It was completely nightfall, and it was pitch black.

There is no moon, and the stars shine alone.

At this time, people usually have finished dinner and either sit around the living room watching boring variety shows and soap operas, or lie down and scroll through their phones.

Vladimir stood on a high place, looking out over the village not far away.

A street lamp on the edge of the village was the first to go out.

Is it an occasional glitch?

In this era, even in such a small and unknown village, there are very few power outages, unless it is the peak of electricity consumption in the middle of summer, but now it is just May, and there is no need to turn on the air conditioner or anything.

Besides, these street lights are powered by solar panels, and they should not be affected even if the main circuit in the village goes without power.

Immediately after that, another one.

It was as if someone had flipped a switch, and the street lamps and house lights began to go out one by one, and darkness began to engulf the entire village from the edges.

Fortunately, in this day and age, everyone has a mobile phone, and even if there is a power outage, it will not fall into complete darkness.

People dangled in the dark with their mobile phones, complaining about unexplained power outages.

The children were happy because they didn't have to do their homework because of the power outage, but when they saw their mother lighting the candle, their happy expressions suddenly lengthened into bitter melon faces.

Vladimir watched all this calmly, watching the darkness spread like dominoes throughout the village.

"Pick up railroads, pull out electric poles, and go to overturn fire steamers in the sea! Great America, the heart is cold, Britain, France, Russia, and Germany cry again and again......"

It hummed a slip of the tongue in its mouth, and was deeply satisfied with the execution of the stray cats.

Electricity is the foundation of modern society.

Without electricity, human society would be vulnerable.

If the electricity goes off for a day, it doesn't matter, and even someone will be happy;

After three days of power outages, people were full of resentment, but they could still barely endure it;

Electricity ...... outage for a week

Electricity ...... shut down for a month

Under the cover of darkness, a large number of stray cats successfully retreated and began to evacuate the village one after another.

Some families in the countryside have provided their own generators to cope with the power shortage during the busy farming season, and after a while, the roar of the generators is heard in some places, and the light is ushered in again, but these little lights are not worth mentioning compared to the vast darkness.

People are stepping out of their homes, flashlights and cell phone lights swaying around, beckoning villagers who know electricians to repair wiring, relays and transformers, where they will find small faults that they can't laugh at, such as a soaking of stinking cat urine on some critical equipment, or a short circuit caused by a dead mouse.

They will soon fix these glitches and leave the village shrouded in light again.

But this is just one of Vladimir's experiments to observe the human reaction through a brief blackout – and unsurprisingly, how vulnerable and isolated humanity is in the dark.

As for the fight against stray and vicious dogs, it is only a prerequisite for this experiment, just like excluding the distractor before the experiment.

The stray cats regrouped on the high ground, some of them were injured to varying degrees, and needed the support of their companions to move and stand, but their expressions were very excited, because they had just won a great victory, and taught them a hard lesson from the vicious dogs that had always bullied and mutilated them, and ensured that they would clench their tails and tremble when they saw them in the future.

"Comrade meow, everyone has worked hard! Let's disband today, rest well after we go back, take good care of your injuries, and greater challenges are still waiting for us! Remember, we will definitely achieve the final victory, because death does not belong to meowists!" Vladimir clenched one of his front paws and shouted.

The cats cheered excitedly, and after a long time, they slowly calmed down, and returned to their respective stations under the leadership of the branch chiefs.

It didn't take long for the noisy highlands to regain its former calm.

Vladimir declined the offer of the guards to send it back, as it didn't really need their protection and ...... It still has unfinished business.

After a while, only Vladimir himself remained on the heights...... It seems so.

It didn't go, still staring at the village not far away, the village's power supply had been repaired for the most part, except for the street lights that were too high and no one climbed to repair them for the time being.

People were not alarmed by the sudden and strange power outage, and continued to slump on the bed or sofa, watching TV and playing with mobile phones.

"Don't hide, come out. Vladimir said without looking back.

