Run, run, run.
Behind Xia Qiu, several giant sea snakes followed, their bodies reaching thirty to forty meters in length and as thick as dragons.
If he were bitten by such a sea snake, the venom would likely be overwhelming.
Xia Qiu was much faster than the sea snakes, and he quickly widened the distance, leaving them behind.
Snakes were not very fast underwater and couldn't catch up to Xia Qiu at all.
One by one, these sea snakes were left behind and turned back.
Hoo hoo.
Xia Qiu slowed down, still feeling a sense of lingering fear.
He had been hunting for four days straight. This time, when he went to hunt sea snakes again, the giant ones chased him so far. It seemed they were thoroughly annoyed by him.
The number of sea snakes he hunted in a single day exceeded what all the eagles caught in two days.
Of course, eagles didn't only hunt sea snakes; they also ate fish.
Sometimes eagles were killed by sea snakes, but overall, eagles and sea snakes maintained a balance.
However, with Xia Qiu's intervention, the losses for the sea snakes had become too significant.
"Dinner time, dinner time."
Xia Qiu began to feed on the sea snakes. After eating, a heat flow appeared.
Plink.
Two of Xia Qiu's first-layer teeth fell out, and four of his second-layer teeth fell out, with new teeth emerging behind them.
He was starting to shed his teeth.
The poison fangs of sea snakes had special venom ducts, so Xia Qiu's original teeth couldn't inject venom.
His own teeth had large, thick, fang-like teeth on the outermost layer, similar to those of a tigerfish, with gaps between them.
The second to fourth layers were like shark teeth, row after row, relatively thinner than the fangs.
The sides after that were molars, used for grinding other sea fish.
Xia Qiu only lost two fangs; his other fangs were still sufficient for attacking enemies.
Feeling the change in his teeth, Xia Qiu knew it wouldn't be long before he grew venom fangs.
In the following days, Xia Qiu continued to hunt, his teeth growing little by little.
But the sea snakes had gotten smarter. The smaller ones wouldn't actively attack Xia Qiu.
As soon as Xia Qiu arrived, the larger sea snakes would appear.
What should he do?
Xia Qiu felt the giant sea snakes chasing him from behind, yet he hadn't caught a single one. He felt troubled.
If this continued, he wouldn't be able to evolve venom fangs.
Xia Qiu swam away into the distance. The sea snakes behind him fell back one by one and stopped their pursuit.
There was still one.
Xia Qiu noticed that one sea snake continued to chase for a while longer. It was about thirty meters long and over two meters in diameter.
It was very long and extremely thick.
Except for a few pythons whose length-to-diameter ratio could reach fifteen to one, most snakes had a ratio below twenty to one. Some thinner ones could even reach thirty to one.
This sea snake's ratio was less than twenty, making it a considerably thick snake.
Such a giant snake would have a large amount of venom. Of course, with his current resistance, one snake should be enough to withstand it, though it might take a while.
Hunt it.
Xia Qiu didn't continue to flee. Instead, he flipped over and charged.
The sea snake chased for a while, then noticed Xia Qiu getting further away and stopped, intending to return.
But the next moment, Xia Qiu arrived with tremendous momentum. The sea snake sensed Xia Qiu and immediately launched itself towards him.
Not only that, but the sea snakes that had turned back also sensed Xia Qiu and changed direction, charging towards him.
However, Xia Qiu didn't attack immediately. Instead, he swam to the right of the sea snake, maintaining a distance of four to five meters.
Whoosh.
The sea snake transformed into a massive shadow, lunging at Xia Qiu in the water, aiming directly for his side, behind the gill cover.
But as Xia Qiu reached the sea snake's level, he made a graceful maneuver and opened his mouth.
Crunch.
Xia Qiu's mouth opened, and he bit down directly on the body behind the sea snake's head. The diameter of the snake's body here was relatively smaller than in the middle section, about one point seven to one point eight meters, smaller than Xia Qiu's maximum jaw opening, allowing him to bite down perfectly.
Xia Qiu's teeth pierced the sea snake's scales. The scales were relatively sparse and couldn't withstand Xia Qiu's bite at all.
Once he had the sea snake, Xia Qiu immediately thrashed his body, turning slightly, and swam away.
At this moment, the sea snakes turned around and began to chase after them.
