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Chapter 9 - The Terrible Rat Swarm

Leng Qingqiu originally thought she was quite lucky today, picking up half a wild boar for free.

But upon seeing Han Ye, she instantly felt sullen.

Especially Han Ye's appearance at that moment, which seemed to say: "Wife, why not join me? Follow me, and you'll have meat to eat every day."

This only made her more displeased.

Leng Qingqiu's intuition was spot on; that was indeed exactly what Han Ye wanted to express.

After subduing her with force last night, he was now trying to win her over with emotion and reason.

He didn't believe he couldn't win this Tigress over.

Thinking of last night's experience, Leng Qingqiu couldn't help but burn with rage.

"Damn it! This is too much, he actually came knocking on my door!"

"You black tiger thief, I'll fight you to the death!"

She roared and pounced at Han Ye.

Han Ye felt very aggrieved; he had come with good intentions to bring food to this Tigress.

Not only did she not appreciate it, but she also wanted to bite him. What kind of situation was this?

However, Han Ye had refined the moon stamen flower last night, and his strength had greatly increased.

Today was the perfect time to spar with this Tiger Woman.

After pouncing and biting for a while, Leng Qingqiu was suppressed by Han Ye.

"Damn it, this guy refined the moon stamen flower; his strength has advanced significantly."

"His Physical Body strength is already much stronger than mine." Leng Qingqiu was filled with resentment.

If only she had obtained the moon stamen flower last night, how good would that have been?

She had other means, but there was no need to use them.

Even Absolute Zero couldn't kill Han Ye, so those methods would likely be useless.

"Damn it! I thought that after my Rebirth, I could walk a different path of fate."

"Who would have thought I'd run into this evil tiger? It is fate, such is destiny!"

After being defiled by Han Ye last night, she had actually already somewhat collapsed mentally.

At this moment, a feeling of powerlessness spread through her entire body; she wanted to end her short and tragic life.

Even if it meant no chance of Reincarnation or Rebirth.

Han Ye was worried that this Tigress would use that move from last night again.

But suddenly, her whole demeanor wilted, and she seemed to give up resistance.

This actually made him feel a bit guilty.

"This white tiger has such high intelligence, it's almost like a human's." He thought to himself.

Although he hadn't spent much time with the Tigress, she completely gave him the feeling of a human woman.

He lifted his paw, moved away from her, and then pushed the half-wild boar over.

Leng Qingqiu had already lost the will to live, but seeing Han Ye act like this, she couldn't help but feel surprised.

"This black tiger's intelligence is not low; he actually isn't resorting to beastly acts."

In her imagination, the black tiger had suppressed her and was definitely going to do something bad again.

At that time, she would fight to the death—either she would die, or the black tiger would perish.

"Hmph! I won't eat it!" Leng Qingqiu turned away haughtily, showing her tiger butt to Han Ye.

Seeing this, Han Ye felt a bit conflicted.

After pondering for a moment, he silently left, not lingering any longer.

"I'll just treat this Tiger Woman like a girl I'm pursuing."

"Sooner or later, she will be moved by my sincerity!"

Han Ye was prepared to fight a war of attrition.

This Tiger Woman was very much to his liking; he had to win her over!

Leng Qingqiu turned around and watched Han Ye leave her mountain.

Her injuries hadn't fully healed, and the brief fight with Han Ye just now had aggravated them.

Although she was still capable of foraging, most creatures were naturally lazy.

With food already available, why go to the extra trouble?

"It's a waste to leave this meat here, and it will attract flies."

"I'll reluctantly finish it off."

She confirmed that Han Ye had gone down the mountain before she stepped forward to feast.

...

After Han Ye returned, night had already fallen.

The appearance of the Tiger Woman had added quite a bit of fun and challenge to his peaceful life.

He was already looking forward to a wonderful future.

But after returning to the cave, his heart sank.

There were several more corpses of Mutated Rats on the ground.

These Mutated Rats had come to steal meat, but they had all been bitten to death by the Golden Wind Wolf.

