Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

Chapter 229 Mutant Tabby Cat

The sudden fire caused by the mutated rats in the rear was seen by everyone guarding the city in Baijishan Base, and they all showed great joy.

Without even guessing, everyone knew that the rescue team that went to the Shanghai base had returned. Everyone immediately felt that the chances of victory were much greater, and even their movements of throwing superpowers to fight the mutated rats became much more nimble.

On the other side, Song Lian and the others also caught up. As soon as they arrived at where Zhou Yang and the others were, they saw a raging fire and countless pairs of eyes flashing red light behind the fire.

After getting off the bus, Song Lian quickly led his brothers to Zhou Yang and the others. Looking at the swarm of rats in front of them, he couldn't help but utter a curse.

"Holy crap! So many mutated rats?! Weren't they supposed to be zombies?!"

Lu Xingye tilted his head and said, "Yeah, they probably ate all the zombies a long time ago, and since they weren't full, they came back to eat our base..."

Considering that there are at least hundreds of thousands of zombies in Baijishan City, Song Lian expressed his confusion: "With so many zombies in Baijishan, how can they not fill their stomachs?"

Zhou Yang coughed lightly and explained, "You might have some misunderstanding about mutated rats eating zombies. They don't eat the rotten flesh of zombies; at most, they'll dig out the crystal cores and gnaw on them..."

"..." Song Lian was speechless for a moment.

Well, he's just ignorant.

After a moment of silence, Song Lian asked again, "Shall we continue burning it?"

"The fire must continue to burn, but we still need to find the mutated rat king first. However, there are just too many mutated rats here, at least hundreds of thousands. It's not easy to find them."

After Zhou Yang finished speaking, he sighed again: "Sigh, if only our little Huangs were here, or at least your Huajuan. As the natural enemy of rats, they would have a much easier time finding the mutated rat king than we do."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingye recalled the mutated cats he had encountered before and sighed, "Tsk, if only those mutated cats could have come along and helped eat the mutated rats. It would have been even better if they could have eaten the Rat King while they were at it."

Song Lian shrugged and spread his hands, saying, "We'd like to, but those mutated cats didn't come with us, and even if they did, they wouldn't listen to us..."

Before he could finish speaking, Song Lian felt a dark shadow flash past his eyes.

Upon closer inspection, they saw the tabby cat from before standing in front of them, its large tail swishing. It sat down and leisurely raised one of its front paws to lick its fur a few times.

"???"

Song Lian was immediately stunned.

In fact, not only Song Lian, but even Zhou Yang and the others found it hard to believe.

Pea remembered the beating she received and glared at the tabby cat with bared teeth.

This mutant cat actually followed us?

What about the others?

Thinking of this, Zhou Yang hurriedly looked around, but did not see any trace of the other mutated cats, so he could only turn back to look at the tabby cat.

Perhaps sensing Zhou Yang's gaze, the tabby cat stopped licking its fur, stared intently at Zhou Yang, and wagged its fluffy tail even more enthusiastically.

When Zhou Yang saw the tabby cat staring at him, he suddenly felt uneasy, so he took two steps to the side, only to find that the tabby cat's eyes followed him.

Thinking about the cat's nature, Zhou Yang didn't take it seriously and just moved further behind the others.

When Zhou Yang looked up, he saw that the tabby cat was still staring at him, which puzzled him.

Is this mutant cat targeting me?

He didn't do anything, did he?

What happened?

Zhou Yang scratched his head, unable to figure it out for a moment.

Just then, Song Lian, who was standing at the front, exclaimed, "Holy crap, where did the cat go again?"

Zhou Yang immediately looked over at the sound, and sure enough, the tabby cat had disappeared again.

“They probably ran away,” Zhou Yang said, his expression relaxing slightly. “It’s good that they’re gone. If these uncontrollable mutated animals retaliate against the mutated rats while they’re fighting, we’ll be in big trouble. We should hurry up and find the mutated rat king.”

Others nodded.

Zhou Yang then discussed with the others how to find the Rat King.

Suddenly, Zhou Yang felt something tugging at his trouser leg. Thinking it was Wandou tugging at him, he didn't pay any attention and said without even looking, "Kid, don't be naughty, we're discussing something."

However, the pawing motion below did not stop. Zhou Yang looked down and saw that the tabby cat, which had run away, was now sitting at his feet, one paw hooked around one of his trouser legs, tilting its head to look at him.

"..."

Zhou Yang's mind went blank for a moment, he lost the ability to speak, and his palms started sweating.

What's going on?

Are they planning to target him, the weakest one, first?

The mutated tabby cat didn't care about Zhou Yang's inner turmoil. When it saw that Zhou Yang had noticed it, it immediately swung its tail at Zhou Yang's feet and rubbed its head against his trouser leg.

"???"

Zhou Yang was even more confused now.

Is this old man with the tabby cat asking him for a favor? Is he trying to curry favor by mimicking the behavior before the apocalypse?

But I have to say, she's really cute like this, I want to pet her!

Zhou Yang couldn't figure out what the other person meant for a moment. He rubbed his fingers together and resisted the urge to touch it.

Nearby, Shen Zechuan had just finished a brief conversation with Yan Fei when he noticed that Zhou Yang was unusually silent. Turning his head, he saw Zhou Yang looking down at something, so he also looked down and immediately saw the tabby cat rubbing against Zhou Yang.

"?"

A question mark slowly appeared in Shen Zechuan's mind.

As Shen Zechuan fell silent, Yan Fei and the others gradually noticed the abnormality. They all looked over and were completely dumbfounded when they saw the tabby cat at Zhou Yang's feet.

Lu Xingye's eyes widened in disbelief: "Didn't it run away? How did it end up with you again?"

Zhou Yang sighed helplessly, "I don't know either... I just felt something tugging at me. At first, I thought it was a pea, but when I looked, it was this..."

"What exactly do you want?!" Shen Zechuan was furious, but he was afraid that provoking the other party would hurt Zhou Yang, so he could only suppress his anger and say.

The tabby cat tilted its head and glanced at Shen Zechuan, then rolled its eyes at him before continuing to snuggle against Zhou Yang's leg.

"I don't think it meant any harm; it seems more like it wants to talk to us about something..."

Song Lian looked puzzled: "Looking for us? We were just about to fight them, why are you looking for us?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Xingye stroked his chin and said, "Is it possible that it feels it has been wandering outside for too long, so it plans to find a rich family to continue living a life of leisure and waiting to die before the apocalypse?"

Upon hearing this, the others all turned to look.

Zhou Yang thought it made some sense, so he looked down at the tabby cat and asked tentatively, "Do you want us to take you in and then you can freeload off us?"

Upon hearing this, the tabby cat's eyes lit up, and it looked up at Zhou Yang, letting out a meow that sounded like a pinched whistle: "Meow~"

Then he even rolled over at Zhou Yang's feet.