Infinite Hunter

I shouldn't be in any family—the skulls of theropod carnivorous dinosaurs all have a basic shape, generally speaking, they're all tall and narrow. Even terrestrial crocodiles evolved towards carnivorous dinosaurs—their skulls were similarly tall and narrow, not the broad, flat heads of aquatic crocodiles. And this guy's skull, viewed from the front, is square.

The eyeballs aren't large, but they provide stereoscopic vision from the front. There's a noticeable gap between the forehead and the muzzle—this creature's skull more closely resembles that of a giant hyena, a mammal. The lower jaw is exceptionally developed, thicker and wider than the upper jaw, clearly showing signs of an overbite. In short, this creature's head looks mammalian from the front, but from the side, it's unmistakably a crocodile-like snout.

The fangs are completely exposed, and many of the teeth are located in places that only visually appeal and have little practical significance—such as the outer sides of the lower and upper jaws. This skull is remarkably complete, and if anything is missing, it's probably a few teeth. Crucially, the skull fossil remains remarkably intact, likely due to being buried in soft river mud without significant geological changes.

The complete skull, over three meters long—3.7 meters to be exact—made it the largest Carnivorous Dragon skull ever found, and half the size of the largest Pliosaur skull. This Carnivorous Dragon was undoubtedly the largest and most powerful land carnivore. By this point, Cheng Yijiu had given up. He was contemplating where to engage the monster, where to bury the nitro fertilizer, and how to detonate it. As long as he chose the right spot, he was confident he could take it out in one round.

"This beast can't possibly withstand hundreds of kilograms of nitro explosives—even though it's fertilizer, it's just as powerful, much more powerful than black powder." A hundred kilograms of it would be enough to create a crater the size of a football field. Therefore, it would have to be detonated remotely, and Cheng Yijiu hoped to be a kilometer away.

So far, the dinosaur's skull and neck have been discovered, especially the tall spinous processes on the neck, which have a rough surface where muscles are attached. You can imagine how thick and powerful this monster's neck must have been. Not surprisingly, after uncovering another layer of sedimentary rock, a thick spine was discovered... Cheng Yijiu seriously considered the situation. "Damn, it will take at least a year to unearth this thing. I've been in this world for almost two years. The mission is not a big deal, and this world is better than the original one - at least there are not so many messed-up monsters constantly spawning."

Generally speaking, these monsters wouldn't "revive" and attack him until the bones were relatively complete. So, the question was, was he sure the dinosaur skeletons in that museum in Montana were 100% replicas, and even the replicas weren't from the same fossil bones, so could those resin-made fakes also be revived? Or was it the same theory? There were more predator spirit particles roaming there...

A new documentary was definitely in the works—and it wasn't just their studio; crews from Discovery, National Geographic, the BBC, and even NHK had all come here to film this newly revealed, world's largest carnivore. Even before the remains were unearthed, preliminary estimates put the beast's length at over twenty meters, comparable to many long-necked sauropods, and its weight was undoubtedly the highest among carnivorous dinosaurs.

So what did this terrifying carnivorous monster eat? Judging by its terrifying maw and the fangs within, it's clear this creature would devour any kind of "meat," and this place happens to be rich in all sorts of massive "meat"—Zhucheng is home to giant hadrosaurs, and giant Sinosaurs were no smaller than this monster. And then there are those newly unearthed large ceratopsians and ankylosaurs, almost all of which are among the largest of their kind.

Zhucheng, Shandong, is undoubtedly the birthplace of giant dinosaurs from the Late Cretaceous. This place is truly a country in itself—these famous dinosaurs are perhaps even more famous than their American counterparts.

There are many different opinions on how to classify this creature, and almost every paleontologist has their own opinion. The more reasonable view now is to classify it as a Spinosaurus, because of its skull and those tall spinous processes. The skull is flat, which is a characteristic of the fish-eating Spinosaurus. However, many experts also think that it should be opened as a separate family. After all, this creature is 65 million years old. It is normal that its ancestors cannot be found and its evolutionary lineage cannot be understood.

