novelraw Chapter 47: Fighting Mutated Rats, Expulsion and Return
Chapter 47: Fighting Mutated Rats, Expulsion and Return
"Behind you!"
Yu Yuan's pupils abruptly contracted. The instant he determined the attack direction, he was already falling forward.
Simultaneously, he completed equipping with Mie Mie beneath him.
A burst of strong wind brushed past the back of Yu Yuan's head, carrying an overwhelmingly intense stench.
Riiip....
The Enforcer helmet made a sound of being scraped by something sharp. Yu Yuan felt his scalp go numb, as if something was about to slice open his head.
Fortunately, his response was decisive. As Mie Mie disappeared, he executed a forward roll and ended up kneeling on one knee, his gun muzzle aimed at the position behind him.
Bang bang bang....
7.62×51mm bullets poured out like a storm, shooting toward the black shadow that had suddenly appeared in the sewer.
Yu Yuan finally got a clear look at the attacker's appearance, and his spine turned cold.What the hell was this thing?
Over two meters in length, wet and sticky fur clumped together clinging to its body, pitch black like thick asphalt, emitting an overwhelmingly intense stench. On its wedge-shaped triangular rat head, fifty to sixty centimeter long whiskers paired with ghostly green eyes revealed cunning, bloodthirsty, and venomous vibes.
A pair of huge, chisel-like incisors gleamed with an orange-yellow luster under the direct beam of the flashlight. Though showing obvious signs of wear, this didn't diminish their sharp, chilling quality.
Behind it, a flesh-colored tail almost twice the length of its body whipped against the sewer walls like a long whip, producing sharp cracking sounds.
Under the illumination of the flashlight and gunfire, one could also see the rough, hard, flesh-colored ringed scales covering the tail, utterly horrifying and making one's hair stand on end.
Yu Yuan gasped sharply.
Who could tell him this was a rat?
A giant black rodent that stood 1.2 meters tall even when crouched on the ground?
Thud thud thud...
The bullets hitting the giant rat's body made sounds like striking tough leather. Thin trails of blood appeared on its fur, but the bullets didn't fully penetrate; instead, they embedded themselves like rivets.
This scene completely shattered Yu Yuan's understanding.
7.62×51mm bullets!
In reality, the mutated giant rat wasn't having an easy time either.
Although the bullets couldn't fully penetrate its already mutated fur, the tremendous impact from the bullet's kinetic energy still delivered significant shock to its internal organs, causing it to emit painful screeches.
Squeak squeak squeak——
In just a few seconds, an entire magazine was rapidly emptied.
And the moment the bullets ran out, before Yu Yuan could react, the mutated giant rat, clearly furious, pushed off with its hind legs, baring its chisel-like incisors as it pounced toward Yu Yuan.
Madness flashed in Yu Yuan's eyes. He raised the FN FAL Assault Rifle over his head, firmly pressing it against the giant rat's incisors. The Enforcer Chest Rig on his chest quickly developed scratch marks under the giant rat's sharp claws.
Even so, under the giant rat's impact, Yu Yuan was inevitably knocked to the ground. The massive impact nearly made him vomit blood. He could only press his feet against the rat's abdomen and use the assault rifle to block its biting incisors, desperately holding on.
Fortunately, he was currently in the equipped state with Mie Mie, which greatly increased his physical strength, allowing him to barely withstand the giant rat's assault.
Squeak squeak squeak——
Extremely foul mucus sprayed from the giant rat's mouth directly into Yu Yuan's face. Enveloped in the stench, Yu Yuan immediately felt suffocated and dizzy.
"Damn! It even has biochemical attacks!" His eyes stung painfully from the irritation, and he felt extremely nauseated.
He understood he couldn't continue like this.
A flash of determination appeared in Yu Yuan's eyes.
His eyes bulged as he used the last of his strength to violently kick the giant rat upward with both legs. As the rat lifted slightly into the air, the pressure on Yu Yuan's arms suddenly lightened.
"Now!"
