Chapter 379

Chapter 379: Trilobite Changes Species Again

"Burp—!"

Trilobite had eaten his fill.

Burping contentedly, he gazed at the incoming forty thousand units of Chaos Energy, feeling very pleased.

"Excellent!"

"With more, I can arm my spawn quicker and enhance myself faster to develop some ultimate moves."

"But the immediate priority is addressing weaknesses exposed during hunting through minor modifications."

"First…"

"Well, no need for ‘first’—you’ll do."

Trilobite began "sculpting a dragon."

Specifically, he was "sculpting a crocodile."

"Need to adjust the forelimb-to-hindlimb ratio."

"Can’t stay this sluggish forever."

Though fossil studies showed postosuchus forelimbs were two-thirds the length of their hind limbs, allowing rear-leg standing, their forward-leaning center of gravity and low stance meant they could only sustain bipedal movement briefly.

This brief period constituted their "sprint."

Yet this "sprint" wasn’t running—just fast walking. While slightly quicker than quadrupedal motion, the speed remained limited. Chasing sluggish Armored Dragons proved exhausting, let alone faster creatures.

"This was understandable, after all, the prey of the postosuchus was usually very sluggish Water Lizards."

"Running fast isn’t important, as long as I run faster than my prey!"

"But I can’t do that."

So…

"Uh… uh…"

The minor adjustments began.

Trilobite’s hind legs grew sturdier and slightly longer, and to keep balance, his tail also thickened and lengthened; the posture of his vertebrae shifted a bit, becoming more upright…

The body structure really changed everything—Trilobite only meant to boost his tibia ratio for faster running, but it ended up altering his whole body.

"It was done after all…"

"But…"

Trilobite looked at his slimmer figure, then at his forelimbs, just half as long as his hind legs, nodding.

He shook his head sadly.

"This time, it didn’t count as crossing a class of evolution, so there was no slumber."

"One could say, I didn’t even cross a family this time."

【Current Form: Sturdy Bopolong Type】

【Status: Not Hungry】

【Magic Power: 12000/12000 (Recovering 50 per minute)】

【Chaos Energy: 474956/1000 (Can enter the evolution interface)】

【Skill 1: Flip the World Off (100 Magic Power cost)】

【Skill 2: Ball Joint Armor (100 Magic Power cost)】

【Skill 3: Dance of Bacteria and Archaea (Magic Power cost varies)】

【Special Skill: Whale Fall Aura】

…

"What a true Bopolong…"

The postosuchus belonged to the Bopolong family.

But even in the same family, the postosuchus didn’t look much like the Bopolong.

You could say the postosuchus resembled a four-legged dinosaur, yet anyone could tell it wasn’t a dinosaur.

The Bopolong was different, though.

If someone who knew little about fossils but had heard of dinosaurs saw a Bopolong reconstruction, they’d likely say, "Isn’t this just a dinosaur?"

Some thought that way mainly because the Bopolong was a true dragon that could always walk upright on its hind legs.

From reconstructions, its forelimbs were less than half the length of its hind legs.

Many theropod dinosaurs had that same ratio too.

"Great! That change really boosted my agility."

"And…"

Trilobite discovered he wasn’t the "slender Bopolong" model species; he was the "sturdy Bopolong."

"The ‘slender Bopolong’ model species was four meters long and weighed only about 100 kilograms, truly slender."

"But I was six meters long and weighed over six hundred kilograms!"

"This size was already close to later large Dilophosaurus types, like the double-spined dragon and ice-spined dragon."

"Uh, though I still felt a bit clumsy…"

"And my Chaos Energy…"

"Woo… my Chaos Energy…"

Suddenly, Trilobite thought his upgrade wasn’t worth it.

After eating that Dreadnoughtus, his Chaos Energy had shot up past nine hundred thousand.

But to make his hind legs longer, his body went through upgrades and strengthening, costing over four hundred thousand Chaos Energy all at once.

It felt like the hunt was pointless, and he lost over a hundred thousand instead.

