If you were made a mascot, you would become a legend in the police force.

Gunshots rang out in the underground cavern, the echoes making one's eardrums ache.

But these rats were clearly not the kind of lowly creatures that would just charge blindly. After their first probing attack was smashed into a pulp by Li Tuantuan, the rat swarm did not collapse; instead, they quickly changed tactics.

"They're flanking us! Above! Watch out above!" Zhao Gang shouted, his police submachine gun spitting fire.

The rats that had been huddled on the ground split off, with most of them climbing up the walls and pipes to the ceiling. Hanging upside down, they swarmed down on the SWAT team's vulnerable nape and back like black raindrops.

These aren't animals; they're clearly a well-trained army!

"what!"

A SWAT officer screamed as a rat swooped down from above and clamped its jaws onto his tactical vest. Although the vest was bulletproof, the sharp teeth managed to bite through the Kevlar and dig deep into the flesh of his shoulder.

"Old Zhang!" His teammates wanted to help, but more rats swarmed over, leaving them no time to free their hands.

Just then, a large, black and white hairy hand suddenly reached out.

Without even looking, Li Tuantuan grabbed the rat by the neck with a swift, precise motion.

The rat was still struggling, its four paws scratching wildly in the air, its tail whipping at Li Tuantuan's arm like a whip.

Li Tuantuan had no expression, and even looked like she was about to yawn.

He applied slight pressure with his fingers.

"Click."

A crisp cracking sound rang out, and the rat instantly went limp, its head drooping to one side, utterly dead.

Li Tuantuan casually tossed the rat carcass aside, and then used her rear to turn another rat that was trying to ambush Lin Wan into a two-dimensional creature.

"Thank...thanks, Brother Xiong." The SWAT officer named Lao Zhang clutched his shoulder, looking like he had just escaped a disaster.

Li Tuantuan ignored him, only internally complaining: "This team is too hard to manage, they can't even beat a mouse."

The crow in the air wasn't idle either. Although it wasn't as strong as Li Tuantuan, it was more agile. This crow darted up and down in the air, specifically targeting the eyes of the mice.

"Sneak attack! Unsportsmanlike conduct! Rat tail juice!" Coal Ball shouted as he pecked, his hoarse voice sounding particularly jarring in the underground space.

A mouse was pecked blind and rolled on the ground in pain, only to be trampled underfoot by its companions.

"Watch out! Something big is coming!" Lin Wan suddenly shouted, pointing ahead.

The swarm of rats parted automatically, revealing a giant gray rat the size of a pit bull. Its fur had all fallen out, revealing scarred gray skin. Most bizarrely, several coils of sharp wire were wrapped around its two front paws!

Those were thin iron wires used in human construction, which were tightly wrapped around the claws, turning them into simple "knuckle dusters".

"This...this actually works?" Zhao Gang felt his worldview shatter. "Even rats know how to use equipment now?"

This "gray rat captain" was clearly the commander here. It let out a sharp screech, pushed off with its hind legs, and charged towards the weakest flank of the defense like a cannonball.

There were only two SWAT officers there, changing their magazines.

"Be careful!"

Before the SWAT team could react, Captain Gray Rat had already pounced on them, his sharp claws wrapped in wire whistling as they reached for the officers' throats.

If that claw lands firmly, it will definitely result in a major artery spurting blood.

At the critical moment, a black and white figure suddenly appeared.

Li Tuantuan activated the [Copper Skin and Iron Bones (Beginner)] skill, instantly tensing all the muscles in her body and making her fur as hard as iron.

"Sizzle—"

Captain Gray Rat's sharp claws gripped Li Tuantuan's arm, producing a piercing sound like metal scraping against metal, and sparks flew everywhere!

Li Tuantuan looked down at her arm, where there were only a few faint white marks, without even breaking the skin.

He looked up at the bewildered gray rat captain, a chillingly human smile playing on his lips.

That's it? Trying to tickle my itch?

