Published: March 1, 2025
Under the night sky, Chaihe Town was somewhat tranquil.
The only benefit brought by the apocalypse might be this peace that leaned towards deathly silence.
In the entire settlement, apart from a few guards on duty, everyone else had fallen into a deep sleep.
For most people, it was just an ordinary night!
However, in the apocalypse, unusual things always seemed to happen.
Deep within the mountains near Chaihe Town, as the mysterious blue giant eagle spread its wings and soared out to hunt for food, the ancient tree beneath it slowly opened its eyes!
...
The once lush ancient tree now appeared as if it was on the verge of drying up.
Its withered crown barely managed to support the growing weight of the giant eagle, and even its opened eyes had become increasingly murky.
The remaining leaves fluttered mournfully in the wind, occasionally a few would drift down.
However, the ancient tree’s sacrifice was not without reward!
That reward was coming today!
With the rustling of leaves reaching the distance, a few creatures, just second to the giant eagle, in the forest heard the signal emitted by the ancient tree! They quickly gathered in the direction of the ancient tree!
Today, they would kill the giant eagle! Most importantly, they aimed to destroy the...
Unbeknownst to the eagle, that had gone far to hunt!
A net had been laid, and the battle among mutated beasts was on the verge of breaking out!
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The bluish silhouette of the giant eagle flickered as it swiftly circled within its territory!
But there was nothing!
With the giant eagle's appetite and evolution speed, it had already devoured most of the large creatures within its domain!
This also meant that tonight, the giant eagle would go to bed hungry, and it would need to expand its territory tomorrow!
This territory would not only be limited to the mountains but would also include the only gathering place in the town!
"Um, tomorrow I'll go hunt in the human race’s gathering place!"
The giant eagle made up its mind!
It looked down on those bipedal humans, considering it a trivial matter to hunt a few of them with its tier 3 peak mutated beast strength!
With its claws empty, the giant eagle flew back to its home—the crown of the ancient tree!
Glancing at the ancient tree below, a flash of derision crossed the eagle's eyes!
Although it knew that the ancient tree had already mutated, gained wisdom, and held deep hostility towards it, what did that matter?
In the face of absolute power, everything was illusory!
Quietly closing its eyes, the giant eagle entered a state of sleep.
This way, it could effectively reduce energy consumption.
While the giant eagle was quietly resting, a rustling sound reached its ears.
Then, to the eagle's bewilderment, a mutated sheep emerged!
"Call, call!"
The giant eagle was excited; after an entire day without food, food had come right to its beak—this was truly a perfect day!
Watching the mutated sheep, which stood nearly 2 meters tall, the giant eagle pounced!
In the eyes of the mutated sheep, there was panic and confusion. Seeing the giant eagle pounce towards it, the mutated sheep turned to flee.
Unfortunately, the strength gap between a tier 2 mutated sheep and a tier 3 giant eagle was far too great!
When the giant eagle's claws grasped the mutated sheep, it meant that the eagle's dinner was served, and the life of the mutated sheep was nearing its end.
But in the shadows where the eagle couldn't see, a determined glint flashed through the sheep's eyes!
"Boom!"
The mutated sheep's body puffed up and exploded violently!
Bones and flesh splattered everywhere, but for a creature of this level, even self-detonation wouldn't cause significant harm to the giant eagle.
Unfortunately, the mutated sheep's self-explosion was never meant for killing power!
Toxic blood explosion (Class A, active ability): Self-destructing its body to produce toxic blood; any creature contaminated by the toxic blood will suffer from a variety of curses including weakness, paralysis, and deceleration!