Surprise! The Supposed Talent Show Was Actually–?!Ch97.2 - Cretacaeus Period

translator: xiin
editors: apricot & juurensha 

Ming Yao was suffering inside as he told Lin Ke horror stories about giant insects in order to prevent him from losing focus and falling asleep. When he was exhausted, it became Wu Jin’s turn to drag Lin Ke to perform radio gymnastics and dance the Crosson Show theme song. gRo1H

It was then Sora’s turn.

 

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It was near dusk on the grassland. There were large dinosaurs scattered everywhere, and smaller dinosaurs of various shapes mixed together with life-saving capsules.

Ming Yao sprawled out tiredly and murmured, “So tired, I haven’t slept properly for a few days. I’m still a baby. When the game is over…” JXvCyb

 

He lifted up his head to look at Wu Jin and was suddenly struck dumb.

Wu Jin had slept even less than he had, but he was actually full of energy as he looked at the Pterosaurs with interest.

 

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––He looked at the big one, the Quetzalcoatlus. The little Pterosaur was being hugged by Wu Jin like a stuffed toy and was currently toying with the zipper of his battle suit.

The clouds were like sparkling water patterns in the light of the setting sun.

 

Ming Yao talked on intermittently, “Sora said that your captain and my captain were in the brawl just now… Hey, what’s the deal with Caesar? How come he doesn’t even have any equipment… Also, when does the Cretaceous period start…” scWdql

Wu Jin froze suddenly and looked up at the fine clouds in the sky in a daze.

 

“Earthquake clouds…” He suddenly got up from the back of the Diplodocus as many previously neglected details came to mind, “The Jurassic period––from the start of the third evolutionary game, there’s been no clear distinction between the Jurassic period and the Cretaceous period. The Tyrannosaurus Rex, Sarcosuchus, and even the bird-like Harpymimus all appeared at the end of the Cretaceous period, which means that we’re now in a half Jurassic, half Cretaceous, Schrodinger’s Cretaceous period…”

Ming Yao was dizzy, “So?” QT4VMo

 

Wu Jin, “When the Cretaceous period ends, all dinosaurs and even the Pterosaurs will become extinct.”

Ming Yao was shocked. He leapt up like a carp and looked at the wrist watch on his right hand, “It’s been half an hour. There are 20 players left. If it’s now the Cretaceous period––you mean to say that the final battle is a war of extinction––”

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Sora, who was to the side, looked over. The three of them exchanged glances and dragged Lin Ke with them to head to the cave where they’d taken shelter from the last volcano eruption.

Ming Yao summed the facts up on his fingers as they ran, “250 trainees. The first mass reduction was the Permian period extinction. The second was the Triassic period colonization war, and the third was the Triassic period extinction war. The fourth was due to the Jurassic predators like the Allosaurus we encountered. The fifth was the brawl just now. The sixth…”

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Ming Yao’s voice seemed to cut off abruptly. “The sixth time. The battle of extinction… is right now.” Ql7Cfm

 

The grassland began to shake, and countless dinosaurs fled in panic. The birds fled into the dense forests and caves, while volcanic ash erupted, and an earthquake hit at the same time. The river seemed to fill with a sour taste, and very soon, life-saving capsules wrapped around the dinosaurs and fell to the ground like dumplings.

 

The mountain range that was once a safe zone at the end of the Triassic period now became the only highland amidst chaos. 1qNIk9

“Quickly!” Wu Jin shouted.

 

Almost all the teams that were still hiding in various places rushed out towards the safe zone.

Two small dinosaurs suddenly sprang out of the sloping ridge and nearly bit Ming Yao before he could kick them away. v1SZrc

“Careful!” Wu Jin quickly drew out his gun to protect Ming Yao. “It’s a natural disaster. Dinosaurs wouldn’t go hunting at this time, unless they’re under human control––there are other teams nearby!”

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Lin Ke shook his head, his expression very relaxed “Hey, don’t, Brother Wu! I’m just waiting to open up the capsule and sleep…”

Wu Jin’s eyes narrowed slightly. He stubbornly refused to go on ahead.

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Lin Ke waved his hand, “I was just blocking Dolma while Brother Wu dealt with the Tyrannosaurus Rex! 15th place, this elimination match was really worth it. If not for Brother Wu, Brother Ming, and Brother Sora, I probably would’ve been eliminated by the giant dragonflies right at the start––” Ymz7t6

He chuckled, “See you later!”

 

The life-saving capsule capsule opened up on its own.

13 remaining. vystxp

 

The volcanic ash and fog was dense. The three who were left had to change into the emergency oxygen gear due to the smoke. Ming Yao eliminated another person in the chaos, and suddenly called out in surprise, “Cap-captain?!”

Wu Jin interrupted him forcefully, “Nowhere is safe right now. They’re releasing poison everywhere. We only have two options, continue to press upwards, or enter a cave––”

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A scuffle broke out again at the narrow entrance, and the number on the wrist watches jumped to 10.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

 

Debut positions. klEyXN

Wu Jin opened his eyes and looked into the cave. Sora, Ming Yao, Zuo Botang, Wei Yan, Zoe…

 

Big boss wasn’t there.

