I stopped Mao at the door and reminded her that 'that guy's can't die yet so she should be careful not to kill him and not to forget to bring it but she just rolled her eyes and skipped away. I guess I'll just monitor her myself through the system I think lounging on my bed scrolling through my novel.
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Xu Ling examined the mass of teeth cautiously as it grew stronger devouring the screaming servants and also a bit nauseous as he hasn't seen such a grim scene in his life. He tried his hardest to save them but two of them alone can't really do much with a house this big not to mention the mana levels keep surging as we speak resulting in a lot of casualties. Noticing the kid he was with being pushed closer to the monstrosity; he estimated that he would be to far but bolted nonetheless in his direction. A gloved hand stretched out to bring him back but they were all a step too late as a cotton hand grabbed the kid before growing into the doll he was holding just in the size of the house fusing with Jiao.
"You shitty little brat, I would have done this sooner if you had just cooperated. They taught you to be a dog since you could speak and you couldn't even escape, didn't even want to escape so since you love being a dog so much now you can die as the dog you are" the doll said chocking the kid who just stared at it and smiled before dying his body falling down being caught by a young girl with a black chocker on her neck.
"Tsk tsk, no wonder I didn't like him. It's a mangy mutt" she said jumping back with the kid.
Xu Ling looked at the kid in a daze. He hasn't stayed that long in this world so he hasn't seen the way cruelty has seeped into it, he remembered the lifeless look in his eyes and the way he followed them obediently and his anger grew hot reinforcing his hatred for these monsters and a slight disgust for the inhabitants of this world.
[Retribution: when facing an enemy stronger than you, you can absorb their power up to 5 consecutive hits and return it in one attack double the power]
Xu Ling smiled at the system finding his new skill fitting turning to Yihui he asked what they should do since she is the senior here.
"I'm just here to assist, this is all on you" she replied
"You must be Cat" Xu Ling said turning to the girl who was holding the kid speaking to herself dressed in a tank top and shorts with cat shaped headphones on her neck and a fake tail with black fingerless gloves.
"And you must be Xu Ling, wow you don't look like much. I wonder why boss thinks you're fun" she said with a mocking expression.
"It must be because your boss is in love " his teacher said appearing beside cat.
"That's impossible, my boss is too moody for that besides he lounges home all day making me work"
"That's obsessions Hunter Xu. This are the members of the suicide squad and use them as you wish, the collar on their necks prevents them from harming anyone and makes them obedient to you" Li Wei voice spoke out.
"I prefer the term cooperation " Cat said stuffing the boy in a sack and dragging it to a corner hiding it under some rubble.
"What are you doing" Xu Ling said narrowing his eyes at her.
"I'm bringing back a puppy because my boss is dissatisfied with just a cat" she said huffing then began to complain to herself again.
"It's best you don't speak to them" Yihui said not even sparing her a glance. Xu Ling snapped out of it and shook his head thinking the boy is already dead so there's no need to fuss.
"You guys should try to distract him while I'll finish him off in one move" Xu ling said lunging at the doll that had swallowed up the rest of the people, skillfully swinging his sword attacking his cloth body that was very tough brimming with dark mana. He kept a distance and watched as they attacked the doll noticing that when kat and obsession fought; their eyes glowed red a little bit and they mostly had physical enhancement while Yihui used her sword glowing with light mana to deal heavy attacks which frequently diminished.
It's time Xu Ling thought before slapping a talisman on the doll and swung the doll releasing a wave of light mana splitting the doll in half revealing the Caizhi Gui or wealthy ghost in mythology. Summoning his mental blade and coating it with his MCW ready to attack when Kat appeared suddenly and grabbed it by the neck.
"I've been looking for people like you, let's talk" she said squeezing the ghost into a ball the size of yarn bouncing it up and down as the Caizhi scolded her relentlessly.
Xu Ling looked at her bewildered and thought that she really is a cat picking stuff up.
"I guess we're done now. Can I leave now, the cake shop closes early today "she said playing with the ball turning to him. Xu Ling examined the mess with a heavy heart.
"It's all a part of the job, that's why we do it to prevent this from happening" Yihui said patting his shoulder
"Are you comforting me now Hunter Yi " he said teasingly trying to shrug off his mood
"As comrades who have fought together you can call me Hui"she said nonchalantly
"I'll take that as praise"
"We've been working together for a while but I still call you Hunter Yi" Li Wei complained
"I never said that you should call me Hunter Yi. I said call me Hunter Yihui" she said frosty.
"Hunter Xu is really strong especially that last attack " Li Wei said switching topics making Xu chuckle in amusement.
"Well I should say I had an epiphany and it just came out"
"Hunter Xu truly is talented just like his partner. Did you know Hunter Yi is the youngest C rank and is about to advance maybe you can both do it together when..." Li Wei was interrupted by Yihui saying shut up
"What of the mess" Xu Ling said saving Li Wei and he replied he'll take care of it as his job. Xu Ling turned to ask about the suicide squad members when he realized that kat was gone and obsession was confessing to a handsome corpse.
"The agency will handle them" Yihui said noticing his gaze
"Care for a victory lunch" Xu Ling said smiling at Yihui after wrapping everything up. He went out for lunch then went back home falling asleep on his bed.
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"What's so good about a broken puppy" Mao asked me as I examined the dead boy lying on a metal table in an empty warehouse I own that I use as my laboratory.
"It's a trained wolf cub with a good character potential" I replied covering him with a cloth and keeping him in a containment room I had built for corpses.
"Can I see how you recreate him" Mao said blinking at me.
"Sure" I said thinking that I found a good trained dog considering it's not easy finding people so devoted like that to the point of insanity.
"He reminds me of you in a way" Mao said
"The difference is that what drives us is opposite but yes we are 5% similar" I said
"What are you doing with the Gui " I asked watching her tinker with it.
"I'm trying to get a see if he can attract money and I want to turn it into a pet" she said twisting the ghost into the shape of a black cat but it kept breaking apart before she put it away in her storage space.
"It's time for gelato the cafe wants to close" Mao said dragging me to the car she forced me to buy so that I can drive us to the cafe before going home.
I sat at the dining table sending a picture of the destroyed mansion, Xu Ling and Yihui coming out to a small press company after thinking that it's annoying for the couple to have their house built in a remote place but considering their arrogant behavior it was to be expected of them who detests well every other person.
"So how is it" Mao said warily looking at the lunch she made. I've recently been teaching her how to cook because she eats too much junk.
"Better than last week so I don't pass out this time" I answered her truthfully but she glared and dumped it in the trash before ordering fried rice and eggs.