Chapter 222 - 144: Instantly Killing the Rat King

Chapter 222: Chapter 144: Instantly Killing the Rat King

"That giant rat is flying toward us! Everyone, run!"

Seeing the Rat King flying toward them at high speed, flapping its wings, Liu Yue’s face went pale with fright.

After shouting a quick warning to the others, she immediately turned and ran without the slightest hesitation.

However, before she could even take a few steps, Zhao Chuan, who was beside her, barked a sharp command:

"Don’t run!"

His voice was loud.

It was practically a roar shouted at the top of his lungs.

It made the ears of those nearby ring.

Startled by Zhao Chuan’s shout, Liu Yue stopped in her tracks, not daring to actually become a deserter.

But she looked back at Zhao Chuan, confused, not understanding what he was trying to do.

’That monster is almost here. If we don’t run, are we just supposed to stay here and die?’

"Liu Yue, we can’t just run away like this."

Zhao Chuan looked at Liu Yue and explained, "If we, as Extraordinary Beings, run, that beast will inevitably turn its attention to the ordinary people left behind."

"If that happens, I’m afraid every student at Hai University will be in danger."

"So, we have to hold it off."

"We only need to stall for a few minutes until the experts from Night Court Headquarters arrive."

Zhao Chuan had no confidence in defeating the Rat King; he only wanted to buy time until the experts from headquarters arrived to provide support.

But before that, he had to find a way to stall the mountain-sized Rat King and prevent it from wreaking havoc on Hai City University.

Just then, Gu Qing spoke up. "You all go evacuate the students. I’ll take care of stalling the giant rat."

Zhao Chuan frowned. "No, it’s too dangerous for you to be alone."

Gu Qing was dismissive. "You’re not even Advanced Creatures. Staying here will only get in my way."

At these words, Zhao Chuan was left speechless, momentarily at a loss for what to say.

Wu Jiahao, however, was annoyed. "Who are you looking down on!"

"If you want to die, I won’t stop you."

As he finished speaking, Gu Qing’s Qi Blood Power erupted. He once again condensed a massive Blood-colored Crossbow Arrow, drew the bowstring to its limit, and aimed at the approaching Rat King in the sky.

Zhao Chuan was standing close to him and broke into a sweat from the intense heat radiating off the Crossbow Arrow in his hands.

’What powerful energy! His strength is at least dozens, maybe even a hundred times greater than mine!’

Zhao Chuan was completely shaken.

Soon, Zhao Chuan recovered from his shock and turned to the others.

"Let’s go. We’ll evacuate the students!"

He was the first to leave, turning and heading for a nearby women’s dormitory.

Liu Yue immediately followed him.

Lin Tianyang and Ma Dongyu didn’t waste any time either, quickly heading toward other dorm buildings to evacuate students.

"Senior, you have to be careful."

Xia Shuran said with a serious expression, "If you really can’t hold it off, just run. Don’t fight that giant rat to the death. Your life is more important than anything."

With that, she turned and left, not wanting to stay and get in Gu Qing’s way.

Seeing that everyone else had gone, Wu Jiahao didn’t try to act tough and stay behind. He looked at Gu Qing and said, "I’ll let you have this chance to show off today. Once my strength catches up, you won’t get so many opportunities to look cool."

Leaving those words behind, he turned and hurried toward a women’s dormitory in the distance.

In just a moment, everyone had left.

Only Gu Qing remained, bowstring taut, arrow aimed at the rapidly approaching Rat King.

Three hundred meters.

Two hundred meters.

One hundred meters.

The Rat King flew closer and closer.

And the Qi Blood Power infused within the arrow Gu Qing held grew more and more concentrated.

Just as the Rat King was less than fifty meters away from him,

he released the nock of the arrow.

The arrow, brimming with Qi Blood Power and tinged with a few wisps of True Martial Arts Dao, shot from the bowstring in an instant.

Its target: the Rat King’s enormous head.

VMMMM!

Carrying a massive amount of Qi Blood Power, the arrow flew toward the Rat King at a speed difficult to follow with the naked eye.

Wherever the arrowhead passed,

the friction caused sparks to fly through the air.

Facing the rapidly approaching arrow, the high-speed Rat King paid it no mind, continuing to fly forward to meet it head-on.

