Chapter 32: Still a Cat Lover

But thinking about it, a simple containment entity like her really didn't have much room for deeper exploration.

It was also thanks to Sylvia's casual attitude that Ying Su could better hide herself. If some powerful scanning device had been used, she probably would have been exposed and killed again.

The communication with Sylvia went smoothly. She even felt this parrot quite liked her. How strange, considering today was their first meeting.

The related tests were also very simple, some basic things that could be called baby tutorials.

Ying Su also had a very peaceful time, with no troublesome matters. She just needed to quietly be a little bird.

While calculating the time, she waited for that day to arrive.

After Sylvia finished handling her project, she stopped coming. Every day, apart from some low-level supplies coming to feed her, there was nothing else.

After endless waiting, that day finally arrived.

With a loud rumble, the containment facility's door opened. Immediately, Ying Su quickly pried open her small door and flew out.

For a moment, it was utter chaos—chickens flying and dogs jumping, all sorts of creatures scrambling for freedom. A large number of containment entities ran out.

Before Ying Su could even assess the situation, she saw someone who looked very similar to herself running over.

Huh?

Wait, no... this is her!

But to be honest... although looking in the mirror, she already knew she was very cute and... appetizing, she didn't expect seeing herself from this perspective to have its own unique flavor.

And she was so tiny! Even from a parrot's giant perspective, she could tell the other her was several sizes smaller than any human she'd encountered before.

Damn, I'm so cute!!

Immediately, Ying Su flew over, thinking about what she should say for this first meeting with herself.

"Hmm, uh... Professor Spencer's scientific forum opening on October seventh is beneficial for promoting scientific and cultural exchange among youth... His significant contributions in pedagogy are admirable. He is a respectable person..."

"Enough!" The other her, already panicked and fleeing for her life, directly grabbed Ying Su and began refining her.

That faint fragrance rushed into her nose, making Ying Su feel dizzy for a moment.

Oooh—! So good! Feels like my mind cleared up instantly, and my whole body is full of strength!

I love it, I love it! I'm so amazing! Smells so good!

Then, she couldn't help but utter words of praise: "Ah... I love you, darling. You are so beautiful, so pure..."

"Eek! Who says these things to a parrot?!" But the other her just assumed Ying Su was repeating something someone had said to her. After all, wasn't that what parrots did?

Ying Su remained in a dazed, enchanted state for a while, being carried as she ran. It wasn't until Pig Chef blocked their path and she was thrown down that she suddenly regained some clarity.

She quickly stopped the urge to run towards herself and put as much distance between them as possible.

Goodness, her own ability was so potent. She almost fell for her own trick. But it shouldn't be like this. Although seeing others' reactions showed addiction, the reaction shouldn't be this strong for her. Could it be because her body is too small and she inhaled too much?

Never mind all that. She still had important business to attend to.

She hopped a few times. Seeing that Pig Chef wasn't paying attention to her, she hurriedly ran towards the passageway.

She wanted to see what was happening with the Remolders. If possible, she'd escape from there next time.

Admittedly, having escaped the Hounds of Tindalos and restored her previous save point, Ying Su could be considered to have escaped the containment facility. But she still had to risk returning.

It was all for Olivia.

To rescue that girl as well would require some effort.

The Remolders weren't hard to find. Their clothing with the finger-sun pattern was extremely conspicuous. Ying Su was easily caught by them and thrown into a constantly twisting, rotating portal.

"Hurry, hurry! How many more?"

"We can hold on for another twenty minutes!"

As soon as Ying Su emerged, she was trapped inside a bubble-like thing. She was pushed around like a ball. Ying Su saw it—a strange stone gate built with unknown rocks. A group of people were chanting nearby. It didn't look like any technological product.

The inside of the bubble was奇妙. It was like being weightless, floating at the very center. But no matter how hard Ying Su tried, she couldn't get close to the bubble wall.

Then, she was locked up in a cell again.

Why is it a cell again?

And the environment was even worse!

Didn't you claim to be committed to friendly coexistence with containment entities, jointly exploring how to live in peace?

After being locked up for some days, the Remolders demanded Ying Su enter a machine, calling it an examination under a nice name.

But after her experience with the Resource Exchanger, Ying Su would rather die than enter a machine whose purpose was unknown. So she simply committed suicide and restarted.

"No good. The Remolders are cut from the same cloth as the containment facility. Their slogans are shouted to the heavens, but inside, there's no real difference." Back in her small cage in Punk Town, Ying Su thought this.

