Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Slaying the Rat King
Wang Shi’s eyes turned earth yellow once again, as he touched the ground with both hands, he was greeted by a scene resembling a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Most of the Bloodstorm Rats had turned into piles of flesh, with only a small portion still alive but barely hanging on.
"Most of the Bloodstorm Rats have been crushed under the weight of thousands of tons, leaving only a few surviving rats, all with missing limbs or worse."
"However, I didn’t see any trace of the Blood Storm Rat Emperor or the mutated Blood Storm Rat King."
Upon hearing Wang Shi’s words, Chairman Wang was instantly overjoyed.
The most terrifying aspect of the Beast Tide is the number of Exotic Beasts; now that most of the Bloodstorm Rats have been eliminated, a mere Tier Four Blood Storm Rat Emperor is nothing to worry about.
"Wang Shi, conduct a thorough search for the location of the Blood Storm Rat Emperor, and notify us immediately upon its discovery."
"The Blood Storm Rat Emperor is a Tier Four Exotic Beast; it won’t die so easily."
Tier Four Exotic Beasts generally possess some special abilities.
"I’ve found it. The Blood Storm Rat Emperor is charging towards our direction."
The rock wall suddenly cracked open, and a massive Blood Storm Rat Emperor burst in.
Its entire body was blood red, with a Thorn Crown appearing on its head.
The Blood Storm Rat Emperor’s sharp claws were covered with venom, and its back was bristling with hair as hard as steel.
As the Sunflower shone upon it, the Blood Storm Rat Emperor squinted its eyes.
It could sense a stench wafting from afar, an odor that caused it intense psychological discomfort.
"Finally, it’s out."
"By dealing with you, the entire Beast Tide will come to an end."
Chairman Wang stepped out from the crowd, with his Steel Armor Rhinoceros sizing up its opponent with sharp eyes.
Zhang Lingxue gazed seriously at the Blood Storm Rat Emperor, feeling that something was amiss.
This Blood Storm Rat Emperor exuded the presence of Tier Four, with an overwhelmingly massive life force—it seemed like a Tier Four Exotic Beast, but what was wrong?
Zhang Lingxue had great faith in her instincts.
Suddenly, a flash of insight struck her.
Right, where were those mutated Blood Storm Rat Kings? As close aides of the Rat Emperor, it was impossible for them not to be by its side.
Those Blood Storm Rat Kings that were masters of Spiritual Power couldn’t be easily eradicated.
The remaining Bloodstorm Rats, after devouring the flesh of their companions, gradually recovered.
They swarmed out through the escape passage left by the Blood Storm Rat Emperor, crowding it in an instant.
These Bloodstorm Rats had reached the Peak of Tier Two, their bodies a size larger than ordinary Bloodstorm Rats.
At this moment, if they suddenly broke through, they might evolve into Tier Three Blood Storm Rat Kings.
With blood-red eyes, they fixed their gaze on the direction of the cold storage, knowing that the survival of their species depended on breaking through the human barricade and entering the cold storage.
"There are still so many remaining Bloodstorm Rats?"
Chairman Wang displayed a look of disbelief—oh my, the breeding capability of Bloodstorm Rats is truly monstrous.
"Chairman Wang, you should feel grateful; if not for Y’s warning, we would be facing a Bloodstorm Rat horde ten times the size."
Zhang Lingxue showed a relieved expression.
Little Purple flapped its wings forcefully, and a torrent of Highly Poisonous Powder like a storm of petals poured into the Bloodstorm Rat horde.
Any Bloodstorm Rats touched by the Highly Poisonous Powder wailed as they dissolved into puddles of blood.
"Cleaning up the flesh of Bloodstorm Rats is indeed a troublesome task."
"If it’s not cleansed promptly, this much blood could flood into the Jiaying River, turning it blood red."
"The blood of Bloodstorm Rats is highly toxic, and their decaying flesh could also spread disease."
At this moment, the Sunflowers began to climb down from the storage.
They extended roots like steel spikes, directly piercing into the blood, greedily absorbing the Essence of Flesh and Blood from the Bloodstorm Rats, beginning their reproduction.
More and more Sunflowers appeared, their strong floral scent causing an increasing dislike among the Bloodstorm Rats.
They wanted to flee, but without the Rat Emperor’s orders, they dared not leave; this was the suppression from bloodline.
Under Ye Bai’s direction, the Sunflower King commanded the Sunflowers to roll up the Blood Cores left by the Bloodstorm Rats and hide them away.
As the battle raged intensely on this side, Ye Bai watched the ground fissuring on the other side, following Big Gray.
A blood-soaked Bloodstorm Rat head emerged from the ground.
The Bloodstorm Rat Emperor was secretly relieved at that moment.
It had awakened a special skill known as Clone, which allowed it to use its powerful flesh to create a replica with similar strength to itself.
The Clone’s duration was twelve hours, with higher quality flesh extending the time.
For this, it didn’t hesitate to kill the loyal mutated Blood Storm Rat Kings.
These mutated Blood Storm Rat Kings were rare, with only a dozen among thousands.
Now, the Bloodstorm Rat Emperor found itself alone; it carried the Spiritual Crystal Cores of the mutated Blood Storm Rat Kings to shield against human detection.
Hateful humans, if I can escape this time and given enough time, I will surely lead an army of Bloodstorm Rats to turn this city into ruins.
The Bloodstorm Rat Emperor, melancholic, spotted Big Gray and Ye Bai’s silhouettes.
Its eyes brightened—it’s you, become the sustenance for my path of revenge.
The Bloodstorm Rat Emperor prepared to emerge from underground.
Suddenly, blue arcs of electricity surged on Big Gray’s body, cloaking it in layers of Thunder Battle Armor.
Furious thunderbolts rained from the sky, striking directly upon Big Gray, who now stood three meters tall, resembling a Thunder Beast.
The Thunder Light on its body dazzled Ye Bai, and its presence was as formidable as Zhang Lingxue’s Gray Poison Moth.
Before the Bloodstorm Rat could react, Big Gray’s claws, charged with rampant electricity, slammed heavily on its head.
Once, twice, thrice.
Big Gray lost count of how many times it struck—in the beginning, the Bloodstorm Rat Emperor emitted a piercing scream.
Gradually, the Bloodstorm Rat Emperor fell silent, and when Big Gray finally stopped attacking, the Bloodstorm Rat Emperor’s head was deeply caved in, a bloody mess.
"Big Gray, drag this Bloodstorm Rat out."
"This Bloodstorm Rat was unlucky to fall into our hands."
In its Thunder State, Big Gray’s strength increased significantly.
With a pull, reminiscent of Lu Zhishen uprooting a willow, it extracted the Bloodstorm Rat Emperor from the ground.
Seeing a Bloodstorm Rat the size of a cow, Ye Bai fell silent.
Could this be the Bloodstorm Rat Emperor that triggered this Beast Tide? Why is it so massive?
Most of its body had been underground, leading Ye Bai to initially think it was just an ordinary Bloodstorm Rat.