The system announced,
**[Evolution complete.
You are now a Rank 3 Low Tier White Scale Lightning Lizard.]**
Lizarius opened his eyes after being unconscious for two days.
He slowly looked around, taking in his surroundings before turning his attention to his new form.
He was now twice the size he had been before.
His horns were longer, and about ten golden scales now lined his tail.
Lizarius stood up and swung his tail.
**BOOM!**
His tail smashed into a nearby rock, shattering it into pieces.
*This is the strength of a Rank 3 beast.*
He turned toward the cave entrance.
Electricity began gathering around his horn.
**Zzzzt!**
Lizarius aimed toward the entrance and released a bolt of lightning.
**BOOM!**
The lightning struck with a deafening roar.
The tree outside the cave shattered from the impact, while several rocks were sent tumbling down.
Lizarius slowly walked toward the cave entrance.
As he looked outside, he noticed that the entrance was now much larger than before.
He turned invisible and began walking deeper into the forest.
After walking for a while, Lizarius came across a pack of five wolves.
He stopped and observed them from a distance.
“System, what kind of wolves are those?”
“Wind Wolves,” the system replied.
“They are mainly Rank 3 Mid Tier beasts and attack using wind slashes.”
*I haven’t even ventured deep into the forest, and I’ve already encountered five Rank 3 Mid Tier beasts.*
Lizarius’s yellow eyes narrowed.
*I would be dead if I couldn’t turn invisible.*
He remained hidden as he watched the wolves.
*It’s better to strike first, since they can’t see me.*
Lizarius swung his tail.
A barrage of golden scales suddenly shot toward the wolves.
The attack caught them by surprise.
The scales struck three of the wolves, paralyzing them.
The remaining two quickly moved away from their fallen companions and turned toward the source of the attack.
One of the wolves opened its mouth and unleashed a powerful wind slash.
**WHOOSH!**
The wind slash tore through the air and cut down a nearby tree.
But Lizarius was already gone.
He suddenly reappeared in front of one of the wolves.
Electricity crackled around his horn.
**Zzzzt!**
Lizarius thrust his horn forward, stabbing it into the wolf’s body.
Blood spurted from the wound.
Lizarius immediately withdrew his horn.
*They are fast.*
His yellow eyes shifted toward the remaining wolf.
*But with the Lightning Rat Gene, I’m faster.*
The last remaining wolf suddenly moved.
It appeared beside Lizarius and bit down on his side.
**CLACK!**
Its teeth struck his scales, but they couldn’t pierce them.
Lizarius didn’t waste any time.
Electricity surged through his body.
**Zzzzt!**
A burst of lightning erupted from him, shocking the wolf.
Before it could recover, Lizarius swung his tail.
His golden scales struck the wolf’s neck with tremendous force.
The wolf’s body went limp.
*I’m still in the Low Stage of Rank 3, but I’m as strong as a High Stage Rank 3 beast.*
Lizarius looked at the fallen wolves.
*But fighting five Rank 3 Mid Tier beasts at once was reckless.*
He approached the corpses and began to devour them.
After an hour, he finished eating.
The system announced,
**[You gained 750 Evolution Points, the Wind Wolf Gene, and 8 Gene Points.]**
Lizarius remained invisible as he slowly moved deeper into the forest.
After walking for a while, he came across another group of Wind Wolves.
Lizarius immediately climbed a nearby tree and looked down at them.
*Seven of them.*
His yellow eyes carefully observed the group.
*Six are at the Mid Stage of Rank 3, and the last one is at the Late Stage of Rank 3.*
Lizarius remained hidden among the branches.
*Trying to attack them head-on would be stupid.*
*I better avoid them.*
But before Lizarius could move away, the Wind Wolves began sniffing the air.
One after another, they started moving toward the tree where Lizarius was hiding.
Lizarius watched them approach.
He remained invisible.
Then he asked the system,
“Why are they coming toward me?”
