Chapter 154. Jurassic (8) Graduating from Kindergarten!

     Ye Mo and the Spinosaurus were fast, as were the Monoclonius. In the rocky terrain with minimal elevation changes, adult dinosaurs had a wide field of view, able to see for a hundred miles.

     Both dinosaur groups spotted each other first.

     After a moment of hesitation and consideration, Ye Mo pulled out her trump card – wood-type jade essence. The light green Spinosaurus went completely berserk. As wood-type creatures, this energy was the key to their growth. Without needing a command from their leader, they accelerated on their own.

     The Monoclonius did the same.

     Their IQ was not enough to think more deeply whether this was a trap set by the enemy. Everything depended on their instincts. They would plunder resources if there were any, unless they encountered a dinosaur or a group of dinosaurs with a very strong gap, but the Spinosaurus and the Tyrannosaurus Rex cub were obviously not among them.

     “Roar!”

     “Screech!”

     “Howl!”

     Ye Mo tossed the wood-type jade essence into her space, replaced it with a high-level wood-type crystal core around her neck, and continued to run forward. At the same time, her Eagle-Eye was focused on the fireballs and cylindrical feet of the Monoclonius herd.

     The soles of their feet also had five sharp toe claws, which could easily crush or pierce enemies whether they were trampled or stabbed.

     Ye Mo successfully avoided the crimson fireballs of different sizes, shuttled rapidly in the high-temperature air, approached the Monoclonius, and whoosh——, penetrated into the “huge gap” between two Monoclonius.

   【Detected survivor Ye Mo has surpassed the critical value for mental strength, mental attribute +1.】 

   【Detected survivor Ye Mo has surpassed the critical value for agility, agility attribute +1.】

     Exciting!

     Ye Mo seemed to be wandering, running, and jumping among giant pillars. While dodging the pillars with sharp toe claws, she didn’t forget to give the pillars a slash, an arrow, or a claw strike.

     At this moment, when there was a big gap between her and the dinosaurs, she wasn’t foolish enough not to use weapons. Before she could 100% rely on pure combat power to dominate the Jurassic, weapons could still be used, but not abused or used exclusively. They were just tools.

     The Monoclonius herd became disorganized due to Ye Mo’s disruption.

     In the eyes of the Spinosaurus, the wood-type energy they desired had entered the Monoclonius herd along with the Tyrannosaurus Rex cub. Naturally, they regarded the Monoclonius as an undeniable primary enemy.

     The rocky terrain was similar to the desert plateaus of the real world, with very sparse vegetation. Wood-type magic often requires the support of plant vine seeds, but the Spinosaurus were not afraid.

     The thorns all over their bodies, similar to a type of wild shrub, could shoot out barbs. Moreover, the thorns could also wrap and preserve fine plant seeds. When the barbs were shot out, long vine strands were also ejected. These vine strands were thick and highly flexible, swinging like whips.

     Even against the Monoclonius’ fireballs, they possessed resistance ranging from a few minutes to over ten minutes.

      War between the two dinosaur groups was imminent.

     The Spinosaurus diverted a lot of attention away from Ye Mo, allowing her to join the battle while also observing and learning from the dinosaurs’ combat through her eagle-eye view.

     Conclusions:

    Strength: Monoclonius > Spinosaurus

    Speed: Spinosaurus > Monoclonius

    Magic: Monoclonius ≈ Spinosaurus

    Close combat: Monoclonius > Spinosaurus

    Overall strength: Monoclonius > Spinosaurus.

     When the Monoclonius were winning, Ye Mo sided with the Spinosaurus, helping to attack the Monoclonius. When the Spinosaurus were winning, she sided with the Monoclonius, attacking the Spinosaurus.

     She kept the two sides evenly matched.

     During the fight, she discovered the weakness of the Spinosaurus, which was the part of the lower abdomen where there was no thorn defense. Once it was cut, it was the place where the Spinosaurus had the most energy.

     If a dinosaur died, Ye Mo would immediately put the prey into her storage space, snatch the prey from the mouths of the Monoclonius and the Spinosaurus, and make them furious.

     In the increasingly intense battle, she replenished her energy by drinking blood.

     Wood represents life. The blood of the Spinosaurus could alleviate her fatigue and minor physiological injuries, while the blood of fire-type creatures would cause excitement, agitation, and even a somewhat impulsive mood.

     At times like these, rationality is crucial.

     “Burp.”

   【Congratulations to the survivor Ye Mo for completing the side quest 6 in the “Jurassic” copy, growing 3cm, and rewarding strength +1, agility +1, and constitution +1. 】

     Another milky burp.

   【Congratulations to the survivor Ye Mo for completing side quest 7 in the “Jurassic” copy, growing 3cm, and rewarding strength +1, agility +1, and constitution +1. 】

     As she grew to 36cm, Ye Mo’s toe claws and teeth became sharper, no longer just small thorns, but starting to develop into the sharpest blades, and her hind legs became increasingly powerful.

     Of course, the change in length of the front legs, apart from the toe claws, was negligible, barely discernible by mental power.

     At this moment, the number of dinosaurs on the battlefield was less than 10 in total. Ye Mo, enjoying the benefits of being the last one standing, became increasingly conspicuous. In the end, she faced a joint double attack from the remaining Spinosaurus and Monoclonius.

     “Allocate 2 free points to speed.”

