He never expected the Rat King to wake up at this moment, and he was instantly terrified.
The Rat King saw Yan Jien, paused for a moment, and then let out an angry roar. It did not attack Yan Jien but instead stood protectively in front of its young, glaring at him.
"Come on!" Yan Jien snapped back to his senses and beckoned with his fingers.
The Rat King growled but did not advance.
"Are you scared?" Yan Jien sneered.
The Rat King still did not move forward, merely glaring at Yan Jien and hissing.
"If you won't come to me, then I'll come to you..." Yan Jien said.
He slowly walked toward the young ones, stopping in front of one of them, reaching out to grab its neck, and then gently squeezed.
With a loud pop, the young one's neck was crushed.
"Hissss..." The Rat King let out a mournful roar.
It glared at Yan Jien with fierce eyes but still did not attack.
"If you won't come, then I'll kill all your young..." Yan Jien mocked coldly.
He threw a punch, killing three more young ones.
Seeing this, the Rat King could no longer hold back and charged in with a furious roar.
"Come on!" Yan Jien exclaimed joyfully.
He met the charge with a punch aimed at the Rat King.
The Rat King did not dodge; it crashed directly into Yan Jien.
With a loud thud, Yan Jien was knocked back and slammed against the mountainside.
He fell to the ground and had not yet gotten up when the Rat King was already upon him, opening its mouth to bite down.
Yan Jien was startled and quickly dodged to the side.
The Rat King missed its bite and immediately swiped its sharp claws at him.
By this time, Yan Jien had reacted and swung his fist at the Rat King.
With a thud, he sent the Rat King tumbling backward.
"Is that all you've got?" Yan Jien scoffed.
He stood up, ready to attack again.
At that moment, the Rat King suddenly leaped into the air and flew up high.
It hovered above, looking down at Yan Jien with fierce eyes filled with malice.
"Oh no, I forgot you could fly..." Yan Jien was stunned.
He could only climb; he had no way to deal with the flying Rat King.
The Rat King's speed in the air was incredibly fast; he couldn't evade it at all.
"Hissss..." The Rat King roared at Yan Jien as it slowly approached him, preparing to attack.
Yan Jien stood his ground, ready for battle. The Rat King approached closer, soon hovering directly above him. It extended its sharp claws, aiming for Yan Jien's head. Seeing this, Yan Jien did not flinch or evade; instead, he leaped up and landed on the Rat King's back.
The Rat King was startled and flapped its wings vigorously, trying to shake Yan Jien off. However, Yan Jien tightened his legs around the Rat King's body and gripped its neck tightly, refusing to let go. After struggling for a while and realizing it couldn't rid itself of Yan Jien, the Rat King lowered its head to bite him.
In response, Yan Jien suddenly twisted the Rat King's neck. With a crack, the Rat King's neck snapped, rendering it motionless. Yan Jien jumped off the Rat King's body and looked at its corpse, feeling a sense of relief. "Finally dead..." he murmured to himself.
He glanced at the Rat King's body and prepared to leave. But after taking a few steps, a sudden sense of danger surged within him. He stopped and turned back, only to find that the Rat King had come back to life.
"What the hell, how is that possible?" Yan Jien exclaimed in shock. He had just checked; the Rat King was definitely dead.
After reviving, the Rat King let out a low growl and lunged directly at him. "I'll fight you to the end!" Yan Jien shouted in anger. He engaged in a fierce melee with the Rat King, both struggling on the edge of life and death.
The Rat King was agile, with incredibly sharp claws and fangs, as well as immense strength; Yan Jien was no match for it. Within just a few minutes, he had been hit multiple times by the Rat King and was covered in wounds. However, the Rat King also suffered; it had several holes punched into its body by Yan Jien, blood gushing out.
"I refuse to believe I can't kill you!" Yan Jien's eyes turned red with fury. He transformed into his beast form and fought furiously against the Rat King. At this point, he could think of nothing else but eliminating it.
After more than half an hour of intense battle, Yan Jien finally found an opportunity to pin down the Rat King on the ground. The Rat King struggled desperately but to no avail. Yan Jien thrust his right claw forward, piercing through the Rat King's heart.
The Rat King convulsed a few times before falling still. "Finally dead..." Yan Jien sighed in relief. He stood up and looked at the Rat King's corpse, feeling an overwhelming desire to feast on it. He suppressed his impulse and refrained from eating the Rat King.
"This guy's corpse can't be left behind..." Yan Jien thought to himself.
He gathered some dry branches and leaves, piled them on the Rat King's corpse, and then set them ablaze. The flames quickly consumed the body, reducing it to ashes. Yan Jien watched as the Rat King's remains turned to ash, finally feeling a sense of relief. He took a few heavy breaths and sat down to rest.
"This time, I really got hurt..." Yan Jien examined his injuries, bitterly smiling to himself. His entire body was torn by the Rat King's claws, with wounds deep enough to see bone. The gash on his chest was particularly severe, nearly splitting him open.
"This thing is too powerful. If another monster like this appears, I definitely won't be able to handle it..." Yan Jien frowned. Although he had self-healing abilities, they were only slightly better than those of an ordinary person. Against such a formidable mutated creature, his healing powers offered little advantage.
"It seems I need to find a way to increase my strength..." Yan Jien thought to himself. After resting for a while and feeling a bit of his strength return, he stood up and prepared to head back. However, after taking just a few steps, he suddenly heard a noise behind him.
"What’s going on?" Yan Jien was taken aback. He turned around and was shocked to see the Rat King's corpse starting to twitch again.
"No way, it's back?" Yan Jien exclaimed in horror. He quickly readied himself for battle. The horn-like structure at the back of the Rat King's neck began to melt slowly, and then the Rat King wobbled and stood up.
"How... how is this possible?" Yan Jien couldn't believe it. He had clearly hollowed out the Rat King's heart; how could it come back to life?
Once standing, the Rat King looked at Yan Jien with eyes filled with hatred. It let out a low growl and lunged at him fiercely. Yan Jien swung his fist, but the Rat King was incredibly fast and reached him in an instant. The Rat King extended its sharp claws and pierced through Yan Jien's chest.
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