Chapter 53: The Rats Are Migrating!
The bounty of the rich man Tariq Golden Shield was a great benefit to the commoners of Askatra, and although it was the capital of Am, there were a large number of rats in several other areas, except for the administrative districts where the nobles lived.
They spread disease, gnaw on objects, damage houses and books, and even eat the bodies of poor elderly and young children.
And now, a part of these nasty creatures can be exchanged for the Yellow Vanda, which makes the entire poor people of Ascatla take action.
For a time, the whole city was wiped out of rats, and the poor people, who were irritated by money, pooled their money to buy the guards of the sewers and went hunting on the dark side of the city.
However, for the Moonlight Rats, Tariq Golden Shield's bounty is like a sword hanging over their heads. Because in the eyes of ordinary people, there is no difference between ordinary rats and ordinary rats, and moonlight rats have also become the prey of humans to receive bounties!
Although, in fact, it is the consequences of Iron Fang's indiscriminate eating, Iron Fang is also a victim, a victim of some unknown conspiracy!
............
"Squeak!"
Chieftain!
The population is gathered!
"Squeak!"
Very good!
Just like the full moon in the past, countless moonlight rats gathered in front of Ron, huddled and crowded, waiting for Ron to give orders.
Ron climbed out of the nest and stood at the end of the nest passage, his eyes scanning the ocean of countless points of light below, and behind him were the four moonlight rat leaders, along with long beards, shadows, one eye, and one ear.
It had only been a day since the belly of the iron tooth was cut open and the larvae of the unknown humanoid parasite were removed, and the iron tooth was already able to move freely, except for the hair on the abdomen that had not yet grown, leaving only a red and swollen scar on the smooth and hairless abdomen.
But it was also during this day that the moonlight rat population in Ascatra suffered an unprecedented blow, as human rat trappers who flocked into the sewers to hunt rodents discovered the territory of the moonlight rats, directly reducing the moonlight rat population by a third!
And even at this moment, on the periphery of the moonlight rat population, there are still many rat catchers who are killing the moonlight rats who have not had time to obey the summons.
"Squeak!"
Let's go!
There is no speech and there is no need for a speech!
All it took was a sharp chirp that resounded throughout the sewers, and all the moonlight rats present took action, and under the guidance of the moonlight rat guards, the moonlight rat swarm turned into a thin line and fell into the cave in the grain warehouse that led to the swarm that originally belonged to the insect swarm.
Ron, on the other hand, took a high-level moonlight rat with plenty of wisdom, and watched in silence as the rat swarm disappeared from his eyes little by little.
"Hey, Ball, look, there are so many rats here! We're going to get rich!"
"Hey, yes, it looks like we've broken into a big rat nest!"
"Maybe you'll find some other treasures!"
In the distance, the sound of leather boots trampling on sewage was clearly audible, indicating that a large wave of rat traps was approaching, but the thin lines formed by the moonlight rat colony were still continuous.
"Squeak!"
Come here!
"Squeak squeak!"
After the migration passed, Shadow continued to test the fungus until the food was consumed, and the moonlight rat was not allowed to eat the fungus on the opposite blanket.
Longbeard leads my guards to explore the cave, preferably mapping the terrain.
Scarface, Iron Fang, Long Tail and Fat Man, you are ready to fight and protect the species!
Do you understand?
"Squeak!"
In addition to Iron Fang, who has surrendered because he was healed by Ron, Scarface, Longtail, and Fat also let out a clear cry, and Jewel obeys the leader's orders.
They also know that this is not the time to act righteously, and that their existence can only be meaningful if the population is maintained.
However, after a loud chirp, Longbeard let out another soft snort at Ron, and the Shadow's fiery red eyes turned towards Ron.
"Squeak!"
What about you, Chief?
"Squeak!"
I?
Ron grinned, removed the small crossbow from his back, and in a few jumps it was already running into the dark corner of the sewers, while a chirp echoed in the ears of a moonglow rat higher-up.
"Squeak!"
I'm strong, so I'm going to buy you some time!
And Ron, who said this, didn't realize that his mentality had quietly changed, from becoming a moonlight rat to I am a moonlight rat!
............
"Bauer, how much did you get today?"
"There are already more than two hundred tails today, which is already comparable to the rewards we have for completing other hired tasks!"
"Very good, keep working hard, it's rare to see a reward with low risk and high returns, I don't know when Old Tariq will get back the bounty!"
The footsteps of humans could be heard in the distance, and Ron lurked in the shadows where the light of the torch could not shine, gathering his mind and sinking into the space of his heart.
"Open the Properties Panel!"
"Name: Ron, Race: Moonlight Rat. Class: Hunter Reserve Level 0 / Moonlight Rat Level 7. ”
"Attributes: Strength 2+8, Agility 15, Constitution 11, Intelligence 2+8, Perception 13, Charisma 12. ”
Traits: [Dark Vision (60 ft.)], [Dim Vision], [Moonlight Mind (Full Moon Constant) Power +8, Intelligence +8], [Sense of Smell], [Intuitive Evasion Mastery]. ”
"Essence of Life: 1022/1000. ”
"Specialty: Skilled in weapons (bow and crossbow). ”
"Unassigned skill points: 5 points. ”
Compared to last time, Ron's parameters have not changed, but the number of life essences has given Ron a big surprise, and it has exceeded the requirements for upgrading.
In Ron's memory, he didn't seem to have any additional income recently, except for exterminating the cave insect swarm and adding some of the life essence, and he also consumed a lot because of the rescue of Iron Fang.
However, after checking the past prompt data, Ron found that the most recent prompt data showed: Kill the beast human hatchlings and get 1000 life essences!
"It turns out that the creature that resembles the alien is called the beastman!"
"I wish I could become a hunter now!"
If Ron is a hunter at the moment, then all kinds of traps and various skills can be put at your fingertips, even if you can't defeat the invading rat catcher, but the delay time is more than enough.
Feeling emotional, Ron did not hesitate to consume a thousand points of life essence!
"Level up!"
"Ding! upgrade successful! 0/2000 of Life Essence is required until the next upgrade."
"Gain unassigned skill points: 5 points. ”
"Unassigned skill points: 10 points. ”
For the sake of his own life, without hesitation, Ron assigned all his skill points to stealth, and immediately the original stealth skill became 18. Then when Ron exited the heart space, his form became more and more blurry and silent in the shadows.