Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 5

Chapter 5: This Is a Global Crisis

TL: Etude

100 evolution points deducted. Evolution in progress.

Lin Hao didn’t know how much time had passed. When he woke up again, his eyes seemed to flash with a bright light.

His entire body had changed once more, and his scales appeared to be thicker!

“This evolution brought about much more change than the first one!” Lin Hao was excited.

Each evolution brought noticeable changes.

“System, show me the panel!”

With a thought, a system panel appeared instantly.

Host: Lin Hao
Level: 3
Species: Black Carp
Body Length: 45 cm, Weight: 4 jin
Combat Power: 12
Skills: Powerful Tail Slap, Iron Scales
Divine Abilities: None
Evolution Points: 0/200

“Huh!? I’m already 45 centimeters long?”

Lin Hao was delighted at the sight of the system panel.

He had grown from 13 centimeters to 45 centimeters!

His combat power increased to 12!

And he gained a new skill.

Iron Scales: For three seconds, all scales become as hard as iron!

“It’s a defensive skill with a ten-second cooldown.”

“Not bad at all.”

Feeling good about the situation, he was in high spirits.

It was only the first day!

As his body grew, his evolution speed would also increase.

“It should be close to midnight now?”

He estimated the time.

Ding! New tasks available.

Around midnight, Lin Hao heard the system’s notification!

“Huh!?”

New tasks!?

This was the first time he had heard this since activating the system.

Previously, there were no such prompts!

Soon, two task prompts appeared before him.

Normal Task: Swallow 100 black-shelled shrimp (Reward: Enhanced night vision).

Progress: 0/100

Hard Task: Swallow a mutant creature.

“Damn it!”

Seeing the task prompts, Lin Hao couldn’t help but curse the system.

He had spent so much time today finding and devouring black-shelled shrimp.

If the task had appeared earlier, he might have completed it by now!

“Whatever, it’s better to have a task reward than nothing.”

He calmed himself down and consoled himself.

“A hard task… to swallow a mutant creature?”

“What is a mutant creature? Something mutated by polluted water?” Lin Hao muttered to himself.

Wait, this task…

“Do these tasks appear only when there are nearby conditions that I can fulfill, or are they random?”

For example, there were definitely black-shelled shrimp in this pond, and he could devour them.

But the mutant creature task—did it mean there was a mutant creature in this pond too?

“Could it be related to that red glow I saw earlier…”

He had a sudden realization, and his heart raced with fear.

Forget it. I need to devour enough black-shelled shrimp first!

Black-shelled shrimp dislike light and are very active at night, even molting during this time.

Lin Hao continued to swim towards another area, avoiding the dangerous region.

Swallowed juvenile black-shelled shrimp, gained 0.5 evolution points.

Swallowed adult black-shelled shrimp, gained 1 evolution point.

…

Soon, he found a lively area full of black-shelled shrimp. He opened his mouth and started devouring them rapidly.

The system notifications for gaining evolution points kept appearing.

This is awesome!

Lin Hao was thoroughly enjoying his feast.

…

Meanwhile, on the East Coast, a group of people wearing uniforms marked with the HXLZ logo were firing their guns at the beach!

The continuous gunfire blasted apart the eel-like creatures wriggling rapidly on the ground.

“They should all be dead now.”

After an unknown amount of time, everyone finally relaxed when Luo Xue stopped shooting.

“Whew.”

Some people couldn’t help but sigh in relief.

What had just happened was terrifying.

Those faintly glowing, gold-spined worm-like creatures swarming out were beyond horrifying!

“Team Leader Luo… what are those things!?” A government official braved his fear to ask.

What he had just witnessed was unbelievable.

“They’re probably parasites.” Luo Xue replied calmly.

“Parasites?!” Everyone was shocked by her words.

“How could there be… such parasites?” A staff member stuttered in disbelief.

These so-called parasites were unheard of!

Typically, when they thought of parasites, they imagined things like horsehair worms or pork tapeworms…

But these parasites were insane.

It was like something out of a movie.

Luo Xue didn’t answer further and walked to the front.

Splurt!

As she approached the monster’s corpse, a parasite shot out from its nostril.

Luo Xue reacted swiftly, grabbing the parasite mid-air.

Sizzle!

The parasite’s mouth opened, revealing rows of sharp teeth.

“Bring a container.”

“Yes!”

Soon, a team member brought a glass container resembling a test tube.

Luo Xue shoved the parasite into the container.

The parasite struggled violently, but the container was made of special material, preventing it from escaping.

“This corpse should be incinerated. There might be parasite eggs inside that could hatch at any time, making research too risky.” She spoke with a cold tone.

“Also, re-check the fisherman who discovered this monster’s body to ensure no one is parasitized.”

“Strictly control the water treatment plant, and contact us immediately if anything unusual is found.” Luo Xue instructed the government officials.

“Understood.” They nodded in agreement.

Luo Xue’s commanding presence and professional handling of the situation earned their trust.

The government personnel quickly began preparing to incinerate the monster’s corpse.

“There have been several monster attack incidents recently.”

“Those things are probably coming.”

Old Zhang stood beside Luo Xue, speaking in a grave tone.

This was a crisis.

A global crisis!

“Did you find the thing?” Luo Xue asked coldly.

“Only these have been discovered.”

Old Zhang smiled wryly and pulled out a few photos from his pocket.

The bottom left corner of the photos bore the mark 203241·Lin Tian Ancient City.

At the top of the photos was a floating golden light mass, with a vague silhouette visible!