Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Afterwards, he found three entrances to underground caves on the ground, blocked them all with haystacks, poured oil on them, and lit a fire. They immediately burst into flames!

(This way... the rat monsters in the cave will be driven to the other side by the thick smoke...)

Jiang Ran set the fire for two purposes. One was to drive the population of carrion-eating black rats into the Sunny Forest, and the other was to cause the underground cave under the garbage mountain to collapse and eliminate the trouble forever.

The fire spread along the haystack laid out by Jiang Ran all the way to the garbage mountain.

Not all garbage in a garbage mountain is combustible, but as long as the temperature is high enough, everything can be burned.

Gradually, the garbage mountain began to burn, and a gray-black smoke slowly floated up over Sunny Town.

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"There's a wisp of smoke in the east."

"Yeah, judging by the distance, it seems to be in our town?"

"It should be over there in the slums. Are the poor people burning straw?"

"It's only the beginning of summer, isn't it harvest season yet?"

In the quest guild, the reward hunters who were waiting to form a team looked out the window and talked a lot.

Hearing their discussion, Emilia's heart tightened - the slums in the east, isn't that where the demihumans gather and live?

Emilia ran out of the quest guild and looked towards the east. Under the scorching sun, there was indeed a wisp of smoke floating in the wind.

An ominous premonition came over Emilia.

In a hurry, she didn't bother to ask for leave from the branch chief and ran directly towards the slums!

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In the slums, Jiang Ran was in combat mode, holding a hunting bow.

Under the dual attack of burning fire and thick smoke, black carrion rats would occasionally risk their lives to rush out of their underground caves.

All Jiang Ran had to do was shoot an arrow to give them the final blow.

As the fire grew more intense, the structure of the garbage mountain began to become unstable, and every once in a while a part of it would collapse with a "bang!"

The impact of the collapse was all transmitted to the ground. After several impacts, two of the three holes in the ground had collapsed, and only the last one was left to completely block the escape of the scavenging black rats.

"Look, look, Mom! I told you there was a big, fat rat!"

"Don't go there! It's dangerous!"

"It's not dangerous. That kind older brother is killing mice!"

The noise Jiang Ran made attracted the subhumans from the slums. Fortunately, these subhumans who had experienced hardships knew the importance of saving their lives, and they quickly took the children away.

Some relatively young and strong demihumans volunteered to help Jiang Ran, but he rejected them all.

Jiang Ran doesn't want any dead people to appear among the demi-humans, as this will reduce the effect of this event on Emilia's favorability.

The burning garbage mountain exploded with a roar. After another collapse, the last hole was blocked, and Jiang Ran's heart was relieved.

But at this moment, there was a loud "bang!" and a huge black shadow jumped out from the top of the garbage mountain, screaming "squeak!" and pounced towards Jiang Ran!

(…?!)

At the critical moment, Jiang Ran raised an iron shield to block the direction indicated by the red light. Then the black shadow hit the iron shield hard, knocking Jiang Ran several meters away!

"Squeak!"

Jiang Ran immediately got up and started running before he had time to think.

Even though his hands were numb from the shock, he still insisted on holding on to the iron shield. It was his only means of defense.

"Squeak!"

The enemy screamed and chased towards Jiang Ran. With the corner of his eye, Jiang Ran confirmed the true face of the black shadow.

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Giant black rat, unnamed, male, 3 years old

Giant Black Rat - Lv32

Skill slots: 2/2

Vitality: 451/623

Stamina: 278/452

Mana: 137/195

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(I see, it's an evolved species of the Carrion Rat, no wonder it has such power...!)

The giant scavenger black rat was a whole circle larger than the previous one, and its size was comparable to that of a wolfhound. In addition, its teeth and claws had also grown a lot, as if it was equipped with more than ten sharp daggers.

But what really troubled Jiang Ran was this guy's speed, which was also the real reason why he didn't dare to attack the rat group rashly last night.

As long as he can't create distance, Jiang Ran's bow and arrow will be useless.

"Squeak!"

The giant black carrion rat lunged forward once more. Jiang Ran's left hand was still numb, unable to move, so he raised his sword to block the attack. At that moment, Jiang Ran saw the enemy's magic power suddenly drop significantly, and a sinister purple-black light shone from its claws...

Jiang Ran immediately threw out the gauntlet sword and rolled on the ground. Then, he heard the gauntlet sword being cut into two pieces with a "clang"!

(…!)

Seeing that the giant black carrion rat had landed on the ground and was adjusting its posture to attack again, Jiang Ran fought a desperate battle and threw out the two oil drums on his waist in succession, smashing them straight into the enemy's forehead!

The giant black carrion rat reacted incredibly quickly, smashing the oil barrel with a wave of its claws. However, at the same time, all the oil spilled from the barrel and poured onto its body.

——『Combat Class Skill "Focus - Lv5" has been activated and is currently in effect...』

Jiang Ran shot three arrows in a row at the giant black rat that was eating scavengers across the flames of the garbage mountain. The arrows passed through the flames, caught sparks, and instantly turned into rockets. They then pierced into the flesh of the giant black rat and ignited the oil on its body.

