Chapter 8 (1/2)
Chapter 8: Evolve, Moonlight Fox
“The Gela Monster has only just pa.s.sed through, and already this soul pet dares to come here, let’s hope it’s not another ferocious fellow.” Thought Chu Mu.
The Gela Monster is still nearby and since these types of creatures have a unique smell, weaker soul pets generally do not come near them.
The bush continued to rustle and moments later, a small soul pet emerged from within.
The little soul pet cautiously looked at the writhing plump figure in front of it, and slowly approached the food……
“Blue Star Fox, another little fox……” Looking at the little guy, Chu Mu felt a little speechless.
The Blue Star Fox on the trap is even smaller than the previous fox. Including its tail, it is barely forty centimetres long.
And judging from its thin fur, it should be just a cub. By human standards, it is only an infant which has just learned how to walk.
“The Blue Star Fox should have a slightly higher grade than the Red Cloud Fox. A pity it’s still only suitable as pets for girls……”Chu Mu smiled bitterly and shook his head, helplessly looking as the little guy took his bait.
After taking the bait, it carefully observed its surroundings. Clearly, this is a clever soul pet.
“They’re either too strong or too weak, sigh……” Chu Mu felt discouraged. Breaking a piece of ration, he fed it to the little green worm on his shoulder.
The little blue worm happily accepted it, and laid down on his shoulder to eat.
Waiting in antic.i.p.ation is tough. Chu Mu did not chase away the little green worm, instead keeping it as a companion. Furthermore, even though this little green worm cannot even be considered a soul pet, it has very high wariness. It is able to warn Chu Mu when there is a strong soul pet approaching.
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Another three days of antic.i.p.ation, and still nothing. Chu Mu had no choice but to change his location again.
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“What……what’s this? Did I stumble across a fox’s nest? Why is it another fox cub?!”
On the fifteenth day, Chu Mu once again saw a fox cub stealing his food!!
The bait Chu Mu used are soul core fragments. The soul cores come from within soul pets’ bodies. Generally, most pets use these as food.
The soul core fragments Chu Mu have is limited, and he cannot afford to have these fox cubs repeatedly stealing them.
At last, Chu Mu was fed up, and as the Moonlight Fox cub tried to steal his soul core fragment, he decisively activated the trap!
“Wu~~~~~” The Moonlight Fox cub immediately sensed danger, and reacted unexpectedly quickly. At the moment that the trap sunk, it used its small claws to grab a root buried in the earth, its body hanging fifty centimetres into the trap.
“Sou sou!!!” The young Moonlight Fox moved nimbly. Using the corners of the trap, it jumped back and forth, and skipped towards the surface!
Chu Mu stared blankly. This Moonlight Fox cub, an infant at only stage 1, unexpectedly displayed such nimbleness. This was a trap meant for stage 3 soul pets!
“Sha sha sha!!!”
Just as Chu Mu thought the little guy was going to escape, the little worm on Chu Mu’s shoulder suddenly let out a sound, and immediately shot a string of white silk from its mouth!
The white silk accurately ensnared the jumping Moonlight Fox. It panicked as it has barely escaped the trap, but was tied down by the white silk.
“Pu~~~~~~~”the green worm continued to spit out white, sticky silk, tightly wrapping the Moonlight Fox in several layers, preventing it from escaping.