Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System - Chapter 81

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Maniac

[Uh, well… right now, your vocal cords are, um, calibrated for cat sounds. But don’t worry! Your thoughts still translate to me, so we can communicate just fine.]

“Great, so I’ll be meowing like a maniac while you interpret my life-or-death situations,” Su Jiyai muttered. “Just what I always dreamed of.”

She sat down—or rather, plopped down on her fluffy haunches—and stared at her paws. The soft, blueberry pie-colored fur was undeniably cute, but the situation was anything but.

“And what’s with these glowing red markings? Am I supposed to be some kind of mystical neon sign for predators?”

[Actually, the markings are a sign of the crystal’s energy fusing with your body. They might look like targets, but they actually repel most predators! Most importantly you have gained a superpower! A fire superpower!]

“Fire superpower?” Su Jiyai was surprised and asked, “Wait! How is this possible? A person could only awaken one superpower, so…”

The system for the first time interrupted Su Jiyai.

[No host. A person can awaken many superpowers as long as he has good mental capacity!]

“Is that so?” Su Jiyai was shocked.

[Yes host.]

“In my world has anyone awakened more than one superpower?” Su Jiyai asked.

[Yes host.]

“How many superpowers a person can awaken in my world?”

[26. The top individual in your world has awakened 10 superpowers.]

A gasp escaped Su Jiyai’s mouth but when she remembered her current predicament, Su Jiyai suppressed her shock and asked,

“Okay now tell me till when will I be stuck in this form?”

[Well…host…about that…]

Su Jiyai panicked,

“Don’t say it’s irreversible.”

[No host.]

Su Jiyai heaved a sigh of relief. But facts proved that she did it too early. Because the next second, the system continued.

[Till you don’t absorb all the remaining red crystals and learn to control this fire superpower, you will temporarily transform into this form.]

“Wait!” Su Jiyai shouted, “You mean I just need to absorb all those crystals and learn to control fire superpower? That’s easy!

Once she gains control of her fire superpower, she won’t have to worry about getting killed without having any chance to fight back.

Now that she thinks about it clearly, Su Jiyai feels relieved.

Within the next 3 days, she will absorb all the red crystals and after 3 days she will learn to control her superpower.

At most, she will require 2 weeks and she could transform back to her human form. Su Jiyai was delighted.

How hard it could be to become a cat for the next 2 weeks?

[Um…host…you can only absorb the red crystals at intervals of 30 days.]

Su Jiyai’s eyes widened,

“Wait, wait, wait! You mean to say I have to stay like this for months?!”

[Yes, host. Each red crystal contains a significant amount of energy, and your body needs time to properly absorb and integrate it. Rushing the process could be dangerous.]

Su Jiyai felt like crying, but all that came out was a soft, pitiful meow.

“So, I’m going to be a blueberry pie-colored cat with glowing red markings for who knows how long? This is not what I signed up for!”

[No host! You can transform back. Every 3 days or sometimes even every 2 days.]

Su Jiyai’s eyes narrowed as she processed the information.

“So, I get to be human for a day after every three days of being a cat,” she confirmed.

[Exactly, host! You’ll have 24 hours to use your human form to its fullest before you have to revert to your cat form.]

That’s not too bad. At least I won’t be stuck as a cat all the time. I’ll just have to plan everything around these cycles.”

[That’s the spirit, host! With proper planning, you can take full advantage of both forms.]

She sighed and flicked her tail, a small ember sparking from the tip.

“Alright, I’ll deal with it. But tell me—how many crystals are left for me to absorb?”

[There are eight more red crystals to absorb.]

Su Jiyai gritted her teeth.

“So indirectly I have to wait for the next 8 months to return to my human form completely?”

[Yes host.]

Su Jiyai sighed.

At this point, even anger seemed meaningless to her.

“Why did I transform into a cat anyway?”

[Searching for the reason…No reason found! I am sorry host, I don’t have any answer.]

“Let’s open the portal. I want to return. Now don’t say I can’t even open the portal!” Su Jiyai asked worriedly.

