novelraw Chapter 58: The Fleeing Giant Rat, A New Target
Chapter 58: The Fleeing Giant Rat, A New Target
Yu Yuan moved swiftly. As soon as the first grenade was thrown, a second one was already in his hand, continuing to be hurled toward the location of the Giant Mutant Rat.
Simultaneously with throwing the second grenade, he was already performing a diving motion backward.
Squeak squeak—
Although the Giant Mutant Rat's perception was greatly affected, the sounds of the pin being pulled and the grenade's spring popping out were extremely clear in the quiet sewer.
Therefore, the moment the grenade was thrown, the Giant Mutant Rat immediately stopped its gnawing action and tilted its head to listen.
Then it heard the grenade hitting the ground and the sound of Yu Yuan diving to the floor.
It immediately tried to retreat from the sewer pipe to check the situation, and right at that moment, the grenade exploded.
BOOM— BOOM—
Two consecutive explosions were followed by the sounds of various stone fragments and shrapnel scattering, mixed with the hissing roars of the Giant Mutant Rat.
Taking two grenades at close range was not an easy matter for the Giant Mutant Rat.The sewer was immediately filled with smoke and dust from the explosion, but Yu Yuan got up from the ground immediately after the grenade exploded. He de-equipped Mie Mie, grabbed the AK-12 again, turned the flashlight mounted on the handguard to its brightest setting, and began continuous suppressive fire toward the sewer pipe location.
He emptied an entire magazine in one go, but there was still no movement.
He quickly changed magazines and cautiously remained on guard.
The cold, clear flashlight beam shone on the smoke and dust, making it impossible to see the situation inside.
Mie Mie was also nearby, ready to provide support and assistance at any moment. This was something Yu Yuan had specifically instructed Mie Mie on the way to District 15.
And Mie Mie was very clever; the moment it appeared, it maintained a body posture ready to charge, always facing the direction of the smoke, standing at Yu Yuan's side and slightly behind him.
Sure enough, just as Yu Yuan was considering whether to throw another grenade inside, a black shadow flashed through the smoke and dust. Immediately after, the Giant Mutant Rat's wedge-shaped head became visible under the flashlight beam. Its right eye had become a black hollow, and even its ears appeared damaged and incomplete.
The fur on its body had also become somewhat mottled, with flames still burning on it, making it look even more ferocious and ugly.
At this moment, it opened its large mouth, its big front teeth covered with an orange-yellow enamel layer, and pounced toward Yu Yuan. When it saw that the person was actually that enemy from two days ago, the Giant Mutant Rat's remaining left eye instantly turned blood red.
Squeak squeak—
Rat-a-tat-tat....
But Yu Yuan, who was already prepared, had already pulled the trigger when he saw the Giant Mutant Rat, or rather when he saw the black shadow flash through the smoke.
The bullets poured down like a storm, striking the Giant Mutant Rat's body and continuously making thudding sounds. The Giant Mutant Rat immediately let out squeaking cries.
Yu Yuan's eyes lit up—the 7N10 bullets were effective!
But...
The defensive power of the Giant Mutant Rat's fur was truly somewhat exaggerated. After an entire magazine of 7N10 bullets had been emptied, the attacks were indeed effective, but the Giant Mutant Rat still charged right up to Yu Yuan.
But Yu Yuan acted as if he didn't see the giant rat pouncing directly at him, instead simply taking two steps backward.
A figure had already arrived in front of Yu Yuan with a charging posture, directly colliding with the Giant Mutant Rat.
Thud... Squeak squeak...
At this moment, it was as if time had reversed, returning to that night two days ago. The Giant Mutant Rat was once again sent flying backward by Mie Mie's charge.
By this time, Yu Yuan had also changed magazines, and the AK-12 once again spat tongues of fire. However, the Giant Mutant Rat had clearly learned to be smarter. The moment it was sent flying by Mie Mie, its body had already completed turning in mid-air. The moment it landed, it ran toward the direction of the sewer pipe.
The entire combat process took less than five seconds, yet it was exceptionally thrilling and intense.
Bullets chased after the Giant Mutant Rat, but were utterly unable to harm it in the slightest. Watching the Giant Mutant Rat's fleeing figure, Yu Yuan immediately reacted.
"Mie Mie, let's chase quickly! It's trying to escape." As the words fell, Mie Mie had already rushed forward first, with Yu Yuan closely following behind.
But it was too late.
By the time Yu Yuan rushed to that sewer pipe, he only saw a thick, long tail disappearing around the corner at the far end of the pipe!
Looking at the sewer pipe in front of him, which had a diameter of only about 1.3 to 1.4 meters, Yu Yuan's face turned frighteningly dark.
Such a good opportunity, and he had actually let it escape.
But he also couldn't crawl into a pipe like that to pursue the Giant Mutant Rat.
In an open area, he could still rely on Mie Mie to deal with the Giant Mutant Rat.
In such a narrow pipe, if the Giant Mutant Rat attacked him, he wouldn't even have a chance to fight back.
"This is troublesome now. After this attack, that creature will definitely be even harder to find!"
But this was an unavoidable situation. The Giant Mutant Rat's advantage within the sewer pipes was something Yu Yuan couldn't match.
Just as he was thinking about how to find the Giant Mutant Rat next, Yu Yuan's gaze suddenly fell on a spot on the ground.
"This is..."
He crouched down, looking at a fresh pool of blood on the ground, and thought of something.
He immediately got up and returned to the place where he had fought the Giant Mutant Rat earlier.
Sure enough, there was also a pool of blood here.
But during the earlier attack, the penetrating effect of the 7N10 bullets didn't seem sufficient to cause fatal effects on the Giant Mutant Rat.
Continuously recalling the previous combat scenes in his mind, his gaze finally settled on the two explosion marks near the sewer pipe.
Those were the traces left by the previous two F1 grenade explosions, and he also recalled the burning flames that had been on the Giant Mutant Rat's body when it appeared earlier.
Yu Yuan's eyes first lit up, then showed regret.
"Right! How did I not think of that? I fell into a thinking trap again, only thinking about using guns head-on. When dealing with this kind of fur-covered creature, what attack could be better than fire?"
This blood was clearly the result of the Giant Mutant Rat directly withstanding the explosion of two grenades, with the explosion flames burning its fur.
Having accidentally discovered the Giant Mutant Rat's weakness, the frustration brought by the giant rat's earlier escape also dissipated.
Since the Giant Mutant Rat had already escaped, Yu Yuan didn't plan to stay here much longer. In just this short while, he already felt like his body was getting pickled by the putrid stench.
He rode on Mie Mie and quickly returned.
Inside the shelter, Yu Yuan flipped through the newspaper in his hands, searching for any opportunity that might eliminate the [Conquest Card].
Originally, he had planned to kill the Giant Mutant Rat to complete the [Conquest Card] task, but the Giant Mutant Rat's unusually cautious and careful nature caused his hunting plan to fail.
Now he had to quickly find another way to complete the task.
Finally, his gaze settled on the two news articles about the Blood-Hand Gang.
There were two ways to complete the [Conquest Card] task: either eliminate a powerful creature, or eliminate an organization with more than ten people. After thinking it over, only this Blood-Hand Gang was the most suitable target for him right now.
However, Yu Yuan still had one thing he needed to confirm: whether the Blood-Hand Gang actually had more than ten people. This point wasn't specified in the news.
This required him to personally go and investigate...