The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"It's you!"

The phoenix frowned, glanced at Serena, then at Iggy, and exclaimed in realization, "So you're that guy's pet! No wonder the goblin died so quickly back then!"

"Waaah..."

Iggy, baring his teeth, continued to growl menacingly, while Fajie, not far away, looked at Serena's pained expression and shouted, "With you choking her like that, she can barely breathe, let alone speak!"

Reminded by Sister Fa, Phoenix snorted coldly, but still released his grip, letting Gossalina fall to the ground.

"Shh!"

The sound of a sword slicing through the air rang out. The phoenix pointed its sword at Serena and said, "Tell me right now where that bastard is, or else..."

The phoenix, its right arm raised high, spoke coldly and indifferently: "You will die here!"

Serena stared stubbornly at the phoenix without saying a word, only pursing her lips tightly.

All of this was done by her to force Miku to appear. You should know that Miku's meaning is very clear: as long as his own people are not harmed, he will not care about the lives of others!

So, since he, one of their own, had come here to confront the Phoenix head-on, the cat would no longer stand idly by, especially since he had also brought Iggy along.

Aren't you going to tell me?

The phoenix, speaking with regret, revealed murderous intent in its eyes: "Then die!"

"Buzz!"

The broadsword hummed as it fell heavily towards Serena, tracing an arc in the air.

"You're really just causing trouble for others!"

A helpless voice rang out, and a blazing golden fireball flew out of thin air, heading straight for the phoenix's face.

With a flick of its wrist, the phoenix blocked the broadsword in front of it. The fireball collided with the broadsword and exploded violently.

"boom!"

The shockwave from the explosion erupted, causing the phoenix to stagger backward a few steps to absorb the force.

"You've finally arrived, long-tailed magician!"

Miku, with its tail held high, slowly appeared before the phoenix. Upon seeing Miku, the phoenix's face froze in surprise.

"What, are you disappointed?" Miku asked mockingly, his left eye half-open and his right eye wide open as he looked at the phoenix. "Do you feel a little ashamed to be sealed by a cat?"

Judging from Miku's aura, the Phoenix could tell that the guy in front of him was the mage he had been longing for day and night and wished he could tear him to pieces.

"Hey hey hey..."

The phoenix, which had been emitting a low chuckle, suddenly burst into wild laughter: "Hahahaha..."

"Who you are doesn't matter, what matters is that you've finally appeared, so I can burn you to ashes!"

"What a stubborn person!" Miku, who had manifested the Driver, scratched his ear. "You should have found a place to hide after you came out, but you had to come out and cause trouble!"

"Sometimes, the more you jump around, the faster you die!"

A magic circle appeared out of thin air and passed through Miku's body. After transforming, Miku quickly changed the jungle ring, reset the waist driver, and placed her left hand on it.

"Jungle Start!"

Amidst the fluttering petals, Miku from Jungle Mode gave the Phoenix the middle finger: "Come on, it's Cat Time now!"

Chapter 48: Serena, who was blackmailed!

"I've been waiting for you for so long!"

With an excited roar, the phoenix charged towards Miku, who drew the Holy Sword of Physics from his waist.

A distance of a few meters is practically nothing to the Phoenix. In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Miku and slashed with his sword.

"clang!"

The broadsword, as thick as a door panel, clashed with the holy sword of physics, and tiny sparks continuously burst forth at the point of intersection.

After Miku and the Phoenix were locked in a stalemate for about seven or eight seconds, their magical energy collided through their weapons.

Upon first contact, Miku clicked his tongue in amazement: "Tsk, your magic has increased since I last saw you!"

"It's all thanks to you!" The phoenix, its arm muscles bulging, suddenly exerted its strength and pressed Miku down, while Miku, not to be outdone, increased its strength as well.

The stalemate between the two was like an incompatible chemical reaction that had clashed violently.

If the Phoenix's magic is like an erupting volcano, full of fury and catharsis, then Miku's magic is like the sun high in the sky, radiating light and heat imperceptibly, and exuding its own domineering aura without restraint.

The magic that interacted left clusters of light in the air. The expanding magic reaction eventually exploded, and the shock wave from the explosion separated the two.

The moment the ring-shaped shockwave spread outwards, the flames flickering in the plaza below Tokyo Tower were completely extinguished.

"laugh..."

The phoenix landed on the ground with its feet, carving two shallow grooves several meters long in the ground.

In contrast, Miku, by constantly stomping on the ground, was also retreating, but he managed to dissipate most of the impact force by continuously stomping on the ground, guiding it towards the ground.

"I have been waiting for this moment for a long time. The days underground were dark and gloomy, and your magic constantly drained my mana. During that time, I was thinking!"

"Finally, I figured it out: instead of aimlessly trying to create Phantoms, it's better to find that one moment of survival in the endless battle!"

"I've been waiting for this moment, the moment to fight you!"

"And now, I have found the meaning of my existence!"

"That means burning you completely to ashes!!!"

The phoenix, roaring to the sky, looked excitedly at Miku, "Come on, let's fight to our hearts' content!"

"Tsk tsk tsk!" Miku shook his head and scratched his back with the Holy Sword of Physics. "I'd love to play with you for a while, but I'm not interested!"

Miku snapped his fingers with his free hand, summoning several clumps of tree roots. The roots surged from the ground, enveloping Sister Fa, Beast Master, Serena, and Iggy, before suddenly sinking back into the earth.

"So, bye-bye!"

Miku, who had been enveloped by roots, revealed a mocking smile: "Next time you want to come looking for me, don't cause such a mess, because I don't care about these guys' lives at all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Miku's roots closed up, carrying him into the ground.

Upon witnessing this scene, the phoenix trembled all over. With a swing of his arm, leaving a slash mark on the ground, his magical power surged outwards.

"asshole!"

The ground cracked open, and viscous flames flowed through the cracks like magma, erupting with a deafening roar the next second.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Amidst the towering flames, the phoenix's roar echoed through half the city: "Damn mage, show yourself!!!"

Miku, who had disappeared underground, noticed the commotion caused by the phoenix. He leisurely lay down in the wooden cocoon formed by his tentacles, a hint of disdain in his eyes: "Only a fool would fight you head-on!"

"With your unreasonable and thuggish talent, killing you would be pointless no matter how many times I try. I'd rather stay away!"

While manipulating the roots, Miku muttered to himself with utter disdain.

The Phoenix's ability to rise from the ashes and resurrect is incredibly overpowered; had it not been for its elimination in the original storyline, it would have been impossible for anyone in the world to subdue it, given its innate abilities.

Each time they are defeated and die, they are reborn, and not only are the abilities from their previous defeat completely useless, but they also continuously increase their magic power.

During this process, the phoenix, constantly fighting and dying, can even shorten its regeneration and resurrection time, achieving instant death and instant rebirth.

Once he gets going, everyone in the mage world will be out of luck. Therefore, the best way to deal with him is to avoid him. If you can't avoid him, don't just kill him; sealing him is the best method!

Or you could learn from the mage's strategy: throw him into the sun and let the sun's power continuously trap him in a cycle of life and death.

But Miku doesn't have that ability right now. Let alone kicking the phoenix towards the sun, Miku can't even fly right now!

So let's avoid it for now!

As Miku pondered, the tentacles had already led them to Serena's mansion. The tentacles, which broke through the ground, bloomed like flowers, revealing the people inside.

Apart from Miku and Iggy, the others didn't look too good, especially Sister Fa and Beast Master, who still had injuries from the battle.

Although Miku's tentacle express was very fast and had some space inside, the air inside was very thin, which made the two of them look ashen-faced, as if they were about to die in front of Miku.

Serena's complexion wasn't much better; she slightly loosened her collar and took deep breaths of fresh air.

"Miku, next time you need to tell me before you use this, I almost suffocated!" Serena complained, only to hear Miku snort irritably, "Suffocating is better than being strangled or hacked to death!"

"If I hadn't gone over to check and hadn't gone back to sleep, I could have found a burial plot for you tomorrow!"

Miku, having deactivated her transformation, rolled her eyes at Serena. "Besides, you've messed up all my plans. Now, that guy's going to chase me around like a mad dog!"

"We can't just kill him outright, that would be too much trouble!"

"Why can't we just take down that giant bird bastard that's covered in fire?" Beastmaster asked curiously after recovering. Miku, squatting on the ground and not paying attention to the dust, slowly said, "That guy called Phoenix has the talent of being able to be reborn. If it were just rebirth, it would be simple; we could just kill him once he was reborn. But the problem is that he gets stronger every time he's reborn, and his previous moves are completely useless. That's why I said it's a bit difficult!"

"If that's how you put it, then this is really troublesome!"

Sister Fa touched her lips in thought, while Miku rolled her eyes and remained silent. Serena, however, seemed to have remembered something and suddenly spoke up: "If the Phoenix can't be defeated, how about banishing him?"

"exile?"

Miku tilted his head, and Serena nodded, saying, "Yes, exile. I remember there being a magic ring of this type; a friend of mine has one!"

"I can make a contact!"

"Why are you being so enthusiastic today?" Miku asked curiously, scrutinizing Serena. "This isn't like you at all!"

“Some things happened in the past, but I won’t go into details!” Without elaborating, Serena brushed the dust off her clothes. “I’ll contact my friend and see if he’s willing to lend or sell that ring!”

"Then it's up to you!"

Miku, wagging his tail, didn't press Serena about her past, since the old woman had never asked about his.

But thinking back, this guy is the kind of person who has both money and leisure. After inheriting the estate, he spent a lot of time traveling the world. Don't be fooled by his current healthy lifestyle; most people can't imagine what he was like back then.

You can tell how exciting this guy's life was from the magic gem on the Blood Hunter Ring!

..........

Night falls inside a private residence in Torii-zaka.

The curtains were drawn, completely blocking out the light in the room. A boy, covered by a blanket, huddled in the corner of the bed, trembling all over.

"Kid, let me out!"