"Wait... is that thing really so easy to catch??"
Zhou Yue stared at the impossibly docile Shiny Mischief Cat behind Zhou Qiaoling and sank deep into self-doubt.
A wanted status cleared after a single death, so the soldiers chasing Zhou Qiaoling had vanished when she respawned.
Mu Yawen and Zhong Yi were out exploring and leveling up, leaving Zhou Yue to take Zhou Qiaoling along to capture that special Tombat.
Zhou Yue had expected a grueling fight.
Instead, they had barely started fighting, and the Shiny Mischief Cat still had more than half its health when Zhou Qiaoling threw a Pal Sphere and caught it outright.
"Haha, big bro, it's not often something good happens to you! This Shiny Mischief Cat is so cute!"
Zhou Qiaoling stroked the Shiny Mischief Cat under its chin, thoroughly pleased with herself.
"Check what skills it has. Why do its attacks hurt so much...?"
Zhou Yue studied the Shiny Mischief Cat, unable to fathom how it had killed him in one hit before.
"Cat Punch, Air Cannon... Wow! Its third skill is purple! It's called Dark Laser... Sounds really strong!"
Zhou Qiaoling opened its panel and was pleasantly surprised.
She had thought the Shiny Mischief Cat was just a little bigger. She hadn't expected another surprise.
"No wonder... What about its traits? How are those?"
Zhou Yue pressed on.
"Cowardly. That's an innate Tombat trait, right? What a scaredy-cat..."
"Rare! A rainbow trait! It boosts attack, defense, and work speed! That's amazing!"
"Musclehead. It adds a ton of attack but lowers work speed. No wonder it doesn't look too bright..."
"Uh, there's one more..."
Zhou Qiaoling's eyes darted around. Then she grinned, patted the Tombat's head, and said to Zhou Yue:
"Big bro, Tombat says you beat it up so badly just now that