Sizzle. A drop of golden fat dripped from the beef.
Gulp. As Gray Cat watched the beef roasting over the flames, sounds unconsciously rose from its throat. Jiao beside it was no better, constantly swallowing saliva as well. Lu Hao, meanwhile, kept telling himself, It's not cooked yet. Can't eat it. A person can't—or at least shouldn't...
The reason they could no longer endure it was that a layer of apex Life Essence had been added to the outside of the roasting beef. Under the flames, the fragrance released by the Life Essence was irresistible. "Fierce one, this cat thinks it's cooked already. It can definitely be eaten. This cat is a cat—even if it's only seventy percent cooked, it's fine."
Gray Cat swallowed and said, "No. Wait a little longer."
With sheer force of will, Lu Hao pulled Gray Cat back. "I can't take it anymore! This cat can't hold back! This cat is eating now! Awoo..."
As it spoke, Gray Cat pounced onto the still-roasting beef in an instant, bit down, and tore off a huge chunk. "So delicious... So tasty! Fierce one, the beef is cooked! This cat already tasted it!"
"Wait a little longer. The inside isn't cooked yet." This time, Lu Hao held Gray Cat back and did not dare relax for a moment. He had not expected Gray Cat to rush in and tear off a piece of meat with its teeth. Gray Cat kept shouting, but Lu Hao simply held on and refused to let go. As for Jiao beside them, Lu Hao trusted that it did not have the nerve. After quite a while, Lu Hao used his mental power to inspect the beef and saw that even the innermost parts were cooked. Only then did he release Gray Cat and cut