In the blink of an eye, most of the more than one thousand Flame Rats were killed.
Only a small number of them managed to escape and were not pierced by bullets. The special fat in their bodies that had a low ignition point did not come into contact with air, so they did not burn. They continued fleeing in a daze.
Meng Chao threw a chain and bound two Flame Rats. He dragged them in front of him. He did not even manage to tear off a single hair.
First, he bound one Flame Rat firmly with a chain.
Then, he brought out a full set of harvesting tools and aimed at another Flame Rat. He spat out a cold liquid that was dozens of degrees Celsius below zero.
Once the Flame Rat was so cold that it could not move and a thin layer of frost formed around its eyeballs, he calmly cut the back of its neck, peeled off its scalp, and removed its skull.
Meng Chao's vision had not reached the level where it could replace a microscope.
He placed a spirit energy microscope used for dissection in front of his eyes and focused his attention on the Flame Rat's brain.
Once he admired it for a while, he used a long needle that was even thinner than a strand of hair to extract the Flame Rat's central nervous system.
Then, he used a scalpel that was as thin as a cicada's wing to dissect the brain into thin slices that were less than 1mm thick.
Once he finished studying the rat's brain, he started dissecting its organs and analyzing the combustible substances in the Flame Rat's body.
Ten minutes later, Meng Chao obtained his answer.
"These creatures should have been lurking here for some time. Their stomachs are filled with fermented fuel, which means that they've been hiding in the fuel storage of the power plant and wolfing it down. They even stuffed their stomachs to the point that they burst.
"But I think that they're just soldiers charging forward. There's definitely a 'commander' hiding behind them."
Lu Siya asked, "Why?"
"First, don't you think that killing these Flame Rats is too easy?"
Meng Chao said. "This time, the scale of the fog's descent and how long it lasted is something rarely seen in the past half a year. If I were an abnormal beast with great intellect, I would definitely not let go of this heaven-sent chance. There's no way I would only send rats to cause trouble.
"Secondly, their stomachs are obviously unable to completely digest the garbage fuel. Even if they aren't killed or burned to death, it won't take long for them to die from bloating. This means that they aren't driven by their instincts to consume the garbage fuel to fill their stomachs. Instead, they are being controlled by … a higher level of intelligence.
"Third, their brains are too small and simple. It's hard to imagine that these Flame Rats could gain true intelligence and carry out a complicated mission like working together with the monsters who invaded Dragon City.
"Big Sis Ya, look here. Do you see a small hole on this Flame Rat's forehead?"
Lu Siya observed it carefully and nodded. "I see it. There's another ball inside …"
"Parietal eye, the scientific name of this thing is' parietal eye '."
"In ancient times, many of the vertebrates had more than one pair of eyes. Aside from their normal eyes, they also had a pair of eyeballs at the top of their heads. But it's hard to prove their specific functions.
"Some biologists believe that the parietal eye is used to sense light and adjust a living being's sleep time. Some people believe that the parietal eye can help living beings sense the changes in the planet's magnetic field and achieve a very precise positioning function. It's just like the magnet in a pigeon's head. Some experts believe that the pineal gland of humans evolved from the parietal eye.
"Like most mammal-type monsters, during the long process of evolution, the parietal eye of rodent-type monsters has long since been sealed shut.
"But through simple genetic modifications, it's not hard for rodent-type monsters to show some atavistic traits and regrow the parietal eye.
"As for its function … If my guess is correct, it should be used to sense the changes in spirit energy magnetic field ripples and receive information."
Lu Siya frowned. "Receive information?"
"You can think of it as a biological information receiving chip," Meng Chao said.
"The commander hiding in the dark uses a certain method to magnify its brainwaves and stir up a subtle change in the spirit energy ripples. This change is sensed by the Flame Rats through their parietal eye, and it's the same as the commander giving orders to the soldiers. That's why the Flame Rats will launch suicidal attacks.
"Perhaps the goal of this attack is just to confuse us and make us think that the invaders have all been killed."
Lu Siya cast Meng Chao a deep glance.
She had personally witnessed Meng Chao's unbelievable performance in all the training courses.
And his analysis and evaluation of some of the training courses were things Lu Siya had never heard of before.
Right then, Lu Siya trusted Meng Chao's judgment.
"Is there a way to find the commander?" she immediately asked.
"I can try to find the general area where the commander is. As for the specific coordinates, you'll have to rely on your incredibly sharp spirit energy senses."
As Meng Chao spoke, he used a few long needles that were thinner and softer than a strand of hair to poke another Flame Rat's ear canal.
He closed his eyes slightly and focused. A drop of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, as if he was performing an incredibly difficult microsurgery.
The Flame Rat was only bound by chains. Its central nervous system was not frozen, so logically speaking, it should be able to feel pain.
