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The New World: The Drowned Earth
Chapter 29 Water Rat Beast

Chapter 29 Water Rat Beast

Although the iron rod had amazing killing power, in water combat, the longer the iron rod, the more resistance it would receive from the water. So Harry chose to use his left fist to attack.

The huge rat that bit his calf obviously didn't expect Harry's reaction to be so fast. It was too late to let go and dodge, and was hit by Harry's fist on its forehead. Of course, the attack of this fist was not fatal. What was really deadly was Harry's special skill "Fangs of Gluttony".

The special skill "Fangs of Gluttony" that he obtained by killing the elite species Ravenous Hound in the second level Spiritual Source beast was activated. Four terrifying fangs, each ten centimeters long, protruded from the back of Harry's left hand, and followed Harry's fist to completely sink into the rat's forehead, as if cutting into tofu.

Harry deeply felt the terrible destructive power of "Fangs of Gluttony".

The four claws completely sank into the rat's head, and with a sweep of Harry's arm, the rat's mouth that had bitten his calf was powerless to open, and four deep blood grooves appeared on its head. Red and white substances flowed out of them. If these claws were long enough, they could easily cut the rat's head into several pieces.

A white Spiritual Source appeared, entered Harry's head, and a vertical eye-shaped symbol appeared on his forehead. It was the activation of "Peeking Eye Rune", allowing him to peek at the information of this rat.

"Name: Water Rat Beast, a common species of the second level Spiritual Source beast, with a certain probability of evolving into the elite species Water Rat King. Killing Water Rat Beast will not obtain any special ability."

"It seems that only the elite species of Spiritual Source beasts have the possibility of obtaining special abilities. This Water Rat Beast is just a common second-level Spiritual Source beast, so even if I kill it, I will not obtain any special abilities."

While Harry was thinking, a message suddenly appeared in his mind:

2nd level Spiritweaver: Spiritual Source 3/20

It turned out that he had obtained a Spiritual Source by hunting down this Water Rat Beast.

After killing the Water Rat Beast, Harry did not immediately surface, but opened his eyes wide and looked around and below in the water.

The water was not clear, and his field of vision was limited to a few meters. The farther away it was, the darker it was, and the deep water was full of darkness. Nothing could be seen, but there was a vague sense of uneasiness, as if there was some kind of dark flow surging.

In his line of sight, the body of the Water Rat Beast was slowly sinking down.

As Harry watched the body of the Water Rat Beast disappear, as if it was swallowed by the darkness below, he suddenly felt a sense of unease in his heart. He dared not stay any longer, kicked his legs in the water, and his body jumped out of the water. He then took a long breath and reached out to grab the raft, sat down and leaned back.

Olivia obediently came to his side, looking at him anxiously.

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"It's okay, don't worry." Harry looked at the bitten calf, where the wound was being wrapped in a warm stream. Fortunately, he had absorbed the Spiritual Source of this Water Rat Beast, and the special effect of the Spiritual Source was helping him accelerate the healing of the wound.

Although he was completely soaked, fortunately the weather wasn't too cold and his body was stronger than before, with increased resistance and cold tolerance, so he didn't feel too cold.

The only thing that disappointed him was his boots. He thought he had finally found a pair of waterproof boots and wouldn't have to worry about wet socks and shoes anymore. But he had only just put them on when they fell into the water again.

Thinking about the feeling of being in the water just now made Harry even more uneasy. He didn't dare to delay any longer and quickly stood up, picked up the wooden paddle, and continued paddling to reach their destination and get off the water.

Only when he was firmly on the ground could he feel at ease. The water made him uneasy.

Harry increased his speed, paddling continuously. However, the raft was carrying him, Olivia, and so many things, and was very deep in the water. No matter how hard he paddled, he couldn't increase his speed and could only slowly approach their destination.

"I hope everything will be safe from now on."

Harry glanced at Olivia and noticed that she had finally stopped eating snacks. Perhaps she was scared by the sudden appearance of the Water Rat Beast earlier. She looked around on the water surface with some unease, holding a fruit knife and hammer tightly in her hand.

Suddenly, she pointed to the left side of the raft and shouted, "There!"

Harry's heart skipped a beat and he immediately turned his head to look. At that moment, a black shadow appeared about three or four meters away from the left side of the raft, with part of its back exposed on the water surface, covered in scales. It looked like a large fish.

Harry immediately put down the paddle, took out an iron rod, and moved to the left side of the raft to be on high alert.

However, the black shadow, which seemed to be a large fish, did not rush towards the raft, but sank back into the water and quickly disappeared.

It was a false alarm, and Harry secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't dare to let his guard down. His calf still hurt slightly from the Water Rat Beast's bite. Although he had obtained the Spiritual Source and accelerated the healing of the wound, it had not completely healed. However, it wasn't a big deal and would be fully healed soon. As for the wounds from the battle with the Ravenous Hound before, they had all scabbed over and the tender flesh had grown out. Based on his previous experience with injuries, when the scab naturally fell off, the new flesh would be exactly the same as before the injury, without leaving any scars.

Although it was a false alarm, Harry was impressed with Olivia and said, "You did the right thing just now. Keep observing and let me know if you find anything."

He needed to observe his surroundings while paddling. Sometimes he was too careless, and the Water Rat Beast had taken advantage of him by attacking him suddenly from behind.

After getting his praise, Olivia's eyes showed a hint of excitement. She immediately observed her surroundings more carefully, hoping to discover something.

"We're halfway there." Harry became a little excited. The raft had already traveled more than 100 meters from the building where Olivia had lived before, and they still had more than 100 meters to go before reaching their destination. He could see hope right in front of him.

As Harry became more familiar with paddling techniques, he skillfully controlled the raft and gradually increased his strength. The speed of the raft also slowly increased, and soon they were within a hundred meters of their destination and getting closer and closer to the 32-story building in front of them.

Harry calculated the distance in his mind.

"Eighty meters, seventy meters...we're almost there."

As they approached within fifty meters, suddenly Harry made another discovery. About ten meters in front of the raft, a face appeared on the water surface.

This face was swollen and bloated from being soaked in water and had a pair of dead fish eyes. White fur grew on its face, and it was a mutated corpse beast that had obtained Spiritual Source after dying in the flood.