Free Web NovelChapter 119: Chapter 102: Pure-Blood Cat Girl (Part 2)
"A Catman? Where’d you catch her?" Mumu asked, looking at the little one with confusion.
"I saw her sneaking around nearby, so I caught her and brought her back," the Minotaur said honestly, giving a simple smile.
"Since she was caught nearby, we have to report this to the Lord City Lord." Mumu’s expression darkened. ’This Catman might be a spy sent by a nearby Tribe.’ He looked at the Catman, then said to his kinsman, "You’re holding her wrong. You should grab her by the scruff of her neck. That way, she won’t struggle. Here, give her to me."
The Minotaur extended his hand and presented the Catman to Mumu. Mumu carefully sized her up, then grabbed the scruff of her neck and lifted her up.
"Ow-ow-ow-ow-ow, WAHHH... It hurts so much..."
Far from quieting down, the Catman let out a wail and burst into tears, crying and screaming. Mumu was instantly baffled, scratching his head in confusion.
Doesn’t everyone say that if you grab a cat by the scruff of its neck, it’ll go limp? He’d even tested it on the two Catmen under Liu Xingxing’s command. It was true—as soon as you grabbed their scruff, the Catmen would become docile and quiet. ’Why is this one different?’
"Clan Leader, she’s a Pure-blooded Catman, not a bestial Catman. Grabbing her by the scruff of the neck will only hurt her; it won’t make her quiet." At some point, Tas Tuling had appeared behind Mumu. He glanced at the Little Catman and said with a sigh.
"Huh? This trick doesn’t work? Then how do I make her quiet down?" Honest Mumu the Minotaur was at a loss. ’There’s a distinction like that? The differences between Beastmen really are huge.’
"Pure-blooded Beastmen are almost the same as Humans. If you want her to be quiet, it’s simple. You just have to use a little more force," Tas Tuling said calmly.
"More force? I’m afraid I’ll squeeze her to death," Mumu said hesitantly, looking at the little one in his hand.
"Correct. If you squeeze her to death, she’ll stop crying," Tas Tuling said with a slight nod.
Mumu: Σ(ﾟДﾟ;)
Little Catman: 0ДQ
"B-But I was planning to hand her over to the Lord City Lord. Squeezing her to death just like that... that’s not good, is it?" Mumu said, conflicted.
"Oh, Clan Leader, if you want her to live, you’d better grab her somewhere else. You’re about to squeeze her to death..." Tas Tuling said helplessly. ’I already told you, she’s a Pure-blooded Beastman, almost the same as a Human! If you grab a Human by the back of their neck and lift them up, what do you think would happen? The Little Catman’s face has already gone pale, and her lips are turning purple!’
"Ah? Oh." Mumu finally realized what was happening and quickly let go, grabbing the Little Catman’s hands instead to control her movements.
"SOB SOB SOB... Let me go, you bad guys! You big, dumb ox, it hurts..." the Little Catman cried, twisting her body and struggling.
Tas Tuling stepped forward, flicked the Little Catman on the forehead, and said sinisterly, "Stop crying. Cry again and I’ll throw you to the Undead."
Hearing this, the Little Catman instantly clamped her mouth shut and stared at Tas Tuling in terror, her face pale.
"You’re the one with all the tricks. She stopped crying right away." Mumu was overjoyed to see the Little Catman quiet down and spoke cheerfully to Tas Tuling. But when he turned his head, he saw Tas Tuling’s solemn expression and couldn’t help but ask, "What’s wrong?"
"It seems this wasn’t an accident. She must have been observing us for a long time," Tas Tuling said in a low voice.
"Huh? How do you know?" Mumu was completely baffled, unable to make heads or tails of it, and asked with a face full of doubt.
"If you’d never seen the Undead before, would you be scared if someone threatened you with them?" Tas Tuling said casually. Without waiting to see if Mumu understood, he continued, "Keep her under control. We’ll hand her over to the Lord City Lord in a bit. I have a bad feeling about this."
As they spoke, the last rays of the setting sun vanished. To the Little Catman’s horror, the Bone Plate Platform began to rumble. Countless bones shifted and moved as Skeleton Architecture rose from below the ground, coming to stand upon the platform.
"Let’s go. We’re going to see the Lord City Lord," Tas Tuling said to Mumu, looking at the tallest main tower.
Seeing this, the Little Catman began to struggle even more violently. Forgetting Tas Tuling’s earlier threat, she screamed, "I don’t want to go! Let me go! I want to go home! I don’t want to go to the Undead place! Spare me..."
This time, the two Minotaurs paid her no mind and carried her toward the main tower.
「Undead Main Tower.」
Li Ziyu, seated on the White Bone Throne, had already finished dinner. He stretched, then slumped lazily back onto the throne. He always felt sluggish after a full meal and was just wondering what to do next when an Undead came to report that Mumu and Tas Tuling had arrived.
"Hm? Why didn’t they come straight in?" Li Ziyu looked at the Undead in confusion. People like Mumu, Tas Tuling, and Liu Xingxing came to the main tower so often that the Undead were long familiar with them and normally wouldn’t stop them. ’The fact that an Undead made a special trip to report their arrival means something isn’t right.’
"They have a Beastman with them," the Undead communicated via Soul Fire.
Huh?
Li Ziyu blinked. He was suddenly alert. He sat up straight, snapped his fingers twice, and told the Undead to let them in.
Soon, Tas Tuling entered the hall with Mumu, who was holding a small figure in his hands. When Li Ziyu saw the little thing, he raised an eyebrow, a look of great interest on his face.
"You could have just come by yourselves. Did you bring me a gift?" Li Ziyu joked cheerfully, then asked, "What’s going on?"
"Lord City Lord, this is a Catman one of our kinsmen captured nearby. I suspect she is a spy from another Tribe. We didn’t dare to act rashly, so we brought her to you." Tas Tuling bowed and explained the Little Catman’s situation to Li Ziyu.
