Bam!
Lin Yue's back slammed against the mottled wall, making a dull sound.
"What strength... It's true! Damn rat!" Lin Yue struggled to stand up, looked at the dazed animal on the ground that had crashed into his shield, and found a machete in his hand!
Though it was different from the gray little animal he remembered, the thing in front of him was at least the size of a medium-sized dog, but its appearance was not much different from the rats in his memory.
"Squeak!!" The large rat shook its head, still trying to recover, but Lin Yu's machete had already struck down!
Nonetheless, the large rat flipped over, dodging the fatal blow, and the machete sparked against the concrete.
Just as Lin Yue was about to swing his machete again, he heard a "poof", and Bai had jumped onto the large rat's back, blowing a breath of white air at it!
Almost instantly, the large rat suddenly froze in place, and Lin Yue's machete followed through!
The rat let out a miserable scream and was split in two by Lin Yue's strike!
"Finally dealt with it." Lin Yue wiped the sweat from his forehead, picked up his Iron Spear, and poked the large rat, sighing in relief once he confirmed it was completely motionless.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be quite dangerous.
The opponent was much faster than him, and although taking it down was only a matter of time considering his abilities, he would definitely be injured.
The reason he was able to resolve the fight quickly was largely thanks to Bai's help.
Lin Yue clearly saw that Bai, who was visibly faster than the large rat, lay on its back and blew a breath, and the large rat stopped moving.
Upon closer inspection, Lin Yue found that the large rat's gray fur was covered in a layer of frost!
He immediately remembered the system had previously mentioned Bai's ability, "Frost Breath," which could freeze the opponent for a few seconds.
It really helped a lot.
"Bai, well done." Lin Yue petted Bai's head as it returned to his shoulder.
Bai squinted its eyes, resembling rubies, enjoying Lin Yue's gentle touch.
However, to Lin Yue's surprise, Bai seemed uninterested in eating the large rat's meat on the ground, and instead, began to play around on Lin Yue's arm.
This little fellow doesn't seem to be intimidated during a fight, truly a good helper.
Lin Yue looked again at the body of the large rat, lifting its head with the Iron Spear, and examined it carefully.
It's completely cold.
Strangely, it didn't drop a treasure chest like the mutant creatures in the wilderness.
It seems like this place is entirely cut off, forming two different worlds.
The rules of the two worlds do not apply here apart from the inventory.
Lin Yue put away his machete, picked up the small round shield again, and checked the wooden armor on his arm that the large rat bit earlier.
The wooden armor made of hard wood had now fallen off almost half its size!
"Wow, quite formidable."
Lin Yue tried to speak in a relaxed manner to calm himself down, but he knew, if more large rats came, he would definitely get hurt.
Maybe even worse!
He took a deep breath, looked at the door the large rat had burst through earlier, and decided not to take further risks this time.
Without a torch in hand, the lack of light is a problem.
He also doesn't have very powerful weapons, and Bai can only blow frosty breaths, seemingly unable to do much else.
Better play it safe.
After all, he came here to scout the way.
Besides, the harvest isn't small, isn't it?
Figuring it out, Lin Yue decided to retreat now.
Currently, there's no need to take risks.
Once the weapons and equipment are sufficient, he'll explore thoroughly!
"Bai, let's go." Lin Yue said, while checking the situation behind him, retreating backward.
If anything else runs out, things could get problematic.
Upon reaching the asphalt road, Lin Yue followed the direction of the materials he had thrown as coordinates earlier and smoothly returned to the Ancient Gate.
After clearing all the materials, he suddenly remembered something and went to the car.
Though the shell was severely damaged and rusted, it seemed like it wasn't impossible to take it...
[Target object's size too large, unable to carry]
Well... not allowed.
Then...
Lin Yue used the Iron Spear to pry open the hood, picking and choosing.
[You obtained Rusty Car Engine X1]
[You obtained Battery X1]
[You obtained Fuse X1]
That's more like it.
Regarding other things, Lin Yue thought he wouldn't be using them for now, since he didn't hold any expectations of driving on the desert.
No matter how good a car is, driving on such an uneven and bumpy road in the desert would break it down.
But the engine, battery, and fuses—Lin Yue felt he could keep them, especially the battery, which he wanted to use for something new.
After confirming there was nothing else to take, Lin Yue's guilty hands moved toward the tires.
Though the car was excessively rusted, the deflated tires might find use elsewhere.
It didn't take long, under Bai's confused gaze, for Lin Yue to remove the tires one by one and put them into the inventory.
After finishing this, Lin Yue finally returned to the Ancient Gate, and upon confirming he had everything, he pushed open the door and stepped out into the mist.
The ancient door made a heavy sound before it eventually closed, Lin Yue basked in the sunlight and took a deep breath.
The Secret Realm inside the Ancient Gate is peculiar.
Rather than being a so-called mysterious realm, it was like Earth decades after humans disappeared.
Collapsed skyscrapers, abandoned cars, cracked asphalt roads, furniture as fragile as paper...
There were more places Lin Yue did not explore, but those things gave him a strong sense of feeling.
Moreover, the giant rat also made Lin Yue worried about the ecosystem there.
Rats being so big, what if there were predators, wouldn't they be even bigger?
"Poof!" Bai's voice pulled Lin Yue back to reality.
"Bai, let's go back first. Once we become stronger, we'll explore thoroughly!"
Lin Yue said, again looking back at the Ancient Secret Realm Gate behind him emanating white mist, and headed in the direction of the Shelter.
It's almost evening.
Lin Yue quickened his pace.
For some unknown reason, his left arm had a faint pain, and every sundown for the past few days, he encountered much stronger enemies.
He exerted quite a bit of force in the Secret Realm, and the crazy attacks of the large rat also put some mental pressure on him.
He wanted to quickly lie on the bed and vent through the chat group.
Finally, smoothly returning home, Lin Yue breathed a sigh of relief, though he remembered something.
The pile of dung behind the house hadn't been cleaned.
If the smell enters the house at night, it will be unbearable.
He managed it over there too, wiped it dry with toilet paper, and dug a large pit with a shovel.
Just as he was about to push the dung into the pit, a thought suddenly popped into his mind.
These mutant sheep treat this place as a toilet every day, so...
Wouldn't setting a trap be fantastic?
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