97: Battle of the Rat Swarm

“What is this?”

Lin Fei and Chen Xu exchanged glances, sensing a familiar ominous feeling.

Brother Niu’s expression also changed. He stood up and turned his head to look in the direction of the sound.

“Damn it, we can’t be that unlucky, right? The same thing as last time? History repeating itself?”

Chen Xu nervously looked around, afraid that another giant wolf would appear.

“That’s impossible. It already happened once. The Bureau of Flora and Fauna Administration wouldn’t let it happen again.”

Lin Fei frowned deeply, a strong sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

“A Fei, stop talking about what should or shouldn’t be. It’s already happened. Let’s quickly find a place to hide. Brother Octopus might not show up to save us this time.”

Chen Xu said anxiously.

“Unless, this time it’s…”

Lin Fei ignored him, his frown deepening, and his face turning grim.

“You mean…”

Chen Xu wasn’t stupid and quickly thought of a possibility.

“Damn it, something big has happened. This is definitely a huge deal. Let’s run! I can still run another hundred kilometers!”

Chen Xu instantly jumped up as if he had been ‘thousand-year-killed’ by someone.

On the other side, in Brother Niu’s live stream, countless people were also asking questions.

“Streamer, what’s happening on your end? Why do I hear people screaming?”

“It’s not just screams; I think I heard sharp bird calls and beast roars.”

“The Streamer truly has a disaster Physique. Wherever he goes, something happens.”

“Streamer, go check it out!”

“Go quickly, or I’ll unfollow!”

“Brother Niu, something’s happening. Should we go check it out?”

A burly man walked over and asked.

“Go? Of course, we have to go check it out. There are still Soldiers guarding Dayang Lake next to Yangjiang Town. What’s there to be afraid of? Let’s go!”

Brother Niu saw the screen full of comments telling him to go and naturally wouldn’t refuse. He said with his head held high and chest puffed out.

“They’re really courting death!”

Lin Fei and Chen Xu shook their heads, but still said, “Hey, don’t go looking for trouble! Run for your lives!”

“Run for our lives?”

Brother Niu smiled and said, “Young men, you’re underestimating this Streamer. Look at how many of us there are, all muscular and strong. Even a tiger, this Streamer can take down!”

“Yep, indeed. With so many people, the Streamer can feed the tiger until it’s full.”

“Yep, that big tiger last time almost made the Streamer pee his pants.”

...The comments were full of playful teasing.

“Those who court death will not live!”

Lin Fei and Chen Xu exchanged glances, no longer paying attention to the death-courting Streamer, and prepared to run.

The two immediately ran back in the direction they came from, intending to return to the Dayang Lake shore.

There were Soldiers there, making it a safe place nearby.

But just then, a series of squeaking sounds came from behind, incredibly dense.

Lin Fei and Chen Xu looked back, only to see a swarm of rats, as large as house cats, with red eyes, sweeping towards them!

“Holy crap! Is this a rat plague?!”

Lin Fei and Chen Xu shivered all over, their hair standing on end. Rats were already disgusting, let alone a swarm of such large rats!

“Damn it! Such big rats! Run!”

Brother Niu and the others were also timid. They immediately turned around and ran with Lin Fei and Chen Xu.

And in the live stream, it had already exploded!

“Gah! So many rats!”

“Holy crap! That’s terrifying! Bullet screen protection! Bullet screen protection!”

“What’s going on in Yangjiang Town? Is the hygiene so bad that it bred so many rats?”

“Upstairs, this is clearly an anomaly. Newcomers, just watch quietly!”

A group of people ran frantically, but the rats behind them were no slower than humans, even showing a tendency to catch up.

They were entirely black, their fur looked messy and incredibly dirty, some even stained with crimson blood, looking extremely eerie.

Lin Fei, with his sharp eyes, saw a house with an open door. A man was standing at the entrance, waving at them.

“Over here, over here!”

Lin Fei said, quickly changing direction and running towards the house.

“Thank you, big brother! Thank you, big brother!”

Lin Fei and Chen Xu ran in first, not even bothering to catch their breath, and looked back.

Brother Niu and his group were running frantically, and the live stream footage was like a roller coaster, making people dizzy.

