8mi Chapter 22 Monster Expedition
Chapter 22 Monster Expedition
"This is the place."
After browsing the platform, Chen Zheng clicked on the flagship store of a company called Tianding Pharmaceuticals.
The shop sells fire orchids priced between 9000 and 13000.
"It doesn't matter to me if the appearance is a little worse, as long as the medicinal effect is there." After pondering, Chen Zheng decided to buy the No. 5 Fire Orchid after comparing them.
This particular fire orchid is of slightly lower quality, with withered edges on the petals, so it's priced at only 9100 per plant.
Chen Zheng filled in the quantity to be purchased, 12 plants, address, and delivery time, and then confirmed the deduction. The balance of 111,400 in his card instantly dropped to only 2,000.
Buzz! My personal terminal vibrated; it was a message from the merchant.
「你好，你的货物将于3月2号22点到22点30分间送到，请注意查收。」
"Around ten o'clock?" Chen Zheng nodded and closed his personal terminal.
After taking a short shower, Chen Zheng sat down at his desk, his consciousness sinking into the abyss.
After determining his current talent 'upper limit,' he urgently needed enough extraordinary ore to enhance his potential.
oooooooo! !
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The passage, which was more than ten meters wide, was dimly lit, and a procession of nearly two hundred monsters moved forward.
The group consisted of over a hundred short, stocky dog-headed monsters and more than ten monsters that were over two and a half meters tall, resembling humans but with bull heads.
The kobolds' weapons were still crude iron knives, bone spears, and wooden clubs, while the muscular minotaurs wielded huge stone hammers and battle axes, looking quite formidable.
At the very front of the procession was a black-armored earth dragon, whose body length had reached 6.9 meters, nearly 7 meters, and whose shoulder height was close to 3 meters.
With its massive size, ferocious appearance, and the roaring horde of monsters behind it, the Black Armored Earth Dragon now possessed the imposing presence of a true Abyss Lord.
Awooo!! Beside the black-armored earth dragon, the old dog-headed shaman trotted along, occasionally waving his staff to urge the monsters behind to catch up.
Because of running, the dozen or so bone chains around the dog-headed shaman's neck jingled and rattled as he ran, making him look somewhat comical.
The black-armored earth dragon roared excitedly, "Hurry up, all of you!"
"Awooo!! Quick, everyone run!" the dog-headed shaman shouted, waving his staff.
In the evening, the scouts sent out by the Black Armored Earth Dragon returned and reported that they had discovered a tribe of jackal demons. Therefore, they prepared to lead a large force to investigate. If they could subdue these demons, they would; otherwise, they would kill and devour them all.
As for the minotaurs in the group, and the extra kobolds, they returned with the kobold scouts who had gone out.
Currently, Black Armored Earth Dragon commands nearly three hundred monsters, one hundred of which have been sent to collect minerals and explore maps, while the rest remain here.
It's unclear why the small soldiers can increase the number of Black Armored Earth Dragons.
Suddenly, the view opened up, revealing an underground space even larger than the Dog Head Tribe.
The cave ceiling is over 100 meters high, with dense stalactites hanging down. A type of blue moss grows on the stalactites, emitting a blue glow that illuminates the underground space.
The underground space was covered with gravel, and a dry underground riverbed meandered along the left, overgrown with gray fungi.
These things are similar to the mushrooms of the Dog Head Tribe.
The expeditionary force had just emerged from the passage when the target monster force, the jackal monsters, had already gathered, numbering over three hundred.
Unfortunately, the expeditionary monster team led by the Black Armored Earth Dragon was chaotic and noisy, and was discovered by the Jackal Monsters before they even got close.
Compared to the dog-headed monsters, these jackal monsters are much stronger, generally over 1.7 meters tall, covered in bluish-black fur, and have solid muscles.
Their black iron swords, double-edged axes, and long-handled stone hammers were clearly superior to the weapons of the dog-headed monsters.
Some of the jackal monsters, which were over two meters tall, were wearing simple leather armor and had two fangs sticking out of their mouths, making them look ferocious.
Awooo! Awooo!
Behind the more than three hundred jackal monsters, a strong jackal shaman stood on a stone altar, roaring and waving his wooden staff.
In contrast to the dog-headed shaman's shabby appearance, this jackal shaman is much more "wealthy".
The animal bone necklace around his neck was as white as jade, and he wore a hat made from the skull of some kind of monster. A black transparent crystal was also inlaid on the wooden staff in his hand.
