"Finally, it's gone."
Bai Zhe poked his head out, looking up at the sky several times, then cautiously crawled his entire body out of the bushes.
Exhaling softly, he flicked his tongue and suddenly his eyes lit up as he crawled off in a certain direction.
After a short while, Bai Zhe stopped and slipped into a dense cluster of bushes.
After moving a few steps inside, he halted.
In front of him lay a gray hare.
Though this hare had previously escaped the Falcon's claws, it was severely injured and hadn't gotten far before collapsing to the ground.
Bai Zhe slowly slithered over; the hare's eyes were closed—apparently dead.
Without hesitation, Bai Zhe began swallowing the hare bit by bit.
Then, he simply lay quietly among the bushes, waiting for the hare in his stomach to digest.
After about half an hour, the hare was fully digested.
[Ding, Host successfully gained 100 Evolution Points.]
[Sufficient Evolution Points obtained; Host evolution conditions met.]
[This evolution will take ten minutes. Please ensure the surrounding environment is safe.]
[Would you like to start this evolution?]
At this moment, system prompts rang in Bai Zhe's mind, but he chose not to evolve just yet.
By now, the sky was growing dark.
He planned to return to the squirrel's nest before starting the evolution.
When Bai Zhe arrived at the nest, darkness had fully fallen.
Little Ma, the worried squirrel, relaxed upon seeing Bai Zhe return, then settled beside its stash of food and fell fast asleep.
However, Bai Zhe did not fall asleep like Little Ma.
Instead, he thought, "System, initiate evolution."
Upon this command, a strange sensation surged through his body.
Bai Zhe was no longer surprised; he rubbed his body lightly against the tree bark.
After ten minutes, he successfully shed his skin—the evolution was complete.
At this time, he clearly felt his body had grown larger; staying inside the tree hollow already felt cramped.
Enduring this discomfort, Bai Zhe immediately summoned his system panel:
Evolution Level: 6
Evolution Points: 35/3000
Skill Points: 9
Length: 2.2m
Skills: Venomous Fangs (3/5), Phosphorus Armor Resistance (2/5), Quick Digestion (2/5)
Fame Points: 11,024
...
After this evolution, his length had reached 2.2 meters, a rather intimidating size.
After all, a double bed's length is about 2.2 meters, so Bai Zhe was now as long as a bed.
With his current size, he could be considered a semi-adult Forest Anaconda.
After feeling excited, Bai Zhe suddenly fell silent.
He noticed a problem.
With his larger size, the tree hollow was no longer suitable for him to live in.
Now he had to keep half of his body pressed against the tree bark, or else he would encroach on Little Ma's living space.
Also, this time evolution required 3,000 Evolution Points.
In this area, it was unclear when he could gather so many points.
Perhaps it was time to leave.
Bai Zhe glanced at the sleeping Little Ma and sighed softly.
To be honest, after spending so long with this little squirrel, he felt reluctant to leave.
Although Little Ma couldn't communicate with him, he regarded it like a friend.
Every time he returned from hunting and saw it, he felt relaxed.
If he left, he'd return to the cold, lonely life of a lone snake in the wilderness.
He hesitated but knew he had no choice.
To evolve faster and become stronger, he had to leave.
After a moment of silence, Bai Zhe collected himself and refocused on his attribute panel.
"I have nine Skill Points now. I can upgrade 'Phosphorus Armor Resistance' one more time."
The thought flashed through his mind, and without hesitation, he added a point to that skill.
Instantly, the skill level rose to 2/5.
Having done this, Bai Zhe fell into a deep sleep.
...
The next morning, Bai Zhe woke early.
He glanced at Little Ma, who was rubbing the sleep from its eyes.
Little Ma was no longer as surprised by Bai Zhe's grown size but still curiously studied him.
Bai Zhe slowly crawled over and gently rubbed his head against Little Ma's.
Little Ma squinted, clearly enjoying it.
After several minutes, Bai Zhe stopped and looked deeply at Little Ma.
Little Ma's expression was very content, and it cheerfully chirped twice as Bai Zhe looked at it.
Bai Zhe slowly crawled out of the hollow and onto the ground, where he stared at the large pine tree before him.
He was preparing to leave today.
At this moment, he was saying his final goodbyes to everything here.
Little Ma emerged from the hollow, chirped twice at Bai Zhe, then disappeared into the forest.
It did not notice anything unusual.
After Little Ma left, Bai Zhe turned and crawled away.
He did not head deeper into the woods.
Because he had one more task.
Leaving the dense thicket, Bai Zhe's body was exposed in the open clearing.
He moved across the open ground without trying to hide.
About an hour later, a shadow suddenly passed overhead.
Bai Zhe stopped immediately and looked up.
A Falcon was soaring above.
Perhaps seeking revenge, or helping Little Ma by eliminating a powerful enemy, Bai Zhe decided to hunt the Falcon before he left.
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