Mice dominate the dungeon

Boss... Boss?!

The big-eared gray rat, which had just walked up to the mouse, let out a squeal, clearly startled by what it saw.

Twitch, the leader, had told them that if they saw any rat wearing a crown of thorns outside the park's territory, then...

It was as if the king himself had arrived!

Tucci, standing still, ignored Big Ears' astonishment and continued to familiarize himself with the young body.

Since the creation of the Mouse Park, Twitch has never allowed his main body to leave his territory.

Whenever he needs to go on a long journey or expedition, he will specially order a clone mouse to stay at the base camp and use "family control" to remotely command it.

This mouse was specially made for him because ordinary mice simply couldn't bear the weight of the blessing bestowed upon him!

Carrying two army camps on his back, Tucci slightly hunched over, looked at the familiar big-eared gray rats before him, and connected his consciousness to the sea of ​​rats, asking:

"How far are we from the temporary base?"

The big-eared gray mouse quickly stood up straight, raised its little paws, and pointed to the corner not far away.

"Boss, we're almost there. Go past that corner, then go forward fifty meters, then turn left, and then go through two..."

Seeing that the big-eared mouse was getting more and more excited as it talked, Twitch interrupted it directly:

"Stop, stop, stop... let's get going."

"Oh~~"

The big-eared mouse lowered its front paws, went from standing upright to lying down, and scurried away into the distance.

A line of mice quietly hurried along the road.

The big-eared gray rat, leading the way, would occasionally turn its head to look at Twitch behind it, afraid that its leader would lose its way.

In addition, the big-eared gray rat felt uneasy, as it was used to traveling quietly as a scout under normal circumstances.

But now that the boss is right behind it, the overly quiet atmosphere makes it feel a little awkward...

Fortunately, the journey wasn't far. After passing through a narrow rat trail, Big Ears lifted the dead leaves used to hide the burrow entrance, revealing a dug-out hole in sight.

Tucci and his scouts slid into the cave one after another from the rat tunnel exit.

The entire cave is about the size of four mouse nests. There is a small and hidden crack on the upper left wall of the cave, and there is a tree root hanging down next to it.

At that moment, a gray squirrel rested its two front paws on the edge of the crack, while its head was pressed against the burrow wall, seemingly peering at the scenery behind the crack.

As Tucci landed, his first sensation was softness.

I looked down.

The cave floor and walls were carefully treated and covered with a thick layer of dry moss.

This is certainly not for aesthetics, but for sound insulation!

Because right next to this cave lived a group of neighbors that annoyed the rats!

Burrowing ants!

This is a common monster in dungeons. They live in groups with complex population structures, but they generally have six legs, tentacles, and sharp mandibles. They are skilled at biting, stabbing, and stinging.

For the underground city's ecosystem, burrowing ants are undoubtedly beneficial insects. They can dig out a huge network of tunnels to increase soil permeability, which facilitates the infiltration of air, water, and magic, and promotes the cycle of plant and material ecology.

But to Tucci, they were nothing but pests, something that would make the rats jump up and down in disgust!

Especially the group of burrowing ants living next door, they often compete with his subordinate rats for food and resources, and they also gang up on and tear apart any lone rats.

But what Tucci found most intolerable was...

These burrowing ants roam the earth all day long and occasionally visit his territory. Twitch has set up many traps around the mouse park. These burrowing ants either like to structurally damage his traps or directly trigger them, rendering them ineffective.

A few damned burrowing ants are enough to disable most of the traps that Twitch just built!

Repairing the traps costs gold coins!

Before the trap could even prove useful, it had unexpectedly cost Twitch an extra expense!

Tucci's purpose in personally leading his troops to this stronghold was to help his good neighbor move, and incidentally, to greet their queen ant and demand some compensation.

With that in mind, Tucci walked to the center of the cave and stepped on the dry moss to make sure it was thick enough.

Then it lifted its two paws and placed them in mid-air, as if unloading something.

The air suddenly distorted.

Supported by dry moss, two military camps with bonfires silently and steadily settled in the center of the cave.

The barracks were filled with densely packed frontline rat soldiers of various shapes and sizes, instantly making the originally empty cave crowded.

Upon arriving in the unfamiliar environment, the frontline rat soldiers quickly looked around the cave to make sure they were safe.

Soon, they discovered a small mouse wearing a crown standing in front of the camp, calmly watching them.

Sensing the faint but palpable majesty emanating from the mouse, the somewhat noisy frontline rat soldiers gradually quieted down.

Then they saw the crowned mouse gradually straighten its arched back, puff out its chest, and pull its shoulders back slightly.

Upon seeing this, the soldier rats quickly stood up straight and assumed their proper standing posture!

"As expected of the boss, just standing there makes the rat soldiers afraid to breathe!!" Big-eared rats nearby exclaimed inwardly.

Damn it! Did they feed these recruits too much before they left?! They're so heavy!!

Tucci cursed inwardly, having accidentally strained his back and shoulder while setting down the two barracks.

In fact, Tucci knew that he hadn't carried two fully loaded barracks for a while and had misjudged the corresponding weight and pressure.

Next time we customize mice, we need to raise their physical condition even higher.

After relieving his physical pain, Twitch brought his thoughts back and focused his gaze on the quiet and solemn soldier rat in front of him.

The two level 15 barracks currently have a total of 80 frontline soldier rats.

Giant Soldier Rats: 5 units, responsible for clearing the way and absorbing damage.

Five thief rats are responsible for cleaning up the battlefield and looting supplies.

30 archer rats responsible for ranged attacks and finishing off enemies.

40 Savage Rat Soldiers responsible for flank breakthroughs and frontal combat.

This only includes the rat soldiers the barracks can carry; there's another batch of rat soldiers ready at any time in the rear!

However, under normal circumstances, Twitch will not use the rear rat soldiers, since they are the troops he uses to protect the rat park.

However, given the overall strength of their neighboring burrowing ants, these 80 frontline soldier rats in the cave should be enough.

Although the barracks are mostly made up of greenhorns, these "soldiers" are already capable of handling things on their own!

This is thanks to his unique [Lord Talent]!

With the combined benefits of [Rapid Maturation] and [Lord's Blessing], the Soldier Rats, which would normally take several months to mature, reached maturity in less than half a month and completed their transformation into professional units.

This is the fundamental reason why Twitch was able to dominate the ninth level of the dungeon!

Just as Tucci was inspecting the barracks, a faint sound suddenly rang in the minds of the rat swarm.

The one speaking was the scout mouse that had been spying on the burrowing ants through the crack.

It reported a message from the front.

The soldier ants in the neighboring burrowing ants are at the point of exchanging ants, and there are some loopholes in the control of the ant nest.

Upon receiving the news, Tucci looked up and seemed to be able to see through the cave walls to the giant red anthill standing on the ground.

It's time to visit!