48 per cent for option one, 8 per cent for option two and 44 per cent for option three.

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[Option 1]

【Temperature increase】

……

28.6 per cent for option I, 4.8 per cent for option two, 52.4 per cent for option three and 14.3 per cent for option four.

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[Option 3]

【Toxin】

Specific: The vapours that make up the body are filled with toxins. Enemies wrapped in themselves take both Ignite and Toxin damage. 【Ignite】A lit fire is not poisonous.

……

"Speed...... It's time to think about it. ”

Looking at the distribution ratio of votes, Zheng Zhuo began to think.

"However, let's continue to increase the power here."

Temperature and Toxin.

Zheng Zhuo chose these two items.

As Zheng Zhuo finalized, the points disappeared. His body began to change.

The body, which had been orange-red, began to shine. The temperature continues to rise. The red faded, and he became lighter and hotter.

At the same time, there was a popping sound of bubbles from the continuous boiling of liquid in his body.

Grunt.

Very slight sound. This sound replaces the occasional crackling sound.

Zheng Zhuo opened the panel.

……

【Zheng Zhuo】

[Race: Shadow Fire (Pure Orange)]

[Ability: Identification, Evolution]

[Evolved: Ignite, Venom]

[Points: 0]

[Optional Evolution: None]

……

He's getting stronger again. The temperature of the flame rose and, in addition, brought poison.

Zheng Zhuo saw the last small group of antelopes on the ground that were still fleeing.

He had given up eating creatures that could still move, but now he ......

"You can give it a try."

He descended slowly.

The shadow slowly approached the galloping antelope.

With Zheng Zhuo's speed, it was difficult to keep up with them. So, he had to attack first.

"[Ignite]."

Scold!

An orange flame ignites at the antelope's head and neck. The hotter flames burned through the fur in an instant. In the blink of an eye, the antelope's cheeks revealed a white skeleton.

"Boom!"

The antelope fell to the ground in severe pain. However, it still has a strong vitality and will not completely collapse because of this. It quickly got up again.

However, a shadow-like flame had already taken advantage of this gap and fell from the sky to its face.

"Boom!"

The antelope was terrified and shook its head repeatedly. More parts of its head and face were ignited, but it managed to shake the flowing flames on its face to the ground.

It ran wildly.

However, he couldn't run a few more steps.

At the moment of contact, the toxins carried in the flames had already penetrated deep into the bone marrow along the wound caused by [ignition].

Nervous paralysis passes through the antelope's body. It fell, and this time, failed to get back up.

Flames slowly flowed from the earth to the antelope and covered its body.

……

"When the temperature increases, the digestion speed also increases a lot."

After eating the antelope much faster than before, Zheng Zhuo took off from the skeleton and looked at the ground below.

"Maybe we'll catch another ......"

“……”

“…… There's no such thing as a good thing. ”

The last antelope herd was also frightened by Zheng Zhuo's predation. They fled even more desperately, and now, they had long since left Zheng Zhuo's sight.

"Well."

Zheng Zhuo didn't have too many regrets. He's in a good mood right now.

Because, [Warming] and [Venom] solved his biggest problem before: not being able to keep his prey.

Originally, he could only hunt small creatures, because only small creatures would die instantly if their mouth and nose were [ignited]. Any slightly larger creature will be able to extinguish the flames by struggling.

Even if severe burns of the nose and mouth caused these large creatures to die within a few hours to a few days, it was not something that Zheng Zhuo could eat—they would run a long, long distance because they were frightened, and Zheng Zhuo would never be able to catch up.

But this tragic situation is a thing of the past.

Now, Zheng Zhuo still needs to use [Ignite] to create a large area of burns on the prey's mouth and nose first. But then, he can safely land on the face of the fallen prey.

The prey will shake him off. Never mind. A split second of contact can also allow his toxins to penetrate into the burned wound.

The toxin can quickly paralyze the prey and fall into Zheng Zhuo's field of vision.

The antelopes ran away. However, with this skill, he can hunt more other prey in the future.

……

Dead grass doesn't last long to support the flames. The pasture was almost burned clean. Looking down from the sky, the flames spread across the mountains and fields are gradually extinguished. It's hard to see the fire anymore, there is black smoke everywhere.

The updrafts brought by the heat are also less powerful than before.

"It's time to leave."

Zheng Zhuo rode the wind and flew towards the mountains.

The terrain is gradually increasing. The hot air carried him all the way up, and soon, he reached a considerable height.

Here, the cold air from the summit begins to hedge with the hot air. For the first time, he experienced turbulence - he was blown dizzy, unable to distinguish between east and west, north and south.

He could only land at the end of the fire. Drop off a quarter of the way to the top.

Zheng Zhuo is now on fire. But he could feel that it was much colder here than at the foot of the mountain.

There is almost no vegetation cover, and there are bare rocks everywhere. Temperature...... It's not snowing yet. However, some rocks are covered with a thin layer of frost in their backlight.

"Can you eat frost?"

Give it a try.

"Phew."

No.

There was no food. There is turbulence in the air. There is still a long way to go.

“…… Worst. ”

Can you only climb the mountain honestly?

When he was still a human, Zheng Zhuo still liked mountaineering.

But he doesn't like it very much now.

……

Organic matter. Organics are urgently needed.

Zheng Zhuo continued the action of "half-flying-being blown down-half-flying-being blown down", and slowly climbed to the top of the mountain.

To outsiders, his whereabouts look like "ethereal ghost records". But for Zheng Zhuo himself, this is the painstaking struggle against his unskilled limbs, even though he doesn't have them.

Points.

If you can count points......

On the way, Zheng Zhuo didn't see food at all. He could often see birds landing on distant rocks and looking at himself. Occasionally, rock sheep and dingoes can be seen poking their heads out of the crevices in the rocks. He could occasionally see snakes and centipedes curled up in a ball, hiding under rocks in the distance.

But he couldn't take off, he couldn't catch them. By the time he got closer, they would have already run away.

Just like now.

A group of vultures gathered on a stone and stared at Zheng Zhuo.

"What to see...... If only I could fly...... Eat you all......"

Zheng Zhuo thought as he jumped hard.

"It's all piled up together, and it's easy to catch them all...... Pile up ......"

Stacked together?

So all the animals he had seen were piled on top of each other.

Why?

Realizing this, Zheng Zhuo stopped.

Instead of heading to the top of the mountain, he half-flew and half-jumped, heading to where the vultures were staying.

Of course, the vultures were scared away by him before he arrived. But when he got there, he had a big catch.

“…… It's a bit warmer than anywhere else......"

The rock is in good shape. It's big, it's flat, it's dry. Therefore, it is a little warmer than other gravel positions.

"That's right."

Almost all of the animals on the mountain kept climbing up to avoid the fire just now. They will feel cold...... will congregate in warmer places.

And then.

What's the warmest thing about this......

“…… Without a doubt, it must be me. ”

Zheng Zhuo noticed this. He set off immediately.

He had to choose a suitable place to warm himself up and use it as his hunting ground.

……

【Question】

[What kind of hunting location should I choose?] 】

[Option 1]

【A large rock located on a high place, where birds often gather】

[Option 2]

[Large rocks located in the rubble, often with large organisms]

[Option 3]

[A rocky beach located under a large rock, where small creatures often gather]