Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System - Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Error!

“A whole kilometer? That’s like a marathon for a cat!”

[Host, you’re doing great! Just keep going!]

“Easy for you to say! You’re not the one being chased by a human Swiss Army knife!” Su Jiyai thought, her whiskers twitching with panic.

She zigzagged through the trees, hoping to throw off Jake’s aim.

Behind her, she heard the whizzing of daggers slicing through the air, missing her by mere inches.

“Is this guy part ninja or something? How many daggers does he have?!”

As she ran, she couldn’t help but notice how the dry leaves and twigs crackled under her paws.

She was making way too much noise.

But then again, Jake wasn’t exactly trying to be stealthy either.

His heavy footsteps pounded the ground as he followed her, and he was laughing—actually laughing—like this was all some big game.

She glanced back, only to see Jake casually tossing a dagger from hand to hand as if he were considering which one to throw next.

She ran faster.

The trees started to thin out, revealing a small stream up ahead.

The water of the stream was long ago polluted.

Su Jiyai’s heart sank as she saw the stream ahead. The water was murky and bubbling, looking more like toxic sludge than anything remotely refreshing.

“Of course, even the water here is out to kill me,” she grumbled to herself.

[Host, be careful! That water is highly toxic! You won’t want to—]

“I know! I know!” she interrupted, skidding to a halt just before her paws hit the water. She frantically looked around for another way across.

Her eyes landed on a conveniently placed log that stretched from one bank of the stream to the other.

It looked rickety, but it was her only option.

Behind her, Jake’s laughter grew louder.

“What’s the matter, little mutant? Afraid of a little water?” he called out mockingly, twirling another dagger between his fingers like a circus performer.

Su Jiyai glared back at him.

“If only I could throw fireballs like you throw those daggers!” she muttered before bounding toward the log.

She hesitated for a moment before stepping onto the log, her paws trembling as it creaked ominously beneath her.

“Please don’t break, please don’t break…” she whispered, carefully balancing her way across.

Jake watched her with amusement from the other side of the stream.

“Oh, come on. You’re making this too easy,” he said with a grin. He took a few casual steps toward the stream, clearly planning to jump across with ease.

Just as Su Jiyai reached the halfway point, the log gave a loud CRACK, causing her to freeze in place.

Her eyes widened in horror as the log shifted under her weight.

“No, no, no! Not now!” she hissed, trying to keep her balance.

Jake chuckled, clearly enjoying the show.

“You know, I really thought you’d put up more of a fight. But watching you struggle like this is—”

SPLASH!

Jake’s triumphant monologue was cut short as the rotten bank of the stream crumbled beneath his feet, sending him tumbling headfirst into the toxic sludge.

Su Jiyai couldn’t believe her luck was about to cheer when she saw a pair of wings appearing on Jake’s back.

“Sh*t!” Su Jiyai shouted. “System, please tell me that he is not some new type of zombie?”

[No host…it is not. It is an error! Information can’t be told!

Error!

Error!

To correct the error, I will go offline for the next 48 hours.]

“No!” Su Jiyai panicked but all that sounded was a ‘meow’

“Great, now I’m really doomed!” she thought. “He’s got wings?! What’s next, laser eyes? Rocket boots?!”

Jake was perfectly fine. He was flapping his wings to stay in the air and not fall in the stream.

“Ugh, disgusting mutant cat,” Jake muttered.

“Then why are you not leaving me? You psycho! You idiot! You b*stard!” Su Jiyai shouted.

Maybe the god truly pitied her because the next second the wood floated rapidly towards one of the trees.

So she took the chance and leaped.

Su Jiyai’s leap was nothing short of miraculous, especially for a cat with nerves shot to pieces.

She soared through the air, paws outstretched, as she aimed for the nearest tree branch. I

n her head, it was going to be an elegant, smooth landing—like the action scenes in movies.

In reality, she hit the tree trunk with an awkward thunk, her claws scrambling desperately to find a grip on the bark.

