[Evolution complete: congratulations, you have evolved to Spinosaurus imperator!]'Groan... I don't know why, but I'd like to sleep another five minutes' Sobek thought stretching. And a little later he understood why."Pack leader! You woke up!" Buck's deep roar made him shake. Shortly after, other rumors reached his ears. "How do you feel?". "Are you hungry?". "Do you want something?".Do you know what it means to wake up and be pestered by questions without even a second to understand something? No? Well, good for you."Shut up!" Sobek roared, rising abruptly. The dinosaurs around him fell silent instantly.Quiet at last, Sobek was able to look around. Buck, Carnopo, Al and many others were surrounding him as if he were an idol just out of a concert, but far beyond dozens and dozens of other dinosaurs were observing the situation from a distance, undecided on how to act.Sobek regretted the times it had evolved with no one around. At least
Finally Sobek turned back to the dinosaurs. As he tried his new skills, many more had arrived. 'Am I wrong or are there more than before I evolved?'.The questions can wait. "Tell me, has something important happened in my absence?" he asked simply.Explaining the dinosaurs for his behavior and evolution was out of the question. For humans, knowing the thoughts of their leaders was important, but for animals it was different. A pack leader didn't act like this: he didn't have to give any explanation for his actions. Even if Sobek was tempted to say 'sorry, now I'm done checking my powers, tell me something nice', this act would have been interpreted to the ears of his subordinates as an act of weakness. For the animals, lowering themselves to the level of others was a sign of ineptitude. Therefore, if Sobek wanted his pack to remain united and steadfast, he always had to be indifferent and sure of himself.Buck stepped forward and spoke for everyone. "We haven't
Finally alone, Sobek was able to devote himself to... well, himself.He would have explain his intentions to the dinosaurs, of course. By using the ability to exchange images and feelings through the [Contract] he was more than certain to make them understand the gravity of the situation. After all, on Internet he could find very suggestive images concerning the problems of pollution and human invasion. If he had used this ability well, the dinosaurs would have fully understood the danger and would have been even more motivated to follow him; after all, their survival was at stake.However, this wasn't the time. Sobek wanted to wait until all of his skills were fully unlocked before giving them the speech. This is because if the dinosaurs had known of the danger posed by humans they would surely have grown impatient, and that would have thwarted his plans.He also wanted to become able to talk to pterosaurs before making any pre-war speeches. Dinosaurs alone cou
Buck didn't return that evening, and neither did the following ones. On the contrary, he continued his journey to north, following the traces left by his old pack.When Sobek had let himself be captured by humans, the tyrannosaurs weren't too far from their refuge: it would take half a day to reach them. But the pack had moved over the months, making the road much longer.Buck, however, had on his side the nose and the instinct of a hunter; with these two weapons that nature had provided him he could track down an ant from many kilometers away. Even if it was a journey lasting several days he could still reach the pack.It went on for two days and two nights without ever stopping. Only on the third day did he allow himself a few hours of rest before sunrise. He did not even hunt: he ate a few bites from an old carcass and then continued on his way.For a wild animal, order from a pack leader was everything. And if you were talking about a respected pack l
In the following days the size of the herd increased enormously.As Sobek had predicted during the early days none of the dinosaurs had brought great results: most of them did not know how to move. But they quickly learned to cooperate and more and more packs submitted to them, consequently increasing the strength of Sobek's army more and more.In nature, a herd could not become too large a force because it needed food supplies. But since Sobek had eliminated these problems and had turned to multi-ethnicity, then the herd could only grow. And with ever stronger dinosaurs joining it, the enemy packs that numbered fewer individuals could only yield to their advance.During the first two days, his underlings had barely been able to recruit about fifty other dinosaurs. But since they learned quickly in a single week, the number of individuals in the pack had exceeded a thousand. Sobek had had to fill in [Contracts] all the time and probably the work would only get w
Sobek bit his tongue. "Let's go to a more secluded place" he whispered. The carnotaur didn't object.The two walked for a while in the forest, away from the rest of the pack. Neither of them said a word all the way. Without Carnopo being able to know, Sobek opened his [Contract] and always kept it under control: at the first hint of betrayal, he would have been able to react in advance.Eventually they came to an area not far from the lake, completely surrounded by trees that obscured the view from the outside. Sobek stopped and turned to look at Carnopo.To a human eye the carnotaur would have seemed calm, but Sobek's senses were much sharper. He could feel the fear in the air and the tension on the body of his interlocutor. "Do you want to kill me?" Carnopo asked seriously.Indeed, the area had all the appearence of a crime scene: secluded, inconspicuous, where no one could see or hear them. If Sobek had wanted to 'silence' Carnopo he could have easily
Sarah was in her office working on the latest data Alan had sent her when suddenly her cell phone rang. She looked at the name on the screen and was surprised to read 'Dr. Sidney Burke'."Who is at the phone, honey?" asked Ian, who was obviously there with her, who looking at her face was a little concerned. "Trouble?""No, no. She's just the person I sent the spinosaurus' scale to," Sarah replied. "I just didn't expect a call so soon..."After the emergency in Flagard City ended, Sarah followed Alan's advice and sent the spinosaurus skin samples to a chemistry expert, Dr. Burke. She was an old acquaintance of Alan and Ian and was considered quite good at both chemistry and biology, so perfect for her role. Sarah hoped she could help her solve the mystery of the spinosaurus' tough skin, but Dr. Burke still asked her for some time to run some tests.'Some time' in scientists' parlance meant between six months and three years, since they had to make measure
When the two dinosaurs returned to the lake, evening was already falling, but there was still time. Sobek led Carnopo along the mountainside where the Neanderthal village was located. Even though he had never followed them and had never seen their city, Sobek had memorized the smell of that girl who had knelt before him begging him to spare her and her companions' lives. From what she understood, she saw him as a deity. Following her scent he quickly tracked down the city surrounded by the wooden palisade. At 10.5 meters high, Sobek could easily look across the wall, but the same could not be said of Carnopo. So the two looked for an elevated place. Anyway, with [Ambush], no one could see them. Eventually they climbed a slightly higher hill. They both had good eyesight, so it was enough. Sobek discovered that the Neanderthal city was exactly as he had imagined it: simple, ancient, very similar to the Sumerian or pre-Columbian civilizations. He didn't mind the style at all. "Do you