This Wasn't the Accident I Wanted

It had underestimated Shen Mo and looked down on the protagonist group.

Mo Blade was a divine artifact. Controlling it required little effort, and it could absorb energy through slaughter to repair itself.

So the more it killed, the more energized it became. It raced through the rat horde as if it had returned home, thrilled beyond measure.

The surrounding Mutant Rats dwindled without anyone noticing. Seeing this, the Second-Order Mutant White Rat finally grew restless.

Shen Mo looked up, a flicker of excitement flashing through his eyes.

This thing was finally showing itself.

The white rat hid within the dense swarm, but it was still extremely conspicuous. It probably knew that itself, so it burrowed beneath the rat horde and gradually approached, looking for a chance to launch a sneak attack.

Normally, it would not have succeeded. But after such a long battle of attrition, the protagonists' abilities had nearly been depleted.

Shen Mo could not help sighing. "A mutated rat is still a rat. Its behavior is still just as sneaky and cunning."

It seemed the key to completing the mission lay in this moment. As long as he kept Cui Yang within one meter of himself, he could complete the protection mission with absolute certainty.

As for if that thing suddenly exploded, he could run away before Cui Yang had time to react.

Being dirty or being dead—which was more important? Cui Yang should know the answer himself.

So Shen Mo did not feel the slightest bit guilty about what he was doing.

"Captain Leng, nearly half the cargo compartment is filled with canned food. We've confirmed there isn't any danger inside. Should we drive it away now?" Su Ze shut the cargo door again, swept aside the mutant beasts trying to approach with his vines, and walked over to ask Leng Shiyi.

Leng Shiyi nodded. A trace of relief finally flashed across his exhausted face as he raised his voice. "Prepare to retreat. Whoever can drive, go to the cab. Everyone else, come to the cargo compartment with me."

Cui Yang said, "I can drive a truck."

After all, he had come from the military and had undergone all kinds of strange training. He could even fly a helicopter.

Leng Shiyi nodded. "Then we'll head to the back first. Be careful. Remember to meet up with Yang Xuan later."

Cui Yang said, "All right."

"Wait, sis, I want to sit in the front. There aren't any seats in the cargo compartment, and it's too dark for me to see. What if a rat suddenly crawls out? I'm scared. I don't want to go in the cargo compartment."

Shen Mo still did not know that his cover had already been blown. He copied the original owner's former expression whenever he threw a tantrum and caused trouble, putting on a look as though the rats from earlier had truly frightened him.

Since the original owner always avoided such situations, screaming and pulling one ridiculous stunt after another, this would make everyone think his old habits had acted up again.

Leng Shiyi instinctively felt irritated and impatient, as if his earlier belief that someone else had taken Shen Mo's place had merely been an illusion.

Shen Yue and Su Ze were initially alarmed, but quickly calmed down. Looking at the familiar, clear eyes before them, they could not understand why he was doing this.

Shen Mo had initially found it rather amusing, so he added an even stronger dose. Mimicking the original owner's behavior from his memories, he began to make an unreasonable fuss. "I don't care. I found this truck. And Brother Cui Yang is so amazing, he'll protect me too."

[Blegh... blegh!]

The moment he finished speaking, his own tone disgusted him. He felt seriously nauseated, swallowed hard, and barely held it in.

He regretted indulging his perverse sense of humor a little. Doing this, he truly did not know who he was disgusting. It would have been better to charge in with a knife himself. But now that it had come to this, he would have to see through the mess he had made, even on his knees.

Still, he really could not bring himself to say anything more nauseating. His mouth twitched stiffly as he stood there.

[I can't do this anymore. This is too disgusting. I can't keep acting. Can some hero please pick up the conversation? Just say something!]

Shen Yue wore an indescribable expression and was about to say something, but Leng Shiyi pulled her away the next moment. "Hurry up. There are more and more mutant beasts. If we don't leave now, it'll be too late. Don't worry, Cui Yang will protect him."

Su Ze gave Shen Mo a meaningful look, then cast Cui Yang a glance that said good luck before following the others into the cargo compartment.

Hearing the cargo compartment door shut, Shen Mo secretly let out a sigh of relief. When he looked up, he met Cui Yang's expressionless gaze.

[Buddy, what are you looking at?]

"Stay close to me." After saying that, Cui Yang turned and walked forward without looking back. Yet the lightning on the ground did indeed keep Shen Mo within his protection range.

The driver had to get in first, so Shen Mo quietly followed behind him, scanning their surroundings from the corner of his eye.

Sure enough, the instant Cui Yang's hand touched the cab door, a white shadow shot toward him.

By the time Cui Yang reacted, there was nowhere left to dodge.

[Well, damn. It finally came!]

Shen Mo raised an eyebrow at the sight and prepared to take a few steps forward to wrap Cui Yang within his Absolute Defense.

Relying on its meager intelligence, this damned rat knew it could not beat him, so it chose to bully the weaker target.

He had thought it would continue attacking him, allowing him to serve it a full revenge package while Cui Yang did not have eyes on the back of his head.

What a pity. He could only leave it to the cheat.

But Shen Mo had not expected the accident to come so abruptly.

Before the "weaker target," Cui Yang, could figure out why that deadweight from before had been able to dodge this attack so easily while he could not, a force from behind slammed him to the ground.

His butt suddenly felt cold. Someone had yanked his pants down to his knees, exposing his blue boxer briefs.

Cui Yang turned around, and his face instantly flushed red before gradually darkening.

Color suddenly began changing across his expressionless face. The sight was rather terrifying as well.

The culprit behind it all looked equally flushed and pale. He kicked the troublesome stone away.

[Fuck, that damned rock! That damned rat! My eyes have been defiled!]

It was only a stone. There was no reason he should not have been able to avoid it, so why had he tripped just now?

Driven by vengeful fury, the stone struck the white Mutant Rat with perfect accuracy. Before it could cry out in pain, its body was sliced into pieces by a black blade.

It all happened in an instant. Since Cui Yang was facing Shen Mo, he did not notice anything behind him.

Even after getting his revenge, Shen Mo still felt uncomfortable. Looking at Cui Yang tightly clutching his pants, he looked away and awkwardly reminded him, "Haha... your pants are pretty good quality. Should we get going? That Mutant Rat seems to have disappeared."