Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 135

Chapter 135

To be despised by a cat…

Li Xin fell into silence.

Long Tianyu asked in confusion, “What is the deal with it? Why is it so strong right at the start of the Apocalypse?”

It wasn’t that he was being weird; they could understand it hiding in the villa all along. When the renovations began, the workers had brought food, and later, the three Space Ability users in the villa kept a constant supply of materials.

It was normal for it to stay hidden when it didn’t lack food.

It was also normal for its dietary habits to change after it mutated.

But being this strong was strange!

The end of the world had just concluded, and the Apocalypse had only just begun. Many people were still awakening their Supernatural Abilities, or had only just awakened them. This fellow was far too exceptional.

Hao Jingye said meaningfully, “If humans can awaken early, why can’t a cat?”

If people who awakened early became very strong, then why couldn’t a cat that awakened early possess the formidable strength of someone two years into the Apocalypse?

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

At first, they thought they were the Chosen Son or Daughter of heaven, but later they discovered they weren’t unique and that others were the same. Now, even a cat was the same?

Sheng An murmured, “It might not just be an early awakening. This cat’s dietary habits have changed too much; it’s as if it has lived with humans for a long time after mutating…”

Without experiencing the passage of time, how could a cat suddenly like fruit?

It defied common sense.

It was difficult to get a definitive answer to these conjectures. After all, they were dealing with a cat.

Sheng An stood up. “Send it for an examination first. This is the first Mutated Animal, and its Supernatural Ability is powerful and unique. We’ll talk more once we’ve cleared up the situation.”

She reached out, about to pick the cat up.

The cat lifted its head, wiped the watermelon juice off its face with a paw, and patted the remaining watermelon. Then, it lifted its feline face, swayed its body, and walked toward the door.

Even without Wu Buyu to translate, everyone understood its meaning.

-Save the watermelon for me. Lead the way.

Everyone: “…”

Damn, this thing has definitely become a spirit!!

*

Midnight, rest time.

The members of Group B were all inside the villa, along with a few members from Group A. Obviously, they had heard about the existence of the Mutated Animal and had come to see the rarity.

A group of people squatted on the ground, surrounding a cat.

This Calico was eating again. Don’t be fooled by its small size; it was a Superpower Cat, after all. It was a very heavy eater, and its dietary habits were almost identical to a human’s-it wanted cooked food and fruit.

Even though it was surrounded, it remained noble and cold, eating earnestly without sparing them a single glance.

Oh, and it was a Male Cat.

“So what exactly is its Supernatural Ability?” Li Wanyun asked curiously.

Hao Jingye replied, “Sister Sheng and the others are currently naming it. It’s a bit unique; we’ll know when they get back.”

Ruan Zifeng found it very novel. “So it also awakened its Supernatural Ability early and has been living in the villa the whole time without anyone noticing?”

Gu Qiansheng nodded. “From the looks of it, yes.”

Li Wanyun said, “No wonder my snacks were disappearing so fast. I thought I’d just become a bigger eater than before, but it was actually this guy.”

Ji Yani added, “If Sister Li didn’t notice, Xiao Yu probably noticed even less. Farming is hard work, so she often asks logistics for snacks. This cat probably ate a lot of them.”

Hearing this, Hao Jingye was speechless. “I just asked Jiang Yu. She thought about it for a long time before she realized with a shock that a lot of the food she had before had vanished.”

It was just that the ‘Young Phoenix’ hadn’t cared at all. If it was gone, she just asked logistics for more. If it was disappearing too fast, she just piled more in her room…

As a result, this cat had never gone hungry.

Jiang Ling asked, “So what happened with the disappearing Little Iceberg?”

Song Linwei had already figured it out, his feelings complicated. “The Little Iceberg didn’t disappear at all. It must have been the effect of its Supernatural Ability, causing the iceberg to be like it-we couldn’t see it, and we couldn’t feel the temperature.”

They had felt something was wrong before. How could the Little Iceberg have been taken away?

As it turned out, it hadn’t left at all; it had been right there the whole time.

Pausing for a moment, he speculated:

“Before the end of the world, as long as it was full, it would just find a place to sleep and we wouldn’t notice it. But after the end of the world, the weather got too hot, so we got ice blocks and all slept in the living room.

“It was hot too, so it slept next to the ice-no, it should be said it was soaking right in the basin. This caused the Little Iceberg to come into contact with it, and under the influence of its Supernatural Ability, the ice also became invisible. Later, after it ‘bathed,’ it went to Li Wanyun’s room to eat snacks and used a towel to wipe the water off its body along the way…”

He could hardly go on.

This fellow had practically become a spirit!!

Before the end of the world, Jiang Yu had been in the villa, so the cat didn’t lack food. But later, when Jiang Yu went to the Research Institute and the cat finished the stored food in the house, it started targeting the things in the kitchen, which was when they finally noticed it.
No, it was possible the cat had started its thievery even earlier, but they had been so busy preparing for the Apocalypse that they hadn’t noticed at all.

