In a large compound surrounded by high walls, it appeared to be a venomous snake research center, but in reality, it was an Intelligent Rat weapons factory.
A fully armed man wearing a Pig-faced Mask was urging the experts there to evacuate quickly.
"The totem has been exposed. Our people may have been captured."
"Get in the car. I've already prepared a ship at sea. Stay out at sea for now and wait for the headquarters to decide what to do."
The four experts hurried into an RV. Several Intelligent Rats stood by on either side of it. They wore metal claw gloves on their forelegs, carried explosives on their backs, were enormous in size, and walked upright.
Nearby, countless Intelligent Rats were also sneaking around in the shadows, scouting the surroundings and reporting the every move of outsiders in the area.
After the four experts boarded, more than twenty War Rats followed them in and closed the door behind them.
Several more War Rats crawled beneath the vehicle and pulled out a Steel Cable from inside, fastening it to their belts.
"Click!" Once secured, the War Rats beneath the vehicle could no longer be shaken loose, as if the cables were their seat belts.
The Pig-faced Mask Man waved his hand and told the driver to leave. After watching the RV depart, he quickly took up his gun and rushed into the research center.
As he walked, he made strange sounds. The Pig-faced Mask transformed those sounds into ultrasonic waves, which became the language of the Intelligent Rats and spread through the facility.
The Intelligent Rats patrolling nearby immediately hid where they stood. Bushes, treetops, holes in the walls—everywhere offered a hiding place. Before long, no rats could be seen anywhere in the research center.
The Pig-faced Mask Man