"We know you're taking that person in." The voice on the phone was chilling.
Daniel's hand holding the phone trembled slightly: "Who is it?" I don't know what you're talking about. "
"Stop pretending, Mr. Daniel. Surveillance shows that you did save an injured animal last night, but that was by no means your average stray dog. "
The phone hung up.
Daniel slumped on the sofa, breaking out in a cold sweat. Gina lay quietly aside, the effects of the stabilizer wearing off, her figure began to regain shape, and her golden pupils lit up again.
"Wow." Gina screamed softly, but there was a clear weakness in her voice.
"Are you hungry?" Daniel noticed that something was not right with Gina, and quickly got up and went to the kitchen to rummage through it, "I have ham sausages here, and..."
He opened the refrigerator and found only a few packets of expired instant noodles and a box of leftovers.
"Why don't I go to the supermarket downstairs to buy some dog food?" Daniel asked tentatively.
Gina looked at him with a "are you an idiot" look, then gracefully turned her head in refusal.
That cold posture is like a tsundere lady.
Just when Daniel was at a loss, a familiar system prompt suddenly sounded in his mind:
[Pet hunger is detected, do you check the god-level pet snack formula?] ]
"God-level pet snacks?" Daniel's eyes lit up and he immediately chose to check.
[God-level pet snack recipe]
Ingredients: 500g of high-quality beef, 300g of fresh salmon
Excipients: 10g of Ganoderma lucidum powder, 5g of ginseng slices, 20 goji berries
Seasoning: 3g sea salt, olive oil to taste
Preparation method: Mix all ingredients in a specific order and simmer for 30 minutes
Daniel looked at the formula and worried: "Where can I find these things?" Especially Ganoderma lucidum powder and ginseng tablets..."
[System friendly reminder: The Chinese medicine shop opened by Uncle Wang downstairs of the host is on sale]
Uncle Wang? Daniel remembered that there was indeed a small pharmacy run by an old Chinese medicine doctor downstairs, which was rarely visited.
"I'll go out to buy something, you rest first." Daniel picked up his wallet and ran outside.
Gina squinted her eyes lazily, looking like a queen waiting to be served.
Half an hour later, Daniel came back panting with a large and small bag. Beef and salmon were bought from the most expensive imported supermarkets, and Ganoderma lucidum powder and ginseng slices cost him half a month's salary.
"I'm going bankrupt for you." Daniel muttered as he cut the meat.
According to the recipe, he puts all the ingredients in the pot in turn. Strangely, when the last ingredient was put into the pot, the entire kitchen was surrounded by a strange fragrance.
What's even more amazing is that the pot actually emitted a faint golden light.
"What's going on?" Daniel rubbed his eyes, thinking he had seen the flower.
In the living room, Gina suddenly raised her head, sniffed her nose in the air, and quickly got up and walked towards the kitchen.
Her steps were much more powerful than just now, and her eyes were rekindled.
"Whoa~" Gina let out a low whimper, her voice with obvious longing.
"Okay, okay, it's okay right away." Daniel quickly took a bowl and handed it over.
Gina looked at the bowl of food in front of her, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes. She sniffed carefully and began to eat in large bites.
With every bite, the momentum on her body became stronger. The originally weak body is recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye.
[Pets eat god-level snacks, and their strength is restored by 50%]
[Host Beast Affinity Enhancement]
[New Skill Unlocked: Animal Emotional Perception]
Daniel suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, and then countless faint sounds poured into his mind.
The canary at Aunt Li's house upstairs is anxious about not being able to find her favorite millet; Mr. Zhang's Garfield on the second floor was angry because the shoveling officer did not clean up the cat litter in time; Uncle Wang's old dog downstairs is missing his deceased wife...
"Can I feel their emotions?" Daniel looked at his hands in shock.
Gina raised her head and glanced at him, a hint of approval flashing in her eyes. Then continue to eat, the elegant eating is not like a dog at all, but more like tasting the cuisine of a Michelin-starred restaurant.
It's late at night.
Daniel tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, and everything that happened during the day was replayed in his mind like a movie. Mysterious phone calls, police investigations, and more and more mysteries about Gina.
Just as he was about to fall asleep in a daze, he felt something moving next to the bed.
When she opened her eyes, Gina was carefully jumping onto the bed.
"What are you doing?" Daniel asked in a low voice.
Gina didn't answer, but found a comfortable position next to him and lay down, then pressed her furry body against him.
The temperature at night was indeed a little low, and the warmth from Gina's body made Daniel relax.
What surprised him even more was that this guy, who was as cold as a queen during the day, took the initiative to rub his arm with his head at this moment.
The movement was so soft that it seemed to be coquettish.
