bookpub Chapter 31 Body Size Increase
Chapter 31 Body Size Increase
Amidst the scattered rubble, a monster nearly eight meters long and over three meters tall, covered in a thick, dark red carapace, and resembling an ant, stood tall.
The monster's head and lower body were similar to those of the black ants, but its head had evolved into a humanoid upper body with two arms, one long and one short.
The short arms are jet black like claws, with flames burning on them, while the long arms reach more than three meters in length, with thick, heavy tips resembling crab claws or heavy hammers, covered with hard shells.
The ant king monster's cold gaze swept across the battlefield, finally settling on the ferocious-looking black-armored earth dragon.
The black-armored earth dragon raised the corners of its mouth, revealing sharp fangs.
As expected of the leader of a group of thousands of monsters, the oppressive aura it exuded made even the Black Armored Earth Dragon feel a bit of pressure.
Bang!
The rocks shattered, and the two enormous figures moved simultaneously, their massive bodies creating a shockwave as they clashed violently together, spanning over two hundred meters.
boom!
The ground shattered, and a tangible, transparent shockwave exploded from the two demonic creatures, whipping up a whirlwind that sent the surrounding black ant demons flying.
Roar!! Both monsters were simultaneously thrown back by the recoil from the impact, letting out ferocious roars as they stood several meters apart.
Whoosh! The Ant King Demon moved its six legs and appeared in front of the Black Armored Earth Dragon, its thick and huge left arm raised high and flames gathering in its right claw.
boom!
The massive hammer fell, slamming into the ground the instant the Black Armored Earth Dragon leaped high to dodge, shattering the earth. At the same time, a blazing flame from its right claw struck the ground.
In an instant, the mixed debris exploded, forming a ring of fire that swept across an area of more than ten meters.
"This guy even has area-of-effect magic attacks."
Roar! The black-armored earth dragon roared as it leaped more than twenty meters into the air. As it flipped over, it used its four claws to push off the cave ceiling, and its massive body pounced fiercely on the ant king monster below, its claws outstretched in anger.
Bang!
The Black Armored Earth Dragon's claws were blocked by the Ant King Demon's giant arm, which was held horizontally in front of it. But just then, the air exploded, and a thick, sharp tail spike shot out.
*Thud!* The ant king, unable to dodge in time, leaned back as the attack that was originally aimed at its head pierced through its dark red carapace and through its shoulder.
At this moment, the Black Armored Earth Dragon, which had already landed, roared, grabbed the Ant King's giant arm with its claws, put its hind legs on the ground, gathered all its strength into one, and flicked its tail.
Boom! The power belonging to the dragons erupted, and the nearly eight-meter-long Ant King monster was slammed to the ground by the Black Armored Earth Dragon with an over-the-shoulder throw.
The ground shook instantly, and dust filled the air.
Roar!
The black-armored earth dragon roared, its tail tearing through the air in an instant, slamming into the head of the ant king monster as it tried to get up, making its consciousness reel and its head spin.
Right now.
Bang! The black-armored earth dragon opened its huge mouth and bit down on the upper body and head of the ant king monster. Its chest swelled and the power of the abyss within it erupted.
boom!
A sonic boom materialized from the mouth of the Black Armored Earth Dragon. The Ant King monster, which was hit by the sonic boom at close range, had its internal organs shattered, its carapace cracked, and its compound eyes exploded.
The sprayed blood foam almost filled the black-armored earthworm's mouth.
Bang! The lifeless corpse of the ant king monster fell to the ground with a dull thud.
Roar!
The black-armored earth dragon that had killed its opponent roared to the sky, its demonic energy surging, and blood flowing from the corner of its mouth like a stream, staining its upper body red, making it look extremely bloody and ferocious.
With the ant king dead, the remaining black ant monsters became restless, and some of them fled in disarray.
"Awooo!! Kill, kill all these monsters!" On a rock several meters high, the dog-headed shaman Mora roared and waved his staff fiercely.
With their morale greatly boosted, the dog-headed monster army, led by two demons, continued their pursuit and quickly surrounded and killed the remaining black ant monsters.
Whoosh!!
Vara, a dog-headed demon wielding twin swords and surrounded by a blood-red aura, approached the Black Armored Earth Dragon and respectfully said, "Your Majesty, the enemy has been completely annihilated."
The black-armored earth dragon nodded in satisfaction and growled, "Well done."
