Chapter 7: 7: Pursuit

An Orange Sun shone through the Trees, Creating Mysterious Shadows. The Blue Sky was dotted with Fluffy Thick White Clouds that drifted lazily in the gentle breeze. The Blazing Midday Sun relentlessly cast its warm sunlight to its creation. The Forest was teeming with life in all sizes. It was hard to believe that such creatures fought each other to death last night. Within this Forest was a Standoff between two Small Creatures. One was a Small Snake, while the other was a Small Lizard.

The Grass rustled as it divided itself, signifying a Creature hiding deep within. Exiting the Patch of Grass, A Small White Snake revealed itself. The Creature began looking around and found out that it lost the Prey it was chasing. The Prey manages to escape the Snake's grasp, but the Snake won't stop. The Small White Snake laid on the ground and began listening to the sounds from its surroundings.

'Let us listen to what the forest tells me.' Persia thought to herself as she used the Seismic Tracking Sense. She never heard the sounds of the Creatures. All she heard was their vibrations. Persia never knew that in the Forest. The Birds were singing, and the Insects were humming. The Wind whistled around the trunks in the Forest. Nevertheless, The only thing Persia heard was its vibrations.

'The Vibrations is telling me... It's escaping... Heading back to its home.' Persia thought as she continued hearing the vibrations of the Small Lizard. Her Vibrations already evolved, so she was not some ordinary snake. Although Persia was weak, She had good hunting capabilities. Persia's head rose from the ground and stared in the direction of the escaping Lizard.

'It's heading back to its home with the possibility of other Lizards in it.' Persia wasn't sure, but she felt that the Lizard was different. Unlike the other ones. She felt that the Lizard wasn't territorial, unlike its other kin. It makes the possibility of it rendezvousing with other Lizards high.

'I already got its scent, so let's use my tongue.' Persia thought as she activated the Olfaction Warning Sense. Persia's Tongue flicked many times to track the scent left. Persia was trying to detect the Scent of the Lizard in the air. While trying to smell the Scent, She felt that the Creatures in the Forest just increased or multiplied.

'The Forest just got more dangerous.' Persia was serious when she felt the strange feeling of urgency. With the Creatures getting abundant. Hunting would be easy, but other predators would also think like this. It would result in territorial war between other creatures. Persia needed to be strong enough to protect herself.

Persia then slithered her body towards the Small Lizard. She already left her original position and began heading towards the Lizard. While traversing to the forest. Persia felt the uneven ground of the Forest. Traversing would be hard as she didn't have enough strength to make her own path. She shook her head as it will take time to arrive at the Lizard's home.

As she continued slithering towards the Lizard. Persia passed many creatures while she traveled in the forest. She could see them running around like normal. Most of the Creatures she sees were at least Mammals. The only reptile she saw was the Small Lizard that she was currently chasing.

'I wonder if I could eat a mouse?' Persia thought to herself. She was too small to eat a mouse. She needed to be bigger than her current body. The only way to make herself body was to level up her body. The Urgency became stronger, but Persia was calm. There was no use in getting faster as she would lose her life if she lost her patience.

'Now that I think about it. I'm probably smaller than a pencil.' Persia sighed in disappointment. The Dream of surviving was distant. The only thing she needed to do was eat everything that could give her Biomass. With these words in her mind. Persia managed to raise her confidence.

'I'll wait for now...' Persia continued slithering towards her Prey. Chasing Prey in the wild was incredibly hard, especially if her Prey escapes. Persia then realized something important. It was so important that she even questioned what she was doing in her life.

'Don't snakes rely on their ambushes and stealth? Like... What am I doing here chasing a Lizard.' Persia thought as snakes themselves ambush other creatures without the need of chasing. Persia didn't have anything to weaken her prey, so She didn't have anything that could stop the Creatures from moving.

As Persia continued to slithered towards the Lizard. She noticed that her Vibrations about the Lizards stopped. It would mean that the Lizard was getting far away, or it was probably heading deep underground. There was also a possibility of it being on top of a Tree.

'Let's continue and see where the scent left us.' Persia thought as there was a possibility that her Scent would get disrupted. She hoped that it would not as the Scent was the only thing tracking the Lizard. Persia continued slithering and noticed that she was getting near to the scent.

The Scent was recent, which means that the Lizard passed through the area. She looked around and found herself surrounded by Trees and Bushes. Persia flicked her tongue and noticed that the Lizard's scent was all around her area. It was hard to notice the Lizard as its scent was everywhere.

But Persia could focus on the concentrating scent of the Lizard. With this in her mind, Persia noticed a Bush right next to her. She then slithered towards the Bush and found what she was trying to find. The Bush was hiding the Lizard's home entrance. The Lizard's home looked like an entrance of a Burrow.

'This is interesting, A Burrow?' Persia thought to herself while staring at the burrow in front of her. The Scent of the Lizard was concentrated in this Burrow. Persia couldn't help but have an imaginary smirk deep within her mind. The Lizard thought that it could escape her. A Snake with good tracking capabilities.

'Let's continue with our pursuit.' Persia thought as she slithered towards the entrance of the Burrow. It wasn't a Small burrow like hers. Persia entering the Burrow was surprised at what she saw. 'Tunnels?' After the Burrow's entrance were the tunnels. It seems that the Burrow was quite big.

'This is a good home they got here.' Persia thought to herself. She continued slithering towards the Lizard's home. She managed to fit through the tunnels as it was bigger than her. The Lizard's scent was everywhere, so it will take time for Persia to find it. Persia activated her Infrared as the whole tunnels were in darkness.

