Just as it was about to rush out of the stone chamber, countless golden threads suddenly shot out from every corner.
Caught off guard, Rat Devourer was bound tightly by the golden nets.
"Hmph! Audacious fiend, you still want to run in front of this envoy?"
"Wishful thinking!"
Ma Xiu, who had been hiding in the shadows, suddenly sprang out from a corner and looked smugly at the wildly struggling Rat Devourer.
He then pulled several talismans from his robe, glanced at them with some reluctance, and immediately threw them at Rat Devourer without hesitation.
The talismans lit up with dazzling radiance in midair. Compared to when they had bombarded the rat swarm earlier, their power was clearly threefold greater.
Trapped within the golden net, Rat Devourer had nowhere to dodge and was struck head-on by the talismans.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
Amid a string of violent explosions, the entire stone chamber began to shake fiercely.
"Amazing, Brother Ma!"
Zhang Mu watched Rat Devourer become completely engulfed in golden light, his eyes gleaming. The resentment from nearly being killed earlier was finally somewhat released.
But Ma Xiu did not relax. He merely stared ahead with a grave expression.
"Don't let your guard down. This thing is far stronger than either of us."
"These methods can only hold it back for a little while."
As if to prove his words, endless black qi surged forth the next moment, swallowing every trace of golden light in the blink of an eye.
"You damned bastard! Lord Rat will swallow you alive!"
Within the black qi, a pair of scarlet eyes emerged. Rat Devourer, its body slightly charred black, fixed Ma Xiu in the distance with a vicious glare.
That terrifying evil aura instantly broke Ma Xiu out in a cold sweat.
Yet he soon