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Normally, without continuing to absorb external substances, it would be impossible for it to continue to exhibit such visible changes in body shape.

The sandy land could not support its weight, which far exceeded that of the mobile city-state.

It should have been swallowed by the sand, just as it evoked the tremors of the desert, as if it were about to devour everything on the sand.

"Is it still changing its form? Is it the kind that evolves on its own?"

Razer gazed at the essence of evolution in the distance and uttered a statement that seemed to take such creatures for granted.

"Hiss...it seems smarter than I thought."

Franka also noticed some commendable details in it.

This relaxed attitude eventually attracted the attention of others.

The members of Rainbow Team seemed to have just recovered from the huge visual shock. They thought they could probably accept anything that happened in this world.

But the current scene still compels them to urgently ask whether this horrific sight is the norm for Terra.

"Why aren't you panicking at all? Shouldn't you be thinking about how to ensure your safety right now?"

The thought of direct confrontation was rejected by Ash the very first second it crossed her mind.

In the second, she rejected the possibility of evacuating all townspeople and getting them out of the town.

In the third second, he abandoned the idea that this place could be a safe haven for anyone.

However, after seeing that the people of Rhodes Island were not panicked, she rushed forward and loudly asked how to break the current predicament.

The ranger's scaly hand patted Ash's shoulder.

He pointed to the distant form of the essence of evolution, prompting the rest of the team to follow suit.

In reality, they didn't really want to continue watching.

"As you can see, it changes its appearance rapidly; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it 'growth' or 'evolution'."

The forest ranger spoke calmly.

"But have you noticed that it hasn't evolved any aggressive organs or even launched any offensive actions? It's just constantly increasing its defenses. Why do you think that is?"

"...To prevent itself from getting hurt? What is it afraid of?"

The ranger's calm eased the other's slight panic, and Blitzkrieg interjected at this moment, asking:

“I don’t think there are any weapons here that could harm it. Even if this monster were in our country, we wouldn’t be able to muster enough firepower to deal with it in a short time. As far as I know, there aren’t any in this area either.”

"You guys haven't gotten used to this kind of thing by now, have you...?"

When the tanks questioned them, they suddenly discovered that the Rhodes Island team members had taken out their own detectors.

Similar to the Geiger counter, it is a portable device with an antenna and a display screen.

"Beep beep beep beep beep..."

A string of Arabic numerals kept jumping, rising from three digits to four digits, then to five digits, six digits...

Ultimately, it got stuck within the maximum display area of ​​the screen.

"Don't misunderstand, this kind of thing is not common, but the frequency has indeed increased. Some are natural disasters, some are man-made, and sometimes it is the work of deeper, strange things. They have a lot of abilities, among which the more common ones are self-evolution or learning and imitation."

As Franka spoke, she looked up at the sky.

The two moons in the sky are not full moons at the moment.

Long ago, people often feared the nights when the full moon appeared, because some ominous symbol would always appear on such days.

Later, people realized that this had little to do with the full moon.

That being, or the being that many people later reverently referred to as "He".

They always appear at the most coincidental and unbelievable moments.

Our general assessment of these monsters is...

Hei, with his excellent eyesight, pointed out a discovery to everyone.

There is a shining star somewhere.

Soon, the star...

—It turned into stars.

"Fancy and gaudy."

As soon as Hei finished speaking the second half of his sentence.

A colossal shadow, insignificant in comparison to the very essence of evolution, landed on the sandy ground about to be swallowed up by the marching army of the former.

[Event] Originium Dust Operation: Chapter 24 Strong Will to Survive

The extent of their evolutionary growth to such a size is no longer something that can be directly judged by the naked eye.

The lack of undulating desert terrain and the low-lying towns nestled within it make it difficult to provide a suitable reference point.

People could only infer its immense size from the tremors transmitted from the ground.

Yet this enormous entity hesitated because a single grain of sand fell in front of it.

That grain of sand was the giant ape with scarlet eyes.

Completely naked, covered entirely in short brown fur, its upright stance supported its abnormally muscular body.

Its immense mass did not cause the sand to swallow it up, just like the essence of evolution, establishing itself on the earth in a way that defies common sense.

