On the yellow-brown, parched earth, Lin An floated silently in midair, while the corpse of a two-meter-long insect lay beneath his feet.
On the green insect corpse, blood as corrosive as sulfuric acid slowly seeped into the ground, hissing as it eroded the rocky surface into honeycomb-like pits.
The insect's hard shell had been violently crushed together, as if it had been squeezed into a ball.
"About equivalent to a First Order."
Lin An's gaze shifted slightly as he carefully dissected the insect corpse on the ground with precise Arcane Power.
Only a few seconds after entering, the insect had crawled out from the ruins of a building nearby, attempting to ambush him.
After giving it a casual glance, he crushed the insect in midair.
"The brain is very small, but there are things inside that look like little stones."
"There's barely any flesh in the torso, only large amounts of pus-like fluid and a thick chitinous shell."
"Could this monster be imitating hydraulic drive?"
Playing with the small gray stone in his hand, Lin An frowned slightly, unable to discern anything unusual.
In his perception, the thing seemed somewhat special, yet it showed no energy fluctuations.
The insect's appearance resembled an enlarged mantis, except that its head was long and triangular, allowing it to ram into things.
A normal Second Order Awakener would have little trouble dealing with this kind of insect, but a First Order Awakener might find it somewhat troublesome.
The insect's shell could probably withstand fire from a small-caliber pistol, so even a First-Order Awakener would have to fight for his life. In particular, the thing's blood was extremely corrosive, and even ordinary metals might not be able to withstand it.
"Are the enemies in this Survival Trial insects?"
After muttering a few words, Lin An