Chapter 348 Interception_2
Gluttonous King!
Blood Fury Tank Beast!
Zhu Xiong's Book of Blood Spirit lit up, summoning his two Angel Envoys. At this point, both the Blackthorn Glutton and the Blood Bone Pig Demon had fused with several Third Order Superior Lizard People and Lizard Beasts, and with sufficient accumulation, they had transformed into Fourth Rank Lower Class Angel Envoys.
The Gluttonous King still had a bizarre humanoid shape, about seven meters tall, covered in pitch-black scales. Its thick but elongated neck resembled a twisted giant python. When its bloody maw opened, it revealed densely packed rows of sharp, tooth-like fangs. Its left and right arms were covered in hard scales, dark as ink, and its palms and claws were particularly massive, reaching two meters in length, like scissors.
And at the center of this giant hand was a terrifying maw, slightly smaller than the gaping mouth on its head, but even more ferocious and unpredictable.
Above its body, a large slit running from the chest to the abdomen further revealed its gluttonous form.
When that slit opened, interlocked like canine teeth, countless sharp, barbed tentacle tongues writhed, sending chills down one's spine.
As soon as the Gluttonous King appeared, its chest maw immediately opened wide. Darkness converged, and then with a loud boom, it fired a terrifying beam that destroyed the building where Agut was located.
The building collapsed at the sound, and a vast pit suddenly appeared on its top.
Agut focused energy into his bone staff to block the attack before him, barely holding off the assault. But the staff shattered upon impact.
'Damn it, what kind of being has given humans such power'
The Book of Blood Spirit was not of human origin, something they knew well, but humans were merely prey and playthings of many beings; no one cared.
Yet now, as they were suppressed by this force, they couldn't help but curse.
"Roar"
Before Agut could react, the Blood Fury Tank Beast, tens of meters tall, enveloped in blood-red, the Blood Crystal Shield swirling around its body, and bone armor adhering to it, had already charged toward the building.
Every step it took resounded like thunder, leaving huge pits in the ground.
Now, the Blood Fury Tank Beast no longer resembled a giant pig. Its four fangs were curved, tens of meters long, shining like blood-colored jewels. Its forearms were thick, with elbows slightly bent, as robust as a giant ape. Its hind feet were reinforced with Scale Armor, and the flexed, muscular legs embedded sharp claws into the ground, leaving vast fissures.
Meteor Fireball!
Ke Xiluo stepped forward and waved his bone staff, conjuring a Meteor Fireball to attack the Blood Fury Tank Beast. The massive fireball smashed directly into the beast's face.
However, amidst the explosion of flame and intense heat, the Blood Fury Tank Beast remained entirely unscathed.
The strength of the Shield covering its body was far more terrifying than Ke Xiluo had imagined.
Boom
The Blood Fury Tank Beast collided with the building like a crashing mountain, causing it to topple.
The roar of the collapse echoed as concrete slabs and steel rebars crumbled. In an instant, the collapsing building sent debris cascading down like a waterfall.
Agut and Ke Xiluo were the quickest to dodge, flickering through the air, and relying on their formidable strength, they landed swiftly on the ground, evading the large chunks of concrete.
The Third Order Priests, however, were not so lucky.
In the wake of the Blood Fury Tank Beast's impact, many Third Order Lizard Priests failed to dodge in time and fell with the collapsing building, covered by the rubble as they had nowhere to land.
Some barely managed to avoid the fall, but the next moment, a bright red light burst from the Blood Fury Tank Beast's mouth as it spewed orange-red flames, roasting the just-landed Third Order Lizard Priests into char.
"Damn it, how can this monster be so strong."
Agut used both hands to cast a Curse Spell, creating a shield-like layer of energy to fend off the Blood Fury Tank Beast's attacks.
"Let's go, we're no match for it."
Ke Xiluo immediately disregarded the remaining Lizard Priests and Lizard Warriors. Right now, the two of them had to prioritize their own survival.
The damn humans actually possessed such formidable strength, not just ordinary Fourth Grade, and behind them was a Great Demon. They must inform Lord Langmuluo of this news.
Both being Fourth Grade, once they had made up their minds to leave, they were not going to be detained by the flames.
The two combined their forces, sweeping through the flames with mighty resistance. They created a spectacular burst of fire that blocked the view of the onlookers, and then swiftly retreated towards the outskirts of the ruins.
They had held their ground for a considerable time. By now, they reckoned Gu Jite and Volgang should have already left the city.
