Chapter 603

Chapter 603: Is There a Frog at the Bottom of the Well Who Wants to Be Barbatos’s Dog?

Whether it was to teach the “Giant Infant customer” a lesson or to hunt as a predator, this opportunity was exceptionally rare.

The “Indian Horned Dinosaurs” battled the “Plateosaurus,” charging with horns and swiping claws in a back-and-forth struggle…

Had it been a fiercer fight, like the life-or-death clashes between male hippos, Trilobite could’ve waited it out, observing from afar until the “Indian Horned Dinosaurs” were bloodied before striking.

But right now…

“Damn, how long will they keep scratching each other like this?”

Neither the horns of the “Indian Horned Dinosaurs” nor the claws of the “Plateosaurus” could deal deadly damage—it was all superficial scraping.

In the end, the herbivores’ clash became a long tug-of-war testing endurance and stamina.

Trilobite might starve before either side suffered serious wounds.

“No choice…”

“Horns are mostly for fights within the same species.”

“Brutal duels like those among hippos are rare—most stop short of killing.”

“As for the Plateosaurus’s claws…”

“They resemble the thumbs of the Ornithomimus.”

“They offer some defense against small predators, but against true large predators…”

“Forget it.”

“For herbivores, real defenses boil down to two things: speed and mass!”

African buffalo and white-horned buffalo sometimes made lions or tigers retreat—not because of sharp horns, but thanks to their terrifying weight, four to six times heavier than their predators!

“Still, the Indian Horned Dinosaur’s mass isn’t beyond my reach.”

Trilobite, the “saber-toothed Xuanhan Dragon,” measured at least 6.5 meters long, robustly built and weighing nearly a ton!

Among carnivorous dinosaurs, he wasn’t top-tier but still qualified as a “medium-to-large” predator—larger than most Cenozoic hunters!

With his build and saber teeth, hunting rhinos or elephants today would be easy; these rhino-sized “Indian Horned Dinosaurs” were no challenge.

As for running…

“Laughable!”

“With those lizard-shaped legs, you think you can outrun my two-legged gait?”

Confidently, Trilobite shifted from bipedal to quadrupedal stance, lowering his profile. Sheltered by the “rain curtain” and terrain, he stalked silently toward the flank.

Meanwhile, the tedious shoving-and-scraping duel continued at the “bracken fern forest’s” edge, none noticing his approach.

Like a tiger ambushing from tall grass, the saber-toothed Xuanhan Dragon calmly picked his target.

“Hmm…”

“You’ll do.”

“Kill the chicken to scare the monkey!”

Trilobite chose the largest "Indian Horned Dinosaur" as his prey.

These creatures appeared lightly red in system vision.

Although the Chaos Energy density wasn’t high, there was some; to get more Chaos Energy, Trilobite needed a big one!

"Boom—!"

He suddenly lifted his forelimbs.

But at that moment…

"Hmm—!"

"Awoo, awoo, awoo—!"

The "Indian Horned Dinosaurs" made strange and panicked roars, their little heads with horns all turned towards Trilobite.

"Wow!?"

Trilobite was startled.

"Are they that sensitive!?"

"They noticed me!?"

However…

"No worries!"

"Charge, charge, charge!"

"Charge early!"

"Whoosh—!"

He raised his forelimbs, no longer hiding.

"Boom—Boom—Boom—!"

His strong thighs moved fast, and his huge feet shook the ground.

Alone, the saber-toothed Xuanhan Dragon suddenly charged into the positions of the "Indian Horned Dinosaurs"!

—-

"Finally… finally… it was done…"

"Phew…"

Lying on the back of the "Vast Dragon God · Horned Species," a "Rodent God" gasped for breath.

He was glad to still be alive.

He was grateful he hadn’t disgraced the mission and finished the task.

To complete this, about half of these Rodent Gods got caught in the fights of the "Vast Dragon God," dying sadly.

Most died from being stomped by the angry "Vast Dragon God."

Even the attacking "Vast Dragon God" didn’t see them, focused only on its own battle.

"I’m tired…"

"He had pointed out the direction."

"He needed to rest for a while."

Although the "Vast Dragon God · Horned Species" were quite foolish, their stupidity had an advantage; in a moment of urgency, they followed along readily.

The "Rodent Gods" had rich experience in running away.

So, they lay on the backs of several "Vast Dragon God · Horned Species" and instructed them to escape separately instead of crowding in one direction.

The Vast Dragon Gods obediently scattered and ran.

Winning might not be possible, but reducing casualties was always an option.

"This counted as… fulfilling the agreement, right?"

According to the agreement with the "Outer Predator," they would receive the chance to be heavily favored by the First Demon God, and…

"Three hundred shards of divine rank!"

"Even though they were shared among the few of us survivors, that was still a lot!"

For larger deities, three hundred shards of divine rank did not mean much.

But for these little gods, it was extremely precious.

With the "shards of divine rank," even a few dozen could double the strength of many minor deities’ Souls and even enable them to discover ways to modify their Divine Bodies, making themselves stronger!

"If I got shards of divine rank and had a chance to elevate my Divine Body, I would…"

One "Rodent God" clung tightly to the back of the retreating "Vast Dragon God · Horned Species," dreaming about the future.

Its only dream was—"Turn my entire ‘false wings’ into something like the ‘Outer Predator’!"

"I could serve the First Demon God!"

"Being Barbatos’s dog would be my greatest honor!"

"Unlike then, living like a wild dog without a master; struggling daily!"

Being low-key and hiding deep beneath the "Primal Mud," tucked away in their City of Dimensions, was a good way to avoid the world, but it could easily lead to another problem—being narrow-minded.

These "underground Rodent Gods" mostly held information from the time when the "Chaos Council" was in its prime.

And this was not just a unique issue for their group of deities.

The Giant God had only recently risen to power.

In contrast, Barbatos had already been the First Demon God for thousands of years.

Normal deities did not believe that the Giant God’s efforts over a few years could compare to Barbatos’s accumulation over tens of thousands of years.

One had been impressive for thousands of years, while the other had only been impressive for a few years.

So why should they think they could defeat Barbatos?

Perhaps those who held firsthand information, interacted with the Giant God daily, and received the "mark of the Giant God" as "core councilor" and "Giant God Association" members would not think that way.

But "Rodent Gods" were just minor deities; they did not have many channels for information.

They had no way to personally interact with the Giant God and understand its power.

However…

For this group of "Rodent Gods," an opportunity was coming soon!

"Boom—Boom—Boom—!"

The ground suddenly shook with a different frequency!

Then…

"Buzz—!"

A huge shadow cast over their heads, completely covering the Divine Body of the "Vast Dragon God · Horned Species"!