At this moment, Wang Zheng was staring blankly at his data panel, his spiritual energy value had reached 2365 points.

Looking at the fact that there wasn't a single living mouse left in front of him, he felt a mix of regret and unease.

Unfortunately, there weren't enough rats to allow him to gain more spiritual energy.

The dilemma is that, based on previous experience, he now has 50 points in all attributes and his spiritual energy limit has exceeded the 2000 points required to unlock the next skill. However, no new skills have appeared in the data panel. Should he save this spiritual energy to add points to skills and quickly achieve the Transcendent Realm, or should he save it and wait for new abilities to appear?

"Forget it, let's keep it for now. There aren't any skills we absolutely need to upgrade right now. We can consider it later. Right now, the most important thing is to prioritize upgrading our attributes. If we have enough spiritual energy by then, we can consider unlocking a new ability worth 2,000 points."

The last time he awakened his Fierce Battle Roar was when his spiritual energy limit reached 1999 points. Wang Zheng guessed that this time, the new ability might only appear when his spiritual energy value reached 4999. However, as long as he continued to improve, it would eventually appear. He firmly believed this.

Wang Zheng roughly estimated in his mind that, based on his previous ratio, more than 10,000 large rats might have died today. However, there were not many corpses left at the entrance of the alley now; they had all been devoured by the rats themselves, even chewing up and swallowing the bones.

Wang Zheng had previously observed that a rat's carcass could be completely devoured in just a few seconds.

Judging solely by the sharpness of their teeth, even a common second-grade exotic beast—the Fang Wolf—would not necessarily be stronger than these rats.

Because Wang Zheng's defenses were high enough, these rats couldn't break through his defenses at all, which is why he was able to do it so easily.

Didn't you see that among the soldiers in those military regions before, there were quite a few superhuman awakened individuals with swords and knives at their waists, yet they were still chased and forced to flee everywhere?

Fortunately, the residents in the vicinity were evacuated in advance, otherwise these rampant rats would have caused a huge disaster.

Wang Zheng was also curious as to why these rats, which were not strange beasts, had such good teeth.

Although it can increase one's spiritual energy, it only adds it by a little bit at a time, and it's completely random with no pattern whatsoever.

These mice are all about the same size, and there's no such thing as adding spiritual energy to slightly larger ones and not to smaller ones.

However, Wang Zheng couldn't figure it out himself, so he stopped thinking about it. He wasn't some kind of genius.

Anyway, when Wang Zheng saw Yu Shaoting leave, she circled a few rats and walked away. He guessed that she might have caught them alive and taken them back to the research institute for study.

You can ask them when you get the results.

"Snap, snap!"

With a series of cracking sounds, Wang Zheng's body instantly returned to its original shape, except that his previously loose pants had become even larger.

Wang Zheng was speechless for a moment, then casually tied a knot in his pants at the waist to prevent them from falling down.

Then he opened his arms and looked up to welcome the downpour.

The alley was now a mess, the sudden downpour washing away the blood on the ground.

Wang Zheng hadn't even been pretending for long before he couldn't help but wrinkle his nose.

"Damn it, it stinks!"

As soon as the rat infestation was resolved, the torrential rain stopped abruptly, and the sky instantly became clear and sunny, with a blinding ray of sunlight shining down.

Dang Liantao and Shan Changxu, who were at opposite ends of the alley, also returned.

Wang Zheng looked at his two older brothers, who looked relaxed and spotless, and then looked at himself, shirtless and covered in dirt and stench.

He couldn't help but say enviously, "The elementalists are definitely the coolest."

Shan Changxu walked directly to Wang Zheng's side, looking him up and down with curiosity, while Dang Liantao finished checking the situation in the guesthouse first before returning.

"The interior of the guesthouse is the same as ours; it all comes from the sewers."

Then he turned to Wang Zheng and said:

"Wang Zheng, retreat first. Take Tao Shen back with Xiao Yu. Go back and report on the information of the deliveryman. I've already arranged for someone to investigate. The surrounding area is sealed off. I'll stay here and go down to check it out later."

Wang Zheng thought about it and still didn't want to let this opportunity slip by. With so many rats, there might be some unexpected gains.

"I think it's better for Brother Shan to go back. The sewers are full of water, and he might get hurt if he goes down with you."

"Besides, Brother Dang, you're an elementalist. If you go into the sewers and are surrounded by rats, you won't be able to escape easily. What if you run out of spiritual energy and can't get out? I'll go down with you. My defense is top-notch, as you've seen."

Before Dang Liantao could speak, Shan Changxu became displeased.

"Hey kid, do you have a problem with me? What did we lightning element ever do to you? One thing is inappropriate, the other is that we might accidentally hurt each other."

But you're a real man, kid. I really admire that. You can still laugh and chat with so many disgusting rats around you. And your special ability is definitely there."

While speaking, he also gave Wang Zheng a thumbs up.

Wang Zheng waved his hand repeatedly.

"Let's talk business. It's all water down there. It would be best if I went alone. Apart from the stench, it wouldn't affect me, and it would also limit Brother Dang's temper."