My Cat Has Superpower?!
Chapter 232 - 231 Channel Worm

Chapter 232: Chapter 231 Channel Worm

Standing in front of the Black Stele, Lu Zixun looked up at the historically significant monument and felt nothing out of the ordinary.

"Draw."

With just one word spoken, Xiong Kang’s Mother and Child Dual Swords unsheathed and combined into a Longsword. Xiong Kang then beckoned Lu Zixun over.

Once Lu Zixun hopped onto Xiong Kang’s shoulder, the Longsword slowly rose, hovering near the tip of the stele.

Staring at the perfectly normal stele, Lu Zixun, puzzled, licked his front paw.

In the wee hours of yesterday, he was sure that he wasn’t seeing things—cats don’t suffer from visual hallucinations.

How could it be that the next day, there’s nothing to see?

Activating Magnetic Field Control, Lu Zixun’s body moved closer to the tip of the stele.

After closely circling the tip, Lu Zixun found nothing unusual and began to doubt himself—could he really have been mistaken?

Looking up at the location of Emperor’s floor-to-ceiling windows, Lu Zixun flew over there.

From this spot, not only could Lu Zixun see the tip of the stele, he could also see the water tank on top of Yangming Mall.

This discovery narrowed Lu Zixun’s eyes with suspicion; perhaps the red light he saw yesterday wasn’t emitted from the stele’s tip, but from the mall’s water tank?

Suppressing the urge to shatter the stele’s tip, Lu Zixun landed on the ground and said to Wang Duli, "I didn’t find anything unusual on the Black Stele, but I could see past the tip to the Yangming Mall’s water tower. The red light might not be coming from the tip of the stele."

Understanding Lu Zixun’s meaning, Wang Duli frowned slightly, "A water tower emitting red light indicates that the Insect Clan has taken advantage of the mall’s maintenance period to infiltrate Yangming Mall. We must resolve this before the maintenance concludes."

Under Xiong Kang’s furiously fast speed, it took less than ten minutes for the two men and one cat to arrive outside Yangming Mall.

"sto."

After Xiong Kang presented his sto credentials to the staff, they successfully entered Yangming Mall.

As a rapidly developing coastal city, Lingchuan City’s central mall was naturally not too shabby.

The entire mall was as tall as eighteen buildings, and with the water tank on the rooftop included, it should be nineteen floors.

This could also explain why Lu Zixun saw the red light but failed to see the water tank. His line of sight was exactly blocked by the stele.

Every now and then, maintenance workers passed by carrying their toolboxes, in an otherwise deserted mall.

If there were a filming crew in the middle of the lobby, it would feel like a movie set.

To search Yangming Mall, they would have to search floor by floor. Just as Lu Zixun, who was contemplating slacking off, was about to run off, Xiong Kang grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and lifted him up.

"Where do you think you’re going?"

Xiong Kang’s gentle voice reached Lu Zixun’s ears, and his fur stood on end.

Looking up with an embarrassed smile, Lu Zixun coughed lightly, "I was just heading to the restroom; I’ll be right back."

"I’ll go with you."

Seeing right through Lu Zixun’s intentions, Xiong Kang chuckled lightly, "After all, this mall is so big, what if you get lost?"

Walking in front of Xiong Kang, Lu Zixun muttered inwardly.

Not even letting him slack off—was there no labor law to protect cats? He wanted to file for arbitration.

For the convenience of consumers visiting Yangming Mall, there were restrooms on every floor.

Yet standing at the entrance to the restroom, Lu Zixun felt something was amiss.

"According to the intel gathered by STO, Yangming Mall has been under repair for three days, and today is the fourth."

The recent weather in Lingchuan City has been sunny every day, yet there is a puddle on the floor of the restroom that appears to be quite deep.

Where was this water coming from?

Exchanging glances with Xiong Kang, both human and cat squinted their eyes.

Magnetic Field Control activated, nano armor enveloped his entire body.

Lu Zixun took the lead and strode in.

Xiong Kang also summoned nine Flying Swords, following closely behind Lu Zixun.

Thankfully, the restroom of Yangming Mall didn’t have any unpleasant odor, otherwise, Lu Zixun would have really felt like collapsing.

Looking up at the restroom’s ceiling, he saw no trace of any liquid seepage—it wasn’t water dripping from the ceiling...

Lu Zixun’s eyes narrowed slightly as he turned his gaze towards the restroom stalls.

Besides a ventilation window, the only other place that might leak was inside the stalls.

In his mind, the image of a worm crawling out of the drain of a stall surfaced, and Lu Zixun’s mouth twisted in disgust; the thought alone was enough to sicken a cat.

With a flick of his tail, he pushed open the stall door, staring at the green mucus on the floor.

Lu Zixun called out to Xiong Kang, "Kang Ning, come here quickly."

The prompt Xiong Kang came over, took one look at the liquid on the floor, and without any disgust, squatted down to touch it with his hand.

After rubbing the mucus-coated fingers together, Xiong Kang’s brows furrowed deeply: "This should be fluid left by a Channel Worm, the situation is troublesome. We need to notify Elder Wang quickly to reinforce the mall’s subsoil."

"Channel Worm?"

Hearing Xiong Kang’s description, Wang Duli drew a sharp breath, his expression serious, "Are you sure?"

"Yes."

Confidently nodding his head, Xiong Kang analyzed, "The Insect Clan leaves mucus behind when they move; only a few species do that. With sand mixed in the mucus, it could only be from a Channel Worm."

"Hold on a second."

Full of questions, Lu Zixun quickly asked, "What is a Channel Worm, something that burrows?"

"You could understand it that way, yet not quite," Wang Duli said, his words seeming ambiguous as he explained, "Remember what I told you yesterday about the Insect Clan’s method of transportation? The Channel Worm is an essential part of completing that step."

Still confused, Lu Zixun honestly replied, "I don’t get it."

"There is an extremely difficult-to-cultivate juvenile among the Insect Clan, named the Tunnel King Worm."

Pausing for a moment to organize his thoughts, Wang Duli continued to describe, "Once this juvenile reaches its growth stage, it will give birth to the Channel Worm offspring."

"These juveniles can move freely under the soil, devour the soil, and stabilize the soil to prevent collapse."

"The tunnels they create allow the Tunnel King Worm to move, and the Insect Clan can enter and move with it through the mouthparts of the Tunnel King Worm."

Sighing, Wang Duli felt a bit of a headache: "The reason why I say the Insect Clan’s transportation method is very domineering is because of this."

Hearing this, Lu Zixun tried to imagine it but couldn’t fathom the size of the Tunnel King Worm: "How many of the Insect Clan can a Tunnel King Worm carry at once? It won’t exceed one hundred thousand, will it?"

"A growth-stage Tunnel King Worm can carry over three hundred thousand of the Insect Clan, while when mature... it can carry up to one point eight million."

Seeing Lu Zixun’s pupils contract, Wang Duli continued, "Don’t worry, these are relatively small members of the Insect Clan, they don’t pose a threat to Genetic Optimization Soldiers."