By the time Hao Ren and the Data Terminal had finished dealing with the matter, "Roll" was still clawing at the ground. Cat Girl was fighting bravely against her own shadow while her fur stood on end, kicking up dust until smoke and mist filled the air. At first glance, she looked like a cat demon who had finally cultivated to the point of ascending to heaven after many years of practice. Hao Ren walked over and patted Cat Girl on the head. "All right, all right. We've caught it."
Cat Girl jumped in fright when Hao Ren patted her, shooting more than two meters away. Only after confirming that no one was about to hit her did she raise her head and look around. When she saw the Data Terminal trapping a mass of black shadow with blue light, she finally relaxed and let out a meow. She ran over, rubbed her head against Hao Ren's arm, and made intermittent purring sounds deep in her throat as she rubbed against him. She had been scared out of her wits.
"It's all right now, it's all right." Hao Ren rubbed the silly cat's head and tucked her tail back into her shirt. He had to reassess this cat demon. Although she usually caused trouble, acted mischievously, disobeyed orders, had a strange temper, and did whatever she pleased, he had not expected her to be quite brave when it mattered. After calming his cat down, he went over to the Data Terminal. "So what exactly is this thing?"
The Data Terminal was still binding the mass of shadow with a beam of blue light, and its voice sounded somewhat puzzled as well. "This unit has never encountered anything with this kind of life form. It appears to be an energy body