The two most troublesome aspects of rats are their sheer numbers.
Let Juanjuan handle it~~
One cat can deal with ten thousand rats, but what about a hundred thousand?
Even Juanjuan would be worn out.
The second is the pathogens they carry.
You never know how dirty they are.
Burning them is also a good idea, but the smell would also contain toxins.
While An Nuan was worrying, Chen Hao came online.
"Leave this to us," he said. "I have many good methods for dealing with rats from my hometown."
"Then you do it."
An Nuan was very straightforward.
After all, she didn't want to face this swarm of large rats…
The vanguard of the rat horde advanced at an extremely rapid pace. While the main force was still over four hundred kilometers away, the vanguard had already reached a hundred kilometers out.
Night was precisely when the rat horde moved at high speed.
The earth split open, forming several deep ravines, and the rat horde fell in like a waterfall.
Some stepped on their companions' bodies to push forward, fortunate enough to avoid the first three chasms.
Just as they were congratulating themselves on crossing, a hundred-meter-high earth wall rose before them, covered in electrified fencing.
The rat horde crashed into it, emitting a sizzle and the smell of burnt barbecue.
Chen Hao commanded thirty earth ability users: "Prepare to seal the first ravine, inject mud!"
The first chasm quickly closed.
Mudslides churned within, carrying a foul-smelling, pungent substance that submerged all the rats inside.
The second and third chasms gradually closed.
Tens of thousands of rats were killed.
Burning them would release toxic gas, so burying them alive was the best method.
However, these creatures might have evolved now, and simply covering them with earth might not be enough to prevent them from digging out.
Mixing the mud with water made it difficult to escape once submerged.
This was true for humans, and it was the same for rats.
Chen Hao chuckled, "Mudslides mixed with chili water, plus some electromagnetic cannon blasts to damage their brains. They won't be able to escape now!"
Even Juanjuan had to admit, "Impressive!"
"You can start pushing the earth."
The hundred-meter earth wall descended from above the ravine, fitting perfectly.
The scene was reminiscent of a juicer pressing fruit.
"Little Chen, most of them are dead. What else do you need me to do?"
Brother Hammer hadn't had a task yet.
Chen Hao said, "Why don't you take the trouble to go two hundred kilometers ahead and smash up the road surface to slow down their advance speed?"
"I'm good at that!"
Brother Hammer whistled, and a one-meter-eight large swallow landed beside him.
"I'm off!"
He climbed onto the swallow's back and reached his destination in just over twenty minutes.
"Ten Thousand Jin Drop!"
Brother Hammer accelerated straight down from the air. The moment he landed, the ground exploded with a boom.
The earth split into pieces, becoming rough and uneven.
He laughed heartily, "Haha, I thought it would take some time. It seems my ability has also increased. I don't even need secondary processing anymore."
Brother Hammer was pleased with the area and flew away on the swallow's back.
The rats felt something was wrong at night. He led a group of people and advanced in the dead of night.
Brother Hammer had just left.
He saw the road ahead and was stunned.
Approximately three kilometers of the road had been destroyed, making it difficult for humans to crawl across, let alone cattle.
They had no flying beasts and could only rely on land-dwelling beasts for transportation.
Haozi cursed, "Damn it, this bastard is playing dirty! Come out! Come out!"
"Heh heh, you asked for it!"
Haozi turned around, and his face was directly struck by a claw.
Bare white bone was exposed to the air, and his vision turned bloody.
He let out a hoarse scream.
In the blink of an eye, half of his dozen accompanying brothers had been gnawed away.
The attackers would devour and flee, giving them no chance to retaliate.
By the time Haozi struggled to his feet in pain, his remaining brothers were either gone or headless, except for a few injured ones.
"Who did it? Who! Stand out! I'll kill you, I'll kill you!"
"Heh heh heh, he said he wants to kill us, boss. Should we go and kill them?"
Zhai Quan slithered to Zhai Yan's side.
They hid in the shadows, with over fifty high-level zombies behind them.
The zombies, who preyed on the weak, immediately submitted upon seeing the eighth and seventh-tier zombies.
Although they didn't understand why they were helping humans, they also got to eat.
As long as there was meat to eat, why bother asking what they were doing!
Zhai Yan shook his head, "Young Master Fu doesn't want Nuan Nuan to know we've followed."
"Ah, a man who silently sacrifices, just like on TV!"
Zhai Quan whispered, "Boss is amazing, taking him down with just one claw!"
"Eat, the crystal is good for you."
Zhai Yan threw a whole head at Zhai Quan.
Having reached the eighth tier, ordinary crystals were of little use to him.
However, Zhai Quan had just upgraded to the seventh tier, and eating more crystals would help stabilize his power.
Zhai Quan squatted nearby, munching loudly.
Nothing was left but the fur; it was all eaten.
Zhai Yan: "We'll strike and run, don't let the humans discover our whereabouts."
"You all must listen to me and follow my plan. I guarantee you'll all get to eat."
"If anyone disobeys and causes trouble, don't blame me for being ruthless."
The group of fifth and sixth-tier zombies below bowed their heads and stood obediently behind him.
After daybreak, Haozi was sent back to the main force for treatment, constantly cursing.
Tang Qing, seeing purple-red surging in his wounds, said worriedly:
"He seems to have been scratched by a zombie. Will he get infected?"
There were no healers in the team, and even if there were, they couldn't cure someone infected by a zombie.
Another leader was also worried.
"A seventh-tier ability user, subdued by a zombie in one move. How strong was that zombie?"
"Wu Min, what did you say?"
"I said, how strong was that zombie! Haozi didn't even see the opponent's face. If we encounter it, will we also be affected?"
Wu Min was a fire ability user, and although he disdained Haozi,
he was still a seventh-tier.
How could he be so badly injured in one move?
What worried Wu Min even more was that Haozi showed signs of infection.
"If he really gets infected, a high-level zombie appearing out of nowhere is a big problem for us, isn't it?"
Tang Qing exchanged glances with several other leaders.
Every base had strict screening for returning team members.
Those with wounds were better to be mistakenly killed than let go.
Haozi and his group were all scratched by zombies, so that means…
The twins narrowed their eyes.
"For the safety of the team, they must be sacrificed. But who will do it?"
Tang Qing: "Haozi is from Dongchen Base. If someone has to do it, it should be someone from Dongchen Base."
The long-haired man who had been silent rolled his eyes disdainfully.
"You people are just afraid of taking responsibility. It doesn't matter to me, I'm not afraid!"
Chen Dong drew a lightning sword and walked towards Haozi's location…