Swallowed Star: Lord of Thunder
Chapter 79

Sweeping the Giant Dragon Elephant Pack (6k)

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"Of the three clearly observed Lord-level Monster, the strongest should have reached the Senior Lord Level, while the other two are Intermediate Lord. Based on their appearance, we have named them the Giant Dragon Elephant, the Black-Scaled King Snake, and the Tiger-Headed Bee King, respectively."

"These three Lord-level Monsters are currently busy subduing various Monsters groups in the surrounding area, and they don't seem to have much energy to devote to our Base City. The Monsters they sent are more like 'training troops.' Moreover, we suspect that there should be another Lord-level Monster behind these attacking Monsters, but we haven't been able to find any trace of it yet."

"These Monsters seem pretty tough to deal with." Yang Yu looked at the Monsters images displayed on the tablet Lu Feng handed him.

Among them, the Giant Dragon Elephant, which is tens of meters long and nearly ten meters high, gives people a strong sense of oppression. The Black-Scaled King Snake is more like a mutated version of the rat snake that has been enlarged many times, except that its body is covered with thick black scales and its Fangs are also very scary.

As for the Tiger-Headed Bee King, although its strength was only that of Intermediate Lord, it was the first Lord-level Monster that Yang Yu encountered that could fly.

The strongest of the avian Monsters he encountered in the air before were only at the Advanced Beast General Level. As long as he didn't provoke them, Yang Yu didn't bother to kill them.

As for the giant Tiger-Headed Bee King in front of him, which is over ten meters long and has a body covered in black, yellow, and gold, its flight speed should be very fast, and it also has the advantage of airspace control. It will be very difficult for Yang Yu to approach it silently, and he will probably have to launch a frontal attack.

However, if they cannot be Thunderous Momentum killed, and one or two escape, the Southwest Base City may face a situation where Lord-level Monster leads Beast Tide to launch a strong attack before Yang Yu is here.

"The other two land Monsters are manageable, but this Tiger-Headed Bee King is a bit tricky." Yang Yu handed back the tablet. "This means I'll lose my air superiority. If we can't sneak up, we'll have to fight head-on, and it's hard to guarantee that these Lord-level Monster won't escape."

Although Yang Yu is very strong now, the speed of the Lord-level Monster is also very fast, and it is very likely that it will escape if he is not careful.

"That is a problem." Thor frowned upon hearing this. "These Lord-level Monster haven't gone berserk yet. Xiao Yu you don't eliminate them completely, the escaped Monsters will definitely retaliate fiercely. If you're not there then, the pressure on us will be immense."

Although Thor was not afraid of the Beast Tide, the ordinary people in the Base City behind him and the soldiers with average physical abilities had a very slim chance of survival in the face of the endless Beast Tide.

"This is indeed something that needs to be discussed in detail." Lu Feng now realized that the problem was thorny. As the War God of Jiangnan Base City, Yang Yu naturally couldn't stay here for long.

Moreover, although this place is not far from Jiangnan Base City, it still takes time to get here.

To be honest, Lu Feng had no confidence in holding out against the truly frenzied Beast Tide!

The Monsters attacking the Base City right now are only a very small fraction of the total.

If a vengeful Lord-level Monster gathers a large number of ordinary Monsters, the defensive pressure will be immense.

The terrain in the southwest is mostly mountainous, with rivers and lakes. There has always been a great variety of animals, including many insects and aquatic animals. After mutation, the number of these animals is even more exaggerated, and new Monsters species appear every day after they become mutated creatures.

"Alright, it's getting dark now. Let's discuss this in more detail and deal with these Monsters tomorrow," Lu Feng said, glancing at the darkening sky outside.

"Besides, Xiao Yu, you must be tired after your long journey. Let's have a meal together so you can rest and recharge for tomorrow's big battle."

As he spoke, Lu Feng summoned his subordinates and instructed them to prepare dinner.

"Then I shall respectfully comply. Nighttime is indeed disadvantageous to my battle, so let these Monsters live one more night."

After a day's journey, and without having eaten along the way, Yang Yu was indeed feeling quite hungry.

Before reaching the Planetary Level, both Martial Artist and Spirit Reader need to eat and breathe.

Dinner was quickly arranged.

It's clear the chef put a lot of effort into the meal; the table was not only filled with specialties from the southwest region, but also featured many of the finest parts of Monsters.

For example, the tenderest parts of the Iron-Haired Wild Boar as its heart and liver, as well as the ribs and snake soup from the mutated Savage Bull.

