70: Beast General-level Shadow Cat

Just as Qiao Yu wanted to step forward to take another closer look, that blood-colored silhouette turned into blood-red liquid and dissolved into the ground.

Even though the time had reached a little past five in the morning and the sky was already turning fish-belly white, the entire residential building, lacking electrical power, remained pitch black.

Qiao Yu placed his focus into the fungal nest and immediately sensed that a monster was hiding and resting in the shadows on this floor.

Obviously, the scent on Qiao Yu had attracted its attention.

A jet-black Shadow Cat had the advantage of the terrain within the building. Its motorcycle-sized feline body was completely hidden in the darkness; if it were any other Martial Artist, they would likely find it difficult to detect.

The Shadow Cat crawled on the ground, moving cautiously.

At the same time, its pitch-black eyes were fixed on Qiao Yu, preventing him from escaping.

It did not know that Qiao Yu had already discovered it, and it continued to approach step by step, trying its best not to make any sound.

Qiao Yu, likewise, pretended not to know and crouched in the corner of the residential building.

In the Shadow Cat's view, this position was absolutely a dead end for its prey.

Through the vision provided by the fungal nest, Qiao Yu discovered that the Shadow Cat, which should have had gray fur, was actually pitch black.

Obviously, this was a characteristic of a Shadow Cat that had reached the Beast General Level.

The original plan to rely on spores to eliminate the Shadow Cat had to be shelved; the method of spores infiltrating a monster's body to strangle it only worked on monsters below the Beast General Level.

The reason why he could make the entire Tiger Tooth Squad self-destruct before was because the physical fitness of an Elementary Warlord Martial Artist is actually far inferior to that of a Junior Beast General Level monster.

'Tsk.'

Qiao Yu clicked his tongue inwardly. Without the help of the fungal swarm, wanting to kill the Shadow Cat without getting injured, even with Psychic Power, might not be enough.

"Swish!"

The sound of fur lightly brushing against a pillar rang out, but the Shadow Cat launched a surprise attack on Qiao Yu from the opposite side of the sound.

This Shadow Cat clearly had high intelligence; it used its tail fur to rub against the wall to make a sound, then attacked from the other side to achieve a feint.

It was just a pity that in a closed environment, the thing Qiao Yu feared the least was a sneak attack.

Just as the Shadow Cat lunged, Qiao Yu immediately raised his one-handed shield to block the direction from which the Shadow Cat was attacking.

Since I haven't used my actual strength to fight a Beast General Level monster yet, I'll play with you.

The Shadow Cat's reaction speed was not low either. The moment Qiao Yu raised the shield, it changed its offensive, switching from a claw strike to a slap.

A heavy slap landed on the shield, and it was visible to the naked eye that the Tier 6 shield had a slight dent.

The Shadow Cat used the force to jump backward, widening the distance, and stared at Qiao Yu like a tiger watching its prey, revealing its sharp fangs and claws.

Because Qiao Yu was in the corner between two walls, it was difficult for the Shadow Cat to get behind him, and for a moment, they were at a stalemate.

The Shadow Cat clearly did not intend to end the fight quickly; instead, it licked the fur on the back of its paw and looked at Qiao Yu with a playful expression, clearly treating Qiao Yu as an object to be toyed with.

Seeing the Shadow Cat putting on airs, Qiao Yu felt amused.

Does it really think so highly of itself?

Qiao Yu cracked his knuckles, making a clicking sound, and put his hands in his pockets.

Seeing Qiao Yu so relaxed, the Shadow Cat felt it was very boring. It preferred to see prey afraid and struggling wildly before death, and it would then deliver a fatal blow at the moment of the prey's greatest despair.

Seeing Qiao Yu give up resistance, the Shadow Cat did not want to waste any more time and extended its claws, violently grabbing at Qiao Yu's body.

Qiao Yu even felt a hint of chilling coldness on those five claws; it was likely that many souls had perished under the Shadow Cat's two pairs of sharp claws.

