Following behind it, Han Qiwu couldn’t help but notice that the air along the way seemed much fresher.
"This lightning fruit is way too intense," Han Qiwu said worriedly, shouting at the Angus Cattle, "Run toward the lightning-struck tree!"
The lightning-struck tree has a calming effect; it can reduce the probability of unfavorable mutations.
Soon, the Angus Cattle had already run to the barren land near the lightning-struck tree, its face showing pain as it began to run in circles.
Han Qiwu noticed that the singular horn on its head was beginning to blacken rapidly, as if being scorched by electricity, then it vanished.
Laden with unbearable pain, the Angus Cattle’s steps slowed down, and its muscles started twitching uncontrollably.
"Damn, something bad might be happening!" Han Qiwu became increasingly anxious.
Nearby, Little Spark had also realized it might have caused trouble. Flapping its wings, it anxiously flew into the air, occasionally shouting down: "You dumb cow, don’t stop! Keep running, you can do it! You must conquer yourself!"
The exhausted Angus Cattle was becoming even less capable of movement.
More worryingly for Han Qiwu, its tail was now transforming just like its horn earlier—turning into charred blackness and slowly disappearing.
"Crap, are we going to lose all its parts to the electricity?" Han Qiwu quickly started thinking, recalling the scenes of a mutated chicken from before.
"Right, energy supplementation," Han Qiwu hurriedly ran to the storage box, took out the remaining dozen or so Lightning Fish, placed them in a bucket, and then dashed toward the Angus Cattle with large strides.
In just a brief moment, Han Qiwu saw that the Angus Cattle had already collapsed onto the ground.
Moreover, its two hind legs were gone, leaving it with a face full of pain and tears in its eyes.
"Eat! Eat big bites!" Han Qiwu ignored the potential risk of getting electrocuted by the Angus Cattle and grabbed some fish, trying to feed them into its mouth.
Fortunately, the Angus Cattle still had the ability to swallow. Upon sensing the Lightning Fish in its mouth, it instinctively chewed.
Feeling a sudden electric shock, Han Qiwu instinctively pulled his hand back, looking down to find a red mark from the shock on his fingertip.
At that moment, a prompt appeared in front of him.
[Angus Cattle mutating, please continue providing energy.]
"It works!" Han Qiwu’s eyes lit up; he set aside his concerns and fed the Lightning Fish into the Angus Cattle’s mouth one by one.
Once, twice, three times—Han Qiwu’s hand was covered with red shock marks that quickly faded after appearing.
In the process, the Angus Cattle’s left foreleg also vanished, just like its previous body parts.
Little Spark, standing nearby, was visibly anxious, mimicking a running motion beside Han Qiwu.
"You better get up and start running already!" Han Qiwu understood Little Spark’s intention. After feeding the last fish, he put all his effort into lifting the collapsed Angus Cattle, holding its head while struggling to run forward.
Several electric currents transferred from the Angus Cattle to Han Qiwu’s body, making him twitch uncontrollably.
But to his delight, once the Angus Cattle stood up, the mysterious disappearance phenomenon on its body stopped entirely.
After Han Qiwu had walked several circles while holding the one-legged Angus Cattle, suddenly, a surge of electricity erupted from the Angus Cattle, throwing Han Qiwu to the side.
Countless lightning serpents burst forth from the Angus Cattle’s body, encasing it layer by layer, obscuring Han Qiwu’s line of sight.
The massive orb of electric light looked like a giant spherical lightning bolt from afar.
These lightning serpents emerged quickly and dissipated just as rapidly.
Within seconds, they recoiled back into the Angus Cattle’s body.
[Your Angus Cattle has mutated into Kui Niu. All progress besides its species has been retained.]
[Species: Mutated Creature]
[Special Trait - Radiation: Female cows near Kui Niu have a high probability of producing Lightning Milk and a certain chance of birthing special calves.]
[Special Trait - Thunderous Roar: Kui Niu will emit thunderous sounds periodically, killing farm pests and increasing crop yields.]
[Note: Resembling a cow, with a blue-green body and no horns, possessing only one leg. Its presence summons storms when entering water, its glow rivals the sun and moon, and its voice echoes like thunder. It is called Kui.]
Absorbing all the lightning serpents, Kui Niu reappeared in Han Qiwu’s vision.
As described in the note, Kui Niu’s head was akin to its original form, but its entire body had turned cyan. Its horn was missing, and it had only one leg.
"Phew." After examining the attributes, Han Qiwu exhaled a long breath, plopping down on the ground, wiping sweat off his forehead with his sleeve.
If there hadn’t been so many Lightning Fish, the Angus Cattle might not have endured to mutate—it might’ve just perished.
Luckily, it survived.
Kui Niu twisted its head, glanced at its owner, then raised its head and let out a long sigh.
"Rumble rumble rumble."
Thunder rolled in Han Qiwu’s ears, the immense sound echoing above the farm for over ten seconds before gradually dissipating.
[Kui Niu Special Trait - Thunderous Roar activated, current crop yield increased by 13%.]
Seeing the system prompt, Han Qiwu immediately felt that all the shocks he suffered earlier were worth it.
A single roar yields a 13% boost. If it shouted a hundred times, wouldn’t I reach financial independence?
Thinking about this, Han Qiwu grinned as he looked at Kui Niu. "Since you’ve mutated successfully, from now on I’ll call you Little Kui. You ate over ten of my fish earlier—give me ten roars to hear the impact."
Kui Niu looked at Han Qiwu with confusion, then raised its head and prepared to roar again.
Kui Niu coughed dryly a few times and ran toward the fish pond.
"No way, you can’t drink that!" Han Qiwu hurriedly restrained it, guiding it back to Jilei Mountain, and pulled out a hose to fill up the watering trough.
"Take your time drinking; once you’re full, you can give us more roars." Han Qiwu said with a grin. "If you get tired of roaring, spend more time getting close to the female cattle."
Even if it can’t roar anymore, bonding with the lady cows and producing some Lightning Milk is still a win.
Who knows—maybe that milk will have a tingling electric taste.
If it ends up producing a Little Kui calf, that would be even better.
However, judging by the status of other animal-related buildings, it’s likely that Jilei Mountain will need an upgrade before it can unlock the function for breeding calves.
"Go ahead and rest for now. Eat what you need, drink what you need," Han Qiwu said, scattering a few bags of feed into the trough and giving Kui Niu some instructions.
After speaking, he immediately seized the nearby Little Spark, who had been watching the commotion.
"Now it’s your turn."