Anyway, everyone is still arguing about it, but the scientific name has finally been decided - Dinosaurus chengyi. This is a free translation. If it is translated literally, it means the king of the Qin Dynasty terrifying lizards, so it is not wrong to call it Qinhuanglong. However, some paleontological self-media have translated it as Dinosaurus, which is also a very famous name.

The level of detail in this dinosaur's fossils is certainly quite remarkable. At least the upper half of the body has been discovered so far, with only a few ribs shattered beyond recognition and one forelimb completely broken beyond repair. The remaining bones are quite intact and not significantly deformed. They're simply normal flattening. The exposed portion is truly impressive, and the size of the dinosaur is unnaturally large. Never before has such a massive carnivorous dinosaur been seen.

Its forelimbs, like those of the larger theropods, were essentially useless, measuring only about 1.5 meters in length. However, experts estimate that it was strong enough to lift over 500 kilograms, even with a single arm. The vertebrae on the back of this monster's shoulders indeed had long spinous processes, just like those of spinosaurs, though not as exaggerated. However, these processes also showed signs of muscle attachment, making this monster's physique quite different from other theropods.

In other words, this monster not only has a big head, but also a relatively long but very developed neck among theropod dinosaurs. Now it seems that it also has an extremely developed shoulder and back upper body. Everyone can imagine the hunting method of this monster, which is to bite the prey and then lift it up and smash it around. Relying on gravity and the solid ground, it can cause the greatest damage to the prey in a short period of time, and it is even possible to smash it into pieces and turn it into meat paste.

This dragon meat crane is estimated to be capable of lifting over 40 to 50 tons, with even 80 or 100 tons possible. Its neck is even thicker than its head, making it a neckless Tyson. This creature must have a tail for balance, potentially reaching 20 meters in length—this is based on the normal range of theropod dinosaurs.

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Cheng Yijiu gritted his teeth. During the process of discovering the Dinosaurus, he quietly took the time to go to Romania through formal channels. He applied for a temporary license and entered the forest with a bolt-action rifle in hand. This was an illegal hunt. He did not purchase a hunting license from the relevant Romanian authorities. Although that thing was expensive, it was not unaffordable. After all, Romania's economy was limited, and a license was only 20,000 euros.

He arrived here four days ago, gathering news from his hotel room. Romania was a relatively obscure presence in Chinese media, and similarly so in Western media. Modern Romania barely appeared in mainstream media reports. Meanwhile, local media outlets were already reporting on the dire situation.

That is the bear attack incident. This is the last virgin forest in Europe and the center of the distribution of European brown bears. On average, there are more than 100 attacks every year, and more than ten people die. This has been going on for several years, so most international media have become numb to it.

This time, local media reported that within a short period of three months, four licensed commercial hunters had been attacked, resulting in three deaths and two serious injuries. One commercial hunter died, while the rest were mostly local guides. The licensed hunters had a lucky escape.

Cheng Yijiu searched the local library and found that bear attacks in local state-owned enterprises had increased significantly over the past year. "They happened in waves, with many attacks within a month or two, and then a lull for three or four months. Two groups took away nine people, leaving more than 20 with minor or serious injuries, and six missing." Cheng Yijiu shook his head as he recalled this.

Local police searched the area but found nothing, save for a few unlucky brown bears that had been shot. However, upon inspection, none of them were the actual perpetrators of the attacks—there were many survivors of these attacks, all of whom had witnessed the perpetrators. It was an exceptionally large brown bear. Some even exclaimed that it was a massive, one-ton bear, unprecedented in size.

Of course, this was dismissed as nonsense, a panicked accusation—European brown bears had never been that large, and the entire brown bear family, including its polar cousin, had never weighed a ton. When the attacks came to an end, the authorities dropped the matter—those who purchased the certificates naturally had commercial insurance, so any compensation would be handled by the insurance company, not by the authorities.

