Chapter 130 - 104: The Rock Armor Eagle Hatches! Antitoxic Necklace! People Are Teaming Up to Hunt the Blood-tooth Python?
Chen Chong didn’t hold back, feeding it piece after piece.
He only stopped after feeding the entire five pounds of Terror Wolf King meat to the Rock Armor Eagle, its stomach looking like it was about to burst.
It’s the nature of hatchlings to eat and sleep, their bodies dedicating all nutrients to growth and development.
The Rock Armor Eagle was no different. Less than two minutes after it was full, it leaned against his chest, tilted its head, and fell asleep.
Chen Chong found a soft quilt, laid it out, and placed the eagle on it, finally freeing himself.
But before leaving, Chen Chong had a sudden idea.
’Yesterday, I used the Stone Claw Eagle eggshell to forge a batch of edible pellets. I can feed them to the Rock Armor Eagle to speed up its growth.’
’Also, I wonder if the acceleration effect of the enclosure will work on it?’
Chen Chong had no idea how long it took for the young of Extraordinary Creatures to mature.
If its growth could be doubly accelerated by the pellets and the enclosure...
Before the next transmigration, Chen Chong wasn’t expecting it to fully mature. He’d be happy if it just grew from a hatchling into a fledgling.
The more important reason was...
...the Rock Armor Eagle was just too ugly right now, and Chen Chong couldn’t stand looking at it.
With this in mind, he unhesitatingly shook the Rock Armor Eagle awake.
The groggy Rock Armor Eagle opened its eyes, saw the round food being stuffed toward it, and swallowed it down in one gulp without hesitation.
Only after swallowing a dozen or so pellets, when no more were offered, did it narrow its eyes, fall back into its nest, and go to sleep...
Chen Chong picked up the Rock Armor Eagle, nest and all, and went straight to the bathroom.
The B-Level enclosure was fifty square meters. With only two wild ducks and three pheasants inside, it looked quite empty. There was more than enough room for a Rock Armor Eagle.
Wang Biao and Jia Wen cleaned it daily, so the enclosure’s environment was very tidy.
After placing the Rock Armor Eagle inside, the ducks and pheasants seemed to sense a great terror. They immediately shrank to the side, huddled together, and trembled.
"To help the Rock Armor Eagle grow faster, I’ll have to ask you to bear with it for now. I’ll cut some extra grass for you later as compensation..."
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Adhering to the principle that all resources must be utilized, Chen Chong returned to his room, threw the Rock Armor Eagle eggshell into the Forging Furnace, and then came back out.
"Brother Chong, what were you doing taking that Terror Wolf King meat in there? Feeding Hu Zi?"
Xu Jun asked curiously as he came up from the cellar with a cup of yogurt.
Chen Chong didn’t hide it, telling him directly that the Rock Armor Eagle had hatched and he was feeding it the meat.
Xu Jun was stunned for a moment, then immediately clamored to go inside and have a look.
Chen Chong quickly stopped him.
’I can’t let him go in and disturb the Rock Armor Eagle. If he wakes it up, it’ll start squawking endlessly again. What a hassle...’
"Jia Wen, this broadsword is for you!"
Jia Wen, who was in the middle of cooking, stared at the tiger-head broadsword being handed to him, stunned on the spot.
His hands trembled as he reached out and took the broadsword, his face flushed with excitement.
He stroked the blade repeatedly, the joy in his eyes impossible to hide.
People like Jia Wen, who had practiced martial arts since childhood and had been on the battlefield, were just like Wang Biao—they couldn’t get enough of a good weapon.
"Thank you, Sir, for bestowing this treasured blade upon me!"
Chen Chong gave a casual wave of his hand and returned to the living room.
Before long, breakfast was ready.
A pot of stewed venison, a plate of boiled wolf meat, and braised rabbit...
Xu Jun hadn’t even sat down yet when there was a knock on the door.
He opened the door to find Zhang Meng and Huang Mao.
"Why is it that you two always show up at the perfect time? The food’s just ready and you arrive right on schedule. You’re not just waiting outside sniffing the air before you knock, are you?"
Normally, Zhang Meng and Huang Mao would have joked back with Xu Jun.
But today, they were in no mood for it and hurried inside.
"Brother Chen Chong, something’s happened."
"What is it?"
Zhang Meng sat down and wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Didn’t you ask me to handle the information exchange point with the Fishing Club? I was helping them plan the initial setup, so I went to see them this morning before coming here."
Chen Chong asked, puzzled, "Is there a problem setting up the information exchange point?"
