Chapter 473: Facing the Horn Lizard King. (Bonus Chapter)
Standing in front of the hall, the Horn Lizard King’s eyes had turned into deadly narrow slits.
They burned crimson, while his pupils glowed with a yellowish hue. The space around him trembled as though it were being squeezed by a powerful palm.
The pressure continued to rise with every passing second. Below him, the ground had formed jagged cracks as if struck by a powerful hammer.
Dust and tiny pebbles floated into the air before being crushed into powder by the overwhelming pressure.
In reality, all this was caused by the terrifying and suffocating aura of the Horn Lizard King.
His mere presence alone was enough to distort the surrounding atmosphere.
Standing nearly 4.8 meters tall, the Horn Lizard King possessed an immensely muscular body covered in dark bronze scales that seemed harder than forged steel.
His towering figure alone was enough to make ordinary people lose the will to fight.
Heavy layers of natural carapace protected his shoulders, chest, forearms, and knees, giving him the appearance of a living fortress.
Every part of his body radiated explosive power. Facing such a creature, any human would have had their legs turn to jelly.
But not him.
Thoren Starfall.
The Grim Reaper.
He stared at the Horn Lizard King for a couple of seconds before his gaze shifted to the real deal.
The King’s stats.
[Horn Lizard Beastman King (Floor Boss)]
[Level: 40]
[Attributes: Strength 128, Constitution 142, Agility 116, Defense 136, Spirit 15]
[Traits]
— King’s Carapace: The King’s ancient scales reduce all incoming physical damage by 35%.
— Horn Lizard King Authority: Clansmen within 100 meters gain +20% Strength, Constitution, and Defense.
— Royal Survival Instinct: When on the brink of death, all attributes increase by 15%, and his natural regeneration doubles for 30 seconds.
[Skills:]
— Royal Tyrant Claw: Each claw attack becomes stronger than the last.
— Ancient Lizard Shattering Fist: Strength is condensed into a powerful fist to deliver a devastating punch that deals 40% additional damage.
— Tail of Judgment: Each tail sweep is imbued with crushing force that destroys everything in its path.
— Royal Carapace Counter: Deflects an attack back to the enemy with 10% of its damage.
Staring at the overwhelming stats, Thoren could not help but suck in a cold breath.
The attributes alone were enough to overwhelm almost any opponent on the second floor.
Even though he knew his battle against the Horn Lizard King would not come easy...
He never expected his stats to be this overpowered.
Especially his Constitution and Defense.
Together, they transformed the Horn Lizard King into a true walking fortress.
But was he scared?
Hell, no!
Instead, the fighting intent hidden deep within his eyes slowly began to burn.
His heart began to race with anticipation.
’How many times stronger will my undead legion become if I add this to my undead army?’
The thought alone made his blood surge with excitement. He could not help but grin inwardly.
The Horn Lizard King was no ordinary Floor Boss.
Once turned into an undead servant, his strength would increase the overall combat power of his undead legion tremendously.
Even though he was grinning inwardly, his actions did not slow at all as he quickly summoned his damage dealers.
Whoosh!
The air before him twisted, and two undead servants appeared. They were the undead Kharv and the undead Scorpion General.
Both were Level 39 undead servants.
The moment they appeared, the atmosphere inside the King’s residence changed.
The surrounding temperature seemed to drop by several degrees and the air became charged with intimidating undead energy.
A dense death energy spread in every direction. Even the furious Horn Lizard King had to crease his brow.
His blazing killing intent faltered for a brief moment.
’How is this possible!’ He screamed inwardly.
His eyes widened in disbelief. He knew the undead General.
He had fought against him many times.
And every single time, he lost.
The memories of those humiliating defeats instantly surfaced in his mind.
This was also one of the reasons he had ventured deep into the Bleeding Desert for a chance to grow stronger.
He wanted to surpass his old rival once and for all. And now, one of his old rivals had become someone else’s undead servant.
Worse, a human’s undead servant.
The more he thought about it, the deeper his shock became. His heart pounded violently against his chest.
Then, something snapped inside his mind.
’Impossible!’ He screamed inwardly.
’How could this be?’
The news that the human before him had confronted the mighty army of the Scorpion Clan and defeated them suddenly appeared in his mind.
Everything began connecting together.
He had never believed the news for even a second.
Not even once.
Even though he had previously agreed to fight alongside the humans, he never believed them or their news.
He had merely been paying lip service while carrying out his own plans.
Even when the Scorpion King visited him, he did not think it was related to the humans’ news.
Instead, he believed the Scorpion Clan was planning something grand that involved their army.
That was the only reason he could think of to explain why such a powerful army never appeared.
But now, looking at the mighty and famous Scorpion Army General standing before him as undead.
The truth could not have been more obvious.
The evidence was standing right before his eyes.
’So...’
’They were telling the truth...’ His heart skipped a beat.
He had looked down on Solenne and her guild.
Worse, he had thought of the Grim Reaper as nothing more than a clown daring to challenge the Scorpion Clan.
A fool seeking his own death.
But now, he realized he was the clown all along.
The one who had underestimated his enemy from the very beginning.
’Is my decision wrong?’ The thought popped into his heart but the moment it appeared, it killed immediately.
’Impossible!’
’I don’t know what sorcery this human performs for him to turn them into undead. But now, everything will belong to me.’
Arrogance blended with greed clouded his mind as he took a step forward.
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