There was a shriek from the sky. Wu Jin raised his head. d2z3G4

The Pterosaur circled upward with Wei Shi on its back.

 

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The twelve meter long wingspan cut through the ashes and rushed towards the final sunset.

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Heaven and earth changed color as mountains and rivers shook.

The remaining Pterosaur shrieked and let out a shrill cry in the direction of the glow that would soon be covered up, its membranous wings quivering.

 

Ming Yao asked stupidly, “What’s wrong with it…” 69VimO

Wu Jin looked straight at the direction of Wei Shi’s departure, then suddenly rolled up his sleeves and waved.

 

––“It will circle up above. As soon as you wave, it will come down to pick you up.”

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The remaining Pterosaur stilled for a moment, then abruptly swooped down.

Ming Yao was really shocked, “Careful––”

 

Wu Jin quietly clutched at the Pterosaur’s talons, his figure was shaking like he wanted to fight to the death. The little Pterosaur was scared and hurriedly tried to help out by pecking at the larger Pterosaur, but Wu Jin pressed it into his arms and wouldn’t let it pounce over. dSBdYT

 

Ming Yao: “Holy shit, Little Witch was caught and taken away by the Pterosaur, help––”

The rest of his sentence was buried in the ashes.

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The Pterosaur brought Wu Jin out of the cave, through the clouds, and into the thin air in the sky 2000 meters above the ground. Wu Jin used a burst of strength to turn around.

Through the reflected glow from the sunset, he could see the figure he was chasing.

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The light from the sunset began to converge, and the double moons began to rise up to hang in the sky. XVYIM8

The two Pterosaurs met again in the clouds, twining together affectionately.

 

Wei Shi raised his eyebrows as he looked at him, and Wu Jin gathered himself up and came close, finally at ease.

The man whistled. The two Pterosaurs immediately fell into formation. MH7wk

 

Flying wing to wing.

 

Below them was a torrent of lava. The hot gas near the crater created a steamy environment, and magma flowed through the ravines from crevices that seemed to have been split open as if by an axe. The golden colored sulfur twined with white smoke, and the river churned out pale yellow foam. DygzCf

The gods of wind soared above the lava.

 

They had proceeded towards enhanced size without looking back. They flew the highest, had seen the most solemn scenery, and had finally come to the end of a road that was different from birds.

The last road of the Cretaceous period was not in the sky that belonged to them. bA8df1

 

The skies were more dangerous than the land.

 

The little Pterosaur in Wu Jin’s arms toyed with his zipper and tugged it down, sticking its head out from his combat suit to look between the big Pterosaur and Wei Shi. W0Jzdf

Wu Jin stuffed the little Pterosaur back inside, but its head popped out again, its eyes full of curiosity.

 

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On the wrist watch on their right hands, the survivor count was down to 8.

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Spread out beneath them, the crater was boiling again.

The man stretched a hand out to Wu Jin, “It’s about to start.”

 

Wu Jin looked at the hand, and thought in a trance that the big boss was like an incubus seducing him to his death–– q1Lj8w

But he held the hand willingly.

6 people remained.

 

The youth leapt and switched mounts to ride together with Wei Shi, a dense smattering of kisses landing on the soft curls before moving downwards to the youth’s nose and cheeks. UzCbJm

 

The little Pterosaur poked out its head again and looked curiously left and right from between the two. It seemed to think that Wu Jin was being bullied and pecked angrily at Wei Shi’s hand––

The man held the little Pterosaur down and stuffed it into Wu Jin’s arms, “Hold it.”

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“Close your eyes.” The man ordered again.

Wu Jin obediently closed his eyes, his eyes shifting expectantly beneath his eyelids.

 

He was suddenly held by the shoulders as a heat wave hit. 4EJDFG

The volcano erupted again, a mushroom cloud sweeping up. The two Quetzalcoatlus turned into life-saving capsules one after another.

 

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Even gods would fall.

A dynasty that lasted nearly 200 million years finally came to an end. buIvoO

 

Wei Shi blocked the first shockwave for Wu Jin, and their life-saving capsules also popped out one after another––

 

Contestant Wei Shi was eliminated. 6th place. P8pE61

Contestant Wu Jin was eliminated. 5th place.

 

Inside the life-saving capsule, the youth who’d still been waiting for a kiss had fallen asleep.

The little Pterosaur in his arms shifted, wrapping its claws around the boy’s hands before it also fell into a deep sleep. HtTa9E

 

The youth’s mouth was curved up slightly. They’d come to the same end as a myriad of other living beings at the end of the Cretaceous period––

Time was sealed at the end of this era.

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The Crosson Show’s fourth elimination match had finished.


Juurensha: Awwww baby pterosaur is like a plushie. Brother Rabbit will have a friend!
xiin: and… that’s the end of this arc. some real life story/plot coming up next… i thought this arc with the dinosaurs and prehistoric evolution was super cool (tho translating the science was hard). customized dinosaur armies FTW!

