Chapter 14: The Jungle Hunter
A jungle covered in countless twisted tree poles, Lynn has been here for two days and nights, and has also done some research on the environment.
Even at night, it was as bright as day, and the glowing crystals on the countless mosses made this jungle never usher in true darkness, and many creatures living here no longer had the concept of day and night, they lived under the light at all times.
In the middle of this forest, there is a small river only two meters wide, and the magic is that on the other side of the river, there is a different scene.
Perhaps due to geological reasons, there are only scattered mosses on the land, the light of the stars cannot reach the vast woodland, where the light cannot reach, only twisted and complex shadows, this is also the world of predators, they hide in the dark, waiting for their prey to approach, and only a few predators will set foot on the other half of the area full of light.
The dark half, known to Lynn as the 'Dark Plain', and the glowing moss-filled side as the 'Glittering Glade', is the dividing line between them.
Ten monstrous arthropods shaped like scorpions, with slender legs and bladed forelimbs, burst out of the Dark Plains and scurry across the river, splashing up the shimmering woodland.
Each of these arthropods is thirty centimeters long, and their names are 'Hunters', and they are the first small unit that Lin has created since she arrived here.
Lynn had now changed her previous plan, and it was fun to let the Leviathan go out and explore on its own, but after seeing the rapid evolution of the species around her, Lynn decided that the previous method of solo exploration was no longer suitable, and it would be difficult to escape if she encountered an unknown and powerful threat.
So, Lin decided to go beyond the individual, which was to create an army, explore the surrounding area, and then occupy it with a green carpet, with the Leviathan itself usually not mobilized, but as a storage zài for a movable base.
The hunters lowered their bodies and slowly moved across the glowing mossy floor.
At night, there are fewer predators in the glittering woodlands than during the day, after all, the light comes from the ground, and it is difficult for predators to hide their bodies...... Except for these color-changing hunters.
If you need to expand your troops quickly, using only the nutrients of the green carpet is too slow, and Lynn must hunt other creatures to get the nutrients.
The hunter stared at a moss-gnawing creature not far ahead, a round arthropod more than a meter long and covered in sturdy armor.
It has a name, it is called 'beetle', but beetle is a general term, Lynn found many beetle creatures in this forest, in order to distinguish them, you can't call each of them beetle, this one is especially called 'moss-eating beetle'.
Moss-eating beetles are medium-sized beetles that are a good target.
Not only do the hunters change color from their bodies with the same glow as moss, but Lynn has also collected crystal dust and sprinkled them all over their bodies, so that they blend in with their surroundings, and Moss-eating Armor doesn't even notice their approach.
When approaching the moss-eating armor at a certain distance, the hunters suddenly rushed out, and the mossivorous armor reacted quickly, it instantly opened the carapace behind it, and four huge wings spread out from it.
Before it could fly, a hunter had pounced on the back of the moss-eating carapace, its sharp forelimbs cutting through its wings in an instant.
The moss-eating carapace flapped its wings, but was unable to rise completely due to the torn wounds, at which point the other hunters pounced, stabbing their forelimbs into the joints of the moss-eating carapace's body and legs.
The beetle was easily defeated by the hunters, and green liquid gushed out of its stabbed joints, and its entire body fell to the ground.
Unlike the Leviathan's usual makeshift classes, the Hunter has a complete set of organs and circulatory systems, so they can eat beetles on the spot and store nutrients in their abdomen to bring them back.
Three of the hunters are responsible for eating the blood that comes out of the moss carapace, while the rest are responsible for cutting through its solid armor, which is very hard and takes a lot of effort.
Some small reptiles were attracted by the smell of blood, and they swayed around the carcass, trying to get close to eat a little blood, and Lynn separated two hunters to chase them away, and Lynn didn't have the slightest idea of sharing.
Fish are the strongest creatures in the sea, and as evolutionary reptiles of fish, they are very weak on land, they are mostly plant-eaters or scavengers, and Lynn noticed that most of them are giant arthropods, but Lynn has only explored a small area of this twisted jungle, and perhaps there are more exotic species elsewhere.
