[Target Locked: Goat! Devouring it will yield 500 Evolution Points.]
As Bai Zhe stared at the goat, the system's voice rang out in his mind. Hearing this, his eyes lit up.
A single goat could provide so many Evolution Points—what a rich target!
If he could devour two goats, he could level up.
But this was just a thought. With his current strength, he couldn't devour a goat yet.
He estimated that once his body reached four to five meters long, he could start targeting bigger animals like goats.
Still, spotting this goat lifted his spirits. Judging by the situation, the prey resources in this area were indeed plentiful. Also, along the way, he hadn't seen any competitors.
It seemed like he was the only apex predator here.
But just as this thought emerged-
"Awooo!"
A howl rang out, and Bai Zhe's gaze immediately focused in that direction.
In his sight appeared a brown figure.
After emerging, the creature howled again and began sprinting toward the goat. The goat, startled while grazing, panicked and fled in another direction.
As Bai Zhe observed the newcomer, the system's prompt echoed in his mind.
[Target Locked: Jackal! Devouring it will yield 350 Evolution Points.]
Bai Zhe's expression grew serious.
Jackals were known carnivores, resembling wolves in appearance and often mentioned together with them.
There's even the term "Jackal-wolf," describing vicious and cruel people—originally referring to these two animals.
Like wolves, Jackals were pack animals. A small group might have two to three, while large packs could include seven or eight, or even more than a dozen.
If one Jackal was here, its companions were likely nearby.
Sure enough, as Bai Zhe thought this, another Jackal appeared from the direction the goat had fled.
Clearly, the first Jackal had served only to drive the goat into an ambush.
Bai Zhe could tell that the goat was now surrounded on all sides by the rest of the pack.
On the mountain slope, the goat tried to escape leftward after seeing another predator ahead—but another Jackal blocked its way.
Then, two more Jackals appeared from other directions.
Now five Jackals had formed an encirclement, tightening it step by step around the goat.
Panicked, the goat bleated in place and, with a desperate charge, tried to break through the left side.
The Jackal stationed there reacted quickly and bit into the goat's hindquarters, with its front paws gripping the goat's back.
Dragging the Jackal, the goat's speed dropped instantly. At that moment, the other Jackals pounced and bit into the goat, taking it down swiftly.
The ending was predictable—the goat was torn apart by the Jackals.
The five Jackals stood around the goat's body, tearing flesh with their jaws as the air filled with the scent of blood.
Watching from a tree branch, Bai Zhe didn't feel uncomfortable at all. In fact, he even felt the urge to jump in for a share.
But he didn't act rashly. If it were a one-on-one, he'd dare fight a Jackal. But against five? Even the chosen one could die recklessly.
About half an hour later, the Jackals finished their meal, leaving behind only a few gnawed bones.
The five Jackals then ran off into the desolate mountains.
Once they were gone, Bai Zhe slithered down from the tree and crawled out of the forest into the open mountain area.
Despite the presence of Jackals, he still wanted to explore this terrain.
He climbed a taller hill and looked ahead. This barren mountain terrain stretched far, with no trees until the distant horizon.
Turning his gaze back, he inspected the nearby area.
The ground here had a layer of shallow, tender grass, with signs of grazing in some places.
No wonder goats appeared here—this tender grass was their favorite.
By now, the sun was setting, casting a soft glow over the landscape and giving the scenery a hazy beauty.
But Bai Zhe wasn't in the mood to enjoy it.
His attention was caught by a dark hole in the ground. If he wasn't mistaken, it was a hare hole.
Hares were known to dig many burrows.
Hence the saying: "A wily hare has three burrows."
Night was falling, but Bai Zhe didn't plan to return to the cave. He intended to spend the night here and take his time investigating this mountain area.
For now, however, he wasn't going to explore further. Darkness was setting in—it was time to rest.
And his resting place? That very hare hole.
He poked his head inside to check. Once he confirmed it wasn't a snake hole, he slowly slithered in.
If it had been a snake hole, Bai Zhe would've smelled the scent of his own kind.
But he detected no such odor in this burrow.
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