In a short distance away, Malvorrak noticed the three individuals fading into the space from outside and immediately became cautious.
His primal instincts immediately kicked in, extending his claws out as he prepared to pounce on them. Cious was one thing; the little fellow had saved his life on several occasions….
But these guys? He didn't even know them, and the urge to kill them was not at all being tempered.
—Roar!!!
Saliva burst out of his mouth as he roared in their direction, fangs reared and claws ready. In the next second, Malvorrak leaped into the air and clawed down with extreme coordination.
"Hmp!!" In response, the giant lizardman swung his sword over his head and—
—Bing!!!
A metallic boom resounded, causing the ground to pick up smoke and dust. This was a clash between two powerful monsters.
"Heh, this makes sense," the giant lizardman commented, feeling the force behind Malvorrak's attack as both stood unmoved.
He finally understood how this Malvorrak was able to defeat the human champion back in the mountain area; he himself had reached the stage of greater beast.
When humans go through countless physical and mental training, they naturally increase in power. For warriors, when they reach the fifth level of power, they undergo an incredible transformation that makes them more than human.
They would effectively become superhuman, and those humans who reached that stage were called Champions.
It was quite similar for beasts too. As they improve in physical and mental strength, their cores become more condensed, and when they reach the concentration needed, their cores turn blue, and they become greater beasts.
What had happened to Malvorrak right here was just this: he had become a greater beast. As for why he was behaving so erratically… it was probably due to whatever it was that allowed him to scale from a level 3 lesser beast to a level 5 greater beast.
"Are you going to do something, or do I have to put him out of his misery?" the giant lizardman asked, looking down at Cious, who seemed to still be stunned by the clash from earlier.
"Hmm? Hold him down!!" Snapping out of his state of confusion, Cious sprang into action and flew into Malvorrak's blind spot. Then, in quick succession, he sent out two chains: one aiming for his neck and the other his left leg.
The one aiming for the neck did not succeed in wrapping around it, as it missed by a small degree. However, the one going for the leg hit its mark correctly, causing Malvorrak to feel a wave of weakness overtake his soul.
"Hmp!!" Feeling the sudden wave of weakness in Malvorrak, the giant lizardman put more force into his sword and sent Malvorrak flying at once.
—Boom.
The giant lizardman was no pushover; he was the fourth elder of the Pitchblack Lizardman Tribe. In terms of strength, he was a force to be reckoned with, even amongst the hundred tribes.
If he had been here when Duan came, it was without a doubt that he could have put him down with ease.
"Keep mounting pressure," the giant lizardman muttered, and in the next second, Zysera and the lizardman with glasses rode forward in a burst.
Before you knew it, they were already before Malvorrak.
—Shuu.
—Shuu.
Brandishing metallic spears forward, they struck Malvorrak in his lower abdomen simultaneously, causing him to squirm.
This, of course, only lasted for a brief moment before he responded by slashing his claw down at Zysera, forcing her to dodge.
He still didn't like this lady; she was arrogant and pompous. Even when asking for his help, she gave him a hard time. That didn't mean he wanted to kill her, though.
So, seeing her dodge, he could only growl aggressively and look to the side at the lizardman with glasses.
"Die!!" He drew his claw back and struck at the lizardman with full force, aiming to kill him in one thrust.
He didn't know this one, so he was completely fair game. They would be death only for him.
Fortunately for the lizardman, just as the claw was striking down in his direction, a massive great sword was swiping down in the opposite trajectory.
—Clang!!
The giant lizardman stopped Malvorrak's attack in its tracks, forcing him to become enraged as he looked up at him on his mount.
"Kill him."
"His power is… sublime."
The voice started whispering, causing Malvorrak to slowly lose himself to anger. He was about to completely lose control to the Ku…..
Fortunately,
—Wang.
This small period of time between the clash and Malvorrak losing control, Cious was able to attach the final chain of the seven chains around Malvorrak's neck, sending another wave of weakness through his soul.
"Good, now get out of the way!" Cious exclaimed in excitement. This was the final chain…. He had succeeded in weakening Malvorrak and the Ku well enough for him to use his innate skill.
"Hmm," the giant lizard heard this and moved his mount out of the line of fire between Cious and Malvorrak.
"Primal Edict!!" Cious stretched his hands forward and called out in a grand, majestic voice.
These words were heavy and even caused the fourth elder to become lightheaded just from hearing them. One could only imagine what they would do to the person they were directed at.
Inside Malvorrak's mindscape:
The voice that had been moving and tempting Malvorrak distorted and slowly began to fade, but not before leaving a question of shock and confusion…
"Primal Edict? What the…"
—Roar.
In the outside world, Malvorrak roared into the sky as he viciously tore at his body, but strangely, what came of it was the gradual removal of a strange gelatinous living mass that screamed in pain.
The Devour skill had helped him consume the origin form of the divine emissary. On a good day, this was a good thing. It would make one powerful without the extra influence of the divine entity who bestowed the power.
But this was not the same for a Ku. By nature, their divine will was attached to their origin mass, so even though he had only absorbed the origin mass, he was still vulnerable to influence.
"Get off!!" Malvorrak clawed out the origin mass, revealing his original form, which now looked more pronounced and even more evolved.
[Ding! Host has fought against Ku influence and won.
Title Granted — Ku Destroyer.
Resistance to mind control has risen.
Wisdom has increased exponentially.
Host has received Recognition of World God.
Mission available: Destroy all Ku influence under Yi Mountain — Reward: Bloodline boost to Sacred Earth Dragon Bloodline.]