I'm drawing an action-packed anime within a depressing one!

night.

He Zhou pondered the main events of tomorrow over and over, drawing several maps of the school, preparing to run away if things went wrong tomorrow.

suddenly.

Bang bang bang.

There was a knock on the door, and He Zhou sat up abruptly, alert, without saying a word.

Bang bang bang.

The knocking on the door was accompanied by a warning growl from a cat, a fierce "meow" that seemed to come from its throat, which dispelled all the resentment in the entire building.

While sleeping, He Zhou could still feel a few fluctuations in the air, but now they had all disappeared.

open the door.

He Zhou was somewhat surprised when he saw Jiang Dai standing at the door, her fair face still covered in mud and her vertical pupils still unchanged.

"How did you come."

"Remember the smell!"

"What? And then?"

"Come on, let's get to work!"

She walked in, sniffed the room, walked around it, and then sat on the sofa with an expression that said, "You can sleep peacefully, I'll watch over you."

...

It was only then that He Zhou noticed the bloodstains on her clothes. Seeing the empty pocket, he seemed to understand something and tentatively asked.

"Did you go out to clear out the demons in the neighborhood last night?"

"Ok!"

"You won again?"

"Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!"

Jiang Dai proudly shook her head.

She took out a few pieces of dried meat from the bag hanging around her neck and slowly ate them: "People are scared! I know!"

"..."

Although it was just a few simple words, He Zhou understood what she meant.

So the kitten thought it was scared and that's why it was given so much jerky to hire the kitten to protect itself?

Am I afraid?

He Zhou nodded without hesitation: "Yes, I'm scared, so I'll have to stay in my living room every night from now on."

His popularity soared as soon as he said those words.

[Character's popularity increased by 0.07]

[Character's popularity increased by 0.07]

Comments popped up all at once.

[Wow...they're living together already?]

[I actually got lured home by this NPC. Do you think he even knows she's a nine-lives cat demon?]

[They already have a cat security guard? I'm so envious!]

...

"what!"

"Living together!"

When Tian Xiaoxi refreshed the page to see the updated comic in the morning, she almost jumped out of bed. The more she read, the more disheartened she felt.

The kitten, completely oblivious to He Zhou's 'malicious intentions,' simply nodded its head: "Protect people! Meow knows!"

She was like a little shadow, even when she was sleeping at night she would only close her eyes and pretend to be asleep. At the slightest sound, she would look around alertly and would run into the NPC's bedside to check everything.

Be diligent and responsible!

Forget it.

"..."

Tian Xiaoxi was speechless. "Fine, I'll stay home then."

But the next second, the next grid appears.

When Tian Xiaoxi saw He Zhou and Jiang Dai appear at the school gate, she was so surprised that she stood up.

"What's going on!"

"Didn't I arrange for this stupid NPC to stay home on leave? Home is so safe! What's he doing coming to school!"

There was an urgency in her tone that she herself didn't realize.

Chapter 19 He Shines Again 2 (Please Read On)

Instead of asking for leave, He Zhou and Jiang Dai arrived at the school gate.

The weather was gloomy all day, with no sunshine and thick clouds that looked like it was about to rain. Just looking at the weather and those rolling clouds was terrifying.

Looking at the weather, He Zhou felt that something big was about to happen today.

Today is the weekend, so only the regular classes are here because they are waiting for Lin Fan, the night patrolman, to give the lecture. The experimental classes are not required to attend.

Jiang Dai sat beside him, nervously munching on jerky. Her pupils had turned vertical at some point, and she was completely unlike her usual lazy self.

Even if someone walks by, she will scan them warily, her fierce expression, like that of a great demon, makes people around her afraid to even meet her gaze.

...

"Don't be so nervous."

Seeing her overly nervous appearance, He Zhou patted her head and said, "The person hasn't arrived yet."

"Ok!"

