Chapter 58

The extreme speed left Leviathan no time to dodge, and it was hit. The powerful impact even sent Leviathan flying out of the ice hole, landing on the ice outside.

What had hit it out of the hole?

The surroundings were an endless expanse of ice, reflecting intense light, and the ultraviolet rays in the waterless environment were continuously damaging Leviathan's cells.

It must get back into the water immediately!

Lin forcefully activated Leviathan's biting tentacles, using its sharp teeth to grip the ice and drag Leviathan's massive, armored body toward the ice hole.

Leviathan had never crawled on land before, but the six biting tentacles, with their muscles reinforced to crush shells, were strong enough to drag its large, armored body even on land.

However, the tentacles themselves had no armor, and the ultraviolet rays were rapidly destroying the cells beneath the skin. In an instant, Lin received millions of death signals from the cells.

But Lin did not stop. It made the heart beat faster, continuously delivering cell repair materials to mend the damage, and used all its strength to move the tentacles, dragging Leviathan's heavy body toward the ice hole...

Just a little more...

The cells in the tentacle skin were almost completely destroyed, and the internal muscle cells were also damaged, but one of the tentacles managed to bite the edge of the ice hole, and its strength was enough to pull Leviathan back into the water!

But fate seemed to be less than perfect.

Suddenly, a large creature burst out of the ice hole, knocking Leviathan away just as it was about to reach the edge. Leviathan spun several times on the ice before coming to a stop, and Lin realized it had slid even further away than before.

The ultraviolet rays had now completely destroyed the tentacles, and although some cells were still alive, they were no longer capable of moving Leviathan's body.

Leviathan's eyes were located on the underside of its disc-shaped body, so they were not directly harmed by the light. This allowed Lin to clearly see what the creature that had hit Leviathan twice was.

The creature had a round head, a long and flat tail, and thick front limbs with a serrated, curved blade at the end, which it likely used to dig the ice hole. It also had six thick appendages, four of which were used for walking, and the last two were bent backward, with openings at the ends, possibly for jet propulsion.

The creature looked similar to a common trilobite, but it was much larger. Although its body was not as wide as Leviathan's, it was more than twice as long. Its shell was a white crystalline color, reflecting a dazzling light in the daylight.

Strange creatures have been appearing lately...

Lin named this creature 'Ice Crystal Monster' because its shell resembled ice crystals. Lin was unsure if it was made of the familiar shell material or something else.

The purpose of the Ice Crystal Monster digging the ice hole was now clear. The light from outside the hole attracted creatures that were drifting in the dark ice layer, and the Ice Crystal Monster would knock them out of the water, causing them to die from ultraviolet radiation or lack of oxygen on the ice surface, then it would crawl out to eat the corpses.

Now, the Ice Crystal Monster was moving its segmented limbs, slowly crawling toward the immobile Leviathan.

Trouble.

Leviathan might die here. The tentacles were completely immobile, and losing Leviathan would be a significant loss. It was one of Lin's most advanced 'units' and carried a large amount of the latest biological information.

Moreover, the long journey would have been in vain.

It cannot die here!

As the Ice Crystal Monster approached, Lin immediately began to activate the structures inside Leviathan. In fact, the openings for deploying units were connected to the water jets around Leviathan's body.

This structure allowed the water jets to launch units, which also meant that explosive projectiles could be launched!

Lin quickly loaded the assembled explosive projectiles into the water jet pipes and used the muscles inside the pipes to squeeze a large amount of water to the end. Then, it aimed and suddenly opened the water jet!

Dozens of explosive projectiles were launched with the surging water, hitting the Ice Crystal Monster's head and detonating, splashing corrosive liquid onto the shiny shell, causing large areas of corrosion.

Although the Ice Crystal Monster's shell was very strange and crystalline, it was still vulnerable to the corrosive liquid, which reassured Lin.

The corrosive liquid did not seem to penetrate the shell, but the Ice Crystal Monster was caught off guard by Lin's attack and hesitated for a moment. By then, Lin had already loaded a second explosive projectile.

Fire!

This time, the explosive projectile was a large one, not dozens of small ones. Lin aimed to destroy the opponent's armor with one hit, but the Ice Crystal Monster reacted and raised its front limbs to block the projectile.

