Chapter 409: Rock Dragon Carp!

A faint threat emerged from the swirling sand dust.

Zhang Mu couldn’t detect anything with his mental strength in the unstable sandstorm, so his mental shield still covered only a meter around him.

Now he realized.

It could only mean that the threat he had been wary of was about to appear.

However, the vague sense of danger puzzled Zhang Mu.

It should be hiding in the sand around me, why hasn’t it shown itself or left.

A flash of realization crossed Zhang Mu’s mind.

He finally understood why he had not been attacked yet.

His mental shield still enveloped his body, guarding without any blind spots, and the powerful mental strength flowing on the shield seemed to be the only reason why the unknown enemy hesitated.

He is so cautious.

Zhang Mu raised his eyebrows slightly and spoke in a voice as soft as a thread.

“I have to use myself as bait, will it work?”

Just as he finished speaking, Zhang Mu intentionally began to slowly retract some of his mental strength, gradually reducing the range and thickness of the mental shield.

The whole process was smooth and ordinary, Zhang Mu also appeared as if he had run out of energy, his body uncontrollably swaying a few times, but showing no signs of it, everything seemed so natural.

Zhang Mu’s expression began to change, his body constantly shifting directions, his breathing becoming increasingly rapid, showing the anxiety of a normal person encountering such a situation, and constantly trying to break free from the sandstorm, only to be pushed back to his original position by the rolling dust storm.

After a minute, Zhang Mu felt the threatening presence getting closer.

Instead of slowing down the weakening of the mental shield, he accelerated its decline, leaving only a thin layer, and his frequency of changing directions became more frequent.

It seemed as if he was completely unaware of the imminent danger.

Zhang Mu knew that even if he kept changing directions, the mutant creature in the sandstorm would still find his weaknesses.

Their speed in the sandstorm was much faster than Zhang Mu.

Now, all he had to do was wait quietly for the fish to bite the hook.

His acting was seamless!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The pressure from the looming crisis caused Zhang Mu’s adrenaline to rush at full speed, his heartbeat reaching its peak.

That guy finally made a move!

Just as Zhang Mu was about to summon the Blood Lotus to pull the unknown creature behind him out of the intense sandstorm, a huge blast of air suddenly came towards him.

Zhang Mu raised his head abruptly, hearing Hachikuju’s roar even over the noise of the sandstorm.

“Woohoo!”

“Open sesame!”

Hachikuju took out all the hidden axe techniques, transformed into the giant spirit god, and confronted the raging sandstorm.

The first axe strike sent a burst of energy that broke through the sand wall between him and Zhang Mu!

The following second axe strike was aimed at a spot in the storm and struck heavily.

The axe blade suddenly enlarged, the handle lengthened abruptly, fitting perfectly in Hachikuju’s two-meter-tall hands.

The bladeless heavy axe!

Boom!

The sandstorm split open by the mighty blow of Hachikuju’s giant axe, sending shockwaves rippling through it and creating a vacuum gap.

And at the spot where Hachikuju blasted a hole, a crazy three-toed monster claw appeared, desperately trying to retract.

But this monster claw couldn’t move at all, completely locked in by Hachikuju’s power.

The shockwave from this axe technique spread out, directly scattering the dust around the owner of the monster claw.

With no dust to conceal it, the owner of the monster claw was exposed, visible from Zhang Mu’s viewpoint.

Finally, the true form of the creature was revealed!

A mutant beast only half the size of a person, with a striking monster claw in front of it.

The monster claw was wrapped in scales, relatively large compared to its small body, making it look mismatched.

Split into three parts, with extremely long nails on top, taking up half of the monster claw, glinting coldly.

Strangely, this mutant beast only had one monster claw!

After getting a clear look, Zhang Mu finally understood what exactly was targeting them.

With such obvious features, Zhang Mu quickly identified its species.

It’s a Rock Dragon Carp!

The Rock Dragon Carp, formerly known as the Pangolin in past studies, is a creature of earth-type variation beast.

Stimulated by the evolution wave, it concentrates all its scales onto one mutated forelimb, while the other forelimb completely degenerates, not absent but shriveled into the body, imperceptible.

Due to its fragile body, it hides in the sand and is cautious in nature.

Unlike other creatures with thick scales on their paws, they only have a light layer, which is why Hachikuju was able to easily split open one of these unknown mutant beasts earlier.

Now, this Rock Dragon Carp, without the cover of sand, shivers but can be sensed to have a second-rank strength.

Second-rank strength, but not much different in size from a first-rank.

There is only one possibility, this Rock Dragon Carp is female.

Zhang Mu could clearly see that Hachikuju’s beast hide behind him had been torn open, with three deep claw marks carved into his back.

This is why Hachikuju was furious. In the recent continuous attacks, this second-rank Rock Dragon Carp injured him, making the already harassed Hachikuju completely explode.

However, Hachikuju’s axe had already locked onto it, coming straight down. Under Hachikuju’s oppressive pressure, the female second-rank Rock Dragon Carp had no ability to move at all.

The Rock Dragon Carp’s social system is very strict. If females are allowed to advance to second-rank within the group, it can only mean one thing.

In this group, there must be a male second-rank Rock Dragon Carp king.

Rock Dragon Carp is a patriarchal society, and the leader is extremely possessive. All females in the group belong to it, and the other male Rock Dragon Carps have no mating rights.

Moreover, as the leader, the Rock Dragon Carp is extremely dominant, exploiting all the resources of its mates and subjects in the group, so the difference in size between them is very significant, even for partners of the same rank.

But, where is that male? Why hasn’t he appeared yet?

Just as Hachikuju was about to swing the axe, Zhang Mu suddenly felt the danger behind him disappear, and he quickly realized what was happening.

Zhang Mu shouted anxiously and quickly moved towards Hachikuju.

“Watch out for the sandstorm, there’s a big one inside!”

The male second-rank Rock Dragon Carp was just here with him earlier!

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