Chapter 38: Is This the Legendary Battle Chicken?

Sharp chicken beaks, razor-sharp claws, and the fragile human body—whether it was a peck or a scratch, it would inevitably result in torn flesh and bleeding wounds.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck..."

Having just fought a fierce Black Snake beast not long ago, Lin Li felt no panic at all when he saw the "tiny" Speckled Hen beast before him.

"I saw a video by a food blogger before, using Speckled Hen beast meat as an ingredient. Whether it was stewed into soup or stir-fried directly, the taste was delicious.

Maybe... hey, hey, I'm already thinking about eating it! The priority right now is to hunt a hundred beasts as quickly as possible.

Once the small green fruit matures and I eat it, my strength will increase significantly. By then, there will be plenty of opportunities to eat Speckled Hen beast meat..."

The majestic and mighty Speckled Hen beast felt a chill run down its spine as it saw the intense, hungry gaze of the human before it.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck..."

After a few cries, the Speckled Hen beast scratched the grass a few times with its sharp claws, and then its two large wings erupted with a pale golden spiritual light.

*Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...*

As the Speckled Hen beast flapped its wings a few times, a whirlwind appeared upon them.

"Holy crap, this Speckled Hen beast is actually an Awakened ability beast!!!"

Seeing the whirlwind appear on its wings, Lin Li was greatly shocked; this was the first time he had encountered a beast that had awakened an ability.

As long as any beast awakens an ability, its danger level increases significantly. The moment Lin Li saw the Speckled Hen beast use its ability, he immediately abandoned any thought of underestimating it.

"Come on! Let me see how powerful your ability is!"

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*Whoosh...*

Suddenly, a great wind blew, sweeping away the large dark clouds that had been blocking the sun, allowing the scorching sunlight to once again shroud the earth.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck..."

The moment the sun emerged from behind the clouds, the Speckled Hen beast made its move.

With a powerful flap of its two large wings, the two whirlwinds appearing on its wings actually lifted it into the air.

It was common knowledge that although Speckled Hens had wings, they could not fly; at most, they could flutter a few times before landing.

However, after using its ability, this Awakened Speckled Hen beast actually possessed the ability to fly.

The whirlwinds on its wings carried the Speckled Hen beast back and forth through the sky. Although the flight altitude was not high—only thirty or forty meters—this level of agile flight left Lin Li deeply shocked.

"Is this... is this the legendary 'Battle Chicken'?"

As if responding to Lin Li's label of "Battle Chicken," the Speckled Hen beast circling in the sky let out a cry and then dove toward Lin Li like a descending aircraft.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck..."

Descending from the sky, the Speckled Hen beast locked onto Lin Li's position with its sharp eyes and aimed its keen claws at his head.

"I thought the whirlwinds on your wings would be thrown out like wind blades to hit me! I didn't expect them to be used to assist flight..."

Diving from the sky with fierce momentum, the Speckled Hen beast continuously closed the distance between itself and Lin Li.

When the Speckled Hen beast dove down to within only twenty meters of Lin Li, a burst of orange-red fire appeared in Lin Li's hand.

"You brave little Battle Chicken! Since you're so courageous, take this fireball attack!"

*Swish.*

A fist-sized fireball shot from Lin Li's hand. Sensing danger, the Speckled Hen beast diving toward him hurriedly flapped its wings, attempting to change direction.

Unfortunately, at this moment, it was only a dozen meters away from Lin Li, and with the high speed of the fireball, the Speckled Hen beast simply had no time to dodge.

*Bang.*

The fist-sized fireball struck the Speckled Hen beast's body dead center. The raging flames produced by the explosion ignited the fluffy feathers on its body.

In an instant, this mighty Battle Chicken was on fire. The terrifying, scorching flames spread rapidly and could not be stopped.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck..."

Being on fire sent the mighty Speckled Hen beast into a panic. It let out shrill screams while frantically flapping its wings, trying to extinguish the raging flames on its body.

However, the two whirlwinds attached to its wings from its awakened ability acted like an accelerant.

Instead of helping to extinguish the flames, they only caused the fire to burn even more intensely.

"Hey, hey, you! Hurry up and get down! If you turn into a roasted chicken, that magical little tree on the Mysterious Island won't be happy!"

At this moment, Lin Li was even more anxious than the Speckled Hen beast itself, hoping it would quickly put out the raging fire.

Before long, the fluffy feathers on the Speckled Hen beast were burned completely away by the raging flames.

Now, it had completely turned into a charred, bald chicken.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck..."

The Speckled Hen beast, now a bald chicken, let out a miserable cry and fell directly from the sky.

*Thud.*

Fortunately, the place it fell was covered in weeds, and the Speckled Hen beast had already lowered its flight altitude before falling.

Falling from a height of eight or nine meters onto a large pile of fluffy weeds meant the impact damage would not be too severe.

Just as the Speckled Hen beast, lying in the weeds, was feeling lucky to have survived this crash, a smiling figure appeared behind it.

"Cluck... cluck... cluck..."

Suddenly feeling an ill-intentioned gaze staring at the back of its head, the Speckled Hen beast, which had been celebrating its survival, slowly turned its head to look behind it.

Then, a pale golden light entered its vision.

*Slash.*

Lin Li swung his spiritual longsword, which was radiating pale golden light, and in a single strike, decapitated the Speckled Hen beast.

"Sorry, it's your fault for having such a small head. I wasn't confident I could pierce your tiny head with a single thrust, so I had to use this rather ungraceful method to finish you off."

Having decapitated the beast, Lin Li looked at the twitching, headless body of the Speckled Hen beast and spoke with an apologetic expression.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck..."

Just as Lin Li was preparing to store the second beast he had slain today into the Mysterious Island, another crisp chicken cry drifted from the distance.

"Great... I just killed a Speckled Hen beast and another one is coming. It looks like my luck has arrived." Overjoyed, Lin Li immediately reached out and pressed his hand against the Speckled Hen beast's corpse, pulling it into the Mysterious Island.

Then, gripping his spiritual longsword, he quickly ran toward the direction of the crisp chicken cry.

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(End of Chapter)