"Those things … What are they?"
The Emerald Dragons gathered at the edge of the forest and looked at the huge shadow in the sky … They were confused, confused, and … afraid.
The black shadow was made up of countless small creatures, and they looked very familiar.
"Are those standing scorpions? How … "Susumi was also looking at the sky. This was simply unbelievable to her. Why were these standing scorpions suddenly able to fly?
In fact, Susumi wasn't the only one who was surprised. Rin was also surprised by the flying standing scorpions.
The 'eggs' that Susumi and the Emerald Dragons discovered weren't eggs at all. Instead, they were pupa-like creatures. The standing scorpions' transformation was similar to that of beetles and other arthropods. They didn't grow new organs and structures directly from their bodies. Instead, they needed to create a shell to wrap themselves in. Then, they would dissolve themselves into liquid form and reconstruct their entire body.
This was an extremely complicated method. Every cell in the body had to be rearranged to create a completely different creature. That was why the larvae of many insect species were completely different from the adults.
The standing scorpions looked very similar to their previous forms. However, their bodies had undergone major changes. In order to fly, they first had to change to a lighter, porous shell. Then, they had to adapt their body to the aerodynamic forces. After that, they had to change their internal organs. Adding wings was actually a relatively easy task.
However, there was one thing that was suspicious. The Yat tribe used to be marine creatures. They shouldn't have been able to fly. However, the standing scorpions' wings weren't membranous like the wings of other arthropods. Instead, they were shaped like the wings of pterosaurs. Rin guessed that the Yat tribe might have had such a type of soldier in the past. Their appearance made them suitable to fly out of the sea and ambush surface creatures.
But why did the standing scorpions only transform now? Why did they transform only after Susumi burned most of them? If they could fly in the first place … The Emerald Dragons had been defeated long ago. Did the standing scorpions have this ability to transform from the beginning, or did they gain it later? This was also a mystery … Rin felt that the standing scorpions were similar to the brain worms. Perhaps they needed to reach a certain point before they could produce a new type of soldier … But this still required further research.
The standing scorpions' decision to transform seemed to be a 'gamble.' The standing scorpions weren't sure if the Emerald Dragons would destroy the eggs. Although they were protected by the smell, it would take too long to transform. It was hard to say, but they had indeed won the bet.
Lin was very interested in their various questions, so she decided to ask one of the standing scorpions.
With that in mind, Lin's spy left the Emerald Dragon's camp and headed towards Standing Scorpion City.
As for the emerald dragons, they were still looking at the Flying Scorpion troops in the sky in astonishment.
"I didn't expect the eggs to turn out like this, but there aren't that many of them, my king." Mukla stood beside Susumi and observed the scorpions carefully. Although they covered the sky when they flew, their actual numbers were not as many as the eggs they found in the city.
"I noticed," Susumi said. "Maybe some of the eggs didn't hatch successfully. No matter how they became like this, even if they can fly, it will be difficult for them to resist our troops with such a small number … Prepare the bows and arrows! "
Under Susumi's command, the surrounding Emerald Dragons reacted. They picked up their bows and aimed at the Flying Scorpion in the air. The Flying Scorpion was hovering in the air, but it didn't do anything.
Mukla noticed this and said, "Something is strange, King. They are not attacking."
"Then let us attack first. Fire the arrows!"
Whoosh! A large number of arrows flew into the sky, but they lost their momentum before they could touch the Flying Scorpion and fell to the ground …
The Flying Scorpion still didn't attack. Instead, it hovered in the air, as if waiting for something.
"Is the range not enough?" Susumi looked at the situation and didn't know what to do. The Emerald Dragons' bows and arrows had a range of about 100 feet, which wasn't very far. The killing range was even closer.
Susumi was a little anxious, but she couldn't let the viper dragons attack the Flying Scorpion. Even if the viper dragons weren't bitten, the Emerald Dragons riding them would be easily attacked by the Flying Scorpion.
The giant bows from before had been damaged in the battle, so Susumi's only choice was to … make them again.
The manufacturing process of the giant bow was rather complicated. It required finding suitable wood, cutting, and other work to make it. Therefore, Susumi didn't bring too many with her. However, another reason was that it wasn't convenient to transport them.
However, Susumi had now found a way to make another type of giant bow. She looked at the trees at the edge of the swamp. These trees were called swamp trees. Susumi used to extract sap from these trees to attack at night.
But now, Susumi thought of more uses for these trees.