But Xia Qiu was swimming further and further away. Even if he bit onto a sea snake, he was still faster than them.
Snakes are relatively light. The longest pythons in the Guinness World Records are about fifteen meters long and weigh less than a thousand pounds, less than half a ton. This is about one-thirtieth the weight of a sperm whale of the same length.
Sea snakes need a large space in their bodies to store gas in their lungs, making them even lighter.
This sea snake was thirty meters long and weighed less than four tons.
Even with that weight, Xia Qiu could still move forward while biting onto it.
The sea snake struggled continuously but was completely unable to escape his grip. It tried to attack Xia Qiu, but it couldn't twist its head around.
It attempted to coil its body around Xia Qiu, but with the immense momentum, it couldn't wrap around him at all.
Xia Qiu bit onto it and swam away until the sea snake stopped chasing. Only then did he stop.
It was still struggling.
The sea snake wasn't dead. The length of his front row of teeth was about thirty centimeters. Biting sideways, he couldn't kill the sea snake in one go.
If he bit along the length of his teeth, he could only tear off flesh from the side of the sea snake's body, not kill it.
So Xia Qiu didn't dare to let go immediately. If he released the sea snake, he was afraid it would get up and attack him.
He could only wear it down.
Xia Qiu bit down hard on the sea snake, not daring to relax his grip for even a moment.
At this time, Moo Moo swam over. Seeing the constantly thrashing sea snake, it bit down on the sea snake.
Crunch, crunch.
Moo Moo bit through the sea snake's body, damaging its lungs, and then bit it in half.
Seeing the sea snake slowly calming down, Xia Qiu was relieved and opened his mouth.
The sea snake was dead, but Xia Qiu didn't relax. Instead, he bit directly towards the sea snake's head.
Even if the snake's head was severed, it could still move for a while.
Xia Qiu crushed the snake's head and was about to start eating when he glanced at Moo Moo in the distance, who was gnawing on the snake's body.
"You can't eat this."
Xia Qiu immediately surfaced and nudged Moo Moo away, revealing his sharp teeth.
This sea snake weighed less than four tons. He could eat it all in one meal.
"If it were other food, I'd share some with you without you even asking.
But how can I let you have it when I need to evolve poison fangs?
I can only be selfish."
Xia Qiu possessively guarded the sea snake, preventing Moo Moo from getting close.
"That's so unfair."
Meanwhile, Moo Moo looked at Xia Qiu from the side, feeling very wronged, tears welling up in its eyes.
"I helped you kill it, and you won't even let me have a bite.
You, you're too much."
Moo Moo turned its back, lay down, and remained motionless.
"Hey, hey."
After Xia Qiu finished eating the sea snake, he patted Moo Moo with his pectoral fin. The latter glanced at Xia Qiu and turned its head away.
I'm absolutely not forgiving you.
At least not like this.
You still need to apologize.
Moo Moo thought this and stayed put, turning its rear towards Xia Qiu, hoping he would apologize.
But it felt a vibration from behind and realized Xia Qiu was moving away.
Huh?
Moo Moo straightened up, turned its head, and saw Xia Qiu's figure disappearing in the distance.
What's going on?
Boss left.
Did he get angry and leave because I'm ignoring him?
Moo Moo felt a bit flustered, not knowing what to do. Had it done something wrong just now?
For a long time, Big Brother had always hunted, and Moo Moo ate the leftovers. He never stopped Moo Moo and even brought food for it specifically.
Now he wasn't letting Moo Moo eat. Was there another reason?
Moo Moo grew increasingly anxious as every second ticked by.
No, no.
Moo Moo straightened up, just as he was about to fully stand, he noticed Xia Qiu appearing in the distance. Not only that, but Xia Qiu had a massive fish in his mouth.
Huh?
Moo Moo slowly approached. Xia Qiu walked closer and placed the fish in front of him.
"I can't give you the Sea Snake, but you helped me, so I'll catch you a fish to eat."
Xia Qiu nudged the Sea Fish towards Moo Moo.
Moo Moo blinked slightly upon seeing the Sea Fish.
For me?
Big Brother didn't leave, and he even caught me a Sea Fish?
It seems there's a reason he didn't let me eat the snake.
Moo Moo glanced at Xia Qiu, then lowered his head and began to devour the Sea Fish.
I forgive you.
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