harleyscars Chapter 9: I've decided on you, Meow Meow Beast!
Chapter 9: I've decided on you, Meow Meow Beast!
Bai Yaoyue stood on the streets of Notting City, closing her eyes and sensing for a moment.
"Over here."
He opened his eyes, turned around, and walked towards the west of the city.
Bibi Dong followed closely beside him, and the two little ones peeked out from his collar, their round eyes warily scanning their surroundings.
The further west you go in the city, the stronger that aura becomes.
Pedestrians gradually dwindled, and the houses on both sides of the street became dilapidated.
Finally, Bai Yaoyue stopped in front of an abandoned warehouse.
The warehouse's wooden door was half-open, and a cold, damp wind blew through the crack, carrying with it a nauseating stench.
"It's inside," Bai Yaoyue said softly.
Just as Bibi Dong was about to step forward, Bai Yaoyue reached out and stopped her.
"Senior sister, let me do it this time."
He looked down at the two little creatures in his arms. "MeowMeowBeast, BlackMeowMeowBeast. Time to get to work."
The two little creatures jumped down from his arms, landing on the ground on either side. The Meow Meow Beast's pure white fur ruffled slightly, and it made a soft chirping sound.
The Black Meow Meow Beast's dark golden body lay flat on the ground, its tail taut, and a low growl rolled from its throat.
Bai Yaoyue raised her hand, and a gentle light gathered in her palm.
"Divine protection."
The light transformed into two halos, each landing on one of the two little creatures.
A faint golden aura emanated from the two Meow Meow Beasts, causing their attack, defense, and speed to all increase, while a layer of continuously regenerating light surrounded them.
Bai Yaoyue kicked open the wooden door of the warehouse.
The door collapsed to the ground with a crash, kicking up a cloud of dust.
There were more than a dozen people standing in the warehouse.
No, a dozen or so things that can no longer be fully considered "human".
Their eyes were pure black, as if their eye sockets were filled with ink.
Dark lines floated on the surface of the skin, as if something was moving beneath it.
On the chest of each person, one can vaguely see the shadowy image of a slowly rotating black gear.
More than a dozen evil soul masters were all corrupted by the black gear.
Judging from the fluctuations in soul power, most of them were around level 20, three or four were close to level 25, and the leader in the innermost part was only around level 27 or 28.
These guys seem too weak.
No wonder they were eliminated by the Spirit Hall before.
After all, black gears are only effective with immense power.
Or perhaps only divine power can destroy it.
They all turned their heads at the same time, and more than a dozen pairs of pure black eyes stared at the blond boy at the door.
"Someone's coming."
"It's a child."
"Kill him."
Bai Yaoyue didn't give them a chance to continue the discussion.
"MeowMeow Beast, Holy Light, directly ahead."
The Meow Meow Beast responded with a chirp, and a soft white light condensed on its forehead.
The light wasn't dazzling, but it carried a sense of purity that brought peace of mind.
It suddenly shook its head, and the ball of light headed straight for the face of the evil soul master at the front.
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The ball of light slammed into the evil soul master's face, like boiling oil being poured into ice water.
Black mist hissed out of his face, and he let out a scream that was not human, staggering back several steps.
"Black Meow Meow Beast, Shadow Strike, left knee."
The black cat-beast's figure flashed and it darted away, skimming the ground.
Its dark gold body was almost invisible in the shadows. It cut in from the side and slammed into the knee of an evil soul master.
Pure dark attribute power erupted from the point of impact, and a plume of black smoke rose from the evil soul master's knee. His legs buckled, and he collapsed to the ground.
"Meow Meow Beast, keep suppressing them, don't let them raise their heads."
"The Black Cat Beast weaves through the crowd, targeting joints."
The two little creatures moved about freely under his command.
The Meow Meow Beast unleashed a barrage of light projectiles, each one precisely striking the evil soul master's face or chest.
Those locations most severely corroded by the black gears.
The ball of light exploded, black smoke hissed out, and the screams of the evil soul masters rose and fell.
The Black Meow Meow Beast roams through the gaps in the crowd, specifically targeting the knees and ankles.
Each impact caused an evil soul master to lose their balance and fall to the ground. It was like a dark golden lightning bolt, appearing and disappearing in the dim light of the warehouse.
In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, more than a dozen evil soul masters lay dead on the ground.
Only the one at the very back, the leader, remained.
He was calmer than the other evil soul masters, but fear had already surfaced in his pure black eyes.
"Who—who are you?"
