Chapter 114: Why Is It a Cat?
Translator: RaidenTL
Chapter 114: Why Is It a Cat?
On the other side, Yu Yunsheng and her group, led by Cecilia, arrived before a massive set of doors.
Looking at the tightly shut entrance, Yu Yunsheng asked dubiously, "Are you sure it's here? Why is the area right next to it the Emperor's bedroom?"
In response to Yu Yunsheng’s inquiry, Cecilia spread her hands.
"I don't know either. According to the information the Sword Princess gave me, the headquarters' first grand meeting was scheduled right next to the Northern Emperor's resting area. Maybe the Emperor volunteered the space."
With that, Cecilia stepped up to the doors.
Creeeeeak—
As the doors swung open, the scene inside was revealed to everyone...
It was pitch black.
Faced with this, Cecilia propped her chin in her hands and mused, "Hmm... maybe we have to walk inside?"
After a moment of thought, Cecilia tried stepping forward and soon vanished into the darkness.
Seeing Cecilia disappear from sight, Yu Yunsheng couldn't help but feel a bit worried.
"Um... Elania, remember to hold my hand tight in a moment. Don't get separated."
As she spoke, Yu Yunsheng took Elania’s small hand in hers.
At this, Elania instinctively leaned closer to Yu Yunsheng.
"Mm... I won't get lost..."
Feeling the warmth radiating from the palm of her hand, Yu Yunsheng suddenly remembered someone.
"Right, Maomao, you—"
At that moment, Maomao was squatting on the ground, clutching the cat ears on her hat with a look of distress.
"Ugh... what is going on? Why does the livestream show a signal error the moment we get here? I remember my place just got a network service upgrade. How can it drop the ball in a place like this..."
Hearing Maomao’s complaints, Yu Yunsheng suddenly recalled a message her older brother had sent her.
"Hmm... maybe it's because this place is highly classified? Maybe the game developers set up a signal jamming zone to prevent leaks?"
Maomao frowned at Yu Yunsheng’s explanation.
"Does Wheel of Fate even have a setting like that? The games I played before didn't have these restrictions... Wait, if what you're saying is true, does that mean even the screenshot function won't work?"
Thinking of this, Maomao hurriedly opened the game's screenshot tool.
【Error #】
【Please try again later】
"?"
Staring at the error message, Maomao felt like her world was turning dark.
"No way, there really is a restriction? Since when did Qiuqiu Games get so high and mighty that they won't even let us take screenshots of explorable areas..."
Realizing this, Maomao simply gave up the struggle.
"Forget it, forget it. Potato, let's just go. I want to see just how mysterious this place really is."
As Maomao’s figure vanished into the darkness, Yu Yunsheng pulled Elania along and followed.
A moment later, the darkness before Yu Yunsheng’s eyes dissipated, revealing a massive golden ring. A circle of seats was arranged around the ring's perimeter.
And upon those seats sat various characters she didn't recognize.
【Brandon Lv.115】
【Thanatos Lv.126】
【Strife Lv.126】
"Whoa... did I accidentally stumble into the inner sanctum of the gods? Why are there so many level-hundreds? Also, where are Maomao and the others..."
Just as Yu Yunsheng was feeling completely out of place, she spotted a familiar nickname.
【Taro Ball Is Not Round Lv.50】
"Big brother?"
*
"Nn-gh... still not right. A bit smaller."
"That feels about right. Okay, stay like that."
Upon hearing the command that it was acceptable, Falcant stopped his transformation.
At Gamie's request, Falcant had successfully transformed into a carnivorous feline beast—a ginger cat.
"So... why a cat?"
Falcant propped himself up on his paws, feeling somewhat bewildered.
But since this was Gamie's request, he didn't feel it was his place to object.
"I just never expected that after searching for the God of Space-Time for so long, I would finally meet her by working as unpaid labor."
Thinking of this, Falcant licked his fur.
Seeing this, Xie Bai, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but remark, "You're actually adapting quite well..."
Falcant looked up.
"To a True God, appearance is never a matter of importance. Most of the time, we manifest in our true forms; only in specific circumstances do we need to fabricate an appearance, like now."
As he spoke, Falcant jumped onto a nearby shelf and stretched his back.
"Besides, this is the appearance the two Excellencies prefer. As long as they are happy, this is the best form for me... Meow."
Faced with Falcant’s reasoning, Xie Bai found it hard to argue.
"Whatever makes you happy."
Watching the ginger cat rolling around on the shelf, Xie Bai found it difficult to imagine that this was the God of Time, a being who contained an entire river of history within himself.
Back when she had coaxed him into working here while they were in the Historical Interlayer, she hadn't even mentioned a salary before he dove into the Book of Truth to follow her back.
When they first arrived at the Land of Distortion, Falcant still had the appearance of the gold-robed man Xie Bai was familiar with.
But unfortunately, neither of the two Gamies liked that look.
And so, at the joint request of the two Gamies, Falcant had turned into the soft, squishy "Big Orange" before her.
However, even if Falcant had turned into a ginger cat, his original strength as a True God hadn't diminished in the slightest.
Furthermore, the Falcant before her had come from the main timeline and had already integrated over twenty timelines. Even if he were thrown into another branch history, he could easily go on a rampage.
Thinking of this, Xie Bai took the hands of the two Gamies.
"Then we're heading out. You, uh... cat, keep a good watch here."
Hearing Xie Bai’s instructions, Falcant narrowed his eyes and nodded with a hint of sleepiness.
"Meow..."
Understood...
"Ahem..."
Xie Bai almost lost her composure.
"Has he already adapted to the body of a ginger cat...?"
After a brief moment of wonder, Xie Bai was pulled into the Remote Gate by the Two Little Ones.
Before leaving, the two little ones didn't forget to wave at Falcant.
"We're leaving now, Uncle Cat."
"If you get hungry as a cat, you can go look through those cans."
With that, the three of them left the Land of Distortion.
"Don't worry... meow..."
After seeing them off, Falcant jumped out the window and landed on the blue grass outside.
The moment Gamie left, the entire Land of Distortion began to show signs of losing control.
But it was quickly suppressed by Falcant’s Authority of Time.
Under the influence of the Authority of Time, the entire field of blue grass was dyed with a layer of gold.
"Maintaining the Land of Distortion is even more troublesome than I imagined..."
In the next second, the grass beneath Falcant’s feet suddenly exploded. At the critical moment, Falcant had already landed on a nearby roof.
From the gap created by the explosion, a massive swarm of mechanical monsters emerged.
【Lost Relic - Alchemy Guard Lv.200】
【Lost Relic - Anti-Air Mobile Turret Lv.200】
【Lost Relic - Heavy Meat Grinder Lv.250】
【Lost Relic - Liquid Gear Matrix Group Lv.250】
【Lost Relic - God-Slaying Level Golden Titan Lv.300】
"Alchemy creations... It really has been a long time. They must have popped out from some timeline or another."
Gazing at the hundred-meter-tall mechanical monsters, Falcant raised a front paw.
"Better settle this quickly. If this drags on, there's no telling what else might crawl out."
As he spoke, Falcant braced his paws and pulled out two wrenches.
"Wait... why wrenches?"