bookbashuk Chapter 71 Mutant Cat
Chapter 71 Mutant Cat
Wang Xiao frowned slightly.
The "cat" Hao Gang mentioned piqued his interest.
Wang Xiao had heard about animal mutations from other survivors who had escaped to the hotel.
Some people say they've seen a cat's head split open, others say they've seen a dog with three heads, and still others say they've seen a mouse that's a size bigger than an adult cat.
Wang Xiao did not refute these statements, but instead had them collected and recorded.
Long before he discovered that zombies could mutate, he had imagined that animals could also mutate and become zombie-like animals similar to those in games.
After all, the disaster has already happened. Even if it wasn't a virus, it's impossible that only humans would be affected while animals remained unharmed.
Although he was mentally prepared, most of the animals Wang Xiao saw actually remained in their normal state.
At least for now, he has not seen any mutated creatures.
So when Hao Gang mentioned that there was a special cat upstairs, Wang Xiao immediately became interested.
Wang Xiao gripped the fire axe in his hand and said, "Take me upstairs to take a look."
Hao Gang hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.
He gripped the mop tightly and carefully led the way.
The two walked up the stairs, the air thick with the smell of blood.
Hao Gang stopped at the end of the third-floor corridor: "That thing is in the innermost room."
Wang Xiao gestured for Hao Gang to step back, while he himself slowly walked forward.
Pushing open the door, Wang Xiao saw claw marks from some kind of animal everywhere, the entire floor was in chaos, and there were traces of corpses being dragged on the ground.
Following the trail of blood on the ground, Wang Xiao arrived at the room Hao Gang had mentioned.
The door to the room was ajar, and through the small crack, Wang Xiao could see a corpse with its head bitten to pieces at the doorway.
Just as Wang Xiao reached out to push open the door, a dark figure suddenly darted out from the crack in the door!
The monster was incredibly fast, and Wang Xiao dodged to the side almost instinctively.
Wang Xiao turned around, and there were already three deep scratch marks on the wall behind him.
This destructive power is beyond what ordinary animals possess.
Wang Xiao's gaze was fixed on the dark figure opposite him.
Just as Hao Gang said, this guy is indeed a cat, but his size is definitely not normal.
After all, whose cat can grow bigger than a fully grown golden retriever?
The mutant cat's fur was a dark red, and its eyes emitted a ghostly green light. It was squatting on a desk, diligently licking its front paws.
After licking for a while, the mutated cat finally turned its gaze to Wang Xiao. After observing Wang Xiao for a while, it suddenly squinted its eyes, tilted its head back, and let out a meow, much like a normal cat acting cute before the apocalypse.
Wang Xiao's eyelids twitched slightly: What the hell?! If you're going to act cute, at least wipe the blood off your face!
Meow~
After a meow, the mutated cat suddenly arched its body, raised its tail, and assumed an attack posture.
The next instant, it rushed straight at Wang Xiao's face!
"That's interesting!"
Wang Xiao quickly dodged to the left, and at the same time, his right hand swung out the fire axe.
Faced with Wang Xiao's counterattack, the mutated cat seemed to sense the threat and immediately stopped attacking and retreated.
After retreating back onto the desk, the mutated cat's eerie green pupils instantly narrowed into dangerous vertical lines, and it began to emit a continuous threatening purr from its throat.
The next second, it moved!
It moved even faster than before, its sharp claws aimed straight for Wang Xiao's throat, intending to kill him in one blow.
"Tsk, getting impatient already? That's really not cute at all."
Wang Xiao smiled slightly, not feeling too nervous. After all, with his current physical condition, it wouldn't be easy for him to hit him with speed in this narrow space.
The mutated cat's claws almost grazed Wang Xiao's body, leaving five astonishing claw marks on the nearby desk.
"Meow!"
Having missed its target, the mutated cat was clearly annoyed. As soon as its limbs touched the ground, it pounced again.
This time its movements were even more swift, its sharp claws aimed straight for Wang Xiao's chest.
Wang Xiao's eyes narrowed, and he stopped dodging. He suddenly raised the fire axe in his right hand from bottom to top.
The axe blade clashed with the claws.
To Wang Xiao's surprise, the mutated cat's claws were no less hard than an axe blade.
Although the mutated cat blocked Wang Xiao's attack with its sharp claws.
However, Wang Xiao's terrifying power was ultimately beyond what this mutated cat could compare to.
As the immense force from the axe blade intensified, the mutated cat instantly lost its balance, its entire body tilting to the side.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wang Xiao took a half step back, creating some distance while observing his surroundings.
This cat reacts too quickly; it's not easy to win by speed alone. You'll have to use some tricks.
After regaining its balance, the mutated cat stared intently at Wang Xiao with its eerie green pupils, its tail twitching uneasily.
Its front paws trembled slightly, clearly indicating that the axe blow had caused it some minor damage.
But it did not back down. Instead, it opened its mouth, let out a low growl, and revealed a mouthful of sharp fangs.
Wang Xiao chuckled, "Tsk, you're quite stubborn. What, are you so upset that you can't get close to me?"
Just then, the mutated cat suddenly changed its tactics.
Instead of attacking directly, it began to move rapidly around Wang Xiao, using its limbs to gain leverage between the walls and the desk, moving at a speed that was dazzling.
"Since you're so eager to succeed, I'll give you a chance."
In order to lure the mutant cat into making a move, Wang Xiao deliberately revealed a slight flaw.
Indeed, even if an animal mutates, it is still an animal.
Once the prey shows a weakness, it will immediately bite and attack.
Just as the sharp claws were about to touch his throat, Wang Xiao suddenly lowered his body, as if pressing down, and his right hand swung out the fire axe diagonally.
"Sizzle."
A sharp sound of an axe blade slicing through flesh rang out, instantly followed by a mournful howl from a cat.
The mutated cat twisted its body in mid-air, but Wang Xiao's axe blade still grazed its side.
Although the blow was not fatal, it left a deep wound, slowing its movements considerably.
The mutated cat landed in pain, its four paws leaving deep scratches on the floor, a flicker of fear and madness in its eerie green eyes.
Blood dripped slowly from the wound, splashing at its feet.
It no longer acted rashly, but instead hunched its back, grinned, and kept emitting low growls at Wang Xiao that carried a warning tone.
But Wang Xiao had no intention of giving it any chance to catch its breath.
Take advantage of his illness and kill him!
It was already an instinct ingrained in Wang Xiao's bones after the apocalypse.
With the activation of 'Dismemberment and Bone Removal', the red lines on the mutated cat's body had already spread all over its body.
Wang Xiao gripped the fire axe horizontally, pushed off with his feet, and charged towards the mutated cat.
At the moment of approach, he deliberately exposed an opening in his left shoulder to lure his opponent into attacking.
The mutated cat fell for the trick. It opened its mouth and bit at Wang Xiao's left shoulder, while its claws simultaneously clawed at his chest.
Just as those sharp teeth were about to close, a cold glint flashed in Wang Xiao's eyes, and his body suddenly tilted to the left, his right hand wielding the fire axe in a perfect arc through the air.
"Snap!"
The axe struck the mutated cat's head with pinpoint accuracy, the terrifying force splitting its skull in half.
The mutated cat's body twitched twice, its limbs went limp, and it collapsed to the ground with a thud, its eerie green eyes quickly losing their luster.
Wang Xiao flicked the blood off the axe blade and let out a soft breath: "What a pity. If I could have tamed it, I could have brought it back to the hotel as a mascot."
After saying that, Wang Xiao turned to look at Hao Gang, who was hiding in the distance: "Alright, it's settled, come over here."