Chapter 252 Brain worm

"A fragile brain, a life that is about to end, read its memories and extract its essence"

The dying lizard was right in front of the brain worm. This precious brain could provide valuable information, it would answer all questions … Actually, it wouldn't be a problem if it had just died not too long ago, but it was even better if it was still alive.

Normally, species with a small brain might not have a clear memory, but they would still be able to obtain a lot of information.

Once upon a time, there were indeed many creatures living on this island, but that didn't last long. Among them, there was a habit that lasted for a long time, and that was to ride on the body of a gigantic creature called the 'Traveler'.

The Traveler would usually travel back and forth between several islands, and there were also some larger islands where the creatures would ride on the Traveler's back to travel to other areas.

So far, it was just as Lin had thought, but this island already had enough resources for them to live on, so why would they ride on the Traveler to leave?

Furthermore, it didn't seem like there was only 'one' Traveler. There were other Travelers that had been here before, and the one that Lin saw had died for unknown reasons, so the creatures that rode it were all trapped on top of it and eventually died.

The cause of death of the Traveler was very difficult to find. Lin didn't find any traces of wounds in its body, and its cells seemed to have slowly stopped functioning, perhaps it had reached the end of its lifespan, as these gigantic creatures usually had very long lifespans. There was no such thing as lifespan.

It could only be said that the creatures that rode on it didn't have good fates …

The reason why they fled to Unobstructed Roamer was to escape from something.

The brain worm said that something had left an extremely deep fear in the lizard's memory, and that it would wipe out all creatures on the island. Nothing would be left behind …

The brain worm said that it didn't find out how these lizards knew that this' thing 'would come to the island. Lin speculated that it might come at a certain time. When it came, some creatures would escape on the Traveler, but when they were fine, they would return to reproduce, so that their descendants would remember to avoid it.

The lizard's memory of 'it' was also very vague. The lizard didn't seem to have seen it directly, but the brain worm found that this memory area contained a strong sense of fear.

That was why the brain worm called it the 'Wandering Plague'.

It seemed that after interacting with Lin for a long time, the brain worm began to like naming things like Lin …

A plague usually referred to a very powerful bacteria or virus that could rapidly kill a creature. Occasionally, it could become a disaster more terrible than a storm or an earthquake, but this kind of thing had a big weakness, which was that it could not deal with an environment rich in species.

If there were only a single species in an environment, it would be quickly destroyed by the plague. However, if there were a lot of species, the plague would be relatively weak. It would be impossible for it to infect so many different creatures. In a place like the Twisted Jungle, it would be impossible for the plague to appear.

That's why Lin felt that this' thing 'wasn't as simple as a plague, but it was a good name, so she decided to call it that.

In that case. The 'Skull Island' that Lin had encountered before was very spacious, and it did not seem to be due to the dense fog. Was it because he had been attacked by the Drifting Plague?

Indeed, this possibility was very high, which meant that the creatures placed there could also be dangerous.

However, if 'Plague' was a living creature, it wouldn't attack the same places it had visited before. Instead, it would search for areas with rich species, like this place.

The brain worm did not have many memories. It only mentioned that the creatures on this island would use the Wanderers to avoid certain dangers, but the details were not clear.

However, Lin could guess what was going on with the Sound Lizard that was knocking on the rocks on the island.

The islands that Lin had encountered along the way were all barren and spacious, but some of them had traces of living creatures, and each island had some 'echo eggs'.

Perhaps the echo eggs were a kind of recording device. The Drifting Plague would use the eggs to record the islands they had attacked, and when the sound of the eggs stopped, which meant that the nutrients were exhausted, they would return to attack the island again.

Was that why the lizard was knocking on the rocks to imitate the sound of the eggs, so that the Drifting Plague would avoid the island?

It was indeed possible … Although Lin did not know how the lizard knew about the connection between the eggs and the plague, the brain worm had discovered that the Sound Lizard's brain was very big, almost as big as the ancient squid. This was only Lin's guess, perhaps there was a deeper connection.

However, it was certain that this place would be attacked soon.

It wasn't an earthquake or an eruption of lava, both of which Lin could sense. Only the attacks of living creatures were unpredictable. Furthermore, the movement path of this drifting plague was also very strange. If they had followed Lin's path all the way, they should have already reached this island, but they didn't appear at all. Lin also didn't encounter any of them along the way.