These were all delicacies that Yang Yu had never eaten before.

The meal was a great success, with both hosts and guests thoroughly enjoying themselves.

After eating and drinking their fill, Yang Yu, Lu Feng, and Thor returned to the conference room, where they discussed tomorrow's battle over tea.

"Xiao Yu, how confident are you in killing Senior Lord Level- level Giant Dragon Elephant?" Lu Feng finally couldn't help but ask curiously.

"If it doesn't run away beforehand, I'm 100% sure!" Yang Yu said confidently.

With his current Spiritual Force strength and mastery of the Thunder Domain, he is indeed fully confident in killing a high-level Lord Monster on his own.

Of course, this is on the premise that the opponent did not run away in advance. In the mountainous terrain of the southwest region, Yang Yu's advantage in flying is not as great as imagined, and his running speed on land is not much stronger than that of a high-level Lord-level Monster.

"Absolutely certain!" Lu Feng and Thor's eyes lit up upon hearing this. "Since we're so confident, things will be much easier from here on out. In fact, the biggest threat to our Base City is this Giant Dragon Elephant whose strength has reached the level of Senior Lord Level. Once we take it down, the threat will be reduced by at least half!"

"Indeed, now as long as I have a weapon that is strong and sharp enough, I won't be afraid of even Intermediate Lord Level Monsters. The only thing I need to worry about is that Giant Dragon Elephant," Thor said happily.

"Then the objective is clear. Xiao Yu, your primary target tomorrow is that Giant Dragon Elephant. Once we kill it and use its body materials to customize a set of weapons and equipment for Thor, we won't have to worry about even Intermediate Lord Level Monsters attacking us," Lu Feng said excitedly.

"As for that flying Tiger-Headed Bee King, there's no need to be too worried. Our Air Defense System and High-Precision Missile are not to be underestimated. As long as it doesn't land, it doesn't pose much of a threat to the Base City. Once it does land, Xiao Lei's strength will definitely give it a surprise."

Hearing Lu Feng's words, Yang Yu understood. "Alright, I promise to kill that Giant Dragon Elephant tomorrow. I'll do my best to kill as many of the remaining Lord-level Monster as possible, to ease the pressure on you guys, Brother Feng."

After briefly discussing their strategy, the three of them resumed their casual conversation.

After all, even Thor can't get involved in battles against high-level Monsters at this stage.

Based on Yang Yu's recent performance, he can indeed handle the situation alone.

Adding another person might disrupt Yang Yu's fighting rhythm and have the opposite effect.

Both Thor and Lu Feng, being seasoned Martial Artist, were well aware of this.

Moreover, after getting to know him, they also discovered that although Yang Yu was very young, he was very mature and handled things meticulously.

This put them at ease.

After chatting with Thor and Lu Feng for a while, Yang Yu went to the rest room specially prepared for him. He first meditated to absorb Cosmic Energy, and then quietly sat cross-legged to meditate.

In meditation.

Shrinking lightning crackled around Yang Yu.

This is an unusual phenomenon caused by the outward projection of Spiritual Force, which, through the Thunder Intent, stirs up the energy of heaven and earth.

In this deep meditation, Yang Yu's understanding of 'Thunder' deepened.

Time flew by and the next day arrived.

After breakfast, Yang Yu put on his armor, carried his equipment, and flew out of the Base City on his shield, watched by Thor, Lu Feng, and other soldiers and officers.

Because he had a clear target and the presence of the Tiger-Headed Bee King, Yang Yu didn't deliberately hide himself when searching for these Lord-level Monsters.

Based on the location provided by Lu Feng, we can only roughly determine the location of these Lord Monsters.

This is also a characteristic of the terrain in the southwest region, making it difficult for even satellites and drones to effectively monitor the entire area.

After a thorough search, Yang Yu finally found the Giant Dragon Elephant, which was tens of meters long and nearly ten meters high, and the giant Black-Scaled King Snake, which was over a hundred meters long, in a mountain valley from high above.

As for the Tiger-Headed Bee King and another unnamed Lord Monster, they were not here.

Perhaps due to their significant racial differences, these two Monsters did not reproduce.

After all, no matter how much they mutate, elephants and snakes can never be paired together.

At this moment, the two Monsters were leisurely lying in the sun, absorbing and refining Cosmic Energy.

Having become invincible in this area, they are now enjoying life.

Seeing the unsuspecting Monsters below, Yang Yu sneered and slowly descended to a spot concealed by dense forest.

