"Danger? There was no such thing."
Xiao Wen clicked his tongue and stepped inside.
The moment he entered, he immediately sensed that the atmosphere around him was different. The sky was filled with a chilling, murderous air.
Behind him, Kuriboh followed closely. Its dragon eyes narrowed slightly, and a trace of fighting spirit appeared between its brows. A low dragon roar escaped its mouth and echoed through the air.
Kuriboh glanced at Xiao Wen, lowered its body, and exposed its not-so-broad back before letting out a few low growls.
"You want me to stand on your back?"
Xiao Wen understood and climbed onto Kuriboh's back.
Its tiny dragon wings beat, stirring up gusts of air as its body shot forward. Its speed was several times greater than Xiao Wen's.
Feeling the raging wind slam into his face, Xiao Wen's mouth twitched.
At that moment, he seemed to understand what Kuriboh's growls meant.
Disdain!
Blatant disdain!
It despised its summoner for being too slow!
Riding atop the dragon, Xiao Wen could sense hidden auras flashing past beneath his feet one after another.
Anything possessing such an aura was definitely no ordinary monster. At the very least, it had to be an Elite-tier monster or above.
In that brief instant alone, he had sensed no fewer than several hundred Elite-tier monsters.
Moreover, within Nightmare Forest, the number of Elite-tier monsters was still rising.
At that moment, Xiao Wen finally understood just how massive the changes to "Illusion God" had been this time.
He believed that Jiuzhou's server was not the only one facing the Monster Village Attack crisis. Every server across Blue Star should have been facing the same danger.
It was simply that some servers had powerful players like Xiao Wen, along with a few lucky individuals, who could learn more or less about the Monster Village Attack.
The so-called Monster Village Attack was definitely the greatest crisis all players had encountered since "Illusion God" launched!
This was evident from the sheer number of Elite-tier monsters Xiao Wen had sensed in Nightmare Forest at this very moment.
Suddenly, Xiao Wen felt Kuriboh's flying speed gradually slow. Its immature wings flapped, sending waves of air rippling through the sky as it slowly descended.
The moment Kuriboh descended, Xiao Wen clearly sensed a hidden aura saturating the surroundings. This aura was even stronger than those sacrifices he had sensed in the Nightmare Forbidden Ground!
Of course, this strength did not refer to a superiority in life level, but merely an overwhelming advantage in the total amount of aura within the same realm.
"Roar!"
Deep within the forest lay a frigid pool. Wisps of icy white mist rose from its surface, swirling through the air and faintly carrying traces of moisture.
Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes and stared at the cold pool below. Then he saw an enormous black shadow emerge beneath the water, rising upward to reveal a fierce-looking croc turtle. Its mouth opened, exposing sharp teeth that radiated cold air. With one breath, it froze a thin layer of frost over the lake before it.
Coldwater Croc Turtle · Elite-tier Level: 15 Attack: 1500 Defense: 2700 HP: 13000 Personality: Cautious Skill: Raging Current Shock Description: A croc turtle that dwells at the edge of Nightmare Forest's core region. It evolved under the influence of Cold Crystal Jade and was born with the power to control the water element.
"A croc turtle? A turtle-type monster, but it's only Elite-tier. It shouldn't be Kuriboh's opponent. Which means there's an even stronger enemy deeper in this forest. Could it be..."
Xiao Wen froze, and the four Lord-class BOSSES he had seen at the edge of the altar that day surfaced in his mind.
A monster capable of commanding an Elite-tier croc turtle was likely none other than a Lord-class existence.
Thinking of this, Xiao Wen's gaze fell on Kuriboh, and a faint look of worry appeared on his face.
Three thousand six hundred attack might seem high, but the Elite-tier Coldwater Croc Turtle before them already had two thousand seven hundred defense. Defeating it would not be easy.
Kuriboh looked at the croc turtle, and a trace of disdain flashed through its eyes.
The Dragon race was one of the noblest species in heaven and earth, an existence at the top of the food chain. Even Kuriboh, still in its infancy, was no exception.
Lowering its head, it glared at the croc turtle before it and let out a burst of dragon roar.
The dragon roars echoed through the air. The croc turtle let out a low growl, and fear could not help but flash through its eyes.
"It already chickened out?"
Xiao Wen blinked, somewhat surprised.
Just as the croc turtle hesitated to advance, a sharp glint flashed in Kuriboh's eyes. It attacked furiously, clenching its right claw into a fist. Its wings beat behind it as it surged forward and smashed its fist toward the croc turtle's head.
Seeing this, how could the croc turtle dare face it head-on? It immediately withdrew its limbs into its shell and leaned forward, using its shell to block Kuriboh's fist with perfect timing.
Thud...
HP -900.
A dull impact rang out, and damage numbers appeared above the croc turtle as its health dropped slightly.
However, Kuriboh was clearly dissatisfied with the result. Its little wings flapped furiously, and its face looked rather gloomy.
It flapped its wings without continuing its attack, choosing instead to return to Xiao Wen's side. It raised both fists and gestured at Xiao Wen.
As it gestured, it occasionally let out "mang mang" cries.
Watching Kuriboh's crude sign language, Xiao Wen seemed to understand what it was trying to express.
"You want me to teach you how to punch and pull its head out?" Xiao Wen asked skeptically.
Seeing that Xiao Wen understood, Kuriboh nodded fiercely again.
"Damn, are summons this awesome now? It wants to learn martial skills on its own?"
Xiao Wen marveled inwardly. Then he glanced at the Coldwater Croc Turtle, which had been hiding in its shell without moving for a long time, and lowered himself into a horse stance.
Seeing this, Kuriboh copied him. Its two short little legs bent as it crouched halfway down.
Next, Xiao Wen clenched his fist and threw a punch. At the instant his arm shot out, it trembled, first fast, then slow, then fast again, forming a rhythmic frequency.
The moment that vibration formed in his arm, the force traveled down to his fist. An unusual power erupted from the front of his fist—a nearly bizarre pulling force. Its principle was to use vibrations to alter the air pressure around the fist, briefly creating a vacuum.
One point was a vacuum with low air pressure, while the surrounding area was filled with high-pressure airflow.
At that moment, the high-pressure air around it would rush toward the low-pressure center, creating a pulling force.
That was the principle behind this martial skill!
It looked simple, but actually mastering it was extremely difficult.
"Hey, little dragon, it's fine if you can't learn it. After all, not everyone is as naturally gifted as your master—"
Before Xiao Wen could finish, he saw Kuriboh imitate him perfectly. It clenched one dragon claw into a fist and punched out. The surrounding air instantly fell into a vacuum, and a pulling force dozens of times stronger than before emerged.
"I... I didn't see a damn thing... I didn't say anything..."
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