Crystallization was a wonderful thing. Ever since Lin gained her vision through crystallization, she had been thinking about it.
There were many types of crystallization. Some could be used to make shells, some could absorb light energy, and a few could even give creatures vision. Some crystallization was also related to 'crystal fungi'. These fungi didn't change much over the past hundred million years. In fact, most creatures that grew crystallized shells were related to crystal fungi.
Now, a group of crystallized creatures appeared under the Leviathan. They were about the same size as the Brundo scorpions, and their bodies were exactly the same. They were about a meter long and about two meters long if their hooked tails were included. Their bodies were covered in shiny carapaces, and even the tips of their hooks were crystallized.
Lin had never seen these creatures before. These 'crystallized scorpions' wandered among the crystallized trees without any purpose. When Leviathan approached, they all raised their claws to intimidate it.
Could they be the evolved form of the Bloondo scorpions? Lin was interested in them. They were the largest arthropods she had seen so far. They should have some special breathing methods. The Emerald Dragon's art room didn't record these creatures, but Lin thought that the Emerald Dragon had been here before because it had records of other creatures nearby.
As for now, it was better to find Susumi … Where could Susumi be? So many days had passed. Maybe she was already dead. If that was the case, it would be difficult to find her body.
The Leviathan flew into the crystallized forest. Not only were there crystallized creatures in this place, but the ground in other forests was filled with dead leaves and many short plants. However, there was nothing on the ground here. There were only rocks and some gravel. The crystallized scorpions only wandered around the edge of the forest. There was no sign of them in the deeper parts.
These trees stood tall in this dry place. These crystallized trees weren't very close to each other. Each tree was at least six meters away from each other. There was a sense of 'disharmony'. Leviathan came here to find out what was going on.
Leviathan controlled the amount of gas in its body. It slowly lowered its altitude until it was only one meter above the ground. The surrounding crystallized trees blocked Leviathan's vision.
At this time, Lin felt the same feeling as before. It was as if the surroundings had become cold, but Lin could tell that the temperature hadn't changed by the normal cell activity.
It was just that her sensory organs had received this' cold 'signal.
… It was very strange. This strange feeling reverberated through the crystallized forest. Lin felt as if she was being targeted by some kind of creature.
Right there!
Suddenly, the Leviathan turned around and fired a bomb at a nearby crystal tree!
Boom! Under the sound of the explosion, crystal fragments flew everywhere, and the internal structure of the tree was exposed … but there was no other movement.
There was actually a creature that could hide from Leviathan's sensory organs? Although it had indeed been a long time since she last updated, Lin had indeed heard a sound coming from there.
The Leviathan flew to the side of the blasted tree. Reaching out with its tentacles, it scraped the internal structure of some of the trees and swallowed them. The insides of these trees were no different from ordinary trees, so it probably wasn't done by them. There must be other creatures hiding here.
This' cold 'feeling would affect the sense of smell. It seemed that he would have to use other organs to detect it.
Using voice? No, there are some new ways. Lin had done a lot of research on electricity, and one of her discoveries was that it could be used to detect the environment.
Although there were very few creatures that could actually discharge electricity, almost all of them had the ability to sense the environment through electricity, including the Electric Gnomes. Lin had been observing them all this time. Apart from their sense of smell, they could also use electricity to detect. That was why the Emerald Dragon often brought them along to hunt. Their ability to find prey was quite strong.
The Leviathan reached out with a special tentacle. The end of the tentacle could expand. Then, the electric organ in the tentacle began to operate, emitting energy from the end to detect the surroundings.
… No response?
After this' electric tentacle 'began to operate, Lin didn't receive any signal at all …
Strange, did I make a mistake somewhere? I thought I would be able to receive a lot of images like Echo.
Forget it. In that case, I'll use this. The Leviathan reached out with another tentacle and stuck it to the ground. This tentacle's function was' fine perception. 'Even a single Mao Yu's footsteps could cause an earthquake, and it could sense the activity of any creature.
Speaking of Mao Yu, Mao Yu appeared.
Before Lin could stick the tentacle to the ground, some small creatures ran out from under the crystal trees in front of them. They were only three centimeters long, and their fur was emitting a crystal-like glow …
These were the legendary Crystal Mao Yu! The Leviathan immediately flew over, and the Mao Yu immediately scattered and ran behind the trees.
Lin found that they had bitten a hole in the tree to live in. They might be feeding on the tree sap. In any case, it seemed that these trees weren't the only ones here. If there were other creatures, the eerie feeling from before wouldn't be so heavy …
'Eerie' was a word that suited this situation.
