Gu Qing narrowed his eyes slightly, staring intently at the enormous pit in the center of the playground.
At that moment.
The earth inside the pit churned wildly.
One plump Mutant Giant Rat after another scrambled out of the soil, climbing up the rough walls of the pit onto the ground.
Every one of these restless Mutant Giant Rats was as big as a football.
Their fur was long and thick.
Their eyes were so scarlet they seemed to bleed.
Their entire bodies exuded a ferocity found only in man-eating beasts.
"These rats are huge. I bet they could swallow a tabby cat in one bite."
Gu Qing watched the densely packed swarm without a trace of wariness or fear in his eyes.
All he felt was excitement he could barely contain.
After his long investigation, the Rat God Cult Followers lurking in Haicheng University like rats in a filthy sewer had finally made their move.
As long as he killed all these human traitors, the C-Class Supernatural Reward he had been longing for would soon be his!
Beside him.
Xia Shuran's heart suddenly tightened.
The sight of the seething black mass of rats sent chills through her and made her scalp prickle.
Her grip on Gu Qing's arm unconsciously tightened, and she felt genuine fear.
"Senior..."
Xia Shuran tilted her small face up toward Gu Qing, parting her pink lips to say something.
But the moment the words reached her lips and she made a sound, she could not continue.
She wanted to tell Gu Qing about her unease.
Yet when she looked up and saw not the slightest unease on his face, but instead an eager excitement, she froze for a moment.
Senior...
Wasn't he afraid at all?
Xia Shuran felt surprised at first, then ashamed.
No!
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