Seeing the Mutant Rat right in front of her, its scarlet eyes flashing with greed and smugness, Tang Yiyi gripped the Chef’s Knife in her hand tightly, calculated the distance and angle, and suddenly rolled forward! In the instant of rolling, she raised the Chef’s Knife high, the tip pointed upward, stabbing into the soft belly of the Mutant Rat! With the enormous momentum of her roll, the blade plunged deeply into the Mutant Rat’s belly, leaving a long gash across its light gray abdomen!
The body of the Mutant Rat was covered with thick rat fur, except for its belly, where the fur was soft and thin, its weak spot! Moreover, its short limbs made it impossible to protect its entire belly. Tang Yiyi attacked it from underneath, exploiting this vulnerability!
Everything happened in a flash; time moved too fast. When the Mutant Rat sensed the pain and instinctively kicked its hind legs toward Tang Yiyi, she had already rolled out of the range of its hind legs’ attack, flipping up from the ground. Because of the ferocity of its pounce, and with the prey—Tang Yiyi—no longer in its original position, the injured Mutant Rat slammed heavily into the other two Mutant Rats!
Blood gushed from the wound, and its innards spilled out. The injured Mutant Rat let out a shrill shriek, falling heavily to the ground. The other two Mutant Rats, stimulated by the scent of blood, momentarily forgot Tang Yiyi, leaping directly onto the injured Mutant Rat, ferociously biting it! Even though it was gravely injured, the injured Mutant Rat refused to quietly await death, desperately fighting back against the two predators with its sharp teeth and hooked claws.
Not far away, Tang Yiyi watched this brutal scene, her stomach churning. She knew very well that Mutant Beasts became especially savage and highly aggressive while feeding. Approaching them at such a time was extremely unwise. Thus, she planned to seize the opportunity to leave.
She carefully retreated, taking each step lightly, afraid of making any noise that might disturb the two Mutant Rats. While retreating, she remained vigilant of her surroundings, cautious of any other Mutant Beasts sneaking up on her and attacking by surprise.
meters, 4 meters, 5 meters... 8 meters. As the distance between them grew, Tang Yiyi was about to breathe a sigh of relief when a dark shadow suddenly flashed before her eyes! Her heart skipped a beat, instinctively holding her breath, crouching down to minimize her target to avoid being detected. She squinted, staring intently ahead, seeing a dark shadow pounce on one of the Mutant Rats, biting fiercely into its neck!
The Mutant Rat that was bitten hesitated briefly. At this moment, the Mutant Rat previously heavily injured by Tang Yiyi seized the opportunity, turning its head to bite its throat! The third Mutant Rat didn’t take advantage of the situation but instead, while the prey was attacking it, bit firmly into the prey’s throat, its scarlet eyes glaring at the "uninvited guest," growling a low warning from its throat.
Tang Yiyi hadn’t expected that in just a brief moment, she would witness such a scene! And if she wasn’t mistaken, that "uninvited guest" seemed to be a young Mutant Husky! That it dared to attack a Mutant Rat meant it couldn’t be an ordinary breed; it must be mutated. However, this Husky wasn’t very big and seemed to be a puppy. Plus, with its filthy appearance, it seemed to be a stray.
Her deduction startled her. It’s known that Mutant Dogs are one of the most easily contracted Mutant Beasts by humans, and young Mutant Dogs are particularly rare. Even in Safe City, they’re not commonly seen. They’re specially bred, expensive, beyond the reach of ordinary people, and many might go their entire lives without seeing one alive, only relying on 3D images and videos to satisfy their curiosity.
Furthermore, only Superpower Users can contract Mutant Beasts; without a contract, Mutant Beasts are wild and unruly, difficult to tame, and pose a certain danger. Thus, even wealthy families might not own a Mutant Beast. What’s more, even a Superpower User might not succeed in contracting a Mutant Beast. For instance, Liu Pengyi and Liu Zhenlan, despite being Superpower Users, hadn’t contracted a Mutant Beast yet.
So, this was the first time in Tang Yiyi’s life she had seen a live young Mutant Dog. Though it’s an "adorably silly" Husky, she was quite envious, wishing she could take it in.
As the two injured Mutant Rats perished together, the remaining Mutant Rat and the Mutant Husky faced off. Although the Husky was just a puppy, not very large, it stood on top of the dead Mutant Rat, showing no sign of backing down in momentum. Then suddenly, the Mutant Rat opposite lunged at it, stretching its pointed mouth to bite it. However, the Husky was faster! It swiftly dodged the Mutant Rat’s attack and, as the opponent extended its neck with mouth agape, struck with its sharp claws directly at its eyes!
"Pop!"
The Mutant Rat, moving slower, didn’t dodge this strike, rendering one eye useless. Meanwhile, the small Husky had already leaped onto its back! It let out a sharp cry, and its long tail suddenly whipped up, striking fiercely at the Husky! But the Husky slipped right off its back, burrowing beneath its belly and biting the relatively soft underside!
Biting down, it slyly tore with force, enlarging the wound. It happened to bite into the middle of the Mutant Rat’s belly, where its limbs and claws couldn’t reach, and even its long tail was of no help, forcing it to shake its body and lower itself to try to suffocate the opponent. In doing so, it trapped the Husky.
Seeing this, Tang Yiyi instantly realized this was her chance! While the Mutant Rat’s full attention was on the Husky, she silently approached, avoiding the attack range of the tail, and jumped swiftly onto its back, forcefully stabbing her Chef’s Knife into its only remaining eye! The skin on the Mutant Rat’s back was thick, but the eyes were its unguarded weak spot!
At other times, Tang Yiyi’s strike might not have hit, but at this moment, the Mutant Rat was entirely focused on dealing with the annoying Husky beneath its belly, unaware of the danger coming from behind! By the time it realized, Tang Yiyi gave it no time to react and attacked its weak point directly!
The sharp knife pierced through the eye, plunging deeply into the Mutant Rat’s brain! Tang Yiyi’s left hand pressed firmly on its head. After struggling for a while, it gradually went still. Underneath, the Husky continued to struggle. As Tang Yiyi felt the Husky’s struggle, her heart pounded along with anxiety.
What should she do next?
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