Chapter 58

It was already very late at night.

Tonight was probably the hottest night since the start of summer, with the scorching heat from the sun during the day showing no signs of dissipating. There was not a breath of wind, and standing outside for a moment made one feel short of breath.

"Report, Commander, the reconnaissance is complete. Most of the Deng family are already asleep, only a few servants are still watching TV."

"Report, Commander, our comrades have arrived."

The rat that came out of the large villa of the Deng family was terrified.

So many rats! At least a thousand! From here, it looked like a sea of black.

Oh my, where did so many rats come from? It had never seen so many of its kind since it was born.

"Help! Snakes! Run!" The rat from the Deng family actually saw two snakes! Its face turned pale with fear, and it almost turned to run.

Snakes, the natural enemies of rats!

"Don't be afraid, they are here to help us." The plump Commander calmly said, "How long have you lived here?"

Did it hear wrong? Snakes helping rats? It must be crazy, the world is crazy. The rat's teeth chattered, fearing the snakes would pounce and swallow it: "Report, Commander, my great-great-grandfather's great-great-grandfather lived here. A few times, the Deng family tried to exterminate us, and we almost perished, but we survived."

"Hmm, if the living conditions are so harsh, why do you still live here?"

"Report, Commander, the food is good here. The Deng family throws away a lot of leftover delicacies, and it's very easy for us to find food."

"So you have no fighting spirit at all." The plump Commander snorted. It was appointed by the King as the Commander of the rat army, and it felt its status was much different: "By the King's order, our rat army will attack the Deng family. I command you to lead the way."

"Yes, Commander!" The rat from the Deng family perked up, and its fear of the snakes diminished somewhat.

After all, in its memory, humans always exterminated rats. When had it ever seen rats take the initiative to attack humans?

"However, Commander, the Deng family raised two cats yesterday, which are very scary. We were planning to move."

At the mention of cats, many rats became fearful. The plump Commander was also afraid, but thinking of the King's instructions, its courage grew: "Two little cats, what's there to be afraid of? Gather your courage, and knock the cats down! Brothers, we have thousands of rats, and two snake brothers to help us. Are we afraid of two little cats?"

"Yes, gather our courage, and knock the cats down!"

The plump Commander was in high spirits. Since the existence of rats, when had there ever been a Commander? Now it was different; it, the plump one, was the Commander of the rat army! Today, leading a thousand rats, if it did a good job, tomorrow it might lead tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of rats!

The plump Commander stroked its beautiful whiskers: "Brothers, charge!"

"Charge!"

In front, the rat from the Deng family led the way, and behind, thousands of rats surged out in a grand procession. The two snakes were particularly noticeable.

This was the greatest spectacle in human history:

Rats forming an army, raiding a human villa!

"Two little cats, what's there to be afraid of? Gather your courage, and knock the cats down!"

The plump Commander shouted the slogan again, and then countless rats simultaneously let out a loud "squeak":

"Two little cats, what's there to be afraid of? Gather your courage, and knock the cats down!"

There was a hole in the wooden fence surrounding the villa garden, large enough for a rat to pass through. The plump Commander thought this was too slow, so it gave the order, and the rats started gnawing. Wood chips flew everywhere, and soon, several large holes were gnawed through the fence. The rat army entered in an orderly manner through these holes.

Gentlemen speak but do not act; in this sense, these rats were all "gentleman rats"...

The garden was quickly occupied by the rat army. In the garden, a golden retriever was chained to a tree. Seeing the sea of rats, the dog was also frightened and barked twice, but the sound of a thousand rats "squeaking" was overwhelming.

"I'm just barking, I'm just barking, do as you please." The dog curled into a ball.

Joking, a thousand rats! Was it looking for death? The dog suddenly remembered something its mother had told it, which she had heard from humans: "A dog catching mice is meddling in other people's business." Yes, the words of the elders were indeed wise.

The dog's barking startled the gardener, who was about to go to sleep. As soon as he came out, he let out a terrified scream and ran back to his room, closing the door, still shaken.

Was he hallucinating? Were those all rats in the garden?

The rat from the Deng family knew the way well and led the rat army through the dog hole in the gate. Soon, at least two hundred rats had rushed into the Deng family's living room, followed by more rats from the electrical conduits, exhaust fans, and any other holes large enough for a rat to pass through.

"Brothers, act!"

At the plump Commander's order, the rats went wild!

Some gnawed on the carpet, some on the sofa, some on the wires...

"Brother, what's this? It's so hard?"

