Infinite Disasters: I Hoarded My Way to Godhood novel Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Chapter 14: First Kill

Seraphina Sullivan was like an experienced hamster, nimbly sweeping through every corner.

She didn’t let a single useful item in the house slip by.

Her own world was also entering the apocalypse, and she had to hoard as many supplies as possible.

Only an abundance of supplies could set her mind at ease.

Opening the bedroom wardrobe, she found two brand-new down comforters.

From a kitchen drawer, she dug out a few reasonably sharp fruit knives.

’Just because these are useless now doesn’t mean they’ll be useless later,’ Seraphina muttered to herself, stuffing all the scavenged supplies into her Scavenger’s Space.

Batteries, a flashlight, a lighter, rope... Seraphina even found a massive Chopping Axe. She carefully inspected and stored each item.

As she was bent over checking under the bed, she suddenly heard a muffled THUD from upstairs, clearer than before.

Seraphina’s movements froze instantly, and tiny beads of sweat broke out on her forehead.

She thought of the photos she had seen in the newspaper.

’Could there be a parasitic monster in this house?’

THUD, THUD, THUD. The sound was like a large spider dragging itself across the floor.

The sound quickly drew closer... It seemed to have reached the top of the stairs.

’Time to go.’ Seraphina decisively gave up on scavenging further and moved stealthily toward the back door.

She set the Sound Wave Vibration Gun in her hand to its second level. If danger arose, she could instantly activate [Low Frequency Oscillation] to knock back the threat.

Just as Seraphina was about to touch the back doorknob, a hair-raising GNAWING sound suddenly came from upstairs, as if some creature were grinding its teeth.

Seraphina’s back was instantly drenched in a cold sweat. She didn’t dare to look back, gently turning the doorknob...

CREEEAAAK— The old wooden door let out a piercing sound.

At the same time, a rapid TAP-TAP-TAP came from the stairs. Something was rushing down!

’I’ve been discovered!’ Seraphina’s pupils constricted, her heart nearly leaping out of her chest.

Without another moment’s hesitation, she slammed the back door open and charged outside.

However, the sound of something slicing through the air behind her told her that her pursuer was much faster than she was.

SWOOSH—

A black shadow shot over her head, landing steadily three meters in front of her.

Seraphina skidded to a halt and finally got a clear look at her pursuer’s true form.

It was... or rather, it had once been a feline.

The creature before her retained the general outline of a cat, but its entire body had undergone a horrific mutation.

Its limbs were stretched to an unnatural length, spindly like a spider’s, and its sharp claws scraped deep grooves into the ground.

Large patches of its once-soft fur had fallen out, revealing purplish-red muscle tissue underneath.

The most terrifying part was its eyes—they had turned completely blood-red and were fixed on Seraphina as thick saliva dripped continuously from the corners of its mouth.

"Meeeo... RAWR..." it let out a bizarre hiss, a sound that was part meow, part bestial growl.

In that instant, Seraphina activated [Eye of Resume]:

[Name: Parasitic Variant - Cat]

[Gender: Male (Neutered)]

[Professional Skills: Carnivorous, Body Enhancement]

[Weaknesses: Afraid of water, afraid of ultraviolet radiation (sunlight).]

The information and weaknesses provided by Eye of Resume were more or less the same as what was in the newspaper.

Clearly, this former housecat had been parasitized by a Parasitic Bloodworm and had now completely transformed into a bloodthirsty monster.

The muscles in its hind legs twitched continuously. It was clearly gathering strength for a pounce.

"MREEOOOW—!"

With a distorted yowl, the mutated cat kicked off forcefully with its hind legs, its entire body launching toward Seraphina like a spring.

Its deformed claws glinted coldly in the twilight, its gaping maw filled with sharp fangs.

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