If they had taken a different route, why would there be so many islands with eggs along the way?

In any case, it seemed that it was necessary to be prepared. The Drifting Plague might not only destroy the animals, but also the plants and everything on the island. However, it was unlikely that ordinary living creatures would be completely destroyed, or they would have no food to eat in the future. The Drifting Plague's eggs would produce echoes on the island, and when the nutrients were exhausted, the island's environment would return to normal.

Although the eggs should only last for about two years, that was too short … There were still many unanswered questions …

But now, Rin had to prepare herself. The 'Wandering Plague' might be a plague that had a large number of creatures and left nothing behind wherever they went …

There were many questions about the ecology of the Drifting Plague. It might be a branching species, or it might not be. They should be related to the huge pile of corpses at the bottom of the sea. So far, it was confirmed that the Drifting Plague could swim on the sea, but they had never approached the Northern Continent. Otherwise, Lin would have definitely discovered them.

If the Drifting Plague could eat all the plants and animals, they must be very crazy creatures. At the very least, they were very strong in battle. However, Lin believed that it was almost impossible to encounter a species stronger than the Inca swarm.

Perhaps they should hide? Lin did not think so. If this was a war, Lin intended to face it head-on. Besides, Lin did not like these creatures that destroyed everything. The brain worm did not want to hide either. It believed that the Drifting Plague would go extinct if it did not have the will to continue developing.

Lin did not know which direction the Drifting Plague would approach the island, so she decided to set up observation units on the edge of the island.

Of course, it would be better to set up cannons, but she felt that it was a waste of resources. After all, this was an island that was 30 kilometers wide.

At the same time, Lin had the Reapers search the nearby waters to see if they could find the Drifting Plague creatures or traces of their movement.

Scents would linger longer in water than in air, but it would be bad if the water was flowing, so it was better to rely on vision.

At the same time, Lin had some troops return to the islands where the Echo Eggs were discovered. At the time, these islands were all barren, so she did not investigate them in detail. Perhaps they would be able to find something if they looked closely.

The Skull Island should be an island that had recovered a bit. It was not completely covered in sand and rocks, there was also a layer of green 'ground', but they should be able to find something. Lin had left a few 'oxygen balloons' there. Originally, these were plant-type soldiers without sensory organs, but now, she could wake them up to observe the island's situation.

Lin quickly used nutrients to form eyeballs and organs inside these 'oxygen balloons' to form a small flyer. The flyer emerged from the surface of the oxygen balloons and flew towards the Skull Island below to investigate.

The island was still shrouded in fog that did not disperse. This was proof that the air was not circulating, so it was able to maintain a high level of oxygen.

The flyer observed from above the island. The various creatures that Lin brought here were roaming around the island. They seemed to have adapted to the island's environment. Lin even saw a large cockroach eating a bunch of flying fish. The sea creatures that occasionally came to the island had become their food as well.

Meanwhile, the two Twisted Trees that Lin planted had begun to wither. As expected, it was not good to have too much light. On the other hand, the Hometrees seemed to be growing quite well. Lin did not plant them into the ground but directly planted them on the ground.

The flyer found an empty space and began to descend. It began to devour the soil here to study its composition and see if it could find anything.

The soil was mixed with a lot of microorganisms, but they were all different species, so it was very difficult to find anything in there …

The Drifting Plague seemed to be a creature with an extremely strong decomposition ability. They did not leave behind any remains or excrement. The islands that they had devoured were all barren …

It was very difficult to find traces of these creatures that ate without spitting out the bones … wait a minute, this was …

During the decomposition process, the flyer discovered some strange fragments that were similar to the structure of fungi.

It was not strange that there were fungi here.

In the end, Lin did not find anything out of the ordinary. Although there were many species of microorganisms on the island, they were all wild fungi that had yet to evolve into multicellular organisms. Even if there were any remains of biological cells, they would be quickly decomposed by the microorganisms. This kind of humid environment could not last for long.

However, it was quite strange that they did not find any bones or shell fragments.

After that, a few days and nights passed. After a thorough search of the Skull Island, they found almost nothing. At the same time, Lin also explored the nearby dry islands with echo eggs. She found almost nothing on these islands, only some shell fragments and bone fragments. These could not prove anything.

However, there was no need to prove anything …

The reapers who were observing the surrounding waters discovered a group of creatures that might be the Drifting Plague. Drifting Astronomy.