ctnovel Chapter 33: Kangaroo Country Takes the Lead, Evolving Dunkleosteus First
Chapter 33: Kangaroo Country Takes the Lead, Evolving Dunkleosteus First
Chapter 33: Kangaroo Country Takes the Lead, Evolving Dunkleosteus First
"Boom!"
As the cold, divine pronouncement of the [Earth Online] system gradually faded from the minds of people around the world...
The layer of absolutely still blue light that enveloped all the players suddenly dissipated.
What followed was a truly soul-stirring "high-dimensional reset".
Under the incredible gaze of all humankind, the Silurian sand table on the celestial dome began to expand wildly.
What was already a vast shallow continental shelf was now threatened by this powerful, high-dimensional force.
Like clay being forcibly stretched, it extends outward infinitely at a speed visible to the naked eye!
A hundredfold increase in map size!
The unfathomable seabed fissure was torn open, and seawater rushed in, turning what was originally a shallow sea a few hundred meters deep into an abyss in an instant.
The water pressure gauge readings skyrocketed, one thousand meters, ten thousand meters—
Until it broke through the terrifying absolute abyss limit of 50,000 meters!
At the same time, enormous primordial landmasses rose from the boiling ocean.
The area was covered with giant ferns reaching hundreds of meters in height, and the oxygen level in the air soared to an intoxicatingly high concentration. [Ding! Server-wide high-dimensional teleportation activated!]
The Second Era - Silurian period has been completed, and all players are now being loaded into the third phase of the sandbox.
[The Devonian Period: Fish Tyrants and Land Swamps!]
[The laws have been reconstructed! This era removes absolute size restrictions and opens the evolutionary branches of "Bone Armor Reforging" and "Amphibious Lungs"!]
"Buzz!"
Amidst the shimmering light, billions of players worldwide were once again randomly transported to this vast and boundless new world.
In this round of teleportation...
The Southern Kangaroo Kingdom, which had remained largely unknown and could only survive by picking up scraps in both the first and second phases.
But they were greeted with an unprecedented "perfect start"!
The Devonian period, known as the "Age of Fishes," was a savage era in which prehistoric marine creatures frantically stacked armor and bite force.
Meanwhile, the millions of elite players from the Kangaroo Kingdom were extremely fortunate to be uniformly placed by the system into the Devonian sandbox, which is the richest in resources.
The giant spiky coral sea, known as the "Ancient Great Barrier Reef"!
Instead of terrifying deep-sea currents, this place is rich in "ancient calcium essence".
"My God—Commander, look at our evolution panel!"
An elite player from the Kingdom of Kangaroo is currently possessing the body of a two-meter-long primitive bony fish, and he is so excited that his fins are trembling wildly.
In the center of the giant coral sea, stands the supreme commander of the Kangaroo Kingdom—Commander-in-Chief Jack.
He stared in disbelief at the frantically flashing golden indicator on his retina.
[Ding! Detected that the entire Kangaroo Kingdom region originated from the Devonian core calcification zone!]
[Geographical advantage triggered! All members of the Kangaroo Kingdom gain a unique area buff: +300% bone hardening rate!]
[Warning! You have discovered a hidden high-dimensional genetic anchor—the Tyrant's Jaw!]
As President Jack looked down at the ancient coral reef radiating a blinding golden light, his fish eyes instantly turned blood red.
It was a desire ignited by extreme ambition and ecstasy.
Although Captain Max of the Star Federation is dead, this does not diminish the extreme desire of other Western countries for hegemony.
Now, Yunxia's 500-meter-tall demon god has just overwhelmed the Shiliuji Kingdom, and it definitely needs time to digest it.
This is their only chance to overtake others and dominate the Devonian period!
"Warriors of the Kangaroo Kingdom! The Star Sea Federation has fallen; now it is our Southern Continent's turn to rise!"
Commander Jack roared in the faction channel with extreme fervor: "Everyone, get it!"
Transfer all the evolution points you accumulated during the Silurian period to me!
I need to activate this high-dimensional genetic anchor point immediately!
Driven by this extreme survival frenzy, Australia has demonstrated remarkable efficiency.
