The giant unicorn carnivorous beetle, which was concentrating on enjoying its food, suddenly sensed something was wrong. It raised its head, which was adorned with a huge unicorn, and turned its keen eyes, only to find two tiny creatures standing on top of it.
The beetle blinked slightly, and after confirming that it was not a hallucination, it fixed its gaze on Ao Yunyu and Licia again.
Hiss—the one-horned carnivorous beetle thought to itself, today seemed to be an exceptionally lucky day, with delicious food being delivered to its doorstep. It caught a glimpse of Ao Yunyu and Licia's smooth, pink skin, and immediately felt that these two little creatures looked like incredibly delicious food, making its mouth water.
Snap, snap, snap! The beetle's mandibles began to open and close frequently, clearly drooling and irresistibly craving the meal before it. However, the beetle didn't immediately attack, but continued to observe the two little creatures, trying to determine if they were worthy of being a delicious meal.
At that moment, Ao Yunyu and Licia were still oblivious to the beetle's greedy gaze above them, and were enthusiastically discussing how to capture the giant rhinoceros beetle to participate in the insect fighting game.
It wasn't until Lycia happened to look up and meet the beetle's burning gaze that she gasped in surprise and pulled Ao Yunyu away from the beetle's head.
Seeing this, the beetle mistakenly thought they were afraid of it, further solidifying its belief that they were easy prey. It quickly adjusted its posture, preparing to launch an attack.
Seeing delicious food, it actually tried to run away? That won't do! The beetle could no longer suppress its appetite. It suddenly raised its huge head and smashed it directly at Lycia and Ao Yunyu.
Unfortunately, the unicorn carnivorous beetle's movements appeared very slow to Ao Yunyu, so she quickly pulled Licia aside and dodged. The beetle's attack missed its target, and this unexpected event didn't make the two little ones realize the seriousness of the situation.
After all, the one-horned carnivorous beetle was just an ordinary insect. No matter how big it was, it was still just an ordinary insect to the two of them.
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Lycia looked at the unicorn carnivorous beetle that had begun attacking them and said with some confusion, "Ao Yunyu, why is the big beetle suddenly attacking us? We didn't steal its food or do anything, so why is it angry?"
Ao Yunyu looked at the carnivorous beetles in front of her, their red eyes filled with a greedy, hungry look. Clearly, they saw the two of them as prey.
Hearing Lycia's words, Ao Yunyu laughed and explained, "Lycia, we're neither stealing its food nor exactly stealing it, which is why it attacked us."
Upon hearing this, Lycia asked in confusion, "What's going on? Lycia doesn't understand. What do you mean we didn't steal the bugs' food, yet we still stole their food?"
"Aha~ Lycia feels like she's getting dizzy."
Seeing Lycia's confused expression, Ao Yunyu couldn't help but chuckle and patiently explained to her, "Lycia, think about it, we humans and other creatures view food from different perspectives."
For this one-horned carnivorous beetle, standing on its back might mean entering its territory, or it might mistakenly think we are trying to steal its food.
In reality, it may only see us as a potential food source, or what it considers 'food.' So while we don't directly steal its food, from its perspective, we do pose a threat to its survival resources.
Upon hearing this, Lycia's eyes widened, and she suddenly realized, "Oh, I see! So, in the insect's eyes, we're like food on its table, which is why it attacks us?"
“That’s right, that’s exactly it.” Ao Yunyu nodded in confirmation, and then said, “So what we need to do now is, firstly, try to calm it down, and secondly, find a way to safely get out of its attack range to avoid a real conflict.”
Lycia: "But, Ao Yunyu, look, the bugs aren't behaving properly. How about we knock them out? Then we can find another bug and we can fight it out!"
Seeing the carnivorous unicorn beetle constantly attacking them, Ao Yunyu nodded and said, "Alright, it seems the beetle isn't going to stop. We'll just have to take matters into our own hands."
Under Licia's expectant gaze, Ao Yunyu gracefully leaped to the horn of the one-horned carnivorous beetle. She carefully adjusted her strength, intending to apply precise force to ensure she could subdue the beetle without harming it. However, plans rarely go as expected—
"Crack!" With an unexpected breaking sound, the head of the one-horned carnivorous beetle was crushed, and its entire massive body sank deep into the ground, leaving a shocking crater.
This scene was so unexpected that Ao Yunyu and Licia were stunned and stared at each other in disbelief.
Licia covered her mouth with her small hand, her eyes wide open, as if to say, "What...what's going on?" Ao Yunyu scratched her head awkwardly, clearly not expecting her power to be so weak, but...
(⊙o⊙)…
For a moment, the two stood at the edge of the pit, looking at each other in bewilderment.
Just then, a lot of clicking and crackling sounds rang out. These were the unique footsteps of insects, but there were just too many of them.
The two listened carefully and quickly determined the source of the sound: underground!
At this moment, Ao Yunyu realized that the crater she had created seemed to have many tiny holes, each about a meter in size, and the source of the footsteps had also appeared – ants.
Lycia: "Wow, so many ants! Ao Yunyu, look, the ants are going to eat the bug."
Ao Yunyu nodded. She had also seen it. The unicorn beetle was now covered in ants, which were constantly cutting into the beetle's flesh and then lifting it up to walk towards the entrance of the hole.
Lycia sighed cutely and then said, "It's a pity that ants don't fight insects, otherwise we could catch them."
Upon hearing this, Ao Yunyu chuckled and said, "Licia, you...hehe, let's go. Let's go find some other insects. This time I'll reduce my strength a bit, so this shouldn't happen again."
Upon hearing this, Lycia nodded and hummed in agreement. Then the two set off again to search for the insects that could fight.
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