"Whoosh!"

The flying knife unsheathed, quickly cutting through the air, and flew towards the Shadow Cat's eyeballs.

But clearly, the Shadow Cat was a monster famous for its speed, and its nerve reaction speed was superb. Even though Qiao Yu had an Advanced Psychic Power Rank, the Shadow Cat still narrowly dodged the attack of the flying knife.

However, it still left a bloodstain on its body.

"Hiss!"

The pain made the Shadow Cat open its bloodthirsty maw, hissing loudly, and the foul smell from its mouth made Qiao Yu feel a bit nauseous.

Qiao Yu drew his blood shadow battle blade from his back and continuously unleashed the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade offensive against the Shadow Cat.

It is so rare to encounter a solitary Beast General Level monster; how could he not practice properly?

Thus, such a scene appeared: Qiao Yu continuously used the Shadow Cat to train his proficiency in the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, while every time the Shadow Cat wanted to attack Qiao Yu, it was either dodged by Qiao Yu or forced to instinctively dodge due to the threat of the flying knife.

The Shadow Cat was fast, but it also had the disadvantage of insufficient stamina. Seeing that after ten minutes and hundreds of rounds it still could not do anything to Qiao Yu, it began to harbor thoughts of retreating.

While feigning continued attacks, it was calculating an escape route in its heart.

The Shadow Cat caught a glimpse of the off-road motorcycle parked by Qiao Yu out of the corner of its eye, and a plan formed in its mind.

With a claw strike, it knocked back Qiao Yu's blood shadow battle blade. The entire Shadow Cat leaped to the side of the off-road motorcycle and kicked it, sending it flying towards Qiao Yu.

It knew that these human tools were precious to humans. A few times when it couldn't win, it relied on feigning the destruction of human tools to achieve its escape plan.

Qiao Yu directly caught the off-road motorcycle and placed it steadily on the ground. It was just a pity that the off-road motorcycle had suffered a heavy blow from the Shadow Cat, and the body of the bike was already bent, which made Qiao Yu's eyebrows twitch.

If he didn't have this off-road motorcycle, relying solely on walking to get to County 0203, he probably wouldn't make it for several days.

But the Shadow Cat, as if nothing had happened, quickly ran to the main entrance, wanting to run away.

"Swish!" "Swish! Swish!"

Before the Shadow Cat could jump out of the gate, seven or eight stone pillars suddenly shot out from the smooth floor under its feet, directly piercing through the Shadow Cat's soft abdomen, ripping it open.

The Shadow Cat clearly did not expect such an attack method, and it endured the pain, wanting to continue to escape.

"Swish! Swish! Swish!"

A few more stone pillars completely impaled the Shadow Cat, but it still did not die.

Qiao Yu didn't expect that. He had originally only wanted to control the flying knife to stop the Shadow Cat from escaping. He didn't expect that the fungal nest could actually change the terrain directly, hitting the Shadow Cat with a sneak attack.

Those stone pillars that pierced the Shadow Cat disappeared one after another, and the Shadow Cat fell to the ground, with blood continuously flowing from its abdomen.

Before Qiao Yu could give the order, the fungal swarm within the fungal nest instantly covered this Warlord Level Shadow Cat completely.

【Ding! Parasitizing!】

【Analyzing genes, gene recording complete.】

【Parasitism successful!】

Perhaps because the Shadow Cat was within the base camp of the fungal nest, the process of parasitism was incredibly smooth and was completed without taking much time.

However, even though the System had already indicated that the parasitism was successful, Qiao Yu did not find the presence of the Shadow Cat.

"Come on, you didn't just absorb it directly, did you? Where is the corpse?"

Qiao Yu couldn't laugh or cry.

"Hum!"

Hearing a sound, a brand-new, intact jet-black off-road motorcycle automatically ran around Qiao Yu.