An Extermination of Rats

Li Ziran was not the kind of person who would sit idly by and wait for death, nor would he waste time.

He firmly believes that in any situation, as long as you consider a problem from multiple perspectives, you can always find a solution.

He now needs an absolutely stable operating room.

There's simply no space available now, but the surgery won't wait until he finds a suitable place; by then, it'll be too late. The entire Martiner Town is under complete lockdown, and even deep underground, one can still faintly feel the ground tremors.

Although he didn't see the current state of Martiner Town, it was certainly not ideal.

How can I create an absolutely quiet surgical space for myself?

Li Ziran's mind raced. It was clear that this place was very quiet, and there was no need to worry about the Elves disturbing them. However, the space was too narrow, making it almost impossible to perform surgery here.

Whether by chance or unintentional, Li Ziran caught a glimpse of the rat that was at odds with him.

At this moment, the rats in the front row still blocked Li Ziran's way forward like hedgehogs, but the entire rat swarm had quietly changed.

Under the cover of the rats in the front row, the rats in the back row were frantically gnawing at the rocks next to them with their big front teeth. In the short time that Li Ziran was distracted, he had already cleared a space about half the width of a person.

The biggest difference between living beings and beasts lies in intelligence, while their greatest commonality is survival.

These rats are trying to dig new tunnels, hoping to move to other areas by passing through the nearby stones.

Looking at these self-important mice, Li Ziran immediately laughed. Did these guys really think he was a fool?

But then, a thought struck him: weren't they just a bunch of laborers?

Who says there's no room for surgery underground? Although he couldn't dig through hard rocks, these rats could break through almost any rock around them, except for sedimentary rock.

These rats have a fatal flaw: they have an innate fear of snakes.

I'm a venomous snake now!

Why not make these rats your helpers?

These rats are unruly, and Li Ziran didn't intend to use any magic to control their minds, but there was a better way.

Rats will try every possible way to survive.

Li Ziran only needs to follow the survival instincts of animals to easily achieve his goals.

He began to retreat stealthily, giving the rats room to maneuver, his two snake eyes fixed on the rats' movements behind him.

Sure enough, once the rats realized they had enough space to move around, they immediately became bolder and began to move forward. The rats behind them split into five groups and began to gnaw on the stones.

"These guys are so clever!"

Li Ziran couldn't help but sigh inwardly. After seizing the opportunity, he divided himself into five directions to create opportunities. In this way, even if Li Ziran, the venomous snake, really wanted to eat the rat, they could escape in five directions, preserving the majority of their strength for survival.

The rat was indeed clever, but this did not align with Li Ziran's intentions.

He needs these rats to dig holes in one direction, ideally all at the same time.

Hiss!

Li Ziran darted out instantly, and before the rats could react, he coiled up the fattest one.

He simply couldn't bring himself to bite it, so he ended the rat's life by using Snake Constriction.

The sudden change frightened the rats away, causing them to desperately gather in the corner, with the strongest rats at the front standing their fur on end once again.

They are prepared to fight to the death.

Now Li Ziran didn't want to provoke these rats; they had already gathered completely in one direction as he had requested.

The two sides began to confront each other again, with Li Ziran constantly flicking his snake tongue to put pressure on the rats.

The rats huddled together, fully alert, but after another fifteen minutes, seeing that Li Ziran hadn't attacked, their desire to escape rekindled.

Rats began gnawing on the stones behind them, the sizzling sound echoing in the not-so-large space.

Li Ziran could clearly sense that the entire swarm of rats was slowly moving backward, which was an excellent sign, meaning that new space was being created.

However, the rats instinctively dig holes the size of water pipes, which completely contradicts Li Ziran's fundamental needs.

He needs to carve out a room underground that is at least as tall as himself, just big enough for him to stand up.

Therefore, he wouldn't let these rats dig holes based on their instincts. Risking being pricked by their hairs, Li Ziran launched a fierce attack.

Squeak squeak squeak!

The rats scurried about frantically, and those hedgehog-like rats crumbled the moment Li Ziran launched his fierce attack. Each rat instinctively sought a space to survive.

