Chapter 411: The Swarm of Rats
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With the sulfur water provided by Cangnan, the certainty of forcing the Balka giant rat to the ground is a little greater, but the transportation process is a little troublesome, but these are not problems, just complete the task within a month, and the Dio people have time. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
By the time all the preparations were completed, ten days had passed, and during this time, Price's roommates who were originally unwilling to deal with Dio and others actually came over to take a look under the pretext of helping, and their attitude was much more enthusiastic than before, and it seemed that Cangnan's name was still very useful.
This is also something that can't be helped, advanced students mean a rich source of information, money is not of much use in the Death Song Academy, and completing the task intact is the thing that people care about the most.
Everything was the same as the scene that Theo had seen at that time, there was no movement of the Balk giant rat on the ground, and the group stood on a high place, looking at the large and small holes revealed in the withered yellow hay, they were all a little amazed, coupled with the hidden holes that Cangnan said, this land had obviously been dug up by the Balk giant rat into a huge piece of cheese.
"Or else...... I'm going to try it first? There are so many caves in the ground, I shouldn't be able to withstand too much vibration. "Raymond is a little tempted, his family secret technique 'Trampling' is just right for this kind of place, but Raymond is only a junior extreme warrior now, and he can't exert the power of trampling to the extreme.
"Forget it. Dio shook his head: "The academy knows you best, if it is really that simple, it is impossible for us to do this task, once it is not successful, it will alarm the Balk giant rat, and the danger of Gordon going over will be even greater." β
Gordon was there to adjust his state, while Dio and the others were collecting hay on the nearby hills, and the most important thing in the forest this season was dry branches and hay, and soon dozens of bundles were piled up, and they were thrown into the holes by the cats, these holes were obviously not vertically downward, and at least half of the haystacks were exposed on the ground, which was better, and it would be easier for Gordon to set fire at that time.
"It's time to go. When the cat boy threw the last bundle of hay down, Dio clapped his hands and looked at Gordon: "Be careful, come back if you think it's dangerous, and everyone will find a way." β
"I will. Gordon nodded, and then rushed straight into the field.
Perhaps Gordon's footsteps shook the ground, and where he ran, several large heads poked out of several holes, tearing apart the haystacks that had been stuffed there, and watching Gordon's figure let out a squeak.
Gordon ignored him, and as he ran, he unleashed the True Red Dance, and tongues of fire swept by, and the haystack that had been thrown into the hole immediately began to burn.
At this time, more than a dozen Balk rats had rushed out of the hole and chased after Gordon, Dio glanced at it, and found that at least half of it had been rushed out of the hole that he had not found before, and lifted two of the barrels placed at his feet and flew over, Laura patted the catboy, who also picked up a barrel and followed behind Theo with a flapping wing.
The dozen or so Balk rats on the ground were all focused on Gordon, and did not see Dio and the catboy rushing towards him, Dio rushed to a new hole without hindrance, poured a bucket of sulfur water into it, and then immediately rushed to the next hole.
Gordon didn't let go of the Balk Rats chasing after him while lighting the fire, and the advantage of the Red Dance was that he was nimble, and he could launch an attack on the Balk Rats while accurately lighting the haystack.
The intelligence of the Balk giant rat is obviously not very low, and it did not hit the flames stupidly, the movements of this demon beast are relatively agile, but the tongue of fire of the True Red Dance can be twisted at will with Gordon's mind, as long as they are within Gordon's attack range, it is difficult to dodge, although it did not cause fatal damage to the Balk giant rat, but the extremely high temperature of the flame brought them unbearable pain, and for a time the field resounded with an angry squeak.
More and more Balk giant rats emerged from the hole, and then Gordon had to focus most of his energy on dealing with these giant rats, and the most troublesome thing was that Gordon did not dare to stop, and his steps were only slightly slower, and a long pink tongue pierced the ground, sticking to Gordon's calf, and Gordon could even see the sharp barbs all over it.
