Dragonman Leader Nakitasi
After obtaining Bai Xiaowen's consent, Qiao Rui gently touched Bai Xiaowen's forehead with one hand.
The two's Divine Might were linked, sharing the Falcon Spirit's vision. This is a way for Mental Specialty Awakened to utilize their mental abilities, and like Mental Scan and Mental Transmission, it is an ability that is not included in the attribute panel.
Bai Xiaowen "saw" an aerial view of the Falcon Spirit.
On the vast, icy plains, hordes of monsters are surging toward the frozen lake along different paths.
A humanoid race with fine scales, whose legs have been replaced by snake tails, and who are otherwise extremely similar to Snakefolk —a race of "Half-Dragon"...
A group of Snow Kobold with grayish-white manes and relatively short stature...
Much more robust than the Snow Kobold, they were like enlarged versions of the Kobold — Gnoll tribe...
And there are also the Lizardfolk and the Earthwalker Dragon we've dealt with before...
In addition, Bai Xiaowen also saw several purebred "Dragonkin" in the group!
There is a significant difference between Dragonkin and Half-Dragon.
The Dragonkin's body shape is somewhat like a stout version of a kangaroo, with a large butt and a thick tail. They stand on their short, thick, and powerful hind legs, while their two forelimbs have evolved into flexible and powerful arms like those of humans, except that they are covered in scales and have sharp nails.
The bloodline purity of Dragonkin surpasses that of other Dragonkin races, and under the same level and template conditions, their strength is relatively greater, and their status is naturally higher.
These monsters from more than a dozen groups, totaling at least four or five hundred, are traveling along different routes, but their destination is the center of the mutated frozen lake. It seems they will arrive at the same time.
Several Dragonkin, acting as leaders and overseers, spurred the Snow Kobold and Gnoll to speed up their advance.
Qiao Rui withdrew her hand, and Bai Xiaowen opened her eyes.
"Well, this is a little different from what I expected... It seems the Dragonkin monsters aren't attacking in waves, but rather they're going to wipe us out in one fell swoop," Bai Xiaowen said.
"At the monsters' marching speed, they'll arrive at the battlefield in a few minutes. What should we do?"
"This place is too flat; it's not ideal terrain for defensive warfare," Bai Xiaowen said. "Fortunately, we're above the frozen lake... Let's disrupt the terrain and create obstacles as soon as possible."
Within a radius of thirty meters around Goliya, the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier dispersed, working alongside the Elite Tier undead creatures to clear the snow from the surface of the frozen lake, revealing the ice beneath.
The Skeleton Champion swung his greatsword and cleaved the ice with a powerful slash, creating a crack. Several Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier then worked together to lift up a large chunk of ice, revealing the lake water beneath, which was gently rippling with mist.
Li Shuyi and Qiao Rui also came to help. The other undead creatures were divided into groups, and under Bai Xiaowen's control, they continuously split open the ice surface to dig out large blocks of ice, which were then piled up together.
Whether they were Spirit Realm beings or awakened beings, they were all extraordinary in strength, easily breaking through the solid ice. Within minutes, the once flat ice lake had changed its appearance.
Large chunks of solid ice were systematically piled together. The excavated ice blocks froze rapidly at low temperatures, eventually forming a circular fortification with a radius of thirty meters, leaving only an entrance less than two meters wide.
Thirty meters away, huge ice holes had been dug into the ice, revealing the emerald green lake water. Although the lake water quickly froze into a new thin layer of ice due to the low temperature, this thin ice was more deceptive. Once a low-intelligence Dragonkin monster stepped on it, it would fall into the lake water as if it had fallen into a trap.
Protected by the circular fortifications and obstacle course, the three members of the White Phoenix Squad felt much safer and were less nervous as they watched the slowly approaching monster horde.
Before the Dragonkin monsters lay a pitted and uneven ice surface. The massive vortex of dark clouds that had drawn them here landed at the center of the ring-shaped ice wall, clearly Desecration the remains of their ancient ancestors was hiding behind that ring-shaped ice wall.
"Intruders, cease your crimes immediately!" roared a burly Dragonkin with deep blue scales.
Bai Xiaowen peeked out from behind the ice wall.
"We're here for archaeological work! Can you please do us a favor?"
Qiao Rui shook her head helplessly, while Li Shuyi was overjoyed. After Bai Xiaowen's identity as an "outsider"—that is, an Awakened—was exposed, he began to let loose and be himself when facing the natives of the Aaron Plane World.
The Dragonkin were Prominent the previous Lizardfolk. Bai Xiaowen's insincere words did not delay them at all, but instead angered them.
"Servants! In the name of Nakitasi, slaughter these invaders!"
"Roar!"
A dozen or so Dragonkin roared and strode toward the circular ice wall.
However, the obstacle terrain that Bai Xiaowen painstakingly commanded his summoned creatures to dig had a significant effect. The monsters had to go around the ice cave or simply jump over it. The originally uniform charge became chaotic and crowded, and more than one monster was pushed into the lake.
While they wouldn't drown or freeze to death, it still caused considerable trouble for the monsters' progress.
"Judging from the fluctuations in Psionic Particles, there are four Advanced Boss in total, the strongest of which is that Dragonkin BOSS," Qiao Rui said.
Bai Xiaowen nodded; he had already used his Insight several times.
The four Advanced Boss are the Kobold Diviner Mibo, the Gnoll Boss Tier Hogg, the Half-Dragon Boss Tier Maji, and the final commander-in-chief, the Dragonkin leader Nakitasi.
"The Kobold Diviner Mibo has average stats, but his Bloodlust is something to watch out for. The Gnoll Boss Tier Hogg is a strength-based warrior, but he also has a sneak attack skill. The Half-Dragon Boss Tier is agile and can stealth; be careful of his Venomous Burst..."
Bai Xiaowen briefly described the Boss Tier of the three tribes, and finally shared information about the big boss— the Dragonkin leader Nakitasi— with the team.
[Nakitasi (Level 8 Boss Tier)]
[Race: Dragon/ Human Race]
[Class: Blade-Scale Striker]
[Attributes: Strength 75, Agility 32, Constitution 50, Spirit 26]
[Skill 1: Cleave: Omitted.]
[Skill 2: Crushing Stomp: Slams the ground, stunning enemies within melee range and dealing physical damage. Enemy creatures smaller than half the size of Nakitasi will suffer double the stun duration and additional damage.]
[Skill 3: Dragon-Scale Weapon: Passive, Nakitasi's weapon attack power is increased by 50%, and ignores 40% of the target's armor.]
[Skill 4: Frost Breath: Nakitasi exhales a Chill Effect breath, inflicting frost damage and reducing the movement speed of enemies in a cone-shaped area in front of him for 12 seconds.]
[Skill 5: Dragon Bloodline LV3: Increases Life Value by 500 points and grants 50% resilience.]