Chapter 27 The Golden Rat
The Black Death, which descended in the form of a curse, still caused great suffering even to archmages who were infected…
Amidst the global chaos, the triangular trade was the first to be forced to cease, causing widespread suffering to all major powers. Nobles and commoners alike lived in constant fear…
Meanwhile, in a city within the Principality of Sylvia in the southern part of the human realm—
The streets were filled with countless corpses, and a thick liquid mixed with black blood overflowed the blue bricks, soaking the corpses on the ground.
A partially decomposed corpse was stuck in the doorway; its upper body was completely rotten, while its jaw had coalesced into the sharp beak of a rat…
"Tap tap tap..."
Its front teeth, covered in bits of meat, were biting into the wooden board. From inside the door came the intermittent cries of a young child, followed by a series of ethereal footsteps.
Beneath a white cloak trimmed with gold, the girl's silver-white hair meandered and slipped out from beside her ears as she pursed her lips in deep thought.
The young girl was none other than Dongfang Qing, who silently gazed at this horrific world.
To be honest, He didn't expect that a rat that fell out of the ship's cabin could have such power after licking Poseidon's blood.
He continued forward, and then caught sight of two intertwined hemp ropes wrapped around the winch by the well, where a corpse was bound.
But the newborn rat's head was still alive, its blood-stained nose twitching and constantly rubbing against the rope.
"Ahhh... Help... Help me, someone please help me!"
A businessman rolled around clutching his rotting head, his fingernails digging into the rat-like skull amidst his agonizing screams.
"Just like Poseidon's waves... sinking the continents and turning all species into mermaids, only this one is a bit scary..."
A series of rough footsteps came from afar, accompanied by hurried screech. A cat-man, gripping a spiked club, cautiously led a small squad toward them.
That cat-man was none other than Xu Daming. After the outbreak of the plague, the nobles of the Duchy of Zepel fled with a large number of orcs…
The evacuation team was repeatedly attacked by the Black Ratmen, and everyone was lost and scattered, their fate unknown.
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"Holy crap, this is disgusting... Damn it, I can't take it, I'm going to throw up... Ugh..."
"This battlefield is nothing like the one in Camedor's battle back then; this place is far more disgusting..."
"This is such a great game (thumbs up)! You can play magic, be a submissive, and even play Resident Evil! (starry-eyed)"
"Don't even mention Camedor. All the kingdom's elite forces perished there. Those golden rats are truly ferocious..."
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Xu Daming was used to the complaints from viewers in the live stream; when the plague first broke out, he vomited for a long time after seeing these dead people.
After struggling and fighting his way up, he's only a third-tier mage.
A group of guards carrying torches, led by Xu Daming, attempted to cross the square, but the scene along the way was so frightening that everyone's legs almost went weak.
"Holy crap! Is this still a world of magic?!" Xu Daming couldn't help but curse, tightening his grip on the spiked club.
A soldier shakily stretched out his hand, his index finger pointing directly at Dongfang Qing: "Who is that girl!? She... why is she alone..."
Following the soldier's gaze, Xu Daming froze on the spot after just one glance.
Biting her lip, a sense of crisis suddenly arose: "Who is this person...? I can't see through her level of cultivation, she's so strong..."
Noticing the crowd observing him, Dongfang Qing slightly lowered his hood and glanced at Xu Daming.
"Boom..."
The tremors, spreading from the depths of the earth, drew closer, and the earth slowly crumbled apart. A golden rat darted out from within, greedily chewing on flesh and blood.
"Squeak squeak squeak..."
This 50-centimeter-long mouse's squeaking could directly affect an area of hundreds of miles around.
As the screams continued, all the corpses seemed to come alive, sprouting black rat heads.
"squeak--!"
Almost instantly, it opened its mouth and lunged at Dongfang Qing to bite, its suffocating aura suddenly erupting.
"Smack—!"
"You think you're all high and mighty after eating just two drops of the sea god's blood, huh?"
Dongfang Qing grabbed a mouse by the ear with one hand, and Kuku slapped it twice. Then, it lifted its foot and used its golden fur to wipe away the stains.
"Oh no—!"
He pried open its mouth, and Dongfang Qing spat a mouthful of saliva into it, then slapped it twice more, before flicking it backward...
Xu Daming, who was standing on the rubble, was stunned when he saw this scene. He opened his mouth wide and remained silent, as if he had dementia.
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"Holy crap—! This girl, this girl…"
"This mouse is getting off easy, sister, spit it into my mouth!!! Hehehehehe..."
"This girl's skills make Seven Star Heaven seem quite weak..."
"It's so beautiful...so beautiful...I swear this is my favorite one."
"My sister hits me! The harder she hits, the happier I am~ I'll willingly open my mouth so my sister can spit on me as much as she wants~"
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The viewers in the live stream were not excited by the girl's skill, but were instead bothered by the fact that the rat had eaten the girl's saliva.
"Squeak squeak squeak..."
The golden rat, thrown out, cowered on the ground, too afraid to run. Its innate seventh sense, unique to native creatures, told it...
—This person is a god
"..."
Ignoring what the rat was thinking, Dongfang Qing turned and left, leaving everyone bewildered.
Almost the instant Dongfang Qing disappeared, a violent bombing erupted from the north side of the street, and two figures flew out in the blinding flames.
Seven or eight black rat-men with completely mutated heads staggered to their feet, roared, and then attacked indiscriminately in all directions.
"Xu Daming—! Come quickly and lend a hand! The degree of mutation of infected individuals depends on their strength in life!"
A black figure was entangled with a corpse whose entire body had mutated into a rat-like state. He tried his best to turn his head and shout at Xu Daming.
Upon hearing him call out his name, Xu Daming quickly realized that he was also a player. Without hesitation, he grabbed his spiked club and charged over.
With their combined efforts, the two barely managed to kill the black rat-man.
"Damn it... so many players perished in the battle to wipe out that stinky rat in Camedor, and after being infected, they turned into these monsters themselves..."
With his chest heaving from rapid breathing, the player uttered his deductions haltingly.
"Screech...! Squeak—!"
Before the two could catch their breath, more corpses with rat heads crawled out of the ground, creeping towards them like zombies.
One of the guards reacted first, thrusting a torch into the cracked skull of one of the black ratmen, and the head exploded with a crackling sound of burning blood.
"..."
After another fierce battle, the group finally got a much-needed respite. As dusk fell, the survivors retreated into the cellar.
Xu Daming and the other player wandered outside the cellar and began communicating in Chinese.
"What's your name? Why did you choose the demon race and end up here?" With his arms crossed, Xu Daming took the initiative to start the conversation.
"My name is Luo… Lorraine! My name is Lorraine… and I've heard of you, that you were captured from the Orcish Continent." The player was taken aback at first, and after stammering for a while, he finally responded