Chapter 196 Rat Infestation
Although the situation they saw in the town before was already very serious, when everyone left the town and continued along the road, they soon saw an even more shocking scene.
"What...what is this?"
Looking at the layers of big fat pigs piled up on both sides of the road, Bambi's eyes widened in surprise and he asked uneasily.
"Aren't these pigs food for humans? Why would they..."
"It's probably because these pigs are infected with the plague, so they have to be slaughtered... But then again, they are not buried or burned, so what's the point of just leaving them here like this?"
Duanmuhuai also frowned as he stared at the corpses of hundreds of big fat pigs on both sides of the road. Although it is natural to kill plague-infected poultry to prevent the spread of the plague, it is equally important to deal with it afterwards. If you just throw them on the side of the road, they are simply a large source of infection. Maybe the plague in the town they were in was transmitted from the corpses of these pigs.
"Lord Knight!"
However, at this moment, Lorena suddenly screamed. She took two steps back and pointed her hand forward uneasily.
"Well, that pig seems to be moving!"
"Oh?"
Duanmuhuai raised his head and looked in the direction of Lorena's finger. It was already dusk, and except for the light of some torches and the searchlight on Duanmuhuai's power armor, it was almost dark. Under the bright illumination of the pure white searchlight, everyone saw a big fat pig lying on the ground not far in front of them. It seemed that it began to gradually move its body. Its head turned slightly, as if it wanted to turn to Duanmuhuai. Like this side.
Undead pig? There shouldn't be anything so funny in this world.
However, at this moment, a horrifying scene happened.
Under the searchlight, I saw that the soft and swollen belly of the pig suddenly began to squirm, as if something was crawling inside. The next moment, the pig's belly suddenly burst open, and hundreds of them followed like a tide. Black rats screamed and rushed out of it, rushing towards everyone! !
"Ah————!!!"
Girls are all afraid of mice, and the girl next to Duanmuhuai is no exception. Bambi screamed and hugged Duanmuhuai, turned around and shrank into his arms. Lorena and Audrey also turned pale at this moment and hurriedly retreated. Only Ogis was still sitting quietly on Duanmuhuai's shoulder, her expression unchanged at all.
"Get away!!"
Naturally, Duanmuhuai would not let these rats rush over. He roared angrily and then took a step forward. Then the soul flame burst out from Duanmu Huai's side instantly, directly igniting everything in all directions. Soon I saw hundreds of squirming rats being engulfed by the flames and disappearing. The corpses of the dead pigs that were also burned by the flames also exploded one by one at this moment, and more rats poured out of them, as if they couldn't bear the flames. They fled in all directions, screaming like erosion.
"What the hell is going on?"
Looking at the swarm of fleeing rats all around, Lorena's face turned pale. Although the missionary priest was considered to be powerful, unfortunately she did not have the large-scale attack skills like the mage. And obviously, facing thousands of rats, relying solely on the holy book in your hand is useless.
"Tsk, it's getting more and more troublesome."
Duanmuhuai looked around and could see that although the rats were far away from the pile of burned corpses, they were still lingering not far away. There was a dense "squeaking" sound, and under the night, the red light spots emitted by the eyes of these mice could be clearly seen, and it was even more terrifying when they were gathered together.
"Use this."
As Duanmuhuai spoke, he took out a few grenades from his armor pocket.
"This is?"
"Incendiary bombs, just pull out the latch and throw them into the rats."
As he spoke, Duanmuhuai pulled out the latch in his hand, and then threw the incendiary bomb out with all his strength. Soon there was only a "bang" sound, and the flames suddenly burst out from the group of rats, and in an instant, nearly a hundred rats were enveloped. into the fire. But this is not over yet. The rats themselves seem to have the property of igniting fire. The flames spread among the rats in an instant. However, these rats do not seem to be stupid. They almost ran away from their burning companions as quickly as possible. Gathered together again.
"Woo......"
Seeing this scene, Lorena's face turned pale, and Audrey stretched out her hand to cover her mouth, as if she was about to spit it out.
"It's weird, they look like they're intelligent."
Ojisi said calmly, and Duanmuhuai nodded.
"It's not surprising, the hive effect...the more there are, the higher the IQ, especially these are not ordinary mice..."
Duanmuhuai said without stopping. He took out incendiary bombs one after another and threw them directly into the group of rats. Soon, more and more rats were swallowed up by the flames. Finally, Duanmuhuai waited. When there was only a circle of fire left around, the remaining rats chose to retreat. They turned around and went straight into the forest without a trace.
"Okay, let's move on."
It wasn't until those mice left that Duanmu Huai looked away and spoke.
After that, everyone continued to move forward, but the situation along the way was not much better. In the end, Duanmuhuai found a dilapidated hut next to the street, and then used gravity gloves to play Minecraft to build a house——Although It is still a boxy coffin, but for Duanmuhuai, it is enough that it can accommodate people now, and the rest will be discussed tomorrow.
