This was … a crystal!
There were crystals everywhere, but Lin's mini Drill Explorer found a special crystal in the dead brain, just like the one found in the fungus' brain. This was also a vision crystal …
It was not embedded in any cells, just lying quietly in a pile of dead structures.
How strange, did the Subhumans have this kind of crystal in their brains? What did this mean? This was really hard to figure out …
In any case, since they found it, they might as well collect it. Maybe the brains of other creatures had it too? But there definitely wasn't a brain worm … Lin originally thought that these crystals were very small and would be difficult to find, but now it seemed that Lin knew how to find them.
Although she didn't know what to do with them, this thing was indeed unusual.
After the Drill Explorer swallowed the small crystal, it prepared to return to where it came from and returned to the spy.
The spy stayed in front of the dead brain. Susumi jumped on the ground and looked around this strange crystal room. It wouldn't go far, but Lin was thinking about something.
The Subhumans probably hid here to avoid being wiped out by the plague fungus. They weren't aggressive, and although they didn't see what the standing scorpions ate, they didn't seem to be a big threat to the creatures around them.
It was unknown how long they had lived here before their brain death. Most of the various crystalline structures here should have been built at that time. Although this group of standing scorpions was still continuing to build, it would not be long before their entire group disintegrated.
"Guru guru guru guru guru!" The sound of the standing scorpions fighting each other could be heard from outside. From here, they could see a group of standing scorpions attacking another standing scorpion, using crystals to smash its shell. The encircled standing scorpion's internal organs spilled all over the ground.
And after the group of standing scorpions finished fighting. One of the standing scorpions said something that Lin couldn't understand. They also started fighting each other.
They were now on the verge of destruction, probably starting after the brain died. But what Lin found strange was that if they were originally creatures with the same mind, why would they have so many different personalities after losing control of their brains? After observing for a long time, Lin slowly understood the reason why they fought each other.
Some of them fought over very small things, such as a standing scorpion bumping into another one, or they were walking in a narrow path at the same time, neither willing to give way to the other … and then they started fighting.
This kind of situation couldn't be called 'different personalities'. It was like two different species meeting. Usually, in a one-on-one fight, both sides would be injured, and then both would die because there was no treatment. But it was also very common for them to fight in a group, as if they were always arguing about something …
Of course, not every standing scorpion fought over a small issue, or Lin would only see corpses here. The main reason they were fighting was … food.
The spy looked out and saw a standing scorpion holding a chubby caterpillar in its hand running continuously. It was being chased by a large group of standing scorpions. The standing scorpion holding the caterpillar suddenly tripped over a piece of crystal on the ground. Li Xie, who was chasing after it, instantly surrounded it and used all kinds of methods to hit it. This Li Xie was also constantly struggling. At this moment, a standing scorpion accidentally stepped on the caterpillar, and the caterpillar's body fluid burst out all over the ground.
These standing scorpions immediately stopped fighting and each one of them lay on the ground, trying to lick the liquid.
How hungry were they? Strangely, they didn't eat the corpses of their own kind. They didn't care about the rotting corpses. Although the standing scorpions didn't have a 'tongue', they used their fine teeth to eat up the liquid on the ground almost instantly, and then … they beat the scorpion holding the caterpillar again.
Speaking of which, the situation outside was slightly better. The standing scorpions that Lin saw before would cooperate to build and didn't fight for food. Why was this happening in the center?
Lin thought there was a possibility. The standing scorpions might not be responsible for transporting food to each other …
The standing scorpions outside could catch some other creatures to eat, so their situation was better. But no one took the food back to share, so the standing scorpions here could only compete with each other for the little food left.
Why didn't the standing scorpions inside run out? She didn't know yet.
There was another troublesome part about the standing scorpions eating. They seemed to have to break up the food and let a caterpillar eat it for digestion. Then, they would eat the nutrients spat out by the caterpillar. Since there weren't many caterpillars, they needed to compete.
Lin wasn't sure who gave birth to these caterpillars. She wasn't even sure how the standing scorpions were born. Usually, a queen would be responsible for producing the caterpillars, but the standing scorpions didn't seem to need a queen to produce them. As for the caterpillars, it was unknown where they came from.
Perhaps she should investigate this?
The spy picked up the drill explorer that had crawled out. Now that the crystal had been recovered, Lin felt that it was necessary to take it back. If she continued to investigate here and something happened to the spy, the crystal could easily be lost. Then, it would be very difficult to find something small.
