Chapter 196 Rat Disease


    Although the situation I 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.


    "This...what is this?"


    Looking at the large fat pigs piled up on both sides of the road, Bambi widened his eyes in surprise and asked uneasily.


    "Aren''t these pigs human food? Why do they..."


    "Probably because these pigs were infected with the plague, they were going to be slaughtered... But then again, they were killed and neither buried nor burned. What''s the matter if they were left here like this?"


    Duanmuhuai also frowned as he stared at the corpses of hundreds of large fat pigs on both sides of the road. Although it is indeed natural to kill poultry infected with the plague in order to prevent the spread of the plague, it is also important to deal with it afterwards. If you throw it directly to the side of the road, you will be a large source of infection. Maybe the plague in the town they were in before was caused by the corpses of these pigs.


    “King Master!”


    However, at this moment, Lorena suddenly screamed, she took two steps back, and stretched out her hand and pointed forward uneasily.


    "Then, that pig seems to be moving!"


    "oh?"


    Duanmuhuai raised her head and looked towards Lorena''s finger. It was already dusk. Except for the light of some torches and the searchlights on Duanmuhuai''s power armor, it was almost dim. Under the light of the pure white searchlight, everyone saw a big fat pig lying on the ground not far away in front of them seemed to begin to move gradually. Its head was slightly turned, as if it wanted to turn to Duanmuhuai.


    Necrotic pig? There shouldn''t be such a funny thing in this world.


    However, at this moment, a terrifying scene happened.


    Under the searchlight, the pig''s soft and swelling belly suddenly began to squirm, as if something was hiking around inside. Then the next moment, the pig''s belly suddenly broke open, and then hundreds of black mice that looked like tides were screaming and rushed out of it, rushing towards everyone!


    "ah---!!"


    Girls are all afraid of mice, and the girl beside Duanmu Huai is no exception. Bambi screamed and hugged Duanmu Huai and turned his head and shrank it in his arms. Lorena and Odai were also disappointed at this moment and hurriedly retreated. Only Aojisi was still sitting quietly on Duanmuhuai''s shoulders, with no change in expression.


    “Get out!”


    Duanmu Huai naturally would not let the group of mice rush over. He roared angrily and then stepped forward. Then the soul flames burst out from Duanmuhuai instantly, directly igniting everything from all directions. Soon, we saw hundreds of wriggling mice engulfed by the flames and disappeared. The dead pig corpses, which were also burned by the flames, burst out one by one, and more mice rushed out of them, screaming and scattering away as if they could not bear the erosion of the flames.


    "This, what''s going on?"


    Looking at the group of rats surrounding him that were fleeing, Lorena''s face was pale. Although the missionary priest was also powerful, she was helpless that she did not have the ability to attack a large-scale attack like a mage. And it is obvious that facing thousands of mice, it is useless to rely on the sacred book in your hands.


    "Tsk, it''s getting more and more troublesome."


    Duanmuhuai looked around and could see that although the mice were far away from the ignited pile of corpses, they were still wandering not far away. It made a dense "squeaking" sound. Under the night, you can clearly see the red light emitted by the eyes of these mice, and it was even more terrifying to gather together.


    “Use this.”


    Duanmuhuai said as he took out several grenades from his pocket of his armor.


    "This is?"


    "Just pull out the latch and throw it into the rat group."


    As he spoke, Duanmuhuai pulled out the pin in his hand and then threw the incendiary bomb out with force. Soon, with a "bang", the flames suddenly burst out from the group of rats, and in an instant, nearly a hundred mice were enveloped in the fire. But this is not over yet. The mice themselves seem to have the nature of ignition. The flames spread in the rat group in an instant. However, these mice did not seem stupid either. They fled the fired companions almost as quickly as possible and gathered together again.


    “Woo……”


    Seeing this scene, Lorena''s face turned pale, and Odaier reached out to cover her mouth, as if she was about to vomit.


    “It’s strange, it seems they are wise.”


    Aojisi said lightly, and Duanmu Huai nodded.


    "No wonder, the hive effect... the more the number, the higher the IQ, especially these are not ordinary mice..."


    Duanmuhuai said, without stopping his hands. He took out one incendiary after another and threw it into the group of rats. Soon, more and more mice were swallowed by the flames. Finally, when there was only a large fire circle around Duanmuhuai, the remaining mice chose to retreat. They turned around and crawled directly into the forest, missing.


    "Okay, let''s keep moving forward."


    Duanmu Huai didn''t withdraw his gaze and spoke until the mice left.


    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 with Minecraft and built a house - although it was still a square coffin, for Duanmuhuai, it would be enough to live in people now, and the rest would be discussed tomorrow.


    "This is the first time I have seen that kind of scene."


