Millipede

The appearance of the monster gave Chang goosebumps all over his body. He fought with the urge to vomit and glanced at the colourful monster.

It was an insect for sure. Its slender body and shell reminded Chang of a centipede. The difference, however, was that it had more legs, yet they were shorter. The insect looked hideous, but the shell was shiny and rich in color – an aposematic signal.

“Is this a millipede…” Chang struggled at recalling the name of this monster. Although every species was evolving, it was still too soon to produce new species. Therefore, no matter how it looked like right now, it must come from a previously known species.

“It is! It is a millipede!” The image of a tiny millipede overlapped with the image of the gigantic creature in Chang’s mind, and he realized that they are almost identical.

“Is it coming?” Crouching behind the tree, Ming Yi whispered to Chang.

“It’s almost here! Run!! It’s fast!” Chang pulled up Ming Yi and they sprinted back.