Lin called out to Susumi. It immediately ran over and climbed onto the spy. Lin didn't know how Susumi would feel after seeing this. After all, Lin didn't say anything to it.
It was then that Lin noticed a few standing scorpions nearby. They had been staying beside the huge crystal that covered the brain, and they seemed to be in an extremely sorrowful mood.
Lin felt that they might be missing the brain. Just like Humerus and the others, if one of their members died, they would also stay beside the corpse and become very sorrowful.
Sorrow was a very special emotion. It was usually an emotion that was produced when 'one couldn't accept the situation'. It would cause a creature to be in a situation where they didn't want to do anything.
However, only a few standing scorpions were sorrowful here. Most of them were fighting outside.
In short, I should return to Leviathan's place first. With that thought in mind, the spy was about to leave the area where the brain crystal was placed, but the moment he turned around, he stopped.
A large group of standing scorpions had surrounded the area. They were all filled with anger. Lin didn't know why they wanted to attack this place, but it definitely wasn't a good thing for her.
The few standing scorpions beside Lin who had been mourning suddenly became enraged. They ran to the entrance and roared at the standing scorpions surrounding the entrance.
Lin could vaguely understand what they were saying. They were probably shouting words like 'leave, die'.
The standing scorpions that surrounded the area also began to use the same words to fight back. The two sides started quarreling. The quarrel lasted for more than ten seconds, but the standing scorpions on Lin's side rushed forward first!
The other side reacted at the same time. The two sides fought each other. Two of the standing scorpions rushed towards Lin's spy.
The spy immediately leaned over to avoid the claws of the two standing scorpions. At the same time, he slammed into their abdomens. The two standing scorpions were immediately sent flying by the force.
Lin had already expected this to happen, so the spy's muscles were much stronger than ordinary standing scorpions. Although she hadn't completely dissected the standing scorpions, she could tell how strong their muscles were from their usual movements.
After sending the two standing scorpions flying, Lin ignored the other standing scorpions that were still fighting. The spy quickly rushed out and ran back along the original path with Susumi.
"Ahhh!" At that moment, a shout came from behind the spy. A group of standing scorpions was chasing after them.
Why are they chasing after the spy? Lin noticed that they were all extremely angry. These standing scorpions seemed to get angry easily. Was it related to the depressing life here? Or did they notice that the spy's strength was abnormal?
Standing scorpions had ten limbs like ordinary scorpions. They only used four limbs to walk. Their upper bodies were upright, leaving their six limbs empty. Although it was convenient for them to carry things, it slowed them down a lot.
The spy crawled on the ground like a scorpion and used all his limbs to move quickly. He easily left the group of standing scorpions behind him. After passing through the path littered with corpses, Lin soon arrived at the entrance of the crystallized passage.
This is …
Lin noticed that the crystallized passage was blocked by a huge creature. It looked like a huge worm, about three meters tall and six meters long. Its body completely blocked the entrance of the passage. A group of standing scorpions surrounded it. They seemed to be cheering excitedly.
What kind of creature is this? Lin looked behind her. The standing scorpions had already caught up. She had no choice but to run in another direction.
There were many crystallized passages on the walls of the cave, but she didn't know where they all led. The spy randomly chose the closest passage and entered.
The spy quickly ran deeper into the passage. There were many standing scorpions in the passage. They all looked at the spy curiously, but they didn't do anything special. The standing scorpions that were chasing after the spy were getting further and further away. Soon, Lin saw the exit of the passage.
A spacious space appeared in front of Lin. There were some large red crystals on the ground. Many standing scorpions were lying next to these crystals. They all looked listless, as if they were about to die.
The red crystals were an eyesore. The spy couldn't see if there was a way out nearby. Just as Lin was about to go in to take a look, the group of listless scorpions on the ground suddenly stood up. As they shouted, they took out a red crystal and threw it in her direction.
The spy stood up and slapped the crystal away. At the same time, he retreated. It seemed that he couldn't pass through here …
Just as the spy was about to retreat into the crystallized passage, there was a sudden squeak from his back. Susumi was hit by a red crystal. There were some sharp spikes on the crystal's surface. Susumi was already bleeding where she was hit.
"Squeak squeak squeak!" Susumi suddenly jumped down from the spy's back as if she had gone mad. She ran deeper into the cave. She was floating in the sky.
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