Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 185 Rat Pack

In the silent cave, there was a faint sound of humming, which kept echoing in the empty cave and was particularly clear.

Xu Zhen's eyes widened, staring at the backs of the man and the rat who were eating heartily not far away. The backs seemed a little blurry in the dim light, but the sound of them eating was clearly audible.

Xu Zhen stared at them closely while carefully paying attention to the movements behind him.

Behind him, Pei Xiucai, under the cover of Erniu, was carefully and secretly cutting the ropes that bound him with a knife in his hand. The knife was very small, and although it was not easy to cut the ropes, it was precisely because of its small size that it was not easy to be discovered that Pei Xiucai was able to keep it.

You know, Xu Zhen and Erniu's weapons had been confiscated by the beggar long ago.

Therefore, at this moment, the small knife in Pei Xiucai's hand became their only weapon and their only hope.

Pei Xiucai knew that Xu Zhen and Erniu were covering him and keeping watch, so he didn't pay attention to anything else and concentrated on cutting the rope. He was very cautious with every move, not daring to make any noise, for fear of attracting the attention of the man and the rat not far away.

Erniu was nervously hiding Pei Xiucai's figure, his eyes constantly scanning the other people around him. He remembered that Li Zhi once said to him: A stupid teammate is more terrifying than a powerful enemy.

So what Erniu has to do now is to guard against those people who were also captured, so as to prevent Pei Xiucai from being exposed by them.

Suddenly, Erniu felt someone touching him, and he looked back. Pei Xiucai winked at him, and Erniu understood and moved his bound hands to Pei Xiucai without leaving any trace.

Feeling Pei Xiucai silently cutting the rope in his hand, Erniu's expression did not change at all. He still maintained a high level of vigilance, nervously patrolling every corner around him.

At this moment, the mouse, which was eating happily, suddenly raised its head. Its scarlet eyes kept looking around, as if it had noticed something unusual.

This sudden action frightened Pei Xiucai so much that he immediately stopped what he was doing and didn't even dare to raise his head for fear of attracting attention.

The beggar looked at the mouse with some confusion. He asked softly, "What's wrong?"

The mouse sniffed, as if trying to discern a special smell in the air, and then it squeaked urgently at the beggar.

What was even more surprising was that the beggar actually leaned forward and listened carefully to the mouse's cry, as if he could really understand what the mouse was saying.

After a while, the beggar suddenly stood up. His face looked a little ugly, and his eyes shot towards Xu Zhen and the others like sharp swords.

This fierce look almost made Xu Zhen and the other two's heartbeats stop. They felt a chill running from the soles of their feet to the top of their heads. The three of them couldn't help but hold their breath, not daring to breathe.

The atmosphere in the cave suddenly became extremely tense, and no one knew what had happened. But seeing the beggar's unhappy face, everyone knew that they must not attract the beggar's attention at this time, lest they run into the muzzle of his gun and suffer miserably.

They were like frightened birds, their bodies tense, their nerves wired, their eyes secretly glancing at the beggar's every move from time to time.

Fortunately, the beggar just took a quick glance, then began to pack up his things, as if he was in a hurry to run away.

The beggar's face revealed a sense of urgency, although he learned from the mouse that a certain being was approaching them. And that being was obviously looking for something, and the beggar could vaguely feel that the being was looking for him.

But he didn't know why that being wanted to find him, but he knew it was definitely not a good thing. So he decided to take a step ahead to avoid being bumped into by that being.

There was a flash of surprise in the eyes of Xu Zhen and his companions. They didn't expect that the beggar would leave in such a hurry. This also gave them a chance to escape from this terrible place.

But they could not have imagined what would happen next. The beggar packed up his things and left the cave, his figure quickly disappearing from the cave entrance.

The huge rat followed the beggar, but before it left, it squeaked towards the cave. This cry was particularly harsh in the silent cave, as if it was an ominous signal.

The next moment, pairs of eyes glowing red suddenly appeared in the cave.

Then, one by one, rats slowly crawled out from the depths of the cave in front of everyone's horrified gaze. These rats were different from ordinary rats, with larger bodies, messy and greasy hair, and eyes flashing red light.

Xu Zhen looked at the approaching rat in horror, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. His body was trembling slightly with fear, his mind was blank, and at this moment he couldn't think of any other way to escape.

Just as the mice were getting closer and closer to them.

Suddenly, Erniu let out a loud roar and leaped up like a cannonball, bringing with him a gust of wind. His movements were swift and decisive, and he kicked the two mice closest to him away without hesitation.

This sudden change made Xu Zhen very happy, and a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes.

At the same time, Xu Zhen heard Pei Xiucai's voice coming from behind: "Don't move, I'll help you cut the rope."

Pei Xiucai spoke in a hurry. Xu Zhen also knew that the situation was urgent and Erniu alone could not protect them. So he immediately stopped moving, looked at the rats around nervously, suppressed his anxiety, and waited for Pei Xiucai to untie him.

Having had two experiences, Pei Xiucai was skillful and quick this time and quickly cut Xu Zhen's rope.

Although Pei Xiucai's movements were very fast, there were too many rats. Even with Erniu protecting them, they were still bitten by the rats.

Even Erniu was covered with rats at this time. He kept pushing off the rats that were climbing on his body and kicking the rats around him.

The situation around them was getting worse and worse. Without Erniu to protect them, the rats could eat them without restraint. Many people had been eaten by rats to a bloody mess, and the air was filled with a strong smell of blood.

After Xu Zhen broke free, he did not immediately help Erniu, but turned and left. It seemed that he had been frightened by the bloody scene in front of him, which made him flee.

Pei Xiucai glanced at Xu Zhen's departing back, but he did not show any surprise, nor did he blame Xu Zhen. Instead, he rushed to Erniu without hesitation and helped Erniu drive away the rats.

Erniu was already covered in blood at this time. Even though these were just ordinary rats, there were too many of them and they kept coming in.

Many ants can kill an elephant. Erniu now has a deep understanding of this sentence.

Although Pei Xiucai's joining relieved Erniu of a lot of pressure, Pei Xiucai was just a weak scholar, and it didn't take long for him to be unable to bear it.

Erniu glanced at Pei Xiucai, who was staggering, and shouted anxiously, "Where is Brother Xu?"

Before Pei Xiucai could say anything, Erniu heard a loud roar behind him.

"Brother Xu, I'm here! Go on!"

The sound was like a huge bell, echoing in the cave. Erniu turned around and saw that his steel knife was thrown towards him by Xu Zhen.

Erniu's eyes lit up instantly, he jumped up and caught the steel knife steadily.

The moment he landed, the steel knife was unsheathed.

The cold light illuminated the entire cave!