Cat Demon

Wang Ding watched the two children squatting to one side, whispering to each other, and a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

"There are over a hundred squares here. If we just blindly step on them one by one, we won't figure it out even after we've lost all our points, right?" Mi Chuchu looked at Tao Yuan, "Captain, can we find a pattern?"

Tao Yuan shook his head. "Finding the pattern requires going through at least a few more rounds; it requires trial and error."

"Then let's do it one by one, try them one by one," An Ying said.

"Okay, I'll go first," Tao Yuan said.

She gripped the Chainsaw in her hand, cautiously approached the first row of squares, and tentatively stretched out her leg to reach the square—but couldn't reach it; her leg was too short.

Tao Yuan awkwardly withdrew her leg, forgetting that she had shrunk and that her current leg wouldn't be the long leg she would have in the future.

Qin Rang tilted his head and looked at Tao Yuan, asking Lin Nieran curiously, "Lin Yi, you said her weapon is so heavy, would one of her hands be very strong and the other very thin?"

As he spoke, he drew a child on the ground with one arm thicker than the other, and after thinking for a moment, he added a few long strands of hair to the child.

Lin Nieran suppressed a laugh as he looked at this masterpiece of art, pretending to ponder it carefully, "Good question, why don't you go ask her?"

"I can't beat her, and if I go to ask, I'll definitely get beaten up," Qin Rang muttered as he wiped away the marks from the drawing.

Lin Nieran: "You knew you'd get beaten up, yet you still said so? I thought you didn't know."

Qin Rang looked up at him suspiciously. "Lin Yi, why are you talking so sarcastically today?"

Lin Nieran opened his eyes wide and feigned innocence. "Really? No way!"

Qin Rang's eyes narrowed, filled with disdain. "Acting cute is shameful. Are you possessed by a ghost?"

Lin Nieran continued to feign ignorance, "Don't talk nonsense. Qin Rang also talked a lot today, and he's getting so close to these newcomers. You're much stranger than I am."

"It seems... to be?"

Even 007 figured it out now, whispering, "[Host, Qin Rang really easy to fool right now]."

"Without experiencing the hardships of adulthood, no matter how smart you are, you're still just a child."

At this moment, Tao Yuan was still hesitating in front of the first row of boxes.

It is known that the second square is incorrect and has been eliminated by Wang Ding, so it cannot be moved. However, there are still three squares left, and it is difficult to say which one is correct.

The group was a bit stumped by the boxes. They hated multiple-choice questions because most of the time they chose the wrong answer, even if they chose the opposite.

We can't just use Weird Object from the start, can we?

They don't have much energy left and are always relying on Weird Object; if they encounter any danger, they're finished.

Having waited in vain for Tao Yuan to set off, Lin Nieran glanced at them, then squatted down and touched the square grids on the ground.

The latticework was made of stone and looked very sturdy. Looking up further ahead, the depths of the passageway were pitch black and obscured, and the sky above was completely empty.

It seems that this is the only path they can take.

Tao Yuan wanted to choose the first square, but she wasn't sure about her luck. After thinking it over, she turned her attention to Flower Language was also staring blankly at the square.

"Miss Flower Language, do you have a favorite grid?"

Flower Language Yu glanced at her with her head held high and shook her head. Tao Yuan's gaze shifted to Wu Liang, who also coldly indicated that he didn't know.

Lin Nieran withdrew his hand from the grid, blinked his dark eyes, and said, "Perhaps we could try choosing the third grid?"

Tao Yuan hesitated to speak because of Lin Yi's experience.

Wang Ding also recalled what Lin Yi had said about the right-hand square when he was playing hopscotch, and how he had chosen it but still ended up falling into a deep pit. He was equally skeptical of Lin Yi's words.

Both of them blinked at Lin Yi, remaining silent for a long time.

"I think the others are all quite dangerous," Lin Nieran said sincerely.

He was actually a little puzzled. When he squatted down to touch the grid, he could feel that the grid here was different from the one he had seen when he and Wang Ding first entered.

But something felt different... He couldn't quite put his finger on the feeling, only vaguely sensing danger.

An Ying asked, "Why don't we give it a try? It's better than us picking randomly."

Before Tao Yuan could respond, the Black Cat, who was also sitting on the edge of the grid watching the show, leaped high towards the grid upon hearing this, completely trusting its Master's command.

The moment the Black Cat leaped above the grid, Black Cat body suddenly elongated as it took to the air, transforming into a Mo Lan humanoid form.

The black-haired Little Cat ears landed steadily on the grid, slowly stretching his limbs, his cold cat-like face turning to look at the others.

[Ah, so cute!]

[Although this is quite inappropriate, the child with those two fluffy ears is just too cute.]

Little Cat are even cuter when they're young! I want to have one.

[Can't you concentrate on the Instance? He didn't fall! He's really lucky!]

[But this was said by Lin Yi, right? Lin Yi and Captain Qin Rang were so cute talking together when they were kids!]

[Lin Yi is luckier than Dù'è; he solved the case.]

[I'm reporting that Lin Yi was deliberately acting cute in the back just now, I saw it all!]

[They're just kids now, it's normal for them to unconsciously act cute, right?]

[I'm not kidding, with so many squares, even if Dù'è a hundred chances, you still couldn't get past them, right?]

[That's so mean!]

Honest advice is hard to hear, after all.

[God's honest advice is hard to swallow...]

[I have to say, watching the Calamity Crossing Squad clear the Instance is really educational, because when you try it yourself, you realize it's not that difficult at all.]

[Haha, they're in nightmare mode.]

Mo Lan stepped onto the checkered pattern, which steadily supported him.

The little cat-eared boy Wristband his arms, raised his chin slightly, and looked at them with droopy blue eyes, displaying utter disdain.

Although he didn't say anything, everyone could read the disdain on his face.

Flower Language and Wu Liang clenched their fists:... He really showed off!

They wouldn't be so eager to please!

Damn felines, their reaction speed is just so fast.

"Well, Lin Yi, you're definitely luckier than me." Tao Yuan quickly realized this fact.

Lin Nieran and said, "I was just guessing."

"So it seems that the third square is also safe now." Wang Ding lowered his head to take notes.

Tao Yuan stepped onto the third square and said to the Black Cat, "Mo Lan, shall I go first? It'll be a bit dangerous later."

"No, aren't you all surprised?" Qin Rang stared wide-eyed at the scene, gripping Lin Nieran's arm tightly with one hand. "Lin Yi, the cat turned into a person?!"

Lin Nieran belatedly realized he should also put on an act, so he looked at Mo Lan in shock and exclaimed, "Are you a cat demon?!"

Upon hearing its Master's address, Mo Lan's leisurely swaying tail froze in mid-air, its eyes widening in surprise.

Flower Language Yu smirked and said, "Heh."

Wu Liang: "Haha, a cat demon."

Mo Lan, holding her breath, shouted, "It's not a cat demon, it's a cat!"