Golden Finger

Whoosh--

In the narrow tunnel, Moss raced swiftly through according to the directions in her memory!

Rustle, rustle, rustle--

A few seconds later, several Black Rats also picked up Moss's scent and chased after her relentlessly!

"Pant... pant..."

Moss panted heavily and glanced back at the Black Rats drawing closer and closer. She could not help taking a deep breath.

She knew she had to shake them off here—and fast!

Otherwise, once the Black Rats outside killed the mice in her group, escaping would not be so easy!

At that moment, Moss failed to notice that her running posture was quietly changing!

Smoother! More relaxed!

A voice seemed to echo in her mind, and Moss's speed actually rose another level!

But Moss had no time to think about it. There were only two words in her mind now: "Run for your life!"

Her vision, sense of smell, hearing... The feeling of danger pushed all her senses to their absolute limits!

The voice rang out in her mind again, but Moss ignored it once more!

The dim surroundings suddenly brightened in Moss's eyes!

The various scents became much clearer in her nose!

The cries in the distance that she could no longer hear clearly suddenly returned to her ears!

Everything around her seemed to refresh within Moss's senses!

"What happened?"

Moss muttered in confusion, but she had no time to think about it.

She assumed it was an eruption of her potential. For now, escaping was what mattered!

The paths inside the cavern were crisscrossed and complicated. Moss needed to find a route leading to another sewer.

According to my memory, I need to turn right at the next opening!

Moss thought to herself as she watched two openings, left and right, appear ahead just as they had in her memory!

Her footsteps did not hesitate in the slightest. She lowered her body and darted into the opening on the right!

Several Black Rats followed close behind, but because the opening on the right was so small, some of them could no longer enter!

Squeak, squeak, squeak, squeak--

The Black Rats that could not get in squeaked anxiously. After trying several times, they finally stopped chasing her.

Meanwhile, Moss began turning left and right through the tunnel, leaping up and down!

She deliberately chose narrow passageways as she fled, shaking off several more Black Rats in no time!

As she ran, Moss could not help secretly marveling at her group's burrowing ability.

A tunnel this complicated and extensive had certainly taken more than a day or two to dig.

"Pant, pant... After a few more turns, I should be able to get out..."

Moss spoke between heavy breaths, a glimmer of light appearing in her eyes!

According to the little mouse's former memories, this route led to another sewer!

The food in that sewer was far less abundant than in the current one, so few mice ever went there.

"I really have to thank my memory for becoming so good after I transmigrated."

Moss spoke softly as she ran.

According to the little mouse's memories, she had traveled this route only once!

When she looked back, the four or five Black Rats that had been there were now reduced to just one!

This Black Rat seemed extremely fixated on Moss. Even though its body had been scraped raw and was dripping with blood by the narrow tunnel, it still did not stop!

"Whoa, seriously, big guy? Do I have a grudge against you?!"

Moss tried talking to the Black Rat as she ran.

"Did I eat the rice in your house? Is there really any need to chase me this relentlessly?"

"Look, you're badly hurt too. Is it really worth risking your life over my two ounces of meat?"

Squeak, squeak, squeak, mixed with rough, heavy panting!

She had long since reached her physical limit and was almost unable to run!

Squeak—!!!

But Moss's response was a sharp cry, utterly meaningless except for the overwhelming hostility it carried!

There was not the slightest trace of reason in the Black Rat's eyes as it stared at Moss!

Moss understood now. There was no possibility of communication with these rats!

"Damn, these guys must all be crazy!"

Moss cursed helplessly and continued running!

The crossroads was just ahead. Turning left and running all the way down would lead to another sewer!

But beyond that intersection was a flat, spacious tunnel!

There was nothing inside, and it was also very wide!

Given her current condition, Moss had no confidence that she could shake off the Black Rat behind her!

She had never taken the path straight ahead or the one to the right, so she had no idea what lay inside!

If she turned left, being caught and forced into battle was unavoidable!

But if she turned right or went straight, the consequences were unknown!

Which one should Moss choose?

The intersection was getting closer and closer, but Moss found herself in a quandary.

"At this point, turning left is definitely out. So which do I choose—the right or straight ahead?"

In the blink of an eye, Moss reached the crossroads!

She glanced back at the rapidly approaching Black Rat, then looked at the openings ahead and to the right.

The opening ahead was the same size as the one she was in, but the opening on the right was clearly smaller!

Between a large one and a small one, the small one was obviously better!

Moss hesitated for an instant before immediately running toward the opening on the right!

But at that moment, a sharp gust of wind flashed past Moss's ear!

Pain!

A burst of intense pain shot through Moss's hind leg!

"Ah!"

Moss cried out in pain and sprawled onto the ground.

She turned her head and saw a long, savage wound on her right leg!

The intense pain made Moss dizzy. Her right leg seemed unable to move anymore.

"No... This is bad. I need to hurry..."

No... This is bad. I have to hurry...

The faint shred of reason Moss had left told her that she was still not safe!

Squeak—!

In the next instant, a huge rat's head poked out from the opening, biting Moss, who was beside the opening, once again!

"Ahhhhhh—!"

Moss cried out in pain, but her previously dizzy mind cleared again.

She felt as though time had slowed. Everything around her was visible to her.

Sure enough, the narrow opening on the right was now too small for the Black Rat to enter.

The Black Rat's head was stuck. It could neither get out nor come in!

But the Black Rat had already clamped down hard on Moss. Unless she found a way to make it release its bite, all her effort would be wasted!

"You!"

Knowing that her life hung by a thread, Moss's face twisted viciously, and the ferocity in her heart erupted along with it!

Not fighting did not mean Moss was afraid to fight!

Her combat instincts as a human were far stronger than a rat's!

"Die!"

Knowing that there was no way to evade, Moss thrust her claw straight toward the Black Rat's eye!

Pop!

Moss felt as if she had pierced something. Her entire claw sank directly into the Black Rat's eye!

Squeak, squeak, squeak—!!!

The Black Rat let out a mournful howl, and the teeth clamped around Moss released at once!

The Black Rat shook frantically, flinging Moss away!

She crashed to the ground, and another cold voice rang out in her mind.

Talent: Golden Finger (activated)

Activation effect: Talent Construction and Optimization

Talent: Claws → Claws I

At last, Moss clearly heard the voice in her mind!

At that moment, she seemed to receive guidance and leaped up involuntarily, thrusting her claw toward the shrieking Black Rat once again!

An inexplicable power flowed into Moss's claw, tracing a perfectly natural arc as it swung!

Pop!

With another strike, the Black Rat's other eye was destroyed as well!

This time, Moss's claw plunged all the way in. Her entire foreleg disappeared into the Black Rat's head!

Tremble, tremble...

The Black Rat no longer howled. Its whole body trembled several times before drooping limply.

"Huff... huff..."

Moss pulled out her entire foreleg and lay on the ground, panting heavily!

She ignored the dead Black Rat and dragged her injured right leg as she crawled deeper inside.

Drip, drip!

The sound of water droplets slowly rang out in the sewer.

The sound passed through the opening and reached Moss's ears.

Curled up in a dark corner, Moss once again fell into a deep sleep!