Chapter 572 - 221: An Unexpected Hope, a Speedy Dinosaur Ride

The two, now in their dinosaur bodies, involuntarily grew still, their movements becoming timid and restrained.

"Don’t get distracted!" Noticing Number 0 and Xiaohong’s reaction, Shen Fei immediately spoke up, telling them not to move unnecessarily.

At that moment, he was only checking on the Triceratops to figure out why its gaze had turned so gentle. He had no other intentions whatsoever. Besides, with their bodies turned into dinosaurs, it wasn’t as if any other ideas were even possible. What’s more, Number 0 and Xiaohong had already pledged their loyalty to him as their master; he was already aware of their devotion.

So, my observation of the massive dinosaur’s upper thigh is purely for academic research.

CRACK!

As Shen Fei shouted to Number 0 and Xiaohong, the Triceratops they were on had already rejoined the surging tide of other dinosaurs, picking up speed once again. However, to protect the small figures clinging to the log on its head—Shen Fei and the others—this Triceratops no longer smashed through trees on its own. Instead, it had started following the main herd.

RUMBLE...

RUMBLE...

RUMBLE...

Perched on the log atop the Triceratops’s horns, more than ten meters in the air, Shen Fei clung tightly to the wood to keep from falling off while scanning his surroundings. From this vantage point, his field of view was wide open. Moreover, with the Triceratops as his "mount," he no longer had to worry about being trampled. This gave him ample time to observe the situation.

Shen Fei watched as the unstoppable stampede swept forward. Everything in its path—whether large trees, shrubs, or boulders—was trampled to pulp by the thundering herd. As far as he could see, besides the endless sea of health bars and level indicators, there were toppling trees and dinosaurs being trampled to death by their own kind.

Fortunately, the Triceratops beneath them, while not the largest, was by no means small. Aside from being knocked slightly off-balance by the occasional collision with other dinosaurs, it was never pushed over or trampled.

With her ability to fly, Xiaohong circled around them, binding Shen Fei, Number 0, and Black Tortoise to the log with a thick layer of vines. They were now firmly secured and no longer had to worry about being thrown off.

The good news is, we’re safe now. No more worrying about being trampled or being hit with [Devouring]... a few minutes later, after they had adjusted their positions and gotten used to the rhythm of riding the dinosaur, a few thoughts surfaced in Shen Fei’s mind. But the bad news is, now we have absolutely no way to reach the LV 0 and LV 1 dragon eggs and hatchlings! We can’t devour anything to grow, either...

The sudden appearance of the Triceratops, combined with Number 0’s own Triceratops form, had brought Shen Fei’s team some good news. They didn’t have to worry about being overrun by the stampede. But at the same time, there was also bad news.

Perched high on the log atop the Triceratops’s head, Shen Fei scanned his surroundings. Amidst the massive, screen-filling ocean of health bars and three-digit levels, he could occasionally spot a few LV 0 and LV 1 indicators. Unfortunately, it was obvious he had no chance of reaching them.

Even Xiaohong, with her ability to fly, didn’t dare to haphazardly navigate the chaotic, unpredictable dinosaur herd to get to those LV 0s. Right now, because of her [Devouring] skill, Xiaohong knew that if she was so much as touched by one of the large dinosaurs, it could be an instant "game over." Therefore, she only dared to fly in circles around the large log where Shen Fei and the others were. Nothing more. In this chaotic situation, she didn’t dare make a reckless move.

Besides, she was also worried about the LV 0 and LV 1 creatures being carried on the heads of many of the large dinosaurs. If she were to devour one of them by accident, she could infuriate the massive dinosaur carrying it and cause a whole new set of unnecessary problems.

CRACK!

CRACK!

CRACK!

As Shen Fei pondered, the sound of snapping trees rose and fell continuously. The surging stampede continued its unstoppable charge forward. Furthermore, thanks to a reminder from Xiaohong, Shen Fei confirmed that the herd was heading toward the vast, boundless body of water she had spotted earlier, one so large it could be a sea or a lake.

If the herd gets blocked by the water... Sensing that they were only a few dozen kilometers away, a new worry began to form in Shen Fei’s mind. The dinosaurs were enormous, but the body of water could be just as deep. There was no guarantee that even creatures of their size could cross it. Moreover, the herd was stampeding at full speed and in total disarray.

What in the world is chasing them from behind? Shen Fei couldn’t help but think about the creature that had caused this stampede, the one that had made dinosaurs large and small abandon everything, even their own eggs. What was it that had triggered this stampede? What was behind the running herd?

As these questions filled his mind, Shen Fei’s gaze involuntarily shifted toward the direction the herd had come from. Number 0 and Xiaohong’s eyes followed his, all three of them looking back.

"No way..."

"It can’t be!"

"You’ve got to be kidding me!"

A few minutes later, after observing the situation behind them, the three of them couldn’t help but look at each other. It seemed they had identified what was chasing the dinosaurs and causing the stampede. But the answer was something none of them could quite believe.

They exchanged glances for a few seconds before finally accepting that what they were seeing was real.

It was a colossal Thorn vine, shimmering with an eerie purple light, its health bar displayed in solid black