Infinite: Dawn Game

Chapter 422 What exactly is a pet?

No BOSD with any sense would make such a decision that leaves players with no way out.

This made it hard for Chen Yi not to have many thoughts.

For example, it must be due to the Dawn game system upgrade—

"woo woo woo woo--"

The sudden crying from the second floor interrupted Chen Yi's thoughts. When he looked over, he saw something that looked like a human or an animal open its mouth and bite at Yu Shijiu behind her.

"Shi Jiu!"

Chen Yi was terrified and quickly ran towards Yu Shijiu, shouting, "Watch out behind you! Watch out for what's behind you!"

Fatty, with a black cat perched on its head, looked over, its green eyes showing some annoyance and anxiety—but it couldn't get past for the time being, as there were far too many human-pig monsters on its side, almost completely surrounding it.

In its anxiety, Fatty could only meow frantically several times, which frightened many players around it, causing their pets to shrink back.

Yu Shijiu, who was not far away, seemed not to hear Chen Yi's shout. He was still looking down at the group of monsters in front of him, and his axe fell.

The monsters that the staff members had transformed into continued to scream as they charged forward, relentlessly tearing at other players around them.

In the blink of an eye, the thing behind Yu Shijiu had already bitten his calf—

Chen Yi watched anxiously, his body swelling with fat. Just as he was about to reach Yu Shijiu, Yu Shijiu suddenly turned around—

puff.

The inhuman creature was cleaved in two by Yu Shijiu's axe and instantly died.

Chen Yi, who had only activated half of his talent skill: "..."

Yu Shijiu licked her lips, turned to look at Chen Yi, and said, "Brother Chen—"

Yu Shijiu stared blankly at Chen Yi, who had gained at least twice his previous weight, his mouth agape in astonishment.

"..."

As the fat that had swelled up on Chen Yi's body gradually dissipated and his figure became thinner, he rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.

"This is my innate skill."

Chen Yi said, "It has a very ordinary name: 'Protection'."

"It's protection in the literal sense."

If a human body is thick and large enough, it can be comparable to the strongest iron or copper wall in terms of load-bearing capacity.

This is Chen Yi's innate skill.

“…So handsome.”

A few seconds later, Yu Shijiu exclaimed "Wow!" and her eyes lit up:

"Brother Chen, your talent skills are so cool!"

"..." Chen Yi lowered his eyes somewhat embarrassedly, "Am I handsome? I'm just a little chubby..."

"He's very handsome."

Yu Shijiu swung his head and severed the head that had come closer, then smiled with narrowed eyes as the head tumbled to the ground.

"Brother Chen, you've only gained a little weight, you've gotten so much more than just a little bit."

"He clearly got taller and stronger! He became extremely, extremely, extremely fat and tall, okay?!"

As he spoke, Yu Shijiu turned around sharply, and a staff member who had been eating a pig fell to the ground, repeatedly chanting slogans such as "Serving customers, always serving customers."

Yu Shijiu gave him a swift and decisive blow, and was about to continue expressing his opinion when a woman's sobbing suddenly rang out behind him.

"Mine! That's my pet! My pet!!!"

Yu Shijiu and Chen Yi turned around at the same time and saw a female player scrambling over from the corner, rushing towards the small, inhuman monster amidst the sight of countless players fighting against the monsters around them.

Yu Shijiu raised an eyebrow.

The little monster the female player lunged at was the one he had just cleaved in two.

"My pet! Mine! It's my pet!"

The female player appeared to be insane. She held the small black monster on the ground, which was covered in blood and had been cut in half, and leaned her head against it.

"No, no, you won't die... You won't die... You still have to protect me, protect me..."

As the female player spoke, under everyone's gaze, the eerie little black monster gradually raised its head, its black horns resembling cat ears stood up, and a face that looked roughly like that of a three-year-old human child suddenly lifted up.

Chen Yi's expression suddenly turned ugly.

He stared at the cat-child that had been transformed into a child-like shape, but whose face was frighteningly pale, and his heart pounded wildly.

Can pets transform into human form?

This sudden situation left Chen Yi somewhat confused.

He felt a strange sense of familiarity with this state, as if, as if he had heard stories about pets turning into people somewhere before...

what exactly is it?

In a moment of panic, Chen Yi slapped his head hard, only to find that his mind was completely blank.

Many players around were startled by the situation and took several steps back.

The female player, witnessing this bizarre scene, seemed oblivious. As she watched the "child" emerge from under the black cat's skin, the pain and fear on her face gradually vanished, replaced by a blank, kind, gentle, and loving expression.

"Pet, pet, mine... mine, it's my pet... it's mine, it's my child..."

The female player's voice grew louder and louder. She suddenly hugged the "pet" in front of her, which had a human face and a cat body, and burst into laughter.

The other players around: "..."

After a long while, one player swallowed hard and whispered:

"Is she crazy? How could that thing possibly be a good-looking one?"

The other players nodded in agreement, completely avoiding any approach to the female player whose mental state was clearly questionable.

Yu Shijiu and Chen Yi clearly noticed more than they did.

For example, when the female player hugged the human-faced, cat-bodied "pet," the surrounding monsters suddenly froze in place.

It's like... being suddenly frozen in place by something.

Yu Shijiu took several steps back with the axe, retreating all the way to Chen Yi's side, and smiled slightly with his head tilted to the side.

"Brother Chen."

Yu Shijiu said, "I think you're right. Pets don't seem to exist to protect players."

This female player's pet is a black cat.

He Lingling's pet is also a black cat.

Chen Yi's pet was a white cat.

Chen Yi's face was grim as he looked down at the white cat in his arms.

The white cat flinched under his gaze, meowed, and licked the back of his hand with its tongue.

A warm, soft pink tongue licking the back of his hand—a gesture that would excite many cat lovers—left Chen Yi's back feeling icy cold.

He finally realized what was wrong.

Chen Yi suddenly lifted the white cat's chin and forced its mouth open.

The latter meowed uncomfortably several times, its mouth forced open to reveal its tongue.

The white cat's tongue... lacks the barbs typical of felines.

This was exactly what Chen Yi was thinking at that moment.

These "pets" are children dressed as cats and dogs.