"Forehead..."
Looking at the Aberration creature in front of him that resembled a dog but wasn't quite a dog, [ Soaring Clouds 6365 ]'s expression was somewhat blank.
How should one describe this creature?
If I had to give an example to illustrate this, the difference between this dog and a normal dog is roughly like the difference between a pseudo-human and a normal human. It's the kind of dog that would make a dog's skin crawl and trigger the uncanny valley effect.
Fortunately, there weren't any real dogs in the World of Disorder, and as players who had seen their share of big events, they were clearly not intimidated by the creature.
After calming himself down, [ Soaring Clouds 6365 ] politely greeted him:
"Woof."
"Are you crazy, buddy?"
The other Soaring Sky Studio players nearby burst into laughter, and one of them shouted:
"Little puppy, run a lap and see!"
[ Soaring Clouds 6365 ] The Vine Dog in front of him remained unmoved by the command, instead staring at its master with non-existent eyes.
"Sweetie, can you run?"
[ Soaring Clouds 6365 ] asked tentatively, "Pets have always been companions used by players in games to stabilize their mind or restore their sanity."
If you're really expecting these creatures to have any powerful combat abilities, sorry, they're not pets, they're summoned beasts.
Therefore, [ Soaring Clouds 6365 ] doesn't have high requirements for Vine Dog. As long as he has a little follower when he's farming gold in the future, and the little follower can understand human speech and won't rush in to kill enemies, that's enough.
Upon hearing his question, the Vine Dog, after a brief moment of understanding, immediately began running around its master.
It circled [ Soaring Clouds 6365 ] twice, at a moderate speed, roughly the same as a pet dog trotting in real life.
"That's amazing!"
[ Soaring Clouds 6365 ] exclaimed in genuine admiration, while [ Soaring Clouds ] himself, in the distance, was still watering the ever-growing plants with his blood.
Seeing this, he suddenly understood a post he had seen on the internet in real life.
To prevent employees from leaving, a company kept many cats on site and assigned employees to take care of them one-on-one.
If an employee wants to leave the company, they cannot take the cat with them.
This kind of soft "shackle" has sparked quite a bit of discussion, but only a few people have taken it too seriously. Most people are focusing on how to bring the company cat home without attracting the boss's attention.
Soaring Clouds, now a small business owner who has given each employee a pet, has finally transcended time and space to achieve an emotional connection with a boss he doesn't know in reality.
Although he had given all the Vine Dog seeds to his employees, he still believed that with these cute little guys, his employees' cohesion would reach a new level.
Ruthless individuals like [Soaring Clouds 6365 ] who slit throats and bleed out their opponents are few and far between. The players slowly bleed out their opponents while watching the little dog still circling around.
However, someone quickly discovered the problem--
Is the dog's front leg speed different from its hind leg speed?
The players exchanged glances, and without needing to speak, they saw the same confusion in each other's eyes.
[ Soaring Clouds 6365 ], surrounded by Vine Dog, also noticed something was wrong, because--
As the number of laps increased, the difference in speed between the Vine Dog's hind legs was steadily increasing, and its head was almost touching the dog's tail!
A normal dog wouldn't be that long, so the Vine Dog looks particularly comical at this moment:
Its body is made up of concentric rings of vines, so as it grows longer, the dog's entire chest and abdomen become like an elongated spring, with the inside clearly visible.
[ Soaring Clouds 6365 ] saw all of this clearly, and suddenly the image of the toy Slinky Dog from the Toy Story movie he watched as a child appeared in his mind.
"Okay, stop running."
Although the pet seemed a bit slow-witted, [ Soaring Clouds 6365 ]'s tone remained gentle.
Upon hearing its owner's command, the Vine Dog quickly stopped, its front legs stopping first, while its hind legs continued moving for a while before ceasing to move.
This roughly one-second delay allowed the hind legs to move forward a short distance after the front legs had come to a standstill, cleverly enabling the spring-like vines on the Vine Dog's chest and abdomen to complete their contraction.
The exposed internal structure disappeared, Vine Dog reverted to its docile state, its dachshund traits vanishing.
Good heavens!
Seeing this scene, [ Soaring Clouds 6365 ] thought of a rather famous saying on the internet:
One bug is a bug, but a bunch of bugs can make it work!
The two bugs thus completed a logical loop in the character of Vine Dog.
In the future, when taking the puppy out, as long as you let it adjust its position from time to time, you shouldn't encounter the situation where the head arrives but the tail doesn't.
However, he then remembered the internal structure of the Vine Dog he had just seen.
This Aberration creature had no internal organs; it was simply a space enclosed by resilient vines.
So, can this little guy...?
[ Soaring Clouds 6365 ] took out a Tasteless Fruit and handed it to Vine Dog:
"Great!"
The Tasteless Fruit was about the size of a fist, and looked almost as big as half a dog's head.
But then the Vine Dog immediately opened its mouth, the vines that made up its jaws loosened considerably, and like a snake swallowing an egg, it ate the fruit.
The thorny teeth made a "crunching" sound, and the Tasteless Fruit quickly disappeared into its mouth.
The Vine Dog's chest and abdomen then began to slowly twitch. [ Soaring Clouds 6365 ] frowned and stared at the Vine Dog's abdomen. Five minutes later, he found that the twitch had completely disappeared.
"Come on, open your mouth so I can see."
He gave the command to the Vine Dog, and the dog obediently opened its mouth, revealing its empty chest and belly.
Looking at the empty Vine Dog, [ Soaring Clouds 6365 ] nodded and rummaged through his pockets. This time, he didn't take out food or drinks, but two unopened Vine Bandage Pack.
Please save these two files for me.
He held two unactivated plant tissue spheres in his hands, looking at the Vine Dog in front of him.
Then the Aberration creature's behavior once again exceeded his expectations.
Seemingly detecting a keyword like "save," the Vine Dog's mouth instantly opened wide, its chin and "upper chin" expanding outwards to form a nearly circular opening.
Its body was now completely upright, displaying the interior space to its owner in its entirety.
[ Soaring Clouds 6365 ] threw two Vine Bandage Pack inside, hoping that the Vine Dog wouldn't eat them.