Red Hare

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Red Hare (赤兔马) 18
Alias(es)	Brother Hare; self-proclaimed “divine steed” and “thousand-mile steed” 20 21
Species/Race	Intelligent Variant with the appearance of a black-and-white donkey 18 19
Gender	Male 19 35
Affiliation	Chen Mo; travels with the Starfire Convoy under the cover of a contracted beast 19 31 32
Occupation/Role	Chen Mo’s supernatural companion, awakening guide, and combat partner 26 27 29
Status	Alive at his last depicted appearance; separated from Chen Mo after escaping the Cold Cicada 45 46
First Appearance	Chapter 16; introduces himself by name in Chapter 18 16 18

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Level Two / Second-Tier Variant	18 35	Already level two when introduced. Old Zhang later confirms that his energy has stabilized at this tier. No completed advancement to level three is documented.

Appearance

• Black-and-white coat: His ordinary-animal disguise resembles a somewhat scrawny donkey; Su Qian nevertheless considers him sturdy enough to carry supplies 19 20.
• Pink boxer shorts and gold chain: Wears conspicuous accessories while speaking privately with Chen Mo, but makes them disappear when adopting his harmless disguise 18 19.
• Large front teeth and expressive face: Frequently bares his teeth, rolls his eyes, and displays recognizably human emotions 20 22 32.
• Oversized sunglasses: Wears them when driving the dump truck into Hualian Supermarket 28.
• Soft, fluffy fur: Enjoys being stroked by Su Qian, while Xiao Ya describes him as fluffy and fun to ride 37 39.

Personality

Red Hare is boastful, vulgar, and intensely protective of his self-image. He insists that he is a legendary horse rather than a donkey and angrily rejects being called a pet or treated like livestock. His pride rarely withstands an appealing meal: after inwardly protesting being fed from a battered basin, he eagerly eats its pork and glass noodles 20 28 32.

His greed extends to food, supernatural remains, and stolen goods. He admires Chen Mo’s ruthlessness, helps fabricate compensation claims against anomalies, and attempts to conceal part of their haul from Old Zhang. He is also a skilled performer, able to imitate a docile animal, feign grief, and exploit another person’s affection 16 29 35 36 37.

Although initially calculating and reluctant to endanger himself for Chen Mo, Red Hare develops genuine loyalty toward him. His early rescue requires bargaining and the reminder of a promise; later, he voluntarily draws a level-four pursuer away and leaves Chen Mo protection against possession 25 45 47.

Abilities & Skills

Variant Intelligence and Supernatural Knowledge

Red Hare retains the ability to think, learn, negotiate, and plan—qualities he identifies as distinguishing Variants from instinct-driven native monsters 21.

• Explains natural awakening, awakening potions, and forced awakening through stolen spectral energy 21.
• Describes the Still Realm, Resonant Realm, Tide Cry, and the distinction between native monsters, Variants, and invasive species 21.
• Identifies Li Xia as an anomalous machine and directs Chen Mo to her Control Core 28.
• Recognizes Chen Mo’s silent-extinction cold poison as an origin-level toxin that could freeze him within two months 45.
• Suspects Xiao Ya’s power is connected to her doll and identifies her as at least level two 33.

Physical Combat and Mobility

Red Hare fights with powerful hoof strikes, rapid movement, and acrobatic evasions 25 26.

• Donkey Spring Kick: Caves in Doctor Wen Li’s chest and breaks his bones after the clinic’s rules are nullified 26.
• Donkey Roll: Evades Wen Li’s thrown scalpel before counterattacking 26.
• Deflects a scalpel with his hind hoof and pulls Chen Mo out of the clinic by his collar 25.
• Combines his strength with Chen Mo’s precise knife attacks against the second-tier Store Manager 29.
• Finishes the wounded Six-Armed Weird and carries Chen Mo downstairs during the Frost Cicada outbreak 45.
• Cannot overcome the level-four Cold Cicada directly; survives her pursuit through deception instead 45 46.

