The people accompanying him were a bit speechless.
"Why do you need to poop at this time?"
"Isn't it the call of nature?"
Zheng Ge didn't know why he always had a persistent urge to leave the team, but he didn't know where it came from.
"Do you want us to watch out for you, just in case a wild beast ambushes you?"
"No, I can't go if you're watching. Stay away from me. I'll catch up to you soon."
"Alright, so much trouble. A grown man being shy. We'll go first, slowly, and if you encounter a wild beast, just shout louder, and we'll come right away when we hear you."
"Okay."
The other three left, leaving Zheng Ge standing there foolishly.
He only knew he really wanted to break away from the team, and then what?
"Phew, they should be far away now."
Seeing Zheng Ge's eyes gradually clear up, Xiao Teng immediately descended from the tree and revealed himself.
An eight-meter-long giant python appeared before him, but Zheng Ge showed no reaction, still looking foolish, without even the thought of fighting back.
"What's your name?"
Xiao Teng used Telepathy, directly transmitting his thoughts into Zheng Ge's mind, and at the same time, he reinforced his Mental Manipulation.
"Zheng Qiang."
"How many people in your current mission were assigned here?"
Zheng Ge spoke numbly, "There are twelve of us assigned to Qingfeng Mountain Range."
Xiao Teng nodded. That's fine, not too many people, at least Xiao Teng has room to maneuver.
"What are the specific contents of your mission this time?"
"Try to clear out the wild beasts in Qingfeng Mountain Range."
"Why?"
Zheng Ge shook his head, truthfully saying, "I don't know."
"Where is your main camp?"
"It's a wooden house halfway up the mountain."
"How many weapons did you bring?"
"One hunting rifle and one pistol per person, that's it."
"How long will the mission last?"
"Half a month."
Xiao Teng breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that although the higher-ups had predictions, they hadn't sent many troops.
At the same time, Xiao Teng also knew exactly where he was.
Qingfeng Mountain Range is very large, and only twelve people were sent. As long as he is careful, Xiao Teng won't be easily exposed.
"I want you to come here every night during the mission and write down your activity range for tomorrow in the dirt."
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Teng added another sentence.
"Also, cut a piece of meat from every wild beast you kill and bring it to me, just place it under the tree."
"Now, forget about meeting me."
After getting far away, Xiao Teng lifted the Mental Manipulation.
Zheng Qiang's consciousness gradually returned, and he looked around in confusion.
"How did I fall asleep while taking a dump?"
Zheng Qiang scratched his head as he ran in the direction of the other three.
After lifting the Mental Manipulation, a huge sense of fatigue washed over Xiao Teng, making him drowsy.
He returned to the tree hollow and coiled up to rest.
"I only manipulated for a short while, yet the consumption was so great. It seems this talent isn't invincible."
After all, it was only an A-grade talent.
To completely brainwash a human and make them a subordinate, he couldn't accomplish it at his current rank.
"However, this talent is still very useful. It helped me avoid a crisis and obtain intelligence."
If it weren't for the Mental Manipulation talent, Xiao Teng might have been discovered by those few people just now.
A battle would have been unavoidable.
Xiao Teng didn't kill Zheng Qiang because if Zheng Qiang went missing, the higher-ups might send more people.
It's better to keep him as an informant.
For now, the priority is to lay low.
"I need to develop quickly."
......
The next day, Xiao Teng woke up feeling refreshed.
He poked his head out of the tree hollow and saw the sun already halfway up the mountain, muttering to himself.
"Oh no! I actually slept for so long."
He had fallen asleep shortly after using the Mental Manipulation talent yesterday.
He didn't expect to sleep for so long, directly until the next day.
Xiao Teng decided that before he became stronger, he shouldn't use the Mental Manipulation talent indiscriminately.
Although it could alter the cognition of other creatures, it was also very draining for him.
He didn't want to sleep eighteen hours a day.
Xiao Teng slithered his python body out of the tree hollow. He already had a plan for what to do today.
"Go find some animals with good talents and take them as subordinates."
After the Inspiration Recovery, he couldn't fight alone.
He always needed to find some animals to help him share the pressure from the humans.
"That fellow python from before was very good. I'll go look for it, hoping it hasn't been killed by humans yet."
