Yes, I became a god just by exercising.

Chapter 4 Strategy
Xia Fa had long guessed that what could live in the underground lake could not be an ordinary crocodile, but must be some kind of monster.

But he never expected that this monster... would be so bizarre!
It even has a two-stage attack!

Seeing the strange human head open its enormous mouth, as big as a water vat, with an evil aura that seemed about to bite it in half, it was about to take a bite.

Xia Fa's heart suddenly calmed down.

A fire, a restless fire, rose within his powerfully beating heart, burning fiercely as if to spread throughout his entire body.

It was hard to describe the feeling, but everything around suddenly became quiet, even the act of biting the human head slowed down, like a slow-motion scene in a movie.

All that remained was the pounding of my heart like a drum, pounding against my ears.

"Could this... be my cheat code?"

When faced with danger, I can actually trigger bullet time?
Faced with this situation, Xia Fa had an absurd thought pop into his mind.

Even though the bizarre human head, with its mouth wide open and half the size of his face, was less than a dozen centimeters away from him, and the spittle flying towards him still smelled fishy.

Without time to think, he realized that he could move freely during this slow-motion time. He was preparing to take advantage of this rare opportunity to brace himself with his hands on the ground and dodge the fatal blow to the left.

Suddenly, a lithe figure rushed over, curled up in a ball, and rammed into his waist!
boom--!
Everything around us, which had been moving at a slow speed, suddenly sped up again, or rather, returned to its normal pace of time.

Xia Fa was thrown several meters away, but in doing so, he narrowly escaped the deadly attack of the strange human head.

He turned his head and saw the lithe, tall figure of the doll girl again, fleeing towards the mushroom tree in the distance.

"Roar!!!"

The grayish-white head roared wildly, filled with boundless resentment, as if blaming the doll girl for ruining its plans and saving its prey.

But immediately, the wrinkled human head shrank back into the crocodile's giant mouth. However, before it shrank in, its pupilless eyes stared at Xia Fa with resentment.

The crocodile, which was over ten meters long, glared at Xiafa with its crimson eyes before retreating back into the lake.

Xia Fa rubbed his aching back, watching the doll girl's figure disappear behind the mushroom tree ahead once again, his heart filled with astonishment.

"I was actually... saved by this doll girl?"

Recalling what had just happened, he felt a mix of amusement and exasperation, but also deep gratitude.

Although this doll girl is afraid of people, she is surprisingly kind.

Brushing the dirt off his body, Xia Fa struggled to his feet. This time, he was wiser and kept a safe distance of at least a hundred meters from each lake before continuing on his way.

Fortunately, the doll girl disappeared in the same direction as before, which reassured Xia Fa, who continued in that direction.

"This cave is really dangerous, especially since I'm just an ordinary person. Oh, right, my bullet time..."

As Xia Fa walked, he pondered that it would be great if he could actively trigger this bullet time when he wasn't in danger, since he could move freely within bullet time.

However, this is the first time it has been triggered, and he hasn't quite figured it out yet.

Suddenly, the ground in front of them rumbled loudly, as if the earth and sky were shaking.

Xia Fa looked somewhat surprised and uncertain, his gaze fixed on the ground not far ahead.

The ground cracked open in a spiderweb shape, and in the center of the web, a huge black shadow leaped out of the ground like a whale leaping out of the water, carrying countless dirt and pebbles!

With a deafening roar, the enormous black shadow landed on the ground.

It was an extremely ferocious-looking monster, over twenty meters long, with its head alone measuring over ten meters. At first glance, its head resembled an oval-shaped plant pod, split in the middle to reveal a dense array of black sharp teeth.

Moreover, those black fangs weren't just on the outer ring; they were arranged in concentric circles and rows from the inside out, like two oval wooden boards studded with iron nails, covering the entire upper and lower mouth!
The monster's torso was smooth and black, like a molting wolfhound, with its limbs lying on the ground.

The next moment, its oval, pod-like head turned towards Xiafa, and its two small eyes suddenly locked onto him.

"No way..."

Xia Fa took two steps back, his face showing a mixture of fear and despair.

It's only been a few minutes since I last encountered the monsters!