But when Meng Chao pushed four needles into its ear canal, and the needles that were even longer than a finger sank into its brain, it did not scream. Its eyeballs were still moving around, as if it did not feel any discomfort.
"What are you doing?" Lu Siya asked.
"I'm cutting off the nerve connection between the parietal eye and the brain," Meng Chao said.
"That way, the parietal eye might turn into a simple … organ that's similar to a magnet, just like the magnet in a pigeon's head."
Lu Siya asked, "And then?"
"Then, it might bring us to the commander," Meng Chao said.
"You should know that pigeons can accurately find their nests even if they are hundreds of kilometers away. Humans bred messenger pigeons based on this characteristic, right?
"I'm guessing that the commander's brain waves can't be too strong. To avoid interference, when it gives orders to the Flame Rats, the two of them will definitely be together. That place might be the commander's hiding spot, which means that it's their nest.
"As long as I cut off the nerve connection between the parietal eye and the brain, the Flame Rats will no longer be controlled by any external commands. Fear and survival instincts will overwhelm everything else. Then, there's a high chance that it will sense the magnetic field and run back to the place it believes to be the safest — the commander's nest."
As Meng Chao spoke, he shook off the chains.
The Flame Rat, who had a long needle in its head, ran out in a flash.
"After it!"
Meng Chao had already become a three-star superhuman, so it was impossible for a small rat to run away.
Lu Siya floated in the air and saw everything clearly.
Meng Chao stopped the factory protection team and the operation members from the abnormal beast research department from firing.
When the Flame Rat was near the cooling tower, it suddenly moved and disappeared.
Meng Chao narrowed his eyes and sniffed. Soon, he found a very hidden crack under the cooling tower.
"Looks like we'll have to find the structure map of the entire factory's underground facilities to know where the rat is hiding," Meng Chao said.
"There's no need for such trouble." Lu Siya smiled faintly.
She spread her fingers and clenched them tightly. A powerful spirit energy magnetic field was released from her body, and it shot into the ground like an underground penetrator. It was as if she had created a small-scale earthquake, and a large number of rocks were squashed together.
In the first half a minute, nothing happened. Only smoke gushed out of the intersecting cracks.
Soon, a black shadow jumped out of the thickest crack and crawled up the cooling tower.
When Meng Chao focused his gaze, he saw that it was a shining python.
Its scales were a semi-transparent purple, and they gave off a crystalline feeling. Meng Chao could even see its organs.
Its scales rubbed against each other, and sparks flew. Electric arcs surrounded its body, making it look like an aquatic dragon that rode on clouds.
There was a huge tumor on its forehead. It swelled up and down like a war drum that chased after souls. It struck a human's brain and heart fiercely.
'They're all in cahoots! This thing is the commander!'
Meng Chao swung his chain sabers and charged forward.
After breaking through to Three Stars Spirit Gathering Realm, his speed had increased by another level. He stomped on the ground with both feet, creating the effect of a bomb. Using a cloud of dust to cover his body, he leaped high into the air and reached the head of the lightning python.
Sizzle! Sizzle!
The Lightning Python's scales instantly became completely transparent.
A ball of plasma formed in its throat at a visible speed, and it gushed out like a volcano eruption. It struck Meng Chao, who was in the air.
However, what was torn apart by the electric arcs was just Meng Chao's shadow.
This was not a simple afterimage or optical camouflage.
Instead, it was the incredibly brilliant Light Splitting Illusion from Ghost Tribe's training camp, which Meng Chao remembered from his previous life.
Aside from creating afterimages at high speed, he also had to pour his vitality magnetic field into the afterimages.
He also had to fuse his vitality magnetic field into the afterimages to make them look alive so that monsters and enemies would be fooled.
The real Meng Chao was still lurking in the smoke that was stirred up by his stomps.
At the moment the Lightning Python spat out the plasma, Meng Chao attacked with his chain sabers at the same time. They formed a spiral killing formation and went to wrap around the spot where it was weak.
The Lightning Python jumped up as if it had fallen into a pot of boiling oil.
Meng Chao's chain sabers also seemed to defy the laws of physics. They turned in another direction at an unbelievable angle and chased after the Lightning Python's weak spot.
The Lightning Python let out screeching sounds that sounded like that of a mouse.
The tumor on its head was covered in blood capillaries, and it swelled up to its limit to release a sharp mind attack.
Meng Chao narrowed his eyes, as if he had a splitting headache. He lost control of his chain sabers, and they drooped down like dried earthworms.
Delight shone in the Lightning Python's eyes. It switched from defense to offense, opened its mouth, and went to bite Meng Chao's neck.
There was not a single hint of confusion in Meng Chao's eyes. There was only a calmness that made it seem as if it had been sealed in ice, as well as an unstoppable killing intent that leaked out when the ice cracked.
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