Strange Life of a Cat
Chapter 425 - Chapter 425 Chapter 405 If Only There Was Superman

Chapter 425: Chapter 405: If Only There Was Superman Chapter 425: Chapter 405: If Only There Was Superman Ermao and the two others followed Dashan through the mountain forest. Although they wanted to find Pei Jie as quickly as possible and kept wanting to speed up, Dashan couldn’t handle it.

After all, he was already old. Even though Dashan had always been in good health and was well cared for by Uncle Lin with acupuncture and massages, and even had a nutritionally balanced diet, compared to other older Fierce Cats, he was much stronger. But he couldn’t handle such prolonged walking and running.

Dashan hadn’t rested for a very long time. He had scarcely rested during the journey, and when he reached the courtyard to call for help, he rested for only a few minutes, just drinking some water and eating something. The one advantage he had over Zheng Tan was that Dashan could eat better food while Zheng Tan was still hungry.

“Let’s rest for a bit,” Pei Liang said, staring at the vast, boundless forest ahead.

Pei Liang was also anxious, worrying about Pei Jie’s safety, and wished he could fly there immediately. But he was well aware of Dashan’s current condition. Continuing like this, Dashan would likely collapse before they found Pei Jie. But they couldn’t carry Dashan and run; they didn’t know the exact direction and route. The mountain was full of twists and turns, and a slight mistake in the path could mean that Dashan might not be able to find their way back in time.

With language barriers, communication was a challenge. They could only have Dashan lead the way.

After all, Dashan was not Zheng Tan; he didn’t have his directing abilities.

Since Pei Liang suggested it, Ermao and Wei Leng certainly wouldn’t object. They were also aware of Dashan’s condition.

Ermao gave Dashan some water and food, raising his hand to rub Dashan a bit. His massage skills were far inferior to Uncle Lin’s, but it was better to relax Dashan a bit. They didn’t know how much longer the road ahead would be.

Dashan lay on the ground, eyes closed, breathing heavily. Now that he had three people by his side, although he used to always like to bother these guys, he knew with them there, there would be no danger. He didn’t need to expend extra energy staying alert.

Seeing Pei Liang sitting silently on a nearby rock, Ermao comforted, “Jie is fine. Black Coal is definitely there with him now. Senior Brother Pei, you probably don’t fully understand that Black Cat; it’s more capable than we can imagine. That guy is very experienced in tricking people.”

Ermao intended to say more to comfort him, but suddenly he remembered that although the Black Cat was capable, it was also top-notch at causing trouble. What might happen, he really didn’t dare to think, considering the enemies were not easy ones.

Pei Liang tugged at the corners of his mouth, wanting to respond with a smile, but he couldn’t. He had barely eaten anything until now, the only food he had was because he needed to maintain his strength while following Dashan to find someone. Pei Liang was anxious, how could he possibly force a smile?

While they were silent, Wei Leng’s phone rang.

Because the signal was poor in the forest, and many places had no signal at all, they had been given a satellite phone by their master when they came.

After hearing a few words from the other end, Wei Leng had a troubled expression on his face.

“What happened?” Pei Liang’s heart was in his throat, fearing he might hear some bad news about Pei Jie.

We Leng hung up and said, “The long-missing Dazhi has now been found, but it has also alerted some people behind the scenes.”

Pei Liang and Ermao both tensed up. Although Dazhi’s appearance might pull out the main culprits, and the senior executives of the zoo couldn’t escape the blame, it also alarmed those who were hired, including the person who took away Pei Jie.

If those people were still planning to negotiate, it would be fine as Pei Jie would still be useful to them. But they feared these people might act impulsively, deciding not to use hostages for blackmail or negotiation, and might directly act to kill then flee lightly.

Ermao rubbed Dashan’s black ears, scratched his chin, then cupped Dashan’s cat head with both palms, looking into Dashan’s opened eyes and said, “Dashan, I have to bother you to push yourself a bit harder.”

Dashan stood up, looked around to discern the direction, and continued moving forward.

Elsewhere, Zheng Tan looked at the man guarding the tent, holding a pen loaded with bullets, and thought about how to deal with this guy.

At that moment, a bird flew over from the other side of the forest.

Bang!

The innocent bird fell from the sky, its feathers slowly drifting down.

The shooter showed hardly any emotion on his face, as if he had merely broken a tree branch, a mundane act, without even glancing at the bird he had shot down, remaining vigilant of the surrounding forest. He was ready to shoot at the slightest noise.

“What’s going on?” asked a man who had just walked into the tent hearing the gunshot.

“Nothing, just a bird,” came the reply.

After looking at the bird on the ground, the man said nothing and walked back into the tent.

Zheng Tan hid behind some bushes, carefully exhaling. He really hadn’t expected the other side to be ruthless enough not to spare even a bird. Well, if they could decisively shoot down their own comrades, let alone a bird! If Zheng Tan were to step out now or if the other side spotted him, he would definitely be shot.

It was better to mistakenly kill a cat than to miss any suspicious movement. That was the strategy of the opponent now.

What to do?

Zheng Tan was still some distance from the opponent, and he knew with his poor skills, the accuracy from this distance definitely wouldn’t be high. If he began shooting from here and missed the target, he might expose himself instead, and he could very well immediately ascend to become Cat Immortal.