Chapter 428: 428: Harmonious Handling
I Have Yet to Become a Doll Today
Bang!
The sound of something heavy hitting the ground.
Bai Youwei was startled, her eyes darted to the outside, forgetting her argument with Shen Fei.
Zhao Mingdeng fell to the ground, his face as white as a sheet. He couldnât make a sound, nor could he stand up. He was trembling as he crawled forward, leaving a trail of bright red behind him.
But it wasnât blood!
Rather, it was a red, jelly-like substance continuously seeping out of his body and also his mouth!
Boom!
Another loud noise.
A puppet cat as big as a bus pounced, landing not far behind Zhao Mingdeng.
Mary on the catâs back was laughing and singing a nursery rhyme:
âCrawl and crawl,
Blood turns to jelly,n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Innards turn to cotton,
In the end, oh, in the end, feed it to the kittyâs mouth~â
The cat paw came down and stepped on Zhao Mingdeng.
Like toying with a mouse, it held him down but didnât kill him immediately, just watched him struggling.
Shen Fei couldnât bear to look. He quietly said to Bai Youwei, âMary says that blood is filthy. This is a playground for children, all bloody scenes must be sanitized. She⦠she doesnât consider us humans! She treats us like toys!â
Mary was laughing outside, enjoying this moment immensely, repeatedly singing the nursery rhyme:
âCrawl and crawl,
Blood turns to jelly,
Innards turn to cottonâ¦â
Suddenly, several figures shot out!
Maryâs voice halted abruptly!
Shen Mo and Yan Qingwen rushed over with their weapons and hacked at the catâs paw that was pinning Zhao Mingdeng down!
However, the catâs paw was soft, and the blade hitting it was like punching cotton! Pointless!
Yu Yaqing and Lun Ang worked together, simultaneously slashing at the catâs bellyââ
Balls of cotton spilled out from the ripped fabric, the cat wailed, but its paw stiffly held on!
Robin leaped from above, taking the opportunity to attack Mary on the catâs back.
Just then, a cat tail swung mid-air! It sent him flying into the wall!
Bai Youwei noticed the sweat soaking Shen Moâs forehead hair.
Everyone else looked exhausted.
Yes, exhausted.
In the ten-odd minutes they had been fighting the giant puppet cat, they had exerted tremendous physical effort. If they failed to come up with a solution soon, all of them, not just Zhao Mingdeng, would struggle to even defend themselves!
Zhao Mingdengâs chubby body continued to be pinned down by the catâs pawâ¦
His body had been squeezed to the point of deformation, he was in too much pain to make a sound, his eyes bulging, his head and arms flailing frantically. The sight of him was rather comical, but no one found it funny.
Bai Youwei thought it looked like a hamster she once had when it tried to squeeze through a crack in the doorâ¦
His body was squeezed to the max, âjellyâ oozed out in large clumps from his mouth and nostrils, and finally the deflated remnants of his body yielded something resembling cotton stuffing. Zhao Mingdengâs body, like a squeezed doll, finally, completely, stopped moving.
True to Maryâs demand, Zhao Mingdengâs death scene was sanitized; there was no trace of gore.
But Bai Youwei thought⦠Zhao Mingdeng would have preferred to die bloodied and mangled. It was, after all, more dignified.
Shen Mo didnât let up attacking.
He was constantly aiming to exploit Maryâs and the catâs weak spots!
While Yu Yaqing and Lun Ang were attacking the catâs belly, he jabbed his blade into the catâs paw and, in the process, pulled himself upward!
The other cat paw swung forward!
Shen Mo leaped, grabbing on to the catâs springy whiskers! Springing to mid-air using the force, he raised his broadsword
And lunged at Mary!
Mary seethed with hatred towards Shen Mo!
Her stump of an arm was his doing. Now, seeing him lunge at her again, she immediately tugged at the catâs neck to make it raise its head!
âMeow!