Accompanied by heavy footsteps that slightly shook the ground and the snapping sound of trees breaking, a giant wasteland dragon lizard, similar in appearance but larger, slowly emerged from the woods.
It was about seventeen to eighteen meters long and nearly five meters tall. Its needle-like teeth were as thick as an adult's forearm. The massive body violently pushed down the trees blocking its path, and its nostrils emitted two thick breaths, while its pale golden vertical pupils stared fixedly at Kent.
The newcomer was the lord of the "Lizard Forest," the leader of the wasteland dragon lizard clan, a level 20 giant wasteland dragon lizard!
"Roar!"
The giant wasteland dragon lizard stared down at Kent, emitting a threatening roar.
Kent understood its meaning - leave my territory!
One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers; only one giant wasteland dragon lizard can exist in a wasteland dragon lizard clan.
Damn it! Why did it have to show up now? Just when I've recklessly lost nearly half of my health.
Kent squinted at the giant wasteland dragon lizard and cast an Insight spell to analyze the pros and cons of fighting it.
[Race: Giant Wasteland Dragon Lizard, Rank: Elite, Level: 20]
[Strength: 55, Constitution: 74, Spirit: 21, Agility: 16]
[Health: /, Mana: 2100/2100, Stamina: 2220/2220]
[Physical Resistance: 125, Magic Resistance: 65]
Damn, its attributes, strength, constitution, and resistance are all twice as high as mine! His current body is too massive, and his agility is too low to compensate for the difference in attributes and health with the opponent through subtle maneuvers. It's better to temporarily avoid confrontation and wait and see!
"Roar~ (Don't fight)"
A soft growl suddenly sounded, and Tina the Lick Lizard rushed over to mediate.
A memory floated into Kent's mind, reminding him that the giant wasteland dragon lizard in front of him was Tina's father. Let's call him David.
Suddenly, an inexplicable anger surged within him, making him feel the urge to beat David.
What's going on?
[Triggered Quest "Resentment of Lingering Souls"]
[Quest Reason: The lingering soul of the original body is full of resentment towards David, who prevented it from being with Tina.]
[Quest Objective: Defeat the giant wasteland dragon lizard "David."]
[Quest Reward: +5 Spirit, Dissipation of the lingering soul of the original body.]
Kent frowned his nonexistent brows. Now he had no choice but to fight. Although the reward of +5 Spirit was quite mediocre for him at this stage, the lingering soul of the original body had to be removed at all costs.
But now his health is not full, and there is a level difference...
I have no way to deal with you, so add a talent for me!
[Spent 100 design points to add the B-rank talent "Vampire Fangs"]
[B-rank talent "Vampire Fangs": Viscount-level vampire fangs allow you to restore 20% of the damage dealt as health when causing damage to enemies by tearing, and the wound also inflicts a "Bleeding" effect that lasts for 10 seconds, causing 1% special damage per second based on current health.]
This is a talent he had his eye on for a long time, but he didn't add it because he wanted to save design points. Although it can only be triggered by tearing, the 20% lifestyle is very powerful. Moreover, the "Bleeding" effect it carries is not unique. The more wounds you bite, the more wounds will bleed simultaneously!
As the system announced, Kent's cheeks immediately felt extremely sore, and then two upper canines fell out, replaced by two longer and thicker fangs. Upon closer inspection, one could see that they were covered with intricate blood-red patterns.
"Roar! (Let's fight!)"
With the life steal ability, Kent was no longer flustered. It's just a matter of not having full health and being 8 levels lower. David, the giant wasteland dragon lizard, had no idea how many times it had respawned. Even if it raised its butt, it knew whether it wanted to poop or fart.
After roaring, he directly launched a [Savage Charge] towards David.
David was slightly stunned. Did it not run away and instead charge at me?
For some reason, it felt a strange sense of danger from Kent's fangs. So, it decided to make a quick decision and also launched a [Savage Charge] to meet him head-on.
The huge body of the giant wasteland dragon lizard began to gallop, and the bushes in front of it were crushed and flew out, creating a momentum comparable to a heavy truck driving at high speed!
With Kent's current health, if this collision was real, he would be doomed.
So, when the distance between them was only five meters, he forcefully stopped the skill and stopped, staring at the approaching David, while executing the "Tieshan Lean" technique, leaning to the right shoulder to pretend to dodge to the right.
David fell for it, turning towards the right to collide.
Now is the time! Kent rolled abruptly to the left, avoiding the deadly [Savage Charge].
