Spirit Cat

Spirit Cat: As a combat species among the cats that can grow and evolve, it is very powerful. Even in its infancy, it can intimidate ordinary animals and can transform into a spiritual state that only the host can see, following the host at all times.

It can also turn into an ordinary cat, giving a haughty, cold stare to everyone you dislike. It can warm your chest (assuming you have one) and act cute. At critical moments, it enjoys the protagonist's explosive benefits, entering combat form.

Spiritual Form: Considered a soul-like creature, the host can share the Spirit Cat's vision, seeing normally invisible shadow planes and purgatory planes. It can also briefly phase the host's body into the shadow plane to escape up to 100 meters away. Cooldown time: 15 minutes.

Spiritual Form Attributes: Strength 1 (g-), Agility 25 (e), Stamina 3 (g-), Inspiration 20 (e-).

Skills: Shadow Stare, Purgatory Stare, Phasing, Shadow Escape.

Normal Form: Alertness increased by 100. All hostile targets within 100 meters of the host will trigger a warning. After discovering a hostile target, it can mark it. Host and Spirit Cat deal 15% more damage to marked targets. Unlimited marks. Note: The more terrifying the mark, the greater the danger to the host. If encountering a skull-marked target, the host should flee immediately.

Normal Form Attributes: Strength 3 (g-), Agility 10 (f-), Stamina 5 (g), Inspiration 22 (e-).

Skills: Avenger, Steely Stare, Perception.

Combat Form: When a marked target approaches within 10 meters of the host, the Spirit Cat will instantly enter combat readiness, awaiting the host's attack command. If the host encounters lethal danger, it will automatically enter combat state to protect the host.

Combat Form Attributes: Strength 14 (f), Agility 18 (f+), Stamina 12 (f-), Inspiration 12 (f-).

Skills: Guardian, Intimidate, Beast King.

Evaluation: This is a Spitit Cat with limitless potential. As its owner, please treat it well.

Note: Normal form has no consumption. Spiritual form consumes 3 Dream Points per minute. Combat form consumes 10 Dream Points per minute. Spiritual form can seal all abilities except Phasing at a cost of 2 Dream Points per day to maintain. Sealing can be lifted instantly but requires 100 Dream Points to unseal. Switching between Normal and spiritual forms costs 10 Dream Points each time. Entering combat form costs 100 Dream Points.

After reading the introduction of the spirit cat, Chu Lian was stunned for a moment, then showed a silly smile. The abilities and attributes of this pet far exceeded her expectations.

Not to mention the combat form, just the Shadow Escape skill in the spiritual form is a life-saving divine skill. The range is centered on herself, encompassing 100 meters in all directions.

In this steel jungle of a city, a 100-meter range is enough for her to instantly escape countless people's sight and enter the complex structures around. At that point, she would be in the dark while her enemies are exposed, reversing the situation instantly.

The abilities in its Normal form are also excellent. Anyone harboring hostility towards her, once entering her 100-meter range, would be detected by it and marked with a symbol visible only to her.

Currently, this ability can only be used to sense enemies, but in the future, as her strength increases, the stacking effect will provide a 15% damage increase. Moreover, the spirit cat is a growing pet, and its damage can also stack. She is certain that this damage stacking increase can be improved further.

However, she looked at the white kitten specifically snuggling into her arms and smiled helplessly. She initially chose to ignore the system's malicious slander, "it can warm your chest (assuming you have one)," but she didn't expect this cat to actually be a bit perverted.

When she clicked to redeem the spirit cat cub reward, a white kitten appeared from nothing, materializing under the sunlight and finally licking its paws while obediently gazing at her.

At first, she was surprised because this spirit cat cub was less than 15 centimeters long, and her inner childlike affection was revealed. Tempted by its cuteness, she held it in her arms.

It seemed to have found its target, constantly burrowing into her chest. She was sure its target was her bosom, but there was only a small rise there, barely enough to attract it.

Helpless, she had to half-lie on the bed, gently pressing it into her chest to prevent it from struggling before checking its attributes.

Why would this super-rare divine pet, usually appearing in the later stages of online games, be given as a reward in a goddess mission? She looked at the mission description and slowly came to a conclusion. The system seemed to want it to reach her quickly to provide support, hence lowering the difficulty of acquiring it.

If this is true, it's likely she will encounter some danger soon. The last special mission indicated that the system has some predictive capabilities. Although it might not be extensive and only apply to her, it is incredibly powerful.

This predictive ability is something the system definitely possesses! This is her intuition and a lingering doubt in her mind, one of the greatest secrets concerning the system.

Is the system in the future or in the present, on herself?

"Oh my, my, you came up with so much while I was away for a bit. I feel like in your eyes, the system has turned into something that's profit-driven, digging pits without filling them, and is both black-bellied and sharp-tongued? If you want to know, go find the answers yourself. Anyway, I'm just living in the system."

Seemingly well-rested, Ayase's charming voice echoed from within her heart. Although Chu Lian hid it well, she couldn't escape Ayase's perception.

However, Chu Lian didn't mind; she didn't really intend to hide it from Ayase. She just thought that such matters should be pondered over by oneself and not directly asked.

But when Ayase spoke, Chu Lian, who had previously been preoccupied with happiness and not listening carefully, now detected an unmistakable fatigue in her voice, which shocked her.

Since meeting Ayase, Chu Lian had never seen her tired. Sleeping in, loving sleep, and napping were just her pastimes, not indicative of actual fatigue. This time, she indeed felt Ayase's mental exhaustion and weakness.

"Could it be that Ayase encountered a formidable enemy during that period last night, which caused her severe injury?" Although anxious, Chu Lian still analyzed why Ayase was in such a state. Thinking it over, it could only be related to her inexplicable departure last night.

Thinking of this, Chu Lian couldn't help but ask, "Ayase, what happened to you? I can feel you're very weak and exhausted, much worse than my condition after taking the Infinite Stamina Potion. Did you encounter a powerful enemy last night and get injured?"

"No one can hurt me, you're overthinking it. I simply left your body for too long without the system's energy to maintain my form, so I had to rely on my own energy to sustain it, which was quite draining. That's all. If I truly encountered a strong enemy, I wouldn't hide it from you. Don't worry..." Ayase could sense the concern in Chu Lian's words, but she could only smile wryly and provide a plausible explanation.

Chu Lian, everything about you is fine, but your intuition is too sharp, which could be detrimental to you.

Hearing Ayase's response, Chu Lian didn't know what to say, as this was the first time Ayase had been away from her for such a long period.

Previously, even when she left, she stayed close by, so Chu Lian didn't know that if Ayase strayed too far and used too much energy, she would enter this state. But since Ayase said so, Chu Lian didn't pursue it further.

Because, apart from certain unspeakable taboos and secrets, Ayase had never hidden anything from her. This time, it seemed like she was just overreacting.

Well, the most important reason is that she considered Ayase the most important person to her. If she found out that Ayase was really injured or something, it was normal to lose her composure for a moment.

Pushing down the curious little head of the spirit cat, Chu Lian picked up the milk on the bedside table and took a sip. Looking at the clock, it was already ten o'clock. It was time to get up...