"Ah!"
It was a scream of unimaginable agony.
Who could have imagined it?
Two high-level human warriors had joined forces, yet they couldn't withstand a single swipe from the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf.
Soon, two pools of blood appeared on the ground.
"Open fire!"
"Boom, boom, boom!"
"Rat-a-tat-tat!"
The scene outside quickly descended into chaos.
Ye Xiu peered through a crack in the wall, cautiously taking a look outside.
What a mess!
The enormous gray wolf was leaping around everywhere.
Every time it pounced, another human fell.
But the humans' firearms and melee weapons were also carving one wound after another into the giant wolf.
However, this human warrior squad seemed to be far too low-level.
The fight lasted about half an hour.
Every human had fallen.
The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf was covered in wounds, but it was still breathing.
It could barely walk without staggering.
Blood dripped from its wounds every so often.
"What a chance! If I swallow this giant gray wolf, I should be able to advance to Junior Beast General, right?"
Ye Xiu was a opportunist, too.
He rushed out without hesitation, all for the sake of getting stronger.
He didn't even care whether the giant wolf had seen him.
The capybara opened the 30-centimeter-wide black hole behind him.
"Awwo!"
Sensing something strange in the air, the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf—just about to lie down and rest—immediately turned its head and glared viciously at Ye Xiu.
It was a creature unlike anything it had ever seen.
It looked harmless, but the swirling vortex behind it was truly frightening.
"Come on, get in my bowl!"
Seeing that the other creature was afraid, Ye Xiu pressed forward instead.
Based on his experience from the earlier fight, the black hole had a limited range.
He had to get close to his target for it to exert its pull.
The distance between them couldn't exceed three meters.
The fierce wolf was afraid, but when it saw the capybara's chubby, well-padded body, its gaze began to change.
After the fight, the wolf king desperately needed to replenish its protein.
Compared with those humans in armor, this furry, chubby creature looked much tastier!
And so, driven by its instinct to hunt, the wolf king charged at him.
"Awwooo!"
Its steel claws, capable of tearing open an armored car, gleamed beneath the moonlight!
But just as its claws were about to touch the other creature's head, something unbelievable happened!
A tug!
A twist!
A drag!
Absorption!
What had happened to the Shadow Cat before was now happening to the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf!
"Awoo!"
Once caught, all four of the wolf king's paws clawed wildly at the air.
It seemed to be trying to escape the terrifying force of attraction.
But could it?
This was a black hole!
No matter how miniature, it was still the most terrifying celestial body in the universe.
Once something was caught in its pull, not even light could escape.
Let alone a monster like you!
"Come here. Become my energy!"
Compared with before, Ye Xiu was much calmer now.
Especially as he watched the fierce wolf inch closer and closer to his black hole, a delighted smile spread across his face!
The Silver Moon Fierce Wolf's struggles grew weaker and weaker.
Its enormous body was forcibly compressed and twisted under the Mini Black Hole's terrifying pull.
It was like a lump of putty squeezed by an invisible giant hand.
The ferocity in its eyes had long since been replaced by boundless terror.
It let out one final, unwilling whimper, and its entire body was stretched into a long, thin stream of matter.
With a whoosh, it vanished completely into the black hole, now thirty centimeters in diameter.
[ Ding! Congratulations, host! Successfully swallowed the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf (severely injured)!] [Converting energy...] [Host's level increased: Junior Beast General!] [Black Hole Domain diameter increased: 45 centimeters!] [Detected extractable gene fragment: [Silver Moon Fierce Wolf · Enhanced Agility]]
"Vrrm!"
The next instant, a torrent of energy—far more powerful and pure than what he'd absorbed from the Shadow Cat—surged through Ye Xiu's entire body!
He felt his bones emit a faint hum as his muscle fibers reformed and grew stronger.
An unprecedented sense of power filled the capybara's round body.
Even his seemingly short limbs felt much lighter.
A cool sensation spread through his limbs and torso, and he could feel his coordination and potential speed improving significantly.
Sure enough, swallowing powerful monsters didn't just increase his level and the size of his black hole. It also let him acquire their special traits!
As Ye Xiu basked in the exhilaration of leveling up and carefully examined the changes in his body, a crisp female voice, tinged with surprise and amusement, came from the top of the ruins nearby:
"Oh? What an interesting little fellow."
Ye Xiu stiffened and looked up sharply.
Standing on a broken concrete beam was a woman with a bold, confident bearing. He had no idea when she'd arrived.
She wore a streamlined, dark red combat suit that perfectly outlined her tall, athletic figure.
Her dazzling golden hair was tied back in a neat ponytail, swaying slightly in the wind blowing through the wasteland.
A pair of unusual War Blades were crossed on her back. Their tips glimmered with a deep blue light in the moonlight. They were clearly no ordinary weapons.
Most striking of all were her eyes, as pure as the finest sapphires.
Now, they were fixed on Ye Xiu with undisguised curiosity and a hint of amused interest.
It was her!
Janet, one of the important characters in Swallowed Star—and a beautiful mixed-race woman!
A powerful, mysterious genius warrior!
Ye Xiu's heart leaped into his throat.
This was bad!
She must have seen him swallow the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf!
From a human's point of view, the first response to seeing a monster with such a bizarre ability would definitely be to kill it on sight!
He instinctively wanted to turn and flee—or perhaps strike first?
But the powerful aura she kept so carefully concealed made it clear that even after advancing to Junior Beast General, he probably wouldn't last a single move against her!
Yet the attack he expected never came.
Janet leaped lightly down from the beam, several meters above the ground, and landed without a sound.
She walked toward Ye Xiu, her long strides bringing her closer as the curiosity in her eyes grew stronger.
"A capybara? No, are you a mutated species?"
She tilted her head, examining Ye Xiu's round body and untroubled expression.
"That thing you did just now... was that your innate ability? I've never heard of anything like it."
She stopped about five meters away from Ye Xiu.
The distance was close enough not to make him feel too much pressure, yet far enough to let her react at any moment.
She glanced at the traces of blood and signs of a struggle left behind where the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf had disappeared.
Then she looked at the spot behind Ye Xiu where the black hole had quietly vanished, and the corners of her rosy lips curved into a delighted smile.
"You actually managed to 'eat' that troublesome Silver Moon Fierce Wolf. I guess you're not as simple-minded as you look."
Her tone held the excitement of someone who'd just discovered a new toy.
"This is the first time I've ever seen a monster as... unusual as you.
You're not afraid of humans, and you even know how to take advantage of a situation?"
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