"Let me see, this pattern is beautiful..." One lab coat person held his glasses and squeezed into the crowd.
"Yeah, since graduation, I haven't encountered such a rare mutant creature, I think... hehe." Another lab coat person showed a lecherous smile, his eyes shining, not knowing what he was thinking.
"No, you don't want to. Leave the identification to me, I will seriously write the report." A third lab coat person pushed the lecher aside and turned to seek Shao Zifeng's opinion.
"No way!" Several lab coat persons surrounding the round spot viper protested in unison when they heard someone wanted to steal the credit.
Then the group of lab coat persons began to argue over the identification rights of the round spot viper.
Shao Zifeng wore a stiff smile as he watched them from a distance, secretly mocking them in his mind.
This can't be an official institution, definitely not! Return the solemn, serious, and rigorous identification bureau of my memories!
It has been unusual from the start, right?
"Ahem!"
Just as the lab coat persons were about to get into a fight, a light cough sounded, and they immediately quieted down.
Shao Zifeng looked up and saw that another person had appeared at the lounge door without him noticing.
"Mind if I come in?" The newcomer knocked on the open door and walked in without waiting for a response.
"Director Luo." The lab coat persons greeted respectfully.
Director Luo, around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, had meticulously combed thick black hair, a tall figure, delicate features, and wore narrow gold-framed glasses on his nose. His white lab coat, without a single wrinkle, was clearly well ironed, giving him an extraordinary air.
He was bending over, carefully examining the round spot viper in the pet box with great interest.
After a long time, Director Luo exhaled and smoothed down some wrinkles on his coat.
"I'll handle the identification of this round spot viper myself. You record and compile the report." Director Luo adjusted his glasses and swept a firm gaze around.
The lab coat persons glanced at each other and reluctantly nodded in agreement.
Finally, Director Luo nodded slightly at Shao Zifeng and Wang Hao before turning to leave.
"You two, please follow us."
...
On the way to the assessment room, the atmosphere was a bit heavy. Though Shao Zifeng was friendly, he wasn't one to initiate conversation, and Wang Hao's attention was fixed on the round spot viper.
The round spot viper, under Wang Hao's gaze, puffed up its scales, making the snake look fatter. With its triangular head, it oddly resembled a certain feminine product, making it hard to look at.
...
The Skill Assessment Room was an empty room of about 100 square meters. In the center, a glass wall enclosed a separate space. Above it was a surgical shadowless lamp, and multiple cameras were installed on the four walls, presumably to record the skills released by mutant creatures.
Outside the glass room were various scientific instruments of unknown purpose, with weak red and green lights flashing as the switches were turned on.
Following the staff's instructions, Shao Zifeng opened the pet box's lid and placed the box inside the glass room.
The round spot viper, in the unfamiliar environment, felt uneasy. It poked its head out of the box, its cold eyes surveying the surroundings and occasionally flicking out its black tongue in an attempt to capture familiar scents.
The round spot viper crawled around the box once. Finding no shaded area, it became increasingly agitated, hissing and occasionally slapping its tail on the ground.
"Junior, thanks to you this time, I have a hunch this time will succeed." Wang Hao stared unblinkingly at the round spot viper and said to Shao Zifeng beside him.
Experiencing a mutant creature assessment for the first time, Shao Zifeng was also a bit excited. Rather than expecting the assessment results, he was more eager to witness a battle up close. Young blood, after all, ran hot.
"We can start." Seeing that the staff had adjusted the equipment, Director Luo nodded to the first lab coat person.
Inside the glass room, a square hole opened in the ground. Before anyone could see clearly, a white shadow shot out from the hole.
The round spot viper quickly coiled into a ball, its cold eyes devoid of any emotion.
The white shadow moved swiftly, constantly leaping around the round spot viper, looking fancy and showy. This irritated the round spot viper even more, its tongue flicking in and out rapidly, trying to lock onto its prey.
Swish!
The white shadow jumped over the round spot viper's head again, and the round spot viper seized the opportunity, whipping its tail towards it.
Bam!
Squeak!
The white shadow was sent flying, hitting the glass wall hard.