The Leviathan continued to move deeper into the crystal forest. Soon, Lin saw something protruding from the ground in front of her.
This was the place where Pompom died last time. There were many sharp cone-shaped protrusions on the ground. They looked like protruding crystals, but they were actually traps, and dangerous creatures were hidden inside.
The Leviathan reached out with a tentacle and knocked on the protrusion, but nothing happened …
… No response? Could it be that this thing knew that the Leviathan was too big to eat, so it didn't come out?
The Leviathan wrapped its tentacle around the cone-shaped object and then broke it with force, but the thing hidden underground still didn't react. The Leviathan swallowed it and began to decompose it.
It didn't seem to be anything special. It was just a piece of crystal. The Leviathan then released some burrowing worms to search the ground, but they didn't find any creatures hiding underground. However, they found the small balls left behind by Pompom before it was digested.
It seemed that the creature had gone somewhere else. Perhaps she should have added some adhesive structures to these small balls, or directly produced troops inside them. However, Lin still wanted to use the Leviathan to explore this place. At the same time, she could also draw a map on the way.
The Leviathan looked at the crystal forest in front of it and seemed to have lost its target. It was unlikely that Susumi would be found. The strange 'cold' feeling continued to come, but it didn't know where it came from.
Perhaps it would be better to let more troops explore this place. At first, Lin thought about it, but she felt that it wouldn't be interesting, so she didn't do it.
Boom!
Suddenly, Lin heard a loud sound.
The Leviathan immediately flew in the direction of the sound. After passing through a large forest, a huge creature appeared in front of the Leviathan.
This creature was about twenty meters long, and its body was like a tortoise. Its entire body was covered in crystals, and there were several large cones on its back. Its mouth was like a dunkleosteus. Although it didn't have any teeth, there were sharp blade-like structures on its lips …
It looked like a large tortoise, but Lin recognized it …
This creature was recorded in the Emerald Dragon's drawing room. At the same time, Lin also discovered something about the Emerald Dragons when she was observing them. Like many intelligent creatures on this continent, the Emerald Dragons also had their own object of worship, and that was … those huge egg stones.
They worshipped the egg stones and lived near them. However, the Emerald Dragons didn't think that the egg stones were formed from rocks. Instead, they thought that since it was an egg, it must have been born from some kind of creature. However, unlike the Humerus Dragon, the Emerald Dragons drew a picture of a creature that actually existed, and believed that the egg stones were born from that creature …
And that creature was the 'crystal tortoise' in front of the Leviathan. It was exactly the same as the creature that gave birth to the egg stones in the drawing.
Although this tortoise was huge, it was much smaller than the egg stones. Lin didn't know why the Emerald Dragons thought that it was the one that gave birth to the egg stones. Even the Plague Dragon couldn't give birth to such a huge egg, if it could …
Although this creature looked terrifying, it ate plants. The reason why this giant tortoise didn't eat meat was because it was difficult for them to catch up with their prey. Right now, it was biting a crystal tree beside it, chewing and swallowing it along with its leaves and crystallized hardened branches. Lin thought that this creature that the Emerald Dragons worshipped should have a proper name … Let's call it the 'crystal tortoise'.
When the tortoise chewed on the crystal tree, the Leviathan seemed to hear a special … scream.
Scream? Why would there be a scream? Could a tree scream?
After the tortoise swallowed its food, it bit down again. This time, Lin heard it clearly. When the tortoise's jaws crushed the branch, the tree let out a scream …
The sound was very soft, but it was still clear. Lin Sanjiu had to find out more.
The tortoise didn't care and continued chewing on the tree. When it saw the Leviathan floating over, it turned its head and roared loudly, telling the Leviathan to stay away.
The Leviathan didn't mind and continued to approach slowly. When the tortoise realized that its roar was ineffective, it lowered its head and forelimbs and aimed the crystal cone on its back at the Leviathan, assuming a defensive posture.
Lin wanted it to assume this posture so that she could study the tree without hindrance …
Bang!
Suddenly, Lin heard a loud noise. The crystal cone on the tortoise's back shot out at an extremely fast speed and hit the Leviathan on the head. The powerful impact forced the Leviathan to retreat, and cracks appeared on its carapace.
What kind of trick was this? The tortoise's carapace used to have a crystal cone, but now there was only a smoking hole left. It seemed that the tortoise had used some kind of pressure to eject the cone.
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