My Healing Games

Chapter 272 What kind of bad intentions could a kitten possibly have?
Are the pets in pet shops people?

Looking at the enormous cages before him, and the weak, remnant souls within them, Han Fei felt a profound sense of absurdity.

He had only ever seen people keep animals as pets before; this was the first time he had ever seen a person being kept as a pet by an animal.

Each iron cage had a sign that detailed the age, obsessions, and personality of the remnant soul inside, which looked very professional.

Let the crying urge to release the veterinarian from the altar. The veterinarian, wearing a tattered white coat, appeared in the pet shop, and his expression instantly turned grim.

"How did you actually get here! Hurry up and leave! Before it finds you, you'll miss your chance!" The veterinarian didn't dare to raise his voice too much; he grabbed Han Fei's clothes, extremely anxious.

"Is there any hope for these remnant souls in the cage?" The remnant souls in the iron cage have the same appearance as living people, but they regard themselves as animals, seemingly having lost the ability to resist and accepting their status as pets.

"They can't be saved! They chose to be pets. Besides, being a pet is safer than risking their lives outside." The veterinarian's words were very realistic. Although the remnants of their souls in the iron cage had lost their freedom, forgotten their own language, and had to learn to bark like dogs, at least they had the protection of the pet shop owner, and they were safe.

As long as I can survive, I don't mind being a pet.

"Open the cage. If they want to leave, take them away. I won't force them, but I will give them a choice." Even in a dangerous place like the Deep World, Han Fei adheres to his principles. He never intentionally harms others. It is usually others who try to take advantage of him, and then he becomes overly defensive.

"You'll get yourself killed!"

Left with no other choice, the veterinarian opened the cage. If he hadn't been watching him so intently, he probably would have escaped long ago.

When the iron cage was opened, the remaining souls inside showed no gratitude or joy; their faces were filled with numbness.

As if they had been trained for a long time, those remnant souls dared not leave the cage at all, instead hiding deep inside, as if the cage was much safer than the outside world.

Holding the altar, Han Fei paid no attention and walked through the iron cages on both sides towards the deepest part of the pet shop.

Pushing open the reinforced door, Han Fei heard hysterical roars and the sound of chains clanging against the iron cage even before he entered.

Following the sound, the deepest room in the pet shop was completely blood red. Thick layers of animal fur and flesh scraps were piled on the floor. Several huge iron cages covered with black cloth stood against the wall, and in the center of the room was a huge metal table stained with blood.

"I usually train my pets and stitch up their wounds here, but now this place has been taken over by it." The veterinarian was afraid to go inside; he was terrified of the place.

To warn his neighbors to be on their guard at all times, Han Fei lifted the black cloth covering the iron cage by the wall.

"Oh!"

As the black cloth fell, a man covered in burn scars, nearly two meters tall, with butterfly wings tattooed on his chest, was repeatedly ramming against the iron cage.

This man's strength was equivalent to a medium-level resentment; his eyes were bloodshot, and his face was filled with madness.

Normal chains couldn't restrain him at all, but the chains in the pet shop's iron cage seemed different; they were covered in animal hair and blood, and entangled with a large number of deformed dead souls.

"The pet shop owner dares to imprison even a monster made of butterflies?" Looking at the familiar butterfly pattern, Han Fei took out the Rebirth Blade: "First, send this monster to be reincarnated, then find a way to bring the chains and iron cage back. That thing seems to be a cursed object as well."

As Han Fei pondered, a weeping sound came from the altar in his hand, and the burly man in the iron cage roared angrily, all the chains on his body tightening.

"Oh no, oh no! It's coming! We've been discovered!" The veterinarian was ashen-faced, not knowing where to hide, and paced anxiously in circles.

Silently donning the animal-path mask, Han Fei, clutching the spirit altar, quietly looked towards the doorway, ready for battle.

A foul-smelling wind swept through the air. There were no footsteps, but a strange voice came from outside, as if the person had just learned to speak.

"Regardless of what kind of pet you keep, you must get it vaccinated on time as required to prevent the spread of diseases."

The curtain in the corridor was pulled back, and a "person" holding a syringe and covered in animal fur appeared in Han Fei's field of vision.

The monster had a face similar to a cat, and its body was made of countless animals stitched together to form a human shape.

"It's a 'pet' I accidentally created, an almost immortal being..." The veterinarian was already in despair.

The monster in the corridor was muttering and repeating some words, as if it had just learned to speak, and its pronunciation was extremely strange.

Upon seeing the open iron cage, it didn't delve into the reason. It simply reached out and grabbed the remnant soul from the cage, then plunged the syringe into the remnant soul's neck, injecting all the red and black blood into the remnant soul's body.

Collapsed to the ground, the remnant soul became even more like an animal, and its last vestige of humanity had been extinguished.

Pulling out the syringe, the cat-faced stitched monster looked at Han Fei in the deepest part of the room, its mouth splitting open as if it were laughing.

"Animals also live in groups, but in any case, do not let your pets come into contact with stray or wild animals to prevent the spread of diseases."

It was muttering words that no one could understand, and its speed suddenly increased dramatically!

Han Fei only felt a foul stench on his face before his body was pushed away by a force.

When his vision returned, Han Fei found himself standing where he had just been, with a look of despair emanating from his small body.

The monster had somehow entered the inner room; one of its arms was scratched by tears, and remnants of melting despair remained on it.

"So fast?" Han Fei's physical strength was on a completely different level from his opponent's. If it weren't for the help of his neighbors, he would probably have been killed the moment he saw his opponent.

No wonder Cry and Firefly told him to avoid the pet shop; Cry's strength before entering Animal Alley was not enough to deal with this monster.

Tilting its head to look at the needles on its arm, the cat-faced stitched monster opened its mouth, stuck out its barbed tongue and licked the needle that contained despair, then took out a syringe filled with red liquid from the fur on its abdomen.

"If you are accidentally scratched or bitten by a pet, be sure to seek medical attention promptly and get vaccinated as required."

After saying that, he stuck the syringe into his neck.

Black veins emerged, and the cat-faced monster's body began to swell wildly. Its once somewhat cute face became ferocious and terrifying, which seemed to be its true form.

Just as the monster went berserk, Han Fei suddenly received a notification from the system.

"Attention player number 0000! You have successfully triggered a G-level hidden quest - Adopt a Pet."

"If you've found a job, you're already considered to be entering the workforce. Facing an increasingly competitive job market, having a pet can provide you with emotional support, reduce various unnecessary stresses, and regulate your inner emotions."

"A good pet is a companion in life and a source of happiness and health. Looking at such a cute and obedient pet, don't you feel a sense of healing?"

Looking at the "kitten" in front of him, whose fangs had pierced its chin, whose body was covered in stitches, and whose body had swelled to three meters in size, Han Fei's eyelids twitched slightly.

(End of this chapter)