Black Scale Lizard Dragon
"Such a temper!"
"Can't you at least give the flower wreath on my head a break?"
Linsey slid to the ground with a disgruntled expression.
At that moment, he looked up and saw that the earthen pillar he had just built was starting to crumble downwards, section by section, from the top.
This defies common sense.
The earthen blocks Linsey used to build the earthen pillars were all items that had been converted from Essence Resource Conversion along the way. While they couldn't possibly be as ridiculously sturdy as those in survival games.
But it could never happen after the explosion at the very top.
The following sections also collapsed like a chain reaction.
Without a doubt, it was the large lizard in the distant pool that was still attacking the earthen pillar.
"..."
Linsey narrowed her eyes.
The Spider Goggles made him more sensitive to the dynamic changes of objects.
With focused observation, he finally discovered the culprit that caused the earthen pillar to collapse.
Amidst the constantly exploding dust
A type of outward-rushing airflow appears frequently, like an invisible balloon bursting in the air, and the rhythm and speed of the collapse of the earth pillar match perfectly.
But Linsey was not satisfied with this information gathering.
"All the Resource Conversion might just go to waste!"
Before the earthen pillar was completely destroyed, Linsey took out Spider Silk Night Shadow.
In an instant, the bowstring vibrated rapidly like a harp string, and several arrows were driven into the earthen pillar at the correct height.
Bang! Bang! Bang! The explosions continued, and the breaking of the arrows made Linsey's vision even clearer.
A few centimeters above the top of the earthen pillar, the air suddenly compressed and then exploded instantly.
It was this shock that destroyed everything.
Moreover, this attack did not have a trajectory from a distance; it seemed to appear out of thin air.
"Remote control? Killing someone with a mere glance?"
This scene alone is enough to demonstrate how formidable the enemy is.
Linsey pulled up the map again.
As the earthen pillar was destroyed, the large lizard in the distant pool showed no sign of letting it go, and the Red Dot symbolizing its location was rushing towards it.
Linsey silently calculated the speed.
The good news is that if this is the opponent's running speed, then this crawling Devil Beast is slower than him; but the bad news is that Linsey's speed is probably no faster than the opponent's glare-killing speed.
"In short, let's start by testing the waters."
The battle has begun, Silent Edge enchantment cannot gain the upper hand. Linsey naturally needs to figure out the opponent's strengths first.
He picked up a few Flame Bomb, placed them on the ground, and then started running in the opposite direction.
Linsey deliberately controlled the angle at which she ran.
This ensures that the view is not obstructed by the grass and mounds of the swamp, allowing for a clear observation of the enemy's condition.
A massive, jet-black lizard is charging.
Its powerful leg muscles propelled its body forward, each step producing a slight vibration and a thud.
After leaving the pool.
Its sharp claws can crush the ice surface in an instant.
Deep scratches are left on the cold frozen ground, and the green snake eyes are always fixed on what lies ahead.
Linsey's initial visual assessment was actually a bit off.
This guy's actual length is even up to 8 meters. When it charges, it's like a powerful truck, making you feel no urge to stop it.
Then--
Boom! Boom! Boom! The giant lizard that followed closely behind did not notice the fist-sized Flame Bomb at its feet.
The bomb detonated the moment it stepped on it.
The high temperature and flames then triggered a chain reaction that detonated other bombs in the vicinity.
The enormous fireball instantly engulfed its entire body, and the surrounding cold swamp even stirred up a hot wind, with water droplets from the melting ice flying everywhere in the air.
Linsey paused upon seeing this.
However, he glanced at the map on the panel again, and then continued running.
The flames of the Flame Bomb will extinguish 5 seconds after the explosion.
But before the flames could disappear on their own, the black lizard rushed out from inside.
This guy is completely unharmed!
Apart from some burn marks on its black scales, its body was completely undamaged, and it moved with the same speed as before.
The reason is that it is surrounded by a thin layer of airflow.
This airflow circulates around the black lizard, forming an invisible armor. The power of the Flame Bomb is also neutralized by this airflow.
"This thing is at least Fifth Stage Devil Beast."
Further ahead, Linsey, who was being chased, had also made her judgment.
A typical stage 4 Devil Beast might be able to withstand a Flame Bomb, but it will inevitably get injured in the end.
Detonating so many bombs at once would almost certainly mean certain death.
But the jet-black lizard in front of them was almost unharmed, its strength already proving everything.
But Linsey was even more worried about another hypothesis.
—The other party's identity.
The world's name for Dragon Beast is partly derived from their appearance, which is the look of the evil dragons in classic fairy tales.
If you're bolder.
Could this terrifying-looking giant lizard be related to the Dragon Beast of the Black Mountain?
Linsey frequently changed direction while running.
While dodging the opponent's attack that seemed to explode out of thin air, he also fired a few arrows to probe the large lizard.
The arrows fired by Spider Silk Night Shadow couldn't even penetrate the opponent's airflow shield.
If you switch to the Iron Horn Great Bow, it can penetrate the air shield, but the remaining impact force can only leave a scratch on the opponent's hard scales, let alone allow the power carried by the arrow to invade the opponent's body.
"Remote methods are ineffective..."
Boom! Just as Linsey how to deal with the enemy, an explosion suddenly occurred at his feet.
The enemy chasing him clearly possessed intelligence beyond that of low-level Devil Beast. After Linsey frequently used the tactic of changing direction to dodge attacks, it also chose to predict Linsey's direction and launch an attack in advance!
In the explosion, Linsey was blown away.
He landed on the ground, ignoring the pain, and rushed into a patch of weeds, whereupon a burning pain shot through his chest.
He quickly looked down.
His clothes were blown to shreds, his skin was covered in obvious bruises, and he had a sweet, metallic taste in his mouth.
Looking at the Attribute Panel again, the character icon's torso area indeed showed that he was injured.
"That's ruthless!"
Linsey cursed.
However, because he deliberately crashed into the bushes, the black lizard temporarily lost his position and did not immediately launch an attack, but continued to rush towards him.
It was at this moment that...
After this back-and-forth struggle, the Hunting Notes finally gathered information about the opponent and began to reveal preliminary details.
Black Scale Lizard Dragon
[Reptiles - Awakening Stage 5]
[Weight 1500~3600kg]
[Body size 7~10 meters]
[Speed 10~25 m/s]
[A cold-blooded animal, robust in physique, with exceptional eyesight and sense of smell.]
[A large lizard fused with Essence, its body is covered in tough scales, giving it immense physical strength; it can manipulate the flow of hot and cold air using Essence, thus ignoring the limitations of cold-blooded creatures; its saliva contains potent venom, and it prefers to tear limbs from its live prey to feed, exhibiting a ferocious nature.]
[Weakness: low temperature]
[Hunting advice: The belly is not protected by scales]