180: Chapter 180 Dark Red Bats! Blood Bats

The extremely dense surface of the raw stone began to crack and flake off, and the red light grew increasingly intense, shining straight into the eyes of everyone present.

A few seconds later, the red light receded. As the raw stone shattered, they finally saw the object that had been emitting the red glow.

It was actually a red bat only the size of their palm!

"This... how could there be a red bat inside the jade?"

"Am I dreaming?!"

Everyone was dumbfounded!

The bat that appeared in their field of vision had a body of crimson red—a dark, muted shade of red, much like blood that had dried after being exposed to the air for a long time. It gave off a chilling sensation that made one's heart turn cold.

Fortunately, this Dark Red Bat was motionless, its eyes tightly shut, resembling a dead object, which put everyone at ease.

Someone muttered.

"Could this be a biological specimen from millions of years ago? Like amber, where a specimen is preserved intact by some stroke of luck..."

"I saw online that Jianghai City is collecting carcasses of all kinds of beasts at high prices... Maybe this Dark Red Bat can sell for a good price!"

"Hmm... To trigger the scene we just saw, this Dark Red Bat must not be an ordinary creature. Perhaps it's just like that Ancient Creature on the outskirts of Jianghai City..."

Thump! Abruptly!

The hearts of everyone discussing the Dark Red Bat suddenly skipped a beat, as if struck heavily by a sledgehammer!

Many people turned pale...

One person raised a finger, pointing at the cutting machine equipment, eyes wide!

"Look, everyone... that bat has opened its eyes!"

"What!" Everyone present looked over...

That palm-sized Dark Red Bat had, at some point, stood up and was now crouching on top of the cutting machine's platform, its small eyes, resembling rubies, looking at the crowd with confusion.

"Squeak, squeak... Where is this... Why are these monkeys looking at me..."

"Squeak, squeak... My head is so dizzy... I'm so hungry..."

Although the sound the bat made was very soft, the store was very quiet, and everyone heard its voice clearly.

A moment later, someone recovered from their shock.

"This Dark Red Bat can actually speak human language?! It really is just like that Ancient Divine Phoenix on the outskirts of Jianghai City; they are both Ancient Creatures!"

"Old Zhang, you're going to be rich! This Ancient Creature will definitely sell for an astronomical price!"

Old Zhang's face was deathly pale at this moment because, being closest to the cutting machine, he had observed a detail...

That was when the Dark Red Bat woke up and assumed a crouching posture, its four small claws had easily left deep marks on the metal platform of the cutting machine, as if slicing through tofu...

"Brothers, let's run..." Old Zhang, fearing he would disturb the little monster in front of him, whispered to the people beside him.

"This Dark Red Bat is a monster... Let's leave here quickly!"

"A monster?!" No sooner had he finished speaking than a slightly shrill sound rang out from in front of them!

"Squeak, squeak... That title... is actually quite nice..."

"You can actually understand our conversation?" Old Zhang opened his mouth wide, looking at the Dark Red Bat in front of him in disbelief.

Having experienced a long slumber, the Dark Red Bat's consciousness was now gradually clearing.

Its pair of small red eyes gradually bloomed with a crimson light, and an astonishing aura, like a tangible tide, filled the entire room.

In an instant, the crowd felt as if they were trapped in a quagmire; their bodies lost the ability to move, and it was hard to budge.

The Dark Red Bat stared at the people in front of it with its small red eyes. That gaze made everyone's blood run cold, because they knew what that look was...

It was the hungry look of someone gazing at delicious food!

But let alone moving, even speaking was a luxury for the crowd; they could only stand there foolishly, using their panicked eyes to display their extreme inner fear!

"Squeak, squeak... A group of weak monkeys... There isn't even an existence at the Lord level..."

While using its Intimidation to suppress the people in the room, the Dark Red Bat used Telepathic Sensing to perceive the surrounding environment.

After not sensing the aura of any powerful creature, the Dark Red Bat's eyes were filled with surprise and a hint of delight.

"Squeak, squeak... Since this place is so weak... then I can feed without worry..."

Whoosh! Its figure disappeared from the cutting machine platform, and in the next second, it appeared on someone's chest.

The sharp claws on its limbs were small but extremely sharp; they could even slice through the cutting machine's metal platform, let alone human flesh.

In a few seconds, a fist-sized bloody hole appeared in that person's chest, and the Dark Red Bat burrowed inside to begin tasting the delicious heart...

"Ah!" Enduring agony unimaginable to ordinary people, the person whose chest had been pierced suddenly broke through the effect of the mental Intimidation and began to scream!

But after a short while, the screaming ceased, and the body fell heavily to the ground.

"Squish... squish..." A faint chewing sound rang out, and in just over a dozen seconds, this person's heart was eaten by the Dark Red Bat.

Having lost his heart, he was long unable to control his body, yet he could still survive for about a minute; his eyes experienced a final flash of life before gradually dimming.

Next, the Dark Red Bat crawled out from the chest cavity and moved on to the next target.

Repeating the same process, this person soon fell heavily to the ground; despite screaming in pain, they still did not escape the fate of the predecessor.

At this moment, the store room was very quiet, with a few painful shouts occasionally ringing out, but more prominent were the faint chewing sounds of the Dark Red Bat.

Soon, the store room was filled with people lying on the floor with hollowed-out chests, and only one person remained standing. That was Old Zhang.

The Dark Red Bat elegantly raised its wing to wipe the heart fragments from the corner of its mouth, licked its lips as if savoring something, and then looked at the two-legged beast standing in front of it.

Its red eyes flashed! The mental pressure brought by the Intimidation plummeted, allowing Old Zhang to speak.

"You monster! I'm going to kill you! I..." Old Zhang roared at the top of his lungs!

"Squeak, squeak..." Whoosh! Boom!

A red figure flashed by, and the headless corpse fell heavily to the ground.

"Squeak, squeak... I originally wanted to ask you... for some information... but you were so noisy... then go to hell..."

Then, the Dark Red Bat looked outside the store.

At this moment, it was already surrounded by a group of monkeys wearing the same uniforms.

It licked its lips.

"Squeak, squeak... Although this group of monkeys is weak... there are many of them... If I eat more..."

"Squeak, squeak... I will definitely be able to evolve into a Lord... Maybe I can even evolve into a royal member of the Blood Bats..."

Outside the store, a group of fully equipped police officers were standing by in battle formation.