Chapter 315: The Ninth Mission - The End of the Cthulhu 13(2/2)
However, even if the small stone octopuses are very cooperative, their physical strength cannot cope with the long migration.
But the nest they were in before is no longer safe. If they don't leave the area as soon as possible, more stone octopuses are likely to come in the future!
If that time comes, they won't even have a place to hide!
Therefore, the parents of the stone octopus were very insistent, even if their children were cheating, it was useless. It was not until these children were really exhausted that the parents of the stone octopus took out a net and put all the children in it.
The children in the net were very uncomfortable. They tried to struggle out, but it was no use. They were exhausted!
Perhaps seeing that the children huddled in a pile were really pitiful, the male stone octopus threw Mo Yiyi back into the pile of children before sealing the mouth.
The moment she was thrown down, Noila Mo was overwhelmed by the many entangled legs, and the child seemed to have regained her energy instantly.
The male stone octopus couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene. He stretched out his hands and touched the squirming lower legs one by one, as if to comfort and as if to thank him, and then sealed the mouth of the net bag!
The male stone octopus dragged the children swimming in the sea alone, while Eva was nearby to guard and survey the situation ahead.
The Stone Octopus family migrated for seven days in total. It was not until the eighth day that the net bag could no longer hold so many children that they found a reasonably suitable place to stay.
The children of Stone Octopus grow so fast. In just seven days, these children have grown a lot taller. The child that grows the slowest has grown nearly as tall as a head.
These children are full of energy and can play noisily and happily all day long.
But during the migration, the children were very tired. They were either put in a net bag by their father and dragged around, or they went out on their own.
The male stone octopus also has limited physical strength and cannot always swim with the baby stone octopus, so most of the time, the baby stone octopus swims by itself.
This was a real hardship for these little stone octopuses. They didn't even have a chance to be lazy. This also meant that Mo Yiyi, the toy that the little stone octopus liked very much, was almost always in Eva's hands during the rest of the trip.
Eva was responsible for guarding and exploring the road and obtaining food. Mo Yiyi was led by Eva, and she got to see the hunting method of stone octopus.
The speed of the stone octopus is not very fast. Even the speed of the golden elixir stage stone octopus has not improved much.
Therefore, the hunting method of stone octopus is more inclined to ambush.
Maybe Mo Yiyi's current appearance is really in line with the stone octopus's preferences. Eva also likes to play with her when no one is around.
Eva likes to wrap Noila Mo tightly with her lower legs, and then spin around in all directions in the sea water.
At this time, Eva was like a large roly-poly, her thick lower limbs twisted into a ball, and she looked a little funny as she staggered around.
But she liked this game very much, but it was dangerous to do so. Her lower legs would become more clumsy when her lower legs were completely tangled together, so she only played this game once behind her back, and then she stopped playing.
Because it was an ambush-style hunt, and they were on the road, they had no time to pick out their prey, so they could only eat what they encountered.
Under such circumstances, this family of stone octopuses quickly lost weight.
Fortunately, they have now found a new nest and can stay here to recuperate for the time being!
The place Eva found was the skeleton of a cetacean sea creature.
Cetacean sea beasts have always been synonymous with hugeness in the ocean, and this skeleton is no exception.
The skeleton of this cetacean and sea creature has been dead for who knows how long. It has turned into white bones. As long as it is simply cleaned up, it will be a good nest location.
Eva went outside to look for food, while the male octopus took his children at home to prepare a new nest.
The male stone octopus seems to be very enthusiastic and quickly tidied up its new nest.
In order to hide, the stone octopus only cleaned the inside of the skull of the cetacean sea beast where the family rested, drove out all the dirt and the weak sea beasts hidden inside, and then began to decorate the outside.
Such a bare skeleton is not convenient for the little stone octopus to hide. Especially when the little stone octopus has grown a lot, it needs more space to hide. The male stone octopus needs to find more bunkers.
Mo Yiyi was taken by Eva, so she didn't know what the male stone octopus was doing at home. She saw the whole process of the stone octopus hugging a big-headed fish up close.
Mo Yiyi didn't recognize the big-headed fish, but it was really big. Eva couldn't wrap up its entire head even if she pounced on it!
The fish was obviously frightened after Eva hugged its face, and then it swung its tail without shaking Eva off its face.
