Chapter 498: Mantis Shrimp
Just when Ji Changqing was cleaning up the city, all the mutant creatures had been taken into the small world.
A hurried report came from the communicator, explaining to him in detail the current disaster situation in Shelter No. 836.
The casualties are still being counted, but are expected to be somewhat heavy.
According to the report from Shelter No. 836, most of the marine creatures that attacked them before were basically mutated mantis shrimps, with body lengths ranging from tens of centimeters to more than one meter.
Not only do they have amazing movement and attack speed, but their shells are incredibly hard, and they can even survive on land for a long time.
The hammering appendages of these mutated mantis shrimp have evolved into sharp piercing structures that will immediately begin tearing into the flesh once they penetrate the human body.
What’s even more terrifying is that they exhibit group collaborative behavior, like the swarming effect of locusts, and forage collectively.
The survivors outside the shelter had been attacked by them before, but this time, for some unknown reason, this group of mutant creatures came up the mountain and ambushed the shelter at dark.
Fortunately, after dawn, the mutated mantis shrimps began to gradually evacuate and move towards the city at the foot of the mountain, as if they were returning to the seaside.
Their shells are extremely defensive, and even evolvers find it difficult to deal with them.
But surprisingly, some mutant birds and several mutant sea otters that had never been seen before in the refuge appeared among the mantis shrimp group.
These predators, which should have been equally dangerous, only focused on hunting mantis shrimp during the fight and did not attack humans, which reduced a considerable amount of the pressure on the refuge.
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Ji Changqing put away the communicator and looked down at He Rui, who was still in a low mood. After thinking for a moment, he landed on the ground with the idiot and released a mutant mantis shrimp that was more than one meter long.
"Ah!" He Rui felt a numbness in his body when he saw the giant shrimp suddenly appear, and he couldn't help but scream.
The creature in front of me, which looks like a mantis shrimp, appears particularly clear because of its magnified size, and its bright and weird colors bring a strong visual impact.
He had only seen gray mantis shrimp or shrimp that turned red when cooked before, but he had never seen such a huge, vivid and strangely colored individual.
It feels like this mutated mantis shrimp is a creature from outer space.
Its body is made up of highly saturated blocks of color, covered with high-contrast color spots such as fluorescent green, electric blue, and flame orange. Some parts even flash with an iridescent metallic luster similar to a peacock's tail feathers.
He Rui couldn't help but wonder if this was also a new ability he had gained after his evolution. Not only could he see more clearly, but he seemed to be able to perceive more colors, just like the legendary four-color vision.
The most uncomfortable thing is the strange yellow-green fluorescence on the surface of the shrimp and its lifeless snow-white compound eyes.
Its cephalothorax was covered in honeycomb-like black and white patterns, and its tentacles ended in blood-red warning stripes. The entire creature exuded a creepy and eerie aura.
What's even more terrifying is that the moment this brainless arthropod was released, it rushed towards them without hesitation, waving its sharp appendages and claws.
Its compound eyes, fan-like structures, and two limbs on its face swayed at an eerie, frame-by-frame frequency, so fast that they almost produced afterimages.
He Rui was a little scared and almost wanted to pick up his brother and run away.
Countless thoughts flashed through my mind in an instant.
If he attacks with background music, he doesn't know if the shrimp can hear the sound...
If he used his fists, he really didn't want to come into direct contact with such a disgusting creature.
When watching the news before, he saw many cases of death due to infection with "Marine Vibrio vulnificus" when processing shrimps, so he became wary of live seafood.
Especially since this seafood has mutated and evolved...it will only be more dangerous than ordinary seafood...
He Rui stood in front of Ji Changqing, looking at the mantis shrimp rushing towards him, suppressing his nausea. While activating the BGM attack ability, he subconsciously raised his right foot, ready to give the shrimp a flying kick at any time.
The high-frequency sound waves precisely enveloped and acted on the mutant shrimp. Its once lightning-fast crawling movements immediately became sluggish, as if the slow-motion button had been pressed.
The mantis shrimp's limbs began to twitch uncoordinatedly, its shells colliding with each other with a crisp "crackling" sound, and it was spinning in place as if it was drunk.
Finally, it completely stopped moving, its body slowly curling up into a ball. Even more amazingly, the vibrant colors on its body were rapidly fading.
The fluorescent green markings turned dark, the electric blue shell lost its luster, and the iridescent metallic reflection gradually dimmed, as if all the color had been sucked away.
"Not bad." A hint of approval flashed in Ji Changqing's eyes, and his palm gently pressed on He Rui's shoulder.
He Rui turned around and grinned at him, then realized belatedly that the mutant shrimp seemed to be dead. He suddenly felt a pang of pain, "Tsk, what a waste of one. By the way, why did you suddenly transform into a shrimp? You scared me."
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