Jiang Dai still couldn't relax, although her expression eased a little when she turned her head and saw He Zhou: "Meow, I'm nervous. I have to protect people."

"Something's not right?"

"Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!"

Jiang Dai nodded frantically.

While deep in thought, He Zhou casually stuffed a piece of dried meat into her mouth.

If he wasn't mistaken, the problem likely stemmed from Lin Fan.

After he finished speaking, he casually touched her little pocket and was relieved to see that it was full.

...

The comic is being updated panel by panel.

in reality.

Tian Xiaoxi didn't even want to eat breakfast at home. She sat cross-legged on a large chair, staring at the updated comics on her phone, feeling an anxiety that she couldn't quite explain.

Next cell.

Only Lin Fan came.

"What's going on!"

Her expression instantly changed: "I specifically designated two people to watch over him!"

Soon, in the next square, Tian Xiaoxi found the answer.

"I think Yingying and I should go. If Lin Fan's mental state is not good, if he really loses control..."

Jiang Yueye was interrupted before she could finish speaking: "He is a soft-hearted person."

"so what?"

“He wouldn’t stand idly by if he saw a student in trouble.”

"But he lost..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jiang Yueye's expression changed drastically: "Are you sure?"

"Yes, cognition is irreversible, but perhaps... it is controllable. That's the most important thing for us."

Seeing Jiang Yueye's serious expression, he added, "An array has been set up on the outer layer, and there is a whole team there, so the losses are controllable."

Upon hearing the word "loss," Jiang Yueye clenched her hands tightly: "I disagree!"

The person opposite sighed deeply: "The demons are too strong. Facing their fate sooner is the best thing for these ordinary students."

"At least for now, demons cannot trap their souls; their souls will be free."

"None of us know what the future holds, do we?"

...

In the past, Tian Xiaoxi didn't have much of a feeling when she was creating.

But in this moment when the plot became uncontrollable, her experience was completely different when she was just a reader.

Only then did she see this sentence in the long corner of the description.

[Note: Inputting the plot only implants ideas into the characters. Their thoughts change rapidly. If it doesn't fit their personalities, they will reject it completely and act according to their own desires.]

[Note: By following the demons' wishes, one can also control some of their behavior, such as speeding up their attacks.]

There are several hundred more below.

But Tian Xiaoxi couldn't care less about that at the moment; she was only focused on holding her phone and watching the slowly drawn frame by frame.

In the previous section, many readers have already left comments.

[So, does that mean students in regular classes are a liability?]

What they mean is that it's a blessing for ordinary people to die a second before the apocalypse; if demons evolve to imprison people's souls, ordinary people will definitely suffer.

[Damn, that's not entirely unreasonable. If that's the case, dying sooner is indeed better. Besides, although the demons are very strong now, they're still in the beginner's village, so dying won't hurt much.]

...

The comic strip refreshes panel by panel.

At first, Lin Fan seemed quite normal, even showing tenderness and compassion in his eyes, and he tried his best to explain things clearly to everyone.

“The load-bearing capacity will actually increase.”

"For example, some people may have the lowest level of load-bearing capacity when they are young, but they may make great strides when they are sixteen years old."

"So don't feel hopeless, believe in yourselves."

Lin Fan, who was on stage, was wearing a white hoodie and looked very patient.

He answered all the students' questions very patiently.

The atmosphere was peaceful and harmonious.

All the students were very relaxed.

Only He Zhou and Jiang Dai were very tense.

...

He Zhou's lips twitched slightly after hearing about the load-bearing capacity.

Isn't this just the difference between being in the storyline and not?

He was an ordinary person before the story began, but once his part of the story started, he became an important character.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Jiang Dai's completely agitated and alert expression, as if her entire hunting instincts had been activated, and he was stunned for a moment.

Jiang Dai was different today than usual.

Normally, she would just lazily lie on the table and sleep, occasionally glancing around alertly to check on their safety. But today, she was completely flustered and stood in front of him.