Fog shrouded the area, so even if anyone wanted to pursue them, it wouldn't be easy.
The two moved with extreme speed, racing towards the outskirts like their lives depended on it.
They dashed through the streets, leaving the ruins that had blocked the Tree Domain Troops hundreds of meters behind them.
"Boom"
However, at that moment, from atop a building on the left side of the street, a terrifying shadow burst forth, plunging down like black lightning, heavily punching the Lizard Priest Agut and sending him flying more than ten meters away.
The sound of bone fracturing was crisp and distinct; his entire chest caved in. Even with his thick Scale Armor, he could not withstand such a heavy blow.
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"Not good."
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Ke Xiluo tried to resist, but as the Gluttonous King's chest fissure opened, countless tentacled black tongues had already entwined around him, lifting him high into the air.
Its neck kept stretching, twining around to Ke Xiluo's left side, its gaping maw wide open, horrifying teeth fully exposed, drool dripping, and then it bit down on his shoulder and tore off his arm.
"Ah"
Screams pierced through the entire block, heavy footsteps only then starting to sound from the end of the street as Zhu Xiong controlled the Mechanical Vaiśravaṇa Deva King, step by step he approached.
Agut struggled to get up and went straight to his side, a massive mechanical arm directly grabbed him, the sound of crushing bones resounded as Agut spit blood continuously from his mouth.
"Think you can run?"
Zhu Xiong's icy voice came through, his aura intertwined with the Great Demon Mark, constantly crushing the two Lizard Priests beneath it.
"You... how can you have such power?!"
It was both a question and a vent, the reality of a world invaded by another dimension, creatures so ostensibly frail in physique.
Yet they had obtained such immense strength and weaponry so quickly.
As a Lizard Priest, he couldn't understand, nor could he accept it.
"Ask your granddad."
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Zhu Xiong was not one to indulge him. He channeled the energy of the Mechanical Giant Spirit God, and directly administered electrotherapy to Ke Xiluo, knocking him out cold.
"They're all gone, we need to hurry to Old Guo's location."
Having subdued two Fourth Rank Lower Class Lizard Priests, Zhu Xiong had been in pursuit, and by this time, he saw no more Lizardmen.
Clearly, the evacuating Lizardmen were no longer here.
His gaze shifted towards the city outskirts, and then he immediately changed direction, heading straight for the location of the recent ambush.
Just as he had said before, not a single Lizardman could be allowed to escape, or else the encirclement wouldn't just be unsuccessful, it might even leak information about the Great Demon.
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Meanwhile, Volgang and Gu Jite had already led most of the tribe's warriors out of Dongpu City.
They gathered all the Bipedal Lizard Beasts and Lizard Mount Beasts, crammed over fifty thousand humans into cages like livestock, and directly hauled them outside the city.
Under such brutal actions, the speed of evacuation was beyond normal.
They had already reached the wastelands of the suburbs, stepping onto the highway leading out of the city, shrouded in fog that enveloped the lengthy procession.
Some Priests were casting Curse Spells, dispersing part of the fog to allow the group to travel more swiftly.
"While weak, these humans actually built quite convenient roads and those stone boxes are not bad shelters either, despite being cramped."
Gu Jite rode his Lizard Beast, eyes on the straight lane ahead.
"Hmph, frail bodies, no matter how intricate their buildings are, they're nothing but ruins."
Volgang scoffed, deeming anything built by weak humans as pointless, except for their potential use in transportation.
Gu Jite's eyes flickered with disdain but did not retort, voice suddenly stern, "It's been a long time, why haven't Ke Xiluo and the others followed? What's going on?"
"Those humans are not easy to deal with, it wouldn't be easy for them to shake us off."
For once, Volgang spoke the truth before adding, "They know where Bruzzak is, they will find us."
"Hopefully."
Gu Jite felt an uneasy premonition, beckoning a Lizard servant, "Strengthen the guard on those humans."
"Yes, Lord Gu Jite."
The Lizard servant immediately hurried toward the rear of the caged procession to order more Lizard guards around it.
Volgang observed silently, his gaze however showed no concern, thinking Gu Jite was overreacting.
Boom
Yet at that moment, a series of heavy footsteps suddenly resounded, and a fearsome shadow, tens of meters high, loomed out of the mist.
It looked like both an enormous ancient tree and a ferocious, muscular Minotaur.
"What is that?!"