T0 Gaming Guild Saves the World.

Chapter 106, Section 105: The Slime King and the Black Cat

"Who are you?" Jiang Heyi asked.

The black cat licked its paws, glanced at the crowd with its head slightly raised, and then stroked its fur with its tongue.

"The Whisperers of the Church of Eternal Night?" Jiang Heyi asked again.

The Nafiel we encountered in the earlier levels was a powerful Whisperer, proficient in mental magic, who even made the mighty Slime King her puppet.

As it spoke, the pink bubble struck by the magic of the four primal beings slowly floated to the top of its head.

"Does a name matter?" The black cat laughed, the pink bubble bursting and releasing a misty fog that enveloped it. "What gave you the illusion that you could speak to me with such ease?"

Four streaks of light emerged from the heads of the prison guard, Zhong Zemo, the quilt, and Orange Tea, and disappeared into the black cat's body.

They thought it was some kind of attack, but the four people didn't show any unusual behavior.

"That's quite a bit of power... Perfect, let me borrow it."

Jiang Heyi was still pondering what had happened when Orange Tea called out softly in surprise.

"Where did my 'breathtaking blessings' disappear?"

The jailer was dumbfounded: "You only had one blessing disappear, how come my blessings were completely cleared?"

Although the blessing of Zhong Zemo and the quilt had dimmed slightly, it still remained.

"Didn't you really like the dream I arranged for you?" The black cat's androgynous voice gradually softened, and she said shyly, "Jailer brother, do you really like looking at my feet that much~~~~"

"Since you've seen it, you should at least give them something in return."

The prison guard was struck dumb.

He suddenly felt exhausted and weak all over.

It wasn't an illusion; within seconds, his staff became a crutch, and without it, the jailer could no longer stand.

Individuals who are immersed in the dream created by the black cat and are unaware of the incongruity will become its nourishment.

Most people are like orange tea, bestowing a blessing upon the enemy.

The prison guard is the most outrageous one, with two entries delivered to him, and he's been completely drained of his energy.

The black cat was radiating a dangerous red light, and within a few breaths, the pink mist had permeated the entire metallurgical mine, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion.

The black cat moved like lightning, lunging straight at the jailer's face.

Everyone else could only see a blurry black shadow of the black cat, but Zhong Zemo, with focused concentration, managed to barely catch its movement and raised his small metal shield.

"boom!"

The moment the claws collided with the shield, Zhong Zemo almost lost his grip on the small round shield, letting it fly out of his hand.

"He Yi, be careful!"

Jiang Heyi immediately understood the unspoken meaning behind the words, thanks to their years of gaming partnership.

The black cat was very strong, and it wasn't even using its full strength.

No one could see how it appeared on the anvil in the distance; it was as if it had never left.

"Your reaction speed is quite interesting; you can actually keep up with my speed... That's fun."

Like a cat toying with a caught mouse, the black cat, seeing a perfect toy, had its eyes fixed on Zhong Zemo. Relying on the [Elemental Burst] and [Swift Steps] generously provided by the jailer, it launched another attack.

The blanket tried to outrun the black cat, hoping to stop it in its tracks, but missed.

I pulled out my French fry knife and looked around, feeling lost and confused.

When your opponent is incredibly fast, the skills you rely on suddenly become useless.

After using [Elemental Burst] to make Zhong Zemo's shield tremble again, the black cat laughed mockingly.

"I want to help, but I don't know how..."

Seeing everyone gulp down a bottle of strange potion at Jiang Heyi's command, the black cat suppressed its disdain.

【Final Potential】: After taking the drug, physical fitness is greatly enhanced in a short period of time, but the drug will be overdrawn when the effect ends.

A refined, concentrated version of mint.

Having clearly sensed the terror emanating from the black cat, Jiang Heyi made his own judgment.

Let's go all out while everyone's in the zone!
In the distance, a metallurgical furnace exploded, and dark red flames pierced through the pink mist, illuminating the boundary between reality and illusion where everyone's skin was burning hot and red.

Jiang Heyi felt his whole body burning up after taking the magic potion!
My heart was pounding, as if it might jump out of my chest at any moment.

In the quiet space, the heartbeats of the five people resonated in a strange way, converging into a high-pitched war drum.

The black cat moved again. This time, it abandoned Zhong Zemo and prioritized attacking the four original entities—only he had broken free from his own dream.

The Primal is not known for his reflexes. At thirty, he has long been defeated by life. When he enters the FPS game he used to love, he is only met with the reflexes of an 18-year-old. He is instantly killed by a single shot, and has no gaming experience whatsoever.

He hadn't even seen how the black cat moved, but after drinking the potion, he could vaguely glimpse a blurry black mist rushing towards him.

His body reacted before his brain did; he almost instinctively turned to the side and used his staff to block.

"Oh!"

The magic contained within the staff resonated with the magic of the four primal beings, and the elemental shield generated completely subconsciously dissolved the power of the elemental explosion.

The Primarch unleashed a lightning-fast spell with almost no casting delay, causing weak arcs of electricity to spread around its body, which blasted the black cat's smooth, soft fur into neat, bristling frizz.

It's not very powerful, but it's extremely insulting.