For a second, she just hung there like a fluffy, panicked ornament.

Jake, still hovering with his brand-new wings, burst out laughing.

“Really? This is what you’re going with? You’re like a cat meme come to life!”

“I am not a meme!” she growled under her breath, finally managing to pull herself onto the branch.

She crouched there for a moment, catching her breath, tail flicking in irritation.

“If anyone’s a meme, it’s this idiot flying psycho.”

Unfortunately, she couldn’t rest for long. Jake was already floating towards her again, this time with an expression that said he was ready to end the chase. His wings flapped lazily as he hovered just above the ground, a smug grin plastered on his face.

“Alright, kitty. Playtime’s over—”

Before he could finish, the tree branch Su Jiyai was perched on letting out a loud crack. Her eyes went wide.

“Oh, come on!” she groaned.

The branch snapped beneath her weight, sending her plummeting toward the ground.

But instead of landing on the forest floor, she landed on something squishy… and moving.

She blinked.

She had landed directly on Jake’s head.

For a split second, there was stunned silence from both of them.

Su Jiyai’s paws were tangled in Jake’s hair, while Jake was flapping his wings in a panic, trying to stay airborne with a cat clinging to his scalp like a terrified hat.

“Get off! Get off me!” Jake roared, flailing around mid-air.

Su Jiyai, not one to pass up an opportunity, dug her claws in a little deeper.

“Oh no, you don’t! You wanted to catch me so badly, now you’ve got me!” she hissed, hanging on for dear life as Jake spun in circles, trying to shake her loose.

“Why—won’t—you—LET GO!” Jake screeched, his wings beating furiously as he flew erratically through the air, crashing into branches and nearly clipping the side of a tree.

“Because it’s the safest place right now, you flying maniac!” Su Jiyai shouted back, her claws clinging on for dear life.

In his desperation to get her off, Jake wasn’t watching where he was flying.

He suddenly plowed straight into a low-hanging branch, his face smacking into the wood with a satisfying thunk.

Both he and Su Jiyai tumbled to the ground in a heap, wings, claws, and fur all tangled together.

For a moment, they both lay there, groaning and disoriented.

Su Jiyai was the first to recover.

She slowly untangled herself from Jake, shaking her fur out and feeling like she had just been through a blender.

Jake, meanwhile, was still out cold, his wings twitching weakly in the dirt.

Thinking about how this maniac almost killed her, Su Jiyai was filled with anger.

She raised one paw, her sharp claws glinting in the sunlight, and gave him a good scratch across the cheek.

Scratch!

Jake stirred, groaning.

“Owww, what the hell—” His eyes fluttered open, and the first thing he saw was Su Jiyai standing over him, looking smug.

“That’s for trying to turn me into a mutant shish kebab, you jerk!” she meowed, before darting off into the trees.

Still half-dazed, Jake sat up, touching his scratched cheek.

“Did… did she just scratch me?!” he sputtered in disbelief. His face twisted with rage.

“She scratched me! That freakin’ cat SCRATCHED ME!”

A noble vampire like me was scratched by a dumb cat?

The thought made Jake even more angry and all he wanted was to capture the cat and kill her.

However, Su Jiyai had long ago run away.

“Run away! Run as fast as you can. Because when I will catch you, I will kill you.”

Su Jiyai turned and gave Jake an “I know duh!” look.

She ran for a long time.

It was such a long time, that even Su Jiyai didn’t know where she was.

She only knows one thing…there were many zombies in between.

With no fighting power and her fire superpower still locked, the only thing Su Jiyai could do was run as fast as she could.

In between few of the high-rank zombies tried to capture her and eat her, but Su Jiyai very smartly avoided them.

After a half day, Su Jiyai arrived out of the forest.

Her stamina had run out long ago.

Suddenly her stomach grumbled. Su Jiyai hurriedly bought milk and bread from the store and started to eat it.

Just when she had taken 6 bites, a kick came in her direction, followed by an arrogant voice,

“How dare a cat dream of having such good food?”