Chapter 78

 Darkness enveloped this world. Lin had experienced darkness countless times before, but the feeling this time was completely different.

During the day, this place was very peaceful, but as soon as night fell, many strange vibrations could be heard all around.

These vibrations were very small, but there were a lot of them. Lin had found a better word to describe these relatively small vibrations, 'sound'.

It was a strange word that seemed to cause sound to vibrate, regardless of whether the frequency was fast or slow, the amplitude was very small. The tentacles on the Leviathan's back contained different sensory cells that could simultaneously receive vibrations of various frequencies. What Lin was currently experiencing was a type of vibration with a very high frequency but relatively small amplitude.

This was probably 'sound', something that only living creatures could do.

These were probably small creatures that were only a few centimeters long, and they were purposely making so much noise for some reason.

Lin didn't light up the lantern in the darkness, as that might attract some unfriendly creatures.

Lin chose to remain still. The Leviathan and the transporter leaned against a sharp pillar and silently waited for the darkness to pass. The temperature of the night was extremely low, the cold wind had already swept away all the moisture on the surface of their shells, but their shells were thick enough that not a single drop of water would leak out.

100 million years ago, Lin already knew how to create a shell that wouldn't leak, but she still wasn't familiar with the various characteristics of the land.

The current starry sky wasn't as bright as before, and with the sharp pillar blocking the light, only a few small spots of light could reach the ground, and within the shadows where the light couldn't reach, some small noises could be heard from time to time.

It was unknown what kind of creature was hiding here.

These noises were sometimes loud and sometimes soft, sometimes far and sometimes close. These creatures were probably running around. Lin stared at the spots of light in the darkness, trying to see their running figures through the starlight.

By changing the structure of her eyes, Lin created a new type of eyeball called the 'Eye of Capture', which was capable of observing extremely fast movements.

Whoosh!

A black shadow instantly flashed through the starlight. Although it was extremely fast, the eyeball still managed to capture its appearance.

It seemed to be a small arthropod, about 10 centimeters long with a flat body and 6 slender legs, but due to the lack of light, Lin couldn't see it clearly.

These creatures were running around Lin, constantly making small noises, as if … communicating with each other, and the frequency was increasing. They seemed to have gathered in large numbers around here.

Lin did not move. She did not know what these creatures wanted to do, but judging by their size, they should not be able to do anything …

However, being surrounded by a large number of strange creatures in this dark environment, Lin felt very uncomfortable.

"Caw …"

A strange noise suddenly came from the Leviathan's body. Lin was shocked. She immediately reached out her lantern-like tentacles and shone them on the Leviathan's body. She saw that the segmented creature she saw earlier was actually crawling on the Leviathan's back. It was biting the Leviathan's carapace with its blade-like jaws.

After being illuminated, the arthropod turned around and jumped down from the Leviathan, quickly escaping.

There wasn't even a mark on the Leviathan's carapace that had been bitten. Lin was puzzled. Why would such a small creature dare to attack a creature that was so much bigger than it?

Lin didn't get an answer to her question. The arthropods were still making squeaking noises. They didn't attack as a group, they just wandered around in the darkness. Lin swept the area with the light of the lantern, but couldn't find them.

They seemed to be avoiding the light on purpose.

Lin had a bad feeling. She retracted her lantern tentacles and decided to check the situation again.

The moment the light of the lantern disappeared, Lin heard countless noises. It was the sound of their feet touching the ground. It was originally a very soft sound, but because there were so many of them, it became very clear.

Countless segmented creatures rushed up. Lin didn't even need to look to know that they had all climbed onto the Leviathan and the carrier, using their blade-like fangs to grind the carapace.

Although Lin's carapace was lighter than when it was in the sea to adapt to land, it was still not thin. Furthermore, the weaker parts, such as the tentacles, could be retracted into the carapace. The openings for troops and water spouts could also be closed. If this continued, neither the Leviathan nor the carrier would be harmed. Instead, their fangs might break first.

The segmented creatures seemed to have understood, but they were still crawling all over the Leviathan and the carrier. Suddenly, they touched some holes on the Leviathan's carapace that were not closed.

Those holes were used to absorb oxygen. They were quite small in diameter. Even the segmented creatures couldn't get in.

To Lin's surprise, a sudden pain came from the pores. It was the feeling of the cells on the inside of the pores being corroded.

Do they still know how to dissolve? Lin squeezed the muscle cells on the inside of the pores and spat out an even stronger dissolving liquid, splashing it on the segmented creatures around the pores.

"Caw …" They were hurt and made a strange noise, but they still didn't retreat from the Leviathan.

How troublesome.

Lin once again extended her lantern tentacles, and as soon as she did so, they all surrounded her tentacles. But as soon as the light of the lantern shone on them, these small limbs seemed to be in great pain, they all screamed and ran away.

Lin used the same method to drive away the segmented creatures on the carrier. Although they all ran away, they still lingered around and refused to leave.

It seemed that they had to leave this place. They didn't know what these creatures would do.

The Leviathan led the carrier and ran quickly through the forest of needles in the night. The segmented creatures followed closely behind. They kept making strange noises, but they seemed to be afraid of the Leviathan's lantern and didn't dare to chase.

In this forest of needles, Lin didn't know which direction to go. She just wanted to see if she could get rid of the segmented creatures.

Countless needles kept retreating. After running for a while, Lin felt that the noises behind her had quieted down.

Have they given up?

Lin turned the lantern to the back. She saw nothing but sand and mud. When she turned the lantern back to the front, a black shadow suddenly appeared in front of the Leviathan.

What is that?

The shadow was huge. When the Leviathan got closer, she realized that it was something familiar.

It was a shark.

To be precise, it was the remains of a shark. This shark was two meters long, and it should have been thrown to this position by the tsunami. The middle part of its body was eaten, and some of its internal organs were scattered on the surrounding mud. There were no signs of its head and tail being gnawed.

Lin felt strange. What kind of creature could have eaten this carcass but abandoned it without finishing it? Furthermore, there were no other creatures around to eat it.

The shark's carcass exuded the unique smell of rotting corpses. Although it was quite disgusting to some creatures, most creatures should have treated it as a sign of food.

With a bad feeling, Lin immediately ordered the Leviathan and the carrier to turn around and leave. They quickly ran away again. As soon as Lin ran away, she felt a strong tremor behind her.

Something huge was moving, and it was heading in Lin's direction.

The Leviathan and the carrier were actually very slow. Due to the excessive water content in their bodies, they couldn't move as fast as they did in the water. Lin still didn't know how to run faster on land.

Sensing the huge creature chasing after her, Lin suddenly realized that the shark's carcass was a … trap?

That's possible …

But that wasn't important anymore. Lin put the lantern away. Although she wasn't running very fast, she still ran with all her might.

The huge creature that used the shark as a trap only chased after her for a short while before retreating. It didn't seem like it was going to keep chasing after her.

Lin didn't stop. She kept running.

The coniferous forest at night was filled with strange sounds and smells. During the day, this place was extremely quiet, and it was rare to see a single creature. But at night, everything seemed to be active.

While running, the Leviathan's appendages were almost unable to bear the strain. If the muscle cells inside moved too much, the cells would be torn apart or directly die.

Even the Leviathan felt tired due to not being familiar with the gravity on land. But Lin still kept running. After confirming that she wasn't too close to any dangerous sounds or smells, she finally stopped.

However, there was a scent that kept lingering around Lin, not dissipating for a long time.

It was … the smell of rotting corpses.

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