Chapter 14: Want to Hit the Panther 

A panda as skinny as a rib is definitely not cute.

But looking at the black panther, who was focused on seeking revenge, Ji Wuxiu could only grit his teeth and say, “Buy it.”

If he didn’t buy it now, he was really afraid the panther might act impulsively and cause a disaster.

The system was not at all surprised by Ji Wuxiu’s choice. After purchasing the product, it reminded him: 【From now on, you will lose five pounds every month. This system recommends that you start gaining weight now, eating more every day, and becoming a fat and clumsy panda.】

Ji Wuxiu felt heavy-hearted, wanting nothing more than to drink, smoke, and play cards.

But he was afraid that doing that would make him lose weight even faster.

When being a human, you have to try hard to lose weight, who would have thought that as a panda, you’d still have to maintain your shape? It was really frustrating—wanting to hug his chubby self but not being able to stay fat.

Ji Wuxiu sighed deeply and said to the system, “System, did I buy the translation software?”

The system’s tone remained calm as ever: 【Ding! You have successfully purchased the ‘Simplified Translation Software’ with your remaining 30 points. A friendly reminder: Your ‘cuteness points’ is now 0. Please work hard to earn cuteness points as soon as possible.】

Ji Wuxiu shuddered slightly. “Is my cuteness points now 0?”

The system replied calmly: 【Yes, host. Would you like to load the software now?】

Ji Wuxiu winced at the thought of spending the points. “Load it.”

Although he was a bit stingy, he knew he had to spend the points that were necessary, and definitely couldn’t save them.

【Ding! Installation successful. Enjoy your use.】

As a newbie who had just purchased something from the system, Ji Wuxiu decided to be cautious. “What should I do next?”

The system explained: 【Just do what you normally do, and the software will automatically translate animal languages for you.】

Ji Wuxiu felt reassured and couldn’t help but admire how amazing the system was.

The black panther was still fully focused, with a cold, serious look in its eyes. Its paws continued to stretch forward, and Ji Wuxiu expressionlessly pulled the panther’s paw back. As expected, the panther let out an angry growl.

“Roar… Growl!”

Ji Wuxiu realized that although his ears only heard simple growls, a sentence appeared in his mind.

“You… ugly… creature!”

The voice was filled with the panther’s unique tone, and Ji Wuxiu immediately understood, feeling a sudden emotional upheaval.

The system sympathetically comforted him: 【Host, don’t get upset over something so trivial.】

After all, who told this panther it had “strange aesthetics“?

Can’t blame it.

Ji Wuxiu took a deep breath and said to the system, “I know.”

He just couldn’t believe that all this time, the panther had actually been insulting him for being ugly.

The black panther was still glaring angrily and growled again, “Grr! Ugly creature.”

Ji Wuxiu was stunned and said to the system, “This software doesn’t seem to work very well. It doesn’t seem to translate everything the panther says.”

The system remained silent for a moment, seemingly grinding its teeth: 【Host, even though this product is inexpensive, it is a high-quality product. There is absolutely no problem with the software.】

Then how…

Seemingly anticipating what Ji Wuxiu was about to ask, the system preemptively explained: 【Although this Lightning Panther has awakened into a mutated beast, it does not mean its intelligence is on par with that of a human.】

Ji Wuxiu fell silent. “So, will it always be like this?”

The system responded in surprise: 【Of course not. As it grows stronger, its intelligence will gradually improve.】

Ji Wuxiu immediately breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

The panther seemed to harbor intense resentment toward Ji Wuxiu and continued to repeat its growls.

Thus, the same sentence echoed in Ji Wuxiu’s mind.

【You… ugly creature!】

【You… ugly creature!】

The persistence of it made Ji Wuxiu feel embarrassed. Not only was the panther holding a grudge, but it was also particularly obsessed with it. However, the panther’s actions soon caught the attention of the three people around them, their expressions showing a hint of displeasure.

