"Don't rush. There are only two of us. We are no match for the city lord. Let's wait a bit..." Yang Wenhao said through gritted teeth.
Yang Wenting kept her mouth shut for the time being, but her eyes were fixed on the cave entrance.
Because the extraordinary creature that appeared in their county was a giant rat, the awakening potion they made using the giant rat as the main material also had an extraordinary template for them that was related to "rat".
Yang Wenhao's extraordinary template is called "Ratman General," which only has two abilities and is a rare template that is difficult to encounter.
However, Yang Wenting's template is the legendary "Ratman High Priest" template.
The Ratman General has two abilities: "Command the Rat Swarm" and "Lead the Way with One Rat." One of them allows him to control at least ten Ratmen, and the number he can control can increase as his perception and mental attributes improve.
"Taking the lead with a rat" allows him to experience a rapid increase in physical strength and agility in a short period of time. At the same time, he also gains a certain degree of pain immunity, making him fearless and ruthless.
His template is mediocre and not particularly impressive.
But Yang Wenting's template is different.
The Ratman High Priest's three abilities are "Under One Rat", "Transform Ratmen", and "Outbreak of Plague".
The first "below the rat" position makes Yang Wenting the most respected person in the rat-people group besides the rat king. The rat-people will obey her orders, which can be seen as an enhanced version of Yang Wenhao's "control of the rat-people".
The ability "Transform into Ratmen" allows Yang Wenting to directly transform creatures with overall attributes lower than her own into ratmen.
"Plague Outbreak" is a spell that allows her to command a ratman to self-destruct in a certain location, leaving behind a highly contagious and deadly plague.
Yang Wenhao's plan was simple: stay here until the ratmen race completed its transformation, then kill the rat king and make Yang Wenting, the "ratmen high priestess," the ruler of the ratmen race.
In the past, the Skaven were a major enemy of mankind. Although they were not strong overall, they had an excellent ability to reproduce and could quickly expand their population. They used their numerical advantage to compete with humans for living space.
If Yang Wenhao's plan succeeds, then the brother and sister who have mastered the ratmen, this powerful weapon, will be able to become top-tier powerhouses among humans in the future.
Yang Wenhao had never had this ambition before.
After all, in the past, extraordinary beings only appeared after the new era. After they awakened the extraordinary template, the ratmen race had already completed their transformation and had gained considerable strength.
At that time, it was an impossible task to control the ratmen and kill the rat king.
In this life, an extraordinary being appeared ahead of schedule. After killing the invading giant rat, he immediately saw an opportunity and resolutely stole the giant rat's remains with his sister, devising this plan.
It must be said that Yang Wenhao is a talented person.
Originally, Yang Wenting, the younger sister, was very unhappy about her brother's idea of stealing the giant rat's remains and running away, believing that it would damage their reputations.
But after she awakened the "Ratman High Priest" template and heard her brother's "grand" plan, she had only one thought in her mind—it's so good!
Therefore, when she saw Xiwangcheng and the others enter the cave, she was even more anxious than her brother Yang Wenhao.
At this moment, she was also afraid that Hope City and the others would wipe out the entire ratman race, and then her and her brother's "great" plan would be ruined.
“The situation has changed this time. Extraordinary creatures are transforming faster, and the rat-people may be born earlier. This is our opportunity.” Yang Wenhao stared intently at the cave entrance, muttering words of self-comfort.
"What if the rat-people hadn't been born earlier?" Yang Wenting asked anxiously.
"..." Yang Wenhao also became irritated and said helplessly, "What can we do? We can only wait until the people from Hope City leave and see if there are any survivors in the cave."
...
In fact, Yang Wenhao was quite lucky; the rat-people did indeed successfully transform ahead of schedule.
As soon as Zhang Lin and his group entered the cave, they walked a dozen meters further in before encountering a group of rat-men who were over a meter tall.
They are about 1.3 to 1.4 meters tall, walk upright, have short black fur all over their bodies, have rat-like heads, glowing eyes, and human-like hands with four fingers.
At this time, the rat-men had just successfully transformed. They were all naked and had no weapons. Fortunately, they were not purely human. As rats, they were covered in fur and did not need clothes to cover themselves. At the same time, their claws and teeth had not completely degenerated, so they had a certain fighting ability even without weapons.
"careful!"
Chen Junyu was walking at the front. He was startled when he saw the ratman and quickly jumped to Qiao Ruoxi's side to protect the goddess.
"What's going on?"
Qiao Ruoxi didn't see the ratman, but was startled by Chen Junyu's sudden appearance.
"Xixi, there are ratmen ahead, more than a dozen of them!"
Chen Junyu told Qiao Ruoxi what he had seen.
The men around him remained in a tight formation, huddled together, and did not act rashly.
In the future, the rat-men will be the greatest enemy of mankind. Once they set out, there will be tens of thousands of them. Although only a dozen or so have appeared so far, no one doubts that there may be hundreds or thousands more hiding deep in the rat's nest.
"Rat-men!" Qiao Ruoxi's expression changed. "I didn't expect them to have successfully transformed ahead of schedule. You stay here and keep watch, I'll go report to Zhang Lin!"
After she finished speaking, she realized that she had run to Zhang Lin's side quickly before anyone else could and told him what had happened.
“Xixi…”
Chen Junyu watched helplessly as her figure disappeared into the darkness of the cave, his heart filled with sorrow. The ratmen had appeared, and the goddess paid no attention to him, instead immediately going to find his enemies...
This feeling...
Does anyone know?!
"There are rat-men ahead; they've successfully molted ahead of schedule." Although Qiao Ruoxi no longer admired Zhang Lin because he had used her to pressure her father, forcing her to marry Chen Junyu, she still remembered her father's mission and tried to build a good relationship with Zhang Lin.
Now, she showed no sign of her dissatisfaction on her face; instead, she wore a smile and looked obedient.
"Understood." Zhang Lin waved his hand, signaling her to return to her original position.
He already knew without Qiao Ruoxi reporting it.
The cave wasn't very big, so if the person in front shouted, everyone behind would know. Of course, no one shouted just now, because they were afraid of alerting more ratmen.
However, the ratmen do not possess human intelligence. They have just undergone metamorphosis and their wisdom is limited. Upon seeing humans, the dozen or so ratmen at the front immediately launched an attack.
When Qiao Ruoxi arrived, a fight had already broken out at the front, and Zhang Lin naturally heard the commotion.
However, he was still quite satisfied with Qiao Ruoxi's attitude.
In his eyes, Qiao Ruoxi was nothing more than a representative of Qiao Yu.
Her current obedience means that Qiao Yu has genuinely pledged allegiance to Hope City and has no ulterior motives.
Zhang Lin was fairly satisfied with this.
So he immediately dispatched people from Hope City to the front lines to support Jin Yu County and others.
But he and the city lord remained completely still.
He hadn't forgotten that there were "mantises" behind them.
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