After finally finishing a movie in peace, Lu Heng slept soundly. When he woke up again, it was still pitch black outside.
Lu Heng took out his phone to check the time. It was only three in the morning. Calculating the arrival time in Dragon City, Lu Heng felt that now was the most suitable time to go.
Once there, it would be when human vigilance was at its lowest. With his abilities, Lu Heng was confident he could get inside.
If the main gate was impassable, he could directly dig a hole from beneath the city. Manipulating earth-element abilities to tunnel through the ground was no problem at all.
However, upon considering the deficiencies in his own ability attributes, Lu Heng felt he still had too many things to do.
He would have to look for mutated animals later, or perhaps go to another world to see if there were any special magical beasts he could capture and contract.
Getting up and dressing, he put on a black tracksuit suitable for night operations. Lu Heng left the space and, driving his camel, flew rapidly towards Dragon City.
"Where is City Lord Lu going this late at night?"
On the battlements of Nameless City, several soldiers on duty looked at the giant bird flying rapidly overhead and began to discuss amongst themselves.
Lu Heng had never made any attempt to conceal his presence when entering or leaving Nameless City, so it was not surprising that he was seen by the guards.
"I don't know, but I know someone, or rather, somewhere, is about to have bad luck."
"What do you mean, brother?"
"Look, it's so dark outside the city. Even though our vision has improved considerably, zombies are most active at this time."
"Yes, we know that. Get to the point."
"Zombies are active, so humans must be hiding. Therefore, I believe the City Lord is going to a place where humans are active. And going out in the middle of the night, when people are all asleep, think about it, savor it. What could our great City Lord be doing?"
"Oh, Xiao Wang, you're quite good at this, with your deductions."
"Alas, I used to read all sorts of mystery novels, so my imagination is a bit more active than yours."
"Hmm, it seems reading more is beneficial. I'll go to the city's library later to find some books too."
"Yes, reading more is very useful, especially in this unfortunate era. Without some brains, even the best abilities might not guarantee a long life."
"..."
Meanwhile, Lu Heng soon arrived near Dragon City. Taking out some equipment, Lu Heng confirmed the location for digging a hole from outside the city.
The outskirts of Dragon City were not as quiet as those of Nameless City. It seemed their efforts to clear zombies were not yet significant, or perhaps their strength was still too weak.
At the confirmed location, Lu Heng directly manipulated the ground from high in the air, creating a circle of earth walls. He then dragged the zombies within the earth walls outside with vines and killed them.
Lu Heng did not want to find himself without a place to stand when he went down.
"You'll have to shrink your body and go down later. Then I'll retrieve you into the space."
Retrieving objects or contracting animals into his space was not an all-powerful ability for Lu Heng; the distance was limited each time.
Therefore, this time, Lu Heng could only have the camel shrink its body and retrieve it into the space when it was slightly closer to him.
After speaking, Lu Heng descended along the vines into the enclosed earth walls. He then put away the camel and began his tunneling work.
Ah, he was starting to miss that giant rat. Not only was it skilled at digging, but it also had a strong sense of direction, always tracking him accurately.
Glancing at the time again, Lu Heng felt that he could go back and retrieve the giant rat now. He was afraid he might miscalculate the direction underground and end up in another place.
In an instant, Lu Heng disappeared from his spot. Only a small hole remained on the ground.
Returning to Jinyang City, it was also early morning here. He estimated that the city gates were not yet open.
But this did not trouble Lu Heng. With the camel, he could ignore the city walls. As long as he flew high enough, the soldiers on the city walls would not be able to detect him.
Summoning the camel again in the courtyard, it was a little pleased to find itself in a different location, back in its birthplace.
"You fly out of the city at a higher altitude in a moment. We're going to the giant rats' habitat. I need to find Old Six."
The camel nodded, then shook its feathers, lowered its body, and allowed Lu Heng to get on its back.
Without making any sound, Lu Heng also controlled the wind-element abilities to block his and the camel's auras, enveloping them around themselves.
Then, the camel spread its wings and flapped them vigorously. As it rapidly gained altitude, its body also flew swiftly away from Jinyang City with the airflow controlled by Lu Heng.
Fortunately, the Misty Forest was not far from here. In no time, they flew back to the center of the Misty Forest.
"Wow, there are so many holes down there. If Lu Bai were here now, he'd probably want to fill this place up."
Lu Heng had good eyesight and could see the situation below even at night. The originally neat grassland was now covered with countless small holes.
These should be the individual burrows dug by the giant rats. With their large numbers, there were many exit points. They were a prolific species with extremely strong reproductive capabilities.
Seeing that there was no place for the camel to land, Lu Heng had to descend to the ground again along the vines.
As soon as he touched the grass, a swarm of heads popped out of many small holes. They looked at Lu Heng warily and entered a defensive state.
However, upon sensing the terrifying aura Lu Heng was exuding, they quickly retreated back into their holes, leaving only a few openings where some, mustering their courage, remained to observe Lu Heng's situation.
"Where is your chief? I need to talk to him."
"Squeak squeak squeak."
"Oh dear, we can't communicate. Summon the Blood Wolf too, and have it translate for me."
Blood Wolf: "Where is your chief? Call him out."
Seeing another terrifying aura, several more of the giant rats retreated. Only two or three remained, trembling, watching from a distance.
Judging by their trembling bodies, they were clearly terrified.
Lu Heng did not have to wait long. In a short while, a plump figure squeezed out of a hole not far away.
"Squeak squeak squeak, squeak squeak squeak."
The figure recognized the person and slowly crawled towards Lu Heng. Its fat body trembled with each step.
"Master, he says you are welcome as a guest and asks what business you have this time," the Blood Wolf translated diligently.
"Tell it I'm looking for Little Six."
After all this time, with so many giant rats appearing, why hadn't the attention-seeking Little Six shown up?
Lu Heng knew that if Little Six were here, it would definitely recognize him.
"Roar roar roar."
"Squeak squeak squeak."
Blood Wolf: "Little Six isn't here. The chief says Little Six went out and is probably causing trouble somewhere again."
"Did it say all that?"
Lu Heng was somewhat suspicious. He had only heard the giant rat chief make three squeaks just now.
"Master, are you questioning my professional integrity?"
Lu Heng "..."
What a mess this was. What were this Blood Wolf and the rats doing every day? How did such a straightforward, honest wolf turn into this?