The essence of evolution is that countless extending tentacles expand the area of ​​force, and the influence of Originium Arts used instinctively leads to sinking into the earth.

However, the giant ape in front of it was actually slightly suspended above the dust.

—If we take a human as a reference, he is indeed big enough, about twenty meters tall, and could probably easily grab a person in his hand and crush them.

But the difference in size between the giant ape and the essence of evolution goes beyond that.

The aberrant army can overwhelm it as long as it advances.

Or perhaps, by waving its hard tentacles that seem capable of splitting the entire desert, it can be crushed.

...but it did nothing.

It simply stopped all its movements, like a strange stone sculpture standing abruptly in the desert.

Evolution, in its essence, lacks eyes; it possesses far more complex and diverse sensory abilities, including thermal sensing, Originium radiation sensing, and radioactive sensing...

If it did have such an existence, it would undoubtedly turn its non-existent eyes toward the giant ape "below" it, never looking away.

Its current state, to put it more simply, is one of being "terrified".

Just as people or animals may become dazed when they are frightened.

This is due to the instinct for self-protection inherent in our genes.

To remain motionless and blend into the environment, or perhaps to make oneself appear less threatening so that the other party will overlook one's presence.

The essence of evolution is to absorb a sufficient number of biological genetic samples and optimize their strengths.

Whether a living organism, or a species, can survive depends not only on its ability to attack, but also on its ability to survive.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that those creatures that are naturally reckless and full of aggressive desires, even if they manage to climb to the top of the food chain, will still become extinct for other reasons.

In the end, those who survived were the ones who could climb trees, dig holes, dive—and those who could play dead.

The essence of evolution possesses sufficient evolutionary capabilities. It can grow fangs that cover its entire body, sucking up and chewing up all living and non-living things. It can grow wings and, with the help of Originium Arts, dominate the entire sky of Sargon. It can even grow bio-armor, or use the Originium energy in its body and the energy of the otherworldly Earth as propellant or propellant to grow cannon-shaped organs like the mouthparts of a giant rock spider, firing them out to bombard everything on the ground.

But it didn't do that.

The essence of evolution is not to evolve towards aggression, but towards survival.

Because for a newborn creature, lacking experience, common sense, and even wisdom, its instinctive understanding is:

"Evolution is for survival; only by surviving can evolution be possible."

Its sensory abilities allowed it to detect the presence of the giant ape.

Then, the threat was assessed by combining all the genetic factors that Levy had invested in it.

The conclusion was ultimately drawn that "fighting against the creature in front of you will result in losing your chance of survival."

Perhaps when the Terrans are terrified of the ferocious toothed beasts, they might also think, "Maybe I can slide and kill it when it lowers its guard."

As a more pure form of life, devoid of superfluous thoughts, the nature of evolution does not include risky options in its considerations.

Survival was prioritized over evolution, and all its evolution was dedicated to the purpose of survival.

Don't move, don't let the creature in front of you spot you.

Don't bare your fangs, lest you be seen as a threat.

The instincts of countless organisms converge, warning the nature of evolution against being presumptuous.

However, this stalemate did not last more than ten seconds.

The giant ape took a step forward—

The next moment, a hurricane swept in, and the essence of evolution, its colossal form, vanished from people's sight.

The strong wind whipped up sand and dust, as if to bury Changquan Town in the distance.

That's the nature of evolution.

In an instant, facing the giant ape, numerous holes appeared on its body surface, drawing in all the surrounding air. Then, using its instinctive Originium Arts, it drove the airflow within the holes to propel itself away from its original position.

The powerful blast nearly blew away the desert where it was located, exposing deeper layers of compacted soil, and thousands of aberrations scattered around it—all of which then rushed towards the giant ape.

To be precise, it's its feet.

They clump together like a large mass of black mud, or a bottomless swamp, clinging to each other and evolving intertwined tentacles that spew out a highly viscous liquid.

Their sole purpose is to contain and restrain.

"It... escaped?"

"A creation comparable to a god... ran away from a giant monkey?"

"......Why?"

"Why, why, why, why!!!"