Chapter 31

Actually, it's not uncommon to find the bodies of cats. Even if the specimen building is not more than five stories high, it's not impossible for a cat to fall to its death from a misstep.

Even if that cat demon enjoys self-harm and keeps finding ordinary cats to 'commit suicide' again and again, I can accept all these reasons for not being surprised. The reason I exclaimed was because, when I saw the cat's body clearly, I realized it wasn't a living cat.

This might be hard for many people to understand, so let me put it more simply: this cat was already dead before it 'jumped.'

Why did I make such a judgment? It's because I noticed that the cat's fur was rotting in several places. A normal living cat would never be like that.

Everything was too bizarre. Why did the cat demon use a dead cat to appear here? I can explain the event itself; throughout history, there have been countless cases of spirits borrowing bodies to accomplish tasks. But why would a cat demon borrow a dead cat's body?

After a low exclamation, I was somewhat dazed and didn't notice the cat demon's paw, which was lying still, move slightly. When I instinctively felt my hair stand on end, the cat, which should have been dead, suddenly stood up, its lips curling as if mocking me.

"Damn!" The continuous bizarre events made me curse, and I instinctively took two steps back. The cat, which had stood up again, suddenly fell down. I felt a blur, and a large black shadow pounced at me.

This was the cat demon!

I suddenly understood why a dead cat appeared here, but was it useful to think about this at this moment? I didn't have time to use any spells, and I didn't know why I didn't drop the life-bound talisman in my hand. When the black shadow pounced at me, I instinctively raised my arm to block it.

At this moment, the life-bound talisman was still in my hand. I instinctively felt a tearing pain in my arm. The cat demon was about to attack again, but at this moment, the blood-red life-bound talisman in my hand suddenly became hot. I felt a sharp aura emanate from it, and the skin it passed over felt like it was being cut by a sharp knife, a cold, metallic chill that made my heart shiver.

I instinctively felt that if I weren't the owner of this talisman, I wouldn't be able to hold it at all.

But in the next moment, I felt as if a red sword had slashed at the cat demon. The sword was invincible, and the cat demon let out a desperate howl, being cut into two pieces by the red sword.

In theory, a soul is not like a physical body. Unless it is completely dispersed, being cut into two pieces, though it looks severe, is not a fatal injury. At worst, it would just weaken the soul. But bizarrely, the cat demon, cut into two pieces, could not recover.

At the cut, a red aura clearly prevented its recovery. In the next moment, the red aura exploded, and the cat demon's soul completely disappeared.

Was that it for the cat demon? What was that red sword? I was dazed, holding the talisman, and couldn't help but touch it. It was still slightly warm, but it made me shiver all over because I seemed to see a sea of fresh blood, with countless evil auras condensed above it, created by countless killings, an invincible evil aura!

The evil aura is the most dangerous thing, breaking through any aura! What is my life-bound talisman? How could it condense such evil? A sea of blood, evil aura?

I couldn't think of any answers, and I was dazed, even ignoring the pain in my arm. The only thing that kept circling in my mind was my master and senior brother's warning: my life-bound talisman must not be used lightly.

Why can't it be used? Is this the answer? Because it's an evil aura? I instinctively felt that the answer shouldn't be so simple. I was like a bull in a corner, desperately trying to find an answer, but at that moment, Old Zhou's scream suddenly pulled me back to reality.

Old Zhou's scream was so terrified that my heart leaped. I didn't have time to think and ran toward Old Zhou. I saw Old Zhou, terrified, leaning against a big tree, shouting at the top of the specimen building.

I grabbed Old Zhou, intending to cover his mouth. Such a commotion would surely have alerted the security guards. But before I did, I instinctively looked at the top of the specimen building. In the next moment, I couldn't help but want to scream.

Because I saw a huge black cat on the roof, looking down at me and Old Zhou. The eyes of a cat at night are already startling, but this black cat's eyes were ten times more terrifying.

Old Zhou was screaming hysterically. I covered his mouth, knowing that Old Zhou wasn't just scared but was disturbed by the cat's aura, losing control.

The aura was mysterious, cold, and dark, with an indescribable terror. Even my willpower was almost shaken, and I couldn't help but want to scream. How much more so for Old Zhou?

I pulled Old Zhou behind me, regretting not wiping off the talisman on his body first. The huge black cat on the roof, about the size of a leopard, was not a real cat but a spirit!

This was the cat demon's true form. What I had destroyed earlier was just a wisp of its soul. The most direct proof was the blood mark on its forehead, which I felt a familiar aura from, the aura of my life-bound talisman.

I knew the cat demon was very angry. The blood mark hadn't disappeared, and it was trying to break free, wanting to devour me. But for some reason, it just stood on the roof, looking at me, making no move.

After so many confrontations, this was the first time I saw the cat demon's true form. Was this a failure? A clear sign of unequal power?

But I had to protect Old Zhou. Under such pressure, my eyes didn't waver as I looked at the cat demon. It also looked at me, its eyes filled with an indescribable something. In this silent standoff, Old Zhou's screams had already attracted the attention of the security guard. I saw a security guard run out from the guardhouse.

"Don't come over!" I called out. If an ordinary person got involved, I couldn't guarantee his safety. At this moment, my only reliance was the life-bound talisman in my hand, which was wet with sweat.

"What are you doing?" The security guard, seeing that Old Zhou and I were two living people, grew bolder and pulled out a rubber baton, running toward us.

I instinctively wanted to stop him, but the cat demon, which had been silent, suddenly laughed. I can't describe how bizarre that laugh was. I can only say that a normal person can't imagine how terrifying it is to hear a cat's voice produce a laugh.

"So it's you. You're finished, it will get very, very lively soon. You're finished, hahaha, you're finished." The cat demon angrily touched the blood mark on its forehead and then turned and walked to the other end of the roof, disappearing.

I fell to my knees, my taut nerves snapping. I couldn't support myself anymore. Although I didn't understand what the cat demon meant, or even if it was talking to me, I felt something inside me being touched, something important. All my support was gone because, in that moment, I heard countless screams, and it felt like countless blood-red grudges were about to swallow me.

Cold sweat covered my body, and I couldn't escape from the blood-red grudges. I didn't know what was happening around me, only the cat demon's terrifying voice echoing in my mind.

It will get very, very lively soon. I'm finished, I'm finished.

Then I felt a hard pat on my back. I turned my dazed eyes and saw Old Zhou's worried face. Before he could say anything, I instinctively said, "I'm finished? Why am I finished?"

"Old Three, how much did you drink? How much did you drink?" Old Zhou's eyes showed obvious concern. He was supporting me, and a security guard was standing in front of us, but I didn't know what to do, even though I was somewhat清醒过来，大致知道外面发生了什么，但我还是无法做出反应。

Old Zhou seemed helpless and turned to talk to the security guard. In a daze, I let Old Zhou support me, not hearing what he said to the security guard. I heard the screams again, the most desperate and angry cries before death.

I felt the blood-red evil aura tightly enveloping me. I was suffocating, and Old Zhou supported me into the car.

I felt the evil aura in my body continuously converging, surging toward my chest. Old Zhou, driving the car, looked at me worriedly and said, "Old Three, what's wrong with you? If I can't explain to your parents, what will I say to Xinyi when she comes back?"

Xinyi? I was confused but felt a sudden coolness in my chest. It was the chain I was wearing, the unknown bead emitting a coolness that suppressed something trying to surge into my chest. Then my shoulder suddenly ached.

The world cleared up in that moment, but I closed my eyes because of the tension from before.