Chapter 90: 『Bleeding Heart』!

Liu Mu heard it too, but it wasn't as if she didn't have a gun; during her movement, she fired her automatic rifle in succession, directly knocking down the few enemies who had stood up to change positions.

The sound of the wind was too loud, but the enemies' mental fortitude was truly lacking; they were actually shouting that she was a sharpshooter, hitting everyone between the eyebrows from such a distance.

It is like this: before humans undergo 'Awakening', they will indeed find her current strength inconceivable.

Liu Mu's lips curled slightly as she tossed out an old-fashioned hand grenade sponsored by the Barrier; the black object landed right behind the opponent's cover.

Niu Boyi, who had been about to charge over, had to veer slightly, pouncing on a few enemies further away and tearing at them with his jaws; the gunfire there ceased immediately, and flesh and blood flew everywhere.

Liu Mu watched, feeling uneasy, "Don't eat human flesh, damn it, it's disgusting!"

The two words "eat human"... not only made the enemies terrified but also struck fear into her own side.

Li Gang lay on top of the Truck, having long since seen the figures of Liu Mu and Niu Boyi through his scope.

Bang, bang—two shots sent off two enemies attempting to flee.

He had to speak up to explain, "Niu Boyi really doesn't eat people, Brother Sanlin, rest assured. You know Boss Liu, she's a good person!"

When Li Gang had rushed to the Barrier to seek reinforcements, he happened to run into Luo Sanlin, who was returning from a mission, and it was the latter who took him to find Yang Shuo.

Upon hearing about the situation on Liu Mu's side, Luo Sanlin volunteered to go, and after receiving approval, he helped Li Gang take inventory of the weapons and personnel.

Saying Liu Mu was a good person at a time like this—well, Luo Sanlin had always believed Liu Mu was not bad.

As for dealing with enemies, one must strike them fiercely like a violent storm.

"My god, what is that?"

They were very happy to receive support; of course, they could have won on their own without Liu Mu, but there would have been some casualties.

Yet, as Liu Mu and her group charged the opponents, they had originally organized to engage in hand-to-hand combat, but then they saw a dark, dense mass of animals coming from afar, covering almost half the hillside.

Although the Barrier Army did not have many missions that took them far from where humans once lived, they had dealt with Mutated Rats several times, and once the distance closed slightly, they understood.

"So many?"

Li Gang was also stunned and hurriedly shouted to Liu Mu, who was fighting the enemies, "Boss, there's a rat swarm!"

Niu Boyi, who had long since smelled the intense stench, dropped the half-corpse in his mouth and let out a roar at the rat swarm with his bloody maw wide open.

Just as the three parties were about to become embroiled in a chaotic battle, a sneaky figure emerged from another small hill, waving his hands and shouting, "It's my sister, Boss, Brother Niu, it's my sister Aqiong!"

He slid down from the rocks and spread his arms, attempting to block the rat swarm himself, "Aqiong, it's the Boss and the others, don't attack, are you alright?"

He wasn't sure about the state of the Mountain Rat swarm or Yang Pingqiong, only feeling that things had become serious; if they were to fight while being on the same side, wouldn't that be even more of a grievance?

Liu Mu and Niu Boyi could naturally hear what he was shouting, but it was different for the others, as they were hundreds of meters apart after all.

"Damn it, idiot!"

Liu Mu cursed under her breath, signaled to Niu Boyi, and charged out a step ahead of him.

Even after Mutation, rats have high intelligence; they eat whatever they see and do not recognize a master at all.

With Yang Pingxi's small frame, not even his bones would be left in a few seconds.

Just as the soldiers raised their guns to fire and Liu Mu thought the young man was about to bleed on the spot, the rat swarm actually stopped.

Perhaps those in front stopped in a hurry and those behind couldn't keep up, so the Mountain Rats immediately piled up, squeaking and forming a Rat Mountain.

Niu Boyi, with his sturdy body and long legs, reached Yang Pingxi a step before Liu Mu; his front paws tried to pull the person away, but he was still a step too late.

The impact of the Mountain Rat pile was too great, and it finally collapsed a second before Liu Mu arrived.

Niu Boyi and the young man beside him were both buried.

This scene might have looked a bit funny to others, but Liu Mu was anxious.

She locked eyes with the girl amidst the swarm of rats, "Let them live, or I will slaughter these beasts!"

Not far away, the soldiers aimed simultaneously, their expressions tense. One had to know that the best way to deal with such a group of Mountain Rats was to run away immediately, but as soldiers of the people, it was impossible for them to abandon the two.

Luo Sanlin stared intently at Liu Mu's side through his scope; he had already made up his mind that even if it provoked the rat swarm, he would fire if they attacked Liu Mu.

