"Beast General Level Rat King!"
The instant he saw the pale gold rat appear, 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 outward.
Seeing how fast Yang Yu was, the Rat King let out several more screeches.
Several pale yellow rat figures immediately appeared in front of Yang Yu.
Their speed was not much weaker than Yang Yu's current speed.
"Advanced Beast Soldiers!"
Seeing the rat-type Monsters charging even faster than the previous Mutated Green Python, Conghu Army had no time to lament his bad luck today before he saw Yang Yu swing his War Blade while sprinting at high speed.
"Shadowless Blade!"
He slashed three times in an instant.
Nearly simultaneously, the three strikes landed on the three rats and killed them instantly!
"Squeak, squeak!"
Seeing its capable Subordinates get killed so easily, the Rat King's scant intelligence was immediately overwhelmed by its savage killing instincts.
"Squeak!"
With a sharp, urgent screech,
the Rat King transformed into a pale gold phantom, crossing a hundred meters in an instant as it charged at Yang Yu at extreme speed.
Feeling a fierce gust of wind from behind him,
Yang Yu accelerated again, keeping his speed on par with 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 burst forth at a speed comparable to a human Intermediate War General.
At such high speed, even with Conghu Army tucked under his arm, Yang Yu reached the outskirts of the urban village in just over ten seconds.
The enraged Rat King was still screeching incessantly.
With its screeches, more and more Mutated Rats began gathering to join the pursuit.
When Conghu Army turned back and saw the Rat Horde that had become a black "river," he could not help shuddering.
"Report to headquarters immediately!"
Conghu Army immediately activated the special Communication Watch on his left wrist. "Reporting to headquarters! A Rat Tide has erupted in the urban village in the eastern district! The situation is extremely critical! Requesting reinforcements! Requesting reinforcements!"
After shouting several times in a row, Conghu Army realized Yang Yu had already carried him onto a broad street and set him down.
Because rats had not yet undergone too many mutations at this point, fear of humanity's broad streets still lurked deep in their genes.
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 stopped as well and rose onto its hind legs.
The Rat King stood over a meter tall, its tiny scarlet eyes fixed on Yang Yu.
Behind it were tens of thousands of Mutated Rats, and their numbers were still increasing.
After receiving Conghu Army's request for support, the military responsible for Jiangnan City's eastern district immediately mobilized its rapid-response forces, bringing a large number of incendiary weapons, Heavy Machine Guns, missiles, and other high-destructive weapons.
But reinforcements needed time!
Yang Yu had just killed a Mutated Green Python that did not even count as cannon fodder, and his fighting spirit was running high.
This Rat King, with the strength of a Primary Beast General, was the perfect opponent for honing his blade skills!
"Brother Cong, fall back! Leave this place to me."
Seeing the confidence in Yang Yu's eyes, Conghu Army had wanted to say that the support team would arrive soon. But recalling Yang Yu's burst of speed and his lightning-fast Blade Technique,
Conghu Army knew a Genius Martial Artist like Yang Yu did not need his advice.
"Alright! Little Yang, I'll go get reinforcements right away!"
Conghu Army knew the situation was urgent. If such a vast number of Mutated Rats rushed into a human settlement, it would be a true disaster!
Every second counted now!
Watching Conghu Army leave until he had run to a safe distance,
Yang Yu slowly secured the shield on his left arm, gripped his War Blade tightly, and faced the Rat King.
The Rat King did not hurry either. With intelligence comparable to that of a human child of four or five, along with its battle instincts, it knew clearly that the boy was the truly threatening opponent.
"Interesting! Let me see just how troublesome this so-called Rat Tide is."
Yang Yu muttered, then charged fearlessly into the Rat Horde with his War Blade in hand!
Seeing the human before it actually dare to charge its side, the Rat King showed no fear. Since it had been born, it had never once fought to its heart's content.
Recently, as it sensed its strength rapidly growing, its courage had grown as well.
"Squeak!!!"
The Rat King suddenly screeched. Four giant rats, each only one size smaller than it, immediately took the lead in charging toward Yang Yu.
As for itself, it concealed itself 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 unleashed the Soaring Dragon Footwork, his speed abruptly rising another level.
At the same time, he released his Spiritual Force to stay alert to his surroundings, ready at any moment to assist his War Blade in killing enemies!
Yang Yu did not regard the four rats with Advanced Beast Soldier strength as a threat, but he still had to treat the Rat King hidden among them with caution.
The instant both sides met,
he unleashed Shadowless Blade again.
Four streaks of Purple Blade Light flashed into existence, then vanished.
In an instant, the four giant rats were separated from their heads.
Seeing four Subordinates killed in an instant, the Rat King felt no heartache at all. Instead, it rejoiced inwardly.
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 a pale gold phantom as they lunged for Yang Yu's throat. At the same time, it opened its huge mouth, exposing its dense, sharp teeth, as though it intended to enjoy Yang Yu immediately after tearing open his throat.
It was obvious it could not wait any longer!
Sensing waves of foul breath wash over his face, 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 that lightning-fast instant, he took a small step back, narrowly seeming to evade the Rat King's attack.
But only Yang Yu knew that everything was within his control.
The Spiritual Force he had constantly released had completely captured every movement of the Rat King.
The Rat King's seemingly fierce 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 its strongest attack had actually failed.
But the blade light that flashed out in the next instant reminded it of the fear it had felt when it was weak, when humans casually kicked and drove it away.
"Sshk—"
The lightning-fast War Blade hacked with difficulty into the Rat King's head, but immediately lodged in its hard skull.
Monsters naturally had extremely strong defenses, and the Beast General Level Rat King's fur and hide were even absurdly tough.
Even though Yang Yu had not held back with this strike and had executed the Thunderbolt Blade Technique with full strength,
the War Blade was ultimately only an ordinary Alloy War Blade, incapable of splitting apart a Beast General Level Rat King's head in one blow.
"Awoo—"
The Rat King, whose head had nearly been split open, immediately screamed in agony.
"Squeak!!!"
After a screech, the Rat Horde behind the Rat King instantly erupted into chaos, fighting to leap at Yang Yu and tear into him.
Pulling out his War Blade, Yang Yu swung again coldly.
This time, it was:
"Tiger Cannon Blade!"
"Roar~~"
When Yang Yu struck with full strength, the blade light swept through the air, carrying faint roars of a tiger.
The heavily wounded Rat King no longer had the strength to dodge.
With one strike,
the rat's head flew.
The Beast General fell!
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