Let’s Fight! (v1c11)
Ye Sheng had only heard Zhou Lin mention the Porcupine rat, but she had never seen one with her own eyes. Now, as she looked at the big rodent not far away, she was convinced that this was the creature Zhou Lin had warned her about.
It was also the most common polluting creature in the wilderness, a mutated animal that had adapted to the harsh environment after the apocalypse.
Unlike the ordinary rats that Ye Sheng was familiar with, the Porcupine rat had a sharp snout, dark green fur that had turned into hard spikes, and a much larger and fiercer body.
Its thick front paws dug into the ground, and its sharp claws were stained with dried blood. It was ready to launch an attack at any moment.
No wonder it could slash someone's throat with one swipe. It was indeed very dangerous.
However, the polluting creatures in the wilderness had a habit of bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Ye Sheng didn't underestimate herself, but she knew that she looked like a frail girl. She was no match for the Porcupine rat.
So why didn't it attack right away?
Why did it hide and wait for a chance to ambush her?
Even after she spotted it, it didn't make a move, but seemed even more scared.
This was not normal!
When she first noticed the Porcupine rat, Ye Sheng panicked, thinking that her life was over.
She had thought about it last night. Since she had decided to be a lone wanderer in the wilderness, she had to be prepared for danger and death. So before she left in the morning, she had kissed the little pitiful girl who was lying in the shabby house.
Maybe she would never come back this time, so why not indulge herself once?
(ಥ_ಥ)
She did this because she was afraid and wanted some comfort to calm herself down.
After all, she had done everything she could. Even though she knew that the girl was seriously injured and couldn't move, she still left the two remaining nutrient solutions next to her, hoping that she would survive.
Thinking of the girl, Ye Sheng gritted her teeth and felt that she couldn't give up so easily.
If she died, the girl would surely die too!
She had to get back alive.
That was why Ye Sheng quickly stabilized her emotions and discovered the anomaly.
The Porcupine rat was afraid of something and didn't dare to attack.
Even now, it looked more like a bluff than a threat.
Once she had this idea, Ye Sheng observed the porcupine rat carefully, trying to find any clues.
The green porcupine rat was hidden among the grass leaves, like a chameleon. It was hard to spot, but Ye Sheng noticed that its fur was smeared with some reddish brown mud.
That was also an important reason why she had found the porcupine rat in the first place!
Unfortunately, there was a distance between her and the rat, and no matter how hard Ye Sheng tried, she couldn't see clearly.
This made her feel anxious.
She was fine for now, and she could muster up her courage to face the porcupine rat, and be alert to its attacks, but as time passed, and her concentration waned, the porcupine rat could kill her with one strike.
Unlike humans, polluting creatures like porcupine rats could last for days and nights without rest.
Therefore, she couldn't afford to delay.
Thinking of this, Ye Sheng took a deep breath and made a decision.
She had to face the danger head-on.
Fight!
Ye Sheng's eyes were fixed on the porcupine rat as she took a tentative step forward with her left foot. It was like sounding the clarion call of war and breaking the calm. The porcupine rat shook its body anxiously and made a "squeak" sound. A sharp rattle that was harsh, but it made Ye Sheng happy.
That was all.
The porcupine rat did not attack, proving that her previous suspicion was correct.
Ye Sheng suppressed the excitement in her heart and stopped taking small tentative steps. Instead, she raised her feet and took several steps forward, closing the distance between her and the porcupine rat.
Now she was closer and could see more clearly.
Ye Sheng had originally thought that the reddish-brown color on the porcupine rat's hair was from rolling in the mud. But in fact, it was actually a variety of wounds on the porcupine rat's body, and the blood and water that seeped out from them were mixed with dust and solidified on the hair.
The short hairs that stood on end were also partially destroyed.
In addition, the porcupine rat's hind legs were injured, and the skin and flesh at the wound were torn open, exposing the bones.
It turned out to be a porcupine rat with residual blood!
Ye Sheng breathed a sigh of relief.
If she had encountered a porcupine rat with full health and she was alone, she would have been a pure noob and given away her life.
But now!
If she fought bravely, maybe she could survive.
Ye Sheng was not naive enough to think that she could scare away the porcupine rat.
She didn't think she could escape smoothly either.
Even though the porcupine rat's hind legs were injured, this big rat was still faster than her!
Therefore, the only way to truly survive was to kill this rat desperately.
Ye Sheng only had a small hoe in her hand. The iron hoe was more or less a weapon, but it was not enough, as it had limited power.
Creatures contaminated by poisonous mist radiation had their IQs increased, and animals such as rats were not stupid to begin with, so Ye Sheng quickly took the little hoe back into the lucky draw space.
Fortunately, from the beginning, she had put the little hoe behind her back and the porcupine rat had not noticed it.
After retracting it, she put her hands in front of her body. She did not arouse the suspicion of the porcupine rat, who only paid attention to Ye Sheng's approaching footsteps.
But the sharp roar of the porcupine rat did not scare Ye Sheng away, and it made the porcupine rat even more irritable.
After staring at Ye Sheng for a while, it saw that there was no weapon in her hand. The porcupine rat no longer hesitated and roared directly towards Ye Sheng.
It seemed that it couldn't bear it anymore and was ready to strike first.
The distance between one person and one rat was not that far to begin with, and the spiny rat was very fast. When it jumped up and pounced on Ye Sheng from mid-air, it only took three seconds.
All the sharp claws were exposed, and they clawed at Ye Sheng's slender neck with all their strength.
But Ye Sheng seemed to have predicted it. She squatted down in a very inconspicuous manner, rolled a lazy donkey to the left, and avoided the spiny rat's paws one second in advance.
At the same time, Ye Sheng took out a small hoe out of thin air and hit the porcupine rat hard on the head!
The porcupine rat let out a miserable 'squeak'.
It fell to the ground and started shaking.
'Kill it while it's not in full form!'
Ye Sheng saw the porcupine rat being beaten and didn't get up immediately. She didn't care about anything else. She continued to pick up the hoe and hit the spiny rat on the head hard again and again.
She hit it with great force and many times, until the porcupine rat's head was flattened.
It was dead beyond doubt.
After seeing the porcupine rat's still body, Ye Sheng's breath left her, and she collapsed to the ground weakly.
The arm holding the small hoe kept shaking and had no strength. She realized that her back was soaked with sweat.
Ha ha ha ha!
She did it!
She killed the porcupine rat and survived.
Ye Sheng's eyes turned red as she looked at the dead spiny rat. Her narrow escape from death made her think a lot, but she didn't want to cry in fear and shame. She blinked and decided to find something to distract her attention.
So, she picked up the detector and scanned the porcupine rat.
'Beep~ A medium-radiated porcupine rat has been detected and can be eaten in moderation.'