“Hurry! Hurry! The rats are going to bite your butts!”

Lin Fei shouted anxiously.

“Hurry! If you don’t make it, I’ll have to close the door!”

The homeowner also said anxiously.

The rat swarm behind them was already only about a meter away!

“Damn it!”

Brother Niu gritted his teeth and ran wildly, feeling as if his legs had lost sensation. He finally rushed through the door, followed closely by the eight burly men!

“Help close the door!”

The homeowner roared, and Lin Fei and Chen Xu immediately pushed the metal security door shut together.

However, the rat swarm behind them had also arrived, crashing into the still-open security door, and a few even ran inside!

These rats, though only the size of house cats, were incredibly fierce. They immediately jumped up and bit at the faces of Brother Niu and the others!

“Damn it! Get lost!”

Brother Niu and the others, who were catching their breath, hardened their expressions, pulled out their iron rods, and swung them violently.

“Bang bang bang!”

These rats were struck by their rods and couldn’t get up, their bones broken and tendons snapped.

However, more than a dozen rats rushed in.

Because Lin Fei and the two others, pushing the metal security door, were being impacted by the swarming rats and couldn’t close it at all.

“Help!”

The homeowner shouted, his face flushed with anxiety, his foot already bitten by a rat!

“Forget about these for now! Help!”

Brother Niu also reacted, roaring, kicking these rats away, and rushing over with his fellow villagers, directly pressing against the backs of Lin Fei and the others.

“Damn!”

Lin Fei and the others cursed, their faces pressed directly against the security door, but thankfully, the metal security door closed.

But at this moment, the dozen or so rats that had gotten in had already jumped onto their bodies, biting frantically, tearing off chunks of flesh.

“All of you, get lost!”

Chen Xu grabbed the large rat on his chest with both hands and slammed it hard on the ground, revealing his bloody chest.

Lin Fei also trembled with pain, his face contorted in a grimace. He kicked off the rat on his leg, grabbed the rat on his shoulder, and slammed it hard on the ground.

“These damn rats, die for your Brother Niu!”

Brother Niu grabbed the rat on his body, slammed it hard on the ground, his eyes red with pain. He picked up the iron rod leaning against the wall and brought it down, smashing the rat’s entire head open, sending blood and flesh flying.

“All of you, die! Damn you, stinky rats!”

The eight burly men were also badly bitten. The incisors of these rats were too destructive, leaving everyone bloody and mangled.

They grabbed the rats and squeezed them to death, or picked them up and slammed them directly against the wall, or threw them on the ground and stomped on them!

Although these mutated rats looked terrifying, their size was ultimately limited. Without the advantage of numbers, they were quickly killed by everyone.

“Damn, damn, damn, it hurts like hell!”

Brother Niu threw down the iron rod, looking at his bloody wounds, and gasped.

“Hiss!”

For a moment, the room was filled with gasps of cold air.

“Hiss! I have iodine and bandages at home. I’ll go get them.”

The homeowner looked at the mess on the floor, checked his own injuries, and walked upstairs.

Soon, he came down with a medical kit.

“Everyone, feel free to use them.”

The homeowner wasn’t very old, appearing to be in his twenties. He placed the medical kit on the floor, opened it, and took out several bottles of iodine and bandages.

Outside, the rats were still frantically crashing against the door. Fortunately, this house was in the middle, with houses on both sides, and the front room had no windows.

“Thanks, brother. I’m a Streamer. My brothers all call me Brother Niu. These are all my fellow villagers and brothers.”

Brother Niu thanked him, then took the iodine to disinfect himself.

“Hello, thank you for saving us. I’m Lin Fei, and he’s Chen Xu.”

Lin Fei also expressed sincere gratitude.

“It’s nothing. Human life is the most precious. My name is Ye Yun.”

The homeowner said with a smile, bandaging himself up.

Brother Niu then picked up his phone, seeing that it was still good and not broken, but the live stream was already buzzing.

“Holy crap! Human-rat war!”

“Streamer, I thought you were gone. Glad you’re okay!”

“It’s so exciting this time, and you haven’t been banned yet. Streamer, did you make some shady deal?”

...There were too many comments, dense and scrolling extremely fast.