“Wind Wolves are sensitive to the scent of blood from their own kind,” the system replied.
Lizarius’s yellow eyes narrowed.
*Clearly, I’m the one they’re after.*
His gaze settled on the largest wolf.
*The one at the Late Stage of Rank 3 must be the pack leader.*
Lizarius remained still for a moment.
Then he made his decision.
*Since they still can’t see me, it’s better for me to attack first.*
“System,” he commanded, “use 500 points to evolve the Golden Scale Gene and use the rest to evolve my scales.”
A jolt of energy suddenly surged through Lizarius’s body.
The sensation originated from his tail.
**Zzzzt!**
The golden scales lining his tail began to glow as the energy spread through them.
Then—
**[Evolution complete.]**
Lizarius immediately swung his tail.
A surprise barrage of golden scales shot downward toward the Wind Wolves.
**WHOOSH!**
The scales struck three of the wolves.
They pierced through their bodies, killing them instantly.
The pack leader and the remaining three wolves looked up toward the tree where Lizarius had been hiding.
But he was no longer there.
Lizarius had already moved.
The golden scales on his tail had already grown back.
He swung his tail again.
Another volley of golden scales shot toward the wolves.
The wolves reacted quickly.
They scattered in different directions.
The scales struck only one of them.
The wolf was pierced through and killed instantly.
The pack leader and the two remaining wolves immediately unleashed multiple wind slashes toward the tree.
**WHOOSH!
WHOOSH!
WHOOSH!**
The wind slashes tore through the tree, cutting it apart.
But Lizarius was no longer there.
He suddenly appeared beside one of the wolves.
His horn and body crackled with electricity.
**Zzzzt!**
Before the wolf could react, Lizarius stabbed his horn into its neck.
The wolf collapsed.
The pack leader immediately sent a wind slash toward Lizarius.
He dodged it.
But another wind slash followed.
**WHOOSH!**
This time, it struck Lizarius.
**BANG!**
The force of the attack sent him flying backward.
He crashed into a tree before falling to the ground.
Lizarius lay there, unable to move.
The pack leader and the remaining wolf began approaching him.
Lizarius’s yellow eyes remained fixed on them.
As they drew closer, he suddenly swung his tail.
A final volley of golden scales shot toward them.
The pack leader reacted quickly and moved away.
But the other wolf couldn’t react fast enough.
The golden scales pierced through its body.
It collapsed to the ground.
Lizarius slowly stood up.
Electricity began charging throughout his body.
**Zzzzt!
Zzzzt!**
The Wind Wolf leader became enraged and charged toward him.
Lizarius immediately unleashed a lightning strike.
**BOOM!**
The wolf countered with a powerful wind slash.
The two attacks collided.
**BOOM!**
A small explosion erupted between them.
Lizarius quickly moved.
In an instant, he appeared beside the wolf.
He attempted to stab it with his horn.
But the wolf suddenly roared.
A powerful whirlwind of wind erupted around its body.
**WHOOSH!**
The force of the wind struck Lizarius and sent him flying backward.
**BANG!**
He crashed into a tree.
Lizarius slowly got back up.
His yellow eyes remained fixed on the Wind Wolf leader.
*I thought I could take it down with that last attack.*
His body was injured, and the wolf was still standing.
*If I can’t kill it, I’m going to die.*
Lizarius charged his body with even more lightning.
Electricity surged across his scales.
**Zzzzt!**
*I need to kill it with one attack.*
He concentrated the lightning around his tail.
The golden scales lining his tail began glowing with tremendous power.
Electricity danced across each scale.
Lizarius stared at the Wind Wolf leader.
Then he swung his tail.
**BOOM!**
The golden scales shot toward the wolf.
But this time, they were much faster than before.
The Wind Wolf leader’s eyes widened.
It couldn’t react in time.
The golden scales pierced through its body.
The Rank 3 Late Stage Wind Wolf leader collapsed to the ground.
It was dead.