"Squeak."
Zhang Heng turned over, got on all fours, and slid over to the power strip next to the pillow.
The windowsill was too high and the wall was flat and smooth, so he couldn't climb up directly. He had to use all four limbs to climb up along the cables of the power strip to the socket, and then jump down to the windowsill.
Zhang Heng hugged the line and began to climb slowly.
Although it was his first time as a vole, Zhang Heng found that he adapted to his new body very quickly, especially his small claws, which were extremely flexible and could perform grasping movements like human hands.
The long tail also helps Zhang Heng maintain balance and stability while climbing.
Zhang Heng quickly climbed to the socket on the wall. The window sill was not far from the socket and could be reached with just one jump.
only......
"Squeak."
Zhang Heng was about to jump, but he glanced down at his feet inadvertently.
He felt a chill on his back instantly.
The height from the bottom of the windowsill to the socket is at least half a meter. Half a meter in the eyes of a vole is almost the same as five meters in the eyes of humans.
When Zhang Heng was a human, he didn't dare to jump from a height of five meters.
His current body is that of a vole, but his consciousness is still that of the human named Zhang Heng!
Fear began to grow, and Zhang Heng couldn't help but move back.
"But...are we just going to give up like this?"
As he retreated, Zhang Heng began to struggle internally.
"I'm no longer a human. I have yellow fur, a round body, and a long tail. I've completely turned into a field mouse!"
"So I have to survive like a vole!"
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”
Being constantly tortured by misfortune had given Zhang Heng a strong mental toughness. He quickly adjusted his mindset, kicked off with his calves, and leaped down.
"puff!"
Zhang Heng landed on his soft belly, raising a cloud of yellow dust. However, his tail, standing upright, had already touched the ground before landing, providing a dampening effect. Combined with his light weight, he ultimately escaped unharmed.
"Huh, so exciting."
Zhang Heng fiddled with his beard excitedly. This experience, which was equivalent to a human jumping from a height of 5 meters, was indeed novel.
"Look outside."
After coming to his senses, Zhang Heng leaned against the window glass and looked out.
Outside the window was an aisle piled high with cardboard boxes and other debris. Beyond it was a stainless steel guardrail, upon which rested several pots of vibrant succulents, their vibrant color juicy from the rain. As for the street beyond the guardrail, Zhang Heng could not make out a single glimpse.
"What a mistake! People say rats are short-sighted, but I forgot they have vision problems. An ordinary vole can only see objects within 10 meters, and it can't see farther than that."
Zhang Heng stretched out his claws and scratched his head.
"Bang!"
Suddenly, a dark shadow jumped out from behind the groceries piled up in the aisle and slammed heavily on the glass window.
Zhang Heng was caught off guard and fell flat on his face.
"What the...ah!"
Zhang Heng stood up and was about to see what was rushing towards him when his instinct took over and his heart suddenly skipped a beat.
He looked up and was met with a face that was larger than his entire body.
Its face was covered in black fur, and a pair of fierce vertical pupils looked down at him condescendingly. A red tongue covered with barbs protruded from between its sharp white teeth, licking and dripping saliva.
This is a cat, a black cat.
Just by seeing the black cat, without any physical contact, Zhang Heng's blood almost froze, and the muscles all over his body trembled uncontrollably.
The fear of natural enemies and the absolute suppression of the superiors over the inferiors left Zhang Heng with only one thought at this moment: "Escape"!
Zhang Heng dug his limbs, rolled and crawled, and rolled to the floor with a gurgling sound.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!”
Zhang Heng was still in shock.
He looked up again and met the black cat's eyes.
"Meow!"
The black cat called out eagerly, with an uncontrollable desire in its eyes. It stretched out its sharp claws eagerly and knocked on the glass "bang bang bang".
And with every knock, Zhang Heng's heart twitched, fearing that the glass would explode into pieces in the next moment.
Then, my life as a rat would end here.
Fortunately, the quality of the glass was still quite strong. After trying in vain, the black cat glanced at Zhang Heng hatefully, then left in shame.
"I was so scared! I didn't expect that cats, which are cute in the eyes of humans, can be so scary in the eyes of mice."
Zhang Heng's limbs were still trembling as he lay there. He recalled that just now, all the genes in his body were frantically urging him to escape, and he had no other thoughts at all.
Is this racial oppression?
"I can't go out for the time being. Luckily, I'm a homebody and I've stocked up on rice and mineral water, which is enough to keep me going for a long time."
Thinking of this, Zhang Heng ran to the wooden wardrobe in the house, where three 20-jin bags of Thai pearl rice were stacked.
"Tear."
With his sharp teeth, Zhang Heng bit through the packaging of one of the bags. Round, white grains of rice fell out from the gap. Zhang Heng immediately used his little claws to dig a few grains into his stomach.
"Rice can only guarantee survival, but if you want to evolve and become stronger, you must hunt."
After tasting a few grains of rice, Zhang Heng touched his stomach and began to think. The black cat that had just appeared gave him a strong sense of crisis.
"But I'm just a vole at the bottom of the food chain. What can I hunt?"
Zhang Heng drooped his little head weakly.
"etc!"
Zhang Heng's eyes darted around, a flash of inspiration flashing through them. He immediately searched the entire room, and soon found his target beneath the bed, covered in dust a foot thick.
It was a yellow plastic bag, crawling with tiny cockroaches. Next to the tiny cockroaches, a large cockroach, the size of an adult's thumb and with a shiny shell, was crouching, occasionally fiddling with its antennae with its front claws.
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