Chapter Four Troubled Times
Two days later, the color-changing gene was successfully fused, and the gene bank gave feedback on the fusion result:
[Gene fusion completed, color changing ability value: 3/100]
Now Xu Kun's scales have become transparent. There are two types of pigment cells growing under the scales, one is monochromatic cells and the other is iridescent cells. These cells can help Xu Kun change into various colors. Of course, the premise must be that he can
Control them freely through the nervous system.
The next task is to practice. Through continuous practice, we can strengthen the control of the nervous system over these pigment cells under the scales.
For squid, controlling the pigment cells on the body surface to change body color may be as simple as breathing, but for Xu Kun, it is not easy to control these pigment cells freely.
It took another two days for Xu Kun to basically master the ability to change body color. Now he can change his body color according to the environment to achieve the effect of protective color. As for using the color-changing ability to hypnotize small or even medium-sized prey, you need to use it during the hunting process.
Keep trying.
At this time, Xu Kun was already hungry, and his body ached and itchy. The last time he went to the fish doctor to get rid of the insects, the Chuli Tiltingdon was disturbed. This time he wanted to visit the reef again, so he swam
Out of the lair.
Xu Kun stopped just after swimming a few dozen meters. The noise on the cliff today was extremely noisy. The Tethys pterosaur babies, which were less than two months old, all gathered on the edge of the cliff. They kept flapping their wings and making childish sounds in their mouths.
And anxious chirping.
Pterosaurs are different from the birds of previous generations. Many small pterosaurs have the ability to fly even when they are born. Most pterosaurs, including Tethys pterosaurs, nurse their offspring for a short time. They have to learn to be independent early.
life, so the mortality rate of pterosaur pups is very high.
Today, these young Tethys pterosaurs will usher in their first flight, which will make them a true pterosaur.
Below the cliff, several sharks were swimming back and forth. Once the young Tethys pterosaurs failed to fly and crashed to the sea, they would become the meals of these bloodthirsty sharks.
Xu Kun did not retreat to the cave because of the arrival of those sharks. He controlled the color of his body surface and hid himself well. He observed carefully, and it seemed that the horned shark that attacked him last time did not
Appear.
In the distant sky, several huge pterosaurs flew up, looking like small planes. Xu Kun used the ability of animal business cards to obtain relevant information about one of the pterosaurs:
[Name: Fengshen Pterosaur]
[Alias: Feathered Serpent Pterosaur]
[Species: Pterosaur]
【Life Level:3】
[Food habits: Carnivorous]
[Wingspan: 10 meters]
【Weight: 200kg】
"Oh, it turns out this is the Fengshen Pterosaur!"
Xu Kun had heard about Fengshen Pterosaurs before traveling through time. They are the largest flying animals in history and are well-deserved masters of the air.
The Aeolian pterosaurs are constantly hovering at low altitudes. They fly dozens of kilometers to come here just to wait for their prey to fall into the trap.
Although many predators are watching eagerly, Tethys pterosaur pups have no escape route. Their parents have already left. If they cannot learn to fly and cannot support themselves, then they will have no choice but to starve to death.
Finally, the first Tethys pterosaur baby spread its wings and flew into the air on the rising airflow, similar to the "herding effect", and then hundreds of Tethys pterosaur babies also spread their wings and flew up.<
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The long-awaited Aeolian pterosaurs began their hunting. In order to avoid the Aeolian pterosaurs in the sky, many Tethys pterosaur pups made an emergency landing on the sea.
The sharks that had been waiting underwater for a long time began their feast at this time. Each shark opened its bloody mouth and swallowed the fallen Tethys pterosaur baby into its belly.
With the current size, Xu Kun is still unable to hunt adult Tethys pterosaurs, but the size of these pups is just right for swallowing.
Xu Kun was more afraid of those sharks with red eyes, so he moved very cautiously. He waited patiently underwater. With so many prey, it would be his turn no matter what.
Finally, a poor Tethys pterosaur cub made an emergency landing not far from Xu Kun. Xu Kun swung his tail violently, and he rushed over like an arrow, biting the poor cub, and then dragged it under the water.
Drown.
From the perspective of a rich gene pool, there is no difference between hunting one Tethys pterosaur and hunting a hundred, so Xu Kun left this land of right and wrong far away.
After swimming a safe distance, Xu Kun began to swallow his prey. The size of this young Tethys pterosaur was smaller than an adult branchial fish, but because of the wings of the pterosaur, swallowing was difficult.
The difficulty is much higher, which is a big challenge for Xu Kun.
After much effort, Xu Kun swallowed the young Tethys pterosaur into his belly.
【Ding, evolution point 1】
The hunger was eliminated, and he gained an evolution point, but he still felt very uncomfortable, so Xu Kun swam to the reef and came to the reef area. It was a coincidence that the Tetradontodon was not there today, so Xu Kun
Wait in line with peace of mind.
When it was Xu Kun's turn, he opened his mouth wide, relaxed his body, and allowed the small doctor fish to shuttle back and forth between its sharp teeth and gills to remove parasites and minced meat.
After the doctor's service was completed, Xu Kun felt that his whole body was completely renewed, and the pain and itching on his body had disappeared.
So he began to look for the squid among the rocks, observing its hiding and foraging, and then followed the squid like a devout student to learn how to change its body color.
The effect of this kind of learning is much better than that of Xu Kun working behind closed doors in his lair. As he was getting excited about learning, a ghostly figure suddenly appeared among the rocks, and then this figure silently pounced on Xu Kun.<
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Xu Kun was unaware of the approaching danger. By the time he felt something was wrong, it was already too late. A strange guy had already used a suction cup on his mouth to firmly attach to the back of his pectoral fin.
Xu Kun was shocked. The color of his body changed drastically with the spasms of his muscles. He struggled to swing his tail fin, and his body flew out like an arrow.
But this was of no use at all. The guy was already accustomed to the prey's stress response. Then it used the sharp teeth in its mouthparts to bite the scales, then drilled holes in Xu Kun's body, and finally began to sip the delicious blood.
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Since this guy's saliva contains anti-coagulants, the wound cannot heal at all. In other words, Xu Kun has become its mobile blood bag.
After a few minutes of panic, Xu Kun endured the severe pain and calmed himself down. Due to the problem of visual blind spots, he still couldn't know the origin of the guy attached to his body, but the feeling it brought to Xu Kun was
Evil and disgusting, like a soft monster covered in slime.
Chapter completed!