章 129: Chapter 128
The two round Cephalopods rolled to the center of the three rocky mountains. Lin noticed that there was a large open space there, surrounded by a large group of infantrymen. Among them, there was a special infantryman. It looked very similar to an ordinary infantryman, but its abdomen was especially large. Lin thought that it might be the Queen. They all seemed to be paying attention to the competition between the Cephalopods.
Moketu and the Cephalopods looked at each other in the center. Moketu spoke first.
"Competition: Hunt. Pass through the forest and find prey. First to kill the target will be the winner."
"Competition. Accept."
The Cephalopods acknowledged. Lin felt that the two of them had become excited. Were they going to compete for the hunt? But how were they going to hunt?
Following Moketu's voice, Lin saw ten infantrymen walking out from the encircling Cephalopods. They split into two halves, and each half walked to the sides of the two Cephalopods. They lowered their heads and touched the Cephalopods' bodies with their antennae.
Moketu continued. "Ten infantrymen. Moketu and Maya, five each. Target: Black-Horned Giant Cockroach."
Lin immediately understood. Was that so? So that's how it was. They weren't going to hunt themselves, but were competing to see who could control the infantrymen to hunt. Sure enough, the Cephalopods should compete with their brains.
However, Moketu seemed to be talking about the 'Black-Horned Giant Cockroach'? Could the Cephalopods really defeat it with five one-meter-long 'infantrymen'?
The Black-Horned Giant Cockroach was the largest cockroach Lin had ever seen. Its entire body was covered in a sturdy black carapace. It was more than five meters long and probably weighed more than three tons. Infantrymen were only one meter long and probably weighed only a few dozen kilograms. Lin had asked the Cephalopods about infantrymen before. They didn't have any special attacks like dissolving liquid or venom. Their blade-like forelimbs didn't have the power to pierce through armor. How were they going to deal with the Black-Horned Giant Cockroach?
"You can attack if you find the prey first, but you can't attack the prey that the other party found first. If the infantrymen die or suffer losses, they can be replaced. At most three infantrymen. "Moketu suddenly spoke in a sharp voice." The hunt begins! "
In the next moment, two groups of infantrymen rushed out from between the rocky mountains. Lin immediately released two Fliers to catch up to the two groups of infantrymen.
The two groups of infantry moved quickly in the forest, while the Brainworms in the center of the mountain closed their eyes. Lin noticed that they seemed to be able to control infantry from long distances, which was an interesting ability. Lin was also looking forward to the outcome of the competition, as it would be an interesting research topic.
However, Muketu had the upper hand in this competition because he was familiar with the environment and knew where the black-horned cockroach was. Lin saw that her team of foot soldiers were using their tentacles to explore the ground. They must have found a scent, while the headworm's team was still running around in the forest.
There shouldn't be any conflicts because the two groups were running in opposite directions.
Mketu's foot soldiers crouched on the ground as they searched for scents. Soon, it spotted a black-horned cockroach behind a twisted tree in front of it.
The Black-Horned Serpent was enormous. It had a one-meter-long horn on its head with a rounded, obtuse horn at the end, hence its name.
The Giant Black-Horned Cockroach was hitting the Twisted Tree with its horns. It was not trying to eat the bark. Instead, it was relying on the powerful impact to shake off the other things on the tree. It would eat anything, including other arthropods, reptiles, leaves, and the hard seeds of the Twisted Tree.
Muketu's foot soldiers didn't move directly. Instead, they climbed onto the twisted trees nearby and spread out to search, as if they were looking for something. One of them climbed onto a tree trunk above the black-horned cockroach, as if it was monitoring it. At the same time, it hugged the tree trunk tightly so that it wouldn't be shaken off by the black-horned cockroach. All the twisted trees had their trunks curled together, so it was possible to climb from one tree to another.
The headworm's team was still running around in the forest, looking for a target. It should be the headworm's first time here, as it didn't seem to know where the black-horned cockroach was.
On Muketu's side, the foot soldiers who were scattered on the tree trunk quickly gathered again. Lin noticed that one of the foot soldiers was biting something in its mouth. The Flyer got closer and found that it was a small beetle.
Lin had seen that kind of beetle before. It was a kind of beetle called a bug. Although it was very small, it could release a strong irritating gas. This kind of gas could even damage the olfactory cells of other creatures. Therefore, no creatures would eat it.
Was it going to use the bug for something? However, Lin thought that the black-horned cockroach wouldn't eat it. It might not even look at it.
Muketu obviously knew this, so he didn't directly use the bug to smash the black-horned cockroach. Instead, he let one of the foot soldiers eat the bug. Then, the other foot soldiers caught a lot of bugs and let the foot soldier eat them all.
The smell secreted by the bugs not only damaged the sense of smell, but also the cells in the esophagus. After eating it, it was no different from eating dissolved liquid. The infantryman that had eaten a large number of bugs was obviously greatly injured. Although it didn't move much, blood began to seep out of its mouth and breathing holes. The infantryman was also on the verge of death, lying weakly on the tree trunk.
