Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 209 The Lone Star of Heavenly Evil
Li Wei dashed several hundred meters in one breath before finally stopping, panting heavily.

Turning around, I saw that the four-star mutated rat king had also stopped fifty meters away. It was also exhausted, mainly because it had consumed too much energy. The golden rat fur on its back had been completely used up.

This is truly a cause for celebration; the four-star mutated rat king lives up to its reputation.

Unfortunately, Li Wei's stamina was down to only 110 points.

Oh, and there's some good news too: those mutated rat minions have been mostly wiped out, and the wheat field has been saved.

Now, this mutated rat king, like him, is all alone.

Li Wei suddenly laughed; this was truly amusing.

"Squeak!"

The mutated rat king seemed to feel mocked; it screeched and continued to accelerate forward.

Sigh, then I'll run away.

Li Wei absolutely refused to give it a chance for close combat, instead running around the building, using the terrain on the first floor to burrow through holes and climb walls with incredible agility, as if he were the real rat and the rat king behind him was the stupid fat man.

By using the terrain to move around randomly, Li Wei not only did not continue to consume stamina, but was even able to slowly recover his stamina. This was the advantage brought by the first level awakening of the stamina attribute.

However, the four-star mutated rat king seemed to be able to continuously recover its strength, and this guy really had the feel of a tank with thick skin and hard bones.

Could it be that you are someone who can drive a tank?

"boom!"

With a loud crash, a heavy wooden door was smashed to pieces, and even the thin wall was destroyed in the process.

The mutated rat king, as huge as a bull, charged out like a great general. It seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, and it was starting to accelerate.

Li Wei started to find it a little difficult.

The familiar terrain behind them gradually turned into a desolate battlefield. How did this mutated rat king become so adept at the "three alls" tactic?

The situation is not good.

Li Wei felt that even the iron-plated wooden door that Liang Yuzhi had built before couldn't withstand this guy's impact.

We can't let it destroy the house!
Li Wei started running away, but when he reached open terrain, the mutated rat king was even faster, much to his dismay.

He was in too much of a rush before; he didn't even have a chance to bring the Bloodthirsty Spear.

Now it's just a heavy wooden sword and a three-star dagger.

Who would have thought this guy's recovery ability would be so abnormal?
Even with its spine broken, it can still regenerate? No wonder it's a magical zombie!
So where exactly does its weakness lie?
After circling around a pile of ruins, Li Wei realized that continuing to run was pointless. This wasn't like flying a kite or walking a dog; it was like a stupid dog flying a kite.

He now has only two choices: one, go to the scavenging camp and retrieve his Bloodthirsty Spear and Three-Star War Bow, but if he does that, the mutated Rat King can tear down the gate in just one minute.

He dared not imagine the consequences of the camp being breached.

The key issue is that he didn't have enough rivets and expansion bolts to reinstall the gate.

Therefore, it is not advisable, because in a sense, the symbolic significance of a level 1 scavenging camp outweighs its practical significance.

Moreover, if a level 1 camp is breached, there will be no head of a camp at the end of the month, and the four newcomers will have to fight amongst themselves and sabotage each other just like they did this month.

This is something Li Wei cannot tolerate.

So the only remaining option is to do it!
However, he only has one chance.

"call!"

Li Wei exhaled a breath of stale air and stopped. There was no third option; running into the wilderness would just result in him being exhausted to death.

"Crash!"

The mutated rat king caught up, acting like a roadblock tank.

At this moment, Li Wei also changed to the Tracker title, gaining +1 to Perception.
In an instant, everything around became transparent, and even the four-star mutated rat king that was rushing towards them slowed down.

Li Wei could even predict the trajectory of its next impact, sense the vigorous life force within its body, and feel its heart burning like a volcano—this was the vital point.
This vitality is just too strong; there's really no comparison.

However—Li Wei remained fearless. Once he found the vital point, he was no longer afraid. He wielded two heavy wooden swords and launched a counter-charge at this moment, with the sword tips pointing directly at the mutated rat king's brow.

It was fast, and Li Wei was fast too; it carried at least 40 points of strength, an impact force of 500 kilograms.

Li Wei, on the other hand, poured all his power into the heavy wooden sword, determined to fight a losing battle.

However, his egg was a bit hard.

That's all.

In an instant, Li Wei collided with the four-star mutated rat king, whose gaze was fierce and cruel!
Li Wei's gaze remained firm and composed, with neither side showing the slightest sign of yielding or dodging.

Both sides were full of confidence in themselves.

The mutated rat king believed itself to be strong, fast, highly defensive, with hard bones and fierce teeth. It could bite Li Wei's neck off in one bite, just like it had bitten off Li Guilin's neck before.

Li Wei, on the other hand, trusted his intuition, his control over the heavy wooden sword as if it were a swift one-handed blade, his understanding of the mutated rat king's weaknesses, and his noble crest armor!

Yes, they were all very confident. So at this moment, Li Wei's heavy wooden sword first pointed at the mutated rat king's forehead, then at its right eye, but at the last moment it actually deflected slightly by an inch, bypassing its head and pointing at its right side of its neck!
Perfect seduction!

"Oh!"

Li Wei's heavy wooden sword pierced the mutated rat king's neck first, and continued forward, piercing its vigorous heart, which was like a reactor.

