Chapter 8: Terrifying Creature
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Water flowed downwards, and people moved upwards.
Zhao Hao moved upstream in search of the source of the mountain spring.
He would stop periodically in his search to rest when appropriate. With the help of the blood essence of the roasted meat and repeated rounds of practice, the evolution energy of the Berserker Blade Technique reached 77/100.
Three days later, a man and a dog arrived at their destination.
In front of him was a natural pool with an irregular shape. The depth of the pool varied. At certain places, the pool looked to be less than a meter deep, while others parts were seemingly bottomless. In the center of the pool, a huge water column surged like a fountain. It was the spring's eye.
"Handsome Black, move back!"
When he was 20 meters away from the pool, Zhao Hao stopped advancing. Instead, he even began retreating rapidly.
An indescribable feeling of unease surged in his heart.
Big Black had moved even faster than Zhao Hao, having sensed the danger a second earlier than him.
After retreating until he was about a hundred meters away from the pool, the sense of danger gradually dissipated, and Zhao Hao finally stopped.
He found a spot where he could hide himself, then he hid his backpack while holding the machete tightly as he lay prone.
The place he found had a wide field of vision, and he could see any movements around the pool.
Zhao Hao also noticed just how much stronger he had grown. The primeval geno points not only increased strength, speed, and stamina, but also enhanced his vision. Now that his vision was extraordinary, he could see everything within two hundred meters as long as there were no obstacles.
A moment later, the sound of hooves could be heard as a herd of buffaloes galloped to the side of the pool.
Similar to the scenes in wildlife documentaries, these wild buffaloes had formed a group and relied on their strength in numbers to resist their natural enemies.
Judging from the aura, the herd of wild buffaloes should be beginner primeval creatures.
Soon, a cheetah appeared on the left side of the group of buffaloes, and two lions appeared on their right side. The aura of these three wild beasts was similar to that of the giant silver wolf, so they were likely to be intermediate primeval creatures. They stared at the herd of buffaloes with ravenous gazes, but they did not attack.
It was not that they did not want to attack, but they were clearly wary.
There were more than 80 buffaloes in the herd, and they were quite threatening when they were all huddled together in a group.
The cheetah and two lions could not subdue so many buffaloes, so they chose to wait for an opportunity to find prey that was alone.
For the first time, Zhao Hao saw the intelligence of the beasts in the World of Evolution. The herd of bulls maintained their formation very well. They took turns to drink water, maintaining their formation the entire time before leaving. As prey at the bottom of the food chain, the herd of buffaloes did not give the three predators a chance to eat any of them.
Zhao Hao was glad that he was far enough away from the pool. If he was surrounded by such a large group of wild beasts, the consequences would have been dire.
After the buffaloes left, the cheetah and the two lions stared at each other.
The cheetah's gaze seemed to be saying, "What are you looking at?"
The two lions seemed to share the same gaze.
The cheetah roared angrily as if threatening the other party. "You think you can take me on!"
The hair of the two lions stood on end as they roared back. "Sure!"
When it saw this, the cheetah cowered.
Both sides were intermediate primeval creatures, and the cheetah was obviously at a disadvantage with it being alone.
The two lions did not attack rashly. Although they had the advantage in numbers, the fight would not be easy if the cheetah became desperate. Once a bloody battle broke out, they would most likely pay a heavy price, with there being a high likelihood of one of them dying.
Suddenly, fear flashed in the eyes of the three ferocious beasts, and they fled in different directions in panic.
Rumble!
The heavy sound of hooves rang out, and the ground trembled slightly.
A huge black wild boar galloped over before lying by the pool and drinking to its heart's content.
Zhao Hao, who was hiding in the dark, was frightened. The aura emitted by the wild giant black boar was even stronger than that of the cheetah and the lions combined.
Advanced primeval creature!
Zhao Hao dared to bet that this was a powerful advanced creature.
He suddenly felt that he was very silly, naive, stupid, and willful. He actually fantasized about hunting rabbits at the source of the mountain spring and fighting all kinds of little monsters head-on… Now, he was certain that if he rushed out, he would be the one being slaughtered.
After drinking more than ten liters of spring water, the black wild boar's body suddenly trembled.
The boar's eyes were filled with endless fear. It did not even have the courage to escape. It lay by the pool and trembled.
An even more ruthless creature had appeared!
Three ordinary-looking antelopes quickly ran to the pool.
Two large antelopes were protecting a small antelope in the middle. It looked like a pair of parents bringing their young to drink water.
Zhao Hao was dumbfounded. The antelopes on Earth were destined to be prey, but the antelopes in the World of Evolution were actually so powerful. Just their aura alone was enough to suppress the wild black boar.
This disharmonious scene gave Zhao Hao a glimmer of hope.
As long as they continued to evolve, even weak creatures could become stronger. Handsome Black was a living example of this. It used to be an ordinary stray dog, but now it could kill beginner primeval beasts.
"To be able to scare an advanced boar to lay on the ground trembling, what level are these three antelopes?"
"Special-grade primeval creatures? Pinnacle primeval creatures?"
Zhao Hao's mind raced as he made many guesses.
Guessing was all he could currently do when it came to such things. He would still need to slowly explore the truth in the future.
An earth-shattering aura suddenly enveloped a radius of several hundred meters around the pool.
Before Zhao Hao could even see the owner of the aura, he was already scared out of his wits.
He did not even dare to breathe loudly as cold sweat soaked his entire body.
Handsome Black curled up on the ground, its body trembling as it dared not make the slightest sound.
Terrifying!
This indescribable terror shook Zhao Hao's very soul.
He had a premonition that the other party did not even need to make a move. They could kill him with just their aura.
The horror of the various creatures in the World of Evolution had already exceeded the limits of his imagination.
Gradually, a white figure emerged.
When the white figure stopped, Zhao Hao saw that it was a huge white deer.
The three antelopes did not flee. Instead, they knelt on the ground with their front legs. Their posture was extremely respectful as if they were worshipping a king.
The black wild boar also knelt down. Its respectful attitude was like a commoner meeting the emperor.
Seeing that these wild beasts were tactful, the white deer retracted its extremely terrifying aura and released an extremely gentle aura. That aura was very magical, giving people a spring-like warmth. Those who were shrouded by the aura would have their mood become very good and they would feel a sense of luck.
Zhao Hao recalled a book he had read in the past. According to the Records of the Grand Historian, "There is a white deer in the Son of Heaven's garden. Its skin is used as a coin to produce auspicious signs and make platinum."
In ancient Chinese mythology, the white deer was an auspicious beast.
The horns on the white deer's head emitted a layer of white jade-like luster. Its snow-white fur was spotless. It was as if it had descended from heaven. The divine light in its eyes seemed to be able to see through everything.
The eyes that saw through the truth swept across the hiding spot of Zhao Hao and Big Black.
Zhao Hao felt as if he had been struck by lightning. His pupils constricted, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
The white deer's gaze was like a thousand-pound hammer that hit his heart, causing his internal organs to churn.
Handsome Black was not in a good state either. It looked dispirited and instinctively knelt on its front legs, making a kneeling posture.
Zhao Hao followed suit and kneeled to the white deer as well.
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