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The battle started quickly and ended just as quickly.
When it stabbed its evolved tail hook into the center of another Eye of Branch Nest, the outcome of the battle was already decided. The rapidly spreading neurotoxin would destroy the opponent's weak willpower, and the "blades" and "legs" that lost control would scatter in all directions.
Looking at the collapsing body of the Eye of Branch Nest, it retracted its tail hook in satisfaction.
It used to be like these pitiful creatures, collecting aimlessly and waiting for the Mother of the Nest to decide their fate. Now, the latter had not changed much, but it had become the hunter of the nest eyes.
Compared to its original appearance, its transformation could be said to be earth-shaking.
Using the pheromone of some deep-sea fishes, it separated its eyes from its organs and attached them to its skin. At the same time, it evolved a shell filled with magic power around its ribs. This greatly improved its body's defense. Even if it encountered the detestable two-legged insect again, it would not be easily invaded.
In addition, long-distance combat was obviously safer than close combat. Now, it could synthesize violent explosive elements in its body, which could be used to shoot gallstones and bone spears. Although it borrowed the structure of another low-level insect, it was much more effective overall. At least it did not rely on magic power when attacking, and it would not be disturbed by God's Stone. In order to accommodate these organs, its entire body expanded more than three times, and ordinary "blades" could not do anything to it.
Finally, it had a poisonous tail hook, which could not only give a fatal blow to a large target, but also preserve the intact body to obtain the pheromone. It was a weapon that killed many birds with one stone.
Without a doubt, it could not be considered as the same kind of creature as the Eyes of Branch Nest.
In order to distinguish itself from its former self, it even learned from those insects and gave itself a name — "Devour."
Devour everything and evolve itself.
And the Eyes of Branch Nest scattered around the sea to collect pheromone were undoubtedly the most valuable prey.
Next was the time to enjoy.
"Devour" opened its shell, and countless tentacles surged out, slowly pulling the other into its body.
At this moment, it suddenly felt an extremely strange fluctuation —
The fluctuation was so great that it seemed as if the world was roaring at the same time!
It looked at the sky. Apart from the dense dark clouds and the red moon hanging high in the sky, there seemed to be no change in the dome. However, in its eyes, the gray sky seemed to have set off ripples that continued to spread into the distance.
A strong sense of uneasiness surrounded it.
Whether it was the violent eruption of lava under the sea or the spontaneous tremors of the earth, they would all produce all kinds of fluctuations, but none of them were like what they were feeling now. It was too pure and full of rhythm, and that was why it was frightening.
The ripples quickly dispersed into the sky. However, before Devour could recover from the shock, a familiar scent entered its body through its tentacles.
This was an evolutionary command issued by the Mother of the Nest.
Large amounts of orders were received by the central hub of the Eyes of Branch Nest, and because of devouring, a new bridge was built. After losing contact with the main nest for so long, it did not expect to hear the call of the tribe again in this way.
Not only that, but its body immediately identified the content of these pheromones and subconsciously wanted to execute them!
No!
It was no longer an ordinary Nest Eye!
It was a unique entity!
After spitting out the body of the Eyes of Branch Nest, Devour rolled left and right to fight against the remaining instincts. Blade and Foot, who were guarding at the side, were so scared that they did not move. A few of them were directly smashed into meat paste by its sweeping tail hook, and the surrounding seawater also stirred up huge waves. Devour almost used all of its strength to control the impulse in its heart, and forcibly suppressed the inducement of change.
After catching its breath, it hesitated again and again, and finally let Foot fish up the sunken Nest Eye. After all, if it knew the evolution direction of the tribe, it would no doubt be more convenient when hunting other Nest Eyes in the future.
It carefully pierced its tentacles back into the Nest Eye's central hub, feeling the will of the main nest, and memorizing the instructions filled with pheromones one by one.
However, the final result shocked him to no end!
These instructions were … a little too much!
It should be known that evolution had always been a very serious matter. Any reconstruction could not be perfect in a single aspect, just like how flexibility was always the opposite of sturdiness, and high explosive meant low endurance. To achieve perfection, it could not be separated from the overall balance. It was precisely because of this that every time the main nest issued an evolutionary order, it would only make a decision after repeated analysis and screening, basically not more than two orders at a time, and the priority of the Nest Eyes was much higher than the secondary vassals.
But this time, it read many evolutionary orders that affected both the Nest Eyes and the vassals at the same time.
For example, "Endurance of Pain", "Rapid Blood Clotting", "Rapid Reproduction", "Sharp Carapace" and so on … Some of the pheromones even came from the original fragments that had not been screened, which was completely different from what the Mother of the Nest had done before! Not only that, some of the orders even included the original beasts that provided the mutated pheromones, completely disregarding the consequences!
Indeed, these evolutions could greatly increase the tribe's strength in a short period of time, but at the same time, it would also ruin the tribe's future. It still vaguely remembered the trend that was engraved in their bloodline — the ultimate goal of their evolution was not to continue, but to fly higher into the sky.
But once the evolution was completed, the flaws brought by the inferior pheromones would be difficult to make up for, and the price was a little too high.
It could not understand the basis of the Mother of the Nest's decision.
Fortunately, its fate had been completely separated from the tribe, and no matter what this change meant, it had nothing to do with it.
After dissecting the Nest Eyes, Devour dived into the deep sea, and soon disappeared among the waves.
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Is it too late …
The Guardian stood by the calm sea, gazing into the distance to the north.
Shallow waves crashed onto the shore of the island, producing a monotonous and gentle rustling sound. But she knew that this was probably the last peace of this sea.
The distant horizon was dyed a thick layer of dark red, and from time to time, she could see the arcs formed by magic flickering, as if a huge storm cloud was slowly forming. Soon, this bloody red cloud would reach the sky above the Land of Dawn, and become a part of the Battle of Destiny.
And in another direction, a black "wave" rose from the surface of the sea. It stretched for hundreds of kilometers, like a moving reef.
Under the guidance of the Will of God, they would eventually converge.
She had witnessed such a scene countless times.
But this time, it would probably be the last time.
Of course, it did not mean the end. For the entire world, it was nothing more than a new beginning. But that beginning was just another cycle of tens of millions of years, and the one watching over this place would no longer be her.
She did not know if the little girl had successfully found her way back. She turned to look towards the south, and if only there was a chance to meet again in the future.
Faster, she silently said in her heart.
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