The next instant,

with a dull thud,

the crimson Blood Arrow accurately struck the Rat King’s head.

It easily pierced into its body.

Immediately, it split into countless aggressive streams of Qi Blood Power, rampaging through the mountain-sized body and destroying every cell in its path.

And then,

the Rat King suddenly vomited blood. Blood poured from the corners of its eyes, its nostrils, and its ear canals.

Its body convulsed.

It instantly lost its ability to fly.

The entire beast plummeted from the sky in a freefall.

BOOM!

The Rat King’s mountain-like body slammed heavily onto the ground.

The immense impact of the collision sent tremors through the entire area.

Afterward,

thick torrents of blood gushed from every orifice of the Rat King’s body.

It soaked a large patch of ground in an instant.

A foul, coppery stench filled the air.

"Hhhh... hhhh..."

The Rat King wheezed, struggling to move its limbs and stand up again.

But it was too heavily injured.

All of its internal organs had been shredded into a bloody pulp by the Qi Blood Power Gu Qing had shot into it.

Its life force was rapidly draining away.

Gu Qing was stunned on the spot.

He stood frozen, completely motionless.

’It went down in one shot? This giant rat was actually that weak? No! I’m too strong! With a Biological Level of Tier Two, I already have the strength of someone at the Vice Captain Level. This giant rat, which was all show and no go, was no match for me at all!’

A thrill of excitement shot through Gu Qing.

The others, who hadn’t gotten far, all heard the massive commotion behind them. They stopped and turned to look.

When they saw that the giant Rat King had been so easily shot down by Gu Qing’s single arrow, they were all dumbfounded.

"What’s going on?"

Zhao Chuan stopped dead in his tracks, staring back at the dying Rat King on the ground. His face was a mask of confusion and shock. "You were supposed to be stalling it! How did you cripple the giant rat with one arrow?"

Beside him, Liu Yue’s brow was also furrowed in deep thought. ’Why can Gu Qing always unleash combat power that’s completely inconsistent with his status? Is he really just an Extraordinary Contactor?’

...

"It’s... over already?"

Lin Tianyang was stunned, completely unable to believe his eyes.

Beside him, Ma Dongyu was simply flabbergasted. Her mouth hung open, and she stood frozen in place like a statue.

She knew Gu Qing was strong, but she never imagined he was *this* strong.

With just a single, seemingly ordinary arrow, he had easily crippled a giant rat the size of a mountain.

Such an astonishing performance...

’There’s no way an Extraordinary Contactor could do something like this. This Gu Qing must be an Awakened! And if I’m not mistaken, he must be a Qi Blood Type Awakened!’

Ma Dongyu was certain.

...

"Fuck!"

Wu Jiahao slapped his thigh in regret. "That damn rat was so huge, but it turned out to be nothing more than a useless Laughing Giant Beast! If I’d known, I would have stayed! Gu Qing got to hog all the glory!"

...

"Senior is so strong."

Xia Shuran’s eyes sparkled, her gaze filled with adoration as she looked at Gu Qing.

She couldn’t help but wonder. ’Gu Qing is this powerful even before he’s Awakened. Just how strong will he become when he finally does? It would probably shock the entire Night Court, right?’

Xia Shuran grew excited just thinking about it. She couldn’t wait to see Gu Qing awaken his Superpower and make a grand debut that would shock the entire Night Court.

...

Back in front of the Rat King, Gu Qing quickly snapped out of his daze. With a thought, he condensed a Qi Blood Long Spear in his hand.

Without any hesitation, he moved to finish off the dying Rat King, thrusting the spear violently toward its massive head.

Just as the spearhead was about to strike the rat’s head—

THUMP! THUMP! THUMP...

Countless Bone Blades, sharp enough to slice through iron as if it were mud, suddenly shot out from underground. The glint of the blades aimed straight for Gu Qing’s vitals, intending to kill him.

Gu Qing’s Lightning Reflexes were always active. The instant the Bone Blades emerged, he had already sensed the danger. Pushing off with his feet, he shot back dozens of meters.

Then, he steadied himself and looked at the sharp Bone Blades that had burst from the ground.

He recognized whose weapons they were in a single glance.

’It’s the man in the Rat Head Mask who attacked me that night!’

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