Carrying his hunting rifle—still his favorite Winchester, the .308 caliber was enough to kill any existing land beast, even a cave bear, with a single shot—Cheng Yijiu, dressed in hunting gear, wandered through the mountains and forests, searching for traces. "The brown bear here has unfortunately been mistaken for the murderer and killed. It won't be long before the brown bears from elsewhere arrive."

On the previous adventure, the bear had come purely for the kill, and wouldn't necessarily leave its mark on the tree trunk like a normal bear would. So, there was no need to look for claw marks high up in the trunk. Just focus on areas where footprints are likely to be left, to see if there were any large bear claw marks. Cheng Yijiu still had the bones he'd obtained the last two times in his pocket, but they hadn't reacted at all.

"The nature conservation in Romania is just average, but there are still many animals in the primeval forests here." Cheng Yijiu's movements in the mountains and forests were similar to those of a big cat. He had already found traces left by wild boars and deer, but what he came here to do today was not to hunt these animals, but to deal with his own mission objectives.

As they walked, they arrived at the place where they had last encountered the cave bear. Cheng Yijiu stood where he had seen the cave bear before, his eyes following the mountain slope upwards. "It's almost certain this creature came from a cave high up in the mountains, but digging it out from a cave is still quite dangerous. If I had known this, maybe I should have brought an offensive grenade..."

This was just a thought. Cheng Yijiu knew that it would be better to wait for the little bone to give a warning. Cheng Yijiu quickly climbed up a sturdy oak tree and sat on a thick branch, observing from above, waiting for the target to come.

Cheng Yijiu, who had restrained his breath, was like a large cat hidden among the branches and leaves. He dozed off, his gun in hand. A voice startled him awake. "Huh? Is this German? Are these hunters from Germany?" Cheng Yijiu sat up soundlessly and peered out from between the leaves.

Four people were approaching, two of them with hunting rifles tucked under their arms, the other two holding machetes. Cheng Yijiu saw that they were three guides and a hunter—he could tell from their positions. He could also make out their faces—three Romanians and one German. What else could they be related to?

The last attack was three weeks ago, and there had been no news since. So, had these people gotten bolder? They were heading into the mountains to hunt. Cheng Yijiu actually thought they had a better future as bait. By this time, the bone in his pocket was starting to warm slightly. If he was right, the monster must be awakening.

"It seems that this thing is not a perpetual motion machine. It needs to be recharged with 'energy' after it is used." Cheng Yijiu thought. Since it has started to heat up, it will crawl out of the cave within a few hours at most. By then... these unlucky foreigners in front of them may have to face the ancient beast.

As Cheng Yijiu had predicted, the situation unfolded just as the hunters patiently waited for their opportunity. The scattered bones in the cave suddenly rose from thin air and began to piece themselves together. Muscle, fat, and fur began to grow on the formed skeletons, and the long-lost internal organs also rapidly regenerated. Finally, the giant bear opened its eyes, let out a deep roar, and fled from the cave.

Its massive body moved silently through the jungle—at least humans weren't sharp enough to detect its movements from a distance. The fracture Cheng Yijiu had caused the previous time was now completely unnoticeable. The beast wasn't moving very fast, and Cheng Yijiu kept a telescope on the ridge—that's where the bear had come from the previous time.

This bear probably wasn't smart enough to cover its tracks. Going in circles wasn't something a cave bear would think of. The key was that the enemy wasn't sure where they were, so there was no point in going in circles. While it was necessary to take shortcuts or even go in circles to intercept possible resting places during pursuit, Cheng Yijiu believed some bears would do so, but it was better to be direct from the start.

So he confirmed some situations through the telescope and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Chapter 25

Cheng Yijiu saw the cave where the cave bear came out through the telescope, and smiled because he finally had enough means to deal with this monster - "If I hear the truth in the morning, I can die in the evening!" Once he gets there, he will smash every bone in it, and he doesn't believe that he can't deal with it - in fact, this method is likely to fail, but what does it matter? Cheng Yijiu can just set a trap to greatly weaken his opponent.

"If you look closely, this thing's pretty fat," Cheng Yijiu sighed. The bear stood taller than an average Romanian man at the shoulder, and weighed at least 750 kilograms. "Maybe a ton? We'll only know if we kill it." Cheng Yijiu glanced at the reticle in the telescope and knew his gun would be nearly impossible to hit at this distance.

