439 The Legend ? (1/2)
”Ah! Red Packet!”
Lightning sprinted at top speed before latching himself onto Red Packet's leg. A deafening scream echoed throughout the room, ”Red Packet! I thought I would never get to see you again!”
Red Packet slid him a disdainful glare as he shoved that useless cat away, ”Alright, I get it. I need some personal space! And stop drowning me in all your saliva!”
However, Lightning had no time for Red Packet's trivial concerns as he retorted, ”What are we supposed to do now? Red Packet, do you have a method to get us out of here?”
”We can't. Are you blind? Can't you see how secure this place is? Just look at all these security cameras surrounding us.” Red Packet then tilted his head upwards and pointed at the collar secured around his neck, ”And there's still this.”
Lightning let out a sigh of despair before asking, ”What are we supposed to do then?”
At this moment, a crisp voice reverberated through their cell, ”This orange cat is correct. I am encouraging you to give up the idea of trying to escape this place.”
In unison, both Red Packet and Lightning swept their head back only to see a Pallas's cat standing by the entrance. They didn't even know it was there all these time. It was simply staring at them through that tiny window.
This was the exact Pallas's cat, Sandstorm, which was by Centipede's side during their capture.
”You again?” Lightning roared, ”Why are you here?”
Sandstorm's monotonous voice contrasted with Lightning's emotional roar, ”I just came here to take a look and see how you're coping. After all, it's not that common to see an awakened Pallas's cat.”
Lightning could feel the pulse slamming in his neck as Sandstorm continued to stare at them with a look of haughty disdain, ”Aren't you a Pallas's cat? Why are you helping them in the first place?”
”He is a cat traitor! A renegade!” A high-frequency scream echoed down the hallway. A female Pallas's cat squeezed her tiny head out of the even tinier window as she exclaimed with all her might, ”Sandstorm! You are a disgrace to all Pallas's cats! How could you capture our own kind again?”
”This cat's voice sounds so good.” Lightning muttered. Suddenly, a glimmer flashed across his eyes as he exclaimed, ”Are you also a Pallas's cat? Were you captured by this scoundrel as well?”
In response, the female Pallas's cat shouted, ”Don't be afraid! Calm down! Our king will come for us and rescue us!”
His eyes glinted with malice as he laughed maniacally, ”Neoma, are you still pinning your hopes on the stupid king to save us all? I'm sure he will come. But it's because we captured him!”
”It's impossible!” The Pallas's cat referred to as Neoma retorted, ”Our king will definitely come for us. He will become the super Pallas's cat and destroy every single one of you. He will then lead all the Pallas's cat to our home, the grasslands!”
Sandstorm scoffed, ”R*tard. Even a three-year-old would know to not pin their hopes on some stupid legend.”
To a Pallas's cat which had spent his entire life in captivity, Neoma's words were groundbreaking news, ”What is a super Pallas's cat?”
Tears began to well up in Neoma's eyes as her voice trembled with admiration, ”This story has been passed down from generations to generations. A super Pallas's cat will be born once in every 1000 years. He commands the strongest power in the whole of the universe.”
Immediately, a thought popped up in Lightning's head, ”Don't tell me that I am the legendary supercat?”
Sandstorm attempted to dash her hopes with another sneer, ”You have only been awakened for at most one year. How can a 1000 years old legend even exist?”
Red Packet was left speechless by their frivolous squabbles. With his superior intelligence, he could not even be bothered by their simple-minded theories, ”These three fellas, did they not watch Dragon Ball? I'm sure their so-called king has watched it.”
Brimming with excitement, Lightning clarified, ”How does one become the super Pallas's cat? I have a feeling that I might be the one.”
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Meanwhile, the duo of Zhao Yao and Ye Mei had arrived at XX town, with the invisible Sphynx Cat and Roly Poly accompanying them. Soon, Sphynx Cat had detected the familiar scent of Red Packet and Lightning.
”I recognize this smell. Come, follow me.”