Abomination Pato

Chapter 44: Abomination Pato

[Thorn Round Shield (Green)]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Shield Defense: 85]

[Durability: 200]

[Skill: Thorn Retaliation lv3 (When attacked, deals 5% of the damage received back to the attacker as counter-damage)]

It lived up to its status as green-tier equipment, even coming with a lv3 counter-attack skill. Although the effect wasn't as potent as the Thorn Thorns of the Necrotic Dead, it was perfectly suited for use with a shield.

It allowed for an immediate intensification of the counter-offensive rhythm right after a defensive maneuver.

Zong Shen put the Dented Kite Shield into his storage slot. After all, it was the gear that had accompanied him since the start, and he planned to bring it back to the territory to keep as a memento.

He then happily grabbed the Thorn Round Shield; the thick vine handle provided an exceptional sense of security.

Zong Shen had basically finished upgrading his entire set of gear, which was definitely an ultra-luxurious setup among lords at the same stage.

Exploring outside still carried risks.

Just like that unlucky fellow who died at the hands of the Mutated Ghoul.

Possessing a powerful fire-mage soldier was a configuration that would rank in the upper tier, even for a lord on their second day since arrival.

Yet, because of blind exploration, he had died in a gloomy dungeon prayer room.

He lost his chance to continue developing and surviving in this world.

Zong Shen couldn't put his new shield down.

He carried it in his hand and continued his search.

He arrived at the room mentioned in the Strategy Guide where scattered supplies were located.

[Iron ×37]

[Mithril ×13]

[Copper ×11]

[Refined Alloy ×2]

[Basic Wood Rune ×2]

Another haul of resources.

Among them, the Refined Alloy, the Basic Wood Rune, and the previously acquired Basic Fire Rune all belonged to a brand-new category of material resources.

All the resources had been collected.

Fortunately, Zong Shen had enough storage slots.

Plus, similar resources could be stacked up to four hundred per slot.

This was sufficient to satisfy Zong Shen's long-term exploration and resource gathering needs while away.

At the end of this corridor was a wide staircase leading upward.

"Let's go, we're heading up."

Zong Shen said slowly.

He took the lead and walked toward the stairs.

Following the stairs upward, they ascended about the height of five floors.

The group appeared in a dim, gloomy hall.

This place seemed to be a sealed-off section of some kind of ruin.

Above them were collapsed and crisscrossing roof supports.

The ground was covered in scattered stones.

Among them were quite a few broken and damaged skeletal remains.

After the previous search and rest period.

Both Favid and Tasia had recovered a significant amount of their mana.

Zong Shen took several pieces of lumber out of his storage slots and tossed them onto the ground.

"Favid, come over and start a fire."

Upon hearing this, Favid raised his staff and began to chant.

Two seconds later, a small fireball took shape, struck the wood, and set it ablaze.

The firelight illuminated the entire enclosed ruin hall.

In an instant, they discovered their target.

In the middle of the hall stood a massive, rectangular stone table.

A small portion of this stone table was broken off.

On the tabletop lay a massive, bloated humanoid figure.

It looked like a giant fat man over two meters tall.

It possessed a torso, limbs, and a head, yet it looked completely disproportionate from every angle.

There was an extremely eerie feeling to it.

The group stepped closer.

They finally realized where this lack of coordination came from.

Its body was covered in dense, jagged knife wounds and long, narrow stitches.

The limbs and torso in particular were clearly pieced together, resulting in mismatched left and right arms and legs.

Each hand gripped a meat cleaver as large as a small door panel.

On its chest, where the heart should have been, a gaping hole had been carved out.

A short, stunted arm had been sewn into that very spot.

Torn wounds were scattered across its waist, from which pale yellow fat oozed out.

This monster possessed two heads.

And the target Zong Shen was looking for.

The head of Otlan Windwhisper.

Had been sewn onto the monster's neck, serving as its second head.

The signature horns on the Demon Hunter's forehead were exactly as depicted in the murals.

Just as Zong Shen and the others were observing it.

The monster moved.

Names and levels began to appear above its heads.

[Abomination lv18 (Blue)]

[Blue Captain-tier]

[Race: Undead]

[Slashing Damage: 82~85]

[Health Points: 800]

[Armor Value: 26]

[Magic Resistance: 20]

[Skills: Rotting Poison Gas lv10 (releases a circular toxic gas cloud with a 10-meter diameter, dealing continuous damage and slowing enemy movement speed by 20%, with 35 points/s of poison damage), Dismember lv10 (the arms on Pato's chest can grab enemies within two meters, restraining them for 3 seconds and performing a dismembering slash with dual blades), Passive Skill Flesh Heap (every time Pato kills an enemy, it plunders a portion of their body to convert into attributes and strengthen itself)]

(Although it is defined as Undead, it is actually a war machine born from evil human experimentation; evil, powerful, and capable of flattening everything.)

(It is advised that you do not engage it head-on; remain flexible and mobile.)

Powerful, far too powerful!

This was the monster with the strongest attributes Zong Shen had ever seen.

It had no obvious weaknesses.

Both its offense and defense were formidable.

It even possessed a crowd-control skill, Dismember.

Once caught by it, it was practically a death sentence.

Given the attack power of this Abomination, even the Wolf Cavalry or their mounts, the Giant Wolves, were in danger of being killed instantly.

At this moment, the Abomination was slowly reviving.

Zong Shen glanced back at the passage he had come through.

He recalled the terrain along the way.

Suddenly, his eyebrows arched; he seemed to have thought of a countermeasure.

"Prepare for ranged attacks!"

"We only fire one round, then we retreat to use the debris and rubble in the previous room to construct a temporary defensive line, launch another round of ranged strikes, and finally withdraw into the prayer room behind that rune gate!"

Zong Shen gave his orders quickly.

He took out the Hunting Crossbow he had already loaded and took aim.

Tasia and Favis both began to chant their spells.

Double Necrotic Arrow and Explosive Fireball shot out!

Each of the Wolf Cavalry had 7 short spears remaining.

They also began to throw them with all their might!

At this moment, the Abomination had just finished rising to its feet.

Its extremely uncoordinated limbs and bloated body did not seem to affect its speed in the slightest.

It lunged toward Zong Shen and the others with long, rapid strides.

Both of its stitched-on heads had their mouths wide open, mimicking a roaring expression.

However, it had only taken two steps before it collided head-on with the first wave of ranged attacks from Zong Shen and his group.

The fastest were the spells from the two mages.

Two Necrotic Arrows struck the Abomination, dissipating into black death energy that festered within the wounds.

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At the same time, they dealt two instances of damage.

Next came the Explosive Fireball!

A fireball the size of a washbasin flew out like a meteor, slamming fiercely into Pato, followed by a violent explosion that forced Pato's obese frame to stagger back two steps.

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