Work Prophet
Chapter 367 - 125: Annihilate All Invading Enemies

Chapter 367: Chapter 125: Annihilate All Invading Enemies

Facing the oncoming horde of rats, Thomas swung his longsword without hesitation.

The weapon crafted by dwarf artisans could easily slice through cotton armor and even pierce some inferior-quality iron armor with inadequate material.

However, against opponents only the size of a palm, Thomas’s sword swung down without so much as touching a single hair.

Yet the rats were equally unable to reach the knight atop his horse, although they could still attack the warhorse under Thomas, gnawing at its legs.

Upon being attacked, the warhorse quickly descended into panic and stopped moving forward, instead desperately stomping its hooves. Some rats couldn’t dodge in time and were gruesomely crushed, their heads and bellies burst open, intestines spilling everywhere, but the remaining rats continued their relentless advance.

Seeing this, Thomas simply jumped down from his horse and chased after the black shadow wrapped in a dark green cloak on foot.

But he soon found himself immersed in a sea of rats.

The rats that had previously attacked the castle had now finally all gathered here.

Even though Thomas was battle-hardened with nerves of steel, being surrounded by such a large swarm of squealing rats made a chilling sensation crawl up his spine.

Especially since those rats kept climbing onto him, seeking gaps in his armor. After walking a few steps forward, Thomas was forced to halt.

Other guards by his side were in a similar plight and could only watch helplessly as the uninvited guest disappeared into the forest.

About a quarter of an hour later, the horde of rats gradually receded.

Thomas grabbed a fat rat trying to climb onto his shoulder, forcefully crushed its head, and flung its body onto the ground.

The air around him was pervaded by a nauseating stench.

When Miss Rabbit came down from the castle, she couldn’t hold it in and vomited on the spot.

However, after she forced herself to tally the losses despite her discomfort, she felt much better.

Thanks to prior preparations, the Lady had transferred most of the food and supplies stored in the castle out in advance, placing them in the fields below, leaving only about a week’s worth of food.

Now, most of this food had been trampled by the swarm of rats, and some wooden furniture was damaged, with the stables suffering the worst—half of them had collapsed.

But besides that, there were almost no other losses.

The arrangements left by Li Yu had been effective, keeping most of the rats outside the walls of the castle. The few that managed to enter the castle could only reach the second-floor corridor, and they paid a heavy price.

The maids worked from sunrise to sunset, cleaning up the corpses of over four thousand rats.

These rats died in various ways, some were smashed, some charred, others stuck to the ground unable to move, and even some suffocated by smoke. But the most pitiful were those that attempted to attack the iron net; without exception, all of them were stiff-limbed.

They looked as if they had been choked by some invisible hand, their bodies presenting a ghastly sight.

The only regret was that they were unable to capture the unwanted guest in the dark green cloak outside the castle.

Li Yu returned to Bratis on the second night, listening to the Lady’s vivid account of her epic battle with the horde of rats, and then watched the footage captured by the drones. He asked,

"So those rats were being controlled by someone?"

"That’s what Thomas also said. He fought with that guy in the video and almost caught him. The rat horde retreated because their manipulator encountered danger,"

Miss Rabbit said, "Thomas mentioned he heard the cloaked man muttering to himself while fleeing. Afterwards, the rats around him all charged towards Thomas and his men, even if it meant sacrificing their lives to stall them, otherwise, that person definitely couldn’t have escaped last night."

"Controlled by sound..." Li Yu heard this and fell into contemplation.

In another universe, even though technology had advanced to the current level, humans still lacked the means to manipulate rats.

Of course, if you don’t find it disgusting and have plenty of time, you could try to tame rats the same way people tame cats and dogs; in fact, some people do keep rats as pets.

If raised well, these rats can also execute some simple commands, but the idea of controlling a swarm is nothing short of a fantasy, especially to make them do something against their instincts, like dying for their master, which is even more impossible.

As for Bratis, after all, this place already has Half-Beasts and Dragons, so now a person emerging who could control rats wasn’t too surprising to Li Yu.

He just didn’t know whether this method of controlling the rat swarm was acquired through learned skills or was some individuals’ specific innate talent.

Regardless of which it was, it showed that the Life Church, far away in the Royal Capital, was not simple.

Miss Rabbit was still immersed in the excitement of annihilating all her enemies, wishing she could face another wave of rats tonight, so she could let the enemy taste the might of Saturday’s Divine Power again.

This was the first time someone had successfully repelled the rat swarm since the attacks on Flower Castle, Red Tower City, and Duolin City!

For the Noble Families that refused to donate, it was an exhilarating victory.

With the Arias family setting an example and proving that those rodents were not invincible, more families were bound to choose to keep up the fight.

But Li Yu soon threw cold water on the young girl’s enthusiasm, "Don’t get too excited too soon. If that person doesn’t target Teacup Castle next, my arrangements will be useless."

"Huh?" Miss Rabbit was still a bit slow to respond, "Isn’t it better if he doesn’t attack us?"

"Not that he won’t attack us, just not Teacup Castle. Green Field is vast, and you have several farming estates under your command, right? If he attacks one or a few of those estates next time, could you still hold them off? Not to mention the farmlands."

Upon hearing this, the Lady finally realized the severity of the issue and her brow furrowed.

This spring she was cooperating with the Double Rest Sect to vigorously promote new farming tools and the four-field crop rotation, guiding the farmers to expand their arable land by various means. However, to truly convince the people to accept this advanced method of production, an unprecedented great harvest was needed.

At this critical moment, if the fields were to be destroyed, then she and Li Yu would have been busy for nothing, and pushing for agricultural reform later would undoubtedly require even more effort and cost.

"Why didn’t you tell me before that those rats could also attack other places?"

"Because, judging by the targets the man chose before, his purpose in launching the attacks was clearly to teach a lesson to those who didn’t want to donate. I had good reason to believe that if he attacked us, he would definitely target your castle first, but what happens after that is uncertain."