Silin had always suspected that the black rat leader had something on its body that could cause it to undergo such a change. Mutation was one thing, but there would be a period of stability after the mutation. However, this black rat had undergone a second mutation not long after its first mutation, and it had mutated so successfully that its intelligence and combat power seemed to have been accumulated over hundreds of years. He had never heard of such a thing before.
A rat that was still strong for hundreds of years, or a one-year-old rat. Who was more intelligent? The answer was obvious.
When Cillin was examining the traces left behind by the black mouse, he discovered that there was a strange substance inside its cells. In other words, there might be something inside the black mouse's body that stimulated the cells of every part of the black mouse's body to produce strengthening substances.
It wasn't until this black rat appeared that Silin could clearly feel the special information coming from its body. That information made the chip in Silin's body very excited, as if it had found its own kind.
The huge black rat leader had two pairs of incisors that looked like scythes, and it let out a hissing sound that didn't sound like that of a rat. It had sensed Silin's presence before, but it didn't attack immediately. It felt that this human gave it a very special feeling, a faint sense of danger, but at the same time, there was a temptation like a delicious meal. Perhaps eating this human would be good for its evolution. After enduring for so long, it finally decided to make its move.
The black rat disappeared from where it was, and the next moment, it appeared in front of Silin. Silin's reaction wasn't slow either. He had already put his gun and backpack aside, and he faced it with his bare hands.
His solidified body collided with the black rat with a dull thud. The instant the black rat's claws swept past, Silin quickly bounced up and kicked the black rat's neck.
Bang!
The black rat's neck didn't break, but its head and upper body were knocked to the side by the force of the kick. The stone wall where it was hit caved in, and crushed rock fragments fell to the ground. The rock wall was like tofu under the black rat's claws, and the hole expanded under the black rat's continuous attacks, and stone fragments flew everywhere.
After so many encounters, Silin already knew the location of that thing in the black rat's body.
Whoosh —
Two rat claws swung towards Hei Shu's blood-red eyes. Hei Shu closed his eyes and slightly tilted his head. The two rat claws that were thrown by Silin hit the corner of Hei Shu's eyes, but they didn't even leave a scratch on Hei Shu's skin. However, the rat's claw that was thrown out as a hidden weapon was only a cover. Silin's next target was its ear.
The second Black Mouse closed its eyes, Cillin swung his claws at the same time and aimed them at the left and right ears of the mouse. With such speed and strength, if it really shot into the ear, no matter how hard the earlobe was, the inner ear and nerves deep inside the ear canal would be damaged.
The big black mouse also knew the consequences of being shot, so it closed its eyes and leaned to the side to avoid the first two mouse claws. At the same time, the black mouse raised its two front limbs and used its sharp claws to deflect the incoming hidden weapons.
This was the moment!
Silin jumped diagonally and flew under Hei Shu's front paws. His solidified arm pierced through its abdomen. At the same time, his arm sucked the thing out of Hei Shu's abdomen like a magnet. Then, he quickly jumped away. The entire process happened in the blink of an eye.
It was a white crystal ball the size of a fist. It was suffused with a dense white light in the darkness. Holding the white ball in his hand, Cillin could clearly feel the enormous energy coming from it. However, now was not the time to study this white ball. Silin quickly retreated after obtaining the thing. Only an idiot would fight this big guy head-on.
The wound on Hei Shu's abdomen caused by Silin's arm didn't bleed much. Instead, it immediately began to heal. However, the healing effect wasn't as good as when the white ball was around. The healing speed was slightly slower.
Hei Shu went berserk after realizing that the white ball had been taken away for nothing. Its bloodshot eyes turned even redder as it roared angrily. Its two pairs of scythe-like incisors were suffused with extreme anger and killing intent.
It didn't care about revenge. It didn't care about the lives of the other black mice. However, it couldn't lose this white ball. All of its reliance, all of its opportunities, all of it depended on this white ball!
