Its mouth was still smeared with blood, and seeing Xiaoqi stare at it, the enormous rat made an eerie smile.
Despite being a teenager, Xiaoqi was brave enough to face wild rabbits and fowl, charging forward with his bow and arrow. But upon encountering this weird rat, his already pale face turned even paler.
"Squeak squeak squeak—"
In a stalemate between man and rat, another similar squeak echoed from somewhere else.
This creepy giant rat just took a deep look at Xiaoqi and then disappeared.
Only then did Xiaoqi rush to check on Aunt Li's breathing.
Aunt Li's eyes were tightly closed, her face devoid of colour, her neck was a mess of flesh and blood, and blood was still oozing out.
"Aunt Li! Aunt Li!"
Xiaoqi called out her name a few times without getting any reply. Only then did he carefully place his finger under her nose to check for any breath.
Feeling a faint breath, only then did Xiaoqi's clenched expression ease a bit.
At least she's still alive.