Ye Chong never expected that this pursuit would last for twenty-four days.
If Mu Shang hadn't been there, relying solely on the Han family's own holographic scanning system, the red-tailed beast would have disappeared long ago. On the ninth day, he had the idea of canceling the pursuit plan and returning to base. The Death Star Belt is filled with rocks and stars of various sizes, making it easy to lose direction. Even Mu cannot guarantee this.
However, there was another reason that made Ye Zhong decide to pursue it to the end.
As soon as he entered the broken star zone of death, Ye Zhong called out Mu. This also proves that the red-tailed beast in front is immune to energy attacks. Maybe not all energy beams can cause damage to it, but at least the Alpha sniper rifle in Mu's hand is ineffective.
Of course, this was only one of the reasons. Another incident that prompted Ye Zhong to make this decision happened on the ninth day, when he was about to call off the pursuit.
He remembered that day very clearly. He was very tired at that time. After nine days of continuous pursuit, if it weren't for his firm will and Mu's help, he would have died in this vast broken star belt known as death.
This red-tailed beast is alert and cunning, and its physical strength is even more amazing. After flying for nine consecutive days, it did not show any signs of fatigue, and it seemed to understand the weaknesses of the Han family and specialized in drilling into those complicated and chaotic terrains.
This also made Ye Chong suffer a lot. In order to avoid the rocks floating everywhere, he had to work hard and not dare to slack off. Because of this, he felt the mental and physical pain faster. of fatigue.
He still has concerns. That's food. The food preparations at Han's house are always fully prepared, which is related to Ye Zhong's habit, and he also has a large number of food pills with him. However, he still needs to calculate the consumption of the return journey, not to mention the vast Broken Star Belt. The possibility of getting lost is very high, and excluding some unexpected losses, there is not much left. You know, long-distance flying has always been the job of spaceships, not the specialty of light armor.
With the Han family flying at full speed, the nine-day flight distance was an astonishing value. This also means that they have penetrated deep into the Death Star Belt. Mu Bu reminded Ye Zhong once and for all that the deeper you go, the higher the chance of losing your way. Even now. With Mu's help, the probability of getting lost has reached 41%.
But just when he was about to return to where he came from, the image on the holographic screen made him stop all his movements.
The continuous escape made this red-tailed beast look quite embarrassed. The metallic luster of the shiny black shell was much darker than when Ye Zhong first saw it. A pair of scarlet eyes were still full of tenacity and alertness, but the dense bloodshot eyes also showed that their condition was not very good. The muscles all over his body have even begun to shrink and dry up to a certain extent. No matter how you look at them, they look like they are at the end of their rope. Only the red tail is still bright and vivid, and the cold light occasionally appears on the edge.
Its figure suddenly sped up a bit. This subtlety immediately caught Ye Chong's attention. In these days of pursuit, Ye Zhong showed its flying speed and even rhythm. All quite familiar.
In front of it is just an ordinary-looking rock. The rock was not big, with a diameter of only about three meters, an irregular spherical shape, and a dark brown appearance that did not look surprising at all.
This is the first time this red-tailed beast has behaved strangely in these days. Ye Zhong immediately stopped what he was doing and observed carefully.
The red-tailed beast had just gotten close to the rock, and the sharp arrow tail was thrust straight into the rock. The hard rock was like tofu, and the seemingly soft tail seemed to be completely submerged into the rock without any hindrance. Ye Zhong took a breath of air when he saw this scene.
What is it doing? While marveling at the power of the red-tailed beast's arrow tail, he couldn't figure out what this red-tailed beast had to do with.
I saw the base of the red-tailed beast's tail trembling, and bang, the huge rock immediately turned into dozens of pieces and scattered in all directions. The cut surfaces of these scattered stones were as smooth as mirrors, which made people feel chilly.
The red arrow tail is now curled up with a fist-sized yellow stone that exudes light fluorescence.
Mutated energy mine! Ye Zhong recognized what was wrapped around the tail of the red-tailed beast's arrow at the first sight and couldn't help but be surprised. These energy-mutated ores often contain considerable energy. He obtained a large amount of these mutated ores in the underground cave last time. That time, he not only obtained a few tear stones, but also met the The weird black circle, the eight-fingered hand, and the soul-stirring scream.
"Leaves are energy mines!" There was a hint of surprise in Mu's voice.
Nodding, Ye Zhong said nothing, but his face became serious, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart.
