dmims Chapter 17 The God of War in the Rat Swarm
Chapter 17 The God of War in the Rat Swarm
Luo Feng's backpack was already quite heavy.
The core material of a low-level Beast General-level monster.
More than 160 sets of high-level beast soldier materials.
In addition, there are some small, reasonably priced miscellaneous materials.
Bringing these items back to the supply base will generate tens of millions in revenue.
A month ago, Luo Feng would have been very satisfied.
But now, he just glanced down at the time on his communication watch.
"It's time to go back."
Zhou Yan's lazy voice rang out.
"Luo Feng, today's earnings are so-so."
"Tens of millions a day, and you call that normal?"
"You were a man whose net income exceeded 100 million yesterday."
Luo Feng ignored him, picked up his backpack, and prepared to go downstairs.
Just then.
The ground trembled slightly.
It's very light.
The lightness might make an ordinary martial artist mistake it for a monster running in the distance.
But Luo Feng stopped.
He had spent so much time in the wilderness over the past month that he had developed an instinctive alertness to such tremors.
A second tremor followed.
The third time.
Fourth time.
The tremors grew more frequent and chaotic, as if countless tiny footsteps were simultaneously emanating from underground, the streets, and abandoned buildings.
"wrong."
Luo Feng suddenly rushed to the edge of the rooftop and looked into the distance.
In the darkness, at the end of the abandoned street, it seemed as if a black tide was flowing.
It's not water.
It is a rat-like beast.
A dense swarm of rats!
The rat-beasts were not large in size, but there were so many of them that they covered the ground like a living black carpet.
The black blanket swallowed the streets, the wreckage of cars, and the corpses of monsters.
Wherever it goes, even bones quickly disappear.
Luo Feng's pupils contracted.
Rat swarm!
The communication watch suddenly vibrated.
A military broadcast came over the loudspeaker.
"Warning! Warning! A level-three rat infestation has broken out in the surrounding area!"
"All warriors must immediately evacuate the wilderness area and head towards the nearest supply base!"
"Repeat: A level-three rat swarm has broken out in the surrounding area. All martial artists must evacuate immediately!"
Luo Feng did not hesitate.
The rat swarm is neither a single monster nor a group of monsters.
That's the quantity.
That is devouring.
No matter how weak an individual is, once their numbers reach a certain level, they are enough to wear down even a general or a god of war.
He stepped down and jumped off the sixth-floor rooftop.
In mid-air, a shield flew out from behind and hovered at their feet.
Luo Feng stepped on the shield, used his mental power to propel himself up, and instantly flew out close to the sky above the street.
"route."
Zhou Yan said, "Go northeast, there is a section of elevated road three kilometers away, which can help us avoid the first wave of rats."
Luo Feng turned around.
He didn't fly very high.
The skies over the wilderness are never safe.
If you fly too high and are targeted by flying monsters, it's no better than falling into a swarm of rats.
So he traversed the buildings, streets, and broken bridges close to them.
On the ground, swarms of rats and beasts poured out from dilapidated buildings, underground garages, and sewer openings.
Luo Feng's expression grew increasingly grim as he flew.
This is not a small-scale rat infestation.
The area in front of us felt like the entire abandoned city had come back to life.
"Luo Feng".
Zhou Yan's voice suddenly changed.
That usual relaxed, shrewd businessman's demeanor vanished.
Instead, there was a rare calm.
"High-value life signals detected."
Luo Feng frowned: "Materials?"
"no."
"What is that?"
"people."
The shield beneath Luo Feng's feet paused slightly.
Zhou Yan continued, "The core of the rat swarm is located in the southern part of the region, where a human martial artist at the War God level is surrounded. At the current rate of attrition, he won't last more than twenty minutes."
Mars?
Luo Feng's heart skipped a beat.
Even a god of war can be trapped and die?
He turned and looked south.
The distance was too far, there were too many abandoned buildings, and the night was too dark and chaotic; he couldn't see anything clearly.
But the next moment, a loud roar suddenly came from afar.
A dozen-story abandoned building broke in the middle and collapsed with a crash.
Amidst the billowing dust, a blinding flash of light streaked past.
Immediately afterwards, swarms of rats and beasts were blown away.
The blade light was extremely intense.
So strong that even from this distance, Luo Feng could feel an extremely fierce aura.
But after the flash of the blade, even more black rats surged up.
It's like a wave crashing against a reef, only to immediately close up again.
Luo Feng remained silent for a moment.
Zhou Yan said, "I suggest we evacuate."
Luo Feng looked at the swarm of rats.
"You just said, how much longer can he hold on?"
"Conservative estimate: seventeen minutes."
"What if I go to rescue them?"
Zhou Yan did not answer immediately.
After a half-second pause, he said, "Your current physical condition is insufficient. Your mental strength is strong, but to evacuate a severely injured war god from the core of the rat swarm, you need a stronger physical capacity and a more stable output of mental energy."
Luo Feng said, "Get to the point."
Zhou Yan's voice became serious.
"General-level rescue loan".
Luo Feng's eyes narrowed.
The panel unfolded in my mind.
