novelraw Chapter 89 : Three Red, Two Yellow
Chapter 89 : Three Red, Two Yellow
Chapter 89: Three Red, Two Yellow
『There’s a cat crying! Blackie the cat is still alive, it’s not dead yet!』
Hearing the continuous cat cries from afar, Song Jianguo lit up with joy. She immediately stuck her fingers in her mouth and blew a sharp whistle, trying to call the kitten in the darkness to come back quickly.
However, no matter how many times she called, the cat cries remained distant, growing fainter and fainter.
『Can’t you understand what the cat is saying? What’s it saying now?』 Zhang Wenda looked at her and asked.
『It—it’s crying out in pain!』 Song Jianguo, heart aching, said as she ran toward the source of the sound. 『It can’t see anymore, it was attacked by something in the darkness!』
At that moment, 2826 tightly gripped the flashlight and said to Zhang Wenda, 『Be careful. I have a bad feeling about this. If Oil Tyrants were that easy to collect, they wouldn’t be this price on the market.』
『I know.』 Zhang Wenda quickly rushed over and stopped the impulsive Song Jianguo. 『Don’t be rash—the more frantic you are, the messier it gets!』
Then he raised his flashlight again, cautiously aiming toward the direction of the cat cries. Under the beam of light, he indeed saw a black cat.
『That’s it!』 Song Jianguo rejoiced, just about to rush over, but Zhang Wenda pulled her back again. 『Wait, that black cat looks off! It doesn’t have eyes!』
The three regrouped and looked toward the black cat. They then realized—the cat truly had no eyes.
『Could it be facing away from us?』 2826 offered a plausible explanation.
『It’s still crying in pain! It feels like it’s about to die!』 Tears welled up in Song Jianguo’s eyes.
Hearing this made Zhang Wenda even more suspicious. If it was in such pain, why was it still standing, and why was it facing away from them?
With heightened vigilance, Zhang Wenda slowly walked toward it.
As everyone's attention was focused on the crouching black cat, the pitch-black ground behind them began to stir.
A few dozen seconds later, just as Zhang Wenda approached the cat and saw its true form, his pupils contracted.
What he saw wasn’t a black cat at all—it was a shadow shaped like one. The real black cat lay twisted on the ground, one eye bloodied, moaning in agony.
Several black hooks shot out from the shadow-cat and latched onto the black cat’s flesh. As the shadow moved, it dragged the black cat across the ground like a rag. That was the source of its pain!
『Shadow? A shadow!』 A sudden realization struck Zhang Wenda. He swung the flashlight behind him.
Under the beam of light, he saw their own shadows—they had risen without their notice, lifting stones, about to attack from behind!
『Watch out! The shadows are ambushing us!!』 Zhang Wenda blocked a shadowy strike with his flashlight and warned the others.
Song Jianguo reacted quickly. 2826, battle-hardened, blocked his own shadow’s attack. But they all missed one thing—not only did they have shadows, the cats did too.
In an instant, the shadows of Song Jianguo’s cat swarm sprang from the darkness, breaking free from their hosts, and pounced.
These shadows clearly had intelligence. Without hesitation, they ganged up on the most dangerous one: 2826, quickly engulfing him.
As the cats attacked, his own shadow struck his head with a rock.
『2826!』 Zhang Wenda tried to help, but was blocked by his own shadow.
Then he saw 2826’s shadow repeatedly smashing a stone down on 2826. It not only looked like him—it knew his weaknesses and strengths.
Just as 2826 raised his flashlight, the cats lunged and bit down on all four limbs. The bloody stone slammed down again.
A muffled grunt of pain. Both of 2826’s arms were broken. He could no longer use his flashlight.
After crushing his limbs, the shadow pulled black hooks from itself, stabbing them into 2826’s chest, and dragged him across the ground like a discarded doll—heading toward Zhang Wenda.
At that moment, 2826’s shadow had replaced him, while 2826 became the shadow. A trail of blood followed behind them.
The cat swarm began to surround the remaining two. Song Jianguo blew the whistle hard.
The next second, all the cats without shadows rushed over and morphed into a massive paw, smashing into the shadow-cats.
In the chaos, Zhang Wenda only wanted to save 2826. These shadows didn’t seem to want to kill—only to torment. 2826 was still alive.
But his own shadow wouldn’t let him move. No matter how he attacked, the shadow predicted every action, blocking him.
It didn’t attack, only defended, clearly waiting for the others to swarm him together.
This wasn’t just shadow resurrection. It had intelligence. It knew everything the original knew. It even had some of his memories!
As the situation spiraled, Zhang Wenda forced himself to stay calm.
『Stay calm... What do I have that it doesn’t?』 He stared hard at the faceless shadow.
Then, a sudden thought. He reached into his pocket and hurled something at the shadow.
With a swoosh, the shadow vanished.
In Zhang Wenda’s hand was a crushed enamel cup. If it couldn’t be attacked, then contain it.
With nothing blocking him, he rushed at 2826’s shadow.
It tried to fight back but met the same fate—sucked into the cup.
But that was the limit. The cup couldn’t hold more.
『Hey, are you alright? Hang in there.』 Zhang Wenda helped the battered 2826 up, pulled out a Lollipop, and tried to shove it in his mouth.
But he realized—2826 had no mouth. He couldn’t.
2826, weakly surveying the chaotic scene and his broken arms, looked up after a moment of thought.
『I’ll tell, you learn. Quick. Three Red, Two Yellow.』
『What?』 Zhang Wenda didn’t quite understand.
2826’s voice was urgent, frantic.
『No time to explain! It’s too dangerous here! We can’t win like this! And this much noise—who knows what it’ll attract! We need to end this fast! Raise your Transmitter! Follow me—Three Red, Two Yellow!』
Zhang Wenda raised his flashlight high. It began to flash in two colors—red and yellow—pulsing rhythmically in the darkness.
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