Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Fierce Battle with the Mutant Snake

TL: Etude

“What the hell is going on!”

“We are firm materialists!”

“It must be the Dragon King Temple showing its divine power, which is why those dead fish disappeared. What’s there to panic about!”

Boss Peng snorted, then strutted forward, whistling as he walked.

With the stock market soaring, he had made quite a bit of money!

He felt like he was about to embrace the dawn of success!

Ah San was dumbfounded by Boss Peng’s words.

A self-proclaimed materialist, yet he releases fish and worships at the Dragon King Temple?

No wonder he’s the boss.

Ah San muttered internally.

Without further hesitation, he followed Boss Peng away.

“Wait for me!”

The bald man quickly followed them, crossing the stone bridge and leaving the area.

As he walked, he glanced back and saw a faint red glow flicker within the Hualong Pond.

What was that!?

Seeing this, the bald man was startled!

“Boss Peng! There seems to be something in the pond!” He couldn’t help but shout.

“Something?”

“What kind of thing?”

Both Boss Peng and Ah San turned to look back.

Upon closer inspection, they saw nothing unusual in the pond.

“I just saw a red light flicker.”

The bald man looked again but saw only the moonlight reflecting off the water, with no trace of red light.

“Are you sure you didn’t see it wrong?”

“Stop being paranoid, let’s go.”

Boss Peng said impatiently.

He needed to go back and manage his stocks since they were skyrocketing again. It felt fantastic!

“Alright.” The bald man nodded immediately.

For some reason, he had an instinctive feeling that something was eerie about the Hualong Pond. The cool evening breeze made his scalp tingle.

He couldn’t wait to drive away from there.

Devouring an adult scavenger fish, gained 30 evolution points.

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After reaching a body length of 1.1 meters, Lin Hao’s overall strength had significantly increased. As he continued to devour the scavenger fish, the system notifications kept coming.

Refreshing!

Just as Lin Hao finished devouring the last scavenger fish, he felt a sudden sense of being watched!

Turning sharply, he saw a pair of blood-red eyes glaring at him from behind!

The mutant snake!

It had returned!

Hiss!

In an instant, the mutant snake charged at him with incredible speed, glaring at Lin Hao as if it saw its mortal enemy!

Warning! The opponent’s combat power is slightly higher than the host’s!

As Lin Hao prepared to turn and flee, the system notification appeared quickly.

Slightly higher combat power than his own!?

This was a slight change from the previous warning.

If it was only slightly higher…

“Goddamn it!” Lin Hao was furious.

He decided not to run. He was going to confront this mutant snake head-on!

As the mutant snake charged at Lin Hao, it opened its massive, blood-red mouth wide!

Lin Hao could clearly see its sharp fangs!

Iron Scales!

He roared, and in an instant, his scales hardened immensely!

From his previous experience, Lin Hao knew that the mutant snake’s fangs couldn’t penetrate his Iron Scales.

Bang!

As the snake bit into his body, a dull thud echoed.

Although its fangs were sharp, they couldn’t pierce through Lin Hao’s body.

Powerful Tail Slap!

Lin Hao swung his tail fiercely, slamming it into the mutant snake’s head!

The impact left the snake dazed.

“You beast, this is the second time, and you still haven’t learned your lesson!” Lin Hao sneered.

This time, he didn’t retreat. Instead, he charged at the mutant snake!

Opening his jaws, filled with serrated teeth, he bit into its body!

While Lin Hao’s teeth weren’t very sharp, his biting power had increased significantly after evolving to this level.

He clamped down hard on the snake’s body!

Hiss!

The snake, dazed from the tail slap, regained its senses and started to struggle wildly. It opened its mouth again, trying to bite Lin Hao.

The effect of Iron Scales quickly wore off, but Lin Hao’s Black Iron Scales were incredibly tough!

The snake’s fangs still couldn’t fully penetrate, though Lin Hao felt the painful pressure on his body.

I’m going to bite you to death!

Lin Hao thrashed his body wildly, his jaws locked onto the snake’s flesh.

The mutant snake tried to coil around Lin Hao, attempting to crush him, but its body was already half-bitten through!

Blood flowed freely, dispersing with the water to other parts of the pond.

The snake struggled even more violently now.

“Struggle, keep struggling!”

Lin Hao was relentless. His Black Iron Scales were like a special armor. Despite the snake’s frantic bites, it only managed to break a few scales. But with a fierce bite, Lin Hao severed the snake’s body into two halves!

The mutant snake, with half its body torn off, tried to escape, but Lin Hao wouldn’t let this opportunity slip.

He darted forward, biting into the snake’s body and shaking it wildly.

He quickly tore off another chunk of flesh and swallowed it whole!

Lin Hao was now in a frenzy, devouring and tearing apart the snake!

Soon, the snake stopped struggling, seemingly losing all signs of life.

It was dead.

“Is that all?”

“You really thought you could kill me!?”

Lin Hao exhaled sharply.

He opened his mouth and continued to chew on the snake’s body.

The snake’s meat was tough and chewy. After a while, his mouth started to feel sore.

He didn’t know how long he had been eating, but eventually, after swallowing even the snake’s head, the system notification appeared again.

Devouring mutant red-spotted carp snake, gained 500 evolution points.

Five hundred points!

As the system notification rang out, Lin Hao was astonished.

This snake provided a lot of evolution points!

“But it’s still not enough.”

“If only there were more of these mutant snakes.”

Lin Hao couldn’t help but sigh.

As his level continued to rise, the evolution points needed for further upgrades also increased.

At that moment, a golden icon appeared in the lower left corner of the system panel!

“Right! The previous task was completed!”

He remembered that completing the task would grant him a new skill!