"Let's begin."

The moment Mingxi finished speaking, eight figures moved simultaneously.

The first to make a move was the gold ingot.

It didn't take off; it just stood there, slowly clenching its claws.

The inverted ocean in the sky suddenly churned violently, not because of the seawater, but because countless bolts of lightning pierced upwards from the seabed!

Purple, white, gold, cyan, red, black, silver, crimson, and chaos—nine divine lightning bolts exploded simultaneously, turning the entire inverted sea into a thunderous inferno.

Lightning pierced through the seawater and poured down.

Each bolt of lightning struck a single corpse rat with pinpoint accuracy.

It's not about bombarding, it's about locking on.

Thunderous Prison!

At the same moment, tens of thousands of corpse rats were enveloped by heavenly lightning.

Then, gently clench your fist again.

Thunder rumbled in the heavens.

Ninety thousand lightning bolts fell from the sky, each three meters in diameter, precisely trapping each lich rat in its own individual lightning prison.

The lightning prisons do not interfere with each other, but within each prison, lightning continues to bombard them.

squeak--!!!

Tens of thousands of corpse rats screamed simultaneously, their cries merging into a deafening roar.

But this sound wave only lasted for a mere 0.3 seconds before being drowned out by the lightning.

In the first round of clearing, at least 30,000 corpse rats were reduced to charred remains.

The rat mountain visibly shrank significantly.

There are still a large number of necromancer rats wriggling like tides.

This is naturally the effect of the gold ingot being collected, after all, the area near this mountain formed by the corpse rat is home to those poor humans.

Its attacks absolutely cannot harm them.

Therefore, although the attack strength is great, it is less than one-third of the damage of the Nine Heavens Thunder skill.

After all, although this Corpse Rat Mountain is terrifying, the most powerful one in it is only at the Saint level, while Jin Yuanbao is at the God level.

The main purpose of Jin Yuanbao's attack was to clear out the first wave, which was the outermost layer.

"boom--!!!"

Lan Yueliang's ice and fire dust were already prepared, and she went up and smashed them fiercely. The ice dust and sparks ignited the lingering corpses and the squeaking lizard rats.

Freezing, refining.

Between {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} ice and fire, a dazzling and enchanting wreath is woven.

And as the wreaths unfolded perfectly, one after another, the black pearl silently swam into the battlefield.

It is singing.

A song that can render all the corpse rats senseless is not a deprivation, but a misleading one.

The Siren's Whisper is not a very high-level skill; it only has high-level versions.

However, this skill, released by the Black Pearl, can achieve an effect that is not just greater than the sum of its parts, but greater than a hundred!

At this moment, the black pearl was like a siren, freely releasing its unique charm.

At this moment, all nine of Yaoxuan's heads were also exposed.

The net of destiny weaves a protective tapestry over the entire arena.

Any corpse rat that tries to escape will find that no matter which direction it rushes in, it will eventually return to its starting point.

Any corpse rat that tries to hide will be marked by the threads of fate and then precisely killed by the nearby Crimson Jade.

Even more remarkably, its nine destiny phases constantly shift.

Insight into the target reveals its identity.

A curse was cast as a sign of divine retribution.

The act of stealing and transporting goods deprives one of life.

A chaotic fate creates disorder.

...

The fate of almost all the corpse rats has been brought under scrutiny.

Chi Yu and Xue Qingting are joining forces.

One used a gravity well to suppress the rat swarm, rendering them immobile; the other released three thousand larvae, which surged into the gaps between the rats like a tidal wave, tearing, devouring, and parasitizing them.

The glittering creature transformed into a giant beast, smashing a swarm of rats with a single punch, unleashing a poisonous mist that corroded everything.

Florence is the one who oversees the overall situation.

Unlike Jin Yuanbao and the others, it didn't use any large-scale attack skills, but instead did something even stranger—

The new skill, Divine Rank Rebirth Pure Land, unfolds around it.

The ability to be reborn in the Pure Land is through guidance and reception.

Those corpse rats that were killed by the gold ingots released a large amount of corpse gas and death energy when they died, regardless of how they died.

Even if they are completely annihilated, leaving not a speck of dust behind, they will inevitably be released.

Release them the instant they die.

The reason why corpse rats are called 'corpse rats' is not only because they cannot be detected by any means of vital signs, but also because of this reason.

The corpse gas they release when they die has a certain probability of forming a large-scale catastrophic corpse poison and rule-based killing in a short period of time.

