Dad''s Dungeon Receives New Guests

    A day quickly passed. Everybody in the ve Dungeon was frantic as all the local monsters and mermen were busy gathering supplies and resources for the mysterious mass migration.

    The mermen and mermaids returned to Chang''e Sanctuary Dungeon. Undine rushed back to ry her orders to the dungeon bosses and floor guardians. As for Nymph, she closed her vendor stall on top of the Tower Bridge and transferred her goodies to her new house on the B10 floor.

    Because of their work, nobody bothered about the dungeon patrol duty. In addition, Meowmeow ordered the mannequin troops to move to the lower floor and move their factories with them. As such, no one but the bacteria monsters remained on the B1.

    Joan and Gata never stopped working. They dissembledponents and modules from the factories and transferred them to the B14 floor, where they would call it a new home. Because B14 was below the residential levels, aka the B10 and B11, the mannequins relied solely on teleportation devices to move their belongings to avoidplications.

    As the mannequin army was forced to relocate from the first line of defense, the scarlet war maidens, aka the ant girls, inherited the responsibility. Although their lives were at risk, the ants seemed happy that they didn''t need to trespass the mannequin''s weird territory or face their creepy stare.

    Ants were efficient in maze navigation. Without the assist from the console room''s staff or teleportation devices, the girls found their way to the surface cave while they avoided the roaming bacteria monsters. They went outside the dungeon and collected natural resources, such as wood, seawater, sand, rock, and mineral that they came across. They brought everything back to their queens and the nurse ants so that they could craft something out of the useless junk.

    Skirmishes urred here and there on the B1 floor as Bacteria monsters were hostile to everything that moved. The war maidens had no problem subjugating the monsters and collected their fluid to feed their queens.

    However, that was their mistake. The bacteria fluid contained the consciousness of the monsters. As soon as the queens ate them, they were infected by the bacteria. A few of them went berserk and attacked their allies.

    The incident forced the Party Girl team from the lower floor toe up and deal with the infection. They countered the bacteria epidemic by turning the infected scarlet war maidens into their kin, aka Party Girl.

    It took five hours to control the situation. There were casualties. Fortunately, elite war maidens could evolve into ant queens to rece the dead ones. In addition, their reproduction circle was the shortest among all monsters here, so the loss was trivial.

    Still, this incident caused a gap in their defense. None of the war maidens and the staff from the B2 floor noticed that someone had infiltrated the dungeon.

    .

    = B1 Floor =

    A ck-haired immortal in a ck coat crouched behind a pile of wooden crates, peeking through the gaps in the holes.

    In front of Hiiro Narukami was the three-meter-tall bacteria monster. It evolved so big, and its dark fluid physique already formed a humanoid silhouette. Although its hands and head shape were abnormallyrge, it carried the aura of a 7th-stage cultivator.

    Hiiro was amused. He enhanced his vision with his life essence and spotted a nascent soul avatar floating behind the monster. It appeared as a floating mass of water with countless eyes.

    While Hiiro inspected the monster''s nascent soul in curiosity, one of the eyes looked in Hiiro''s direction and spotted him. The monster immediately turned around and screamed like a mad elephant.

    "Oh, boy."

    Hiiroughed. He had seen several Backrooms videos before, and they looked scary and terrifying in the clips. However, in this world where he could retaliate against the monsters, they weren''t that intimidating.

    SWUA

    Hiiro vertically cleaved the bacteria monster in half. However, the body mass of the bacteria was simr to water. A secondter, they reattached and recovered. The monster flinched for a moment before it resumed the attack.

    Hiiro didn''t bother looking at the monster anymore. He mimicked the meme phrase.

    "Omae wa Mou Shindeiru."

    Unfortunately, the bacteria couldn''t speak or follow up with the pstick joke. It reached out to grab Hiiro to devour his cells.

    "..."

    Its hand was five centimeters away from touching the back of Hiiro''s head, but its entire body was frozen on the spot. Like a mass of water falling to Earth, the ck fluid dropped on the wet ground.

    DING

    <Your Soul Collector Domain has devoured all Bacteria''s HP. The domain is now disabled.>

    <You have killed Bacteria Level 724!>

    <You have earned 1 EXP!>

    Hiiro waved his hand and closed the message window. His ck pupils turned white as he gathered his life essence into his eyes, scanning the dungeon''s B1 floor and itsyout.

    Upon noticing that no mannequin monsters loitered on this floor, Hiiro was disappointed. He only noticed the long line of scarlet war maidens and worker ants, which seemed to be carrying random objects in their arms and their mandibles.

    Hiiro followed the ants, hoping to find a secret passage or a shortcut to the bottom of this dungeon.

    .

    .<novelnext></novelnext>

    = Gnoll Ind Mountain, In front of the ve Dungeon Cave =

    Worker ants and ant girls cheerfully cleaned their arms and legs with river water and sunlight. The humanoid ants wiped their bodies with wet towels while they were taking a sunbath. As for the ants, they simply swiped their antennae and legs. Then, they were ready to go.

    While the ants peacefully worked and enjoyed the outside environment, a handsome angel with a ck wing and a white wingnded in front of the cave. He looked around for a moment before he fixated his gaze on one of the elite scarlet war maidens.

    "Woo. That''s hot."

    Although the war maidens had red skin, their physique was 90% the same as humans. Mao Miaomiao ogled them and drooled.

    "This reminds me of the old day."

    One of the war maidens bore fangs and activated their Mahayana Domain''s ability. However, Mao Miaomiao simply snapped his fingers, and the domain power was sealed.

    The war maidens widened their eyes in shock and panic. But one of them mustered its courage and charged at the angel.

    Mao Miaomiao leisurely raised his hand and caught the arm of the assant. Then, he pulled her into his embrace.

    "Didn''t you receive a message that a guest ising? You girls are lucky, you know. Chang''e told me not to harm you girls... But hey, you''re kinda hot."

    Mao Miaomiao massaged the elite war maiden level 999''s ample chest with one hand. As for the other hand, it unlocked his belt and pulled his pants down, revealing his proud sword.

    "I also heard from Chang''e that the Harvesting Festival is ongoing. Would you like to extract my seeds? I''m a big shot, you know."

    "..."

    The war maiden was taken aback. But before she could do anything, the angel opened his mouth and released pink gas. His wings also changed color to purple, and purple feathers transformed into a billion small butterflies.

    All ants stared at Mao Miaomiao in a trance as if they were hypnotized. They slowly walked toward him and began caressing his firm back and chest.

    Mao Miaomiao snickered. He closed his left eye and looked down, scanning the underground levels of the dungeon. However, as the dungeon was in a pocket dimension, Mao Miaomiao couldn''t see through theyout or the people inside.

    "Meh. Whatever. Sorry, Xiaomao. Let this daddy "Harvest" some more mamas for you. How could you raise so many fine chicks but you don''t appreciate them? What a waste."

    SNAP

    Mao Miaomiao snapped his finger again.

    But this time, all war maidens and ant girls vanished. Even Mao Miaomiao disappeared into thin air.

    Five minutester, all the missing ant girls reappeared in the same spots where they had once stood. They looked confused at first before they fainted.

    Mao Miaomiao also reappeared and pouted.

    "Dammit, Chang''e. I was kidding! I didn''t touch them!"

    There was a bite mark on his neck and his manhood. His right eye swelled and ckened as if someone had punished him for his deed.

    A few secondster, the voice of Chang''e entered Mao Miaomiao''s mind.

    ''Don''t touch your son''s subordinates even if they are not his girlfriends!''

    "Okay! Okay! I''m sorry! Geez."

    Mao Miaomiao put on his clothes and looked at his injured brother. He signed.

    "I got blue-balled. Chang''e, I''ll get you for this! All these umting bullets will be used on you!"

    In a bad mood, Mao Miaomiao stomped into the cave. But because of his perversion, he suddenly thought of something silly and stripped his clothes. Then, he entered the dungeon naked.

    His weapon, the ck katana, floated behind the angel. It spoke in a girl''s voice.

    "Damn Miaomiao! Know some decencies! This is your goddamn son''s dungeon, for god''s sake!"

    "Because this is my son''s house, his dad gets the privilege to surprise him! I want to see his expression when he witnesses the magical wand that bestowed his life!"

    "You... Haiz. Forget it. Even in this life, you''re still the same."

 Chapter 361 Cat Dadâ€™s Father Was A Lunatic

    Chapter 361 a€" Cat Dad''s Father Was a Lunatic

    The naked angel got to the B1 floor and leisurely followed the trails of the ant girls. But within three minutes, he ran into a bacteria monster.

    ROAR!

    Mao Miaomiao sized up the monster. He evilly grinned and ejected a pink pill from his inventory.

    In his previous life, he had some experience in alchemy, and he made several weird pills. One of them was the notorious medicine that turned Devil, when he was a full-fledged man, into a refineddy.

    Gender-Swap Pill

    Before the bacteria monster reached Mao Miaomiao, he tossed the pink pill toward the monster. The pill sank into its body and was instantly dissolved.

    The monster flinched and stopped moving. Its deep sound became a high-pitch voice of a tall woman, and its body underwent a transformation.

    Although it changed the gender of the monster, its physique wasn''t altered much. Its slime-like physique and stickman arms were the same, except for its new hips outline and female organs.

    Mao Miaomiao rubbed his chin and brought out more colorful pills. He shoved five yellow pills, two green pills, and seven white pills into the monster''s body.

    The bacteria stopped yelling. Its body swelled and shrank in a rhythm. A minuteter, the transformation waspleted.

    The scary and disfigured monster transformed into a woman with tanned skin, ck long hair, a small mouth, and a sharp jawline. Unfortunately, she had no teeth or tongue as her entire body still consisted of evolved bacteria and unknown cells. No blood, veins, or human organs were inside her body.

    But Mao Miaomiao wasn''t finished. He walked around the confused monster and got behind HER. Then, he gently bent the monster''s back forward.

    "Ahem. You''ve never gotten any vitamin D, so it''s my obligation to help my son''s subordinates."

    Not caring if the other party was a liquid monster or had no female genitalia, Mao Miaomiao shove it in.

    The monster jolted as she was surprised. She turned around and tried to eat Mao Miaomiao. However, the angel pushed her down to the ground and ate her instead.

    "Stay still. You''re going to like it."

    ROAR!

    "Oh, how cute."

    .

    .

    The encounter caused a loudmotion on the B1 floor. Hiiro warily looked in the direction of the noise, but he couldn''t see through a section of the wall for an unknown reason.

    Hiiro''s eyes and domains were capable enough to see through walls and floors. So far, everything in a radius of one kilometer was in his sight. Even so, an area on the border section of his domain was clouded in pink, and he was unable to see inside.

    ''Who''s over there? A ster constetion immortal?''

    Hiiro had fought many strong immortals in W-1. Many low-tier immortals, aka the constetion immortals, had weak foundations, and Hiiro could easily pinpoint their weaknesses with his exceptional vision. On the other hand, the ster constetion immortals were tricky and resourceful. Their physiques were often shrouded in the fog of their aura, and most of them could unleash multiple ster constetion domain abilities at once.

    Not wanting to challenge the local ster constetion immortal, Hiiro made up his mind. Instead of raiding this dungeon head-on like usual, he would act like a proper assassin. Until he could reach the final boss, he would avoid confrontations to save his stamina and strength.

    He kept reminding himself. Pangu only entrusted him with two quests a€" Destroy the Dungeon Core and Kill Miao Xiaomao. Everything else was none of his business.

    ''Focus. After this job, I''ll be free from Pangu''s contract. Then, he''ll help me protect my friends and family. I need to finish this quickly and go home. By now, Solomon''s ghosts might be attacking the city. I don''t have much time to waste here.''

    Concentrating on his task, Hiiro proceeded faster. His entire body turned ck, and he sank into the ground.

    DING

    <You have used Shadow Ster Constetion Domain!>

    <Your body absorbs light, and no light can reflect from your skin or clothes.>

    <You can hide in your shadow.>

    In the shallow swamp, the wiggling dark area slithered like a snake, moving underwater. It followed the group of ant girls, who were carrying resources deeper into the dungeon.

    .

    .

    Following the ants for an hour, Hiiro finally found the entrance to the lower floor. Without hesitation, he rushed down and kept following the ant''s path.

    Unfortunately, the path led Hiiro to the center of the B2 floor, where the queens resided. The ants gathered food in the queen''s room while the others carried the resources to another section of their nest.

    Hiiro was disappointed. He left the queen''s room and followed the worker ants to their warehouse.

    Along the way, Hiiro saw multiple new creatures. A group of yellow monsters with written faces paraded on this floor in arge group while their team leader carried a massive red cake in her hands.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Hiiro saw their names and levels.

    Veteran Party Girl, Level 1,224

    Elite Party Girl, Level 1,075

    Elite Party Girl, Level 1,032

    Party Girl, Level 999<novelnext></novelnext>

    Aside from the veteran and the elites, the rest of the party girls had the same level.

    Hiiro observed the monsters from below and thought of thements in the forum. Many yersined that ve Dungeon was too strong for them to tackle, and thepany admins failed toe up with a reasonable event.

    After seeing the monsters first-hand, Hiiro understood why the expedition forces were defeated. Aside from him, no one had reached the immortal stage yet, and this dungeon was filled with immortals. Obviously, they were no match for the local monsters.

    Hiiro kept watching how the party girls gifted the ant queens with their cakes and decorated the room with their balloons. Then, they left in peace.

    But as soon as the party girls left, a new visitor showed up. She looked exactly like a regr NPC in every vige as she wore casual clothes. In addition, she carried a basket, filled with fruits.

    They were all spiritual fruits!

    Hiiro frowned and nced at the NPC''s name and level.

    Hanna, Level 10

    ''Huh?''

    Something was odd here. A low-level NPC shouldn''t be able to walk around in this dungeon unharmed.

    Noticing something unusual, Hiiro concentrated his vision and scanned the NPC woman again. Then, the name and level changed.

    Pretty Skin (Hanna), Level 1,033

    ''I knew it!''

    Hiiro silently clicked his tongue. He cursed the dungeon master for sneakily hiding strong immortals in the guise of regr NPCs. If clueless yers ran into this girl, they might have been in danger.

    The imposter girl put her basket down and pulled out a broom and duster from her inventory. Then, she began cleaning the mess in the queen''s room.

    The humanoid ant queens waved their antennae around as if they were in a good mood. They leisurely picked the fruits and ate them.

    Seeing how they behave, the imposter rolled her eyes.

    "GEH, instead of sitting around all day, clean your damn nest!"

    All queens shook their heads and patted their big bellies.

    Enraged, the imposter yelled at them, "GEHHHH!! STOP BEING LAZY! SHITTING EGGS ALL DAY IS NOT AN EXCUSE, GEH!!"

    ''...''

    Hiiro heard everything. He was speechless.

    Not wanting to stay here any longer, he left the area and entered the storage room of the ant girls.

    Although the B2 level was simr to the B1 floor, its mazeyout was different. Every area was neatly partitioned, and the maze wasn''t thatplex. The level had nothing but severalrge halls with a few pirs, and the ants created their own walls using the resources that they had acquired from the surface.

    The storage room was one of the zones that ant girls arranged. A square partitioned room was designated as their warehouse.

    Dried tree leaves, branches, and lumber were collected here. Not only they separated all items ording to their type, but they also neatly arranged and tied them in bundles.

    Impressed by the intelligence of the ant girls, Hiiro forgot about his mission. He admired and bemused the storage room for a few minutes, pondering about what they were nning to do with these junk items.

    The wait rewarded Hiiro. While he was thinking, another group of mannequin monsters appeared out of nowhere. They collected the lumber and tree branches in their game inventories and vanished.

    ''Huh?!''

    Hiiro came out from his shadow and looked around the room.

    ''Where did they go?''

    .

    .

    Mao Miaomiao hummed as he let off the stream. The tanned liquid monster earlier was now light brown as a huge load of white sauce mixed with her liquid body.

    However, the monster fainted from pleasure. Her newly manifested eyes rolled upward and the corners of her mouth curved up. Her name also changed.

    Immortal Bacteria Lady, Level 1,156

    Mao Miaomiao cackled as he sliced the air with his finger, cutting through dimensions. Then, he picked up the evolved bacteria and threw her into the void.

    "My seed is OP as usual. Anyway, a new waifu GETTO! Hehehe!"

    After corrupting and iming the stray monster as his new concubine, Mao Miaomiao searched for more prey. He forgot what he was here for, and he got too excited.

    "DAMN MIAOMIAO! STOP MESSING AROUND!" The talking katana yelled at him and brought him back to his sense.

    Mao Miaomiao didn''t listen. As perverted as he was, he popped the gender-swap pill in his mouth and transformed into a woman. However, he now looked exactly like Devil, the president of the United States of Wei on W-2.

    Devil, when she was a HE, once created 13 clones of himself. One of them was Mao Miaomiao. As fate was so twisted and unpredictable, Mao Miaomiao corrupted and gender-swapped Devil, turning her into one of his wives.

    At that moment, Mao Miaomiao, looking exactly like the peerless beauty Devil, had a new sickly idea to y. The angel thought of the ant girls and snickered.

    A minuteter, Mao Miaomiao shapeshifted into one of the scarlet war maidens. Then, the angel danced and skipped her way toward the nearest teleportation device that she had spotted.

    "Next y, the scissors!"

 Chapter 362 Cat Dadâ€™s Father Is Not Impressed (RAW)

    Chapter 362 ¨C Cat Dad''s Father Is Not Impressed

    Meowmeow had installed an rm system for the dungeon in case intruders managed to find the dungeon''s teleportation tforms. Even though the tforms were camouged as regr floor tiles, it was possible for yers or intruders to stumble upon them by chance and identally activate it.

    Whenever this urred, everybody in the monitor room on every floor would hear a loud rm and a siren. All lights in the console rooms would turn red, and the teleportation tforms would always automatically shut down.

    DING

    <Warning! Unauthorized ess!>

    <Warning! Intruder Alert!>

    As Mao Miaomiao stood on a teleport tform, which was hidden in the middle of the maze below the shallow water, the entire floor turned red.

    Although Mao Miaomiao had shapeshifted into the war maiden, the security system of the dungeon didn''t recognize him. It sent a loud rm throughout the B1 level.

    Consoles on every monitor room in the dungeon repeatedly spoke the lines and turned on sirens. However, as everyone was busy preparing for the next event, only a few staff members stayed on watch duty.

    In one of the monitor rooms, a metal mannequin was there alone. She gazed at the CCTV monitor and found the culprit. But upon seeing a war maiden on the tform, she was confused.

    "Bad? (Scarlet Ant?)

    The mannequin scratched her head.

    "Bad. Bad? Bad? (It''s just one of the ants. Why the rm? Is this a random drill?)"

    As ant queens never stoppedying eggs, countless inexperienced or clueless ant girls often roamed the dungeon''s top floors. Sometimes, they triggered the local traps or rms by ident.

    Warning sirens were umon, but the security officers in the monitor rooms got used to the false rms, caused by these robotic ant girls. The metal mannequin shut down the siren and got back to her seat,zing and dozing off on duty.

    Other security officers in the other monitor rooms also noticed Mao Miaomiao, but they had the same idea ¨C Everybody believed that the ant in the CCTV camera might have broken something on the tform. Thus, everybody turned off the siren and recorded the incident as a drill siren. In addition, they also registered the ant girl in the monitor as one of theirrades so that the dungeon wouldn''t trigger the rm again.

    RUMBLE

    As all monitor rooms unanimously shut down the rm, the wallpaper on the B1 level returned to normal, and the teleportation tforms were reactivated.

    .

    Mao Miaomiao flinched when the wallpaper of the maze turned red. He paced his breath and prepared for a siegebat against multiple immortals in the dungeon.

    Betraying his expectation, the dungeon quickly reverted to normal. The red wallpaper reverted to yellow, and the ominous aura faded.

    ''Huh? It''s that easy? I thought the dungeon was more sophisticated than that. Even Brocell''s dungeon was a lot more threatening.''

    Mao Miaomiao was disappointed in the dungeon''s security system. Hepared the living dungeon of a protagonist with Xiaomao''s dungeon, and the quality, traits, and threats to outsiders were like night and day.

    Brocell was the name of a dungeon master protagonist that Mao Miaomiao had murdered in his previous life. That man''s dungeon was smaller than Xiaomao''s. His minions were also weaker than Xiaomao''s subordinates.

    However, Brocell, as a dungeon master, was more resourceful and experienced than Xiaomao for sure. That protagonist''s entire dungeon was his domain ability, and he could simply devour anyone inside his domain if the intruders weren''t careful. Mao Miaomiao''s subordinates once raided the dungeon and failed to kill Brocell. But after Mao Miaomiao mastered the karma severing techniques, he easily vanquished the crafty man and destroyed his soul, cutting his chance of reincarnating to the new world eternally.

    ''Now, I kinda regret it. The game worlds would have been a lot more interesting with that guy''s perverted dungeon around. I miss that Stuck-In-Wall trap. I bet all male yers would have fallen for that silly trap.''

    Mao Miaomiao closed his eyes and thought of a hundred sets of round and white female buttocks extending from the dungeon walls. All male intruders could y with them. However, as soon as they inserted anything in any hole, their life force was instantly drained.<novelnext></novelnext>

    That snu-snu trap was still Mao Miaomiao''s favorite. He couldn''t get it out of his mind.

    ''I should make Xiaomiao create one of those. I want a room with a thousand different bottoms!''

    While fantasizing, the dungeon window message popped up as the monitoring staff members added him to the dungeon poption.

    DING

    <You have been invited to join the ve Dungeon as a guardian.>

    <Will you ept?>

    Mao Miaomiao snapped back to his senses. He hovered his hand over to the [No] button as he disliked the position. However, his silly brain came up with a weird idea as usual.

    What would Xiaomao''s expression be once he discovered that his previous life''s father was one of his minions all along? Would that give him a heart attack?

    The angel in disguise giggled and pressed the [Yes] button.

    DING

    <You have joined the ve Dungeon as a guardian.>

    <BZZZ!>

    <Fatal Error has urred! You are not a lifeform of this universe!>

    "Whoops. I forgot about that."

    Mao Miaomiao grumbled as he remembered the deal he had with Mu-Nyang ¨C For one million years, Mao Miaomiao would serve Mu-Nyang as the cat''s henchman and hunt down every protagonist he encounter if necessary. In exchange, after one million years, he could leave this universe and ess the higher dimension, where Mu-Nyang came from.

    As a former outer god and a quasi-sage, his existence was not tied to this universe''sws and karma. Pangu and Solomon''s game systems were unable to function normally on him, and he couldn''t learn as many game skills as Xiaomao.

    <MUNYA-MUNYA-MUNYA-MUNYA!>

    <Fatal Error has been solved. You are no longer a member of the ve Dungeon.>

    <You are a guest of ve Dungeon. You may freely explore the dungeon. However, attacking the local monsters will revoke your guest status. You cannot learn EXP in this dungeon.>

    <This is Mu-Nyang''s message; "Do not mess or get tied with your son''s dungeon, munya! Do you know how hard it is to fix the bugs and glitches you father-and-son made, munya?!">

    "Sorry, Mu-Nyang. I didn''t mean to."

    Mao Miaomiaoughed and touched the teleportation tform. He closed his eyes and sent his Qi into it.

    The map of the entire dungeon entered Mao Miaomiao''s mind. Upon noticing howrge this ce was, he was astonished. Then, he spotted his former friend, who now served as the dungeon''s overseer.

    Meowmeow

    ''That cathulhu is still around. I need to go there and say hello.''

    Missing the orange cathulhu, Mao Miaomiao picked the B7 floor as his destination. Then, he teleported directly to the boss room.

 Chapter 363 Cat Dadâ€™s Father Is Stupid

    Chapter 363 ¨C Cat Dad''s Father is Stupid

    WHOOSH

    Mao Miaomiao directly appeared in the boss room. He looked around and spotted several strong immortals there.

    Mimir, Taotie, Ifrit, and Cookie sat at a round table in the middle of the hall, ying a D&D game with an extra massive map. As Mimir took the role of the DM (Dungeon Master), he hid a stack of script pages and monster tokens under the table in front of him. As for the other three, they role-yed as adventurers, exploring the vast map that Mimir had prepared for them.

    The seniors nced at Mao Miaomiao briefly and ignored him. They focused on the game.

    The disguised ant overheard their conversation. Mimir looked at the script behind the cardboard wall and the papers in front of him. He snickered as he narrated the event.

    "You''ve entered the Goblin Cave. The dark cave''s floor is uneven, and it''s hard to see anything without a light source. Moreover, you hear the desperate cry of victims that the goblins abducted from the Water Town."

    Cookie-Cookie, as birdbrain as she was, asked for Mimir''s permission.

    "By chance, if we manage to rescue the kidnapped girls, can we roll a die if we can have fun with them, coo?"

    Mimir broke a sweat, "You mental birdbrain! Your character is a fucking saintess and your alignment iswful good! You can''t turn heel and ravish the victims."

    Ifrit raised his hand, "What about my character, muscles?"

    "Well, you are a neutral chaos character bandit, so it''s your choice if you want to backstab your party or mess up something for fun."

    "Who cares about the victims?! I WANT BLOOD! My character charges into the cave!" Taotieughed and rolled a die without Mimir''s permission.

    Mimir evilly grinned. He nced at Taotie''s character status and held back hisughter.

    "Your dexterity is lower than 5, and you didn''t send a scout to clear the traps around the cave entrance. You have triggered a pendulum de trap, and you have a 5% chance of dodging the iing de. You must roll 1d20 and get 1 to dodge the fatal attack. Oh, by the way, why the fuck is an injured wizard charging head-first into the dungeon before your party?"

    "If it''s like this, I cast Final Sacrifice on Cookie and explode everything!"

    Cookie widened her eyes, "WTF?! WHY ME?!"

    Mimir shook his head, "You don''t have enough action point to conjure the spell, you idiot!"

    "NUUUUUUUU!!"

    Taotie screamed in despair while the other immortals burst intoughter.

    Looking at the crowd, Mao Miaomiao envied them. He wished he had many friends and enjoyed an outing like that. Because of the wholesome environment, he wanted to meet Xiaomao as soon as possible.

    He wondered if he could get a warm and touching reunion.

    Mao Miaomiao made up his mind. He would shower Xiaomao with artifacts and unique cultivation resources that he had been collecting throughout his life. Then, Xiaomao might be very happy. Excited, he looked around and scanned the dungeon with his domain, searching for Xiaomao''s whereabouts.

    Unfortunately, someone found him first.

    "What are you doing here? This is a restricted area."

    Fu De red at Mao Miaomiao, who was still in the scarlet war maiden disguise. She sized him up and nced at his name.

    Scarlet War Maiden, Level 1,999.

    Fu De furrowed her brows. After the invasion, some ants managed to ascend and be immortals, but their levels hadn''t crossed 1,100 yet. She didn''t remember that she had this strong subordinate on B2.

    The more Fu De inspected Mao Miaomiao, the more she suspected him. She had a lingering dread feeling that she had seen this ant''s face somewhere before.

    "When were you born? Why haven''t I seen you around? Did you join the Yeet City Siege?"

    Hearing the name of the city, Mao Miaomiao reminisced about his past life. Before the Great Reset, Yeet City was the home of the Ju n, and two of his wives belonged to that faction. At that time, the city was the home of alchemists, and Mao Miaomiao visited there once.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Moreover, the name of this immortal vampire was the same as his enemy in the past.

    ''Fu De? Fu De from Heavenly Goose City''s slum district? Is she the reincarnation of that vampire geezer?''

    Amused, Mao Miaomiao asked Fu De, "Senior, by chance, do you remember who you were in your previous life?"

    "!!!"

    That was Mao Miaomiao''s mistake ¨C Scarlet War Maidens never talked!

    Fu De noticed that and jumped several steps backward. She turned toward Mimir''s gang and asked for help.

    "WE GOT AN INTRUDER!"

    Mimir and Taotie flinched and instantly vanished. They instantly appeared behind Mao Miaomiao and surrounded him.

    Taotie was in his original form. His fiendish appearance andrge physique emitted a terrifying ck aura, and his domain enveloped the entire boss room.

    "I had a funny feeling about you earlier! I thought you were one of the evolved ants, but your level is too high for a newly ascended ant! WHO ARE YOU?! CONFESS, AND I WON''T NIHIL YOU!!"

    Mimir stood calmly, but twelve magic canes hovered behind his back. 144 grand spell magic circles rotated in the air above Mao Miaomiao and the crowd in the room, ready to fire on a signal.

    Ifrit and Cookie, on the other hand, failed to react. They simply stared at Mao Miaomiao''s level for a moment and returned to their seat.

    "Meh, that imposter has no chance, coo!"

    "Yeah, she''s as good as dead, muscles! But how the hell does she know how to transform into one of the ants? Or rather, was the previous rm really legit, muscles?"

    "Probably. All newborn ants are automatically registered as one of the dungeon''s guardians, coo. I don''t remember any goon growing this fast. She''s obviously an imposter, coo!"

    The other busy immortals, such as Alice, Titania, and Qidia were also attracted to themotion. But when they noticed how weak the intruder was, they lost interest.

    Meanwhile, Mao Miaomiao deeply sighed. Once again, he did something stupid. Even his talking sword dissed him.

    "Idiot Miaomiao! Before reincarnation, you were as dumb as a donkey. In this life, you''re still a moron!"

    "Yeah, I know. I''m an idiot. My bad."

    He grumbled and raised his hands. Then, he reverted to his original appearance.

    As soon as the war maiden transformed into a naked angel, Mimir and Taotie were frozen in shock. Although they had never interacted with this angel in their previous life, they knew who he was.

    The name indicator above the angel''s head clearly revealed who he was. Moreover, his level was colored in red, which showed that he hadn''t recovered his true strength yet.

    Mao Miaomiao, the Chaos Seraphim, Level 1,999 (??????)

    The angel brightly smiled, "I''m here to visit my son. Can we talk?"

    "¡­"

    As Mimir and Taotie didn''t know how to react to the sudden visit, Mao Miaomiao winked at Fu De.

    "Also, Senior Fu De, it''s nice to see you again. Sorry about the previous life. Let''s be friends this time, okay?"

    Fu De widened her eyes and screamed in fright. She remembered the angel well. After all, in her previous life, she died because of him and his family.

    "WHY THE FUCK ARE YOU HERE?!"

 Chapter 364 Cat Dadâ€™s Father And Cernun Are Old Friends?

    Chapter 364 ¨C Cat Dad''s Father and Cernun are Old Friends?

    The arrival of Mao Miaomiao stunned the immortals and guardians. The strong groups, such as Alice, Titania, and others stopped what they were doing and stayed on guard. After all, this angel was akin to a cmity fiend among sages, which was another tier above the deities.

    Among the crowd, Cernun was the happiest immortal here. In his previous life, he had several interactions with another clone of Devil, whose appearance was the same as Mao Miaomiao. In addition, Mao Miaomiao owned Cernun a favor in his previous life.

    "You''re finally here. I was wondering why you never visited your son." Cernun burst intoughter.

    Mao Miaomiao heard the nostalgic voice. He turned to Cernun and found the ex-dragon that he had received a guidance from in his previous life.

    "You¡­" Instantly, he remembered the lizardman. Without looking at Cernun''s name, Mao Miaomiao rushed toward him. He gazed at Cernun from head to toe.

    "I thought you passed on! I can''t believe you''re alive!"

    "I couldn''t believe it either. It seems your master reincarnated me here for a reason. By the way, was my ancient memory useful?"

    "Damn straight, it shaved my soul to the core! Who would have forgotten a dragon that cried until a nt''s core was extinguished!"

    "Hahahaha! It''s just an embarrassing past. Anyway, I heard you banged my mom. Could I have some¡­ parental gifts, father? I''ve been hearing about your karma stones and entity stones. Do you still have one of those?"

    "¡­"

    The immortals in the room nkly stared at Mao Miaomiao and Cernun. That was the first time they heard about their secret rtionship.

    Then, Mimir suddenly dropped a bomb.

    "Wait a second. If Senior Cernun is Mao Miaomiao''s adopted son, does that make Xiaomao Cernun''s kid brother?"

    Everyone: "¡­"

    Everybody had been curious why Cernun was so cooperative with Xiaomao early on. At first, they thought that Cernun was following the orders of Chang''e. But now, they believed that it wasn''t the case.

    Cernun burst intoughter, "Why do you think I''ve been helping him instead of taking advantage of him? We''re a BIG FAMILY after all. Isn''t that right, FATHER?"

    "Hold up!"

    Mao Miaomiao rubbed his forehead. He had a headache.

    Indeed, this Chaos Seraphim copted indiscriminately, including dragons and demons. Among them, he dumped his seed to Cernun''s mother and tamed her along with Lilith, Lilim, Leviathan, and many deities. Hadn''t Hongjun and Pangu constantly picked a fight with him, Mao Miaomiao would have ruled the universe through his wives.

    The gigolo sucked in a cold breath as he was afraid of his future. He deeply sighed.

    "Let''s not talk about our past rtionship¡­ son. Dammit, this is stupid. I have a son that''s OLDER than me!"

    "BWAHAHAHAHA!! That''s your fault for smashing every woman you find! Who asked you to enve my crazy mother?" Cernun pped Mao Miaomiao''s back in a good mood. "You''vee at a busy time. Your son is in seclusion right now. How about you join us for a drink and catch up on what you''ve been doing? Also, I''m sure Meowmeow wants to see you too."

    Thinking of Meowmeow, Mao Miaomiao missed his cute voice. Also, he needed to consult the cat as Mu-Nyang lied to him several times about his family''s reincarnation dates and whereabouts.

    "Yeah, let''s go meet Meowmeow. And by the way¡­"

    Mao Miaomiao looked around. The female immortals here were unusually sexy, especially Alice. Then, he spotted Madoka, who struggled to squeeze her massive tentacles and hips through the treasure room''s door.

    "Come to think of it, I haven''t tried a scy yet. Is she single?" Asked Mao Miaomiao.

    "She belongs to your son, damn gigolo!" Cernun furrowed his brows. He had expected that the pervert might desire his son''s subordinates, and the angel actually asked for it.

    "Aw, shit. Oh well, I can find a new one. What about those women?"

    Mao Miaomiao pointed at Titania and Qidia next. However, the two women immediately grabbed Shepherd''s arms, dering that they had an owner.

    "Never mind. What about you?" He looked at the loli subus Alice next.

    Cernun rolled his eyes, "That''s your son''s woman."

    "Again? Is there anyone single here?"

    Nobody answered even though Gata and Joan hadn''t been imed yet.

    Seeing that nobody replied, Mao Miaomiao smiled at his former enemy.

    "What about you, Fu De? You''re a WOMAN now, right?"

    "Nope! Fuck you! SCRAM!" Fu De cried and hid behind Mimir, trembling in fear.

    "Aw¡­ shame."

    Disappointed, Mao Miaomiao followed Cernun to the B10 level, where Meowmeow went.<novelnext></novelnext>

    .

    .

    = B3 Floor, Fun Level =

    After slipping through the tight security on the B2 floor, Hiiro Narukami reached a mysterious school level. The long hallway and ssrooms seemed endless, and every room was packed with hostile monsters.

    "A, B, C, D, E, F, G!"

    "Bloody, JFK, L, M, N, O, P!"

    The nursery rhyme songs looped forever. Sometimes, strange lyrics mixed in and distracted Hiiro. In addition, theughter of the local creatures annoyed him.

    "Kikikiki!"

    Every party girl on this floormunicated byughing. Moreover, their voice rapidly drained Hiiro''s sanity level.

    While hiding in the shadow, Hiiro checked his sanity status. It was down to 30%.

    That was not a good sign. Even though he managed to avoid an unnecessary fight, the nature of this dungeon sapped his mental strength and threatened to indirectly kill him.

    ''I expect as much. The expedition forces got rekted for this reason. Good thing I prepared a countermeasure.''

    CLICK

    While lurking in the shadow, Hiiro opened a soda can and drank the juice. His sanity was instantly restored to 80%.

    The soda was made by a famous alchemist in the W-1. He went by the nickname "CJ", and his products were exclusively sold in his merchant guild. Hiiro managed to stock up on these seemingly useless sanity drinks when it was on sale even though he paid 1,000 PACT for each can.

    ''I''d rather drink these than the dungeon''s suspicious holy water. I saw the clip. The dungeon''s water is polluted. I can''t drink that.''

    After restoring his sanity level, Hiiro''s shadow proceeded forward along the hallway while he peeked out through a vertical binocr like a submarine.

    Along the way, small newborn party girls paraded in the hallway with their balloons, looking for a free room or any room to join in. They noticed a patch of moving shadow and squatted around it.

    "KIKIKIKI?"

    "Kikikiki¡­"

    "Kikikiki?"

    One of the plush dolls brought out a wooden stick and poked Hiiro''s shadow.

    Hiiro patiently waited for the kids to get bored. He stopped moving and let them y with the shadow while he hid underground.

    Unfortunately, the newborn party girls always attracted nannies. Adult party girls noticed them and walked out of their rooms to invite the girls in.

    Then, they spotted a strange patch of wiggling shadow that the plush dolls were looking at.

    "Kikikiki?"

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Instead of bringing the plush doll girls out of the area, the adult ones huddled around Hiiro and stared into his soul. They ceaselesslyughed and chatted for a whole hour before they started their ritual.

    One of them brought a flesh cake and ced it on top of the wiggling shadow. Then, the newborn girls mimicked the adults, walking around the cake. Five adults also brought their cassette yers and put them around the cake. Then, they increased the volume to the maximum and yed the nursery rhyme song.

    Five cassette yers couldn''t possibly y the same song in unison. When everything started, chaos ensued.

    "ROW, ROW, ROW, YOUR BOAT!"

    "Q, R, S! T, U, V!"

    "LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN!"

    "TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR!"

    "OLD MCDONALD HAD A FARM! E-I-E-I-O!"

    Hiiro sweated profusely as he couldn''t move. He didn''t know if it was the loud noise or his weary mental strength, his sanity bar ticked down every second.

    ''Can somebody make it stop?''

 Chapter 365 Cat Dads Subordinate Is Afraid Of His Dad

    Chapter 365 ¨C Cat Dad''s Subordinate is Afraid of His Dad

    = B10 Floor =

    Mao Miaomiao sat at a marble table outside a coffee shop, smiling at the orange cat in front of him. On the other hand, Meowmeow''s expression was dark.

    As Meowmeow was once the Chaos Seraphim''s subordinate, they knew each other. Before the Great Reset, the cat lived in Mao Miaomiao''s unique dantian universe and absorbed his Qi to grow. In return for the free energy, Meowmeow served as the angel until the Great Reset.

    If there was anything that Meowmeow hated, it would be the angel''s perversion. The Chaos Seraphim took in every woman he found and created many creatures in his dantian universe to be his concubines. Many women, who were born in his dantian, ended up joining the ranks of his private chambermaid army.

    Dryads, centipede women, mermaids, demons, gods, and dragons, Mao Miaomiao didn''t care what they were as long as they had a hole to stick IT in. Moreover, Mao Miaomiao always cloned his consciousness and consummated with everybody all day, causing noise pollusion for the residents.

    Meowmeow never wanted to go back in there. He wanted out!

    In this new life, Meowmeow got reincarnated first and worked directly for Mu-Nyang. Under the cathulhu sage, he got to enjoy his freedom. In short, he was living a dream life.

    But now, Mao Miaomiao showed up in front of him. The cat was in a bad mood.

    "I''m not going back into your freaking dantian universe, munya."

    "I''m not asking you to return. You''ve earned your freedom, and I don''t mind if my constetion sentinels gain independence."

    Meowmeow was relieved, but he put on his guard. After all, Mao Miaomiao could easily pull him into that godforsaken dantian universe at any moment.

    "Then, what do you want from me, munya?"

    The angel rested his elbows on the table and leaned closer, "Just wanna say hi."

    "Okay. Hi. Goodbye. Please scram, get the fuck out of my sight, or kill yourself, munya."

    "How cold! I''m still your master, you know?"

    "I would have devoted everything to you had you stopped splitting your consciousness in your dantian and had sex 24/7, munya. You know how loud and annoying it was?"

    Mao Miaomiao scratched his head and drylyughed.

    "Also, put on some clothes, munya. Why are you still naked?"

    "Whoops."

    .

    After putting on his clothes, Mao Miaomiao returned to his seat and got to business.

    "Devil told me that Hongjun will probablyunch a full-scale attack on this dungeon before the patch."

    "What is Hongjun''s current strength, munya?"

    "An immortal like me."

    "Bullshit, munya. I learned a lot from Mu-Nyang. Hongjun was the strongest sage, and his strength was second to Pangu. He must have hidden his true strength, munya."

    "That''s why I have to rely on you, my silly cat. You got reincarnated earlier than me, and you''re a deity. Look at me, I''m still a weakling."

    "Weakling my ass, munya. I bet you can even kill a level-99,999 god with your eyes closed. Obviously, Lord Mu-Nyang sent you here as a reinforcement, munya."

    Meowmeow had seen how this angel single-handedly killed many deities by severing their entity karma. Whenever he did, the victims could no longer be reborn, and they vanished from the universe as if they never existed.

    That was Mao Miaomiao''s signature skill!

    Fortunately, Mu-Nyang banned Mao Miaomiao from using this power as it weakened the former. As a result, the angel''s strength was partly sealed.

    "I feel like I''m here as a messenger, though."

    "Shut up. Until the patch, you stay outside the dungeon and guard the entrance, munya. You''re the strongest person here, so Hongjun is your job, munya!"

    "Aw, fine. Can I see my son first?"

    "He''s in seclusion. Don''t disturb him, munya."

    Mao Miaomiao grumbled and put a bag of divine stones on the table. As these stones were the primary cultivation resources for deities, the cat immediately stored them in his inventory.

    He put another leather pouch on the table.

    "Treat that as a congrattory gift for bing a deity. Also, these spatial rings are for Xiaomiao. Give it to him when hees out."

    Meowmeow nced inside the pouch and inspected the content inside. Then, he noticed the obscene amount of cultivation resources.<novelnext></novelnext>

    He was astonished. Meowmeow couldn''t imagine how this angel got so many cultivation resources in there. From a rough estimation, there were at least a million entity crystals, and one of them was enough to be used as Xiaomao''s evolution material!

    "What have you been doing all these years, munya? How did you get so much entity stones?!"

    "Adventuring and acting like a protagonist. Also, Mu-Nyang paid me. Speaking of protagonists, what do you think of Shepherd?"

    Meowmeow narrowed his eyes, "What do you mean?"

    "Shepherd is one of this generation''s protagonists. Is he loyal? Is he trustworthy? If he isn''t, I''ll go kill him right now."

    "¡­ Hold it right there, munya!"

    .

    .

    When Mao Miaomiao entered the boss room through the teleportation device, Shepherd noticed him right away, but he didn''t say anything.

    He was afraid. For an unknown reason, he got goosebumps and broke a cold sweat. His body temperature rapidly dropped as his anxiety rose.

    [Joshua]: Do not get on his wrong side. He''s your best ally if you manage to befriend him. But if your future goal conflicts with his, you''re as good as dead. Remember that Mu-Nyang has entrusted him to hunt down every troublemaking protagonist and main character of the generation ¨C You included!

    Shepherd heard the voice of his sponsor. He nodded and kept quiet throughout the encounter.

    After Mao Miaomiao went to the B10 floor with Cernun, Shepherd took this opportunity to leave the boss room. He turned to Magdalene.

    "I''m going to visit James and get some sparring partners on the B1 floor. Will youe with me?"

    Magdaleneughed, "Of course, hubby! Let''s go!"

    Yuan Hua also volunteered, "I''ll go with you. I don''t know anybody here."

    Qidia and Titania didn''t hear them as they were too busy conversing with Alice, Undine, and Nymph. The women were too obsessed with work that they temporarily forgot about Shepherd.

    Yuan Hua, Magdalene, and Shepherd quietly left the boss room. When they came out to the Tower Bridge, they crossed paths with John, Andrew, and Peter.

    "Boss, where are you going?" John waved his hand at Shepherd.

    "Training. Wannae, too?"

    "No. I''m tutoring the others at the moment."

    "¡­ Okay."

    The two dwarves innocently smiled and smacked their chests. Then, they gave him a thumbs up.

    Shepherd bitterly smiled at Andrew and Peter. He smacked his chest, greeting them. Then, he quickly left with his two wives.

    Seeing how hurried Shepherd was, John was confused, "What''s the hurry?"

    The dwarves shrugged and wrote something on the ground, questioning John about a cultivation problem.

    Since it was useless to worry about Shepherd, John continued tutoring Andrew and Peter quietly.

    .

    .

    For the sake of training and avoiding Mao Miaomiao''s attention, Shepherd avoided using teleportation tforms. He traveled through the levels manually and explored the dungeon.

    He passed through the B5 and B4 without issue as there was no resistance from the floor. However, Shepherd got to rx on the endless ocean and the poolrooms levels.

    But when the party reached the B3 level, the obnoxious nursery rhyme stunned them.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    Party Queen, who had been guarding the local boss room, greeted the party and let them pass through.

    Shepherd nodded at her and quietly left the B3''s boss room. However, Party Queen sent him a voice transmission and warned him.

    ''Be careful on the way out. A strong intruder is lurking in one of the hallways. Don''t run into him.''

    "Eh?"

 Chapter 366 Cat Dadâ€™s Retainer Has A Big Secret

    Chapter 366 ¨C Cat Dad''s Retainer has a Big Secret

    Patiently and stubbornly, Hiiro maintained hisposure and remained silent. Although the loud songs rapidly decreased his sanity level, he endured and constantly drank the sanity soda. While he was at it, his shadow extended a thread-like tentacle, slipping out of the party girls'' encirclement.

    An hourter, the tentacle traveled 100 meters and reached a hallway intersection. It moved left, breaking the sight of the party girls.

    At that moment, Hiiro transferred his real body to the tip of the tentacle. Then, a new shadow patch appeared at the tip while the previous ck area faded.

    Just like that, Hiiro escaped their encirclement. But by doing so, he wasted 20 cans of his precious sanity soda.

    Hiiro looked back and deeply exhaled. He was relieved, but he didn''t let his guard down. As this entire floor had nothing but ssrooms and endless hallways, it was impossible to travel on the ground. Therefore, Hiiro manipted his shadow to crawl on the ceiling.

    While Hiiro rushed his shadow to move up, the group of adult party girls from before ran toward the intersection and looked around as if they were searching for him. As for the children, they joined the party rooms and stopped ying outside.

    Hiiro noticed their arrival. He quickened his shadow and reached the ceiling.

    The party girls split up and continued the search. However, they didn''t move far from Hiiro''s location as if they knew he was there somewhere.

    Their actions were suspicious. Hiiro observed them for a minute, but it was his mistake.

    Suddenly, all the party girls looked up and fixated on his location!

    ''How do they know?!''

    Surprised, Hiiro grumbled and dashed along the hallway.

    "KIKIKIKI! (Over there!)"

    The party girls pursued and activated their domains.

    DING

    <Veteran Party Girl has activated the constetion domain ¨C Share Consciousness!>

    <All monsters with the "Party Girl" name can see what Veteran Party Girl sees and can instantly teleport to her location.>

    <If Veteran Party Girl dies, she will be resurrected from one of the balloons. In case no balloon is present on the dungeon floor, she will be respawned in Party Queen''s room if the queen is still alive.>

    That was not the end of the party girls'' abilities. As soon as the veteran started using her power, another scary being responded to her subordinates right away.

    DING

    <Match the level of all party girls with the strongest intruder''s level as long as the party girls are within ve Dungeon''s B3 perimeter. If any party girl manages to kill all intruders, their level gain will be permanent.>

    <As long as Party Queen exists, all party girls in the dungeon can infinitely and instantly self-resurrect in the boss room. However, if any party girl self-resurrects without a balloon, they will revert to their child form, and their level will be temporarily half of the original.>

    <Nursery Rhyme Songs in ve Dungeon fully heals all monsters with "Party" in its name every minute.>

    <All monsters with "Party Girl" in their name can use Party Queen''s skills and spells if they have enough Qi or Mana.>

    The game notification messages warned Hiiro of the local monsters'' powers and confirmed that the local monsters had spotted him!

    Although the abilities sounded intimidating, Hiiroughed at them. He had fought many immortals with the so-called "Invincible" or "Cannot be killed" abilities before. But in the end, all constetion domains came with fatal weaknesses, such as the Party Queen''s domain power.

    Hiiro knew a few tricks on how he could override or change the properties of these domains. Whenever he abused his skills, all his arrogant opponents fell apart as they never trained or prepared for such situations.

    Since his location was exposed, Hiiro stopped hiding. He came out from his shadow and unsheathed his two broadswords.

    SHING

    SHING

    His swords cut through the void. The air in front of him split apart, and the air shattered like a broken ss window.

    DING

    <Veteran Party Girl''s domain has been destroyed.>

    <Veteran Party Girl has suffered bacsh damage from her power.>

    That was not the end of Hiiro''s power. He kicked the ground and charged at the pursuers. Then, he started using his special power as well.

    DING

    <You have activated the ster constetion domain ¨C Mazinger Hero!>

    <Increase all your stats by the difference between your attributes and the strongest opponent''s attributes in your domain. If you manage to kill the opponent, permanently gain the difference in attributes and elemental roots. Acquire all skills, ultimate skills, spells, grand spells, and domain abilities of your opponent.>

    <As long as your HP is over 50%, your swords negate all your opponent''s abilities. Your perception and reaction speed are 150% faster.>

    It was a buff ability, but this simplicity made this domain deadly. As if he had the power of Taotie, he could gain stats and skills by killing strong opponents.

    With the strength of level 3,700, the level-999 party girls and a few veterans weren''t his opponents. His swords sliced through the yellow monsters like tofu.

    "KIKIKIKI!"

    A hundred party girls started using tricks. They merged with the ground, walls, and ceiling. Then, they teleported directly into his body, trying to eat him from the inside.

    Hiiro sensed their presence in his body. He snorted and dissipated his entire body, clothes, armor, and swords into ck dust.

    The teleported party girls appeared inside the ck dust. They looked around in confusion why they weren''t inside Hiiro.

    The ck dust merged and condensed into a new body of Hiiro. The two broadswords formed in his hands as he beheaded five party girls in one swing.

    CRACK

    DING

    This time, the boss of the B3 floor received heavy damage. All pursuers also flinched as their leader was severely injured even though Hiiro hadn''t even reached the boss room.

    Hiiro pointed his swords and the monsters.<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Come. It doesn''t matter what kind of cheat skills you''re using, I can destroy them all!"

    .

    .

    = B3 Boss Room =

    *COUGH*

    Therge hall was simr to the B7''s boss room. Because of its wide space with nothing but roman pirs, Party Queen used this ce as the emergency resurrection point for her subordinates.

    The fight went on for five minutes, but Hiiro singlehandedly killed over 500 of her soldiers. Many party girls were respawned as plushy dolls while some lucky ones with their balloons managed toe back in their adult forms.

    Party Queen miscalcted. She thought that she could easily overpower Hiiro with teamwork and tactics. However, Hiiro''s strength suddenly surged and disabled her domain abilities, hitting her with the bacsh damage from her domain power.

    The red bar of Party Queen blinked as she was left with 20% HP.

    Meanwhile, Shepherd hadn''t left the boss room yet due to the warning from Party Queen earlier. When she coughed and copsed on the ground, he rushed to help her.

    Shepherd didn''t have medicine with him other than Joshua''s blessings. He took a deep breath and used one of his grand spells on her.

    Noble Sacrifice!

    It was a healing and buff spell that instantly recovered someone''s strength and HP to the max at the cost of the caster''s lifespan. Mimir and Joshua taught this to him, and Shepherd used it without hesitation.

    DING

    <Because of your selfless sacrifice, your positive karma has increased by 1,031,272!>

    <Your positive karma is over 10 million. You can ascend and be an immortal.>

    Shepherd nced at the system messages and bit his lower lips. Then, he looked at Yuan Hua and Magdalene.

    He hesitated. If he chose to be an immortal now, he might be assigned to the immortal team with the inferior immortal group and he would be in the same team as Yuan Hua, Magdalene, and others.

    However, by doing so, Shepherd would abandon other teammates, such as Wei Zhi. She might be in danger if she was sent to a newnd alone.

    "Hubby¡­" Magdalene was worried.

    "Shepherd," Yuan Hua gazed into his eyes as she sensed his pain. She knew that he was in a dilemma.

    The retainer helped Party Queen up, "What happened to you?"

    Party Queen stared into Shepherd''s eyes. She sent him a voice transmission.

    ''We got a super strong intruder. He crushed my domains. My power is useless against him.''

    "Just one intruder?"

    ''Yes. A level-3700 yer, but his strength is superior to mine.''

    Hearing that the level-9999 guardian was helpless against an immortal foe, Shepherd''s expression turned dark. He nced at the notification windows again as he decided to take an extreme measure.

    Shepherd had been working hard to catch up with Xiaomao''s strength. Although he wascking in many ways, he picked up a few domain abilities that could counter against an opponent that could destroy domains.

    Taking the matter into his hands, Shepherd looked at his wives.

    "Inform the seniors about the intruder. Escort the party girls and Party Queen to a safe ce!"

    "What about you?" Asked Yuan Hua.

    "I know that it might sound clich¨¦, but leave this ce to me. I''ll handle this somehow."

    "J-Just you?! Are you crazy?!"

    Shepherd slowly nodded, "It''s time for me to show my worth. Believe in me."

    "¡­"

    Yuan Hua, Magdalene, and Party Queen still doubted Shepherd. They refused to leave.

    Seeing that the women didn''t believe in him, Shepherd decided to reveal the secret abilities that he got from Joshua. But first, he had to ascend.

    Shepherd''s eyes were firm. He knew that ascending now might be a mistake, but his instinct told him to confront the intruder before it would be toote.

    He chose to ascend right away!

    In the dark boss room, a beacon of light shone upon Shepherd. Two bright silver feather wings grew from his back, and a halo hovered over his head.

    .

    .

    "!!!"

    "!!!"

    On the B10 floor, Mao Miaomiao and Meowmeow flinched and looked up. They sensed a domineering aura of someone they knew.

    "Joshua, munya?!"

    Mao Miaomiao narrowed his eyes. The corner of his mouth curved up.

    "That bastard has a clone too, I see. I knew something was odd about him. So that''s why he''s a protagonist."

    "You know something, Miaomiao?"

    "Yeah, a lot. Actually, aren''t you curious why Devil was so close to Joshua that she entrusted the Trumpet Alliance to him? Don''t you wonder why Uriel, Metatron, and other war marites were so loyal to him instead of Devil even though they were her clones?"

    "???"

    Mao Miaomiao snickered and leaned closer. He whispered a few words to Meowmeow''s ears.

    Then, the cat''s eyes were so wide that they were bigger than his head.

    "THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE, MUNYA!!"

 Chapter 367 Cat Dad Factions Protagonist VS Pangu Factions Protagonist

    Chapter 367 ¨C Cat Dad''s Subordinate VS Protagonist

    "KIKIKIKI!!"

    The remaining party girls on the B3 level quickly retreated and avoided confrontation with Hiiro. The adults carried the little ones in their arms and rushed to the nearest teleportation tforms.

    While killing the adult monsters, Hiiro stumbled on a clumsy child form of a party girl. He looked down, staring at the plushy doll without a face.

    The little girl trembled in fear and fell on her butt. Then, she covered her head and shivered in desperation.

    Hiiro''s cold eyes didn''t change. He raised his sword and swung down.

    SWUA!

    An adult party girl emerged from the ground and blocked the strike with her body. However, the broadsword sliced through both the adult and the child.

    "Ki¡­"

    No tear of regret came out from the adult party girl''s face. Her smiley face soothed the heart of the dying child before her body slowly dissipated into dust.

    The child was still alive, but the sword already severed half of her body. The plushy doll had no cotton inside, and blood gushed out from the wounds.

    "¡­ Ki¡­"

    Hiiro scoffed at the dying child. Although he always avoided unnecessary fights, he never let his guard down against monsters, especially women and children. From his experience in W-1, monster children contributed 55% of the yer''s casualties ¨C Whenever yers showedpassion or spared the lives of the helpless children and pregnant monsters, the monsters often repaid the favor with betrayal, killing the yers when they weren''t paying attention.

    In this dungeon as well, Hiiro noticed that the young party girls dragged their feet and stayed behind in the ssroom instead of escaping with her friends. This was a red g from his point of view.

    Mercilessly, Hiiro raised his sword and stabbed it into the child''s head.

    ? Before dying, the child extended her hand and managed to touch Hiiro''s left hard leather boot. The fangs from her palm-mouth bit into the equipment.

    "Hmm!"

    Hiiro pulled out his sword and stomped on the head of the child. She dissipated into dust.

    Despite the killing spree, Hiiro''s expression was dark. He waited for a long time, but he received no feedback from the game system ¨C There was no confirmation of his kills!

    No EXP.

    No item drops.

    NOTHING!

    "You can fool others, but you can''t fool me, monsters. I know you all are still alive!"

    Hiiro bellowed and began using his other constetion domain ability, scanning thebyrinth.

    DING

    <You have activated a ster constetion domain ¨C Dungeon Annihtor!>

    <If you are inside a hostile dungeon, all mechanical devices, traps, teleportation tforms, and dungeon house rules will be disabled. The dungeon master cannot notice your presence through their dungeon core.>

    <As long as you are inside a hostile dungeon, your attributes are double. Decrease all dungeon monsters'' attributes by 50 %.>

    <You can freely navigate through this dungeon as long as you keep this domain active.>

    A 3D map hologram appeared in front of Hiiro. His eyes were fixated on the bright blue dot in the center of the map as it highlighted his current location.

    ''This dungeon is huge. But without the sanity rules, this ce is nothing. I can just kill my way to that area on that weird-looking floor.''

    Hiiro''s eyes found the Tower Bridge on the B7 floor. The map showed two Obelisk Towers and a thousand mermen, carrying their supplies from the lower floors to the boss room behind the defensive structures.

    However, that was not Hiiro''s destination. He expanded the map and searched for an individual instead of the dungeon''s bosses.

    ''Not here. Not the 7th level. Over there.''

    Hiiro narrowed his eyes and targeted a certain resident on the B10 floor. The target was inside a house alone.

    That was where Xiaomao was!

    After managing to find his assassination target, the map marked him with a red dot and a red g. Then, Hiiro looked up. As if a GPS HUD was unlocked, Hiiro could see a glowing yellow path, leading him toward the destination that he had marked earlier.

    Not wanting to waste any more time, Hiiro cleaned his swords with a clean towel and sprinted along the glowing yellow path. He came across two intersections and took a left turn twice as if he nned to return to where he hade from.

    Despite the questionable pathway, Hiiro stumbled upon a long corridor. In front of him was a gate with the mark of a party girl''s face. And protecting the gate was an angel, holding his spear. A halo over his head ceaselessly rotated and hummed, providing Holy Element Essence to him.

    Hiiro didn''t bother checking the angel''s strength and identity. He leaped toward the man with the intention to kill, thinking of him as another monster in the dungeon.

    The angel looked up and red into Hiiro''s soul.

    CLICK-CLICK-CLICK

    Hiiro heard the ticking noise of a clock. The next moment, a spear tip was already in front of his chest.

    "!!!"

    Hiiro twisted his body in midair and narrowly dodged the spear strike. The spear de sliced through his legendary-grade leather armor and instantly decreased its durability to zero in one attack!

    CHING

    The spear de changed shapes. Instead of a triangle spear, it transformed into a pickaxe spear.

    The angel pulled and swung the spear at the same time as if he was using a scythe. The pickaxe de came after Hiiro''s neck.

    "Tsk!"<novelnext></novelnext>

    Hiiro didn''t think much of the attack as it seemed basic. But as he tried tomand his arms to parry the strike with his swords, he sensed something unusual.

    He couldn''t move his arms.

    Rather, he couldn''t even move his body!

    At that moment, Hiiro finally realized what the angel''s power was.

    .

    .

    DING

    <You have activated the ster constetion domain ¨C Samael!>

    <No one but you can move in your domain for nine seconds!>

    Shepherd ignored the simple description of his domain ability as he had no time to waste. Hemanded his soul-bound weapon "Longinus" to transform into a pickaxe spear.

    SWUA!

    The pickaxe de sliced through Hiiro''s neck and cut the main arteries, dealing eight digits of damage!

    [Joshua]: "Too shallow! He''s going to break free in two seconds. Use Uriel Domain before the Samael''s domain ends!"

    "Roger!"

    While fighting, Shepherd received instructions from his sponsor. He flipped his spear and sent a strand of Qi into it. Then, it changed into a bardiche. He followed up with the upward sh, attempting to behead Hiiro with this strike.

    CLANK!

    The broadsword of Hiiro pierced into empty air. Just like what happened to Party Queen, Hiiro destroyed Shepherd''s domain.

    Hiiro could move again. Before the bardiche reached his neck, he pulled his head away from the de.

    SWUA

    Due to thete evasive maneuver, the bardiche de grazed his face and sliced off half of his lower jaw!

    Hiiro flinched as this was one of the rare asions that someone could injure him. He calmly leaped away, keeping the distance from Shepherd.

    Before Hiiro could even cast a healing spell or use a potion, Shepherd kicked the ground and got into the polearm''s reach again. As if he was possessed, Shepherd''s pupil color turned to gold, and his white feather wings grew brighter.

    DING

    <You have activated a ster constetion domain ¨C Uriel!>

    <When fighting against a stronger opponent with negative karma, increase all your attributes to match the strongest opponent. Then, add a total sum of your positive karma points to all your stats. The effectsst until the fight is over or you disable the domain.>

    None of the men paid attention to Shepherd''s ability as they had no time to care. Suddenly, Shepherd''s movement speed was faster than Hiiro''s. In a blink of an eye, the bardiche reverted to a triangle spear, and ten thousand after images appeared as Shepherd pressed on the attacks.

    "!!!"

    Hiiro weaved his swords, parrying most of the attacks. However, 3,000 of the strikes pierced his skin.

    Being at a disadvantage, Hiiro''s eyes were as red as blood. Even without a lower jaw, he roared.

    DING

    <You have activated a ster constetion domain ¨C Comeback Victory!>

    <Instantly recover your HP, MP, and Qi to the full. Double your attributes and increase yourbat stats by 50% until the fight is over. Your attacks cannot be defended or dodged.>

    Unbeknownst to Hiiro, every time his attributes were increased, Shepherd''s domain increased his stats to match him too!

    SWUA!

    Suddenly, the triangle spear found its way into Hiiro''s heart!

    Unable to cope with the new speed and strength, Hiiro failed to react to Shepherd''s speed burst!

    "I-Impossible!"

    "GO TO HELL! METATRON!"

    DING

    <You have activated the constetion domain ¨C Metatron!>

    <Your opponents cannot activate any domain ability. Seal their spells, skills, and Qi.>

    This time, Hiiro briefly saw the text. He kicked the ground and pulled himself away from the spear. Then, he ejected a scroll from his inventory.

    Shepherd knew what the scroll could do. Not allowing the immortal to retreat, he transformed his spear into a halberd. As if he turned into a war god, his overhead swing contained momentum and a massive aura. Behind him, an avatar of an archangel with Mao Miaomiao''s face appeared, ovepping with Shepherd''s body.

    BOOM

    The halberd severed Hiiro''s right arm, which was holding the teleportation scroll.

    Hiiro widened his eyes in disbelief. In his eyes, Shepherd''s power was simr to a deity!

    He was fighting a god!

 Chapter 368 Cat Dadâ€™s Enemy Has Plot Armor

    Chapter 368 ¨C Cat Dad''s Enemy has Plot Armor

    Hiiro''s arms and legs gradually grew soft and feeble because of the loss of blood and the hole in his heart. Soon, his blood flow ceased, and he copsed to the ground.

    Shepherd panted as the bacsh injury that Hiiro had inflicted upon him earlier finally reminded him how painful it was. He fell on his knees, and blood flowed out from his eyes, ears, nostrils, and mouth. Moreover, his muscle fibers and blood vessels shattered because of the overloading strength ¨C His body wasn''t used to the stress, speed, and power output of the deities that possessed him earlier.

    Shepherd''s domain ability wasn''t fully his. He simply acted as a medium for the archangels. In short, when he activated the domains, an archangel possessed his body and fought in his stead while Shepherd''s consciousness became an observer and a shot caller.

    As Shepherd could no longer fight, he sat there, watching the dying protagonist in front of him. He silently celebrated that he managed to defend the dungeon with his own strength.

    ''Master, did you see this? We did it!''

    [Joshua]: You did it. The archangels merely impart their instinct and muscle memory into your body. You did everything on your own.

    ''But thanks to their power, we win!''

    [Joshua]: Hahaha. Without a sturdy shell, their power can''t be transferred to you. You don''t have to be humble. Puff your chest and enjoy the credits.

    ''¡­''

    Shepherd brightly smiled as his chest swelled. He lightlyughed and let out a long sigh.

    When Shepherd was about to lie on his back and rest, his instinct forced his legs and arms to push his body up and get away from Hiiro. Although exhausted, Shepherd pointed the tip of Longinus toward the dying protagonist.

    CRACK

    The air above Hiiro cracked as if the dimension was broken.

    CLANK

    Arge fist of a massive giant punched through the dimension and came for Shepherd from the front!

    "!!!"

    Shepherd raised his spear and counterattacked with a thrust. However, the fist''s skin repelled the strike and hit Shepherd directly!

    The angel was knocked back 100 meters and mmed into the metal door that he had been protecting!

    The fist stoppeding after Shepherd as the arm pulled back to the other dimension. Its index finger and thumb picked up Hiiro and pulled him inside. Then, the hole in the dimension slowly mended.

    Shepherd copsed to the ground on his stomach. He mustered hisst bit of strength to look at the dimensional hole.

    As soon as he looked up, he saw the culprit''srge eye.

    Beyond the dimension was a gigantic entity with long hair and a burly physique. Unfortunately, Shepherd failed to see further as the cracks were sealed.

    Shepherd gritted his teeth. Hemented that he let a strong enemy escape before he fell unconscious.

    .

    .

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    Mao Miaomiao and Meowmeow teleported directly to B3, where Shepherd and Hiiro fought earlier. Meowmeow rushed to Shepherd to heal him while Mao Miaomiao walked toward the area where an intruder from another dimension rescued Hiiro.

    He knew this aura. It didn''t belong to the sages or deities. Instead, it belonged to a troublesome beggar that hated him.

    "Meng Xin?"

    Meng Xin was a cultivator that Xiaomao had met in the Pangu Cultist Dungeon. After the encounter, the youth had been missing. Mao Miaomiao didn''t know about their encounter. However, he knew Meng Xin well.

    Meng Xin was a former protagonist in Mao Miaomiao''s generation. Because of Mao Miaomiao''s intervention and influence, the growth of Meng Xin was suppressed throughout his life.

    "That so-called chosen one, munya?"

    Meowmeow also remembered Meng Xin. After all, they went on an adventure together for a while in the past.

    "Yeah, that cheeky brat. I guess he jumps ships like Lu Bu and Xie Tian. How annoying."

    "Era changes, and so do people, munya. You can''t count on your old friends to be your friends forever, munya."

    "I know. But damn. I should have cut their karma strings when I had a chance."

    "Save that regret forter. Help this boy first, munya. He''ll die if we leave him alone."

    Mao Miaomiao snorted and walked toward Shepherd. He nced at the retainer, who looked exactly like Joshua when he was young.

    The chaos seraphim knelt and lightly poked Shepherd''s forehead.

    CLICK-CLICK-CLICK

    A loud ticking clock sound echoed in the dungeon. Simr to when Shepherd used Samael''s domain, Meowmeow sensed that the time in the dungeon stopped for a moment.

    Instantly, Shepherd''s shattered muscle fibers, cracked bones, and internal injuries were healed. His HP bar was fully green again. However, Shepherd''s level dropped back to 1,000 and his status attributes reverted to normal.

    "There. Done."

    Meowmeow looked at his former master, "Reversing time for healing?! Your Time and Space Domain gets better again, munya."

    "Ha! Who do you think I am?"

    "Yes, yes¡­ Sir Samael. Haiz, munya."

    "Samael is my counterpart in the other timelines. I''m me. Don''t mix us together."

    "But technically, you two are the same person, munya."

    "Not anymore after the Great Reset. He is he. I am ME! I''m no longer bound to this universe! Hahahaha!"

    Meowmeow shook his head and nced at the Chaos Seraphim''s right eyebrow. He still remembered the secret of the eyebrow and the rtionship between him and Samael.

    After chatting and reminiscing about their past, the two entities went back to the B10 floor with the unconscious messiah''s clone in tow.

    .<novelnext></novelnext>

    .

    = Yeet City, Pangu Cathedral =

    A portal was opened in the middle of the courtyard. A muscr teenager in ragged clothes carrying a dying protagonist on his shoulder walked out of the red portal. He dropped Hiiro on the ground without caring.

    Standing on the grass yard was another clone of Nian. The caracal cat rushed to Hiiro and licked thetter''s forehead.

    DING

    A dark magic circle appeared under Hiiro and glowed in purple light. Nian shoved his paw into his game inventory and pulled out a dozen monster corpses and threw them into the same magic circle. Then, he bit the tip of his tongue and spat his blood essence on Hiiro''s head.

    RUMBLE

    The monster corpses dissipated into ck dust, but they gathered around the blood essence of Nian on Hiiro''s head. Then, the ck blood multiplied and entered Hiiro''s body.

    BA-DUMP

    Hiiro''s heart beat again while the multiplying blood gradually restored his lost arm, blood, and Qi. His HP bar also slowly filled the green gauge.

    His condition stabilized. Nian wiped the sweat on his face and sighed.

    "That was close, nya!"

    The burly man in ragged clothes sneered at the cat, "This will be thest time I help you, Nian. Next time, I''ll kill you myself."

    "Yeah, yeah. I''m so scared, nya. Anyway, thanks for the help. That was a close call, actually."

    "Remember the promise. I want Mao Miaomiao''s head!"

    "Once Solomon''s business is over, I''ll bring his head to you on a silver tter, nya! Also, do you want his son''s head, too?"

    "Don''t touch his family. I want only his life, not the innocents'' lives!"

    "You''re such a hypocrite, nya."

    "Hmm!"

    Meng Xin, the beggar-lookalike man, waved his sword and cut through dimensions, opening a portal for himself. Then, he entered the dark void, and the portal automatically closed.

    Nian gazed at the ce where Meng Xin had left.

    "Tsk, tsk, tsk. The Void Domain. Once a protagonist, always a protagonist, nya. Mao Miaomiao, you should have killed him when you had a chance! NYAHAHAHAHA!"

    .

    .

    = B10, ve Dungeon =

    Meowmeow left Shepherd in the local hospital and let Qidia, Titania, Magdalene, and Yuan Hua watch over him. He and Mao Miaomiao walked out of the buildings, not bothering with the women that rushed into Shepherd''s room.

    Mao Miaomiao sneaked a nce at Yuan Hua. They knew each other in their previous life, but she didn''t seem to notice him. He snickered and left her alone.

    He also nced at the door next to Shepherd. The patient''s name was clearly written "Party Queen". Like Shepherd''s wives, many party girls gathered in there as they were worried about their leader.

    While they were walking, Mao Miaomiao rubbed his right eyebrow. It slightly twitched, and he didn''t like it.

    "Your instinctes back, munya?"

    "Sort of. Winter ising."

    "Sounds troublesome. Do you know the location, munya?"

    "Where else but here? I''m sure the next attack will be more severe. There will be casualties."

    "How pessimistic, munya. Didn''t Devil teach you to be more optimistic?"

    "Ha! The only thing she taught me was selfishness and angst. Anyway, that''s all the past. I need to start doing something."

    Meowmeow stopped walking. He jumped on top of the angel''s head and sat there.

    "Tell me your n, munya."

    "Since winter ising, it''s time to gather some firewood."

    "And the firewood is?"

    "Reinforcement. Say, if I remember correctly, Ran Tae is in this world. Do you know where he is?"

    Reminded of Jungwoo, Meowmeow''s tail wagged. He smiled.

    "He has gone home to see your wife, munya. He said something about bringing the people from the Beast Forest here."

    "Beast Forest?"

    Two women appeared in Mao Miaomiao''s mind. One was a refined tigress with a fiend bloodline while the other tall muscr woman inherited the white tiger legacy. The two of them always carried a weird fiend child around, but that small tiger was reincarnated to W-2.

    Missing his two tigress wives, Mao Miaomiao had an idea.

    "How about I pay the Beast Forest a visit and escort our protagonist ally back?"

    "Please do, munya. If they start sending protagonists to attack us, it''s time to recruit our guys, too!"

    While they chatted, they couldn''t stop ncing in a certain direction as the aura of Xiaomao slowly grewrger. They faintly smiled as they already included Xiaomao as one of their trump cards in the next dungeon siege.

    .

    .

    Meanwhile

    RUMBLE

    A massive portal was opened above Yeet City. A dozen airships descended, carrying immortals and deities on board.

 Chapter 369 Cat Dad Believes In Himself

    Chapter 369 ¨C Cat Dad Believes in Himself

    "What the hell is that?!"

    "Another event?"

    "This damn gamepany never tells the yers what they are doing. It sucks."

    "We are milking cash from this game, so we don''t have the right toin."

    "Because of that mentality, the gamepany is scamming us. Don''t you watch the news? People died ying this game."

    "Shut it, boomer. We are here for money and superpower. You can''t tell me what to do! Why are you here in the first ce if you don''t like the game?"

    The yers in Yeet City looked up and randomly exchanged their opinions while more airships came out from therge portal in the sky. Everybody was aware of the risks that came with the game, but they were willing to gamble their lives to obtain riches, immortality secrets, and superpowers.

    On the airships, over 20,000 immortals looked down upon the yers in the city. Some jeered while many spat at the crowd below.

    Meanwhile, the gship of the fleet slowly made its way out of the portal. From a nce, it was a fragile-looking wooden fortress. However, the passengers and the ship''s crews were proud of their ship''s materials and hull as the wood came from the W-2''s sacred tree, which was sturdier, harder, and lighter than the finest ultra-rare weapons.

    Three elderly men in white robes sat on a cushion at the bow of the gship. Two remained emotionless, meditating. Thest one gazed into the sky and sniffed the scent of the first air of this world.

    "Disgusting. The thickness of Qi iscking. Instead, the inferior "Mana" is everywhere."

    All-Heaven Sage, the elderly man with an extremely long beard, eyebrows, and hair, disliked the putrid air of this world. He wished he could go back to W-2 and enjoyed the richness of Qi back home.

    "Show some respect, Heaven Sage. You are in a mortal world. It''s obvious that the Qi is thin."

    The leader of the three sages reprimanded his subordinate. The elder that sat in the middle slowly stood up and brought out his long cane to help him walk.

    From a nce, the sage leader seemed weak and fragile. From a mortal''s standard, he could easily trip and fall to his death. Even a teenager might be able to snap his thin neck in half!

    However, the two other white-haired elders didn''t dare to disrespect the man.

    Their leader was none other than Hongjun, the second-inmand of the Pangu Faction. His position was higher than Nian''s as the cat was simply Pangu''s familiar. Moreover, he was once the strongest sage before the Great Reset, and all deities in Heaven revered him as the father of all Daos.

    Hongjun once had three disciples. All-Heaven Sage was one of Hongjun''s two surviving disciples. The other one next to him was Zhunti, who had captured one of the protagonists from the W-2. As for the missingst disciple, he betrayed Hongjun during the Great Reset, and Hongjun personally killed him.

    Afraid of Hongjun, All-Heaven Sage backed down and closed his mouth.

    Seeing that his disciple behaved, Hongjun briefed them on their missions.

    "Lord Pangu has instructed us tounch a full-scale attack on ve Dungeon before the patch. Our spies reported that Mao Miaomiao has already arrived there before us, and he will definitely show up once we get closer to the dungeon."

    Zhunti opened his eyes. He pinched his fingers and found a trace of Mao Miaomiao. Also, he discovered Hiiro Narukami and Nian in the courtyard of the cathedral below.

    "Did Lord Pangu send Hiiro to attack the dungeon first? He has failed, it seems."

    Hongjun''s eyes turned pitch ck for a moment as he read the karma of Hiiro. Then, he learned everything that Hiiro had experienced in the dungeon.

    "It''s one of the protagonist''s fateful development. He has been suppressing all his peers in W-1, and his growth bes stagnant. Now, he finally encounters a rival, and his strength will improve leap and bound. The same goes for his rival¡­ Huh?"

    Hongjun shifted his gaze toward the north, where the dungeon was located. He mumbled to himself and counted his fingers.

    The finger-pinching and counting seemed silly and childish from a mortal''s point of view. However, that was a deity''s way of deducing fate, karma, and the future.

    As Hongjun was curious about Hiiro''s rival, he soon discovered the karma of Joshua and the Trumpet Alliance, aka the League of Archangels. As Joshua and the archangels were on Mu-Nyang''s side, Hongjun thoroughly checked their rtionship and past deeds.

    As soon as he discovered that Shepherd was Joshua''s clone, who had been created by Xiaomao, he burst intoughter.

    "Oh, Joshua. You sly old fox. You have been hiding behind Devil and Mao Miaomiao in your previous life. Unfortunately for you, you can''t hide the spotlight this time. You, the shadow of prototype war marites, will soon be exposed to the universe!"

    "Joshua?! That useless deity?"

    Zhunti and All-Heaven Sage were interested.

    Hongjun snickered and reminisced about the past when the prototype marites, such as Devil, the creator of Mao Miaomiao, were born. At that time, he met a certain entity that had created the seven cmitous protagonists of the first era during the first Pangu Online Game Period.

    "I''ll tell you a story while our men are regrouping. It happened a long, long time ago, but I still vividly remembered that day. Remember when Mu-Nyang emerged and Lord Pangu went into panic mode?"

    "Err, you meant, during the first yer uprising cmity? Wasn''t that because of the rebelling yers from the first game?"

    "There''s an unsung story behind the scene. It started when Lord Pangu learned that Mu-Nyang was resurrected."

    .

    .

    = Xiaomao''s Pocket Dantian =

    BOOM

    After getting killed 92,756 times, Xiaomao finally managed to defeat Wei Huang at the max strength for the first time.

    The clone of level-1200 Wei Huang panted as five flying swords pinned his head and torso to the ground. One of the swords pierced through his brain, but the Oni immortal survived with his willpower and Qi.

    Despite being defeated, Wei Huang brightly smiled.

    ''Well done. Now, you have to kill me 998 more times with this difficulty and one more at 200% difficulty.''

    Xiaomao, in his catman angel appearance, sat on the ground. His ck wing folded, but his white wing spread and released the white feathers. The angel feathers transformed into white butterflies and orbited around Xiaomao, spraying particles on his wounds. His white tail made a 90 degrees angle as it got stuck in that form.

    The wounds were instantly healed, and his Life Essence was fully restored.

    "I''ll do my best, grandpa. Also¡­ sorry that I cheated."

    Xiaomao felt bad for raising his cultivation base and stats before he challenged Wei Huang. As Xiaomao had stolen element Qi and Life Essence from Undine, Alice, and Nymph''s clone, most of his element foundation attributes were at the maximum that his physique could hold. Moreover, his raw attributes drastically improved after he ate enough Life Essence from the girls.

    .

    General Information

    Name: Xiaomao

    Race: Unknown

    ss: Protagonist, and 6 others.

    Lifespan: 562,499 Years.

    Level: 899

    .

    Status Attributes

    STR: 850,640

    DEX: 904,570

    AGI: 948,930

    VIT: 910,348

    INT: 938,820<novelnext></novelnext>

    WIS: 881,178

    Life Essence: 9,000,000

    LUCK: 800,000

    .

    Spiritual Roots, Elemental Foundation, and Cores

    Fire Core: 500,000

    Water Core: 500,000

    Wind Core: 500,000

    Metal Core: 500,000

    Wood Core: 500,000

    Lightning Core: 500,000

    Light Core: 500,000

    Dark Core: 500,000

    Unholy Foundation: 500,000

    Ice Foundation: 200,000

    Sword Foundation: 200,000

    Nature Foundation: 200,000

    Maic Foundation: 200,000

    Holy Foundation: 200,000

    Compression Foundation: 200,000

    Nihility me Foundation: 200,000

    Venom: 200,000

    Blood Foundation: 200,000

    Sigma Foundation: 2,000,000

    .

    Combat Status

    ATK: 1,820,640

    DEF: 1,424,174

    M.ATK: 7,670,910

    M.DEF: 1,339,589

    HP: 917,160,289

    MP: 916,905,011

    Life Essence: 899,000,000

    .

    After acquiring the protagonist ss, his stats rapidly skyrocketed! He was no longer a yer but a super raid boss monster!

    Xiaomao couldn''t see his status menu in the pocket dantian. Even if he could, he didn''t care about them anymore as the number inted so much that his real body was a lot stronger than his game character.

    In addition, the menu didn''t tell him which race he was. As Xiaomao inherited Wei Feng and Wei Xiong''s Oni bloodline, he could borrow Oni''s natural strength. At the same time, because of his catopus game character, his transformation sometimes came out as a cat boy in Japanese Anime. Moreover, because of his rtionship with Mao Miaomiao, his tentacles moved to his back and created odd wings, turning them into a second Qi storage area.

    Each ck and white feather contained one type of elemental Qi, which was equal to the maximum amount of Life Essence that his dantian held. He had about 500,000bined feathers, thus he had 500,000 backup dantians to pull the endless energy from.

    Because of all these cheats, Xiaomao felt bad.

    Wei Huang noticed the look on Xiaomao''s face. He sneered and flipped a middle finger at him.

    ''If you feel bad, you mustn''t lose to me again! Come on. Finish me off and resummons me. I want a rematch!''

    Xiaomao swiped his finger over his eyes. He stood up and pointed his finger at Wei Huang.

    "Compress."

    BOOM

    The entire body of Wei Huang was crushed into a round meatball before it dissipated into dust. Once the dust settled, Xiaomao opened his dantian menu and summoned Wei Huang with the highest possible strength and difficulty.

    As an 8th-stage cultivator, the soul formation realm cultivator with 19 nascent souls, Xiaomao strived to be on par with level-2000 immortals!

    "I¡­ am¡­ a protagonist of my life."

    Xiaomao hypnotized himself and pressed the summon button.

    VIIING

    His ck wing and white wing shone and spread. 19 nascent souls emerged from his wings and formed a formation as if they were soldiers. Everybody represented their Daos, element, and unique domain ability.

    Wei Huang reappeared in the dantian. He immediately transformed into an Oni and summoned 12 avatars of his constetions. Each constetion summoned another batch of 12 nascent souls to form new formations.

    The 20-VS-156 match resumed!

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Mao Miaomiao couldn''t stop looking toward Xiaomao''s house. The aura of a heavenly fate crystal was so thick that he had goosebumps.

    Meowmeow also noticed it. He clicked his tongue.

    "He begins to believe, munya."

    "That''s a protagonist''s power-up period for you. When they ovee an obstacle, their strength jumps to another tier. He should be at the same level as the low-tier immortal by now."

    "I don''t think so. That thickness is the same as mid-tier, munya. He is probably on par with Undine or that intruder without the domain buff. By the way, you should be going, munya. Don''t waste your time here."

    "You don''t understand how addictive it is, dude. Have you ever been a parent? Seeing your son grow right in front of your eyes is the most precious moment."

    "You cane back and flirt with your sonter! NOW SCRAM, MUNYA!"

 Chapter 370 Cat Dadâ€™s Friends Bring More Friends

    Chapter 370 ¨C Cat Dad''s Friends Bring More Friends

    = Beast Forest =

    A weretiger knelt in front of his mentor. He had already reported everything he knew about the ve Dungeon and their resident area to everybody in the forest, and his mentor asked him to wait here while her subordinates gathered weak elders, children, and women to move to the dungeon first.

    The beast queen, aka Jungwoo''s mentor, stood under a massive tree in the center of the forest. She had white tiger ears, a tiger tail, trimmed white hair, and a gorgeous face that rivaled Final Fantasy Series'' heroines.

    The queen was Mao Xueyan. Her level was 9,999, the same as many others half-step deities in the universe. She was also one of Mao Miaomiao''s concubines in her previous life.

    Standing by her side was one of the seven cmity fiends, Mao Dandan, the Guardian Beast. Her level was the same as her elder sister, and she had been protecting the forest since she was reincarnated into this world.

    Mao Dandan looked a lot different from her beautiful sister. She was two meters tall. Her toned muscle and refined six-packs were her best charm even though her pretty face was not inferior to her sister''s.

    Behind the two tigresses, the gigantic tree''s human face smiled at Jungwoo. Unlike the Blood Tree on Cernun Ind, this tree was considered the World Tree of the maind continent, and it was sentient.

    Ohuhuhohohu, the world tree, suddenly thought of someone. He questioned Jungwoo.

    "By chance, is there an immortal by the name "Yuan Hua" among your allies?"

    Jungwoo tilted his head in confusion. As he had never met Yuan Hua yet, he had no idea who she was. However, he remembered that people with the surname "Yuan" belonged to the fallen royal family of the Yuan Empire.

    "Is she rted to Emperor Yuan, senior Ohuhu?" Asked Jungwoo.

    "They''re brother and sister in their previous life. I think they are still siblings in this life, too."

    "Ah, I see. Then, she might be roaming the maind somewhere with her elder brother."

    "Ah, shame. I thought I could see her again."

    "You know her, senior?"

    "Somewhat. Anyway, we''ve already wasted so much time waiting for those annoying sloths. Let''s bring as many people as we can for now. We''ll move the others when they''re ready."

    "Alright!"

    Ohuhu shifted his gaze to the two sisters. He asked for their permission.

    "May I bridge the dungeons now?"

    Mao Xueyan frowned and nced toward the north. She sensed the aura of her husband from afar, but the massive army of Solomon in Siren City and their aura blocked her Qi sense. She was slightly annoyed.

    Meanwhile, Mao Dandan had some concerns. She was wary of Solomon''s subordinates in this world and the ghost yers.

    "Will it be intercepted if we bridge our Beast Dungeon with the ve Dungeon?"

    Mao Xueyan pursed her lips, "Yes. I''m sure someone among Solomon''s gang has the Dao of Void. Anybody with that Dao can intercept all teleportation and dimensional dungeon bridges."

    "Aw, that sucks. Come to think of it, Meng Xin was herest month, but he didn''t join the tournament. Do you think he will join Pangu?"

    Upon mentioning Meng Xin, Mao Xueyan''s expression turned dark. She hated the beggar guy.

    When Meng Xin visited the Beast Forest, he challenged Mao Dandan to a duel to steal her cmity fiend title. Little that he knew that Mao Dandan had learned a lot from her husband, and the beggar was defeated in one move.

    After the duel, Mao Dandan spared his life because of their connection in their previous life. However, after they nurtured Meng Xin back to health, he backstabbed them. He plundered several sacred fruits, treasures, and cultivation resources from the Beast Forest''s treasure pavilion and escaped.

    Angered by the betrayal, Mao Xueyan put a bounty on Meng Xin''s head. Even now, she still thought of killing him with her own hands.

    "Let him join Pangu. If he does, I''ll butcher him myself!" Mao Xueyan cracked her knuckles as she couldn''t suppress her anger anymore.

    "But if he works for Pangu, his void power is going to be a thorn. He can freely ess our dungeon and forest on a whim!"

    "¡­"

    Being reminded of Meng Xin''s absurd power, everybody had a headache. They hesitated if they should connect their dungeons with the dimensional bridges.

    A dimensional bridge was a pathway between pocket spaces of two dungeons. ve Dungeon relied on pocket space to expand its floors and levels in the void. The same also applied to the local dungeons in the Beast Forest as Mao Xueyan and Mao Dandan were also the dungeon masters of the two local beast nests.

    When the bridges connected between dungeons, their residents could visit, trade, travel, or migrate to another dungeon. Moreover, both pocket spaces would draw closer as the bridges remained. Eventually, both dungeons would permanently attach like how ve Dungeon, Ant Nest, and Chang''e Sanctuary linked together.

    But there was one problem. Any cultivator, immortal, or deity with Void Domain could jeopardize or destroy the bridges. They could also directly teleport into pocket spaces and infiltrate any dungeon in the void.

    And Meng Xin was a void cultivator!

    Mao Xueyan couldn''t afford to risk her people in this project. She came up with another idea.

    "Screw the bridge. Let''s go there directly!"

    Jungwoo, Mao Dandan, and Ohuhu were puzzled, "How? Walk there ourselves? Through the Solomon Army?"

    "No."

    Mao Xueyan took several deep breaths. She kicked the ground and flew up. Then, she pped her hands.

    RUMBLE

    An earthquake struck the entire forest, and the ground slowly parted.

    Jungwoo widened his eyes as he noticed that the cloud slowly descended upon him. He turned around and looked further toward the outside of the forest.

    The others also noticed the strange phenomenon. Then, they understood why the clouds dropped to the ground.

    The clouds remained in their ces. It was their forest and thendmass that levitated higher in the sky!<novelnext></novelnext>

    Mao Dandan also jumped out and flew higher. Then, she saw how her elder sister pulled out the entire forest from the and made it fly on its own.

    Mao Xueyan profusely sweated as the forest, dungeon, andndmass were too heavy for her to carry alone. She bitterly smiled at the tall tigress woman.

    "Dandan, help me a bit. It''s getting heavy."

    "You are overdoing it, Xueyan!"

    Mao Dandan pointed her palms at thendmass. Then, the weight got lighter, allowing Mao Xueyan to rx and rested her arms.

    RUMBLE

    As Ohuhu also noticed what Mao Xueyan did, his roots punctured through the bottom rocks and extended toward the ground. Five minutester, the roots merged and turned into two massive long legs, which stood on the ground. Then, he slowly lifted his root foot and walked forward.

    While Ohuhu walked, he looked up and scolded the two women.

    "Next time, tell me what your idea is first! You know that I can simply carry the entire forest on my own, right? Also, you''re wee!"

    "¡­"

    Mao Dandan and Mao Xueyan looked at each other and giggled. They flew down andnded in front of the world tree.

    "If you appreciate my help, do me a favor. I need water. A LOT OF WATER!"

    Jungwoo and the two tigresses smiled. They summoned their Water Dao Avatar and converted their water element Qi into pure water, pouring it onto the tree.

    Ohuhu savored the taste of water and hummed.

    RUMBLE

    Each step he took caused a massive earthquake on the. Ohuhu slightly turned left and directly walked toward the ocean, avoiding the army of Solomon in the north.

    "We''re going to swim a bit. Tell the beasts not to panic, especially the birds! If you''re free, bring back those confused birdbrains!"

    Reminded about birds, the immortals and Jungwoo looked toward the south and levitated in the sky. Then, they noticed that many bird monsters, birdmen, and harpies that weren''t in the forest couldn''t catch up to them. They were left behind on the ground in front of the crater of thendmass.

    Jungwoo, Mao Dandan, and Mao Xueyan rushed toward the stragglers and manually carried them back to their "Walking Continent". It took them half a day to clean up the mess they made before all local beast folks got on the "Ship".

    Ohuhu also kept track of the local poption. Upon confirming that all birds and local monsters got on, he announced.

    "Next station ¨C Northern Archipgo! We''re going to visit Cernun and his gang! By the way, I''ve just received a voice transmission from our old friend. He ising to escort us there!"

    "Who?" Mao Xueyan was curious.

    "Your cheeky husband!"

    "Oh?!"

    .

    .

    HUMM

    On the top of Mount Tian Yuan Pagoda, Ma Moxi watched how Ohuhu slowly used his root legs to walk and carry the entire beast forest toward the sea. He rubbed his chin, mimicking Mao Miaomiao''s usual pose and giggling by himself.

    "Dear, oh dear. They''re leaving us behind."

    Behind Ma Moxi was a refined foxdy with nine tails. Her long orange hair, fox ears, and her pretty face could smitten any mortal man, including Mao Miaomiao. Her strength was also on par with the Mao siblings, but she always kept a low profile due to her family''splications.

    Ku''er, the Celestial Nine-Tailed Fox, Level 9999

    The foxdy sighed and patted her round belly. It had been 30 weeks since Ma Moxi and Ku''er had created a new life.

    "It''s better this way. Otherwise, our baby might be in danger," Ku''er was d that they didn''t have to join the uing conflict.

    "I feel bad for Miaomiao, though. We''re supposed to help him when he needs it the most."

    Ku''er gently kissed her husband''s cheek, "If you''re that worried, how about you go and join them."

    Ma Maxi frowned, "What about you and the child?"

    "We can manage. It''s not like I''m alone here. I''ve already hired so many female yers to help me taking care of the pagoda."

    "¡­"

    Ma Moxi was still reluctant. He gazed toward the north, and his far sight found the airship fleet of Hongjun around Yeet City''s airspace. Then, he counted the number of immortals that came from W-2.

    They kept oning from the massive portal. At this rate, there might be over 20,000 immortals, and the dungeon might be overrun. Moreover, the gods and protagonists under Hongjun would join the battle. Mao Miaomiao alone wouldn''t be able to fend off Hongjun and the plot-armor-dded protagonists without other protagonists'' help.

    Only cultivators with a protagonist or antagonist ss could kill another protagonist. That was the rule of this universe! But in this life, Ma Moxi no longer had that halo.

    Heined, "I''ve seen so many scenarios like this in movies and stories. This is a death g. If I go, I''ll die."

    "Death gs happen if you brag that you have a good wife and an unborn baby at home. As long as you don''t flex, you''ll be fine."

    "Nah, I won''t risk it. I''m not a protagonist anymore. My golden age is over. I''m going to stay here with you. As for the war, Mao Miaomiao can manage. He''s this universe "Foil" for a reason."

    "Hehehe, good choice!"

    Ma Moxi kissed Ku''er and escorted her to the lower floor.

 Chapter 371 Cat Dadâ€™s Enemies Got New Class?

    Chapter 371 ¨C Cat Dad''s Enemies got Antagonist ss?

    "Oi, are you serious, nya?!"

    Nian held his head in confusion. His clone just made a deal with Ma Xingjuan and Odin, but Hongjun suddenly brought his forces over and prepared to attack ve Dungeon.

    Saving his face, Nian rushed to the gship of Hongjun. He appeared directly on the bow and confronted the three ex-sages.

    The three ex-sages sensed the arrival of the caracal cat''s clone. They stared at the three-eye cat.

    "What are you doing here, Nian?" Asked Hongjun.

    "You''re messing with our Lord''s n, nya! I''ve just signed a peace treaty with Asgard and the Spear Demoness! If we attack the dungeon now, we''ll be breaking the treaty, nya!"

    Zhunti and All-Heaven Sage turned to Hongjun as they had no idea about the treaty and the lord''s order. The old sage stroke his beard and slightly nodded.

    "I''m aware."

    "Care to exin what you''re doing, nya?"

    "It is what it is. We''reunching a full-scale assault on the dungeon and hunting down Mao Xiaomiao, or should I call him Miao Xiaomao? This is the direct order from Lord Pangu."

    "Hah?!"

    Nian didn''t understand. Pangu told him to make peace with Odin''s forces and Mao Miaomiao''s wives, but he ordered Hongjun to kill Xiaomao. Nothing made sense here!

    Unable to get the desired answer, Nian''s clone stopped moving and vanished into thin air. The other clones also disappeared from the world.

    .

    .

    = Real World, USA, CA =

    In a local hotel, Pan Xian''s expression was dark while he sat on the edge of the bed. Two hands held his head, and his elbows rested on his thighs.

    Pangu looked like he was having a severe headache or depression. However, the corner of his mouth curved up, and he couldn''t stop snickering.

    He had already calcted his future. Although it was pitch ck, there was a ray of hope ¨C The protagonists and the universe''sws.

    Every thousand years, a new generation of genies and outstanding talented mortals were born. Some lucky ones were born into a dominant family. Many grew up in a wealthy and rich environment. On the other hand, the most promising geniuses often had a poor background, and half of them ended up as the protagonists of the era.

    Hiiro Narukami, Lee Jinyong, Seo Jungwoo, Bianca Duhan, James Huntsman, and Chase Sheffield were the new souls that entered this realm as fated ones. As for the other protagonists, they were reincarnators from the old eras.

    Xie Tian and Lu Bu carried on their protagonist title as their fated journeys were far from over. Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, and Sima Yi, on the other hand, weren''t considered the main character in their past life, but their status rose after their reincarnation. The trio joined W-2 and fought among themselves for hegemony.

    Meanwhile, Damocles Caesar, the name that never appeared in the game or the cultivation worlds in the past, kepting back to Pangu''s mind. The human hadn''t even joined the game world yet, but he already learned a cultivation technique from a random book that he got from a mummy''s corpse in a Pyramid.

    Pangu had been observing the young man and secretly sneaked in artifacts that he no longer used to ces that Caesar could notice. The young hero never disappointed Pangu as he found everything with ease and grew stronger over time.

    While watching over his favorite protagonist, Pangu tampered with the game worlds and added new sses.

    Antagonist

    Pangu giggled. This ss never appeared in history, including the cultivation worlds as everybody always called them "Viins" instead of antagonists, just like how everybody called main characters "Heroes" instead of "Protagonists".

    He had to add this ss to the game as the 14 protagonists were too strong in this era. Even after Pangu pitted Hiiro to fight Xiaomao, the guy got intercepted by Shepherd, another protagonist. Then, they almost killed each other after a brief exchange, but Meng Xin managed to rescue Hiiro.

    Thinking of Meng Xin, Pangu decided to bless the beggar in the new ss to test things out. If the ss worked as intended, Pangu would have a new weapon to kill all 14 protagonists of this era, including the ex-protagonists in this universe!

    Without the protagonists, Mu-Nyang would be greatly weakened!

    While Pangu was calcting his next moves in his mind, Nian''s real body, who had been sleeping in a washroom sink, came out and jumped on the bed with wet feet.

    The three-eye cat red at its owner.

    "Master, what the hell are you doing? Why are you ordering Hongjun to attack ve Dungeon, nya?"

    "What? You have a problem?" Pangu nced at Nian''s wet feet and clicked his tongue in disgust. He pushed the cat back and patted the sheet. Then, the stain vanished.

    Nian protested, "My clone just finished a peace talk with Ma Xingjuan and Odin, nya! We agree that we won''t attack each other since Solomon is ying tricks on us. While I''m working so hard, you suddenly sent Hongjun here, nya! Is my work meaningless to you, nya?!"

    Hearing Nian''s problem, Panguughed and petted him, "Is that why you are mad? You idiot."

    Nian purred and rested on Pangu''sp. His big body almost slipped off from Pangu''s legs, but he flipped his tummy over, showing his belly, "So, what''s your n, nya?"

    Pangu boldly rubbed Nian''s belly, and thetter instantly caught the former''s arm with his sharp ws. He bit the owner and repeatedly kicked the arms with his hind legs.

    The cat''s owner ignored it as Nian couldn''t even hurt or leave a scratch mark on his skin. He closed his eyes and secretly added the new ss to the cat.

    DING

    Nian stopped ying with Pangu''s arm and his three eyes widened. He saw the game message and looked at Pangu in shock.

    "Antagonist ss, nya?!"<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Hahahaha! There are already 14 protagonists in this era. Why don''t we add their "Nemesis" to the mix?"

    "But why me, nya?!"

    "You know, Nian. In some novel stories, a protagonist dies in the end. A few twisted ones are even more interesting ¨C The protagonist that readers have been following from the beginning is the viin of the story, but the antagonist is the hero. Of course, the viins usually die, but the antagonist in the story wins!"

    "Oh?!"

    Nian gained inspiration and enlightenment. He quickly inspected the detail of his new ss while Pangu exined what it could do.

    "You see, Nian. Our situation is also simr to those twisted stories. We''re doing our best to protect the universe from that dictator cathulhu and his monster n. I promote humans, Daos, freedom, and cultivation. What does he do? He enves and brainwashes everybody! We''re the heroes while Mu-Nyang and his goons are the viins here!"

    Nian repeatedly nodded, "As you said, nya!"

    "That''s right. Because of that, protagonists aren''t always the heroes, Nian. Now, you understand the impact of the ss?"

    "I get it, nya! But what does that have to do with Hongjun''s movements, nya?"

    Pangu smirked and waved his index finger, drawing a square in the air. A blue light from his fingertip created a 2-dimensional box. But when the line connected, the square shone and revealed a scene.

    It showed the status menu of Hongjun.

    "Eh?"

    Nian fixated on Hongjun''s raw stats for a moment. Then, he noticed that a new ss was added to Hongjun''s ss list.

    He, too, got the antagonist ss!

    DING

    Suddenly, Hongjun''s status attributes rapidly increased. Hisbat status was also affected, and many new Daos and elements appeared.

    "¡­ Wow."

    Nian was impressed by the changes. He looked at his master in admiration, "So, you sent them there to¡­"

    "Yes, Nian. The best way to test the new ss is to pit protagonists and antagonists in a fight while we calcte their fates and future. We will observe and record the experiment before we start sabotaging Solomon, Odin, or Zeus. Ha! I doubt Mu-Nyang has foreseen this!"

    Nian pped while his innocent eyes gazed at his owner in admiration.

    "Oh, while I''m at it, what do you think will happen if someone has both Antagonist and Protagonist ss?"

    "!!!"

    Nian jumped up. His tail stood up as he was interested, "What will happen, nya?!"

    "That''s why we will be testing it on one of the protagonists. Let''s start with one of our guys¡­ Hiiro Narukami!"

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Hongjun squinted his eyebrows and inspected the game status menu as he noticed the changes in his body. But upon noticing that he got the new "Antagonist" ss from Pangu, his face distorted in dissatisfaction and anger.

    As a sage that humans worshiped, this was an insult!

    "Me? Antagonist?!"

    .

    .

    In front of the ve Dungeon''s cave, Mao Miaomiao stretched and gazed toward the south. He already noticed the fleet of Hongjun at the center of the Aves Continent, and his hands were itching for a fight.

    But as Mao Miaomiao was about to leave, a string of karma flew toward him and attempted to prate into his skin.

    CLINK

    One of Mao Miaomiao''s purple butterflies caught the string and ate it. Then, the karma string stopped moving, and the butterflies swarmed it as if they were vultures.

    Mao Miaomiao noticed themotion and pulled the string out of the butterfly horde. He inspected it and traced it back to the karma user.

    "¡­ Hmm?"

    The direction led to Divine Theocracy Earth, and Mao Miaomiao saw Pan Xian and Nian''s faces. He also read the karma memory in the string.

    "Oh, shit. That''s new. Antagonist? I wish I had that when I was hunting protagonists."

    Mao Miaomiao cackled as he tossed the karma string toward the butterflies. The swarm happily devoured the karma string as if they were the finest wagyu A5 steak.

    "But I don''t need that anymore. I''m an outer god, mind you."

    Mao Miaomiao spread his wings and rushed southwest, heading toward a certain walking continent.

 Chapter 372 Cat Dad Will Soon Face An Antagonist?

    Chapter 372 ¨C Cat Dad Will Soon Face an Antagonist?

    Another day went by. However, Hongjun and his forces remained in Yeet City''s vicinity due to the changes in their game status and attributes. All ex-sages and ex-deities focused on cultivating instead of going to war with the ve Dungeon.

    Because of Hongjun''s mandate domain abilities and his unique providence Qi, his subordinates rapidly advanced by five small stages at the minimum. Many mortals advanced to the immortal tier while many immortals at level 9999 managed to ascend and hit the five digits.

    The same also applied to Hiiro, who had been recuperated in the cathedral of the Pangu Church. He suddenly received a constion message from Pangu and a new blessing ¨C the Antagonist ss! Like the others, Hiiro spent his time learning new tricks.

    Unfortunately, the new ss came with poison. As nobody had tested this ss before, it was bound to have severe side effects.

    It only took 24 hours for the side effects to appear.

    BOOM!

    While everybody was busy getting used to their new powers, a massive explosion erupted from the cathedral. The entire building copsed, and a certain someone jumped out.

    "AAAAAAHHHHH!!"

    Inside Hiiro''s pocket dantian, his consciousness was split into two, and he lost control of the other one. It quickly transformed into a heart demon and attempted to take control of his real body.

    Hongjun also had a simr problem. Because of the new ss, one of his consciousness in his pocket dantian rebelled. He managed to suppress the rebelling consciousness, but the dark side of himself always self-resurrected and mocked him.

    "I am you. You are me. You can''t kill me. If you truly want to kill me, you have to kill yourself first!"

    Both Hiiro and Hongjun were haunted. Aside from the mockery, the same voice tempted them.

    "Do not resist. Unleash your desire. What is it that you desire the most?"

    The consciousness flooded their minds with old memory of their dark past. Hiiro was reminded of the miserable life in his country and the ghosts of Solomon. Hongjun also had a shback of his past struggle against Mu-Nyang and his Cathulhu Race.

    Anger swelled in their heart. As their mind was unstable, their Qi stopped following their orders. As a result, their Qi flowed backward, threatening to harm them. But after a while, the muscle memory took over. Their cells itched for a fight, and their Qi cirction sped up as if they were in the middle ofbat.

    Hiiro got it worse. His skin reddened as his blood boiled. He wished to kill someone to vent his pending anger and frustration.

    Without a way to relieve his anger, Hiiro turned toward the north, where he had lost to Shepherd. Thinking of the retainer''s face, Hiiro''s evil consciousness brought back the hazy memory to his mind and made it vivid for him to see.

    As if Hiiro had a photographic memory, the face and the name indicator of Shepherd appeared like a picture. Hiiro noticed the level and the title of Shepherd. Furthermore, he could review their brief fight and check the messages from the system, which he had ignored duringbat.

    Hiiro read through everything. Then, he bellowed.

    "SHEPHERD!!"

    Drunk in rage and impulse, Hiiro''s heart demon stole the body and sealed the true consciousness in the depths of his mind. Then, the heart demon gradually merged with the true consciousness as they were originally one.

    The rage quickly subsided as the other personality took over.

    .

    Meanwhile, Hongjun''s mental strength was a lot stronger, and he didn''t have the protagonist''s fateplications. He easily subdued and dispersed the evil thoughts. Then, he stood up and gazed at Hiiro, whose aura and Qi underwent a transformation.

    The Japanese hero''s aura drastically changed. From a hopeful, warm, and charming light, it became warped and grey. Gradually, it turned darker and would soon be cold ck.

    Despite the changes, Hiiro''s levels and cultivation base skyrocketed. He reached level 3,000¡­ 3,200¡­ 3,400¡­ and kept rising.

    Hongjun narrowed his eyes as he could guess what had happened to the guy. After getting the answer, he then nced at the new game window, which provided a new feature that Pangu had prepared for them. It showed the tutorial exnation.

    .

    Antagonist Menu

    Antagonists aren''t always evildoers or viins. They simply defy fates and move the world ording to their beliefs. Without them, the story can be stagnant or stale without a purpose for the protagonist to grow or react to any development. They drive the story forward or provide questions for the protagonist to answer.

    For the efforts you invested to get closer to your ideal, you deserve every right to receive a push so that the world understands your hard work. This menu can greatly help you as an antagonist. It reveals the list of all protagonists in this era and surviving protagonists of the old, including their goals, strength, and weaknesses. In addition, you may use additional features thates with the menu.

    .

    .

    Current Generation''s Protagonist

    1. Chase Sheffield

    - Origin: Divine Theocracy Earth

    - Age: 17

    - Gender: Male

    - Life Goal: Strength to survive the harsh cultivation world.

    - Location: Game World Number 2, Mao Manor.

    - Strength: Chaos Seraphim Sentinel Method, Time and Space Law, Rapid Growth, Absolute Loyalty

    - Weakness: Can''t kill fellow human yers, women, children, and cute animals.

    - Notes: Chase Sheffield is the disciple of Mao Miaomiao. He inherits the legacy of the Chaos Seraphim Sentinel Cultivation Method, Time and Space secrets, and a heavenly fate crystal. He worships Mao Miaomiao as his idol and hero, and he is currently working at Mao Manor in Game World Number 2 to protect his mentor''s family.

    2. Sima Yi

    - Origin: Game World Number Two (Present), Aves Continent, Siren City (Second Life), Divine Theocracy Earth''s Clone Number 352 (First Life)

    - Age 24 (90)

    - Gender: Male

    - Life Goal: Restructure the United States of Wei government and instate the monarchy-republic government system, removing Mao Miaomiao and Devil''s influence in USW, and killing his rivals ¨C Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu.

    - Location: Game World Number 2, Luoyang

    - Strength: Intellect, political experience, human resources, and chaos demon cultivation method.

    - Weakness: Prideful, overly cautious, and ambitious.

    - Other Notes: Sima Yi alone is not scary. However, inside his shell, another soul lurks in there and provides Sima Yi with his insight and knowledge from the Sengoku Era. The soul of Oda Nobunaga in Sima Yi''s sea of consciousness always switches control of Sima Yi''s body and secretly cultivates when nobody is watching. In danger, Nobunaga sometimes appears as Sima Yi''s Dao Avatar to assist his partner, making them a terrifying warlord duo.

    3. Xie Tian

    - Origin: Heavenly Goose

    - Age: 21 (7x10^12)

    - Gender: Male

    - Life Goal: Kill Mao Miaomiao and Devil to avenge for the humiliations and betrayals in the other loops.

    - Location: Game World Number 2, Death Valley

    - Strength: Void Domain, Time and Space Domain, Dragon Ties, Fire Element Immunity

    - Weakness: Obsession over Mao Miaomiao.

    - Notes: Xie Tian was once a protagonist during the Devil-Kishin Era, and he went through two billion loops of endless war between two time users ¨C Devil and Kishin Douji. And in most loops, Devil and Mao Miaomiao killed him. But in a few loops, Mao Miaomiao was Xie Tian''s mentor. After the Great Reset, Xie Tian remembers everything, including the two billion loops that he had gone through. He dismissed the good rtionship they had as a mentor-disciple as if it never happened and vowed to kill Mao Miaomiao to get even. Now, he joins the Pangu Church.<novelnext></novelnext>

    ¡­

    .

    .

    Aside from Sima Yi and Chase''s information, the other protagonists'' detail was shown, including their current location. Hongjun got a few ideas on how he could pull a few of them to the Pangu Faction while some were impossible to recruit.

    Hongjun read through the present protagonist list and found the marked man and his portrait.

    However, most of his information was hidden. Judging from the censorship atheistic, it was obvious who did it.

    .

    14. Miao Xiaomao

    - Origin: Munya-Munya-Munya-Munya!

    - Age: 17 (Munya-Munya-Munya-Munya!)

    - Gender: Male

    - Life Goal: Munya-Munya-Munya-Munya!

    - Location: Munya-Munya-Munya-Munya!

    - Strength: Munya-Munya-Munya-Munya!

    - Weakness: Munya-Munya-Munya-Munya!

    - Notes: You''re not MUNYAing enough! Munya-Munya-Munya-Munya!

    .

    "How absurd."

    Hongjun raised his brow as he nced at the true age. From his point of view, the censorship was unnecessary.

    What attracted Hongjun the most was the button under the portrait of Xiaomao and the other protagonists.

    [Rivalry Mode]

    [Fateful Encounter]

    Interested, Hongjun pressed the [?] button to learn more.

    .

    Rivalry Mode

    A protagonist usually gets in the way of an antagonist one way or another, directly or indirectly. However, because of the hindrance, an antagonist can have a development.

    By pressing the button, you will establish a rivalry with one of the protagonists you designated. When you have a protagonist rival, you get stronger by inflicting direct or indirect harm to the designated protagonist and his/her friends, mentors, family, or love interests. In summary, you get instant power-ups from the feature if you manage to inflict damage upon your rival or their allies.

    .

    Fateful Encounter

    Unlike the rivalry feature, this option is only enabled if you possess at least one or more heavenly fate crystals in your soul. By having the crystal, you maypete to steal the designated target''s title as a protagonist!

    Upon turning on this button, your fate and the designated target''s fate will intertwine without fail. A clock will appear in your antagonist menu. Both of you will face each other in a duel, and you two will be forced to fight to the death when the clock counts down to zero. The winner takes the loser''s heavenly fate crystals, power, title, spouses, and all items in their possession!

    Be warned! When you use this feature, the designated protagonist''s luck will drastically increase, and they will experience at least one or more fortuitous encounter before they face you! You''re not the only one with the time to prepare. They will be ready for the decisive battle as well.

    .

    .

    Hongjun smirked. He found these features amusing.

    Although Hongjun wanted to test the water with the rivalry feature first, he couldn''t resist the temptation of the Fateful Encounter Mode.

    Without hesitation, Hongjun reached out to press the Fateful Encounter button under Xiaomao''s portrait. Then, he pressed it.

    BZZZ

    "Hmm?"

    The button turned grey before Hongjun could press it. Then, he received a feedback message.

    <This protagonist has already been paired with an antagonist. You cannot choose this target.>

    "¡­"

    Hongjun narrowed his eyes, after which he turned to Hiiro, believing that he might be the culprit.

    .

    Hiiro managed to calm down as his heart demonpletely merged with him. He also noticed the new features.

    However, Hiiro neither established a rivalry nor designated Xiaomao as a target. Instead, he stared at his portrait among the protagonists.

    He didn''t know what encouraged or drove him. He pressed the Fateful Encounter button under Shepherd''s portrait.

    DING

    <You and Shepherd have been paired as fated enemies. Until one of you perish, there will be no reconciliation or mercy! You, who runs the world under your palm, I wish you good fortune.>

    TICK-TICK-TICK

    A digital clock appeared in Hiiro''s antagonist menu, but the other options and features were locked. Moreover, he could no longer ess the protagonist feature.

    The timer was 72 hours!

    It was short!

    Hiiro''s sclera turned dark. He grinned, looking forward to the rematch.

    "I will not lose! For my freedom, for my family, for my country, you will die, Shepherd!"

    .

    .

    "Not him?"

    Hongjun was puzzled. He thought that Hiiro chose Xiaomao, but Hiiro clearly uttered that he picked Shepherd.

    "If it''s not him, then, who stole my prey!?"

 Chapter 373 Cat Dadâ€™s New Homework!

    Chapter 373 ¨C Cat Dad''s New Homework!

    DING

    <Warning! An antagonist has targeted you!>

    <Your luck is temporarily boosted by 100%. You will be guaranteed to have a fortuitous encounter at least once even if you hole up in your troll cave 24/7!>

    "How nice, munya."

    Xiaomao opened one eye to read the game system notification messages. He was amused.

    "Antagonist? This fourth-wall-breaking type of ss is quite a trend these days, munya. Hell, I haven''t even unlocked all features of Regressor ss, and I get the Protagonist ss, munya."

    DING

    [Foresight]: "It can''t be helped. Too many external influences disrupted your fate as a regressor, and your luck was weaker than the external forces. Some drastic measures are in order."

    [Foresight]: "By the way, you actually have three choices here. First, stay here and keep cultivating, and a mythical armor will fall from the sky andnd in your house. Second, stroll into the dungeon, and you will run into a fight between your subordinate and his rival. Kill the enemy, and you will steal their luck and power. Or third, you can take a walk outside the dungeon, and you will run into one of your MILF moms. She will give you a gift to help you."

    Xiaomao furrowed his eyebrows as Foresight-Senpai had been talkative today. Even without a game system, the passive skill kept providing hints and tips.

    "How did you know all that, munya?"

    [Foresight]: "I''m your foresight."

    "I know, but how the hell does that work? Isn''t my foresight or precognition something that should happen in my brain or my mind, munya?"

    [Foresight]: "Rephrasing, I''m a copy of your consciousness within your entity stone, created by Mu-Nyang. My job is to calcte and predict the future by reading the karma of everybody around you, then provide you a hint."

    Xiaomao''s mind blew. Senpai had lost him.

    "I don''t understand a thing, munya."

    [Foresight]: "Rephrasing, I just know the future, but I don''t actually exist or have a real body. Get it?"

    "Somewhat, munya."

    It was still confusing, but Xiaomao let it pass as he didn''t want to delve too much into Foresight-Senpai''s identity. As long as he was created by Mu-Nyang, he was trustworthy.

    Although distracted, Xiaomao quickly turned his attention to the antagonist issue. As Pangu''s system warned him, he was cautious about the messages.

    "Do you know who is targeting me?"

    [Foresight]: "I know, but I can''t spoil it. The butterfly effects are annoying. The only hint I can give you is that you should finish your evolution and ascend within 70 hours."

    "B-But I just forcefully advance to the 8th stage. You want me to be immortal in two or three days?! That''s impossible, munya."

    [Foresight]: "Do not underestimate the boon of your Heavenly Fate Crystal. Common sense doesn''t apply to the protagonists."

    "¡­"

    Listening to his senpai, Xiaomao sank his consciousness into his pocket dantian.

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    .

    = Xiaomao''s Pocket Dantian =

    Although Xiaomao was concerned about the targeting thing, he resumed training with Wei Huang''s clone. So far, he managed to defeat Wei Huang 998 times, and he got used to Wei Huang''s sword domain and the way he fought.

    Wei Huang''s sword domain allowed the Oni tounch attacks, which were guaranteed to hit every target. Even if the target was a hundred meters away from Wei Huang, the melee attacks never missed as the strike magically manifested directly on the victim''s body. If Wei Huang aimed for Xiaomao''s neck, his sword would always cut thetter''s neck without fail.

    However, Xiaomao alsoprehended the sword dao and could use the same abilities. As a result, he knew the weaknesses of this power.

    Whenever a domain attack manifested, there was a millisecond gap to react. Although Xiaomao couldn''t physically dodge it, an invulnerability domain or a temporary teleportation ability could counter the tricks.

    CHING

    A sword strike mark appeared on Xiaomao''s body, but his appearance faded away like a ghost.

    DING

    <You have activated the Soul Formation Domain ¨C Ethereal Light!>

    <Your physique will change into a spiritual body until you cancel the domain ability. All physical attacks cannot harm you. Qi attack and magical attack can still damage you, but they decreases your Life Essence and MP instead of your HP. Once either your MP or Life Essence reduces to zero, the domain will be disabled.>

    This was the Holy Element''s domain ability that Xiaomao recently obtained. It transformed his body into a spirit, and he could rapidly travel to any location within his domain as if he could teleport. However, it

    WHOOSH

    The sword domain strike missed!

    A millisecondter, Xiaomao''s afterimages surrounded Wei Huang. He also used the same sword domain.

    SWUA

    SWUA

    SWUA

    Unlike Wei Huang''s techniques, Xiaomao''s sword strikes connected, severing Wei Huang''s body into four pieces. Once again, Xiaomao''s sword attacks were too fast for Wei Huang to react. The grandpa fell victim to the same sword art that he relied on.

    The clone proudlyughed as he dissipated into dust for the 999th time. He muttered before he vanished.

    ''Do your best next fight, Xiaomao. Let our final duel be legendary! Make me proud!''

    "¡­"<novelnext></novelnext>

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled and nodded. He dispelled his abilities and rested to recuperate.

    The next day in the pocket dantian world, Xiaomao summoned Wei Huang again. This time, the difficulty was fixed to 200% potential.

    RUMBLE

    Wei Huang looked different this time. He came out as a human Daoist. However, behind him, a hundred legendary-grade swords and sabers levitated and followed him around.

    The old man''s hair, beard, and robes were whiter than a sheet. They were coated with an element Qi that Xiaomao didn''t have, and he looked more divine than his Oni form.

    Xiaomao gazed at Wei Huang in admiration. He praised his grandpa, "Are you an angel now?"

    This time, Wei Huang spoke clearly. He didn''t need to move his lips to hint at the words.

    "Thew of this universe is generous. It allows me to use the power that I didn''t have when I was alive."

    "Oh?"

    "Anyway, be careful, child. There won''t be constetion souls, but I alone am enough to pulverize you and your domains. You won''t be able to dodge my sword attacks anymore, and your tricks are useless against me now!"

    "Bring it, munya!"

    Xiaomao transformed into an angel with cat ears. The feathers of his wings condensed all his element Qi into white butterflies with cat-face expressions. Each glowing creature spread out and vanished, teleporting to its designated position as nned.

    DING

    <You have activated the Soul Formation Domain - Nihility me!>

    <Your Qi will constantly give birth to White me Butterflies. They will steal Qi from creatures in your domain and transfer it to you. If anyone other than you touches one of them, their sanity will instantly drop to zero.>

    <You cannot activate other soul formation domains when Nihility me Domain is active!>

    When Xiaomao''s power was active, Wei Huang smirked as he had seen it over a thousand times. He knew how to deal with the Qi-stealing bugs.

    "Let me introduce you to what a "Compound" element is, Xiaomao!"

    DING

    <Wei Huang has activated the ster constetion domain ¨C Holy Sword of Undead Samurai!>

    "Huh?"

    Although Xiaomao couldn''t see or hear the detail of the ability, Xiaomao sensed a crisis. The legendary-graded swords behind Wei Huangbined into one katana.

    Wei Huang tossed the saber in his hand and let it merge with the new katana. Its de turned ck, and its ominous aura turned purple.

    CLINK

    The sword chimed, and spirits of purple butterflies came out. They rushed toward Xiaomao''s white butterflies. Then, they started fighting,peting to devour each other.

    "These are Death Butterflies, Xiaomao. Once touched, you''re dead. This is one of Mao Miaomiao''s favorite power. Make sure to memorize how I use it."

    "How did you learn Mao Miaomiao''s power, grandpa, munya?"

    Xiaomao was puzzled ¨C How did Wei Huang know everything when he was just a remnant spirit of the ancient era?

    Wei Huang didn''t answer. He grinned and held the ck katana overhead.

    "It can also destroy domains and cancel abilities. Here I go!"

    Wei Huang shed down without using his sword domain. Xiaomao shifted his body to the side and narrowly dodged the vertical crescent sword energy.

    CLANK

    Despite the sessful dodge, Xiaomao''s Nihility me Domain was destroyed. The dome around them shattered like broken sses, and Xiaomao''s blood vessels were shattered from the inside.

    Xiaomao fell to his knees. But as soon as his knees hit the ground, his body faded to nothingness.

    DING

    <You have activated the Soul Formation Domain ¨C Ethereal Light!>

    WHOOM

    The sci-fi sound of a lightsaber suddenly came from behind Wei Huang. Thetter leisurely raised his katana to block the horizontal swing from the left.

    Without looking at Xiaomao, who had teleported behind him, Wei Huang taught his grandson.

    "Aura swords are ipatible with sneak attacks. Next time, use silent and quick weapons like daggers or knives. Also, hide your goddamn presence properly if you use an assassin technique!"

    "Whoops."

    Wei Huang turned around and started attacking without using his domain. Xiaomao also retaliated while he avoided using any domain ability.

    Seeing that Xiaomao didn''t recklessly throw out domain abilities like 3rd-rated immortals or deities, he nodded in approval.

    "That''s right! That''s the way of fighting against someone with domain-destruction abilities! Do not use your domains randomly if your opponent is capable of destroying them! Instead, force your opponent to use their domains first and use your ability that counters them!"

    "Yes, sir, munya!"

    WHOOM

    FFSSHAAAA!

    As if Wei Huang and Xiaomao role-yed as Jedi, their swords never stopped sounding like two lightsabers hitting each other. The Oni''s katana was coated with a purple aura while Xiaomao''s katana was silver-white like his me butterflies.

    Not caring about the outside world, Xiaomao trained as hard as he could.

 Chapter 374 Cat Dad Inherits Heirlooms

    Chapter 374 ¨C Cat Dad Inherits Heirlooms

    Two hourster in the real world, aka 120 days in Xiaomao''s pocket dantian, the prolonged duel finally concluded. Xiaomao hovered in the sky and spread his wings, gazing at his great-grandfather.

    "Do it, brat. Do not hesitate," Wei Huangughed while his right arm pressed to his wounded stomach. His severed left arm was 500 meters away, and his two legs were crushed because of Xiaomao''s domain ability.

    Xiaomao shook his head. He didn''t want to send hisst rtive in this pocket dantian off yet.

    He hated parting with his senior.

    "Is there a way to resurrect you, grandpa?" Asked Xiaomao.

    "That''s impossible. Once someone died, they can only go to the reincarnation river and pray to Yama."

    "But many ancient superpowers reincarnated here and there, grandpa. Howe you haven''t reincarnated yet?"

    "Tell that to Mu-Nyang. He trapped me inside you for a reason. Well, I guess what we''re doing here is his purpose."

    Wei Huang coughed blood and fell on his back. Xiaomao rushed down and disabled his abilities.

    The grandson was in tears. The guilt sensation overwhelmed him, "I''m sorry, grandpa! I didn''t mean to hurt you this badly!"

    "Fool!" Wei Huang grumbled and lightly pped Xiaomao''s face, but his feeble strength gave up on his, causing his hand to lightly pat Xiaomao''s cheek.

    "Listen, brat. It''s not like we will part ways forever. Now that I''vepleted my mission and you''ve be so strong that you can kill mid-tier immortals, I can finally pass on and enter the river of reincarnation. I''m sure Mu-Nyang willpensate me."

    "¡­"

    "Do not sulk because you suddenly surpass your ancestors."

    "¡­ I won''t sulk."

    "Good. From now on, live with pride. The Wei''s bloodline may not run in your veins, but your heart and soul are with the Wei n! You''ve inherited our legacies! You bow down to no one, including gods, you hear?"

    "I hear you, grandpa."

    Wei Huang smiled. He rubbed Xiaomao''s face.

    "It''s funny. Even in this life, your face resembles your mother."

    "Am I?"

    "Hehe. You have her eyes and nose."

    Wei Huang slowly dissipated into dust. His smile was so bright that he looked so happy.

    "Stay strong. Be proud. Keep on living. As long as you live, we will meet again one day."

    "See you again soon, grandpa. Reincarnate as my descendant, so we can beat the hell out of each other again."

    "Hahahaha!"

    Wei Huang''sughter never faded even though his body disappeared. His dust left behind another memory orb and a full set of white Daoist robes.

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao used the orb and absorbed Wei Huang''s memory.

    .

    In the real world, Xiaomao slowly opened his eyes. His face was full of tears as he learned everything he needed to know about the Oni family and the Wei n.

    "Wei Cao¡­"

    That was the name of Wei Yuan''s father. He was the one who sold out the entire family to Kishin Douji and killed Wei Huang.

    It was unfortunate that Devil had severed the existence karma of Kishin Douji, so Xiaomao couldn''t avenge the great-grandpa. However, from the hints that Wei Huang had left behind for him, Xiaomao believed that Wei Cao was still alive or got reincarnated somewhere.

    His left eyebrow repeatedly twitched, but Xiaomao ignored it. He stood up and brought out the white robes that Wei Huang left behind for him.

    PST

    An invisible thread emerged from the robes and pierced through Xiaomao''s dantian. Then, Xiaomao could sense the connection between him and the robes.

    .

    Robes of Wei Dragon

    This set of robes belonged to the Oni Patriarch, Wei Huang. He never used it as it was a secret heirloom that he treasured more than his children and grandchildren. The robes were tailored from Yamato no Orochi''s blood essence and the crystallized dantians of Wei Huang''s ancestors, who contributed their dantians to strengthen these robes before they ran out of lifespan. However, after Wei Cao rebelled, Wei Huang fell and the location of the heirloom was lost along with him.

    As fate permitted, the heirloom was found in your hands. As the rightful sessor of the Wei n, you have the right to inherit these robes.

    Equipment Type: Outer Garment, Light Armor

    Rarity: Transcended<novelnext></novelnext>

    Durability: As long as the owner is alive, it cannot be destroyed.

    Requirement: Xiaomao Only. (Soul Bound)

    Effects (1): You will obtain the protection of the Wei n''s ancestors. By sacrificing 10,000 years of lifespan, you may summon the spirits of the Wei n''s ancestors to help you inbat.

    Effects (2): You get the following perks when you wear the full set of robes;

    - Immunity to basic element attacks (Fire, Water, Lightning, Wind, Metal, Wood, Light, and Dark.)

    - Immunity to physical attacks.

    - Enable you to merge swords to create a temporary soul-bound katana inbat.

    - Unlock thepound element feature. You can now mix your element Qi together to create new elements.

    .

    Soul-Bound Item!

    For the first time, Xiaomao stumbled upon a transcended-grade item, but he was not surprised as he had learned everything from Wei Huang''s memory.

    It was not a game item but a pre-existing legacy before the gamews had taken over the universe. It didn''t provide anybat status value, but the immunity to physical attack and basic elements were useful. Furthermore, its durability was infinite as long as the wearer was alive!

    With these robes and the obnoxious flying sword, Vehicle, Xiaomao finally had a halfpleted set of gears.

    RUMBLE

    That was not the end of Xiaomao''s gains. As soon as he put the robes on, something fell from the sky and crashed into his house. A mysterious objectnded in front of him.

    Just like Foresight-Senpai had predicted, armor fell from the sky!

    It was a white dragon-scale armor. The scales were so shiny that they reacted to Wei Huang''s robes.

    Xiaomao recognized the aura in the white-scale armor. It had the same property as Wei Huang''spound element, which he had used against Xiaomao in thest fight.

    The Holy Undead Element!

    Xiaomao''s expression wasplicated.

    "So, Foresight-Senpai, what the hell is this? Where did ite from? Can you tell me anything, munya?"

    [Foresight]: "Don''t worry about it. One of your mothers came to see you, but you were busy cultivating. She wanted to hand it over to you herself, but she had an urgent business. Then, there you have it."

    "My mother? Which one, munya?"

    Xiaomao was already numb to the strange fact that he had multiple caring mothers he had never met. Still, he was curious about who she was.

    [Foresight]: "Spear Demoness, Ma Xingjuan."

    .

    .

    Meanwhile

    Two thousand airships arrived at the Northern Archipgo. Hongjun and his disciples led the troops directly, ignoring the treaty between Nian and the Spear Demoness. However, an army of 50,000 immortals didn''t send anybody to raid the dungeon right away.

    Hovering in the sky above the Gnoll Ind was Ma Xingjuan, the Chaos Demoness. This time, she came with her private army ¨C The Shakatu Nomads from the Desert Frontier Continent.

    The nomads were all Ma Xingjuan''s disciples. A thousand of them were immortals but the rest were cultivators of various levels. Despite the disadvantage, the morale of this army was high.

    The army of nomads consisted of cultivators and monsters. All immortals and cultivators rode karma centipedes, aka the pets of Mao Miaomiao that he had left behind for his wives. They were 100 meters long, seven meters in width, and five meters tall. In addition, they were capable of flying and stealing Qi from their victims. The weakest centipede was level 5,000 while the strongest one was level 15,000!

    Looking at the centipedes, Hongjun reminisced about the old days. He stood at the bow and gazed directly at Ma Xingjuan, who levitated in front of her army.

