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"Is it invisible?"
"Invisible... magic?"
"Who knows."
Vi let out a long breath, closing her eyes because, at times like this, vision was more of a hindrance.
"It's coming!"
"Where is it?" In moments like these, guns were useless. Caitlyn also clenched her fists, ready for action.
"It's over there—no, the gun! It's going for your gun!" Caitlyn immediately lunged to the side, managing to grab the rifle on the ground just in time.
At the same time, she got a good look at the creature—it was a standing rat about the size of a Yordle!
Caitlyn smoothly knelt into a shooting position. Vi cooperatively ensured the handcuffs didn't obstruct her movements and even crouched in front of her as a shield.
The ugly, oversized rat revealed itself. Staring down the barrel of Caitlyn's gun, it hesitated and retreated in fear but did not flee. Caitlyn could clearly see the beastly ferocity and human-like intellect mixed in its eyes. Oddly, it wore tattered clothes and held a pitifully inadequate crossbow, akin to a child's toy, in its front paws.
"Ugh..." The rat drooled green saliva, muttering, "Don't come near! Twitch is powerful; Twitch has a gun..."
"What you have isn't a gun, it's just junk..."
Twitch seemed infuriated by Vi's taunt and screamed, "This isn't junk; it's Twitch's precious collection!"
"Bang!" Caitlyn blew Twitch's "collection" to pieces. The big rat was startled and quickly scurried away.
Vi and Caitlyn exchanged a glance. "Chase it!" Despite their quick reaction, they couldn't outpace the rat in the sewers. Reluctantly, they returned to their spot, gathered some scraps of wood, rekindled the fire, and drifted to sleep.
Who knows how much time passed before the big rat quietly crept back nearby.
Twitch was the product of a biochemical lab. In the beginning, even he couldn't recall it clearly. After gaining freedom, despite possessing intelligence comparable to humans, Twitch continued to act on instinct. Invisibility was an innate ability, allowing him to collect treasures with great success. Of course, Twitch occasionally failed but always escaped before anyone could fully react, thanks to his speed and menacing appearance. However, once, someone pointed a stick at him from a distance, and he got hurt instantly.
That must have been magic! From then on, Twitch searched for the "magic stick" he saw that day while collecting treasures but never found it. Who would have thought it would appear in the sewer! In the sewer, no one could catch Twitch. The environment bestowed him with confidence, and he ventured to steal the gun for a second time.
This time went smoothly as those foolish peers didn't alert him, and the two humans slept soundly. Twitch finally got hold of the gun. But before he could relish the moment, everything went black...
"Yes!" Caitlyn and Vi high-fived perfectly in sync. They had been pretending to sleep all along, and the gun was intentionally left on the ground as bait. The trap was set, and unexpectedly, this dumb rat fell for it.
"Let go of Twitch! Let go of Twitch!" Twitch struggled incessantly in Vi's grip, but to no avail. With Vi's strength, catching a rat was as easy as lifting a hefty man like a chick.
"Tell us the way out of the sewers, and we'll let you go!" Vi and Caitlyn spoke in unison. After wandering around this dreadful place for so long, they finally found an intelligent creature. At this moment, this ugly rat seemed more appealing to them than any beauty.
"Squeak! Twitch doesn't know! Twitch has been living in the sewer, knows nothing!"
"Don't lie. You can speak human, wear clothes, and you know what a gun is. You must have had contact with the outside world!" Caitlyn, being an enforcer, was meticulous in her observations: "Lead us out, and we'll let you go."
"This thing is called a gun?" Twitch's eyes darted about. Even though he was in Vi's hand, he dared to bargain courageously: "Give me the gun, and I'll take you to the sewer's exit!"
"You still dare to make conditions?" Vi increased her grip, causing Twitch to squeal in pain. Green liquid flowed from his body.
"How disgusting..." Caitlyn frowned, and Vi didn't look too comfortable either: "My hand hurts... this guy's bodily fluid seems corrosive."
Caitlyn quickly said, "Then let go of him!"
"No, we can't let it escape. We still need this guy to find the exit."
"Squeak! Twitch is going to die! If Twitch dies, you'll never find the exit again!" Twitch appeared as if on the brink of death, whether truly or feigned, under Vi's intense hold.
"Forget it, let go. I can give him the gun."
"It's not wise to hand a weapon to an unknown creature." Vi raised an eyebrow but released her grip anyway. Her hand was already corroded to a bloody mess, and Caitlyn quickly tore her clothes into strips to bandage her.
"Give me the gun!" Twitch hopped around on the ground, no longer looking injured.
"We'll give you the gun after we find the exit."
"No way! You'll go back on your word! Humans are the slyest!"
"I'm an enforcer; I don't lie—I promise on the honor of an enforcer, take us out, and I'll give you the gun."
"Heh." At this, Vi couldn't help but chuckle, earning herself a glare from Caitlyn.
"Enforcer..." Twitch scratched his head, not knowing what that word meant. But he desperately wanted the magical "gun," so he agreed to the deal: "Twitch agrees! Twitch will lead you out! If you don't give me the gun, Twitch will... Twitch will curse you forever!"