"No, it’s not about us. It’s about Extraordinary Creatures. I heard about it from the people at the Fishing Club."
The mention of Extraordinary Creatures made Chen Chong’s eyes light up, and he immediately sat up straight.
"Tell me more."
"Here’s what happened..."
As Zhang Meng explained, Chen Chong learned the whole story.
It turned out that a major incident had occurred outside the school in the middle of the night.
A team that had grouped up to explore the Celestial Pit had fled back. Five of them had minor injuries, three were seriously wounded, and two had died right at the school gate.
The survivors were crying and cursing outside the gate, alarming many students on campus.
According to them, the Blood Python had never disappeared, nor had it ever left the Celestial Pit. It had been hiding all along in the dark pool beneath the giant trees.
This time, when they went over, they ran right into the Blood Python.
The Blood Python went on a killing spree, slaughtering the team of more than twenty people until fewer than ten remained...
"That doesn’t sound right," Xu Jun voiced his doubt. "With the Blood Python’s size and speed, how could it have let ten people get away?"
Zhang Meng gave a bitter smile. "They say the Blood Python’s injuries haven’t healed yet. More than half the scales on its body have fallen off, it’s covered in blood, and even a section of its tail is broken off. That’s probably why it didn’t continue chasing them."
"Also, the survivors weren’t cursing people from the school, but their own teammates. Apparently, some idiot got fidgety and threw rocks into the Divine Water Pool, which startled the Blood Python and led to the chase."
"If a part of their team hadn’t argued and left the Sky Pit early, before the Blood Python appeared, the entire group of over twenty would have likely been wiped out, with no one making it back."
"But even so, several of the people who left early still died..."
Xu Jun nodded repeatedly, a look of understanding on his face.
Chen Chong’s expression was priceless. He had just seen the information about the Blood-tooth Python this morning, and now he was hearing this...
’If I’m not mistaken, the Blood-tooth Python was sleeping at the bottom of the pool, healing its injuries, wasn’t it?’
’To make the sleeping Blood-tooth Python come out and kill people... just how many rocks did they throw into the water? How much of a racket did they make to wake it up...?’
"Some people at the school are guessing that the Blood Python really is half-dead. After all, the survivors all said it was spitting up blood while chasing them, that it’s already a spent force."
"If that weren’t the case, an Extraordinary Creature like that wouldn’t hide underwater. It didn’t even show itself when so many people went to its lair before. It must be on its last legs."
"But this latest group threw rocks in the water and angered it, forcing the Blood Python to drag its body out to hunt them down."
"They’re just reaping what they sowed."
As Zhang Meng explained this to Xu Jun, Wang Biao and Jia Wen also listened intently.
Chen Chong shook his head. ’That theory doesn’t hold water at all.’
’Others might not know, but how could I not know the real reason?’
’The reason those people who went to the Sky Pit before didn’t draw out the Blood-tooth Python was because it was hibernating and naturally didn’t hear them.’
’This time, it was woken up, so of course it was going to crush the ants invading its nest.’
’As for being injured to the point of being half-dead, a spent force... it’s not that serious. Not even close.’
’And as for the survivors saying the Blood Python was covered in wounds and spitting blood while chasing them...’
’The part about it being covered in wounds, Chen Chong believed that. After all, its hibernation was interrupted, so its healing wasn’t complete.’
’But the "spitting blood while chasing them" part was definitely an exaggeration. Either that, or it wasn’t the Blood-tooth Python’s blood at all, but the blood of people it hadn’t had a chance to swallow yet...’
Zhang Meng took a sip of water and looked at Chen Chong.
"Right now, the whole school is buzzing with rumors that the Blood-tooth Python is about to die. And the rumors about Rare Cards dropping when Extraordinary Creatures are killed are getting more and more ridiculous."
"They’re saying the Blood-tooth Python is on its last breath, and that killing it will not only get you a share of the Cards, but also a share of the snake meat."
"A lot of students wouldn’t have dared to go originally, but as soon as they heard they could get a share of the meat, they all started getting restless."
"A lot of people have already gathered outside the school, all preparing to team up and hunt it in the Sky Pit. What do you think? Should we go with them?"
Chen Chong was dumbfounded when he heard this.
’Did I hear that right?’
’People from the school... teaming up to hunt the Blood-tooth Python?’
’They say college students are bold, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen them be *this* bold.’
’Which genius came up with the idea of hunting the Blood-tooth Python?’
’Are they sure they’re going to hunt a giant python, and not just serve themselves up on a platter?’
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