The Infrared Spectrum replaced her whole vision. The Tunnel was quite Cold but not too cold. Persia slithered through the Tunnel with hopes to find the Lizard as fast as possible. Persia also used her Seismic Tracking in the Tunnels. So she could pinpoint the vibrations of the Lizards.

'4 of them, There are Four lizards in the Tunnels. They seem to be more or less the same size as the Lizard I was chasing. This is good, If it was too big for me to eat. I would probably retreat.' Persia shook her head and slithered towards the vibrations of the Lizards. There was no fighting, something she couldn't eat as there was no use. Persia couldn't chew anything much Bigger than her. So she had to abandoned targets that are too big.

'I need to block the Entrance encased something happens.' Persia thought as she began blocking the entrance of the tunnel. She was paranoid, but it was useful to be paranoid in the middle of an unforgiving wilderness. She used Small Rocks and Leaves to block the Entrance of the Burrow.

Slithering through the Tunnels. Persia found a place where sunlight manages to pierce through. The Lizards were also gathering within this Place. Persia seeing them, couldn't help but have a Snake smirk plastered on her face. She was hiding deep within the darkness while they were within the light.

'Four of them, It seems that the Info given was accurate.' Persia thought while hiding in the darkness. The Seismic Tracking was accurate to give her the numbers of the Creatures. The Size and the Ferocity were also accurately given to her. The Seismic Tracking would give Persia the signal to attack or retreat against creatures she couldn't see.

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'They didn't notice me. Should I give them a surprise?' Persia thought to herself while observing them from the darkness. The sunlight seems to have come from the surface. A small hole that provided the way for the sunlight to pass through. Persia then quietly slithered towards the Lizards in front of her.

Arriving near the Lizards. The Lizards in front of Persia quickly noticed her and turned their heads towards Persia. They saw a White Snake that was a little bit smaller than them. But the Ferocious Aura around Persia signified that they were the Prey.

'Little one, Didn't I say that I would find you? I wanted to say such words, but I couldn't speak.' Persia shook her head in disappointment. All of the Four Lizards in front of Persia froze in disbelief. They were probably shocked a Snake managed to enter their home. The Lizard that Persia recently chased was also there staring right at her eyes.

Persia and the Lizards had an ominous staring contest. One was hiding deep within the darkness while the Four was in the Light. It was a strange staring contest. But Persia didn't have any patience to do a staring contest. She then used her Inferior Bite and swallowed one of the Lizards.

After Persia swallowed one of the Lizards, The Remaining Three Lizards ran for their lives. They ran to many tunnels to make Persia confused about who to chase. Fortunately, Persia already blocked the Tunnel before heading down. She didn't want other creatures to enter the burrow or let the Lizards escaped.

'Do you think you could escape?' Persia thought as she began slithering towards one of the escaping lizards. Persia trapped the Lizards in the Narrow Tunnel without any escape route. They have no other way than space in front of them. This made them easy to be hunt down by Persia. To think that their home became their deathtrap.

Persia then swallowed one of the escaping Lizards. After swallowing the second Lizard. Persia began looking around for the Third Lizard. Persia noticed a vibration near her and slithered towards the vibration at high speed. Arriving at the Vibration, Persia saw the Lizard trying to push the entrance covered by Small Rocks and Small Leaves.

'You shouldn't have gone to the entranced.' Persia thought as she quickly swallowed the Third Lizard. Persia ate multiple creatures at the same time. Fortunately, Her Digestion was quite good against small and weak creatures. After eating the Third Lizard, She looked around for the Last Lizard.

Persia turned her head and noticed the Fourth Lizard staring right at her. It was the Lizard that brought her to the Burrow.

Persia stared at the Lizard with her Ferocious Aura slowly escaping her eyes. The Lizards taste quite good that she may even get addicted. Although she couldn't chew anything, She could taste her food for some reason.

'Little one, Thanks for leading me here.' Persia stared at the Lizard that tricked her. If not for the Lizard that tricked her. She wouldn't have found the other three lizards. It was hard to see prey gathering at one spot in the forest. Especially the Territorial reptiles. Persia then smiled deep within her smile and swallowed the Lizard whole.

'That was a Good meal.' Persia thought to herself. She felt satisfied with eating the Lizards. She looked around the burrow and found it quite good. The Preys around the area were enough, so she needed a place she could call home. A notification then echoed deep within her mind.

'This is a good burrow for me. I'll stay here for a while.' Persia thought to herself. No one owns anything in the Jungle. So no one would be accused of stealing. Those with territories would defend it, which was the Reason why only creatures with Great strength could have Territories.

'I'll sleep for now. Moving with a full stomach is dangerous.' Persia thought to herself. She needed to digest the food before going outside and begin hunting. But as she was supposed to close her consciousness. Persia noticed something strange that has been happening to her.

'Why was I acting strange during my pursuit with the Lizard?' Persia thought as she felt that she was not acting like her typical self. She acted like a savage, sadistic, and evil creature that torments other Creatures. 'Nah, maybe that's just me acting.' Persia shook her head and moved her body to a sleeping position. She then closes her consciousness, and her slumber began.

Multiple notifications then echoed deep within her mind.

*Ding!*

[You have eaten 4 Reptilian Creatures named Small Lizard... You have gained 10 Biomass.]

[You have reached the Biomass Requirements for Level up...]

[Leveling Up.]

[You have gained a Level.]

[Level Up has affected your Attributes by a Small Factor.]

[Level Up rewards: 10 Points.]

[Your Dimensions has increased to 40 cm in length, 1.3 cm in Diameter]

Persia's body shone brightly, and her transformation began.

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