10: Chapter 10: The Female Secretary Under the Desk - Filming Set

Deep within the ruins, Ling Tian curled his body, enduring the violent shock brought on by his third evolution.

This time, the nature of the pain was different.

He felt as if he had been thrown into a high-pressure forge, undergoing thousands of hammerings and temperings.

Amidst the agony, his body size expanded further, growing directly from a foot long to nearly half a meter!

This was already far beyond the scope of a Gecko.

His gray-black skin became more Heavy, presenting a matte metallic texture. The dorsal fin-like keratinous protrusions became more distinct, extending along his spine all the way to his tail, their edges glinting with a cold, icy light.

His limbs were as thick and sturdy as small stone pillars, and his sharp claws easily dug into the rubble beneath him.

His head was larger, his snout more prominent, and his stark white teeth reflected a faint light in the dim surroundings; his entire form was filled with a sense of power!

[Evolution Complete! Current Stage: Juvenile (Tier 4)]

[Host: Ling Tian]

[Race: Godzilla (Juvenile)]

[Tier: Tier 4]

[Evolution Points: 15 / 4000]

[Attributes: Strength 95, Agility 98, Stamina 99, Spirit 99]

[Talent: Devour (Intermediate)]

[Skills: Atomic Fission Breath (Elementary), Super-Powered Armor (Passive), Energy Perception (Passive)]

[Traits: [Foundation of Nine Transformations (Gold)]]

[Ding! Detected that the host possesses the special trait [Foundation of Nine Transformations]. After this evolution, you may choose one body part for additional strengthening and transformation.]

[Please choose: Epidermis / Skeleton / Muscles / Internal Organs (must specify specific organ) / Senses / Energy Core / Sharp Teeth...]

The evolution was complete!

His attributes had increased significantly once again!

Moreover, he had gained two new passive skills at once!

[Super-Powered Armor (Passive): Skin possesses the ability to absorb transcendent energy. When suffering attacks, it can significantly reduce damage and store a portion of the energy, briefly increasing defense or being used to accelerate injury recovery.]

[Energy Perception (Passive): Can actively sense energy fluctuations in the surrounding environment and fluctuations emitted by living beings. Range and precision increase with the Spirit attribute. Current effective detection range: 50-meter radius.]

Ling Tian felt a surge of joy.

Super-Powered Armor instantly skyrocketed his survival capabilities.

Energy Perception was like a biological radar, allowing him to discover prey or danger in advance.

"Awesome!"

Ling Tian flicked his tail, creating bursts of sonic booms.

Immediately after, he looked at the [Foundation of Nine Transformations] options, his gaze landing on "Sharp Teeth".

Devouring was the core of his evolution, so a good set of teeth was crucial.

It had been a bit difficult to gnaw on stones and metal before.

"Strengthen my teeth! I want to eat faster and more viciously!"

[Selection confirmed! Beginning additional strengthening and transformation for the designated part [Sharp Teeth]!]

A violent sensation of soreness, numbness, itching, and pain came from within his mouth, as if countless tiny files were grinding his teeth.

He could feel the teeth in his upper and lower jaws becoming tougher and sharper, and their structure undergoing subtle changes, making them more suitable for tearing and cutting.

[Ding! Talent [Devour (Intermediate)] is affected by the strengthened part [Sharp Teeth], effect improved!]

[Ding! Affected by the strengthened part [Sharp Teeth], learned skill: [Ripping Bite (Elementary)]!]

[Ripping Bite (Elementary): Your bite possesses powerful armor-piercing and tearing effects, capable of more efficiently destroying object structures and extracting energy from them. Damage dealt to sturdy targets is increased, and when devouring hard materials, conversion efficiency is slightly improved.]

"Oh? It gave me a biting skill directly? And even improved devouring efficiency?"

Ling Tian satisfiedly moved his jaw, feeling the clanging sound made by his teeth colliding.

He now felt that with one bite, he could easily bite through a steel plate!

Checking his panel, the evolution point requirement had become 4000; the next evolution would require more energy.

"The road ahead is long and arduous... but first, let's clean up everything edible in these ruins."

He was just preparing to eat his way out.

Suddenly—

"Help... help me..."

"Is there anyone..."

A faint cry for help came from beneath a pile of collapsed desks and chairs not far away.

Ling Tian, through Energy Perception, vaguely saw the situation there.

Two life forms, with very weak energy reactions; they seemed to be ordinary humans.

One of them... was a bit strange, with a high body temperature and violent emotional fluctuations.

He had no interest in saving people, but that side seemed to be blocking his path to dig in another direction.

He crawled over and used his claws to rake a few times.

Clatter!

A pile of debris was pushed aside, revealing the scene underneath.

A balding, paunchy middle-aged man and a disheveled young woman were huddled together in terror, shivering.

Both were only wearing their undergarments, their pale skin covered in dust.

Judging by the position where they had just been buried, it seemed to be under a large office desk.

Ling Tian tilted his head.

This setup... was a bit familiar.

He had seen it in certain adult movies in his past life.

That balding man was none other than the principal of this school.

He saw Ling Tian at this moment too.

A half-meter-long body, a ferocious appearance, cold vertical pupils, sharp teeth glinting with a cold light...

"Mon... Monster!!!"

The principal let out a shrill scream, nearly fainting from fright.

The female secretary rolled her eyes back and passed out cold.

Their screams carried out into the relatively quiet depths of the ruins.

"There's a sound over there!"

"It's the principal! Hurry and save him!"

"Wait... what is that thing?!"

"Yao Beast! It's a Yao Beast invasion!!!"

Noisy human voices and Yuan power fluctuations immediately came from outside.

Ling Tian curled his lip.

Exposed.

Troublesome.

He couldn't be bothered to pay attention to this illicit pair, turned around, and opened his mouth towards a piece of load-bearing wall debris nearby that looked quite sturdy.

The energy core in his chest hummed slightly.

Pfft!

A thick, dark red breath shot out, instantly melting a large hole in the wall.

Ling Tian dived in, using his claws, Atomic Fission Breath to open the path, and Ripping Bite to clear obstacles, quickly digging a tunnel underground and slipping away.

The people who rushed over to rescue only saw a black shadow dive into the ground, and the hole whose edges were still glowing red and smoking.

"It... it dug into the ground and ran away!"

"Quick! Notify the City Defense Army! An unknown Yao Beast has infiltrated the city, suspected of having burrowing and high-temperature attack capabilities!"

"This Yao Beast also cannot be sensed! The Yuan power I released disappeared as soon as it got close to it!"

"Principal! Are you alright?!"

The rescue personnel hurriedly dragged the principal and the female secretary out.

Looking at the two who were nearly naked and in such a disheveled state, everyone had different expressions.

The principal's face was ashen; the blow from this social death was far more severe than the physical abrasions.

Xia Lingfeng was also squeezed into the crowd. He looked at the hole that had been melted through and the slight charred traces left on the ground, his brows furrowed tightly.

"That Yao Beast just now... looked a bit strange."

"It looked like a lizard, but also not quite like one..."

"I always feel... like I've seen it somewhere before?"

He tried hard to recall, but couldn't remember.

After all, who would associate a half-meter-long ferocious giant lizard with that palm-sized Gecko of Xia Youchu's?