Ch 14: Demonic Creature Clan
What kind of Demonic Creature is attacking this Black Rat Swarm?
With such a large Black Rat Swarm, Mos’s current strength is definitely not enough to face them head-on!
Unless she relies on her speed to distance herself from these Black Rats, and then spends a few days to solve them in batches!
Mos hid in the corner, watching the Black Rat Swarm gradually approach her, and thought to herself:
‘At first glance, there are nearly two or three hundred of them, according to the crazy nature of this Black Rat Swarm, at least half of them will have to die or be injured before they run away, right?’
A total of more than four hundred Black Rats, able to drive out such a large Black Rat Swarm!
Mos felt that even the two-meter-tall Giant Lizard she had encountered before shouldn’t be able to face more than four hundred Black Rats alone!
I’m afraid that what drove this Black Rat Swarm away isn’t just a single Demonic Creature!
‘In other words… a Demonic Creature Clan?!’
Mos was shocked by the guess in her heart, and she was certain that these Demonic Creatures were definitely not Slimes!
In five months of research and observation, she discovered that the Slimes in the sewer do not gather!
Or rather, they don’t think of other Slimes as their own!
If two Slimes encounter each other, there is only one consequence, and that is mutual devouring!
After mutual devouring, a new and stronger Slime will appear, which is also the way Slimes level up!
Mos was very surprised when she discovered this rule, after all, in her impression, Slimes usually appear in clusters!
But after a period of observation, Mos quickly discovered the reason!
That is caused by the extremely weak soul, the almost instinctive consciousness of the Slime!
Without intelligence, it is impossible to produce the clan consciousness possessed by intelligent creatures!
Perhaps there are higher-level Slimes in this world that can gather Slimes, but there are definitely none in the sewer!
Mos once discovered traces of humans in a certain section, as well as the corpses of Slimes that had not disappeared, one of which was a Slime more than a meter in size.
Obviously, the people in this world know the characteristics of Slimes and will regularly come to the sewer to clean up Slimes that are too large!
Moreover, the formation of Slimes is related to the surrounding environment, and it is absolutely impossible for the sewer environment to breed a Fire Slime!
‘I didn’t expect that there would be other Demonic Creatures here, I thought there were only Slimes, and they are Demonic Creatures that can control Flames!’
Mos exclaimed secretly, with both joy and a faint sense of unease in her heart.
As everyone knows, Marsh Gas is always inevitably produced in sewers!
During her five months of exploration and research, Mos also discovered many sections where Marsh Gas had accumulated.
Once these Marsh Gases are ignited, the consequences are unimaginable.
The sewer will definitely be severely damaged, and perhaps even the city above will be affected.
Squeak squeak squeak——
The distant Black Rat Swarm is still approaching rapidly, and Mos can already hear the Black Rats’ calls rising and falling.
The Black Rats’ calls are different from Mos’s voice, sharp and piercing, making them very uncomfortable to listen to.
She had to suppress the thoughts in her heart and focus on what was in front of her.
‘Let’s hide first, now is not the time to settle accounts with these guys.’
Mos felt the Magic Power in her body and found that she had consumed a lot, so she decided to avoid the confrontation for now!
Breath Holding! Hide!
As the two Talents were activated, Mos’s whole body seemed to blend into the darkness.
Her breathing disappeared, and even her heartbeat slowed down.
Climbing!
Mos’s Magic Power adhered to her limbs, and her hands and feet seemed to be coated with glue, allowing her to stick tightly to the smooth sewer walls.
Soon, Mos climbed to the top of the sewer, where there was a recessed passage.
Swish swish swish swish swish swish…
Squeak squeak squeak…
Rustle…
Mos stood quietly on the top passage, watching the Black Rats pass by quickly, and thought to herself:
‘I wonder if the people above know that Fire Element Demonic Creatures have appeared in this sewer, and whether they will send someone to clean them up…’
As the Black Rat Swarm walked away, the originally noisy sewer returned to calm.
But Mos did not continue to move, she was considering whether to continue moving forward!
The Black Rat Swarm is already considered a super power in the sewer, and its strength is not something that ordinary creatures can face head-on!
This time, Mos didn’t intend to confront this Black Rat Swarm in the first place.
She just wanted to find a slightly warmer place in that sewer so she could get through the winter.
Furthermore, with her current strength, as long as the Black Rat Swarm doesn’t move out as a group, she won’t be in any danger at all, and she will definitely be able to escape or counter-kill!
But now the situation has changed, a force stronger than the Black Rat Swarm may have appeared in the sewer back home.
Strength unknown, number also unknown, and even what kind of Demonic Creature it is is unknown!
Mos looked at the dark passage ahead, her thoughts constantly running through her mind, and her body seemed to be frozen in place, not moving at all.
But gradually Mos smiled, and a subtle laughter accompanied Mos’s murmur.
“Hehehe… interesting, I can’t not go and see now, will the new Demonic Creature bring me surprises?”
She lowered her standing body and continued to move forward in the intended direction.
Speed Enhancement!
Mos once again turned into a black shadow, but this time her speed was not as fast as last time!
Just in case, Mos gave up the idea of reaching her destination within a day!
In order to reserve enough stamina and Magic Power to escape, this time she spent a full five days!
………………
“Ah-choo…! Eeoo woo woo~~~”
Mos got up from Little Dumpling, sneezed violently, and rubbed her body tremblingly.
“So cold! It’s been getting colder and colder these past few days, and my Cold Resistance has been raised to Level III!”
It’s only been five days, and the temperature has dropped so much, especially today, the temperature has plummeted!
She was woken up by the cold this morning, which Mos never expected!
Mos was very grateful in her heart that she still had Little Dumpling and a rag to use.
Otherwise, if she slept directly on the ground, the cold ground would take away a lot of her heat, and she would get sick even if she didn’t die.
Although Little Dumpling is also icy cold as a Slime, it is also heat-insulating and will not absorb heat from Mos’s body.
She rubbed her body, exhaled a cold breath, and slowly came to the still flowing sewage river!
Gudu!
After taking a shallow sip of water, Mos only felt as if she was swallowing ice cubes!
“Hiss——this damn weather!”
The temperature in the air should already be close to 0 degrees, and she even saw some puddles starting to frost over!
Mos endured the cold and took a few more sips of water to replenish her moisture.
Summoning the previously prepared food from the Battle Pet Space, Mos ate while talking to Little Dumpling beside her:
“Today is finally the day, after walking another kilometer or two, it should be the entrance to the sewer where I was born.”
Puyo!
‘Go home! Master’s home?’
Little Dumpling’s cheerful voice rang in Mos’s mind, with a vague curiosity.
“Ah, that’s right! My old home… I just don’t know how it is now.”
Mos stuffed the remaining food into her mouth and said vaguely.
Eat and drink your fill, and continue on your way!
Mos took back Little Dumpling, lay down and shook off the water droplets that had somehow gotten on her body.
Speed Enhancement! Stealth!
Swish!
In the darkness, an almost imperceptible black shadow flashed past.
Mos no longer slowed down and started running at full speed.
In just a few minutes, Mos had already arrived at the destination… the entrance!
“Here it is, this should be it!”