Devouring Evolution

Danger!

Hearing the sound, Fan Lang made a snap decision, turned around, and swam back, moving as lightly as possible to avoid making too much noise.

This dreamlike world was fraught with danger. There were countless snakes here, far more than those carved into the stone walls.

These snakes killed and devoured one another, evolving by eating their own kind.

Fan Lang was currently at the very bottom of the food chain, the weakest kind of young snake. Any snake even slightly larger could eat him.

So, all he could do now was run, avoiding battles that would be difficult to handle.

He slithered out of the grass and reached a bare patch of ground covered in gravel and several larger stones.

His soft belly scraped against the ground, making it itch. Of course, this was no time to worry about that.

Fan Lang moved in a winding path around a large rock and glanced back. The grass was still rustling. The danger had not gone away.

Through the grass, he could vaguely see a long, slender figure at least three times his size.

"Outside, I was so mighty, yet here I'm being chased around by a little snake."

Fan Lang sighed inwardly, turned back, and continued fleeing while watching his surroundings for other snakes.

This was a world of snakes, where enemies could appear at any moment.

Some snakes naturally liked to roam and hunt, while others preferred to lie in wait for prey to deliver itself. Their traits differed, but they were all equally dangerous.

Fan Lang slithered onward and spotted a tiny crack in the rocks, just large enough to hide himself in while keeping larger snakes out. It looked safe, so he swiftly slipped inside.

He temporarily sheltered within the crevice and felt much more at