Evolve into a Dragon after Surviving a Nuclear Blast - Chapter 6

Chapter 6: The Instinct of Komodo Giant Lizard

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“The average Komodo dragon is about two to three meters long, and its average weight is between 140 to 200 kg.

“And my current body length is at least four meters, and my weight… I don’t know at all.”

…

Gray, who was hiding under the moonlight, was constantly analyzing his own data.

His weight, without a reference, he couldn’t be sure at all.

However, one thing was for sure, he had evolved continuously, and his body size had long surpassed that of the world’s largest Komodo dragon.. And all of this was because he wasn’t like an ordinary lizard, which looked big-bellied and ugly.

On the contrary, Gray gave off an indescribable feeling of sturdiness.

What was even more terrifying was…

“Rumble.”

With a snap of Gray’s claw, the ground within a five-meter radius started to shake, and the ground began to split apart, with different cracks and spider-web-like patterns appearing.

“Such astonishing strength!”

In his shock, a hint of passion flashed across Gray’s eyes.

This was the power of a superhuman that he did not even think about when he was a human in his previous life. To put it bluntly, even if a heavy truck were to pounce on him now, he would be able to flip the truck to the ground effortlessly.

However, he wasn’t in a hurry. This was just the beginning. He needed to become stronger!

“Let me devour more evolution points. Tonight, I’ll hunt to my heart’s content!”

After saying lightly such terrifying words, Gray blended into the night and disappeared into the darkness.

…

Giant lizards were the stronger predators among reptiles.

As the king of giant lizards, the Komodo giant lizard was even more terrifying.

It could be said to be a ferocious beast among ferocious beasts.

According to the documentary that Gray had watched in his previous life, the Komodo giant lizard was often covered with armored scales. These scales were called small bones that contained an endoskeleton. They could be used as a kind of natural chain armor. Some of the scales were even strengthened by bones, and there were sensory plaques connected to nerves to promote their sense of touch. The scales around the ears, lips, chin, and soles of the feet might have three or more sensory plaques.

So, the Komodo giant lizard’s sense of touch is very sharp… Not only that…the Komodo giant lizard smells with its tongue. Like many other reptiles, it uses the Jacobson’s organ vomeronasal sense rather than the nostrils. With the help of the favorable wind and the habit of wagging its head and tail, the Komodo giant lizard might be able to detect rotting flesh at a distance of 4-9.5 kilometers. As for their eyesight… Although their eyesight was poor at night, they could see objects 300 meters away during the day. Thus, it was also imaginable how terrifying the Komodo giant lizard was.

However, this was only a Komodo giant lizard that had relatively normal growth. No one knew how terrifying a Komodo giant lizard like him, who had evolved several times, was.

Perhaps it was because of the mutation or the system, Gray could clearly feel that his night vision was different from other Komodo lizards. His night vision was not very good, nor was it bad,. His pair of eyes could see things within 500 meters at night.

What was even more terrifying was…

“Hiss…”

A pair of forked tongues spat out, and countless scents assailed his nostrils.

“About 300 meters ahead, there’s a rotting carcass. It seems that… 600 meters ahead, there’s another one…

“20 kilometers northwest, there’s also another one…”

His soft tone contained extremely exaggerated words. Gray had compared his ability to sense scents based on individual reference objects.

It was exaggerated, truly exaggerated.

Over 20 kilometers might not be the achievable limit by this body yet.

As for what this level of vision and smell meant, Gray was naturally very clear. Others might not know, but how could Gray not know that this was an ability that a top predator possessed?

Gray had already started his evolutionary journey from the lizard genus towards an even more exaggerated and mysterious existence.

“Huff.”

Taking a deep breath, Gray suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Then, without thinking, he rushed towards a direction.

“Rumble, rumble.”

The earth was wailing and trembling. His terrifying running speed brought about a strong gust of wind.

Under the cover of the night, Gray began to run recklessly.

…

He charged and charged again.

It was as if his four limbs were equipped with an electronic motor. Although he had short legs, under the support of his strong body, Gray’s speed had already exceeded the imagination of ordinary people. In just a few breaths’ time, Gray had already crossed several hundred meters.

“This won’t do. This kind of movement is too big. With this pretentious movement, before I can run to my prey, I’m afraid that the prey will have already scattered in all directions when they hear this vibration from dozens of kilometers away.

“Now that due to the explosion of this nuclear weapon, there are a lot of carcasses. It allows me to easily fill my stomach without much effort. In the future when I finish eating all the carcasses, my hunting efficiency may be greatly reduced if I run in this manner…”

As he continued to run, Gray didn’t stop his thinking.

He even deliberately kept the commotion caused by his running low. Not only did he need speed, he also wanted to hunt silently.

As a top predator, he needed to approach his prey silently and kill it in one shot.

Therefore, the noise Gray made gradually became softer. Of course, his running speed was also reduced to a certain extent.

Fortunately, this running speed was still within Gray’s acceptable range.

Next, he only needed to constantly adjust his running posture to find the best for himself and reduce the noise.