What does it mean when a pet evolves incorrectly?

Chapter 80 The Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus Rex stands on the earth!

Su Qingyuan stood in the valley gradually being bathed in night. The evening breeze brushed against her sweat-dampened temples, bringing a touch of coolness, but it could not dispel the ripples of confusion rising deep within her heart.

Her gaze fell on the Flameback Tyrannosaurus, her brows furrowed.

It's so similar, so incredibly similar.

Even though this pet was vastly different in size from the one she remembered, she still felt a sense of disorientation when she first saw it.

Similar dragon-like animal silhouettes, iconic head armor, the same three dragon horns, and even similar skin color.

However, upon closer inspection, both have many differences.

The biggest difference is that this pet has the appearance of a normal dragon-type pet, while the other pet is an extremely rare dragon-human form, and its entire body is covered with heavy armor.

But what if they are pets on the same evolutionary chain?

Once the thought arose, it could no longer be suppressed.

Inside the monitoring center.

After a brief moment of shock, questions also began to linger among the experienced teachers.

"There is no matching record for this type of pet in the pet encyclopedia."

A teacher quickly checked and confirmed it.

"This is undoubtedly a completely new evolutionary form. Judging from the energy fluctuations, physical characteristics, and skill performance, its attributes are fire and dragon, and its racial level is high-elite."

Another teacher pushed up his glasses, his eyes filled with curiosity: "How did he find this evolutionary path? We are familiar with the two known evolutionary chains of the Flameclaw Beast, but this completely new evolutionary form is appearing for the first time."

"Did he figure it out himself?"

Someone proposed this bold conjecture, only to shake their head immediately: "Impossible, right? How old is he? Besides, the resources, knowledge, and experimental environment required to study new evolutionary forms—"

"Why is it impossible?"

The old professor, who hadn't said much until now, suddenly slapped his thigh, his voice trembling with excitement.

He pointed at Lin Chen on the screen, who was calming the Flameback Tyrannosaurus Rex, his eyes burning with fervor: "Genius! This is a true genius!"

"By not being bound by known paths, we can uncover the hidden potential of pets and open up new directions for evolution."

"A talent like him should be in our research department! Staying in the combat department would only waste his creativity and research talent!"

There were only a few graduate school professors present, and upon hearing this, they all agreed.

"Director, your insight is brilliant!"

"This child is a natural-born researcher!"

"This groundbreaking discovery is enough to solidify his position in academia!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Honggang chuckled, crossed his arms, and slowly said, "Old Li, you can't say that. Combat ability is also part of talent."

"His command skills and on-the-spot performance are excellent. With this pet beast, our college might just be able to win the championship in this year's freshman exchange competition."

"Hmph, what's so great about participating in that little competition?"

Professor Li glared and puffed out his beard, but he didn't insist any further. Instead, his gaze toward Lin Chen became increasingly intense.

A teacher nearby displayed a real-time points leaderboard.

On the giant light screen, the rankings and data were crystal clear:

First place: Lin Chen, 380 points.

Second place: Ye Zhen, 130 points.

Third place: Bailu, 125 points.

Fourth place: Su Qingyuan, 120 points.

380 points —

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One teacher gasped, "This is only the first day, and his score is almost equal to the combined score of the second to fourth place winners!"

"Mainly because these two Molten Armored Dragon Lizards have too many points, plus the points he accumulated from defeating the Earthshaking Bear and other pets—"

The teacher in charge of statistics explained, her tone tinged with surprise.

"With this pet beast around, he should have already secured first place in this year's freshman competition."

Another teacher summarized, with a complex tone.

Such a huge gap was established on the first day, which is extremely rare in the history of the freshman competition.

In the secluded valley, night had fallen, and stars appeared against the dark blue sky.

After releasing its post-evolutionary excitement, the Flameridge Tyrannosaurus Rex twitched its nostrils and instinctively wanted to get closer to Lin Chen as it had done before.

It took a step, and its heavy paws landed on the ground with a dull thud, making the ground tremble slightly.

It then realized that it was no longer the same as before; its enormous head and body could no longer get as close to Lin Chen as it used to.

It looked down at Lin Chen, who appeared tiny below, and the Songsong dog curled up in Lin Chen's arms, its expression stiff:

antiquity..

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It always felt that it was getting further and further away from Lin Chen.

Lin Chen couldn't help but laugh when he saw its appearance.

Size expansion is a normal phenomenon in Digimon evolution, which also leads to a huge difference in strength before and after evolution.

If it continues to evolve in the future, its size will become even more astonishing.

Fortunately, there are other pets in this world that are in the same situation, which led to the creation of the special skill that allows pets to freely change their size.