Coincidentally, Li Gang's thoughts were exactly the same, though he was not as nervous because there were no extra 'shadows' appearing around Liu Mu for the time being, which meant she would not be attacked in the immediate short term.

As for Yang Pingqiong, she was still sitting on the back of that large rat, which looked like a Mountain Rat King; she seemed delirious, swaying as she raised her hand.

Seeing her appearance clearly, Liu Mu felt a chill; those yellowish eyeballs were clearly no longer human.

Could it be symbiosis?

If Yang Pingqiong had undergone Mutation after being attacked by a Mutated Mountain Rat, and they had devoured each other to form a human-rat entity, then it would be troublesome.

It was impossible to determine how much of her—or rather, it—human consciousness remained.

"Hey, I'm not joking, you had better make them back off quickly."

Watching the person and the dog struggling in the pile of Mountain Rats, Liu Mu silently gripped her knife, a thin layer of sweat breaking out on her palms.

Facing so many Mountain Rats, she was also intimidated; even if she and Niu Boyi were confident they could escape, the others would definitely perish here. If the entire support team were wiped out, even if the old man Yang Shuo appreciated her, he would likely have strong opinions.

Damn it, if she had known, she should have just let that kid Yang Pingxi get gnawed on; why did she have to be a bleeding heart?

Just at this moment, Yang Pingxi was finally fished out of the rat pile by Niu Boyi and was crawling onto the dog's back using his hands and feet.

Liu Mu watched, feeling a flare of anger—a bleeding-heart dog!

Sigh, could it be that the dog takes after its Master?

Fortunately, Yang Pingxi was not saved in vain; as soon as he sat steady, he immediately shouted at Yang Pingqiong, attempting to call back his sister's sanity.

The rat swarm around them squeezed for a moment and began to slowly retreat; Liu Mu saw Yang Pingqiong's eyeballs move, her lips twitching slightly as she let out a few 'squeaks'.

But the number of Mountain Rats was truly too great, and Liu Mu could not know what she meant.

However, one thing was certain: Yang Pingqiong had regained some sanity and was controlling the rat swarm.

That's right, the Mountain Rat King beneath her retreated, and as its front paws waved, the rat swarm followed.

A few minutes later, the rat swarm receded like a tide, revealing Niu Boyi.

Liu Mu strode over and gave the dog head that wanted to fawn on her a hard slap, "Told you to be a bleeding heart, aren't you afraid of being gnawed into scraps?"

The Military Dog felt aggrieved, let out a whimper, shook his body, and directly threw the young man on his back off, baring his teeth at him.

"Woof, woof, woof, it's all this dead weight's fault, useless thing, stay away from this dog, bad luck!"

The others naturally could not understand, but Liu Mu's eyebrows twitched slightly; this Gouzi's "linguistic ability" was getting stronger and stronger.

Thus, she kindly translated for Yang Pingxi, "It's calling you a moron; you dared to charge a Mutant Rat Swarm all by yourself, aren't you capable! Why don't you just fly up to the sky?"

Yang Pingxi seemed not to quite understand Liu Mu's words, rubbing his bruised buttocks as he stood up, thinking for a moment before lowering his head to apologize, "I'm sorry, I was afraid you would be attacked by the rat swarm, and I was worried about A-Qiong. Actually, I am not capable."

Liu Mu was briefly speechless, reflecting on whether she had been learning too much Northeastern dialect from Liu Gang lately, as this response... seemed correct nonetheless.

"Alright, let's see the situation first."

The swarm was still retreating; this time, the Mountain Rat King carried Yang Pingqiong on its back and stood at the very front, staring at the two people and one dog.

Niu Boyi lowered his head slightly, revealing a mouthful of sharp white teeth, and let out a low, threatening growl.

"What's the meaning of this?" Liu Mu was somewhat annoyed; the rat swarm was retreating very slowly, and there was not yet a sufficient safety distance, "Boyi, go lead the way for the convoy, don't let them hold me back."

Gouzi was not very willing to leave, rubbing his nose against Liu Mu's palm, but seeing that Master's attitude was firm, he finally turned and ran off.

When he turned, his huge dog tail "just happened" to sweep across Yang Pingxi, and the poor young man was sent flying four or five meters.

This Gouzi, he still had a bit of a vengeful streak.

Liu Mu ignored them and only paid attention to the movements of the rat swarm; as long as the convoy left, she could easily shake off the swarm. If you can't win, of course you run; it's only natural.

Just as sweat dripped from her forehead along with the rainwater, the Mountain Rat King suddenly rushed over with Yang Pingqiong.

The atmosphere became tense in an instant.