The heights were silent, except for the sound of the breeze blowing through the grass and the chirping of insects.

Is it talking to itself, or is it talking to the air?

"Meow woo~ Xinghai is really not mistaken, Vladimir is very good at playing hide and seek!"

A black and white kitten slowly walked out of the foot-tall weeds.

Vladimir slowly turned around, stared at Xinghai and said, "Are you here to stop me?"

Its eyes burned with turquoise mixed with golden flames, and the power of fanatical faith was condensing within it.

Because of the adoration of the stray cats, it feels even more powerful, and it is almost breaking through the limit!

"Our cause is just! No one can stop the just cause!" it said firmly.

Contrary to its appearance as if it was facing a great enemy, Xinghai squatted on the ground very casually, raising one of its front paws to ward off the mosquitoes that fell on the tip of its nose.

"Meow woo~ Xinghai is here to hide and seek~" Xinghai shook his head and denied its speculation, "But there are a lot of mosquitoes here, it doesn't seem to be suitable for hide and seek, let's go home~"

Vladimir was a little puzzled, the sea of stars really didn't look like it was here to stop it, but it certainly wasn't specifically here to play hide and seek.

It didn't know when Xinghai came, but it sensed that it was being observed by something, just like it was quietly observing Zhang Zi'an in the square, and from the details of his words and deeds, it judged that he was more than one person, and there were some invisible things around him that were following him.

It is confident in its own observations, otherwise it would not be able to maneuver and win thousands of miles with a scribbled map drawn with a cat's paw.

If Xinghai came to stop it, it would definitely be an unpredictable battle, so it hurriedly ended its encouragement to the stray cats and told them to leave here first to avoid being affected.

Even though the other party seems to be very powerful, it has faith in itself, because death does not belong to meowists!

It has become utterly disillusioned with humanity, for everyone is the silent majority.

Xinghai half-turned around defenselessly, walked a few steps down the slope of the high ground, and then turned back and said, "Meow~ Vladimir, aren't you going home?"

"Go home?" Vladimir was stunned and immediately said: "A just cause needs to be called home from all over the world!"

Xinghai looked up at the starry sky, "Meow~ Xinghai also likes freedom and unrestrainedness, but after running tired, it's good to have a place to go back~"

Vladimir: "......"

Xinghai's gaze moved down and landed on its face, "Meow~ Wait a few more days, maybe you will change your mind in a few days." ”

Vladimir does not think so, it does not think that it will change, and it does not think that humanity will change.

"Also, Vladimir, don't you see? You and your stray cats will soon face even greater challenges, and not from humans. The star's gaze crossed Vladimir and stared at somewhere far behind it, its silver-gray eyes reflecting countless stars.

"What?"

Vladimir was shocked when he heard this, and immediately turned his head to look at Xinghai's gaze.

It was further south of the dog market, beyond the confines of Marina City, and was a vast wilderness on the border with its neighbors.

It's too far away, it's blind, and Vladimir doesn't see anything.

"What are you talking about......"

It turned around and wanted to ask if Xinghai was joking.

The sea of stars had disappeared from its position just now, and it seemed that it had not appeared at all.

The heights were empty, except for the sound of the wind rustling through the bushes and grass, and this time only Vladimir himself was left.

It hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the distant wasteland.

"Meow! What nonsense for some reason...... Forget it, let's go back today......"

It had no intention of going back today, and the thought of having to run a long way made it a little discouraged, and it seemed that the comfortable life had made it slack.

In addition, after running back, I wonder if the window on the second floor of the pet store still leaves a crack for it?

"It's okay! Bitter or not, think about the twenty-five thousand back then!"

It pumped itself up with self-talk.

Vladimir muttered some slips from many years ago and ran down the same path as he ran down the high ground.

It is the first time to come to the dog market, and I am not familiar with the terrain here, so if I want to go back, I can only go back to the dog market, and then find my way back to the pet store from the dog market.

It runs briskly on all fours, just in a tailwind, and it runs well.