He then turned around and bit David's hind leg.
-664! -178 (bleeding)!
The significant percentage-based damage from bleeding was considerable, but unfortunately, the wasteland dragon lizard had antibodies against its venomous teeth, so the venomous teeth talent was useless in intraspecies combat. Otherwise, it would have been so satisfying to bleed and poison at the same time.
At the same time, "Vampire Fangs" activated, restoring some of his health.
+132!
To prevent colliding with a big tree and causing a longer period of stiffness, David had to choose to actively stop charging. This allowed Kent to attack.
He attacked again with a normal bite on the hind leg, then used [Double Bite] to interrupt the post-attack delay, three consecutive bites!
-664! -169 (bleeding)! -168 (bleeding)! -1190! -1190! -142 (bleeding)! -141 (bleeding)! -139 (bleeding)! -138 (bleeding)!
In just a few seconds, the giant wasteland dragon lizard's health dropped by nearly a third. And each time Kent bit, it was in a different spot, meaning that for the next ten seconds, David would bleed four times per second. Meanwhile, thanks to the effect of "Vampire Fangs," Kent restored 2756 points of health, bringing his total health to 7893 points (recovering 39 points per second).
However, the situation was not optimistic because David still had three skills left, while Kent only had two. Thinking of this, Kent made a bold decision, opening his mouth wide and biting at David's back once more.
David was pleasantly surprised, feeling embarrassed by the youngling's maneuver, but the young lizard still lacked experience. It made the grave mistake of greedily going for a basic attack!
It immediately pretended not to have recovered from its stiff state, but its tail, very slyly, swung to the other side, blocking Kent's view with its massive body and quietly initiating a [Frenzied Tail Swipe].
"Roar! (Be careful)"
At a critical moment, Tina, who was watching from the side, actually spoke up to remind Kent! For a lick lizard to betray even her father for her man, she truly was a dutiful daughter!
But Kent didn't need Tina's reminder at all. How could he, who had once ground giant wasteland dragon lizards to the point of vomiting, make such a big mistake as greedily going for a basic attack?
Just as the thick tail whistled towards Kent, he rolled to the side twice in succession, from near David's hind legs to in front of it, then stood up and bit at its eyes.
Once again, David fell for it and quickly stopped its skill, dodging Kent's bite by turning its head.
While unable to launch an attack in a stiff state, it was still possible to move the neck to evade.
Seemingly effective evasion, Kent did not manage to bite David's eyes but instead bit the keratinous layer on its cheek.
-664! -121 (bleeding)! -120 (bleeding)! -118 (bleeding)! -117 (bleeding)! -116 (bleeding)!
The bleeding effect of "Vampire Fangs" was incredibly powerful, accumulating damage over time far more effectively than Kent's normal attacks.
Seeing his plan succeed, a smile flashed in Kent's eyes. He opened his mouth wide, suddenly sucking in a large amount of air, inflating his cheeks.
Once again, David was pleasantly surprised. The young and cunning lizard had indeed made a mistake due to its lack of experience. It had used [Roar], a D-rank skill, during intra-species combat. Although the skill's damage was not high, the only redeeming quality was its two-second stun effect.
This skill could serve as a lesson for players without earplugs, but for a wasteland dragon lizard protected by a thick layer of scales and strong physique, it was impossible to trigger the stun effect. You see, the player's control item, "Sound Blast Bomb," is ineffective against the giant wasteland dragon lizard!
Feeling very uncomfortable from being bitten by those strange fangs, David decided to end the battle quickly and launched [Double Bite] in an attempt to finish the fight. With its strength reaching 55 points, once [Double Bite] hit, it could instantly turn Kent into a bloody mess!
Unfortunately, how could Kent make such a low-level mistake? While "Sound Blast Bomb" was indeed ineffective against giant wasteland dragon lizards, some players discovered that as long as the keratinous layer on the side of their heads was destroyed, "Sound Blast Bomb" would take effect!
Since "Sound Blast Bomb" could take effect, then [Roar] definitely could too.
A faint white ripple emanated from Kent's mouth, hitting David just as it was about to bite.
-235!
The damage from [Roar] was negligible, but the stun effect was triggered!
Its body stiffened, its pupils dilated, and its biting motion stopped.
Kent turned around and launched his final skill, [Frenzied Tail Swipe].
-927*4! -99 (bleeding)! -89 (bleeding)! -79 (bleeding)! -69 (bleeding)!
Heaven helped him, Kent's maneuvers were perfect, finally reducing David's health to lower than his own.