Prehistoric? Choose the crocodile and survive until version T0.

"Since you changed the map to the rainforest swamp, which is my specialty, and even granted me immunity..."

He opened his mouth, revealing a row of sharp, cone-shaped teeth.

"Then I'll have no choice but to speedrun it."

The cries of despair from overseas players continued on the public channel.

Jensen is streaming his first adaptation game.

A three-meter-long prehistoric lungfish suddenly darted out of the swamp. He could have easily driven it away with an electric shock, but the cruel reality made him let out a second scream.

"This season is unplayable! Unplayable! I suggest all North American players unite—"

The audio was interrupted.

System notification: Jensen has entered a near-death state.

In the European team's channel, the five-person combination move "Gear" was forcibly activated once.

As a result of the reduction in each person's attributes, the energy conduction became unbalanced, and the moment they merged, they exploded. The five people were thrown to four different directions in the swamp, with two of them landing in the crocodile's nest area.

Screams, cries for help, and system alarms mingled together.

Lin Ye looked up and, through the gaps in the tree canopy, saw the eerie sun burning exceptionally brightly in an atmosphere with 32% oxygen content.

The first day of the new season is still a long way off.

Meanwhile, in the Dragon Kingdom's commentary hall, the three commentators were so excited that they were incoherent.

"Dear viewers!"

"In Season 2, Lin Ye, a player from our Dragon Kingdom, was the only player in the world who was not nerfed! His attributes, skills, and evolution points were all retained! The nation's fortunes not only did not collapse, but actually stabilized!"

The comments section went crazy.

【Crocodile God! Crocodile God! Crocodile God!】

[Those who previously called Lin Ye a useless person, come out and get a beating!]

I cried. The Dragon Kingdom has finally stood up!

Speedrun! Speedrun! Speedrun!

Lin Ye was unaware of any of this. He was squatting at the edge of the swamp, staring at the ripples on the water's surface.

His "crisis warning" talent was subtly trembling; the prey was approaching.

Beneath the surface, a prehistoric giant fish, four meters long, is slowly swimming by.

Lin Ye's lips curled up again. He silently slid into the water, without stirring up a ripple.

The "breath-holding stealth" talent he had accumulated last season was put to perfect use at this moment. His body was like a sharp blade, silently cutting into the dark underwater world.

On the water's surface, only a tiny ripple slowly spread out, and then nothing more.

In the live broadcast worldwide, all viewers witnessed the moment when the giant fish was dragged away from underwater by a scaled forelimb—cleanly, neatly, and without any hesitation.

The system announcement lit up again.

Forest Wilderness - Kill the Prehistoric Giant Fish - Evolution Points: 720.

9th kill in a row.

Current status: No damage.

Chen took a deep breath, his voice suddenly becoming calm and resolute, as if stating a fact that had already occurred:

"Ladies and gentlemen, on the first day of the new season, the global power rankings have been reshuffled. All the top teams are experiencing a sharp decline in rankings, while we are rising."

He paused for a moment.

"This season, the era of the Dragon Kingdom has arrived."

Lin Ye lay prone in the swamp, listening to the approaching sounds.

The owner of the footsteps had already emerged from the shadows of the trees in the distance.

That was a dinosaur.

To be precise, it was an early theropod dinosaur—Coelophysis.

It is about three meters long, stands on two legs, has long and powerful hind limbs, and although its forelimbs are short, they have three clawed fingers and a mouth full of fine, curved teeth.

Its body lines are smooth, and its tail is stiffly extended horizontally, maintaining perfect balance.

Lin Ye's pupils contracted slightly.

For die-hard fans of Dan Yunxiu, the latest chapter of "Prehistoric? Choose the Crocodile, Survive to T0 Version" has been released!

This wasn't the first time he'd seen dinosaurs at the competition.

Early dinosaurs had already appeared in the Late Triassic period, but most of them were slender and not competitive with large amphibians, crocodiles, and other predators.

But this Coelophysis was completely different—its muscle lines were more fluid than any Triassic predator, its movements were swift and agile, and every step carried a cold precision.

A new announcement was automatically displayed on Lin Ye's retina via the system's light screen.

[Season 2 - Species Tier - Initial Assessment]

Tier 0 (Version Favorites):

Early theropod dinosaurs (Coelophysis, Synodontia, etc.) – naturally agile (S), explosive power (A+), and high potential for teamwork.

Early sauropod dinosaurs (such as Plateosaurus and Coelophysis) – naturally large (A+), have excellent defense, and strong group survival ability.

Early ornithischian dinosaurs (Heterodontosaurus, Pisanosaurus, etc.) – Adaptability A, Reproduction rate A

Tier 1 (Beneficiaries of the current version):

Large amphibians, early crocodilians, primitive pterosaurs

T2 and below:

Other Triassic species (including Eurasian crocodilians)

Lin Ye stared at the "T2 and below" rating and narrowed his eyes.

His primordial crocodile form was categorized into the lowest level by the system.

This is not surprising—at the end of the Triassic period, Eorhyrosuchus was the most useless.

Now, in the Jurassic period, the full-scale rise of dinosaurs crushed almost all the predators of the old era.

The Coelophysis passed by him less than fifty meters away without noticing him.

The creature's target was a group of early herbivorous dinosaurs drinking water downstream—a group of Plateosaurus, three times its size. But Coelophysis did not hesitate at all, lowering its body and silently approaching.

Clean and efficient. Extremely efficient.

"These guys are smarter than any predator from the Triassic period," Lin Ye thought to himself.

He did not act rashly.

His gaze swept across the more distant area—the swamp had indeed shrunk in size.

The Jurassic map is biased towards rainforests and forests, with nearly 40% less open water than the Triassic.

This means that his core competitive advantage, on which he relies for survival, has been somewhat diminished.

Although the system granted him immunity and his attributes were not weakened, the environment would not tolerate him.

The forest slowly receded, and the ferns that hugged the ground silently slid into the stream behind them.

The water wasn't deep; it just covered his back.

His crocodile body was blurred into a dark outline in the water, its scales and mud almost blending into one.

He needs to readjust to this land.

As he stealthily explored the new map, the bombardment of information on global public channels never stopped.

[System Announcement: North American player Jason (whose near-death state has been lifted) has selected to bind to the Coelophysis species, initiating the dinosaur evolutionary timeline.]

[System Announcement: The remaining four players of the European Joint Team have been bound to the Plateosaurus species, initiating the dinosaur evolution timeline.]

[System Announcement: South American contestant André Silva has abandoned his original rainforest amphibian pairing and instead paired with an early ornithischian dinosaur.]

[System Announcement: East Asia Region... (Connection interrupted)]

One announcement after another flooded the screen.

The weakened players almost without hesitation abandoned last season's species and turned to dinosaurs instead.

This is a calculated move by the system—using version benefits to offset the weakening penalties, forcing players to keep up with the version updates.

In the North American commentary booth, Jensen's live stream had just been restored.

His coelophysis stood on a wide-open high ground, the sun rising behind him and casting a long shadow.