Even if you know in your heart that this rabbit rat is not very aggressive, anyone who is trapped alone in a pile of rats within a radius of 100 meters will inevitably feel depressed and nervous in their hearts. Of course, Tian Jihong would not be naïve to think that these little guys just passed by here and had no other plans for him, but he really wanted to break his head and couldn't think of where he provoked these rabbits and rats just now, was it because he stabbed their nests when he was digging?

The dense swarm of rats around did not react further, and always kept a distance of three feet from the sky, as if they were patiently waiting for something. However, at this time, the latter's retreat was also blocked, and Tianjihong did not want to be surrounded by thousands of rats and continue to spend it with them, and when it was getting late in another hour or two, if he couldn't get out of the mountains in time, there would be a big problem. So after seeing that the rabbit and rat beside him did not have any tendency to venture, he began to move cautiously towards the stream behind him.

At this time, he already had a plan in his heart, and breaking through to the other side of the river behind him was definitely his only choice. Not to mention whether these rabbits and rats understand the nature of water or whether they will follow him to the quagmire on the other bank, just the invisible rat tide in the direction of the grassland in front of him is enough to make him chill; If you choose to break through from this direction, even if the opponent doesn't know how to attack, just such a number of rabbits and rats will be enough to drown yourself and suffocate yourself. In addition, when facing such a large number of rabbits and rats, Tian Jihong thought of repeating his old tricks, luring out the earth salamander on the opposite bank to disrupt the situation and find an opportunity for himself to escape.

But the actual situation was obviously not as simple as he imagined, only to see that he turned around and just took a few steps back and was about to touch the encirclement behind him, the rat group that was originally waiting quietly began to boil in an instant, and the "squeak" sound all over the mountains and fields made Tianjihong's hair stand up, and dozens of rabbits and rats surrounded by their heels were already standing up with their feet off the ground at this time, and they were about to attack towards themselves. Some of the shocked Tianjihong subconsciously turned around quickly, and then took a step or two back in the direction they came, and their hands were already standing in front of them ready to defend.

However, after seeing Tianjihong retreat to the same place and widen the distance, the restless rat tide actually returned to its previous calm in an instant. Seeing this, Tian Jihong could naturally understand that these rabbits besieged him at this time but did not attack immediately, but they didn't want to let themselves leave, I am afraid that there is something on them that interests this rabbit rat. And judging from the reaction of this rat tide, it doesn't seem like a single individual makes an act based on instinct, there must be some creature behind it directing the actions of the rabbit and mouse, but the other party is hiding in the shadows and he doesn't know.

Tian Jihong hurriedly unloaded the burden on his body, trying to find out what was attracting the attention of these rabbits and rats. He first held the fragment of unknown origin in his hand and held it high, in his opinion, this thing was the most important harvest of his trip, this fragment of unknown material had an incredible effect on dissolving spiritual power, even the snake and turtle were created by it. But looking at the rat tide that still hasn't changed, Tian Jihong knows that this thing is not the reason why they are looking for themselves. Immediately afterwards, he took out the seven spirit snake grasses from his baggage, bent down and handed them to a few rabbits and mice in front of him to sniff, but the latter still had no other reaction except for staring at him directly. Tian Jihong finally opened the ointment given to him by his master, and a pungent fragrance emanated from it, but when half a minute passed, he found that it was still not what the other party was looking for.

Seeing that several things in a row had no effect, Tian Jihong carefully recalled what other things related to cultivation were on his body. Suddenly, he subconsciously reached into his bulging pocket and took out the gray spirit fruit that had just been thrown in by himself and had not yet had time to figure out its origin. As soon as the spirit fruit left out of his pocket, and before he could even react to it, the thousands of rabbits and rats around him instantly let out one piercing scream after another, almost startling Tianjihong. After leaving the dim stone cave at this time, Tianjihong had the first opportunity to carefully examine the strange fruit in his hand, the strong fluctuations released from his body and the sharp edges and corners that contradicted the shape of ordinary fruits all showed the special identity of his spirit fruit. But even though he had realized that the value of this fruit was still higher than that of the spirit snake grass, until now he still couldn't understand that such a fist-sized fruit would attract thousands of rabbits and rats to come and ask for it.

In the palm of the hand, the gray fruit with an oval appearance still exudes the unique fragrance of the elixir, which seems to remind Tian Jihong of his precious value all the time. With the lingering "squeak" cry lingering in his ears, Tian Jihong couldn't help but fall into a dilemma: looking at the baby who had not yet been covered with heat in his hand, in all fairness, of course he was unwilling to give away what he got in vain; But just now he also saw that if he wanted to break out without paying the price, he would definitely face thousands of rabbits and rats chasing and encirclement. In the case that his knowledge of these rabbits and rats is limited to what he has heard, he is not completely sure that he can deal with such a number of opponents. At this time, he did regret that he was carried away by a moment of greed, if he had just discovered the elixir and chose to leave in time not to stay longer, he might have already walked out of the Dongyun Mountain at this time.

