Chapter 37: The Evolving Burrowing Rat

These three Burrowing Rats had a metallic luster shimmering on their bodies, and their size was slightly larger than an average Burrowing Rat; it seemed they had gnawed on a large amount of metallic material and were in a state of impending evolution.

Upon sensing the aura of the Burrowing Rats, the Sunflower King perched on Dahui's head seemed somewhat agitated.

When it came to hunting Burrowing Rats, it was a professional.

It began to squirm, but under Dahui's soothing, it returned to calm.

The Burrowing Rats bared their fangs and brandished their claws as they pounced toward the Thousand-Change Silkworm.

The Thousand-Change Silkworm looked white and chubby, and its body emitted a pleasant scent that drove the Burrowing Rats mad.

"Thousand-Change Silkworm, use Harden."

A white, hazy light appeared on the Thousand-Change Silkworm's body, and its defense increased significantly.

"Roll."

The Thousand-Change Silkworm curled its body into a ball and rolled along the ground, kicking up a large amount of dust.

A Burrowing Rat leaped high, its sharp claws slashing toward the Thousand-Change Silkworm.

The moment the Lijua made contact with the Thousand-Change Silkworm, a large amount of Mars flew out.

The Burrowing Rat only felt a pain in both claws, and unable to dodge in time, it was crushed flat by the Thousand-Change Silkworm.

Fresh blood gushed from the Burrowing Rat's eyes, nose, and ears; a miserable howl erupted from the Burrowing Rat's mouth as its life rapidly ebbed away.

Just at this moment, a sound of piercing through the air arrived, and a crystal-clear insect silk pierced through the Burrowing Rat's glabella, pinning it to the ground.

Crimson blood flowed from the wound, its body trembled violently, and finally, its head tilted to the side, and it breathed its last.

The Burrowing Rat, dying with its eyes wide open, was staring at the Thousand-Change Silkworm with eyes that had lost their vitality.

A star-blue light surged out from the Burrowing Rat's body and flowed into the Thousand-Change Silkworm.

The death of their companion did not cause the Burrowing Rats to flee in a panic; instead, the smell of blood stimulated the other two Burrowing Rats.

Their eyes were wide open, and their teeth made a clicking sound.

Burrowing Rats were omnivorous Exotic Beasts; they ate everything, and when starving, they would even turn on their own companions.

A bloodthirsty light was revealed in their eyes.

Blood-red baleful aura coiled around them, and a layer of Blood Mist permeated their bodies.

Ye Bai's eyes were stimulated and also turned blood-red, though the color of his pupils was masked by the black contact lenses Ye Bai had specially customized.

The Insight Eye appraised the current status of the Burrowing Rats on its own.

【Name: Burrowing Rat】

【Gender: Male】

【Level: lv9 (First Order, Level 9)】

【Skills: Berserk (Proficient), Steel Claw (Proficient), Gnaw (Beginner)】

【Status: About to enter a Berserk state; their attack power will increase exponentially.】

【Evolution Route 1: Blood-Violent Rat; devour a large amount of flesh and blood, reach the peak of the First Order, and condense a Blood Core in the body to complete the evolution.】

【Evolution Route 2: Steel Burrowing Rat; devour a large amount of metal, reach the peak of the First Order to complete the evolution.】

【Name: Burrowing Rat】

【Gender: Female】

【Level: lv9 (First Order, Level 9)】

【Skills: Berserk (Proficient), Steel Claw (Proficient), Iron Head (Beginner), Tearing Claw (Proficient)】

【Status: About to enter a Berserk state; their attack power will increase exponentially.】

【Evolution Route: Blood-Steel Rat; devour a large amount of flesh and blood and a large amount of metal, reach the peak of the First Order, and condense a Blood Core in the body to complete the evolution; their fur will become as hard as steel.】

After Ye Bai saw the data of one of the Burrowing Rats, he was stunned for a moment; this Burrowing Rat actually had other evolution routes.

He suddenly had an idea: to urge the two Burrowing Rats before him to evolve from the First Order to the Second Order.

Killing a Second-Order Exotic Beast yielded much more experience than a First-Order one.

One Second-Order Exotic Beast was worth as much experience as ten First-Order Exotic Beasts.

More importantly, Second-Order Exotic Beasts would produce crystal cores.

Crystal cores were a kind of hard currency that could be used to increase an Exotic Beast's strength or for bartering.

In any case, with the Third-Order Sunflower King behind him and the even more powerful Dahui acting as protection, Ye Bai was not afraid of any accidents occurring.

"Thousand-Change Silkworm, throw that Burrowing Rat's corpse out."

The Thousand-Change Silkworm yanked the insect silk, and the Burrowing Rat's corpse traced a parabola in the air.

The corpse fell heavily in front of the two Burrowing Rats, and blood flowed all over the ground.

The two Burrowing Rats twitched their noses; they felt famished, their stomachs rumbling like drums.

The Burrowing Rat that had just been killed by the Thousand-Change Silkworm was also on the verge of evolution, and its flesh and blood were rich in abundant energy.

Stimulated by the fresh blood, these two Burrowing Rats could no longer hold back; they opened their pitch-black mouths, revealing sharp teeth.

Sounds of large gulps and bone-gnawing came from the scene.

Not long after, the entire Burrowing Rat was gnawed clean, and the levels of these two Burrowing Rats had also reached lv10; their bodies shook violently, and it looked like they were about to evolve.

Blood light flared on one of the Burrowing Rats, and a circle of blood-red baleful aura coiled around its body; the Blood Mist spread out, appearing to have corrosive properties, and the ground was corroded into pits and bumps.

Its blood-red eyes stared fixedly at the Thousand-Change Silkworm, and its throat emitted a huffing sound.

At this moment, it looked just like a skinned rat, appearing exceptionally ugly.

This was a Second-Order Blood-Violent Rat, extremely cruel by nature; it would swallow its prey alive while it was still living, as it loved to hear the wails of its prey.

"Very good, Thousand-Change Silkworm, use Silk Spit."

The Thousand-Change Silkworm suddenly sprayed crystal-clear insect silk from its mouth; the silk coiled around a lamppost on the side of the road, and the Thousand-Change Silkworm swung toward the Blood-Violent Rat like a giant pendulum.

The Blood-Violent Rat let out a ferocious sneer from the corner of its mouth, brandishing its Lijua that radiated a blood-colored light, intending to pierce through the Thousand-Change Silkworm's body.

Bang.

The moment the Blood-Burst Rat made contact with the Thousand-Change Silkworm, its Lijua suffered a violent Impact and shattered inch by inch.

It only felt as if it had been struck by a heavy truck, its body flying backward uncontrollably until it slammed heavily into a wall.

Spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the wall, and the spot where the Blood-Burst Rat had been struck was deeply indented.

If it were an ordinary Burrowing Rat, it would likely be dead already, but after evolving into a Tier 2 Blood-Burst Rat, its vitality was much more tenacious.

Its heart was continuously pumping blood, and the indented area of its body began to gradually recover.

"Thousand-Change Silkworm, use Silk Spit."

Taking advantage of the moment before the Blood-Burst Rat could recover, the Thousand-Change Silkworm sprayed insect silk capable of cutting through iron like mud from its mouth.

A sound of piercing through the air rang out, and just as it was about to pierce the heart of the Blood-Burst Rat, a black shadow blocked the front of the Blood-Burst Rat.

This was an Exotic Beast covered in long metal spikes, and the metal armor on its body emitted a bloodthirsty glow.

Its greedy eyes stared fixedly at the Thousand-Change Silkworm, as if the Thousand-Change Silkworm were a piece of prime, fatty meat.

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