"How many points do I have?" Lizarius asked the system.
The system replied, "10,410 Evolution Points, 12 Earth Tortoise Genes."
Lizarius, hovering invisibly in the air, commanded, "Fuse Genes." He felt a shock run through his body.
The system announced, "Fusion complete."
Lizarius, still invisible in the air, continued, "Use 1000 points to evolve each Gene." A powerful shock coursed through Lizarius, and he suddenly started falling, slowly turning visible as he plummeted.
Lizarius struck the ground with a heavy thud, dust billowing from the impact, creating a small crater.
His fall caught the attention of the crocodiles, who looked intently towards the rising dust. As the dust slowly cleared, Lizarius lay visibly in the crater, his body trembling, teeth clenched in pain.
He tried to push himself up, his body still shaking violently. I knew it would hurt, but I didn't think it would be this painful. I'm barely holding on to consciousness, he thought.
The two crocodiles that had been lying down were now charging towards him, and even the one in the water was quickly swimming in his direction.
Lizarius, seeing this, his body still trembling, teeth clenched, thought desperately, I'm going to die.
I have to quickly run away. He slowly started spreading his wings. "System, how long will it take?" he asked.
"Your evolution will be completed in 10 seconds," the system replied.
I'm going to die before that. I'm not even able to move my body, Lizarius thought frantically.
"8 seconds before complete evolution," the system announced. The crocodiles were getting closer. Move, move, move! Lizarius urged his body.
The two crocodiles in front of him launched themselves forward, jaws wide open.
"7 seconds before complete evolution," the system declared. The crocodile that had been in the water suddenly appeared beside Lizarius, its jaws wide open.
His wings spread, his teeth still clenched, Move! he willed himself.
"5 seconds before complete evolution." The crocodiles' jaws were about to clamp down on Lizarius, but he suddenly swung his wings, quickly flying out of their reach.
"3 seconds before complete evolution." Lizarius, his body still trembling, thought, I almost got myself killed. I need to quickly get away.
He swung his wings, trying to fly away, but a massive blue tail suddenly appeared beside him. Unable to react, the tail struck him, sending him flying into the stream.
"Evolution complete," the system announced. The crocodiles quickly dove into the stream, heading for Lizarius.
Inside the water, one of the crocodiles spotted a white figure that seemed to be Lizarius and quickly swam towards it, its jaws wide open. When the crocodile got closer, it bit down.