    "Hand over Miao Xiaomao, and I''ll spare your life and your puny army."

    Ma Xingjuan snorted, "Over my dead body, geezer. Do you think a mother can kill her son for her own safety?!"

    "He is not even your biological son but a child of evil Cathulhus."

    "Once born as my husband''s son, he will always be our son no matter how many times he reincarnates!"

    "Very well. So you have chosen¡­ DEATH!"

    Hongjun waved his arms and activated his Mandate Domain, and so did Ma Xingjuan. A 200-kilometer-tall pagoda and a sage golem manifested behind Hongjun. Meanwhile, a million golden spears exited from a thousand portals behind Ma Xingjuan.

    Hongjun and Ma Xingjuan bellowed in unison, ordering their troops.

    "KILL!"

 Chapter 375 Cat Dad Gets New Title

    Chapter 375 ¨C Cat Dad Gets New Title

    Unaware of themotion outside the dungeon, Xiaomao wore the scale armor under his outer robe. Then, he checked its status and perks.

    .

    Divine Dragon Scale Mail

    This scale armor was made by Hephaestus as a token of friendship between the Desert Frontier and the Dwarf Tribe that served under the cksmith deity. The divine dragon scales were the primary ingredient of this masterpiece, and the armor provide immunity to dark Qi, unholy Qi, and curse attacks from deities. It is suited for weak clergies or warriors that always fight sinister creatures or karma centipedes.

    Equipment Type: Medium Armor

    Rarity: Legendary

    Requirement: Holy Element Foundation 200,000 or higher, Level 5,000 or higher.

    Durability: 350,000/350,000 (Rechargeable with Holy Element Qi)

    Effects (1): If your Holy Element Foundation is equal to or higher than 200,000, you will gain the following benefits;

    - Immunity to curses, dark element, and unholy element attacks.

    - Iing basic Qi attacks heal you instead.

    - Increase P.DEF and M.DEF by 5,000,000

    Effects (2): If your Holy Element Foundation is equal to or higher than 500,000, you will gain the following benefits;

    - Disrupt Ster Constetion Domain or Constetion Domain.

    - Immunity to all debuffs and negative abnormal statuses.

    - Increase P.DEF and M.DEF by an additional 5,000,000.

    .

    Fortunately, Xiaomao could wear any equipment regardless of restrictions. He received the basic buff and increased his DEF stats by five million! Combining with his Sigma Buff, he was confident that no male immortal could one-shot him unless they had a cheating sword domain like Wei Huang.

    After putting everything on, Xiaomao rechecked the progress of his retainers, using the retainer status menu.

    Lucky, 712

    Shepherd, Level 1,000

    Andrew, Level 699

    Peter, Level 678

    James, Level 999

    John, Level 900

    Alice, Level 9,999

    Madoka, Level 20,000

    Noticing that John''s level rose by one, Xiaomao was relieved. At least, he would be grouped with the level-999 monsters here, and he wouldn''t be alone anymore.

    However, Xiaomao had some concerns. Lucky''s level was a tier higher than Andrew and Peter, so she would be stranded. As for Shepherd, Xiaomao was surprised. Although he knew that Shepherd was one of the protagonists, he didn''t expect him to ascend so fast.

    Since Xiaomao couldn''t help them other than providing them with cultivation resources and essence cores to boost their levels and EXP, he closed the menu and focused on himself. He shut his eyes and meditated, digesting the new information that he had learned from Wei Huang''s memory.

    Soul Formation Stage was the array of his elemental cores and the formation of his Dao Avatars. At the next stage, the Mahayana Stage, restructured his physical body to bepatible with elemental essence, which was necessary for the constetion stages.

    The breakthrough requirement was simple. Xiaomao needed to convert one of the elemental continents in his pocket dantian into a star core, which would be the foundation of a ster constetion star in the immortal stages!

    Xiaomao could always drain more elemental essence from clones of Undine, Nymph, or Alice. However, this method had its limits as Xiaomao had to please his dual-cultivation partners and require their consent before he could drain their energy, which was troublesome.

    The second option was the orthodox method. Xiaomao had countless cultivation resources, and he could always manually absorb them by using Taotie and Mimir''s cultivation method.

    Xiaomaobined the tricks he learned from Mimir''s bibles, Taotie''s techniques, and Wei Huang''s memory. He forged a new method to advance to the 9th stage and attain level 900 without relying on the game system. He brought out an elemental orb from one of the spatial rings he got from the treasure room, unlocked it, and ejected an elemental orb, which was a tier-3 cultivation resource for immortals.

    Instead of using it directly and letting the game system boost his stats, Xiaomao drew a drop of elemental essence to his dantian.

    RUMBLE

    His stomach churned as the dantian rejected the elemental essence, but Xiaomao forcefully digested it. As soon as the energy entered his pocket dantian, every elemental core hummed, attracting the energy into themselves.

    The tug-of-war started as all Dao Avatars inside the pocket dantianpeted to get the energy!

    Noticing how the process was not that hazardous, Xiaomao drew more energy to feed his needy Dao Avatars.

    .

    Cultivators often enjoyed cultivation as they could sense the progress within themselves. They also usually forgot about the flow of time.

    Xiaomao was no different. He forgot that he was cultivating in the real world with his real body as he was so absorbed in drawing more random element essence into his dantian to feed his elemental cores and the soul formation.

    Unfortunately, the fun was cut short.

    One minute passed.

    CLANK<novelnext></novelnext>

    The elemental orb in Xiaomao''s hand crumbled to dust as the energy inside was depleted. Xiaomao grumbled and brought out another orb from the spatial ring and resumed cultivating.

    Then, one minuteter¡­

    CLANK

    Once more, the second orb vanished like smoke, but Xiaomao wasn''t satisfied.

    "I''ll just stack these orbs in the room and devour everything, munya!"

    Xiaomao ejected a thousand orbs around him at once and resumed meditating. This time, Xiaomao became the center of a whirlpool. He sucked countless drops of elemental essence into his skin and orifices, directing them into his pocket dantian.

    CLANK

    CLANK

    CLANK

    One minuteter, 50 of the orbs ran out of energy. In less than half an hour, all orbs turned into dust.

    Xiaomao snapped open his eyes, annoyed. He was still hungry for more.

    "I haven''t even used the NIHIL method yet, but these orbs aren''t enough, munya."

    Frustrated, Xiaomao pulled out the hydra heart and used it instead despite the risks. He drew a strand of Providence Qi from the heart and ate it!

    "NIHIL!"

    BOOM

    The strand of providence Qi was too powerful for a mortal to consume. As soon as it entered his body, it ran rampant and destroyed his blood vessels along the way.

    Xiaomao''s arteries shattered. His heart erupted, and his spinal cord cracked!

    Despite the injuries, Xiaomao cackled like a madman.

    "YES, MUNYA! THIS IS IT! THIS IS THE PUSH!"

    Xiaomao''s Blood Dao Avatar came out. The Blood Oni version of Xiaomao sat behind his master and pushed his palms against Xiaomao''s back.

    At first, Xiaomao''s health bar dropped by 70%. After receiving the Dao Avatar''s assistance, all damaged organs, bones, and arteries were healed. The HP regenerated back to full health!

    DING

    DING

    DING

    Xiaomao didn''t notice. His level was already in the mid-900s. His attributes kept rising, and the rest of his foundations were upgraded into continents, joining the soul formation.

    In addition, thepound feature was automatically activated.

    DING

    <You havebined Fire, Water, Wind, Lightning, Wood, Metal, Light, and Dark Element Cores! The element core attributes will be merged as one.>

    DING

    <You have created a new star core ¨C Chaos!>

    <Your dantian has expanded.>

    The pocket dantian world gotrger once again. A new Dao Avatar of a male Oni Angel with ck wings was born. It carried a ck katana like Wei Huang, but it wore ck robes. However, the old Dao Avatars, such as Chad, the Eyeball Seraphim, or the Vampire remained in the pocket dantian even though the basic element cores no longer existed.

    The coreless avatars weren''t idle. As they had lost their homes, aka their elemental cores, they drew the energy of providence Qi to themselves and recreated a new home.

    DING

    <Your Fire Element Foundation is being recreated.>

    <Your Water Element Foundation is being recreated.>

    <Your Wind¡­>

    They recreated everything from scratch, and Xiaomao also coordinated with his Dao Avatars.

    Two hourster, Xiaomao reconstructed eight basic nascent soul cores andpleted their new homes. When he was done, the providence Qi strand waspletely digested.

    He checked his stats for augh as he believed that he might have advanced to the Mahayana Stage. He was in for a surprise.

    Over his head, the name and level shocked Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao, Chaos Seraphim, Level 999

    "Eh?"

    Although Xiaomao was not surprised that his level reached 999, the title baffled him.

    His title changed to Chaos Seraphim!

 Chapter 376 Cat Dadâ€™s Dungeon Is Under Siegeâ€¦ Again?!

    Chapter 376 ¨C Cat Dad''s Dungeon is Under Siege¡­ Again?!

    = ve Dungeon, B1 =

    DING

    <Your sessor, Xiaomao, has forfeited the right to seed your cmity fiend title.>

    On the B1 floor''s boss room, Taotie furrowed his brows as he received a strange message from the game. He looked at Mimir next to him.

    "Hey, can a cmity fiend sessor abandon his title?"

    Mimir shrugged, "I don''t know. I''m not a cmity fiend like you."

    "Meh, you''re useless."

    "¡­"

    Taotie closed the game window and gazed outside the boss room. Walking toward the room were five intruders from the surface.

    Hiiro Narukami, Meng Xin, Eldrich, Xie Tian, and a tall burly man with a phoenix tail headwear in a full-body te mail red at the defenders in the boss room.

    Taotie clicked his tongue as he remembered Eldrich. Mimir narrowed his eyes and fixated his sight on the muscr man with a crescent halberd and the headwear as he felt like he had seen the guy''s face somewhere before.

    "Oh, boy. They''re sending their hidden aces as vanguards?"

    Behind Taotie and Mimir, three top immortals from Mermaid Faction also came here to support the duo. Cernun, Alice, and Titania sized up the five intruders. Behind them, Shepherd, who apanied Titania to the B1 floor, couldn''t avert his eyes from Hiiro.

    "I''ll take on that man," Shepherd volunteered.

    Mimir nodded, "Taotie and I will catch Eldrich."

    Cernun shifted his gaze to Xie Tian, who came here in his dragonewt transformation. He snorted, "I''ll take on that dragonewt. I''m a dragon, so I know how to deal with a fake."

    Titaniaughed and pointed at the burly man, "I guess I''ll take the big guy."

    "That leaves the beggar to me, meh," Alice was annoyed that she got Meng Xin.

    Meanwhile, Eldrich red at Mimir and Taotie. He sneered, "Do you think you can defeat me? Have you forgotten that I was the one who captured you, damn lion?!"

    Taotie spat, "Without Yuan Hua and Pangu back then, you wouldn''t have had a chance!"

    "Ha! Fine! I''ll remind you how trash you are!"

    Eldrich didn''t wait for hisrades to act. He kicked the ground and charged at Taotie and Mimir.

    As soon as Eldrich moved, the four other intruders also spread out. Titania, Alice, Shepherd, and Cernun also chased after the target they had marked earlier.

    Shepherd and Hiiro pair were honest. As soon as they managed to iste themselves from the others, they channeled their best power and domain.

    Shepherd bellowed as he transformed into an archangel, wielding a spear of light, "MICHAEL!"

    Hiiro yelled and brandished two crimson broadswords, "DOMAIN DESTRUCTION!"

    .

    .

    = Above Gnoll Ind =

    Meowmeow and Madoka were in their true forms. Both gigantic beings stared down at the two former sages as they came out from the dungeon to suppress the two deities.

    Zhunti manifested his true avatar. He transformed into a glowing giant, who stood on arge bloomed lotus flower. His Holy Providence and halo were so bright that any mortal could mistake him for a Buddha.

    Facing Meowmeow in his giant Cathulhu form, Zhunti held his hands into prayer.

    "Who would have thought that a pet from back then would end up as my rival? I should have ughtered all Mao Miaomiao''s sentinels when I had a chance."

    Meowmeow mocked the deity, "Toote! You''re no match for me, munya!"

    "We''ll see about that!"

    Zhunti''s arms multiplied to one million. His arms and hands rained upon the massive Cathulhu. Thetter''s thousand tentacles also multiplied into a million and counter-punched against the one-million-hand god.

    "DIE-DIE-DIE-DIE-DIE-DIE!"

    "MUNYA-MUNYA-MUNYA-MUNYA-MUNYA-MUNYA!!"

    BOOM

    BOOM

    Each time the tentacles and hands collided, Providence Essence exploded, canceling each other mandate domains. Each strike suppressed the universe''sw to its advantage.

    Meanwhile, Madoka''s tentacles transformed into dragon heads. The wolves on her hips detached from her body and transformed into giant dire wolves.

    All-Heaven Sage flinched as he hadn''t used his true power yet. He grumbled for a moment before he pped his hands. The next moment, he showed his true body.

    A five-kilometer-tall bald elder with a round belly emerged. He wore white robes like Zhunti but carried a butterfly fan as a weapon. He waved his fan toward the scy goddess.

    RUMBLE

    The fan generated a strong gale and pressure that threw flying immortals from both sides toward space. When the gale get close to Madoka, she sensed the extreme heat that almost melt her to ash.

    The monster goddess snorted and screeched. Her sound shockwave collided with the gale from the fan and canceled the threatening force.

    "How long can you repel my attack? I can do it as many times as I want!" All-Heaven Sage mocked Madoka.

    The monster goddess sneered. Her pupils and sclera turned ck, and a split of her consciousness entered All-Heaven Sage''s mind.

    The sage stopped moving. The next second, transparent blood gushed out from his orifices.

    *COUGH*

    Madoka also coughed blood as the split of consciousness was instantly destroyed.

    The brief exchange caused internal injuries to their dantians and seas of consciousness. They gritted their teeth and threw another power at each other.

    .

    .

    BOOM

    BOOM<novelnext></novelnext>

    Two silhouettes shed in the sky as the two deities'' speed was faster than light. As they got entangled in a dogfight, five airships exploded in the sky.

    Hongjun''s expression never changed even though his fight implicated his ally forces. After all, as long as Pangu was still alive, the fallen immortals and soldiers could be resurrected in Pangu''s dantian universe.

    While they chased after each other, the giant pagoda acted like a cannon artillery fortress, unleashing cannon bombardment upon Gnoll Ind and Cernun Ind, ignoring the innocent civilians, children, or nonbatants. Each cannonball contained potent corroding poison, which polluted the sea and the forest.

    Some of the immortal fairies got caught in the bombardment. However, they also retaliated, firing blood ballista bolts back at the airships and the pagoda. Whenever the ballista bolts hit the airships, the wood rotted and spread throughout the ship. Whoever touched the rotten parts of the wood also got infected with a strange virus, causing them to go suffer from an unquenchable thirst for blood and never-ending hunger for raw flesh. If they didn''t treat it within a minute, the infected immortals would transform into undead zombies!

    No Geneva Convention existed here. Therefore, none of these actions were considered a war crime. Both sides used everything to annihte their enemies.

    During the first few minutes, both Ma Xingjuan and Hongjun were equal. No one managed to exploit their opponent''s weaknesses.

    However, after an hour, the difference in experience began to show. As Ma Xingjuan was a lot younger than Hongjun, the old sage finally caught her.

    Hongjun slipped through the of Ma Xingjuan''s spear array and got into a closebat range. A palm, imbued with the power ofw and mandate domain, smacked Ma Xingjuan''s chest with his full force.

    BOOM

    Ma Xingjuan flew backward like a kite without a string. Then, she fell into the sea.

    A faint smile appeared on Hongjun''s face. The old sage crossed his arms behind his back as he shifted his attention toward Meowmeow and Madoka next.

    "One down, two to go."

    Hongjun transformed into a streak of light. Two secondster, he appeared behind Meowmeow.

    "Die, Cathulhu!"

    "!!!"

    Meowmeow couldn''t react in time. As Zhunti''s countless palm strikes pinned him down, he couldn''t even turn around to protect himself.

    Hongjun delivered the finishing blow!

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, a silhouette appeared behind Meowmeow, intercepting the palm strike.

    BOOM

    Hongjun''s palm met with the palm of the mysterious person and caused a huge shockwave, pushing Hongjun 100 meters backward. A thick grey fog manifested as the shockwave sted, shrouding Meowmeow and the mysterious helper.

    Hongjun frowned as he recognized the man.

    When the fog dispersed, Hongjun could clearly see a feminine-looking man, levitating behind Meowmeow. He wiggled his wrists as the contact numbed his palm.

    "Aiya. I knew this would happen."

    The new guy was someone Hongjun knew well. After all, he used to be this feminine-man''s sponsor before the Great Reset. Moreover, he was one of the previous generation''s protagonists, who was a close friend to Mao Miaomiao and the cousin of Ma Xingjuan, the spear demoness.

    Ma Moxi, the master of Mount Tian Yuan, emerged from the fog. His ster constetion aura exuded, and his two rainbow wings extended from his back.

    Despite having an inferior cultivation base, Ma Moxi boldly snickered and mocked his ex-sponsor.

    "Good to see you again, master. Are you bullying a junior in this life?"

    "Ma Moxi¡­ you brat."

    Hongjun waved his hand, and all cannons from the giant pagoda aimed at Meowmeow and Ma Moxi.

    Ma Moxi clicked his tongue, "Goddammit. I might end up dying for real. Damn death gs are everywhere!"

    He vanished into smoke, leaving Meowmeow behind.

    However, Hongjun''s eyes followed Ma Moxi''s invisible karma string. He turned 90 degrees toward the left and sent a palm strike at empty air.

    BOOM

    His palm met with Ma Moxi''s palm again. Thetter''s transparent physique reverted to normal, and he was knocked back 200 meters.

    "Ethereal Physique doesn''t work on me, Moxi."

    "I know. I just have to try," Ma Moxi unsheathed a broadsword and pointed at Hongjun. "The livelihood of my cousin''s family is on the line after all. It doesn''t matter how strong you are. I can still beat you with my plot armor."

    "You''re not a protagonist anymore, Moxi."

    "Ah, well. Sure. But I''vepleted my mission."

    "???"

    While Ma Moxi chatted with Hongjun, Ma Xingjuan''s golden spear wasunched from the sea and punctured through Hongjun''s right thigh.

    BOOM

    The spear exploded and shattered the right leg!

    "¡­"

    Hongjun indifferently looked at his missing limb. He snickered, "You bought enough time for her to recover, I see."

    Ma Moxi yfullyughed, "Yup. I ain''t going to fight you to the death with my current cultivation base. No way hose. BYE-BEEEEE!!"

    WHOOSH

    Ma Moxi vanished and fled from the scene for real.

    A vein under Hongjun''s face skin swelled as his blood pressure spiked. He slightly leaned over, nning to pursue the ex-disciple.

    PU!

    But another golden spear pierced through his back. Ma Xingjuan reappeared behind Hongjun, holding her gold spear.

    "You were not supposed to look away from me, geezer."

    Hongjun''s face was bright red because of the humiliation and anger. His pupils turned green.

    "Alright. It was my fault for going easy on you to save my strength for Mao Miaomiao. Since you two Ma want to die that badly¡­ I''LL PERSONALLY SEND YOU TO THE AFTERLIFE!"

    Hongjun''s aura exploded, knocking Ma Xingjuan a kilometer away from the sky. The sea surface caved in like a crater under Hongjun while all airships were pushed away by the shockwave.

    Hongjun''s hair turned ck, and so did his aura. His pale skin was tanned, and the neatly tied long hair fluttered freely. His name, title, and level indicator also revealed his true form.

    Hongjun, the Founder of Dao, Level 50,000 (??????)

 Chapter 377 Cat Dad Made A Vow

    Chapter 377 ¨C Cat Dad Made a Vow

    After reaching the limit of the mortal stage, Xiaomao didn''t stop cultivating. He drew more providence Qi from the hydra''s heart, strengthening his newly created element continents and the Chaos Star Core.

    The process was dangerous as Xiaomao got injured every time a strand of providence Qi enter his dantian. Afterpleting one cirction, Xiaomao had to rest and healed his internal wounds.

    However, the trick was worth it. His attributes doubled, and his elemental stats surpassed a million.

    In his pocket dantian, a ck hole detached from all elemental continents. It floated higher into the sky until it gained enough distance from the local.

    RUMBLE

    The ck hole slowly gained color. Brown dirt, rocks, minerals, and waste from the providence Qi piled around the ck round core because of the extreme gravity. All solid materials were burnt and melted into sticky substances while Qi and energy source fueled the maic field around the core.

    Six hourster in the real world, aka one year in the pocket dantian, the chaos element core became a miniature white sun. The extreme gravity produced high temperatures and engulfed every material and Qi in me.

    The expansion of the new sun didn''t stop there. As Xiaomao kept eating more providence Qi, the sun used it to grow while the leftover energy became the food for the inferior element continents.

    As the sun grewrger, the dantian was strengthened. And when the dantian solidified, Xiaomao''s physique''s durability was enhanced. After 12 hours of torturous Qi circtions, Xiaomao no longer got injured after consuming a strand of providence Qi.

    Realizing that he could consume Qi without getting injured, Xiaomao elerated his progress. He drew more than two strands of Providence Qi at once.

    As usual, the chaos sun only took in one strand of providence Qi at a time. As for another strand, the element continents split the cake and devoured it.

    The dantian world trembled. Five element continents slowly detached from the and levitated in the sky. The Dao Avatars returned to their continents and became one with them. Afterward, each continentpressed, trying to give birth to an element core as well.

    As all element continents detached from the primary dantian world, the world became an empty grasnd again, ready to recreate new life essence seas, element foundations, and elemental continents.

    ''The secret of ster constetion immortals are stars in their dantians. I need to make as many stars in my dantian to strengthen my foundation. Once I have at least 100 stars or so, I can ascend!''

    In Mimir''s bibles, Xiaomao only needed one new star as a foundation for his immortal realm ascension. However, from Wei Huang''s memory, he rmended Xiaomao construct at least 100 stars before the ascension ritual. He didn''t have to create 100 different element stars as some of them could be duplicated, serving as a backup energy source for the specialized element.

    Xiaomao had a wild ambition. As Chaos Element sounded unique, he nned to make at least 20 chaos stars or so by creating andbining eight basic element continents 20 times.

    While Xiaomao focused on digesting more providence Qi, his Senpai gave another piece of advice.

    [Foresight]: "100 stars will not be enough for your first constetion. You have one day left to make at least 777 stars. Then, you must use the seven evolution materials to evolve your game physique into a Cathulhu. Only then, you can survive this ordeal."

    "I''ll try my best, munya!"

    Xiaomao absorbed more energy from the heart. This time, he digested a dozen strands of Qi at once!

    As more elemental cores were born, the dantian rapidly evolved and reinforced his external physique, which allowed Xiaomao to absorb more providence Qi at once.

    The loop repeated. Without the need to recover from internal injuries, Xiaomao sped up his Qi cirction.

    All 20 elements that Xiaomao previously had ¨C Chaos, Fire, Water, Wind, Wood, Lightning, Metal, Light, Dark, Holy, Unholy, Ice, Sword, Nature, Maic, Compression, Nihility me, Venom, Blood, and Sigma Element all turned into stars. Each star turned into a new container to store more element essence, waiting for Xiaomao to extract them.

    The stars didn''t only affect Xiaomao''s Qi volume, but they also enhanced Xiaomao''s tentacle wings. Because every feather mimicked the quality and the Qi volume of Xiaomao''s dantian, they began storing and producing element essence to match it.

    As the wings reacted, the butterflies within the feathers also came out.

    100,000 white feathers and 100,000 ck feathers were originally the nests of mysterious butterflies, which were born from elemental essence inside the universes within the feathers. Xiaomao had no idea where they came from. But by the time Xiaomao realized it, the pocket dantians within the feathers were infested with these creatures.

    The butterflies didn''t harm Xiaomao. Instead, they always sacrificed themselves to transform into aura weapons, armor, shields, or energy source for Xiaomao toplete a grand spell or a technique.

    After the feathers mimicked the stars, the butterflies began changing colors. Some turned into rainbow butterflies while many turned dark because of the mix of elements. However, all butterflies that came out from white feathers changed to a bright color tone while the majority remained the same.

    Because of the butterflies, the requirement for new stars increased. Xiaomao soon absorbed all energy from the hydra''s heart to thest drop.

    The providence Qi within Xiaomao broke down into element essence. They turned into liquid and filled the stars. After thest providence Qi was digested, Xiaomao ended up with five chaos stars and 95bined stars of 19 elements.

    Although Xiaomao seeded in getting 100 stars, which was the prerequisite for immortal ascension, Xiaomao was unsatisfied. He needed more.

    Without the source of providence Qi, Xiaomao began absorbing every crystal and cultivation resource in his spatial rings.

    .

    .

    "It''s not enough, munya."

    Xiaomao grumbled. It had been three hours since Xiaomao got his first 100 stars, but he could not create another one with his current cultivation resources. He ran out of essence cores, elemental fruits, and elemental crystals to use.

    As Xiaomao had no other choice, he shifted his attention toward the clones. He hesitated for a moment before he sank his consciousness to the pocket dantian.

    When Xiaomao saw the grasnd and the starry sky, he was taken aback. He could no longer call this ce a "Pocket" dantian anymore.

    It was a dantian universe!

    Although the dark void was endless, Xiaomao could sense the ceilings of his dantian. It was massive enough to store the entire Milky Way gxy in here!

    VRRRRRR

    While Xiaomao admired the dark void and the 100 colorful suns, a white butterfly manifested from the grasnd. It approach Xiaomao and orbited around him as if it wanted to tell him something.

    Xiaomao reached out and let the butterfly rest on his hand. He gazed at it.

    It had the emoji cat face instead of a regr butterfly head.

    "Munya?"

    Moreover, it MUNYAed!

    Xiaomao giggled. He gently patted its head, "How the hell did you get here? What are you exactly?"

    "Munya!"

    The butterfly dissipated into small particles and condensed into a strand of providence Qi!

    "WHAT?!"<novelnext></novelnext>

    Xiaomao was shocked. He opened his palm and gazed at the string of Qi, which pulsed and exuded a domineering aura of Holy Element inside. However, the thread didn''t let Xiaomao watch it for long. It sank into his palms and merged with him.

    BADUMP

    Xiaomao clenched his chest as if a thousand needles stabbed into his heart. He fell to his knees and panted. Sweat drops seeped from his pores and soon drenched him.

    RUMBLE

    Particles of light emerged from the grasnd and floated toward the space. They gradually merged in the sky and formed a cloud at first. Afterward, the clouds condensed into a small white orb and expanded by devouring the flying particles.

    Xiaomao remembered it well. That was how a Holy Element Continent evolved into Holy Star.

    While Xiaomao was confused and bbergasted, thousands of white butterflies submerged from the grasnd. They meowed and surrounded Xiaomao.

    "Munya!"

    "Munya!"

    Xiaomao sensed something odd. He returned his consciousness to his real body. Then, he discovered the cause.

    The mysterious butterflies that had been living in the feathers overflowed. These creatures multiplied too fast, and they migrated into his real dantian universe instead of living in the outside world.

    As Xiaomao was about to stop them, his Senpai gave him another piece of advice.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Let them."

    [Foresight]: "Yes. Let them do their jobs. They mean no harm."

    "Senpai, what are they, munya? I know that they''re born from my mutated tentacles and Dao, but what are they doing?"

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Those are spirits of chaos element. They are born from the collection of your good karma and negative karma."

    "Chaos Element, munya? What is Chaos Element anyway?"

    Foresight and Instinct Senpai didn''t answer. However, one of the ck butterflies hovered in front of his face and patted his nose with its tiny leg.

    "Munya!"

    Again, it dissipated into particles like the previous white butterfly. The ck dust entered his nostrils and made its way to his brain.

    As soon as the particles reached his brain, a flood of new knowledge entered his mind.

    From Xiaomao''s point of view, he went through a series of 4D documentary films and got stuck there for centuries. He watched how the universe was created from nothingness to the beginning of life. Then, intelligent creatures evolved, created civilizations, and pursued immortality to ovee fate. Afterward, a mortal sessfully surpassed the limits of lifespan and attained Dao.

    Fortunately, the documentary films ended after the birth of the first immortal. Otherwise, Xiaomao would have forgotten his identity.

    Only five minutes passed in the real world. However, for Xiaomao, it felt like five million years.

    When Xiaomao came back to his senses, he forgot how to control his vocal cord, sit, or stand properly. He fell to the floor and looked around in confusion.

    "Ah? Err. Eh?"

    Like a confused half-awake man that had woken up from a long sweet dream, Xiaomao''s mind was nk at first. A few secondster, the memory of his mortal life came back, and his muscle memory took over.

    "Ah, right. It was the memory thingy."

    Xiaomao slowly exhaled while the butterflies flooded into his dantian universe. He sat up and held his hands in prayer, praying for the sacrifices of the butterflies.

    He understood everything now. These chaos spirits were born from his Dao, and their life''s purpose was to construct and expand his dantian universe.

    They were innocent creatures. They simply wished to repay Xiaomao''s kindness for creating them and giving them a ce to live in for a short while by turning themselves into energy sources for Xiaomao to use!

    Xiaomao shed tears of gratitude. He made a vow.

    "I swear by my name. One day, I''ll create a universe for you all so that you don''t have to sacrifice yourself for my sake! I''ll be a god for you to rely on!"

    The butterflies heard that, but they didn''t understand human speech. They meowed and self-detonated, feeding Xiaomao with their providence Qi.

    .

    .

    "¡­"

    Hongjun stared down at the bloody goddess and the two giant monsters on top of the open ocean. His dark aura ceaselessly expanded and suppressed all mandate domains of Meowmeow, Madoka, and Ma Xingjuan.

    Zhunti Sage sneered at the injured opponents. He nced at the carnage on Cernun Ind andughed.

    "All blood fairies are dead."

    All-Heaven Sage turned toward the south and looked at how his troops rushed into the ve Dungeon after all resisting forces were annihted. No nomad immortals remained alive.

    "It''s over for the desert''s thieves too. We won."

    Hongjun shook his head and fixed his sight on Meowmeow, who had lost half of his proud tentacles. The massive Cathulhu''s states were as pitiful as a kitten that had just gotten run over by a car.

    "Aside from these fools, we still have Mao Miaomiao and his wives to deal with. Chang''e hasn''te down, and Mao Miaomiao hasn''t shown up yet."

    "Master, are you overestimating them? We have the antagonist ss. We can''t be killed unless they are protagonists. We''re basically invincible."

    Hongjun turned around and red at Zhunti, "Never let your guard down no matter what. Now, go down there and finish them off before Mao Miaomiao or any protagonist show up to rescue-"

    Before Hongjun could finish his sentences, he sensed a terrifying pressure from the depth of the dungeon. It was holy, innocent, and pure, but it was mixed with sadness and determination.

    Hongjun was perplexed. The aura had a scent of Mao Miaomiao, but the traits were opposite to the perverted angel. However, the domineering chaos element reminded him of Kishin Douji and Mao Miaomiao at the same time.

    "Who is that?!"

 Chapter 378 Cat Dad Factionâ€™s Major Casualties!

    Chapter 378 ¨C Cat Dad Faction''s Major Casualties!

    150 Stars.

    200 Stars.

    300 Stars.

    Because of the overwhelming contributions of the butterflies, Xiaomao weed countless threads of Providence Qi. However, every time they died, the heartache and guilt pained Xiaomao.

    They were created from his Dao, and they innocently sacrificed their lives for him to grow stronger. He wanted them to stop, but they kept self-detonating.

    ''I''m too weak! I''m so useless!''

    Two lines of bloody tears directly rolled from Xiaomao''s eyes. Then, the marks permanently embedded into his skin as if the bloody tear wanted to remind Xiaomao for the rest of his life about his cultivation method.

    ''Your lives, your souls, and everything you did for me, I swear I''ll never forget you all! I''ll create my dantian universe and be a ce for your descendants to live happily and peacefully for eternity. I''ll resurrect your souls and reincarnate you! I''ll be a god for you!''

    VRRRR

    As Xiaomao''s mindset and ideal solidified, his Daos flourished. A halo appeared on every dao avatar''s head as their daos werepleted. Afterward, the element stars began spitting smalls to orbit around themselves.

    Star systems were born as the suns of element cores gave birth to lessor dao avatars to serve them. These retainers then used the element essence of their parents to generate more subordinates.

    As mores appeared, new suns grew faster topete for space in the dantian universe.

    Xiaomao didn''t pay attention to the stars and their subordinates in their star system. He only gazed at the butterflies, trying to remember their traits, faces, and signatures of their spirits. Then, he marked them with a number before they disappeared.

    As Xiaomao marked them, faint karma strings appeared and tied with Xiaomao''s soul. Afterward, his soul gave the karma strings a drop of element essence and formed transparent crystals to store their existence.

    Using the memory that the ck butterfly showed him, he created his version of entity crystals to store their souls!

    When the entity crystals werepleted, the karma string that hadtched on Xiaomao''s soul detached from him and resided there. Then, a cat''s face emerged in the crystals.

    "Munya!"

    The voice of the newborn souls meowed before they went into a deep slumber, waiting for the day that they coulde back to the dantian universe with new physical bodies.

    As Xiaomao earnestly strived to be a god of these butterflies, he received a system message inside his dantian universe. Hidden messages from Mu-Nyang showed up.

    DING

    <If you''re reading this, that means you''re pursuing a higher path of a transcendent sage, munya! I''m very proud of you! Oh, don''t worry about the butterflies or newborn souls. They were born from the byproduct of your Daos, so you''re the origin of their existence. As long as you are alive, they can be resurrected and reincarnated, munya!>

    <Until then, do not forget what you''re feeling right now. Also, don''t get obsessed with your creatures and forget about your friends and family in the real world. They are as important as the little ones, munya!>

    <A few tips from your senior, in the future, some of yourrades might fall while you''re on the journey to be a sage. Most of them can simply be reborn without your help. However, a few, such as the lost souls of the past eras, can join your dantian universe as its local poption, munya. If you and the lost souls are bound with karma, you can draw their souls into your dantian, and you know what to do, munya!>

    Xiaomao widened his eyes and stared at the messages. He stopped crying and clenched his fists.

    ''That''s right. It''s not the end. I will resurrect you all!''

    RUMBLE

    As Xiaomao stopped being depressed, his cultivation speed soared. The butterflies reacted to Xiaomao''s mood and happily joined his universe as strands of providence Qi.

    500 Stars.

    700 Stars.

    900 STARS!

    1,200 STARS!

    Instead of stopping at 777 stars as Wei Huang had advised, Xiaomao embraced the will of the butterflies and carried their burden and dream in his heart. The providence Qi resonated with his soul and multiplied!

    .

    In Xiaomao''s house, a halo manifested and hovered over his head, yet his level remained at 999.

    DING

    A bracket appeared behind Xiaomao''s level. Now, his level indicator had something extra.

    Xiaomao, the Chaos Seraphim, Level 999 (1,200)

    DING

    Xiaomao, the Chaos Seraphim, Level 999 (1,300)

    Xiaomao, the Chaos Seraphim, Level 999 (1,400)

    Xiaomao, the Chaos Seraphim, Level 999 (1,500)

    His level in the bracket kept increasing, but he remained a mortal. It rose to 2,000 and stopped there.

    When the growth stopped, three rainbow butterflies came out from Xiaomao''s feathers and transformed into spirits.

    They were the souls of Wei Feng, Wei Xiong, and Wei Huang!

    The three former Oni gazed at Xiaomao, who was busy cultivating. They smiled and shrank into his dantian, entrusting their souls to him.

    ''I believe in you.''

    ''The Wei n is in your hands.''

    ''We''re proud of you.''

    After they vanished, Xiaomao reopened his eyes. He muttered, "Leave it to me!"

    Xiaomao deeply exhaled and changed into his game appearance. He brought out the seven evolution materials from his game inventory. He drew a big dipper array and put each material on the star location.

    Cathulhu Essence Core

    Crystalized Catnip Essence

    Refined Entity Crystal

    Karmic Soul Stone

    Karma Fish

    Ancient Dao Stone of Chaos Seraphim

    Akachic Memory Card

    Xiaomao gazed at the materials and thought of his past adventure. It met so many powerful immortals and deities along the way and befriended them. However, he always hid behind their shadow as he was just a little powerless mortal.

    But now, he would be an immortal like them.

    "Let''s go, munya! I won''t hide anymore!"

    The big dipper array lit up and formed a magic circle around the catopus. Then, the game system window prompted him with a confirmation message.

    DING

    <Immortal Ascension Ritual has been detected. Will you advance to the immortal realm?>

    <Warning! Your ount vites the terms of services of Pangu Universe Incorporate. You cannot use the resurrection feature.>

    Xiaomao scoffed at the warning messages as he was already prepared for Pangu''s cheap tricks. He shouted, "Evolve me, munya!"

    DING

    <Evolving your character¡­>

    The seven evolution materials brightened and transformed into streaks of light. They flew up and entered Xiaomao''s forehead.

    DING

    <You have inherited all traits of evolution materials.>

    <Your physique will undergo a change. Please stand by.>

    Xiaomao''s physique grewrger. New tentacles grew out from the bottom of hisrge cat head while two feather wings manifested from the back of his head.

    .

    .<novelnext></novelnext>

    = Moon of Divine Theocracy Earth =

    Four cats gazed upon a certain. Mu-Nyang, Mir, Miao Damao, and Katerina sat there, watching over Xiaomao by relying on Mu-Nyang''s vision.

    "Xiaomao¡­" Katerina wished she could be by his side.

    "He''ll be fine. He''s a big boy now," Miao Damao soothed his wife and nced at his master.

    Mu-Nyang assured them, "His fate is stronger than Mao Miaomiao, Xie Tian, Hiiro, or any protagonist, munya. He WILL survive this battle royale!"

    Mir deeply exhaled and nced at Meowmeow, Madoka, and Ma Xingjuan. She began to worry about them.

    "What about them? They''re going to die at this rate, mew!"

    "You don''t have to worry about that, munya!"

    Mu-Nyang cackled and summoned a gigantic system screen that covered the sky. It broadcasted the movements of game world number three, and the camera focused on a certain angel.

    Mao Miaomiao was a few minutes away from Gnoll Ind!

    .

    .

    = Gnoll Ind =

    Zhunti, Hongjun, and All-Heaven Sage red at the iing angel. They clicked their tongues as they expected his arrival.

    Meanwhile, Ma Moxi reemerged and grabbed Ma Xingjuan. Both of them vanished together, fleeing from the fight.

    Meowmeow revealed a bitter smile as he slowly recovered from the injuries, "I guess I have plot armor, munya."

    Madoka wasn''t so lucky. She thought of her master, who had been leaking the aura of a ster constetion immortal from the depth of the dungeon.

    "Master¡­ I will be one with you soon¡­"

    "SHUT UP, YOU!"

    Zhunti bellowed and pointed his finger at Madoka. Her dantian exploded, cutting off her chance to survive.

    As soon as Madoka''s dantian was detonated, her dantian universe dissipated into dust along with the creatures on the stars ands. Her pupils dimmed, and her consciousness faded to ck.

    "¡­"

    Despite seeing his colleague die, Meowmeow was silent. He noticed that the true soul of Madoka already fled, using the karma bond between her and Xiaomao. In a few seconds, her soul would reach Xiaomao, and he had the option to bring her into his dantian universe to resurrect her.

    "HAHAHAHA! See that? An invincible goddess of the sea just died! GODS CAN BLEED! HAHAHAHA!!" Zhunti mocked Meowmeow as he prepared to finish him off as well.

    Meowmeow closed his eyes. He regretted that he didn''t get a chance to bid Xiaomao farewell. Although he was depressed, he made a big decision.

    Meowmeow bit the tip of his tongue and protected his dantian universe with his providence essence before he made a drastic move.

    "I pray to Lord Mao Miaomiao, munya. Sentinel Meowmeow wishes to return to master''s dantian universe. I hereby surrender my strength, memory, and my freedom... in exchange of Xiaomao''s safety."

    Meowmeow looked up and his eyes met with Mu-Nyang''s. The former slightly nodded, "Godspeed, my king."

    Mu-Nyang from the moon quietly replied, ''See you in a few million years. Rest well, munya.''

    Meowmeow closed his eyes and hisrge physique dissipated into particles. He did exactly what Xiaomao''s butterflies did for their creator.

    As soon as Hongjun noticed what Meowmeow was doing, he panicked, "DESTROY THOSE DUST! BURN THEM ALL! DON''T LET HIM REJOIN MAO MIAOMIAO!"

    All-Heaven Sage was confused, "What are those, master?"

    "Sacrificial Ritual! Servants of Chaos Seraphim can sacrifice their lives to strengthen their masters! Chaos Seraphims can also collect souls from this universe into their dantians and resurrect them! They get stronger every time they perform the ritual!"

    All-Heaven Sage and Zhunti''s expressions changed. They turned to the particles of Meowmeow, which had transformed into Providence Essence dust.

    It was toote. The dust transformed into streaks of light and flew toward the iing Chaos Seraphim.

    .

    .

    Mao Miaomiao''s eyes were bloodshot. He med himself for wasting his time ying with his two wives on the walking continent.

    He saw everything. He witnessed how Zhunti killed Madoka and how Hongjun crippled Meowmeow to the point that hemitted suicide to turn himself into energy for him.

    It had been a long time since Mao Miaomiao was enraged.

    WHOOSH

    Providence Essence of Meowmeow jetted into Mao Miaomiao''s dantian. In his dantian universe, the essence drops merged and be an embryo of Meowmeow''s soul. However, the soul was so weak that Meowmeow might not be able to retain his memory in the next life.

    Because of rage, Mao Miaomiao''s wings turned pitch ck. His purple aura got darker while the purple butterflies around him ckened.

    His appearance was now the same as Devil when she was a man. After all, Mao Miaomiao was the clone of Devil, one of seven prototype marites that once terrorized the universe!

    "HONGJUN!"

    Mao Miaomiao bellowed as he rapidly recovered his former strength.

    In a few seconds, Mao Miaomiao reached the battlefield. Faster than the speed of light, he charged at Zhunti.

    Zhunti, All-Heaven Sage, and Hongjun activated their mandate domains to intercept.

    CLICK-CLICK-CLICK

    But suddenly, they could not move.

    Mao Miaomiao stopped time!

    BOOM

    The angel''s fist punctured Zhunti''s face. The former pulled his fist out and vertically sliced the holed head with his barehand. Because of the great forces andws behind Mao Miaomiao''s mandate domain, Zhunti was cleaved in half.

    He turned to All-Heaven Sage next. The next second, thetter noticed the iing palm, which came for his head.

    "HOW DARE YOU!"

    Hongjun bellowed and negated the time-stopping mandate domain''s effects on him. He created an aura spear and thrust it toward Mao Miaomiao.

    The Chaos Seraphim only nced at the spear tip. Before it could reach him, the spear tip sank into a void hole as if Mao Miaomiao''s skin hid a gap between this universe and another dimension.

    Another void hole appeared in front of Hongjun, and the same spear tip shot out, using Hongjun''s own power.

    "!!!"

    Hongjun tilted his head and narrowly dodged his own spear aura. However, this caused an opening.

    All-Heaven Sage, who couldn''t negate Mao Miaomiao''s time domain, was still vulnerable!

    And Mao Miaomiao''s palm reached him!

    BOOM!

    In one hit, All-Heaven Sage''s head exploded like a watermelon.

    Mao Miaomiao hadn''t finished. His deity avatar came out from his ck wings. He had the appearance of Samael, the 13th archangel of the Trumpet Alliance.

    The archangel reached out his hand for All-Heaven Sage and Zhunti''s corpses.

    WHOOM

    A wisp of Zhunti and All-Heaven Sage''s souls came out from the dead bodies. Like a ma, the deity avatar sucked the soul wisps to his hands. Then, he vanished into Mao Miaomiao''s dantian.

    "GIVE THEM BACK!" Hongjun was enraged.

    "You fuck around, you find out."

    Mao Miaomiao scoffed as he clenched both hands. Then, Hongjun sensed that both souls were destroyed in Mao Miaomiao''s dantian universe!

    "NOOOO!!"

    Mao Miaomiao opened his right hand, and his soul-bound katana manifested. He unsheathed her and got into a piercing stance.

    "Killer Queen. Time to hunt another main character. You have providence essence to eat."

    ''YEEEHAW! BRING IT, BITCH!''

 Chapter 379 Cat Dadâ€™s Father To The Rescue!

    Chapter 379 ¨C Cat Dad''s Father to the Rescue!

    Hongjun and Mao Miaomiao silently floated in the sky for one minute. However, during that minute, both transcended entities exchanged countless blows while they countered each other''s mandate domain abilities with their unique Daos.

    Attribute Seal! Level Reset!

    Karma Reflection! Amplify Consequences!

    Negate Reflections! Law Bending - Existence Termination!

    True Entity Immunity! Timeline Bending! Za Warudo!

    5D Stabilization! Single Timeline Destruction!

    Chaos Sovereign Reversal ¨C Timeline Correction! Karma Severance!

    Karma Immunity! Dao Destruction! Time Destruction!

    Return to Zero! Karma Immunity Removal! Dao Eater Killer Queen!

    Hongjun attempted to erase Mao Miaomiao''s existence directly while thetter was the sovereign of time and chaos abilities.

    Mao Miaomiao''s existence karma couldn''t be destroyed as he was an outer god, who was not bound to the universe''sws and karma. Meanwhile, Hongjun had Pangu''s blessings, and his existence karma couldn''t be severed, allowing him to withstand Mao Miaomiao''s karma severance skills.

    After the exchanges, Mao Miaomiao''s soul-bound weapon, Killer Queen, suddenly destroyed Pangu''s blessings and devoured Hongjun''s providence essence, negating the sage''s abilities.

    Hongjun paused for a moment before he shuttled 100 kilometers to space, fleeing the fight.

    "Oi, oi, are you serious?" Mao Miaomiao pped his wings. The next second, he caught up with Hongjun in the dark void.

    "You monster!" Hongjun bellowed and reused his mandate domain ¨C Attribute Seal!

    As long as the mandate domain hit Mao Miaomiao, all thetter''s attributes and elemental providence would bepletely sealed!

    But again, Mao Miaomiao''s karma strings merged and formed a shield, which reflected the ability of Hongjun to himself. And once again, the power was amplified.

    Karma Reflection! Amplify Consequences!

    "Tsk!"

    Hongjun ran out of cards to y as Mao Miaomiao had all answers to his abilities. Desperate, he shouted, asking for help.

    "NIAN! HELP ME!"

    "NYAAAAAA!!"

    BOOM

    Two clones of Nian flew out from the and pursued Mao Miaomiao. However, they were far away from the angel and the sage.

    One second opening was all Mao Miaomiao needed. The tip of the ck katana pierced through Hongjun''s skin! Then, the hidden ability of the chaos seraphim activated.

    Hongjun suddenly received a grim system message.

    DING

    <Mao Miaomiao has activated the Transcended Grand Curse ¨C Tarnished Antagonist Destiny!>

    <As long as Mao Miaomiao is alive, your fate, luck, and strength will gradually decline. You cannot regain the strength in your previous life. This power cannot be negated or removed by mandate domains, constetion domains, mortal domains, or universalws. You are forced to fight Mao Miaomiao at least once a month. If you fail tond any blow on Mao Miaomiao within a month, one of your Daos will be erased.>

    "MAO MIAOMIAO!!"

    Hongjun was enraged and frustrated. As this grand curse disabled him from regaining his former strength, the only way to remove this curse was to kill Mao Miaomiao. But killing Mao Miaomiao was impossible with his current strength!

    His fate was set in stone. He could only wait for his demise or a miracle!

    "Good luck running away from me. I''ll see you again within a month. Or rather, I should be running away from you from now on. Good luck finding me within 30 days!"

    After sessfully nting a grand curse on Hongjun, Mao Miaomiao narrowed his eyes and looked at something behind Hongjun. He quickly turned around and fled toward the two clones of Nian.

    For a moment, Hongjun noticed doubts and uncertainties in Mao Miaomiao''s eyes as if he was afraid of something.

    "Nya?"

    "Eh?"

    The two clones were taken aback that Mao Miaomiao rushed toward them. The next moment, they could not move their bodies.

    SWUA

    SWUA

    Two afterimages of sword sh sliced through the two caracal cats. Their bodies were cleaved in half, and their karma strings were sucked into one of Mao Miaomiao''s feathers.

    PLOP

    PLOP

    Instantly, both clones'' karma strings were destroyed and became an energy source for the angel. Mao Miaomiao ignored the scattered items in space and rushed back to the game world as if he ran away from something terrifying.

    .

    .

    Hongjun''s face reddened in anger, helplessness, and frustration.<novelnext></novelnext>

    He lost!

    However, as Mao Miaomiao disengaged from the battle with him, Hongjun had room to think and calcte his next move. His eyes shifted, looking for a way to get back on Mao Miaomiao and Mu-Nyang.

    "Mao Miaomiao is smart, isn''t he?"

    Suddenly, a voice came from behind Hongjun. Thetter immediately turned around in shock as he couldn''t sense the person''s presence at all.

    CHOMP!

    A massive dragon opened its mouth and chomped down, crushing Hongjun alive!

    Hongjun turned into dust. The particles flew a kilometer away from the massive dragon and reformed his body.

    Upon catching the glimpse of the dragon, Hongjun identified the ambusher.

    "O-Orochi!?"

    Yamata-no-Orochi, aka the 8-head hydra of the East, menacingly stared down at Hongjun like a giant looking at an insect.

    Orochi''s body alone wasrger than the sun. Each head was one-tenth of the body''s size while every ck scale on its body hid simr pocket dantians as in Mao Miaomiao and Xiaomao''s feathers. Moreover, each head had its own HP bars, level, and name indicator.

    Despite being a gctic menace, Orochi emitted no aura or presence. His karma was invisible even to a former sage like Hongjun.

    Sneering, Orochi stated his business, "By the order of Lord Solomon, I''m here to pass on his messages. Hongjun, you have two choices. First is the easy way out - Submit to Lord Solomon and serve him! Or second, I''ll kill you here and erase your existence for the rest of eternity!"

    "WHAT?!"

    Hongjun was offended. He was born from Pangu''s flesh, and he would not betray his parent no matter what.

    "I will not serve backstabber scums! Go to hell!"

    Hongjun gathered his power to attack Orochi. However, one of the eight heads snorted, and Hongjun''s body exploded into blood mist. His soul was ejected from his body and vanished into the void.

    Seeing how Hongjun fled for his life, the head that had snorted earlierughed.

    "We should have done this earlier. Killing sages is too easy."

    "Ose, Hongjun just fought Mao Miaomiao, and he hasn''t recovered his sage''s abilities. We won because of a fluke."

    The leader of all heads, Baal, gazed toward the game world, where Mao Miaomiao had retreated to. The head next to Baal also looked at Mao Miaomiao. He asked the leader.

    "Did he notice us?"

    Baal nodded, "His eyes met with mine. He spotted us."

    "But our true mission is to capture or kill Mao Miaomiao, not Hongjun. Should we pursue him?"

    Baal shook his head, "No. He spotted us. It''s impossible to kill him or take him to theherworld with our current strength. Also, it''s not the time for us to reveal our existence. As nned, we will retreat and wait for Pangu and Mu-Nyang to weaken each other. After the patch, we willunch a full-scale assault on all forces when they are at their weakest."

    The seven other heads sighed in disappointment. They turned around in unison and vanished into the void as if they never existed.

    .

    .

    Mao Miaomiao returned to the atmosphere of the game world. He furrowed his brows and stared at Orochi, reading their names, titles, and levels.

    King Baal, First Head of Orochi, Level 55,000

    Botis, Second Head of Orochi, Level 54,000

    Morax, Third Head of Orochi, Level 54,000

    sya, Fourth Head of Orochi, Level 54,000

    Crocell, Fifth Head of Orochi, Level 53,000

    Ose, Sixth Head of Orochi, Level 51,000

    Amdusias, Seventh Head of Orochi, Level 50,000

    Seere, Eighth Head of Orochi, Level 50,000

    Fighting Hongjun was Mao Miaomiao''s limit with his current immortal physique. He didn''t have the confidence to fight eight supreme deities at once even though he was an ex-sage.

    For now, he chose to retreat and focus on the crisis at hand. He turned around and flew back to the battlefield. While he was at it, he consulted with Mu-Nyang.

    "What''s Orochi doing here? I thought he perished in the previous era."

    [Mu-Nyang]: "It''s Solomon''s doing, munya. He created the third Orochi bybining his subordinates, munya."

    "Third? So, Clem sessfully became the second when I was out?"

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Yes, munya. She''s the second. Oh, by the way, you should hurry. Things don''t look well inside the dungeon. We got casualties."

    "Tsk!"

    Mao Miaomiao elerated andnded in front of the ve Dungeon''s cave. His mandate domain erupted, sending a shockwave. The st hit the immortals nearby, turning them to blood mist instantly.

    Without looting or checking the corpses, Mao Miaomiao rushed into the dungeon.

 Chapter 380 Cat Dadâ€™s Faction Experiences The Terror Of Protagonists

    Chapter 380 ¨C Cat Dad''s Faction Experiences the Terror of Protagonists

    = B1, Boss Room =

    The burly man with phoenix headwear looked down at his bloody opponent. He uttered.

    "Anyst word? I''ll give you 10 seconds to bid farewell to yourrades."

    Titania was on her knees, gazing at the person''s face and his name.

    Lu Bu, the Demon Lord of Death Valley, Level 4,500 (?????)

    "You¡­ what are you?"

    "A hero and a viin, probably. I have the protagonist and the antagonist ss. If you want more information, you should ask Mao Miaomiao or Mu-Nyang in the afterlife."

    Lu Bu swung down his halberd, aiming to split Titania''s head in half.

    CLANK

    The halberd met with a spear shaft. Under it, Shepherd knelt and supported the spear, protecting his wife.

    "Retreat, Titania!"

    Lu Bu dully stared at Shepherd and deeply exhaled. The next moment, Hiiro appeared behind Titania and her head was lopped.

    "You''re not supposed to look away from your opponent, Shepherd!"

    Shepherd turned around and found the head of the spirit queen. Her body copsed and dissipated into dust, leaving her head intact.

    "NOOOO!!"

    Lu Bu swung down again with more force. This time, he knocked Shepherd''s Longinus out of his hand.

    Hiiro swung his other de and cut Shepherd''s chest. The other sword pierced through his heart!

    Lu Bu mercilessly gave Shepherd the finishing blow. He beheaded him in one swing.

    Ironically, Shepherd''s head rolled toward Titania''s head. Both of them looked at each other and shed tears of regret. Then, their consciousnesses faded.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    The other fights also concluded.

    Taotie dragged the limbless Mimir with him to the teleportation tform in the room. He activated it and fled to the B10 floor. Meanwhile, Cernun, who had reverted back to the alligator dragon, had countless wounds on his body while the dragonewt Xie Tian was unharmed. As for Alice and Meng Xin, thetter choked the bloody subus queen with one hand and raised her up.

    Meng Xin warned Alice, "I don''t want to kill a child. Break your ties with this dungeon, and I''ll let you live!"

    Alice spat, "Go to hell!"

    "¡­"

    Meng Xin furrowed his brows, unable to push himself to kill the girl. He put her down.

    SWUA!

    As soon as Meng Xin put Alice down, Hiiro appeared behind Alice and thrust his de. It punctured through her belly and destroyed her dantian.

    The bloody de stopped one centimeter in front of Meng Xin''s face. Thetter''s expression turned dark from shock.

    "N¡­NO! WHY?!"

    Hiiro Narukami pulled his de, allowing her to copse on the ground. Then, he stomped on Alice''s head, crushing it. Afterward, he received the system prompts that he sessfully killed Alice.

    "You''re too soft, Meng Xin. In war, there is no difference between men, women, and children in arms. We''re all equal."

    "SHE WAS ALREADY DEFEATED! THERE WAS NO POINT KILLING HER!!" Meng Xin pulled Hiiro''s cor and yelled, but Hiiro sneered and pushed him away.

    "Grow some balls. Do you want to kill Mao Miaomiao or not?"

    "I do, but not his family, women, or children!"

    Lu Bu turned around and pointed his halberd at Meng Xin''s face, "Then, you should get lost while you still can. We don''t wee na?ve goodie-two-shoes losers here."

    "¡­"

    Meng Xin bit his lower lips. He pped his hands, pulling Shepherd, Titania, and Alice''s souls toward him. Then, he activated one of his unique domain power.

    DING

    <You have activated the mandate domain ¨C Samsara Authority!>

    <All souls in your possession will be protected. No external influence can harm their souls while they are in the process of reincarnation or returning to their origins.>

    Lu Bu and Hiiro received the messages. The former was indifferent but thetter immediately swung his sword against Meng Xin.

    CLANK!

    The beggar blocked the strike, and a punch flew to Hiiro''s face.

    BAM

    Meng Xin''s punch broke Hiiro''s nose, four teeth, and his frontal skull. Meng Xin snorted and kicked the ground, fleeing from the dungeon.

    "COME BACK HERE!" Hiiro''s wounds were instantly healed. He chased after Meng Xin.

    Meanwhile, Eldrich sweated profusely. Although he received a blessing from Pangu and got the antagonist ss, he wasn''t as strong as the other four. He was nervous as he failed to finish off Taotie and Mimir.

    Xie Tian, who was in the middle ofbat with Cernun, suddenly sheathed his sword. He waved his hand at the dragon.

    "I should wrap this up. What should I be doing with you?"

    "¡­"

    Cernun nced at the remains of Shepherd, Titania, and Alice. He then looked at Xie Tian again.

    "Kill me! You won!"

    "Kill you?" Xie Tian rested his hands on his hips and looked at the floor. He kicked the dust and grumbled.

    "Death is too easy for you. Suffer more."

    "Huh?"

    The dragonewt Xie Tian looked up and smirked, "Suffer more for me."

    "What are you-"

    BOOM

    Xie Tian vanished and appeared under Cernun. He delivered a palm strike at thetter''s belly.

    Cernun''s dantian exploded!

    The alligator dragon roared in pain and copsed to the ground. He couldn''t stop vomiting blood.

    However, as sadistic as he was, Xie Tian opened his game inventory and brought out a dantian restoration pill. He yanked the dragon''s mouth open and threw the pill into his massive mouth.

    The pill worked as intended. Cernun''s dantian slowly repaired itself.

    "You¡­ What are you?" Cernun was confused.

    "As I said. Suffer more. Know the pain that I had been through!"

    BOOM

    Xie Tian crushed Cernun''s dantian again!

    "AAAAAHHHH!!"

    "HAHAHAHAHA! That''s right. SCREAM!"

    Cernun grudgingly red at Xie Tian. His pupils turned green, "You will pay for this!"<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Go ahead. What are you going to do to me? Stare at me until I''m bored to death? Ha!"

    Xie Tian raised his saber and struck down. However, Cernun suddenly caught it with his jaws. The dragon muttered.

    "I, Sentinel Cernun, forfeit my freedom, my lifespan, my cultivation, and my dantian to give everything to my master, Emerald Hopea! May my soul be reincarnated as one of her servants so that I can protect everybody from Pangu and his cronies!"

    Cernun dissipated to green dust. The particles sank into the floor and vanished along with his soul.

    Xie Tian frowned as he had never seen this technique before. He looked at Lu Bu and Eldrich, "Did he just suicide or what?"

    Eldrich sweated profusely and kept quiet while Lu Bu deeply sighed.

    "You moron. Cernun is fleeing to Hopea. That dryad will retrieve his soul and reincarnate him!"

    "Oh, that exins it. It doesn''t matter."

    "¡­"

    Xie Tian maintained his dragonewt transformation. He turned his attention toward the teleportation tform in this room, which Mimir and Taotie had used earlier.

    But as soon as Xie Tian looked at it, the tform exploded, disallowing them to use or study.

    "Meh," Xie Tian clicked his tongue. "I guess we have to dungeon-dive the normal way. I wish we had Brocell with us."

    "He''s long dead. He won''te back to life."

    "I know."

    Xie Tian proceeded to mark the dungeon with his teleportation rune. Then, he tossed it back into his game inventory and pressed several buttons on his game windows.

    DING

    DING

    The teleportation rune vanished from his inventory menu. A few secondster, a hundred top immortals teleported into the B1 boss room.

    Among them, Wei Cao, who was Wei Yuan''s father in his previous life, was also there!

    "Let''s go, boys. We have so many people to kill. We don''t have much time."

    .

    .

    In the dungeon, Mao Miaomiao followed the trails of Bacteria corpses and the broken walls. Along the way, he noticed the scent of ck and white karma strings.

    ck karma strings belonged to sinners while the white ones originated from protagonists or heroes. Upon reading the memory of these karma strings, Mao Miaomiao discovered who the intruders were.

    There were four protagonists and one evil cultivator here. However, all five of them had ck karma strings of antagonists!

    Mao Miaomiao''s right eyebrows didn''t stop twitching. He steeled his heart, preparing for some bad news or terrible encounter. Unfortunately, he didn''t have time to prepare anymore.

    As Mao Miaomiao was in the middle of tracking the path, two protagonists flew toward him ¨C One was fleeing, but the other one was chasing.

    Mao Miaomiao unsheathed Killer Queen and prepared forbat. But when he found out who they were, he was taken aback.

    "Meng Xin? Hiiro Narukami?"

    Meng Xin looked ahead and found Mao Miaomiao. He stopped flying away from Hiiro andnded 10 meters in front of the ck-winged angel.

    "Mao Miaomiao."

    Meng Xin gritted his teeth as he had the urge to challenge him to a duel, but it was not the right time.

    Mao Miaomiao noticed something in Meng Xin''s hand. His eyes were bloodshot again.

    "Why are you carrying the souls of my son''s friends?"

    "¡­"

    Meng Xin opened his palm and showed the angel the three balls of souls. Then, he shoved them toward Mao Miaomiao''s chest. Thetter reluctantly received them and checked the souls.

    Upon seeing the souls of Shepherd, Titania, and Alice, Mao Miaomiao was relieved.

    "Take them. Resurrect them yourself." Meng Xin let go of the souls and walked past Mao Miaomiao.

    "You¡­"

    Mao Miaomiao and Meng Xin didn''t have enough time to chat. Hiiro caught up and brandished his swords against both of them.

    "HAND THEM OVER, BASTARD!"

    As soon as Mao Miaomiao noticed Hiiro''s killing intent, he spread his wings and collected the souls in his dantian. At the same time, he took three steps forward and stopped time.

    Hiiro Narukami couldn''t react to Mao Miaomiao''s mandate domain power or negate it on time. The ck katana cut through Hiiro''s right shoulder and exited through his left waist.

    Two pieces of Hiiro''s body fell to the ground and dissipated into dust. Then, the yer received a game message.

    <YOU DIED.>

    Hiiro''s consciousness returned to his real body on Earth as the blessings of Pangu and yer Perks still protected him. As for his game items, they teleported to his game inventory.

    Mao Miaomiao wasn''t finished. He reached out to grab Hiiro''s karma to severe it. Unfortunately, the strings quickly vanished as if they never existed.

    "Shit! Don''t let me see you again!" Spat the angel.

    Meng Xin looked at the dust of his ex-colleague. Then, he snorted at Mao Miaomiao. "I''m not in the mood to kill you today. Consider yourself lucky!"

    "What are you? A clich¨¦ third-rated viin with fourth-rated dialogues?" Mao Miaomiaoughed at the cheeky junior.

    Meng Xin didn''t answer. He grumbled and turned around.

    Mao Miaomiao gazed at the beggar and scratched his head in confusion. The nostalgia and old memory took over ¨C He talked to Meng Xin as if he was an old friend.

    "¡­ How''s Zhao Bao?"

    Meng Xin''s eyes softened. He looked up and thought of his previous life''s parent, "In the Samsara River and having a blissful long dream. What about Zhao Yu?"

    "She''s serving Devil at the moment. She''s doing fine."

    "Good."

    "¡­"

    Meng Xin quietly left the dungeon while he was in a trance, thinking of his past life and his family.

    Mao Miaomiao left him alone. He shrugged and rechecked the three friends of his son.

    Their souls were slightly damaged, especially Shepherd''s. Unless he returned to his creator, he would not be able to reincarnate.

    ''How the hell can I bring him back to Joshua? Should I just eat him or give him to Xiaomao?''

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Give them all to Xiaomao. Don''t eat them."

    ''Isn''t Shepherd belong to Joshua?''

    [Mu-Nyang]: "He belongs to Xiaomao now. Joshua can suck his thumb and cry to his mama."

    ''¡­ You''re feral. By the way, how are the others? Are they safe?''

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Ma Xingjuan is okay. Ma Moxi is with her. Also, you should hurry if you don''t want your son to be in danger. Two hybrids and two antagonists are down there. All non-MCs are not their opponents. If Xiaomao''s friends run into them, they will die!"

    ''Crap!''

    Mao Miaomiao rushed further into the dungeon. He managed to find the entrance to the B1''s boss room. However, the trails of the intruders disappeared.

    ''Crap! The traces are gone! Oh, stupid me. I can use teleportation devices!''

    Mao Miaomiao pped the back of his neck and searched for teleportation tforms. Unfortunately, they were all destroyed.

    ''¡­ Shit. This is bad. Do I have to follow karma strings again?''

 Chapter 381 Cat Dad Is Enraged

    Chapter 381 ¨C Cat Dad is Enraged

    After Mimir and Taotie returned to the B10 floor, they informed Undine and others about the intruders. Everybody heard the bad news ¨C Shepherd, Titania, and Alice were dead while Cernun''s fate was unknown!

    Shocked by the development, Undine activated the rm siren and contacted the queen ants on B2 to evacuate.

    VRRRRRRR

    A loud siren warned every scarlet war maiden on B2 about the rming intruders. Queens and nurse ants rushed to the nearest teleportation tforms and directly fled to the B14 floor, where the backup dungeon area had been established by the mannequins.

    A thousand metal mannequins rushed to the B2 floor to help migrate the newborn ants and nonbatants. They also carried the unborn eggs and food with them to the teleportation portals.

    The morale of the troops plummeted after the death of the strongrades. Although many elite ants were never afraid of battles, they panicked as the intruders this time were too strong and terrifying. Because of the chaos, most teleportation tforms were packed. Some of the ants were forced to use stairs in the B2''s boss room to descend to the Fun Level.

    Party Queen rushed up to the B2 floor, hoping to buy some time for the ant girls to evacuate. As she was the only one who could infinitely self-resurrect, she came alone as a meat shield.

    The level-9999 guardian didn''te empty-handed. She brought along a pouch, which she had stolen from a certain beast tamer that died on the Fun Level. In the pouch was a secret weapon that she had been raising and educating for this type of crisis.

    .

    20 minutes after the siren began, a group of intruders showed up at the center of the B2 floor, where Queen Ants used to reside. The group burnt and destroyed the leaf beds, meat sausages, and storage rooms along the way, not allowing the ants to return here.

    Because of the mess that the ants left behind, Xie Tian, Lu Bu, Eldrich, Wei Cao, and their followers had a rough time navigating thebyrinth. Moreover, they didn''t have simr information to the B1 map that they had gotten from the yers. Thus, they could only rely on their aura reading skills.

    "Should we split up?" Eldrich was tired of exploring the maze. He suggested that they should split.

    Lu Bu disliked the idea, "Never split up no matter what. I sense another guardianing from the front. Also, someone has been tracking us, but he''s far away."

    "Tracking us? Is it Hiiro?"

    Lu Bu narrowed his eyes as if he knew who it was, "No. It''s someone we don''t want to see."

    Xie Tian smirked as he caught the hint. He turned around and stood there, waiting for the pursuer, "I''ll stay here, then. You lots can go ahead and get rid of that guardian."

    "You''re not strong enough to kill Mao Miaomiao. You will die."

    "Hahahaha!" Xie Tian covered his face with one hand and looked up,ughing like a hyena. "Do you know how long I''ve been waiting for this opportunity?! I didn''t get a chance to fight him in the tournament. Now that he''sing for us, I''ll make sure to erase his existence from the universe!"

    "You''re underestimating him, Xie Tian. I''ll warn you again. You will die if you fight him now."

    "You don''t know shit about me! I am the sovereign of time and space! His power is nothing to me!"

    "¡­ I guess I can''t stop you. Suit yourself."

    Lu Bu snorted and proceeded further into the maze. Eldrich looked back and forth between Xie Tian and Lu Bu before he followed thetter.

    Meanwhile, Wei Cao silently hid among the immortal crowd. Nobody paid attention to his Oni horns and a crimson katana, which once belonged to the Oni God ¨C Kishin Douji.

    .

    .

    = B10 Floor =

    DING

    <Congrattions. You have evolved into a Cathulhu!>

    <All benefits of the evolution materials have been transferred to your game character. Please check your racial status and perks.>

    Xiaomao transformed into a 100-meter tall Cathulhu with two white wings and 1,200 tentacles, equal to the number of his ster stars in his pocket dantian. Each tentacle was as furry and fluffy as a cat''s leg white fur covered everything. Every tentacle could extend by one kilometer, allowing him to use his tentacles as whips.

    The cat head was the same as when he was a catopus, but the new white wings carried the same characteristics and perks as Xiaomao''s wings when he used the human form. However, the feathers weren''t regrly produced regr butterflies to feed Xiaomao with providence Qi anymore as three butterflies suddenly evolved into catopus kittens!

    The chibi catopuses instantly gain a physical body and gained sentient. Every cat inherited the element foundation, dantian universe perk, and 100 strings of providence Qi from Xiaomao and was born as a level-999 catopus. They quickly spent one of the strings to create a dimensional portal.

    Xiaomao was surprised that three catopuses were born. He observed the chibi catopuses and studied their behavior, including examining the destinations that they were going to.

    On the other side of the portals, Xiaomao found another world. He couldn''t see it clearly, but he saw countless catopuses on the other side.

    While Xiaomao was confused about how and why this phenomenon urred, his Senpai taught him.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Wee to the Cathulhu World. What you are seeing is the home of all catopuses, where newborn children live."

    "Home, munya?"

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Correct. Normally, Cathulhu Parents always send their children to this to let them grow naturally and learn from their peers. But in your case, your soul has a strong karma bond with the Chaos Seraphim and the Cathulhu Progenitor, so your Qi and Dao can sometimes produce offspring by-"

    [Foresight]: "TL; DR, all of the newborn catopuses are the souls that have been waiting to be reincarnated and have a close karma tie with you, namely Wei Feng, Wei Xiong, and Wei Huang."

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "SPOILERS! DAMMIT!"

    [Foresight]: "Facts don''t care about your feeling."

    "¡­"<novelnext></novelnext>

    Xiaomao snickered and gazed into the portal. The three chibi catopuses entered it and turned around to wave their tentacles at him. They meowed and bid farewell.

    "Mu-Nyang imposes stupid rules, munya! Xiaomao, your uncle has to go to school for a while. I''ll be back one day, munya!"

    "Once I return, let''s have another rematch, munya! This time, it''s going to be a friendly duel, munya."

    "Brat! Be prepared for extra training, munya! I''ll make sure to reach the 300% difficulty potential with my new knowledge, munya! Wait a minute, can I stop munya, munya? ¡­ DAMMIT, MUNYA!"

    Xiaomao recognized their voices. They were Wei Feng, Wei Xiong, and Wei Huang.

    Wei Feng had the face of a Siamese cat. Wei Xiong was a sphinx breed while Wei Huang was an orange Persian cat with extra-long fur and thick white eyebrows. Everybody looked hrious in their catopus forms.

    Xiaomaoughed at them and waved his tentacle, "Get strong fast, munya! If you''rezy, I''ll increase the gap and leave you to dust, munya!"

    The Wei trio brightly smiled, and the portal was closed.

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao''s expression was frozen while he was smiling. Although he was happy to see them again, he was still confused.

    He is a man, and he identifies himself as a HANDSOME BIG D SIGMA, and ALPHA MALE PREDATOR. How the hell did he give birth to three catopuses?

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Chaos Element. Everything in the universe originates from Chaos. When you have the power of chaos, you have the power of creation and destruction. Explore, experiment, and research some more of this power if you have time."

    "¡­ I guess I will."

    Xiaomao solidified his foundation, controlling his Qi inside him and getting used to the new physique and flow. Unfortunately, he didn''t have enough time to train.

    While Xiaomao was adapting to his new strength and physique, he checked the pending messages that had appeared when he was busy. Then, he discovered the shocking news.

    DING

    <Your co-dungeon master, Meowmeow, has died.>

    <Your retainer, Madoka, has been killed by Zhunti.>

    <Your dungeon guest, Titania, has been killed by Hiiro Narukami.>

    <Your retainer, Shepherd, has been killed by Lu Bu.>

    <Your retainer, Alice, has been killed by Hiiro Narukami.>

    <WARNING! Due to the power of the antagonist ss, your retainers cannot be respawned automatically.>

    "!!!"

    His friends died?!

    DING

    <Your Protagonist Menu has been updated.>

    <Antagonist Zhunti has been killed by Mao Miaomiao.>

    <Antagonist All-Heaven Sage has been killed by Mao Miaomiao.>

    <Antagonist Hongjun has been critically injured by Antagonist Baal. The feud between Hongjun and Baal has been initiated.>

    <The rtionship between Antagonist Pangu and Antagonist Solomon has hit the rock bottom. They can no longer be friends.>

    So many things happened during the time Xiaomao was cultivating!

    Xiaomao had no time to react to the changes. Suddenly, countless lights descended from the sky and entered his body. The light brought along countless drops of providence essence. When they entered Xiaomao''s dantian the liquid quickly formed an embryo of a soul crystal.

    Surprised, Xiaomao sank his consciousness to his dantian universe and checked the new energy inside him. Then, he found the soul of Madoka.

    Madoka inside the 10-centimeter-diameter crystal wearily looked at Xiaomao.

    ''Master, I''m sorry.''

    She closed her eyes and stopped moving. However, her soul still pulsed as if she was still alive.

    "¡­"

    Looking at Madoka in the soul embryo crystal, he was reminded of Mu-Nyang when both of them died. The despair and sadness in their eyes were the same!

    RUMBLE

    Xiaomao''s white fur and feathers emitted a red aura. His bloodshot eyes stared toward the sky, where a hidden teleportation tform was located.

    "Protagonists¡­ Antagonists¡­ How dare they¡­"

 Chapter 382 Cat Dad Discovers Antagonists

    Chapter 382 ¨C Cat Dad Discovers Antagonists

    Xiaomao opened the Fate System menu, rechecking the roster of protagonists and antagonists. Because of the bloodbath, some names disappeared while new names emerged.

    Shepherd''s name was no longer on the list, and the number of protagonists was reduced from 14 to 10. However, the Antagonist roster expanded.

    .

    Antagonist List

    1. Pan Xian (Pangu)

    2. Pan Mei

    3. Solomon

    4. Hongjun

    5. Nian

    6. Hiiro Narukami

    7. Lu Bu

    8. Xie Tian

    9. Eldritch

    10. Wei Cao

    11¡­

    .

    Xiaomao stopped scanning through the list as soon as he found Wei Cao''s name.

    This man was the traitor of the Wei n. He was responsible for the death of Wei Huang and the destruction of the Wei n. Ultimately, Wei Cao and his followers died during the Battle at the Dark Forbidden Zone, where Mao Miaomiao fought the gods of Olympus, the Lilim Army, and other forces.

    Mao Miaomiao already exacted revenge on the Wei n, and Xiaomao didn''t have any grudge against this old man. In normal circumstances, he would have skipped and ignored the person. However, the name was strangely glowing in red.

    Curious, Xiaomao pressed on the name to check his background.

    DING

    A message showed up.

    <This antagonist has designated you as his rival. Whenever this antagonist manages to harm or kill one of your allies, friends, or families, he will get stronger. The rivalry status persists until one of you dies or reconciles with the other party.>

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao had no idea what to feel about this information. From the previous messages, Wei Cao was not on the list that killed or harmed Shepherd''s group. Still, since the other party provoked him, Xiaomao had no reason to spare the traitorous grandpa.

    Also, Wei Cao was not the only one with a highlighted name. Aside from him, Lu Bu''s name shed brighter than the others. Xiaomao checked on the infamous warlord next, hoping to get more information from the game system.

    He was not disappointed. A portrait and a thorough detail of Lu Bu appeared in the game window.

    .

    General Information

    Name: Lu Bu

    Gender: Male

    Level: 4,500 (75,000)

    Age: 8,300,000

    ss: Protagonist (Secondary), Antagonist (Primary), Warlord, General

    Title: God of War, Demon Lord of Death Valley

    Sponsor: Pangu

    Backgrounds:

    Known as Lu Fengxian in his former lives. Originally, Lu Bu was a demon lord, who died unjustly during the Devil-Kishin War. His soulter possessed a dead body of a weak young master from a fallen noble family. After sessfully avoiding the Samsara River, Lu Bu quickly retained his former power. Heter encountered Mao Miaomiao when the chaos seraphim was a mortal and got entangled in the Battle of Siren City. Unfortunately, Lu Bu was killed by a 9th-stage cultivator as his luck and fate were inferior to Mao Miaomiao''s.

    Originally, Lu Bu was fated to be reincarnated as Mao Miaomiao''s son and thrive as the main character of the next generation. However, because of Mao Miaomiao''s Chaos Seraphim evolutions and Mu-Nyang''s interference, the karma ties between Mao Miaomiao and Lu Bu were severed. Pangu, using this opportunity, snatched Lu Bu''s soul and reincarnated him, altering his protagonist fate. Later, Pangu bestowed the Blessing of Antagonist to Lu Bu and tasked him to hunt down Mao Miaomiao''s allies and Mu-Nyang''s subordinates. Repaying for the debts, Lu Bu invades ve Dungeon, discarding the former rtionship between him and Mao Miaomiao''s family. His goal is to kill Miao Xiaomao.

    Specialties: Flying General Mandate, Absolute Destruction Mandate, Physical Attack Immunity.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Important Note: Lu Bu has designated you as his fated enemy. You are fated to fight him in a death match within 24 hours. If you manage to defeat him, you can devour his Heavenly Fate Crystal to upgrade your protagonist ss. Vice versa, Lu Bu can consume your Heavenly Fate Crystal to grow stronger.

    .

    "Oh, wow. That exins a lot, munya. So this guy should be one of the 14 protagonists that got deleted."

    Xiaomao guessed that Lu Bu was once one of the 14 protagonists. However, he was degraded to an antagonist because of his recent deeds.

    But what caught Xiaomao''s attention was the note at the bottom. It revealed that Lu Bu was the one who Xiaomao would be forced to fight soon. As Lu Bu''s true strength wasparable to a level-75,000 deity, Xiaomao was nervous.

    How could an immortal defeat a deity in disguise? If Titania, Shepherd, and others lost to this guy, would it be possible for him to defeat Lu Bu?

    While Xiaomao was in doubt, his Senpai encouraged him.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Don''t underestimate your power. You don''t know how strong you actually are."

    "I know, munya."

    Xiaomao paced his breath and ordered the butterflies to return home. He rechecked his level onest time.

    Xiaomao, the Chaos Cathulhu, Level 2,000 (9,999)

    Because of the current transformation, Xiaomao''s title changed from Chaos Seraphim to Chaos Cathulhu. His level was also increased to 2,000 ording to his actual strength when he was a mortal. However, the new bracket revealed that his true strength might be over level 9000.

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. He asked his Senpai.

    "What''s the difference between an immortal and a deity, munya?"

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "A lot. To be a deity, you need some worshipers or residents in your dantian universe. Then, you will be able to cultivate faith, which will be converted into Providence Qi. When you have enough providence Qi, you can condense them into providence essence, just like when you cultivate element Qi into element essence or life Qi into life essence. Then, with providence essence, your dao and ster stars in your dantian can gain sentient and be your apostles, which allows you to createws, aka MANDATE DOMAINS! Then, mandate domains are-"

    [Foresight]: "TL; DR. Deities rely on providence essence and mandate domains, aka the upgraded version of elemental essence and ster constetion domain."

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Can you stop stealing my spotlight?"

    [Foresight]: "Fame doesn''t matter if the exnation is more concise."

    Hearing that deities cultivated providence Qi and essence as their primary energy source, Xiaomao was confused. He checked his dantian and discovered that the liquid in the stars had already solidified and transformed into countless strings of providence Qi.

    "I already have providence Qi inside me, though, munya. Am I a deity now?"

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Yes and no. You''re physically an immortal, but your dantian''s quality is on par with lesser deities. Your domain is probably as strong as mandate domains, but youck-"

    [Foresight]: "No, you are an immortal with the power of quasi-deities. Real Mandate Domains can still kill you."

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Can you stop stealing my role?"

    [Foresight]: "Concision doesn''t trante to stealing."

    Xiaomaoughed as he enjoyed watching how his two Senpais bickered. His anger subsided, and his mind was clear. When his mind was calm, his brain functioned normally.

    "I have less than a day left until the fight. Is it possible for me to get stronger, munya?"

    The Senpais didn''t answer as Xiaomao said it to n out his future actions out loud. In Xiaomao''s mind, he calcted how long he had before the intruders could get to B10.

    While Xiaomao was deep in thought, Undine contacted him through voice transmission.

    ''Xiaomao, we lost Cernun, Alice, Madoka, Titania, Shepherd, and Meowmeow. The enemies are too strong. We have to retreat and wait for Lady Chang''e to descend!''

    Xiaomao''s eyes shifted as he opened the dungeon menu. The 3D map highlighted the B2 floor. The group of intruders appeared inrge red dots while Party Queen and ants were highlighted as green dots.

    Behind the group of intruders, a light green dot traveled so fast that it would reach the group within less than a minute. However, the group of red dots left one of them behind to confront the pursuer.

    Xiaomao examined the detail of the light green dot. Then, the portrait and the brief detail of the person appeared.

    Mao Miaomiao, the Chaos Seraphim, Level 9,999 (??????)

    "WHAT THE?!"

    His father was here.

    Noticing the name of his perverted father in his previous life, Xiaomao grinned and told Undine.

    "Gather all our strongest fighters at B7. I''ll be there, too, munya!"

    ''WHAT?! DID YOU LISTEN TO ME?! OUR ENEMIES ARE-''

    "Don''t worry. We have plot armor, munya!"

    Xiaomao transformed into Chaos Seraphim and rushed toward the B7 floor. For now, he would stay there and cultivate until thest minute.

 Chapter 383 Cat Dadâ€™s Father Knows Some Secrets

    Chapter 383 ¨C Cat Dad''s Father Knows Some Secrets

    After parting ways with Meng Xin, Mao Miaomiao spent some time collecting the remains of Shepherd, Alice, and Titania. He put them inside his spatial ring and descended to the B2 floor.

    Although Mao Miaomiao could no longer track the intruders by using the karma method on the B1 floor, he managed to find many traces of arge cultivator group here. The chaos seraphim was relieved.

    "Whew. This makes things a lot easier. I would have gotten into trouble if they are in small numbers."

    Mao Miaomiao began counting the number of intruders from the traces. As he kept following them, he stumbled upon a straggler ant girl.

    The ant girl trembled in fear for a moment. But when she noticed that Mao Miaomiao was an ally, she hugged him and cried.

    Mao Miaomiao patted the girl and quietly stored her inside his dantian universe. He split his consciousness to the dantian and asked her about her friends and other survivors.

    Inside the dantian universe, the ant girl found herself on a grasnd. 200 meters away was a penthouse mansion, a dryad farm, and arge elixirke. But 50 meters away was a massive pit, infested with countless ck centipedes. In the middle of the pit, a centipede woman stood there, tilting her head and gazing at the ant girl.

    "!!!"

    The ant girl sobbed and lost her leg strength. Fortunately, Mao Miaomiao''s consciousness arrived and consoled her.

    "It''s okay. I''m here. Nobody can hurt you."

    "¡­"

    The ant girl couldn''t speak. She only poked Mao Miaomiao with her antennae.

    The chaos seraphim stood there, allowing the ant to poke his forehead. A minuteter, he understood everything.

    "Gotchu, girly. I''ll rescue your friends and your mothers. Oh, you can go to that mansion and ask the local dryads to prepare a ce for you to rest."

    The ant girl stopped crying and smiled. She happily ran toward the mansion.

    Mao Miaomiao returned his consciousness to his real body. His pupils darkened as he activated a search domain.

    DONG

    As if Mao Miaomiao deployed a sonar radar, a DONG sound echoed in the dungeon. Instantly, Mao Miaomiao found a hundred survivors in the staff rooms of the B2 dungeon. Most of them were safe, but their morale was low to the point that they went into hiding, huddling in small storage rooms.

    "Yare, yare."

    Mao Miaomiao shook his head and snapped his fingers. Instantly, all hiding ant girls were teleported into his dantian universe. The hundred ant girls appeared around the first girl, and they gasped in shock. Fortunately, many dryads, aka the residents in Mao Miaomiao''s dantian universe, knew what their master was doing and calmed the girls.

    After settling everything, the angel proceeded forward while he tracked Lu Bu''s group. He deployed the sonar sound and picked up more stray queen ants, nurse ants, and war maidens along the way. After five minutes, he collected over 5,000 ants.

    DONG

    As Mao Miaomiao slowly caught up to Lu Bu''s group, his sonar picked up the life signature of his former nemesis, Xie Tian, who had detached from the group and had been waiting for him here.

    Mao Miaomiao was amused. He unsheathed Killer Queen, preparing tounch a surprise attack from a long distance. However, his sonar suddenly picked up another familiar life signature.

    Fu De

    ''Dafuq is she doing over there?''

    Not leaving anyone behind, Mao Miaomiao pulled Fu De into his dantian universe. He sent his consciousness there and appeared in front of the vampire.

    When Fu De came to her sense, she looked around in confusion as she had never been kidnapped into anybody''s dantian universe before. She screamed.

    "WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING HERE?!"

    Mao Miaomiao appeared behind Fu De, "It''s my dantian, bitch."

    "EEEEEK!!"

    Fu De tried to run away, but Mao Miaomiao grabbed her waist and lifted her. She iled her arms around and started shooting her skills at his face in panic.

    "Stop moving around! It''s okay! Nobody is going to harm you!"

    "EEEEEK! LET ME GO! HELP! WE GOT A PEDO HERE!"

    "I said ¨C Nobody is going to-"

    BOOM

    Fu De hit Mao Miaomiao with her grand spell, the Blood Detonation. However, the spell only made his blood pulse as he was immune to all element essence attacks.

    "Listen here, Fu De. I know we got beef in our previous life, but we''re allies now. So stop-"

    "SOMEBODY HELP! I''M GETTING KIDNAPPED!"

    "¡­"

    "I''M GOING TO DIE! SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

    Something inside Mao Miaomiao''s mind snapped. He transformed one of his feathers into a tentacle and ripped Fu De''s clothes. Then, he pushed her to the ground.

    "If you don''t shut your mouth, I''ll eat you for real."

    This trick always worked. Fu De closed her mouth and stopped crying. She stared straight into Mao Miaomiao''s eyes for a moment and lower her sight.

    The tentacle that had ripped her clothes earlier was still there. It aimed its tip toward the area between her legs.

    Mao Miaomiao continued with his threat, "See that? If you don''t want that thing to take your virginity, listen to me!"

    Fu De repeatedly nodded.

    The angel grumbled and let her go. He snapped his fingers, and the ripped clothes were repaired. Fu De corrected her clothes and red at her former enemy.

    "Where is this ce, brat?!"

    "My dantian universe."<novelnext></novelnext>

    "Your universe, what?"

    "This is why you always fell behind. Argh, forget it. Behave yourself and go to the mansion over there. Remember, this is my universe, and I''m the absolute god here. If you cause trouble, I''lle down and kill you right away."

    Mao Miaomiao didn''t tell Fu De that this universe hid his entity crystal inside. If anybody destroyed it, Mao Miaomiao''s dantian universe would have copsed, and he would have died.

    This was one of the downsides of this abduction technique. He could bring people to his universe, but he couldn''t afford to bring his enemies here due to the extreme risks.

    The angel stopped worrying about the innocent bystanders and turned his attention to his enemy. He returned his consciousness to his body again and nned his next attacks.

    But as Mao Miaomiao was about to activate his domain, Xie Tian made the first move.

    DING

    <Xie Tian has activated the Mandate Domain ¨C Time Stopper!>

    <Time flow within a radius of 100 kilometers is frozen. No one but Xie Tian could move within his domain.>

    Mao Miaomiao sneered and thought, ''Using a mandate domain while you''re physically an immortal? That''s a protagonist for you, but you''re picking a fight with the wrong person!''

    He resisted Xie Tian''s domain effects. Then, he leaned slightly backward, making a Jojo pose before he used his time-and-space power to mock his former nemesis.

    DING

    <Mao Miaomiao has activated the Transcended Mandate Domain ¨C Za Warudo!>

    <Destroy all hostile mandate domain abilities and freeze everything in a radius of 1,000 kilometers. Only Mao Miaomiao and his allies can move in the domain.>

    At the same time, his soul-bound katana also used her ability.

    DING

    <Killer Queen has activated the Transcended Mandate Domain ¨C Dao Eater!>

    <Negate and destroy all hostile mandate domain abilities that target your master. Afterward, devour the user''s providence essence and lifespan ording to the strength of the domains then spend the consumed energy to incinerate and detonate all hostile targets'' flesh and blood within the domain.>

    CLICK-CLICK-CLICK

    As soon as the clock ticking sound stopped, Xie Tian widened his eyes in shock. He opened his mouth, but his voice failed toe out as his consciousness and his body were frozen in time.

    BOOM-BOOM

    Xie Tian didn''t realize that the chained effects had been initiated. The bacshes of having his domain destroyed hit him and his dantian. Then, his providence essence, which was hidden deep in his dantian universe, was drained to thest drop, causing all his stars to dissipate into dust along with his sentient dao avatars.

    The ck katana in Mao Miaomiao''s hand cackled in exhration. She slipped out of the master''s hand and jetted toward Xie Tian.

    "Remember me, boy? History is going to repeat itself! I get to kill you again!" Mocked Killer Queen.

    The ck katana pierced through Xie Tian''s heart and gauged out a small crystal. She twirled 360 degrees, tossing it toward Mao Miaomiao. Thetter caught it and put it in his pocket.

    Xie Tian''s eyes shifted as he resisted Mao Miaomiao''s domainws and power. However, he couldn''t move his body even though he could see and sense everything.

    Mao Miaomiao noticed that. He giggled, "Too bad. Your plot armor halo doesn''t work on an outer god like me. There won''t be any supreme expert to rescue you. There won''t be a gap in my defense for you to take advantage of. There won''t be any hint or clue for you to ovee this ordeal. There is no secret treasure or supreme technique for you to find. There won''t be a hidden passage or trap door for you to escape. And most importantly, I''m not na?ve or stupid enough to let you live. Let''s not see each other for the rest of eternity."

    "!!!"

    Xie Tian struggled to move, but he couldn''t. He red at Mao Miaomiao in despair.

    Mao Miaomiao folded his fingers as if he was holding a bomb switch. Then, he lowered his thumb.

    BOOM

    Xie Tian''s head, arms, legs, and torso exploded and engulfed in ck me. His consciousness vanished and retreated to his soul crystal.

    Mao Miaomiao wasn''t finished. He maintained his time domain and approached the rapidly burning corpse of the protagonist. He kicked the charcoaled torso, and it instantly turned to ash. Only a glowing ball remained.

    It was Xie Tian''s soul crystal.

    Mao Miaomiao noticed it. He looked up and talked to his boss.

    "Mu-Nyang, how is your condition? I destroyed a couple of souls earlier. Sorry about that."

    [Mu-Nyang]: "I''m okay, munya. Two artificial viins don''t impact my dantian universe much, but Xie Tian''s soul is different. If you destroy his soul, my cultivation base will degrade, munya."

    "Alright. I''ll send him your way. Also, take care of yourself. If you die, the entire universe will go poof along with you. I don''t wanna die with you."

    [Mu-Nyang]: "I know, munya. That''s why I''m avoiding fights like a gue. Mir is with me, so I''ll be fine, munya."

    Mao Miaomiao picked up the soul of Xie Tian and the Heavenly Fate Crystal that Killer Queen had extracted from the heart earlier. He then performed a ritual.

    "I, Chaos Seraphim Mao Miaomiao, Apostle of Mu-Nyang, hereby offer this protagonist''s soul and this Heavenly Fate Crystal as a tribute to my master Mu-Nyang. I pray for the lord. May you consume this soul and recover your strength so this universe can prosper once again."

    The soul ball and the fate crystal vanished. Then, Mao Miaomiao received the notification message, which came with a different font and window color.

    <Mu-Nyang has received your offerings.>

    <Mu-Nyang has consumed the soul of Xie Tian and the Heavenly Fate Crystal. The universe''s strength ceiling has been slightly increased.>

    <In exchange for your contribution, Mu-Nyang has shared his power with you. Your lifespan has been increased. Your dantian universe has been slightly recovered. You can now ess one of your sealed constetions.>

    Mao Miaomiao looked up and checked the floating name over his head. His level disy changed once again.

    Mao Miaomiao, the Chaos Seraphim, Level 16,969 (690,069)

    It would take a while before he could regain his former strength. For now, he had a lot of work to do.

    ''Xie Tian is out of the picture. Lu Bu, you traitorous scum. You''re next!''

 Chapter 384 Cat Dadâ€™s Wings And Mao Miaomiaoâ€™s Wings (1)

    Chapter 384 ¨C Cat Dad''s Wings and Mao Miaomiao''s Wings (1)

    DING

    <Antagonist Xie Tian has been in by Mao Miaomiao. His soul has been destroyed.>

    Another name disappeared from the antagonist list. Xiaomao brightly smiled and looked at the map of the B2 floor, where Mao Miaomiao and Xie Tian briefly fought. The fight ended so quickly that Xiaomao was impressed. However, he also had some concerns.

    Would Mao Miaomiao be his enemy in the future? He wouldn''t end up as a frienemy or rival, right?

    ''No, stop thinking about that. I have to cultivate and wait for the intruders.''

    Xiaomao arrived at the B7 floor''s boss room. He grabbed a chair and sat down. Then, he closed his eyes, sending his consciousness to his dantian universe. Butterflies from his feathers rushed into Xiaomao''s dantian right away.

    This time, instead of letting themmit suicide, Xiaomao ordered them to pick a star and live there.

    The cat-face butterflies meowed and cheered. They immediately flew toward the nearest Chaos Element Star, which was a white sun in Xiaomao''s dantian universe.

    Xiaomao panicked for a moment as he was afraid that the butterflies would get burnt. On the contrary, these white butterflies danced on the surface of the sun and started bending the me, creating their new nests. These guys were immune to Chaos me!

    A trillion butterflies instantly flooded the same. When the dust settled, the entire star''s surface was full of white me lilies, and the butterflies used them as their nests. A thousand biggest butterflies gathered at the North Pole of the white sun and fiddled with something by using the maic forces of the star.

    A massive white tree grew. Its trunk and roots expanded, growing into a world tree. Round leafs budded from its branches, and it began producing strands of providence Qi.

    "Munya!"

    "Munya!"

    The butterfly alphas meowed and orbited around the tree, performing a ritual. Then, one of them bit on the trunk, carving a face of a cat on it.

    Small butterflies gathered around the tree. They rested on the ground and pped their wings, paying homage to their new god.

    "Munya!"

    "Munya!"

    As they started worshiping the cat face carving of the world tree, Xiaomao sensed the changes in him. Another form of energy was generated.

    Wisp-like energy came out from the tree and flowed to space. They soon gathered and condensed, forming a strand of providence Qi.

    Xiaomao was enlightened. He finally discovered a way to generate providence Qi without killing his butterflies.

    "Okay! Since you like the Chaos Element, I''ll create a dozen stars like this for you, munya!"

    He focused on converting the providence Qi into eight-element continents andbining them into a chaos core.

    .

    .

    In the room, several mermen, ant girls, mannequins, and party girls helped carry necessary supplies to the Mermaid Dungeon. Ifrit and Nymph coordinated with the mermaids from the sanctuary to guide the weak newborn monsters out of this ce first.

    Gata and Joan lingered in front of the room, monitoring the refugees from the higher floors. Next to them, the obelisk towers had been switched on, and they would fire at any intruder without a warning.

    Everyone was so busy that nobody noticed Xiaomao''s arrival.

    WHOOSH

    Undine and Cookie teleported to the boss room via the local teleportation tform, after they brought Mimir and Taotie to safety. As they were about to enter the treasure room to check the locations of the intruders, the corners of their eyes noticed a white-winged angel.

    At first, Undine and Cookie didn''t recognize Xiaomao. But when they discovered a stray white butterfly with a cat''s face, they were astonished. They followed it and found Xiaomao, who was swarmed by countless butterflies.

    Undine rushed to his side, mistaking the butterflies for enemies. However, after getting closer, she noticed something strange. Cookie also read his name and gasped in shock.

    Xiaomao, the Chaos Seraphim, Level 2,500 (?????)

    "X-Xiaomao, coo?!" Cookie couldn''t believe what she saw. A couple of days ago, Xiaomao''s level was just 799. But now, he was stronger than her!

    Meanwhile, Undine stared at the bracket behind Xiaomao''s current level in a daze. She opened her mouth and forgot to close it.

    "Five digits?! His true strength is in the deity realm?! Since when?!"

    While Undine and Cookie were gawking at Xiaomao''s level, the number changed.

    DING

    Level 2,510

    "I-It increases?!" Cookie lost her mind.

    DING

    Level 2,520

    Level 2,530

    Every second, the number jumped up by 10 as if it was a ticking clock. It kept rising until Xiaomao''s level hit 3,000. Then, it stopped going up. The surrounding butterflies returned to their feathers and stopped migrating to his dantian.

    Undine and Cookie snapped back to their senses. As their throats were dry, they opened their inventory and drank refined holy water.

    .

    .

    In Xiaomao''s dantian universe, Xiaomao gazed at his 30 chaos stars, which were fully upied by the chaos butterflies. Looking at how these cute catterflies worshiped the world trees with a cat''s face, Xiaomao couldn''t stop smiling.

    "Alright. I need to stabilize my foundation again. Before that, I should reward myself a little."

    Xiaomao opened a clone-summoning menu. He summoned Undine''s clone at 100% potential strength and with her highest level.

    The level-4500 clone appeared, but she didn''t show any hostility. Instead, she coyly smiled and bit her lower lips.

    Xiaomao took off his clothes and walked toward her. The clone giggled and stripped as well.

    "Please guide me again, senior. I need to stabilize my foundation."

    .<novelnext></novelnext>

    .

    While gawking at Xiaomao, Undine sensed something hot, slimy, and thick hit the depth of her inside. Her entire body shivered, and her muscles contracted. Undine sat on the floor, covering her mouth, suppressing her voice from leaking out in shame and embarrassment.

    SLURP

    SLURP

    SLURP

    That "thing" inside her moved so fast that it massaged every sensitive nerve inside her. She almost moaned from the pleasure, but she bit the tip of her tongue, suppressing it.

    She red at Xiaomao. He did something pervert to her without her permission again.

    nning to give Xiaomao a scolding, Undine struggled to stand up. However, blinking level of Xiaomao changed her mind.

    DING

    Level 3,001

    "Eh?"

    DING

    Level 3,002

    It slowly rose, and Undine had a rough idea of how Xiaomao got stronger. However, every time it went up, Undine was out of breath.

    "!!!"

    The sensitivity and the feedback forces inside Undine''s lower belly also got more intense as Xiaomao''s level rose. She failed to stand and fell to the floor, drooling and sticking her tongue out.

    She lost count of how many times she came.

    While Undine was at her wit''s end, Nymph and Qidia returned to the boss room as they nned to go check on the B3 floor and assist Party Queen. When they saw Undine in that state, the two women stopped what they were doing to rush to help.

    "Undine, what are you doing?" Asked Qidia.

    Nymph sized up Undine and noticed a puddle of transparent sticky liquid under her. The corners of her mouth curved up.

    Saving Undine''s face, Nymph distracted Qidia, "Let''s bring her to the infirmary first, senior. I think she needs some rest."

    "¡­"

    Qidia didn''t notice anything. She shrugged and let Nymph carry the mermaid back to the sanctuary.

    "Cookie, youe with me. We''re going to B3 and bring the newborn party girls down here. There should be about a hundred children over there in one of the ssrooms."

    "Eh? Didn''t Party Queen and Pretty Skins migrate them all? Their leader is going to B2, coo."

    "The mannequins from B3 found a group of stragglers. We''re going to escort them out."

    "B-B-But what if we run into intruders, coo?"

    "Then, we''ll probably die."

    "EEEK!! HELL NO!! I''M NOT GOING, COO!!"

    "YOU''RE COMING WITH ME, DAMN CHICKEN PIGEON!"

    "I''M A PHOENIX, COO!!"

    Qidia put a chain choker on Cookie''s neck and forced her to be a mount. She cracked a whip and forced Cookie to fly as fast as possible.

    Getting hit by a whip, Cookie screamed and shuttled toward the active portal outside the boss room. They teleported directly to the B4 floor, where the majority of party girls and other residents were gathering at the moment.

    Because of themotion, Xiaomao opened his right eye to look around.

    "Can you keep it down, munya? I need to meditate."

    Nobody paid attention to Xiaomao. Nymph already carried Undine on her shoulder and left for the sanctuary. As for Qidia and Cookie, they were long gone.

    Noticing that nobody disturbed him anymore, Xiaomao returned his consciousness to the dantian universe.

    In the dantian, Undine''s clone was out ofmission. Xiaomao pouted as she could onlyst him for three days here, aka three minutes in reality.

    Xiaomao sent her back. Then, he opened the summon menu again. He scrolled down the list, looking for strong opponents to use as sandbags or a sparring partner.

    While Xiaomao was scrolling, he noticed his deceased retainers. Alice and Madoka were still there. However, there was a note under their status menu.

    [Note]: This person''s soul is not in this universe. You cannot summon her.

    "Not in this universe? What does that mean?"

    Xiaomao tilted his head and sighed. He shook his head in regret.

    Since he couldn''t summon both of them to train, Xiaomao scrolled down and searched for strong opponents. But after a few minutes, he was dissatisfied as everybody was too weak.

    Annoyed, Xiaomao pressed the text box and manually searched for a name.

    "Since I''m going to fight you anyway, let me test my strength against you, munya!"

    Lu Bu

    DING

    The status menu appeared, and he could summon the clone!

    Xiaomao rubbed his hands, "Alright! Let''s start out strong. Give me 100% potential and his full strength¡­ or not."

    Xiaomao broke a sweat after he slid the age scroll bar to the rightmost. He discovered that Lu Bu was a demon deity.

    "¡­ Shit."

 Chapter 385 Cat Dads Wings And Mao Miaomiaos Wings (2)

    Chapter 385 ¨C Cat Dad''s Wings and Mao Miaomiao''s Wings (2)

    = B2 Floor, Boss Room =

    Party Queen stood alone, facing the group of immortals, led by Lu Bu and Eldrich.

    The yellow monster no longerughed like she used to. She simply stood there, staring at Lu Bu and the intruders. Her job was to buy time, not defeat them.

    In secret, Party Queen opened Tian Feng''s pouch and released all dimension spiders. The invisible spiders with smiling faces rushed out and disappeared.

    Lu Bu''s eyes shifted left and right. He snorted and ignored them. He cautiously scanned Party Queen with his unique abilities, ignoring the threat of invisible spiders.

    Eldrich bellowed and unleashed his domain. A thousand invisible spiders instantly turned into blood mist.

    The weak spiders shrieked and fled out of the boss room. They looked back toward Party Queen for a moment before they left.

    Party Queen gazed at the spiders. She knew that they were no match against these super-strong intruders, but she sessfully deployed them to the B2 floor. After this incident, they would develop the ecology here, turning the B2 floor into their nest and bing a natural buffer against intruders from above.

    "Is that all you can do, monster? HAHAHAHA!" Eldrichughed at Party Queen, enjoying his little revenge.

    Party Queen snorted at the bishop. She slightly leaned forward, attempting to teleport directly into Eldrich''s body.

    WHOOSH

    Lu Bu suddenly swung his halberd randomly.

    CLANK

    Party Queen hadn''t even triggered her domain yet, but the halberd dispelled her element essence. Her party domain''s activation was canceled.

    Lu Bu scoffed and looked back at Eldrich, "It''s done."

    "What''s done?"

    "I''ve finished what I was preparing."

    "???"

    Eldrich didn''t understand what Lu Bu was talking about. However, Lu Bu received the game notification messages.

    DING

    <Your Mandate Domain, Eyes of True Mind, has finished analyzing the target. You can view the target''s detail in the monster encyclopedia.>

    Patiently, Lu Bu essed the menu and checked the detail. He skimmed through the texts and closed the menu. All process was done in three seconds, but he remembered everything he needed to know.

    "Illusion, infection, teleportation, ethereal physique, army management, and a self-resurrection are all she can do. Eldrich, I''ll leave her to you. As for the rest,e with me. We''ll bypass her to the lower floor!"

    "Err, you''re leaving her to me?! I thought you were going to-" Eldrich was taken aback.

    "We have no time to idle around. Xie Tian is probably dead by now, and Mao Miaomiao is behind us! We have to kill Xiaomao and get out before he catches up!"

    "B-But, what about me?"

    "Just use the teleport scrolls and go home. You don''t need to kill the monster. Just buy some time for me and the troops."

    "¡­"

    Eldrich grumbled. He cursed Lu Bu in his mind.

    ''Using me as a scapegoat? Fine. I''ll remember this. After this mess, I''ll teach you a lesson!''

    As Eldrich didn''t answer, Lu Bu took it for granted that he had acknowledged the order. The war god turned around and waved his hand, gesturing for the group to follow him. Wei Cao nodded and silently followed the war god.

    Meanwhile, Party Queen heard everything. She triggered her constetion domain, creating an illusion of mist, party rooms, and party girls.

    Lu Bu slightly snorted and swung his halberd once.

    CLANK

    Party Queen''s domain was instantly destroyed. Her smiley face twitched, and she fell to her knees. Her right hand clenched her belly as her dantian was damaged because of the bacsh.

    Lu Bu didn''t bother looking at Party Queen. He ran past her and kicked open a bronze door behind her. Then, he found the stairs toward the B3 floor. Lu Bu rushed down while Wei Cao and the troops only nced at the monster and followed their leader.

    .

    Being left alone, Eldrich sneered at Party Queen. He rubbed his hands.

    "I haven''t tried a sexy monster before. You know, you have quite a body. Although your skin is coarse, and your face is disgusting, that ass is fire!"

    The bishop rubbed his crotch and taunted Party Queen. She raised her head and red at the pervert.

    "KIKIKIKI (I''ll send you to Jesus.)"

    "Laugh, bitch. Laugh louder! I''ll make sure to eat all your skills, spells, and Dao! WITNESS MY TRUE POWER! ACTIVATE THE STELLAR CONSTELLATION DOMAIN ¨C HOAR-"

    A glint of light appeared from the depth of the long hallway in front of the boss room''s entrance. A katana whizzed through the air at a light speed and pierced through the back of Eldrich''s head.

    "KAKAKAKA! ANOTHER FOOD!"

    The katana burst intoughter while she used her power.

    DING

    <Killer Queen has activated the Transcended Mandate Domain ¨C Dao Eater!>

    BOOM

    Instantly, Eldrich''s body swell and exploded in ck me. Before he was incinerated to ash, he widened his eyes in confusion and shock. He didn''t understand what hit him.

    It was toote for the bishop. His physical body vanished from the game world, leaving behind his soul crystal.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Party Queen nkly stared at the ck ash in disbelief. Her mouth twitched as she couldn''tugh at the situation. Then, she gazed at the ck katana, which was hovering over the pile of ash.

    The talking katana transformed into a ck-haired underage Oni girl. She levitated and giggled, "Miaomiao is surely taking his time, isn''t he? If he feels like it, he could have caught up with Lu Bu by now."

    "Kikikiki? (Err, thank you?)"

    "You''re wee, prettydy. Oh, a word of advice from your senior. You should adjust the size of your butt a bit. Make it smaller and tter. Round and curvy butts can attract troubles."

    Party Queen quietly nodded. Then, she turned toward the entrance of the boss room.

    TOK

    TOK

    A silhouette of a ck-winged angel slowly came out from the dark hallway. The angel was in the middle of pulling his right wing in front of him for an inspection. Behind him, an invisible spider was gnawing at his head, trying to eat the angel. However, the angel ignored it as its fangs couldn''t even scratch his skin.

    "Hey, KQ, do you know why my white wing turn ck?" Mao Miaomiaoined.

    The katanaughed, "I don''t know. Aren''t you walking down the evil path or going for an evil ending?"

    "That''s not it! Haiz, forget it. I shouldn''t have asked you."

    Mao Miaomiao just noticed the changes in his wings after he killed Xie Tian. Formerly, he had a ck and a white wing. But now, both his wings were pure ck, which was unusual.

    ''I don''t remember cultivating something odd or unusual. Is it because of Meowmeow''s soul?''

    Mao Miaomiao checked the cathulhu''s soul in his dantian universe. The kitty was still curling in the crystal ball, smiling and sleeping soundly.

    Unable to get the answer, Mao Miaomiao looked up.

    "Mu-Nyang, why are my wings ck now? Aren''t I supposed to have dual-color wings?"

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Ah, my apologies. It''s because of your son, munya."

    "My son?"

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Usually, only one Chaos Seraphim exists at a time, munya. When two or more appear in the same era, they tend topete for karma, fate, and supremacy, munya. One will get all the positive karma, and the other one will have all the negative karma. The rest will die out because of theck of karmic energy. You can only cultivate both types of karma when only one of you remain in the universe, munya."

    "¡­"

    Mao Miaomiao pursed his lips. He nced at the dark purple butterflies, whose faces resembled a male protagonist in Hentai Animations as half of his face was hidden under his bang and the shadow. A few of them had Chad''s face while the minority inherited the cat emoji faces.

    He had been living with these butterflies for a long time. He knew what they represented.

    "So, negative karma flocks to me while Xiaomao hogs all the positive karma right now?"

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Yes. If you have to me it on something, me it on your stupid pets in your dantian universe. Who in the right mind keeps karma centipedes as pets, munya?! Also, your perversion and your past deeds y a huge role in this. Welp, that''s your karma for messing around too much in your previous life, munya."

    Mao Miaomiao shrugged. He didn''t care if he would be a negative karma ma as he could use everything as a source of providence essence even if the energy was full of impurity.

    "Onest question, Mu-Nyang. What''s the perk of having high positive karma?"

    [Mu-Nyang]: "You''ll understand when you see your son again. It''s something you never had in the previous life, and you''ll never get it in this life."

    "Hohoh? It''s that good?"

    Mao Miaomiao got curious. He got another reason to protect his son and get rid of the intruders as soon as possible so that he could study Xiaomao.

    "Kikikiki? (Excuse me? Who are you talking to?)"

    The soft voice of Party Queen reminded Mao Miaomiao that he wasn''t alone. He drylyughed and turned to the boss monster.

    "Oh, I forgot about you. Here, let me heal you."

    Mao Miaomiao tossed away the invisible spider on his head away and crouched in front of Party Queen. As usual, Mao Miaomiao poked Party Queen''s head.

    CLICK-CLICK-CLICK

    The time flow inside Party Queen''s body flowed backward. Instantly, she was no longer injured, and her Qi was full.

    After Party Queen was healed, Mao Miaomiao picked up Eldrich''s soul stone and raised it overhead. He repeated the ritual.

    "I, Chaos Seraphim Mao Miaomiao, Apostle of Mu-Nyang¡­"

    .

    .

    DING

    <Antagonist Eldrich has been in by Mao Miaomiao.>

    Xiaomao slightly opened his eyes to read the message. He clicked his tongue.

    "You''re working hard, munya. I guess I have to keep up."

    Xiaomao returned his consciousness to his dantian universe. He resummoned Lu Bu to challenge him again.

    The current score was 0-15. He was killed 15 times in a row against level-4500 clone at 100% potential difficulty.

    Xiaomao learned a few of Lu Bu''s trickeries and his favorite techniques - The domain interruption, the domain destruction, the ghost army summoning, and the strikes that couldn''t be defended.

    ''I can''t defeat him with long-ranged attacks. I can''t activate any game spell or skill. I can''t buff myself because of the domain negations. If I fight him in closebat, he will summon the ghost army. How annoying.''

    He paced his breaths and focused. He thought outside the boxes.

    ''How about items? Can I defeat Lu Bu by over-gearing?''

    The experiment continued.

 Chapter 386 Cat Dadâ€™s Father Is Angry

    Chapter 386 ¨C Cat Dad''s Father is Angry

    Lu Bu and his group reached the B3 floor, aka the Fun Level. However, no party girl was present on this floor.

    This level was a straightforward school maze with identical intersections. It was easy to navigate, but the path to the B4 was difficult to find as it was located right behind the entrance, 100 meters behind the stair room. In addition, intruders must travel in a certain pattern to solve thebyrinth puzzle, which was the only way to unlock the door of the B3''s boss room.

    As soon as Lu Bu arrived, he instantly turned around as he sensed the location of the next floor''s entrance. However, there was no path toward the boss room behind the stairway from the B2 level.

    "A maze? Too bad. I''m the demon king of Death Valley. I eat mazes for breakfast!"

    Lu Bu leisurely strolled toward the back wall of the staircase room. He smacked it with his halberd.

    BOOM

    The wall didn''t budge, and Lu Bu''s crescent halberd bounced from impact.

    Although his first attempt failed, Lu Bu sneered, "Again!"

    SWUA

    This time, Lu Bu cut empty air, opening a dimensional portal. The space in front of him parted like a sliced piece of cloth, showing the area beyond the wall.

    It was the boss room of Fun Level. However, as Party Queen was on the B2 floor, nobody was around.

    Lu Bu pried the dimensional portal open and gestured his troops to get in. Wei Cao and others jumped into the portal and appeared inside the Fun Level''s boss room.

    The bright room was decorated with countless balloons and colorful wallpapers. The cartoon carpet was new while the tables on the edge of the room formed a two-column formation. On the table, countless tableware, tes, chafers, closed pots, and many buffet containers had been arranged. As there was no pir like the previous boss rooms, this grand hall seemed spacious.

    One of the immortals got curious. He walked toward one of the buffet containers and opened the lid.

    "!!!"

    He regretted it. He closed the lid and backed away from the container.

    Lu Bu noticed his subordinate''s action. He entered the portal and closed it. Then, he inspected the dishes on the table. When he opened a chafer, he clicked his tongue in disgust.

    "They eat humans, it seems."

    Everything in the containers was fleshy-baked cakes, made from human flesh. Disgusted, Lu Bu turned around and ignored the food here.

    "Let''s proceed. We''re going to the next floor."

    Wei Cao and everybody were relieved. They turned toward the door behind the throne in this room.

    Lu Bu kicked the door open, and they found another set of staircases to the lower floor. Wei Cao led the team down the stairs right away while Lu Bu maintained as the rearguard.

    "Eh?"

    "Kikikiki?"

    While Lu Bu and his team were in the middle of walking down the stairs, Qidia, Cookie, and 100 party girl children entered the boss room and found them.

    Qidia''s face lost color. On the other hand, Cookie covered the children with a me barrier and carried them under her wings. She kicked the ground and fled from the boss room.

    "¡­"

    Lu Bu silently raised his halberd and swung down once.

    SWUA!

    Although the halberd only cut empty air, Cookie''s body was vertically cleaved in half!

    "C-Coo¡­"

    Cookie ignored the pain. She looked at the plush toy monsters under her wings.

    Everybody but Cookie was unharmed.

    "Live on, coo¡­"

    Cookie copsed. Her body dissipated into red ash.

    "COOKIE!"

    Qidia screamed in shock and anger. She summoned a water spear and activated her domain.

    SWUA!

    Again, Lu Bu leisurely swung his halberd at empty air horizontally. Instantly, Qidia''s head flew.

    SWUA!

    SWUA!

    SWUA!

    Mercilessly, Lu Bu kept swinging his halberd. Qidia''s body was cut eight times. Every strike sealed and negated her abilities to self-heal and self-resurrect.

    Qidia''s head shed a tear of regret. The happy smile of Shepherd was thest thing that she thought before her consciousness faded.

    Lu Bu nced at the monster children at a distance. He scoffed and raised his halberd, nning to kill them all.

    "Kikikiki!"

    The children dispersed. They fled in every direction in fear. Although they had no face or eyes, their cracked voice was the same as a heartbroken child''s crying voice.

    Hearing their voices, Lu Bu''s hands trembled. He closed his eyes and swung down.

    BOOM

    All 100 children stopped moving. Their bodies split in half, and they copsed on the ground.

    "Hmm."

    After murdering the party girl children and two immortals, Lu Bu scoffed and turned around, following his teammates to the B4 floor.

    .

    .

    After Party Queen was fully healed, Mao Miaomiao proceeded to the lower floor. The queen also tagged along with the angel. As for Killer Queen, she reverted to the katana form to conserve her energy.

    As soon as they arrived, Party Queen''s expression distorted in anger. She grabbed Mao Miaomiao and directly teleported to the front of the boss room.

    Mao Miaomiao was confused as he was forcefully dragged along. But when his vision was adjusted to the environment, he noticed a trace of negative karma in the air. Moreover, he sensed two immortal soul crystals nearby.

    "Kikikiki¡­ (The babies¡­)"

    Party Queen stared at the red ash of Cookie and a hundred corpses of newborn party girls. She carried one of them in her arms.

    Although Party Queen had the ability to resurrect her subordinates, she could not sense the links between her and these 100 children. Something cut the ties and her domain power, disallowing her to resurrect these plush toy monsters.

    Red tears dropped from her doodle eyes as she let out a muffled scream in her mind.

    Meanwhile, Mao Miaomiao picked up the soul of Cookie and Qidia. He stored them in his dantian universe for now. Then, he walked toward the children and collected their karma strings.

    These children''s souls had not been crystalized yet as they hadn''t been born for long enough. However, their consciousness and memory were stored in their karma. As long as these karma strings were preserved, they could be reborn, but they wouldn''t retain the memory of their previous life.

    After collecting the karma strings, Mao Miaomiao walked toward the crying yellow monster. He secretly tied the karma strings with her. In the future, they would be reborn as her subordinates again.<novelnext></novelnext>

    As Party Queen was no longer in a good condition, Mao Miaomiao lightly patted her, consoling her for her losses. She flinched for a moment and resumed crying.

    The angel turned around and found the boss room on the B3 floor. He followed the trace of Lu Bu, Wei Cao, and the immortals while he silently cursed them.

    ''Bastard. How low can you be?!''

    Frustrated and angry, Mao Miaomiao jetted toward the stairs to the B4 floor and jumped down. Hended directly on the B4 floor without touching the staircase.

    The B4 Level consisted of chained poolrooms ¨C All rooms were connected via waterways, pools, or walkways that were made of white swimming pool tiles. In some of the rooms, the walls and the ceilings were decorated with the same tiles as well. Manyrge colorful pipes trekked past hundreds of rooms even though they had no purpose for usage.

    As soon as Mao Miaomiaonded, his sense discovered the group of intruders 300 meters away! They were three rooms apart.

    "LU FENGXIAN!!" Shouted Mao Miaomiao. The voice was so loud that it echoed throughout the level.

    .

    Lu Bu turned around as he heard the voice of Mao Miaomiao. He narrowed his eyes and clicked his tongue.

    "Mao Miaomiao has caught up. Disperse!"

    Wei Cao and the immortal team split up and rushed through the maze of swimming pool rooms. Everybody could sense the chaos seraphim and tried their best to avoid him.

    Meanwhile, Lu Bu remained in his ce. He waited for his old friend.

    Within five seconds, the ck-winged angel flew through the maze and was 50 meters in front of Lu Bu. Thetter gathered all his elemental essence in his halberd and swung it toward Mao Miaomiao''s direction.

    CLANK

    ? Lu Bu''s crescent halberd bounced off his hands!

    "WHAT?!"

    "No weapons or domains in this universe can kill me, fool!"

    BOOM

    A fist smacked Lu Bu''s face from the front. The angel''s momentum was so heavy that he dragged Lu Bu along with his fist and mmed him to a wall.

    Although the fist broke Lu Bu''s nose and cracked his lower forehead skull, Lu Bu calmly grabbed Mao Miaomiao''s wrist and squeezed it. He also nced at the system notification message.

    DING

    <You have been protected by Antagonist Fate. You''re destined to fight Miao Xiaomao in a death match within five hours. You''re immune to all fatal damage.>

    Lu Bu read the messages and sneered, "You can''t kill me, Mao Miaomiao. I''m different now."

    "O'', really?"

    The angel''s free hand held the ck katana and pierced Lu Bu''s neck!

    "I don''t care what kind of tricks or plot armors you have. But you ain''t going nowhere but purgatory! PURGATORY DOMAIN! KQ, eat his Qi!"

    "KAKAKAKA! OF COURSE!" The ck katanaughed.

    The air around Mao Miaomiao and Lu Bu distorted. However, the next moment, Mao Miaomiao received a game notification message.

    DING

    <Lu Bu has been protected by Antagonist Fate. He is destined to fight Miao Xiaomao in a death match within five hours. He is immune to all fatal damage.>

    <Your Transcended Mandate Domain, Purgatory Arena, is ineffective against the chosen ones.>

    <Killer Queen''s Transcended Mandate Domain, Dao Eater, is ineffective against the chosen ones.>

    "Hah?!" Mao Miaomiao was stunned.

    "Dafuq?!" Killer Queen was also shocked.

    The katana was ejected from Lu Bu''s neck. Thetter burst intoughter as his wounds were instantly healed, "As I said, you can''t kill me, father."

    "I''m not your father, asshole."

    "Hahaha! If not because of your master Mu-Nyang, I would have been reincarnated as your son. You are fighting for the wrong lord, Miaomiao."

    "You don''t know shit, traitor! Where is Diaochan, Bianca, Eve, Adam, Sun Wukong, and others?! I know you captured them in the W-2. WHERE ARE THEY?!"

    "None of your business."

    "You!!"

    Mao Miaomiao''s ck wings transformed into a thousand tentacles with de tips. They turned into grinders, slicing Lu Bu into mincemeat.

    Wiggle

    The war god''s red meat was reattached and regenerated. He came back to life instantly.

    DING

    <Lu Bu has been protected by Antagonist Fate. He is destined to fight Miao Xiaomao in a death match within five hours. He is immune to all fatal damage.>

    "¡­"

    Lu Buughed, "As I said, you can''t kill me."

    Mao Miaomiao''s eyes were bloodshot in anger. He red into Lu Bu''s eyes, "We''ll see about that. Immune to fatal attacks, right? How about something else that doesn''t kill you?"

    The angel sliced off Lu Bu''s arms and legs. Then, he punched the war god''s stomach, cracking his dantian universe!

    No system messages appeared this time. Lu Bu''s face was now as white as a sheet.

    Mao Miaomiao sneered, "See? There is always a way to crack that stupid plot armor halo no matter how important you are in the sToRyLiNe!"

    "I beg to differ, nya."

    Suddenly, arge paw broke the dimension and entered the dungeon space. Arge cat''s nail punctured Mao Miaomiao''s back and exited through his chest.

    Mao Miaomiao silently looked at the cat''s nail. Without looking back, he knew what hit him.

    It was from Nian''s real body on Earth.

    "A senioring-to-rescue plot armor, I see. I forgot that Pangu still has you."

    From the other side of the dimension, A dozen eyeballs of various sizes peeked through the gap and red at Mao Miaomiao. Therge caracal cat''s paw curled and pulled Mao Miaomiao toward the portal.

    "Fight someone on your size, nya! I''ll teach you a lesson about how it feels to be crushed, nya!"

    "Joke''s on you. I''ve been waiting to kill you and Pangu for ages!"

    Mao Miaomiao allowed Nian to pull him through the crack of dimensions. After Nian pulled Mao Miaomiao away, the broken dimension was automatically repaired and the gaps were closed.

    Seeing that the most dangerous pursuer was dragged away, Lu Bu let out a long heavy sigh. He closed his eyes and concentrated on reattaching his limbs.

    ''That was close, really close.''

    Although Lu Bu managed to survive, his expression was dark.

    His dantian was still damaged!

 Chapter 387 Cat Dad Has A Date

    Chapter 387 ¨C Cat Dad Has a Date

    = B5 Floor, Sacred Water Ocean =

    In the sky, a handsome vampire pped his wings to maintain his flight altitude while princess-carrying an angel. He gazed down at the ocean of refined sacred water.

    This was the new level of ve Dungeon, dedicated to Torrent. It served as a reservoir of raw sacred water as there was no ce to store them.

    In this level, no creature but Torrent and a few mermaids lived here. The entrance to this level was through one of the floating raft houses in the ocean. As for the exit to the B6 level, it was located in a sea cave on the seafloor.

    James had been carrying Cardachion with him after he had received an emergency message from Undine, saying that intruders had already reached B4. He managed to bring his girlfriend here unharmed.

    He looked around, searching for Torrent''s ship as it was the only ce that had a teleportation device.

    Flying around for a while, James spotted Torrent''s pirate ship. He descended andnded on the deck. Unfortunately, he couldn''t find Torrent here.

    James didn''t care. He entered the ship''s cabin and entered the captain''s room. He found a small magic circle in the corner under the bed.

    James tossed the bed away and stood on the magic circle, activating it. The magic circle lit up and created a portal to the B7 floor.

    Without hesitation, James carried Cardachion with him and entered the boss room. Then, the portal was closed behind him.

    .

    One hourter, Wei Cao and 20 of his colleagues entered the B5 level and instantly found the pirate ship. They got on it as they didn''t enjoy flying over the mysterious dark ocean for too long.

    All immortals sat down and recuperated. They looked at each other, wondering what they should do without their boss.

    Wei Cao silently entered the cabin and searched the ship for valuables. He went for the crew cabins, kitchen, storage rooms, and the bottom room first. Then, he entered the captain''s cabin.

    Instantly, Wei Cao noticed the magic circle that James had used. He touched the surface as he tried to activate it.

    BZZZ

    Unfortunately, the magic circle belonged to the dungeon. It exploded, preventing Wei Cao from using it.

    ? "¡­"

    Wei Cao narrowed his eyes. He unsheathed his white katana and redrew the magic circle.

    DING

    <You have activated the ster constetion domain ¨C Copy Cat!>

    <You can copy or mimic any skill, spell, or domain abilities that you saw in your domain.>

    Although the activation waste, Wei Cao already memorized the magic circle''s pattern. He perfectly recreated it and injected his element essence into it.

    The magic circle shone, and a portal was opened. Wei Cao peeked through the portal to see the other side.

    Then, he found a massive hall, a round table, and a white-winged angel who had been meditating. A hundred meters behind him was a throne, a room, and a sealed vent.

    Wei Cao''s eyes shifted as he scanned through everything. Then, he nced at Xiaomao''s name.

    Xiaomao, the Chaos Seraphim, Level 3,050 (?????)

    "¡­"

    Wei Cao found his target. However, he didn''t rush in. He deactivated the magic circle and closed the portal. Then, he returned to the deck.

    When Wei Cao walked out of the deck, his friends asked him, "You see anything interesting? I sensed your Qi."

    Wei Cao shook his head, "I deactivated a self-detonation trap. Nothing to see in there."

    "Oh, too bad. Well, what''s next?"

    "We wait for Lord Lu Bu."

    "What if he''s dead?"

    "We teleport home. Easy and simple."

    Wei Cao''s colleaguesughed, "Hey, if Lu Bu really dies, wanna join our toon?"

    "No, thanks. I like being alone."

    "Ah, too bad. Suit yourself."

    "¡­"

    Wei Cao deeply exhaled and picked a ce to sit. He looked up, waiting for Lu Bu to arrive at the B5 floor.

    Two hourster, Lu Bu finally arrived. However, his condition didn''t look well as his level dropped from 4,500 to 3,000. Seeing the level and the condition of their boss, the immortals were nervous, except Wei Cao.

    "Boss, what happened?!" Asked one of the immortals.

    "Mao Miaomiao got me. Anyway, is that all of you? Where are the others?"

    "They¡­ got lost, I think. One of us ran out of sanity potions and drank the local holy water. He got gender-swapped and fainted."

    "Did you bring him with you?"

    "No, we teleported "her" back to base."

    "Good. Anyway, let''s figure out the way¡­"

    Lu Bu looked around and gazed at the sacred water ocean. He leaned forward while he held the ledge of the ship, inspecting the water.

    "Is the ocean cursed, too?"

    The immortal crew sighed, "Yes, senior. I''m afraid so. The sea has the same sweet scent as that cursed water."

    Lu Bu deeply sighed, "I have bad news for you. We might have to dive into the ocean to get to the next area."

    "¡­"

    Every immortal looked at each other. Their faces lost all color as they were afraid of the sacred water''s effects.

    Seeing his subordinates'' reactions, Lu Bu calcted the pros and cons of bringing them along. He made a quick decision.

    "Use the teleportation scrolls and get back to base. Wait for my return. If I manage to find Xiaomao or get into trouble, I''ll teleport home. After that, we''ll talk about how we will proceed from there. Oh, can somebody leave a nk rune behind? I can still mark it if I manage to get to the final floor of this dungeon."

    "Y-Yes, sir!"

    The group brought out their teleportation scrolls and used them. Wei Cao handed Lu Bu his nk rune stone. However, he secretly used another nk rune to mark this location as a teleport destination before he left with his teammates.

    After everybody had left, Lu Bu closed his eyes and paced his breath. He nced at the timer on his Antagonist Menu.

    Two hours remained.

    Lu Bu smirked. He sat on the ship and meditated, recuperating from his injury. From here on out, he would wait to see what would happen when the timer run out.

    .

    .

    = B7 Floor =

    DING

    <Dungeon Guest, Qidia, has in killed by Lu Bu.>

    <Dungeon Boss, Cookie-Cookie, has been in by Lu Bu.>

    "¡­"<novelnext></novelnext>

    Xiaomao looked at the countdown timer on his menu. There were less than two hours remaining until he would be forced to fight Lu Bu. However, he couldn''t stop reading the recent notification messages.

    He was angry.

    He was mad at himself for taking so long to get stronger.

    He was mad at Lu Bu for killing so many of his friends andrades.

    He was also mad at Pangu, Hongjun, and their allies forunching attacks on his dungeon for no reason.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "You''re getting drowned in useless emotions. If you want to vent, defeat that clone in your dantian universe."

    [Foresight]: "Frustration is always followed by heart demons. Get rid of your anger at once. Do you think your fallenrades wish to see you go berserk and get yourself killed?"

