Chapter 9 Hunting Gray Rat
That morning, Aowei had a fast-food capsule delivered to Wen Le. These capsules, which utilize space technology, appear small on the outside, but can actually hold a meal. This set of fast-food capsules contains twelve capsules, which is enough for Wen Le to eat for four days.
This also shows that Ovi values Wenle very much. Although fast food capsules are not expensive for people in other areas, Wenle lives in a slum where people can't even get enough food. This kind of treatment is quite good. Yesterday, Ovi heard the therapist say that Wenle was malnourished, which made him concerned. Today, he sent capsule fast food to Wenle.
As for the little Jin Cancan, no one forgot about it either. Someone brought it a piece of barbecue. The little thing was eating until its face was covered with oil, and its furry little head was buried in the meat plate and it wanted to stay there.
Wen Le wasn't a cold-blooded person. Regardless of what happened in the past, he was deeply grateful to Ovi for this one thing. Don't even think he was too soft-hearted; a meal bought him off. When someone is starving to a certain point, and someone suddenly gives them a good meal, honestly, they'd risk their lives for them. Otherwise, why would so many people come to repay the kindness of a meal? That one meal saved those people's lives.
Of course, Wen Le's current situation is not that bad, but he is really grateful to Ovi. After all, what he has now is not something that comes out of thin air, but is earned through his own strength.
Wen Le thought to himself that if he could help in the future, he would do his best to do so, as a way of repaying the favor he received today.
To be honest, it was the first time that Wen Le saw this kind of high-tech fast food, and he was quite curious at first. After opening the capsule, a well-packaged fast food fell out. This kind of box and capsule are to be recycled and cannot be thrown away randomly, so when Aowei asked someone to deliver the meal, he specially gave him a large bag for the lunch box.
Although it was the cheapest fast food, it was quite filling, with both meat and vegetables, and even a bowl of tomato and egg soup, and it all tasted pretty good. Who says people in the future world can only eat that disgusting nutrient solution? That's a lie. The food in the future is pretty good too.
After dinner, when Wen Le came out, the others were already waiting there. Seeing him coming, Li Er, the leader, immediately greeted him with a smile: "How are you, are you ready? If you are, we can set off."
You have to go out hunting right after the storm passes, otherwise you will have to come back a few hours later when the storm comes again.
Wen Le felt a little embarrassed that he had made others wait for him. He would have to get up earlier next time.
The wood-type psychic simply disliked Wen Le. He snorted and glared at him unhappily. Wen Le rubbed his nose and pretended not to notice. After all, he was currently unwelcome.
The group arrived at a rat hole, familiar with the area. Li Er raised his hand to stop them. The wood-type mutant first activated a tiny sprout to slowly float into the hole and investigate. Then he nodded to Li Er and said, "There are only five female rats with their babies inside. The other rats have gone out to forage."
Although he disliked Wen Le in his heart, he was still able to distinguish the important and the urgent. Once he started hunting, he became serious. After all, this was a matter of life and death, and any distraction could cost him his life.
Lear nodded and winked at the other three. The other three understood, and one of the lean middle-aged men took out a piece of barbecued meat from his waist bag and ran towards the entrance of the mouse hole at a very fast speed.
Wen Le was stunned by this. Although this person didn't have any special abilities, he was incredibly fast, having reached the edge of the cave in a matter of seconds. He nimbly dodged behind a large rock near the cave, then expertly skewered the barbecue onto a polished iron hook before gently tossing it into the cave entrance.
Soon, the pitiful cries of a female rat could be heard from the cave. Apparently, a gray rat had taken the bait. The person hiding behind the rock saw this and suddenly pulled the rope in his hand, dragging the struggling gray rat towards Wen Le and the others.
Then the four remaining female mice in the cave followed out angrily, obviously wanting to rescue their companions who had been ambushed.
An earth-type user on Wen Le's side quickly used their powers to erect a solid earth wall around them, narrowly keeping the four angry rats out. A wood-type user also used their wood-type powers to conjure four vines that pierced the wall and tightly encircled the rats, shouting, "Hurry! I can't hold out much longer!"
Lear and the remaining man did not hesitate either. They quickly took out their daggers and stabbed them into the neck of the still struggling gray mouse. The stabbed gray mouse struggled for only a few times before dying.
Obviously, everyone didn't expect that today would be so smooth. They killed a gray rat without any effort. Their confidence increased immediately. They wanted to hunt one or two more gray rats before the large group of gray rats came back.
Li Er's eyes flashed, and he said, "Jiamu, drag the other four gray mice in!"
The wood-type mutant named Jiamu was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with joy. He moved his hands suddenly, and the four struggling gray rats outside the wall were dragged in.
Li Er did not dare to delay and used his earth-related supernatural power. He gathered two earth cones in the palms of his hands and smashed them at the two gray rats. He killed two of them alone. The other two were also killed by the two hunters without supernatural powers.
This trip was a big harvest. The men had obviously not expected to kill five gray rats at once, and their faces were filled with joy. However, before they could even put on their smiles, they heard a sharp cry in the distance. The expressions on their faces suddenly changed, and Li Er even shouted, "Oh no! The gray rats are back! Everyone, retreat!"
Before he could finish his words, the earth-type esper retracted his powers, and the five of them each carried a gray rat corpse on their backs and ran towards the safe zone. Wen Le, being a small man, trotted more slowly, so Li Er finally slung him over his shoulder like a sack and ran.
Wen Le was so dazed by the sudden impact that he nearly vomited the little he had eaten that morning. The little thing in his arms was even more thrashed, making it cry out in pain. But at this point, he didn't care about anything else. Escaping was the most important thing, and he was lucky that Li Er hadn't been left behind.
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