Chapter 197 Earth Shield Spider (1/2)

”Is this our child?” asked the Adamantine Duck from the left.

”Yes, it is. Look at how big its eyes are,” the Adamantine Duck on the right replied, nodding.

Then their faces froze, as if they had just seen something horrifying.

Even with his human eyes, Gao Peng could see the fear on their faces.

”It has five toes! What a ghastly thing!” the Adamantine Duck on the left cried out.

The duck on the right widened its eyes and began shouting angrily.

The two then began quarrelling. The duck on the left wanted to dispose of their newborn, but the duck on the right stubbornly refused.

Half a month later, the duckling's siblings hatched from their eggs.

The siblings, too, gave the first duckling no relief from the stress.

It was, after all, a five-toed freak. It would usually be forced to eat the leftovers left by its brothers and sisters.

Sometimes, it wouldn't even get any food. It was normal for its parents to sometimes not be able to find enough food for everyone. The adult ducks needed to make sure they had enough sustenance in order to function as the backbone of the family.

As a result, the five-toed duckling sometimes had to starve for days inside its den.

Unlike the monsters at the top, low-level monsters like Adamantine Ducks had to worry about food all the time.

They could only grow up strong and healthy with proper nutrition.

One day, all eight Adamantine ducklings had to share a two-foot-long fish with each other.

This wasn't enough for all eight Adamantine ducklings, considering they were still growing.

The deformed duckling was pushed out, forced to watch its siblings eat. Maybe they would be kind enough to leave a few fish bones for it when they were done.

However, it had only had a bit of fish the day before. It was now extremely hungry.

Cautiously, it approached its siblings, hoping that they would let it have a bite.

”Don't come any closer!” said the duckling closest to it while kicking it away.

”Freak, back off.” Another duckling gave it a kick.

Suddenly, a purple light flashed across its body.

When the two adult Adamantine Ducks returned home, they saw duck feathers scattered across the ground and their children trembling in a corner. In the middle of the cave lay an Adamantine Duckling, seemingly pleased with itself after it had devoured the entire fish.

It was the five-toed freak.

The other ducklings began telling its parents about its cruelty and violence. Their parents' faces darkened.

The five-toed duckling was then chased out of its home. Its childhood ended at that point, before it could even begin.

Abominations like it were usually disposed of by by their parents right after they were born.

A minority of them were cast out and left to die. An even smaller number managed to survive in the harshness of the wild.

It might have seemed as if this strange duckling's childhood had ended right then and there.

In truth, its childhood hadn't ended. Thanks to its inherent ability, it would be able to overcome any danger it encountered.