Once this corpse poison and rule-based killing are formed, they are basically very difficult to eradicate.

Although the probability is not high, tens of thousands of corpse rats are dying at this moment. Even if there is only a 0.1% probability, it already has a 100% possibility of causing a disaster!

This was the main reason why Lingyuan Star was almost destroyed by the Corpse Witch Rat back then.

Killing the Corpse Witch Rat is easy, but erasing the corpse poison and following the rules is difficult.

If things go wrong, it could lead to widespread death and devastation.

This is also why Mingxi and the others were tense and vigilant when they found the three mutated corpse rats in that nested space.

However, it was clear that this was not where the three corpse rats died, so there was only the death aura and corpse poison released by the corpses themselves.

The reason Mingxi dared to let Jin Yuanbao and the others take action was because they had Fei Leng Cui, a god-level Asura, on their side.

Rebirth in the Pure Land, also known as the Land of Ultimate Bliss, is a divine-level skill of the Asura class. It releases pure energy to purify and dispel all abnormalities within its range, including but not limited to paralysis, poisoning, burns, freezing, sleep, confusion, and ability reduction (such as reduced attack or speed). Furthermore, it is not limited by the degree of the abnormality.

That's right.

This includes rules, but only negative rules are acceptable.

In addition, during the skill's duration, the user enters a state of 'absolute purity,' becoming immune to all attacks and interference, essentially possessing an invincible defensive barrier.

Without a doubt, this skill is a perfect counter to the death of the Corpse Rat.

This skill is also fundamental to Asura-type extraordinary creatures, just like the Asura River, but clearly, not every Asura-type creature can awaken this skill.

Even though there are very few Asuras in the history of human beast taming.

However, not all Asuras can evolve to the god level.

Oh, right.

So far, there is only one Florence!

This is why Mingxi, having been bound to the Realm of Time and possessing knowledge far exceeding that of human civilization, was able to know this kind of information that no one else knew.

Getting back to the point, it's because of the jadeite backing that the gold ingots can run rampant.

All negative abnormalities are forcibly absorbed by the Rebirth Purification, and then purified.

It formed clusters of dark gray vortexes around its body.

The vortex slowly rotated, drawing in all the corpse poison, resentment, and putrid fumes.

Then, it raised its right paw.

The Asura River surged forth from his palm, and wherever the river flowed, mountains of corpses crumbled, bones melted, and all filth was washed away clean.

Eight pet beasts, eight different combat styles.

The number of corpse rats, or even more, is decreasing at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Ninety thousand.

80,000.

fifty thousand.

Thirty thousand.

Ten thousand.

The rat mountain shrank smaller and smaller, from a huge behemoth to a small mound, leaving only the enormous fleshy tumor in the very center.

Its true nature was only fully revealed after the corpse rat was completely wrecked.

This is a deformed mass of flesh, about ten meters tall, that undulates and pulsates slightly as if it were alive.

Its main body is purplish-black, characteristic of decaying organs, and its surface is covered with wet mucus, reflecting an oily sheen in dim light.

Countless deformed blood vessels of varying thicknesses coiled on the surface like earthworms, pulsating rhythmically like a heartbeat, transporting turbid, luminous yellow pus.

Several eyeball-like structures are irregularly distributed on the sarcoma. They have no eyelids, cannot close, are covered with blood vessels, and unconsciously rotate in different directions.

Between the slits of the eyeballs, vertical and horizontal gaps opened up, like open mouths that exhaled a foul, warm stream of air with each breath, occasionally extending vine-like tendrils.

Those fleshy tendrils look just like human arms.

"Master, this thing must have been artificially created... using human tissue."

Guangguang's tone was heavy. It was neither human nor a supernatural being and should not have emotions, but seeing those miserable humans and this hideous tumor, it actually felt a strong sense of disgust.

This is probably what the owner meant by empathy.

It empathized with its owner.

It went on to say, "According to the scan, its genes are exactly the same as human genes. It is a carbon-based organism with no impurities and 100% purity."

In essence, it is humanity.

"Moreover, it should have a certain self-reproductive ability, which can provide the freshest flesh and blood for the corpse rat."

"Master, sometimes I have to admire how amazing this Advent Organization is! They have ideas, and they're really capable of creating something!"

Guangguang didn't need any evidence to confirm that this thing came from the hands of the Descendant.

Apart from them, no other lunatic has such great abilities.

