Two mongooses suddenly appeared—one large and one small. The larger one was about seventy to eighty centimeters long, while the smaller one was only about thirty to forty centimeters. Both shared the same body features: small heads, pointed snouts, and long tails. That large tail accounted for nearly half their body length.
]As Bai Zhe observed these two mongooses, the system's voice rang in his mind.
[Target Locked: mongoose! Devouring yields 150 Evolution Points.]
[Target Locked: juvenile mongoose! Devouring yields 50 Evolution Points.]
Hearing the system's announcement, Bai Zhe scrutinized the two mongooses, feeling no fear toward these natural enemies. Instead, he looked at them like they were delicious prey.
Bai Zhe was no longer the weakling he once was. When he first encountered mongooses while escaping a forest fire, he had been afraid of them hunting him. But now, facing these two, he felt no dread—only the urge to hunt them.
"Huff, huff..."
The two mongooses breathed heavily as they stepped closer to Bai Zhe. Despite Bai Zhe's two-meter length, the mongooses showed no fear. Perhaps to them, any snake, no matter how big, was just a tasty meal.
After all, snakes were much slower than mongooses.
When the mongooses came within about half a meter, the larger one reached out a paw to tease Bai Zhe, but Bai Zhe ignored it.
He had watched nature documentaries before and was familiar with the mongooses' strategy when attacking snakes. They would provoke the snake into striking repeatedly, then use their agility to dodge until the snake was exhausted—then they would kill it.
The larger mongoose, seeing its tactic fail, suddenly moved even closer and swiped its paw at Bai Zhe. At that moment, Bai Zhe's muscles tensed, and his head shot forward like a coiled spring.
The mongoose was startled and recoiled, but too slowly—Bai Zhe bit its neck hard. A dose of venom entered its flesh, and Bai Zhe immediately released his grip.
His gaze then turned to the juvenile mongoose. Without hesitation, he lunged at it.
"Chirp! Chirp!"
Startled, the young mongoose cried out. It was confused and anxious, watching its mother fall while wanting to check on her, but Bai Zhe's rapid approach scared it away.
Before it could react, Bai Zhe had already lunged and bitten the young mongoose, killing it with venom within about a minute.
After swallowing the juvenile mongoose, Bai Zhe returned to find the larger mongoose lying dead on the ground.
He chuckled at the foolish mongoose, which had approached him boldly—unlike other small animals that fled upon seeing him, this one had assumed he was just another snake and had tried to hunt him, only to become the prey itself.
After digesting the smaller mongoose, Bai Zhe swallowed the larger one as well.
Two hundred Evolution Points earned.
Bai Zhe smacked his lips in satisfaction but didn't linger, dragging his swollen body forward to continue his journey.
The migration passed uneventfully, and five days later, Bai Zhe finally stopped.
Surrounded by a dense forest full of trees and bushes, and many small animals, he judged this place perfect for survival.
The prey resources here were likely enough for two or three evolutions.
Resolved, Bai Zhe began searching for a suitable dwelling.
For a snake his size, finding an appropriate home wasn't easy, but after nearly three hours of searching, he found a suitable place.
He looked up at a cliff ahead. Midway down was a cave about the height of a person.
At the cliff's base lay a pond, a bit larger than two basketball courts.
At the pond's edge, Bai Zhe spotted several sizable fish swimming, some around fifteen centimeters long.
He smiled, thinking that if food became scarce, he could always catch fish to fill his belly.
With a swift motion, Bai Zhe slid into the water and swam directly across to the cliff.
After a short while, he climbed into the cave on the cliff.
The cave was over ten meters deep, large enough to accommodate him.
He climbed onto a protruding stone ledge inside and lay down.
It was late, and the migration had drained him, so he closed his eyes to rest.
He planned to recuperate fully before exploring his territory.
Bai Zhe stayed in the cave for two days, restoring his energy and spirit.
During this time, he only went out once—to fish in the pond below.
Being a natural swimmer, Bai Zhe easily caught seven or eight fish, which provided 115 Evolution Points.
Now, his total Evolution Points reached 1,924, making the seventh evolution imminent.
He also realized something he had overlooked: the pond beneath the cave was an excellent hunting spot.
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