"Man, at this rate, when will I ever pull off my big move…"

"Sigh, the system was too unfair!"

"I figured I’d just keep hunting."

"This time…"

"I’d head to the seaside!"

Just as Trilobite got ready to leave feeling down…

【Ding——!】

【You have a new consultation request. Would you like to accept it?】

"Accept! Of course, I will!"

Trilobite, upset about the spent Chaos Energy, wouldn’t skip any chance to "earn more."

Soon, he was pulled into the "Evolution Consultation Room."

But in that space, it was more like an "evolution surgery room."

"Let me see!"

"Who wants to evolve now…"

Quickly, he saw the customer’s real look.

"Damn!"

Trilobite wasn’t surprised; he wanted to swear.

"You’ve already evolved this far; you’re basically done and perfect! After this, just wait for the world to change and die out. Why ask for more evolution?"

"Are you messing with me?"

"However…"

A guest is always welcome.

Trilobite finally decided to accept this job!

—-

"Hmm…"

"Sigh…"

At the heart of the "Fantasy Tree of Subspace," Barbatos kept massaging his temples, trying to ease the strain of maintaining his elevated position.

The siege against the Giant God was not going well.

"Too many enemies of chaos!"

Barbatos couldn’t help but lament.

"Though I’ve planted Chaos Marks in the souls of those defiant deities, I can’t control those beyond chaos."

"Such as…"

"The Ether Dragons."

Xidi, Morax, and other deities had indeed been dispatched to search and advance—ordered to attack immediately upon finding the Giant God!

But soon, the Outer Predator reported back.

Morax and Xidi were pinned down by Ether Dragons, unable to progress.

Even core councilors faced assaults from Ether Dragons—let alone other core councilors.

Worse, the Ether Dragons attacked the "guest deities" Barbatos summoned from the "Endless Ether," leading to intense battles where both sides scored victories.

Yet fighting on home turf gave Ether Dragons higher win rates.

They no longer seemed to fear the "deadly poison" from the Endless Ether—micro divine rank—and their self-recovery capability had strengthened.

This advantage let Ether Dragons slay three Endless Ether deities without suffering losses.

Beyond these major issues, only "minor matters" remained.

For instance…

"Star-Eater Plutonium Dragons appearing near Fantasy Trees of Subspace across different zones?"

"Even climbing the Fantasy Trees to scout around?"

"Scheming something, perhaps?"

"Smack!"

Barbatos hurled the report off the table.

"Stop reporting such trifles in the future!"

"Pure waste of my energy!"

The scolded subordinate official nodded meekly, murmuring agreement until Barbatos cooled slightly.

"But this might be for the best."

"From the direction of the Ether Sea, the ‘Endless Ether’ deities, along with those annoying fellows Lady Xidi and Morax, could help me hold back the Ether Dragons, stopping them from aiding the Giant God and truly cutting it off."

"As for wrecking the Giant God…"

"I’d leave that to those from the ‘Primal Wilderness’!"

"You!"

Saying this, Barbatos pointed at a Predatory Deity.

"Head to the Primal Wilderness and pass on a message."

"I was ready to up Bohimond’s offer to bring them all in!"

—-

"Whoosh…"

Waves rippled across the Ether Sea again as a huge, bright green back slowly sank under the water.

On the shore, Lady Xidi tidied her feathers while Morax lay in the sun, bragging.

The Ether Dragon and the Chaos Demon God got along just fine, with no fighting at all.

"How long must we keep faking this…"

Morax asked Lady Xidi, sounding bored.

"Not yet."

Lady Xidi kept fixing her feathers, which had thinned a lot as she grew bigger and stronger.

"We must see what the Giant God does next."

Right then…

"Whoosh… Whoosh…"

A god, way smaller than Lady Xidi, crawled up.

He was Lady Xidi’s underling.

Core councilor of chaos, seat fifteen, Elioerg.

"Uh, Lady Xidi, I want to get better too."

"You?"

Lady Xidi tilted her head nicely.

"Who are you again?"