Translator's Note

Flying wing to wing – chinese saying. a happy, inseparable couple

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43 comments

  1. Aww…it’s a bit sad that Wu Jin didn’t get the first place but I am also happy that he got another pet and some kisses😍😍😂

  2. I wonder if Wei Shi did this deliberately so that Wu Jin would maybe get to keep his Pterosaur…? Or was he just so sure that Wu Jin would not have been able to fight his way into top 5 or something? 🤔

    • I don’t think it mattered which rank they were once they were in top10. But most likely Wei Shi would get his grade upgraded and can move in with Wu Jin now that they have confirmed their feelings.

        • it’s a romantic send off….? (did anyone else catch the way Wei Shi shielded WJ from the blast so that he wouldn’t feel pain?)

          • Would there have been pain? I thought the life saving capsules would pop up first if the blast is potentially lethal. I assumed Wei Shi wanted to allow Wu Jin to be 5th instead of 6th haha.

          • Maybe he hugged WJ with his back against the heat wave before the life saving capsule popped up then it was WJ after whose life saving capsule popped up after WS’s

          • Yes!!! After all, the contestants are able to feel the heat and everything. And I think in the end Wei Shi just wanted that one last kiss in this 4th elimination round. They said, once you got a taste of the thing you always wanted, it is hard to stop 😂. This is the round they had their first french kiss, so Wei Shi probably wanted to end it with one.

  3. This arc was really interesting (tho the various species names were dizzying ^^;) All of them having to survive through the various extinctions was a pretty awesome idea as well as the dinosaur raising / customizing lmao. Also, i hope the bby dino is here to stay bc it cuddling in Little Witch’s arms is pretty cute.

    All in all, I have to say, Little Witch reaped a lot of benefits (as well as WS ofc lmao) with all the dino dowry and romantic flying, sneaking around and the kisses in the blind spots xD

    Thanks for the chapter! 🙂

  4. I have to say.. This arc is one of the most epic and romantic moments I’ve ever read. 👌👌

  5. I hope the show lets Wu Jin keep the cutie dino!! Also this was another amazing arc!! Lots learned and lots of screaming happened.

    Thank you for the update!!

  6. Aww I thought they will get to the higher top rank since they escaped so high in the sky lol(5th and 6th is not bad tho!)

    I’m really impressed how this arc with prehistoric and dinosaur be both awesome and romantic. It was really unexpected for me.

    Now the crew is definitely waiting to take the shot of Little Witch with another small animal in his arm inside the capsule looool

    Many kisses before the end of another era!

    Thank you for the chapter💞

  7. So… no one else is worried that the pterosaur will eat the rabbit? I mean, it is a carnivore, right?

    • Erm, Wu Jin did mention that the Pterosaur could at most tussle with a cat, so maybe brother rabbit would be fine as long as Wu Jin feeds the pterosaur regularly.

      Speaking of which, was it ever mentioned if anyone takes care of brother rabbit while Wu Jin is away? Or does he just pile up food in his room for brother rabbit, because that’s gonna smell nasty. 😂

      • I think it was mention briefly that a cleaning robot takes care of brother rabbit while Little Witch is away. I think one of his White Moon teamates said they saw a cleaning robot walking brother rabbit around the common room in the tower at some point.

  8. The TN comment is in code for me and I don’t know whether it’s just me that’s like that but other than that, this chapter was so good!!! I love how they were compared to gods and stuff and WS protecting WJ??? Love love love it! So cute! 😍

  9. This arc made me sooo happy bc they finally clarified their feelings yay! But as an evolutionary bio major it made me feel a little drained QAQ a little too much real life/fiction overlap

    • Agree, lols. I wanna see more combat training with MC and ML, not some Happy Dino Farm sim. 😂

    • I’m really interested in your point of view on this. Whenever I write something it burns in my bones that I don’t have an “expert” to ask about the scenes I write.

  10. Thank God! That this was just a game and not the end of the novel. Else I would have been bawling my eyes out right now.

  11. Ahhhhhh, I wanna be transmigrated and go in a survival game toooooo, (If a female lead is willing to take care of me pls contact me) xoxo

  12. that sounds like so much fun, i like it!!!!!! also im glad they got to be together when the game ended

    • also i cant believe they’re having a date after the t-rex wrecked wu jin’s arm???????? he can’t have healed THAT quickly from it right?

  13. Would baby pterosaur be able to breath on another planet? Does WS have to leave the baby behind?

  14. Wow that was a long arc for us and for the contestants. I think they said it was over 4 months on this planet. Thanks for the translation!

  15. Aww they choose the perish together with the dinasours that they choose as the one symbolised their love!! I had been feeling sad for the Pterosaur that is circling in the sky not being beckon by Wu Jin. I am glad it get to bring Wu Jin flying on it in the end. And that lil Pterosaur…. can Wu Jin take it back. Such a pity to turn all that bonding into nothingness.

  16. One of the most romantic scenes or sub plots from all the beautiful fantasy or sci fi novels i have ever read. Witnessing human evolution with one you love is like living eternity together

  17. but would the pterosaur survive? I mean, the jurassic period probably had a higher oxygen level than there is in 3018?