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Mouse? Or a giant mouse?

Chik chik …

A few rats surrounded him. Last time she did not personally take care of that reptile, Zi Linng was brooding over it. She wanted to try and see what results she had obtained from her recent cultivation, but she didn't expect that these blind mice would come knocking on her door.

Ji...

The largest giant rat was the first to attack. It pounced forward, its mouth opening to reveal a few long, ghastly white teeth.

"Hmph …" Zi Linng let out a cold snort, and quickly left her original position. Using the power in her palm, she struck towards the anticipated location.

"Pa!" The giant rat fell to the ground after being struck by the fist, but did not seem to receive too much damage. It rolled on the ground and stood up. The gray fur on its body stood up like sharp arrows.

"Again!" Zi Linng crooked her finger.

The giant rat seemed to have some intelligence, it knew that the human in front of it was not simple and did not immediately attack. Instead, it moved its position, observing Zi Linng while it retreated.

Chik chik …

The gigantic giant rat retreated out of the encirclement, and suddenly let out a burst of anxious shouts. In that moment, the ten or so mice surrounding Zi Linng attacked at the same time. They all opened their mouths, revealing their long, sharp white teeth as they bit towards her location.

Zi Linng was not flustered, she moved quickly, her hands were not idle either. She was quick to grasp the back of the rat's neck, and then she punched it hard.

"Pa …" "Pa …"

Not even a moment later, the ten giant rat were thrown far away, raising a cloud of dust. These giant rat were clearly not as strong as the larger one, and were barely able to stand up after being heavily attacked by Zi Linng.

She hadn't even used Wind Freezing Bead. It seemed like these giant rat were easier to deal with than reptiles.

"Again …" Zi Linng hooked her fingers once again.

Chik chik …

But when she lowered her hand, those giant rat s turned around and ran away at the same time.

Want to run... It's not that easy!

Zi Linng suddenly increased her speed, and directly went past the rats, aiming at the biggest one.

Ji...

The giant rat cried out in pain as it was caught by the soft fur on the back of its neck. Zi Linng pulled hard, and the mouse fell onto the ground.

When the rest of the giant rat saw this, they were actually shocked, and ran off cleanly in the blink of an eye.

Zi Linng punched the giant rat a few times to make it behave before stepping on it, "From the looks of it, you seem to be their boss, I didn't expect you to be abandoned so easily!" As she spoke, she bent down and patted its head, "If you want to eat me, go back and cultivate for another 100 years!"

After it finished speaking, its eyes turned cold, and it began to agglomerate its wind blade, preparing to cut its neck without a doubt.

"No …" "Don't, kill, me." Zi Linng almost thought that it was an illusion due to the strange tone.

She retracted her hand and kicked the giant rat. "Are you talking?"

"Yes." The giant rat answered indistinctly.

"It's actually a mouse that can only speak. Interesting," Zi Linng said as she rolled his eyes, "Do you want to live?"

The giant rat immediately lowered its head, "Release me."

"If you want to eat me, why should I let you go?" Zi Linng smiled as she stared at it.

"Let me go, I'll give you some benefits."

Knowing the benefits, one had to admit that this rat was quite intelligent.

"I don't need any benefits, I have something to ask you. If your answer is satisfactory, I can let you go." After saying that, Zi Linng raised her arm and pointed at the Magma River, "I want to go to the other side, is there any way?"

giant rat's green eyes revealed an extremely human-like expression, "You, are going there, what are you doing?" After a few sentences, it spoke even more fluently.

"That's none of your business. Just tell me if you can do anything about it."

"No!" The giant rat shook its head.

The corner of Zi Linng's mouth raised, she could clearly see the evasive look in the mouse's eyes, as if it was hiding something.

"If not, then I have no reason to let you go," he said as he gathered a fireball in his hand, preparing to slap it.

"No, no, there's a way." The giant rat was scared and hugged its head.

"Speak …" Zi Linng stopped and continued to step on the mouse under her feet to prevent it from making any other movements.

"Ten days later, the temperature of the Magma River will drop. When that time comes, I'll call you over." The mouse spoke in a single breath, afraid that the other party would kill him with one palm strike.

Zi Linng's eyes lit up, and retracted her leg, "I can't go over myself?"

The giant rat shook its head, "No, humans can't withstand the temperature here."

"That's good. You just guard here and I'll let you go after I cross the river."

The giant rat did not know what it meant by lifting a rock to smash its own foot, but after it heard that, it drooped its ears, and lay on the ground to lick the parts where it was injured.

"Why don't you want me to come over?" Zi Linng sat cross legged. Since there were still ten days before they could cross the river, she was in no hurry.

The giant rat rolled its green eyes, but did not say anything.

"You still want to taste my fist?" Zi Linng raised his eyebrow, and said solemnly while staring at it.

The giant rat lowered its head weakly, its small eyes that were different from its face moved, "I don't know either, ever since we Rattan Tribe had memories, we have this kind of awareness, and cannot bring any humans across the river."

