517 A New Mission and the Truth ? (1/2)
”F*ck, I'm too careless,” Zhao Yao whispered under his breath, ”I forgot about all those psychos inside Muscle Society and failed to mask my scent.” However, Zhao Yao simply shrugged his shoulders and played dumb, ”Do I know you?”
Champion reached for the towel from his subordinate before carefully wiping the sweat on his forehead, ”I don't care if you intend to hide your identity from me. However, you should have noticed the anomalies around here. Many apostles, supercats including our dear Cat King of the West have gone out of control. I'm sure you would like to put an end to this craziness.”
Zhao Yao's brows snapped together as he clarified, ”What do you know about it?”
”Butcher, Tank Top, Black Robes have all gone missing,” Champion muttered with a sigh, ”They said they'll come and visit me but they left and never returned.”
Zhao Yao rolled his eyes at this trivial complaint and retorted, ”Maybe they never wanted to return here.”
”That's impossible,” Champion's adamant voice interrupted Zhao Yao, ”We promised to stay together forever. They'll never abandon me unless something disastrous happened. Also, they left under rather unorthodox circumstances. They haven't even finished serving their time. I'm sure they were taken away by force.”
Zhao Yao's eyes glanced skywards as he asked, ”What evidence do you have to prove your point?”
Champion replied, ”A few days ago, I heard Butcher's voice in my head. It came from underneath the ground.”
These words instantly seized Zhao Yao's attention. How was it even possible? However, Champion's body was strengthened incredibly by Sphynx Cat's power. His five senses easily surpassed that of a normal man. It was natural for him to hear things beyond what regular humans were capable of.
Suddenly, a golden exclamation mark had appeared above Champion's head.
”I understand that you might not like me. However, we have truly changed for the better under Cat King of the West's teaching, but the changes in the prison halted our transformation. Hence, implore you to save me, save us, save Butcher.”
With that, Champion shot Zhao Yao a desperate yet hopeful glance.
Mission: Save muscle
Objective: Rescue Butcher, Tank Top, and Black Robes
Reward: 1000 experience points
Punishment: Nil
Obviously, Zhao Yao accepted the mission without hesitation before nodding his head, ”Don't worry, I'm known for my generosity. I give you my word, I will save your friends.”
For the next half an hour, Zhao Yao continued his parade across the playground to no avail. Before admin time ended, the two wardens who were discussing Zhao Yao's behavior called for him.
”Hey you, come over here.”
Zhao Yao slid both of them a glance but did not utter a single word. He simply followed behind the duo.
Evidently, Zhao Yao's unusual behavior had aroused their suspicion. Their eyes were filled with both animosity and bitterness.
However, the more muscular one of the duo seemed somewhat sympathetic to Zhao Yao's predicament.
If this had happened just a few weeks or even a few days ago, all Zhao Yao would receive was a punch to the face. Then, the matter would have been resolved.
However, now that Cat King of the West's situation had reached the final stage, the prison was also about to welcome its final changes. Hence, it was only a matter of time before they left the prison alongside Mike, making this their last shot at earning some extra bucks. This ordinary-looking man before them was just at the wrong place at the wrong time.
The two wardens led Zhao Yao through a narrow zigzag tunnel before stopping at a giant electric iron gate. The warden punched the password in quick succession as the gate swung open. Immediately, the trio walked through it, towards the underground corridor.
The more muscular warden stood behind Zhao Yao and nudged him forward. With a snap of his fingers, tiny swirls of wind appeared on his fingertips.