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The enchanting moonlight spilled across the ground, illuminating the dark mouth of the cave where a passionate scene was unfolding.
The woman tucked her deep brown, slightly curled hair behind her ear and lifted the soft fur layer, settling herself onto the sleeping man's body. With delicate fingertips, she gently touched him, her bright eyes sparkling with excitement.
Indeed! This man was incredibly muscular, even more so than she had imagined!
Over the past few years, Leilin had been involved with many strong individuals from the town's top teams. However, as time passed, her desires had only grown stronger; even Simon, who was at level five, could no longer satisfy her. Level six Maple seemed completely uninterested in her, which left Leilin feeling frustrated.
A playful smile crept onto Leilin's tender lips.
Looking at her sleeping "prey," she felt an inexplicable thrill. Yes, a strong intuition told her that this man could definitely fulfill her greatest needs!
Just then, Leilin was pleasantly surprised to notice that the man seemed to be responding as well. His broad hand slipped from beneath her and traveled up along her smooth, curvy chest. Although his hand was cold, it did not hinder Leilin's growing excitement; her breathing quickened slightly.
Suddenly, Leilin's eyes widened.
That icy hand had gripped her neck!
"I'm sorry, but I'm not interested in your body."
Garen had awakened without her noticing. Looking into his calm and indifferent eyes, Leilin felt a strange illusion that if she continued to act recklessly, that hand would snap her neck.
She nodded slowly, and his grip gradually loosened.
A sense of relief washed over her as Leilin collapsed onto the ground, gasping for air. The allure in her beautiful eyes faded away, replaced by a deep-seated fear.
However, before she could fully comprehend the situation, Garen suddenly pushed aside the fur support and grabbed Stormblade before rushing out!
In fact, Garen had already been awake the moment Leilin removed her clothing. The reason he hadn't intervened sooner was not because of how enticing Leilin's figure was but because at that moment, he had caught the scent of a beast!
The faint scent of blood in the air indicated that the beast had not approached, or perhaps it was still lurking in the shadows.
In this situation, Garen could not recklessly stir up trouble, so he chose to feign sleep and wait for it to reveal its claws.
"This is definitely the right direction..."
Standing on the dark snow-covered ground, Garen suddenly noticed something and quickly picked up a clump of black fur from the ground a few meters away.
"Rodent Beast." Garen sniffed it in front of his nose, identifying the type of monster.
There was also a noticeable small pit in the snow. Clearing away some of the snow revealed a circular hole about 15 centimeters in diameter. The dark opening emitted faint whimpering sounds, and its true depth was hard to gauge. Inside the hole, there were more similar fur clumps, and the foul odor was even more pronounced.
Clearly, this cunning Demon Rat had escaped.
Garen tossed the black fur onto the ground without feeling any regret. After all, the purpose of this outing was for winter hunting activities, so avoiding unnecessary battles before taking action was of utmost importance.
Returning to the cave entrance, Garen found that the Sorceress was no longer there. He set up the fur support again and returned to his spot to continue resting.
...
The next morning.
The snowfall finally eased, and the drifting snowflakes sparkled under the sunlight, creating a stunning scene. However, the Blazing Fire Squad did not take advantage of the bright weather to enter the mountains. Just five minutes ago, when Maple counted heads, something happened—Jossy was missing.
Although Jossy's strength was not particularly remarkable, such an incident occurring just before their operation would undoubtedly disrupt their previous plans. Maple sat on a rock with a frown, while Simon's expression already showed signs of anger.
At that moment, Kakashiuro emerged from deep within the cave. "I found him."
Maple turned around, ready to say something when he saw Kakashiuro throw something onto the ground.
The object was a half-meter-long cylinder, its surface dotted with small holes. Despite being covered in glaring blood, it was still recognizable as a severed arm.
Jossy's arm!
"What... what does this mean?" Simon turned to glare at Kakashiuro.
Kakashiuro looked at Maple and said, "It must have been when he went to relieve himself. The rest of him is just shredded meat; this is all that's left."
Maple's expression darkened. "Can you tell what kind of monster did this?"
Kakashiuro nodded. "If I’m not mistaken, it’s a Demon Tooth Rat."
The cave fell silent. Although the Demon Tooth Rat was not a high-level creature, typically only level 2 or 3, everyone felt a chill run down their spines. It was hard to imagine that just yesterday, while they were sound asleep, one of their companions had been gnawed on by rats not far away!
Leilin's beautiful eyes were filled with fear; she couldn't even fathom that while they were executing some "plan" yesterday, they had been coldly watched by a group of Demon Tooth Rats! She instinctively wrapped her arms around herself and glanced at Garen.
At that moment, Garen was looking up at the small holes in the stone wall, a rare seriousness etched on his face.
After a moment of silence, he said, "The Demon Tooth Rats came from inside the cave."
Maple paused at his words and followed Garen's gaze to the dark little holes.
Just then, Simon suddenly shouted, "Impossible! I personally searched the cave yesterday; it was definitely clean! Even if there were monsters, they must have slipped in from outside!"
Garen ignored Simon and focused his attention on Maple. At that moment, Maple seemed to sense something and gestured for Garen to continue.
