324 What Canst You Eat? (2/2)

After they returned to the academy, the donkey continued its habit of eating the first thing it set its eyes on. The teachers and students grew increasingly curious. Everyone gasped in shock when they saw it take a bite out of the statue standing in the school's public square.

”My god… what are his teeth made of?”

”It… it actually managed to bite into that!”

Wang Baole's head swelled even bigger amid the commotion. He grabbed hold of the donkey and dragged it back to his residence hastily.

He finally realized how unfussy an eater the donkey was. It didn't matter if it was something that could be eaten or couldn't be eaten. As long as it was hungry, anything was food to it!

What in the world is this creature? After they returned to his residence, Wang Baole stared as the donkey raced towards the doors of his residence. He didn't even have the chance to stop the creature before it sank its teeth in and bit off a big chunk of the door. Wang Baole's head started throbbing again.

The door was made of metal, not wood or stone, but the donkey chewed a few times before swallowing. It seemed to find the taste of metal quite delicious, and it opened its mouth wide, intending to take a second bite. Wang Baole panicked. He twisted the donkey's ear and pulled it aside and started shouting angrily.

”You've gone too far. This is my home. Are you trying to start a revolt?” Wang Baole roared. That seemed to frighten the donkey. It immediately clamped its mouth shut. A small fragment of the chunk of the door it had bitten off earlier fell from its mouth and landed on the floor with a loud clang. It stared at Wang Baole with an innocent look in its eyes.

Wang Baole saw the donkey's reaction and approved of its behavior. He scolded it for a while more before sending it to one corner. He snorted. While deliberating about what to do with the donkey, Wang Baole pulled out a bag of snacks from his storage bracelet. They were snacks he had set aside specially. He was just about to eat it.

At that very moment… the donkey's eyes widened. Its four hooves stomped the floor, and with a sudden burst of startling speed that surpassed even the speed of lightning, it appeared before Wang Baole. Before Wang Baole could even react, it opened its mouth and snapped it shut the next moment. It swallowed Wang Baole's snacks whole.

Wang Baole was stunned. He stared at his empty hands, dazed. Then, he looked up and saw his donkey. It was munching and staring back at him with the same innocent look in its eyes. He went mad that instant.

”Stupid ass, you're really planning to climb all over me!” Wang Baole flew into a rage. He had to punish the donkey so that it would learn to behave after that. He summoned his mosquitoes out.

Nine ordinary mosquitoes instantly flew out and charged towards the donkey. They shot out like arrows, approaching the donkey in an instant. Their buzzing resounded in the room, but as they were about to sting the donkey, the latter's eyes brightened. It opened its mouth swiftly and, in a few mere mouthfuls, swallowed all nine mosquitoes. It turned and gave Wang Baole a pleased look.

Wang Baole's eyes widened, and he gasped. The donkey had been quick when it had snatched the snacks out of Wang Baole's hands, but Wang Baole's attention had been on his snacks. He had noticed the donkey's speed, but he hadn't truly realized how fast it was. He did now. This surprised him. Then, he recalled that the donkey had been immensely fast when he had ridden it earlier outside the academy.

Looks like this donkey isn't completely useless. Wang Baole mused. He thought this might be a natural talent the donkey possessed. He wasn't comfortable with how pleased the donkey seemed with itself though. There was still a need for a lesson; else the donkey would run wild.

He snorted and suddenly walked over quickly. The donkey wasn't given any time to react before Wang Baole stood before it and held it down firmly. As the donkey's eyes widened, its four hooves kicked, and it brayed ceaselessly, Wang Baole summoned the nine mosquitoes again. They started stinging the donkey.

After a dozen swollen bite marks, Wang Baole finally released his hold on the donkey. He watched as it tried desperately and failed to scratch at its itches, then spoke coolly.

”This is just a lesson to…” Before he could finish what he intended to say, the donkey brayed loudly and dashed towards the doors. Wang Baole stared with wide eyes and open mouth as it munched rapidly and ate the entire door. It seemed dissatisfied after finishing with the door and turned towards the door frame. It took a few bites out of that as well.

As it ate, the dozen swollen bite marks on its body started to disappear…

Wang Baole stared in disbelief as the donkey stood beside the ruined frame of the nonexistent door and stared at Wang Baole smugly. It started braying.

”Son! Son!”