At the moment, only Gordon and Dio joined the battle, the cat boy can be ignored, it is the safest one, and the fact that it can fly makes it take advantage, its duty is to help Dio deliver a barrel full of sulfur water, of course, occasionally when the opportunity is spied, the cat boy will also rush over with a smack of the tail vertebrae, and then fly high triumphantly.
Dio's situation was not as dangerous as that of Gordon, but he also had to be careful to avoid the long tongue that would pop up at any point, and he didn't care what the battle was going on on Gordon's side, but he just tried to remember the location of each new hole and pour brimstone water into it.
Sophia and several people were sweating in their palms from a high place, this kind of attack was something they had never seen before, especially the moment when Dio stopped and poured sulfur water into the cave, at least five or six long tongues would emerge from the ground under his feet, if it wasn't for Dio's ability to stay in the air for a short time, I'm afraid he would have been injured by now.
As time passed, the billowing smoke over the field had made Sophia and them no longer see the figures of Gordon and Dio, Gordon's situation was even more dangerous than before, his vision was blocked by smoke, but the Balk giant rat was not affected much, relying on the vibration of the ground to easily capture Gordon's position, and Gordon often had to rush to the front of the Balk giant rat to find the other party, and it was too late to ignite the remaining grass piles for a while, and at the same time moving quickly, he danced the tongue of fire of the True Red Dance with all his strength, blocking the surroundings tightly, although this was quite costly, but Gordon would rather be stabbed, and don't want those disgusting tongues to get on your body.
In fact, Gordon can only release the feast of fire with ease, but it has been discussed before, and Gordon can only release it when Dio confirms that the Balk giant rat can no longer stay in the burrow, and before that, Gordon can only use the Crimson Dance to protect himself.
Dio also realized the mistake of the plan at this moment, because the test was a haystack lit in the open space a few days ago, it didn't look like the smoke was very big, but here it was different, the dead grass on the field was already very dense, and there were some fallen leaves and branches during the period, almost all of them burned at the moment, turning into a sea of fire, Dio wanted to move easily in it, so he had to release a hurricane to blow away the flames to open the way for himself, and the cat boy had already flown into the air, with a barrel in his mouth and worried about how to send it to Theoγ
"Cocooning oneself. On another hill, a middle-aged man with a sickly face looked at the sea of fire in the field from afar, with a disapproving look.
Another laughed: "I think they did a good job, this can only be regarded as an accident, after all, not everyone has experience with this kind of large-scale arson." β
"Lack of experience is not a reason to make mistakes. The middle-aged man said lightly.
"There's no need to be so harsh on the young men, is it, they can think of using brimstone water to match the fire attack, at least they can successfully force all the Balk giant rats to the ground, and from this point of view, they are qualified. β
At this time, the situation on the field changed again, I don't know whether it was the effect of the smoke or the role of the sulfur water, more and more Balk giant rats poured out of the burrow, crashed into the sea of fire, and suddenly let out a huge scream, especially those stained with sulfur water, emitting a more pungent smell under the burning of the flames, and the smoke over the field seemed to be much thicker.
Dio was walking quickly through the thick smoke, protected by the hurricane killing array, this ordinary flame could not have any effect on him, and the speed of the Balk giant rat could not catch up with him at all, so so far Dio was still very safe, Dio noticed that there were Balk giant rats squeaking and rushing outward in several holes he passed, and he could no longer see a long tongue piercing out of the ground, and he couldn't help but rejoice, it was successful?
"Dio! Okay?!" Gordon's roar came out of the smoke, and the dozen or so Balk rats before would try to avoid the flames when attacking, but then these that rushed out of the hole were just like crazy, and they could be described by the four words of desperateness, but fortunately, the speed and bouncing ability of these Balk rats were not very good, otherwise Gordon would have been unable to parry.
"Wait!" Dio circled the fire again, and almost all the holes were filled with Balk rats rushing outward, clearly achieving his goal.
"Let's go!"
