Chapter 398

Chapter 398: The Cute Things Are Not So Cute After All

“Hubei Crocodile…”

“It definitely couldn’t be called a crocodile anymore.”

Not everything called a crocodile was actually a crocodile; this was a consensus in the Paleo Creature World.

Besides, the Hubei Crocodile belonged to the ichthyosaur subclass, not even a true dragon; and since ichthyosaurs were focused on advancing into the ocean, their evolution was more promising than sea crocodiles.

Except for the “ocean crocodile” branch, crocodiles used the “frame-clinging” tactics, mostly wandering in freshwater and sometimes playing in the sea; but they never evolved a form fully adapted to the ocean.

But what about the fate of the fully ocean-adapted “sea crocodiles”?

Hmm…

The sea crocodile family was probably the first ichthyosaurs eliminated in the Mesozoic Era, except for the order Thalattosauria that went extinct in the Triassic period.

Although ichthyosaurs didn’t last into the Cretaceous period, they survived until the Late Cretaceous period and went extinct during the Senonian-Turonian stage.

“So, let’s keep developing in the direction of ichthyosaurs.”

“Actually, it’s simple.”

“The ichthyosaur subclass, as the name suggests, becomes more and more like a fish!”

“Then…”

Trilobite began his work.

“Considering the need to swim in the shallow sea, let’s elongate the body cavity a bit; don’t make it too fat.”

“Slim looks better!”

“Add a slanted caudal fin, and let’s have an original dorsal fin!”

“The caudal fin can boost tail thrust, while the dorsal fin keeps balance.”

“Next, we move to offensive organs.”

“Let’s have the ichthyosaur’s signature slender snout.”

Although the slender snout seems weak and only good for eating fish, it actually has great evolutionary potential—if it widens, it becomes powerful jaws!

“As an early ichthyosaur, it must have strong bite force!”

“Whether hunting other large prey or sucking on shelled squids, bite force is key.”

“So, add bite muscles!”

“Create a sagittal crest!”

The sagittal crest is like the one on Ultraman’s head, but muscles attach to it to boost bite force.

After a while, Trilobite nodded in satisfaction.

“Not bad, this fellow should be…”

Just as Trilobite looked at his creation, ready to search his memory for a matching paleo creature…

“Grrr…”

A rumbling sound came from his stomach.

"Tsk, I was so caught up in working that I forgot to eat."

"Today was definitely a feast of three Micro-Orifice Salamanders!"

Trilobite swallowed and moved his strong legs toward his “restaurant”; it was a sandbank that got submerged during high tide and was revealed during low tide.

However, recently, this sandbank had been under seawater for longer and longer periods.

Perhaps soon, this sandbank would forever rest on the ocean floor.

"Hmm…"

As Trilobite devoured the flesh and blood of the Micro-Orifice Salamanders, he observed the shape of the sandbank.

"I hadn’t noticed before, but this sandbank actually formed a ring, like a lagoon."

"Even though the central area always stayed below the water surface and was constantly filled with seawater, it was much shallower than the surrounding waters."

"This ring only had one gap."

"It truly was a good place for fishing…"

"However…"

Trilobite looked down and discovered that beneath the clear seawater, there were only some Little Crabs and similar fellows. When Trilobite’s shadow fell over them, they panicked and scurried away, abandoning their nests that they had worked so hard to dig.

"Am I really that terrifying?"

"Still, I could make a trap here."

"The only problem was…"

"How could I lure big fish in?"

At that moment, Trilobite suddenly felt the head of the Micro-Orifice Salamander he had just managed to retrieve twitch slightly.

Perhaps that tiny vibration was imperceptible to other creatures.

But for Trilobite, who had the support of the Lorentz Jar and Olfactory Membranes, it was no issue at all.

"Who’s there?"

Trilobite roared as he moved closer.

Very soon…

"Pop!"

"Puff!"

"Pop!"

Three large ear blades suddenly popped out from under the head, cute big ears shaking, bright eyes looking at Trilobite with innocence.

"Hey, little brothers! No use being cute!"

"Roar—!"

Trilobite, angered, immediately pounced.

These three were, of course, the little flying elephant octopuses that often led him around.

It had been a long time since they last met, and they had grown quite a bit, yet their overall appearance remained unchanged, still looking adorably cute.

However, these cute little creatures truly made Trilobite’s blood pressure soar—they were actually stealing his prey!

“Thieves!”

“Robbers!”

“Freeloaders!”

“Shameless!”

Amid Trilobite’s shouts, the three little flying elephant octopuses dove and splashed into the sea, disappearing without a trace.

“How dare they…”

“Just wait until I get you!”

“Roar—!”

After his furious cry, Trilobite plunged into the shallow sea, chasing after the little flying elephant octopuses with his clumsy walking and swimming skills.

His personal hard work was sacred and inviolable; anyone who touched Trilobite would face his wrath.

Though he knew he couldn’t catch up to the little flying elephant octopuses in the sea, they still needed to learn a lesson!

But soon, Trilobite realized he might have wronged them.

These three little flying elephant octopuses weren’t merely running over to steal food.

Instead…

“Splash—!”

“Boom—!”

Not far away on the sea surface, water splashed everywhere as a gigantic back slowly emerged!

Some low dorsal fins swept across the water.

“Splash—!”

Waves crashed.

Another enormous creature glided through the deep water, not far from the shore.

“Who is this guest…”

—-

“It’s over! It’s over!”

“The ferocious crocodile was angry! He was angry!”

“We shouldn’t have made him angry right after meeting!”

In the Ether Sea, the little flying elephant octopuses hurriedly complained together with the blood octopus Outer Gods.

However, their complaints quickly ceased.

The main figure appeared to calm them down.

“Don’t worry, after hearing my explanation, the formidable Giant God would surely calm down and might even thank you.”

A massive shadow loomed over the blood octopus Outer Gods, and they respectfully retreated to the side.

This was a trick they often used.

They acted obedient in front, only to betray God in an instant.

But the blood octopus Outer Gods had never betrayed the Giant God, nor anyone else who had a connection or demonstrated goodwill to him.

This was likely why they maintained a good reputation.

The enormous deity from the ether carefully observed the so-called “Giant God,” trying to see something through his calcite eyes.