Even if it hits, it may not be lethal enough.

Soon the cave bear reached the forest, making it even harder to hit. The German guest and the three guides were still unaware of this, circling the forest in a search formation. When they were a little further away, Cheng Yijiu loaded five bullets into the chamber of his rifle and pushed the bolt to load it.

He did not move, the hunter waited patiently, believing that fate would bring the prey to him.

A fossilized leg of the strongest prey has now been discovered. Based on the fossils already discovered, this theropod dinosaur was a typical bird-like creature, as its bones were full of cavities, and there are likely traces of air sacs on bones like its ribs. These are organs that can effectively reduce weight, enhance breathing efficiency, and improve athletic ability.

Although cave bears were heavy and bulky, they moved at a remarkable speed. Cheng Yijiu calculated the time of their encounter and prepared to shoot. The German hunter, who had paid for the hunt, was still talking to the local Romanian guide, something he couldn't hear. They were about 200 meters away from Cheng Yijiu. From this height, Cheng Yijiu could clearly see their figures.

A dark golden mushroom quickly sprouted, less than five meters from the men. Cheng Yijiu was already mentally prepared. "This thing's over four meters tall when it stands up," he muttered, and the four men were stunned. This sudden appearance of the cave bear, and its enormous size, had already intimidated them from the start.

They were petrified.

After being petrified, the weapons in their hands naturally became firewood sticks, until the cave bear roared wildly, and then rushed over, screaming and firing. The two men were holding semi-automatic rifles, and from what Cheng Yijiu could see, none of the shots hit the target. "At such a close distance, the gun flew away, and they didn't even consider the recoil when they pulled the trigger. Their mental quality is too fucking poor."

The cave bear's movements were unexpectedly agile, moving left and right and rolling around, and in the short impact of just a few meters, it managed to shake off almost all the bullets.

The massive claw slapped out, bending the Romanian guide's gun barrel and ripping the straps apart with the immense force, sending him flying. The guide, holding the gun, was slammed aside by the immense force. Cheng Yijiu suspected the man's palm and fingers were likely broken, while the other two Romanian machetes had already split off and fled.

The German must have run out of bullets, and the hot breath of the cave bear was already blowing on his face. The German's face and the cave bear's face were almost kissing, but the German's face was covered in sweat and tears, and it looked too ugly in the telescope - his face was also distorted beyond recognition.

The cave bear opened its mouth and bit the unfortunate man's head directly - fortunately, the cave bear's bite force was not that exaggerated, so the skull was not crushed immediately after being bitten. Cheng Yijiu tried to aim, but the distance was too far and his mechanical sights were not effective.

"It was truly terrifying." Using its claws and neck, the bear forcibly ripped the German's head and spine from his body. The scene was bloody, but the efficiency was remarkable; the German was almost instantly dead. The Romanian guide, who had flown to the side, also rolled over and crawled away.

Fight back? What the hell—the barrel was bent, the walnut wood cracked. Was he going to rely on the 10-inch-long survival knife he had on him to stab the cave bear to death? It was better to just dream.

The bear roared and grabbed the guide with its claws as if it were playing with a mouse, just like Tom playing with Jerry on the piano, tearing the guide into pieces. "How brutal!" Cheng Yijiu raised his rifle and locked the bear in the mechanical sights.

Cheng Yijiu held his breath for a moment, aiming at the bear in the frame, which was slowly circling. He pulled the trigger, and the muzzle flickered slightly, a flash of fire and the sound of gunfire. The brown bear in the distance staggered, then, having determined Cheng Yijiu's position, rolled over, using the ditch and bushes for cover, and was rapidly approaching.

Now it was more difficult to aim at the giant bear, but Cheng Yijiu had a feeling that he had actually hit the target with the first bullet. According to Cheng Yijiu's estimation, it was probably hit in the forelimbs - that's why the monster staggered.

