Chapter 76

The surroundings were suddenly filled with tiny water droplets, which floated in the air. Their high density formed a white mist that enveloped everything around.

This phenomenon could also be called 'fog.'

These water droplets might have come from the sea, as the wind could carry many small droplets from the surface of the water, along with many small bubbles entering the water. It was unclear why such a large number of droplets had gathered here, but it might be related to the warming of the seawater.

The dense fog greatly reduced Lin's visibility, but Lin believed that the droplets should be collected. If they were to live on land, it was necessary to protect their water source.

Lin created a type of soldier within Leviathan's body. These soldiers had spherical bodies with many furry, fine tentacles on their surface, which could grab moisture from the air and store it inside their bodies.

However, just as Lin was about to release these soldiers, she suddenly felt something strange.

Something was moving in the surrounding mist. It wasn't a scorpion, but something massive, with an unprecedented unfamiliar scent. Its movement was very peculiar, as if it was dragging its body along the ground, without legs or any other means of movement.

This movement, similar to that of a worm, should be very damaging to the body on land.

A new creature she had never encountered before? She didn't know if it was dangerous, but with so many dead fish around, the creature probably wouldn't target the transporters.

Lin instructed the transporters to stay still in a cluster to avoid attracting the attention of these creatures and carefully sensed their movements.

There were many of them, at least a dozen or more. Due to their strange movement, it was difficult to estimate their size, but they were certainly much larger than scorpions.

The creatures first moved toward the area with more dead fish. Soon, Lin could feel a special vibration in the air.

It was the sensation of the Brontoscorpio's exoskeleton being crushed.

What was happening? The creatures weren't eating the dead fish; were they hunting the scorpions instead?

It was strange. Why would they ignore the abundant food on the ground and go after the scorpions, which could injure them with their venomous stingers? Could it be that they vomit after eating carrion? In fact, such creatures were quite rare. In a hundred million years, Lin had only seen a few fish do that.

While Lin was puzzled, she suddenly felt a strange sensation in her sense of smell. The unfamiliar scent of these peculiar creatures suddenly intensified, as if it covered the entire area.

Were they releasing their scent in large quantities? Why? To disrupt the sense of smell of other creatures? Indeed, this made it impossible for Lin to accurately detect their positions. She could only judge by the vibrations they made when moving, which she was not yet accustomed to sensing in the air.

Suddenly, the vibrations around her accelerated. Almost simultaneously, one of the transporters on the outer edge of the group was bitten by something and dragged into the mist.

The intense pain followed immediately. The transporter's exoskeleton was crushed by a powerful force, and it was torn into pieces by countless sharp teeth. The remaining living cells were then dissolved and consumed by the creature.

Suddenly, another transporter was bitten by another creature and dragged into the mist.

These creatures were very dangerous! It seemed they had no interest in the dead bodies, and it was unknown how large or numerous they were. This was troublesome...

Without much thought, Lin instructed Leviathan to create several 'nutrient tubes.' These tubes connected to the surrounding transporters, allowing them to supply nutrients to Leviathan. Lin could then begin to produce a large number of soldiers without regard for the cost.

These soldiers were mainly modified from the Carnivores. They could move on land like small arthropods, and their bodies were filled with infectious viruses and venom. Although Lin usually didn't like using toxins, she would use them without hesitation when facing a significant threat.

These land-based Carnivores were only ten centimeters long. Lin quickly produced over a dozen of them and had them surround the entire group.

At this moment, vibrations came from the west side of the group, the direction of the previous attack.

Attack!

Five Carnivores were responsible for the west side. They immediately opened a small hole on their heads and sprayed the lethal contents inside toward the direction of the vibrations. Lin had specially designed these contents to include various toxins and viruses. At the front was a bomb filled with dissolving liquid, which would break through the opponent's skin or armor, allowing the toxins and viruses to seep into the target's body.

However, without visual confirmation, Lin couldn't determine the effectiveness.

Suddenly, a massive figure burst through the mist and entered the Carnivores' field of vision.

Lin saw the creature for the first time. It looked like a giant worm covered in tough armor, with a massive head like a Dunkleosteus. Its exoskeleton was covered in rows of backward-facing spikes, clearly indicating that the Carnivores' attacks hadn't penetrated its armor.

It opened its mouth, filled with sharp teeth, and bit into a transporter, then retreated back into the mist.

Lin instantly lost track of the target and couldn't even pursue it.

The surrounding scent was also masked, and with only the intermittent vibrations, Lin couldn't judge the situation or even the number of creatures.

...This was dangerous.

The only option was to escape.

It was impossible to escape into the sea, as the water was still hot. There was only one direction left.

Lin had the Carnivores climb onto the outer transporters. This way, if the creatures ate the transporters, the Carnivores' viruses and toxins would harm them.

After preparing, Lin activated the 'auxiliary legs' on the transporters and quickly ran toward the direction of the giant pillars she remembered.

The pillars were relatively dense, and the creatures' heads were too large to fit through.

At this moment, the creatures caused more vibrations. Lin named them 'Mist Worms,' perhaps a creature unique to the Northern Continent, but she had no time to study them.

A worm burst out from the west side of the transporter group, using incredible speed to bite the outermost transporter and quickly retreat into the mist. However, a Carnivore was clinging to this transporter.

After the sensation of the transporter being crushed, Lin soon felt a continuous vibration. Clearly, the worm had also crushed the Carnivore, and the toxins and viruses had seeped into its body.

Regardless of its resistance to toxins, the pain should prevent it from pursuing them, but there were more than just one worm in the area...

Another ambush followed, this time from the east side of the group, where a transporter was dragged into the mist.

All the outer transporters had Carnivores clinging to them. When the worms accidentally ate the Carnivores, Lin could feel their painful struggles through the vibrations.

These suffering worms wouldn't pursue them, but even so, transporters continued to be captured. Lin initially thought there were only a few, but she had clearly underestimated their numbers.

Dozens? Hundreds? It was possible... Although Lin couldn't sense that many vibrations, the continuous capture of transporters indicated their large numbers.

Lin didn't stop; she increased her speed toward the destination. During this time, Mist Worms kept emerging from the mist to attack, and the number of transporters kept decreasing...

Since leaving the single-celled era, it had been a hundred million years, and Lin again felt her life was threatened.

But Lin had no time to think. Another worm burst out of the mist, this time targeting not the transporters but Leviathan at the back of the group.

Lin almost instantly prepared a bomb filled with venom, which was forcefully ejected from the rear nozzle, hitting the worm's open mouth.

The worm that ingested the venom bomb began to convulse, twisting its body in apparent agony.

Lin ignored it and continued to flee...

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