Chapter 489

Chapter 489: The Tiger Catches the Crocodile in Shallow Water

Actually, Trilobite’s hunting risk this time was quite high.

Land creatures attacking marine reptiles of similar size still in the sea…

Seemed downright suicidal.

Generally, aquatic creatures outweighed land creatures at equal lengths. Since water dwellers rarely needed to come ashore, they could afford larger body cavities.

Water provided buoyancy to support their bulk, and movement remained efficient despite their size.

Take whales – enormous body cavities, right?

Yet many are masterful swimmers.

Here’s something counterintuitive: blue whales actually swim much faster than orcas. Normally, orcas couldn’t catch a healthy blue whale.

Trilobite’s current choice resembled a tiger attacking a submerged crocodile matching its length.

Though marketing accounts claimed "all fish belong to cats," documented cases of tigers killing large Zecrocodiles only occurred on land.

In water…

While tiger-crocodile confrontations were rare, Nile crocodiles had multiple records of killing lions in shallows.

Competent predators typically avoided such high-risk tactics.

Walking away was preferable, let alone wading in to provoke trouble.

Yet Trilobite felt confident this time!

"Too much damn meat here!"

"Besides, my spawn sisters pulled off perfect teamwork!"

Trilobite held one advantage over the aquatic creature – he stood on shore.

This seemed obvious but proved crucial.

Watching egrets or herons fish might make fish appear foolish.

With predators plainly visible, why didn’t they flee?

That was a view from above.

Birds stood elevated above water, spotting fish easily while remaining unseen themselves.

Fish couldn’t distinguish motionless legs from reeds. Often, fish only scattered when beaks pierced the water.

Trilobite’s earlier "plan" followed this logic – using two paper young ladies as bait to lure the "satellite belly-bodied ichthyosaur" shoreward for his killing strike!

Before he could explain this to his spawn sisters, they’d already taken initiative.

Now they lay exhausted at the bottom, feigning weakness to hold the belly-bodied ichthyosaur’s attention.

The oversized creature took the bait.

Fixated entirely on the "spawn sisters," it remained oblivious to events above the "sea surface."

Trilobite’s surprise attack opportunity had arrived!

"An ordinary Beautiful Nodosaurus probably wouldn’t dare risk this."

"Because they lacked a sure-kill method, failing the first strike meant inviting a counterattack that would doom the Beautiful Nodosaurus."

"But I’m no ordinary Beautiful Nodosaurus."

"I am Saber-toothed Beautiful Nodosaurus!"

Saber teeth were perfect weapons for a Kill in One Strike, delivering fatal blows to creatures matching or exceeding his weight.

At the end of the Permian period, Theriodonts used such fangs to hunt armored Saw-toothed Lizards. In the Cenozoic, generations of saber-toothed cats slaughtered far larger prey with these terrifying blades.

"Charge—!"

Once Trilobite resolved, he never hesitated!

"Boom—boom—boom—!"

His powerful legs shook the earth, reaching the "shore" within seconds.

"Perish—!"

"Ah—!"

Blood-red jaws gaped wide as saber teeth—inherited from Duncker’s fish and horrifically modified—plunged downward!

—-

"Ah—!"

When Malbasi sensed the shadow overhead, it was too late.

Colossal pressure crushed him, shattering all courage, confidence, and triumph within his Soul.

Surprise left his mind blank!

Yet the Divine Body held one advantage—when reason failed, its beast instincts seized control, moving autonomously.

Chaos Demon God’s Divine Body reacted first: flee.

His massive frame twisted, straining backward.

But would fate allow retreat!?

"Escape!?"

"Never!"

"Blood sacrifice for the Giant God!"

"Offerings to the divine throne!"

Mortals’ mocking laughter echoed through Malbasi’s Soul.

Frenzied cries erupted!

Then…

"Pshhh—!"

"Grahhh—!"

Mortals sprang into action. Giant God-bestowed fangs clamped onto Malbasi’s tail, anchoring him.

"You…!"

“Bold!”

Finally, Malbasi came to his senses and roared, unleashing a powerful pressure toward the mortal controlling the “False Body”.

However…

The pressure sank like a stone in the sea.

Because an even more terrifying divine might suddenly crashed down from the Sea of Ether!

“No—!”

Malbasi barely had time to let out a horrifying scream before a massive saber tooth brutally pierced his neck!

“Pshhh—!”

The saber tooth sliced downward, tearing through Malbasi’s completely unguarded outer skin.

Actually, among ocean creatures, those with hard shells like sea turtles and shield-tooth dragons are rare; because armor makes their streamlined bodies less elegant and slower in the water.

Predators could not catch their prey, and the hunted could not escape fast.

So, sea turtles mostly eat jellyfish to survive, and shield-tooth dragons feed on shells in the shallow sea.

But no armor means less tolerance for mistakes.

Once caught, it’s a certain death!

Just like right now!

“Zing—!”

Blood splattered everywhere!

Trilobite’s saber teeth, like two daggers, pierced the neck and sliced down, cutting tendons and hitting the vertebrae.

The huge force shook and cracked the fragile neck bones of the belly-bodied ichthyosaur, and finally…

“Snap—!”

It broke!

Only then did Malbasi realize he had fallen into the Giant God’s trap.

But why the Outer Gods chose the Giant God over the Chaos Demon God, who had disgraced them…

Malbasi would have no chance to find out.

His Soul had already died out, leaving only a wisp of remnant spirit that screamed and wailed as it floated into the void, drifting to the center of the Chaos Swamp.

The body still shook from reflex magic signals, and a pool of bright red divine blood spread in the Ether Shallow Sea.

“Yay! Yay!”

“Divine blood! Divine blood!”

“See the shards of divine rank flowing out! So many! So many!”

…

The blood octopus Outer Gods and other strange Outer Gods rejoiced.

They happily absorbed the divine blood spreading in the Sea of Ether.

The “Ancient Cup Outer Gods” also swelled and shrank as they drank the divine blood flowing through the gaps.

Everyone was happy, and Trilobite was very happy too.

“Great!”

“Another feast!”

Trilobite exclaimed happily as he dragged the six-meter-long belly-bodied ichthyosaur from the shallow sea to the beach, ready to feast.

“Ahh… ahh…”

Chaos Energy grew rapidly, and Trilobite beamed with delight.

But when he was full and slept soundly on the “beach” for a long time…

【Your Base is Under Attack!】

“What!?”

Trilobite woke up.

“Did someone steal from my home!?”