As the rats swarmed him, Leo gritted his teeth in a snarl of pure fury.
They had an unspoken agreement!
"You'll regret this!" he roared.
This was different from the Static. The Broker only commanded a finite number of rats, and by killing them, Leo could inflict real damage upon their master.
But these rats could inflict real damage on him, too. After all, they were flesh and blood.
Five of the creatures leaped onto him at once.
His right