A First-Tier Magical Beast!

The Rock-Eating Rat was not like the unranked Magical Beasts resembling wild boars that they had encountered before.

The Rock-Eating Rat was a genuine first-tier Magical Beast!

It could even use Dou Qi to attack!

The Rock-Eating Rat was a relatively common first-tier Magical Beast in the Magical Beast Mountain Range.

Although it was omnivorous, it was particularly fond of eating rocks.

Because they frequently gnawed on rocks, Rock-Eating Rats had exceptionally tough fur.

Not only that, their teeth were also extremely sharp.

At this moment, Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan had been targeted by a Rock-Eating Rat.

This Rock-Eating Rat stood over half a meter tall!

Its build somewhat resembled that of a hamster, but it was far more vicious.

It had a coat of gray fur with extremely high defensive power.

Two five-centimeter-long teeth protruded from its mouth!

Its claws were not small either, each looking about as large as an adult woman's hand!

At that moment, Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan both stared intently at the Rock-Eating Rat across from them, guarding against a sudden attack.

Compared to when they had first entered the mountain range, Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan had changed quite a bit.

Both their clothes were somewhat torn, and they had a few scrapes on their bodies.

After all, over the past day, they had encountered more than one unranked Magical Beast.

There had also been some ordinary beasts, of course.

Even the two of them had suffered a few injuries.

Of course, they were only superficial wounds.

However, none of the opponents they had encountered over the past day had been a match for the genuine first-tier Magical Beast before them!

They both knew that if they faced it head-on, they would definitely lose.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan exchanged a glance.

Without the slightest hesitation, they climbed straight up a tree.

The Rock-Eating Rat watched the two climbing the tree and immediately followed after them.

After all, a Rock-Eating Rat was not like a wild boar, a creature that did not know how to climb trees.

Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan had never expected the Rock-Eating Rat to be unable to climb.

Seeing the Rock-Eating Rat following behind them, the two did not hesitate and immediately took out two small packets.

They opened the packets and scattered the powder inside.

This was a simple poison Yao Lao had taught them to make, called Soft Bone Powder.

Over the past day or so, they had only managed to find enough materials to make this tiny amount.

But they could not afford to be frugal now.

The two poured out all the Soft Bone Powder at once.

The Rock-Eating Rat, which had been climbing upward, immediately inhaled some of it.

Then, several stones the size of human heads suddenly appeared in Xiao Yang's hands as he reached a branch.

In perfect coordination, Xiao Yan took several and hurled them at the Rock-Eating Rat climbing the tree.

The Rock-Eating Rat was somewhat stunned by the stones that had suddenly appeared before it.

Caught off guard, it was smashed straight to the ground.

However, such an attack did nothing to it.

The damage was minimal, but the humiliation was immense.

It had actually been knocked down by "snacks" thrown by two "food items"!

With bloodshot eyes, the Rock-Eating Rat continued climbing toward the tree where Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan were.

Seeing this, the two did not hesitate and once again picked up stones to throw at the Rock-Eating Rat.

This time, the prepared Rock-Eating Rat would not be knocked down so easily by them.

Faint earthen-yellow light glimmered around its paws.

Then, the Rock-Eating Rat swiped a claw at the stone flying toward it.

"Bang!"

A stone the size of a human head was split cleanly in two by the Rock-Eating Rat's sharp claws!

Seeing this, Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan could not help feeling a chill run through them.

Still, they continued hurling stones at the Rock-Eating Rat.

This could not only drain its stamina and Dou Qi, but also accelerate the spread of the Soft Bone Powder through its body.

However, the stones in Xiao Yang's Storage Ring were soon used up.

Without the stones interfering, the Rock-Eating Rat swiftly climbed up.

Yet as Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan, who had been watching it closely, saw this, a trace of delight flashed through their eyes.

They could clearly see that the Rock-Eating Rat had slowed considerably!

Its movements had also become much more sluggish.

The Soft Bone Powder was taking effect!

With a thought, Xiao Yang took out a small shield.

It was one of the pieces of scrap metal he had picked up from the Mittel Auction House treasury last time.

It had originally been meant to hold an embedded Magic Core, but the forging had failed.

Still, it possessed a certain degree of defensive power.

It could be said that, aside from the map, it was the most valuable item among that pile of scrap metal!

The moment it reached them, the Rock-Eating Rat slashed a claw at Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan.

The sharp claws collided with the shield, producing the sound of metal striking metal.

"Clang!"

Xiao Yang felt an enormous force crash into him and nearly fell straight out of the tree.

At that moment, Xiao Yan suddenly drew a long spear and thrust it toward the Rock-Eating Rat.

This was also one of the pieces of scrap metal Xiao Yang had obtained earlier.

"Squelch!"

The spear struck the Rock-Eating Rat with precision.

Yet with Xiao Yan's strength and the spear's sharpness, it only forced the Rock-Eating Rat back slightly and could not even break through its defenses!

There was only a tiny scratch on its skin!

The Rock-Eating Rat looked at the spear and immediately flew into a rage.

It swatted at the spear with a claw.

But just then, it suddenly felt its body weaken, and even its Dou Qi was not circulating smoothly.

Its claw struck the spear, yet it failed to knock it away!

Even so, Xiao Yan felt his palms jolt, and he nearly lost his grip on the spear.

After knocking the spear aside, the Rock-Eating Rat shook its head and attacked Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan again.

Xiao Yang hurriedly raised the shield to block it.

Then, without the slightest hesitation, the two brothers seized the moment before the Rock-Eating Rat could gather fresh strength and unleashed Eight Extremes Collapse at the same time.

The Rock-Eating Rat, already growing weak as the Soft Bone Powder took effect, was struck squarely by both of Xiao Yang and Xiao Yan's attacks.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Even though both strikes landed solidly, the Rock-Eating Rat still managed to slash them with a claw.

Xiao Yang had intended to block with his shield.

But scrap metal was still scrap metal.

The shield was actually sliced open by the Rock-Eating Rat!

Its sharp claws carved three bloody marks across Xiao Yang's hand!

Fortunately, the shield had absorbed some of the force. Otherwise, those three wounds might have cut to the bone!

They might even have crippled Xiao Yang's hand outright!

However, the brothers' attack had also achieved a considerable effect.

They knocked the Rock-Eating Rat straight out of the tree.

After falling to the ground, it even struggled to stand.

Having been poisoned with Soft Bone Powder and struck by two Eight Extremes Collapses, even the Rock-Eating Rat was having a hard time.

The hidden force carried by Eight Extremes Collapse had especially inflicted internal injuries on it!

Although its skin possessed formidable defenses, it was precisely countered by hidden force.

Seeing the Rock-Eating Rat struggling to rise from the ground, neither Xiao Yang nor Xiao Yan immediately climbed down.

Xiao Yang took out a jar of medicinal powder and poured it onto his hand.

Before long, the bloody scratches on his hand gradually began to scab over.

Only after the Rock-Eating Rat's movements began to lessen did the two slowly climb down from the tree.