"Squeak squeak squeak!!!"

Along with the screams of the giant black carrion rat, flames suddenly spread all over its body, turning it into a burning fire rat!

But the giant carrion-eating black rat didn't fall down, instead it pounced towards Jiang Ran even more frantically!

4.22 - Giving a rose to someone leaves a lingering fragrance (Update)

The death throes of wild beasts are even more terrifying than those of predators on the hunt.

Jiang Ran's three arrows just now only caused a total of 32 points of damage to the giant scavenging black rat. After being ignited, the giant scavenging black rat would suffer 43 points of burning damage per second.

In 10 seconds, Jiang Ran quickly calculated the result.

As long as he can hold on for 10 seconds without being killed by this giant black rat that eats carrion, he will win.

"Squeaky!!!"

However, the four-legged giant black rat was already faster than Jiang Ran, and under the stimulation of severe pain, its speed increased to a higher level, and it rushed in front of Jiang Ran in a flash!

——8 second!

Jiang Ran had no choice but to hold up his shield and endure it. With a "bang", he was knocked away again, and this time, the shield had a deep crack and could no longer be used.

The cracked shield fell to the ground, and Jiang Ran's left hand, which had finally regained feeling, became paralyzed again.

He acted decisively and detonated a smoke bomb under his feet!

——6 second!

In the thick smoke, the giant black carrion rat rushed up again, squeaking!

Its sense of smell is extremely sensitive and is completely unaffected by smoke bombs!

Jiang Ran had no means of defense left, so he simply gave up and waited intently for the red light to appear in his field of vision... Then, the red light came immediately.

(3……)

(2……)

(1…!)

Jiang Ran, whose vision was obscured by the thick fog, left everything to the red light. He chose the right moment and rolled sideways, just in time to avoid the pounce of the giant scavenger black rat!

——3 second!

The flames on the giant black carrion rat dispelled the surrounding smoke. At this time, it was less than three meters away from Jiang Ran!

Jiang Ran watched as the giant black scavenger rat turned around to face him. Just as he was about to attack again, it stumbled and fell to the ground.

When the health volume is really low, any creature will become weak unless it has special skills, and no matter how strong the mental strength is, it cannot make up for the physical defects.

In these last three seconds, the giant black rat's vitality was already on the verge of collapse.

——0 seconds.

As its vitality dropped to zero, the giant black scavenger rat could no longer support its body. It let out a low wail and died in the burning flames.

——『Successfully killed "Giant Black Rat - Lv32", Class Experience +0, Current Experience 4200/4200』

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After the giant black carrion rat fell to the ground, Jiang Ran also fell to the ground.

In the last ten seconds of the desperate fight, he even forgot to breathe.

The life-and-death struggle at close range is completely different from the combat experience at long range.

The stinking breath and splattering saliva of the giant black carrion rat... were all deeply engraved in Jiang Ran's mind.

Today, Jiang Ran learned a very important lesson from the giant black rat that eats scavengers.

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After recovering from his shock, Jiang Ran looked at the garbage mountain not far away. The burning had reached its peak.

With a loud "boom", the garbage mountain collapsed completely, sealing all the gaps. There was no exit for the rat monsters to come out.

(Next time I fight an enemy I don't have good compatibility with... I'll have to prepare more backup plans...)

Jiang Ran slowly stood up. At this moment, a fox-eared and blonde girl broke into the garbage mountain area.

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"First-level fire magic: Fireball!"

A crimson magic circle unfolded in front of the girl's pointed finger. After a few seconds, a fireball shot out at high speed, hitting the corpse of the giant black rat and blowing it away.

"……Eh?"

The girl obviously didn't expect that she could "kill" the monster with just one fireball. Just as she was surprised, the boy next to her walked over.

"Emilia, why are you here?"

The girl was Emilia, a fox girl from the mission guild. She only noticed the presence of other people here when she heard the boy's voice.

"You...you are...Mr. Banning?"

When Emilia saw the boy's frosty face, she first remembered the scene when they first met at the front desk of the Task Union, and then she remembered the branch chief's recognition of the boy later, so she quickly added the title "Sir".

"Yeah, I didn't expect you were a magician."

Emilia saw a lot of blood on Banning's body, which looked like it was stained during the battle with the monster, not from injury.

In addition, Emilia also noticed the broken sword and cracked shield on the ground... After a little thought, she realized that Banning had completed the subjugation of the monster, and the "Fireball" she had just fired was most likely hit on the corpse.

"I'm sorry... I didn't understand the situation clearly. Did it affect you?"

"It doesn't matter. You came at the right time."

Banning told Emilia about the caves and rat monsters at the foot of the garbage mountain, and then he made a request to Emilia.

"Do me a favor and say that you did all these things. All the credit goes to you. I don't want anything."

"How can this be possible? Such a great achievement...!"

"Okay, that's all right. Thank you, Emilia."

"etc……!"

Banning turned and ran away without waiting for Emilia's consent.

Emilia chased for two steps, but found that she was no match for the other person, so she had to give up.