At the same time, a pair of tusks resembling those of a wild boar shot out from the mutated rat king's mouth, piercing directly into Li Wei's left chest, right in the heart area.

This mutated creature is unrecognizable even to its own mother, but it has to be said, it's truly insidious.

The immense impact caused Li Wei to cough up blood instantly, and he could no longer hold the heavy wooden sword. He flew backward for twenty or thirty meters before crashing to the ground.

But he didn't die.

Of course he won't die.

The mutated rat king's sharp teeth seemed to pierce his chest, but in that instant, an invisible magical wave flashed and neutralized the fatal blow.

Li Wei had it all planned out.

His heavy wooden sword would pierce the mutated rat king's heart first, and this damage would prevent it from biting his neck. The only thing it could do was charge at him with brute force, and there would be a very high probability that it would crash head-on into the noble crest armor.

It's that simple.

Of course, he had at least three broken ribs, and his internal organs were also horribly damaged, resulting in a loss of half his life force.

But he won.

Even a four-star Rat King only needs one round to determine life or death.

The mutated rat king squeaked and tried to rush up and bite Li Wei to death, hoping that its vigorous vitality could heal its injuries, just like the spinal cord injury it had just suffered.

It is confident that even if its head is shattered, it can still recover.

But this time, it didn't work.

Even though Li Wei's heavy wooden sword only pierced its heart, it also caused it to lose its foundation. Its strength was draining away, and its life was dissipating. It only managed to run forward for less than ten meters before collapsing to the ground with a thud, convulsing, hissing, struggling, and terrified, before finally dying.

And from its corpse, wisps of black mist began to rise, baring its fangs and claws, before disappearing in an instant, as if it had escaped.

Immediately afterwards, the corpse of the four-star rat king quickly rotted, turning into a pool of foul-smelling liquid, with only a golden card floating there, spotless.

This scene looks like something out of a video game where you're rolling in coins.

But Li Wei knew that wasn't the case. The four-star Rat King had already died. It died after the radiation from the source of magic was injected into its body. It was just a weak magical zombie.

After it was killed, its original corpse rotted and disappeared, but the power that sustained it—the uncontrolled source of magic—escaped. This power has no intelligence; it may seek a new host to make itself even stronger…

That's about right.

As for the golden card, it's most likely a professional card belonging to Li Guilin, Li Qiao, or a player it previously killed.

"puff!"

Li Wei coughed up another mouthful of blood before struggling to get up. He took a dozen or so steps and grabbed the golden card.

Almost instantly, a warm current surged through him, and he felt as if he were enveloped by some mysterious magical energy. His injuries were swept away, and he was restored to his peak condition.

However, almost at the same time, the golden card also dimmed, turning into a pale gold.

Only then did lines of information begin to appear.

[You discovered the fatal weakness of the four-star mutated rat king and successfully killed it!]

[You have successfully wiped out the mutated rat swarm that had been entrenched around the level 1 scavenging camp. From now on, there will be no organized groups of mutated creatures within a 20-mile radius. Although the scavenging camp itself has not changed, the change in the external environment has had a huge impact. Therefore, the scavenging camp will be upgraded to level 2, the family population limit will increase by 1, and the total contribution limit will be increased to 1600 points.]

[You have gained 1000 family contribution points, but unfortunately, due to insufficient family fixed assets, you cannot obtain all of them. You can only obtain a portion, currently totaling 1110 points. Note: The shares held by family members Liang Yuzhi and Li Yue will be reset at the beginning of next month.]

[Because you almost single-handedly wiped out a two-star mutated colony, you have earned a new title—Rat Exterminator. When equipped, it grants +20 health and immunity to level one blood plague infection, while also providing good resistance against most parasites, unclean food, and sewage.]

[Because you lost all four teammates in the first month of the game, you have earned a special title—Lone Star of Calamity. Note that this title is only valid during the mission and will automatically disappear after leaving the mission. While wearing the Lone Star of Calamity title, any impeachment attempt against you by a family member will have a 100% counter-effect. That is, if you commit a serious mistake, the impeacher must pay 500 contribution points to initiate the impeachment. Even if the impeachment is successful, another 500 contribution points will still be deducted.]

[Congratulations! You have obtained a flawed magic crystal card, commonly known as a universal gold card. Its quality has been slightly reduced because the excess energy was used to heal your injuries. Now, you can use this universal gold card, which will have the following functions.]

[One option: Sell directly to the Alliance of Celestial Lords, and you will receive 1000 standard gold coins.]

[Second: Instead of a Black Iron Token, you can choose to directly upgrade your primary profession at any time and in any place.]

【Three: Enhance one of your equipment pieces. The highest quality after enhancement will not exceed four stars, and the effect is random】

[Four: Strengthen one of your titles. The maximum strengthening level is one level. Special titles can only be strengthened by half a level, and the effect is random.]

[Friendly reminder: Unless you choose the first option, any choice you make will increase the difficulty of your subsequent exploration tasks by 30%, and the difficulty will continue to increase with each similar situation. Please make your choice carefully.]

[Friendly reminder: You cannot carry this universal gold card for extended periods. It is fatally tempting to the native ability users of this world, as well as other powerful mutated creatures. It should also not be placed among resource cards.]

[Warning: You must make a choice within one minute]

(End of this chapter)