This was not the second batch of rats to come to his cave to steal food; he couldn't remember exactly which wave it was.

In short, rats visited almost every day.

The rat infestation was becoming more and more serious.

"The number of animals in the mountains has dropped sharply recently; it must be these rats' doing."

"If this continues, this place won't be suitable for me to continue to grow."

Han Ye thought to himself, planning to wipe out this rat nest!

"Little Jin, can you find this rat nest?" He approached the Golden Wind Wolf to communicate.

Wolves were canines and had a very keen sense of smell.

Especially after mutation, all the functions of its body had been greatly improved.

So he felt that the Golden Wind Wolf might be able to find where the rat nest was.

The Golden Wind Wolf wasn't sure if it could find the location of the rat nest.

However, it had been dealing with these rats for so long that it was very familiar with their scent.

It felt it could give it a try, so it left the cave and began to search everywhere.

"Not in this mountain."

Soon, Han Ye followed the Golden Wind Wolf to the foot of the mountain.

On the mountain to their left, the Wolf Pack resided.

The mountain on the right was the Tiger Woman's territory.

The lands to the north and south were also continuous mountain ranges.

The direction the Golden Wind Wolf was looking was the mountain to the north of their mountain.

"Little Jin, you go back home first."

"I'll go to the North Mountain alone to investigate." Han Ye communicated with the Golden Wind Wolf.

The Golden Wind Wolf obediently returned to the cave, but it looked back after walking a distance, seeming very worried.

At this moment, there was a commotion in the Wolf Pack on the left mountain, and a large number of mutated wild wolves rushed down.

The Wolf King looked at Han Ye with great fear; it had originally thought Han Ye was coming for them.

Sensing the wolf-like gazes that felt like thorns on his back, Han Ye turned his head slowly.

Now he was huge, with a deep Aura and great oppressiveness.

And the Aura of the King of Beasts was displayed vividly on him.

Not only were the wild wolves in the Wolf Pack fearful, but even the Wolf King couldn't help but take a step back, frightened by this evil tiger's glance.

With his current strength, he could definitely break through the Wolf Pack and take the Wolf King directly.

However, he still had use for this Wolf Pack; he had to leave it for the Golden Wind Wolf.

Recalling the scene when he first picked up the Golden Wind Wolf, he had long understood.

The Golden Wind Wolf likely carried the Bloodline of the previous generation Wolf King.

It was better to let the Wolf Pack resolve their own affairs.

He soon disappeared into the long, dark night.

The Wolf King also took the Wolf Pack back to the mountain, not daring to cross the mountain boundary to go elsewhere.

...

"Logically, there should be many animals out at night, right?"

"Why is this North Mountain so deathly silent..."

After Han Ye went up the mountain, he only heard the sound of crickets, but didn't perceive any other animals.

At this moment, there was a commotion on the mountain!

Squeak squeak squeak squeak!

It was as if a group of rats had rushed down, and the ground shook.

Felines all had excellent night vision, and Han Ye was naturally among them.

He quickly saw clearly that it was indeed an army of rats rushing down.

A massive swarm of Mutated Rats, although most of them didn't have much strength.

"Just in time to farm experience for me!" Han Ye was pleasantly surprised.

Roar~

With one Tiger Roar, a large number of Mutated Rats were directly killed by the sound waves!

"Ding! Host killed 172 Mutated Rats, evolution points +172!"

"Ding! Host killed 13 E-Rank ☆ Red-Skinned Rats, evolution points +130!"

"Ding! Host killed 9 E-Rank ☆☆ Fire Rats, evolution points +241!"

"Ding! Host killed 3 E-Rank ☆☆☆ Purple Fire Rats, evolution points +125!"

His own Talent would increase in power as his strength increased.

With Han Ye's current strength, a single roar could easily kill E-Rank ☆☆☆ creatures.

"This area-of-effect attack is just too satisfying."

Han Ye felt refreshed; this one roar had earned so many evolution points, it wasn't a wasted trip!

He was just about to go further and find the rat's lair.

But the subsequent development of events exceeded the scope of his control.