During the descent, Yang Yu did not find any trace of the other two Lord Monsters. Perhaps they were sent out by the Giant Dragon Elephant to expand their territory.

However, in order to finish the battle quickly, Yang Yu did not hesitate for long. After descending to the ground, he used all his Spiritual Force containing the Thunder Intent to envelop his entire body, completely concealing his aura before carefully hovering forward.

During this time, Yang Yu encountered some Advanced Beast General Level Monsters on patrol, and he avoided them whenever possible.

If you really can't dodge, control the throwing knife to instantly kill it with Thunderous Momentum.

With a speed of twenty times the speed of Speed of Sound combined with a throwing knife imbued with the Thunder Intent, these Advanced Beast General Level Monsters were utterly powerless to resist.

Because of Yang Yu's deeper understanding of the Thunder Intent, even though the speed of the throwing knife far exceeds the Speed of Sound, it can now be made to not produce a single sonic boom under the protection of the Thunder Domain.

At this moment, the Giant Dragon Elephant and the Black-Scaled King Snake were still immersed in the warm morning sunlight and the Cosmic Energy that was constantly flowing into their bodies.

After silently eliminating several Advanced Beast General Level Monsters that he couldn't bypass, Yang Yu had already reached a position only one hundred meters away from the Giant Dragon Elephant.

This position, with its back to the Giant Dragon Elephant and the Black-Scaled King Snake, is in their blind spot.

However, if Yang Yu wanted to launch a surprise attack from this position, he could only hit the opponent in the back.

Looking at the back of the Giant Dragon Elephant reflecting the yellowish-brown light in the sunlight, Yang Yu knew without even testing that its defense was astonishing.

Whether a throwing knife made from materials from Senior Lord Level- level Green-Armored Giant Dragon can instantly break through an enemy's defenses is not necessarily true.

In order to kill it with a single blow, Yang Yu still planned to attack the Giant Dragon Elephant's vital parts.

For example, places like the ears, eyes, and nose.

Silently, it moved closer to the side and upwards again, until Yang Yu circled behind the Giant Dragon Elephant's huge ear.

Yang Yu is about to make his move!

At this moment, the Giant Dragon Elephant and the Black-Scaled King Snake still did not notice the enemy approaching. After all, there were so many subordinates patrolling the outer layer, and their own strength was the strongest within a radius of a thousand miles, so there was really no need to worry.

It was this arrogance that made them less vigilant, which allowed Yang Yu to easily sneak up behind them and have the opportunity to kill them in one fell swoop.

Seeing the Giant Dragon Elephant leisurely fanning its large ears and snorting as it cultivated, Yang Yu silently controlled six flying knives to levitate.

As the Giant Dragon Elephant's large ears flapped, Yang Yu's eyes turned cold.

"Call out!"

Six throwing knives transformed into Liuguang, instantly traversing a hundred meters before hurtling towards the Giant Dragon Elephant's ear.

"Ding~"

A metallic clanging sound rang out; it turned out that the Giant Dragon Elephant had sensed something was wrong at the critical moment and instinctively closed its massive ears.

"We failed!"

All six throwing knives were blocked by the Giant Dragon Elephant's incredibly defensive ears; not a single knife managed to penetrate its ear.

Even the most powerful throwing knife only managed to embed itself deeply into the Giant Dragon Elephant's ear.

Perhaps it was the Giant Dragon Elephant's good luck that it managed to close its ears and save its life at such a short distance and with such a fast-moving throwing knife.

The instant the throwing knife was blocked, Yang Yu unleashed his ultimate speed, moving to the upper right while simultaneously controlling three throwing knives to strike the Black-Scaled King Snake. The remaining three throwing knives continued to transform into Liuguang, shooting towards the eyes, trunk, and other parts of the Giant Dragon Elephant.

Upon discovering the enemy, the Giant Dragon Elephant and the Black-Scaled King Snake instantly closed in. Under the threat of death, the two Lord Monster moved at an astonishing speed.

Almost as soon as Yang Yu withdrew his throwing knife to prepare for another attack, the two of them were leaning against each other.

The Giant Dragon Elephant's long trunk swung rapidly in an attempt to defend against the ever-present flying knives.

After all, the flying knives that transformed into Liuguang posed a significant threat to them.

Although the six throwing knives didn't pierce the Giant Dragon Elephant's ears directly, the enormous impact still severely damaged them. If it were to be hit again in the same wound, it definitely wouldn't be able to withstand it.

"Ding! Ding!"

