novelhk Chapter 398: The Boldness of the Rat
Chapter 398: The Boldness of the Rat
Xiao Zi looked at Gu Yang, who was also unconscious not far away, and a hint of anxiety flashed in her eyes.
He didn't have much spiritual power left in his body, but he had to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.
"Roar--" Xiao Zi hummed softly, and purple light flashed around his body. His body suddenly expanded and turned into a three-meter-long purple-scaled dragon.
He carefully lifted Hu Qing and Gu Yang with his claws and placed them on his back, then grabbed Zhe's corpse.
This guy might have some valuable clues, so we can’t waste them.
With a flap of his wings, a strong wind arose, and Xiao Zi carried the two people and the corpse and flew towards the cave where they had lived before.
The night wind whistled, brushing against his scales, making a subtle clanging sound.
He flew very steadily, fearing that the bumps would aggravate Hu Qing's injuries.
The cave soon appeared in sight. Xiao Zi restrained his breath and slowly descended.
He first placed Hu Qing and Gu Yang on a pile of hay in the cave, then threw Zhe's body in the corner and set up a simple ban to prevent the corpse's qi from leaking out.
After doing all this, Xiao Zi finally couldn't hold on any longer, his body shrank, and he turned back into the appearance of a small beast.
He lay tiredly beside Gu Yang, licked his cheek with his tongue, his eyes full of worry.
"Wake up soon..." He prayed silently in his heart, then curled up into a ball and fell into a deep sleep.
........................
half an hour ago.
Deep in the cave, the ratman's gray-brown fur trembled slightly in the darkness.
His originally sharp claws had become blunt, and his teeth were aching.
All night long, he used his hardest teeth to gnaw at the restrictive patterns laid by Hu Qing bit by bit.
"Ka... Ka..."
The last spiritual pattern finally broke, and the light of the restriction dimmed.
A hint of ecstasy flashed in the rat man's green bean-sized eyes. He rubbed his claws and bent his body to touch the cave entrance.
"Finally, I can escape this damn place!" He cursed in his heart, "When I return to the Rat Tribe's territory, I will definitely bring people to capture these three..."
Before he could finish his thought, a loud sound of breaking air suddenly came from outside the cave.
The rat man froze all over, watching a giant purple dragon crash to the ground, carrying the two people he was most afraid of seeing on its back.
He was so frightened that his heart and liver were broken. He rolled and crawled back to the darkest corner, holding his breath desperately, for fear that they would see that he had broken free from the restrictions.
Zilong transformed into a small beast, settled the two seriously injured humans, and casually threw a black shadow into the corner.
Time passed in dead silence. The rat man pricked up his ears, but all he could hear was the faint sound of breathing.
He bravely stuck half of his head out and saw in the moonlight from the cave:
Zilong curled up beside Guyang and fell into a deep sleep. Hu Qing's face was as pale as gold paper and he was barely breathing. The other young man was even unconscious.
"Now is a good opportunity..." The rat man scratched the ground with his claws unconsciously, but he dared not move.
He thought that such a powerful human was injured like this. You have to know that this is the border of the Orc Kingdom, and no powerful orcs would come here.
Only some notorious wanted criminals would appear in these remote places.
"To be able to fight them to this extent..." The rat man shuddered, "If I escape and encounter those vicious wanted criminals, I'm afraid..."
He seemed to see himself being torn to pieces and eaten, and he shrank even tighter.
The rat-man was trembling, cold sweat dripping down his fur and leaving dark streaks on the stone ground.
He wiped his forehead with his claws and suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a black shadow curled up in the darkest corner of the cave.
This seems to be what the hateful purple dragon threw over just now.
"Could it...could it be..." The rat man swallowed and bravely tiptoed forward.
The closer he got, the stronger the smell of blood became, making his nose itch.
The rat man endured the discomfort, stretched out his claws and flipped the shadow over.
A pale and ferocious face suddenly came into view!
"squeak--!!"
The rat man was so frightened that he rolled and crawled back more than ten steps, and his back hit the rock wall with a "bang".
He recognized it, this face he would never forget even until his death—
Three months ago, when he sneaked into the palace treasury to steal treasures, this hateful orc elder slapped his tail off!
"It's... it's that evil star..."