"Your contrast is too great." Daniel couldn't help but caress Gina's hair, "Pretending to be cold during the day, becoming a cutie at night?" "
Gina snorted softly, which was a response. She rested her chin on Daniel's arm, her golden pupils glistening in the darkness.
At this moment, Daniel was completely conquered.
What a 100 billion president, what a god
What a 100 billion president, what a mythical beast wolf king...
At this moment, they all turned into the docile, soft, and milky furry furry in their arms.
Daniel's heart softened completely. He carefully adjusted his posture, for fear of disturbing the "big dog" in his arms.
However, this rare warmth was quickly broken.
A faint noise that did not belong to this room came from outside the door.
It's the sound of metal scratching the lock cylinder!
Daniel's body froze instantly, and he was completely sleepy. He held his breath almost instinctively, and the hair on his body stood on end.
Someone is picking the locks!
Gina in her arms also raised her head alertly, and a low, threatening whimper came out of her throat. Her golden pupils were like two clusters of burning flames in the darkness, staring in the direction of the doorway.
The sound of picking the lock became clearer and clearer, with an undisguised impatience.
"Don't make a sound." Daniel said to Gina in a breathy voice, then quietly slid out of bed and pulled a baseball bat from the bedside table. This is his only "weapon".
He tiptoed to the back of the door, his heart beating wildly.
Is it the one who called? Did they come to the door so quickly?
At this moment, the strange feeling in his mind came again.
"Meow... The gang in black is here again... What a strong smell of blood..."
"Shhh... Don't be spotted... At midnight tonight, the abandoned factory in the southern district, the king wants to summon us..."
"For the Queen... We have to go..."
This sound was not heard through his ears, but directly in his consciousness. He turned his head abruptly and saw two wild cats on the windowsill looking vigilantly downstairs, their bodies tense and their tails wagging anxiously.
It is they who are "talking"!
Daniel was shocked to find that he could "understand" the language of cats!
No, more precisely, the intentions and emotions of their communication can be perceived.
Queen? Does it mean Gina?
Abandoned factory in the southern district? Secret meeting?
The amount of information was too much, and Daniel's mind was a little out of turn.
"Click."
With a soft sound, the door lock was opened.
The door handle began to turn slowly.
Daniel's heart was in his throat, and he clenched his baseball bat, ready to fight to the death.
However, the door only opened a crack and stopped.
There seemed to be a burst of hurried footsteps and whispers outside the door, and then, silence returned to normal.
After a long time, Daniel dared to lean into the cat's eye to look outside.
The corridor was empty, with only a small piece of wire falling on the floor mat at the door.
Are they gone?
Daniel leaned against the door, gasping for breath. At that moment, he felt that he was only one step away from death.
"Who are they?" Daniel looked back at Gina, his voice a little hoarse.
Gina jumped out of bed and walked to the window, staring out the window at the night. Her eyes are deep and solemn, no longer the honest "rhubarb", nor the coquettish cutie, but the real wolf king, a lonely queen in danger.
She didn't answer, but Daniel read everything from her tense body and the sadness she exuded.
She knew who those people were.
And those people came to catch her, or even ... He came to kill her.
"Abandoned factories in the southern district, a gathering of animals." Daniel whispered the message he heard from the cats, "The queen they speak of is you, right? "
Gina's body trembled slightly, and she turned her head, a hint of surprise appearing in her golden pupils. She didn't seem to expect Daniel to know about it.
"You have to go." Daniel's tone was unusually firm, "There may be a way to protect you there." "
Gina looked at him with complicated eyes. She shook her head slightly, then walked to Daniel's feet and rubbed her head against his trouser leg.
Daniel felt her emotions: worry, reluctance, and a plea to let him leave the land of right and wrong.
"Don't be stupid." Daniel squatted down and looked her in the eye, "From the moment I brought you back, we were already on the same boat." Now they want me to get off the boat, it's late. "
He grinned and showed a mouthful of white teeth: "Besides, I am your royal shoveling officer, Her Majesty the Queen is on a tour, how can I not serve by my side?" "
Gina looked at him for a few seconds, then let out a low "woo" sound, which was considered agreement.
Midnight.
Daniel changed into a black tracksuit and wrapped himself tightly. Gina was injected with a stabilizer again and turned into the "rhubarb" that looked harmless to humans and animals.
"I'm wronged to you." Daniel touched Gina's head, "When the matter is settled, I'll make you the best snack in the world." "
"Wow!" Gina screamed weakly, her eyes full of resentment.
One person and one dog, with the cover of night, quietly slipped out of the apartment building.