But the monster seemed to care about nothing. It let out a pitiful howl like an infant and charged straight at him, its two small black eyes filled with a thirst for flesh and blood.

Its oval head split open from the middle, like a hydraulic press, and it snapped down at Xia Fa. *Crack!*

The sound was so loud it sent chills down your spine, and the air itself seemed to ripple. Xia Fa dodged in time and, without hesitation, turned and ran.

Fortunately, the monster seemed to be too slow because of its large size and heavy head.

However, they were exceptionally determined, following Xia Fa closely and never leaving his side.

"Oh shit……"

Xia Fa cursed under his breath, his brain racing as he considered how to get rid of the monster.

That giant mouth is no joke when it bites down; it could probably turn a person into mincemeat!
Suddenly, his gaze fell on the lake he had just seen.

"Never mind, let's give it a try..."

Xiafa suddenly accelerated and sped towards the lake.

Without hesitation, the monster followed Xia Fa's footsteps, occasionally trying to bite him from behind.

Although she couldn't bite it, every time she bit down, the sound was like two giant anvils colliding violently, which still made Xia Fa's eardrums ache.

Finally, Xiafa approached the lake.

Suddenly a roar rose into the sky, and the lake water exploded. The giant crocodile, as big as a small truck, really did rush out of the lake!

This time, the black crocodile, which looked as if it had been cast from metal, did not charge towards Xiafa, but instead charged directly at the monster.

Without hesitation, Xia Fa dodged to the left.

The next moment, the crocodile collided with the monster with a loud bang, and the surrounding trees and mushrooms were blown away along with the mud!
The monster with the enormous oval head cried out in pain, making a sound like a baby crying, and turned its head to bite the crocodile's torso with its pincer-like jaws.

The crocodile roared, its mouth agape, and a strange, grayish-white human head shot out, wrapping around the monster's fragile neck.

Despite being connected to such a large and heavy head, the monster's neck was surprisingly thin.

Xia Fa hid behind a mushroom tree nearby, panting heavily, watching the dog-eat-dog fight.

The grayish-white human head, which looked like it had been soaking in water for too long and was wrinkled, suddenly stretched out its neck, wrapped it around the monster's neck several times, and then tightened it abruptly with a fierce aura!
The monster roared in agony, emitting a high-pitched, shrill cry, and its massive jaws, which were biting into the crocodile's steel body, exerted even more force in a counterattack of equal strength!
Its mouthful of sharp teeth were so sharp that they pierced through the crocodile's metal scales, and black blood immediately seeped out.

Strangely, the pure black blood did not smell foul; instead, it carried a refreshing scent.

Xia Fa secretly cheered for the crocodile and encouraged the monster.

Suddenly, a sharp cracking sound echoed across the dark earth.

That grayish-white human head... actually severed the monster's slender neck!

Xia Fa was startled, and then saw the monster's oval head, which was more than ten meters long, fall to the ground with a thud as it lost its support and bit the crocodile's body.

Then, using the force of the impact from the landing, the giant mouth suddenly closed!
Without a doubt, the crocodile's torso couldn't withstand the force and broke into three pieces.

The crocodile's head and tail fell to the ground with a thud, black blood flowing from the severed ends. The crocodile's body was crushed into mincemeat in the monster's mouth, the flesh slowly dripping down the monster's lips.

The refreshing coolness suddenly spread out, like some kind of herbaceous plant. Xia Fa passively took a sniff and felt refreshed.

"Could it be poisonous...?"

He immediately became alert, covered his mouth and nose, and without even glancing at the two giant beasts, prepared to leave this dangerous place.

This underground cave is far too dangerous; monsters could emerge from the ground even while you're walking on the road. So right now, Xia Fa has only one thought in his mind.

That means... get out of here right now!
Suddenly, he stopped, turned around, and looked at the two giant beasts.

Within the crocodile's minced meat, a piece of black, unidentified metal was slowly leaching out, seemingly the source of that refreshing aroma.

At the monster's mangled neck, blood gushed out rapidly, gathering into a crimson gem that floated in the air, radiating a lustrous, dim light.

Xia Fa's eyes widened slightly.

"This is……!"

(End of this chapter)