20demayo Chapter 189 Kill All the Zombie Rats
Chapter 189 Kill All the Zombie Rats
The vines of Chi Feng's level 6 plant ability were far beyond the reach of these low-level zombie rats. So, after biting for a long time, these mutated rats only managed to gnaw off a single layer of the mutated plant's outer skin.
However, even if each of the tens of thousands of zombie rats bites a little, the damage adds up to a considerable amount.
If the fat rats aren't dealt with in time, even Chi Feng's level 6 mutated vines won't be able to withstand this onslaught.
Moreover, being passively attacked by zombie rats all the time is not in Chi Feng's character.
So Chi Feng went all out and increased his energy output again, causing all the vines to double in size, and then he directly stabbed them down at the fat rat.
Unfortunately, the fat rat, being a mental being, had gained some intelligence after multiple upgrades and evolutions. Upon seeing that the mutated plant hadn't been killed by its underlings but had instead grown even larger, it immediately turned around and ran down.
As it ran, it shouted, summoning its underlings to follow behind and protect it, covering its escape.
This run caused Chi Feng's vines to miss their mark, leaving only a large hole in the ground.
However, Chi Feng wouldn't let it go just because it escaped. He immediately manipulated the vines, passing through countless low-level zombie rat corpses, and chased after it.
Moreover, judging from its instinctive downward movement, he suspected that another lightning-type zombie rat was below.
If they were to merge, things would only get more complicated, so he had to get rid of the fat rat beforehand.
Thinking this, Chi Feng exerted his strength again, and the speed of the vines immediately increased to another level. In no time, he caught up with the fat mouse and rushed ahead, blocking the fat mouse's path.
At this moment, countless zombie rat corpses were hanging on the vines, looking disgusting and terrifying.
The fat mouse slammed on the brakes when it saw the mutated vines suddenly appear before it. Just as it was about to find another way to escape, the vines had already surrounded it, trapping the fat mouse tightly in a few breaths.
Chi Feng didn't even give it a chance to struggle before its sharp head pierced right through the fat rat's head.
Once the fat rat had stopped moving, Chi Feng used the vines to dig out the fat rat's crystal core.
Just as the vines were about to wrap around the crystal core and return, a bolt of lightning struck, turning the vines into charred wood, and the mental crystal core fell to the ground.
Then, a level 4 late-stage zombie rat emerged from the shadows, quickly picked up the crystal core on the ground, and then swiftly disappeared into the darkness.
Chi Feng cursed inwardly, but could only continue to control the vines to follow, while opening his eyes to look at Zhou Yang and the others beside him.
"I killed that psychic zombie rat, but the crystal core was accidentally stolen by that level 4 lightning-type. You know, lightning is effective against plants. Although I could beat it, it's still a hassle. I suggest we hurry up and catch up with it, otherwise, the crystal core might be eaten by that lightning-type. Don't worry, it's still being chased by my vines and is only focused on escaping, so it doesn't have time to eat it yet. We'll make it in time."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang and the other two were speechless, but it was too late to say anything now, so they could only hurry up and catch up.
After Yan Fei melted the metal wall, Yu Hui removed the earthen wall, and everyone rushed out together.
It's possible that because the mental rats summoned away most of the rats before, there aren't many low-level rats left outside now, only about ten thousand.
With their combined superpowers and the help of the pea's fire, they quickly cleared a path.
The group headed straight for the next floor.
Further down, there were noticeably more mutated rats, blocking the way completely.
Shen Zechuan decided to go all out and unleashed a thunderbolt, while Pea also breathed fire, blasting the mutated rats to pieces. Even Chi Feng's main vine was almost blown off.
This explosion made Chi Feng jump up and down: "Damn it! How can you not distinguish friend from foe when you're using a grenade?!"
Shen Zechuan rubbed his nose: "I was in such a hurry to clear the road that I forgot about your vines. Hmm, it's just a little bit of skin that was punctured, it's not a big problem..."
