Rumbles echoed from within the dark crevice, as a giant rat pushed its head through the gap in the rocks. A large group of Ratmen lay on the back of the giant rat, moving through the tunnel and emerging on the inside of the cavern.
The space was quite narrow, shaped like a crescent moon; the giant rat came out and was very close to the shuttle machine, the rest of the Ratmen jumped off its back, surrounding the shuttle, making fine, chirping noises.
"What do you want to do?" Xu Yang sent a message outside.
"To save the Saint," a decrepit voice echoed in the dark, "I have heard you have the ability to bring her back."
It must be the Ratmen's new Leader or interim Leader, Xu Yang thought. And he had no idea where this new Rat King stood now.
"Make the Ratmen back off and put down your weapons," Xu Yang ordered.
"Unlike our four-legged kin, we are no longer accustomed to the sensation of being empty-handed."