flstandardbreds Chapter 153 The Strange Dodder
Chapter 153 The Strange Dodder
Knowing full well the threat posed by these evolved creatures, Cang Nian did not ignore the problem and hurriedly moved back and forth on the battlefield, searching for the corpses of the dead evolved creatures.
The result, however, was shocking!
empty!
Almost all the corpses of evolved creatures that had been lying on the ground for some time were now empty!
Moreover, they are covered with dense dodder, which supports their shape and makes them look perfectly normal at first glance, but you will find something wrong when you touch them!
With their family under such intense and prolonged defense, they had virtually no energy left to deal with the evolved creatures that had already been killed.
And that is why the dodder was able to steal the food right under its own nose!
If Tiger hadn't gotten hungry while fighting and wanted to eat, he wouldn't have discovered this problem!
"No, this thing has obtained so much energy from the bodies of so many evolved creatures, it might evolve to the second stage!"
We must find it, locate it, and completely eradicate it, otherwise the mycelial problem will recur!
Seeing this, Cangnian became even more eager to kill the dodder.
However, this thing is too cautious, preferring to waste a part of itself to hide its true form. In addition, it is so small that it leaves no trace even when it passes through the gaps in the grass.
But soon, Cangnian had an idea!
He rushed to Tiger Dad's side and watched as Tiger Dad killed a huge evolved creature, then waited beside the corpse.
Before long, amidst the surrounding noise, Cangnian heard a faint yet dense crawling sound!
Then, he carefully moved his body and shifted his perspective toward the source of the sound.
There, close to the ground and near the dense forest, were thin, pale golden threads reaching towards the fresh corpse.
They stealthily burrowed beneath the corpse, and from Tiger Dad's perspective, who was in the middle of the fight, there was absolutely no way to spot them.
In just over ten seconds, Cang Nian saw that the pale golden dodder, starting from the direction of the fallen evolved creature's corpse, spread a blood-red color and returned along its original path!
Clearly, they are returning the stolen nutrients and energy to their host!
Without any hesitation, the old man, who had been crouching low, started moving instantly!
He didn't touch the dodder, but instead used his excellent eyesight to search for the "transmission lines" of the dodder in the grass!
He wanted to get to the bottom of this and find the main body of this thing!
However, when he started running, he discovered that the dodder had broken in half!
The remaining half, however, quickly retracted at an incredible speed!
It detected Cangnian's pursuit!
"Ha... Trying to outrun me?"
Seeing this, Cang Nian was disdainful, and then he unleashed his full speed!
But after running only a few dozen meters, he discovered that the dodder vine had broken off ahead!
Looking within a 30-meter radius, there wasn't a trace of dodder!
"Damn! This thing is so smart?!"
Cang Nian cursed inwardly, realizing he had been tricked.
But his actions did not stop!
Those few seconds weren't enough time for that guy to escape very far!
Sure enough, when Cang Nian zoomed out, he caught a fleeting glimpse of pale gold hidden in the gaps in the grass!
Whoosh~!
Immediately, Cang Nian rushed off and caught up with the fleeing dodder in the blink of an eye!
Instead of persistently tracking the dodder's tail, he bypassed it and rushed forward!
His speed far surpasses that of the dodder!
Within seconds, he saw even more dodder lying on the ground, hidden among them.
These dodder vines then spread radially towards the battlefield in the direction of the pine trees.
Clearly, they stole the spoils of war from the Cangnian family and used them for their own purposes!
At the same time, this also means that Cangnian is getting closer and closer to the main body of the dodder!
After running for nearly a kilometer, Cangnian finally saw a thick tree covered with dodder, resembling a pale golden giant pillar.
"This thing will probably require fire again..."
Seeing this horrifying scene, Cang Nian's heart sank.
Whoosh!
But at that moment, Cangnian felt a whooshing sound coming from beside him!
Without any hesitation, Cang Nian ducked down and rolled on the ground, rolling several meters away!
Boom~!
Then, Cang Nian saw a giant claw land where he had just been standing!
Looking up, a huge, striped tiger appeared before Cangnian's eyes!
Seeing that Cangnian had dodged the sneak attack, the striped tiger looked on in surprise.
"Second-tier?!"
Cang Nian, on the other hand, was extremely shocked!
This magnificent tiger was enormous, only slightly smaller than its father, and weighed at least 700 kilograms!
With such a size, it wouldn't be impossible for it to have the devouring ability of the Black King Serpent.
But neither speed nor strength is something a first-order evolved creature can possess!
What shocked Cangnian the most was that his family had managed to burn down the mycelium army by setting off a wildfire, thus obtaining a massive amount of evolution factors and evolving to the second level early on.
How could other evolved creatures in these mountains and forests do that?
It's almost impossible to get that from food alone!
Keep in mind, this is only the twelfth day after the spiritual energy revival tide!
Without such an unrepeatable opportunity as one's own family, how could one become a second-order evolved creature so early?
"Wait a minute... This huge thing appeared here, so close to the dodder, and even attacked me first..."
Could it be that the massive amounts of nutrients and energy stolen by the dodder weren't digested by itself, but instead helped this giant evolve to the second stage?
Then, a flash of inspiration struck Cangnian, and he came up with the most likely idea.
After the tide of spiritual energy revival, various supernatural abilities have become ever-changing. It is not impossible for some supernatural beings to help other evolved creatures advance by obtaining massive amounts of nutrients and energy.
With this in mind, Cangnian knew what to do and prepared to kill his opponent!
Although among evolved organisms, size plays a very significant role in the course of battle.
However, if a longboard is long enough, it can ignore the difference in body size!
Cang Nian believed that his speed was unmatched, even among those at the same second rank!
With an absolute speed advantage, a large size only adds to the negative impact of clumsiness!
Whoosh~!
Then, Cangnian flashed past and rushed in front of the striped tiger!
Hehe~!
Easily dodging its two attacks, Cangnian raised its claws, preparing to use its height advantage to slit its throat!
But just then, a strong gust of wind came from behind!
Cang Nian's hair stood on end. He immediately abandoned his attack and instead slid through the tiger's body!