Chapter 339
Time Stops, Emotions Cleared
After much deliberation, the civilization observers couldn't come up with a better solution, so they had no choice but to launch this plan.
If this plan fails, they will have to resort to an even more cumbersome method: the same old tactic of using a large number of ships.
Use a massive number of dinosaurs to wear down this giant python until it is slowly killed!
This giant python is quite monstrous, but not as monstrous as the Indominus Rex, which can replenish its health by eating the species it is observing.
As for why the Dragon Sea tactic wasn't used immediately, wasn't it because everyone was still hoping for a lucky break?
If this giant python can be eliminated at a lower cost, who would be willing to sacrifice a large number of their own observations of the species?
Moreover, although this giant python cannot replenish its health by eating animals, its size is in no way inferior to that of the Indominus Rex!
In some aspects, it is even better!
Its powerful constriction is still fresh in the minds of civilization observers.
A few dinosaurs were torn apart like noodles. If a whole bunch of dinosaurs gathered together, wouldn't that be even more to the enemy's liking?
When the time comes, it can strangle many dinosaurs with just a little force.
Civilization observers do not want to see this giant python, like the Grim Reaper's scythe, relentlessly reaping the lives of the species they are observing.
And then again...
Nature created terrifying monsters like the Deinosuchus precisely so that they could be used to eliminate powerful enemies.
As for how to find the gathering areas of the Deinosuchus, the only way is to test it little by little by observing the lives of the species.
Although doing so would also be very taxing on the dinosaur, it was still better than being swallowed whole by a ferocious giant serpent.
After all, the species they observed might still survive being attacked by the Deinosuchus.
But if they were bitten by the python, the species they were observing would certainly not survive!
Both sides are quite clear about which is more important.
Civilization observers began sending out the old, weak, sick, and disabled members of their observed species to search for the rivers where the most deinosuchus were found.
Old things should be put to good use!
These old, weak, sick, and disabled dinosaurs slowly made their way to the riverbank and began drinking water incessantly.
Even if they drink until they vomit, they must stay by the river and cannot stop.
Their job is to act as bait.
The dinosaurs lowered their heads and drank the murky river water, mouthful by mouthful.
Some of the older dinosaurs had limp legs and could barely stand, so they could only lie on the bank and lick the water's surface with their tongues.
Some of the disabled dinosaurs still bear scars from bites by Deinosuchus or Protosuchus. The wounds have long since scabbed over and turned black, but their bodies still tremble instinctively when they see water.
They are not very intelligent, but the fear deep in their memories remains.
There's something in the water!
Something will suddenly emerge from the water and bite them to death!
But they have no way to defy the orders of the civilization observers.
Since they're all consumables anyway, let these old, weak, sick, and disabled people make their final contribution.
Everything is for the sake of the species!
The civilization observers, in their respective rooms, stared expressionlessly at the dinosaurs that had been sent out.
The stronger, more observant species are responsible for keeping an eye on the giant python, so they can keep track of its location at all times.
These elite dinosaurs hid behind the grass and tall ferns at the edge of the swamp, watching the giant python coiled in the water from afar.
They dared not approach, only glancing at it with their eyes.
It flicks its tongue every few minutes to gather information from the air.
Apart from that, it remains basically unchanged.
Is this snake hibernating?
[Hibernation my foot! It just ate and is sleeping.]
[Eat and sleep – isn't that my typical lifestyle?]
That's awesome!
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The civilization observers are waiting, hoping that once the giant python gets hungry, they can find a way to lure it into the territory of the deinosuchus.
When that time comes, they can sit back and watch the tigers fight.
The civilization observers proceeded with both steps simultaneously, hoping to end the battle quickly.
Then some awkward situations arose.
That means the giant python was already full after eating so many of the observed species.
Snakes are actually quite lazy; once they're full, they don't want to move.
It spends most of its day digesting, sleeping, digesting, sleeping...
Unlike dinosaurs, it did not need to hunt frequently, nor did it need to maintain its body temperature like mammals.
Since inactive snakes consume very little energy, a well-fed snake can generally go for months without eating.
Although this python is very large, it still eats a lot!
Therefore, it consumes energy slowly, or even very slowly.
The dozens of dinosaurs it swallowed were enough for it to digest slowly for quite some time.
So the civilization observers watched helplessly as the snake slept peacefully in the water, still cosplaying as a wooden puppet.
It would occasionally roll over, its scales rubbing together and making a rustling sound, before falling silent again.
Its body left a shallow mark on the duckweed and water hyacinths on the water's surface, making it look like an ancient tree that had fallen into the water from a distance.
"When exactly does it get hungry?"
"I've fed the Deinosuchus hundreds of dinosaurs already, and it's still sleeping!"
"Snakes naturally have a long digestion cycle, so be patient."
"Patience my ass! At this rate, all my old, weak, and disabled people will be eaten by the Deinosuchus!"
"..."
On the other hand, in order to pinpoint the areas where the deinosuchus congregate, the civilization's observers must continuously feed these deinosuchus with the species they are observing.
After all, Deinosuchus is just as greedy as Protosuchus; they will only gather wherever there is food.
If food runs out in the area, they will immediately migrate.
As the saying goes, when time stops, feelings are wiped clean.
If you don't feed it today, it will go somewhere else tomorrow.
Therefore, every day, the observed species are killed by the Deinosuchus.
Early in the morning, several old dragons were driven to the riverbank.
As soon as they lowered their heads to drink, the surface of the water exploded, and several deinosuchus sprang up at the same time, grabbing their necks or legs and dragging them into the water.
Water splashed everywhere, and blood stained the riverbank red.
The boss dragons didn't even have the strength to resist; they were quickly dragged into the deep water and disappeared.
At noon, a group of disabled Dilophosaurus were relocated to another section of the river.
They stood there, their skulls drooping, their eyes vacant.
The deinosuchus swam from the bottom of the water, circled behind them, and then suddenly attacked.
In the afternoon, several more Herrera dragons that couldn't keep up with the herd were sent to the edge of the swamp.
These dinosaurs that were sent here were basically doomed to die.
Even if they miraculously survive, the civilization observers will not let them leave, but will continue to use them as prey.
Some dinosaurs tried to escape after being bitten by the Deinosuchus, but the civilization observers simply ordered them back to the riverbank to continue serving as bait.
"Go back! We're not badly injured, we can draw another wave!"
"Since I won't live much longer anyway, let's consider this my last contribution! Ta-ta-ka!"