Fate Trading System – Chapter 94

Plan A

Rise in Another World 6

Cat

Duanmu Yao was also in her best state at this moment. Along this journey, she had obtained quite a few good things, and the absorbed and refined wind elements had also greatly increased her strength.

Duanmu Yao was confident that she would absolutely not repeat the same mistake and give Su Xin a chance for close-range attacks.

Kill her, and no one would know about her own shameful past.

The war was about to break out, and Duanmu Yao didn’t waste words. A tornado rose from the ground beneath Su Xin’s feet.

Su Xin nimbly leaped away, avoiding the predicament of being swept up into the sky by the wind.

However, the tornado that had risen from the ground did not disappear. Instead, it moved quickly towards Su Xin’s direction.

The tornado swept up withered branches and fallen leaves from the ground, shredding those things to pieces. Those air currents looked extremely sharp; if they were to cut into the skin, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Duanmu Yao kept moving her position. This was troublesome for her, but it was necessary. Otherwise, if Su Xin made a flying tackle and restrained her at close range, she would have lost half the battle.

However, this time she probably hadn’t anticipated that Su Xin didn’t plan to engage in close combat from the start.

Su Xin took out her sword from her storage ring. She had also figured out a technique of her own. It wasn’t about being flashy or practical; as long as it was convenient and handy, it could exert the greatest power.

Duanmu Yao let out a disdainful sneer. As a magician, always relying on such external tools to deal with enemies was simply disgraceful.

When magicians fight, what matters is prestige.

Duanmu Yao carried this prestige through to the end. After the tornado disappeared, several wind blades closed in rapidly and struck Su Xin.

However, Su Xin was unharmed. A jade pendant on her body lost its luster and shattered.

All of this was within Su Xin’s expectations. Her sword was covered with a layer of fire, looking fiercely intimidating.

After being grazed by the wind blades, Su Xin thrust her sword towards Duanmu Yao, broke through one layer of barrier, and then quickly retreated.

“It seems you’ve made some progress,” Duanmu Yao said nonchalantly. She had numerous defensive magical devices on her body. If Su Xin were to break them one by one, it would probably take more than twenty layers.

Su Xin didn’t know this specific number. She was just probing with an attack on one layer, estimating the resistance level of Duanmu Yao’s defensive magical devices.

This was much more troublesome than dealing with those monster beasts earlier, after all, they had no brains, but Duanmu Yao did.

Although Duanmu Yao was a bit arrogant and somewhat stupid, she was still within the normal range of human intelligence.

Su Xin licked her lips. Old Duanmu Yao’s stance indicated that she was definitely going to try to kill her here.

Duanmu Yao used wind-system magical elements to launch attacks, chanting spells with her mouth, which would waste some time as she was charging up.

Su Xin didn’t have this trouble, after all, she didn’t want to recite those spells at all. They sounded utterly stupid, okay? Su Xin felt no prestige at all, only a sense of childish pretentiousness.

Although that spell was relatively advanced, to Su Xin’s ears, it felt just like “Balala the Fairies”. (a Chinese magical girls series)

The scene suddenly became strange, and Su Xin felt like laughing.

Gunala, God of Darkness, Wuhulawu, Black Magic Transformation!

Puhahahahahahaha.

Laughing to death.

【… Host, you’re in a fight. Could you be a bit more serious?】

Oh.

Duanmu Yao saw Su Xin’s smile and thought she was taunting her.

This waste actually dared to laugh at her. Duanmu Yao quickened her chanting speed and used the highest-level wind magic she currently mastered.

Like a gale, it blew the leaves in this area with a tremendous sound, and leaves fell to the ground in droves.

Su Xin watched the wind crowding in from all sides and used a fire wall to separate it all.

Until the surrounding wind had dissipated, the fire was also weakened.

“How is it possible? How did you block it?”

Duanmu Yao widened her eyes and continued chanting through gritted teeth.

It couldn’t be. This waste’s magical ability couldn’t possibly surpass hers.

Su Xin indeed couldn’t surpass her at the moment, but her advantage over Duanmu Yao wasn’t as simple as close combat.

Duanmu Yao needed to chant; she didn’t.

She just manipulated the fire elements in the air into the shape she wanted at will, like molding something.

