452 Who in the World are You? ? (1/2)

A blonde with bright blue eyes rushed towards the men doubled over in pain.

”What's wrong? Are you alright?”

The two men shouted at the same time, ”No!”

Unfortunately, it was too late. The blonde had reached for them. A sick, scratching sound was heard as his now needle-sharp body hair tore through the seams of his shirt. He joined the men on the ground with a yelp. Blood had also started streaming from his pants.

With more and more of his men falling like dominoes, Faceless was called to the scene. He gawked at them.

”What is this? Why are they on the ground, bleeding all over themselves?” he asked.

He extended a hand to help one of the men up, but was immediately stopped by a bodyguard.

”Boss, you can't touch them,” he warned, ”Once you make contact with them, you'll meet the same fate.”

Faceless retracted his hand as if he had touched a burning stove. There was a grave expression on his face as he turned to the bodyguard, ”What happened to them exactly?”

A pause followed. The bodyguard leaned by his ear and explained the situation in hushed tones. As he spoke, Faceless's eyes grew as round as marbles.

”You must be joking,” he said in disbelief, ”How is it possible that such a stupid superpower exists?”

Lightning, who was hovering a short distance away, was deeply displeased by his words. He had brought even Zhao Yao to his knees! How dare this idiot deem his power stupid? Who did he think he was?

He started protesting indignantly, ”Watch your mouth, weakling! Whose powers are you calling stupid? If you think you're better than me, why don't you come touch me and have a taste? Come, I dare you!”

As usual, not a person could understand what he was squawking about. All they could hear was impassioned meowing. The supercats in the warehouse, however, heard every word. These were the cats that would be auctioned off tonight.

”Who's this guy?”

”I think he just defeated those Mao Gang men single-handedly.”

”Fools. That's no cat. I've spent years collecting protection money at the seafood market, so I know my underwater creatures. That's most definitely a sea urchin.”

The Pallas's Cat King started to stir as the murmuring grew louder. His eyes snapped open. He looked around in disbelief. There were so many men immobile on the ground.

”Static Pallas's Cat, is it you? Is this your work?” he called out, ”Did you really… Have you really…”

”Yes,” Lightning replied simply.

More blood was running down his butt, but he remained perfectly poised. Even the arrogance in his voice was still there.

He explained to the King, ”After you have passed your powers to me, I was awakened as the Super Pallas's Cat. Do not fear. As long as I am here, the Mao Gang would not dare lay a finger on you.”

The Pallas's Cat King was overcome with emotion when he spoke next, ”I never thought I would live to see this d -,”

Meow!

Lightning interrupted him with a loud yowl. A few bodyguards had surrounded him, each one holding a baton. They used it to whack him repeatedly, shoving him out of the warehouse in the process.

The pain from the beatings, combined with the pins of hair stabbing his flesh, was unbearable. Lightning could not help the screams that escaped his mouth.

”Despicable! Ganging up on me with your batons! You're nothing more than a bunch of scumbags! I dare you to hit me again!”

By then, the commotion had drawn a small crowd to gather by the entrance. The guests started whispering to each other as they cast furtive glances at the men on the floor and the blood that had pooled around them.

Faceless was quick to step up and offer an explanation, ”Everyone, there's no cause for concern. One of our supercats had attacked our staff, but everything is now under control. You can see for yourself how brutal this particular cat's power is. The good news is this cat will up for auction tonight. Those of you who are interested stand a chance to take him home…”

Zhao Yao, who stood between the threshold of the doorway, heard Lightning's screams as well. There was no way that he would allow those men to bully him.

Just as the bodyguards thought that there was no way out for the sea urchin, Zhao Yao extended his deflective field to grab Lightning. Then, he flung him across the room.

In an instant, Lightning had become a shadow that rocketed across the room, slicing through them as they screamed in agony. One by one, they fell to the floor, fresh blood splattering against the walls and the ground.