Where's the Cat? Where's Such a Big Cat?

"Zhang Jie, Wang Zhen, how many more Xenomorphs do you think will appear in this plot world?" Zheng Zha walked quickly into the dim corridor, looking at the darkening path ahead, and couldn't help but ask.

"You killed one, I killed one, and Chu Xuan and the others took one down with them, so we've killed three in total! There was only one Xenomorph in the movie, but there were six people and a cat. One person was the protagonist, Ripley, who had one hidden inside her, so that shouldn't manifest; another was the Weyland Corporation android spy. So, there were four people and a cat in the movie that could be linked to the Xenomorphs." Wang Zhen thought for a moment and replied.

"After the plot started, we came out of the initial room and found four corpses at the corridor entrance... three white men and one black man, just like in the movie. If..." Wang Zhen pretended to be struggling to recall as he continued.

"If the plot world has changed, then the most likely scenario is that these four people were already parasitized by Xenomorphs, and then four more hatched!" Zhang Jie added.

"If there are only those four, we've already killed them! Does that mean there's only one left?" Zheng Zha asked, feeling relieved at the thought of only one remaining.

"Zheng Zha, don't celebrate too early! Popping champagne at halftime is a debuff! First, you didn't count the cat. In the movie, the Xenomorph species can parasitize mammals like cats, and... these special Xenomorphs born from mammals have a specific name: Runners. They fuse and optimize mammalian genes, so their physique and characteristics are closer to those mammals!" Wang Zhen reminded him pointedly.

"If we're talking about that, shouldn't we discuss even more desperate situations? After all, given the God's personality, it has never been about mercy or kindness; it would never let us off the hook!" Zhang Jie mocked.

"Did you two forget about those newcomers? The God dropped fifteen newcomers into this plot world, meaning this is a fifteen-person difficulty level! But only Chu Xuan, Zero, Ba Wang, and Li Shuaixi followed us; the other eleven left together as soon as the plot started!" Zhang Jie said coldly.

"So, we also have to consider how many Xenomorphs will appear from those eleven dead newcomers?" Wang Zhen chimed in.

"Eleven newcomers... if we go by the worst-case scenario, that's eleven Xenomorphs! Plus the one we mentioned earlier, that's twelve!" Zheng Zha said, though he desperately wanted to hack the remaining ones to death and return to the God Hall to hug and hold Loli, soothing the pain in his heart.

"Zheng Zha, you forgot about that cat again! If a Xenomorph egg parasitized that cat, we would have to face the most terrifying creature: a Xenomorph cat!" Wang Zhen followed Zheng Zha into the dim corridor. Facing the dark, silent passage, he, who had been relaxed until now, became highly alert.

"Cat? Xenomorph? Most terrifying? How big is a cat? Even if a Xenomorph parasitized it, how big could a cat-Xenomorph be? At most, it's a bit bigger than the original cat. I could smash it with one hammer!" Having killed a Drone and crippled a Warrior, Zheng Zha had deep memories of two-to-three-meter-tall Xenomorphs and naturally didn't care about a cat-Xenomorph that wouldn't exceed a meter in size.

"Smash it with one hammer? Zheng Zha, do you think a wild boar or a black bear is more threatening, or a slender, venomous snake?" Wang Zhen asked solemnly while heightening his senses to scan the surroundings.

"Damn! You aren't saying that cat-Xenomorph has speed, claws, fangs, and a long tongue, are you?" Zheng Zha's face turned ugly, and he asked in a strained voice.

"Bingo! You got it! That's exactly it! In a place with poor visibility like this, if a cat-Xenomorph is truly hiding in these dark corners, the three of us need to be on high alert," Wang Zhen replied casually, "because none of us can dodge a sneak attack from that thing!"

Zheng Zha stopped talking and slowed his pace. Walking in the lead, he clearly took Wang Zhen's words to heart. After all, he had personally experienced the God's twisted nature, so he no longer believed a cat-Xenomorph was impossible. On the contrary, he felt that since they had guessed it existed, the God would surely arrange it for them.

As he walked, Wang Zhen pondered some countermeasures. He casually crossed his arms over his chest and gave a light tap. A faint, dark glow flashed across his clothes; because the environment was so dim, no one would have noticed.

Wang Zhen was boosting his own defensive strength. After all, he lacked mental-type skills and couldn't guarantee he would accurately detect a cat-Xenomorph that excelled at stealth.

Therefore, he couldn't guarantee he would dodge a preemptive strike!

Since he couldn't dodge, he had to find a way to block the attack!

What Wang Zhen had just done was use a Transmutation Circle to decompose and reorganize the material of his clothes. Although the appearance and color remained unchanged, the composition had shifted.

The leather trench coat, which still looked like Sephiroth's shoulder-padded gear, was now composed of a chitinous material fused with alloys—an enhanced version of the Xenomorph exoskeleton!

Even so, Wang Zhen didn't relax; he became even more vigilant. A Xenomorph's inner jaw could pierce Yautja armor, so piercing this special material wouldn't be difficult. Wang Zhen subtly adjusted his position to ensure he could keep Zheng Zha protected behind him.

After making these preparations, Wang Zhen felt a bit frustrated. Where was the cat? Where was that damn cat-Xenomorph?

Given the God's style, it wouldn't just cancel such a flashy enemy.

Absolutely impossible!

So, where was it hiding?

Wang Zhen just wanted to return to the God Hall and patch his weaknesses as soon as possible.

Practice truly is the only way to gain knowledge! Only through real combat could he discover his shortcomings and loopholes. Only by patching them could he become a well-rounded, new-generation main battle tank!

Wait, that's wrong!

A new-generation God Apostle of the Infinite Space!

Wang Zhen continued to scan the surroundings, searching for the cat-Xenomorph. Although it hadn't appeared, his powerful mental energy could still faintly sense a gloomy killing intent, like a fog, quietly shrouding the three of them.