Su Xin had now drained all the usable fire elements in the air, and what remained was only stored in her body.

Su Xin planned to end this quickly. Who the f*ck wants to stand here like an idiot, chanting spells and then taking turns hitting each other?

Of all martial arts, only speed is unbeatable.

Although Su Xin didn’t know if this applied in this magic world, when she was trained before, this was the one rule she firmly adhered to.

Only if you move one step faster than your enemy, shoot them one step earlier, slit their throat one step sooner, then you win.

Su Xin wanted to attack Duanmu Yao, but was discovered by her. She didn’t hesitate to interrupt the spell she was chanting, retreated a few steps, and switched to another.

The wind pushed Su Xin away from her surroundings. Su Xin retreated three steps in displeasure, leaving marks on the ground.

“Thousand Wind Arrows.”

Su Xin looked at the dense attack of arrows that weren’t physical objects coming towards her and gritted her teeth.

Now she couldn’t use the fire elements in her body; they must be saved for the very end.

Su Xin’s defense had been completely penetrated. She was breathing heavily and sweating profusely, looking very disheveled.

Su Xin fell to the ground, her eyes wide open.

“Is that all you’ve got?”

Duanmu Yao threw one magic attack after another. Su Xin turned her head and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Su Xin fell to the ground, clutching her stomach.

This was much more painful than yesterday; it felt as if all her internal organs were being twisted together.

Ah, how pathetic.

Sharp wind blades cut open Su Xin’s leg, and a large amount of blood spread.

“Waste, waste, waste!”

Duanmu Yao said it three times in a row, showing the depth of her resentment.

“What right do you have? Isn’t it just that you were born well? But so what!”

“Just wait to die here. No one will collect your corpse. Your body will be eaten by who knows what kind of beast. No one outside will be sad for you, you pitiful wretch.”

Duanmu Yao’s appearance formed a stark contrast with Su Xin’s current state.

Duanmu Yao’s clothes were neat, her expression lofty.

Su Xin’s clothes were tattered, her body covered in blood, barely breathing, looking as if she was about to die.

Duanmu Yao stepped on Su Xin’s stomach wound with one foot. Su Xin let out a muffled groan.

“Tell me, what’s the point of you being alive, trash?”

“You can’t do anything, only be trampled under people’s feet.”

Duanmu Yao smiled contemptuously, raising her hand to end the life of the person beneath her.

This time, no one would know about her humiliation.

The way Su Xin had humiliated her last time, she wanted to pay it back bit by bit, letting her die in despair.

But the next moment, her movement froze.

She lowered her head in disbelief, looking at the sharp sword that had pierced through her chest.

Su Xin had infused all the fire elements into the tip of the sword, and when Duanmu Yao bent down to look at her, she thrust it quickly, fiercely, and accurately into Duanmu Yao’s heart.

Duanmu Yao’s defensive magical artifacts had eight or nine still effective earlier.

This was also why Duanmu Yao dared to bend down recklessly without fear of Su Xin’s counterattack.

“How… is this… possible…”

Duanmu Yao looked at her completely shattered barriers, her body swaying.

Su Xin pulled out the sword. Duanmu Yao covered the wound on her chest, teetering on the verge of collapse.

Su Xin struggled to stand up, kicking Duanmu Yao to the side.

The situation instantly reversed. Su Xin wiped her face, revealing those eyes.

“Too much nonsense.”

Su Xin spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and licked her upper palate.

Su Xin had been conserving her strength for so long, just for this final strike.

What a familiar scene, Duanmu Yao suddenly realized.

She had told herself not to follow the old path, to definitely not let Su Xin get close.

But this time was so similar to the last time.

Last time, Su Xin was also like this, motionless, as if dead, then suddenly counterattacked.

This time too, she pretended to be weak.

Duanmu Yao hadn’t expected Su Xin to be so enduring, actually able to bear such pain without resisting.

She’s truly a madwoman.

Duanmu Yao felt her body growing cold. Her heart had been pierced; she wouldn’t survive.

If she were given another chance… she definitely… definitely… wouldn’t get close again.

Duanmu Yao’s eyes were filled with hatred. If she had known this would happen, she should have just killed Su Xin from a distance.

People always like to find a sense of existence on things weaker than themselves, to show their own greatness.

