Become the strongest in the world of gods through game experience

Chapter 117 Captured for Research

On the water's surface, a shiny purple rat's head floated, grinning as if it were having a good laugh.

"It's there!"

A villager climbed over and said nervously.

"It's extremely cunning. When soldiers tried to deal with it before, it would run away as soon as it sensed something was wrong. It's so hard to catch!"

"Well, I see."

Zhang Xiaoyuan nodded. Others might be able to make the monster in front of them escape, but it was absolutely impossible for him.

Because it blocked both waterways and land routes.

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Xiaoyuan stood up, picked up a clod of dirt from the ground, and threw it over.

"Hey?"

The villagers were dumbfounded. What did this mean? He had just reminded Zhang Xiaoyuan, and then Zhang Xiaoyuan…

No, are you kidding me?!

"Boom!"

The clod of earth splashed water, startling the magical beast that was swimming leisurely.

"Gah?"

The monster was taken aback. What was that?

It looked around warily and found several humans to its left, one of whom was holding a stone.

"Gah!"

The monster was furious that a mere human dared to attack it!

"puff!"

The monster opened its mouth wide and spat out a black water arrow.

Zhang Xiaoyuan suddenly threw out a clod of dirt, which collided with the water jet.

Seeing the water arrow easily shattered, the monster knew that the humans opposite it were the same ones who had dealt with it before. It let out a strange cry and immediately submerged its head in the water.

"Damn it, it's going to get away again!"

Some villagers sighed, saying that once the monster ran into the water or underground, it would be impossible to find it again!

"Don't panic."

Zhang Xiaoyuan said calmly, patting the villager on the shoulder.

"I try my best."

The villagers forced a smile. How could they not panic? The monsters were about to flee. Once these soldiers left, the monsters would definitely return to take revenge.

Zhang Xiaoyuan quietly watched the lotus pond. Before long, the water stopped bubbling, and the magical beast sank completely into the water and disappeared.

Seeing this, the villagers who were watching all sighed and turned around and walked back dejectedly.

Only Zhang Xiaoyuan remained standing in the same spot, quietly staring at the water, as if in a daze.

About half a minute later, Zhang Xiaoyuan's eyes lit up, and she immediately got up and walked in one direction.

On the edge of the lotus pond, in a place covered by black, decaying branches, there was an almost imperceptible movement. A pair of dark, gleaming eyes looked around, searching for any potential danger.

Suddenly, a huge face expanded into the eyes, startling the beast that controlled them, who let out a loud cry.

"Gah!"

The monster let out a hoarse scream, its two claws thrashing about in the water.

Where are you going to escape to next?

Zhang Xiaoyuan crossed her arms and looked down at the monster.

The monsters didn't dare linger on the water's surface. To avoid being discovered by Zhang Xiaoyuan again, they didn't plan to hide in the water, but instead hid in the soil.

It dug so many holes that no one could possibly find it.

After climbing for an unknown amount of time, the monster felt a sense of security as it sensed the solid cave behind it. It casually picked up a piece of dried fish that was rotting and infested with maggots and began to chew it with great relish.

"quack!"

After finishing a dried fish, the monster wanted to eat more, but suddenly its purple fur bristled and stood on end, as a strong sense of crisis gripped its heart.

"not good!"

The monster hurriedly got up, trying to escape, but a hand reached out from the ground behind it and grabbed at it.

The monster struggled with all its might, but to no avail, and was eventually grabbed by the suddenly appearing hand.

"quack!"

Feeling that it couldn't break free from this force, the monster twisted its long neck in terror to look behind it, only to find that it was one of the humans it had seen by the lotus pond.

"It stayed in the water for quite a while."

Zhang Xiaoyuan smiled coldly, her hand tightening its grip, causing the monster to scream in agony.

The water in the lotus pond was murky and emitted a strong stench. Zhang Xiaoyuan didn't want to get herself dirty just to catch such a small magical beast; that would be too much of a loss.

So they first alerted the monster, and waited for it to escape into the earth before searching for it, so as not to get themselves dirty.

Although the Heart of the Ocean could keep the water out of the lotus pond, he still felt very uncomfortable.

Zhang Xiaoyuan carried the rat-headed, duck-bodied monster back to the ground. The villagers who had returned from the lotus pond were astonished to find that Zhang Xiaoyuan was carrying the monster. They rubbed their eyes in surprise, thinking they were seeing things.

"How did he manage to catch the monster? Didn't it escape a long time ago?"

"Yes, but look at the strange-looking magical beast in his hand. It's just like that, and nothing else can imitate it. He actually managed to catch it!"

"Awesome! He caught a monster that others couldn't catch so easily!"

The villagers cheered with joy. The capture of the last monster meant that their village would no longer be bothered by monsters in the near future.

Zhang Xiaoyuan smiled and gestured for everyone to make way.

The crowd was puzzled, but they did as instructed, wanting to see what Zhang Xiaoyuan was planning to do.

Zhang Xiaoyuan raised the hand holding the monster high, about to smash it to the ground.

This monster had always lived in filthy water, and Zhang Xiaoyuan was afraid that killing it with his own hands would dirty his hands.

"Brother Yuan, spare the beast!"

Qin Fen's urgent voice came from afar. He squeezed through the crowded throng and finally reached Zhang Xiaoyuan.

"Brother Yuan, spare the beast!"

Qin Fen looked at the duck-rat monster in his hand, whose eyes had rolled back but was still breathing, and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, I'm still alive."

"Huh? What's the matter?"

Zhang Xiaoyuan glanced at Qin Fen and wondered if Qin Fen also wanted to imitate Ishida and give Warcraft a hit to gain some experience.

"Brother Yuan, the people from the research lab will be here soon. They've already collected the monster corpses from Dingjia Village and are on their way to Qushui Village."

They had heard that the magical beast in Qushui Village possessed characteristics of both ducks and rats, and they believed it must have a very special mutated ability. Therefore, they wanted to take it to their laboratory to study it, hoping to make some discoveries.

Qin Fen explained to Zhang Xiaoyuan.

"Of course, they won't take your magical beast for free. They'll buy it back at the price of a mid-level skill emblem, five million. What do you think?"

"okay."

Zhang Xiaoyuan thought about it and agreed.

After all, this duck-rat monster is only level 10. Even if you kill it, it will only give you 1 experience point, which is negligible.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaoyuan had another idea in mind.

Since both the Black Rock Serpent and the Blue Poison Spider possess the energy of the white stone within their bodies, could it be that this strangely shaped duck-rat monster also absorbed some of the white stone's energy during its mutation process, thus causing its bizarre mutation?

The military research lab might be able to figure out what those white stones are, and then it will be easier for him to obtain them.

Not long after, the researchers arrived at Qushui Village in a vehicle similar to a medium-sized truck, which was loaded with refrigerated goods.

"Where is the mutated monster? Give it to me now!"