PFC Chapter 20: The Russian bear may seem to have won, but in reality, it suffered a huge loss.
Chapter 20: The Russian bear may seem to have won, but in reality, it suffered a huge loss.
Initially, the whale dinosaur had the upper hand. Its size advantage was too obvious, even though the Dilophosaurus's teeth were sharp.
However, it couldn't bite through that thick skin in a short time, and every charge of the whale dragon caused real damage.
Russian netizens were overjoyed, and the barrage of comments was flying everywhere.
[Hahaha, did you see that? Size is overwhelming! Even the mighty Dilophosaurus has to kneel down!]
What's a Dilophosaurus? It's nothing compared to a whale dragon!
[Products from the Russian Bear are guaranteed to be top-notch! The Whale Dragon is the ultimate answer!]
[Isn't the US known for its bluster? Keep it up!]
The top leaders of the Russian Federation exchanged glances, unable to suppress the urge to smile.
Igor even turned to the side, his gaze slowly sweeping over the American territory, a hint of undisguised smugness playing on his lips.
The faces of several high-ranking officials in the U.S. military region were as black as the bottom of a pot.
Michael Brennan gritted his teeth and remained silent.
Hopkinley paused slightly in the hand holding the wine glass, his eyes darkening.
The casualty rate of Dilophosaurus was clearly higher in the footage, with more than a dozen corpses scattered on the muddy ground, and some dragging their wounded legs to the edge of the battlefield.
Not good.
But they kept their eyes glued to the sky, not daring to miss a single image.
Half a day later.
The tide of war began to turn.
No one knows why, but the Dilophosaurus began to fight back.
It wasn't a desperate, last-ditch effort, but a truly fierce counterattack that grew stronger with each battle.
Dilophosaurus's bite force appears to have increased during combat.
At first, when they bit the whale dragon, they could only leave bloody marks, unable to tear through its thick skin.
But in the latter half, their jaws seemed to unlock some kind of sealed power, and their teeth bit down much deeper.
Several whale dragons had large gashes torn open on their sides, and blood mixed with mud was flowing down.
What's even more terrifying is that they found a way.
Instead of a head-on collision, it used its iconic bony crowns as a buffer, striking the whale dragon's ribs from below and to the side.
The skin is thin and the bones are fragile in that area, allowing Dilophosaurus's sharp teeth to penetrate deeper.
Despite the size difference, the instinct to kill burned within them.
Time passed second by second, and the number of casualties suffered by the whale dragon caught up with that of the dilophosaurus.
Twenty against twenty.
Fifteen against fifteen.
The muddy ground was littered with corpses, from both sides, all mixed together and indistinguishable from one another.
Finally, the dozen or so whale dragons let out a low snort and slowly retreated.
The dozen or so Dilophosaurus did not pursue them, and instead kept their distance.
respite.
Confrontation.
The camera zooms out, revealing only a mess on the mudflats.
American netizens instantly regained their composure.
[Keep laughing! Who knows who'll have the last laugh!]
[The Dilophosaurus gets stronger the more it fights, while you Cetiosaurus get weaker and weaker. That's the difference between carnivorous dinosaurs and herbivores!]
[What good is being big? We haven't even evolved into Tyrannosaurus Rex yet, what's the rush?]
[Hey bear, don't be silent! Weren't you barking quite a bit just now?]
Russian netizens remained silent.
The top brass of the US military, however, began to gloat. Michael Brennan even turned his head and smiled at the Russian side, a smile that carried a hint of schadenfreude.
The Russian leadership has stopped being so cocky.
Igor stared at the sky, his brow furrowed.
Could it be... because the other party is a carnivorous dinosaur?
The exhaustion and stress of battle, in fact, stimulated their potential?
Breakthroughs in bite force during combat, and optimization of tactics through trial and error?
These are things that whales, herbivores, could never learn.
His fingers tapped the armrest twice, and a look of seriousness appeared in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Lin Xia, who was observing the battle in the sky, nodded.
The Dilophosaurus grew fiercer with each battle, not out of rage, nor because it was fighting desperately.
It is evolving.
There was only one way for carnivorous dinosaurs to evolve the fastest.
fighting.
Biting, chasing, fighting—every muscle tugs.
Each puncture by a tooth stimulates their bodies to adjust in a way that is more adapted to killing.
It seems that the Russian bear wants to wipe out the American Dilophosaurus at this stage?
It's impossible.
Worse still, this battle not only failed to eliminate the opponent, but also indirectly accelerated the evolution of Dilophosaurus into Tyrannosaurus Rex.
The whale dragon became the best whetstone.
Lin Xia leaned back in her chair, a slight smile playing on her lips.
The Russians suffered a huge loss in this battle.
Under the sky, neither side had the will to fight again.
The whales were panting heavily, their bodies covered in bite wounds, blood trickling down their rough skin.
Of the twenty-odd survivors, several severely injured whale dragons were barely able to stand.
The Dilophosaurus were in no better shape; the survivors were also panting heavily, their bodies covered in wounds.
The leader of the Dilophosaurus herd roared.
This is not a provocation, nor a declaration of war.
It's a signal to retreat.
They are not stupid.
Even if we win this battle, it will be a Pyrrhic victory.
The population will shrink to single digits by then.
Any other carnivorous dinosaur that comes along can easily devour them completely.
You agree, right, Dimorphodon?
Dozens of Dimorphodon were already circling in the sky.
Their wingspan was now larger than at the start of the second phase, and their broad wing membranes steadily supported their bodies in the airflow, allowing them to look down at the corpses and wounded soldiers on the ground.
The smell of blood was so strong that it drifted up on the wind, making them very hungry.
But they dared not come down.
Although Dilophosaurus was injured, it was still alive.
Those serrated teeth and those powerful jaws meant that even when injured, they could easily kill a pterosaur.
They dared to go, yet they didn't dare to go.
It circled once, twice, three times.
The Dilophosaurus herd on the ground began to move.
The dozen or so survivors, dragging their wounded bodies, disappeared into the depths of the jungle without looking back.
They ran away.
The whale dragon also rested in place.
The comments section of the Russian netizens' bullet screen became lively again.
We, the Russian bears, still won!
[The Whale Dragon is invincible! We'll win again!]
[The Dilophosaurus slunk away, lol. Is this all the prestige the US has?]
[Nothing else needs to be said, the Cetosaur was the strongest in the Jurassic period! No arguments allowed!]
American netizens weren't going to tolerate that and immediately fired back.
[What are you pretending for? Can't you see we Dilophosaurus have already started evolving? We only suffered this loss because we were ambushed!]
If it weren't for those pterosaurs from South Korea hovering in the sky, would we Dilophosaurus have run away?
You whale dragons are only relying on your large size in the early stages. Wait until we evolve, then we'll see who has the last laugh!
[Don't rush, the Tyrannosaurus Rex hasn't even appeared yet. It's still uncertain who will escape then.]
In the office of a senior executive in the Eagle region, several people leaned back in their chairs. Although their expressions were not good, the light in their eyes had not been extinguished.
"It's starting to evolve."
Hopkins stared at the Dilophosaurus in the screen, licking its wounds and watching the subtle changes in its bones and muscles, his voice low.
"We've made it through the toughest part."
Michael Brennan nodded.
"The next time we encounter a whale dragon, the situation will be different."
"But just to be on the safe side, we'll have to go to John Bull's place..."