Virus King - Chapter 86

Chapter 86: Plague Rat King! Keep Talking, I’m Listening!

TL: Yang

The dark sewer reeked, an unpleasant odor mingling with the scent of blood that filled the air.

Even Song Ziqiong, who had taken a brief nap, recovered her strength and energy. Now gripping her bloodstained zombie-cleaver, she ruthlessly hacked at the mutated rats before her!

The blood spattered across the beautiful woman’s face gave her an expression of unimaginable ferocity.

Yet it also added a certain strange allure to her stunning features.

Aside from some extraordinarily strong talents, battles like these would continue to unfold as the apocalypse advanced.

Of course, Song Ziqiong’s talents were certainly not weak. However, her current mental energy, beyond basic identification, had yet to allow her to conjure amethyst crystals to wound enemies or protect herself as her talent would eventually permit.

Clearly, Song Ziqiong’s fighting spirit was at its peak!

Leveling up meant she could allocate her free attribute points into her Spirit stat.

Her Amethyst Eyes talent would require a full 10 Spirit points to unlock its next ability!

Currently, Song Ziqiong had 6 Spirit points—5 innate and one gained from her awakened talent.

Thus, once she reached level 3, her Amethyst Eyes ability would advance to a new level!

When she hit level 5, she would be able to equip the precious Faceless Skin item.

That item’s value was incredibly high.

Beyond its attributes, it had one crucial feature: it didn’t occupy any of the regular equipment slots.

In other words, any other gear could be worn simultaneously, effectively granting her an extra piece of equipment over others. What kind of advantage was that? It spoke for itself.

Chen Bai, though not fighting, kept a watchful eye on her. He had to admit, this woman indeed had skill.

Combat aptitude and management skills were entirely different strengths. But it made sense that in his past life, among those powerful figures with access to vast resources, this woman was able to stand out for a reason.

The dark, winding underground pipes seemed endless, with countless twists and turns and a maze-like complexity.

Anyone else would likely get lost.

However, Chen Bai, drawing on his past experience, had prudently purchased a map from the Cosmic Will’s interface. As he moved forward, he marked each passage, making his route perfectly clear.

His decades of apocalyptic experience had taught him caution.

And his instincts proved correct—without his map, getting hopelessly lost in these sewer pipes would have been highly likely!

Killing!

Destruction!

These two activities served as the perfect release of pent-up tension.

Modern society acted like a leash, binding the primal instincts deep within human nature.

It turned politeness into a mask, but now, with the apocalypse, that beastly side was allowed to explode!

With Chen Bai clearing the way, slaughtering these hundreds of giant rats felt as easy as killing stray dogs. Those equipped Evolvers couldn’t help but think how much simpler it seemed!

In the dark passages, everyone’s faces showed excitement. Even though the continuous swing of their weapons and relentless slaughter left their arms feeling a bit sore, not a single person felt fatigued.

The exhilaration of this bloodbath was overwhelming!

And this killing spree posed no real risk to their lives. Watching their strength steadily increase, they felt a thrill few could imagine!

Those massive mutated rats were like small tanks in these narrow sewers, giving almost no room to dodge. Yet with Chen Bai present, these creatures couldn’t take a single step past his defenses!

In such a short time, almost everyone had leveled up to level 2, marking a boost in their strength.

Some were even close to reaching level 3!

The Cosmic Will made leveling difficult.

There was a team feature, but it didn’t just award experience blindly—it was based on each person’s combat contributions!

As a result, Song Ziqiong gained the most experience.

The reason was simple: whenever a massive rat, each the size of a calf, appeared, she would use her identification ability on it.

According to the Cosmic Will’s judgment, this qualified as a combat contribution.

If experience were purely damage-based, then support roles would hardly ever be able to level up.

Indeed, this realization dawned on Song Ziqiong, and for the first time, she truly understood the joy of being carried by a strong ally.

After reaching level 2, she looked at her experience bar, which required a daunting 1,000 points to reach level 3—nearly enough to make her despair.

Yet within moments, her experience had skyrocketed, leaving her fewer than 100 points away from leveling up again!

Such joy was truly hard for most people to comprehend.

Just as everyone was basking in the thrill of leveling up, Chen Bai, who had been leading them through the sewer, suddenly stopped in his tracks!

“What is it?!” Song Ziqiong asked, a hint of concern in her voice.

Chen Bai raised his hand, an unexpected gesture in the darkness that immediately caught everyone’s attention. High-powered flashlights shone down the tunnel, illuminating a shadowy figure lying ahead in the dim light.

Everyone jumped in fright.

It was another rat, though its body wasn’t particularly large, about the size of an ordinary mutated rat.

But what was terrifying was that this rat’s fur wasn’t the usual gray-black but rather an eerie, sickly green that glowed with a haunting luster.

Scattered around it lay heaps of bones and corpses, some human, some appearing to be zombies.

The stench in this area was even more putrid than before. Even with his mask on, Chen Bai’s brow furrowed slightly.

As for the others, they could hardly bear it!

This was the BOSS!

Even Song Ziqiong, who wasn’t familiar with gaming terminology, realized it at once.

As for the rest of the group, their faces had already gone pale. If they struggled with ordinary mutated giant rats, they could hardly imagine facing this rat king!

Its sinister, greenish fur was enough to send chills down their spines. If not for Chen Bai standing at the forefront, most of them would have turned and run right away!

Just days ago, if someone had told them that a single rat could fill them with such dread, they wouldn’t have believed it.

Yet here it was, an undeniable fact.

Without missing a beat, Song Ziqiong activated her Amethyst Eyes and immediately relayed the rat king’s attributes to Chen Bai. Her eyes glowed faintly purple as she reported,

“Chen Bai, this is the Plague Rat King. It’s a level 7 BOSS, with Strength at 27, Agility at 33, Constitution…”

Before she could finish her sentence, Chen Bai had already moved, flashing forward to appear right in front of the stunned rat king!

With a single kick, he sent it flying into the air.

In the next instant, his hand, bearing a metallic claw that gleamed in the darkness, pierced straight through the giant rat’s skull!

From his first move to the rat king’s collapse with a dull thud onto the sewer floor, less than a second had passed.

“Constitution…”

Song Ziqiong’s mouth remained open in shock.

Chen Bai had already bent down to pick up an item dropped by the rat king. Glancing back at the group, who stood utterly dumbfounded, he said calmly,

“It’s fine. Go on, keep talking—I’m listening.”