Chapter 44: The Moulting Period
At night, Lin Ye, who was sleeping peacefully, suddenly felt an itch on his body, he opened his eyes, and found that the black fluff on his body began to burn like a flame, and the hollow log had already heard a mushy smell, and it was about to be affected and ignited.
Lin Ye hurriedly got up and jumped out of the hideout. The fluff on his body was like an instinctive self-defense when attacked, and although it didn't really form flames, it still writhed.
What is this? Lin Ye was anxious in his heart, he had never thought that such a thing would suddenly appear on his body.
Looking around, in the dead of night, there is no danger at all. And the system didn't speak, as if it was a normal phenomenon.
Could it be something that shouldn't have been eaten, right?? Lin Ye hurriedly imagined what he had eaten. As soon as this thought came to mind, the itching on Lin Ye's body became more intense, and he itched a little unbearably, and rubbed his back against the tree. The fluff that turned into flames flew like sparks, but it didn't return to Lin Ye's body like he had taken back the flame feather coat before.
There was a hot energy in the stomach, and after the fluff on the body fell off, this hot energy began to spread outward, occupying the position of the previous fluff.
After rubbing like this for a while, a large amount of sparks slid down the bark and then went out.
Finally, Lin Ye screamed comfortably, although there was still some itching on his body, but he could bear it.
Lin Ye followed the moonlight to the edge of the pool and saw his appearance.
It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, just looking at it makes Lin Ye's young heart like a thunderbolt. He stood there in a daze, who was this? Why did I become like this?
Almost half of the fluff on his body had fallen off, and Lin Ye's back had become bare, like a hairless chick. But unlike before, Lin Ye still had the feeling of a flame feather cloak on his body.
He felt that the feather cloak of flame was still draped over his body, and the connection with the feather cloak was not severed, but when he tried to manipulate it in his mind, he only felt as if something was about to emerge from his skin, and after a while, nothing appeared.
"Drop! The system gives an explanation for Lin Ye's current state. "The host is currently in the first moulting period in preparation for the official progression to the upper stage of the hatchling stage. ”
Moulting is a stage that birds must go through, and the phoenix is no exception.
After the first moult, the chicks' eyes open and needle-like feathers begin to grow on their bodies. And although Lin Ye's eyes can be opened since birth, he has never experienced moulting.
Hearing the system's words, Lin Ye secretly thought about it. It seems that the growth value he has accumulated is not actually stored, but has been slowly acting on him. He found that his growth value had reached 211 points, and the growth value provided by the totem just allowed Lin Ye to reach a certain point, prompting him to enter the moulting period.
The phoenix's bloodline held too many secrets, and even Lin Ye didn't know what he would become in the next stage. It seems that the next time he advances, he will strengthen his ability to manipulate flames!
Lin Ye thought optimistically, although the fluff on his body began to fall off, but this was a good thing!
Lin Ye was so excited that he couldn't sleep, he came to the edge of the pool and began to practice his self-created leg technique.
This is the experience that Lin Ye summed up in the fight against centipedes and ancient cockroaches, although it is not recognized by the system, but it is very effective against these insects of the same size with sharp mouthparts, especially with high poison.
This is the concept that Lin Ye upholds in his heart, his resistance to toxins is not high, and he must take advantage of these poisons to fight back between him, and he must get out of the latter's attack range.
Every time he kicked a sharp blow, Lin Ye would flapp his wings and use the recoil force to pull away the distance, but after the fluff fell off, Lin Ye's retreat distance was shorter. The average centipede couldn't withstand his blow at all.
The shedding of the fluff made Lin Ye's movements more flexible, and the muscles in his legs tensed with each kick, and he could even kick in the air with a pop. Under the moonlight, the lizard sensed movement outside, and it poked its head out of the crevice in the rock, and also saw Lin Ye's practice at a glance.
It yawned and slowly came to Lin Ye's side, and also studied in style.
Because of that adventure, the lizard's intelligence seems to have been enhanced, and although it looks like it doesn't understand anything, it is much better than before. Every time they want to imitate Lin Ye's movements, one of them is a bird and the other is a lizard, and their body structure is different. The latter imitated the actions of the former, and naturally declared failure.