Mo Yiyi, who was so shaken, didn't understand why Eva didn't kill the big-headed fish directly, but let it shake until everyone was dizzy.
Then, something happened that surprised Mo Yiyi.
After this big-headed fish found that he couldn't get rid of Eva, he surprisingly cut off his tail to survive!
Before, Mo Yiyi felt that the head of this big-headed fish was abnormally large and felt very inconsistent with the body.
Now that the body, which was much smaller than the head, fell off, Mo Yiyi understood why!
Mo Yiyi leaned on the protective shield to look at the big-headed fish that swam away.
After the big-headed fish abandoned its body, Eva let it go and it ran away quickly.
This also allowed Mo Yiyi to see the part of its body that was disconnected.
Unlike the blur of flesh and blood that Mo Yiyi imagined, the piece of fish skin that cut off the fish's body shrank very tightly, directly covering the wound caused by its broken tail.
The big-headed fish has very large fins on both sides of its head, like two big fans. It usually relies on these two fins instead of its body for swimming, which makes it look somewhat funny.
After Eva got the food, she went back with the food. After arriving home, the family had a short chat and then started eating.
The fish was so big that it was enough for their family to have a meal.
While these stone octopuses were eating, Mo Yiyi was watching from the side, and doubts arose in her heart again as she watched them.
The severed fish body was entirely meat, with no internal organs, not even a cavity to hold the internal organs.
The big head of the big fish flashed through Mo Yiyi's mind again, as well as the funny scene of her finally swimming away.
So that strange fish has not only the two fins at the front that swim, but also the internal organs and other things that grow in the big head, right?
If this is true, why does this big fish have to grow? Is it specifically to provide food for other creatures?
Noila Mo was speechless by her own thoughts, but no one could explain her confusion now.
After the family had eaten all the bones from the body of the fish, Eva went out to hunt again.
But this time, she did not take Noila Mo with her, but left Mo Yiyi at home.
Then Mo Yiyi was held in the arms of a child. She watched the male stone octopus patiently take care of the children's bodies and remove the dirt on them. After finishing, he counted the children again to confirm that none of them were there.
After a while, he continued to work on his business.
This is a good father, Mo Yiyi thought.
There are more than 40 children, and they are all a group of energetic children. It is indeed very rare that this male stone octopus can be so patient and remember the names of all the children.
Mo Yiyi saw Xiong Shi Octopus decorating this home like a hard-working little bee, getting things like corals, seaweeds, sea stones, and fine sand from afar to make shelters. Seeing how busy he was, Mo Yiyi
The image of the two children being taken away reappeared in my mind again.
Although she had not counted how many children there were before, the decrease in children was visible to the naked eye.
The stone octopus parents work so hard just to raise these children.
But no matter how careful they are, it's no use, the number of children is still decreasing.
Fortunately, they may have adapted to this situation, so they are not sad when the number of children decreases, and they are still busy.
Originally, Mo Yiyi thought that the family would spend their days in such busyness, but an accident happened.
It was obviously dinner time, but Eva, who went out hunting, did not come back.
The male stone octopus looked a little worried. He was no longer busy decorating his home. Instead, he stood on the tallest bone head and carefully felt the smell of the sea water.
The male stone octopus waited until the second meal arrived, but Eva still didn't come back, but the children were already hungry and couldn't stand it anymore.
The male stone octopus had no choice but to use the food stored at home to feed these children.
It can be seen from the children's expressions that the taste of these stored grains is not good.
But the little stone octopuses grow too fast. It is precisely because they grow so fast that they become increasingly unable to endure hunger.
They need to eat constantly to replenish the energy they need for growth!
It's just that the family doesn't have much food storage like this. They can only eat one more meal at most. After eating, the family will be out of food!
Now, not only the male stone octopus was anxious, but even the children began to become anxious.
Mo Yiyi was held in their arms, listening to the slightly horrifying remarks of these children.
"Will something happen to mom? Will dad eat us?"
"Mom hasn't come back for so long. Will she abandon us?"
"Mom will never abandon us. If she doesn't like us anymore, she will eat us directly."
"Yes, mom won't just run away. That would be too wasteful. We still have so many, and we are not too big yet. Mom and dad can live for a long time after eating us!"
"Hmm, so when will mom come back? If we don't come back, dad will eat us."
Chapter completed!