What does it mean when a pet evolves incorrectly?

Chapter 96 The Holy Maiden of the Meow Clan

When the two blade-tailed vipers dared to bypass the battlefield and rush straight towards Lin Chen, the Moonlit Spirit Cat's usually calm expression fluctuated violently for the first time.

The rage in the Moonlit Spirit Cat's eyes subsided slightly when it saw Lin Chen easily deal with the two overconfident attackers, but its gaze toward the leader-level Bladetail Viper had become icy and piercing.

"Meow!"

It took a step forward, its slender body standing in the night wind, the moonlight illuminating its soft fur and its cold eyes.

But in that instant, it simply stared silently at the dying giant snake, without making any movement, roaring, or bristling.

Yet it was this calm gaze that caused the leader-level Blade Tail to feel a fear stemming from the deepest part of its soul, a fear born from its very life instinct.

Even the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus, not far away, felt a chill run down its spine upon seeing the Moonlit Spirit Cat's reaction, its heart filled with dread: "Yagu."

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"Hiss—ha—"

With its last ounce of strength, the leader-level Bladetail Viper raised its twisted and deformed head, its golden vertical pupils reflecting the holy figure in terror.

The thick blade swept unconsciously through the weeds, making a rustling sound. Its massive body twisted unnaturally from side to side, trying to retreat but unable to coordinate due to its severe injuries and fear.

The next moment, the Moonlit Spirit Cat moved.

It gracefully raised its forepaws, moving slowly, and gently swung them towards the leader-class Bladetail Viper.

In an instant, a divine radiance burst forth from the claw tip, more dazzling than ever before!

Light!

A dazzling light!

A massive, arc-shaped blade of light silently shot out from the claw, tearing through the darkness and slashing towards the leader-level Bladetail Viper.

This time, the light blade slash was far superior to the previous one in both speed and the divine aura it contained.

"hiss-!!!"

The leader-class Bladetail Viper instantly sensed a deadly threat.

At that moment, the instinct for survival overwhelmed everything. It suddenly opened its blood-red maw and spewed out a large glob of foul-smelling venom in an attempt to block the incoming light blade slash.

Venom and light blades collide fiercely!

laugh-!!!

But in just a moment, the venom evaporated instantly in front of the Holy Blade, like boiling water poured on snow.

The light blade slash continued its relentless advance, its brilliance barely diminished, growing larger and larger in the reflection of the leader-level Bladetail Viper's despairing, magnified vertical pupils, until it completely engulfed it.

The light blade swept across.

Time seemed to stretch out at that moment.

The leader-class Bladetail Viper did not feel the expected excruciating pain. It only felt its body lighten and its vision inexplicably rise, as if it had broken free from the constraints of its body and floated up into the air.

It lowered its head somewhat blankly.

It saw that its lower body was still in a crouching position, but without the guidance of its head, it was twitching unconsciously on the ground.

Its cross-section is as smooth as a mirror, shimmering with a faint, sacred halo.

Ah—so that's how it is—

It turned out that my body had been split in two.

The moment this thought arose, endless darkness and coldness overwhelmed its last thought like a tidal wave.

Those bright yellow vertical pupils completely lost focus, becoming dull and empty.

[Defeat a Tier 2 pet and gain 6 experience points]

[Radiant Moon Spirit Cat Strength Level: Tier 2, Stage 1 (24/42)]

【Ding! 】

Tailmon wins the first battle; mission complete.

[Rewards: 20 EXP, 2 Triple EXP Cards, Cat Punch Move Learning Machine, Cat Eye Move Learning Machine]

The Moonlit Spirit Cat glanced indifferently at the snake corpse that had been split in two, showing no further interest.

It leaped up, its four paws barely touching the tips of the grass, and quickly returned to Lin Chen's side.

The Moonlit Spirit Cat circled around Lin Chen, scrutinizing him closely—his hands, his clothes, and every part of his body.

Lin Chen reached out and gently stroked the soft, slightly cool fur on the Moonlit Spirit Cat's head, smiling, "It's alright, I'm not hurt."

He did indeed feel extremely well, even possessing enough power to tear apart several blade-tailed vipers with his bare hands.

It feels so good to defeat a pet beast with my own strength.

Damn system, why don't you reward me with experience points!

"Meow~"

The Moonlit Spirit Cat finally felt relieved, but its gaze remained fixed on Lin Chen, unwilling to leave.

"Yagu?"

The Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus squinted at the Moonlit Spirit Cat, which was staring at Lin Chen with concern. It belatedly realized something, and with a rumble, it quickly ran to Lin Chen and imitated the Moonlit Spirit Cat's actions, staring at him.

