Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 344: The Hidden Rat Crushing Scheme: A Crushing Defeat to the Ghostly Bats, Xiao Wu Takes Over

Xiao Wu tried hard to hide his figure, not daring to make any noise.

He had clearly seen the commotion of the bat swarm returning to their nest earlier, so he naturally knew the Phantom Bat had been alerted.

Now, he just needed to wait for Yu Yuan to appear.

Thinking about how he would soon be the oriole waiting behind, ready to capture both Yu Yuan and the Phantom Bat when they were mutually wounded, a faint smile tugged at the corner of Xiao Wu's mouth.

He just didn't know that not far from his side, a Shadow Dimension Gate had already opened silently.

An arm reached out from the depths of the Shadow Dimension, and the [Binding Bramble] was thrown out by Yu Yuan, arriving beneath Xiao Wu in an instant.

The Binding Bramble coiled upwards like a python, its thorny spikes piercing Xiao Wu's body, frantically sucking the blood and energy within him.

"What!"

The sudden attack made Xiao Wu jump like a startled cat. He wanted to flee, but it was already too late.

He felt the thorny vines wrapping around him growing tighter and tighter. The blood and blood energy within his body were being sucked out by the bramble at an extremely frantic pace, his strength rapidly diminishing.The intense pain wracking his body almost overwhelmed his mental fortitude.

Shock, fear, and the threat of death instantly condensed in his heart. He felt like he was about to die.

Without time to think, he directly activated his life-saving skill [Bat Shadow] by stimulating his origin blood.

Xiao Wu's body immediately transformed into dozens of bats, which squeezed through the gaps in the thorny vines, flapping their wings and escaping the entanglement of the Binding Bramble.

Yu Yuan emerged from the Shadow Dimension at this moment. He had seen Xiao Wu use this move during the fight with Hogg before, so how could he not have prepared a countermeasure?

In his hand was a flamethrower. Aiming at the swarm of bats that had flown into the air, he pulled the trigger.

Boom—

Scorching flames shot out like a fiery tongue, directly covering one-third of the bat swarm. These bats tried to flee the moment the flames touched them, but they only lasted for a second before turning into flaming bats, tumbling, shrieking in the air, and then dropping down one by one.

Yu Yuan grinned, continuously sweeping the flamethrower back and forth.

The bat swarm's reaction speed was also quite fast. Although Yu Yuan caught them by surprise, he only managed to burn about two-thirds of them.

The remaining one-third were the bats farthest from Yu Yuan. By the time Yu Yuan swung the nozzle towards them, they had already scattered and fled.

Yu Yuan wasn't disappointed. He hadn't expected to take down Moss Cottage in one go; that would have been underestimating the vampire too much.

However, the effect of his flame attack far exceeded his expectations.

The remaining one-third of the bats hadn't fled very far before they coalesced back into human form and fell to the ground.

Xiao Wu no longer looked anything like the noble Blood Clan member he was before. His entire body was charred black, emitting a strong smell of burning.

His limbs were mutilated, and he was on the verge of death.

Xiao Wu's face was also a ghastly sight, his hair and facial features all looking like melted wax.

He had already lost a large amount of blood and energy to the [Binding Bramble], and then he further consumed his origin blood to activate [Bat Shadow], severely damaging his vitality.

Yu Yuan's flamethrower became the final straw that broke him. Xiao Wu could feel he was teetering on the brink of death.

His remaining eye was filled with fear and terror of death. He looked at Yu Yuan with disbelief.

"He's not Yu Yuan? Who is he? How did he get behind me? Why is he attacking me?"

One question after another popped into his mind.

But these questions immediately transformed into resentment and hatred towards that figure.

"The commotion here must have been heard by the Phantom Bat. If I'm going to die, you'll die with me."

Lying on the ground, Xiao Wu looked at the man walking towards him with his single eye, revealing a gloating smile.

He saw it. He saw the Phantom Bat appear behind that man, pouncing towards them.

But the mysterious man seemed completely unaware. Seeing this, Xiao Wu smiled.

Only...

"You look happy? Don't tell me you're pinning your hopes on that big bat?" The mysterious man squatted in front of him, revealing a bright smile.