    Xiaomao lowered his head and took several deep breaths. He pped his face and closed his eyes, sinking his consciousness into his dantian universe.

    There were two hours left until the fateful duel. He could convert that into 120 days of training.

    Not giving up hope, Xiaomao summoned Lu Bu''s clone again. The difficulty was the same as the previous bouts.

    Driven by rage and emotions, Xiaomao decided to battle Lu Bu''s clone without thinking or nning. He charged forward andunched a barrage of sword strikes at Lu Bu.

    Lu Bu calmly parried them all. Then, he kicked Xiaomao''s O-katana from his hand and swung his halberd at him.

    Xiaomao didn''t dodge. He created an aura sword from his empty hands and thrust forward. Both energy swords pierced Lu Bu''s chest.

    SWUA

    However, Lu Bu''s crescent halberd sliced Xiaomao in half!

    POOF

    The sliced body turned into smoke. Xiaomao''s body reappeared two steps away from Lu Bu, but his forehead was bleeding. He created two more energy swords and shed him again.

    Lu Bu didn''t parry. He kicked the ground and kept his distance. Then, he raised his halberd, trying to use the instant kill sh again.

    As Xiaomao had been killed by this weapon domain so many times, he learned a few tricks and its weaknesses. He charged forward, not allowing Lu Bu to cut the air in front of him.

    Lu Bu''s clone flinched and changed the trajectory of his attack. His swing nted 45 degrees.

    Xiaomao lowered his stance and slid as if he was a COD character. He slid under Lu Bu''s legs and attacked hisher region.

    Nut Cracker!

    SWUA

    "!!!"

    One of the energy swords cut Lu Bu''s banana while the other one severed his right leg. The clone''s expression turned dark as he was in pain.

    Using this opportunity, Xiaomao finally activated his domain. One of his white world trees on the chaos stars manifested into a Dao Avatar, and the tree red at Lu Bu''s clone.

    DING

    <You have activated the Ster Constetion Domain ¨C Destined Death!>

    <All damages that you have inflicted upon your enemies in your domain cannot be healed. Your next attack cannot be dodged, parried, or defended.>

    The clone was shocked as he reacted toote. He turned around and tried to destroy the domain.

    SWUA

    He was toote. Xiaomao''s energy sword split his head into two.

    The clone copsed. He slowly dissipated into dust.

    DING

    <Congrattions. You have defeated Lu Bu''s clone for the first time!>

    Finally, Xiaomao managed to defeat the clone of level-5000 Lu Bu at 100% difficulty potential. He stared nkly at the dust in the air in a daze.

    A minuteter, Xiaomao came back to his sense. He raised his eyebrows in confusion.

    Earlier, he just wanted to vent his anger and haphazardly attacked Lu Bu. However, the clone failed to cope with his attacks and died easily as if he was a weak mob.

    Xiaomao scratched his head. He died to Lu Bu''s clone a hundred times when he fought systematically. But when he went berserk, he won.

    "System, can I review the fight and how I won?"

    The game system didn''t reply. However, his Senpais were there for him.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "ULTRA INSTINCT!! Good job! By the way, there''s a silly proverb for this situation. If you don''t know what you''re doing, your enemy can''t possibly understand what you''re doing. Strong fighters tend to overthink and overcalcte their tactics or battle ns. When that happens, just go wild and catch them unprepared like how you did earlier."

    [Foresight]: "Sometimes, you have to discard the useless thoughts and fight with your muscle memory to win. High-leveledbats are mostly decided by reflects, muscle memories, and foundation of the fighters. In short, experience and a solid foundation are the keys."

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Now, you''re talkative."

    [Foresight]: "At least, it''s better than your stupid proverb."

    Xiaomao snickered. He was no longer emotional.

    He got one win in the bag, but that didn''t count as Xiaomao hadn''t defeated Lu Bu''s clone at the max difficulty and the highest age yet. He wouldn''t gain anything unless he could defeat Lu Bu in his demon god form 1,000 times.

    For now, Xiaomao aimed to consistently defeat the clone at this current difficulty. He summoned it again.

    The clone was resurrected. He red at Xiaomao and got into abat stance as if he had learned from his mistakes.

    "Whoops. Oh, well. That happens."

    Xiaomao extended his hand and recalled the long katana of Wei Xiong. He also got into a battle stance.

    WHOOSH

    Both Xiaomao and the clone vanished. They collided in mid-air.

    The training sessions continued for two hours in the real world.

    .

    .

    TICK

    TICK

    When the countdown timer was 5:00, Xiaomao opened his eyes and stood up. He unsheathed the flying sword, Vehicle, and put on the clothes and scale armor that he got from Wei Huang. Then, he leisurely went to take a leak in the boss room''s public toilet.

    Meanwhile, Lu Bu on the B5 floor also stood up and adjusted his armor. He rechecked his dantian universe and his conditions.

    His level recovered to 3,200, but most of his constetions and stars were still unusable. The only power avable was the weapon domain, which he had used to kill all his enemies so far.

    Both Lu Bu and Xiaomao stared at the clock until it counted down to zero. Then, the game system sent them a message.

    <Antagonist Lu Bu and Protagonist Xiaomao are fated to meet and fight in a death match ording to the Antagonist System. As both fighters aren''t seeking to fight each other, a new event will be enforced.>

    DING

    <A rift has appeared. It will transport Antagonist Lu Bu and Protagonist Xiaomao to a special location.>

    A portal was opened above Lu Bu. Then, the vacuum pulled him into the wormhole.

    A simr portal also appeared above Xiaomao. He was sucked into the warp hole as well.

 Chapter 388 Cad Dad VS Lu Bu

    Chapter 388 ¨C Cad Dad VS Lu Bu

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomaonded on a floating arena in space. Not used to the weightless environment, he stumbled. It took him a few seconds to nt his feet on the ground and maintained his bnce.

    ''Gravity Domain!''

    Xiaomao circted a strand of gravity element Qi to his feet. Then, he looked around.

    He found himself in space. However, the ce under his feet was a massive square arena, floating aimlessly in the void. Four tall pirs stood at the edges of the tform, generating a red array and trapping Xiaomao in this ce.

    300 meters in front of him, Lu Bu also came out of the rift andnded in the same arena. He lightly snorted and stood still, ring at Xiaomao.

    "Oh, shit. I didn''t train for this, munya."

    Xiaomao regretted that he rarely trained or practiced in extreme environments, such as spacebat. However, he wasn''t worried as he knew a few tricks to cope with the zero-gravity battlefield.

    Not bothering with the introduction, all gravity element essence rushed to Xiaomao''s feet, legs, and hands. He kicked the ground and charged toward Lu Bu as he had been training.

    Lu Bu silently raised his halberd and swiftly shed down.

    DING

    <Lu Bu has activated the Ster Constetion Domain ¨C War God Strike!>

    <All his attacks cannot be dodged, parried, or protected. If it connects, instantly kill the target.>

    SWUA!

    .

    200 meters away, Xiaomao''s body was instantly split into two from head to groin. The body copsed to the ground.

    Lu Bu snorted and lowered his halberd. But a secondter, he widened his eyes.

    The corpse transformed into ten thousand white butterflies. Then, Lu Bu received warning messages.

    DING

    <Xiaomao has activated the Ster Constetion Domain ¨C Destined Death!>

    <All damages that you have inflicted upon your enemies in your domain cannot be healed. Your next attack cannot be dodged, parried, or defended.>

    Xiaomao''s body manifested behind Lu Bu. His long katana drew an arc and sliced through Lu Bu''s back and armor like tofu.

    Lu Bu roared and forcefully sacrificed one of his ster stars in his dantian universe. His level dropped by 100, but the cut wound was temporarily closed. At the same time, his crescent halberd made a half-circle arc as he turned 180, swinging his halberd toward Xiaomao.

    DING

    <Lu Bu has activated his Ster Constetion Domain ¨C Physical Attack Immunity!>

    <Lu Bu has activated his Mandate Domain ¨C Absolute Destruction!>

    <Lu Bu''s next attack can destroy any mandate or ster constetion domains in one hit. After the domain (s) is/are destroyed, seal the destroyed domain ability and four random domain abilities of the caster. Afterward, inflict a 300% providence essence attack on the target.>

    <Warning, you don''t have enough providence essence for the mandate domain. Your stars will be consumed as sacrifices for the domain ability.>

    Lu Bu ignored the bacshes and went through with his attack. He believed that he could rebuild the lost starster.

    CLANK

    As Lu Bu had anticipated, his halberd instantly cut through dimension and broke Xiaomao''s ster constetion domain. Then, an afterimage of a halberd sh came after Xiaomao''s chest.

    CLANK

    The afterimage failed to cut through Xiaomao''s skin. It created a loud nking noise and disappeared. No number appeared over Xiaomao''s head either. However, Xiaomao''s domain was cancelled, and Lu Bu''s wound waspletely healed.

    Xiaomao spread his wings, and a million white butterflies came out. Theybined as one and transformed into a giant cathulhu, mimicking Xiaomao''s game character form.

    The cathulhu also inherited Xiaomao''s game abilities. It deeply inhaled before it sang with a loud voice.

    MUNYAAAAAAA

    Providence Song!

    Lu Bu was knocked back by the sound shockwave for ten steps. His ears bled, and his mind was nk.

    Lu Bu''s dao avatar appeared. It had the same face and appearance as him, but it didn''t have any cloth. It pped his master.

    PA!

    Lu Bu instantly came back to his sense and resisted the [Charmed] abnormal status. He looked up and found out that several billion butterflies gushed out from Xiaomao''s wings as if they were a sh flood. The cathulhu''s size got bigger every second.

    He turned toward Xiaomao next. Thetter stood still, staring at Lu Bu.

    ''Is he preparing something?'' Lu Bu thought and nced at his level. It was now under 2,800.

    As it was an emergency, Lu Bu opened his game menu and brought out healing items. He popped five pills into his mouth. Four of them were advanced healing pills from world number two while the other one was a cursed one.

    It was a berserk pill.

    RUMBLE

    The healing pills restored some of Lu Bu''s providence essence, and he managed to recover five stars, increasing his level to 3,300. Then, the berserk pill permanently decreased his true level, dropping it from 75,000 to 70,000. But in exchange, his ster stars in his dantian were doubled, increasing his level to 6,600!

    Lu Bu vomited a mouthful of blood. His face and skin reddened as if he was an overheating iron.

    .

    Noticing Lu Bu''s condition, Xiaomao''s expression was distorted in disgust. He had seen this before when he fought against the level-5000 clone.

    ''Phrase 2 already? Ah, I can''t me him. I enter phase two first.''

    The cathulhu behind him was a new technique that he identally learned after fighting the clones five hundred times ¨C During emergencies, Xiaomao could order these butterflies to separate themselves from him and copy his game skills and game character. Then, they would act as Xiaomao, the Chaos Cathulhu.

    Fortunately, a strand of consciousness of Xiaomao was inside the giant cathulhu. He could stillmand the giant cat to coordinate with his real body or do whatever he wanted.

    As the Providence Song failed, Xiaomao changed his strategies. The cathulhu started channeling mana and spammed grand spells that he stole from Undine, Nymph, and Alice when he duel-cultivated with their clones.

    Did You Swear?

    Tribtion Lightning!

    Gravity Descend!

    Dark Matter!<novelnext></novelnext>

    Ocean Meltdown!

    Tidal waves sted out of the arena, creating a water wall between Xiaomao and Lu Bu. The giant wave collided with the war god, but they failed to push him away.

    Lu Bu''s feet nted to the ground. He resisted the acid waves. Although his skin and armor were burnt and corroded from the blue liquid, they were instantly healed.

    After the wave, Lu Bu raised his weapon and attempted to kill Xiaomao with his weapon domain again.

    BOOM

    Tribtion lightning bolts struck him, stunning the war god for a moment. However, it only inflected one damage to Lu Bu even though allbos hit.

    RUMBLE

    Gravity Descend Grand Spell created a massive gravity ball in the sky, and it fell upon Lu Bu as if it was a meteor. Dark Matter Grand Spell summoned a fist-sized ck hole, and it directly appeared behind Lu Bu!

    Both ck holes sandwiched Lu Bu and collided!

    "SCRAM!"

    Lu Bu bellowed. Instantly, the two grand spells dispersed. Then, he activated another domain.

    DING

    <Lu Bu has activated the Mandate Domain - Flying General Mandate!>

    <A million souls of loyal soldiers from your previous life answer your call. They will temporarilye back to life to fight your enemies!>

    Lu Bu coughed blood. Once again, his true level dropped from 70,000 to 65,000.

    A million level-6600 skeleton soldiers burst out of the space arena tform. They climbed up and surrounded Xiaomao and the cathulhu. Moreover, they wielded the same weapons and wore the same armor as their master.

    "Holy shit, munya."

    Xiaomao faced this ability before. Whenever it happened, he died every time. Thus, he always defeated the clone before it could use this ability.

    He realized that he made a mistake in this fight! He was not supposed to summon his game character. Instead, he should have gone all-out like when he first defeated the clone.

    As Xiaomao couldn''t redo the fight, he decided to stick to his strategies.

    "Merge, munya."

    Instead of using the cathulhu to fight the million-man army, he ordered it to merge with his dantian.

    The cathulhu shrank and entered Xiaomao''s dantian universe. Then, it self-detonated, converting itself into countless strands of providence Qi.

    DING

    DING

    DING

    Xiaomao''s red teardrop mark on his face brightened as he was saddened by the butterflies'' sacrifices. He screamed, and his level rapidly rose as more chaos stars were created from the countless strands of providence Qi.

    3,500!

    3,800!

    4,100!

    4,500!

    It stopped at 4,500, which was Lu Bu''s original level.

    "KILL!"

    Meanwhile, Lu Bu pointed at Xiaomao and ordered his army to charge. A million skeleton soldiers ttered their jaws and ran toward the white-winged angel.

    "SWORD DOMAIN!"

    Xiaomao brought out Vehicle Sword and horizontally swung, creating a 180 degrees arc.

    SWUA

    SWUA

    SWUA

    A million afterimages of sword shes struck the soldiers. Each immortal skeleton''s skull was split in half! They turned into dust and vanished.

    BOOM

    Suddenly, Xiaomao sensed an impact from above as something hard hit the back of his head. He looked up and discovered that Lu Bu was behind him and smacked him with his halberd''s edge.

    DING

    <Warning, Lu Bu has activated the Mandate Domain - Absolute Destruction!>

    <You have been directly hit by the power of destruction!>

    <Your Sword Domain has been destroyed!>

    A long string of numbers appeared over Xiaomao''s head. However, the invisible strike from a distant halberd swing failed to reduce Xiaomao''s HP to zero.

    Unfortunately, the attack failed to cut into his thick skin.

    DING

    <You are immune to all fatal strikes when your HP is at 100 %.>

    Once again, Xiaomao survived with one HP.

    "You¡­" Lu Bu was shocked. He threw a punch, hoping to finish off Xiaomao with the next strike.

    But one second was enough for a cheat entity like Xiaomao. He opened his mouth and bellowed.

    "NIHIL!"

    Xiaomao caught the fist with his teeth. Disgust as it may, he licked Lu Bu''s fist and bloody hand, draining his energy.

    DING

    <You have activated the ster constetion domain ¨C Blood Sovereign!>

    <You have activated the ster constetion domain - Nihility me Butterflies!>

 Chapter 389 Cat Dad Is Stronk!

    Chapter 389 ¨C Cat Dad is Stronk!

    <You have activated the Ster Constetion Domain ¨C Blood Sovereign!>

    <Your blood-coated weapons can negate your opponents'' domains. If you are stronger than your opponent (s), you can destroy their domains and permanently destroy their dantians.>

    <Your blood is infinite. You may use your blood as a weapon in your domain or imitate other domains that you know. The weapon shapes, abilities, strength, and effects depend on your weapon mastery and experience.>

    <You can manipte the blood of everybody inside your domain. (Doesn''t work against stronger opponents).>

    <You can imitate a domain''s effect by sacrificing a portion of your blood.>

    Xiaomao revealed his killing move. It was a trick that he saved it for this situation! Although Xiaomao hadn''t seen how Taotie used his abilities, he learned of it when Taotie taught him the Nihil abilities.

    <You are imitating Taotie''s Ster Constetion Domain ¨C Cmity of Gluttony!>

    <Instantly devour blood, flesh, and Qi from all hostile beings in your domain and permanently increase your HP, status attributes, and providence essence.>

    When in doubt, NIHIL everything ¨C Taotie.

    Blood and fluid in Lu Bu''s body gushed into Xiaomao''s mouth like a tidal wave. Sensing the crisis, Lu Bu tried to pull his fist out. However, the angel''s teeth dug into his flesh and bones! Moreover, strange white me spread on his arm and evaporating his flesh to smoke.

    "Tsk!"

    Lu Bu swung his halberd and cut off his bad arm. Then, he kicked the ground, taking ten steps back.

    The entire severed arm of Lu Bu turned into a blood mist and entered Xiaomao''s mouth. Thetter''s face turned purple as his domain practically forced him tomit cannibalism, and he almost vomited.

    The deed was worth it. Xiaomao''s HP recovered to full once more. Moreover, Xiaomao obtained some of Lu Bu''s power.

    DING

    <You have condensed a new ster star ¨C Dested Battlefield.>

    Xiaomao furrowed his brows in confusion. He wondered how Lu Bu managed toe up with a strange element or Dao, but he had no time to inquire the man about it.

    After all blood, flesh, and bones entered Xiaomao''s stomach and werepletely digested, Xiaomao followed his instinct. He pulled out a long katana from his inventory and wielded it along with Vehicle Sword.

    [Vehicle]: "T-Take it easy, please."

    Ignoring the dork, Xiaomao reactivated his sword domain with Vehicle Sword while his O-katana mimicked Lu Bu''s war god domain. He shed down both swords, aiming at the empty air in front of him.

    Lu Bu, with one arm, also fought back. He cut the empty air in front of him, hoping to kill Xiaomao this time.

    SWUA

    SWUA

    Both men''s attacks directly hit. Lu Bu''s War God Strike''s power created an invisible sh, which cut through Xiaomao''s heart from the inside directly and destroyed his innards. However, he received a piece of bad news from his game system.

    DING

    <Xiaomao is immune to all fatal strikes when his HP is at 100 %.>

    Once again, Xiaomao survived with 1 HP!

    Lu Bu bitterly smiled. He closed his eyes as he epted his fate. His head slipped off from his neck, and his torso fell from his lower abdomen.

    Xiaomao''s first domain beheaded Lu Bu. The second strike split his dantian crystal in half and destroyed his dantian universe. Because of the quick movements and the clean cut, there was a second dy before the severed parts disconnected.

    PU

    Xiaomao also fell to his knees. He coughed several mouthfuls of blood before he copsed on his stomach. Then, the game system gave him the good news.

    DING

    <You have in Antagonist Lu Bu.>

    <You have earned the right to inherit Lu Bu''s Heavenly Fate Crystal.>

    "N-Nihil¡­"

    Because of the emergency, Xiaomao reached out his hand toward Lu Bu''s head and grabbed it. The head exploded and turned into red dust. Xiaomao opened his mouth, swallowing all fragments of bones, flesh, brain, and blood.

    It was disgusting. Xiaomao vomited half of the fluid out when he wasying on the floor.

    Fortunately, the trick saved his life. His heart and innards were restored because of the fluid. However, he received a warning message from the game system.

    DING

    <Warning, cannibalism is a taboo. Your negative karma has greatly increased!>

    <Warning, if you have more negative karma than positive karma, a heart demon might appear and attack your mind.>

    Xiaomao understood what it meant. He shoved his fingers into his throat and vomited the red fluid out of his stomach. He kept coughing and vomitting non-stop.

    When nothing remained in his digestive system, he sat up and meditated, circting his Qi to drive out impurity.

    As he had anticipated, Xiaomao started sweating ck fluid. His white robes turned dark instantly. Mutated cells died and were ejected from his body.

    However, that wasn''t enough. While Xiaomao circting his Qi, he reached out for his system inventory and pulled out several bottles of refined sacred water. He flickered the lid and chugged everything.

    More bad cells and impurities came out. Xiaomao''s clothes were soaked even though the temperature in this dimension was negative 200 Celsius. All liquid was crystalized while Xiaomao''s hair and skin were covered in ck ice. The wet clothes hardened and became solid.

    Several white butterflies came out from Xiaomao''s wings. Their expressions were ugly as they sensed the impurity inside Xiaomao. One of them pped their feet and produced boiled water. Then, it showered Xiaomao with burning hot liquid.

    ZAAAA

    BOOOM

    Xiaomao snapped open his eyes as the boiled water and extremely freezing temperature caused small explosions and white mist on his skin and clothes. However, he didn''t feel anything as he was immune to both ice and fire.

    As Xiaomao could endure the hot water, more butterflies cast more water spells and showered Xiaomao with boiling hot water. The ck sweat was washed away, and Xiaomao felt a bit better.

    Unfortunately, some butterflies could be a jerk sometimes. One of them came out from a grey feather. It wore a small military helmet as if it had been through WWII, and it carried a strange tool.

    It was a mini methrower.

    "MUNYA!"<novelnext></novelnext>

    BOOOOOM

    Hans, the butterfly, unleashed a huge me on Xiaomao''s clothes and body as if it wanted to burn him alive!

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao''s eyes were so round when he was cooked by the methrower. He stared at the trolling butterfly in shock. But a few secondster, Hans put away the weapon and meowed.

    "MUNYA!"

    It retreated to his grey feather before Xiaomao could scold it. The other butterflies also cheered as they didn''t smell a foul odor from Xiaomao anymore.

    Xiaomao confusedly gazed at his robes. He patted his hair,bing the burnt Afro hairstyle to normal straight short hair as if he knew the GTA5''s barber magic. His armor and clothes were still intact, but they were no longer frozen. In addition, the ck parts were gone, and the color reverted to white.

    "Oh, did you clean the clothes for me, munya?"

    Xiaomaoughed at how the butterflies trolled him. He never expected that one of them would have used a methrower to dry his clothes and wash away impurities on his body.

    He stood up and stopped cultivating. Although there was still minor impurity in his blood and flesh, they would automaticallye out from either number-1 or number-2 tomorrow.

    Xiaomao strode toward Lu Bu''s corpse. He skillfully pulled three spatial rings from the dead guy''s hand and stored the halberd in his inventory. Then, he stripped the headless corpse and searched for more valuables from his body.

    WHOOM

    A rift portal was slowly opened above the floating tform in space. Xiaomao looked up and clicked his tongue.

    "Dammit. I haven''t looted everything yet, munya!"

    Frustrated, Xiaomao stored Lu Bu''s corpse and his weapons to his inventory. All stray butterflies returned to his wings and dantian. Then, he jumped toward the rift portal.

    .

    .

    WHOOSH

    The rift spat Xiaomao back to the B7 floor''s boss room. Hended on the round table and stood up. As Xiaomao had guessed, he could return to his dungeon by using the strange portal.

    DING

    <Congrattions, Xiaomao. You have defeated your fated nemesis, Lu Bu!>

    <Your Fate Attribute has increased by 750,000!>

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao opened his game menu and checked his stats. His fate attribute was now 850,000. However, he still had no idea what it could do.

    He climbed down from the table and ejected the corpse of Lu Bu. He resumed the search, stripping the lower body part and taking off the fancy-looking metal war boots from the feet. It had a lion''s face on the ankle parts, and the tip of the boots hid a secret dagger underneath.

    Although the boots was smelly, Xiaomao used the holy spell on them, purifying and cleaning them. Then, he changed from his regr leather boots to metal boots.

    CLICK

    The boots automatically adjusted their sizes and became fit for Xiaomao to wear. In addition, the inner parts were soft and tight. He felt like he wore nothing while he walked.

    Aside from the boots, the halberd, and spatial rings, Lu Bu had nothing valuable. Xiaomao brought the corpse to the front of the sealed garbage hole, putting them next to the trash that the mermaid had collected there. Then, he reorganized his system inventory.

    While Xiaomao was sorting the new items, he noticed that the system had separated two extra items from Lu Bu''s corpse. One was a Heavenly Fate Crystal, which looked the same as the crystal that Meowmeow gave him several days ago. As for the other one, it was listed as a soul crystal.

    .

    .

    Soul Crystal of Protagonist Lu Bu

    Lu Bu, known as Lu Fengxian, was once fated to be reincarnated as Mao Miaomiao''s son. However, as Mu-Nyang intervened with his fate, he was reborn as a Mazinger''s child. He then served Pangu as he had no choice. Unfortunately, he died prematurely in a battle against another protagonist.

    This soul crystal contains the entity soul of Lu Bu. By destroying it, Lu Bu will never be reincarnated again in the future. You can also consume this soul to steal his fate, karma, strength, and luck.

    Item Type: Consumable

    Rarity: Unknown

    Effects: Upon consumption, you can get the following benefits;

    - Increase ster stars in your dantian universe by 650 stars.

    - Increase your fate attribute by 750,000.

    - Increase your luck attribute by 7,500,000

    - Increase your positive karma by 7,500,000

    - Increase all status attributes by 750,000

    - Increase all basic element attributes by 750,000

    .

    It looked tempting. However, Xiaomao''s right eyebrow twitched when he thought about eating the soul crystal. His Senpais also warned him.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Don''t eat it. Give it to Mu-Nyang, and he will be VERY happy!"

    [Foresight]: "Repeat after me; I, Chaos Seraphim Miao Xiaomao, hereby offer the Soul Crystal of Protagonist Lu Bu to Lord Mu-Nyang as a tribute. I pray for thee. I wish that you can get stronger and be healthy forever."

    Xiaomao raised his eyebrows as he found Foresight Senpai a bit corny today.

    "Why do I have to pray for Mu-Nyang, munya?"

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Just do it."

    [Foresight]: "Just do it. Trust us."

    "¡­"

 Chapter 390 Cat Dadâ€™s Nemesis Finally Give Up?

    Chapter 390 ¨C Cat Dad''s Nemesis Finally Give Up?

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    BOOM

    A 50-story tall skyscraper''s ceiling exploded. The entire building copsed to the ground.

    In the sky, a massive 1km-tall caracal cat with 1,000 eyes on its body fired a thousand homing energy balls at a ck-winged angel. The cat screamed as he kept shooting.

    "Stop dodging, nya!"

    "MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA!"

    Mao Miaomiao leisurely avoided the iing energy balls by a hairbreadth. All of the missiles exploded behind him, causing no damage to his skin or clothes.

    The angel cackled as he transformed the ck katana into a massive butcher de. He swung it down.

    Nian spread his ck feather wings and juked left. The cleaver de missed andnded on the ground.

    In the city, a hundred thousand humans panicked. They fled the town with their cars or on foot. Some carried their children or infants with them. Several Solomon ghosts stood still in a daze, watching the fight between two entities and transmitting their vision to their lords.

    Because of Mao Miaomiao''s attack, the ground copsed and sank to Earth. A hundred tall buildings copsed, and countless innocent lives perished instantly.

    Mao Miaomiao showed no sign of remorse. He knew by heart that mortals in this universe were simply NPCs, created from Mu-Nyang and Pangu''s flesh and blood. As long as one of them was alive, those mortals could be resurrected or reincarnated to a better world. He gleefully and intentionally ughtered as many humans as possible while he fought Nian. While he was at it, he collected their souls into his dantian universe, nning to offer them to Mu-Nyangter.

    Sparks of souls flowed into Mao Miaomiao as if he was a center of a whirlpool vortex. His level broke the barrier of five digits, officially ascending to the deity realm. A few secondster, his level surpassed Meowmeow and other deities in the game worlds.

    Nian''s expression turned dark. He regretted dragging Mao Miaomiao to the real world when he saw the ruined city.

    Mao Miaomiao mocked the monster cat, "As I said, the joke''s on you, kitty cat! I was nning to eradicate all yers from your side! Now that you brought me here, don''t mind me if I reduce your poption a bit."

    "Bastard, nya! You are cheating! How dare you kill the mortals, nya?!"

    "You started all of this. You also killed a lot of innocent people from the game worlds! Now, it''s time for you to experience the terror of being on the invaded side!"

    "Son of a¡­"

    Mao Miaomiao bellowed, sending his voice transmission to all humans in the world.

    "Listen, humans! Pangu Online 2 is a scam! The gamepany''s owner and CEO are alien deities, and they''re plotting to use you humans as cannon fodders in their war against my worlds! I''ll give you seven days to quit the game entirely. If I find anybody ying the game, I''ll destroy the entire! NO EXCEPTIONS!"

    Several ordinary humans heard Mao Miaomiao''s voice. Although he spoke in a foreignnguage, they all understood his intention and his warnings. Many yers mored in shock while non-yers were stunned.

    Meanwhile, Nian was enraged. He yelled at Mao Miaomiao, "Are you dumb?! Do you know what you''re doing, nya?!"

    "What else? To them, I''m the viin here. I''m here to either conquer or destroy Earth. But to us, we all know who the true viins are."

    "SCUM! I''ll destroy your cultivation base and eat all your dantian universe''s poption, nya!!"

    Nian''s eyes appeared all over the sky. Countless eyes red at Mao Miaomiao, and the pupils glowed, ready tounch moreser beams at him.

    Mao Miaomiao raised one of his eyebrows in amusement. He snapped his fingers and activated his time domain.

    CLICK-CLICK-CLICK

    Everybody on earth was frozen in time, but the world continued spinning. Nian also couldn''t move his body or unleash his power.

    "I''ve yed enough. This is the end, Nian. Killer Queen, get ready to eat."

    Mao Miaomiao recalled Killer Queen. The butcher de reverted to a ck katana andnded on his palm. With the weapon in hand, the angel flew toward the giant cat monster to finish the business.

    WHOOSH

    A muscr old man in a suit suddenly appeared in front of Mao Miaomiao. He threw a punch to thetter''s face.

    Mao Miaomiao bent his back, leaning backward. The punch missed his face, but the force behind the punch caused a vacuum in space, sucking Mao Miaomiao, debris, and humans into the sky. The angel resisted the force, but the humans were helpless against the absolute power of an entity.

    Mao Miaomiao flew a hundred meters backward before he could bnce himself in mid-air. He red at the neer.

    "You''ve finallye out."

    Mao Miaomiao''s expression was solemn. He knew that thest boss, aka Mu-Nyang''s nemesis, wouldn''t be as weak as the other gods that he killed.

    Pangu crossed his arms behind his back and stared at Mao Miaomiao for a moment. Thetter circted his providence essence, preparing to get super serious.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Betraying Mao Miaomiao''s expectations, Pangu''s eyes were moist as if he had been crying. Pangu maintained his human form, and he didn''t show any sign of hostility. He ignored Mao Miaomiao and watched how the destroyed city.

    "This is my fault¡­"

    Pangu cut the tip of his finger and extracted a drop of blood. Then, the small droplet of blood multiplied into a blood ocean, floating in the sky. The entity clenched his fist. Then, the blood ocean rained upon Earth. However, instead of drowning helpless humans to death, it gave the opposite effect.

    The destroyed structures were rebuilt. The dead humans were resurrected. As if Pangu reversed time, everything, which Nian and Mao Miaomiao had destroyed, was restored to normal.

    However, Pangu couldn''t restore the dead humans that had lost their souls to Mao Miaomiao. He reced them with bots, aka soulless NPCs that he created for the game worlds. He then used the world''s karma to imnt the memory of the soulless humans.

    While Pangu was restoring and healing the world, Mao Miaomiao didn''t interrupt him. He watched and learned how Pangu manipte thew of the universe.

    ''It resembles him. He has Mu-Nyang''s power.'' Mao Miaomiao thought.

    When Pangu finished his work, he gazed at Mao Miaomiao for a moment. Then, he patted Nian.

    "Please stop fighting here. We will only cause pointless deaths."

    Mao Miaomiao was surprised. He couldn''t help but mock the entity, "How nice of you. Did you stop fighting when the chaos demons beg for mercy?"

    Mu-Nyang once told Mao Miaomiao about the war between him and Pangu. When Mu-Nyang was still a chaos seraphim and was in his early years of governing this universe, he picked up lost souls in the higher dimension and raised them in his dantian universe. One of them was Pangu.

    Unfortunately, after Pangu had be the strongest expert of the Mazinger Race, he backstabbed Mu-Nyang. The god ughtered countless chaos demons and deities to plunder their cultivation resources and learn their secrets. Then, he took over the control of Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe.

    When Mu-Nyang reappeared as a cathulhu, Pangu relentlessly sent his forces to capture the cat and murdered countless innocent catopuses, degrading Mu-Nyang''s cultivation base, little did he know that he was fighting the owner of the "Dantian Universe".

    Thews of Mu-Nyang''s universe soon punished the traitor. He was cursed by Mu-Nyang''s Karmic Dao, causing Pangu''s cultivation base to degrade to the point that he was forced to gather positive karma via good deeds to restore his strength. Because of the curses, Mu-Nyang recovered his strength and reimed the control of his dantian universe.

    In short, everything in the universe was inside Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe! The war between Mu-Nyang and Pangu was the fight between a foreign entity that Mu-Nyang had brought it in and the owner of the dantian universe. The higher dimension or higher worlds were the real world of Mu-Nyang!

    Mao Miaomiao probed him if Pangu knew the secrets of this universe, "Do you realize that we all are living inside Mu-Nyang''s body right now? This universe is the same as dantian universes that we all cultivate."

    Pangu bitterly smiled, "I know."

    "And why are you still fighting? If you want to redeem yourself, you should have apologized to Mu-Nyang and epted your punishment."

    "What if the punishment is the permanent death of my soul?"

    "Then, you deserve it. How many deities, demons, and cats have you killed? How many souls have you destroyed or consumed? Have you counted?"

    Pangu closed his eyes and deeply inhaled. He knew that he was in the wrong, but he couldn''t give up that easily.

    "I still want to live."

    "And keep on suffering? Prolonging this stupid war and causing more sorrow to the worlds? How many lives are you going to sacrifice?"

    "¡­"

    Pangu turned around and admired the world. He stroked Nian''s fur. Then, he looked up, gazing at the moon.

    "I guess you''re right. I''m such a hypocrite. I wish to stop suffering, but I caused others to suffer." After uttering the words, Pangu shed tears of regret and sadness.

    Mao Miaomiao solemnly watched the quadrillion-year-old entity cry. Thetter sobbed and hupped like a wailing child.

    10 minutester, Pangu stopped crying. He didn''t stop gazing at the moon.

    "I just couldn''t ept the reality, Mao Miaomiao. I couldn''t believe that I have been living in someone else''s dantian universe. I just wanted to prove him wrong."

    "¡­"

    "I also wanted to be like you, Mao Miaomiao. I wanted to see the higher dimension. I wanted to see the real world of Mu-Nyang¡­ Hey, tell me. Have you seen it? You''ve gotten his approval, right? What is the higher dimension?"

    Mao Miaomiao shook his head. He was still traumatized by the higher dimension''s local beasts, "It''s not a ce we can survive. Even Mu-Nyang is just an insectpared to the regr monsters there."

    "H-How strong are they?"

    "Very strong. We''re small insects while the weakest beast is a cultivator... Say, are we going to continue to chat?"

    "Yes, please. I won''t fight anymore. I''ll surrender myself to Mu-Nyang after this. Please tell me more about the outside universe."

    "¡­ Sure."

    While the time in the world was frozen, Pangu and Mao Miaomiao continued their small talk. As for Nian, he was forced to listen as he couldn''t move.

 Chapter 391 Cat Dadâ€™s Enemy Pays For His Karma

    Chapter 391 ¨C Cat Dad''s Enemy Pays For His Karma

    As Mao Miaomiao didn''t know a lot about the higher dimension, he only told Pangu about the danger and the barrier of Mu-Nyang''s hideout. He also revealed that if Mu-Nyang died, everybody in the universe would perish along with him.

    Pangu''s face turned ugly. He realized his mistakes.

    "I see. He can''t possibly die in this universe. This war is hopeless from the very beginning."

    "Yeah, you should go to Mu-Nyang and surrender. Maybe, he will only erase your memory and let you start over."

    "But why doesn''t he kill me? I know he could do that several times."

    Mao Miaomiao sighed, "It''s karma. Killing you or cutting the karmic ties between you and him will cause harm more than good. Waiting for you to realize your mistake and surrender to him is the only way to solve this feud peacefully without harming his dantian universe and his cultivation base. That''s why he''s letting you live for so long."

    "What will happen if I let him kill me with his hands?"

    "Mu-Nyang probably wants to purify your soul and your karma. As for your dantian universe, he will merge it with his universe to restore the stars that you stole. When you killed Mu-Nyang for the first time, you stole some of his karma, right?"

    Pangu drylyughed. He crossed his arms and deeply sighed, "You''re right. That makes sense now."

    "Will you surrender peacefully now? I promise that I''ll help convince Mu-Nyang to spare you."

    Pangu shook his head, "Don''t give me hope. Just let me face my fate."

    "¡­ Okay."

    "It''s decided. I''ll give up my life for the sake of this universe. I should ry my orders to Hongjun and others so that they won''t continue this pointless war for my sake."

    "That geezer is still alive?" Mao Miaomiao snickered as he remembered that Hongjun already lost his physical body. He was left with only his soul.

    "His soul is actually inside my dantian universe. I''m going to bring them out to Mu-Nyang''s universe first and tell them to serve you. With this, they won''t die after my soul perishes."

    Mao Miaomiao agreed. It would have been a waste if Pangu''s massive dantian universe was destroyed. Thus, he respected the entity and allowed Pangu to finish what he was doing.

    Pangu also appreciated Mao Miaomiao. He closed his eyes and focused on resurrecting Hongjun.

    Everything would have resolved nicely and peacefully if nothing would go wrong ¨C That was what Mao Miaomiao believed.

    Unfortunately, everything that could go wrong, will go wrong.

    WHOOSH

    The space behind Pangu was split open. A silhouette of an old man rushed out. He got close to Pangu before thetter could react.

    "That won''t be necessary." Solomon''s evil smile and his cold voice stunned Mao Miaomiao and Pangu.

    Solomon suddenly appeared behind Pangu. His hand pierced through thetter''s back, and he sessfully seized Pangu''s dantian crystal under his heart. He pulled it out.

    Pangu coughed several mouthfuls of blood. He widened his eyes in shock.

    Mao Miaomiao unsheathed Killer Queen and activated his domain. However, Solomon shoved Pangu toward the chaos seraphim, preventing Mao Miaomiao frompleting his domain ability.

    "Son of a bitch!" The ck angel supported Pangu and yelled.

    "HAHAHAHAHA!! WITH THE UNIVERSE OF PANGU, I SHALL SURPASS MU-NYANG AND TAKE OVER HIS BODY! THEN, I''LL BECOME THE SUPREME ENTITY AND RULE THIS ENTIRE UNIVERSE!!"

    Solomon swallowed the dantian crystal of Pangu. He then flew toward the moon, heading toward Mu-Nyang!

    Mao Miaomiao nced at Pangu. He lost all his cultivation base, and he was on the verge of dying.

    Although it was risky, Mao Miaomiao fed him elixir and pills. Then, he shrank him, storing him inside his dantian universe, and chased after Solomon.

    "Mao Miaomiao! Let me loose! I''ll kill that Solomon bastard, nya!!" Cried Nian, who couldn''t move an inch because of the time domain of Mao Miaomiao.

    The angel snapped his fingers and canceled the power of time. Nian managed to move again, and he pursued Solomon.

    Both Mao Miaomiao and Nian had never been this angry. One saw his master getting crippled while the angel''s master was in danger. They now threw away their differences and go after theirmon enemy.

    While being chased, Solomon looked back and sneered.

    "Mao Miaomiao. You''re my son-inw. You should be working for me, not that maniptive cat!"

    "That cat you''re talking about saved my life countless times! If you still want to be a part of my family, return to Pangu''s dantian universe, or else!"

    "Give back my master''s universe, nya!"

    Realizing that negotiation was impossible in this situation, Solomon turned around and unleashed his true forces.

    The space between the moon and Earth was twisted andpressed as if a ck hole was created there. Nian suddenly lost his ability to utilize his Dao, elements, and mandate domains. As for Mao Miaomiao, half of his feathers exploded, and his dark purple butterflies were flushed out.

    "RETURN TO THE ORIGIN CHAOS!" Solomon bellowed.

    "IN YOUR DREAM, MOTHERFUCKER!" So did Mao Miaomiao. He threw Killer Queen toward Solomon, and the ck katana transformed into a little girl. She opened her mouth.

    Dao Eater Mandate!

    BOOM

    The twisted domain exploded at the center. As if they were hit by a thousand nuclear explosions, Solomon, Nian, Mao Miaomiao, and Killer Queen were sent flying from the st.

    Nian, Mao Miaomiao, and Killer Queen regained their bearings instantly. Thetter revealed a smug smile on her face as she managed to drain half of Solomon''s providence essence.

    As for Solomon, his expression turned dark. He realized that he was no match against Mao Miaomiao and his soul-bound sentient weapon. Moreover, he hadn''tpletely digested Pangu''s dantian universe yet.

    "MUNYAAAA!!"

    "MEWWW!!"

    Because of the distraction, Mu-Nyang and Mir shuttled from the moon and reached the battlefield. Mir was in her orange Cathulhu physique. As for Mu-Nyang, he remained a small cat, but his aura intensity and thickness surpassed Mao Miaomiao''s.

    Seeing the iing threats, Solomonughed, "Thanks foring, master! You have fallen for my traps!"

    Solomon brought out a small scissor artifact that he had stolen from the Meng n. He grabbed a string of Pangu''s karma, which was attached to the dantian universe inside him and was linked to Mu-Nyang. Then, he cut it.

    "NOOOO!!" Mu-Nyang was shocked. He desperately tried to reach out for Pangu''s existence karma before it was destroyed.<novelnext></novelnext>

    Unfortunately, it was toote. Solomon cut it.

    CRACK

    The entire universe''s space and air cracked as if they were broken sses. Mu-Nyang was frozen in mid-flight, and his entire body was shattered into smoke.

    This time, Mao Miaomiao was in despair. Mu-Nyang''s body was the main consciousness of the cat''s real body. If it vanished, Mu-Nyang''s consciousness would return to his real body, and it would take ages before Mu-Nyang could return to this universe.

    In short, Mu-Nyang''s faction just lost its core sponsor. All subordinates of Mu-Nyang had to rely on themselves until the cat could recover his mental strength and condense his consciousness body to return here.

    Mir, Nian, and Solomon all coughed blood as the dimensional cracks also damaged their dantian universe. As for Mao Miaomiao, he was unharmed as his karma was not linked with Mu-Nyang.

    Using this opportunity, Mao Miaomiao caught up with Solomon. Killer Queen also teleported into his hand, and the angel swung down, aiming to behead Solomon and kill him in one strike.

    "!!!"

    SWUA

    Solomon managed to avoid the fatal attack. However, his torso was split into two. The dantian crystal of Pangu was ejected from his body while his own dantian universe was visible to everybody.

    Nian and Mir mustered their strength. They bellowed and unleashed their mandate domains against Pangu.

    Nian fired 100,000 homing energy missiles at Solomon while Mir generated a maic field, trapping Solomon in his ce.

    Despite being in danger, Solomon keptughing.

    "If you kill me now, I''ll cut my existence karma with Mu-Nyang! His dantian universe will be destroyed, and everybody here will perish alongside me! DO IT!"

    "!!!"

    Mir suddenly got cold feet. She canceled her abilities and released him. As for Nian, he wasn''t aware of the truth behind the universe, and he pushed on with the attack.

    Solomon instantly regenerated his body. He retook the dantian universe of Pangu and destroyed all iing missiles.

    SWUA!

    The ck katana was decisive. While Solomon was busy blocking Nian''s attacks, Mao Miaomiao cut Solomon''s hand that was holding Pangu''s universe crystal. Then, he froze the time in the dantian universe and stored the crystal in his dantian.

    "GIVE IT BACK!"

    Solomon''s eyes turned red. He teleported and reappeared behind Mao Miaomiao. Then, he grabbed the angel''s wings and tore both of them apart. As soon as the ck wings were disconnected from Mao Miaomiao''s body, the dantian crystal was ejected from the angel''s dantian.

    "SON OF A BITCH! YOU ASKED FOR IT!"

    Mao Miaomiaomanded the purple butterflies to explode. The death butterflies swarmed Solomon and self-detonated!

    BOOM!

    Solomon''s body was shattered to pieces!

    However, Mao Miaomiao, Mir, and Nian suddenly couldn''t move. Their bodies slowly moved by themselves, and they couldn''t control their arms and legs.

    The chaos seraphim knew about this phenomenon well. After all, he also had this ability.

    "BE CAREFUL! IT''S XIE TIAN''S RETURN TO ZERO!"

    It was the mandate domain of time reversal. The flow of time in the universe went backward, restoring Solomon''s physical body and soul. The butterfly explosion was canceled, and the ck wings of Mao Miaomiao were reattached to his body.

    However, after the dust settled, Solomon was holding the dantian universe of Pangu. Mu-Nyang was still missing, and nobody could reach Solomon now.

    The old crookughed and opened a portal. He entered the rift and immediately closed it.

    "NOOOO!!"

    Mir was in despair. Without Pangu''s dantian universe, Mu-Nyang''s condition would worsen. She cried in anger. Nian was also vexed that he shed his manly tears. He wailed about the loss of his master.

    Mao Miaomiao rushed to the area where the portal was. He tracked Solomon''s karma, and he discovered the general location of the old man.

    "I''ve found him. He is hanging around the Netherworld Star Sector."

    Mir and Nian swiped their tears and stopped crying. They looked at the angel and asked him in unison, "Where is he, mew/nya?!"

    Mao Miaomiao bit his lower lips and closed his eyes. Using the outer god''s vision, he checked on Mu-Nyang''s condition on the higher dimension while he scanned Solomon''s star sector.

    "I have a piece of good news and a massive chunk of bad news."

    The two cats closed their mouths and listened to Mao Miaomiao. Thetter also didn''t wait for them to ask which one they wanted to hear first.

    "The good news is¡­ Solomon is heavily injured, and he''s gone into hiding in the depth of the Netherworld Star. As for the bad news, all Olympus gods, evil gods, demon gods, and even loc are protecting that son of a bitch. I''ve found at least 500 medium-ranked deities and five quasi-sages there. This doesn''t count the massive armies on every star in that sector. I estimate that there might be at least 500 trillion immortals in hiding."

    "W-What?!"

    Mir was stunned. She knew that Solomon had been amassing armies, but the sheer size surpassed her imagination.

    Mao Miaomiao gritted his teeth. He turned to Nian, and the cat also looked into the angel''s eyes.

    "Nian."

    "Yeah, nya?"

    "Pangu is still alive, and he is resting inside my dantian universe. My local poption in my universe is treating him well. As for the existence karma¡­ I''m afraid he has to stay inside my universe forever since he''s now bound to my universe''s karma."

    "I see, nya¡­" Nian was relieved, but his expression was still dark and gloomy. He mustered his courage and looked at Mao Miaomiao''s face again, "Say, thanks for helping my master, nya. P-Please, don''t let him die."

    Mao Miaomiao nodded, "I know. But Nian, I have a favor to ask you."

    "Y-Yeah?"

    "Tell me everything about the Pangu Online 2 project. Also, I need your cooperation."

    Mao Miaomiao looked gazed at the blue from space. He thought of Pangu, who used his own life forces to protect the ruined city.

    "I need your help to convince humans to join our side. We can''t fight Solomon alone. We need the yers'' help."

 Chapter 392 Cat Dads Friends Meet Cat Dads Mothers

    Chapter 392 ¨C Cat Dad''s Friends Meet Cat Dad''s Mothers

    Xiaomao flipped the Heaven Fate Crystal around. He stared at it and thought of Mu-Nyang and the time they spent together on Earth. Although he was supposed to offer this thing to Mu-Nyang, his right eyebrow couldn''t stop twitching as if it was warning him about the pending doom.

    He put the thing in his inventory for now. Then, he visited the others as the intruder situation had been cleared.

    .

    = B10 Floor =

    Undine and Nymph gathered all guardians here to tally the casualties. The loss was immense.

    Cernun, Alice, Madoka, Meowmeow, Shepherd, Titania, Qidia, and Cookie passed away. The reinforcement from the Desert Frontier was annihted, and Ma Xingjuan retreated along with Ma Moxi. Fu De was abducted by Mao Miaomiao, but both of them went missing as well.

    Taotie, Mimir, and Party Queen survived the ordeal. They recovered from the injuries, but their mood was foul.

    Undine looked at the remaining staff members. Taotie, Mimir, Yuan Hua, Gata, Joan, Torrent, James, Peter, Andrew, John, Ifrit, Lucky, and Nymph. They were the only ones remaining. As for Wei Zhi, she had no idea about the ordeal as she had been cultivating on the B6 floor, taking a bath in ava pool.

    Yuan Hua was the saddest one. She lost her husband and her sisters. She couldn''t stop crying as she had lost everything ¨C Family, home, and friends.

    Mimir patted Yuan Hua, but he flinched as his attached limbs were still iplete. He sighed.

    "Mao Miaomiao and Xiaomao saved us all. Panguunched an all-out attack on us. He even sent [Protagonists] here."

    Lucky, Undine, and other mortals were curious, "What''s protagonists, senior?"

    "Main characters of the generation¡­ Actually, it''s better for the protagonist himself to exin, no?"

    Everybody paused. Then, they turned around as they sensed the aura of their savior.

    Xiaomao entered the B10 floor through the local teleportation tform. He arrived at therge empty parking lot, where the army of Party Girls, Scarlet War Maidens, Mannequins, and everybody had been using as a gathering point.

    Upon arrival, Xiaomao gazed at everybody''s faces and expressions. They looked gloomy and dejected even after the victory.

    "I guess you have been talking about me, munya."

    Mimir nodded, "Yes. We wish to hear about the true meaning of the protagonist''s existence. What are they?"

    Xiaomao took a deep breath and exined what he had learned from the system. He also wrote down the list of current protagonists, antagonists, deuteragonists, and others.

    .

    .

    10 minutester, Xiaomao stopped talking. The pain in his right eyebrow was so severe that he pressed on it. Then, he looked up as he sensed the new auras of neers on the B1 floor.

    Mimir, Taotie, and the immortals noticed Xiaomao''s expression. They rushed to a dungeon console room inside the nearest skyscraper building. When they entered the room and checked the CCTV cameras and the 3D map, they found a new group of people entering the dungeon.

    Their faces were pale as they weren''t ready to take on the new wave of invaders. However, when they spotted a weretiger yer, they burst intoughter.

    The cavalry arrivedte. It was Jungwoo and his friends.

    Xiaomao sent his voice transmission to Mimir and everybody, "I need someone to prepare a ce for our new guests, munya. By the way, I haven''t checked the Song Family yet. How are they doing, and where are the MOBS guys?"

    Mimir replied, "Lord Meowmeow entrusted the coordination tasks to me. The Song Family and the humans are doing fine in B11. We built enough facilities for them to operate, and they are using the old ant nest as their training ground. The MOBS yers are guiding them, by the way."

    "What about the free buildings? Are there any, munya?"

    "Undine contributed rare minerals and materials to the factory on B14 and created 30,000 human-like mannequins to guard this floor. Most buildings and rooms on the B10 floor are their offices, unfortunately. B9 and B12 can''t be used since they''re all full."

    Without Meowmeow, Xiaomao had to operate the dungeon himself. He went back to the B7 floor and entered the treasure room. He touched the dungeon core and summoned the dungeon master menu.

    Theplicated windows and menus popped up. Xiaomao skimmed through the features and buttons while he inspected the dungeon status.

    .

    Dungeon Levels

    First Floor ¨C Cave

    B1 ¨C Backrooms Level 0 / Guardian Gata & Joan

    B2 ¨C Abandoned Scarlet War Maiden Nest / No Guardian

    B3 ¨C Fun / Guardian Party Queen

    B4 ¨C Pool Zone / Guardian Nymph

    B5 ¨C Sacred Water Ocean / Guardian Torrent

    B6 ¨C Volcanic Grand Canyon (10,000 SQ/KM) / Guardian Ifrit

    B7 ¨C Tower Bridge / Guardian Taotie, Mimir

    B8 ¨C Fire Ant Nest (Origin) / No Guardian

    B9 ¨C Residential Area (NPC Area) / Floor Guardian Mary

    B10 ¨C Residential Area (Mannequin & MOB Guild) / No Guardian

    B11 ¨C Residential Area (Song Family) / Guardian Song Yang-Cheol

    B12 - Residential Area (New Scarlet War Maiden Nest) / No Guardian

    B13 - Empty

    B14 ¨C Mannequin Factory / No Guardian

    B15 ¨C Empty

    B16 - Empty

    B17 - Empty

    B18 - Empty

    B19 - Empty

    B20 - Mermaid Lake / Guardian Undine

    .

    ve Dungeon Status

    Dungeon Level: 7<novelnext></novelnext>

    Max Poption: 1,000,000

    Total Poption: 475,451

    Total Floors: 20/25

    Max Mana Capacity: 1,000,000,000

    Current Mana: 1,000,000,000

    Mana Gathering Rate (Per Second): 10,000,000

    Current DP: 855,102,539

    .

    Meowmeow worked very hard. Xiaomao shed a tear of sadness as he missed the cat senior. Without him, this dungeon wouldn''t have been this prosperous.

    Seeing many avable floors, Xiaomao ryed his order, "Senior Mimir, please bring your people and escort Jungwoo and his beast colleagues to the B13 floor. I''ll be copy-pasting theyout of the B9 floor to the B13 as a temporary measure, munya. I don''t know if they want a forest floor, so please ask them for me, munya."

    "Sure."

    Mimir went to work. He requested help from Nymph and Undine, and the trio went up to wee the beast tribes. Unfortunately, they immediately encountered a problem as Lu Bu and his friends destroyed so many teleportation tforms and devices on the higher floors. They requested Xiaomao''s help.

    As usual, theymunicated through their telepathic voice.

    "Xiaomao, can you repair the TP stations?"

    "Oh, sure. I''m on it, munya."

    Xiaomao browsed the map and found the red X marks, which highlighted the broken traps and facilities of the dungeon. He pressed on it in the 3D map, and the dungeon menu prompted him.

    It felt like he was ying a simtion game. Xiaomao now understood why Meowmeow had been hogging this menu to himself as it was fun to operate.

    Xiaomao hovered his finger over the repair button. But then, he noticed the price tag. It cost 1,000 MP per full repair.

    "¡­"

    Dungeon MP was automatically generated every second. Therefore, repairing cost nothing. However, the sheer number of X marks on the map discouraged Xiaomao. If he wished to repair everything, he might have to spend days pressing on every X mark in the 3D map.

    ''Is there any [Repair All] button?''

    Unfortunately, there was no such feature. Xiaomao was forced to manually press the X marks and confirm the repair options.

    "Annoying, munya."

    Xiaomao transformed into a Cathulhu, but he purposely shrank his body size to 2 meters tall. Using his hundred tentacles, he multi-tasked, pressing as many red marks as he could.

    "MUNYA MUNYA MUNYA MUNYA!"

    .

    .

    The teleportation tforms were instantly repaired. Mimir, Undine, and Nymph opened a portal and appeared at the entrance of the B1 floor.

    Jungwoo had been waiting for the seniors. He reverted to his human form and greeted them.

    "I''m so sorry, senior. We camete."

    Mimir patted Jungwoo''s shoulders, "It''s good that you and your friends are unharmed. By the way, could you introduce us to your friends?"

    "Of course, sir. Umm, this is my mentor, Mao Xueyan. And this is the guardian of the beast forest, Mao Dandan. This ent senior here is the clone of Lord Ohuhuhohohu, the world tree of beasts. As for the s-s-senior over here¡­"

    Jungwoo stuttered and quickly averted his eyes from the dryad behind the two tigresses. His face was bright red in embarrassment.

    Mimir looked at the four leaders of the Beast Forest. The tall muscr tiger girl was Mao Dandan, one of the seven cmity fiends. The refined tigress woman next to her was Dandan''s elder sister, who was the leader of all beast tribes. The 3-meter tall ent waved his branches while his face on the tree trunk smiled at him.

    However, thest guest was intimidating. She had the aura of a deity like Meowmeow and Madoka. She also walked around without wearing anything.

    She was the cmity fiend of lust, aka the temptress queen. Mimir had learned about her from Cernun.

    "You must be Emerald Hopea that I heard of," Mimir politely bowed his head.

    The dryad queen, Emerald Hopea, had long green hair, a perfect refined body for a mother, an ample chest, and a pretty face. Her raw beauty was superior to Mao Xueyan, Dandan, Undine, and other women in the dungeon.

    Emerald Hopea charmingly smiled at Mimir, Undine, and Nymph. She paused and sized up the two mermaids in their human forms for a moment.

    "I''ve also heard a lot about you. Thank you very much for taking care of Xiaomao."

    "¡­"

    From her tone and expression, it wasn''t hard to guess that Hopea was one of Mao Miaomiao''s wives, aka Xiaomao''s stepmothers. Undine and Nymph wryly smiled as they didn''t expect to greet their mother-inw so soon.

    Hopea giggled. Then, she dropped a bomb, giving Mimir, Undine, and Nymph new hope.

    "It might be sudden, but Cernun has a strong karma tie with me. His soul is in my dantian universe at the moment, and he is currently recuperating. It will take about 100 years or so for him to be reincarnated again."

    "R-Really?!"

    The trio gasped in shock. They thought that Cernun already kicked the bucket.

    ? Hopea continued, "Yes. When immortals die, their bodies produce a soul crystal. If we collect them, we can give them to a deity like me. We can sacrifice some of our life force to resurrect them. Also, I know a former Samsara God that can resurrect immortals and mortals whenever he wants to."

    .

    .

    "ACHOO!"

    A lone beggar had been levitating over an open sea. He sneezed while he was holding a fishing rod, waiting for prey to bite.

    Meng Xin swiped his nose and flickered a booger to the sea. A rhino shark suddenly submerged and opened its mouth, trying to bite him.

    Meng Xin smirked and caught the fish with his bare hand. He stored the fishing rod and flew to the sky along with his food. However, his expression was distorted.

    "AAAAACHOOOOO!! UWU!! WOWOWO!! MLEM MLEM, MEH!!"

    Like an old Asian grandpa, he loudly sneezed and grumbled.

    "Who the fuck is talking shit behind my back again?!"

 Chapter 393 Cat Dad Upgrades His Friends

    Chapter 393 ¨C Cat Dad Upgrades His Friends

    Magdalene sweated profusely. She looked around her like a scardy cat.

    When Shepherd went out to fight alongside Titania and others, Magdalene hid in her husband''s dantian universe. After Shepherd died, his dantian universe copsed, causing Magdalene to be trapped in a void.

    "Hubby, did you die?"

    Magdalene cried. She regretted that she didn''t join the fight against Hiiro and other intruders. Now, she was trapped alone in the darkness.

    The fairy hugged her knees and sobbed. She indulged herself in her past memories when Shepherd and she went out on an adventure together without Xiaomao noticing. She wished she could go back and experienced it again.

    Magdalene lost count of how long she got stuck there as there was no indication of day and night. She fell into a long slumber.

    By the time she woke up, she noticed a bright ray of light from a distance. She stopped imagining impossible scenarios and followed the light. At the end of the light tunnel, she found the silhouette of the man she held dear.

    "SHEPHERD!!"

    The man turned around to look at her. He beamed at her with a bright smile.

    Magdalene couldn''t clearly see his face as the light was too bright ¨C His face was covered by a curtain of the darkest shadow for an unknown reason.

    Shepherd''s smile slowly faded. He extended his hand and lightly tabbed Magdalene. Upon being touched, the fairy lost control of her body. As if something pulled her with great force, Magdalene flew backward, away from Shepherd.

    "I''m sorry, Magdalene. I have some unfinished business on this side. Go back and tell master Xiaomao that I''ll be back shortly."

    "Shepherd, NOOOO!!"

    "I love you, Magdalene."

    WHOOSH

    As if Magdalene''s consciousness fell into the pit of light, she couldn''t see anything but a white void for a long time. When her eyesight finally adjusted to the light, she started hearing voices and familiar game notification messages.

    DING

    <You have been respawned.>

    <You have lost 1 level because of your master''s death.>

    Magdalene widened her eyes. She sat up and looked around. Then, she found herself surrounded by many seniors.

    Mimir, Undine, Nymph, Jungwoo, an immortal ent, two tiger women, and a naked dryad with a big bust gazed at her.

    "Eh? Where am I?" Magdalene was confused.

    "Wee back, girly." Mimirughed.

    "Err, what? What happened?"

    The green-haired dryad exined, "You were probably inside Shepherd''s dantian universe when he died. His physical dantian was destroyed, but his soul ejected you and bound your soul with his karma strings."

    "Huh?"

    Magdalene was confused. He looked at Mimir, hoping for a simplified exnation.

    Mimir sighed, "Shepherd ejected you out of his body and hid you before he died. You were lost in the void where Pangu stored the newborn souls for his game''s NPCs."

    "I-I still don''t get it."

    "Anyway, you''re Shepherd''s familiar, so you temporarily died along with him there. We resurrected you, but we couldn''t find Shepherd''s true soul in this world."

    Mimir wished to exin how the resurrection worked, but they were busy. He sent Magdalene back to the B10 floor so she could be with Yuan Hua.

    .

    After sending Magdalene away, Hopea continued with their business, "Let''s head to the ce where your people died, so we can find their souls if they are still lingering in the area. If their souls are gone, we can track their karma to find their whereabouts, and I can bring them to life."

    "Of course. Also, thank you very much. If there is anything you need us to do, please do tell us. We''ll dly help you." Mimir bowed.

    "Don''t mention it," Hopea turned around and ordered Mao Xueyan, "Sister Xueyan, can you collect the souls of Xingjuan''s subordinates for me? I''ll resurrect them while I''m at it. As for Sister Dandan, can you contact Ma Moxi and bring Sister Xingjuan here? We need to regroup."

    "Okay!"

    Mao Xueyan and Mao Dandan started working. The pretty weretigress left the dungeon and explored the battle site outside the cave. Mao Dandan, on the other hand, closed her eyes andmunicated with Ma Moxi via telepathy.

    The ent, Ohuhu, pointed his branch at his face, "What about me?"

    "Collect the corpses of Pangu''s minions and capture the deserters. Clean up Cernun''s home and bring the souls of fairies here."

    "Yes, ma''am!" Ohuhu saluted and vanished into smoke.

    Meanwhile, Jungwoo nervously looked back and forth between the seniors. He was at a loss for what he should do.

    "Ran Tae," Hopea called for Jungwoo.

    "Y-Yes, senior!"

    "You stay here with Dandan. I''ll be going with Sir Mimir and my daughter-inws. When the tribal chiefse, tell them to be respectful to the dungeon residents and wait outside first. Do not enter without permission."

    "Y-Yes, senior!" Jungwoo saluted and sweated profusely.

    Hopea giggled as she noticed how nervous Jungwoo was. Also, the tigerman forgot to hide his boner.

    "Another thing, I''ll introduce you to a few young tigresses after this. You''re an adult, but you still smell like a virgin. It''s bad for your prestige as a male tiger. Your demeanor and scent are supposed to be more masculine, not like an awkward cherry boy."

    "¡­"

    Jungwoo wanted to retort that he already had a girlfriend in the real world, but he didn''t dare to speak up. His face flushed in shame and embarrassment.<novelnext></novelnext>

    .

    .

    = B10 Floor =

    The troops were still on alert as they weren''t sure about the situation outside the dungeon. Joan, Gata, and Party Queen managed their people, maintaining the Party Girl and Mannequin troops'' morale.

    As for the scarlet war maidens, they were excused as their nests needed to be rebuilt from scratch. The queen ants and the troops migrated to the B12 floor, which was a copy of the B9 floor.

    As there was no clear leader among the ants, they moved by instinct. However, things changed today after Xiaomao took the helm of the dungeon.

    DING-DING-DING

    Suddenly, one of the 4th-generation ant queens stopped walking. She trembled and staggered before she copsed to the ground. The nurse ants rushed to support her. However, it was unnecessary.

    A stream of silver wind circled around the ant queen and entered her body. Then, the sick queen received a strange notification message from the dungeon OS.

    <Dungeon Master Xiaomao has spent 1,000,000 DP to increase your level to 9,999.>

    <Dungeon Master Xiaomao has spent 5,000,000 DP to upgrade you into a named monster.>

    <Your name will be remembered as Renn, the Supreme Scalet Queen.>

    <Dungeon Master Xiaomao has spent 200,000,000 DP to upgrade you into a deity!>

    <Your level has increased to 10,000! You are evolving!>

    The ant queen, now known as Renn, curled herself into a ball. A massive golden cocoon emerged from her skin and wrapped around her, sealing her entire body inside.

    The ants were astonished at first. They tried to bite the cocoon, attempting to rescue the queen. However, their mandibles got hurt as their fangs couldn''t prate the hard shell of the cocoon.

    Ifrit noticed themotion. He shoved some of the ants away and inspected her up close. Then, he touched the surface of the cocoon.

    "Hmm¡­ Huh, wait a minute. Is this¡­ HOLY SHIT, MUSCLES!!"

    Ifrit jumped in shock. He couldn''t suppress his excitement as he knew the material of the cocoon.

    "Providence Cocoon! We got a new deity in the house!!"

    Themotion attracted everybody''s attention. They surrounded the cocoon and checked it.

    John asked the senior, "What''s Providence Cocoon, sir?"

    Ifrit puffed his chest and flexed his muscles, "It''s a monster ascension ritual. Whenever an immortal beast or monster reaches a certain strength threshold or gains enlightenment, it can form a cocoon around itself to shred its physical body. Then, it can construct its ethereal physique. Think of a cicada. This queen is going to shred her shells and be a deity!"

    "¡­ Wow."

    John gazed at the cocoon in awe and respect. He misunderstood her, believing that the queen had worked hard for this evolution. Nobody in the dungeon could see the messages that Renn saw.

    Suddenly, something simr happened again.

    DING-DING-DING

    Party Queen and Gata copsed next. They received simr messages, and golden cocoons formed around them. Like Rinn, they hibernated, getting ready to be a deity.

    Taotie, who had been silently watching everybody, was the first to notice the temte. He narrowed his eyes for a moment before he sent a voice transmission to Xiaomao, who was in the treasure room on the B7 floor.

    ''Boy, did you just upgrade the girls or something? Can you do that?''

    Xiaomao quickly replied, ''Yes, but it''s quite expensive, munya. I can create one more deity for the dungeon with the current Dungeon Points, munya.''

    Taotie had a sick idea. He volunteered, ''Can you upgrade me?''

    ''I''m sorry, senior. I can only upgrade the resident monsters. Your status is a guest of this dungeon, munya. I can''t do anything to you other than give you ess permission to every area.''

    Hearing that he had to be a dungeon''s permanent resident first to qualify for the upgrade, Taotie hesitated. He was aware of the dungeon''s perverted characteristic, which always gender-swapped male residents into women.

    Taotie sat and looked at his manhood. He weighed the pros and cons of keeping it.

    Driven by envy, Taotie nced at the cocoons. He made the bravest decision in his life.

    ''Save those Dungeon Points for me! Tell me how to join your dungeon as a permanent resident! Once I join you, use those points on me! Make me a deity, you hear?''

    A minuteter, Taotie received an invitation.

    DING

    <Dungeon Master Xiaomao of ve Dungeon has invited you to join his dungeon as a permanent resident.>

    <Will you ept?>

    Taotie burst intoughter. He thought of the previous humiliating defeat, which he didn''t want to experience again. He bellowed with determination.

    "MAKE ME THE GIRLIEST, PRETTIEST, AND BADASSEST DEITY, XIAOMAO!! I ACCEPT!!"

    DING

    <You have joined ve Dungeon as a permanent resident.>

    <Due to the dungeon''s traits, your gender has been changed.>

    <Dungeon Master Xiaomao has spent 1,000,000 DP to increase your level to 9999.>

    <Dungeon Master Xiaomao has spent 200,000,000 DP to upgrade you into a deity!>

 Chapter 394 Cat Dad Welcomes His Stepmother

    Chapter 394 ¨C Cat Dad Wees His Stepmother

    When Hopea, Undine, Nymph, and Mimir arrived at the B10 floor, they noticed amotion. Everybody checked on the gold cocoons of Rena, Gata, Party Queen, and Taotie.

    "What happened here?" Asked Undine.

    Ifrit reported the situation to Undine, "I don''t know. They simultaneously gained enlightenment."

    "Four of them at once?"

    "Yup!"

    Hopea touched the smooth surface of Rena''s cocoon. She traced her karma and noticed that the queen was connected to an invisible being. She instantly discovered the mastermind behind their evolutions.

    "It''s Xiaomao. A dungeon master is akin to a god for the dungeon''s residents and creatures. He can upgrade them with Dungeon Points."

    Undine widened her eyes as she remembered the feature that she had never used. This feature of the dungeon core was well-known to be extremely expensive as upgrading a level-9999 immortal to a level-10000 deity always cost 200 million DP.

    Dungeons automatically collected DP from intruders'' corpses. If a level-100 intruder died in the dungeon, the dungeon core would obtain 100 DP. The rules changed when any immortal perished in a dungeon as every immortal had a different bounty on their head.

    ve Dungeon was raided multiple times. Undine remembered that Meowmeow spent a lot of DP after Joan''s raid. However, the recent raid was done by a few elites, and Mao Miaomiao killed them. From Undine''s perspective and calction, the ve Dungeon shouldn''t have that many dungeon points to upgrade four immortals at once.

    "Senior, I have a question. If over 10,000 immortals died outside the dungeon, will the dungeon gets any DP?" Undine had a theory in her mind. She asked Hopea to make sure.

    "No."

    "Then, howe a few dead immortals gave so many dungeon points?"

    Hopeaughed as she understood why Undine was confused. She reminded her, "Do you know about [Protagonists]?"

    "Erm, yes. Xiaomao told me."

    "Protagonists are the exception to the rules. You see, many protagonists'' true strengths are always stronger than their outward cultivation base. For example, when my husband was a 6th-stage mortal cultivator, he single-handedly defeated multiple 9th-stage cultivators and immortals. When he became an official immortal, he ughtered gods left and right. When he reached godhood, the sages feared him."

    "I-Is Mao Miaomiao a protagonist, too?!"

    Hopea shook her head, "No. It''s just an example of someone with a protagonist''s strength standard. My husband should be considered [Antagonist] or [Viin] instead since his purpose in life was to kill as many protagonists of the era. But that was in the past now."

    "¡­"

    "Back to the topic. A protagonist always has a certain artifact in their soul. We call it [Heavenly Fate Crystal]."

    Hopea paused as she reminisced about the past when she first met Mao Miaomiao. At that time, he was just a horny man that got caught by her subordinates. Sheughed as she remembered his lecherous expression when he had a gangbang with a hundred dryads in an undergroundke.

    "Heavenly Fate Crystals allow the users to cultivate luck and karma. But possessing a fate crystal doesn''t make one a protagonist. Sometimes, monsters and cultivators are born with one in their bodies, but none of them can use it. Only the chosen ones and deities can sense the crystals. Also, the chosen ones are pre-determined by the karma of the universe and the will of the supreme entities ¨C Mu-Nyang and Pangu."

    "So they decide our fate?"

    "You''re half correct. They gave us power, gifts, and handicaps. However, it''s up to us if we wish to fulfill our roles. All protagonists can only be true protagonists if they fulfill the roles, entrusted by the two entities. If they ignore the duties, their luck will be reduced to that of amoner, and their existences and tales will fade through time."

    "Ah¡­"

    Undine managed to catch a glimpse of the big picture. She began to understand how impactful Xiaomao''s entity was. Also, because of the hints, Undine guessed Hopea''s point.

    "So that means, the recent invaders are protagonists, and they gave huge rewards to the dungeon after they died."

    "Correct. I don''t know the detail, but ording to my estimation and calction, one immortal protagonist is worth about 200 million DP since their strength is equivalent to a deity. There might be some hidden modifiers if that protagonist carries extra roles, such as Antagonist or titles."

    Undine and everybody were enlightened. Now, they wondered how many DPs the dungeon had after the fight.

    After the brief conversation, Undine guided Hopea to the meeting area on the B7 floor as the B10 level was busy. However, Nymph and Mimir decided to help Ifrit guard the four cocoons as they were at a critical junction in their lives.

    .

    .

    Undine and Hopea used a local portal and entered the B7 floor''s boss room. They found no one but Andrew and Peter here, who always worked on a random project in front of the Tower Bridge.

    Using a copy of the treasure room''s key card, Undine opened the dungeon core''s security door and guided the dryad inside.

    Hopea entered the room and gazed at the interior. The shelves, cabs, chests, and countless containers were neatly arranged at the sides of the room. They were well-organized, but most shelves were empty.

    At the southwest corner of the room, a mountain of unsorted treasure was still there. Most of them were low-level items, which nobody cared about. Andrew and Peter often came here to collect some junk to recycle the metals and magic ores for other projects.

    Hopea instantly spotted Xiaomao in the middle of the room. He was still in his cathulhu form, and his tentacles never stopped poking at the invisible dungeon menu in front of him. She giggled and was about to call for him.

    VING

    Suddenly, the corner of Hopea''s eyes caught on something in the middle of the junk mountain. She stopped her feet and turned 90 degrees. She strode toward the pile of equipment.

    "Err, senior?" Undine was taken aback. She followed Hopea, wondering what the dryad queen was doing.

    Undine tossed gold coins and junk items to the side. Then, she picked up a finger-sized orb, which seemed to be a regr corrupted spirit stone.<novelnext></novelnext>

    "A spirit stone?" Undine was confused about why Hopea was attracted to the dark stone.

    Corrupted spirit stones were useful for yers under level 400. However, for immortals, one spirit stone was worth nothing as they could simply enter a closed-door training and gain more status attributes than consuming this junk.

    Hopea flipped the stone around. Then, she facepalmed.

    "Deities and immortals are killing each other to search for this thing. To think that it has been sitting next to Xiaomao all along."

    Undine was curious, "What is that, senior? Why are you interested in that spirit stone?"

    "It''s not a spirit stone, dear."

    Hopea cut the tip of her finger and dropped her blood on it.

    CRACK

    The shell of the stone crumbled and turned to ash, revealing the true item inside.

    It was a small golden seed.

    When the golden seed was in clear view, Undine gasped as she could see the item''s description. Hopea sighed and regretted that she had been ignoring the dungeon for ages.

    .

    Seed of Karma

    This Seed of Karma belongs to Mu-Nyang. It is the backup consciousness of the entity in case something happens to his true consciousness.

    There are multiple ways to use the seeds ¨C Consumption, nting, or Binding.

    Item Type: Artifact, Consumable, Seedling

    Rarity: Transcended

    Effects (1): By nting the seed in a protagonist''s Heavenly Fate Crystal, the protagonist can govern the entire universe as if it is his dantian universe.

    Effects (2): By consuming this seed directly, one can increase his level to the cap of this universe (999,999). Increase all stats to the maximum. Obtain all system skills, spells, grand spells, and ultimate skills avable.

    Effects (3): By binding the karma of the seed to the user, Mu-Nyang will be your familiar spirit.

    .

    This was one dangerous item that Mu-Nyang had been hiding. Only Hopea and Cernun were aware of its existence. Fortunately, she found it before Pangu''s men. Hopea let out a long sigh of relief before she brought it toward Xiaomao.

    Hopea looked up and called Xiaomao''s name.

    "Xiaomao, can you stop working for a second?"

    Xiaomao snapped back to his senses. He felt like a game-addicted, who was shouted at by his mother. He looked down and found the naked dryad and Undine.

    Emerald Hopea, the Cmity Fiend of Lust, Level 15,000

    ''Cmity Fiend?''

    Taken aback, Xiaomao transformed into a white-winged angel. Hended on the ground and politely extended his hand for a greeting.

    "H-Hello. I''m Xiaomao, the dungeon master of this ce. And you are¡­"

    "I''m one of your mothers," Hopea grinned, teasing her stepson. Then, she shook his hand.

    "Ah¡­ ahaha."

    Xiaomao was speechless. His eyes managed to focus on Hopea''s otherworldly beautiful face for three seconds before his eyes gazed down, gawking at the perfect round melons.

    Noticing Xiaomao''s lecherous eyes, Hopeaughed. She pulled Xiaomao''s hand to touch her chest, "Like father, like son. Wanna sucky suck? Your father always fondled them and acted like a baby whenever he was alone with me."

    "Yes, please-I meant, NO!" Xiaomao looked at Undine and repeatedly shook his head.

    Undine snickered. Instead of being jealous, she found the stepmother-stepson interaction funny.

    After teasing Xiaomao enough, Hopea smiled and admired the wings of Xiaomao and his face. The image of Mao Miaomiao ovepped with Xiaomao.

    "You indeed look like your parents. I''m jealous of Wei Yuan now."

    "¡­"

    "Anyway, I have several favors to ask you. Can you designate a dungeon floor for my people? We have about 200,000 or so beastmen and 800,000 ents."

    "W-WHAT?! THAT MANY?!"

    Xiaomao and Undine sweated profusely. They weren''t prepared for this massive migration.

 Chapter 395 Cat Dad Gets Married?

    Chapter 395 ¨C Cat Dad Gets Married?

    Because of the urgency, Xiaomao spent the rest of the dungeon''s DP creating a massive forest for the beast folks. Then, he assigned the B13 and B14 for the beasts, pushing the mannequin factory to the B15 floor.

    B13 would be the temte metropolitan city. As for the B14, Xiaomao manually created a forest floor by exchanging the dungeon''s mana. He also expanded the size to the limit.

    After Xiaomao was done, he showed the map to Hopea to check the new home.

    "It''s done, munya. There should be plenty of rooms for the beasts and ents."

    "What about the water source," Hopea was curious.

    "It''s already done, munya. I move some water from the B5 floor to B13 and B14. Also, I don''t know if you heard about it, but this dungeon''s wateres from a chalice artifact, munya."

    "Is the chalice something from Siren City?"

    "H-How did you know, munya?!"

    Hopea giggled. She didn''t tell Xiaomao that the sacred water originated from a dryad, which Cernun had created in his previous life.

    "Ah, it has been a long time. I guess this is fate. Oh, I almost forgot." Hopea gave Xiaomao a meaningful look, but she refused to show Xiaomao the seed of karma. She hadn''t fully trusted him yet.

    "By chance, do you have an extra Heavenly Fate Crystal? I noticed that you killed one of the protagonists. You should have his soul and his fate crystal, right?"

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. He was concerned, "Yes. What about them, munya?"

    "Offer the soul and the fate crystal to Mu-Nyang. Do not use them or consume them."

    "Are they dangerous, munya?"

    "Yes. If you use them, Mu-Nyang will be weakened. If he gets too weak, the universe will crumble, and we all are gonna die."

    "¡­"

    RUMBLE

    CRACK!

    A few seconds after Hopea had finished her sentences, cracks appeared in space and rapidly spread throughout the dungeon walls and ceiling. The entire dungeon trembled as if a massive earthquake hit them. A few secondster, the dungeon system OS gave them a warning message.

    <WARNING! Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe is critically damaged. The ve Dungeon will iste itself from Mu-Nyang''s karma, and it will be tied to the backup entity ¨C Mao Miaomiao. All personnel, evacuate to the dungeon immediately!>

    <The emergency karma shifting will be activated in one minute!>

    "!!!"

    Hopea widened her eyes in shock while Xiaomao and Undine were confused about how the dungeon was rted to Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe.

    Flustered, Hopea urged Xiaomao, "Hurry! Offer the protagonist''s soul and the fate crystal to Mu-Nyang! The universe is going to shatter!"

    "W-What happened, munya?!"

    "Mu-Nyang is severely injured! I don''t know how, but he needs that soul and the fate crystal to restore his universe''s bnce! HURRY!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao hesitated for a moment. However, he remembered that his Senpais advised him to do so. He decided to trust them and Hopea.

    Xiaomao ejected the two items from his inventory.

    "I, Miao Xiaomao, hereby offer the soul of protagonist Lu Bu and his Heavenly Fate Crystal to Lord Mu-Nyang as a tribute. I pray to you. Please be healthy and strong for the sake of this universe¡­ so that we can be reunited."

    Xiaomao added thest part as it was his true wish.

    The two orbs vanished from Xiaomao''s hands. Instantly, the trembling and the expanding cracks ceased. The dungeon slowly mended the cracks, and the situation was under control.

    DING

    <Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe has been stabilized. The emergency istion protocol has been canceled.>

    The dungeon also reported that no one was in danger anymore.

    Hopea sweated profusely. She closed her eyes and remained silent, observing the game worlds and on Earth. She tracked Mao Miaomiao and Mu-Nyang''s karma, investigating the situation.

    She slowly opened her eyes. She found the cause of this mess.

    "Haiz. I guess I can''tze around here. I''ll be heading out to Divine Theocracy Earth and regrouping with your father."

    Xiaomao was curious, "What happened, munya? What''s wrong with Mu-Nyang and my father?"

    "Pangu is dead, but Solomon cripples Mu-Nyang. Your father is calling everybody to prepare for a crusade against Solomon Army."

    "A crusade?" Xiaomao was interested. He wondered what kind of war his mysterious father got involved in.

    Hopea wryly smiled. She gazed at Xiaomao in pity, "I''m sorry. You aren''t ready for this fight yet. You''re too weak to participate in this war."

    "Hah?" Xiaomao was offended, "But I''m a protagonist, munya. I can kill other protagonists and antagonists that NPCs can''t kill, munya!"

    "I know, but our enemies are deities. The deity battlefield is not a yground that a fledging protagonist like you. You should stay in the game world and train some more."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao hated the clich¨¦ idea. He wanted to refute, but Hopea reminded him of one fact.

    "You might be able to fare well, but yourpanions won''t. They will die if they join the fight. If you can leave everybody here behind and join our battlefield alone, I''ll take you to your father."

    Xiaomao was taken aback. He raised his eyebrows as it was against his intention. However, his Senpais had another idea.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Don''t be an idiot like your father and go on an adventure alone. A true chad brings their friends along. The power of friendship will be your trump card! Stay here. Train your friends, train yourself, and TRAIN *wink* *wink* YOUR WIVES."

    [Foresight]: "If you join the war right now without your friends, you''ll die 100%. Stay here and protect yourrades. When your little army is ready, you can y a major role in the uing war."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao''s eyes were bloodshot. He was unwilling, but he was afraid of the consequences of his illogical decisions.

    "Okay. I''ll stay here and protect the dungeon, for now, munya."

    "Good boy."

    Hopea leaned closer and kissed his cheek. She rubbed his crotch, "I''ll ask Miaomiao for approval, okay? When we''re back together, maybe we can have three-some - Me, your father, and you."

    Oh, hell no.

    That was what Xiaomao thought. His expression was distorted in disgust.

    Hopea noticed Xiaomao''s funny expression andughed at him, "Now, I know why you have the white wings. You''re like an angel, but Miaomiao is the devil. Whoops, no puns intended."

    The dryad rubbed Xiaomao''s head. She secretly brought out the karma seed and enveloped it with a shell of a tree seed. Then, she gave it to him.

    "Store this thing in your dantian universe. nt it and water it with your blood every day. When I say EVERY DAY, I mean, EVERY DAY in your dantian universe. Never forget it."

    "What''s this, munya?" Xiaomao inspected the seed.

    .

    .

    [Data Expunged]

    This item''s description has been deleted. Only Emerald Hopea and Mao Miaomiao know about it.

    Item Type: Tree Seed?

    Rarity: Unknown

    Effects: Unknown

    .

    Again, Xiaomao doubted Hopea. He looked up and was about to ask her. However, she already created a dimension portal and left the dungeon.

    As Hopea was leaving, she parted him with a voice transmission.

    ''Remember. Water it E.V.E.R.Y.D.A.Y.!''

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao had a thousand questions to ask Hopea. Unfortunately, she cut off themunication.

    Undine also panicked, "Senior, you haven''t resurrected our fighters yet!"

    It was toote. Undine already left.

    Undine sulked. She stomped the ground, and her eyes were moist, "How could she forget that!? She promised¡­ Ugh."

    Xiaomao gazed at Undine and sighed. He hugged her, "It''s okay. If she promises, she might know a way to bring them back. Let''s wait here and train until we drop, okay?"

    "¡­ Okay."

    Undine buried her head in Xiaomao''s chest. Thetter also covered her with his white wings.

    The white butterflies came out from the feathers. One of them created a white lily flower with their Qi and put it in Undine''s hair.

    Undine noticed the flower. She touched it and looked around her. Then, she found a thousand catterflies, who ceaselessly sang a cat song for her.

    "Munya-Munya!"

    "Munya!"

    "Munya-Munya, munya!"

    Undine stopped crying. She snickered, "How stupid. What are you guys?"

    Xiaomaoughed, "My followers."

    "Your followers?"

    "An immortal with a solid foundation can convert their pocket dantian into a dantian universe. Normally, we use the stars to generate essence and Qi to use. But if we pursue a higher path, we need to create little creatures like these and raise them in our dantian universes."

    "Oh, I didn''t know that. But wait a minute. How do you create lives in the dantian universe?"

    Xiaomao faintly smiled. He stroke her hair and admired her pretty face, "It''s my family''s secret. If you want to know, you must be a part of my family first."

    Xiaomao suddenly knelt. From his pocket, he brought out a spatial ring, which he had already cleansed. Inside the ring were artifacts, Poseidon''s trident, and evolution materials for a mermaid that he had obtained from Undine''s clone after he had defeated her 1000 times (in bed).

    Like a gentleman, Xiaomao put the ring on Undine''s left ring finger. He looked at her face.

    "So, will you marry me?"

    Undine''s face reddened. She wanted tough at him, but she had long dreamed of today. She didn''t even bother checking the content in the spatial ring.

    "Yes¡­ Yes!" Undine knelt and hugged Xiaomao. She cried again. Because of the momentum and emotions, they kissed.

    Xiaomao shut the lights in the treasure room. He secretly created a bed under them by using the dungeon''s mana. Then, his butterflies decorated the ceiling with small glowing dots, turning the unimpressive roof into a starry sky.

    The glowing butterflies then created an illusion of a king-sized bed on a vast flower field. They also threw flower petals at them.

    Xiaomao and Undine giggled. They slowly took off their clothes as they celebrated their honeymoon.

    Little did they know that Mimir, Ifrit, Nymph, and others were chewing popcorn, looking at the TV monitor outside the treasure room.

    .

    Nymphined, "Next time, Undine. Next time. I''ll let you off the hook for once."

    Lucky also pouted, "Master never did that to me. This is unfair!"

 Chapter 396 Cat Dadâ€™s Hegemony Epilogue

    Chapter 396 ¨C Cat Dad''s Hegemony Epilogue

    "It''s time."

    Mao Miaomiao gazed at all his wives, who had been gathering on the rooftop of the Pangu Universe Incorporate Company''s building. The group of 100 men and women ignored the remains of Solomon Ghosts, half-destroyed buildings, and blood on the ground.

    Chang''e and Hopea were among the wives. The mermaid goddess and the dryad wore modern suits, shirts, pants, and leather shoes like a businesswoman. They suppressed their aura so that the others wouldn''t be intimidated.

    The leader of the crusade, Mao Miaomiao, looked at Mir, Nian, and Odin, who also joined them in this urgent meeting. He summarized the situation to everybody.

    "As you have been informed, Solomon has crippled both Pangu and Mu-Nyang. He has prepared a massive army of immortals and gods that''sparable to the first war between the Cathulhus and the Mazingers."

    Mir''s expression was dark as she was a veteran. Odin, Nian, and others, however, only heard about the legends from their seniors.

    Odin raised his hand, "How big is his army?"

    "Over a trillion peak immortals. About 500 deities and some quasi-sages."

    "S-Sages? It hasn''t been long after the Great Reset, but there are quasi-sages already?!" Odin was taken aback.

    "What can I say? They''re dragons. A dragon''s cultivation method, physique, genes, and instinct are superior to regr cultivators and former deities like us."

    While speaking, Mao Miaomiao shifted his nce toward a group of dragonewt and deities among his wives. He called out one of his former nemeses.

    "Lilim."

    Lilim was a 160cm tall dragonewt with two horns. She wore a ck gothic dress, long socks, and cute ck shoes. Her long ck hair and ck lipstick contrasted with her pale skin. Even her natural aura was grey.

    She was the daughter of Lilith, one of Devil''s siblings. She was also Mao Miaomiao''s brainwashed sex ve that he once hid in his dantian universe.

    Lilim nkly gazed at Mao Miaomiao. Her eyes were dull as usual. Hearing Mao Miaomiao''s call, she looked at him, but she remained silent.

    Seeing no reaction from Lilim, Mao Miaomiao looked at one of Lilim''s subordinates.

    "Levy. Is there something you wish to confess before we proceed with the war meeting?"

    Levy was in her dragonewt form as well. She was two meters tall, and the blue scales on her cheeks were visible. She only wore a thick brown robe as she wasn''t familiar with the dragonewt form.

    Levy, aka Leviathan, had been serving Lilim and Lilith long before the Great Reset. She was also one of Mao Miaomiao''s concubines.

    However, she had sinned. Levy knelt and prostrated to her husband.

    "I-I''m so sorry, dear. My father threatened me."

    Mao Miaomiao snorted, "I won''t me you for what you did since Solomon is your father, but we need to know. How much information did you tell him? Who did he make contact with? Who else got involved in this conspiracy?"

    "¡­"

    Levy shed a tear of regret. She confessed, "He knows about Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe, the higher dimension, the secret of time and space, and the chaos elements."

    Mao Miaomiao raised his eyebrows, "Is that all?"

    "¡­ Including your strength, your weaknesses, your sexual taste, and all thepound elements that you never used, dear."

    "Hmm."

    Mao Miaomiao deeply inhaled. He nced at Hopea, and thetter slightly nodded. Both briefly exchanged words via telepathy before the angel resumed interrogating Levy.

    "What about the aplices?"

    Levy trembled. She slowly looked at her master, Lilim.

    Mao Miaomiao followed her gaze and red at Lilim, "You again?"

    "¡­"

    Lilim didn''t answer. She remained expressionless.

    Mao Miaomiao strode toward the gothic loli dragonewt. But before he got close to her, the mother of Lilim stood before the angel.

    Lilith, a refined 175cm-tall human-likedy with short ck hair, a white gothic dress, a big bust, and jade-white skin confronted her husband to protect her daughter.

    "Forgive her, Miaomiao. I already punished her."

    Mao Miaomiao red at Lilith, "Did you take part in it, too?"

    Lilith closed her eyes, "I''m sorry. I was a fool. Solomon told us that he would help us kill Pangu, so I helped."

    "Who else cooperated with you?"

    "loc and Clem."

    "¡­"

    Mao Miaomiao had a headache. He massaged his temples as he knew how strong these two were. Moreover, Clem and loc didn''t show up at the meeting.

    "Alright. Since you three reflect on your mistake, I''ll only give you some light punishments. You three will be imprisoned in my dantian universe for one million years, dantian time. I''ll erase your memory, and you will have to start over as a mortal in my universe. When you manage to reach the deity realm, I''ll restore your memory and bring you out to Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe. Is that clear?"

    Lilith lowered her head, "Thanks, dear."

    Levy kowtowed, "Thank you for sparing my life!"

    "¡­"

    Lilim still stared at Mao Miaomiao in a daze, but she shed a tear of regret.

    Looking at crying women made Mao Miaomiao feel bad. He scratched his head and changed his verdict, "You know what? Xiaomao happens to be one of the protagonists in this era. Instead of starting over in my universe, I want you to be reincarnated into his dantian universe instead. I''ll let you three keep your memory intact, but your cultivation will be reset. While you''re there, teach him well."

    Lilith''s eyes gleamed. She turned her head and gazed at a blond-haired Oni.

    Wei Yuan, the mother of Xiaomao, was also a part of this meeting. She was also one of the deities, whose level was superior to Meowmeow and Hopea.

    The blond Oni wore white celestial robes and carried a sheathed white katana in her arms. Her hair fluttered by the wind. Her beauty was slightly inferior to Devil, Hopea, and other supremedies here. However, her eyes and nose had the same shape as Xiaomao''s.

    Mao Miaomiao turned his attention to his first wife, "Is that alright with you, Yuan''er?"

    "I believe in them and Xiaomao. They will do well together. By the way, is it alright if Xiaomao dual-cultivates with one of them?" Replied Wei Yuan.

    A dozen women giggled while some burst intoughter. They found the situation funny as they believed that both father and son had simr sexual tastes and desires. Only Hopea and Chang''e remained expressionless as they had been watching Xiaomao for a long time and knew about his personality.

    Mao Miaomiao paused for a minute. He stared at his three wives.

    "If Xiaomao wants to bang you, will you offer yourself to him?"

    "Are you serious?" Chang''e and Wei Yuan''s faces twisted in disgust.

    Betraying everybody''s expectations, Lilith deeply sighed, "If that''s your order, I''ll do so. But personally, I''m loyal to you. I''m not supposed to bed with another man, right?"

    "You did it a lot with my clones, though."

    "Those clones had your consciousness in them. I fucked you with extra steps."

    "Heh, right."

    Mao Miaomiao looked at Levy and Lilim next, "What about you two?"

    Lilim shook her head. Levy gulped and shook her head as well.

    "Meh, you''re boring." Mao Miaomiaoined, "Now, I can''t have a heartwarming and wholesome threesome with my son. We could have had group sex to tighten our family bond, and I can get closer to him after all these years-"

    BONK

    Wei Yuan smacked Mao Miaomiao''s head with a steel baseball bat. The blond Oni rolled her eyes and took over the meeting.

    "In conclusion of the first agenda, Lilim, Lilith, and Levy will be sent to reincarnate in Xiaomao''s dantian universe with their memory intact. They will provide advice to Xiaomao and help him grow as a protagonist. Now, moving on to the next agenda. It''s about the uing server update and the mass exodus."

    Wei Yuan turned her attention to Devil, who was one of the most beautiful wives Mao Miaomiao had. She was on the same tier as Hopea and Diaochan.

    Despite having the lowest cultivation base here, nobody dared to look down on her as everybody knew about her origins. After all, Mao Miaomiao was her clone! She was once a man and his creator! At the same time, she was also one of his main wives!

    Devil''s private forces were the weakest but strongest at the same time. Although her forcescked a deity backer, she took in many protagonists from W-2 under her wings. In addition, she already seized control of 70% of the second game world after Pangu Church joined their side.

    However, W-2 had countless variable factors.

    "I heard that Protagonist Zhou Yu rebelled against you, and Protagonist Bianca is still missing. Do you have any info about them?"

    Devil calmly shared her vision, "We can look into thepany''s database and search for their whereabouts. If we find Bianca, we will find Diaochan, Eve, and other captives. As for Zhou Yu, he is fated to fight to the death with Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang. I''ll let the trio kill each other and finish their stories first. Then, I''ll transfer them to our battlefield."

    Odin whistled, impressed by Devil''s calmness and Wei Yuan''s leadership. He was envious of Mao Miaomiao.

    "Damn, why can''t I have smart wives like him? What did I do wrong?"

    Next to Odin, Freya pulled out a long spear and smacked her husband''s head with it, mimicking Wei Yuan. She then slightly bowed to Wei Yuan to apologize for her husband''s behavior.

    .

    The meeting went on. Mao Miaomiao assigned Hopea to pacify the humans on Earth. As the mother of nature, she could easily manipte men and women to support their crusade against invaders.

    Devil was tasked to take over the gamepany from Solomon Ghosts. Mao Miaomiao also ordered her to bring a few protagonists to hunt down Hiiro Narukami on earth to stop him froming back to the game world forever.

    Chang''e was in charge of the Earth''s oceans. Her job was to popte the ocean with more fish to ensure that humanity wouldn''t starve to death while they were at war with Solomon.

    Nian had a new objective in life. He had to return to the game world and create clones of himself in every world. After the update, he would live as a sleeping agent in the enemy''s territory, waiting to activate and sabotage Solomon''s forces.

    Mir was sent back to the Cathulhu Star Sector. She was in charge of leading the Mu-Nyang''s main forces, and she might have to take the vanguard role in the uing war. After all, the Cathulhu Army was the strongest force in this universe.

    As for Mao Miaomiao, he would act as a wild card in this war. As the strongest person in the alliance, he would move around the battlefields and help the weakest forces.

    The other wives, Odin, and subordinates of Mao Miaomiao also received a task. After the meeting was adjourned, they rushed to their posts.

    Levy, Lilim, and Lilith''s bodies disappeared into the light. The sparkles of their souls traveled at a light speed, heading toward a certain angel on another.

    The battle for the game worlds was over. The war of the dantian universe only had begun.

 Chapter 397 Cathulhu Prepares For Next Journey

    Chapter 397 ¨C Cathulhu Prepares for Next Journey

    DING

    <Attention, dear yers. The servers will undergo maintenance for 12 hours for the uing updates. All yers will be disconnected from the servers. Please log out from the servers to protect your game data.>

    BEEP

    Countless regr yers vanished from the game worlds, except the permanent residents, Solomon Ghosts, and transmigrated humans.

    The time of the game worlds stopped flowing. All soulless NPCs stopped moving. Beacons of light descended upon every transmigrated yer and permanent resident.

    Everyone under the beacons vanished. They were automatically teleported to the new game worlds that Solomon had prepared for them. Only the soulless NPCs were left behind.

    Countless beacons of light shone upon the cave on Gnoll Ind. They prated the physical cave and entered the isted pocket dimension. Then, they shone upon the people inside.

    One of themnded on Xiaomao while he was meditating in his house. The angel opened his eyes and looked up.

    DING

    <You will be transferred to the game world number 18. This world''s level cap is 5,000. If you raise your level further than the cap, you will be automatically transferred to the next world.>

    BZZZ

    <ERROR! Unrecognizable data signature!>

    <Unable to transfer!>

    The beacon of light faded. Xiaomao frowned and snorted.

    "What a waste of time, munya. I have something else to do."

    Xiaomao deeply exhaled as he sank his consciousness to his dantian universe.

    .

    In Xiaomao''s dantian universe, the endless grasnd was still there, positioned as the center of Xiaomao''s universe. It was also a unique star, independent from thews of physics and extreme gravity forces.

    When Xiaomao arrived, he gazed at the three weird butterflies in the grasnd. They were the only butterflies that Xiaomao couldn''t share his senses with.

    Two of them were ck butterflies with hard shells. As for the other one, it was bigger than every butterfly Xiaomao had seen. The one-meter-tall ck butterfly still had a cat face, but she was a scary-looking ck cat.

    Furthermore, Xiaomao could see their names. The big one was Lilith. As for the other two, Lilim and Levy followed the giant around as if they were her underling.

    These three butterflies suddenly emerged from Xiaomao''s feathers and entered his dantian universe without permission. He was about to confront them, but the light beacons interrupted him. After the light beacon''s effect was canceled, Xiaomao returned his attention to the urgent matter.

    Lilith carried three soul orbs with her. She ced it on the ground and bowed to Xiaomao and introduced herself.

    "My name is Lilith, the former ruler of the Netherworld Realm. These two are my subordinates. Forgive me for intruding on your universe, Xiaomao."

    Xiaomao gazed at the three orbs and the trio. He didn''t trust them yet, "Why are you here? Did Solomon send you, munya?"

    "You don''t remember me at all, do you?"

    "Let me guess. You''re one of my mothers, munya?"

    "Correct. We three are your stepmothers."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao didn''t believe in them. However, he sensed a faint connection between him and them. Moreover, their aura had the same scent as Hopea and others.

    Since Lilith, Lilim, and Levy stayed here as butterflies, Xiaomao could easily remove or destroy them with a thought. Thus, he decided to investigate further.

    "And, what are you doing here in my dantian, munya?"

    "I''ll be honest with you. We are being punished for betraying your father''s trust. He sent us here to be your mentor and guide you through the immortal stages. Also, we''re veterans, and we are masters ofpound elements."

    "Is that so¡­"

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. He wondered if he should buy their stories.

    However, Lilith gave him an offer that he couldn''t refuse, "If you allow us to live here until you be a deity, we will teach you a way to resurrect your subordinates. Your father asked us to bring the soul of Shepherd, Alice, and Madoka here and coach you on how you can utilize your lifespan and universews to your advantage."

    "W-W-Wait a minute! Hold on a second! They''re what, munya?!"

    Xiaomao rushed to the orbs. He picked them up and looked at them. Then, he pped his forehead.

    He just offered Lu Bu''s soul to Mu-Nyang, but he didn''t recognize these souls. He med himself for being dumb.

    They were indeed the souls of his retainers!

    "S-So, can I really resurrect them?"

    Lilith politely bowed, "Yes, as long as you ept us as resident of your dantian universe, we will do everything in our power to make you a proper deity¡­ even if you demand us to be a life cauldron."

    Life Cauldron was a term for dual-cultivation partners, who would sacrifice their cultivation base to their man. Usually, they instantly grew old and died after the deed.

    Xiaomao was aware of that, and he was not the type who would mindlessly plunder someone''s life force and Qi. Even though he dual-cultivated a lot with Undine''s clones, he always cherished the clone''s feelings and health.

    He helped Lilith up, "Don''t ask me to be my cauldron whatsoever, munya! You''re my stepmother, and I''ll respect you like my real mother. Just¡­ tell me how to resurrect my friends, munya!"

    Lilith was relieved. She smiled at him, "First, I''ll teach you about karma strings and karma calctions. It''s going to be a long lecture before we put it into practice."

    "Okay! Teach me, sensei!"

    Levy and Lilim''s eyes got brighter. They rested behind Lilith as they also listened to the lecture.

    .

    .

    One hourter in the game world, another ray of lightnded on Xiaomao. This time, the game messages were different.

    DING

    <ording to the Protagonist''s exception, yer Xiaomao will be transferred to the special game world.>

    <You will be transferred to the game world number 28. This world''s level cap is 9,999. If you raise your level further than the cap, you will be automatically transferred to one of the original game worlds, which all deities can ess.>

    <Due to the special exceptions, you may bring yourrades along with you. However, you must store them in your dantian universe before the transfer.>

    <The teleportation will begin in one hour. Please be ready by then.>

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao reopened his eyes. He ignored the messages and stood up.

    RING

    Butterfly Lilith also emerged from Xiaomao''s dantian universe in the form of a semi-transparent Dao Avatar spirit. She transformed into her original appearance, wearing a white gothic dress.

    Lilith read the messages and suggested, "Let''s gather your friends and wives in your dantian universe. We''ll continue our lessons when we manage to find a safe location in the new world."

    "Okay!"

    Xiaomao rushed out of the house. As soon as he came out, he found Lucky, Andrew, Peter, James, John, Nymph, and Undine waiting for him. The beacons of light also fixated on them, but none of them were sent away yet.

    Lucky pouted, "Master! The system is telling me that we can tag along with you if we enter your dantian universe. What''s the dantian universe, by the way?"

    John was in his full gear. He raised his staff, "Let me join you on your journey, master! The game says that you''re a main character or something. Let me take part in your grand adventure!"

    Peter and Andrew smacked their chest and raised their hammers. Without saying anything, they expressed their desire to join the party.

    James knelt and gazed at Xiaomao, "I''m weak. I might be useless in fights. But please, take me with you. Let me serve you and redeem myself!"

    Nymph smirked, "Are you ditching your wives behind? We haven''t had romantic sex yet. It''s not fair for Undine to hog you for herself! Take me along, and I''ll give you all my legendary items in my shop!"

    Undine giggled, "Our level is almost the same now. Let''s go together, Xiaomao. I''ll fight alongside you."

    Xiaomao looked at everybody. He was proud of them as they were the original friends he had. However, he didn''t see other guardians around.

    Undine noticed Xiaomao''s look. She exined, "Mimir is looking after Taotie. Ifrit is taking care of the evolving guardians, and Mary is busy teaching the beast folks about the dungeon. They might not be able toe."

    "I see."

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled. He took several deep breaths, epting the fact that he wasn''t that close to the seniors.

    "Alright, munya. Mother Lilith, can you teach me how to bring living people to my dantian universe, munya?"

    As soon as Xiaomao said that, everybody gazed at the ck-haired demoness in a white gothic dress in astonishment. They couldn''t believe that one of Xiaomao''s mothers was already with him.

    Lilith''s words were audible to everybody.

    "First, everybody here must make an oath. You must swear by your Dao that you will live and die for Xiaomao''s sake, regardless of the situation. When a crisis arises, you will be the first to fight for his sake. When he is sick or troubled, you must be there for him. When he is sad or depressed, you must be there to encourage him. At the lowest point of his life, you must rescue him with all your power. He is your master, and he is your life! Can you swear with your dao oath that you can do that?"

    Everybody was stunned. The boys were speechless for several seconds.

    However, someone instantly made their vow. Undine and Lucky spoke in unison.

    "I do!"

    "I do!"

    Nymph came back to her senses. She stuttered, "M-Me, too!"

    Following the girls, the boys smacked their chests and made their oath.

    Seeing how unified Xiaomao''s subordinates were, Lilith was envious. She nodded at them in approval.

    "Good. Very well, then. Xiaomao. Touch their karma strings that connect to you. Remember what I taught you?"

    "I know, munya."

    Xiaomao instantly found the boys'' karma strings. As they were weaker than him, he could sense their emotions, thoughts, and aura even though he didn''t look at them. Their karma strings were also glowing in bright gold light, inviting him to touch them.

    Xiaomao touched the golden karma strings. Then, he could sense their souls.

    He closed his eyes and made a vow, "I promise that I''ll treasure you. I will never abandon you or throw you away. I will not put you in harm''s way for no reason or for my selfish desire. I will do whatever it takes to ensure your safety. I will share wealth, joy, and happiness with you. There is no I but we! I promise that I''ll be the greatest lord for your sake!"

    The boys shed tears of pride and joy. They transformed into a streak of light, entering Xiaomao''s dantian.

    Xiaomao gazed at Undine and Nymph next. He brightly smiled at them.

    "Come to think of it, munya. None of you have a proper name yet, right? Since we''re husband and wife, I can''t just call you by your racial name, right? It''s racist, munya."

    Undine nodded, "Then, name me."

    Nymph sweated profusely, "Err, that''s a bad idea."

    "Why?"

    "Don''t you remember how terrible Xiaomao''s naming sense is?"

    "¡­"

    It was toote. Xiaomao had some names in his mind.

    "From now on, I''ll call you¡­"

 Chapter 398 Cathulhu Has A Bro!

    Chapter 398 ¨C Cathulhu Has a Bro!

    Yuan Hua peeked around the corner, gazing at Xiaomao''s group. She hesitated if she should call for him. Meanwhile, on her shoulder, Magdalene was in her fairy form, conserving her energy.

    "I-I don''t think this is a good idea, Maggy. I and Xiaomao were enemies. I don''t think he will wee me¡­"

    Magdalene encouraged Yuan Hua, "It doesn''t hurt to try. If we miss this opportunity, we will be stranded and isted. If we can join his dantian universe, we can survive this ordeal. Maybe, we can find senior Emerald Hopea and ask her to resurrect Shepherd. Xiaomao is the only hope!"

    "W-What if he might ask for our bodies aspensation? Haven''t you heard that he ravished Alice, Undine, and Nymph before?"

    Magdalene flinched. She sweated profusely as she also believed that Xiaomao was a pervert. She began to stutter, "M-M-Maybe we can exchange something else for his protection. R-Right? W-We know apound element form that we got from Shepherd. I-If we trade that, he might¡­"

    "¡­"

    Both girls sulked. They lost their courage to talk to Xiaomao.

    While the two girls idled in front of his house, Jungwoo, Mao Xueyan, and Mao Dandan came to see Xiaomao as well. When they saw the two girls, they called their names.

    "Junior, what are you doing here? I thought you two already teleported to the new worlds." Xueyan was puzzled.

    Yuan Hua became stiff. She bowed 90 degrees toward the two wives of Mao Miaomiao, "G-Greetings, Senior Mao! W-We''re just discussing the dantian universe."

    Mao Xueyan grinned, "You must have seen the game messages, right? Are you here to join Xiaomao''s dantian universe?"

    Magdalene and Yuan Hua couldn''t utter a word. They lowered their heads in embarrassment.

    The tiger woman patted Yuan Hua. She didn''t care if Yuan Hua was once her enemy in their previous life. She encouraged her, "You know, my husband has assigned me a task. He asks me to apany Xiaomao to the new game world. I, Dandan, and Jungwoo are in the W-28''s group, and Xiaomao will be sent there as well."

    Yuan Hua suddenly had an idea. She asked Mao Xueyan, "C-Can I join your dantian universe and go there along with you? W-We would like to find a way to resurrect Shepherd."

    Mao Xueyan giggled, "You''re asking the wrong person. You''re supposed to ask Xiaomao, not me."

    "Eh?" Yuan Hua was confused, "Why him?"

    "Mao Miaomiao has the soul of Shepherd. I think he has already passed the soul to Lilith, and she might have already entered Xiaomao''s dantian universe. If you want to resurrect Shepherd or see him again, you need to ask Xiaomao."

    "!!!"

    Hearing that Shepherd''s soul was with Xiaomao, Yuan Hua was delighted. She bowed several times, thanking her.

    "Thank you for enlightening me, senior! I know what to do now!"

    "Good. Now, call for him."

    "Okay!"

    Yuan Hua mustered the courage and approached the group.

    .

    Two mermaids in human form sat and hugged their knees, sulking. They regretted asking Xiaomao to name them.

    Lilith held back herughter and teased them.

    "Don''t be sad. Your names are perfectly fine."

    Xiaomao nodded, "Yes, munya. Every name has a good meaning behind it!"

    Undine had the urge to beat Xiaomao to a pulp. She felt like her new name was an insult. Nymph was also the same as she sensed something terribly wrong with the name.

    Nymphined, "Who do I feel useless whenever I hear my name, Aqua?"

    Undine''s face was dark, "Don''t ask, Sakura. I want to cry, too."

    Xiaomao scratched his head. He had no idea why they were sulking. Since he couldn''t read their mind, he touched their karma strings and moved them to his dantian universe along with Lucky and others.

    After everybody entered his dantian, Xiaomao turned around and prepared to enter his house.

    Suddenly, Yuan Hua and Magdalene called for him, "WAIT! PLEASE!"

    Xiaomao stopped his feet. Seeing the two girls, he pped the back of his neck as he forgot about them, "Yes? What''s wrong?"

    Yuan Hua said first, "Please take us along to your dantian! We promise to be useful to you! W-We can do chores! We can dance! W-W-W-We can warm the bed!"

    "¡­"

    Something felt wrong. Xiaomao stared at Yuan Hua''s redden face and the smoke that came out of her ears. He looked behind her and found Jungwoo and the two stepmothers.

    Lilith gazed at Yuan Hua and smirked. She teased her by talking to Xiaomao out loud, "Xiaomao, your dantian universe needs maids. We can take them in."

    "Maids, munya?" Xiaomao raised his eyebrows, not understanding Lilith''s intention.

    "Maids are houseservants. They can cook. They can clean houses. At night time, they can serve you."

    Yuan Hua was on the verge of crying while Magdalene was flustered. Their eyes spun as if they were hypnotized.

    Yuan Hua screamed, "I-I-I will do my best! I-I have some experience!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao facepalmed and shook his head. He grew numb to the temptation, "I don''t need night service, munya. Also, I know why you''re here. You''re here because of Shepherd, right, munya?"

    "Y-Yes."

    "Okay. I''ll resurrect him for sure. But for now, he''s in his soul form, and he needs some time to recuperate. I can bring you to his side. Is that okay with you?"

    "YES! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!"

    Magdalene and Yuan Hua deeply bowed. They agreed to join his universe.

    Xiaomao looked at Lilith, "Can you help them with the oath thingy? I need to hurry and finish our lecture. We have a lot to work on in my dantian universe."

    Lilith giggled, "Sometimes, I wish Mao Miaomiao was as half as hardworking as you. If it were him, he would have epted them and ravished them until they break."

    "Tell him to screw himself, munya."

    "He technically did. He was actually a clone, but he mated with his original body."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao facepalmed again. He cursed his father for being an absolute degenerate.

    Lilith read Xiaomao''s expression andughed, "Oh, he always called himself a CULTURED MAN."

    "If enjoying selfcest is considered being cultural, then I''m a saint, munya! I jacked off three times a day, so I practically fucked my hands, aka myself!"

    "¡­"

    This time, Xiaomao blurt out something stupid. Lilith, Yuan Hua, Magdalene, Mao Xueyan, Mao Dandan, and Jungwoo nkly stared at him. Their expression turned into a pokerface meme.

    Once one fucked up, one couldn''t be unfucked. Realizing what he just said, Xiaomao double-facepalmed. He smacked his head to a wall nearby because of the embarrassment, "WTF, BRAIN?!"

    Mao Xueyan, Mao Dandan, and Lilith couldn''t suppress themselves. They covered their mouths and burst intoughter.

    "AHAHAHAHA!! THAT''S HIS SON, ALRIGHT!"

    "HE''S THE SAME AS MIAOMIAO! DAHAHAHA!!"

    "IT''S IN THE GENES, HAHAHAHAHA!!"

    .

    After a minute of hystericalughter, the moms regained theirposure while Xiaomao''s face was as red as tomatoes.

    Lilith taught Yuan Hua and Magdalene about the oath and the severity of the connection. When the duo realized that their lives would be bound to Xiaomao''s, they hesitated for a moment.

    Magdalene showed her resolves first. She made an oath, and her karma string turned to gold. Noticing that her sister made a vow, Yuan Hua followed suit. Then, both women entered Xiaomao''s dantian.

    After everybody was gone, Xiaomao, Jungwoo, Lilith, Mao Xueyan, and Mao Dandan got to have thier private conversation.

    Xiaomao faced his two tiger mothers, "So, how many wives does my father have exactly¡­ mom?"

    The stepmoms spoke in unison, "Countless."

    "And is he still collecting more wives, munya?"

    They shrugged in unison, "Obviously."

    "And you all are fine with that, munya?"

    They shrugged again, "We don''t care."

    "And why are you still loyal to him? If I were one of his wives, I would have dumped him on the spot!"

    The moms looked at each other and snickered. Mao Xueyan bragged, "He''s good on bed. He''s good at dual cultivation. He''s connected to Mu-Nyang, so he''s rich in cultivation resources. He can make good pills. He''s stupid and funny. He can use clone-jutsu to gangbang us, and he alwayspletes his homework even when we didn''t ask for it."

    "In short, he''s a sex fiend, munya?"

    "Precisely!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao facepalmed once more. He gave up on investigating his father''s background as he was afraid of finding out about his sickest perverted stories.

    "Anyway," Xiaomao changed his subject and gazed at Jungwoo. "I guess you also have a protagonist ss, right?"

    Floating over Jungwoo''s head was his name, primary title, and level. His level was still 2,000, but his title was the Hero of the Beast Forest, which exined many things.

    Jungwoo didn''t hide anything, "Yes. I have the protagonist ss. So, Xiaomao, can you see the protagonist list, too?"

    "Yeah, there are 10 protags remaining, including us, munya. By the way, do you know anything about this feature or purpose?"

    Lilith inserted herself into the conversation, "The protagonist list shows the detail of your rivals. The ultimate purpose of a protagonist is to dominate the universe and be the final victor in the current generation''s crisis, which is the current Solomon-Miaomiao War."

    Mao Xueyan nodded and exined, "You two will be the pivot of this war. The ultimate antagonist is Solomon, who you two need to defeat in the future. Until then, we will protect you from harm''s way and make sure that you grow up properly as protagonists."

    Xiaomao raised his hand, "Wait, munya. You said something about the final victor. Do I have to fight Jungwoo eventually, munya?"

    The women looked at each other. They shrugged in unison again.

    "Eventually, yes."

    "But why?!" This time, Xiaomao and Jungwoo said at the same time.

    "Don''t overthink about it. The roles might restrict us and force us to do certain tasks. But ultimately, we are the master of our free will. We make the decision if we wish to continue our path or abandon our fate. Think of the protagonist list as candidates for a true protagonist in this universe''s story."

    "¡­"

    Jungwoo and Xiaomao looked at each other. They wryly smiled.

    "You won''t backstab me, right, munya?"

    "We are BFFs, right?"

    "¡­"

    They awkwardly looked into each other''s eyes for a minute. But suddenly, Jungwoo uttered.

    "Boobs or butt."

    Xiaomao''s eyes glinted, "Boobs! A or E cup?"

    Jungwoo''s eyes gleamed, "Melons only!!"

    "Brother!"

    "BROTHER!"

    They suddenly shook hands.

    The women nkly stared at them. They looked at each other and pointed at the simpleton duos.

    Their worries were pointless as Jungwoo and Xiaomao were simple creatures. They hugged each other''s shoulders andughed, throwing away the concerns about protagonists and the potential rivalry between them.

 Chapter 399 Cathulhu Slays Some Dragons!

    Chapter 399 ¨C Cathulhu ys Some Dragons!

    Jungwoo and Xiaomao chatted for a while. The former excused himself first as he needed to visit his friends on Earth. Mao Xueyan and Mao Dandan also went ahead and teleported to the new game world.

    Xiaomao was left alone with Lilith once again.

    "Let''s go back to my dantian and train to thest minute, munya."

    "Good idea."

    .

    .

    An hour quickly passed. Xiaomao received a new game message.

    <You will be teleported to the game world number 28. All your progress and items in guild warehouses and auction houses will carry on to the new world.>

    WHOOSH

    The blinding light sent Xiaomao into a wormhole. He opened his eyes and admired the rare spectacle of a light show. Flying through a hyperspace tunnel for a minute, Xiaomao''s body descended upon a massive green. From a nce, it was roughly the same size as the Sr System''s Sun.

    A bigger always had an intense gravity. As soon as Xiaomao got close, he sensed the suction force. He saw himself entering the atmosphere and descending through tenyers of clouds.

    BOOM

    Xiaomaonded in the middle of a forest. He was unharmed.

    Being wary of the surroundings, Xiaomao looked around. Lilith, Levy, and Lilim also exited Xiaomao''s dantian and formed a triangle formation, protecting their stepson.

    The surrounding trees were massive. The smallest tree was about 100 meters in diameter, and its height reached the clouds in the sky. Moreover, the tree trunks glittered in gold as if they were Erdtrees. The branches spread high and wide, but none of them was within Xiaomao''s reach.

    While everybody admired the gold trees, the game world sent them a message.

    DING

    <Wee to the Emerald Sun, where quasi-deity dragons and dragonewts reside. The level cap of this world is set to 9,999. To raise your level higher than the cap, you must transcend the Netherworld Tribtion orplete the Ascension Ritual ording to your race.>

    <All neers are sent to a random location. You are in the middle of the Himiko Forest of the Yamato Country.>

    <Be warned. The poption in this world consists of dragons, dragonewts, wyverns, and other dragon variants. If you are from another race, the local NPCs might not be so friendly toward you, especially if you are a cathulhu or an angel.>

    Xiaomao dismissed the wee messages. He looked at his legs and slowly walked. He lightly snorted.

    "About 500 times the gravity of Earth. A bit weak, munya."

    Lilith, Levy, and Lilim flinched. When they were an immortal, 500 G-Force was nothing to them. However, considering that Xiaomao only cultivated for less than a year in real life, his words carried a different weight.

    Lilith snickered. Mao Miaomiao spent more than a year reaching the immortal realm. If they included the time he spent in his dantian space and other irregr experiences, Mao Miaomiao trained for a billion years before he became an immortal. In short, Xiaomao''s growth rate was superior to his father''s.

    However, Mao Miaomiao was known to possess a monstrous foundation and knowledge. He mastered karma techniques andpound elements when he was an immortal. If Xiaomao could master the same elements and techniques, he would surely surpass his father.

    While the trio was busyparing him to his father, Xiaomao scanned the forest around him and noticed that he was standing on an open-air stone shrine. In front of him, a 1-meter-tall abandoned stone sculpture of a dragonewt stood there.

    The sculpture depicted a dragonewt maiden, carrying a newborn dragon in her arms. The little dragon had three eyes, two small wings, and a cute mouth as it smiled at thedy. However, inside its mouth was a glittering blue orb.

    Xiaomao was attracted to the orb. He approached the sculpture and took a closer look at the thing in the mouth.

    [Heavenly Fate Crystal]

    Xiaomao: "¡­"

    Lilith: "¡­"

    Lilim: "¡­"

    Levy: "¡­"

    Readers: "¡­"

    Everybody had the same question in their mind ¨C Why was it there?

    "Is this supposed to be easy to find, munya?" Xiaomao frowned.

    Lilith shook her head, "Of course not. It isn''t something that lie around in the wild. A fate crystal is usually born and attached to the chosen one''s dantian. Even if a protagonist were to die, the orb always automatically evaporates within a week if no living creature or monster is around to inherit its power."

    "But judging from the dust of the sculpture and the overgrown grasses, this ce should have been abandoned for over 100 years old, munya."

    While saying that, Xiaomao inserted his finger to scoop the orb from the dragon baby''s mouth.

    VING!

    Suddenly, the baby dragon''s eyes shone. Its mouth snapped and bit Xiaomao''s fingers.

    Despite being bitten, Xiaomao nkly stared at the stone dragon baby, "This exins everything."

    RUMBLE

    The open-air shrine trembled. Countless leaves fell from the tall trees, and the sounds of footsteps echoed in the massive forest.

    A massive green dragon leisurely walked toward Xiaomao. It pushed the massive trees aside, and they fell one after another. Then, it nced at the sculpture and stared at Xiaomao''s fingers, which got stuck in the baby dragon''s mouth.

    The green dragon uttered in a deep voice, "Another angel rat bites the bait. We have a sacrifice for Lord Solomon tonight!"

    RUMBLE

    As soon as the red dragon finished his sentences, two more green dragons came out from the woods. They surrounded Xiaomao, Lilith, Lilim, and Levy.

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes and unsheathed Vehicle Sword and Wei Huang''s katana, getting ready to fight for his life.

    Lilith bellowed, warning the dragons, "I''m Lilith, the True Ruler of the Netherworld Realm! Who are you calling my son a sacrifice?!"

    The dragon sneered, "Lilith? Oh, you''re that loser? Sorry to say this, but your era is over. We, dragons, bow to no one. Those archangels and Joshua are not our masters! We are the race of the sovereigns, and we shall im the universe as ours!"

    "Fool! You have no idea how big the universe is! Stay down!"

    "Sure. We''ll stand down if you manifest your physical body and bend over. We could use a few sluts for our seedbeds. BAHAHAHAHA!!"

    Lilith gritted her teeth. She regretted that she didn''t have her physical body. Otherwise, she could have destroyed them instantly with a snort.

    She looked at the level indicators above their heads. They were all level 9,500, which was the weakest standard on this. On the other hand, Xiaomao''s level was only 5,000 at the moment.

    The gap was toorge. Lilith''s expression turned dark.

    "Mom, don''t give up on me yet, munya. You don''t know how strong your stepson truly is, munya."

    Xiaomao suddenly vanished. The next moment, a 100-meter-tall Cathulhu appeared in the sky along with his two weapons. His two tentacles coiled around his broadsword and katana, which also expanded its size to match Xiaomao''s size.

    The three dragons looked up in astonishment. When they looked up, the two 150-meter-long weapons transformed into afterimages as Xiaomao swung them five times each.

    Golden trees and long green dragon''s necks fell to the ground. The three dragons widened their eyes as they couldn''t sense Xiaomao''s attack at all.

    The Cathulhu snorted, "Stupid lizards, munya. Don''t you know that cats do eat geckos and lizards?"

    The beheaded dragons were not dead yet. They opened their mouth and tried to bellow, but no words came out of their mouth. They gasped for air as they tried tomand their main bodies to retrieve their heads.

    SWUA

    SWUA

    SWUA

    Xiaomao leisurely swung his katana three times, hitting empty air. However, the bodies of the three dragons were cleaved in half!

    "I take my words back, munya. Calling you lizards give you too many credits. You''re nothing but oversized geckos, munya."

    "¡­"

    The green dragons, Lilith, Lilim, and Levy were speechless. The dragons stuttered as they tried to curse Xiaomao, but their consciousness faded before they could. As for the three moms in their spirit forms, they couldn''t believe that Xiaomao was capable enough to instant-kill three level-9500 dragons at once without breaking a sweat.

    Xiaomao reverted to his angel form and shrank his two swords. Hended on the open-air shrine and put on the white robes of Wei Huang. Then, he turned his attention to the bait in the baby dragon sculpture.

    Because of Xiaomao''s transformation earlier, the baby dragon''s mouth was broken. The lights in its eyes also faded.

    Xiaomao picked up the heavenly fate crystal and checked its description. He raised it toward the sun.

    Unfortunately, the game didn''t show him any item detail. It only told Xiaomao that it was a heavenly fate crystal. It didn''t even reveal if he could use it or not.

    Xiaomao sighed. He had predicted it since it was Solomon''s world.

    "I guess we have to y by Solomon''s rules until we can get out of here, munya."

    When Xiaomao turned around and looked at his stepmoms, he realized that he forgot something.

    Lilith immediately questioned Xiaomao, "Since when?"

    "When, what, munya?"

    "Since when have you learned THAT domain?"

    Xiaomao shrugged, "It was just a simple sword domain. Every nascent soul swordsman can do it, right, munya? You swing a sword randomly, and it automatically cuts your opponent where you want it to be cut. Convenient and OP, right?"

    "But that was not regr sword domain!" Lilith couldn''te up with the right words.

    She knew about the techniques that Xiaomao had used earlier, but that was not a sword domain that regr swordsmen practiced.

    It contained the Dao of Karma Severing, which only Lilith, Mao Miaomiao, Meng Xin, Mu-Nyang, and Solomon knew! It also negated and sealed the domain abilities of other deities. Andstly, the life force of the dragon ceaselessly flowed toward Xiaomao!

    "I guess¡­ Nihil, munya?"

 Chapter 400 Cathulhus Sweet Dream

    Chapter 400 ¨C Cathulhu''s Sweet Dream

    "Master, how do you kill that tuna, munya?"

    At noon, next to a running river, a white cat looked at how an elderly fisherman in white robes dissected a 50-meter-long monster fish with his bare hand.

    The cat looked at his paws and nails. He tilted his head and wondered how his master managed to bypass the Entity Domain or disable the monster''s regeneration abilities.

    "Sword Law, Mu-Nyang."

    "Sword Law, munya?"

    The cat, Mu-Nyang, couldn''t understand what the elder meant. He was just one year old, and he hadn''t mastered a providence domain yet. However, he knew a thing or two about sword domains.

    "Aren''t all flimsy sword domains just for show, munya? At best, they can cut things with a thought. It''s forzy swordsmen that aren''t capable enough to strike their foes at a close range, munya."

    "You''re right, but you''re also wrong. It isn''t flimsy or superficial at all if you have the basics down."

    "Eh, why, munya."

    The elderly fisherman stood up. He pointed his two fingers and showed Mu-Nyang his techniques.

    "See the aura around my fingers?"

    Mu-Nyang nodded. He saw the white and ck aura, forming a yin-yang symbol formation around the index and middle finger.

    "This is the aura that I use to kill the catfish shark. Now, I''ll change my aura to match a standard sage swordsman."

    The yin-yang formation disappeared, reced with a rainbow aura.

    "Karma Severing Aura, munya? Isn''t that bad for your dantian universe?"

    "This is what the masses learn, but it''s inferior to the yin-yang aura that I used to kill the shark because it harms the universe. Now, look again."

    This time, the aura around the elder fisherman turned ck. As soon as Mu-Nyang noticed it, he remembered its characteristics and traits.

    "Ah, Chaos Providence Essence, munya?"

    "Yes. This is the iplete version of the yin-yang cut technique. Only those with the Chaos Element can use this technique."

    "So, the swordsmen I have seen so far didn''t have this element, munya?"

    "Correct. So far, the sword sages you saw were ipetent and superficial. Soon, they will end up provoking entities out there in space and die without realizing what went wrong with their Sword Dao."

    "¡­"

    Mu-Nyang pondered as he tried to use the Chaos Element Essence he had. A pair of wings appeared on the back of the white cat, and small butterflies came out. They surrounded Mu-Nyang and meowed, asking their master what he intended to do.

    The fisherman nced at Mu-Nyang and flickered his finger to hit the cat''s forehead.

    "OUCH, MUNYA!"

    "Never kill your followers to grow stronger. You must strive to make a better world for these little creatures to live inside your dantian universe. Only when you are benevolent, you will thrive as a deity. When you ascend as a benevolent deity, the karma will guide you on your journey to the sage realm and the True Entity Realm."

    Mu-Nyang pouted and returned the butterflies to the feathers. However, he didn''t give up. He tried to mimic the yin-yang aura that the fisherman had shown earlier.

    Unfortunately, it came out as Chaos Element Aura.

    "Master, how toplete the swordw, munya?" Mu-Nyang''s eyes were moist. He begged his master to teach him.

    "Haha! You silly cat!"

    The fisherman carried Mu-Nyang and sat cross-legged. He put the cat on hisp.

    "Listen, carefully. Chaos Element is the origin of all elements. Because of that, its effects are vague and difficult to understand. That''s why lesser versions of Chaos Elements were born. Fire, water, wind, and all basic elements are simplified versions of the Chaos Element. However, Chaos isn''t the ultimate power or omnipotent. Chaos might be the origin of all elements, but there''s another element that puts Chaos in check. Do you know what it is?"

    "¡­ I don''t understand anything, munya."

    "Hahaha! I said that too when my master taught me. It took me 50,000 years for me to figure it out. Anyway, the hint is karma."

    "Karma, munya?"

    "Karma, in itself, is thew of causes and effects, consequences, and retribution. Do you remember what I taught you about karma?"

    "I do, munya! You are what you eat! Yesterday''s hard work is today''s sess! Today''sziness is tomorrow''s trouble! That''s karma, munya!"

    "Good. Here''s the deal. Chaos is the mixture of unorganized matters while karma is a system that organizes everything. To master yin and yang, you must master karma and chaos."

    Mu-Nyang was enlightened. He repeatedly nodded. However, he still had more questions, "Then, how am I going to master karma, munya?"

    The fishermanughed and petted Mu-Nyang''s head. He gazed at the bright sky, "Do good deeds, plenty of good deeds."

    "Then, how do I do a good deed, master?"

    "Simple. Be kind. Be respectful. Be merciful. Be honest, and¡­"

    HUMMM

    The world suddenly turned hazy. The conversation was cut short as everything slowly vanished.

    The dream disappeared. The owner of the dream was about to wake up.

    .

    .

    On an unknown star of a higher dimension, a lone white cat curled into a ball on a decayed bed inside a rundown 40 square meters wooden house. Thepleted set of bones of an elderly man rested peacefully on the same bed, remaining as thepanion of the cat for countless years.

