Doomsday Wonderland - Chapter 337

Chapter 337: The Way to Become a Mongrel

"Please enjoy your meal . "

After placing the salver down, the young and attentive male attendant bowed and retreated from the room .  

An albescent teacup sat on top of the desk-sized salver . Wisps of hot steam rose into the air from the cup, carrying the earthy tea aroma and filling the room with fragrance . On one side of the salver sat a small cup of hot milk sweetened with just a spoonful of honey as requested .

Glaring at the damn little furball, AYU felt that she had agreed to help him too soon .

Placing his white paw through the round cup holder, the cat doctor picked up the cup of milk, poured it into the tea, and made himself a cup of brew . There was a selection of snacks placed next to the beverage: a plate of cookies, a plate of yolk pastries, and a plate of dried peeled shrimp . He moved his nose from one plate of snacks to the next and left a damp, cat nose-shaped mark on a piece of cookie .

In contrast to Meowie Hu's warm hospitality, AYU and her kinsmen were treated like a bunch of convicts . The female captain kept them under strict surveillance, day and night .

Even though they did not want to eat cookies or drink milk tea, the Souls were still quite uncomfortable . After all, they all were given seats on the floor while the cat doctor sat in an upholstered armchair .

"Does your ability affect all human beings ?" asked AYU .

All in all, AYU believed that Meowie Hu already knew that Souls weren't human beings .

Meowie Hu lapped the milk tea, and his two big, round eyes blinked due to the steam .

"So far, no human being on this planet has been able to escape my ability but one," Meowie Hu paused for a moment, taking another lap of his milk tea before continuing, "And that one person is my friend . "

The Souls looked at each other and marveled at the fact revealed by Meowie Hu . After much contemplation, AYU suddenly said, "Perhaps, we might need your help instead . "

The cat doctor didn't say yes or no . He merely continued to lap his afternoon tea .

Unlike Santa Claus's crazy-like speed, the airship was flown at a slow and steady speed . After arriving at the maritime space of the suspected destination, the airship swanned over the ocean so that Silverdale could locate Soulsqn's coordinates . After about half a day, Silverdale finally captured Soulsqn'a faint signal and pinpointed the exact location of the pocket dimension .

After that, the airship descended and hovered ten meters above the ocean .

As the female captain opened the cabin door, she anxiously said, "Please be careful, doctor . If no one is here to pick you up when you come out from the pocket dimension, please contact me with the communication device I gave you . "

The cat doctor's eyes ran down the sea . He was very excited and curious about the adventure that lay ahead . Without turning his head, the cat doctor waved his paw and said, "Okay, okay . Thank you, you're the best . I have to go now . "

Meowie Hu watched as the Souls jumped out of the airship one after another . He psyched himself up, crouched down, and use his hind legs to propel him into the air .

The cat doctor didn't have any skydiving experience, so he hadn't expected it to be so spine-chilling . As he was plummeting, he meowed all the way down without keeping his usual graceful demeanor . Just before he touched the surface of the ocean, he disappeared .

When Meowie Hu landed on the rocky, reef and grass-covered shore, his tail was still in a bristled state . He was badly shaken .

The little furball studied his surrounding slack-jawed . His brain seemed to be unable to process the current situation . How did he arrive here when he had almost fallen into the ocean? Refusing to believe that he was safe, he lifted his paw and checked himself . After finding that his fur was completely dry, Meowie Hu heaved a sigh of relief . After that, he proceeded cautiously toward the gate that seemed as though it was built for a castle where a group of Souls stood at the entrance gathered around discussing something that was unknown to others .

Using his natural feline advantage of being able to walk silently, the cat doctor snuck behind the group of Souls . He found himself a good spot and eavesdropped on their discussion .

"The queen is here; I can sense her . Ah, she's moving toward us," Silverdale stood in the middle of the group, and he let out a guttural, inconceivable hissing before he said with joy, "We should stay here to greet the queen . She's near . "

The cat doctor's ears flicked . He heard somebody heading their way from behind the entrance gate . That person's pace wasn't fast . It was just one step after another like his thumping heart . As a newbie to the world, he was attracted to everything not to mention meeting a queen of non-human races . His bright emerald eyes were filled with curiosity .

" Since she is their queen, I can assume that she's a beauty? Or at any rate, she should be —"

His wild mind froze the moment Soulsqn appeared in his sight .

"You guys are here . "

Soulsqn seemed unsurprised to meet her clansmen here . She had already sensed their presence even before they entered the pocket dimension . As she walked, she tried to push her skin that slid down like mud . She found the task exhausting . As a Soul, it was such a rare feeling .

"My queen—" AYU took a step forward, paused for a second when she saw Soulsqn's gruesome state and continued, "—You are injured . Will you revert to your primitive state?"