This skill is very common and can be learned after leaving the secret realm.

Otherwise, given the current size of the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus Rex, it would be very inconvenient to operate indoors, in cities, and in many specific environments.

"Brother Chen!!"

Zhou Ming rushed over, his face filled with almost fanatical excitement. He circled the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus Rex for a short while, wanting to touch it but not daring to. Finally, he looked at Lin Chen with longing eyes and said, "This is so cool! So powerful! Brother Chen, the Flame Claw Beast can actually evolve into this."

"What's its name?"

Lin Chen glanced at him and calmly replied, "Flameback Tyrannosaurus."

"Flame-Spine Tyrannosaurus..."

Zhou Ming lowered his head and read the name aloud, then looked up, his eyes gleaming with excitement: "I've decided! My next pet will be a Flameclaw Beast, and it will evolve into something like this!"

The Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus was very satisfied with Zhou Ming's reaction. It subconsciously reached out its claw to pat Zhou Ming's shoulder, but the latter was so frightened that he jumped.

"Lin Chen, thank you so much this time."

Zhang Xiaoxiao also came over and sincerely thanked her.

"I remember you helped us in the Broken Mountain Range last time, I didn't expect it to happen again this time..."

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Lin Chen's expression froze.

Yes, the same four people, the same story playing out again.

He immediately cast a wary glance at Zhou Ming and the other two.

Who exactly is at fault?

Su Qingyuan did not approach. She stood a little distance away to heal the Qingyu Wind Bird's injuries, but occasionally glanced at Lin Chen's calm profile and the enormous beast.

Soon, the four of them found a sheltered and relatively flat spot nearby to use as a temporary overnight campsite.

The campfire was lit, dispelling the chill of the night.

After evolving, the Flameridge Tyrannosaurus Rex grew to a huge size, consumed enormous amounts of energy, and ate several times more than before.

Fortunately, Lin Chen had already considered this situation and prepared enough energy blocks and energy liquid, which finally allowed the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus to fill its stomach.

Watching the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus devour its food, Lin Chen clicked his tongue in amazement. This food expense was something most families couldn't afford.

If it weren't for the special training funds he now has, just feeding the Flameridge Tyrannosaurus every day would be a huge problem.

"By the way, Brother Chen."

Zhou Ming pointed to the four-winged iron-feathered vulture that had been hiding in the shadow of the rocks since it landed.

Since the Flameridge Tyrannosaurus evolved, the Four-Winged Ironfeather has become even more timid, always maintaining a safe distance from the Flameridge Tyrannosaurus.

Zhou Ming asked, "What's going on with this four-winged iron-feathered vulture?"

"This guy volunteered to be my temporary mount in the secret realm."

Upon hearing this, the four-winged iron-feathered vulture flapped its wings, stiffened its neck, and let out a sharp screech as if it would sound at any moment.

But when those scarlet round eyes stared at it, it immediately felt a vast pressure envelop its entire body, its body stiffened and it could not move, and even its blood seemed to freeze at that moment.

So it lowered its head and nodded silently.

Looking at the docile-looking four-winged iron-feathered vulture, an idea came to Lin Chen's mind.

He took out the "Survival Handbook" and quickly flipped to the pages that described known powerful creatures.

Besides the already defeated Molten Armored Dragon Lizard, the animals marked with red exclamation marks above include several other boss-level pets inhabiting different areas.

Previously, he relied on his own two legs to explore, which limited his efficiency.

But now, he has a temporary flying mount that can not only fly, but also has a good understanding of the terrain of the secret realm.

Furthermore, the Flameridge Tyrannosaurus has just evolved and its strength has increased dramatically. It needs real combat to consolidate and familiarize itself with its newly acquired power.

So————

Lin Chen closed the manual, looked at the four-winged iron-feathered vulture, and smiled slightly: "I have a suggestion."

Before Lin Chen could utter another word, the four-winged iron-feathered vulture nodded rapidly: "Screech~"

I agree, I agree to everything.

"Very good." Lin Chen nodded with a smile. "You are a very intelligent pet. We will definitely have a pleasant time together over the next two days."

As night deepened, the stars shone brightly.

In the tranquil forest, the other three fell asleep one after another, while their respective pets began to keep watch.

This gave Lin Chen the opportunity to properly study the current data panel of the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus.

As he had predicted, the Flameridge Tyrannosaurus now possesses the extremely noble Dragon attribute and will be able to master a series of powerful Dragon-type moves in the future, which will greatly enhance its combat power.

And in terms of skills.

