The Strange Cat from Fuuto

"Miku!"

After transforming into a fire dragon and kicking away the monster that was blocking his way, the mage angrily asked Miku, "Was everything you said a lie?"

"Guess!"

Miku, having packed up the box, beckoned to the mage, "It seems like we haven't had a proper fight yet!"

"Should we do it this time? After all, we might not have another chance!"

"Aren't you going to explain yourself?" The mage rushed in front of Miku and raised his hand to strike, but Miku easily raised his arm and blocked the mage's sword.

"I'm not going to explain. You'll understand everything I've done!"

With a flick of his wrist, he not only slammed a palm heavily into the mage's chest, but also condensed a grape-sized energy ball between his fingers and launched it out.

The grape-sized energy blast traveled at incredible speed and struck the mage squarely in the chest.

Although it was a casual strike by Miku, it was still extraordinary. The highly condensed energy blast exploded directly, and as flames burst forth, the mage was also thrown away by the shockwave generated by the explosion.

"Your biggest weakness is your inability to be ruthless!"

"Fueki Kanade was like that back then, and she's still like that now. If you continue like this, you won't be able to protect anyone properly!"

Miku flashed to the mage's side and stomped down hard on the mage's chest.

"Don't blame me, after all, I did this for..."

As the sound faded into inaudibility, the cat's tail lashed out from behind it, and with a cracking sound, the floor beneath the mage collapsed, sending him tumbling down from the second floor.

"Thump~~"

Miku didn't even glance at the fallen mage, and went down the stairs to the lobby on the first floor, where Sizi and Sandan were struggling to hold on.

Not to mention the large number of strange people, just the task of protecting two ordinary people, Wajima Shigeru and Alex, is already making them very constrained!

"Damn it, this can't go on!"

After slashing away several monsters that rushed forward with his longsword, San Dan took a small step back, flipped his body, and kicked away a monster that was trying to approach Wajima Shigeru and Alex.

"We've got the goods, now it's yours to handle!"

Miku patted the box in his hand and strode away under the frustrated gazes of San Dan and Si Zai. Si Zai, who had been struggling to hold on, muttered in frustration, "Damn it, Miku tricked me again!"

"I'm used to it!" Three Eggs quickly switched to the Cat Combo, the gem on his forehead shining brightly. In the golden flash, Four-Zai also nimbly switched to the magnetic pole switch. With the electromagnetic cannons firing at each other, the monsters in the store were torn apart by the electromagnetic storm.

"What's that guy up to this time?" After scratching his head, Sandan kicked down and knocked out a dying monster, Shotaro, who had been blown away by Miku earlier, stood up from the mess.

"Cough cough cough, that guy is as ruthless as ever!"

As Shotaro brushed the dust off his clothes, he opened his palm and touched his lower abdomen, where there was a patch of bruises: "Even if it's acting, you don't have to be this rough!?"

Shotaro, who knew Miku was a cat, naturally knew that although Miku was sometimes unreliable, he would never act recklessly when it came to matters of principle.

"By the way, what about that junior?"

"He just went upstairs, I wonder where he's lying now!" San Dan deactivated his transformation, and Si Zai casually sat down next to him: "Anyway, let's just wait and see."

"I got tricked by him again, I'm so upset!"

"Junior, you have to get used to it." Shotaro grinned as he patted Gentaro on the shoulder, while Gentaro just pursed his lips and didn't say anything.

Just then, Miku arrived in front of Amadam with the box. Amadam looked at the box in Miku's hands with delight.

The cat pushed the box forward, its tail silently disappearing under its cloak. "I've brought back what you wanted, so I'll take the rest!"

He turned his gaze to Miku, pointing to Amadam's remaining collection. Miku had already taken some of the collection with him!

"I told you long ago, all of these are yours!"

Amadam, who had been eagerly taking the box from Miku, yanked it open, revealing thirteen knight rings inside that shimmered with a hazy light.

"With this, I can completely return to my original form, and at that time, the world will no longer be able to stop my revenge!"

"Tsk!" Miku, flipping through Amadam's collection, curled his lip. This guy was definitely up to no good. If he successfully absorbed the power of the thirteen knight rings, he might become his next target.

"Well, be happy now!"

Black mist surged from beneath Miku's cloak, whose tail had turned crimson, completely covering Amadam's collection. Then, Miku snapped his fingers, and Amadam's remaining collection vanished.

"I never imagined the Starry Black Mist had such a wonderful use!" Miku, who had moved the items to Serena's side, looked at Amadam with ill intent.

"We've already secured the benefits, and Xiaoming's side is probably close to getting them too!"

"So...."

The cat, its eyes gleaming with ferocity, silently approached within five steps of Amadam. Miku, whose tail had been frozen beneath his cloak, tiptoed forward.

"Well, what happened?"

Amadam looked at him with a puzzled expression, his pupils contracting as the tail, glowing with golden-red fire, quickly filled his entire field of vision.

At the same time, Miku conjured the most powerful energy blast that his monster form could produce.

"Amadam, in consideration of all the things you've given me, I'll give you a piece of advice!"

Amadam, who narrowly avoided a fatal blow, had his left shoulder pierced by Miku's tail. Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Amadam stared at Miku in disbelief. A smile flashed across Miku's face: "Sometimes, don't trust my integrity too much!"

"After all, I'm not a good person!"

