Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 54

Chapter 54: Preparing to Level Up Again

TL: Etude

Lin Hao was a bit surprised at this moment.

It turned out to be that place where the incident occurred.

“I wonder if more mutant creatures will appear.”

While muttering to himself, he willed the system panel to appear before him.

Host: Lin Hao

Species: Single-Horned Fire Carp

Level: 19

Body Length: Five meters

Weight: 754 jin

Combat Power: 78

Skills: Super Charge, Night Battle, Camouflage, Fire Scale, Powerful Bite, Powerful Tail Slap, Iron Scales

Divine Ability: Auspicious Guardian lv6

Evolution Points: 4,654/14,000

“Level 20, I should be able to reach level 20 very soon.”

After all, he was only about ten thousand evolution points away.

He felt confident!

“Let’s see if any new tasks have refreshed.”

He mentally clicked on the task list to check.

Normal Tasks:
– Devour 500 tilapia (0/100) (Reward: Enhanced Tooth Sharpness)
– Devour 500 black-shelled shrimp (0/100) (Reward: Enhanced Speed)
– Devour ten eels (0/10)

Difficult Task:
– Devour ten mutant creatures (3/10)

“They’re all pretty normal tasks.”

“The eel task is a bit difficult. I haven’t encountered a single eel for so long.”

Looking at these tasks, Lin Hao couldn’t help but complain.

“I should be able to complete the tilapia task.”

“The number of tilapia in the city’s rivers is still very large, especially the small ones.”

As he muttered to himself, he mentally clicked on the system panel and soon saw the current map.

This time, the map range had only slightly expanded, and the teleportation time remained the same at three hours.

“I thought the teleportation time could be increased.”

“Never mind, let’s go find some tilapia first.”

He looked at the map and quickly decided to choose a river within Longyin City.

In an instant, as a white light enveloped his body, he disappeared from where he was.

“This water is still as stinky as ever.”

Having just been teleported over, Lin Hao couldn’t help but complain.

“What exactly happened over there?”

“I heard even the government people are here, along with the police!”

“Heh, you guys don’t know, do you? I heard an ancient tomb appeared below!”

“Really!?”

“…”

As Lin Hao swam forward, his keen hearing clearly picked up the voices of passersby on the riverbank.

“It seems everyone is discussing this matter.”

“I’ll get closer later to see if I can eavesdrop on any useful information.”

Lin Hao was very curious now.

However, he didn’t dwell on it for long. Moving his body, he continued swimming forward.

The river within Longyin City was quite long, winding and twisting, and soon Lin Hao found himself in an area he had never been to before.

“Damn, there’s so many!”

As soon as he arrived, he noticed a large number of tilapia. There were just too many of them, giving him a perfect opportunity to feast!

Devoured juvenile tilapia, gained 20 evolution points

Devoured adult tilapia, gained 50 evolution points

Devoured…

The system notifications kept popping up, but Lin Hao ignored them, focusing solely on devouring as many tilapia as he could. One after another, he swallowed them whole. The evolution points on his system panel kept increasing rapidly. The speed at which they rose became faster and faster!

It was exhilarating!

Watching the evolution points increase, Lin Hao was overjoyed.

Almost level 20!

He was almost at level 20!

He continued his frenzied devouring, and soon the previously innumerable tilapia were all consumed by Lin Hao.

“That was satisfying!”

He didn’t know how long he had been eating, but once all the tilapia were gone, he finally stopped. There had been so many tilapia, and they seemed unusually stupid, not fearing him and allowing themselves to be eaten in several bites.

“They’re an invasive species anyway, so it’s fine to eat them all.”

“And with the world about to change dramatically, if I don’t eat them, other mutant creatures will.”

While muttering to himself, Lin Hao continued swimming forward.

Soon, he swam near the river adjacent to the ancient ruins.

“So many people!”

He looked ahead and saw a large number of people gathered in the area. Judging by their attire, many were government officials, and there were also many police officers.

“Huh? Those HXLZ people are here too.”

Upon closer inspection, he saw those people wearing special combat suits from the HXLZ unit.

“Could it be that these are the so-called ‘civilization ruins’?”

With his eyes turning golden, Lin Hao’s vision became very sharp. Even underwater, he could clearly see the faces of the people on the shore, all of whom looked very serious.

Lin Hao thought for a moment and continued swimming forward.

Two HXLZ individuals stood on a stone bridge in the front area. He decided to swim closer to listen in.

“Yes.”

“The civilization ruins appeared within Longyin City.”

“And inside, there are two gigantic Tyrannosaurus Rexes frozen in ice. We discovered a crack on the ice when we came out…”

As Lin Hao swam forward, he could faintly hear them reporting information over the phone.

Listening to their words, Lin Hao was shocked.

It really was a civilization ruin!

And there were Tyrannosaurus Rexes down there!?

“Frozen Tyrannosaurus Rexes—if they thaw, will they come back to life?

“Although it sounds far-fetched, it’s very likely…”

Lin Hao was feeling a bit nervous now.

With his current strength, could he defeat a tyrannosaur if he encountered one?

It would be tough!

Unless it entered the river, then he might have a chance!

“Okay, we’ll stay here for now and wait for your support.”

The HXLZ member hung up the phone.

“Damn, another mutant giant beast has awakened elsewhere, and headquarters is short on personnel. It might take two or three days before anyone can come to assist.”

The man who had hung up the phone looked extremely worried.

“We’ll have to guard this place for now, but nothing should happen in the short term.” His companion spoke in a deep voice.

“No, I need to go back and level up quickly.”

“This world is too dangerous!”

Listening to their conversation, Lin Hao felt a shiver down his spine.

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