Damn, I Awakened With A Horror System!

Chapter 137: Fighting the Epic Grade Rat! (1)

Squeak?

Squeak!

Upon seeing the Epic black rat, the surrounding rats, as if meeting an abomination, immediately dispersed toward the surroundings, concealing the fear within their eyes as they hastily left the cavern.

Squeak...

Seeing this, the epic black rat revealed disdain in its bland eye, approaching the towering bones in the far distance as it began consuming it in large amounts.

Opening its mouth that reveals the horror hiding within, it easily consumes tens of kilograms of bones in one go, creating a grinding and cracking sound that irritatingly resounds in the surrounding passage.

"Gulp, Its aura, it's slowly increasing.'

Leo ponders within the darkness, staring at the figure in the distance patiently... Akin to a predator that was waiting for its victim to lead the way toward its nest.

...

Soon, after dozens of minutes or probably an hour of waiting, the Epic Black rat suddenly releases a loud burp, expelling a large amount of corrosive gasses within its body that corroded the bones in its front...

With a satisfied squeak, it began dragging its heavy body toward one of the unknown passages, causing the black ink water beneath to create a heavy wave, making the ground quake slightly every time it took a step.

"Finally..."

With an excited expression (Although it couldn't be seen in his shadow face), Leo began tailing the epic black rat in the far distance... maintaining a 25-meter distance between them to avoid being discovered/detected by it.

Squeak...

With great familiarity, as if already taken the path for an inconceivable amount of times, the black rat moved within the passage unhindered, not pausing a bit as it just dragged its heavy body toward the unknown depths.

As they advanced further, the water beneath Leo began to increase in height...

Although he couldn't feel it due to his semi-physical form and lightweight that didn't allow him to submerge in the thick water, the 3-meter-tall black rat in the distance was noticeably smaller than earlier due to its body starting to submerge beneath (0.33 meters)...

Causing its speed to decrease considerably due to the thick sticky black water hindering some of its movement.

Squeak!?

Soon, after moving for a while, at least half an hour, the epic black rat suddenly released an anxious squeak, snipping the surrounding darkness as it immediately squinted its bland eyes toward the water beneath... That at one point, already reached its knees (0.66 meters).

Chomp!

The next second, a feeling of itch, coming from its sole appeared within its senses, causing it to squeak angrily and irritatedly...

Squeak!

Not even a second passed by, another one chomped on its front legs, followed by another and another... Began continuously biting/chomping toward its submerged lower body in unison, causing it to stomp its legs angrily...

Thud, Thud!

Water began to part ways, showing the empty ground beneath and some unknown paste before being instantly filled again by water...

Thud!

Still not done, it submerged parts of its face toward the dark ink water beneath it, resisting the pain it was experiencing before exhaling/expelling a large amount of corrosive gas with a mixture of acidic saliva beneath...

In an instant, the temperature of the black water in the surrounding darkness began to increase with speed, followed by blobs of bubbles filled with corrosive green gas beginning to explode within 50 meters of diameter...

Slowly filling the atmosphere with corrosive fog.

Pop... Pop... Pop...

Countless sounds of popping bubbles resounded in the darkness, as the black ink water continuously created waves that rippled toward the unknown.

After a while of seemingly failed attempts to kill the creatures hiding within the water... A small insect that resembles a brown fish (having a length of 6 inches) slowly resurfaces within the water, parts of its body were missing (melted) due to the corrosive properties of the gas...

(Although it could have been safe if it just retreated on time, it was unlucky to get caught off guard by the black rat.)

Similar to a trigger, the corpses of the brown insect began to resurface the water, filling the surroundings with their insect bodies.

This...

"This is the first time I have seen this creature..."

Leo thought gravely, fortunate that they didn't explore this place in the past, or else, he might suffer gravely due to the lack of knowledge...

Seeing that one of the insects, close to him was still struggling to survive... Leo simply cast a soul scan toward it before killing it with a flick of his shadow body.

Ding!

-0.01 health (Due to the lingering corrosive properties of the black rat. Although he was currently a shadow being (demon) that lacked a physical body, his current form could be said part semi-body and incorporeal, causing him to still receive a small amount of damage. )

+10 exp points!

...

Ding!

[ Unknown Insect (Elite +1): A normal insect that absorbs traces of Death Qi, causing it to suffer mutation and changes in its life order...

Innate skill: Sharpen Teeth (Elite +1)

______Atrributes______

Foundation realm level-1!

Health: 8/100

Qi Storage: 38/50

Stamina: 20/100

Strength: 75

Speed: 75

Qi Power: 75

______Skills______

Skill: Dive (Elite +1), Whirlpool weaken (Elite), Water Bullet (Uncommon), Chomp (Elite +1) ]

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[ Chomp (Elite +1): Passively increases its biting force by times, making it the ideal weapon for little devourers...

Activation: Passive! ]

"This... They are too weak," Leo couldn't help but mumble, however looking at their corpse that amounts to dozens or hundreds, Leo could only weakly swallow his words, feeling that it was really troublesome if he faced them with his physical body...

Moreover, their number probably amounts to thousands beneath the surface of the waters!

Experience tales at M V L

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Soon, after minutes of exhaling beneath the water's surface, the Epic black rat finally halted its action, breathing heavily as it revealed a satisfied expression on its disgusting face...

Shakings its body intensely before continuing its journey toward the depths of the passage...

"I underestimate it! Its intelligence is quite high compared to its counterpart..." Leo thought solemnly as he again began tailing it.

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