Apocalypse: After Being Reborn, I Stocked Up on All Supplies-Chapter 209 - Alternative Mouse King
Chapter 209: Chapter 209: Alternative “Mouse King
Chapter 209 -209: Alternative “Mouse King
Ordinary folks can move and perceive only in very limited areas.
This is what makes the base look decent at first glance.
But the actual situation is hard to describe in a few words.
Jiang Yan quickly finished looking at the map and, after handing it and a flashlight covered with a red cloth to Sun Jingtao and the others, she stood up again and carefully looked out of the window.
“Kek-kek-kek!” Mom, there’s a rat army! And there seems to be a rat with nine heads too!
Hua Bao’s voice suddenly came into her mind.
Jiang Yan was stunned for a second, “A rat army? A nine-headed rat? Hua Bao, are you sure you’re not seeing things?” It felt like things had suddenly turned fantastical in a second.
“Kek-kek-kek!” Yes, it must be the legendary Mouse King!
Mouse King?
Jiang Yan was surprised for a second, then she realized.
Historically, Mouse Kings did exist.
But this was not literally a Mouse King or a monster with several heads.
The tails of rats, because they were coated with a substance similar to strong glue, and due to dirt, blood, feces, and animal hair, would become entangled when the rats huddled together for warmth in the cold. Over time, this would lead to several rats getting their tails knotted up, unable to separate.
Historically, the most rats found bound together by their tails were thirty-two.
But that was nothing compared to the nine-headed Mouse King now.
However, that was before the apocalypse when rats were of normal size.
Today, nine mutated rats tangled together made for a significant mass.
Such a Mouse King looked scary but was actually an easy target.
If a bomb were dropped from above—
Well, that would be perfect, a clean sweep.
Moreover, since such rats had appeared, it was likely that a huge swarm of rats had emerged.
It seemed the rats at the entrance of the base were just one of the large waves.
The area behind the base was also not to be underestimated.
It was good that they hadn’t rushed out immediately.
Thinking this, Jiang Yan took a deep breath, “I’ll go upstairs for a better view.”
The others were stunned.
In this dense black haze, they could barely see anything on the second floor, let alone the third floor.
Ye Qing was the first to react.
He suspected that Jiang Yan might have some high-tech gadget again.
It was just that due to the presence of Song Qian and the others, it was inconvenient to show it openly.
But it was unsafe to let her go up alone, so he said, “I’ll go with you.”
“Then should we go up too?” Kong Wu asked.
Jiang Yan shook her head, “No need, just Ye Qing and me. It’ll be easier for you guys to evacuate from downstairs if needed.”
She was relatively more confident in Ye Qing.
The others couldn’t say much.
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Jiang Yan and Ye Qing had already left the clothing store, one after the other, and carefully made their way to the third floor.
The third floor seemed to be a dining area, and the shops here were even more badly damaged.
The tables and chairs were in complete disarray, making it hard to even set foot inside.
The two found a shop right above the clothing store and entered.
The view from the third floor was indeed far inferior to that from the second.
Just as Ye Qing was about to ask Jiang Yan something, she had already taken off her backpack and, in reality, had pulled out an infrared thermal imager from “Space.”
Ye Qing was surprised for a second, but he didn’t ask further. Instead, he looked back warily, “No one’s behind us.”
Jiang Yan hummed in acknowledgment, holding the thermal imager and looking in the direction Hua Bao had indicated, she was completely shocked.
On the thermal imager, it appeared like a sea of red mixed with yellow lines and a few black areas.
It was a rapidly moving sea.
The number was unending.
Jiang Yan inwardly cursed: the mutated rats had gotten smarter!
The authorities of the base had used bait and gunfire at the entrance to attract their attention while they themselves had escaped.
Unexpectedly, what had seemed to be an empty area was actually filled with a large number of “rats.”
And these “rat” forces seemed prepared to attack from the rear.
This was somewhat baffling.
As for the surrounding walls and spiked barricades, frankly, without the suppressive firepower, they were nothing to be afraid of.
But what had caused the mutated rats to suddenly launch an attack?
And why had the high-ranking officials of the base decided to evacuate early?
These things were too mysterious.
Could it be related to that female rat that had escaped from the laboratory?
Jiang Yan was puzzled and felt a chill down her spine.
It was just that moment outside, and her extra words had almost sent Sun Jingtao and the others into becoming the rat’s dinner.
“This—” Ye Qing also sharply inhaled.
Just then, the sound of helicopters hovered from far to near.
In the dense black haze, a strong beam of light swept down from the sky.
Jiang Yan and Ye Qing quickly ducked their heads down.
“Da-da-da!”
“Boom!”
Within two seconds, the sound of gunfire erupted from both the sky and to the left from where the vehicles were.
“Boom!”
Nearby, a bomb was dropped from the air.
In the thick black haze, flames burst, the earth shook, and dust and rat corpses scattered.
The squealing of the rats and the terrified screams of people mixed together.
The smell of blood mixed with the stench of rat bodies and the smell of burning flesh hit them in the face.
An area that had been eerily quiet was suddenly transformed into a thrilling frontline battlefield.
It seemed that this convoy contained the core teams of the various powers of the base.
The firepower from the air and the ground, as if money was no object, crazily suppressed the attacking rat swarm.
A starving camel is still bigger than a horse.
Even though Jiang Yan claimed to have a space full of arsenal, in front of a regular army, she was still trivial.
This was the first time she had been so close to a battle.
Her ears quickly began to “buzz” violently.
“Are you okay?” Ye Qing asked.
Jiang Yan shook her head.
“Jiang Yan~ Ye Qing~” Someone called out from outside the door.
She and Ye Qing looked back, only to see Kong Wu had come upstairs, seemingly searching for them.
Jiang Yan quickly stored the thermal imager back in her backpack and then waved outside.
“Come on out!” Kong Wu seemed anxious as he waved at them.
“Let’s go.” Ye Qing quickly helped Jiang Yan to her feet and walked towards the door.
Ye Qing said, “Kong Wu, why have you come up here? Where are the others?”
“This place is too big and unsafe, Brother Sun and Brother Song sent me to fetch you.”
Jiang Yan and Ye Qing had nothing much to say.
With such fierce gunfire outside, the little they had with them wouldn’t be of much use.
Better to take cover for now.
Kong Wu led them quickly to another side of the mall’s second floor, a corner away from the battle scene.
They had just approached the area when a somewhat foul smell of urine hit them.
“Are they in the bathroom?”
“No, next door.”
Kong Wu said, leading them through a very small door.