[You can host.]

Whoosh.

A galaxy-colored portal opened and Su Jiyai jumped in it.

……..

In a forest filled with dried trees and dry land, a figure could be seen running. He was running so fast, that it seemed he was teleporting.

The man stopped when he reached the center of the forest.

His red eyes scanned the environment with a nonchalant look.

This was the third forest, he had checked till now. But he couldn’t even smell Lin Hao’s smell.

Where was he?

Suddenly the man’s ears twitched and he started to run in the south direction.

When he reached the location, all he saw was a beautiful blueberry pie color cat with red markings.

“Hm? What is this? A cat? Does such color ever exist? Or maybe it is one of the mutated zombies.”

With this thought, the man suddenly took out a dragger, and with a ‘whish,’ the man hurled the dagger straight at the cat.

Su Jiyai’s feline instincts kicked in, and she leaped into the air, twisting her body with agility she hadn’t realized she possessed.

The dagger missed her by inches, embedding itself into the ground with a thud.

Su Jiyai landed gracefully, her red-marked fur bristling. She hissed, baring her tiny yet sharp teeth at the man.

“Hey! Watch where you’re throwing that thing!” she thought angrily, but all that came out was an irritated growl.

The man narrowed his eyes at her, his expression still unreadable.

“A mutant, for sure,” he muttered to himself, pulling out another dagger, ready to strike again.

Su Jiyai’s eyes widened and she shouted in her head,

“System! System! Help! Your host is going to be killed if you don’t intervene! Teleported me back to the base”

The system immediately responded,

[Host, I can’t teleport you to the base! This person is related to the only power that your base’s security can’t defend against.]

Su Jiyai dodged the dragger thrown at her and almost cried.

Lately, her luck was getting worse and worse.

She tried to use her fire superpower but to her dismay, nothing came out.

Jake was amused when he saw how intelligent the cat was.

“Is it really just a mutated cat? Hm…how fun!”

The moment he finished his words, Jake took out 5 more draggers which was twice the size of how Su Jiyai was now.

Su Jiyai’s panic skyrocketed as she saw Jake pull out five more daggers, each one larger and more menacing than the last.

“Oh, come on! Is this guy a walking weapon store?” she thought frantically, her tiny paws skittering on the dry leaves as she tried to get a grip.

Jake grinned wickedly, clearly enjoying this little game.

“Let’s see how fast you can dodge this, little mutant!” he taunted, tossing one of the daggers in the air and catching it effortlessly.

“You maniac! You idiot! You psycho! How could you throw dragger at a cute cat like me?” Su Jiyai shouted at Jake but all Jake could hear was irritated meows.

“System, I need backup! Any tricks up your sleeve? Like, I don’t know, teleporting him to the moon?!” Su Jiyai pleaded, darting behind a nearby rock.

[Host, the moon is currently out of service for teleportation. However, you can try bluffing!]

“Bluffing? I’m a cat! How do you expect me to bluff my way out of this?”

Su Jiyai peeked out from behind the rock and focused all her energy on the tiny ember at the tip of her tail.

She flicked it dramatically, trying to make it look as menacing as possible.

Unfortunately, all it did was produce a cute little pop sound, like a tiny firecracker.

Jake blinked, momentarily distracted by the unexpected sound.

He tilted his head, then burst into laughter.

“That’s it? That’s your big power? A little spark? Oh, this is too rich!”

Su Jiyai hissed.

“System! System, please teleport me to somewhere! Anywhere!”

[Host I am scared of the power behind him. Please create a distance of 1km and I can then teleport you to somewhere else.]

Su Jiyai turned to run away.

Su Jiyai bolted as her life depended on it—which, given the psycho dagger-wielding maniac behind her, it absolutely did.

Her tiny cat paws barely touched the ground as she sped through the forest, her heart pounding in her chest.

Jake laughed as he watched her flee. “Run, little mutant! Let’s see how far you can get!”

Su Jiyai didn’t need to be told twice.