novelODS Chapter 424 - 420: Tier Nine Token
Chapter 424 - 420: Tier Nine Token
The nest of the Two-headed Giant Lizard is a massive mound dug up from the ground.
The numerous mounds sit among a cluster of buildings beside the main street, almost altering the entire area’s landscape into their lair.
After dealing with the Two-headed Giant Lizards guarding the outside of the lair, Lin You glanced around, and not seeing any other lords coming over, he led the species team through the entrance to delve deeper into the lair.
"Hiss—"
Suddenly, a piercing hissing sound arose.
On an open mound less than twenty meters from Lin You, the space twisted.
A huge phantom emerged, lunging at him ferociously, accompanied by a strong bloody scent.
Stealth Skill!?
Lin You was startled, almost reflexively leaping back, while activating the Power of Rule to conjure several layers of Turtle Shield Mirror Wall in front of him.
"Bang!"
A loud collision rang out.
The incredibly sturdy Turtle Shield Mirror Wall shattered at the sound, dissolving into countless fragments that scattered in the air.
A terrifying black lizard, over ten meters long, also revealed itself.
[Name: Phantom Black Lizard (Lord)]
[Race: Beast]
[Level: Tier Nine (F-level)]
[Power: 9243 (+1849)]
[Constitution: 9000 (+1800)]
[Agility: 9750 (+1950)]
[Spirit: 9228 (+1846)]
[Skills: Illusion, Shadow Strike, Earth Splitting]
[Chaos: All attributes increased by 20%]
[Introduction: The Lord of the lizard tribe, driven berserk by the Aura of Chaos, possessing extraordinary speed and stealth abilities.]
Tier Nine Lord!
Seeing the black lizard’s attributes, Lin You’s face changed.
He initially thought it would be remarkable to have a leader demon in this outer nest.
But to his surprise, it turned out to be a lord-level one.
Luckily, its Chaos level was only F, much weaker than the D-level Jade-Scaled Dragon Python they encountered before.
However, Lin You dared not relax because speed-type demons are the hardest to deal with.
If not for his timely reaction just now, he would likely already have been severely injured by the ambush.
"Surround it!"
Without hesitation, the entire species team immediately formed a circle, enclosing the incoming black lizard lord and launching fierce attacks on it.
Several Royal Species even unleashed their ultimate skills, charging straight at the Phantom Black Lizard.
In an instant, vines danced, explosions erupted continually.
Leaves and dandelions drifted in the sky, nearly sealing off all escape routes for the Phantom Black Lizard.
The Phantom Black Lizard certainly lived up to being a Tier Nine Lord Demon.
Facing such dense attacks, it showed no fear, instead relying on its tremendous speed to dodge swiftly, avoiding the most threatening royal attacks.
The attacks from other species barely scratched it.
"Is it really no use?"
Lin You’s face was solemn; he realized he had still underestimated the speed of this lord demon.
Although it only exceeded his species by more than two thousand points, it was very slippery, and even the vines of Cyan Rattan couldn’t accurately bind it.
After several rounds of fierce combat, with a flicker, it cut through the vines and dashed out of the encirclement towards the less defended rear row species.
Lin You’s gaze sharpened, the Power of Rule erupted, and a large number of chilling wooden thorns sprang up in the path of the Phantom Black Lizard.
By now, his strength was close to a Tier Eight Lord Demon.
With the Divine Fragment’s enhancement, he was comparable to the royal family, his speed so fast that he instantly blocked all the Phantom Black Lizard’s routes.
Sensing the threat from those wooden thorns, the Phantom Black Lizard’s moving body suddenly twisted.
Shadow Strike Skill.
Activate!
That enormous body turned into a black lightning bolt, teleporting behind a cannon not far away, its bloodthirsty mouth opening wide, clearly sensing the cannon’s threat.
"Desperate Gamble!"
Lin You hurriedly shouted, immediately having the Symbiotic Moss on the cannon activate the treasure effect, converting all attributes into constitution.
In an instant.
The cannon’s physical attribute soared to a staggering 18,000.
The Phantom Black Lizard bit down, a piercing grinding sound ensued.
"Boom!"
Sparks burst out, exploding in the Phantom Black Lizard’s mouth.
The bitten cannon directly triggered a Deadly Sniper, spewing a massive Dragon Flame into the Phantom Black Lizard’s mouth, penetrating its throat instantly.
"Roar!!"
The Phantom Black Lizard roared in pain, blood spilling from its mouth as it was blasted away, slamming into the ground several meters away, its mouth charred black.
But unfortunately.
Due to the Symbiotic Moss converting all attributes into constitution, the cannon’s skill power was greatly reduced and didn’t finish it off in one strike.
Instead, its eyes turned blood red as it struggled to rise, letting out an angry roar to the sky.
A wave of earthy yellow ripples spread from it as the center, covering the entire hundred-meter range within.
Then with a "bang" of a loud noise, the ground shook violently, starting to collapse on a large scale.
it was indeed the Phantom Giant Lizard’s last skill, Earth Splitting!
But Lin You was already prepared.
