209 the Maze (1/2)

Chapter 209: the Maze

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Galaxy had entered the ventilation pipe, which was a very strange environment for it. The pipe was a straight channel made up of cold metal walls. Cool wind from outside was breezing through the channel and touching its cheeks gently.

Galaxy bowed down and noticed that the metal wall below was covered with a thin layer of dust, and several rows of paw prints of small animals could be seen from one end to the other end of the pipe, and they disappeared at the corner. The paw prints were very messy, which were leading in both directions of the pipe, and it seemed that the paw prints belonged to different little animals.

Galaxy lifted one of its paws and tilted its head to stare at the prints for a few seconds, then put its paw alongside one of them. The sizes seemed very similar, as were the shapes.

”Bad kids...” Galaxy muttered.

Suddenly, an anxious voice was heard from below the pipe, ”Galaxy! Where are you?”

The metal walls had distorted the sound, but it immediately recognized that it was Zhang Zian's voice.

Galaxy shouted, ”Zian! Galaxy is in the pipe now!”

It stared at the metal wall, quietly waiting for Zhang Zian's response.

”Be careful, Galaxy.”

Galaxy was a little bit disappointed. It was waiting for his praise. But his concern was not bad.

Was there really anything it should beware of in the pipe? It was the only creature in there, with the floating dust in the air, the shallow paw prints on the metal walls, and a few small hairs in the colors of white, black, yellow, and gray ...

”What should I do next?”

Galaxy thought very hard but still had no clues. It offered to go into the pipe because it believed it could help Zhang Zian, but it didn't know what exactly it should do after entering the pipe.

It felt very stupid, especially when compared to Fina and Old Time Tea. It envied them. If they were here, they would make their moves without hesitation. Old Time Tea was always calm, no matter what happened. It would just smile and solve the problems with its great wisdom and excellent martial arts techniques. Fina only cared for shiny things, and was indifferent to other people and things... perhaps Zhang Zian was an exception.

What should I do? Should I go out and ask Zian, Fina and Old Time Tea and come back again?

”Meow —I feel so embarrassed!”

Galaxy tried to wrinkle its nose like Old Time Tea did, but it did not smell anything strange - perhaps there was indeed something, but it couldn't tell. After all, it was not a real cat, so its sense of smell was not as delicate as a real cat's.

”I'll try go this side first. If there is any danger, I'll run away.”

Galaxy looked down again at the paw prints, among which one row seemed fairly clear and new. It seemed that the animal who left that row of paw prints marched from the front side of Galaxy to its rear side. Galaxy decided to follow that row of paw prints.

The channel was long and dark, which made Galaxy feel that it was back in the horrible black box again. If the pipe got even darker and narrower, it would not be able to stand it and would escape. Even now, already felt frightened, as if it was entering a never-ending tunnel, which would become increasingly narrower, and it would be completely trapped in the end.

Galaxy did not want to go back outside so soon because it felt really embarrassed. Zian would console it that its safety was the most important thing, and everything else came second. But it still felt disgraced. Besides, it really hoped that those bad kids would realize that they had made mistakes, and it wanted them to know that, if they stop stealing and become good kids, they would encounter people who genuinely liked them.