Chapter 1 Yak Ranch

The yak ranch was filled with the stench of blood.

In the mist, a massive shadow moved. It was a twenty-five-meter-long king cobra, its dark brown scales appearing and disappearing, its bloody maw opening and closing, its fangs dripping with blood.

The last giant yak, five meters in length, tried to flee, but had half its body swallowed in one bite.

"Evolution points +30000, total evolution points 90500/1000000"

A look of joy flashed in Zhang Ji's eyes.

Today, by feeding the calves obsidian matter, he had cultivated three monster-level giant yak, each providing 30,000 evolution points.

The same as Lu Wencai's level-five Tibetan mastiff, with plenty of meat and points.

It was just a pity that there were only three giant yak; the other seven exploded, wasted.

"Chirp~"

He swallowed an ordinary yak in one gulp.

"Evolution points +200, total evolution points 90700/1000000"

Zhang Ji found it tasteless. The evolution points were too few, but the advantage was that there were many yak. Zhang Ji continued to devour them, the food turning into a strange energy and disappearing in his esophagus.

In less than a few hours, most of the yak had been eaten.

The front of the cobra's body rose up, looking down at the adjacent sheepfold. A black tiger was preying on the sheep, its body over eight meters long, its fur as smooth as black silk, fierce and savage.

"It should be a level-four beast!"

Zhang Ji was satisfied. His father's evolution speed wasn't fast, but it definitely wasn't slow. There weren't many sheep left in the sheepfold.

"It seems I have to have Zhu Tiandao provide Father with obsidian matter to devour."

Although he didn't know what would happen in the end by relying on obsidian matter to evolve, if they didn't evolve and become stronger, they would become food.

Zhang Ji had no choice.

Ordinary yak could no longer satisfy Zhang Ji. He flicked his snake tongue and moved his body, rushing out of the fence and disappearing into the misty night.

The enormous snake body traveled through the streets and alleys like a high-speed train, crushing gardens, walls, and other buildings, leaving wide and long snake-shaped marks.

Whenever he encountered a monster, he swallowed it in one gulp.

Perhaps they were his neighbors, old acquaintances, or strangers he'd met once, but at this moment, they had only one name:

Food!

The West District of Xichuan Town was being hunted and devoured by him, and the number of monsters was greatly reduced. Some saw him and hid far away, or fled and migrated around.

Zhang Ji patrolled his territory like a monarch. After circling the streets of the West District several times with his triangular head held high, he didn't gain much. He changed direction and headed straight for the nearest High-Tech Zone outside Xichuan Town.

The High-Tech Zone used to be the most prosperous place in Xichuan Town. In addition to various office buildings, KTVs, and health foot massage parlors, there were also many high-end residential areas where the rich lived.

But now, there were only monsters and beasts here, devouring and hunting each other in the streets and alleys.

Various expensive vehicles were abandoned on the road at will, covered with blood and animal claw marks.

Zhang Ji had arrived.

He specialized in devouring those monsters and beasts that looked like they had extraordinary bloodlines, and those with higher evolution levels were also his target. The weak were temporarily abandoned, letting them grow fat before eating them.

The sky gradually brightened, and an ethereal light shone through the mist, mysterious and great. The surrounding houses and buildings were not clear in the dense fog.

"Cock-a-doodle-doo~"

An eight-meter-tall rooster crowed on the roof.

It had a snake-like tail, and it was a double tail. Its eyes were sharp and terrifying, and its beak and claws were very sharp. It was a rare double-tailed Danghu chicken. (mythical bird)

An extraordinary bloodline.

He didn't know which chicken-like guy was lucky enough to become a beast through beastification.

"Whoosh~"

A huge shadow flashed past, and the foul wind stirred the surging mist. The Danghu chicken was gone, leaving only a colorful chicken feather falling in the void.

"Evolution points +20000, total evolution points 210500/1000000"

A metallic sound rang in Zhang Ji's mind.

After hunting all night, he had gained 200,000 evolution points.

He dragged his long body, like a high-speed train starting, and charged all the way back to the Niuniu Le Ranch.

The time was just right at seven o'clock.

Zhang Ji twisted his body and transformed back into human form.

He was two meters and two tall, with muscles all over his body like twisting dragons. His firm chest muscles were like marble, his aura was extremely oppressive, and his eyes were bright and deep, with a hint of the majesty and gloom of a king cobra, making people afraid to look directly at him.

"Now I'm a level-six beast. When I evolve to level seven, my physical fitness should be even stronger."

Zhang Ji looked forward to it, but he was also always helpless, because the time he had to be human was getting shorter and shorter.

For the rest of his life, he would probably spend it in beast form.

He quickly put on his spare clothes. Next door, his father, Zhang Zhishan, also came out, buttoning his clothes as he walked.

Zhang Ji saw at a glance that he actually had abs, and six of them, very symmetrical and smooth.