Cheng Yijiu didn't get impatient, but instead calmed down. The little bone in his pocket was getting hotter and hotter. This bear within fifty meters would definitely not be ignored. As long as it appeared, Cheng Yijiu was confident that he could give it a fatal shot.

Time passed as if it were a century, and the bear appeared near Cheng Yijiu's oak tree again.

Turning around, aiming his gun, Cheng Yijiu muttered, "Don't try to disappear." He pulled the trigger without hesitation. By this time, the distance was less than a hundred meters. The second bullet should have hit the bear, but it would be silent and furious, and now, it was as if nothing had happened.

Only about fifty meters away, the bear suddenly strayed from its usual route. He didn't wait for the cave bear to appear, but Cheng Yijiu was patient and steady. He was convinced the bear wouldn't just run away; it might follow his instincts and charge again.

It was also a sudden attack, and this bear was also very patient, not appearing the entire time. Just when Cheng Yijiu thought the bear was about to leave, suddenly, in the bushes on the right, the giant bear stood up straight, one paw resting on the bushes on the right, and the other paw was about to touch the oak tree...

Chapter 26

Cheng Yijiu remained remarkably calm. Although he was now well within the reach of the cave bear's claws if he were to stand upright, he shifted his center of gravity and slid around the tree trunk. A gun in hand calmed Cheng Yijiu more than a sword. For the terrifying ape, a spear would allow him to defy all living land carnivores. With a rifle, he wouldn't need to fear any former land carnivore.

A land beast capable of stopping a full-power Winchester Magnum rifle round has probably never been born.

This cave bear was likely about to die—optimistically, it took two bullets, enough to blow its entire skull off. Cheng Yijiu was actually quite surprised that it could still move… Of course, the pessimistic estimate was that none of the two bullets hit it, leaving the bear completely unharmed, so it could still move and attack.

Regardless, Cheng Yijiu still had three bullets left, and he was confident he could use them to take down the cave bear—the margin for error was high enough, as long as he could hit one accurately… So, he didn't fire when he landed, as the bear's body was largely obscured by the thick oak trunk. After landing and rolling, Cheng Yijiu released the force and immediately faced the cave bear. He knelt on one knee, resting his left elbow on his left knee to form a stable triangle, and pointed his rifle at the target.

The two sides were now only about ten meters apart. If the cave bear showed its body, Cheng Yijiu would immediately open fire - at this distance, the rifle was extremely powerful, and a single shot could kill or seriously injure. The cave bear seemed to have limited intelligence. It simply retreated and ran away. Instead of attacking Cheng Yijiu, it disappeared smoothly.

"Run away?" Cheng Yijiu gave chase. This bear struck him as somewhat odd. Why was it suddenly unwilling to challenge him in a one-on-one duel? He should learn from those Japanese brown bears. Those fierce bears dared to charge at hunting parties of hundreds of men, even sending those men fleeing. And this cave bear didn't dare to launch a head-on attack on him alone. It was even worse than last time.

Last time, it was at least brutal, and this time, too, it was brutal, having already killed two. It looked like the remaining two guides wouldn't be able to escape—because the tracks they left behind clearly pointed in the direction one of the guides had fled. Cheng Yijiu, rifle horizontally held, strode through the forest. His vision, hearing, and even his sixth sense were fully activated, like a giant cat in the woods, following the scent and the trail as he pursued the monster.

Running through the dense forests and high mountains brought back memories for Cheng Yijiu, and he thought of other things. "It seems like a long time ago, I was in the forest. No, it was in the rainforest. I encountered something that could turn invisible. I think I killed it? I remember it was an alien Iron Blood. Speaking of which, I hope nothing like that appears here, or it will be really annoying."

If a real Iron Blooded person were to appear, Cheng Yijiu would definitely be the best prey, but it is hard to say who would be killed later.

To be honest, Cheng Yijiu was somewhat interested in hunting the Iron Bloods, as the alien hunters were strong and cunning enough, although using stealth to hunt was a bit of a bully. "Why don't you use stealth and lurking techniques? So, what's with all this talk of honor races? Pah." Cheng Yijiu casually disdained the Iron Bloods.