    Despite the house being old, there was no dust there. The interior was sparkling clean.

    On a wall, a set of fishing rods hung there. It shone as though it was a brand-new LED light, providing warmth to the cat. On the crafting table on the other side of the wall, toolkits and tools of a fisherman lined in order, and every piece was brand new. Above the table, a 17-inch photo of an elderly fisherman and a white cat eating the same fish gave life and hope to this small home.

    HUMMM

    The deep voice of a monster woke the cat from his long slumber. He slowly opened his weary eyes and coughed several times. He struggled to get up as the pain in his chest, caused by Solomon, still lingered.

    Like every day in the past, the cat gazed at the photo and then looked at the bones of the fisherman.

    "Master, it won''t be long¡­"

    Mu-Nyang stretched and jumped up on a cab next to a closed window. He slightly opened it and peeked outside.

    The grey wastnd was still the same no matter how many years it had been. The running river was now dry. The lush forest, filled with creatures and monsters, was reced with grey dirt and dust. The beautiful green world in his dream was no longer here.

    Mu-Nyang looked up to the sky and found a massive octopus monster, swimming in space and passing by.

    The monster ignored the dead star below it. Even though it spotted the wooden house, it wasn''t interested in the small creature and thest creature on the.

    Mu-Nyang bitterly smiled and closed the window. He jumped down and walked toward the shining fishing rod.

    "Master Xiaomao, I pray for thee. I offer a strand of Entity Qi to you. I wish that you would one day regain your memory and power so that you can return to the ce you belong. In exchange for my prayer, please bless me with food today as well."

    VRRRR

    The fishing rod glittered and vanished. A few secondster, it reappeared. However, a 3-meter-long tuna monster bit the bait and got stuck with the rod.

    Mu-Nyang brightly smiled and bowed to the rod. Then, eight tentacles grew from his back and sliced the fish as if they were the hands of chefs.

    After he was done with the meat, Mu-Nyang carried the fish bones toward the fisherman''s bone on the bed. He put it next to his head.

    VRRRR

    The tuna monster''s bones dissipated into dust and merged with the skeleton of the fisherman.

    Mu-Nyang wasn''t finished. He brought the innards, fish head, and half of the sliced meat to his master''s skeleton.

    VRRRR

    Once again, everything turned into dust, and the skeleton absorbed them.

    Mu-Nyang nodded in approval. He jumped to the crafting table and flipped open a thick book. He picked a pen and started writing.

    "Today''s ie: Three strands of Entity Qi. Expenditure: One strand of Entity Qi, munya."

    Mu-Nyang wrote another line, "Master''s body recovery status: 17.51510%. Master''s Soul Status¡­"

    He paused and closed his eyes, spying on Xiaomao in his dantian universe. When he noticed that Xiaomao easily chopped three dragons and devoured their life force, heughed.

    "Master''s Soul Status¡­ Level 5000 of 9,999,999. The growth is astonishing, munya. If he keeps this up, we might be reunited in a few decades, munya. But his growth speed is very concerning. At this rate, he mighte out first before Ipletely restore his body, munya."

    While writing his diary, a tear rolled down from his left eye andnded on the thick book. He couldn''t help but think of the days when this was full of life.

    A secondter, Mu-Nyang snapped back to his sense and swiped his tear. He snorted.

    "It''s not the time to be sad, munya! Xiaomao is trying hard! I must try hard too, munya!"

    After encouraging himself, Mu-Nyang started eating the tuna. It only took him 20 minutes to finish the whole fish. When he was done with the food, he returned to the skeleton''s side and picked up a clean cloth. Then, he started doing the chore, wiping the skeleton clean.

    The day went on as Mu-Nyang repeated his routine ¨C Praying to his master, begging his master''s soul-bound weapon for food, writing a diary, and doing chores to keep the house clean. Afterpleting everything, Mu-Nyang returned to the bed and adjusted the skeleton''s posture, making itfortable. Then, he curled next to the bones and fell asleep.

    Mu-Nyang loved his dream time the most. After all, it was the only time that he got to reminisce his memory of when Xiaomao was still the old fisherman while Mu-Nyang was his pet.

 Chapter 401 Cathulhu Creates Life

    Chapter 401 ¨C Cathulhu Creates Life

    After dealing with the dragons, Xiaomao tried to open his game inventory menu.

    DING

    It still worked. Xiaomao put the heavenly fate crystal in his game inventory. Then, he checked the surroundings if more dragons were in the area. Aside from the shrine and the three dead dragons, only tall trees were within 10 kilometers.

    Xiaomao deeply exhaled.

    "Let''s go back to the dantian universe first, munya. I collect the corpse and clean the mess. Then, I''ll follow you there."

    Lilith still had a thousand questions to ask Xiaomao about his sword domain. The three moms sighed and returned to Xiaomao''s dantian universe.

    Xiaomao leisurely collected the dragon corpses into his inventory. As usual, the instinct skill automatically dissected the dragons and gave him all possible loot drops. Dragon blood, dragon hearts, dragon magic stones, meat, scales, hides, and many raw materials filled Xiaomao''s inventory.

    Unfortunately, there was no equipment among the drops. Xiaomao was disappointed.

    "I thought dragons are natural hoarders, munya. Lame!"

    After the corpses were cleaned, Xiaomao sheathed Vehicle Sword. However, he covered Wei Huang''s long katana with chaos element essence.

    The aura of the sword was pitch ck. The katana hummed as the aura devoured all natural Qi nearby and transfer to Xiaomao''s dantian.

    "MUNYA!"

    A dozen catterflies also orbited around Xiaomao. Their white aura flowed into the sword, forming a long thread and coiling around the sword as well. The white thread contrasted with the chaos element, causing the aura to separate into a white section and a ck section.

    Xiaomao ignored this phenomenon. He thought that it was a normal urrence since he had been using this technique ever since he mastered the chaos element. Thus, he treated it as a form of muscle memory that he had learned from the Wei Family''s memory orbs.

    He looked at the sword and pursed his lips, "What''s so special about the sword domain and my aura, munya? Isn''t this a regr sword intent? Even Wei Feng, Wei Xiong, and Wei Huang mastered this technique, munya."

    He shrugged and began carving a hole in one of the trees. He created a temporary resident and a door to cover the hole in case he needed to hide. It only took him five minutes to finish the task.

    After securing a shelter, Xiaomao entered his new home and sealed the entrance with the makeshift door, made from the wood that he had carved out earlier. He also created a few small holes for venttion.

    In the hollowed tree trunk, Xiaomao looked around in the darkness. He didn''t bother creating a source of light as he could see everything in here. After making sure that no sentient creatures or nasty spiritual beings lived here, Xiaomao closed his eyes and meditated. His consciousness returned to the dantian universe.

    .

    When Xiaomao returned to the dantian universe, Lilith and the others had been waiting for him. Because the had nothing but wandering catterflies and grasses, the people were bored to death.

    "Master!" Lucky cried and jumped into his arms. It had only been an hour in reality, but 60 days in the dantian universe had passed.

    Xiaomao drylyughed. He wasn''t used to amodating people in here, so he had no idea what to do. He turned to Lilith.

    Lilith snickered, "I guess they aren''t used to living in deste ces. How about we start building houses, farms, rivers, trees, and nature on your primary? You don''t need to make it aplete world. A ce where your friends and allies can gather and have fun should be sufficed."

    Xiaomao tilted his head, "I can only summon clones and cultivate so far. How do I build things from scratch, munya? I''m not an almighty god."

    "You ARE an almighty god of your own dantian universe. Just allocate some wood, water, wind, and metal element essence here. Then, use your imagination to build a ce for us to live. Oh, don''t be impatient though. It took me one year to create the first object in my universe that I can bring outside. In your case, it might take a while."

    "¡­ I''ll try."

    Xiaomao had a vague idea of how he could create materials from nothing. He borrowed the essence from a chaos star and shaped it into a doll.

    DING

    A secondter, a strand of chaos element Qi transformed into a plushy doll of a party girl.

    "Huh? It''s this easy?"

    On the other hand, Lilith flinched, "Eh?"

    Addicted to the power, Xiaomao allocated more chaos element Qi to the primary. He imagined a luxury mansion house next to a beach in Barcelona that he had seen on the inte.

    RUMBLE

    The whole trembled. A massive sea, a beach, and a 4-story window mansion manifested from nothingness.

    Andrew and Peter dropped their jaws, admiring the beauty of the ce. John grinned and weed the first air of the sea while James finally remembered that he forgot Cardachion in the dungeon.

    Undine and Nymph were the happiest people. As they were mermaids, they felt suffocated living on thend for two months. Now that a sea appeared, they quickly jumped in and reverted to their natural appearance.

    Magdalene and Yuan Hua stared at the mansion in a daze. Although Yuan Hua was once a princess, she never had a mansion near a beach like this. Also, this ce coincided with her dreamt pce that she wished to build when she was young.

    "Wow," Yuan Hua approved of this ce.

    Magdalene pouted, "I''m sure Shepherd can build a better dantian universe! Hmm!"

    "Hehe, don''t be like that. We should learn a thing or two from here. When Shepherdes back to life, we can teach him and gain some credits."

    "Meh. I don''t wanna learn from¡­"

    Suddenly, Magdalene sensed a malicious re from a distance. Levy and Lilim had been listening to them and ring at the fairy.

    Magdalene coughed and changed her attitude, "W-We must watch and learn from Great Lord Xiaomao, Yuan Hua! Note that down! Write that down! Draw pictures of everything and take notes!"

    Yuan Hua nkly stared at Magdalene. Then, she saw the death stare from the two spirits. She giggled, "Okay."

    RUMBLE

    Xiaomao didn''t stop. He created a small coastal penins lighthouse to decorate the area. He suppressed the sea so that the waves wouldn''t be too high. Then, he created a super yacht cruiser.

    "Hahaha! This is fun, munya!"

    Lilith broke a sweat as Xiaomao learned this ability too fast!

    "Is this the talent of a protagonist?" She felt cheated. "I wonder how long it took Miaomiao to master this power. Oh, wait. The first few things he created were a dryad farm. He skipped the materials to living organisms right away. That might still be impossible for Xiaomao¡­"

    While Lilith wasparing Mao Miaomiao and Xiaomao, thetterughed as a massive tuna fish appeared out of thin air and fell to the sea.

    "MORE!!"

    Xiaomao thought of ecology and created small organisms, such as nkton, small fishes, shrimps, ms, crabs, and small sea creatures.

    Nymph screamed in delight when she spotted a beautiful 5-meter-long tuna. She chased it, nning to catch it for dinner. As for Undine, she jumped out of the sea and sprinted toward Xiaomao. She interrupted him, asking for something special.

    "Xiaomao! Salmon! Make big salmons! Make sure 90% of them are pregnant while the rest are male!"

    "Err, okay?"

    Xiaomao waved his hand, and more chaos element Qi flowed to the primary. Over 100,000 salmons of various sizes fell from the sky and joined the calm ocean.

    After creating several million lifeforms, Xiaomao got lightheaded. He sat on the grass and stop for a moment.

    "Why am I dizzy, munya¡­?"

    Xiaomao copsed on the ground, looking at the sky. His vision span as if he had anemia.

    Lilith shook her head and sat next to Xiaomao. She poked his forehead with her finger, "You overused your authority. Every time you create a new life in your dantian universe, you consume your life force. Your lifespan decreases, too."

    p¦Á§ád¦Á §«?¦Í¨º|,§ã¨°§® "It wasn''t free?!" Xiaomao was shocked.

    "Obviously, nothing in the universe is free! You''re not omnipotent or omniscient in your universe yet. Had you never stolen the dragons'' life force back there, you would have already run out of lifespan in reality!"

    "Why didn''t you tell me this before you told me to create a house, munya?"

    "WHO ASKED YOU TO CREATE A MILLION FISHES IN THE FIRST PLACE, YOU SICKO!?"

    Lilith smacked his forehead again. Xiaomao whimpered and sulked, but he wasn''t sad.

    He was happy. This was a sensation when his human mother scolded him when he did something wrong. This homey nostalgia was what Xiaomao yearned for.

    "MUNYA!"

    "MUNYA!"

    Because Xiaomao was happy, the catterflies left his feathers and entered the universe. Some of them migrated to the primary and rested on the ceiling of the mansion.

    Xiaomao noticed the immigrants. He shouted at the neers, "That house is new, people! Don''t shit or scratch on it!"

    "MUNYA! (TOO LATE!)"

    "You son of a-"

    BONK

    Lilith smacked his forehead and put him on herp. She sighed, "Don''t get worked up because your residents want to have fun. The local creaturese here to eat the karma of happiness."

    "They eat karma, munya? Will I be in trouble?"

    "On the opposite. Once you sow positive karma with someone and you''re happy, that karma string will stay with you forever. Even if the local spirits eat it, the karma will automatically regenerate and multiply as you do good deeds by feeding the local residents of your dantian universe. In short, the more they eat, the more you get stronger. Therefore, keep feeding them and be nice to them."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao brightly smiled and closed his eyes, enjoying thep pillow of his stepmom. However, the next moment, he remembered that he had forgotten something.

    He hadn''t touched the tree seed yet.

 Chapter 402 Cathulhu Has ANOTHER Dream

    Chapter 402 ¨C Cathulhu has ANOTHER Dream

    After resting enough, Xiaomao got up and brought out the mysterious seed that he had gotten from Hopea. He inspected it up close.

    "Senior¡­ err, mother. Do you know anything about nting a seed inside someone''s dantian universe with the owner''s blood, munya?"

    "What''s that?"

    Lilith, Levy, and Lilim gathered around Xiaomao. They looked at the nut-sized seed in his hand.

    "A seed."

    "I know, but who gave this to you?"

    p¦Á§ád¦Á-¨¾?¦Í¨º|¡¤§ã¨®§® "Emerald Hopea, munya."

    "¡­"

    Lilith and the moms looked at each other in silence. They and the dryad queen were Mao Miaomiao''s wives, but they weren''t close. The only thing they learned about the dryad was that Hopea had a strong bond with Cernun and the Trumpet Alliance.

    As no one had any idea what it was, Xiaomao decided to nt the seed on his primary. He manually plowed the soil and dug up a small hole. Then, he added some chaos element Qi into the seed and cut his finger, dropping his blood on it.

    Nothing happened.

    Xiaomao frowned for a moment and realized something. His consciousness returned to his real body, after which he cut his fingertip and extracted his blood. By manipting his blood element essence, Xiaomao produced 10 liters worth of blood and stored it in his inventory. Then, he returned to the dantian universe.

    When Xiaomao got back, he extracted a drop of his blood from his inventory and dropped it on the seed.

    DONG

    As soon as the blood hit the nut-like seed, it produced a bell chime and echoed throughout Xiaomao''s dantian universe. Lilith, catterflies, Undine, and everybody froze on the spot as they suddenly lost their ability to move.

    The time was stopped in the dantian universe!

    Lilith widened her eyes in shock. She and Devil had been friends for longer than anyone, so she learned a thing or two from her. The power of time and space was one of them.

    However, at this moment, Lilith couldn''t use the space and time power to resist Xiaomao''s abilities. Even if she could borrow some of Xiaomao''s power, she couldn''t free herself from the time domain.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao stared at the seed in a daze. He suddenly had a dream while he was awake.

    .

    In Xiaomao''s dream, he saw an elderly cultivator in a lush forest. He wore white Daoist robes, but he also carried a fishing rod. He always sat in front of his cabin, sitting on a stump and meditating alone.

    One day, at night, two colossus monsters descended from space. They were a pair of white Cathulhus, whose fur was soaked in their blood. When theynded in front of the elder, their appearance shrank as they transformed into two cats with wings.

    The elder opened his eyes and gazed at the cats. The two creatures looked at the senior and begged.

    "Great Entity, I beg you. Please save us, munya!"

    The elder nced at the belly of one of the cats. His expression wasplicated.

    "Is your wife pregnant?"

    "Y-Yes, munya."

    "Why the hell did you provoke the Rott Family when your wife is pregnant? Are you out of your mind?"

    "I never provoked them, senior! They demanded us to give them my wife and her baby! That bastard Rott is nning to use a newborn Cathulhu as a sacrifice to upgrade the werewolf race in his dantian universe!"

    "They what?!"

    The elder''s expression turned dark. His eyes shed in red light as he looked at the sky, reading karma. Then, he performed a hand incantation, activating an ability.

    A few secondster, the dark void turned white. Then, the world trembled as the shockwave from the unknown explosion hit their.

    When the dust settled, the void was grey, and many trees fell. Many stars in the sky vanished.

    However, everybody could hear an archaic voice from space.

    "Lord Xiao. We have no quarrel with you. Why did you destroy my gxies, WOOF?!"

    The elder, aka Lord Xiao, snorted and bellowed, "Lord Gou! Why don''t you ask your son what he did to my disciples?!"

    "This is the matter between the juniors. We, the undying entities, shouldn''t get involved in their little quarrels, WOOF."

    "Little quarrels? So, is demanding someone''s wife and kids to die a little quarrel?!"

    "Living or dying, it''s a matter of natural selection, WOOF! We must not interfere with their trials or they will never ascend as an entity."

    "I see. So, what if one of my disciples suddenly demands one of your descendants to die so that they can be an entity, will you interfere?"

    "¡­ Don''t you dare!"

    The elder snorted and formed another hand seal. The next moment, a massive werewolf,rger than a gxy, shoved countless stars aside and charged toward the elder''s.

    BOOM

    The werewolf exploded into blood mist!

    BOOM

    BOOM

    Several supernovas urred in space. The of the elder ceaselessly shook, but a blue dome absorbed some of the shockwave impacts.

    The cats looked at the sky in a daze. However, they suddenly coughed blood.

    The elder widened his eyes in shock. He reached out to grab the karma strands of the two cats, but they faded right in front of his eyes. Their bodies slowly dissipated to dust.

    "BASTARD MUTT! EVEN AFTER YOUR DEATH, YOU STILL WANT TO KILL EVERY CATHULHU IN THIS UNIVERSE!?"

    The elder pped his hands and pulled the fading souls of the two cathulhus into his dantian universe. However, he failed to bring an unborn kitten along with them as it was still alive.

    After the mother cat''s body turned into dust, the embryo of the unborn cathulhu remained. Although the womb was gone, it still persisted in living, moving around, and struggling to draw in essence in the air to its developing stomach.

    The elder pointed at the embryo and covered it with the mildest water Qi. He drew the kitten to hisp and looked at it in pity.

    "You''re not even born yet, but your parents left you alone in this universe. Your soul hasn''t even taken shape either, so I can''t bring you inside my dantian to protect you."

    The kitten''s closed eyes moved a little. The elder smiled and put the embryo in his palms.

    "Fine. Since your parents are my disciple and they died because of my ipetence, I''ll be your parent in their stead. Since you''re now my son, I shall give you a name."

    The elder paused to think. He giggled.

    "Your father''s name is Mu Damao and your mother''s name is Nyang Katerina. You shall honor their legacies and inherit their names. From now on, you will be called [Mu-Nyang]!"

    .

    The dream faded, and Xiaomao came back to his senses. The time in the dantian universe resumed, and everybody could move again.

    Xiaomao fell on his butt and panted. The dream looked so real that he thought he was Elder Xiao for a moment. Also, he couldn''t forget the hand incantation and hand seal that Elder Xiao performed.

    Out of instinct, Xiaomao mimicked the hand incantation when Lord Xiao destroyed a gxy. He wlesslypleted the incantation as if he had done it a million times.

    Unfortunately, aside from the ck smoke that came out from his fingertips, nothing happened when Xiaomao finished it.

    ''What is that dream?''

    Confused, Xiaomao pondered and gazed at the seed in the hole. He frowned at it.

    While Xiaomao was lost in thought, Lilith approached Xiaomao, "What happened, Xiaomao?"

    "I don''t know either, munya."

    Xiaomao sighed as he didn''t want to talk about the dream. He covered the seed with the soil and watered it with his blood.

    Afterward, the seed no longer caused an ident. It stayed there, absorbing everyst drop of Xiaomao''s blood.

    Everyone stared at the nted area in confusion. They wanted to dig it up and inspect the seed, but they respected Xiaomao''s will and left it alone.

    .

    Meanwhile, Lucky sweated profusely after the incident.

    Aside from Xiaomao, Lucky also had a dream. In her dream, she was the werewolf that chatted with Lord Xiao!

    Lucky looked at her hands and feet. She mimicked the transformation technique and used it on her left hand.

    CRACK

    Her left hand''s bones shattered to pieces, but they reformed automatically. They were also strengthened as if they received a game buff.

    "Physical Reformation Art¡­?"

    Experimenting with her body, Lucky avoided the public''s eyes and started cultivating by herself. She proceeded to break all her bones and reconstructed her physique.

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    .

    After the incident, Xiaomao spent most of his time training in the dantian universe. He also revealed the secret of sparring partners to Undine, Nymph, and others by summoning a clone.

    Xiaomao could still summon Undine and Nymph''s clones for some reason. When he showed them the clones, the women yelled at Xiaomao for cheating on them. Thus, he could no longer summon Undine and Nymph''s clones for sex again.

    However, Xiaomao discovered something strange. Among the list of summonable clones, a few protagonist names showed up.

    Lu Bu and Xie Tian could still be summoned.

 Chapter 403 Cathulhu Learns Time Domain

    Chapter 403 ¨C Cathulhu Learns Time Domain

    "Aren''t they already dead, munya?"

    Curious, Xiaomao summoned Lu Bu''s clone to fight as he knew how to defeat the guy. The clone manifested, but he looked and acted differently.

    When Xiaomao practiced fighting with the clone, it retained its memory of when it fought Xiaomao. After Xiaomao managed to find a way to defeat it, it adapted to the tactics and changed its strategies.

    However, this guy looked dull and lifeless. He stood still like a robot, staring at Xiaomao with wide eyes. Furthermore, he never blinked.

    "Blink, motherhumper!!"

    Xiaomao yelled at the clone. However, it didn''t react. It continued to stare at him, waiting for Xiaomao to take a battle stance.

    Disappointed by the clone''s reaction, Xiaomao pulled out Wei Huang''s katana from his inventory and swung it once.

    SWUA

    The clone was instantly cut in half. He dissipated into dust without having a chance to fight back.

    Xiaomao summoned Xie Tian''s clone next. Unfortunately, he got the same reaction ¨C Xie Tian''s clone turned into a mindless robot, waiting to receive the first strike from Xiaomao.

    "How durd, munya!"

    SWUA

    Once more, Xiaomao beheaded the clone and ignored it.

    Lilith had been observing Xiaomao. After he stopped summoning the clones, she walked toward the ce where the clones appeared and touched the ground. She sniffed it and read Xiaomao''s karma.

    Then, she discovered something interesting.

    "I see that your clone system works differently than your father''s. I think your universe has more limitations because you haven''t exactly mastered the Law of Time and Space yet."

    "What''s that, munya?"

    "The power of time and space is unique. Itsw allows us to manipte time and space. In short, we can stop, elerate, and reverse time to some extent. Unfortunately, no one can really time-travel to the past as all attempts only generated a new parallel universe and a new timeline. So far, only Xie Tian, Mao Miaomiao, Mu-Nyang, the sages, the dragons, and I master thisw."

    Xiaomao frowned as he doubted Lilith''s words. If that was true, what about his previous life and his regression? Wasn''t that considered time-traveling?

    Noticing Xiaomao''s expression, Lilith giggled. She borrowed Xiaomao''s chaos Qi and created a stone wall. Then, she began carving something into the stones.

    At first, it was a drawing and a few words. But after she finished her drawings, the stone walls turned into a secret technique manual that cultivators in novels usually spent decades deciphering it.

    Lilith pointed at the stone wall and exined, "In the past, the dragon king discovered the threats and the cons of cultivating the time-and-spacew. He split the stones into seven pieces and entrusted them to the seven strongest dragons of each element to protect them, hiding the technique from other dragons. Every guardian brought them back to their perspective home and hid them as instructed. But after some time passed, the stone bs were passed down to the weaker dragons as heirlooms, and they forgot about the order of the dragon king."

    She paused for a moment. Her expression was solemn as she reminisced the past.

    "One day, a mortal by the name [Xie Tian] encountered a fire dragon "Firecracker". The dragon coincidentally ran out of lifespan and was on the verge of dying. When Xie Tian showed up in front of the dragon, Firecracker decided to pass down his legacy and corrupted Xie Tian''s human blood. That lucky human became a dragonewt and obtained the iplete secret of the time-and-space."

    "Oh? So, the time and space secrets are those drawings and the texts, mom?" Xiaomao finally understood why Lilith told him the story.

    "Yes. The seven pieces of murals contained the secret of time and space techniques."

    "Let me guess. In the end, Xie Tian ultimately collected all seven pieces, munya?"

    "No. Your father killed Xie Tian and stole the mural. He collected all seven pieces afterward and mastered the time and space techniques. Xie Tian from the other timeline invaded our universeter on and their consciousness merged after the Great Reset, but that''s another story for another time."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao was interested in Xie Tian''s backstories, but he was more interested in the stone wall that Lilith had created. He started reading the texts and admired Lilith''s drawings.

    Lilith added, "Since your time-and-space mastery iscking, I''ll teach you about it so that your dantian universe''s clone functions can operate normally like your father''s."

    "Awesome, munya! By the way, when can I resurrect Shepherd and others?"

    "Not now. Your lifespan is too low. You need at least a million years of lifespan to resurrect a protagonist like Shepherd. As for others, you only need 10,000 at max."

    "Oh!"

    Learning that he could bring back Alice and Madoka to life, Xiaomao was pumped. He sat down and looked at Lilith with sparkling eyes, "Teach me, sensei!"

    "Sure. But before we start our lecture, I need to know a few things. Can you split your consciousness yet?"

    "Err, yes. Maybe, munya?"

    "Do it for me. Split your consciousness into two. Keep one in your dantian universe while the other one stays with your physical body in the real world. We will need to operate both ways when we''re in training."<novelsnext>please visit </novelsnext>

    "¡­Wow. We can do that?!"

    Xiaomao learned a new thing today. He started working on it right away so that he could train while exploring the new game world.

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    .

    30 minutester in the real world, Xiaomao opened his eyes and adjusted to the new senses.

    It felt weird controlling two bodies at once. He could see two ovepping images at the same time from four eyes. Moreover, the time dtion between the real world and the dantian universe was one minute to one day, so he sensed everything in the real world in slow motion.

    Because of theplications and the difficulty, Xiaomao sat there, spending an additional 30 minutes to get used to the time difference. He took three more hours to get used to the new five senses and the control of his two bodies. Afterward, Xiaomao dragged his feet and peeked outside the tree cave.

    It was already nighttime. The sky was dark, and the forest was pitch ck.

    .

    While Xiaomao''s physical body was checking outside, Xiaomao in the dantian universe worked hard as well. For 210 days in the dantian universe, he always watered the mysterious seed with his blood before he attended Lilith''s lecture.

    210 minutes in real life was well-spent. Xiaomao managed to convert one of the chaos element stars into the time-and-space element star! With the element in his arsenal, he could use basic time maniption domain abilities.

    Noticing that Xiaomao had the right star for the new power, Lilith invited Nymph here as a test subject. She ordered him to use his power on her.

    "Go ahead and use the time-stop domain. This is the most basic ability of the timew, but you can use it to hinder your opponent''s movements or create an opening for your lethal moves. Oh, don''t kill her for real. Just stop her movements."

    Nymph sweated profusely while she stood still in front of Xiaomao, "T-Take it easy, okay? We still need to make a thousand babies together and popte the sea!"

    "Don''t worry, wifey. We''ll do just that." Xiaomao giggled and rubbed his hands. He bashfully nced at Lilith and the two moms.

    Levy shook her head. Lilim dully stared at him with a poker face while Lilith burst intoughter.

    "Don''t worry about your mothers. We don''t mind if you do something naughty in public."

    Meanwhile, James, Peter, Andrew, John, Undine, Yuan Hua, and Magdalene had been watching them. They sat on a long bench, wearing 3D sses and eating popcorn as if they were watching a movie.

    Xiaomao ignored the crowd, but Nymph felt like something was wrong with the mentality of these people. She wanted to cry.

    "Here I go, Xiaomao!"

    Nymph made a move first. She activated a domain, trapping Xiaomao in a massive bubble of water. However, the pressure of the water was over 50,000 pounds (22.68 ton) per square meter.

    But Xiaomao shouted while he was inside Nymph''s water bubble.

    "ZA WARUDO, MUNYA!"

    CLICK-CLICK-CLICK

    The entire universe turned grey and dark as no light reflected with their eyes'' lenses. Nymph could still feel her surroundings, but she could no longer move. The same also applied to Undine, Levy, and the onlookers, except Lilith and Lilim who had already mastered the power of time.

    Xiaomao pushed the water mass aside and strode toward Nymph. He walked around her and giggled.

    "Wifey, I have a y that I always wanted to try. Can I use it on you tonight, munya?"

    Nymph sweated profusely. She opened her mouth to talk, but no word came out.

    "I take that as a yes, munya."

    Xiaomao turned to his mentors. He asked Lilith for permission, "Can I take a break early today, munya? I¡­ kinda¡­ have a father duty to perform, munya."

    Lilith rolled her eyes, "Fine. Come back to ss early tomorrow. Also, keep it quiet because the others also live in the same mansion."

    "Okay, munya!"

    Xiaomao transformed his wings into tentacles. He grabbed Undine from the crowd and princess-carried Nymph. Then, he ran to the mansion with the two mermaids in tow. Along the way, he found Lucky in the garden, meditating. He respected her and left her alone.

    Xiaomao never dismissed his time domain. While Undine and Nymph couldn''t move, he stripped their clothes and performed a father''s duty.

    Undine and Nymph could do nothing but allow Xiaomao to vite their bodies for hours.

    After a while, the time domain ran out of energy, and the two mermaids could move again. However, the nostalgic experience returned as the dyed sensation attack hit them.

    Both mermaids'' voices could be heard from outside. The four subordinates wryly smiled in envy while Yuan Hua and Magdalene blushed. As for the moms, they shook their heads.

    "Like father, like son."

 Chapter 404 Cathulhu Not Found

    Chapter 404 ¨C Cathulhu Not Found

    Game World Number 28

    Amon, the maid dragonewt, levitated in the sky and scanned through the world, searching for the new yers and the people from Mu-Nyang''s side. While she was at it, she read the notes in her hands, which listed the names and the details of wanted people.

    Zhuge Liang

    Sima Yi

    Zhou Yu

    Ma Moxi

    Chase Sheffield

    James Huntsman

    Bianca Duhan

    Lee Jinyong

    Ran Tae

    Caesar

    Hiiro Narukami

    Xiaomao

    These were the twelve enemies that Amon was tasked to hunt down. Although the 13th name was Mao Miaomiao, Solomon permitted Amon to avoid him as he was too strong for her.

    Amon had been searching for their whereabouts for hours, but she couldn''t find their trace, including their karma.

    The dragon maid sighed, "This is like finding a needle in a haystack. I don''t have a choice¡­ COME FORTH, DOPPELGANGERS!"

    A thousand level-9999 maids manifested from nothingness. All of them wore the same sses and clothes as Amon, and they had her face. These maids gazed at their master and bowed in unison.

    "We, followers of Great Amon, greet ourdy."

    "I''ve been nurturing you in my dantian universe for ages. Now, it''s the time to earn your keep!" Amon scoffed at them and transmitted her thoughts to their minds.

    The doppelgangers stared at Amon in a daze as they received the images and the details of the wanted people. They also took notes of their unique aura and karma.

    "Find them and kill them. Leave none alive!"

    "By your will!"

    The thousand copycats transformed into light and dispersed in every direction.

    After sending her minions off, Amon let out a long sigh of relief. She descended andnded on a giant branch of a pine tree, taking a short break.

    The dragon maid muttered to herself.

    "Will I ever have a chance to find a hot, rich, and tall dragonewt prospect any time soon? I''m almost 20,000 years old, and I''m still single¡­"

    Amon deeply sighed and thought of Xiaomao. She regretted that the cat man didn''t fall for her charm, which made her depressed. She looked at her bountiful chest, slender hips, and her butt.

    "Which part of me is ugly? Why didn''t he mate with me!? ARGH! This is frustrating!"

    As Amon was in a bad mood, her thought went wild. She imagined a fantasy scenario what she should do when she caught Xiaomao or other sexy men on the list.

    ''If I get my hands on one of those people, I''m gonna lose my V-Card on them and get some experience! Those dragon bitches won''t be able to mock me for being a 20,000-year-old virgin anymore!''

    She grumbled and sat on the branch. Then, she rested her eyes.

    Unbeknownst to her, on the ground, 500 meters down, someone had been lurking inside the tree that she had been sitting on.

    .

    .

    Amon was not the only one searching for Xiaomao and the other protagonists. 36 demon dragons of Solomon were also entrusted with the same task, and they flew all over the, looking for a trace of these people.

    After looking around for hours, they failed to produce a result. The 36 level-9999 dragons were at their wit''s end even though they did everything in their power.

    One of them stopped flying and visited a dragonewt shrine, which yers could use as a save point for respawning. However, their respawning function was turned off as no yer could be resurrected there for the time being.

    A ck dragon stared at the dragonewt shrine and nced at the fake heavenly fate crystal in a baby dragon''s mouth. He clicked his tongue.

    "Only stupid idiots will bite the bait. No one in this world can see any item description without Lord Solomon''s blessing. This thing is useless."

    "Oh, really?"

    "Yes! If any moron consumes it, this crystal will instantly destroy the real heavenly fate crystal in their soul and disable their protagonist''s luck!"

    "Thanks for the warning. I almost pull it out."

    "You''re wee¡­"

    The dragon snickered, but his eyes were full of killing intent. Although he responded to the voice, he was not stupid enough to ignore the presence of someone whom he couldn''t detect.

    BOOM

    The dragon exploded his constetion domain, sting all trees in a radius of 100 kilometers to dust.

    PU!

    Something pierced through the ck dragon''s neck, where his dantian was located. It shattered, and the dragon instantly lost all of his dragon mana and Qi.

    A feminine-looking cultivator''s body fluctuated in front of the dragon''s neck. The guy had been using an invisible ability, and his body was transparent. Not a wisp of his aura was detectable with naked eyes or domains.

    Ma Moxi hummed as he pulled out his long sword and extracted the broken dantian of the dragon. He shoved it in his inventory and vanished.

    The dragon widened his eyes in shock. Unfortunately, it was toote for him to even ask for help.

    PU!

    The same sword found its way to his heart inside his massive body. As soon as the sword pierced it, the entire heart disappeared into the void as if someone stole it.

    PU!

    Again, the same sword scooped out the dragon''s soul from its brain. The massive dragon''s body copsed on the ground before it vanished into someone''s inventory.

    Ma Moxi''s giggling voice was the only thing audible in the area.

    In the sky, 10 demon dragons noticed themotion. They rushed to the battle site and searched for the wanted criminals and their allies.<novelsnext>please visit </novelsnext>

    Unfortunately, they arrived toote. The fight was already over, and there was no corpse left behind. Not even a strand of karma lingered in the area.

    The demon dragons transformed. Instead of appearing as dragons with four legs, they started standing on two legs, and their arms extended like humans. They summoned colossus spears, swords, halberds, and axes, preparing for an all-out fight.

    "TO ARMS! ONE OF THEM IS IN THIS AREA! LOCK DOWN THIS REGION!"

    As soon as one of the dragons shouted, a hundred domes separated the region where the ck dragon had been destroyed. Half circle energy cages appeared and isted the hidden man in there.

    Ma Moxi, who was still invisible, was trapped in one of the dome cages. He looked up and grumbled.

    ''This can be annoying. What should I do, sis?''

    A female voice entered Ma Moxi''s mind. It belonged to Ma Xingjuan, who had been taking shelter in Ma Moxi''s dantian universe.

    ''Lay low. You can''t possibly fight a million dragons at once. Leave some for others.''

    ''But what if the others are no match for the dragons?''

    ''We can only pray. Everybody is isted at the moment. It''s their job to find the other survivors and unite thier forces regardless of their factions or personal feelings.''

    Ma Moxi nodded in approval. He sat down and pondered.

    ''What about your stepson? Will he be okay?''

    ''He''s in a better position than you. He has an active heavenly fate crystal, but you have a dying one. You''re the one in trouble.''

    ''Ah, don''t jinx me. Ku''er is waiting for me at home. She''s even pregnant.''

    ''That''s a death g. You''ll die for sure.''

    ''Oh,e on!''

    Ma Moxi was on the verge of crying as his cousin never had faith in him.

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    .

    Half the world away from Xiaomao''s location, a blond woman, dded in a ck knight armor, leisurely walked out of a portal and stood in front of a dragonewt shrine. She pulled out a ymore sword from the holster on her back and looked up.

    Another blond woman in a white celestial robe and a ck-haired woman in pink bikinis followed after her. Both women''s beauty rivaled that of Hopea, which was unparalleled among deities. All three women''s levels were the same, 9999, which was the ceiling of this world.

    In front of the three women, ten level-9999 fire dragons sneered at them.

    "Woohoo! We''re lucky. We''ll get three seedbeds at once!"

    One of them checked their names and confirmed them out loud, "We''ve found Diaochan, Eve, and Bianca. Can you double-check if one of them is on the list?"

    The red dragon behind the leader opened a scroll and smiled, "Bianca Duhan, one of the wanted protagonists. Yes, that''s her!"

    "Good! Inform everybody! Trap them in our formation-"

    SWUA

    Bianca, the knight maiden with the ymore sword, swung her de once. However, all ten dragon''s necks slipped off and fell to the ground.

    "!!!"

    The dragons grabbed their fallen head and tried to reattach them. However, the wounds on their necks instantly rotted. After they attached their heads to the severed neck, all of them coughed ck smoke, and they copsed on the ground, suffering from a severe seizure.

    "WHAT THE HELL?!"

    Their mouths foamed, and they stopped moving after a minute. All ten dragons died from the mysterious poison.

    Bianca put the ymore sword back in the holster. She turned around and looked at her mentors.

    "Master Diaochan. Master Eve. What are your instructions?"

    Diaochan, the ck-haired dancer, strode toward one of the dragons. She pointed at it.

    ZAG ZAG ZAG

    Suddenly, a million tiny ck centipedes emerged from her index fingernail. They instantly transformed into 2-meter-tall and 20-meter-long karma centipedes, which were the same as what Mao Miaomiao had in his dantian universe.

    The giant centipedespeted in devouring the dragons as if they were vultures. Aside from their souls, dantian crystals, and hearts, nothing was spared.

    After eating everything, the centipedes shrank themselves and entered Diaochan''s index finger, returning to her dantian universe. Then, the dancer burped.

    Diaochan waved his finger. The hearts, crystals, and souls flew toward Bianca.

    "Keep the heart and the dantian crystals. Offer the soul to Mu-Nyang. Remember the phrase?"

    "Yes, master."

    Bianca held the three souls in her arms and prayed.

    "I, Bianca Duhan, offer these poor souls as a tribute to Lord Mu-Nyang-WHOOPS!"

    KLUK KLUK

    While Bianca was praying, she identally bent her head forward, and her head slipped off her head, falling to the ground and rolling away.

    The headless knight''s body extended her arms forward and clumsily ran after her head. She identally kicked it like a ser ball, sending her head into the forest.

    "YOU IDIOT BODY! WATCH WHERE YOU''RE KICKING!"

    The head yelled at the body while the body kept chasing after it.

    Both Diaochan and Eve giggled instead of helping their disciple.

    "This never gets old," Diaochan covered her mouth with a fan, hiding her wide grin.

    "Yes. This is why I love this girl," Eve also tried her best to suppress herughter.

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    General Information

    Name: Bianca Duhan

    ss: Great General, Protagonist, Dragon yer, Giant yer

    Race: Duhan

    Level: 9,999 (15,000)

 Chapter 405 Cathulhu Is The True Master

    Chapter 405 ¨C Cathulhu is the True Master

    After nurturing the small embryo for a month, the unborn kitty grew up, turning into a healthy catopus kitten. Although he couldn''t open his eyes yet, he wiggled his tentacles around the fisherman''s finger, recognizing him as his parent.

    Munya

    His signature meowing voice was the same as his parents. The elder fishermanughed at the kitty.

    "Mu Damao would have been crying in happiness if he could see you now."

    While talking, the fisherman condensed a drop of blood providence essence, converting it into cathulhu milk. He swiped the drop around Mu-Nyang''s mouth, and the cat immediately opened his mouth to suck his fingertip.

    The elder kept creating milk with this method while he secretly nurtured the cat''s tiny dantian seed. After the first day of feeding, Mu-Nyang reached the peak of the mortal realm.

    From the second day to the seventh day, the elder fed Mu-Nyang with the same milk. On the morning of the eighth day, Mu-Nyang opened his eyes. At the same time, hepleted his pocket dantian, taking a step toward immortality.

    Munya

    When the cat saw the elder''s face, he smiled and meowed. He also licked his fingertip and tried to chew it even though he had no teeth. The small tentacles coiled around his fingers and hand as if the kitten was a parasite.

    After Mu-Nyang opened his eyes, the elder stopped staying in his cabin and brought the cat to see the outside world. He first brought the kitten to a river bank and sat there, fishing for a monster fish.

    ZAAAA

    It only took five minutes for the first fish to bite the bait. A catfish with dragon wings jumped out of the river and opened its mouth, trying to swallow the elder whole.

    The elder stared nkly at the oing fish. He raised the hand, which was carrying Mu-Nyang, and poked the fish''srge fang with his pinky finger.

    Mu-Nyang widened his eyes as he saw the massive predator for the first time. He shut his eyes, screamed, and cried in fear.

    The elderughed.

    "Silly cat. Look carefully at the fish."

    MUNYAAAAAA!!

    Mu-Nyang acted like a regr baby. He was scared witless.

    The elder couldn''t stopughing as he looked at the fish monster, who was frozen in his time domain. However, Mu-Nyang could move and cry as if he wasn''t affected by the elder''s time-stop ability.

    "Be proud, Mu Damao. Your son is a genius!"

    MUNYAAAAA!!

    Whileughing, the elder waved his finger, and the monster fish''s eyes turned dull. It died while it was frozen in time.

    .

    .

    Xiaomao recovered his senses. He muttered after he went through the realistic dream while he was wide awake again.

    "Mu-Nyang¡­ That fisherman¡­"

    After lurking in the tree for a full day, aka almost 4 years in his dantian universe, a change urred in Xiaomao''s realm. On the primary, where everybody lived, the mysterious seed finally sprouted.

    As soon as the first leaf grew, Xiaomao and Lucky had another daytime dream while everybody got trapped in the time domain once again. They paused and stared at the empty air in a daze for a minute before the mysterious domain dispersed.

    Xiaomao immediately sat down and frowned. This time, he dreamed about the days when the fisherman carefully raised Mu-Nyang. Unfortunately, the dream ended after the elder fisherman pranked the kitten with the time domain.

    He already had a theory in his mind. He still remembered the hand incantation and the hand seal in the previous dream. But this time, the elder just showed him something that he had always wanted to try.

    Xiaomao walked away from the white leaf after he watered it with his blood. He stood in the middle of the in and summoned Xie Tian''s clone.

    The robotic clone appeared. As usual, he dully stared at Xiaomao, waiting for him to make the first move to activate itsbat mode.

    The clone came out as a handsome cultivator in red robes as if he had just attended a wedding as a groom. He carried a sheathed saber, and his fiery red aura wasparable to a deity.

    Xiaomao didn''t cheat this time. He kicked a pebble at the clone''s face.

    After the pebble hit the clone''s face, its eyes changed. It activated the time domain right away and transformed into a fire dragonewt. An avatar of a Great me Dragon, Firecracker, appeared behind him.

    "As expected of the 200% difficulty, munya."

    Xiaomao had defeated this clone over 1,000 times already by cheating, killing it in one blow before it could use its strength. However, the clone didn''t give him any reward.

    This time, Xiaomao tried to fight it honestly. Also, he wanted to test his theory about his power and his connection to the fisherman in his dream.

    "If my theory is correct, then¡­"<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Xiaomao resisted the power of Xie Tian''s time domain. After pointing his index finger toward the clone''s face, the entire universe trembled.

    The avatar behind Xie Tian''s clone shattered, and Xie Tian''s time domain was destroyed, reced with Xiaomao''s time domain. However, instead of only stopping the clone''s movements by stopping time, something changed urred in the clone''s body.

    The eyes of the clones slowly lost all light. The pupils dimmed and soon became one with the white sclera. At the same time, the clone rapidly aged and turned into an old man. A momentter, he withered and transformed into a dried corpse of a bloodless mummy.

    Xiaomao watched how the clone aged and dissipated into dust. After confirming his power, he disabled it and gazed at his hand.

    "As I thought, munya."

    Lilith, who had been monitoring Xiaomao, saw everything from the start to the end. She took the initiative to ask him.

    "Was that the application of time eleration?"

    Without looking at the daughter of Lilith, Xiaomao replied, "Yes, munya. I isted the time in front of me and elerated it 1,000,000 times."

    "Not even your father knows about that technique. Where did you learn it from?"

    "Mother Lilith''s stone, munya."

    "That''s impossible. The mural temte only teaches you the basics of time maniption. It doesn''t teach you about the time istion application, and I never mentioned anything about it."

    Xiaomao widely grinned, "Who knows? I might be an incarnation or a reincarnation of someone from the higher realm, munya."

    "¡­"

    Lilith sighed. She thought that Xiaomao was just getting cocky after he had learned a unique power. As such, she disregarded Xiaomao''s confession.

    Xiaomao read Lilith''s expression. He came up with an excuse, "Joke aside, I just had an epiphany, so I tested it on the clone, munya. You saw the result."

    "Okay. Just¡­ keep up with the practicing."

    .

    The days in the dantian universe were mundane and boring as Xiaomao only focused on mastering time abilities.

    Meanwhile, Andrew and Peter had fun on Xiaomao''s primary. Inspired by Xiaomao, they also tried to create something out of their Qi, and it worked. They managed to create bricks and iron ores by using their metal Qi.

    Realizing the usage of the element Qi, they got busy building a new forge and their houses. While they were at it, Levy approached them out of boredom and guided the two dwarves about cultivation and Qi usage.

    As if they discovered what theycked, the two dwarves spent a year training under Leviathan''s guidance and finally entered the four-digit realm, reaching level 1,000.

    John and James also worked hard. They proactively sought Lilim for advice in cultivation. Lilim, who was always quiet, agreed to give them a hand. She silently injected a drop of element essence to awaken their talent.

    Following Peter and Andrew, the two men also advanced to the immortal realm, slowly catching up with Xiaomao and others.

    On the other hand, Lucky had been cultivating in seclusion after the mysterious seed incident. She remained in the mansion''s garden, meditating alone.

    Undine and Nymph always came to visit her and checked on her progress.

    "Has she always been like this?" Nymph couldn''t believe her eyes.

    Undine bitterly smiled, "She might be ate bloomer. Who knows?"

    They gazed at her level in silence, especially the bracket behind her level.

    Lucky, the Great Gnoll, Level 4,444 (???????)

    .

    = Earth, Japan, Tokyo =

    A press conference was held in front of the National Diet Building. Mao Miaomiao and Hiiro Narukami stood side by side behind the prime minister of Japan. Another group of white-winged angels with cloud physiques also apanied them.

    Countless shes from cameramen never ceased. They took pictures of a real ck-winged angel alien and a group of 13 archangels.

    The prime minister had been exining the situation on the podium non-stop. He revealed the existence of aliens and silent invaders, aka the Solomon Ghosts, to the public. After 30 minutes of narrating and exining what they had experienced throughout the year, he introduced the aliens to Earthlings.

    "Without the aid of Mister Mao, the Seraphim, we would have been extinct. Please, Mr. Mao. Could youe to the podium and tell us what you have been doing so far on Earth?"

    The journalists and cameramen all stared at the angel. Some gazed at the mysterious angels behind him, whose appearance and faces were shrouded in ck gas. On the other hand, Hiiro Narukami gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.

    "People of Earth," Mao Miaomiao spoke in English. "Your world is being targeted by the almighty beings in deep space. Solomon and his dragons, the mastermind behind the development of Pangu Online 2, has been exploiting your people. They seduced innocent gamers, children, and investors around the world to join their game worlds by using the game as a tool..."

    The speech continued as Mao Miaomiao and hisrades attempted to recruit the people on Earth.

 Chapter 406 Cathulhu Negotiates With Humans

    Chapter 406 ¨C Cathulhu Negotiates with Humans

    After the press conference ended, Mao Miaomiao, the archangels, and Hiiro Narukami were invited to another meeting at a hotel for a private talk between the senators and the representatives from his side. However, only Mao Miaomiao and Hiiro agreed to travel there by car as the rest of the angels chose to fly there instead.

    Both Mao Miaomiao and Hiiro sat next to each other in a limousine. The prime minister and the senators of Japan took other cars there for the sake of their safety.

    While they were in the car, Hiiro broke the ice first.

    "What are you nning? Why are you keeping me alive?"

    Mao Miaomiao nced at Hiiro''s neck, where Devil''s ve seal had been engraved. He faintly smiled, "I didn''t intend to keep you alive. I ordered my wife to kill you, but it seems that she has another idea."

    He referred to Devil, whom Mao Miaomiao had entrusted a task to kill Hiiro. However, she spared his life for an unknown reason.

    "Kill me then! What''s stopping you?!"

    "Don''t be too hasty. We can kill each other after we take care of Solomon and save the universe first."

    "Ha! Keeping me to be your war ve? Too bad for you. I won''t serve you or join your dantian universe!"

    "Such clich¨¦, much cringe, too hot-blooded, overly dramatic, extremely emotional, so honorable, wow. That''s a Japanese protagonist temte mindset right there. Oh, well. Even if you''re willing to serve me as a sentinel or chess piece, I would never wee you to my universe. I don''t want to repeat Mu-Nyang''s mistake of taking in backstabbers like Pangu and his cronies."

    "Don''t talk trash to him. He did everything he could for the sake of this universe!"

    "Yeah, right. What if I tell you that Pangu is the one inviting Solomon''s army to Earth? He''s the culprit behind the ghost outbreak and deaths of countless humans."

    Hiiro paused and clenched his fist. He knew about the fact, but he still believed that Pangu surrendered Earth to Solomon so that he could defeat Mu-Nyang, who was the true tyrant from his perspective.

    "Even if Pangu is at fault for killing humans, it''s still better than being enved by your master. Mu-Nyang is not someone you can trust."

    "He''s the true owner of the universe, though. Without him, Earth can''t exist. If he dies, this entire universe will disappear along with him. Isn''t itmon sense not to bite the hands that feed you? You''re talking about rebelling against your creator, your god."

    "But¡­"

    Hiiro couldn''te up with another excuse. He still couldn''t believe that Mu-Nyang was the true owner of this universe and that he was born into someone else''s dantian universe all along.

    He stared at Mao Miaomiao''s face, wondering how he was so calm despite the cruel reality. He asked him.

    "Aren''t you mad for living as someone else''s energy reserve? Our lives are nothing but a drop of essence to him."

    Mao Miaomiao snickered, "This is why we are different. You still have the mindset of a clich¨¦ protagonist. You don''t bow down to anybody, and you''re overly ambitious. You strive to ovee everybody, overthrow every organization, and destroy the progenitors'' hard work because you don''t like them. If we look at it from a general perspective, you''re nothing but a rampaging terrorist or a rebelious psychopath. I serve him to protect this universe and be independent. You are fighting him to save your imaginary earth. We''re not the same."

    "W-What?"

    The angel solemnly looked at Hiiro''s face, "Listen here, nerd. You''re too na?ve. Sometimes, you have to bow down to the system and ept reality. You can''t just rebel or hate someone one-sidedly because you heard a story from that person''s enemy. Have you ever researched or attempted to listen to Mu-Nyang''s story? Have you?"

    "¡­"

    Hiiro lowered his head. Indeed, he never tried to understand what Mu-Nyang and Mao Miaomiao were fighting for. Like a kid being scolded by a senior, Hiiro was embarrassed.

    Mao Miaomiao noticed Hiiro''s expression. The former sighed and leaned back, resting.

    "If you have doubts about Mu-Nyang, just follow me around for now. Don''t bother getting back into the game world or Solomon''s dragons will destroy your soul on the spot. As you are right now, you''re no match for those pesky lizards."

    "¡­"

    Both men stopped talking. Mao Miaomiao looked out the window while he chugged a bottle of expensive wine. Seeing how Mao Miaomiao leisurely drank free stuff in the limousine, Hiiro copied the angel, but he chose a can of c instead.

    The angel nced at the soda can and slightly shook his head, "Haiya. You''re still a kid."

    .

    While both men chatted, their conversation was recorded. The agent in the front seat had been listening to them and taking notes.

    ''Mu-Nyang? Dantian Universe? What?''

    As the agent was not a cultivator, he was confused. Still, he kept listening, hoping to solve the mystery of the superhuman gamers and the aliens.

    .

    The limousine was parked in front of a high-ssed hotel. The entire settlement was booked, and nobody but government agents and selected hotel staff remained there. Not even a journalist was allowed to get close to this ce.

    Mao Miaomiao and Hiiro entered the hotel, and the agents invited them to the restaurant hall, where the surviving politicians, senators, and prime minister would attend.

    When Mao Miaomiao arrived, Devil, her followers, and the archangels were already there. Mao Miaomiao waved at his wives, who sat at a round table. The girls waved back, and one of them stood up.

    Xu Chu, one of Mao Miaomiao''s favorite wives in his previous life, walked like a model and turned 360, showing off her glittering dress. It barely covered her chest, and it showed 90% of her back, almost revealing her butt cheeks.

    "Look, Miaomiao. I made this dress from an Earthling''s cosy design. Do you like it?"

    Several middle-aged senators and male agents gulped as they admired the beauty of this subus ancestor. The St. Louis cosy dress, Xu Chu''s bountiful chest, and her natural beauty''s destructive power were over 9000, causing many men to salivate. Even Hiiro dropped his jaw when he spotted the otherworldly beauty and her sexy figure.

    Mao Miaomiao coughed. He also had a hard-on, but he minded his manner. He sent a voice transmission to her.

    ''Can you join my dantian universe after the party? Also, wear that dress.''

    Xu Chu giggled and secretly whispered, ''You kinky. How about I enter your dantian right away.''

    The husband and wife grinned. A momentter, Xu Chu transformed into a streak of light, shooting into Mao Miaomiao''s dantian universe.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    The other women around Devil spat their drink. They all stood up and protested, "Hey, Miaomiao! How could you?! We haven''t had sex for ages, and you are ying favorites in front of us?!"

    "Whoa,dies¡­"

    Mao Miaomiao raised his hands to calm the girls down. Unfortunately, it was toote. All his wives, including Devil, dove into his dantian to get his love as well.

    Just like that, the charming women disappeared in front of everybody.

    Hiiro came back to his senses. He red at Mao Miaomiao in envy, "What did you do to them?"

    Mao Miaomiao''s movements became rigid and stiff. His face flushed, and he sweated profusely. He drylyughed and sat at a table.

    "Inside me."

    "Huh?"

    "Excuse me for a moment. I need to¡­ Oh, that''s the spot!"

    "¡­"

    .

    Meanwhile, the 13 archangels secretly watched Mao Miaomiao. One of them rested his elbow on the table and sighed.

    "That idiot is as obnoxious as ever. Can''t he be a bit more modest?"

    The archangel next to him stretched his eight tentacle wings. Then, he leaned against the chair, "Give him a break, Uriel. He''s the key to this war. Our forces depend on him."

    "Haiz. I hope he won''t enve women on Earth and soil them."

    "You don''t have to worry about that. We should be worrying about him turning all men into women to join his harem instead."

    "Right¡­"

    All angels facepalmed. They feared for the worse as they knew Mao Miaomiao too well. After all, they were all Devil''s clones of the same generation, and they were technically Mao Miaomiao''s elder brothers.

    .

    .

    While Mao Miaomiao took his time to negotiate an alliance with humans, the game world number 28 slowly turned into a major battlefield between Mu-Nyang''s supporters and Solomon''s dragons.

    Mao Xueyan, Mao Dandan, and Jungwoo''s locations were blown on the second day. One of the level-9500 dragons spotted them and roared, calling other dragons for backup.

    The two tigresses had no choice. Mao Dandan transformed into a 10-meter-tall white tiger while Mao Xueyan turned into a humanoid tigress woman. A billion small insects gushed out from Mao Xueyan''s shadow as they came out from her dantian universe.

    The dragons sneered and opened their mouths, firing dragon breaths at the oing insects. Most of them were burnt and disintegrated right away.

    However, a dozen dragons couldn''t kill all insects with a few breath attacks. A few of themtched on to the dragons. Instantly, they dug the scales and skin, and forcefully entered their bodies!

    The dragons snorted as they were confident in their inner Qi and mana. They circted their Qi to crush the parasites right away.

    Unfortunately, as soon as their Qi touched the insects, they exploded!

    BOOM

    BOOM

    A dozen dragons cried as the insects exploded from the inside, causing them to fall from the sky.

    Jungwoo kicked the ground and vanished. He also transformed into a humanoid weretiger, and he charged at the injured dragons. As for Mao Dandan, she roared, and two feather wings grew on her back. She flew toward the healthy dragons in the sky and initiated a dogfight.

    That was not the only battlefield in this world. A thousand kilometers away from Mao Dandan''s group, another battle took ce.

    A blond-haired cultivator in blue robes stood bravely even though he was surrounded by a five-headed hydra, a three-headed snake, and five level-9999 dragons.

    The dragons bellowed, "Chase Sheffield, surrender and we''ll give you a painless death!"

    The cultivator snorted. He muttered to himself.

    "Mao n Sword Style¡­ SWORD DOMAIN!"

    SWUA

    SWUA

    SWUA

    The blond cultivator unsheathed his sword and sheathed it instantly. A hundred after images of sword shes shed.

    "Omae wa Mou Shindeiru."

    Chase mimicked the expression of the meme. Unfortunately, no one followed up with "Nani" as they didn''t understand what had happened. The dragons, hydra, and snake fell one after another as their dantian crystal was sliced to pieces from the inside.

    The cultivator gazed at the corpses and smiled. He rubbed his hands.

    "I wonder if Mao Miaomiao sensei will be proud of me."

 Chapter 407 Cathulhu Is A Man Of Culture!

    Chapter 407 a€" Cathulhu is a Man of Culture!

    On the morning of the second day, Xiaomao exited his shelter. Although half of his consciousness remained in his dantian universe and was busy training, he could still be active in the real world.

    Aftering out, Xiaomao walked toward the shrine, where he had found the mysterious fate crystal. He looked at the dragonewt sculpture and pondered.

    ''The dragons said something about a bait when they showed up. Was that a fake crystal?''

    He ejected the fate crystal from his game inventory. The item''s description was still nk as usual.

    "Senpai, any advice, munya?"

    When in doubt, ask your helpers a€" Xiaomao.

    DING

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "I don''t know about this. But nothing can go wrong if we tribute this to Mu-Nyang."

    [Foresight]: "Our job is to search and offer fate crystals to Mu-Nyang so that he can recover from his injuries. It doesn''t matter if it''s fake or real since he can identify it right away. Just give it to him."

    Xiaomao agreed with both of them, "You''re right. No point overthinking."

    After saying that, Xiaomao performed the usual ritual. He offered the item as a tribute to Mu-Nyang.

    The fate crystal vanished. Instantly, Xiaomao heard Mu-Nyang''s voice transmission in his mind.

    ''What tarnation did you just give me, munya?! Are you nuts?!''

    Xiaomao was overjoyed when he heard Mu-Nyang''s voice. He almost cried, "Mu-Nyang! It''s been ages! How are your injuries? Mother Emerald Hopea told me that you''re seriously injured."

    ''I''m okay, munya. Save your emo for another time. What the hell did you just give me, munya?''

    "I don''t know. I found it in Solomon''s game world. It just sat there in the wild, but dragons said something about a bait."

    ''It''s a bait, alright. Look, Xiaomao. Whoever consumes this trash will be instantly crippled! It''s a man-made poisonous artifact that can destroy the consumer''s dantian and heavenly fate crystal, munya!''

    Xiaomao gulped. He was relieved that he believed in his Senpais earlier.

    "Can Heavenly Fate Crystal be made?"

    ''Any sage can make one, munya. Anyway, I''m using too much energy to talk. I''m out.''

    Xiaomao bit his lower lips. His eyes were moist as he thought of the cat.

    "Take care of yourself, buddy."

    ''Yeah. Let''s see each other again when you be a sage, munya.''

    Just like that, Mu-Nyang cut themunication. Xiaomao shed a tear and looked up at the sky.

    "A sage... is that the realm above the deity realm, munya?"

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Yes. If wepare it to the game''s standard, the sage realm''s level is six digits."

    "What about seven digits? Is there any higher realm above the sage, munya?"

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "There is. It''s the Transcended Realm. But to get to that point, it''s going to be a long hurdle."

    [Foresight]: "Believe in yourself, and believe in your [DREAM]."

    Being reminded of the "Dream", Xiaomao flinched. He stopped crying and clenched his fists.

    "Yeah, those dreams... I''m sure about it, munya. I don''t know what happened to me in that dream, but I''ll get to the bottom of it!"

    Xiaomao knew who he was, but he didn''t have that person''splete memory. Still, he believed that by growing the mysterious seed in his dantian universe, he could regain everything that he had lost.

    While Xiaomao was being emotional, a hundred dragons instantly detected his presence. They hovered in the sky and called for reinforcement.

    Dragons were smart creatures. As their side continued to suffer great casualties, they stopped attacking the wanted people head-on. They surrounded the targets and waited for their superior officers to arrive to deal with them.

    Shortly after, an officer showed up. From the top of the pine tree, a dragon maid descended andnded in front of Xiaomao.

    Xiaomao remembered her. He nced at the level of the maid.

    Amon, Great Demon Dragon, Level 15,000

    Amon politely bowed to Xiaomao, "We meet again, young master Xiaomao. Wee to Game World Number 28, the home of adult dragons. We use this to trap and kill all protagonists and former protagonists."

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes, "I thought the level ceiling of this world is 9,999. How can you stay in this world, munya?"

    "I''m the ruler of this. Therefore, I make the rules."

    Amon slowly raised her head and smiled at Xiaomao. She tempted him again, "Also, I have a mission to kill you here, but I can make an exception for you. If you''re willing to be my husband, I promise that you won''t have to work ever again. You will bear no responsibility for anything in this universe as long as you are with me during the mating season. We can make as many children as we like!"

    The dragon maid panted and drooled. Her stoic demeanor was long gone.

    Xiaomao''s expression distorted in disgust, "Are you that desperate?"

    "You have no idea how depressing it is to be a virgin dragon at my age. Just be my husband, and everybody wins. What do you say?"

    "I have another idea, munya." Xiaomao narrowed his eyes. "You be my ve and join Mu-Nyang''s side. Then, you won''t have to associate with your dragon friends anymore, and nobody can mock you for being husbandless, munya."

    "A ve?"

    Amon''s demeanor reverted to the silent maid. She solemnly faced Xiaomao, "A dragon can only serve those who are stronger. I find youcking, Xiaomao."

    "So, I have to prove my strength first before you can submit to me, munya?"

    "Precisely."

    "I guess the fight is unavoidable."

    "I''m afraid so. Anyway, if you win, I''ll be your wife. But if I win, you''ll be my husband! Let''s duel!"

    "..."

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Negotiation 100."<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    [Foresight]: "Congrattions in advance."

    Xiaomao dully stared at Amon. Once again, she panted like a dog in heat. The other dragons in the sky also widened their eyes, sweating profusely in disbelief.

    Without waiting for Xiaomao to initiate the fight, Amon vanished from where she stood and directly appeared one meter in front of Xiaomao. At the same time, she activated her mandate domain.

    As the game no longer disyed system messages or hints, Xiaomao had no idea what her power was. Thus, he opened his mouth and bellowed.

    Providence Song!

    MUNYAAAAA!!

    Despite having the angel appearance, Xiaomao could still use the ultimate skill.

    Amon''s w was one centimeter away from Xiaomao''s face when he sang. She froze on the spot, and her iris changed, transforming into a pink heart shape.

    Xiaomao let out a sigh of relief and took one step back. He distracted her.

    "Take your clothes off. Let''s mate, munya."

    "YES! LET''S MATE!"

    Xiaomao didn''t know if his skill was effective or if she was simply a horn dog. Instantly, she ripped her maid uniform and revealed her naked dragonewt physique.

    Her arms, legs, abdomen, and hips were the only parts covered in dragon scales. As for the rest, she looked exactly like a healthy female human. Also, she was dripping wet.

    Xiaomao secretly applied the skill [Envement] to Amon. Once again, no system feedback informed him if the skill was sessful or ineffective. As such, Xiaomao opened his game menu to see if Amon''s name appeared in the retainer list.

    As Xiaomao had expected, her name wasn''t there, yet Amon eagerly sat down and spread her legs in anticipation. The duel promise earlier was thrown out of the window.

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes. He touched the hilt of his katana, nning to finish her off while she was being silly. However, Levy, who had always been quiet, sent him a voice transmission and pleaded with him.

    "Spare her, please. I know that she''s untrustworthy and unsightly, but she is still my friend. I''ll help you convince her if you spare her life."

    Lilith also suggested, "If your father was in your shoes, he would have pounded her senseless and turned her into one of his sex ves. It''s an evil method but very effective when you need to convert your enemy into an ally. Just... satisfy her wish."

    Xiaomao''s expression turned dark, "What if she betrays meter on, munya?"

    "You don''t have to worry about that. After you soil her, bring her to your dantian universe. I''ll help you educate that wench."

    "..."

    "Trust me. I''m the queen of the damn for a reason. Hehehehe."

    "..."

    Sometimes, Xiaomao regretted being born into Mao Miaomiao''s family. The father and the wives were all mental!

    .

    .

    Despite being surrounded by a hundred level-9999 dragons, Xiaomao''s naked butt was the only thing that moved. He didn''t do anything fancy a€" Just pumping milk into the wet tunnel, which devoured every drop of liquid from the pipe.

    Onlooking dragons attempted to rescue Amon by attacking Xiaomao from behind. However, none of them managed to break Amon''s barrier domain, which protected Xiaomao and her from harm.

    After firing the 50th round, Xiaomao paused and took a break to admire Amon''s happy expression. Her lewd smile, her rolled-up eyes, and her tongue made the perfect Ahegao.

    "I have sinned, munya."

    Xiaomao pped his hands and prayed to Undine, Nymph, and Lucky. He hoped that they would forgive him for taking in another wife.

    Lilith consoled him, "Don''t take it too hard on yourself. You did well. Also, let me teach you a subi technique that you haven''t learned yet."

    "Subi... Technique?"

    "It''s a Dao that you hate, but your father masters it."

    "Don''t bother then, munya. I don''t want that."

    "But you can please your wives with it. I also talked to Undine, Nymph, and Lucky. They approve of it."

    "What are you waiting for, munya? Teach me, sensei!"

    "..."

    Lilith inwardlyughed at Xiaomao for being a SIMP for his wives. He was the opposite of Mao Miaomiao, who cultivated that technique for the sake of attaining ultimate pleasure.

    "Alright. Concentrate on the consciousness in your dantian. The Dao of Incubi focuses solely on your carnal desire and the power of corruption. You have the Dao of Corruption, so you can figure out how it works."

    As soon as Lilith gave Xiaomao the advice, one of Xiaomao''s Chaos Element Stars changed color to pink. Its traits also transformed, and the gas on the star contained thick aphrodisiac effects.

    Inside Xiaomao''s dantian universe, Levy and Lilim left the primary and visited the pink star. When they caught the scent of the gas, they brightly smiled.

    "Incubi Dao," Levymented.

    Lilim silently nodded. She remembered this Dao well as she was drowned in a simr thing for ages in Mao Miaomiao''s dantian universe when he punished her. The PTSD memory came back, and her face was ashen.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao drew a drop of pink essence from the new star and tested its power. He used the new domain ability on Amon.

    Pink gas came out from Xiaomao''s mouth. He instinctively sealed his mouth with Amon''s, pouring the gas into her.

    "!!!"

    Amon jolted as all muscle fibers in her body trembled in pleasure. Her mind went nk, and she locked her legs, keeping Xiaomao attached.

    DING

    Finally, something changed in Xiaomao''s game menu. A new name appeared among the retainer roster.

    "It''s done, munya."

    Celebrating, Xiaomao transformed into a Cathulhu while he connected with her. Using a hundred tentacles, he allowed her to feel the ultimate pleasure of having him as a husband.

 Chapter 408 Cathulhu Uses Ninjutsu?

    Chapter 408 ¨C Cathulhu Uses Ninjutsu?

    The dragons were in dismay. They asked each other what to do next as their leader suddenly submitted to Xiaomao, whom they were supposed to either capture or kill.

    While every dragon was confused and panicked, a massive 9-headed hydra arrived. It was over two kilometers tall and five kilometers long, and every head was over 200 meters in diameter. All heads came in a different color ¨C ck, chrome, pink, grey, purple, red, blue, yellow, and green.

    The ck dragon head furrowed his brows when he saw the adultery scene below. He nced at the chrome head, which was the leader of them all.

    "Clem. It seems the demon general has betrayed us. What to do next?"

    Clem, the Chrome-Head Hydra, aka the second Yamato no Orochi, dully stared at Amon. Then, she scanned through Xiaomao''s status menu with her exclusive system abilities.

    "That''s Mao Miaomiao''s child. None of Solomon''s dragons is his match. Signal everybody to keep their distance and wait for Amon to dispel the barrier domain. Once the barrier is down, tell all dragons to use their strongest long-ranged attack on him once and quickly retreat."

    "Huh? Retreat? Why retreat?"

    Clem clicked her tongue as she reminisced about the past when she interacted with Mao Miaomiao in his dantian universe. She exined, "Every protagonist has a unique cheat ability that makes them superior to others. We don''t know what kind of protagonist specialties he has, but he is Mu-Nyang''s favorite. Until we acquire enough intel on him, avoid a direct confrontation at all costs."

    "¡­ Okay."

    After Clem''s order was passed down, the dragons stopped panicking. They formed an array, surrounding Xiaomao from two kilometers away. They also wrote magic circles in the sky, getting ready tounch their supreme dragon magic and domain abilities upon them.

    The eight dragon heads solemnly watched Xiaomao even though all of them were over level 10,000. Clem, whose level surpassed Meowmeow and Amon, also didn''t let her guard down.

    .

    .

    While the dragons prepared for the assault, Xiaomao secretly looked up and saw a massive hydra in the sky. He scouted the name of the neer.

    Chaos Dragon Clem, the Second Yamato no Orochi, Level 35,000

    Another stronger foe appeared. Xiaomao''s heart sank as he doubted if his new abilities would be effective against the deity dragon.

    "That wench. She really betrays us," Lilith''s voice cracked. She seemed mad.

    "Do you know her, munya?"

    "Clem is Cernun''s mother. She''s also your father''s concubine, but she''s ater. Also, she was a criminal in her previous life. She ughtered mortals and destroyed multiples to harvest their Qi and souls. When she raised Cernun, she forced him to kill his own siblings to break him."

    "She¡­ what?"

    "In short, the dragons used to hate her. I don''t know what Solomon did to tame her, but know this, Xiaomao. She can''t be trusted. Your father has given us permission - You can kill her whenever you have a chance."

    "As if I can kill a level-35000 deity, munya."

    "Who knows? You might have a secret technique or two like your father. He kills several deities when he was an immortal. Maybe you can do the same?"

    "¡­"

    Because of the distraction, Xiaomao''s boner was killed. He stopped pounding Amon.

    Amon instantly came back to her senses. She embraced Xiaomao, "What''s the matter? Are you out of stamina?"

    Xiaomao smiled at the maid. He corrected her sses and kissed her forehead, "Keep the domain on for a while, munya. I have to get ready for a fight."

    "A fight? Oh, simple!"

    Amon stood and looked up. She bellowed,manding the dragons.

    "ALL UNITS! WE WILL SURRENDER TO XIAOMAO! NO MORE FIGHTING!"

    Unfortunately, Clem had another idea. She yelled back, "SHUT IT, TRAITOR SLUT! HOW DARE YOU BETRAY LORD SOLOMON!?"

    "O-Orochi? Second Orochi, Clem?!" Amon was taken aback when she saw Clem. Her body shivered in fear as she knew about Clem''s power and authority.

    The conversation between Clem and Amon annoyed some of the dragons. They knew that Clem betrayed Mao Miaomiao for power, and no one trusted her. However, the joint heads of Clem thought differently.

    One of the Orochi''s heads had an idea. He tried to humiliate her by spitting a fireball toward the dome barrier.

    BOOM

    It was super effective. The fireball cracked Amon''s barrier, and she coughed blood. The dragonewt raised her arms, repairing the barrier domain.

    Seeing that the fireball spit worked, the red dragon head "Firecracker, Level 19,999" opened his mouth wide. He gathered the dragon me essence and fired a column of fireser at Amon.

    BOOM

    This time, theser punctured through Amon''s barrier. Xiaomao grabbed Amon''s waist and kicked the ground. He also shouted.

    "PERCEPTION ACCELERATION!"

    Theser beam hit the ce where they had been standing earlier. They managed to dodge the attack with a hairbreadth. However, the barrier was now gone.

    As soon as the surrounding dragons no longer sensed Amon''s barrier, they activated their magic circles and domains. Five thousand 100-meter-diameter magic forms appeared in the sky and rained hell upon thend.

    Hellfire pirs, ice tornados, light beams, dark balls, metal rods, massive spearheads, purple fists, colorful gas, ck curtains, and massive swords fell from the sky and crushed the shrine and the forest. Countless explosions and dust flew.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Clem also joined the fray. She opened her mouth and fired a ck energy ball toward the center of the leveled ground. It expanded and transformed into a ck hole, sucking,pressing, and crushing everything around it. Trees, dirt, gas, and dust were distorted and lengthened before they werepressed and got stuck on the ck energy core.

    For five minutes, the dragons sneered and waited for the barrage to end. However, Clem furrowed her brows and reminded her troops.

    "Retreat! NOW!"

    The dragons looked at each other, disagreeing with Clem''s order. One of them voiced their opinion.

    "Ma''am. No cultivator can survive those attacks. I think they''re as good as dead by now."

    The other dragons concurred, "True. Not even one of us can survive that bombardment. He''s dead, ma''am."

    Clem was furious. She pped the massive wings and flew away from the area. Then, she shouted, "MORON! THERE IS NO KILL CONFIRMATION! HE''S STILL ALIVE, AND HE WILL COUNTERATTACK SOON!"

    "Huh?"

    As soon as Clem finished talking, every dragon in the sky but Clem exploded into blood mist. Then, everything in the world turned to grey and stopped moving. Dust, blood droplets, dirt, and light were suspended in mid-air.

    Clem and all eight heads recognized this ability well as some of them used to guard one of the time-and-space murals. Firecracker roared and resisted the power of time.

    "Time Domain! Xiaomao can use the power of time!"

    "I know!" Clem also broke out of the time restrictions. She mustered her power and pped her wings a dozen times, sending them to space.

    .

    While carrying Amon with his left arm, Xiaomao leisurely avoided the raining beams and explosive objects. As everything was in slow motion from Xiaomao''s perspective, his movements were so fast that no one could see his movements.

    Amon was shocked as well. She thought for sure that they were a goner, but she was still alive. When Xiaomao left the bombardment area and dove into a tree cave, she whispered.

    "H-How are we alive?"

    "Shh."

    Xiaomao maintained the time eleration domain, which only increased Xiaomao''s reflex and perception. He checked outside and rushed out, dragging Amon with him.

    After moving 10 kilometers away from the bombardment area, Xiaomao dropped Amon. Then, he closed his eyes, trying to recall the dream.

    Amon gazed at Xiaomao in confusion. Then, she looked at the massive crater, where they had been a few seconds ago. She was scared for her life.

    After the bombardment subsided, they heard a yell from Clem.

    "RETREAT! NOW!"

    Amon was confused once again. She couldn''t figure out why Clem, the mighty Orochi, suddenly ordered her troops to retreat when they had the upper hand.

    The answer was soon revealed after Xiaomao opened his eyes. He stood still and pped his hands. Then, he started shifting his hands, forming hand incantation, which Amon couldn''t understand.

    As if Xiaomao became a ninja, his hands moved so fast that Amon couldn''t see how he shifted his fingers and hands. However, she sensed a dense aura of Chaos Element Essence and karma.

    When Clem shouted again, Xiaomao pped the second time. Then, the unthinkable thing urred in the sky.

    All dragons that had been surrounding them exploded into blood mist!

    "!!!!"

    Amon vaguely noticed it for a brief moment. She sensed something that was neither constetion domain nor mandate domain. It belonged to a higher power, which was out of her reach.

    Xiaomao didn''t stop there. He pointed to the sky, and his eyes were pitch ck as the abyss. He shouted, then he pointed the index finger down.

    "Get over here, munya!"

    RUMBLE!

    The space and the world trembled. Then, the massive body of the 9-headed hydra fell from the sky and shed on the ground!

    Xiaomao never ceased to amaze Amon. Hepleted another hand spell.

    .

    In a certain cabin, a fishing pole, which nobody could use but Mu-Nyang and his master, suddenly transformed into a streak of light and vanished into Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe.

    Mu-Nyang snap-opened his eyes in shock. He immediately checked his dantian universe and followed the fishing pole''s location. When Mu-Nyang noticed where it went, he couldn''t stop his tears.

    "MASTER!"

    .

    RUMBLE

    A fishing pole appeared in front of Xiaomao. It glittered and hummed as if it was d to see him. Xiaomao reached out and held the fishing rod.

    "Let''s fish a hydra, munya."

 Chapter 409 Cathulhu Is A Fisherman!

    Chapter 409 ¨C Cathulhu is a Fisherman!

    While Clem was in space, an invisible hand seized her body and pulled her and herrades to the ground. Without the ability to resist, she fell and mmed into the below.

    "GAH!"

    All heads coughed and were stunned. The impact caused a 100 kilometers wide crater and a massive shockwave, which expulsed the cloud and trees in a radius of 1,000 kilometers. As if the world was being destroyed, the ground turned red because of the impact and collective heat.

    Although the apocalypse-like scene seemed terrifying, Xiaomao and Amon levitated in the sky, ignoring the copsed ground. Xiaomao nkly stared at his prey while Amon raised her arms to protect her face from the small pebbles and ck dust.

    Xiaomao resisted the strong gale and silently whipped the fishing line toward the hydra. The fishing rod shone and the line slithered in the air as if it was alive. The small hook at the end of the line transformed into a small arrowhead and pierced something invisible 50 meters away from the ck dragon''s head.

    The ck dragon opened his eyes in a jolt. He sensed a sharp pain in his heart, but he couldn''t find any assant nearby. He looked around in panic.

    It was toote for him to react. Xiaomao reeled in the fishing line, which pulled the invisible object that the hook wastching on.

    "AAAAAHHHHHH!!" The ck dragon head screamed. He thrashed his head and neck around as if someone was crushing his heart and bones to pieces.

    "NOOOO!! MAKE IT STOP!!"

    Firecracker, the red dragon head, raised his neck and looked at his colleague. He narrowed his eyes for a moment, "Something''s amiss!"

    "Damn right, something''s amiss!" Clemined and turned her head around. "Only sages can pull us to the ground like this, but all sages are on our side! That''s definitely Xiaomao''s protagonist power!"

    All heads but the ck dragon looked around, searching for the culprit. However, they couldn''t find Xiaomao no matter how hard they tried ¨C Domains, Qi sense, sight, smell, and karma reading skills failed to pick up Xiaomao''s location.

    "AAAAAAAH!!"

    The ck dragon''s head suddenly exploded from the inside. Then, his dantian crystal and soul shot out of his neck, flying toward an area with thick ck dust.

    All eight heads noticed it instantly. They turned around in unison.

    "OVER THERE! Use the dantian detonation domain!" Commanded Clem.

    The domain was self-exnatory. It was the exclusive power of all Yamato no Orochi''s sessors, which could instantly destroy any deity or immortal''s dantian crystal by just chanting a dragonnguage spell.

    DING

    All eight heads received a game system notification.

    <Karmic Soul Collector has collected Dragon God Noir''s soul.>

    <Dragon God Noir has died. He cannot be resurrected unless you return his soul to the body.>

    "WHAT?!"

    Clem and the seven dragons were astonished. They had never heard of this artifact before.

    "That must be Xiaomao''s personal weapon! If we kill him, we can steal his artifacts and secrets!" Firecracker suggested.

    "NO! That''s the way a 3rd rated antagonist bes food for the protagonists! We''ll abandon Noir and get out of this world ASAP! I''m activating the teleportation spell!"

    Clem sweated profusely. As cowardly and despicable as she was in the past, she detached her head from the body of the hydra and vanished, teleporting out of this alone.

    The other seven heads were shocked once again when Clem suddenly removed herself from the unified physique of Orochi. But as they were distracted, the fishing line and the arrowhead bait returned.

    SWUA

    The bait pierced something in front of the white dragon. He instantly screamed in agony.

    "HEEEEEELP!! SOMETHING CRUSHES MY HEART!!"

    "..."

    It was toote. The white dragon suffered the same fate as Noir - His head exploded, and his soul was stolen.

    The six remaining dragons clicked their tongues. They turned toward the general direction where the fishing line came from.

    Firecracker rallied his colleagues.

    "Don''t be discouraged! Clem is just a cowardly backstabbing bitch. We are deities, but Xiaomao is just an immortal. He is relying on the treasure''s power. Once we disable his treasure, he is dead meat!"

    The rally worked like magic. The remaining heads stopped looking at the white dragon head and activated their mandate domain, unleashing another volley of hell at the cloud of ck dust.

    CLICK-CLICK-CLICK

    Once again, the time stopped, and all domain abilities were paused.

    Firecracker bellowed and dispelled the time domain. However, it wasted a split second of his valuable reaction time.

    A split second was enough for another ability to hit Firecracker and his friends. The same fishing line returned. But this time, the thin line was as straightened as a sword. It swung down and cleaved their massive body in half!

    "!!!"

    The massive hydra body was split into two. The six unharmed heads detached from the main body and transformed into six separated dragons.

    When all dragons left the main body, therge torso withered and rotted, leaving only ck dust and bones. Firecracker and the five dragons coughed blood as their Orochi Array in the body was broken.

    "Dammit! My precious hard work!" The pink dragonined. She turned around and red at the fishing line. "I''ve had enough! You will die by my-!"

    SWUA

    Because they wasted too much time doing nothing, the fishing line acted like an assassin''s steel wire and sliced the pink dragon into 30 pieces. Her severed face slipped and fell on the ground while the fishing hook picked up her soul and returned it to the fisherman.

    .

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao levitated in the ck cloud, swinging his fishing rod with one hand. He picked his nose with the other hand and flickered it away, which identally fell on the soul of ck dragon Noir.

    Amon widened her eyes, watching the carnage in astonishment. She rubbed her eyes twice and pinched her nipples to check if she wasn''t dreaming.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "What is going on?"

    "Just stay there and watch, munya. Once I''m done with those geezers, we''ll have a dragon steak party."

    "B-But I''m a dragon, too. Cannibalism is a bit¡­"

    "Then, you can just eat other steaks while I eat the dragons, munya."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao cracked his fishing rod like a whip. A secondter, the hook pulled the white dragon''s soul to him. The angel furrowed his brow and looked at the soul in frustration.

    "This is taking too long. Let''s do something we''ve never tried, shall we, munya?"

    The fishing rod hummed while Xiaomao transformed into an oversized catopus. His head alone was one -meter tall, but he came with twenty tentacles. He also stopped time, distracting the dragons and stopping the oing domain abilities before they could hit him or Amon.

    The fishing rod multiplied into twenty, matching Xiaomao''s tentacle arms. Each arm coiled around a fishing rod, and they moved in unison, attacking the remaining dragons.

    One of the fishing lines turned into a sword and cleaved the massive hydra body in half. Five went after the pink head, but she transformed into a dragon first. Because the fishing lines had been cast, the lines cut the pink dragon into pieces.

    The other lines and hooks also went after the remaining dragons. But again, Xiaomao was annoyed for some reason.

    "Why do I feel like I haven''t used the full potential of this fishing rod, munya?"

    The fishing rod also glittered in response. It extracted a drop of chaos element essence and a wisp of Xiaomao''s positive karma to hint at him.

    "Hmm. So, should I spend more essence and karma on you, munya?"

    The fishing rod hummed again in agreement. Seeing how the sentient weapon reacted to his words, Xiaomao grinned and injected a star-worth of chaos essence and his remaining pure karma energy around him into the weapon.

    SCREECH!!

    The 19 clones of the fishing rod and the real one screeched in unison. They vanished from Xiaomao''s tentacles. Then, a wisp of karma memory entered Xiaomao''s mind.

    Once again, Xiaomao had a realistic daydream.

    .

    .

    The wooden cabin in the forest was always peaceful and tranquil, except for the certain non-stop wailing noise of a young catopus, which came from a nearby river bank.

    "MASTER, HELP!!"

    The fisherman elderughed as he pulled his soul-bound weapon, the fishing rod "Karmic Soul Collector", to reel in the bait on the hook. Coincidentally, the hook wastching on the young catopus'' neck choker.

    The elder used Mu-Nyang as bait to attract a massive river horn snake. It widened its mouth and chased after the living bait. Terrified for his life, the young cat cursed his parent while he absorbed whatever Qi was in the area to reinforce his ster constetion domain barrier.

    CRACK

    The barrier cracked as the fangs of the snake sage easily destroyed the puny power of an immortal. Mu-Nyang cried a waterfall and trembled, wishing that everything was just a dream.

    BOOM

    The fishing line suddenly split into a hundred threads. The main line still pulled Mu-Nyang, but the rest transformed into cathulhu tentacles. Half of them stabbed the river horn snake''s body while the other half pried its mouth open.

    The elder fisherman leisurely walked on the river and unhooked Mu-Nyang. He put him on his shoulder and petted him, "Well done, Mu-Nyang. You have condensed another Hydro Star."

    Mu-Nyang never stopped crying, "I don''t wanna train anymore, munya. Spare me."

    "This is for your growth, child. This realm is full of entities and sages. An immortal like you are nothing but an insect to big guys like them. If you don''t train, you''ll be eaten one day."

    "I don''t wanna get eaten, munya!"

    "Then, get stronger."

    "I don''t want to train either, munya!"

    "Then, get eaten."

    "NOOOOOO!!"

    "YEEEEEEESS!!"

    "NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!"

    "YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!"

    Mercilessly, the fisherman threw Mu-Nyang into the giant snake''s mouth. Then, hemanded the fishing line tentacles to forcefully close its mouth and destroy its brain.

    BOOM

    Therge snake''s brain exploded from the inside. However, the body still tried its best to survive. It produced digestive fluid and attempted to dissolve whatever was inside the snake''s stomach.

    "NOOOOOOO!!"

    The cat''s cry continued. The fishermanughed while he carefully observed Mu-Nyang with his domain, getting ready to pull him out.

    .

    Xiaomao reopened his eyes after he took a few seconds of a short nap. He remembered the technique now.

    "Oh, boy. I was a dick, munya."

    A bitter smile appeared on Xiaomao''s face. He swiped a drop of his tear and sent amand to the fishing rod.

    "Karma Switch!"

 Chapter 410 Cathulhus Rewards Are Stolen!

    Chapter 410 ¨C Cathulhu''s Rewards are Stolen!

    SCREECH!

    The same way the fisherman did in Xiaomao''s dream, the fishing line multiplied into a hundred strings. Then, they all transformed into Cathulhu tentacles. Each arm moved at a lightning speed and pieced the remaining dragons.

    Firecracker managed to bite one of therge tentacles, but twenty sharp tips punctured through his scales and skin. One of them reverted into a fishing hook andtched onto his dantian crystal inside his body.

    "THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE! I''M THE FIRE DRAGON GOD-*PU*"

    Sharp pain and the loud thud noise stunned Firecracker. His heart instantly stopped beating, and his pupils dimmed. He briefly saw the karma string of himself being pulled by the mysterious glittering arrowhead hook. His soul was ejected from his body and went along with the karma string.

    On the other end, Xiaomao caught the soul of Firecracker and the remaining dragons. In just one reeling, he got all of them, except Clem.

    Xiaomao smiled at the fishing rod. He shook it twice, and all tentacles vanished. All strings merged as one and returned to normal. In addition, the pole was spotless as if it was brand new equipment in a supermarket.

    "I''m still rusty, munya. That elder in the dream could have caught them all in one swing, but it took me twenty twigs to kill eight dragons. I''m still weak, munya."

    "¡­"

    Amon stared at Xiaomao with wide eyes. Those dragons were even stronger than most of Solomon''s demon generals, yet Xiaomao literally singlehandedly unalived them in less than a minute.

    ''You''re still weak? If you consider yourself weak, I would have been a helpless toddler!'' Amonined inwardly.

    Although Xiaomao had obtained the eight souls of the dragon deities, he wasn''t satisfied. He transformed into a giant Cathulhu and scanned the area. His tentacles collected the souls of level-9999 dragons that he massacred earlier and gathered them into a pile.

    Because of his massive physique, the other dragons found him and flew toward the battle site. When Xiaomao looked around him, he found ck clouds everywhere.

    They were not ck clouds or rain clouds. Instead, they were the approaching dragon armies. They formed ranks and flew in packs, covering the sky with their sheer number.

    Xiaomao snorted and ignored them. He shoved the corpses of dragon deities into his game inventory and prayed to Mu-Nyang.

    WHOOSH

    The souls of the dead dragons vanished. Xiaomao received no feedback from the game, but he knew that Mu-Nyang would be happy.

    Xiaomao wasn''t wrong. A momentter, Mu-Nyang''s cracked voice was audible in his mind.

    ''Master! Have your memory returned, munya?!''

    Xiaomao was amused. He teased him, "Damn cat! You have been hiding the secret from me all along, munya!"

    ''Munya? Wait, why are you still MUNYAing?''

    "Why? Because I''m a Cathulhu now, munya!"

    Mu-Nyang angrily snorted, ''Bah, I thought your memory had already returned, but you still have Alzheimer''s. You scared me for a moment, munya.''

    Realizing that Mu-Nyang found out his bluff, Xiaomao followed through, "Want me to use you as bait again, munya?"

    ''W-Wait! You remember that, munya?!''

    "What? You think I forgot how I raised you, munya!?"

    ''YOU DICK, MUNYA! You know that I got PTSD from that, munya!''

    Xiaomao cackled while the fishing rod also hummed in rhythm,ughing as well.

    While Xiaomao was chatting with MU-Nyang, the dragon armies got closer. They were only 10 kilometers away from Xiaomao and Amon.

    "H-H-Husband. I know that you''re strong, but my armies are about to arrive. I think the other general has already taken over my subordinates and regiments. I don''t think we can¡­"

    "Oh, them?"

    Xiaomao shrugged and let go of the fishing pole. The fishing tool levitated in the air.

    "Mu-Nyang, can you measure how many years of lifespan I have right now, munya?"

    ''A little over five years. You used up a lot of karma and life force earlier, munya.''

    "Hmm."

    Xiaomao gazed at the remaining dantian crystals that he hadn''t given to Mu-Nyang yet. He picked them up and tossed them into his mouth. His teeth crushed and chew them like candies.

    "NO! Those are the dantians of the deities! Their followers will be transferred to your dantian universe!" Amon shouted in panic.

    However, Mu-Nyang and Xiaomao didn''t bother. Thetter simply chanted a word.

    "NIHIL!"

    Mu-Nyangined, ''You have a terrible eating habit now, munya. You are acting like Taoties.''

    "That''s because I''ve learned from a Taotie! Anyway, NIHIL!"

    The broken dantian crystals melted in Xiaomao''s mouth. All living beings inside the universes perished while the stars and dragon Qi entered Xiaomao''s dantian universe.

    CHING-CHING-CHING

    The level indicator drastically changed. Xiaomao nced at the number on top of his head.

    Level 6500

    Level 6600

    Level 6700

    It kept rising even though Xiaomao wasn''t physically cultivating.

    Amon gulped and gazed at her husband in astonishment. She had no idea that half of Xiaomao''s consciousness was inside his dantian universe, sorting new stars and cultivating non-stop.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Ten secondster, Mu-Nyang reminded Xiaomao.

    ''50,000 years of lifespan. It''s enough, munya.''

    Xiaomao nced at his level. It was 7500 and rising, but Xiaomao didn''t care anymore. What mattered the most was his life force as he could use it to kill every dragon here on the spot.

    PA!

    He pped his tentacles. Using the clubby arms instead of hands, Xiaomao used the hand incantation once again. A visible glowing seal insignia floated in front of Xiaomao and thumbed.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    BOOM

    Half of the approaching dragons in the sky exploded in unison. The ck clouds turned red and rained blood. Soul crystals and dantian crystals of the dragons fell from the sky.

    ''One year remaining now, munya. You have to stop.''

    Xiaomao look around and noticed the ashen faces of the dragons. They stopped flying forward and screamed in fright. Then, they turned tail and flew away.

    "I guess Undine and others were worried for nothing, munya. This war is too easy."

    ''Easy my ass, munya. Go eat the immortal dragons'' dantians or you''ll die in a year for real, munya.''

    "On it, son!"

    ''You''re wee, master.''

    .

    .

    The blood rain and the explosions in the sky didn''t escape the eyes of Jungwoo, Bianca, Chase, and many others. Among them, a Caucasian man in full te armor rubbed his chin while he sat on the corpse of a level-9600 fire dragon''s head. Beside him, a handsome long-haired man in red robes gazed at the carnage and furrowed his brow.

    "Zhou Yu, do you know who outdid us?"

    The man in red robes, Zhou Yu, yed with the dantian crystal of the dead fire dragon, transferring the me stars to his dantian while killing the residents inside. He shook his head as he had no clue.

    "I think a deity on our side finished them off or something. By the way, Mr. Huntsman. You''re not supposed to eat that soul."

    James Huntsman, the knight, smirked and nced at the half-eaten soul ball in his hand. His aura ckened after he had taken the first bite, and he loved it.

    "I can feel the power, Zhou Yu. Soul Devouring Method is the way."

    "Your karma will be corrupted. Soon, your status will be degraded to that of a sinner."

    "I don''t care. We need to get stronger ASAP, or we''ll die here. Look at your level, fool!"

    Zhou Yu looked at the level indicator above him. It was only 1,200.

    On the other hand, James Huntsman''s level surpassed 5,000. Despite having a lower level than the me dragon, he managed to defeat it with bare hands.

    After Huntsman swallowed the remaining soul orb, his level jumped to 5,500.

    PU!

    As if Huntsman''s protagonist luck was at work, a dozen dantian crystals and soul orbs fell from the sky andnded next to them. The knightughed and picked the souls. Then, he kicked the dantian crystals at Zhou Yu.

    "You can have those. I''m satisfied with the souls."

    "¡­"

    Zhou Yu had a bad feeling about this, but he collected the dantian crystals. He kept one of them in his game inventory, but he offered the rest to Mu-Nyang.

    .

    .

    Not far from Zhou Yu and James Huntsman''s location, a lone half-naked man stood on top of a tree, admiring the rain of blood. He extended his hands and managed to catch a dantian crystal and a dragon soul.

    Caesar, theter, did exactly what Huntsman aspired. However, he also merged his dantian universe with the dragon''s dantian universes, stealing their poptions.

    Although Caesar had no mentor, he could split his consciousness like Xiaomao. In his dantian universe, he visited the confused poption and followers of dead dragons. Then, he dered.

    "Your master has been killed by a vile viin, and your master''s corpse identallynds on my hand. For now, my universe will be your new home."

    Many drakes and wyverns in the dead dragon''s dantian universeined and threatened Caesar, who was weaker than them, "Bullshit! I bet you killed our master!"

    "Check my karma, then."

    "Hah?"

    Dragons and their descendants were sensitive to karma and the murderer of their kin. They soon noticed that Caesar didn''t kill their master as he didn''t possess the usual brand, a dragon curse, or a dragon yer title.

    Caesar took advantage of the momentum and persuaded them, "Although I don''t know why dragons want me dead, I''m willing to help those who aren''t a part of this conflict. While I''m investigating what is happening out there, I hope that you can respect my universe and don''t run rampant. Otherwise, I might die, and you won''t learn about the murderer of your master."

    "..."

    The drakes, wyverns, and the dantian residents of the dead dragon hesitated even though they didn''t trust Caesar. However, as their lives were now bound with Caesar, they decided to temporarily work with him.

    "Fine. If you can find out who killed our master, we''ll help you. If you can avenge our master, we''ll make you our god!"

    "Great!" Caesar inwardlyughed. He bowed and excused himself. Then, he took in another dantian universe and repeated what he did to the previous group.

    His level jumped from 1,000 to 5,000 after he pacified one universe. After he finished with the second one, it reached 7,000!

 Chapter 411 Cathulhus Dark Scheme

    Chapter 411 ¨C Cathulhu''s Dark Scheme

    Netherworld

    The deste wastnd was the home of many dragon deities. They and their followers betrayed Lilith to serve Solomon as they couldn''t stand Mao Miaomiao and Mu-Nyang''s tyranny.

    Inside a volcanic mountain hid an underground pce. In the main pce, the king of the underworld sat on his throne, recuperating from his injuries when he snatched Pangu''s dantian universe.

    It had been a day since Solomon forcefully had teleported protagonist-ss yers to the game world number 28. He stopped meditating to check the progress of his minions.

    "Where are Baal, Belial, Paimon, Amon, and Clem?"

    A tall humanoid demon with dragon horns emerged from the red carpet at the center of the hall. He knelt, "Belial reporting to your majesty."

    Solomon nodded at Belial. He nced at the subordinate''s level.

    99,999

    That was the ceiling of the deity realm. The next step was sagehood, which required him to cultivate karma and life force.

    Solomon smiled at Belial, "How long has been at the bottleneck, Belial?"

    "Reporting to your majesty. About a week ago."

    "That''s fast. You were level-99,000 thest time I saw you."

    "That was two months ago. My progress is slowpared to you."

    Solomon liked the humbleness of Belial. However, his expression was solemn as he resumed working mode.

    "How is the W-28? How many protagonists have we killed?"

    Belial raised his head and gazed at his king. He boldly reported the truth, "Reporting to your majesty, none."

    "What?!"

    "We have located Xiaomao, Chase, Bianca, Huntsman, Zhou Yu, Ran Tae, and Caesar. As for the rest, they are still in hiding."

    Solomon''s face darkened. He stood up and bellowed, "We have a million level-9999 dragons over there. Howe you can''t even kill those fledglings?!"

    "Reporting to your majesty. Protagonists are stronger than their actual cultivation base and level indicator. From our intel, Xiaomao is as strong as a level-50,000 deity. Huntsman, Caesar, Ran Tae, and Bianca are fledging deities. Chase is Mao Miaomiao''s disciple, so he''s about the same strength as Xiaomao. Zhou Yu is the weakest, but he is using Huntsman as a shield."

    Solomon almost coughed blood in anger. He deeply inhaled and strode out of the pce. Belial stood up and followed his lord, waiting for his instructions.

    As Belial had expected, while walking, Solomon asked him, "Where are Clem and Amon? I sent those two to monitor that world. How did Xiaomao and others survive when those two are present?!"

    "Reporting to your majesty. From the recent report, Amon has betrayed us. Clem briefly fought with Xiaomao, but he killed all her subordinates. She is currently recuperating in W-29."

    As soon as Belial finished his report, Solomon widened his eyes and turned around. He red at Belial.

    "How the fuck did a weak immortal defeat THAT Orochi?! Did Susano-O help him or something?!"

    "Susano-O hasn''t been reincarnated yet. It was Xiaomao''s mysterious power."

    "¡­"

    Solomon''s shoulders and arms trembled. He slowly raised his finger and pointed at Belial''s face.

    "You go."

    "Your majesty?"

    "You and your armies, go kill those minions of Mu-Nyang. Bring me their souls, dantian crystals, and Heavenly Fate Crystals. You have one day!"

    "Your majesty, I''m afraid I can''t enter the W-28''s domain because of my high level. I''ll be struck by the tribtion lightning and the game system-"

    "Das war ein Befehl!"

    "¡­"

    Belial bit his lower lips, concealing his emotions. Just now, Solomon just blurted out anguage that thetter once used when he was a mortal on Divine Theocracy Earth.

    "You just have one job. You''re the top deity in this realm, and you must bring me their fate crystals. What part of the order you do not understand, vermin?!"

    "Your majesty, I understand everything."

    "Good! GET LOST AND DON''T COME BACK UNTIL I SEE THE RESULT!"

    "¡­"

    Belial deeply bowed and sank to the pce floor. He teleported out of the Netherworld Realm.

    After Belial was gone, Solomon coughed a mouthful of blood. Although he managed to assimte Pangu''s dantian universe with his, he stillcked supporters and worshipers. Moreover, his ckened karma strings were so fragile that he could barely rely on them for sage abilities.

    To cure or recover from this predicament, Solomon needed heavenly fate crystals from the protagonists. As long as he could acquire at least one of them, he could upgrade his fate and remove ill karma from him. Once the ck karma was cleansed, he could get stronger and devour Mu-Nyang''s stars in his universe.

    "Master, the livestock of this universe is mine. I raised them myself, so they all belong to me. You can''t steal my livestock and investment!"

    Solomon clenched his chest and turned around. He dragged his feet back to the throne room to resume recuperating.

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Mao Miaomiao narrowed his eyes and observed the retreating dragons. Although they dispersed because of fear, a few of them suddenly died for no reason.

    "I didn''t do that, munya."<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    That wasn''t the only thing Xiaomao was concerned about. After he ughtered the dragons, he gathered the fallen dantian crystals and the soul orbs around him by using his gravity domain. However, there were multiple resisting force feedbacks, preventing some of the orbs and crystals to reach him.

    Xiaomao snorted and tracked their locations. He closed his eyes and followed the karma strings in the air. A momentter, he saw the faces of three individuals.

    One was a half-naked man on top of a tree, absorbing and eating dantian crystals around him. Another one boldly ate the soul orbs raw while a long-haired man simply collected everything into his game inventory.

    "Oi, those are my items, munya."

    Frustrated, Xiaomao opened his eyes and pointed his finger toward the general direction of Zhou Yu and Huntsman, trying to use the same power when he made Clem fall from space.

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao was low on lifespan. Mu-Nyang warned him again.

    ''Don''t use your karma mandate anymore, munya. You will die if you use it again.''

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes, "You do know that someone is stealing souls and dantian crystals, right?"

    ''I know. You don''t have to worry about them.''

    "One of those motherhumpers is eating soul orbs, though?"

    ''It''s fine, munya. Soul devouring is taboo in my dantian universe. Their karma will be painted ck, and their growth rate will be capped at their current realm, munya. That idiot can no longer be a deity.''

    "But his level is rising though. I think he reaches level 9999 now."

    ''That''s the best he can do, munya. If he eats more souls, his max level will start to decrease.''

    Xiaomao was still concerned about Mu-Nyang''s health. Also, his instinct told him that leaving Huntsman alone for too long might harm Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe.

    "What about your lifespan, Mu-Nyang?"

    ''I''m fine. I have seven octillion years to live, munya. You should worry about yourself first.''

    "Will your lifespan reduce if I eat the dantian crystals?"

    ''Hahaha! No, munya. Those dantian crystals are actually why I''m encouraging independent cultivators to get stronger. They are like pigs to me. They unintentionally consumed my Qi, grew fatter, and evolved into Qi generators, munya. By the time they reach the sage realm and discover the truth, their karma will be bound to me, and their destiny is to be consumed, munya.''

    "You what?!"

    ''In summary, I give everybody a ce to grow as cultivators. When they die, I eat their dantian crystals to increase my lifespan and cultivation base, munya.''

    In short, everybody in the universe got stronger to be Mu-Nyang''s food! It turned out that the true viin was Mu-Nyang all along! He finally understood why Pangu betrayed Mu-Nyang - He might have learned about the truth and couldn''t ept it.

    Xiaomao broke a cold sweat. Although he vaguely remembered that he was Mu-Nyang''s mentor, he didn''t know the detail of why Mu-Nyang left so many rampant cultivators around.

    Fortunately, Xiaomao''s ethics and morale were long gone. He no longer abided by humanws and standards.

    "Does my father know about this, too?"

    ''Yes, munya. That''s why we had a deal, and I exempt his entire family from my food list.''

    "Jesus Christ¡­" Xiaomao facepalmed. He was speechless and astonished. "Cats are evil."

    ''You''re also a cat, too, munya.''

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao rested his hands on his hips and deeply sighed. He pursed his lips and closed his eyes for a moment to digest all the information.

    A few minutester, he reopened his eyes and resumed what he had been doing. He ignored the war crime of Mu-Nyang as if the conversation never happened.

    "Don''t tell this to anyone, son. You''re too evil."

    ''You''re the one who taught me this method though.''

    Again, Xiaomao pped his forehead, "I don''t remember that."

    ''You will someday, munya. Hehehe!''

    .

    .

    An hourter, Xiaomao consumed all the dantian crystals. Then, he rechecked his lifespan, using Mu-Nyang as a system helper.

    Because of the memory of the fisherman, Mu-Nyang never cut off hismunication. He kept chatting with his master as if he wished to cherish every moment with him.

    While they were at it, Xiaomao sent Amon to his dantian universe and then introduced her to everybody.

    In the dantian universe of Xiaomao, the mermaids red at their cheating husband while Lilith, Levy, and Lilim smirked at Amon, mocking her for joining their sidete.

    Levy''s spirit patted Amon''s shoulder, "Wee to the club, although you are now my DAUGHTER-IN-LAW!"

    "I''m WHAT?!"

    Amon and Levy were best friends before the Great Reset. Upon learning that her status was lower than her buddy, Amon was shocked.

    "Therefore, you must listen to my order when I tell you, okay? My DAUGHTER-IN-LAW?"

    "¡­"

    Amon sulked while Lilith and Lilim giggled at their interactions.

    On the other hand, Undine and Nymph dragged Xiaomao to their mansion. What they did was soon noticeable as the mansion bobbed as if it was Ankha''s Hut in a certain meme.

 Chapter 412 Cathulhu Performs Resurrection Ritual

    Chapter 412 ¨C Cathulhu Performs Resurrection Ritual

    "Is it over?"

    Ma Moxi gazed at the sky. The barrier domes that had been trapping him were gone as the dragons suddenly retreated.

    Curious about the changes, Ma Moxi started tracing the karma and read the events of the game world. Upon inspection, he discovered that the dragons received an order from a demon dragon general to withdraw from the hunt. In addition, they would be transferred to game world number 29 to unite with the deities there.

    ''What are they doing, Moxi?'' Asked Ma Xingjuan.

    "Probably regrouping. Someone just wrecks them so hard that their buttholes can''t take it anymore, and they are crying to their daddies."

    ''You sound like Miaomiao, you know that?''

    "It must be your imagination."

    ''¡­''

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Jungwoo, Mao Xueyan, and Mao Dandan stopped fighting as well. The surrounding dragons snorted and grudgingly retreated from the battle.

    Aside from the two tigresses, Jungwoo was soaked in his blood. He fell to his knees before he copsed, face down. Dandan reverted to her humanoid tiger-woman appearance and fed Jungwoo a potion and a pill.

    Mao Xueyan continued hovering in the sky, looking at the fleeing dragons. While she was observing the dragon''s reaction, she noticed other battlefields nearby.

    "Dandan, protect Jungwoo for now. I''m going to check something."

    "Where are you going, sis?"

    "I''ve found an ally. I''ll be right back."

    "O-Okay."

    Mao Xueyan maintained her demonic tiger form and rushed west, heading toward another ce with amotion. When she arrived, she spotted someone she knew.

    "I knew it. It''s you, Diaochan."

    Below Mao Xueyan, three women leisurely dissected the dragon carcasses. The dancer with a skimpy bikini looked up and waved her hand at her colleague.

    "Oh, hey, Xueyan! It has been ages!"

    Mao Xueyan reverted to her humanoid form and nodded at Eve, whom she wasn''t closed with. Then, she smiled at Bianca.

    "I guess your team is protected by her protagonist luck," Mao Xueyan teased them. However, she remembered that the other people on their team weren''t present. "Where are Sun Wukong, OG-Buddha, and others?"

    Diaochan and Eve wryly smiled. They pointed at Bianca.

    Mao Xueyan turned to Bianca, who had been sitting on a rock and resting her severed head on herp. One of her hands gently fed the head a piece of dragon steak.

    Noticing the look of the weretigress, Bianca stopped chewing and exined, "Lu Bu killed them, but I manage to secure their souls in my dantian, senior. I''ll resurrect them when I''m strong enough."

    "What about their dantian universes?"

    "Lu Bu ate them all. I''m sorry."

    "¡­ I see."

    Mao Xueyan sighed. Not only Xiaomao suffered heavy casualties on his side, but Mao Miaomiao Faction also lost several people. Fortunately, the damage was minimal as the dead could be resurrectedter on.

    Diaochan tossed a piece of cooked meat to Mao Xueyan. She put one in her mouth and asked while she was eating, "Say, do you know where Lu Bu is? Now that we broke out of his prison, we want revenge!"

    Mao Xueyan shrugged, "He''s dead."

    "He¡­ what?! Who killed him? Miaomiao?"

    "No. Xiaomao killed him."

    "Xiaomao¡­ Mao Xiaomiao? Wei Yuan''s son?"

    "Yes. Him."

    Diaochan pped her forehead. She grumbled, "Oh,e on! I called dip on that asshole''s dantian universe! I was nning to eat it!"

    "Too bad. A protagonist can only be killed by an antagonist or another protagonist. Even if you were to fight him, you would have be EXP for Lu Bu instead."

    "I know. But DAMN! Miaomiao used to tell me that Lu Bu is an invincible or OP-type protagonist. I still can''t believe that oni child killed him."

    Mao Xueyanughed. Then, they continued to chat for a few minutes before Xueyan invited the group to travel together, to which Diaochan, Eve, and Bianca agreed.

    Diaochan, Eve, and Bianca stored the food in their inventory and rendezvoused with Jungwoo and Dandan. When they arrived, Jungwoo managed to recover enough stamina to get back on his feet.

    As soon as Jungwoo saw Eve and Diaochan, his jaw dropped.

    "S-So beautiful."

    Dandan lightly bonked him with a wooden stick. She delivered a piece of bad news for him, "They have an owner, a scary one at that. If you have a death wish, you can woo them."

    "Err, I already have a girlfriend, so no thanks."

    "You are wise. Oh, by the way, who''s that?" Dandan was interested in the headless knight girl, who kept her head in her arms instead of putting it on her neck.

    Bianca''s body awkwardly put the head back to where it belonged. However, due to the body''s clumsiness, her head slipped off her hands and the troublesome right foot identally punted the head 400 meters into the sky.

    "AAAAAAAHHHHH!! YOU STUPID BODYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!"

    Bianca''s body kicked the ground and leaped toward the head, but it identally collided with a giant tree. Everybody looked at the flying head and sweated profusely.

    Diaochan drylyughed, "She''s aedy-type protagonist. Also, her race is Duhan."

    "No wonder¡­"

    .

    .

    After recovering enough lifespan, Xiaomao shifted his attention to one of his primary objectives. He brought out Shepherd, Alice, and Madoka''s soul orbs and looked at them.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Xiaomao consulted with Mu-Nyang through voice transmission.

    "Mu-Nyang, how do I resurrect my subordinates?"

    ''Simple. Sacrifice your lifespans equivalent to their level times 100. If their level before they died is 1,000, you need 100,000 years of lifespan, munya.''

    "How many years do I have again?"

    ''1,673,000. From what I see, you need about 3.1 million for the three souls. Also, you need three million extra for three rituals and some backup. Ideally, I suggest you gather 10 million years at the minimum before you start resurrecting them, munya.''

    "Is there another way?"

    ''There is. If you use Lilith''s method, you have to advance to thete deity stage first. I doubt you can wait that long, munya.''

    Xiaomao deeply sighed. He didn''t have enough life force to bring everybody back to life. Even after eating all the dantian crystals of the dragons, it was still short.

    "How do I gain more lifespan quickly? Why did I only gain a few thousand years after eating those dragons'' dantians, Mu-Nyang?"

    ''Immortal dragons don''t have many sentient worshipers or supporters in their dantians, munya. You have to eat the deities to get more.''

    "Deities¡­ I see."

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao already ate Firecracker and other deity dragons'' dantian crystals. Each gave him an average of 200,000 years of lifespan. Thus, to acquire 10 million years of lifespan, Xiaomao needed to eat 50 deities.

    Still, Xiaomao had enough lifespan to bring back one of them.

    "I''ll bring back Shepherd. Teach me the method, Mu-Nyang."

    ''Okie-dokie, master.''

    .

    Xiaomao brought the soul orb of Shepherd to an open ground. Then, he drew a 100-diameter magic circle with 49 circuits and seven minor circles inside. ording to Mu-Nyang, he even added descriptions of past deeds that he and Shepherd did together in the mix.

    ''Good. Now, attach Shepherd''s existence karma string to the soul and make sure it links with yours, munya. Then, repeat after me.''

    Xiaomao nodded and closely listened to Mu-Nyang, ready to repeat every word.

    ''MUNYA MUNYA-MUNYA MUNYA!''

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao was taken aback, but he tried his best to pronounce and sound like the cat.

    "Munya Munya Munya Munya."

    ''No, no, NO! It''s MUNYA MUNYA-MUNYA MUNYA!''

    "Munya Munya Munya Munya?"

    ''Pay attention to the pitch, master. It''s MUNYA, not Munya. Munya Munya Munya Munya literally means I fuck a homo''s mouth. MUNYA MUNYA-MUNYA MUNYA means I hereby sacrifice my lifespan, munya.''

    "Dafuq."

    ''Transform to a Cathulhu to boost your linguistic skill, munya. Also, you can permit the [Cathulhu Instinct] to take over your vocal cord for a moment when we''re doing the ritual.''

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Hohoh? Is it my time to shine?"

    ''Yes, munya. Let''s do it properly!''

    "¡­"

    Without a choice, Xiaomao transformed into a gigantic Cathulhu. He looked around and made sure that nobody could interrupt their ritual.

    ''Repeat after me! MUNYA MUNYA-MUNYA MUNYA!''

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Let me take over. MUNYA MUNYA-MUNYA MUNYA!" (I hereby sacrifice my lifespan in this ritual!)

    ''Mun-mun, munyaning. MUNYA, munYA MU-NYA MUNYA!''

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Mun-mun, munyaning. MUNYA, munYA MU-NYA MUNYA!" (Using my lifespan as a fee, I demand an equivalent exchange for my wish!)

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao allowed the Instinct Senpai to move his vocal cord. Although he understood the munyanguage, Mu-Nyang''s currentnguage was iprehensible due to the unique pitches.

    ''MUNYA HEE, MUNYA HOO, MUNYA HAA, MUNYA HAHA!''

    "Wait a minute."

    Xiaomao sweated profusely. Suddenly, Mu-Nyang started singing the iconic song in his version. He doubted that it was rted to the ritual incantation.

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "MUNYA HEE, MUNYA HOO, MUNYA HAA, MUNYA HAHA!"

    Not only Xiaomao''s vocal cord was controlled by Instinct Senpai, but his tentacles also started moving, dancing with the notes. By the time Xiaomao realized it, he also sang along willingly. The butterflies also came out and surrounded the ritual magic circle, mimicking Xiaomao and dancing around it.

    The ritual circle brightened. The life force of Xiaomao left him and entered the orb of Shepherd''s soul. Then, Xiaomao received a notification message from Mu-Nyang''s system.

    <You are about to resurrect Shepherd. Will you sacrifice 1,200,000 years of lifespan to add one year of lifespan to Shepherd?>

    1.2 million to one year?!

    Xiaomao almost vomited blood. The exchange rate was so expensive that he wanted to cry. However, he wanted the quirky and corny subordinate back.

    "YES! BRING HIM BACK, MUNYA HEE!"

    <Resurrecting Shepherd¡­>

    <Warning, Shepherd has multiple soul orbs inside his dantian. You cannot resurrect them unless you have Shepherd''s permission.>

    "I don''t care. Bring him back, MUNYA HOO!"

    <Affirmative, MUNYA HA!>

    "MUNYA HAHA!"

    The party continued.

 Chapter 413 Cathulhuâ€™s Bonds And Fateful Encounters

    Chapter 413 ¨C Cathulhu''s Bonds and Fateful Encounters

    In the void, a man with long hair and a full beard slowly opened his eyes and gazed at the first person he saw. In front of him, an elderly man with long white hair and a white beard kindly smiled and gave him a set of robes to wear.

    "Wee to Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe, my clone. You will be called Joshua from now on."

    Joshua silently gazed at his creator, digesting the information that the elder had imparted to him. After a minute, he asked his creator.

    "Why did you create me? Why did you give me consciousness?"

    "Simple. I have a mission for you."

    "Yes?" Joshua was puzzled.

    The mysterious elder passed him a blueprint and a book. Joshua received it and opened the book, skimming through the content.

    It was a research record of a pseudo-lifeform. As for the blueprint, it was for a factory for that research.

    Joshua read the blueprint out loud, "War Marite?"

    "I''ve foreseen the future. In a billion years, Mu-Nyang will start collecting beings from another dantian universe to create a livestock farm, and he will identally bring in troublemakers. They will rebel and kill Mu-Nyang''s main consciousness and cause a bacsh on his cultivation base."

    "Who is Mu-Nyang, master?"

    "The god of this universe. Without him, you cannot exist."

    "¡­" Joshua quietly nodded. He took that to heart.

    The old man continued the exnation, "One of the troublemakers will attempt to take over the universe. He will cultivate sages to govern thew and the reincarnation river. Before that happens, I want you toplete the War Marite Project."

    Joshua flipped the book and studied the detail. He saw several drafts and drawings of the war marites that he was supposed to create. But when he flipped to thest page, he saw a note.

    [Chaos Seraphim can multiply their consciousness.]

    "Chaos Seraphim?" Joshua uttered.

    "The War Marites are based on Chaos Seraphims that I killed in the past. They are born to cultivate karma and Chaos Elements. Their dantians can automatically generate lifeforms as long as they grow up in the right environment. However, I don''t have enough time to nurture or educate them anymore."

    "Why?"

    "I''m dying, Joshua."

    Joshua lowered his head. He felt bad for his creator.

    The old manughed, "Don''t be sad. It''s not like I''ll be dead forever. My soul will live on in this universe as long as Mu-Nyang is still alive. I just have to reincarnate to cleanse my sins. After I''m reborn, I will swiftly regain my cultivation base and heavenly fate crystal. Then, I can surpass my old self and grow even stronger."

    "Master has a grand n, I see."

    "Yes. Remember. Until I return,plete the War Marite Project. Do whatever it takes to support Mu-Nyang and his allies."

    "Master can count on me," Joshua deeply bowed.

    The old man bitterly smiled. He pped his hands and created a set of fishing rods for Joshua.

    "This is not much, but it''s a replica of my soul-bound weapon."

    The elder touched Joshua''s forehead with his index finger, imparting knowledge and cultivation techniques to him, after which, he slowly faded.

    "My time is up. Mu-Nyang is about to wake up now. Remember, do whatever necessary to support Mu-Nyang."

    The old man vanished. Joshua gazed at the glowing fishing rod in front of him and his robes before he put the blueprint and the book away. He looked around and found a habitable nearby.

    .

    Yearster, Joshua had an epiphany.

    His creator said something about troublemakers in Mu-Nyang''s universe. Joshua believed that if he could suppress or eliminate the troublemakers before they could rebel, he could change the future. Thus, he started killing hostile lifeforms and foreign entities.

    This offended Mu-Nyang as Joshua went out of line. The cat imprisoned him in a mortal world so that he could reflect on his wrongdoings.

    Joshua epted the punishment. He spent his time in a mortal world, studying the research book while he experimented with his mortal followers. He used his knowledge to educate local people to kill time. Butter on, he got into an entanglement with the local fief and was forced to leave that.

    Yearster, Joshua gathered enough materials to create the first batch of War Marites that his creator had ordered him. Because it was his first time, he started with a batch of seven prototypes.

    Two were a copy of a mortal male and a female of the world that he had been residing in.

    One was abination of negative karma and a female dragon.

    One was abination of good karma with a male angel.

    Two were a destined pair of lovers, but their starting cultivation base was the deity realm.

    And thest one was a powerful giant that Joshua had vanquished.

    Trouble ensued after Joshua released them. The pair of lovers fled the research facilities. The giant took in a wandering soul and mistook himself for a fallen race. He destroyed the research center and escaped.

    Four remaining prototype war marites were injured. Joshua wanted to pursue the escapees, but he chose to save the four prototypes.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    The four prototype war marites survived, but they lost most of their abilities. Joshua took his time, nurturing them back to health. He also gave them names.

    Two replicas of mortals were named Adam and Eve. The female dragon was Lilith. And the male angel was Devil.

    As for the two escapees, they were Gaia and Uranus. The giant rebel was none other than Pangu.

    After Joshua made sure that the four prototypes were safe, he followed Pangu, Gaia, and Uranus, hoping to hunt them down. Unfortunately, the lover pair sought help from Mu-Nyang, and thetter pacified them.

    Because of Mu-Nyang''s intervention, Joshua was restricted once again. He was branded, and he could no longer harm Gaia, Uranus, or Pangu even though he was a quasi-sage while the escapees were merely weak immortals.

    This vexed Joshua. Thus, he returned to the research facility and entrusted a mission to the four remaining prototypes.

    Joshua ordered Adam and Eve to create a new mortal world together and use their power for the greater good. Then, they would reap a lot of positive karma, which would help Mu-Nyang in the long run.

    Devil and Lilith were chosen as the punishers. Joshua trained them personally.

    Unfortunately, Pangu rose to power too fast. He soon rallied the Mazinger Race, which Joshua had tried to remove from this universe. In the end, Pangu ughtered many catopuses, cathulhus, and many innocent deities, including Mu-Nyang''s consciousness.

    As the old man predicted, Mu-Nyang''s cultivation base fell. Then, Pangu took over the universe while his disciples became sages.

    More chaos followed. While Mu-Nyang was recuperating in the higher realm, he took in another soul to maintain the bnce of his universe. Oni God came to life and vied for supremacy.

    Lilith also left the facility and created Netherworld Realm. She then governed the dragon race and became a powerhouse in the universe.

    Afterward, Devil acted weird. He started talking as if he had been through everything countless times, and his karma turned ck. He asked Joshua to help him create a new generation of war marites by using him as a base.

    Joshuaplied. He created 12 copies of Devil and granted them independent conscience and consciousness. That day, the Trumpet Alliance, aka the 12 archangels, were born.

    That wasn''t enough. Yearster, Devil begged Joshua to create another one.

    Again, Joshua helped his creation. He created another clone for Devil. Unfortunately, this one''s cultivation base was broken, and he ended up as a mortal.

    Instead of being disappointed, Devil liked the creation. He dumped the 13th clone on a mortal world and imnted his memory into him.

    That was the day Mao Miaomiao came to life.

    ¡­

    WHOOSH

    Shepherd slowly opened his eyes after a long dream. He clenched his fists as he was still frustrated.

    "Wee back, munya," Xiaomao in his angel appearance smiled at Shepherd.

    Shepherd widened his eyes as he remembered the voice. He sat up and gazed at his master.

    But before he could utter a word, the creator''s face in his dream ovepped with Xiaomao''s. He was stunned for a moment.

    "Master?"

    "Yes, I''m your master, munya," Xiaomao raised his brow, wondering if Shepherd hadn''t regained his memory.

    Shepherd opened his mouth as he was about to report his blunder and how he identally gave life to Pangu. But a split secondter, he couldn''t recall the dream memory.

    "What was I doing again?" Shepherd was confused.

    "How the hell would I know, munya?!"

    "I feel like I forget something VERY important, master. I need to report you about something, but I can''t recall."

    "About your failure or something?"

    "YES! Something like that. But what was it¡­"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao rolled his eyes and shrugged. Then, he reminded Shepherd, "Do you know where the souls of Titania and Qidia are, munya? They died about the same time as you, but no one found their souls."

    Being reminded of his wives, Shepherd pped his hands, "Oh, right. They''re with my original self, I think?"

    "Your original self?"

    "I mean, my sponsor. I''m a clone of Joshua, and I vaguely remember that their souls went in his direction. We will need to ask him to return them to us."

    "I guess we can''t bring them back anytime soon. Oh, right, munya. We need to find you a few dantian crystals. You have one year to live, by the way. If you don''t increase your lifespan, your wives have to wait for another million years."

    "NUUUUUU!! Master, help me!" Shepherd cried like how Nobita cried to Doraemon.

    Xiaomao patted Shepherd''s head andughed. He felt like he was raising a child, "There, there. This daddy will help you, munya. For now, you have to stay in my dantian universe for the time being. The outside is too dangerous for a weak immortal like you, munya."

    After finishing his sentences, Xiaomao shoved Shepherd into his dantian universe.

    In the dantian, Shepherdnded in front of Yuan Hua and Magdalene. The two girls cried and embraced him, leaving Shepherd confused.

 Chapter 414 Cathulhuâ€™s New Feud

    Chapter 414 ¨C Cathulhu''s New Feud

    After getting Shepherd back, Xiaomao set his sight on the dragons, ready to farm some lifespan from the dragons.

    The table turned - The hunters became the hunted.

    Xiaomao left his cave and flew north. He scanned everywhere to search for stray dragons to kill.

    It wasn''t hard to find one. After flying for ten minutes, Xiaomao found a herd of 500 dragons at a distance.

    As soon as the dragons saw Xiaomao, they warned their friends and dispersed in every direction.

    Xiaomao was annoyed. As he couldn''t attack them with karma techniques or with the fishing rod, he activated a regr sword domain and attacked them from afar.

    Unfortunately, the dragons were too quick. They also used their domain buffs and got out of Xiaomao''s reach. Then, they flew to space, leaving the.

    "Come back here, geckos!"

    Xiaomao taunted the dragons, but none of them reacted.

    Frustrated, Xiaomao transformed into a giant cathulhu. He taunted again, "You can''t even kill a freaking cat, munya! Keep sticking those tails in your asses because y''all are so GEH and desperate that you need something to shove in your assholes to masturbate, munya!"

    "HAH?!"

    The taunt worked. Some of them stopped running and turned around in anger.

    Xiaomao immediately caught up. A thousand tentacle tips shapeshifted into des. Then, countless swishing sounds cut through the air as Xiaomao used the sword domain technique again.

    Fifty dragons in the atmosphere were sliced into ground beef, and their dantian crystals and souls were ejected from their bodies.

    Xiaomao brightly smiled. He flew to the atmosphere to collect the dantian crystals.

    "Thanks for the help, cat."

    Suddenly, a cultivator kicked the ground and shuttled through the sky. He overtook Xiaomao and grabbed one of the souls. Then, he put it in his mouth.

    "What the?!"

    Xiaomao was taken aback. He stopped climbing altitude and red at the stranger.

    Upon getting a better look at the man, Xiaomao noticed that the guy was a blond-haired young man in knight armor. He also managed to catch a glimpse of his name.

    James Huntsman, the Grim Reaper, Level 9,999

    Xiaomao furrowed his brow. He had never seen this guy before, but he remembered that he stole some of the dragon souls and dantian crystals from him. After all those deeds, he still had the galls to steal his loot again.

    "Give them to me, or I''ll pry them from your dead body, munya."

    Huntsman smirked. He chewed the soul orb like an apple and wiggled his hand, taunting Xiaomao.

    "You? Ha! Your level is inferior to mine. What can you do? Bust my ass with your tentacles? Go ahead and try. I''ll turn you into a squid BBQ."

    "Oh, really?"

    Xiaomao was offended. He was about to bring out the fishing rod to hook the soul out of this man. However, Mu-Nyang warned him before Xiaomao could start the fight.

    ''Master, that''s one of the protagonists, munya. You might need him in the war against Solomon''s troops.''

    "Protagonist? Him?"

    ''Yes. He is a shameless, despicable, and ruthless type of protagonist. He is the kind who will do whatever is necessary to achieve his goal even if he has to sacrifice his allies, munya.''

    "And you''re telling me to befriend him of all people?!"

    ''We have no choice, munya. Solomon''s army is too strong for you to handle alone. You need all protagonists as allies. Then, you can make quick work on him, munya. By that time, you will be an invincible sage while the other protagonists fall behind. After that, you can fight the other protagonists however you want, munya.''

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao disagreed with Mu-Nyang''s advice this time. He couldn''t afford to entrust his back to a rude arrogant thief.

    As if Mu-Nyang could read Xiaomao''s mind, he warned his master again.

    ''Remember about the karma I told you about? Huntsman has been consuming souls recklessly. Check his karma strings. They''re pitch ck.''

    Being reminded of karma strings, Xiaomao took a deep breath to calm down. He circted his chaos element essence into his eyes and appraised Huntsman''s karma.

    As Mu-Nyang had said, it was cker than anything Xiaomao had seen in his life. Even the dark space was brighter than Huntsman''s karma strings.

    Xiaomao felt a lot better. He stared at Huntsman, waiting for him to finish the soul orb in his hand.

    As if Huntsman mocked Xiaomao, he waved his hands and sucked all soul orbs and dantian crystals into his spatial ring. He snickered, "What''s stopping you? I''m waiting for you to [Pry it from my dead body]."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao snorted. Then, he nced at Huntsman''s level again.

    James Huntsman, the Grim Reaper, Level 9,999 (9,990)

    It slightly dropped, but it showed in a bracket. Xiaomao sneered and flew away, ignoring the rude man. He nned to search for another batch of dragons to kill and leave Huntsman alone.

    Huntsman''s expression changed. He followed Xiaomao and shouted, "Come back here pussy cat! What''s with all the big talk and no bite? What about that bravery from before?"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao kept quiet. He pretended that it was the noise of an annoying mosquito.

    Unfortunately, Huntsman had another n. He blinked and appeared on top of Xiaomao''s head and sat on it. He brought out a pack of cigarettes and started smoking.

    "Fine. You can do whatever you want. I still need the dragon souls and dantian crystals."

    Xiaomao started to get angry, "Go kill them yourself. Get off my head, youzy bum."

    "I don''t want to."

    "GET.OFF.MY.HEAD."

    Huntsman leaned over and puffed the smoke into Xiaomao''s right eye. Then, he smirked, "MAKE.ME."

    "¡­"

    In anger, Xiaomao activated the sword domain and swung his tentacles.

