Intuition doesn't always work. I've already bumped my head several times against the cave wall. God knows how far it is until the end. The outermost transparent skin has been punctured by insects in countless places. I finally lost my composure. I took out the top-quality wood "Tongxiang Wood" that I always kept as a precious treasure and used a fireball to ignite it and threw it on the ground.
With this temporary light source that won't go out, my stress has decreased a lot. By throwing a few more fireballs, the mosquitoes on my body have significantly decreased. But soon, another surprise came. The strange fragrance emitted by the burning Tongxiang Wood filled the cave, and the mosquitoes began to fall in large numbers. In no time, the whole world became quiet, there was no more dark mass, nor the buzzing sound filling my ears.
However, there was still one guy clinging to the air, it was a large malaria mosquito. I never expected to encounter a boss here. Unfortunately, its level was too low: "7-level Boss, Malaria King." Due to being injured by the fragrant mosquito, I used a few fireball spells to knock it down.
Quickly, I disassembled the corpse and apart from it exploding a junk iron-level cloak, I also got a iron-level weapon "Suction Vessel". After checking, the effect was "Each hit on the opponent can absorb 10 HP". This was an interesting thing, but it was of no use in fighting experts or fighting big monsters.
Taking a breath, I looked at myself. Burning these experience-1 mosquitoes, the experience actually increased by over seven thousand, and I was only half away from leveling up to 30. Unfortunately, the mosquitoes killed by the Tongxiang Wood weren't counted on my head, otherwise, I might not have leveled up to 40 this time?
I picked up the half-burned Tongxiang Wood and continued moving. Soon, I heard a squeaking sound. My hair stood on end immediately. This sound was very familiar, I knew exactly what it was. That was the most tenacious enemy of humans - mice! Although there were many large-scale rat extermination operations in the past, they couldn't be eradicated completely.
The reproduction ability of mice is well-known to the world. Although the area was still dark and unclear at the moment, I was certain that there must be countless mouse groups here. It was so terrifying, just thinking about it was unbearable.
After a few more steps, I clearly saw countless green-lit small beads densely covering the ground. My feet really felt weak. Many squeaking sounds combined together made my head explode.
I really admire the Tiger King and his team. Facing such a large army, they could still break through. But in this case, I have no reason not to pass. Calming down, I thought for a while, and took out various materials from my bag.
I selected several new transparent skins. This time, I put them in my equipment to avoid being bitten by the mosquitoes. Although the mosquitoes were only level 1 and had no attack power, being in the territory of the plague god, they definitely carried the plague bacillus. Plague has killed billions of people in history, ranking first among infectious diseases. It spreads through the saliva of mice and the fleas on their bodies. It's impossible to prevent. I could only use the transparent skins to protect my face and hands.
I removed several iron spears, removed the spear heads, and tied them to my hands and feet. I picked these up before leaving the Hall of the Ox Head God. There was no choice but to collect a lot of things for repayment.
Then I set up a wooden fork and used magic to start a fire to start roasting the cut meat. Soon, the mouse group began to stir. They couldn't resist the temptation of the meat aroma. Seeing it effective, I threw these meat pieces to both sides of the mouse group. Then, with my feet on "stilt" and hands on "crutches", I cautiously stepped into the mouse group.
This stilt was really difficult to walk on. I had only seen it on TV and in books before. I never expected that I would find it so hard to walk. Fortunately, I had a stick in my hands. I slightly bent forward and arched my body like an animal, "four feet" touching the ground and crawling forward. But it was still very dangerous. Because the place where the iron rods landed was full of rolling mice. If I accidentally touched it, I would slip. I could only move forward slowly by feeling my way.
With a glance to both sides, oh my god! In just a moment, those dozens of large chunks of flesh vanished like that. Maybe they were programmed to attack the player on their own initiative, or perhaps they smelled the aroma of my human flesh. Now, all the rats have gathered around me, centering on me.
Footsteps could only be heard as countless creaking sounds. The rats were already gnawing on my four "feet", although I knew they were made of iron, I still felt panicked. Although I was considered a seasoned warrior in the game world and had died countless times, just thinking of being gnawed by ten thousand rats was still a chill down my spine. I secretly decided that if I really ended up in the rat pack, I would commit suicide immediately.
The rats kept coming in greater numbers, making me drag those dozens of kilograms of rats with me with every step I took. These rats were clinging to my four iron rods, while the ones behind were stepping on their heads to continue climbing up. Although the iron rods were smooth and they couldn't hold on, they kept stepping on each other, getting closer and closer to me.
Finally, I released a fireball spell down the iron rod to burn the entire group of rats, resolving the crisis. However, the medicine on my body was seriously depleted. I only used magic when there was no other choice.
I didn't know how long it had been, but I finally walked out of this sea of rats, away from their territory, and no rats came after me. I finally let out a sigh of relief and took off the iron rod to look at it. The iron rod had been bitten by many marks, it seemed that the rats' teeth were also good stuff. But I didn't have the courage to go back and get them...
Rejoining the journey, suddenly I saw two white figures lying in the corner of the cave. Carefully observing, it seemed to be two people. I slowly approached, and in my ears, I heard two faint groans.
I exclaimed in surprise, stepped forward quickly, and with the dim light in the cave, I could clearly see that they were two members of the Kazha tribe. Their attributes were both "Kazha Herders", belonging to the nameless low-level NPCs without names. However, we usually called them Little Ding and Little Cai.
Little Cai saw me and suddenly swung his bow at me, startling me. I hurriedly retreated. Little Cai said in a hoarse voice, "Don't come near us. We... We have contracted the disease... "
I stood there in shock, feeling a wave of pain in my heart. Urgently, I asked, "How did you contract it? They were just resting, there was nothing wrong with them?"
Little Cai said with difficulty, "Yes, there's no cure for us. We've tried all kinds of methods but nothing worked. Originally, they wouldn't abandon us no matter what, but we knew the disease was contagious, so we threatened them with death and told them to leave. We couldn't let them be involved in this... "
From Little Cai's intermittent description, I learned about their story.
Originally, the Tiger King and the tribal chief and their group arrived here. They were completely at a loss about this rat sea. Later, Ah Hu's night vision discovered the rat king among the rat group, and the tribal chief's magic combined with the attacks of five archers managed to kill the rat king before the rat group charged towards them. The rat group immediately fell into chaos. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the tribal chief built a wall of earth and passed through quickly.
But just after escaping from the rat sea, the rats also recovered. A group of rats chased after them, biting the last Little Ding. Although everyone quickly escaped from the rat group's range, Little Cai might have been too close to the rat group and also contracted the bacteria...
Little Cai finished telling this, and his consciousness began to blur like Little Ding's. I released the healing spell to them, but it had no effect at all. Even the priest who could dispel abnormal states by letting them rest was helpless. What could I do?
Wrapped in the clear skin of Mingsong, I strode forward and gave them all the medicinal herbs and even the meat of various animals to drink. But it had no effect. I truly hated myself. Why did I only have the "Basic Drug Production Methods" and the third-grade pharmaceutical and herb gathering skills? If I had better drugs, I could have saved them!
Watching them getting weaker and weaker, I truly felt the loss of life. Although they were intelligent, but having fought together for such a long time, I regarded them as true friends.
But I still had to leave. If I stayed here, I couldn't help them in any way. And ahead, the Tiger King and his team were still fighting against other dangers. I couldn't lose these friends again!
This was the third level. This time, it was a dense group of wild dogs. These were the same troublesome creatures that gave me a headache when I was at level 0. Unexpectedly, they still were my big problem now because, after researching, their names are now called "Rabies".