"Last night, I smelled the presence of a beast. From my judgment, it should have been a Rodent Beast, specifically this Demon Tooth Rat. However, this particular Demon Tooth Rat was very cunning; I couldn't catch it." Garen paused for a moment. "I initially thought it was just an accident, but I realized just now that I overlooked something."
"Don't listen to him; he's lying!" Simon shouted angrily as Garen continued to disregard him.
He turned to Simon, "Boss, there's something wrong with him! I seriously suspect he is a spy sent by the opposing team, and it’s possible that he was the one who let the Demon Tooth Rat in! He’s the one who got Jossy killed!"
However, Maple remained unmoved, his expression growing inexplicably grave.
"My oversight was thinking it escaped through the hole outside, but in fact, it must have come from inside the cave," Garen said, looking at the small hole in the stone wall. "The Demon Tooth Rat should be around level 2-3; even if it could kill Jossy, it wouldn’t have left him without a chance to call for help."
"Boss, he's a liar!"
The fury in Simon's eyes reached its peak as he grabbed the iron axe from the corner of the wall and stormed towards Garen. "I’ll expose his true nature!"
Suddenly, a loud slap echoed through the air.
Maple raised his hand and delivered a sharp blow to Simon's face, reddening half of it. Before Simon could react, Maple yanked his hair and slammed his head against the stone wall.
A stream of blood trickled down from Simon's scalp.
"Take a good look at the hole in the wall, you fool!" Maple gritted his teeth and said.
Simon’s eyes were filled with rage, but under the pressure of Maple's level 6 strength, he dared not retaliate. He reluctantly glanced at the wall Maple was pointing to. However, that single glance struck him like lightning, and his eyes widened in shock.
At those ominous black holes, there were streaks of fresh blood, and many of the spikes still had bits of flesh clinging to them!
Seeing that Simon had calmed down, Maple finally released him and turned to Garen. "Continue."
Garen spoke solemnly: "So, Jossy could not have died at the hands of a single Demon Tooth Rat; it must have been many—so many that he didn’t even have time to call for help."
At this point, Garen took a deep breath.
"We must have stumbled into the lair of the Demon Tooth Rats."
Garen's voice was not loud, but in the stillness of the cave, it resonated like thunder in everyone's ears.
The Demon Tooth Rat had once brought disaster to the town, but its terrifying aspect was not merely its strength; it was its numbers! Just three nests of Demon Tooth Rats launching an attack could trigger a horrifying tide of magic!
One could only imagine the sheer number of rats in a single nest!
This meant that at this very moment, there were hundreds, thousands, even tens of thousands of cold eyes watching them. As soon as one of the rat leaders signaled, they would be overwhelmed by the Rodent Tide. In the face of such overwhelming numbers, even an Advanced Warrior would exhaust their Fighting Spirit!
Maple let out a bitter smile and suddenly bowed to Garen. "As the team leader, I must deeply apologize for dismissing your suggestion yesterday."
"The most important thing right now is to get out of here," Garen shook his head. "The Demon Tooth Rats here haven't attacked yet; perhaps their leader is waiting for the right moment."
High-level magical beasts possess basic intelligence. As Garen said, the leader of the Demon Tooth Rats might have sensed something unusual about the Blazing Fire Squad and chose not to signal an attack, instead opting to wait for a more opportune time.
However, this did not mean they could leave safely. After all, the flesh and blood of cultivators would be a feast for magical beasts. Even if they suffered heavy losses, the Demon Tooth Rats would not let them go.
"Should we just run?" Maple pondered for a moment before dismissing that idea. "No, since the Demon Tooth Rats here are intelligent enough to wait for an opportunity, they must have set up ambushes outside as well. At least... returning to the town is impossible now."
At that moment, the usually taciturn Kakashiuro suddenly spoke up. "About three kilometers north is Ghostvine Cliff."
Garen's eyes lit up. A few days ago, he had seen a description of Ghostvine Cliff in a book. It was said that when certain conditions were met, a large number of Ghost Vines would grow on the cliff. Normally, Ghostvine Cliff served merely as a means for cultivators to traverse cliffs, but under the current circumstances, it could play a crucial role.
After all, the rat tribe would not use Ghost Vines!
"Let's head towards the cave entrance. Remember not to let them notice anything unusual. When I count to three, we run," Maple quickly made a decision. After exchanging glances with the other four to confirm their understanding, he began moving toward the cave entrance.
Simon and the others were experienced veterans; as they walked toward the entrance, they occasionally exchanged jokes and pretended to be casually "checking the weather outside."
Twenty meters from the cave entrance, patches of sunlight began to filter through.
At the same time, a faint rustling sound echoed from deep within the cave, as if countless rats were scurrying along the walls.
Maple did not turn back but spoke in a low voice.
"Three..."
"Two..."
As they approached within five meters of the entrance, a piercing screech erupted from inside the cave, reminiscent of a stampede of elephants, shaking the ground beneath them!
"One..."
"Run!"
With Maple's roar, a blinding light erupted from the five of them, and in an instant, they burst out of the cave and into the nearest thicket!
Golden Fighting Spirit swirled around their bodies as Garen glanced back while running.
That one glance sent chills down Garen's spine.
The exterior of the mountain collapsed in layers like a flood breaching a dam, spreading outward at an astonishing speed. The form of the Demon Tooth Rat was obscured; all they could see was...
A tide of darkness!
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