Luo Hanshuang lost her sense of direction, and Qu Jianlei stopped speaking, instead looking at Aunt Han in the passenger seat.

It was a silent battle, and Aunt Han was also using her Spiritual Power, raising a finger to point in a direction, "Drive that way."

The direction she pointed was slightly different from the direction Qu Jianlei initially indicated, but Qu Jianlei didn't mind.

After driving for about ten more minutes, both guards simultaneously let out a light exclamation.

Soon after, even Luo Hanshuang noticed, "Why does it feel like there's a bit more energy in the air?"

"Hmm," Aunt Han nodded, then looked at Qu Jianlei through the rearview mirror, "What's your take?"

I'm using my eyes to look! Qu Jianlei replied, frowning, "It feels a bit different from Elemental Energy."

"Hmm," Aunt Han nodded again but didn't say anything further, instead furrowing her brow in thought.

As the vehicle rounded a large mound, she suddenly shouted, "Stop the car!"

The off-road vehicle stopped, and Aunt Han beckoned Luo Hanshuang to get out, then looked at Qu Jianlei, "Together?"

Qu Jianlei shook his head and replied with a smile, "I'll guard the vehicle."

Aunt Han casually added a Wood Armor to Luo Hanshuang, "Alright, follow me, be careful."

Qu Jianlei shook his head, moved to the driver's seat, turned the vehicle around, and then lowered the rear canopy.

Next, he leisurely got out of the car, climbed into the cargo bed, and grabbed a machine gun.

About ten minutes later, intense Elemental fluctuations came from the direction of the mound, accompanied by dull thuds and Techniques.

Soon after, two figures appeared, rapidly retreating with their backs to the off-road vehicle.

Aunt Han was at the front, her hands issuing waves of Techniques.

Luo Hanshuang was slightly closer to the off-road vehicle, holding a machine gun, firing continuously.

Pursuing them was a large group of rats the size of calves; judging by their aura, there were both C-level and B-level.

This group of rats could also perform Techniques, some spewing earth bullets, others causing sinkholes, their speed astonishing.

Luckily, both women were draped in Wood Armor, and their Body Technique was agile; although a bit chaotic, their retreat was still well-organized.

Aunt Han's Wood Magic had decent lethality, but the power of Luo Hanshuang's machine gun was somewhat insufficient.

She was holding a Single Soldier Machine Gun, designed for fire suppression, not overly powerful.

The rats' fur was pitch black, and covered in quite a bit of dirt; ordinary bullets only managed to break their defense at best.

If the angle was wrong, they couldn't even break the defense, merely bouncing off.

Only by hitting the eyes or mouth, critical areas, could you inflict significant damage.

This was true for the C-level and ordinary rats,

The rat horde contained seven or eight B-level rats, and the machine gun bullets caused even less damage.

Yet it was unreasonable to expect more from Luo Hanshuang, who was just stepping into C-level Awakening.

Her petite figure wielding a machine gun almost as tall as she was, while frenetically firing was already quite an achievement.

She managed to avoid being affected by the recoil, maintaining a stable output, which was already quite impressive.

Aunt Han retreated while perceiving Qu Jianlei's movements.

Noticing he was in the cargo bed and the off-road vehicle had turned around, she shouted, "Fire support!"

Almost simultaneously, the dull thuds came through, "Tutu," "Tutu," "TutuTutu"...

Qu Jianlei was using continuous bursts of two-shot and three-shot salvos; every burst brought a rat down.

The Vehicle-Mounted Machine Gun's lethality was far greater than the Single Soldier Machine Gun's, the speed of slaughter astounding.

The B-level rats keenly sensed the threat, with five B-level rats charging forward.

Two tangled with Aunt Han, and three pounced toward the off-road vehicle at extraordinary speed.

Seeing the situation, Qu Jianlei released the Vehicle-Mounted Machine Gun, raised his hand to grab the Anti-Mecha Laser Sniper Rifle.

Three streaks of Blue Light flashed in succession, the three B-level rats seemed petrified, tumbling twice and falling still.

Then came two more Blue Lights, and the two B-level rats entangled with Aunt Han fell dead.

The Anti-Mecha Laser Gun against B-level rats felt a bit like using a bull's knife to kill a chicken.

However, with so many rats, efficiency in killing was necessary.

Having taken out five B-level rats, there were still three B-level rats hiding among the rat horde.

These creatures weren't low on intelligence, recognizing the distant two-legged one's powerful lethality, they took cover behind the C-level rats.

Qu Jianlei fired two more shots, finding that the laser penetrated the C-level rats but showed ordinary lethality against the B-level ones.

He then picked up the Vehicle-Mounted Machine Gun again and continued with short burst fire.

When the two women retreated to over five hundred meters from the off-road vehicle, over half of the two hundred rats had been slain.

Yet tremors resonated from afar, like the galloping of tens of thousands of horses.

The corners of Qu Jianlei's mouth twitched, thinking that rats running should be silent, how did they create such a commotion?

Beyond visibility, a swarm of rats was approaching, but the pursuing rats obviously slowed down.

Seeing this, Qu Jianlei unhurriedly took down two B-level rats; observing the remaining B-level rats turning to flee, he continued the slaughter of the rat horde.