Su Xin couldn’t be bothered to move her lips; in fact, she had no strength left now.

Her vision was darkening in waves.

Su Xin picked up her sword and gave Duanmu Yao another strike.

This time it was the throat, directly sending her to meet God.

After confirming the person was dead through and through, Su Xin began to grab things.

She took down Duanmu Yao’s storage ring, forcibly broke the seal, and started to see what good things were inside.

Having searched Duanmu Yao’s entire body, confirming there was nothing left, Su Xin put the sword back in its scabbard and limped forward.

She needed to find a safe place where she could rest.

Just now, over there, there was something.

Su Xin was already exhaling more than inhaling, she stumbled, gritting her teeth to continue walking.

The sun was setting low, the sky gradually darkened.

【Host, won’t you stop to rest for a while.】

Won’t you stop yet, you can’t walk anymore.

Su Xin shook her head.

She had already seen a cave where she could shelter from the wind, it was just ahead.

She feared that once she sat down, she would never be able to walk there again.

【Host, you’re about to die.】

No, I won’t.

Su Xin walked numbly, she stopped in place for a moment, took out the water skin from Duanmu Yao’s ring, wiped the bottle mouth, and poured a mouthful of water in.

The water source seemed to rescue the parched life; Su Xin felt much better.

She continued to walk forward, unaware that behind her was a trail of mottled bloodstains.

【Host, I can restore your body to its original state, whether it’s internal or external injuries.】

Su Xin had suffered very serious internal injuries; it was a miracle she was still holding on.

How many life points are needed?

【One-half.】

Fourteen thought it was quite a good deal; Su Xin’s body really couldn’t hold on much longer.

You can go now.

“No exchange, I won’t die, no one can take my life away.”

Su Xin muttered to herself.

No one should think of taking away her life, the life she had earned by struggling so so hard.

【Madness, a model for the host world.】

Is it madness? This is belief, this is direction.

Must survive.

Must, must stay alive.

Su Xin finally moved into that cave before dark.

She leaned against the rock wall, eating Duanmu Yao’s medicine one by one.

Tired, sleepy, and cold, Su Xin pouted, taking out the fur of the monster beast that previously resembled the saber-toothed tiger brother to cover herself.

Su Xin was awakened the next day by a tingling sensation on her skin, giving her a big fright.

In front of her was an animal like a cat, its original fur should have been white, but was now stained with blood, its eyes were the color of blue sky, pure and transparent, with a red flame mark on its forehead.

But that red was dim, and this cat didn’t look too well either.

Su Xin discovered that its tail was broken off.

When this cat noticed she moved, it immediately sprang away, watching Su Xin from a few steps away, looking a bit pitiful.

Su Xin looked down at herself; the bloodstains on her arm wound were gone, her wound had stopped bleeding because she had taken medicine.

Su Xin beckoned to that little thing, but the cat didn’t move.

“Little one, come here, do you want to drink blood?”

Su Xin tilted her head, ah, she really wanted this cat to lick her face clean, it was very uncomfortable.

The kitten remained unmoved, unsure if it understood Su Xin’s words.

Su Xin took out her dagger, made a cut on her index finger, and blood beads seeped out.

That cat twitched its nose and pounced towards Su Xin.

Su Xin put her index finger in the kitten’s mouth, and pulled it out when she felt it was enough.

This cat’s teeth seemed to have problems too.

Su Xin was still very sleepy, she moved her body and continued to sleep.

That cat hesitated for a moment, then also curled up in Su Xin’s arms, closing its eyes.

Su Xin’s eyes opened, looking at the little thing lying in her arms.

Su Xin was awakened by hunger, slowly standing up.

Seeing Su Xin about to leave, that cat stayed in place, watching Su Xin’s background.

Su Xin walked two steps towards the cave entrance, then turned back, looking at that cat.

“Hey, little one, want to go?”

Such a small cat probably wouldn’t survive here for long.

Although certainly not an ordinary cat, its teeth were damaged, its tail was broken, and its legs seemed to have some problems too, how could it escape?

Su Xin had never kept cats or dogs, but she really liked these little babies, she liked anything that looked cute.

That cat still didn’t move.

Su Xin clicked her tongue, lifted her leg and walked out.

There was a slight movement behind her, Su Xin stood there, that cat was clinging to her pant leg, its ears twitching.