[Loan Program: General-Level Rescue Loan]
[Loan Details: Permanent development of basic warrior-level physical attributes; permanent enhancement of neural reflexes; experience in stable shield flight; model for breaking through high-density beast hordes.]
Loan principal: Assets equivalent to 32 billion Chinese Yuan.
[Customer's initial cash payment has been deducted: 2 million RMB.]
Outstanding principal: 30 billion Huaxia Yuan.
Repayment methods: Monster materials, cash, equipment, treasures.
[Note: A psychic's mental power increases with their body's maximum capacity; they are expected to be able to stably unleash high-level warrior-level mental power.]
After reading it, Luo Feng only asked one question.
"How long will it take for the money to arrive?"
Zhou Yan smiled.
"Premium customers, instant approval."
The next instant.
Luo Feng was startled.
It felt as if a scalding electric current exploded from deep within my spine, rushing to every part of my body.
Muscles, bones, fascia, and even every cell seem to be frantically absorbing some unseen force.
His breathing instantly became heavy.
The shield beneath his feet suddenly sank downwards, only to be firmly supported by an even stronger mental force.
Luo Feng felt that his world had changed.
The movement of the wind is clearer.
The screams of the rat-like beasts in the distance were even clearer.
Every inch of strength in my body felt like it was being tightened, compressed, and pushed to a higher level.
Basic warrior-level physical fitness.
Advanced warrior-level mental power.
Luo Feng gripped the Blood Shadow Battle Blade, his voice low and deep.
"Give directions."
Zhou Yan said, "South by east, two o'clock, a straight-line distance of 4.7 kilometers. Don't land, don't linger, don't collect materials. Client, this job isn't about killing monsters to pay off a loan, it's about kidnapping someone."
The shield beneath Luo Feng's feet trembled.
He transformed into a shadow, flying close to the ruined city.
The closer you get to the heart of the rat swarm, the stronger the stench in the air.
Countless rats and beasts crowded the streets.
Their eyes gleamed eerily in the darkness, and the grinding of their teeth made a dense, incessant sound, like countless blades scraping bone.
As Luo Feng flew over the rooftop of a building, the rat beast actually climbed up the exterior wall of the building.
One after another, rat-like beasts frantically climbed up the windows, wall cracks, and air conditioner brackets, rushing towards Luo Feng in mid-air.
"roll!"
Nine throwing knives flew out simultaneously.
laugh!laugh!laugh!
The throwing knife drew nine cold streaks around Luo Feng.
a circle.
Two laps.
Three laps.
With each lap, large numbers of rat-beasts were sliced open, and blood mist exploded in mid-air.
Luo Feng refused to back down.
He only moves forward.
Throwing knives cleared the way, shields spun rapidly, and the Blood Shadow Blade occasionally slashed out, directly cutting down beast general-level rat beasts that pounced from the side.
In the distance, the blade flashed once more.
This time, it was much dimmer than before.
Luo Feng saw it.
At the epicenter of the rat infestation, there was a collapsed neighborhood.
In the center of the block, a blood-soaked man, holding a battle knife, knelt beside a ripped-up armored vehicle.
He was surrounded by the carcasses of rats and beasts.
The corpses were piled up into a small hill.
But there are too many rats.
Outside the mountain of corpses, there were even more rat-like beasts.
One layer on top of another.
One piece on top of another.
From a distance, it looks like black waves surrounding a dying ember.
The man swung his knife again.
With a sweeping flash of blades, thousands of rat-like beasts were shattered.
But he swayed and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Lu Gang".
Zhou Yan said, "Lu Gang, a War God-level martial artist from Jiangnan Base City."
Luo Feng's eyes darkened.
He had heard of that name.
In the supply base, in the chat among martial artists, and in the rumors of various war gods and powerful figures.
Lu Gang.
That was no ordinary martial artist.
He was one of the top figures in the martial arts circle of Jiangnan Base City.
But now, this war god is being slowly worn down by the horde of rats.
The shield beneath Luo Feng's feet suddenly accelerated.
"Lu Gang, the God of War!"
His voice, imbued with mental power, directly drowned out the screams of the rat horde.
In the center of the rat swarm.
Lu Gang looked up.
He had become numb from killing.
The blade of the battle sword was chipped.
The combat uniform was torn.
There was even the corpse of a beast-general level rat-beast that was biting him tightly hanging on his left shoulder.
He knew he was nearing his limit.
The terror of the rat swarm lies not in the strength of individual rats, but in their endlessness.
They can't kill them all.
You can't shake them off.
Once you're tied down, you can only be slowly drained away.
Lu Gang had even prepared for a final, self-destructive battle.
But he never expected to hear human voices at this time.
He looked up and saw a young figure standing on a shield, rushing down from mid-air.
Nine throwing knives hovered around the young man, like nine cold meteors.
Wherever it went, rats and beasts fell in droves.
Lu Gang was taken aback.
A spiritualist?
Such a young spiritualist?
"Don't land!"
Lu Gang roared hoarsely, "There are beast general-level rat beasts in the rat swarm, don't get bogged down!"
Luo Feng did not answer.
He raised his left hand.
The nine throwing knives suddenly scattered.
