"Xi, ha..."
The hills rose and fell, and the sound came from afar.
Qin Yu looked at the battlefield in the distance, where the fighting had already begun.
After a while, they looked away and turned to the Black Rat that were approaching from their direction.
"Captain, should we still try to intercept and kill this Black Rat?" she asked, turning her head.
Upon hearing this, Shi Tou, who had been staring wide-eyed at Stone situation in the distance, turned to look at Lord Shen Heng beside him.
Silence, quiet.
After a while.
"Kill them," Shen Heng sighed softly. "Although the effect is much less, this is still the closest route from that temple to the Black Rat tribe's territory. Killing the Black Rat who are going to notify them along this route will at least buy us some time!"
Without responding, Qin Yu slowly nodded, her gaze returning to what lay ahead.
"This is getting a bit troublesome..."
A slightly melancholic whisper echoed in my mind.
Qin Yu paused for a moment, then replied, "Well, if we hurry up later, it should still be possible."
There was no response; silence filled my mind. The communication had come to an end.
Qin Yu glanced at the battle in the distance, then his gaze turned serious as he slowly swept his eyes in several directions.
That was the direction where another Black Rat had just left.
The Black Rat responsible for guarding the distant temple seemed to be quite clever. Although it didn't think of it immediately, it did manage to send out several more Black Rat to deliver the message.
If there's only one road...
"... roar!"
"Quick, that guy's crippled! Kill him, quick!"
Roars echoed wildly in the open space not far from the Black Rat God.
The Two-Horned Lizard's figure swayed continuously on the ground.
Some were dodging attacks from the Black Rat, while others were keeping an eye on the battlefield and the situation in the distance.
For them, attracting the attention of those Black Rat is not difficult.
Most of the Calamity Beast are quite irritable.
This agitation makes them more likely to fight with other Calamity Beast even in normal times.
Similarly, this restlessness also makes them more likely to attract the other person.
They knew perfectly well that they might be trying to lure them away.
But the Black Rat couldn't resist the insulting behavior of approaching, provoking, testing, and throwing Stone at them, and eventually, they angrily chased after them.
Of course, this is also because they are inferior to each other in both strength and quantity.
Therefore, when seducing someone, it's always done from a great distance.
This ensures that if the Fourth Tier Black Rat chases after them, they can separate it from the other Third Tier Black Rat.
It wouldn't be like facing a Fourth Tier Black Rat and a dozen Third Tier Black Rat at the same time.
But even so...
The Two-Horned Lizard turned its head to observe the situation.
They did kill five or six Black Rat, but two of them themselves had already died.
If this continues, they might actually all die here in the end...
Suddenly, the Two-Horned Lizard's gaze shifted, as if it had been drawn to something.
Then, without pausing, it quickly and skillfully began to call out.
"Quick, that Fourth Tier Black Rat is chasing us again, let's retreat..."
"Roar--"
"Damn it! These guys—!"
"Chirp..."
All sorts of roars continued across the battlefield.
After a long while, it slowly descended.
Black Whiskers stood before the temple, panting heavily as he looked at the distant, now still, trees.
The battle is over, but it's not entirely over yet.
Eight Calamity Beast came; five died, and three escaped.
Most of the Black Rat that had stayed behind to guard the temple followed it.
It's said to be the majority.
In reality, only five or six managed to chase after them.
The rest...
Black Whiskers slowly turned his gaze to the three tribesmen who remained on the side, their injuries somewhat severe.
His gaze shifted again, returning to the direction in which the three Calamity Beast had fled.
Damn it, where did these guys come from?!
They're clearly just a bunch of Third Tier, and some even Second Tier, yet their combat power is so strong? Stronger than all of them!
In fact, if this place hadn't been left here to hold the line, it probably would have been breached long ago!
Even so, nine members of the clan still died.
Even it suffered considerable injuries during the battle!
Logically speaking, apart from the Black Rat, none of the other monsters in Black Stone Valley, whether enslaved, used for Calamity Beast, or Calamity Beast, should possess such strength!
Where did these guys come from?
Black Whiskers thought to himself.
The situation just now was truly terrible.
The only saving grace is that there weren't many of them!
That makes sense, though. If there were a lot of these creatures, then the Black Rat Clan might really be in trouble...
Suddenly, Black Whiskers paused, his gaze turning in a certain direction.
There.
Two more unfamiliar Calamity Beast came trotting over.
Black Whiskers's face darkened completely.
"Huff, huff..."
Shen Heng stood in front of the temple, panting softly as he looked at the Black Rat lying on the ground, blood flowing freely.
"This guy is really hard to kill!" Stone sat on the ground, almost exhausted.
There was no response, so Shen Heng turned his gaze to the side.
It would be a miracle if Third Tier fought Fourth Tier!
If it weren't for the fact that the Two-Horned Lizard had already exhausted themselves in the previous battle, and that they weren't just Calamity Beast that relied on brute force and Origin Power to fight, then...
Now, these are the ones lying on the ground!
Without lingering any longer, Shen Heng glanced at Qin Yu, who was standing quietly to the side breathing softly, then turned his gaze to the scattered corpses of Black Rat beside him.
"Hurry up and come in!"
There was no response; the 'human' and 'beast' looked at him and then nodded.
Three figures quickly got to work.
One after another, the carcasses of Black Rat were carried and gathered in front of the cave.
Then, it was pushed in.
Removing his hand from the Black Rat carcasses, Shen Heng took two steps back, his gaze quickly sweeping across the surroundings.
Vast and spacious, but not refined.
Apart from the surrounding minerals embedded in the stone walls for lighting, there was only the enormous statue in the center.
The statue was carved from an unknown type of mineral, and its overall color was dark green.
After confirming the surrounding situation, Shen Heng stepped forward, intending to follow the instructions given by the Black Rat during interrogation, to see if he could also pray to the statue if it wasn't Black Rat.
only...
"Team leader!"
The sound came from inside.
Shen Heng stopped and turned his gaze, only to see Qin Yu looking at him with her eyes slightly open.
"What?" he asked.
"This..."
Qin Yu spoke, hesitated for a moment, and finally said...
"This statue looks somewhat like the chieftain of the Black Rat Clan."
Shen Heng stopped moving completely and looked at Qin Yu.
" Black Rat... Chieftain?"