The red-tailed beast looked quite excited and swallowed the mutated energy mine in one gulp without hesitation.
Ye Chong's eyes twitched!
Immediately afterwards, he was frightened by the changes in the red-tailed beast. The atrophied muscles became plump at a speed visible to the naked eye, while the rotten tissue near the scar left by Ye Zhong also grew crazily at the same speed. The dull outer carapace began to glow with life again, with a faint luster flowing.
After a while, the red-tailed beast seemed to be back to its original state. If it weren't for the light red new sprouts that reminded Ye Chong, he would have doubted whether what he just saw was an illusion.
After completing all this, the red-tailed beast suddenly turned around and glanced at the Han family that was approaching it.
The tired dark red eyes were full of energy at this time, and their eyes were surprisingly sharp, mixed with strong hatred.
It seemed to want to pounce towards the Han family, but a trace of hesitation flashed in its eyes, and then it turned around and flew forward quickly.
"Mu, it just swallowed the mutant energy ore." Ye Zhong's voice was still full of disbelief.
"Yes." Mu's voice was still as calm as ever without any waves: "It seems that Faith's report is very reliable, and it is very likely that it is evolving."
"Evolution..." Ye Zhong showed a thoughtful expression: "It seems to be able to detect where there are mutant energy mines."
"Although the mechanism is still unknown, from the current point of view, it seems to be the case. The probability is between 60% and 90%." Mu gave his own answer.
"Mu, if it finds enough energy mines, can it complete its evolution?" Ye Chong couldn't help but ask.
"According to Faith's theory, evolution requires two conditions, energy and metal. In addition, we cannot know the specific values of the two required for evolution. However, using the Death Fragment Star Belt as a living environment, in the absence of natural enemies, The probability of this creature completing evolution cannot be ignored, the probability is over 67%." Mu gave his judgment calmly.
Ye Chong understood what Mu meant. Although the Death Star Belt has the name of death, it is an out-and-out treasure trove. In this ocean filled with countless broken rocks, there are countless rare ores. If it weren't for the unknown dangers here, countless mining fleets would have already arrived. But for this red-tailed beast, this place is like paradise. Ye Zhong believed that as long as he did not encounter terrible disasters such as gravel vortex, basically no creature could pose any threat to the powerful red-tailed beast. They can detect energy mines, and I believe metal ores will be no problem as well. They just need to keep wandering around in it, constantly looking for energy mines and metal mines, and one day, it will complete its evolution.
The eight-fingered red-tailed beast he encountered in the underground cave last time left Ye Zhong still frightened to this day. It was just a scream that even Mu couldn't resist. Even though he has made a lot of progress now compared to before, compared with Mu, he is probably only on par. To deal with such a terrifying existence, Ye Zhong would not even think about killing him.
Although the red-tailed beast in front of him is still far from being comparable to the eight-fingered red-tailed beast, it does have this potential. And no matter how you look at it, this red-tailed beast has an excellent memory and is not forgetful. The deep hatred in his scarlet eyes reminded him all the time that this was a growing time bomb!
Past experience told him that the best way to deal with this kind of danger is to nip it in the bud. Almost immediately, Ye Zhong decided to eliminate the red-tailed beast before it had completed its evolution.
This was the twenty-fourth day, the twenty-fourth day of Ye Zhong's pursuit. The red-tailed beast and Ye Zhong seemed to be playing a cat and mouse game.
In the next fifteen days, Ye Zhong did not give the red-tailed beast any chance to eat again. Mu's powerful scanning system can also detect which of these gravels contain energy minerals and metals. Coupled with Mu's ultra-long-range precision sniping, whenever the red-tailed beast finds the ore it needs, there will always be a beam of light that accurately hits the rock and smashes it into pieces! When the flying rocks hit the face, the red-tailed beast always has a somewhat distressed expression on its face. It is unclear whether it hurts from being hit by the small rocks or because it feels sorry for its own food.
In this way, in the next fifteen days, the red-tailed beast did not swallow a single energy mine. The luster on its body once again dimmed, and even its flight speed dropped. Ye Zhong was like an excellent hunter, with enough patience. With Mu's help, he gradually weakened the red-tailed beast's strength without giving it any chance.
It even turned back a few times to have a good fight with the strange and scary guy, but every time, it could not find the strange guy, which made it very discouraged.
But the worst part is, it now has new troubles!