Under the gray sky, the charred land stretched endlessly.
A fat cat walked on the land. Occasionally, it would stop to scratch its ears or mouth with its claws or use its tail to fan itself.
"Meow? Meow? "The cat meowed but what it actually meant was, 'Dirty-minded Jun? Gu Jun? '
Wu Siyu had been walking for a few hours now, but there was no change in her surroundings. It was almost the same as walking on the spot — but it was only the same. She tried walking on the spot for about half an hour, and the feeling was different. She was sure of it. It was just like how eating through synesthesia was different from eating through real food.
'Is this the world inside the painting? '
She did not think so. The watercolor painting should be some kind of passage between the two worlds because this could not be the world she painted.
Yes, there was nothing. It was quite convenient but at least it had to be comfortable. At least the wind had to be at 27 to 28 degrees. This place was too hot.
If not for the mysterious power in her cat body, she would have been cooked by the radiation already. Her claws would have smoked but she was fine now.
'I wonder how I'm doing back on Earth? '
If it was just me, Wu Shiyu would not have been so worried but now she had to worry about the baby in her stomach. Poor baby, both its father and mother were gone.
'I need to find a way back. 'She thought,' I'd better find Dirty-minded Jun first. '
Wu Shiyu continued walking. Suddenly, she saw something appear in the distance. Her cat eyes widened. It looked like a flag. There was a flag there. Based on the horror movie logic that Dirty-minded Jun taught her, the right thing to do now was to turn around and ignore it.
She believed to survive longer in this place, she had to use Dirty-minded Jun's way of thinking to make decisions because hers was not so reliable.
The other reason was that if she used Dirty-minded Jun's way of thinking, she would not have to do it herself.
But at that moment, she thought she saw a shadow. Even though there was no smell of salt, she was afraid that it was Gu Jun.
Therefore, Wu Shiyu walked over slowly. The closer he got, the clearer he could see.
It was an iron pillar that stood tall on the ground. Tattered clothes were tied to the pillar, and a large iron cage was hung on it. The figure was locked inside the iron cage, kneeling. It was already dead. It was a shriveled corpse that was about to completely rot. Its back and limbs had already rotted into white bones.
"This isn't right." Wu Shiyu stopped his cat-like steps and took a few steps back. His tail stood up vigilantly.
If this was the place that Xi Mei saw in the illusion, then this place had just experienced a huge nuclear explosion.
How could there be such an iron pillar standing in front of them? Even if the iron pillar didn't fall, the corpse shouldn't be in this state.
"This must be a trap," Wu Shiyu thought to himself. What did the person who set the trap want? She lifted her head to think. Then she saw herself screaming at the top of her lungs, "Dirty-minded Jun, is that you?!" She ran over and used the cat's jumping ability to leap into the iron cage. Then she fell for the trap.
There was another comic bubble. Once she walked over, another iron cage popped out from the ground to trap her. Another iron pillar rose from the ground, it was another trap.
In any case, she just needed to stay away from it.
"As expected of Dirty-minded Jun's mind, it sure is useful." Wu Shiyu nodded. Then she turned and sprinted away.
Who was inside the iron cage? How did he die? Why was he not blasted into smithereens? Why did it appear like he was waiting for her? Was there someone behind this?
These questions were left to fate. The cat was unfamiliar with the place, so she couldn't answer them.
Wu Siyu the cat trotted off into the distance. She estimated that she would not be able to see the iron pillar anymore. She turned back to take a peek and confirmed that she could no longer see it.
'By the way, is it because I have enough fat in my body that I'm not hungry?'
She had walked for such a long time. Even if she was in her real form, she would be so tired that she would have trouble breathing. She would not be able to move without taking a break to eat. But now she was not hungry or tired. She was full of energy. Even if she was up against 10 Zoogs or a panda, she had the confidence to defeat them.
This was very problematic.
'What exactly am I now?'
Wu Shiyu knew a cat could not do this. The reason probably lay in the mysterious power inside the cat's body.
Shouldn't she explore this power to see if she could make use of it? Perhaps this was the way to return? Then the question was, what was the source of this mysterious power? Was it light or dark? If she tried to use it, would her mind be corrupted? Furthermore, she did not know that what she thought was light was actually dark. She had unknowingly walked towards madness. Was this also a trap?
'Ah, so Dirty-minded Jun has to think about so many things. '
Wu Shiyu patted her head with her paw. If she continued like this, she would suffer a brain hemorrhage in less than 3 days.
'I'm still more suitable to be the one to provide him with mental energy.' She thought, 'So … should I explore?'
So to explore meant to feel with her heart. Ever since she became a cat, she had not fully devoted herself to this new body. The connection between her mind and body was probably not at its best. But if they were connected, would he be a cat forever? Would she not be able to return to Earth?
'Here we go again, no wonder you're a patient with paranoia.' Wu Shiyu patted her head again. She had always thought she was mentally ill, but it turned out Dirty-minded Jun was.
Under these unclear circumstances, she decided to use some of her own thinking. 'I'll walk around for now and make my decision later!'
There was day and night in this world. As time passed, the sky gradually became darker and darker.
As Wu Shiyu walked, she noticed something strange. It was as if a line had split the sky into two. One side looked like it was nightfall while the other side looked like it was dawn. She saw a drone buzzing in the sky on the other side. It was Phecda's drone.
'Hmm?' She looked back and forth between the two sides of the sky. Then she noticed the difference in the soil on both sides.
Even though both sides were scorched black, the color on the other side was lighter. It was mixed with brownish yellow soil.
She also saw a few tree stumps on the other side. They looked like they had just been chopped down. She recognized them as the stumps of the quarantine circle.
'That side is …' Be it Dirty-minded Jun or herself, Wu Shiyu understood. 'That side is the mutated area, it is Earth.'
But what about this side? She looked under her feet, behind her and then at the edge of the mutated area …
Space invasion, space overlapping.
The mutated area was the intersection of the two worlds.
At that moment, Wu Siyu saw the drone flying in her direction, but once it crossed the boundary, it disappeared. However, she believed that on Earth, the drone did not disappear. It had returned to the sky outside the mutated area, but it was unable to fly back to Earth.
'Then, can I enter the mutated area?' She thought, 'Can I use the mutated area as a transit point to return to Earth from this world?'
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