With no House Mice or Rat Slaves getting in his way, Yang Yi walked toward the mound-like Rat Nest in the center.
Along the way, the garbage piled ever thicker, forming a gentle upward slope.
Yang Yi watched his footing as he advanced. There were so many dormant House Mice and Rat Slaves that he could easily step on one if he wasn't careful.
As he approached the Rat Nest, the number of rats and Rat Slaves around him had reached a terrifying level. The sound of their breathing alone was oppressive.
Moreover, the stench from the garbage underfoot grew increasingly intense. For Yang Yi, with his keen sense of smell, it was sheer torture.
At this point, his sense of smell was essentially useless.
He put on the Silver Beak Mask Su Na had given him, blocking out the stench and feeling much better.
He was still a little over forty meters from the Rat King's Nest, but he could no longer find anywhere suitable to step. Rats covered the ground ahead like a black carpet.
Stepping directly onto them would very likely wake them.
Quite a few Rat Slaves were also buried among them, with only a hand or leg sticking out, like weeds sprouting from the soil. If he pulled on one, he would surely pull out a Rat Slave, or even a Conjoined Nest.
"This spot will do..."
Yang Yi muttered to himself and went no farther, worried that waking the dormant House Mice would trigger a chain reaction.
Besides, the density of rats here was already high enough.
He took out the Unknown Potions Su Na had given him, thought for a moment, then put three bottles back in case these rats had nests elsewhere too.
He opened the remaining seven bottles and splashed them