"High-level potions... How does an adventurer's group like yours possess such excellent potions?"

The black cat sniffed the bottle that had been tossed aside by the boundary between reality and illusion, and was astonished.

Even within the Church of Eternal Night, this is a treasure that only a top-tier potion master could effortlessly craft.

Amplified by [Final Potential], the original flavor fries, like red lightning, unleashed a blood-red trail that hurtled straight at the black cat.

Although he nimbly dodged with a backward jump, Jiang Heyi and the bed were already poised to attack.

From the left and right, a short sword enchanted with flames and a long sword that had vanished into the shadows came to attack.

The black cat's tail caught fire during the dodge, and after being blown out, wisps of white smoke rose, resembling a blown-out candle. Thanks to the magic potion, the boundary between reality and illusion barely gained the ability to fight the black cat.

Seeing the burnt-out tip of its tail, the black cat's purplish-gold eyes flashed with a fierce light.

The gentle female voice became distorted and shrill.

"Enough! I just wanted to play around with you all, but since that's how it is... you all have to die!"

"【Boundary Between Reality and Illusion】!"

Jiang Heyi was stunned.

The black cat's skills are actually based on their guild's name?

Before any other effects of this skill could be seen, the jailer suddenly sprang into action, his raised staff spewing forth a burst of flame that burned directly towards the orange tea.

Zhong Zemo reacted quickly, stepping in front of Orange Tea to block all the damage with his shield.

"Hey jailer, what are you doing!" he couldn't help but yell.

The jailer couldn't answer. At that moment, he once again fell into an endless dream, fighting with the jailer.

"Damn it, they've taken advantage of the whole system, not only aiding the enemy but also betraying them, huh?!" Jiang Heyi couldn't help but swear.

Invisible ripples spread outwards from the black cat in all directions.

The moment Jiang Heyi touched it, everything went black before his eyes, and an intense drowsiness surged up.

I can't sleep, I absolutely can't sleep!
His intuition told him that falling asleep was the time when the skill of "the boundary between reality and illusion" would be fully unleashed.

"Sleep, sleep, my children..."

"I will grant you beauty that you cannot reach in your waking life, in the eternal dream."

The black cat's silvery laughter echoed in my ears, and the ripples spreading outwards from it grew ever faster, like a tsunami.

The blankets were closest to me, and the world distorted and swayed with the hypnotic voices, as if I had swallowed a powerful hallucinogenic mushroom. I could vaguely see little people running and jumping past me.

I only glanced at those little people briefly...

With a thud, she could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground.

"You lowly, pitiful little insects, what are you still holding on to?" The black cat chuckled. "This is my last act of mercy towards you... Find liberation in the endless dream."

Original flavor fries and Zhong Zemo collapsed one after another.

Only Jiang Heyi, Siyuanti, and Orange Tea remained, struggling to keep the relationship afloat.

They tried to plug their ears, but the sound just kept ringing in their minds.

"Can you really bear to let your companion travel alone? Come on, let's go together."

"Eternal Night!!!"

A furious roar pierced down from the eighth dome.

"church!!!"

A blazing warhammer crashed down with earth-shattering force.

The sudden turn of events was clearly beyond Black Cat's expectations. He couldn't care less about dealing with the three people who were barely alive, and in a state of panic, he tried to escape.

The earth shook violently, sand and stones flew everywhere in the metallurgical mine, and the pervasive pink mist vanished with a roar.

Jiang Heyi, who had been thrown out by the howling wind, broke free from the hypnosis and immediately felt his tense brain relax.

Looking up at the transforming flaming warhammer, the three of them stared wide-eyed.

"King Slime!"

The Slime King, who disappeared after clearing the fourth floor, has reappeared here!

The black cat sneered: "How does it feel to be turned into a puppet by that little brat Nafiel?"

"You bunch of scum!"

King Slime gritted his teeth.

"Is it delicious?" The black cat laughed maniacally. "Your companion, you digested quite a bit while you were unconscious."

"The flesh and blood of those who love you the most, and whom you love the most, must taste exceptionally delicious."

"Now we're one, hahahahaha~~"

"I kill you!"

King Slime was utterly enraged.

Jiang Heyi hurriedly shouted, "Don't fall for it! It's deliberately trying to provoke you!"

The stronger one's willpower and the deeper one's obsession, the less likely one is to fall into the dream woven by the black cat.

Seeing that the Slime King was about to go berserk, Jiang Heyi and the other two acted in unison.

Jiang Heyi and the Four Primal Bodies pounced straight at the black cat.

"You little brat, your opponents are us!"

The black cat's twisted tone made Jiang Heyi empathize with the Slime King's anger, wishing he could tear it to pieces right now.

The black cat had no choice but to respect the high-level potion of mint, and could only angrily shout "Bug!" before turning its attention to the two of them.

Orange tea went straight to King Slime.

"Please summon a spirit that can calm the Slime King down, I beg you!"

Upon learning the truth that Jiang Heyi and others had concealed, and knowing that he had devoured the flesh and blood of countless friends, the Slime King had gone mad.

Just as she was about to trade her life for the black cat's, Sister Alna's spirit appeared.

The Slime King's ritual magic has stopped.

(End of this chapter)