Hei Shu chased after Silin like a madman. With every step it took, its long and sharp claws would lift up a large chunk of the cave's stone stratum. Hei Shu didn't even turn. It simply chose the shortest distance to pursue Silin in a straight line. Its impatience was evident. Many parts of the cave had been destroyed. As Hei Shu and Silin ran, the path they took gradually began to collapse.
The path Silin had chosen didn't have any other operatives. Moreover, Hei Shu had made a lot of noise, so the nearby operatives were on high alert. When they sensed that the cave was starting to become unstable, they quickly retreated to the surface.
Silin had long since formed a clear and complete network of caves in his mind. He knew exactly when he should run to which fork in the road. The path he ran passed through most of the caves. Among them was the place where he had taken care of the hidden assassins. The cave's collapse had buried the last traces.
The longer this dragged on, the weaker Hei Shu felt after leaving the white ball. It grew more and more restless. Unfortunately, the human who had taken its things was also very fast. While running, Hei Shu let out a long howl. It didn't sound like a rat, but more like those ancient beasts.
This howl caused the entire underground network to shake. Even the operatives who were fighting the black mice on the surface could hear it clearly.
It sounded like a long, mournful howl amidst the cold wind, or like the demonic voice of an Asura passing through hell. At this moment, all the operatives and researchers who heard this howl felt a cold shiver run down their spines.
Just what kind of creature could make such a howl? Just what kind of situation and state of mind did this creature make such a hysterical howl?
When this howl resounded, every black mouse on the surface — be it those who were fighting the operatives, those who were hiding somewhere in the base waiting for an opportunity to attack, or those who were about to drill through the last layer of defense at the center of the base — all stopped what they were doing and gathered underground. Even when the operatives fired their guns at them, they remained unmoved.
"Inform the operatives who haven't come up to the surface to evacuate the caves immediately! Everyone on the surface, be on high alert!! " Huo Neil roared into the communicator. Although he didn't know what was going on, judging from the voice, it was obvious that the leader was coming.
Somewhere inside the underground cavern, a team of operatives was moving forward. They had lost contact with the surface earlier, and their communicators had no signal at all. But seeing that the cavern was growing more and more unstable, the team leader immediately decided to leave first. Otherwise, it would be a waste to be buried here. Especially after they heard that terrifying howl just now, it strengthened their decision to evacuate even more.
"Team leader, there's a signal!!" A team member cried out in joy.
The closer they got to the surface and further away from the position of the black mouse leader, the more signal receivers they had installed earlier remained. It wasn't just this team. The operatives who were evacuating from the surface had also noticed that their communicators had a signal.
"All underground operatives evacuate to the surface immediately! Evacuate to the surface immediately! "
Huo Neil's voice rang from the communicator. It was filled with urgency.
"Retreat!!"
The team leader immediately gave the order.
But before they could take two steps, they felt a tremor approaching them from afar.
"Stay alert!"
All the operatives raised their guns and got ready to fire. However, everyone knew that the number of black mice wasn't something the few of them could withstand with such a loud rumble.
Retreat? It was useless. His cavern was very long, and retreating now would only waste their stamina and delay the collision.
They hadn't encountered such a large number of black mice when they first entered the underground cavern. Now it looked like the black mice had gathered together and charged at them, and judging from the sound of their running, they didn't bother to conceal their movements at all. They weren't as stealthy as when they fought against them in the dark earlier.
Sird was also a member of this team. Right now, he couldn't even be bothered to wipe the sweat off his forehead. He recalled everything he had experienced since he was young, his old dreams, and his ambitious arrival at Seven Lights … Did he regret it? He asked himself.
He didn't know. He really didn't know. Right now there was nothing else in his mind except for the feeling he had when he saw the golden military emblem in his dad's study when he was young. Perhaps, from that moment on, he had an obsession in his heart. One day, he would get one for himself, and the name written on it wouldn't be his dad's, but his, Sird's.
The black mice were already close, and the squad members could already smell the disgusting stench in the air.
"For glory!"
"For glory!!"
The squad members followed the team leader's cry and tightened their grip on their guns.
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