Virus King - Chapter 83

Chapter 83: A New Secret Realm? Sewer Rat Swarm?

TL: Yang

Between life and death, there exists a great terror.

This was the only thought in the minds of Leng Shuang and Song Ziqiong.

However, in this apocalypse, they had already prepared themselves long ago for life and death.

Although neither of them had expected that this day would come so soon.

Even less did they expect that, at this critical moment, the man who had shattered their worldview would appear here once again!

In this moment, if there was truly a god in this world, then the man before them was that god.

From behind, his figure still looked as upright and imposing as ever!

After just a single day of not seeing him, Song Ziqiong suddenly felt that Chen Bai had become somewhat more unfamiliar.

This feeling made Song Ziqiong understand that this man, who even in the apocalypse remained at the peak, had grown even stronger!

He had become so powerful that she couldn’t even tell in what way, just like before.

Previously, Song Ziqiong had known of Chen Bai’s strength.

However, when the God and Devil Trial Grounds descended, and she heard some rumors about the Pioneers, she became certain that Chen Bai was indeed one of them.

But the world was vast, and there must be others like Chen Bai.

While Chen Bai was indeed powerful in Jiangcheng, how would he measure up in the entire Dragon Nation, or even the entire Blue Star?

Yet, after witnessing the scene from last night, Song Ziqiong now understood that the man before her would be among the very best, even across the Dragon Nation or the entire Blue Star.

Her ambition had not faded; she merely saw her own situation and Chen Bai’s strength more clearly.

As before her now, this giant rat could have easily crushed her.

But before this man, this man who seemed like a demon god descended, one hand was enough to send it back to where it came from!

Bang!

The dull sound reverberated, gripping the hearts of everyone.

The giant rat, as large as a young bull, had its head burst open!

In less than a second, it became nothing more than a corpse.

And that figure remained entirely unstained by even a drop of blood.

At that moment, everyone turned their gaze toward that figure.

To some, this figure was unfamiliar; to others, it inspired awe; and to still others, it ignited excitement!

In just over a day, information about the gathering place had been thoroughly scouted out.

The leader of the gathering place was none other than the well-known Queen Song of the Qionghai Group in Jiangcheng.

She commanded hundreds of Evolvers who were loyal to her.

However, this wasn’t the most crucial point. Among Queen Song’s guards, it was said that a terrifying “Mr. Chen” existed.

He was the true master of the gathering place!

Chen Bai swept his gaze over everyone, pausing on the corpse of a fallen Evolver in the distance, frowning slightly. While this giant rat’s evolution level and power were indeed formidable, his frown clearly had another cause.

Chen Bai glanced at everyone again, watching the approaching guards, and then instructed calmly:

“Gather the bodies of the fallen brothers properly, give them a proper burial, and make sure their compensations are paid in full. Move the body of this giant rat to the villa courtyard, and split any spoils among yourselves.”

At his words, everyone’s eyes lit up. Their prior terror of death dissipated instantly.

Chen Bai glanced at Song Ziqiong and Leng Shuang, then said in an even tone:

“Let’s head back to talk.”

Returning to the villa district, after listening to Song Ziqiong and Leng Shuang’s accounts, Chen Bai finally understood.

And this situation had nothing to do with Song Ziqiong’s abilities!

In such a short span of time, hundreds of mutated rats had already swarmed in from the wilderness!

The rate at which these creatures evolved was simply too fast!

Even if the mutant giant rats sped up their evolution by devouring zombies or Evolvers, this level of advancement still seemed incredibly rapid.

It had only been two days since the apocalypse erupted.

Of course, even before the apocalypse began, some rats had already mutated.

Before, he hadn’t thought much of it, but now it seemed there was indeed something odd going on here!

Especially with that enormous mutated rat just now, which was clearly not ordinary!

“There are too many rats. Our people can’t even get into the city to clear out zombies, let alone raise their levels and strength. These mutated rats are much harder to deal with than zombies!

If we’d known that the rat infestation in the East Mountain Villa District was this serious, we wouldn’t have established ourselves here at all!” Song Ziqiong said, exhaustion evident in her voice.

Chen Bai glanced at Leng Shuang. She nodded, turned, and left.

Then Chen Bai asked, “Where are Song Ge and Chu Xin, and what about Lu Li, Qin Lingyu, and her daughter?”

“They’re upstairs in the gym, training and studying the zombie combat techniques you left behind. They’ve been putting in serious effort!” Song Ziqiong replied.

Chen Bai nodded again. After a moment of thought, he pulled something out from his backpack.

Seeing the item, Song Ziqiong froze, then looked at Chen Bai in exasperation.

“Are you seriously thinking about this kind of thing right now?” she asked.

Chen Bai shot her a glare, and Song Ziqiong quickly silenced herself. She took the item from him, and as soon as she got a closer look, her eyes lit up.

If it weren’t for Chen Bai’s imposing presence, she would have run over and taken a bite out of it!

With this item, even if she had faced that giant rat alone just now, she wouldn’t have been in too much danger.

But Song Ziqiong sighed with regret, shaking her head.

“My level’s too low; I can’t wear it yet.”

“If you can’t wear it yet, just hold onto it. As for that mutated rat swarm, I noticed when I arrived that it’s coming from over by the sewage pipes. Besides the mutated rats, there are also plenty of ordinary ones.”

As he spoke, a gleam flashed in Chen Bai’s eyes as he smiled slightly.

“Though, this situation might not be entirely bad,” he added.

Upon hearing this, Song Ziqiong raised her brows and looked at Chen Bai in surprise.

“What do you mean?”

Chen Bai shook his head, falling silent as he sank into thought.

He wasn’t entirely sure.

After all, in his previous life, dozens of years had passed, during which countless secret realm dungeons had emerged in and around Jiangcheng.

As one of the areas with the most secret realms, Chen Bai couldn’t remember each instance clearly.

He wasn’t certain if there was a secret realm involving mutated rats here in the East Mountain Villa District.

But, from his previous experiences and lessons learned, he knew that every risk was bound to bring corresponding rewards.

High risk would naturally yield high rewards.

“Soon, I’ll personally lead a team down into the sewers to find out what’s going on.”

“I’m coming too!” Song Ziqiong said resolutely, knowing that great strength was the foundation of survival.

Chen Bai nodded.

“Of course you’re coming. Otherwise, who knows when you’ll be able to equip this gear?” he said, gesturing to the ‘Faceless Skin’ armor shifting in his hand, which made Song Ziqiong’s cheeks flush.

“Before we head out, though, there are some other matters to attend to…”

“I’m exhausted. Can’t I rest a bit? I haven’t slept in two days and nights. Song Ge, Chu Xin, Qin Lingyu, and Lu Li are all upstairs, or there’s Shuang’er…”