C10 [encounter a Catabolic Beast During the Night]

Zhang Ping spent an entire morning to pick out the iron balls from the dough.

In the afternoon, Liu Tiefeng arranged for him to familiarize himself with all kinds of materials. Most of the special materials in Pearl City came from catabolic beasts and mutated plants.

For example, the Crimson Snake was originally just an ordinary Crimson Chain Snake, which was considered to be a non-venomous snake.

However, after it became a catabolic beast, the snake would transform from a non-venomous snake into a venomous snake. Not only would it grow poisonous fangs that could secrete fire poison, but the scales on its body would also transform. Its defense was extremely strong, and it could also emit high temperature. Wherever it passed, it would leave behind a charred mark.

Zhang Ping did not reject learning about these things. In fact, he was even more attentive than he was in his previous life. While Liu Tiefeng was teaching him, he would also tell him some of the methods he used to deal with the catabolic beasts when he was young.

These methods were actually all precious experiences.

In the next two days, Zhang Ping spent his time learning until the night of the 22nd.

The other party requested him to meet up with him in the small park behind the beef noodles restaurant on the 23rd. However, he planned to go there first to familiarize himself with the environment.

After all, it had been three years since the original owner had studied in Pearl Ability Academy. Zhang Ping did not know what had changed in that place.

After confirming that Liu Tiefeng had fallen asleep, Zhang Ping left the Iron Soul in the dark.

He had already worn the Assassination Ring, and he was like a ghost in the night.

Not far away from the Iron Soul, a Sky Fox with its forehead sticking to the skin of a man was staring at the shop's sign in boredom.

It didn't notice that Zhang Ping had already left through the window on the side of the shop. It even subconsciously neglected its mission and just stared blankly at the shop.

It was suspicious, suspicious.

How could a fox not be suspicious?

'Lo Shiyu' had never let down her suspicion of Zhang Ping.

However, she believed that if Zhang Ping was really a suspect, he definitely wasn't the leader.

Therefore, she sent her subordinates to monitor Zhang Ping's every move, hoping to discover the resistance of the human race.

The problem was that Zhang Ping's actions during the day were very normal. During the night, due to the effect of the Night Walker and the Assassination Ring, although the Sky Fox that she sent out still remembered what the mission was, it would subconsciously neglect the key information. After a few days, there was no result.

This was the last surveillance tonight.

If he didn't discover anything, this Sky Fox would give up on monitoring Zhang Ping.

...

The journey was safe and uneventful.

Ten minutes later, Zhang Ping arrived at the small park.

This small park was very different from the park he remembered. There were many trees on the originally flat and empty ground. These trees weren't tall, nor were they particularly dense. However, after entering the small park, he felt as if he was in a forest.

Something was wrong.

Zhang Ping couldn't help but hold the dagger in his sleeve.

He had a feeling that someone was spying on him. There were other people in the forest.

Suddenly, he saw a red light flashing on his right. He immediately adjusted his posture and saw a rat that was about the size of an adult cat slowly walking out from behind a tree.

It was a catabolic beast!

The moment Zhang Ping saw the rat, he made a judgment and activated the appraisal.

Appraisal Success!

Catabolic Beast: Armor Poison Tail Mouse

Race: Catabolic Mouse

Potential: 2 stars

Lifespan: 50

Level: Elementary Catabolic Beast

Level: 5

Talent

Poison Tail: The bone spikes at the end of the tail contain poison

Hardened Skin: The fur is like armor, and its defensive power is greatly increased, but it also decreases agility...

Fortunately, it was only an elementary catabolic beast.

Although there was a difference in level between the two levels, the difference was not big.

Zhang Ping felt slightly relieved after seeing it. If it was an intermediate catabolic beast, he would probably die tonight.

However, even if it was an elementary catabolic beast, he could not be careless.

After all, the appraisal result had already shown that the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's tail contained poison.

Because he did not have enough experience, Zhang Ping did not bring any antidotes with him when he went out.

According to what he knew, all the catabolic beasts were extremely poisonous.

If he did not bring a common antidote with him, once he was poisoned, he would basically die.

He could not be careless.

But there was no need to be overly frightened.

Just like when he met a poisonous snake, as long as he was not bitten, it would be fine.

Zhang Ping gripped the dagger with his right hand and focused his gaze on the Armor Poison Tail Mouse.

