This was the depths of the underground cave. Stepping on the scattered crystal fragments, a head with four pairs of appendages and a small emerald dragon was moving forward...
This position was already very far away from where they came from … Lin spread out four pairs of limbs for the spy that popped out. It could move at a very fast speed like a small scorpion. At the same time, it could also emit light, but it did not have any defensive capabilities.
Lin looked around and saw red crystals everywhere in this spacious cave. Normally, red crystals were relatively rare, but there were a lot of them here. Normally, they would not be visible due to the darkness of the environment, but under the illumination of the spies, these crystals reflected a blood-red light.
The air here was quite humid, which attracted creatures to breed here. All kinds of small insects crawled around on the ground. On the walls of the cave on both sides, there were larger creatures. Lin called them Blood Pterosaurs.
These were small pterosaurs with a wingspan of about 30 centimeters. They were bright red and very fast. They usually clung to the walls and occasionally flew down to hunt for insects.
At this time, in front of Lin, there was a small bright red figure flying around in the air. Susumi saw it and immediately squatted on the ground. She quietly approached the pterosaur and suddenly jumped up! With one hand, she caught the small red figure in the air.
"Ah! Ah! " The Blood Pterosaur in Susumi's hand made a strange sound. Susumi quickly grabbed its neck and twisted it, and it quieted down.
It seemed that Susumi was very good at hunting. Lin noticed that the Blood Pterosaur did not seem to have eyes. It seemed to be used to the darkness. Did this mean that this cave did not lead to the outside?
This felt a little troublesome. Of course, Lin could also create a small troop class and transport the crystals to the Leviathan. However, these small troops were too easy to encounter problems on the way. If the Leviathan transformed into a troop class that could drill into the ground, it might take a long time. It was better to find a way out here.
However, Lin did not value this vision crystal very much. She felt that it might not be useful.
Susumi was now tearing apart the Blood Pterosaur. It had not eaten for a long time and should be very hungry. However, for Susumi, barbecue was better.
Thinking about this, the spy head said to Susumi, "Put it down. Collect the remains. "
"Huh?" Susumi was stunned for a moment, but it soon understood. It collected a large number of bones, insect shells, and other debris from the surrounding ground. There were a lot of them piled up around here. There were also some dry wood fragments, which were probably the roots of plants. Although most of them were wet, there were also some dry ones. Susumi knew how to look for dry debris. Soon, it piled up into a small hill.
Then the spy approached the mound of debris. It gently spat out some flames, and the wreckage that came into contact with it quickly burned up. The burning flames illuminated the entire cave, and the shaking light and shadow scared away the surrounding small creatures.
Susumi grabbed the Blood Pterosaur's short tail and roasted it over the fire. After a while, a delicious aroma began to spread.
Barbecued creatures would always have a delicious aroma, and it seemed that this was the case for all creatures. Food without bacteria was very tempting to all creatures, except for microbes. However, because the Jade Dragons had been eating barbecued meat for a long time, their stomachs had become weak. If they ate food that was not burned, they might have diarrhea. As a result, they could only eat barbecued meat all the time.
Although Lin said this, she did not try to change Susumi's habit.
Susumi was now pulling the hood off her head, revealing her mouth and excitedly eating the Blood Pterosaur's roasted meat. The aroma filled the cave … Lin thought she heard something.
Thud.
It was the sound of some creature's footsteps. They might have followed the smell and were hiding behind a larger crystal.
"Danger, east," the spy said softly. Susumi immediately threw the unfinished Blood Pterosaur on the ground, looked nervously in the direction Lin pointed, and hid behind the fire.
The creature was hiding behind a larger crimson crystal. The spy stared in that direction. Suddenly, a black shadow rushed out from behind the crystal and ran to the back of another crystal.
It was almost at the edge of the fire's light. Although Lin could not see the creature's appearance clearly, from the shape of its body, Lin felt that it was similar to …
Whoosh! There was the sound of something flying. A long thing flew through the fire and stabbed into the ground beside Susumi.
Was this … a spear made of crimson crystal? Lin looked carefully at the thing on the ground. It was very similar to the wooden or stone spears made of Humerus Dragons, but it was completely made of crystals. Was there a Humerus Dragon here too? But the figure she saw just now …
Thud thud thud … Soft footsteps sounded again. This time, the creature did not hide. Instead, it charged directly at them!
This creature was … Standing Scorpion, but it looked much better than those crazy ones. One of its hands was holding a crystal spear, while the other hands were holding a few jagged crystals.
