Bab 97: Chapter 97
The dragonflies' reproductive activity lasted for an entire day and night. By the time the next day arrived, the dragonflies were already exhausted. Most of them were resting on the stairs by the water's edge, only a few of them were still laying eggs.
Creatures would always go crazy for the sake of reproduction.
The water was filled with a large number of dragonfly larvae, rapidly growing under the rich worm resources. However, Lin didn't think that they would be able to obtain enough nutrients to grow, as there were simply too many dragonflies to feed them.
The Leviathan had retracted its wings and was now resting on the water's surface. Lin wanted to see what would happen next. Since the reproductive activity was over, the dragonflies would soon leave, so Lin believed that there would definitely be a change in the next step. No matter what it was, she should be able to solve the mystery of this pit after watching it all.
Not long after, Lin noticed that a few dragonflies had begun to fly out of the pit, but before they reached the pit's entrance, they seemed to be pulled by something. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't fly out. They could only struggle in the air and soon fell down onto the stairs on the wall of the pit.
What was that?
Under the light's reflection, Lin noticed that there was a silver thread connected to the dragonfly's back. Although it was extremely thin and hard to see, it seemed to have a very strong pulling force.
Now, a large number of dragonflies had begun to fly out of the pit, but without exception, they were all restrained by this thread and couldn't fly out of the pit.
Strange, when were these threads connected? They definitely weren't connected when they were reproducing, otherwise, the threads would've been tangled together when they were flying around. Did that mean that they were only reproducing when they were tired and rested?
There must be some kind of creature … that was able to do this without Lin noticing.
Because Lin had been staying on the water's surface at the bottom of the pit, she couldn't see the situation on the surrounding stairs. Lin still remembered that there were many caves at the top of the stairs that were 1-2 meters in diameter, there might be other creatures hiding inside.
Because a large number of dragonflies were pulled by the threads, coupled with their exhaustion, they only struggled for a short while before falling down from the sky. Most of them landed on the stairs, while a few fell on the water's surface.
The Leviathan spread its wings on the water's surface and waited for its wings to expand before slowly flying up. Lin observed the dragonflies that had fallen down but were still struggling. Surely, some kind of creature would come out to deal with them.
When the Leviathan reached a certain height, Lin saw a staircase leading to a cave. Sure enough, there were some creatures climbing out of it.
They were small arthropods, each about five centimeters long. They looked very similar to a 'bee' in the Twisted Jungle, but they didn't have wings.
Let's call it Black Wasp.
A large number of black bees crawled out of the cave and attacked the nearby falling dragonflies. They used their sharp jaws to tear them apart and then dragged them into the cave.
Lin noticed that these black-carapaced bees had appeared all over the stairs of the pit. They were all doing the same thing – tearing apart the dragonflies and bringing them back to the cave.
The Black Bees did not seem to notice the gigantic Leviathan. Lin noticed that these creatures did not have eyes and were relying on their antennae to determine their direction.
This creature … Could it be the culprit who created the threads to bind the dragonflies? Or …
Lin suddenly discovered that a strange creature had suddenly appeared in one of the caves. Its body was a meatball that was about half a meter long, and its body was a bloated silvery white. It was quite conspicuous.
This creature also had a large eyeball. When it saw the Leviathan, it immediately let out a strange cry.
As expected … These creatures were like the Aztec worms, with clear classification and cooperation.
The meatball let out a strange 'tap tap' sound. Then, another creature appeared from the cave. It looked like a fat oval-shaped worm, and was also carried on the back of the Black Bees. It did not have the ability to move.
These fat worms opened their mouths and aimed at the Leviathan in the air. Then, they fiercely shot out a sticky thread that hit the Leviathan's carapace.
Lin noticed that there were many fat worms carried on the backs of the Black Bees in the cave. They shot out a large number of threads at the Leviathan, sticking to the Leviathan's carapace, wings, and other parts. Then, the swarm of Black Bees pulled the fat worms back, trying to drag the Leviathan down.
So that's how it is. Lin Sanjiu understood the pit and the dragonflies.
Although she did not know if they were the ones who created the pit, it was obvious that these creatures lived here. They were responsible for cleaning up the sand and dust in the pit, and then used the pit to store water. They could also attract prey and catch a large number of dragonflies in one go.
Those threads were probably stuck in during the night because dragonflies' night vision was not very good.
The worm eggs in the water were probably related to them, and were used as' bait '.
She did not know how long these creatures had lived here, but they obviously knew how to use the environment to obtain food and water.
These creatures were really strange … They obviously had intelligence that surpassed normal creatures. Lin believed that they had great research value.
Lin gave them a name — — 'Inca Swarm'. Lin would also come up with strange names for some of the more wondrous creatures in her mind.
However, Lin still did not understand many things about this' Inca Swarm '. Why didn't they go to the Twisted Jungle? Why did they live in this desert pit, and live a life without food?
It was strange, they should know about the Twisted Jungle right? The Aztec Swarm was too far away, and she had her own Forest of Spikes, so it was fine. However, heavy rain in the desert should be rare, otherwise the entire desert would have been covered by the jungle. In other words, the Inca Swarm's food was completely dependent on the rain?
When Lin thought of this, she suddenly felt a powerful force pulling the Leviathan downwards. Lin noticed that more and more Black Wasps were joining in. The fat worms were only responsible for connecting the threads, and the Black Wasps were the ones doing the pulling.
They were really strong, even though they were just a bunch of 5 cm long creatures …
Arthropods' strength came from their hydraulic system, but Lin recently discovered that the Arthropods' energy conversion efficiency was also very high. Generally speaking, creatures like reptiles or salamanders could only use 30% of their muscle strength. If they overused it, they would not be able to repair and replenish their muscles. However, the Arthropods' energy conversion efficiency was 10% higher, and they could use 90% of their muscle strength. This allowed them to be much stronger than their body weight.
However, the Leviathan's weight was dozens of times that of the dragonflies, and it was not easy to pull it down.
Lin aimed the cannon at the swarm of Black Wasps, and a bomb was fired.
This new bomb was mixed with explosives, and when it hit the target, the explosive system would be activated, and there was also a lot of compressed liquid inside.
"Boom!"
The high-temperature liquid spread out along with the explosion, creating a small shockwave. Countless Black Wasps were scattered by the shockwave, and once they came into contact with the liquid, their armor would instantly corrode and fester.
The swarm of Black Wasps pulling the Leviathan collapsed at this moment, and the Leviathan took the opportunity to flap its wings and soar into the sky. The threads were also pulled apart by the Leviathan, leaving only a few broken threads stuck to the Leviathan's body.
The rest of the Inca Swarm carried the fat worms back to the cave above the stairs, and seemed to have given up on the Leviathan. The rest of the Inca Swarm did not carry the dragonflies, and instead all ran into the cave.
A moment later, the giant pit was as quiet as it was when Lin first arrived, if one did not look at the dragonflies that were still struggling.
The Leviathan flew to the top of the pit, and looked down at the entire pit.
The spiral staircase in the huge pit had many caves, more than a thousand of them in total. Lin deduced that these caves might be hiding the secret of the Inca insect swarm. Perhaps it was their nest.
She should go in and investigate.
"Hum …" Lin suddenly heard a strange sound coming from the bottom of the pit.
Hum? This sound was …
A large number of insects flew out from the caves above the stairs, and rushed towards the Leviathan! …
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