"Oh?" Zi Linng was very surprised, she heard that this Trial Stele had not only been opened once, could it be that no one had ever been there before?

"No one has ever been there?" He wanted to verify his answer with the giant rat.

"The giant rat nodded," They had no way to go, but someone did try, and all of them died in Magma River.

"What's over there? Since you can cross the river, you must know what's happening over there. " Zi Linng continued to ask.

The giant rat answered honestly, "There's nothing, a snowy plain."

Looking through the giant rat once, she realized that the other party was weak and did not look like he was lying. She then retracted her gaze and closed her eyes. Those mice might not know what was over there, but no matter what, she had to go through her Magma River to see why the owner of the voice was calling her.

This sit of his lasted for another two days. The giant rat's injuries had recovered quite a bit, and its eyes had also become a bit clearer.

From the moment the sky began to brighten, this piece of green belt at the border between the Wasteland and Magma River had never been quiet before.

"Let them go away, or else I don't mind taking care of them myself." He originally thought that the mice were naturally timid and wouldn't return after abandoning the mouse. He didn't expect that they would actually gather a large number of rats to guard the area. There were at least a hundred of them stacked on top of each other.

"If you let me go, they'll leave." The giant rat spoke in human language more fluently.

Zi Linng turned her head to look at it, "I said that if I succeed in crossing the river in ten days, I will let you go."

Mouse could tell that he still didn't want to take her across the river. "You think this group of rats can deal with me, so you can try and see if it's you guys who have suffered heavy losses, or me, huh?"

"Humans are really cunning!" The giant rat stared at Zi Linng. After being beaten up two days ago, it was furious, but it didn't dare to say anything. Right now, its children were lying in ambush in the forest.

The rats were lying in ambush, Zi Linng could not be bothered to care about them, but their courage grew, and they got closer and closer together.

"Bang …"

Without holding back, he punched towards the giant rat's head, adding new injuries to its injuries that had just recovered.

"Wrong, I don't like cunning. I like being direct and letting them back off, or else I'll have more fists waiting for you." That punch of hers didn't hold back, causing giant rat to grimace in pain, he didn't dare to say anything else.

Chik chik … Chik chik …

Very quickly, the rats gradually retreated, disappearing within a mile in radius.

After another long period of time, the rats gradually dispersed.

Zi Linng opened her eyes and looked towards the giant rat, "Your children and grandchildren are all gone, and seeing how obedient you are, as long as you cooperate with me to cross the river, I will definitely not make things difficult for you and your descendants."

The giant rat opened its eyes and blinked a few times. Sure enough, it did not find a single mouse nearby, and spoke as if it was somewhat discouraged: "Impossible, without my order, they cannot retreat."

Zi Linng's expression changed, "Do you still want them to stay and threaten me?"

"No!" The giant rat shook its head, "I was saying that something must have happened before they left."

Zi Linng expressionlessly withdrew her gaze, closed her eyes, and continued her cultivation.

After a long while, the giant rat seemed to realize what Zi Linng had said was true.

"Try running again. I don't mind killing you and catching another mouse." The cold words scared the timid giant rat to the ground.

"Human, something must have happened to my family. If you can let me go, I will definitely come back to cross your river." The giant rat trembled as it stood up. Its injuries had not fully healed yet.

Zi Linng looked at the quiet forest, frowning for a moment, "Sorry, I do not believe in your promise. You can go back and take a look, but I also want to keep an eye on you. "

The giant rat was very anxious, but when it heard that Zi Linng wanted to follow him, it did not refuse. "Follow me." Then she limped into the woods.

After walking for half a day with Zi Linng, they finally arrived at its nest.

"Where are they?" The giant rat rummaged through the nest but to no avail.

Zi Linng looked at the holes filled with giant rat s, it seemed like something really happened!

Chik chik …

Just then, a sharp sound entered the ears of the human and mouse. The giant rat suddenly turned its head and fiercely clawed the ground with its four claws.

Seeing this, Zi Linng also followed.

Less than a mile away from the lair, countless rats were densely packed, and they were squabbling non-stop.

Ji...

The giant rat raised its mouth and let out a long cry, suppressing the voices of all the mice. The rest of the rats fell silent when they saw it, and one of the smaller ones took two steps back, its whiskers twitching with a sharp squeak.

Zi Linng couldn't understand the mouse language, but she quickly understood what was going on. The smaller mouse wanted to take advantage of the giant rat's absence to claim the throne, and even wanted to kill the direct descendant of the giant rat.

Ji...

The giant rat roared at the usurped rat, waved its two sharp front claws and pierced into the rat's chest, tearing at it ruthlessly.

Fresh blood flowed onto the ground, the other faction's rats were all trembling in fear, and the direct descendents of the giant rat s were elated, all of them were chirping away, as if they were welcoming the return of the giant rat.

Zi Linng had her hands folded behind her back, looking at the scene in front of him. As she looked, a small mound suddenly rose up from the forest in front of him.