Chapter 218: Capturing the Catwoman
One month later, after beheading more than a hundred high-tier foreign races, Zhou Ming had no choice but to temporarily abandon his hunting plan.
Because several foreign-race elite hunting squads had already noticed his killing actions and were now desperately searching for his whereabouts.
When facing a single foreign-race elite hunting squad, Zhou Ming still had confidence in preserving his life, and could even counterkill the opponent.
But when facing several hunting squads at once, he was unwilling to continue taking risks and planned to return to the camp to rest and recuperate.
Because he had been avoiding the pursuit of the foreign-race elite hunting squads, Zhou Ming had been circling around the Panlong Mountain Range, to the point that even he himself no longer knew where he was.
However, with the Blood Descendant secret technique and the Ironthread Snake emperor bloodline, the ordinary Ironthread Snakes in the wilderness were his eyes and ears, so Zhou Ming was not worried about his own safety.
Unless his luck was truly terrible and he was targeted by a transcendent-level foreign-race powerhouse.
Just as Zhou Ming was determining his direction and preparing to leave the Panlong Mountain Range, an Ironthread Snake one kilometer away suddenly transmitted special information to him.
Although ordinary Ironthread Snakes were merely mutated animals and possessed no high intelligence, they could still distinguish the strength of the targets they sensed.
Judging from the vague information, there were several existences comparable to high-tier Ferocious Beasts there.
“Could it be a hidden foreign-race outpost?”
After a brief analysis, Zhou Ming felt somewhat curious. After all, he had carefully scouted the surrounding environment and found no traces of foreign-race activity.
Since he was about to leave the Panlong Mountain Range anyway, Zhou Ming decided to grab some benefits before leaving, considering it a form of retaliation against the pursuit by the foreign-race elite hunting squads.
Having made his decision, Zhou Ming moved without making a sound, stealthily approaching the target.
After a short while, his figure appeared behind a large tree, his dark-gold serpent pupils staring at the low valley shrouded in mist in the distance.
“Shadow Cat Clan?”
Seeing vague figures moving in and out, Zhou Ming immediately recognized them as the Shadow Cat Clan among the foreign races.
“I wonder if there’s a catwoman here.”
Regarding the special transformation where female Shadow Cats mutated into catwomen, Zhou Ming was extremely curious about the principles behind it, as it would be of great help to his bloodline metamorphosis.
Although he clearly knew that catwomen were the royal lineage of the Shadow Cat Clan and should not appear in a place like this, Zhou Ming still wanted to try his luck.
After all, if he won the gamble, the returns would be hundreds or even thousands of times greater.
As for losing the gamble, as long as he did not encounter a transcendent-level foreign race, he still had confidence in preserving his life and escaping.
In order not to alert the Shadow Cats, Zhou Ming directly activated his strongest Serpentfolk form, with the talent enhancement from Inkband descending upon him.
As the surrounding shadows began to writhe, Zhou Ming’s figure instantly vanished.
Inside the mist-covered low valley, an outpost with more than a hundred Shadow Cats was successfully infiltrated by Zhou Ming.
On both sides of the valley were log-built forest cabins, likely places for the Shadow Cats to rest when they returned to the outpost.
At this moment, Zhou Ming was like a venomous snake hidden within the shadows, searching for prey suitable for himself.
Suddenly, an intense fluctuation of aura drew Zhou Ming’s attention.
“A normal Shadow Cat advancing to a high-tier Shadow Cat?”
Seeing the commotion coming from a cabin not far away, Zhou Ming immediately looked over slowly toward the target.
At this time, several high-tier Shadow Cats had already arrived outside the cabin, with dozens of ordinary Shadow Cats standing guard. After all, high-tier Shadow Cats were already the core combat power of the clan, and they could not afford the slightest carelessness.
Perhaps the Shadow Cats within the outpost had not expected a human to infiltrate, so the level of vigilance was not particularly high.
And just on the side of the cabin close to the cliff, Zhou Ming was observing the situation inside through a gap.
“A female Shadow Cat?”
Seeing this, a thought immediately sprang up in Zhou Ming’s mind—could Star-glow Spirit Liquid stimulate the Shadow Cat bloodline?
