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Mo Tiangen bypassed the corridor and immediately saw the figure of the running cat in the hallway.
It was an orange cat that hadn’t become as fat as a pig yet. It had a slender and slim body, fluffy fur, a yellow-brown back, a snow-white belly, a white tip on its tail, and four white paws. It didn’t wear a collar around its neck, but it didn’t look dirty at all.
Teacher Dagen has always been a cat lover. He has a chubby orange cat named Da Hua back home, who was his beloved pet. The color of its fur was about 90% similar to this one.
If it were a normal day, if he encountered such a cat on the street, he would play with it a bit and give it some food.
But now, he knew in his heart that this delicate and beautiful little cat in front of him was likely the culprit behind the various strange events that had been happening in the museum for the past five months. It was the evil entity that they must eliminate with all their might.
At this moment, the cat was running rapidly on the floor. When it heard the thumping footsteps of Mo Tiangen as he chased after it, it turned its head, its fur standing on end, and let out a scream that sounded both angry and annoyed. It sped up even more like the wind was beneath its feet.
With him giving chase to the cat, they eventually went around the middle section of the U-shaped corridor, and in front of them were Fan Luming and Fan Hemian who had already come around.
“Cat!”
Fan Luming shouted.
But even without waiting for her brother to speak, Fan Hemian had already swiftly flipped her wrist, and her precious long dagger was already out of its sheath. It gleamed with a chilling light and a murderous aura as if she was ready to dismember the orange cat at any moment.
The scurrying cat saw that it was blocked in the front and chased from behind, and was now absolutely panicking. Its four paws scraped against the ground, suddenly moving into a complete halt.
Because its steps were too abrupt, and the marble floor in the museum was very slippery, the orange cat stumbled and fell flat on its face. Half a second later, it quickly struggled to get up, forcefully twisted its body ninety degrees, and dashed towards the nearest door. Its body was as agile as a fish, and with a swift movement, it slipped through with a “swoosh.”
“That’s great!” Fan Luming exclaimed excitedly.
“It escaped into the exhibition hall!”
For safety reasons, the exhibition hall in the museum didn’t have windows. Once the entrance door was closed, it became a wholly sealed space with no way out.
The three of them immediately chased after the cat, promptly closing the door with a loud “clang.” They turned on all the lights in the entire exhibition hall and started searching for the cat, unsure of where it had hidden.
They quickly discovered a small furry tail behind a display stand and immediately formed a semi-circle, surrounding the orange cat with their number.
Seeing that it had nowhere to escape, the cat let out a piercing howl, baring its sharp canine teeth. Its big, golden eyes widened, with dilated pupils, clearly in a state of extreme stress.
The three of them were initially cautious, wondering if the cat had any tricks up its sleeve.
For example, it might suddenly grow in size, transforming into a two-meter-tall monster. Or perhaps it would launch a non-physical attack, emitting high-pitched screams or even possess abilities like the legendary “Wong Tai Sin” that could induce hallucinations with its eyes.
However, none of that happened.
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They stared at the cat from all sides, locking gazes with each other for a full minute.
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Although this orange cat appeared at such an inappropriate time and was seen at the scene of the bloodshed, it didn’t seem like a normal, ordinary cat no matter how you thought about it.
But at this moment, the cat’s reaction was surprisingly ordinary.
It’s as if it’s just an unfortunate little creature that has wandered into a place it shouldn’t be, being cornered by a group of ruthless humans, and could only puff up its fur and put on its fiercest appearance, trying to scare away the attackers.
——Do we really… have to kill this cat?
The girl couldn’t help but raise her head, seeking help from her companions with her gaze.
Her eyes met Mo Tiangen’s gaze.
Mo Tiangen sensed the struggle and hesitation in the woman’s eyes.
“…Alright!”
With determination, Teacher Dagen pulled out the [Universal Foldable Stick Chair] from his waist, and unfolded it with a “swish,” turning it into a fierce and deadly steel stool. He then held it in his hand, gritting his teeth and saying:
“Let me handle it! After all, I hate cats the most!”
“Meow-ow!!”
The cat let out a piercing cry.
Mo Tiangen no longer hesitated; he raised the folding stool and swung it towards the orange cat in the corner, sending the poor little thing flying about two meters away, and with a loud “clang,” it smashed heavily into the wall.
The cat’s body slid down the wall, landing softly on the ground, without even twitching, motionless.
“…Is it… over just like that?”
Fan Luming on the side couldn’t believe it.
Although they had spent a lot of time tonight searching for the culprit, this “culprit” was incredibly weak and couldn’t withstand a single blow. Compared to the difficulty of the past two nights, it was like night and day, so simple that it was almost unbelievable.
Mo Tiangen cautiously approached and gently nudged the cat on the ground with the tip of his shoe.
