No strange things are allowed to evolve!

Chapter Seventy-Nine: I...can't take it anymore...

Watching Jiang Shu crush and ravage hordes of strange rats, the three of them wanted to help, but didn't know where to start.

Does he really need our help?

Only Bai Lian noticed Jiang Shu's awkward situation.

He appeared to be a god descended to earth, but in reality, he was trapped in place and unable to move at all.

There were simply too many monster rats. Even though there was area-of-effect damage, the area of ​​effect wasn't very large, so it didn't significantly reduce the number of monster rats.

Moreover, these strange rats seem to possess a certain level of intelligence. Not only do they prioritize attacking the toughest targets, but after probing Jiang Shu's attack range, although some still relentlessly charge forward, most of them maintain an ambiguous distance from Jiang Shu.

As Jiang Shu moved forward, they retreated and gathered in his direction, while those behind him pressed down, maintaining their formation and applying pressure.

Now, they remained still and watchful, unlike their previous ferocious and rabid behavior, and the crowd finally got a clear look at them.

These strange rats were extremely bloated, with large, wrinkled bellies. Their gray fur was sticky and matted together, and their huge heads had small, darting eyes that seemed to reveal a hint of ferocity and greed. Their teeth were yellowish-brown and covered in saliva, making them look like plagued livestock, which was quite repulsive.

"They want to wear him down."

Bai Lian looked at the ugly creatures with disgust and said, "These beasts saw that he was unable to move easily and planned to use their lives to exchange for his strength. They would swarm him after he could no longer throw a punch."

Lei Bi became anxious upon hearing this: "We need to think of a way to help him out of this predicament."

Bai Lian nodded: "Help him break through the encirclement in front of him and give him room to move."

After a brief exchange, Bai Lian took the lead, brandishing her short sword and charging into the swarm of rats.

Without much communication, the four acted in perfect unison, as if they had rehearsed countless times. Bai Lian only needed to deal with the enemies directly in front of her, while Koko and Lei Bi cleared the threats on the left and right flanks for Bai Lian. Da Fen stayed in the middle and rear, and would fill in for his teammates if there was any oversight.

The four of them acted like a wedge, forcefully carving a gap in the encirclement.

The strange rats were completely focused on Jiang Shu and had no time to pay attention to the murderous intent behind them. Those who did not notice them were easily dealt with.

In an instant, the strange rats' formation was thrown into chaos.

Because they didn't have time to organize a new formation to resist the four's attack, many of the strange rats that were blocking Jiang Shu in front were squeezed into Jiang Shu's attack range and instantly turned into a lump of minced meat.

Seeing his teammates' intentions, Jiang Shu quickly reminded them, "Don't get too close to me!"

"I know!" Bai Lian replied simply, and continued to slaughter the strange rats around her as if she were mowing grass.

Among the swarm of rats, she was like an elegant dancer, lightly touching her toes and spinning, separating several strange rats from their heads.

She calmly dealt with the enemies ahead while keeping an eye on the situation of Coca-Cola and the other two.

Seeing that the three of them, though not as relaxed as she was, were still managing to handle such a large number of enemies, she focused all her attention on what was ahead.

Luckily, I called them along. Otherwise, if I had encountered this situation alone, I would have had to be distracted by other things, and I definitely wouldn't have been this efficient... Bai Lian thought to herself.

Before long, the four men had cleared a vacuum in front of Jiang Shu.

With pursuers in front and blockades behind, the strange rats had no choice but to retreat to the sides to make way for Jiang Shu.

"Hurry up, we'll clear the way for you!" Lei Bi shouted to Jiang Shu.

"Okay!" Jiang Shu responded, then alternately punched the air with his left and right fists to intimidate the strange rats that dared not follow too closely behind, while increasing his pace.

As Jiang Shu stepped into the newly cleared vacuum area, the four of them pressed down on both sides to further reduce the pressure on him.

The five-person formation was thus changed so that Jiang Shu was at the very center, replacing Bai Lian's position, while the other four became his wingmen.

The strange rats, scattered by Bai Lian and the others, tried to regroup and surround the five people, but they didn't even have time to form a complete formation before Jiang Shu, who was like a road roller with no worries about anything, ran them over wherever he went.

"AOE (Area of ​​Effect) attacks are so noble..."

Watching Jiang Shu advance methodically through the horde of rats, leaving behind piles of corpses, Lei Bi couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Bai Lian, who was standing to Jiang Shu's left, glared at him and said, "Stop talking nonsense now."

Then she asked Jiang Shu, "Can you still hold on?"

Because she could tell that Jiang Shu was running out of energy.

Aside from the fact that Jiang Shu kept using skills that clearly consumed a lot of energy, his pre-cast animation was also very tiring to watch.

Bai Lian guessed that he couldn't directly cause this kind of area damage; he had to first swing his left fist into the air and then slam his right fist into the ground to achieve this effect.

This made him look like an ascetic monk devoutly making his way to the holy mountain, the difference being that an ascetic monk prostrates himself with every step, while Jiang Shu poundes the ground with every step.

But what they have in common is that they are both equally slow.

