So I think it's important to declare how many rats I'm facing. If there are 1000 rats infront of me I can maybe take out 398 before the rest overwhelm me but I want to imagine that this is supposed to be a fair fight off the bat so I would face a number where I could take out all but 1.
So I could face 399 rats in open field combat, I would tuck my pantlegs into my boots and flail my arms as I start stomping them by the dozens because I know these fuckers are gonna start stacking and world war z me, as soon as their mass gets to about my waist I sweep the leg breaking their formation and taking tons of them out. 350 rats are dead now, I'm exhausted, the last 49 are circling me in groups of 7 trying to pincer me. Good thing I mained Eddy in Tekken because my latent capoeira skills kick in and I swiftly take out the last few packs. Panic strikes me as I look down and only count 348 bodies, then I hear the sound of the last rat behind me, got me lookin like Julius Cheesar as he dds specs me in the back.