    SWUA

    Xiaomao''s tentacle de cut through the void and directly sliced Huntsman''s heart in half!

    Huntsman vomited blood as his lungs were shed along the way. He fell from Xiaomao''s head and red at the cat.

    "Backstabbing bastard!"

    Xiaomao return-red at the falling protagonist. A tentacle turned into a whip and smacked Huntsman''s face, shing him onto the ground.

    His revenge didn''t end there. Xiaomao transformed into an angel and stopped time. He descended and stomped on Huntsman''s chest, crushing eight of the protagonist''s ribcages. Then, he stabbed Huntsman''s belly with his hand, searching for the protagonist''s dantian crystal.

    "Fine. I''ll eat your dantian crystal instead."

    "BASTARD!"<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Huntsman opened his mouth wide. A secondter, that open mouth turned into a sneer.

    "Gotchu, bitch."

    "Hmm?"

    Huntsman''s body shone and swelled. His soul orb and dantian crystal inside his body disappeared while his spatial ring teleported to his new body. Then, the empty shell directly exploded.

    BOOM

    Arge explosion engulfed Xiaomao''s entire body, and the me swallowed him whole. The shockwave hit everything within 3,000 kilometers range while the mushroom cloud rose to the sky.

    Because of the massive shockwave st, Zhou Yu, Caesar, Jungwoo, Bianca, Ma Moxi, and many dragons got caught in it.

    Zhou Yu transformed into a phoenix and resisted the me. Caesar dully stared at the iing st and vanished into his shadow. As for the rest of the people, they created a barrier domain to block the mysterious explosion just in case.

    As for Xiaomao, he was immune to me. He looked down at the soulless body under his foot.

    Unfortunately, the body turned into dust, not even leaving behind a spatial ring. As if Huntsman was never here, Xiaomao couldn''t find his trace.

    "Did he just self-detonate on me, munya?" Xiaomao was puzzled.

    Mu-Nyang spoiled it for him, ''No, munya. Huntsman has a special ability. He can instantly teleport to anywhere he has visited whenever he is near death. The explosion just now came from his domain ability ¨C The Soul Explosion. He paid ten levels and a soul in his possession to create a soul bomb that could kill everything under his level instantly, munya. Fortunately, your true level is higher than his, so it didn''t work on you.''

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao looked around him, checking the carnage that Huntsman had caused. Then, he noticed the other survivors as no tree blocked his sight anymore.

    WHOOSH

    Caesar emerged from his shadow. He also gazed at Xiaomao.

    Zhou Yu remained in his phoenix appearance, staring at Xiaomao with a deep frown.

    Ma Moxi canceled his camouge ability and flew toward Xiaomao to regroup with him. The same with Bianca and Jungwoo, whose guardians carried them in their arms, dragging them to join Xiaomao.

    WHOOSH

    Huntsman reappeared a kilometer away from Xiaomao. He no longer looked injured, but his expression changed. He no longer looked as smug as before.

    "Xiaomao, you coward! Come fight me like a man!"

    Xiaomao heard the yell. He shouted back, "Now, you''re barking? What are you, barking and no bite! Why don''t youe here and get it, munya!"

    "You¡­"

    Although Huntsman was angry, he maintained hisposure and suppressed his bloodlust. He snorted and ripped a scroll in his hand.

    WHOOSH

    Just like that, Huntsman teleported away.

    Zhou Yu noticed that his ally left without saying a word. He grumbled and brought out a scroll from his spatial ring. Then, he tore it.

    Following Huntsman, Zhou Yu also avoided Xiaomao.

    After the two potential troublemakers had left, Mu-Nyang yelled at Xiaomao.

    ''What have you done, munya?! You''ve just sowed a hostile karma with that protagonist! Now, you''re a fated rival, munya!''

    "That''s better. I don''t like him."

    ''But he will definitelye back to haunt you in the future, munya. You also triggered one of his growth potential conditions. Now, his protagonist''s luck will help him find a way to remove the curse, and he will be able to break through to the deity realm or sage realm to match your strength, munya!''

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao scratched his head. He wasn''t used to the protagonist''s clich¨¦s and terms, so he couldn''t fully understand Mu-Nyang''s intention. He also doubted that Huntsman could catch up to his strength as Xiaomao had the advantage of the higher realm''s knowledge.

    Mu-Nyang''s sigh could be heard. He stopped raising his voice andined, ''I''ll contact your father. The protagonist-hunting job should be given to the pro. You should focus on farming lifespan for now, munya.''

    "Okay."

    Mu-Nyang finally cut hismunication.

    After Mu-Nyang stopped chatting, Ma Moxi, Ma Xingjuan, Jungwoo, Bianca, Mao Xueyan, Mao Dandan, Diaochan, and Eve arrived. They gathered in front of Xiaomao and greeted him.

    Xiaomao threw the protagonist''s matter to the back of his head. He looked at new faces and smiled at him.

    "I guess introductions are in order, munya. Err, who is who again?"

    .

    .

    While Xiaomao and the new allies got to know each other, Mu-Nyang contacted Mao Miaomiao, who was attending a private party with the politicians.

    Mao Miaomiao had been chatting with the prime minister of Korea and Japan, exining the situations in general terms so that they could understand. People gathered around him to listen.

    Suddenly, Mao Miaomiao stopped speaking. He smiled at the old men and women.

    "I''m sorry. I need to go to the bathroom."

    One of the humans teased him, "Oh, I guess aliens still need to take the leak."

    The crowdughed, and they let Mao Miaomiao leave the hall. As for Mao Miaomiao''s wives, they were still inside his dantian universe, having a private orgy party.

    After Mao Miaomiao entered a toilet stall, he whispered.

    "Mu-Nyang, are you okay? I thought you died for sure."

    Mu-Nyang snitched, ''I''m okay, munya, but that''s not the issue here. Your son is in big trouble, munya. He provoked a protagonist, and his fate is locked in a feud. I need you to kill that protagonist before their story develops any further, munya.''

    "Now? We''re about to go to war with Solomon. Why did he create an internal feud?"

    ''Your son has a short fuse like you in the past, munya. Anyway, the protagonist is James Huntsman. I''ve calcted his fate. He will probably switch sides and join Solomon to get a new power soon.''

    "Can''t Xiaomao wipe his own ass for once?"

    ''This case is too risky for him, munya. Xiaomao is in a delicate situation at the moment. His lifespan is very low, and he has many souls to resurrect. He''s very busy, munya.''

    "Aw,e on. I''m also busy." Mao Miaomiao was tired of dealing with random protagonists as he disliked calcting a protagonist''s fate and future.

    ''You''re the father, munya. Help your son.''

    "Haiz. Fine. I''ll be a family man again. Give me the details and the location of that idiot protagonist."

    ''Alright, I''ll send you the details through your usual system, munya.''

    DING

    Instantly, a system menu appeared in front of Mao Miaomiao. It showed the portrait of James Huntsman, his ss, level, and general detail.

    Mao Miaomiao skimmed through the description and detail. But when he noticed the remarks and hints from Mu-Nyang, he eximed.

    "What the fuck?! What''s wrong with his growth potential?!"

 Chapter 415 Cathulhuâ€™s Families And Friends On The Move

    Chapter 415 ¨C Cathulhu''s Families and Friends on the Move!

    Mao Miaomiao returned to the ballroom, where the party of politicians was held. He went to the archangel table and called his elder brother.

    "Uriel, I need you to do something for me."

    "What up?" One of the angels in hooded robes stopped drinking and faced his younger sibling.

    "Can you transform into me and take over my job? Mu-Nyang asked me to go protagonist-hunting again."

    "Another hunt?" Uriel put down the martini ss and grumbled, "Which one do you need to kill? Actually, why don''t you send your brothers to help you?"

    "You have no chance, bro. Do you still have the private chat system menu? I''ll send you a screenshot of that mofo''s detail."

    "Alright. Send it to me."

    Mao Miaomiao opened the quest menu that he had received from Mu-Nyang. Then, he used the screenshot function and sent the picture to Uriel''s chat box.

    DING

    Uriel received the screenshot. He examined it.

    .

    .

    Name: James Huntsman

    Role: Protagonist

    Alignment: Chaotic Evil

    Story Type: Demon Lord''s World Domination Story

    Traits: Shameless, Ruthless, Perverted, Vengeful, and Despicable.

    Sponsor: None

    .

    Cheat Factors

    Clone Techniques

    Soul Transfer

    Copy System

    .

    Overall Strength

    Level 9 Foundation

    Level 99 Growth Speed

    Level 10 Plot Armor

    Level 7 Luck

    Difficulty: Level 99

    .

    Analysis

    James Huntsman is one of the few protagonists of this generation who doesn''t have a memory of his previous life. He was born in Canada, but he grew up in the United States. Because of the severe bullying he faced when he was a child, he develops a habit of lying, stealing, cheating, and taking advantage of the weak.

    Upon getting a superpower, he exploited the people of his country. He ughtered countless Solomon Ghosts and robbed the victim''s family in secret. Then, he med the losses on the ghosts of hell and scotched free. When he was caught, he always killed the witnesses and med it on the ghosts as usual.

    Huntsman''s plot armores from his soul transfer and clone abilities. He always hid a clone of himself before a fight. If he managed to win, he dispelled the clone and moved on with life. But when he lost, he, without fail, transferred his soul, items, dantian crystal, gears, and all progress he made to the clone''s body. Then, the clone became the real body while the previous shell turned into a nuclear bomb.

    In addition, Huntsman hides many secrets and abilities that he has copied from various immortals and deities from Game World Number Two. So far, he has copied Devil, Xu Chu, Xu Xiuying, Xu Lanying, Zhao Yun, and Dian Wei''s abilities, Daos, and skills. If he feels like it, he can fight like them and pulverize any deity hees across.

    Currently, James Huntsman sets his sight on Miao Xiaomao, another protagonist in the generation. As Miao Xiaomao has already defeated him once, the copy system automatically activates, and Huntsman will slowly learn Miao Xiaomao''s abilities. Once he masters everything, he will settle the feud with Miao Xiaomao. And because of the war between Mu-Nyang''s followers and Solomon, he is likely to join Solomon Faction to take advantage of the war resources and war trophies.

    Huntsman''s weaknesses are his cockiness, arrogance, and scumbag nature. Many people hate him and are willing to offer aid to your campaign if you ask them. Also, because he never picks a fight when he isn''t ready, he is prone to go into hiding during his preparation. If you can locate and catch him during this period, you might be able to enforce a fight or assassinate him.

    .

    Uriel dispelled his camouge and showed his eyes, which looked the same as Mao Miaomiao''s face.

    "What in the actual fuck is this guy? Growth Rate Level 99? Are you serious?!"

    "That''s what I said when Mu-Nyang showed his stats," Mao Miaomiao scratched his head and clicked his tongue. "Now, you know that I''m in a bind here. My son is in danger. This motherfucker is a ticking time bomb. I can''t let him finish copying Xiaomao''s abilities."

    Uriel closed the chat menu. He ejected a set of clothes from his spatial ring and gave them to Mao Miaomiao.

    "Those are my spare clothes. Put them on and pretend to be me. Also, I need your clothes."

    "Are you sure you can wear my pants? It might be a bit too big for your groin. My dick is bigger than everybody here."

    "SHUT IT AND GIVE IT TO ME!!"

    Mao Miaomiaoughed and exchanged his spare clothes with Uriel''s. The two angels went to the toilet together. A few minutester, they came out at the same time. However, the ck-winged angel''s face was a bit red while the archangel in the hoodie covered his appearance in ck gas as usual.

    Along the way, several wives of the local ministers saw them. They secretly whispered.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "Do the aliens swing that way?"

    "Well, one of them is probably a she, right?"

    "Hohoho. Let''s tell the others. This is a scoop!"

    None of them noticed that the feathers on their wings fluctuated as they changed their feather color by using their personal camouge skills. Mao Miaomiao quietly left the building and flew to space. Meanwhile, Uriel walked back to the ballroom and reported to his boss first. However, he had already dispelled the ck gas and revealed his true face.

    "Captain. Miaomiao asked me to be his double. Please tell the others to treat me as him until hees back."

    The captain of archangels, Michael, facepalmed, "What the hell is he ying again?"

    "He is going protagonist hunting. The target is James Huntsman from W-2."

    "Isn''t he as weak as Xie Tian? Why is he moving personally?"

    "Mu-Nyang''s order. Also, you and others should look at this," Uriel secretly opened his chat menu and shared the screenshot with the crew.

    While Uriel was chatting with his brothers, Hiiro approached him, mistaking Uriel for Mao Miaomiao.

    "Hey, when do we leave? We have been staying in this hotel for days now. Shouldn''t we join the game world and fight Solomon?"

    Uriel coughed. He pretended to sound like Mao Miaomiao, "There''s no hurry. Nian and others are on our side, and Solomon is heavily injured. We need to please these politicians and make them publicize the cause of the outbreak and atrocity. When we have the top brass'' support, we can move on to the media. After that, we''ll convince the world to join the game world and gain superpower."

    Hiiro was interested as Mao Miaomiao never shared this intel with him, "Are you sure that''s a good idea? I thought Solomon controlled all game worlds."

    "We''ve taken over the gamepany. My subordinates are reprogramming the game systems right now. Once we finish, we can remove Solomon''s gamews and send the new yers to the original game worlds."

    Hiiro was relieved, "Then, do you mind if we go visit my family? They might be worried sick about me."

    "I''m busy. You go alone."

    "Huh?" Hiiro was surprised. He had expected Mao Miaomiao to decline him, "I really can go? You won''t kill me or capture me anymore?"

    "I don''t give a damn. Just go ande back when you''re ready to fight."

    "¡­"

    Hiiro had a feeling that Mao Miaomiao was strangely kind today. He slightly nodded and left the hotel, ignoring the government agents and other crowds.

    After Hiiro had left, a Caucasian middle-aged man approached Uriel next. He introduced himself.

    "Hello. My name is John Sheffield. By chance, do you know if my son is still alive in the game world?"

    Uriel stopped what he was doing and looked at the man in a suit. He wondered how he got in here. Still, he asked the name of his son to be polite.

    "I''ll do what I can. May I know your son''s name and in-game name?"

    "Chase Sheffield. His IGN is Chase. He disappeared into his game capsule a couple months ago, but I saw some posts on the inte that he''s still alive."

    "Chase Sheffield?"

    Uriel knew that name. After all, he was one of the protagonists, and he was the direct disciple of Mao Miaomiao. He couldn''t help but smile.

    "He''s alive and well. Actually, he is very healthy and strong."

    "R-Really?! Do you have any photos or videos of him? I wish to see him if he''s doing fine!"

    "Oh, sure. Give me a moment."

    Uriel closed his eyes and read Chase''s karma. He opened his palms and a screen manifested.

    The floating screen attracted the attention of everybody in the ballroom. It showed the live broadcast of Chase Sheffield in the game world. Because of the distance between Earth and the game world, the broadcast was dyed by hours.

    Instead of showing what Chase was doing in real-time, it showed the scene where Chase was surrounded by dragons.

    "Oh my god!"

    Chase''s father eximed as he recognized his son. Also, thetter was in danger.

    SWUA SWUA

    Suddenly, Chase unsheathed his katana and sheathed it. The next moment, all dragons were chopped to pieces.

    "W-Wow! Who is this?!" The ministers and their wives were astonished. As for John, he cried.

    "My boy. You''re alive!" He turned to Uriel next, "C-Can he return? Do you have a way for him toe back?"

    Uriel strongly nodded, "He can."

    "Then!"

    Uriel smiled and seized this opportunity to finish Mao Miaomiao''s job. He exined, "Chase is currently trapped in the game world because of our enemy, Solomon. If we can defeat his army and end his tyranny, we can rescue him and bring him home. Right now, we need every human''s help. That''s why we''vee here to ask for reinforcement."

    John Sheffield stopped crying. He clenched his fists for a moment before he pulled out a business card from his pocket and showed it to Uriel.

    "Let me reintroduce myself. I''m John Sheffield, the editor-in-chief of Time Magazine. Tell me, sir. What do you need the world to do? Just one word, and I''ll freaking move the entire world for you!"

    Uriel raised his brow, surprised by John and Chase''s backgrounds and influence. He slightly smiled, "Do you have a paper? I''ll list it for you."

    John brought out a voice recorder and a notebook. He pressed the record button and was ready to take notes, "Whenever you''re ready, sir."

    "Good. Listen well."

    Uriel inwardly snickered. He believed that Chase''s protagonist luck was at work here. He took this opportunity to abuse Mao Miaomiao''s identity to get things done.

 Chapter 416 Cathulhuâ€™s Family Is Crazily Complicated!

    Chapter 416 ¨C Cathulhu''s Family is Crazily Complicated!

    "Ah, crap. Where is that bastard?"

    Mao Miaomiao was on the moon, sitting there and searching for Huntsman''s karma and trace in the universe. He managed to locate Solomon''s star sector, but he couldn''t pinpoint the right game world to go to.

    As Mao Miaomiao couldn''t find Huntsman, he decided to invade Solomon''s star sector. He stood up and prepared to leave.

    "Wait for me, nya!"

    Before Mao Miaomiao departed, Nian returned and called him.

    "What up, cat?"

    Nian panted. He gave Mao Miaomiao a meaningful look and mustered his courage, "Are you going to invade Solomon''s star sector?"

    "Ha! Did you read my karma?"

    "Your karma is so red that it''s so easy to see, nya. Anyway, I want revenge, too. Take me with you!"

    Mao Miaomiao smiled, "Alright. But I''m a fast traveler. Can you catch up?"

    "Did you forget that I can cut dimensions, nya?"

    "Ha! Alright. Let''s go together!"

    Nian cheered and hopped on Mao Miaomiao''s shoulder for the first time. The three-eye caracal cat and the ck-winged angel in archangel robes opened a wormhole and disappeared into it.

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao was conflicted to see so many new moms around him. They were more beautiful than Undine, Nymph, and Lucky. Moreover, they had onemon mental problem.

    Diaochan coyly hugged Xiaomao in his angel form. She sniffed him and kissed his neck.

    "You really look like your father. Say, are you interested in dual cultivation with me? I have unique karma stars. I can give you Qi and awaken your potential¡­ while we''re having fun."

    Eve bonked her with a steel baseball bat and peeled her from Xiaomao, but she secretly nced at Xiaomao''s crotch, measuring the size with her eyes.

    Mao Xueyan noticed Eve''s lewd eyes. She snorted, "Keep your hands away from the kid. He already has many wives."

    Eve tried to maintain her pokerface, but she raised her hand and bit the tip of her pinky finger. Her face and expression were lewd and sexy to the point that Jungwoo had a nosebleed from looking at her.

    Mao Dandan drylyughed and covered Jungwoo''s eyes with her hands. However, she identally pressed her massive cow-sized breasts on the back of Jungwoo''s head.

    Jungwoo paused for a moment and fainted with a faint smile of satisfaction.

    Looking at the crowd, Xiaomao facepalmed. He wished that he had a normal family for once.

    DONK

    Suddenly, a heavy knight helmet fell on Xiaomao''s head andnded in his arms. He looked down and found Bianca''s head.

    "Ah, excuse me. Thank you for catching my head. My stupid body is difficult to control when my head isn''t attached to it."

    Because the head was in Xiaomao''s arms. He got a closer look at Bianca''s face. Like the other wives of Mao Miaomiao, she was a fine blond beauty that only existed in Final Fantasy Series. Seeing her up close, Xiaomao was in a trance.

    "Err, can you not look at me so intensely? It''s kinda awkward."

    "O-Oh, sorry, munya."

    Xiaomao blushed and looked away, but his arms still held the head.

    Their interaction didn''t escape Diaochan''s eyes. The wicked woman smirked and pinched Xiaomao''s cheek, "Hehe. Don''t deny it, boy. I know you''re horny. How about it? Wanna smash my disciple?"

    "M-Master!" Bianca overheard it and shouted.

    Diaochan teased Bianca, "Disciple, you shouldn''t miss this opportunity. This boy is my stepson, and he has the DNA of the finest stud in the universe. Make him your husband, and you''re gold for life-*CLANK*"

    Eye swung the baseball bat at Diaochan''s face as if she was swinging for a home run. It directly hit the woman''s face and sent her to the sky. The sound of a metal bat hitting the skull of the woman was so crisp that it could be heard from 500 meters away.

    WHOOSH

    Instantly, Diaochan teleported back to their location. Her nose was broken, but the wound healed in seconds. With a ck face, she stomped toward Eve.

    "YOU DAMN MARIONETTE! STOP BONKING ME!"

    "Diaochan, you Hentai," Eveined.

    "YOU ARE MORE PERVERTED THAN ME IN THE PREVIOUS LIFE!"

    "I don''t remember what I did except the time I came out from Mao Miaomiao''s semen. What did I do wrong?"

    "¡­"

    Diaochan wanted to scream in anger, but she suppressed her emotions. She turned to Xiaomao and showed her a pretty smile.

    "Tell me, Xiaomao. Which one is more perverted? Me or Eve?"

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao pointed at Diaochan. However, Diaochanughed, "See? You''re more perverted than me."

    Eve was speechless, "He is pointing at you."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao ignored theedian crowd and gently put Bianca''s head on her neck. He licked his finger and added his Qi to his saliva. Then, he smeared it around her neck, attaching the flesh together.

    The flesh wiggled as if they were alive. The skin, muscle tissues, and arteries automatically moved and mended the wounds. In a blink of an eye, Bianca''s neck was firmly sealed on her neck.

    "Done, munya!"

    "Erm¡­"

    Bianca drylyughed and sweated profusely. She politely told Xiaomao of his mistake.

    "You attach my head wrong. I''m looking at my back right now."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao''s expression turned into a pokerface meme. Because of Bianca''s thick te armor, he thought that the body was showing her back to him. In a panic, Xiaomao directed his Qi to her neck and undid the seal. He ended up ripping her head off and putting it back again.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Instead of showing pain, Bianca didn''t utter a word. She gave Xiaomao a friendly smile while he tried his best.

    After attaching her neck to the right ce, Bianca thanked Xiaomao. She grabbed his hands, "Thank you, Xiaomao."

    Her voice was so sweet that Xiaomao''s heart skipped a beat. The next second, he nodded and pped his nape, reminding himself that he already had six wives.

    Diaochan secretly read Xiaomao''s mind and coaxed him, "Make it seven, Xiaomao. It''s easier to make a schedule. One girl per night is easier to manage than six girls per week. They''re gonna fight for that one extra day slot"

    "You shut up."

    CLANK

    Again, Eve bonked Diaochan.

    Xiaomao couldn''t help butugh at them. Their interaction resembled Nymph and Undine when he first got to know them.

    .

    After a short family interaction and fooling around, the group agreed to travel together. Also, Xiaomao allowed Amon, Undine, and Nymph toe out from his dantian universe to meet the mothers.

    When Diaochan and Nymph met, their eyes were locked. They stared into each other''s eyes without saying anything but sparks flew. A few secondster, they shook hands.

    "Mom!"

    "Daughter!"

    They formed an unspoken bond in front of everybody. Eve and Undine massaged their forehead and sighed.

    "You had it rough, girl."

    "You, too, ma''am."

    Meanwhile, Amon gazed at Bianca. After sizing her up, Amon''s trembling hand nudged her eyesses.

    "Y-You are amazing, miss knight. Y-Y-Your youthfulness and your beauty surpass every female dragonewts and dragons."

    Bianca blushed, "I''m just a barbaric woman. Please don''tpare me to others. I''m not pretty at all!"

    However, Amon patted her breastte andined, "I didn''t mean your face! I mean your freaking chest! WHAT''S WITH THE MONSTEROUS MOUNTAINS UNDER THE WRAPPER! I CAN FEEL THE DESTRUCTIVE FORCES OF YOUR BREASTS!"

    Xiaomao almost vomited blood when he heard Amon''s jealous remarks. The other women also stopped chatting and turned to Bianca in shock. As for Jungwoo, his soul was about toe out of his mouth.

    Irritated by the women''s mental issues, Xiaomao had enough.

    "That''s it. Y''all enter my dantian universe! Stop talking about the X-rated stuff and act like a proper adult for once!"

    Mao Xueyan and Mao Dandan firmly nodded as they agreed. However, Mao Dandan was still hugging Jungwoo from behind and buried his head in between herrge breasts while the man mentally passed on to Nirvana in peace.

    Because of Jungwoo and Mao Dandan, Xiaomao sucked the tigresses into his dantian universe as well. Even Jungwoo and Bianca were dragged along by ident.

    When nobody was around Xiaomao anymore, he let out a long sigh of relief. Unfortunately, the ruckus spread to the peaceful universe.

    In Xiaomao''s dantian universe, Diaochan found the local catterflies. Sheughed and chased after them to their homes.

    "COME BACK HERE CUTIEPIE! LET ME KISS YOU!"

    Bianca was also affected by the cuteness of the small butterflies with a cat face. She panted and ran after one of them while swinging her bug to catch it.

    The Mao sisters were different. As they were rted to the feline race, the catterflies mistook them as their allies and surrounded them. On the other hand, the tigresses mistook the butterflies as prey and salivated, causing the innocent butterflies to u-turn and flew away in panic.

    Xiaomao''s half-consciousness looked at the carnage. He vomited blood in anger.

    "CAN''T Y''ALL SICK FUCK STAY IN ONE PLACE IN PEACE, MUNYA?!"

    .

    After tying Mao Xueyan, Mao Dandan, Diaochan, and Bianca with ropes, Xiaomao heavily panted in exhaustion. Diaochan, who was addicted to bondage y, moaned and whispered, "Aw, child. If you wish to soil this stepmom, you could have said it earlier. Go ahead. You can whip me, smack my butt, or dig it in my anus. I can do any y."

    PA

    Xiaomao facepalmed once again. He cried for real.

    "Dad. Why did you stick it in crazies? Just¡­ WHY?"

    .

    While Xiaomao''s consciousness in the dantian was having a mental breakdown, Eve observed the stars that Xiaomao had. She secretly ejected some of her Qi from her dantian to increase the Qi mass in the universe. However, she only added the element that Xiaomao had so that he wouldn''t notice.

    ''Miaomiao, your son is strong, but his foundation is a bitcking. His lifespan is also strangely low. I''ll fix him up for you.''

    As a prototype war marite of the same generation as Devil, Eve was more than capable to strengthen Xiaomao with her abilities.

    White feather wings emerged from Eve''s back. Silver catterflies came out from Eve''s feathers and explored the dantian universe of Xiaomao. When they noticed the other family of catteflies, they cheerfully meowed and flew to visit them.

    "Hmm?"

    Xiaomao instantly noticed the new creatures being flooded in his universe. He looked at Eve and was astonished.

    "Eh? How do you get those wings, munya?"

    Eve gently smiled, "You''re not the only Chaos Seraphim around here. I''m also one of the obsolete man-made chaos seraphims from the ancient time."

    As soon as Eve said that, Shepherd, who had been observing the group quietly, pped his hands as he finally remembered the events in his dream.

    "I remember you! Joshua created you! Wait¡­ The clone of God created you!"

    "Hah?" Xiaomao heard that. He turned to Shepherd, "But you''re the clone of Joshua if I remember correctly, munya. So that means, you''re the clone of the clone of... God? Who is that god, by the way, munya?"

    Shepherd scratched his head, "I''m not sure, master. But I remember that he used a fishing rod as a primary weapon."

    "..."

    "I vaguely saw him in my dream. He looks old, have long beard, and long hair. He wore pure white robes and he knew Mu-Nyang."

    "..."

    "That''s about it, master. By the way, do you know anyone that resembles God?"

    "..."

 Chapter 417 Cathulhu Meets Dubious Protagonists

    Chapter 417 ¨C Cathulhu Meets Dubious Protagonists

    Xiaomao left the gang to get to know each other and returned his attention to Eve. As Eve was a fellow chaos seraphim, he wished to learn more about the race.

    After being asked, Eve happily exined.

    "Chaos Seraphims are originally the residents of the Samsara River. In ancient times, the chaos seraphims overseered the Samsara River and karma, and Mu-Nyang was their leader. Just in case you don''t know, I''m a clone of a chaos seraphim."

    Eve paused and pointed at her wings, which slowly turned grey. Countless catterflies migrated from her feathers to Xiaomao''s dantian universe in unison, causing her cultivation base to drop at a rapid rate. On the other hand, Xiaomao could sense that more stars were born, and the new immigrants mingled well with the locals.

    "As you can see, I''m just a clone. Whenever I meet a chaos seraphim with either ck or white wings, my followers naturally migrate to the stronger seraphim."

    "Why is that, munya?"

    "It''s our instinct. We follow the strongest alpha. The females dedicate their bodies to their leader while the males surrender their followers and strength to strengthen the bloodline, allowing the alpha to produce stronger seeds and impregnate the females."

    Xiaomao felt bad for Eve, whose dantian residents left her for his universe.

    Noticing Xiaomao''s look, Eve chortled. She spread her grey wings, and they shone in white light. All feathers were cleansed and became white again.

    "Don''t feel bad because some children are excited about their new homes. You should know that the butterflies in our wings breed fast when we cultivate karma, especially positive karma. As I''ve given up my followers to help you, my soul produces many strings of good karma. In no time, the new blood will rece the old, and my cultivation base will bounce back."

    Upon confirming that Eve wouldn''t lose all her cultivation, Xiaomao was relieved. Then, he turned his gaze to Lilith''s spirit.

    Lilith shrugged. She also confessed, "I was born a dragon, but I also carried the chaos seraphim bloodline in me. So yeah, I used to have those wings. They were ck, though."

    "If I revive you, will you share your strength and butterflies with me, munya?"

    "Obviously. Even if I don''t want to, those butterflies will leave me anyway."

    "Cool."

    .

    After chilling in Xiaomao''s dantian for a day inside, the girls decided toe out as they disliked being stranded in a dantian of someone else. Jungwoo and Bianca also came out as they were confident in their abilities to fight. However, Eve remained inside as she could no longer join a fight for the time being.

    In the end, Diaochan, Mao Xueyan, Mao Dandan, Jungwoo, Amon, and Bianca apanied Xiaomao on this journey. They gathered and looked at Xiaomao.

    "So, what''s the n?"

    Xiaomao didn''t hold back his thoughts, "I''m going to farm some lifespan. I need them to revive my friends. Also, Amon, since you''re the only insider here, do you know where the dragons gather, munya?"

    Amon nudged her eyesses, which shone like LED light bulbs.

    "The main troops are concentrated on the frozen volcano of doom. It''s located on the north-most of the."

    "North Pole, munya?"

    "Yeah, you can say that. But we should be careful, though. There''s a dungeon underneath the volcano, and that dungeon''s portal connects to the Netherworld. Solomon''s demon generals can easily go in and out of the dungeon."

    Learning about the enemy''s base, Xiaomao was excited. He advised everybody, "Let''s go farm the stray dragons outside the dungeon first. When nothing is left to hunt, we''ll think of raiding the dungeonter, munya."

    Bianca and Jungwoo agreed, but Diaochan pouted, "Boring. I thought you would have dove straight to the enemy''sir and stolen the dungeon core or something."

    Bianca coughed, "That''s how you got captured, senior."

    Diaochan broke a sweat and whistled, feinting ignorance. Everybody ignored the naughty woman and exchanged their opinion.

    Jungwoo had some concerns, "Xiaomao, what about the other people on this? I sense several life signatures around us, but they keep their distance. But I''m sure they''re stalking us."

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes and scanned the surroundings. He instantly found three groups of people. The first one was a half-naked man, leaping from a tree to a tree and getting further away from Xiaomao''s current location. However, many drakes apanied him.

    The second group was a team of two ¨C One held a white feather fan and sat on a wheelchair while the other one stood next to the former. As for thest group, Xiaomao was surprised.

    That yer stood on top of a dragon''s head, gazing toward him. He was dressed in ck robes, and he had a ck feather fan in his hand while the other hand carried a sheathed katana. He had a goatee, a topknot, and a memorable handsome face.

    Amon noticed fluctuating pupils of Xiaomao. She followed his gaze and found the guy on a dragon. Upon noticing the person, Amon identified him.

    "That''s Sima Yi and¡­ one of my colleagues, Paimon."

    "Sima Yi? Bianca flinched. As they were acquainted, she knew about his status as a protagonist. Also, her game system already provided a brief detail about him.

    "If I remember correctly, Sima Yi''s body houses two souls since he was born. One is Sima Yi''s true self while the other is a mortal warlord by the name of Oda Nobunaga."

    Jungwoo and Xiaomao, who had studied the history of China and Japan, broke a cold sweat. They didn''t like thebination of the legendary strategist and the demon lord of the sixth heaven.

    Sarcastically, Jungwoo pointed toward the direction of the yer in a wheelchair, "If one of Sima Yi, is the other guy Zhuge Liang?"

    "You guess it right. Also, the guy next to Zhuge Liang should be Lee Jinyong."

    "Hmm?"

    Hearing the Korean name, Jungwoo was interested in the guy. He looked at Xiaomao, "Boss, can I go talk to Lee Jinyong? Since we''re both from Korea, we might be able to convince him to join us."<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "It''s not hurt to try. Go ahead."

    Jungwoo smiled and kicked the ground. He flew a hundred kilometers south, heading toward the duo.

    .

    .

    Zhuge Liang and Lee Jinyong had been together since they were teleported to this world. Both of them came from W-2 like Bianca, Sima Yi, Zhou Yu, and James Huntsman. They all were swooped into Devil''s faction when they first started the game, and they all knew each other. However, minor factions were born within Devil''s country as these protagonists expanded their influence.

    Zhou Yu hated Devil and Mao Miaomiao''s tyranny while Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang, and James Huntsman had a dubious motive for joining them. Only Jinyong and Bianca sincerely served the faction.

    Lee Jinyong wore a white long coat, chainmail, leather pants, andbat boots. He hoisted a short spear behind his back while he traveled. Because of his clothes, his tall and toned physique was highlighted. Combined with his idol-like face and curly hair, he could easily be popr among women.

    Despite his appearance, Lee Jinyong reluctantly apanied Zhuge Liang, who dressed in ancient Chinese robes. Although Zhuge Liang could walk, he persisted in sitting there, using it as a flying vehicle. He sometimes lifted the chair with his Qi and flew a few kilometers at a time to avoid detection.

    After themotion and the fight between Xiaomao and Huntsman, Zhuge Liang asked Lee toe here to check the aftermath.

    While getting closer, they sensed the life signatures of Xiaomao and others from 500 kilometers away, but the previous nuclear explosion and sts leveled the tall forest to ash. Now, everything before them was a wastnd full of polluted Qi.

    "Should we get closer?" Lee Jinyong clicked his tongue.

    Zhuge Liang closed his eyes and pped his feather fan, "No need. One of them should be approaching us soon."

    "How do you know? Did you detect them?"

    "No. I calcted the future from our karma."

    "Your calction again, huh?"

    Lee disliked this part of Zhuge Liang. He never spoke out about what he found. Only when they were about to encounter something, Zhuge Liang told him.

    WHOOSH

    A minuteter, Jungwoonded on the ground, standing 100 meters away from Lee and Zhuge Liang. The weretiger waved his hand at Lee.

    "Bro! What''s up?"

    Lee slightly nodded, "Hello."

    "¡­"

    The greetings were awkward. They stared at each other for a few seconds.

    Jungwoo was taken aback when he noticed how handsome Lee Jinyong was. Also, Zhuge Liang looked exactly like how a certain hack-and-sh game depicted their historical characters. While admiring their look, Jungwoo managed to read their names and levels.

    Zhuge Liang, the Hidden Dragon, Level 9,999 (35,000)

    Lee Jinyong, the Dreamer, Level 9,999 (18,000)

    They were a dangerous duo! Moreover, Zhuge Liang''s title was suspicious!

    Zhuge Liang put away his fan and stood up. He stored the wheelchair in his inventory and approached the tigerman.

    "Should I call you Seo Jungwoo or should I call you by your in-game name, mister."

    Jungwoo was surprised when Zhuge Liang knew his true name, "Do I know you? Are you a yer?"

    "No. I was born here, so you can consider me an NPC."

    "¡­"

    "So, what should I call you, sir?"

    "Since you know me, call me by my real name."

    "Very well, Mr. Seo Jungwoo. Could you inform your friends that we''vee in peace? We have no intention of backstabbing you whatsoever. After all, the dragons want us dead."

    Jungwoo frowned at Zhuge Liang and nced at Lee. Thetter gave Jungwoo an apologetic look and slightly nodded.

    "Alright."

    The tigerman obediently headed back. Then, Zhuge Liang turned to Lee Jinyong, "Let''s follow them. It''s better to stick together when we''re in deep trouble."

    "Trouble my ass. Had they known what you did earlier, they might have killed us all."

    "Everything I did was calcted. Don''t worry about it."

    Lee pursed his lips and nced at the spatial rings on his fingers. Inside the rings were countless corpses of level-9999 dragons that he had killed. Moreover, Lee knew that over a thousand drakes and dragons now lived inside the strategist''s dantian universe as his followers.

 Chapter 418 Cathulhuâ€™s Unexpected Servant

    Chapter 418 ¨C Cathulhu''s Unexpected Servant

    Jungwoo returned and informed Xiaomao of Zhuge Liang and Lee Jinyong''s message.

    "They said they''vee in peace, but their strength surpasses the limit of this ce. What should we do?"

    "How strong, munya?"

    "I see the brackets behind their levels. It''s 18,000 and 35,000."

    Xiaomao hesitated if he should trust them. However, Diaochan reminded Xiaomao of his strength.

    "You''re also a monster yourself, kid. When was thest time you checked your level?"

    "My level, munya?"

    Xiaomao looked up. The floating number showed 9,999, and the bracket behind it was 50,000.

    "Hah?" Xiaomao was speechless. Thest time he saw it, it was barely 20,000. Then, he recalled that Eve''s butterflies migrated into his dantian universe and created many stars for him.

    "I guess Eve gave me a boost, munya."

    "She sure did. Your foundation is a bitcking though. Have you ever fought gods?"

    Lilith''s spirit emerged from Xiaomao''s shadow and answered for him, "Did he just wipe the floor with Clem? He''s strong, you know?"

    "Right. I forgot that you destroyed them. By the way, what technique did you use?" Asked Diaochan.

    Xiaomao waved his hand and changed the subject, "Let''s not worry about my techniques. Jungwoo, go tell that group that they can join us, but there are three conditions. First, I get to call the shot what to do with the dragon''s dantian crystals and soul orbs. Secondly, the carcasses of the dragons are mine. We can use them as our primary source of food, and I can grow stronger by eating them raw. Andstly, whatever items we get from the dungeon, we will take them all."

    "In short, everything they killed is ours. What we killed are still ours?" Jungwoo liked the idea.

    "Exactly, munya."

    "Alright. I''ll go tell them."

    Jungwoo flew back to ry their message.

    .

    Jungwoo returned to Zhuge Liang and Lee Jinyong. He said exactly what Xiaomao had told him to.

    "All soul orbs and items? Your master is quite greedy, man," Lee Jinyongined.

    Zhuge Liang had another opinion, "Tell them that we also have a condition."

    "What condition?" Jungwoo was wary of the strategist. He readied his mind that he could get scammed.

    "In the scenario that dragons do not wish to fight, please allow us to convert them into our followers. As you can see, we''ve reached the bottleneck of the immortal realm. We need more followers to be a god."

    "¡­"

    Jungwoo sighed. He was tired of being a messenger, but he had to do it. He returned to Xiaomao.

    .

    "No."

    Xiaoamao was firm. He had no intention of letting any dragon live as he needed lifespan. Moreover, he was aware of this universe''s nature ¨C Mu-Nyang would get stronger and healthier if Xiaomao and others gave the soul orbs to him.

    Jungwoo grumbled, "How about you go and tell them to their face? I don''t want to keep flying back and forth. It''s tiring."

    "Sure. I also want to talk to them."

    Xiaomao kicked the ground and flew south. The others also followed after Xiaomao to escort him.

    When Xiaomao and everybody arrived together, Zhuge Liangughed and cupped his fist. He bowed, "It''s an honor to meet you, Lord Miao Xiaomao. I''ve heard a lot about you."

    "Who are you exactly, munya?" Xiaomao sensed a bad vibe from Zhuge Liang. He felt like he talked to an old fox instead of a young man.

    "I was once a disciple of your father''s sect, Lord Miao. In fact, I had studied under him for a while before hell broke loose. In this life, I assisted Lady Cao Cao, I mean, Lady Devil in her quest for world domination. Too bad that Solomon messed with the game world so much that we are trapped here."

    "Don''t sidetrack, munya."

    "I simply answered your question. I''m your father''s disciple. That''s my answer."

    "Fine," Xiaomao couldn''t argue with that, so he changed the approach. "Why do you want the dragons alive? Is it rted to your title?"

    Xiaomao red at the floating title and level of Zhuge Liang. As a strategist, he was supposed to be weak. However, he was even stronger than Lee Jinyong, who looked like a cool-looking Korean protagonist from a manhwa.

    Zhuge Liang calmly exined and brightly smiled, "One of my secondary sses is Omnipotent Tamer. I can tame pretty much everything, including yers, humans¡­ and anyone."

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes, "Including me, is that you wish to convey, munya?"

    "Yes. If I had any ulterior motive, I would have enved you before we could even talk."

    "¡­"

    Zhuge Liangughed and fluttered his fan. He gazed toward the north, "I also know that you are destined to head north and attack the dragon''s nest. I''ve calcted the future and foreseen that everybody here will die within 24 hours."

    "What?"

    The group emitted killing intent. Even Xiaomao was irritated by the promation.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Amon, Diaochan, Mao Xueyan, Mao Dandan, and Lilith were more experienced. They pinched their fingers and calcted their karma as well. They couldn''t see far into the future, but they saw a mighty dragon in the depth of the volcano dungeon.

    Amon was the only one who recognized the dragon.

    "Aw, shit. Belial is here."

    "Belial, who?" Diaochan and others were interested.

    "One of the few quasi-sage underlings of Solomon. His level is stuck at 99,000 something for a long time. I think he''s about to cross the six digits soon."

    "¡­"

    Jungwoo, Bianca, and the women''s expressions were pale. They weren''t confident that they could take on a sage with their current strength. However, Xiaomao scoffed at the fortune teller.

    "Are you sure you see my future correctly, munya?"

    Again, Zhuge Liang giggled, "I saw how you died. You ran out of lifespan in my vision. Isn''t that why you impose the conditions that you need all items, soul orbs, and dantian crystals in the first ce?"

    "Since you know everything, I''m going to tell you straight away. I will not spare a single dragon, munya."

    As the elder fisherman''s techniques consumed a lot of lifespans, Xiaomao needed to kill and eat as many dragons as he could. He didn''t change his mind.

    However, Zhuge Liang refuted him, "That path will be your downfall. You need to spare the dragons and let them live. Otherwise, you will die without fail."

    "You¡­"

    At that moment, Xiaomao understood how Guan Yu and Zhang Fei felt when they first met Zhuge Liang. Even Xiaomao had the urge to chop him into pieces since his advice was too cryptic and didn''t make sense.

    DING

    Xiaomao forgot someone important. He also had a personal forteller in his soul.

    [Foresight]: "Zhuge Liang is correct. You will die if you kill all dragons in this world."

    Xiaomao flinched. He took several deep breaths and asked both Zhuge Liang and his Senpai at the same time.

    "Exin in a version that idiots can understand!"

    The Senpai started first, but Zhuge Liang didn''t hear him. Thus, they ended up talking at the same time.

    [Foresight]: "Dragons are indeed our enemies, but some of them are also your hidden allies. Lilith''s former subordinates are forced to join Solomon''s army, so they might be waiting for an opportunity to break free. Before you hunt down the local dragons, be sure to consult with Lilith first."

    Zhuge Liang''s expression was solemn when he exined, "Your father has many wives. Some of them are rted to dragons, such as Lilith, Leviathan, and Clem. Also, many ancient dragons are his friends, namely Nero. I''ve located Nero''s whereabouts, and he is currently working as the dungeon core protector. Because of his status as a protector, most dragons respect him and are willing to follow his order. If you show your grace and rescue them from Solomon''s tyranny, they will help you recover your lifespan. But if you fight them, you will lose most of your lifespan before you confront Belial, which will spell your doom. Not even Mu-Nyang can rescue you if you meet Belial in that condition."

    "¡­"

    Hearing the thorough exnation, Xiaomao calmed down. He reminded himself that Zhuge Liang was worshiped in China for a reason.

    "Fine. I''ll spare the dragons we meet along the way, munya. But does it necessary to hand them over to you? You know that I have a ve master ss, right? If I want subordinates, I can subdue them myself."

    Zhuge Liang smirked, "Hoarding resources and manpower inside you will do you no good, Lord Miao. A good leader always distributes tasks to his talented subordinates to free himself from the burden while ensuring the efficiency of the jobs. If you entrust them to me, I can be your proxy."

    "In short, I should bezy and push my jobs to others to be a good leader? Is that what you''re saying, munya?"

    "I didn''t say that, but you get the gist of it."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao facepalmed while the girls were frustrated. Diaochan whispered to him, "Can I kill the fool?"

    "No, munya."

    "But he seems poisonous. He''s also a protagonist. He will fight you for resources in the future."

    "If we''re fate to fight, then we''ll fight eventually. For now, I''m in danger, and I need extra manpower, especially other protagonists. I can''t always rely on Jungwoo, Bianca, and you all to cover my back."

    Diaochan couldn''t refute it. She sighed and let Xiaomao handle the talk.

    Xiaomao made up his mind. He extended his hand, "Alright. I ept. I hope we can get along."

    Instead of shaking hands with Xiaomao, Zhuge Liang knelt and cupped his fist as if he was paying respect to his lord.

    "Young Master Miao Xiaomao. I shall use the best of my abilities to help you in this world domination quest. I''ll make sure that your father will be proud of you!"

    "Hey, I didn''t ask for that, munya!"

    It was toote. Zhuge Liang suddenly created a magic circle underneath him andpleted the Dao Oath. A light tattoo appeared on Zhuge Liang and Xiaomao''s forehead, serving as proof of their bonds.

    "What are you? Why did you have to do that?" Xiaomao couldn''t understand Zhuge Liang.

    "I''m just repaying for Lord Mao Miaomiao''s kindness. In my previous life, he gave me hope and a dream-like life that I couldn''t have imagined. Now that his descendant is in trouble, it is my duty to help you like how he helped me!"

    It sounded corny. However, the women and Jungwoo were relieved.

    On the other hand, Lee Jinyong''s expression wasplicated. He felt like he had been watching a clich¨¦ drama.

    "Oh, no. The cringe¡­"

    Lee Jinyong died from the inside.

 Chapter 419 Cathulhuâ€™s Nemeses Amassing Forces

    Chapter 419 ¨C Cathulhu''s Nemeses Amassing Forces

    "Wee to my domain, my dragons."

    In the Netherworld Realm''s open-air pce, Solomon stood in front of 500,000 NPCs and yers of Pandemonium Guild. The guild master, Bathin, stood behind Solomon and acted as his aide even though he was a lot weaker than other generals.

    Liu Bei, Wei Yan, Jiang Wei, and Explorer were among the crowd. They puffed their chest in tion as they believed that they had joined the right faction.

    Explorer nced at everybody''s level and titles. Then, he looked at his status menu.

    Liu Bei, the Dragon Saint, Level 2,500

    Jiang Wei, the Dragon Knight, Level 7,500

    Wei Yan, the Bringer of Death, Level 9,999

    Explorer, the Chosen One, Level 9,999 (12,000)

    After joining the Pandemonium Guild, Bathin kept his promises. Everybody received dragon blood and learned their cultivation method. They were also blessed with countless spiritual fruits, essence stones, and spirit stones to boost their status attributes.

    Even a timid guy like Explorer grew confidence in his abilities. He always mocked Butter Tank, Cherry Popper, and others in his mind whenever he saw his status menu.

    "My dragons, as I promised, the universe domination is at hand. We have sessfully weakened Mu-Nyang to the point that he has be powerless. Without his interference, we''ve secured the biggest opportunity that noone has ever achieved throuthout the history. Look at the sky above us!"

    Solomon pointed at the sky and looked at the glittering stars in space. Countless colorful strings of karma gathered and flowed toward the boiling river at the center of their.

    That was the river of karma, aka the Samsara River. As the current Samsara God, Meng Xin, could not reim his legacies, Solomon sealed the river and took control of it.

    "That is the river of reincarnation. I have defeated and ughtered the Meng n and the remnant chaos seraphims in that river. Now, we are controlling Hell and the river to rebirth! WE HAVE CONQUERED DEATH!"

    The dragons and the yers cheered. They sought immortality, and they believed they got what they wanted. However, that was just temporary. As long as Mu-Nyang existed, the universe and the Samsara River could be taken back anytime.

    Thus, they needed to rebel and kill Mu-Nyang to make it permanent!

    "Onest obstacle hinders our journey, my dear dragons. And that obstacle is¡­"

    Solomon turned around and created a massive screen in the sky. The screen showed the portraits of Xiaomao, Mao Miaomiao, Hiiro Narukami, Chase Sheffield, Bianca Duhan, Seo Jungwoo, Lee Jinyong, Ma Moxi, and Zhuge Liang.

    Strangely, Zhou Yu, Sima Yi, and James Huntsman weren''t among them even though they had the protagonist ss.

    "Nine imbeciles got lucky and obtain the Protagonist ss ¨C The Hero ss that shouldn''t have existed! Mu-Nyang''s hypocrite dogs are standing in the way of our true immortality!"

    Liu Bei narrowed his eyes. He recognized Xiaomao.

    The crowd looked up and memorized the faces. They were enraged as their ultimate wishes couldn''t bepleted because of them.

    "But guess what? I have seized Pangu''s dantian universe and extracted his memory. His knowledge is now mine, and I know exactly how we can bend thews of the universe to create supreme sses for our brethren!"

    Solomon waved his hands and pointed at Explorer, who was the strongest among the crowd.

    "Pleasee up, child. Let me bestow you the new power and unlock your potential. You will be the first dragon god among the yers!"

    Explorer was ted while Liu Bei and others smacked the former''s back, congratting him. Explorer jumped up and got on the stage.

    Solomon smiled at Explorer. He pulled out a dagger from his spatial ring and cut his fingertip. A drop of ck blood came out and floated in the air.

    "Drink it, child. You, the chosen one, deserve everything in the universe."

    "Thank you, master. I shall do everything I can to fulfill your wishes!"

    Explorer directed the drop of blood into his mouth. He swallowed it. Instantly, it was digested. The blood cells of the dragon king multiplied and took over Explorer''s blood cells. ck blood reced the red blood in his veins, and his skin turned ck as a result.

    Two pairs of dragon wings emerged from his back. A long dragon tail extended from the area above his buttock. ck dragon scales became the extrayer of defense over his outer skin, and two horns came out from Explorer''s forehead.

    A ck string of karma came out from the Samsara River. Ittched onto Explorer and merged with him. Then, countless centipedes from the river rushed out and charged at Explorer. However, they shrank and disappeared into his stomach as they all joined his dantian universe as his new followers.

    DING

    <You have satisfied the ascension ritual.>

    <Your race has evolved! You are now Dragon Deity!>

    <Your level cap has been increased to 99,999. Your level will be set to match your true strength.>

    <Your level is now 12,000!>

    <You have obtained a new ss ¨C Dark Hero!>

    Explorer was on the verge of tears. He was grateful that Solomon had helped him so much.

    "Thank you very much, master. I promise that I''ll take those imbeciles down with my new power!"

    "Good," Solomon was satisfied with Explorer''s reactions. Thus, he gave him a mission.

    Solomon waved his hand and opened a red wormhole.

    "Go. Beyond this wormhole is the Game World Number 28. When you arrive on the other side, you will find Nero, Belial, and other demon dragon generals. Soon, those people in the portraits will raid that dungeon. Use your new power and cooperate with your colleagues to kill them all!"

    "YES, MASTER!"

    Without hesitation, Explorer turned toward the wormhole and jumped into it. However, the wormhole remained open.

    After confirming that Explorer had departed, Solomon turned his attention to Liu Bei and his men. He smiled at them for a moment before he gazed at the crowd.

    "WHO ELSE WANTS MY BLESSINGS?! WHO ELSE WISHES TO GAIN A NEW CLASS AND A NEW POWER!?"

    "MEEEEE!!"

    "ME, TOO!!"<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    The crowd went nuts. Even Liu Bei raised his both hands, hoping to get stronger.

    Solomonughed and took his time, empowering everybody one after another. Everybody got the Dark Hero ss and was sent to the W-28''s dungeon.

    .

    Hourster, Solomon returned to his quarter and mmed his butt on his chair. His expression was the opposite of how he appeared in public.

    "Damn monkeys. You wasted my precious resting time-*COUGH*"

    Solomon choked. He vomited a mouthful of blood as he still felt the aftereffect of Mao Miaomiao''s abilities. Moreover, his instinct screamed that Mao Miaomiao would find him soon.

    While Solomon was resting, Bathin knocked on the door.

    "My lord. I have brought the two protagonists."

    "Bring them in!"

    Despite being exhausted, Solomon straightened his back and repaired his posture. His grim expression changed to a wide smile.

    The doors were opened, and two men entered the room.

    James Huntsman and Zhou Yu stood in front of Solomon. They inspected the demon lord''s condition at first and knelt.

    "Zhou Yu greets Lord Solomon," Zhou Yu maintained his pokerface.

    "I''m James Huntsman¡­ master."

    On the other hand, Huntsman''s eyes were filled with rage and distrust. He rudely stared at Solomon even though he knelt.

    Solomon noticed that. He smirked, "Tell me, protagonists. I tried to kill you. Why do you want to join me?"

    Zhou Yu nced at Huntsman, ordering with his eyes to shut up. Then, he took the lead.

    "We''ve discussed the issues, and we conclude that there must be some kind of misunderstanding between us. We are not your enemies. On the other hand, the protagonists that you want to kill are also our sworn nemeses. Our ancestors always said ¨C The enemies of my enemy are my friends. This coincides with our current rtionship. We''re not supposed to fight each other and weaken our forces before we deal with ourmon enemies!"

    Solomon inwardlyughed. He could guess what their goals were from a mile away.

    "So, you want to borrow my forces to kill your nemeses?"

    "On the opposite, Lord Solomon," Zhou Yu paused and firmly looked into his eyes. "We wish to help you. I''m a man of wisdom, and I have studied warfare. My insight can be of help to you if you wish to wage arge-scale war against Mu-Nyang''s servants."

    Solomon frowned. He was not interested in advisors since he believed in his intelligence and insight. Therefore, a strategist was unnecessary.

    "Aside from your brain, what else do you have to offer?"

    "My bloodline."

    Zhou Yu closed his eyes and transformed into a phoenix. He ended up burning the entire house.

    Instead of getting angry, Solomon widened his eyes and chortled, "A phoenix! HAHAHAHA! THIS IS JUST WHAT I NEED!"

    Zhou Yu reverted to his human appearance. The me repaired his clothes which were automatically equipped. Then, he cut his fingertip and extracted a drop of his blood essence.

    The droplet of blood floated toward Solomon. Zhou Yu gazed at the blood and asked, "Will you trust me now?"

    "Hahahaha! Of course! Since you''ve shown me your sincerity, I wee you to my soon-to-be universe!"

    "Thank you very much, my lord!" Zhou Yu bowed and hid his smirk. Everything went ording to his n.

    ''I''ve sessfully infiltrated the Netherworld Realm. Once I gain ess to the Samsara River, I can resurrect Sun Ce and his family. After that, I''ll pit Solomon and Mao Miaomiao together and let them kill each other! Once Mao Miaomiao or Solomon died, I''ll take their dantian and learn their secrets! With their memory and power, I can dominate the universe and hand it over to the Sun Family!''

    Solomon inwardly sneered at Zhou Yu. He read the young man''s karma memory and discovered the scheme right away.

    ''nning to exploit my river and use me as a stepping stone for your universe domination? Too bad. The universe is mine. You can just stay by my side and serve as a portable heavenly fate crystal. When I''m that desperate for the crystal, I''ll just kill you and devour your soul!''

    Solomon stored the droplet of blood in his spatial ring as he was not ready to consume any weird medicine at the moment. He turned to Huntsman next.

    "What about you? What do you have to offer?"

    Huntsman stared at Solomon. Although he wanted to kill the old man and eat his soul, he had another idea.

    "I''ve heard about the Antagonist ss from the game forum. I heard Pangu came up with it, but it was never made public. I want that ss!"

    "But you already have the protagonist ss, though. Why do you want to be a viin?"

    "I need to kill someone, and I need power. I want the additional perk of the Antagonist ss! Secondly, I want cultivation resources and a ce to cultivate!"

    "I asked you what you can offer, but you''re one-sidedly demanding stuff from me. I''ll rephrase my question since you''re obviously an absolute buffoon. Why should I give you what you asked? What do you have for the exchange?"

    James Huntsman scoffed. He uttered in an angry voice, "Miao Xiaomao''s head!"

    "Hohoh? Where is it, then?"

    "Miao Xiaomao is still alive. I can''t give it to you at the moment."

    Solomon''s expression changed. He was tired of Huntsman''s bullshitery, "I take back my words. You''re not an absolute buffoon but a retarded inbred monkey that doesn''t understand a human''snguage."

    Huntsman realized that he phrased his words wrong. He lowered his head, "Please give me power. In exchange, I''ll personally hunt Xiaomao and other protagonists. If I fail, you can kill me!"

    "¡­"

    Solomon paused and red at James Huntsman. He disliked the guy''s attitude, but he liked the ulterior motive. He pondered for 10 minutes, calcting the future.

    He soon smirked, "Fine. I''ll give you a dragonewt bloodline and help you ascend. I''ll give you a week after the ascension. Bring me Xiaomao''s head, or I''ll detonate the dragonewt bloodline in you!"

    Huntsman looked firm. He cupped his fist and mimicked Zhou Yu, "Thank you, Lord Solomon! I will not let you down!"

 Chapter 420 Cathulhu Loves Chaos

    Chapter 420 ¨C Cathulhu Loves Chaos

    WHOOSH

    Mao Miaomiao and Nian exited from the wormhole and appeared in the orbital space of W-28. Both cat and seraphim looked at the green for a moment before they shifted their gaze toward the northmost of the star.

    Arge mountain stood out like an inmed zit on the tip of the nose. It was over 3,000 kilometers high, which created a bump on the round star. Moreover, the ck miasma shot up from the white volcano, shrouding everything in darkness. Even the aurora light failed to prate theyer of clouds around the mountain.

    "Is this the ce, nya?"

    Nian noticed the overwhelming negative karma and curses in this area. The dark clouds were so toxic that any mortal protagonist could die if they identally absorbed it into their lungs or blood system. Even immortals would have a hard time resisting the thick miasma gas and the negative karma around the mountain.

    Mao Miaomiao was no stranger to negative karma. After all, he used to cultivate them at one point in his life.

    "Are you immune to negative karma?"

    "I can handle it somewhat. You, nya?"

    "100% immunity. Actually, now that I have ck wings, I get stronger if I fight in that environment."

    "Do me a favor, nya. Get rid of that karma and gas before we dive into that dungeon."

    "I know."

    Mao Miaomiao descended. He came down like a meteor and crashnded on top of the volcano mountain. He deeply inhaled and spread his wings.

    Purple butterflies came out. However, they soon evolved into ck karma centipedes and started devouring ck gas around the mountain. Mao Miaomiao stood in the middle of the cyclone, waiting for the centipedes to finish their job.

    "Karma centipedes. I feel sick every time I see your pets, nya."

    "You weren''t even born when I used the centipedes to kill gods."

    "I saw it from Pangu''s memory, nya. I know what you did."

    "Fair enough."

    Both super expertsughed for a moment. Suddenly, they looked up.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    BOOM

    A dozen ck dragons jumped out from caves. They floated in the sky, ring at the intruders. As soon as they appeared, both Mao Miaomiao and Nian received the game system notification messages.

    DING

    <Your level is higher than the limit of this world. You will be cursed as a punishment.>

    Mao Miaomiao and Nian snorted while a lightning bolt struck them. A brand appeared on their chests.

    DING

    <Your level and stats are capped at 9,999.>

    <You have resisted the curse of Level Boundary!>

    <Your level and stats have been restored.>

    Both of them shrugged and sneered at the ck dragons in the sky, whose level surpassed 10,000. No matter how strong they were, they were no match for the deity cat and the quasi-sage chaos seraphim. While taunting the dragons, Mao Miaomiao''s level rapidly rose. It stopped at 99,999, but the number in the bracket kept rising. As for Nian, he absorbed a portion of Mao Miaomiao''s Qi, and his level reached 76,000.

    "Go fetch Solomon for me, geckos! If you don''t wanna die, get out of my sight!"

    "IMPUDENCE!"

    The ck dragons opened their mouths and fired a hundred ckser beams at Mao Miaomiao and Nian. Meanwhile, Mao Miaomiao slightly unsheathed his katana, and a blue dome appeared and covered him.

    SWUA

    Mao Miaomiao unsheathed his weapon and swung it once. Then, he rotated it and sheathed it back to the scabbard.

    Theser beams hit the barrier and failed to prate the protection domain. On the other hand, the group of ck dragons'' expressions were distorted in pain ¨C Their brains were sliced from the inside, and they couldn''t be healed.

    Just like that, the massive dragons fell from the sky and died without an external wound.

    After dealing with the dragons, Mao Miaomiao patted Nian, "Aren''t you d you don''t have to fight me anymore?"

    Nian gulped and shook his head, "Yeah. What the hell was I thinking back then, nya? You''re a fucking monster. Just one swoosh and everybody goes smooch, nya. Now that we''re colleagues, tell me. What is your secret to your strength, nya?"

    Mao Miaomiao giggled, "Simple. Find gorgeous and sexy bitches. Show the bitches who the master is. Dig as many women as you can even if they''re psychopaths. Have sex ruthlessly. Increase your stamina to be able tost ten years of marathon sex without sleeping or eating. And most importantly, be rich and get a good backer."

    "In short, be like Andrew T***, nya?"

    "Don''t be that guy. Be an alpha male and serve the right master. There is a limit to what a lone wolf can do without authority and military influence. Had I gone around and acted like douche protagonists that never bow their heads to everybody, I would have been dead ages ago."

    By the time Mao Miaomiao finished his words, the miasma around the mountain was cleared. He burped and looked at the level indicator above his head.

    Mao Miaomiao, the Chaos Seraphim, Level 99,999 (130,000)

    Nian nced at his level and clicked his tongue, "A sage already, nya?"<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "Not yet. Just a quasi-sage at the moment. I still need to create a clone of my dantian universe and manifest it to Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe as a tribute. Otherwise, I can''t break this bottleneck."

    "Ah, the star sector method, nya. I thought this was the deity-realm''s cultivation method, nya."

    "That Pangu''s method is outdated and inefficient. It creates a fragile foundation because your followers and worshipers are all sentient beings. You need to create simpleminded races in your dantian universe first before you move on to sentient beings. Without the loyal goons, you can''t control retarded mortals. The reason gods can''t be a sage is not because of other sages, Pangu, or Mu-Nyang. It''s their residents on their stars that hinder them. If you bring those stars out prematurely, the other gods will mess with your stars. Look what happened to Heavenly Goose."

    "Make sense, nya."

    The process of attaining the next rank involved Mu-Nyang''s authority. Just as Mao Miaomiao had hinted, without Mu-Nyang''s consent, nobody could be a sage.

    In the past, Pangu stole this authority from Mu-Nyang and created multiple sages, such as Hongjun, Zhunti, and All-Heaven Sage. But after Pangu was gone, the authority returned to Mu-Nyang temporarily. However, it could still be taken away.

    The key was the Samsara River.

    Mao Miaomiao thought of Meng Xin. He hoped that the Samsara God would return to the river and take care of this issue somehow.

    "I kinda miss that beggar."

    Whileining, Mao Miaomiao collected the souls and the dantian crystals of the dead dragon. He then jumped into one of the caves, following the karma string of James Huntsman.

    .

    .

    At a distance, Caesar flew closer to the north volcano. As soon as he got close, a hundred ck dragons surrounded him.

    Caesar opened his arms and showed no sign of resistance.

    "Brothers, I''vee in peace! I''m one of you!"

    The dragons were bemused, "Bullshit! Kill that bastard. He''s one of the wanted criminals!"

    Caesar chortled, "If you kill me, 50,000 dragons inside my dantian will die! Think about your friends and their families!"

    "WHAT?!"

    The dragons canceled their domain abilities and spells. They red at Caesar, "What did you do to them?! How dare you trap our brethren!?"

    Caesar calmly let a few dragon deities out. One of them was a demon dragon general of Solomon ¨C Barbatos.

    Barbatos was a divine dragon. His chrome scales reflected the sunlight and repelled the miasma near the mountain. His mouth and jaws looked like arge snake instead of a refined dragon, and he shone like the sun.

    The ck dragons shrank back in fear.

    "L-LORD BARBATOS?!"

    Barbatos, the divine dragon, observed the puppets of Solomon. He helped Caesar negotiate with them.

    "Stand down,rades. This person is not an enemy."

    "B-But we receive an order to kill him."

    "Check your system again. Do you still see his name on the list?"

    "Huh?"

    The ck dragons rechecked the name list. The roster showed Xiaomao, Mao Miaomiao, Ma Moxi, Ran Tae, Lee Jinyong, Zhuge Liang, Bianca Duhan, and Chase Sheffield. Caesar was not on the list.

    "Y-You''re right, my lord."

    Barbatos proceeded to subdue them, "Stop fighting and join me. We will migrate to Lord Caesar''s dantian universe for the time being to avoidplications. Also, has anybody seen Sima Yi and Paimon?"

    .

    .

    While Caesar and Barbatos convinced the ck dragons to join them, another dubious protagonist made his move.

    Sima Yi and Paimon traveled south, heading to the South Pole and avoiding Xiaomao''s group.

    Upon arrival, the ck dragon Paimon started searching for the rune symbols that he had left behind on one of the icebergs. It only took him 10 minutes to find them all.

    "Is this the ce?" Asked Sima Yi.

    "This is the one. We can connect the River of Hell to this ce. Once we pull it here, the Samsara River will follow us here."

    "Good. Let''s activate it."

    "I hope your strategy works, Sima Yi," Paimon narrowed his eyes. He wondered if he had made the right decision in teaming up with this dubious protagonist.

    "Don''t worry, sir dragon. As long as you listen to me, I can make you stronger than Solomon. By the way, have you contacted Solomon that I''m willing to join him and get me out of the wanted list?"

    "I did. He said he wanted to meet you, but I think he wanted to kill you as soon as you show up there. The other two guys already visited Solomon. I don''t know what they did, but they''re still alive. Their names disappear from my system, too."

    "I guess we''re a bitte," Sima Yi snorted and gazed at the rune on the iceberg. "It''s toote to regret. It''s now or never. We''ll hit Solomon with this and create more chaos!"

    "Alright! It''s do or die, brother!"

    Paimon activated the seven magic seals on the icebergs and activated the hidden portal.

 Chapter 421 Cathulhu, Zhuge Liang, And Caesarâ€™s Golden Fingers

    Chapter 421 ¨C Cathulhu, Zhuge Liang, and Caesar''s Golden Fingers

    Xiaomao and his team traveled together in a group. Following Zhuge Liang''s advice, Amon transformed into a dragon and allowed everybody to ride on her back.

    Along the way, many dragons followed them, but they didn''t attack. They secretlymunicated with Amon, asking why she was with their enemies.

    Amon ordered everybody.

    "Stand down, men! We''re not here to fight! We''re here to rescue Lord Nero from the dungeon!"

    "L-Lord Nero?! The true ck dragon king?"

    "Yes! Lady Lilith is with us as well. She will reim the Netherworld Realm! If you aren''t willing to serve Solomon, join us!"

    "O-Okay!"

    Many dragons reluctantly followed Amon as nned. Everybody nced at Zhuge Liang in awe and respect.

    Meanwhile, Zhuge Liang closed his eyes, meditating and reading karma. He was calm at first. But suddenly, he sweated profusely.

    "Someone is stealing our future allies," Zhuge Liang muttered.

    "Who, munya?"

    "Someone with a main character''s luck. His karma is already bound with Solomon, and he is fated to backstab each other. He will eventually fight Solomon, but the result can''t be predicted. My reading can''t dig further than this."

    Zhuge Liang opened his eyes and gazed toward the ck cloud in the sky ahead of them. A massive ck tornado erupted at the center and gradually sucked in all miasma gas into the heart of the cyclone.

    "Also, my master is there as well. This fight will be a decisive one. If we win, Solomon''s army will be crippled. But if we lose, everything that we have done so far will be in vain. Our friends and families behind us will either die or be enved for the rest of eternity."

    Xiaomao looked at Zhuge Liang''s face and eyes. Then, he spotted nervousness in his expression.

    "I thought Mister Legendary Strategist was always calm and collected. You seem restless."

    "I AM restless, Lord Miao. There are too many variables in this fight - First, your father. Second, two groups of protagonists with unknown motives. Andstly, James Huntsman."

    "¡­"

    Again, Zhuge Liang was wary of James Huntsman. Xiaomao wondered if he was such a big deal.

    The group was quiet again. They turned their attention to the two major groups ahead of them.

    The first attraction was the massive miasma cyclone in the sky. Many dragons fell from the sky at once and lost their lives. Zhuge Liang and Xiaomao could no longer sense their aura as their brains were shattered from the inside.

    On the other hand, Caesar carefully stalked the edge of the miasma. He slowly approached the North Pole Volcano. Because of the slow progress, Xiaomao''s group caught up with Caesar.

    Zhuge Liang stared at Caesar and calcted the future. Xiaomao also consulted with his personal forteller.

    ''Senpai, should I kill the fool?''

    [Foresight]: "Not now. He is needed in the uing fight against Belial. He will be our cannon fodder."

    ''By the way, how will the fight proceed? Who''s going to kill who first?''

    [Foresight]: "In the scenario that we don''t interfere, Belial will kill Caesar first. Solomon will obtain his fate crystal and recover his health. Then, he will make quick work on Zhou Yu. Paimon will betray Sima Yi and devour the twin souls to be a sage. Mao Miaomiao will sessfully kill Belial, but Solomon will defeat him. Then, Solomon will start snowballing, wiping out our party."

    Foresight-Senpai seemed to be more knowledgeable than Zhuge Liang as he could predict the future in detail. However, the future looked grim.

    ''What if I join the fight?''

    [Foresight]: "I can''t tell. This is the furthest future that I can see. Your counterparts in the other timeline never go further than this."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao never missed the hint that Foresight slipped up. It seemed that he gathered information about the future from the other "Timelines", which Xiaomao was interested in. But for now, he focused on the issues at hand.

    He thought to himself.

    ''Strange. Can a dantian universe have multiple timelines? If Mu-Nyang is that capable, then what is this Foresight skill?''

    .

    .

    Caesar looked back and noticed Xiaomao. He smirked and turned around.

    Barbatos also nced at them. He clicked his tongue, "They have already banded together. I don''t think we can fight them head-on."

    Caesar snorted, "Then, don''t. Only fight when our chance of winning is 100%."

    "If you say so. But Solomon is going to be mad if he knows that we let them leave untouched."

    "It doesn''t matter. After all, we''re just side characters. We will cut off their retreating route after they enter the dungeon. Lord Belial and Lord Nero will handle them."

    "I see. That''s a good n. But where are Sima Yi and Paimon, by the way? Have you seen them?"

    Caesar shrugged, "I don''t know."

    RUMBLE

    Suddenly, the entire world shook. The cyclone vanished, but a massive Qi surged from the other ce on the opposite side of the. Both Caesar and Barbatos looked around as if they were confused.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "This aura¡­ It''s the aura and scent of the Netherworld Realm. Someone is opening a portal to the Netherworld Realm outside the dungeon!" Barbatos was dumbfounded. He looked at Xiaomao''s group and didn''t find a culprit.

    Caesar was as stunned as Barbatos. He didn''t foresee this variable.

    The yer started to get nervous. He pinched his fingers and attempted to calcte karma and the future. However, he only saw darkness and his death.

    Caesar was smart. He started tracking back and searching for potential murderers. Instantly, he discovered five branches in the future. Each branch''s murderer changed ording to Caesar''s current action.

    ''Xiaomao, Mao Miaomiao, Barbatos, Solomon, and Belial. Ah, crap. No matter what I do, I''ll die!''

    Upon foreseeing his death, Caesar attempted to search for a way out. He explored the five branches of the future and attempted to alter the future with his pre-knowledge.

    He sweated profusely as he quickly went through the Barbatos, Solomon, and Belial branches. All results ended in his death within one hour. As for Mao Miaomiao''s branch, he found a way out, but he would be gender-swapped and turned into the chaos seraphim''s sex ve for the rest of eternity.

    Thest hope fell on Xiaomao. Caesar put more effort into his calction.

    But suddenly, two big eyes appeared in his mind as if someone saw through his attempt. The cat''s eyes were so bright and menacing that Caesar was afraid of the re.

    Caesar''s consciousness returned to his body. The cat expelled him back.

    ''What the hell was that?!''

    .

    .

    Xiaomao narrowed his eyes and red at Caesar while he had goosebumps. For a brief moment, he sensed that Caesar''s Qi poked his karma strings. It felt like a grown man had been sexually caressing his thighs.

    Because of his disgust, Xiaomao retaliated. He sent one of his catterflies into the Qi strand and sent it back to the owner. Then, he delivered a message.

    "NO HOMO! Do it again, and I''ll freaking kill you!"

    The trick worked. As soon as the message was sent, Caesar''s face was as pale as a sheet, and his blond hair whitened.

    After threatening Caesar, Xiaomao consulted with Foresight Senpai again.

    "Should I kill that homo now?"

    [Foresight]: "Again, not yet. He will die naturally even if we don''t do anything. Leave him be."

    "Okay." Xiaomao scoffed and nced at the dragon under Caesar, "What about that dragon deity Barbatos?"

    [Foresight]: "Leave him alone for now. After we get Nero on our side, we can think about killing other protagonists."

    "If you say so."

    WHOOSH

    While the world was trembling, the cyclone vanished, and Mao Miaomiao disappeared into one of the caves. He and the caracal cat on his shoulder ignored the dead dragons on the ground.

    Xiaomao''s eyes gleamed. He jumped off from Amon and ordered everybody.

    "SECURE THE BODIES, MUNYA! STORE THEM IN YOUR SPATIAL RINGS!"

    The women knew their queue. They leaped off from Amon''s back and rushed to the corpses of countless ck dragons.

    Amon and her followers were taken aback. She wanted to help him, but the dragons behind her were offended.

    "Lady Amon! They are desecrating our honored brethren! We should punish them!"

    "No!" Amon stopped them, "They are not our enemies! Stand down!"

    "But¡­"

    The dragons hesitated. They wanted to kill Xiaomao and the others for disrespecting the dead.

    Suddenly, Zhuge Liang turned around and gazed at the dragons. He raised his right hand and transformed his skin into green scales.

    "I would like to chat with the fellow dragons. My name is Zhuge Liang, and I''m a descendant of a rain dragon. Would you mind if I ask you to migrate into my dantian universe for now since we''re about to infiltrate Belial''s dungeon?"

    "You¡­"

    Again, the dragons were speechless. Even Amon was surprised, "Y-You''re a rain dragon?"

    Zhuge Liang slowly stood up and transformed into an Asian Rain Dragon. Unlike western dragons, he had a long body like a python, but he had two arms and two legs. His massive head, Qilin horns, and countless green scales shone under the sunlight. His body produced ten thousand branches of lightning bolts and generated rain clouds around him.

    Amon almost prostrated to the ground to pay respect to the mighty-looking rain dragon. Even Xiaomao and others stopped what they were doing and looked up.

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue, "Damn Kongming. He has too many secrets!"

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Every protagonist has one or two secrets. That''s just his golden finger."

    [Foresight]: "Don''t worry about it. It''s just a trivial golden finger. Yours is more amazing, but you haven''t realized it yet."

    "If you mean my other identity as Mu-Nyang''s stepparent, I''m aware."

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "Wait until you recover all your memories. Then, everything that''s happening right now will be so stupid and cringe to you that you might want to scream in agony."

    "I can tell¡­"

 Chapter 422 Cathulhu Ignores Mu-Nyangâ€™s Warnings!

    Chapter 422 ¨C Cathulhu Ignores Mu-Nyang''s Warnings!

    While Xiaomao''s group collected the dragon corpses, Caesar made his decision. He shouted, trying tomunicate with Xiaomao.

    "Friend Xiaomao, I wish to talk!"

    Xiaomao scoffed, "I''m not into perverted half-naked man, so no, munya."

    "T-That was a misunderstanding! I can exin!" Caesar panicked. As his future and life were on the line, he tried his best to get on Xiaomao''s good side. "I calcted karma and saw my death! I need help!"

    Xiaomao shook his head, "That''s none of my business, munya. You reap what you sow. You stole what''s mine, so why should I help you?"

    "I''m serious, friend. I NEED HELP! I''m going to die in an hour!"

    Barbatos and Xiaomao stared at Caesar. The former narrowed his eyes while Cat Dad smirked.

    Xiaomao gave him a tip, "Then, you should kill the person who might backstab you in the future first. By the way, who will kill you, munya?"

    Caesar paused for a second. A momentter, he pped his hands, "You''re right. Belial will kill me if I go into that dungeon. If I stay outside, either Solomon, Barbatos, or you will kill me. So, if I kill you two now, I can solve two-thirds of the issues!"

    "What?" Barbatos was taken aback.

    Unfortunately for the dragon, it was toote to react. Caesar snapped his fingers. Two transparent hands pulled out Barbatos'' dantian crystal and soul orb. As for the dragon, his consciousness faded to ck without realizing what had hit him.

    Caesar looked at the orb and the crystal with a deep frown. He looked at Xiaomao, targeting him next.

    Xiaomao also sensed the tingling sensation inside him. He sensed an invisible hand grabbing his dantian crystal, fate crystal, and soul orb from inside his body.

    He snorted and crushed the hands with his domain!

    Caesar flinched as he suffered a slight injury because the spirit hands were destroyed. He frowned as he couldn''t understand why his ability failed to kill Xiaomao when it worked against his past opponents.

    "Odd. I used my ability on you. Why can''t I extract your dantian crystal and soul orb?" Caesarined.

    "You must be retarded, munya. You knew that you are going to die if you pick a fight with me, but you do it anyway."

    Caesar smirked, "From the future I saw, you won''t attack me no matter how brutal I attacked you. You will not kill me. No, YOU CAN''T AFFORD TO KILL ME! My only way out of this mess is to kill you!"

    "Are you sure about that?"

    Xiaomao inwardlyughed at Caesar. He found this guy dumb. Still, to make sure, Xiaomao consulted with his Senpai.

    ''Can I kill the fool?''

    [Foresight]: "No. He''s necessary cannon fodder. He has to fight Belial and die. If you kill him and take his fate crystal now, Solomon will dispatch Belial and attack you within two minutes after you killed Caesar."

    DING

    Mu-Nyang also whispered as he found the situation critical.

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Master, the second portal to the Netherworld Realm is opened. Solomon and Belial can easily teleport to your location at any moment. If you carry too many fate crystals on you, you will be their primary target. Let Solomon and Belial kill one or two protagonists first and allow him to recover from his injuries, munya. After that, their attention will be on your father, and you will have more time to recover your lifespan."

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. He hated being ordered around. Although Xiaomao wanted to rely on his judgment in this situation, he put his faith in his cat and his Senpai once more.

    "Onest time, guys. I''ll let this SOB die to Solomon... as long as he behaves."

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Good choice, munya."

    "But that idiot needs to be taught a lesson!"

    Xiaomao smirked and brought out his fishing rod. He hurled the fishing line toward Caesar, and the hook uratelytched onto the dantian crystal of Barbatos.

    "Mine, munya!"

    Xiaomao reeled the orb in and grabbed it. He purified the crystal, killing all residents inside Barbatos'' dantian universe. Then, he ate it. As soon as the crystal melted in his mouth, Xiaomao could sense a massive flow of life force entering his dantian.

    Meanwhile, Caesar nkly looked at how Xiaomao stole his item from his hand.

    "Hah! Keep eating. In the end, you''ll die by my hands!"

    "How clich¨¦. Don''t assume that you can kill me. It''s me that allows you to live, munya." Xiaomao shrugged and sent the fishing hook at Caesar again.

    Caesar had enough. He bellowed and activated his domain.

    A thousand small hands emerged inside Xiaomao''s body, grabbing every internal organ. They pulled them with great strength, attempting to rip his innards and spinal cord apart.

    Xiaomao ignored the hands inside him and focused on the fishing hook. Ittched on the karma string of Caesar. He reeled in the karma string and grabbed it.

    "PPPFFFFTT!"

    Suddenly, Caesar vomited blood. His domain was destroyed, and he suffered from the bacsh.

    "H-How?!"

    Caesar was baffled. Xiaomao didn''t do anything fancy, but he negated his proud killing move by just holding his karma string.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Xiaomao gently yanked the karma thread. Caesar also got pulled, and his body wasunched toward the cat dad.

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao pointed his finger at Caesar''s face. Then, he clenched his fist.

    BOOM!

    Caesar''s head exploded! His HP bar was depleted instantly! All items in Caesar''s game inventory were transferred to his inventory as Xiaomao''s passive skills were still at work. Some of the stolen dantian crystals and soul orbs returned as well.

    Although Xiaomao managed to finish off a troublemaker in one move, the two caretakers panicked.

    [Foresight]: "I told you not to kill him!"

    [Mu-Nyang]: "What are you doing, munya?! Solomon will notice you now!"

    On the other hand, Xiaomao giggled. He had an idea.

    "Don''t worry. I''m just securing a bait."

    [Mu-Nyang]: "A bait, munya?"

    "I''m a fisherman, so I should be preparing baits before we go fishing, right? I''m going to fish Belial and Solomon, so we need a heavenly fate crystal to draw them here, right?"

    Xiaomao had a wicked idea. As he learned that bearing too many fate crystals would bring him harm, he could simply steal Caesar''s fate crystal and give it to someone that he wanted death.

    Xiaomao wasn''t finished. As Caesar was a yer, his soul would return to his real body on Earth. Thus, Xiaomao held the karma string and pieced it with the fishing hook. Then, he allocated his life force to his weapon and started reeling.

    The trick worked. Caesar''s soul orb, heavenly fate crystal, and dantian crystal came out from the karma thread. He juggled them with one hand and chortled.

    "Ladies and gentlemen, this is how you kill yers, munya," Xiaomao flickered the soul orb over his head, flexing to Mu-Nyang, "Now that he''s dead. The cannon fodder is gone. Mu-Nyang, Foresight, you two can calcte my future again."

    [Mu-Nyang]: "You''re being reckless, munya! Belial is not a small fry like Caesar and other dragons!"

    Xiaomao held the dantian crystal and cleansed the universe, removing all poption. Then, he started eating the crystal. While he was at it, he sent Caesar''s soul orb to Mu-Nyang as a tribute.

    After sending Caesar''s soul away, his karma string vanished, signifying his true death.

    "Mu-Nyang. You shouldn''t underestimate your mentor. I know what I''m doing."

    Xiaomao snickered. He closed his eyes and focused on digesting the new elements that Caesar had been collecting.

    One of them was the mysterious power that could snatch people''s souls, dantian crystals, or internal organs with a thought. Xiaomao found it funny and useful, so he decided to learn it.

    .

    .

    Cairo, Egypt

    "AAAAAAHHHHHH!!"

    Caesar screamed in pain after his game character died. His consciousness returned to Earth, and he jumped out of the game capsule.

    He panted for a moment. Then, he touched his head, checking if it was still there.

    Upon realizing that he had returned to Earth, Caesar let out a long sigh of relief.

    "It''s just a game. It''s just a GAME! Nothing will kill me¡­*PU*"

    Suddenly, a one-meter-long transparent fishing hook appeared out of nowhere and dug into his chest. It pulled out three round objects from him, but his chest burst open.

    Caesar stared at the hook in shock. He tried to grab it, but he couldn''t touch it.

    SWUA

    The hook pulled his heavenly fate crystal, dantian crystal, and soul orb out of his body. Caesar''s physical body copsed on his leaked intestines and blood.

    Just like that, Caesar in the real world met his demise as Xiaomao had proimed.

    .

    .

    South Pole

    WHOOM

    A massive portal was opened. Paimon gazed at therge red oval gate, watching how countless dragons from the other side rushed into the game world.

    Among them, a massive ck demon dragon stepped out of the portal. His level far surpassed the limit of this world, but he suffered no side effects.

    Nero, the Great Chaos Dragon King, Level 99,999 (100,000)

    The quasi-sage dragon arrived!

 Chapter 423 Cathulhu Doesnâ€™t Believe In Prophesies

    Chapter 423 ¨C Cathulhu Doesn''t Believe in Prophesies

    Nero red at Sima Yi. Thetter nodded at him.

    "I remember you. You''re the brat that Miaomiao took in when you were at Siren City," muttered Nero.

    Sima Yi snickered while Paimon looked surprised. The former greeted his senior.

    "It has been a long time, senior. I''m d you still remember me. I thought you didn''t take the memory-retaining item from the Beta Test period."

    "I sure didn''t. I recover my memory by just growing stronger. In fact, most of us don''t need it since we can just read our existence karma to learn about our past lives."

    "True. I''m sure Pangu didn''t see thising."

    After a brief friendly chat, Nero''s expression changed. He solemnly stared at Sima Yi and Paimon.

    "Solomon and Belial want you dead. Did you know that, brat?"

    Sima Yi snickered, "I know. That''s why I''m taking the initiative to talk to you. I''ll be direct. Please betray Solomon and join me."

    "I refuse!" Nero opened his mouth and roared at Sima Yi. He also activated his domain, preparing to kill both Sima Yi and Paimon.

    Paimon sweated profusely. He knew that he wasn''t Nero''s opponent. On the other hand, Sima Yi''s smile never faded from his face.

    "I know that Solomon is using your family as hostages! I promise that I''ll save them all!"

    Nero maintained his domain, but his red eyes red into Sima Yi''s soul, "With just you two? I can''t even defeat Belial or Solomon. How are you going to help me with your puny strength?"

    "I''ve learned a skill that Zhuge Liang and Mao Miaomiao couldn''t learn! It''s the power of Envement! I can enve even sages as long as I get my hands on their karma strings!"

    Nero frowned. He didn''t believe in Sima Yi. However, Paimon repeatedly nodded to confirm this information.

    "He''s speaking the truth, sir. He and I fought, and he''s enved me. I can''t disobey his orders."

    "¡­"

    Nero raised his eyebrows. He was impressed.

    "You''re just an immortal, but you''ve managed to enve a dragon deity. You''re quite skilled."

    "Thanks for your praise, but we don''t have much time. We need to go back to your dungeon and enve Belial. Then, we can rescue your family together."

    Nero gave Sima Yi a meaningful look. He slowly nodded and turned around.

    "Follow me."

    "Yes, senior."

    Nero disappeared into the portal while Paimon and Sima Yi followed after him.

    Meanwhile, the other dragons that had been trailing the group remained around the portal, looking at each other in confusion.

    "You heard that?"

    "W-What should we do?"

    "L-Lord Paimon and Lord Nero are nning to rebel. S-Should we inform Lord Solomon?"

    "And get ourselves entangled in their fight? We''re just quasi-deities, but those guys are either quasi-sages or deities. I ain''t joining their fight and dying in vain. Uh-uh!"

    In the end, the bystanding dragons stayed outside.

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    .

    Netherworld Realm

    Solomon suddenly snapped open his eyes during the meditation session. He sensed multiple protagonists gathering in one ce.

    He tracked their location right away. Instantly, he found Xiaomao, Jungwoo, Bianca, and the heavenly fate crystal of Caesar.

    Solomon then searched for other protagonists. Ma Moxi and Chase were nowhere to be found. Sima Yi was at the Volcano Dungeon''s deepest floor while Mao Miaomiao continued to st through the upper levels.

    "Caesar is dead. Sima Yi and Nero are doing something suspicious. Mao Miaomiao will soon reach here. Huntsman and Zhou Yu will end up running into Mao Miaomiao first, but they have no idea that I sent Explorer and others to Nero. That means¡­"

    Solomon closed his eyes and observed the situation in the dungeon core''s room. He found Nero, Sima Yi, and Paimon together. However, Belial confronted them.

    "Interesting."

    .

    .

    Sima Yi, Nero, and Paimon stumbled upon Belial in his dragon form when they returned. Behind Belial, Explorer, Liu Bei, Wei Yan, Jiang Wei, and countless yers followed their leader, nning to cross the portal behind Nero to go outside.

    Belial nced at Sima Yi. He scoffed, "What are you doing, Nero? Kill that protagonist right now, so we can give his fate crystal to Lord Solomon."

    Nero took several deep breaths. He had expected this, "Aren''t the people behind you [Heroes], too? They have simr traits to protagonists, no?"

    "They''re different. They''re Dark Heroes. They''re our saviors, not one of those Mu-Nyang''s fake heroes."

    Explorer was ted. He stepped forward and brought out his shotgun, "Sir, please let me convince Lord Nero to hand that criminal over."

    Belial dully nced at Explorer for a moment. Then, he let the pawns show their strength.

    "Go, then. Show me what you can do."

    "You won''t be disappointed, sir!" Explorerughed and pointed the shotgun muzzles at Sima Yi, "Get down here or I''ll st your head off!"<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Sima Yi, who was still riding on Paimon''s head, pped his ck feather fan and sneered, "You''re no match for me, weaklings."

    "We''ll see about that."

    Suddenly, Explorer''s shotgun transformed into a sci-fi material rifle. He pulled the trigger and fired an energy bullet at Sima Yi''s face.

    Sima Yi snorted and pped his fan, blocking the shot with the feathers. Then, he looked into Explorer''s eyes.

    Envement Domain!

    Explorer''s pupils dimmed. He lowered his weapon and walked two steps forward. However, the next moment, a wide grin appeared on Explorer''s face before he raised his gun again. This time, he used the exclusive ultimate skill that he got from Bathin and Solomon.

    Gun Domain, True Pration!

    BANG!

    Another shot was fired. Again, Sima Yi pped his fan to block it.

    [Oda Nobunaga]: "Idiot! Switch with me!"

    "!!?"

    The bullet punctured through Sima Yi''s fan and came for his head. Sima Yi''s body, controlled by Nobunaga, tilted his head and narrowly dodged the bullet.

    BOOM

    The bullet hit the dungeon''s ceiling and created a long hole. The sunlight from the surface shone through the gap as the bullet dug through the underground dungeon and left to space.

    Sima Yi''s expression changed. As his personality switched, his hairstyle and clothes transformed. Now, he looked like a middle-aged handsome samurai.

    Nobunaga put the broken feather fan away. He pulled out a long katana from his spatial ring and unsheathed it.

    "Ha! Phase 2? I only need one shot to kill you! My ultimate skill has no cooldown!"

    Nobunaga snorted and activated the regr sword domain. However, before he could chop Explorer, Belial lightly snorted and destroyed Nobunaga''s domain. The bacsh damage hit the warlord.

    Nobunaga spat a mouthful of blood, but his expression didn''t change. He activated Sima Yi''s domain.

    Envement!

    The target was Belial!

    Belial''s pupils dulled, and he stopped moving. It worked.

    However, Liu Bei, Jiang Wei, and Wei Yan jumped at Nobunaga. They used their domains as well.

    Seeing the iing attackers, Nero and Paimon opened their mouths and fired two dark energy balls at them. One directly hit Liu Bei and turned him to ash! The other one missed, but it hit the group of yers behind Belial, killing a dozen men.

    "TRAITORS!"

    The dragons in the dungeon yelled. Then, everybody roared and used their abilities.

    Nobunaga clicked his tongue. He pointed at the dungeon core, "PAIMON! DESTROY THE CORE, AND NERO''S FAMILY WILL BE FREED!"

    Paimon stopped paying attention to the yers and NPCs. He turned to the dungeon core at the end of the boss room behind the throne. However, Jiang Wei and Wei Yantched on his back and charged at Nobunaga on his head.

    Nobunaga snorted and sank into his shadow. He vanished and reappeared behind Nero, using thetter''s shadow as a teleportation destination.

    Meanwhile, Belial suddenly broke the Envement skill. He roared in anger, "That''s it! I''ll kill you all!"

    The squabble turned into a battlefield.

    .

    .

    Zhuge Liang managed to convince another batch of 1,000 ck dragons to join his dantian universe while Xiaomao dealt with Caesar. When Zhuge Liang finished, he looked below and found that Caesar was already dead, which was not within his calction.

    "Already?! As expected of his son. He''s a variable for sure."

    Zhuge Liang reverted to his human form. He calcted the future again. Then, he had a new vision.

    He saw the bitter fight between Nero and Belial.

    The result was disastrous. Nero would lose the fight and be killed along with Sima Yi and Paimon! Solomon would get the twin soul of Sima Yi and Nobunaga. Then, he would get a new power-up, which would bring trouble to Mao Miaomiao and Xiaomao.

    However, that future was not certain. Another variable appeared.

    Chase Sheffield

    Zhuge Liang collected the information with his karma reading technique. After gaining enough intel, he opened his eyes and informed his master.

    "Lord Xiaomao, Sima Yi and Paimon are trying to rescue Lord Nero before us, but Belial has intercepted them. If we leave them alone, they will die!"

    Xiaomao didn''t bother looking at the strategist. He continued chewing the dantian crystal of Caesar and gathered the other crystals from his mothers. He replied, "Let them die, munya."

    "But lord! Solomon will get major power-ups if he acquires the twin souls! Even your father won''t be Solomon''s opponent if that happens!"

    Xiaomao nonchntly rubbed the heavenly fate crystal of Caesar. He injected half of his lifespan into the ball and the fishing rod. Then, he hurled them into a distance. The fishing line and the bait vanished into a crack of dimension.

    He closed his eyes. He took a deep breath as a portion of muscle memory slowly came back to him.

    Not only Zhuge Liang had a vision, but Xiaomao also had his. His version was rted to his memory as Lord Xiao, the fisherman entity of the higher dimension.

    While holding the fishing rod, Xiaomao had a short dream.

 Chapter 424 Cathulhu Makes Solomon Stronger?

    Chapter 424 ¨C Cathulhu Makes Solomon Stronger?

    Next to a river, the elderly fisherman sat on a boulder, holding his fishing rod. However, the fishing line and bait weren''t in the river but inside a dimensional crack.

    A catopus kitten sat on hisp, dozing off as he was bored. The elder secretly injected his Qi and nourished Mu-Nyang as usual.

    It had been six months since Mu-Nyang had been living with him. This catopus became a quasi-sage, and he created so many catopuses like him in his dantian universe. His future was promising.

    Still, Mu-Nyangcked worldly experience. Even though he managed to survive all ordeals, hismon sense was warped. The elder sighed as he was concerned about the future struggle.

    "Should I capture a mortal somewhere from someone''s dantian universe and give it to him?"

    While pondering, the fishing line shook. The elder lightly yanked the rod and pulled a massive kraken squid from the other dimension.

    BOOM

    As soon as the squid crossed dimensions, its soul shattered, and the body ceased functioning. The elder tossed the corpse to the river bank.

    Its body was massive. From a rough estimation, its tentacles alone were over 10 kilometers long. Because of its size, the elder chopped therge tentacles and stored them in a wooden spatial chest in front of his cabin. Then, he recalled the fishing hook.

    SWUA

    The golden hook pulled out tworge orbs from the squid''s gigantic body. Each was asrger as a modern truck. Theynded in front of the elder''s cabin and emitted a brilliant light.

    Because of themotion, Mu-Nyang woke up and found the massive head of the kraken squid and two mysterious orbs.

    "M-Master, what are those, munya?"

    The elder admired the orbs. He touched one of them to inspect the content inside. A secondter, he deeply frowned.

    "An Entity Fate Crystal."

    "Entity Fate Crystal, munya?"

    "Remember the storybooks in the cabin that I used to read for you?" He referred to the bedtime stories that he used to read for Mu-Nyang to expand his horizon and imagination.

    "Oh, the fantasy stories about cultivators, hunters, and magicians, munya?"

    "What do you think of the main characters in those stories?"

    "All of them are stupidly lucky, munya. Is it a trend these days that all main characters in the story are so dumb, but they are always lucky, munya?"

    The elder bitterlyughed, "What if I tell you that the main characters in those stories existed in the past?"

    "No way, munya! That would be some! You can''t simply get a lucky streak in cultivation and encounter, munya. A weak insignificant mortal can''t possibly get lucky after getting hit by a truck and get reincarnated with super abilities and unreasonable systems! They don''t deserve those powers, munya. Everything defies thew of karma. They didn''t even deserve those power, munya."

    Mu-Nyang got worked up after his mentor mentioned the bedtime stories. The elder was also in a bad mood, but it was because of another reason.

    "What if I tell you that once you possess this Entity Fate Crystal, you can be as lucky as those main characters in the stories?"

    "Hah?" Mu-Nyang was curious. He hopped toward the massive orb in front of the elder. "For real, munya?"

    "Yes."

    "Then, what are we waiting for, munya? Let''s assimte it to our dantian universes, munya!"

    The elder nced at his disciple and fell into deep thought. He sighed several times as he tried to make a tough decision.

    "Ites with consequences, Mu-Nyang. Do you remember how miserable those main characters'' lives were?"

    "Didn''t they win in the end, munya? They became the strongest god in their world and defeated all their enemies. Some of them even got bitches, munya."

    "But things could have gone wrong so many times during their journey."

    "Yeah, but didn''t they have one of those "Plot Armors", munya?"

    The elder shook his head. He sat down in front of Mu-Nyang and gave him a meaningful look. He taught him an important lesson, hoping that Mu-Nyang could take it to heart.

    "Remember this, Mu-Nyang. Plot Armor doesn''t exist outside the books. No matter how lucky you are, when you''re in front of another main character with greater luck, you can easily perish. Destiny is just one of countless futures you can achieve with your strength. Fate is a mysterious external power that SLIGHTLY influences your journey, but in the end, you make that final decision. No miracle can bless someone with a happy ending if that person doesn''t put an effort into it."

    Mu-Nyang pouted. He disliked it when his mentor spoke in a cryptic tone.

    "I don''t understand a thing, munya."

    "Did you forget about what karma is?"

    "I still remember, munya. But does that have anything to do with luck and plot armor?"

    The elder shook his head and sighed. He gave up on trying to teach Mu-Nyang about theplexity of karma and luck. Thus, he punched the Entity Fate Crystal.

    BOOM

    The orb shattered, but the fragments self-repaired and transformed into small orbs. All of them flowed into the elder''s dantian universe.

    "Why did you do that, munya?!" Mu-Nyang was stunned. He thought that the elder would have given it to him.

    "Fate Crystals are cursed artifacts. They will bring you either misfortune or great fortune. Remember my teaching, Mu-Nyang? Yesterday''s hard work is today''s sess."

    "How is it rted to that, munya?"

    "When you have this thing in your soul, you will be cursed and blessed at the same time. You will go through a trial of a protagonist. If you survive the ordeals, you will be blessed with great luck. If you fail, you will be forever cursed by misfortune."

    The elder moved to the dantian crystal of the squid. He touched it and erased all entities, deities, and immortals in the universe inside the orb. Then, he pulled a million mortal creatures from the universe and transferred them to Mu-Nyang''s universe.

    He paused for a moment before he pulled out one of many broken entity fate fragments. He threw it into Mu-Nyang''s dantian.

    "This will be your homework. You will go into seclusion for a month and study the lives of the mortals I gave you. One of them will assimte with the fragment earlier, and he will go through the trial of protagonist I talked about earlier. Their lives will serve as an example of how protagonists, in reality, can be screwed just by making a false decision in life. They aren''t protected by the plot armor halos!"<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "¡­"

    Mu-Nyang pouted and inspected his universe. He found the fragment. But when he stared at it, his stomach churned for an unknown reason. His instinct cried that he should kick it out.

    "Will it harm me, munya?" Mu-Nyang hesitated.

    "That fragment will soon develop into an inferior version of Entity Fate Crystal. You can call it Heavenly Fate Crystal since it has the same effects. Also, if you leave it alone, it will multiply by consuming the host''s positive and negative karma. You can say that the crystals and fragments are parasites."

    "PARASITES, MUNYA?! Then, why did you give me this?!"

    "To make you understand that the main characters'' plot armor doesn''t exist in the real world. Now, go and study the mortals."

    "¡­"

    .

    .

    The dream ended. Xiaomao reopened his eyes and deeply exhaled, digesting the information and his past memory.

    ''As I thought. Plot armor is just bullshit writing. It doesn''t exist!''

    Xiaomao turned his attention to the bait that he had thrown into the crack of dimension. He sent a wisp of his consciousness to see the other side, the same way how the elder fisherman used when he fished a dimensional kraken.

    On the other side of the dimension, Xiaomao saw a pce, a throne, and a bunch of dragons. He scanned everything around the bait. Then, he noticed the river of karma strings in the sky.

    ''Whoa. That''s the lot of karma strings.''

    Xiaomao ordered the hook to fly toward the river along with the bait. It flew up and pulled a golden karma string from a stray thread. Then, Xiaomao started reading its memory.

    The vision was vague, but Xiaomao saw a few keywords in the picture memory. He chanted the words that he kept seeing.

    "Samsara River. Samsara God missing. Reincarnation impossible. Meng n¡­ Meng Xin? Solomon. Kill Mu-Nyang¡­?! Dafuq?! Heavenly Fate Crystal¡­ the key to killing Mu-Nyang? PFFT, yeah right."

    Xiaomao pursed his lips. After checking over a hundred strings of karma, he put together pieces of the puzzle and got a vague answer.

    ''Trying to kill my cat, Solomon? Over my dead body, punk!''

    Enraged, Xiaomao turned his attention toward the resting quarter of Solomon, which was hidden deep under the pce. He ordered the hook to bring the bait toward Solomon''s house.

    The long fishing line was invisible, but the golden hook and the fate crystal glittered. They flew past several dragonewt sentries, but they couldn''t react to its speed. Some of them tried to grab the fishing line, but the sharp string ended up cutting their fingers and hands instead.

    It only took the hook five minutes to navigate through the underground maze. It sted through the door and hovered in front of Solomon, who was in the middle of meditating.

    Xiaomao inwardlyughed. He sensed that Solomon was in the middle of Qi cirction and he couldn''t move, so he tried to jeopardize the dragon sage''s progress.

    The hook jetted toward Solomon!

    Solomon didn''t open his eyes, but a domain barrier appeared. A shockwave exploded and pushed the string and fishing hook away. Because of the st, the fate crystal of Caesar slipped off the hook and fell on Solomon''sp.

    "Tsk!"

    Because of the contact, Solomon''s Qi was dispersed, and his recovery failed. He swallowed several mouthfuls of blood that were flushed out from his lungs and stomach before he opened his eyes.

    "WHO GOES THERE?!" Bellowed Solomon.

    Xiaomao was satisfied. As he hadpleted his mission, he reeled the hook and the string back.

    .

    nning to pursue the mysterious invader, Solomon stood up. The fate crystal rolled from hisp and fell to the ground.

    KLUK KLUK KLUK

    The sound and the aura of the fate crystal attracted Solomon''s attention. When he noticed what it was, he was stunned.

    "A fate crystal?!"

    Solomon looked back toward the fishing hook. However, it was gone.

    Speechless and confused, Solomon frowned. He thought that the crystal was a counterfeit or a fake for a moment. But after he checked it with the game authority system, he discovered that it was real.

    "Caesar''s heavenly fate crystal¡­ Ha, Hahaha. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"

    Solomon burst intoughter, "WHOEVER THAT WAS, I THANK YOU! Once I find you, I''ll make sure that you''ll get a quick death!"

    After thanking Xiaomao, he immediately consumed it.

    The orb sank into his body and became one with his soul orb. Then, he received a game notification message.

    DING

    <Congrattions! You have assimted with the Heavenly Fate Crystal!>

    <You have obtained the ss ¨C Protagonist!>

    Solomon''s internal injuries were instantly healed. His lost Qi and essence returned. Moreover, his cultivation base and stats increased by two folds!

    He couldn''t stopughing. He strode out of his residence and shouted, telling his men of the new changes.

    "Men! Change of ns! I will go out there and kill every protagonist myself!"

    Solomon turned to the sentry guards outside of his house. He ordered them.

    "Go find Belial. Tell him that I want Zhou Yu and James Huntsman dead! Also, kill Explorer and the other yers! I don''t need them anymore."

 Chapter 425 Cathulhuâ€™s Father Has Strong Plot Armor

    Chapter 425 ¨C Cathulhu''s Father has Strong Plot Armor

    While Mao Miaomiao was taking a break in the dungeon, his right eyebrow suddenly twitched. He also heard a voice from Uriel.

    ''Something is wrong, Miaomiao. Your karma suddenly goes ck. This isn''t a good sign.''

    "What do you mean?" Mao Miaomiao stood up and looked around. He calcted his karma and future, checking what had gone wrong.

    Instantly, he discovered the twist of fate and karma. Someone just became a new protagonist of this generation, and his luck was superior to most protagonists, including him.

    ''I can''t see your future, Miaomiao! Get out of there! You will die if you stay there any longer!''

    "Don''t jump to the conclusion so fast, bro."

    Miaomiao deeply exhaled and tracked the karma of every protagonist. He found three variables in the flow of fate and karma.

    .

    .

    The first variable was Solomon, who just got a hold of Caesar''s heavenly fate crystal. The other one was Chase, who was in the middle of traveling south toward the South Pole. As for the other guy, he was none other than Xiaomao.

    Mao Miaomiao frowned. He simted a thousand scenarios in his mind and matched them with the karma flow, investigating who and how he would die.

    Meanwhile, Uriel warned him again.

    ''Get out of there! I can''t see your future timeline in that dungeon! Even if you have to disobey Mu-Nyang''s order, you have to retreat!''

    It didn''t take long for Mao Miaomiao to figure it out. Suddenly, two protagonists showed up in front of him. One of them was his old colleague, Zhou Yu. As for the other guy, he was the one that Mao Miaomiao had been searching for.

    When Mao Miaomiao''s eyes met with Huntsman''s, he foresaw his death. His demise didn''te from Huntsman directly but from Solomon, who would personallye after them.

    "Well, shit. My luck is suppressed, and my plot armor goes to shit. What have you done, Xiaomao?!"

    Without warning or introducing himself, Mao Miaomiao unsheathed Killer Queen and sliced off Zhou Yu''s head in one blow. His katana, Killer Queen, cackled and sucked Zhou Yu''s life force in glee.

    However, Zhou Yu''s body transformed into me. He re-emerged as a me phoenix and screeched.

    "Mao Miaomiao, you tyrant! No matter how strong you are, you can''t cheat the system!"

    Zhou Yu bellowed. At the same moment, Mao Miaomiao heard a voice in his mind. It was the system''s voice.

    <Zhou Yu has designated Ran Tae as his sworn enemy. Both Ran Tae and Zhou Yu cannot be killed by external influence!>

    "¡­ Again?"

    Mao Miaomiao had a d¨¦j¨¤ vu. He felt like he had seen this perk somewhere before.

    James Huntsman also cackled. Like a psychopath, he pulled out a knife and stabbed his head. Then, Mao Miaomiao, Zhou Yu, and Huntsman heard the system message.

    <James Huntsman has designated Xiaomao as his sworn enemy. Both Xiaomao and James Huntsman cannot be killed by external influence!>

    Huntsman pulled the knife out, and his wound was instantly healed. Heughed and mocked the angel.

    "I know why you''vee here, Mao Miaomiao! Zhou Yu told me everything. You''re here to protect your baby boy, huh? Too bad, he and I have a date! You can''t mess with us, daddy!"

    "¡­ Scum."

    Mao Miaomiao swung the katana five times in a row. Huntsman and Zhou Yu failed to react and were sliced five times. However, their wounds quickly mended and canceled the damage.

    The angel tried again. He stopped time and bellowed.

    "Killer Queen! Devour their karma, Qi, and luck! Deplete their life force!"

    "On it, boss!"

    Killer Queen transformed into a pre-teen Oni in a Yukata. She opened her mouth and sucked the Qi in the air around her. Like a whirlpool, she swallowed everything ¨C Karma strings, lucky energy, Qi, and life forces of the two protagonists.

    Mao Miaomiao stood there, watching the two protagonists age. Zhou Yu''s fire was extinguished, leaving him with a thin chicken-like appearance. As for Huntsman, he turned into a withered grandpa.

    The two protagonists couldn''t even move or resist Mao Miaomiao''s power. They stared at him, waiting for the angel''s next move.

    Mao Miaomiao scoffed and walked toward them. He punched through Huntsman''s chest and pulled out thetter''s soul.

    "I wonder how the system can save you from me. You know, no trickery can ovee absolute power!"

    James Huntsman''s expression turned dark. He wanted to scream, but he couldn''t do anything. The same was for Zhou Yu as he could no longer use his abilities or domain.

    Mao Miaomiao yanked the soul out of James Huntsman''s body. His pupils dimmed for a moment before the same system voice came back.

    <James Huntsman has designated Xiaomao as his sworn enemy. Both Xiaomao and James Huntsman cannot be killed by external influence!>

    Mao Miaomiao frowned and looked at his right hand, which was holding James Huntsman''s soul. The soul orb vanished and reappeared inside the blond guy.

    Annoyed by the power of the system, Mao Miaomiao nced at Killer Queen, "Did you eat everything?"

    The girl pouted, "I DID EAT EVERYTHING. My belly is about to burst, dummy!"

    "Odd. Let''s destroy whatever domain around us except my time domain."

    "Sure!"

    Killer Queen reverted to her katana form. She swung her de around, causing cracks in the dimension. Sliced gaps between dimensions opened several portals and vacuum holes, but they had no effect in the dungeon.

    The ck katana paused for a moment andined, "I don''t sense feedback. There is no domain around here except yours, Miaomiao."

    "Are you sure?"

    "Positive!"

    Mao Miaomiao gave James Huntsman and Zhou Yu a meaningful look. Unable to give up, he used another method. He pulled out James Huntsman''s soul and immediately offered it to Mu-Nyang!

    "Mu-Nyang, this is your tribute! Take it now!"

    The soul orb vanished instantly. The next moment, Mao Miaomiao vomited blood and copsed to the ground.

    CLANK

    His time domain was shattered!

    "Miaomiao!"

    Killer Queen panicked. She turned toward Zhou Yu and plunged her de into his heart. Then, she used her killing move.

    Karma Detonation!

    BOOM!

    Zhou Yu''s chicken-like physique exploded. His soul orb, dantian crystal, and heavenly fate crystal were ejected from his body.

    Killer Queen learned from Mao Miaomiao. She stabbed the soul orb of Zhou Yu and copied her master.

    "Lord Mu-Nyang, this is for you! Take it now!"

    WHOOSH

    The soul orb vanished as nned. The sentient sword turned around to look at James Huntsman''s body and the scattering flesh of Zhou Yu.

    CLANK<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    But the next moment, Killer Queen''s ck katana body cracked. Something broke her from the inside.

    "I-Impossible! M-My de is made from negative karma! Only karma can¡­"

    The sentient katana dropped to the ground, and her de shattered to pieces. Her consciousness faded to darkness.

    "Killer Queen!" Shouted Mao Miaomiao. He didn''t understand how everything happened so fast.

    WHOOSH

    Arge portal was opened 100 meters away from Mao Miaomiao, and Solomon slowly walked out. The elderly sage sneered at the chaos seraphim.

    "How does it feel to face the TRUE PROTAGONIST for once, protagonist hunter?!"

    "You¡­"

    Solomon waved his hands and collected the heavenly fate crystals of Zhou Yu and James Huntsman. He smiled at them before he pressed them against his chest. Then, the two crystals sank into his body.

    RUMBLE

    Solomon''s aura soared. His cultivation base spiked, and a halo appeared over his head. He was now a quasi-entity, a step away from breaking the limit of Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe.

    "HAHAHAHA! You see this, son? You should have joined me when you had a chance!"

    "Bastard!"

    "You''re right for one thing, Mao Miaomiao. No trickery can ovee the absolute strenght. But the person with absolute strength is ME!"

    Solomon raised his staff and pointed at Mao Miaomiao''s face.

    .

    .

    Mao Miaomiao snapped open his eyes after he saw the vision. He sweated profusely and panted as if he had run a full marathon twice.

    ''What''s wrong, Miaomiao?'' Asked Killer Queen.

    The angel touched the hilt of his katana. Killer Queen was still there.

    Mao Miaomiao unsheathed the katana and touched the de. Killer Queen giggled, ''Hey! That''s tickle! Stop it.''

    It took Mao Miaomiao a few seconds to figure out that he had just experienced a lucid dream vision. It sometimes happened when he looked into the future by abusing the time domain.

    Suddenly, he heard Uriel''s voice transmission. The archangel warned him.

    ''Get out of there! I can''t see your future timeline in that dungeon! Even if you have to disobey Mu-Nyang''s order, you have to retreat!''

    Mao Miaomiao narrowed his eyes. He sheathed Killer Queen and stood up. Then, he kicked the ground and flew through the ceilings of the dungeon.

    "Copy that, bro. I''m outta here!"

    .

    .

    A minuteter, James Huntsman and Zhou Yu arrived at the ce where Mao Miaomiao had rested earlier. They gazed at the ceiling above them.

    Huntsman clicked his tongue, "I thought Mao Miaomiao was here. I guess he ran away after he sensed us."

    Zhou Yu narrowed his eyes. He nced at the ce that Mao Miaomiao sat on and noticed that it was wet. He knelt and swiped the rock, then he put his finger in his mouth.

    "It''s sweat."

    Huntsman nced at Zhou Yu in disgust, "Yuck! What''s the point of that?!"

    "It''s Mao Miaomiao''s sweat. That means he must have been afraid of something."

    "That''s us, right?"

    "Doubt it. That man might be stupid, but he is an expert when ites to dealing with stronger foes. He is the master of exploiting loopholes and trickeries."

    "Doubt it."

    James Huntsman scoffed and turned his attention to the holes in the ceiling. He warmed up his legs, preparing to chase after the angel.

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, a portal was opened nearby, and Solomon came out. The old man had a deep frown on his face as he looked at James Huntsman.

    "Where is Mao Miaomiao?" Asked Solomon.

    Zhou Yu pointed up. Solomon looked up and noticed the trace of Mao Miaomiao. Then, he grumbled.

    "Lucky pest. He would have died had he stayed a bit longer."

    James Huntsman smiled at Solomon. He wondered if Solomon came here to help them, "My lord, are you here to kill Mao Miaomiao, too?"

    "¡­"

    Solomon smiled back at James Huntsman and Zhou Yu. He then slowly walked toward them.

    Zhou Yu sensed something amiss. He transformed into a phoenix.

    DING

    <Your Dark Hero System has been terminated. Your level and status have been reset!>

    "WHAT?!"

    Zhou Yu widened his eyes in shock. The next moment, his dantian crystal shattered. His soul and fate crystal was ejected from his body, and his phoenix appearance turned to ash.

    Just like that, the legendary strategist met his demise.

    James Huntsman immediately pulled out his sword and hacked at the old man.

    CLANK

    The broadsword met with a barrier dome around the elder. He turned around and smiled at Huntsman.

    "Thank you very much for epting the ss I gave you. You''ve been a big help."

    "BASTARD!"

    Solomon raised his hand, and James Huntsman received thest system message in his life.

    <Your Dark Hero System has been terminated. Your level and status have been reset!>

    BOOM

    His body exploded, ejecting his dantian crystal, soul orb, and heavenly fate crystal.

    Solomon collected them all. He ate them and burst intoughter as his strength reached the quasi-entity stage.

    "HAHAHAHAHA! I''m about to surpass you in your prime, Mu-Nyang! Your body will soon be mine!"

 Chapter 426 Cathulhu Meets Mao Miaomiao Again

    Chapter 426 ¨C Cathulhu Meets Mao Miaomiao Again

    DING

    <The feud between you and James Huntsman has been canceled.>

    Xiaomao nced at the notification messages. Everything went ording to his n so far.

    [Mu-Nyang]: "You''re crazy, master."

    [Foresight]: "This is insane."

    [Cathulhu Instinct]: "This is madness!"

    Xiaomao giggled as he almost said, "This is SPARTA!". He reeled in the fishing hook and put the rod away as hepleted the first phase of his n.

    "Solomon got three heavenly fate crystals now. He might be strong, but I doubt his [Story] can beat the power of friendship."

    [Mu-Nyang]: "What do you mean, munya?"

    "This is something that father, I mean, Mao Miaomiao overlooks. Mu-Nyang, remember what I taught you when you were young? About the luck of protagonists?"

    [Mu-Nyang]: "I do. The protagonist with higher luck always eats the weaker protagonists, munya."

    "What do you think LUCKes from?"

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Obviously, karma, munya."

    Xiaomao shook his head, "This is why you''re in this situation, silly cat."

    [Mu-Nyang]: "I''m wrong?! What is wrong with it, munya?"

    "You forgot that multiple protagonists can unite to fightmon foes. Thus, the trope "Power of Friendship" is a thing. Also, stolen luck is not his. He might be strong, but he will soon sumb to the [Protagonist Trial] that I used to teach you. Remember what they have to go through before they can achieve their goals? Solomon hasn''t done anything to contribute to his [Story] yet. He just starts his journey, and he hasn''t proven the qualification of a protagonist yet."

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Start of the journey, munya? AHHH!!"

    After enlightening Mu-Nyang, Xiaomao turned his attention to the passengers on Amon. He gazed at Zhuge Liang, Bianca, Jungwoo, and the silent Lee Jinyong, who kept a low profile along the trip.

    The others looked at Xiaomao in bemusement. Jungwoo asked him, "What''s up? You''ve been talking to yourself for a long time now. Who are you talking to?"

    "My silly stepson, munya."

    "You have a son?!" Everybody was surprised.

    "Son of mine in the previous life, munya. Anyway, has everybody packed up?"

    The group of protagonists looked at each other and nodded. On the other hand, Zhuge Liang frowned at Xiaomao as he noticed everything thetter had done. Moreover, he could no longer calcte his future with his specialties.

    Although Zhuge Liang was in trouble, he maintained his pokerface as he spoke.

    "Lord Xiaomao. I don''t think what you did can improve our situation. You made it worse! Now, we can''t predict the oue of the fight anymore. It''s likely that we will all die."

    "Yeah, that''s the n. What about it, munya?"

    "Could you enlighten me on what you were doing and what you were trying to achieve?"

    Xiaomao snickered. He pointed at the volcano, "We''re going to regroup with my father and attack the dungeon head-on, munya. As for the non-participants, we will ditch them here as they will only bring us down, munya. Of course, that includes Sima Yi."

    "WHAT?!"

    Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes. Although Sima Yi was his old rival, he was still a colleague. In anger, he pulled out a short knife and pointed it at Xiaomao''s neck.

    "Lord Xiaomao, this is not funny. Are you trying to get us killed?"

    "Of course not, munya. This is the only way to kill Solomon in one fell swoop."

    "BUT YOU WILL KILL US ALL! AS SOON AS WE GET THERE, SOLOMON WILL KILL US! EVERYBODY HERE IS NOT HIS MATCH!"

    While Zhuge Liang panicked, Diaochan and the women observed the situation from the sideline. From their experience, these protagonists were about to fall out soon.

    Mao Dandan and Mao Xueyan grabbed Jungwoo and pulled him away from Xiaomao and Zhuge Liang. Bianca hid behind Diaochan for safety. Meanwhile, Lee Jinyong quietly vanished and flew away from the group.

    On the other hand, Xiaomao dully gazed at Zhuge Liang. He deeply sighed, "You overly rely on your foresight too much. You should be aware that the future is fickle. Regardless of how much you calcte karma, the variables are always there to ruin your calction. You shouldn''t depend on it."

    After finishing his sentences, Xiaomao patted Amon''s head. He turned to Diaochan and the other women.

    "Let''s go, munya. Also, toss me some dantian crystals. I need more lifespan."

    "¡­"

    Diaochan and the women silently transferred the dragon corpses and gave the dantian crystals to Xiaomao. Even Jungwoo and Bianca cooperated.

    However, Zhuge Liang no longer had faith in Xiaomao. He bit his lower lips and jumped off from Amon and floated in the sky. Then, he cupped his fist and bowed.

    "Since I''ve made my oath, I shall support you in my way, but I will not join you in this dungeon raid."

    "Suit yourself."

    Xiaomao shrugged and led the group toward the volcano dungeon. As for Zhuge Liang, he headed south to rescue Sima Yi.

    .

    .

    BOOM

    Meanwhile, Mao Miaomiao managed to break thest ceiling of the dungeon. He found the clear sky atst.

    "FREEDOM!"<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    He shuttled to the sky andughed while Killer Queen eximed in confusion at her master''s action.

    "What''s wrong, Miaomiao? You could have killed the two fools. Why did you flee?"

    Mao Miaomiao didn''t know how to exin to his partner, so he summarized it for her, "You have no idea that we just cheated death, my dear."

    The ck-winged angel let out a long sigh of relief and looked around him, checking if Solomon was in pursuit. Fortunately, the aura of Solomon was still in the dungeon, but James Huntsman and Zhou Yu''s life signatures were gone.

    He closed his eyes to calcte karma, adjusting his bearings. He was still mad about why Xiaomao gave Caesar''s fate crystal to Solomon.

    The vision was blurry. Mao Miaomiao saw himself and Xiaomao together, and he got punched in the face. He was confused about why Xiaomao and he fought.

    While Mao Miaomiao was confused, Mu-Nyang contacted him.

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Miaomiao, look around. Surprise Motherhumper, munya!"

    "Hmm?"

    Mao Miaomiao turned around and found Xiaomao''s group in the sky. He was taken aback as he wasn''t ready to see his son.

    "Err¡­ Hey." Awkwardly, he waved his hand, "Are you winning, son?"

    Mao Miaomiao expected a wholesome reunion. He flew toward his son, expecting a hug.

    Xiaomao snickered and fluttered his white wings. He wiggled his finger, taunting Mao Miaomiao toe closer, "Come here, stupid father. Let this son give you a love punch to the face."

    "But why?! What did I do wrong?!" Mao Miaomiao backpedaled.

    "I understand that you''re a sick psychopathic pervert, but DAMN! How many women did you screw?! You''re making itplicated for your goddamn son to grow up!"

    "B-But I didn''t expect you to pop out¡­"

    At that moment, Diaochan, Mao Xueyan, and Mao Dandan facepalmed. Even Lilith and others who were eavesdropping on the conversation shook their heads as Mao Miaomiao chose the wrong words.

    "So that means I''m unwanted?" Xiaomao''s expression turned dark.

    "That wasn''t what I mean. It was an ident-*POW*"

    Out of nowhere, Xiaomao''s fist appeared and smashed Mao Miaomiao''s face, sending the ck angel tumbling backward. It wasn''t hurt, but the impact damaged a bit of his pride.

    Xiaomao deeply exhaled. The pending emotions and anger vanished with that impact. He rubbed his knuckles as Mao Miaomiao''s face was too thick and hard, "That was for abandoning your son to die in the previous life. Well, I won''t me you for what you did in this life since you''ve been doing your best to protect me, so that punch is enough to make amends in our rtionship. Now, let''s go into that dungeon and kill Solomon together. I need your help."

    "Huh?"

    Mao Miaomiao rubbed his swollen cheek, confused. He still couldn''t figure out what he did wrong or how he had offended Xiaomao.

    Still, going back to the dungeon was a bad idea. Solomon was now too strong for Mao Miaomiao.

    "Son, what are you on about? Why do we have to go back there? We will die if we fight Solomon now."

    Xiaomao let out a long sigh. He hated to exin everything to the crowd, so he summarized everything.

    "Battles between protagonists are usually decided by fate or luck at a nce, but if you understand the nature of their storylines, you can exploit the cogwheel of fate by hastening the developments. Whenever this happens, the cogwheel of fate will temporarily stop to reevaluate our life and karma."

    Mao Miaomiao nodded. He understood this point as he used to intervene with a protagonist''s fate. For example, he used to hasten the development of Xie Tian''s story and made him fight super experts when he was still weak.

    Xiaomao paused and checked everybody''s expression. As he had expected, no one but Mao Miaomiao understood his point. He borated.

    "In this case, Solomon is fated to regain his power by killing one of the protagonist-ss yers. I simply made it happen sooner to reset the cogwheel of fate so that all protagonists can temporarily gain a grace period of free will, and fate is not predetermined. Some who are destined to die can survive while those who are destined to live can die."

    Xiaomao looked at Mao Miaomiao, "Did you know that you were destined to die for the sake of my storyline development?"

    "Huh?"

    Suddenly, Mao Miaomiao realized something. He recalcted his karma before he entered the dungeon. He also thought from the perspective of a reader of a story.

    Mao Miaomiao muttered to himself, "I''m a father. My son is a protagonist. I was ordered by Mu-Nyang to fight Huntsman to prevent his death. This scenario is¡­ a FUCKING DEATH FLAG! I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE KILLED FOR DEVELOPMENT! Then, you would have discovered my death and established the enmity toward Solomon. Those people''s status will change into antagonists in your story and you will¡­"

    "Either defeat them or end the story or be killed by Solomon to enrich his story, yes."

    "¡­"

    As the others still looked lost, Xiaomao gave them an example, "Our journey''s result WAS predetermined by fate. Had I never given Solomon the heavenly fate crystal, father would have already killed James Huntsman, Zhou Yu, and Belial. However, Solomon would have gotten his hands on Sima Yi''s fate crystal from his corpse and regained his power. Afterward, you two would have fought, and Solomon would have won and consumed your soul, dantian universe, and fate crystal. That is not the future I like so I''ve changed it."

    Bianca and Jungwoo looked at each other as if they couldn''t understand anything. However, the veterans, such as Diaochan, Mao Dandan, and Mao Xueyan, were familiar with this type of conversation. After all, Mu-Nyang already informed them of the nature of this universe. They grasped the big picture.

    Xiaomao looked at everybody. He searched for Zhuge Liang, but the guy had already left, missing this conversation. The cat dad slightly snorted and ignored the strategist to give everybody a meaningful look.

    "From here on out, no karma prediction is urate. We should stop calcting karma but resume what we had intended to do. I want everybody to kill as many dragons around here as possible and bring their dantian crystals to me. I need lifespan for the final fight."

    Jungwoo scratched his head, "What about Zhuge Liang''s advice?"

    "Following his n will end up killing my father and my mothers. True, I will defeat Solomon in the end, but I''ll be thest survivor. The sacrifice isn''t worth it."

    Mao Miaomiao gazed at Xiaomao in astonishment. He didn''t feel like he was looking at a junior but someone from Mu-Nyang''s peers.

    "Who are you exactly, Xiaomao? How did you know all of that? I don''t think you could have learned this from Mu-Nyang alone."

    Xiaomao then dropped a bomb, "I was originally Mu-Nyang''s mentor in my first life. I forgot how I died, but Mu-Nyang got my soul and put it in his dantian universe. He''s trying to resurrect me and bring me back to the higher realm, but I''m still too weak to do so. Oh, did I mention that I''ve managed to recover some of my memory?"

    "¡­"

    Jungwoo and Bianca''s minds were blown. They looked at Xiaomao in a daze, but their minds already went to exploring deep space and countless supernova explosions.

    Xiaomao widely grinned. He looked at the sky as if he gazed at Mu-Nyang.

    "You don''t have to wait long, Mu-Nyang. I''ll give you the true ending, and we can be together again."

    Mu-Nyang instantly replied. His voice cracked in happiness.

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Yes, master! Be the true protagonist! Show us your true ending, munya!"

 Chapter 427 Cathulhuâ€™s World Is Harsh For Protagonists

    Chapter 427 ¨C Cathulhu''s World is Harsh for Protagonists

    A day passed after Xiaomao met Mao Miaomiao. The battle between Nobunaga and Belial was over.

    Against all odds, Nobunaga stood tall even though his left arm was missing. He chewed the dantian crystal of Belial while staring at thest opponent in front of him.

    Explorer nced at the corpses of Liu Bei, Jiang Wei, and Wei Yan in disbelief. He then looked at their soul orbs and dantian crystals that had been ejected from their bodies.

    "This is impossible! How did we lose to one weak NPC?!"

    Nobunaga rolled his eyes. He turned toward the corpse of Nero and Paimon and touched them. Then, their bodies vanished.

    A flood of their memory entered Nobunaga and Sima Yi''s minds. Within a few seconds, they learned all their skills and abilities. Not only Nero and Paimon''s abilities became the warlord''s power, but Liu Bei, Wei Yan, and Jiang Wei''s skills were also transferred to Nobunaga as their corpses were absorbed. They transformed into a streak of light and entered Nobunaga''s brain.

    Nobunaga''s eyes coldly mocked Explorer and the corpse of Belial.

    "This is the difference between you and me, brat. Every time someone dies, I gain that person''s power. James Huntsman and Zhou Yu died, so I got their powers, too. If you want to me someone, me Solomon for giving me power! But I have to admit. James Huntsman''s abilities are useful. He can copy the abilities of the living, but I instantly gain the abilities of the dead. His Dao synergizes with mine."

    me emerged from the wound of his left shoulder, and a new left arm was regenerated. The phoenix me of Zhou Yu instantly healed him and restored his Qi. At the same moment, Belial''s corpse transformed into a streak of light and entered Nobunaga''s forehead.

    The level of Nobunaga changed. It jumped from 9999 (50,000) to 9,999 (99,999). His inner energy was nowparable to a quasi-sage instead of a regr deity.

    RUMBLE

    New dragons rushed down from the higher floors to the boss room. Then, they found only two men.

    The neer was Baal, the Orochi. Hispanions were also there as they shared the same body. Clem also came out to put a stop to Nobunaga''s rampage.

    Nobunaga smirked at every dragon. He opened his arms and invited them.

    "Come on. Show me what you''ve got! What happened to the strongest demon dragons around here?!"

    "¡­"

    Clem looked around and didn''t find Belial. She narrowed her eyes and looked at the ground.

    Soul orbs rolled around on the floor. Clem couldn''t identify if one of them belonged to Belial, but she figured that he might have already been killed.

    ''Damn protagonists. When we thought we could have won, a bat-shit crazy guy shows up. Who would have thought that a quasi-sage would have lost to a quasi-deity? This reminds me of Mao Miaomiao¡­''

    Clem clicked her tongue and turned around to flee while Baal roared and rushed toward Nobunaga.

    Nobunaga snapped his fingers, and all nine heads of the new Orochi exploded in unison. Their soul orbs were ejected from their bodies along with their dantian crystals.

