nyslfriends Chapter 24 Malice Detection
Chapter 24 Malice Detection
When the Black Armored Earth Dragon came over carrying the corpse of the Mantis Demon, the Dog-Headed Shaman was holding the Jackal Shaman's staff in his left paw and a leather bag he had taken from the Jackal Shaman in his right paw.
"Roar! What's inside?" the black-armored earth dragon roared, its voice mixed with the spiritual intent of the abyss demons.
The dog-headed shaman respectfully said, "Great Abyss Lord, this contains some fragments of soul crystals." He then poured ten thumb-sized, black, transparent crystals onto his paw.
These crystals are exactly the same as those on the Jackal Shaman's Staff, only smaller in size.
"Oh, this sounds like a good thing." With a low growl, the black-armored earth dragon stretched out its ferocious dragon claws in front of the dog-headed shaman.
This item was carried by the jackal shaman, so it's obvious how precious it was.
Seeing this, a hint of heartache appeared in the dog-headed shaman's fanatical eyes, but he still respectfully placed the crystal in the dragon's claw.
The Black Armored Earth Dragon stored the black crystal into its soul space, then looked at the staff held in the dog-headed shaman's claws, and growled in a low voice as the dog-headed shaman tensed up.
"This staff is yours." The previously tense dog-headed shaman suddenly broke into a smile.
"Thank you, great Lord of the Abyss! Your radiance shines brighter than the legendary Blood Moon, and your glory will surely illuminate the entire Abyss..."
Ignoring the noisy, praising dog-headed shaman, the black-armored earth dragon's gaze swept across the entire underground space.
The battle was nearly over by this time. As the remaining jackal demons fled, the remaining hundred or so dog-headed and bull-headed demons were howling as they chased after the fleeing enemy.
This battle did not last long, but it was extremely fierce.
More than 300 jackal demons were killed, and nearly half of the nearly 200 dog-headed demons were also killed or wounded. The battlefield was littered with limbs and blood.
"Stop chasing them and gather all the corpses together," the black-armored earth dragon growled, giving the order to the dog-headed shaman.
"Yes, Your Majesty the Great Abyss Lord." Having received the order, the kobold shaman stood tall and proud, raising his newly acquired staff as he marched toward the battlefield.
After dismissing the shaman, the Black Armored Earth Dragon lowered its head, opened its ferocious maw, and bit off a piece of the mantis monster's flesh. It then discovered that the monster's flesh tasted better than that of ordinary monsters.
The rich, savory flavor of blood filling your mouth, and the chewy texture of the flesh, makes it increasingly addictive.
Compared to the current size of the Black Armored Earth Dragon, the Mantis Monster is not very large, but it devoured more than a third of the flesh and blood in a short time, and a prompt appeared.
[Plunderable talent detected: Malice Detection. Plunder?]
It was indeed the perception-based talent "Plunder".
[Successfully plundered, obtained D-rank passive talent: Malice Perception, passively able to perceive all malicious gazes; the stronger the malice, the more acute the perception.]
As the talent was successfully plundered, an energy spread from the depths of the Black Armored Earth Dragon's genes, transforming into a cool sensation that spread outwards.
Instantly, the Black Armored Earth Dragon felt its senses regarding its body had become much more acute.
For example, you can clearly feel a tiny pebble, no bigger than a grain of rice, falling gently onto your scale-covered tail.
The black-armored earth dragon smirked, revealing a ferocious grin: "With this perception passive ability, I won't be afraid of being ambushed anymore."
Next, they continued cleaning up the battlefield. The Black Armored Earth Dragon's tail spikes poured into the remaining corpses of the Mantis Demon, and after devouring them, its size grew from 6.9 meters to 7.1 meters.
Next came a small mountain made up of more than two hundred jackal monsters.
Under the fanatical gaze of those dog-headed and minotaur-headed monsters, the black-armored earth dragon's tail spikes continued to pierce, devour, and transform, causing its size to grow at an astonishing rate.
It stopped at about 7.2 meters, 7.3 meters... and continued until it reached about 7.5 meters.
call!
The Black Armored Earth Dragon spewed out scorching air waves from its nostrils. Its increased size, coupled with the black mist emanating from between its scales, made it look even more evil and ferocious.
In addition to physical growth, he also gained nearly 20 life evolution points, bringing his total accumulation to 79 points.
"Almost there, just two more days of hard work and we can start the second super evolution."
As he spoke...
Huh! The Black Armored Earth Dragon looked into the distance, where the Dog-Headed Shaman was standing in the middle of the battlefield with his eyes closed, raising his claws and chanting incantations.
Unseen strands of red power gathered and surrounded the dog-headed shaman's gaunt body, which it slowly absorbed.
