The Last Thought

"Quick, run!"

"Don't want..."

"Those Black Rat are coming..."

"Ah..."

Terrified shouts echoed intermittently through the woods.

The horned rabbit huddled in the grass, shivering.

"Damn it, I should never have listened to those guys!"

"They said to run away to a place with fewer other rats before leaving, so as to avoid the Black Rat that are looking for you, and also to avoid being targeted by Black Rat if you leave because there are too many of them gathered together!"

"And what happened? It was all a lie!"

"I ran all this way, but I still ran into those Black Rat!!"

"I think they did it on purpose, luring us here to get these Black Rat..."

The horned rabbit cursed inwardly.

After cursing, it began to pray that the Black Rat in the area wouldn't find it and would leave quickly.

The prayers seemed to have some effect.

The rustling sound lingered for a while before gradually fading into the distance.

The horned rabbit breathed a sigh of relief.

Once the Black Rat are gone, it can leave, and then it will have the chance to escape safely, just like those who released them said, right?

With this thought in mind, it waited for a while longer.

Only after the sounds completely disappeared, and after a while, did the horned rabbit cautiously peek its head out from the grass.

I looked around, but didn't see any of the Black Rat.

"They're finally gone!" The horned rabbit breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

"Yes, but you've been hiding for longer than I expected!"

A rough, teasing voice came from behind.

The horned rabbit froze on the ground, its head turning backward with some difficulty.

A rat-faced creature with jet-black fur was watching it mockingly from a few meters behind.

"Lord Black Rat, no, I didn't want to run away! I just wanted to see if I could persuade those ungrateful runaways to come back! That's right, that's it! I just wanted to see if I could persuade them to come back!" The horned rabbit stammered.

"Oh? Is that so?" the Black Rat asked.

Upon hearing this, the horned rabbit's expression instantly brightened. It looked at the Black Rat before it and nodded vigorously.

"Yes, that's right, exactly! Those guys are so ungrateful! The Black Rat Lords didn't eat us right away; instead, they gave us a place to live and let us live freely. But instead of being satisfied, they immediately followed any Calamity Beast that came along to offer them release. These guys are so ungrateful!"

"Yes, that's right," the Black Rat nodded in satisfaction. "So, if you were to catch them, what would you do?"

"If I catch them, I'll definitely capture them properly, torture them, and then kill them, so they'll know the consequences of betraying us!" the horned rabbit declared righteously.

"Yes, that's a good method, but unfortunately we don't have time!" Black Rat nodded with some regret.

"No time? How could you not have time?" The horned rabbit opened its eyes wider in confusion.

"Because we still have to deal with other escaped Calamity Beast, we don't have time to waste torturing you here!" Black Rat tilted its head regretfully, looking at Horned Rabbit.

"Uh, Lord Black Rat, you, you're wrong. It's not torturing me, it's torturing those escaped Calamity Beast!" The horned rabbit's expression stiffened again.

"Yeah, aren't you the escaped Calamity Beast?" the Black Rat said matter-of-factly.

"No, no, have you forgotten? I came out to see if I could persuade them to go back!" the horned rabbit said somewhat hoarsely.

"Oh, is that so? Then why were you hiding just now?" Black Rat asked, looking puzzled.

"I... I... I was afraid you'd misunderstand and think I was one of the escaped Calamity Beast, so I hid! Actually, I'm not one of those trying to escape. I came out to see if I could help Lord Black Rat persuade them to go back!" the Horned Rabbit said with difficulty.

"Then how do I know if what you're saying is true or false?" Black Rat asked with a slight smile.

"I, I, please believe me, what I said is really true!" the horned rabbit said in a panic.

There was no immediate response; the Black Rat looked at it with a smile.

Suddenly, he said:

"Here's a suggestion, see if you can accept it!"

"Please tell me, please tell me!" the horned rabbit hurriedly replied.

"Anyway, you're going to help us, and I don't have time to care whether you're serious or not. How about this, you do us another favor and then die, so I don't waste my time on you, okay?"

A smiling, inquiring voice rang in my ears.

The horned rabbit stood frozen in place, staring blankly at the Black Rat who was looking at it with a mocking expression.

At that moment, it finally understood.

The other party never intended to let it go from the very beginning!

The reason I talked to it for so long was the same as when I was waiting for it behind me – I just wanted to see it make a fool of itself!

Seemingly realizing that the other party understood his intentions, Black Rat no longer concealed his true feelings, and a wide smile spread across his face.

"You're pretty smart, but next time when you hide, be careful. If you're trembling, don't hide in the bushes! Doesn't that tell us you're over here?"

So... that's how it is?

The thought flashed through the horned rabbit's mind, and it was the last thought that would ever cross its mind in its life.

The next instant, darkness enveloped everything.

Black Rat glanced at the horned rabbit lying on the ground, blood flowing out, then looked up into the distance.

The branches and leaves swayed everywhere.

Its playful mood instantly turned somber.

"Damn, have so many already arrived...?"

"... So, do you know which way the Rock-Backed Beast leading you is planning to run?"

The questioning echoed from the cliff face.

Black Rat Scar Tail coldly stared at the Calamity Beast in its claws.

The Calamity Beast looked at it and sneered:

"Hey, you bastard, just kill me if you want, stop with the nonsense! Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you!"

As it spoke, its lips twitched, and before it could even finish uttering a 'pui' sound, its head suddenly twisted 180 degrees backward.

Its body convulsed, and its limbs hung limply at its sides.

Black Rat Scar Tail floated in the air, its face somewhat pale.

It wasn't upset that it didn't get the information it wanted, after all, this wasn't the first Calamity Beast it had questioned.

Based on the questions they've received over the past few weeks, these guys genuinely don't know where the Rock-Backed Beast is trying to escape from.

Therefore, it has even less reason to be unhappy!

What truly upset it was the other party's attitude.

Although many escaped Calamity Beast would immediately submit upon seeing it and share the information they knew.

However, there were also many who seemed to know they were going to die, and before they died, they not only cursed it but even tried to spit on it.

Just like the one in my hand!