Mr. Rat of the Steam World

Chapter 65 Should we call the police?

"Meow—!" A sharp, shrill, and distorted meow echoed throughout the courtyard!
Ignoring the discomfort in its paws, the black cat quickly rolled over and stood still, lowered its body, let out a threatening growl, and stared fiercely at the group of gray rats in front of it. With a sudden push of its hind legs, it was about to pounce.

"Meow! It really was you, you stupid cat!"

The next moment, a three-colored afterimage pounced on the black cat in front of it with incredible speed! There was no probing, no maneuvering, only a pure, straight-line charge!
Vickers Black Cat's amber vertical pupils instantly contracted to needle-like sizes, and with an almost instinctive reaction, he leaped out and perfectly dodged Sang Biao's pounce.

"Meow!"

Vickers landed almost without pause, using the momentum of his fall to powerfully push off the ground with his hind legs. His body was like a cannonball that had been compressed to its limit and then suddenly ejected, attacking Sang Biao's side from an even lower angle!

The claws, gleaming with cold light, shot out, their target being Sang Biao's abdomen, their trajectory cunning and ruthless!
Sensing the murderous intent coming from his side, Sang Biao forcibly twisted his body in mid-air, his tail whipping out like a steel whip towards the approaching black shadow!

"Thud!" A muffled sound!
Vickers was struck by the tip of the tail, his body paused slightly in mid-air, and his attack was interrupted. He used the momentum to gracefully flip and land, but seemed to have suffered no real damage.

They landed without a sound! The two cats separated by several meters again, one black and one spotted, each crouching low, emitting low, threatening purrs from their nostrils.

Sang Biao glanced at the other party's strange claws, becoming even angrier.

"You used the claws I experimented with?"

Black Cat Vickers couldn't speak to respond to Sang Biao, after all, he was just a mutant cat with strength but no intelligence. In fact, judging from his expression, he didn't even seem to recognize Sang Biao's intentions.

This time, it was Vickers who initiated the attack! Its limbs were slightly bent, its entire body almost pressed against the ground, its black, streamlined torso instantly taut like a bowstring brimming with power, and then—

Whoosh!
The shadowy figure vanished again! Its speed was even more terrifying than before!
Sang Biao's pupils constricted sharply, and at the critical moment, it suddenly raised its paw to strike! Although its paw was much shorter than the black cat's, it still gleamed with a hard, non-flesh-like luster in the sunlight! The two cats' most lethal weapons clashed head-on for the first time! A brief moment of impact.

Bang.

The force of the impact sent both cats slid backward a short distance. Deep furrows were carved into the grass by their sharp claws!
Without pause, the battle instantly intensified!

"Meow!"

Two distinct yet equally murderous roars erupted simultaneously!

"Bang! Sizzle—!"

A dull thud followed by the horrifying sound of flesh being torn apart rang out! The two figures instantly crossed paths, rolled, and separated once more!

……

"Wow~"

A dog and eleven rats watched in astonishment from afar.

Too fast! Lu Ran only felt a blur before his eyes, and the figures of the two cats seemed to be intertwined, and then separated in the next instant, leaving only a few strands of cat hair flying in the air, carried by the strong wind!

Aside from participating briefly at the beginning, Lu Ran, holding the revolver, had no idea how to get involved afterward; he only saw two colors interacting.

Even using deception magic, Lu Ran couldn't lock on. He either had to cover both cats within range, which might also affect Sang Biao.

"That shouldn't be the case. I remember being hit by the poison needle."

Lu Ran looked at the black cat, which was completely unaffected, and wondered if it was because the poison needle was thrown out too quickly or because of its high poison resistance.

The few unfortunate empty flowerpots in the corner had already been smashed during the intense maneuvering, and the two figures separated.

A deep claw mark appeared near the shoulder blade of the monstrous beast, and blood quickly stained part of its yellow fur, but it was not a fatal wound. It licked the blood from the edge of the wound, its gaze towards its opponent becoming even more ferocious.

The elegant posture of Vickers Black Cat was also shattered, with a gash torn open on its side, its glossy black fur curled up and blood seeping out.

Just as it was about to make another move, the calico cat in front of it suddenly disappeared in the blink of an eye.

It was that familiar feeling again. Not a single enemy was in sight, yet the cat's fur stood on end in panic. The impending death made it instinctively want to dodge. But as soon as it exerted force, its front paw, pierced by the needle, twitched slightly and went weak. Its leap was a fraction slower, followed by a thud—

The roar of bullets and the sound of flesh being torn apart rang out almost simultaneously!
The deadly bullet pierced the black cat's hind leg! The immense impact sent it staggering through the air, exposing a fatal opening. Splattered blood and a few wisps of black fur scattered in the air.

"Meow--!"

Vickers let out a sharp, pained growl that sounded less like a cat's meow. Completely ignoring its injuries, it turned and quickly searched for the calico cat that had somehow appeared behind it.

But it's too late!
"Meow!!"

With a deep roar filled with vengeful pleasure and absolute power, Three-Flower's claws dug deep into the fur on the side of Vickers' neck, while its sharp fangs opened and bit down hard on Vickers' vulnerable throat!

"Ugh...!!" Vickers's roar of pain instantly turned into a suffocating whimper, and for the first time, the ferocious light in his eyes was covered by the fear of death. The two cats rolled and tore at each other violently, blood and flesh flying everywhere! But it was clear that the monstrous cat was now dominating the black cat.

It looked like the game was about to be decided.

suddenly--

"Squeak—" The tightly closed wooden door of the brick house next door with a small courtyard suddenly made a barely perceptible scraping sound as it was pulled open from the inside!
An elderly woman with gray hair, wearing a thick apron, cautiously peeked out.

Her face showed obvious tension and unease. Her wrinkled hands gripped the door frame tightly. She cautiously scanned the alley and several nearby courtyards, and after confirming that she had not found anything unusual, she boldly took a few steps outside. Then she looked around and finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Old man!" the old woman called into the house. "There was no gunfight. Did you hear me wrong? Do you want to sleep a little longer?"

The door slammed shut, and the faint sound of two elderly people muttering could be heard—"What? You're hard of hearing but I'm not?", "It was just the sound of firecrackers..."

The alleyway returned to quiet, and Lu Ran breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, they're either cats or old people, so using deception doesn't take up much of my mental energy."

Lu Ran wearily turned his gaze to what was in front of him.

"Ugh... Heh heh..." Vickers' struggles grew weaker and weaker under Sang Biao's suppression until he completely stopped breathing.

Won!

But I have a feeling that Sang Biao might be hiding some unknown story. He didn't seem like he was completely dominating his opponent just now.

Boss, are you bragging?

"Clean up the battlefield, quickly drag the cat corpse into the room."

Lu Ran didn't think too much about it and quickly called the mice to move together. Since Bella couldn't squeeze through the crack in the window, Lu Ran simply opened the door from the inside with the other mice who had gone in first.

Soon, a gentle breeze blew by, leaving nothing but bloodstains on the ground.

After a long while, people gradually and cautiously opened the doors of the surrounding courtyards and houses, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Was that a gunfight just now?

"I don't know, I wouldn't dare to come out. It seems like the old lady across the street came out. She's really brave. I wonder what she saw."

"It's definitely a gun, I even heard a cat meowing."

"Should we call the police?"

"You can report it if you want, I'm not reporting it..."

　Thank you, Weiwu, for the 100 book coins!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)