I slay demons and monsters in a bizarre city.

Chapter 38 The tabby cat is called Seven Up

Upon seeing his younger sister Li Ying again, Li Changgeng felt incredibly conflicted. His sister had been in a coma for so long, and Li Changgeng desperately wanted her to wake up instead of lying motionless on the hospital bed, as if she only had one breath left and could die at any moment.

Li Changgeng remembered the strange things his parents said when they left him: if one day they left home and never came back, he must remember to take good care of his younger sister. As long as Li Ying was alive and well, their family would have hope of reunion.

Li Changgeng never expected that these words would actually come true. His parents mysteriously disappeared, and Li Ying fell into a coma. At first, the hospital diagnosed Li Ying as being in a deep sleep. After the Eternal Night Mist, many people had similar symptoms. Li Changgeng had been to the hospital many times. The last time he went to the special care ward, he saw Li Ying, who was emaciated and pitiful. Her face was ashen and bloodless, like a dead person.

If it weren't for the fluctuating heart rate and blood pressure readings on the electrocardiogram monitor, Li Changgeng would have even suspected that Li Ying was already dead.

In the game 【Myth Descends】, Li Ying on the ghost train is very beautiful, with a rosy complexion, and is a very healthy person. Apart from that, the cat Qi Xi looks exactly the same as before. Li Changgeng doesn't even want the green countdown numbers to tick, wishing that the countdown could stop so he could spend some time with his sister and the cat Qi Xi. Although Li Changgeng knows this is not reality, perhaps it's a dream, or perhaps it's in a game, or perhaps it's in another dimension, or even a parallel universe, Li Changgeng doesn't want to leave. He misses his sister Li Ying so much!

"Brother, brother, what are you spacing out for? I don't have much time left. Mom and Dad have been engaged in mythological archaeology research. They have come to a very amazing conclusion and have also achieved certain research results."

"I suspect a mysterious organization has kidnapped Mom and Dad. Brother, only you can rescue Mom and Dad now, only you can save the people of Black Sea City, only you can save humanity!"

"In my father's and mother's words, we humans, and indeed all the people on Earth, are fed and lived by the gods. Now it's harvest time, and the gods want to eliminate us! That's why there is eternal night and mist, and soon there will be a cold, dark winter!"

Li Ying affectionately stroked the tabby cat in her arms, gently touching it from its head to its tail. The tabby cat, Qi Xi, squinted its eyes, looking quite content. However, the tabby cat seemed a little afraid of Li Chang Geng, always secretly opening its eyes to peek at him.

Li Ying had so much to say, but time didn't allow it. She sensed other strange monsters approaching, their demonic aura extremely strong.

Meow...meow.

The tabby cat, Seven Delight, started meowing. Just moments ago it had been lazily nestled in Li Ying's arms, but now it was alert, its ears perked up, and its tail wagging incessantly, clearly very nervous.

Li Changgeng came to his senses and reached out to touch Li Ying's face. He knew that his parents were engaged in mythological archaeology research, but he did not agree with the idea that humans were raised by gods.

Li Changgeng's parents never talked about work when they were at home, so Li Changgeng was unaware of what Li Ying had just said.

"Brother, you can't touch me! If you touch me, I'll disappear."

Li Ying's eyes were also filled with tears; how could she not want to hug her brother?

"Dad, what else did Mom say? How did you know the secret?" Li Changgeng couldn't wait to know everything his sister Li Ying had said. Finding their parents was important, but waking Li Ying from her coma was even more crucial. "You've been in a coma for a long time. How can we wake you up?"

The green countdown in front of Li Changgeng had already entered the 40-minute mark, as if time was passing very quickly. Happy and joyful days always pass quickly, while painful and agonizing lives are long.

"Brother, am I unconscious? I'm perfectly fine now."

Li Ying blinked her big eyes. "I haven't been unconscious at all. Are you sure you're not mistaken? And there's also the cat Qi Xi. She's been with me for a long time too." "What I wanted to tell you is that when Mom and Dad went to Antarctica to explore the mythical relics for the last time, they left something for you before they left. Have you forgotten about it? It was a small box."

Is this my last trip to Antarctica to explore mythological relics?

Li Changgeng thought about it and realized that it didn't seem to be true. His memory was very vague, and he felt that his parents had been gone for a long time.

"What little box?" Li Changgeng's head buzzed whenever he thought about it. Whenever he thought deeply, his brain would feel this kind of intense pain from the inside out. The feeling was getting stronger and stronger. Thinking makes people's thinking more logical, but whenever Li Changgeng thought about the current situation or why he was doing this, it felt like there was a nail piercing through his head, and the pain was unbearable!
"Brother, what's wrong?" Li Ying asked worriedly, looking at Li Changgeng's contorted and pained face.

"No, it's nothing, I just feel a little unwell!" Li Changgeng rubbed his temples vigorously to relieve his headache. "Tell me, where exactly is the little box?"

"Brother, the little box is at home. Mom told me it's a very important thing, and I must keep it safe and never lose it. If one day our family is reunited, we might need the contents of the box." Li Ying felt the aura of the demonic beast growing stronger, and the defensive digital wall surrounding her was almost unable to withstand it.

“Brother, that little box is under the floor tiles in our living room. Look carefully. It took me a lot of effort to tell you this. Also, brother, do you believe that the world you live in is real? Have you ever thought that we live in a virtual digital world where everything is a result of digitalization?”

To be honest, Li Changgeng had really questioned the reality of the world he lived in. He spent most of his time at home and rarely had any other life path. There were too many strange things that Li Changgeng couldn't understand, especially the KMS game company, his colleagues, the cat-headed people at Black Sea City Hospital, the Myth Management Bureau, the ten Heavenly Stems and ten ancient gods, and now the sudden appearance of Eternal Night and Mist. All of these were too abnormal.

Li Changgeng even doubted whether he was a real, biologically defined carbon-based life form. He looked at his teeth in the mirror and pried open his eyelids to see if there were blue numbers and letters on his eyeballs. He wondered if he was really human.

"Could it be that the world we live in isn't real, and everything is planned?" Li Changgeng had this question for a long time, and now, after hearing his sister Li Ying say this, his thoughts became even stronger.

Li Ying nodded gently. Her figure became much more blurred, and her face turned pale, making her look even more like the unconscious woman lying on the special care bed in Black Sea City Hospital.

"Brother, remember that little metal box? You go quickly, don't worry about me! Open the door connecting carriage number 1 to the engine, hurry up!"

Meow... Meow!
Seven-Up, the tabby cat, jumped out of Li Ying's arms. The moment it landed, its body grew many times larger, resembling a ferocious tiger.

Li Changgeng saw the group of monsters, with the black goat leading the way.

The nine-tailed blue fox and the octopus girl followed closely on either side.

"My lord, how have you been?" The black goat's crimson, curved horns were ablaze with flames. "You may leave, but Li Ying will not survive!"

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(End of this chapter)