Chapter 53 Two Brains Fight, One Must Lose
The competition between the two continues, but the important question is, how do they determine which prey is dying faster? However, it is difficult to say whether it can kill the prey.
Although Muketu's giant cockroach ate the infantry and was poisoned, it began to move weakly and lay on the ground, but Lin believes that the giant cockroach's resistance is much stronger than that of the infantry, and this method may not necessarily kill it.
Muktu's infantry had no next move, they all stayed beside the giant cockroach and watched, waiting for the poison effect to strike.
On the other side of the head worm, there is still a fierce battle, and it constantly makes the infantry jump on the back of the giant cockroach.
Lin thinks that the head worm is more difficult to do. It requires a lot of detailed operations. For example, when it pounces on the giant cockroach, the giant cockroach's legs will keep kicking. It has to control every infantryman to avoid these kicking legs, and make a slight mistake. If it does, the infantry will be kicked to pieces, and the speed of the giant cockroach's turn and bite is also very fast. The head worm can't dodge simply by speed, but must first determine which infantry it will bite and let that infantry dodge, and Others jumped up.
If there is a mistake, the infantry will be killed instantly, so this is a very test of control ability.
The head worm's infantry is not without physical loss. It is also doing vigorous exercise like the giant cockroach, but they have an advantage that the giant cockroach does not have - wings.
The infantry has wings, and four short membrane wings are stacked on the back. It seems that they cannot fly, but the head worm can allow the infantry to quickly flap the wings to disperse the high temperature in the body caused by the intense activity.
Although the temperature in the Twisted Jungle is much lower than that in the desert, it is not acceptable if the activity is too intense.
Cockroaches have no wings. It can cause a phenomenon called 'heat stroke' due to excessive activity. The main manifestation of heatstroke is hyperthermia and weakness, but even so, the giant cockroach did not stop to rest, and it quite hated the infantry who harassed it.
On the side of the head worm, the fierce battle continued, but on the side of Muktu, it was very easy. The giant cockroach has now fallen due to poisoning, but it is not dead. Its infantry is a little closer, and the giant cockroach will get up and roar, so it simply surrounds the infantry around the giant cockroach and waits for the poison effect to fully occur. This process is relatively boring, so the infantry seems to start slowly after waiting for a while. fell asleep...
It was a prolonged battle on both sides, but the activity of the head worm was intense. On the other hand, Muketu's felt relatively simple and leisurely. This competition lasted for a long time, and it was only slowly stopped when it was approaching the night.
Both Muketu and the giant cockroach of the head bug are now lying on the ground, but one is poisoned and the other is weak due to heatstroke and fatigue.
Now.
Both of their teams of infantry were slowly approaching the fallen target, and the Infantry of the Head Worm was obviously very tired, and their movements became much slower, but at least they didn't move like a giant cockroach.
And Muketu's infantry was quite energetic, and they quickly ran to the side of the giant cockroach. And use the bladed forelimbs to cut the joints on the arthropods of the giant cockroach, which may be the only place where the giant cockroach can be injured. But if you do this when the giant cockroach is full of energy, the infantry will be kicked to pieces by the giant cockroach.
Therefore, both Muketu and the head worm knew that they must first deplete the cockroach's physical strength, rather than risk attacking the joints of the giant cockroach. After all, there were only three additional infantrymen.
The infantry's bladed forelimbs have small serrations, which can be continuously rubbed to achieve cutting. Muktu's infantry has already begun to cut, and the head worm has just climbed to the side of the giant cockroach.
Muktu's infantrymen were full of energy, and they quickly cut the joints on the giant cockroach's legs, but when they cut a small wound, the giant cockroach's limbs suddenly slammed and kicked the cutting infantryman flying. out.
"Woo..." Then, the entire giant cockroach stood up, and it let out a low roar, which made Muktu's infantry have to retreat.
Unexpectedly, this giant cockroach can actually stand up, or in other words, has the immune system in its body defeated the toxin? Either way, Muktu has to fight again this time.
Muketu didn't seem to give up. It let the infantry follow the giant cockroach that stood up again, but Lin felt that it had no time to do anything.
On the other side, the head bug's infantry began to cut the giant cockroach. Although it cut slowly, it had enough power to cut. When it slowly cut out the wound, the giant cockroach that was exhausted and suffered from heat stroke did not Standing up, it didn't seem to even have the strength to move its legs.
The high temperature of heatstroke has seriously damaged the cells in the giant cockroach, and it has been active all the time, extremely tired, and there is no energy supplement in the meantime, and the multiple injuries make it unable to stand up again.
That being said, the Brainworm approach seems better.
Eventually, the headworm's infantry slowly and rhythmically adopted a division of labor method, that is, a few cuts, a few rest, and then switched over so that the infantry would not get too tired, and finally, it succeeded in cutting all the limbs. Down, and although the giant cockroach on Muktu's side fell down again after walking for a while, Muktu was no longer able to catch up with the head worm.
This time, it is a victory or defeat, but how do they confirm it?
When the headworm cut off the last limb of the giant cockroach, Muktu suddenly spoke.
"Failure, Muktu. Victory, Maya."
It turns out that the two head worms stay together, and they may be transmitting information to each other at any time when they are competing.
"Victory!" The head worm's mood suddenly turned into a state of excitement. It made the loudest sound ever, as if confirming and showing off its victory. What surprised Lin was that Muktu was only slightly lost, but he didn't. Not very heavy.
Lin finds this competition really interesting. It seems to show why the head worm has such a big brain. Lin believes that most of the head worm's brain should be used to manipulate troops. They are quite precise, including Every action detail of the unit, the movement of every arthropod, although Muketu did not show it, the head worm relied on this precise operation to win.
But how did they command infantry over such great distances? Is it the same as Lynn? No, when they were competing, Leviathan was also standing next to the two head worms, and Lin could vaguely feel that they were releasing something to connect the infantry in the distance. This might be a topic to be studied in the future.
The head worm not only operates well, but also has a lot of knowledge. It knows that the giant cockroach will feel very uncomfortable when something is on its back, and will shake it off with all its strength. It also understands the surrounding environment and knows that the other party is afraid of heat. It uses the powerful The manipulative ability and knowledge won the victory, and Muktu just used toxins. Although it is also very smart, it is obviously a new relationship, and it is not comparable to the longer-lived and more knowledgeable head worm.
But what if Muktu started choosing a prey that was only found in this place? Because the head worm has never been to this place, it should be ignorant of the species here. The black-horned giant cockroach also exists in the jungle on Lin's side, so the head worm understands it.
But after all, it is a relatively intellectual competition. If it is unfair at the beginning, it will not reflect the wisdom of the leader. Although it is still a bit unfair at the beginning, the head bug has spent more time looking for the giant cockroach.
But no matter what, the head bug won. (To be continued...)