421 Dream World ? (1/2)

”D*mn it! Where did this fool get his strength from?” In a moment of fury, Nightmare Cat stretched opened his mouth before sinking his teeth into Mango's skin, ripping off a mouthful of fur.

The pain seared through Mango's body, leaving him writhing in pain. Nightmare Cat expelled the fur from his mouth before chuckling, ”Stupid fella, do you know who you're up against? I'm the only cat trained in Wing Chun …”

Meow! A nasty grimace spread across Mango's face as fury raged through his body. He pounced towards this violent cat before sending a barrage of slaps across his face. Before Nightmare Cat could even retaliate, Mango had already sat right on top of him, preventing him from fighting back. Mango was not done yet. He continued his assault with another burst of slaps until Nightmare Cat started cowering in fear.

”Hey, stop it! Stop it!” Nightmare Cat shut his eyes and shielded his tiny head with his even tinier paws, ”I submit, I submit to your rule!”

Somehow, Mango seemed to have understood his cries and finally stopped the assault. He then embraced Nightmare Cat in his arms before sending another flurry of licks across his face.

Nightmare Cat absolutely abhorred this treatment, but there was nothing he could do about it. To him, Mango was as strong as a dog and he simply couldn't break free from his clutches.

Suddenly, an ingenious idea sprang into his head. A tail reached out from behind and rapped against the back of Mango's head.

Mango immediately swept his head around, only to be disappointed by the sight a furry tail.

This brief moment of distraction was more than enough for Nightmare Cat to slip through Mango's claws as he made a dash for a bedroom. He had detected a presence of another apostle inside.

With one leap, his body had turned into a pool of purple fumes before they spread into Zhao Yao's head, entering his dream state.

At the same time, a series of meows continued to puncture the air.

”Stay right there and wait for me if you dare call yourself a man! I will come back for you!”

A look of confusion was plastered on Mango's face when this puzzling scene unfolded in his eyes. He sprang onto Zhao Yao's bed before commencing his futile search for his doppelganger.

…

Meanwhile, Zhao Yao and a few of his cats were gathered in the extradimensional belly within the dream state. His serious gaze swept towards Sphynx Cat as he instructed, ”I will test this hypothesis by committing suicide. If I'm not reived, it simply means that I've returned to the real world, hence validating this method of escaping. Then, kill Diana and send her to me. I need her to send me back here later.”

”Huh?” Diana was barely able to breathe when she heard those words ringing in her head. It can't possibly be real. Before she could even move an inch, Sphynx Cat had already slammed his paw on her, restricting her every movement.

Tears streamed down Diana's cheeks as her entire body quivered with fear, ”Please don't kill me! I promise that I'll be the most obedient cat ever! I will only eat cat food from now on! No more premium human food! I will take my fluids regularly and I'll never rub my butt against the bed anymore!”

A faint smile stretched across Sphynx Cat's face as he comforted her, ”Alright, little sister, stop crying. Didn't you hear what Zhao Yao was saying? This is all a dream. It isn't real …”

Zhao Yao was completely indifferent to Diana's worries. With a flick of his fingers, a tiny dagger had appeared in his hand. With his arm stretched in front of him, he thrust the dagger towards his neck, only for it to stop centimeters away from him.

Baiquan asked, ”What's the matter, Boss? Is there something that we've forgotten?”

Zhao Yao's hand began to tremble as he explained, ”Erm, everything's fine. I was just thinking of another way to end my life. This method sounds rather gruesome. I'm sure there's a more civilized method to end a life.”

Sphynx Cat could not believe his ears as he sneered, ”Don't tell me that you actually fear death?”

”Erm, I'm a little scared …”

Bam!

Sphynx Cat's paw was already resting against Zhao Yao's chest as his heart was torn to pieces.

Given the physical distance between them, there was no way Zhao Yao could possibly avoid this attack.

In the real world, Zhao Yao could easily have easily swapped to timefreeze the moment he revived. Sphynx Cat would not have stood a chance.

But now …

Zhao Yao simply collapsed to the ground as his heartbeat grew slower and slower, ”Ahhh! Why did … did you … have …” With one last breath, Zhao Yao had descended into complete unconsciousness.