The Reason for the Massacre

After receiving the fresh blood, the meat particles inside the cave twisted even more violently, and in the blink of an eye, they sent the injured Little Lamb deep into the cave.

Mo Ling quickly flew forward to check, but the Little Lamb had gone too deep and disappeared from his sight.

Seeing their comrade harmed, several soldiers' eyes turned red. They rushed straight to the cave entrance and jumped in after it.

They were then also sent deep inside by the meat particles.

Captain Su quickly rebuked, "What are you doing? Don't pursue a cornered foe, save the people first!"

The remaining soldiers who were eager to pursue finally reacted and stopped their reckless actions.

"Is there still hope?"

"The injuries are too severe, there's nothing we can do."

The injured soldier lying on the ground had already dilated pupils and no breath.

Captain Su reached out and closed the soldier's eyes, ordering the soldier's body to be carried back to the Outpost Station.

Afterward, he stood at the cave entrance, clenching his fists, the atmosphere around him as cold as frost.

The situation that had just occurred left everyone stunned.

A weak Little Lamb, surrounded by the Outpost Station team, killed a soldier and then turned around and escaped?

"Captain, this is the weapon it used for ranged attacks." A soldier came before Captain Su, holding the liquid substance the Little Lamb had just shot out.

It was a broken Chainsaw Chain, the break looking as if it had been melted by high temperature, or like metal that had stopped being forged halfway through.

"Did it come from inside its body?"

"Yes."

Captain Su carefully picked up the chain, flipped it over a few times in his hand, and then returned it to the soldier.

He called over the soldier who had discovered the cave entrance again and asked him about the Tree-Cutting Sheep: "Did they use this kind of ranged attack before?"

The soldier quickly waved his hand, indicating that he was also part of the group that surrounded the Little Lamb, and such a thing would definitely have been explained beforehand.

"I've never seen its healing ability either, let alone it directly manufacturing a Chainsaw Chain from its own body," the soldier explained.

Captain Su wanted to ask something else, but Li Luo, who had already learned that the Little Lamb had a Red String Worm inside it, walked over and told him the reason for the healing ability.

"So that's how it is." Captain Su fell into deep thought.

At this moment, the personnel investigating the Massacre site also came to Captain Su and reported the investigation status of the Massacre site:

"According to blood samples, surveillance from the nearby High Wall, combat traces at the scene, and remnants, that Little Lamb is indeed the culprit behind the Massacre of its own kind."

Upon learning this, Captain Su looked up information on the Red String Worm and then asked Li Luo, "Will the Red String Worm control its host to kill its own kind? And evolve special attack abilities?"

Li Luo thought for a moment and replied, "Possibly, if the group hinders it from finding a Mother Worm host, or if it must evolve special attack abilities to move forward."

Only actions that prevent it will trigger evolution.

Mo Ling also began to think about the Little Lamb's special abilities.

Having experienced the Shock Beast incident, Mo Ling knew that if other individuals of the same kind did not prevent the individual infected with the Red String Worm from moving forward, the infected individual would not even pay attention to its compatriots.

Not to mention massacring the entire population as if there was a blood feud.

Furthermore, what obstacle is there that absolutely requires the evolution of ranged attack capabilities to overcome?

"Shouldn't its biggest obstacle be something like the High Wall?"

Mo Ling was extremely puzzled.

"Could it be that its own kind is stopping it, preventing it from entering the cave?"

Captain Su also asked the soldier the same question: "Does the Tree-Cutting Sheep's population prevent young individuals from leaving the group?"

The soldier spread his hands and said, "I don't know about that. Young individuals usually stay with their mothers. Only offspring with abnormal brains would run off on their own."

Speaking of this, the soldier added, "Even if the mother sheep stops it, it should be able to leave by killing the mother sheep. The Tree-Cutting Sheep have a very weak sense of community and won't bother with it."

After hearing this, Captain Su didn't ask any more questions.

The situation reached a stalemate, and no one could figure out how to explain the Little Lamb's behavior.

At this moment, Mo Ling suddenly thought of a contradiction.

He quickly informed Li Luo through the electronic screen.

"Red String Worm infected bodies have very clear objectives and do not exhibit behavior of going out and then returning."

"Although a Red String Worm was found in its brain, this Little Lamb does have many differences from Red String Worm infected bodies."

"Are there any other Relic phenomena or creatures that could cause this kind of massacre?" Mo Ling reminded.

Looking at the information on the electronic screen, Li Luo's eyes lit up and she replied, "For this kind of massacre behavior, I can only think of one undefined phenomenon—the Ugly Duckling Phenomenon."

"Ugly Duckling Phenomenon?" Mo Ling was confused. What a strange name.

Li Luo took out the electronic screen and showed Mo Ling the records of this phenomenon.

During the Great Cataclysm, on a farm in Denmark, there was a duck egg that wouldn't hatch.

The owner found the egg very strange, with beautiful patterns, so he left it there, planning to collect it later.

But not long after, a strange little duck hatched from the egg.

This little duck was different from birth. Other little ducks slowly pecked open their eggshells and slowly crawled out.

But this duck seemed to burst out of its shell, shaking it open directly.

Its yellow down had already faded, and like a drake, it jumped directly into the fish pond after being born and started catching fish.

As if it didn't need to go through a growth stage, this little duck knew everything from birth. It wasn't until the farm owner discovered that all the fish in the pond had disappeared and checked the surveillance that he found this strange duck.

So this strange duck was locked up, and the owner directly called the relevant authorities, saying that there was an Abyss creature invasion in his home.

The cage was still placed by the pond, and the other ducks fearfully attacked the cage, even trying to push it into the water.

With the efforts of the group of ducks, the cage fell into the water, and the ducks swarmed over, stepping on the cage to drown it.

Although ducks can swim, they can still drown.

The Strange Duck was forced into the water, but the wooden latch on the cage came loose due to buoyancy.

The Strange Duck emerged and began attacking the surrounding flock of ducks. Its feathers became sharp, its body grew strong and powerful, its beak sprouted fangs, and its feet grew sharp claws.

The flock of ducks was no match for this monster. They were brutally massacred by the Strange Duck. Even those who ran far away were shot and killed by feather projectiles launched from its wings.

This Strange Duck could also shoot high-pressure water streams from its mouth. After slaughtering the entire flock of ducks, it even severely injured the owner who came out with a hunting rifle.

By the time the Hunters arrived at the farm, all they saw were duck carcasses scattered everywhere and the farm owner lying on the ground.

The other animals were not harmed by the Strange Duck; only a few were killed by stray attacks. Most of them hid, trembling with fear.

The farm owner was on the verge of death and unable to speak. The arriving Hunters checked the surveillance footage and only then learned that this so-called Abyss creature was actually just a duck born on the farm!

This egg was laid by the mother duck under surveillance. Its other siblings born at the same time were normal ducks; only it was different.

The Hunter team quickly reported this bizarre duck and then began tracking it.