Reborn in the Apocalypse: A Commoner's Survival Log

As soon as the door was opened, a group of fire-type ability users cleared away the mutated rats blocking the entrance. Even if they couldn't be burned to death, they could force them to retreat.

Then, the metal-type ability users intercepted the rats that rushed forward, ensuring that the water-type ability users could pour water on the rats to the maximum extent possible, until the rats outside were basically soaked and their abilities were almost exhausted before they were staggered and pulled away.

Next, it's up to Shen Zechuan, since he's the only one here with lightning-type abilities.

He gathered all the energy in his body into his hands, constructed an electric grid in his mind large enough to cover the entire open space, and then released the electric grid with all his might.

Perhaps because the release area was too large, the electric shock effect was not as good as when they cleared the way before; very few of the rats fell to the ground.

However, it was enough to temporarily paralyze these mutated rats.

With the initial success of the strategy, the others quickly grabbed their weapons, bypassed Shen Zechuan, and rushed into the rat swarm to begin performing brain surgery on the mutated rats.

Shen Zechuan had exhausted his supernatural power and was now somewhat weak, almost unable to stand.

Seeing this, Zhou Yang quickly helped him back to the back of the crowd, and then took out a bottle of electrolyte water prepared in advance with diluted spring water and gave it to Shen Zechuan.

"Hurry up and drink this to replenish your energy."

"Okay, thank you." Shen Zechuan took the water bottle and took a big gulp.

He didn’t know if it was psychological, but he felt that the water Zhou Yang gave him tasted better than all the high-end drinks he had drunk before the apocalypse. Moreover, one sip not only quenched his thirst and relieved his fatigue, but also restored a little bit of his energy.

Even the best electrolyte water can't restore physical strength and energy this quickly; this water must be something special.

However, he didn't intend to delve into the details. This was Zhou Yang's secret, and it was very likely his trump card for survival. The fact that Zhou Yang gave it to him to drink already showed that he trusted him, and he had to help him keep it a secret.

After gulping down the entire bottle of water, Shen Zechuan had recovered somewhat. He and Zhou Yang then grabbed their weapons and went out to help kill the mutated rats.

More than 500 people worked together to kill the rat, and finally, after about ten minutes, they had finished off the last rat.

Considering that there might still be a large number of mutated rats stealing grain at the other end of the granary where the grain had not yet been transported, the group did not dare to linger for a moment and hurried to the other end of the granary.

Zhou Yang and the others also hurried to catch up with the main group.

After everyone left, Da Huang and his family started pulling Zhou Yang again, asking him to help them collect the bodies, but this time Zhou Yang kicked them away.

"What's all the commotion! These dead rats aren't going anywhere. There are even more rats inside. Go kill them all first. You can have as many as you want later!"

Upon hearing this, the Huang family quieted down and then hopped and skipped after Zhou Yang.

The group soon arrived near several flat-roofed warehouses where a large amount of grain was still stored.

As soon as I got close, I heard the piercing squeaking of rats, one after another, sharp and disgusting.

A quick sweep with several searchlights revealed, good heavens, that everywhere you looked there were grayish-brown mutated rats, several times more numerous than the ones previously found in the open space, at least several thousand.

The doors of several bungalows had been chewed open, leaving large holes, and many mutated rats were moving around inside, looking unusually busy yet orderly.

If Zhou Yang hadn't known that these rats were stealing food, he would have praised them for being "diligent."

"Damn it! There really is another group trying to steal our grain!" Li Li jumped up and down in anger, pointing at the mutated rats in front of him and cursing, "Damn it, kill them all!"

As soon as the commander gave the order, the several groups of soldiers underground immediately began the rat extermination operation.

At first, things went quite smoothly. Fire, flooding, knife barrels... everyone used their superpowered weapons and managed to solve part of the problem.

Just as they were about to press their advantage, the mutated rats suddenly went berserk. They no longer cared about stealing the grain and charged into the crowd in hordes, climbing onto the soldiers and tearing at them.

Those sharp teeth could even bite open an iron gate, let alone the layers of cloth and skin on a person.

In no time, many ordinary soldiers were bitten and screamed in agony, instantly turning into bloody messes.

Upon seeing this, the others rushed to help, but as soon as they rescued one person, another collapsed on the other side. For a time, they were at a loss.

As Zhou Yangdi watched one soldier after another fall, he was extremely anxious, but he tried his best to calm himself down. He then carefully observed the surrounding situation, hoping to find the unusual entity among these rats, namely the Rat King.

These rats are clearly in bad shape. It seems the mutated rat king wants to get rid of them first, which is why it's ordering its minions to attack recklessly.

After all, in the eyes of the Rat King, these ordinary mutated rats were just cannon fodder with no value.

Zhou Yang looked around again and again, but still couldn't find any trace of the Rat King, and he couldn't help but feel anxious.

This rat king is hiding itself too well; I wonder what kind of evolution it has undergone.

Generally speaking, rat kings that evolve in terms of strength and physique will be larger than ordinary mutated rats, while evolution in terms of special abilities will be reflected in their eyes. Unless it is an evolution in mental intelligence, nothing can be seen, which would be troublesome.

Just as Zhou Yang was getting anxious, he suddenly saw a mutated rat with a red glow peeking out from the entrance of one of the bungalows. After glancing at it a few times, it quickly withdrew its head.

Zhou Yang was certain that it was the mutated rat king that had been hiding. The red light must have been reflected from its eyes; it seemed to be a mutated rat with supernatural abilities, but he didn't know what those abilities were.

Now that we've located the Rat King, things are much easier. Just capture and kill it, and the remaining mutated rats will be like headless flies, easily dealt with.

Without delay, Zhou Yang immediately called out to Shen Zechuan and Yan Fei.

“I think I’ve found the mutated rat king, right here in this flat warehouse. I saw it poke its head out just now!” Zhou Yang pointed to the warehouse door where he had found the rat king and then said, “To catch the thief, you must first catch the king. If we can’t catch the mutated rat king, we can’t kill all these mutated rats! There might be even more rats in their nests.”

"Alright! Let's go kill the Rat King first!"

Yan Fei and Shen Zechuan didn't question it at all. They went straight to Li Li and asked him to find a few people to clear the way for them so that they could kill the mutated rat king.

With the help of several superhumans in the army, the group finally arrived at the granary Zhou Yang had indicated. Just as they reached the door, Yan Fei used his supernatural ability to break it open.

The group immediately spotted the mutated rat king that Zhou Yang had mentioned.

A giant rat with red eyes sat atop the grain, surrounded by several ordinary mutated rats acting as guards.

"Damn it, after the apocalypse, even rats have become spirits! Doesn't this posture look like an ancient emperor?" Chai Jin felt awkward as soon as he looked at the Rat King and said irritably.

Lu Xingye laughed at Chai Jin's analogy: "You know what, it really makes sense."

Yan Fei stared intently at the location of the Rat King, saying without blinking, "We need to think of a way to catch it. This place is full of food, so fire isn't suitable, and water and lightning aren't appropriate either. It seems I'll have to go."

No one objected; Yan Fei was indeed the most suitable person for the job. However, Zhou Yang quickly added a reminder: "Be careful, this Rat King probably has special abilities as well."

"Ah."

Yan Fei stared at the Rat King, gripped the Tang sword in his hand, and approached the Rat King step by step.

The Rat King was also keeping a close eye on Yan Fei, who was getting closer and closer, but whether it was because it was confident or because it had some kind of plan, it did not move an inch.

Finally, when Yan Fei was only 5 meters away from the Rat King, he launched the first attack, throwing out several throwing knives that flew rapidly toward the Rat King's head.