That's right, it's the Curse Road. My suspicion is likely correct.
Zhang Hao sighed, muttering, "Xiao Long, you've finally made your move. Then I'll accept the challenge."
Zhang Hao looked around and found that besides Tianwu Academy, there were also students from some other small Colleges. Approximately over a hundred people. These students from the small Colleges should have originally been teleported to this place.
Suddenly, a violent tremor sounded from the front.
"Look quickly, what is that?" a student from Tianwu Academy exclaimed, pointing in a direction with some surprise.
Zhang Hao also looked in the direction the Tianwu Academy student pointed. He saw a dense mass of monsters surging forward, their blood-red, greedy eyes fixed on Zhang Hao and the others. There were at least several thousand of them.
These monsters looked like rats. But each one was as big as an ox, their ferocious eyes staring at Zhang Hao and the others.
"These are Poison Wolves!"
Liu Jie suddenly remembered something and shrieked.
Mo Qing's expression also became a little grim.
"What are Poison Wolves?" Zhang Hao asked Mo Qing, looking at her with some curiosity.
Mo Qing nodded and explained to Zhang Hao with a serious expression, "These Poison Wolves were originally just very ordinary animals in the forest, not even considered magical beasts. Later, somehow they entered the Valley of Viciousness in this Cursed Land, absorbing the vicious energy here year after year. Eventually, each one became extremely frenzy, their size increasing by thousands of times. Their reproductive ability is also very strong. Even the most ordinary of these Poison Wolves has the strength of a Great Martial Master. Moreover, they are fearless of death..."
After listening, Zhang Hao was also somewhat stunned.
Behind the rat swarm, a sharp whistling sound came. It seemed to be calling for something.
Indeed, the eyes of those Poison Wolves turned red. They began to rush towards the crowd, vying with each other. It was a dense mass, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Liu Jie looked at Zhang Hao and smiled wryly, "Zhang Hao, I believe now that this is the Curse Road. Otherwise, there couldn't be so many Poison Wolves."
Zhang Hao said with a serious expression, "Now is not the time to talk about this. These Poison Wolves are very frenzy, and we only have two hundred people here. Be careful."
Although they were all Martial Kings, seeing thousands of Poison Wolves surge forward one after another still made their scalps tingle.
Among the students from the small Colleges, there were very few Martial Kings; the vast majority were Great Martial Masters. Soon, some people from the small Colleges were injured.
The people from Tianwu Academy could still handle it. However, facing so many Poison Wolves was also slightly strenuous. After all, these Poison Wolves, in terms of individual ability, also had the strength of a Great Martial Master. Coupled with the fact that each one was fearless of death and extremely ferocious, they were quite difficult to deal with.
After the group of students from the small Colleges persisted for half an incense stick, as casualties increased, they ran towards the people from Tianwu Academy one by one, seeking refuge. The students from Tianwu Academy did not reject them and blocked the Poison Wolves behind them.
The sharp sound behind the rat swarm became more and more urgent. It seemed to be giving orders.
Indeed, urged by that sharp sound, the rat swarm became even more frenzy than before.
"Blood God Blade!"
The Blood God Blade was unsheathed and swept out. Those Poison Wolves were instantly torn apart by the Blood God Blade as if they were made of paper.
"Ding dong! Congratulations Player Zhang Hao for gaining 1000 experience points, 100 True Qi, and 0 Frenzy Energy from Poison Wolf."
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No, continuing like this isn't a solution either. Although these Poison Wolves couldn't threaten him yet, their sheer numbers were overwhelming; he couldn't kill them all.
Hearing that sharp sound behind the rat swarm, Zhang Hao immediately understood that there must be a Rat King among this rat swarm. As long as he eliminated the Rat King, the rat swarm would disperse on its own.
Zhang Hao's heart stirred, and he asked Little Dragon, "Little Dragon, do you have a way to drive back this rat swarm?"
Little Dragon's voice sounded in Zhang Hao's ear, "Boss, I'm afraid I can't do that. Strictly speaking, these Poison Wolves are not within the category of magical beasts, or perhaps they could be called mutated magical beasts, so Little Dragon has no way to drive them back."
"Then is there any way to deal with these Poison Wolves in front of us?" Zhang Hao frowned.
"Just eliminate the Rat King directly. That way, without the Rat King's command, the rat swarm will collapse on its own," Little Dragon said to Zhang Hao.
"Alright, Little Dragon, I'll leave this to you," Zhang Hao said to Little Dragon.
"Hehe, Boss, let's leave this matter to Little Black. He's better at this," Little Dragon said.
Zhang Hao thought about it and agreed, so he summoned Little Black.
Little Black's thoughts were connected to Zhang Hao's, so he naturally knew what Zhang Hao wanted to do. Thus, he nodded his small head at Zhang Hao and disappeared from Zhang Hao's sight.
This is the terrifying aspect of spatial travel. He could appear behind the enemy without anyone noticing.
At this moment, the Rat King was lying lazily on the ground, waiting for tribute from his subordinates. It had been a long time since he had eaten Human flesh. His mouth was practically bland enough to taste like a bird. Thinking of the deliciousness of Human flesh, the Rat King was very much looking forward to it.
The Rat King lay lazily in the center of the rat swarm, surrounded by the guarding Poison Wolves. As the Rat King, he looked different from the other Poison Wolf subordinates. The Poison Wolves' skin was black, while the Rat King was golden yellow. The golden yellow fur was a symbol of the Rat Emperor. The surrounding Poison Wolves looked at the Rat King with extreme reverence.
"Trash! It's been so long, and you still haven't killed those Humans."
The Rat King was somewhat displeased. He sat up from the ground. His golden yellow fur stood on end, showing his anger.
"Your Majesty, how about your subordinate personally leads the younger brothers to attack?" a Poison Wolf, whose size was slightly larger than the other Poison Wolves, said fawningly to the Rat King.
The Rat King was about to speak.
Just at this moment, the Rat King seemed to sense a dangerous aura. He subconsciously looked behind him.
"Meow!"
As a cat's meow sounded, a shadow appeared out of thin air behind the Rat King.
Little Black slammed a paw heavily onto the Rat King's head.
"Stun!"
The Rat King's brain instantly froze for a few seconds.
Little Black's paw, holding the Rhino Dagger, slashed across the Rat King's head.
"Pfft!" The Rat King's head immediately fell off its neck.
"Ding dong! Congratulations Player Zhang Hao, for killing the Rat King, gaining 200000 experience points."
"Ding dong! Congratulations Player Zhang Hao for obtaining the Limitless Sky Sword!"
Zhang Hao, who was battling the Poison Wolves with the Blood God Blade in the distance, immediately knew that Little Black had succeeded after hearing the System's prompt sound. A hint of joy instantly appeared on his face.
"Everyone, hold on a little longer. The rat swarm will disperse soon," Zhang Hao said loudly.
Liu Jie, Mo Qing, Murong Longcheng, and the others were all somewhat surprised, wondering why Zhang Hao was so certain. However, based on their understanding of Zhang Hao, they knew he wouldn't make groundless claims, so they were all energized.
Indeed, in less than a moment, that group of Poison Wolves seemed to have been startled by something, becoming chaotic, and then scattering in all directions one by one.
Mo Qing, Liu Jie, and the others all looked at Zhang Hao with great surprise.
Murong Longcheng asked curiously, "Zhang Hao, how did you know the rat swarm was going to disperse?"