Looking left and right, his scarlet eyes were wide open.

Seeing the two little ones' reaction, Lin Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, everything's really fine."

"How about I show you my current power?"

Upon hearing this, the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus Rex immediately turned its head away.

In the past, whenever Lin Chen said this, he would punch himself, claiming it was to strengthen his physical body.

It hurts so much!

With the complete demise of the leader-class Bladetail Viper, this long-running melee finally came to an end.

Zhou Ming let out a long breath. He looked around the battlefield and then at the Flaming Eagles circling low in the sky: "We two are really amazing."

"唳~"

Even with their strongest opponent distracted by the Moonlit Spirit Cat and most of the ordinary Bladetail Vipers suffering a brutal defeat at the hands of the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus, he and the Flame Hawk only managed to defeat a few Bladetail Vipers.

But it's still very impressive.

The few remaining wounded Bladetail Vipers could no longer care about anything else. Dragging their broken bodies, they scattered frantically through the weeds, wanting nothing more than to escape this nightmare land.

"Meow!"

However, at that moment, Shadowcutter cats appeared out of nowhere, their eyes gleaming with intense excitement. They brandished their claws and bared their fangs, pouncing on the panicked Bladetail Vipers from all directions.

The battle began in an instant and ended in an instant.

These already injured bladed vipers offered almost no resistance before meeting their demise in the cat's claws.

"Meow~~~"

The Shadowcutters looked around at the corpses of Bladetail Vipers scattered on the ground, then glanced at the leader-level Bladetail Viper split in two in the distance. After a brief silence, meows rose and fell, echoing loudly in the wasteland night sky.

Li Heng belatedly realized, "So these guys weren't staying put in their lair at all. They were following us the whole time, and then they took the opportunity to retaliate?"

Watching this scene, Zhang Xiaoxiao bit her lip and whispered, "Is it really a good idea for us to intervene in the conflict between two wild pet beast groups? Won't it disrupt the ecological balance here?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ming shrugged, his face full of disapproval: "You're overthinking it. In this wasteland, the law of the jungle is the greatest ecological balance."

"Besides, we humans are also part of nature, so it's only reasonable for us to take action to eliminate the evil Bladetail Viper."

He paused, then added as a final sentence: "Besides, these poison-type pets are a menace!"

Li Heng didn't care about ecological balance. He jogged over to Lin Chen, reached out and pinched the latter's shoulder muscles, which felt as solid as iron.

He looked up, his expression exaggerated: "Brother Chen, tell me honestly, are you not going to live like a human being anymore?"

Lin Chen chuckled, gently slapped his hand away, and said in a relaxed tone, "This is just a necessary self-defense measure for a beast tamer."

Then, Lin Chen looked around and said loudly, "Alright, the battle is over. Now it's time to collect the spoils."

"oh--!!!"

After a long while, the sky began to lighten, and dawn was approaching.

The habitat of the Bladetail Viper was thoroughly searched, and the group found a total of forty barren star crystals of varying sizes.

In addition, several primary resources and four secondary resources were discovered.

Unfortunately, no Level 3 resources were found.

Lin Chen looked at Li Heng and Xiao Ya: "You also participated in this operation and contributed your efforts. When we get back, we will assess the total value of all the spoils and then distribute them equally."

"No, no, no! Brother Chen, please don't!"

Upon hearing this, Li Heng immediately shook his head vigorously, waving his hands repeatedly: "We're just here to gain experience, playing a minor role. We'll have to rely on you guys when it matters."

"These spoils are all rightfully yours; we absolutely cannot accept them. You can distribute them among yourselves!"

"And having experienced such a thrilling adventure with you all, I've already gained so much."

Xiaoya nodded quickly and whispered, "Yes, Li Heng is right."

Zhou Ming then leaned over, a mischievous smile on his face: "A thrilling adventure? What's so thrilling about it?"

Li Heng clenched his fists.

After some initial refusals, seeing their resolute attitude, Lin Chen nodded: "Let's go then."

After discussion, the group decided to bring all the spoils back first and divide them equally among the four members of the team.

They obtained thirty-two Barren Crystals from the Shadowcrack Cats, adding to the current forty and some others, for a total of eighty.

All these barren crystal stars were put into the collection bag, which instantly bulged and felt quite heavy when carried in the hand.

"Alright, everything's packed up."

Zhou Ming weighed the heavy collection bag in his hand, his face beaming with barely suppressed excitement. He looked at Lin Chen and asked, "Brother Chen, what do we do now? Should we go straight back or try our luck elsewhere?"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned their attention to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen glanced at the sky; the eastern sky was already showing the first light of dawn. He then looked at the slightly tired group of people, pondered for a moment, and made a decision: "We've collected enough; there's not much point in staying here any longer. Besides, everyone is exhausted after this night and needs rest and recovery."