    Sitting by the bonfire, Lorena still looked lingering in fear. No wonder, thousands of mice surrounded them in black, and seemed to have some distinct will. This kind of thing is indeed quite terrifying.


    "I remember when you were in Modheim before, I didn''t seem so scared, right?"


    Duanmuhuai looked at Lorena curiously. The priest girl had gone to Modheimer with him, and she also fought with the Rat Man there. He thought Lorena would not be afraid of the Rat Man.


    "Of course I''m not worried about the rat man, but the rats are too small... If you are not careful, they will get in..."


    As he spoke, Lorena even looked around uneasy.


    "Sir Knight, there''s no problem here, if we sleep..."


    "Don''t worry, I made complete preparations, those rats can''t get in." Looking at Lorena''s appearance like a little girl, Duanmu Huai also smiled. As he said to Lorena, he also strengthened the house. Even if the rats can dig holes, they still can''t get in.


    Of course, he could understand Lorena''s concerns, after all, if she found a mouse on her face when she fell asleep, it would be an absolute nightmare.


    "Please use tea."


    At this time, Odaire also prepared dinner. Unlike others, she basically worked as a maid. Odaire carried a small bag with her - although it looked only the size of a handbag, the things inside were very rich, including food and meals... Duanmuhuai was really curious if this was the kind of space pocket in online novels.


    But I have to say that Audai''s skills are indeed good, and Duanmuhuai actually has no high requirements for food. Although he is a hero, he eats a little more food than ordinary people. For Duanmuhuai, food is simply used to intake nutrients. Before, it was fine if he simply ate dry food.


    Although the dry food in this world is all air-dried jerky, it is not impossible to eat even with water.


    But... even if you can eat good food, Duanmu Huai will not refuse.


    Just like now.


    “Thorn…”


    The meat steak in the pan placed on the bonfire was emitting a greasy fragrance. When smelling the aroma, Bambi and Rolena calmed down. Odaire sat quietly, skillfully cut the cooked food with the tableware in his hand, put it on the plate, first handed it to Duanmuhuai, then Bambi, Rolena, and Ojis - the latter of course refused.


    She doesn''t need to eat.


    "I really didn''t expect that it had reached this level."


    Duanmuhuai picked up a fork and put the meat into his mouth, and started talking at the same time.


    “Those mice…”


    "Sorry, Lord Knight, I don''t want to say this when I''m having a meal."


    "All right."


    Looking at Lorena''s expression, Duanmu Huai shook his head. He did not expect that this missionary priest would be afraid of mice... Of course, to be honest, it would be scary for anything to reach a quantity. Even Duanmu Huai himself actually thinks that so many mice make people feel furious.


    Of course, it would be as disgusting as a cockroach. Although he always scares others, this does not mean that Duanmu Huai himself is not afraid.


    After dinner, everyone rested in front of the bonfire and then fell asleep.


    The same is true for Duanmu Huai.


    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 a deserted area. When he stood up, he could see that there were ruins everywhere. Without its own hut, no one else is here. The whole world looks like the wasteland of the apocalypse after the nuclear explosion. The strong wind mixed with yellow sand covers the sky, and the shadow of the sun is almost invisible.


    "Squeak squeak!!"


    Suddenly, a series of screams sounded, Duanmuhuai stopped and looked forward. Then, the strong wind gradually dissipated, and the yellow sand that had originally blocked his vision retreated, and a city appeared in front of Duanmuhuai.


    It is a city that Duanmu Huai has never seen before.


    From a style point of view, this should be a city in this world, but not a city that Duanmuhuai has been to.


    But the city has been destroyed.


    The whole city was full of chaos, all the buildings had collapsed, and corpses were everywhere - these corpses were all humans, their skin was torn off, their flesh and blood were gnawed off, and their bones were exposed.


    Duanmuhuai didn''t see anything, but he could feel that under the broken walls of those buildings, countless malicious eyes were staring at him.


    He walked forward.


    "Squeak...squeak..."


    In the deserted city ruins, the sounds echoed from the ground, but Duanmu Huai didn''t care. He just walked forward step by step and came to the city square.


    At this moment, the whole city suddenly began to tremble, and then countless mice ran out of it. They quickly condensed into a huge, giant-like mouse. Its long, twisted horns like a cow, stared at Duanmuhuai coldly, and Duanmuhuai also stared at it.


    Just as the two were in contact with each other''s sight, the huge mouse suddenly trembled suddenly, and then it let out an angry howl. However, the next moment, the body of the huge mouse collapsed instantly, and at the same time, the whole world became dark and dull again.


    Duanmuhuai opened his eyes and stared at the extinguished bonfire in front of him coldly.


    It''s really interesting, the challenge book is right.


    Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai raised the corners of his mouth.


    "Then I''ll take on your challenge."


    (This chapter ends)