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Then they joyfully returned to their nest, offering up the pure energy to their king!
They selflessly dedicated countless days and nights!
At the command of their king, they would fight to the death against the Copper Colossus, against the thousands of two-legged beasts with a terrifying range of lethality, and even against this formidable wolf pack!
But what was their king doing now?
Their double eyes were filled with confusion!
But as the gray-black mist descended into their bodies, they could feel their life force fading and their souls seemingly devoured.
It was as if they were being sacrificed by their own king to a terrifying entity!
"Squeak, squeak, squeak!"
Countless Traveling Rats affected by the gray-black mist let out woeful cries in the direction of the Variant Species Traveling Rat King!
After all, the Variant Species Traveling Rat King had evolved from ordinary Traveling Rats.