    Clem sweated profusely while she exposed her back to Nobunaga and Explorer. Her feet stopped on her track as she could no longer move.

    DING

    <Oda Nobunaga has activated the Mandate Domain of Shogunate. Without Nobunaga''s permission, you cannot move. You cannot attack Oda Nobunaga unless you have more followers than the followers in his dantian universe.>

    <Oda Nobunaga has activated the Mandate Domain of Sixth Heaven''s Demon Lord. If you attack or intend to attack Oda Nobunaga while the domain is active, your domains will be destroyed, and you will be immediately executed. Eject your soul orb and dantian crystal afterward and disable any self-resurrection abilities from nearby artifacts or domains.>

    ''Goddammit! What kind of trickery is this?!''

    Clemined as Nobunaga''s mandate domain was unreasonable. She had no idea how he had cultivated it.

    epting her defeat, Clem, in her dragon appearance, raised her hands.

    "I surrender. Don''t kill me."

    Nobunaga sneered at Clem for being a coward. He snapped his fingers again, and Explorer was engulfed in me.

    "SIMA YIEEEEEEEE!!"

    Explorer screamed before his entire body was burnt to ash. His soul orb and dantian crystal dropped from his corpse.

    After killing everybody, Nobunaga deeply breathed. He returned control of the body to Sima Yi.

    [Oda Nobunaga]: "I did what I could. I''m out of gas. You do the rest."

    Sima Yi let out a long sigh, "Alright. I''m getting rid of the variables."

    [Oda Nobunaga]: "Please do. I don''t trust that dragon."

    Sima Yi turned to Clem. He pointed his finger at her.

    Clem was in despair. She pleaded, "Don''t kill me, please! I can transform into a humanoid dragonewt. You can do whatever you want to my body, but please don''t kill me! If I die again, Mu-Nyang will forever destroy my soul!"

    "None of my business," Sima Yi ignored the pleading. He activated his mandate domain.

    SWUA

    Suddenly, a portal was opened behind Sima Yi, and a hand pierced his back and exited through his chest. The withered hand held the heavenly fate crystal.

    Solomon''s cold voice followed, "My fourth fate crystal."

    Solomon''s hand pulled the fate crystal into the void. Sima Yi turned around and tried to get it back, but Clem suddenly pounced on him.

    Because of the wound, Sima Yi and Nobunaga failed to react. Clem bit Sima Yi''s head off and upper torso off in one bite

    Without a heavenly fate crystal, Sima Yi and Nobunaga were no longer protected by the goddess luck. Clem crushed the flesh meat with her teeth and activated her domain. She then swallowed both soul orbs, boosting her strength by another notch.

    The headless lower torso of Sima Yi was engulfed in ck me. As if he was punished by karma, his body was also turned to ash. The dantian crystal of Sima Yi and Nobunaga was left behind.

    "This is what you get for killing myrades, fool! KEKEKEKEKEKE!!"

    Clem burst intoughter and turned her head toward therge portal, which could lead her to the South Pole. She smirked and muttered, sending a message to her lord.

    "Lord Solomon. I sense rats outside the portal. Should I go out and eat them all?"

    Without showing his appearance, Solomon ordered her through voice transmission, "No. Instead of facing those protagonists, I want you to teleport to Divine Theocracy Earth. Kill all humans and destroy that for me."

    "Hahaha! That''s an easy task!"

    Clem looked around and collected the rolling dantian crystals on the ground into her mouth. In glee, she swallowed them all and disappeared into a teleportation portal that she opened.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    After Clem had left, Solomon emerged from another portal. He gathered the soul orbs and absorbed them into his body. The dantian crystals of Sima Yi and Nobunaga were included.

    The memory of Sima Yi and Nobunaga entered Solomon''s mind. He learned all their powers and gained their abilities.

    "This is it! This is the power of the true protagonist! I AM INVINCIBLE-"

    SOEK!

    While Solomon was celebrating, two long swords pierced through his back while one katana stabbed into his brain.

    The man with a feminine face, Ma Moxi, had been lurking in here before Sima Yi had started fighting. His body was uncloaked. He wielded two long swords and appeared behind Solomon.

    Meanwhile, Chase Sheffield, holding the katana, also uncloaked as he dealt the damage. He aimed for the killing blow so that Solomon wouldn''t have a chance to retaliate.

    However, despite the brain being damaged, Solomon chortled.

    "HAHAHAHA!! YOU CAN''T KILL AN ENTITY WITH PUTY ATTACKS! SCRAM!"

    Solomon''s power burst out, sending shockwaves and pushing back both Chase and Ma Moxi.

    The two men were knocked flying. They nced at each other and vanished at the same time. A secondter, they reappeared next to Solomon.

    Solomon widened his eyes and bellowed before the two protagonists could attack him again.

    "MANDATE DOMAIN OF SIXTH HEAVEN DEMON LORD! DIE!!"

    Chase and Ma Moxi sensed the crisis. Their bodies vanished instantly.

    BOOM!

    The boss room caved outward. Even the dungeon core was destroyed.

    Without the dungeon core, the dungeon could no longer operate or give mana to the dungeon master. Solomon frowned as he could no longer receive backup energy from the dragon nest.

    Solomon looked around to find the karma strings of both men as he didn''t sense them in his domain. However, both Chase''s and Ma Moxi''s karma strings were as elusive as Mao Miaomiao''s, he found nothing.

    "Pesky rats! I guess my protagonist''s luck is not enough. I need to hunt the weak ones before I fight those two! Who else is still alive?!"

    Solomon operated his game system to see the surviving protagonist-ss yers and threatening residents.

    Xiaomao

    Mao Miaomiao

    Ran Tae

    Bianca Duhan

    Lee Jinyong

    Zhuge Liang

    Ma Moxi

    Chase Sheffield

    Hiiro Narukami

    Those were the remaining people that could pose a threat to him. Solomon focused on a few names and tried to predict the future by calcting their karma.

    "Where are the weak ones¡­ Lee Jinyong, Ran Tae, Bianca, and Zhuge Liang¡­ Oh, there you are!!"

    Solomon snickered and gathered his strength to open another portal. However, the pricking pain in his head dizzied him.

    It came from the wound that Chase Sheffield had left behind. That katana and Chase''s power destroyed a portion of his brain, and the wound couldn''t be healed for an unknown reason. As for the wound from Ma Moxi, they were already healed.

    Solomon grumbled. The headache was unbearable. He felt like his head was about to burst.

    "What power was that?! I''m an entity. Why can''t I heal physical wounds?! Or was it a soul attack?"

    Solomon thought of soul injuries. He looked into his soul orb and noticed that it had a huge crack at the center. Then, his expression turned dark.

    "Damn coward! Don''t let me find you. I''ll definitely kill you!"

    Because of the intense pain, Solomon canceled his n. He dragged his feet back to the internal portal and entered it. The next moment, he was in the Netherworld Realm.

    As soon as Solomon arrived, he ordered his subordinates around the portal.

    "Close the portal. I''m going back to recuperate."

    The dragons saluted and deactivated the portal tform, shutting the entrance to the Netherworld Realm.

    .

    After long days ofbat and killing, Solomon finally got his sweet break time. He sat on his bed andy down, hoping to get a rare sleep to recover from his soul injury.

    An hourter, Solomon snapped open his eyes as he sensed visitors. He sat up and looked at the three deities, who entered his resting quarter.

    In front of him, the old men were kneeling. They kowtowed and reported their arrival.

    Solomon gazed at the deities of Olympus. He clicked his tongue.

    "You arete! I almost died!"

    The three elderly men, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades looked up. They greeted their benefactor.

    "Per requested, we''ve brought the reinforcement. What should we do?"

    Solomon wearily waved his hand.

    "Each of you, head to the three original game worlds. Bring the dragon armies with you. I want World One to disappear. I want Asgard and ve Dungeon of World Three destroyed. As for world two, I want all mortals dead! Unless those three worlds are destroyed, Xiaomao and the other protagonists will continue to receive positive karma for protecting them! Crush those worlds so that the protagonists in my game world cannot get any stronger!"

 Chapter 428 Cathulhuâ€™s Last Adventure (RAW)

    Chapter 428 ¨C Cathulhu''s Last Adventure

    After a day of preparation, Xiaomao gathered enough lifespan for his fishing rod and karmic abilities. He signaled Mao Miaomiao to lead the way.

    "Let''s go, pops. We are raiding the dungeon now."

    On the other hand, Mao Miaomiao, Jungwoo, and Bianca were ufortable as they felt like theycked something important. None of them could calcte fate and karma anymore. Even Diaochan, Mao Xueyan, and Mao Dandan were helpless.

    "I still have a bad feeling about this." Mao Miaomiao warned Xiaomao.

    "We''re approaching the final battle. Of course, it''s natural to get nervous."

    As Mao Miaomiao didn''t take the lead, Xiaomao took charge and jumped into the hole that his father had created. The rest of the crew followed, and Mao Miaomiao had no choice but to go with everybody.

    An hourter, the group reached the area where Mao Miaomiao had once reached. They found nobody along the way, and none of them sensed any dungeon monster.

    "Odd," Mao Miaomiao scratched his head. He walked around and pinched his fingers, but he sensed nobody.

    Diaochan and the women also noticed the unusualness of this dungeon. There was no mana here.

    "Did someone destroy this ce''s dungeon core?" Diaochan her theory.

    Xiaomao nodded, "Probably. Either Sima Yi destroyed it, or it was an ident. Either way, this world can no longer function as a base for Solomon''s immortal dragons anymore."

    As everybody believed that the dungeon was already destroyed, they rushed forward. It only took them 30 minutes to reach the final floor of the dungeon and discover the trace of battle in thest room.

    Mao Miaomiao rushed to the pedestal. He picked up a broken shard of a dungeon core.

    "Yeah, it''s destroyed."

    Xiaomao squatted and touched the ground. He noticed the remnant of karma and soul orbs here, but all of them were gone. Then, he looked up and found a group of people in front of arge portal nearby.

    Ma Moxi, Ma Xingjuan, Zhuge Liang, Lee Jinyong, and Chase were there. They walked toward Mao Miaomiao and chatted with him.

    Xiaomao raised his brow. He wondered how Lee Jinyong and Zhuge Liang got here before him. Then, he looked at therge portal.

    ''Right. The karma said Sima Yi triggered a secret portal to thest dungeon floor. He must have entered here and died. Zhuge Liang must have known about the portal ande here with Lee Jinyong. That makes sense.''

    Xiaomao understood everything. He turned his attention to the trace of Solomon while Mao Miaomiao and his friend chatted.

    "Miaomiao!" Ma Xingjuan hugged her husband. She missed him.

    Mao Miaomiaoughed and kissed the spear goddess. He then waved his hand at Ma Moxi and Chase.

    "Sup, dudes."

    Ma Moxi slightly shook his head and smiled, "You''re freakingte! We did a bit of damage to Solomon while you idled around."

    "Hey! I fought for my life, too! Do you know that I escaped death?!"

    "You? Escape death? More like Deaths escape you!"

    Ma Moxi mocked his Mao Miaomiao as if they were close friends. Thetter didn''t mind it and continued to chat for a moment. Then, Mao Miaomiao looked at Lee Jinyong and Chase.

    "Oh, hey, you two. I haven''t seen you for a while, but you''re a lot stronger now."

    Lee Jinyong slightly bowed, "Thank you, senior. Without Lady Cao Cao''s support, I would have died long ago."

    Chase flexed his muscle, "Master! I''ve caught up to you. Look at my level!"

    Mao Miaomiao bonked Chase with Killer Queen''s scabbard, "You suck. You fought Solomon, but you couldn''t even kill him in one blow. You still have a lot to learn."

    "Eh?! WHY?!"

    Chase cried like a sad kitten while the othersughed at their interaction.

    Zhuge Liang noticed his chance. He cupped his fist and reported while he sneaked a nce at Xiaomao, "Master, I have some concerns. I could no longer predict the future or calcte karma, and I need your guidance. Could you enlighten this disciple on what went wrong?"

    Mao Miaomiao didn''t even look at Zhuge Liang. He simply snorted, "Overly relying on karma calction will be your downfall. Sometimes, you just need to take an L and improvise. Calcting all the time will hurt you in the long run when someone like me, Solomon, Xiaomao, or Mu-Nyang suddenly alters our fate."

    Zhuge Liang frowned. He was dissatisfied with the answer, "Then, is there a way to prevent others from interfering with fate?"

    "Simple. Be strong enough to crush whatever is in your way! Schemes and predictions ain''t matter if you have the absolute strength!"

    "¡­ But you still calcted karma, though."

    "I do it to find people¡­"

    Xiaomao pped his hands to stop the chitchat. He gazed at the surviving protagonists and dered his intention.

    "Solomon has escaped to Netherworld Realm. From the looks of it, he''s quite injured, and he will enter a power-up phase for a while. His next logical move should be rted to his subordinates. He will send them to attack Earth and the original game worlds of Pangu to kill every resident to weaken our luck. Therefore, if we can strike Solomon while his power-up phase isn''tpleted, we can twart fates and kill him."

    Everybody stopped talking. They looked at Xiaomao.

    Mao Miaomiao had a funny feeling about Xiaomao. As an outer god, he could only predict his fate but not the others. Thus, he wondered what kind of cheat Xiaomao had.

    "Is that your vision, son?"

    Xiaomao smirked, "My karma-reading abilities are better than everybody here. I can deduce the trend of luck and fate just by scanning through the past events."

    Zhuge Liang frowned. He disliked Xiaomao''s confidence, "Are you sure, Lord Xiaomao? I can''t even calcte karma, but you seem to know everything. Also, your recent actions have been suspicious. You left Sima Yi to die. What are you nning now? Who else will you kill to achieve your goal?"

    Xiaomao nced at Zhuge Liang and slightly shook his head. He deeply sighed.

    "Even if I don''t do anything, everybody here will be killed one by one, and the winner of this battle royal will either be me or Solomon."

    "What?!"<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Zhuge Liang gritted his teeth, but he maintained his calm. He paced his breath and rebuked, "Lord Xiaomao, do you know that you''re being overconfident? I''ve lived many lives before and I saw what happened to my counterparts in the other dimensions. People like you are a living cmity. If you keep this up, you will only bring destruction to your followers, friends, and subordinates!"

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue. He gave Zhuge Liang onest chance, "Didn''t I tell you that I''m the reincarnation of Mu-Nyang''s mentor? I was an entity, and I know about protagonist-rted subjects than a million of youbine. You should be respecting your senior, not trying to find fault with him."

    "¡­"

    Zhuge Liang closed his eyes for a moment and gazed at his master.

    "Lord Mao, do you believe in Lord Xiaomao?"

    Mao Miaomiao shrugged, "I''ve seen worse. Let him cook. Sometimes, you have to learn how to bow your head and ept other people''s opinions. Kongming, this is your weakness. You never listened to others except yourself."

    "But I¡­"

    "This battlefield is not a mortal battlefield with only swords and spears. We all have superpowers, and wemand fates. We are gods, and we''re fighting other gods. Mortal''smon sense is useless here. Throw that away and learn to be an empty ss for new things."

    "¡­ Yes, master."

    Zhuge Liang lowered his head and bowed. He reluctantly gazed at Xiaomao again and cupped his fist. He conceded, "I''m terribly sorry for my rude behavior earlier. I was inexperienced."

    Xiaomao waved his hand, "No harm''s done. Anyway, does anybody want to ask me anything before I cut open the dimension?"

    Lee Jinyong pondered for a moment. He raised his hand, "If I die, will I be able to reincarnate and retain my memory?"

    "If you haven''t achieved anything worthwhile in this life, it is likely that your story hasn''t ended or even started yet. If you die, you will be likely to be chosen as a protagonist of the next generation."

    Xiaomao looked at Ma Moxi and Mao Miaomiao, showing Lee Jinyong examples of his exnation.

    Mao Miaomiao shrugged, "I''m a freaking Foil, not Protagonist anymore."

    Ma Moxi snickered, "But you acted like a protagonist."

    "More like a benefactor or a side backer. Anyway, I''ll be sticking around with my memory intact for a million years. I don''t mind dying as long as I can be resurrected. You can resurrect me, right? Xiaomao? Mu-Nyang?"

    [Mu-Nyang]: "No. You''re an outer god. If you''re dead, you''re forever gone, munya."

    Xiaomao nodded, "He''s right. Aside from you, everybody cane back to life. As for you, father, you can''t die. That''s why I had to save you earlier."

    "¡­"

    Mao Miaomiao gulped. He wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and thought of the vision he had in the dungeon.

    Xiaomao looked at the others, "Any other questions?"

    Jungwoo asked this time, "What''s next, boss? Are we going to jump to the Netherworld Realm next? Counterattack Arc?"

    "You don''t care about your looming death, Jungwoo?"

    Jungwooughed, "Well, I stop thinking and empty my head ever since you said something about protagonists and whatever that was. I don''t care anymore. I just want to get this thing over and go back to Earth."

    "Fair enough. Well, I won''t ask everybody to follow me to the Netherworld Realm. If you have something unfinished in the game worlds or Earth, I''ll open a portal for you to return. If you want to follow me, you can do so. Your choice."

    "¡­"

    Lee Jinyong immediately took a step forward. He spoke without hesitation.

    "I want to go back to Game World Number Two. I''m worried about the local NPCs and the country. If Solomon sends an army to that world, no one will be able to survive. I need to go there and ensure their safety."

    Bianca pondered for a moment. She also stepped forward, "Send me back to Earth. I''m worried about my little sister and my grandma at home."

    Jungwoo scratched his head. He also made a request, "Send me to Earth, too. My country needs me. No yers on Earth can handle deities."

    Zhuge Liang crossed his arms. He looked at Xiaomao for a moment and made his decision.

    "Send me to World One."

    Mao Miaomiao was surprised, "But you''re from World Two. Why do you want to go there?"

    "Someone might need my abilities. Also, I like adventuring."

    "Or being the top dog in a small force."

    "Haha. Something like that."

    Ma Moxi quietly raised his hand, "If I have to die fighting, I want to die next to my lover and my family. Send me to World Three. I''ll protect that ce."

    Aside from Mao Miaomiao and Chase, everybody wished to head back. Xiaomao waved his fishing rod and opened five portals for the people to leave.

    The protagonists each went home, leaving two angels, a weirdo, and the wives of Mao Miaomiao here.

    Diaochan, Mao Xueyan, and Mao Dandan whispered something to Mao Miaomiao and disappeared into his dantian universe.

    The three men looked at each other. Then, Mao Miaomiao and Chase turned their attention to Xiaomao.

    "Well, son. Whenever you''re ready, lead us. You call the shots now."

    Chase grinned from ear to ear, excited to fight alongside his mentor on this journey. He didn''t seem troubled even though he heard about his future demise.

    Looking at the two idiots, Xiaomao couldn''t help but smile.

    "Alright. This might be ourst journey. Let''s bet everything for our true ending!"

    "Let''s go, boy!"

    Xiaomao swung the fishing rod and opened a portal to the Netherworld Realm. He crossed the portal, and the two men followed him.

 Chapter 429 Cathulhuâ€™s Avengers Assemble!

    Chapter 429 ¨C Cathulhu''s Avengers Assemble!

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao, Chase, and Mao Miaomiao leaped off the portal and arrived at a new world. As soon as their feetnded, Lilith came out of Xiaomao''s dantian universe and gazed at her former home. She knelt and picked up sand from the ground.

    They found themselves in the middle of a desert. Dunes of sand and countless threads of karma in the sky were the only things they saw. As for the temperature, it was minus 5,000, which could have potentially frozen all lives.

    The three men circted their Qi to keep their bodies warm. Chase exhaled the vapor of cold air and rubbed his arms.

    "Are you sure this is Hell? It''s freezing!"

    Mao Miaomiao snickered, "This is what happens when Hell freezes over. At least, I don''t see any ice here."

    Xiaomao looked at the Samsara River with a deep frown. Then, he asked Lilith, "Has that river always been there?"

    Lilith looked up and was shocked, "No. My Netherworld Realm never had that. It must have been Solomon''s doing."

    "Aside from the Samsara River, I designated the destination of this portal near Solomon''s hideout. Does Netherworld Realm has an illusion array or hidden dungeons underground?"

    Lilith tossed the sand back, "This is not an illusion. This ce is real."

    "Hmm."

    Xiaomao closed his eyes and searched for Solomon''s whereabouts. Unfortunately, his vision was blocked by a dark curtain of karmic energy.

    He knew this curtain well. It was a protection mechanism for heavenly fate crystal bearers when they were critically injured. Whenever their enemies were close, this mechanism always showed up and saved the fate bearers from harm. Only when the fate bearers werepletely recovered, it would be disabled.

    Mao Miaomiao also saw the curtain. However, he had another nickname for this anomaly.

    "Damn plot armor."

    Xiaomao nodded, "His protagonist''s fate is interfering with us. His luck should be superior to oursbined."

    "Wait a minute," Mao Miaomiao broke a sweat. "If his luck is better than ours, do we have a chance?"

    "Only if we can find him before he''s recovered. If we fail, I can still somewhat survive the ordeal, but everybody here will die, including you, father."

    "Ah, well. I like the sound of that."

    Mao Miaomiao cackled. He had been in a simr situation when he fought Xie Tian as a mortal in his previous life, yet he emerged victorious in the end.

    As for Chase, he didn''t think much of it. He gazed at the horizon and remarked, "It doesn''t matter. If he returns, I can cripple him again!"

    Xiaomao admired their spirit. They were different from the other protagonists.

    Lilith stared at the corny protagonists with dull eyes. She reminded them, "For now, let''s search for Solomon''s hideout. Also, the Netherworld Realm is a copy of Divine Theocracy Earth without humans, the Milky Way gxy, the sr system, animals, civilization, and water. My old pce is at the depth of Mariana Trench, so we have to figure out our position on the first. Then, we can head to my old home. I''m sure that Solomon must be using my old pce as his headquarter."

    Mao Miaomiao nodded and stopped ying around. He kicked the ground and jumped 5,000 kilometers into the sky. When he was in the atmosphere, he scanned the to pinpoint its location.

    Without the ocean, it was slightly difficult to differentiate Earth''s continents apart. However, the tall mountains and mountain ranges gave enough clues.

    Mao Miaomiao descended and reported to everybody.

    "We''re in the North Antic Ocean, about 3000km away from America''s East Coast. Mariana Trench is half the world away."

    Chase shrugged, "At least, this star is smaller than the game worlds. Which direction should we go, master? West or East?"

    Lilith pointed at the west, the America Continent.

    "The European and Asian Continent is full of anomalies and dragon pits. If we want to avoid confrontations with the local dragons and Solomon''s minions, we should cross the America Continent. At least, the dragons there aren''t as tricky as rain dragons and naga dragons."

    "Are American dragons stupid?" Mao Miaomiao was curious.

    "No. They''re either obese or muscr. Anyway, they''re big, and their firepower is superior to others. That''s all we have to worry about."

    "Sounds like a trouble ahead, though."

    "It''s fine. Before I left this world, the local dragons invited dragons from other continents to their nests for a certain project¡­ what was it? Diversity enrichment? Young female dragons were attracted to male shadow-element dragons those days, and those foolish women usually ended up as single mothers. Only lucky ones had aplete family. Also, the order of that ce was piss poor because of those neers. They usually robbed the other dragon''s treasures or killed their colleagues because of trivial matters. As long as we keep our weapons and spatial rings out of their sight, they wouldn''t pay attention to us."

    Xiaomao, Mao Miaomiao, Chase: "¡­"

    Xiaomao widened his eyes and nced at Lilith for a moment before he looked away, acting like a monkey puppet meme. Mao Miaomiao sweated waterfall while Chase''s dark expression turned into "Oh, God. Why?" meme.

    None of themmented on the background of this world and pretended not to hear it.

    Lilith smirked at the trio, "I was referring to the local dragons. What are you idiots thinking about? Do you think I''m talking about something sensitive?"

    Everybody repeatedly nodded.

    Lilithughed, "Y''all are overthinking. Anyway, let''s go west. We have no time to lose, right? Xiaomao?"

    Xiaomao coughed, "Yes. Let''s hurry before Solomon assimtes with his new power. It''s best if we kill him now."

    The group silently followed Xiaomao''s advice and flew west.

    .

    .

    As the group flew over the continent. As Lilith had said, no dragon bothered with them. They simply looked at their fingers, scanning for spatial rings. When they noticed that nobody wore a thing, they looked away.

    "Are they not Solomon''s minions?" Mao Miaomiao wondered why they hadn''t been attacked yet.

    Lilith sneered at the crowd below, "They don''t have the motivation to do so. Without benefits, none of them will risk their lives."

    "¡­"

    The group crossed the continent unchallenged.

    After crossing the continent, they reached the ce where it should be the Pacific Ocean. However, they found another low desert.

    Unfortunately, this ce was densely packed with immortal sand dragons and immortal demons. The monsters looked up and red at Xiaomao and others.

    The sand dragons were 50-meter-tall light-brown Komodo dragons with scorpion tails. As for the demons, they were humanoid giants with goat heads, riding on the back of sand dragons.

    "ENEMIES!"

    "KILL!"

    Despite being a lot weaker than Xiaomao, Mao Miaomiao, and Chase, they charged toward the sky like flying cavalries and used their constetion domains. Countless magic circles and weapons appeared out of nothingness.

    Chase clicked his tongue and unsheathed his katana. In one sh, all a thousand domains were destroyed, and a thousand dragons cried in pain.

    The demons counterattacked. They roared and brought out their scythes and swung down even though they were several hundred meters away.

    Mao Miaomiao raised his hands and Qi aura enveloped everybody. The invisible energy shes collided with their barriers.

    Xiaomao pped his hands, preparing to use the hand-incantation spell. However, Mao Miaomiao created an energy sword in the sky and shouted.

    "SCRAM!"

    The energy sword in the sky swung down. As soon as it moved, over 10,000 immortal dragons and demons were shed in half. The cavalry troops instantly fell from the sky.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Mao Miaomiao puffed his chest and looked at his son, "See? Your papa is STRONK!"

    Xiaomao: "¡­"

    ROAR

    As soon as Mao Miaomiao started celebrating, countless dragon roars echoed and caused the air to tremble. Everybody immediately turned around to look at the America Continent that they had crossed.

    10,000 ck dragons were in the sky. They screamed and charged toward them.

    ROAR

    More screams came from the west. An army of 500,000 rain dragons turned the sky into a massive dark cloud. Like the ck dragons, they also came for Xiaomao and Mao Miaomiao.

    Xiaomao wryly smiled and asked Lilith.

    "You said they wouldn''t attack us."

    Lilith awkwardlyughed, "Solomon might have noticed us. He must have ordered them to attack us."

    "It doesn''t matter," Mao Miaomiao pointed his finger at the energy sword in the sky. "You two save your energy. I''ll crush them all in a minute!"

    SWOOSH!

    The energy sword moved. Instantly, the crowd of dragons was sliced, and corpses rained from the sky.

    ROAR!

    Unfortunately, half of the dragons self-resurrected. Countless strings of karma in the sky fell and merged with them. Then, they evolved into deity dragons and demon gods.

    "Huh?"

    Xiaomao, Mao Miaomiao, and Chase flinched. They sensed the aura of a powerful being among the crowd, who was responsible for their resurrection.

    Mao Miaomiao stared into the crowd of rain dragons. He noticed the figure of a giant red demonic being in the army.

    The demon''s skin was as red as blood. His two horns, beast-like face, and long fangs often appeared in stories or video games. His eight featherless wings and long tail emitted the same energy as Xiaomao and Mao Miaomiao''s wings.

    loc, the Chaos Demon, rode a deity rain dragon and red at Mao Miaomiao''s party. He raised an axe and bellowed.

    "As long as I''m here, no dragon or demon can die! Go, men! Kill them all and bring their fate crystals to me!"

    Mao Miaomiao''s expression turned dark. He yelled, "loc, you traitor!"

    loc sneered, "I never served Mu-Nyang or anyone. We were just using each other."

    Mao Miaomiao thought of the time they fought alongside each other. Although they were not close, the ck-winged angel was still angry. He gnashed his teeth.

    "I''m going to handle loc. Chase, you''re weaker than Xiaomao, I want you to clear a path for him to go through. As for you, son, go get Solomon!"

    "Sounds clich¨¦," Xiaomao nced at loc. He had predicted this scenario, but he hated this development.

    If he epted, he would get into a showdown fight, and the chance of winning would be 50-50. But if he stayed here and fought, Solomon might recover his strength, and everybody would need to fight an uphill battle.

    However, he had the third option.

    "No need. I might be short on lifespan, but I can still instant-kill an antagonist-ss sage!"

    Xiaomao pointed his finger at loc. Then, he clenched his fist.

    BOOM

    loc exploded and turned into a blood mist. His soul orb and dantian crystal fell from his body.

    Mao Miaomiao and Chase smiled. They were d that Xiaomao''s golden finger was absurdly broken to the point that he could kill sages by just pointing his finger.

    RUMBLE

    Unfortunately, countless threads of karma descended from the Samsara River. They coiled around loc''s soul orb and dantian crystal, recreating his body. It only took a second for loc to be resurrected.

    The red demon burst intoughter and opened his arms.

    "Hahahaha! I know about your power, Miao Xiaomao! Lord Solomon told me everything! You cannot kill me as long as I''m in this world!"

    "¡­"

    Mao Miaomiao, Chase, and Xiaomao narrowed their eyes. This fight started to getplicated.

    loc pointed his hand toward the Samsara River. He dered, "By the authority of Lord Solomon, I''m now the Samsara God. As long as the river exists, I can''t die-*SWUA*"

    D¨¦j¨¤ vu!

    I have been to this ce before!

    That was what Xiaomao''s mind sang. A hand appeared out of nowhere and pierced through loc''s back. The hand exited from the chest and held the chaos demon''s soul orb.

    A young man in ck ragged clothes appeared behind loc. He whispered.

    "Since when have I abdicated my title to the likes of you? I don''t remember giving up the Samsara River to anyone."

    loc widened his eyes in shock. On the other hand, Mao Miaomiao chortled. He remembered the beggar well.

    He was the true sessor of the Samsara River, the Samsara God Meng Xin!

    "MENG XIN!!" loc bellowed and tried to get his soul orb back.

    However, Meng Xin crushed it!

    loc wanted to scream, but no word came out of his mouth. His body dispersed and reverted to strings of karma.

    Meng Xin red at the wandering karma strings. As if they were alive, they frantically returned to the Samsara River in the sky. After the strings were gone, the beggar god red at the rain dragons and the ck dragons.

    "If y''all wish to retain your right to reincarnate in the afterlife, SCRAM! IF I CATCH YOU HINDERING THEM, I''LL DRAG YOUR SOULS OUT OF YOUR SHELL AND FEED THEM TO KARMA FISH!"

    The dragons shrieked in fright. They fled in every direction, running for their lives.

    Chase and Xiaomao gazed at Meng Xin in astonishment. As for Mao Miaomiao, he smiled from ear to ear.

    Meng Xin noticed the obnoxious smile of the ck-winged angel. He clicked his tongue and yelled.

    "Don''t misunderstand! I merely reim my Samsara River from those infidels! Once I''m done with Solomon, I''ll be sure to im your head, Mao Miaomiao!"

    "Yeah, yeah." Mao Miaomiao snickered, "Our Vegeta has made his entrance. His spotlight is over. Let''s go."

    When Chase and Xiaomao heard the keyword, they burst intoughter as Mao Miaomiao and Meng Xin''s rtionship was simr to Goku and Vegata''s.

    "Yeah, let''s keep going."

    "Main characters are all here. Let''s go, Avengers!"

 Chapter 430 Cathulhuâ€™s Friends Unleash Monsters

    Chapter 430 ¨C Cathulhu''s Friends Unleash Monsters

    It had been several days since Wei Zhi and many monsters from ve Dungeon were transported to random game worlds.

    On the first day of her arrival, Wei Zhi guided an army of level-999 ant girls, party girls, metal mannequins, and obnoxious pretty skins to raid a lizardman''s fortress. They sessfully captured the settlement and used them as their base.

    With a solid headquarter and a fortified fortress, the group became the powerhouse of the Game World Number 10. However, that was not their end goal.

    As Wei Zhi wished to return to ve Dungeon, she aimed to be a level-10,000 deity. She cultivated hard while her army protected the fortress.

    Because of Wei Zhi''s unique ss and chaos element, every time she gained new strength, skill, magic, or ability, her subordinates also got stronger. As a result, the monster girls kept up with Wei Zhi''s growth and became the only group of immortals in the game world number 10.

    .

    The white fortress was peaceful as usual. Level-4000 metal mannequins patrolled the walls and scared several level-999 yers away.

    Wei Zhi in her Oni appearance walked out from a watchtower. She pursed her lips as she could no longer get any stronger - After condensing 40 chaos stars in her dantian universe, her belly felt ufortable. Any cultivation attempt made her nauseous.

    "General, GEH. Are you okay?"

    Her aide, a pretty skin, noticed Wei Zhi''splexion. She rushed to help, but her words made the Oni annoyed.

    "I ain''t gay! You''re gay!"

    The aide scratched her head, wondering what was wrong with her boss, "Confusion of da highest orda, GEH."

    Wei Zhi gave up on trying to correct the pretty skin tribe''s ent. She nced at the blinking bell icon in the top right corner of her vision, where a bell icon was. A red circle appeared on top of it and showed the number of unread messages.

    She sighed and checked the pending notification messages.

    DING

    <Your level has surpassed this world''s limit. Would you like to teleport to the new world?>

    <Hint: Higher Worlds offer greater rewards than the Lower Worlds.>

    Wei Zhi had seen this message a thousand times already. She pressed "No" and left it alone.

    What was the point of going to the new world when she had a strong base here? Wei Zhi was not stupid enough to fall for Solomon''s traps.

    As usual, Wei Zhi saw hundreds of the same notification messages. She treated it as spam and dismissed everything. However, one message was different from the rest.

    It came from the game server on Earth.

    <Dear brave yers in the game worlds, this is the message from your new game moderator, Metatron.>

    "Huh?"

    Wei Zhi stopped her finger from swiping this message away. She continued reading.

    <We have received your messages regarding the issues you''re facing. We are aware that many gamers are stuck in the game because of technical issues, and we never ignored these issues. In fact, the United Nations has taken control of the game server, and we''ve fixed the bugs.>

    <Attached with this message is a teleportation scroll. By using it, you can teleport back to Earth. It might sound strange since some of you are using a game avatar at the moment, but please have faith in us. Use the scroll and your issues will be resolved.>

    "That''s it?"

    That was the end of the message. Wei Zhi smirked, mocking the message in her mind.

    "They don''t even disclose the truth to yers. How can I trust them if they can''t even have a shred of honesty."

    Wei Zhi mistook Metatron servant of Solomon. She had no idea that he was one of Mao Miaomiao''s elder brothers, so she chose not to ept the scroll.

    After closing the message, Wei Zhi walked back to the residential area in the fortress to check on the other girls. She hoped that her stomach pain would be gone after a light walk.

    But as the Oni samurai descended the stairs, the sky turned dark. A massive portal was opened directly above her fortress.

    Wei Zhi looked up. On the other side of the portal, she saw arge floating eyeball with a hundred tentacles around it. Shocked by the H.P. Lovecraft''s creature, she unsheathed a long katana and prepared to fight.

    However, the eyeball simply gazed at Wei Zhi. It talked to her.

    "I''vee in peace. Please put down your weapon."

    Wei Zhi didn''t let her guard down. As she was wary of Solomon''s tricks, she yelled, "WHO ARE YOU?! WHAT ARE YOU?!"

    The eyeball calmly responded, "My name is Hundun. I''m one of the cmity fiends of the third game world. My purpose here is to guide you back to ve Dungeon so that we can discuss our ns to repel Solomon Army."

    "Hundun?!"

    Wei Zhi widened her eyes in astonishment. She had heard about him from Cernun.

    In the third game world, there were a total of seven cmity fiends. Wei Zhi inherited the Cmity of Wrath from Diabolos, but there were six others.

    Taotie, the World Eater, the Cmity of Gluttony

    Anglerfish, the Hoarder, the Cmity of Greed

    Emerald Hopea, the Temptress Queen, the Cmity of Lust

    Dandan, the Guardian Beast, the Cmity of Pride

    Meirong, the Constetion of Corruption, the Cmity of Envy

    Hundun, the Dark Observer, the Cmity of Sloth

    Wei Zhi knew some of them, but the other half was foreign to her. Moreover, Cernun used to tell her that Hundun, Anglerfish, and Meirong were sealed somewhere.

    She didn''t trust Hundun. Wei Zhi yelled again to make sure.

    "Bring me Taotie, and I''ll believe you!"<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Hundun''s eyeball curved up as if it smiled, "Alright. I''m sure that Nihil bastard will be d to see you, too. Oh, Party Queen sends you regards. Thanks for protecting her babies, she said."

    "Party Queen? That KIKI girl?"

    "Yes. She has be a deity. She is waiting for you and your team to return."

    "¡­"

    Wei Zhi was still reluctant. She looked behind her and found her subordinates.

    A thousand party girls were also there, gazing at Hundun. Some of them also pleaded with Wei Zhi with their doodle eyes.

    "Kikikiki (You can trust him.)"

    "Kikikiki (Yeah, he sounds nice.)"

    Wei Zhi shook her head. She looked up and yelled, "As I said, bring me Taotie! I won''t go anywhere without him!"

    The eyeball chuckled even though he had no mouth. A momentter, he moved away from the portal, but a new existence came into view.

    The colossus lion with a wide mouth gleefully showed his face. His ominous human teeth made his smiling face creepy.

    "Yo, little Oni. Wassup! IT ZE ME, TAOTIE!"

    "¡­"

    Wei Zhi''s expression turned into a pokerface meme. She recognized this obnoxious voice very well.

    That was Taotie in the flesh for sure. Hundun did not lie.

    "Mama Mia, what''s with that look? As a fellow cmity fiend, you should be d to see your colleagues!"

    "¡­"

    "Oh, you should hurry. Odin has detected a massive staring closer to our world. He said that it''s Olympus 2.0 or something. In an hour, that star will collide with our. We have to stop the collision or our base will go poof!"

    Wei Zhi stopped hesitating. She asked the senior.

    "How do we go home? Through that portal?"

    Taotie''s mane spread and transformed into ten thousand arms. He ensured her, "Just tell everybody to jump into the portal. We''re in space at the moment, by the way. I''ll catch you and bring you to our HQ."

    "¡­"

    Wei Zhi wryly smiled. She wanted to ask Taotie to bring her to the ve Dungeon instead.

    Unfortunately, the bond between the dungeon monsters and Taotie was too strong. They didn''t wait for Wei Zhi''s permission as they leaped into therge portal right away.

    None of the mannequins, party girls, ant girls, and pretty skins needed to breathe. Thus, they were fine going to space.

    "Arrgh! FINE! WHATEVER! I''m going!"

    Wei Zhi sheathed her katana and shuttled to the sky. She crossed the portal to the other side, and Taotie caught her with his long mane. Taotie closed the portal and put everyone on his back.

    The Oni circted chaos Qi and covered her head with a wind-element bubble, generating air for herself. Then, she inspected the size of the naughty lion.

    Wei Zhi sat on Taotie''srge head, but she couldn''t see his torso. From her perspective, his head was sorge that she couldn''t see the end of the horizon.

    His freaking head wasrger than Earth!

    "What the hell are you, Taotie?!" Wei Zhi eximed.

    The floating eyeball swam into space and looked at her from above. He giggled and flexed his size. Like Taotie, Hundun''s eyeball was massive, bigger than Taotie''s head. His humongous tentacles fluttered around in every direction. Extending from the hundreds of tentacles were billion-kilometer-long hairy tentacles, acting as branches.

    Wei Zhi had goosebumps. She imagined herself getting touched by those creepy things.

    As Wei Zhi believed that she had seen everything, she noticed a blinking bright light in the depth of space. It slowly came closer.

    At first, it looked like a sun. However, behind the bright sun was a pair of red eyes.

    "W-What is that?" Wei Zhi pointed toward the approaching Sun.

    Taotie and Hundun turned around. Then, theyughed.

    "Oh, you don''t have to worry about him."

    "Yup. He''s harmless when he''s not hungry."

    Wei Zhi was confused, "An ally? Who is that?"

    The answer soon revealed itself as the Sun got close enough.

    The source of light wasn''t the sun but a dangling flesh, extended from the forehead of that creature. The light shone upon the two giant eyes, revealing the face of a star-size anglerfish and his heinous mouth, fangs, scales, and disfigured body of a fish.

    Anglerfish, the cmity of Greed, opened his mouth and deeply sighed. Heined.

    "The standard of cmity fiends is terrible these days. Why is the next generation so small? I can barely see her. I might have to use a magnify ss whenever I need to chat with the sessor of wrath now. It''s a sin to torture this old fish, you know?"

    "¡­"

    Wei Zhi gulped. She couldn''t believe what she saw.

    Taotie snickered and introduced their new friends.

    "Say hi to your senior. We''ve freed Anglerfish from the seal under Cernun Ind, and we havee to an agreement. He will help us fight Poseidon, and Odin will give him half of his treasures in Asgard as payment."

    "HUH?!"

 Chapter 431 Cathulhuâ€™s Friend Awakens!

    Chapter 431 ¨C Cathulhu''s Friend Awakens!

    Divine Theocracy Earth

    Hiiro hovered in the atmosphere, gazing at the blue. He smiled as he noticed a prototype spaceshiping out to space.

    After the archangels shared their knowledge with every country, they provided countless materials and rare minerals from space, enabling new technological breakthroughs for humanity.

    Gamers joined the game under the protection of the 11 angels. Many scientists and engineers took advantage of the game and intentionally chose to y custom UR sses.

    Space engineers, researchers, and space miners became the most popr UR sses. As they came with futuristic skills and abilities, scientists united and extracted the game knowledge to apply to reality. Within a week, the first spaceship of mankind was constructed, and they immediatelyunched a test flight.

    Had Solomon never threatened Earth, the capitalist elites would have continued to abuse the financial system and bleed many countries. Hiiro admired how every country cooperated and achieved the impossible within a week.

    "Wars really drive technologies and scientific breakthroughs. It''s a pity that they realize their potential toote."

    Hiiro turned around and gazed into the void. He stared at the massive portal at the corner of the sr system, which had been there since yesterday.

    Just a few minutes ago, a huge yellow emerged from that portal. Then, like aet, it beelined toward Earth.

    ''Houston to Thunder God. Can you read?''

    The voice of a coordinator on Earth came from the earplugs in Hiiro''s ears. Hiiro stopped what he was doing and brought out a tablet. He texted to reply as he could not use a mic in the space.

    "I can hear you. It''s a bit static, though."

    ''Good. Just want to ask. How far can you see in space?''

    "I can see every asteroid in the sr system."

    ''Then, can you see that huge portal and the iing yellow star behind Mars?''

    Hiiro was surprised. It just appeared yesterday, but the humans already found them.

    "Yes, I can see them."

    ''How big is it? We have our info, but we wish topare it with your estimation.''

    "That yellow star? That''s definitely 100 timesrger than the Sun. Also, it''sing for us."

    ''¡­ I see.''

    The coordinator paused for a long time. A few minutester, a new voice reced the previous guy. A haughty voice of an American with a Texan ent entered Hiiro''s ears.

    ''This is Commander-in-Chief of the United States Space Force. Mister Thunder God, our scientists have calcted that the motherfucking yellow Pokeball will hit Earth within two hours. Do you think you can do us a favor and destroy that thing?''

    Hiiro wryly smiled, "Why don''t you ask the archangels? They''re stronger than me."

    ''We already did. They said that it''s impossible since a goddamn Greek god is driving that thing.''

    "Greek god? Which one?"

    ''Zeus.''

    "¡­"

    ''Ironic, isn''t it?''

    Thunder God was the call sign that the United Nation came up with for Hiiro as his surname "Narukami" tranted to God of Lightning, thunder, and storm. As ironic as the general said, Zeus was also known as the God of Thunder.

    "I guess I have to solo Zeus for you?"

    ''If thosezy angels mess up, you will be thest line of our defense. You don''t have to destroy the damn thing. Actually, the scientists want you to move Earth out of that star''s trajectory. Can you do it?''

    Again, Hiiro bitterly smiled. He could do it, but it would be pointless. After all, if Zeus was behind that star, he could also change its trajectory.

    "It will be pointless, though."

    ''I know. Even I can tell that it won''t change the oue, we want something to calm the mass. These days, every kid and their grandmother has WEBB telescopes. They see what we see.''

    "Alright. I give the Earth some push. Don''t me me if I deviate from the orbit."

    ''Give it a nudge will do. No need to go ham.''

    In short, the general just needed something to fool the press and the people. Hiiro deeply sighed and descended to earth.

    "I''ming back to earth. Tell me where I need to push."

    Hiiro flew back to Earth and looked back at the iing star. He noticed that 12 streaks of light already reached there to intercept the intruder.

    RUMBLE

    Suddenly, a billion humanoid giants came out of the same portal. They all had red fiery me skin, and they followed the yellow star.

    Xiaomao widened his eyes. He stopped descending and turned around.

    "General, I''m sorry. Change of ns."

    ''What are you doing?! We need your help ASAP or the riot will ruin our operations!''

    Hiiro clicked his tongue, "More intruders are flooding the sr system. I don''t think the archangels can handle them alone. I''m going to help them!"

    ''THUNDER GOD! YOU NEED TO HOLD YOUR POSITION! THUNDER GOD!''

    Hiiro took off the wireless earplugs and tossed them into the Earth''s atmosphere. It rapidly descended and was burnt to ash.

    The protagonist deeply inhaled. The next moment, semi-transparent white energy wings grew from his back, and Hiiro cut open dimension, using the technique that he had learned from Uriel.

    The gap between dimensions was open. Hiiro pried it open and entered it. As soon as he came to the other side, Hiiro was already five million kilometers away from the yellow star and the battlefield.

    Although five million kilometers seemed like a long distance, Hiiro felt like he was about to be burnt to a crisp. The yellow star was a massive gas-burning sun that repeatedly expelled sr res, and the heat was unmeasurable.

    RUMBLE

    Moreover, the yellow star traveled faster than the speed of light. Within five seconds, it was so close to Hiiro that the gas star''s gravity pulled him toward it.

    Hiiro panicked. He bellowed and unleashed his domain.

    Like a lightning god, another static dome covered Hiiro, creating another maic field. He pushed himself away from the gravity force.

    As Hiiro tried his best to flee from the yellow star, it suddenly changed its trajectory and came for him. Moreover, a pair of red eyes locked on to him. Red numbers and texts also showed his identity.

    Zeus, the Lightning Sage, Level 777,777

    "!!!"

    Hiiro witnessed the living nightmare. His level had just crossed 10,000 yesterday, but his opponent was a sage!

    "HIIRO! GET AWAY FROM THERE!"

    Hiiro heard the voice transmission from Uriel, who was still disguised as Mao Miaomiao. The former bit his lower lips.

    "I wish. But how am I going to get away from here?"

    Despaired, Hiiro turned around to flee. He gathered his power in his hand, nning to cut open dimensions and leave this battlefield.

    But as he was about to use the ability, he noticed the blue light in the depth of darkness.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    It was the reflected light from Earth.

    Earth was over there?

    "¡­"

    Countless emotions and thoughts flooded Hiiro''s mind. A second passed in reality, but he experienced a shback of his past experience, memory, and encounters.

    The days he spent with his family¡­

    The days he struggled in school¡­

    The first day he got his hands on the game console¡­

    The Beta Test experience, where he encountered Mao Miaomiao and everybody¡­

    The beta test aftermath when Pan Xian restored his memory and offered him a job¡­

    The game experience in game world number one¡­

    The sessful career as a pro gamer and the delusion¡­

    The smiles of his family¡­

    The dungeon raid, the death of many creatures¡­

    The day he questioned his career choice¡­

    The time he was captured by Devil and her words¡­

    What was he fighting for?

    For glory?

    For money?

    For fame?

    No

    That blue light¡­

    That¡­

    Didn''t he join the game to get a superpower?

    What is the superpower for?

    Definitely not for glory¡­

    Definitely not for money¡­

    And definitely not for fame¡­

    That superpower is for one thing¡­

    That smile¡­

    The smiles of his parents, his sister, his friends at school, his neighbors¡­

    They are waiting for him at home.

    That¡­ their home!

    Hiiro lowered his hand. He turned around, ring at Zeus with bloodshot eyes.

    That''s right.

    He wished for power, and he now has that power¡­

    THE POWER TO PROTECT THOSE SMILES!

    "You go no further¡­"

    Hiiro''s voice couldn''t transmit in space, yet he muttered and pointed his palm at Zeus, ignoring the burning pain from the gas star.

    "For their sake¡­"

    His heart thumped and stopped beating for two seconds. However, the next beat awakened the heavenly fate crystal inside him.

    DING

    The system resounded in Hiiro''s mind, but he didn''t notice it. His mind was in overdrive mode, and his dantian universe reformed. Heat and maic force of the yellow star fueled the dantian crystal, giving birth to ten thousand ck holes in Hiiro''s universe.

    Hiiro''s pupils and iris turned pitch ck. His semi-transparent wings turned bright, emitting electricity.

    <The Heavenly Fate Crystal has resonated with your resolve!>

    <You have awakened as Lightning Deity!>

    Hiiro didn''t notice that his level shot up to 99,999. He charged toward the iing star.

    His clothes and weapons were melted away, leaving him naked. However, Hiiro created a lightning hammer out of the surrounding maic force and mmed it on the giant before him.

    BOOM!

    Zeus, the colossus giant, raised his forearm and blocked the puny hammer attack from Hiiro.

    Hiiro managed to get a closer look at the giant. He was bigger than Godzis and Mount Everestbined, but Hiiro didn''t care.

    "FOR MANKIND''S SAKE! I WILL NOT FAIL!!"

    The energy hammer of Hiiro exploded, knocking him away. However, the st also pushed Zeus back one step.

    DING

    <The Heavenly Fate Crystal has resonated with your resolve!>

    In Hiiro''s dantian universe, spirits of lightning were born from ck holes. They soon turned the maic field into gas stars like the yellow star.

    Hiiro''s level rose once again even though he hadn''t broken through the sage realm yet.

    Above his head, the number stunned Zeus.

    Hiiro Narukami, the Earth''s Lightning God, Level 99,999 (200,000)

    Zeus narrowed his eyes. He created 10,000 lightning bolts in the sky, which surrounded Hiiro.

    "I thought you were a small fry, but I was wrong. I ept your challenge, kid! BRING IT!"

    Hiiro bellowed and created 10,000 lightning bolts as well.

    The two gods of lightning crashed!

 Chapter 432 Cathulhu Confronts Solomon!

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    Chapter 432 ¨C Cathulhu Confronts Solomon!

    Netherworld Realm

    Mao Miaomiao, Xiaomao, Chase, and Meng Xin grumbled as they cut through a million immortal dragons and demonic creatures. Despite being weak, they kept throwing themselves at the four men.

    The group barely spent their Qi as the sword domains of Mao Miaomiao, Xiaomao, and Chase were not energy-consuming. On the other hand, Meng Xin only contributed whenever deity dragons showed up.

    They made their way to the deepest part of the abyss, leaving behind trails of corpses and blood. Soul orbs returned to the Samsara River, and they carried the souls to Mu-Nyang.

    As for the dantian crystals, Xiaomao collected them. He transformed into a cathulhu and swallowed everything in one gulp.

    Mao Miaomiao, Chase, and Meng Xin hadplex expressions on their faces when Xiaomao devoured the dantian crystals. Each had a different opinion.

    Chase was curious, "Senior Xiaomao, why hasn''t your dantian universe filled yet? If it were me, I would have been full after the first dantian crystal."

    Xiaomao reverted to an angel appearance. He licked his fingertips, wanting more.

    "I was an entity, and my dantian universe is still the same size. It is actually a lot bigger than Mu-Nyang''s, so eating a few won''t harm me."

    Mao Miaomiao had a wry smile on his face. He still couldn''t get his head around theirplex rtionship, and he felt like Mu-Nyang had used him for this grand scheme.

    "Seriously, Xiaomao. Why do you need to eat so many dantian crystals? If you need lifespan, you could have leeched from the dragons directly."

    Xiaomao calmly replied, "Dark arts are iplete arts. It can directly leech life force from the victims, but it destroys the dantian crystals. I''d rather assimte the stars and life force instead of wasting them."

    "Oh, you can do that?"

    "I''ll teach you a few entity tricks after this farce."

    "Awesome! Can''t wait to hear my freaking¡­ son''s¡­ lecture."

    Xiaomao giggled, "Just keep treating me as your son. We''re a big family after all."

    The father and sonughed and chatted while their swords never ceased shing. More dragons and beasts in their domains fell one after another.

    Meanwhile, Meng Xin had been observing Xiaomao. After watching them for a few minutes, he noticed that Mao Miaomiao was strangely respectful toward Xiaomao instead of acting arrogantly like a typical father. In addition, Xiaomao''s demeanor differed from when they first met in the Pangu Cultist Dungeon.

    Probing Xiaomao, Meng Xin asked him, "I know that we''re living in Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe. Hypothetically speaking, if we leave Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe and venture "Outside", are we still inside someone''s dantian universe."

    Xiaomao shrugged, "I didn''t manage to grasp the limitations of the higher realm''s universe, so I can''t answer that question."

    "Oh? How far were you in your previous life? What was the average cultivation base of the higher realm?"

    "I was a gctic overlord. Well, you can consider me a sect master or something simr since I taught countless entities, including the Cathulhus. But from the standard of that universe, I should be considered mediocre. After all, I died."

    Meng Xin''s curiosity was piqued. If Xiaomao was not the strongest, he wondered how tall the ceiling of the higher realm could be.

    "How did you die, senior?"

    Xiaomao was amused when Meng Xin started calling him [Senior]. He stroked the non-existing beard, pretending to be an elderly sage.

    Meng Xin, Mao Miaomiao, and Chase gulped, eagerly waiting for the revtion. They believed that Xiaomao might have fought an epic battle in the higher realm and died fighting. Even if he ran out of lifespan, he might have done something great for Mu-Nyang to the point that Mu-Nyang vowed to resurrect Xiaomao at all costs.

    "I have no idea."

    Meng Xin, Mao Miaomiao, and Chase slipped.

    Xiaomao deeply sighed andmented, "My soul is so old that I have dementia. Maybe, a random sleep can refresh the old memory."

    The three men facepalmed. Meng Xin regretted asking Xiaomao. On the other hand, Mao Miaomiao brought out a hammer, wondering if he could bring back Xiaomao''s memory with a few good smacks to the back of the head. Meanwhile, Chase retrained Mao Miaomiao before his mentor do anything drastic.

    .

    WHOOSH

    The four men arrived at the abyss, which Lilith believed to be Solomon''s hideout. The woman had long returned to Xiaomao''s dantian universe to avoid directbat.

    As soon as they arrived, they found a humble Chinese courtyard and a one-story building. Only one life signature remained in the residence.

    Everybody brought out their weapons as they recognized the aura pattern and the life signature of Solomon. The party was ready to challenge the quasi-entity.

    Mao Miaomiao looked at his teammates. His silly brain suddenly remembered something.

    "This feels like we''re a character from Final Fantasy games, and we''re gathering here to fight thest boss. By the way, there is no ce for us to save. If we mess up, we have to do this shit all over from the beginning."

    Chase sweated profusely, "Please stop ying around, master. You''re making me nervous."

    Meng Xin clicked his tongue, "I know you''re trying to calm our mind, but you''re taking the wrong approach! Stop sidetracking us for once and focus!"

    Xiaomao shook his head. Instead of rebuking Mao Miaomiao, hemented.

    "Thest time I saved, it was before I created my game character. If we fuck up, we should as well quit the game and stick to YouTube videos for stories."

    Meng Xin & Chase: "¡­"

    Mao Miaomiaoughed and gave Xiaomao a thumbs up, "That''s my son for you!"

    "By the way, father, have youpleted all side quests yet? I can''t summon Bahamut, but I have Leviathan''s soul¡­"<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "We might have probably killed that dragon along the way here, but I have other summoning spells. Don''t worry. We''ll spam the strongest attacks like the old-school strategies. Oh, I don''t have panacea or potions. If you''re injured, you''re on your own."

    "I have refined elixir, but I doubt it can heal us to full HP and remove abnormal statuses."

    "Oh, you have that stupid water I left behind at Siren City? Can I take a sip? I miss it."

    "Sure."

    "Oh, just in case you don''t know, the elixir is made from mypound element Qi and blood."

    "I''m used to it. I don''t care."

    Mao Miaomiao failed to mess with Xiaomao. He sighed and recalled a precious artifact that he had lost, "There was this stupid chalice that kept producing it. By chance, have you found that chalice?"

    "It''s in my dungeon, of course. Oh, when we get back, can we move that pylon crystal in Siren City to my dungeon? I also need you to fix the dungeon core OS. Your stupidw is messing up the dungeon ecology."

    "Hahaha! Once we get back, we''ll handle that."

    Nonchntly, Mao Miaomiao and Xiaomao exchanged items while Meng Xin and Chase stared at them in disbelief.

    Meng Xin frowned and talked to Chase, "Were they always like this?"

    Chase shook his head, "I think this is the first time they get to chat and fight alongside each other. It''s gic, probably."

    "¡­"

    Both men gave up on the father-son pair. They red at the residence, where Solomon had been hiding inside.

    They had no idea if the noise of Mao Miaomiao and Xiaomao disturbed or annoyed Solomon. However, the doors burst open, and Solomon dragged his feet out of his house. He red at the intruders.

    "So, it hase to this. A fated showdown between protagonists?"

    Mao Miaomiaoughed, "Nah, it''s the party of good guys against the evil''sst boss. We all know how it is going to end."

    "How absurd. You are just a group of assassins,ing to take the life of the king! To me, y''all are shortsighted buffoons! You have no idea about the great things I can contribute to this universe after my ambition ispleted!"

    "If your ambition harms Mu-Nyang and cats, obviously, we''ll get in your way."

    Solomon snorted at Mao Miaomiao''s words. He then nced at Xiaomao, "And you¡­ Xiaomao. You could have joined me. We could have taken Mu-Nyang''s soul and nted him in your dantian universe. Then, we could have reigned the higher realm together."

    Xiaomao clicked his tongue, "Mu-Nyang is my stepson and core disciple! You''re recruiting the wrong guy¡­ MUNYA!"

    Xiaomao hadn''t said this word for a long time. Upon uttering the word, his white feather wings shone brighter than before, and countless cat-butterflies were born.

    Meng Xin didn''t bicker with Solomon. He silently gathered strands of karma from inside his dantian universe and the Samsara River. A pair of purple wings emerged from Meng Xin''s back.

    Chase also spread his wings, but the feathers were made from katanas and swords. Each flying sword detached from the wings and formed an array in the sky, pointing at Solomon. They multiplied into a million flying swords and merged into a sword dragon.

    Seeing how the two serious fighters revealed their hidden cards, Mao Miaomiao also revealed his. His feather wings emitted a ck aura, and a million 1-meter-tall karma centipedes came out from his shadow. They surrounded Solomon''s residence from all sides, baring their mandibles and fangs.

    "Karma centipedes of legends, I see. Just one bite, and they can infiltrate into the victim''s body. They can eat the victim''s dantian crystal and Qi from the inside, rendering the victim powerless."

    Solomon sneered. He had heard about these creatures and what they could do.

    He looked at Chase''s sword dragon next.

    "Sword Dragon of Sword Sage Kunwu. This exins why my wound doesn''t heal. Your sword dao cuts through your opponent''s Qi and karma. Once cut by you, the wounds can never heal until you die. I guess that''s your protagonist''s golden finger."

    Solomon smirked as he knew how to counter such tricks. He turned to Meng Xin next.

    "Samsara God, the invincible god protector of the dead. As long as the Samsara River or your soul orb is intact, nobody can kill you. Your Qi is infinite as you can borrow it from the river. You can use every skill that the souls in the river can use. Well, the fighting style is tailored for prolongedbats, but you''re still as weak as the others."

    Again, Solomon was aware of Meng Xin''s weaknesses. He simply needed to seize Meng Xin''s soul orb to kill him. Then, the Samsara River''s cheat would be rendered useless.

    However, when Solomon turned to Xiaomao, he deeply frowned.

    Xiaomao brought out a fishing pole, which was not something a cultivator often used. Solomon was confused about how it worked.

    "You¡­ Xiaomao. Was it you who gave me the heavenly fate crystal?"

    Xiaomao giggled, "Did you enjoy that, grandfather?"

    "Of course, child!" Solomon burst intoughter. He thought that Xiaomao changed his mind, "Are you here to join me? Did I misunderstand you all along?!"

    "Nah, Jii-chan. I''m here to put an end to your ambition. I cast the bait, and you took it. It''s time for me to reel and catch you."

    "Hohoh? With that nonsense weapon?"

    Xiaomao burst intoughter, "You have no idea what it can do, really. Can you guess how many super experts die because they looked down on me?"

    "How many?" Solomon expected a staggering number.

    "I forgot. I have a serious issue of dementia," Xiaomao picked his nose and flickered arge booger. The small ck ball hit Solomon''s forehead.

    "¡­"

    Mao Miaomiao burst intoughter while Chase and Meng Xin''s expressions turned dark.

 Chapter 433 Cathulhuâ€™s Party VS Solomon (1)

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    Chapter 433 ¨C Cathulhu''s Party VS Solomon (1)

    In front of the stacked team of protagonists, Solomonughed. Four pairs of wings emerged from his back.

    A pair of white feather wings produced disfigured wolf-butterflies, mimicking Xiaomao''s catterflies. The mutts came out as white while their savage-looking heads bore fangs and barked.

    A pair of ck feather wings gave birth to one-meter-tall karma snakes. They rapidly multiplied and rushed toward karma centipedes, attacking them. The giant creatures immediately fought and tried to eat each other.

    A pair of fancy sword wings scattered and duplicated themselves. A million swords formed another dragon array, ring at Chase''s dragon sword array.

    A pair of purple string-like wings drew the karma threads from the Samsara River and merged with them, bestowing endless knowledge, experience, and insight to Solomon.

    Those were the abilities of Xiaomao, Chase, Mao Miaomiao, and Meng Xin!

    Solomonughed, "You have no chance against me. I can use all Dao and abilities in the universe!"

    Mao Miaomiao, Meng Xin, and Chase''s expressions were solemn. They had expected this, and they came prepared. Everybody brought out secret pills from their spatial rings and ate them. After steroiding their Dao and Qi, they readied to jump into a bitter fight.

    Seeing their expressions, Solomon mocked them, "If you want to me someone, me Xiaomao for giving me such a great gift! I have to admit. James Huntsman and Sima Yi''s abilities should be considered the pinnacle of this universe. You should have protected them when you had a chance."

    "¡­"

    Mao Miaomiao nced at Xiaomao. He had no idea what his son had been scheming, and the situation was terrible. Had Mu-Nyang never ensured him, he would have beaten Xiaomao to a pulp.

    On the other hand, Xiaomao picked his ears and sneered at the four pairs of wings. He rotated his arms, warming up as if he was preparing to exercise.

    Solomon noticed Xiaomao''s carefree attitude. He frowned, "It is not toote for you to switch sides, Xiaomao. I know that you''ve taken the liking of my stepdaughter Amon, and I''m willing to let the bygone be bygone. Join me, and I''ll spare Mu-Nyang."

    Xiaomao scoffed, "I don''t want to."

    Solomon paused for a long time. He clicked his tongue, "This is yourst chance. Come to me, or I''ll bury you along with those foolish protagonists!"

    Xiaomao raised his eyebrows. He started rotating the fishing line and bait, preparing to cast it.

    Seeing how Xiaomao ignored the offer, Solomon bellowed, "SO BE IT! NONE OF YOU CAN LEAVE THIS PLACE ALIVE!! GO KARMA SNAKES!"

    By copying Mao Miaomiao''s abilities, the karma snakes obtained the same abilities as karma centipedes. They disengaged from the battles against the creatures and came for the four protagonists.

    "Let me handle this," Mao Miaomiao stepped forward, and his entire body turned ck. His skin, clothes, and katana were coated with ck miasma and aura. Meanwhile, his eyes turned crimson and glowed in the darkness.

    Solomon narrowed his eyes as the universew sent him a warning message.

    DING

    <WARNING! Mao Miaomiao has unsealed Mu-Nyang''s Limiter.>

    <WARNING! Mao Miaomiao has inherited the legacy of THE DEVIL!>

    The formerly ck feather wings transformed into devil-like wings. Two horns grew from his forehead, and his aura transformed the gear into ck armor, made of negative karma fibers. Cursed souls in the Samsara River rushed down and merged with the te armor, empowering the negative karma and miasma.

    The te armor was not the only piece of equipment Mao Miaomiao had. Bracers, shoulder guards, greaves, leggings, boots, and gauntlets fully covered Mao Miaomiao''s body. The miasma soon manifested a demonic metal helmet, covering his head and 100% of his face. Even without a hole for his eyes to see, the red light glowed inside the metal, piercing through the mask.

    Mao Miaomiao''s dantian universe also transformed. Countlesspound elements and chaos element stars segregated, preventing the negative karma to ruin the lifeform on mortals. However, it increased the ceiling of the local poption''s cultivation base.

    The ck-winged angel, now the Devil, took a stride and let one of the karma snakes bite him.

    As soon as the fangs hit the armor, they vanished into Mao Miaomiao''s body even though they failed to put a dent in his suit. After the first one entered, a million followed suit, joining the party.

    Solomon burst intoughter, "What are you doing, stupid idiot?! I heard that you were dumb. But in reality, you must be a retard! Once bitten, no one and survive a karma creature!"

    "Are you sure?"

    Mao Miaomiao''s voice was hoarse, but it resonated in the air.

    A secondter, Solomon sensed something amiss. He couldn''t sense the karma snakes that he had created from negative karma.

    They were gone!

    "W-What did you do?!"

    Solomon couldn''t understand why the karma snakes hadn''t killed Mao Miaomiao yet. He was certain that he had copied all of Mao Miaomiao''s abilities, knowledge, and experience by using James Huntsman''s power.

    "I heard that you were dumb, but you must be a retard. Did you not check my memory of how I got this ability? Do you think you can kill me with my skills?"

    "WHAT?!"

    Solomon frowned and noticed that Mao Miaomiao''s entire body was made of negative karma, which was the origin of karma snakes and centipedes.

    "To cultivate negative karma, one has to be bitten by countless karma centipedes first! How many karma snakes and centipedes infiltrated my body, have you imagined it? If I survived that trial, do you think these snakes can still kill me?!"

    "!!!"

    Solomon''s expression turned ugly as he had never heard of this prerequisite of cultivating negative karma. He had thought that it was a Dao of Mu-Nyang, not Mao Miaomiao''s true abilities.

    BOOM

    Something exploded in Mao Miaomiao''s dantian, but he looked refreshed. His name tag and level glittered in red.

    Mao Miaomiao, the Devil, Level 999,999

    Solomon bellowed, unable to ept that Mao Miaomiao''s strength caught up to his.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "Impossible! To be a sage, you must transcend karma and chaos! A brat like you can''t possibly be my peer!"

    The protagonists shook their heads. Mao Miaomiao revealed his signature smirk, "This is what happens when protagonists gather. One of us will get hit by the power of plot armor, and the most viinous one will lose their brain cells. Listen well, Xiaomao, Chase, Meng Xin. Whenever you face viins or antagonist-ss idiots, let them cook. Let them show you their full power. Then, during their cooking session, they will usually go retard like this guy."

    "¡­"

    Although Xiaomao, Chase, and Meng Xin had no idea what Mao Miaomiao was talking about, they somewhat understood the general idea of this lesson.

    In short, let him cook and make mistakes first. Then, they could be Gordon Ramsey and inflict emotional damage on the viinster.

    As Mao Miaomiao''s abilities couldn''t be used to kill the ability owner, Solomon turned his attention to Meng Xin, Chase, and Xiaomao. He sent the remaining karma snakes to them.

    SCREECH

    The karma centipedes were also counterattacked. They caught the snakes and devoured them. Every time a snake died, countless strings of negative karma flew toward Mao Miaomiao and merged with him, granting him more power.

    DING

    A bracket appeared behind Mao Miaomiao''s level. His true strength already surpassed the limit of Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe!

    MUNYA!!

    Suddenly, a cry of pain echoed in the universe. Mao Miaomiao clicked his tongue and directed 70% of karma strings to the Samsara River. As soon as the karma entered the river, a sign of relief from Mu-Nyang could be heard.

    "Sorry, kitty. I won''t eat any more karma. The rest are yours."

    Mao Miaomiao unsheathed Killer Queen. He activated the sword domain, nning to finish the fight on his own.

    "NA?VE!"

    Solomon suddenly grabbed a broadsword from the sky and swung it first!

    Mao Miaomiao, Meng Xin, and Xiaomao''s expressions changed. A barrier dome appeared and blocked the invisible strike.

    In a split millisecond, they saw invisible swords appearing in their bodies. The weapons came out from another dimension and emerged in their chest and stomach.

    This was how their sword domains worked. They created swords in other dimensions and secretly cut their opponents from the inside! This was why they only needed to swing it without touching the opponents.

    Seeing their skills being used on them, Meng Xin, Mao Miaomiao, and Xiaomao thought of activating the time domain to stop the attack. However, someone reacted faster.

    "Not on my watch!"

    Chase flickered his katana slightly, but the sword domains shattered, disabling the swords in the other dimension to manifest in everybody''s body and kill them.

    CLANK

    Solomon sensed the feedback of his sword hitting something hard. He immediately turned to Chase as he knew what it was.

    "DAMN YOU, CHASE SHEFFIELD! YOU AND YOUR SWORD DAO CAN''T DEFEAT ME! GO SNAKES, GO DEATH KARMA!"

    After realizing that Chase could negate and parry his sword domain, Solomon manipted the karma snakes to focus on Chase. He also drew strength from the Samsara River, creating a string of death karma. He sent it to Chase as well.

    This was Meng Xin''s ability. As long as the string could touch someone, the victim''s lifespan would be reduced to zero!

    That would have worked if the true Samsara God hadn''t been watching.

    "What do you think you''remanding, scum?"

    Meng Xin raised his finger, and the string of death karma stopped moving. It turned around, facing Solomon instead.

    "DAMMIT, SAMSARA GOD! FINE, I CAN''T USE YOUR POWER AGAINST YOU, BUT HOW ABOUT THIS?! GO WOLF-BUTTERFLIES!!"

    Meng Xin, Chase, and Mao Miaomiao smirked. They secretly nced at Xiaomao, waiting for him to negate the ability.

    Betraying their expectations, Xiaomao leisurely cast the fishing hook, whichtched on one of Solomon''s wings.

    "Gotchu!"

    Xiaomao giggled and ignored the iing wolf-butterflies. They surrounded Chase, Mao Miaomiao, and Meng Xin. Then, they opened their mouths to bite them.

    "XIAOMAO!!" Mao Miaomiao panicked.

    Chase and Meng Xin''s faces were ashen. They cursed Xiaomao for not dispelling the wolf-butterflies.

    PANT

    PANT

    PANT

    MLEM MLEM MLEM!

    They licked the trio instead of harming them. The butterflies acted like puppies.

    Everybody but Xiaomao: "..."

    Xiaomao giggled and mocked Solomon, "If you are copying my cute harmless catterflies, you should have trained them first, MUNYA! They are notbatants, MUNYA!"

    Everybody but Xiaomao: "..."

 Chapter 434 Cathulhus Party VS Solomon (2)

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    Chapter 434 ¨C Cathulhu''s Party VS Solomon (2)

    Seeing that no ability worked on them, Solomon changed his approach. More wings emerged from Solomon''s back.

    They were no longer regr bird wings, bat wings, feather wings, or object wings. Instead, they were massive human hands with ten fingers on each side.

    "Oh, dear lord. Someone is a fan of Elden Ring. He has fingercreepers as wings."

    Mao Miaomiao had goosebumps looking at the ck-nailed ominous hands. He recalled the horrifying experience when he yed the game and got schooled by those creatures.

    Meng Xin was also taken aback because of the grotesque wings, but he didn''t miss the opportunity to mock Mao Miaomiao, "Oh? I have never seen the Devil pray. This is a first."

    "Dumbass. Devils are people! We DO pray to our lord, the cat god!"

    While the two men bantered, Chase frowned and wondered whose power it was. He no longer waited for the group to start.

    "Go, sword dragon! Kill him before he can use his power!"

    The massive array of swords let out a shrilling scream as they whizzed through the air. They charged toward Solomon.

    Solomon bellowed, "GO, SWORD DRAGONS! DESTROY THOSE SWORDS AND PROTECT ME!"

    "Huh?"

    Chase was surprised that Solomon chose to defend instead of counterattack. The sword dragon of Solomon transformed into a wall, blocking all iing flying swords. Each piece of metal collided, exploded, and shattered into shrapnel.

    He didn''t give up. Chase activated his sword domain and sent a dimensional sh.

    CLANK!

    His katana hit something rock solid even though he shed the air. Something didn''t feel right.

    Solomon muttered, "If you can block my sword domain, I can do the same. Also¡­"

    The finger wings curled, pointing their fingertips toward the four protagonists.

    "This will teach you a lesson not to underestimate your elder!"

    Xiaomao was the first to kick the ground. He grabbed Chase''s cor and pulled him along as he jumped. While he was at it, he wiggled the fishing rod, yanking the white feather wing of Solomon.

    With just a soft pull, a long string of white karma came out. Xiaomao reeled the rod with his Qi. Then, he grabbed the white karma string and swallowed it!

    ZAAAAP!

    By the time Xiaomao secretly extracted a white string of karma from Solomon, thetterpleted his new attack sequence. The fingertips unleashed 20 different domain abilities at once.

    20 ovepping domes surrounded Mao Miaomiao and Meng Xin, who had failed to react to the fingers. Ayer of dark coat shrouded the domain. Mao Miaomiao and Meng Xin''s five senses were cut off, and their dantian universe was sealed!

    Despite being in crisis, Mao Miaomiao and Meng Xin stood still. They leisurely swung their swords, attempting to break the domain domes.

    CLANK!

    CLANK!

    Both their weapons hit something sturdy. Their weapons could no longer cut through dimensions!

    Solomon sneered, "I''ve mastered Chase Sheffield''s sword arts. Now, your dimension swords can no longer destroy my domains!"

    Meng Xin scoffed and closed his eyes. He deeply exhaled andined, "That Dao is not yours. You cannot manipte their Daos and souls forever."

    Meng Xin referred to the domains around him. Although they blocked his five senses, they could not block the voices of the souls that Solomon had devoured.

    "Hahaha! What are you going to do about it?! True, it''s not mine! It belongs to the dead ancient Cathulhus! Since their souls are swimming in the Samsara River, I can devour their souls and learn all their abilities!"

    Mao Miaomiao, on the other hand, sensed a familiar aura from one of the fingers. Although he was blinded by the domains, he briefly recognized the voice of his former dantian sentinel.

    ''Help me, Miaomiao.''

    It was the small voice of a catopus that Mao Miaomiao once saved in the past.

    Nya-Nya, the Cathulhu Saintess!

    "Nya-Nya, are you in there?" Mao Miaomiao thought.

    ''Miaomiao, is that you?''

    Their minds were linked by fate. They heard each other''s voices through their thoughts.

    "Hang in there, little girl. I''ll save you right now."

    ''Miaomiao! MIAOMIAO! MASTER!!!''

    Mao Miaomiao''s knight armor turned red. His glowing crimson helmet shone like the Sun and released a shockwave st.

    BOOM

    "MUNYAAAAA!!"

    An orange cathulhu jumped out from Mao Miaomiao''s shadow. He punched the ceiling of the domain with his bulky tentacles and broke it in one hit!

    Meowmeow, the Cathulhu Deity came back to life!

    Moreover, his cultivation base was no longer in the deity realm. His level had surpassed 250,000!

    "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU''RE DOING TO MY WIFE, MUNYA!?!"

    Enraged, Meowmeow erged and transformed into a goliath Cathulhu. He pointed all one thousand tentacle tips at Solomon.

    RUMBLE

    A thousand domains ovepped and surrounded Solomon. Most of them were duplicates, but a total of 50 different domain abilities sealed Solomon''s five senses and Qi like what he did to Mao Miaomiao earlier.

    "GET LOST!"

    Solomon bellowed and punched forward.

    BOOM

    Meowmeow''s domains were instantly destroyed. He yelped and coughed blood. Then, he fled into Mao Miaomiao''s shadow to recuperate.

    While Meowmeow and Miaomiao fought, Xiaomao threw the fishing hook and caught a white finger with the glowing nail. He pulled it with all his might.

    This time, the fishing hook dragged out a spiritual orb from the white finger. The orb immediately transformed into a small white catopus!

    Xiaomao caught the fishing line and brought Nya-Nya''s soul to his arms. He patted her, "You''re safe, kitty."

    Nya-Nya looked at Xiaomao in confusion. She then turned around and looked at Mao Miaomiao in his Devil form.

    "Eh? Why are your auras simr?! W-Who are you, nya?!"

    Xiaomao giggled. He then grabbed Nya-Nya''s soul by the neck and tossed her toward Mao Miaomiao, "Dad! Catch!"

    Mao Miaomiao turned around and created a curtain of shadow portal in front of him. Nya-Nya, mercilessly tossed from the sky, cried and entered the ck portal.

    After the portal was closed, Mao Miaomiao yelled, "OY, WATCH IT, YOU LITTLE SHIT! SHE''S A KITTEN!"

    Meng Xin slowly opened andined, "Instead of yelling at your son, you should pay attention to our opponent. Senior Xiaomao has been contributing a lot, but you have done nothing so far."<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Whileining, Meng Xin pped his hands, "RETURN TO ORIGINS, LOST SOULS!"

    SCREECH!

    The 20-finger wings of Solomon screamed in pain and exploded. 19 soul orbs of unknown beings were ejected from the grotesque thing.

    Solomon frowned and nced at the destroyed wings. He clicked his tongue, "Damn Samsara Authority. Very well, I can just do¡­ THIS!"

    The elder pointed at the sky. Then, he pointed at the ground.

    RUMBLE

    The Samsara River in space fell to the Netherworld Realm!

    "I know what I should do. I''ll take you out first! Without the Samsara River, you''re shit!"

    "TSK!"

    Meng Xin tossed away his sword and raised both arms. He roared and summoned all his Qi, pushing the Samsara River back to space.

    But it didn''t budge! Solomon''s collective power was too strong. Moreover, Meng Xin was just a quasi-sage, which was a major realm lower than Solomon''s strength.

    "GRRRR!!"

    Meng Xin''s knees slightly trembled. His feet sank to the ground as the weight was too heavy.

    WHOOSH

    SWUA

    For the third time, Xiaomao''s fishing hook found the purple wing of Solomon. It pierced one of the feathers and started pulling something from the inside out.

    Solomon nced at the fishing hook. He had noticed it for a while now, but he didn''t know what Xiaomao was doing. As it posed no harm to him, he ignored it and focused on the threatening presence of Mao Miaomiao and Chase.

    Xiaomao let go of Chase''s cor. Thetter instantly vanished and reappeared 50 meters behind Solomon. He unsheathed his katana and shed with an I-AI technique.

    Without turning around, Solomon created 500 flying swords with metal wings. They created a barrier in the other dimension and blocked the sh.

    CLANK

    Strangely, half of Solomon''s swords were sliced through like butter. After cutting through 400 swords, the 400th one managed to stop the momentum.

    "Huh?"

    Solomon was surprised that his creations were weaker than Chase''s. He turned around and ordered the wolf-butterflies to provide him more chaos element essence so that he could create more dimensional swords.

    POOF!

    However, as soon as Solomon ordered the wolf-butterflies to do something, the copy-wings of Xiaomao vanished!

    "WHAT?!"

    Before Solomon could check what had happened to his wings or what Xiaomao had done to him, Mao Miaomiao was already 10 meters next to him.

    "Where are you looking at, gramps!?"

    "YOU!!"

    Mao Miaomiao swung Killer Queen down. He also ordered her.

    "EAT EVERYTHING, KILLER QUEEN!"

    "On it, boss!"

    Solomon curled the metal wings and managed to block the strike. The former roared, and the wings fired 100,000 short swords toward Mao Miaomiao at point nk!

    TING

    TING

    Despite using Chase''s sword saint technique, he failed to cut through Mao Miaomiao''s karmic armor. The short swords ricocheted, and a few grazed Solomon.

    SWUA

    As Solomon was distracted, Xiaomao''s fishing hook pulled out a purple karma string from the purple wing.

    Xiaomao swigged his fishing rod and sent the purple karma string toward Meng Xin. Thetter widened his eyes in astonishment for a second and realized the gesture. Then, he opened his mouth and caught it.

    "Many thanks, senior!"

    Meng Xin swallowed the string of purple karma. The thread merged with his soul orb.

    "This is¡­"

    Meng Xin noticed something in his soul. He then revealed a rare grin.

    Solomon managed to duplicate Meng Xin''s power, and Xiaomao stole it! If Meng Xin could digest this karma string, his strength would be double!

    Everything made sense now. Meng Xin was enlightened why Xiaomao chose to fight Solomon in this condition!

    "I see. Now, I understand your strategem! How ingenious!"

    Meng Xin clenched his fists, and the Samsara River in the sky stopped falling. It rose back to its original position and continued to flow toward the void.

    RUMBLE

    Meng Xin''s purple wings grew brighter. It multiplied from two to four, then four to eight! His dull ck pupils turned white, and ayer of his skin shredded.

    DING

    <Warning! Meng Xin''s Heavenly Fate Crystal has resonated with the power of friendship!>

    <Warning! Meng Xin has an epiphany! His cultivation base has risen!>

    Following Mao Miaomiao, Meng Xin''s level reached 999,999 in one breakthrough!

    "I-Impossible!"

    Solomon saw the warning messages. His round eyes expanded in shock and disbelief.

    .

    Mao Miaomiao nced at Meng Xin and chortled. He noticed thetter''s evolution.

    "Gentlemen, that''s what you call "Power of Friendship Plot Armor". If you stubbornly solo a team of main characters and pushed them into a corner, their plot armors are going to screw you over."

    Chase wryly smiled as he started to understand why Mao Miaomiao always talked as if he was a character in a story. Everything so far was just too sudden and unbelievable.

    They gained strength so quickly!

    "It''s not just a game ss? S-So, we''re really protagonists?!"

    "Always been."

 Chapter 435 Cathulhus Party VS Solomon (3)

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    Chapter 435 ¨C Cathulhu''s Party VS Solomon (3)

    "Payback time, scum!"

    A hundred purple strings came out from Meng Xin''s purple wings. The death karma strands spread out and pierced every karma snake and karma centipede in the air.

    Both Solomon and Mao Miaomiao coughed blood. Because these creatures were a part of their souls, they suffered internal injuries.

    Mao Miaomiao yelled at Meng Xin, "Friendly fired! Friendly fired! Don''t kill my freaking centipedes!"

    Meng Xin sneered, "Those karma creatures look the same. It''s impossible to differentiate."

    "Bastard! You did it on purpose!"

    Despite being hit directly to the soul, Mao Miaomiao instantly recovered. He turned his attention to Solomon and put more force into his katana.

    CLANK

    He hacked at the sword wing of Solomon. However, it didn''t put a dent on it. Moreover, Killer Queen screamed.

    "It hurts! Miaomiao, there''s something wrong with the wings. My de is chipped. I also can''t leech his strength!"

    "Huh?!"

    For the first time after a long while, Mao Miaomiao''s godly katana failed to cut his opponent. He was stunned.

    Solomon no longer mocked Mao Miaomiao for his failure. He created a hundred short swords from his mental wings and sent it toward the devil.

    An ice barrier domain was ejected around Mao Miaomiao. The dao avatar of ice golem appeared and stood in front of him.

    CLANK

    CLANK

    The flying swords pierced through the ice golem and Mao Miaomiao''s domain barrier. They hit his karma armor and was bounced away.

    Mao Miaomiao let out a sigh of relief, thinking that Solomon couldn''t possibly kill him.

    Suddenly, Solomon sneered and vanished.

    Chase, Meng Xin, and Mao Miaomiao frowned. They activated their search domain and looked for him.

    Xiaomao''s eyes shifted for a moment before he fixated his gaze at Mao Miaomiao. He then sent the fishing hook to the armored devil, and ittched on Mao Miaomiao''s forehead horn.

    Without hesitation, Xiaomao yanked it with all his might!

    "Eh?!"

    Mao Miaomiao''s soul, dantian crystal, and heavenly fate crystal were ejected from his body. The next moment, his body exploded into blood mist, and Solomon emerged from the inside!

    Xiaomao caught the soul, dantian crystal, and fate crystal. He waved his hands, and blood cells of Mao Miaomiao were sucked toward him. The fluid gathered around the three orbs and regenerated Mao Miaomiao''s body and armors.

    The devil''s health recovered to the max, but his expression under the helmet was ugly. He had no idea why Xiaomao did that.

    Before Mao Miaomiao could voice hisints, Solomon clicked his tongue.

    "You''re lucky, Mao Miaomiao! Without your son''s interference, I could have killed you and devoured your soul!"

    "Huh?"

    Mao Miaomiao looked at Xiaomao, who had been hovering in mid-air.

    "What did he do again, son?"

    Xiaomao collected his fishing hook and repaired it with his lifespan and Qi. He red at Solomon and exined.

    "Just now, Solomon copied the ability of my subordinate ¨C Party Queen. She can directly teleport into someone else''s body and devour the victim from the inside."

    "¡­ Yikes. Who came up with that Dao?! That''s nasty!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao no longer waited to support Chase and Meng Xin. He transformed into a Cathulhu and turned 100 of his tentacles into human arms. Then, he started incanting a hand-sign spell.

    Solomon looked up. His instinct cried in fear, and his legsmanded him to run away from here ASAP.

    The elder believed in his instinct. His shadow turned into a pool of ck liquid, and he sank into the shadow dimension.

    "YOU''RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE! PURIFICATION DOMAIN!"

    Meng Xin stomped his right foot, illuminating the ground in blinding silver light. The gate to the shadow realm was shattered, and Solomon''s shadow spat out the real body.

    Chase improvised. He charged toward Solomon head-on and bellowed.

    "DOMAIN OF WARRIOR COLOSSEUM!"

    A small dimension domain trapped both Chase and Solomon inside. The former swung his katana sideway.

    CLANK

    Solomon blocked it with his flying sword. He bellowed and five floating golden fists appeared behind Chase and punched him!

    Chase widened his eyes as he sensed hidden power behind each punch. He turned around and dodged the iing attack.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    The punches missed, but they created shockwaves that destroyed his isted domain. Chase vomited blood from the bacshes and staggered.

    "DIE!"

    BOOM

    Solomon''s fist found its way to Chase''s face. His head exploded like an exploding watermelon!

    VING!

    The obnoxious flying fishing hook appeared behind Chase''s headless body. It pulled out thetter''s soul, dantian, and fate crystal!

    The body dissipated into blood mist, but they followed after the soul orb. Xiaomao in Cathulhu appearance caught it and collected the blood mist. The next moment, Chase''s body reconstructed, but he came out naked.

    "I can''t keep protecting y''all forever, munya. Get behind me."

    Mao Miaomiao grabbed Chase''s arm and pulled him over. They flew higher andnded on Xiaomao''s big head. The former brought out a new set of clothes from his spatial ring and gave them to Chase.

    "Closebat is too dangerous for us. We don''t know what kind of trick Solomon is going to use. Also, those punches seemed familiar¡­"

    Meng Xin clicked his tongue as he knew whose skill it was.

    "OG-Buddha''s Nirvana Punches. It can instantly kill sinners and people with negative karma. It''s a bane of your existence, Mao Miaomiao."<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "Wait a second. Hasn''t he reincarnated?!"

    Mao Miaomiao was shocked. He was sure that OG-Buddha, his ex-sponsor in his previous life, should have been alive and well.

    Meng Xin ensured him, "Buddha is alive, but Solomon must have used Huntsman''s power to copy Buddha''s Dao and skills. Anyway, fighting at close range is impossible. I''m going to do something drastic!"

    The Samsara God pointed at the sky. Then, the Samsara River trembled. It transformed into a massive bubble before it took shape of arge humanoid being with Meng Xin''s face.

    Mao Miaomiao and Chase looked up and gazed at the transforming Samsara River in awe. Meng Xin, however, warned them.

    "If you don''t want to die, don''t touched the rain."

    "The rain? Hold on a minute! Xiaomao''s body is too big!"

    "It doesn''t matter. COME DOWN, RAIN OF KARMA PURGATORY!"

    Meng Xin didn''t worry about Xiaomao. He pointed his finger down, and the massive karma golem in space also pointed toward their general direction. A stream of water rained upon them!

    Xiaomao grabbed Mao Miaomiao and Chase with his avable tentacles and hid them under his head. Floating like a jellyfish, Xiaomao tanked the rain for the group.

    Mao Miaomiao sensed the deathly aura from the water. It had the same characteristic as the Buddha Punches earlier.

    "XIAOMAO!" Mao Miaomiao was scared for his son.

    "I''m fine, munya. I have no negative karma."

    "Huh?"

    The rain did nothing to Xiaomao. Instead, the Cathulhu felt that his lifespan kept rising because of the rain.

    Meng Xin grinned at Xiaomao. He quietly muttered, but nobody could hear him, "That''s the repayment for your help earlier, senior."

    ¦Ñ¦Á§ád¦Á---n?¦Ía| §ãom Meanwhile, Solomon created a hundredyers of deity domains and a dozen sage domains, preventing the rain from touching him. Unfortunately, every drop of water instantly destroyed ayer of domain!

    Desperate, Solomon unleashed a shockwave, hoping to push away the iing death rain of purification.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    It managed to repel water droplets. However, Solomon kept vomiting blood due to the domain destruction bacshes.

    His soul orb was also cracked. His dantian crystal was chipped, and the local poption inside kept dying. He was losing his strength at a rapid rate.

    In anger, Solomon bellowed. He used his trump card as well.

    "I''M FIGHTING FOR MY PEOPLE AND OUR FUTURE! YOU MONGRELS CAN''T DESTROY IT!"

    DING

    <You have fulfilled one of protagonist''s conditions ¨C Undying Willpower!>

    <You have fulfilled one of protagonist''s conditions ¨C Someone to Protect!>

    <Your Heavenly Fate Crystals are resonating with your will!>

    RUMBLE

    The wings behind Solomon shattered to pierces, and a new pair of wings emerged.

    They were not ordinary wings but humanoid flesh, mixed with eyes and human faces!

    DING

    <WARNING! Your protagonist''s heavenly fate crystals are rejecting your story!>

    <WARNING! Your protagonist''s heavenly fate crystals despise your motive!>

    "WHAT?!"

    Solomon was taken aback by the messages. He vomited another mouthful of blood and fell to his knees.

    PA

    Because of the distraction, one of the raindropnded on his forehead.

    FFZZZZZ

    It sizzled, melting Solomon''s outeryer of skin and turned it to liquid!

    "AAAAAHHHHHH!!!"

    In desperation, Solomon''s wings expanded and erged. It grew taller while Solomon''s real body mutated, swelling and turning into meat monster!

    More rain fell on Solomon''s body. The more it hit, the more his flesh melted and was washed away. Unfortunately, the mutation and expansion was faster than the destruction. Solomon kept growingrger.

    "I CAN''T LOSE!!"

    Mao Miaomiao and Chase''s expressions turned ugly when they saw the heinous and disfigured face of Solomon. They felt like they had seen something simr from Resident Evil Series or game franchise.

    "Does he just turn into tyrant?" Mao Miaomiao drylyughed. Then, he looked at Xiaomao, whose long human arms seemed to be using some sort of Naruto spells.

    "What are you doing, son?"

    Xiaomao mumbled, "Just wait a little longer, pop. It''s not fully cooked yet."

    Mao Miaomiao looked down and watched how Solomon expanded his disfigured flesh body. Meanwhile, Xiaomao flew higher as he avoided being touched by one of Solomon''s flesh limbs.

    Meng Xin teleported and stood on top of Xiaomao''s head. He also looked down.

    "It''s done."

    Xiaomao nodded, "Yeah. Nice improvising, munya!"

    PA

    Xiaomao pped the one hundred hands and held them together in prayer. He closed his eyes.

    "I pray for thee. Gid Gud, MUNYA!"

    All hands flipped and raised middle-fingers at Solomon.

    Solomon, who couldn''t even control his body anymore, looked at Xiaomao in despair. He opened his two hundred mouths and begged.

    "S...spa...re...me..."

    It was toote. Xiaomao''s spell was activated, causing Solomon''s soul orb to dissipate into dust.

 Chapter 436 Cathulhus Next Battlefield

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    Chapter 436 ¨C Cathulhu''s Next Battlefield

    "Is it over?"

    Mao Miaomiao sensed the death of Solomon. He wondered if there was any more fighting left.

    Meng Xin looked up and stopped the karma purgatory rain. He closed his eyes and read the universal trend, calcting the future.

    It took Meng Xin only 10 seconds for him to finish. His expression was ugly.

    "Not yet. The Olympus is raiding the game worlds and Divine Theocracy Earth. They''re still fighting."

    Hearing Olympus''s name, Mao Miaomiao cackled. He thought of Poseidon and Zeus, whom he had once tricked into killing each other.

    "What''s the deal with those small fries? We are sages, but they are merely deities. We can just squash them."

    "Not anymore. Calcte your karma, Mao Miaomiao."

    "Hmm?"

    Mao Miaomiao dispelled the devil''s armor and reverted to a ck-winged angel. He pinched his fingers and calcted karma. Then, he saw a bitter fight between Hiiro Narukami and Zeus in real-time.

    Upon seeing Zeus, Mao Miaomiao sensed something wrong. The aura of Zeus was different from the previous life. It was more refined and fierce.

    Zeus was a sage!

    "How the hell?!"

    Meng Xin snorted and gazed at the Samsara River. He noticed the arrival of new souls from the game world, but most of them came from game world number one.

    "I''m going to W-1 to support Zhuge Liang and whoever is fighting. Take care."

    Meng Xin opened a dimensional portal and vanished into the energy gate. It was instantly closed after the Samsara God had entered.

    Xiaomao reverted to the white-winged angel form. He deeply sighed, "I''m done here as well. Ah, father. I''ll be returning your wives to your dantian universe."

    Xiaomao transferred Eve, Lilith, Lilim, and Levy from his dantian universe to the outside world. The four girls appeared and immediately shrank, vanishing into Mao Miaomiao''s dantian universe.

    After collecting his wives, Mao Miaomiao gazed at his son. He wryly smiled, "I guess it''s time to say goodbye."

    "Just temporary, munya."

    "I doubt we can meet again anytime soon."

    "Nah. You still need to visit my dungeon and fix the goddamn OS. When everything is over, I''ll give you a call, munya."

    "Alright."

    Mao Miaomiaoughed and patted Xiaomao''s head. He no longer cared that Xiaomao was the reincarnation of a powerful expert from the higher realm.

    "Take care of yourself. Oh, if you get to see Mu-Nyang on the other side, give him a kick to the butt. He has been useless in this fight."

    As soon as Mao Miaomiaomented on Mu-Nyang, thetter screamed in frustration.

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Who''s useless, munya!? You barely contributed to the fight! Meng Xin and Xiaomao are the MVPs there!"

    "Hey!" Mao Miaomiaoughed, "I was the party''s tank! Chase is also an off-tank! We fulfilled our roles, you know?"

    [Mu-Nyang]: "I don''t give a crap, munya. Anyway, Pangu and Solomon are gone, but Olympus is sending its main forces to attack the four worlds. Just go and give the local a hand, will ya?"

    "Meh, you''re a ve driver."

    Mao Miaomiao stopped bantering with Mu-Nyang. He swung his katana, cutting open three holes in the dimension.

    The left one led to the Divine Theocracy Earth. The middle was the way to the game world number two, and thest one belonged to the third game world, where ve Dungeon was located.

    Mao Miaomiao looked at Chase and Xiaomao, "I''m going back to Earth. I think Hiiro needs extra plot armor. His opponent is too strong."

    Chase looked at the portals and guessed that he might have to return to game world number two. He gazed at the portal to Earth as he missed his family.

    Mao Miaomiao noticed Chase''s look. He consoled him, "Just go do your job at World Two. Once everything is over, you can see your family again. I''ll protect them in your stead."

    "Alright, master. I''ll do my best."

    Chase turned around and bowed to Xiaomao. He then rushed into the portal to game world number two and disappeared.

    Mao Miaomiao and Xiaomao gave each other a meaningful look onest time. The former nodded.

    "See you soon, son."

    Xiaomao nodded back, "Godspeed, pops. Don''t bring home a new wife."

    "Impossible."

    "Tsk!"

    The two men went on their separate way. Xiaomao returned to game world number three, hoping that his dungeon and the people there were alright.

    .

    .

    Four cmity fiends floated in space, staring at the massive water star at a distance.

    Wei Zhi, Taotie, Anglerfish, and Hundun sweated profusely, ring at the sage of water star with hatred. In front of them, the legendary figure, Poseidon, stood before them.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Behind Poseidon, an immortal from the Mermaid Kingdom giggled at them. Medusa, thest guardian of the border city, hugged the half-naked man from behind and mocked the group with her voice transmission.

    "Weakling deities trying to stop a sage? Dream on, monsters! Look at my husband. He''s now a sage!"

    "Husband my ass," Anglerfish scoffed at Medusa as he knew her. "You slut simply switches sides as soon as things go bad for your faction. Now, you''re selling yourself to the person who cursed you in the other life!"

    "Wrong. Athena is jealous of me, so she cursed me. Now that the bitch is still in the Samsara River, I can get back on her and crush-"

    BOOM

    The muscr man with a naked chest punched Medusa in the face. Her head exploded, and she died on the spot.

    "How annoying. Women these days can''t be trusted."

    Taotie and Anglerfish nodded, "Agreed."

    Wei Zhi wryly smiled. She looked behind her and found the army of Asgard.

    Odin, Thor, Loki, and Heimdall came with their deity golems, which Madoka and they had been working on. Although it was premature and iplete, they brought them to battle Poseidon.

    RUMBLE

    While the staring contest continued, the deity-in-charge of the Mermaid Kingdom, Chang''e, finally made her appearance. She came out as a giant mermaid, holding a trident.

    Looking at Chang''e, Poseidon lecherously grinned. He rubbed his chin andmented, "Chang''e, instead of serving Mao Miaomiao, join me and be my concubine."

    Chang''e fluttered her green hair and smirked, mimicking Mao Miaomiao''s ugly smile, "You just said that women couldn''t be trusted. Are you going back on your words?"

    "Let me correct myself. SLUTTY WOMEN can''t be trusted. But you, dear fairy, you and your look are worthy of being broken. I can''t wait to bring you to my chamber and ruin that confident look on your face. Do you know how many women I broke because of my trident?"

    While talking, Poseidon''s loin clothes were erected. Wei Zhi, Chang''e, and the Valkyries behind Odin had dark expressions due to their disgust.

    Poseidon nced at Wei Zhi, who inherited Wei Yuan''s appearance. He smiled at her, "You too, little immortal. You are fine, alright. This is yourst chance. Submit to me, and I''ll make you the happiest woman alive."

    Wei Zhi spat, "No, thanks. I have a boyfriend."

    "Huh? Are you sure?" Poseidonughed, "I''m sure that you''re still a virgin. I can even smell it from here!"

    "You¡­"

    Wei Zhi was enraged. She unsheathed her king katana, but Taotie''s mane coiled around her legs, stopping her from jumping to battle.

    "Easy there, little girl. Instead of picking a fight with that guy, how about you go and talk to that woman among the Valkyrie troops. I think you two need to chat and resolve a few things before the fight."

    Taotie pointed at Battlefield Warlord, the Valkyrie among Freya''s troops. The woman also noticed their stare and red back at them.

    Then, Battlefield Warlord found Wei Zhi. The former clicked her tongue.

    "Speaking of coincidence and fate, I hate that woman."

    In front of the shadow of Wei Zhi, Freya turned around and nced at her. She frowned, "You¡­ you should return to that cmity fiend''s shadow. If you two merge, you might be able to obtain the heavenly fate crystal and be a protagonist. That way, we can defeat Poseidon."

    "I don''t want to. In fact, I have another idea!"

    Battlefield Warlord suddenly pulled out a broadsword and activated her domain. She pierced Freya''s chest with it!

    The sudden betrayal shocked the crowd. The nearby Valkyries bellowed in rage and attacked BW.

    However, Poseidon had been watching them. He snapped his fingers, and BW was teleported to his side. The ocean god pulled BW closer and hugged her with one arm.

    "Wee to my domain, little Valkyrie."

    Battlefield Warlord smirked, "I just wanted to kill my former master, though. I don''t n on joining you."

    "Now, I like you even more."

    Poseidonughed and ripped BW''s clothes and armor. He also grabbed the bloody broadsword and crushed it with his bare hand.

    Upon losing all her clothes and weapon, BW was helpless. She looked at the sage, waiting for her demise.

    However, Poseidon leaned closer and stole her first kiss. He let go of his soul-bound trident and started caressing her perky buttocks.

    Everybody on Odin''s side red at the traitor and the lecherous sage in anger. Odin helped Freya up and fed her some elixir, which he had gotten from the Mermaid Kingdom.

    Everybody looked helpless. Although they came here with 100,000 troops, none of them dared to make the first move. Moreover, there were troops in the water star behind Poseidon, intimidating them further.

    They all prayed for one thing.

    ''Please return quickly, Mao Miaomiao, Xiaomao, Mu-Nyang. This world needs you!''

    Heimdall thought of Ma Xingjuan, whom he had failed to defeat. Odin also thought of the Cathulhu Army, which had yet to arrive. They all wondered how long they had to buy time for the reinforcement to be here.

    RUMBLE

    While everybody watched how Poseidon molested Battlefield Warlord in space, a massive battleship came out from the game world number three. On the deck, a woman in white robes stood tall, gazing at the arrays of troops.

    One of the sealed cmity fiends, the Cmity of Envy, finally came out.

    Chang''e looked back and gazed at the woman. She knew this person well as they shared the same husband.

    "You''re finally here."

 Chapter 437 Cathulhu Makes Amend With Former Wolf Overlord

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    Chapter 437 ¨C Cathulhu Makes Amend with Former Wolf Overlord

    After Mao Miaomiao, Xiaomao, Chase, and Meng Xin parted ways, Mu-Nyang condensed a clone body, whichnded on top of Solomon''s corpse.

    Mu-Nyang looked at his former disciple and sighed.

    "I warned you, munya. You never listened to me. I told you that if you betrayed me, you would ultimately fail. Of course, my prediction is always correct, munya."

    Mu-Nyang giggled while his tentacles dug into the carcass of Solomon. He pulled out several crystals at once. They were dantian crystals and heavenly fate crystals that Xiaomao and Mao Miaomiao forgot to extract.

    Looking at the crystals, Mu-Nyang grumbled.

    "They are efficient, but they weren''t thorough enough, munya. Even Master neglected the small things. If someone were to steal these from the corpse, we would have been in big trouble, munya."

    Mu-Nyang tossed every crystal into his mouth and chewed them like snacks. He smiled and looked up, watching the cowardly dragons in the sky that failed to protect their master.

    The cat scoffed at the dragons. He closed his eyes, checking the movements of his Cathulhu Tribe. Then, he found Mir and the Cathulhu Army.

    After finding the Cathulhu Army, Mu-Nyang was relieved. His body slowly vanished as he returned his consciousness to the higher realm.

    He was no longer injured. From here on out, Mu-Nyang let the protagonists do their things as there was no need to interfere anymore.

    The result had been decided. No matter how strong their opponents were, they couldn''t possibly defeat the protagonists of this generation.

    "Time to rest, munya."

    .

    .

    "It has been a while, Chang''e."

    "Likewise, Meirong."

    Chang''e smiled at the white-robed woman, who stood on the deck with her arms crossed.

    Fang Meirong, one of many Mao Miaomiao''s wives, was once the favorite daughter of a prominent n in the gxy. In this life, she ughtered a cmity fiend and identally inherited the legacy. She waster sealed by Odin when she was an immortal.

    After Odin released her, she returned to join the other cmity fiends. However, her level was only 50,000, which was not an opponent of a sage. Still, she had an idea of how to handle the legendary figure.

    "So, what''s the n, Chang''e?"

    The mermaid shrugged, "We wait. Let that guy molest that Valkyrie to his heart''s content."

    "Sacrificialmb, eh? Well, poor her."

    "Don''t pity her. That thing was once a shadow of that girl over there. She detached from her master because of Pangu and the Asgard''s trickery. You can say that she deserves it."

    "¡­ If you take it that way."

    Fang Meirong deeply sighed. She looked around and found Taotie, Hundun, Anglerfish, and Wei Zhi. Including her, five of seven cmity fiends were present.

    "Where are the other two?" Asked Meirong.

    "Dandan and Hopea? Oh, right. They''ve gone to Earth. They should have returned long ago. I wonder what''s wrong with them."

    "Can you contact them to hurry? Just in case Poseidon changes his mind, we need them toe here and activate the domain of seven sins. Otherwise, we won''t be his opponent."

    "Yeah, I''ll try."

    Chang''e closed her eyes and tried to find Emerald Hopea and Mao Dandan.

    .

    While the Chang''e and Fang Meirong chatted, Poseidon leisurely yed with Battlefield Warlord''s body. He kept teasing her with his hands without viting her.

    Battlefield Warlord''s face was bright red in shame and embarrassment. She gritted her teeth, waiting for Poseidon to get bored with her. Unfortunately, Poseidon slowly took off hisst piece of clothes and pressed the THING against her butt.

    The sage licked the back of her neck, "You smell nice. Did anybody tell you that?"

    Battlefield Warlord bit her lower lips. She stared at Wei Zhi. Countless thoughts ran through her mind, but she never regretted her decision.

    She smirked at Wei Zhi, mocking her.

    "To be honest, you should have allowed me to kill that wench first, Lord Poseidon. If I can get her soul orb, I can devour her and beplete. Then, I''ll offer my body and soul to you."

    "Oh, really?"

    Poseidon gazed at Wei Zhi and noticed that their karma was bound. He had a sick idea.

    "You know what? I can crush all of you here any time. I''m sure these people here are waiting for the reinforcement from the Cathulhu Tribe, and I have no intention of wasting my Qi for you fools. Anyway, let''s kill time with something fun. First off¡­"

    Poseidon pointed at Wei Zhi.

    "You."

    Wei Zhi narrowed her eyes, "What?"

    "This is yourst chance. Be mine, and I''ll spare your life."

    Wei Zhi scoffed and flipped a middle finger, "Keep jacking off, nerd."

    Poseidon''s expression turned dark. He licked his lips before he tossed Battlefield Warlord away. Then, he created a bubble domain, trapping BW inside.

    The ocean lord snapped his fingers, and Wei Zhi was forcefully teleported into the bubble. Unfortunately, all her clothes, items, and weapons weren''t teleported with her.

    Both Wei Zhi and BW were stuck in the bubble, naked.

    Battlefield Warlord frowned and gazed at Wei Zhi''s Oni physique. When she noticed that Wei Zhi now had a better figure, BW clenched her fists in envy.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "Bitch, you must have invested a lot. Your new character looks really nice."

    Wei Zhi covered her private parts in embarrassment at first. But when she noticed BW''s killing intent, she stopped caring and got to a boxer stance, preparing to fight if necessary.

    "You know, shadow. I regret creating you. I should have deleted that game character and lived a normal life."

    "Toote, sucker. Now that you''ve created me, it''s my turn to snatch that soul and im my freedom. Afterward, I''ll ughter your friends and help Lord Poseidon kill Mao Miaomiao and Xiaomao!"

    As soon as Battlefield Warlord mentioned Xiaomao, Wei Zhi was taken aback. Although they weren''t in a rtionship, she held him dear in her heart as he saved her life once.

    Unfortunately, Xiaomao had so many wives. Wei Zhi was afraid of approaching him.

    But then, hearing that Battlefield Warlord wished to harm Xiaomao, Wei Zhi''s mood was foul. She red at her.

    "Alright. Since you''ve asked for it. I''ll settle this here and now. You''re dead!"

    Wei Zhi bellowed and activated her chaos domain. She converted the bubble domain into the domain of darkness, blocking the vision of everybody here.

    Poseidon raised his eyebrows in amusement. He coughed a few times and swallowed a mouthful of blood back in his stomach as Wei Zhi stole his domain and slightly injured him. His third leg was also fully erected in excitement.

    "That''s it, woman. Show me your power. I''ll make you mine!"

    .

    .

    WHOOSH

    Aftering out of the dimensional portal, Xiaomao found himself inside the ve Dungeon''s treasure room. He was delighted to find the intact dungeon core.

    "Ah, so everybody must be alright. If the dungeon still exists, I should be able to resurrect everybody. Talking about resurrection, I should bring them out."

    Xiaomao rechecked his lifespan.

    It was enough to resurrect Alice and Madoka. Without hesitation, Xiaomao chose to bring them back to life right away.

    In Xiaomao''s dantian universe, Alice and Madoka''s bodies regenerated, and their soul orbs returned to their bodies. They recovered their cultivation base as well.

    Xiaomao released them from his dantian universe. Undine, Nymph, Shepherd, Lucky, and others also came back to their favorite dungeon.

    When Madoka and Alice saw Xiaomao, they jumped into his arms.

    "Hubby!"

    "HUSBAND! YOU DID IT!"

    Xiaomaoughed and hugged the two girls even though Madoka''s scy tentacles coiled around him and made him ufortable.

    After a short reunion, Xiaomao informed everybody.

    "Solomon is dead, guys. The hardest fight is over."

    Everybody but Lucky celebrated. They high-fived and cheered.

    Meanwhile, Lucky solemnly gazed at Xiaomao. She had a lot on her mind, but she didn''t dare to speak out. She looked up and noticed that her level was 99,999, and the bracket behind her indicated that her true strength surpassed the sage realm.

    Lucky bit her lower lips. She could still vividly remember the dream of a wolf overlord, and she couldn''t get it out of her head. Lucky mustered her courage and stopped the fun party.

    "Master, we need to talk."

    Xiaomao smiled at Lucky. But then, he noticed the bracket behind her level indicator.

    Lucky, the Gctic Overlord, Level 99,999 (9,999,999)

    Seven digits gave it away. Xiaomao realized that Lucky was also a former entity like him.

    "Gctic Overlord¡­ I see."

    Xiaomao was calm. He deeply exhaled and patted her head, "Do you still hate me, Lucky? I killed you when you were an entity, and your soul is stuck here with me."

    "W-What?!"

    Lucky was surprised. She took a step back, "H-How did you know?!"

    "It''s obvious. Look at your level."

    Lucky''s tail fell, and she looked down, afraid to look into Xiaomao''s eyes. She then confessed, "Yes, I don''t like you when you were an entity. B-But now, it''s different! I''m still your ve!"

    "I know."

    Xiaomao hugged Lucky. His wings coiled around her, and he patted her back.

    "It doesn''t matter what you did in the past. If you wish to redeem yourself and resolve our karma, I''ll be happy to do the same. Let the bygone be bygone. Also, I need to apologize for killing you back then."

    The crowd gazed at Xiaomao and Lucky in confusion. They looked at each other and shrugged as they had no idea what these lovebirds were talking about.

    Lucky paused for a long time and hugged Xiaomao. She let out a long sigh of relief while her eyes were moist.

    "I... don''t hate you anymore, master. Whatever you did to the old me, I forgive you."

    "I''m sorry that I killed you, Lucky. I love you."

    "I love you, too, master."

    Both of them kissed.

    Meanwhile, Undine, Nymph, Alice, Amon, and Madoka pouted. They wanted to get in between the two, but they respected Lucky''s moment. They waited so that they could get their turnter.

 Chapter 438 Cathulhus Allies Saved The Day!

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    Chapter 438 ¨C Cathulhu''s Allies Saved the Day!

    Poseidon rubbed his thing while he admired the two naked women in his bubble domain. Meanwhile, Wei Zhi and Battlefield Warlord duked it out with bare fists.

    As an Oni, Wei Zhi was bigger than her old character. Every punch made Battlefield Warlord flinch in pain.

    PA

    A left hook to the body shook Battlefield Warlord''s liver. She gasped and was stunned.

    Wei Zhi sneered and threw an uppercut. It connected with BW''s open chin, sending her flying in the bubble. Because no gravity existed in space, BW floated and hit the boundary energy wall on the ceiling, and her body was bounced back.

    BW was knocked out cold.

    Wei Zhi caught BW''s body. She put her in a chokehold with her right arm while her left fingers savagely dug into the flesh of her opponent''s stomach.

    "Go back to your save point if you can, shadow.

    BW coughed blood as Wei Zhi''s fingers destroyed the former''s lungs and heart. Her consciousness slowly faded even though she was angry.

    During herst breath, BW sent a voice transmission to Wei Zhi.

    "I''ll be back! Just wash your neck and wait for me. I''ll definitely kill you and take over your body¡­ and your new body!"

    Wei Zhi sneered and grabbed a round object under Battlefield Warlord''s heart. It was hard, smooth, and sturdy as if they were marble with the constitution of steel. She pulled it out.

    The hand-sized orb was none other than Battlefield Warlord''s soul orb!

    Wei Zhi widened her eyes as she had no idea what it was. In the past game experience, she had never encountered this item before.

    She had no idea that soul orbs became amon drop from dead bodies after Solomon had taken over the gamepany. Moreover, the respawning perk was disabled, so immortals and deities could only be revived if their masters or sponsors helped them.

    Since Wei Zhi was clueless, she tried to put it in her inventory. Unfortunately, Poseidon''s bubble disabled her game inventory, system, and domain abilities.

    Poseidon raised his eyebrows as the fight was faster than he had expected. He stopped jacking off. Then, he pped his hands.

    WHOOSH

    Instantly, Wei Zhi was teleported to Poseidon''s side while she still held the corpse of Battlefield Warlord.

    Poseidon rubbed her big chest and tempted her, "Go on. Eat that soul orb. Once you eat it, you will regain your former shadow andplete your potential. I''m sure you will get a lot stronger than you are now."

    "¡­"

    Wei Zhi turned around and threw a left punch to Poseidon''s face. He took it directly.

    CRACK

    "!!!"

    Wei Zhi sensed the sharp pain in her knuckle bones. Many pieces of her left fist''s bones were broken because of Poseidon''s tough nose and skull. Moreover, her left wrist was dislocated.

    "How naughty. I guess I have to teach you a lesson not to harm your future husband."

    Poseidonughed. He grabbed her waist and pulled her up. Then, he aligned his erect manhood and pointed it at Wei Zhi''s private part.

    Wei Zhi gritted her teeth and kicked Poseidon. However, he didn''t flinch.

    "That''s how I like it. The more you resist, the more exciting! Alright, girly. SAY GOODBYE TO YOUR VIRGINITY!"

    Poseidonughed and pulled her waist down. Wei Zhi shut her eyes and cried in anger and despair.

    ''Xiaomao, I''m sorry. I should have given everything to you when I had a chance.''

    "..."

    .

    .

    A few secondster, nothing happened.

    Strangely, Wei Zhi didn''t feel anything after she had closed her eyes. Instead of getting rammed by the vile object, she felt like she was free-floated in space.

    Confused, Wei Zhi slowly opened her eyes. Then, she found herself floating in front of the giant mermaid.

    Chang''e calmly carried Wei Zhi with her Qi after she had teleported thetter, using her domain ability. She rechecked Wei Zhi''s condition and noticed that she was unharmed. The mermaid directed Wei Zhi''s old clothes and items back to her.

    Wei Zhi shed a tear of gratitude. She bowed to the deity, "Thank you, sister. THANK YOU!!"

    Everybody let out a long sigh of relief. At least, one of their allies wouldn''t be humiliated in front of the two armies.

    Chang''eughed at Wei Zhi, "I won''t let my future daughter-inw be humiliated by that sex fiend. Put on your clothes and get behind me."

    "OKAY!"

    Wei Zhi wiped her teardrops and put on her clothes. Then, she noticed that she still had the soul orb of Battlefield Warlord on her right hand. While looking at the orb, she heard the voice transmission of Taotie.

    "Eat it, and you''ll get a massive power-up."

    Wei Zhi was surprised. She thought that Poseidon had tried to trick her, so she didn''t eat it.

    "Is it safe to eat, senior?"

    "Absolutely! Had it been me, I would have eaten that on the spot!"

    "¡­"

    Wei Zhi hesitated if she should put her trust in the cmity fiend of gluttony. Still, she chose to believe in herrades. She bit the soul orb and chewed it!

    DING

    Countless message windows appeared around Wei Zhi.

    <You have recovered your ss ¨C Warlord.>

    <You have recovered your skills¡­>

    <You have recovered your spells¡­><novelsnext></novelsnext>

    The game abilities of Battlefield Warlord returned to Wei Zhi. She also obtained the experience points that BW had acquired in full.

    DING

    DING

    Wei Zhi''s body glowed in red light. She grew a pair of featherless bat wings, and a long tail emerged from the area above her buttock. Her level rose and broke through the barrier of the deity realm. Unfortunately, her level jumped went short.

    Wei Zhi, the Chaos Oni Goddess, Level 15,000

    The chaos Oni gazed at her level indicator above her head in astonishment. She barely sensed the changes except for her new wings.

    "What''s the use of numbers when I don''t feel the changes?" Wei Zhiined.

    Taotie and other cmity fiends sighed as they found Wei Zhi ignorant. Chang''eughed at her and exined.

    "True strength is not number but your heart, dear. Also, you haven''t awakened as a "Protagonist" yet. It''s not your era to shine."

    "What do you mean?" Wei Zhi had no idea what protagonists Chang''e referred to.

    She didn''t need to wait long. While Chang''e and Wei Zhi conversed, a protagonist finally arrived.

    A feminine-looking cultivator suddenly appeared in front of Poseidon. He slightly looked down and found the erected thing of the ocean god.

    "How vulgar," Ma Moxi clicked his tongue.

    "You¡­"

    Poseidon was surprised as he couldn''t sense Ma Moxi''s presence. He swung his trident and activated his killing domain.

    Everything within a million kilometers was covered in the bubble domain of Poseidon. Everybody, including Chang''e, Odin, Wei Zhi, and Taotie got stuck inside and couldn''t move.

    On the other hand, Ma Moxi remained still as if he was also trapped in the domain.

    Poseidon sneered. He thrust his trident forward.

    WHOOSH

    The trident went through Ma Moxi''s body, but Poseidon didn''t sense a feedback force. It was as if he struck empty air.

    "Are you done?" Mocked Ma Moxi.

    "WHY YOU?!"

    Poseidon thrust 500 times in a row, causing ripples in his bubble domain. Explosions followed and caused half of Odin and Chang''e troops to vomit blood.

    Yet, Ma Moxi stood still and tilted his head to the side.

    "Is that it?"

    "BASTARD! I DON''T BELIEVE I CAN''T KILL YOU!!"

    Poseidon went all out. He used his ultimate skill by summoning another trident.

    "THIS TRIDENT CANNOT MISS THE TARGET''S SOUL ORB! NO MATTER WHAT TRICK YOU USE, YOU WILL DIE!"

    Poseidon grabbed the new fancy gold trident and swung at Ma Moxi.

    SWUA

    Finally, Poseidon sensed a feedback force. He felt like he had hit something atst.

    At the same time, Poseidon also sensed a sharp pain in his chest as if something just cut through it.

    "Huh?"

    Poseidon looked at his chest. Somehow, it swelled and reddened. His chest was also colder than usual as if fluid freely flowed throughout the cavities in his chest.

    Without realizing what had happened, Poseidon''s consciousness faded to ck!

    Ma Moxi widely smiled. He put on a meme mask and eximed.

    "We''re lucky that they''re freaking stupid! HA!"

    Ma Moxi looked at the feedback messages from his game system.

    DING

    <You have activated the Mandate Domain - Return to Sender!>

    <100% of inflicted damage on you will be transferred to the attacker once.>

    Hooked, Lined, and Sinkered!

    JEBAITED!

    Who said absolute strength crushed everything?

    Just now, Ma Moxi, as a deity, just killed a sage with his own power!

    Ma Moxi cackled as he extracted the dantian crystal of Poseidon and offered it to Mu-Nyang,pleting his quest.

    The crowd gazed at Ma Moxi in astonishment and shock. They had no idea what this guy had done to Poseidon.

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, a refineddy with a round belly teleported to Fang Meirong''s battleship. Her fluffy nine-tails attracted the attention of everyone.

    She was a nine-tailed celestial fox!

    Ku''er, the current wife of Ma Moxi, sent a public announcement voice transmission to everybody.

    "It''s over, guys! We have ughtered the sage! Let''s wipe out their troops!"

    "HUH!?"

 Chapter 439 Cathulhus Cleaned Battlefields

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    Chapter 439 ¨C Cathulhus Cleaned Battlefields

    KILL!

    After the death of Poseidon, Odin''s troops made the first move. Theyunched an onught on the army behind the floating water star.

    The deities and immortals immediately jumped into the massive ocean, hiding in the sea.

    Seeing how the Olympus'' remnants fled into the sea, Odin ordered his troops to surround the star. Then, he turned to Thor.

    "They''re all idiots. Cook them."

    "Of course," Thor cackled and summoned lightning. He activated his domain and covered a portion of the star, sending countless lightning bolts at the water.

    Unfortunately, the star seemed to be alive. It blocked Thor''s lightning bolts before theynded in the water.

    Odin and Thor frowned. Poseidon was already dead, so they believed that the star should have stopped functioning. However, it still reacted to their abilities.

    "Send the deity-killing golems," ordered Odin.

    Loki acknowledged themand. He looked at the golem operators behind him, and they brought out drone controllers. Countless red lights lit up as humanoid metal robots behind the valkyrie army were activated. They flew toward the star and dove into the atmosphere.

    BOOM!

    As soon as the golems entered the atmosphere, the robots exploded. The blue star repelled them with shockwaves and pushed them back. Then, the star slowly floated backward, fleeing from Odin Army.

    "DON''T LET THEM GET AWAY! USE LONG-RANGE ATTACKS!"

    Odin was enraged. He led the troops and pursued them.

    .

    Ma Moxi returned to his wife and kissed her cheek.

    "I''m back."

    "Wee back, dear."

    Fang Meirong, Chang''e, Taotie, and others looked at them in envy. This family was too wholesome.

    Wei Zhi, who had put on her clothes, also visited them. She deeply bowed toward Ma Moxi.

    "Thank you for saving me, sir! If it weren''t for you, I would have been humiliated."

    Ma Moxi gazed at Wei Zhi andughed, "Don''t mention it. You''re connected to my sister-inw, so it''s natural for me to help you."

    "Sister-inw?" Wei Zhi raised her head and gazed at this feminine-looking man in confusion.

    "Ah, I mean, you''re connected to one of my sworn brother''s wives. Well, it''splicated."

    "???"

    Wei Zhi still didn''t get it.

    While Wei Zhi was puzzled, a massive portal was opened behind Poseidon''s water star. As soon as it appeared, the loud noise of obnoxious cats rang in their minds.

    MUNYA!

    MUNYA!

    MUNYA!

    The female orange Cathulhu, Mir, led her troops out of the portal first. Although her massive body was 10 times smaller than the star, she charged into the water ocean head-on.

    Behind her, 50,000 Cathulhus of various races followed their leader. They meowed as they jumped into the ocean.

    The star created shockwaves to repel them. However, the wind did nothing to these creatures. They soon entered the water.

    A few secondster, the blue ocean turned red. The surface of the water exploded several times as the giant Cathulhu ran a rampage in their natural hunting grounds.

    Odin and Taotie watched the fight, horrified. Some of the onlooking troops squeezed their lips and shut their eyes, having a big OOF moment.

    Nobody wanted to fight these legendary Cathulhus in the ocean. That would have been suicide!

    While the underwater fight went on, another person came out of Cathulhu''s portal and closed it. She was a blond-haired Oni in red robes.

    The woman looked gorgeous as if she was a supermodel. However, her face looked identical to Wei Zhi''s.

    The mysterious Oni looked around and found Fang Meirong, Chang''e, and the others. She waved her hands and flew toward them.

    Chang''e shrank her body and transformed into a human. She leaped into the blond Oni''s arms.

    "WEI YUAN! I MISS YOU!"

    "Hey, stupid mermaid. How''s it going?"

    Wei Yuan, the prime mistress of Mao Miaomiao arrived!

    Chang''e pouted, "Who are you calling stupid?! I''ve been guarding this ce for ages, you know? Without me, Pangu would have taken over long ago!"

    "Haha, just kidding," Wei Yuan patted Chang''e head to console her. She then high-fived Fang Meirong. "I see that you''ve been released."

    Fang Meirong shrugged, "Yeah, being imprisoned sucks. Now, they call me Sin of Envy."

    "So, are you envious of me?"

    "Hell, yeah, I AM. Where is Mao Miaomiao? I want a son, now."

    The three womenughed while the others had no idea how they knew each other.

    Meanwhile, Wei Zhi gawked at Wei Yuan. She couldn''t believe her eyes.

    She looked exactly like her game character!

    Because of Wei Zhi''s intense gaze, Wei Yuan noticed the girl. She turned around and raised her brow, sizing up Wei Zhi. Then, she pursed her lips.

    "Hello, Wei Zhi. We''ve finally met in person."

    Wei Zhi gulped, "Do I know you?"

    "You should have. I''m Xiaomao''s mother."

    "The same as others, I see," Wei Zhi sighed. She was tired of being introduced to Xiaomao''s mother.

    Seeing Wei Zhi''s bored expression, Wei Yuan had a wide grin on her face. She could guess the former''s thought.

    "Let me correct myself. I WAS Xiaomao''s biological mother."

    "Eh?"

    "In his previous life, he WAS my biological son. Nice to meet you, junior."

    "¡­"

    Wei Zhi blinked several times, unable to digest the information. She didn''t know why, but she felt like she had once thought of something absurd long ago.

    While recalling the past, Wei Zhi remembered the time when Xiaomao called her "Mom." His face was always thrilled whenever he buried his face against her bosom.

    "That son of a¡­"

    Wei Zhi had a wry smile on her face. She finally remembered and figured out why Xiaomao was sometimes submissive when she ordered him around.

    "XIAOMAO, YOU SICKO!!"

    Wei Zhi screamed in embarrassment and anger. She swore that she would punch him in the face for using her as a medium for his secret desire.

    .

    An hourter, the ocean star thinned, and the water in the ocean was dried, revealing the Cathulhus underneath.

    The catsughed and cheered as they finished killing Poseidon''s troops to thest man. They secured dantian crystals and soul orbs, which they would offer them as a tribute to Mu-Nyangter.

    Mir came out of the star and transformed into an adult orange cat. Shended on Wei Yuan''s shoulder.

    "Done, mew!"

    Wei Yuan patted the cat, "Well done, Mir. Now, let''s head to another to help the locals. So, which next?"

    Mir closed her eyes and observed the general situation. However, she shook her head.

    "No need anymore, mew. It''s over."

    "Already?"<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "Yeah, mew. The situation is under control."

    Wei Yuan let out a long sigh of relief. She turned to Wei Zhi and others.

    "Let''s reorganize our troops and withdraw to W-3. We''ll tally the casualty and discuss the future."

    "Okay, mew!"

    Taotie and others had been eavesdropping on the conversation. They cheered and ryed the words to Odin''s troops.

    Hearing that the war was over, Odin, Thor, Loki, and Freya smiled. They gave Taotie a thumbs-up for the intel.

    .

    .

    Game World Number Two

    A ck-haireddy, subi, and female warriors floated in the sky, gazing at the stars and the world below.

    Cao Cao, aka Devil, one of Mao Miaomiao''s wives, admired the aftermath of the war after Solomon Ghosts and demon dragons invaded their homeworld. However, no sage appeared here to challenge them.

    Aside from random ghosts, they were no threat. Devil''s troops easily cleaned up this ce.

    A portal was opened in the middle of the sky, and Chase Sheffield came out. He immediately looked around to check if any enemy was nearby.

    Devil noticed Chase''s arrival. Sheughed at him.

    "You''re toote, protagonists. We''ve cleaned up the mess."

    "Already?!" Chase was stunned.

    .

    .

    Game World Number One

    In space, a massive red star was only a million kilometers away from the game world. However, something sharp cut the entire star in half!

    "You¡­ ursed the Samsara!"

    A demonic-looking sage with red skin red at a rag-clothed man. His facial expression was distorted because of his hatred and despair.

    "You picked the wrong opponent, Hades. Now, die."

    Meng Xin pointed at Hades, and thetter dissipated into ash. Even his soul orb was destroyed along with it, leaving only his dantian crystal.

    Meng Xin picked up the dantian crystal and sent it to Mu-Nyang. He then turned around and gazed at the others.

    Behind Meng Xin was Zhuge Liang and the yers from W-1. They cheered as the boss of the invaders finally died.

    Zhuge Liang bitterly clicked his tongue as he was disappointed. Heined, "Sages are unreasonable. Just one of them, and our army suffers so much casualty."

    Meng Xinughed, "Did you think you could kill a sage with stratagems and teamwork?"

    "I tried."

    Zhuge Liang shook his head, giving up bantering with the Samsara God. He turned around and sent an order to the yers, informing them that the fight was over.

    Meng Xin smiled. He looked into the distance, gazing at the calm universe.

    "So much scheming is no good. In the end, strength is everything. I wonder how far I can go if I leave Mu-Nyang''s universe."

    .

    .

    Sr System

    Hiiro Narukami copsed on the burning star. He lost his four limbs, and he could no longer regenerate or restore his health. He couldn''t even look at Zeus anymore.

    "Is that all, wannabe?"

    Zeus mocked Hiiro as he walked toward him with a long stride. He purposely shrank his body to match a human size. Then, he grabbed Hiiro''s hair and lifted him up.

    "Come on. Keep fighting. You''re humanity''sst hope!"

    "¡­"

    Hiiro was unable to speak. His pupils were dull.

    "Tsk."

    Zeus tossed Hiiro away. Then, he looked up.

    In space, archangels surrounded the yellow star. Moreover, a group of people with glittering aura floated behind them, observing the fight from afar.

    Zeus sneered at Uriel and others. He pointed at them.

    "WHO''S NEXT?! COME DOWN HERE IF YOU WANNA FIGHT!"

    "¡­"

    Nobody replied to the taunt. Even Uriel and others remained silent.

    While Zeus wasughing at them, a portal appeared in front of him, and a ck-winged angel walked out.

    The neer flinched for a moment as he wasn''t used to the gravity. He then noticed the condition of Hiiro.

