Chapter 111: Chapter 94: Plague Crystal Core
The bristle-haired black rat squeaked and rushed over, green liquid trickling from the corners of its mouth.
"Little Charcoal Dog, ignite your body."
Black flames surged over Little Charcoal Dog’s body.
These dark flames merged with Little Charcoal Dog, forming its latest skill, Flaming Shield.
After devouring the Crystal Core of the Shadow Mosquito, Little Charcoal Dog learned this skill amidst the blazing flames.
This ability allows Little Charcoal Dog to be enveloped in a thick layer of fire.
The flames can both block some skills of Exotic Beasts and scorch opponents when Little Charcoal Dog leaps at them.
The bristle-haired black rat suddenly spewed a green mist from its mouth.
However, when this poisonous fog touched Little Charcoal Dog’s Flaming Shield, it sizzled, emitting an oily sound.
Black smoke puffed out, expanding in the air.
A nearby Burrowing Rat accidentally inhaled the smoke, suddenly kicked its legs, convulsed, foamed at the mouth, and collapsed.
"That green mist contains a virus, even if burned, the dispersing black smoke is still toxic."
"Who knows how many viruses are on this bristle-haired black rat, caution is necessary."
Ye Bai mused a bit.
The bristle-haired black rat flew into a rage after its green poisonous fog was incinerated by Little Charcoal Dog.
It swung its thick, dark Sharp Claw directly aiming at Little Charcoal Dog.
If the Sharp Claw hit Little Charcoal Dog, it might completely lose its combat ability.
"Little Charcoal Dog, aim at the bristle-haired black rat’s Sharp Claw and spew sparks."
Little Charcoal Dog obeyed, opening its mouth, flames surged within, and sparks shot out like bullets.
Perhaps strengthened by the Flaming Shield, the spark’s power enhanced significantly.
The sparks fell all over the bristle-haired black rat’s hand, some landed on its body, and it let out a wretched scream.
The bristle-haired black rat, partially aflame, frantically rolled on the ground, finally extinguishing the flames on its body.
Now it’s extremely disheveled.
Its entire paw blistered into a large blister, causing it to grimace in pain.
It also had numerous burns on its body, its bristle hair patchily scorched here and there.
At this moment, the bristle-haired black rat revealed a ferocious look, directly spraying green poisonous fog at the surrounding Burrowing Rats.
The Burrowing Rats originally standing by watching the fuss met with terrible misfortune!
The poisonous fog caused the Burrowing Rats to choke, they clutched their throats tightly, their faces turned red, tongues sticking out, resembling fish lacking water.
Their eyeballs bulged out, their bellies ballooned like inflating balloons, growing larger and larger.
Bang bang bang.
The Burrowing Rats exploded one by one, like firecrackers.
A large amount of green dense mist spread, making the Burrowing Rats seem like vessels for cultivating poisonous fog.
With a big breath, the bristle-haired black rat inhaled the green mist into its mouth.
Its original injuries began to scab over.
"What an awesome skill."
"The poisonous fog skill developed to this extent, yet it’s just a beginner skill?"
"Could the upper limit be too high?"
Ye Bai scratched his head in confusion.
"No problem, if the skill is this amazing, let the Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm devour its Crystal Core then."
With the Frenzy Skill, the Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm’s Attack Power will increase, if it can possess the poisonous fog ability, it will dominate during the Beast Tide.
"Little Charcoal Dog, sprint all out and collide with it."
Little Charcoal Dog kicked hard with its limbs, transforming into a fiery line, leaving scorched marks in its wake.
The bristle-haired black rat only saw a fierce flame rushing towards itself.
Its pupils widened intensely, unable to dodge.
Little Charcoal Dog’s speed increased considerably from before, left with no choice, the bristle-haired black rat could only curl into a ball, using its bristle-haired coat for defense.
The long black bristles were long and sharp, like a porcupine; if Little Charcoal Dog accidentally collided, it might pierce several hard thorns.
"Little Charcoal Dog, change direction, run circles around this bristle-haired black rat, while spewing sparks at it."
Little Charcoal Dog rapidly sprinted in a circle, flames ignited grass, the surrounding heat intensified.
Simultaneously, Little Charcoal Dog kept spitting sparks onto the bristle-haired black rat.
Sparks landed on the black bristle, emitting thin black smoke.
The bristle-haired black rat felt increasingly hot, its skin burning; wanting to retaliate, it was already encircled by endless flames.
It had no room to counterattack.
Fire tongues engulfed its bristle hairs, it wanted to howl, but couldn’t; it could only watch itself surrounded by flames, burned alive.
When Little Charcoal Dog finally stopped, the bristle-haired black rat was completely charred.
Its eyes burned pale white, mouth agape, seemingly screaming out despair in the fire.