The orange cat lay on its back, limp and motionless, clearly lifeless.
“It should be… over now…”
Mr. Dagen turned to look at the Fan siblings, his eyes surprisingly slightly red, with tears shimmering faintly.
“Hey…”
Fan Hemian felt a pang of heartache and a hint of guilt. “Don’t be like this…”
“Ah!”
Mr. Dagen let out a sigh, folded up the folding chair, and slung it over his waist. He self-deprecatingly murmured, “I was just thinking, I must have looked like a cat torturer just now. If this happened in the past and was caught on CCTV and posted online, I would be condemned to death. I would never be able to find a girlfriend again…”
“Tsk, how could that be!”
Fan Hemian thought to herself: With your tall and strong appearance, it’s surprising to see tears welling up in your eyes just from a small animal. You truly are a kind-hearted person through and through. If any girl chooses you as her partner in the future, she must be lucky.
Thinking this way, the comforting words had already slipped out of her mouth:
“If you really can’t find one, I can be your girlfriend.”
Mo Tiangen: “!!”
Fan Luming: “…”
Both of them were startled by Fan Hemian’s thoughtless words, their eyes widened in surprise and confusion as they stared at her.
The girl immediately realized what she had just said, her cheeks turning bright red in an instant. Unconsciously taking a step back, she quickly tried to make amends:
“I was just joking, just saying it casually!”
The atmosphere became a bit awkward for a moment.
At this time, multiple footsteps could be heard from behind the group. Ji Dong and Ren Jianmo had arrived.
The two of them had been following the footprints of Mo Tiangen and the Fan siblings.
At this moment, Ji Dong still didn’t know what had happened. As he turned the corner of the exhibition hall, he immediately saw their three companions standing there in a daze, and couldn’t help but ask in a mystified manner:
“What are you guys doing?”
Mo Tiangen and the Fan siblings immediately snapped out of it and seamlessly shifted away from the topic half a minute ago.
“We took care of the cat.”
As Teacher Dagen answered Ji Dong’s question, he bent down, intending to inspect the orange cat’s body.
However, a sudden change occurred in that very second!
The lifeless, sprawled body of the cat suddenly opened its mouth wide.
Under the light, Mo Tiangen only saw a dark green, strip-like object flash from the cat’s mouth and dart straight toward his face.
This scene was just like the hatching of the creature from the classic horror movie “Alien.”
In that critical moment, Mo Tiangen’s body reacted much faster than his brain.
He raised his hand and blocked it in front of himself.
Immediately, a piercing pain struck him, and Teacher Dagen felt as if something sharp had punctured into the flesh of his arm.
“Ahhhh!”
Mo Tiangen cried out in pain, clutching his arm and taking two steps back in succession.
“Brother Dagen!”
Several cries of alarm rang out simultaneously as Ji Dong and the siblings rushed forward, surrounding him closely.
“What happened to you!?”
“Damn!”
Mo Tiangen broke out in a cold sweat.
He stretched out his arm, gritted his teeth, and let the healer in their team look at his wound, “Something pricked my hand!”
Fan Luming took a closer look and was immediately startled.
Everyone saw that there was a small nail-sized bloody hole on the outer side of Mo Tiangen’s upper arm, diagonally piercing into the flesh, and it seemed to be unknown how deep it was.
However, the most horrifying part was that a visible, cord-like bulge had protruded under his skin, and that protrusion was like a live snake, crawling up his arm and almost reaching his elbow joint.
Everyone present was a player in the [Peach Blossom Spring], naturally, they have seen many horrific films.
This scene was all too familiar, so familiar that one could recognize it at a glance. Wasn’t this the classic scene of a monster invading the human body, preparing to parasitize them?
At this critical moment, Fan Luming, the aspiring doctor, had the fastest reaction among everyone.
He made a quick decision, swiftly pulling down his sweatpants’ drawstring. He tightly wrapped it around Mo Tiangen’s upper arm near the elbow joint.
Then, he turned to Ren Jianmo and shouted, “Mr. Ren, dig it out!”
He didn’t need to give many instructions. With a flick of Ren Jianmo’s finger, the thumb ring on his left hand transformed into a short blade called the [Wind Blade].
Immediately after, he swung the blade, cleanly cutting open Mo Tiangen’s flesh. With a deep stab and a slice, he removed a large chunk of flesh from Mr. Dagen, about the size of half a palm. He picked it up on the short blade, gave it a forceful swing, and sent it flying far away.
“Woah, ahh…”
Mo Tiangen experienced the feeling of Guan Gong scraping his bones for healing. The pain made his eyes see stars, his face turned pale, and he almost fainted.
At this moment, everyone saw that the piece of flesh that was just cut from Teacher Dagen’s arm had only just landed on the ground when, at once, it sprouted a deep brown vine, as if it had fast-forwarded through the process of tree growth!
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