Author: Arion's Dolphins

With the help of his keen sense of smell, Tang Zhao searched for the faint smell of blood in the air and found the place where the group of hunters had been attacked.

The two places were probably not far apart, only a few hundred meters apart. Tang Zhao took the time to search the bloody scene and found something he could use.

A few copper coins with the portrait of the sword holder on them, two somewhat blunt hunting knives, and finally some jewelry such as rings and necklaces.

Tang Zhao knew that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, so he wrapped them all in half a torn leather waistcoat, and then left with them in his mouth.

The location of nearby water sources was known from the previous map, but Tang Zhao did not choose those places to stay temporarily, but deliberately avoided those places and advanced deeper into the woods.

The reason is also very simple - now he can't afford to offend those wolves.

The beasts alone were fine, but the key was the intelligent creatures hidden in them. Tang Zhao knew nothing about them.

It was able to kill three hunters in a few seconds. Its true appearance was not seen, but its ability was enough for Tang Zhao to avoid it.

Going outside is tantamount to giving up the forest's barrier to humans and exposing yourself to humans.

He knew very well that no normal person would reason with a large lizard, and if he encountered several armed adults, his life would be in danger, not to mention that more people might hunt him.

So the best choice right now may be to walk deeper into the woods.

Staying away from the various markings on the map, he walked towards the blank and unknown territory on the map.

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After walking for a long distance, Tang Zhao finally stopped when he felt the situation was about the same.

He has not forgotten his ability to climb trees. Find a tree that is strong enough and climb up to get a safer sleep.

By the way, he also checked the situation of the dark green emblem to determine the standards for the next evolution.

{Evolution standard: two hundred kilograms of low-grade meat, six inferior blood cores}

Meat is about twice his current weight, and blood cores can be taken out from the body cavities of some creatures. The next step is to find these two things so that he can continue to evolve.

After confirming this, Tang Zhao began to look for food.

With his extremely keen sense of smell, he searched the air for smells and looked for suitable opportunities.

He has not yet learned any hunting skills, so he is not suitable for hunting healthy prey directly, so he decided to do one of the most popular jobs among animals.

Being a glorious scavenger was what he was born for.

Excellent sense of smell and vision, strong digestion ability, and a physique that can scare away most competitors can enable him to win in fierce competition.

Following the smell of blood in the air, Tang Zhao found a still intact wild boar carcass and his companions who were eating.

They were a group of huge spiders, each of which was as big as Tang Zhao's head.

Now they are gathering in front of the wild boar carcass. Their mouthparts are no smaller than Tang Zhao's teeth, dividing the carcass and swallowing pieces of wild boar meat into their bellies.

The eating methods and living habits are very different from their relatives on earth, but the difference in appearance is not big.

Tang Zhao looked at the layers of spider webs on the trees behind the spider, and felt a little scared in his heart.

If a wild boar was caught in a spider's web, it would stay away, but since these spiders have left the web, it's okay.

Foraging in nature is never easy. Tang Zhao knew this and was unwilling to give up this precious opportunity to eat.

Taking a few steps closer with the package in its mouth, several spiders on the outer layer suddenly opened their bodies, revealing two sharp fangs as a demonstration.

However, those in the inner layer were still feasting and were not interested in the Tang Zhao in the outer layer.

Tang Zhao thought of ways to deal with these low-IQ insects.

The tail swung in front of the outermost spider, and the spider immediately pounced on it with its claws and teeth.

Tang Zhao used this method to lure him out of the spider swarm's cover little by little.

After leading a sufficient distance, Tang Zhao grabbed the half of the broken leather waistcoat under his claws as a protection, supported his own body with his hind legs, barely took a few steps forward, and then used his own weight to hit him like an iron rod.

That spider.

A sound of carapace breaking came from underneath him. Just in case, Tang Zhao stood up again and slammed down several times.

After confirming that the spider under him had been completely crushed, Tang Zhao took off his leather waistcoat, raised his head and swallowed the insect cake in several mouthfuls.

The taste is not complimentary, but a few of them are enough to fill your stomach.

After doing the same thing three or four times, it seemed that some mechanism of the spider swarm was triggered. The spiders immediately dropped the half-eaten wild boar carcass, climbed back into the spider web, and hid themselves.

Naturally, Tang Zhao did not dare to pursue him, so he turned towards the wild boar carcass and looked at it carefully.

The more I looked at it, the more something felt wrong.

Wild boars only have bite marks caused by spider mouthparts, which are mainly concentrated in the abdominal cavity.

However, there is a very large spider bite mark on the wild boar's neck. Judging from the size, it is obvious that the owner is not a kind person.

[Why don’t you just eat them after killing them, and just throw them here? The mouthparts look similar. They may be the same kind of creatures, or the spiders just now may be young ones, and the wild boar is specially caught as food for the young ones. 】

Looking at the dense spider webs in front of him with no end in sight, and at the numerous spider body fluids and debris left on his side, Tang Zhao felt that he should run quickly.

Biting the wild boar's spine, Tang Zhao dragged it and left without looking back.

Shortly after he left, an angry and sharp roar came from the cobweb-tangled woods, startling many birds in the woods.

Tang Zhao, who had already walked a certain distance, failed to hear the previous cry. After running for a certain distance at a high speed, Tang Zhao dragged the wild boar to a tree and prepared to rest for a while.

【The current situation seems to be very bad, trying to survive in the cracks. 】

Of course he can now understand why the map didn't mark anything inside the woods. It was probably because the mapper didn't want to conflict with the spiders in the woods.

The inside is the territory of giant spiders, and the outside is occupied by dangerous wolves. You can only survive in the buffer zone between the two.

However, this day cannot last long, as humans will enter the forest to clear the place.

Tang Zhao put his head into the wild boar's bitten body cavity and searched around with his long and forked tongue. Tang Zhao was lucky enough to find an intact blood core.

If we only consider survival, it is a cold-blooded animal and is relatively energy-saving. This wild boar carcass can last for a long time without hunting.

But the threat is right in front of him. If he wants to evolve quickly, he must not be an opportunist who patiently picks up corpses. Only by taking the initiative can he quickly obtain enough resources.

Looking at the leather vest stained with arthropod body fluids and the various human props inside, Tang Zhao began to think about the specific uses of these things.

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In a quiet open space by the stream, several roe deer were drinking water with their heads down.

At this moment, a huge lizard suddenly jumped out of the forest and rushed towards the deer.

The distance was relatively far, and lizards of this size were not as fast as tigers and leopards. Before he touched the deer, they jumped over the stream and ran towards the woods.

At this time, the lizard failed to attack and did not give up. Instead, it persisted in hanging behind the deer, forcing them to continue escaping toward the woods.

After chasing me for some distance, there was a sound of branches breaking in front of us, and then the cry of the roe deer reached Tang Zhao's ears.

Tang Zhao couldn't help but reveal a completely invisible smile, and his speed became much faster, and he hurriedly ran in the direction of the sound.

What appeared in front of Tang Zhao was a deep pit with a sharp dagger and several sharp stones stuck in it. There were many branches with green leaves scattered in the pit.

There was a deer lying in the pit, its thigh had been pierced by a dagger, and blood was flowing out.

There is no doubt that the lizard cannot match the roe deer in terms of speed. He has no hunting experience at all, but as a creature with brains, he can still think of other ways.
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