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As they spoke, the black-furred rats appeared in everyone’s line of sight.

Jing Rui immediately narrowed her eyes and opened the large case in her hands.

At the same time, the people she brought did the same with the large cases in their hands.

In an instant, a piece of heavy weaponry emerged from the case.

Rocket launchers!

Gu Xiaoxi’s eyes widened, realizing that they had come prepared, so with these, they should have no reason to be afraid.

"Everyone get ready to attack! I want to see just how tough these monsters are!" Jing Rui ordered, her tone especially severe as she had been worried about this for days.

Gu Xiaoxi saw that they were about to fire.

She immediately moved closer to Quan Shaoqing’s embrace.

A loud boom sounded, and a mushroom cloud rose not far away, the exploding flames accompanied by the earth-shattering roar.

The dense swarm of giant rats was suddenly torn apart, flesh and blood flying everywhere...

The scene became extremely gruesome and terrifying for a moment.

Gu Xiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief as it seemed the black-furred rats could finally be dealt with. It was fortunate that Jing Rui had arrived, or else she would have been in real danger.

Soon, large pits were blasted into the ground, and hordes of black-furred rats were killed one batch after another. At last, the black-furred rats retreated, not daring to come any closer.

Only then did Jing Rui order her people to secure the weapons.

"What about the others?" Jing Rui quickly asked.

Gu Xiaoxi pointed to a valley not too far away and said, "They are all over there; I will lead everyone over."

Treading over a pile of indistinguishable black-furred rat corpses, everyone frowned as they looked at the upturned grass and the devastated ground.

"Miss! Why did you not let us come earlier? If we hadn’t arrived, you would have been in danger," another young man asked with a smile. It was clear he was from the World Alliance.

"With that many black-furred rats chasing me earlier, I was afraid you would come unprepared and then we’d all just be running to our deaths," Gu Xiaoxi explained.

Jing Rui thought for a moment before asking, "Xiao Xi, what did you mean when you said we can get in but can’t get out?"

"Shaoqing tried earlier. Even his Spatial Teleportation can’t get us out of this barrier!" Gu Xiaoxi said with a grave expression.

Jing Rui looked around, then asked again, "How many giant rats are there here?"

"I don’t know how many! There’s a cave at the four o’clock direction. All the giant rats are coming out from there. We’ve already killed a lot of giant rats today, and just now I went to investigate the cave. I also found black-furred rats, too many to count."

Upon hearing Gu Xiaoxi’s words, a solemn air fell over the group.

Jing Rui addressed everyone, "Alright, gather all the weapons, find the main force first, and then we’ll figure out a way to blow up that cave."

She had come prepared, of course. She brought a lot of weapons, some of which Gu Xiaoxi had never seen before.

Gu Xiaoxi immediately led Jing Rui and the main force to meet up.

Over there, Kate and the others had already suppressed the giant rats, and the few remaining ones had simply run away.

No sooner had everyone safe, than Jing Rui arrived.

Seeing Jing Rui, he strode forward happily, "Oh! Thank you for coming, Captain Jin!"

"You indeed should thank me!" Jing Rui said with a smile as she shook hands with Kate. Afterward, she turned to everyone else, asking with concern, "Is everyone all right?"

"Some are injured, and our doctor has already been sacrificed. Did you bring a doctor? Please hurry and treat everyone!" Kate requested.

Jing Rui looked back at her team, waved her hand, and immediately a man stepped forward and began treating the injured.

Later, Gu Xiaoxi conveyed her experiences to Kate.

With Jing Rui’s corroboration and following the massive explosion they had heard earlier, Kate said with a grave expression, "What on earth is going on?"

Gu Xiaoxi quickly explained, "I found the giant rats’ cave, but there’s another kind of more terrible black-furred rat hidden within. As for the Rat King, I didn’t see it. If I’m not wrong, it’s probably hiding in the cave, not daring to come out."

"Now we just don’t know how many more giant rats and black-furred rats are still in that cave," Quan Shaoqing said seriously.

Only then did everyone pay attention to this unfamiliar man.

"Who are you?" Kate asked, puzzled.

Jing Rui instead looked at Gu Xiaoxi with a smile full of innuendo.

Gu Xiaoxi’s face was a picture of embarrassment, how was she supposed to explain.

Quan Shaoqing stood with his hands behind his back, head high and chest out, ready for a grand introduction. His gaze seemed to say, "Go on, tell them I’m your husband!"

Gu Xiaoxi coughed once and turned to Kate, "Liuli Country’s First Class Great General, Quan Shaoqing!"

