"A hare?"
Bai Zhe's heart skipped a beat, a surge of excitement rising inside him. Today's luck was good—first he encountered a pheasant, and now a hare.
This hare was about 40 centimeters long and particularly plump, capable of granting 100 Evolution Points.
If he could catch this hare, his total Evolution Points would reach 450.
However, hares were not easy prey.
These animals were extremely alert, very fast, and highly agile. Bai Zhe once saw a video online where two wolves chased a hare, but the hare used sudden drifting maneuvers to shake off the wolves.
Slowly, Bai Zhe crept closer to the hare. When he was about one meter away, the hare stopped eating and stood up to look around.
Suddenly, the hare turned its head and locked eyes with Bai Zhe.
Sensing danger, Bai Zhe immediately launched an attack.
With a swift motion, his snake head shot beside the hare, biting its hind leg.
But the hare kicked fiercely, breaking free and sprinting away, disappearing from Bai Zhe's sight in seconds.
Watching the hare's fleeing direction, Bai Zhe was not frustrated but calmly followed.
As he moved, he flicked his tongue, sensing the air's scent.
After crawling 400 to 500 meters, Bai Zhe's gaze fixed ahead.
There lay the hare, panting heavily- the same one he had bitten earlier.
At the moment of biting, Bai Zhe injected venom via his Venomous Fangs. The hare's frantic escape had likely spread the venom throughout its body.
The venom also emitted a chemical signal, revealing the hare's fallen location to Bai Zhe.
Approaching, Bai Zhe watched the hare's gradual death, then opened his mouth to swallow it.
But just then, he paused and looked up.
Across from him, a snake slithered toward him.
The snake was about the same length as Bai Zhe, brownish with two black longitudinal stripes on its back.
A Black-Headed Snake.
Bai Zhe recognized it as the same one he had seen earlier near the big pine tree while scouting his territory.
Back then, he was only about one meter long and chose not to hunt the larger Black-Headed Snake.
He had explored roughly a two-kilometer radius around the pine tree without encountering this snake again, so it was a surprise to meet it here.
And judging by its attitude, it seemed to want to steal the prey Bai Zhe had painstakingly caught.
Focusing intently on the Black-Headed Snake, Bai Zhe flicked his tongue, sending out a warning signal.
In his mind, the system's voice sounded.
[Target locked: Black-Headed Snake! Devouring grants 80 Evolution Points.]
At the system's notification, Bai Zhe's eyes changed strangely as he looked at the Black-Headed Snake.
Was this a buy-one-get-one deal?
Originally, he only wanted to protect his prey, but the system's prompt suggested the Black-Headed Snake could also become his food.
Though the Black-Headed Snake's size was similar to his, it lacked Venomous Fangs.
Snakes generally weren't fast, and the two were very close—if the Black-Headed Snake tried to escape now, it wouldn't get the chance.
It was basically Evolution Points delivered to his mouth.
Thinking this, Bai Zhe couldn't help but smile, scrutinizing the Black-Headed Snake, considering where to strike first.
Meanwhile, the Black-Headed Snake continued flicking its tongue at Bai Zhe, trying to drive him away and claim the hare.
It planned to steal Bai Zhe's prey, but Bai Zhe had other ideas.
Perhaps because Bai Zhe didn't retreat, the Black-Headed Snake suddenly moved slowly toward him, mouth slightly open, ready to attack.
Seeing this, Bai Zhe was stunned—he hadn't attacked first, yet the Black-Headed Snake was preparing to attack him.
Feeling a chill, Bai Zhe's body slowly moved back, guarding his heart area.
On snakes, the heart is the most vulnerable spot—hence the saying "hit the snake's seven-inch."
Whoosh!
The Black-Headed Snake lunged at Bai Zhe suddenly, but Bai Zhe reacted quickly, shifting his body to dodge.
His head snapped forward in a counterattack.
The Black-Headed Snake narrowly avoided the strike, but Bai Zhe was ready—his muscles tensed for a double strike and lunged again.
This time, the Black-Headed Snake couldn't dodge and was bitten on the waist.
In pain, the Black-Headed Snake turned to bite Bai Zhe, but Bai Zhe swiftly released and moved aside, calmly watching the Black-Headed Snake.
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