Soon the dog-headed shaman opened its eyes, excitedly carrying a staff taller than itself, and ran to the black-armored earth dragon: "Great Lord of the Abyss, under your protection, this humble servant has comprehended new power."
"Oh, what ability did you gain?" the black-armored earth dragon growled, somewhat curious.
The dog-headed shaman respectfully said, "Berserk, once cast, can increase the power of monsters of the same faction by 30% for a period of time, but will reduce their sanity to a certain extent."
That's a good ability.
"What were you absorbing over there just now?"
"The power of death."
The dog-headed shaman didn't hide anything: "We shamans can increase our level by absorbing the deathly aura that permeates the battlefield after a war."
It turned out to be the case.
The black-armored earth dragon nodded, then growled, "Let's go back."
The black-armored earth dragon headed back towards the passage it had come from, while the remaining hundred or so dog-headed monsters cheered and followed behind, carrying large and small bags of supplies.
In this battle, the Black Armored Earth Dragon devoured a large amount of energy, and the monsters also reaped considerable rewards.
Besides replacing their weapons with better jackal monster weapons, the Black Armored Earth Dragon noticed that the surviving dog-headed monsters had all become stronger.
It seems that these monsters grow through war and slaughter.
There is no concept of day and night in the abyss, so time cannot be referenced.
By the time the team returned to the Dog-Headed Monster Tribe, Chen Zheng estimated that more than an hour had passed.
Just as they returned to the tribe, a strong dog-headed monster trotted over, knelt respectfully before the Black Armored Earth Dragon, and howled at something.
The black-armored earth dragon, unaware of what they were saying, looked at the dog-headed shaman.
"The great Lord of the Abyss said that he found the ore you requested by the river of fire in several underground spaces and brought it all back."
The black-armored earth dragon's eyes lit up.
"Roar! Make them bring it here."
"Yes, Your Majesty the Great Abyss Lord."
Soon, two ordinary dog-headed monsters came over carrying two simple leather bags, which contained a total of twenty-one red, murky crystal ores.
"Well done." The black-armored earth dragon nodded in satisfaction.
These monster minions were indeed useful.
After storing the extraordinary ore into its soul space, the Black Armored Earth Dragon looked at the dark mass of demonic minions before it and pointed its dragon claw at the dog-headed shaman.
"Hoo! From now on, your name is Mora."
Boom! The moment the Black Armored Earth Dragon was named, an invisible force descended, instantly causing one-tenth of the abyssal energy within its body to disappear.
The dog-headed shaman, now given a name, was shrouded in billowing black demonic energy. His original 1.6-meter frame suddenly grew to 1.7 meters, and his aura doubled.
Thick black hair has grown from its originally bald head down to its waist, giving it a mysterious air.
Once the transformation was complete, the kobold shaman knelt down excitedly: "Thank you for bestowing this name upon me, great abyss lord. I, the humble Mora, offer you my sincerest loyalty."
Okay, so what this old thing means is that it wasn't really loyal to the Black Armored Earth Dragon at all.
However, the Black Armored Earth Dragon didn't pay attention to this minor issue.
Chen Zheng was somewhat bewildered: "What's going on? Naming this monster consumes my energy? Could it be that the naming I just gave it resonated with some rule of the abyss, or even a contract, which is why this change has occurred?"
After thinking for a moment, the Black Armored Earth Dragon looked at the other monsters.
After the Black Armored Earth Dragon bestowed a name upon the Dog-Headed Shaman and witnessed the transformation of the Dog-Headed Shaman, the surrounding demons looked at the Black Armored Earth Dragon with eyes full of longing and fervor.
After a moment's thought, the Black Armored Earth Dragon extended its right claw, pointing at the dog-headed monster that was "offering a gift" to it.
"From now on, your name will be Korthos, and you will be in charge of leading the Doghead Squad to explore for minerals."
Boom! An invisible force descended once more, causing one-tenth of the abyssal energy within the Black Armored Earth Dragon to disappear, while the dog-headed monster that had been given a name was enveloped in billowing demonic energy.
Hey!
With an excited and ferocious roar, the dog-headed demon's size exploded, growing from 1.9 meters to 2 meters, and a layer of fine black scales grew on its body, making it look extremely powerful.
"From now on, you will be called Vala, and you will command all the dog-headed monsters in battle."
The black-armored earth dragon extended its claws, pointing at the dog-headed monster behind it, which was the strongest in the group, standing at 2.2 meters tall and exuding a fierce aura.
boom!
The monster was instantly enveloped by surging demonic energy, its size increasing from 2.2 meters to 2.5 meters, its muscles bulging, and a layer of black dragon scales growing out.
"From now on, you will be called Serus, and you will lead the minotaurs."
Boom! The strongest of the minotaurs was engulfed by demonic energy, its size increasing dramatically...