The delight in Xiao Wu's eyes turned into shock and bewilderment.

"You..." A hoarse yet short sound escaped Xiao Wu's mouth.

The next moment, Xiao Wu's voice was choked in his throat.

A black shadow rapidly expanded behind the mysterious man, transforming in the blink of an eye into a giant mouse three meters in size, pouncing towards the Phantom Bat that had already closed in.

Squeak—

An astonishing scene unfolded. The mouse simply extended its front paw and swatted down hard at the Phantom Bat.

In Xiao Wu's eyes, the Phantom Bat, which he considered exceptionally powerful, was like a little chick, directly slapped down from the air by the mouse.

Bang—

After crashing through several stalactites, the Phantom Bat slammed heavily onto the ground.

And this was just the beginning. After scoring a hit, the mouse pressed forward again, pouncing towards the Phantom Bat. But the Phantom Bat wasn't a pushover either. It opened its mouth wide and let out an ear-splitting sound.

"Screech—"

Powerful sound waves continuously reflected and stacked within the underground passage, not only creating a sonic attack in the area ahead but also causing a drowsy feeling to wash over the minds of those who heard the sound waves.

Simultaneously, hundreds of bats flew out from a nearby side passage, heading straight for the Stealth Rat.

Feeling the drowsiness in his mind, a sliver of hope rose again in Xiao Wu's eyes.

This was the Phantom Bat's ability—Hypnotic Screech.

This ability had both sonic and mental attack effects. If it could hypnotize the man in front of him and that giant mouse, the Phantom Bat still had a chance to finish them off.

Unfortunately...

His hope was dashed again.

Because the man in front of him showed not a single sign of being hypnotized. Instead, he was looking at Xiao Wu with a half-smile.

Looking at the mouse, it also showed no discomfort whatsoever under the Phantom Bat's Hypnotic Screech and the attacks from the bat swarm.

It didn't interrupt the Phantom Bat's screeching. Instead, it waited until the other's cry stopped and it flapped its wings to charge again.

Only then did it open its mouth wide and let out a screech of its own at the Phantom Bat.

"Squeak—"

If the Phantom Bat's screech was like a desolate autumn wind, carrying a chill,

then this mouse's screech was a soul-freezing blizzard.

The Phantom Bat, which had just taken flight, felt as if its head had been struck by a heavy hammer. After a single shock, its whole body went limp, its wings drooping powerlessly as it fell to the ground once more.

The surrounding bat swarm attacking the Stealth Rat fell like dumplings dropping into a pot, one after another.

They had all clearly died.

Immediately after, a sound of something cutting through the air rang out. The thick mouse tail transformed into a whip, lashing out viciously at the Phantom Bat.

"Crack—"

The crisp sound of bones breaking echoed through the underground passage.

With one final "screech," the Phantom Bat moved no more.

Only then did the giant mouse slowly turn around. Its two eyes, like red searchlights, looked at Xiao Wu.

Its gaze carried a hint of mockery and disdain.

Under Xiao Wu's horrified gaze, its body rapidly shrank before completely disappearing, leaving only Yu Yuan squatting in front of him.

"See that clearly?" Yu Yuan was quite satisfied with Moss Cottage's expression.

What he wanted was to kill and crush the spirit.

Moss Cottage had been stirring up trouble ever since he entered the wasteland.

Simply killing him would have been letting him off too easy.

[Wow! Loser's Cube] appeared. As light flashed, Xiao Wu checked into a 'single standard room.'

Yu Yuan picked up the items Xiao Wu had dropped on the ground, storing them all in the Rabbit Ring. Then, he walked over to the bat.

The Phantom Bat wasn't dead!

It had just been knocked out by Zhi Zhi. After all, such a powerful Spiritual Creature was more valuable alive than dead.

The Phantom Bat was also collected into the Loser's Cube.

Right at that moment, a mechanical prompt sounded in his ear, and information popped up on the Virtual Light Screen.

[Player ID: Firefly Earth Shelter has entered the 『Riot District』 region]

[『Firefly Earth Shelter』VS『Yu Yuan Shelter』, Player Invasion War officially begins]