A rabbit slid down the wall and onto the floor, twitching continuously.
???
Is that it?
Shao Zifeng was puzzled. Such a strong attack?
The surrounding staff sighed, clearly not expecting the lab rabbit to be taken down in a single strike by the snake.
They speculated about what skill it had used.
...
[Name]: Jumping Rabbit
[Growth]: Growing Period
[Status]: Healthy, Poisoned
[Strength]: First Order
[Phylum]: Chordata
[Class]: Mammalia
[Order]: Lagomorpha
[Family]: Leporidae
[Attribute]: None
[Potential]: ★
[Talent]: Speed-A in open fields, will run faster and faster until exhausted,
[Skills]: Jump
[Description]: It always feels it can fly if it runs fast enough, but often crashes into stumps. Its thighs are well-trained, muscles full, evenly distributed fat, would be good for braising.
Shao Zifeng looked at the information on the screen and realized it was indeed a weakling.
Soon, another white shadow entered the glass room, and the test continued.
A moment later.
Bam!
Squeak!
The assessment room fell silent.
...
Until the fourth Jumping Rabbit, the increasingly annoyed round spot viper opened its mouth, spraying a clear liquid at the Jumping Rabbit mid-air.
With a hiss, the rabbit traced a perfect parabola and landed not far from the round spot viper.
The spot hit by the liquid emitted a blue smoke, fur corroded, black viscous liquid dripping, forming small pools that occasionally bubbled and popped.
"Poison Liquid Spray!" Wang Hao shouted, excitement evident on his face.
Shao Zifeng inwardly rolled his eyes, thinking they were just starting.
In his pocket, the armadillo lizard, curled into a ball, had been sleeping but was now woken up.
The little one angrily rubbed its eyes with its tiny paws.
(ノへ￣,)
It changed position and slept again.
...
The round spot viper's tail flashed a glimmer, piercing the Jumping Rabbit's body harshly. The Jumping Rabbit shuddered, collapsing completely, drained of life.
"Tail Needle!" Wang Hao raised his voice, face flushed with red spots.
The surrounding lab coat persons also exclaimed and recorded their observations diligently.
Director Luo adjusted his glasses, showing a hint of surprise.
The just-asleep armadillo lizard was woken up again.
Σ(°△°|||)︴
It grew angrier, hugging its head with its tiny paws in frustration.
And fell asleep again.
...
Crack, crack
The round spot viper tightly entangled the Jumping Rabbit, producing bone-crushing sounds that made one's teeth ache.
"Strangulation! Three skills! It has three skills!" Wang Hao screamed, eyes red, nostrils flaring, as if steam was coming out, veins bulging on his short neck.
His originally somewhat ugly face now looked... even uglier.
Shao Zifeng silently took a few steps back, fearing he'd collapse in a pool of blood right there.
For the third time, the armadillo lizard was woken up.
It was genuinely angry; it was just a baby lizard after all.
The pocket squirmed, revealing a tiny head,
half-asleep, it roared at Wang Hao in a mightily dragon-like manner.
"Wah wah wah!"
┗|｀O′|┛
Super fierce!
The lab coat persons were intensely discussing something.
The little guy sensed the abnormal atmosphere acutely.
It scanned around quickly and found no one noticed it.
So many two-legged beasts! Scary!
Shivering, it curled back into a ball and hid in the pocket.
Showing off and then escaping, so thrilling.
Director Luo, arranging staff for toxicity analysis, seemed to have noticed something and looked at Shao Zifeng in surprise.
The staff at the various instrument stations were busy, occasionally generating discussion.
Wang Hao, his face pressed against the glass wall, was happily bonding with the round spot viper.
The round spot viper turned away in disdain, completely drained and unwilling to interact with anyone.
Wang Hao didn't mind, just watching it.
Shao Zifeng stood quietly aside, one hand in his pocket, toying with the little guy.
Once the results came out and the deal with Wang Hao was done, he'd leave.
Being in such a crowded place made him uncomfortable.
At this moment, a figure approached Shao Zifeng and extended a hand.
"Hello, I am Luo Feng."