The rat swarm seemed to be following some command, interlinking at the end of the corridor near a pipe opening, weaving together a net resembling a spider's web made of rats.
Bai E's gaze pierced through the encirclement of rats, making out a faint figure above which floated a line of text only he could see—
[???(Human) (Demon Believer) — Using "Lucky Strike" to kill can drop: Definitely (Fresh Meat*900, Battle Experience 1000 points, Favor: Father's Love); Possibly (Expertise: Digging Whiz)]
"..."
How strange…
Facing the pressure of being assaulted from three directions at once, the boy's last line of defense was finally breached.
"Why!" The voice was piercing, like a cuckoo bleeding, "Why can't you give me a way out! What's wrong with wanting to live! My sister..."
The boy, biting his teeth until his gums bled, ultimately succumbed to the urge to vent his despair.