"Dad's got a manly charm too!" Zhang Ji gave a thumbs up and praised.

Zhang Zhishan smiled proudly, "That's right. Yesterday, Fangfang, Lili, and Xiangxiang also said that, and they liked it very much. They..."

Speaking of this, he saw the strange look in Zhang Ji's eyes and suddenly realized that he had let something slip. His face was embarrassed and ashamed. He smiled and changed the subject.

"Son, have you got a girlfriend? Yesterday, when you weren't here, a girl named Wu Xiaobei came to see you, saying she was your girlfriend."

Zhang Ji was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I don't know her. Maybe she's a crazy woman!"

Zhang Zhishan sighed regretfully, "Our Zhang family has been single for eight generations. We can't let it end with you..." He muttered, reminding Zhang Ji that it was time to find someone.

Zhang Ji thought for a moment and said, "Now the time we spend as humans is getting shorter, and the time we spend as beasts is getting longer. Before long, we'll all be beasts and birds of prey."

"If I find a girlfriend and get married, what do you think the child we have will be, a human or a beast?"

Zhang Zhishan: "..."

The father and son were both silent, and returned to the town in the West District without saying a word.

Granny Li was picking up meat again early in the morning, leading a few of her old sisters, moving nimbly, with happy smiles on their faces.

Zhang Ji passed by, wondering how they could finish eating so much meat they brought home.

In the corner of the alley, a hunchbacked old man was urinating against the wall, and even deliberately drew a circle on the wall with his urine, laughing triumphantly.

In the square, a group of people had built a high platform, and a man in a black suit and glasses was speaking into a loudspeaker, surrounded by many people.

His temples were silver, his face was haggard, but his voice was very strong:

"Hello everyone, I am the newly appointed District Chief Long Shuhai. The previous District Chief Lu Wencai is missing. I am taking over his work. I hope the elders and folks in the West District will support my work..."

The sound of the loudspeaker echoed in the mist, but the crowd below reacted coldly. Some even shouted loudly in abuse.

So many days had passed, and there was no hope in sight. Everyone was completely disappointed in the so-called district chief and management agencies.

Zhang Ji and his father, Zhang Zhishan, only glanced at it before turning around and leaving.

But by noon.

A roar of airplanes sounded in the square, alarming many people.

Zhang Ji couldn't help but walk out of his room and look up at the sky, but the fog was very thick and he couldn't see anything. In the distance, someone was excitedly shouting:

"It's the new district chief. He's repaired the three damaged helicopters to scout the way west for us and seek rescue."

"The ground route is blocked by the forest, but the sky is unobstructed. We can definitely fly out!"

"Let's go, let's go see."

The people in the community were excited.

Zhang Zhishan also ran out, pulling Zhang Ji and saying, "Son, let's go take a look too."

Zhang Ji didn't have any hope in his heart. If they could really get out, then why couldn't the outside send planes in? But he still followed his father and the crowd towards the square.

In the square, three helicopters were parked.

Long Shuhai, the new district chief who had spoken in the morning, stood on the high platform, instructing the pilots in front of him. His expression was serious, and it could be seen that he attached great importance to this exploration.

But there were tears in his eyes, and he patted the pilots on the shoulders one by one to see them off.

The fog was too thick, and the flight was extremely dangerous and unpredictable.

Several pilots were neatly dressed, ready to go, standing straight. They were all professional pilots.

"Please rest assured, District Chief, we will definitely complete the mission!"

"For the people of Xichuan Town, we will die without regret!"

The pilots said loudly, saluted Long Shuhai, and then turned to salute the onlookers under the stage, before striding towards the helicopters.

"Xiaoyue, you will always be Dad's pride!" Long Shuhai suddenly shouted loudly, waving goodbye to one of the female pilots with tears in his eyes.

The pilot turned around, revealing a pure smile, and shouted, "Dad, I love you~"

"Help me tell my brother that in Xiaoyue's heart, he will always be a good brother!"

After saying that, she wiped away a tear and boarded the helicopter.

The crowd below the stage watched with tears in their eyes, and many women covered their faces and cried.

Zhang Zhishan couldn't help but have red eyes, and said in a low voice, "In times of national and ethnic crisis, there are always people who take the opportunity to make a fortune from the national disaster, doing evil and committing violence, but there are also heroes who emerge, sacrificing themselves generously and running for hope."

Zhang Ji listened in silence.

He didn't know what kind of person he was.

But the fact that this new West District Chief Long Shuhai had sent his own daughter to be a pilot deeply touched him, and the hope that had been disappointed by being deceived by Lu Wencai was rekindled.

"Maybe, there are really some people who have been silently contributing, working hard to find a way out and hope for Xichuan Town. They are the night watchmen that Zhu Tiandao talked about... And I, I'm not worthy!"

Zhang Ji looked up at the sky, his eyes melancholy and complicated.

"Because I, now I only know how to eat meat and drink blood..."