At first, Bai Zhe planned to eat a small monkey, but after being gang-attacked, he gave up hunting.
Yet the monkeys had been arrogant before, so their defeat was deserved.
Just then, he sensed a muffled sound nearby.
Snakes are sensitive to ground vibrations, so he guessed another monkey might have fallen from a bee attack.
His eyes lit up—today's harvest might be good!
He was right. Approaching the sound, he found a small monkey lying there.
This wasn't the one he hunted before but smaller, and it gave him 100 Evolution Points.
Counting this, his total harvest was 300 Evolution Points today.
"Hmm, I wonder if the bees have gone."
Bai Zhe looked toward the beehive. If the bees had left, he could claim the hive and taste the honey.
But as he approached the hive, he stopped suddenly, shocked.
Opposite him, an animal with golden fur was sniffing the hive, licking honey with its tongue.
The animal was over a meter long, with its tail taking half its length.
Bai Zhe chuckled—he had barely left when a thief appeared wanting the honey.
But his possessions weren't easily stolen.
Squinting, Bai Zhe moved slowly, circling behind the animal and sneaking close.
[Target locked: Honey Bear! Devouring grants 200 Evolution Points.]
This "Honey Bear" would give Evolution Points comparable to the adult monkey, pleasing Bai Zhe.
Two hundred points were significant.
The two black leaf monkeys had given him 320 points; if he caught this honey bear, today's total would reach 520.
And it was only half a day in.
Though excited, Bai Zhe appeared cautious.
The honey bear had its paws on the hive, trying to tear it open, unaware of the three-meter Forest Anaconda two meters behind.
When they were about a meter apart, Bai Zhe struck.
His body shot forward like an arrow, startling the honey bear into jumping.
But Bai Zhe had anticipated this, redirected mid-air, and bit the bear's leg.
He quickly coiled around it, using his strength to crush its bones with several crisp snaps.
Blood gushed from the bear's mouth, its organs crushed.
Confirming its death, Bai Zhe swallowed it.
Looking at the hive, Bai Zhe hesitated. He had planned to break it open and taste the honey.
But after the honey bear's death, he had a new idea.
The forest was full of honey-loving animals; maybe he could use the hive as a trap to lure prey.
Without delay, Bai Zhe wrapped the hive with his tail and moved it about a hundred meters away.
The previous spot smelled of blood, which might alert other honey seekers.
After placing the hive near a shrub, he hid nearby.
His camouflage matched the dry leaves well, making him nearly invisible.
After about an hour, the first visitor was a small bird.
The bird was agile but gave few Evolution Points, so Bai Zhe scared it off instead of hunting.
Soon after, a large field mouse cautiously emerged and sniffed the area, running toward the hive.
Bai Zhe focused, not moving to avoid scaring it away.
The mouse looked around cautiously, then reached the hive and started to eat the honey.
Suddenly, a shadow leapt from the bushes and bit its neck.
Bai Zhe's sharp teeth crushed the mouse's neck, and he swallowed it.
He returned to wait silently.
Several small animals came next, mostly field mice.
Using the hive trap, he gained 330 Evolution Points in half a day.
At night, Bai Zhe dragged the hive close and slept beside it to prevent animals from stealing it.
He hunted this way for three days, changing locations to keep prey abundant.
Over a hundred field mice died by his belly.
He also caught other animals like the honey bears, consuming three in these days.
His total Evolution Points reached 4,750.
He was close to the 6,000 needed for evolution.
Notably, he saw the monkey group once more during those days, but they kept their distance, no longer provoking him.
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