As they were talking, the Minotaur Serus also came over carrying a giant axe. At this moment, it had returned to its original size of three and a half meters, its whole body stained with dark red blood, exuding a murderous aura.
Moo! The minotaur that arrived in front of the black-armored earth dragon exhaled hot air from its nostrils and let out a deep, muffled growl as if to "report for duty".
"Vara, take a small team into the Ant King's cave and investigate if there are any usable resources."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Serus, go and command those warriors to move those monster corpses together so that I can devour them."
Moo!
After dismissing its two subordinates, the Black Armored Earth Dragon lowered its head, and its tail spikes shot out from behind, piercing through the Ant King Demon's thick carapace and beginning to devour it.
At this moment, the dog-headed shaman Mora also arrived in the middle of the battlefield, excitedly raising his staff and chanting incantations as he began to absorb the deathly aura of the battlefield.
Click, click!
As the Black Armored Earth Dragon absorbed the continuous energy from its tail spikes, its cells divided, its bones grew, and its body swelled up like an inflating balloon.
It grew to 8.7 meters, 8.8 meters... and then slowly stopped growing at 9.1 meters.
As expected of a leader-level monster, its flesh and blood contain more energy than other monsters. However, today's main targets are not this ant king, but the ordinary monsters.
Thinking of this, the Black Armored Earth Dragon looked at the pile of monster corpses that had formed a small mountain in the distance.
Although each of these black ant monsters has very little energy, their numbers are enough that consuming them all would allow them to grow to at least ten meters tall, thus gathering enough of the remaining life essence.
Thump! The black-armored earth dragon's heavy footsteps landed, causing the ground pebbles to tremble.
Awooo!! Seeing the ferocious behemoth approaching, the dog-headed monsters that were carrying the corpses of the black ant monsters all made way, not daring to block the way.
*Thud!* The bony, short-sword-like tail pierced through the mangled corpse of a demon, devouring its flesh and blood in just a few breaths.
The minotaur Serus, who was standing guard to the side, quickly moved the dried-up monster corpse aside and brought over another one, silently serving like a loyal guardian.
One, two... little by little, the Black Armored Earth Dragon's body grew rapidly once again.
Nine meters two, nine meters three, nine meters four... Gradually, the number of black ant monster corpses on the side decreased, while the aura of the black armored earth dragon became more and more terrifying as its size increased.
More than three hours later, the mountain of monster corpses had all turned into shriveled carapaces.
call!
The black-armored earth dragon, reaching ten meters in length and growing increasingly ferocious, spewed out scorching air waves from its nostrils. Its pair of yellow vertical pupils opened and closed, their gaze cold and majestic, making people dare not look directly at it.
Most importantly, the number in the Life Essence column on the attribute page has successfully reached 100.
However, the Black Armored Earth Dragon did not immediately begin its evolution. Instead, it looked to the side where several dog-headed monsters were carrying a clump of fungi the size of a water basin.
Meanwhile, the dog-headed demon Vala, who had already returned, held six fist-sized, blood-red lotus pods in his claws.
At this moment, the dog-headed shaman Mora squeezed out from among the monsters, a fawning smile on his aged face: "Great King, this is a special strain of fungus cultivated by these demonic ants."
"Unlike the fungus strains of our Dog Head Tribe, this fungus strain can grow into a large area of gray mushroom trees simply by burying it in the ground, watering it, or cultivating it with some monster corpse residue."
"With this strain, our tribe will be able to take in more stray monsters."
"Oh, not bad." The black-armored earth dragon's eyes lit up slightly.
These monsters also need to "eat," but because the gray mushrooms at their base produce too few, the Black Armored Earth Dragon's minions have never been able to break through four hundred.
In the past two days, many wandering monsters have returned following some dog-headed monsters, but they will leave again after a short while.
The reason is that there isn't enough food.
Then the dog-headed shaman introduced the magma lotus: "As for this, it's a kind of fire flower that can increase your strength after you eat it. It usually only grows near burning rivers."
"I know this, Vara, give it to me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The dog-headed demon respectfully placed the magma lotus in the black-armored earth dragon's claw, which was then taken into its soul space, much to the dog-headed shaman's regret.
It was still thinking of continuing to flatter the king, who would reward it with two more when he was in a good mood.
"Let's go back," the Black Armored Earth Dragon roared, preparing to return to its base camp to begin its second evolution.
oooooooo! !
With the black-armored earth dragon in front, the remaining two hundred or so demonic "army" roared excitedly behind, brandishing iron swords and bone spears, a chaotic dance of demons.