Little Charcoal Dog felt its limbs weaken, tongue hanging out, lying flat on the ground.
"Well done, Little Charcoal Dog, your prowess has significantly improved from before."
"At least your flames never went out during combat."
"Go back to the Pet Beast Space to rest first."
Ye Bai patted the head of the little charcoal dog. After forming a contract with it, he was immune to the flames on its body.
The little charcoal dog transformed into a stream of light and entered into Ye Bai’s body.
"Sunflower King, extract the crystal core from the Hard-haired Black Rat."
The ground cracked open, and hair-thin roots penetrated through the charred corpse, extracting a green crystal core.
The crystal core emitted an emerald green glow, like a top-notch emerald.
This must be the plague core of the Hard-haired Black Rat.
"Big Gray, let’s continue, let’s go."
Just then, the Sunflower King tugged at Ye Bai’s pant leg, pointing towards the ground.
"What’s on the ground?"
Ye Bai asked curiously. The Sunflower King curled up a leaf and then punched downward heavily.
Boom.
The ground suddenly shattered, revealing a hole, from which a large amount of smoke emerged, and the ground shook slightly.
After the smoke cleared, a hole appeared on the ground.
This hole was large enough for two people to pass through, even Big Gray could fit inside.
"Could it be that this hole leads to the Burrowing Rat’s lair?"
Ye Bai chuckled.
He remembered the system had once mentioned that there was a Tier Three Ground Gem here.
The value of a Ground Gem, although not as high as a Tier Three Sunstone, wasn’t much less.
The entire cave showed many claw marks, suggesting that the massive cave had been dug bit by bit by the Burrowing Rats.
After walking for about half an hour, Ye Bai saw fragments of Ground Gems embedded in the tunnel.
Several Burrowing Rats were secretly gnawing on the gems, making crunching sounds.
However, as soon as the Burrowing Rats saw Ye Bai enter, they scattered in all directions.
He could see the fleeting terror in the eyes of the Burrowing Rats.
Clearly, these Burrowing Rats had witnessed Zhang Lingxue and President Wang’s ruthless slaughter; they were scared.
Through the Eye of Insight, Ye Bai selected several Burrowing Rats that could evolve into Bloodstorm Rats, allowing the Sunflower King to capture them with roots.
The Sunflower King’s roots entwined, forming cages. The trapped Burrowing Rats let out miserable cries.
But instead of coming to aid, the cries only prompted their companions to flee further away.
These Burrowing Rats were abandoned by their companions.
As they ventured deeper underground, more Ground Gems appeared in the tunnel.
The Burrowing Rats here had all become Tier Three, with the presence of the Burrowing Rat King.
They gathered together, seemingly waiting for something.
At this moment, a beast the size of a calf appeared, its body covered with rocks.
It had a large drill on its nose, and its claws were as sharp as drills.
Upon its appearance, almost all the Burrowing Rats knelt down.
Several Burrowing Rat Kings surrounded the beast, acting as its guards.
If Ye Bai guessed correctly, this creature must be the Burrowing Rat Emperor, the ruler of the Burrowing Rat tribe.
Meanwhile, Ye Bai’s Eye of Insight sensed two gray mists on the Burrowing Rat Emperor.
Basing on the size of the mists, it should be around Tier Four.
Just then, the Burrowing Rat Emperor’s gaze suddenly fixed on Ye Bai, letting out a shrill scream.
"Already discovered?" Ye Bai raised an eyebrow, unfazed.
The Tier Three Burrowing Rats surrounded Ye Bai and his Pet Beasts.
"Big Gray, Sunflower King, stay close to me."
Ye Bai held the Space Key tightly in his hand. Now wasn’t the time to battle the Burrowing Rats; a swift departure was paramount.
Before the Burrowing Rats surged forward like a tide, Ye Bai transformed into a white light and vanished.
Many Burrowing Rats collided with each other, getting injuries.
A white light appeared in the Cultivation House.
Ye Bai appeared with slightly labored breathing, while Big Gray looked indifferent.
The Sunflower King’s roots restrained six Burrowing Rats.
"Obediently enter the Beast Card."
Ye Bai placed a stack of blank Beast Cards in front of the Burrowing Rats.
A strong suction emanated from the Beast Card, and then iron chains wrapped around the Burrowing Rats, pulling them into the cards.
There are various types of Beast Cards, some to restore a Pet Beast’s stamina and spirit.
Some allow the Pet Beast to rest at will, which is typically used for Big Gray.
There’s also a type for forcibly capturing Exotic Beasts, but the Exotic Beast must be subdued first; this type is used for capturing Burrowing Rats.
All six Burrowing Rats were enveloped and stored away by the chains.
Ye Bai breathed a sigh of relief.
The thin blanket on the sofa was neatly folded; it seemed Zhang Lingxue had gone back to do experiments.