And the danger level there was no less than the containment facility. That bubble could trap her directly.

"Hey, what are you spacing out for? Come help!" Hamster Uncle called out. He was desperately devouring the food in the basin. If he couldn't finish it... the consequences would definitely not be good.

"Let's make a deal," Ying Su snapped back to reality and said. "I can take you out of here, free you from this prison."

"?" Hamster Uncle paused, then spat out the food in his mouth, cautiously asking, "You... you can really take me out?"

A large number of tentacles sprouted from Ying Su's back, terrifying to behold, causing the hamster to retreat two steps. "You... what are you?!"

"You don't need to know. If you don't want to, forget it." Ying Su said this and directly slipped out of the cage. She wanted to take advantage of Black Cat not having her information yet to kill her in their first encounter.

"Wait, I'm willing, I'm willing!" Hamster quickly called out.

After all, could the situation get any worse than it is now?

"Heh, the honor is mine." Hearing his voice, Ying Su slipped back in. After thinking, she drafted a contract. "Then sign this."

Although there was no review agency or guarantor, Ying Su still tried to make it as compliant as possible. She wasn't some great evil.

"Huff... huff... I... my soul..." Hamster looked at the list on the contract, saying fearfully, "What... what happens if I don't have a soul?"

"You die."

"Then... then after you have my soul... what will happen to me?"

"Everything about you will belong to me."

"......"

"What about my family?"

"Not my business. They're not in the contract."

"That... can you guarantee there are no hidden clauses or additional terms in this contract?" Hamster asked. After all, in various movies, TV shows, or rumors, it's said demons secretly add all sorts of clauses, even hiding words in the fancy borders.

"If you don't sign, I'm leaving." Ying Su said, starting to get annoyed.

"Wait!" Hamster called out. "Can I add something?"

"My patience is limited." Ying Su had already decided. If the other's request was troublesome, she'd simply kill Uncle and deal with this next time.

"Besides getting out, I hope I can at least see my family one more time!"

"Fine." So such content appeared on the contract.

Signed.

Hamster had no way out. Even if it meant selling his soul, even if it meant being driven by another... if he could just see his child and wife one more time...

Then Ying Su pounced, devouring him completely.

[Feast used successfully. Your HP has increased by 1 point]

[Soul Devour used successfully... Use failed... Use successful... Failed... Suc... Successful! A unique soul has been added to your deck!]

[Cursed Soul: Dentist Carter E-Rank

A down-and-out middle-aged doctor. Skilled in medicine, proficient in dentistry, internal medicine, pediatrics.]

"So your name is Carter... Wait, why is the card art still a hamster?" Ying Su paused, looking at the soul card in her deck. The art was a ghostly mouse.

In Ying Su's original conception, even if the other had a hamster body, the soul should still look like an uncle.

But now it seemed it wasn't that simple.

"Cursed Soul, huh... Damn, things related to curses. If I had chosen Cain, I might have developed superbly." Ying Su said this. After obtaining this soul, she truly understood the use of souls.

She could command and arbitrarily change him. Whether ordering him, directly deleting his memories, or directly controlling him—all were possible.

But if the soul's rank was too different from her own, then she couldn't control it. However, Ying Su originally found it difficult to hunt beings stronger than herself, so this wasn't a big concern.

But to manifest, it also required a corresponding body to attach to.

This wasn't difficult. Ying Su took a part of herself, molded a figurine, and stuffed Carter's soul into it. But the effect was completely ineffective. Forcibly stuffing it in caused the body to become chaotic. Only after molding it into a mouse did Carter return to reality.

"Good, experiment finished. Later, you go distract Black Cat. I'll ambush her."

"Yes, Lady Ying Su." Carter said with utmost respect. He already understood he could not defy her.

And Ying Su was very satisfied with his attitude. After all, no matter what, he couldn't escape. His fate would only be to be eaten by Master. Better to be her subordinate. At least she would try to fulfill her promise.

"Purrrrr..." Black Cat was sleeping, suddenly becoming alert. She saw a mouse running around on the ground and immediately jumped down to catch the escapee.

She caught it in two or three moves, preparing to carry it back to the cage. But just as she bit down, she felt something was off. Then, everything went dark.

"Mewl meow mew—!"

"Heheh, Black Cat-chan, I'm here to occupy your wonderful body again!"