The two sides stared at each other for a few seconds. Suddenly, Standing Scorpion threw a crystal at them! The crystal landed right on Susumi's head, but because Susumi had been wearing a filter-like cover, the cover was soft and very tough, so the crystal was sent flying away.
"Oh?" Standing Scorpion was stunned. It had never seen such a thing before. It threw away the crystal in its hand, picked up the spear, and rushed at them.
"Susumi!" Lin shouted when she saw the spy rushing over. Susumi reacted quickly. She grabbed a handful of ashes from the fire and sprinkled them on Standing Scorpion's face!
"Ah!" Standing Scorpion screamed and reached out to wipe the ashes off his face. At this time, the spy immediately ran forward. It exerted force with all its limbs, and its head jumped up and landed on Standing Scorpion's head. The spy's limbs instantly wrapped around Standing Scorpion's head.
The spy's head could be popped out, or it could be put back. However, the method was simple and crude. It extended a long needle full of barbs from below, pierced Standing Scorpion's eyeball, and drilled into its brain. Then, it used the small hole at the tip of the needle to start sucking on the flesh and blood in Standing Scorpion's brain.
In fact, most creatures did not feel pain in their brains. However, when the outer layer of the brain was drilled open, it was already very painful. Standing Scorpion almost went crazy. It screamed and ran around, but accidentally bumped into a crystal and fell to the ground. After that … it never got up again.
Susumi looked at them in confusion. Although it did not know what happened, it seemed to understand that they were safe …
The spy was slowly sucking away at Standing Scorpion's internal structure. Because spies were created in a short period of time, they did not have the ability to read minds. Those that had to do with the brain were more complicated and could not be created in a short period of time. Therefore, Lin wanted to eat up all the internal structure of Standing Scorpion, leaving only an empty shell. Then, she would replace it with her own structure.
In this way, the 'spy' would be resurrected again!
The spy slowly used the absorbed energy to create more needles to pierce Standing Scorpion's head. At the same time, it also created a mini unit to invade Standing Scorpion's body. This would take a long time, so it would be better to stay here until it was fully resurrected.
"Be quiet and wait."
After hearing Lin's words, Susumi was relieved. It continued to add fuel to the fire and grabbed the blood pterosaur.
Lin now had the opportunity to completely decompose Standing Scorpion. The internal structure of this creature was very interesting. Like marine arthropods, it breathed with gills. Like the crystal scorpions, it breathed by mixing water with gills to achieve land respiration. This proved that they were marine creatures not long ago. They could not go to places that were too dry, otherwise, they would not be able to breathe due to the lack of water. As expected of a member of the Atte tribe, this tribe originally lived in the sea …
However, Standing Scorpion's strength was relatively weak. It did not look like a combat unit, nor did it look like a logistical unit. Lin Sanjiu did not know where they were originally in the Atte tribe.
Moreover, this Standing Scorpion was throwing a crystal spear at them. It seemed to be more special than the other Standing Scorpion.
Perhaps there were other normal Standing Scorpions?
With this question in mind, the spy slowly invaded the Standing Scorpion's body …
A day and a half passed just like that. There was no sunlight in this underground cave, and the weak fire quickly burned out. Susumi, who had eaten three blood pterosaurs, lay on the ground and fell into a deep sleep.
In this darkness, Lin was slowly completing her control over the Standing Scorpion. She dissolved the original flesh and blood, transforming it into a simple and sturdy structure. Then, she dissolved the Standing Scorpion's head and merged the spy's head with the Standing Scorpion's neck. When the process was almost complete, the spy closed his eyes and shut off all other senses. Then, she connected all the nerves in his body …
It's done!
When Lin's spy opened his eyes again, he saw the same scene as before. It was complete darkness, except for a few spots of light.
… Spots of light?
The spy used the new Standing Scorpion's body to stand up. He saw the spots of light floating around in the distance. They seemed to be glowing bugs. Although Lin had seen many similar glowing bugs before, this one did not look like a bug. Instead, it looked like …
'Boom!' Suddenly, there was a loud explosion. The spots of light lit up instantly, and a burst of light illuminated the entire cave. However, the light was as fleeting as lightning. At this moment, Lin saw three …
'Whoosh!' Suddenly, another burst of light lit up. Although it was dimmer, it continued. The spy was surrounded by three Standing Scorpions. They also held crystal spears and looked at the spy in confusion.
"… Lutewa?" The spy whispered.
"Ahhh!!" Suddenly, the three Standing Scorpions seemed to have gone mad. They raised their spears at the spy's face at the same time.
PS: Thanks to ~ 00121 Ling ~ 688 ~
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