Chapter 558

Chapter 558: The Crocodilian Comes Ashore, Seeking Death!

"Ahhh—!"

Trilobite nimbly retreated before striking again.

"Pshhh—!"

He clamped down on that fellow’s neck in one bite.

Then…

"Damn!"

"This neck was surprisingly tough."

"And slippery too!"

The moment King Megalodon’s sturdy, conical teeth sank into the giant Funkleef Dragon’s neck…

"Ssskrrrt—!"

A slippery sensation shot through him!

For some reason, the Funkleef Dragon’s neck felt slick, almost slimy.

This tactic might not work well underwater against predators with time to secure their bite. But for a riverbank hunter like Trilobite, it was effective.

The creature was simply too massive.

Its neck stretched long yet thick.

The Megalodon’s wide mouth couldn’t open far enough, gripping at an awkward angle.

The giant Funkleef Dragon slid downward until Trilobite strained to hook his teeth onto those strange, frilled ridges behind its head—spread out like a mane.

Those ridges probably evolved for showy mating displays.

Instead, they became survival obstacles.

Sexual selection sometimes…

just leads to self-destruction.

"Man, glad I swapped to the Megalodon’s bite."

"If I were still the Saber-toothed Beautiful Nodosaurus…"

With saber teeth, Trilobite could never have gripped this slippery giant.

He’d have watched helplessly as it slid back into the "river."

Now, though his hold was shaky, he had a chance to reposition.

"Hey—!"

Just as his grip faltered, Trilobite—a Beautiful Nodosaurus with a Megalodon head—whipped his body violently.

"Whoosh—!"

The giant Funkleef Dragon went sailing through the air.

"Thud—!"

His massive divine body crashed heavily into the mud not far away, rolling over with a thud.

—-

"Damn it!"

Though the Infernal Mad God didn’t hit the ground headfirst, and landed on the soft Primal Mud, the violent impact still left him dizzy.

He even felt a wave of nausea.

It seemed that during this clash, his soul had been severely shaken.

"Cough cough…"

"What kind of monster was it?!"

Amidst the splitting headache, the Infernal Mad God only remembered emerging from the water and seeing a huge skull and terrifying giant jaws.

Massive, thick, jagged teeth stood menacingly in that mouth.

He recalled how those teeth pressed against his body.

Although his dense, sturdy deity scales and the reflective force field around him helped absorb the power of those giant teeth, the crushing force—like muscles being squeezed and bones shattered—still traveled through his skin, inflicting intense pain and fear on him.

And fear was the greatest humiliation he had ever felt!

For the first time, the Infernal Mad God realized a fact—he was not invincible.

Like other deities, he could be hurt and die.

"No—!"

The moment those humiliating thoughts rose in his soul, the Infernal Mad God roared in rage and shame.

He could feel that under such emotions, his power was fading, and the presence once gathered around him was weakening and scattering.

Without a solid victory soon, his momentum would keep slipping away.

"Wow—ahhhhhh—!"

He screamed wildly, challenging the one who had just shamed him.

However…

"Thud… thud… thud…"

The terrifying Monster God with the giant jaws ignored the Infernal Mad God’s taunt.

It circled him slowly, tilting its head as it watched.

Calm and unhurried, it moved with ease.

Its gem-like eyes showed no emotion.

But for some reason, the Infernal Mad God felt this thing wasn’t sizing up a rival or foe; it was just eyeing a tasty meal.

Though they were nearly the same size, the Giant Tooth Monster God seemed higher, looking down on him like an ant.

"No! I am the strong one!"

"I am the strongest to rise from the settlement!"

"You have no right to scorn me!"

"Wow—ahhhhhh—!"

Anger overwhelmed his last bit of reason, giving him huge strength and explosive power.

The Infernal Mad God forgot he was on dry land made of Primal Mud, forgot his short and scary limbs, and charged forward while howling wildly.

—-

"Well, I did manage to get it onto dry land."

"But the problem was, this dish… was a bit undercooked."

Trilobite circled the giant Funkleef Dragon.

This old creature had very short limbs, losing its Terrestrial Mobility to gain "super mobility" in water, not like Crocodiles or plant dragons that tried to do both.

In theory,

it should have been easy to deal with.

But the trouble was, this thing was too big!

Plus, this fellow had sharp teeth and was howling, looking fierce.

If he had rushed in, he could have been bitten easily.

"The situation now was a bit like a Crocodilian stuck in a dried-up riverbed meeting an Albertosaurus."

Crocodilians ruled the inland sea back then, really strong.

There were even stories that they once ambushed and ate a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

But truthfully, Crocodilians and Tyrannosaurus Rex didn’t live at the same time; the big Tyrannosauridae that lived with them were Albertosaurus and Daspletosaurus.

The Tyrannosaurus that the "Crocodilian" supposedly ate was actually a smaller one like Appalachiosaurus, which is part of the Tyrannosauridae, with a length of only 5.5 meters, maybe weighing less than a ton.

With that, Crocodilians could easily eat it.

Just like how a Nile crocodile eats a jackal.

If someone claimed a Crocodilian ate a Tyrannosaurus, they could say it, but it wasn’t as big a deal as marketing accounts made it seem.

Also, Crocodilians had very short limbs and poor land mobility; if they ran into an Albertosaurus on dry land, it all depended on the Albertosaurus’s mood.

If the Albertosaurus took a small risk, the Crocodilian on dry land was finished.

Now, the giant Funkleef Dragon’s life also hung on Trilobite’s mood.

But undercooked or not, Trilobite was set on eating this dish!

Just for that rich Chaos Energy.

"The biggest issue was, where to bite?"

Trilobite kept circling the creature, watching the giant Funkleef Dragon lift its head and let out a loud "wow ahhh" cry.

It sounded like a baby crying.

"Actually… you should be called a ‘mudfish’."

"Forget that."

"Anyway, for now, I’ll wait it out."

"The enemy doesn’t move, I don’t move."

"If the enemy moves, I…"

"Wow! The enemy’s moving wildly!"

Just as Trilobite prepared to test patience with this giant…

"Waaaahhh—!"

The giant Funkleef Dragon suddenly shrieked sharply and lunged forward.

Even Trilobite hadn’t expected such explosive power from those short limbs.

But…

"Little buddy, with those stubby legs, you think you can match my speed?"

Trilobite felt surprise, but not shock.

Though the giant Funkleef Dragon’s burst speed exceeded its species’ limit, it couldn’t match the Beautiful Nodosaurus’s trotting pace.

"Joking? I’m the Jurassic’s speed legend!"

"Hey—!"

He sidestepped again, evading the giant Funkleef Dragon’s frenzied bite.

"Thud—!"

The massive body crashed hard onto the earth.

"Waaaah—!"

The giant tried its old trick again, leaping up for another lunge.

But how would Trilobite the hunter allow it?

"Crunch—!"

"Roar—!"

A deafening impact mixed with a pained cry.

Trilobite’s huge claws slammed onto the giant Funkleef Dragon’s back, pinning it helplessly to the ground.

"Waaaah!"

The Funkleef Dragon twisted wildly, struggling with all its might.

Useless.

The crushing pressure from above only intensified.

"Aaargh—!"

This time, Trilobite’s giant jaws clamped onto its head from above, yanking upward violently!

Then…

"Hiss—!"

Crimson blossoms erupted across the empty air!