Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 1203: Chapter 1183: Heaven Devouring Rat

Upon hearing Yan’s words, the people behind Huangfu Yihui quickly rushed forward and encircled him in the middle.

The reason is simple: whenever this thing appears, there’s never just one. They are social animals and act collectively.

Moreover, named Heaven Devouring Rat, as the name implies, they are voracious eaters, devouring everything—it’s not just human flesh, even ores can’t escape the attack of their sharp teeth.

Tang Tianyi also quickly stepped forward, pulling Luo Qianqian behind him, with a vigilant expression, staring fixedly at the little rat in front of him.

An overwhelming feeling that beneath its cute appearance lies a massive conspiracy.

”Swish swish...”

The bizarre sound suddenly echoed, making everyone highly alert as they intensely stared at the Heaven Devouring Rat before them.

However, Yan, the first to notice something amiss, still seemed somewhat at ease.

Soon, countless rats emerged rapidly from the ground, behind trees, and above trees.

Even Luo Qianqian, who previously found them quite cute, was now mentally overwhelmed, unable to accept, facing a vast, crawling mass, feeling utterly disgusted.

Even a group of grown men got chills witnessing this scene.

One of the people next to Huangfu Yihui boldly stepped forward, raising his weapon, and slashed toward the Heaven Devouring Rat.

”Don’t!” Yan’s words were evidently a step too late. Blood splattered at once, and the rushing swarm instantly engulfed him, leaving behind a skeleton with a lingering warmth, astonishingly devoid of any blood.

Seeing this, everyone retreated two steps in unison.

This was way too terrifying.

”The locust army destroying vast fields instantaneously doesn’t seem exaggerated, does it?” Luo Qianqian opened her mouth and leaned against Tang Tianyi’s back, starting to retch.

Thinking of this enormous mass and the countless corpses possibly contained within, a surge of nausea was almost uncontrollable.

”Do you have candles?” Tang Tianyi asked promptly after a brief silence.

”Candles... I have some for birthdays... ugh...” Luo Qianqian looked up at Tang Tianyi, inadvertently glancing at the vast silver-gray mass, and couldn’t stop retching uncontrollably.

”But I have kerosene, a plunger, and cotton cloth, oilcloth, which can be deemed to be available,” Luo Qianqian continued, head lowered.

So... why do you collect plungers?

Thinking about the plunger’s handle part, Tang Tianyi’s eyes suddenly brightened: ”Take it out.”

Luo Qianqian squatted down and retrieved the items: ”I only have five, nothing more.”

Five splendid wooden-handled plungers appeared on the ground, along with a few cotton clothes and kerosene.

”Why did you bring this?” Looking at the kerosene, Tang Tianyi felt overwhelmed.

Bringing mustard was weird before, and now it’s even stranger.

Luo Qianqian showed a hint of helplessness on her face. Was she supposed to admit her thinking was they used kerosene lamps here?

Clothes, compared to long ones, evidently her short T-shirts were more comfortable...

Quickly, Tang Tianyi squatted down, wearing rubber gloves, and made five torches.

As for the fire source? They dared not rely on Yan, opting for a lighter seemed more reliable.

Tang Tianyi and Haan Yun each held a torch, while Luo Qianqian handed the remaining three to Huangfu Yihui’s group; seeing the Heaven Devouring Rat retreat somewhat, gratitude shone on their faces for their earlier assumptions about Luo Qianqian.

Clearly, she was such a gentle girl.

Although the firelight made the Heaven Devouring Rat retreat, there was no sign they planned to leave.

After all, they regarded it as a meal.

Dealing with one or two is easy, but facing thousands in a war of attrition, even with numbers, their resources would be depleted.

”What now?” Luo Qianqian furrowed her brows: ”How about frying them in a big pot, using their kind to feed their bellies?”

”Do you have such a big pot?” Tang Tianyi also furrowed his brows; evidently, he was uncertain about the current situation.

And Yan persistently maintained an utterly composed demeanor.

Seeing her appearance, Luo Qianqian and Tang Tianyi weren’t surprised. After all, she possessed such fearsome Fire Attributes; wanting to leave, the Heaven Devouring Rat couldn’t stop her, could they?

They wanted to leave, indeed arduous, yet didn’t come with an inevitable outcome of breaking through.

As for letting them out the back way? Naturally, they weren’t willing.

Little did they know, the Unrestricted Forest’s three forbidden grove areas were innately exceedingly challenging, with restrictions unlocking within time limits—not everyone had such capability.

”Using fire, fireworks could also work, right?” Luo Qianqian licked her lips suddenly and said.

Tang Tianyi’s eyes lit up, nodding at once.

”But, this could lead to forest destruction; a wildfire would be uncontrollable,” Luo Qianqian continued.

Judging the surroundings, once it caught fire, leaving safely posed significant risks.

Tang Tianyi remained silent; Luo Qianqian was right. Presently, they weren’t in modern society, even though now, wildfires were feared enough to cancel ancestor paper burning, replaced with flowers, aesthetically pleasing and disaster-free.

And this vast forest, observing the trees’ sturdiness, clearly required lengthy years to grow.

If a fire consumed this, wouldn’t it be a form of cruelty?

Having witnessed land desertification, they naturally understood the importance of greening.

Unless it threatened life, recklessness should be avoided, as impacts are extensive.

Though Luo Qianqian mastered group attack techniques now, they were for survival. Using them seemed premature.

Momentarily, a dilemma emerged, rendering them at a loss.

”Heaven Devouring Rat, besides physical attacks, also employs sound wave attacks, but few things restrain them on this front,” Yan spoke casually, seeing both fretting, with calmness.

”Sound wave?” Luo Qianqian’s eyes brightened, a transparent Jade Flute appearing in her hand, only for another voice to interrupt: ”Sound wave? Leave it to me.”

Huangfu Yihui said.

Then the pendant flashed on his neck, a guqin appeared miraculously in his hands, its body glossy, strings sparkling, clearly well maintained.

Sitting cross-legged, he placed his hands naturally upon the instrument.

As if sensing something, the rat swarm showed signs of agitation.

”Squeak squeak squeak...”