Reincarnated as a bamboo rat, it begins its extreme survival struggle.

After some tinkering, Bell, carrying his homemade slime trap, appeared near the spiky lizard's nest as night fell.

Making a move at night is an excellent opportunity for Bell.

The bamboo forest was bustling at night, with medium to large animals becoming active, which significantly increased the danger for Bell when he was out.

However, on nights when the temperature drops, echinoderms, which are cold-blooded animals, become sluggish, while Bell, being a warm-blooded animal, is not affected much.

Walking downwind, the bamboo rat's biological instincts...

Neng was still teaching Bell how to hide himself in the bamboo forest, which led him to quietly find the entrance to the burrow where the spiny lizard was hiding.

Although spiny lizards are lizards, their bodies are covered in spines, making them unskilled at digging burrows. They usually have to find abandoned burrows of other animals to hide in.

Coincidentally, most of the burrows in this bamboo forest were dug by bamboo rats.

Bear's bamboo rat instincts directly told him the general direction of the burrow where the spiny lizard was located, while Bear's human intelligence quickly analyzed the activity traces of the spiny lizard around the burrow.

'No one knows bamboo rat burrows better than me. There are three entrances that spiny lizards frequently use, and it's best to place slime traps at these three entrances.'

He placed two slime traps at the two entrances with the most signs of comings and goings, while Belle, slithering herself, crawled into the third frequently used entrance.

He twisted his body and moved forward quickly, seemingly at ease in the burrow dug by the bamboo rat.

In just a few breaths, Bell cornered the taut spiny lizard in the cave.

The spiny lizards in the cave were not unaware of Bell's previous actions outside, as their rustling sounds could not be concealed.

But with a brain the size of a pea, the spiny lizard could never have imagined what Bell had prepared for him outside the cave.

As Bell faced the echinoderm, its limbs tensed, it opened its mouth wide, puffed out its belly, and inflated itself as much as possible, its spines bristling – a echinoderm's intimidation tactic when facing an enemy.

But Bell, who had already arrived here, didn't care about any of that. With his human intelligence, he wasn't going to be swayed by threats.

He nimbly turned around inside the cave, facing the spiky lizard with his rear end, and then suddenly pushed off with both feet—

"Shh!"

Bell kicked up a large patch of sand, feeding the spiny lizard a mouthful of mud.

In fact, Bell wanted to execute a powerful double kick, aiming to strike the spiny lizard directly in the face.

Unfortunately, due to his short limbs, his intended footwork was forced to turn into a sandstorm.

Regardless of the process, the kick of those two legs still achieved the effect that Bell wanted.

After being fed a mouthful of sand, the spiny lizard started to back down, with Bell's rear end constantly moving closer to him, showing no fear whatsoever.

Faced with this creature of unknown origin and about the same size as itself, the spiny lizard slowly retreated, preparing to escape.

If it were daytime, it might become extremely aggressive and bite Bell's buttocks.

However, once its body temperature drops, the spiny lizard's sluggish body greatly reduces its aggressiveness.

The spiny lizard, which had been slowly retreating, suddenly exhaled the air from its stomach after creating some distance between itself and Bell, then turned and ran away as fast as it could.

It is very fast, and its long, powerful limbs give it tremendous explosive power, something that short-legged Bear Grylls can only envy.

Watching the spiny lizard dash out of its burrow in a flash, Bell leisurely turned around and chased after it with light steps.

When making a choice, any living creature will inexplicably gravitate towards the option it is more familiar with. As Bell expected, the spiny lizard chose its most frequently used route to escape.

It charged forward and then stepped on the slime trap that Bell had laid at the cave entrance.

With a 'splat' sound, the spiny lizard, its momentum interrupted by the slime, collapsed, its entire abdomen and tail covered in slime.

Restricted movement caused the spiny lizard to become extremely panicked. It struggled and twisted, which only made it more and more heavy by getting covered in the surrounding sand.

He was still running away, but his long limbs had lost their former agility.

With no hope of escape, the spiny lizard stared desperately at the cave entrance behind it.

A large white bamboo rat, wriggling its body, slowly emerged from its pupa, its face displaying an incredibly smug expression.

"Hehehe, can't run anymore, huh~"

The hunt was a complete success. After fiddling with the trapped spiny lizard, the words "Experience +3" appeared on Bell's body.

Chapter 4, just tell me whether you killed him or not!

The wonderful experience brought by [Experience +3] is indescribable.

After successfully hunting the spiny lizard, Bell was enveloped in a warm, comforting energy, as if soaking in a hot spring, which relieved his hunger and fatigue.

He could clearly sense the experience accumulating and settling within him, awaiting the arrival of transformation.