Recalling the four-person mountain-clearing team he encountered yesterday, Xiao Teng's mood became unpleasant.
"I originally wanted to let them roam freely, but now it seems that's not possible."
Xiao Teng decided to bring that fellow python closer to him.
Wriggling his body, Xiao Teng moved in the direction of the fellow python he remembered.
Suddenly, Xiao Teng saw a large figure behind the bushes ahead.
Xiao Teng decisively moved towards the bushes.
It turned out to be a three-hundred-pound wild boar digging for roots in the ground.
"Oink~ Oink~ Oink~"
The wild boar also saw Xiao Teng, shook its head, revealing two tusks, and let out a few grunts towards him, hoping to scare off the predator.
Unfortunately, it was useless to Xiao Teng. He was determined to eat this wild boar today.
"Before, I only killed small rabbits and squirrels. It's rare for me to encounter a big one, I can't let it go."
Xiao Teng swallowed, wondering how many evolution points this wild boar would give him.
Hiss~
The moment Xiao Teng saw the wild boar, he lunged forward.
Seeing Xiao Teng charging towards it, the wild boar was not afraid. It aimed its tusks at the large python in front of it.
When Xiao Teng reached it, it suddenly charged forward.
In an instant, Xiao Teng felt a huge force impact his body, trying to send him flying.
And the next second, Xiao Teng's teeth bit into the wild boar, fixing himself in place and beginning to secrete venom.
Seeing that it hadn't sent Xiao Teng flying, the wild boar directly bit down with its mouth.
With a crisp snap, the wild boar's two teeth were directly broken.
"Howl~"
The wild boar let out a tragic grunt.
Soon after, Xiao Teng also injected a large amount of venom.
He was a python, with a large amount of venom, injecting it into the wild boar's body as if it were free.
At this point in the battle, the outcome was basically decided.
The wild boar couldn't bite through Xiao Teng's defenses, and after being injected with venom, its body gradually became paralyzed and unable to move, it couldn't even run away.
Xiao Teng coiled around the wild boar, tightening his body with force, and the sound of bones breaking came.
The wild boar became a dead pig.
【Ding! Killed a Mortal Realm First Rank wild boar, Evolution Points +100!】
Xiao Teng was overjoyed, "Haha! This wild boar is worth much more than rabbits and the like."
Adding the remaining evolution points from before, this was completely enough for Xiao Teng to advance two ranks.
Xiao Teng said without hesitation, "System, advance rank!"
【Congratulations to the Host for advancing to Mortal Realm Eighth Rank. The next rank, Mortal Realm Ninth Rank, requires 80 Evolution Points!】
【Congratulations to the Host for advancing to Mortal Realm Ninth Rank. The next rank, Mortal Realm Tenth Rank, requires 90 Evolution Points!】
In an instant, Xiao Teng's body grew by another two meters, reaching ten meters in length, and his strength also increased significantly.
Xiao Teng faintly sensed that if he reached Mortal Realm Tenth Rank and then advanced again, he would evolve into a new species, gaining a significant boost and completely breaking free from the category of ordinary beasts.
After killing it, Xiao Teng bit and tore at the wild boar's corpse, mouthful by mouthful.
"Having teeth is good, unlike before when I had to swallow it whole."
【Ding! Endless Devour is active...】
【Devour failed!】
It didn't matter if the devour failed. This wild boar had an F-grade talent, the most rubbish talent.
E-grade and F-grade talents are common, but A-grade and above talents are very rare to see.
Of course, after the Inspiration Recovery, there will definitely be fewer wild beasts with such rubbish talents.
They would naturally die if they couldn't compete with others.
That S-grade python from before was a Genius among wild beasts.
This further strengthened Xiao Teng's idea of bringing it under his command.
The current Xiao Teng could be said to be an invincible existence in the wild.
Even a tiger would not be a match for Xiao Teng.
After all, he also had the Paralyzing Toxin and Steel Armor talents.
A giant python with scales comparable to alloy and capable of releasing venom was an invincible existence to normal animals before the Inspiration Recovery.
After advancing two ranks, the deterrent force emanating from Xiao Teng's body became stronger, but he still maintained his Aura Concealment state.
He also deliberately chose to move in the shade of the trees, as the patterns on his body provided him with excellent camouflage.