     A Tyrannosaurus Rex cub facing off against 8 adult Spinosaurus and Monoclonius dinosaurs, she was not afraid, because her enemies were not united, and her speed could easily cause them to injure each other.

     Ye Mo no longer just moved around on the ground.

     Occasionally, she would try to jump onto places other than the dinosaurs’ legs, such as the fortunate approach to the Spinosaurus’s abdomen, using claws and teeth together, tearing and slicing, with a roar and a rumble, a dinosaur is killed.

     When the other dinosaurs swarmed towards the injured Spinosaurus, Ye Mo silently counted down three, two, one, jumped onto a Monoclonius’s tail, used the momentum to leap onto its back.

     After securing her grip, she put the Spinosaurus into her space, leaving the other dinosaurs to pounce on empty air.

     Not only did they pounce on empty air, but one Spinosaurus was hit in the eye by a rune arrow that explodes; a Monoclonius was hit in the eye by an ice arrow, the water element causing more damage to fire-type dinosaurs than a regular explosion.

     Bang boom!

     Whoosh bang!

     Back and forth, another half hour passed, and Ye Mo collected 50 adult dinosaurs into her space.

     Because a battle of this scale had attracted the attention of several group of dinosaurs, to avoid being too exhausted, she collected the last two huge dinosaur prey in a small cave.

     The several groups of dinosaurs rushing to the battlefield: “???”

     Apart from blood and blood residue, not even a dinosaur leg was left for them to salvage. Two of the groups were already enemies, and upon seeing each other, they excitedly began fighting.

     …

     Ye Mo didn’t have time to reap the benefits of the battle yet, not because of physical or mental fatigue, but because she needed a psychological break. You have to know, battles are endless, and food is inexhaustible.

     A balance between work and rest is important.

    Moreover, the sky was bright again at this time, and the fiery red sun was scorching the earth again. The temperature returned to above 65℃. The surface temperature was even more terrifying, and the underground temperature was not much better.

     Whether it’s the Jurassic period or Earth, the differences between day and night are slightly different due to changes in the atmosphere, but still within the range of calculation. Based on these situations, one can roughly deduce where on Earth they might be, no, in which locations.

     Ye Mo’s water resources were running low. Dinosaur blood could temporarily quench thirst, but like ordinary water, it needed constant replenishment, the more she drank, the more she craved, until it was completely exhausted.

     The blood of the wood-type Spinosaurus was alright, but the blood of the fire-type Monoclonius, after drinking it, made her feel like she could breathe fire. It could at least keep her warm at night, but during the day, it was like adding fuel to the fire.

     It was at this time that Ye Mo’s keen hearing, sense of smell, and HawkEye allowed her to encounter the second type of animal besides dinosaurs underground—two multituberculates.

    They were very small, less than 10 centimeters in body length, with long hair, somewhat similar to modern rodents. Multituberculates are also one of the rare mammals of the Jurassic period.

     “…”

     They were blue-green, with somewhat stiff fur, which at this time could help them dig burrows and defend themselves. They were relatively large; if they were smaller, they might be cuter than hamsters.

     Mammals were definitely not the protagonists of Earth at this time. They lived in very small, dark places, or in relatively spacious sea areas.

     Ye Mo didn’t drive away or kill these animals, not because she was kind or merciful.

     First, the multituberculates showed obvious traces of wood and water attributes, they were agile and skilled at digging burrows. Second, the multituberculates had a distinct plant scent, specifically a type of fern containing water. Third, they were several times smaller than her.

     Mentally controlling the much smaller multituberculates, she quickly discovered water-type energy source stones and wood-type energy source stones some distance below the surface. They were also remnant stones, similar to those she had seen upon entering the instance.

     Ye Mo took a sip of water.

     It was so refreshing!

     Cool and comfortable from head to tail, stretching again, she definitely did not shake her tail reflexively.

     Taking another bite of the water-containing fern, Tyrannosaurus Rex are not poisoned by eating grass, but the energy and satiety that grass provides her is ≈0, equivalent to not eating at all. The wood spirit source stone are still useful, and perhaps the legendary special plants can also be used.

     The two multituberculates are becoming more and more adorable!

     Ye Mo took out a metal cage and put them inside. After feeding them two pieces of fern leaves, she discovered that they were indeed mammals, and omnivores at that, as they ate meat.

     And what she had in abundance was meat. She didn’t feed them much Monoclonius meat, but gave them some Spinosaurus meat.

     After settling the multituberculates, Ye Mo took out her breakfast from her storage space and began a frantic eating session.

     “Burp.”

   【Congratulations to the survivor Ye Mo for completing the side quest 8 in the “Jurassic” copy, growing 3cm, and rewarding strength +1, agility +1, and constitution +1. 】

     Patting her round belly, Ye Mo casually dug a hole, then, carrying the metal cage containing the multituberculates, used her feet to dig and leave. Occasionally, she would exploit their labor, but her two laborers were too weak.

     ……

     Over the next four or five days, Ye Mo’s diet was not limited to Spinosaurus and Monoclonius. She would scan with her eagle eyes for other dinosaurs, especially those with different attributes, then dig her way to the surface for intense hunting, either one-on-one or one-on-many.

     Following the direction of the sun, Ye Mo chose to head east, digging countless holes along the way.

     Holes of all sizes.

     39cm, 42cm… 123cm, 126cm… Ye Mo had finally graduated from kindergarten.