Disguise and Telepathy

Red Hare conceals his intelligence by behaving like an ordinary donkey while communicating privately with Chen Mo 19 20.

• Makes his shorts, chain, and hoof accessories vanish when someone approaches 19.
• Sends telepathic instructions, warnings, complaints, and combat assessments to Chen Mo 19 20 29.
• Covers the truck’s windows with gray mist to block outside observation 21.
• Claims that Lin Lu’s Sequence ability cannot detect or affect him, but still seeks the convoy’s perception-based concealment to hide from the Spectral Bear 18 19.

Sludge Decoys

Red Hare uses convincing substitutes that collapse into foul-smelling sludge when struck or consumed 36 46.

• Tricks Old Zhang into firing his bronze mirror at a false body, allowing him to escape with stolen belongings 36.
• Leaves a decoy for the Cold Cicada to freeze with Absolute Zero and attempt to eat 46.
• The creation process and precise limits of these decoys are not explained 36 46.

Substitute Tokens

Red Hare supplies protective black-clay tokens capable of taking a fatal attack in the holder’s place 22 25.

• Says the token returns its holder to wherever they were ten minutes earlier 22.
• Cannot protect against an enemy stronger than Red Hare 22.
• Chen Mo’s first token shatters after Doctor Wen kills him for lying 23.
• Despite molding the token from apparent belly grime, Red Hare later complains that its clay required half a month of preparation 22 23.
• Expends another valuable black-clay token while rescuing Chen Mo from the clinic 25.

Forced Awakening

Red Hare can guide energy stripped from a weakened spectral creature into a human to force a Sequence awakening 21 27.

• Claims his assistance raises the usual ten-percent survival chance by twenty percentage points 21.
• Weakens Doctor Wen by disrupting his domain, then channels his resentful energy into Chen Mo 26 27.
• Warns that failure could kill Chen Mo or overwhelm his mind with resentment 26.
• Successfully helps Chen Mo awaken as a First-Tier Blade Wielder 27.

Growth Through Consumption and Cultivation

Red Hare consumes supernatural remains and seeks powerful prey as opportunities for growth 16 30 43.

• Eats the Hairy Savage’s corpse after stealing it from Chen Mo and Big Niu 16 18.
• Believes consuming the second-tier Store Manager could help him reach tier three 30.
• Receives the second-tier Lion-Headed Vengeful Soul as his share of the merchant scheme’s spoils 38.
• Hopes the Six-Armed Weird’s head will provide a major breakthrough, but no resulting advancement is shown 43 45 46.
• States that he can practice the Eighth Set of Radio Calisthenics, a method for cultivating transcendent power; his own successful practice is not depicted 38.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Pink boxer shorts and gold chain — Signature accessories concealed during his ordinary-donkey act 18 19.
• Black-clay substitute tokens — Protective resources used during Chen Mo’s clinic ordeal 22 23 25.
• Eighth Set of Radio Calisthenics — Stolen cultivation booklet he initially hides from Chen Mo, then shares after being confronted 37 38.
• Impersonator potion — Uses the stolen potion on Chen Mo and the dump truck to conceal their trail during the escape from Prosper City 45.
• Yellow paper talisman — Secretly places it in Chen Mo’s pocket; it later repels Li Xia’s possession attempt and wakes him 45 47.