Li Tuantuan suddenly stretched out her hands and grabbed the gray rat captain's upper and lower jaws respectively.

Captain Gray Rat sensed a deadly threat, twisted its body frantically, and lashed its tail hard across Li Tuantuan's face.

"Snapped!"

Li Tuantuan's face trembled.

This time it didn't hurt, but it was extremely humiliating!

"Awooo!" (You dare slap me in the face?!)

Li Tuantuan was enraged. He exerted force with both arms, and his terrifying, monstrous strength erupted instantly.

"Rip—"

Just like tearing apart a roast chicken, the once arrogant Captain Gray Rat was torn in half by Li Tuantuan, starting from its mouth!

Blood was everywhere, and internal organs were scattered all over the ground.

The entire battlefield fell silent for a second.

All the rats stopped what they were doing and stared at the black and white behemoth standing in the pool of blood, holding two pieces of corpse in its hand.

Li Tuantuan threw the corpse to the ground, stood up, opened her blood-red maw, and let out a deafening roar:

"roar--!!!"

The roar was mixed with the system's [Beast King's Intimidation].

It was a kind of suppression from the depths of the soul, the absolute contempt of a superior predator for an inferior one.

The rat swarm began to tremble, and their previously orderly offensive instantly crumbled. The rats in the front row were so frightened that they lost control of their bladders and tried to retreat, but were blocked by the rats behind them, turning the situation into complete chaos.

"This...is this the fighting power of Gun Gun?" Lin Wan was also seeing Gun Gun at full power for the first time, and swallowed hard.

She had only ever seen Li Tuantuan act cute, roll around, and hug people's legs before. Although she had also seen him beat people up, he was always holding back.

Now she truly realized that this was a ferocious beast. A beast at the top of the food chain, a creature even tigers would avoid!

"Don't stand still! Advance! Advance in circles!" Zhao Gang was the first to react and shouted.

The SWAT team's morale soared, and relying on Li Tuantuan's invincible "black and white tank," they began to advance.

Li Tuantuan walked at the very front, requiring no tactical maneuvers whatsoever. He was like a bulldozer, swatting away or crushing any rats that stood in his way.

Lin Wan followed behind, taking the opportunity to examine several rat carcasses.

"Sure enough..." She used the tip of her knife to pick up a piece of "armor" from the rat's body. "It's a piece of aluminum can tin and a piece of hard plastic. They used some kind of slime to stick this garbage to their bodies, blocking most of the stray bullets."

This kind of wisdom is terrifying.

If these things were allowed to wash onto the ground, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Li Tuantuan, however, was having a great time playing.

The merit points on the system panel were jumping wildly, and this feeling of grinding monsters reminded him of the thrill of staying up all night playing games in his previous life.

Merit Points +10

[Merit Points +50 (Elite Monster)]

[Merit Points +10]...

"A little more! A little more!" Li Tuantuan became more and more excited as she fought, and even broke away from the group to chase after several rats that tried to escape.

"Tuantuan! Don't chase too far!" Lin Wan shouted.

Just then, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

"Boom!"

From the depths of darkness ahead came a tremendous roar, as if some enormous creature was moving. Even the concrete blocks overhead were falling dust.

Li Tuantuan stopped in her tracks, her ears twitching.

The alluring, spiritual fragrance grew even stronger.

But at the same time, a wave of hunger, making his stomach rumble, surged up like a tide.

Oh no, I overexerted myself and used up all the energy I had from breakfast.

Li Tuantuan touched her deflated belly, and the murderous intent in her eyes instantly turned into grievance.

I'm hungry. I want to eat meat. I want to drink milk from a bowl.

"Big brother, that commotion up ahead doesn't sound like friendly stuff," Coal Ball said, landing on Li Tuantuan's shoulder and shrinking his neck.

Li Tuantuan ignored it; all he could think about was: after this battle, I must make Lin Wan treat me to ten hot pot meals! No, twenty!