Chapter 90

In the jungle covered with countless twisted tree trunks, Lin had been here for two days and nights, and had also studied the environment here to some extent.

Even at night, it was as bright as daylight, with the luminous crystal dust on countless mosses making this jungle never truly dark. Many creatures living here no longer had the concept of day and night, living under the light at any time.

In this forest, a small river only two meters wide flowed. Miraculously, on the other side of the river, there was a different scene.

Perhaps due to geological reasons, there were only scattered patches of moss on the ground here, and the scattered light could not illuminate the vast forest land. Where the light could not reach, there were only twisted and complex shadows. This was also the world of predators, which hid in the darkness, waiting for prey to approach. Only a few predators would venture into the other half of the area filled with light.

The dark half was called the 'Dark Plain' by Lin, while the side with luminous moss was called the 'Glowing Forest.' The river was the boundary between them.

Ten strange arthropods, with bodies like scorpions, long slender legs, and blade-like front limbs, rushed out from the Dark Plain, quickly crossing the river. With splashing water, they climbed onto the Glowing Forest, which shimmered with light.

Each of these arthropods was thirty centimeters long, named 'Hunters,' and they were the first small unit Lin created after arriving here.

Lin had now changed her previous plan. Although it was interesting for Leviathan to explore on its own, after witnessing the rapid evolution of the surrounding species, Lin believed that the previous method of individual exploration was no longer applicable. If they encountered an unknown and powerful threat, it would be difficult to escape.

Therefore, Lin decided to adopt a plan not limited to individuals, which was to create an army to explore the surrounding areas and then use the green carpet to occupy them. Leviathan itself usually did not move, but served as a mobile base.

The Hunters crouched low, moving slowly on the luminous moss.

At night, there were even fewer predators in the Glowing Forest than during the day. After all, the light came from the ground, making it difficult for predators to hide their bodies... except for these color-changing Hunters.

To quickly expand the army, using only the nutrients from the green carpet was too slow. Lin had to hunt other creatures to obtain nutrients.

The Hunters targeted a creature not far ahead, which was gnawing on the moss. This round arthropod was over a meter long, covered in a tough armor.

It was called a 'Beetle,' but 'beetle' was a general term. Lin had discovered many beetle-like creatures in this forest and needed to distinguish them. This one was specifically called a 'Moss Eater.'

The Moss Eater was a medium-sized beetle, making it a suitable target.

The Hunters' bodies emitted the same light as the moss, not only changing color but also covered in crystal dust collected by Lin, allowing them to blend into the environment. The Moss Eater did not notice their approach at all.

When they approached the Moss Eater to a certain distance, the Hunters immediately rushed out. The Moss Eater reacted quickly, instantly opening its back armor, revealing four large wings.

Before it could fly away, a Hunter had already pounced on its back, slicing several cracks into its wings with its sharp front limbs.

The Moss Eater flapped its wings violently but could not take off due to the injuries. At this moment, the other Hunters also pounced, piercing its body and leg joints with their front limbs.

The beetle was easily defeated by the Hunters, green liquid gushing from its injured joints, and its entire body fell to the ground.

Unlike the temporary soldiers Leviathan usually created, the Hunters had a complete set of organs and circulatory systems, allowing them to eat the beetle on the spot and store the nutrients in their abdomens to bring back.

Three Hunters were responsible for eating the blood that flowed from the Moss Eater, while the others cut open its tough armor, which was quite hard and required considerable effort.

Some small reptiles were attracted by the smell of blood and approached, moving around the corpse, trying to get a taste. Lin sent out two Hunters to drive them away, as she had no intention of sharing.

Fish were the strongest creatures in the sea, but as evolved reptiles, they were quite weak on land. Most of them were herbivores or scavengers. Lin noticed that the majority of the creatures here were large arthropods, but she had only explored a small part of the twisted jungle, and there might be more unique species elsewhere.

After the Hunters cut open the beetle's abdomen, they quickly gathered to eat. Lin knew that the corpse would not only attract small reptiles but also some powerful creatures.

For example... a creature called a 'Cockroach.'

This creature was large, fast, and had a mouth like a blade that could quickly cut its target. Lin had previously released some flyers to search, but they were all eaten by these cockroaches.

Cockroaches were also predators in the Glowing Forest, and due to their extreme speed, even if the prey detected them early, they could not escape.

Fortunately, the Hunters ate quickly, and the Moss Eater was soon reduced to an empty shell without attracting any other creatures. After the Hunters left, the small reptiles surrounded the corpse, burrowing into the shell to search for leftovers.

The Hunters quickly returned, crossing the river and returning to the cave entrance in the Dark Plain.

Lin had expanded the original cave, which felt suitable as a base. It was now over ten meters deep and more than three meters wide, with the inner soil mixed with shell material to prevent collapse.

After the Hunters returned, they condensed the nutrients they obtained into small spheres and spat them out. Besides absorbing what they needed, the excess nutrients were brought back to Leviathan.

Leviathan used the collectors to eat the nutrient spheres. At this moment, the small desert scorpions that had been sleeping deep in the cave seemed to smell the food and rushed out, using their small pincers to pick up the nutrient spheres and eat them.

Lin did not stop them, as it seemed fun to raise these scorpions. These creatures were relatively intelligent and could distinguish between the soldiers Lin created and other species, so they knew not to attack Leviathan's collectors.

Each scorpion only ate one or two spheres and then stopped, with a small appetite. However, they grew quickly, and some had already molted, increasing in size. It seemed that the arthropods here used molting to grow, which felt wasteful and dangerous.

Lin usually did not increase Leviathan's size, only dissolving and reassembling it during special times.

Lin collected and digested all the nutrient spheres, then began to create more units. She added three Artillery to the Hunter unit. These creatures were also scorpion-like, thirty centimeters long, with a curved tail that was not a stinger but a cannon, used to fire armor-piercing explosive shells. Since most of the targets were arthropods, armor-piercing capability was essential.

Lin felt that the scorpion's body was the most perfect form she had seen so far, suitable for both attack and defense without affecting speed, making it extremely practical.

Lin had Leviathan continue to create some digging units to help expand the cave, while the Hunter squad continued to go out hunting.

As the first Hunter stepped out of the cave, Lin felt it was grabbed by something and instantly dragged into the air. Before it could see what it was, its head was bitten off.

The remaining Hunters stepped out of the cave and looked up, only seeing the dark, twisted tree trunks, unable to see what had attacked the Hunter.

This forest really has a lot of monsters...

Although Lin had been here for two days and nights, she had only seen a few creatures. The creature that attacked the Hunter was completely unknown to her. Her cave was located at the boundary between light and darkness, next to the river, and on the dark side. The creature likely came from the Dark Plain, which Lin had not explored much, as she had recently focused her hunting grounds on the Glowing Forest.

Should she go after it? Lin could feel that the captured Hunter was being continuously gnawed on, but it would not be completely eaten for a while.

Going deep into the dangerous Dark Plain for just one Hunter seemed unwise, but to ensure her future safety, she needed to eliminate the creature that could ambush at the entrance to her nest.

However, Lin did not want to send out a unit to hunt the target, as the risk was too high, and there was a possibility of total annihilation. She needed to think of another method...

Thinking about it, Lin had Leviathan create a luminous flyer and sent it to fly over the twisted tree jungle.

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Thank you to ~Shentong Zen Di Tian Shu~ for the 588~

Thank you to ~godmorgan~ for the tip~

PS: The weather is cooler~ Two updates tomorrow~

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