Upon hearing Bai Lian's question, Jiang Shu, panting heavily, replied, "It is a bit difficult to bear."

It seemed that because he was distracted and spoke out of turn, Jiang Shu's hand movements slowed down a bit.

not good!

The four of them were shocked.

Sure enough, the next moment, those cunning and clever strange rats realized that Jiang Shu was all bark and no bite, and pressed in from all directions.

Upon seeing this, the four immediately became even more vigilant, preparing to deal with any attacks that might come from all directions.

But just then...

"drink!"

Jiang Shu slammed down with a punch, annihilating a group of restless, monstrous rats that had been pushed into his attack range.

"It's tough, but we can still manage!"

Fear flashed in the little eyes of the strange rats, and they all retreated.

Bai Lian breathed a sigh of relief: "Then hang in there a little longer. There's a canyon not far ahead. Once that's over, you'll only need to deal with the sides, and then you can take a break."

"Okay." Jiang Shu nodded and continued to throw punches.

But less than a minute had passed.

"So...so tired..."

After throwing his left fist, Jiang Shu collapsed to his knees, exhausted.

not good!

The four of them were shocked.

The strange rat seized the opportunity and pressed forward again.

But...

Boom!

Another batch of impulsive, strange rats were killed by Jiang Shu.

Jiang Shu stood up again: "I feel better after catching my breath."

Bai Lian encouraged, "Keep it up!"

Half a minute later.

My hands... feel like they no longer belong to me...

Jiang Shu collapsed to the ground.

Oh no! This time it's for real!

The four of them were shocked.

The strange rats were overjoyed.

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard.

As dozens of mangled corpses fell, Jiang Shu got up again.

He gave a wry smile: "This might be my last ripple."

Bai Lian's lips moved, but she couldn't say anything.

Another half minute later.

Jiang Shu collapsed yet again.

This time he didn't say a word, as if he had suddenly fainted.

But this time the strange rats didn't act impulsively.

I observed calmly for a while first.

After confirming that Jiang Shu was not moving, they carefully approached.

Seeing that Jiang Shu remained unresponsive and the other four were also held back, the strange rats finally relaxed and bared their fangs and claws at Jiang Shu.

Boom!

Jiang Shu got up.

"I think I just fell asleep, but then I suddenly saw a guy who called himself Wei Long. He told me that I wasn't allowed to sleep here, so I woke up. I feel a little better now."

The four people: ......

The surviving rats retreated frantically.

Ten minutes later.

Bai Lian was about to tell Jiang Shu that the canyon she had just mentioned was just ahead.

But looking back at the few remaining strange rats behind her, she felt there was no need to say it aloud.

"I can't do it again."

Jiang Shu suddenly collapsed.

This happened a very, very long time ago.

Finally, Jiang Shu got up, sat cross-legged on the ground, and asked with a puzzled look, "Where's the rat?"

Lei Bi sighed: "They're all dead, only a few left. I just saw you fall down again and run away like a madman. There must be no reinforcements left."

"She is quite clever," Jiang Shu said with a sneer, stroking his chin.

"So..." Bai Lian's lips trembled, her smile forced, "You're actually not tired at all?"

Jiang Shu nodded: "When I was practicing boxing a couple of years ago, I threw 10,000 punches a day. Today, I've only thrown three or four thousand at most. This is nothing."

Bai Lian was speechless for a moment.

Da Vinci threw down his axe, sat down on the ground, and glared angrily at Jiang Shu: "You even lied to us?"

"Not at all."

Jiang Shu explained:

"As the saying goes, if you want to fool others, you must first fool yourself, so in fact I even fooled myself."

So I was wondering why I could stand up just by gritting my teeth, and I even felt pretty excited about it. Now I realize it's because I wasn't tired at all.

"..." Da Vinci gave a thumbs up: "Then you're invincible."

Upon hearing this, Lei Bi was also angry that Jiang Shu had even cheated his teammates, but she also breathed a sigh of relief: "Anyway, it's good that you're alright. I was so scared when you fell behind."

Mentioning this, Jiang Shu was furious: "Was it me who wanted to fall behind, not you guys..."

But before he could finish speaking, Bai Lian interrupted him.

She looked serious, her brows furrowed: "Shh, there's something over there in the canyon."

Coca-Cola, which hadn't spoken since the beginning, turned its head back from facing the canyon.

"Inside the canyon is a basin, and I saw a dark figure more than three meters tall going into the depths."

Chapter 80 is my turn to play.

More than three meters tall...

Jiang Shu imagined it for a moment.

When those strange rats stood up, they were about 1.6 meters tall.

In other words, the dark shadow that Coca-Cola saw using the Motion Spell was at least as tall as two strange rats stacked on top of each other.

Her size is quite astonishing.

"Could it be the Rat King? That might be a bit tricky." Jiang Shu clicked his tongue. "Anyway, the outside has been cleared out. If all else fails, should we call in reinforcements?"

Since returning from Yunfu Temple, Jiang Shu has come to realize that a low-level evolved being's efforts are no match for a high-level evolved being's mere finger movements.