"Susumi … Mi … Mi … Mi …"
The spy's shouts echoed in the empty cave. They were deep in the red crystal cave. There were rocks and crystals everywhere, but no living creatures could be seen.
The scorpions they saw at the exit of the tunnel earlier were only throwing crystals at the spy. They did not do anything else, so Lin was able to easily enter the depths of the cave.
The spy was holding the red crystal that the scorpions used to throw at the spy. There was a strange smell coming from the crystal. Lin noticed that there was a special ingredient in the crystal. If it seeped into the blood or was eaten, it would cause the brain of a living creature to hallucinate.
This was the reason why Susumi had escaped earlier. The scorpions were listless because of this and would even throw crystals at the spy.
Lin could tell from Susumi's hood that Susumi was hiding behind a crystal. However, she did not respond to the spy's voice. It seemed that the crystal had a deep influence on her.
The spy walked toward the crystal that Susumi was hiding behind. When the spy was about a meter away, Susumi suddenly rushed out from behind the crystal. She screamed and ran deeper into the cave.
The spy moved his limbs and chased after her. He pinned Susumi to the ground. At the same time, the spy gently pierced Susumi's scales with his fingertips and began to inject a detoxifying liquid into her blood.
Although the hallucinogenic ingredient was not common, its effect was similar to that of some poisonous plants in the jungle. Lin had a way to neutralize it.
"Ga! Ga! " Susumi kept struggling. She seemed to be in great pain. The effect of the crystal on the brain was too fast. The spy reached out with his other hand and pressed Susumi's head. Then, he pried open her eyes. Then, he dripped some liquid into Susumi's eyes. Only then did Susumi calm down.
There were so many hallucinogenic crystals here, but not many scorpions were affected. Lin believed that when they first dug here, they discovered that many of the scorpions were affected by the hallucinations. Then, they gave up on developing here, leaving only the scorpions who were affected by the hallucinations to wait for their deaths. Lin did not know when this place was dug out, but since there were no corpses, it should be a newly dug place. In other words, there was no way to confirm if there was an exit here.
What … What was that?
Suddenly, Rin noticed that something red had appeared in Susumi's eyes. This … was not something in Susumi's eyes. Rather, it was … on the ceiling!
The spy looked up and saw a huge red rib lying on the top of the cave. Suddenly, the huge rib jumped down from the top of the cave!
The spy immediately grabbed Susumi and ran away. After a loud bang, a huge monster landed where the spy was originally.
Was this … a rib centipede? Wasn't this a little too big?
This creature looked exactly the same as the Rib Centipede, but its body was much larger. Its extended rib-like limbs were about six meters wide, and its entire body was covered in a red carapace. The huge Rib Centipede was staring at them, as if it would pounce on them at any moment.
The spy did not move. Instead, he waited quietly for an opportunity. Rin did not expect the Rib Centipede to grow so big. However, it could also be a different species. It should have nothing to do with the Atl species. It was a wild creature. Moreover, Rin felt that the Rib Centipede might be related to the Wyverns.
The Rib Centipede and the Wyverns were the only two vertebrates that Rin had seen with three pairs of limbs. The Wyverns' first pair of limbs were like the Pterosaurs'. The Wyverns' first pair of limbs were extended like the Pterosaurs' and then covered with wing membranes to become wings. The Rib Centipede's first pair of limbs were also extended like the Rib Centipede's first pair of limbs, turning them into limbs that could be used for movement. This allowed it to disguise itself as a rib …
Moreover, the Rib Centipede's bones were like the Tortoise's, but it was very flexible. This was because the Rib Centipede's body had many empty sacs that stored light gas like the Wyverns'. In addition, both Rib Centipedes could breathe fire. These two seemingly different species were actually related to each other.
Therefore, it would not be strange if the Rib Centipede could grow so big … Moreover, there was such a large dinosaur skeleton for it to disguise itself. However, why was it red? Rin wondered if it had anything to do with the crystal.
"Whoosh!" The huge Rib Centipede suddenly straightened half of its body. Rin sensed a smell coming from its first and second pair of 'ribs'.
The spy immediately grabbed Susumi, turned around, and ran. After running for about two seconds, he suddenly felt a strong heat wave behind him. He turned around and saw that the air behind him was burning. However, it only lasted for a moment before it disappeared.
The Rib Centipede's ability to use fire seemed to be better than the Wyverns'. It was similar to the Inca Swarm's Firestorm, although the area it covered was not very large.
However, if it was too large, it would burn out the oxygen. They were in a cave, after all. It was quite dangerous.
The Rib Centipede seemed to understand this, so it stopped breathing fire and rushed straight at the spy!
The spy immediately fled into the depths of the cave, and the Rib Centipede chased after him. Its huge body knocked away all the obstacles in its way, such as crystals and rocks. With its thick rib-like limbs, it ran faster than the spy. Seeing that the Rib Centipede was getting closer and closer, the spy lifted Susumi and threw her away.
Susumi had been in a state of deep sleep ever since the illusion was removed. Now that she was thrown onto a crystal, she woke up. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw the Rib Centipede catch the spy.
"Gah —!!" Susumi screamed in horror. The Rib Centipede held the spy down with its limbs and used its mouth to tear off the spy's limbs one by one …
It seemed that the spy would not be able to escape, but …
"Bang!" With a loud noise, the spy's head suddenly separated from his body and flew out at high speed. After flying for dozens of meters, it hit a crystal and stopped.
The Rib Centipede ignored the flying head and continued to eat the spy's body.
Fortunately, the Rib Centipede had a structure similar to a head, unlike other Scorpions which had a head and a body. Therefore, Lin conveniently created the ability to shoot the head out. The crystal was also inside the head.
At the same time, the spy also wrapped some of the miniature soldiers in his body to see if they could survive inside the Rib Centipede's body. This way, they could examine the internal structure of the red Rib Centipede.
"Susumi!" At this time, the head made a small sound. Susumi was stunned when she heard it, then immediately ran in the direction of the head.
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