Three handles slashed downwards, three swept to the sides, and three swirled around Lu Gang.
Puff puff puff!
The rat-like beasts surrounding Lu Gang were instantly cleared out, creating a gap.
But the gap only lasted for less than a second.
More rats and beasts surged up.
Luo Feng has arrived.
He swept his shield along the pile of corpses, and his Blood Shadow Blade cleaved through a beast-general-level rat beast that lunged at Lu Gang's throat.
The blade flashed.
The rat-beast's head flew off.
Lu Gang looked at the boy who was so close to him, a hint of shock flashing in his eyes.
"Who are you?"
"Luo Feng".
"Are you crazy? This is the heart of the rat swarm!"
Luo Feng reached out and grabbed Lu Gang's shoulder armor.
"So stop talking nonsense and let's go."
Lu Gang was about to say something when he suddenly felt an invisible force supporting him.
It's not just about holding it up.
That force even forcibly fixed him and the shield beneath Luo Feng's feet together.
Luo Feng's face turned pale instantly.
Even if a warrior at the God of War level is seriously injured, his equipment and weapons are still extremely heavy.
Taking Lu Gangfei with you is much more difficult than flying by yourself.
Not to mention the countless rat-like beasts attacking from all around.
Zhou Yan's voice was urgent.
"On the left, a three-headed beast general."
Luo Feng's eyes turned cold.
All three throwing knives turned back at the same time.
The three rat-beasts, which were significantly larger than the others, had just sprung up from the pile of corpses when a flying knife pierced their eye sockets.
"Above!"
Several rat-like beasts suddenly jumped down from above the collapsed building, crashing down like black stones.
The shield beneath Luo Feng's feet suddenly tilted.
He slid along the side of the mountain of corpses for more than ten meters with Lu Gang.
The Blood Shadow Blade slashed horizontally in one motion.
The rat-beast in mid-air was sliced open by the blade, and blood rained down.
Lu Gang watched Luo Feng's actions.
ruthless.
quasi.
And calm.
This isn't a rash newcomer who barged in.
This is a martial artist who has truly experienced countless killings and has etched life-and-death battles into his very being.
"Kid, head west!"
Lu Gang suddenly roared, "The rat swarm is weakest over there; I just fought my way through it!"
Without hesitation, Luo Feng spun his shield sharply.
"Zhou Yan".
"The west side is feasible, but there is a rat-infested fault 300 meters away, and the building above can provide support."
Luo Feng said, "Understood."
He carried Lu Gang, flying swiftly close to the top of the black rat swarm.
Countless rat-like beasts leaped up from below.
Some were shattered by the throwing knives.
Some of them almost bit Luo Feng's boots, but Luo Feng cleaved them in two with a single stroke.
Just three hundred meters.
Luo Feng felt even more tired than when he used to kill monsters all day long.
My mental energy is being consumed rapidly.
The body is also under tremendous pressure.
However, the improvement brought about by the physical fitness of a junior warrior was fully demonstrated at this moment.
If he were still in his pre-loan physical condition, he simply couldn't withstand this high-intensity output.
Ahead, a half-collapsed commercial building lies across the middle of the street.
The building slopes down, forming a natural slope.
Luo Feng's eyes lit up.
The shield skimmed along the slope.
He suddenly used his mental power to support the building.
boom!
He and Lu Gang shot into the sky like arrows released from a bow.
The swarm of rats below missed their target.
Countless rat-like beasts collided together, emitting piercing screams.
"Don't fly too high!"
Lu Gang offered a reminder.
"I know."
Luo Feng forcibly lowered his trajectory in mid-air, using the outer wall of another building to make two consecutive turns.
The throwing knife spun around.
The shield plummeted.
They finally broke through the heart of the rat swarm.
The black tide behind us was still chasing us, but it no longer had the overwhelming sense of encirclement it had before.
Luo Feng dared not stop.
He flew with Lu Gang for nearly ten kilometers until the roar of military fighter jets came from afar, and then landed on a section of an overpass.
As soon as he landed, Luo Feng's legs went weak, and he almost knelt down on one knee.
Lu Gang reached out to support him.
"Hang in there, little brother."
Luo Feng took a deep breath and steadied himself.
"I'm fine."
Lu Gang looked at him and suddenly smiled.
He was covered in blood and his face was pale, but when he laughed, he still had the heroic spirit of a war god-level warrior.
"fine?"
"You flew me out from the heart of the rat swarm, and you're telling me everything's alright?"
Luo Feng smiled as well.
"If you're still alive, then everything's alright."
Lu Gang was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
He coughed up blood halfway through his laughter.
Luo Feng quickly helped him up.
Lu Gang waved his hand.
"He won't die."
He looked at Luo Feng, his eyes no longer showing any contempt.
"Luo Feng, right?"
"Um."
"A spiritualist, so young, yet so bold."
Lu Gang exclaimed, "When did Jiangnan Base City produce someone like you? I had no idea."
Luo Feng said, "I haven't been a martial artist for very long."
Lu Gang's eyes widened.
"Not long?"
He looked Luo Feng up and down.
If his injuries hadn't been so severe, he would have even wanted to ask a few more questions on the spot.