Since Flame Breath and Sharp Claws are skills that Flameclaw Beasts are born with, after evolution, these two skills automatically advance to intermediate skills and directly inherit the proficiency of their predecessors, which is undoubtedly a good thing.

As for Small Explosion and Fiery Charge, these are skills that can be learned later and cannot be advanced on their own.

Lin Chen glanced at the Flameback Tyrannosaurus Rex resting on the ground, and with a thought, used the Super Blast TM on it.

Super Blast is an advanced skill of Small Blast. The attack method remains the same, but the power is greatly increased.

"Yagu?"

The Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus Rex quickly realized that a large amount of information was flooding its mind. It blinked and discovered that it had mastered the advanced use of small-scale explosives.

"Yago!"

The Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus was invigorated and couldn't help but roar, but then it noticed that Lin Chen and the others were resting and shut its mouth.

It knew that this was how geniuses were treated.

Heaven always favors geniuses, imparting skills to them at specific times so they can learn them directly.

Can I wash away the shame of the past now?

It thought about it carefully, recalling the powerful pet that had followed the beast tamer, and then lowered its head in frustration.

No, that's not enough, far from enough.

At the same moment, Lin Chen looked at the evolution panel of the Flameridge Tyrannosaurus.

Evolving to the next stage requires 1,000 evolution experience points, which doesn't seem like much.

In addition, a functional core is also required.

He thought to himself, "Judging from the name, it sounds like it belongs to the Mechanical Engineering Department."

That's right. If it's the most traditional evolutionary path, Greymon can evolve into MetalGreymon in the next stage.

Of course, if he wants to join the Dark race, he might also have a chance to evolve Greymon into Zombiemon.

"Mmm~"

Songsong Dog lay quietly in Lin Chen's arms, glancing at the powerful Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus Rex one moment and then at Lin Chen, who was deep in thought the next, its eyes flickering slightly.

Aside from dealing with those few weak Tier 1 pets, it was useless in the secret realm.

Not to mention that the Flameclaw Beast has evolved and its strength has increased, so its role will become less and less important.

It seems I can't be of much help.

As it pondered, it lowered its head, its gaze gradually dimming.

Lin Chen keenly sensed the dog's emotions. He patted the dog's head and chuckled softly, "Don't worry, you'll evolve soon too."

"After evolving, you will also possess great strength."

"Then you'll be able to protect me."

"Mmm?"

The dog raised its head, its eyes sparkling, it was hard to tell whether the starry sky was reflected in its eyes or its pupils were shimmering.

For the first time, it looked forward to its evolved self.

Can it evolve into a powerful and majestic pet beast like the Flameclaw Beast?

The next morning, while the morning mist was still lingering in the forest, Lin Chen and the others got up early.

This is the second day of survival in the secret realm. All new students must hurry to find pets and earn points.

Lin Chen didn't know the rankings, but since he defeated a leader-level pet, he should be near the top of the leaderboard.

He declined Zhou Ming's invitation to team up, then mounted his four-winged iron-feathered vulture and gave the order: "Take me to find what you consider to be a powerful pet, the more powerful the better."

"Hey!"

The four-winged iron-feathered eagle spread its wings and nodded obediently.

It suddenly remembered that it had several formidable enemies.

The four-winged Iron-feathered Vulture glanced at the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus, which exuded a strong sense of oppression from the inside out, and a bold idea surfaced in its mind.

A moment later, the four-winged iron-feathered vulture carried Lin Chen into the sky, soaring high into the air before disappearing from sight.

Watching the tiny black dot disappear rapidly into the sky, Zhou Ming couldn't help but sigh, "I feel like the gap between me and Brother Chen is widening."

Zhang Xiaoxiao nodded in deep agreement: "Only Yuanyuan can keep up with Lin Chen's growth rate."

Su Qingyuan listened to their conversation without being moved.

She had long lost interest in the freshman competition; she was eager to return to the outside world to verify some of her speculations.

Ye Zhen, however, attached great importance to the freshman competition.

After getting up, he quickly washed up, summoned the Radiant Bone Dragon, and embarked on the path to gain points.

Yun Chu stood beside him, calculating the points: "I've done the calculations carefully, and your points should be 130. Adding today's and tomorrow's points, as long as you can get around 400, first place should be a sure thing."

Ye Zhen nodded slightly, his words revealing strong confidence: "First place is definitely mine, but I want to try challenging those leader-level pets."

"This is a rare opportunity to hone one's skills."

Yun Chuxiu looked thoughtful: "It's a bit difficult for just the two of us. It would be great if we had a strong teammate."

"Just kidding, actually my roommate is okay, I just don't know where he is."

"If we include him, the three of us might have a chance to defeat a boss-level pet beast."