Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops-Chapter 64: The Gnawed Corpse of the Demon Rat

Qin Chuan's sincere words abruptly cooled the previously lively chatter inside the vehicle.

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Fortunately, as the group had been talking for quite some time, they were nearing the destination of their assessment.

A few minutes later, the bus stopped next to the road sign on Jinshi Road, and Tang Qiuyi was the first to get off, then waved to the five people on the bus, "Follow me."

Under his lead, the five soon arrived at a blocked-off section of the road.

There were obstacles and armed police on both sides of the road, and personnel were stationed around each drain opening.

"What you see is just the tip of the iceberg," Tang Qiuyi began to explain to the curiously looking group, "The sewer system is a very complex underground network, as interconnected as the roads above ground. It's very troublesome to completely eradicate the rat monsters that appear in the sewers."

"If any slip through the net, it won't take long for a larger scale rat monster infestation to appear." At this point, Tang Qiuyi's expression grew serious, "What you will be responsible for is just a portion of the sewer area; other areas will be handled by other Transcendents."

"The detailed division of the areas is marked in the booklet."

While speaking, he had already led the five to a manhole that was half open.

Kicking the manhole lid aside, Tang Qiuyi took five safety helmets from the Special Affairs Group members who had come up and handed them to the five, "Put these on. They have headlamps for lighting and hidden cameras as an important record of your performance."

Upon hearing this, Qin Chuan and his group quickly took and donned the helmets.

Leaving no room for failure!

Assuring that all five had their helmets on, Tang Qiuyi nodded towards the manhole, "Alright, now go down."

"Starting now, unless your lives are threatened, I will remain silent the whole time and will not intervene."

"I'll go down first!"

The chubby one courageously volunteered to take the lead.

He handed his loose jacket to Qin Chuan, revealing the tight clothing beneath.

His plump belly looked somewhat comical, but his expression was exceptionally serious.

A khaki halo surged, and soon enough a small dent formed under his feet, while his body was quietly covered with a layer of rock, revealing only his eyes and mouth and nose.

Despite being covered in rock, the chubby one's movement was strangely unaffected.

Giving a "fight on" gesture to his four companions, he grabbed the handrail at the manhole and climbed down into the sewer.

Two minutes later, muffled sounds came from the well.

"It's safe below; you can come down!"

"I'll be the second," Qin Chuan volunteered.

He had intended to be the first to go down and check for dangers, but the chubby one had beat him to it.

Considering this might be an opportunity for extra points, he simply yielded the chance.

The underground drainage system of Changxing City mainly consists of tunnel-like sewers, including the segment beneath Jinshi Road.

Nimbly entering the sewer, a foul stench immediately hit him.

Qin Chuan covered his nose and mouth, turned on the headlamp, and quickly touched down with both feet.

Chubby, covering his mouth, waved at him, apparently also overwhelmed by the smell.

The third to descend was Zhang Yumeng.

The moment she reached Qin Chuan and Chubby, the air around them suddenly freshened.

"I was nearly suffocated," Chubby took a deep breath, finally recovering, "I've seen sewer construction before, but it never smelled this bad."

"This might be related to the rat monsters," Zhang Yumeng still looked timid, yet unexpectedly reliable at the moment, "I can sense some toxins in the air nearby."

"If it's inhaled over a long term, there are bound to be problems."

Qi Fei and Sun He came down just in time to hear Zhang Yumeng saying this.

"Fortunately, we have Mengmeng." Sun He took Zhang Yumeng's hand and spoke with a smile.

The friendship between the girls seemed to form especially quickly. They were still quite strangers before getting on the vehicle, but now they were almost hitting it off well.

"I'll check it out." Qi Fei nodded to Qin Chuan and the others before stretching out a hand.

He glanced at the dirty platform and placed his hand against the side wall of the passageway.

"Bzzz—"

Accompanied by an earthy-yellow halo swirling around, a faint sound like a mosquito's buzz echoed in the quiet sewer.

After a moment, Qi Fei withdrew his hand and pointed in a certain direction, "There's something over there."

"Let's go!" Little Fatty led the way, stepping forward with an indomitable stride, surrounded by a shield of rocks, his short and stout figure providing a considerable sense of safety.

He was followed by Sun He.

As one of the output bearers of the team, Sun He had already drawn some domestic sewage from the sewer, purified it into a water ball in her palm, and was ready to act at any moment.

Water Attribute Transcendents could filter out other impurities from water when necessary, achieving purification.

Zhang Yumeng followed behind Sun He. This position not only allowed her better access to purify the air for her teammates but was also relatively safer.

Behind her were Qi Fei and Qin Chuan, who took up the rear.

Tang Qiuyi had also entered the sewer and was now wearing a gas mask way behind the team of five, so quiet that he was hardly noticeable.

"We're here." Soon, Qi Fei took the initiative to speak, indicating that the place he had detected something unusual was nearby.

Using headlamps, the members swept their lights across the dark sewer interior, and soon Sun He let out a low exclamation, "Over here!"

Everyone gathered around and quickly saw a grotesquely twisted corpse of a demonic rat covered in pus-filled blisters.

The demonic rat was already dead, its body incompletely intact with eyes bulging nearly out, making one feel nauseated.

"What! It's already dead?" Little Fatty murmured discontentedly, "Bad luck!"

He was about to kick the demonic rat's corpse away, but the silent Qin Chuan stopped him, "Wait!"

"Look at the wounds on its body." He leaned close to the demonic rat, observing carefully before slowly speaking, "Don't these wounds match the shape of its teeth?"

"Indeed." Little Fatty crouched down, examined it closely, and then nodded in agreement before a look of realization crossed his face, "So it bit itself to death?"

Qin Chuan: "…"

He looked at Little Fatty speechlessly, and behind him, Qi Fei could not stand it any longer and quickly explained, "Some rats have the habit of eating the corpses of their kind. Demonic rats are probably similar; these wounds must have been made by other demonic rats."

"It's hard to believe they could stomach it." Sun He couldn't help but draw a cold breath.

Zhang Yumeng had already turned her head away.

"This demonic rat's body isn't completely stiff yet, it probably hasn't been dead for long." Qi Fei poked the demonic rat with a small stick, "But I didn't detect any other demonic rats nearby."

Qin Chuan glanced at the darkness ahead, slightly frowning.

He always felt a somewhat dangerous aura lurking within.

"Let's continue and see."

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A slight modification has been made to the previous settings, removing the Ice Attribute from the material attributes. There is no need to go back and check; not much has changed, just know it.