Mie Mie and Yu Yuan canceled their equipment state, and Mie Mie appeared three meters above Yu Yuan.
"Mie Mie, ram it to death!"
Yu Yuan shouted this with all his might, but the giant rat was already pressing down on him again. This time, without Mie Mie's equipment attribute bonus, Yu Yuan's strength was utterly insufficient to resist the giant rat's massive size.
Just as the giant rat opened its mouth wide, its huge incisors about to crack Yu Yuan's skull open—
Bleeeat~~~~
Mie Mie came charging with impact momentum.
Boom....
The giant sheep horns collided with the giant rat's incisors, sparks flying everywhere.
Under Mie Mie's charge, the giant rat flipped over onto its back, limbs splayed.
In terms of size, Mie Mie wasn't smaller than the giant rat; in fact, it was considerably taller and far stronger.
The earlier near-death situation was due to the giant rat's surprise attack. Now, with Mie Mie charging at full force, the difference became immediately apparent.
Yu Yuan finally seized the opportunity, rolling his body to the right into the nearby sewage channel. He drew the M500 Revolver from his waist and aimed at the head of the giant rat, which was struggling to get up from the ground.
Bang bang bang...
Three consecutive shots were fired. Two hit the skull, taking off a patch of fur, but the final shot directly penetrated the giant rat's right eye. With a spray of foul liquid, the eye was completely blasted apart.
Squeal——
The giant rat threw its head back, mouth wide open, unleashing a head-splitting screech that echoed through the sewer.
Yu Yuan felt dizzy and disoriented, his cerebellum unbalanced as if he couldn't distinguish directions. He instinctively covered his ears, letting out a pained groan as his consciousness grew blurry.
When Yu Yuan regained consciousness, his head felt as if it had been hammered by a heavy mallet, extremely dizzy.
He lay on the ground; both the giant rat and Mie Mie had disappeared.
"Mie Mie~~" Yu Yuan called out softly, drawing the Glock 17 with his left hand.
Clip-clop clip-clop...
Mie Mie quickly ran from around the sewer corner, its body still stained with blood left by the giant rat.
Clearly, Mie Mie had been chasing the giant rat but, concerned about Yu Yuan's condition, returned immediately after driving it away.
Bleat bleat~~~
Mie Mie came before Yu Yuan, rubbing its horns against Yu Yuan's chest as if inquiring about his condition.
Yu Yuan forced a faint smile at the corners of his mouth and reached out to comfort Mie Mie.
But his right hand burned with pain, his wrist and the web between thumb and index finger aching as if torn.
The M500 Revolver had already fallen to the ground.
This was why he had only fired three shots earlier. The consequence of hastily firing three shots single-handedly was that his right hand was nearly wrecked.
The recoil from consecutive shots with a .500 caliber pistol was simply beyond what he could handle.
Looking at his constantly trembling hand, Yu Yuan gritted his teeth. With Mie Mie's help, he got up, then placed the pack containing supplies on Mie Mie's back. Picking up the FN FAL Assault Rifle that had been deformed by the giant rat's bite, he also climbed onto Mie Mie's back.
Lying prone on Mie Mie's back, he patted it gently and said, "Quick, let's go home!"
Bleat bleat~~
Mie Mie no longer restrained its speed and quickly ran toward the location of the shelter.
The rest of the journey proceeded without any further incidents.
Along the way, Yu Yuan felt as if his body was about to fall apart. His head was very heavy, and he desperately wanted to just pass out, relying entirely on willpower to maintain his final shred of consciousness.
After returning to the entrance of the civil defense shelter level.
Yu Yuan mustered his last bit of energy, completed equipping with Mie Mie, and carried the supplies up to the civil defense shelter level. He no longer had the strength to drag them back to the shelter, so he just left them in the outer passage.
He barely managed to return to the shelter himself, staggering to collapse onto the bed in the rest area. With his final conscious thought, he canceled the equipment state with Mie Mie.
And just as Mie Mie appeared, a thought flashed through Yu Yuan's mind before he completely blacked out...
"Damn it, I must get a gas mask next time..."