With so many people in the villa, even if food went missing, everyone just assumed someone else had eaten it. No one had given it a second thought!

As they listened, the group’s expressions grew complicated.

Looking at the cat before them, their expressions became even more complex.

It truly was the end of the world; all sorts of strange things were happening.

Ruan Zifeng blinked. “So, is it going to be a member of Group B from now on?”

“Of course,” Li Xin said without hesitation. “We found it, so of course it belongs to us. Don’t even think about stealing it.”

Lou Mingwei suddenly interjected, “A Supernatural Ability animal actually suits your group quite well. Since none of you act like humans anyway, it’s a perfect fit.”

Wasn’t it a perfect match?

The members of Group B didn’t act like normal people, so adding a non-human to the mix felt completely natural.

“…”

As soon as the words left his mouth, he was pummeled by Long Tianyu and the others.

Lou Mingwei groaned, “A cat teammate? Our group is made up entirely of humans; we wouldn’t be interested anyway.”

It was at that moment that Sheng An walked in from outside, a strange expression on her face.

Li Xin jumped up and hurriedly asked, “Sister Sheng, what kind of Supernatural Ability does this cat have?”

Sheng An replied, “A new ability. It was just named.”

She didn’t keep them in suspense, stating directly, “A Rule and Order Ability: Loophole.”

Everyone: “!!”

They were all stunned.

Loophole? Wasn’t that just a bug?

What kind of ability was that?!

Lou Mingwei was dying of envy.

Though he had just claimed to be uninterested, he was now extremely interested. It was another Rule and Order Ability. Group B already had three, while his group didn’t have a single one.

Lou Mingwei’s eyes flickered, and he suddenly reached out toward the Calico Cat.

He was going to snatch it!

No one expected him to be so shameless as to try and steal a teammate right in front of Group B. The others failed to react in time, watching helplessly as his hand was about to grab the cat.

However, in the next instant, the air seemed to ripple for a moment, and Lou Mingwei’s hand passed straight through the Calico Cat.

Yes, it passed right through.

Even though the cat was clearly sitting there, it was as if it were in another dimension, making it impossible to catch.

The scene was nothing short of eerie.

Sheng An remained calm. “This is the uniqueness of its ability. Loophole. It can slip through any loophole; it is essentially a loophole itself.”

Lou Mingwei: “!!!”

Hao Jingye’s heart felt heavy.

This was the third Rule and Order Ability they had encountered, and it was even more complicated than the first two-this one belonged to a cat.

It seemed that powerful and unique Rule and Order Abilities all came with significant flaws: the three-year-old with the Prophecy ability, the stutterer with the Verbal Spell Ability, and now a non-human with the Loophole ability…

Was there really no such thing as a flawless Rule and Order Ability?

Lou Mingwei withdrew his hand sullenly.

Long Tianyu, Li Wanyun, and the others really wanted to give him another beating, but for now, they were more concerned with the cat.

Gu Qiansheng asked, “The ability is certainly unique, but it’s a cat. Can it really be used by us?”

Hao Jingye pushed up his glasses.

“Regarding that, the people at the Research Institute gathered to analyze the situation. It never left the villa, and it was very cooperative during the research just now…

“It has likely already accepted being with us by default. That’s why when we slept in the hall, it slept here too.”

It was already one of them.

It was just that previously, it had stayed with them in a state where they couldn’t see it.

Hearing this, everyone looked at the cat again.

The creature had already eaten its fill and was currently cleaning its paws. It didn’t seem afraid or defensive at all despite being the center of attention; it was perfectly at ease.

“Should we give it a name?” Ji Yani suggested.

Li Xin’s eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands together.

Long Tianyu immediately cut him off. “We’ll just call it Calico. You are not allowed to name it!”

Li Xin was indignant. “What? With such a powerful ability, it should have a powerful name. Like Cat King or-”

Long Tianyu ignored him and interrupted, “Then we’ll call it Shan Hua. It’s easy to remember and sounds nice.”

Sheng An remained noncommittal.

The name wasn’t important; its ability was.

She sat down and reached out to rub the Calico Cat’s head. The cat was quite docile and let her pet it freely.

Seeing this, the others also reached out.

Li Xin and Long Tianyu were still bickering over the name, while the Calico Cat rolled its eyes, clearly uninterested in their antics. The atmosphere was relatively relaxed.

Right then, Sheng An’s hand paused.

In her earpiece, Wan Yuan’s voice came through, urgent and clear-

“Sister Sheng, something happened!”

“The Scientific Research Team heading to Shi City was ambushed by Aberrants. Zhang Kun, Ke Jiaxue, Liu Yue, Academician Cheng… we’ve lost contact with all of them!”

Sheng An stood up abruptly, her gaze turning sharp.