Chapter 580: Tree Stump (Part 2)

WHOOSH.

The moment they made contact with the beast tide, all the majestic, fast-moving dinosaurs, full of momentum, vanished without a trace. Under the effect of the [Devouring] skill, Shen Fei and his teammates instantly absorbed the massive dinosaurs as their own experience upon touching the beast tide, as all of its members were lower-leveled than them.

The bigger the beast tide, the more it helped Shen Fei’s team level up!

WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!

The beast tide had been stirred up by the sudden appearance of the Thorns, a special type of creature that dinosaurs are naturally terrified of. Now, the tide was dissipating in a way that an ordinary person would find incomprehensible. Charging against the current, Shen Fei’s team carved a path straight through the beast tide, thirty to fifty meters wide. Along this path, all the oncoming dinosaurs vanished in the blink of an eye.

“Xiaohong sent a message!”

“There are!!”

“There are low-level Thorns we can devour!”

“Quick!”

Charging rapidly against the beast tide, they soon entered the attack range of the high-level Thorns. Shen Fei and his two companions looked up and saw the prearranged signal from Xiaohong. They also saw her commanding her hovering subordinates to point them in the right direction.

Before coming here to devour this exposed LV 1,000 Thorn, Shen Fei and the others had discussed the likelihood of companion plants—of the same type but lower levels—growing around it. Therefore, although Shen Fei, who was LV 999, couldn’t devour the LV 1,000 Thorn, devouring its companion creatures would be no problem at all. And as long as Shen Fei could devour enough to reach LV 1,000, then the arrogant Thorn currently chasing Xiaohong would be done for.

“Let’s go!”

As they had agreed, Xiaohong flew about rapidly high in the sky, distracting the great LV 1,000 Thorn while confirming the existence of the companion plants from above. Seeing Xiaohong’s signal, Shen Fei didn’t hesitate and charged forward with Number 0 and Black Tortoise. The high-level Thorn that could instantly [Devour] them was distracted by Xiaohong. Right now, they needed to quickly devour its companion creatures.

WHOOSH.

Following the direction pointed out by Xiaohong’s Pterodactyl subordinates, Shen Fei rushed over and soon spotted numerous health bars. Moreover, he also saw their levels:

LV 955!

LV 987!

LV 971!

LV 993!

LV 914!

A large group of “Little Thorns,” about a dozen of them with black health bars and levels over 900, appeared before him. Upon seeing this group of creatures, all of them a lower level than him, Shen Fei didn’t hesitate. He let out a furious roar and charged forward with a great leap.

Opportunity knocks but once!

In the current situation, these LV 900+ creatures were the very tonic he needed to reach LV 1,000.

I must get them all!

WHOOSH.

Seeing that there were only about a dozen LV 900+ “Little Thorns” ahead, Number 0 and Black Tortoise instantly stopped their advance, leaving the opportunity to devour them to Shen Fei.

Previously, when Xiaohong had leveled up to LV 1,000, she was thousands of kilometers away and couldn’t quickly share the target with Shen Fei, so she had leveled up first. Now that conditions allowed, Number 0 naturally prioritized letting Shen Fei level up.

WHOOSH.

As Number 0 and Black Tortoise watched, the moment Shen Fei touched the “Little Thorns,” the companion plants were instantly and cleanly [Devoured]. And just as expected, after Shen Fei devoured the entire group, a flash of light enveloped him, and his level shot straight to LV 1,000!

“Brother Fei!!”

“Devour it!!!”

“Devour the big one, and your level will reach LV 1,001! That should be enough to complete the mission!!”

High in the sky, Xiaohong, who had been keeping a close eye on the ground, saw that Shen Fei’s level had risen to LV 1,000 as hoped and immediately shouted in excitement. Then, after an elegant turn in the air, she led the great Thorn chasing her straight toward the now-LV 1,000 Shen Fei.

Xiaohong’s current level was LV 1,000. The great Thorn chasing her was also LV 1,000, and Shen Fei’s level had also risen to LV 1,000. In other words, Shen Fei could devour the great Thorn the moment he made contact with it. And, the moment after he devoured it, his level would reach LV 1,001!

ROAR!

Everyone stared intently, watching as the oblivious great Thorn was led by Xiaohong, charging rapidly toward Shen Fei. They were all awaiting the completion of the final mission.

But suddenly, an earth-shattering roar echoed from behind them.

“What the hell!”

The tremendous sound echoed across the land, and the group couldn’t help but turn. They saw that the sound was coming from the great river, tens of kilometers away. Along with the deafening roar, a massive dark shadow shot out of the river, leaping halfway into the air. It began to devour the dinosaurs from the beast tide that Shen Fei had let pass earlier.

“A Canglong!”

“LV 999!!”

Shen Fei could only see the creature’s massive size, but Xiaohong, flying in the air, had already recognized it by name and called out its level.

“Black Tortoise probably devoured all the creatures in the river and near the estuary, so this Canglong, possibly the strongest one from the ocean, swam upriver!” Xiaohong, who had identified the Canglong for Shen Fei, was still shouting her theory about its origin.

What a prize! To think I searched high and low for nothing, only for this to fall right into my lap!

Facing the LV 999 Canglong that had suddenly leaped out of the great river, Shen Fei didn’t know whether to call it good fortune or a coincidence.