Chapter 48

Deep within the giant underground cave, a Gold-Eating Rat King nearly two meters tall, covered in golden fur, was lying quietly. Its sharp eyes scanned the surroundings, its demeanor naturally imposing, resembling a golden lion.

However, if one looked closely, one could see that this massive Gold-Eating Rat King had many wounds on its body, especially its right forelimb, which was gone, leaving it with only three legs.

But even so, one could still feel the powerful aura emanating from the Gold-Eating Rat King, far stronger than that of ordinary Black Iron Realm creatures.

There was only one possibility!

This was a Bronze Realm Gold-Eating Rat King!

However, at this moment, the Gold-Eating Rat King's eyes revealed a complex look of anger, sorrow, and helplessness.

The story began a few days ago!

Due to their racial talent, Gold-Eating Rats could consume various metals to strengthen themselves, so once every Gold-Eating Rat reached adulthood, its strength would be very powerful.

Coupled with their super-strong reproductive ability as a rat tribe, they soon formed a huge tribe.

The Gold-Eating Rat tribe ruled by the Gold-Eating Rat King numbered in the tens of thousands, making them the overlords of this region, occupying many underground mineral deposits.

But a few days ago, the Goblin Kingdom in the north expanded aggressively, constantly squeezing the living space of the Gold-Eating Rat tribe.

Eventually, a large-scale war broke out between the two sides over the contention for a Mithril deposit.

In that battle, both sides suffered tragic casualties, and it was a draw.

But just as the war for the Mithril deposit broke out, a Goblin army attacked the lair of the Gold-Eating Rat tribe.

Because the Goblins possessed powerful Goblin technology and weapons, and the main force of the Gold-Eating Rats was not in the nest, the Gold-Eating Rat tribe inside the nest suffered a huge blow, with countless deaths.

Even the powerful Gold-Eating Rat King was hit by a Goblin flame cannonball and was seriously injured, eventually having to lead the surviving Gold-Eating Rats to flee the nest, with the original tens of thousands of Gold-Eating Rats reduced to less than ten thousand.

Although the Gold-Eating Rat tribe was no match for the Goblin Kingdom, their strength in the surrounding area was still very powerful.

Migrating south, they left nothing but barren land wherever they went.

Neither wild monsters nor indigenous creatures were their match.

When the Gold-Eating Rat tribe migrated to this place, they found the metal mineral deposits here to be rich and chose to make it their new home.

After all, metal ore was an indispensable necessity for the survival of Gold-Eating Rats.

Soon, the Gold-Eating Rats discovered a Red Iron Mine with large reserves and high content. They thought they could easily take it, but they did not expect to be attacked by a group of Undead. After several battles, the Gold-Eating Rat tribe suffered heavy losses instead.

Not only that, but these Undead kept pursuing them relentlessly. Not long ago, they occupied the cave they had just dug and were preparing to use as a second nest.

Now, they had discovered the last cave where the Gold-Eating Rat tribe was gathered and had killed their way in.

A mere group of Undead was actually bullying them!

Squeak! Squeak!

The Gold-Eating Rat King stood up, its body radiating a terrifying aura, and it let out a sharp cry, which made the Gold-Eating Rats in the cave feel a surge of spirit and morale. They all bared their sharp teeth, eyes fixed on the Undead Army constantly pouring into the nest.

Around the Gold-Eating Rat King stood a dozen slightly smaller but more robust Gold-Eating Rats; they guarded the Gold-Eating Rat King firmly.

This was the Gold-Eating Rat King's most trusted personal guard, and every one of these guards had the strength of the Black Iron Realm!

Ssh! Ssh! Ssh!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Inside the Gold-Eating Rat cave, the battle between the Gold-Eating Rat tribe and the Undead Army had already broken out. The two forces collided, emitting a series of metallic clashing sounds that echoed continuously in the cave.

The battle between the two sides was extremely intense, just like two steel torrents colliding violently.

Every second, Gold-Eating Rats and Undead Skeletons fell!

"Lord, the resistance of the Gold-Eating Rat tribe is unusually fierce. It seems this must be the true location of the Gold-Eating Rat nest!"

Wang Yi said to Qin Luo, who had just emerged from the passage.

"Hmm!"

Qin Luo nodded slightly, his gaze looking toward the distance of the cave.

The cave was huge, covering over ten thousand square meters.

Looking around, there were Gold-Eating Rats everywhere, numbering in the thousands.

These Gold-Eating Rats reacted completely differently from before; facing the attack of the Undead Army, they fought to the death without retreating.

And in areas far from the battlefield, one could see massive Gold-Eating Rats, each with at least Black Iron Realm strength!

Especially that Gold-Eating Rat King, nearly two meters tall; it was hard not to notice it!

"That must be the leader of the Gold-Eating Rat tribe!"

Even from afar, Qin Luo could feel the power of this Gold-Eating Rat King, "Its strength is probably not as simple as the Black Iron Realm!"

"This is the Gold-Eating Rat King!"

"Its aura is even stronger than that of the Dark Werewolf King!"

"It should have the strength of the Bronze Realm!"

"However, this Gold-Eating Rat King seems to be injured!"

Standing beside Qin Luo was Wu Ershiyi.

And behind Wu Ershiyi stood the three-to-four-meter-tall Dark Werewolf King, protecting Qin Luo's safety like a guard.

"It is missing a leg!"

Qin Luo's gaze landed on the Gold-Eating Rat King's forelimb.

"However, it is a Bronze Realm Rat King after all!"

"Do you have confidence?"

Qin Luo's gaze swept over the crowd of Undead Bone Generals and Undead Necromancers.

Although they had more people on their side, with over a hundred Black Iron Realm Undead.

The highest realms were only Wang Yi and Wu Ershiyi, who were only at the Black Iron Two-Star level.

There was a significant gap compared to the Bronze Realm Gold-Eating Rat King; they were a whole major realm apart!

"If there is only one injured Bronze Realm Gold-Eating Rat King, we have the confidence to defeat it!"

Wang Yi said confidently. "However, the prerequisite is that we must eliminate these troublesome Gold-Eating Rats first!"

"Hmm, do not let your guard down!"

"That Gold-Eating Rat King is not alone; there are many powerful Gold-Eating Rats around it, all of which are in the Black Iron Realm!"

"But you are right; solve the Gold-Eating Rats first, then consider the problem of the Gold-Eating Rat King!"

Qin Luo nodded slightly.

"If it weren't for the worry that a large-scale Corpse Explosion would trigger a chain reaction, causing the underground cave and passages to collapse, these few thousand Gold-Eating Rats would be nothing at all!"

Wu Ershiyi said with some helplessness.

The Corpse Explosion Technique could not be released easily, and powerful Dark Magic was also subject to certain restrictions.

This resulted in the Undead Necromancers being unable to exert their true strength.

Therefore, the main force for eliminating the Gold-Eating Rat tribe was still the Undead Bone Generals and the Undead Skeleton Soldiers!

At this moment, the cannon fodder of both armies were constantly fighting.

Every second, dozens of Undead Skeleton Soldiers fell.

And on the Gold-Eating Rat side, the casualties were equally significant.

This battlefield was like a ruthless meat grinder, constantly devouring lives.

(End of chapter)