The rat man's teeth were chattering, his entire face was buried in his front paws, his butt was raised high, and his tail was tightly tucked between his legs, making him look like a gray-brown ball of fur.
After waiting for a long time, the expected pain did not come.
The rat man raised one eye tremblingly and found that Zhe's body was still lying there motionless.
Only then did he realize something. He bravely took a few steps forward and stretched out his claws to carefully poke Zhe's face - it was cold, stiff, and unresponsive.
"Dead...completely dead?"
The rat man poked the sharp horns of the monster again, confirming that the demon that had given him nightmares was really dead. He breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground.
"These two damned humans are so powerful that they actually killed a palace elder."
The rat man's mung bean-sized eyes rolled around in the darkness, and a crazy idea grew wildly in his mind.
He stared at the unconscious Hu Qing and Gu Yang, then glanced at Xiao Zi who was curled up in a ball. The corners of his mouth stretched uncontrollably, revealing two rows of yellow fangs.
"This is a God-given opportunity...May the Beast King protect me!" He laughed wildly in his heart, rubbing his claws unconsciously.
The Orc Kingdom is vast, with underground tunnels crisscrossing.
As long as he could get into the ground with these people's treasures, no one would be able to find a mouse that was hiding deliberately.
After digesting these spoils, maybe he can even break through the realm and become the new noble of the Orc Kingdom—
The position of elder, wealth and glory are all beckoning to him!
"Squeak..." The rat man couldn't help laughing out loud, then quickly covered his mouth with his paws.
He looked at Xiao Zi nervously, and was relieved to see that Zilong just moved his ears but did not wake up.
Tiptoeing to the side of Zhe's corpse, the rat man deftly untied the blood-stained storage bag, and then struggled to pull the bone ring off Zhe's stiff fingers.
The storage bag was heavy, and the bone ring was emitting a heart-pounding vibration. The rat man was so excited that his beard was trembling.
"I've made a fortune, I've made a fortune..."
He hurriedly stuffed the spoils into his leather bag, and did not forget to look back at the unconscious people.
Xiao Zi's breathing was still steady, but Hu Qing's brows suddenly frowned.
The rat man froze, but soon realized that the other party had not woken up.
He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and his eyes fell on the storage bag on Gu Yang's waist - there must be a lot of good treasures in it!
Greed finally triumphed over fear. The rat man hunched his body and moved towards Gu Yang like a gray shadow.
As the rat man touched Gu Yang's collar, he suddenly felt a severe pain in his stomach.
His face suddenly changed, he held his stomach and hunched over like a shrimp, his legs tightly clamped together.
"Gululu——"
The rumbling sounds of the intestines were so loud that the rat man's face turned green.
This familiar feeling...it's that damn poison pill at work again!
"Damn humans! Damn bastards!" The rat man cursed and ran out with his butt clamped between his legs. He could no longer hold back as soon as he rushed out of the cave.
"puff--"
The crashing sound was particularly loud in the quiet night.
The rat man squatted in the grass, wiping his tears while defecating, and his claws pulled out all the grass on the ground.
After his stomach calmed down a bit, he dragged himself weakly back to the cave.
Looking at the unconscious Hu Qing, the rat man gnashed with hatred. His sharp claws stretched out towards the other's throat several times, but he retracted them tremblingly.
"What if...what if this poison is fatal? Spare...save his life..." The rat man pulled his beard in distress.
Although it’s just diarrhea these days, who knows if there will be intestinal perforation and stomach damage later?
He thought of Hu Qing's cold eyes when he fed him the medicine, and he couldn't help but shudder.
In the end, the desire to survive overcame greed.
The rat man had a sad face and stuffed the storage bag and bone ring he had just obtained back into Zhe's body.
Every time he returned a treasure, his heart bleeds.
"My position as elder... my wealth and glory..."
The rat man collapsed in the corner, lying on his back like a big word, staring blankly at the stalactites on the ceiling of the cave.
Two lines of clear tears slid down her cheeks and formed a small puddle on the ground.
He thought of his glorious career as a thief, in which he had stolen gems from elves and weapons from orc dukes, but he had capsized in a gutter and fallen into the hands of a human.
"Squeak..." He let out a cry and covered his eyes with his paws.