Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 24

Chapter 24: The Thing Beneath the Pool

TL: Etude

“Wait for me.”

At this moment, Luo Yue wiped away a few tears from her eyes, returning to her original cold demeanor as she stood up.

“Luo Xue…”

Lin Hao looked at her, wanting to call out, but no sound came from his throat.

Luo Xue, who had been about to turn and leave, glanced at the Hualong Pond, seeming a bit hesitant.

“Impossible.”

She thought for a moment, then shook her head and left the area.

“Sigh, if only I could speak.”

Lin Hao sighed. Right now, he couldn’t talk. If he showed up rashly, Luo Xue might very well kill him on the spot. After all, to others, he was just a mutant creature.

From Luo Xue’s monologue, he managed to glean some information. Luo Xue’s disappearance years ago was because she had been conscripted into a national organization named HXLZ to conduct biological research. There, she dissected various organisms, studying their structures and even some special cells within them. The virus was discovered from the bodies of these mutant creatures. This virus could either kill organisms or cause them to mutate and evolve—something that current Earth technology couldn’t comprehend. Moreover, for unknown reasons, this virus began to spread across Earth.

“ET, that must be a code name for those creatures, right?”

“Extraterrestrial life forms?”

Piecing together the recent information, Lin Hao felt more and more that the changes happening in the world were terrifying. Mutant creatures were appearing with increasing frequency, and now there were humanoid beings, or ETs.

“Even with my current strength, if that ET fell into the water, I probably couldn’t kill it.”

Although evolving to this level in such a short time was impressive, the current situation filled him with a sense of urgency, which only grew stronger.

Night soon fell. Perhaps due to the influence of his divine ability, many wild animals started appearing around the area at night. Mice, wild rabbits, wild boars—there were quite a few wild animals, and many birds as well.

“The influence of this divine ability seems quite significant.”

“The vegetation around here also seems to be thriving.”

In the water, Lin Hao observed the surroundings, murmuring to himself. Seeing a wild boar drinking at the shore, he felt a twinge of excitement. Wild boars seemed to be abundant here, as he had spotted several at night recently. However, capturing and dragging a wild boar into the water seemed difficult.

At that moment, a flock of small emerald birds flew by the lake. Lin Hao’s entire body shot out of the water, snapping his jaws and catching two of the birds.

Splash!

With a spray of water, his large body re-entered the water. With a few bites, he swallowed the two birds whole.

“Swallowing a common emerald bird, gained 60 evolution points.”

“Swallowing a common emerald bird, gained 60 evolution points.”

The system prompt quickly came through. In total, he gained 120 evolution points from the two emerald birds.

“Better than nothing,” Lin Hao said helplessly.

There wasn’t much left around here for him to devour. To gain more evolution points, he needed to teleport to other areas.

This Hualong Pond currently served as his transit station.

“And here, there must be something.”

Lin Hao swam to another area, eyeing the accumulation of mud at the bottom.

After those people used the ultrasonic repellent and left, there had been some commotion here. From within the pond, he could clearly sense significant movements.

“There’s definitely something.”

“And it’s very likely a mutant creature.”

Thinking of this, Lin Hao felt a mix of anticipation and headache. If it was indeed a mutant creature, it wouldn’t be like an ordinary one. He wasn’t sure if he could defeat it.

“Forget it, no need to overthink it.”

“For now, I need to evolve to the strongest state possible!”

As soon as midnight struck, the system prompt appeared once again.

Task Refreshed

Last night, there had also been a task refresh prompt, but it was still the previous tasks.

“Let’s see.”

Normal Task: Devour 100 Scavenger Fish (75/100) (Reward: Enhanced Tooth Sharpness)

Normal Task: Devour 100 Grass Carp (0/100) (Reward: Enhanced Tooth Sharpness)

Normal Task: Devour 100 Crucian Carp (0/100) (Reward: Enhanced Speed)

Normal Task: Devour 10 Eels (0/10)

Difficult Task: Devour 10 Mutant Creatures (1/10)

“So many tasks!?”

Seeing the newly refreshed tasks, Lin Hao’s eyes brightened slightly.

“Devouring 100 grass carp and 100 crucian carp should be achievable.”

“There are plenty of these fish in the Hanshui River.”

“As for eels, I haven’t encountered them before.”

Looking at these newly refreshed tasks, he felt a bit excited. Completing these tasks would significantly enhance his abilities.

“I wonder if there are any more scavenger fish. I only need 25 more to complete the task.”

Enhancing tooth sharpness was very beneficial for him at this stage. Devouring 100 grass carp also rewarded enhanced tooth sharpness. Completing both tasks would make his teeth much sharper and more pointed.

“I’ll rest tonight and tackle it tomorrow.”

Time flew by, and soon it was the next day.

“Have you heard? Several people died in the Eastern District.”

“Really? What happened?”

“I heard a strange person with a knife cut those people in half!”

“Don’t scare me like that, that’s too unbelievable…”

“……”

At noon, many people had gathered. With his increasingly keen hearing, Lin Hao could clearly hear the conversations of the passersby. Having nothing else to do every day, he focused on listening to their exchanges. This was currently his only way to gather information about the human world.

“A strange person?”

“With a knife?”

“And cut people in half?”

Lin Hao grasped these key points and quickly thought of that monster!

That monster had entered the city and harmed people!?

“It must be. I wonder if the HXLZ people can capture or kill that monster.” Lin Hao murmured to himself inwardly.

Ding!

Map Teleportation Time Reset

At that moment, the system prompt suddenly came through.