Most of the corrosive liquid from the explosion was blocked by the Ice Crystal Monster's front limbs, but some splashed onto its head, leaving large areas of corrosion on the front limbs. However, the Ice Crystal Monster did not show any signs of pain or injury.

Did it not hurt the inside?

Lin began to hesitate. If it continued to fire, it would consume a lot of water inside Leviathan, which could be dangerous.

The Ice Crystal Monster also did not continue its attack. It seemed to be thinking that "continuing might be dangerous," as its armor was almost completely corroded.

In the end, the Ice Crystal Monster retreated, turned around, and dove back into the ice hole.

Did it run away? Although it was a bit disappointing, Leviathan was also at the end of its strength and could not chase after it.

At the end of its strength? What a strange phrase, but it sounds interesting.

But now is not the time to find it interesting... Lin quickly created dozens of land-based projectiles inside Leviathan. The ends of these projectiles' limbs were sharp and serrated. Lin made them dig into the ice beneath Leviathan, creating an ice hole to get it back into the water.

Digging a hole would take a long time... now it could only wait.

The projectiles quickly dug into the ice crystals beneath Leviathan. During this time, the Ice Crystal Monster did not reappear. Lin was unsure if it would come back to attack, so it did not create too many projectiles to drag Leviathan back into the ice hole, as it would deplete its nutrients, and if the Ice Crystal Monster appeared again, it would be over.

Lin first had the projectiles dig many tunnels beneath Leviathan. Then, the weight of Leviathan would collapse these tunnels, and the projectiles would continue digging, repeating this process until Leviathan fell into the water.

The originally thick ice layer became thinner and thinner with the efforts of the projectiles. Soon, Lin could see the dark, cold waters beneath the ice again.

The last layer of ice shattered as the projectiles dug, and Leviathan finally fell back into the water.

Finally back... Lin felt a sense of joy at returning to the water, avoiding the scorching ultraviolet rays outside.

However, Lin did not have time to enjoy this. It did not even have time to recover the projectiles, as a large, shimmering shadow came crashing toward it from the depths.

The Ice Crystal Monster, indeed lurking nearby.

Lin was prepared and immediately activated the water jets, dodging the collision. However, the opponent quickly turned and used its sharp front limbs to scratch a crack in Leviathan's shell.

Fire! Countless explosive projectiles surged out of the deployment openings. Since it was already in the water, Lin did not need to worry about water consumption.

The explosive projectiles, powered by their own water jet systems, rushed toward the damaged areas of the Ice Crystal Monster. However, the Ice Crystal Monster's speed in the water was different from on land. It deftly flicked its tail to the side, but the explosive projectiles could also change direction, and some still hit the injured areas of the Ice Crystal Monster's front limbs.

The crystalline, shiny armor was completely torn open by the corrosive liquid, revealing the soft muscle structure inside. The next explosive projectile directly hit this wound, causing the Ice Crystal Monster to twist in pain.

Feeling the pain, the Ice Crystal Monster did not retreat but charged forward, ignoring the surrounding explosive projectiles and colliding with Leviathan at high speed. This attack seemed to be with full force, creating a large dent in Leviathan's shell and causing many internal blood vessels to rupture.

Lin instantly tightened the blood vessels to stop the bleeding. At this moment, a large number of explosive projectiles had already hit the Ice Crystal Monster's head, and the corrosive liquid melted the already damaged areas, exposing the internal organs of the head.

The Ice Crystal Monster seemed to be enraged. It twisted its body, swam under Leviathan, and tore off one of the biting tentacles.

Unfortunately, that tentacle was already dead, and Lin did not feel any pain.

And... the battle was almost over.

Among the explosive projectiles that Lin had used to destroy the Ice Crystal Monster's head armor, one was a 'special type.' This type of explosion did not release corrosive liquid but released hundreds of small explosive projectiles. These small projectiles could not swim, but they had many tentacles with suction cups, allowing them to stick to the target and slowly crawl into the wounds.

They were called 'sticky explosive projectiles,' and now a large number of them had crawled into the wounds on the Ice Crystal Monster's head, sticking to its internal organs.

It was over.

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