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Slaughter after slaughter played out in the Twisted Forest.

Every Black Ant Ferocious Beast they encountered was torn apart and devoured by the giant ape. With ample energy driving its evolution, its body grew larger and larger—five and a half meters, five point six meters...

As it hunted the ferocious beasts, the Black Giant Ape also observed the Twisted Forest's "environment."

No weeds grew on the ground. The soil was cracked and black, with no traces of life such as snakes, insects, rats, or ants.

Those Black Ant Ferocious Beasts lived in small groups, with four or five in each nest. As for the swarm encountered yesterday, that had been an exception, likely because they had strayed far from the forest.

These ferocious beasts also lived in underground burrows, dug beside the bases of large trees. The holes were pitch-black and of unknown depth, and it was impossible to tell whether they contained eggs or young.

Boom! The more than three-meter-long ferocious beast was smashed against a tree trunk by a black fist. The bark exploded, and its skull shattered instantly.

Beneath the tree stood the Black Giant Ape, now six and a half meters tall. Its entire body was stained dark red with blood, giving off a thick stench of gore.

Crack, crack, crack!!

The giant ape broke off and discarded the Black Ant Ferocious Beast's claws and limbs. Those parts were made of bone, keratin, and fascia, with nothing worth eating.

After tearing off its limbs, the giant ape grabbed both ends of the beast's body. The muscles in its arms swelled as it unleashed tremendous strength, ripping the beast alive into two halves.

Splurt! The beast's organs mixed with blood and sprayed across the ground, some of it splashing onto the giant ape.

After shaking the corpse to fling off some of the unpleasant fluids, the Black Giant Ape stuffed it into its mouth and began eating. Blood froth and scraps of meat ran down from the corners of its mouth as it chewed.

Though this ferocious beast was over three meters long, its body was narrow and contained little meat. The Black Giant Ape finished it in no time.

Huff, huff!! The Black Giant Ape exhaled hot, bloody breath and slowly looked into the depths of the forest. Its narrow dark-red eyes seemed demonic and savage.

It had been half a day since it entered at around nine o'clock.

During that time, the Black Giant Ape had "carefully and cautiously" hunted Black Ant Ferocious Beasts along the forest's left edge, killing more than fifty of them along the way.

It had traveled roughly over twenty kilometers, yet penetrated less than two kilometers into the forest.

But it could not continue forward. The earth had been torn apart by a massive abyss-like fissure. Its depths were invisible, as was the other side, and there was no telling how far it stretched in either direction.

The Black Giant Ape could either leave and return, or venture deeper into the forest to see if it could kill stronger monsters.

But after only a brief hesitation, the Black Giant Ape chose to turn around and leave.

Its strength was not yet great enough. There was no need to enter the depths of the forest so early, especially since it had sensed dangerous auras from there several times before.

Across the land, the Black Giant Ape ran along the outside edge of the forest at high speed. When slopes blocked its path, it sometimes even moved on all fours.

Soon, the Black Giant Ape arrived at the place where it had entered.

It cautiously looked around first. Seeing neither people nor monsters, the Black Giant Ape finally took out the clothes hidden beneath the crack between the rocks...

In the Real World, Jiang Hou checked the time on his phone after returning. It was four in the morning.

Although there was no signal in the ruins, that did not affect the time on his phone's apps.

At this hour, Qin Siyu was sleeping soundly. Everything inside and outside the house was pitch-black, and the entire neighborhood was quiet. In the distance, the rumble of truck engines could faintly be heard.

The quiet, peaceful atmosphere stood in stark contrast to the danger and oppression of the ruins.

After taking a moment to compose himself, Jiang Hou quietly opened the door and went to the bathroom.

Soon, the shower began to patter, washing away the dark-red bloodstains still lingering on Jiang Hou's body. He looked like a murderous maniac who had just returned from killing someone outside.

As Jiang Hou washed himself in the bathroom, a thought stirred, and he summoned his Attribute Page.

Name: Jiang Hou

Strength: 29→61

Agility: 18→35

Defense: 13→22

Inheritance Seal: When night falls, can draw the power of inheritance to travel in and out of the ruins

Behemoth Form

Bloodline: Gibbon Ape, ordinary behemoth, current height six and a half meters

Talent: Wrathful Roar. Rage ignites the blood, stimulating the power hidden within the bloodline and increasing current strength fourfold, along with certain other attributes

Unique Talent: Devouring Evolution

Evolution Points: 19/100

Since they were one and the same, the Behemoth Form's growth also fed back into his human form, greatly increasing all his attributes. Jiang Hou nodded in satisfaction. "With my current strength, if I went to a construction site to carry bricks, I feel like I could earn at least twenty thousand a month."

Of course, there was no way he was going to carry bricks.

Jiang Hou's gaze then swept over the agility and defense attributes below, and he frowned slightly.

As the raging ape grew, the gap between its strength and its other two attributes grew wider and wider. It was like the giant ape gained "base strength +4, agility +2, defense +1" every time it leveled up.

Clearly, the Gibbon Ape was a type focused on strength, with middling agility and low defense.

Besides that, Jiang Hou discovered that the description behind the Behemoth Talent had also changed. The rage-state boost had gone from five times his strength to four times.

Clearly, the boost from this bloodline talent was not fixed. It had a certain limit and would gradually weaken as his base strength increased.

Jiang Hou found that a little regrettable.

Fortunately, the increase in Evolution Points was good news. He had already accumulated one-fifth of what he needed.

After showering, Jiang Hou got dressed and returned to his room.

The familiar surroundings relaxed both his body and mind. The moment he lay down on the bed, he fell asleep. The mental strain from a night of intense slaughter had been rather heavy.

"Jiang Hou, hurry up and get up. You're going to be late."

In the morning, Qin Siyu woke Jiang Hou with a knock on the door.

When Jiang Hou came out after washing up, Qin Siyu had already finished breakfast. She was stuffing things into her backpack while humming a song.

"Did you find money while buying breakfast this morning? You're in such a good mood." Jiang Hou smiled as he walked over.

The girl flicked her ponytail, her tone cheerful. "Who even carries cash these days? Where would I find money? I'm happy because my classmates and I are planning to make videos."

"Make videos?" Jiang Hou froze.

"Yeah. We're planning to make some videos about the campus life of high school girls. I'll be in charge of editing and copywriting, while Rou Rou will be the main character."

Jiang Hou raised an eyebrow. "You want to run a video account?"

"Mm. We'll make videos to build up followers first. Once we have enough attention, we can run a few small ads and make money." At the mention of making money, Qin Siyu's eyes lit up slightly.

"Enough talk. I need to get to school early today. Jiang Hou, remember to clean up the kitchen after you finish eating."

With that, Qin Siyu waved to Jiang Hou, humming as she opened the door and left.

Technological progress had upended all kinds of models, especially with the rise of short-video websites. Traffic had expanded the scale of online streaming and online product sales.

And there was no barrier to entering this industry.

Whether it was an uneducated elderly farmer or a newborn baby, anyone could attract followers through short videos and turn them into money.

As for young people, that went without saying. Whether they had any special skills or not, they could stream or sell products.

Jiang Hou had seen sleep streams before. Beautified young women would sleep fully clothed on camera, doing and saying nothing, yet thousands of people would watch.

And from time to time, someone would send gifts.

Back then, Jiang Hou had thought those people's thought processes were truly strange. They could get excited just watching someone sleep, and even send gifts.

As for why Jiang Hou had been recommended those videos, ahem, that was not important.

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