The Armor Poison Tail Mouse did not act rashly. Instead, it circled around Zhang Ping, looking for his weakness.

The catabolic beast's intelligence was not low. Some of the traps that were effective against ordinary animals were not effective against catabolic beasts.

They would be more cautious than ordinary animals to test their prey. If the prey was too strong, they would leave voluntarily. If they found that the prey was weak, they would take advantage of the weakness.

Zhang Ping ordered himself to remain calm. Then, he memorized all the knowledge he had learned about dealing with catabolic beasts in the school. In the next moment, he chose to take the initiative to attack.

He instantly exerted force under his feet, and his entire body was like a cheetah in the dark night.

The Armor Poison Tail Mouse's entire body was covered in hard fur. Other than the elemental Awakened, most Awakened would choose to attack the eyes when they encountered the Armor Poison Tail Mouse. This was the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's most obvious weakness.

The beauty's sharp blade pierced towards the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's vitals. The Armor Poison Tail Mouse could not dodge in time, so it curled up its body into a ball and rotated clockwise to unload the force. Zhang Ping's attack aimed at the vitals finally landed on the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's hard fur, but more than half of the force was dispelled.

The Armor Poison Tail Mouse's fur was very hard.

Even though the dagger in Zhang Ping's hand was incomparably sharp, it was still difficult to injure the Armor Poison Tail Mouse even after it had lost most of its strength.

After failing to hit, Zhang Ping immediately retreated.

The Armor Poison Tail Mouse's curled up body suddenly stretched out. Its scarlet eyes stared at Zhang Ping, and its tail continuously stabbed out.

Because of his height, the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's tail attack landed on Zhang Ping's knees. Zhang Ping could not block it, so he could only tiptoe and retreat, quickly widening the distance between him and the Armor Poison Tail Mouse.

When the Armor Poison Tail Mouse saw that its series of attacks had all missed, it immediately stopped its attack and chose to conserve its strength.

A meter away, Zhang Ping was panting, and his forehead was already covered in sweat.

It was mainly because he had not held back at all in the previous attack, so he could not afford to be careless in dodging the next series of attacks.

As expected, actual combat consumed more stamina than training.

Pearl Ability Academy had a special course that taught how to distribute the stamina and how to conserve the stamina.

Zhang Ping thought for a moment, and decided to change the way he held the dagger. At the same time, his standing posture also changed. His left foot was in front, and his right foot was behind him. His hands gradually raised.

Ming Fist: Pursuing the Mouse!

Zhang Ping knew very well that it was impossible for him to unleash the power of Pursuing the Mouse with just his fists.

Therefore, he still did not give up on the dagger, but used the method he had used to deal with small catabolic beasts in the Ming Fist.

His speed was faster than the Armor Poison Tail Mouse. After Zhang Ping widened the distance between them, the Armor Poison Tail Mouse did not dare to act rashly. Actually, he could have continued to retreat and completely get rid of the Armor Poison Tail Mouse.

The problem was that the patrol party had already been occupied by the Sky Fox, so he could not find anyone to ask for help.

If he did not deal with the Armor Poison Tail Mouse in front of him, then if an orphanage's child came to the park tomorrow, he might be killed.

This was the result that he could not accept.

He took a deep breath.

He once again walked towards the Armor Poison Tail Mouse.

The Armor Poison Tail Mouse's body shrank slightly, but its tail was raised high up. It looked like a big scorpion.

Suddenly, Zhang Ping suddenly accelerated. He first attacked the right side of the Armor Poison Tail Mouse, then turned to the left when the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's tail was about to stab towards the right.

However, the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's reaction was extremely fast. Its tail twisted in an S-shape and immediately stabbed towards Zhang Ping's arm.

There was a flaw.

Zhang Ping's eyes lit up. He took a deep horse stance and pressed down on his center of gravity.

When he lowered his horse stance, his hands also changed their trajectory, and coincidentally, he was able to dodge the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's tail.

This was the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's opening in the middle. Facing a sudden change in the fist, it could not dodge it. It could only use all its strength to retreat.

But it was too late.

Before it could even move, its head was hit by Zhang Ping's punch.

This punch was powerful and heavy. Even though the Armor Poison Tail Mouse had the protection of its hard fur, it was still hit black in the eyes.

When it regained its vision, a blade light instantly attacked.