Relationships

• Chen Mo — Partner and awakening student. Their bargain exchanges shelter and meals for supernatural guidance, one rescue, and restrictions on harming convoy members without Chen Mo’s permission. Their cooperation develops into a brotherly bond, though both remain suspicious over loot 19 27 37 45.
• Lin Lu — Convoy leader whose concealment Red Hare seeks against the Spectral Bear. Red Hare maintains the harmless-beast cover around him 19 31 32.
• Xiao Ya — Initially a possible threat whom Chen Mo believes Red Hare fears. She later becomes fond of him and hopes to ride him again after his apparent sale 19 35 37.
• Su Qian — Treats him affectionately as a mutated beast without understanding the extent of his intelligence 39.
• Li Xia — Captive whom he claims as a servant, torments, and later orders around as the truck intelligence. His talisman ultimately prevents her from possessing Chen Mo 30 33 47.
• Hu Yaya — Helps rescue her from the supermarket, then proposes killing her to protect his secret. Her decision to divert the Spectral Bear surprises him and changes his view of humans 28 30 31.
• Old Zhang — Merchant deceived by Red Hare’s affectionate performance. Red Hare robs him and returns to Chen Mo after escaping pursuit 35 36 37.
• Spectral Bear — Third-tier invasive predator hunting Red Hare because Variants are especially nourishing prey 19 21.
• Cold Cicada — Level-four Variant who pursues him through Prosper City; he escapes her freezing attack with a sludge decoy 45 46.

Background / History

Encounter and Alliance

Red Hare first appears as a black-and-white blur that steals the defeated Hairy Savage’s corpse. After eating it, he expresses interest in Chen Mo’s greed and ruthlessness. He later appears in Chen Mo’s passenger seat, introduces himself, and offers a route to becoming a Transcendent 16 18.

His immediate goal is refuge from the Spectral Bear. Chen Mo bargains rather than submitting to his threats, securing limits on Red Hare’s conduct and a promise of assistance. When Big Niu approaches, Red Hare adopts an ordinary donkey’s appearance and instructs Chen Mo to call him a fine steed 19.

Apricot Blossom Town

Red Hare directs Chen Mo into the clinic to discover Doctor Wen’s killing rules. After a costly rescue, the pair return and stage a destructive medical dispute, undermining Wen’s authority and supernatural domain. Red Hare defeats him and guides Chen Mo’s successful awakening 22 25 26 27.

At Hualian Supermarket, Red Hare helps disable Li Xia and loots the shelves with Chen Mo and Hu Yaya. A fabricated compensation demand escalates into combat with the Store Manager, but the Spectral Bear’s arrival forces them to flee. Hu Yaya diverts the bear, allowing Chen Mo and Red Hare to reach the Starfire Convoy 28 29 30 31.

The Merchant Scheme

Chen Mo presents Red Hare as his contracted beast under a fabricated Beast Tamer identity. The pair later exploit this cover to trade Red Hare to Old Zhang for a Lion-Headed Vengeful Soul and a First-Tier Energy Core 31 35 37.

Red Hare feigns attachment to the merchant, steals his belongings, and escapes using a sludge substitute. After returning, he attempts to hide some of the spoils from Chen Mo before surrendering additional goods and the cultivation booklet 36 37 38.

Prosper City and Separation

In Prosper City’s shopping center, Red Hare and Chen Mo remain behind after the evacuation to finish the weakened Six-Armed Weird. Their attempt to secure valuable remains coincides with the emergence of a level-four Frost Cicada 43 45.

When Chen Mo is struck by cold poison, Red Hare brings him to Li Xia’s truck, conceals their trail, and secretly leaves a protective talisman. He then draws the pursuer away. The Cold Cicada freezes what appears to be Red Hare, only to discover another sludge decoy; Chen Mo subsequently remains uncertain whether his companion survived 45 46 47 50.

Notable Quotes

“I'm Red Hare, the greatest divine steed of the Three Kingdoms! A horse! A thousand-mile steed!” 20

“You can think of the Still Realm as a dinner plate.” 21

“Split up! Take him and go!”
“At least one of us can live!!” 45

Trivia

• Red Hare Two is not another donkey: It is the name Red Hare gives Li Xia after she becomes the dump truck’s intelligence 33.
• The “Contract Beast” relationship is a cover story: Chen Mo’s actual awakened Sequence is Blade Wielder, not Beast Tamer 27 31 37.
• His horse claim becomes a recurring joke: Chen Mo’s explanation that “an old horse knows the way” repeatedly sends the convoy’s leaders into laughter 31 32.