There should be no Iron Blood in this world, that's for sure - because there are no pyramids in Antarctica, and naturally no one has ever heard of any aliens.

Cheng Yijiu didn't lose sight of his goal, even though he was just thinking about all this. "This guy weighs hundreds of kilograms, but I didn't expect him to move so fast. Do bears have such great running endurance?" They do. Brown bears can track their targets for tens of kilometers, and cave bears, while mostly vegetarians, should be able to do it too. "But there's something a little off about the traces left behind. If it weren't for my extremely sharp senses, I might have lost sight of the target several times when there were no footprints or broken branches."

That's right, the escaping guide had changed direction, and the bear was able to keep up. "Huh? I suddenly realized that this guy is running very fast. If he was any slower, the bear would have caught up long ago." Cheng Yijiu had just thought of this when his eyes saw something. He suddenly braked and half-crouched to look at the small amount of blood on the leaves. The hunter shook his head and spat, "I just praised him..."

Cheng Yijiu stood up and looked around. "He died just like that..." He searched for signs of the bear dragging the man away, and he found them almost immediately. "I don't think it ate him. If it did, I would have heard screams—bears don't kill and eat like cats do." Walking forward with his rifle in hand, Cheng Yijiu soon came upon the unfortunate man's remains.

"It's terrible! It was torn apart in the blink of an eye." Cheng Yijiu didn't move closer. "So, where did the bear go?" Just as Cheng Yijiu asked this question, the bear appeared behind him. It seemed to appear out of thin air, but it couldn't be so close to Cheng Yijiu. It was still more than five meters away from him.

As soon as the bear appeared, Cheng Yijiu sensed something and lunged forward like lightning, turning 180 degrees in mid-air. It was a fancy move, but it was really just a forward lunge and a roll, turning and aiming.

Of course the bear moved, so it has some intelligence, but not much. How could it possibly do any good if it pounced?

The bear's movements were swift. An ordinary hunter wouldn't have had time to aim and fire before being pounced upon. A single paw lift of the muzzle would have effectively ended the hunter. However, Cheng Yijiu's reactions were far quicker than those of an average person, and he employed a probabilistic approach, aiming and firing directly. At this range, a hit would undoubtedly result in serious injury.

Cheng Yijiu pulled the trigger, his body jolted slightly. The bullet whizzed past the cave bear's cheek and struck its shoulder blade. The next moment, Cheng Yijiu stepped to the side, half-turned, and swung the butt of his rifle hard—he didn't have time to draw the bolt and eject the chamber. The bear's claws grazed his hunting jacket, and the butt of the rifle struck the cave bear's skull hard from the front.

Cheng Yijiu's clothes were torn, and he stumbled backwards, his chest ripped open. The wood of the rifle butt was cracked, showing how much force he had swung with. But at least the cave bear's head didn't seem to be damaged...

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The impact wasn't particularly positive; the cave bear showed no signs of a concussion. "It's hard to say whether this creature has a brain! But its head is surprisingly a vital point!" Cheng Yijiu's experience with the lion made him certain of this. One of the bear's forelimbs was effectively disabled. The bullet wound to the shoulder blade had rendered it completely powerless, and naturally, unable to support itself with that leg.

Cheng Yijiu even hoped the bullet would shatter and redirect after hitting the bone, ideally ejecting into the body cavity, causing massive internal bleeding. In that case, the cave bear's "life" would be numbered. Similarly, based on experience with the lion, these monsters, though revived from ancient bones, still possessed a sense of internal organs. Therefore, they must have had a fatal wound, and that was how Cheng Yijiu had killed the lion.

It looked like the cave bear wasn't far from being killed. Cheng Yijiu seized the moment, pulling the bolt, ejecting the shell, and loading the chamber in a split second. Even the cracked stock didn't hinder his accurate aim at the cave bear. Just as he'd expected, the bear wasn't in good condition, spewing pink foam from its snout—a situation Cheng Yijiu had seen plenty of. The bear was bleeding internally from its lungs.