So that's how it is. This is the tactic …
Then, the other foot soldiers threw the foot soldier who had eaten a lot of bugs down the tree. The sound of it falling to the ground attracted the attention of the black-horned cockroach.
The black-horned cockroach thought that it had knocked the foot soldier down. It walked to the foot soldier and opened its mouth to eat it, but it stopped halfway.
The black-horned cockroach seemed to have smelled the bug's stench. This smell was mixed with the blood of the foot soldier and became thinner, but it was enough to arouse the cockroach's suspicion.
Muketu also noticed that this method might fail. At this time, he let the other foot soldiers climb down from the tree trunk and walk to a spot more than ten meters in front of the black-horned cockroach. They waved their forelimbs and made a sharp cry.
Was this … provoking the black-horned cockroach?
… No.
When the black-horned cockroach saw this, it let out a low roar, but it did not leave the place to chase after them. Instead, it stood there and roared.
Lin noticed that a few of Muketu's foot soldiers were staring at the foot of the black-horned cockroach. This was a special message to the black-horned cockroach. Muketu was trying to make the black-horned cockroach think that these foot soldiers were going to steal its food. If it chased after them, they would snatch the food away.
This way, the black-horned cockroach would not chase after them. Instead, it would eat the foot soldier who had eaten a lot of bugs without hesitation.
Lin thought that this tactic was very interesting. Perhaps the brain capacity of the cephalopods was so large because they could act as foot soldiers from a distance. They could also think of these special tactics.
Compared to Muketu, who was almost successful, the cephalopod seemed to have just started. Now, Lin finally saw that the cephalopod had also found a black-horned cockroach. This black-horned cockroach was not ramming into the tree. Instead, it was lying on the ground in a state of deep sleep.
Lin was very interested to see if the cephalopod would come up with any interesting tactics, but the cephalopod's actions surprised Lin. It actually ordered the foot soldiers to rush towards the black-horned cockroach!
Was the cephalopod planning to fight head-on?
The black-horned cockroach woke up from its deep sleep. When it saw the foot soldiers rushing towards it, it let out a roar and rushed towards them.
Its huge body caused the ground to tremble as it ran. The difference in combat strength between the two sides was too great. Would this kind of head-on fight be effective? Or was the cephalopod not planning to win?
Just as the two sides were about to collide, the foot soldiers of the cephalopod suddenly jumped to the side. The black-horned cockroach missed its target, but it quickly turned its head and bit the foot soldier closest to it, instantly chewing it into pieces.
The black-horned cockroach did not use its horns to attack. Its horns were round and blunt, and were only used to ram into trees. When facing other creatures, it preferred to use its jaws, which were made up of six sharp blades, to tear its target apart.
The remaining four foot soldiers did not run away. Instead, they rushed forward and climbed onto the back of the black-horned cockroach.
The black-horned cockroach roared and kept shaking its body in an attempt to shake them off.
Although the foot soldiers could not cause any damage to the black-horned cockroach, just lying on its back made the cockroach very uncomfortable. The foot soldiers used their limbs to grab tightly onto the gaps in the shell on the back of the black-horned cockroach. They seemed to be holding on very tightly, and the black-horned cockroach could not shake them off. However, the black-horned cockroach had a new trick up its sleeve — Roll!
The black-horned cockroach retracted its limbs and rolled on the ground. This was enough to crush all the foot soldiers, but before it could roll, the cephalopod ordered the foot soldiers to jump away. The black-horned cockroach rolled in a circle.
When the black-horned cockroach finished rolling, the foot soldiers rushed forward again and tried to jump onto the back of the cockroach again. However, the black-horned cockroach reacted this time. It instantly turned around and bit one of the foot soldiers who rushed over.
At this point, Lin noticed some subtle control. The foot soldier who was attacked by the black-horned cockroach stopped instantly and retreated at an extremely fast speed to avoid the sharp teeth of the black-horned cockroach. The other three foot soldiers spread out and pounced on the black-horned cockroach from different directions.
The black-horned cockroach was chasing after one of the foot soldiers, but it also noticed that there were foot soldiers pouncing on it from both sides. It immediately began to shake its six limbs, trying to kick the foot soldiers away.
The foot soldiers slightly changed their direction and crawled between the six limbs of the giant cockroach. They climbed onto the body of the giant cockroach again.
The giant cockroach was furious. It retracted its six limbs and prepared to roll again. At this time, the foot soldiers lying on top of the giant cockroach jumped away again. The giant cockroach did not crush them at all.
Then, the foot soldiers repeated their previous actions and tried to jump onto the back of the giant cockroach.
Lin noticed that the cephalopod did not intend to directly harm the giant cockroach. Instead, it wanted to make the giant cockroach move more and tire it out.
The giant cockroach would be quite unhappy with the foot soldiers pouncing on it. It would constantly shake its body and roll, which would consume a lot of energy.
On Muketu's side, the giant cockroach had already eaten the foot soldier who had eaten a lot of bugs. Now, it was waiting for the poison to take effect.
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