Cat Princess and Human Knight

Imperial City.

The corrupt black cat judge had just left the palace and was returning to his residence at the Imperial City Court.

The Persian cat Regent remained arrogant, even deliberately swishing its tail to highlight the sapphire tied to it.

His guilty conscience made Judge Black Cat sneer inwardly, as if he were watching a clown with nowhere to turn on stage.

The mighty Illya Onyxia, sworn to ice and fire, failed to kill the fleeing pika princess and even abandoned the Shadowmoon Clan she had favored.

This means that Judge Black Cat's speculation about the canyon survey has gained some credibility.

The King of Another World... He's really back.

Thinking of this, the black cat judge's fur stood on end; he had to immediately tell his true master this important news.

He walked into the dilapidated Imperial Courthouse, where the General Circuit Court was now completely empty.

This creature, which once shone brightly during the reign of Emperor Manquican and made noble cats tremble with fear, has long since succumbed to the ruthlessness of time.

Emperor Manquik the Great established circuit judges who regularly toured the territories and adjudicated cases. The royal court issued standardized judicial orders requiring local courts to cooperate with the circuit judges' investigations.

He divided the lands he conquered into circuit courts, using these circuit courts to seize the enforcement power of local courts. Dissatisfied judgments could be appealed to the Imperial Circuit Court for final adjudication.

This innovation severely infringed upon the territorial privileges of local lords, leading to corrupt officials soliciting and accepting bribes. Over time, countless conflicts accumulated and transformed into resentment towards the imperial family.

The declining royal family could not support the status of the courts in the capital, and eventually the Grand Justice of the capital, like the royal family, became a powerless figurehead.

But for the corrupt Black Cat Judge, this prestigious yet powerless status was just right—it wouldn't attract too much attention from the cats, yet it qualified him to participate in high society social interactions.

The conspiracy to destroy the royal family was carried out by the black cat judge behind the scenes, while the Persian cat regent was nothing more than a fool who was being used.

The Shadow Guard had long been turned into his henchmen by the Black Cat Grand Judge, and the Emperor's Claw Knights had also been bewitched and deceived by him.

Ultimately, the royal family was decimated overnight, and the bloodline of Emperor Manquikham was almost wiped out, except for the runaway short-legged princess.

Severing Mankikang's bloodline was a task given by his master, to extinguish any possibility of the otherworldly king returning to this world.

The Black Cat Judge succeeded, but also failed. He successfully annihilated the Mankikang royal family, but the last dwarf cat summoned the otherworldly king, causing his conspiracy to fail.

Entering the main hall, through a hidden door in the rear palace into the cellar, the Black Cat Judge descends deeper and deeper along the spiral staircase.

The seemingly ordinary cellar was like a gateway to hell, bottomless, with ever-burning candles flickering on both sides, seemingly guiding the way forward in the dim light.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, the land ahead suddenly opened up, revealing a huge altar beneath the imperial city.

On the altar, the black cats of the Shadow Guard bowed in salute to the fallen High Judge, with three spotted cats tied to them, like farm cats brought from some estate outside the city.

The three farm cats had something stuffed in their mouths and couldn't make a sound. The black cat judge stepped forward, looked at them carefully, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Good, you're all very strong. You can leave now."

The black cats bowed and left, leaving only the black cat judge and three farm cats on the altar.

At the center of the altar stood a towering, wordless, pointed monument. The Black Cat Judge gazed at the pointed monument with pious eyes, then drew his knife and slit the throat of a farm cat.

To the noble cat, it is far more noble than the commoner farm cat, but in the eyes of the gods, there is no difference between cats, and blood sacrifice is based solely on strength.

The farm cat, whose throat had been slit, was pinned down on the wordless monument by the black cat judge. The blood that should have flowed downwards instead flowed upwards, turning into streaks of blood that spread towards the top of the monument.

The blood from the slit throat seemed to be sucked away by some force, and the blood in the farm cat's entire body was quickly drained, turning into blood patterns on the wordless monument.

The black cat judge casually tossed aside the bloodless farm cat like trash and then walked over to another farm cat.

Once the three farm cats had drained their blood, a complete bloodline pattern appeared on the blank stele, faintly emitting a black light.

A sudden gust of wind rose from the altar, stirring the black cat judge's whiskers and carrying his muttered words into the sky.

A sliver of black light gradually appeared on the spire, as if it had absorbed all the surrounding light, leaving it as dark as a black hole.

All the blood lines were like threads being drawn back, instantly sucked into the black hole, and a satisfied echo could be faintly heard coming from within the black hole.

The black light descended along the stele without inscription and came before the Black Cat Judge, who bowed respectfully.

"Great God of Darkness, I have terrible news to tell you: the escaped Princess Mankikang has successfully summoned an otherworldly king."

The human king from another world... has returned.

The black light unleashed tremendous power, instantly obliterating the three corpses of the farm cats on the ground and pinning the Black Cat Judge to the ground, making him gasp for breath.

"Foolish things... Look at the mess you've made... Why did things turn out like this!"

The black light made no sound, but each word pierced the Black Cat Judge's head like needles, making him pale and sweat profusely.

He could sense immense anger and fear emanating from it; the great god of darkness was afraid.

Just when Judge Black Cat thought he was about to be crushed into dust by divine power, a golden light suddenly shone from the wordless stele, instantly relieving the pressure on him.

"Hypocritical light, how dare you trespass on my altar and obstruct my instruction of my believers!"

A dark voice roared in the mind of the Black Cat Judge, while another bright voice soothed all the pain.

"Calm down, you violent darkness. Anger and fear won't solve anything."

Black light and golden light floated simultaneously in front of the Black Cat Judge, causing him to lower his head in fear and trepidation.

"Great God of Darkness, Great God of Light, this is my fault, and I will do my utmost to make amends for my mistake."

A gentle voice echoed in his mind, as if mocking his overestimation of his abilities.

"Make amends for your mistakes? How? By killing that summoned otherworldly king? Do you have that ability?"

This is a war between gods and human kings, a battlefield that mortals cannot interfere in.

Do your duty, believer in darkness. Use all your strength and wisdom to kill the last dwarf cat. Never let her summon the otherworldly human king again.

He's just a king from another world. Not too much trouble.

Then, a violent voice rang in the ears of the Black Cat Judge.

"The war of the mortal cats belongs to the mortal cats, the war between the human king and the two gods belongs to us, the battlefield of the end has not yet ended, and our war with the human king continues."

Do your duty, my faithful follower, and on the day of my return, you will receive everything you desire.

The black and golden light spiraled upwards, intertwining like two strands of DNA, returning to the top of the wordless monument. Their voices simultaneously echoed in the mind of the Black Cat Grand Judge.

"We give the fountain of eternal life, and humanity will help us fight against the alien king on the battlefield of the end. This is the agreement between the two gods and humanity."

Since this war is not over yet, then the human race has an obligation to deal with the alien king and get those women moving to fulfill their promises to the two gods!

The matter of the Otherworldly King... You don't need to concern yourself with it, nor can you control it. Just do your own thing, kill the last Mankikang, kill her... kill her... kill her.

With each desperate cry of killing her, the black and golden light vanished from the spire. The two gods had not yet returned, and their will could not remain in this world for long.

The Black Cat Grand Judge bowed respectfully, bidding farewell to the God of Darkness and the God of Light; he had once again clearly understood his mission.

In this political struggle to overthrow the royal family, do not try to interfere in the conflict between the human king and the gods. That is a realm that mortals cannot touch. It is a war of gods that only humans and gods can participate in, the final war.

His mission was simply to do his utmost to kill the last dwarf cat in the cat war.