I Received Messages From Future Self!-Chapter 270 - 266 Are Man-Eating Rats a Source of Food

Chapter 270: Chapter 266: Are Man-Eating Rats a Source of Food?

Chapter 270 -266: Are Man-Eating Rats a Source of Food?

Seeing the White Haired Man-Eating Rat, Tom and Hummingbird simultaneously let out a sigh of relief, abandoning Fang Xiaocao in the process.

As for Taotie…

They couldn’t care less about him.

After all, that guy was tough as nails.

And with the strength of a top assassin, if he couldn’t even beat a Man-eating Rat, he deserved to be eaten if that happened.

Even if the White Haired Man-eating Rat was an intelligent animal.

It still came down to the disparity in size and strength!

Back then, the reason the intelligent Tibetan Mastiff could rampage and wipe out a small assassin organization all by itself was because of its inherent strength. An ordinary Tibetan Mastiff, in a frenzy, could rip apart a living person.

Not to mention one with intelligence on par with humans.

This White Haired Man-eating Rat could definitely kill an ordinary person, but because of its small individual strength, if it were a group of Man-eating Rats, they would be unstoppable, gods or Buddhas, without the use of heavy weapons with area damage, even a top assassin would have no choice but to await death.

Looking at the ferocious White Haired Man-eating Rat, Taotie sneered, “White haired beast, if I can cut off one of your tails, I can cut off your head!”

With that, he fiercely swung his dagger at the White Haired Man-eating Rat.

The Man-eating Rat was very agile, and Taotie’s dagger missed its mark without any surprise.

But Taotie didn’t take it to heart and raised his leg to kick at the White Haired Man-eating Rat,

which quickly dodged his large foot and bit sharply at the tip of his combat boot, “crack”—Taotie’s boot tip was punctured, giving him quite the scare.

His combat boots were a custom-made, branded pair, with bulletproof ceramic in the tips.

Black technology bulletproof ceramic…

Something that even a knife stab couldn’t damage…

But now…

It was shattered by this rat’s bite…

If it were to bite on his toes…

The thought alone was enough to make Taotie shudder.

Taotie dared not tempt fate anymore, lest he lose some part to the White Haired Man-eating Rat’s bite.

He was an assassin, after all. If he were missing a toe or a finger, it would not only affect his dashing image but might also impact his professional skills!

Taotie grew ruthless and began a relentless pursuit to beat the despicable rat, vowing to kill it.

Tom and Hummingbird huddled next to Fang Xiaocao, making sure that their Princess Your Highness hadn’t been hurt by the White Haired Man-eating Rat before they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Xiaocao waved her hand, “I’m not that fragile.”

“Quick, go help Taotie. Kill this Man-eating Rat so we can hurry on our way. It could get troublesome if those mercenaries show up again,” Xiaocao told Tom and Hummingbird.

Tom nodded firmly, “Yes!”

With that affirmation, Tom drew his gun without hesitation and fired!

A gunshot, “bang,” rang out.

The White Haired Man-eating Rat, which Taotie had just driven back with a slash, suddenly burst into a gruesome flower of blood.

The Man-eating Rat screeched miserably, “squeak,” as it collapsed to the ground, convulsing.

But its bloodshot eyes still glared hatefully at Taotie, as if wanting to rise and bite him to death.

Taotie sneered and strode over.

Lifting his large foot, he stomped viciously down on the White Haired Man-eating Rat’s head.

With a “crack,” the skull of the Man-eating Rat shattered, brains splattered, and it was instantly lifeless.

“Finally took care of that beast!” Taotie said, grinning.

Fang Xiaocao gave Taotie a look, “Let’s move on quickly, there might be more Man-eating Rats around.”

“Yes!”

Upon hearing Xiaocao’s words, Tom responded.

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Xiaocao’s concern was valid.

No one could guarantee how many Man-eating Rats were in the area, after all, rats are known to be prolific breeders.

The man-eating rats that attacked those mercenaries, judging by the corpses on the lower floors, were not plentiful in number.

Nor had anyone noticed any dens of the man-eating rats on the way there.

Perhaps in some corner, a group of man-eating rats was lurking, readying themselves for the hunt.

Fang Xiaocao and her three companions set off once more.

“Tom, do you say these man-eating rats, have they all grown up eating human flesh?”

Fang Xiaocao blinked and asked in a grave voice.

Tom nodded, “Yes!”

“I’ve examined the bodies of those rats.”

“No matter the color of their fur, without exception, their eyes were all a deep red.”

“This shows they’ve all eaten human flesh for a long time, at least during their juvenile period.”

Tom schooled Fang Xiaocao on this point.

Fang Xiaocao nodded and wore a thoughtful expression. After a long while, she opened her mouth, “Then where does the human flesh that these man-eating rats consume come from?”

“With so many man-eating rats, the amount of human flesh they need daily is not insignificant…”

Fang Xiaocao’s words immediately put Tom and the other two on high alert, and they exchanged glances, each showing a shocked expression.

Indeed!

Everyone had been thinking about how to escape the danger.

No one had considered where the food supply for these man-eating rats came from.

Where did such an abundance of human flesh for them to feed on come from?

“We must be extremely cautious!”

After a moment of silence, Tom said in a somber voice,

“It seems that on this mountain, in addition to the treasure we seek, there might also be some secrets we don’t know about.”

Tom speculated thoughtfully.

“What kind of secrets?”

Fang Xiaocao asked curiously.

Where exactly did such a massive amount of human flesh come from?

Why was there no news at all?

There were no news reports of any large-scale missing persons cases, and even if there were, why would those missing individuals end up in the mountains and die there?

These were the aspects Fang Xiaocao couldn’t comprehend.

“Hard to say…”

Tom shook his head.

“Taotie is the local snakehead here; ask him.”

Tom gestured toward Taotie, who was all ears eavesdropping nearby, signaling Fang Xiaocao to ask him.

Fang Xiaocao looked at Taotie and inquired with her eyes.

Taotie flashed a grin, “I’m not too sure about this, but there’s a legend in Tang City’s underworld about a hidden underground organ trade market nearby. It’s deeply concealed, and even Blacklist doesn’t have accurate intelligence.”

“The higher-ups of Blacklist have repeatedly had Gemini and me try to find this organ trade market, hoping to get a share, or even take it over entirely. But we never found it. Just when we’d get some clues, that market would suddenly dive deep, vanish without a trace.”

“I suspect they have informants inside Blacklist.”

“But we’ve never figured out who they are.”

Taotie said chuckling.

Upon hearing Taotie’s words, Fang Xiaocao was taken aback.

“An underground trade market?”

“And it trades in organs?”

Fang Xiaocao asked, horrified.

Taotie nodded, “Not just organs.”

“Many other things as well.”

“It’s said to work on a pawn system!”

This revelation made Fang Xiaocao and her companions pause once again.