At that moment, he spread his arms and stretched out a pair of enormous bat wings, flying out of the valley toward the crowd.
At the sight of him, Bai Chuan's eyes lit up. His mind suddenly opened, as if he'd just been enlightened.
Bat wings!
That was it. He'd only thought of birds' wings as necessary for flight, forgetting that bats could fly too. And compared to birds, bat wings might be much better suited to him!
He was a snake. If he evolved wings covered in feathers like a bird's, he might have to say goodbye to the underwater world.
That would conflict with his current goal of reaching the sea.
After all, bird wings were made of feathers, which easily got wet once they went underwater. Wet wings couldn't fly again—or at least, doing so would be extremely difficult.
But if he had bat wings, their stretchy, membranous structure meant that even if they got wet, he'd only have to spread and flap them lightly to shake off the droplets.
What was more, bat wings were made of membranes, so they wouldn't take up much room when folded. They wouldn't affect his everyday activities on land or underwater at all.
If the membranes were tough enough—comparable to cowhide in their defensive strength—then even with his wings folded, they might cover the vital parts of his upper body.
And that wasn't even mentioning one of the most cheat-like abilities bats had: ultrasonic positioning!
It was even more precise than the radar he'd known in his previous life!
Or rather, radar had been invented with this creature's ability as inspiration.
While Bai Chuan was still marveling at the discovery, down below...
Before long, the man with bat wings landed in front of the group. They showed no surprise, clearly