"Mukla, pass the order to the soldiers!" Seeing the Flying Scorpion in the sky, Susumi said to Mukla, "Use those trees. We might be able to hit them …"
"Trees?" Mukla didn't understand at first, but after hearing Susumi's explanation, he immediately ran off to command the soldiers. Some of the soldiers followed Mukla's orders, but most of the Emerald Dragons were still looking at the sky with their bows and arrows. As long as they kept an eye on the Flying Scorpion, they wouldn't attack.
What method would Susumi come up with? Although, Rin had already guessed it.
On one side, Eyeball was watching Susumi's command. On the other side, Rin's spies were now approaching the city of Flying Scorpion …
The city, which had been burned by the fire, now looked a little different. Most of the pyramids had been opened, and the Flying Scorpion probably flew out from there.
They had such a powerful transformation ability. It was impossible that they learned it during the war. There must be a similar type of troop among the Atte tribe. But why did the Flying Scorpion only transform now?
Rin felt that there were more secrets in the pyramids.
Speaking of which, Jing Kuang, the Skeleton Dragon, had been dragging the Cortex Core along the edge of the plains for the past few days and nights. It hadn't entered the forest yet.
Although there were some dinosaurs in the plains here, they were mostly vegetarians and posed no threat to the Jing Kuang. In the forest, no creature would let go of a fat piece of meat dragging a heavy object.
However, Rin felt that Jing Kuang didn't enter the forest because it was afraid. It was purely because the terrain of the forest made it impossible for it to drag the Cortex Core along.
After so long, Rin noticed that the Skeleton Dragon was getting more and more anxious. It had already tried to drag the Cortex Core into the forest, but such a large object could easily get stuck in the roots or other places.
However, the Skeleton Dragon was still trying. Its willpower was quite strong. Unfortunately, it was wasting its willpower on this kind of madness. It was a rare sight to see.
Rin entered the city and arrived at the pyramid from before. The pit in the center of the pyramid was still empty. The split-brain that Black Pepper had dug out was scattered all around.
Moreover, the Flying Scorpion didn't seem to have come here …
It seemed that the Flying Scorpion didn't care much about the split-brain and the Cortex Core buried here. Otherwise, they wouldn't have failed to notice it for so long …
No, there was something here.
Rin felt that the air around her had changed. There were some faint sounds, as if … there was a creature hiding here.
"Huff … Huff …"
Indeed, there was a strange sound reverberating in the air … Was it there?
The spy picked up a split-brain and threw it at the wall behind him. With a 'bang', the split-brain seemed to have hit something and bounced to the side.
The wall shook, and the shape of a creature appeared.
So that's how it is. It has the ability to change color. In that case, this was also a transformation of the Flying Scorpion.
Rin noticed that this creature looked exactly the same as the Scythe Flying Scorpion she saw before, except for the ability to change color.
It seemed that the Flying Scorpion wasn't the only Flying Scorpion. There were other Flying Scorpions that had changed into other species. Regardless, none of them had retained their original species …
The Flying Scorpion seemed surprised that it was discovered. It quickly waved its forelimbs and charged at Rin. However, Rin easily took a step back and dodged the attack.
The Flying Scorpion's speed wasn't much faster than before. It seemed that there was nothing special about it other than its ability to change color.
Perhaps Rin could ask the Flying Scorpion how it could transform.
Seeing that the Flying Scorpion was about to charge at her, Rin immediately called out, "You, stop!"
Hearing the Emerald Dragon speaking the Flying Scorpion's language, the Flying Scorpion was stunned and stopped.
It actually stopped, probably because the Emerald Dragon speaking the Flying Scorpion's language was too strange. However, as Rin was about to continue, the Flying Scorpion asked Rin, "Why?"
"Why? What do you mean? "Rin asked doubtfully.
The Scythe Flying Scorpion asked, "Why are you attacking us?"
Rin didn't expect it to ask such a normal question. She thought that it would be as difficult to communicate with as the previous one. With that in mind, Rin replied: "This is the King's decision"
"King?" the Flying Scorpion didn't seem to understand this word.
Rin explained: "King is the leader's will. Everything is decided by the King, and the other members don't understand the King's thoughts"
"Without the King, the war would stop?"
"Perhaps so"
…
Following that, Rin told the Flying Scorpion a few things. Rin noticed that the Flying Scorpion was quite talkative, a very 'different' Flying Scorpion. Through their conversation, Rin also learned about the Flying Scorpion's life in detail, and also asked about their ability to transform. Floating astronomy.
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