    "Ah, poor you. Even your plot armor can''t save you. Oh, wait. Am I his plot armor again?"

    Mao Miaomiao scratched his head and clicked his tongue in frustration.

    While Mao Miaomiao observed Hiiro, Zeus snorted and threw a lightning bolt at him.

    BOOM

    It directly hit Mao Miaomiao''s forehead!

    However, it only left a red mark as if it was a small bump.

    "Oy, you," Mao Miaomiao''s eyes shifted. He red at Zeus. "You haven''t learned, have you?"

    Zeus narrowed his eyes. He remembered the guy well.

    "Mao Miaomiao."

    "Yeah, that''s me."

    Mao Miaomiao unsheathed Killer Queen and stabbed the ground. He deeply exhaled and ordered his katana.

    "Eat everything. Leave that shitty god for me. Oh, right. I forgot that guy."

    Mao Miaomiao summoned a caracal cat outside. The cat roared and yelled at his new master.

    "ABOUT TIME YOU SUMMON ME! WHERE IS THAT FUCKER SOLOMON, NYA?!"

    Mao Miaomiao shrugged, "Dead."

    "THAT''S RIGHT! HE''S DEAD¡­ Huh?"

    Nian paused and stared at Mao Miaomiao in shock, "He what?"

    "Dead."

    "HAH?!"

    Meanwhile, Killer Queen gleefully absorbed the lightning element essence from the star. She grew yellow as she absorbed so much Qi.

    Meanwhile, Zeus was enraged. He reverted to a giant and raised his feet, nning to stomp the ck-winged angel.

    Mao Miaomiao looked up. He pointed at therge sole of Zeus and ordered Nian.

    "Since I forgot to call you out while we fought Solomon, I''ll give you this fool. Wanna exercise?"

    "YOU BET, NYA!"

    Nian transformed into a massive jaguar and jumped at Zeus.

 Chapter 440 Cathulhu Resolves Karma (1)

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    Chapter 440 ¨C Cathulhu Resolves Karma (1)

    Xiaomao stood in the middle of the boss''s room, where everybody used to gather and fooled around.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    One after another, portals opened. Queen Ant Renn, Party Queen, Mimir, and Mary came out. When they found Xiaomao, everybody smiled and rushed toward him.

    Mimirughed, "You''re back early! I thought we had toe to you!"

    Xiaomao alsoughed, "My job''s finished early. Well, Solomon is dead. Pangu is gone. It''s over."

    "HAHAHAHA! This is great news! We have to celebrate! Oh, wait. The Song Family and some of our dungeon''s people haven''t returned yet. I think they''re still trapped in one of Solomon''s game worlds. By the way, I ran into yers from Pandemonium Guild in W-20. I''m sure there are others."

    "Are they troublesome?"

    "Not really. Just annoying since they use unpredictable game items, cash items, and cheating system skills. Once I got rid of their resurrection perks and healers, they fell apart."

    "You sounded like you had a lot of fun."

    "Of course! Beating those cocky bastards invigorates me! Look at my face. My skin is so smooth after I stole their dantian crystals."

    Xiaomao had a wry smile on his face. He inspected Mimir again.

    Indeed, he looked young. His skin was no longer wrinkled, and some of his hair turned ck. It was as if he regressed 20 years in time.

    "Kikikiki (Wee home, master)"

    "Squeak! (Wee home, master!)"

    The two queens deeply bowed and spoke in their tonguenguage. Xiaomao turned toward them and noticed a major change in their physiques.

    Party Queen was still a faceless monster that relied on blood to paint her face as usual. However, her sexy figure and curvy hips stunned him. She reminded him of the Ballerina twins from a certain game and the metal mannequins.

    Ant Queen was also unique. She looked like a sexy Arachne in anime. However, her humanoid body was in her birthday suit, revealing everything from her chest to human thighs.

    Xiaomao shook his head and looked away from the sensitive parts, no longer being tempted by naked women.

    "You guys too. Wee home."

    The team high-fived. Shepherd and the other guys also came out to celebrate their victory.

    While everybody had fun, another portal was opened. However, the visitor was a stranger. As soon as the person stepped out of the portal, everybody froze.

    A middle-aged Oni in samurai armor gazed at Xiaomao. He looked at the people in the boss''s room. Behind him, the portal revealed a wooden room of a ship''s deck, where one of the teleportation magic circles was hidden.

    The samurai fixed his gaze on Xiaomao. While expressionless, he pulled out a white katana from his inventory.

    Mimir, Party Queen, and Ant Queen looked at the level indicator of the intruder. Then, they sneered.

    Wei Cao, the Oni Samurai, Level 9,999

    Had it been the past, they would have been in a panic. However, the trio was now deities, so they weren''t afraid of Wei Cao. Moreover, Xiaomao''s strength surpassed everybody here.

    Xiaomao, the Cathulhu Sage, Level 999,999 (???????)

    Everybody wanted to see what this intruder would do to Xiaomao. They took a step back and let Xiaomao deal with him.

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao took several deep breaths and looked at the katana.

    "Are you here to revenge for Pangu, grandfather?"

    Wei Cao shook his head. He unsheathed his katana and stabbed it to the ground. Then, he ced the scabbard next to it and sat on his knees. He looked up.

    "I''m here to atone for the sins in my previous life."

    Everybody in the room was confused. They looked at Xiaomao, wondering what this Oni was talking about.

    Xiaomao crossed his arms, "You are visiting the wrong person. Wei Huang, Wei Xiong, and Wei Feng have already been reincarnated. You should have gone to see them, not me."

    "You''re right. That''s why I''vee to you."

    Again, Wei Cao confused everybody. Even Mimir couldn''t patch the puzzles or figure out their backstory.

    Xiaomao, on the other hand, let out a long sigh as he could guess Wei Cao''s intention. He rubbed his forehead, "I''ll contact Mu-Nyang. I don''t know if I can get them toe here to see you. Also, mom is not here."

    "I know. But since you''re here, they will return to this ce eventually. That''s why I''m going to wait for them here."

    "So they can kill you?"

    "If they wish, so yes."

    Xiaomao shook his head. He found this former grandfather corny and clich¨¦. But when he thought about karma and the consequences of Wei Cao''s actions in his previous life, he understood why he needed to do so.

    After all, Wei Cao''s karma was pitch ck. He couldn''t be a deity unless his negative karma was resolved. However, the only way to resolve this grudge was to ask for the victims'' forgiveness or punishment.

    "I see. If that''s your choice, then stay. Let''s wait for them together."

    "Thanks¡­ Xiaomao."

    Xiaomao left Wei Cao alone. He turned around and gestured for the others to stand down. He then switched his attention to therge monitor in the room and picked up a remote. Then, he pressed a button, turning it on.

    A live broadcast appeared on the TV monitor, showing the scene of Earth. A certain female dragon stomped a Statue of Liberty while a hundred superhumans surrounded her.

    The leaders of the superheroes, Lee Jinyong, Jungwoo, and Bianca coordinated their attacks and struck the dragon''s neck.

    "Isn''t that Ran Tae?" Mimir remembered the guy.

    "Yeah, that''s our little protagonist and his allies. I guess their true story''s settings are on Earth," Xiaomaomented.

    Xiaomao and Mimir watched how the trio took down the dragon. For some reason, Xiaomao felt like he had seen the dragon before. He narrowed his eyes and looked closer to check her name indicator.

    Clem

    "Ah, the bitch."

    Xiaomao and Mimir eximed in unison. They recognized the mother of Cernun. Although Mao Miaomiao took her in, she betrayed his trust and joined Solomon''s side. Thus, she deserved to get spanked.

    The fight soon ended as the trio pulled out the soul orb of the dragon, ending her life for good. The superheroes raised their arms and cheered as the strongest invader was taken down.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    .

    .

    Shepherd gazed at Xiaomao with a bitter smile. He felt useless and irrelevant in this grand war.

    He was depressed.

    ''I wish I were stronger. I could have been more useful to him.''

    Shepherd looked at the ground, depressed. He deeply sighed. However, he suddenly heard the whisper of his sponsor.

    [Joshua]: "You did everything you could, Shepherd."

    ''But I didn''t get to contribute anything for him.''

    [Joshua]: "No, you couldn''t. It was not your time."

    ''What do you mean?''

    [Joshua]: "Protagonists'' stories start at a different time and ce in the universe. You mighte across the other protagonists, but it doesn''t mean you have to take the key role in someone else''s story. This time, you witness your master''s story unfold."

    Shepherd froze and frowned. He thought of the memory that Joshua shared with him and wondered what Joshua tried to imply.

    ''So, my story hasn''t even started yet? Is that what you mean?''

    [Joshua]: "It might have started, but it hasn''t concluded for sure. Your journey has just begun while your master''s story is about to end. You should be prepared to take the next stage as the main character."

    WHOOM

    A portal was opened behind Shepherd. Thetter turned around and found his sponsor on the other side.

    The ce beyond the portal was a sky full of white clouds. At a distance, a long-haired, full-bearded man in white robes stood there, smiling at Shepherd.

    [Joshua]: "If you''re lost, how about a new adventure with me?"

    "¡­"

    Shepherd gulped and hesitated. He didn''t want to leave Xiaomao.

    Suddenly, Xiaomao muttered and spoke directly to Shepherd. The voice transmission echoed in Shepherd''s mind.

    "Go, Shepherd. If you keep sticking next to me, my fate will always overshadow you."

    "M-Master."

    "You''re a clone of my clone. Technically, you''re my grandson. Go learn from your father and be the messiah you always wanted to be."

    "¡­"

    Shepherd''s eyes were moist. He stood there for a minute, contemting his life choice. He then gazed at Andrew, James, John, and Peter.

    The terrible squad noticed the gaze of their leader. Then, they noticed the portal behind Shepherd.

    "B-Boss, are you leaving?" John was stunned.

    Shepherd didn''t answer. Instead, he invited them.

    "Will youe with me if I go on a new adventure?"

    "Where to?" James was interested.

    Shepherd looked back at Joshua. He smiled.

    "Heaven."

    "Huh?"

    The others also checked the ce beyond the portal. Then, they found a mysterious bright ce full of clouds.

    James hesitated. He still thought of Cardachion. However, he took several deep breaths and pped his face. Then, he dered, "Wherever you go, I''ll go with you, boss!"

    "Me, too!" Johnughed.

    Peter and Andrew also smacked their chest, telling Shepherd that they also wanted in.

    Seeing how the boys dying to leave, Xiaomao reminded Shepherd, "Make sure you take care of your girls, boy. I won''t resurrect them for you. Do it with your own power."

    Shepherd brightly smiled. He then looked at Magdalene and Yuan Hua.

    "Let''s go, Maggy, Hua''er."

    "Eh?!"

    Magdalene and Yuan Hua were reluctant to leave. They still worried about Titania and Qidia''s soul orbs. But since the orbs were with Shepherd, they had no choice.

    "Fine. Make sure to bring Qidia and Titania back, alright?"

    "Of course!"

    With Shepherd as the leader, Magdalene, Yuan Hua, Andrew, James, John, and Peter entered the portal to the new world. After Shepherd had crossed the portal, he looked back and cupped his fist, saluting Xiaomao.

    "Grandfather! Thank you for giving me a soul! I promise I''ll be as strong as you!"

    Xiaomao waved his hand, "Go. I''ll be waiting for you in the higher realm."

    The portal was closed. For a brief moment before the portal disappeared, Xiaomao saw the brightest smile of Shepherd as if he had enlightenment.

    Xiaomao deeply sighed. He thought of the day he created Shepherd. He never thought that fate would y tricks on him and end up creating a clone of Joshua, who was also Xiaomao''s clone.

    "Fate is weird sometimes."

    Mimir shook his head, "Only yours, Xiaomao. Only your family is weird."

    "Well, I guess. Hahahaha!"

    Xiaomao turned his attention to the TV monitor. He changed the channel, and it showed the fight between Nian and Zeus.

 Chapter 441 Cathulhu Resolves Karma (2)

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    Chapter 441 ¨C Cathulhu Resolves Karma (2)

    "ARGH! ANNOYING, NYA!"

    Nianined as nothing worked on Zeus. For an unknown reason, Zeus constantly destroyed Nian''s domains every time he tried something.

    Zeus sneered and toyed with the caracal cat. He saved his strength for the real fight while he sneaked nces at Mao Miaomiao.

    Meanwhile, Mao Miaomiao leisurely collected Hiiro to his dantian universe. He let the girls inside his dantian heal the guy while he watched over Nian.

    Seeing that Nian was helpless, Mao Miaomiao pulled the cat back to his dantian universe. He then stabbed the star with his katana.

    "Alright. Fun time is enough. Are you having fun, Zeus?"

    "Chaos Seraphim¡­"

    Zeus narrowed his eyes. As he no longer sensed the karma of Solomon, he figured out what had happened in the Netherworld Realm.

    "So, you killed Solomon."

    Mao Miaomiao shrugged, "Not me. My son did."

    "It''s the same. Well, it''s not like I''m working for him. I was just using him to gain power. Now, I have just onest obstacle before I can get what I want."

    Zeus stomped the ground, and the star vanished. It shrank into his dantian universe, and his strength soared.

    Killer Queen returned to Mao Miaomiao''s hand. Sheined, "I''m not full yet!"

    "No time to eat, KQ. Let''s finish this, so we can have a proper vacation. I haven''t had sex for ages, and my boner isining. By the way, I haven''t tried you in your human form yet."

    "Tsk. Keep dreaming! I ain''t gonna spread my legs for you!"

    As usual, Mao Miaomiao swung his sword, using his best sword domain.

    CLANK

    Surprisingly, Zeus simply raised his arm and created a curtain of electric barriers. The sword domain attack was blocked, and the domain was canceled.

    "Your power is useless here," Zeusughed at Mao Miaomiao''s attempt. He was confident that without the sword domain, Mao Miaomiao could no longer harm him.

    "Doubt it," Mao Miaomiao shrugged and transformed into a ck knight. He also released a million karma centipedes and sent them toward Zeus.

    "These pests are¡­! Dammit!"

    Zeus bellowed and triggered his domain ability, electrocuting everything within 1,000,000 kilometer range and turning them to ash. Uriel and other archangels got caught by lightning bolts and were instantly dissipated into dust!

    "Welp. Crap!"

    Mao Miaomiao thought that Uriel and others had retreated. He didn''t expect them to be around and died to stray bullets.

    "Damn foolish brothers. I can''t waste my precious lifespan and energy to resurrect you every time. Oh, wait. Why don''t I resurrect them as women and make them my wives? Hehehehe!"

    BOOM

    While Mao Miaomiao fantasized about his future ns, one of the bolts hit him. Then, he heard the game system''s warning message.

    DING

    <You have been hit by [Did You Swear?] Entity Domain!>

    <The next lightning bolt attack from Zeus will instantly kill you. It cannot be dodged, parried, or blocked.>

    Mao Miaomiao narrowed his eyes. He felt like he had heard of this skill somewhere before, but he forgot. Taking things seriously, he shed empty air in front of him.

    CLANK

    The domain was shattered. However, Zeus took advantage of the opening and flew toward the soul orbs and dantian crystals of dead archangels.

    "Ah, crap."

    WHOOSH

    Mao Miaomiao teleported and reappeared in front of Zeus. He empowered his katana and swung down.

    CLANK

    Zeus blocked the sword strike with his lightning domain barrier, but it broke upon impact. The ck de grazed Zeus''s forehead.

    The thunder god sneered as Mao Miaomiao''s attack couldn''t harm him. Taking advantage of his huge body, he threw a left hook punch to Mao Miaomiao.

    BOOM

    Therge fist collided with Mao Miaomiao''s side, sending him flying 100,000 kilometers per second.

    WHOOSH

    Like a dragon ball character, Mao Miaomiao instantly teleported back and appeared in front of Zeus''s right eye. He stabbed the god with his katana.

    Killer Queen sank into Zeus''s right pupil. Thetter groaned and seized the devil with his right hand. Then, he pulled it away while the katana was still stuck in his eye.

    Mao Miaomiao was captured!

    Although being caught, Mao Miaomiao smirked, "Omae wa Mou Shindeiru."

    Zeus knew the line well. He mocked the devil, "As if. You''re the one dying! NOW PERISH!"

    Zeus bellowed and summoned his instant-kill lightning domain.

    SIZZLE

    Instead of activating the sage''s ability, a sizzling sound echoed in Zeus''s mind. Something inside of him was burnt.

    Zeus frowned. He focused on clenching his right fist, keeping Mao Miaomiao at bay. Then, he scanned his body for anomalies or abnormal statuses.

    As soon as Zeus rechecked his dantian and inner organs, he found countless small ck centipedes inside his body. They rapidly devoured his Qi and stars in his dantian universe, causing the skill to fail!

    Zeus widened his left eye in shock. He didn''t remember how the centipedes got inside him.

    A moment,ter, Zeus noticed the source of these centipedes. They came from the grazed wound on his forehead. Moreover, the katana kept releasing more centipedes inside him.

    Mao Miaomiao noticed Zeus''splexions. He giggled, "As I said, you''re already dead."

    "BASTARD!"

    Zeus put all his strength into his right hand, trying to crush Mao Miaomiao.

    WHOOSH

    However, Mao Miaomiao transformed into a shadow and reappeared behind Zeus. Killer Queen also vanished and reappeared in her master''s hand.

    "It''s over."

    The devil shed the nape as if he wasbating man-eating giants.

    Despite the size difference, the katana beheaded Zeus in one swing. However, the sage didn''t die yet.

    Zeus flipped his head around and red at Mao Miaomiao. His left eye fired aser beam at the devil.

    Mao Miaomiao bent backward, dodging the beam by a hairbreadth.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    A billion centipedes burst out from Zeus''s body. They flew through space, heading toward the head. As for Zeus''s dantian crystal, the centipedespletely devoured it.

    Sensing his demise, Zeus was infuriated. He used hisst card.

    "IF I''M GOING TO DIE, I''LL TAKE YOU WITH ME!! DIEEEEE!!"

    Zeus''s head brightened. Then, it exploded, creating a massive supernova st.

    Seeing Zeusmitting suicide, Mao Miaomiao shook his head in disappointment. He had expected a clean fight, but Zeus made a mess of it.

    "You people are all the same everywhere. Whenever you can''t kill your enemy, you did something stupid. Oh, well."

    Mao Miaomiao deeply inhaled and bellowed.

    Chaos Element Creation, ck Hole!

    A dark matter appeared at the core of the st and sucked back the shockwave. The sr wind stopped progressing forward. Then, it flowed backward, getting pulled by the intense gravity.

    Mao Miaomiao was also pulled in. However, he stepped on his katana, using it as a surfboard, and glided through the whirlpool of gravity. He sling-shotted himself out of the gravity force. Afterward, hemanded the dark matter to follow him.

    Because of the gravity, Uriel and his brothers'' soul orbs were attracted to the ck hole as well. Mao Miaomiao noticed them and raised his hand, grabbing them with his Qi. Then, he collected them into his dantian universe.

    After securing everything, Mao Miaomiao was relieved. Then, heined to his boss.

    "So much work but no wage. No employee welfare. No healthcare. And no retirement fund. Bestpany of the year I''m working for!"

    Mu-Nyang instantly responded.

    [Mu-Nyang]: "Sorry for not paying you a dime, asshole, munya!"

    "Aw. No mental health support, too?"

    [Mu-Nyang]: "I almost died several times because of you, so no pay, munya."

    Mao Miaomiaoughed at his pstick joke and his interaction with Mu-Nyang. He dragged the ck hole out of the sr system so that Earth wouldn''t stray off its orbit course.

    .

    .

    Xiaomao wryly smiled as he witnessed how his father made quick work of Zeus. He thought of the fight between his party and Solomon and wondered why he wasn''t this good.

    "He was terrible when he fought in a team fight."

    Mimir had another opinion, "Probably, he couldn''t use his full strength when the others were around. Look at that ck hole and his power. Do you think anybody can fly through space with a dark matter in tow?"

    Hearing Mimir''s deduction, Xiaomao thought of the previous fight. Indeed, Mao Miaomiao only relied on swords and centipedes. He also stood in front of the group, taking the aggro to himself. In short, he acted as a tanker for the party.

    "Yeah, he''s a tough nut to crack."

    "Just don''t pick a fight with him if possible."

    "I know. It''s not like he''s Darth Vader and I''m Luke Skywalker. We''re not fated to fight."<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "That''s a relief."

    Mimir let out a long sigh of relief. He turned to Wei Cao and walked toward him. Then, he leaned forward and whispered.

    "You should also avoid picking a fight with both of them in your next life if you get a second chance."

    Wei Cao snickered, "That goes without saying."

    .

    Several hourster, Wei Zhi, Wei Yuan, Chang''e, Taotie, and the people that had gone to fight Poseidon returned. They opened a portal and entered the dungeon''s boss room directly. Mir and three cats also followed after them.

    Mir shrank and transformed into an orange cat. She sprinted toward Xiaomao and jumped into his arms. Then, she meowed like a kitten.

    "Xiaomao, mew!"

    Xiaomao was surprised. He hugged her.

    "Wee back, Mir!"

    "It''s over, mew! We can finally go home! No more fighting!"

    Xiaomao''s eyes were wet. Although he had partially recovered the memory of his entity days, he still prioritized this life''s connection over the others. He also wanted to go back to earth.

    Unfortunately, China might not be an ideal ce for him to return anymore after what he had done to the local soldiers. The new government might hold him responsible for the crime.

    "How about we settle here, Mir?"

    Mir looked around and pouted, "Not on this dungeon floor for sure, mew. This ce is damp and too spacious. There is no ce for me to climb."

    "Hahaha! Of course. My new house is on the other floor. Nyanko and mama cat are also there."

    "That sounds better, mew!"

    Mir licked Xiaomao''s nose and pressed her head against his cheek. Xiaomao shed a tear of happiness that he got one of his cats back.

    .

    While the cat dad and cathulhu cherished their reunion, Wei Zhi observed him from a distance. She bit her lower lip.

    Wei Yuan snickered, "He didn''t even notice us, did he?"

    "He''s an idiot," Wei Zhiined.

    "I have an idea."

    Wei Yuan leaned closer to Wei Zhi and whispered something to her ears. Thetter widened her eyes and blushed. Then, she stared at Wei Yuan in disbelief.

    "But he is your¡­"

    "SHHH."

    Wei Yuan hushed Wei Zhi. Then, she secretly put thetter in her dantian universe.

    DING

    Her name and level indicator suddenly changed. Instead of disying Wei Yuan''s detail, it showed Wei Zhi''s information.

    Seeing that her identity had been changed, Wei Yuan walked toward Xiaomao. She spoke in Wei Zhi''s voice.

    "Xiaomao, we need to talk."

    Xiaomao turned around and nced at her name. He raised his eyebrows for a moment as he sensed something unusual about her. For an unknown reason, her karma string''s color seemed different.

    "What up?"

    "I''ll get this straight," Wei Yuan coughed. Then, she said in a clear voice. "I love you! Will you marry me? Rather, can I join your harem?"

    "WHAT THE HELL, MUNYA?!"

    Xiaomao was so surprised that he meowed. The others also stared at Wei Yuan with round eyes.

    Chang''e and Fang Meirong flinched for a moment. But when they noticed the name disy of Wei Yuan, they grinned.

    "Oh, I see."

    "A good mother. Mhm."

    The two goddesses giggled and kept quiet about the disguise.

    Meanwhile, Lucky, Alice, Undine, Nymph, Madoka, and Amon had no idea what Wei Yuan was doing. They thought that Wei Zhi confessed to Xiaomao.

    Nymph looked at the harem members. She suddenly had an idea.

    "Come to think of it, there are six of us. How about we take in Wei Zhi and make it seven so that we can arrange our schedule easier? For example, I''m in charge of Monday, Lucky on Tuesday, and so on!"

    The six women looked at each other for a moment and turned to Xiaomao. Then, they widely grinned.

    "Does that mean we can do whatever we want to him when it is our assigned day?"

    "So, I can get him all by myself on my day?"

    Everybody''s eyes glittered and emitted a pink aura. The corners of their mouths curved up so wide that they formed crescent smiles.

    Suddenly, Xiaomao had a chill running down his spine. He sensed a weird auraing from his wives, but he didn''t know what they were scheming. He looked at the Oni in front of him and deeply sighed.

    Xiaomao still thought that Wei Yuan was Wei Zhi as their appearance was the same.

    "Are you sure? I already have six wives."

    "I don''t care. Make me yours."

    Wei Yuan slowly stripped her upper armor, revealing her undergarment and cleavage.

    Xiaomao raised his eyebrows and fixated on the bountiful white hills. He coughed and looked away, "If you can get my wives'' permission, I''ll allow it."

    "Sure!"

    Wei Yuan inwardlyughed. Using the moment that Xiaomao looked away, she brought the real Wei Zhi out and hid in her shadow, switching their bodies.

    Wei Zhi had seen and heard everything from inside the dantian universe of Wei Yuan. Her face was bright red in embarrassment.

    However, the push gave Wei Zhi strength. She thought of the traumatizing experience she had with Poseidon and remembered what it felt like back then.

    Wei Zhi mustered her courage. She walked closer to Xiaomao and kissed him.

    Xiaomao was taken aback for a moment. He nced at the six wives not far from him, but everybody made the [Okay] gesture, granting him permission.

    Noticing their acknowledgement, Xiaomao slightly nodded. He closed his eyes and inserted his tongue.

    Wei Zhi was stunned this time. But she soon closed her eyes and indulged herself in their sweet kiss.

    Chang''e and Fang Meirong burst intoughter. They gave Wei Yuan a thumbs up as they had seen everything from the beginning to the end. As for Wei Yuan, she moved from Wei Zhi''s shadow to Fang Meirong''s shadow. Then, she came out.

    "What a mother you are," Chang''e couldn''t stopughing.

    Wei Yuan put back her clothes and grinned, "A good mother always looks after her son''s welfare."

    "By sending your clone to be your son''s wife?"

    "¡­"

    Fang Meirong giggled, "Miaomiao is a clone of Devil, and he made her his wife. What''s wrong with letting his son bang her mother''s clone?"

    Chang''e added, "So, technically, you guys are incest."

    Wei Yuan deeply sighed, "Yup. We''re a bunch of degenerates. But who cares. We cultivate Qi and repair our DNA anyway. Earthling''s standard doesn''t apply to us!"

    "SO TRUE! HAHAHAHAHA!!"

    .

    While Wei Yuanughed with her friends, she nced at her former father in her previous life. Thetter''s eyes also met with hers.

    Wei Yuan stopped talking to the two girls and shifted her attention toward the prisoner.

    "Well, hello there, father."

    "Yuan''er."

    "I guess we have a lot to talk about."

    Wei Yuan nced at the three cats that came along with Mir. They grinned as if they knew her.

    Wei Yuan narrowed her eyes for a moment as she didn''t recognize them at first. Then, she eximed as she never expected to see them again.

    "Ah, Wei Feng, Wei Xiong, and¡­ grandpa?"

    The trio burst intoughter when Wei Yuan finally remembered their life signatures. The three transformed into their former appearances in their previous life and stood behind Wei Cao.

    "Well, well, well. Isn''t it the result of my own action? Good to see you again, father," Wei Feng patted the back of Wei Cao.

    Wei Xiong didn''t say anything, but Wei Huang squatted in front of Wei Cao and red into his eyes, "So, my stupid son. Are you ready for what''s toe after you killed us all?"

    Wei Cao didn''t say anything. He closed his eyes and prayed.

    "Do what you must. I''m here to atone for my sins."

    The Wei family raised their brows, surprised by Wei Cao''s reaction. They looked at each other.

    "So¡­ what''s next?" Wei Xiong asked his grandfather.

    Wei Feng suggested, "Beat him to death?"

    Wei Yuan shook her head, "That depends on grandfather."

    After the responsibility was shoved toward him, Wei Huang snorted and widely grinned.

    "You know, Miaomiao has an interesting way of punishing evildoers. Why don''t we follow his custom?"

    The two brothers looked at each other in confusion while Wei Yuan''s expression turned dark. She repeatedly shook her head, "I won''t take my father in as one of my [SISTERS]. NOPE!"

    Wei Feng and Wei Xiong widened their eyes. Then, they cackled.

    Wei Huang ignored Wei Yuan''s opinion and sent his verdict, "Wei Cao. In your previous life, you killed me and your sons. In this life, we shall curse you into¡­"

 Chapter 442 Cathulhu Epilogue (1) â€“ Era Of Superhuman

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    Chapter 442 ¨C Cathulhu Epilogue (1) ¨C Era of Superhuman

    Ten years after the Solomon War, Earth underwent a dramatic change and hundreds of new bills andws had been passed to control its poption.

    The new president of the United States stood on the podium. Behind him, four superhumans in their uniform crossed their hands behind their back, looking sharp.

    Hiiro Narukami, Lee Jinyong, Bianca Duhan, and Seo Jungwoo listened to the long speech of the president while enduring the shes from cameras. They were expressionless. However, their fingers wiggled around behind their back as they felt ufortable in front of the crowd.

    Bored and sleepy, Jungwoo secretly sent a voice transmission to the secret agent on his right side.

    ''Hey, Chase. Can you pretend to spot a terrorist and drag this old coot off the stage? We''re tired.''

    Chase Sheffield in a ck suit and sunsses nced at Jungwoo. The corners of his mouth slightly curved up.

    ''You''re the star of this show. Be patient.''

    ''But you also fought in the war. Howe they keep your identity a secret? They should have put you together with us!''

    ''That''s because I didn''t protect Earth directly like y''all did. Anyway, I''m busy. Don''t talk to me.''

    ''Oh,e on!''

    Hiiro, Lee, and Bianca overheard their voice transmission. They deeply sighed as these two were still as immature as ever even though they were fellow protagonists of this era.

    .

    After that fateful war, Lee Jinyong, Bianca Duhan, and Seo Jungwoo were acknowledged as the heroes of humanity because of their great contribution and fame - They directly took down Clem, so people recognized them and praised them for their achievements. The governments capitalized on their fame and made them the heroes of humanity.

    Hiiro Narukami returned to Earthter together with Mao Miaomiao. Nobody thought highly of Hiiro at first until Mao Miaomiao showed the world that he fought on another battlefield against Zeus. Afterward, the US government revealed the conversation when Hiiro left his post to challenge the iing yellow star.

    Because of Mao Miaomiao''s testimony, humans misunderstood Hiiro as the unsung hero. They nominated him to the same league as the three heroes, turning them into symbols of heroism and superhumans.

    On the other hand, Chase secretly returned. Because of his connection with the media, nobody was aware of his identity until the secret service found him. He was recruited to the force, and he had been working behind the scene ever since.

    .

    After hours of boring speech and ceremony, the superhumans finally had a break. However, Chase left together with the ck-suited people and followed the president.

    In a private room, reserved for the four, Jungwoo threw his body to the couch and put a cold towel on his forehead. Then, heined.

    "I''m so exhausted. How long do we have to go around in these stupid rubber suits?"

    Lee Jinyong pursed his lips andpared his green rubber suit and Jungwoo''s white suit. They looked like Batman without the bat mask, and the paint job was horrible. Moreover, the suit collected their sweat and humidity, making it ufortable to wear.

    Agreed with Jungwoo, Jinyong opened his game menu and switched his clothes with casual clothes. He then brought out an ice crystal, which instantly reduced the room''s temperature by 5 degrees Celsius.

    The group enjoyed the cold air and let out a long sigh. Bianca copied Lee Jinyong by switching her clothes to casual wear. However, because of her clumsiness, her head fell from her neck andnded on her right foot. It bounced and hit the ceiling, then ricocheted around the room.

    "NOOOOO!! WHY IS THIS HAPPENING TO ME!?"

    Bianca''s head flew around the room while her body blindly chased after it. Fortunately, Hiiro raised his hand and caught the head before it hit somebody.

    "Oh, thanks. Can you put me on the neck, please?"

    Hiiro drylyughed, "Want a superglue?"

    "No. It''s bad for my cirction."

    "Try tapping it when you go outside. It might help."

    "I tried, but it only works for 30 minutes. I don''t know why, but my neck keeps making oily juice and bes slippery."

    "¡­"

    Everybody pitied the only heroine in their party. However, nobody said anything to console her as they knew she was taken. Moreover, her husband was someone they were afraid of.

    As if the boyfriend had heard their thoughts, he came knocking on the door.

    "Bianca, is your break time over? Wanna y?"

    The voice sounded familiar to them. After all, he was the most famous angel that humanity worshiped as their new deity.

    "Oh, give me a second, Miaomiao. I''ll be right there in a moment."

    Bianca adjusted her clothes and brightly smiled at the mirror. Then, she rushed out to meet her sugar daddy. When she opened the door, the ck-winged angel and his three-eye caracal cat were there.

    Mao Miaomiao looked into the room and found the protagonists. He grinned and waved his hand, "Howdy."

    "You''re not even Texan. Get outta here," Hiiroined.

    "That''s not the tone to speak to your benefactor," Mao Miaomiao grinned and looked at Bianca. "You should also teach your colleagues not to bad-mouth your sponsor."

    Bianca nodded and immediately turned around, "Did you hear that? No swearing to the god."

    "You mean, the Devil," Lee Jinyong and Jungwoo spoke in unison.

    "He''s still the protector of Earth, okay?" Bianca pouted and turned around to Mao Miaomiao. She hugged his arm, "Let''s go back to your dantian universe. I heard the Dryad Eurobeat made a new movie. I want to see it."

    "Haha, okay! Oh, take care guys. We''re off!"

    "Scram!" The trio shouted at Mao Miaomiao and mmed the door at him. They clicked their tongue in envy and frustration.

    After Mao Miaomiao and Bianca had left, the three men sat on their seats and looked at each other. Having nothing to do during the break, Lee Jinyong brought out a chessboard and chess pieces.

    "Western Chess?" Hiiro had never yed international chess before as he only yed Shogi. He was interested in the activity.<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "Want me to teach you?"

    "Sure!"

    "How about you, Jungwoo. Do you y chess?"

    Jungwoo widely grinned. He sat in front of the board and started arranging pieces, "Yup. What''s your elo?"

    "1900," Jinyong smirked. "You?"

    "Pfft. Only 1900? I''m 2200, you fool. You''re challenging the wrong person."

    "I doubt you even reach 600 with your IQ."

    "Oh, yeah? Bring it, punk!"

    The two began ying chess while Hiiro observed from the sideline. Nobody knew that he got 7-dan in shogi, and he knew more about chess tactics than these two Koreans. Still, Hiiro quietly watched, respecting the two youths.

    .

    .

    An hour quickly passed by, and their break ended. Bianca returned to the room in her uniform. However, her hair was strangely sweaty as if she had been through an intense workout. The boys sniffed and noticed the strange scent from her.

    Bianca blushed and quickly covered herself in the water domain. She removed the impurity and purified the body. Then, she dispelled it. The scent of flowery shampoo reced the sour odor.

    The boys coughed. They knew about the hidden deed, but they kept quiet about it.

    "Break time is over. Time to work people," Hiiro reminded the team.

    Everybody changed their clothes back to their superhero rubber suit and walked out of the room. They proceeded along the hallway and reached the entrance of the building.

    As soon as the team came out, journalists swarmed them and tried to get an interview.

    "Mister Lee, you subjugated five rogue superhumans yesterday. What is your opinion about the uprising of unregistered superhumans?"

    Lee Jinyong quickly turned toward the journalist and calmly responded, "Every superhuman has the obligation to register their names to the local government. If they hide their identity, obviously, they are up to no good. To be honest, I would like to advise everybody with superpowers toe out. After all, being a superhero is a lucrative job."

    Hiiro, Jungwoo, and Bianca nced at Lee Jinyong. He handled his image well, and he was fluent in speech.

    While Lee Jinyong handled one of the journalists, the other got swarmed as well.

    "Mister Narukami, you are in charge of extraterrestrial beings and space patrol. Everybody has a lot of questions about the entities in space. Could you answer some of them for us? The trending search nowadays is the uing supernova st from space. What are our thoughts about that?"

    "Totally rubbish. Entity Mao Miaomiao has already dealt with the supernova st from Zeus Star. What the telescopes detected was the light from that supernova 10 years ago. Had the st still existed, Earth would have been blown away before we can even see the light."

    "Right. Then, is there anything that will affect Earth?"

    "Absolutely nothing. Well, if I''m here, that means I have nothing urgent to do. But if I''m missing, you can start specting. Hahahaha!"

    Bianca and Jungwoo broke a sweat when Hiiro messed around with the journalists. Thetter didn''t bother with the microphones and leaped to the sky, escaping the scene.

    However, Bianca was too slow to react. The journalists surrounded her before she could fly away.

    "Miss Bianca Duhan, I''m from TMC. There are rumors around that you and Entity Mao Miaomiao are dating. Is that true?"

    Bianca quickly became expressionless. She deeply sighed, "I have been busy hunting down rogue superhumans. Sometimes, I wonder how that rumor came out. It''s like¡­ I''m here, working myself to death. If I had the time to go out on a date, I would have done that in the open. Trust me."

    "But several new sources imed that they always found Entity Mao Miaomiao wherever you went."

    "Lord Mao Miaomiao is our team''s mentor and sponsor. Of course, he always watches over us whenever we are in danger. To be honest, I''m the weakest among my team, and I haven''t graduated from his training courses, yet. Obviously, I''ve been dragging the team down, and he has been paying extra attention to my welfare. Do you know how many times Lord Mao scolded me because I failed to capture rogue superhumans alive so many times?"

    Hiiro and Lee Jinyong''s expressions turned dark as Bianca lied through her teeth. Still, they didn''tment on her interview and moved on with their businesses.

    A few minutester, the team flew to the sky and went on a separate way to do their job. Bianca''s head almost fell off again. However, Mao Miaomiao''s [Personal Glue] kept her head on her shoulders.

    Nobody noticed the white centipede choker that kept the head attached.

    While flying in the sky, Bianca gazed at the newly developed world. Round saucers recedmercial nes in the sky as they emitted no carbon. Hundreds of superhumans flew about as if it was amon thing to do. On the road, different EV vehicles moved in straight lines as if they were ants, and no car tried to take over or changenes randomly. As the neww forbade humans from driving, every car was now driven by AI.

    Bianca giggled and wondered how the world came this far during their generation.

    "That game really changes the world. Oh, I haven''t seen Uriel and others for three years. Are they still managing the game worlds? I forgot to ask Miaomiao."

    Bianca picked up the speed and flew across the North Antic Ocean, heading to France as her next target was reported to be in that area. She gazed at her game system.

    DING

    <Viin Hunting System has been activated.>

    <Current Target: Epstein Jr.>

    <Strength: Level 18,000.>

    <Crimes: Human Trafficking. Child Prostitution.>

    <Distance: 2,975 Miles.>

    Rereading the crime record, Bianca narrowed her eyes. With the hunting system, Bianca continued her hunt and her adventure.

    Her life story as a protagonist continued, and so did Hiiro Narukami, Seo Jungwoo, Lee Jinyong, and Chase Sheffield.

 Chapter 443 Cathulhu Epilogue (2) â€“ Post-War Pangu Company

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    Chapter 443 ¨C Cathulhu Epilogue (2) ¨C Post-War Pangu Company

    = Pangu Universe Incorporate, China =

    Uriel, disguising himself as Mao Miaomiao, sat at the CEO table in his office, gazing at the new president of China, who stood there with several bodyguards behind him. Thetter sweated profusely even though the room temperature was below 20 Celsius.

    "Comrade Mao, our country is in dire need of funds to invest in the game world. Could you allocate PACT to the government?" Asked the president.

    Uriel shook his head. He mimicked Mao Miaomiao''s signature smirk and rested his feet on the table while he leaned back.

    "Not happening. The game world''s economy will crash if I keep printing PACT tokens for you."

    "But yourpany is hoarding 70% of the PACT tokens. Our poption needs those to upgrade their game characters and acquire their superpower topete with the West!"

    "Correction, YOUR cronies and families need them to expand your riches, not for the country! Do you understand the amount you request? In the exchange sites, they offer 20,000$ per PACT. How much did you request? Three freaking billion tokens! Are you kidding me? This is basically a robbery! We won''t give you shit."

    "B-But our country will fall behind. Please be considerate for our country, Lord Mao."

    Uriel frowned and put down his feet. He leaned forward, ring at the president.

    After that fateful war, Mao Miaomiao resurrected Uriel and sent him here to act as his body double, controlling thepany as the new CEO and the chairperson of thepany. Thus, Uriel held the helms of the game worlds, and he managed to PACT tokens.

    The local government had been pressuring thepany to pay various taxes during the past 10 years. Uriel acted as a buffer, using his superior cultivation to suppress the government''s movements and nasty political tricks.

    No military force could contend with gods. Even if they sent multiple nuclear missiles at Uriel, he could simply tank them and erase the entire country on a whim.

    The president of China was aware of that since he also joined the game and managed to be immortal. He could measure Uriel''s strength by inspecting the floating number on top of his head.

    Mao Miaomiao, the Protector of the Universe, Level (???????)

    Due to Uriel''s power, the president only saw the question marks. He mistook Uriel as an entity, whose power surpassed deities and sages.

    Uriel shut down the president''s attempt, "I will not hand over ourpany''s tokens to any government or anybody. It''s a currency, and we have to respect the system. If you have nothing else to request, please leave."

    The president gritted his teeth. He pointed his finger at Uriel''s face, "You will regret this one day, Mao Miaomiao! Our technologies will surpass your primitive power, and China will unite the entire universe!"

    "Yeah, keep telling yourself that. I won''t send you out."

    The group grudgingly stomped out of thepany. They mmed the doors so hard that the hinges were broken.

    Uriel deeply sighed and waved his fingers. The hinges and the doors were instantly repaired. After restoring his room, he sat on his chair and leaned back.

    "Humans are so selfish. Just because poor yers got a better superpower, those politicians are throwing tantrums."

    The archangel summoned his administrator system. A hundred semi-transparent windows appeared around him, showing the statistics of the game worlds and the log files.

    One of the windows showed the NFT pools, aka the game characters that yers could get from the gacha. However, under each character, there was a hidden detail that only Uriel could see.

    .

    Race: Angel

    Gender: Female

    ss: Lancer

    Rarity: Ultra-Rare

    Origins: Clone of Azazel

    Obtain Conditions: Only female yers with humility,passion, and courage can obtain this character from gacha.

    .

    Race: High Human

    Gender: Male

    ss: Prophet Monk

    Rarity: Ultra-Rare

    Origins: Clone of OG-Buddha

    Obtain Conditions: Only male yers with seven virtues and taintless souls can obtain this character from gacha.

    .

    Most of the good NFTs were rigged, and only upright yers could obtain them. As for the unqualified ones, they would never get any SR or UR character no matter how much money they poured into the game.

    During Pangu''s reign, this restriction could easily be bypassed by abusing the trade website. yers could sell or purchase NFT characters back then. However, under Uriel''s control, NFT trading sites were banned and shut down. Vitors would be put on the hit list, which protagonists relied on it to hunt down rogue cultivators and evildoers that government couldn''t punish.

    This was a system that Uriel personally created to filter out criminals and selfish yers from getting too strong or obtaining a superior superpower. Even if they managed to acquire a good NFT from the ck market, Uriel wouldmission Bianca, Lee Jinyong, Jungwoo, Hiiro, and Chase to eliminate them.

    As for the token price, Uriel left it alone as it worked in their favor.

    While Uriel admired the list of UR and SR NFTs, one of the windows prompted him with a message.

    DING

    <yer Xiaomao has earned 100,000,000 PACT from ve Dungeon''s annual taxes.>

    "Oh, boy," Uriel burst intoughter. Then, he swiped one of the floating windows to snoop on Xiaomao''s bank bnce.

    At the moment, Xiaomao was ranked second for the richest yer in the game world number three. As for the first rank, a Korean businessman monopolized the throne.

    Xiaomao''s Token Bnce: 1,151,000,000 PACTs

    Song Yang-Cheol''s Token Bnce: 1,850,000,000 PACTs

    "They''re damn rich. I understand Song Family''s motive, but what is Xiaomao doing with that money? He''s an entity now, and he doesn''t need the game currency. Why is he collecting them?"

    Uriel''s question was soon answered. The next moment, one of the windows reported Xiaomao''s activities.

    <yer Xiaomao has spent 1,000,000 PACTs to create a new nk floor for ve Dungeon.><novelsnext></novelsnext>

    <yer Xiaomao has spent 5,000,000 PACTs to expand five dungeon floors.>

    <yer Xiaomao has spent 30,000,000 PACTs to pay his subordinates'' sries.>

    <yer Xiaomao has spent 25,000,000 PACTs to upgrade and repair ve Dungeon''s residential zones.>

    In just minutes, Xiaomao spent so much money on the people in his dungeon. Uriel couldn''t help but admire Xiaomao''s character.

    "Still the same as ever. But hasn''t he moved to the higher realm? Why is he still around in Mu-Nyang''s universe?"

    Interested, Uriel picked one of the windows and opened an observation menu to see Xiaomao''s activities in real-time. However, Xiaomao was no longer in the dungeon or in the game world.

    DING

    <yer Xiaomao has ascended to the higher realm.>

    "Ah, I miss him. Too bad."

    Uriel gave up snooping on Xiaomao''s daily life. He turned his attention to thepany''s token bnce, which recently increased because of Xiaomao''s spending spree. 31 million entered thepany''s pocket while 30 million tokens circted in the market.

    The archangel didn''t wait around. He opened thepany''s exchange site and allocated the newly arrived tokens to thepany''s exchange ount. Then, he granted permission to the financial team to liquidate them into Earth''s currencies.

    BEEP

    A few minutester, red candle sticks shed as someone dumped one million tokens in the market. The token price decreased by 10% on the spot.

    Uriel giggled as he didn''t care about the price. He sent a voice transmission to the finance director.

    "Crash the market if you can. The token price is too high right now."

    A few secondster, Uriel heard a reply, "Sir, many token holders will panic-sell if we dump 30 million to the exchange site today."

    "Lower the price until it stabilizes at 100$. We want poor people with good hearts in the game."

    "If you say so, sir."

    Uriel was not worried about the panic sale or thepany''s profits as he was aware of the game world''s value. So far, many elderly people considered transferring their consciousness to an NFT game character to avoid permanent death in real life. Thus, the demand for PACT never decreased no matter how high the price was.

    Moreover, the yers in the game worlds worked very hard to collect PACTs by doing contribution quests, which could only be obtained from events, controlled by Uriel. Without the quests, they could only wait for their weekly ie. After they got the hold of PACTs, they instantly spent them in the game''s cash shop to purchase unobtainable items in game worlds, such as NFT gacha tickets, dimensional safe houses, unique cultivation manuals,nds, private dungeons, or the permit to migrate their souls to the game worlds forever.

    In a way, Uriel and Mao Miaomiao ran a scamming organization, and everybody on Earth was their prey. However, they did it to ensure the local''s safety and improve their life quality.

    BEEP

    The price kept getting lower. As the crypto trading sites had no floor limits, PACT''s value dropped from 20,000 to 4,000$ within five minutes.

    DING

    Suddenly, the price went up. Someone just collected a million tokens in one order.

    Uriel checked the name of the buyer, and he was surprised. It was one of Song Yang-Cheol''s family members, but he was not a part of ve Dungeon.

    "Oh, well. I guess that Song Yang-Cheol''s children will start making trouble soon. Then, that guy''s grandson will be a protagonist of the new generation. So, this is his family setting."

    He shrugged and closed all the windows. He rested and rotated his seat around, looking at the scenery outside the windows. He thought of the other brothers, who had been resurrected at the same time. Unfortunately, Uriel could no longer call them brothers anymore.

    They became his SISTERS!

    "RIP, gabby, miky, rahpy, and everybody. I wish you can retain your sanity."

    Uriel held his hands and prayed for his SISTERS.

    .

    .

    = Mao Miaomiao''s Dantian Universe =

    On a green, farnds upied half of thend. 50 million sexy dryads tended the farms in their birthday suits, carrying hoes and farming tools.

    At the center of the farnds, arge city was situated there. Moaning, panting, and violent pleasure screams were the only noises that the dryads could hear. Yet, they looked indifferent as if it was a normal urrence.

    At the heart of the city was a three-story mansion. In the master bedroom, a certain ck-winged angel had been pumping seeds into a female archangel''s hole. The other angelsy on the floor, exhausted.

    SPLURT

    The insemination waspleted. The female angel shrieked in pleasure and copsed on the king-sized bed.

    Mao Miaomiao let out a long sigh of satisfaction. He turned left and gazed at the refined ck-haired woman and the blond-haired Oni in sexy lingerie.

    "Devil, Wei Yuan, you''re next."

    Devil, aka Cao Cao, giggled and crawled onto Mao Miaomiao''s bed. She pushed him down and rode on him. Wei Yuan, the mistress, also nked him from the back.

    "About time you partake of me. I thought you forgot about your mother," Devilined.

    Wei Yuan rested Mao Miaomiao''s head on herp. Then, she let him drink her milk, "Come here, big baby. How long has it been since west bedded?"

    Mao Miaomiao shrugged, "Not too long. Probably a week outside?"

    "A week in Mu-Nyang''s universe is 10,000 years over here. We''re bored to death, you know?"

    "Whoops."

    "That''s why you must do your best for us. You can''t rest until we are impregnated. I want another son."

    Devil added, "I want a daughter, though. Can I?"

    Mao Miaomiao''s expression darkened for a moment. But as soon as Devil touched his little brother, he got excited, "Yes, Mom."

    The groupughed. Then, they enjoyed their private time alone in their universe.

 Chapter 444 Cathulhu Epilogue (3) â€“ Evolved Slave Dungeon

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    Chapter 444 ¨C Cathulhu Epilogue (3) ¨C Evolved ve Dungeon

    = Game World Number Three, ve Dungeon =

    In front of the gnoll cave, Mary stood on a box, holding a loudspeaker. She gazed at the group of 20 yers, who carriedrge backpacks of supplies and camping tents. Next to her, arge signboard "Backrooms Tour" was noticeable from afar.

    These yers were not here to raid the dungeon. Instead, they were tourists who came here to have fun instead of fighting.

    Next to Mary, Joan acted as a bodyguard. Her Valkyrie armor set and a legendary-graded halberd stood out from the crowd of adventurers.

    It had been 10 years since the war. Mary was now an immortal, and Joan ascended to the deity realm. Thetter sported a pair of grey feather wings after she had received the blessing of Cathulhus.

    With the two beautiful NPCs as their guides, the yers were rxed and friendly. They were eager to explore the legendary dungeon, which remained undefeated for a decade.

    "Hello, sirs and madams. I''m Mary, the guide of this tour. We will soon enter the Backrooms Level 0. I hope you have prepared enough for the seven-day tour."

    The crowd cheered and lined up. They stopped chatting to pay attention to Mary''s speech and instructions.

    Seeing how the people were organized, Mary was overjoyed. She believed that this job would be smooth as usual.

    "As we informed you yesterday through emails and sms, today, we will explore Level 0 to get you familiarized with the maze and the harsh nature of Backrooms. We will likely encounter some wandering bacteria monsters or stray smiling spiders during our journey, so I hope your gears are ready."

    Mary inspected the yers'' levels and strengths. All of them were over level 3,000, which was considered average during the day and age. Only newbies who recently joined the game this year remained under level 1,000.

    Things were different from 10 years ago. During Pangu''s reign, every yer needed to grind and farm their levels through hard work. But after Uriel took over, the mortal stage breakthroughs were very easy as there were plenty of boosters in the cash shop, such as cultivation manuals, Qi boosting pills, spirit fruits, spirit stones, and essence stones. In short, yers could simply pay to get stronger.

    Thepany racked up tons of PACT with this scheme. Rich men and politicians fell for the traps, spending their wealth on the game, pursuing immortality. After thepany robbed enough cash from the riches, they always dumped the PACT prices, enticing the poor yers andmoners with good upbringings and righteous dispositions. As always, theters with pure hearts surpassed the old cronies while selfish and rich yers struggled as they were unable to obtain UR or SR NFT characters.

    As for the middle-ss and casual yers, they didn''t care about politics or NFTs. They enjoyed their little longevity and adventures, treating the game worlds as GAMES.

    This group tour aimed to entertain these casual yers. It was Song Yang-Cheol and his grandson who came up with this business idea. Mary was hired as a supervisor, and she had been working for the ve Dungeon and Song Family ever since.

    "Alright, let''s go, people. Make sure not to stray from the group since Level 0 is full of glitch walls and trap holes. You don''t want to get lost in the maze."

    Instead of being scared, the yersughed in excitement. Some of them brought out drone phones, which automatically recorded, took photos, or broadcasted live streams for the owner.

    As soon as they entered the cave, they found a paved road and reinforced walls. Floating light balls under the ceiling illuminated the path and the interior of the cave.

    It no longer looked like a natural cave anymore. Everybody looked around and treated it as another pseudo-cave building that they could find anywhere in the game world.

    As the group got deeper, they noticed a series of vendor stalls, selling recall scrolls, almond water, shlights, and even mineral water.

    Despite being prepared, a few tourists visited the stalls and purchased their goodies, using PACTs as currency. No one batted an eye as they spent one PACT for a bottle of mineral water, which could be converted into a lot of money on Earth.

    Mary noticed that this group of tourists also fell for the stall traps. She waited for them at the stairs to the Level 0 floor. When the group finished shopping, she resumed guiding the people down the stairs.

    Joan quietly followed the group, acting as their rearguard. She looked behind her and found another group of tourists, who stopped at the entrance of the Gnoll Cave.

    In front of the cave, another guide showed up. Master Yeet, the guild leader of ve Dungeon Mob, also worked for Song Family for extra ie. The swordswoman stood tall with her bikini armor, showing off her skin and figure.

    "Alright, you noobs. Double-check your belongings. We''re going to dive into the Backrooms! From what I heard, you want a 30-day hardcore journey, so I''ll happily give you hell as you want. We will st through the first 15 levels together, alright?"

    The men in front of Master Yeet cheered in delight. They couldn''t wait to challenge the legendary dungeon even though the local monsters wouldn''t fight them with their 100% strength.

    Joan slightly shook her head. She turned around and followed her assigned group tour to Level 0.

    .

    = ve Dungeon, B11 =

    Song Hyun Woo, the grandson of Song Yang-Cheol, gazed at the high-rise buildings through the windows. He sipped tea in his cup, thinking of the trouble he had been through.

    The Song Family business thrived after the Solomon War. Xiaomao, the dungeon master, returned triumph, and his allies got control over the game worlds. With the backing of the higher entities, the ve Dungeon transformed into Heaven for both Song Yang-Cheol and Song Hyun Woo.

    Still, Song Hyun Woo seemed unsatisfied. He deeply sighed.

    "Business is not fun anymore."

    In Song Hyun Woo''s office, a refined mannequin with cat ears, a cat tail, and a silicone physique sat on her secretary''s desk, staring at aputer. She yawned and stretched after her work waspleted.

    "Young master Song, the ount report for tomorrow''s meeting is done, PUTA."<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Gata was also working for the Song Family and the ve Dungeon. Nobody in the dungeon idled around anymore, and many floor bosses changed their careers to adapt to the new culture.

    Unlike 10 years ago, Gata had a functioning facial feature. She managed to obtain eyes, a nose, and a mouth after bing a goddess. Her charm skyrocketed, and many yers pursued her.

    Song Hyun Woo turned around. He put the cup down and walked toward her and sat on the edge of her desk, "Thanks for your hard work, Gata. Say, are you free today? There''s a movie I want to watch, but I don''t have apanion."

    Gata giggled, "Asking me for a date, PUTA?"

    "Well, I''ve been single for a decade, and I''m looking for a bride. Are you interested?"

    Gata grinned, "I''ll only mate a stronger man, PUTA. If you want to be my mate, be a deity first."

    "Ai, yai, yai. This is troublesome."

    Song Hyun Woo snickered and nced at his status menu to check his level. He got stuck at level 5,000 for a year, and he couldn''t progress further because of his weak foundation and small dantian.

    However, Song Hyun Woo didn''t give up.

    "Say, if I''m a deity, will you give me a chance?"

    "Am I not waiting for you right now, PUTA? We''ve been dating for five years, but you never asked me how to be stronger, PUTA!"

    "Oh, dear," Hyun Woo smacked his forehead andughed. "Then, can you teach me, sensei?"

    "That''s more like it. Head to Chang''e Sanctuary this Sunday, PUTA. I''ll coach you personally!"

    "Is that a date?"

    "Tsk."

    Gata''s face reddened. She stood up and licked his nose. Then, she left the room.

    Song Hyun Woo touched his nose and brightly smiled. Since Gata gave him an opportunity, he wouldn''t let her down.

    "Okay. I guess I''ll change my career from a regressor to an adventurer. I''ve protected my grandfather, and it''s time for me to pursue my life''s goal."

    Motivated, Song Hyun Woo followed Gata out. Then, they left thepany building together in the same car. None of them was aware that a heavenly fate crystal was born inside Song Hyun Woo''s body.

    .

    .

    = ve Dungeon, Dungeon Core Room, B666 =

    Mao Miaomiao''s real body sat on the throne in the dark hall, nkly gazing at the orb in front of him while his primary consciousness ravished his wives in his dantian universe.

    After the war, Mao Miaomiao visited ve Dungeon to help Xiaomao fix the OS. However, after the long repair process, Mu-Nyang and Xiaomao requested Mao Miaomiao to leave his main body here. They then expanded the ve Dungeon to 999 floors and hid the dungeon core on the B666 floor.

    Mao Miaomiao ended up working as the B666''s floor boss. His main body was always half-asleep. However, he detached alter consciousnesses of himself to Earth and his dantian universe, managing three ces at the same time. He could also transport people in his dantian to anywhere in this universe.

    His task in the dungeon was simple. He needed to watch over several protagonist candidates in the game worlds that might cause trouble. So far, none of them seemed to pose any issue.

    DING

    <A new Heavenly Fate Crystal has been born inside Song Hyun Woo.>

    <Song Hyun Woo has been chosen as one of the next generation''s protagonists.>

    Mao Miaomiao slightly opened his eyes and nced at the system messages.

    "Meh, old news. I already saw thating 9 years ago."

    The ck-winged angel returned to his slumber, enjoying his sweet dream in his dantian universe. After all, he managed to bring all his wives in the previous life together, and they enjoyed being together 24/7.

    He was no longer needed inbat. From now on, he would enjoy hisidback sex life to the fullest even though he might identally ignore Xiaomao and Mu-Nyang''s messages.

    "Ah, this is heaven... But I''m literally in CATHULHU''S HELL, BAHAHAHAHA!!"

 Chapter 445 Cathulhu Online, MUNYA!

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    Chapter 445 ¨C Cathulhu Online, MUNYA!

    On a dark star without sun, no one could differentiate daytime and nighttime. However, several entities lived there.

    "This sucks, really."

    At the edge of a 100-diameter crater, a white-winged angel deeply sighed and gazed at the pit in front of him. He slid down the crater and reached the bottommost of the pit. Then, he lifted therge burning boulder and tossed it away. After the boulder was gone, he pulled up the legs of a certain white cat, who got buried under the rock.

    "Mu-Nyang, what happened to you? You were a lot stronger when I still had dementia."

    Mu-Nyang cried and protested at Xiaomao, "Master, you''re a bully, munya! This is supposed to be sparring. Why did you use the transcended domain, munya?!"

    "I didn''t use any domain. I just created a gravity field under you, and a meteor identally got pulled to your location."

    "Your gravity spell is unreasonable, munya! Every time you used it, a dark matter appeared, munya!"

    "Oh? It did?"

    "Of course, munya!"

    Mu-Nyang was enraged. He kept pping his master''s face with his small paws. On the other hand, Xiaomaoughed and epted his punishment.

    The duo got back to the surface. Xiaomao lightly tapped the tip of his feet to the ground, and the soil automatically covered the crater.

    When Xiaomao and Mu-Nyang came out of the crater, they looked up and found a meadow. Mu-Nyang jumped down and sprinted toward thergeke 500 meters away.

    By theke, arge family sat on a square mat, having a pic party. A green-haired mermaid, a blue-haired mermaid, a blond small subus, a dragonewt maid, a dog woman, a seductive scy, and a refined blond Oni sat together and carried their infant children in their arms. A pair of small Cathulhus were also ying in theke with seven of their small children.

    Wei Zhi, Undine, Nymph, Lucky, Alice, Madoka, and Amon each looked over their sons and daughters. Miao Damao and Miao Katerina, the two Cathulhus, also expanded their family size and had three kids.

    Mu-Nyang rushed to his biological parents ¨C Damao and Katerina. He reported what Xiaomao did to him.

    "Dad, Mom! Master bullies me again, munya. You must scold him for me, munya!"

    Miao Damaoughed and patted Mu-Nyang''s head. Katerina also licked the troublemaker''s forehead to console him. When Xiaomao arrived, the parents turned toward their son.

    "Lord Xiaomao. Although you are also our master, we were once your parents when we were in Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe. So technically, you and Mu-Nyang are siblings. Please stop bullying him, munya."

    Xiaomao brightly smiled. He picked up the three cats and hugged them.

    "I''m so sorry, Dad, Mom. I won''t do it again. But Mu-Nyang has been naughty. I end up working alone to restore our home while he did nothing but eat and sleep. He also doesn''t try to restore my previous body anymore."

    Mu-Nyang raised his paws and pped Xiaomao again, "That''s because you''re now stronger than your previous self, munya! What''s the point of restoring that old physique when you''ve surpassed the transcended stage, munya?"

    "Having backup bodies doesn''t hurt anyone."

    "But you will make me work for nothing, munya!"

    Mu-Nyang kept kicking, biting, and pping Xiaomao non-stop. Thetter was never angry at the cat. Instead, he loved getting hit.

    "Mew!"

    "Nya!"

    "Meo!"

    The children of Damao and Katerina flocked around Xiaomao, trying to climb on his pants to get to their parents. Two of them were the reincarnation of Nyanko, Mama Cat, and Mir.

    Xiaomao put the three Cathulhus down and let the children reunite with their parents. He patted Damao and Katerina''s heads before he bullied Mu-Nyang by scratching the bottom of his tail.

    "No! Not there, munya! Uugh. Ah¡­ Ahn!"

    Mu-Nyang moaned like a porn actress, causing the others tough.

    .

    After the pic party, Xiaomaoy on the grass next to Lucky. Mu-Nyang coiled into a ball and slept on top of Xiaomao''s chest, enjoying his warmth. The former looked up to the starry sky of the universe that he belonged. He thought about the past when he was the overlord of this star and when he got stuck in Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe.

    That day was Lucky''s schedule to have Xiaomao all to herself. She also gazed at the star while she held on Xiaomao''s hand, reminiscing about her past as a gctic overlord.

    From her perspective, time really flew by. She still vividly remembered the day Xiaomao converted her from a gnoll general into his ve like it was yesterday. The memory of her previous life when she was the wolf lord also returned, and it ovepped with the new life''s memory.

    Lucky didn''t care about her wolf overlord''s life anymore. She was satisfied with her current status. Moreover, she gave birth to Xiaomao''s cute puppy girl that looked exactly like her and a cat boy with angel wings.

    Her life was perfect. She didn''t need anything else.

    Lucky''s left hand reached out to touch a star in the sky, "I was really stupid back then. I thought I was the most powerful being in the universe. Turned out I was a pushover."

    Xiaomaoughed, "Everyone eventually has that moment in life. Sometimes, you''ve got to face the harsh reality to get sober. It''s better to experience that when you''re still young to lessen the damage, though."

    "I learned that toote, didn''t I?"

    "Haha, the higher you fall, the more pain. But look at it on the bright side, even trillion-year-old geezers like us can always learn new stuff every day. It''s a matter of mindset, actually. As long as you can discard your vain pride and be an empty ss like you are now, you''ll find yourself enjoying every little thates into your life. Like now¡­"

    Xiaomao flipped over and got on top of her. He lewdly grinned, "Want another baby?"

    Lucky giggled and stroked Xiaomao''s cheek. She slowly pulled him into a kiss.

    Unfortunately, they forgot about someone.

    "Master bullies me again, munya! Waaaah!"

    Mu-Nyang, who had been sleeping on top of Xiaomao, got flung off his master''s chest and rolled on the ground. He wailed like a baby.

    Xiaomao and Lucky giggled. They stopped their sexy time and hugged the cat, "I''m so sorry, Mu-Nyang. It was an ident."

    "WAH! You''re a cruel master! I want ster star salmon as an apology, munya!"

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao shook his head. He kissed Mu-Nyang''s head and sighed.

    "Alright, big baby boy."

    With just a snap of his fingers, a moon-sized salmon appeared and crashnded on the grasnd 1,000 kilometers away from their location. It came from Xiaomao''s dantian universe, which he had raised to be Mu-Nyang''s food.

    "YAY!"

    Mu-Nyang vanished and reappeared on top of the salmon. He began nom-nomming the dead fish in glee.

    Lucky and Xiaomao couldn''t stopughing at the cat. Then, they looked at each other.

    "Shall we continue?"

    "Hehe, you kinky."

    They kissed and slowly stripped each other''s clothes, acting like they were newlywed couples.

    .

    One day on Earth was 24 hours. However, one day on this star was 5,000 hours, so the night time ording to their standard was 2,500 hours.

    Lucky and Xiaomao had their fill. Theyy on the grass naked, exhausted from the baby-making activities. Around them, the grasses turned white and the soil became wet because of their fluid.

    None of them cared about the wet and stinky grasses and soil. They panted and smiled in satisfaction while they gazed at the stars and their hands were interlocked.

    "Master, it has been in my mind," Lucky uttered.

    "Yeah?"

    "You''ve never told anyone how you died. What happened? I remember that you killed me, but I can''t figure out who killed you."

    As soon as the topic was brought up, the other six wives of Xiaomao came out from his dantian universe to join the conversation. They had been peeping at them from the inside ever since they started kissing.

    Undine asked, "She''s right, Xiaomao. You were the strongest entity in the Cathulhu Gxy. Who killed you?"

    Wei Zhi was also baffled, "When we were dating the other day, we ran into 80 transcended beings that tried to abduct me, but you killed them all with one punch. You said you only used the same strength as when you were an entity in your previous life, right? If you were that strong, was there someone stronger than you?"

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled. He crossed his arms and sat up, looking at everybody.

    "You sure you wanna know?"

    Every woman nodded.

    "Can you promise me that you won''t be disappointed in your husband?"

    "We promise!"

    "Alright."

    Xiaomao coughed and took a deep breath. He closed his eyes to muster his courage. When he opened his eyes, Mu-Nyang, Damao, and Katerina were already next to him, waiting to hear the epic tale.

    Seeing everybody, Xiaomao massaged his temples. His expression was dark as if he was about to be humiliated.

    After a long pause, Xiaomao confessed.

    "It happened a couple years after I took in Mu-Nyang as my disciple and my son. When Mu-Nyang was asleep one day, I ventured out to the Capital Gxy of this universe."

    Mu-Nyang''s eyes glittered. He was excited, "Is it still exist today, munya?"

    "It still exists."

    "What is its name, munya?"

    "The gxy is called¡­"

    "¡­"

    "Florida Gxy."

    "¡­"

    Everybody was stunned. They had visited Divine Theocracy Earth and heard about the ce with the same name. When they heard the name again from Xiaomao''s mouth, they started making wild guesses.

    "Is the overlord of that gxy someone from Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe?!" Nymph eximed.

    "That''s impossible, munya. I never sent anybody outside except Mao Miaomiao and the master''s family. But I do remember that I captured so many weak deities and sages to my universe as livestock, munya."

    Alice pped her hands, "Does that mean, the creator of Divine Theocracy Earth came from Florida Gxy? Master, does the star names or names simr to ces on Earth?"

    Xiaomao bitterly smiled. He slowly nodded.

    "Indeed. There were Texas Sr System, Shanghai Sr System, Moscow Asteroid Ring, and several simr names."

    "WHOA!!"

    Everybody was amazed. Their interests heightened, and they wanted to hear more.

    "Then, the person that killed you¡­?"

    Xiaomao''s expression was nk for a moment. He gazed at Mu-Nyang and bitterly smiled.

    "Back then, I felt bad for being a single parent for Mu-Nyang, so I went out to find someone to be his mother."

    "OOOOHHH!!"

    The girls brought out popcorn from their dantian universe. Nymph even wore 3D sses as she invested in the story, "And?"

    "I found a really nice girl. She was also a cat lover, so I thought she was perfect. She had that smooth ck long hair, long elf ears, and light-tanned skin. Her face and figure were on par with Diaochan, Devil, and even Wei Yuan. She was a 10!"

    Wei Zhi brightly smiled as Xiaomao indirectlyplimented her, "OOOOHHH!! And? And?"

    "I mustered the courage to talk to her. I managed to find out that her name was CAT."

    "OOOOHHH!! And? And?"

    "She told me that she served an overlord and worked for a general store. Well, I was curious, so I visited her at her workce one day to surprise her with a bouquet of flowers."

    "OOOOHHH!! And? And?"<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Xiaomao paused for a long time. He deeply sighed.

    "I was scammed. I discovered her secret. Her age didn''t match her appearance."

    "Eh?" Everybody had a bad feeling about this.

    "Cat was a 10, but she was also 10."

    "¡­"

    Mu-Nyang, Damao, Katerina, and the seven wives of Xiaomao stared at Xiaomao with nk look.

    Nymph whispered to Undine, "Was he a pedo?"

    Undine maintained her poker face, "It''s the past. SHH."

    Xiaomao continued, "When the overlord found out that I was wooing a 10-year-old girl in the body of an adult, he reprimanded me. Although he didn''t harm me, I was ashamed."

    "¡­"

    "But I didn''t give up. Eight yearster, I revisited that ce again!"

    "¡­"

    Nymph whispered to Undine, "He WAS a pedo!"

    Undine still maintained her poker face, "It''s the past. SHH."

    While narrating his story, Xiaomao shed a tear, "I discovered her other secret! She was taken!"

    "¡­"

    Everybody felt a lot better as Xiaomao didn''t do anything stupid. Still, they wondered who got that jailbait girl.

    "When I saw her again, she already had seven kids!"

    "¡­"

    Although Nymph had no idea how long the woman took to deliver a child, she assumed that it might take about a year or so for one kid. She counted her fingers.

    Again, Nymph whispered to Undine, "Did she has a kid when she was 11?!"

    Undine retained her poker face, but a corner of her mouth was twitching, "It''s the past. SHH."

    "I was heartbroken, so I visited the Florida Overlord for advice. He sold me something in exchange for almost all of my lifespan. I ran out of lifespan afterward and died."

    "¡­"

    That exined everything. Everybody understood why he was ashamed to say anything about it.

    He was scammed.

    Xiaomao slowly brought out a white pearl, which emitted white light in the dark. He heartilyughed, "Remember what this is?"

    "Isn''t that?"

    Everybody knew the pearl well. After all, they were crucial to their existence.

    It was a fate crystal!

    Mu-Nyang frowned and gazed at the soul orb for a moment. Then, he widened his eyes as if he noticed something weird.

    "M-Master?! Isn''t that the¡­ fate crystal, munya?"

    Xiaomao nodded, "Apleted karmic fate crystal. You''re right."

    "WHAT?! THIS THING EXISTS IN THIS UNIVERSE TOO, MUNYA?!"

    Mu-Nyang thought that the concept of fate crystals only existed in his universe. However, it existed here as well.

    It implied one thing. They might still be in someone else''s dantian universe!

    Xiaomaoughed and exined, "This Karmic Fate Crystal is a higher grade of Entity Fate Crystals, which is an advanced version of Heavenly Fate Crystal. I secretly injected this into my soul when I reincarnated into your dantian universe, Mu-Nyang."

    "Eh?"

    "I ended up spending almost all of my lifespan to get my hands on it. But thinking back, it was worth it."

    The women were at a loss as they had no idea how powerful this fate crystal was. Undine took the initiative to ask first.

    "How did that affect your life, Xiaomao?"

    Xiaomao widely grinned. He patted Mu-Nyang''s head and sent his Qi into his dantian universe. Then, a million system windows appeared, showing the status of Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe. However, it only showed one ce, but every screen disyed a different event.

    "Ever heard of timelines?"

    "!!!"

    Mu-Nyang, Miao Damao, and Katerina realized something. They looked closely at one of the screens and noticed that it showed their house.

    The screen in front of them showed a family of three ¨C Damao, Katerina, and Xiaomao! They still existed in the other timelines!

    "T-This?"

    Mu-Nyang was confused. He sank his consciousness into his dantian universe. However, the former house of theirs in China was already demolished.

    Then, Mu-Nyang figured out something. He read the karma of the house and discovered that it existed in the other parallel timelines, where Xiaomao failed to defeat Pangu. Mu-Nyang once used it as a reference to save Xiaomao''s life, but the karma still existed.

    Xiaomao continued, "Because of this thing, I experienced every timeline in Mu-Nyang''s universe and sent all crucial information to the real timeline. I also receive special luck perk, hints, and hidden information in the form of whispers. If I remember correctly, I used to call them [Senpai]. What was his name again? Oh, right. [Cathulhu Instinct] and [Foresight] Senpais. It turned out that they were my voices from the other parallel timelines, created by this fate crystal."

    "I don''t get it," Nymph and others got more confused.

    Xiaomao sighed and borated.

    "Before the Great Reset, Mu-Nyang used to reset the universe and rebuild it over and over again to maintain its bnce and suppress Pangu. When he reset the universe, the sages called the old universe "Past Timeline". However, after Mao Miaomiao and Mu-Nyang cooperated and triggered the Great Reset to remove the sage''s authority, my soul got reincarnated into his universe and the karmic fate crystal was activated. It predicted countless potential futures and generated karma strings of objects around me."

    Mu-Nyang''s consciousness came back to his body. He also heard everything that Xiaomao said, and he was enlightened.

    "I get it, munya. After the Great Reset, I started using karma techniques to read the future. I saw master died in the "Timelines" so I sent my alter consciousness to be next to you. I saved you from Nian''s attack once, but you somehow strayed from the predicted timeline paths. I thought I did my job. But after thinking back, you did 99% of the work, munya!"

    "Yup. In reality, there was only one real timeline. The rest was just an illusion and vision of the what-if future. In short, my karmic fate crystal provided me with information, and I beelined toward the best possible oue until I reach here."

    "Wow, munya."

    Mu-Nyang''s expression wasplicated as he had enlightenment. As for the girls, Damao, and Kat, they didn''t understand anything. Even Lucky was confused.

    Xiaomao hurried and changed the subject, "That''s the end of the story, people. I traded my lifespan for a fate crystal of this universe. I died old, and I came back as the new protagonist of THIS universe! Yes, it was my master n all along!"

    "¡­"

    "You think you''re the true protagonist, Mu-Nyang? Sorry, it was me, XIAOMAO!"

    "Stop using Jojo meme, master."

    The crowd booed as they felt like they wasted their time listening to Xiaomao''s nonsense. On the other hand, Xiaomao couldn''t stop chortling.

    Suddenly, Mu-Nyang''s expression darkened. He touched his belly and sweated profusely.

    "Master, I don''t feel so good, munya."

    Everybody stopped making noise. They turned to Mu-Nyang, "What''s wrong?"

    Mu-Nyang closed his eyes and inspected his dantian universe. He reported what he saw.

    "Remember that bastard Zhuge Liang, munya?"

    "Yeah, that useless protagonist?"

    "He''s a viin now, munya. He backstabbed Meng Xin and became the new Samsara God. He conquered the first and second game world and is attacking the third game world. Ma Moxi and Ku''er are dead because of him. He consumed their souls and got their power, but Ma Moxi''s child inherited his father''s fate crystal and is under the protection of this generation seven-sin cmity fiends, munya. Just now, Zhuge Liang and Odin form an alliance, and they are attacking ve Dungeon, munya!"

    "Oh, dear."

    Xiaomao, Amon, Lucky, Undine, Nymph, Madoka, Alice, and Wei Zhi shook their heads and sighed. They changed their clothes, wearing a full set of soul-bound armor. After arming themselves, the team stood in front of Mu-Nyang.

    "What are you waiting for? Send us in there to clean house."

    Mu-Nyang drylyughed, "Master, please be gentle this time, munya. You''re stronger than me. If you go all out, my dantian will explode, munya."

    "Don''t worry about it. We''ll suppress our strength to the quasi-entity stage. That should be enough to handle everybody, right?"

    "Hehehe, alright, munya!"

    The group transformed into a streak of light and entered Mu-Nyang''s dantian, leaving Miao Damao and Miao Katerina behind.

    The two parents hugged Mu-Nyang. Then, they giggled, "I guess we''re alone again, son."

    "Yes, munya."

    Mu-Nyang also licked his parents. He closed his eyes and sank his consciousness into his dantian, watching the new beginning of a new story. He then brightly smiled.

    "Have fun, master."

    Damao and Katerina were happy for their child. They carried him to the small cabin next to the wide flowing river next to theke.

    The cabin was brightly decorated in modern trinkets, light bulbs, and dolls. Its white paint illuminated in the dark night.

    Damao and Katerina brought Mu-Nyang to ss coffin of Xiaomao''s old body. They covered the coffin with a thick soft futon. Then, they made his bed on top of it.

    After leaving Mu-Nyang in Xiaomao''s cabin, they gazed at therge board on the wall. It was now covered with thousands of Xiaomao and Mu-Nyang''s photos, smiling and having fun next to the river. Brand new cat toys and bottle of catnips stacked on the side while the rest was full of plushy dolls.

    The parents got out of the cabin. They then gazed at the brand new houses of Xiaomao''s family and Damao''s family.

    The gloomy lonely cabin was gone. The dead was restored. Now, they were filled with life.

    .

    WHOOSH

    Xiaomao and his wives arrived above ve Dungeon''s cave. They looked around and found the armies of Odin and Zhuge Liang. The Cernun Ind was devastated as the warships of Zhuge Liang bombed everything to smithereens.

    The main force already infiltrated the dungeon, leaving a trail of dead yers and tourists.

    Xiaomao deeply frowned. He descended andnded in front of the cave. Then, he secured the corpses of the yers and cast resurrection spells on them.

    The yers whose real bodies were still on Earth slowly came back to life. As for the transmigrated ones, their soul orbs reconstructed their physiques, and they regained their consciousness.

    "Ah, shit. Here we go again."

    Xiaomao gazed at the entrance to the ve Dungeon''s cave, yet he widely grinned, having fun.

    The girls in the sky finished destroying the remnant of Odin''s forces and Zhuge Liang''s warships. They came down and reported.

    "The sky is clear, Xiaomao. What''s next?"

    Undine snickered, "Do we really need to help your father? He''s a quasi-entity. He should be fine, right?"

    Xiaomao shrugged, "Zhuge Liang got Meng Xin''s power, so we can''t underestimate him. Anyway, let''s weaken this viin and let the next protagonist generation has him."

    "Not underestimate him, but we''re not killing him? Soundsplicated. Oh, well."

    The girls shrugged, believing in their husband.

    Xiaomao snapped his fingers. Then, countless portals were opened. A million Cathulhus with grey wings came out from his dantian universe.

    "Let''s go, boys! TO WAR, MUNYAAAA"

    MUNYAAAAA

 Chapter 446 Cathulhu Epilogue, New Of Villain Cultivator

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    Chapter 446 ¨C Cathulhu Epilogue, New Chapter of Viin Cultivator

    In ve Dungeon, Mao Miaomiao noticed the invasion of Odin and Zhuge Liang. He teleported all residents to the safest ce in the dungeon ¨C B777. It was a grasnd, which was a copy of Mu-Nyang and Xiaomao''s homeworld in the higher dimension. The only way to ess them was to use the dungeon core''s authority.

    Song Hyun Woo and the residents of ve Dungeon migrated to B777 peacefully. However,batants, such as Gata, Joan, Taotie, Mimir, Renn, and neers were mobilized to stop the intruders.

    Among the crowd, the Wei Family joined them. Wei Feng, Wei Xiong, and Wei Huang transformed into giant Cathulhus and hovered over the endless sea level, the B5 Floor.

    The Wei Cathulhus gazed at the horizon. 1,000 kilometers away from their direction, a massive gate released 50,000 deity-ying golems of Asgard. Each was 500 meters tall, bulky, and fat. However, the jewels inside their eyes glowed in purple light and menacingly stared at their opponents. The ones leading the troops were Loki and Heimdall. As usual, they wore their ancient soul-bound gears.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    Arge gate appeared behind the Cathulhus of the Wei Family. A red-haired Oni samurai with white katana emerged and led the new troops of Oni yers. Master Yeet, the Guild Leader of [ve Dungeon Mob] also joined them.

    The red-hairednded on top of Wei Huang''s head. She sat down and patted her father.

    "It has been a while since west fought on the same side, Father."

    Wei Huang rolled his eyes. He grabbed her with his chubby tentacles and forced her to fly on her own. Then, he mocked her.

    "How''s your new life, little Cao?"

    The red-haired Oni was none other than Wei Cao, who had been sentenced to switch gender and serve in the ve Dungeon as a floor boss and Mao Miaomiao''s concubine. Although it was a punishment, Wei Cao seemed happy as her pupils glistened.

    "I wish I did this long ago. Being a wife is 1,000 times better than struggling as a n leader."

    "Tsk!" Wei Huang clicked his tongue. "I shouldn''t have gender-swapped you."

    "Toote, father! I love my job now! Hehehe!" Wei Cao lewdly snickered, ignoring the weird stare of her sons in the previous life.

    WHOOSH

    While Wei Huang and Wei Cao bantered, a blond-haired Oni woman emerged from the gate behind them, leading the housewife squadron. Wei Yuan, Devil, Diaochan, Mao Xueyan, Mao Dandan, and 50 wives of Mao Miaomiao came here as a reinforcement. The weakest among them was a level 120,000 sage while the two strongest women, Wei Yuan and Devil, carried the aura of a quasi-entity of level 999,999.

    After the two top predators of Mu-Nyang''s universe showed up, Wei Huang let out a long sigh of relief. He chortled.

    "I don''t know what Zhuge Liang and Odin were thinking, but they fucked up big time! Why are they provoking the only faction with quasi-entities?"

    "Who knows?" Wei Cao shrugged. "I have to guess. I think they want to chop their manhood and join Miaomiao''s harem too."

    "Doubt it." Wei Huang shook his head.

    While Wei Huang and Wei Cao conversed, Zhuge Liang emerged from the portal behind Loki and Heimdall. Instead of wearing the usual white schr robes, he donned modern clothes and a ck suit. He tied his long hair into a ponytail, but he still carried a feather fan and retained the trademark goatee beard. Surprisingly, his strength also reached the limit of this universe.

    Zhuge Liang, the Samsara God, Level 999,999

    After backstabbing Meng Xin and stealing the power of karma, Zhuge Liang murdered Ma Moxi and Ku''er to plunder their heavenly fate crystals. As he carried the fate of a protagonist and antagonist at the same time, he could pinpoint the locations of all protagonists in the universe.

    Although five fate crystals were on Earth, the strongest crystal was still lurking in this dungeon. Moreover, the crystal bearer was none other than Mao Miaomiao.

    Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes when he spotted Wei Yuan and Devil.

    "Heroines¡­"

    Nobody knew what Zhuge Liang thought. He snorted and pointed at the two women.

    "Loki. As nned."

    Loki cackled, "Alright! All units! GET THOSE WENCHES!"

    His voice was so loud that Wei Yuan and Devil could hear him. They raised their eyebrows, baffled by their actions.

    "Throwing deities against quasi-entities? Are they crazy?" Diaochan giggled, mocking Zhuge Liang''s weird stratagem.

    Wei Yuan and Devil remained expressionless. Thetter warned the troublemaker, "We''ll take care of small fries. Be on standby and get ready for sudden ambushes or random teleportation. Zhuge Liang is now a Samsara God, so he can potentially kill us by cutting our karma strings."

    "Okie!"

    Diaochan still looked down on Zhuge Liang. She couldn''t wait to see the kid get owned.

    RUMBLE

    The deity-killing golems rushed toward Wei Yuan and Devil. Both of them drew their katanas, activating the sword domain that they had learned from Mao Miaomiao.

    SWUA

    SWUA

    Both swung once, but 50,000 of the giant were cut into two.

    "Yup, that''s it." Diaochan nodded.

    "Too easy!" Wei Huang snickered.

    However, Wei Yuan and Devil frowned. They sensed something missing.

    While everybodyughed at the golems, the robotic beings brightened and regenerated their parts. From 50,000, they became 100,000 golems when the regeneration waspleted!

    RUMBLE

    Their levels also rose from 99,999 to 100,000. All of them just broke through the barrier of the sage realm instantly!

    Heimdall mocked Wei Yuan and Devil, "See that, bitches? Those are our new weapons!"

    "¡­ Is that so?"

    Wei Yuan closed her eyes while Devil shook her head. Thetter snapped her fingers.

    CLICK-CLICK-CLICK

    Devil activated the domain of time and space. She stopped the time flow, causing everybody but the wife squadrons to be frozen in time. Even the robots couldn''t move.

    Devil slowly approached the army. She ignored the troops and flew closer to Zhuge Liang.

    Unfortunately, before she could reach him, Zhuge Liang''s hands moved. He seized the karma strings of Devil and cut them!

    "It''s over, Devil. Without you, Mao Miaomiao will break down!" Uttered Zhuge Liang.

    "Really?" Devil tilted her head and smirked. Then, she pointed at the karma strings that Zhuge Liang had cut.

    Zhuge Liang frowned for a moment. Then, he rechecked the owner of the karma strings.

    There was none! They were duplicated karma strings without an owner as they simply floated around aimlessly.

    "T-This, how?!"

    Devil shrugged. She slowly transformed into a ck-winged angel, revealing "HIS" appearance. A few secondster, Devil turned into Mao Miaomiao.

    She was, in fact, Mao Miaomiao in his gender-swap form! She disguised as Devil to trick Zhuge Liang!<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    "I know you might do something drastic such as this, so I outsmart your outsmarting!" Mao Miaomiao made a Jojo pose and mocked Zhuge Liang up close.

    "¡­"

    Zhuge Liang narrowed his eyes. He mustered his strength and broke the time domain''s restrictions and reached out to seize Mao Miaomiao''s karma strings.

    He caught them!

    "Hmm?"

    However, something was not right. Mao Miaomiao''s karma strings couldn''t be touched even though Zhuge Liang had the authority over the Samsara River and all karma strings. His fingers went through the string as if they were hologram images or illusions.

    SOEK

    Mao Miaomiao gently stabbed Zhuge Liang''s stomach with Killer Queen. It pierced through thetter''s dantian crystal, shattering it.

    "Didn''t I tell you that my entity is not tied to Mu-Nyang''s universe? I''m known as [Outer God] for a reason."

    Zhuge Liang looked at the katana and bitterly smiled. He deeply sighed, "It''s impossible to rece you after all. Thank you for the lesson, master."

    "You''re wee, disciple. By the way, why did you do it? If you knew that it was impossible to challenge me, why did you kill Meng Xin and Ma Moxi? Why are you attacking my dungeon?"

    Zhuge Liang gazed at Mao Miaomiao while his hands and feet slowly dissipated into dust. He looked relieved, "With this move, no matter the result, one force will unite the entire universe. No neutral force can exist ¨C Either you or I will be the sole protagonist overlord. After the universe is unified, there won''t be another superpower to disrupt the growth of mortals, immortals, and deities. The universe will thrive and prosper until the reigning force rots away because of internal corruption and greed. I was confident that I could reign this universe and tame my subordinates, but¡­"

    The disintegration reached Zhuge Liang''s torso. He paused for a moment and smiled at his former mentor.

    "If it''s you, I''m sure the universe will be war-free for several billion years. Though, I''m concerned that you might monopolize all the good women, you are a better candidate than Meng Xin and Ma Moxi. I just couldn''t let them rise and be another hidden force in this universe."

    Mao Miaomiao rolled his eyes. He knew that Zhuge Liang did it for the greater good, but he picked the wrong method, "You fool. Even if you leave them alone, they won''t pose a threat to me."

    "It was worth it, though. At least, you won''t have to worry about backstabbers."

    Zhuge Liangughed. His body turned to ash, leaving only his soul orb and stolen heavenly fate crystals.

    After Zhuge Liang was gone, Mao Miaomiao turned around, gazing at Loki and Heimdall. He mimicked Xiaomao''s hand incantation and clenched his fist.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    Both Heimdall and Loki exploded into blood mist. The golems'' eyes also dimmed as theirmanders died.

    SNAP

    Mao Miaomiao snapped his fingers and disabled his time domain. The golems fell into the dungeon''s ocean one after another. Just like that, the main force of the Odin Army and Zhuge Liang Army was gone.

    Wei Huang, Wei Cao, and the wife brigade wryly smiled. It seemed that they were not needed here.

    "What are we here for? Decoration? Moral support?" Wei Huang shook his head.

    "Nah, we''re doing our job. Had we stayed idly, we would have been fired," Wei Feng snickered. He then waved his hand at his brother-inw and sister.

    Mao Miaomiao returned to them. He sent out his order, "Disperse and maintain the order of the civilians. The situation is under our control!"

    Wei Yuan and everybody were surprised. They hadn''t fought Odin and Thor yet, but Mao Miaomiao sent out a dispersion order.

    "What about Thor and Odin, Miaomiao," asked Wei Yuan.

    "Meh." Mao Miaomiao''s expression wasplicated, but his hand reached for her butt. "I''ll leave that to our boy."

    "Your boy?"

    The crowd froze. Whenever Mao Miaomiao mentioned "His Boy", he always referred to Xiaomao.

    "He''sing back? Isn''t his return schedule next year?"

    "He''s a good son, so¡­"

    Mao Miaomiao cackled and closed his eyes. His dungeon master system revealed the scene of the Cathulhu Army annihting the rearguard units of Odin and Thor''s forces. Also, he noticed that a certain white-winged angel was in the middle of bullying Odin. As for Thor, he already turned into a soul orb.

    The proud dad opened his eyes and looked up. Everybody also followed his gaze and saw nothing but a starless sky in the dungeon floor''s dimension.

    "My boy is so strong that I can''tpete with him anymore. Nothing makes me this proud."

    "¡­"

    The girls nodded while the Wei Family widely grinned. As Xiaomao came from their family branch, they also received the boons and reputation from Xiaomao''s status.

    But the next words of Mao Miaomiao made everybody slip.

    "Therefore, I must make more children! We must strive to create the second and third Xiaomao with all our strength! Come my wives, let me smash those booties!"

    "¡­"

    The girls facepalmed while Wei Huang, Wei Feng, Wei Xiong, and Wei Cao burst intoughter.

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    That day marked the end of the Game Era. The Mao n and Wei n dominated the universe, and Mao Miaomiao took over the title of the Samsara God.

    As Zhuge Liang had predicted - After the war, Mao Miaomiao expanded his harem size, taking in thousands of peerless beauties around the universe. He never discriminated against any race as long as they had boobas and a hole to screw. Even beast-like furries didn''t escape Mao Miaomiao''s perversion. The women gave birth to million angels, which expanded their influence further. Their offspring upied important posts and maintained their influence for one million years.

    New generations of protagonists emerged and contested for supremacy. However, none of them fought against the Mao n or the Wei n due to their reputation and their righteous nature. Some of them managed to be sages, but they ended up either working for Mao Miaomiao or marrying one of Mao Miaomiao''s children after their epics finished.

    As more people grew stronger, the ceiling of the universe increased. After the sage-realm limit was lifted, quasi-entities managed to ovee the bottlenecks and their cultivation stage rose to entities.

    Mu-Nyangter returned to the universe to impose a neww - Any entity wishing to leave his universe must donate half of their dantian universe''s stars to Mu-Nyang before the ascension. Those whoplied with this rule earned permission to move out of Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe to the higher realm.

    After the neww had been imposed, many chose to venture into the higher realm while many entities remained in the universe, protecting their home universe from outside harm.

    Mao Miaomiao continued to stay in Mu-Nyang''s universe for five million years, assisting Mu-Nyang in hunting down rowdy protagonists and antagonists. However, he caused trouble for the male poption as he monopolized millions of beautiful women in the universe.

    Mu-Nyang also had enough of Mao Miaomiao''s perversion. He kicked the guy and his wives out of his universe. He also stripped 70% of Mao Miaomiao''s stars as he got too strong.

    After being kicked out, the majority of his wives migrated to Mao Miaomiao''s dantian universe. They quickly took over the ce and became the powerhouse there.

    As for Mao Miaomiao, his cultivation base dropped from Quasi-Transcended to Quasi-Entity. He had no choice but to regain his strength while surviving in the higher realm.

    This mark a new chapter of Mao Miaomiao''s life. No longer a viin, cultivated by Mu-Nyang, Mao Miaomiao set off on a new journey.

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    I was nning to end Cathulhu Online and Viin Cultivator in this chapter. But after careful consideration and the requests from readers, VC WILL RESUME SOON!

 Chapter 447 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (1)

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    Chapter 447 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (1)

    It had been five million years since the unification of Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe and the Solomon War. Pangu no longer existed, and Mao Miaomiao had be the ultimate ruler of the universe.

    Deep inside the B666th floor of ve Dungeon, a white cat confronted the ck-winged angel on the throne. He was the true owner of this universe ¨C Mu-Nyang.

    The cat''s fur glistened in the dark throne room. On the other hand, Mao Miaomiao wore nothing. He sat on the ck throne while 20 of his wives sat around him, waiting for their turn to please their husband. On hisp, Devil sat and rode him while facing the cat. Her bountiful breasts bounced while the angel supported them.

    Mu-Nyang ignored the vulgar scene andined.

    "Miaomiao, you have too many children, munya."

    Mao Miaomiao, aka the ck-winged angel, shrugged while he fondled the breasts of Devil, "So?"

    "The universe is overpopted with your genes, munya. Your sons and daughters have children, grandchildren, and grand-grandchildren, munya! Do you know how many people inherits your DNA so far?"

    "Enlighten me."

    "117 TRILLION, MUNYA!"

    "¡­"

    "Do you realize how you ruined the ecology of the universe, munya?! All newborn grand-grand-grand-grandchildren have a high chance of being inbred, munya!"

    This was a problem of monopolizing top women in the universe. Their genes were concentrated, and the new generation had a hard time finding new blood. So far, several million couples found themselves from the same family tree as Mao Miaomiao.

    They were all Miaomiao''s descendants!

    "Can''t Qi and immortality perk do something about their DNA?" Miaomiao could modify his DNA and genes after he reached the immortal stage, so he didn''t believe in the issue.

    "It can, but your descendants will be born ugly and disfigured from birth, munya! They will have a lot of issues when they are still a mortal, munya."

    "¡­ Oh, shit."

    "Therefore¡­"

    Mu-Nyang nced at all the women on the floor. He pointed at them, "I''ll banish you and your family from my dantian universe, munya. Pack your things and bring your wives to your dantian universe within 24 hours. I''m kicking you out, munya!"

    "HEY!"

    Miaomiao was shocked. He stopped banging Devil and disconnected from her. Then, he stomped toward the cat, "I did everything so far to stabilize the universe for you. You can''t kick me out. Also, I''m the current Samsara God. If I leave, who will manage the karma?"

    "I''ll take care of those myself, munya."

    "You¡­"

    "Anyway, I will do something about your descendants, but you, your wives, and some of your direct children got to go, munya. I''ll also strip some of your stars in your dantian universe topensate for the inbred issues."

    Without allowing Miaomiao to react, Mu-Nyang wiggled his tail.

    WHOOSH

    A dantian crystal was ejected from Miaomiao''s body. Mu-Nyang caught it and patted it.

    "Hey! That''s my dantian! Give it back!"

    Miaomiao reached out to get his dantian back, but Mu-Nyang vanished. A secondter, the dantian crystal returned.

    Mu-Nyang parted him with a piece of bad news.

    "I''ve extracted 70% of the stars in your universe, munya. Your cultivation base will drop from the transcended stage to the sage stage. You should be able to survive in the higher realm with that, munya."

    "THAT''S TWO MAJOR REALMS, MU-NYANG!"

    Miaomiao was enraged. He almost vomited blood because of anger.

    RUMBLE

    Not only his strength was sapped, but Devil and the other women also lost their strength. Their cultivation base dropped by two major realms as well. Everybody stood up and gazed at Miaomiao, waiting for his decision.

    Miaomiao turned to Devil, "We''re homeless now. So, what are you gonna do?"

    Devil grinned, "How about we crash Xiaomao''s ce when we get out? He''s the overlord of the higher realm, right?"

    "Thest time he visited, he told me that he''s just a gctic overlord. The overlord of the universe is a guy from Florida Gxy."

    "It''s still better than nothing, right? We''re elders, and he''s your son. He should ept us."

    "¡­ We''ll try."

    Although everybody was dejected that Mu-Nyang evicted them from his universe, they were optimistic as there was someone they could rely on in the higher realm.

    Miaomiao put on his dark knight armor and contacted all his wives in this universe.

    He sent out notifications to two million women that he had bedded throughout five million years.

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    Countless pretty women teleported to the dungeon one after another. When all of them gathered, Miaomiao informed them about the eviction notice.

    "Mu-Nyang is going to expel us from his dantian universe within 24 hours. We need to move everybody into my dantian universe before the migration for safety. You have less than a day to pack your belongings ande to me."

    That sentence shocked everybody, including their children. The time limit made them ufortable, but no one protested. They returned to their homes to pack their belongings. In 12 hours, they returned and moved to Miaomiao''s universe by shrinking themselves into streaks of light, entering his dantian crystal.

    The OG wives ¨C Wei Yuan, Devil, Eve, Diaochan, Xie Fan, Lilith, Xu Chu, Eurobeat, Queen Gu, Ma Xingjuan, and others also joined them. New faces, such as Bianca Duhan and Wei Cao, were also a part of this harem.

    Many descendants came along as well, and Miaomiao amodated them, sending them to the best habitables to start over.

    The residents of the dungeon heard of the sudden migration. A million female monsters and humans came to see him off. Some also volunteered to go along with the group.

    Among them, a female phoenix, Cookie-Cookie, shed tears of sadness.

    "Are you going to leave me here, Coo?"

    Miaomiao gazed at the giant chubby phoenix, whom he once copted when he was drunk. It was a one-night stand, so she wasn''t a part of the official wives. Still, she gave birth to 12 phoenixes with his bloodline.

    Looking at the fat phoenix, Miaomiao drylyughed, "If youe with me, you will have to live in my dantian. Are you sure?"

    "Oh, fuck off, then." Cookie-Cookie threw away her handkerchief and stomped away. "I ain''t living together with those hoes! I''m a strong independent single mother, uh-uh, COO!"

    "¡­ Suit yourself."

    Miaomiaoughed and turned to the others. Then, he saw a muscr lion woman with a thousand barrels of wine, pushing through the crowd. Behind her, a tall ant girl pushed a cart full of giant transparent eggs and followed the lioness.

    The lioness had long fangs, messy orange hair, and a toned body of a female muscle builder. She wore a set of fur bikini and walked bare feet.

    As for the ant woman, her head, arms, and legs looked the same as a giant killer wasp. However, her curvy body resembled the top model, and her shells covered the private parts of her body.

    "Miaomiao!" The lioness panted.

    "Oh, hey, Taotie. I thought you wouldn''te."

    "My ass I wouldn''t. I haven''t seen my disciple for ages. It''s about time I move up and check on Xiaomao."<novelsnext></novelsnext>

    Miaomiaoughed and kissed the lioness, who recently joined his harem. Then, he turned to the other wife, who was also an employee of this dungeon.

    "Renn, good to see you with the new kids. Are they mine?"

    The ant queen, Renn, lightly shrugged, "Who else if they''re not yours? They still smell like your semen."

    "Whoops. Hehehe."

    The two monster girls collected their belongings and transformed into a streak of light. They entered his dantian universe.

    .

    24 hours quickly passed by while Miaomiao was busy saying goodbye to his subordinates, colleagues, and the children who decided to stay. A portal appeared in front of him, and Mu-Nyang came out.

    The white cat sat on a flying book. He stared at Miaomiao and the crowd, who came to send Miaomiao off.

    "That''s a lot of people, munya."

    Mao Miaomiao sighed, "I have many children. They''re here to say goodbye."

    The crowd behind Miaomiao were his angel children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, great-great-great-grandchildren, and many more. As they worshiped Mao Miaomiao as a living legend, they were sad to see him go.

    Mu-Nyang gave Miaomiao a meaningful look. He then opened a path for him.

    "It''s time, munya."

    Miaomiao nodded. He entered the blue portal and weed the new light while people behind him saluted, sending him off.

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    WHOOSH

    Upon stepping out of Mu-Nyang''s universe, he found himself inside arge cabin. He looked around to scan for a threat.

    Fortunately, the beautiful songs of chirping birds told him that there were no vile beasts or threatening entities around here. Miaomiao let out a long sigh of relief.

    As Miaomiao rxed, he started paying attention to his surroundings.

    On the east wall, arge photo bulletin board attracted his eyes. Pictures of Xiaomao and Mu-Nyang when they went fishing together upied 70% of the board. Several photos of Xiaomao and his family were also there, having fun doing various activities and visiting different ces. Noticeably, everybodyughed and smiled.

    Their smiles were infectious. Miaomiao couldn''t help but smile as well while he admired what they did when they were together.

    The portal behind Miaomiao was closed, and the real body of Mu-Nyang leaped on top of his head. He sat there and pped his forehead.

    "Stop staring at my family photos, munya. This is my house. Get out!"

    Not forgetting his purpose, Miaomiao asked Mu-Nyang, "Wait a second, Mu-Nyang. Can you tell me where Xiaomao lives?"

    "He is living in the pce, munya. We can''t reach him."

    "Huh?"

    Miaomiao paused for a moment. Something seemed wrong about them. Mu-Nyang and Xiaomao should have been so close to the point that their bond was unbreakable.

    "What happened to both of you? Did you fight?"

    "Nope, munya!"

    "Huh? But why?"

    Miaomiao was confused. If Mu-Nyang and Xiaomao were on good terms, he wondered how they weren''t living here together.

    "I know what you were thinking, munya," Mu-Nyang smirked. "It''s called [Growing Up]. He has a family. I, too, have a family. We can''t be sleeping in the same house and partying 24/7, munya!"

    "You have a wife?!" Miaomiao was shocked.

    Mu-Nyang puffed his chest. He then pointed at one of the photos.

    In that picture, there was a white Persian cat with a pink ribbon. She looked like a luxurious cat that rich people had as a pet.

    "Is that your wife?"

    "Hehe. She''s beautiful, right, munya?"

    Miaomiao raised his brow, then he looked at Mu-Nyang''s cheeky expression. However, the corner of his eyes noticed something unusual.

    There was a family of kittens on a cat bed. A chonky white caty there, allowing her children to drink her milk.

    Miaomiao instantly caught on to something. As their sizes were different like night and day, he couldn''t help but mock Mu-Nyang.

    "You spoiled your wife a lot, I see."

    "KEEP MY WIFE''S NAME OUT OF YOUR FREAKING MOUTH, MUNYA!!"

    PA

    Mu-Nyang pped Miaomiao''s face as if he was Will Smith smacking Chris Rock. However, his paw did no damage.

    Because of frustration, Mu-Nyang yelled, "Get out of my house, munya. You''re on your own from now on!"

    "Hah? Hey, man, I''m sorry if I said something wrong, okay?"

    BOOM

    Mu-Nyang transformed his right arm into a Cathulhu''s tentacle. He punched Miaomiao in the face and knocked him out of the cabin.

    Miaomiao tumbled on the ground but managed to get himself up. When he looked up, he found Mu-Nyang, sticking his tongue at him.

    "You''re fired, munya. Go get a life!"

    BOOM

    Mu-Nyang mmed the door and locked it.

    "¡­"

    Miaomiao bitterly smiled and patted the dirt on his armor. Then, he looked around.

    He found himself outside of a massive fortress wall. Although there were many trees in the backyard, the stone roads and Renaissance era buildings outside the walls polluted his eyes.

    Thest time that Miaomiao visited this ce, it was deste and barren. However, the small patches of grass, thergeke to the west of the cabin, and the massive fortress road to the east told another story.

    Looking at the strange world, Miaomiao was reminded of his first day in Mu-Nyang''s universe when he was thrown into a mortal. He psyched himself up.

    "I have an experience as a transcended being! I''m not afraid of danger!"

    After hyping up, Miaomiao approached the fortress road. He was excited about his new independent life.

 Chapter 448 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (2)

    <h4>Chapter 448 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (2)</h4>

    Chapter 448 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (2)

    The path toward the fortress was well protected. A swarm of a billion butterfly drones with cat faces patrolled the area, sending buzzing hum sounds everywhere.

    Miaomiao looked at the roof of Mu-Nyang''s cabin. There was arge butterfly drone sitting on the chimney, sitting and staring at him.

    MUNYA

    It also meowed like the house owner. However, its fake red eyes createdser pointers beams, pointing at Miaomiao''s forehead as if a sniper was aiming at him.

    They were not hostile to Mao Miaomiao. However, it simply gave him an unspoken warning ¨C "If you do something stupid to this house owner, I''m gonna st your head."

    Miaomiao wryly smiled and saluted at Mu-Nyang''s house. He bid his benefactor farewell.

    "Thank you for everything, Mu-Nyang. I''ll be off."

    Like a filial teenager moving out of his parent''s house and starting a new life, he shed a tear of gratitude and sadness. He turned around, wiping his face, and gazed forward.

    Miaomiao departed from the cabin and walked toward the main road 500 meters away. He followed the road toward the giant fortress at a distance.

    The stone road seemed well-maintained. No weed, moss, or dirt was on the path as if it was newly paved. Following the way, Miaomiao reached the checkpoint of the fortress.

    At the checkpoint, a squad of four lion-sized cats sat there, yawning andying on the ground. They were all Siamese bred, but everybody had a pair of grey feather wings.

    Their noses caught the unique scent of Miaomiao. Their pupils dted, and they looked up. Upon discovering the ck-winged angel, they eximed.

    "A stranger, munya!"

    "Unidentified intruder, munya!"

    "SOUND THE ALARM, MUNYA!"

    One of them sprinted behind the wall. A few secondster, a loud siren echoed. Patrolling butterfly robots beamed theirser pointers at Miaomiao''s head while the sentry guns turned toward him.

    Miaomiao wryly smiled. As he didn''t want to cause trouble in the new world, he raised his hands, surrendering.

    "Don''t shoot! I''vee in peace. I''m Miao Xiaomao''s father!"

    The cats deeply frowned. They were offended, "How dare you disrespect our emperor, munya! ARREST HIM!"

    MUNYAAA!!

    The big cats pounced on Miaomiao and tried to pin him to the ground. However, Miaomiao didn''t budge.

    Miaomiao was surprised. They were weaker than average sages in Mu-Nyang''s dantian universe.

    ''Eh? Aren''t they supposed to be stronger than themon sages in the lower realms? What happened to this universe?''

    As Miaomiao had no intention of provoking the cats, he pretended to be weak and fell to the ground. The big cats cheered and cuffed his wrists with thin straps. Then, they threw him on the back of the biggest cat, who brought him into the fortress.

    The cuffs were just a few pieces of stic and tape. Miaomiao slightly exerted his force, but it almost ripped in half.

    ''Whoops.''

    Miaomiao roughly touched the half-broken part and sealed it with his Qi. He didn''t want to cause any misunderstanding at the moment. After all, he learned a harsh lesson when he visited Devil''s Kingdom in the past and almost got himself in trouble.

    .

    .

    CLANK

    The Siamese cat threw Miaomiao into a dungeon cell. Then, he puffed his chest in tion.

    "Stay there, munya. You will be judged ording to our gxyws, munya!"

    Miaomiao bitterly smiled, "Who will be the judge? Your emperor?"

    "Of course, munya! Since you dare to im that you''re his father, his majesty will judge you himself, munya. ording to the Criminal Code Section 112, it is illegal to defame, insult, disrespect, or threaten the emperor, munya! Criminals will be sentenced between five years to life imprisonment, depending on the gravity of the vition, munya! However, the emperor has the final say on the verdict, munya!"

    "Oh, neat."

    The Siamese cat left the prison area and handed over the duty to the local warden.

    .

    Miaomiao only stayed in prison for two hours. A small ck catopus hopped toward his cell and opened the door.

    "Come out, prisoner. The emperor is ready to give you the verdict, munya."

    Miaomiao got up and followed the little catopus.

    30 minutes after going through a dozen checkpoints, the ck catopus pointed at an enclosed interrogation room. A tinted one-sided ss window in the room caught Miaomiao''s attention. A steel chair and a table were at the center. On the ceiling, four barrels of sci-fi guns pointed at Miaomiao''s head.

    "Get in, munya."

    Miaomiao shrugged and entered the room. He leisurely sat on the chair and faced the tinted ss window.

    CLANK

    The steel door was mmed shut. The catopus outside locked the door.

    Just like that, Miaomiao was left alone in the room. He wondered what kind of verdict he would get in this ce.

    After sitting still for five minutes, a speaker in the room sounded.

    "Hey, pops. Why did you cause trouble the first day you got out?"

    It was Xiaomao''s voice.

    Miaomiao was relieved. He broke the weak cuff and scratched his wrists. Then, heined.

    "Mu-Nyang evicted me from the dantian universe. Now, I''m homeless. At first, I''m nning to visit you to see if you can provide me and your mothers a ce to stay, but those cats arrested me."

    "For what charge?"

    "They said something about lese majeste bullcrap. Anyway, can I get out?"

    "Oh, sure."

    CREAK

    The tinted window slowly ascended, revealing the other side of the room. A handsome young angel who seemed to be in his mid-20s sat on a couch and crossed his legs, leaning backfortably. Two adult-sized humanoid furry cats in knight armor stood behind him, guarding their emperor. Another cat-man in a modern suit and pants also stood next to the window, but he held a pen and a book. He seemed to be a clerk that was in charge of recording this case.

    Despite being an emperor, Xiaomao wore a casual t-shirt, shorts, and flippers. No jewel or crown decorated him aside from the seven in gold wedding rings on his fingers.

    Miaomiao bitterly smiled. After five million years, Xiaomao didn''t change much. However, his eyes were deeper than in the past.

    Xiaomao deeply sighed and picked up the wooden hammer on the table in front of him. He knocked on the wooden te, after which, he dered his verdict.

    "This case is dismissed. This man is my real father. Release him."

    The two bodyguards gulped and saluted Mao Miaomiao. The cat clerk sweated profusely and immediately ordered the people outside the free the prisoner.

    CREAK

    The metal door behind Miaomiao was opened. The warden earlier rushed in to remove the cuff, only the find that the restraining tool was already broken.

    Miaomiao patted the ck catopus head and giggled, "Keep up the good work, kitty."

    The cat couldn''t stop shaking. He looked at Xiaomao in the other room.

    Xiaomao didn''t say anything other than gesturing with his head, telling the warden to hurry.

    "Y-Yes, munya!"

    The ck catopus and the other soldiers ran around in frantic. They opened all doors, allowing Miaomiao to pass through. The idle workers also stood at the side of the hallways, saluting and paying respect to the emperor''s parent.

    .

    .

    Several minutester, Miaomiao got out of prison. As per Xiaomao''s instructions, the soldiers guided the ck-winged angel to the inner pce of the fortress, where Xiaomao and his wives lived.

    Entering the residence, Miaomiao was reminded of the Forbidden Pce in China. Although itcked color, most of the pce''syout was the same. The next differences were the servants here as everybody was either catopuses, cathulhus, or humanoid cats.

    Cats were everywhere!

    The servant guided Miaomiao to the throne room. He entered together with the guide and found hundreds of 1-meter pedestals, supporting ck and white orbs on them. They were arranged by the walls, serving as decorations in the throne room.

    "Your majesty, please stay here. His Majesty is busy at the moment. He will be back shortly."

    "¡­"

    The servant excused himself, leaving Miaomiao alone in the mysterious throne rooms with orbs.

    Having nothing to do, Miaomiao walked toward the pedestals and checked the things. When he was in front of the volleyball-sized crystals, Miaomiao recognized them.

    They were dantian crystals, the oversized ones!

    "What the hell is going on here?"

    Miaomiao frowned and took a closer look. He could see countless gxies in the crystal in front of him. Then, he lowered his gaze to read thebel sign on the pedestal.

    [Universe of Orcs]

    "Orcs? Are they a bunch of orcs in here?"

    Miaomiao scratched his head and moved on to the next crystal. He found another dantian universe with different gxies. However, this one''s space was pure white.

    [Universe of Goblins]

    "Goblin?!"

    He started to see a theme. He looked at other crystals.

    [Universe of Vampires]

    [Universe of Werewolves]

    [Universe of Incubi]

    Miaomiao''s imagination ran wild as he fantasized about himself in a universe full of these creatures. He wondered if beautiful elves or human towns existed in there, waiting to be raided.

    While Miaomiao was checking the dantian crystals, Xiaomao walked into the throne room, followed by his humanoid cat servants. When he noticed that the ck-winged angels were interested in the crystals, he gestured for his men to leave them alone.

    After they were alone, Xiaomao approached his father.

    "Want a guide?"

    "Oh, you''reing at a good time," Miaomiao waved his hand, calling Xiaomao over. "What are these? Why are you collecting them?"

    Xiaomao walked toward the crystal pedestal and nced at it. He bitterly smiled.

    "These are the dantian crystals of the fallen gctic overlords."

    "Oh, nice!" Miaomiao was pleasantly surprised. He wondered if he could eat them to regain his lost stars, so he asked Xiaomao, "How strong were they? Can I eat them?"

    "I''m afraid you can''t, Dad."

    "Eh?! Why?!"

    Xiaomao sighed and pressed his finger on abel. The pedestal shone and released a string of ck karma. The emperor picked it up and showed it to Miaomiao.

    "First of all, the overlords have been reincarnated. Secondly, they entrusted these orbs to me to protect them. Andstly, you should read the karma. You''ll understand."

    "Hmm?"

    Miaomiao sent his Qi into the ck karma string. Then, shes of memory entered his mind. Several events from the distant past narrated an epic of a grand war between the overlord''s followers and the insurgents. However, what shocked Miaomiao was the war''s result.

    The dantian crystal owner lost to his creations, namely a protagonist! He was killed in the aftermath!

    A protagonist in the dantian killed the universe''s owner!

    Xiaomao gazed at the crystals in the throne room and exined.

    "You see, father. After I''ve gained power and influence in this universe, my responsibility increases. Many overlords from other gxies now worship me as their lord and surrender their territories to me. Then, their problems be my problems¡­ and it leads to this."

    Xiaomao pointed at the Universe of Goblin and continued.

    "For example, this goblin universe once belonged to the Goblin Overlord. He captured human cultivators and bred humans as livestock for his children and followers in the universe. However, the humans rebelled and fought back against the native goblins. They stole the native''s heavenly fate crystals and became protagonists. Well, you should be able to predict the result."

    "¡­"

    Miaomiao was stunned. He looked at the goblin universe again.

    Xiaomao pressed on thebel and the orc universe pedestal printed a ck karma. He passed it to his father.

    "You can read the karma. The detail is in there."

    Miaomiao read the two karma strings in his hand.

    The second one belonged to the orc universe. Simr to Xiaomao''s story, the orc overlord raised elves and humans as livestock. The female elves and humans were used as orc''s seedbeds while the male became their food. However, the humans and elves rioted and killed the majority of the orcs. Then, they stole the universe. Moreover, their champion, a protagonist, gained absurd strength by monopolizing the universe''s fate crystals. He sealed the universe and separated the dantian universe from the overlord, killing him in the process.

    The goblin''s story was simr. After humans rebelled, they quickly gained independence and multiplied. Many goblins tried to suppress and capture them, but protagonists banded together and vanquished them. Deity goblins managed to vanquish most of them. However, a human protagonist learned the secret of the universe and destroyed the Samsara River of the goblin overlord, weakening the universe owner. The goblin entity died a yearter as he couldn''t ess his Qi or control his dantian universe anymore.

    They all had one thing inmon. The minority races that they kept as livestock became too strong and harmed the owner''s karma strings.

    Miaomiao remembered how Mu-Nyang got injured after Pangu was killed. He was sure that Solomon could have killed Mu-Nyang back then, but that man spared Mu-Nyang''s life on purpose because he wanted to im Mu-Nyang''s body.

    He started to understand the general situation. Had Mao Miaomiao eaten them, the residents would have been transferred to his dantian universe, and they might cause several issues. But if he could remove the native first, he could digest this.

    "Say, Xiaomao. If I kill all the residents, can I eat them?"

    "That''s impossible for you. The ceiling of these universes is far higher than Mu-Nyang''s. The highest realm you can achieve is the True Celestial Stage. Oh, by the way, it''s two major realms above the entity stage."

    "¡­"

    Above the sage stage was the entity stage. Beyond that, the transcended stage served as a roadblock, filtering protagonists from regr entities. However, Xiaomao just revealed that there was another stage above them.

    Mao Miaomiao was reminded of Xiaomao''s progress. He asked his son, "What''s your cultivation base now? I can''t measure yours."

    "Nirvana Celestial, a stage above the True Celestial."

    Mao Miaomiao''s mind was blown. He paused for several seconds. Then, he clicked his tongue, "If you''re so mighty, why can''t you erase those protagonists and the natives?"

    Xiaomao sighed and reminded Miaomiao, "The owners asked me to keep watch. They have been revived, but they''re reincarnated into their own dantian universe. They said that they will hunt down the protagonists and fate bearers themselves."

    After mentioning the protagonist-hunting-rted topic, Xiaomao remembered something. He widely grinned, "Speaking of which, you said that you are a pro at hunting protagonists."

    Miaomiao narrowed his eyes, "What do you want, son?"

    "Right now, I''m busy hunting the remnant protagonists inside these stupid dantian universes with my clones. But since you''re here, I can withdraw my clones and use my nirvana authority and rewind the time of these dantian universes. While I''m manipting the time flow here, can you jump into those universes and help me hunt down the protagonists? If we can kill those troublemakers, the overlords can change their fates and reim their dantian universe."

    Miaomiao just heard something interesting. He also sensed a d¨¦j¨¤ vu.

 Chapter 449 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (3)

    <h4>Chapter 449 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (3)</h4>

    Chapter 449 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (3)

    Miaomiao summarized the things Xiaomao wanted him to do.

    "So, you want me to go in there, kill the protagonists, get their fate crystals, and get out? Is there something else that you haven''t told me?"

    Miaomiao had no problem with the tasks since he had been working for Mu-Nyang for five million years. He got used to hunting protagonists. However, he was wary of the higher realm''s secrets, naturalws, and local customs that didn''t exist in Mu-Nyang''s universe.

    He was on the mark. Xiaomao borated.

    "Yes. First off, the restrictions of every universe are different. For example, the goblin universe right here rejects every cultivator from the higher realm. If you want to get in there at the moment, you have to go in with only your soul and reincarnate into a local resident. Also, cultivation is strictly prohibited. If you cultivate Qi in there, the protagonist that is controlling the karma river will erase you."

    Miaomiao''s expression turned ugly, "That''s an impossible scenario, isn''t it?"

    "Yeah. That protagonist has already finished his story, and he is the final winner of the battle royal. Like me, he is invincible in that realm. The goblin overlord has been stuck in there for 10,000 years, and he can''t even defeat a mortal small fry because he can''t cultivate."

    Whenever a protagonist finished their story, their fate crystal was always filled with the power of luck and karma. Unless a fate bearer of the next generation had stronger luck, the universe''sws and nature would always work in his favor. No matter how strong an opponent from a higher realm interfered, they would be helpless on the protagonist''s home turf.

    Xiaomao deeply sighed. He revealed his secret, "That''s why I''m nning to forcefully reset these universes, Father. If I reset them, all things in the universes will return to the starting line. However, the protagonists and main character candidates will retain their old memory, but the universe''sws and restrictions will remain the same. For example, in the goblin universe, humans utilize mana instead of Qi, and they cultivate mana circles in their bodies to achieve immortality and godhood. Qi, domains, and elemental domains are useless in there. My clone reincarnates as a human and bes a mage, but he''s still far from reaching the protagonist''s level."

    Miaomiao understood why Xiaomao wanted to reset them. He was in a simr situation as Hongjun when Devil almost became the sage stage and threaten their position.

    "This is going to be a tough job. Is there any reward for me?"

    Xiaomao gave his father a meaningful look. He hesitated for a moment before he decided to offer a precious treasure.

    "I have a spare entity fate crystal. It''s still inferior to the celestial fate crystal that I have, though."

    "¡­"

    Miaomiao gulped. Hearing about the stronger fate crystals, he was tempted.

    "How many celestial fate crystals are in this universe, Xiaomao?"

    "As far as I know, only 12, including me. If you want to know more, you need to be a heavenly celestial and go see the Florida Overlord yourself."

    "¡­ Alright."

    Miaomiao took a deep breath. Although he hated working, he didn''t have a choice as he didn''t like being at the bottom of the food chain.

    If higher dimensions existed, there was no reason for him to explore more. After all, nothing was more fun than to exploring the unknown.

    "So, what do I have to do?"

    Miaomiao made his decision. He wanted the fate crystals of this universe, and he didn''t mind being a family man for once.

    "Good. I''ll tell you the detail."

    .

    Miaomiao agreed to send his soul to one of the universes. He chose the goblin universe as Xiaomao judged that the local protagonist was weakest among others ¨C He only had the cultivation of a quasi-entity stage.

    As all dantian crystals here had been taken over by local protagonists, they had to sneak into the universe without getting detected. Miaomiao had to leave behind his real body in the higher realm and split a fragment of his soul into the lower universe.

    Secondly, because of the risk of getting caught, Miaomiao could not carry his fate crystals or the dantian universe together with the fragment. His split consciousness had to start over from scratch while his real body retained all of his strength. In addition, Devil, Xu Chu, Lilith, Eve, and the wives would remain on the higher dimension for safety.

    In summary, it was Mao Miaomiao''s turn to be a "yer".

    Miaomiao sat cross-legged, concentrating on splitting a fragment of his soul. As soon as a fragment of the soul orb was detached from the main body, he screamed in pain. He felt like all his bones and muscles were broken in unison.

    A grain-sized soul fragment was in Miaomiao''s hand. He handed it to Xiaomao, leaving the task to him.

    "So, what''s next?" Asked Miaomiao.

    "I''ll guide you to a guest room. From now on, you can rest your real body there."

    "It might be tough if I have to shift my consciousness back and forth. It feels different from the clone''s visions and senses."

    "Of course, it''s different. You will need to transfer your main consciousness to the soul fragment and leave the main body inactive"

    Miaomiao was taken aback. He thought that he could return here any time, "I thought it was like an online game. Is it not?"

    Xiaomao shrugged, "To be honest, it''s the same as using a game capsule ages ago. I used to leave my main body on Earth while my consciousness and soul are inside the game avatar. It''s the same in this situation. You have to leave behind your main body and live as your "Game Avatar" in that universe."

    Miaomiao was slightly intimidated. Still, he wasn''t afraid of a challenge, especially an upstart quasi-entity-stage protagonist.

    Several minutester, Miaomiao rested his main body in the guest room. He also released his wives out to the higher dimension, allowing them to work for Xiaomao for the time being.

    Xiaomao brought the soul fragment to the goblin universe. He then injected his karma into the soul so that he could track his father''s whereabouts in the future.

    "Are you ready, Father?" Xiaomao asked Miaomiao, whose consciousness resided in the soul fragment.

    "Ready."

    "Good. Give me a moment. I''ll reset that universe first. Oh, I have to warn you again. Even though the universe is reset, the protagonists and main characters in there will still retain their past memory. It won''t be easy to catch them. Also, I''ll inform the goblin overlord about your arrival, so you can work together, okay?"

    "Yeah. Do what you must."

    Xiaomao was still a bit worried. He closed his eyes and added another string of karma to Miaomiao''s soul.

    It was the karma of Miaomiao''s soul-bound katana "Killer Queen".

    Xiaomao warned Miaomiao, "The katana will remain dormant in your soul. The only way to bring it out is to pull it directly from your new soul orb."

    "Oh? So, I get to do one of those pulling-out-a-sword-from-chest thingy?"

    "Yeah. Also, I''ve imnted a system in your soul. I''m sure you''ll find it easy to operate. If you have any issues, you can contact me through the messenger app."

    "¡­"

    After warning his father, Xiaomao put his palm on the goblin soul crystal.

    CLICK-CLICK-CLICK

    The dark orb turned grey. Then, everything flowed backward as the time in there was rewinded.

    Xiaomao sweated bullets. The task took a toll on him even though he was a celestial entity. The karma and the restrictions of the lower-realm protagonists were tooplex that Xiaomao had to brute-force and cut some of the karma strings inside.

    The universe was in chaos. Gxies and stars collided. Many lives were erased in the process. However, most of the casualties were from the human cultivator''s side as they upied 90% of the universe.

    While everything was in chaos, Xiaomao injected the soul fragment of Mao Miaomiao into the local Samsara River. He bid his father farewell.

    "Sorry to make you work, Father. We just can''t allow those ambitious protagonists to climb up to this realm. Otherwise, the gxies and the paradise that I built for Mu-Nyang, you, and me will be ruined."

    .

    After sending Miaomiao off, a certain white cat teleported into the throne hall. He sat on Xiaomao''s shoulder.

    Mu-Nyang looked at the goblin universe and deeply sighed. He also didn''t want to use Miaomiao to hunt protagonists again as he also believed that Miaomiao deserved the promised retirement. However, he didn''t have a choice since Miaomiao never stopped reproducing and degrading the genes indirectly.

    "Did you properly send him off, munya?"

    "Yeah. He''s gone inside."

    "This takes me back," Mu-Nyang thought of the early days when Devil struggled to kill Kishin Douji and be a sage to escape the loop. However, the sage kept resetting the universe, causing endless chaos. At that time, Mu-Nyang was in bad shape and almost died.

    "Was it as rough as this?" Xiaomao wiped the sweat on his face. The adjustment waspleted, but it would take him a few months to recuperate from the Qi loss.

    "A lot rougher. I was on the verge of death back then, munya. Pangu really did a number on me. Good thing that Solomon secretly helped me prevent Pangu from taking over the Samsara River. Otherwise, I would have been dead for real when Pangu first killed my consciousness."

    Xiaomao nodded. He had seen so many strong overlords die because of internal dantian problems.

    Cultivating fate crystals might give them a boost in cultivation and luck. However, it was a double-edged sword. As they gave birth to protagonists in their dantian universe, the dantian owner had the responsibility to tame or suppress them.

    Xiaomao bitterlyughed. He thought of a weird story that he read on Earth.

    "I guess we should call ourselves [Antagonist Cultivators] now."

    "Nah, munya. [Viin Cultivator] sounds better. Protagonist hunters are practically viins, and we raise viins. We''re Viin Cultivators, munya!"

    The cat and cat ownerughed. They turned their gaze at the gold universe.

    The time flow slowly resumed. The reset waspleted, and 99% of the human souls returned to the Samsara River. The protagonist rebels died, and their souls also transformed into karma strings.

    In a few years, these protagonists would be reborn in the new universe. Mao Miaomiao would also be there to contest them.

    A new journey awaited Mao Miaomiao once again.

 Chapter 450 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (4)

    <h4>Chapter 450 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (4)</h4>

    Chapter 450 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (4)

    After entering the goblin universe, Mao Miaomiao couldn''t see or feel anything for a long time. However, while he was in a soul state, he was fully conscious.

    Nothing felt worse than being stranded in darkness without five senses. Mao Miaomiao could only maintain his sanity by thinking of past memory.

    .

    .

    Mao Miaomiao had no idea how long he got stuck in the soul fragment. When he woke up, he found himself looking at a tall tree in a forest. However, he was in a body of an infant.

    Miaomiao noticed his small physique. He looked around and saw a shabby basket. In addition, thin fabric covered his body, and he didn''t wear any diapers. No sign of humans was in sight.

    ''Oh, boy.''

    He tried to scream and attract some attention, hoping to see the faces of his parents. However, nobody showed up.

    ''Huh? Wait a minute.''

    Miaomiao tried to sit up, but his infant''s physique was too weak. He couldn''t move an inch.

    ''Hey!''

    He couldn''t talk either.

    "¡­"

    Miaomiao sighed and took a deep breath. He recollected his thoughts and tried to summon Xiaomao''s system, which had been imnted into his soul.

    DING

    System messages appeared.

    <This is Xiaomao. If you''re reading this, that means you''ve safely reincarnated into the Goblin Overlord Universe. The that you''re born in is called Yemod, the same that the protagonists'' leader was born. Both of you reincarnated at the same time, but you are half the world away.>

    Miaomiao loved this setting. With the same starting point, he was confident that he could surpass the local protagonist in this race for power.

    <The only protagonist''s name you need to remember is Swain. He''s the 9th prince of the Yeduk Kingdom. Before the reset, he got his hands on a heavenly fate crystal by chance. Because of his increased luck, he became the top genius of his generation. He specialized in sorcery and mana maniption. At the age of 10, hepleted 10 mana circles and became the first grand mage. When he was 15 years old, he opened his dantian universe, mastered a cultivation method, and became the youngest immortal. Five yearster, he attained godhood and conquered the Yemod. Then, he waged war with the Goblin Overlord''s followers for 5,000 years until he found the Samsara River. The rest is history.>

    Miaomiao pursed his lips as he found this protagonist mediocre.

    ''Meh, he''s just another silver-spoon-fed prince type. He''s nothing special.''

    As if Xiaomao had predicted Miaomiao''s thoughts, the next message warned him.

    <If you think that Swain is mediocre because of his royal blood, you''ll be in trouble. Swain was an illegitimate child of the king. All princes, princesses, and the queen wanted him dead. His mother died young, and his servants looked down on him. He struggled on his own and rose up as an underdog in a harsh environment. After his mother died when he was six, he was forced to repel assassins and poisoners around him. Do you think he''s normal if he can survive countless assassin attempts as a child?>

    "¡­"

    <To be honest, I think you''re at a disadvantage here. Swain still has all memory of his previous life, and he has the experience of a quasi-entity. His strength will grow so fast that he might even advance to the deity stage before he reaches 10 years old.>

    <Anyway, your only advantage is the soul-bound weapon that Swain doesn''t have and your experience as a full-fledged entity. You know how the dantian universe works, and I''m here to guide you. It''s not like you don''t have a chance against him.>

    The pros and cons were still there. However, Miaomiao had another concern - He was stuck in a forest in a basket. He didn''t seem to have a parent to look after him.

    In short, Miaomiao might not even get a chance to join the race! He might even die before he could speak the first word!

    But again, Xiaomao had foreseen everything. He informed Miaomiao of a piece of good news.

