Chapter 61
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Chapter 61: World! Here I Come! 2/8
Trilobite certainly noticed the plan of the ancient giant dragonfly.
“Hmm…”
“Was this falling into the water and not being able to take off in time, so it could only quickly return to the shore to escape my giant jaws?”
“Interesting…”
“Insects from the Carboniferous period must have often faced such things.”
“It was only natural for them to have this instinct.”
Trilobite had started to doubt the era he was in.
“Since the ancient giant dragonfly showed up, it must be the Carboniferous period.”
“It wasn’t surprising that Trilobite remains were there; after all, the strange prawn species survived until the end of the Permian period; conodonts even lasted to the end of the Triassic period; worm-like creatures were around in every era.”
“It was nothing unusual for Thunder Scorpion, horseshoe crab, and Duncker’s fish to survive into the Carboniferous.”
“The biggest issue was the Leviathan hornstone and Mantis Shrimp; they should have been long gone by the Carboniferous…”
After thinking for a while, Trilobite simply stopped pondering.
Because of geology and how fossils are preserved, Earth’s life history was still hidden in mystery, getting fuzzier the farther back in time you go.
There were many cases of fossils found in the wrong layers in natural science history.
Even the “hermits” in the deep sea sometimes surprised humans.
For example, the coelacanth, which should have vanished over 300 million years ago, was actually found alive in the deep sea!
What was even more amazing was that the coelacanth wasn’t small—over a meter long and weighing more than ten kilos. For such a big creature with little change in body structure over 300 million years to survive multiple Mass Extinctions was truly impressive.
When Trilobite worked as a museum guide, he sometimes wondered if descendants of strange prawns or Trilobite had stubbornly lived on in those deep trenches until today!
If there truly were…
Then Trilobite’s “middle finger” would be incredibly bold.
But…
“Thinking about these pointless things was useless.”
“The key was my prey…”
Trilobite swam for a long time, chasing the ocean waves and the dragonfly drifting with them.
He watched as an ancient giant dragonfly stopped in front of some odd “sand towers” on the beach, thinking…
Land seemed off-limits to fish; the dragonfly’s instincts seemed to tell it the same.
In fact, the ancient giant dragonfly that escaped to land trembled a bit as it bent its clear wings, almost mocking—dare to come ashore!?
But Trilobite didn’t feel upset or down.
Instead, he felt a little excited.
“So, I was already this close to the land…”
Watching the waves wash against the uneven land, his poor-resolution eyes could only see a vast expanse on the land; it seemed there were no large plants or animals.
However, the system vision displayed a large group of "Red Dots" gathering around the beach.
Some crawled toward several strange sand towers, seemingly trying to avoid the waves; while others got helplessly swept into the sea, drifting with the ocean’s tides.
“They should be small worms or tiny crustaceans living on the beach.”
“Crabs love to eat these creatures.”
“But there are no crabs on the beach now…”
“Looks like the land isn’t that great either.”
“Sigh, this really seems like a wasteland after the Mass Extinction, utterly desolate.”
“Ah, enough thinking. I’m hungry.”
In the past, Trilobite would’ve eagerly sucked those sea-swept “Red Dots” into his mouth.
But now, it wasn’t necessary.
His spawn—those Trilobites—swam in the sea behind him, struggling against the waves as they fed on these crustaceans; his already abundant Chaos Energy slowly grew.
Yet this couldn’t satisfy him…
“Whether this is a wasteland from Earth’s version change, a revival after the end times, or some other bizarre parallel world—hunger demands food!”
“Right now, I’m hungry!”
“Easy prey got washed ashore!”
“The only thing stopping me is…”
The land!
Trilobite bent his body and slightly closed his eyes.
“Quite an experience.”
“The earliest flesh-finned fish probably climbed ashore for similar reasons.”
“Why should life cling to ponds?”
“Should land’s bounty just go to arthropods?”
“My hardened vertebrae, my bony flesh fins, my teeth, my myelin sheath, my jaw—everything that let me defeat sea scorpions! Was it all for nothing? To watch these worms rule the land undeservedly!?”
“Am I content?”
“No!”
“Then…”
Trilobite’s caudal fin curved, gathering energy.
“Go—!”
“Boom—!”
A “1.5-meter” long true finned fish suddenly leaped from the water, charging toward the land—familiar yet strange, strange yet familiar!
"No—!"
"I don’t wanna die yet!"
"Ah—!"
The demons howled, leaping blindly from the tower—all in vain!
The colossal shadow drew nearer and nearer.
None could fathom how such an enormous thing could possibly "fly"!
Yet reality defied reason!
The leviathan, fish-like monster erupted from the sea, surged overhead, and then—
"Boom—!"
Earth trembled violently beneath the impact. The divine belly—spanning square kilometers—slammed down, crushing everything beneath it.
The demons’ monuments to victory and glory collapsed like sandcastles.
Demons shrieked, buried under falling boulders and the Giant God’s bulk, or swept into the relentless tsunami surging from the sea.
"Zii—!"
The God of Light screeched in agony.
The Giant God pinned down the God of Light’s divine form!
The massive fish-head gaped its crimson maw, roaring a furious proclamation across the scorched earth—World! I have arrived!
—-
High above, Trilobite spotted the frantic ancient giant dragonfly. It scrambled inland on trembling limbs, battered wings quivering!
Too late!
"Crash!"
The true finned fish slammed onto him.
The dragonfly gnashed its shattered mandibles, thrashing its abdomen in final defiance.
But how could a winged creature match the weight of an aquatic true finned fish?
Struggle as he might, the dragonfly couldn’t escape the crushing mass.
"Gulp—!"
The fish twisted its head, sinking teeth deep into the dragonfly’s body.
"Zii—!"
Wings fluttering wildly, the dragonfly writhed in despair. Yet the vise-like jaws held firm, granting no escape!
"Hah!"
The fish’s tail and torso coiled with power, wrenching sideways!
Bony fins strained against its weight, heaving forward—one laborious step, then another.
At last—
"Splash—!"
The sea erupted anew. Hundreds of meters of spray geysered as titanic waves scoured the coast.
The true finned fish vanished safely beneath the waves.
Its colossal tailfins churned the depths, hurling hundred-meter waves shoreward. Once more, the tsunami scoured the coastline.
