: The promised evolution, why did it result in the legs disappearing?

After witnessing the evolutionary form of the protocrocodile, almost all viewers watching the live stream, both domestically and internationally, were stunned.

The comments on the screen paused for a full minute.

No one spoke for a minute; everyone was in shock.

Whether they were Chinese or foreign viewers, whether they supported or mocked the original crocodile, they all stared at the evolved original crocodiles on the screen, unable to utter a single word.

One minute is enough time for a person to drink two bottles of water, blink dozens of times, or have their first time in bed!

I know it's difficult, but you have to do it!

But in that minute, no one drank water, no one blinked, and no one made their first recharge.

Everyone seemed frozen in place, their eyes fixed on the light screen.

After confirming that Blue Star Online wasn't joking with them, the screen exploded!

To be precise, the comment section on the screen exploded.

A barrage of comments flooded in, so dense and numerous that it was almost impossible to see clearly.

【Holy crap!!! Tell me what the hell this thing evolved???】

[Holy crap! It was supposed to evolve, but it lost its legs???]

[What do you mean "evolution is gone"? We left you half, haha! Four long legs cut into four short legs, that's considered evolution!]

Are you sure this isn't regression?

[Actually, this guy is professionally trained and usually doesn't laugh unless he can't help it! I really can't hold it in anymore, what the heck is this?!]

There are very few species that can receive a reward from the developers without making me jealous, but the original crocodile is one of them! This is pure, utterly pointless evolution!

I thought it would evolve into some terrifying killer, but this is all?! It's almost lost its legs, how will it run? How will it chase prey? How will it escape?

[Why aren't the Chinese audience laughing anymore? Weren't they laughing happily just now? Keep laughing!]

[Damn it, this must have been a setup! I curse the setup team! What kind of evolution is this? This is clearly a nerf!]

[This is a complete rip-off! Did the developers deliberately ruin the original Crocodile character because they were unhappy with China's victory?]

[Damn it, the last round was rigged, fine, since all the species we observed died anyway, but this round we all chose such weak species, and you still rigged it! You, Old Feng, are dead!]

【…】

The barrage of comments was overwhelming, one after another, and the speed at which they were being edited out was so fast that the content was impossible to read.

Chinese viewers were furious and berated the planners, while foreign viewers laughed so hard they slammed their fists on the table.

Korean viewers posted screenshots of the "hehe" comments previously posted by Chinese viewers, with the caption "The one who laughs last is the winner."

American viewers started posting "What goes around comes around," while Indian viewers posted "No one escapes the wrath of Heaven."

These are all newly learned Chinese idioms, and using them in this situation feels incredibly comfortable!

The only reason for this dramatic reversal lies with the original crocodile in the image.

After one evolution, their changes were virtually nonexistent.

Everything is the same as before, still so small, like a cup...

At least, but not enough!

They're still as sleazy as ever, still with that smug, punchable expression.

Their body shapes have hardly changed; the big ones are still the same size, the small ones are still the same size, the fat ones are still the same fat, and the thin ones are still the same thin.

If we had to point out any change, it would be that their four long legs, which originally didn't look quite right on their round bodies, were suddenly cut in half, turning into four short legs.

The knees are still there, the ankles are still there, but the legs are half the length they used to be.

The sticks turned into bottles, and the stilts turned into benches.

These original crocodiles can now be considered your original crocodile grandfathers, or you can be considered your crocodile uncles.

Because apart from being smaller, they are actually no different from crocodiles.

They are now just miniature versions of crocodiles.

Its body is flat, its mouth is long, its tail is thick, and its scales are dense.

If we magnified them several times and placed them in modern times, no one would recognize them as proto-crocodiles; everyone would say they are crocodiles.

If their bodies were a little wider, a little fatter, and their tails a little more robust, they would look exactly like your real crocodile uncle.

Logically speaking, since the original crocodiles have already evolved into crocodiles, the people of this world should be able to recognize them.

Crocodiles are modern animals; who doesn't recognize them?

Fine leather shoes, leather bags, belts... these are the favorites of the wealthy!

Unfortunately, the people of this world don't even know that wolves and dogs are the same species. They don't understand evolution or biological classification, let alone understand a completely new prehistoric species that they have never seen before as a species they already know.

Even if Grandpa Crocodile eventually evolves to look exactly like Uncle Crocodile, they will still understand it as a completely new species, different from the crocodiles they know.

Uh, something still feels off.

The father resembles the son in this aspect.

Modern crocodiles resemble prehistoric Protosuchus, and prehistoric Protosuchus resembles modern crocodiles.

Who resembles whom?

Who is whose ancestor?

I'm a little confused...

As for why they are exactly the same?

It's not plagiarism, it's just a striking resemblance!

After all, superior species tend to evolve in a convergent manner.

Everyone makes a living in the water, so this shape is the most convenient.

Its flat body makes it good for swimming, its long beak makes it good for catching fish, its short legs make it good for hiding, and its thick tail makes it good for rolling around.

It's not about who copied whom; it's just that everyone found this design to be the most effective.

However, in the eyes of Chinese viewers, these crocodiles may not be considered any particularly outstanding species.

After looking left and right, and confirming that the original crocodile's evolution really was just cutting off half of its legs to make it short-legged, the Chinese audience couldn't hold back any longer.

They affectionately called out to the parents who had planned the event, wanting to have a proper conversation with them, a deep, physical one.

Some people cursed the planner's ancestors for eighteen generations, some cursed the planner to be reincarnated as an observation species and die in the first round, and some suggested that the planner go to the hospital to have his brain checked.

The plan was that there were no parents, otherwise there would definitely be many more younger brothers and sisters.

Because of the plan, I'm so ashamed!

As for the foreign audience, at this moment they only felt that the Chinese audience was like Hakimi whose claws and teeth had been pulled out, only able to breathe on them, without causing any harm.

Chinese audiences criticized them, while foreign audiences laughed at them.

The more the Chinese audience criticized, the more the foreign audience laughed.

The more fiercely the Chinese audience cursed, the louder the foreign audience laughed.

After all, it was the original crocodile of the Dragon Kingdom that evolved into trash, not theirs.

Sure enough, when others think you're cute enough, even if you keep saying "knock me" over and over, they'll still think you're cute.

The harsher the Chinese audience's criticism, the happier the foreign audience laughed.