The Captain Just Wants to Go Home and Play Games

Master of Shadows, Zed was a true wolfman, trained from childhood by a Ninja Master. In his pursuit of greater power, he killed the master who raised him.

His primary ability is to manipulate Shadow Power, making his attack methods extremely bizarre. He can freely switch between physical and shadow forms, create Shadow Clones, and even swap positions with them mid-combat.

In terms of individual combat power and destructive force, he's not particularly outstanding among the many heroes. But when it comes to elusiveness and survivability, he's absolutely top-tier.

Now, with the Master of Shadows, Zed Character Card equipped, Mo Yi gained the power to manipulate shadows. The technique he unleashed was the ultimate fusion of Zed's lifelong learning—Chains of Shadow, a supreme skill combining Shadow Power with ninjutsu.

Facing an attack that suddenly melted into the ground like a shadow and rushed to her side in an instant, Yuumi decisively activated Spatial Shift, flashing three meters away.

But before she could assess the situation, Mo Yi's voice came from beneath her feet. Yuumi's fur instantly bristled as she looked down toward the source of the sound—her own shadow.

Then she saw her shadow come alive, rapidly swelling and exploding.

Countless shadows burst forth beneath her feet, yet Yuumi found herself unable to move, not even able to blink.

Before Yuumi's Spatial Shift, Mo Yi, transformed into a shadow, had already merged into the shadow beneath her feet. In a sense, a shadow is an inseparable part of a living being. Yuumi teleported, but her shadow came along with her.

Mo Yi, merged into Yuumi's shadow, naturally followed like a shadow itself.

And Yuumi's current immobility was also because her shadow was under Mo Yi's control.

As mentioned earlier, a shadow is part of any living being's composition. Under normal conditions, all changes in a shadow are dictated by the body's posture.

Conversely, if the shadow is fixed, the body attached to it naturally cannot move either.

Yuumi was forcibly locked in place because Mo Yi manipulated her shadow with Shadow Power.

"Chains of Shadow—"

Yuumi's exploding shadow instantly transformed into eight figures resembling the Master of Shadows, Zed. Then, all eight Mo Yis raised their blades simultaneously, imbued with Shadow Power, and slashed at the cat still frozen in place.

Yuumi was adorable—the cutest cat Mo Yi had ever seen. But unfortunately, Mo Yi was now an emotionless ninja. No matter how cute, it couldn't change the reproductive isolation between humans and cats. So such cuteness was meaningless!

"Ghost Slash: Shadow Shatter—"

From eight angles, as Mo Yi watched his blades about to slice into the immobile Yuumi, he thought to himself, "Sorry, but I'm taking this match—"

"Meow! Yuumi is angry now!"

Just centimeters away from simultaneously cutting into Yuumi's skin, the blades were blocked by a golden magical barrier that suddenly erupted from the Door Grimoire floating beside her, its pages flipping wildly.

"Tome's Finale!"

Cornered, Yuumi unleashed her own ultimate technique.

Unlike ordinary heroes, her ultimate wasn't cast by herself but by the Door Grimoire floating beside her.

Mo Yi had been wary of the grimoire all along. While using Shadow Power to restrain Yuumi, he also desperately suppressed the grimoire, hoping to lock them both down for two seconds.

Unfortunately, the true body of the hero known as "Magical Cat"—the grimoire—contained mystery and energy far beyond Mo Yi's, especially since his power was split across multiple clones while also suppressing them.

Given that Yuumi's overall strength was slightly higher than Mo Yi's, the grimoire's power broke through his restraints, unleashing a powerful magical shockwave.

Thus, blades carrying endless Shadow Power collided instantly with the shockwave of immense magic.

"Boom!"

The result was a violent explosion. The eight fragile but high-damage Master of Shadows Mo Yis were blasted away by the shockwave.

Two seconds later.

Exhausted, lying limp on the grimoire like a worn-out cat, Yuumi looked at Mo Yi, who had been blown far away and lay on the ground unable to get up. She meowed smugly, "Sleep your ass, get up and play, meow~~"

But Yuumi's smug cat face froze in that instant, because she realized she was floating—more accurately, being lifted by the neck.

"Still acting tough, huh? Not so tough now, meow?"

Yuumi stiffly turned her head and saw Mo Yi, already back to his original form. He held her with one hand and grabbed the grimoire with the other, smiling amiably.

Looking at Mo Yi's friendly smile, Yuumi felt no warmth—only trembling and a chill.

Finally, she instinctively covered her eyes with both paws and pleaded pitifully, "Yuumi was wrong, don't hit me—"

"Yuumi is afraid of pain, meow~~"

"So, do you acknowledge me?"

"I acknowledge you, I acknowledge you, meow~~"

After Yuumi answered from the heart, she felt the hand gripping her neck release, and the grimoire returned to her side.

Yuumi uncovered her eyes and saw Mo Yi sitting before her, looking completely drained.

Looking at this cat—cocky when winning, begging cutely when losing, and now utterly bewildered—Mo Yi said with amusement, "Since you acknowledge me, there's no need to keep fighting."

The moment Yuumi said she acknowledged him, Mo Yi received a notification from the Little World Game: a newly acquired Character Card—Magical Cat Yuumi.

Since his goal was achieved, and without being a bootlicker, it was better to stay on good terms with Yuumi. Maybe he could get something good from her, and there might be chances to summon her for battle in the future.

Wouldn't it be stupid to antagonize her now?

In the earlier clash of ultimates, the ones blown away were all Mo Yi's Shadow Clones. His true body had stayed hidden in Yuumi's shadow the whole time, dodging the explosion's shockwave.

When Yuumi let her guard down, thinking she had won, Mo Yi stepped out of her shadow, easily grabbed her, and secured victory.

Still, having barely beaten Yuumi, Mo Yi was utterly exhausted. He didn't bother with formality, sitting right on the ground and pulling out the Dried Fish Snacks he'd bought at the supermarket today.

Then, right under Yuumi's gaze, he began eating them with great relish.

"Is that the smell of Dried Fish Snacks?"

Yuumi, who had been dejected and listless, instantly revived the moment she caught the aroma wafting from the Dried Fish Snacks in Mo Yi's hand. Her eyes gleamed as she stared fixedly at the bag of snacks he held.

Watching Yuumi's drool nearly dripping to the floor, Mo Yi smirked inwardly—everything was going according to Plan B.

The Dried Fish Snacks had always been his backup plan for when force couldn't resolve a situation. After all, no cat dislikes fish, and that includes magical cats. Since he had already won her recognition through direct combat, these snacks would now serve to mend the rift between him and Yuumi.

"Want some?"

Mo Yi casually extended the bag of Dried Fish Snacks, a light chuckle escaping him:

"Don't hold back—"

"Really?"

Even as Yuumi asked, her paw had already snatched a piece of Dried Fish Snacks and brought it to her mouth. She bit down, and a blissful smile spread across her face.