Chapter 535 - 352: The Glistening Green Fish-headed Monster

Chapter 535: Chapter 352: The Glistening Green Fish-headed Monster

"Zhou Tongtong, what are you doing?"

Hearing a familiar voice from behind, Zhou Tongtong turned around and saw that it was her old classmate, Wang Duoduo, who had called out to her.

The cute, short-haired little girl looked at Zhou Tongtong with a puzzled expression. When Zhou Tongtong turned, revealing the two little stray cats squatting on the ground in front of her, Wang Duoduo let out a cry of surprise.

"Gasp! Kitties!"

With that, Wang Duoduo immediately walked over. The Little Black Cat and the Little White Cat watched her approach, their eyes full of vigilance.

"Zhou Tongtong, you’re playing with kitties and you didn’t even invite me! Are we even friends anymore?"

Wang Duoduo noticed the Little Black Cat and the Little White Cat watching her warily. She didn’t reach out to pet them, instead turning to Zhou Tongtong and saying,

"I was in a hurry and forgot. I’ll call you next time..." Zhou Tongtong said.

Wang Duoduo was satisfied with her friend’s reply. She nodded with a smile and then asked Zhou Tongtong,

"Why aren’t these two little ones afraid of you? But they seem scared of me?"

"Little Black, Little White, this is my good friend. Don’t be afraid of her," Zhou Tongtong said to the Little Black Cat and the Little White Cat, then reached out her small, fair hand to pat their heads.

"Meow... We’re not afraid of her," said the Little White Cat.

"Meow... That’s right! We’re not scared of her at all," the Little Black Cat chimed in.

Wang Duoduo was filled with envy as she heard Zhou Tongtong talking to the two little strays and watched her intimately stroking their heads. The two little ones didn’t resist at all, letting her pet them freely.

Zhou Tongtong could see that her friend seemed desperate to pet the two little strays, so she consulted with the pair.

"Little Black, Little White, would you let my friend pet you?"

Hearing this, Wang Duoduo’s eyes lit up, and she looked at the two little strays with an expectant expression.

The Little Black Cat and the Little White Cat glanced at the hopeful Wang Duoduo, then looked at each other. ’Since Zhou Tongtong is asking, I guess we can reluctantly let this human cub pet us,’ they thought.

"Meow..." The Little Black Cat and the Little White Cat nodded. Zhou Tongtong turned to her friend and said with a smile, "Wang Duoduo, Little Black and Little White agreed. You can come pet them now... Be gentle! Don’t use too much force."

"Okay." With permission granted, Wang Duoduo nodded, then squatted down and reached her hand out to the Little Black Cat and the Little White Cat.

"They’re so soft!"

Wang Duoduo’s small hand stroked the backs of the Little Black Cat and the Little White Cat, a brilliant smile on her face.

And so, the two little girls squatted in front of the small grove of trees, completely lost in the joy of petting the cats. It wasn’t until the school bell rang that they snapped back to reality.

RING RING RING...

"Ah! The bell for class rang!" Wang Duoduo exclaimed.

"Little Black, Little White, we have to go back to class now. You two should hurry home too!" Zhou Tongtong said, then quickly ran with Wang Duoduo toward the distant classroom building.

"Meow..." The two little strays, who had been petted nearly to sleep, got up from the grass. They watched the two small figures hurry toward the classroom without a moment’s pause, then glanced at each other.

"Meow... The weather’s getting hotter. Let’s go home," the Little White Cat said, looking up at the sun.

"Meow... I’m getting a little hungry. Let’s find something to eat nearby before we go back," said the Little Black Cat.

"Meow... We just ate breakfast not long ago. How are you hungry again so soon?" the Little White Cat asked, puzzled.

That morning, the two of them had shared a large rat, and then they had each gotten a small fish from the owner of a restaurant. The Little White Cat’s belly was still full!

"Meow... I don’t know! I just feel hungry again," the Little Black Cat said, lifting a small paw to rub its belly.

"Meow... Alright then. We’ll find something to eat nearby before heading back," said the Little White Cat.

Afterward, the two little ones climbed a large tree behind them and used a branch extending over the school wall to leave the grounds.

...

「Spirit Realm.」

Lin Li rounded a gourd-shaped hill and soon saw a lake that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Bibo Lake was a freshwater lake, and not a small one, at over 30,000 square kilometers. On Blue Star, that would be large enough to make the world rankings, but here in the Spirit Realm, a lake of this size could only be considered a small one.

The brilliant golden sunlight shone down on the endless expanse of Bibo Lake, the rippling surface reflecting a dazzling light.

The lakeshore was shaded by lush green trees. From time to time, flocks of ordinary birds would fly out from the woods, heading toward the distant depths of Bibo Lake.

"Finally at my destination." Lin Li arrived at the shore and gazed at the picturesque scenery before him. ’If it weren’t for the dangerous Mutant Beasts around here, this would be a great place for a picnic,’ he thought.

After leaving Dongwu City, he had rarely encountered any sign of other humans along the way. But now, having arrived at the shore of Bibo Lake, Lin Li had only stopped to observe his surroundings for a short while before he spotted several teams moving about nearby.

These teams ranged in size from three or four people to over a dozen. It was obvious they were all here to hunt for treasure.

According to eyewitnesses from a merchant caravan that had passed by Bibo Lake earlier, they had personally seen a White-Scaled Drilling Rat in this area.

However, the area around Bibo Lake was vast. Trying to find the nest of a White-Scaled Drilling Rat with only a vague piece of information would be no small feat.