Miku, with his right foot on the ground, jumped backward, his long tail slung out from Amadam's shoulder, and the energy blast that had already begun to deform in his hand was thrown at Amadam by Miku.

"I hope you'll like the fire!"

Before he could finish speaking, Miku was enveloped in black mist, and starlight radiated from within the mist.

Miku's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, leaving only a cloak containing several energy blasts.

"mix..."

Before Amadam could finish speaking, the energy blast in front of him suddenly exploded. In the blinding light, the metal's light and heat instantly engulfed everything around it.

Amadam's figure remained in the flames for less than a few breaths before turning completely to ashes.

A few kilometers from Amadam's hideout, Miku emerged from the air atop a building. A cat, one foot on the rooftop and one hand shading its eyes, gazed at the exploded restaurant.

"Tsk tsk tsk, how pathetic!" Miku shook his head repeatedly, clicking his tongue. Even though he knew his attack might not be able to kill Amadam completely, he was still quite happy to annoy him.

After all, the cooperation proposed by Amadam was nothing more than the allure of the nectar emanating from the man-eating flower's gaping maw—tempting, but also fraught with danger!

Having reaped enough benefits, Miku decisively switched sides, since the old man had never intended to harm him anyway. He felt perfectly justified in acting preemptively!

Chapter 97: What to do when surrounded by knights? I need help urgently!

As mushrooms sprouted from the ground, golden flames rapidly invaded and devoured everything around them with unstoppable ferocity.

The shockwave, accompanied by a gale, spread in all directions. Miku, with its long tail swaying behind it, stared at the restaurant, which it had turned into a volcanic eruption zone, for a moment before its figure flickered and disappeared from the building.

Inside an abandoned factory in Arakawa Ward, Tokyo.

This is a machinery factory that has been shut down for a long time because of a broken capital chain, lack of funds to purchase raw materials, inability to collect debts, and inability to sell products.

While this situation is not common now, it was ubiquitous during Japan's economic bubble era.

The kind that can't be saved!

Arakawa Ward is the least noticeable of Tokyo's 23 wards, even less so than Nerima Ward, which is known as the "rural radish-growing area." It has a lot of remnants from the economic bubble era, and not even rats want to visit it, let alone people!

At least the Nerima area next door has a carrot, but here there isn't even a screw!

Naturally, this place wouldn't be the target of the strange people's attacks.

If you had X-ray vision and looked down at the factory from above, you would find that the underground area of ​​the factory was a completely different world.

The steel plates, hundreds of millimeters in diameter, are spliced ​​together seamlessly, with a built-in ecological self-circulation system and artificial sun and moon lights that simulate the external sun and moon.

It has all kinds of living facilities, and even a small garden.

In the garden, Serena sat on a swing, engrossed in reading a magic book with a goatskin cover.

At her feet, Iggy lay listlessly on the ground, his eyes squinting as he watched a butterfly hovering above his nose.

Ichi had already been sent to Serena's side when Miku pretended to agree to Amadam's conditions, and the same was true for Amadam's collection.

Serena had no other hobbies besides her leisurely life and collecting things. Miku's recent emptying of Amadam's collection naturally delighted the young woman.

A wisp of black mist suddenly appeared in the air in front of Serena. As the mist churned, large clumps of black fog were squeezed out of the air. As starlight twinkled, Miku also appeared along with the black mist.

It must be said that the short-distance teleportation ability that Gong Tu possesses is indeed an essential ability for murder, arson, and escaping the scene!

With the added strength, Miku can move freely within a 10-kilometer radius. However, if he wants to travel a long distance, he needs to expend a lot of stamina, or like Virgo Emoto Shuki, he can put all his skill points into teleportation.

"All done?" Serena continued flipping through the book in her hands without even lifting her eyelids. Miku nodded: "Yes, all done. Now we just have to wait for Xiaoming to come back with his helpers!"

"What did you do to bring back so many ancient books, as well as magic gems and magic cores?"

"They emptied out a dragon's entire collection!?"

"No, it was just a clever scheme. I tricked some ancient magician, took all his collection, and left him a little something extra!" Miku chuckled smugly, twirling his fingers. Serena licked her fingers, turned a page, and then cautioned, "No matter what, be careful!"

“I’ve seen these things. Many of the magic books are lost, not to mention the rings, magic gems, and magic cores mixed in.”

"We really got a great deal!" Miku, having deactivated her transformation, jumped onto the flower stand, randomly picked a pot of flowers that were in full bloom, and climbed up.

"How about those rings?"

"That's good, at least that guy didn't realize it was fake at first!" After finding a comfortable position on the flower, Miku's gaze fell on the swing where Serena was sitting. There was a briefcase there, made of titanium, which required a specific password and could only be unlocked with Miku's paw print and Serena's lip print.

What's even more appalling is that the box occasionally flickers with a magical light, clearly indicating that it has been sealed and reinforced with layers of magic.

"The time was still too short, otherwise I could have made it even more realistic!"

Serena kicked the box back, revealing the thirteen knight rings that the childhood version of the mage had brought with him, all lying quietly inside.

"A fake is a fake; it's enough to keep an eye on it for a short while!"

Before the seal set by Miku was broken, he wasn't just waiting foolishly. He had already switched all the knight rings with fakes made by Serena after the young mage and Alex had passed out.

Even Wang Xiaoming didn't know this!

"This is a huge windfall!"

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The world of Magic Gems, the cave where Amadam resides.