No wonder.

No wonder there are so many corpse rats in this godforsaken place.

This is inside the Nightmare Land. Even if someone is in a high position and has the ability to send food here, it is absolutely impossible for them to do so frequently.

To sustain the normal growth of such a large number of corpse rats, a thousand or so humans are simply not enough.

And then there are the humans who were captured and brought in. Even if those humans are just expendable resources, with their food intake controlled to the bare minimum, it is still a huge drain on resources.

So this tumor that somehow appeared during the descent is the main food of the lizard rat.

Don't mistake this for a sign of mercy descending upon humanity; you're overthinking it!

This huge, ugly, and unscientific thing must have cost countless lives to be made!

Mingxi listened but didn't say a word.

He didn't look back.

She squatted in front of the first cage, her hands resting on the bars.

The iron bars of the cage melted silently as she went inside, with Little Silver Flower following closely behind.

She gently helped the emaciated middle-aged man to his feet. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

His eyes remained empty and numb, his lips were pale, and he showed no reaction to her touch.

"Little Silver Flower".

Little Silver Flower nodded, and a divine healing surged into the man's body.

His withered body began to flow with life again, and his atrophied organs began to slowly recover.

But he showed no signs of waking up.

Physical health can be cured with skills, but his fading will is difficult to save.

His eyes remained empty.

"Try the angel's kiss."

"Luo".

Little Silver Flower responded and released an angel's kiss.

But it was all in vain, as if his 'heart' had died completely.

Mingxi took a deep breath, carefully picked up the person, and placed them in a safe area for the time being.

This place is indeed a nightmare zone; no items can be used here, and even the Thousand Mountain Path has been forced to fall silent.

So she could only arrange for the people to be in a safe place first, and then figure out a way to get them out later.

She turned and walked toward the second person, the woman who was holding the dead baby.

Mingxi reached out to help her up, but the woman suddenly looked up, a strange light flashing in her cloudy eyes.

"My child...my child..."

She clung tightly to the shriveled corpse, refusing to let go.

Mingxi paused for a second, then nodded to Xiaoyinhua.

Little Silver Flower understood her meaning and had already released her divine healing once again.

Healing energy surged into the baby's body.

—But it was a corpse, a corpse that had been dead for who knows how long.

Even in this extraordinary world, there is no such thing as the dead coming back to life!

If you're dead, you're dead.

Even if there were rebirth or time travel, it would be impossible for this child to be transported to another world.

This was an ending that was already predetermined.

However, while divine healing cannot save those who have been dead for a long time, it did restore the child's long-decayed corpse, at least making him less terrifying.

He was like a normal, cute baby, as if he were just sleeping.

The woman felt the change in her arms and looked down.

Then...she silently shed tears.

“You have to take him out of here,” Mingxi said softly. “You don’t want this child to be buried in this filthy place, do you?”

The woman looked up; her eyes were swollen like big walnuts, but the light in them grew brighter and brighter.

"Thank...thank you..."

She spoke in a hoarse, almost inaudible voice, and seemed to be in a slightly better condition than the middle-aged man.

Sometimes, mothers are stronger than we imagine.

Mingxi nodded and gently helped her up as well.

Next, Mingxi and Xiaoyinhua worked together to open the cages one by one, rescuing the dying people one by one.

One is responsible for healing, making full use of its role as a wet nurse.

Because there were a lot of people, and almost all of them were in serious condition, Xiao Yinhua had a lot of work to do.

One of them transports people to a safe zone, acts as a porter and nurse, and occasionally plays the role of a psychologist.

Some people have lost their ability to speak, some can only shed tears, some cling to their cages and refuse to let go, and some curl up in a ball and refuse any touch.

Little Silver Flower's skill sprinkled over and over again, healing their bodies.

But emotional trauma takes longer to heal and requires the support of family, friends, and loved ones.

Mingxi checked on their conditions one by one, soothed their emotions with her mental power, and gently moved them to a safe area.

In the heart of the battlefield, amidst the carnage, she stood like a beacon of light moving against the tide.

Behind them was the carnage where Jin Yuanbao and his companions slaughtered 100,000 corpse rats.

Before me are these people, forgotten by the world.

She didn't dwell on how to save them; as long as they were alive, she wouldn't give up.

We will not abandon a single one.

...

Just as the last corpse rat was being charred by Jin Yuanbao and his companions, a black crack tore open not far from the battlefield.