"More than three hundred ordinary monsters, one shaman monster, and about ten elite monsters. Not bad." Chen Zheng assessed the opposing lineup and immediately felt that the advantage was in his hands.
"Roar! Inform them to charge at me!" the black-armored earth dragon roared, giving the order to the dog-headed shaman.
boom!
Before the dog-headed shaman could reply, the black-armored earth dragon that gave the order shattered rocks under its claws, and its massive body shot out in a whirlwind.
"Charge! Kill! Leave no one alive!" The dog-headed shaman leaped onto a rock, raised his wooden staff high, and roared.
Immediately, all the dog-headed and minotaur-headed monsters roared excitedly and surged forward in a huge swarm following behind the black-armored earth dragon, while the archers in the back row ran and nocked their bows.
Whoosh whoosh! !
A dozen or so crooked bone arrows pierced the sky, and before they even fell, the Black Armored Earth Dragon had already plunged into the horde of jackal monsters like a black meteorite.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!! The moment they made contact, more than a dozen demons were sent flying by the black-armored earth dragon, their bones shattered and flesh and blood flying everywhere.
The death of their companion did not frighten the jackal demons; instead, it fueled their ferocity, and they charged at the Black Armored Earth Dragon from all directions, weapons in hand.
Clang! Bang!
The sharp machete struck the scales of the black-armored earth dragon, sending up a shower of sparks. The stone hammer, the size of a water basin, pounded the scales, producing a thunderous roar, and the wooden handle was snapped in two by the recoil.
*Thud thud!* The black-armored earth dragon's tail, over three meters long, swept across, its sharp bone tip instantly decapitating several gnolls.
Roar! The black-armored earth dragon roared, its claws slashing, tearing the jackal monsters that surged around it into pieces or smashing them into mincemeat.
Just then, two jackal monsters, each over two meters tall, roared and leaped high onto the back of the black-armored earth dragon, their claws gripping the gaps in the scales, their battle axes raised high in their hands.
court death!
The black-armored earth dragon's chest suddenly swelled, its mouth opened, and it roared!
Boom! A terrifying sonic boom roared out, transforming into black ripples under the abyss energy, spreading in all directions from the Black Armored Earth Dragon as the center.
Within a ten-meter radius, the heads of the jackal monsters exploded, shattering the ground and rocks. Jackal monsters ten meters away were not killed by the shock, but they fell down in rows like wheat.
In the blink of an eye, the area around the Black Armored Earth Dragon was cleared, and the smoke and dust swept across a twenty-meter radius, intimidating all the jackal demons.
As its size increases, the Black Armored Earth Dragon's strength, defense, speed, and innate power all increase simultaneously.
Awooo!! Only then did the dog-headed monster arrive, howling wildly as it pounced on the stunned jackal monsters.
The battle broke out again immediately. Although these dog-headed monsters were smaller in size, they were incredibly ferocious and maddening under the 'blessing' of the Black Armored Earth Dragon's morale.
Moo!
Standing nearly three meters tall and possessing the most robust physique, the minotaur raised its giant axe and brought it down, cleaving a jackal monster in two.
The remaining minotaur monsters also charged wildly, further disrupting the jackal monster formation.
Awooooo!!
The jackal shaman standing on the altar behind let out a sharp howl, and a circle of black and green light burst from his staff, sweeping across all the jackal monsters.
In an instant, the jackal demons swelled in size, their eyes turned red, and a layer of blackish-green light appeared on the iron knives, axes, and spears in their hands.
*Pfft pfft!*
The berserk, weapon-enchanted jackal monsters roared and howled, their weapons swung, shattering the dog-headed monsters' wooden clubs and breaking their stone hammers.
Meanwhile, some of the previously intimidated jackal monsters pounced on the Black Armored Earth Dragon again, displaying ferocity and rage.
"This monster shaman actually possesses the ability to enchant groups; it must be eliminated as a priority."
Roar!
The black-armored earth dragon roared, its body erupting with black demonic energy. Ignoring attacks from all directions, it transformed into a black shadow and charged towards the jackal shaman.
But then the jackal shaman made another move, suddenly plunging its staff into the altar beneath it.
Bang!
Debris flew everywhere, and the jackal shaman was also thrown back by the powerful impact. Amidst the billowing dust, a huge monster rose from beneath the altar.