Tens of thousands of players unhesitatingly poured all their meager evolution points into Commander Jack.
With the injection of massive amounts of evolution points, the golden gene anchor hidden in the coral reef exploded with a deafening roar.
It transformed into a thick golden pillar of light, completely enveloping Commander Jack!
[Ding! Server-wide high-dimensional announcement!]
[Congratulations to Jack, the leader of the Kangaroo Country faction, for taking the lead!]
[Successfully unlocked and fused with the genes of the absolute ruler of the Devonian period—[Prehistoric Titan Dunkleosteus]!]
As the system notification sounded around the world, players from all over the world, who were still immersed in exploring the new map, all looked up in shock.
Above the sky, the extremely "thoughtful" high-dimensional live broadcast camera was turned on again.
This time, the protagonist is no longer the armored horseshoe crab of the Starsea Federation.
Instead, it was a terrifying monster that was expanding wildly and reshaping its bones in the golden light!
"roar!"
A deep, muffled roar, seemingly capable of shattering seawater into powder, emanated from the pillar of light.
As the golden light faded, a colossal prehistoric tyrant, measuring an astonishing thirty-five meters in length, appeared before the eyes of billions of people worldwide!
This is Dunkleosteus, the nightmare of the Devonian period!
It lacks ordinary fish scales; its entire head and front half are covered in them.
They were completely wrapped in an outrageously thick, dark blue "exoskeleton armor plate".
Those plates were even thicker than the frontal armor of modern main battle tanks, gleaming with a chilling metallic luster.
But the most terrifying thing is its mouth.
Dunkleosteus had no teeth at all! Its upper and lower jaws were made up of two extremely sharp, giant bony blades, like the blades of a guillotine!
This design means that every time the mouth closes, the bone blades rub against each other, automatically sharpening themselves to become even sharper!
"Snap!"
To demonstrate his power, Commander Jack manipulated the thirty-five-meter-long body of Dunkleosteus.
It suddenly lurched towards a solid coral reef that was tens of meters high.
There are no fancy skills, just pure physical bite!
The guillotine-like blade, resembling the gaping maw of an abyss, suddenly snapped shut.
With a loud "boom," he actually bit off more than half of that seemingly indestructible giant coral reef!
The terrifying bite force stirred up visible white shockwaves in the seawater.
Netizens around the world gasped in shock as they watched.
[Westland Netizen]:
[My God! Is this the overlord of the Devonian period? Those guillotines-like teeth could crush even stones like tofu!]
[Japanese netizens]:
[That's terrifying! This pure armor and bite force, if it bites a player...]
Even the most defensive turtle-type evolved beings would be instantly bitten in two, skin and bones intact!
[A netizen from Australia]:
Hahaha! The Great Leader is mighty! Our Kangaroo Nation has finally stood up!
What Star Sea Federation? What Cloud Summer Demon God? Before our prehistoric tyrant, they will all be crushed!
Commander Jack felt the terrifying power contained within this body.
In particular, the biting force of tens of thousands of tons instantly swelled his confidence to the extreme.
He swung his thick tail fin, leading a massive army of millions of kangaroo fish, who were also beginning to evolve into "bone fish," as they swaggered through the giant coral sea.
Listen up, gamers all over the world!
President Jack arrogantly broadcast the message across all channels via a high-dimensional live stream.
"The rules of the Devonian period shall be written by our Kangaroo Kingdom!"
In the First and Second Eras, the Yunxia Region, through some opportunistic system loophole, created a gigantic tentacle monster.
Jack sneered, his guillotine-like jaws opening and closing in the seawater, making a teeth-grinding grinding sound: "But being big doesn't mean you're invincible!"
Faced with overwhelming bite force and heavy bony armor, even the largest mollusk is nothing more than a large, moving piece of fat!
"Listen up, you coward hiding in the deep sea, Yunxia!"
Our Kangaroo Kingdom's army will soon sweep across the entire shallow sea.
"If you've got the guts, climb out of that 50,000-meter-deep ravine and see if your tentacles are harder, or if my Dunkleosteus's guillotine blades are harder!"