Chapter 570

Chapter 570: Growing Big Because Weaklings Peck Each Other

"Let me test your mettle!"

"Roar—!"

Trilobite roared loudly, his powerful legs churning as he charged at the two "Colossal Creature Cranogryphus."

"Roar—!"

"Roar—roar—!"

The Cranogryphus were startled by such a bold and almost wild move; they clumsily shuffled their pigeon-toed feet, turning their heads outward.

At times they opened their jaws to flash their sharp fangs in a threat; at other times, they lowered their heads to show off their blunt horns.

But Trilobite didn’t follow their plan.

"Only a fool would charge head-on!"

"Hey—!"

His Long Tail swung like a rudder to the side, and the body of the Saber-toothed Beautiful Nodosaurus twisted easily, brushing past the Cranogryphus almost at their snouts.

"Boom—!"

The Cranogryphus thrust their blunt horns forward, but only hit the wind Trilobite left behind.

Soon after…

"Roar—roar—roar—!"

A roar of pain burst out.

After a sharp turn, Trilobite quickly circled the Cranogryphus, darted behind them, and bit down hard on one beast’s back!

Though the two felt the pain, they couldn’t match the speed of the Saber-toothed Beautiful Nodosaurus.

Their pigeon-toed legs were too clumsy, and even at full effort, they only caught glimpses of their foe zipping by.

"Well…"

"It seemed that while early archosaurs were giant beasts, they couldn’t compare to the nimble mammals of later times."

"That’s probably why they had to bulk up and become giants."

In truth, early archosaur predators did win with size.

Bigger is better!

Bigger is awesome!

Permian predators like Deinosuchus were larger than their prey, the Basilosaurus; Anteosuchus, for example, dwarfed herbivorous animals like Tapirus from the same rock layer.

They often weighed one or two tons.

It seemed a bit like Tyrannosaurus rex, didn’t it?

But actually, it was very different.

Tyrannosaurus rex hunted triceratops, the top of herbivore defenses, with neck shields and horns for attack and defense, plus strong muscles—not easy prey for any predator!

Besides triceratops, Tyrannosaurus also hunted big prey like Edmontosaurus; in the southern "Poplar Mountains Formation," it even attacked Alamosaurus, a giant Sauropod Dinosaurs that might have been the largest dinosaur.

They were absolutely the pinnacle of land predators.

In contrast, the various giant beasts of the Permian period could only rely on their massive size to bully herbivores much smaller than themselves.

"This is probably because…"

"These ‘beast senpai’ didn’t have as many weapons and equipment as the predatory mammals of later eras."

Not to mention that mammals had evolved to lose lumbar vertebrae, transforming their entire bodies into spring-like structures capable of storing immense power.

After all, losing lumbar vertebrae had its pros and cons.

Just looking at the basic equipment—claws, teeth, and so on—these archosaurs’ beast senpai weren’t all that impressive.

"The Cranogryphus…"

"Had poor agility."

"No claws."

"And their bite was not impressive either."

Indeed, the beasts of the Permian period basically had no concept of "claws."

Their feet were just feet, used for moving and running, with no additional functions.

This made their predation efficiency quite low.

However, having weak claws wasn’t necessarily a big deal.

Even now, most canine animals have pretty unimpressive claws—they can’t really be used for fighting or striking.

But when their teeth were also lacking, that was awkward.

These primitive archosaurs’ teeth had not fully evolved; especially their canines, which were underdeveloped and had poor bite force.

This forced them to rely on sheer size, bulking up their bodies to be larger than their prey, using their greater power and bulk to overpower their targets.

This dilemma likely came to an end only when the Lystrasaurus and its ilk established the first generation of "saber teeth instant kill style."

"I must say…"

"The matching mechanisms across geological periods are truly remarkable."

"Inferior creatures fighting each other."

"However, it was surprising that these Colossal Creature Cranogryphus could run quite fast, managing to catch up with the Troodon…"

"That was rather astonishing."

"Too bad though…"

"Their agility was too poor!"

Trilobite continued circling around them, occasionally darting in to take a bite.

He was no dullard like the Cranogryphus, with no claws and weak canines.

The bite force of theropod dinosaurs was no joke!

Combined with those saber teeth modified from Duncker’s fish…

"Pshhh—!"

With one swipe, blood poured out!

Just like that, he danced like a blade dancer, causing many wounds on the Cranogryphus.

Soon, a large pool of blood formed on the ground!

"If this keeps up, you’ll be worn down by me!"

"And I can handle other tasks too…"

Trilobite dashed around swiftly, biting small pieces slowly from the Cranogryphus, and easily multitasked by opening the "evolution consultation" System.

"Troodon."

"You should change more!"

【Group purchase intention was confirmed again.】

【Host, please conduct business.】

…

But the proud Trilobite didn’t know that far off, strange giants watched with bad intentions.

—-

"Great, just like that!"

"Fight on! Fight on!"

"None of you are good!"

"When you finish, we’ll reap the benefits!"

The rough mocking voice came from a mountain built of Primal Mud.

Though the mountain was constantly worn by ether droplets, it stayed tall and strong.

These were some "ordinary Giant Spirit Gods."

They were very different from those who sided with the Giant God, walking on four legs and peeking around like rodents.

These beings stayed neutral, just there to enjoy the show.

A fight was a big event; casualties were even better, as they might grab some shards of divine rank!

But soon, fear rose in their hearts.

Divine might washed over them from behind!

"Ah!"

"Run!"

"Ah—!"

"Boom—Boom—Boom—!"

Above the mountains, strange, smooth, round "hilltops" slowly rose with rumbling shakes!

No, they weren’t hilltops!

They were the powerful Vast Dragon Gods!

Some four-legged ordinary Giant Spirit Gods, frozen by Dragon Might and too slow to escape, were kicked aside and crushed underfoot.

"Whoosh…"

"Hiss…"

The huge "Vast Dragon God·Strong Skull" stepped forward firmly, eyeing the battle below fiercely.