Two metallic clanging sounds rang out; it turned out that the two throwing knives attacking the Giant Dragon Elephant had been deflected by the elephant's trunk.

But Yang Yu was not angry; instead, he was pleased.

Because Yang Yu did this on purpose!

He deliberately slowed down two of the three throwing knives to block them, but Yang Yu infused the third knife with all his Spiritual Force and Thunder perception.

Just as the first two throwing knives were blocked, the third throwing knife, which had reached its maximum speed, pierced the eye of the Giant Dragon Elephant!

Even the powerful Giant Dragon Elephant, a monster among high-level Lord Monster, couldn't withstand the full force of Senior Spirit Reader, which contained the full Thunder Intent, at close range!

"Laugh!"

A sharp, teeth-grinding sound, like flesh and bone being shredded, suddenly rang out.

Then the enormous body of the Giant Dragon Elephant collapsed to the ground.

The Giant Dragon Elephant, its head shredded into a pulp, died instantly!

They saw their leader killed in a single encounter.

The intelligent Black-Scaled King Snake attempted to use the enormous corpse of the Giant Dragon Elephant as cover to escape.

But Yang Yu would never give it that chance.

The three throwing knives that had separated earlier suddenly flashed with a purple Electric Glow, piercing through the scales on the belly of the Black-Scaled King Snake instantly stabbing into its head, followed by another churning motion.

The Intermediate Lord Monsters, the Black-Scaled King Snake, was also instantly killed!

Seeing the two Lord Monster lying lifeless on the ground, Yang Yu was not particularly happy.

They had originally planned to sneak up and launch a surprise attack, but the Giant Dragon Elephant was both alert and lucky, managing to block the first attack.

Yang Yu was still not entirely satisfied that he hadn't killed him in one blow.

"Still not fast enough!"

Yang Yu walked up to the massive corpse of the Giant Dragon Elephant and thought, "I've already touched upon the rudiments of the Thunder Intent, but to truly apply it in actual combat, I still need to break through to the Planetary Level."

After the battle, Yang Yu discovered a problem.

That is, the throwing knife, infused with all the insights into Thunder, reached an astonishing Speed of Sound speed of sound at the last moment. However, due to its extreme speed, the current Mental Force could not fully control it.

It can only control the throwing knife to attack in a straight line, making it easy to predict the direction and block it.

A throwing knife that has lost complete control, no matter how fast it is, is actually not very threatening.

Judging from the fact that even Giant Dragon Elephant could knock away two throwing knives with a swing of its trunk in a desperate struggle, there is indeed a lot of room for improvement.

Fortunately, Yang Yu could control three throwing knives to unleash such extreme speed at the same time, so even though two of them were knocked away, one of the throwing knives still managed to break through the Giant Dragon Elephant's defenses and seize the opportunity to kill it.

This is the destructive power of Yang Yu's flying knife after he mastered the Thunder Intent and touched a trace of the domain.

Even if a regular Senior Spirit Reader could kill Giant Dragon Elephant, it would take an immense amount of effort.

Unlike Yang Yu, who could kill him so easily with just one encounter and a few clever tricks.

As for the Intermediate Lord Level Black-Scaled King Snake, it was even more vulnerable.

Under the terrifying impact of 25 times the Speed of Sound, even if it cannot be 100% controlled, such speed, coupled with the powerful Spiritual Force of Senior War God, means that even the Black-Scaled King Snake's scale armor, which has strong defensive capabilities, cannot escape the fate of having its defenses shattered instantly.

Using a throwing knife, he peeled off the entire scales of the Black-Scaled King Snake, along with its most precious gall bladder, eyes, and Fangs. This Black-Scaled King Snake, which once roamed the southwestern lands, thus perished completely and became material in Yang Yu's backpack.

Next came the materials for the Giant Dragon Elephant. Because the Giant Dragon Elephant too large, Yang Yu simply peeled off its entire outer skin and then took out the hardest bones, teeth, ivory, skull, and other materials from its body and put them into its hide for packaging.

This was because the elephant skin was too big, and there were too many bones taken from the Giant Dragon Elephant, so Yang Yu's backpack simply couldn't hold them all. Therefore, Yang Yu simply used what was available.

Having done all this, Yang Yu used his Mental Force to lift the enormous 'Elephant Skin Bag' into the air, preparing to take it back to the Southwest Base City and deliver these materials to Thor and Lu Feng.

Once Thor has these weapons and equipment made of top-tier materials, his combat power will instantly increase more than tenfold!

