The Arks: Over Heaven

Chapter 4: Cranking the Difficulty

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“The humming is getting louder and more vibrations are coming from it,” Neddy noted as he, Samuel, and the dodo bird walked through the tall grass. Samuel brushed the grass aside with his hands as the two ventured deep into the plateau’s hill. There were large oak trees that spanned across the plain and large rocks too. Samuel noticed strange dinosaurs that stood on their hind legs and had crests on their heads, like the flying ones.

“Parasaurolophus,” Neddy said in awe, “They use the crests on their head to communicate with others.”

Just then, one of the Parasaurs let out a honk of fear. A strange ringing vibrated in Samuel and Neddy’s ears. They both let out shocked cries of pain as they covered their ears to stop the noise.

“What the- What’s going on?” Samuel asked.

“The Parasaurolophus is scared right now,” Neddy explained.

“But by what?”

Samuel’s question was answered, as the pattering of paws on dirt softly whispered in his ears. Something shrieked across the field, as a strange beast with a dog-shaped jaw and huge talons jumped on the Parasaur! The Parasaur fell to the ground as the strange beast began to dig its teeth into its flesh, causing guts and flesh to spill out onto the grass. Samuel could only look on in horror as the Parasaur succumbed to the attack.

“Utahraptor…” Neddy whispered, “The largest ornithomimids, so large and so smart they could be deemed as one of the most dangerous predators.”

The raptor tore a chunk of meat off, a look of triumph on its face as it finally caught its prey.

“And they say they could be pack hunters.”