Dragon War God

Chapter 898 – Eight-Armed Blood Lizard

Chapter 898 – Eight-Armed Blood Lizard

“What? Category Seven Emperor-tier?!” Elder Shi panicked because both sides needed him.

He was prepared to knock Long Chen unconscious so he could deal with him later. However, Long Chen suddenly said, “I’ll come with you to check on the Emperor Crystal mine and the feral beast. Maybe I can help. You can ask me questions on the way there. Xiong Jun, your injuries have not healed yet, so stay here.”

“Alright!” Xiong Jun nodded.

“Brother Long Chen, I’ll go with you,” Xiong Wan’er said hopefully, standing next to Long Chen.

Have I judged him wrongly? Elder Shi froze for a second. It was even better that Long Chen wanted to follow him so that he could figure the teenager out.

Along the way, Long Chen and Xiong Wan’er were at the very back of the group when Long Chen asked, “Wan’er, what does ‘feral beast’ mean?”

This was the true reason why Long Chen had followed them. Furthermore, he had formed a bit of a bond with Wan’er and the others, so if tragedy had struck them, it was only right that he helped them, since he was already here.

“Feral beast?” Xiong Wan’er was used to Long Chen not knowing much about things. Being able to answer Long Chen’s questions gave her a sense of achievement, and she did not overthink things.

“What’s the difference between demonic beasts and feral beasts?” he asked again.

“At the Earthly Martial Realm and below, there is no difference between them. However, at the King-tier, a portion of demonic beasts can take human form. The demonic beasts in the Desolate Royal Territory can all take human form. Other beasts, however, are unable to. Instead, their animalistic tendencies intensify and they become much more terrifying. Even when they reach the Divine-tier, they still cannot become human. Beasts like that are known as feral beasts, and they are very scary. There are many feral beasts in the True Martial Territory and the Swordsoul Territory.”

“I see.” Long Chen finally understood.

He thought all demonic beasts could take a human form after reaching the King-tier, but it seemed like that was not the case.

When Elder Shi and the others saw Long Chen and Xiong Wan’er chatting so close to each other, they frowned slightly.

“Wan’er, come here. I have some questions to ask you.” Elder Shi waved and slowed down. Xiong Wan’er apologized to Long Chen, then she walked up to Elder Shi.

Before he spoke, she told him about how she met Long Chen and what had happened to Xiong Jun.

“You mean he rescued Jun’er from that Underworld Soldier Zhao Kongming?” Elder Shi asked, shocked.

“Yes. He was the one who brought Jun’er back,” said Xiong Wan’er.

“Hmm, is that so? It looks like he has extraordinary combat abilities. However, you cannot trust people just by how they look. Only time will tell of his true intentions. Be careful.”

Elder Shi had noticed that Xiong Wan’er seemed to admire Long Chen, so he hoped that she would rein it in, in case she was tricked by an outsider.

The thirty-plus tribe members all unleashed attacks against the beast. However, attacks strong enough to kill a Fifth Heavenly Martial Stage cultivator did not have much effect on the Eight-Armed Blood Lizard’s thick armor. They could only blast off its scales after several consecutive attacks, and even though the lizard lost a huge chunk of flesh, it was largely unaffected.

“Damn it! Is this beast trying to destroy the Barbaric Bear Tribe?” Xiong Jun’s father, Xiong Zhan, roared with rage. He rushed to the front of the lizard, attracting its attention, and threw consecutive punches at its head, breaking its scales. He was the one inflicting the most damage.

Elder Shi’s arrival lessened his burden. If he had not come, these people would have died here!

“Roar!”

The Eight-Armed Blood Lizard roared with fury. It attacked using its eight muscular arms and claws, as well as its spine-covered tail. As it attacked the humans in a crazed manner, more and more people were injured, and many even died.

Every Fifth Heavenly Martial Stage cultivator was a pillar of the Barbaric Bear Tribe. After about two hours of fighting, ten out of the group of thirty-plus had died. The tribe had suffered huge losses from this excursion.

Xiong Wan’er’s eyes filled with tears as she watched the bloody fight.

“Father!”

During one of the times the lizard lashed its tail, Xiong Zhan was struck. Blood sprayed out of his mouth, and he tumbled several times on the ground. His body was covered in blood, but despite the severe injury, he climbed onto his feet and reentered the fight. Without him occupying the lizard, two more people died from the beast’s attacks.

“Father, let’s retreat. Let’s abandon the Emperor Crystal mine! The lives of our tribesmen are more important. We’ve lost this time!” screamed Xiong Wan’er with tears in her eyes. Her heart ached when she saw her tribesmen die.

“Fall back! Everyone, leave this place! I’ll cover for you!”

Xiong Zhan gritted his teeth, but he still listened to his daughter’s suggestion. He was unwilling to go, but what choice did he have? His eyes were filled with tears and his sweat was mixed with blood.

When the lizard appeared, Xiong Zhan knew that they did not stand a chance. However, he insisted on fighting because the refusal to submit flowed in the Barbaric Bear Tribe’s veins!

However, he still had to submit in the face of absolute power!

After Xiong Zhan’s desperate shout, although the other people were also unwilling, they had no choice but to leave quickly. They swarmed in Long Chen’s direction!

Elder Shi did not leave, but instead fought alongside Xiong Zhan to cover for the others. With Elder Shi helping him, Xiong Zhan would not be killed.

“Everyone, go back to the village! Elder Shi and I will return later!”

Their job was to lure the Eight-Armed Blood Lizard away.

“Brother Long Chen, let’s go!” Xiong Wan’er had to leave too. The only ones who could cover for them were Xiong Zhan and Elder Shi.

Xiong Wan’er pulled on Long Chen’s arm, but Long Chen gently pushed her away. He thought for a moment and decided to do something. Perhaps fighting this beast would not be useful in advancing his cultivation level, but the Barbaric Bear Tribe was unwilling to abandon the mine. Since Long Chen was here and he had witnessed the casualties, he decided to help them.