Rat Swarm

"There's this connection?"

Bai Xiaowen, recalling Fu Yiping whom he had swindled out of 20,000 Psionic Points and half a Silver Tier item, said insincerely, "President Fu Yiping... is a generous person."

Li Shuyi snorted, "No wonder she's always picking on us."

Guan Zhongliu and Yan Xiaoxin had heard about the feud between the Titan Guild and the Super God Guild, including the poaching of the Super God Guild's Ling Feng, the Hero Class Ling Feng. After all, although Jinghai Base City was large, the circle of Awakened was not large, especially since the number of Hero Class was extremely small, and each one of them was under the spotlight.

Yan Xiaoxin smiled and said, "Although Zhao Yuting has a bit of a temper, she's not a bad person. Don't misunderstand her. You'll be getting along with her for several years to come."

Bai Xiaowen nodded. "Of course..."

By this time, the convoy had entered the heart of the Wilderness Zone.

Suddenly, from the distant wilderness, a strange rustling sound arose. At first, the sound was not loud, but it grew louder and louder, as if countless tiny sounds had gathered into a huge wave of sound, surging towards the caravan.

"Something's up!" Yan Xiaoxin quickly grabbed the Xiao Hong and waved it sharply behind her through the car window.

Bai Xiaowen stopped his car, and the convoy of cars from Jinghai University behind him also stopped.

Guan Zhongliu took off his sunglasses and peered over. On the distant horizon, a dark shadow appeared, moving at an extremely fast pace.

"It's Mutant Rat Swarm."

Guan Zhongliu put his sunglasses back on, looking more relaxed.

Mutant Rat are among the weaker of the mutant beasts. Their inherent weaknesses limit their potential for development, and they only manage to avoid extinction thanks to their sheer numbers generated by their reproductive ability.

The Mutant Rat Swarm is usually controlled by a Rat King (Leader Tier). Even if the students really can't handle it, Guan Zhongliu, a Advanced Awakened, can step in and kill the Rat King, causing the Mutant Rat to retreat.

"Attention all trainees! Disembark immediately and engage the Mutant Rat swarm. Form groups freely, each group choosing a direction. Do not interfere with each other or try to seize targets. If you encounter an insurmountable danger, call for help immediately." Yan Xiaoxin took a breath and issued the clear command.

The doors of ten SUVs opened, and twenty-three trainees, along with Guan Zhongliu and Yan Xiaoxin, got out of the vehicles.

"Squeak squeak squeak..."

A series of teeth-grinding sounds coalesced into a sharp sonic wave, enough to make an ordinary person with a weaker mind faint.

Even if one could withstand such sound waves, the sight of Rat Swarm, each as tall as half a person, would probably terrify them.

"Claw Rat, Plague Rat, Venom Rat, Ironhide Rat ... I've seen at least seven kinds, quite a large number," Guan Zhongliu said slowly. "There's probably more than one Leader Tier Rat King."

Yan Xiaoxin understood and issued a second order, "The Rat Swarm is quite large, be careful not to rush too deep. Melee classes in front, ranged classes behind, and be sure to protect magic-based classes..."

"Shu Yi, let's go."

Bai Xiaowen had already reached his limit. In his eyes, these Mutant Rat were all Psionic Points! Although most of the Mutant Rat didn't have levels and killing them would only give 1 or 2 points, or even no spirit energy at all, their sheer number was overwhelming.

With a wave of his hand, a group of summoned creatures appeared. Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier lined up to advance, followed by Rageclaw, Skeleton Mage, and Shadow Assassin, protecting Li Shuyi and Bai Xiaowen in the center as they advanced.

Bai Xiaowen directly used the Talisman Switching skill to summon two Straw Demon Soldier.

There were nine summoned creatures in total, leaving the non- University Team members dumbfounded. It was practically a one-man team. Fortunately, summoned creatures were usually weaker than awakened individuals of the same level.

The Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier swung his iron sword, and under the guidance of his level 5 One-Handed Swordsmanship, almost every strike hit the Mutant Rat ' vital points. These Mutant Rat, whose average Life Value was only around thirty points, were instantly killed by decapitation and throat-splitting attacks.

Even Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier can be killed instantly, let alone Shadow Assassin and Rageclaw, whose attack speed is even faster and their killing efficiency is even higher.

Through the gaps protected by the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, Li Shuyi reaped the lives of the Mutant Rat with each strike, while simultaneously stacking her own passive status.

She also equipped the B-Tier title "Slaughter Maniac," and after killing dozens of Mutant Rat, the bonus effect was maximized. Her Thrust sword whistled out, the sword shadows almost connected end to end, and her attack speed was astonishing.

In just one minute, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi advanced about 100 meters and encountered their first Elite Tier Claw Rat.

Despite being Elite Tier, the Claw Rat was only level 2. A single Shield Bash from the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier made it lose its footing, and Li Shuyi Triple Stab several times with her sword. With Bai Xiaowen's ranged support, they killed it in just a few seconds.

Guan Zhongliu next to the off-road vehicle, witnessed this scene and exclaimed, "What an extraordinary summoner! Although I've seen his battles in videos before, witnessing it in person still leaves me in awe. Jinghai University has truly struck gold!"

"Yes, we all saw Bai Xiaowen's combat video during the base city defense battle. Unlike ordinary summoners who are not good at teamwork, he is simply a genius! He can operate on multiple fronts at the same time, issuing different subtle commands to different summoned creatures, making the summoned creatures achieve a synergy greater than the sum of their parts!"

Yan Xiaoxin said with a grin, "Fortunately, only we saw Bai Xiaowen's performance in the base city defense battle; otherwise, other universities would definitely have had to put in much more effort to compete for him."

Boom!

A dazzling flame flashed within the Mutant Rat swarm, covering an area of more than ten meters. The Flame Scorch the Mutant Rat, and hundreds of them perished in an instant.

The one who made the move was a student with Mental Specialty, Mage Class. He glanced around with a hint of smugness. Facing such a large number of cannon fodder-level mutated beasts, Mage Class skilled in wide-area spells was undoubtedly a terrifying turret, capable of reaping them instantly at a speed no one could match.

However, upon seeing the speed of Bai Xiaowen's advance, the student's face fell.

Bai Xiaowen's nine summoned creatures kill an average of five or six Mutant Rat per second. What's most enviable is that they don't require much Divine Might and can maintain this terrifying harvesting speed indefinitely. His wide-range fire spells, which can kill hundreds of rats at once, seem powerful, but the skill cooldown is two minutes long and consumes a considerable amount of Divine Might.

Within two minutes, Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures were enough to wipe out several hundred Mutant Rat.

"As expected, Standard Class can't compare to Hero Class, even in their strongest areas..." The student secretly made up his mind, "I heard there's a second chance to Class Change professions after level 10, I must try to change to Hero Class then."

On the other side, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi's advance had yielded nearly a thousand Psionic Points, including the 200 points contributed by the unfortunate Elite Tier Claw Rat.

"Squeak squeak squeak!"

With a howl, the Mutant Rat swarm parted to both sides.

The Mutant Rat swarm around them thinned out, significantly reducing the killing efficiency of Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures.

"Huh?" Bai Xiaowen looked up and saw four large black rats surrounding a Mutant Rat the size of an adult, charging towards them.

"Boss Tier has appeared so quickly."

Bai Xiaowen recognized that the four black-skinned rats were all Elite Tier level 2 Ironhide Rat with very high defense. He simply used his Insight on the Mutant Rat Boss Tier.