Chapter 14: The Rat Demon's Nest
Halfway through the night, the two girls, who were not far away, looked at each other and were very tired, but they did not dare to close their eyes.
Suddenly, a loud shout came from the east of the small town of Fenggu: "The monster has appeared, come and save my son!" This is a woman's heart-rending shout!
Many young townspeople picked up their hoes or sticks and rushed to the east of the town to help.
Bai Yuelan shouted at Ding Rong, "Senior sister, should we go and help?"
Ding Rong shook his head.
At this moment, in the drizzle, a tall, dark figure appeared under the eaves, his body round and strong. The limbs are not long, and the face that appears and disappears in the light and shadow protrudes forward, and it is really a huge mouse!
The giant rat was very agile, and quickly climbed the big tree outside the house, and jumped over the fence with a slight leap, only to hear a cry of exclamation from the courtyard wall, followed by the sound of fighting, the roar of men, and the screams of women. Could it be that there are really many rat demons, and they act together?
Ding Rong was about to climb the fence along the tree, and there was a sound of squeezing from the top of the tree. The giant rat jumped down with a girl with a hammerhead who was crying. Ding Rong immediately hid in the shadows and drew his dagger.
Unexpectedly, the rat demon didn't stop for half a step, his legs and feet were not long, but his speed was fast, and he picked up the little girl and ran out of the town.
Ding Rong has no other way but to chase after him.
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Outside the town was a large rice field, and the rat demon was not vigilant, and next to a dirt mountain, the rat demon lifted a few clumps of weeds and burrowed into it. Ding Rong looked at it, and there was a huge rat hole under the grass.
Her steps were sluggish, her heart was cold, although she had studied art for a while, but she had not actually fought in battle, who knew what danger was in the hole, she didn't want to go into the hole, but the girl's pitiful appearance appeared in front of her, Ding Rong gritted his teeth, suppressed his fear, and forced himself into the mouse hole.
The shape of the hole near the entrance of the rat hole is relatively narrow, and in many places Ding Rong has to bend down to squeeze through, and as he walks, the rat hole gradually becomes wider, and there is a fork in the road, as if it is a labyrinth. Ding Rong walked forward cautiously, clenched the dagger in her hand, and hoped that she would not die before she left the school!
Walking forward along the gloomy rat hole, Ding Rong touched a carved mark on the wall on the right side, a dot in a circle, which was carved by Tong Yuyang.
This is an appointment made by everyone, Tong Yuyang uses a symbol to represent the sun, Bai Yuelan draws the moon, and Ding Rong writes a T-character as a code for contact. It seems that she didn't go the wrong way, the boy that Tong Yuyang was guarding was really stolen, and he followed, and this is the way he went. With his junior brother together, Ding Rong's heart stabilized a little.
Continuing to walk forward, Ding Rong touched a few more traces of the sun drawn by Tong Yuyang.
Suddenly, there was a sound in front of him, like a small footstep. Ding Rong stopped and hid in a fork in the road.
A thin figure appeared in the darkness ahead, Ding Rong rushed over and grabbed him, and found that he was a child in tattered clothes, the child was startled, and said "help", before the words could be spoken, Ding Rong quickly covered his mouth.
Ding Rong asked, "You ran out of the rat's nest?"
Seeing that it was a human being, the little boy nodded, his face pale and seemed to be frightened.
"Did you see the rat demon?"
The boy nodded again.
"How did you get out?" asked Ding Rong.
The boy whispered, "A little brother told me to run out, memorize the route, and report to the others." "That should be Tong Yuyang, otherwise how could the children caught by the rat demon in every possible way make them escape easily?
Ding Rong directed his hand to touch the wall, and said, "Do you feel a mark on your left hand?" The appearance of the sun, a circle and a little bit, follow the mark, and go on to tell the adults of the town. Besides, do you know what that little brother is still doing in there?"
The little boy said, "There are many children sleeping on the ground, and my brother says he wants to save them." "That's right, there are dozens of children stolen by the rat demon, and there are still living children, Tong Yuyang must be thinking of saving people.
The little boy shivered and kept running.
Ding Rong walked forward more cautiously, and when he turned the corner, there was a bright light in front of him, and it seemed that some holes were lit with lights.
Ding Rong cautiously leaned over and found that it was the belly of the rat hole. The hall was brightly lit, and in the middle was a big round bed, and there was something sleeping on the big bed, snoring, and the size of an elephant, a giant mouse?
Next to the big hole, there are also large and small rat holes with lamps. Out of a rat hole came a rat demon taller than an adult. He stepped forward and shouted to the hill, "Mother, get up and eat something and drink some water." ”
Sure enough, it's a rat demon!
The mountain didn't react and continued to sleep.
Another rat demon also came over and said, "Xiao Hei, let's deal with those kidnapped children first, the harvest is so bad, we have to prepare some dry food." The two rat demons walked together into a nearby hole.
Ding Rong quietly followed, and a strange fishy smell hit her, and her hairs immediately stood on end, for she was horrified to find many young children hanging from the wall. They were stripped naked, their complexion was almost brown, their legs were tied, and their heads were dried up. They were all motionless, they were dead, and they were made to do it.
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There was a scream of a girl in the innermost room, and it should be that the little girl who was carried by the rat demon woke up. Her screams made Ding Rong's heart tighten, and she hurriedly rushed over.
There are still a few children lying on the ground in this rat hole, and this fat rat demon is walking towards the little girl step by step, drooling from his mouth: "Since you don't let us eat food, then you will be our food!"
The little girl with messy hair stared at her round eyes and screamed in horror: "Mother, mother!"
The child had no way to retreat, and seeing that the sharp claws of the rat demon were about to grab the girl, Ding Rong quietly pulled out the dagger, walked behind the rat demon softly, and used all his strength to insert the dagger deep into the back of the rat demon.
Unexpectedly, the rat demon was very fat, with rough skin and thick meat, and it didn't seem to be very harmed. He turned his head, moved his limbs as if stretching, and shouted, "Why did an adult come in?"
The dagger was inserted on the back of the rat demon, Ding Rong looked left and right, there was no suitable weapon in the cave, so he could only retreat again and again, forgetting that the master had instructed him to use spiritual power. The rat demon pounced fiercely.
Among the children lying on the ground was a boy of eight or nine years old. He suddenly opened his eyes, jumped up, ran straight to the back of the rat demon, pulled out the dagger, and stabbed the rat demon several times harder. The rat demon turned around and threw the boy out.
There was no other way, Ding Rong could only step forward and raise his fist, concentrate his strength, start work left and right, hit the rat demon's head hard, and slowly beat the rat demon to bend his body.
The boy hurriedly stepped forward to help, and the dagger stabbed the rat demon's neck repeatedly, and the blood on the rat demon's neck flowed more and more, and finally stopped moving.
Ding Rong and the little boy sat panting and slumped on the ground.
But the crisis has not passed, and the movement of this rat hole is too big. The rat demon was vigilant, the sound of small footsteps sounded, the elongated shadow approached, and the other two rat demons had already cautiously come over.
Ding Rong turned to the little boy and said, "Little brother, we can't win." I'll try to hold them back later, and you may be able to save your life by running down this hole. ”
Unexpectedly, the little boy covered in blood grinned and said, "Senior sister, I ran away, what should you do?"