After thinking about it, Tian Jihong finally decided that he couldn't just give the spirit fruit back. In fact, he himself is still not sure, if he hands over the spirit fruit, will the manipulators behind these guys really let him go easily? The overwhelming rabbits and rats in front of them did not swarm up to take them down, obviously they were not prepared to salute first and then soldier. Most of the time it is because he is not clear about his true strength, and he may not be able to win if he makes a rash move; The second is that they are worried that they will swallow the spirit fruit in their hands directly into their stomachs or destroy it with one palm, and then they will be empty of bamboo baskets. Anyway, now that you don't hand over the spirit fruit, you may be wiped out by these rabbits and rats afterwards, so it's better to try to find a way to break out; Now that the spirit fruit is in hand, it is like having a talisman, once the other party forces him into a desperate situation, he may be able to use this as a threat to resolve the situation.

Of course, the consequences of not handing over what you have are naturally very serious. This is tantamount to directly tearing the other party's skin, not to mention, Tian Jihong can actually roughly guess that most of the spirit fruit in his hand was stolen or snatched by the snake turtle from these rabbits and rats and the manipulators behind them. Tian Jihong didn't dare to infer the strength of these two sides, but it was obvious that these rabbits and rats in front of him, or the black hand behind them, were able to sense the fluctuations of this spirit fruit from a long distance and found here. It must have been because the spiritual power arranged by the snake turtle on the door panel of the nest prevented the exposure of this spiritual fruit breath, so it was never noticed; As soon as the gate of the stone cave was breached by himself, he immediately attracted the covetousness of these enemies.

Now, if he escapes with the spirit fruit, the other party may indeed not dare to kill him because of the rat trap, but in the same way, he has no way to hide the fluctuation of the spirit fruit, which is equivalent to carrying a tracker in his arms, and he will expose his position at any time. If you can't distance yourself from these rabbits along the way, you will inevitably be locked in by the other party and chased after you. So, at this time, while looking for a suitable way out, Tianjihong secretly decided that if he really found that he couldn't get rid of the opponent's tracking at that time, he would throw the spirit fruit in other directions along the way to buy time for himself. After all, no matter what, one's own life is the most important thing, and when it really comes to the last resort, Tian Jihong will definitely choose to discard the spirit fruit without hesitation to save his life; But now that the situation has not yet come to that point and he still has the strength to fight, Tian Jihong thinks that he still has to fight.

This series of ideas is just a blink of an eye in reality, and at this time, Tian Jihong already has the next plan in his heart. I saw him facing the endless swarm of rats in the grassland in the distance, raising the spirit fruit in his right hand high and walking towards the center of the encirclement, looking like he was going to hand the spirit fruit to the rabbit rat standing upright in front of him. However, when he moved to the edge of the pit, Tianjihong took a deep breath, as if to cheer himself up, and then jumped into the tunnel again.

The rats outside the cave mouth suddenly exploded, only to hear the screeching sound of the tooth roots coming from above the head, as if a boulder had been thrown into a calm pool, which instantly stirred up a huge wave. At this time, Tian Jihong, who landed quickly, had no time to observe the movements of those rabbits and rats, and he didn't dare to pause at all, so he crawled directly to the ground and crawled along the narrow passage in the direction of the hole next to the stream he found before. Of course, this was the only way for Tian Jihong to think of the only way to escape in an instant, and when he was surrounded by rats in front and behind, it was naturally his best choice to bypass them from the ground with the help of the passage dug by the snake turtle. Although this hole will undoubtedly limit one's skills, such a narrow terrain can also effectively prevent the possibility of the pursuers rushing up behind them and directly submerging themselves.

I had already roughly detected it when I dug a hole in the ground, and considering the angle of inclination, the tunnel leading to the stream was about two feet long. If this distance was placed on the ground, it might be a matter of breathing for Tian Jihong, but under the limitation of this narrow passage, the time it took to crawl forward by himself was greatly increased. And in today's critical situation, every extra second wasted can be the difference between life and death. After only two or three steps of crawling, Tian Jihong could already feel the light above his head being covered by the falling rat tide, and at this time, rabbits and rats that kept making piercing screams poured in from the one-zhang-high hole like dumplings. After a few seconds, Tian Jihong only felt that his calves were gradually overwhelmed by the rat swarm, and he began to feel the tearing of rat teeth and claws on his skin.