“You really are a poor little thing.”

Su Xin bent down, extending her hand.

That cat jumped onto Su Xin’s hand, crawling along her palm to her left shoulder, as the wound on her right shoulder hadn’t healed yet.

Su Xin’s left shoulder sank, she shook her head and continued to walk slowly and aimlessly.

That cat seemed unable to bear it anymore, patted Su Xin’s face with its paw, pointing in a direction.

Su Xin felt it wanted to give directions, changed to a different direction, and continued to walk slowly.

After walking for a while, that cat suddenly came down from Su Xin’s body, then started rolling around.

Not to be cute, but in pain.

Its deep blue eyes became cloudy, and it made its first cry since seeing Su Xin, sharp and miserable.

Su Xin rubbed her head, thought for a moment, then made another cut on her ring finger, squatted down and put it into the kitten’s mouth.

The cat quieted down, eagerly sucking Su Xin’s blood.

The small amount of blood on her finger was gone in a moment, and it started to become agitated again.

Ah, it’s really hard to please.

Su Xin, seeing it in such pain, made a cut on her wrist and brought it to its mouth.

“Little one, you’ve drunk my blood now, how will you repay me?”

Su Xin laughed at her own question, she was just too lonely, except for exchanging a few words with Duanmu Yao yesterday, she hadn’t communicated with anything for so long since coming in here.

If the person she saw yesterday wasn’t someone she was hostile towards, she would have been a bit happier.

After drinking enough blood, the little one quieted down.

It nuzzled against the back of Su Xin’s hand, as if saying thank you.

Su Xin took out her ointment for treating small wounds, and applied it to her wrist and index finger.

“Speaking of which, I should give you a name, it’s not right to keep calling you ‘little one’ all the time.”

The kitten tilted its head looking at her, blinking its watery eyes.

Su Xin picked it up from the ground, not minding the dirty blood stains on its body, after all, they were the same.

Although Su Xin wasn’t missing any arms or legs, she had chunks of flesh missing, covered in wounds.

The cat had a broken tail and a lame leg, similarly miserable.

“Your eyes are really beautiful.”

Su Xin kissed the kitten lightly, then continued walking.

Su Xin was terrible at naming, she thought the whole way but couldn’t decide what name to give the cat in her arms.

“Forget it, I’ll just keep calling you ‘little one’ for now.”

The little one was not a simple cat, and facts proved this to be true indeed.

The path it pointed out to Su Xin led to something like a hot spring.

The water looked very hot, bubbling and gurgling.

Going in wouldn’t be like soaking in a hot spring, but rather being cooked alive, right?

The little one looked as if it had seen something good, hurriedly ran towards the water, and jumped in.

Its piercing cry made one’s scalp tingle, Su Xin felt she should try to rescue it.

But the little one shook its head at her, continuing to soak in the water.

Su Xin tried to scoop it out, but it refused to come up.

The agonizing cries continued, making one think this cat was being abused if they didn’t know better.

Until the sky had turned completely dark, and the fire Su Xin had built on the shore was almost extinguished, the little one finally crawled out of the pool, soaking wet.

Su Xin noticed that its tail had grown back.

The little one proudly turned a few circles in front of her, wagging its tail at her.

The little one bit onto Su Xin’s trouser leg, pulling hard in the direction of the water pool.

Su Xin understood its meaning and rubbed its head.

The little one’s appearance could now be said to be very attractive, and Su Xin discovered that it seemed to be a fire-type spirit beast.

Because a thin layer of red light covered the little one’s body, the fur that was originally sticking damply to its body was instantly dried, becoming soft and fluffy.

A clean white ball of fluff, those eyes seemed to hide the secrets of the sky.

Su Xin wanted to hold it in her arms and nuzzle it a bit, enjoying the pleasure of petting a cat.

But considering her current physical condition, if she didn’t treat herself properly soon, she would certainly have to endure a lot of suffering.

Su Xin’s original plan was to find some medicinal herbs in this secret realm that could heal her body’s injuries. After all, this place was so vast that, although dangerous, it also had many good things, so she wasn’t worried about not being able to cure herself.

However, now there were ready-made things placed before her, and it would be a waste not to use them.

Su Xin decided to clean herself before petting the cat.

