Chapter 10: Storm of Thorns

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“They want to eat people!” Thomas could not help but clench his fists when he saw the movements of these Rat-Men.

Although he had long known that these dark creatures ate humans as food, when he saw this scene with his own eyes, it still made his blood boil.

“Damn Rat-Men, I’m going to kill all of you.”

“Sir Thomas, let me go up and kill them.” O’Neill took the initiative to ask for orders.

“All of you sneak up and wait until you’re nearby before making a move. Don’t alert the enemy,” Thomas warned.

Following that, Thomas said to Arya, “Take your men and block off the possible escape routes of those Rat-Men. Then cooperate with O’Neill to kill all the Rat-Men. Don’t let a single Rat-Man go!”

“Yes, Sir Thomas.” After Arya received the order, she took the three Elves and spread out. They occupied the roofs of the nearby houses and blocked off all the escape routes of the Rat-Men.

By the time Arya and the others had occupied a good position, O’Neill had already brought his soldiers under the Rat-Men’s eyes.

He turned his head to look at Thomas.

Thomas looked at Arya and then made an ‘OK’ gesture to O’Neill.

O’Neill understood and immediately jumped out from the grass, thrusting out the spear in his hand.

Poof!

The sharp tip of the spear pierced through the chest of a Rat-Man who was dancing with its back to him.

The Rat-Man froze as if it had been cast a spell. Its eyes were wide open, not understanding what had happened.

The surrounding Rat-Men were also stunned. They did not understand where this strong man had come from. How could he have reached them without making a sound? Everyone in the village had been killed by them.

However, O’Neill was not interested in answering their questions.

He suddenly pulled out the spear in his hand and kicked the Rat-Man who had been pierced away.

Then, the spear in his hand stabbed out again, piercing the chest of a Rat-Man next to him.

The warriors behind O’Neill also jumped out and began to attack the Rat-Men in the courtyard.

Puff! Puff! Puff!

A series of sounds of spears piercing into flesh.

Five or six companions died in succession, which finally made the Rat-Men react.

A Rat-Man immediately pulled out the worn-out scimitar at its waist and slashed at O’Neill.

Seeing this, O’Neill blocked the Rat-Men’s attack with the bronze shield in his left hand. Then, O’Neill stabbed the spear in his hand again, and the sharp spear pierced through the Rat-Man’s chest.

At this moment, a Rat-Man suddenly saw O’Neill’s back. It raised the dagger in its hand high, wanting to sneak attack O’Neill.

However, before it got close, a sharp arrow pierced through its head and nailed its body to the ground.

Under the moonlight, Arya slowly pulled out an arrow and aimed it at the battlefield again.

“Well done!”

Thomas, who had witnessed everything, could not help but give a thumbs up. Then, he carried the Holy Sword Longsword and ran toward the battlefield.

By the time Thomas arrived near the courtyard, the massacre had reached its end. O’Neill had already pierced through the body of the last Rat-Man.

“Have you found their leader?” Thomas asked.

“No, they are all ordinary Rat-Men,” O’Neill immediately said.

“Find their leader for me. Their leader will not be too far away from their own people. It must be nearby,” Thomas said.

“Yes!” O’Neill immediately led a team and prepared to start a search.

At this moment, an angry roar came from the room. “Who is it? Who is slaughtering my people?”

Accompanied by the angry roar, an old Rat-Man walked out of the room with a cane. It was wearing its pants as it walked.

Thomas sized up the Rat Man. It had a hunched back, a pale beard, a tooth necklace around its neck, and a crown carved from animal bones on its head. The leader of this group of Rat-Men should not have run away.

Moreover, judging from its appearance, it should be a priest.

“Everyone be on alert. This is a Rat-Man Priest. Kill it!” Thomas immediately ordered.

In his eyes, only Rat-Men who had turned into magic cores were good Rat-Men.

After receiving the order, O’Neill and the others immediately raised the shields and spears in their hands and rushed towards the Rat-Man Priest.

“Hmph, you dare to kill my clansmen. I will bury you all with me today. I will pull out your teeth and add them to my necklace!”

As the Rat-Man Priest spoke, it chanted an incantation. Its mane stood up like a hedgehog, and its body rapidly expanded. It looked like a puffer fish on land.

“What is this thing?” Seeing the Rat-Man Priest in such a state, O’Neill could not help but be stunned.

He had never seen such a thing before.

Looking at the round, spiky Rat-Man Priest, O’Neill did not know where to start.

“Watch my Storm of Thorns!”

After the Rat-Man Priest swelled into a round ball, it suddenly shouted.

The spiked spikes on its body suddenly shot out in all directions, covering all the surrounding areas.

“Protect Sir Thomas!” O’Neill shouted loudly, holding the bronze shield in front of Thomas.

The warriors also raised the bronze shields in their hands and stacked them together, forming a huge shield to block in front of Thomas.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

A series of sounds could be heard from the shield.

Countless spikes shot onto the bronze shield, giving out a clear sound.

The power of these spikes was very powerful. They actually pierced into the bronze shield, penetrating about half an inch, almost piercing through the shield.

Fortunately, the shields of O’Neill and the others had been strengthened by the Super Enhancement System. Otherwise, these shields would have been pierced through by the Rat-Man Priest.

Although the bronze shield blocked most of the spikes, the protective area of the bronze round shield was really limited. There were still two warriors whose legs were hit by the spikes.

The parts that were hit by the spikes instantly swelled up, and black blood flowed out from the wounds.

“How sinister. There’s actually poison on the spike.” Thomas was instantly furious when he saw the warrior’s wound.

“Hahaha, you’ve been hit by my Poison Spike. There’s no medicine to treat it. Just wait for death!” The Rat-Man Priest shot out the spike on its body, becoming even older.

However, the spike on its body was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

“Not good, it’s stalling for time. O’Neill, kill it!” Thomas shouted.

“Yes!” O’Neill roared, and the spear in his hand pierced into the Rat-Man Priest’s neck.

The Rat-Man Priest fell straight to the ground.

Thomas felt a little strange when he saw the Rat-Man Priest’s corpse. He felt a little awkward, but he could not explain what was so awkward.

Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind, and a lecture from the teacher flashed through his mind.

After all the dark creatures died, the corpses would reintegrate into the black fog, and only the magic core would remain.

If you found the corpse of a dark creature, there was no need to think. It was definitely faking its death.

“It’s not dead!”