"The carnivorous rats are not poisonous, but their teeth carry germs and parasites. They generally won't attack people unless provoked, but they have a strong desire for revenge. You just killed one of the carnivorous rats, and the other rats will swarm around it when they smell it and devour you until you're nothing but bones. You'd better run for your lives."
Hearing Xiao Jie's words, Chen Qingqing frowned slightly. Since Zi You had led them into the secret passage, it wouldn't be so easy for them to escape.
Wait, a carnivorous rat! She seemed to have seen it in a book in her past life; it was a large, meat-loving rat.
Since it's rats, rat poison is essential.
Open the trading system, quickly search, and all kinds of rat poison appear. Buy, buy, buy without hesitation.
Having made all necessary preparations, he turned to Chu Jiuqing, Zhuifeng, and Zhuyue and said...
"This rat is called a skeleton-eating rat. They live underground year-round and are terrified of fire. As long as there is a torch, the skeleton-eating rats dare not make a move."
But they are very adaptable. Once they get used to the light, they will no longer be afraid and will swarm us. We must leave this place as soon as possible before they get used to the light.
"You brat, you know quite a lot, but what good is it? Ordinary carnivorous rats are indeed as you say, but these carnivorous rats have been trained by me. How could they be afraid of light? You can just wait to become my carnivorous rat food! Hahaha..."
Zi You let out a series of terrifying laughs, followed by the sound of a flute.
How could anyone be so twisted? Of all the things to raise, why would she raise rats? Doesn't she know that rats carry many kinds of germs?
Chen Qingqing was on high alert and quickly distributed the rat poison she had to the three of them.
"Here you go, this is food to deal with rat poison. It might keep these beasts occupied for a while."
Squeak squeak squeak.....
Suddenly, a swarm of rats swept towards the group.
By the light of the torches, the people could see that the rats were about the size of cats.
Its eyes were bloodshot, sharp fangs bared from its mouth, and its sharp claws scratched incessantly at the ground.
It's unimaginable how terrifying it would be to be torn apart by these giant rats.
Chen Qingqing quickly threw the rat poison in her hand. The lead rat smelled the scent, stretched out its sharp claws, grabbed the rat poison, and put it in its mouth.
A barely perceptible smile appeared on Chu Jiuqing's lips. The person he had chosen certainly did not disappoint him. He hurriedly threw the rat poison in his hand far away.
Zi You saw everything and couldn't help but sneer, "You brat, I know you can use poison. I've been feeding these skeleton rats poison since they were little. You think you can poison them to death? You're dreaming!"
Chen Qingqing watched as the rats frantically ate the rat poison, yet showed no signs of poisoning, and a chill ran down her spine.
As the rat poison decreased, the carnivorous rats went berserk again, squeaking and approaching the group.
Just then, several speckled roosters, having finished eating the scorpions, flapped their wings and flew over, quickly disappearing into the swarm of rats. In no time, not even a trace remained.
Chen Qingqing stared in horror, waving the torch in her hand vigorously. Under the light, the rats were not afraid at all, but became even more active.
"Don't be afraid, I'll fly you there." Chu Jiuqing said, placing his warm hands on Chen Qingqing's slender waist. He lightly tapped his toes, stepped on the rat's head, and leaped away.
Chasing the wind and chasing the moon also used their lightness skills to follow closely behind.
Due to limited space, Chu Jiuqing and Chen Qingqing did not fly very far before landing on an open ground not far away.
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, a rustling sound came from behind them again. Zhui Feng, holding his torch, looked back and almost cried out in surprise.
"The rats have become spirits, how come they're still following us?"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned around and saw a large group of rats following them at a distance.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from above, and then countless large rats fell from above one after another, pouring down like a flood.
They were instantly surrounded, a scene that was truly terrifying.
"Qing girl, be careful." Chu Jiuqing shielded Chen Qingqing behind him and raised his sword to cut the rat that fell from above his head in two.
I thought I could use my lightness skill with Chen Qingqing, but now it seems impossible.
Chu Jiuqing gripped his sword and slashed at the rats in front of him. Every time he killed a rat, more rats would swarm up and devour the corpse, a scene that made one's scalp crawl.
Zhui Feng couldn't help but swallow hard. "Miss Chen, do you have any rat repellent powder? Hurry up and take it out. If we delay any longer, we'll probably all be eaten by these big rats."
"Yes, Miss Chen, there are too many rats. There are just a few of us who can't handle them. You'd better think of a solution!" Zhu Yue chimed in.
Chen Qingqing was anxious and wished she could take out a flamethrower and burn all the rats to death, but the conditions did not allow it. The space in the secret passage was too narrow, and using a flamethrower would only result in mutual destruction. She could not do something like killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of her own unless absolutely necessary.
More and more rats gathered, their scarlet eyes fixed on the group, searching for an opportunity to attack.
Chen Qingqing frowned deeply. If she had known she would be dragged into this unnecessary danger, she shouldn't have so easily agreed to Chu Jiuqing's request.
What does it matter to her whether the Chu Emperor lives or dies? Now, she's probably going to die.
But there's no going back in life. Since we're here, we have to do everything we can to survive.
Chen Qingqing's mind raced. To catch the thief, first catch the kingpin. Killing the Rat King might solve the immediate problem.
But these skeleton-eating rats are controlled by Ziyou, so it's uncertain whether it will work.
Forget it, how will I know if I don't try?
She said with a solemn expression, "Everyone, don't panic. As far as I know, although the carnivorous rats are very fierce, they are very disciplined. As long as the rat king is killed, they will be leaderless and scatter in all directions."
Zhu Yue pressed on, asking, "Where is the Rat King? What does he look like?"
"The Rat King is larger than an ordinary rat, and the area around it is relatively more open. As long as you find a rat standing there looking around and squeaking, that is the leader of the rat pack. As long as you kill the leader, the rat pack will collapse on its own."
As soon as he finished speaking, the group looked around.
Meanwhile, the surrounding carnivorous rats seemed to have chosen their targets, all lying on the ground, ready to launch an attack at any moment.
Chen Qingqing looked around and suddenly noticed a mouse standing up.
It was noticeably larger than the other carnivorous rats, and it made strange squeaking noises; without a doubt, it was giving commands to the group.
Without saying a word, Chen Qingqing raised her crossbow and fired several arrows in quick succession.
Immediately following was a scream, and the rats, as if startled, scattered and scurried away with strange cries...
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