The Plan in Progress

Once he'd made up his mind, Ye Bai pulled out his phone and sent a private message to Zhang Lingxue.

Zhang Lingxue, with her Fifth Order strength, carried some weight in the Pet Beast Guild.

[Ye Bai: Teacher, I've discovered that the fragrance given off by Sunflowers strongly repels Berserk Blood Rats. I remember the school's Secret Realm has a large patch of Second Order Sunflowers.]

Zhang Lingxue received Ye Bai's message just then and raised an eyebrow.

What a coincidence—just when she was nodding off, a pillow landed in her lap.

President Wang had just been worrying about where to find a large number of Second Order Sunflowers, and here they were, right under their noses.

If Ye Bai hadn't reminded her, she really wouldn't have remembered.

The Sunflowers at Sacred Mountain Middle School had only been planted to Purify the air in the Secret Realm, with no other real use.

But now, those Sunflowers had become a hot commodity.

This was a weapon that could effectively deal with the Berserk Blood Rats.

She raised her phone and said, "I know where we can find enough Sunflowers."

Time ticked by, minute after minute.

By the time the moon climbed high, the entire Cold Storage Warehouse was coated in a layer of silver light.

Countless Sunflowers surrounded the warehouse, their blazing white glow illuminating the area for a full kilometer as if it were daylight.

At the same time, the fragrance from the Sunflowers made the Berserk Blood Rats retreat in fear.

The pressure on the Pet Beast Guild grew lighter and lighter. After wiping out the Berserk Blood Rats left on the ground, President Wang knew that the next step was the key to resolving the Beast Tide.

This key would determine whether Jiaying City would face an even more terrifying Beast Tide—or whether the tide would finally subside.

This time, against the Berserk Blood Rat Emperor, he was the main combat force.

"Is everyone ready?"

"This is the moment of the final battle. If anyone wants to back out, step forward now—I won't make things difficult for you."

President Wang's gaze swept across the crowd. Every single person stood ramrod straight, their eyes flashing with unwavering determination.

They would not back out. This was all for the people.

From the moment they joined the Pet Beast Guild, they had already set aside their own lives.

Only when the nation stands can the individual home exist.

If the nation falls, personal safety becomes insignificant.

"Good. You all have a very high level of resolve."

"On behalf of all the citizens of Jiaying City, I thank you for your efforts."

"You are the pride of Jiaying City."

President Wang bowed deeply, paying tribute to these heroes.

Then, his gaze fell on Wang Shi.

"Wang Shi, how far have the Berserk Blood Rats dug?"

Wang Shi's eyes turned earthy yellow again. "They've already dug a deep pit below. Now is the best time to trigger the Great Earthquake."

President Wang nodded. After all this preparation, it was time to act.

"Wang Shi, unleash the Great Earthquake."

"Now is the moment for our final showdown with the Berserk Blood Rat Emperor."

"Everyone, give it your all. I hope not a single one of us is lost!"

Wang Shi summoned a massive Rock Giant.

It raised its enormous fist and slammed it hard into the ground.

Boom, boom.

A violent tremor shook the earth.

Where Ye Bai stood, he felt a strong quake. Objects around him tumbled down, but Da Hui blocked them all.

"It's begun."

Ye Bai watched as the ground of the Cold Storage Warehouse split into spiderweb-like cracks, the surrounding earth shattering into pieces.

With a sharp crack, the Cold Storage Warehouse plunged straight downward.

At that moment, the massive Berserk Blood Rat Emperor lifted its head, sensing the violent tremors coming from above.

What were the humans planning? What kind of scheme was this?

As the emperor of the Berserk Blood Rat clan, this Berserk Blood Rat Emperor had decent intelligence—at least it was a Strange Beast with a brain.

A torrent of stones rained down from above.

Many Berserk Blood Rats were struck by the massive rocks and died on the spot.

The Berserk Blood Rat Emperor let out a great roar toward the sky, while the Mutated Berserk Blood Rat King beside it emitted a surge of Mental Power from its eyes.

They tried to calm their panicked kin, but it had little effect.

Their kin were already utterly terrified out of their wits.

A massive pile of Berserk Blood Rats had formed, leading to a severe stampede.

Blood splattered all over the ground.

Just then, a rumbling sound came from above.

Under the force of the violent tremors, an enormous boulder overhead began to plummet straight down.

Danger was closing in step by step.

The Berserk Blood Rat Emperor bared its fangs in a furious expression.

After all, these were all its Berserk Blood Rat army.

If the rock fell completely, they would likely all be crushed into meat patties.

What a humiliating way to die.

And its legion would be decimated—what a terrifying scheme.

The Berserk Blood Rat Emperor had the feeling that its own plan had been seen through.

It had only just managed to become the emperor of the Berserk Blood Rat clan; it couldn't die here.

As for the rest of its kin—sorry, but it was every rat for itself.

Seeing the rock above begin to fall, the already panicked Berserk Blood Rats completely lost their reason.

They tried to escape to the surface through the tunnels they had dug.

But the tunnels were only so big, and now they were all crammed together trying to squeeze out—how could it be easy?

The Berserk Blood Rat Emperor also wanted to escape, but it found every tunnel packed with Berserk Blood Rats.

Its rank suppression over the Berserk Blood Rats had lost its effect.

The Berserk Blood Rat Emperor let out a sharp hiss at the Mutated Berserk Blood Rat King beside it, and the eyes of those rat kings all turned purple.

A vast wave of Mental Power surged forth, and the heads of the Berserk Blood Rats blocking the Berserk Blood Rat Emperor's path burst open like watermelons, white brain matter scattering all over the ground.

It had barely carved out a bloody path, but when it reached the tunnel entrance, the Berserk Blood Rat Emperor was completely dumbfounded.

The opening was only half the size of its body—it couldn't squeeze in at all.

Seeing the rock falling faster now, the Berserk Blood Rat Emperor was frantic with anxiety.

It had only just become the emperor of the Berserk Blood Rat clan; it didn't want to die here.

The space for survival shrank further, and countless Berserk Blood Rats were directly crushed into paste by the rock.

This place had become a tomb for the entire Berserk Blood Rat clan.

A terrifying stench of blood spread, and blood gushed out like a tide. The Berserk Blood Rat Emperor braced its hands, trying to slow the rock's descent with its own flesh and blood.

But unfortunately, it failed. Its eyes filled with terror as it crouched on the ground, every muscle in its body spasming uncontrollably.

Was it really going to die here?

It felt the greatest crisis of its rat life.

Just as the Berserk Blood Rat Emperor thought it was doomed, the rock's descent slowed.

It opened its eyes and saw that the corpses of its own kin had gotten stuck in the crevices of the boulder.

Seizing the chance to escape death, the Berserk Blood Rat Emperor quickly called out to the Mutated Berserk Blood Rat King, and they began digging tunnels to flee this place.

"Wang Shi, focus on monitoring the underground movements. What are the casualties down there?"

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