Of course, before we officially begin, we still need to warm up.
Although Huohuo had already practiced using Entangling Vines in the dormitory, it had never used this skill on a living creature... ah, it actually had.
It was quite skilled when it wrapped itself around Zhou Lu's leg.
Zhou Lu placed Huohua on the grass and pointed at the animals in the distance: "These are the targets you need to bind this time. Get used to the environment first."
Huohuo was already a Spirit Beast. But precisely because it had gained sentience, it possessed a fear that ordinary plants lacked.
Whether it was large herbivores like cattle, sheep, and horses, or small rodents like chipmunks, they all fed on plants and were Huohuo's natural enemies.
Zhou Lu intended to let Huohuo adapt to the environment first, to avoid any psychological trauma caused by fear.
However, his concern was entirely unnecessary.
As soon as Huohuo arrived on the grass, it began to crawl happily, constantly leaving behind its Vine Step root divisions on the ground.
Entangling Vines actually had two methods of use.
One was for the Spirit Beast to directly extend vines to entangle and control the target. The other was to leave root divisions in place and then trigger Mad Growth when the target approached, and then use Entangling Vines to entangle and control the target.
Huohuo was currently using the second method.
It seemed to have its own ideas and did not specifically prevent the root divisions from growing. Instead, it let the root divisions sprout and grow into Dream Rain Flowers, swaying freely with the breeze on the grassland.
"It's truly amazing. This is the first time I've seen a plant-type Spirit Beast that can walk at the first tier," Xu Wuhu exclaimed, even though he had already witnessed Huohua walking.
"My Huohuo is quite smart."
"I think physique has something to do with it too," Li Yi said, holding the Sticky Baby and setting up traps nearby. Hearing their conversation, he chimed in, "The vines of ordinary plant Spirit Beasts are not strong enough to support a flower pot."
Li Yi was not wrong about this. Without the boost from Carry, Huohuo would indeed not have been able to walk so freely.
While they were talking, Huohuo's traps had already caught prey.
A chipmunk emerged from its burrow to forage and immediately spotted the sprouted Dream Rain Flower.
As a creature native to the Grassland Secret Realm, it had never seen a Dream Rain Flower before.
Driven by a hint of curiosity, it went up and took a few bites.
The moment it bit down, countless vines burst forth from the Dream Rain Flower, binding it tightly. In the end, Huohuo did not forget to weave a heart shape on the chipmunk's head with its vines.
Prey caught!
Huohuo's first thought was to give it to its master as a gift.
It happily coiled the chipmunk with its vines and ran to Zhou Lu at top speed, shaking the chipmunk constantly, trying to get Zhou Lu's attention.
"Wow, amazing," Zhou Lu praised.
Huohuo was very happy to be praised, and the heart on the chipmunk's head turned into a smiling face.
The prey in its "hands" was much cuter than a pet hamster, which many people kept as pets.
Looking at the chipmunk on Huohuo's vines, Zhou Lu could indeed feel a hint of its cuteness...
Just as he was about to say something, blood flowed from the chipmunk's mouth, and it tilted its head, losing its life.
The little mouse was very cute.
So cute it died.
Huohuo also felt the chipmunk's life fading and was very regretful and sad. For its first prey, it decided to give the creature the highest honor.
With that thought, Huohuo intended to stuff the chipmunk into its flower pot.
Become my nourishment!
"Huohuo! Don't stuff strange things into the flower pot, it will get sick!" Zhou Lu immediately stopped it when he saw Huohuo's actions.
The sudden warning made Huohuo flinch.
The little grass drooped its leaves aggrievedly.
It looked so delicious...
It cast a regretful glance at the chipmunk in its "hand" and, as if making a great decision, extended its vines and offered them to Zhou Lu's mouth.
Master, you eat first.
Looking at the chipmunk so close, the smell of blood clearly entered his nose, and Zhou Lu really couldn't hold back.
Who told you I stopped you because I wanted to eat it myself!
Zhou Lu wanted to cry but had no tears.
Xu Wuhu and Li Yi, standing nearby, were holding back their laughter at this scene.
Hearing their laughter, Huohuo seemed to understand something.
Master said to share and not to eat alone!
On this grassland, chipmunks were the least lacking.
Soon, Huohuo very considerately presented the incredibly cute little mice to Li Yi and Xu Wuhu.
The laughter of the two stopped abruptly. This time, it was Zhou Lu's turn to laugh. Because the moment they were disgusted by Huohuo, the system even popped up a reminder that the mission had failed.
[Your attempt to kill the other by disgusting them is quite creative.]
This was the system's evaluation.
Of course, the damage caused by this action was very limited, only providing Zhou Lu with a 1% reward. He glanced at it in passing; it was a fragment of a C-rank skill card.
"Alright, throw these away. These aren't food, at least not food you can eat right now," Zhou Lu crouched down and said patiently to Huohuo.
Huohuo reluctantly released its grip on the little rats and tossed the three rat corpses onto the grass.
Since Huohuo could already skillfully trap chipmunks, the warm-up was about done.
Zhou Lu stood up and looked towards the large herbivores in the distance; these were the main event of this training session.
His goal for this training was to enable Huohuo to effectively immobilize large animals at full speed using Entangling Vines.
If Huohuo could achieve this level, then the Class Monitor was confident in using that brief moment of immobilization to strike effectively at the enemy.
"I'll go get a bull," Xu Wuhu said to the two of them. "Get ready."
Get a bull...
Zhou Lu felt a flicker of doubt about the Class Monitor's statement.
How did he plan to draw the wild bull's aggro?
Soon, Xu Wuhu answered Zhou Lu's question with his actions.
Under the enhancement of the Silver Armor Rat, Xu Wuhu unleashed terrifying speed and charged towards his chosen target in a single stride.
The wild bull, leisurely grazing, didn't even have time to react before a silver muscular man appeared before it.
Without a word, the man grabbed its neck and performed a suplex. The half-ton body was directly lifted by Xu Wuhu and slammed hard onto the ground.
This scene stunned not only the bull that was thrown but also Zhou Lu and Li Yi.
Wait, Class Monitor, if you're this strong, what are we even training for?
Even the most docile animal would become enraged after being thrown like that.
The wild bull staggered to its feet and roared angrily at Xu Wuhu.
Xu Wuhu didn't bother with any further action. He turned and ran back towards where Zhou Lu and the others were, shouting to them as he ran, "Get ready! Get ready!"
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