Ji Xinghuo waited for five hours.
At last, the snake in the cave moved. It shrank again until it was only a few centimeters long, crawled out through a crack in the rocks, crossed the valley, and slithered into the nearby woods.
Clearly, the Little Green Snake was very familiar with this area.
It moved quickly. Its Miniaturized body was not slowed in the slightest; instead, it became even more agile, weaving through grass and trees with barely a sound.
As it moved, the Little Green Snake kept flicking out its tongue and occasionally changing direction.
It was using its sense of smell to search for prey.
Ji Xinghuo detected several wild animals with his Magnetic Field Induction, some large and some small, as well as rodents hidden in muddy burrows underground and insects. However, the Little Green Snake seemed uninterested in all of them. It paused as it passed by, gave them a sniff, then slithered away disdainfully.
Before long, it found a suitable target.
It was a pheasant resting in a tree, slightly smaller than a rooster, with long tail feathers and the ability to fly. It was a White-Bellied Flying Pheasant, a very common bird in the forests of the Star Realm.
The Little Green Snake silently climbed up the trunk, cautiously approaching the White-Bellied Flying Pheasant.
It moved without a sound in its Miniaturized state, using the leaves for cover and approaching from the prey's blind spot. Soon, it had climbed into the tree. When it was only two or three meters away, its body contracted and sprang forward, instantly accelerating as it shot toward its target.
The White-Bellied Flying Pheasant did not notice the danger at all. Green light pierced straight through its body, and it let out a shriek as it fell.
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