The water looked like it was just starting to bubble, seemingly very hot, but when Su Xin extended one leg into it, she felt what could only be described as bone-chilling cold.

The coldness was one thing, but mainly, Su Xin had wounds on her calf, and as the pool water washed over the wounds, it produced an unbearable, devastating burning sensation.

This was the epitome of hot and cold extremes; Su Xin understood why the little one had cried out so miserably.

Su Xin submerged her entire body in the pool water, leaving only her head exposed above the surface.

She bit her lip, enduring the pain; in fact, she disliked shouting and screaming, preferring to bear it in silence.

The little one circled back and forth on the shore, as if patrolling the surroundings.

She couldn’t remember how long she had been soaking, long enough for Su Xin to become numb to the pain, as if everything below her neck no longer existed.

Only when all the pain disappeared, transforming into a comfortable warm flow surging into her body, did Su Xin stand up from the pool water.

She had removed all her tattered clothes before entering the water, and the pool water had changed from its original clean and transparent state to a murky mess.

Su Xin didn’t take the ring into the water, as this pool was too strange, and she didn’t know if it would cause any damage to the ring.

Su Xin came to the shore naked, and the little one jumped onto her body. Su Xin embraced the cat and casually stroked it.

The cat’s paw pads stepped on her not-yet-well-developed chest, but Su Xin felt nothing.

“Alright, don’t be clingy now, get down first. I need to put on my clothes.”

The little one jumped down from Su Xin, watching as she put on her clothes piece by piece.

Su Xin’s body had been completely repaired, as healthy and whole as when she had entered.

In fact, her physical condition was even better than when she had entered. Although she had no worries about food and drink in the Duanmu family, she had always been burdened with concerns, so she couldn’t eat and drink well. As a result, her body hadn’t developed very well. After soaking for a long time, she came out to find that she seemed to have grown a bit taller, and her skin quality had greatly improved.

Su Xin gathered new dry branches to relight the fire, then hugged the cat while looking at the flames.

That pool of water seemed to have been completely ruined, too murky to see through.

“Little one, you must be an extraordinary cat.”

Su Xin rubbed the cat’s head, and the little one lazily watched the fire, curled up on Su Xin’s body.

Another day passed, and it was already the designated time when they had to return.

Of course, not everyone was heading to the entrance, because they first needed to know where the entrance was.

Teleportation arrays were scattered throughout many places in the secret realm. These teleportation arrays had fixed locations, and one only needed to step on them before the day the secret realm closed.

Su Xin memorized all the teleportation arrays marked on the map, and then on that day, she held her little one and avoided those places.

Su Xin hadn’t eaten meat for two days and decided to go hunt for a feast.

Su Xin had never raised a cat and didn’t know if the little one ate meat other than fish. Fish was harder to find because first, she had to locate a river or lake.

The initial peach blossom spring would do, but she always felt that unknown dangers were hidden in that peach blossom spring. Su Xin thought she had enough time to walk through this place, and when she felt her strength was sufficient to go to that place and take a look, she would bring the little one to eat fish.

Su Xin caught a snake. The snake was slithering through the grass, making rustling sounds, trying to bite Su Xin.

Su Xin directly threw her sword, firmly pinning it at its vital point.

The snake writhed and was finished off by Su Xin.

The little one licked its paws, watching Su Xin skin the snake.

She set up a fire, roasting the meat. Su Xin used her sword to cut it into sections and skewered them together for grilling.

Purely natural things are more delicious; even without seasonings, the taste was very good, with the meat leaving a sweet aftertaste in the end.

Su Xin didn’t know if the little one could eat it, so she tentatively offered the skewer of roasted meat in front of it.

The little one didn’t move, just looking at the roasted meat with an inquisitive gaze.

“Ah, you don’t eat it?”

Su Xin decided to take it back and eat it herself, but the little one suddenly cried out and pressed down on Su Xin’s hand.

Su Xin remembered something, first putting the meat back, taking out her dagger, and wiping it clean meticulously.

Then she continued to take out the meat, slicing it into thin small pieces and placing them on her hand, then blowing on them to cool them down.

“Here, little one.”

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The author has something to say:

That’s right, this time, Sister Qing is a cat

Su Xin: Hehe hehe

Little one: …Such an undignified name

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