Beast Taming: Slaughter Atlas

The strength of the Long-tailed Water Jet Rats can only be described as unremarkable. As long as the five of them are cautious, dealing with them should be quite easy.

The five merely exchanged glances before directly launching an attack.

The Iron Armor Giant Lizard took the lead, letting out a low growl as a dense concentration of Gold Element rapidly gathered to it, and within moments, a thick layer of Metal Armor coalesced on its surface.

Lei Yao followed closely behind, with Thunder Blade flickering on its body, a Thunder Blade already forming in front of it.

Behind Lei Yao was the Earth Rock Rat, with its claws glimmering in an earthy yellow light.

The Spring Tree Demon and the Angry Wind Elf were also preparing their skills.

At this time, the Long-tailed Water Jet Rats began to form Water Arrows and shot them towards the group.

Upon seeing this, Lei Yao directly controlled the Thunder Blade to slash forward.

The power of the Minor Achievement Realm Thunder Blade was extremely terrifying, slicing into the Water Arrows in the blink of an eye.

With a series of "boom, boom, boom" explosions, thirteen Water Arrows were shattered, leaving five which were completely blocked by the Iron Armor Giant Lizard.

The Metal Armor on the surface of the Iron Armor Giant Lizard remained intact, only its charging momentum was halted by the Water Arrows.

With a low growl, Lei Yao charged towards the rat swarm with the Earth Rock Rat in tow.

At that moment, several roots suddenly burst from the rat swarm, pinning them in place.

A tornado passed directly over the heads of Lei Yao and the beasts, landing directly into the rat swarm.

The violent tornado rampaged through the rats, cutting their fur with wounds, their screams resounded endlessly.

In just a breath, the tornado turned scarlet, and the Long-tailed Water Jet Rats' screams gradually weakened until they completely vanished.

By then, Lei Yao and the Earth Rock Rat had already reached the vicinity of the tornado, but due to its obstruction, they could only stand there waiting.

When the tornado ceased, the rat swarm had been completely eradicated, leaving only shadowy skeletons behind; their flesh had been stripped by the tornado.

This reminded Chu Chen of the ancient torture method of death by a thousand cuts.

The group looked at the Angry Wind Elf with a newfound fear in their eyes.

The Long-tailed Water Jet Rats had no valuable materials on them, and the group continued their exploration deeper into the sewer.

From the recent battle, Chu Chen realized that everyone's strength had increased several times compared to three months ago.

Moreover, after such a long time, their cooperation was more seamless than before.

The pace of the five was quick, and within just an hour, they had completed half of the journey.

However, the pace would slow down significantly from then on, as the deeper they went, the more Long-tailed Water Jet Rats there would be, and their strength also became stronger.

After advancing a bit further.

The Earth Rock Rat waved its claws, emitting a rapid "squeak, squeak" sound.

There was a trace of fear in its calling.

Skinny spoke solemnly upon hearing this: "We've found a rat swarm ahead, approximately seventy to eighty of them, and one of these Long-tailed Water Jet Rats is extremely powerful. Judging from its aura, it should be above Eighth Rank War General Level, but whether it has reached Commander Level is still uncertain."

Hearing this, Chu Chen said solemnly, "That many in numbers, and the particularly strong one should be the Mouse King."

"What should we do next?" Wang Lu asked in a low voice, coming up to Chu Chen.

Upon hearing this, Chu Chen did not respond, but instead, he surveyed the terrain.

Even though all four of Wang Lu's group had broken through to Soul Warrior Level and each had contracted a second Guardian Beast, those beasts were mostly in the juvenile stage, at Servant Level, and had yet to form combat power; charging recklessly was unrealistic now.

The only solution was to divide and conquer the rat swarm.

Without alerting the rat swarm, they could slowly devour them in batches.

But to achieve this, they would need to rely on the terrain.

Not far ahead of Chu Chen, there happened to be a bend; if they could lure the rat swarm there and use the strategy of blocking sightlines, this issue could be solved.

Without hesitation, Chu Chen shared his idea with the others, with the bait role naturally going to the Earth Rock Rat.

Soon, the Earth Rock Rat lured over a dozen Long-tailed Water Jet Rats.

Lei Yao and the other beasts rushed forward, wiping them out completely in just a few breaths.

Just as the Earth Rock Rat was about to continue luring, it was stopped by Chu Chen.

The Long-tailed Water Jet Rats were not fools; if the Earth Rock Rat continued to lure, the rat swarm would surely rush over en masse, which would put them at a disadvantage.

If they were to use another Guardian Beast to lure, the rat swarm would become alert and send more Long-tailed Water Jet Rats to chase, but never deploy all of them.

This time, it was the Iron Armor Giant Lizard that went as the bait, chosen by Chu Chen because of its strong defense, ensuring it wouldn't be injured even if it took several attacks.

After the Iron Armor Giant Lizard left, Chu Chen summoned Nirvana.

This time, the number of Long-tailed Water Jet Rats lured would surely not be small, and to kill them quickly, they needed to increase their numbers.

The group's eyes went wide with surprise when they saw Nirvana.

This was the first time Nirvana had appeared in front of them.

"Chu Chen, is this your second Guardian Beast?" Wang Lu asked in astonishment.

Chu Chen nodded in response and said, "I'll explain later. For now, everyone ambush at the turn." With that, he led the two beasts forward.

The group, suppressing their curiosity, quickly followed suit.

Soon, the sound of splashing water echoed.

Upon hearing the sound, Chu Chen whispered, "Ready for attack, the numbers lured this time should not be small."

In two breaths, the Iron Armor Giant Lizard rushed over. Seeing Chu Chen and the others, it did not slow at all, but came to a gradual stop several yards away.

Meanwhile, the remaining Long-tailed Water Jet Rats charged out of the corner, only to be met with an overwhelming rain of skills.

Screams echoed continuously as the volley of skills instantly killed more than ten Long-tailed Water Jet Rats, with most of the survivors wounded.

As they realized they had fallen into a trap and tried to flee back, their retreat was cut off by Nirvana.

Now, their only option was a desperate struggle, but the result was harsh.

Lei Yao directly charged into the rat swarm, and the blinding Lightning Flicker stunned the nearby Long-tailed Water Jet Rats, leaving only death as their fate.

In just a few breaths, the rat swarm was slaughtered to extinction.

This time, over thirty Long-tailed Water Jet Rats were lured, meaning there were still over forty left where the Mouse King was.

Wang Lu, looking at the scattered Long-tailed Water Jet Rat bodies, said with some excitement, "Chu Chen, let's charge right through."

Chu Chen replied solemnly, "What's the rush? You think it's easy to kill these Long-tailed Water Jet Rats? We just had the advantage of the terrain. If we charge head-on, even if we kill all the rats, we will consume a lot of energy and might even get injured. Besides, there's still half the journey left, and who knows what we'll encounter later on."