Battle with the Mutant Rat, Expulsion and Return

"Behind you!"

Yu Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted. The instant he identified the direction of the attack, he had already thrown himself forward.

At the same time, he completed the equipment merge with Miemie beneath him.

A fierce gust swept past the back of Yu Yuan's head, carrying an overwhelmingly foul stench.

Rip...

The Enforcer Helmet made a scraping sound as something sharp dragged across it. Yu Yuan's scalp went numb, as though something was about to slice open his skull.

Luckily, he reacted decisively. As Miemie vanished, he rolled forward with the momentum and landed on one knee, his muzzle aimed behind him.

Bang bang bang...

7.62×51mm rounds rained down like a storm toward the dark figure that had suddenly appeared in the Sewer.

Yu Yuan finally got a clear look at his attacker, and a chill ran down his spine.

What the hell was that thing?

It was over two meters long, its wet, slimy fur clumped against its body. It was pitch-black, like viscous asphalt, and radiated an incredibly concentrated stench. Its wedge-shaped, triangular rat head bore whiskers fifty or sixty centimeters long, while its eerie green eyes exuded cunning, bloodlust, and venom.

A pair of enormous chisel-like incisors gleamed orange-yellow under the direct beam of the flashlight. Though visibly worn, they were no less sharp, making one's blood run cold.

Behind it was a flesh-colored tail nearly twice its body length, lashing against the Sewer walls like a whip with loud smacks.

Under the flashlight and muzzle flashes, he could even see the layer of rough, hard, flesh-colored ringed scales on the tail. The sight was horrifying enough to make his hair stand on end.

Yu Yuan sucked in a cold breath.

Who the hell could tell him that was a rat?

A huge black rat that stood 1.2 meters tall even while crawling on the ground?

Pfft pfft pfft...

The bullets struck the giant rat's body, but the sound was like whips striking tough leather. Traces of blood appeared in its fur, yet the rounds failed to fully penetrate it, instead embedding themselves like rivets.

The sight utterly shattered Yu Yuan's understanding of reality.

Those were 7.62×51mm rounds!

In truth, the Mutant Giant Rat was not having an easy time either.

Although the bullets could not completely penetrate the fur that had long since mutated across its body, the immense kinetic impact still dealt considerable damage to its internal organs, making it shriek in pain.

Squeak squeak squeak—

In only a few seconds, an entire magazine was emptied.

The moment the magazine ran dry, the Mutant Giant Rat gave Yu Yuan no chance to react. Clearly enraged, it pushed off hard with its hind legs and lunged at him with its chisel-like incisors bared.

A crazed glint flashed through Yu Yuan's eyes. He raised the FN FAL Assault Rifle over his head and jammed it firmly against the giant rat's incisors. The Enforcer Chest Rig over his chest rapidly gained deep scratches beneath the giant rat's claws.

Even so, Yu Yuan was inevitably knocked to the ground by the giant rat's charge. The enormous impact nearly made him cough up blood. He could only brace both feet against the rat's belly and use the assault rifle to block its biting incisors, desperately holding on.

Fortunately, he was still in his equipped state with Miemie, and his strength had increased greatly. Only then was he barely able to withstand the giant rat's assault.

Squeak squeak squeak—

Extremely foul slime sprayed from the giant rat's mouth straight at him. Enveloped by the stench, Yu Yuan immediately felt suffocated and dizzy.

"Fuck! It even has biological attacks!" His eyes burned from the fumes, and nausea churned violently in his stomach.

He knew this could not continue.

Determination flashed through Yu Yuan's eyes.

His eyes bulged as he used the last of his strength, violently kicking the giant rat upward with both legs. As the rat briefly lifted into the air, the pressure on his hands suddenly lessened.

"Now!"

Miemie disengaged from the equipment state with Yu Yuan and appeared three meters above his head.

"Miemie, ram it to death!"

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Yu Yuan shouted those words with all his strength, but the giant rat was already crashing down on him again. Without the attribute boost from Miemie's equipped state, Yu Yuan's strength was completely incapable of resisting the giant rat's massive body.

The giant rat opened its jaws wide, its enormous incisors about to split Yu Yuan's head open.

Baaah~~~~

Miemie came charging in with tremendous momentum.

Bang...

The enormous ram horns slammed into the giant rat's incisors, sending sparks flying.

The giant rat was knocked flat onto the ground by Miemie's charge, limbs flailing.

In terms of size, Miemie was no smaller than the giant rat. In fact, it was far taller, and its strength greatly surpassed the creature's.

Yu Yuan had nearly died earlier only because the giant rat had ambushed him. Now that Miemie had charged at full force, the difference between them was immediately clear.

Yu Yuan finally seized the opportunity. He rolled to the right and into a nearby sewage channel, pulled the M500 Revolver from his waist, and aimed it at the giant rat's head as it struggled to rise.

Bang bang bang...

He fired three shots in quick succession. Two struck the skull and tore away fur, while the last pierced directly through the giant rat's right eye. Foul-smelling fluid erupted as the eye was blown apart.

Squeak—

The giant rat threw back its head and opened its mouth wide, releasing a shriek through the Sewer that felt as though it would split his head apart.

Yu Yuan felt dizzy and disoriented, unable to tell east from west as if his balance had failed. He instinctively covered his ears and cried out in pain, his consciousness turning hazy.

When Yu Yuan regained consciousness, his head felt as though someone had struck it with a heavy hammer. He was terribly dizzy.

He lay on the ground, while both the giant rat and Miemie had vanished.

"Miemie..." Yu Yuan called softly as he drew out the Glock 17 with his left hand.

Tap tap tap...

Miemie came running rapidly from around a Sewer corner, its body still stained with blood left by the giant rat.

It was obvious that Miemie had been chasing the giant rat, but had immediately returned after driving it away out of concern for Yu Yuan's condition.

Baaah~~~

Miemie came before Yu Yuan and rubbed its horns against his chest, seemingly asking how he was doing.

Yu Yuan forced a smile and reached out, wanting to comfort Miemie.

But his right hand burned with pain. His wrist and the web between his thumb and forefinger felt as though they were being torn apart.

The M500 Revolver had already fallen to the ground.

That was why he had only fired three shots earlier. The consequence of hastily firing three consecutive shots one-handed was that his right hand had nearly been ruined.

The recoil from repeatedly firing a .500-caliber handgun was simply not something he could withstand.

Looking at his constantly trembling hand, Yu Yuan gritted his teeth. With Miemie's help, he got to his feet, loaded the bag of supplies onto Miemie's back, picked up the FN FAL Assault Rifle that had been bitten out of shape by the giant rat, and climbed on as well.

He lay flat across Miemie's back, patted it, and said softly, "Quick, let's go home!"

Baaah~~

Miemie no longer held back its speed and raced toward the Hideout.

There were no more accidents along the way.

Yu Yuan felt as though his whole body was about to fall apart. His head was heavy, and he desperately wanted to fall asleep, relying entirely on willpower to maintain his last shred of consciousness.

After returning to the entrance of the Air-Raid Shelter Level.

Yu Yuan forced himself to stay alert long enough to complete the equipment merge with Miemie. After carrying the supplies up to the Air-Raid Shelter Level, he no longer had the strength to drag them back to the Hideout, so he simply left them in the corridor outside.

He barely made it back to the Hideout, staggered to the bed in the Rest Area, and used the last of his consciousness to disengage from the equipment state with Miemie.

At the same moment Miemie appeared, a thought flashed through Yu Yuan's mind, and he completely passed out...

"Damn it, I have to equip a Gas Mask next time..."

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