The giant Silithid was born deformed, but possessed formidable combat strength. This malformed insect, personally named "Kurinnaxx" by the Qiraji Twin Emperors, had been left to roam here. The Twin Emperors hoped it would lay eggs, giving the Qiraji Empire another powerful fighting force.
The evolution of insects, like that of humans, took time, though freaks like Kurinnaxx did occasionally emerge. But five minutes into the battle, as Broxigar's axe sank into its brain and Windseeker's lightning pierced its body, this malformed insect in which the Twin Emperors had placed such high hopes finally met the end of its pitiful life.
Its occasional short-range teleportation was an irritating ability, but with Rhonin, a mage proficient in Counterspell, and the Hidden Path's three skilled hunters keeping it in check, the insect was hacked to death in its own nest without managing to injure a single person.
Come to think of it, this boss had barely any presence in the game either. Apart from being ugly and getting caught as a pet by a few hunters with peculiar tastes, it attracted little attention.
But just as everyone was about to move on, Rhonin found a half-rotten chest in the sand beneath the insect's corpse. From its design, it appeared to be a supply chest belonging to the Night Elf army a thousand years ago. After opening it, the mage beamed as he took out an exquisite purple Lady's Robe and presented it with both hands to his wife, the aloof High Elf ranger Vereesa Windrunner.
Then he tossed Dick a recurved dagger made from the insect's black limb segments. Judging by the aura he felt upon taking it, this was a high-grade magic item of Special Reserve quality.
The Paladin's eye twitched. He had thought Das, the Drakonid in his party, was