    <Anyway, we won''t have to worry about that issue. The avatar I chose for you has a Goblin Sage''s bloodline and a fate crystal''s bearer''s blood, so you should be able to use both the mana-cultivation method and the Qi-gathering method. Also, I''ve already informed the goblin overlord to support you. If everything goes ording to the n, she should be arriving within a day after you read this message. Be sure to survive until then, or¡­ I''ll have to reset the universe again.>

    "¡­"

    When Miaomiao first worked with Mu-Nyang, he got an orc bloodline before Xu Chu and Lilith awakened his Devil''s bloodline, turning him into a proper angel. Discovering that his temporary body had a goblin and a human bloodline, he was not amused.

    ''Goddammit, Xiaomao! I thought you would reincarnate me as a human. Why goblin of all people?!''

    Miaomiao raised his arms and looked at the color of his skin. It was slightly green. However, his fingers and arm''s length were the same as a human infant''s.

    While Miaomiao inspected his body, something approached him. A shadow loomed over the baby basket.

    It was a heinous goblin with long fangs. It carried a dagger, but it wore nothing else.

    "BABY HUMAN! FRESH FOOD, GOB!"

    Miaomiao deeply sighed. He gave up struggling.

    ''What can I do in this situation? Punch him with my baby fist? I can''t even feel my Qi. This is hopeless.''

    The goblin raised its dagger, nning to stab Miaomiao.

    However, Miaomiao suddenly opened his eyes. He calmly smiled at the goblin andughed.

    ''Go ahead and do it. Make it quick.''

    The goblin stared at the smiling baby and paused. His jaw slightly dropped. His pupils dted, and the killing intent dispersed.

    "Baby¡­ gob?"

    The goblin dropped his dagger and gently carried the baby in his arms. Although he was as small as a dwarf, his arm strength wasparable to adult humans, and he had no issue carrying a chubby infant.

    "Gob baby. Must. Protect, GOB!"

    ''Huh?''

    Miaomiao was surprised. He was prepared to die and be eaten. However, this guy suddenly had a change of heart.

    The goblin carried Miaomiao with one arm. He put the dagger in the basket and brought it with him. His nimble legs kicked the ground and sprinted into the forest.

    ''Eh? Wait a second. I''m being kidnapped! HELLLLP!!''

    Miaomiao wanted to cry but he had no tears. He screamed. However, he sounded like he wasughing.

    .

    .

    An hour after a goblin had left, a refined sharp-eared woman arrived at the ce where Miaomiao had been. She had ck eyes, long dark blue hair, a small nose, long ears, and a slender body. Had she stood next to Nymph, thetter would have cried because Shuri''s otherworldly beauty overshadowed her. Her only clothes were the fabric makeshift bikini for her breasts and a short towel to cover her bottom.

    She was the former owner of this dantian, Shuri. After Shuri had entrusted her dantian crystal to Xiaomao, her soul had been residing here, trying her best to reim her dantian universe. Unfortunately, Swain was too strong, and she failed miserably.

    Xiaomao had informed her about the reset and the reinforcement. Thus, Shuri came here to pick up Miaomiao.

    But Miaomiao was not here.

    Shuri sat down and looked at the ground. She could still feel the karma of Miaomiao and the scent of Xiaomao.

    "I''m sure he was here."

    Shuri inspected the ground. She noticed the small footprints of a mortal goblin and the traces of a human knight. The goblin footprints came from the west. Meanwhile, the humans were from the East.

    The goblin overlord looked up. She calmly followed the footprints of a mortal goblin. After all, mortal goblins were born carnivorous, and they wouldn''t hesitate to eat human babies.

    After following the trail for 10 minutes, Shuri came across a local goblin nest, which was a crevice between two five-meter-tall boulders. The holes were so small that a human couldn''t possibly crawl into the gaps between the rocks.

    Shuri looked at the holes and gazed at her body, especially her bountiful breasts and hips. She clicked her tongue.

    "This is annoying."

    Shuri grabbed the two boulders and pushed them apart.

    RUMBLE

    The boulders rolled to the sides, revealing the interior of the goblin nest.

    "GOB?!"

    The mortal goblin panicked. He took out a dagger and pointed at Shuri. Behind him, the basket of a half-human half-goblin child was still there. As for the child, he wasying on arge rock while the goblin was in the middle of cleaning his butt with a dirty piece of cloth.

    Shuri nkly stared at the goblin and the child.

    "What are you doing?"

    "G-Gob? Me. Gob-Baby. Raising, GOB!"

    "That boy belongs to me."

    "¡­"

    The goblin trembled in fear as it sensed the overwhelming mana circles in Shuri''s heart. It cried in fear while it slowly picked up Miaomiao and raised it, presenting it to the goblin overlord.

    "H-Here, GOB!"

    "Hmm."

    Shuri nodded in approval. Then, she looked at the face of Miaomiao, the rumored assassin that Xiaomao always spoke highly of.

    "BOOBA! BOOBA!"

    Miaomiao drooled while he extended his hands, reaching out to touch Shuri''s ample breasts.

    "¡­"

    Shuri''s expression turned dark. Seeing how perverted Miaomiao was, she changed her mind.

    "Forget it. You raise him. I''ll give you some food and milk for the baby."

    The goblin stopped crying. He gazed at Shuri with bright eyes, "Me. Baby. Raise, gob?"

    "Yeah. Also, be careful about him. Keep him away from other female goblins or human seedbeds. Otherwise, no goblin will ever find a mate."

    "Gob?"

    Shuri snorted and pulled out a book from her cleavage. She tossed it on the goblin''s bed.

    "I''ll find you a proper nest. Pack your belongings ande with me."

    "Me. Baby. Raise, GOB!"

    The goblin put a broken y bowl and a dagger into the baby basket. Then, he carried Miaomiao with one arm while his other arm brought the basket with him.

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Miaomiao heard everything. He was heartbroken.

    ''WRRRYYY!? MAH BOOBIES! I WANT TO SUCK THOSE TITTIES! LET ME HAVE EM, PLEASE!''

    Miaomiao wholeheartedly cried.

 Chapter 451 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (5)

    <h4>Chapter 451 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (5)</h4>

    Chapter 451 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (5)

    After taking the book, basket, and belongings, the goblin followed Shuri like an obedient puppy. Meanwhile, Mao Miaomiao grumbled as the goblin was too rough.

    ''Dammit! Let her carry me! I want those boobies!''

    Miaomiao kept crying, but none of the goblins cared about him. They continued their journey deeper into the jungle until night.

    .

    At night, they continued traveling in the dark.

    Miaomiao stopped crying and grumbled. His stomach cried in hunger as he hadn''t drunk anything for the past six hours. Also, the shaky movements of the goblin made him dizzy.

    ''I wanna hurl, but nothing is in my stomach. Kill me, please!''

    As Miaomiao had too much free time at hand, he tried to absorb Qi from the surroundings and condense his new dantian. However, he couldn''t feel any strand of Qi in this world. Instead, there was something strange here.

    It was faint, but Miaomiao could feel it. It had a simr characteristic to the energy in the game worlds.

    ''Ah, mana. It has been a while.''

    Mana was different from Qi as thetter was abination of energy strings. However, mana came in the form of invisible gas that was emitted from the nature. Only top mages in the game worlds could sense them.

    The mana cultivation method was also different. Instead of condensing a dantian, mages created arrays on their heart, making it a mana engine that utilized the surrounding energy. As for the containment method, they stored them in their blood and muscles.

    Miaomiao always found this cultivation method immature and inefficient. As such, he and Xiaomao hade up with a better solution before Miaomiao was reincarnated here. Even Shuri''s cultivation method might be inferior to it.

    Putting the theory into the test, Miaomiao started inhaling, sucking in air around him. Then, he held his breath for 10 seconds. While Miaomiao was holding his breath, he wasn''t idle. He tried to order the faint energy gas in his lungs to condense into apressed air ball.

    The first attempt failed. Miaomiao exhaled and released the iplete mana gas. He took a short break and retried.

    The second, the third, and the fourth attempt also failed. However, the fifth attempt brought Miaomiao hope. He managed to create apressed ball of gas in his left lung.

    Miaomiao gently directed it to his throat. But instead of breathing out, he swallowed thepressed gas, making it go through his digestive system. The ball of gas fell into his stomach and touched the digestive fluid. Then, it instantly caused a chemical reaction.

    It popped. The gas swelled, and the stomach bloated because of the pressure.

    Miaomiao shut his mouth, not allowing the gas toe out. He used internal pressure, directing them through the bottom exit route. The gas slowly flowed to his intestines, and his stomach thinned.

    Then, Miaomiao let it out with a bang.

    PUUU

    Loud fart doesn''t smell ¨C Miaomiao believed in the myth.

    "¡­"

    "¡­"

    The two goblins were stiff for a moment. Their expressions turned dark, but they continued moving.

    Miaomiao inwardly giggled. After the first simplified mana-gathering method testing waspleted, he tried to repeat the same cirction.

    The sixth attempt went well.

    PUUU

    "¡­"

    "¡­"

    So did the seventh attempt.

    PUUU

    "¡­"

    "¡­"

    And so on¡­

    PUUU

    PUUU

    PFFFFFUUUUUUU

    PPFFFUUUBRRRRPRTPRTPRT

    As Miaomiao kept doing it, he slowly mastered the skill. He started making it sound like a severe case of diarrhea for fun.

    Miaomiao didn''t use this cirction method to make gas. However, he did it for the sake of his internal organs. By letting the gas flow through his digestive system, the intestines and stomach would develop in a way that they could absorb and contain the gas without causing health issues. Until his bone was more solid, this was the only thing he could do as a baby.

    PIIII

    PUUU

    PIIII

    PUUU

    Miaomiao soon mastered the rhythm. He started making a song out of his bottom mouth.

    Unfortunately, Miaomiao''s action annoyed Shuri. Unable to suppress her rage, sheshed out.

    "CAN YA STOP FARTING, YOU DAMN FREAK!? IT STINKS!!"

    "M-ME. FART. NOT, GOB!!"

    "I DIDN''T MEAN YOU!"

    Shuri scratched her head with both hands. She turned around and snatched Miaomiao from the goblin, holding the baby''s legs, and hanging him upside down.

    "Listen here, you. I don''t know what you did in your previous life, but can you shut up?!"

    Miaomiao widely grinned.

    "BOOB!"

    "¡­"

    It was official. This infant''s first word was THAT.

    Shuri massaged her temples. She knew that goblins grew up fast, but this guy was shameless. At this rate, he would be the enemy of all female creatures in the universe.

    Although Shuri was disgusted by Miaomiao''s perverted nature, she couldn''t allow the tactless goblin to carry him around on his shoulder anymore. She held him in her arms, making sure that Miaomiao wouldn''t get sick. She also poked his belly and cast a spell.

    "Cure."

    Shuri''s fingertip lit up. Then, the remnant gas in Miaomiao''s belly was dispersed.

    Miaomiao frowned as he was annoyed. The gas was necessary for his physical evolution and growth. Because of Shuri, his afford was wasted.

    "WAAAAH!"

    Protesting, Miaomiao wailed.

    "¡­"

    Shuri rolled her eyes. She was annoyed as well. Since she was tired of Miaomiao''s tantrums, Shuri granted him a wish.

    She peeled her bikini, revealing the tip of the mountain. Then, she pressed his face against it.

    "!!!"

    Miaomiao widened his eyes. He found an opening, and his instinct kicked in. He opened his mouth and started licking it right away.

    MLEM-MLEM-MLEM

    "¡­"

    Shuri blushed as the tongue skill of this infant was otherworldly. In seconds, the tip was erected.

    The overlord endured the humiliation. She red at the baby, wanting to kill this so-called reinforcement on the spot.

    "Just you wait, damn brat! Once I''m done with Swain, you are next!"

    Mao Miaomiao widely grinned. He started applying his knowledge while he inhaled mana into his lungs.

    The mana condensed into a gas ball again. But instead of sending it to his stomach, he brought it back to his mouth. Then, Mao Miaomiao tried to activate his Dao, using a tiny bit of mana as the energy source.

    The mana ball changed shape into a string of Qi. With just one strand of Qi, Miaomiao converted it into the Dao of Incubi and sent it into the nipple. The pink string of Qi then vanished into her flesh, giving mild aphrodisiac and hormone stimnt to the host.

    Suddenly, Shuri sensed a chill running down her spine. Something came out from her nipple.

    Shectated!

    "WHAT THE HELL?!"

    Shuri was baffled. This body never had a baby, so she shouldn''t bectating.

    Meanwhile, Miaomiao happily drank the first meal of the day. The milk of an overlord goblin had a unique sweet and sour taste. Addicted to the new food, Miaomiao transformed more mana balls into strings of Qi to stimte more milk.

    "You¡­"

    Shuri finally understood what happened to her. She grabbed Miaomiao''s head and was about to pull him away.

    But then, Miaomiao''s baby innocent puppy eyes gazed at her. He pretended to be cute and extended his small hands toward her.

    "MA!!"

    "¡­"

    The cuteness of the baby stunned Shuri for a moment. She bit her lower lip, grumbling.

    "This is not fair."

    Shuri changed her mind. She put Miaomiao back on her bosom and let him drink her milk, which Miaomiao happily obliged.

 Chapter 452 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (6)

    <h4>Chapter 452 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (6)</h4>

    Chapter 452 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (6)

    At midnight, the group finally reached their destination. She stopped in front of arge cliff of a green mountain, full of nts and tall trees. Shuri pushed the tall weeds and nts aside. Then, she found arge burrow the size of a manhole behind the bushes.

    Shuri looked at the goblin.

    "This is the ce. Go in"

    "GOB!"

    The goblin happily jumped down the burrow. Shuri also climbed down.

    The burrow hole was over two meters tall and two meters wide, which was big enough for Shuri to walk in. The passage nted 20 degrees downward, going deeper underground. The ceiling was well-supported by metal frames, and the walls were barricaded with mysterious glowing nks.

    The group traveled further in without a torch. Their eyes glowed in the dark, and they could see everything in there. Miaomiao''s eyes also slightly shone as the natural night-vision ability was active.

    ''Oh, nice. At least, I don''t need to use Qi or mana in the dark.''

    Miaomiao was d that he had a night sight advantage as a goblin, but he got bored quick. Then, he turned his attention to the slippery erecting nipple, licking and massaging it with his tongue.

    Shuri slightly panted and nced at Miaomiao. In the corner of her eyes, she noticed that the baby''s baby was also erect.

    "Damn, pervert!"

    Miaomiao giggled. He patted his groin, showing off his hardened Vitamin D. Because of the goblin''s bloodline, it had to size of a 10-year-old boy''s.

    ''Check on deez nuts, babe! In a few years, this digger will be inside you!''

    Fortunately, Shuri couldn''t read his mind, or she would have killed him on the spot.

    .

    .

    = Higher Dimension =

    Miaomiao''s dantian universe and his soul were now separated, and some of Miaomiao''s wives came out to this dimension. Xiaomao entrusted Miaomiao''s real dantian crystal to Wei Yuan and allowed everybody to stay in his pce.

    This living room was a gathering ce for Xiaomao''s seven wives ¨C Wei Zhi, Lucky, Undine, Nymph, Alice, Madoka, and Amon. Despite being together for countless years, they remained by Xiaomao''s side, helping him with the gctic internal affairs and personal affairs. But after the rowdy wives of Miaomiao moved in, the girls were forced to move to another pce.

    Xiaomao sat in his throne room, looking away from the gorgeous stepmothers. These women giggled as they peeked inside the universe crystals of various overlords. Some of them, such as Diaochan, Queen Gu, and Xu Chu, even used one of the crystals as a football. Fortunately, the crystals were durable enough to withstand the kicking power of these women.

    The fisherman overlord deeply sighed. He wondered how his father managed his harem.

    While Xiaomao was resting his eyes, Wei Yuan sat on the throne''s armrest and patted his head.

    "Sorry about this, Xiaomao. I''ll educate them better."

    Xiaomao felt a bit better. Still, he refused to open his eyes to look at his stepmothers.

    "It''s okay, mom. But there''s something I need you to help me."

    "Yes? What is it?"

    "Can y''all wear some goddamn clothes?! Why are you all running around naked here?!"

    "¡­"

    Wei Yuan looked down. Indeed, she was still wearing a micro bikini. The others also had the same swimming suit.

    The girlsughed while Wei Yuan wryly smiled. She wanted to exin that the clothes were the symbol of their status. For example, Wei Yuan''s ck micro-bikini was the uniform of the official wife. Diaochan, Devil, Xu Chu, and Eve''s pink star nipple and groin cover were the champion trophies, which were awarded to them as they were the only ones who could breed with Mao Miaomiao for 100 years straight without eating, sleeping, or resting. As for the others, the see-through bikinis symbolized the official consort status, who had given birth to 1,000 Miaomiao''s children or higher.

    Xiaomao had a mental breakdown. He didn''t know where to look. As a man, he got stimted. But as a person, he didn''t dare to make a move on his stepmothers.

    Wei Yuan gazed at the women and suddenly thought of something. She pped her hands, calling the women over.

    "GATHER UP! I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT!"

    The women stopped ying around. The main concubines, consorts, and wives of Mao Miaomiao instantly gathered in the room.

    Wei Yuan coughed and announced, "Due to the change of environment and ces, we shall forbid everybody to wear the concubine uniforms here. You must abide by the localws and uphold some decency."

    Xiaomao nodded in approval while he kept his eyes close. As for the women, they booed.

    "This is the mandate of Xiaomao, the ruler of this ce. This order is absolute."

    Again, the crowd was dissatisfied. They got used to wearing next to nothing. Fortunately, they were understanding enough and started putting on robes. However, they all see-through robes, which made them sexier.

    Xiaomao opened his eyes. But when he saw the see-through clothes of a thousand sexy women, he facepalmed.

    "Aw,e on, people. Why are you like this?"

    Wei Yuan wryly smiled, "Sorry, Xiaomao. Your father trained us so much that everybody here acts like this."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao was speechless. He gave up on his mothers.

    "Alright. Just¡­ don''t go outside and cause trouble."

    Xiaomao stood up and nned to visit his wives in the other inner pce. However, because of the arousal and pheromone of a thousand sexy women, something stood out.

    The women giggled as they instantly noticed it. Wei Yuan also looked at it and pursed her lips.

    Among the crowd, one of the dryad women raised her hand.

    "Your Majesty, want me to serve you? Oh, by the way, I''m the 2,221,347th concubine, and I''m only 451,100 years old. Technically, I''m younger than you even though I''m your stepmother. Your father also gives me permission that if you wish to partake of me, you can do it anytime!"

    The crowd cheered. Diaochan grinned and raised her hand, "Me, too! You can impregnate me if you want! Your father allows it!"

    Xu Chu cackled, "Yes, Xiaomao. Sharing is caring. Your father won''t mind if we carry your children!"

    As soon as the two weirdoes took the lead, everybody followed suit. They showed their skins and tried to seduce Xiaomao. Only Wei Yuan covered her face in shame.

    Xiaomao had enough. He screamed at them.

    "NO, MUNYA! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH Y''ALL?!"

    Again, the women burst intoughter.

 Chapter 453 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (7)

    <h4>Chapter 453 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (7)</h4>

    Chapter 453 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (7)

    The new ce was a series of caves as if it was a giant ant''s nest. However, it was well-supported by metal frames as if this ce was an abandoned mine.

    Shuri carried Miaomiao to a dead-end part of the cave maze. She then put him on a rock bed.

    "This is your new home. If you need to leave, follow the scratch marks on the walls. It always points toward the exit. You should also get familiar with the cave structure since you will have to go in and out often.

    "Me. Understand, GOB!"

    Shuri snorted and left Miaomiao and the goblin alone.

    .

    .

    For a year, Shuri always checked on Miaomiao every month. During the early days, she always fed Miaomiao with her breast milk. However, as goblins grew fast, Miaomiao reached his teenage period after a year.

    The goblin parent tried to teach Miaomiao hunting techniques and even brought him out to explore the world. Miaomiao pretended to be a filial son and followed the goblin father around.

    On his birthday, changes urred in Miaomiao''s lifestyle. As a one-year-old half-goblin, he was 175 meters tall (5''9), and he was considered an adult by the goblin''s standards.

    Shuri stopped giving him her breast milk. Even the goblin father kicked Miaomiao out.

    "You. Adult. You. Hunt, GOB!"

    "¡­"

    Miaomiao had no issue with that. After all, he was dying to go out and be himself.

    The former entity left the cave like how young adults left their parent''s house to get a new life.

    .

    After leaving the abandoned mine, Miaomiao checked his surroundings. He was still under the tall cliff in front of the cave. In front of him was a thick rainforest jungle.

    In short, he was alone in a foreign universe with no one to help him anymore. He was on his own.

    Miaomiao deeply sighed. He inspected his body condition after one year of cultivation.

    Unlike in the previous universe, mana gathered in one''s flesh, muscle, and heart. So far, Miaomiao managed to gather enough to make his body adapt to the mana cirction and the environment. However, he wasn''t satisfied.

    He checked his dantian, which he had created anew to convert and store mana. Currently, it contained a sea of mana, which wasparable to a 4th-stage mortal cultivator.

    Although Miaomiao was weak, he managed to create something new that didn''t exist in Mu-Nyang''s universe ¨C He had four mana circles around his heart, acting as an engine that automatically drew mana in the air to his body.

    With thebination of Qi and mana, Miaomiao believed that he would do well as a one-year-old half-goblin.

    But first, Miaomiao needed a new source of mana and Qi. This ce was too rural, and the Qi was thin.

    ''Where can I go? I forgot to ask that woman, and my goblin father didn''t teach me anything. Meh.''

    Miaomiao kicked the ground and attempted to fly in the sky with his Qi. However, he fell to the ground.

    BOOM

    Miaomiao managed to break the fall. He looked at the cliff and the sky in frustration before he started the second attempt.

    WHOOSH

    This time, Miaomiao activated his mana circles, draining the mana air around him and creating a magic circle tform under his feet. Then, it lifted him up in the air, bing his temporary vehicle.

    Miaomiao felt like he was ying a surfboard in the sky. It was difficult to bnce his body and control the flying magic circle at first. Fortunately, he had a lot of experience in flight, and he managed to adapt in less than a minute.

    After getting used to the new flying method, Miaomiao made the magic circle go higher so that he could see the geographical outlook of this. When Miaomiao was 20 kilometers in the sky, he gazed at the world.

    The tall cliff was a teau mountain. On top of it,rge goblin settlements and a giant ck castle stood there. However, they were covered in a red dome as if someone had been using a domain ability.

    Secondly, the teau mountain seemed to be surrounded by forests and jungles. 500 kilometers away from the mountain, human fortresses and long lines of fortress walls surrounded the thick forests. Beyond the walls, human towns, cities, and roads were noticeable.

    It appeared that the forest was the only territory of goblins while the rest of the world belonged to humans. The goblin race was at a disadvantage here.

    Miaomiao got down andnded on the teau. He looked at the mountain and contemted his choices.

    ''I can''t stick around here forever. Swain is going to get strong fast when he grows up. My only advantage is quick adulthood. If I can''t expand the lead and kill him before he gets too strong, I''m doomed.''

    He sat on the ground and started nning his roadmap. He wrote several lines, plotting ahead.

    ''The fastest cultivation method I can use is the good-old dual cultivation method. I can simply plunder my partner''s mana and life force, but that won''t be as effective as the cultivator worlds. If this is a world of swords and sorcery, not every viger can use mana. Therefore, this method is not applicable.''

    ''Since I can''t use the sex method, I can do the evil method or both. Humans are the enemies here, and I''m allowed to kill everybody. I can throw away my mortal integrity and ughter everybody I see. While I''m at it, I can plunder or steal the humans'' life force with my good-old vampiric touch technique. But if I keep doing that, Swain might notice me. The other minor protagonists and Swain''s minions wille for me before I can even be a deity. This can be an issue.''

    Miaomiao paused and stared at one of the fortresses. He clicked his tongue as hecked vital information.

    ''I also don''t know the standard strength of humans. I can''t just simply raid a fortress and hope to get away with it. What if I run into a freaking immortal or a deity over there? How annoying.''

    Miaomiao thought hard about his future n.

    Two hourster, Miaomiao made his decision. He finished his roadmap.

    ''One step at a time. Within a month, I need to reach the immortal stage. And the key is¡­ THAT.''

    Miaomiao stared at one of the fortresses, which extended its farms outside the walls. Miaomiao flew west, heading to the first settlement that he had an eye on.

    .

    .

    After flying 500 kilometers, Miaomiao arrived at the border of the goblin forest. He lurked in the dark and recuperated from a long flight. While resting, Miaomiao dug a burrow and peeked at the farnd of the local humans.

    The farms weren''t big as they only covered 4 acres. They were all used to grow wheat. At the center of the farnds, shacks of the local farmers could be seen.

    As Miaomiao paid attention, he saw the farmers going in and out of the houses. He counted the number of the vigers.

    ''Four old men, twelve women, five children, and two adult men. I don''t sense Qi or mana from them.''

    Miaomiao grinned. He got back to his burrow and patted his chest, calling for his soul-bound weapon.

    "Come out, Killer Queen."

    The hilt of a ck katana came out from Miaomiao''s chest. He pulled it, and his trusty de came out from another dimension in his chest.

    The ck katana was without a scabbard. The glossy metal and sharp edge were spotless as always.

    "Good to see you again, KQ."

    The sword talked back, "At least, I get to stick around. Anyway, you look a lot different, Miaomiao."

    Miaomiao shrugged. He looked at the reflection of the katana, checking his face.

    Indeed, Miaomiao looked a lot different. He had long fangs, light green skin, and sharp ears. Aside from his defined face and short ck hair, nothing was noteworthy.

    "I was more handsome, right?" Asked Miaomiao.

    "Nah, I like the current you. Your green skin looks nice."

    Miaomiao looked at his half-naked body. He only wore a leather thong and leather boots, which barely covered anything. Moreover, he had no underwear, so they were dangling freely.

    Killer Queen alsomented, "But that sphemous thing of yours is still as ugly as ever. Hell, howe it''s even bigger than before?!"

    Miaomiao giggled and wiggled it, "You like my new rod?"

    "Shut up!"

    "Hehehe."

    Miaomiao had fun teasing the virgin katana. Still, he couldn''t bully her forever. His expression changed, and he informed her of his new job.

    "We have people to kill. It will be tasteless and disgusting. Be prepared."

    "How tasteless will that be?"

    "We''re killing innocent people, namely humanmoners."

    "Oh." Killer Queen sounded disappointed. She lightly snorted, "Is that all?"

    "You''re not surprised?"

    "We''ve been through worse. Hell, you wiped out cities and killed several million innocentmoners before. Don''t pretend to be a saint. You''re the most satanic master I''ve ever had."

    "¡­"

    Miaomiao thought of the time he waged war against the Liu n. Indeed, he killed many innocent people before. Since there was no problem on KQ''s end, Miaomiao proceeded to do his first job.

    "Do me a favor, KQ. I need Qi and mana. Don''t eat them all."

    "Fine. It''s not likemoners and fill me. I''ll transfer their life force and whatever energy to you."

    Miaomiao nodded. Then, he rested and waited until night.

    .

    .

    At midnight, Miaomiao sneaked into the farmer''s vige. Without a sound, he slipped into a shack and found a family of six, sleeping soundly together.

    Although Miaomiao felt bad for them, he made it painless. With just one slice, they passed on without realizing what killed them.

    After the first group was beheaded, the life force of the dead humans turned into mana. The ck katana absorbed them and passed them to Miaomiao''s body.

    Miaomiao could feel that his mana got thicker, and his life force was strengthened. However, it was barely enough to advance to the 5-circle mage. He proceeded to the next house.

    That night, 23moners fell. The entire vige perished.

 Chapter 454 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (8)

    <h4>Chapter 454 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (8)</h4>

    Chapter 454 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (8)

    Usually, killingmoners left a bad taste in Miaomiao''s mouth. But in this case, he felt nothing. After all, he had no sentimental attachment to this universe ¨C Every mortal was like an NPC to him.

    After ughtering the entire vige, Miaomiao escaped into the forest and covered his tracks. He then flew into the sky, observing the patrol routines and counting the number of soldiers on the walls.

    Noticing that one of the walls was undefended, Miaomiao took notes of it. However, he didn''t attack the fortress wall right away due to hisck of strength.

    Just like that, a night peacefully passed.

    .

    .

    The next day, nobody noticed the homicide yet. Miaomiao avoided in sight and cultivated in a burrow, a few meters away from the forest border. He slept in the daytime and waited for the night.

    While cultivating, Miaomiao started having the urge to reproduce. Although he was good at controlling his carnal desire, the goblin''s physique and his hormone were abnormal. His mind was full of women''s naked bodies.

    ''This is annoying.''

    Unable to suppress his desire, Miaomiao stopped cultivating. He moved out of the burrow in the afternoon and traveled to another farm vige, 100 kilometers from the previous ce.

    Because Miaomiao was forced to travel onnd to avoid detection, he spent a lot of energy. By dusk, Miaomiao''s body was full of sweat.

    He rested under a mango tree and put the ck katana next to him. He deeply sighed and looked at his long schlong.

    "Oh, boy. What am I going to do with you?"

    Killer Queen cackled, "How about cutting it off?"

    "Hell to the no! I won''t be a eunuch."

    "Then, start rubbing it. That thing can''t ejacte by itself."

    Miaomiao facepalmed. He wanted to, but it was humiliating to do it in front of the virgin female sword spirit. Moreover, it would get hard again since he couldn''t be satisfied with just one bullet.

    While Miaomiao was depressed, he heard the sound of footsteps. He grabbed his weapon and moved behind the mango tree.

    A few minutester, a group of 20 knights traveled through the thick forest. Five of them carried corpses of short goblins on their shoulders while the rest carried their luggage.

    Miaomiao was surprised to see human knights in the goblin''s territory. He observed them.

    Among the crowd, 19 of them were men. However, strangely, their captain was a blond woman. She wore thick knight armor, arge shield, and a mace. Green bloodstain soaked her armor and her weapon, which showed a trace of recentbat.

    The group didn''t notice Miaomiao''s presence. They walked out of the forest and rested on the field, 10 meters away from the border, where Miaomiao was hiding. The party put down their loot and started making camps. The men chatted while their captain quickly entered her tent with her adjutants.

    Miaomiao scanned their strength. Surprisingly, none of them had Qi inside them. Instead, they cultivated mana circles. Everybody had at least one or two mana circles while their captain had three.

    Looking at these weak humans, Miaomiao was confused about how the goblin lost to them. Then, he checked the basic strength of the goblin corpses. Although they were corpses, they had no mana circle around their hearts.

    Miaomiao clicked his tongue. Even cultivators left behind traces of their original strength after death. Unfortunately, these goblins were the same asmoners.

    ''What a poor standard. I feel like I''m smurfing in a MOBA game.''

    Miaomiao stopped peeking at them. He silently consulted with Killer Queen.

    ''Say, KQ. Do you think I can kill them without causing amotion?''

    ''Impossible. Let''s wait for them to go to sleep. Then, you can solid-snake them.''

    ''¡­ Alright.''

    .

    At nightfall, the knight party made campfires. 15 of them including the captain entered their tents to rest for the day. As for the rest, they acted as night guards.

    Miaomiao left his hiding spot. He observed their formation and checked if the knights put any trap array around their camp. After scouting everything, Miaomiao was disappointed in their preparation.

    No fence or rming wire was installed. The five men didn''t stand guard and watch the forest. Instead, they sat around a campfire, having a night barbeque. They also drank some sort of alcohol, which Miaomiao could smell from 50 meters away.

    Miaomiao shook his head. If he led an army, this camp would have fallen in one fell swoop. But as a goblin assassin, he had to get rid of the guards first.

    After an hour of waiting, one of the guards left the group. From the body gesture, he needed to go to the toilet. He entered the woods alone unarmed.

    Once again, Miaomiao was disappointed in the guards. He followed the guy until he was out of the party''s sight. When no one could see the knight, Miaomiao thrust Killer Queen through his back and covered his mouth. He also injected his Qi into the knight''s vocal cords, disabling his voice and breathing abilities.

    The knight widened his eyes and slowly died from the suffocation and the wound poison. Miaomiao extracted his mana circle energy into his body and dragged the corpse further into the forest.

    A few minutester, two guards also needed to urinate. They followed the trail of the previous knight. However, these guys were smart. They stopped while they were still in their friends'' line of sight, and they took off their leggings and pants to do their business.

    Because of their actions, Miaomiao didn''t kill the two guys. Instead, he waited for them to finish what they were doing.

    One of them finished fast. He put on his leggings and pants before he returned to his friend. However, the other guy suddenly farted.

    "Ow, shit. That stupid raw meat might have gotten me."

    The knight held his butt and rushed further into the woods. He looked around for a moment and squatted, preparing to drop a chemical bomb from his number two.

    Unfortunately, Miaomiao wouldn''t let him relieve himself. A katana pierced through the back of his throat while a hand pressed on his back. Something hot entered his lung and erupted, destroying his innards.

    The second knight died silently. Miaomiao held his breath and dragged the new corpse, which automatically released whatever was inside his bowel out from the back hole.

    30 minutester, thest two knights stood up and took their turns. As if they were pre-programmed, they followed the first two dead knights'' paths deeper into the woods. One of them also carried a torch to see in the dark.

    After walking for a while, one of the knights spotted the wet stool, left behind by the dead knight. Heined.

    "Look at this. Either Robert or Jack must have shit themselves. I guess the wild lunch must have gotten them."

    The other knight also spotted the brown trail. He shouted.

    "JACK! ROBERT! HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP SHITTING?"

    Both menughed. Then, they took off their pants and started urinating. The guy with the torch was the most skillful as he only needed one hand to take off his knight leggings andplicated medieval pants.

    Miaomiao sneaked behind them. Instead of stabbing them to death, he only swung his katana horizontally once. The second sh cut the tip of the torch, dousing the me. Then, he moved away from the spot and detoured around the camp.

    The two knights stood still for a few seconds before their heads fell from their necks. Then, their bodies copsed on the ground, and the extinguished torch dropped.

    As soon as they copsed, the metal armor caused a loud nking noise. Thest guard frowned and stood up. He took his sword and was about to walk toward his friends.

    Suddenly, a silent katana sliced his throat, and the hand that touched his back caused his lungs to explode. He died on the spot with wide eyes.

    Miaomiao, who stood behind thest knight, carefully supported the lifeless body. He gently put him down without causing a sound. Then, he looked at the tents.

    Five dead knights gave ten times more Qi and mana than yesterday''s vigers. Miaomiao licked his tongue, getting addicted to the night assassinations. His schlong also hardened as he thought of the female knight.

    Getting to work, Miaomiao scanned the tents to check if they were deep asleep.

    As expected, none of them seemed to be wary of danger. They even cast their armor and weapons aside to get a good sleep in fluffy soft tents.

    Once again, Miaomiao shook his head. He questioned their upbringings.

    ''If I were them, I would have slept with one eye open, and I wouldn''t have brought luxurious tents. Hell, the fortress is only a few kilometers away. I would have traveled a few more hours and rested in a barrack or something.''

    Whileining in his mind, Leo sneaked into the smallest tent first, which housed three knights. He pressed his hands on their chests or backs. Then, he drained their life force in their sleep until their mana was sucked dry. They withered and turned into ash after 10 minutes.

    Miaomiao enjoyed this method more as it didn''t cause a bloodstain. However, it was time-consuming. But in this case, he believed that it was the right choice as it was the quietest method.

    He approached therger tent next. This one had eight knights sleeping in the same tent, lining in a row.

    Seeing their sleeping posture and the tight space, Miaomiao pursed his lips because he didn''t have the same luxuries as before. He gently swung his katana and beheaded all of them at once.

    SWUA

    The slice caused a slight noise, and the men widened their eyes in shock. Unfortunately, none of them managed to utter a word or warn the others.

    5 + 3 + 8 = 16

    Four remained.

    There were four tents to raid. One belonged to the female knight while the other three belonged to the three adjutants. Each upied a tent.

    Miaomiao slipped into the adjutant tents first. As they slept alone, Miaomiao took his time and sucked their life force into their sleep.

    30 minutester, Miaomiao was done with the three adjutants.

    Miaomiao salivated. It was the female knight''s queue.

 Chapter 455 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (9)

    <h4>Chapter 455 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (9)</h4>

    Chapter 455 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (9)

    Sneaking into the knight captain''s tent, Miaomiao found the sleeping beauty on a mat. She had already taken her knight armor off, leaving only thin fabrics as her clothes.

    Miaomiao enjoyed the advantage of the goblin''s bloodline. He could easily see in the dark, and he admired the healthy sexy figure of the knight woman for a minute.

    He took off his leather shorts and looked at his sharp nails. Then, he grinned and reached out to remove the clothes.

    Suddenly, the knight captain snapped open her eyes. She threw a punch at Miaomiao''s face.

    The punch connected. However, it did nothing to the physique of a cultivator, who had refined his body with Qi and mana. Miaomiao licked his lips and grabbed the wrist of the knight.

    "BASTARD!"

    The knight girl conjured her mana to her arms, increasing her physical strength. However, Miaomiao also did the same.

    A 3-circle knight was far inferior to a hybrid cultivator. He pinned her down to the mattress with one hand and tore her pajamas. Then, he released pink gas that was created from his Qi and Dao.

    The gas was none other than the power of an incubi. Miaomiao had learned this ability from Subus Queen Xu Chu and Lilith, and he could use it in this body.

    Inhaling the aphrodisiac gas, the woman suddenly lost all her strength. However, her belly spasmed and churned as her body suddenly got into the mood. She slightly opened her mouth and gasped for air.

    Miaomiao cackled and lifted her waist up, getting into the position. He aimed and rammed it in.

    "AHH!!"

    "KAHAHAHAHA!!"

    Miaomiao unleashed his pending lust in his goblin body for the first time. For the entire night, the woman never got a break. And when the sun rose, Miaomiao and the knight woman were no longer present in the destroyed camp.

    .

    .

    Meanwhile, Xiaomao and Devil had been watching Miaomiao''s actions from the higher realm. Upon seeing how vile he was, both of them shook their heads.

    "Was he always like this when he''s alone?" Asked Xiaomao.

    Devil deeply sighed, "This is still mildpared to what he always did in his free time. At least, he doesn''t use the clone jutsu and gangbang that woman."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao frowned as he just learned something that he shouldn''t. A part of him was disgusted by the degeneracies of his father, but the dark side of Xiaomao squealed that he wanted to try it with his wives.

    Devil''s nose twitched. She nced at Xiaomao''s pants and pursed her lips, "If your wives are busy, you can call over the dryads for help. They will be very delighted to give you a hand."

    Once again, Xiaomao questioned the harem members'' moral integrity as they seemed unfaithful to Mao Miaomiao. Sometimes, he wondered if they got married because of personal interests or mutual gains.

    Noticing Xiaomao''splex expressions, Devil deeply sighed and answered his doubts.

    "Not all of us are immortal. It''s just that we''re trained to be his personal sex toys. And when our bodies got used to the non-stop marathon activities, our instinct always yearns for THAT. Then, that guy is terrible at managing his families so he gives permission to Diaochan and others that if they''re lonely, they can temporarily join your harem and bear your children."

    "¡­ That''s sick." Xiaomao facepalmed.

    "At least, you are better at self-control than us. But seriously, if you need help, just ask."

    Xiaomao was tempted, but he shook his head. As a senior, his mental strength was superior to the majority of adult men.

    "Let''s keep our rtionship professional, mother. Also, it''s about time that we warn him about Swain and the other protagonists. At this rate, he''s gonna be found soon."

    Devil looked at the monitor, which broadcasted a live event in the goblin universe. Mao Miaomiao had already carried the knight girl into arge underground burrow under arge oak tree. He continued pounding her there and slowly draining her mana.

    Mao Miaomiao''s cultivation base reached the 6th-stage. He also condensed the 6th mana circle, using the energy of his prisoner.

    The side monitor showed another scene. It showed a group of 10 horsemen, riding toward the destroyed camp of the knight woman. They instantly noticed the corpses of fellow knights in the tent, but they couldn''t find this team''s captain.

    The horsemen shouted at pointed at the forest. Then, they brought as many corpses with them and returned to the fortress checkpoint.

    Looking at this development, Xiaomao was worried about his father''s safety.

    "This is bad."

    "Yup. He''s screwed. If Swain learns of this, he will be marked for sure. Also¡­"

    Devil looked at the third and fourth monitors. They focused on two other protagonists, who were born earlier than Swain. Although they weren''t the strongest main characters of this universe, they were still blessed by the universe''s luck and fate crystals. Their growth rate and strength surpassed everybody but their colleagues.

    The fourth monitor showed a scene of the capital city, where Swain was born. The man remained there to support the one-year-old prince, protecting him from assassins and local viins.

    As for the third monitor, it fixated on a spearman, who was a captain of a 10-man footman squad. He was a knight with 7 mana circles, but his physique was as strong as an 8th-stage cultivator.

    Coincidentally, this spearman protagonist stayed at the checkpoint, where the horsemen belonged. Soon, he would learn about the carnage that Miaomiao had done.

    Xiaomao stood up and walked toward the dantian crystal of the goblin lord. He touched it and sent a message to Shuri.

    .

    .

    While the mayhem was in action, Shuri had been cultivating mana in her private living quarter in her ck castle, away from the other goblins.

    DING

    Suddenly, Shuri heard the system notification bell. She opened her eyes to read the system message.

    This system had been with her since Xiaomao had agreed to help her. Although Xiaomao couldn''t give her strength due to Swain''s interference, it provided tips, hints, and Xiaomao''s messages from the higher realm.

    <This is Xiaomao. One of the protagonists will learn about Mao Miaomiao''s presence soon. Be ready for the human invasion.>

    Shuri frowned, "Already?! But which protagonist? I hope it''s not Jester."

    <No. The nearest protagonist is Kai, the spearman regressor. His fate crystal is a bit inferior to others, so he shouldn''t remember what we did before the reset. He is weak, but he can be still a pain in the ass because of his mana spear techniques. Well, he''s almost invincible in the mortal stage, but he''s nothing beyond that.>

    "Yeah, I know. I killed that guy before."

    <Anyway, just warning you to be prepared for skirmishes.>

    "What about the helper?"

    Shuri was curious. As the spearman protagonist was almost invincible under the immortal stage, she wondered what would happen if Mao Miaomiao found the guy first.

    <He will be fine as long as the humans feed him more knights to kill. Also, he gets stronger by mating. He''s at the fifth stage now, I think.>

    "¡­"

    <Anyway, if you are feeling kind, you can dual-cultivate with him. I''m sure he''ll be very happy.>

    "Sorry, but no. If I want a partner, I''d rather have you, Lord Xiaomao."

    <¡­>

    Shuri giggled. She preferred a loyal man like Xiaomao to a lecherous type like Mao Miaomiao. She had nned to devote herself to him after her dantian universe was clean of protagonists.

    <Ahem. Anyway, take care of yourself. Oh, I''m dropping another string of my karma to you. You can consume it.>

    "Thank you, darling. I hope I can be your 8th wife one day."

    Shuri closed the system menu and giggled. However, her smiling face slowly faded, reced by a deep frown as she thought of Swain and human protagonists.

    "You cancerous humans need to know your ce. Livestock should live like livestock!"

    Shuri stomped out of her castle and flew out. She hovered over the teau, ring at the fortress walls. After scanning through the crowd of humans, she spotted a hundred immortal mages and knights.

    As goblins were no match for these knights and mages, Shuri flew toward one of the fortress checkpoints to sabotage them.

    .

    .

    BOOM

    BOOM

    While Mao Miaomiao was having fun, he heard the sounds of explosions from above. The ground trembled and dust smoke flew everywhere.

    Miaomiao sighed and kept pounding until he finished his session. Then, he walked out of his hiding spot to check the outside. He jumped up and climbed the oak tree above his burrow. Then, he kicked a branch and jumped to the sky.

    Upon looking down, Miaomiao found severalrge holes in the wall formation. Five sections of the tall walls in Miaomiao''s area copsed. Over 100 kilometers away, a dozen ces were also in shamble.

    As Miaomiao looked further, he found a streak of light, flying toward the other side of the teau behind him. Then, shes of light blinded Miaomiao for a few seconds before thunderous sounds of explosions followed.

    Someone was bombing the walls.

    Miaomiao raised his brow, impressed by the feat. Still, it was none of his business. He returned to his burrow and get busy with the female knight''s body.

    The knight''s expression was as sexy as a pornstar''s. She stuck out her tongue while her eyes rolled upward. Her body was covered in sweat, and her bountiful rabbits dripped in juices.

    Miaomiao gazed at the sexy body. He resumed drinking her milk while he pumped his milk back inside.

    Unfortunately, after one day of dual cultivation, the female knight ran out of mana as Miaomiao drained her dry. Miaomiao could no longer get any mana or Qi from her anymore. Still, after all the deeds, Miaomiao was kind enough to feed her with his white fluid, which was nutritious enough to keep a human''s stomach filled for a day.

    As the female knight turned into a sow, he left her there. He went out to search for new victims to kill or dual cultivate.

    After getting out, Miaomiao scanned the surroundings and checked for the knight''s movements. Unfortunately, the smoke that Shuri had caused was still around, which made it hard to scout.

    As usual, Miaomiao waited for nighttime. When it was dark, he climbed a tree and jumped to the sky to scan the perimeter. Then, he found a group of new prey.

    From the nearest fortress checkpoint, a toon of 100 adventurers and 300 knights traveled together and they camped at the ce that Miaomiao had raided before.

    Miaomiao was surprised to see more humans in this area. He looked closer to see if there were more female adventurers or knights.

    And he found plenty. Out of 400 people there, 150 of them were female, and they had great figures.

    Miaomiao salivated. He wondered if he could catch some of them and bring them to his hideout to leech their mana.

 Chapter 456 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (10)

    <h4>Chapter 456 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (10)</h4>

    Chapter 456 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (10)

    Kai was a 17-year-old orphan. When he was 10, his parents sold him as a ve, and the army bought him as a ve soldier. He had been serving the Kingdom of Yeduk as a footman ever since.

    As Kai had been through countless battles against goblins, the king rewarded him with freedom. As Kai couldn''t read, he continued working as a soldier, and he was promoted to a 10-manmander. He was transferred to the border since then.

    One day, a group of scouts returned with several corpses of knight cadets, who had gone into the goblin forest to gain experience. None of the 20 people came back alive.

    A few hours after the report, the fortress walls were bombarded by an unknown entity from the forest. Countless soldiers and mages that were on patrol were dead while thousands were injured.

    An emergency dispatch order came from the fortress generals. They hired a group of mercenaries, aka the adventurers, to enter the goblin forest to search for the missing people and investigate the cause of the 20-man unit''s annihtion. As for the main armies and immortal knights, they would be mobilized to subdue the mysterious entity.

    Kai was dispatched along with the adventurers. Many knight cadets from various knight academies also joined in to gain experience. However, there was one issue.

    One of the cadets was the son of Duke Merde. His status was superior to every mercenary and knight of the investigation unit.

    His name was Jacques. He had European features and short blond hair. However, he was only 5''5 tall and weighed 250 pounds. His big belly, round face, and chubby arms mismatched his knight cadet status. Moreover, he only managed to condense one mana circle, which was lower than average knights and adventurers.

    Everything would have been alright if this short fatty just tagged along for the experience. However, Jacques confronted the toonmander, who was the only 9-circle knight in this unit.

    Jacques forced the knightmander to follow his order.

    The only Jacques'' strong point was his audacity and his status. As Kai had expected, the knightmander yielded his position to the arrogant rookie, and Jacques ordered the toon of 400 fighters to charge toward the woods right away.

    Nobody dared to refute his decision. They ended up marching to the ruined camp of the destroyed unit. When they arrived, they cleaned the area and set up an outpost camp, using it as an operation base and a rendezvous point for an emergency retreat.

    .

    Kai followed the troops as a rearguard, watching over the supply wagons of their toon. When they finished setting up their outpost camp, Jacques ordered everybody again.

    "Stop building camp! Why are we building a camp before noon?! It''s daytime. We have to search for the rampaging goblins! Go, go! All units! Charge into the forest and find me the goblins!"

    "¡­"

    Kai heard the order, and he frowned. They hadn''t set up the fences, dug the moats, and built watchtowers yet. There was a lot of work to do before nighttime. As for the expedition, it could be done tomorrow morning when the retreat route and the backup camp had been secured.

    Kai''s colleague whispered to him, "Is that fatty for real? We''re supposed to find the culprits that killed the cadets and rescue the missing people. Why is this turning into a raid party?"

    Kai had the same thoughts, but he could tell what Jacques was aiming for.

    "He just wants to look good in front of the women. You know that knights and adventurers work out, right? They have better figures than local women or prostitutes. Even if they have a scar or two, their toned bodies are more attractive than malnourished townswomen."

    "Damn, how the hell did you know all that?! Maybe, are you¡­"

    "Shut it, punk!"

    Kai smacked the back of his friend''s head. He packed up some jerky in his backpack and refilled his water canteens. Then, he picked up his spear and ordered his unit.

    "Make sure to pack at least 10 days'' worth of food and water! Don''t expect to get resupplied during the expedition!"

    The nine soldiers under Kai including the colleague next to him saluted and repacked their backpacks. Then, they followed the other units to join their expedition.

    .

    Kai''s unit wasn''t the only one preparing for a long trip, the adventurers also did the same. Each carried at least 10 days'' worth of dried food and water, but they left the tents and other necessities behind in the outpost.

    Meanwhile, Jacques ordered his subordinates something else.

    "Bring the tents with us! We will make another outpost in the forest! Don''t forget my rib-eye wagyu, butler. I want a steak as my lunch!"

    The adventurers, the knights, and the oldmander of the troops frowned at Jacques, but none of them stopped the young master.

    After everybody packed their supplies, the oldmander designated 150 people to guard the outpost and secure their escape route. Then, he dispatched scouts to find tracks of nearby goblins in the area.

    It didn''t take long for them to find the bloodstain of the knights that Miaomiao had murdered. A few minutester, they discovered the dead bodies. However, they couldn''t find the next lead or the missing knight captain.

    Jacques also came to see the corpses. He then gave another weird order, "Burn them here and keep searching! We need that goblin''s head. I want my war trophy!"

    "¡­"

    Kai and his men squinted their eyebrows and shook their heads. As for the other adventurers and the knights, they started to get annoyed. Even though the dead people were not their colleagues, they deserved a proper burial or a funeral as their families might be waiting for them at home.

    The oldmander had enough. He denied the order, "Bring the corpses back to our camp and send them home."

    A group of adventurers acknowledged that order. They wrapped the corpses with clothes and brought them back to the outpost.

    .

    .

    Miaomiao watched their movements from afar. Upon noticing that they separated into two groups, he rejoiced. He eyed the people in the outpost, who were busy chopping wood and making spike traps.

    Among 150 people, 50 were female. Miaomiao salivated as he eyed the women.

    ''Damn, I feel like a viinous goblin from a certain goblin-hunting story. Anyway, I can''t attack them now since they outnumber me. I have to use the good old strategy.''

    Miaomiao picked up a fruit from a tree and fill a bowl of water, made from coconut fruit. Then, he brought them to his burrow.

    Upon returning, Miaomiao found the unconscious knight girl in the hole. She seemed exhausted from the non-stop sexual pleasure. He peeled the strange-looking mango and cut it into small pieces. Then, he ced them and a bowl of water on arge leaf next to her.

    The scent of fresh fruit awakened the captive. She wearily opened her eyes and noticed the fruit. The starvation drove her instinct, and she devoured the mango and the water in seconds.

    After making sure that the woman was fed, Miaomiao hugged her from behind and resumed his activity to kill time. He also covered her mouth, not allowing her to make any noise.

    "Mmm!"

    The woman wanted to scream, but she had no strength left in her. Moreover, her desire built up as Miaomiao''s fluid contained strong aphrodisiacs for women. As soon as he touched her, she automatically lift her bottom to receive his seeds.

    The sounds of contacting flesh and panting were silent as Earth filtered their voices. They indulged in their carnal desire like a pair of rabbits until night.

    .

    At night, the knight woman fainted again as she had no strength left. Her round belly looked bigger than when she first arrived as she had drunk so much white juice to the point that she was full.

    Miaomiao left her alone and went back to the surface.

    The torches of the knights and adventurers pinpointed their locations in the dark. Miaomiao almostughed at the human''s vulnerability at night while he navigated through the forest.

    The 250-man unit traveled five kilometers deep into the forest and set up another camp on a clearnd. Their bonfires and torches caused several wild animals to flee from the area while many dire wolves and tigers eyed them from a distance.

    As for Miaomiao, he had no business with this group. He arrived at the outpost camp.

    The traps and the fences were iplete. One-third of the camp was covered, but the nks were wide open.

    Miaomiao observed the camp and noticed a total of 80 guards standing watch. All of them had two or three mana circles, and their weapons and armor glittered in a strange light.

    ''Magic weapons? Meh, low-grade at best.''

    To Miaomiao, those weapons and armors were low-grade artifacts that he used to have when he was a mortal. Killer Queen was superior to those junks.

    But in this situation, the Solid Snake strategy might not be the right choice. The security was too tight for a one-man raid tactic in this situation. Moreover, their main troops were nearby, and they could rush here in a few minutes if they could fly.

    Contemting the situation, Miaomiao decided to wait longer.

    .

    Miaomiao lost count of how long he had been watching them. It was 2 AM, but the number of guards didn''t reduce. Instead, out of 150 soldiers in there, 120 of them were wide awake!

    He was at a loss for what to do. He wondered if he should attack them head-on and flee after he snagged one or two women.

    ZAG-ZAG

    Suddenly, Miaomiao sensed some movements behind him. He was surprised how they managed to get so close to him without getting detected by his Qi sense.

    Miaomiao turned around and found silhouettes of 200 small creatures. He frowned and narrowed his eyes as he clearly saw the faces of heinous and ugly monsters, who looked simr to his adoptive father goblin.

    One of the goblins crawled toward Miaomiao, but he didn''t show hostility.

    "Hobgoblin, hello, GOB!"

    ''Hobgoblin?''

    Miaomiao was confused. He wondered if this goblin mistook him for a hobgoblin. Still, he greeted back in a hushed voice.

    "What are you doing here, goblins?"

    "We. Hunt. GOB! Detecting. Women''s Scent. GOB!"

    "Oh."

    Miaomiao nodded as he understood their primitive linguistic skill. He wondered if he yed too hard and made a group of thirsty goblinse out from their nests.

    Seeing that the goblins came out in arge group, Miaomiao scanned their strength. Then, he was slightly disappointed. Most of them didn''t have even a mana circle. Out of 200 goblins, only seven had one mana circle, and they were shamans.

    ''They''re bad. No wonder the goblins are on the verge of extinction. But since they''re here, I can use them.''

    Miaomiao looked at their weapons. Surprisingly, they carried bows, arrows, and clubs. Some of them wore a piece of adventurer''s leather armor or weapon that they had looted from their victims.

    They might not be useless after all. If they prioritized using range weapons, they might be good at ambushing.

    Miaomiao smirked. He had an idea.

    "Actually, I''m nning to raid that camp. I''ll be the vanguard. Can you provide me cover with your arrows?"

    "Raid, GOB? We. STRONK! We. Raid. GOB! Women. Seedbeds. Capture. GOB!"

    "Now, we''re talking. I only need one or two women. You can take the rest. Deal?"

    "Fair. GOB! Raid. GOB!"

    Miaomiao widely grinned. He pulled out Killer Queen and looked at the other goblins. As if they had heard their conversation, they already prepared their bows and arrows.

    "Alright. Shoot as soon as I jump out. Be ready."

    "READY. GOB!"

 Chapter 457 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (11)

    <h4>Chapter 457 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (11)</h4>

    Chapter 457 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (11)

    WHOOSH

    Miaomiao leaped out of the bush and summoned his Dao Avatar. A transparent silhouette of his appearance when he was an entity came out, holding a ck katana. The avatar detached from the main body and jetted toward the nearest watchtower.

    The avatar''s movements were ghost-like. He phased through two knights on the watchtower, and their bodies were sliced in half. Then, it blinked, teleporting to another watchtower.

    SWUA

    Two more watchers fell.

    Miaomiao nced at his avatar and licked his lips. He still got it.

    Dao Avatar was one of the staple techniques in Mao Miaomiao''s cultivation world when he was a mortal. Cultivators could summon a spiritual clone of themselves, which took an appearance of their personality or belief. Once summoned, they could reinforce the cultivator''s physical prowess or help its master inbat. In this case, Miaomiao used it inbat as if it was a summoned spirit.

    Moreover, as a former entity, managing Qi and maintaining Qi efficiency as a mortal was like breathing to Miaomiao ¨C It only took 10 strands of Qi to create a dao avatar and use it as a helper. Although he wouldn''t gain their mana from the corpse, it was useful in group fights.

    After the sentries on the watchtowers were downed, nobody noticed Miaomiao''s approach. He leaped over the moat and the spike traps, entering the camp''s premises.

    Under Miaomiao''s control, the avatar turned its attention to the male adventurers and knights. It swooped down from the watchtower and sliced off another man''s neck. In unison, Miaomiao also lopped off a surprised adventurer nearby.

    "ENEMY ATTACK!!"

    Finally, the humans noticed Miaomiao''s presence. The knights and the adventurers charged toward him.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    A hundred fire arrows whizzed through the air and rained upon the knights and adventurers. Some of the arrows hit knights'' armor but failed to pierce through the metal tes. A few lucky shots pierced the shoulders, faces, and exposed skin of adventurers. Unfortunately, they weren''t enough to kill anyone instantly.

    The volley was enough to buy time. Miaomiao danced through the crowd and swiped his katana, cutting a path for himself. While ughtering the knights and adventurers, one of the swordswomen stepped forward and reinforced her de with mana. She swung down, aiming at Miaomiao''s head.

    CLANK

    Miaomiao covered his arm with Qi and swatted the de away. He flipped his katana and hit her stomach with the hilt in full force.

    The swordswoman flinched and bent backward. She copsed on the ground, stunned.

    Miaomiao sneered, but he left her alone for now. He resumed charging toward other male knights and cut them down one at a time.

    WHOOSH

    WHOOSH

    The goblin troopsunched another volley while Miaomiao was in the middle of the crowd. Because everybody was distracted by Miaomiao, nobody prepared for another hail.

    Miaomiao lifted a headless corpse and raised it, using it as a shield. The metal arrowheads hit the metal armor of the knights, causing a nking sound. Again, some of the good shots injured lightly armored adventurers, especially the mages that wore light clothes. Some of the female clerics and sorcerers also got hit, and they cried in pain.

    "CHARGE, GOB!"

    "SOWS. CAPTURE! MEN. KILL. GOB!"

    The goblins came out of the bushes and charged toward the outpost camp. They smiled and drooled as they eyed the injured female adventurers.

    Miaomiao snorted and ignored the goblin troops. He kept farming mana, killing as many humans in front of him.

    "ENOUGH!"

    After ying 50 men, a burly adventurer pushed the crowd out of his way and charged at Miaomiao with arge hammer.

    Miaomiao sensed the aura of a 7-circle, who was as strong as a 7th-stage cultivator. He kicked the ground and leaped away.

    BOOM

    The hammer hit the ground, causing a three-meter-wide crater. The adventurer looked up and raised his massive hammer. Then, he ordered his colleagues.

    "I''ll take care of that hobgoblin! The rest of you, take care of those weaklings!"

    The knights and adventurers looked at the hammer man and backed away. They turned around and disengaged, turning their attention to the smaller goblins.

    Miaomiao clicked his tongue in frustration as his prey was about to run away. He nced at the dao avatar, who was busy cutting down male archers and mages deep inside the outpost camp.

    The avatar sensed Miaomiao''s will. It stopped wreaking havoc and rushed toward its master. Instantly, it vanished and reappeared behind the hammer man. He plunged his katana into the back of the burly guy''s neck and twisted his weapon.

    "GAH!"

    The hammer man coughed as he couldn''t breathe. He struggled a few steps before he let go of his hammer, falling to his death.

    The avatar pulled out its katana. However, Miaomiao walked toward the dead man and stabbed him again with Killer Queen. The dispersing mana of the dead man flowed into him.

    Miaomiao could feel that his strength already reached the 7th stage after killing so many people. Adding the hammer man''s mana, he almost reached the 8th stage. In addition, the new dantian universe was solidified, and the primary inside him waspleted.

    Sensing the surge of mana and Qi inside him, Miaomiao was delighted. At this rate, he would be an immortal within a month. Giving him another year, he might even restore his strength to the deity stage, and he could start chasing after Swain.

    Miaomiao turned around, hoping to find another strong opponent. Unfortunately, nobody was as strong as the nameless hammerman. Thus, Miaomiao turned his attention to the women.

    Most of the women, such as the mages, sorcerers, and clerics were injured. As these women wore light clothing, arrows pierced through their skins. Some unlucky girls got hit in the chest, and they were on the verge of dying.

    Miaomiao sighed as he felt bad for the good bodies. He walked toward them and stabbed the gravely injured ones, ending their misery.

    One of the clerics screamed in panic when Miaomiao killed her friend, whom she was trying to heal. She backed away from the tall goblin and wet herself.

    Miaomiao nced at the cleric. She had blond hair like the female knight, but she looked a lot younger. If the female knight was in her mid-20s, this girl might be 18 or 19.

    As Miaomiao hadpleted his goal, he switched to the secondary objectives. He kicked the cleric''s wane away and carried her on his shoulder. Then, he looked for a path to retreat.

    While looking, Miaomiao noticed the crawling swordswoman earlier. Again, Miaomiao kicked her sword away and carried her on his waist. Then, he started running.

    The dao avatar of Miaomiao didn''t stop killing. It helped the goblin troops, cutting down as many male knights and adventurers as it could. Unfortunately, it soon ran out of Qi and vanished.

    Miaomiao''s feet were quick. He returned to his burrow in seconds. Then, he pped the back of their necks, knocking them unconscious. Then, he ran back to the camp to earn more war trophies.

    When Miaomiao returned, the fight was over. 150 of the goblins were killed, but the rest managed to retreat with 15 captives. The humans won, but only 70 of them survived.

    Miaomiao observed them, searching for more women to capture. Unfortunately, they were either died or injured, which was a demerit.

    Since he had enough fun for the day, he retreated to his burrow to have fun with the new toys.

    .

    .

    "Kai, we''ve got a huge problem."

    Kai''s subordinate woke him up in the middle of the night. He frowned and sat up, "What happened?"

    "We see the smokeing from the outpost camp. Commander Cass already flew there and confirmed that goblins raided them. A dozen women got captured, and half of the people there died."

    Commander Cass was the old man, who was supposed to be themander of this toon. He was also the only 9-circle knight that could contest against hobgoblins and trolls in the forest.

    Kai clicked his tongue and stood up. He looked around him, checking his men, "What''s themander''s order?"

    "Be ready to return and regroup. I think they''ve found the traces of a goblin nest. We''ll probably raid them tomorrow."

    "Too slow."

    Kai thought of the prisoners as he knew the goblins'' personalities. As female goblins were rare, these creatures usually captured women to be their seedbeds. In addition, the new generation of goblins would inherit their mothers'' abilities and mana, which made them dangerous. In addition, it only took one month of gestation for a goblin to be born.

    Moreover, the goblin''s body fluid contained a strong aphrodisiac, which they inherited from the local goblin lords. If they couldn''t rescue the women within the first three days, those captured women would be broken for life.

    "Grab your gear. We''ll fly back to the camp and follow their traces. We can''t let the goblins brainwash the women!"

    Kai''s subordinates smiled and grabbed their gears. They wore their backpacks and stood up.

    "We''re ready, Kai."

    Kai pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket. It expanded and transformed into a flying carpet.

    "Get on. We''re rushing there!"

    "Yes, sir!"

    The team of 11 men got on the giant magic handkerchief of Kai. The flying carpet took flight and flew back to the outpost camp.

    .

    .

    While returning to his burrow, Miaomiao sensed several people flying in the sky, heading toward the outpost. He hid behind arge oak tree and crouched.

    WHOOSH

    An old knight flew by, but he didn''t notice Miaomiao''s presence.

    Miaomiao silently let out a long sigh. He was d that he didn''t prolong the fight or went after the remaining people in the camp.

    ''That was a 9-circle knight. He looks like Huang Hansheng. Man, this takes me back.''

    He thought of the bitter fight between him and a 9th-stage cultivator when he was a mortal. Lu Bu, who was his ally at that time, also died during the battle.

    Although the 9-circle knight seemed intimidating, Miaomiao looked forward to crossing swords with him. He smiled and quietly returned to his burrow.

    Upon returning, Miaomiao stripped the new women''s clothes. While they were unconscious, Miaomiao used the Dao of incubi, injecting pink gas into their mouths.

    Their bodies reacted. The tips of their rabbits perked up and hardened. Their faces flushed, and their genital twitched.

    As usual, Miaomiao licked his lips like a thirsty goblin. He gently lifted the cleric''s hips and united with her.

 Chapter 458 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (12)

    <h4>Chapter 458 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (12)</h4>

    Chapter 458 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (12)

    "!!!"

    As soon as Miaomiao and the cleric girl were connected, thetter widened her eyes and tried to resist. However, Miaomiao''s hips were too fast. He kept stunning her with the impact. It only took him less than a minute for the girl to stop resisting.

    10 minutester, the seeds werepletely nted in the cleric''s stomach. Miaomiao moved to the swordswoman next.

    Unlike the strong-mind cleric, the swordswoman didn''t resist. Her firm lower body weed the pration. Miaomiao didn''t know if she failed to resist the pink gas or if she was a nympho, but he enjoyed it nheless. Because of the cooperation, Miaomiao got stuck with her for 30 minutes until the knight woman woke up.

    The broken knight girl crawled toward Miaomiao. She caressed his legs, begging to get his attention.

    Miaomiao snickered and rewarded the faithful toy. He rewarded her with a standing position, which dug deep into her stomach. While doing it, Miaomiao refined his Qi and mana inside his body, repeatedly creating new stars ands in his dantian universe.

    .

    Because of the three women, Miaomiao forgot about time. He rotated between each girl every hour, allowing everybody two hours of rest before the next session.

    Miaomiao enjoyed this as he missed the old days when Miaomiao vited his wives, concubines, and female followers in his old dantian universe non-stop until everybody got pregnant. As such, he nned to keep doing it until these women gave birth to his goblin children.

    Unfortunately, Miaomiao didn''t get to y for long. While he was pumping seeds into the swordswoman and refining the 108th star, he heard strong footsteps and sensed the movements of mana.

    Miaomiao pulled out and turned around. He quietly sighed and spread his Qi sense.

    There were 11 life signatures of human men. One of them had seven mana circles while the rest had three or four. That was not all ¨C The guy with the seven mana circles had a scent of a heavenly fate crystal and great luck.

    Miaomiao''s pupils dted, and the corners of his mouth curved up. He stuck out his tongue, anticipating an interesting encounter.

    "A protagonist. He''s not Swain, but he''s strong."

    Miaomiao stopped ying around and circted the mana that he got from the women. He created the 8th mana circle and refine his dantian universe and the primary.

    107 Stars of 107 different Element Qi floated in Mao Miaomiao''s dantian universe. Each acted as a Qi generator, tirelessly producing Qi to feed Miaomiao. As for the eight mana circles, they absorbed mana from the environment and converted excess Qi from his dantian, endlessly strengthening his physique.

    After confirming his current strength and limitations, Miaomiao snorted.

    "I don''t believe that a mortal protagonist can kill me. Well, since you''re here, it must be fate! That''s right. YOU''RE FATED TO DIE!"

    Miaomiao burst intoughter and activated a soul formation domain, trapping the 11 humans on the ground in a dark dome.

    .

    .

    At 7 PM, Kai and his subordinates reached the half-destroyed camp. He found the miserable state that the survivors were in ¨C As the rumor, almost a hundred people were either captured or killed during the raid.

    Kai and his men jumped off the flying carpet and questioned an injured adventurer.

    "Sir, what happened here?"

    The adventurer wearily looked at Kai. Sincest night, he hadn''t slept a wink. He was on the verge of copsing. Still, noticing that Kai was a strong knight, he told Kai what he saw.

    "A hobgoblin¡­ An elite hobgoblin raided us."

    "Hobgoblin? An elite at that?" Kai narrowed his eyes. He knew that hobgoblins were smarter than regr goblins. Moreover, the elite ones could even use human spells, martial arts, or techniques.

    "Be careful, young man. That hobgoblin can use clone magic and a magic weapon. He summoned a spiritual clone. We couldn''t touch it, but it killed at least 30 of us. It also knows swordsmanship."

    Kai bitterly smiled. He gave the adventurer a potion, "Drink this and leave here. This is not a ce for rookie adventurers anymore. Let me handle this."

    "¡­ Okay."

    The adventurer received the potion. He drank it and left the camp, returning home. He turned around and gazed at Kai one more time and waved his hand, bidding farewell.

    Kai saluted, thanking the adventurer for the contribution. He wished that he would recover from this incident soon.

    After sending the adventurer off, Kai turned to his subordinates, "You heard him. We''ve got a hobgoblin''s army to kill."

    Kai''s friend shrugged, "It''s just an elite hobgoblin. We''ve killed a dozen before, right?"

    "Never let your guard down. Anyway, we have to hurry and track the goblins. By now, those poor women would have suffered a fate worse than death. The faster we rescue them, the better!"

    "Alright!"

    The group turned their attention to the trails, left behind by the retreated goblins. They followed their blood trails, footsteps, and pieces of clothes that the goblins and the captives left behind. They lit their torches and began their hunt.

    .

    30 minutester, Kai''s group came across a crossroads. The group''s scout found two tracks, leading in a different directions.

    "Boss. The footsteps lead us to the east, but there''s a remnant of mana going to the south. Which should we follow?"

    The scout noticed the flow of mana, which was usually left behind by a strong knight or someone with more than 6 or 7 mana circles.

    To make sure, Kai asked the scout, "Does it belong to our people?"

    The scout shook his head, "No, boss. Human''s mana is blue, but the goblin''s mana is green. The trail is dark green. That''s a high-ranking goblin''s color."

    "That might be the trail of the hobgoblin!" Kai finally found hope. He ordered his men, "We''re going after the hobgoblin first! As long as it''s dead, the other goblins will be no threat! They might be smart, but they are naturally weak!"

    "Yes, boss!"

    The scout continued leading the team south, following the trail of green mana flow.

    10 minutester, they came across a massive dead oak tree. Its roots covered a territory of 500 square meters, but the other trees grew on top of them, hiding its presence. Because of its massive roots, there wererge holes, leading toward an underground cavework.

    Kai and his 10 subordinates stopped in front of the dead oak tree. Their noses twitched as they smelled something unpleasant.

    It was the scent of semen.

    "It''s definitely here!" The scout covered his nose. The others retched and almost vomited.

    Kai''s expression turned dark. He circted mana to his ears, listening to the faintest sound. Then, he heard the moaning voice of a woman.

    "The captives should be in there," Kai dered. "We can''t flush it out with smoke or we''ll kill the prisoners. We''re going to sneak in there and kill it!"

    Everybody nodded. They put down their luggage and rearmed themselves, adjusting their strategies and fighting styles. The soldiers with metal tes took off their armor for mobility. The healers cast their spells, giving their allies boosts and buffs. Mages also drank temporarily boost potions, enhancing and recovering their mana to the max.

    After everybody was prepared, they marched toward the underground cave.

    RUMBLE

    The group only managed to take 10 steps toward the cave. Suddenly, a ck dome manifested, and the group''s torches were extinguished.

    Although they got stuck inplete darkness, nobody panicked. They turned their backs against each other''s forming a circle formation. Kai, who was the strongest among them, raised his spear to the sky.

    WHOOSH

    The spear brightened, illuminating the dark. However, they could only see 10 meters around them.

    "What magic is this?!" One of the mages was confused by the darkness dome.

    Kai was also clueless. As he never cultivated, he had no idea about domain abilities. Still, he believed that he could destroy this dome''s effects.

    With a loud shout, his spear fired a beam toward the sky, hitting the ceiling of the dome.

    PIKI

    The dome cracked. White lines expanded throughout the dome.

    Everybody smiled as they were d that Kai managed to find a way for them. They looked up in unison as they admired his work.

    Unfortunately, that action was a mistake.

    SWUA

    A long silver line afterimage appeared for a second. It went through the necks of two mages, a healer, and a soldier. Four heads fell from their necks at once!

    Kai reacted the fastest. In the corner of his eyes noticed the movement of a katana in the dark. He kicked the ground, leaping over his friends, and charged at the silhouette in the dark.

    CLANK

    The tip of his spear hit something hard.

    A pair of red eyes glowed in the dark, staring at Kai. It didn''t say anything, but Kai managed to catch a glimpse of the hobgoblin.

    It had the same height, arm length, legs, and fingers as humans, which was different from regr hobgoblins - The real hobgoblins were usually two heads taller than average adult men, and they had longer arms.

    This monster was not a hobgoblin or an elite hobgoblin! The information was wrong!

    Kai had learned about the goblins before. There was only one variant that had a human appearance.

    Overlord Goblin!

    "Peekaboo."

    Mao Miaomiao pushed Kai''s spear back with a swing. He swung horizontally and created a crescent sword energy beam.

    "TSK!"

    Kai kicked the ground and jumped, narrowly dodging the sword''s energy.

    SWUA

    Because Kai dodged the attack, the sword energy traveled further and cut through the remaining subordinates behind him. Moreover, their mana quickly flowed toward the goblin overlord.

    "BASTARD!"

    Kai was enraged. He gathered all his mana into his spear and thrust it toward Mao Miaomiao''s face. Its light shone so bright that it illuminated the entire area in the dark domain.

    Mao Miaomiao''s physique was revealed. Kai managed to see his true appearance for the first time. However, the goblin overlord vanished from where he stood.

    Kai''s instinct kicked in. He twisted his body in mid-air and swung his spear 180 degrees, aiming at the presence behind him.

    WHOOSH

    A ck katana missed his head by a hairbreadth, but his spear''s shaft hit the elbow of the goblin. However, it caught his weapon.

    "Gotchu, bitch."

    Kai bellowed and pulled his spear back. The tip of the spear transformed into a scythe, which threatened to cut Miaomiao''s body in half while pulling.

    CLANK

    However, the scythe''s de failed to cut through Miaomiao''s body. It hit his waist, and the de was broken.

    PU

    The goblin overlord leisurely threw his katana like a throwing knife. Its cold de pierced through Kai''s skill, and thetter sensed the object in his head.

    Kai fell from the air with the katana stuck in his head. His widened eyes stared at the monster in disbelief even though his consciousness turned ck.

    .

    .

    Miaomiao snorted andnded on the ground. He walked toward the protagonist and pierced thetter''s chest with his hand. Then, he dug an orb out.

    It was the usual heavenly fate crystal.

    Miaomiao juggled it in a good mood. He gazed at the flowing mana of the dead soldiers, which gathered inside him after they were killed. He managed to condense 18 more stars in his dantian.

    He loved how quick his strength progressed.

    "One down. How many left? Hey, Xiaomao. Are you watching? Tell me. How many protagonists are there in this universe?"

 Chapter 459 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (13)

    <h4>Chapter 459 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (13)</h4>

    Chapter 459 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (13)

    "Oh, that was quick. I guess he has his way after all."

    Xiaomao deeply sighed as he witnessed how Miaomiao singlehandedly defeated a protagonist. His concern was for nothing.

    Devil deeply sighed, "See what I meant? There''s no need to panic. He''s a pro."

    "Yeah, a pro at gettingid and getting new wives. He has already taken in three women."

    "I doubt he has any emotional attachment to those women. At best, they are just seedbeds, just like the dryads."

    Devil stopped watching the monitor. She patted Xiaomao''s head and sat on the right armrest of his throne. Then, she told him a story about when Miaomiao was still the emperor of Mu-Nyang''s universe.

    "You know, Xiaomao. When your father governs the universe, he selected 1,000 best-looking dryads in his dantian universe and turned them into baby machines. They only have one job ¨C giving birth! That moron did nothing but fornicating and impregnate those dryads. Whenever they gave birth, Miaomiao would heal them, gave the baby to the nannies, and make more babies."

    Hearing another heinous deed of his father, Xiaomao facepalmed, "Why did he do that? Doesn''t he have enough children and grandchildren?"

    Devil nced at the monitor again. She pointed at the heavenly fate crystal in Miaomiao''s hand.

    "That is the reason."

    "Hmm?"

    Xiaomao pursed his lips, unable to connect the fate crystals and baby-making together. But a few secondster, Xiaomao figured out why.

    "Did he keep making babies so that his descendants have a higher chance of getting those fate crystals from birth?"

    "Exactly! You''re good, Xiaomao."

    Devil giggled. She stood up and nned to leave. While turning around and walking away, Devil left Xiaomao with a prediction.

    "I bet he''s nning to use the same strategy. Since goblins have the advantage of fast-growing, he''s going to create an army of goblin children to help him fight against the protagonists'' armies. As for the fate crystal, if you don''t take it from him, he will surely imnt it into one of his sons."

    "¡­"

    Xiaomao didn''t reply. He watched his stepmother leave the throne room.

    As soon as Devil left, one of Xiaomao''s wives visited him. Wei Zhi, who had the same appearance as Wei Yuan, came to see him. Her long blond hair and Oni horns were still the same as many million years ago.

    "What are you watching, dear?"

    Wei Zhi sat on hisp and kissed his cheek. Her other arm carried a te of pizza rolls, which she had cooked for him.

    Xiaomao brightly smiled and picked a pizza roll into his mouth. He then pointed at the dantian crystal of Shuri and sent a telepathy message to Mao Miaomiao.

    .

    .

    While waiting for Xiaomao''s response, Miaomiao wondered if he should digest this fate crystal and steal its luck. As he would eventually fight Swain, he needed a source of luck to survive in this universe.

    DING

    Fortunately, Miaomiao had a good backer. Xiaomao sent him messages.

    <Do not eat that, father. Give it to Shuri so she can use more luck to take back her universe''s Samsara River.>

    Miaomiao was disappointed. He thought that he would get a protagonist''s power.

    "I thought I would get fate crystals for myself. I was nning to eat it."

    <Sorry. That universe is a lot different than Mu-Nyang''s. Previously, we had it easy since nobody actually stole Mu-Nyang''s Samsara River. Well, Solomon almost got it, but he failed. But in your case, the Samsara River still belonged to Swain. To steal it back, Shuri needed to get her luck back.>

    Miaomiao didn''t care about the technical terms. He had another question.

    "Who is this Shuri you''re talking about?"

    <She''s the owner of the universe, father. She picked you up and brought you to a cave, remember?>

    "Oh, her?" Miaomiao widely grinned. He still remembered her firm breasts and muscles when she breastfed him. "She''s actually my type. Say, Xiaomao. Once I restore her dantian universe, can I make her your new mother?"

    <¡­Suit yourself.>

    "Hahaha! You''re the best, Xiaomao! Be a cupid for me. I really want her!"

    <¡­ Hah, whatever. Just stay there and wait for Shuri. She wille and pick up the fate crystal. If you need anything, just ask her.>

    That was the end of Xiaomao''s messages. Miaomiao giggled and brought the fate crystal back to his burrow. As it might take a while for the woman to arrive, Miaomiao killed time by having fun with his toys.

    .

    .

    Despite the tragic outpost raid incident, the expedition unit continued operating. They received a thousand knights as reinforcement to protect the outpost camp while 500 elite adventurers came from other fortresses, helping the newbie unit hunting the goblins.

    Jacques was quickly dismissed from his position and was arrested by the imperial knights. He was taken back to the capital. The oldmander resumed his post and led the new joint army, searching for the captured women and the new goblin nest.

    Three days after Kai had died, the team found a goblinir, which was a natural underground cave under a hill. They raided the cave and found a dozen survivors in there. They also encountered three hundred young goblins inside.

    A ughter broke out. The battle was one-sided as the humans came prepared ¨C All goblins perished while the survivors were rescued.

    The humans nted bombs in the caves and exploded them, making it impossible for newborn goblins to use them as a nest again. Then, the human army retreated.

    Although they managed to avenge their fallenrades, the group failed to locate the missing knight cadet, adventurers, and the hobgoblin. As they failed to uncover the hobgoblin''s whereabouts, manymanders and knights were unsatisfied with this raid.

    Posters of a hobgoblin were ced around the fortress city after the troops had withdrawn. The imperial army also added a request to the adventurer guild, hoping to find the rumored hobgoblin. They offered a rich reward to any adventurer who could bring his head to the guild.

    Strong adventurers were attracted to the request. Combined with Shuri''s recent bombing incidents, they believed that a new war between goblin lords and humans was imminent. Mercenaries, hoodlums, warriors, and fighters from around the world flocked to the fortresses around the goblin forest, hoping to participate in the uing chaos.

    .

    .

    A month after the death of Kai, Shuri finally arrived at Miaomiao''s burrow. She flew from her castle andnded 100 meters away from the pink oak tree.

    It used to be ckst month. For an unknown reason, it turned pink. Moreover, the dead tree was revived, and it produced million red leaves. Fallen leaves on the ground produced pink gas, which painted everything around them the same color.

    Shuri identally inhaled the pink gas and instantly regretted it. She expelled the gas from her lungs with her mana and coughed, choking for clean air. She jumped out of the gas field and gasped.

    "THAT DAMN PERVERT!"

    The gas was none other than Subi Aphrodisiac Gas, which was a byproduct of Miaomiao''s subi domain. Any woman that inhaled the gas would be in heat, and she would be desperate for sex. As for male victims, they would go berserk and ravish any woman they saw.

    Wary of the gas, Shuri created a mana barrier and reentered the field. She stomped toward the burrow and yelled.

    "Mao Miaomiao! Give me my fate crystal, or else!"

    The voice echoed in the forest. She was afraid that she might expose Miaomiao''s home and location as she hated him.

    Miaomiao slowly crawled out of his burrow. He picked his ears as his eardrums were still shaking by Shuri''s loud voice. He looked up andined, "I heard you. You don''t need to shout."

    Shuri red at Miaomiao and didn''t hide her killing intent. She opened her palm, "Where''s my fate crystal?"

    Noticing her haughty attitude, Miaomiao was dissatisfied, "Hey, I went through hell to get this. Can''t you be a bit more polite? We''re on the same side."

    "Not if you tried to brainwash me. Disable the gas, too!"

    Miaomiao looked around and noticed that the surface was covered in thick pink gas. He rolled his eyes and disabled the subi domain ¨C The pink dome shrank, and Miaomiao''s body sucked in the gas like a whirlpool. Within two seconds, the sky was clear. However, the oak tree and the surrounding trees were still pink. They absorbed his Qi so much that they evolved.

    After disabling the domain, Miaomiao went back to his burrow and fetched the fate crystal. He brought it out and showed it to her.

    Shuri reached out to grab it. But before she could touch the crystal, Miaomiao pulled it back.

    The goblin overlord frowned, "This is not the time to mess around. Give it to me."

    "Rewards, please. I worked hard for it," Miaomiao widely grinned.

    "¡­"

    Shuri deeply sighed. She slipped her hand into her cleavage and pulled out a spatial ring, which was rare in this universe.

    "Is this enough?"

    Miaomiao gazed at Shuri''s bosoms and hips. He wanted to ask for her body instead. Unfortunately, Miaomiao couldn''t push his luck as he was a lot weaker than Shuri at the moment.

    "Thank you very much, Mom! I''ll treasure it."

    He gave the orb to Shuri. Thetter grabbed it and tossed the ring toward Miaomiao''s face.

    "Don''t ever call me your mom. You''re just a mercenary. Keep our rtionship professional."

    Miaomiao was disappointed, "Yes, ma''am."

    "Hmph!"

    Shuri pushed the orb against her chest, and it sank into her body. She then kicked the ground and flew away.

    While Shuri turned her back to Miaomiao, he managed to catch a glimpse of a few scars on her thighs, back, and arms. Some of them were new.

    Miaomiao rested his arms on his hips. He pursed his lips.

    "I guess she has been working hard. Well, I''m also working hard."

    He returned to his breeding den. At the depth of Miaomiao''s nest, the cleric and the swordswoman''s bellies were round as they were pregnant. As for the knight woman, she had already given birth to a baby goblin, and it had been sucking her milk.

    Miaomiao left the two exhausted pregnant women alone. He lifted the knight''s hips and inserted his thing into a hole. The woman cooperated in glee, and she moved her hips, enjoying the ride.

    All women in the burrow were all broken. Their minds were filled with depravity and carnal desire. As for theirmon sense and their human memories, they were long gone.

    While letting the knight ride him, Miaomiao looked at his cave. It seemed too small for his harem and a big family. Moreover, he was not happy with the current reproduction rate.

    He wanted more goblin babies. He needed an elite goblin army as backup!

    "I guess I have to look for a new nest and grab more women."

    Miaomiao thought of the knights and the adventurers. As his cultivation base got better, he was ready to take on some stronger foes and immortals.

 Chapter 460 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (14)

    <h4>Chapter 460 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (14)</h4>

    Chapter 460 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (14)

    It had been two months since Kai was dead. Miaomiao finally solidified his new dantian universe, and he could bring people inside.

    His three human toys already gave birth to three goblin sons, and they got pregnant again. In less than a month, they would give birth to another batch of goblins.

    Since it was time to move, Miaomiao pulled them into his dantian universe. Then, he got out of the burrow to search for more women to be his seedbeds.

    His next target was the fortress and the previous camp.

    At night, Miaomiao arrived at the forest near the outpost camp. He spied on the knights and adventurers there.

    It had been two months since the death of Kai. The camp was reinforced, and many strong knights were stationed there. Miaomiao noticed over 200 7-circle mages and knights in the camp. Moreover, there was no woman here.

    Without women, there was no incentive of attacking this ce. He quietly left and moved to other ces. He revisited the raided vige next.

    Upon arrival, Miaomiao was slightly disappointed. The destroyed vige was left abandoned. The crops withered as nobody took care of them, and no knight or mage bothered with it.

    Miaomiao looked at the run-down shacks and wooden cabins. He sneaked into one of the biggest houses to see if the corpses were around. However, they were no longer there. When Miaomiao left the vige, he found a graveyard of the vigers.

    It seemed that someone buried them all. The small grave of a child had a broken doll on top of it.

    Miaomiao stood in front of the child''s grave. He still remembered that he killed a human child to gain power. Despite the savage and cocky nature of Miaomiao, he stood there for a minute, gazing at the graves and paying respect to the dead. He didn''t know what drove his body to lower his head and bowed 90 degrees to the graves.

    "Your death was necessary for me, and I won''t ask you for your forgiveness. I hope you will dy your reincarnation until the chaos is over. Next time, reincarnate as a goblin and serve the true overlord of this dantian universe."

    Miaomiao deeply sighed and raised his head. He turned away from the grave and was about to leave. But as he turned around, a shadow silhouette of a knight slowly approached Miaomiao.

    Their eyes glowed in the dark, and their gazes met.

    "¡­"

    Miaomiao''s left hand touched the hilt of Killer Queen, preparing to unsheathe and kill the knight.

    The knight also stared at Miaomiao for a while. However, he snorted and walked out of the shadow, showing his appearance.

    He was a middle-aged silver knight, carrying a bouquet of flowers and a bear plushy doll. Arge tower shield was attached to his back, and his long sword was hoisted on his waist. However, the silver knight didn''t bother bringing out his weapon to confront Miaomiao.

    Miaomiao stood there, watching the human knight. Thetter walked past the goblin and put the flower bouquet in front of a grave next to a child''s grave. Then, he put the bear doll next to the broken plush doll.

    "I told them that it was a bad idea to move here. They didn''t listen," uttered the knight. He continued talking, "Sarah, your husband failed you. I should have been braver and asked the Casten to transfer me to Vapex Fort, so I could be stationed in this frontier vige."

    "¡­"

    Miaomiao''s spider-sense was tingling. He had a feeling that their encounter was a g of a major development. Still, he couldn''t suppress his curiosity. He asked the knight.

    "Are they your family?"

    The knight''s expression didn''t change. He replied, "My wife and daughter."

    "My condolence."

    "¡­ I never thought I would hear that from a hobgoblin."

    "I never thought that I would have a proper conversation with a human either."

    "Hmm."

    The silver knight deeply sighed. He slowly stood up and stretched, "You''d better leave while I''m being sentimental. I''m not in the mood to fight."

    Miaomiao snickered, "I thought we are your mortal enemies."

    "Only savage goblins and their overlords are our enemies, not you."

    "Hoh?" Miaomiao was curious, "Why are you sparing me but not the other goblins?"

    "Because you didn''t ravish my wife and daughter. Other goblins would have done so."

    "¡­"

    Miaomiao narrowed his eyes, stunned that the guy could tell who the killer was. He scanned the strength of the silver knight.

    A few secondster, Miaomiao''s expression darkened. This guy had a total of 48 mana circles in him, forming aplex array around his heart. His strength wasparable to a 48-star ster constetion immortal.

    The knight noticed Miaomiao''s expression and the fluctuation of energy. He scoffed, "I''m an immortal knight. I have a unique skill that can read objects'' memory. I saw you assassinated everybody here and stole their life force."

    "Aren''t you mad that I killed your wife and daughter?" Miaomiao questioned the knight''s sanity. He wondered if this guy was crazy as normal people would have attacked him right away.

    "I do, but I prefer them to die painlessly. Well, you did grant them a painless death. I appreciate that. At least, they wouldn''t suffer a fate worse than death by getting turned into goblin seedbeds or being eaten alive."

    "I don''t eat humans, though."

    "Hahaha! I know. I don''t sense corrupted mana from you," The silver knight turned his attention to the grave again. He repeated his offer. "Go, now. Don''t let any human sees you. Oh, do me a favor. If you ever need to kill or capture some sows, take the knights or mages, not the helplessmoners."

    "Yeah, there''s no point killingmoners. I only did it once to survive."

    "I know."

    Miaomiao gave the knight a meaningful look. He cupped his fist like a cultivator and saluted to the knight. Then, he walked away, disappearing into the dark night.

    .

    .

    The knight quietly gazed at the tombstones of his wife and his daughter. He shed no tear, and he seemed calm. However, his left hand never stopped shaking, and his left leg was so stiff that he couldn''t lift it.

    Josh was a 1000-manmander of the Vanir Fort, located 10 kilometers away from this vige. Despite being an immortal, he had been suffering from Parkinson''s disease due to the curse of a local goblin overlord. Although it decreased hisbat potential by half, he could have easily killed Miaomiao.

    However, Josh didn''t feel like killing Miaomiao. He had his reason for sparing Miaomiao''s life and keeping him alive.

    First, someone once told him that goblins were the necessary scapegoats to keep every country and human united. Without them, nations would have started waging war against each other for resources.

    And secondly, it rted to his need, which was rted to his curse.

    Josh thought of a certain baby prince, whom he met in a rural mansion. He still remembered the prince''s determined eyes, which looked like a veteran soldier that had been through a war. Moreover, that prince taught Josh about philosophy and how to cure the curse.

    ''I need immortal goblin''s blood. That hobgoblin is too weak. He''s just an eight circle.''

    Josh deeply sighed and gazed at this left hand. He clenched it, suppressing the shake. Then, he thought of the prince''s appointment. He needed to remove this curse and rendezvous with the prince next year.

    He wondered if Miaomiao would sessfully be an immortal goblin within a year. He wondered if he could give the goblin a little push.

    ''Goblins gets stronger by eating human or absorbing our life force. If I can use him to kill some of the crooked nobles in my army, I can kill two birds with one stone. I get to remove annoying pricks while I boost that goblin''s strength. Yeah, that should be the n. I should bait him to attack the fort that Jacques and his cronies are in.''

 Chapter 461 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (15)

    <h4>Chapter 461 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (15)</h4>

    Chapter 461 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (15)

    After parting ways with Josh, Miaomiao kept running in the dark, frustrated by the difference in strength. He wished he had the former strength as he could have killed the human in one move.

    While running, Miaomiao attempted to awaken his sword dao. He recalled what his former mentor, Jia Shan, had taught him. He focused on enveloping his katana with his Qi.

    WHOOM

    As Miaomiao had done this a zillion times in the past, he reawaken his sword will. Then, it evolved into sword intent and sword dao in order. As soon as Miaomiao got back his sword dao, he stopped running.

    He didn''t stop running because of physical exhaustion ¨C He ran out of Qi!

    The Sword Domain of Miaomiao drained too much Qi. With his current cultivation, he couldn''t use the usual undodgeable one-swing-one-kill technique. Miaomiao sat down and paced his breath, converting mana in his heart and the surroundings into Qi. He remained there until sunrise.

    .

    The next day morning, Miaomiao recovered his Qi. He continued traveling in the shade, avoiding empty fields and meadows. He arrived at the edge of the goblin forest at noon.

    This border was different than the outpost camp and the previous fortress. It had fewer troops, and it seemed untouched by Shuri. Moreover, the forest border was only five kilometers away from the walls, which made it ideal for a target.

    However, Miaomiao had some concerns. As he just ran into an immortal knight, he was worried that the fortress master might also be an immortal.

    Miaomiao couldn''t risk exposing his identity. Getting entangled in a fight against an immortal now wasn''t ideal. Thus, he had a dilemma if he should attack this ce.

    TWITCH

    Unfortunately, his FENIX urged him to find more sows to breed. Miaomiao threw the logical thoughts to the back of his head and licked his lips.

    ''It''s settled. I''m going to attack that fortress at night. Wait for me, bitches.''

    .

    At 11 PM, Miaomiao blended in the dark and got close to the wall. Using his hands, he climbed the 10m stone wall and reached a crenel. Then, he spread his Qi sense, scanning for life signatures.

    A thousand life signatures formed a thousand dots and a radar map in his mind. Miaomiao vaguely sensed the location and the strength of every knight and mage within a radius of 500 meters. Although most of the dots gathered in the camp behind the wall, at least 200 soldiers patrolled the watchtowers and the battlements.

    Ten of the soldiers were only five meters to the right of Miaomiao''s location. They stood in a line formation, staring at the darkness in a daze. Some of them yawned while two of them rubbed their eyes. Nobody spotted him.

    To the left, 50 meters away, another unit of 10 soldiers looked the same. Everybody wanted to sleep and end this pointless guard duty.

    Miaomiao scanned through the soldiers'' strength. Then, he was surprised. Everybody had four mana circles while their captain had five. From the looks of it, they were a lot stronger than the adventurers and the knight captain woman Miaomiao had captured. Moreover, there was no woman in these two units.

    After learning about his opponent''s strength, Miaomiao devised a strategy. He deeply breathed out, releasing odorless and colorless gas toward the nearest group.

    Incubi Dao had multiple abilities and utilities. The primary skill, Aphrodisiac Gas, was a basic ability for incubi to catch prey and fornicate with them, which was Miaomiao''s favorite.

    The second ability was rted to the sleeping curse. Incubi could produce sleep gas through their breathing, and humans that inhaled the gas would sumb to drowsiness. Normally, incubi put their prey to sleep and made them dream about sex. While their prey had a sweet dream, the incubi would vite their prey and steal their life force.

    In this case, Miaomiao had no intention of mating with men. He released the gas and put the first squad on the right into sleep.

    CLANK

    CLANK

    The first unit sat one after another, causing the second unit 50 meters away to notice their odd actions.

    The second unit''s captain shouted, "Stop beingzy and get back on your post! You''re setting a bad example for others!"

    Despite his loud voice, no one in the first unit reacted or responded to the captain. They fell into a deep sleep.

    Annoyed, the captain stomped toward the group, and he identally inhaled the sleeping gas in the area. He paused for a few seconds and copsed.

    Miaomiao giggled and converted his Qi to generate wind. He blew the gas toward the rest of the second unit''s members. The colorless gas followed the wind and traveled through the second unit area. As Miaomiao had nned, the remaining knights fell asleep.

    Miaomiao climbed up and rushed toward the sleeping knights. He stabbed them one by one, stealing their life force and getting rid of the resistance. In two minutes, the 20 men were put to sleep forever.

    After taking care of the nearby units, Miaomiao checked the battlement. There were other units 100 meters away to the right and 300 meters away to the left.

    ''Sooner orter, they will discover the corpse. Oh, well. Gotta get rid of the evidence.''

    Miaomiao widely grinned. He still remembered that he had a pocket dimension inside him. Without waiting for the guards to notice him and the corpses, he stored the bodies in his dantian universe and threw them to a Sun. He also ejected their souls out of his dantian universe, not allowing them to reincarnate and cause damage to his new dantian.

    No corpse, no crime!

    Miaomiao licked his lips and continued creating sleeping gas. He manipted the wind to blow toward the east and west walls. However, he crept toward the east wing and left the west wing alone. As the left side was the direction toward the main fortress, immortals might lurk there, and Miaomiao didn''t want to fight them now.

    Continuing his task as Solid Snake, Miaomiao waited for the soldiers to fall asleep. He followed the path and took out every soldier he came across. Also, he never forgot to store the corpses and burn them using the natural me from his star.

    .

    After cutting down 500 humans and traveling a few kilometers, Miaomiao found a roadblock. The path toward another fortress was cut off as Shuri had already destroyed a section of this wall.

    Miaomiao grumbled. He failed to find a woman to abduct as all night guards were men. He wondered where all the women went.

    After pondering for a while, Miaomiao had an idea. He remembered that Diaochan always made an excuse that abstaining from sleep was bad for her skin whenever she wanted to bezy. Miaomiao wondered if that information was fact or a made-up myth.

    ''They''re probably in towns, right?''

    Miaomiao looked at one of the dead bodies next to his feet. He pursed his lips for a moment, and he came up with an idea. He stripped a knight''s armor and wore it.

    After putting on a full-te armor, he inspected his body. As the knight uniform and the armor covered all his skin, and the bucket helmet only revealed his eyes, Miaomiao was confident that nobody could tell that a tall goblin was inside the armor.

    Using the disguise, Miaomiao jumped down from the battlement, hoping to slip into the human''s territory. But in front of him, several barrack buildings stood in the way.

    Miaomiao spread his Qi sense to check the area. Then, he grinned.

    Nobody lived in this area. These buildings were empty as if they were for reserved troops or they had been abandoned.

    Without guards, Miaomiao slipped into the barrack district and kept traveling further away from the wall. After walking for three kilometers, Miaomiao came across a long line of fences, which separated the army district and the residential district.

    Miaomiao looked at the steel fence and the barbed wires. They reminded him of modern fences that many armies used, but they were useless here. He jumped over the fence andnded on the other side. Then, he gazed at the massive farnd that was hidden in the dark.

    The goblin eyes gleamed and provided enough light for Miaomiao to see through the dark. He noticed big and small brick buildings 200 meters away, a stone road, and fields of cabbages. He scanned further for life signatures and instantly foundmoners and weak humans. Most importantly, Miaomiao found women!

    ''Alright. But meh, I don''t like regr women. They will die after giving birth to one of my children. I need cultivators or knights with trained physiques so they can recover faster.''

    Miaomiao ignored the farmer''s vige and proceeded further deep into the territory. He flew at a low altitude for five kilometers, passing three more farmer viges. After going deep enough, Miaomiao came across a big city. The usual battlements and walls surrounded it.

    Seeing how humans overly protected their big cities, Miaomiao grumbled.

    ''Paranoid pricks. Should I just stick with farmers and avoid cities?''

    It was already 2 AM. Miaomiao didn''t have enough time to waste as he had to allocate additional time for the return trip. As Miaomiao was low on time, he braced for danger and approached the big city.

    Using the advantage of night sight, Miaomiao avoided the checkpoint and the patrol guards on the battlements. He leaped so high that nobody noticed his silhouette and crossed over the wall. Then, he softlynded on a rooftop of a two-story building behind the city wall.

    Just like that, Miaomiao was in, but his task was far from over. He scanned every townsmen''s strength, checking if any immortal or strong humans were around.

    1¡­ 2¡­ 5¡­ 7¡­

    A total of 12 immortals lived in the city!

    Miaomiao clicked his tongue. He needed to be quick and silent. Thus, he mapped the immortals'' location in his mind and searched for a blind spot in the city.

    Fortunately, the immortals gathered inside thergest mansion at the center of the city. As for the other strong opponents, they scattered throughout the resident district, where Miaomiao was.

    Miaomiao began his n. Instead of burning, piging, or looting the town, he spread sleeping gas around him. Patiently, slowly, but surely, he enveloped every building in a radius of 500 meters with his incubi gas.

    Drunkards in taverns fell asleep one after another. Night patrol guards yawned and sat down. Then, they dozed off. As for the people that had been sleeping, they didn''t even realize that they fell unconscious.

    3 AM, Miaomiao stopped spreading gas. He began his work, searching for female mages, knights, or adventurers. Unlike the outpost, fortress, or military camps, 70% of the poption in the city was women!

    Miaomiao''s brother was rock solid. He wondered how many girls he could harvest.

    ''Nom-Nom Munya!''

 Chapter 462 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (16)

    <h4>Chapter 462 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (16)</h4>

    Chapter 462 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (16)

    Brown Leopard City was the capital city of the Leopard Province, located a hundred kilometers north of Fortress Number 19. It was a part of the Yeduk Kingdom.

    Between them, five small farmer viges acted as a buffer and hidden outposts, just in case goblins slipped through the fortress defense.

    The viges were equipped with a siren system. Whenever a viger rang a bell in their town center, the bell in the Brown Leopard City would also ring, alerting the vigers and townsmen about the invasion and the monster threat.

    However, the bell remained quiet for centuries after the fortress had been built to surround thest goblin territory. No monster managed to get through. Even after Shuri bombarded the fortress walls and destroyed so many sections, the knights and craftsmen worked together and rebuilt the walls in a few days.

    Because of the long peace, many humans in Brown Leopard City already forgot about the goblin''s threats. Only the adventurers, mercenaries, mages, and knights continued hunting them to make a living.

    As Brown Leopard City was the biggest city near Fortress Number 19, many aspiring adventurers used this ce as a supply hub before traveling to the frontier. As a result, many inns and taverns were packed with tourists and adventurers.

    Miaomiao came across a brick building with a beer mug sign. He smirked and slipped to the back alley. Then, he followed his Qi sense, following a life signature of a young woman ¨C Miaomiao climbed the tavern building and peeked into a window.

    Inside the dark room, Miaomiao saw a bed, a dressing table, and a closet. A wooden magic staff, a purple mage hat, and a purple long gown were on the floor as if the owner left them there. On the bed, a woman was sleeping soundly.

    Miaomiao widely grinned. He circted his Qi, changing his physique into gas and entering the room. When the gaspletely got inside, it condensed and materialized Miaomiao''s body and clothes.

    For a safety measure, Miaomiao released the sleeping gas into the room and the entire building.

    "Umm."

    The woman on the bed had been sleeping on her sides. She flipped her body and rested her back on the soft bed. Miaomiao stopped releasing gas. He approached the sleeping woman and checked her face and appearance.

    She was a long-haired ginger with a bombshell body. Even though a nket covered most of her body, Miaomiao identify her sexiness with just her G-cup size. However, she only had two mana circles.

    Not worrying that the woman might wake up, Miaomiao threw away her nket. Then, he almostughed.

    This woman was sleeping naked. Her perky ample chest, firm hips, and thick thighs could fall any man. Moreover, this girl was hairless down there.

    She was his type. This mage girl could potentially be a great mother to his children.

    "My, my. How inviting. Very well."

    Unable to hold back anymore, Miaomiao took off his armor and clothes. He got on top of her and kissed her mouth. His tongue pried her mouth open. Afterward, he poured the aphrodisiac gas into her mouth.

    "Umm¡­"

    The mage''s tongue moved. She twirled her tongue and licked Miaomiao''s.

    Sensing her reaction, Miaomiao wondered if this mage girl was a natural pervert or if she was having a lewd dream. But since this girl was cooperative, Miaomiao was obliged to satisfy her. He licked back while his hands massaged her body.

    A minuteter, she was ready. Miaomiao didn''t even try to spread her legs, but she opened them for him, inviting him in while she was in deep sleep.

    "Damn pervert. Alright. Here you go."

    .

    .

    10 minutester, Miaomiao blew a huge load. The mage girl''s lower body twitched in response as her body weed the seed.

    Miaomiao wanted to continue pounding this bombshell. However, he was worried about the return trip. He quietly stored the woman and put her on an isted habitable. Then, he put on his clothes and armor to search for new prey.

    The tavern where Miaomiao stayed had only 10 rooms. After a rough search, he only found one female adventurer, which was the mage. Since he didn''t need sausages, Miaomiao left the room through the window and looked for another.

    He sat on the rooftop of the tavern and spread Qi sense. This time, he focused on finding women instead of pinpointing the life signatures of every human in town. As soon as Miaomiao changed his method, a thousand dots in his mind map changed color to pink.

    Many pink dots were in different buildings as most of them were housewives. However, one certain building contained over a dozen maidens.

    Miaomiao rushed toward the building with the most women right away. Although some of the dots includedmoners, Miaomiao didn''t care. After all, five among them had mana circles, so they were useful for him.

    Upon arrival, Miaomiao observed the building from a corner of an alley. He looked at the brightly lit red lights.

    It was a brothel.

    ''Dammit. I don''t wanna get STD. Are they hoes?''

    As Miaomiao had scattered sleeping gas, many adventurers and travelers on the night street fell asleep. Even the workers of the settlementy on the ground.

    Miaomiao looked around, checking if any strong mages or knights were still awake.

    Nobody seemed to be active. Miaomiao deeply sighed and rushed toward the brothel. Then, he grabbed every woman with a mana circle and rushed out, carrying the five women on his shoulders. The goblin avoided the streetlight and brought them to a dark alley and put them on the ground.

    After securing more victims, Miaomiao didn''t store them in his dantian right away. He scanned them using his Qi, checking if they had a disease with them.

    10 minutester, Miaomiao clicked his tongue. He was d that he checked. Out of the five girls, three came with STDs.

    Miaomiao stored the two clean girls. As for the rest, he beheaded them and stole their lifespan. Then, he moved on.

    .

    .

    5.30 AM

    The sky changed from dark to light blue. The light shone upon thend.

    WHOOSH

    Miaomiao panted as he leaped over the city wall in panic. He forgot about time as he got too greedy. Although he managed to grab ten more adventurers, he wasted too much time.

    Afternding, Miaomiao kicked the ground and sprinted away from the city while wearing knight armor. 30 minutes after he had started running, Miaomiao arrived at a farmer''s vige.

    It was toote to return to the goblin forest. Miaomiao got stuck behind the enemy lines. He had to find a ce to hide during the day.

    As Miaomiao had no ce to hide, he looked at the farmer''s vige nearby. Since he still wore a knight uniform and armor, he wondered if he could continue disguising himself and avoiding attention. With nothing to lose, he decided to act natural, walking down the street and visiting the vige.

    When Miaomiao approached, the vigers gazed at him. However, they soon looked away as if they had seen many knights before, and it was amon sight.

    Noticing that nobody cared about him, Miaomiao let out a sigh of relief. He continued walking into the vige, hoping to find a ce to rest.

    Along the way, Miaomiao came across a big cabin with a pouch signboard. He stopped his feet and looked at it, wondering if it was an item store in the legends.

    In front of the building, an elderly man was busy pouring a bucket of water into an earth jar. He noticed Miaomiao''s gaze and stopped his work. Then, he came to greet him.

    "Hello, sir knight. Are you in need of supplies or lunchboxes? Our town is specialized in rice balls."

    Miaomiao hadn''t eaten rice balls for ages. He coughed and asked the viger, "Sure. Can I see your goods?"

    "Of course, sir!" The elderughed. While he led Miaomiao to his building, he teased him, "You have a peculiar ent, sir knight. Are you from the South?"

    Miaomiao frowned. He thought the goblins and humans spoke the samenguage. However, this guy noticed the subtle difference between the goblin and humannguages.

    "I''m from the capital of Yeduk, though," Miaomiao yed it cool.

    "Oh, my bad, sir."

    Miaomiao and the elder entered the building. Then, the former found himself in a convenience store.

    A dozen potions and ss bottles with colorful liquid sat on wooden shelves to his right. To Miaomiao''s left, a formation of wooden shelves showed many canteens, flints, small shovels, and random handheld tools. On the counter at the end of the store, arge box containing 20 rice balls stood out.

    Miaomiao looked around. Under each item, a hand-writtenbel showed the price of each item.

    Seeing the price of the items, Miaomiao frowned. He patted the hanging pouches on his belt, which Miaomiao had looted from dead knights and the sleeping people. In the leather pouches, many big and small coins jiggled.

    ''Nobody teaches me about the currency. Oh, well.''

    Miaomiao pulled a pouch on this belt and opened it. He looked at the content and picked an unimpressive silver coin out. Then, he asked the vendor.

    "How many coins for the rice balls? Can I pay with this coin?"

    The elder vendor snickered, "Of course, sir. You can even pay with a gold coin. We have serviced many rich adventurers and knights like you before. We have enough changes."

    "Ah, good. Can I have all your rice balls?"

    Hearing that Miaomiao would buy all the rice balls, the vendor brightly smiled, "That will be two silver coins, sir."

    "Okay."

    Miaomiao pulled another silver coin out and paid the vendor. The elder wrapped the 20 with a banana leaf and handed them over, "Thank you for patronage, sir. I hope you have a good hunt."

    "¡­ Thanks."

    Miaomiao carried the package of rice balls and turned around, nning to leave.

    DING-DING

    The door behind Miaomiao was pushed open. On the other side of the door, a teenage vige girl shouted, "Grandpa! Emergency!"

    "Hmm?"

    Miaomiao and the vendor paused and looked at the girl. The former paid extra attention as the teenage girl had freckles on her cute face, but her body was exceptionally sexy, especially the perky and firm butts. Even though she had no mana circle, Miaomiao was tempted to take her along because of her ppable butt cheeks.

    "What is it?" Asked the vendor.

    The girl panted and sweated. She ignored Miaomiao, "Bell of Emergency! The 18th and 19th fortresses have rung the Bell of Emergency! There''s a goblin on the loose!"

    "!!!"

 Chapter 463 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (17)

    <h4>Chapter 463 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (17)</h4>

    Chapter 463 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (17)

    "A goblin on the loose?!" The shop owner was surprised.

    Miaomiao flinched. He thought of the dead sentry guards on the battlements that he killed.

    ''Come to think of it, that immortal said he had an object memory reading skill. They must have learned it through that method. It''s about time.''

    Miaomiao figured that the humans had already discovered his deeds. He deeply exhaled, preparing his heart for a bitter struggle as a stranded soldier behind the enemy lines.

    "How did they know that only goblin broke through? I thought goblins worked in groups."

    The girl exined, "They broadcast it just now. The Casten of the 18th fortress said it himself."

    "The casten? Well, if he says so, that''s probably the truth. He''s an immortal after all."

    Miaomiao heard something interesting. He was also relieved that he didn''t attack any fortress head-on, or he would have shed against one or two immortals.

    For the sake of preventing suspicion, Miaomiao excused himself, "Owner, thank you for the food. I have to leave."

    "O-Oh, good luck, sir knight! Please catch that goblin! We won''t be able to sleep soundly without you!"

    "Of course."

    The girl opened a way for Miaomiao to leave. Thetter briefly nced at the girl and looked away. Then, he walked toward the exit of the vige, nning to leave quietly.

    .

    .

    Shirley was the only granddaughter of the item store''s owner in this vige. Her mother passed away when she was a child, and her grandfather was the only family member she had left.

    Although Shirley didn''t have an aptitude to cultivate mana, she was in possession of something special, and she had a special ability.

    After Miaomiao walked past her, Shirley''s arms and legs shivered in fear. Her legs and brain were frozen.

    VING

    The artifact ring ne that she secretly wore under her clothes vibrated, warning her about the man. She heard the voice from the ring.

    ''Shirley, you must flee from the vige, now! That knight is not a human!''

    "¡­"

    Shirley remained silent, but shemunicated with the ring''s spirit with her thoughts.

    ''I know. I can smell the goblin scent from that knight. He''s a goblin! Should I tell my grandfather and others about it?''

    ''Toote. I noticed his nce. He must have already marked you, and he wille after you tonight!''

    Shirley had goosebumps. Her legs shivered in fear, ''W-What should I do, master?!''

    ''Just leave this vige and head to the city. At least, you will be safe there for the time being since immortal knights and mages in there will protect you.''

    ''What if he attacks the city?''

    ''He won''t. He''s only a hobgoblin with 8 mana circles. He isn''t a match for the guardian immortals in the city.''

    Shirley was relieved. She nodded, ''Okay. I''ll tell Grandpa about it and pack my stuff. We''ll move to the Brown Leopard City!''

    .

    .

    After Miaomiao left the vige, he grudgingly looked back and grumbled.

    "Did I just sense a protagonist back there? Who is that girl?!"

    Miaomiao was confused. The girl was just amoner, but she had the scent of a heavenly fate crystal. He had the urge to ughter every human in the vige and abduct the girl into his dantian universe. However, he was afraid of exposing his location to the local knights, and he was not ready to fight a hundred immortals at once.

    Theplications annoyed Miaomiao.

    "Just consider yourself lucky, little girl. Oh, right. I can just stalk this vige and wait for the night. I should find a secluded ce to dig a burrow."

    Miaomiao looked at the nearby corn farm. The tall stalks of corn were as tall as Miaomiao''s height, which provided enough cover for him temporarily. He narrowed his eyes as he had a n.

    While walking down the dirt road, Miaomiao activated an ability that he had learned from Xiaomao in secret.

    Camouge!

    WHOOSH

    Miaomiao''s body became transparent, vanishing from in sight. He kicked the ground and dove into the cornfield, avoiding the detection of anyone that might be watching him. After getting deep into the cornfield, Miaomiao touched the soil with his hand. Using his Qi and dantian universe, he stole the soil and dropped them on a in his dantian universe. Then, he poured out his Qi, hardening the ceiling, the ground, and the walls of his new burrow.

    After Miaomiao had created arge room underground, he returned to the surface. He created a manhole cover with his mana and metal Qi, making it two meters wide. Then, he put it on top of the burrow hole while he was underground. Using his Qi and telekinesis ability, Miaomiao poured dirt and soil to cover the steel manhole, hiding it from the farmer.

    When Miaomiao finished, he got himself a ce to hide underground. He also disabled the camouge ability and took a short break.

    ''Not enough. I should make it a dungeon or something. Right, I should ask Xiaomao if he has a spare dungeon core. I can turn this ce into a dungeon if I dig deep enough.''

    Miaomiao resumed digging. As usual, he stole dirt, rock, soil, and mud underground and threw them on a in his dantian universe. Gradually, he hardened the walls, ceiling, and ground with his Qi so the burrow wouldn''t copse on him.

    For half a day, Miaomiao created an ant-like maze while he navigated south, creating an escape route to the goblin forest.

    .

    Miaomiao lost count of how far he had dug. He tried his best to head south while he created a multi-floor dungeon with Qi and Mana alone.

    At 5 PM, Miaomiao came across ayer of a massive stone. He tried to dig around it, but he kept seeing a formation of white stones. He touched it and spread his Qi sense to check the surface.

    "Oh, it''s a wall."

    There were also thick iron pipes and metal rods in there. Therge stones and rocks were the foundation of the wall.

    Miaomiao was relieved as he managed toe this far. He repeated the same technique to the wall foundation and kept on digging. Arge underground tunnel expanded and traveled through the wall foundation, reaching the other side of the human territory.

    Going 20 meters further, Miaomiao passed through the wall. He reached the goblin''snd, but he was still close to the fortress wall formation.

    Miaomiao scanned the surface with his Qi. Upon noticing that he had reached the other side of the wall, he inwardlyughed.

    "I should have done this earlier! With this, I can sneak into the human cities and snatch more women! But still, those lucky protagonists might find the underground passage. I need to put some traps or hide the pathways."

    Miaomiao turned around and looked at therge hole. He raised his hand and was about to cover it, blocking the path of a potential pursuer. However, he lowered his hand as he remembered something.

    He needed to go back and capture someone.

    ''That girl¡­ I need to catch that girl and extract her heavenly fate crystal. I can''t let her live.''

    Miaomiao deeply sighed. He turned around and dug harder, proceeding to the goblin forest.

    .

    Three hourster, Miaomiao reached the forest. He created an exit passage and got out of the ground.

    It had been a long day. Fortunately, Miaomiao had the 20 rice balls that he got from the item shop, so he had no issue with food.

    Still, it was already 8 PM. The sun had gone from the sky, and it was time to go back.

    Miaomiao turned around and entered the burrow.

    "GOB! Wait, Hobgoblin, GOB!"

    "¡­"

    Miaomiao frowned and looked back. He found a group of 10 goblins, each carrying a short sword, a quiver of arrows, and a bow. Some of them had a scar on their bodies. Moreover, everybody had two mana circles in their hearts.

    These guys were elite goblins!

    Miaomiao narrowed his eyes, "What do you want?"

    The goblin pointed at the burrow, "Nest. Yours, GOB?"

    "Yeah, this is my burrow. So?"

    The goblins cheered. They knelt before Miaomiao, "Serve. You. GOB! We. You. Help. GOB!"

    "Hoh?" Miaomiao was amused, "Are you trying to pledge allegiance to me?"

    "You. Leader. GOB! We. Serve. GOB!"

    "Hmm."

    Miaomiao rubbed his chin. He evaluated the pros and cons.

    The upside ¨C Miaomiao would get freeborers to do menial tasks, such as patrolling the burrow, cutting down defenseless humans around the entrance, or hunting for food.

    The downside ¨C Their presence would surely expose Miaomiao''s secret base location. Strong immortals could easily cut them down, and humans would find the underground passageway. Moreover, they might ask for Miaomiao''s women and ruin his privacy.

    After thinking about the pros and cons, Miaomiao made his decision.

    "Sorry, no."

    The goblins were crestfallen. They were disappointed.

    Miaomiao exined, "My battlefields don''t belong here. I''ll fight alone in the human cities. If you''re looking for a new nest or a ce to live, don''t follow me. This burrow is a passageway to the human''snd, got it? Strong humans and knights will kill you if you follow me to the other side!"

    "GOB?!"

    The goblins were shocked. They stared at the burrow with sparkling eyes.

    "HUMAN. LAND. GOB!"

    "WE. KILL. HUMAN. GOB!"

    "WE. FOLLOW. GOB!"

    Miaomiao facepalmed. These guys didn''t listen.

    Since these idiots wasted their time, Miaomiao turned around and rushed into the passageway.

    Meanwhile, the goblins behind Miaomiao cheered.

    "HUMAN. ATTACK. GOB!"

    "BRING. MORE. GOBLINS. GOB!"

    "CAPTURE. WOMEN. GOB!"

    The group didn''t follow Miaomiao right away. They turned around and split up, returning to their previous nests.

    Miaomiao had no idea that these silly goblins returned to their bases to call for reinforcements. However, he wasn''t stupid enough to leave a passageway open for the goblins to follow.

    .

    Under the fortress wall, Miaomiao crossed the tunnel and reached human territory. He turned around and pointed his hand at the tunnel. Then, he released the boulders, rocks, and dirt that he had been collecting.

    The soil, rocks, and mud appeared and blocked the passageway. Even if the goblins were strong, they wouldn''t be able to follow him to the other side.

    "I''m doing this for you, idiots. Don''t follow me."

    Miaomiao resumed his journey.

    The journey back took less time than the way out. In an hour, he returned to the cornfield. He pushed the manhole lid open and got out of the ground.

    The cornfield was still as quiet as ever. Miaomiao put the cover back and reactivated the camouge skill. After kicking the ground, he flew toward the farmer''s vige.

    A minuteter, Miaomiao returned to the previous item store.

    The vige was strangely quiet. No house or cabin around here lit their candles, and the street was without a bright torch. Miaomiao deeply frowned.

    ''What happened here?''

    Miaomiao thought of the warning bell in the morning. He wondered if the vigers fled because of it.

    "Tsk!"

    Miaomiao kicked the item store''s front door open. He rushed inside to find the family.

    Unfortunately, they were gone.

    Miaomiao facepalmed. He spread his Qi sense to search every house in the area.

    He stood there for a minute, closing his eyes. He paced his breath to suppress his anger.

    All vigers had already migrated.

    "¡­"

    Miaomiao opened his eyes and walked out of the building. He turned toward the north and give the Brown Leopard City a meaningful look.

    "Alright. Fine. You win, plot armor. You win this time."

    Nothing made Miaomiao mad more than an active protagonist''s plot armor power. He realized that Shirley''s plot armor prevented him from killing her prematurely.

    Because of the foul mood, Miaomiao returned to the burrow. He rushed back to an underground tunnel and reopen the passageway. After he returned to the goblin''s side, he dug a new burrow under a mountain.

    At 10 PM, Miaomiao finished making his new base. He turned his attention to his dantian universe''s residents.

    Aside from the three pregnant women, Miaomiao trapped a mage, two prostitutes, and 10 female adventurers on one of hiss. As Miaomiao needed them fertilized, he pulled a naked mage out of his dantian.

    The mage had long regained her consciousness. She was confused when she suddenly got teleported from a strange world to a dark ce underground.

    As the human mage couldn''t see in the dark, she started making noise.

    "Hello?! Anybody here?!"

    Miaomiao didn''t say anything. He exhaled aphrodisiac gas in his cave. Then, he pushed the busty woman down, venting his anger on her body.

 Chapter 464 Villain Cultivator 2.0 (18)

    <h4>Chapter 464 Viin Cultivator 2.0 (18)</h4>

    Chapter 464 ¨C Viin Cultivator 2.0 (18)

    "Get the hell of me! Nooo!!"

    The mage resisted as Miaomiao didn''t use the aphrodisiac gas on her for fun. He pressed her against the wall with brute force and pounded her.

    The girl screamed and asked for help. She also tried to cast a spell on him.

    Seeing how the mage cast a spell, Miaomiao sealed her lips with his mouth. He circted his Qi into his tongue, shapeshifting and erging it. Then, he inserted the long tongue into her throat.

    After the long tongue entered her throat, the mage stopped making noise. She gagged and bit his tongue with her strength, but her teeth did nothing to the thick meat. It slowly moved up and down, stimting her throat.

    After a few minutes of rough coption, she stopped resisting. Her arms dangled, and her eyes rolled upward. It was also dripping wet.

    Miaomiao smirked as he found it more entertaining to break a woman without using the aphrodisiac gas. He nned to do the same to the other women next.

    .

    .

    After a day of marathon sex with the mage, the 12 new girls, and the pregnant captives, Miaomiao admired his work. Everybody was unconscious while white juice leaked out from their bottoms.

    It was fun and rewarding. Miaomiao felt refreshed. Soon, a new batch of goblins would be born here to assist him in this quest.

    A goblin''s physique was weird. After absorbing mana from the women, Miaomiao''s cultivation base rose. He reached the 9th stage, and he formed 9 mana circles.

    However, there was a strange bottleneck. As Miaomiao''s dantiancked stars, he needed to take some time to consolidate his foundations. He also needed to condense somepound element stars and chaos stars to use his full potential.

    Cultivating without the timew cheat was vexing. Miaomiao wished that he had the old dantian with him. Had he still gotten the time and spacew''s power, he would have crushed this universe with ease and be done with it.

    Moreover, Miaomiao still thought of the protagonist girl that he had met a couple days ago. He still regretted that he didn''t take her when he had a chance.

    He shook his head to get rid of the useless thoughts.

    8 PM of the next day, Miaomiao peeked outside to see if the situation was resolved. He put on knight armor and activated Xiaomao''s camouge skill. Then, he slipped out.

    Upon getting out, Miaomiao was stunned by the sight. A thousand adventurers swarmed the vige of the vendor girl, and they took over the houses.

    While in stealth mode, Miaomiao scouted the vige, scanning their strength and number. He also checked if there might be female adventurers or knights among them.

    ''7¡­ 10¡­ Wow, 20? Not a lot, but I can manage.''

    All 20 women were mages while the rest were sausages.

    Although Miaomiao had the urge to bring all 20 back to hisir, he couldn''t afford to spook the crowd. He bypassed the vige and rushed back to the Brown Leopard City.

    Miaomiao managed to sneak closer to the wall. As usual, he leaped over it and got inside. Afterward, he observed the surroundings to check for the local immortals and knights.

    He soon discovered the presence of someone he had been searching for. He was delighted.

    "There you are."

    .

    .

    Brown Leopard City

    At the city church, Shirley and her grandfather stayed in the hall along with the townspeople from the vige. They had been using this ce as a shelter since the day they had arrived.

    The life quality in the church was poor. They only received one meal and a bucket of water, which was barely enough to sustain their stomach.

    Shirley''s grandfather was depressed. He hugged his knees, wishing that the terror would pass soon.

    Seeing her grandfather''s poor condition, Shirley sat next to him. She leaned on his shoulder, "Everything is going to be okay. That goblin can''t possibly enter the city. There are immortal knights around here."

    The grandfather nodded. He let out a long sigh and rested, leaning against the wall. He quickly fell asleep.

    Shirley covered her grandfather with a nket. Then, she stood up, nning to go out to find work and procure some food. She left the church''s building and noticed that it was nighttime.

    She pouted. She wished that it was still daytime as she might be able to find a job. As it was nighttime, the only possible jobs around here were prostitution or a tavern job.

    As Shirley didn''t want to associate with drunkards, she changed her mind and turned back. She reached for the door and was about to open it.

    "Oh? Isn''t that Miss Shirley? What are you doing here at night?"

    Shirley remembered the voice. She turned around and smiled at the elderly fat man in a priest robe and holding a torch. Although Shirley''s height was average for a young maiden, this priest was even shorter than her, but the mass in his stomach was big enough to prevent the priest to see his feet. Also, his belly jiggled as he moved.

    "Father Jizz, hello! What are you doing here?"

    "Patrolling, of course. I might be a priest, but I have 9 mana circles. I can at least contribute to the town and protect everybody in the church."

    The elderly priest was Jizz. He was once a renowned mage, but he was expelled from the mage tower due to a criminal record.

    The light of the torch reflected the gleaming pupils of Jizz. Because of the dark, Shirley couldn''t see the priest''s expression well, and she thought that had the usual kind smile like when her family had first arrived.

    "Thank you very much for protecting us, Father. Oh, yeah. I''m thinking of finding a job. Do you have any rmendations? My family can''t always rely on the church for food and a ce to sleep forever."

    Jizz widely grinned. He walked closer to the girl and put an arm around her waist, "I know one. Would you like toe with me to my house? I can hire a maid."

    Shirley frowned and looked at the chubby hand on her waist. She pushed the hand off, "A maid? What do I need to do, Father?"

    "Well, simple." As Jizz''s hand was removed from her waist, he groped her perky butt cheek, "Warming my bed, for example. Give me a massage and spend the night with me through the night."

    Shirley was taken aback, "I-I''m sorry. I¡­ I don''t think I can."

    Shirley jumped away from Jizz. However, Jizz suddenly created a magic circle underneath her feet, and she could no longer move.

    Jizzughed. He extinguished the torch, and the front yard of the church got darker. He solicited her, "You should be grateful that I''m offering you a job, Shirley. Don''t worry, the pay is 100 gold coins per month. If you manage to satisfy me, I''ll pay you double."

    "NOOO!! LET ME G-UMMM!"

    Shirley screamed and tried her best to flee. However, the magic circle glued her to the ce. Moreover, the priest''s spell sealed her voice, rendering her helpless.

    Seeing how powerless Shirley was, Jizz took his time, taking his clothes off. He waved his finger, and Shirley''s clothes were ripped to shreds. This was Jizz''s specialty, which got him expelled from the mage tower. After all, his criminal act was sexual harassment and rape.

    Shirley cried in despair. She closed her eyes, wishing that everything was just a dream.

    WHOOSH

    Suddenly, Shirley''s ring ne shone. The artifact that she had been hiding from everybody reacted to the situation. Shirley also heard the voice from the ring again.

    ''It''s okay, Shirley. This is our golden opportunity. Push your palms against that fatty''s chest, and I''ll do something about it.''

    Shirley widened her eyes. As the priest already took off his robe and was about to grab her, she extended her arms to push his chest.

    Meanwhile, Jizz thought that it was herst struggle. He let her touch the jiggling man''s boobs.

    "How is it, Shirley? Is my chest soft?"

    "¡­"

    Shirley gritted her teeth. She waited for the ring to do something. Then, she started sensing it, and Jizz also felt the changes.

    The small hands of Shirley rapidly sucked mana from Jizz''s mana circles and converted them into her mana circles!

    Jizz sensed the crisis. He pped Shirley''s arms, trying to break free. However, her hands got stuck to his chest, and he couldn''t pull himself out.

    "STOP!!" Yelled Jizz.

    Shirley was surprised at first. But then, she narrowed her eyes and focused on her arms and the flowing mana. A flood of memory also entered her mind as the ring ne artifact taught her how to utilize mana and form mana circles.

    Five rings, six rings, seven rings, Shirley''s strength continued to soar. On the contrary, Jizz lost the same number of mana circles that Shirley created. After a minute, Jizz lost all his mana, reverting back to amoner.

    PLOP

    Jizz finally broke free from Shirley''s grasp. He fell on his butt, and he started peeing, wetting the beautiful stone road with yellow liquid. The magic circle under Shirley''s feet also disappeared as Jizz lost his strength. She could also speak again.

    Looking at the perverted priest, Shirley regretted trusting him. Still, as a vige girl, she was afraid of killing an authority figure.

    "Get lost!"

    "HIIIIII!!"

    Jizz got back on his feet and started running.

    Shirley snorted. Then, she looked at her naked body and covered herself with her arms. She blushed and looked around, hoping that nobody could see her.

    "I can''t go back to the church like this. Master, is there something to wear?"

    The girl drylyughed as she was desperate to get something to cover her skin. She looked at the yard, where she and other women used to do theundry. However, all the washed clothes had already been collected, and nothing remained behind.

    Without anything to wear, Shirley shed tears of embarrassment. She had no idea what to do.

    "Master, please help me."

    The voice from the ne finally replied. However, instead of giving her advice, it alerted her.

    ''RUN! THE GOBLIN IS HERE!''

    "Eh?!"

    Shirley looked around, but she couldn''t see anybody.

    SNIFF

    However, Shirley''s sensitive nose picked up the scent of man''s semen and the odor of a wild animal. It smelled like the mysterious goblin in the knight armor back then!

    The scent came from in front of her. However, she couldn''t see the person!

    Shirley''s instinct kicked in. She turned around and started running, aiming to enter the church and ask for help.

    But the cold knight gauntlets seized the ring ne and pulled her along with it. Then, the invisible knight revealed his appearance.

    Miaomiao in knight armor widely grinned and gazed at the protagonist girl''s naked body.

    "Hello again. Miss me?"

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