Chapter 14 Birth
When Huang Yi felt himself stabilize, the surroundings remained pitch black, and even with his Dark Vision, he couldn't make out where exactly he was.
All around was soft and warm, as if he was wrapped in a cocoon of gentle warmth.
Just then, a glimmer of light appeared before Huang Yi, looking like an exit. A force emerged from all around, pushing him toward that exit and quickly shoving him out.
At that moment, Huang Yi felt a release throughout his body, and suddenly the world was bright. Then came the bone-chilling cold; air poured into his nostrils and mouth as if heralding a rebirth.
[System Prompt]: You have discovered Hedun City, Experience Points +300, Hedun City teleportation point activated.
Huang Yi tried to stand up, but despite his efforts, he couldn't manage to do so. His body was wobbly, and halfway to standing, he fell back to the ground.
Huang Yi sensed something was amiss and couldn't help but look down.
At this time, he had lost all human form and instead had four fluffy little paws, his body covered in wet, black-and-white fur, and a little tail that flicked unconsciously!
He had actually become a little cat!
"Meow~" When Huang Yi tried to speak, what came out was the cry of a kitten, soft and milky, announcing the birth of a new life to this new world.
"Meow~" Soon, a gentle feline call answered him.
Immediately after, Huang Yi suddenly felt a warm tongue meticulously licking his head.
Huang Yi looked up and saw a large white mother cat licking his head, eyes glittering with tender affection, just like a mom.
Huang Yi instantly understood everything!
He had just been birthed by this mother cat! The dark and soft place before was her belly, and he had been born from there!
To be born in this manner! Huang Yi couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. He had originally thought he would be born in Novice Village and then start leveling up by fighting monsters, but instead, he had truly transformed into a cat and was birthed by a mother cat. It seemed that the Beast King race really was distinct, with even the method of birth being so unique.
At that moment, the mother cat lay down, stretching out her furry paws and tightly embracing Huang Yi in her arms, her tongue still lovingly licking him.
The mother cat's belly was very warm and soft. Lying on it was very comfortable. Enjoying the licking of the mother cat, Huang Yi inexplicably felt the warmth of a mother's love, as though he was in a real world.
Huang Yi lay comfortably on the mother cat's belly and looked around.
Here lay the windowsill of a brightly lit room, with charcoals burning in the fireplace and a bright crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling. Exquisite oil paintings adorned the walls, suggesting the home of a noble family. At this moment, the mother cat was lying on the windowsill with Huang Yi in her arms, her every move exuding an air of elegant grace, marking her as the pet of this aristocratic household.
Huang Yi turned to gaze out the window. Outside was a small city deep in the night, the starry sky dominated by a huge moon emitting a pure and bright light, with the Ring Mountains on its surface clearly visible as if within reach, seemingly the moon of The Second World.
Around the big moon orbited seven smaller planets, each radiating a different hue—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. The giant moon and the Colored Stars complemented each other, creating a stunningly beautiful spectacle.
The rest of the starry sky was filled with stars of various sizes; the largest comparable to those few planets shimmering with a faint colored light, the medium ones as big as the Earth's moon, and the smallest nearly invisible to the naked eye. Together, these beautiful celestial bodies formed the starry sky of The Second World. Beneath this sparkling canopy, every building in the small town was bathed in a gentle, colored starlight, appearing like a city from a fairy tale, utterly magical.
By this time, most people in the town had already drifted into slumber, with many houses darkened, and the streets below empty of people. A few lonely orange streetlights shone, and not far off, a tavern had yet to close its doors, with drunken patrons staggering out, mumbling of ancient tales.
Huang Yi had originally planned to travel to Dragon City to find Number 9 and reconvene with them, but now it seemed unlikely he would reach Dragon City anytime soon. He wasn't even sure where Hedun City was located on the continent, let alone how far it was from Dragon City. What's more, he needed to personally visit each city's Teleport point to activate it. Having never been to Dragon City, he hadn't activated its Teleport point and would have no choice but to make the arduous journey there on foot.
"Ah? You gave birth to such a mongrel?!" At that moment, a sharp scream from a middle-aged woman shattered the calm.
Huang Yi turned his head, only to see a fat middle-aged woman suddenly appearing inside the room. Adorned with lavish headgear and dressed in a golden noble attire, her face painted with exaggerated lipstick, she exuded an aura of bitterness and cruelty as she stared disgustingly at Huang Yi, as if looking at a pile of garbage.
"Meow~" The mother cat's body trembled, her claws tightened around Huang Yi, who was securely embraced in her arms, as she nervously watched the fat woman.
"I spent so many Gold Coins to buy you, provided you with good food and drink, and thought you would give birth to a purebred Spirit Cat. Instead, you've produced such a black-furred mongrel!" The fat woman pointed at the mother cat and yelled angrily, saliva spraying from her mouth.
Huang Yi looked down at his own body and instantly understood everything.
His fur was black and white, not wholly white like the mother cat's. It seemed that the purer the white of a Spirit Cat's fur, the more valuable it was. His black-and-white fur apparently made him seem like a mongrel, disappointing the fat woman and provoking her furious tirade.
"Don't dirty my windowsill, you little mongrel. Die out there!" The fat woman cursed loudly and, grabbing a feather duster nearby, lunged toward Huang Yi to strike him fiercely.
The mother cat's eyes flashed with panic, and she immediately arched her body, protecting Huang Yi by taking the full brunt of the fat woman's feather duster with her own body!
"Smack!" The feather duster hit the mother cat hard, making a crisp sound as it broke in two, and the mother cat let out a pained cry.
Just then, the fat woman seized the opportunity and swung the broken feather duster toward Huang Yi!
Huang Yi felt a sharp pain as the blow sent his small body flying out of the window. He rapidly fell, the surrounding lights blurring until he crashed heavily onto the street below, his body scattering like broken pieces.
"Meow~" The mother cat cried out in alarm and, jumping down from the windowsill, hurried to Huang Yi's side, licking him with her tongue.