However, to Yang Yu's surprise, the Tiger-Headed Bee King flew back at this moment!

"You've got the path to heaven but choose not to take it, you've barged into hell when there's no gate to it."

Seeing this, Yang Yu immediately put down the Elephant Skin Bag, stepped on his shield, and charged towards the Tiger-Headed Bee King.

They had planned to kill the Giant Dragon Elephant and the Black-Scaled King Snake and then temporarily spare the Tiger-Headed Bee King, but who would have thought that it would come to them on its own?

In that case, it's no wonder that Yang Yu's spoils included another Intermediate Lord Level Tiger-Headed Bee King.

The giant Tiger-Headed Bee King was initially taken aback when she saw Yang Yu drop the seemingly familiar 'elephant skin'.

Even with its brain, which rivals human intelligence, it couldn't fathom how its boss managed to wrap itself up in its own skin.

But before it could figure out what was going on, Yang Yu charged towards it at top speed, using his shield as a springboard.

Seeing that Yang Yu's flying speed was even faster than his own, and that six dangerous Liuguang were swirling around him.

Its brain, finally reacting, was issuing a frantic warning.

The Tiger-Headed Bee King flapped its wings and tried to escape, but at this moment it was less than 500 meters away from Yang Yu. At this distance, the throwing knife was very weak and not enough to threaten Intermediate Lord Level Tiger-Headed Bee King.

But when Yang Yu discovered that his speed, enveloped by a wisp of Thunder Domain, was even faster than that of the desperate Tiger-Headed Bee King, he stopped panicking and continued to chase closely behind the fleeing Tiger-Headed Bee King.

Although the Tiger-Headed Bee King tried desperately to use her natural advantages to create distance, it was clearly in vain.

Just half a minute later, Yang Yu caught up to within 100 meters of the Tiger-Headed Bee King.

Then, he controlled the throwing knife and thrust it forward fiercely!

The throwing knife, far exceeding the flight speed of the Tiger-Headed Bee King, pierced its body in an instant, followed by the familiar maneuver.

As the throwing knife plunged into the Tiger-Headed Bee King's head and violently stirred it, the Intermediate Lord Level Tiger-Headed Bee King died.

Before the Tiger-Headed Bee King, now completely lifeless, could fall to the ground, Yang Yu used his powerful Spiritual Force to lift her up and fly back to the place where he had just killed the Giant Dragon Elephant Tiger-Headed Bee King.

The mutated Tiger-Headed Bee King, which had reached the level of Intermediate Lord, wasn't too large. Yang Yu quickly removed the useless flesh from its body and then threw it into the Elephant Skin Bag.

After doing all this, Yang Yu surveyed the rather large mountain valley and found that the huge battle earlier had driven away all the Monsters. He then stopped paying attention to the Monsters, whose highest level was only Advanced Beast General.

Stepping on the shield, he ascended into the air again, simultaneously using his Mental Force to lift the fully stuffed Elephant Skin Bag and fly back.

At this moment, in an inconspicuous deep pit in the mountain valley, the pangolin that witnessed Yang Yu killing the Giant Dragon Elephant, the Black-Scaled King Snake, and bringing back the Pangolin Monster of the Tiger-Headed Bee King dared not move an inch.

It was timid by nature, and it had only managed to cultivate to the Elementary Lord Level by being cautious all the way.

Having witnessed Yang Yu's abilities, it didn't dare to steal the Giant Dragon Elephant's corpse even though it was right there.

In fact, it wouldn't have been of much use to steal it, since Monsters rely on their own strength to fight, and this timid Pangolin Monster rarely fought; it just wanted to cultivate in peace.

This is also why it didn't report to the Giant Dragon Elephant yesterday that it had seen Yang Yu flying through the air and manipulating flying knives to harvest the beast herd.

Within this group of Lord-level Monster, the Pangolin Monster's position is rather awkward; it has to do many of the mundane tasks, which has long made it resentful.

In its heart, it secretly hoped that this suddenly appearing powerful human would come and kill them all.

This way, it can find a quiet place to cultivate in peace, instead of working as someone else's subordinate and risking its life by doing illegal work.

As the strongest of the Pangolin Monster, it is also highly intelligent.

Once it was certain that Yang Yu had dragged the corpses of its three former leaders far away, the Pangolin Monster swayed its slender body contentedly before burrowing underground and fleeing into the distance.

"It's impossible for me to work, absolutely impossible in my life."

The Pangolin Monster, now far away, still had this profound saying echoing in its mind.

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