"Thud!..."
Seven or eight giant rats had their heads sliced off and collapsed to the ground in unison before they could even let out a scream.
But immediately, another dozen or so giant rats charged out of the thick fog, rushing at Xu Taiping together once more.
This time, perhaps because they had smelled blood, every one of those dozen or so giant rats had its fur standing on end as it lunged at Xu Taiping with reckless abandon.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
Just as before, Xu Taiping raised his blade and brought it down, severing the heads of those dozen or so giant rats.
The Thunder Soul Blade in his hand not only contained the power of thunder, but was also extraordinarily sharp in its own right. Even though these giant rats had hides as tough as those of demonic beasts, it could still slice through them easily.
Yet as the smell of blood around Xu Taiping grew heavier, the rat swarms that had been scurrying through the mountain forest all turned and charged toward him.
"Bam!"
Because far too many giant rats had rushed out of the thick fog together, even after cutting down dozens in succession, Xu Taiping was ultimately driven back step after step by the Rat Swarm still charging from behind.
And as he retreated, the giant rats before him suddenly swelled from dozens to hundreds.
"Zhee!..."
Left with no other choice, Xu Taiping had to expend another small portion of his true essence and unleash Chaotic Cicada.
"Boom!"
Amid the piercing cries of cicadas, seventy or eighty of the hundred-odd giant rats were instantly slain by the blade qi of the Chaotic Cicada Stance.
But the time the Chaotic Cicada Stance had bought was soon exhausted by the thousands of giant rats charging out of