Was this Mantis Shrimp the one that guarded the brain back then?
Lin looked at the Mantis Shrimp that floated to the surface of the water with some puzzlement, while the Mantis Shrimp also looked at Bechymos with puzzlement. It seemed to have realized that it had made a mistake. This wasn't the brainworm's ship …
The next moment, the Mantis Shrimp suddenly turned around and dived into the water, rapidly swimming downstream.
It seemed that it was indeed an attack aimed at the brainworm's ship. This basically confirmed that there was a reason for it to deliberately attack the brainworm's ship, and that was that it had a special relationship with the brainworm. It was very likely …
With that thought in mind, Bechymos quickly dived into the water. Seeing the mantis shrimp swimming towards the depths of the water, Bechymos did not chase after it. Instead, he fired a small sticky bomb which stuck to the mantis shrimp's tail.
The Mantis Shrimp quickly swam into the depths of the sea. Relying on the sticky bomb, Lin determined the Mantis Shrimp's position and released several 'impersonators' to follow it.
After the Mantis Shrimp reached the bottom of the sea, it looked around with its eyes, as if to see if there was anything nearby that was following it.
It seemed to be quite intelligent. Besides, the eyes of the Mantis Shrimp could tell that it was a troop type that could change color, so normal camouflage was useless. However, the Impersonator could change its appearance. It was a kind of troop type that could change its appearance rapidly. It could quickly cover its body with scales, just like a real fish, so it would not be suspected.
The Mantis Shrimp looked around. After confirming that there was no danger, it swam to the side of a large rock and stretched out its forelimbs to push it away.
A cave appeared under the rock, and the Mantis Shrimp dived into it. The impersonators quickly followed after him.
An underwater cave? This reminded Lin of the time when she found the Fungus Brain. This cave was very dark and winding. After following the Mantis Shrimp for a while, the cave passage turned from bottom to top and finally reached an open space.
This space wasn't so dark. There were many glowing things nearby, which should be living creatures. Most importantly, there was no water here.
This felt like the underwater cave that Lin saw before, but that place was too far away from here. It couldn't be the same place …
The Mantis Shrimp crawled on the ground at a much slower speed. The impersonators also changed their shapes and crawled to the ground one after another.
The ground was covered in gray and moist sand. Some coral-like creatures grew on the ground, emitting a faint fluorescent light.
Speaking of which, many of these corals could leave the water, but they had not been found on the continent. Lin had not carefully studied where these terrestrial corals got their food.
There were also some small arthropods and snails crawling around on the ground. Lin noticed some red things among them … That was a split-brain. Sure enough, there were some here as well.
Furthermore, these brains seemed to be alive and could even crawl on the ground. They were somewhat different from the ones he had seen before.
The Mantis Shrimp slowly crawled into the depths of the cave, where there were many puddles of different sizes. Some of the puddles contained fish, while others contained a creature that Lin had seen in the brain cavern before — the Ancient Abyssal Squid.
These ancient squids were lying beside the puddles or soaking in the water. Lin also saw some of them using their tentacles to wrap around red crystals. When the huge Mantis Shrimp approached, they all dove into the puddles. However, some of them were still lying outside the puddles, as if they were not afraid at all.
At this time, Lin saw the end of the cave ahead. It seemed that the cave was not very big. At the end of the cave, there was a long stone at the bottom of the cave wall. On the stone, there was something that Lin was very familiar with …
Monte II.
Lin knew that it was still alive. It turned out that it had been staying in this place without water all this time. Monte II had a certain ability to survive in the water, but its soldiers did not have the ability to swim. That was why Lin could not see its troops here.
But what was up with that Mantis Shrimp?
The Mantis Shrimp crawled to Monte II, and Monte II raised its head. Then, they put their mouths together.
It looked like the Mantis Shrimp was feeding Monte II. If Lin got closer, she could see that the Mantis Shrimp was squeezing some liquid into Monte II's mouth. How did they achieve such a strange relationship? Some creatures would indeed raise the young of other creatures. Although Monte II looked a little like the young of the Mantis Shrimp, the Mantis Shrimp was a solitary creature. It should not have such a habit …
Moreover, the Mantis Shrimp's attack on the brainworm's ship should be related to Monte II.
After feeding Monte II, the Mantis Shrimp turned around and left. It crawled to a large puddle nearby. Although it could move on the ground, it was still a sea creature. Its gills could not be dried.
Monte II seemed to be in a daze. It was lying motionless on the stone. It was unknown what it was thinking …
Lin felt that it might have the ability to command the Mantis Shrimp, but she was not sure what it was exactly. Perhaps she should ask it … Right, she should use that method to ask it. By bringing Monte II into the Dream World, Lin might be able to use some special method to make Monte II 'spill' everything it knew …
However, Lin needed more preparation.
The Impersonators were currently lying on the ground like a pile of grey slimes. They did not have any special uses apart from scouting. Lin needed to create a new type of troop in Bechymos' body – Dream Connectors!
Since she had thought of that, she would start creating them. While she was creating them, Lin observed Monte II's underwater life …
It seemed to be lying on the stone all day long. It would occasionally move its body, but it did not move much. However, the Ancient Abyssal Squids in the nearby puddles would occasionally crawl over. They would change their colors and sway in front of Monte II. At that time, Monte II would also pose as if it was communicating with the Ancient Abyssal Squids.
The Ancient Abyssal Squids might have regarded Monte II as an object of worship. It was quite interesting. Species that specialized in division of labor would almost never worship such a thing, while species with individual personalities would especially like to worship some wonderful things. It was unknown what kind of influence caused this …
Regardless of that, Bechymos had finished creating its troop during the night. The Dream Connectors looked like … a squid. Lin purposely made this troop to look like an Ancient Abyssal Squid, hoping to 'deceive' it. The suction cups on its tentacles had many tiny nerve threads that could drill into tiny crevices and connect with the target's brain. When the Dream Connectors opened their tentacles and wrapped around Monte II's head, they would be able to bring him into the Dream World. Floating astronomy.
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