Bai Yaoyue ignored him.
"Divine Words".
The mental energy, like a red-hot iron needle, pierced directly into the depths of that evil soul master's consciousness.
At level 28, facing the mental suppression of a level 79 Soul Saint, they didn't even have the right to struggle.
His eyes instantly went blank, and the phantom of the black gear trembled violently, like a mouse being choked.
"The black gear, who gave it to you?"
Bai Yaoyue's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an irresistible pressure.
"It was a man with horns on his head and black wings on his back..." His voice sounded like it was being ripped from his throat, "...thirty miles north of the city...in an abandoned mine...he...he was there...giving us the gears..."
"How many of you are there?"
"At first... a dozen or so... later... more and more... He distributed gears to passersby... those chosen by the gears... would become... our companions..."
Bai Yaoyue did not ask any further questions.
He took out the Tyrannosaurus Rex and aimed it at the evil Soul Masters lying haphazardly on the ground.
[Scanning in progress]
[Target: Fourteen evil Soul Masters corrupted by the black gears.]
[Status: All defeated.]
[Convertible data: 3100 points.]
[Should we convert?]
3100 points.
Adding to what the two Meowmon had eaten, the total amount of data is already quite considerable.
Bai Yaoyue clicked "Yes".
More than a dozen beams of light, invisible to the naked eye, were extracted from the evil soul masters and poured into the Tyrannosaurus Rex Machine.
A series of fine cracking sounds echoed from inside the warehouse.
The blackness in the eyes of the evil soul masters quickly faded, revealing the empty gray-white space beneath.
On the screen of the Draconis, the total data volume suddenly jumped up significantly.
[Current total data: 4580 points.]
The two little creatures hopped and skipped back. The Meow Meow Beast rubbed against his ankle, chirping and asking for praise.
The black cat flicked its tail, looking like it didn't care about such a small matter, but its round eyes couldn't help but glance at the screen of the Digivice.
Bai Yaoyue squatted down and rubbed their heads.
"Well done."
Bibi Dong stepped forward, her purple eyes sweeping over the dozen or so evil soul masters on the ground who had completely lost their fighting ability, her brows furrowing slightly.
"Junior brother, what is Devimon?"
Bai Yaoyue stood up, about to answer.
A hoarse voice came from deep within the warehouse.
"I'm curious too."
A figure dressed in a black robe emerged from the shadows.
His pace was neither hurried nor slow, as if he were taking a stroll in his own backyard.
The hood was pulled down low, obscuring the face; only a pale, almost transparent chin was visible.
He exuded a dark aura ten times stronger than that of the dozen or so evil soul masters combined.
The two little guys immediately bristled and turned around to block Bai Yaoyue's way.
A ball of light condensed on Meow Meow Beast's forehead, its tail straightened, and a low growl came from its throat.
The man in black robes looked at Bai Yaoyue. His gaze moved from Bai Yaoyue's face to the two little creatures at his feet and stopped.
"These two things..."
His voice carried a hint of barely suppressed surprise.
"Where did you get it?"
Bai Yaoyue remained silent.
The man in black robes took another step forward.
The two little creatures simultaneously barked warning cries, but he ignored them.
"I have never seen any similar soul beasts in this world." His speech quickened. "The power fluctuations emanating from them and the black gears bestowed upon us by the adults have the same source."
He stared at Bai Yaoyue, a flame igniting in his dark red eyes.
"You—are you the 'chosen child' that the adults speak of?"
The warehouse was silent for a moment.
Bai Yaoyue looked at the man in black robes and laughed heartily.
"The chosen child?"
He tilted his head, and the jewels on his crown reflected a ray of golden light.
That exquisitely beautiful face, almost unreal, shone like a self-illuminating lamp in the dim warehouse light.
You've got it wrong.
He raised his hand, and a point of pure, radiant light shone from his fingertips. The light contained no impurities, like a tiny fragment taken from the very center of the sun.
"I wasn't chosen."
"I am the Child of Light."
The black-robed man's pupils suddenly contracted.
He sensed it.
That power of light was completely different from the "Chosen Ones" described by the adults.
It is a positional case.
He is a child of God, who is many levels above the "chosen children".
The man in black involuntarily took a step back.
Bai Yaoyue withdrew her finger and looked down at the two little ones.
"MeowMeowmon, BlackMeowMeowmon."
Both little guys pricked up their ears at the same time.
"Keep this one alive."
He pointed to the man in black.
"Don't kill him."