"This is the first time I have seen that kind of scene."
Sitting by the campfire, Lorena still looked frightened. It's no wonder that thousands of rats surrounded them in darkness, and they seemed to have some kind of clear will. This kind of thing is indeed quite terrifying. .
"I remember when you were in Mordheim before, you didn't seem so scared, right?"
Duanmuhuai looked at Lorena curiously. This priest girl once went to Mordheimer with him, and also fought with the rat-men there. He thought that Lorena would not be afraid of the rat-men.
"Of course I'm not worried about the rat-men, but rats are too small... They can get in if you're not careful..."
While speaking, Lorena even looked around uneasily.
"Lord Knight, is there no problem here? What if we are sleeping..."
"Don't worry, I've made complete preparations. Those rats can't get in." Seeing Lorena's little girl look, Duanmu Huai also smiled, just as he said to Lorena, He also reinforced the house so that even if the rats knew how to dig holes, they couldn't get in.
Of course, he could also understand Lorena's worries. After all, it would be an absolute nightmare to find a mouse on your face when you wake up.
"Tea, please."
At this time, Audrey had also prepared dinner. Unlike others, she basically worked as a maid. Audrey carried a small bag with her - although it looked only the size of a handbag, it contained There are a lot of things, including food, tableware, etc... Duanmu Huai is really curious whether this is the kind of space pocket in online novels.
But I have to say that Audrey's craftsmanship is indeed good. Duanmu Huai's requirements for food are not very high. Although he is a strong man, he only eats a little more food than the average person. For Duanmu Huai, food is not the most important thing. Food is purely for absorbing nutrients. Before, he had no problem eating just dry food.
Although the dry food in this world is dried meat and the like, it is not impossible to eat it with water.
But... Duanmuhuai won't refuse if he can eat something good.
Just like now.
"Stab..."
The steaks placed in the pan on the campfire were emitting the aroma of fat. Smelling this aroma, Bambi and Lorena calmed down. Audrey sat quietly, skillfully cutting with the utensils in her hands. The cooked food was opened and placed on the plate. First it was handed to Duanmu Huai, then to Bambi, Lorena, and Ogis - the latter of course refused.
She doesn't need to eat.
"I really didn't expect that it has reached this level."
Duanmu Huai picked up his fork, put the steak into his mouth, and started talking at the same time.
"Those mice..."
"Sorry, Lord Knight, I didn't want to talk about this during dinner."
"Okay."
Looking at Lorena's expression, Duanmu Huai also shook his head. He really didn't expect that the missionary priest would be afraid of mice... Of course, to be honest, anything in a certain amount is scary. Even Duanmu Huai himself finds so many rats irritating.
Of course, a cockroach would be just as disgusting. Although he always scares others, this does not mean that Duanmu Huai himself has no fear.
After dinner, everyone rested in front of the bonfire and then fell into sleep.
The same goes for Duanmu Sophora japonica.
But when he opened his eyes again, the scene in front of him suddenly changed.
"————————!!!"
The first thing that caught Duanmu Huai's eyes was desolation. When he stood up, he could see ruins everywhere. There is no one's own hut, and no one else is here. The whole world looks like a post-apocalyptic wasteland after a nuclear explosion. The strong wind mixed with yellow sand covers the sky, and the shadow of the sun is almost invisible.
"Squeak!"
Suddenly, a series of shouts sounded, and Duanmu Huai stopped and looked forward. Then, the strong wind gradually dissipated, the yellow sand that originally obscured his vision receded, and a city appeared in front of Duanmu Huai.
It was a city Duanmuhuai had never seen before.
From a stylistic point of view, this should be a city in this world, but it is not a city Duanmu Huai has been to.
But the city has been destroyed.
The whole city is in a mess, all the buildings have collapsed, and there are corpses everywhere - these corpses are all human beings, their skin has been torn off, their flesh and blood have been chewed off, and their bones have been exposed.
Duanmuhuai didn't see anything, but he could feel that under the ruins of those buildings, countless malicious eyes were staring at him.
He stepped forward.
"Zhizhizhizhi...zhizhizhizhi..."
The empty ruins of the city echoed with the sounds coming from the underground, but Duanmu Huai didn't care. He just walked forward step by step until he reached the city square.
At this moment, the whole city suddenly began to tremble, and then countless rats rushed out of it. They quickly condensed into a huge, giant-like rat with long, twisted hair like a cow. The corner of his head was staring at Duanmuhuai coldly, and Duanmuhuai also stared at it with wide eyes.
The moment the two people's eyes came into contact, the huge rat suddenly trembled, and then it let out an angry howl. However, the next moment, the body that made up the giant rat collapsed instantly. At the same time, the whole world also It became dim again.
Duanmuhuai opened his eyes and stared coldly at the extinguished bonfire in front of him.
It's really interesting, isn't it?
Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai raised the corners of his mouth.
"Then I accept your challenge."
(End of chapter)