Rats like a tidal wave surged from all directions.

Among them were even some Mutated Rats with very good sonic resistance, and a portion of the Mutated Rats quickly killed their way to him.

With his strength, dealing with these rats was just a matter of a swipe.

But there were simply too many of these rats!

He couldn't kill them all!

Even he had to temporarily retreat, otherwise he would surely be worn down to death by these guys.

Suddenly, a feeling of extreme danger arose in his heart.

Animals were particularly sensitive to danger, and he didn't think this was groundless speculation.

He roared and spat out a black wave, forcing back the surrounding Mutated Rats.

Then he leaped up, wanting to retreat quickly.

Just at the moment he leaped, the entire ground where he had been collapsed.

Floating in mid-air, he saw clearly.

That was the mouth of a Giant Demonic Rat!

This rat's mouth could bite down over ten meters in radius in one go.

It burst out from underground, intending to eat everything, including the soil and rocks, clean!

If Han Ye hadn't left in time, he would have already been eaten by this guy!

[Race: Giant Demonic Rat]

[Rank: E-Rank ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆]

[Talent: Devour, extremely strong digestive enzymes, can digest most objects; Infinite Growth, rapid meat growth, and there is no upper limit]

[comprehensive combat power: 2022]

Han Ye was dumbfounded; this guy's combat power was actually over two thousand!

And he was only just over a thousand; this difference was not small at all.

"Good guy, I'm only one star away from it, is the gap this big?"

Han Ye had no desire to fight and just wanted to run away...

On the right mountain, Leng Qingqiu was Cultivating by the cliff.

But the Tiger Roar from just now made it hard for her to calm down for a long time.

"This black tiger has a hole in his brain; why go and provoke that group of rats for no reason?"

"That Rat King is not someone to be trifled with; if it weren't for fearing another guy, it would have already come out of the mountain to sweep the surrounding area."

She opened her tiger eyes and looked over there.

"Really, why am I worrying about him!"

"It would be best if this guy died; if he dies, my revenge will be fulfilled."

She closed her eyes again, but soon opened them again.

"No, this guy can't die there."

"I am a dignified Empress; how can I not take revenge with my own hands!"

She secretly took a breath, immediately went down the mountain, and ran toward that mountain.

...

"Damn it! Blood Locking triggered directly."

"The attack power of this Giant Demonic Rat is really fierce."

Han Ye was miserable at this moment; he had been struck by the tail of the Giant Demonic Rat.

Just this one strike directly triggered his [Blood Locking] passive.

What was even more terrifying was that the rat swarm was chasing relentlessly behind.

He still had to deal with a large number of rats, and it was difficult to get rid of them within an hour.

If he couldn't escape the danger within an hour, he would really have to say goodbye to this world.

Just at this critical moment, the surrounding temperature plummeted!

"This feeling is..." He vaguely felt it was somewhat familiar.

Crack crack crack!

Ice crystals froze; it was the Tiger Woman's Absolute Zero.

Leng Qingqiu exerted her strength, directly freezing a blockade line.

With this blockade line, the rat swarm was temporarily blocked.

"Wuwuwu, good Wife, you finally got it!"

"To come and save me, I am truly moved!"

Han Ye inexplicably wanted to cry; this was too rare.

Taking this opportunity, he fled with all his might.

Leng Qingqiu also didn't dare to stay here long and followed him down the mountain.

Suddenly, with a bang!

The ice crystals shattered, and the Giant Demonic Rat broke through the frost and rushed out.

"This guy is truly astonishing." Leng Qingqiu looked back at the Giant Demonic Rat.

Although the range of her Absolute Zero just now was large, the attack power on individuals had weakened quite a bit.

But the fact that this Giant Demonic Rat could break through the ice so quickly showed how strong it was.

Fortunately, that freeze just now had bought them enough time.

At this moment, the two of them had returned to the mountain where Han Ye resided.

The Giant Demonic Rat stopped; it seemed to be fearing something and did not chase further.

Finally, it watched as the black and white tigers disappeared from its sight.

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