Zhang Ping's hand, which was holding the dagger, pierced into the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's eyes. It instantly pierced through the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's eyeball, and then the dagger went straight through the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's brain.

However, in the last second before the Armor Poison Tail Mouse died, its body instinctively reacted. It curled up its body and its tail stabbed towards Zhang Ping's wrist.

Zhang Ping had been on guard against the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's tail all this time. When the Armor Poison Tail Mouse curled up, he quickly retreated.

In the blink of an eye, the battle ended.

The Armor Poison Tail Mouse's final counterattack missed, and its corpse fell to the ground. Blood flowed out from its eye sockets.

"Hu."

Zhang Ping took two steps back and let out a sigh of relief.

This result was not surprising.

After all, it was currently night. He had the Night Walker talent, and he had a huge advantage.

In addition, this catabolic beast's weakness was very obvious.

Because the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's fur's defense was greatly increased, its weight would also increase correspondingly. This caused the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's speed to be slow. Zhang Ping's movement speed in the night would become faster due to the reduction of his weight. In this way, the Armor Poison Tail Mouse would find it difficult to dodge.

However, the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's appearance was a bit strange. Furthermore, the Night Walker and Assassination Ring were theoretically impossible for the Armor Poison Tail Mouse to notice him.

He looked around. Considering that he had expended a lot of energy, he decided not to stay any longer. Instead, he turned around and left.

A few minutes later, a woman in light green military uniform appeared beside the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's corpse. She squatted down to investigate the cause of the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's death.

"Sisi, do you think your old friend is a human or a catabolic beast?" She asked as she lifted the Armor Poison Tail Mouse with her hand.

At some point, a woman in white had already stood behind her. The woman wore a cold mask, and her hair was still emitting a faint white mist.

"I don't know, but I hope that he is human," the woman said lightly.

Although the organization had confirmed that a catabolic beast had infiltrated the city, they only had a few catabolic beasts. Every time the organization members entered the city, it was extremely dangerous.

If Zhang Ping's usual or even strange behavior had not attracted the organization's attention, she would not have rashly contacted Zhang Ping.

"However... If my life talisman is shattered tomorrow, you can directly detonate the black secret chamber." The woman thought for a moment and then added.

After all, she insisted on contacting Zhang Ping. If anything happened, she had to take responsibility.

The military-garbed woman was silent for a moment before she said, "In my opinion, Zhang Ping is definitely a catabolic beast. Let's just kill him directly."

"No, at least I can be sure that Zhang Ping's killing intent was real that night." The white-clothed woman rejected.

The military-garbed woman stood up and looked at the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's corpse. She sighed and said, "I hope Sisi is right. At least he didn't eat this stinky rat in one bite. Maybe he really is a human."

"Alright, it's not good to stay here for too long. Let's go," the white-clothed woman said.

Then the two of them packed up the Armor Poison Tail Mouse's body and quickly disappeared into the night.

...

The next day, Zhang Ping woke up early.

Today, he decided to try the "Forging Technique of Coiling Threads" again in the morning.

In the past two days, he would still take the Contract Gem on time in the morning. Although he had changed his training method to Coiling Threads, the consumption of his physical strength was actually higher than usual. It was precisely because he could feel his improvement that he gave up on his usual training and focused on Coiling Threads practice.

After eating the Contract Gem, he picked up the prepared materials and placed them into the furnace. Liu Tiefeng was smoking beside him as he guided him.

Probably because he was mentally prepared, the high temperature did not force him back. He gritted his teeth and persisted in his hand movements, crushing and kneading all kinds of materials.

Suddenly, he felt a burning pain in his stomach and could not help but take a cold breath.

Who knew that the flame in the furnace would be sucked out by him from the furnace? It was like a stream of water being sucked into his nose. The warm flame followed his throat and entered his stomach. He immediately felt much more energetic, and his kneading movements became smoother.

Another new talent?

Zhang Ping thought to himself. However, because the forging was not over yet, he did not dare to be distracted and focused on his hand movements.

Liu Tiefeng, who was at the side, did not make a sound. After all, every Awakened in Pearl City had different abilities. All kinds of abilities were strange and he was already used to them.

After a while, he felt that something was wrong. He said, "The temperature of the furnace is too low. Quickly add more firewood."

Zhang Ping also realized that he had just absorbed too much heat and quickly used one hand to add more wood.

When the flame became more exuberant, he continued to knead the materials.