Chapter 182: Against The Vermin

[Enemy Identified: "The Unending Plague" | Level 40]

It confused him for a moment, but he realized what it was that the System was showing him.

…It's not just the singular rates–the whole group is one enemy? He realized.

He began swiping at the rodents that closed in on him, cutting them away as they only continued to pour in.

"Ma-Ri! Be careful!--These aren't normal rats!" He called out.

"I know! Come here!" Ma-Ri ordered.

Standing side-to-side, they began to fend off the swarm of black-furred, grotesque rats that scurried across the water unnaturally towards them as if ignoring the very nature of water itself.

The black-furred rats were clearly deformed; some having tumorous growths, twisted claws, and constantly chattering, large teeth.

"--They just keep coming!" He yelled out.

"We need to get out of this basement! This terrain is bad for us!" Ma-Ri said.