In the end, it seemed to understand this, and slowly played its own style of moves. First rushed up to take a bite, and then flicked his tail and hit the ground with two consecutive blows. Use the power of the tail flick to twist its waist like a pole and make it jump high to dodge possible counterattacks.
The more the lizard practiced, the more excited it became, and Lin Ye had already stopped, watching the lizard's movements in amazement, and it was unaware of it. It leaps high and kicks up and tries more unused moves excitedly. Before, it had relied on its instinct to fight centipedes, but now Lin Ye's practice has given it a lot of inspiration.
Compared to its previous lack of eyes, the lizard is more receptive to new things and immersed in them.
Curiosity killed the cat. At best, curiosity is exploratory, and at worst, curiosity is death.
This kind of creature born with a spirit of exploration will not survive to adulthood, but once it has established itself, it will quickly develop and flourish. The blood-red tentacles seem to be providing more challenges and opportunities to the lizard by injecting it with natural breath and then transforming it in a targeted manner.
Lin Ye nodded thoughtfully. He smiled as the lizard practiced all sorts of new moves with great interest. The lizard's back armor stood up, and the dark red back armor shimmered with a faint red light, and its movements immediately became swift!
Lin Ye's eyes opened, and in that short moment, he saw a faint red light on the lizard's back armor, like an efficient energy generator, which immediately made the lizard burst out with even more powerful power.
In the moonlight, an insect followed the path opened by the oviraptor to the hideout, its swarthy, six-legged carapace that reflected the luster of the blood moon was very strong.
The lizard, which had been practicing, suddenly raised its head and ran towards the south, scuffling with the ill-intentioned insect.
It was a unicorn in pitch-black armor that had come from an unknown region to the southwest. At this moment, it is violent, and the single horn on its head is very strong and hard. It lowered its head, then lifted the sharp horns of its head to flip the lizard over.
At the same size, the unicorn fairy is much more powerful than the lizard.
But the lizard hissed, and it deftly dodged the attack and jumped directly onto the unicorn's back, the red light flashing on its back armor. It uses its slender tail to wrap itself around the unicorn directly, swinging its body backwards, but directly flipping the latter to the ground.
The one-horned fairy was spread six-legged, swinging in the air to find the fulcrum, and the lizard certainly wouldn't give it that chance. twitched his tail directly, imitating Lin Ye's kicking action, and slammed the latter's exposed head one by one, causing the unicorn fairy to faint.
The normal battle took place for less than thirty seconds, and the giant unicorn was constantly pressed and beaten, and there was no chance to fight back.
Unconsciously, the lizard was already much stronger than before! The lizard seemed to be still on the rise, it raised its head and ran towards Lin Ye, jumping sideways from side to side excitedly, as if it wanted to compete with Lin Ye.
Lin Ye's eyes narrowed and he agreed.
Seeing Lin Ye in a fighting stance, the lizard also launched a battle with Lin Ye.
However, after only one round, the lizard failed.
Its tail flicked, and Lin Ye confidently jumped over it, and then directly stepped on the top of the lizard's head with its strong claws. Compared to the bird-catching spider that almost killed him, the lizard's speed is still too slow!
Fighting the strong is the best way to grow!
The lizard, which failed in an instant, was not discouraged at all, it blinked, but learned a lot from it. It lowered its head and pushed the unconscious unicorn fairy in front of Lin Ye as a tuition.
Lin Ye pushed it away, signaling that he had eaten enough. The lizard glanced at Lin Ye gratefully, and then happily took the unconscious unicorn back to the rock crevice to enjoy a delicious meal.
Lin Ye watched with relief as the lizard returned to its hiding place. I thought to myself, I have to work harder.
As soon as the words fell, a cool breeze blew in the night sky, and Lin Ye, who had no fluff to keep warm, immediately sneezed, and he hurriedly ran back to his hiding place, and then found some hay, and after weaving for several hours, he draped it on his body, tied it with his feet, and used it as temporary clothes.
In the warm woven hay, Lin Ye felt a little sleepy, and he lay in the hollow log, looking at the starry sky above his head through the round hole in his head. Starry.
While counting the stars in the sky, Lin Ye put aside his distracting thoughts and soon fell asleep.
And in the crevices of the rocks, in the lizard's nest, the crunching sound sounded, and the lizard gnawed on the unicorn fairy, and ate it fragrantly.