Yun Xiao and the others couldn’t help but stifle their laughter, as it was clear that Quan Shaoqing was not satisfied with her reply, pulling her to his side with an expressionless face, "I came to rescue my wife!"

Certainly, by this time, Kate recognized Quan Shaoqing and was also shocked by the relationship between the two.

"I never imagined you were husband and wife! I’ve long heard of Young Master Quan, but today is the first time I have the honor of meeting you in person.

As the rumors go, you truly are a gallant figure," Kate said with a smile, moving closer to him while sneakily glancing at Gu Xiaoxi, "You have good taste! "

Quan Shaoqing, holding Gu Xiaoxi’s hand, nodded in satisfaction, "Your appreciation is also commendable!"

It wasn’t hard to discern from their conversation that both were complimenting Gu Xiaoxi.

Kate immediately laughed, adding a touch of liveliness to the blood-stained forest in the afternoon.

The doctor finished bandaging the wounded.

Afterwards, Gu Xiaoxi led the large troupe towards the cave where the Giant Rats resided.

By dusk, everyone arrived at the entrance of the Giant Rat’s cave.

What came into view was a mountain cave three meters tall.

At this moment, the area around the cave was completely barren, not even weeds grew.

"Do we really have to blow up the cave?" Gu Xiaoxi asked. For some reason, this time she felt an even greater sense of foreboding than on her previous visit.

"If all the Giant Rats are inside, leveling the mountain will definitely eradicate them all. It’s the fastest method," Jing Rui said.

"Shouldn’t we check inside before blowing it up?" Gu Xiaoxi was still not reassured; if they blew up the mountain and the Giant Rats weren’t killed, wouldn’t that be troublesome?

"Better not to look. Who knows what else is inside? If we encounter danger, we won’t be able to escape," Kate explained.

Jing Rui also spoke with a solemn face, "The weapons I’ve brought can only blow up this mountain. If we encounter another swarm of Black-furred Rats and use up our supplies, we won’t be able to blow up the mountain."

Hearing Jing Rui’s words, Gu Xiaoxi felt that there was no other choice.

Quan Shaoqing naturally had no objections.

He came for Gu Xiaoxi. As long as she was safe, everything else was negotiable.

In the end, Jing Rui and Kate decided to blow up the mountain.

Everyone made preparations in advance while Feng Shuo led a retreat to a safe distance.

Jing Rui and Kate, with their team, found the right position to fire, ready to use a large biological bomb to blow up the mountain in one shot.

This biological bomb was the size of a bowl, and all that was needed was to place it at the entrance of the cave, then shoot it with a rocket at long range. The instant it exploded would be enough to blow open the cave and cause the mountain to collapse.

However, when measuring the firing range, a problem arose.

Because the blast radius of the biological bomb was too large and the rocket launcher’s range was quite short, if they fired at close range, the person firing would likely not be able to escape.

But standing too far away wouldn’t reach the target.

In the end, Quan Shaoqing and Gu Xiaoxi volunteered to carry out the mission for everyone.

Once the cannon fired, Quan Shaoqing would perform Spatial Teleportation to leave the area with Gu Xiaoxi, ensuring the danger would not exist.

So, everyone began to busily prepare.

At the same time, Ya suddenly appeared in Yatang City, revealing himself to the surprise and delight of the International Alliance and the Mayor of Yatang City.

After understanding the situation and learning that Gu Xiaoxi was also involved, Ya didn’t think twice and agreed to check the situation there.

On Gu Xiaoxi’s side, Quan Shaoqing had already quietly placed the biological bomb at the entrance of the cave.

He and Gu Xiaoxi stood ready to fire from not too far away.

When the explosion went off, she immediately teleported with Gu Xiaoxi to the safe area where Jing Rui and the others were.

Gu Xiaoxi had just landed on the ground when she heard a deafening explosion.

The powerful blast sent trees and grass in the forest flying in all directions, and a heatwave lingered in the woods.

The cave collapsed, and stones from the mountain tumbled down ceaselessly.

In just one minute, half of the mountain fell, the other half buried under rocks and dirt.

Seeing this, Jing Rui and the others heaved a sigh of relief, "In a few days, the Giant Rats buried under the mountain will surely all die. Then, the threat within the city can be completely eliminated. Even if there are a few that escape, they can be captured easily."

"Yes, this incident can finally be put to rest," Kate also sighed in relief. Being surrounded by Giant Rats was not a pleasant feeling, but now that the threat was removed, it was just a matter of figuring how to get out.

As everyone thought this, their faces showed a hint of relief.