From Village Chief to Emperor of the Strongest Empire - Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Showing Off

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The giant rats’ claws dug deeper and deeper into the hole in the stone wall, and cracks appeared on the top of the hole.

Su Chen and the elite guards had already prepared their weapons and defensive equipment. They came to the wall and waited for the giant scarlet rats to break through.

Through the hole, Su Chen could see at least two or three giant rats squeezing in front of the hole. They wanted to break through from here and rush in to hunt their “Food”.

However, they were tightly squeezed together, and no one was willing to give way, so none of them could squeeze in.

This was the first time Su Chen observed the giant rats up close.

Their gray-black hair was wet and stained with unknown mucus, emitting a foul smell. Their thin limbs supported their fat bodies.

Their claws were mutated to be as sharp as metal. Sharp teeth protruded from their mouths, and puddles of stinky saliva flowed out from the ground. Their eyes seemed to emit a blood-red light,

Su Chen thought of a game before he transmigrated. It was called “Card Monster.” It should be something similar with these irrational demonized creatures.

While they were squeezed together, Su Chen silently chanted, ‘Lightning ball!’ A coconut-sized lightning ball appeared in his hand and crackled.

He casually threw it at the leading giant scarlet rat, and flashes of lightning flashed back and forth between the giant rats.

Suddenly, a burnt smell was emitted in the air.

The giant rat in the lead even puffed out waves of green smoke. Its huge body was stuck outside the hole and kept twitching.

The paralysis had taken effect!

Su Chen’s sharp instincts from his days as a special forces soldier were still there. His eyes lit up, and he seized this opportunity. Like a fierce hunter, the long spear in his hand was like lightning. He stabbed the giant rat’s eye socket with all his strength.

“Puff!” With a muffled sound, the long spear stabbed into the giant rat’s skull. Su Chen held the long spear and stirred it forcefully. 

The elites of the militia and the guards were stunned. Yesterday, he was just an ordinary young mayor, but today, he was as fierce as a god of war.

The image of Su Chen’s spear was reflected in the mind of one of the elite guards, and a look of reverence appeared on his face.

“The mayor seems to be really different now. Is it because he awakened and became a mage?”

“That’s a lightning spell! The mayor actually learned two elemental spells right after he awakened and became a mage!”

“I don’t think so. His actions and gaze just now were like that of an experienced hunter on top of him being a mage.”

The surrounding militia and elite guards were dumbfounded. Su Chen did not stop what he was doing. He stepped on the giant rat’s head and pulled out his spear cleanly, kicking the giant rat out of the big hole in the stone wall.

The top of the hole was full of cracks. This small wall was already in danger. Su Chen’s kick not only kicked the giant rat out of the wall, but the wall above it also collapsed and pressed on the giant rats behind it. The two giant rats had not recovered from the paralysis brought by the Lightning Ball just now, and were now hit by the thick stone wall again.

The other giant rats were attracted by the commotion and began to attack the gap in the stone wall.

One lightning ball after another was thrown out of Su Chen’s hand.

One after another, the fearless giant rats kept coming forward.

One after another, the giant rats quickly lost their ability to fight.

Su Chen jumped out of the collapsed stone wall and took the initiative to kill the giant rats outside the wall.

He turned around and joked with the dumbfounded guards and militia behind him, “What are you waiting for? I’m not the mayor for nothing. If you don’t put in any effort, you won’t have any food tonight!”

The stunned guards were immediately shocked. They did not care whether or not there was food tonight. Their duty was to protect the mayor’s safety. Now their mayor was charging ahead of them. It was a dereliction of duty and a shame for the guards.

“Fight for the mayor!”

The guards roared and followed Su Chen out of the collapsed stone wall. The greater rats outside the wall were miserable. Those who were less affected by the lightning ball were shaking as if they were drunk.

Those who were hit by the Lightning Ball were twitching on the ground, losing their ability to fight.

Another one was hit by the Lightning Ball and fell straight into the sea of fire caused by the molotov cocktails. It kept twitching, and its entire body was charred black.

The guards had not felt relief like this for a long period of time.

After all, the old mayor was a retired knight, and he was also a frontline soldier in the defense town. In the past, he would lead them to fight against the monsters, but he died due to heavy injuries, he passed the mayorship to his young son, who was only 19 years old. The talents of the new mayor were mediocre, and his management ability was not outstanding.

Since then, the pressure on the guards began to increase.

As the monsters harassed the town more and more frequently, the casualties of the town’s combat forces became heavier and heavier.

The remaining people began to despair. As the number of monsters increased, they knew that they would all eventually die.

Today, however, the mayor seemed to be possessed by a god of war.

His extraordinary bravery gave them inexplicable hope in their hearts. This young mayor could lead them to survival!

They could not help but put more effort into slaughtering the giant rats in front of them..

At the south wall.

The sky had already begun to brighten, but the sun had yet to rise.

Ian finished killing the last giant rat.

He waved the heavy knight’s spear in his hand and threw away all the flesh and blood attached to it.

He was very tired today. He did not sleep at night to deal with the mess left by the monster attacks yesterday. He had wanted to discuss with the mayor about the development strategy of the town in the early morning, but he did not expect the monster to attack again.

He did not remember how many nights he had not slept well. He rubbed his slightly swollen and drowsy forehead. It was not the time to rest yet, because he still had to support Su Chen in the east.

He was entrusted by the old mayor and promised to support and take care of Su Chen. The old mayor had saved his life, so he had to repay him.

Therefore, he rushed to the east wall without stopping. Although there were not many greater rats in the east, he remembered the battle yesterday. The mayor had almost died behind him, so it was better to be safe today. He also brought a few guards with him.

‘I wonder if this kid is still alive. It seems that I have to train him more in the future! Otherwise, he’ll easily die in the battle,’ Ian thought..