Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 247: The Summoning of the Rat and the Enchantment of Shadows

At this moment, inside the Yu Yuan Shelter.

Everyone had already gathered in front of the surveillance screens on the first floor, watching nervously.

With such a huge commotion from the earlier battle, everyone inside the shelter had long since noticed.

Watching Yu Yuan suddenly disappear in the passageway, everyone was extremely tense.

"How is it, Fang? Any news?"

Masier asked anxiously.

Fang waited a few seconds before revealing a relaxed smile and looked at everyone.

"Don't worry! Everything went smoothly. The Giant Mutant Rat has been subdued by the King. He's just testing out a new ability right now."

"Ah! That's great! I knew the investor would definitely be fine!" Masier showed a happy smile.

Dale also let out a long sigh of relief, turned around with satisfaction, and walked downstairs."It's good that nothing happened, it's good that nothing happened! I must finish drawing the blueprint today... can't hold everyone back..."

Dale understood very clearly that if it weren't for Yu Yuan, no faction or individual would be willing to accept an old man like him, so he cherished the life here exceptionally.

And Doctor also gave a slight nod before returning to the [Spiritual Creature Laboratory]. She had caught a bit of inspiration during her experiment earlier and now needed to verify it as soon as possible.

"Alright, Masier, you go get busy too! I'll handle watching things here!" Fang said with a smile.

"Mm-hmm, then I'll leave it to you!"

Outside the shelter, Yu Yuan took the chest piece of the [Eavesdropping Stethoscope] down from the shelter wall.

"Good, the shadow dimension space can perceive the situation in the real world. This is very good!"

He had just had a sudden idea earlier and wanted to try how much influence the shadow dimension could have on the real world.

The result satisfied him.

Although he couldn't affect the real world from within the shadow dimension, it was quite excellent for scouting.

"By the way, if we enter the shadow dimension, will people in the real world sense our presence?"

Yu Yuan asked the key question.

"Master, they will not. Unless they are creatures exceptionally sensitive to spatial perception or can also open the shadow dimension, others cannot sense us. In the real world, we do not exist."

"Good, then let's go out!"

Soon, that circular portal appeared before Yu Yuan again, and then he left the shadow dimension.

The Stealth Rat also reappeared before Yu Yuan.

Squeak squeak—

The Stealth Rat gestured.

Clearly, the Stealth Rat could only be heard when fused with Yu Yuan's shadow.

But Yu Yuan seemed to easily understand its meaning.

"Next, the next ability?"

Squeak squeak—

The Stealth Rat nodded, then appeared on the other side of the pit trap. It was seen standing upright on its hind legs, raising its head and letting out a rather rhythmic cry.

Yu Yuan waited quietly, but even after a minute passed, he still hadn't seen any changes.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to ask, his hearing, enhanced by the [Neighborhood Rat] title, suddenly heard a large and dense sound of running footsteps coming from the passage ahead.

This is...

Before Yu Yuan could react, a sewer rat, pitch black all over, its fur even stained with some moisture, appeared at the turn of the passage.

And this was just the beginning.

The second one, the third one...

Soon, dozens, hundreds of sewer rats occupied the entire passage turn.

Can you imagine the sight of over a hundred large black rats, their mung bean-sized eyes wide open, all staring at you in unison?

Yu Yuan experienced it.

A vast expanse of green, glowing eyes!

Eerie green, eerie green~~

He admitted, if he didn't know these rats were summoned by the Stealth Rat, Yu Yuan would probably have already grabbed the Flamethrower and started spraying.

Even if these rats posed no threat to him.

But when the numbers piled up, it could still make one feel a sense of oppression, goosebumps rising all over.

And the Stealth Rat seemed to sense Yu Yuan's emotions.

After letting out a few more cries.

All these large black rats began to move.

One by one, according to their size, they neatly lined up in the Air Raid Shelter Passage.

Forming neat horizontal rows and vertical columns.

Then, led by the Stealth Rat, all the rats squatted down, their upper bodies upright, their two front paws clasped together, constantly bobbing up and down.

The atmosphere in the shelter passage instantly became vastly different.

Looking at these rats constantly bowing with clasped paws, Yu Yuan suddenly realized that upon closer inspection, these rats weren't that disgusting after all.

Squeak squeak—

After another cry from the Stealth Rat, these rats quickly disappeared into the passage they came from.

Looking at the Stealth Rat that had teleported back in front of him, Yu Yuan gave a thumbs up.

"Impressive!"

Hearing Yu Yuan's praise, the Stealth Rat squeaked excitedly.

Then Yu Yuan noticed the shadows in the passage began to thicken and coalesce. Before long, shadow rats the size of soccer balls appeared before him.

These shadow rats were practically replicas of the Stealth Rat, shrouded in pitch-black mist, with two scarlet eyes emitting light.

Yu Yuan understood. This was the other ability, [Shadow Animation]!

"Alright! That's enough!" Yu Yuan said.

As soon as the words left his mouth, these little rats instantly dissipated and disappeared.

The effects of the last two abilities, [Stealth Scream] and [Plague Rat!], were self-evident. Yu Yuan didn't plan to test them here.

But there was no need to think to know that [Stealth Scream] was obviously an advanced version of the Giant Mutant Rat's scream ability, definitely extremely dangerous.

As for the plague...

Yu Yuan felt it was better to let the enemies experience this thing for themselves.

He looked at the Stealth Rat.

"Can you control this plague? Could it pose a threat to our own people?"

The next moment, the Stealth Rat fused with his shadow, and its voice appeared in Yu Yuan's mind.

"Master, I can mark companions. They won't be attacked by the plague, and I can dispel the plague virus effect."

Only then did Yu Yuan nod with satisfaction.

He patted his own shoulder.

"Make yourself a bit smaller and perch on my shoulder! I'll introduce you to the companions!"

Soon, something the size of a black coal ball appeared on Yu Yuan's shoulder, its two scarlet eyes observing left and right.

Yu Yuan looked at the pit trap, which had become unrecognizable due to the Giant Mutant Rat's attack and the high temperature from the Flamethrower.

He opened the Virtual Light Screen and began repairing the pit trap.

And he had already considered the repair issue when preparing for the battle earlier.

The materials had long been prepared.

As the repair materials disappeared.

The shelter passage was enveloped by a green light screen.

Today's battle was completely over.

Whether it was the Stag Shelter's invasion war or the Giant Mutant Rat's revenge, everything was thoroughly resolved.

Yu Yuan also felt a wave of relief.

"For the next seven days, we'll need to carry out major upgrades and construction on the shelter! Making the final preparations for the arrival of the Endless Cold Wave!"

"However... I originally thought it would be the Moss Cottage launching this invasion war. Did they change their minds? Or were they scared off by my rapid improvement?" Yu Yuan pondered this question.

"If that's the case, then didn't I prepare in vain for Hogg's side?"

"To be safe, it's better to prepare two plans!"

With this thought, Yu Yuan entered the shelter.

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