229 Blood Brothers ? (2/2)

”Of course, Caesar's brother will naturally be my brother as well.”

”My loyal brother!” Caesar beamed with excitement as he patted Roly Poly on his back. Next, the pair of sworn brothers made their way towards Ares as they disappeared into the horizons.

”Roly Poly, this stupid fellow!” Dust Ball craned her neck out of the bushes and gave a menacing snarl. She thought, ”This guy's movement is too slow and he is too undependable. I think I should be the catcher instead. It would take eons before he manages to catch me. Or maybe … I can find another cat to play with.”

Dust Ball immediately translated her thoughts into actions. Her wild nature unleashed as Dust Ball leaped onto a tree branch before disappearing into the shadows.

The perfect illusion had flawlessly altered the cats' five senses. In reality, Dust Ball might have been running on the spot. However, she could clearly feel the adrenaline rushing through her as she charged against the wind blowing across her face. She felt the grass brushing across her paws and the fragrance of the newly-bloomed flowers flooding her nose. Everything was real to her. There was nothing fake about it.

Joy warmed her from within as she finally experienced the freedom which she had long yearned for.

Dust Ball was extremely different as compared to Roly Poly, who had been raised as a domestic cat since young. The most salient difference between them was that stray cats had already grown accustomed to the freedom which they enjoyed in the wilderness.

Domestic cats loved to spend time at home and hate to leave it. Stray cats which were used to the outdoors hated being cooped at home and would grab on to any opportunity which allowed them to leave.

Dust Ball only chose to remain inside the apartment because of the influence of Celestial Beats. However, after months of rehabilitation, her body had almost fully recovered from ramifications of dwarfism. She had regained the spring in her steps and felt an unprecedented euphoria at this moment.

With a few strides, she had almost reached the borders. She was like an elegant Cheetah as she hid under the undergrowth and slowly crept towards her target.

As compared to domestic cats such as Roly Poly, Elizabeth, and Matcha, Dust Ball possessed superb hunting skills which were unparalleled among them.

She could feel her blood pulsating through the body, and the adrenaline rushing through her as she began to hide, sprint and hunt.

She could not help but licked her razor-sharp claws and mumbled, ”This is the true game.”

Dust Ball loved real life hunting games compared to the computer games which Matcha reveled in. Actually, most cats preferred hunting games. On the surface, it might seem like a simple game of chase. However, it involved complex elements of reconnaissance, spying, and hunting. This was why Dust Ball had fallen in love with it.

She had no choice but to resort to playing with Mango back at the apartment.

Dust Ball's yellow eyes peered through the cracks between the leaves as she observed the situation ahead of her. Ares and five other cats were at the borders and were in the midst of an intense discussion.

Ares glanced at the signboard in front of him and mumbled, ”Danger, do not exceed.” He tilted his head from left to right as a glimmer of brilliance flashed across his eyes. He commented, ”I believe this is the border of the Village of Dreams.”

Beside the words was an awful drawing of a skull.

Lucifer nodded his head in agreement and commented, ”I'm not sure what kind of magic or power lies ahead of us which will stop us from leaving this place.”

Fūjin scrutinize their surroundings and saw the infinite mountains stretching into the horizon and commented, ”Aren't there just gonna be more mountains as we proceed forward?”

”King George has mentioned before that everything here is not real. They just seem real.” The American Shorthair commented.

Gaia just stared at his paws and was totally indifferent to their discussion. He commented, ”How long are we going to discuss for? Let's go back and play Diablo 2!”

”Aren't you curious what lies ahead of this?” Ares threw a disdainful glare at Gaia. Then, he fixed his eyes on the horizon as all sorts of thoughts rushed through his head. He commented, ”How dangerous is it going to be? What will happen if we really leave? A cat without curiosity is as good as a cat without a soul.”

Lucifer nodded his head and was similarly brimming with curiosity, ”We need a brave cat to volunteer. This cat would cross the border and find out what lies ahead.”

Fūjin added on, ”This cat must be both brave and quick-witted. The cat of all cats.”

Rakshasa turned his head towards Gaia and continued, ”Also, this cat must be someone who we can depend on, preferably our brother in arms.”

A few seconds later, the silence was punctured by a deafening scream as Gaia was thrown across the signboard and landed on the grass patch beyond the borders.