The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

"Could things really be this bad..."

Looking towards the wilderness, beads of cold sweat dripped from Lu Yuan's temples.

He then realized that it had been a while since any other monsters had passed by.

If there really was a berserk king-level demon beast that caused all the other demon beasts to retreat.

No more demonic beasts were passing by at this time, which meant that the king-level demonic beast was very close!

"Run... Ugh!"

Lu Yuan reached out and picked up Shen Humeng, intending to escape.

But the next moment, a muffled groan escaped his lips and he nearly collapsed to the ground.

The injuries on his body were too severe; even the slightest strenuous activity caused excruciating pain as bone fragments pierced his internal organs and flesh.

For martial artists, such external injuries are actually not too difficult to deal with. One aspect is that their bodies are strong enough to withstand them, and the main reason is that they have various healing medicines that are very effective for simple physical injuries.

The problem now is that, having been busy escaping, all the medicine was in the car, and they don't have any on them.

"no."

If we don't leave quickly, our lives will be in danger.

Lu Yuan frowned, took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and carried Shen Humeng southward.

Based on the previous escape of the monsters, the threat comes from the direction of the wilderness, that is, the east, and is likely moving towards the base city, that is, to the west.

If Lu Yuan runs back, given his current condition, he will most likely be unable to outrun him, and it's only a matter of time before he is caught up.

However, if he runs south or north, he might avoid that king-level monster.

After all, even a king-level beast is just a monster; how large can its territory be?

Of course, that's assuming it's a king-level monster.

The so-called king-level monster was just Lu Yuan's wishful thinking.

Squeak!

Less than two minutes into the run, a series of cracking sounds suddenly came from the dark depths of the wilderness.

It sounds like the call of some small animal.

However, the noise was so loud and dense that it showed an extremely large number of sounds.

In addition, there was a screeching sound as it ran.

"..."

Lu Yuan subconsciously turned his head to look, and cold sweat dripped down his face.

The sound grew closer and louder, and what was originally faint and indistinct now converged and surged forth, sounding like the roar of ocean waves.

"That is..."

Then, as the alarm bells of danger grew louder in his heart, a wave really did surge in from the depths of the wilderness.

"mouse!"

The waves swept in so fast that they were clear in the next moment. Lu Yuan's eyes widened instantly, and he froze on the spot.

What are those waves? They're rats!

The smaller ones are no bigger than a baby's fist, while the larger ones are as big as lambs! Their fur is either grayish-yellow, reddish-black, white, or mixed colors. What they have in common, as demonic beasts, is that most of them have sharp claws and even more exaggerated incisors.

That's right, these rats are also monsters.

The monsters on Earth, apart from the alien species that have escaped from secret realms, are mostly native creatures that have mutated due to the influence of cosmic energy tides.

On Earth, the most numerous animal was originally the rat!

Therefore, a large number of rats mutated into monsters.

However, due to their own limitations, even after mutation, their size will not become very large, and since they are not predatory animals, they are mostly not a threat.

However, they still retain their previous advantages, namely, large numbers and rapid reproduction!

When the quantity reaches a certain level, a qualitative change can occur.

Once a large number of rats gather together, they can sweep away everything like a tsunami, leaving nothing in their wake!

Humans call this phenomenon a "rat swarm".

"It's over."

Coming to his senses, Lu Yuan's face turned ashen.

I originally thought it was a king-level monster, but it turned out to be a swarm of rats.

Yes, compared to king-level monsters, the rat swarm is indeed more terrifying.

After all, even the most powerful King-level monster is just one, and how many other monsters can it kill? But the rat swarm is different. These despicable little creatures have an appetite far exceeding their size, and they will devour everything in front of them.

No wonder so many monsters scattered and fled, rushing from the wilderness into the vicinity of human cities.

If it were a king-level monster, Lu Yuan could still escape by running south.

However, given his current severely injured state, he simply couldn't avoid this swarm of rats that had spread for miles.

Squeak squeak squeak~!

The next moment, accompanied by a piercing screech, the rat swarm swept in and instantly engulfed Lu Yuan and Shen Humeng.

Click, click!

The grating gnawing sounds filled the surroundings, and the outer clock face was covered with rats.

It was already dark, and even during the day, surrounded by rats, not a single ray of light could get in.

Inside the pitch-black golden bell shield, Lu Yuan's expression was extremely solemn.

These rats are really good at gnawing...

In fact, his golden shield was completely devoured in just one second.

The reason he was still able to maintain this state was because he had erected several layers of the Golden Bell Shield at once. After the outermost layer was eaten away, he immediately erected another layer from the inside.

Only by continuously performing this action can the rats be kept out.

But if things continue like this, things might not turn out well.

Although Lu Yuan's true energy was abundant, it was still limited, and he couldn't sustain such consumption for long.

"How big is this swarm of rats? When will we be able to get through it?"

Lu Yuan looked down at Shen Humeng, who was still in his arms, and asked her a question.

Do you know anything about this?

"...Put me down first."

Although she couldn't see anything, the sensation of skin-to-skin contact became increasingly clear. Feeling Lu Yuan's body temperature, which was slightly higher than normal, Shen Humeng was so nervous that the hairs on her entire body stood on end.

"oh."

Lu Yuan then came to his senses. He realized that he had acted expediently earlier, but it was indeed inappropriate to be hugging and cuddling like this now.

After all, Shen Humeng is Shen Qiubing's aunt, so she is considered his elder.

"Based on what I just saw, I couldn't estimate the size of this rat swarm."

After standing aside for a moment, Shen Humeng spoke, her voice suddenly filled with despair.

"But according to the information I've read, the rat swarm simply leaves before it has completely devoured everything it encounters."

"you mean……"

The gnawing sounds continued unabated, and Lu Yuan's eyes widened, his face turning pale once again.

In other words, regardless of the size of the rat swarm, it will not continue forward until it has devoured the two of them.

In other words, they're doomed.

"You're scared."

Shen Humeng's voice came, telling them to stand aside, but the space of the Golden Bell Shield was only so big, and the two were only a few centimeters apart.

When she spoke, her breath could even reach Lu Yuan's face.

"Aren't you afraid?"

Lu Yuan asked a question in return, but he wasn't in the mood to argue with Shen Humeng.

"I'm afraid, but I'm not afraid either."

Shen Humeng's voice remained calm. Although he couldn't see it, Lu Yuan felt that she seemed to smile.

How can you still laugh at a time like this?

The next moment, to Lu Yuan's utter astonishment, Shen Humeng slowly leaned closer and quietly rested in his arms.