When animals encounter this situation, there is basically no hope of saving them.

Cheng Yijiu decided to give it a ride—this cave bear wasn't anything to be afraid of, neither cunning nor particularly strong. He took a quick look and saw that the cave bear, having lost one leg, couldn't move as swiftly—although it still tried its best to run half-human-stance on its hind legs, attempting a final counterattack. But it was useless, and instead, its frontal projection was completely exposed to Cheng Yijiu.

So Cheng Yijiu fired, and with a loud gunshot, the bullet penetrated the bear's chest directly, but did not fly out the back. This was not good, as it meant that the bullet had shattered inside the bear's body, and the bear's entire chest cavity might have been shattered. Almost immediately, the cave bear fell to the ground, and a large amount of dark red blood flowed from its mouth and nose. "It was almost killed instantly, but you are just a resurrected skeleton. Why do you have to make it so realistic?"

When the smoke cleared, what appeared were skeletons, yellow and dry. In fact, they were skeletons that had been there for tens of thousands of years. The huge head was once thought to be the skull of a dragon, and the long claws were once thought to be the horns of a unicorn. But in the final analysis, it was just a cave bear.

This time, the cave bear had caused another fruitless attack, resulting in three deaths and one narrowly escaping. Cheng Yijiu had to leave before a large search force arrived. Simply put, he found a place to dump his weapons and then flew back to China. This time, he also found a vertebra, the size of a baby's fist, embedded in the cave bear's skull.

Cheng Yijiu was right next to the unearthed Dinosaurus skull when it was being repaired and sorted, and he didn't see any vertebrae that didn't belong to this dinosaur - the vertebrae of this creature were not that small, even the last piece of the tail vertebra was not that small.

Cheng Yijiu successfully returned to China. Romania's so-called security was only so-so. When he left for Bucharest, news of the bear attack hadn't even appeared in the capital's newspapers. Unarmed, Cheng Yijiu easily flew to the capital's airport and then took the high-speed rail to the fossil collection site. The discovery of the Dinosaurus had delighted the Shanghai Museum, which he had partnered with and sponsored.

The fossil would most likely remain at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology. Of course, if the deal was done, it would likely be sent to the Shanghai Museum's warehouse. However, there would definitely be a replica, with Shanghai paying for one to be placed at the Zhucheng Dinosaur Museum in Shandong and another to be placed at the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology—they didn't have much space, so they probably wouldn't have enough. This was what they said, and Cheng Yijiu figured that as long as he didn't have to deal with the three beasts, it would be fine.

But if the battle takes place in the Magic City, it will be a big problem - luck is the key. The fossil will first be cleaned and repaired in the museum research facility in Zhucheng, Shandong, and an attempt will be made to mount it. After being exhibited for a period of time, it will be disassembled and transported back to the Magic City. So if there is to be a battle, it will most likely take place in Shandong.

"I'm not afraid this time. I'll run away after completing the mission." Cheng Yijiu was quite confident. He thought that the police would not be able to catch him after he used all his tricks this time.

After returning home, they discovered that a significant portion of the Dilophosaurus's thigh had been uncovered. The experts in paleontology and animal science were extremely delighted—for it was another remarkably complete fossil, over 80% complete. A tail vertebra had also been discovered in another section. This roughly confirmed the length of this enormous carnivorous dinosaur, possibly exceeding 22 meters, a figure only achieved by a giant long-necked dinosaur or the largest hadrosaur.

The estimated weight is also quite exaggerated, at least forty tons, making it definitely the largest, heaviest and most powerful carnivore on land.

"Actually, I think it's probably eighty tons, and definitely over twenty-two meters long." Cheng Yijiu's estimate was slightly higher. The fossils that had been unearthed so far gave people a sense of extreme brutality and terror. They were very lucky. Due to the excellent preservation conditions of the fossils, in addition to the skeleton, they even found a few fossils with traces of skin.

This thing also has no and cannot have feathers. The traces left on the skin are continuous and fine scales, occasionally with larger scales as reinforcement. There are also small thorns on the scales, which means that the feeling of being rubbed by this thing is no different from being rubbed by a file.

