Fairy Tail: I don't want to be the president

Chapter 278 A great victory
Generally speaking, human armies will collapse when casualties reach a certain ratio.

But for the extremely hungry mice, the ratio is obviously higher.

When more than half of the rats were killed or wounded, the first rat escaped from among them - it was a rat that had earlier snatched the body of its companion and had barely eaten its fill.

Then the number of rats dropped further, and a few more began to flee, this time the ones around the golem.

Even if they were so desperate that they climbed onto the golem and bit it everywhere, they could only bite the hard stones.

The golem didn't really care about the mice on its body. It just stepped on them and bent over to smash them.

However, the two floating cannons will help him clean up.

Rod looked at it with a look of discomfort, and asked Lightning, "Can you fetch me a few buckets of water?"

"I'll go right away!" Lightning was watching the battle between insects and rats with great interest, but when he heard Rod's request, he immediately went to do it.

Mira curiously asked him what he was going to do.

Rhode said, "Add some disinfectant to disinfect the golem, otherwise it will feel a bit disgusting."

"Won't it hurt?"

"No, actually using boiling water directly won't hurt it, it just feels too cruel."

"Yes, and it's hard to find a pot that big if you want to boil water."

"Uh-huh?"

Rhode was stunned for a moment. What was the big pot for? Was he going to cook it in the pot? Did she misunderstand or did she do it on purpose?

The unscrupulous summoner fell into deep thought after formulating a hasty disinfection plan.

The two sides fought fiercely for a while, and the rats began to flee in large numbers.

A small number of the worms were dragged away by the escaping mice, while most of them were besieging the remaining mice.

Rhode ordered the three Void Nesters: "Chase them, hang behind them, and kill as many as you can."

Are you stupid? Our barracks will chase you.

Three nest worms left the village entrance and chased after the retreating rats, and worms continued to be produced on their backs during the chase.

The newly born worms hopped and chased forward, their speed was even faster than that of the nest worms.

Jasper asked, "Mr. Rhodes, should we catch up with them? We should take this opportunity to completely..."

Rhode shook his head: "Leave the hunting of the rats to me, you have more important things to do."

"What is it? We will definitely get it done." Jasper was very confident. Everyone's enthusiasm was unprecedentedly high. He felt that anything could be done now.

"After the remaining rats are dealt with, the dead rats around the village need to be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise it will easily cause an epidemic."

Rhodes said, "Remember to take precautions when dealing with rats. There may be problems with the village's water source, so remember to remind everyone to boil the water before drinking."

Jasper glanced at the buckets of water lying beside Rod, which Lightning had requested.

Mr. Rhodes was so thoughtful! He even tested the water quality for them in advance!

"Yes, I'll arrange it right away!" Jasper left with gratitude.

"Did he misunderstand something?"

"It's possible, but it's probably because you did too well?" Mira had stopped throwing the 'grenades' and stayed by Rhodes' side.

"I'll be very proud if you praise me like that. Well, how about giving you a reward?"

"No." Mira covered his mouth as he approached her. There were so many people watching here.

The final round of suppression lasted for nearly half an hour. The worms chased the last few escaping rats and disappeared into the darkness. The villagers cheered. Although they failed to eliminate all the rats tonight, they had eliminated a considerable number of them.

And with so many bugs around, it's only a matter of time before the remaining rats are dealt with.

It is only June now, and there is still time to plant some summer corn, sorghum, soybeans, and late rice. As long as you work hard, your life will hardly be affected later.

With only a commission of 20 J, I am so lucky to be able to hire such a powerful magician!

The villagers began to get busy. They used shovels, dustpans and other tools to collect the dead rats and pile them into small hills.

Afterwards, they looked at the wind direction, built a simple incinerator downwind of the village, found firewood and charcoal, and burned all the rat carcasses.

The ash produced today will become high-quality fertilizer and be spread on farmland in the future.

Even the small black particles left behind by the rats are swept up and collected by the villagers, who turn them all into fertilizer.

It was already very late at night, but outside the village of Lavender was brightly lit, a scene of bustling work.

Rhodes was busy pouring disinfectant on the golem.

He brought the disinfectant himself, and it could be used by mixing it in water. The goal of this mission was to kill rats, so Rhode was naturally prepared.

The golem just stood there stupidly and let him splash it as he pleased, and would even cooperate by squatting, standing up, or even lying down.

Mira looked at the big guy's clumsy movements and inexplicably found them cute.

Jasper was busy organizing people to work, and would do it himself when necessary, but he still found time to look for Rhodes in his busy schedule: "Thank you both for your help!"

"It's a mission. You're welcome." Rhodes pointed to the collapsed fence and the bumpy road surface. "We will find a way to repair these tomorrow."

The culprit who damaged the road is now a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention before."

"Please don't mind it! We can fix these soon." Jasper didn't care about such a small matter. He knew very well the quality of the broken fences in their village.

The same goes for the road surface, just a few potholes, which can be filled up later. The most important thing is to solve the rat problem.

Rhodes wanted to say something, but his face became paler and paler.

The golem that was squatting on the ground obediently suddenly disappeared, and the three nest worms that were chasing the group of rats also suddenly disappeared.

The worms did last a little longer, but eventually they all disappeared one after another.

Mira saw that Rhodes was in a bad condition and immediately held him back.

"Mr. Rhodes?" Jasper was startled.

"I'm fine, it's just that my magic power is almost at its limit, and I need to rest."

"Please come to my house, the room is ready."

Rhodes' arm was on Mira's shoulder, Mira's right hand was around Rhodes' waist, and Mira supported Rhodes and walked towards the village chief's house.

But before she had walked far, she suddenly came up with a good idea. She bent down slightly, hooked her left hand around Rhodes's knee, and picked him up.

Rhode didn't even react: "Hey~Mira?"

Mira had a cute smile on her face: “It’s more convenient to go this way.”

Rhodes didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "But it's very strange."

"What's so strange about that? That's how you hugged me the day I fell into the water." Mira even weighed Rhodes and adjusted his position, and said with a smile, "Isn't this interesting?"

"..." Rhodes put his arms around Mira's neck and put his face in her hair, "It seems so."

Mira could feel his breath and threatened slightly, "If you move, I'll throw you away."

(End of this chapter)