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Chapter 431 Don’t be afraid

Zhu Yu, having gained experience and encouragement from his previous small victory, seized the opportunity to strike again, using the same trick to kill the greedy rats with iron needles.

These large rats, of unknown breed, had an almost insane craving for blood and meat. Even when their kind were being pierced by Zhu Yu's long iron needles and screaming in agony, they paid no heed and only cared about devouring the corpses of their kin.

While Zhu Yu was relieved by the rats' gluttony, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine because of their ferocity and greed.

After succeeding twice in a row, Zhu Yu became much more skilled at her operations. Whether it was the instinct for survival or the extreme fear that made her numb, when she stabbed the big rats to death and then picked up their tails, she no longer felt the disgust, fear, and repulsion she had the first time.

She moved forward carrying several dead rats, throwing the dead rats at any large rats that rushed towards her, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

And so it went, and he successfully made it to the halfway point. Just when Zhu Yu thought he could use this trick to reach the end of the passage and enter the next test, this successful experience finally ran into trouble.

This time, instead of the three or four large rats that had come before, a "wave of rats" rushed towards her—countless enormous rats jostled each other, impatiently surging towards her, like a giant black wave rushing towards her.

Zhu Yu was startled by the scene before him and realized that the frenzy of this large group of rats might be attracted by the increasingly strong bloody smell emanating from the dead rats he had killed along the way.

This outcome was not good, but Zhu Yu had no other choice. Now, facing countless large rats, she could only throw the four heavy rat carcasses in her hands with all her might, smashing them against the wave of rats, hoping to slow them down and hoping it would continue to work.

As it turns out, this tactic still works.

The good news is that many rats have indeed started turning their heads to gnaw on the food.

The bad news is that those large rats that were slowed down were not even a fraction of the entire rat swarm...

More large rats continued to rush forward. Zhu Yu took out all the iron needles from his waist, gripped them tightly in his hands, and vigorously swung them as the rats charged, forcing them back from his side.

Some mice were pricked, while others escaped.

But even more large rats relentlessly pounced on them.

Zhu Yu frantically waved her arms, but more and more large rats pounced on her, becoming heavier and heavier, gradually exceeding the weight her body could bear, and forcibly pressing her, a person of medium build, to the ground.

Zhu Yu was no longer able to overturn so many huge rats, so he could only switch from offense to defense, using his arms to protect his head and neck, so as not to expose his vital parts and avoid being injured too quickly.

Soon she felt sharp pain in her arms and legs. The pain and fear mixed together broke through Zhu Yu's limit. She changed to using one hand to protect her head, face and neck, and the other hand to desperately grip the iron needle, swinging it with all her might at the giant rat that pounced on her.

"Ah—!" she screamed, as if she were risking everything, using the shout to encourage herself. The pain in her body grew stronger and more intense. As Zhu Yu continued to fight desperately, a sense of desolation crept into her heart, thinking that this was probably where she would finally collapse...

The squeaking of those giant rats was so loud that Zhu Yu couldn't hear anything around him clearly.

However, she vaguely felt that something was off about the rats' sounds. The squeaking had changed from the bloodthirsty and excited squeaking to a chaotic mix of screams, and there seemed to be some sounds that did not belong to the rats.

The pain in her body was getting worse and worse, but she didn't know if it was a hallucination. She felt that the large rats that were pressing down on her seemed to be getting fewer and fewer, and she felt lighter and lighter. The feeling of being pressed down and unable to breathe gradually disappeared.

She seemed to see a figure approaching from between the rats, getting closer and closer.

The figure drew closer, seemingly wielding a long sword. Wherever the sword flashed, the large rats were cleaved in two, their blood and flesh splattering all over the figure's body and face. Yet, the figure did not flinch and continued charging forward.

Zhu Yu's consciousness began to blur. In her hazy state, she seemed to see Lu Qing's face appear in front of her. His face was covered in blood, and his eyes were so fierce that they seemed to want to devour people, but there also seemed to be a deep fear hidden in his eyes.

Could it be that... this is the legendary thing, that when a person is on the verge of death, they can see the person they care about most?

The thought flashed through Zhu Yu's mind, which was already shrouded in a thick fog, and then she knew nothing more.

It was as if she had fallen into endless darkness. She struggled in a state that was neither clear-headed nor confused, rising and falling, feeling as if she were very light, as if a gust of wind could blow her to the clouds, and at the same time, she was very heavy, as if she had been weighed down by a heavy iron weight weighing hundreds of pounds, as if every finger was filled with lead, making it impossible for her to move her hands or feet.

In this hazy, confused state, Zhu Yu went through almost every scene of his two lifetimes. He didn't know how much time had passed before his consciousness gradually cleared. His eyelids trembled, and he opened them with difficulty, his eyes dry.

Before me was a bed curtain, and the air was filled with a strong aroma of medicinal herbs.

Zhu Yu was startled—had she been captured by Granny Shi and taken back to the small mountain tower again?!
She was terrified, but then became more alert and tried to get up to see her surroundings. As soon as she moved, she felt pain all over her body.

When Lu Qing came in from outside, she saw Zhu Yu, whose eyes were still a little blurry, struggling to sit up. She quickly put down what she was holding, strode forward, and carefully supported her shoulders to prevent her from struggling to get up.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, it's me." His voice was very soft, as if he was afraid that if he spoke loudly, he would scare Zhu Yu out of her wits. "You are still injured, you can't move around, otherwise all the medicine you applied before will be wasted!"

Zhu Yu heard Lu Qing's voice first, and after calming down slightly, he finally looked closely at Lu Qing in front of him.

He looked somewhat disheveled, with several wounds on his face that hadn't fully healed yet, thankfully not deep and already scabbed over. He had stubble growing around his lips, and his eyes were bloodshot, making him appear extremely tired.