The hunters quickly gathered together to eat the beetle's belly, and Lynn knew that the corpse would attract not only small reptiles, but also powerful creatures.
For example...... A creature called a 'cockroach'.
This creature is huge, super fast, and can quickly cut through targets with a sharp blade-like mouth, and Lynn has released some flyers to search before, all of which have been eaten by this creature called a cockroach.
Cockroaches are also one of the predators that move in flash woodlands, as they are so fast that they can't escape even if their prey spots them early.
Fortunately, the hunters ate quickly, and the moss-eating carapace was quickly eaten into an empty shell, attracting no other creatures during the process, and as soon as the hunters left, the small reptiles surrounded the carapace and burrowed into the moss-eating shell in search of debris.
The hunters quickly returned, crossing the river and returning to the cavern entrance to the Plains of Darkness.
Lin Jia originally excavated the cave, which felt very suitable as a base, and now it is a cave more than ten meters deep and more than three meters wide, and the inner layer of earth has been reinforced by Lin mixed with chitin, so as to prevent the cave from collapsing.
When the hunters return, they condense the nutrients they have obtained into small spheres and spit them out, bringing the excess nutrients back to the Leviathan in addition to absorbing what they need.
Leviathan began to eat the nutrient balls with the collectors, and at this time, the small desert scorpions that had been sleeping in the depths of the cave seemed to smell the smell of food, and rushed out, picking up the nutrient balls with small tongs to eat.
Lin didn't stop them, it seemed like it was fun to raise these scorpions, these creatures were smart enough to distinguish between Lynn's own class and other species, so they knew not to attack Lynn's collectors.
Scorpions only eat one or two grains per and don't eat, the amount of food is quite small, but in fact, they grow very quickly, a few have already shed their shells, and their bodies are larger, it seems that the current arthropods are using the way of shelling to grow, which feels quite wasteful, and it is very dangerous when shedding.
Lynn doesn't usually increase the size of the Leviathan, only dissolves it on certain occasions, and then reorganizes it all over again.
Lin collected and digested all the nutrient balls, and then began to create more troops, Lin is now a hunter to add three shellers, this creature is also like a scorpion, thirty centimeters long, the tail is not a poison needle but a muzzle, used to fire armor-dissolving explosive bombs, now most of the targets are arthropods, armor-piercing ability is essential.
Lin felt that the scorpion's body shape was the most perfect form it had ever seen, it was suitable for both attack and defense, and it didn't affect its speed, it felt too practical.
Lynn had the Leviathan continue to create some digging classes to help dig large caves, while the hunters' squad continued to go out hunting.
As soon as the first hunter stepped out of the cave, Lynn felt it grabbed by something, and was instantly dragged into the air, and before it could see what it was, the hunter's head was bitten off.
The rest of the hunters walked out of the cave and looked up, only a large twisted tree trunk could be faintly seen in the darkness, and there was no way to see what kind of creature had just attacked the hunter.
There are so many monsters in this forest......
Although she had been in the area for two days and nights, Lynn had only seen a few creatures, the creature Lynn didn't know at all, Lynn's cave was on the dividing line between light and darkness - next to the river, and on the dark side, that creature probably came from the Dark Plains, where Lynn hadn't explored much, and had recently concentrated its hunting grounds in the glittering jungle with glowing moss.
So, do you want to chase it? Lynn could feel that the captured hunter was being eaten by something, but it wouldn't be eaten for a while.
It doesn't seem cost-effective to go deep into the dangerous dark plains for a hunter, but in order to ensure your own safety in the future, you still have to kill this creature that can sneak up at the door of the lair.
However, Lin did not want to send troops to defeat the target, after all, the danger factor was too great, and there was a possibility of total annihilation, so Lin had to come up with another way......
With that in mind, Lynn asked Leviathan to create a glowing flyer and fly over the Twisted Tree Jungle.
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Thanks to the 588 ~ of the number of days of the supernatural power of the enemy ~
Thanks to ~godmorgan~ for the tip~
PS: The weather is cooler ~ two shifts tomorrow ~