, Episode 1: The Taste is Real

Because the winner of this round of the natural disaster dungeon gets an evolution, but is no different from before the evolution.

This led all the civilization observers except Wang Lin to believe that there was actually no winner in this round of the dungeon.

Since there are no winners, there's no need to target anyone.

Since it doesn't target anyone, the original crocodile is safe.

So the next step is to let the observed species feast, restore the population size, and return to its peak!

All civilization observers do this, and the species they associate with are also feasting.

Jack directed the Southern Cross Dragon to run towards the area with the most corpses.

Kim Jong-tae ordered the dog-jawed beast to run to the riverbank, where there were the most corpses.

The Indian contestant led the crocodiles to the middle of the plain, where their carcasses were piled up like mountains.

John's tall, thin man made the Skywing Dragon fly lower, leaving its corpses on the ground.

Nicholas Abin of the White Bear Kingdom sent the Eoraptor to the edge of the swamp, where its carcass had not yet been discovered by other animals.

The kimono-clad women in Japan did nothing.

Her water dragons are herbivores and don't eat carcasses, so she'll just let them develop on their own.

Looking at the carnivorous animals gnawing on the corpses on the screen, she showed disgust and said speechlessly:

"Ugh, family, does anyone understand? These carnivores are so disgusting! They eat animal carcasses! Can't they just let them sleep peacefully?"

Surprisingly, many people in Japan and animal lovers have expressed their support for this!

However, the other viewers were too lazy to pay attention to these idiots.

However, these foreign observers of civilization soon ran into a problem, because they suddenly discovered that there was far too much food!

We can't finish it, we simply can't finish it!

Even if the observed species ate voraciously day and night, they still couldn't possibly finish eating all the Triassic animal carcasses!

Uneaten corpses will rot and spoil.

Of course, there is a process involved.

The first three days after an animal dies are called the fresh period, during which the animal carcass is edible, and all carnivorous species can eat it.

Fresh carcasses have tender flesh and are rich in nutrients.

Both carnivores and scavengers love to eat it.

However, three days later, the animal's carcass will undergo another change, called the swelling period.

Anaerobic bacteria proliferate in the intestines of the corpse, decomposing the internal organs to produce methane, hydrogen sulfide, and carbon dioxide. The corpse becomes bloated, with deformed abdomen and torso, protruding eyeballs, and everted anus.

The originally flat corpse swelled up like an inflating balloon, growing larger and rounder with each passing moment. Its limbs were rolled over, its belly facing upwards, resembling a giant balloon.

In addition, the high oxygen content in the Triassic atmosphere led to a synergistic explosion of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, resulting in a gas production rate far exceeding that of modern times.

The corpses on arid land have scales and thick skin that are easily cracked by gas, leaving gaps like the cracked earth.

Gas leaked from the crack, emitting a foul and nauseating stench.

After the expansion period comes the decomposition and decay period.

However, there is a crucial juncture between the expansion phase and the decomposition phase of corruption—

After the expansion period, there will be a loud bang and an explosion!

You can think of it as a balloon exploding when it's blown to its limit.

If you really can't understand it, you can search for dead hippos; those things have the most methane in their bodies.

On the Triassic plains, corpses swelled up like balloons, covering the entire landscape.

The carcass of a canine jaw beast had swollen to three times its original size, its four legs sticking up in the air, its belly taut like a drum, and black liquid seeping from the gaps in its scales.

Next to it was the carcass of a Southern Crossosaurus, its neck twisted at an impossible angle, its belly bulging wider than its body, and its eyeballs protruding from their sockets like two glass beads about to fall out.

Further away, clusters of canine carcasses were crammed together, each one round and plump like a pile of abandoned balls. Occasionally, a carcass would make a "creaking" sound due to excessive internal pressure, as if it were groaning or warning.

Gases continued to be produced inside the corpse, a mixture of methane and hydrogen sulfide, filling the air with a stench of decay and sulfur so strong that it was impossible to open one's eyes.

The Behemoths that were originally circling in the sky stopped flying. They would rather risk being burned by the lava than not land on the ground to catch their breath, because the sky was too smelly. The Behemoths that landed on the ground took off again because the ground was too smelly.

It stinks when it flies, it stinks when it lands, it stinks everywhere...

Some of the corpses had already begun to deform, with a small bulge appearing on their bellies from the gas. The bulge grew larger and thinner, until finally, with a "poof," it split open, and gas carrying half-digested food residue sprayed out, making a "hissing" sound.

The surrounding animals were so frightened by the sound that they scattered and ran away. After running a few steps, they realized it was just a corpse farting, so they stopped, but they didn't dare to get close and stood at a distance.

Animals standing at a distance weren't much better off; when the wind blew, the smell could make a lively Eoraptor instantly lose its appetite.

The entire Pangu Continent is like a giant morgue, with fewer and fewer edible corpses and more and more inedible ones.

Moreover, every now and then, a loud "bang" would come from a certain direction, indicating that another corpse had given up.

The sounds rose and fell, like some random instruments playing a funeral dirge on a wasteland.

The scene was so vivid and entertaining that even viewers from different countries, witnessing it on a screen, could vaguely sense the stench of decay and began to cosplay the subway old man, their brows furrowed in disbelief.

Some people covered their noses while watching the live stream, some turned down their screen brightness, and some even turned off the live chat. The chat was filled with people saying "vomit".

The civilization observers were the same; thankfully, they weren't in this prehistoric world, or the stench of the rotting corpses would have suffocated them.

Moreover, this kind of explosion doesn't just scare other animals; it's truly lethal.

The corpse's belly burst open like a balloon, spraying gas and fragments of internal organs in all directions. The shockwave could overturn animals within several meters.

Many observed species were thrown out by animal explosions while they were eating the carcasses of animals in their expansion phase.

At best, you'll suffer minor injuries, get a fright, or have your face covered in bits of flesh.

In severe cases, they may suffer serious injuries, such as cuts to the skin from bone fragments or being knocked unconscious by the shockwave of the gas.

Several cannibals were eating a Waterdramon in its expansion phase when the Waterdramon suddenly exploded, sending all the cannibals flying into the water. When they got up, they were covered in bits of flesh and entrails, looking completely bewildered.

Seeing this scene, the civilization observers were utterly ashamed. They had previously mocked Wang Lin for having two of his original crocodiles die from overeating, but now their own species had been blown away by food.

They laughed the loudest when they mocked Wang Lin for his supposed crocodile dying from overeating; now it's their turn to be mocked.

It's true, cause and effect are a cycle, and no one escapes the wrath of Heaven.

If that were all, it would be fine, but there is an even more serious problem facing everyone.

Who would eat a rotting animal carcass?