At Bai Zhe's current size, to the rat he was just a slightly larger reptile; if caught, he would surely become a snack.
The rat twitched its nose and occasionally used its front paws to dig through the fallen leaves in search of fruits and insects.
Luckily, Bai Zhe was well hidden; the rat passed close by without noticing him.
About ten minutes later, the rat moved away, and Bai Zhe slipped out of hiding.
Flicking his tongue, he chose a direction and continued wandering.
After some searching, Bai Zhe found many targets.
For example, Forest Frogs — but these were adults, about seven or eight centimeters long, far beyond what Bai Zhe could handle now.
To prey on such targets, Bai Zhe would have to evolve first.
"Hiss! Hiss!"
Bai Zhe flicked his tongue in the air, then retracted it into his mouth's vomeronasal organ to analyze the chemical signals gathered.
Suddenly, Bai Zhe sensed a special scent.
It was the smell of prey!
Bai Zhe flicked his tongue several times and quickly locked onto the direction the scent was coming from, then launched a swift attack!
Soon, Bai Zhe located the prey.
It was a group of Army Ants. Strictly speaking, Bai Zhe's target was not the ants but a plump white grub, about three centimeters long, being dragged by the ants.
[Ding, target discovered: Army Ant! Devouring gains 0.01 Evolution Points.]
[Ding, target discovered: Rhinoceros Beetle Larva! Devouring gains 1 Evolution Point.]
The system voice rang in Bai Zhe's mind.
Without hesitation, Bai Zhe snatched the grub from the army ants and swallowed it whole.
As for the army ants, Bai Zhe ignored them; the Evolution Points gained from devouring them were too few, and the ant colony was very dangerous. He dared not linger.
If caught by the army ants, Bai Zhe could face big trouble.
Quickly distancing himself from the ant colony, Bai Zhe rolled in the pile of dry leaves to shake off the ants clinging to him.
Then he didn't hesitate to eat the few annoying army ants.
Though one army ant only gave 0.01 Evolution Points, Every bit counts — can't waste even mosquito legs.
"I'll search a little longer; whether I catch anything or not, it's almost time to return to the shelter!"
Flicking his tongue, Bai Zhe continued wandering under the cloak of night.
Passing through a patch of grass, Bai Zhe suddenly stopped.
"That is..."
An extremely exciting scent wafted in the air.
He excitedly raised his neck and lifted his head high.
Through the gaps between the grass leaves, Bai Zhe saw a bird's nest!
A strong smell of fresh blood continuously emanated from the nest.
There was life inside the nest!
This was a major discovery!
The nest was small, seemingly belonging to a small species of sparrow.
Bai Zhe crawled up through the grass and quickly approached the nest.
Then he saw four little Ma sparrow chicks without feathers lying inside.
"Great, so late and their parents haven't returned!"
Bai Zhe was ecstatic!
[Ding, target discovered: Juvenile Black-chested Sparrow! Devouring gains 2 Evolution Points.]
"2 Evolution Points each, four of them means 8 points! That means I can evolve!"
Bai Zhe flicked his tongue excitedly.
He desperately needed an evolution!
Currently, Bai Zhe was too weak, struggling to survive in the perilous jungle.
He had to get stronger quickly!
Without hesitation, Bai Zhe opened his "gaping mouth," bit off the head of one sparrow, and swallowed it whole.
Following suit, he devoured the remaining three sparrows.
Bai Zhe had no aversion to eating live prey; after all, he was now a Forest Anaconda, and the desire to feed outweighed everything.
After the full meal, Bai Zhe quickly left the grass patch and crawled back to his shelter.
Perhaps Bai Zhe's luck had turned, as he encountered several prey on the way back, including a smaller lizard and a few crickets.
But he was already too full, which affected his movement.
So Bai Zhe showed no desire to hunt, ignored them, and headed straight to the termite nest.
The dark and enclosed termite nest gave Bai Zhe precious safety, allowing him to digest the bloody meal in peace.
Coiling his body into an irregular circle, he fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, when the sun rose,
[Ding, congratulations to Host for gaining 8 Evolution Points.]
The system voice woke the sleeping Bai Zhe.
[Ding, Host's Evolution Points have reached the requirement, successfully triggering an evolution event. This evolution will take five minutes. Please pay attention to your surroundings.]
[Start evolution?]
"Yes!"
Bai Zhe replied without hesitation.
[Ding, evolution begins!]
Instantly, Bai Zhe felt a warm current flow through his slender body.
He felt as if soaking in a hot spring, warm and comfortable.
The warm current continually washed over his body, every cell rejoicing.
After five minutes, the warmth faded.
Bai Zhe snapped out of his relaxed state and twisted his body slightly, feeling something shedding from him.
Looking carefully, he found a shedded skin.
Moreover, Bai Zhe noticed his body was clearly thicker and longer.
He felt the termite nest was now cramped and almost too small to hold him.
[Ding, congratulations to Host for successful evolution, Evolution Level increased to 2, rewarded with 5 Skill Points.]
[Ding, detected skills available for Host to learn, view now?]
Bai Zhe was momentarily stunned, then ecstatic.
Growing larger and stronger was joyful, and learning skills would let Bai Zhe advance faster and farther on the path to strength.
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