C2 Awakening!

Before Su Bai could decipher the mysterious voice in his head, he opened his mouth wide and voraciously bit into the objects around him.

The loach, in agony from the biting, began to thrash about, muddying the water like the aftermath of a car crash.

Su Bai gnawed relentlessly until he finally broke through the loach's body and emerged.

Having narrowly escaped death, Su Bai exhaled deeply, gazing at the lifeless loach as it slowly sank.

Now, Su Bai had the chance to explore the strange voice in his mind.

The discovery gave him quite the shock.

He sensed something in his mind, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be a bell.

The moment his consciousness connected with the bell, information flooded into Su Bai's mind.

Host: Tusk Tadpole. Innate Skill: None. Energy: 0-10.

What was going on?

What was this bell?

Hold on! Had he transmigrated, and was this bell a divine artifact capable of slaying gods?

"Wahaha!"

Su Bai grinned, revealing a set of immature teeth.

The heavens must have taken pity on his plight, granting him a second chance through transmigration.

But what's with the Tusk?

Su Bai gnashed his teeth, feeling that they were far from matching the grandeur of the word 'Tusk.'

Regardless, with a divine artifact now in his possession, he envisioned his transformation from a tadpole to a toad, and then to a prince, laughing at the thought.

Casting a glance at the sunken loach, Su Bai wiggled his tail joyfully and dove in for the feast.

Half an hour later, he had effortlessly devoured a creature a hundred times his size.

After consuming the entire loach, Su Bai blew a bubble and assessed his condition.

Host: Tusk Tadpole. Innate Skill: None. Energy: 1-10.

To his dismay, eating the whole loach had barely increased his energy.

Su Bai flicked his tail in mild frustration.

But it was of no consequence; he could keep eating!

Su Bai continued his hunt, and in less than a day, he had cleared the small ditch of all its fish and shrimp. It was then that he gained a deeper understanding of his predicament.

After devouring three fish, five shrimp, a crab, and a snail, Su Bai had consumed everything edible. Only then did his energy tick up by a mere 8 points.

Having scoured the area and found nothing else to eat, Su Bai sank to the bottom. He pondered whether to burrow into the mud in search of a loach or two.

Upon reflection, Su Bai shook his head, dismissing the idea as too far-fetched.

Looking up at the swarms of tadpoles on the water's surface, a thought crossed his mind: should he resort to eating these tadpoles? He quickly dismissed the notion as repulsive. After all, he was a tadpole himself; it would be unthinkable to consume his own kind.

Abandoning this plan, Su Bai swiftly surfaced and leaped as high as he could, scanning for any potential destinations. All around, reeds stretched as far as the eye could see.

He was likely in a swamp, which was reassuring. Swamps meant plenty of puddles, and all he needed was a good rain to connect them so he could relocate.

With time to kill, Su Bai swam leisurely in his puddle, like a monarch surveying his domain. In this small body of water, he was the unrivaled ruler, yet that did not imply safety.

Over the past few days, he had noticed birds diving in to feast on the tadpoles. These birds had no other choice; Su Bai had already eaten all the other prey.

The real danger, however, wasn't the predatory birds but the relentless sun. The water level was dropping alarmingly fast. Without rain soon, he faced the grim prospect of dying of thirst.

Su Bai bobbed to the surface, gazing at the blazing sun above, and let out a sigh. Changing one's fate was no easy task.

"Oh heavens, I implore you, bring forth the rain!"

"Rumble, rumble, rumble!"

Just moments before, the sun was blazing. Suddenly, the sky turned dark with dense clouds.

Su Bai couldn't help but feel elated.

Could my prayers have actually worked?

He began to wiggle with delight. Oh, but wait, he didn't have hands or feet. Well, he was shaking his whole body in a wild, uncoordinated fashion.

The rain was pouring down harder, and the water level in the puddle was rising quickly. Su Bai was grinning from ear to ear.

He sensed his opportunity was just around the corner.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

Judging by the volume of the rain, it could easily flood the area.

While Su Bai was daydreaming about feasting in a pool of water...

"Drip, drip!"

The rain suddenly lightened!

This was it, the rain came quickly and was leaving just as fast.

The rain was about to stop, yet the water in the ponds hadn't merged into one body, failing to provide the conditions Su Bai needed to make his move.

Moreover, several water birds were circling in the sky. If he carelessly surfaced, he would likely end up as their meal!

No matter, it was time to take the risk!

Su Bai gritted his teeth and found a spot with plenty of reeds, cautiously swimming forward under the cover of the light rain.

"Please don't see me, please don't notice me!" he prayed silently.

Regrettably, Su Bai's prayers went unanswered. A water bird had set its sights on him.

There was no helping it; Su Bai's size was simply too large, at least four or five times that of a normal tadpole!

"Flap, flap!"

The water bird beat its wings and dove straight for Su Bai.

Not daring to look back, Su Bai swam as fast as he could. He cursed his lack of legs, which might have helped him evade the bird's attack.

The shadow of the water bird's wings cast over him, and Su Bai felt a sudden tightness as he was snatched up.

The bird's beak was hard, and Su Bai felt as though he was nearly being pierced through.

Su Bai steeled himself and chomped down on the tongue in the water bird's beak.

"I'll bite you to death!"

Caught off guard by the fact that this tadpole had teeth, the water bird, in a pang of pain, flung Su Bai away.

Su Bai arced through the air and landed with a "plop" on a pile of grass.

It was over. He hadn't landed in the water. This time, he was truly done for.

Su Bai felt his life hanging by a thread. If the water bird didn't eat him, he'd surely die of dehydration.

As Su Bai tried to muster the strength to make it back to the water, something snow-white caught his eye.

What could it be?