Rubbing his temples again, Lu Heng watched the increasingly excited little giant rat, his lips twitching slightly.
“Why should I save your grandfather? I’m not a veterinarian,” Lu Heng grumbled irritably.
Blood Wolf, following closely, translated, “What’s in it for me to save your grandfather?”
The little giant rat looked behind Lu Heng, its eyes rolling. “I know what’s inside.”
“Wuwuwu…” Blood Wolf quickly translated.
“What is it?” Lu Heng’s eyes lit up. It seemed these little creatures were somewhat useful.
“Save my grandfather first,” the little giant rat squeaked, stating its condition.
Well, it knows how to negotiate. This little giant rat seems to have a good brain.
It’s just a pity that this giant rat appears to have no attribute, just a very ordinary mouse.
“Then lead the way. I can’t guarantee I can save him,” Lu Heng glanced at the giant rat wrapped by the roots, placing it on Blood Wolf’s back.
“Wuwuwu…” Blood Wolf translated to the giant rat, and then the giant rat squeaked a few times at Blood Wolf.
After a brief exchange, Blood Wolf nodded at Lu Heng, “Master, let’s go.”
With Lu Heng’s permission, Blood Wolf adjusted its direction and rushed off.
Sitting on Blood Wolf’s back, the little giant rat had never experienced such a bumpy, lightning-fast ride.
Upon reaching the vicinity of the giant rat’s nest, the little giant rat’s fat body suddenly rolled into the thick leaves.
Curling up and tumbling a few times, scattering leaves around, the little giant rat finally lay in the pile of leaves and began to vomit.
Blood Wolf charged into the giant rat’s nest. Before the giant rats on sentry duty outside the nest could react, it had already carried Lu Heng and the little giant rat past the sentries.
Now, the commotion of the little giant rat falling and vomiting violently finally caused the giant rats inside the nest to pour out.
Lu Heng looked at the dense mass of giant rats around him, his scalp tingling. It seemed the number of giant rats seen yesterday was small; most of them were near the nest.
The giant rats surrounding Lu Heng looked at him vigilantly. Some remembered yesterday and knew Lu Heng had saved their family members. They occasionally squeaked at the surrounding giant rats.
Blood Wolf translated promptly, “Master, some of them recognize you, so you don’t need to worry. They also said they are waiting for the clan leader to arrive.”
The little giant rat that had been brought along was still vomiting beside them. However, it was now just dry heaving, unable to spit anything out.
In a short while, the giant rat群 became lively, with squeaking sounds rising and falling all around.
It seemed a big shot had arrived. Indeed, Lu Heng also felt the aura of a fifth-level magical beast.
A much larger giant rat, surrounded by a group of giant rats, walked over.
That giant rat stopped about two meters away from Lu Heng. It stood upright and squeaked at Lu Heng.
Although he still couldn’t understand, Lu Heng inexplicably detected a hint of familiarity in the tone.
“Master, this giant rat says it thanks you for saving its grandson. However, its grandson is unable to come out to express his gratitude personally, so it will express its thanks on its behalf.”
As Blood Wolf translated, the giant rat suddenly clasped its front paws and shook them at Lu Heng.
At this point, the little giant rat, no longer vomiting but looking extremely weak, dragged its heavy body towards the larger giant rat.
“Squeak squeak squeak…”
The largest giant rat’s eyes widened as it looked at Lu Heng, its whiskers bristling.
“Squeak squeak…” the large giant rat squeaked sharply at the surrounding rats. As soon as it finished speaking, several giant rats surrounding it suddenly dispersed and quickly left.
In a short while, several giant rats dragged a large leaf, on which lay a giant rat with a faint aura.
“Squeak squeak…” The largest giant rat walked to the leaf and looked at the giant rat on it, whose belly was still slightly rising and falling, and squeaked softly a few times.
The giant rat on the leaf gave no reaction, seemingly still in a deep sleep.
Lu Heng had already promised the little giant rat, so he got off Blood Wolf’s back at this moment and walked to the side of the weak giant rat.
He took out a Soul Returning Pill from his怀. After looking at the giant rat’s size, Lu Heng estimated a dosage and broke off a small piece of the Soul Returning Pill.
“I’ll say it again, I’ll only treat it, but I can’t guarantee it will be cured. After all, I haven’t tried this pill on magical beasts,” Lu Heng said to the largest giant rat.
Blood Wolf translated, and then the largest giant rat seemed to nod.
“Master, it says to try it with confidence.”
Lu Heng squatted down, picked up the giant rat on the ground, pried open its mouth, and placed the broken piece of the Soul Returning Pill into its mouth.
Then, he took out a cup of ancient well water from his space and poured it into the giant rat’s mouth through the opened gap.
After the procedure, Lu Heng felt the giant rat’s breathing gradually calm down, but it still showed no signs of waking up.
Lu Heng then took out a Healing Pill from his space, broke off another piece in the same proportion, placed it in the giant rat’s mouth, and poured in some more ancient well water to help it down.
The surrounding giant rats were anxious. They watched Lu Heng’s actions, worrying about the dying giant rat.
A quarter of an hour later, the giant rat, which had been barely breathing, gradually twitched its limbs. Then, the giant rat suddenly pushed outwards with its limbs, and its tightly closed eyes also opened.
With a carp leap, the giant rat flipped over with a whoosh.
After landing on all fours, it looked at its companions around and let out a series of squeaks.
Blood Wolf, “Master, it’s better.”
The giant rat群 immediately became lively again. Many giant rats gathered around the revived giant rat, sniffing its scent. Their whiskers touched each other, and then the confirmed giant rats dispersed, and new giant rats gathered to sniff its scent again.
Lu Heng watched this lively reunion scene and twitched his lips as he looked at the little giant rat that had brought them there.
If Lu Heng was asked how he could accurately identify the giant rat that had led them among a group of giant rats, looking at the fur on the little giant rat’s back would make it clear to everyone.
Lu Heng was afraid of getting lost in the rat群 and not finding the one that led the way, so he specifically found some fluorescent powder and smeared it on the little giant rat’s back.
Now, deep in the forest, even with the dim light, the little giant rat with fluorescent powder was easily identifiable.
“Can you tell me about the situation inside now?” Lu Heng looked earnestly at the little giant rat.
The little giant rat suddenly shivered, then it squeaked a few explanations to the largest giant rat.
After hearing the little giant rat’s words, the giant rat群, which had been reuniting, suddenly fell silent. The giant rats looked at the little giant rat with some fear.
The largest giant rat glared at the little giant rat, then it let out two squeaks at the rat群.
Lu Heng watched the rat群 disappear instantly and raised his eyebrows at the three giant rats still standing there. “An interesting tribe.”