Soulsqn had never been damaged to such state since she was born . Her body was half drained, so she did not even have an idea of what to do next . After she contemplated for a moment, the queen waved her hand . Her floppy human skin suit with nails flung uncontrollably in the air as she gave her order to her clansmen .

As the queen of the Souls, she did not have to speak to give a command . The Souls followed her orders, unquestionably and dedicatedly . As they moved aside obediently and silently, the little furball who was hiding behind them was revealed .

"My queen, allow me to introduce Doctor Hu . Doctor Hu is the one who founds us an airship," AYU quickly stepped forward and explained to Soulsqn, "It has an absorbing ability which may be of use to us . "

Following that, AYU systematically explained in full detail how the cat doctor's ability affected humans . When she reached the cookies the cat doctor had on the airship, Soulsqn's eyes glowed .

Meowie Hu was feeling a little bit disturbed by being stared at by a half-humanoid creature . He lashed his big fluffy tail nervously and kept his back as straight as possible to maintain his graceful appearance .

"Doctor Hu," said Soulsqn reverently . If Lin Sanjiu was around, she would have been astonished by Soulsqn's polite tone, "I greatly appreciate the assistance you have offered to my men so far . If there is anything I can do to make myself useful, please do not hesitate to let me know . I will gladly offer you a hand, but now, there is still have one more problem that I hope you can help me . "

"Say it . "

"Well, I believe nobody in this world besides you can put an end to my problem," Soulsqn praised Meowie Hu to bribe him into doing her bidding . She learned the way from humans, and she found it very effective . She then continued, "There is still another person inside the amusement park . "

Nobody was able to escape from being flattered, not even a cat . Meowie Hu was exhilarated . As he immersed in the pleasure, he nodded at Soulsqn to continue speaking .

"She is, how should I put this—" Soulsqn paused as she struggled to ferret through her brain for the term to describe the relationship between her and Lin Sanjiu . Their relationship was kind of odd: they were not enemies, nor they were partners, "—is very useful to me, and I need her . However, my order won't work on her, neither can I apprehend her with force . So—"

"Understood," the cat doctor nodded as he said, "I'll go and meet her . "

Hearing this, Soulsqn drew and let out a long breath of relief . She had gotten the guarantee from her men and her men would never lie to her, so the feline standing in front of her had to be pretty capable .

" At last, after so much time, after experiencing so much humiliation and torture, I finally could set everything back to their rightful track again . "

She was happy with the result of their negotiation . Hence, she readily agreed to offer help to the cat doctor, "That's great, doctor . If your friend does require our help, tell us . I'll send my men there right away . "

"Meow . "

Both the cat doctor and Souls were happy with the outcome of their negotiation . As they finalized their deal, the Souls that had been sent out by Soulsqn returned . Sajee and Silverdale walked in front of the group . They greeted the queen and reported their findings, "We didn't find anyone with the look of Santa Claus nearby, nor did we see any living humans . "

Soulsqn's squished jelly-like skin jiggled . No one aside from her kind understood the meaning behind her gesture . Then, a Soul stepped forward and responded to her question, "The ground that we're standing right now isn't vast . It takes less than ten minutes to finish a circle . From the two edges, we could faintly see the remaining two parts of the amusement park . It seems like there are two entrances . However, there is a large ocean between them . It's impossible to go around it . "

The amusement park was designed like a cross such that each end of the cross was further separated into another four routes . Soulsqn, who originally wanted to find a shortcut, fell silent . She felt the task at hand was getting more difficult .

"Why don't we just go in from this entrance?" Meowie Hu craned his neck and looked over to the direction of the entrance .

If she could sigh, Soulsqn would have done it . While she reveled in the newfangled, never-experienced human feeling, she spoke slowly, "The reason we can't enter from this entrance is that the attractions inside are extremely tough . I only took part in the first round, yet I ended up in this devastated state . However, that's not the end of it . If you continue the game for the second round, the difficulty will be triple of the previous round . Also, if you refuse to participate in any of the attractions, you won't be able to proceed . "

"Hmm? Oh, I guess your ability won't earn you any shortcut as well . The workers in the amusement park are not humans . "

After listening to Soulsqn's explanation, the cat doctor frowned . A solemn expression graced his face as he fell into deep thought .

"I think we can find a loophole here," his big emerald eyes rolled as he continued to speak his mind, "Let's imagine this: if a player brought a mindless dog into a pocket dimension, would that make the dog a player? Also, similarly, your shoes wouldn't be a player, right?"

Even though Soulsqn felt that the logic was odd, she couldn't help but feel that what the cat doctor said made sense .

"But… we're living organisms with consciousness and self-awareness . The park will regard us as players once we step into the park," Soulsqn countered the cat doctor's logic with her own experiences .

"Regarding that issue," Meowie Hu slightly tilted his head and said confidently, "I might have an idea about how to solve it . "