As the ground at his feet began to collapse, the Forest Sage in the team extended its arms, activating the Peaceful Domain.
The next second.
The soothing melody of Natural Harmony echoed in the ears, covering the Earth Splitting skill, with the ground’s shaking ceasing as if it never occurred.
"Now’s the time!"
Seeing the Phantom Black Lizard’s skill get interrupted, falling into a temporary daze.
Lin You’s eyes narrowed, directly unleashing Barbaric Roar.
The long-waiting Royal Species launched their attacks, bombarding the Phantom Black Lizard completely.
In the end.
Lingxi’s Power of Nature erupted, forming a giant wooden thorn in midair that required seven or eight men to encircle.
The magic staff pointed, and the wooden thorn crashed down, with a "puff" sound, instantly piercing through the Phantom Black Lizard’s head, pinning it to the ground.
[Congratulations, you successfully killed a Tier Nine Lord Demon, gaining 1 million magic energy and 1 point of battlefield merit.]
A long-awaited notification sounded in Lin You’s mind.
To his delight, after killing this demon, he surprisingly gained 1 point of merit.
So.
Lord demons are also within the scope of "designated enemies"?
This is good news for him.
After all, demons are not the same as lords.
Though they also possess extremely high intelligence, they are far less cunning than lords.
As long as tactics are used properly, there is still a good chance to kill them.
Seeing the Phantom Black Lizard lose its vitality, with energy quickly gathering on its body, Lin You hurriedly led the team forward.
Before long.
Energy condensed in midair into one Tier Nine and two Tier Eight Territory Essences, along with a glowing battlefield treasure.
Unfortunately, it was not the Origin Crystal or Faith Treasure Pearl he most wanted.
Rather, it was a species token engraved with a beast pattern.
[Species Token: Phantom Black Lizard (Beast Type)]
[Species Level: Ordinary]
[Species Grade: Tier Nine]
[Introduction: After use, it can unlock the ordinary beast type species "Phantom Black Lizard"]
[Usage Requirements: Tier Nine Territory, 2.5 million magic energy]
...
Not bad, at least better than he imagined.
Although the Phantom Black Lizard species is a land-based species, it possesses very powerful stealth and assassination methods, and is accompanied by a group attack skill.
It is considered relatively excellent among ordinary species.
Especially those lords who follow the assassin flow, they will surely love this species.
The most important point is that it is a Tier Nine species.
After the battlefield ends, it can be exchanged with other lords for a Tier Nine plant species token.
This way, he can directly unlock a Tier Nine species, saving the long time needed to research species after upgrading to Tier Nine.
"Quick, it’s over there!"
"I’ve already seen the golden light, the battlefield treasure is over there!"
Just then, several voices rang out.
Lords exploring nearby were soon attracted by the light attached to the battlefield treasure.
In a rush of footsteps, they appeared outside the lizard’s nest.
As soon as they passed through the entrance, they saw Lin You standing there holding the treasure, surrounded by a group of terrifying writhing plants.
"It’s him!"
"How could it be him!?"
After seeing Lin You’s appearance clearly, some of the lords were shocked and quickly stopped their steps.
They were all regular visitors to Battlefield 1.
Naturally, they recognized Lin You, who once reached the pinnacle of the Path of the Overlord, defeating the geniuses from the Ten Great Realms.
Even three months ago he was so formidable.
Now, three months later, how much more formidable could he be?
Especially after seeing the corpse of the Phantom Black Lizard, their hearts jumped.
As they discovered.
That giant black lizard was noticeably larger than other lizards.
Although dead, it still emitted a chilling aura.
This was definitely not an ordinary Tier Nine demon.
But a lord-level Tier Nine demon!
To slaughter a Tier Nine Lord Demon alone!
What level of power must one possess to achieve this?
Not daring to think further, each lord retreated like mice encountering a cat, frightened, turning to flee with fear-stricken expressions.
As for those unfamiliar with Lin You, they stared greedily at the token in his hand.
"Kid, hand over the treasure, and we’ll spare your life!"
"That’s right, if you don’t want to die, submit it obediently!"
"Just one person, why waste so much talk? Attack! Grab the treasure for me!"
As the words fell, five lords led their species to charge into the nest, surrounding Lin You.
"What a bunch of fools."
The fleeing lords glanced back gleefully, then quickened their pace to escape.
Finally, the five attacking lords noticed something was amiss.
Why were the lords who came with them all running?
However.
No chance was given to them to ponder.
Within the encirclement, Lin You erupted directly, summoning the Cyan Rattan that had just retreated to the Origin Space, absorbing a large amount of lizard blood.
Simultaneously, launching Barbaric Roar, a vast red light flashed.
"Ah—"
"Ah—"
The piercing screams echoed throughout the nest.
The fleeing lords felt their hearts race, looking back towards the nest.
By now, the surroundings of the lizard nest were covered by a twisting giant vine, writhing wildly in the air.
The terrifying scene startled them so much their legs weakened, nearly collapsing in terror.
Dead.
Those attacking lords.
All dead...
In just one exchange!