The Strange Cat from Fuuto

As the sound of metal clashing erupted, the eyes of the dog-headed animal trap suddenly flashed.

"Hey, hey, hey, is this for real?!"

With a bad feeling creeping into his heart, Cheche continued his actions, trying to separate the animal trap.

What happened to Cheche happened in the blink of an eye. In that extremely short instant, Graphite held his iron knife to his chest and blocked the little angel's punch.

After the boxing gloves were bounced off, they automatically returned to the little angel's left hand.

Having withstood the little angel's attack, Graphite quickly turned and pounced on the car.

"Damn it, open it for me now!"

Cheche's face was anxious as he swiftly slashed at the animal trap with his twin scythes. He could already feel the fierce wind emanating from the iron blade in his opponent's hand.

"It's over!"

A fierce glint appeared in Cheche's eyes as he lamented inwardly, determined to leave his opponent with an unforgettable scar, even if it meant his own defeat.

"Jet Critical Strike!!"

The rousing chant of the ultimate move rang out, and a glimmer of hope appeared in Cheche's eyes.

"I love you to death, Dr. Kazuya!"

"I have no intention of being gay!"

As Hua Jia Da Ge's eyes flashed, he forcefully pulled the trigger. Two Gatling guns began firing wildly, and air-to-ground missiles concealed in the aircraft wings on Hua Jia Da Ge's back were also launched.

The missile, leaving a thick plume of exhaust mist in the air, headed straight for Graphite. Facing Hua Jia Da Wo's deadly attack, Graphite made no attempt to defend itself, instead charging fiercely at the car.

"Boom boom boom..."

The massive flash of light from the missile explosion engulfed the Graphite, and the vehicle was also thrown away by the shockwave.

The real world.

CatsDog Company, Headquarters Building.

Top floor office.

"Big brother, it seems you did something when you sent Graphite out!"

"It's just a small change, a little gift for Hosho Emu and the others."

"A small gift?"

Staring at Miku standing in front of the refrigerator, Mick asked curiously, "What did you do?"

"It only weakened my control over Graphite!"

"What are you planning to do...?"

Mick, who somewhat understood what Miku wanted to do, curled his lip and said, "You really have a twisted sense of humor!"

"Deliberately giving them hope!"

"After all, we need to give them some motivation; otherwise, what's the point of a one-sided situation?"

Miku was carrying two plates of salmon, with a champagne bottle twirled around his tail.

"Let's not talk about that anymore, come on, let's have a drink!"

"It's been so long since we had a proper chat together!"

"Oh!"

Mick approached Miku and took the salmon from his hand.

......

A world of yellow sand.

"Rumble..."

A thunderclap boomed in the sky, and a bolt of lightning struck down, blasting a large hole in a certain part of the desert.

The area hit emitted wisps of heat, and the center crystallized instantly.

At that moment, the flames from the air-to-ground missile explosion slowly dissipated, revealing a charred figure inside.

Upon seeing this, the little angel couldn't help but swallow hard.

"They're really tenacious!"

Cheche exclaimed in admiration, then gritted his teeth and tried to pry open the animal trap fixed to his leg. Fortunately, he had leg armor, so his thigh was not crushed.

However, the speed at which the dog's eyes were flashing was getting faster and faster, which also posed a threat to the car.

Where am I?

Standing on the crystallized sand, Graphite looked around in confusion. When he saw the little angel glaring at him and the angry-looking Hua Jia Taiga in mid-air, his confusion deepened.

"My head hurts so much!!"

A sudden headache made him clutch his head, and his hidden memories slowly surfaced.

"Something's not right with this guy!"

The little angel straightened up and noticed that something was wrong with Graphite.

"Who cares what happens? Let's kill him first!"

Hua Jia Dawo, who had brought up the Gatling rotary machine gun again, spoke in an unfriendly tone.

"I remember now!"

"I remember now!!"

Graphite, recalling his last memory, remembered being choked by Iggy and then being dragged to the top floor like a piece of garbage.

Ultimately, he was brainwashed by that guy and became a puppet.

"Damn it, how dare you fool me like this!!"

The roar of Graphite made Hua Jia Da Wo's arm tremble, and his finger pulled the trigger, unleashing an energy beam.

"Swish swish..."

As the light projectiles kicked up dust on the sand, they also landed on Graphite.

"Di!"

Graphite's eyepiece turned crimson after a buzzing sound rang in its ears.

"Host detected as incapacitated in combat. Combat mode activation in progress..."

"Combat template activated, Annihilation mode initiated!"

A cold, mechanical woman's voice rang out, and the three little angels felt uneasy upon hearing it.

"First target selected!"

With his gaze fixed on the car, Graphite involuntarily raised his right hand. Graphite, his mind raging, wanted to regain control of his body, but there was nothing he could do.

"Rabies trap".

"ignition!!"

Make a fist with your right hand, stick your thumb up, and then press it firmly onto the knuckle of your index finger.

"Crack!"

The rabies trap suddenly loosened, and Cheche immediately reached out to throw it away, but the trap suddenly snapped shut again, and then...

explode!!

"boom!"

The flames engulfed the vehicles.

"Kiriya!!"

The little angel cried out in alarm, her eyes filled with worry. Hua Jia Da Wo immediately cursed, "Bastard!"

He raised the machine gun and began firing at the helpless Graphite.

"Second target selected!"

Graphite turned its head toward Hua Jia Dawo and quickly twisted its body, like a robot.

"Void Stealth, prepare!"

"Assassination..."

"start."

Graphite stepped back and disappeared into thin air. Hua Jia Da Wo spat out, "Don't look down on me!"

"Swish swish..."

The energy bullets exploded once more.

But the next second, an iron knife slashed across his neck.

Hua Jia Da, his body stiff, fell from mid-air.

"Third target selected!"

Graphite, whose target was the little angel, still heard the voice that sounded like a devil's whisper.

"Berserk skill activated, begin the harvest!!"

Graphite, its body emitting crimson smoke, slowly crouched down, but like a sluggish gear, it got stuck halfway.

"I am Graphite, the Dragon Warrior of Dragoon Knight Hunter Z!!!"

"I fight for this, but I am not your puppet!!"

"The meaning of my life is found in battle, not in being a puppet to be manipulated at will!!!"

Having forcibly regained control of her body, Graphite slowly straightened up and looked at the little angel not far away: "You're Exaid, aren't you!"

"Correct!"

"Defeat me!"

Graphite spoke resolutely.