Ch. 21Black-Armored Demon Lizard, a Third-Level Demon Beast! Luring and Killing a Second-Level Beast Horde!
Summary
1. Key Plot Points & Events
- Xiaoyu plays a recording of Lin Chen’s training for her grandfather, a white-bearded old man.
- The old man realizes Lin Chen is an Awakened due to his incredibly fast mastery of combat skills, and decides to observe him in person that night.
- Lin Chen enters the 0914 Danger Zone in heavy rain and confronts a Third-Level Demon Beast: the Black-Armored Demon Lizard.
- After a fierce exchange, Lin Chen is overpowered but uses his Alloy Battle Armor to absorb a hit and retreats.
- Lin Chen then gathers corpses of First- and Second-Level Demon Beasts, spills their blood to lure a massive Second-Level beast horde.
- He hides, lets the demons fight over the corpses, and waits while around a hundred Second-Level Demon Beasts gather.
- Deciding it’s still not enough, he leaps into the horde in full armor and kills a Second-Level Demon Beast, then draws his Demon Blade to take on the entire group.
2. Character Developments
- Lin Chen: Shows strategic thinking, adaptability, and ruthlessness. He uses the environment, bait, and his system-enhanced growth to hunt stronger monsters.
- Xiaoyu: Confident and observant; she correctly predicts Lin Chen will return and insists on showing the footage to her grandfather.
- White-Bearded Old Man: Reveals deep knowledge of martial artists and Awakened, and becomes intensely interested in Lin Chen as a rare talent.
3. Significant Themes
- The vast gap between ordinary martial artists and Awakened individuals.
- Strategic planning and baiting versus pure brute force.
- Relentless self-improvement and risk-taking in a dangerous monster-filled world.
4. Character Interactions
- Xiaoyu and her grandfather discuss Lin Chen’s potential; their dynamic is casual and teasing but respectful.
- Lin Chen’s fight with the Black-Armored Demon Lizard demonstrates his limits against higher-level threats and his ability to retreat and adapt.
- Lin Chen’s later fight focuses on manipulating demon-beast instincts to create a massive, dangerous encounter for grinding experience.