Even Tang Hao's pupils shrank when he saw the dozens of cats appearing around him.
Each of these cats was half the height of a human. They were burly, had thick limbs, and their claws were as sharp as blades. When they stepped on the ground, the soil was instantly cut open … Although he was not sure what these things were, he knew that these were definitely different species from the two dumb cats that often came to his house to eat and occasionally took a few breaths of his food.
Even if the dumb cats like Blackie and Whitey occasionally scratched you, it would at most break your skin, but if you were scratched by these big cats, your neck would probably be torn apart!
Moreover, when their claws landed on the grass, the turf was quickly dyed dark purple. It was obvious that their claws were poisonous.
Cat demons!
Tang Hao immediately thought of this word.
"Be careful, these are all Cat Demons, and they may be highly toxic. Don't get scratched or bitten."
"I know." Kirito and Asuna nodded. In fact, they weren't worried about the poison, because both of their equipment had poison resistance. As long as it wasn't the kind of poison that could kill instantly, it wouldn't be too much of a threat. What they were more worried about was the Cat Demons themselves. If there were only one or two, it would be fine, but if dozens of them attacked together …
"Meow!"
With a scream, the group of Cat Demons suddenly launched their attack.
Dozens of Cat Demons jumped out from the shadows of the trees at the same time.
"Fight!"
At this point, the three of them had no choice but to follow Tang Hao's order and quickly rushed out.
These Cat Demons were obviously used to fighting with humans, and they seemed to know that most of the time, men were stronger than women, so nearly half of the Cat Demons attacked Asuna, while the other half was only responsible for harassing Tang Hao and Kirito so that their companions could quickly deal with Asuna.
This kind of battle arrangement was indeed beyond their expectations. The Cat Demons' IQ was even higher than they thought.
However, was Asuna that easy to bully?
That's right, she was only level 40 and had yet to obtain the top-tier rapier in the anime, Twinkling Light. However, the rapier in her hand was already the best equipment she could obtain at her current level, second to none. Moreover, after passing the class advancement test, she also possessed the power of the Elves. Compared to players of the same level, her combat power was at least several times stronger.
"Stardust Splash!"
Facing the siege of more than a dozen Demon Cats, Asuna didn't let down her guard. She immediately activated Octuplet Flash and activated Time Fairy. Her entire body was like a glowing butterfly as she danced through the crowd of Demon Cats. Wherever the sword light passed, blood splattered. These Demon Cats who were known for their speed couldn't even touch her clothes.
Alright, I actually did touch it.
To be honest, the cat demon's speed was not much slower than Asuna's normal speed. Especially in this kind of chaotic battle, it was almost impossible for Asuna to guarantee that she would not be attacked.
Because she knew her own strength well enough, Asuna was even more cautious. While attacking, she also activated the inherent skill of Light Fairy — Light Protection.
On the 15th floor of Aincrad, Tang Hao had launched an attack on the level 40 Death Knight Boss. As a result, the Death Knight Boss's Dark Attribute attack caused his speed to slow down and he was almost defeated. That was the special effect of Dark Attribute attacks – Absorption.
Enemies that were absorbed by Dark Element would not only be slowed down, but also be weakened in all other aspects. The Light Element also had its own special effect — Reflect.
Of course, it was different from the Vector Reflection. The Light Reflection could only deflect the enemy's attacks. Furthermore, the strength of the reflection depended on the strength of the user's Light Attribute. In terms of limits, it was far inferior to the Vector Reflection. However … in terms of application, the Light Reflection could deflect all attacks that could harm the user, from physical attacks to magical attacks, and even those invisible curses.
The skill Light Protection did not have any attack effect, it only had one function — to enhance the strength of the Reflect.
As a result, when Asuna activated this skill, it was equivalent to having an extra layer of light barrier around her body. The Demon Cats couldn't even break the barrier with their hasty attacks, so naturally, they couldn't touch Asuna.
Therefore, the current Asuna was no longer the noob that entered Aincrad for the first time. Even if her combat power was not as good as Misaka Mikoto and Yakuza, it was absolutely not to be underestimated.
A dozen or so Demon Cats could make Asuna feel a certain amount of pressure, but it was not difficult to deal with them.
However, Asuna was also the weakest among the three bitches in the chatroom. Compared to Kirito, her strength was a lot weaker. Because the special effect of the Fire Element was very pure, it was a direct enhancement of both physical and magical attributes. Therefore, she could only compete with Kirito in terms of speed.
Compared to Tang Hao, Asuna's two years of experience in hunting rabbits was not something Asuna could compare with.
This was also the reason why Kirito and Asuna were often annoyed. Because their chatroom was directly installed on the game interface, they could not take it down at all, so they could not go to Kaguya's Time Hut to hunt rabbits.
In short, although these Cat Demons looked ferocious, in the end, they were just small fries. In addition to their speed and toxicity, they were not much stronger than the level 30 Skeleton Soldiers that invaded Aincrad. When Asuna killed half of the Cat Demons, Tang Hao and Kirito also finished their task. After that, the two turned around and helped Asuna kill the rest of the Cat Demons, and soon the battle was over.
