owlsbooks Chapter 8: The All-in Dinosaur.
Chapter 8: The All-in Dinosaur.
The Eagle Zone.
All eyes were fixed on the Johns Hopkins dome screen.
The chief researcher from the engineering school acted calmly and cautiously from the start of the game, unlike the others who were in a hurry to make a move.
He spent more than ten minutes walking a long way along the riverbank, carefully observing no fewer than ten different creatures, before finally stopping at the edge of a high ground.
Standing before him was a Dilophosaurus.
It is 6.5 to 7 meters long, with a hip height of about 1.7 meters. If it stands completely upright, the top of its head is nearly 2 meters high.
The most striking feature is the pair of crescent-shaped bone crowns on the top of the head, like two crescent moons symmetrically placed on the skull.
It added a touch of eerie beauty to its already aggressive appearance.
Eoraptor was its predecessor, and it could evolve into Allosaurus, Tyrannosaurus, Velociraptor, and other top predators of the Mesozoic Era.
John Hopkins stood in front of the Dilophosaurus, looking up at the enormous creature, and adjusted his glasses.
Without hesitation, he extended his finger and tapped it.
[The strongest evolved form]
A burst of golden light erupted.
Dilophosaurus's body swelled violently in the light, its bones cracking and its muscles bulging as if inflated.
The bone crowns disappeared, replaced by a more rugged skull outline.
The jaw became thick and powerful, and each tooth was becoming larger, sharper, and more lethal at a visible rate.
The light dissipated.
Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Standing before him was a complete Tyrannosaurus Rex.
It is over twelve meters long, with its hips alone reaching nearly four meters in height, and its enormous head taking up almost a third of its entire body.
Its hind limbs are like two concrete pillars, while its forelimbs are short but ridiculously thick, with each toe having a sharp claw.
John Hopkins smiled, reached out, and pressed the binding panel without hesitation.
[Bind!]
[John Hopkins, the top technologist in the US, has chosen Dilophosaurus.]
The US region is in an uproar.
The high-ranking officials jumped up from their seats, slapping the table, high-fiving, hugging, and laughing so loudly that the entire joint command center could hear them.
"The top player is truly the top player! When he makes a move, it's a game-winning one!"
"This Dilophosaurus can actually transform into such a powerful dinosaur!"
"First place is already ours!"
A high-ranking American official turned around triumphantly, his gaze landing precisely on the few dejected people in the Dragon Country region, his mouth practically twitching from ear to ear.
The high-ranking officials of the Dragon Kingdom glanced at it, just once.
Then he immediately looked away.
It's upsetting.
This is so damn frustrating.
The strongest form of the Dilophosaurus was so big that the entire dragon looked completely different and was incredibly terrifying.
My own original crocodile has transformed into... a larger version of the original crocodile.
This contrast is like someone deliberately rubbing salt into a wound and then asking if you want it spicy...
The mockery from American netizens poured onto China like a floodgate opening.
[This is hilarious! Your Protosuchus grew only one centimeter, while our Dilophosaurus grew to over ten meters long. Isn't that a difference bigger than that between a human and a dog?]
High school seniors are just like high school seniors; they can pick a toad and treat it like a treasure, while we can just pick anything and become the king of the land. That's the difference!
[Isn't the Dragon Kingdom known for its boasting? Keep it up! What exactly made your "peak-strength" Yuan Crocodile so strong?]
[I suggest Chinese netizens start digging air-raid shelters now, natural disasters don't wait for anyone, hahaha!]
Chinese netizens were so angry they turned green with rage, but they couldn't hold back any longer and forced themselves to fight back.
What do you know? That terrifying thing will destroy the ecological balance sooner or later!
[With such a huge size, it eats and poops a lot; it might eat itself to extinction!]
Time flies.
While countries around the world were still debating the Tyrannosaurus Rex of the United States, players in the Russian region also made their choice.
He stood still in front of a whale-dragon.
It is 16 to 18 meters long, about 4 meters high at the shoulders, and weighs 15 to 25 tons.
This enormous creature, just standing there, looked like a breathing hill.
Its neck was shorter than that of later sauropod dinosaurs.
However, it has already shown a trend towards becoming larger in size.
Its four legs were as thick as tree trunks, and the ground trembled slightly with every step it took.
The Russian player clicked without hesitation.
[The strongest evolved form]
Enveloped in golden light, the whale-dragon's body continued to expand and extend within the radiance.
Its neck grew longer, its tail grew longer, and its limbs became thicker, nearly doubling in size in just a few seconds.
The light dissipated.
The Argentine dragon.
One of the largest dinosaurs known to humankind, it was over 35 meters long and weighed over 70 tons, with its neck alone exceeding 10 meters in length.
It stood there, head held high, like a moving mountain, making even a Tyrannosaurus Rex look like a child in its presence.
A deafening cheer erupted from the bear enclosure.
"Hurrah—!"
"The biggest size! Who can compare to us?"
"Survive to the end? With our size, who can even touch us?"
The executives hugged each other, beaming with joy.
Players from other countries have also completed their selections.
Jean Dupont, representing the Gallic rooster, chose an early Maniraptor, which could evolve into Velociraptor.
That terrifying hunter known for his speed and intelligence.
John Bull, representing Alfred Smith, chose a Tetanurae.
It can evolve into Spinosaurus, which is 15 to 18 meters long and has a sail on its back. It is one of the top predators on the continent.
Kumar, representing India, chose a Protoceratops, which can evolve into a Triceratops.
That heavy tank that used its three horns to crush countless predators.
The monkey nation's representative chose a shielded ankylosaurus, which could evolve into an ankylosaurus.
Its tail hammer could strike with such force that even a Tyrannosaurus Rex would have to think twice.
South Korea was clever; realizing that all the big fish on land were almost gone, they decisively chose a Dimorphodon.
It can evolve into the ancient pterosaur or even the Quetzalcoatlus, dominating the skies.
If you can't beat them on the ground, hide in the sky.
Hans the Cat representative looked at the options on the panel with a hint of helplessness.
He arrived late, and almost all the available options had already been taken by others.
Ultimately, he chose the social dogjaw, which could evolve into the true tricuspidatum.
It is a small mammal, and in terms of size and imposing presence, it is simply no match for the other enormous creatures.
But there's nothing we can do about it.
Global Joint Command Center.
The US is laughing, Russia is laughing, Japan is laughing, almost every country is laughing.
Everyone felt they had made the right choice.
Everyone felt they were in the clear.
Only the Dragon Kingdom is weeping...
After all, everyone, human or ghost, is choosing the dragon.
Only their civilization observer, Lin Xia, chose the seemingly weakest one, the Primal Crocodile, who probably wouldn't live more than three days...