"The family I live with also has this kind of wood. I overheard humans talking, and it seems to be called rosewood."

"Rosewood? What is it?"

"I don't know, but I guess since it's called rosewood, it must be delicious and might even extend life."

"Really? So good! Gnaw on it!"

The power of rumors is great, and a large group of rats gathered around a rosewood coffee table, gnawing away. Although rosewood is hard, it could not withstand the attack of so many rats and was soon covered in scratches.

The rats that couldn't get in were at a loss, but one rat suddenly shouted joyfully: "There's rosewood there too, charge!"

Disaster struck, the Deng family's living room was in ruins.

Suddenly, a terrified cry came from the rats.

Two cats appeared!

Natural enemies! If snakes are the natural enemies of rats, then cats are the ultimate natural enemies!

The cats were also confused. How could there be so many rats?

Uh... although catching mice is a cat's nature, these two cats had grown up eating cat food and cat fish and had almost forgotten how to catch mice.

Strength in numbers, although afraid of cats, under the plump Commander's command, countless rats gathered together, staring at the two cats, ready to attack at any moment.

"What are they saying?" the white cat whispered.

"I don't understand, no translation." The yellow cat felt a bit scared.

"Can we beat them?"

"Are you crazy? So many rats, one bite from each and we're dead."

"What should we do?"

"I remember, we are Persian cats, meant to be admired and pampered. Catching mice has nothing to do with us, right?"

"Good point, good point!"

"Thank you, thank you! As Persian cats, why should we stoop to dealing with rats?"

"Listening to you, I've learned a lot. I have some dried fish hidden away, why don't we share it?"

"Sounds good."

"Please, Mr. Cat."

"Please, Mr. Cat."

The two beautiful Persian cats, heads held high, left the rat crowd with a proud air...

...

The commotion woke the servants who had just fallen asleep. When they came to the living room to check, terrified screams echoed throughout the Deng family!

A rat infestation! A rat infestation!

"What's going on? Why is the air conditioner off? It's so hot!" Deng Chenglong yawned and walked out of his bedroom.

"Rats, so many rats!"

"Snakes, and snakes too!"

Chaos, the Deng family was in complete chaos.

As the owners of the Deng family, Deng Chenglong's parents, Deng Xiusheng and his wife, were also terrified. They had never seen so many rats in their lives.

Men shouting, women crying... the entire Deng family was in a state of disaster.

The rats that had occupied the living room and kitchen were now attacking the second floor!

"Quick, call the police!"

"110 or 119?"

Deng Chenglong was so scared his legs turned to jelly. In the afternoon, he had specifically called his sister back and asked Yang Zewei to release rats at Xu Yunqi's place to scare her, but why were there so many rats in his own home now?

He ran back to his bedroom, closed the door, and breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, he screamed in terror again:

Dozens of rats were gnawing on his bedding, designer clothes, and luxury bags...

Seeing someone come in, the rats stopped and stared at him with blood-red eyes...

"Help!—"

Deng Chenglong's desperate cry was cut short as the entire Deng family plunged into darkness.

The wires had been completely gnawed through by the rats!

Of course, a few rats were electrocuted, but for the vast rat army, the loss was negligible.

Deng Xiusheng called 110: "110? Come and save us!"

"Sir, don't panic, what happened?"

"Rats, rats! There are rats in my house!"

"Sir, this is 110. For pest control, please call the pest control company. You can use mousetraps or get a cat. There are many ways to deal with rats."

"Help! So many rats, thousands of rats in my house!"

"Sir, are you hallucinating? Do you think it's possible to have thousands of rats? Should I call a hospital for you?"

"Really, there are really thousands of rats in my house! Ah, more rats are coming in!"

"Sir, if you keep this up, I can report you for false alarm!"

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"Report, Commander Plump, the rats from the west city are here to support!"

"Report, Commander Plump, the rats from the south city are here to reinforce!"

More and more rats appeared. This was a grand gathering of the rat clan, a grand assembly that would be recorded in the glorious history of the rat family!

The plump Commander felt it had reached the peak of what a rat could achieve. Its name would be passed down through generations in the history of the rat clan.

Being at such a height, what more could it wish for?

"Brothers, humans have always exterminated rats, but we have never seen rats defeat humans. Brothers, the opportunity to bring glory to our clan has arrived. Let's leave our names in the history of the rat clan!"

The plump Commander's passionate speech moved countless rats to tears, and they were ready to fight to the death.

The opportunity to bring glory to the rat clan was here today!

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