Gordon was waiting for this sentence, the tongue of fire of the True Red Dance suddenly retracted, and the pressure of the Balk giant rats who were desperately attacking Gordon suddenly decreased, and when they saw that Gordon was actually standing there and no longer running around, they immediately rushed over frantically.
Gordon laughed, he was not afraid at this time, he had been fighting with the Balk giant rat for so long, he already knew the attack power of this demon beast very well, as long as there was no attack from the ground, it was impossible to break through the blockade of the feast of fire.
A few sparks spilled from Gordon's hands, and even more fiery tongues of fire pierced through the ground, instantly connecting into a sea of fire, enveloping all the Balk rats that rushed to the front.
Sophia and the others also reacted at the same time, rushing towards the sea of fire in the field.
Gordon, wrapped in a sea of fire, swam rapidly, and wherever he passed, the Balk giant rat was reduced to ashes in pieces, and the temperature of the fire feast was enough to melt gold and iron, although the size of the Balk giant rat was not small, but after all, it was flesh and blood, and it could not withstand the burning of the fire feast at all.
"You don't need my brother to make a move, it's over. Raymond exclaimed with a grin, "What's wrong with those tutors in the academy? β
"Isn't it simple?" Dio landed beside Raymond and glanced ahead, Gordon was always the main force, while Sophia, Isabel and Xue Ni were constantly releasing freezing gas on three sides, forcing back the sporadic Balk rats that tried to escape, or simply freezing in the ice wall.
In just a few minutes, the battle seemed to be really coming to an end, Dio felt a little uneasy in his heart, and a little strange, if it was just like this, the difficulty was too low, shouldn't it! You know, the last time they hunted was the Ice Flame Tiger, but now the battle process is easier than attacking those jungle giant apes, is it a mistake, or is there some foreshadowing? I heard that the Balk giant rat is the culprit who completely destroyed a city, can it be so fragile?
Soon, there were not many of the hundreds of Balk giant rats that rushed out, and the expressions of Sophia and the others were a little relaxed, and the kitten boy suddenly scratched the ground with his paws, and let out a low roar from his mouth.
Dio's heart moved, and he shouted: "Gordon, withdraw immediately, Sophia, you also come back!"
Although Gordon and the others didn't know what was going on, because of the trust they had cultivated over a long time, they immediately stopped and quickly moved closer to Dio.
Half a minute later, Dio and the others found that the ground trembled slightly, at first the trembling amplitude was very light, the dead grass shook slowly, and the gravel scattered, like a gust of wind blowing through the field, but soon, the trembling gradually intensified, and there seemed to be bursts of thunder coming from the depths of the earth.
The next moment, more than a dozen black pillars of smoke suddenly appeared in the field, and they spewed up three or four meters high like a stream of water, and then scattered on the ground, forming a wave of ripples that spread rapidly.
When those ripples were connected into a whole piece, what appeared in front of the eyes of Dio and the others was a thousands, endless swarm of giant rats, which seemed to know who was attacking their companions, like a black torrent, surging towards Dio and the others.
"His grandmother's ...... How many Balk Giant Rats are there?!" Raymond was shocked, the torrent of Balk Giant Rats was less than twenty meters away from them, but those spewing plumes of smoke did not disappear, and every second, thousands of giant rats joined the torrent.
Sophia and the others also changed their complexions, especially Isabel, who couldn't help but scream.
In fact, Isabelle's courage is not small, the problem is that there are too many of those Balk giant rats, and their appearance is too hideous. The pointed mouth, sharp fangs, and small blood-red eyes are particularly vicious, staring at you like needles, stabbing you, making people's scalp tingle. Moreover, the rat swarm, which seems to be able to connect the heavens and the earth, has endured the stinging of countless pairs of vicious eyes, and if it were an ordinary person, it may have been frightened a long time ago.
"Sophia, the ice wall!" exclaimed Theo.
Sophia woke up like a dream, and immediately activated the source power, releasing a tall wall of ice, blocking in front of Dio and the others.
"Shelly, it's your turn!" Dio shouted, "Raymond, ready to release the trample at any time!"
(To be continued)