435 Berserk Humans (1/2)
”Exactly what it sounds like. It is a rat with—Err, maybe not exactly. It's a rat with impressive leaping strength that it can almost be seen as flying.” Princess Faelyn answered for in the Supreme Elder's stead.
The crewmate was taken aback.
”What kind of fat rat is that?” He asked.
However, he shook his head after a moment and said, ”No, that is not important. Rats usually follow in large groups like a plague. If that was a rat, then beneath those mountains of corpses are…”
”The carcasses of numerous Wingrats, most likely.”
”Right.”
Shortly after, the Wingrat disappeared into the darkness of the city below; its screeching cries could be heard amidst the growls of other creatures or things as they were thrown into a violent struggle.
However, a few breathes later that; the ground became silent once more.
The crew felt a chill in their hearts.
”I thought there were no living beings down below. Where did all those growling come from?”
”The buildings? They were hiding in the buildings!”
Princess Faelyn creased her brows and said, ”Those growling isn't the kind of noises a normal human would make when they are fighting beasts, right?”
The entire crew immediately frowned.
That was definitely not what normal humans would sound like. However, it did not change the fact that what they heard also sounded like the voices of humans.
What the f*ck was going on?
”Are we still descending, Sir Marquis Haldir?” The captain asked behind the wheel. Faced with the unknown danger, he could not help but doublecheck with the Elven Supreme Elder.
”Descend!”
Supreme Elder Haldir spoke one word.
”However, do not make a full descent. Everyone will stay on the ship. It is enough for me, alone to go investigate.” He added.
No one argued with the Supreme Elder.
None of them were combat orientated, nor were they high-level Awakeners. They have only made some minor accomplishments in the Body Tempering Realm. Neither of them was above the 4th Layer of Body Tempering Realm.
”As you wish, Marquis Haldir.” The captain nodded.
Shortly after, the captain began barking orders at the crew, and the group got busy throughout the airship. Gears were turned, propelling speeds were reduced, and the levitation device's power was lowered.
The airship soon started to descend at a slow but steady rate.
”That's enough. This height will do.” Supreme Elder Haldir jumped off the airship at an altitude of 100ft above the Great Wall.
The Supreme Elder landed with a heavy thud on the Great Wall.
The movements soon turned into rumbles as a few towering mountains of bodies collapsed, and numerous Wingrats poured out from the crevices and cracks in between the scorched bodies.
”Rats! This place is still swarming with rats!” A crewmate cried out at the appearance of Wingrats pouring from underneath in droves.
”Be careful, Marquis Haldir!”
”No, YOU be careful. Worry about yourselves!” The Supreme Elder barked back while reaching his hand into his leather pouch of magic seeds.
The captain immediately realized the dangerous situation they were in and immediately thundered at the crew, ”Quickly get to work! Take up back up!”
The numerous black Wingrats shortly squeaked madly, rushing up the mountain of scorched bodies and threw themselves at the Supreme Elder fearlessly with red eyes.
At the same time, Haldir had infused his power into the magic seeds and tossed them out! They grew into countless thorny vines and lashed out at the Wingrats in a frenzy.
The Wingrats were not strong!
Their greatest strengths were not their defense! It was their speed and numbers! Nevertheless, they were not faster than the vines whips protecting the Supreme Elder!
Dozens of Wingrats were shredded into pieces within half a breath's time. In the next half, the numbers spiked to the hundreds. And by the end of the second breath, it had already soared to thousands!
Despite being killed en masse, the Wingrats were not deterred! They continue to throw themselves at the Supreme Elder and get slaughtered in large numbers!
They were frenzied, they were berserk—like they are being influenced by something to behave as such beyond their control!
In a matter of several breaths, the kill count had already soared into the tens of thousands!
Even so, the Wingrats did not show any signs of reducing. Instead, it continued to increase. Their numbers can only be described with one word—Terrifying!
The airship managed to return to an altitude of 600fts above the ground level and slipped out of immediate danger.
Although the Wingrats could scale this distance in a single leap, they were fixated on the target closest to them—the one in front of him.
None could slip past the Supreme Elder's defense. All that tried and continued to try were diced into numerous pieces.
In a short time, the Great Wall was littered with the severed parts of Wingrats, piling like small mountains while their blood splattered, spilled, and trickled down the walls like flowing rivers and pouring rain.