"Phew, it was a false alarm." Kirito kicked the motionless Demon Cats at his feet and finally breathed a sigh of relief. At first, he really didn't know what would happen.
"After all, they are just a bunch of small fries." Tang Hao put away the Penglai Jade Sword.
Asuna frowned, "But, what kind of world is this?"
"Yes, Demon Cats … There are many worlds with this kind of creature, so it's not easy to determine for now." Tang Hao said and opened the video call.
"Hey, why are you only opening the video now? I've been waiting for so long." As soon as the video was opened, Kaguya's complaining voice came from the sky.
"Damn! Wait till the flowers wither. This is an old joke from many years ago. I can't believe it's still being used now. "Tang Hao was shocked.
Kirito honestly said, "Sorry, we were suddenly attacked by a group of Demon Cats just now, so we didn't have time to open the video call."
Kaguya: "Demon Cats? Oh, it's the one by your feet, right? What a big cat. "
Patchouli: "They look like Orange Meow."
Amethyst: "What are you talking about? These cats are so ugly! "
Gu Mingji: "Speaking of which, there are also a lot of Demon Cats in my house."
Misaka Mikoto: "But it's impossible to determine which world we're in from these Demon Cats, right?"
Just like how Tang Hao could not see Amethyst and the others in the video call, those who were in the mission world could not watch other videos either. Therefore, there were only a few people watching Tang Hao's video call.
Hui Ye said, "That's right, these Cat Demons looked quite fierce, but they were taken care of by Big Idiot and the other two in such a short period of time. They're probably just small fries that look strong on the outside but are actually weak on the inside. Trying to determine which world it is based on these small fries is too careless."
Asuna's eyes suddenly lit up, "Speaking of which, there was a scream just now. Should we go and take a look?"
Asuna pointed in a certain direction. Judging from the surrounding environment, it seemed to be deep in the forest. Since they were attacked by the Cat Demons here, if they continued to venture deeper, they would most likely step into the Cat Demons' base camp. At that time, they would be in even more danger.
However, the danger was proportional to the reward.
The most important thing now was to determine which world they were in.
"Let's go." Immediately, Tang Hao took the lead and walked in front.
On the way, the three of them carefully observed the surrounding environment. The deeper they went, the less people there were in the jungle, and the growth of the plants was also very strange. Tang Hao did a quick check and found that most of the plants were poisonous. Then, he also found a lot of human skeletons in the grass.
The skeletons were about a meter long, and they looked like children's, but Amethyst said that they were all adults.
Adults about a meter long, of course, could not be humans. They were either Gnomes, Dwarves, or Goblins.
As more and more skeletons like this appeared, Kirito and Asuna's expressions gradually became more serious.
Finally …
Just as they stepped into the depths of the jungle, a faint smell of blood suddenly floated in the misty air.
"Let's move forward boldly and cautiously." Tang Hao said in a deep voice. At the moment, there was no need to worry too much. Even if there was a terrifying existence that they couldn't fight, they could just return directly. After all, the quest didn't appear.
As they continued to go deeper, when they saw the environment in front of them, their pupils suddenly shrank, especially Asuna, who almost instinctively covered her mouth and almost vomited.
Not far in front of them, three male corpses were lying on the ground, and a group of Cat Demons were squatting around the corpses, gnawing on their flesh. Under their gnawing, the three male corpses were already beyond recognition. Their flesh was badly mutilated, and they could barely tell that they were male humans.
"Quack!"
Just as they were looking at this scene, a black cat suddenly raised its head.
No, it was not so much a cat, but rather a cat-like monster.
Its pitch-black body was about the size of a ten-year-old human child. There was very little hair on its body, highlighting its abnormally thick limbs and physique. Its two forelimbs had thick, long, and sharp claws that looked like hooks. With just a light tug, it tore off a large piece of flesh from the corpse. When it raised its head, its eyes, which were covered by messy black hair, emitted the unique gaze of a predator.
Domineering and cruel!
This guy … is very strong!
Kirito and Asuna were stared at by its gaze, and they subconsciously took two steps back.
"Hey, hey, hey, this looks like the Poisonous Cat King!" At this moment, Kaguya's voice suddenly sounded.
"Poisonous Cat King?" Tang Hao froze, feeling that he had heard this name before.
"Yeah, I just looked up Cat Demons on the Internet and found that it looks almost the same as the Poisonous Cat King in the Poisonous Milk Powder … I'll send you the picture."
Tang Hao immediately took out his cellphone and opened it.
Ah, it really is the Poisonous Cat King!
In other words, they had come to the world of Dungeon Fighter Online, and this was the Arad Continent!
[World information search completed]
[Current information insufficient to invite group members. Additional stage quest triggered]
[Stage Quest: Save Celia Klumin]
What? Ten years ago, I saved Celia. Ten years later, I'm going to save Celia again?!
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