Cat in College C5

Chapter 5: Black Wolf

Translated by Lime

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! There is a mildly gory/bloody description at the very end of this chapter. 

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They were close to the Wolf Clan territory. Like the Cat Clan, they lived in a certain area due to their common living habits, forming invisible boundaries. In Xunhai Union University, not all students were divided this way and for the most part, everyone lived in harmony. However, the Cat Clan and Wolf Clan were different; the two occasionally had conflicts. They had a long history of opposing each other, so the school decided to divide them, along with other clans. They were each given their respective living areas, similar to territories.

Several burly wolves quickly arrived at the scene. They had not even reached the front before they hastily tried to stop the freshmen.

A large black wolf advanced and lifted a paw to smack the mermaid a few times. Observing that it was almost dead, he turned towards his companions and signaled with his eyes. Immediately, their eyes filled with astonishment.

“Tie it up.”

The black wolf retreated a step and the other wolves behind him promptly began to bind the mermaid. They stuck a talisman on it and stuffed it inside a bag.

The white kitty wanted to protest but hesitated, looking up at the wolves: “Miaow…” 

Coldly, the black wolf glanced to his side. When he saw the snow-white cat, he walked towards her.

“You want to eat the mermaid?”

Towering above her, the black wolf peered down at her, “You have a lot of nerve.”

In front of this wolf, Qi Xiaohan appeared to be especially small. The black wolf lifted his claw and pinned the small white kitty down, attentively inspecting her. After confirming that the first-year did not receive any injuries, he patted her head.

“Reckless.”

After a momentary silence, he sneered, “Worthy of the Cat Clan.”

Zhou Mingyu and Zheng Ze were also subject to an inspection. They did not really participate in the fight so they weren’t injured either, but they had spent quite a bit of spiritual energy.

When the other wolves heard the laughter of their leader, they glanced at the small white kitty, saying, “My eyes have been opened this year. A small cat almost killed an evil spirit with six hundred years worth of cultivation. The Cat Clan has gained a decent student.”

“Honestly speaking, I am beyond shocked. Are all the freshmen this year so fierce? They just arrived and already killed an evil spirit. If we were in the same position, would we be able to restrain the mermaid?”

“F*ck off, Boss only needs to use one claw to turn this mermaid into mud! If you can’t speak, then shut up.”

The black wolf stared at the white kitty. Seeing that she silently stared back at him with her fur standing straight up, hostile, he lowered his head and stooped to her level. With a nasty smile he said, “What, you don’t believe them? Do you want to see the mermaid turn into mud?”

The white kitty felt the black wolf’s breath lingering on her fur. The smell was like icy glaciers, and her fur bristled even more, and she began to snarl.

(T/N: Apparently glaciers are stinky?)

The cat pressed her paw against the wolf’s nose, not letting him come any closer.

Feeling the soft pads of the cat’s paws, the black wolf stopped before he went too far and opened his mouth to say something.

Right at this moment, a group of second-years hurried over after hearing the explosion. Their group consisted of witches and humans.

(T/N: I don’t know of a gender neutral term for witches/wizards but I am referencing both.)

The explosion in the Department of Dan had shocked the entire school, so when they heard an explosion, everyone was on edge and rushed to see the commotion.

The Witch Clan and the Human Clan were on good terms, and they lived in the same dormitory building.

Once the witches noticed that there was a huge wolf and a tiny kitty, and that the wolf was about to push the cat against a wall with the overbearing attitude of a bully, they hastily ran over.

“What are you doing!”

Watching the little first-year kitty helplessly using her paw to resist him, they concluded that the Wolf Clan was being extremely unreasonable, even bullying new students.

The humans hugged the kitty. Seeing her hostile attitude and bristled fur, they petted their little junior sister: “Don’t be scared, you’re safe now.”

Qi Xiaohan: ?

She wasn’t scared; she would have chomped down on him. 

With the appearance of the humans, the wolves kicked at the mermaid: “These three freshmen fought with this evil spirit, and that cat from the Fire Spirit House created a fireball and fatally wounded the mermaid.”

When the second-year students heard his explanation, they faced Qi Xiaohan, shocked. Such a little kitty did that?

The kitty lifted her head up and meowed, gentle and soft.

One of the wolves had a sudden thought and choked back their laughter. “That first-year from the Cat Clan wanted her friends to freeze the fish tail and eat it at the next meal. When we arrived, the entire place smelled like roasted fish. I don’t know if this year’s first-years are all this brutal.”

The senior sister from the Witch Clan set the cat down and sized her up. She began to solemnly admonish her, “Junior sister, that really was dangerous. Didn’t your house’s senior brothers and sisters send you their contact information for emergencies? Why didn’t you call them to help you? What if that evil spirit’s cultivation was higher and you weren’t able to beat it?”

As she was being scolded, the kitty’s head and eyes drooped and her ears collapsed. 

The wolves laughed: “Surely, those ordinary spirits won’t be able to beat her.”

