As it happens, the Dream Eater is also wandering near the playground.
But the difference is that the beast gatherers are only inside the playground. But the Dream Eater only lingers around the periphery of the playground and never enters the interior.
"Could it be said that the Dream Eater is afraid of the Beast Gatherer?"
Tang Yiling and others stood outside the fence gate of the playground, looking at the open playground door. Everyone just stood there but did not enter.
"You mean, the Beast Collector is stronger than it looks!"
Just as Theia screamed out, Elio, who had been standing beside her, slapped her on the head, causing her to lose her voice instantly!
With the dim street lights around, everyone could barely see the inside of the playground.
Although each of them now has a strong flashlight, considering saving power, no one turned on the flashlight along the way. It was enough to just rely on the bright light of the street lamp and the remaining light in the sky.
"This possibility cannot be ruled out, but based on the previous attitude of the beast gatherers, it is obvious that they are not absolutely hostile to us."
Leng Shuanghan's voice sounded, and the light of the strong flashlight in her hand made the area near the playground gate as bright as day. Others also turned on the flashlights in their hands at the same time that Leng Shuanghan turned on the flashlights.
"According to the previous assignment, we will work in pairs and search separately!"
After Tang Yiling finished speaking, he walked in the direction of his sister, but before he could lift his legs, he saw that Rowena, who had been standing behind Leng Shuanghan, had already taken a step forward and walked to Tang Linsu's side.
Theia and Elio had already left when Tang Yiling and the others were discussing how to group into groups.
Watching Rowena and her sister leave, Leng Shuanghan's voice sounded from behind Tang Yiling at the right time.
"Let's go, I'll explain to you on the way."
Before Tang Yiling could ask, Leng Shuanghan grabbed his arm and walked towards the left front of the playground.
"Why do we allocate manpower like this?"
Faced with Tang Yiling's question, Leng Shuanghan did not answer directly, but asked Tang Yiling a question.
"Would you ask two patients who lie in bed all year round to take care of each other's food and daily life?"
"That's why you..."
After dragging Tang Yiling for a while, Leng Shuanghan let go of the hand that had been holding Tang Yiling. And start looking for traces of cats or dogs nearby.
"Although your initial plan ensures the integrity of the maximum combat power. But as I just said, no normal person or doctor would let two patients who have been in bed together all year round take care of each other. daily life."
"Meow, ha--"
While he was talking, a still young calico cat was hiding in the grass, warning the uninvited strangers in front of him with a timid cry.
"Mimi, come here, sister. She has delicious cat strips in her hand." Leng Shuanghan slowly squatted down, tore open a cat strip, and stretched it towards the little calico cat in the grass.
"Meow, woo——"
The calico cat twitched its nose, sniffing the scent coming from the cat strips.
Although they are wary of strangers, for young kittens, the attraction of food is obviously greater than the danger posed by strangers.
"Bah chi, bah chi..."
The pink tongue of the calico cat kept licking the cat strips that were squeezed out bit by bit.
Leng Shuanghan also took this opportunity to get closer little by little. Under the temptation of the cat strip, he gently held the little calico cat in his arms.
The little calico cat didn't panic, let alone breathe. Instead, he continued to eat the cat strips in Leng Shuanghan's hand.
"Remember to be careful of those old guys, they are always trying to steal the kitten's food."
While caressing the kitten in his arms, Leng Shuanghan told Tang Yiling gossip about cats. It's like they didn't come to see the curse, but really came to feed the cat.
"If they are big cats, just feed them canned food. For kittens like this, just feed them cat strips."
"Meow!——"
Just as Leng Shuanghan finished speaking, another more mature cat meowed from the grass next to Tang Yiling.
"Judging from the voice, it should be a cat that is almost two years old. It should be close to you in age."
"How can there be such a metaphor..."
Tang Yiling muttered something dissatisfied, and the light of the flashlight slowly turned towards the grass beside her.
"Shua, shua——"
That is, when the light of the flashlight shone in the grass, the black phantom jumped up with its strong figure and jumped into Tang Yiling's arms.
"Meow, purr, purr..."
Tang Yiling looked down at the black cat who took the initiative to embrace him, with his hands hanging in the air, not daring to move.
The black cat not only stopped breathing, but ran into Tang Yiling's arms, and even purred so comfortably.
"You... are really good with cats. Have you ever raised a cat or other small animal before?"
"When I was four or five years old, I accidentally caught a few little hares."
"But all the little rabbits that had been raised for nearly half a year died unexpectedly because they were fed dewy grass by mistake."
"From then on, I no longer kept pets, whether actively...or passively."
Listening to the purring of the black cat in his arms, Tang Yiling slowly lowered his hand, placed it on the black cat's back and gently stroked the black cat's slightly rough hair.
Tang Yiling slowly tore open a cat strip and carefully placed it near the black cat's mouth.
"Sniff, sniff, sniff, sniff..."
What surprised Leng Shuanghan on the side was that not only was the black cat not afraid of Tang Yiling, he was not even wary of the food that Tang Yiling handed to its mouth.
The black cat ate very quickly and finished a whole cat strip in a short time. At this time, the kitten in Leng Shuanghan's arms had only eaten two-thirds of it from the beginning to now.
"Meow."
Seeing that the cat strips were finished, the black cat stretched out its front paws and patted the back of Tang Yiling's hand gently.
"Huh? I finished eating so quickly!"
Tang Yiling was surprised, and after thinking for a moment, he opened another box of canned cats.
In order to prevent the corners of Maomao's mouth and tongue from being scratched by the sharp edges of the can, Tang Yiling took out another dagger and mashed the meat in the can bit by bit. He put it on a small plate prepared in advance and handed it to the black cat's mouth.
"Come on, keep eating."
Hearing Tang Yiling's call, the black cat gently pulled at it twice and then ate directly, or drank the cut pieces of meat in large gulps.
"I didn't expect you to be quite attentive."
Leng Shuanghan watched Tang Yiling's skillful movements when feeding the cat and her gentle voice when interacting with the cat. It all gave Leng Shuanghan a new perspective on Tang Yiling.
"I just don't have pets anymore, but that doesn't mean I will lose my patience with them." Tang Yiling raised her head, looked at Leng Shuanghan with a smile, and then looked down at the black cat in her arms.
"Compared to cats, I actually prefer dogs."
Looking at the orange cat lying quietly in Tang Linsu's arms, Rowena on the side also fed the last bit of cat strips to the orange cat in Tang Linsu's arms.
"Hululu, hululu..."
"However, Shuanghan likes cats, so I learned a lot about caring for pets."
Putting the garbage in plastic bags, Rowena raised her head and looked at Tang Linsu, who was also looking at her.
"So, I still stick to my answer to the previous question, after all..."
Before Rowena finished speaking, Tang Linsu beside her sighed softly, and then finished what Rowena had not finished.
"After all, for human beings, death is not the end of death... forgetting is the beginning of death..."
"Have you finally decided to die for an illusory hope..." A slightly girlish voice emerged from the dark auditorium.
The cats that were still lying obediently in Tang Linsu's arms, as well as the many cats beside them, all jumped up quickly the moment the mysterious man's voice appeared, and all ran in the opposite direction to the sound.
The orange cat in Tang Linsu's arms, after struggling for a while, ran unsteadily in the opposite direction to the mysterious man's location.
"Are you finally showing up? I thought you would be too timid to show up, Dream Eater!"
Rowena revealed the identity of the visitor directly to his face; but the mysterious man just snorted, and then denied what Rowena had just said.
"I don't like this nickname, I still like others to call me by my name..."
