Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
At this moment, Gray had just stepped out of a thicket and was facing a giant tree in front of him.
It was strange to say that in this strange thicket, the plants seemed to be abnormally lush. All kinds of plants grew together, completely subverting the plant knowledge that Gray had learned in his previous life.
For example, the roots and trunks of the giant tree in front of him were abnormally thick and strong. The luxuriant branches and leaves blocked out all the sunlight in the surroundings.
Gray stepped on the roots of the tree. He didn’t feel like he was stepping on a piece of wood at all. Instead, it felt like stepping on hard steel.
The closer Gray got to the tree, the stronger the dragon egg’s response became.
Gray lowered his body and approached the tree. After making sure that there were no insects or pythons camouflaging on the tree, he leaned back and began to carefully explore around the tree.
What entered his eyes were trees of different heights. They were densely packed, as if there was danger everywhere, but at the same time, it seemed that everywhere was calm.
Only the hints of the dragon egg constantly reassured Gray that his direction was not wrong.
Suddenly, Gray seemed to hear a sound that was out of place.
It was a kind of fine grinding sound. This sound was very familiar to Gray, because it was like the sound of a saw repeatedly sawing wood.
But how could there be someone sawing in the dense forest?
Gray didn’t dare to be careless. His nerves were tense, and he realized that he was only a short distance away from the target.
It was obvious that the direction the dragon egg was pointing was the same as the direction of the sound. Gray carefully moved over.
After going around a small section of the giant tree, the sound grew louder, and the sharp sound of friction made a regular sound.
A white patch of land filled with rotten leaves suddenly arched up. Gray saw a small hill. A pile of sawdust had piled up into a small hill. The source of the sawdust was obviously the giant tree he was currently leaning against.
But what about the person who made the sawdust?
Gray had to move forward a little more.
This time, Gray finally found the creator of the sawdust hill.
Surprisingly, it was a giant gray rabbit the size of a person’s calf!
The gray rabbit’s back was facing Gray, and it seemed to have not noticed the person behind it. It buried its head into the tree trunk of the giant tree and dug out the wood at an astonishing speed.
Was it grinding its teeth?
Gray carefully observed the giant rabbit. He noticed that the giant rabbit had a pair of sharp front teeth.
Perhaps a normal rabbit would be cute if it used its small teeth to quickly chew vegetables, but obviously, a giant rabbit using its finger-long front teeth to dig holes in the giant tree was enough to make people feel that it was dangerous.
If Gray was not mistaken, the giant rabbit’s teeth clearly had an unnatural luster. It was definitely not a simple thing.
Gray subconsciously glanced at the knife in his hand. He felt that his weapon might not be as good as the opponent’s.
In order to confirm the opponent’s strength, Gray opened the system interface. The situation of the giant rabbit immediately appeared in front of him:
[Gnawing Rabbit]
[Strength level: Tier 2]
[Classification: Beast]
[Ability: None]
[Species description: A type of giant rabbit that specializes in using its teeth to attack. With its extremely powerful mobility, it even dares to prey on targets above its level.]
It was a tier 2 beast!
Gray was somewhat surprised. From the system’s evaluation, this rabbit was a creature that was not to be trifled with.
Gray opened his attribute panel again:
[Gray]
[Strength level: Tier 1]
[Classification: Human]
[Ability: None]
[Description: Adult male, no bad habits, has slightly better-than-average physical fitness]
Tier 2 versus tier 1. Although Gray did not want to admit it, he had to accept the reality. With his current strength, he might not be a match for that rabbit.
However, ever since the dragon egg ‘saw’ the gnawing rabbit, its strong desire was constantly transmitted over, continuously ‘encouraging’ Gray to come forward.
Gray was both angry and amused. He didn’t know what attracted this little fellow to this rabbit, but it was fine that it had guided him all the way from the safe house to here. Now, it actually made him face an opponent that he was obviously unable to defeat.
The system had clearly said that the gnawing rabbit had the ability to fight higher tier enemies. He only had a kitchen knife, so how could he deal with it?
After thinking about it, Gray decided to give up.
Before the gnawing rabbit discovered him, it was better to retreat just like that.
It was rare that there weren’t so many wild beasts around, so there was no need to tangle with an opponent that was obviously stronger than him. The forest was so big, so there would always be fruits and water sources.
As for the ‘crying’ of the dragon egg…
Gray recalled the outcome of pestering his parents when he wanted something back then.
Children didn’t hold grudges.
Gray cautiously stepped back. The dragon egg, which had sensed what he wanted to do, started to make noise as expected.
Intense thoughts kept passing through Gray’s mind, causing him to be extremely annoyed.
Just like that, Gray’s foot slipped and he stepped on a fallen branch, producing a crisp snapping sound.
Gray’s heart immediately felt an ominous premonition.
He hurriedly looked at the gnawing rabbit. The moment the sound appeared, the gnawing rabbit suddenly raised its head and turned around to face Gray in shock.
It seemed to have been given a fright as well. It had not expected that there would be a creature that was so close to it.
The surprise stimulated its sense of crisis, and the sense of crisis made it angry. In the blink of an eye, it faced Gray and assumed an attacking posture.
“No!”
Gray could not help but whisper. He held the knife across his chest and assumed a defensive posture. At the same time, he quickened his pace of retreat.
He knew very well that if he turned around and fled at this moment, he would probably become the prey of the gnawing rabbit in the next second.
The scene was about to erupt at any moment. On one side was an enraged powerful beast, and on the other side was an ordinary human who was nervously defending himself. What was very discordant was that at this moment, Gray could actually feel waves of joyful emotions from the dragon egg.
It’s all your fault!
Gray was inwardly amused by the dragon egg. He was already facing death, and he didn’t have an invincible defense. Could it be that the dragon egg was planning to kill him and then stay in this lousy forest for three hundred years?
Not giving Gray the chance to teach the dragon egg a lesson, the gnawing rabbit instantly sprinted up and charged at Gray at an extremely fast speed.
The darkness of the forest restricted Gray’s vision, and he could only barely catch a few afterimages of the gnawing rabbit.
Gray’s heart was alarmed, and his body’s instinctive reaction took over his thinking. He abruptly dodged to the side, barely avoiding the gnawing rabbit’s attack route!
At this moment, Gray suddenly felt a burst of heat from the dragon egg, and then an invisible force actually erupted from the dragon egg, piercing through his chest and hitting the gnawing rabbit!