Looking at the extremely thick thigh bone in cross section, Cheng Yijiu also sighed - judging from the proportions, when this monster was standing, humans were not much taller than its ankles, which proved that this thing preyed on big guys, such as long-necked ones and extra-large duck-billed dinosaurs, both of which happened to be found in the strata of this era in Shandong. And fighting with such a monster - "If you use cold weapons, it's probably just like a pedicure?" Cheng Yijiu muttered.

This thing's combat power might be even stronger than the Ice and Fire Black Dragon, at least in hand-to-hand combat. It can easily suppress those flying dragons. If it bites them... Cheng Yijiu can't even imagine how miserable it would be.

The tail vertebrae were gradually peeled away, and everyone marveled at the tall spinous processes on them—this proved that this creature's tail wasn't thick and thin like a Tyrannosaurus Rex, but rather a large lump of almost the same thickness as a Spinosaurus. "To balance the massive head and powerful forequarters, this tail must be this thick and robust. It could even serve as an energy storage organ..." Cheng Yijiu thought.

Chapter 28

Based on the fossils, the foot was also enormous. The three toes spread out, the width was over three meters, and the entire foot was also over three meters long, enough to support such a large body. Surprisingly, when clearing the rock around the skeleton, the cattle and horses also found muscle fossils...

When Cheng Yijiu returned home, he went to the hospital to have his bandages re-bandaged—although the grease was good, it would have been better to have a doctor take a look. He had some dislocated bones and, of course, some scratches on his skin, but that was the extent of the damage a cave bear could inflict—after all, it was a giant cat in human form, not to mention modern weapons...

The cave bear Cheng Yijiu had killed was certainly not the largest. Larger ones were documented in both theory and reality, and cave bears weighing over a ton were not unheard of. "We should have gone with a short-faced bear. Those are carnivorous, much more ferocious than most omnivorous or herbivorous cave bears," Cheng Yijiu muttered. Now that there was no need for a fight, this guy was starting to get cocky.

"I don't know what kind of missions I'll have next. I think the missions in this little room are changing—maybe I'll be asked to hunt some very 'special' prey," Cheng Yijiu sighed as he watched the fossil excavation. A significant portion of the previously discovered fossils have been restored and mounted—especially the complete and massive Shandong Zhucheng Tyrannosaurus, which has already been restored, mounted, and exhibited.

Other dinosaurs have to be supplemented with skeletons from similar species, then the bones are molded from resin and mounted before they can be exhibited. This recent discovery is truly the hottest paleontological news in the world right now. It's the largest and most powerful land carnivore ever discovered. Can you imagine a Tyrannosaurus Rex that's as long, larger, and heavier than a Brontosaurus?

It's right in front of you.

Excavation work progressed rapidly, with waves of renowned international paleontologists arriving one after another, each flocking to the site to record firsthand data. The newly restored skull had already undergone a 3D CT scan, creating a digital model. A group of foreign experts, divided between themselves and domestic experts, engaged in a debate over academic issues. They discovered that the CT scans revealed a surprisingly large brain for this carnivorous dinosaur, suggesting it might have had considerable intelligence.

Simply put, it's definitely smarter than a crocodile, and maybe even comparable to a parrot. Considering that carnivorous dinosaurs later transformed into birds, this makes sense. This monster must have a good sense of smell and vision. Its skull is made of multiple composite materials and is extremely strong. After 70 million years, it has not deformed at all, not even broken. Cheng Yijiu didn't want to say anything about this. "Come on! Test the power of nitro fertilizer!"

Anyway, as long as it is a carbon-based organism, there should be no one that can ignore the power of ammonium nitrate.

All the paleontologists, including their colleagues, were enthusiastic about the excavation. Who could have imagined that such a giant would appear in the Megalodontidae family, so distantly related to Tyrannosaurus? What was unexpected was that between 93 million and 70 million years ago, these fish-catching creatures in the water had secretly created such a ferocious beast...