"Let's go back."

As we embarked on our journey home, dawn broke.

The group of Shadow Split Cats didn't disperse; instead, they maintained a distance that wasn't too close or too far, closely following behind Lin Chen and the others.

Dozens of pairs of cat eyes, sparkling in the morning light, stared intently at the gracefully moving Moonlit Spirit Cat.

No matter whether Lin Chen and his group quickened their pace or changed direction, these Shadow Crack Cats followed them like shadows, neither approaching to disturb them nor leaving them.

"Brother Chen."

Zhou Ming leaned closer to Lin Chen and lowered his voice: "Nuomi's charm is definitely goddess-level in the entire Meow Meow clan."

Lin Chen smiled helplessly as he watched this scene.

He really hadn't expected the Radiant Moon Cat to have such a fatal attraction to this group of Shadow Crack Cats; it was practically like a saintess of the Meow Meow Clan.

Actually, Momo in its Pssou dog form was already very cute, but I didn't expect its appearance to skyrocket after evolving. Coupled with the holy aura it naturally exudes, its charm is off the charts.

Lin Chen's eyes flickered slightly, his thoughts churning: "So, in the future, if we encounter feline pets, we can just send out Nuomi and we'll be able to win?"

Time passed slowly, and as they gradually approached the rendezvous point at the edge of the wasteland, daylight broke.

Along the way, we began to encounter some beast tamers who had just entered the wasteland.

These people quickly noticed the dozens of Shadow Rift Cats following behind Lin Chen and his group in a grand and orderly fashion. They were all stunned, their expressions filled with surprise and uncertainty, and they began to discuss among themselves.

"Are there any cat trainers?"

"I need help with cat training. My kitten always scratches people."

"Just go hungry for a couple of meals and you'll be fine."

When Lin Chen and his group finally returned to the meeting point, they were followed by a huge, dark mass of Shadow Crack Cats, creating a rather spectacular scene.

A worker wiping equipment at the entrance glanced up and saw what was happening. Startled, he shouted, "Oh no! A pack of wild animals is attacking!"

His shout immediately alerted many people at the assembly point.

Some of the off-duty garrison beast tamers and the bolder student beast tamers immediately summoned their pets, forming a battle formation as if facing a formidable enemy, and aimed at the vast and mighty Shadow Rift Cats.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Ming immediately burst into laughter.

He stepped forward, waved to the tense beast tamers, and laughed, "Don't be nervous, this isn't an attack, just a bunch of love-struck kittens."

Everyone: "???"

Lin Chen smiled and gestured to the Radiant Moon Cat, "Nuomi, let them all disperse."

Upon hearing this, the Radiant Moon Cat gracefully took a few steps forward, its amethyst-like eyes calmly sweeping over the group of Shadow Rift Cats who had followed them all the way and now appeared somewhat restless under the lights and gazes of the crowd at the meeting point.

It let out a blank cry: "Meow."

The cats fell silent instantly, and all the Shadow Rift Cats raised their heads, staring longingly at the expressionless Moonlit Spirit Cat.

A moment later, the leading Shadowcutters let out a few reluctant whimpers, took one last deep look at the Moonlit Spirit Cat's figure, then turned around and led the pack to quickly disappear into the dimly lit wasteland, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

"Huh? They're gone already?"

Watching the cats quickly disappear, Li Heng curiously approached the Radiant Moon Spirit Cat and asked, "Nuomi, what did you say to them? They just left so obediently?"

The Moonlit Spirit Cat did not answer, but simply took light steps back to Lin Chen's feet, as if nothing had happened.

Everyone was puzzled, but Lin Chen, who had a telepathic connection with Nuomi, knew the answer.

Nuomi told the cats that it already had a cat it liked.

The minor commotion subsided, and everyone finally entered the assembly point.

Zhou Ming stepped forward and placed the bulging collection bag, which was almost bursting open, on the exchange counter with a "thud," leaving the registration staff stunned.

He opened the collection bag and looked inside, his voice hoarse: "Hey, which pet clan did you guys raid?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ming immediately puffed out his chest, cleared his throat, and began to vividly recount the story: "Hehe, teacher, what you're saying is—we're excellent students who are seriously doing our mission, how can you call it robbery?"

"This is clearly called rational resource development, and incidentally maintaining the ecological balance of the wasteland! You have no idea, our experience last night was absolutely spectacular..."

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Immediately, the students submitting their tasks nearby all turned to look at them.

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