Shaking Off

When the anomaly was detected, the leader of this team reported the situation and the names of the team members to Huoding. Everyone knew that even if Huoding wanted to rescue them, he was powerless to do so. At the same time, similar situations were occurring in other areas, but Saqi's team was the first to encounter the black rats returning from the surface to the cave.

Huoding listened to the breathing of the team members in the communicator and the increasingly loud noises, his expression extremely heavy. At this moment, these people were still alive, their breathing could still be heard, but what about the next moment? The team members around Huoding's eyes were bloodshot, but they couldn't do anything now; they couldn't get there in time.

Underground, through the night vision goggles, the team members had already seen the black rats appearing at the end of the passage.

"Prepare... to fire..."

Before the leader could finish the word "fire," a voice suddenly sounded from the communicator.

"Team members encountering large groups of black rats returning from the surface, if you want to live, do not open fire! Quickly move to the side and press against the cave wall! Be careful, do not open fire!"

Xilin! It was Xilin!

The black rats were getting closer, but the leader hesitated.

"Listen to him! Don't open fire, move to the side and press against the cave wall!" On the surface, Knight, who was standing next to Huoding, snatched the communicator from Huoding's hand and roared.

The leader gritted his teeth, "Do as he says!"

As the team members moved to the side and pressed against the cave wall, the black rats were already three meters in front of them. They had been this close to black rats before, but that was when they were holding weapons, not like now.

When the first black rat passed in front of them, the hearts of several people almost leaped into their throats. The close-up view of their large front teeth, sharp claws, blood-red eyes, and the surging stench made the team members' scalps tingle, and they even prepared for death.

However, the black rat acted as if it didn't see them, its speed still as fast as ever, and it zipped past.

Then one, then another, then another...

Saqi felt the terrifying sensation of the black rats' tough black fur brushing past him, and he was incredibly surprised. These were black rats, real big black rats, mutated black rats that might not be killed even with two shots! He could still feel the ferocious aura they carried, but... damn it, they just passed by, they really just passed by! They didn't even glance at them.

This was absolutely the most terrifying and bizarre thing they had experienced in their lives!

Only Xilin knew that the howl of the black rat leader meant for all the black rats to drop what they were doing, ignore everything else, and focus all their efforts on surrounding Xilin. As long as they had that White Ball, they would have a chance to make a comeback.

On the other end of the communicator, on the surface, Huoding and the surrounding team members held their breath, listening to the sound of the black rats running past. The video was on, and although the image was unclear in the darkness, the red eyes were relatively visible. Just watching the communicator made their adrenaline surge and their hearts grow cold. They could imagine how the people who had actually brushed past the black rats felt.

After all the black rats had passed, the sound of vibration also faded away.

Knight breathed a sigh of relief. As expected, Xilin was no ordinary person. However, when he tried to contact Xilin again, he found that he couldn't.

With this team's example, the other teams that encountered similar situations also followed suit. However, they didn't know until they did it how much courage it required. The timid ones would have fainted long ago.

Inside the cave, the backs of the few people were almost soaked. They maintained their posture of pressing against the wall, feeling stiff all over, and still not daring to breathe loudly.

When they came back to their senses, besides the joy of surviving, the team members felt a sense of strangeness. The atmosphere of heroic sacrifice that had been filled with righteous indignation was instantly shattered, leaving nothing behind. It was as if they had been preparing to defecate for a long time, only to pass gas, making them feel both ridiculous and complicated.

Fortunately, that kid had reminded them in time, otherwise... thinking about it made the team members tremble.

However, if they knew that Xilin was the culprit who had led these black rats back, they would definitely be so angry that they would twist Xilin's neck.

Xilin, who continued to run, calculated that the time was almost right. He then placed the White Ball into Yuanye's Ring. While it might be unstable for other subspace items, Xilin had tested it before and found it to be quite stable. As expected of something from the mysterious Shangshu Fuji Yuanye Family.

After placing the White Ball into the ring, Xilin sprayed some prepared potion on himself, removing the scent he had deliberately applied earlier – a scent that humans could hardly detect. As a Hunter, Xilin had no shortage of experience in using scents to mislead prey...

Xilin had shaken off the Big Black Rat by a considerable distance. If the Big Black Rat could speak, it would surely exclaim, "Damn it, running this fast, who's the real rat?! This guy isn't human, he's truly not human!"

When the Black Rat Leader followed the scent, it saw a cat face spray-painted on the cave wall with fluorescent liquid, grinning carelessly. Beside it was a large character, "Meow"...

Further ahead, the scent disappeared.

Xilin didn't know if the Big Black Rat could recognize the character "Meow," but it was clearly furious. As long as it served to add fuel to the fire, that was enough. Xilin, unable to find the thief of the White Ball, coupled with this infuriating cat face, what would be the Black Rat Leader's final reaction?

The matter of retaliating against the base researchers had long been kicked to the other side of the universe by this Big Black Rat. Now, it only wanted to find that detestable human, retrieve the White Ball, tear the person to shreds, and stomp them into mud!

The Action Personnel in the underground caves had all retreated to the surface. In such an enraged state and unable to find a target for its fury, what was the most likely action of the Black Rat Leader? It would be to rush out to the surface.

What was on the surface? The concentrated firepower of the action troops, and Armed Aircraft in the air. Adhering to the rule of "capture the leader first," the Big Black Rat would become a common target as soon as it appeared. Moreover, without the support of the White Ball, the Big Black Rat's stamina was declining, and its physical defense had significantly decreased. Although its attack power remained formidable, its threat was clearly not as great as before. Xilin believed Huoding could handle it.

Xilin slipped away to the surface through other routes, avoiding the swarms of black rats summoned by the Black Rat Leader. As he neared the surface, Xilin sensed a group of people nearby and took another path to get ahead of them. He used collected rat claws to slash his Combat Suit, leaving several wounds, and controlled the color and viscosity of the blood, as well as the clotting of the wounds, making it look as if he had been injured for some time.

Both serum antibody injections had been administered. Xilin forced his complexion to appear somewhat pale, looking like an injured person suffering from excessive blood loss and extreme fatigue. The Communicator had been destroyed after the last call, to prevent anyone from tracking Xilin's location by receiving its signal.

After completing the preparations and checking everything, Xilin lay down peacefully to wait for the group passing by. The situation unfolded much as Xilin had predicted. The group treated Xilin as an injured person and helped him back to the surface.

Seeing that Xilin was only injured and not in mortal danger, Huoding was relieved. Otherwise, how would he explain it to Old Master Mo upon their return?

Xilin told Huoding his "guess." After listening, Huoding immediately ordered everyone to prepare, awaiting the emergence of the black rats from underground. At the same time, Huoding thought, "As expected of Old Master Mo's prized disciple, his predictions are always accurate."

This is the last week for the new book. We are aiming for the charts this week. We hope for everyone's support! ^^

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