【Ding! Because the panther is bullying you, the three people immediately think, “It’s so weak, it could easily be bullied by this cruel panther. If the panther dares to bully it again, we’ll have to kill the panther no matter what.”】

【Congratulations, host, you successfully sold cuteness and earned 3 cuteness points. Keep it up!】

Ji Wuxiu remained silent.

He found it hard to believe whether the three people’s eyes were working properly.

The situation clearly showed the weak panther growling at him, while the cruel him was bullying the panther.

“Big brother, it looks like that panther is bullying it,” one of the people suddenly said.

The “it” was obviously referring to Ji Wuxiu.

Ji Wuxiu’s heart tightened, and he instinctively pressed down on the panther, making soft “mm-mm” sounds toward it.

—Don’t move.

A sound that was very simple for humans, but to the panther’s ears, it carried a whole different range of meanings.

The black panther immediately stopped struggling, its ears folded nervously, displaying an expression similar to human astonishment. “Grr… Roar!”

Ji Wuxiu twitched his lips, feeling that he could understand the panther’s meaning without the translation software. He patted the black panther with his paw and softly made “mm-mm” sounds.

—You can’t make noise like that anymore, understand?

The panther, which had always been proud and cold, suddenly showed a stunned expression, hesitated for a moment, and then lightly growled, “Grr—Roar!”

—Strange, ugly creature.

Ji Wuxiu did his best to ignore the panther’s previous insult, using the simplest words to clearly convey to the panther.

—I’ll rescue you later, but you need to be quiet, okay?

The panther instinctively flicked its tail and took a long time to finally understand Ji Wuxiu’s meaning. It reluctantly shook its head and lowly growled, “Roar!”

—No!

Ji Wuxiu was so angry he wanted to hit the panther.

But seeing that the panther was risking its life to protect him, Ji Wuxiu, thinking of himself as kind-hearted, decided to forgive the panther.

The panther flicked its tail again and glared coldly at the ugly creature. After hesitating for a while, it couldn’t help but growl a few more times.

It seemed to be wondering why this ugly creature could understand its meaning?

The black panther shook its ears, its vertical pupils filled with anger, and growled lowly, “Roar—Grr!”

—This ugly creature is so stupid, it can’t run, so dumb.

Ji Wuxiu took a while to understand what the black panther had said and immediately felt a dark expression cross his face.

If it weren’t for the fact that you saved me, I’d want to kill you right now.

The black panther, unaware that Ji Wuxiu was cursing it in his mind, suddenly growled angrily, “Grr… Roar!”

—You ugly creature!

Ji Wuxiu immediately went expressionless. He was so annoyed. The black panther said this line the best.

The forest was full of primitive, undisturbed bushes and grass.

Soon, the three of them found a place that was both defensible and retreatable to rest and put down the stretcher.

The black panther immediately stopped arguing with Ji Wuxiu. Instead, it pricked up its ears, coldly staring at the three humans, its eyes filled with unmistakable killing intent, as if contemplating how to ambush them from the best angle and position.

Ji Wuxiu silently pressed the black panther’s head to the ground and received an angry growl from the black panther: “Roar!”

—Let me go!

Ji Wuxiu didn’t release his grip and made a few “mm-mm” sounds at the black panther.

—Be good and don’t move around.

The black panther’s face clearly displayed reluctance, its tail flicking irritably.

Seeing this, Ji Wuxiu could only change his approach.

—Those three humans are very strong. We can’t beat them. Be good and listen to me, I have a way to deal with them.

After a while, the black panther finally understood and slowed its struggling. It eyed the ugly creature in front of it with a deeply skeptical gaze, growing increasingly distrustful.

The ugly creature looked really fat, walked slowly, seemed weak, and clumsy. It clearly couldn’t beat humans, it must be lying.

Perhaps because the black panther’s gaze was too direct, Ji Wuxiu immediately understood what the panther was thinking.

What should he do? He wanted to hit the black panther even more.