Capítulo 23: Golden-haired Rat King
Editor: Henyee Translations
They followed the extremely narrow path forward and finally arrived behind a huge boulder.
This was a wide field. There seemed to be a light source in the surroundings. This place was not dim.
Perhaps there was a hole connected to the ground that let in the light.
Squeak squeak…
The grayish-white rat shouted at Luo Fan and pointed in a direction.
"Food, Rat King!"
Luo Fan looked in the direction the grayish-white rat had pointed.
On a square stone platform, a large, golden rat was sprawled on it.
As expected, that should be the Rat King.
Below the Rat King, this relatively empty space was littered with all kinds of corpses and skeletons.
Humans, dogs, cats, rabbits, fish, and rats…
Most numerous were rat carcasses. They occupied almost every corner of this space.
"Is this what food means?"
Luo Fan suddenly came to a realization and understood what the food the grayish-white rat had mentioned was about.
He looked at the rat and saw that the grayish-white rat was staring fiercely at the golden rat on the throne.
It was a look of hatred.
"This Rat King has a feud with it, and it's a deep-seated one."
Luo Fan silently assessed the situation while hiding his body further behind the boulder.
Due to the effect of corpses all over this place, no matter how sharp the golden-haired Rat King's sense of smell was, it was unable to discover the location of Luo Fan and the grayish-white rat.
"What has the Rat King done? Why do you hate the Rat King?"
Luo Fan sent another message to the grayish-white rat.
The grayish-white rat thought for a moment and squeaked softly.
"Outsider, Rat King, killed my family."
"This golden-haired Rat King had killed all your family members, so you hate it?"
"Yes, family."
As the grayish-white rat spoke, it pointed at the dead rats on the ground.
"Could it be that these dead rats are the relatives of this grayish-white rat? Has the golden-haired Rat King killed all these rats?"
Luo Fan had complex feelings. He had not expected these rat carcasses had been the work of the golden-haired Rat King.
"According to this grayish-white rat, the golden-haired Rat King is an outsider. This place used to be the nest of these rats."
"Help. Kill the Rat King."
The grayish-white rat looked at Luo Fan with its strange large eyes.
It had been lurking inside this Kingdom of the Rats, and had pinned its hopes on this outsider when it was powerless to take revenge itself,
even though it had never seen such a strange creature before.
However, the rat, which did not have much intelligence, could only find Luo Fan using the simplest way, which was to find Luo Fan openly and directly ask for help.
With its intelligence, it would not have so many twists and turns.
It had heard from the golden-haired Rat King that a powerful creature had arrived from outside. Therefore, if it wanted to take revenge, it had to draw that powerful creature here.
Hence, Luo Fan followed the grayish-white rat here.
"What can I get from killing that golden-haired Rat King?"
"…"
"What benefits can I get?"
"…"
"I want the carcass of the golden-haired Rat King."
"Sure."
The grayish-white rat did not understand the first two pieces of information at all.
It understood the last request and agreed without hesitation.
Luo Fan looked at the grayish-white rat and did not continue to communicate. He thought,
"I wonder if this rat has any credibility? The next step is to kill this golden-haired Rat King."
No matter what, he had to kill this Rat King, otherwise, the entire rat hole would be dangerous.
Luo Fan looked at the fat golden-haired Rat King lying there, with a ghostly gaze.
It was the size of a small dog and very huge. It looked to be about 10 kilograms in weight.
This weight was much heavier than Luo Fan's entire body, equivalent to twice his weight.
If they were to really tear at each other, he would definitely not be able to defeat this golden-haired Rat King.
However, Luo Fan took a look at the grayish-white rat beside him. It was about six to seven kilograms in size.
Two against one, they should manage.
"Let's attack together."
The grayish-white rat took the lead upon hearing Luo Fan's command.
At this moment, there were no other rats in the Rat King's "chamber" except the Rat King.
After all, the Rat King was in the deepest part of the entire rat nest, the safest place.
Moreover, the Rat King was the most powerful among all the rats, so no rat could defeat it.
...
At this moment, the huge grayish-white rat was the first to dash out, locking its gaze onto the golden-haired Rat King which was lying prone.
The golden-haired Rat King's ears twitched and it heard some sounds. It got up from the stone platform.
When the Rat King saw the figure of the large grayish-white rat, it was confused for a moment before its gaze turned disdainful.
It got down from the "throne", and the golden hair on its body stood up as it let out a muffled roar.
Then, the two rats collided.
Like two miniature bears, the bodies of the two rats stood up.
Sharp claws teared at each other, mouths snapping at each other.
However, the grayish-white rat was definitely not as heavy as the golden-haired Rat King. It clearly seemed as if it was about to be crushed.
At this moment, Luo Fan was rushing to the battlefield.
He was moving too slowly. He had not come close when the two rats were already fighting.
Right on the heels of that, the golden-haired Rat King and the 'ally' of Luo Fan dodged and bit each other, jumping in the open space.
The grayish-white rat was obviously inferior to the golden-haired Rat King. It quickly jumped back and dodged after being attacked.
The golden-haired Rat King had gained the upper hand. Its sharp claws tore open one bloodied layer after one bloodied layer of the grayish-white rat's body.
The corpses in the surroundings were smashed into pieces by the two huge rats, and the bones were scattered across the ground around them.
The grayish-white rat let out a tragic cry and was sent flying by the golden-haired Rat King's claw. It rolled down onto the ground not far away.
The golden-haired Rat King leaped into the air and pounced on the grayish-white rat.
It opened its mouth full of teeth and bit into the grayish-white rat's neck.
Another painful scream could be heard. Blood had flowed out from the grayish-white rat's neck.
A hint of mockery appeared in the golden-haired Rat King's eyes. It was the arrogant expression of a victor.
But at this moment, it suddenly felt a heavy blow.
A fruit knife had been plunged into its body, the tip of the knife had penetrated half an inch in.
Seeing this, Luo Fan could not help but exclaim.
"This flying knife is enough to penetrate an ordinary rat. Now, it can only stab half an inch into the Rat King's body. This Rat King is indeed powerful."
At this moment, Luo Fan had already rushed to the battlefield. When he saw that the grayish-white rat was about to be bitten to death, he threw out the flying knife and saved the grayish-white rat.
The Rat King roared and turned around to look at Luo Fan with fury.
It became furious and screamed.
Immediately, the octopus limbs of Luo Fan felt the tremors.
A large number of rats were converging around him. The golden-haired Rat King had summoned the surrounding rats.
"Kill it."
Luo Fan had made up his mind to kill the Rat King quickly.
The golden-haired Rat King was also extremely furious. It gave up on the grayish-white rat and pounced toward Luo Fan.
Boom!
Luo Fan felt as if he had been hit by a car and was sent flying before he could react.
This Rat King was too agile and powerful.
"My weak mobility is my greatest flaw. The knife in my intestine is my best weapon. This golden-haired Rat King wants to kill me, I must fight back."
Luo Fan split his four intestines and grabbed the surrounding carcasses to anchor himself.
He could not be sent flying by the Rat King again. If that happened, he would not be able to attack the Rat King at all.
At this moment, the golden-haired Rat King charged at him again.
Luo Fan groaned as the Rat King hit his eyeball.
The entire rat was stuck in Luo Fan's eyeball.
The intestine raised the fruit knife and plunged it into the Rat King's flesh.
However, just as it was plunged into a depth of less than half an inch, it was forcefully stopped.
However, the Rat King still screamed and quickly pulled away.
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