Now was the most critical moment of the opponent’s advancement. If a bloodline mutation occurred, was there a chance she could mutate into a high-tier catwoman?
As this thought grew like weeds in Zhou Ming’s mind, he ultimately could not resist taking out a drop of Star-glow Spirit Liquid, turning it into mist and merging it into the cabin.
However, as time passed, no changes came from inside the cabin.
Just as Zhou Ming was secretly laughing at himself for being too fanciful, an abnormal aura suddenly erupted within the cabin.
The other Shadow Cat clansmen immediately sensed this change, and expressions of wild joy instantly appeared on their faces.
If not for the high-tier Shadow Cats suppressing them in time, the sounds of excitement might have already spread throughout the entire valley.
Zhou Ming had not expected that his unintentional act would actually yield an extra gain.
The dark-gold serpent pupils hidden beneath the cosmetic contact lenses were driven to their limit, his expression focused as he observed the opponent’s mutation process.
If not for the unfavorable conditions, Zhou Ming would have already placed all kinds of detection instruments around her and prepared at any moment to draw blood for testing.
As shadow energy particles gathered like a tide, the female Shadow Cat undergoing advancement inside the cabin was experiencing earth-shaking changes.
The soft fur on her body began to fall off, revealing skin as smooth as jade. Her tall, perfect figure appeared, every inch resembling a meticulously carved work of art.
Behind her, a one-meter-long cat tail swayed casually, and atop her head, adorned with hair like a cascading waterfall, stood two cute cat ears.
Just as the female Shadow Cat completed her transformation into a catwoman, she suddenly turned around and looked behind her.
“Who dares to spy on me?”
Although Zhou Ming could not understand what she was saying, he could clearly sense the lofty, superior tone in her voice.
At the same time, he was also somewhat surprised that he had actually been discovered.
Was this the power of a catwoman as the royal bloodline of the Shadow Cat Clan?
Without any hesitation, the aura of a high-tier professional Beast Tamer instantly erupted, and the originally aloof catwoman immediately became terrified.
Before she could react, Zhou Ming tore apart the log-built wall and instantly appeared before the naked catwoman.
Sensing that it was a human-race powerhouse, the catwoman immediately attempted to use her methods to resist.
With her current status and position, she only needed to delay for a short while, and the clansmen within the outpost would fight to the death to protect her.
Zhou Ming immediately drove the dark-gold serpent pupils with full force. Even though the cosmetic lenses affected their performance, the throne power belonging to the Ironthread Snake bloodline still caused the catwoman to react half a beat slower.
In the instant between lightning and flint, Zhou Ming restrained the catwoman in an embracing hold, two crimson fangs revealing themselves at his lips.
Snake venom with extremely strong paralysis was injected into the catwoman’s body through his fangs.
The prey was secured.
However, in the next moment, high-tier Shadow Cats who had sensed the abnormal changes inside the cabin rushed in. Seeing that the supreme catwoman of their clan was actually being held in the arms of a human Beast Tamer, they immediately chose to act and rescue her.
According to the orders issued by the upper echelons of the clan, as a royal-bloodline of the Shadow Cat Clan, the catwoman could die but could never become a slave of another race.
Therefore, the high-tier Shadow Cats who acted had already prepared for the worst.
The Phantasmal Spirit Sword appeared in Zhou Ming’s hand. With one arm holding the unconscious catwoman and the other wielding the sword, he swept horizontally to block the high-tier Shadow Cats in front of him.
“Boom……”
The wooden forest cabin instantly shattered into pieces.
Zhou Ming holding the naked catwoman appeared before the eyes of numerous Shadow Cat clansmen.
In an instant, all Shadow Cat clansmen’s eyes turned blood-red. Zhou Ming’s actions were undoubtedly a humiliation to every single Shadow Cat clansman.
All Shadow Cat clansmen drew their daggers and transformed into streaks of shadow, charging toward Zhou Ming.
“Seeking death.”
Shadow Cat clansmen who excelled at assassination choosing frontal combat were, in Zhou Ming’s eyes, simply courting death.
Blood Descendant Secret Technique · Snake Tide.
Countless black snake phantoms emerged before Zhou Ming, carrying violent snake venom as they began to strangle the Shadow Cat clansmen.