Chapter Ten: The Mouse Plague

  The mouse in front of me was several times larger than the mice on Earth, completely overturning my original impression that they were only as big as a palm.

  "Hurry up and protect the grain carts, don't let those mice destroy them." John said to Lin Wu and several others.

  Nodding, Lin Wu drew out his long sword 'Light Hum' and vigilantly scanned the surroundings. "Squeak~~" Suddenly a urgent mouse cry came, a small group of mice rushed towards Lin Wu's direction. John and others were in a similar situation, countless mice swarming towards them.

  Facing these mice, Lin Wu quickly swung the long sword in his hand. It was indeed a refined treasure, and with just one swing, one of the mice was easily cut into two segments. And Lin Wu, who had hunted many wild beasts in the forest, was not a novice either. At least when it came to killing mice, he was still very skilled.

  Soon, a thick layer of mouse corpses had piled up in front of Lin Wu, while the mice surging from afar showed no signs of decreasing.

  "This doesn't seem right." John frowned as he gazed at the endless stream of rats.

  As John spoke, a dark shadow suddenly darted out from the grass in the distance. "What's that?" Lin Wu was startled in his heart, and the size of that shadow was absolutely not something those mice could possess.

  "Rat infestation!!" Blake stood on the carriage and gazed at the countless black shadows, exclaiming in shock.

  "What!! Captain Blake, please protect this grain at all costs! This is the entire savings of our merchant group. If we can just drive off this rodent infestation, we're willing to pay double, no, triple the commission." The leader of the merchant group was certain about the rodent infestation and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

  "Don't worry, since we've accepted the mission, we'll protect it with all our might." Blake said in a low voice.

  "Concentrate all grain wagons." Breck ordered swiftly.

  Before long, all the grain carts were concentrated in one place. Although there were many of them, even if they were concentrated in one place, they still occupied a large area. Fortunately, the number of mercenaries hired by the merchant group was not small, and it was no problem to surround them in two circles. Next, what everyone had to do was to guard the grain carts tightly and not let the mice destroy them.

  Facing the increasingly large group of mice, everyone tightly grasped their weapons. "Squeak!!" Along with a sharp mouse cry, a huge black shadow darted out. A rat as big as a dog glared at the crowd with a ferocious face, occasionally revealing two sharp fangs that showed this rat was not without the ability to resist.

  "What a huge mouse." Lin Wu was also frightened when he saw the mouse as big as a dog in the circle.

  "Ah, our luck is really bad, we've encountered a mouse plague." John couldn't help but sigh.

  "What is a mouse plague?" Lin Wu asked.

  "On this Windy Plains, every year there will be a massive outbreak of rats. At that time, countless rats will swarm out and bite everything in sight, plus the terrifying number, people who die from the rat disaster are not few. And the appearance of those giant rats represents the beginning of the rat disaster." John said with a hint of fear in his tone.

  "This should be the case after winter, when food is scarce and mice are prolific, so this situation will occur." Lin Wu had also heard of such a situation on Earth, and upon comparison, the mouse plague was similar.

  "After one lap, retreat and rest; after two laps, advance forward." Facing the tidal wave of rats, especially those rat-like creatures as big as dogs, brought great pressure to those rookie mercenaries. Those rookie mercenaries who had not yet cultivated their Qi felt exhausted in no time.

  Breck also knew this and immediately ordered an exchange.

  Lin Wu took a step forward and replaced the mercenary in front of him. Facing the dense swarm of mice, Lin Wu tightened his grip on his weapon.

  "Kill!!"

  With Blake's loud roar, the battle between humans and mice resumed.

  "Upward thrust." Facing the giant rat that flew over, Lin Wu used an upward thrust to send the giant rat flying, and then followed up with a series of rapid thrusts to kill another giant rat that was attacking.

  Lin Wu's continuous practice of these two skills is also gradually showing its effect. The long-term practice not only increased the power of these two skills, but more importantly, Lin Wu can now use them as smoothly as flowing clouds and water, without any pause. This makes him more than a match for the crazy mouse attacks, and with the sharpness of his refined long sword, the number of mice he kills is definitely among the top 5.

  While the 4 rookie teammates of Lin Wu could still handle a house cat-like mouse, they were somewhat at a loss when dealing with a dog-like mouse. Fortunately, there was John taking care of them on the side, so nothing major happened.

  In this way, the crowd continued for a whole day, but the mouse group did not show any signs of decrease. Everyone felt that they were at their limit, especially those mercenaries who had not yet cultivated their Qi, some of whom were already so tired that they could no longer stand up.

  Originally two circles of troops, now only Breck's mercenary group is left, and Lin Wu is also among them. After cultivating his Qi, Lin Wu's combat power is stronger than those mercenaries without Qi, and since eating that green substance, Lin Wu's physique has become much stronger, so he can withstand such intense physical consumption.

  However, the remaining people were insufficient in number, so each person had to guard a section of distance, which undoubtedly increased physical consumption. If the situation continued, these people would all be buried in the mouse's mouth.

  "Squeak!!" Just as everyone was struggling to hold on, several extremely sharp mouse calls suddenly came through.

  Upon hearing this voice, Blake's face changed, "There are actually giant rats of the magical beast level." Before Blake could warn everyone, 3 cow-sized giant rats suddenly appeared before everyone.

  "Ah~~" Seeing such a huge mouse, everyone couldn't help but take in a cold breath.

  Burek's face turned even uglier, as one of the three mice had already reached level 2 magic beast, and the other two were also upper-level first-class magic beasts.

  Even if Blake wants to kill a level 2 magic beast, it's extremely difficult, let alone with two level 1 magic beasts staring at him, while others are simply sending themselves to death.

  Fortunately, with the appearance of those 3 demonic giant rats, the crazy attacks of the other giant rats also stopped, as if those demonic giant rats were commanding the ordinary giant rats.

  Taking advantage of this gap, the crowd fell to the ground in exhaustion, really too tired. However, facing the three calf-sized demonic giant rats, everyone's faces looked extremely unsightly.

  Bleak saw the appearance of everyone and knew that they were unable to fight again. Now he had to face three magic beasts alone, which was indeed very difficult. "I'll do it." Bleak gritted his teeth and stepped forward, as the captain and strongest swordsman, he had to go into battle, also for the honor of being a mercenary.

  "Colonel Breck, let me take care of that giant rat for you." A young, yet firm voice rang out.

  Lin Wu, the one who spoke up was Lin Wu. He felt grateful to Blake, so Lin Wu wanted to help Blake.

  "No way, you can't even beat a rodent of monster level right now." Blake immediately refused.

  "It's all right, I'm just diverting the giant rat, not fighting it." Lin Wu said hastily.

  When Lin Wu finished speaking, Blake fell silent for a moment before finally agreeing. This was the only way out; three magical beasts were definitely not something Blake could handle alone, and if he lost, everyone in the entire merchant caravan would die.

  "Be careful." Blake patted Lin Wu's shoulder and said in a low voice.

  Nodding, Lin Wu concentrated his fighting energy in his legs and suddenly charged towards one of the giant rats. Breck saw which rat Lin Wu had chosen and was shocked, "Don't provoke that one, it's a level 2 magical beast."

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