"I've been very nimble since I was young, and I have an innate sense of danger. Every time the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard was about to bite me, I could always dodge in time. Even if it bit the cowhide sheath, I could undo the sheath at the critical moment and escape from its poisonous fangs and acid. That's why many of my companions died or were injured while cleaning the lizard cages, but I was never injured."
The round bone rod's smile did not change as he continued, "This is both my fortune and my misfortune. After discovering my uniqueness, Master arranged for me to clean the lizard cages far more often than the others.
"Also, the others only went in to clean when the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard was full and sleepy. When cleaning, they would even ignite the pungent smoke that snakes, insects, rats, and ants hated the most, to weaken the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard's aggressiveness.
"When it was my turn to clean, Master purposely didn't feed the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard until it was full, or he added a large amount of secret medicine to its food to increase its toxicity and aggressiveness.
"As a result, the moment I entered the lizard cages, I would be stared at by the huge lizard with a fierce look in its eyes, as if it wanted to eat me whole.
"No matter how lucky a hunter is, they would run into a totem beast sooner or later after traveling through the forest all year round.
"Almost every day, I had to go into the lizard cages to clean up the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard's feces and the wild beasts' bones that were eaten by it. How could nothing happen to me?
"Fortunately, with my nimbleness, I only suffered light injuries every time. The Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard never broke my bones, and the venom never penetrated deep into my organs. I was lucky enough to be alive.
"But my body was full of holes from the corrosion of the venom and acid. It was a horrible sight to look at!"
As the round bone rod spoke, he took off his leather armor and revealed his upper body.
His skin looked as if it had been torn by a leather whip with sharp thorns and burned by flames. It was covered in ugly scars.
Many parts of his skin and flesh were completely necrotic, showing a grayish-white, rock-like texture. It formed a sharp contrast with the smile on the doll's face.
Just one look at it would make one's heart pound in fear and pain.
Many of the rat people had scars left behind by the torment of the old warriors.
They all empathized with the round bone rod and felt a sense of common hatred.
"Your original master deserved to die!"
Someone said.
"All the lizard warriors of the Dark Moon Clan deserved to die!"
There were also people who furiously expanded their attack range.
"No, all the warriors of the clan deserved to die!"
There were even more people who insisted.
The round bone rod smiled and put on the soft armor again. He continued, "My original master naturally deserved to die. However, if no one dared to resist, he wouldn't have died on the spot for no reason!
"At that time, not only did I not dare to resist, I didn't even have the slightest thought of resisting. I only felt that this was my fate. Because of the lowly, cowardly, and unclean blood that flowed in my veins, I couldn't blame anyone even if I became a meal for the Seven-colored Poisonous Lizard.
"As for my master, he seems to be waiting to enjoy an exciting show. He's even betting with others to see how many days I can last in the lizard cage before I'm completely eaten by the Seven-colored Venomous Lizard.
"Master. able to say.
"Finally, the day came. It was a very cold morning in winter.
"Because the rat people were curled up in a shack with leaky walls, and we slept in the cold and wet mud, there was only a thin layer of Devil's Snare twigs and leaves in the mud.
"After a night, I was already shivering from the cold. My joints were stiff, and I could not open my eyelids or fingers freely.
"When the first glimmer of light appeared in the sky, I had no choice but to crawl into the lizard cage to clean up.
"With such a terrible state, it was inevitable that I could not dodge in time and was knocked to the ground by the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard.
"Even today, I still remember that moment.
"I remember that the big lizard, which was almost longer than me, crawled on my body and kept tearing at my cowhide sheath.
"The incomparably tough sheath was torn into pieces by it. Even through the thick cowhide, I could feel how sharp its claws were.
"Also, it kept shooting venom at my face in an attempt to blind me.
"Even though I tried my best to turn my head so that the venom wouldn't splash into my eyes, the venom corroded the surface of my helmet and let out sizzling sounds. It stirred up a pungent stench that made my nostrils feel like they were burning, and all I breathed in was flames.
"Soon, I felt my chest armor being torn apart by the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard's saw-like tail. Its next step was to stab my chest and dig out my heart. I had seen many of my companions die tragically, so I knew its moves very well.
"I was terrified. Driven by my survival instincts, I struggled and resisted with all my might.
"Coincidentally, the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard's food the night before was a huge rhinoceros leg.
