Everyone's playing hide-and-seek: This crazy beauty has maxed-out third eyes.

The chat in the Dragon Kingdom's live stream went crazy.

A descendant of a native of Zu'an: Wait, wait, wait! When I was hiding and counting down, my heart was pounding at 180, and the lights were flashing like in a horror movie, and now...

momo: Why am I suddenly not scared anymore?

An Shen, my idol: Help! That orange cat walks with a limp, its belly is almost dragging on the ground, it's so fat!

Another day has passed: I'm translating for everyone on behalf of the Silver Shaded: [Boss! Boss! Here! Here! Someone here is scared! Come quick! Come quick!]

An Shen's Little Fan: Hahahahahaha, who dares to stop Sang Biao from clearing the way!

Never eaten vegetables before: My rational mind tells me to be wary, but my emotional mind tells me, "So cute!"

Go China! Wake up! This is a dirty trick in the game! They're deliberately using your appearance to lower your guard!

Never eaten meat: The person upstairs is right. Wait until they kill people, then you'll see if they're still cute.

Koi Fish: Now, watching these ten cats line up to patrol the streets, all I can think of are the images of groups of cats going out in the short videos I've been scrolling through...

The nutrient solution tastes awful: Please, that's a monster! A monster that eats people!

The comments were polarized: half of the viewers were swayed by the cat's appearance, while the other half were desperately trying to sound the alarm.

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Dragon Kingdom Strategic Command Center.

On the big screen, images of Lin Sui'an and his group and images of the cat were played side by side.

A technician turned around: "Chief of Staff, the shop that the silver gradient pointed to has been confirmed."

"The person hiding in the jewelry store on the east side of the first floor is Albert, a contestant from the Maple Leaf Country."

After the technician finished reporting, he brought up the live stream of the Canadian player.

Jiang Lai's gaze fell on the screen of the Maple Leaf Country player. She could see a player huddled in a small space, his hands tightly covering his mouth.

"The silver shaded cat walked past." Chen Zheng stared at the image of the eerie cat.

The silver gradient animal moved slowly but steadily, its head held high as it headed toward the locked-on location.

"Telepathy." Jiang Lai tapped her finger on the table.

"It locked onto that player's emotional fluctuations."

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Lin Sui'an took a fishing chair and sat down, carefully observing the kittens' movements.

The cats had stopped in front of the jewelry store on the east side of the first floor.

Instead of attacking directly, the calico cat stepped out of the line, walked to the jewelry store with small steps, raised its head, and opened its mouth.

Attention all players.

[Due to a power outage in the mall, the system needs to be restarted. Please gather in the lobby on the first floor.]

Lin Sui'an was stunned. This voice was exactly the same as the game broadcast. The tone, rhythm, and reverberation of the echo were replicated perfectly. This little flower is amazing!

Not only does it imitate well, but it also knows how to mimic game sounds to lower players' guard.

After the calico cat finished speaking, it took two steps back, sat down, and tilted its head.

wait.

Lin Sui'an turned around and looked at the four people standing behind him.

"What did you just hear?"

Lina frowned. "There seems to be a sound, but it's hard to hear clearly through the roller shutter."

Lydia nodded: "It sounded like a broadcast, very vague."

Sergei shook his head: "I couldn't hear all the words."

Li Yu tugged at the whistle rope on her chest: "I heard it too, it sounded like a game, but not very real."

Lin Sui'an turned her head back: "That's a calico cat. It just mimicked the game's broadcast announcement exactly."

Lina's hand trembled slightly.

"Those who are close by and can hear clearly may believe it."

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Inside the jewelry store.

Albert huddled in a display case behind the counter, his knees against his chin, his body curled up in a ball.

He heard that broadcast.

System restart? Meet in the lobby? Does that mean I won't die? Great!

His hand touched the handle of the cabinet door.

A voice suddenly rang in his ears: "Albert! Don't open the door!"

The voice from the Maple Leaf Country command center rushed into my ears, urgent and hoarse.

"It's not a game notification outside the door! It's a creepy cat luring us in!"

Albert's hand snapped off the handle, his fingers still trembling.

"The hunters this time are cats! Ten of them! Each one has a special ability!"

The person on the other end spoke so fast that their words were almost indistinct.

"Black cats can blend into the shadows! Calico cats can mimic any sound—the one that tricked you earlier! And silver shaded cats can sense your emotions! The more afraid you are, the better it can find you!"

Albert bit his lower lip, and a metallic, sweet taste spread through him.

"This information was obtained from a live stream in China; Chinese players found a record..."

"Come out of the closet now, while the cat is still outside, search this jewelry store and see if there are any props, like..."

Communication was lost.

Albert touched his ear; his palms were sweaty.

It was eerily quiet outside the cabinet, as if the broadcast he had just heard was a hallucination! He gritted his teeth, slowly pushed open the cabinet door, and crawled out. The moment his feet touched the ground, his knees buckled.

The jewelry store was pitch black; he couldn't see anything. A prop? What prop? What did it look like? Where was it?

He bent down and rummaged through the drawers in the cabinet.

Is the necklace a prop?

Is the ring a prop?

Is the bracelet a prop?

What exactly are props?

His panic grew, and he couldn't help but resent the command center for not sharing important information earlier! He also resented the Chinese players for knowing so much information but being unwilling to share it!

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Lin Sui'an continued to observe the group of cats in front of the jewelry store. After the calico cat finished imitating the sound, there was no movement at the jewelry store door.

The cats waited for about twenty seconds before the tabby cat stood up, walked to the glass door of the jewelry store, and placed its front paws on the lower edge of the door frame.

Lin Sui'an narrowed his eyes. The tabby cat was skilled in illusion magic.

The tabby cat's pupils began to change; a faint, flowing, colorful pattern appeared in its originally golden iris.

Lin Sui'an couldn't see what was happening inside the store, but she could see the tabby cat's state when it used its abilities: focused, concentrated, with all its attention projected in one direction.

Her gaze shifted from the tabby cat to the other cats, all of whom were staring at the door, their tails twitching from side to side from time to time.

Lin Sui'an's eyes suddenly widened. The golden tabby cat, which had been invisible, revealed itself after the tabby cat cast an illusion.

It stood at the very back of the group of cats and yawned.

"interesting."

Li Yu leaned closer: "An Shen, what's wrong?"

"If I'm not mistaken, the abilities of this round of hunters, like the previous ones, have a cooldown period."

"Furthermore, at any given time, a cat can only unleash its abilities on one target or one area."

Lina's breathing quickened: "Does that mean we're safe as long as they don't come to our area?"