Chapter 453 – Clearly, Acting Cute is Your True Profession

Swish.

Another jolt of movement. Under the tense scrutiny of the group, the owner of those red eyes suddenly leaped out!

“Boom!”

The heavy thud and the tremor from the ground sent chills down everyone’s spine.

Ling Mo took a deep breath, parted the weeds in front of him, and looked at it…

“Where’s the Snake King as promised…”

Even if it’s not the Snake King… this is way too off!

Not to mention “King,” this isn’t even a snake!

Not only did Ling Mo find himself dumbfounded on the spot, but even Ye Lian and the others wore expressions of shock.

Clearly, their nasal cavities were already filled with the stench of snake carcass, and this place was obviously a huge snake nest.

Why, in such a place, would a creature like this appear?

Snakes couldn’t possibly coexist with it… there’s no reason they could live together!

After several seconds, Ling Mo slowly regained his composure, parted the weeds again, and silently peered ahead.

Just as he poked his head out, a bighead suddenly appeared in front of him, its blood-red eyes locking directly onto his.

“Boom!”

A claw swung towards his head. Ling Mo grabbed Ye Lian beside him and swiftly retreated.

“Thud!”

The large tree where he’d just been standing was snapped in half. As the tree fell, Ling Mo and the others had already retreated to another hiding spot behind a large rock.

As the big tree fell, it also crushed two smaller trees and a patch of weeds.

They thought the terrifying creature would surely be crushed underneath, but to their surprise, it was incredibly agile.

“MeGu!”

With an extremely strange cry, a massive body leaped out from the scattered branches and leaves, landing precisely on the tree trunk.

It stood on its hind legs, front paws raised to its chest, staring intently at Ling Mo and the others, and shook its body: “MeGu!”

“This… this is…”

Lucy stared wide-eyed at the creature, speechless.

Ling Mo, with a heavy expression, muttered, “Ah, this is…”

This creature had a chubby body, standing about three to four meters tall, with fluffy fur approximately half a foot long. Its overall color was a pristine white.

However, the fur on its limbs, ears, under its neck, and around its eyes was a striking blood-red.

The contrast made it even more remarkable.

White as snow, red as blood!

Its cheeks were very round, and the blood-red eyes, surrounded by fur of the same color, made them less distinguishable, giving the impression that it was squinting at them.

And its chubby body, standing with inward-pointing feet, wobbled involuntarily…

“You’re right, this is… a mutation panda!” Ling Mo declared firmly.

In the sunlight, you could even see that the panda’s fur seemed to have some water droplets hanging on it…

“I never knew pandas could swim! And that call is so distinctive… It truly is a National Treasure, evolving to this state right next to a Snake nest…”

At first glance, the panda’s stance resembled that of a human boxer. After its ambush failed, it didn’t rush to attack again but instead stood off at a distance from Ling Mo and the others.

Its front paws kept moving slightly, ready to strike at any moment.

“MeGu!”

The mutation panda shook its belly, letting out what could be considered a threatening sound.

“Shamelessly striking such a pose… It thinks it’s Kung Fu Panda…”

It was Ling Mo’s first time seeing this type of mutation beast. Although the National Treasure he had seen in the Zoo before was nothing more than an adorable creature specialized in acting cute, who knew how far this mutated National Treasure had evolved!

At least one thing was certain: surviving in a Snake nest until now was no small feat!

The last time he was at the Zoo, he was chased all over the place by that mutation python. Whether this mutation panda was there at the time or not, he didn’t know…

“Although its black fur has turned red, this is indeed a giant panda…” Lucy was already stunned. “Since it’s a creature that eats Bamboo, why would it mutate?” she whispered frantically. “It’s incredible that such a creature would mutate! Why would it mutate…”

“Afraid of Snakes but fond of pandas?” Ling Mo glanced at her in surprise and remarked, “That’s animal discrimination…”

Xia Na, however, spoke seriously, “It’s clearly a carnivore, and its body can handle infection and mutation. Although it’s a panda, it’s still a bear. Think about how terrifying its relatives can be… Cute is just a facade. Beneath that adorable exterior lies true Frenzy and cruelty. A single swipe could send you flying…”

“Quick, apologize to panda lovers everywhere…”

Perhaps it was because Ling Mo and the others hadn’t made any moves, the mutation panda’s patience was gradually wearing thin.

Suddenly, it grabbed a tree trunk about the thickness of a small leg, and with seemingly no effort, yanked it upward…

“Crack!”

The extremely sturdy trunk was effortlessly snapped, as if it were dry kindling. Then, like a stick, it was “grabbed” by the mutation panda with its two front paws.

It stared at Ling Mo, suddenly swung its barrel-like waist backward, and flung the trunk with its front paws. The trunk shot straight toward Ling Mo.

“Whoosh!”

The sharp sound of the trunk slicing through the air immediately filled the area. For a mere tree trunk to create a noise akin to a flying cannonball, the power behind it was unimaginable!

Fortunately, Ling Mo and the others were quick. Before the trunk could hit them, they scattered in all directions.

The trunk embedded itself into the ground, creating a large hole, and the large rock was sent flying, crashing heavily to the side.

The ground shook, and the noise was thunderous!

“So it’s not Kung Fu Panda, but Drunken Panda!”

Ling Mo, his head spinning from the shock, shouted, “Don’t go head-to-head with it!”

Even Leader-Level Zombies had great strength, but a direct clash of force would result in mutual destruction.

Zombies didn’t care about this, but Ling Mo wouldn’t let Ye Lian and the others take such a risk.

The last time, Ye Lian was exhausted from blocking that variation zombie, which had left Ling Mo quite frustrated.

The same thing must never happen again.

After all, the opponent was just a panda. There was no need to fight it to the death.

What is humanity’s greatest advantage when facing mutation beasts?

It’s not strength, but wisdom!

“MeGu!”

The mutation panda leaped after the projectile tree trunk, its seemingly clumsy body moving with astonishing agility, like a swift wind!

It pounced straight at Ling Mo, limbs spread wide. Accompanied by the sound of rushing wind, the attack seemed poised to take Ling Mo down!

Ling Mo, feeling immense pressure, could only leap to the side. At the same time, a psychic tentacle shot out.

The tentacle wrapped around the psychic light cluster and twisted forcefully!

Psychic strangulation!

The mutation panda suddenly went limp in mid-air, its huge body crashing hard to the ground. Even as it struggled to get up, it left a perfect panda imprint on the ground.

“MeGu!”

The panda was enraged! After three consecutive failed attacks, its blood-red eyes squinted even more as it glared at Ling Mo!

Fixing its gaze on Ling Mo, who had just jumped off the steps, the panda dodged Xia Na and Li Yalin’s combined slash and then quickly pursued Ling Mo with an “S” pattern movement.

“Why is it only targeting me? There are other humans here too!”

Hearing the sound of what seemed like a giant snowball rolling behind him, Ling Mo quickened his pace.

But the mutation panda, as if fixated on Ling Mo, chased relentlessly.

“Oh right…”

Ling Mo quickly realized the reason. He was carrying a fresh mother hive of the mutation python in his arms. Who else would the mutation panda chase?

It was practically a walking taunt!

However, if he threw the mutation python’s mother hive away now, even if the panda didn’t swallow it whole, Lucy would see it clearly…

“Ah! Stop chasing me!”

Ling Mo’s stamina was quite good, but compared to this mutation panda, it was far from enough.

It seemed that consuming too much Zombie Gel had made this mutation panda significantly smarter than an average mutation beast.

If Black Silk still had its former size, it would probably perform similarly to this mutation panda.