Mice dominate the dungeon

When the four rust monsters locked onto the metallic scent in the minecart, the lead rust monster was the first to charge.

Its antennae suddenly stiffened, its previously slow steps suddenly accelerated, and its arched back almost touched the ground as it rushed towards the mine cart.

The other three reacted instantly, their antennae snapping straight up in the same direction, making a soft rustling sound, and they rushed after the leader.

The burly, rusted monster that led the way quickly rushed to the minecart and pounced on its side.

Its two front legs gripped the cold cast iron edge of the car, and its entire upper body stretched out. Its two long antennae pressed against it without hesitation, as if confirming the quality of its food.

Iron ingots, broken hammers, arrowheads, and other black metal artifacts lay quietly piled up in the minecarts.

The intense metallic smell exploded in the rust monsters' senses, and the four rust monsters that arrived in front of the minecart were all completely excited.

The leading rust monster slowly secreted a dark green, paint-like corrosive saliva from its mouth.

Saliva dripped onto the metal object.

"Sizzle~~"

A subtle yet piercing sound slowly echoed through the mine.

The moment the corrosive saliva came into contact with the cast iron, the originally cold and hard metal surface lost its luster at a speed visible to the naked eye. First, a layer of dull, dark film appeared, and then fine, reddish-brown bubbles rose from under the sap and burst one after another.

In just a few seconds, the originally hard metal object, mixed with saliva, turned into a red and green metallic paste, like soaked mud.

As soon as the metal softened, the four rust monsters pounced into the minecart, frantically licking and swallowing the hard-won food like stray cats rummaging through a trash can.

As the rust monster swallowed the surface layer of gold paste, the metal artifacts buried at the bottom were slowly revealed.

Those were round, jet-black metal objects!

What puzzled the Rust Monster was that above these round metal objects was a fuse that burned slowly!

Just as the rust monster was about to use the same trick again, dripping its saliva onto the surface of the iron ball, the fuse retracted into the iron ball!

"Bang bang bang!!"

A flash of light illuminated the dark cave, and a terrifying explosion instantly engulfed the entire mine.

All four rust monsters, along with the minecart, were blasted away!

The "Delayed Bomb" from the Metal Lure and Bomb Soldier Rat dealt the first wave of damage to the Rust Monster!

A rusted monster was turned into a headless monster because its head was directly facing the bomb.

The other three rust monsters reacted instantly to the explosion, using their chitinous shells to protect their heads and avoid instant death.

Among them, the leader of the rust monsters reacted the fastest, so much so that it was only thrown away by the force of the explosion and suffered only some superficial injuries.

The leading rust monster straightened up and then shook its head as it got to its feet.

Immediately afterwards, it saw three giant rats, far exceeding the size of normal rats, rushing toward it.

The leading rust monster tucked its head in, gripped the ground with its legs, and rammed head-on into one of the giant soldier rats!

"Bang!"

The chitinous shell collided with the thick fur, producing a dull sound.

Both sides were forced back several steps by the force of the rebound.

As the rust monster saw the giant soldier rat retreat, it raised its head and instantly secreted green saliva from its mouth, spitting it towards the creature.

Drops of dark green saliva transformed into countless spittle-like droplets, landing on the giant soldier rat's body and hissing as it corroded.

[Thick outer skin LV1]

Thanks to its thick skin, the corrosive saliva couldn't even penetrate the hair of the giant soldier rat!

A bomb landed precisely at the rust monster's feet.

"hiss!!"

With a chirping sound, the rust monster was once again thrown into the air.

At this moment, the Rust Monster was extremely frustrated, as all of its combat abilities revolved entirely around its own rusting ability.

Its tentacles can perform the [Russing Touch] skill.

Each of its attacks accumulates corrosion value on non-magical metal objects worn or held by the creature until the metal objects are completely destroyed.

But there is one important prerequisite, which is...

The opponent needs to have metal weapons!

Now the Rust Monster is facing a giant rat that can only elbow itself with its fists the size of sandbags.

A few cunning rats were hiding in the distance, constantly throwing bombs at themselves!

Although bombs contain metal components, the rate at which the rust forms is far slower than the rate at which the bomb detonates...

In the instant the Rust Monster was distracted, the giant soldier rat bent down, took a big step, and rushed in front of the Rust Monster.

[Close Combat Strangulation LV1]

The giant soldier rat picked up the rust monster and strangled it with its two arms.

The restrained Rust Monster can only inflict piercing damage with its extremely low-damage [Bite].

However, this level of bite causes negligible damage due to the thick skin...

However, the giant soldier rats' strangulation was no match for the Rust Monster.

Its entire body is covered in a shell with high armor, and it can retract its head like a turtle.

For a time, the two sides were deadlocked.

Just then, Twitch's voice rang in the giant soldier rat's mind.

The next moment, the giant soldier rat adjusted its posture, pressed down hard on the shell of the rusted monster's neck, and forcefully pried open a gap, exposing the tender flesh under its shell to the air.

"Whoosh!"

But just as the rust monster's weakness was revealed, an arrow flew by with a whooshing sound.

The arrowhead grazed the shell perfectly and pierced the tender flesh between the neck!

Yellowish-green blood spurted out!

"Hiss!!"

The intense pain caused the Rust Monster to sway wildly, but it was held firmly in place by the Giant Soldier Rat.

Arrows came one after another.

As seven or eight arrowheads pierced the rusty monster's body, its struggling form gradually weakened...

Tucci, who was in the back, stomped his foot triumphantly.

If the Rust Monster wants to hide its weakness, then it has no choice but to have the Soldier Rats forcibly pry it open!

Under Twitch's guidance, the remaining two rust monsters were also treated in the same way, and were shot through alive by arrows.

The area he is in has now been cleared of pests.

There are only one or two Rust Monsters in other areas.

For the well-prepared soldier rats, this was something they could easily handle without needing Twitch's guidance.

Twitch calculated the time; this was probably the fastest campaign he had finished in a while.

However, the "pest control" operation was not completely over; a small number of rust monsters were still hiding in the caves and had not come out to forage for food.

It will take several more days to gradually eliminate the rats.

Seeing that the operation was coming to an end, Tuchi gave the order for the cows, horses, and rats that had been waiting to enter the field and start cleaning!

The rust monster's body might be worthless to adventurers, but it's incredibly useful to Twitch's enormous appetite!