He glanced at himself, then looked at the mimic snake clinging to the bamboo not far away. With three points of experience accumulated, he had already surpassed the mimic snake, which only had two points of experience.

Although Bell's upgraded attributes may not be as good as the current Mimic Snake.

But Bale still said that even a slight lead based on experience is a victory, and he wants to win big; finishing in the top nine is better than staying home.

The successful hunt put Bell in a great mood. He raised his little paws and shouted, "Never such a wonderful start!" expressing his joy at the bountiful harvest.

Although none of the animals in the entire forest could understand this squeaking noise.

As the night grew darker, the nocturnal beasts in the mountains became more active, and the occasional roars of the animals signaled the unrest in the forest.

It's important to know that the mimic snake, the number one enemy that threatens Bell's survival, is at the bottom of the entire forest.

If Bear continues to roam the woodland at night when predators are active, he will be more likely to encounter life-threatening situations.

The bamboo rat's survival instincts told Bear Grylls that he should immediately return to his burrow and endure the increasingly dangerous night.

But Bell, standing in front of the spiny lizard, had no intention of turning back. The experience gained from the hunt had relieved his fatigue and hunger.

In top form, Bale is ready to push forward and reach level two tonight.

What gave Bell the confidence to continue hunting was the carcass of the spiny lizard in front of him.

The spiny lizard, covered in sharp spines, is a protein source that is difficult for other animals to eat.

But in Bell's eyes, there was something more valuable about the corpse than just pieces of flesh.

At the end of the spiny lizard's tail are two long, sharp, straight bony spikes, the size of which is just right for Bell's body size.

"Look at the sword!"

After much effort, Bell removed the two bone spikes from the spiny lizard. He then swung the two bone spikes in a rather childish manner, imagining himself as a wandering swordsman capable of performing extremely flashy sword techniques.

In fact, it was just a round, white-haired mouse that was randomly poking at the air with two bone spikes.

Although the scene looks a little comical, acquiring bone spurs, the most primitive and rudimentary tool, is of great significance to Bell.

Tools are an infinite extension of human wisdom.

It is important to understand that the process by which organisms adapt to their environment through evolution is extremely long, often requiring tens of thousands of years and countless biological iterations.

Organisms that have survived in one environment for countless years find it difficult to adapt to other environments. There are no tropical life in the polar biosphere, and no large-leaved plants in the desert.

However, humans can adapt to all kinds of environments in the world by making tools, without needing further physical evolution.

Humans lack sharp teeth and claws for hunting, so they created tools such as bows and arrows and spears. Humans don't have thick fur, but they can...

They made clothes to keep warm. Not to mention, with the development of civilization, mechanical and intelligent tools have brought unimaginable enhancements to the human race…

Even the most basic tool like bone spurs can greatly enhance Bell's hunting ability, giving him the ability to kill enemies head-on.

Once the bone spurs are acquired, the first to suffer will be the other small animals in the mimic snake's territory.

Holding a bone spike, Bell charged straight to the animal den he had found during the day. He stood upright, holding the bone spike, displaying a somewhat madman-like aura as he sharpened his knife in the night.

This time, Bear Grylls' opponent is a poisonous toad living in a bamboo stream.

They are extremely smelly and have poisonous skin, and like the spiny lizard, they are considered a "white elephant" that few predators would bother with.

"But isn't this just a coincidence? I like eating chicken ribs."

Holding a bone spike, Bell grinned and charged straight at the poisonous toad.

The poisonous toad had no idea what had gotten into the white-haired rat in front of it, but judging from its posture, it was definitely up to no good.

Sensing malice, the poisonous toad immediately inhaled and swelled its body into a large ball, trying to scare away Bell who was rushing forward with its increased size.

"But how could I, Bell, be intimidated by such a petty trick? Behold my Twin Swords' Brilliant Slash!"

With an extremely dramatic, childish squeak, Bell, who had stood upright, lunged forward and thrust out the two bone spikes in his hands.

The distance between himself and the poisonous toad was no more than twenty centimeters. Bell felt that his lunge was sure to succeed, as if the poisonous toad had already died on the spot.

then……

"Paji~"

Bell overestimated his jumping ability; a distance of twenty centimeters was not something his short legs could cover.

He fell flat on his face in front of the poisonous toad, his hind legs twitching uncontrollably.

"Quaa?"

This series of actions completely baffled the poisonous toad in front of it. It couldn't understand where this white-haired mouse came from or what Bell was doing.

Bell, who had just gotten up from the ground, was stunned. If he were still a human being, his face would have turned red with embarrassment.

"Damn it, they need to get their brains."

Bell: