This isn't a souls-like game at all.

"Rat, I'm really going to become a knight."

Looking at the giant rat that screamed at him, Ye Yiyi couldn't resist the urge to complain.

The demonized giant rat is about three meters tall. It is not particularly large in size, but compared to humans, it is indeed a giant creature.

But looking at the appearance of this giant rat, it should not be an ordinary rat, but a ratman.

Ratmen are a type of sub-human, and players generally affectionately call them "rats".

As subhumans, they possess intelligence that is no less than that of humans, and even surpass them in intellect.

But from what Ye Yiyi knew in the game, the living conditions of the rat people on the [Border] were not very good.

Their high intelligence leads to rich emotions and more empathy than other demihumans.

Their intelligence, on par with that of humans, and their characteristic unity have enabled rats to establish nations and civilizations.

Therefore, the Rodno Empire felt that allowing the rat nation to grow stronger would cause endless troubles, so it used expeditions to overthrow it and the surrounding human countries, and reduced the rats to a slave race.

Since the ratman country is located on the southern border, it is also known as the first southern expedition of the Rodno Empire.

In [Black Mercenary Armor], the three southern expeditions of the Rodno Empire were mentioned.

"squeak!!"

The giant rat knight's eyes glowed blue as he stared at Ye Yiyi, then opened his mouth with protruding incisors.

But in Ye Yiyi's perception, Shushu's heart was empty, without any emotions or feelings.

In other words, its consciousness has dissipated, and what stands there now is just an empty shell.

It raised its sword, and the wand in its left hand flickered with white light, giving the sword a deep blue glow.

"Wow, this rat can actually do magic! It's a magic rat!"

Ye Yiyi complained in his heart, then took out a half-stone sword.

White mist rose from the rock sword and then pointed high into the sky.

"Pre-emptive strike!"

Combat Skill: Spiked Sharp Rock!

The mouse's big ears moved slightly, and it actually noticed something. Then it fell to the ground with all four limbs and jumped around nimbly.

As soon as it leaped up, several sharp rock cones broke out of the ground beneath it and pointed diagonally towards the sky.

Er 衤三玲IV 踹 (III)?罒凌〧-梦 "What a high level of dexterity!"

Ye Yiyi was startled and raised the sword again. The white mist on the sword never stopped and he continued to use his combat skills.

In an instant, large rock cones rose from the ground one after another.

But Shushu was much more powerful than he had imagined.

It can not only predict danger, but also avoid it before it comes.

Seeing that the attacks on the ground continued, it immediately changed its strategy, hanging the dark blue sword in its mouth and inserting the staff into its armor.

Then he spread out his four legs, climbed straight up the rock wall, and ran high above the ground.

"As expected of a rat, so smart!" Ye Yiyi sighed and stopped repeating the fighting skills.

Shushu jumped up from the rock wall, and the long sword in his mouth fell into his short and stubby hands, which then raised it high and chopped it down at him.

To the three-meter-tall Rat, it was just a long sword.

But for Ye Yiyi, it was an absolute greatsword.

He took out a round shield with a copper emblem and blocked the blow firmly.

Deep blue magic power surged onto the shield and then flowed into the body along the arms.

Ye Yiyi didn't notice anything unusual. She thought that even though the magic damage penetrated the shield, it didn't affect the infinite life.

Suddenly, a white light flashed on the iron shield. He took a step back, used the momentum to rotate his body, and at the same time swung out the sword in his hand.

Combat Skill: Defense and Counterattack.

"clang!!"

Unexpectedly, Shushu's sword suddenly turned around, and he blocked the big sword's attack with his backhand to his side.

“Shocked!”

Ye Yiyi was surprised.

This rat not only knows magic, but also swordsmanship?!

It blocked the sword and actually took a half step back, then turned around and chopped it down from the side with the long sword in its hand.

"It also knows this trick?!"

Ye Yiyi jumped high in surprise and avoided the chop.

But Shushu suddenly changed his hands with the sword, took a step forward, and punched him!

"What level of skill is required to pull this off?!"

He raised his shield in front of him, but was still knocked away by the huge force.

"Not just skills, but also strength!"

Ye Yiyi felt the huge force coming from the shield, and he knew without thinking that the shield surface was dented.

Because the palm of his hand holding the shield was pierced by several wooden spikes, he was unable to free it for a while.

He swung the shield behind his butt with his backhand and put it away. Then he adjusted his posture, stepped heavily on the rock wall with both feet, and leaped to the side with force.

The next moment, a thick white magic arrow fell on the rock wall.

"This is... a higher-level magic than the Magic Arrow, the Magic Giant Arrow!"

Ye Yiyi turned his head in the air and saw Shushu holding a sword in his right hand and a staff in his left hand, waving them and shooting several giant magic arrows at him.

"Damn it! I don't even know this magic! This rat has way too much combat experience!"

He was filled with surprise, and then a huge magic arrow hit him in the chest, knocking him away.

"Damn! It can even predict the trajectory!"

Seeing Ye Yiyi rolling to the ground, Shushu raised the staff in his hand high. The light on the staff flashed and six deep blue magic meteors shot out at the same time.

Meteors flew over and landed on Ye Yiyi, knocking him away again after he had finally stopped his momentum.

"Outrageous!! This rat is so strong!"

Ye Yiyi rolled to his feet, took out the Silver Moon Staff, and shot out three tracking magic arrows at the same time.

Shushu stopped casting spells and swung out several swords like lightning. The long swords wrapped in deep blue light immediately shot down the magic arrows.

"Is this okay?!"

Ye Yiyi widened her eyes and looked intently, only to discover something unusual.

After casting magic spells several times in a row, the blue light on Shushu's body gradually dimmed.

There is no doubt that Shushu is able to cast spells because of the [living magic] in his body.

"This thing is really terrifying. It turns a rat into a magical rat that can do anything, both near and far.

"But that's about it. Magic Rat is very powerful, but to me, it's just that."

Ye Yiyi raised his staff high and shot three meteors into the sky in succession.

Then the brilliant nebula unfolded, covering the entire cave.

"go with!"

He waved his staff, and stars rained down from the nebula.

Shushu looked up and then shot a giant magic arrow into the sky.

Under Ye Yiyi's confused gaze, a flat rock-like mimicry monster fell from the sky and was immediately held in Shushu's hand, used as a shield to resist the magical hail from the sky.

“That’s really clever.”

Ye Yiyi couldn't help but admire, but then shook his head, "But my magic can't be blocked by the mimic monster."

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The magical hail of stars that fell from the sky penetrated the hard mimic monster almost instantly, and then pierced the giant rat's body.

Soul Echo +1100

"squeak!"

Accompanied by a shrill scream, the metal armor on Shushu's body was pierced again by the magic star hail, and then penetrated into his body, splashing large amounts of blood.

The health bar in front of Ye Yiyi dropped sharply.

By the time three rounds of magic star hail were completely released, the health bar was empty.

The Magic Rat collapsed to the ground, its body riddled with wounds, completely lifeless.

Soul Echo +6600

Combat skill [Defense Counterattack] proficiency (1/50) improved!

"Hey... Shu Shu, I really need to send it."

Ye Yiyi sighed deeply, walked up to Shushu and looked him down.

There were three full rounds of magic star hail, and almost none of them were left, all hitting Shushu.

"It's changed to simple mode..."

He stared at the Silver Moon Staff in his hand, rolled his eyes, and picked up the staff from Shushu's hand.

This is a big stick, only slightly shorter than Ye Yiyi, but it fits perfectly in Shushu's hand.

The wooden handle was crudely crafted, with a cloudy white gem inlaid on the top.

"This isn't good quality. It might just be a crudely made staff..."

He thought in his heart and looked at the light curtain.

【Ratman Staff】

Requirements: Strength 12, Intelligence 10

Attribute correction: Strength C, Intelligence D

Durability: 138/150

Item Description: A simple wooden staff.

Grants the Rat Knights magical items.

It does not require high intelligence to use.

The magician who gave the staff regarded it as a joke.

"...You guessed it right." Ye Yiyi rolled her eyes.

"It's clearly a staff, but its strength bonus is higher than its intelligence. This is truly a joke."

Shaking his head and putting away his staff, he took another step forward and picked up the big sword.

Compared to the rough staff, this greatsword is much more refined.

The pure silver hilt is engraved with deep and delicate patterns and embellished with gemstones.

The silver sword body is only a finger wide, but nearly two meters long. Besides the concave blood groove, there are also beautiful metal patterns.

He tried swinging it and found that the sword had just the right weight and excellent balance, making it a rare and good sword.

"It seems that this Rat Knight's identity is very unusual."

He thought about it, then looked at the light curtain.

【Silver Knight Sword】

Requirements: Strength 21, Skill 15

Damage correction: Strength C, Skill C

Durability: 329/350