Zhou Mingyu and Zheng Ze also lowered their heads. When the senior sister saw them, she wrinkled her brows. Since they were part of the Human Clan, she did not hold back as she reprimanded them, “And you guys, didn’t we send our contact info in the group chat? Hurry up and follow me back, this is outrageous.”

The two meekly followed behind the group of witches and humans. The Witch Clan and the Human Clan shared the same building so they would directly follow them there.

“Kitty junior sister, you should come with us. The Cat Clan’s building is close to ours.”

Thinking of something, a human sword cultivator turned his head around and asked the group of wolves, “Are you returning that mermaid back?”

The black wolf coldly grunted, “That cat has to stay for now. She burnt the evil spirit to death within school grounds, so she needs to follow us to officially record the incident.”

The white cat had been following behind the group of humans and witches. When she heard his words, she halted her steps and turned to look at the large wolf.

Honestly, she didn’t really want to go.

These wolves weren’t very friendly, especially the leader who had mocked the Cat Clan earlier.

The sword cultivator glanced at the kitty. Official records must be taken. After the collapse of the floating tower, countless evil spirits must have escaped. All the third and fourth-year students inside the school were trying their best to capture or kill them. No matter if the spirits were alive or dead, a clear record was required in order to determine whether evil spirits were still roaming around.

Well, this was his first time hearing of a first-year killing an evil spirit on her first day of school. It would probably give the officials a scare when she went to record the incident.

“Fine, you can bring that mermaid and junior sister to fill out the official records. Afterwards, make sure to bring her back. Third-year Lu Sha is on duty at the Cat Clan’s building.”

The sword cultivator rubbed the kitty’s head after speaking and led their own group back.

As for whether this little cat would be bullied? On her first day at school, she nearly killed a six hundred year old evil spirit. Clearly, that cat was fierce. Amongst the group of wolves, who could beat her other than the black wolf, Lei Yuan?

After the group of humans and witches left, Qi Xiaohan looked at the group of burly and vicious wolves. Padding along tentatively, she was on alert.

The wolves ignored the little white cat. Quickly, they cleaned up the surroundings and stuffed the rest of the mermaid into the bag. Four wolves each bit on a corner of the bag and they sprinted away.

The pack of wolves were speedy. With one blink, they had disappeared.

The white kitty stood there amazed. Above her, a gloomy voice spoke:

“Do you want me to carry you, or do you want to walk by yourself?”

Qi Xiaohan: “Of course I want to walk by myself.”

Lei Yuan snorted and coldly squinted. He lifted a claw and pressed down on Qi Xiaohan: “You? At your speed, when we arrive at the student council, it will already be time for dinner.”

Immediately, he lowered his head and bit down on the scruff of her neck and overtook the group of wolves that were carrying the mermaid.

Qi Xiaohan: … 

This was fine too, wolves ran faster than her.

Qi Xiaohan automatically withdrew her four paws into her body, becoming a small cat lump. This was her body’s natural reaction. Sensing this, the black wolf laughed, his meaning unclear.

Truthfully, she thought that the black wolf’s constant somber expression was similar to that of a villain’s.

As she was being carried, Qi Xiaohan watched as the scenery flew by. Sighing, she envied the wolf’s rapid speed.

At that moment, Qi Xiaohan noticed a leather collar hanging around the wolf’s neck.

A golden school badge was inlaid in the collar. Within the black wolf’s long and shaggy fur, it was barely visible.

Golden school badge… 

There were three ranks of school badges: golden, silver, and iron, the golden rank being the highest. The golden school badge was split into five stars again, five stars being the highest.

When military training ended, their initial school rank would be determined according to their ancestry and bloodline, as well as their exam grades.

Once they received their school badge, they would be considered an academic their entire life. Even if they quit school or were expelled, after they entered society and didn’t get into trouble, then they would still possess the identity and status of a respected student from Xunhai Union University.

It could be said that the school badge was the pride of every student from Xunhai Union University.

Along with the movements of the black wolf, the golden school badge disappeared and reappeared in his fur. Qi Xiaohan couldn’t help but reach up and touch it with her claw.

The black wolf grumbled, unfriendly saying, “What are you doing?”

Qi Xiaohan mumbled an apology and retracted her paw. Cats were attracted to moving objects, especially those that were shiny. They could never resist pawing at it so Qi Xiaohan really couldn’t help it.

With the little white cat in his mouth, the black wolf quickly ran across a forest. Gradually, he began to slow down. The wolves that were transporting the mermaid had already set the bag down and were crowded together, snarling and aggressively barking.

Exerting effort, Qi Xiaohan lifted her head up to glance up and saw a heap of bloody corpses.

The dead bodies of numerous beasts and demons were everywhere. Dark red blood drenched the land. A large silver-white tiger was standing in the midst with a murderous aura. Unwavering, his claw ripped open a four-headed beast, and he shot a glance over at them.

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Hope you enjoyed! 🙂 Sorry I’m leaving it on a bit of a cliffhanger.

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