182: The power of thunder and lightning, killing mutant rats

With a nimble sidestep and a slight backward lean of his upper body, he avoided the sharp, fierce beast claws that were falling towards him.

They slashed down, almost grazing Chen Ming.

The claw tips made intimate contact with the ground, sparking!

Leaving behind three claw marks at least as deep as a little finger.

With a little more force, they could have pierced the ceiling.

Compared to the swarm of Mutated Rats that had poured out of the sewers earlier, this Mutated Rat in front of him was gradually evolving towards a human form.

Its upper limbs were shortened, while its lower limbs became thicker and longer, allowing it to stand steadily on two feet.

The Rat head didn't change much, but the structure of its fingers was significantly different from a person's, with sharp, curved claws like scimitars, creating a strong visual pressure.

It gave a sense that even a slight brush would cause skin and flesh to split open.

After his sneak attack plan failed, the Ratmen didn't give up. A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, he rotated his wrist downwards, his palm facing Chen Ming, and then swung a claw heavily outwards.

Chen Ming, however, directly teleported behind the Ratmen.

Before the opponent could react, a clean whip kick struck the side of the Rat head.

Bang! Boom!

The force was so great that the entire Rat head exploded on the spot, blood splattering and broken bones scattering everywhere.

"So fragile?" Chen Ming felt he hadn't used much strength.

【Successfully killed Mutated Ratmen! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained wood treasure box +3!】

Seeing this kill reward drop notification, Chen Ming stopped dwelling on it.

A monster worth three wood treasure boxes, what more could he ask of it?

Immediately after, several more dark figures leaped out from downstairs and landed.

They were the same species as the Ratmen whose head was exploded by Chen Ming's kick and whose corpse was still lying nearby.

Initially, Chen Ming thought these guys were better at fighting alone, but now it seemed the leading Rat had just run too fast, and the rest of his companions hadn't kept up.

Like a pack of wolves, they spread out with claws extended, gradually closing in on Chen Ming in a pincer movement, blocking off paths.

Chen Ming's expression was calm as he continuously retreated towards the edge of the building.

"Using numbers to bully the few is not your patent," he said with a shallow smile.

The moment the Ratmen collectively decided to charge towards Chen Ming, a black tide surged high behind him.

It was Rats, but they had completely changed allegiance, extracted by Chen Ming as Undead.

They became even more oppressive!

This flood deliberately avoided Chen Ming and spread towards the Ratmen.

Although the Ratmen tried their best to resist, facing an absolute numerical advantage, they were completely helpless and were quickly swallowed.

Mouths of Rats continuously and savagely tore flesh and skin from their bodies, eating with great relish.

In just a moment, all that remained were complete, pale skeletons, their flesh and blood completely stripped clean.

It was immediately obvious that these were non-human skeletons, especially the skull parts.

These Rats had a similar effect to the locusts summoned by the Calamity of Mad Worms SSS-grade Skill.

If there was any difference, it was probably that the Undead Mutated Rats wouldn't gain any extra benefits no matter how much they ate.

The locusts summoned by the SSS-level Calamity of Mad Worms skill, however, could split infinitely, increase in number, and devour everything!

【Extracting...】

【Extraction successful! Congratulations, Host, you have obtained a new Undead Servant: Mutated Ratmen +7!】

Adhering to the principle of not wasting, Chen Ming extracted every single one into Undead.

Behind him, two tides of Rats, one Undead and one Mutated, were clashing and biting each other, neither giving way.

The Mutated Rats were dominated by hunger, while the Undead Rats completely obeyed the command of Chen Ming, their lord. If he didn't let them retreat, they would fight to the bloody end!

As long as Chen Ming's mental energy was sufficient, the Rat swarm could be resurrected infinitely.

It's worth mentioning that the mental energy required to "resurrect" these Undead Rats was far less than the rate at which Chen Ming's mental energy recovered.

There was no other way, he had too many skills, especially SSS-grade Skills, which had already raised Chen Ming's mental energy to a terrifying level.

Even if a situation arose where recovery couldn't keep up with consumption, Chen Ming still had a large pile of long-unused high-grade mana potions in his warehouse. One gulp would instantly fill him up!

He clenched his five fingers, gave a flick, and an S-Rank weapon named "Azure Thunder Soft Whip Sword" appeared in his hand.

It was clearly a sword, yet it was extremely soft, composed of tightly linked S-shaped mini blades.

By rotating the hilt, he could change the blade's form, switching from a straight blade to a sword whip.

A whip crack unleashed a powerful thunderous might!

Chen Ming leaped, and the moment he landed, he cracked the sword whip in his hand.

The soft sword wrapped around his body like a circling dragon, the purple Azure Thunder, dazzling and brilliant!

Like a tide of lightning, it chained through the Mutated Rats, blasting them away, killing a large area at once!

Mutated Rats were not plastic; their bodies were not insulated and were conductive. One transmitted to ten, ten to a hundred, a hundred to a thousand, a thousand to ten thousand...

One strike could completely annihilate all the Mutated Rats visible within his line of sight.

The efficiency was so high that even a lawnmower would have to concede defeat.

Inside the surrounding buildings, residents who heard the commotion and were secretly observing were dumbfounded.

"Husband, is that a whip in his hand? How can it also discharge electricity?"

"It must be a high-level weapon he fished up. That power is truly ridiculously exaggerated! One whip crack, and it's a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood!"

"Is he a professional Hunter? Should we go and meet up with him, ask for rescue?"

"Professional Hunters wouldn't arrive so quickly, and besides, they wouldn't act alone; that's too risky. Usually, they work in pairs."

"I really envy him. Why can't I fish up this kind of pay-to-win weapon? Sigh, if only reality could be like in games where you can top up, how great would that be? Our money wouldn't be reduced to a pile of Waste paper (waste paper)."

The Man ignored his wife's words, took out his phone, opened the camera function, and kept zooming in, trying to get a clear shot of Chen Ming's face.

However, the sky was too dark, and the lightning flashed on and off, making it impossible to focus.

He had no choice but to give up.

He had originally planned to take photos and post them in the World Chat Channel to see if anyone recognized him, hoping to join him.

He believed that as long as he stayed by the side of such a top-tier expert, surviving and leaving the instance wouldn't be a problem at all.

Click! Click! Click...

He took several continuous shots of Chen Ming, one Man and one whip, slaughtering tens of thousands of Mutated Rats with the purple thunder boiling.

He selected the best one and saved it.

Then he opened the Ten Thousand Realms Fishing software, entered the World Chat, and switched to the regional chat channel.

He selected the photo and confirmed sending.

Caption: Does anyone know this big shot? I want to join you.

【Holy crap! You can send pictures in the chat channel?】

【Village connected to the internet?】

【Okay, where are you? I'll come and think with you】

【A whip with lightning attribute, I really want it. I only fished up a normal watermelon knife, sob sob sob】

【Even if you get that kind of weapon, are you sure you can use it? Don't whip yourself until your skin and flesh split open】

【I only regret not finding a martial arts gym to study properly before the apocalypse】

【This photo is quite handsome, I can use it as wallpaper】

【You really have a lot of free time. It's a matter of life and death, and you're still thinking about wallpaper?】

【No choice, I'm not that monster using the whip. Anyway, I'm just idle, so I can only wait for the fishing attempts to refresh and gamble on luck!】

...

While they were discussing him heatedly, Chen Ming had already whipped the last Mutated Rat that ran out of the sewer, causing its body to explode and leaving no bones.

Finished?

Far from it, because there were still strange noises underground!

The sound stopped beneath Chen Ming's feet.

It sounded like... something was being struck?