"After the flesh was eaten, there were still a few huge bone rods left in the lizard cage.
"The Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard bit off a few of the bone rods, and sharp stubs were left behind.
"I randomly found a bone rod that was round at one end and sharp at the other. I closed my eyes and used all my strength to stab it above my head.
"Oh my Great Horned Rat God! I actually managed to stab through the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard's eye, and the entire bone rod sank into its brain!
"The beast still wasn't dead. Under the stimulation of the intense pain, it tore at my chest even more forcefully.
"But the pain also stimulated the ferocity hidden in the depths of my blood. No matter how the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard tore at my flesh, I hugged the round head of the bone rod and refused to let go. I even used my entire weight on it and spun the bone rod with all my might. I crushed the beast's eyeball and brain into mush.
"At that time, my entire chest was burning, and I only had one thought in my mind. Even if I died, I wanted to drag this beast down with me. I couldn't let it harm more of my companions.
"After an unknown period of time, the beast finally stopped moving, and I was unconscious for a period of time.
"I thought that I was already dead. In my daze, I reunited with my former companions and my parents, whom I had never seen before, somewhere.
"But when I woke up again under the stimulation of the intense pain, I realized that I was still lying in a messy lizard cage.
"From the frozen sky and the dim sun, I could tell that I had only been unconscious for less than fifteen minutes. In fact, it was just the time it took to eat a meal.
"When I looked at the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard whose entire head had been smashed into mush, I knew that things were bad.
"This was Master's favorite pet. He played with it in his arms every day, and he even named it the Seven-Colored Diamond so that he could show it off to the other Dark Moon Warriors during bets and banquets. It was said that there was once a warrior who offered a hundred well-trained ratfolk servant soldiers for it, but Master refused to sell it.
"Of course, the ratfolk servants were unlucky to die in the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard's mouth.
"But for me to retaliate and kill Master's favorite pet was an even more treasonous act.
"I can almost imagine how high Master's anger will soar when he sees the Venomous Rainbow Lizard's miserable state, and what kind of miserable end I will end up in.
"The incubation pool with thousands of small lizards was specially prepared for unruly ratfolk like me, who were unwilling to die obediently.
"I wasn't afraid of death.
"But I'm indeed scared that I'll be eaten by a hundred lizards the size of fingers in the hatching pool, and I'll be devoured from the inside out in three days and three nights, or even longer. At that time, I'll still be alive, and my eyeballs can still move, and my brain can still feel pain.
"Fortunately, it was still early, and Master had not woken up yet.
"Because of my outstanding performance, Master gradually handed the entire lizard cage to me to take care of. There was no one else to witness my fight with the Seven-Colored Poisonous Lizard.
"I didn't know where I got the strength from, but I broke open the iron bars of the lizard cage and ran.
"Before the first wisp of smoke rose from the chimneys in the town, I had already run into the forest outside the town.
"As expected, it didn't take long before the town sent out soldiers to chase after them.
"Even though I didn't know what Master's expression would be when he saw the Seven-Colored Diamond's carcass, based on the number of pursuers, if they really caught up to me, I might as well slit my own throat and have a quick death.
"However, after barely escaping from the fierce battle with the Seven-colored Venomous Lizard and tasting the taste of the Grim Reaper grinning next to my ears, I don't want to die anymore. At least, I don't want to die so easily.
"I ran into the depths of the forest with all my might and breathed in the air of the wilderness to my heart's content. I sensed the moisture of the soil and the fragrance of the plants, and so on. I couldn't have such a taste while I was in the lizard cage in town.
"I thought that even if I lived for one more day, no, half a day would be enough.
"As long as I'm still alive, Master will definitely fly into a rage and shout in anger. He won't be able to raise his head in front of his friends. Once I think of this, I don't know why, but from the depths of my bones, I'm filled with a brand new strength.
"Unfortunately, if I wanted to survive in the wilderness, I couldn't just rely on courage and strength.
"I stayed in the town since I was young and helped Master take care of his pests. I had never lived in the forest for a long period of time, so I didn't know how to avoid dozens of pursuers in the forest and how to capture me from all over the place.
"I've left too many marks on the grass and trees. The bloodstains I've rubbed on the rough bark of the trees are as clear as shining arrowheads under the sniffing of the bloodthirsty lizards raised by Master.
"In the end, after only one day of escaping, I was blocked by a group of pursuers in a col on that bone-chilling night.
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