Daniel's ability to "sense animal emotions" played a huge role at this time. He could clearly feel the emotional flow of the animals around him, which were like moving signal towers, guiding the way to the abandoned factory.
some stray cats jumped down from the wall and silently led the way for them; there are mice hiding in trash cans, sticking out their heads and squeaking to give kind reminders; Even the cockroaches in the sewer exude a sense of "go this way, it's safe".
The animals of the whole city seem to be running for their king.
Daniel was struck by this silent force. This is beyond his cognition.
Gina, what kind of existence is she?
Through the intricate alleys, they finally arrived at the abandoned factory in the South District.
The place is overgrown with weeds and dilapidated. But in the huge factory building, an unimaginable "army" was gathered.
Hundreds of animals, cats, dogs, crows, mice, and even a few weasels and hedgehogs, occupied their respective positions in a distinct manner, silent and solemn as if they were performing some kind of sacred ceremony.
On the tallest abandoned machine tool in the center of the factory, a cat squatted.
It was a thin orange cat with mottled fur and blindness in one eye, leaving a hideous scar. But the only eye it left shone with all-encompassing wisdom and unquestionable majesty.
It is the king. The king of animals in the city.
The moment Daniel walked in with Gina in his arms, all the animals' eyes were on them.
It was a mixture of awe, curiosity, and vigilance about Daniel as a human being.
"You're here, Your Majesty." The old orange cat's voice sounded directly in Daniel and Gina's minds. Its voice is old and hoarse, but it has a calming power.
Gina jumped out of Daniel's arms, the effects of the stabilizer seemed to be wearing off quickly, and her size and imposing momentum were recovering.
"Black pupils." Gina's voice also sounded at the level of consciousness, with a hint of exhaustion, "The people of the 'Hunter Guild' have already chased here." "
Hunter's Guild?
Daniel's heart was cold, this should be the name of those people.
"We know." The old orange cat "Black Pupil" looked at Daniel, "Human, you have the aura of a queen on your body, and there is also a ... The power to make us feel close. Who are you? "
"My name is Daniel, it's ..." Daniel is stuck, he can't say that he is her shoveling officer, right?" It was her friend. "
"Friend?" A hint of playfulness flashed in the black eye's single eye, "It's interesting." It has been many years and no human being can be our friend. "
It paused, and its tone became serious: "The group of madmen in the Hunter's Guild, they came for the 'source core' in the queen's body. We must not let them succeed! "
Source nucleus? Another new term.
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the factory.
A bloody crow stumbled in and screamed hoarsely in the minds of all living beings: "They are coming!" A lot of people! With a net and ... Gun! "
As soon as the words fell, at several entrances to the factory, more than a dozen men wearing black combat uniforms and holding special weapons appeared at the same time.
They moved quickly and well-trained, and as soon as they came in, they spread out in a fan shape, and the net guns in their hands were aimed at the animals in the field.
A scar-faced man at the head greedily locked his eyes on Gina, who was returning to her original form.
"It's really nowhere to find a place to break the iron shoes, and it doesn't take much effort to get it. The descendants of the divine beast Bai Ze will belong to our Hunter Guild today! "
He smiled fiercely and raised the tranquilizer gun in his hand: "And you, a kid who doesn't know life and death, dare to harbor our prey, take it away together!" "
The atmosphere was instantly tense!
The animals roared and roared angrily, and the entire factory shook.
Daniel felt his blood almost clot. He is just an ordinary office worker, where has he seen this kind of battle?
However, when he saw that Gina beside him was weak, she still straightened her back and was ready to fight, an inexplicable courage surged from the bottom of her heart.
He protected Gina behind him, staring at the scarface.
"If you want to move her, step over my corpse first!"
Scarface sneered and was about to give an order.
"Do it!" The old orange cat Black Pupil issued an order for a general attack.
In an instant, all beasts rushed!
The cats are like a black tide, gushing out of the shadows and attacking the enemy's lower plate with their claws and fangs. The dogs roared, charged head-on, and slammed their bodies into the men in black. Crows in the sky are like swooping fighters, pecking at their eyes with their pointed beaks!
A great war between humans and urban animals has completely broken out!
Daniel's brain became extremely clear at this moment, and the emotions, positions, and attack intentions of countless animals formed a three-dimensional map of the battlefield in his mind.
"Left! That Doberman! Cover it! "
"The cat on the beam! Attack the one with the net gun! "
He almost subconsciously shouted out the command, and those animals actually obeyed his command!
The scarface was startled by this sudden chaos, and then roared: "A group of beasts! Give me a stun baton! Catch the female one, and kill the others!" "
The battle situation instantly became tragic!
Daniel knew that this was not the way to go. His eyes swept across the audience, and finally landed on a tall electric gate box in the corner.
A bold plan was formed in his head!