Chi Feng snorted: "Tui! I'll let it go this time, but you better watch out! If you blow up my little seedling again, I'll beat you up."
Shen Zechuan touched his nose: "I'll try my best..."
Zhou Yang followed behind the two, and when he saw them stop and start chatting, he became a little impatient: "What are you chatting about? Hurry up and chase after them! Let me tell you, if we don't get the crystal core back, you two will both be feeding Pea for two days! You'll both go hungry for two days!"
Shen Zechuan/Chi Feng: ...
Upon hearing this, the two immediately aligned their goals and charged down the path. One lashed out with vines, while the other tossed out bolts of lightning, and many of the zombie rats blocking their way were quickly killed.
This scene stunned the people behind him. They all turned to look at Zhou Yang, gave him a hand gesture, and then turned around to chase after him to help.
Zhou Yang snorted and quickly led Pea, Big Yellow, Erha, and Huajuan to chase after them.
See, people have a lot of potential if you push them a little, and that's how you improve efficiency.
……
Fortunately, this was the last underground level, and the group chased until they reached the other end of the level.
Zhou Yang and Wandou chased after the group while clearing away the zombie rats that were following behind. By the time they caught up with the group, the others had already cornered the lightning-type zombie rat.
Since everyone else was taller and bigger than him, he couldn't see much, so he simply stopped going over and focused on dealing with the zombie rats that were gathering behind him with Pea.
This time, Big Yellow and the others grew bigger and stood beside him to help kill the rats, swatting quite a few to death.
Only the husky, that stupid thing, tucked its tail in and hid behind, trembling. Zhou Yang was so angry he wanted to beat the dog.
Unfortunately, this dog wasn't his, so he couldn't hit it.
Zhou Yang shook his head, utterly baffled as to why Chi Feng would keep such a stupid dog that only knows how to grow bigger and be used as a mount...
While Zhou Yang was directing several mutated animals to eliminate the zombie rats, the people behind him finally dealt with the lightning-type zombie rat.
The moment the lightning-type zombie rat died, the other zombie rats seemed to be frozen in time, all of them stopping abruptly.
Then, just two seconds later, it went crazy again.
This time, however, without the control of any advanced zombie rats, it appeared even more frenzied, driven only by its bloodthirsty, flesh-eating instincts.
This greatly increased the pressure on Zhou Yang and Wandou. Fortunately, the others finished dealing with the lightning-type zombie rats and turned around to help when they heard something was wrong.
With several people helping Wandou keep things under control, Zhou Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief and once again took a backseat.
Seeing that he was of no use, he turned around and went to the corner, where he put the level 4 lightning crystal core and the mental crystal core that he hadn't had time to clean up into his space.
Although the group had already killed tens of thousands of zombie rats, there were still nearly 10 left.
Even though their levels weren't high, their sheer numbers still managed to nearly make them cough up blood.
Fortunately, before their superpowers were completely exhausted, they finally managed to deal with most of the zombie rats.
Don't be careless. We might not be able to go back today. We'll have to stay in the warehouse for another day until our powers are restored before continuing.
Actually, it wouldn't be a big deal to just wait another day, but Zhou Yang and the others were worried that the others at the base would be concerned, so it would be best if they could go back as soon as possible.
After dealing with the zombie rats, the group looked at the low-level zombie rats scattered all over the ground and hesitated whether to continue digging for crystal cores.
Although they are all low-level crystal nuclei of level one or two, there are a lot of them. It seems a bit of a waste not to use them, but mining them is too much trouble.
In the end, Zhou Yang made the decision.
"Want it? Why not! The old way, burn it clean and then sieve it, it's much faster than digging them out one by one."
"But is your basement fire-resistant? It might burn the whole building down, right?"
Chi Feng waved his hand: "This is the last floor. Below is the foundation concrete. We can go out, close the fire door, and burn it down as we please."
"Row!"
So, the group piled the zombie rats together, poured gasoline on them, had Pea breathe fire, closed the fire door, and then retreated to the third basement level together.