Some of the clever ones found the exit directly, but Li Ziran wasn't about to let these laborers escape. He swung his Tail, and one rat almost became a meat patty.

He's starting to like this body; every inch of the venomous snake seems designed specifically for catching mice.

The rat swarm quieted down again as Li Ziran's attack ceased. However, this disturbance resulted in seven rat corpses, which huddled together, barely managing to stand in confrontation with Li Ziran.

The sight of these seven corpses broke Li Ziran's heart; they were seven laborers.

At this moment, Li Ziran wanted to learn some skills in controlling beasts. If he could tame these rats, he wouldn't have to work so hard now.

He shook his head inwardly; he knew he needed to work harder.

Time waits for no one!

No one would have guessed that Elves wanted criminal the elves were desperately searching for was currently cultivating the land underground. After the Ancient Elf bloodline appeared, that very night, the Elves white tiger priest entered Martiner Town, and at the same time, a large number of Elf Mage controlled the surrounding area for dozens of miles. Behind them, a vast pilgrimage procession began to officially enter Mading'er Town, stretching endlessly, looking like a swarm of grasshoppers rushing by.

Elves a brief rest in Mading'er Town, the pilgrims resumed their journey to the Despair Forest.

The quiet periods in the Despair Forest are extremely short, offering them very little time to rest.

Overnight, the pilgrimage group dwindled to just the Tail, the Elves anxiously watching the Windmill in the center, as if awaiting Jon's command to set off.

This is in the southern part of the Wasteland, not far from the Despair Forest.

"Still no news?" Jon looked directly at the Fire Elf, seemingly aware that the pilgrimage was imminent and he didn't have much time left; his expression was unfriendly.

The Fire Elf looked at the White Tiger Priest dressed in all white beside him, feeling quite troubled.

For an entire night, they searched the souls of almost everyone who had come into contact with Li Ziran, but apart from specific images, they found no particularly useful information.

The wizard, along with the Centaur boss and the two Centaur soldiers, did indeed vanish into thin air.

"Now we can be certain that the other party has never left Martiner Town, and is very likely hiding among these ordinary people." She said, choosing words that would interest Jon as much as possible.

"Hidden? You say someone is hiding among ordinary people with an Ancient Elf? Then tell me, what's her strength? Archmage? Title Magister? Or a legendary god Archmage?" Jon mocked mercilessly, "Trash, all of you are trash! Tell me how she did it!"

The Fire Elf couldn't answer; if she knew how to do it, she wouldn't be in such a predicament.

It's really strange. She has captured Li Ziran's image and deciphered the memories of everyone who had contact with Li Ziran, but the only information she has obtained is that he has retired.

This person appeared in Martiner Town out of nowhere, and the only person she had any connection with was the woman with the sea-blue curly hair.

But there was no specific information about that woman.

"Search again, thoroughly, I need results, understand!" Jon roared at the silent Fire Elf.

"Understood!" The Fire Elf hurriedly retreated, but after leaving the tent and looking at the listless laborers in the stable, it became confused again.

If this happened again, these people's souls would probably wither completely.

But Jon's orders...

"Bring that Horse Dwarf here!"

Hiss!

Li Ziran flicked his tongue, unaware of the misfortune his attendant was currently suffering; he was only concerned with his own progress.

Very good, the results are remarkable.

The space that has been cleared is now about half a person's height and can barely be considered a cave. Countless rat holes still remain on the cave walls.

If you break through the layers of these rat burrows, you can barely make it into an underground operating room.

Keep it up!

Li Ziran flicked his tail, waking up the two lazy mice, who were so tired that they had begun to give up their survival instincts.

Would Li Ziran agree?

The two mice, frightened, hurriedly scurried deeper into their burrows, their two large front teeth straining to gnaw at the stone. As they gnawed away, the two burrows were eventually connected, forming a space as thick as a thigh.

"Keep it up, brother!"

At this moment, Li Ziran had grown fond of these guys and secretly vowed that once this crisis was over, he would spend a silver coin to buy bread and treat them to a good meal.

But right now, I have to get to work!

Hiss!

After a brief rest, Li Ziran sprang into the air and pounced on a rat that was trying to escape.

You dare to slack off!