When the two women finally retreated to the front of the vehicle, only thirty or forty rats were left in pursuit.

They dared not advance any further, keeping a distance of three to four hundred meters while darting back and forth.

The two women rushed onto the vehicle, a bit disheveled but not particularly tense.

Aunt Han decisively stated, "Let's go, if we don't, we'll be surrounded!"

Luo Hanshuang glanced at Qu Jianlei in the truck bed, "Brother Ran, that rat meat... should we get some?"

"Rat meat?" Qu Jianlei looked at her in surprise, weren't girls supposed to be afraid of rats?

This little naïve one isn't that sweet, it seems.

He fired another shot and took a moment to reply, "I thought you'd want the crystals... do you really dare to eat rat meat?"

"Aunt Han mentioned," Luo Hanshuang, though startled, licked her lips, "these rats have a rich amount of superpowers within them."

While speaking, Qu Jianlei fired three more shots, replying during brief intervals, "There might be a bit of an earthy taste."

"But there's superpower," Luo Hanshuang licked her lips again, "just add more seasoning, and we can let our classmates try it."

So you're actually a foodie? Qu Jianlei was a bit speechless.

Just then, a black line surged from afar like a sweeping tide. Aunt Han spoke up, "What a huge swarm of rats."

Luo Hanshuang swallowed, "Catching just a few would be okay... Brother Ran, can you handle it?"

Aunt Han helplessly touched her forehead. This young lady...

She wasn't exactly afraid of the swarm, but if they delayed any longer, even if they managed to escape, using up most of their Inner Breath would be very risky.

But since the young lady sought the opinion of the one on the truck, she decided to listen patiently a bit more.

Qu Jianlei didn't want to make a fuss, but as a once gourmand... he hadn't tasted this kind of meat yet.

Coming from the Great Foodie Empire, is it excessive to be curious about unfamiliar ingredients?

"Okay, you drive over. Mainly pick up the B-level rats; C-level ones take up too much space." 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Luo Hanshuang floored the pedal and drove off, muttering along the way.

"Maybe the ordinary ones are tastier; the texture and cultivation level... aren't necessarily proportional, right?"

Aunt Han looked at the surging swarm in the distance, her brows slightly furrowed, but in the next moment, a look of astonishment appeared in her eyes.

"Is this the 'Golden Wheel'? Seems like an improved technique."

A golden gear over a meter in diameter suddenly appeared in the air.

It lay flat on the ground, spinning violently, turning the gears into solid images, shooting swiftly toward the black line in the distance like bullets from a gun.

In the blink of an eye, the golden wheel charged into the rat swarm, moving rapidly sideways like a lawnmower.

Where the gear passed, it brought up a swath of blood, limbs and chunks of flesh flying, splattering up to two or three meters high.

Considering the speed of the Golden Wheel, it should cut through seamlessly, so the scene shouldn't be so bloody.

However, some rats' outer skins were indeed quite tough. Though they couldn't withstand the cutting, they caused slight obstructions.

Moreover, with the sheer number of rats crashing into each other, it created this hellish scene.

A line of blood sliced through, and the rats behind kept charging, tumbling over as they collided with their fallen comrades.

Some rats, seeing this, tried to run back in fright, but the swarm behind was still charging, stomping and overturning everywhere.

Aunt Han stared dumbfounded at the scene. This is the destructive power of an A-level Gold Attribute?

She was always someone with high standards, but at this moment, she had to concede, "Gold Attribute sure is adept at attack!"

She thought they'd have to fight an arduous battle to gather these rat carcasses and was internally griping about the young lady's greed.

Who would've thought, Ran Bingluan, who initially had no interest in this, would unleash such a powerful move after agreeing.

In Aunt Han's view, this figure seemed to still be holding back some combat power, managing everything with ease.

But in the end, it's a rat swarm they're facing; can they truly intimidate them?

As it turned out, although many rats were quite intelligent, there were still plenty whose bloodlust took over.

The bloodline moved left and right, slaughtering back and forth, yet many fearless rats continued to charge.

Luckily, their off-road vehicle wasn't slow. Qu Jianlei, while forming Finger Techniques, swung a long hook to pull rat carcasses onto the car one by one.

In no time, a dozen or so rat carcasses were piled up in the truck bed, six B-level, the rest C-level and ordinary rat carcasses.

Checking the time, only two or three minutes had passed.

"Let's get out of here!" Qu Jianlei shouted. This many rat carcasses were plenty; after all, each was the size of a small calf.

The truck bed wasn't large, and the ground uneven; loading too much risked bouncing them out.

"Thrilling!" Luo Hanshuang's face was pale, yet she was brimming with excitement, whipping the vehicle back the way they came.

"Damn it..." Qu Jianlei couldn't help but curse.

The driver turned too sharply, and while he was still forming techniques, his whole body, along with a rat carcass, was flung out of the truck bed.

He kicked the rat carcass back with force, twisting his body in midair to land back in the truck bed.

This is ridiculous... "Pay attention while driving!"

But there wasn't much more to say, this little naive girl was still a student and couldn't be expected to think of everything.