Blade Light Appears, Rat King Falls

"Beast General Level Rat King!"

The instant the pale gold rat appeared, Yang Yu sensed its speed and immediately formed a rough estimate of its strength.

"Run first!"

With Conghu Army tucked under his left arm, Yang Yu burst forth at a speed no weaker than the Rat King's and fled outside.

Seeing how fast Yang Yu was, the Rat King screeched several more times.

Several pale yellow rat figures immediately appeared ahead of Yang Yu.

Their speed was not much slower than Yang Yu's current speed.

"Advanced Beast Soldiers!"

Seeing the rat-type monsters that were even faster than the previous Mutated Green Python's charge—

Before Conghu Army could lament his terrible luck today, he saw Yang Yu swing his War Blade while running at high speed.

"Shadowless Blade!"

He struck three times in an instant.

The three rats were hit almost simultaneously and killed on the spot!

"Squeak, squeak!"

Seeing its capable subordinates so easily killed, the Rat King's scant intelligence was immediately swallowed by its savage killing instinct.

"Squeak!"

With a sharp, urgent screech—

The Rat King turned into a pale gold blur, crossing a hundred meters in an instant as it charged at Yang Yu with extreme speed.

Sensing a fierce gust of wind behind him—

Yang Yu accelerated again, maintaining a speed equal to the Rat King's.

Yang Yu's speed had now reached the limit of an Intermediate War General.

That was 180 m/s!

Rats were naturally extremely fast.

It was only normal for this Rat King, which had already entered the Primary Beast General Level, to be able to match the speed of a human Intermediate War General when it burst forth.

Even carrying Conghu Army at such speed, Yang Yu took only a little over ten seconds to reach the outskirts of the Urban Village.

The enraged Rat King was still screeching incessantly.

With its screeches, more and more Mutated Rats began converging into the pursuit.

Turning back to look at the Rat Horde that had become a black "river," Conghu Army could not help but shudder.

"Report this to headquarters immediately!"

Conghu Army promptly activated the special Communication Watch on his left wrist. "Reporting to headquarters, a Rat Tide has broken out in the Urban Village in the eastern district! The situation is extremely critical! Requesting support! Requesting support!"

After shouting repeatedly, Conghu Army finally realized that Yang Yu had brought him onto a broad street and set him down.

Since rats had not undergone too many mutations yet, their genes still retained a deep-seated fear of broad human streets.

Although the Rat King no longer feared open city streets, the dense, dim Urban Village behind it gave it a greater sense of security.

Seeing Yang Yu stop, the Rat King also stopped and rose onto its hind legs.

Standing more than a meter tall, the Rat King blinked its tiny scarlet eyes as it stared at Yang Yu.

Behind it were tens of thousands of Mutated Rats, and their numbers were still growing.

After receiving Conghu Army's request for support, the military responsible for Jiangnan City's eastern district immediately dispatched mobile forces, carrying large quantities of incendiary weapons, Heavy Machine Guns, missiles, and other high-destruction weaponry.

But support needed time!

Yang Yu had just killed a Mutated Green Python that did not even count as small fry, and his fighting spirit was soaring.

This Primary Beast General Level Rat King was the perfect Opponent to practice his Blade Technique on!

"Big Brother Conghu, fall back! Leave this place to me."

Seeing Yang Yu's confident eyes, Conghu Army had wanted to say that the support team would arrive soon. But recalling Yang Yu's explosive speed and lightning-fast Blade Technique—

Conghu Army knew that a Genius Martial Artist like Yang Yu did not need his advice.

"Alright! Little Yang, I'll go get reinforcements!"

Conghu Army knew the situation was urgent. If such a massive number of Mutated Rats rushed into a human settlement, it would be a true disaster!

Every second counted now!

Watching Conghu Army depart until he had reached a safe distance—

Only then did Yang Yu slowly secure the shield on his left arm and grip his War Blade tightly as he faced the Rat King.

The Rat King was in no hurry either. With intelligence comparable to that of a four- or five-year-old child, along with its battle instincts, it clearly understood that the Boy was the truly threatening Opponent.

"Interesting! Let me see just how troublesome this so-called Rat Tide is."

Yang Yu murmured, then charged fearlessly into the Rat Horde with his War Blade in hand!

Seeing the human before it actually dare to charge their side, the Rat King showed no fear. Since it had been born, it had never fought to its heart's content even once.

Recently, as it sensed its strength growing greatly, its courage had grown as well.

"Squeak!!!"

The Rat King suddenly screeched. Four giant rats, each only one size smaller than it, were the first to charge at Yang Yu.

As for the Rat King itself, it hid within the formation, preparing to launch a fatal strike.

The Rat King, having gained rudimentary intelligence, already understood how to use the simplest tactics.

"Good!"

Yang Yu shouted lowly as he deployed the Soaring Dragon Footwork, his speed suddenly rising another notch.

At the same time, he released his Spiritual Force to remain alert to his surroundings and assist his War Blade in killing enemies at any moment!

Yang Yu did not regard the four rats with Advanced Beast Soldier strength as threats, but the Rat King hidden among them still required careful attention.

The instant the two sides met—

The Shadowless Blade was unleashed again.

Four streaks of Purple Blade Light flashed and vanished.

The four giant rats were instantly decapitated.

Seeing four of its Subordinates killed in an instant, the Rat King felt no heartache. Instead, it was delighted.

This was exactly what it had been waiting for!

Just as Yang Yu swung his blade—

The Rat King moved!

With a fierce pounce—

Its Talons became pale gold blurs that lunged for Yang Yu's throat. At the same time, it opened its huge mouth, revealing rows of dense, sharp teeth, as though it intended to tear open Yang Yu's throat and feast at once.

It was obvious that it could hardly wait!

As the foul stench of its breath washed over him, Yang Yu frowned.

"It reeks!"

With a thought, he turned the War Blade in his hand and simultaneously unleashed the Soaring Dragon Footwork and Thunderbolt Blade Technique.

In a lightning-fast instant, he took a small step back, narrowly avoiding the Rat King's attack.

But only Yang Yu knew that everything was under his control.

The Spiritual Force he had continuously released had completely captured the Rat King's movements.

The Rat King's seemingly savage and swift attack was no different from slow motion in Yang Yu's eyes.

The Rat King, whose pounce had missed, seemed unable to believe that its strongest attack had failed.

But the blade light that flashed in the next instant reminded it of the fear it had felt in its weaker days, when humans could casually kick it aside and drive it away.

"Slash—"

The lightning-fast War Blade hacked with difficulty into the Rat King's head, only to become stuck in its hard skull.

Monsters already possessed extremely strong defenses, and the fur and hide of a Beast General Level Rat King were even absurdly tough.

Although Yang Yu had not held back with this strike and had used the Thunderbolt Blade Technique at Full Strength—

The War Blade was only an ordinary Alloy War Blade after all. It could not split apart a Beast General Level Rat King's head in one blow.

"Aw—"

The Rat King, whose head had nearly been split open, immediately let out a miserable cry.

"Squeak!!!"

After a screech, the Rat Horde behind the Rat King instantly erupted, rushing forward to pounce on and tear apart Yang Yu.

Pulling out his War Blade, Yang Yu coldly swung it again.

This time, it was—

'Tiger Cannon Blade!'

"Roar~~"

When Yang Yu struck with Full Strength, the blade light swept through the air, carrying faint waves of tiger roars.

The heavily wounded Rat King no longer had the strength to evade.

With one strike—

The rat's head flew.

A Beast General fell!