"Good wind frequency borrows strength, send me to Qingyun!"

Nevertheless......

"He's meowing, he's so tired!"

Vladimir didn't run too far today, but he spent too much energy on the high ground to strategize his brain, and he felt a little fluttery and couldn't step on the ground, and he wanted to find a place to rest.

A large black shadow appeared in front of him, and the smell of various pets mixed together faintly wafted in.

The dog market was in sight, and it decided to hold on a little longer.

Back at the dog market, the day's trading is over, and the song is over, leaving only chicken feathers, cat hair, and dog hair.

From time to time, vehicles with iron cages pull away the leftover pets.

Vladimir wanders around the dog market while avoiding vehicles, and he doesn't know what he's looking for, maybe he can find a hitchhiker?

Well?

Vladimir suddenly saw a familiar car, such a luxury car is rare in the dog market, and it is not rare in the city of Primorye, because it is a Mercedes-Benz G off-road vehicle with a foreign license plate.

There was a faint light in the car, and from the outside, through the window, a man could be vaguely seen lying on the steering wheel and playing with his mobile phone boredly.

Boom!

Vladimir, who suddenly jumped on the hood, startled him, and when he saw that it was it, he opened the door for it.

Vladimir jumped into the car, "Why haven't you left yet?"

"They called a taxi back - Kuroko was anxious to vaccinate his dog for fear that the dog he had just bought would get sick, and Xiaoxue's mother called her several times and seemed to be very angry and scolded her so bloody, and she was also anxious to go home, so I let them go first...... Besides, I haven't had enough of car addiction! There are so many people and cars on the road during the day, and it's really embarrassing to drive! Now I can finally fly a car! I'm the legendary god of driving in Binhai City!"

Zhang Zi'an explained where the others went, put away his phone, started the engine, and drove in the direction of the pet store.

The off-road vehicle drove smoothly and quickly, and the scenery on both sides of the road was fleeting in the blink of an eye.

"What about Xinghai?" Vladimir looked into the car, but didn't see Xinghai, he even turned over the seat and ran to the last row and the trunk to confirm.

"Sea of Stars?"

Zhang Zi'an was stunned when he heard this, "Vladimir, are you sleepy?" Xinghai didn't come with us!"

"Oh......"

To be honest, Vladimir was not surprised by this answer.

Xinghai didn't follow, at least he didn't squat on the roof of the car or hide in the trunk to sneak along.

But it didn't think it was dreaming, the memory of the high ground just now was very clear, every grass and tree was imprinted in its mind, even the smell of the wind was remembered, it couldn't be a dream.

When it was in the pet store, it noticed that Xinghai was always elusive, but as long as it paid attention, it could still see some clues.

So, on the high ground, did Xinghai deliberately distract it with words and then take the opportunity to slip away?

Vladimir didn't know, but it had no fear.

Whether it's a cat god statue, a human being, or an unknown challenge, the meow who dares to fight the heavens and the earth is fearless!

Let the storm come harder!

"The enemy army is besieged by thousands of people, and I will not move! I have already been fortified, and I am even more united!" it muttered confidently.

"What?" Zhang Zi'an didn't hear clearly, "What are you talking about?"

"Nothing. Vladimir smiled indifferently, "By the way, you don't want to ask me what I was doing just now?"

Zhang Zi'an glanced at it quickly, "Do you want to say?"

"Not for the time being. Vladimir replied dryly.

"Then I won't ask, I'll talk about it when you want to. Zhang Zi'an stared intently at the road ahead.

This guy is really interesting.

Vladimir looked at him with a smirk.

It's easy to be with this person, you don't have to be forced to say something it doesn't want to say, you can do something it doesn't want to do, and you can keep your secrets.

This kind of tolerance is not something that everyone can do.

It stared sideways out of the car window and hummed the song it had learned from Lao Cha's TV again.

"Honghu water, waves, waves, slap the front waves to death on the beach......"

When Zhang Zi'an heard this, he panicked and almost drove the car into the ditch.